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“Most interesting and valuable book in the whole range of 
 English literature!” —A genuine photographed reprint in reduced fac¬ 
 simile of the famous 
 
 1623 First Folio Edition of 
 
 Shakespeare’s Plays 
 
 Some of the plays were possibly edited from Shakespeare’s own original 
 MS,, and all are free from the censoring and changes of later editions. The 
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 copy today, $40,000, You get your facsimile copy for $2.50 net , $2.62, post¬ 
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The reader may have gathered from this review that Canm 
 pessimist. And as far as the family group is to be regardet 
 spiritual power the charge would seem to be sustained, 
 of course, Cannan admits the necessity of the family as ai 
 omic and social unit. But as he makes one of Bennett’s bn 
 say: “ A family like this, or any family, is dangerous. The f 
 is in articulo mortis .” Obviously, however, he is equally £ 
 in his opinion that the individual, if sufficiently an individua 
 emerge from the group, and by the assertion of his individ 
 change the group for the better. This way salvation lies, 
 homelier words of Mary Lawrie, grasping at last the signifi 
 of her brother’s life: “ You’ve moved us at last, Jamie.” 
 
 And this is the philosophy of Gilbert Cannan. It is i 
 technical philosophy; it is sheer wisdom, it is sagacity appl 
 the business of life. Cannan is of English-Scotch descent; a 
 wisdom is a fusion of the social sense of the Anglo-Saxon ai 
 biting shrewdness of the Scot. The result is a rare sagaciou 
 Gilbert Cannan will go down in English literature as one 
 country’s wisest writers, and one most humane. “ Roue 
 Corner” and “Annette and Bennett” will be accorded higl 
 as comedies of manners. 
 
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\ 
 
 SHAKESPEARE: 
 
 4 
 
 THE FIRST FOLIO 
 
THE FIRST EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE. 
 
 THE WORKS 
 
 S 
 
 OF 
 
 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 
 
 IN REDUCED FACSIMILE 
 FROM THE FAMOUS FIRST FOLIO EDITION OF 
 
 1623 . 
 
 9 
 
 WITH AN INTRODUCTION 
 
 By J. O. HALLIWELL-PH1LLIPPS. 
 
 NEW YORK: 
 
 FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY. 
 
 1906. 
 
P R E F A C E. 
 
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 T T may be safely asserted, without fear of the 
 ^ writer being accused of exaggeration, that 
 the First Folio Edition of Shakespeare is the 
 most interesting and valuable book in the whole 
 rano-e of English literature. There is no work in 
 that literature at all approaching near to it in 
 critical value. When it is mentioned that this 
 volume is the sole authority for the texts of such 
 masterpieces as the Tempest, Macbeth , Twelfth 
 Ni$ht, Measure for Measure, Comolanus, Julius 
 Ccesar, Timon of Athens, Antony and Cleopatra, 
 Cymbeline, As You Like It, and The Winter s 
 Tale— were the rest of the book waste-paper, 
 enough will have been said to confiim its unnvai- 
 led importance. And its value increases every 
 day, for day by day it is more cleaily ascertained 
 that many of the subtler meanings of passages in 
 the works of Shakespeare depend upon minute 
 indications and peculiarities which are alone to be 
 
 traced in the original printed text. 
 
 A few of the dramas in the First Folio were 
 possibly edited from Shakespeare’s original manu¬ 
 scripts. This may be conjectured to have been 
 probably the case with some of the authoi s latest 
 
 
 
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 productions, single copies of which might have 
 sufficed for some years for the necessities of the 
 theatres ; but there can be no doubt that most of 
 the autographs of the plays had been lost some 
 time before the writer’s decease, many possibly 
 having been destroyed by the fire at the Globe 
 Theatre in the year 1613. The editors of the 
 Folio, however, boldly assert that they “ have 
 published them as where before you were abused 
 with divers stolen and surreptitious copies, maim¬ 
 ed and deformed by the frauds and stealths of in¬ 
 jurious impostors that exposed them, even those 
 are now offered to your view cured and perfect of 
 their limbs, and all the rest absolute in their num¬ 
 bers as he conceived them ; who, as he was a 
 happy imitator of nature, was a most gentle ex- 
 presser of it ; his mind and hand went together, 
 and what he thought he uttered with that easiness 
 that we have scarce received from him a blot in 
 his papers.” This evidently is meant to imply 
 that the whole of the volume was carefully edited 
 from the author’s manuscripts, whereas it is certain 
 that in several instances Heminge and Condell 
 used printed copies of the old quarto editions, in 
 which were certain manuscript alterations, some 
 of the latter being valuable, but others the re- 
 
PREFA C£. 
 
 VII 
 
 verse. Horne Tooke, indeed, inconsiderately fol¬ 
 lowed by numerous others, goes so far as to say 
 that “ the First Folio is the only edition worth re¬ 
 garding ; ” adding,—“ it is much to be wished that 
 an edition of Shakespeare were given literatim 
 according to the First Folio, which is now be¬ 
 come so scarce and dear that few persons can 
 obtain it; for, by the presumptuous license of the 
 dwarfish commentators, we risk the loss of Shake¬ 
 speare’s genuine text which that Folio assuredly 
 contains, notwithstanding some few slight errors 
 of the press.” Horne Tooke was not so well read 
 as were the commentators, none of whom could 
 have exhibited such an entire ignorance of the 
 value of the Quartos. Every one, however, who 
 has really studied the question, must admit that 
 his opinion is correct in regard to no inconsider¬ 
 able portion of the Folio volume, and that, even 
 in those cases in which the texts of the Quartos 
 are on the whole to be preferred, no student of 
 Shakespeare could possibly dispense with inces¬ 
 sant references to the collective edition. The 
 value of the First Folio is so unequivocal, that 
 there is no necessity for its wildest partizan to re¬ 
 sort to exaggeration. 
 
 The reader will more readily understand the 
 
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viii PR P PA CP. 
 
 purport of these observations, if we add a list of 
 the plays in the order in which they are here 
 printed, with observations on the relative author¬ 
 ities of the texts. It will, of course, be under¬ 
 stood that the mention of the circumstance of any 
 drama in this volume being a first edition, con¬ 
 veys also the fact that it is the only authoritative 
 text:— i. The Tempest. First edition. Per¬ 
 haps edited from the author’s own manuscript, 
 which we know was not amongst those destroyed 
 in the fire at the Globe Theatre. 2. The Two 
 Gentlemen of Verona. First edition. 3. The 
 Merry Wives of Windsor. First edition of the 
 play in its complete state. A surreptitious quarto 
 appeared in 1602, but it is merely an imperfect 
 copy of the author’s first sketch of the comedy. 
 4. Measzire for Measure. First edition. 5. Com¬ 
 edy of Errors. First edition. 6. Much Ado 
 Aboiit Nothing. Printed from a quarto edition 
 which appeared in 1600, with a few omissions 
 and variations. 7. Loves Labour s LosL Print¬ 
 ed from a quarto edition published in 1598, with 
 a few alterations of slight consequence. 8. A 
 Midsummer Night's Dream. Printed from Rob¬ 
 erts's quarto edition of 1600. 9. The Merchant 
 
 of Venice. Printed from Heyes's quarto of 1600, 
 
PREFACE. ix 
 
 with a number of variations and corrections, io. 
 As You Like It. First edition. 11. The Tam¬ 
 ing of the Shrew. First edition. 12. Alls Well 
 that Ends Well. First edition. 13. Twelfth 
 Night. First edition. 14. The Winter s Tale. 
 First edition. 15. King John. First edition. 
 16. Richard the Second. Mainly printed from 
 the quarto edition of 1615. 17. First Part of 
 
 Henry the Fourth. Chiefly taken from the 
 quarto edition of 1613. 18. Second Part of 
 
 Henry the Fourth. There was a quarto edition 
 issued in 1600, but the editors of the Folio appear 
 to have used a manuscript playhouse transcript 
 of the comedy. 19. Henry the Fifth. First 
 complete edition. The earlier quartos were sur¬ 
 reptitiously printed, and are very imperfect. 20. 
 First Part of Henry the Sixth. First edition. 
 This play could not have been written by Shake¬ 
 speare, though he may possibly have added a few 
 touches to it. 21. The Second Part of Henry 
 the Sixth. First edition. It is an alteration of 
 an older play called the “ First part of the Con¬ 
 tention betwixt the Two Famous Ffousesof York 
 and Lancaster, with the Death of the good Duke 
 Humphrev,” 1594. 22. The Third Part 0/ 
 
 Henry the Sixth. First edition. It is an altera- 
 
X PREFACE. 
 
 tion of the “True Tragedy of Richard Duke of 
 York, and the Death of good King Henry the 
 Sixth, with the whole Contention between the 
 two Houses, Lancaster and York,” 1595. 23. 
 
 Richard the Third. Edited from a playhouse 
 copy of the quarto edition of 1602, which must, 
 however, have had numerous manuscript altera¬ 
 tions and additions. 24. Henry the Eighth. 
 First edition. 25. Troilus and Cressida. Print¬ 
 ed from the quarto of 1609, with certain omissions 
 and some valuable additions. 26. Coriolanus. 
 First edition. 27. Titus Andronicus. Edited 
 from a playhouse transcript. It is nearly impossi¬ 
 ble to believe that this drama could have been 
 written by Shakespeare, and I rather incline to 
 conjecture that the editors of the First Folio in¬ 
 serted the older play on the subject, first printed 
 in 1594, through either mistake or ignorance 
 knowing that Shakespeare had written a drama 
 on the same theme, and finding no other version of ! 
 it in their collection of plays. 28. Romeo and 
 Juliet. Edited from a playhouse copy of the 
 quarto edition of 1609. 2 9- Timon of Athens. 
 
 First edition. 30. Julius Cczsar. First edition. 
 31. Macbeth. First edition. 32. Ha 7 nlet. Edit¬ 
 ed from a playhouse transcript. 33. King Lear. 
 
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 Edited from a playhouse transcript, certainly not 
 from the author’s manuscript. 34. Othello . Edit¬ 
 ed from a playhouse transcript. 35. Antony 
 and Cleopatra. First edition. 36. Cymbeline. 
 First edition. 
 
 The First Folio was originally issued at the 
 selling price of twenty shillings. The present 
 average value of a perfect copy is £500, and one 
 very fine example in the possession of Fady Bur- 
 dett-Coutts cost that lady, at the Daniel sale, no 
 less a sum than ^714. There is no doubt that these 
 prices will be largely exceeded in the future. It 
 is scarcely necessary to say that the volume has 
 been for generations the almost exclusive prop¬ 
 erty of wealthy collectors, and a sealed book to 
 the generality of readers and students. By the 
 aid of modern science it is now placed in a con¬ 
 veniently reduced form within the reach of all. It 
 is not of course pretended that any facsimile of 
 any old book will in all cases of minute research 
 entirely supersede the necessity of a reference to 
 copies of the ancient impression, but for all usual 
 practical objects of study this cheap reproduction 
 will place its owner on a level with the envied 
 possessors of the far-famed original. 
 
 J. O. H AFFIWEFF-PHIFFIPPS. 
 
SHAKESPEARE: 
 
 THE FIRST FOLIO. 
 
 [1623-] 
 
 A Reduced Facsimile* 
 
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To the Reader. 
 
 This Figure, that thou here feeft: put, 
 
 It was for gentle Shakefpeare cut; 
 
 WhereintheGrauer hada ftrife 
 with Nature, toout-doothelife : 
 
 O,could he but hauedra wne his wit 
 As well in braffe, ashe hath hit 
 
 His face t the Print would thenfurpafle 
 All, that v vas euer writ in brafTe. 
 
 But, fince he cannot, Reader, looke 
 Not on his Pifture, but his Booke. 
 
 (BEN JOHNSON.) D T 
 
Mr. WILLIAM 
 
 SHAKESPEARES 
 
 COMEDIES, 
 HISTORIES, & 
 TRAGEDIES. 
 
 Publiflied according to the True Or jginall Copies. 
 
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 Printed by I&ac laggard,and Ed.Blount. 162.3. 
 
TO THE MOST NOBLE 
 
 And 
 
 INCOMPARABLE PAIRE 
 
 OF B RETHREN. 
 
 Will jam 
 
 Earleof Pembroke, <3cc. Lord Chamberlaine to the 
 IQngs mofiExcellent sdfyfaiefly. 
 
 AND 
 
 Philip 
 
 Earle of Montgomery, &c. Gentleman of his Maiefties 
 
 Bed-Chamber. .Both Knights of the moftNoble Order 
 of the Garter, and our lingular good 
 
 LORDS. 
 
 Right Honourable, 
 
 Hiljlxoeftudie to be than^julin ourparticular fir 
 themany fauors voe baue recetuedfrom your L.L 
 y?e are faints vponthe illfortune , to mingles 
 two the mojldiuerfe things that can bee , feare, 
 andrajhncffe • rajhnejje m the enterprise, and 
 feare of the fucceffe . For, when Voe valew the places your H. H. 
 fujlaine.we cannot but know their dignity greater,then to defcend to 
 the readmgofthefe trifiestand,while voe name them trifles,voe haue 
 depriud our felues of the defence of our Dedication. F>ut finceyour 
 L.L. haue beenepleadd to thinke thefe triflesfome'thing, hecreto^ 
 fore • and haueprofeejuuted both them, and their <lA utbour liuing, 
 Withfo muchfamur: voe hope .that (they outfitting him,and he not 
 honing thefate, common with fome, to he exeejuutor to his owne wri* 
 tmgf)youwillvfe theli^e indulgence towardthem^jou haue done 
 
 &A i vnto 
 
The Epiftle Dedicatone. 
 
 *snto their parent. ‘There is a great difference whether <my Fook& 
 choofe htsTatrones, or fade them.*: T bis hath done both. For, 
 fo much were^your L L. likings of thefeuerail parts , when 
 t bey were acled^s before they were publijhed,tbe Filume asfd to 
 bey ours. IVe haue but collected thems,and done an office to the 
 dead, to procure his Orphanes, Cjuardians • without ambition ei* 
 ther offelfe>proft, orfame: onely to keepe the memory of fo worthy 
 a Friend, (sc Fella® a liue,as seas our Shakespeare by bum* 
 ble offer of his playes, toy our mofl nobles patronage. Wherein, as- 
 we haue iujlly obferued, no nun to come neereyour L.L. but with 
 a kind of religious addrejftsit hath bin the height of our care, who 
 are the Frefenters>to make the prefent worthy of your H. H. ly the 
 perfeBionfButjberewe mufi alfo crane our abilities to beconfiderd, 
 my Lords. We cannot go beyond our ermepowers. Country hands 
 reach foorth milke,creame,fmtes, or what they haue : and many 
 Df&timsfwe haue heard ) that hadnotgummes & incenfe,obtai* 
 nedtheir recjuefls with a leauened Ca{e. Itwas no fault toapproch 
 their (fods, by what meaner they could: sJndihe mofl, though 
 meaneji, of things are made more precious,when they are dedicated 
 to Femples. In that name therefore, we mojl humbly confecratcs to 
 your H.H. thefes remaints of yourferuant Shakelpeare• that 
 what delight is in thems, may be eueryour L.L. thts reputation 
 bis,(sc thefaults ours,ifany be committed,by a pay resfo careful/ to 
 fhew their gratitude both to the hmngymd the dead, as is 
 
 Your Lor dihippes moftbemnden. 
 
 John Heminge* 
 Henry Cokde ll» 
 
To the great Variety of ‘Readers. 
 
 Rom the mod able,to him that can but fpell: There 
 you are number’d.We had rather you were weighd. 
 Efpecially, when the fate of ail Bookes depends rp- 
 on your capacities : and not of your heads alone, 
 but.ofyour purfes. Well! It is now pubiicjue, & you 
 wilftand for your priuiledges wee know: to read, 
 andcenfure. Dofo,butbuyitfirib That doth beft 
 commend aBooke, the Stationer faies. Then,how oddefoeueryour 
 braines be, or your wifedomes, make your licence the fame,and fpare 
 not. Iudgeyour fixe-pen’orth, yourfhillings worth, your fiue (hil¬ 
 lings worth at a time, or higher, fo you rife to the iuft rates, and wel¬ 
 come. Bur, what euer you do, Buy. Cenfure will notdriue aTrade, 
 or make the Iacke go. And though you be a Magiftrate of wit, and fit 
 ontheStageat ‘Black-Friers , ortne Qock-yit, to arraignePlayes dailie, 
 know, theTe Playes haue had their triall alreadie, and flood out all Ap» 
 pealesj and do now come forth quitted rather by a Decree of Court, 
 then any purchas’d Letters of commendation. 
 
 It had bene a thing, we confeffe, worthie to haue bene wifhed,that 
 the Author himfelfe had liu’d to haue fet forth, and ouerfden his owne 
 writings ,-But fince it hath bin ordain’d otherwife,and he by death de* 
 parted from that right, we pray you do not envie hisFriends,the office 
 oftheircare, and paine, to haue colle&ed& publifh’d them;andfo to 
 hauepublifh’d them, as where (before) you were abus’d yith diuerfe 
 ffolne, and furreptitious copies, maimed,and deformed by the frauds 
 and flealthes of injurious impoftors, that expos’d them :euen thofe, 
 are now offer’d to your view cur’d, and perfect of ftieir limbes ; and all 
 the reft, abfolute in their numbers, as he concerned the.Who,as he was 
 a happie imitator of Nature, was a mold gentle expreffer of it.His mind 
 and hand went together: And what he thought, hevttered with that 
 eafineffe, that wee haue fcarfereceiued from him a blot in his papers. 
 But it is not our prouince,who onely gather his works, and giue them 
 you, topraifehim. It is yours that reade him. And there wehope,to 
 your diuers capacities, you will finde enough, both to draw, and hold 
 you: for his wit can no more lie hid, then it could be loft. Reade him, 
 therefore * and againe, and againe: And if then you doe not like him, 
 furely you are in fome manifeft danger, not to vnderftand him. And fo 
 we leaue you to other of his Friends, whom if you need,can bee your 
 guides: if you neede them not, you can leade your felues,and others 
 And fuch Readers we wifh him. 
 
 A $ John Hemutge. 
 
 Henrte Cenddi. 
 
To the memory of my beloued, 
 
 The AVTHOR 
 
 Mr.Will i am Shakespeare: 
 
 And 
 
 what he hath left vs. 
 
 B jflO draw to cmty (Shakefpeare) on tbi name. 
 Am I thus ample to thy Books, and Tame: 
 >g While l confiffe thy writings to befucb, 
 
 As neither Man, nor M ufe, can praife too mush. 
 
 'Tie true, and all mens fuffrage. But tbefewajes 
 were not the paths 1 meant vnto thy praife: 
 
 For feeliejl Ignorance on theft may light, 
 
 Which, when it founds at befijbut ectbo’s rtght ; 
 
 Or blinde Affeftion, which doth ne're aduance 
 The truth, but gropes, and vrgeth all by chance t 
 Or crafty Malice, might pretend thispraife, 
 
 And thinke to mine, where it fern’d to raife. 
 Thefeare,asfome infamous Baud, or whore. 
 
 Shouldpraife a Matron. What could hurt her mart k 
 But thou artproof againf them, and indeed 
 About tbiUfortune of them, or the need. 
 
 I, therefore will begin. Soule of the Age f 
 
 Tbeapplauje / delight \ the wonder ofour Stage ? 
 
 My Shalcefpcare, rtfe\ twill not lodge thee by 
 Chaucer, or Spenfer, or bid Beaumont ty* 
 
 A little further, to make thee a roome: 
 
 Thou art a Mooiment, without a torr.be, 
 
 And art atiue fill, while thy Books doth live. 
 
 And we have wits toread, andpraife togrua. 
 
 That 1 notmixetheefo,wry brainsesecufes } 
 
 I means with great, but difproportion'd Mufes 
 for,ifI thought try lodgement were ofyeeres, 
 ijhould commit thee furely with thy peeres, 
 
 And tell, how fane thou didSiJl our Lily oat-fhree. 
 
 Or/porting Kid , or Mar Jowes mighty line. 
 
 And though thou had ftfmaU Latrne, and leffe Greeks 
 From thence to honour thee, I would notfeeke 
 For names: but cell firth thund ring sEfchdus, 
 Euripides, and Sophocles to vs, 
 
 PaccuMus, Acdus, bhn efCardoua dead, 
 
 .To lifeagasne , to Imre thy Buskin tread, 
 
 And (hake a Stage: Or, when thy Socket were on, 
 
 Beaus thee alone,for the compart fin 
 
 \ 
 
Ofd,that infoUnt Greece, or haughiie Rom* 
 fentforth, or face did from their ajhes come. 
 
 Triumph, my Bricaiae, thou kafi one tofijowc. 
 
 To whom all Scenes (^Europe homage awe. 
 
 He was not oftn age, but for all time ! 
 
 And all the Mufes fall were in theirprims, 
 when like A^oMo he came firth to warms 
 Our eares, or like a Mercury to charme | 
 
 ^atvre herfclfi wasproud of his deflgnes. 
 
 And iofdto wear e the drefiingofhis lines \ 
 which werefo richlyfpun, and wouenfo ft. 
 
 As face, (he will vouchfafe no ether Wit. 
 
 The merry Greeke, tart Ariftophanes, 
 
 Neat Terence, witty Plautus, nowmtpleafe j 
 But antiquated, and defer ted lye 
 As they were not of Natures family . 
 
 Tet muflmtgiue Nature all: Thy Art, 
 
 My gentle Sha&efpeare, mufi enioy apart. 
 
 For though the Poets matter. Nature be. 
 
 Hit Art doth give the fajhion. And , that he, 
 
 Who cafa to write a lining line, mufljweat, 
 
 (fuch as thine are) and flrike the fecond heat 
 Vpon the Mufes amide: turne the fame, 
 
 (Andhimfelfi with if) that he thinkes to frame \ 
 
 Or for the Uarell, he may gaine afcome, 
 
 For a good Poet’s made, aswellas borne. 
 
 Andfuch wert thou. Looke how thefathers face 
 Lines in his ijfue, euen fo, the race 
 Of Shakelpeares rntnde , and manners brightlyfines 
 jn his well Corned, andtrue.fled lines: 
 
 In each of which, he fames to fhake a Lance, 
 
 As brandijh't at the eyes of Ignorance, 
 
 Sweet Swan of Auon! what a fight it were 
 Tofa thee in our waters yet appears. 
 
 And make thofeflights vpon the banket of Tham es, 
 Thatfo did take Eliza, and our lames ! 
 
 But flay, Ifee thee in the JHiemifpbere 
 Aduattcd,and made a Confel lation there ! 
 
 Shine firth,thou Starre of Poets, and with rage. 
 
 Or tnfaence, chide,or cheere the draping Stage ; 
 which, flnee thyflight fro hence,hath mournd like night. 
 And defpaires day 3 but fir thy Volumes light. 
 
 Ben: Ions on. 
 
VporuheLinesand Life of the Famous 
 
 Scenicke Poet, Mailer W illiam 
 
 SHAKESPEARE. 
 
 Hofc hands, which you fo clapr, go now, and wring 
 You Britaines braucj for done are Shukeftturts dayes: 
 
 H is dayes are done, that made the dainty Play es. 
 
 Which made the Globeofheau nand earth to ring. 
 Drv'deistharveine.drv'd is the The'fton Spring, 
 
 Turn'd all to teares,and Phoebus clouds his rayes : 
 
 That corps, that coffin now befticke thofe bayes. 
 
 Which crown’d him Poet firft, then Poets Kiog. 
 
 If Tragedies ra/ght any Prologue haue. 
 
 All thofe he made, would fcarfe make one to this: 
 
 Where lame, now that he gone is to the graue 
 {Deaths publiquetyrioghoufej the Nuncim is. 
 
 For though his lineoflife went fooneabout. 
 
 The life yet of his lines Challneuer out. 
 
 area Holland. 
 
TO THE MEMORIE 
 
 of the deceafed Authour Maifter 
 
 W. Shakespeare. 
 
 Hake-fpeare, at length thy piousJellowes giue 
 The world thy Work.es: thy Workes,by which,out-hue 
 Thy Tombe , thy name mujl when thatft one is rent, 
 And Time dijfolues thy Stratford Moniment, 
 
 Here weahue (hall r vtew thee fill. This Booke, 
 
 When Braffe and Marble fade, (hall make thee looke 
 Frefh to all Ages: when Toferitie 
 Shall loath what s nett> ,thinke all is prodegie 
 That is not Shake-fpeares • eu’ry Line,each Verfe 
 Here fhall reuiue,redeeme thee from thy Herfe. 
 
 Nor Fire,nor cankring Age,as Nafo fatd, 
 
 0f his,thy Toil*fraught Booke f mil once inuade. 
 
 Nor fhall here beleeue, or thinke thee dead 
 (Though mijl)untill our bankrout Stage be fped 
 (Jmpofstble) withfome nctr ftrawe t‘out-do 
 Bafsions o/Iuliet,<W her Romeo ; 
 
 Or till J beare a Scene more nobly take , 
 
 Then Token thy half Sword parlyingKomans fpake. 
 
 Till thefe,till any of thy Volumes reft 
 Shall with more fire,more feeling be exprefl. 
 
 Be fere,our Shakespeare, thou canjl neuer dye y 
 But croon’d with L4Tt>rell,liue eternally. 
 
 L. Digges. 
 
 To the memorie ofM .JV.Shakg'fpeare. 
 
 yy E E kowAtS(S hake-fpeare) that thou went’ffofoone 
 From the Worlds‘Stage,to the G roues /Tyring-roome. 
 Wee thought thee dead, but this thy printed Trorth, 
 
 Tels thy Spectators,that thoutvent’fl but forth 
 To enter 'with applaufe. An ASlors Art , 
 fan dye,and liue,to able a fecond part. 
 
 That's but an Exit of Mortalitie * 
 
 ThiSyaB^e-entrance toaBlaudite. 
 
 I. M. 
 
The W orkes of W illiam Shakefp eare, 
 
 containing all his Comedies, Hiftories, and 
 
 Tragedies :Truelyfetforth, according to their firft 
 OT0GJHALL. 
 
 The Names of the Principall A&ors 
 
 inallthefePlayes. 
 
 Illiam Shakpjfeare. 
 ‘Richard Bur badge. 
 
 fohn Hemmings . 
 <iA uguflineThillips 
 William Rempt. 
 RhomasRoope, 
 (jeorgeBryan. 
 Henry Condell. 
 William Slye. 
 Richard Qovely. 
 ffohnlJmne. 
 Samuell CroJJe . 
 e Alexander C°°& 
 
 Samuel (filburne. 
 Robert aArmin, 
 William 0filer. 
 URathan Field, 
 fohn Vndemood. 
 JsQcholas Tooley. 
 William Scclejlone. 
 fofeph Taylor. 
 RobertBenJield. 
 Robert (fought. 
 Richard Rohinfon. 
 John Shandy. 
 
 John Rfce. 
 
A C AT ALOGVE 
 
 of the feuerall Comedies, Hiftories, and Tra¬ 
 gedies contained in this Volume. 
 
 COMEDIES. 
 
 l|g£jg||He Tempefl. 
 
 Folio s. 
 
 imf^Thr ttao Gentlemen of Verona. 20 
 
 The Merry Wiues of Windfor. 
 
 38 
 
 Meafurefor Meafure. 
 
 61 
 
 The Comedy of Errours. 
 
 85 
 
 Much adoo about Kothing. 
 
 iOl 
 
 Loues Labour loll. 
 
 122 
 
 Midfommtr Mights Vreame. 
 
 145 
 
 The Merchant ofVenice. 
 
 
 As you Like it. 
 
 ,85 
 
 The Taming of the Shrew. 
 
 208 
 
 All isjvell, that Ends well. 
 
 250 
 
 Twelfe-Mtgbt, or what you will. 
 
 255 
 
 The Winters Tale. yjj 
 
 HISTORIES. 
 
 Thtl ft and Death of King John. 
 
 Fol. 1. 
 
 The Life Zp death of Tj chard the fecond. 
 
 2 3 
 
 The Firjlpart of Kjng Henry the fourth. A& 
 The Second part ofL\. Henry the fourth. 74 
 The Life of King Henry the Fift. 6 9 
 
 The Firfl part of Kj n g Henry the Sixt. 96 
 The Second part of Kj n g Hen. the Sixt. 120 
 The Third part of Kjng Henry the Sixt. 147 
 The Life Zp Death of Richard the Third. 173 
 The Life of King Henry the Eight. 2 05 
 
 The Trap 
 
 -«kAA 
 
 The Tragedy of Qpiolanus. ' Fol.l. 
 
 Titus Andnmicus. 3 1 
 
 Tpmeoand Juliet. 53 
 
 Timon ofAthens. 80 
 
 The Life and death of Julius Qdfar. 109 
 
 The Tragedy of Macbeth. 13 \ 
 
 The Tragedy of Hamlet. X 5 2 
 
 Kfng Lear. gSj 
 
 Othelloyhe Moore ofVenice. 310 
 
 Anthony and Qeopater. 3 46 
 
 (jmbeline LQngtf Britaine. 3 69 
 
i 
 
 zJi Uuspnmus, Scena prima . 
 
 Atempefhtour noife of Thunder and Lightning heard : En¬ 
 ter a Ship- mafter, and a Eotefwaine. 
 
 Mafter. 
 
 ffS|S|£\#Ote-fwain«-, 
 
 Hit'll Botef. HeereMatter: What cbecre ? 
 
 Maft. Good .••Speakecoih'Matincrs: fall 
 yareiy, or we run our fclues a ground, 
 beftirre,beflirre. Exit. 
 
 Enter rmert. 
 
 Botef. Heigh my hearts, cheerdy, chcerely my harts: 
 yare,yare iTakeia thetoppe-faie: Tend to th’M afters 
 whittle:Blowrilhhouburft thywinde, if roorne e 
 nough. 
 
 Enter A’onfo, Sebaftian, /.in.'honio s Terdinando, 
 Ce>szM[o t and othert « 
 
 Ahn, Good Eotefwaine haue care; where’s the Ma¬ 
 tter.? Play the men. 
 
 'Botef. 1 pray now kcepe below. 
 
 Anth. Where is the Matter, Bofon ? 
 
 Botef Do you not he are him ? you marre our labour, 
 Keepe your Cabines: you do sfsift the ftorme. 
 
 Conz Nay, good be patient. 
 
 Botef. When the Sea is: hence, what cares thefe roa¬ 
 rers for die name of King ? to Cabine; filence: trouble 
 vs not. 
 
 Con. Good, yet remember whom thou haft aboord. 
 
 Botef. None that I more ipue then my fclfe. You are 
 a Counfelior,ifyou can command thefe Elements to fi- 
 letice > aud worke the peace of theprefent, wee will not 
 hand a rope more, vfe your authorise: If you cannot, 
 eiue^hankesyou haueliu’dfo long, and make your 
 wife readie in your Cabine for the mifchance of the 
 houre, if it fo hap. Cheerely good hearts: out of our 
 way I fay. Exit. 
 
 Con. I haue great comfort from this fellowtmethinks 
 he hath no drowning marke vpon him, his completion 
 iaperfeft Gallowes: ftar.dfaft good Fate to his han¬ 
 ging, make the rope of his deftiny cur cable, for our 
 owne doth little aduantage: Ifhe be not borne to bee 
 har.g'd, our cafe is miferable. Exit. 
 
 Enter Botefvaine. 
 
 BstefOovene with the top-Maft: ysre,lower,!ower, 
 
 bring her to Try with Maine-courfe. A plague —-- 
 
 A try within. Enter Sebaf} tan. Atttkotth & 'fcnz.olo. 
 
 vpon chis howling: they are lowder then the weather, 
 or out office: yet sgaine ? What do you heete ’ Shal we 
 giue ore and drowne,iiaue you aminde to finke ? 
 
 Sebaf. A poxe o’your throat,you bawling, biafphe- 
 mous incharitableDog. 
 
 Botef. VVorke you then. 
 
 Amh. Hang cur.hang.you whorefon infolent Noyfe- 
 maker,weareleffeafraid tobe drownde,then thou art. 
 
 (font,. 1’le warrant him for drowning, though the 
 Ship were no ftrongerthen a Nutt-(hell, and as leaky as 
 an vnftaoched wench. 
 
 Botef Lay her a hold.a hold, fet her two courfes off 
 toSeaagaine,lay her off. 
 
 Enter Mariner / wet. 
 
 MarL All lott,to prayers,to prayers,all loft, 
 
 Botef. What mutt oesr mouths be cold ? 
 
 Ge»z,,Th<> KingjandPrince.atprayersjlet’salTitt.then^ 
 for our cafe is as theirs, 
 
 Sebaf. lam out ofpatience. 
 
 An.“We are meerly cheated of out lines by drunkards. 
 This wide-chopt-rafcalhwcuid thou mightft lye drow¬ 
 ning the waffling often Tides, 
 
 Gmi. Hee’l be bang’d yet. 
 
 Though euery drop of water fweare 3gainft it. 
 
 And gape at widft to glut him. Aconfufednojfe voithhe. 
 Mercy on vs. 
 
 We fp!ic,we folic, Farewell my wife and children, 
 Farewdi brotner: we fplit,we fplitjwe fplit. 
 
 Anth. Let’s all finke with’ King 
 Stb. Let’s takeJeaue of him. Exit. 
 
 Gottz,. Now would f giue a thotifand futlongs of Sea, 
 for an Acre of barren ground : Long heath, Browne 
 firrs, any thing; the wills aboue be done, but ! would 
 faine dye a dry death. Exit. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter ’Trojpere and Miranda. 
 
 Mira. If by your Art (my deefeft father^ you haue 
 Put the wild waters in thisRorejalay them; 
 
 The skye it feemes would powre down {linking pitch. 
 But that the Sea,mounting to th’ welkins cheeke. 
 Daffies the fire out. Oh! I haue fuffered 
 With thofethat 1 faw fuffer: A braue veflell 
 
 A (Who 
 
2 The Temptji„ 
 
 (Who had no doubt feme noble creature in her) 
 Daflh’d all to peeces : O the cry did knocke 
 Againft my very heart: poore foules,they perifh’d. 
 
 Had I byn any God ofpower,! would 
 Haue funcke the Sea within the Earth, or erg 
 It fhould the good Ship fo haue fwallcvv’d f ar$d 
 The fraughting Soules within her. 
 
 Pref. Be collected. 
 
 No more amazement: Tc!l your pitteous heart 
 tliere’s no harme done. 
 
 Mira. O woe,the day. 
 
 Prof. No harme: 
 
 I haue done nothing,but in care of thee 
 (Ofthee my deere one; thee my daughter) who 
 Art ignorant of what thou art. naught knowing 
 Of whence I am .• Do: that 1 am more better 
 Then Prejpere.lA after of 3 full poore cell. 
 
 And thy no greater Father. 
 
 CMtra, More to know 
 Did neuer medic with my thoughts. 
 
 Prof 'Tii time 
 
 Ifivouid informe thee farther: Lend thy hand 
 And plucke my Magick garment from me: So, 
 
 Lye there ihy Art: wipe thou thine cycs,haue comfort. 
 The direfull ipectacle of the wracke which touch’d 
 The very vertue of companion in thee: 
 
 I haue with fuch prouifion io mine Arc 
 So fafely ofdcred.that these is no foule 
 No not fonrnch perdition as an hayre 
 Betid to any creature In the velfell 
 Which thou heard# ay„‘ which thou faw’fi finkc: Sit 
 For thou n)uft now know farther. [downc, 
 
 Mira. You haue often 
 Begun to teh me what I am, but flopt 
 And left me to a bootelefle Inquifition, 
 Conc!uding,(lay.' not yet. 
 
 Prof. The howr's now come 
 The very minute byds thee ope thine eare, 
 
 Obeyvand beattentiue. Canft thou remember 
 A time before we came vnto this Cell ? 
 
 I doe not thinke thou canft,for then thou was’t not 
 Out three yeeres old. 
 tSAira, Certainely Sirflcsn. 
 
 Prof. By what ? by any other hcufe,orperfon ? 
 
 Of any thing the Image,tell me,that 
 Hath kept with thy remembrance. 
 
 LPAira. ’F>s farce off.* 
 
 And rather like a dreame,then an aflurance 
 That my remembrance warrants; Had I nos 
 Fowre,or.fiue women once,tbat tended me ? 
 
 ’Prof Thou had fir 5 and more Miranda: But how is it 
 1 hat this hues in thy minde ? What feed thou els 
 In the dark-backward and Abifme of Time? 
 
 Yf thou reroembrefi oughtere thou cam'ft here. 
 
 How thou earn’d here thou rraiflo 
 Mira. But that I doe no> 
 
 Prof. Twclueycre fincc(^ , w><£*)twclsr ycre fince, 
 Thy father was the X)v3sjt>o£Mi2ai»e and 
 A Prince of power/ 
 
 M&*. Sir; are not you my Fathr ? 
 
 Prof. Thy Motherwas apseceot»and 
 She faid thou waft my daughter; and thy father 
 Wat Duke of MiSain f,andbis onely heire. 
 
 And Prinsrefle; noworfeUfued. 
 
 Mira. O the boaoens. 
 
 What fowk play bad we, that we catnefrom thence ? 
 
 Or blefted was’t We did ? 
 
 Prof. Both,both my Girle, 
 
 By fowle-play (as thou faift) were we heau’d thtt\ce. 
 But blefledly holpe hither. 
 
 Mira. O my heart bkedes 
 To thinke oth’ teene that I haue turn’d you to, 
 Which is from my remembrance.pleafe you/arther; 
 
 Prof. My brother and thy vncle,call’d Ar.tbor.io : 
 
 I pray thee marke me, that a brother fhould 
 Be fo perfidious: he, whom next thy felfe 
 Of ail the world 1 low’d,and to him put 
 The mannage ofroy ftate, as at that time 
 Through ali the figneries it was the firft. 
 
 And ProJpere> the prime Duke, being fo reputed 
 In dignity j and for the liberal! Aites, 
 
 Without a paralell; thofe being all my ftudie. 
 
 The Government I caft vpon my brother. 
 
 And to my State grew ftranger,being tranfported 
 And rapt in fecret ftudies,thy falfe vncle 
 (Do’ft thou attend me ?) 
 
 ( Mir*. Sir,moft heedefully. 
 
 Pref. Being once perfected how to graunt fuites, 
 how to deny them : who t’aduancc,and who 
 To trafh for ouer-topping; new created 
 The creatures that were mine,! fay,or chang’d ’em. 
 
 Or els new form’d ’em ; hauing both the key. 
 
 Of Officer,and office,fci all hearts i’th ftate 
 To what tune pleas’d his eare,that now he was 
 The Iuy which had hid'my princely Trunck, 
 
 And fuekt my verdurcout on’t: Thouattcnd’ftnot? 
 
 Mira. O good Sir, I doc. 
 
 Prof. I pray thee marke me: 
 
 3 thus negleiling worldly cnds.all dedicated 
 T o clofcnes.and the bettering of my mind 
 with that,which but by being fo recit’d 
 Orc-priz’d all popular ratc:in my falfe brother 
 Awak’d an euiii nature,and my truft 
 Like a good parent,did beget of him 
 A falfehoodin it’s contraric,as great 
 As my truft was,which had indeede no limit, 
 
 A confidence fans bound. He beWg thus Lorded, 
 
 Not onely with what my reuenew yeelded, 
 
 But what my power might els exaa, Like one 
 Who hauing into truth, by telling of it. 
 
 Made fuch a fynner of his mtmorie 
 Tocreditehis ownelic,he did belccue 
 He was indeed the Duke,out o’th’ Subftitution 
 And executing th’outward face of Roialtie 
 With all prerogatiue:hencehis Ambition growing: 
 Do’ftthouheare? 
 
 Mira. Your ule,Sir, would cure deafenefle. 
 
 Pro/lTohaucno Schreene between this pan be plaid. 
 And him he plaid it for,he needes willbe 
 Abfolute MilUint , Me (poore man) my Librarle 
 Was Dukedome large enough : oftcmporall roaltiea 
 He thinks me now incapable. Confederates 
 (fo drie he was for S way) with King of Nopht 
 To giuehim Annuall tribute,doe him homage 
 SubieiS his Coronet,to his Crowne and bend 
 The Dukedom yet vnbow’d (alas poore WUairtt) 
 Tcnsoft ignoble ft coping. 
 
 Mira. Oh the hcauens: 
 
 Pref. Marke his conditioned th’cucht,then tdl me 
 If this might be a brother. 
 
 Mira. I fhould finne 
 
 To thinke but Noblie of my Grand-mother, 
 
 Good 
 
l Jbe 'Tcmpejh 3 
 
 Good wombcs h&ue borne bad fonnes. 
 
 Pro. Now the Condition. 
 
 This Kmg of Naples being an Enemy 
 
 To me inuetcrate,hearkens my Brothers Wit, 
 
 Which was. That he in lieu o’th preraifes, 
 
 Ofbomagc.and T know not how much Tribute, 
 
 Should prefently extirpate me and mine 
 
 Out of the Dukedome, and confer faire Mtliaws 
 
 With all the Honors, on mv brother: Whereon 
 
 A treacherous Armie !cuiea,one mid-night 
 
 Fated to th’purpofe, did Arithonio open 
 
 The gates of MilUihe, and ith’ dead ofdarkenejTe 
 
 The minifters for th’ purpofchurried thence 
 
 Me, and thy crying felfe. 
 
 CMir. Alack, for pitty: 
 
 I not remembring how I aide out then 
 
 Will cty it ore againe: it is a hint 
 
 That wrings mine eyes too’t. 
 
 •Pro. Hcare a little further. 
 
 And then I’le bring thee to the prefent bufineffe 
 
 Which now’s vpon’s: without the which,this Story 
 Were molt impel tinent. 
 
 <_ Mir. Wherefore did they not 
 
 That howre deflroy vs ? 
 
 Pro. Well demanded, wench 
 
 My Tale prouokes that queftion : Deaie,they durftnot, 
 
 So deare the louc my people bore me : notice 
 
 A mavkc lo bloudy on the bulinclTc; but 
 
 With colours fairer, painted thcii fouleends. 
 
 In few, they hurried vs a-boord a Barke, 
 
 Bore vs fome Leagues to Sea, where they prepared 
 
 A rotten caikaffe of a Butt, not rigg'd. 
 
 Nor tackle, fayle,not malt, the very rats 
 (lnftin$iuely haue quit it: There they hoylt vs 
 .To cry to th'Sea, thatroard to vs; tofigh 
 
 To th’ windes, whofe pitty fighing backc againe 
 *Did vs but louuig wrong. 
 
 Mir. Alack, what trouble 
 
 Was I then to you ? 
 
 Pro. O, a Chcrubin 
 
 ' Thou was’t that did preferue me; Thou didft fmile, 
 lnfufcd with a fortitude from heauen, 
 
 When I haue deck’d the lea with drops full fait, 
 
 Vndct my burthen groan’d, which taif d in me 
 
 An vndergoing llomacke, to bcare vp 
 
 Againft what (hould enfue. 
 
 Mir. How came vve a Ihore ? 
 
 Pro. By prouidence diuine. 
 
 Some food, vve had.andfome ftefh water, that 
 
 A noble Neepolitan Gonzailo 
 
 Out of his Charity, (who being then appointed 
 
 Mailer of this defigne) did giuevs.with 
 
 Rich garments, linncns, (luffs, andneceffarics 
 
 Which ftnee haue deeded much, fo of his gentlcnetle 
 IKnowing T lou’d my bookes, he furnilhd me 
 jFrom mineownc Library, with volumes, that 
 
 11 prize aboue my Dukedome. 
 
 Mir. Would!might 
 
 But eucr fee thatrnan. 
 
 Pro. Nowlarife, 
 
 Sit Bill, and heare the laft of our fca-fotrow: 
 Heereinthis nandwearriu’d,andhcere 
 
 Haue I, thySchoolemaficr, made thee more profit 
 
 Then other Princeffc can, that haue more time 
 
 For vainer howres; and Tutors, not foearefull. 
 
 Mir. Heuens thank you for’t. And now 1 pray you Sir, 
 
 For Bill ’tis beating in ray minde j.your reafon 
 
 For rayfing this Sea»ftorme ? 
 
 Pro. Know thus far forth, 
 
 By accident roof! ftrange, bountifull Fortune 
 (Now my deere Lady) hath mine enemies 
 
 Brought to this fit ore : And by my prefcicnce 
 
 I finoe my Zenith doth depend vpoa 
 
 A mod aufpitsous flarre, whofe influence 
 
 If now I court not,but omit j my fortunes 
 
 Will euer after droopc: Heare ceafe more qurflioos. 
 
 Thou art inclinde to fleepe: ’tis a good tklrtdTe, 
 
 And glue it way: I know thou catifi not chufc: 
 
 Come away, Setnant, corfte; I am ready now. 
 
 Approach my Ariel. Come. Enter Ariel. 
 
 Ari. All haile, great Maflfcr, grays Sir, hailcrl come 
 
 To anfwer thy beft pleafure; bc’t to fly, 
 
 To fwira, to diuc into the fire; to tide 
 
 Onthecurld clowds: to thy (trongbidding, taske 
 tsfriel , and all his Qualitie. 
 
 Pro. Haft thou, Spirit, 
 
 Performd to point, the Tetnpeft that I bad th w. 
 
 *Mr. To cuery Article. 
 
 I boorded the Kings drip .• now on the Beake^ 
 
 Now in the Wade, the Decke, in euery Cabyn, 
 
 I flam'd amazement, fometime I’lddiuidc 
 
 And butne in many places; on theTop-maft, 
 
 The Yards and Bore-fpritt, would I flame dillindlly, 
 
 Then meete,and ioync. hues Lightning,the precurfers 
 O’th dreadfull Thunder-claps more momentaric 
 
 And fight out-running were not 5 the fire.and cracks 
 Oflulphurous roaring, the mod mighty Neptune 
 
 Seeme to befiege, and make his bold wanes tremble. 
 
 Yea, his dread Trident (hake. 
 
 Pro. My braue Spirit, 
 
 Who was io firme,Vo conftant, thatlhis coyle 
 
 Would not infe£l his teafon? 
 kAt. Not a foulc 
 
 But felt aFcauer of the madde, and plaid 
 
 Some tricks ofdclperation; all but Mariners 
 
 Plung’d in the foaming brync, and quit the veffell; 
 
 Then all a fire with me the Kings fonne Ferdinand 
 
 With haire vp-(laring (then like reeds, not haire) 
 
 Was the firll man that leapt; cride hell is empty. 
 
 And all the Dutch arehcere. 
 
 Pro. Why that’s my fpirit: 
 
 But was not this nye Ihore? 
 
 Ar. Clofe by,my Mailer. 
 
 Pro. But are they ( Arietl ) fafe? 
 
 Ar. Not a haire pcrilhd: 
 
 On their fuftaining garments not ablcmifh. 
 
 But frelhcr then before: and as thou badli me. 
 
 In troops 1 haue difperfd them ’bout the ifle: 
 
 The Kings fonne haue I landed by himfelfe. 
 
 Whom 1 left coolingofthe Ayrcwitlifigh.es, 
 
 In an oddc Angle of the Ifle, atid fitting 
 
 His armes in this fad knot. 
 
 Pro. Of the Kings fltip, 
 
 The Martinets,fay how thou haft difpofd. 
 
 And all the reft o’th* Pieete ? 
 
 Ar. Safely in harbour 
 
 Is theJKings fiiippc, in the deepe Nooke,where once 
 Thou calldft ntc vp 3 t midnight to fetch dewe 
 
 From the ftili-vcxt’Zs’erworu/w, there die’* bid; 
 
 The Marriners all vnder hatches (lowed. 
 
 Who, with a Charme ioynd to theirfuflred Iabonr 
 
 I haue left afleep: and for the refto’th’ Fleet 
 
 A z Which 
 
The Temped , 
 
 (VVhich I difperj’dJ they all haue met againe. 
 
 And ate vpon the Me Mi err an i * n Fl o c c 
 Bound fadly hom zbor Naples, 
 
 Suppofing that they fa w the Kings fbip wrackt, 
 
 And his great perfon perifh. 
 
 Pro Ariel, thy charge 
 
 Exactly is perform'd; but there’s more worke: 
 
 What is the time o’th’day ? 
 
 A'- Paft the mid feafon. 
 
 Pro. At lead two Glaffes: the time ’rwjxt fix 8c now 
 Mud by vs both be fpent mod precioufly. 
 
 Ar. Is there more toyle ? Since ^doft giueme pains. 
 Let me remember thee what thou haft promis’d. 
 
 Which is not yet perform’d me. 
 
 Pro. Hownow? moodie? 
 
 What is’t thou canft demand ? 
 
 Ar. My Libertie. 
 
 Pro. Before the rime be out? no mores 
 Ar. J prttbee, 
 
 Remember I haue done thee worthy feruice, 
 
 Told thee no lyes, made thee no miftakings, ferv’d 
 Without or grudge, or grumblings; thou didproinife 
 To bate me a full yeere. 
 
 Pro. Do’ft thou forget 
 
 From whatatgtmentldid free thee? Ar. No. 
 
 Pro. Thou do'ft: & thinkft tt much to tread y Ooze 
 Of the fait deepc; 
 
 To run vpon the fharpe winde ofthe North, 
 
 To doe mebufineffe in the veincs o’th’ eartli 
 When it is bak’d with froft. 
 
 Ar. I doe not Sir. 
 
 Pro. Thoulieft.malignantThing? haft thou forgot 
 The fowle Witch Sycorax, who with Age and Enuy 
 Was growne into ahoope ? haft thou forgothcr ? 
 
 Ar. No Sir. 
 
 Pro. Thou haft: where was flieborn? fpcakucllme: 
 Ar. Sir, in Argier. 
 
 Pro. Oh, was (he fo: I muff 
 Once in a moneth recount what thou haft bin, 
 
 Which thou forgetft. This damn’d Witch Sycorax 
 Formifchiefes manifold, and forceries terrible 
 To enter humane hearing, from Argter 
 Thou know’ft was bantfh’d : for one thing flic did 
 They wold not take her life: Is not this true l Ar.\, Sir. 
 
 Pro. This blew ey’d hag, was hither brought with 
 And here was left by th’ Saylors; thou my ftaue, (child, 
 As thou reportft thy felfe,was then her feruant. 
 
 And for thou waft a Spirit too delicate 
 To add her earthy, and abhord commands, 
 
 Refufing her grand hefts, fhe did confine thee 
 By hrlpe ofher more potent Minifters, 
 
 And in her moft vnmittigable rage. 
 
 Into adouen Pyne, within which rift 
 lmpnfon’J, thou didftpaincfully remaine 
 A doicnyeeres: within which fpace fhe di'd. 
 
 And left thee there : where thou didft ventthy groanes 
 As fart as Mill-whceles ftrike: Then was this lfland 
 (Saue for the Son, that he did littourhccre, 
 
 A fre-kelld whelpe, hag-borne) not honour’d with 
 A humane fhape. 
 
 Ar. Yes : Caliban her fonne. 
 
 Pro. Dull thing, 1 fay fo : he, that Caliban 
 Whom now I keepe in feruice, thou beft know’ft 
 What torment Ididfinde theein;chy grones 
 D id make wolues howlc, and penetrate the breads 
 Of euet*angry Beatcs; it was a torment 
 
 To lay vpon the damn’d, which Sycorax 
 
 ( Could not agsine vndoe: it was mine Art, 
 
 When I artiu'd, and heard thee,that made gape 
 The Pyne,and let thee out. 
 
 Ar. I thanke thee Mafter. 
 
 Pro. J f thou more murmur’ft, I will rend anOake 
 And peg-thee in his knotty entrailes, till 
 Thou haft howl’d away twelue winters, 
 
 Ar. Pardon, Mafter, 
 
 I will be correfpondenc to command 
 And doe my fpryting, gently. 
 
 Pro. Doe fo: and after two daiei. 
 
 I will difeharge thee. 
 
 Ar. That s my noble Mafter: 
 
 What fhall I doe ? fay what ? what QiaJl I doe? 
 
 Pro, Goe make thy felfe like a Nymph o’th* Sea, 
 
 Be fubietft to no fight but thine.and mine : inuifible 
 To euery eye-ball elfe : goe take this Ihape 
 And hither come in’t: goe: hence 
 With diligence. Exit. 
 
 Pro. Awake, deere hart awake, thou haft dept well. 
 Awake. 
 
 Mir. The ftrangenes ofyour ftory,put 
 Heauinelfein me. 
 
 Pro. Shake it off: Come on, 
 
 Wec'il vifit Caliban, my ftaue, who neucr 
 Yceldj vs kinde anfwere. 
 
 Mir. ’Tis a villaine Sir, I doenot loue tolookeon. 
 Pro. Butas’tis 
 
 We cannot miffe him: he do’s make our fire. 
 
 Fetch in our wood, and ferues in Offices 
 1 bat profit vs: What hoa: flaue : Caliban; 
 
 Thou Earth, thou: fpeake. 
 
 Cal. within. There’s wood enough within. 
 
 Pro. Come forth I fay, there’s other bufines for thee: 
 Come thou Tottoys, when? Enter Ariel hke a water- 
 
 Fineapparifiommyqueint Ariel, Nymph. 
 
 Heatke inthinccare. 
 
 Ar. My Lord.it fhall be done. Exit. 
 
 ’Pro. Thou poyfonous flaue, got by J diuell himfclfe 
 Vpon thy wicked Dam; come forth. Enter Caliban. 
 
 Cat. As wicked dewe, as ere my mother brufh’d 
 With Raucns feather from vnwholefome Fen 
 Drop on you both: A Southwcft blow on yee , 
 
 And bliffer you all ore. 
 
 Pro.Trot this be fure, to night thou fhalt haue cramps, 
 Side-ftitches, that fhall pen thy breath vp, Vrcliins 
 Shall for that vaft ofnight,that they may worke 
 All exercife on thee: thou fhalt be pinch’d 
 As thickeas hony-combe, each pinch more flinging 
 Then Bees that made’em. 
 
 Cal. I muff eat my dinner: 
 
 This Ifland’s mine by Sycorax my mother. 
 
 Which thou tak’ff from me: when thoucam’ft firft 
 Thou ftroakft me,& made much of me.- wouldft giue me 
 Water with berries in’t: and teach me how 
 To name the bigger Li ght, and how th e 1 cftc 
 That burne by day,and night: and then I lou’d thee 
 And fhew’d tnee all the qualities o’th’ Ifle, 
 
 The frefh Springs,Brine*pits; barren place and fertill, 
 Curs’d be 1 that did fo: AH the Channel 
 Of Sycorax : Toades, Beetles, Batts light on you: 
 
 For I am all the Subieib that you haue, 
 
 Which firft was min owne King : and here you fty-me 
 In this hard Rock e,whiles you doe keepe from me 
 The tell o’th’lfland. 
 
 Pro. Thou 
 
Tbs Temp eft. ^ 
 
 • Pro. Thou moft lying flaue, 
 
 Whom ftrjpesmaymoue.noc kindne$:I hauc vs’d thee 
 (Filth as tbotl Art,Jwith humane carc.and lodg’d thee 
 
 In mine owntCell, till thou didft feeke to violate 
 
 The honor of my childe. 
 
 Cal. Oh ho, oh ho, would’t had bene done: 
 
 Thou didft preuent me, I had peopel’d elfe 
 
 This Ifle with Colt fans. 
 
 Mira. Abhorred Slaue, 
 
 Which any print of goodnefle wilt not take, 
 
 Being capable of all ill: I pitcied thee. 
 
 Took pains to make thee fpc-ak, taught thee each houre 
 One thing or other: whenthou didft not (Sauage) 
 
 Know thine own£mcaning; but wouldft gabble, like 
 | A thing moft brutiftv, I endow'd thy purpolcs 
 * VVtth words that made themknownesBut thy vild race 
 f'Tho thou didft iearn)had that in’t,which good natures 
 Could not abide to be with; therefore waft thou 
 Deferuedly confin’d into this Rocke, who hadft 
 
 DefcruM more then a prifon. 
 
 fal. You taught me Language,and my profit on't 
 
 Is, I know how to curfc : the red-plague rid you 
 
 For learning me your language. 
 
 Prof. Hag-feed,hence: 
 
 Fetch vs in Fewell, and hequicke thou rt bcR. 
 
 To anfwer other bufinetfe : (hrug’tt thou (Malice) 
 
 If thou negleaft, or doftvn willingly 
 
 What I command, lie racke thee with old Cr ampes, 
 
 Fill all thy bones with Aches, make thee rose, 
 
 That beafts (hall tremble at thy dy n. 
 
 Cal. No,’pray thee. 
 
 I muft obey, his Art is of fuelipow’r. 
 
 It would controllmy Dams god Setebos, 
 
 And make a vaffaile ofhim. 
 
 Pro „ So flaue,hence. Exit Cat. 
 
 Enter Ferdinand & Ariel, inuiftble playing & fnging. 
 Ariel Song. Cons vnto tbefeyellow fads, 
 and then take bands: 
 
 Curt fed when you bout,and kift 
 the tvilde wattes whs/}: 
 
 Foote it fially beers , and there , and fveete Sprigbts beare 
 
 the hurthon. Burthen difperfedly. 
 
 Harks Jbarke .bovegh watveh: the watch-Dogees barky, 
 bowfh-wawgh 
 
 Ar. Hark,ka>\. 1 btarcybe (trains off rutting (hanticlere 
 ery cockadidle-dowe. 
 
 Fir .Where fliold this Mufick be? Ftha:re,orth’csrth? 
 
 It foundsno more :and Sure it waytes vpon 
 
 Some God ’oth’Iland, fitting on a banke, 
 
 Weeping againethe King my Fathers wracJte, 
 ThisMuficke crept by me vpon the waters, 
 Allayingboth their fury, and my paffion 
 
 With it’s fweet ayre: thenceI haue follow’d it 
 (Or it hath dra wnc me rather) but Y:» gone. 
 
 No, it begins againc. 
 
 Artell S orrg. Full [adorn fine thy Father lies. 
 
 Of bis bents are {fonts?, made . 
 
 Thole are pearls s that were biases, 
 
 Nothing ofbrtn that doth fade , 
 
 But dothpejftr a Sea-change 
 
 Into fenttthing rieh,&firaage: 
 
 StaNiWfht hourly ring his knell- 
 
 Burthen: ding deng, 
 Hstrie now / hare them, \dhtg-deng M* 
 
 Per. The Ditty do’s remember my drown’d father. 
 This is nomortall bu fines, not no found 
 
 That the earth owes: I heare it now aboug me. 
 
 Pro. The fringed Curtaines of thine eye aduince; 
 
 And fay what thou fee’ft yond. 
 
 Mira. What is’t a Spirit? 
 
 Lord, how it lookes about: Beleeue me fit. 
 
 It carries a braue forme. But’tis a fpiric. 
 
 AVo.No wench,it eats,and fleeps, & hath fiicb fenfes 
 Aswehaue: fuch. This Gallant which thou fecit 
 
 Was in the wracke t and but hee’s fomething ftain’d 
 
 With greefe (that’s beauties canker) ^ might’ft call him 
 
 A goodly perfon: he hath left his foilowcs. 
 
 And ftrayes about tofinde’em. 
 
 Mir. I might call him 
 
 A thing diuinc, for nothing natural! 
 
 I cuer faw fo Noble. 
 
 Pro. It goes on I fee 
 
 As my foule prompts it : Spiriting fpitit,l!e free thee 
 Within two dayes for this. 
 
 Fit. Moft fure the Goddefifc 
 
 On whom thefe ay»es attend: Vouchfafe my pray’r 
 
 May know if you remaine vpon this Iflaod, 
 
 And that you will fome good inftru&ion giue 
 
 Howl may bearc me beere: my prime requeft 
 (Which I do laft pronounce) is f 0 you wonder) 
 
 If you be Mayd, or no ? 
 
 1ifsr. No wonder Sir, 
 
 But certainly a Mayd, 
 
 Fer. My Language ? Heaueos: 
 
 I am the beft of them that fpeake this Ipeech, 
 
 Were I but where ’tis fpoken. 
 
 Pro. How? the beft? 
 
 What wer’t thou if the King of Naples beard thee ? 
 
 Fer. A fingle thing, as I am now,that wonders 
 
 To heare thee fpeake of Naples: he do’s heare me. 
 
 And that he do’s, I weepe: my felfe am Naples, 
 
 Who, with mine eyes (neuer fince at ebbe) beheld 
 
 The King my Father wrack’t. 
 oMir. Alacke, for mercy. 
 
 Fer. Yes faith,& all his Lords,theDu?%cofAAi&twtf 
 And his braue fonne, being twatne. 
 
 Pro. The Duke of Miliaine 
 
 And his more brauer daughter, could coskqU thee 
 
 I f now ‘twere fit to do’t: At the firft fight 
 
 They haue chang’d eyes: Delicate Artel, 
 
 He fee thee free for this. A word good Sir, 
 
 I feare yotl haue done your felfe feme wrong : A word. 
 
 7>1ir. Why fpeakes my father fo vngently ? This 
 Isthethirdmantbaserel faw; the firft 
 
 That etc I figh’d for: piety moue my father 
 
 To be enclin’d my way. 
 
 Fer. O, if a Virgin, 
 
 And your affedbon not gone forth, Ik make you 
 
 The Queene of Naples. 
 
 Pro. Soft fir, one word more. 
 
 They are both in ey thers pow’rs: But this fwife bufines 
 
 I mtift vneafie make, leaft too light winning 
 
 Make the prize light. One word more: I charge thee 
 That thou attend me : Thou do’ft heere vfurpe 
 
 The name thou ow’d not, and haft put thy feife 
 VponthisIfland,as afpy,towinit 
 
 From me, the Lord on’t. 
 
 Fer. No, as I am a mar< 4 
 
 i Mir- Thet’s nothing ill, can dwell its fuch a Temple 
 
 Ilf the ill-fpirit haue lb fay re a boufe, 
 jGood things will ftnue to dwell with’c 
 
 Pro. Follow me. 
 
 a;? 
 
6 The TempejL 
 
 Prof. Speaks rot you for him :h€e’s a Traitor:conie, 
 He manacle thy necke and feete together: 
 
 Sea water (halt thou drinke: thy food fhall be 
 The frclh-brookc Muffels, wither’d roots, and huskes 
 Wherein the Acorne cradled . Follow. 
 
 Fer. No, 
 
 I will refift fuch entertainment, till 
 Mine enemy has morepow’r. 
 
 lie drawn. Mi is charmedfrom melting. 
 Mira. O deere Father, 
 
 Make not too rafh a trial! of him, for 
 Hce’s gentle,and not fearfull. 
 
 Prof What I fay, 
 
 My foote my Tutor ? Put thy fword vpTraitor, 
 Whomak’ft a (hew,but dar’ftnot ftrikeithy confidence 
 Is fo poffeft with guilt: Come,from thy ward, 
 
 For I can heete difarme thee with this fticke, 
 
 And make thy weapon drop, 
 ci Vitro. Befeeeh you Farher. 
 
 Prof Hence: hang not on my garments. 
 
 Mira. Sic hauc pity, 
 lie be his furety. 
 
 Prof. Silence: One word more 
 Shall make me chide thee, if not hatetfiee: What, 
 Anaduocateforan Importer? Hurtl; 
 
 Thou think’ft there is iso more fuch lhapes as he, 
 (Hauingfeene but him and Caliban:) Foolilh wench. 
 To th’moft of men, this is a Caliban, 
 
 And they tohim are Angels, 
 j tJMira. Myaffedions 
 ■ Are then mod humble: I haueho ambition 
 f To fee agoodlier man. 
 
 Prof. Come on, obey: 
 
 Thy Ncrues are in their infancyagainc. 
 
 And haue no rigour in them. 
 
 Fer. So they are: 
 
 My fpirits,as in a dreame, are all bound vp t 
 My Fathers lolfe, the weakneffe which 1 feele. 
 
 The wrackeof ail my friends, nor this mans threats, 
 
 To whom I am fubdude,arebut lights© me. 
 
 Might I but through my prifon once a day 
 Behold this Mayd : all comers elfe o’th’Earth 
 Let liberty make vfe of: fpsce enough 
 HiUe I in fuch aprrfon. 
 
 Prof. It workes t Come on. 
 
 Thou haft done well, fine Artell: follow me, 
 
 Harke what thou elfe fhalc do mee. 
 
 Mira. Be of comfort. 
 
 My Fathers ofabetter nature (Sir) 
 
 Then he appeues by fpesch: this is vnwonted 
 Which novo came from him. 
 
 prof Thou fhait be as free 
 As mountains windes; but then cxaQly do 
 A!! points of my corbmand. 
 lAneH. To th’fyllablc. 
 
 Prof. Come follow: (peskenot for hint. Extent, 
 
 JEiusSeeunmSo ScmaTrima. 
 
 Enter AlcnfOjSebaftlan, Anlbetw, Csm:*tU, Adrian, 
 France fie, (mi ethers, 
 
 Qonx.. Befeeeh you Sir, be merry; you haue caufe, 
 (So haue we all) of ioy; for out eicape 
 
 Is much beyond our Ioffe; our hint of wee 
 Is common, euery day, feme Saylors wife, 
 
 The Mafters of fome Merchant, sad the Merchant. 
 Haue iuft our Theame of woe: But for the miracle, 
 (Imeane ourpreferuation) few in millions 
 Can fpeake like vs: then wifely (goodSir)weigh 
 Our forrow, with our comfort, 
 
 Atonf. Prethee peace. 
 
 Seb. He receiues comfort like cold porredge. 
 
 Ant. The Vifitor will not giuc him orefo. 
 
 Seb. Looke, hee’s winding vp the watch ofhis wit, 
 y and by it will ftrike. 
 fan. Sir. 
 
 Seb. One:Tell, 
 
 Gon. When euery greefe is entertaind. 
 
 That’s offer’d comes ?® th’entertainer. 
 
 Seb. Adollor. 
 
 Gon, Doic-ur comes to him indeed,you haue fpoken 
 truer thenryou purpos’d, 
 
 Seb. You haue taken it wifeliet then I meant you 
 
 I (hotlld. 
 
 Con. Therefore my Lord. 
 
 Ant, Fie, what a fpend-thfift is he ofhis. tougue. 
 Alan. I pre-thee (pare. 
 
 Gon. Well, I haue done: But yet 
 Seb. He will be talking. 
 
 Ant. Which, ofhe, or Adrian, for a good wager, 
 Firft begins to crow f 
 Seb. The old Cocke. 
 
 Ant. The Cockrell. 
 
 Seb. Done: The wager? 
 
 A»t. A Laughter. 
 
 Seb. A match. 
 
 Air. Though this Ifhnd feeme to be defect. 
 
 Seb, Ha, ha, ha. 
 
 Ant. So: you’rpaid. 
 
 Air. Vninhabitable, and almoft inacceCfible. 
 
 Seb. Yet 
 Air. Yet 
 
 Ant. He could not milTefe. 
 
 Air. lrrauft needs be of fubtle, tender, and delicate 
 temperance. 
 
 Ant. Temperance was a delicate wench, 
 
 Seb. I,and a fubtle, as lie mod learnedly deliver'd. 
 Air. The ayre breathes vpon vs here moft fweetly. 
 Seb. As ifit had Lungs, and rotten ones. 
 eAist. Or, ss ’ewers perfum’d by a Fen. 
 
 Gon, Heere is euery thing aduantageous to life, 
 eAnt. True, fane meanes to line, 
 
 Seb. Of that there’s none, or little. 
 
 Gon. How lufh and forty the graffelookes? 
 
 How greene ? 
 
 Ant. The ground indeed is tawny, 
 
 Seb. With an eye ofgreene in’t, 
 tAnt, Hemiffesr.ot much. 
 
 Seb. No: he doth but miftake the truth totally. 
 
 Gw. But the rarietyofit is, which is indeed almoft 
 beyond credit. 
 
 Seb. A i many voucht rarieties are. 
 
 Gon. That out Garments being(as they were)drencht 
 in the Sea, hold notwitbftanding their frelhneffe and 
 gioffeSf being rathe; new dy'dc efien flam'd with false 
 water. 
 
 Ant. If bus one ofhis pockets could fpeake, would 
 it not fay he lyes? 
 
 Seb. I,orvery falfely pockgtvp bis report. 
 
 _ Can. 
 
^Ths 'Temptfh 
 
 G«n. Me thinkes our garments are now as freih as 
 when wc put cbemonfirft in Affricke, at the marriage 
 of the kings faire daughter CUribeho the king of Tunis. 
 
 Set). ’Twas a fweec marriage,and we profper well in 
 ourretume. 
 
 jt&rt. Tunis was neuer grac’d before with fuch a Pa¬ 
 ragon to their Queene. 
 
 Gen. Not fince widdow Dido's time. 
 
 Zint. Widow? A pox ©’that: how came that Wid¬ 
 dow in? Widdow Dide! 
 
 Seb. What if he had faid Wlddo wer tALneos too ? 
 Good Lord, how you take it ? 
 
 jidri. Widdow Dido faid you ? You make me ftudy 
 of that: She was of Carthage, not of Ttwis. 
 
 Gon. ThisTtow Sir was Carthage. 
 
 Jdri. Carthage? Con. 1 a fibre you Carthage, 
 jlnt. His word is more then the miraculous Harpe. 
 Seb, He hath rais’d the waltand houfes too. 
 Ant.Whar impofsible matter wi! he make eafy next? 
 Seb. 1 thinkehee will carry this Wand home in his 
 pocket,and giue ithisl'onne for an Apple. 
 
 Ant. And lowing the kernels ofit in the Sea, bring 
 forth more lflands. * 
 
 Con. I. Ant. Why in good time. 
 
 Gen. Sir,we were talking, that our garments feeme 
 /row as fre(h as when we were at Tunis at the marriage 
 of your daughter, who is now Queene. 
 
 Ant. And the rareft that ere came there. 
 
 Seb. Bate (I befeeeh you) widdow Dido . 
 
 Ant. O Widdow Dido ? I, Widdow Dido. 
 
 Gen. Is not Sir my doublet as frelh as the firfi day I 
 wore it t I meane in a fort. 
 
 Ant. Thatfort was well fi(h’d for. 
 
 Con. When I wore it at your daughters marriage. 
 
 . Ale*. Yoo cram thefe words into mine eares,againft 
 the ftomatkeof my fenfe: would ] had neuer 
 Manied my daughter there: For comming thence 
 My fonne-isloft, and (in my rate) (he too, 
 
 YV-ho is fo farre from Italy remoued, 
 
 TneVe againe (hall fee her: O thou mine heire 
 Of Naples and of (JMiliaine, what ftrsnge fifh 
 Hath made his roeale on thee? 
 
 Fran. Sir he may Hue, 
 t faw him beate the furges vnder him, 
 
 And ride vpon their backes; he trod the water 
 Whofe enmity he flung afide: and brefled 
 The furge moft fwolr.e that met him: his bold head 
 5 Boue the contentious vvaues he kept, and oared 
 Himfclfe with his good armes in Idly ftroke 
 To th’lhorc; that ore his waue-wome bafis. bowed 
 As {looping to rcleeue him: I not doubt 
 He came aliue to Land. 
 
 Aten. No,no,hec’s gone. . 
 
 Seb. Sir you may thank your felfe for this great lofle. 
 That would not bleffc our Europe with your daughter. 
 But rather loofe her to an African, 
 
 Where (he at lead, is banilh’dfrom your eye, 
 
 Who hath caufe to wet the greefe on’e. 
 
 Alsu. Pre-thee peace. 
 
 Set. You werekned’d too, Bt importun’d otherwue 
 By all of vz: and the faire foule her felfe 
 Waigh’dbetweeneloathneffe, and obedisnce.at 
 Which end oWbeame (hould bowr we haue lofl your 
 I feare for euer: MiSaine and Naples haue (f° n » 
 
 Mo widdowes in them of this bufineffe making, 
 TBen.we bring men to comfort them i 
 
 The faults your owne. 
 
 Also* Soisthedaer’floth’iofle 
 Cen. My Lord Sebafiian, 
 
 The truthyou fpeake doth lacke feme gentlenefle. 
 
 And time to fpeake it in : you rub the iore. 
 
 When you (hould bring the plaiftcr. 
 
 Seb. Very well. Ant. And mod Chirurgconly, 
 Con. It Is foulc weather in vs all.good Sir, 
 
 When you are cloudy. 
 
 Seb. Eowle weather ? Ant. Veryfoule. 
 
 Gon. Had I plantation of this Ifle my Lord. 
 
 Ant. Hee’d fow’t with Nettle-feed. 
 
 Seb. Or dockes, or Mallowes. 
 
 Cor.. And were the King on’t,what would I do ? 
 
 Seb. Scape being drunke, for want ofWinc. 
 
 Con. Pth’Commonwealth I would (by contraries) 
 Execute all things: For no kitide of Traffieke 
 Weuld I admit: No name ofMagiftrate; 
 
 Letters (hould not be knowne: Riches,poumy, 
 
 A nd vfe of feruice, none i Contra6V, Succession, 
 
 Borne, bound of Land, Tilth.Vineyard none: 
 
 No vfe ofMettall, Corne, or Wine,or Oyle; 
 
 No occupation, all men idle, all: 
 
 And Women too, but innocent and pure : 
 NfoSoucraignty. 
 
 Seb . Yet he would be King on’t. 
 
 ^tnt. The latter end of his Common-wealth forgets 
 the beginning. 
 
 Gen. All things in common Nature (hould produce 
 Without fweat or endeuour: Treafon, fellony. 
 
 Sword,Pike, Knife, Gun, or neede of any Engine 
 Would I not haue: but Nature (hould bring forth 
 Cfit owne kindc, all foyjton.al! abundance 
 To fced.my innocent people. 
 
 Seb, No marrying’mong his fubiefts/ 
 
 A»t. None (man) all idle; Whores and knaues, 
 Cjon. I would with fuch perfe&ion gouerne Sir: 
 T’Excell the Golden Age. 
 
 Seb. ’SauehisMaiefty. Ant.LongUue Genialo. 
 Gon, Anddoyoumarkemc.Sir? (me. 
 
 A toy. Prerthee no more; thou dofl talke nothing to 
 Gon. Ido well beleeue your Highnefle, and did if 
 tominifler occafion to tbefc Gentlemen, who are of 
 fuch fenflblc and nimble Lungs, that they alwayes vfe 
 to laugh St nothing. 
 
 Ant. T was you we laugh’d at. 
 
 Gon. Who.in this kind of merry fooling am nothing 
 to yoo: fo you may continue,and laugh ac nothing flilL 
 Ant. What a blow was there giuen ? 
 
 Seb. And it had not falne fiat-long. 
 
 Gon. You arc Gentlemen ofbrauc mcttal; you would 
 lift the Moone out ofher fpheare, ifflie would continue 
 in it flue weekes without changing. 
 
 Enter Ariel! playing feltmtte Mafiekgt 
 Seb. We would fo,and then go a Bat-fowling. 
 
 Ant. Nay good my Lord.be not angry. 
 
 . Gon. No I warrant you, 1 will not aduenturc nay 
 diferetion fo weakly; Wifi you laugh me sileepe, for J 
 am very heauy. 
 
 A»t. Go fleepe,and hearers. 
 
 A Ion. What, all fo foone aflcepe?I wi(h ash* eye* 
 Would(with themfelues) foot vp my thought*, 
 
 1 flnde they are inclin’d to do fo. 
 
 Seb. PleafeyouSir, 
 
 Do not omit the heauy offer of it: 
 
 It fildome vifits forrow, when it doth,it is a Comfort ef 
 
 Ml 
 
8 
 
 Art, We two my Lord, will guard yeas psrfetn, 
 Wbiieyea sake your reft,an'd watch you? {afety, 
 
 Alois .Thanks you : W ondroas beany. 
 
 SS. What a tirang" drc wfiucs poStffes them if 
 Art. 1 1 is the quality o ’th’Ciymate. 
 
 Sek Why 
 
 Doth it not then our eye-lids finke ? I finds 
 Not tny felfe dilposd to fleep. 
 
 Art. Nor 1, my (pisits are nimble: 
 
 They fell together all, as by confent 
 
 They drops,as by a Thtmder-flroke: what c.ight 
 
 Worthy SebAium? O, what might? no more: 
 
 And yet, me thlnkes I fee it in thy face, 
 
 Wlm thou (hould’A fcsl th’eceafion (peaks thee s and 
 My ftrong imagination fee’s a Crowns 
 Dropping vpon thy head. 
 
 Sa>. What? attthou waking ? 
 
 Am. Do you not heare tneipeake > 
 
 Seb. Ida, 2 nd farely 
 It is a fleepy Language; and thou (peak’d 
 Chit of thy fleepe s What is it thou dsdft fsy? 
 
 This is a ferange repofe, to be aflee pe 
 
 With eyes wide open: (landing, fpcakiog,mowing: 
 
 And yet fo faft Sfleepe. 
 
 Am Nob It Sebajiiaa, 
 
 Thou let’ll thy fortune (kepe: dfcratbc;: v.ink’fl 
 Whiles thou art waking.. 
 
 Seb. Then do’ft f.iore diAin£Uy, 
 
 There’s meaning in thy f«ores. 
 
 Art. 1 sm more ferious then my cuflome: you 
 Mud fee fo too, if heed me: which to do, 
 
 Tiehhks thee o’re. 
 
 Ssi. Will: I sai (landing water. 
 
 AstU Ik reach you how to Eow; 
 
 Ssk Dofojroebfee 
 Hereditary Sloth indrafts me. 
 
 Art. O! 
 
 If you but knew how you the ptsrpofe'clteri/h 
 Whiles thus yen modte it: how in dripping it 
 You more knucSst. ebbing men, indeed 
 (Mod often) dofc Beers the feettoseerun 
 Sy their ©wme feare.or Goth. 
 
 Seb. 'Pre-t5-.ee fay on. 
 
 The letting of thine eye, asid efeecke proclaims 
 A matter from thee; and a birth, indeed. 
 
 Which throwes rhee much to yedd, 
 
 Art. Thus Sir: 
 
 Although this Lora of weake remembrance; this 
 Who (hsl S be of as little memory 
 When he is earth'd, beds here almost p&fwadei 
 (|« bee“g aSpirit of perfwafiec, ondy 
 ProfeffeJtopes-f«f 2 tle) the&ii?g his forme’s alhje, 
 
 Tis as iiapofsible that hee' svndrown’d. 
 
 As he that fleepes heerc, fwitr.s, 
 
 Seb, I haue no hope 
 That bee’s vndrown d« 
 
 ! Art. O, out of that no hope. 
 
 What great bepohaue you?-No hops that v^8y, Is 
 Another way fo high a hope, that eaen 
 Ambition cannot pierce ® wifiks beyond 
 But doubt dHcouery there, WUlyou grant with me 
 That Ferdthaifd h drown'd. 
 
 Seb. He’s gone. 
 
 Art. Then tell Rie,wb 0 *s the cm hefat ef ' Naples f 
 
 Seb. CLcribtU. 
 
 r Ant,. She that is t^uetne of fmh: (he that dwds 
 
 Ten league* beyond mans life: (he that from Naples 
 Can haue no, note, vnlefle the Sun were pod: i 
 The Man i’th Moontfs too fiow,ti!l new-borne chinnes 
 Ee rough, and Rszor-able: She that from whom 
 We all were fca-fwallow’d, though feme call agaioe, 
 (And by that deftiny) to performe an adl 
 Whereof, what’s part is Prologue j what to come 
 In yours, and my difeharge. 
 
 Set. What (luge is this ?HoW fay you ? 
 
 ’Tis true my brothers daughter’s Queene of Twiu, 
 
 So is (he heyre of JW^to.tvrht which Regions 
 There is fome fpace. 
 
 Art. A fpace, wbofe eo’ry cubit 
 Seemes to cry out, how (hall that Claribed 
 Welfare vs backe to Naples } keeps in Tun it. 
 
 And let Sebafii&t wake. Say, this were death 
 1 hat now hath feia’d theta, why they were no worfe 
 Then now they are: There be that can rule Naples 
 As well a: he that fleepcs: Lords, that C3n prate 
 As amply, and vnneccflarily 
 As this Genzailo: 5 my fdfe could make 
 A Chough ofas deepe chat: O, that you bore 
 The mindc that I do; what afieepc were this 
 For your advancement ? Do you vnderfiand tr.c ? 
 
 Seb. Me thinkes I do.,. 
 
 Ant. And how do’s yoiir content 
 Tender your owse good fortune ? 
 
 Seb. I remember 
 
 Ton did fupplant your Brother frtfpere. 
 
 Ant. Trues 
 
 And loake how well my Garments (it vpon me. 
 
 Much fester then before: My Brothers feruants 
 Were then my fellowes, no w they are my men, 
 
 S«b. But for your confcience. 
 
 Ant. I Sir : where lies that? If’twere a kybe 
 ’Twould put me to my flipper: But I fcele not 
 This Deity in my bofome: ’Twentie confcicnces 
 That fiahd ’ewixe me, and CMiUaim, candied be they, 
 And melt ere they moiled: Heere lies your Brother, 
 
 No better then the earth he lies vpon. 
 
 If he were that which now hee’slike (that’s dead) 
 Whom I with this obedient fleck (three inches of it) 
 Can lay to bed for euer: whiles you doing thus, 
 
 Tc the perpetual! winks for aye might put 
 This ancient morfell: this Sir Prudence, who 
 Should not vpbraid our courfe: for all the red 
 Tfeey’l take (uggeflion, as a Cat laps milke, 
 
 Thejdl tell the ebeke, to any bufinefie that 
 We fay befits thehonre. 
 
 Sd. Thy cafe, deerc Friend 
 Shall bemyprefident: As thou gct’ft AfiBaiae, 
 lie route by AlapUt: Draw thy fword, one ftroke 
 Sb-i't free thee from the tribute which thou paieft, 
 
 Ar-d I the King (hall ious thee, 
 
 Aat. Draw together: 
 
 And when I reare my hand, do yea the like 
 Tc. fall it on Csnx.<tio. 
 
 Sik O; bus pns word. 
 
 Ertg? ArkSmth and S&'g, 
 
 jfrid. My Maftes through his Art forefees the danger 
 I test foe (ids feicsd)ars is, asd feiids me forth 
 (Fof sift bit pr(M dies) to keeps themliuing. 
 
 Singtm Gwixalstt sifts. 
 Wb&pMS ksredsfasting lie t 
 OpsTt-ey'd Cwfpirasie' 
 
 His tsssse deth Saks : 
 
 If 
 
The T’mpeft* 
 
 Ifof Lift you keepe a care, 
 
 Shel^ offftusaber and beware. 
 
 Awake,awa^e. 
 
 Ant. Then lav* both be fodalnc. 
 
 Con, Now,good Angel* prefeiuethe King. 
 
 oilo. Why how now hoa;a wake? why arc you drawn? 
 Wherefore this ghaftly looking? 
 
 Ce». What’s the matter? 
 
 Seb. While* we flood here fccuring your repofc, 
 / Euen now) we heard a hollow burft of beliowiog 
 Like Buis, or rather Lyons, did’r not wake you i 
 It ftrookc mine earc mod terribly. 
 
 Ale. I heard nothing. 
 
 Ant. 0,’twasadintofrightaMonflerseirej 
 To make an earthquake: fure it was the toate 
 Of a whole heard of Lyons. 
 
 Alo. Heard you this Gonuda ? 
 
 Gan. Vpon mine honour,Sir, I heard a humming, 
 'And that a flrange one too) which did awake me r 
 [ (bak’dyou Sir,and cride: as mine eyes opend, 
 
 ] faw their weapons drawne ; there was a noyfc. 
 
 That’s verily : kis beft we (land vpon our guard; 
 
 Or that we quit this place: let’s draw our weapons. 
 
 Alt. Lead off this ground gc let’s make further fearch 
 For my poore fonne. 
 
 Gan. Heauens keepe him from thefe Beafli: 
 
 For he is fure i’th IfWnd. 
 
 ^ tlo. Lead away. (done. 
 
 Ar>eS. Profrcro my Lord, (ball know what I haue 
 So (Kmg)goe fafely on to feckc thy Son. Exeunt. 
 
 Sctzna Secunda. 
 
 E nut Caliban, with * 6nrtben of Wood (<* nojfe of 
 'Thunder board ) 
 
 Cal. All the Infe&ions that the Snnne fnekes vp 
 From BogSjFcns, Flats,on Proffer fall,and make him 
 By ynch meale adifeafe: his Spirits heare me. 
 
 And yet 1 ncedcs rauft curfe.But they ii nor pinch. 
 
 Fright me with Vrchyn-fhcwes,pitch me i’th mire, 
 
 Norleadmelikcaftre-brand.in the darke 
 
 Out ofmy way,vniefle hebid cm; but 
 For entry triOe.are they fee vpon me, 
 
 Sometime like Apes,that moe and chatter at me. 
 
 And aftc bite me: then like Hcdg-hogs,which 
 Lye tumbling in my bare-foote way, and mount 
 Then pricks at my foot-fall; fomeume am I 
 All wound with Adders,who with clouen tongues 
 Doe hiflV me into madncllc : Lo,now Lo, Enter 
 
 He: c comes a Spirit of his,and to torment me Trtneulo. 
 For bringing wood in flowly: Tie fall flab 
 Perchance bcwdl not minde me. 
 
 7». Iicres neither both, norfhrubto bcareoff any 
 weather at all:and another Storme brewing, Iheare it 
 fing ith*'winder yond fame blacke cloud, yond huge 
 one, Jookffchke afouLbumbard chat would (bed his 
 licquor: if it fhould thunder, as it didbefore, I know 
 notwhercto hide my head: yond fame cloud cannot 
 chcofe but fall by paile-fuls. What haue w* here,a man, 
 oraftfb? dead oraliue? ah(b, heefmels like a fifhs a 
 very ancient and filb-like fmell: a kindc of, rot of the 
 
 neweft poore-Iohn: a flrange fifh: were 1 in England 
 now (as once I was) and had but this fi(b painted; not 
 a holiday-foole there but would giuea peeceof ftluec: 
 there, would this Monftcr,make a man: any flrange 
 beaft there, makes a man i when they will not giue a 
 doit to relieuc a lame Bcgger,they will lay out ten to fee 
 a dead Indian : Leg’d like a man; and hi* Finnes like 
 Armes: warmeo’roy troth : Idoeuowlct loofemy o- 
 pinion; hold it no longer; this is no fifh, but an Iflan- 
 dcr, that hath lately differed by a Thunderbolt: Alas, 
 the ftormc is come againe: my beft way is to creepe vo¬ 
 der his Gaberdine : there is no other (belter herea¬ 
 bout : Mifery acquaints a man with flrange bcdfel- 
 lowes: I will here (bto wd till the dregges ol the ftormc 
 be pad. 
 
 Enter Stephana finging. 
 
 See. / (ball ne more to fea,to fea , here (hall I dje apt ore . 
 This is a very feuruy tune to fine at a mans 
 Funerall: well, here’s my comfort. Drinker, 
 
 Sings. The Maferybe Swabber Jibe Beate-fraiee cf* /j 
 Tbe Gunner,and hie iJUdate 
 Lend Mall,Meg.arylCMarrim,andcMargerk, 
 
 But none of Vt car'd for Kate. 
 
 Torfie bad a tongue with a tang , 
 
 S’/oald cry to a Sailorgoe bang : 
 
 She lend not the fattonr of Tar nor of Pitch, 
 
 Tee a Tailor might (cratch her to bore ore fht did itcb, 
 
 Then to Sea Boyes, and let her goo bang. 
 
 This is a feuruy tunc too: 
 
 But here’s my comfort. drenh. 
 
 Cal. Doe not torment roe: oh. 
 
 Ste. What’s the matter? 
 
 Haue we diuels hers ? 
 
 Doe you put trickcs vpon’s with Saluages, and Men of 
 Indes* ha? I haue not fcap’ddrowning, to be afeard 
 now ofyour fourelegges: fork hath bin faid; as pro¬ 
 per a man as eutr went on foure legs, cannot make nitn 
 giue ground.- and it (ball be faid fo agame, while Sit- 
 phase breathes at’noftrils. 
 
 ffal. TheSpirit torments me .-oh. 
 
 Ste. This is fome Monfter of the Kle,with foure legs; 
 who hath got (as I take it) an Ague: where thcdiuell 
 fhould he leatne our language ? I will giue him fome re¬ 
 lic fc if it be but for that: if I can recouer him, and keepe 
 him tame , and get to Naples with him, he’s a Pre- 
 fent for any Empetour that eucr trod on Neates-Ica- 
 thcr. 
 
 Cal. Doc not torment me prethee: I’lc bring my 
 wood home fafter. 
 
 See. He’s in his fit no w; and doe’s not talkc after the 
 wifeft: liee (ball tafteofmy Bottle: if hec haue neucr 
 drunkewine afore, it will goeneere to remoue his Fit: 
 If I can recouer him,and keepe him tame, I will not take 
 too much for him; hee (hall pay for him that hath him, 
 and that foundly. 
 
 Cal. Thou do’ft me yet but little hurt; thou wilt a- 
 non, I know it by thy trembling: Now ProfierwoiV.es 
 vpon thee. 
 
 Ste. Come on your w ayes, open your mouth • here 
 is that which will giue language to yon Cat; open your 
 mouth; this will (bake your (baking, I can tell you.and 
 that foundly.- you cannot tell who’s your feiend; open 
 your chaps againe, 
 
 TrL 1 (bouldknov* thatvoyce: 
 
 It (bould be. 
 
 But 
 
IO T'beTefflpeft* 
 
 Bot bee is dround; and thefe are diuels; Ode- 
 fetid me. 
 
 Ste . Poore legges and two voyccj; a moll delicate 
 Monger; his forward, voyce now is to fpcake well of 
 his friend-.hisbaeHwatd vorce.is to vttcr fouie fpeeches, 
 andto detract: If all the wine in my bottle will f ecouer 
 him, I will hclpc his Ague: Conic: Amen, 1 will 
 pourefometothy other mouth. 
 
 Trt. Snphaw. 
 
 Ste. Doth thy other mouth call me > Merey,mercy; 
 This jssdiuell, and no Monfter: I will leaue him. I 
 hsue no long Spoone. 
 
 Tri. Stf'phjno : :fthou beeft Stephano touch me, and 
 fpeake to me; for 1 am7>J nculo; be not afeard, thy 
 good friend Trtncsile. 
 
 | Ste, If thou bccdTrincuh: come foorth: l’lepull 
 thee by the letter legges: if any be Trincu[os legges, 
 thefe arc they: Thou art very Trincttlo indeede : how 
 cairfft thou tobe the fiege of this Moone-calfc? Can 
 he cent Trincttlo's ? 
 
 Tri. I tookc him to be kil’d with a thunder-ftrokjbut 
 art thou not dround Stephana: 1 hope now thou art 
 notdround: IstheStorniccuer-blowne; 1 hid mce 
 voder the dead Moonc-Calfes Gaberdine, forfcarc of 
 the Stormc : And art thou liumgStepbano ? O Stephana, 
 two Heapolitanes fcap’d? 
 
 Ste. Trethee doc not tume me about, myftomacke 
 is not conftatlt. 
 
 Cal. Thefe be fine things,and ifthey be not fprights: 
 that’sabraueGod, and beares'Celeftiallljquor .* 1 will 
 kncele to him. 
 
 Ste. How did’ft thou fcape? 
 
 How earn'd thou hither ?. 
 
 Swearc.by this Bottle ho.w thou cam’ll hither: I efcap’d 
 vpon a But of Sacke, which the Saylors hcaued o’re- 
 boord, by this Bottle which I made of die barke of 
 a Tree, with mine owrte hands, fines 1 was tart a - 
 fhore. 
 
 Cat. He fweare vpon that Bottle, to be thy true fub- 
 ieft, forthc liquor is not earthly, 
 
 St. Hecre: fweare thctvhow thou efcap’drt. 
 
 Tri. Sworn afhore(man)likeaDuckc : 1 can fwioi 
 like aDuckej’lebe fworne. 
 
 Ste, Here, ki Ife the B ooke. 
 
 Though thou canrtfwim like a Duckc, thou art made 
 IikcaUoofc. 
 
 Tri. O Stephano, ha’fl any more of this ? 
 
 Ste. The whole But (man) my Cellar is in a“rocke 
 by ch’fea-fide, where my Wine is hid : 
 
 How now Moonc-Caifc, how do’s thine Ague ? 
 
 Cal. Ha’ft thou not dropr from hcauen? 
 
 See. Out o’thMoonel doe affure thee. I was the 
 
 . Man irh’ Moone.when time was. 
 
 ] Cal. 1 hiue fccne thee in her: and Idoeadoret'nce : 
 
 < My Miflris fhew’d me thce,and thy Dog,and thy Bulh. 
 
 7 Ste. Come, fweare to that: kilfc the B ooke : I will 
 
 fumifh it anon with new Contents .• Sweare. 
 
 Tri. Bythis good light, this is a very (hallow Mon- 
 rtcr: I afeard of him ? a very weake Monfter: 
 
 The Man ith Moone ? 
 
 A moft poore creadolous Monfter: 
 
 Well drawne Monftet, in good footh. 
 
 Cal. lie fhew thee euery fertill ynch ’osh Ifland: and 
 i will kiflc ihy foolc . 1 prethccbc my god. 
 
 Tri. By this light, a moft pcifidicus, and drunken 
 Monftei, when’s god’s a fleepc he 11 rob his Bottle. 
 
 .- 
 
 Cal. He ki£fe thy fooc.Ile fweare my felfe thy Subiech 
 
 Ste. Come on then ; down* and fweare. 
 
 Trt. I fhall laugh my felfe to death at this puppi-hea- 
 ded Monfter.- araoftfatfmeMonfter : 1 could findein 
 my heart to beate him. 
 
 Ste. Come, kiflc. 
 
 Tri . But that thepoofe Moofter’s in drinke ; 
 Anabhominable Monfter. 
 
 Cal. riefhcw thecthe beft Springs : I'le plucke thee 
 Berries: l’!cfilh for thee ; and get thee vvood enough. 
 
 A plague vpon the Tyrant that 1 ferue ; 
 liebearehimnomoreStickes, but follow thee, thou 
 wondrous man. 
 
 Tri. A moft rediculous Monfter,to m^kea wonder of 
 apoorc drunkard. 
 
 Cal. 1 ’prethee let me bring thee where Crabs grow; i 
 andl with mylong nayles will digge thee pig-nuts; 1 
 ftiow thcea layesneft, and inftruftthee how to fnare j 
 the nimble Marmazet : Tie bring thee to cluftring 
 Philbirts, and fometimes Tie get thee young Scamds 
 from the Rocke .* Wilt thou goe with me ? 
 
 Ste. Iprc’theenow lead the way'without any more 
 talking. Trincttlo, the King, and all our company elfc 
 being dround, wee will inherit here : Here ; bearc my 
 Coyle. - Fellow Trincttlo ; we’ll fill him by and by a- 
 gainc. 
 
 Caliban Sings drUnhcMl], 
 
 Farewell Matter; farewell, farewell. 
 
 Tri. A howling Monfter •• a drunken Monfter. 
 
 C al. No more dams Tie mate for fifis. 
 
 Nor fetch in firing, at requiring. 
 
 Nor for ape trenchering, nor reaps dips, 
 
 Tan'ban' C ACA ’) ' mn 
 
 Has a new Mafter,get a new Man. 
 
 Free dome,high-day, high-day freedome,fteedcme high- 
 day, frecdome. 
 
 Ste. O btauc Monfter; lead the way. Sxcstnt. 
 
 Alim T ertim. Serna Trim a. 
 
 Enter Ferdinand ( bearing a Log.) 
 
 Fer. There be fome Sports arc paitifull;& their labor 
 Delight in them fctofF:Some kindcs ofbafeuclTc 
 
 Are nobly vndergon ; and moft poore matters 
 
 Point to rich ends.* this my meancTaske 
 
 Would be as heauy to me, as odious, but 
 
 The Miftris which 1 ferue, quickens what’s dead. 
 
 And makes my !abours,plc3fures : O She is 
 
 Ten times more gentle, then her Father’s crabbed ; 
 
 And he’s compos’d of harflineffe. I muft remoue 
 
 Some thoufands of thefe Logs, and pile them vp, 
 
 Vpon a fore iniundtion ; my fweet Miftris 
 
 YVeepes when flic fees me worke, & faies,fuch bafenes 
 Had neuer like Executor .* I forget .* 
 
 But thefe fweet thoughts,dce cuen refreGi my labours, 
 Moft bufic left, when 1 doe it. Enter Miranda 
 
 <JV,ir. Alas, now pray you and Projpero. 
 
 Worke net lb hard s I would the lightning had 
 
 Burnt vp thofe Logs that you arc cnioynd to pile .* 
 
 Pray fet it downc, and reftyoa : when this burnes 
 'T will wcepe for baying wearied you : my Father 
 
 Is hard at fludy ; pray now reft your felfe. 
 
 He's 
 
¥beTem?4* » | 
 
 Hcc’s fafc for thcfc three houres. 
 
 Fer. Omoft deere Miftris, 
 
 The Sun will fet before I ftiaU difeharge 
 
 What I mu ft flriue to do. 
 
 Mir. Ifyou’l fit downe 
 
 J!e beare your Logges the while: pray giue me that. 
 
 He carry it to the pile. 
 
 Fer. No precious Creature, 
 
 IhadratherCrackemy finewes, breakemy backe, 
 
 Then you fhould fuch difbonor vndergoe, 
 
 While I fit lazy by. 
 
 Mir. It would become me 
 
 A swell a sit do’s you; andl ftiould do it 
 
 With much more eafe: formy good will istoit. 
 
 And yours it is againft. 
 
 Vro. Poore wormc thou art infedled. 
 
 This vifitation fhewes it. 
 t Mir. You lookc wearily. 
 
 Fer. No,noble Miftris, ’tis frefh morning with me 
 When you arc by at night: 1 do befcech you 
 
 Chcefely, that I might let it in my prayers 
 
 What is your name? 
 
 Mir. MiraneLi, O my Father, 
 
 I haue broke your heft to fay fo. 
 
 Fer . Admir’d Mi irtvtda , 
 
 Indeede the top of Admiration, worth 
 
 What’s deereft to the world: full many a Lady 
 
 I haue cy’d with beft rcgard.andmany a time 
 Th’harmony of their tongues, hath into bondage 
 Brought my too diligent case: for feucrallvertucs 
 
 Hauel lik’d feuetall women, ncuer any 
 
 With fo full foulc, but forr.e defied! in her 
 
 Did quatrell with the nobleft grace fhe ow'd, 
 
 And put it to the foiie. But you, O you. 
 
 So perieft, and fo peetlcfle, arc created 
 
 Ofeuerie Creatures beft. 
 
 Mir. I do not know 
 
 One ofmy fexe; no womans face remember, 
 
 Sauc from my glaffe.nitneownc; Nor haue 1 feene 
 
 More that 1 may call men, then yon good ft tend, 
 
 And my decre Fathei; how features arc abroad 
 
 I am skilleflc of; but by my modeftie 
 (The icwcll in my dower) I would not with 
 
 Any Companion in the world but you: 
 
 Nor can imagination forme a fhaoe 
 
 Befidei your felfe, to like of: but 5 prattle 
 
 Something too wildely, and my Fathers precept* 
 
 I therein do forget. 
 
 Fer. 1 am, in my condition 
 
 A Prince ( Miranda) I do thinks a King 
 (I would noc fo) and would no more endure 
 
 This wedden flauerie, then to fuffer 
 
 The flelh-fiieblow my mouth :heart my fotne fpcake. 
 The verie inftant that I faw you, did 
 
 Mvheartfl.it to your feruice, there refides 
 
 To make me flaue to it, and for your lake 
 
 Am I this patient Logge-man. , 
 
 eJMir. Doyouloucinef 
 
 Fer. O heauen; O earth,beare witnes to this found. 
 And crowae what 1 profefa with klnde euent 
 
 If I fpcake true: if hollowly, inuert 
 
 What beft is boaded me, to roifehi’efe: I, 
 
 Beyond all limit of what el'ft'i’th world 
 
 Do lctic, prize, honor you. 
 
 Mir. lamafoole 
 
 To vveepe at what 1 ani glad of. 
 
 .—.— -------- 
 
 Pro. Fzite encounter 
 
 Of two moft rare affc&ions : hcauens raine grace 
 
 On that which breeds becweenc ’em. 
 
 Fer. Wherefore wcepe you ? 
 
 tMir. At mine vimorchinefTc, that dare not offer 
 
 What I defire to giue ; and much lefle take 
 
 What 1 fliall die to.want : But rhis Is trifling, 
 
 And all the more it feekes to hide it felfe, 
 
 The bigger bitike it fhewes. Hence bafhfull cunning. 
 
 And prompt me plsbe and holy innocence. 
 
 1 am your wife,ifyoi! willmarneoie ; 
 
 If not. He die your maid : to be your fellow 
 
 You may denie me, but lie be your feruant 
 
 Whether you will or no. 
 
 Fer. My Miftris (deereft) 
 
 And I thus humble eucr. 
 
 Mir. My husband then ? 
 
 Fer. I, with a heart as willing 
 
 Asbondage ere of freedoms : hecre’s my hand. 
 
 Mir, And mine, with my heart in’t;and now farevsel 
 
 Till halfe sn home hence, 
 
 Fer. A thoufand, rhoufand. Sxennt. 
 
 Pro. So glad of this as they I cannot be, 
 
 Who arclurpnz’d with a!!; but my reioycing 
 
 At nothing can be more: lie to my booke. 
 
 For yet ere fupper time, muft 5 performe 
 
 Much bufineffe appertaining. Exit. 
 
 §€(sna Suunda. 
 
 Eater Calshtw, Stefbano, and Trincxlo, 
 
 Ste. Tell not me, when the But is our we will drinkc 
 water, not a drop before ; therefote beare vp, Si boord 
 cm’ Seruant Monfter, drinke to me. 
 
 Tnn, Seruant Monfterthe folly of ibis Hand, they 
 fay there’s but flue vpon this lfte ; we are three of them, 
 ifth’other two be brain’d like vs, the State totters. 
 
 Ste. Drinke feruant Monfter when I bid thee, thy 
 eies are almoft fet in thy head. 
 
 Trite. VVhere fliouid they bee fet elfe? hec were a 
 brauc Monfter indeede if they were fet in his cade. 
 
 Ste. My man-Monfter hath drown’d his tongue in 
 fa eke.- for my part the Sea cannot drowne tnce, I fwam 
 ere I could recouer the fhcrc, fiue and thinie Leagues 
 off and on, by this light thou fhalt beemy Lieutenant 
 Monfter, or my Standard. 
 
 T rin. Your Lieutenant ifyou lift, hee’s no ftandard. 
 
 Ste, VVeel not run Monfteur Monfter. 
 
 Trm. Nor go neither; but you’l lie like dogs, and yet 
 fay nothing neither. 
 
 Ste. Moone-calfe,fpeak once in thy life, if thou beeft 
 a good Moone-calfe. 
 
 fal. How does thy Honour ? Let me licks thy ffcooe : 
 lie not feeue him, he is not valiant, 
 
 T rin. Thou lieft moft ignorant Monfter, I am in cafe 
 toiuftleaConllable: why, thou debofh'd Fifh thou, 
 was thereeuer man a Coward, that hath drunk fo much 
 Sacke as I to day ? wilt thou tell a monftrous lie, being 
 but halfe a Fifh,and halfe a Monfter? 
 
 r<d. Lot, how he mockes me, wilt thou let him my 
 Lord ? 
 
 Ca!. 
 
12 The Temp eft* 
 
 Trin. Lord, quoth he ? that a Monfter fhould be fuch 
 aNaturall ? 
 
 (at. Loe, loe againe: bite him to death I prethee. 
 
 Ste. TrtneuLo, keepe a good tongue in yourhead : If 
 youproue a mutineers, the next Tree • thepoore Mon¬ 
 ger's my fubieft, and he (hall noftfuffer indignity. 
 
 (fal. 1 thanke my noble Lord. Wilt thou be pleat’d 
 to hearken once againe to the fuite I made to thee ? 
 
 See. Marry will 1 : kncele, and repeateit, 
 
 I will ft and, and fo (ball Tnnculo. 
 
 Enter ylrieU inutfible. 
 
 Co!. As I told thee before, I amfubie$to aTirsnt, 
 
 A Sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me 
 
 Of the Ifland. 
 
 ytrieh. Thou lyeft. 
 
 Cal. Thou lyeft, thou iefting Monkey thou : 
 
 I would my valiant Maftcr would deftroy thee. 
 
 I do not lye. 
 
 Ste. Trlncalo, ify ou trouble him any more in's tale, 
 
 By this hand,I will fupplant fomc ofyout teeth. 
 
 Trtn. Why. 1 faidnothing. 
 
 Ste , Mum then,and no more : proceed. 
 
 Cal. I fay by Sorcery he got this Ifie 
 
 From me, he got it. If thy GreatnefTe will 
 
 Reucnge it on him, (for I know thou dat’ft) 
 
 But cbisThing dare not. 
 
 Ste. That’s moft certaine. 
 
 Cal. Thou (halt be Lord ofit ,and lie ferue thee. 
 
 Ste. How now (hall this be compaft ? 
 
 Canft thou bring me to the party ? 
 
 Col. Yea, yea my Lord, lleyeeldhim thee afleepe. 
 Where thou maift knocke a naile into his head. 
 
 ylrull. Thou heft, thou canft not. 
 
 (at. What a py'de Ninnie’s this? Thou feuruy patch: 
 
 I do bcfeech thy GreatnefTe giue him blowes, 
 
 And take his bottle from him: When that’s gone. 
 
 He (ball drinke nought but brine, for lie not (hew him 
 Where the quickeFrefhes are. 
 
 Ste. Tnnculo, run into no further danger: 
 
 Interrupt the Monfter one word further, and by this 
 hand, lie turtle my mercie out o’doores, and makes 
 Stockfi (Hof thee. 
 
 Trin. Why, what did I ? 1 did nothing: 
 lie go farther olf, 
 
 Ste. Didftchounotfayhelyed? 
 
 jttieH. Thoulicft. 
 
 Ste. Do I fo ?Takethoo that. 
 
 As you like this, giue me the lye another time. 
 
 'Inn. I did not giue the lie: Out o’yout wittes, and 
 hearing too? 
 
 A pox o’yotsr bottle, this can Sacke and drinking doo: 
 Amurrcnon your Monfter, and the diuell take your 
 fingers. 
 
 C.tl, Ha,ha,ha. 
 
 Ste. Now forward with your Tale: prethee (land 
 further off. 
 
 Cal. Bcate him enough : after a little time 
 lie beace him too. 
 
 Ste. Stand farther; Come proceedc. 
 
 Cal. Why, as I told thee, Tisacuftomewith him 
 fth afternoone tofleepe: there thou maid braine him, 
 Hauing firft feiz’d his bookes : Or with a logge 
 
 Batter nis skull, or paunch him with a (lake, 
 
 , Or cut his wezand with thy knife. R cmember 
 \ Firft to poffcffc his Bookes; for without them 
 
 iHce’s but a Sot, as lam; nor bath not 
 
 One Spirit to command : they all do hate him 
 
 As rootedly as I. Bume but his Bookes.« 
 
 He ha s brauc Vtenfils(for fo he cades them) 
 
 Which when he has a hoofe, hee’l decke wsthalL 
 
 And that moft deeply to confider, is 
 
 The beautie ofhis daughter. he himfelft 
 
 Cals her a non-pareill : I neucr (awa woman 
 
 But one!y.S)cOT-.irrnyDarri,3nd (he; 
 
 But (lie as farre furpaffeth Sycorax. 
 
 As great'ftdo’sleaft. 
 
 Ste. Is it fobraue a Laffc ? 
 
 Cat. I Lord, (be will become thy bed.I Witrant, 
 
 And bring thee forth brauc brood. 
 
 Ste. Monfter, I will kill this man: his daughter and 
 
 I will be King and Queene, faue our Graces : and Tren- 
 calo and thy felfe fltalTbc Vice-royes : 
 
 Doft thou like the plot Tnnculo ? 
 
 Trtn. Excellent. 
 
 Ste. Giue me thy hand, I am forry I bcate thws 
 
 But while thou liu’ft keepe a good tongue in thy head. 
 
 Cal. Within this halfe hourc will he be afleepe. 
 
 Wilt thou deftroy him then ? 
 
 Ste. 1 on mine honour. 
 
 Strietl. This will I tellmy Mafler. 
 
 (at. Thou mak'ft me merry; I am full of pleafure. 
 
 Let vs be iocond. Will you troulethe Catch 
 
 You taught me but whileare ? 
 
 Sic. At t'ny requeft Monfter, 1 will do reafon. 
 
 Any reafon ; Come on Tnnculo, letvsfing. 
 
 Stags. 
 
 Flout 'em, and coat 'em : and sbetet 'em, and float 'em. 
 
 Thought n free. 
 
 Cal. Time’s not the tune. 
 
 Striellplates the tune on a Tabor and Pipe. 
 Ste. What is this fame i 
 
 Tnn This is the tune of out Catch, plaid by thepic- 
 turc of No body. 
 
 5tc.I(thou beeft a man,(hew thy felfe in thy likencs : 
 
 If thou beeft a diuell, takeT as thou lift. 
 
 Tnn. O forgiue me my finnes. 
 
 Ste. He that diespayes ail debts; I defie thee; 
 
 Mercy vpon vs. 
 
 Cal, Art thou affcard ? 
 
 Ste. No Monfter, not I. 
 
 Cal. Be not affeard, the Iflc is full ofnoyfes, 
 Sounds,and fwcet aires ,that giue delight and hurt not: 
 Sometimes a thoufand twanghng Inftruments 
 
 Will hum about mine eares; and fometime voices, 
 
 That ifl then had wak’d after long fleepe, 
 
 Will make me fleepe againe, and then in dreaming, 
 
 The clouds methought would open,and (hew riches 
 Ready to drop vpoD me, that when I wak’d 
 
 1 cri’de to dreame againe. 
 
 Ste. This will proue abraue fcingdometome. 
 
 Where 1 (hall haue my Muficke for nothing. 
 
 C‘d. yVhen Profpero is deftroy’d. 
 
 Ste. That (hall be by and by: 
 
 I t cm ember the ftotie. 
 
 Tnn. The found is going away. 
 
 Lets follow it, and after do our worke. 
 
 Ste. Leade Monfter, 
 
 Wee’l follow: I would I could fee this Taborer, 
 
 Helayes iron. 
 
 Trin. Wilt come? 
 
 lie follow Stepbanc. Exeunt. 
 
 Seen* 
 
The^Tmpejl . 
 
 Scena T ertia. 
 
 Enter Alonfo&baftian, AnthsmiofionxaUo, 
 
 • Adrtem ,Franctfco,&e. 
 
 Con. By r lakm.I can goe no furthcT.Sir, 
 
 My old bones akes : here s a ma 2 e trod indeede 
 Through fourth rights,8t Meanders: by your patience 
 I needes muft reft me. 
 
 Al. Old Lord, I connot blame thee, 
 
 Who, am my felfe attach’d with wearinefle 
 To th’dulhng of my fpirits: Sit dowqe.and reft ; 
 
 Euen here l wilt put off my hope.anrfkeepc it 
 No longer for my Flatterer • he is droun’d 
 Whom thus we ftray to finde,and the Sea mock s 
 Our frufttatefearch on land • well,let him'goc. 
 
 Ant. I am n ght glad ,that he’s to out of hope : 
 
 Doe not for one Tepulfe forgoe the purpofe 
 That you refolu'd t’efteil. 
 
 Sen. The next aduantage will we take throughly. 
 
 Ant. Let it be tonight. 
 
 For now they are opprefs'd with rrauaile.they 
 Will not.nor cannot vfe fuch vigilance 
 As when they are frcfli. 
 
 Solemne andfiranee Mufrkf ’■ and 'Proffer on the top (inttf. 
 fible : ) Enter fetter alt (} range (hopes .bringing in a Banket ; 
 and dance about it withgt nr leaf} ions of [atut at tons, and 
 inviting the Kinge&cioeatc, they depart. 
 
 Scb. i fay to night -■ no more. 
 
 At. What harmony is this ? my good friends.harke. 
 q«n. Maruellows fweet Muficke. 
 
 Ato . Giue vs kind keepers,heaues: what were thefe? 
 Seb. A huing Drtlerte . now 1 will beleeue 
 That there are Vnicoines: that in Arabia 
 There is one Tree,the Phcenix throne,one Phcenix 
 At this houre reigning there. 
 
 Am. He beleeue both : 
 
 And whatdo’selfe want crcdit.cometome 
 And llebefworne ’tis true :Trauellcrs ncre did lye, 
 Thohgh fooles at home condemne ern. 
 
 Con. 1 f in Naples 
 
 1 fhould report this now. would they beleeue me ? 
 
 If I fliould fay I faw fuch Iflands; 
 
 (For cerces,thefe are people of the Ifland) 
 
 Whothough they are ofmonftrous fhape.yet note 
 Their manners are more gentle, kinde.then of 
 Our humaine generation you fhall finde 
 Many, nay almoft any. 
 
 Pro. Honeft Lord, 
 
 Thou haft faid well, for fome of you *here prefent; 
 
 Ate worfe then diuels. 
 
 Al. I cannot too much mufe 
 Such fhapes ,fuch gefture.and fuch found exptefllng 
 
 (Although they want the vfe of tongue) a kindc 
 
 Ofexcellcm dumbe difeourfe. 
 
 'Pro. Praife in departing. 
 
 Fr. They vamfh’d ftrangely. 
 
 Seb. Nomattcr, fince (mac s. 
 
 They haue left their Viands behinde; for wee haue fio- 
 W>H pleafeyou tafte of what is here? 
 
 Ah. Not !. ( B °y ei 
 
 Con. Faith Sir,you ncede not feare .• when wee were 
 Who would beleeue that there were Mountayneeres, 
 Dew-lapt.lik e Buls,whofe throats had hanging at em 
 Wallets offlefh ?or that there wetefueh men 
 
 Whofe heads flood in their brefts ? which now we finde 
 
 Each putter out of fiue for one, will bring vs 
 Good warrant of. 
 
 Al. I will Hand to, and fetde. 
 
 Although my laft.no matter, fmee I feele 
 The beft is paft: brother : my I.ord^he Duke, 
 
 Stand too, and doe as we. 
 
 Thunder and Ltghlmmgi Enter Arte II (Jik* a Harpey) claps 
 his wings -upon the Table , and with a qusent device the 
 Banquet vantfhes. 
 
 %Ar. You are three men of finne, whom deft iny 
 That hath to inftrument this lower world, 
 
 And whatisin’t: thencuerfurfeitedSea, 
 
 Hath caus’d to belch vp you; and on this ifland. 
 
 Where man doth not inhabit, you mongft men. 
 
 Bring mod vnfit to Hue : l haue made you mad ; ^ 
 
 And euen with fuch like valour.men hang,and drowne 
 Their proper felues: you fooles,I and my fellowcs 
 Are minifters of Fate, the Elements 
 Of whom your fwords are temper’d,may as well 
 Wound the loud windes.or with bemockt-at-Stabs 
 Kill the flill clofing waters, as dimimfh 
 One dowle that’s in my plumbe: My fellow minifters 
 Are like-invulnerable: ifyou could hurt. 
 
 Your fwords are now too maffie for your ftrengths. 
 
 And will not be vplifted : But remember 
 (For that’s my bufmeffe to you) that JfSU three 
 From sJMillaine did fupplant good Pro/ptro, 
 
 Expos'd vnto the Sea (which hath requit it) 
 
 Hito, and his innocent childe : for which foulc deed, 
 
 The Powres,delaying (not forgetting) haue 
 Incens’d the Seas,and Shores; yea,all the Creatures 
 Againft your peace: Thee of thy Sonne, A/onfo 
 They haue bereft; and doe pronounce by me 
 Lingring perdition (worfe then any death 
 Can be at once) fhall ftep.by ftep ai tend 
 You.and your wayes, whofe wraths to guard you from, 
 Which here,in this molt defolate lflc.elfe fals 
 Vpon your heads,is noshing but hcarts-forrow, 
 
 And acleere lifeenfutng. 
 
 He vani(hes m Thunder . then (to (oft Muficke.) Entrr the 
 jlsapcs agame, and dattnee (with mockes and tnowet) and 
 carrying out the Table. 
 
 Pro. ftrauely the figureof this Harpie, haft thou 
 Perform’d(my Anell) a grace it had dcuouring: 
 
 Of my Inftruflion, haft thou nothing bated 
 In what thou had’ft to fay: fo with good life. 
 
 And obferuation ftrange, my meaner minifters 
 Their feucrall kindes haue done: my high charmes work, 
 And thefe (mine enemies) are all knit vp 
 In their diftraftions: they now are in my powre ; 
 
 And in thefe fits,I leaue them, while 1 vifit 
 Yong Fadmand(yshotn they fuppofe is droun'd) 
 
 And his,and mine loll’d darling. 
 
 Gon. I'th name of fomething holy,Sir.why (land you 
 In this ftrange flare ! 
 
 tsil. O.it is menftrous .• monftrous: 
 
 Me thought the billowes fpoke,and told n\t ofit, 
 
 The windes did fing it to me .* and the Thunder 
 (That deepe and dreadfull Organ-Pipe) pronounc d 
 The name of Proffer : it did bafe my T refpaffc. 
 Therefore my Sonne i'th Ooze is bedded; and 
 I’lc feckc him deeper then ere plummet founded 
 And with him there lye mudded. 
 
 Seb. But one feend at a time, 
 llefighttheir Legions ore. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 B 
 
 Ant. 1 
 
*4 
 
 Ant. lie be thy Second. Exeunt. 
 
 Co». All three of them are defperate: their great guilt 
 (Like poyfon giuen to worke a great time after) 
 
 Now gins to bite the fpints; I doe befecch you 
 (That are of fuppler ioynts) follow them fwiflly. 
 
 And hinder them from what this extafse 
 May now prouoke them to. 
 
 ySd. Follow,! pray you. Exssintomnes, 
 
 Mas Quart as. ScenzTrima. 
 
 En.'trPrcfpcro, Ferdinand,and Afiranda. 
 
 Pn>. If 1 haue too aufter ely punifh'd you. 
 
 Your corrspenfation makes amends, for i 
 Haue giuen you here,a third of mine ownt life. 
 
 Or that for which 1 liue: who,once againc 
 1 tender to thy hand : All thy vexation* 
 
 Were but my trials of thy loue, and thou 
 Haft ftrangely flood the teft : here,afore heauen 
 I ratific this my rich guift : O Ferdinand, 
 
 Doe not fmile at me, that I boaft her of, 
 
 For thou (halt findc fhe will out-ftrip all prjtfe 
 And make it halt.behinde her. 
 
 Ter. 1 doe beleeue it 
 Agamft an Oracle. 
 
 Pro. Then,as my gueft.and thine ownc acquifuioo 
 Worthily purchas’d,takemy daughter; But 
 if thou do*lt breakc her Virgin-knot, before 
 All fan£hmomous ceremonies may 
 With full and holy right, be miniftred. 
 
 No fwcet afperfion final) theheauenslet fall 
 To make this contrail grow; but bsrraine hate, 
 Sower-ey’d difdaine, and difeord fhallbeftrew 
 The vnicn of you t bed, with weedes fo loathly 
 That you (hall hate it both: Therefore takeheede. 
 
 As Hymens Lamps ftiall light you. 
 
 Ter Aal hope 
 
 For quiet dayes.faire lfTiie,and long life, 
 
 With fuch loue,as ‘tis now the murkieft den. 
 
 The molt opportune place,the ftrongftfuggefiion. 
 
 Out worfer Genius can.fhall neuer melt 
 Mine honor into luft, to take away 
 The edge of that dayes celebration, 
 
 When i fhall thinke.or Phoebus Steeds are founderd. 
 
 Or Night kept chain'd below. 
 
 Pro. Fairely fpoke ; 
 
 Sit then,and talke with her,fhe is thine ownc ; 
 
 What Ariel!, my induftrious fern at ArielL Enter AruU. 
 sir. What would niy potent rnafter ? here ! am. 
 pro. Thou,and thy meaner fellowes, your laft feruice 
 Did worthily performe: and 1 muft vfe you 
 In fuch another trickegoe bring the rabble 
 (Ore whom 1 giue thee powre) here,to this place: 
 Incite them to quicke motion, for I rmift 
 Btftow vpon theeyes of this yongcouple 
 Some vanity ofmine Art: it is my promife. 
 
 And they expefl it from me. 
 
 Ar. Prefently ? 
 
 ‘Pro. I: with a twinckc. 
 a Ar. Before you can fay come,and goe. 
 
 And breathe twice j and ay,fo,fo.- 
 Fach one tripping on his Toe, 
 
 Will be here with mop,and rr.owe. 
 
 Doe you loue me Maftecf no? 
 
 Pro. Deareiy.my delicate Anell-. doe net approach 
 Till thou do’ft heare me call. 
 
 Ar. Well. Iconceiue. Exit. 
 
 Pro. Looke thou be true .• doe not giue dalliance 
 Too much the raigne: the ftrongeft oaches.arc flraw 
 To th'fire ith' blood .• be moreabftenious. 
 
 Or elfc good night your vow. 
 
 Fer. I warrant you, Sir, 
 
 The white cold virgin Snow.vpon my heart 
 Abates the ardour of my Liuer. 
 
 ‘Pro. Well. 
 
 Now come my Ariell,being a Corolary, 
 
 Rather then want a Spirit;appear,8£ pertly. Soft mufick.. 
 No tongue .• all eyes; be filent. Enter Ins, 
 
 Ir. Ceres, moft bounteous Lady,thy rich Leas 
 Of Wheate,Rye,Barley,Fetches.Oates and Peafe; 
 
 Thy Turphie-Mountames,where liue nibling Sheepe, 
 Ad. 1 flat Mcdes thetchd with Stouer,them to keepe: 
 
 Thy banket with pioned,and twilled brims 
 Which fpungie Apr ill,u thy heftbetrims; 
 
 To make cold Ny mphes chart crownes; & thy broome* 
 Whofe fhadosv the difmifTed Batchelor loues, ( grouts; 
 Being lafle-lorne: thy pole-dipt vineyard, 
 
 And thy Sea-rrmge ftirrile.and rockey-hard. 
 
 Where thou thy felte do’ll ayre.tBe Quecne o'th Skie, 
 Whole watry Arch, and meffenger.aml. 
 
 Bids thee leaue thefe,8c with her foueraigne grace, June 
 Here on this gra(Tc-plot,in this veryplace defends. 
 To come,and fport: here Peacocks flye amaine .• 
 Approach, rich Ceres, her toentertame. Enter Ceres. 
 
 Crr. Haiie.many-colouredMelTenger.thatneie 
 Do’ft dtfobey the wife of /up iter: 
 
 Who,with thy faffron wings,vpon my fiowres 
 DifFufeft hony drops,refreshing Ihowres, 
 
 And with each end of thy blew bowe do’ft crowne 
 My boskie acres,and my vnfhrubd downs. 
 
 Rich fcarph to my proud earth: why hath ihyQueene 
 Summond me hither,to this fhort gras’d Greene ? 
 
 [r. A contract of true Loue,to celebrate. 
 
 And fome donation freely to eftate 
 On the bles’d Louers. 
 
 Cer. Tell meheauenly Bowe, 
 
 If Feans o? her Sonne,as thou do’ft know, 
 
 Doe now attend cheQneene ? ftnee they did plot 
 The meanes.that duskie Dss.vny daughter got, 
 
 Her,and her biind-Boyes fcandald company, 
 
 1 haue forfwome. 
 
 Ir. Of her focietie 
 Be not afraid: Imet her deitie 
 Cutting the clouds towards Paphos dhei Son 
 Done drawn withher: here thought they to haue done 
 Some wanton charme.vpon this Man and Maide, 
 
 Whofe vowes are,that no bed-right fiiall be paid 
 Till Hymens Torch be lighted: but in vaine, 
 
 Msrfes hot Minion is retumd again*. 
 
 Her wafpifh headed fonne.has broke his arrowes. 
 Swears he will fnoote no more,but play with Sparrows, 
 And be a Boy right out. 
 
 Cer. HigSieft Quecne of State, 
 
 Great luno comes,! know her by her gate. 
 
 lu. How do’s my bounteous After ? goe with me 
 To bldfe this twaine.that they may profpetous be. 
 
 And honourd in their Iflue. They Sing. 
 
 In. Honor jtekts jsMsy'vtte ,bleffmg % 
 
 Long coHStn'Joncessnd tnersajing, 
 
 Hourg/y tops, bejitii vpon you, 
 
 Juno 
 
'IheTempefi, 
 
 *5 
 
 Inna fugs her Miffing s on jut*. 
 
 Earths inb-tafeffajion pita tie, 
 
 Uarr.es, and Corners, neuer empty. 
 iKiet, mthchtfirjng bunches growing, 
 
 Piants, wtth goodly burl ben bowing: 
 
 Spring come > oyvii a! the farthefl, 
 
 In the very end of H aruef}. 
 
 Scarcity and went fhaU/hunjou t 
 Qettiblejfutgfois on you. 
 
 Per. This is a mo ft maiefticke vifion, and 
 Harmonious charmingly : may 1 be bold 
 To think* thefe fpirits? 
 
 pro. Spirits.which by mine Art ^ 
 
 T hauc from their confines call'd to ena [t 
 My prefent fancies. 
 
 Per. Let meliue here euer, 
 
 Jorareawondred Father, and awuf 
 
 Makes this place Paradife. 
 
 pro. Sweet now, filence: 
 
 U>so*n&Ceres whifperferiouflv, 
 
 There’s fomething elfc to doc; hulk, and be mu 
 Or elfe our fpell »$ mar d. 
 
 Iuno and Ceres wb.Jjter^dfend Ins on employment 
 Ins. YouNimphs cald Nay ados of y windring brooks, 
 With your ledg’d crowncs.and euer-harmekfk Mokes, 
 t eaueyour ctifpe channels, and on this greenc-Land 
 Anfwere your fummons. Iuno do s command. 
 
 Come temperate Nmphcs, and hclpe to celebrate 
 A Comraft of true Loue: be not too Sate. 
 
 Enter Certain* Nimphes. 
 
 You Sun-bum’d Sick! emen of Auguft weary, 
 
 Come hether from the furrow, and be merry, 
 
 Make holly day : your Rye-ftraw hats put on, 
 
 And thefe ftelb Nimphcs encounter eucry one 
 
 the Ntmpbet.m a graceful! dance,towards the cna where 
 of Profpero farts fodamly ayidfpeakes, after, w . 
 firange hollow andconfufednoyfe, they beauitjr vantjh. 
 Pro. I had forgot that foule cor.fpiracy 
 Of the beaft and his confederates 
 
 Againft my life: the minute of their plot 
 Is almoft come: Well done, auotd: no more. 
 
 Fer. This is firange : your fathers in tome paHion 
 
 That workes him ftrongly, 
 
 Mir. Neuer till this day 
 Saw 1 him touch’d with anger, fo dmemper d. 
 
 Pro. You doe looke (my fon) in a moil d lo« s 
 As if you were difmaid: be cheerefud Sit, 
 
 Out Reuels now are ended: 1 htfe our aflors, 
 
 1 (As I foretold you) were all Spirits, and 
 Are melted into Ayre, into thin Ayre, 
 
 And like the bsfeletle fabricke ofthis vtbon 
 
 ‘!lhe Clowd-captTowres, the gorgeous Pal.aces , 
 
 |The folenme Temples, the great Globe it felic, 
 jYea,all which it inherit, dial 1 diffolue, 
 
 |And like this infubftamiall Pageant faded 
 iLcaue not a rackc bchinde: we are fuch ftufte 
 As dreames are made on; and our little ute 
 
 broundedwithafleepesSir,larnvext, 
 
 Ceate wtth my weakenefk.my old brame ts trouoled. 
 Be not difiutb’d with my infinr.itie, 
 
 If you be pleas’d, retire into my Cell, 
 
 And there repofe, a tutne or two, lie walke 
 
 To flill my beating minde. 
 
 for. Mtr. We wi lb your peace. 
 
 Pro .Come with a thought; I thank thee ArieU: come. 
 
 Enter ArieU. 
 
 At. Thy thoughts I cleaue to, what’s thy pleafure ? 
 
 Pro. Spirit: We muft prepare to meet with Caliban. 
 
 Ar. I my Commander, when I prefented Ceret 
 1 thought to haue told thee of it, but I fear'd 
 Leaft I might anger thee. 
 
 Pro. Say again .where did ft thou leaue thefe varlots? 
 
 Ar. I told you Sir,they were red-hot with drinking. 
 
 So full of valour,that they fmote the ayre 
 For breathing in their faces: beate the ground 
 For killing of their feete; yet alwaies bending 
 Towards their proiedl: then I beate my Tabor, 
 
 At which like vnback’t colts they pritkt their cares, 
 Aduanc’d their eye-lids, lifted vp their nofes 
 As they fmelc muficke, fo I charm’d their cares 
 ThatCalfe-likc, they my lowing follow’d, through 
 Tooth’d briars,fharpe firres, pricking goffe,& thorns, 
 Which entrea their fraile (bins: at laft I left them 
 
 J’th’filthy mantled poole beyond your Cell 
 
 There dancing vp to th’chins, that the fowle ~ske 
 Ort-ftunck theit feet. 
 
 pro. This was well done (my bird,' 
 
 Thy fhape inuifible retaine thou ftill: 
 
 The trumpery in my houfe, goe bring it hither 
 For ftale to catch thefe theeues. Ar .I go, I goe. Exit. 
 
 Pro. A Deuill, a borne-Deuill, on whofe nature. 
 Nurture can neuer fticke : on whom my paines 
 Humanely taken, all, all loft, quite loft. 
 
 And, as with age, his body ouglier gro wes, 
 
 So his minde cankers: I will plague them all , 
 
 Euen to roaring: Come, hang on them this line. 
 
 Enter Aricil, loadenwith gliflermgapparcll,&c. tenter 
 Caliban, Stephano, <tndTtmculo, all wet. 
 
 Cal. Pray you tread foftly, that tbeblinde Mole may 
 not heare afoot fall: we now are neete his Cell. ^ 
 
 St. Monfter.yourFairy.A you fay is a harmles rairy, 
 Has done little better then plaid the lacke with vs. 
 
 Erin. Monfter, I do ftuell all horfe-pifle, at whiti 
 
 My nofeis in great indignation. 
 
 ^Ssc. So is mine. Do you heare Mor.ftcr: If I (houid 
 Take a difpkafure againft you : Looke you. 
 
 Trim Thou wen but a loft Monfter. 
 
 Cel. Good my Lord, giue me thy fauour Ril, 
 
 Be patient, for the prize lk bring thee too 
 Shill hud winke this mifchancc: iheretote fpeake foftly, 
 
 All’s hufbtas midnight yet. 
 
 Erin. I, but to loofc our bottles in the Poole. 
 
 Ste. There is not onely difgrace and dilbononr. that 
 
 Monfter, but an infinite Ioffe. 
 
 7>. That’s more to me then my wetting: 
 
 Yet this is your harmless Fairy, Monfter. 
 
 Ste. I will fetch off my bottle. 
 
 Though 1 be o'rseares for my labour. 
 
 fA Pvc-thec (my King) be quiet. Secft thouhe^e 
 This is the mouth o’ch Cel!: no nolfe.and 
 Do that good mifcheefe.which may make tins ifland 
 Thine owns for euer, and I thy Caltbt.n 
 For aye thy foot-licker. 
 
 Ste, Giue me thy hand, 
 
 I do begin to haue bloody droughts. , 
 
 rrsn. O King Stephana, O Peere : O worthy Stephano, 
 Looke what a wardrobe heeic is for thee. 
 
 Cal. Let it alone thou fook, it i» but train. 
 
 7>i, oh, ho, Monfter: wee know what belong* to 
 
 frippery, OKing Stephana. 
 
l6 c Tbe ( Tmpefl' 
 
 Ste. Put off that gowne (Trmculo) by this hand lie 
 haue that gownc. 
 
 7r*. Thy grace (hall haue it. (meane 
 
 The dropfie drowne this foole, wh3t doe you 
 To doaie thus on fuch luggage /let’s alone 
 Anti doe the mutther firft : if he awake, 
 
 From toe to crownehec‘1 fill out skins withpinches. 
 Make vs ftrange ftuffc. 
 
 Sre. Be you quiet (Monftcr) Miflris line, is not this 
 my lerkin? now is the Jerkin vnder the line: now ler- 
 kin you are like to lofe your haire.&proue a bald lerkin. 
 
 7Vww Doe, doe; we Beale by lyne and leuell, and'i 
 like your grace. 
 
 Sre. I thank thgc For that iefl ; hect’s a garment for’t: 
 Wit (hail not goc vn-rewarded while 1 am King of this 
 Country: Steale by line and leuell, is an excellent pafie 
 of pate : there’s another garment for’t. 
 
 7W. Monfter, come put fome Lime vpon your fin ¬ 
 gers, and away with the refi. 
 
 Cat, I wiil haue none on’t: we fhall loofe our time. 
 And all^e turn’d to Barnacles, or to Apes 
 With foreheads villanous low. 
 
 Ste. Monftcr, lay to your fingers: lielpe to bcatc this 
 away, where my hogfhcadoi wineis.orllcturncyou 
 out of my kingdoms : goe to, carry this. 
 
 Tu. And this. 
 
 Sit. 1, and this. 
 
 ji noyfc of Hunters heard. Enter diners Spirits in (hope 
 ef Dogt and Hounds, bunting them abont t Profjuro 
 and t/irtel felt tag them on. 
 
 Pro. Hey t^Mountame, hey. 
 
 Art. Sdtter : there it goes. Stiver. 
 
 Pro. Fury, Fury: there Tyrant, there „• harke, harke. 
 Goe, charge my Goblins that they gtinde their ioynts 
 With dry Convulcions, fhorten vp their finewes 
 Withaged Cramps, & morepinch-fpottcd make them. 
 Then Pard, or Cat o’Mounuine. 
 
 An. Harke, they rote. 
 
 Pro. Let them be hunted foundly; At this borne 
 Lies at my mercy all mine enemies : 
 
 Shortly (hall all my labours end, and thou 
 Shalt haue the ayre at freedome; for a little 
 Follow, and doe me fciuice. Exeunt. 
 
 <tA ttus tjuintus: Sccena "Trima . 
 
 Enter Profpcro {in hie Maguke robes') and ArieL 
 
 Pro. Now do’s my ProieQ gatliertoahead: 
 
 My charmes crackc not: my Spirits obey.and Time• 
 Goes vpright with his carriage: how’s the day ? 
 
 **4r. On the fixt hower, at which time, my Lord 
 You faidourworkc fhould ceafe. 
 
 Pro, ididfayfo. 
 
 When firft I rais’d thc-Tempcft : fay my Spirit, 
 
 How fares the King, and’s followers ? 
 
 At. Confin’d together 
 In the fame fafhion, as you gaue in charge, 
 
 Iuft as you left them; all prifoners Sir 
 In the Line-groue which weather.fends your Cell, 
 They cannot boudge till your releafc: The King, 
 His Brother, and yours^bidc all three diftra&ed. 
 And ihe remainder mourning ouer them. 
 
 Brim full of borrow, and difmay tbuc chiefly 
 
 Him that you term’d Sir, the good old Lord GtnxaUo, 
 His ceares runs downe his beard like winters drops 
 From eaues of reeds: your charm fo ftrongly works’em 
 That if you now beheld them, your affections 
 Would become tender. 
 
 Pro. Doft thou thinke fo. Spirit ? 
 
 Ar. Mine would, Sir, were I humane. 
 
 Pro. And mine (hall. 
 
 Haft thou (which art but aire) a touch, a feeling 
 Of their afflictions, and (hall not my felfe, 
 
 One of their kinde, chat rcllifti all as (harpely, 
 
 Paffion as they, be kindlier mou’d then thou art ? 
 
 Thogh with their high wrongs I am ftrook to th’quick, 
 Yet, with my nobler reafon, gainft my furie 
 Doe I take part: the rarer A Chon is 
 In vertue.then in vengeance: they, being penitent. 
 
 The foie drift of my purpofe doth extend 
 !»Not a frownc further :Goe,reIeafe them Ariel !, 
 
 My Charmes lie breake,theirfences lie teftore. 
 
 And they (hall be themfelues. 
 
 Ar. lie fetch them,Sir. Exit. 
 
 Pro. Ye Elues ofhils,brooks,(lading lakes & groues. 
 And ye, that on the fands withprintlefte foote 
 Doe chafe the ebbing-A/q>r#»e, and doe flie him 
 When he comes backe : you demy-Puppets, that 
 By Moone-fhine doe the gteene fowrc Ringlets make, 
 WhereoftheEwenot bites : and you,whofepaftime 
 Is to make midnight-Mufhrumps, that reioyee 
 To heare the folcmne Curfewe,by whofe ayde- 
 ( Weake Mailers though ye be) I haue bedymn’d 
 The Noone tide Sun.call’d forth the muienous windcs. 
 And twist the greene Sea, and the aiur’d vault 
 Set roaring warre: To the dread ratling Thunder 
 Haue 1 giuen fire, and rifted lotus ftowt Oke 
 With his owne Bolt: The ftrongbafs’d promontoric 
 Haue I made (hake, and by thcfpurs pluckt vp 
 The Pyne, and Cedar. Graues at my command 
 Haue wak’d theirfleepers,op’d,and let’em forth 
 By my fo potent Art. But this rough MagWke 
 I hccrc abiure : and when I haue requir'd 
 Some heauenly Muficke (which euen now 1 do) 
 
 To worke mine end vpon their Senccs, that 
 This Ayrie-charme is for, l ie breake my ftaffe, 
 
 Bury it certaine fadomes in the earth , 
 
 And deeper then did eucr Plummet found 
 
 He drowne my booke. Solesnne muficke, 
 
 Heere enters Ariel before: Then Alonfo with afrantickegt - 
 fiure,attended by Gonsalo. Sebaftian and Anthonio i» 
 IJ(f manner attended by Adrian and FrancifcotTfrey all 
 enter the circle which Profpero had made } andthere fiand 
 charm’d: which Profpero ebferumg,(j>eakes, 
 
 A folemne Ayre,and the bed comforter. 
 
 To an vufetled fancie, Cure thy braines 
 (Now vfeleffe) boile within thy skull: there Band 
 For you are Spell.ftopt. 
 
 Holy CmxAlo, Honourable man, 
 
 Mine eyes ev’n fociable to the (hew ofthine 
 Fall fellowly drops: The charme diffolues apace, 
 
 And as the morning ftcales vpon the night 
 (Melting the darkeoeffe) fo their riling fencer 
 Begin to chace the ignorant fumes that mantle 
 Their cleerer reafon. O good Cometh 
 My true preferuer, and a loyal! Sir, 
 
 To him tnou follow’d; I will pay thy graces 
 Home both in word,and deede: Mod cruelly 
 
 Didft 
 
Did thou Ahnfo,\(t ms, and my daughter: 
 
 Thy brother was a furtherer in the Adi, 
 
 Thou art pinch’d for’t now Selafihn. c iefh,and blood. 
 You, brother mine, that emertaine ambition, 
 
 Expelld remorfe, and nature, whom, with Sthajhan 
 ( vYhofe inward pinches therefore are mott fltong) 
 Would heete haue kill'd your King: I do forgiue thee, 
 VnnaturaU though thou art :Their vnderftanding 
 Begins to fwell, and the approving tide 
 Will (horrly fill the reafonable ihore 
 That now ly foule, and muddy : not one of them 
 That yet lookes on me, or would know me: Anell, 
 Fetch nie the Hat, and Rapier in my Cell, 
 
 I will d'lfcafc me, and my felfe prefent 
 As I was fometime •• quickly Spirits 
 
 Thou fhalt erelong be free. 
 
 ArteBfings, end helps to attire him. 
 Where the Bee fecks, therefuchj, 
 
 In a Cow ftps hell, l lie, 
 
 ']%ere ! coivch when Owlet doecne, 
 
 On the Batts hacke / docflie 
 after Sommer merrily. 
 
 Merrtly, merrily,[hall / hue now. 
 
 V nder the hlcfom that hangs on the Bow. 
 
 Pro, Why that’s my dainty inell : 1 fhali mifie 
 Thee,but yer thou (halt haue fteedome :fo,fo,fo. 
 
 7 o the Kings (hip, inuifible as thou art. 
 
 There (halt thou finde the Marriners aflcepe 
 Vndet the Hatches : the Matter and the Boat-fwaine 
 Being'awake, enforce them to this place ; 
 
 And prefently, I pre’thee. 
 
 Ar. Idrinke the aire before me,and returne 
 Or ere your pulfe twice beate. Exit. 
 
 Con. All torment, trouble, wonder,and amazement 
 Inhabits heere: fomc heauenly power guide vs 
 Out of this fearefull Country, 
 
 Pro. Behold Sir King 
 The wronged Duke of Mtdeine, Profpero: 
 
 For morealfurance that a huing Prince 
 Do’s now fyeake to thee, I embrace thy body, 
 
 And to thee, and thy Company, I bid 
 A hearty Welcome, 
 
 Ah. Where thou bee 3 ! 1 ! he or no, 
 
 Or iomt inchanted triflle to ahufe me, 
 
 (As late I hauc beene) I dot know: thy Pulfe 
 Beats as of flefti ,and blood: and fince 1 faw thee, 
 Th’sfRi&ionofmy minde amends, with which 
 I feare a madnefle held me: this mutt crane 
 (And if this best all) a mod ftrangeftory. 
 
 Thy Dukedomc 1 reftgne, and doe entreat 
 
 Thou pardon me ray wrongs: Butliow (hold Prefpew 
 
 Be lining, and be heete ? 
 
 Pro. Firft, noble Frend, 
 
 Let me embrace thine age, whofe honot cannot 
 Be meafur’d, or confin’d. 
 
 Gone.. Whether this be. 
 
 Or be not. He not fvveare. 
 
 Pro. You doe yet tafte 
 
 Some fubtleties o'rh’ ifie, that will nor let you 
 Beleeue things certaine: Wellcome, my friends all, 
 Euryou,my brace of Lords,were I fo sunded 
 I heere could plucke his Highneffe frewnevpon you 
 And luftifie you Traitors :atthit time 
 I will tell no taler. 
 
 Seh. The Diuell fpeakes in bim: 
 
 Pro. No i 
 
 For you (raoft wicked Sir J wh om to caftbrother 
 Would euen uifedt ray mouth, 1 do forgiue 
 Thy rankeft fault; ail of them: and requirt 
 My Dukedomc of dice, which, perforce I know 
 Thou mutt refiore. 
 
 AJo. If thou beeft Projfero 
 Gtbe vsparttcuiars of thy preferuation. 
 
 How then ha ft itk t vs heere, whom three howres fisice 
 Were wrackt vpon this fhcre r where I haue loft 
 (How fharp the point ofthis remtmbrance is) 
 
 My deere foune Ferdinand. 
 
 Pro. I am woe for’t 9 Sir. 
 
 Ah. Irreparable is the Ioffe,-and patience 
 Saies.n is pad her cure. 
 
 Pro. liaiherthinkc 
 Younaue not fought her helpe, of whofe fo ft grace 
 Foj the like Ioffe, ! haue her touciaigneaid. 
 
 And reft my felfe content. 
 
 Alt. You the like Ioffe } 
 
 Pro As great tome, as laic, and fnpportable 
 T o make the deere loffe,haue I meanes much weaker 
 Then you may call to comfort you j for 1 
 Haue loft my daughter. 
 
 Alo. A daughter ? 
 
 Oh heauens, that they were lining both in Nalpet 
 The King and Queenc there, that they were, 1 wiflt 
 My felfe were raudded in that oo-aie bed 
 Where my fonne lies: when did you lofe your daughter? 
 
 Pro. IntiiisUftTempeft. I perceiue thefe Lord* 
 
 Ac this encounter doe fo much admire, 
 
 That they deuoure their reafon.and fcarce thinke 
 Their eiesdos offices of Truth: Their words 
 Arc naturall breath: buc howfoeu’r you haue 
 Beene iuftled from your fences, know foe certain 
 That I am Prof ere t and that very Duke 
 Which was thruft forth of Millame, who mo ft ftrangely 
 V pon this Ihorefwhere you were wrackt) was landed 
 To be the Lord on’t: Mo more yet of this, 
 
 For 'tis a Chronicle ofday by day. 
 
 Not a relation for a break-faft,nor 
 Befitting this firft meeting : Welcome, Sir 5 
 I This Cell’s my Court: heere haue I few attendants. 
 
 And Subiefts none abroad; pray you looke in: 
 
 My Dukcdonie finte you haue giuen me againe, 
 
 I will requite you with as good a thing, 
 
 At Icaft bring forth 6 wonder, to content ye 
 As much, as me my Dukedomc. 
 
 Here Profpero dtfeouers Ferdinand and Miranda , play 
 mg at Chejfe. 
 
 Mir. Sweet Lctd,you play rr.efaife. 
 
 Far. No my deareftloue, 
 
 I would not foe the world. (wrangle 
 
 Mir. Yes, forafeoreofKiogdomes, you ihoulo 
 And l would call it faire play. 
 
 Alo. Ifthisproue 
 A vifion of the I (land, one deere Sonne 
 Shall I twice loofe. 
 
 Seh. A mod high miracle. 
 
 Fer. Though the Seas threaten they merdfull, 
 
 I haue curs’d them without caufe. 
 
 Ah. Now all the bleffrags 
 Of a glad father, compaffe thee about: 
 
 Arife, and fay how thou cam’ft heere, 
 
 I Mir. O wonder! 
 
 How many goodly creatures are these heere > 
 
 How beauteous mankinde is ? O braue new world 
 
 B t That 
 
l8 TheTempeJi 
 
 [That has fuch people in‘t. 
 
 i'n. 'Tisnewjo thee. (play? 
 
 Alo. What is this Maid, with wham thou was'cae 
 Your cld’ft acquaintance cannot be three houres : 
 
 ' Is ftie the goddetTe that hath (euer’d vs. 
 
 And brought vs thus together: 
 
 Fir. S ir,fhe is mortal!; 
 
 But by immortall prouidence.fhe’smine; 
 Ichofeherwhen 1 could not aske my Fathet 
 For his aduife: not thought! had one : She 
 Is daughter to this famous Duke of AiilUmt , 
 
 Ofwhorn, fo often 1 haue heard renowne, 
 
 But neuet faw before: of whom I haue 
 Receiu’d afecond life; and fecond Father 
 This I.ady makes him Co me. 
 sits. I am hers. 
 
 But O.how odly will it found, that J 
 Muft 4 ske my childe fotgiueneffe ? 
 
 Fro. There Sir (lop. 
 
 Let vsnot b urthenout rcmembrances,with 
 A heauinefte that’s gon. 
 
 Gen. 1 haue inly wept, 
 
 Ot fhould Suae (poke ere this: looke down? you gods 
 &nd on this couple drop a blefled crowne; 
 
 For it is you, that haue chalk’d forth the way 
 Which brought vs hither. 
 
 Alo. 1 fay Amen, Gonx.ailo. 
 
 Gon. Was Mill tine thrud from Msllaine^lt his IfTue 
 Should become Kings of Naples ? O reioyce 
 Beyond a common toy, and fet it downe 
 With gold on lading Pillers: In one voyage 
 Did (larifellhex husband finde at Tunis, 
 
 And Ferdsnavdhsr brother, found a wife. 
 
 Where he himfelfe was loft : /’r.^crv.hisDukedome 
 In s pocre Ifle •• and all of vs,out felucs, 
 
 Whenno man was his owns. 
 
 Alo. Giue me your hands: 
 
 Let griefe 3nd forrow Rill embrace his bean. 
 
 That doth not wifh you toy. 
 
 Gen, Be it fo. Amen. 
 
 Enter Artoll.wttb the Mafter and Boatfwaine 
 amaredly following. 
 
 O lookeSir.looke Sir.here is mote of vs: 
 
 I prophefi’d, if a Gallowes were on Land 
 This fellow could not drowne Now blafphemy, 
 
 That fwear’ft Grace ore.boord,oot an oath on fhore. 
 Haft thou no mouth by land ? 
 
 What is the newes? 
 
 Bat. The heft newes is, that we haue fafely found 
 Our King, and company: The next .• our Ship, 
 
 Which but three glafles fincc, we gaue out fplit, 
 ?styte,3nd yare, and brauely rig’d, as when 
 We Juft put out to Sea. 
 
 Ar. Sir, all this feruice 
 Mane I done nnce I went. 
 
 Fro. My trickfey Spirit. 
 
 t silo. Thefe are not natural! eutns, they ftrengthen 
 From ftrange s toftranger: fay, how came you hither? 
 
 Hot, Is I did thinke, Sir,? were well awake, 
 
 I’ld ftriue to tell you: we were dead of fteepe, 
 
 And (how we knew not) all clapt vnder hatches, 
 Where,but euen now,with ftv3nge,andfeueral! noyfes 
 Ofroring.fttreeking.howling.ginglingchaines, 
 
 And modiuerfitie of founds, all horrible. 
 
 We were awak’d: flraight way, at liberty; 
 
 Whese we, in 2 !! our trim, frefhly beheld 
 
 Our royal!, good, and gallant Ship .• our M after 
 C 3 pring tc eye her: on a trice, fo pleafe you, 
 
 Euen in a dreame, were we diulded from them, 
 
 And were brought moaping hither. 
 
 Ar. VYas’t well done ? 
 
 Pro. Brauely (my diligence) thou (halt be free. 
 
 Ah. This is as ftrange a Maze, as ere men trod. 
 
 And there is in this bufinefie.more then nature 
 Waseuer condutlof ifomeOrade 
 Muft re&ifte our knowledge. 
 
 Fro. Sir, my Leige, 
 
 Doe not infeflyour minde, with beating on 
 The firangeneffe of this bu(inefTe,at pickt kifure 
 (Which (bail be fbortly fmgle) I’lerefolue you, 
 
 (Which to you (hall feeme probable) of eucry 
 Thefe happend accidents •• till when, be cheerefull 
 And thinke of each thing well: Come hither Spirit, 
 
 Set Caliban t and his companions ftee: 
 
 Vntye the Spell • Howfares my gracious Sit ? 
 
 There are yet mifling of your Ccntpanie 
 Some fe w odds Lads, that you remember not 
 
 Enter Artel!, dr in in? in Caliban, Stephana, and 
 Trinculo in theirflolne Apparell. 
 
 Ste. Euery man fhift for ail the reft, and let 
 No man take care for himfelfe; for all is 
 But fortune ■.('cragio Bully.Monftet Corafio. 
 
 Trt. If thefe be ttuefpies which I weare inmy head, 
 here’s a goodly fight. 
 
 Cal. OSetebot, thefe be braue Spirits mdeede 
 How fine my Mafter is? lamafraid 
 He will chaftife me. 
 
 Seb. Ha,ha: 
 
 What things are thefe, my Lord Anthonto ? 
 
 Will money buy em / 
 
 jtm. Very like : one ofthem 
 Is a plaine Fifh, and no doubc marketable. 
 
 Trc. Markebutthebadgesofthefemen.my Lords, 
 Thenfayifthey bettueiThismifhapenknauei 
 His Mother was a Witch, and one fo ft tong 
 That could controle the M oone j make fto wes.and ebs 
 And deale in her command, without her power : 
 
 Thefe three haue robd me,and this demy-diuell 5 
 (For he’s abaftard one) had plotted with them 
 To take my life: two ofthefe Fellowes, you 
 Mu ft know,and owne.chts Thing of darkendfe,! 
 Acknowledge mine. 
 
 Col. I fhaiibepinchcto death. 
 
 Alo. Is not this Seepbano,my drunken Busier ? 
 
 Seb. Heisdrunkenowj 
 Where had he wine? 
 
 Alo. And Trtnctelo is reeling ripe: where IViouid they 
 Finde this grand Liquor that hath gilded.’em ? 
 
 How cam’ft thou in this pickle ? 
 
 Trt. I haue bin in fu ch a pickle fince I faw you laft, 
 That 1 feare me will neuer out of my bones: 
 
 I (hall not feare fly-blowing. 
 
 Seb. Who ho w now Stephans ? 
 
 Ste, O touch me not.I am not Srephaw>,bm aCrarnp, 
 *Prt. You’ldbeKingo’the Ifle, Sirha? 
 
 Ste. I ftiould haue bin afore one then. 
 
 Aie, This is a ftrange thing as ere I look’d on. 
 
 ’Fro. Heisas difprepomon’d an his Manners 
 As in his fhape: Goe Sirha, to my Cell, 
 
 Take with you your Companions: as you looke 
 T 0 haue my pardon, trim it handfomely. 
 
 Cal. I ehaic I will: and Sle be wife hereafter, 
 
 And 
 
The Tempejt. 
 
 19 
 
 And feeke for grace: what a chiice double Afie 
 
 \V as I to cake this drunkard for a god f 
 And worfhip thisdull foolc? 
 
 Pro. Goeto,away. ( fo '' !nd,t 
 
 Mo. Hence, and beftowyour luggage wnereyou 
 Sto. Oriole it rather. 
 
 Fro. Sir, I inuue your Highnefle, and your traine 
 To my poore Cell: where you fhall take your reft 
 For this onenighc, which part of it, lie wafte 
 With fuch difcourfe.as I not doubt,(hall make tt 
 Goe quicke away : Thetloiy of my lile, 
 
 And the particular accidents, gon by 
 Sinec I came to this llle: And in the morne 
 I’le bring you to your fhip , and fo to Naples. f 
 
 Wherelhsuehopetofec tne nuptial! 
 
 Or thefe our decre-bclou’d, folemnized. 
 
 And thence retire me to my Mi'lune, where 
 Eucry third thought fhall benny graue. 
 
 Ale. I long 
 
 To hcarc the Itory of youj life ; which tnuft 
 Take the care fhrngcly. 
 
 Pro. I’lcdeiiuer all, 
 
 And promife you cajmc Seas, aufpicious gale?. 
 
 And faile, fo expeditious, that fhall catch 
 Your Royal!fleece farreof? :My Arid jchicke 
 That is thy charge: Then to the Elements 
 Be free, and fare thou well: pleafe you drew netrd 
 
 Exeunt emeu* 
 
 EPILOG VE : 
 
 fpoken by ‘Profpero. 
 
 Qtp rrtyCharmes are a!lerO'throwpe> 
 
 IN jndivhatfirength Ihaue’smineowne. 
 
 Which is moftfehtt: now Ais true 
 t mull be heere confine!* fo you , 
 
 Or first toWz pies, Lit me not 
 \ Since!bane my Dukedomegor , 
 
 I And pardon'd the deceiver , dwell 
 | intbii bareljlanci, by year Sped y 
 Bus releafs mefrom my band: 
 
 With the help: of your good hands r 
 1 Gentle breath of yours , my Sdies 
 | Mufi fill ", or elje my proietl failes y 
 which was to pleafe: Now lwant 
 Spirits so enforce: Art tejnekant. 
 
 And my ending is dcjfaire y 
 Fnlefiel be reliev'd by prater 
 l&bscbpierces fo> that it faults 
 Mercy it and frees all faults. 
 
 Asycufrom crimes would pardon dht y 
 Let year Indulgence fit me free. Exit. 
 
 The Scene 5 an vivinhabited liland 
 UsQimes of the Aihrs . 
 
 Alortfi), -V. of Naples .• 
 
 Sebafttan his Brother. 
 
 ProjferCy the right D ube of Mi list ne. 
 
 Antbsniohn brotherjhensfurptng Duke of MiUdsnt 
 Ferdinand-, Son to the King of Naples. 
 
 Con cola, an honefi old C omceilsr. 
 
 Adrian. & Franctfco , Lords. 
 
 Caliban, a fialuageand deformedjlaue. 
 
 Trine ute^a lelter. 
 
 StephanOyA drunken Butler, 
 
 MafierofaShip. 
 
 Boatt-Swaine 
 
 Marrir/ers. 
 
 Miranda, daughter to FrofperO* 
 
 Amity an ay tie fpiris. 
 trif 
 Ceres 
 
 turns > Spirits, 
 
 Nytnphes 
 Reapers 
 
 
 
 FINIS. 
 
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 THE 
 
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 1111111118111 
 
 THE 
 
 wo Gentlemen of Verona. 
 
 iJThupnmur, 
 
 Seem 
 
 a pnm&. 
 
 Valtnt'm • Prolhnot, and Sfetd, 
 
 Vdmtins. 
 
 lafe to perfwade, my leuing Prothew ; 
 Home-keeping-youthjhaue suer homely wits, 
 Wer’t not attention thaines thy tender dayes 
 T o the fweet gUunces of thy honour’d Loue, 
 
 I rather would entreat thy company, 
 
 To fee the wonders of the world abroad, 
 
 Then(lium.g dully {luggardiz’d at home) 
 
 Weareout thy youth with fhapelette idlenefle. 
 
 But fince thou lou’ft; louettilharid tbriue therein, 
 
 Euen as I would, when I to loue begin. 
 
 Pro. Wilt thou be gone?Sweet Valtnttnt adew, 
 Thinke on thy Protktt&, when thcu(h»p’ly)feeft 
 Some rare note-worthy obieftintby trauaile. 
 
 Wifh me partaker in thy happineflfe, 
 
 When thoudo’ft meet good hap; and in thy danger, 
 
 (Ifeuer danger doe enuiron thee) 
 
 Commend thy grieuance to my holy prayers. 
 
 For I will be thy beadef-man, P’a/entine 
 
 Val. And on a loue-bookepray for myfucceffe ? 
 Pr*. Vpon fomebooke I loue, I’le pray for thee. 
 Pal. That’s on fome fh allow Stone of deepelouc. 
 How yong Leartdrr croft the UeUefpom 
 
 pro That’s a deeps Stone, of a deeper loue. 
 
 For he was more then ouet-fhcoes m loue 
 
 Val. ‘Tistrue; for you are ouer-bootes m loue, 
 
 And yet you neuer fwom the h'eStfpem 
 
 Pro. Ouer the Bootes ? nay giue me not the Boots. 
 PV, No, I will not j for it boots thee not 
 pro What i (grones: 
 
 "Oal, To be in loue; where fcorne is bought with 
 Coy looks,with hart-fore (ighes: one fading moments 
 With twenty watchful!,weary .tedious nights; (mirth, 
 f fhap’ly won,perhaps a hapleffe game, 
 
 If lott, why then a gricOoils labour won , 
 
 How euer • but & folly bought with wit, 
 
 Or dfe a wit, by folly vanquiftied 
 
 Pro go, by your circumftance.you call me foole 
 Vat. So,by your circumftance.I fcare you’ll proue 
 Pro. Tis Loue you cauill at, I am not Loue 
 Pol. Loue is your matter, for he matters you; 
 
 And he that is fo yoked by s foole, 
 
 Me thinkesfhould Dot be chronicled for wife. 
 
 Pro Yet Writers fay; as in tire fweeteft Bud, 
 
 The eating Canker dwels; fo eating Loue 
 Inhabits mthefineft wits of a!! 
 
 Y"d, And Writers fay; as the mod forward Bud 
 
 fs eaten by the Cankererejc blow, 
 
 Euen fc by Loue, the yong,and tender wit 
 Is turn'd to folly, blading in the Bud, 
 
 Loofing his verdure, euen in the prime. 
 
 And all the faire efte&s offuture hopes- 
 But wherefore watte I time to counfaile thee 
 That art a votary to fond defire? 
 
 Once more adieu: my Father at the Road 
 Ex pedis my commmg, there to fee me ftdp’d. 
 pro And thither will I bring thee Veknttnt. 
 
 Vtd. Sweet Pr{>rfee«?,no; Now let vs take our lesuc; 
 To LfttHUme let me hears from thee by L etters 
 Ofthy fuccette in loue; and what newesclfe 
 Betideih here in abfence of thy Friend: 
 
 And I like wife will vifite thee with mine. 
 
 Fro. All happinefTe bechance to thee in MilUfat. 
 Val. As much to you at home.- and fo farewell. Exit. 
 Pro. He after Honour hunts, 5 after Loue 5 
 He leaues hu friends.to digmfie them more; 
 
 3 loue my felfe, my friends, and all for loue : 
 
 Thou /«/(,? thouhaftmetamorphis’d me. 
 
 Made menegledt my Studies, ioofemy time; 
 
 Warre with good counfaile, fet the world at nought; 
 Made Wit with mufmg,weaker hartfick with thought. 
 Sp. Sit frothou ; ’faueyeu : faw you my Matter ? 
 Pre.But now he parted hence to embarqueforAAi^wj, 
 Sp. Twenty to one then,he is fbip’d already, 
 
 And I haue plaid the Sheepe m loofing him. 
 
 Pro. Indeede a Sheepe doth very often fir ay, 
 
 And ifehe Shepheard be awhile away. 
 
 Sp. You conclude that my Matteris a Shepheard then, 
 and I Sheepe i 
 Pro, I doe. 
 
 Sp, Why then my homes are his Hornes, whether I 
 wake or fleepe. 
 
 Pro. A filly anfwert, and fitting well a Sheepe. 
 
 Sp. This proues me dill a Sheepe. 
 
 Tro. True : and thy Matter 9 Shepheard, 
 
 Sp, Nay, that 1 can deny by a cucumftance. 
 
 Pro. It (hall goehard but ileproue it by another. 
 
 Sp The Shepheard feekes the Sheepe, and not the 
 Sheepe the Shepheard; but Ifeeke my Matter, and my 
 Matter feekes not me: therefore 1 am no Sheepe 
 
 Pro, The Sheepe for fodder follow the Shepheard, 
 theShepheard for foode followes notthe Sheepe thou 
 for wage: folio weft thy Matter, thy Matter for wages 
 fcUowes not thse: therefore thou art 3 Sheepe 
 Sp, Such another proofe will make me cry baji- 
 Pro, But do ft thou heare • geu’ft thou inv i.etter 
 to luiut} 
 
 S/.l 
 
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 ''be two (jendemen of Verona. 
 
 21 
 
 Sp. I Sir: I (aloft-Mutton) gauc your letter to her 
 (a Uc'd-Mutton) 2 nd/he (a iac’d-Mutton) g?de mee(a 
 loft-Mutton) nothing for my labour. 
 
 fro. Here’s too /mall a Pafture for foeh Boss of 
 Muttons. 
 
 Sp. If the ground be ouer-ebarg’d, you werebeft 
 ftickeher. 
 
 “Pro. Nay, in that you areaftray : ’were belt pound 
 
 you. 
 
 Sp. Nay Sir, lefle then a pound (hall lcruemeforear» 
 tying your Letter. 
 
 pr 0 . You miftake; I mesne the pound, a Pinfold. 
 
 Sp, From a pound to a pin? fold it oyer and ouer, 
 
 ’Tis threefold coo little for carrying a letter to your leugr 
 Pro. But what faid fhe 3 
 Sp. I. 
 
 pro. Nod-L why that’s noddy. 
 
 Sp. You miftookeSir:! fay fhedidnodj 
 And you askeme jffhedid nod,and 1 fay I* 
 
 Pro. And that fet together is noddy. 
 
 Sp. Now you haue taken the paines to fet it togc* 
 
 ther,take it for your paines. 
 
 Pro. No,tfo, yon /hall haue it for bearing thclettfift 
 Sp. Well,I percejuel muftbcfainetobeacevwthyoC* 
 Pro. Why Sir,how doe you beare with ms ? 
 
 Sp. Marry Sir, the letter very orderly, 
 
 Hauing nothing but the word noddy for my parties*-* 
 
 Pro. Belhrew me,but you haue a quicke v/ir. 
 
 Sp. And yet it cannot ouer- take your flow purle. 
 
 Pro. Come, come, open the matter in briefc; whs? 
 
 faid (he. , , . 
 
 Sp. Open your purfe, that the money,ana the mattes 
 
 may be both at once dcliuered. . _ 
 
 Pro. Well Sir : here is for your paines; what law 1 Jt e? 
 
 Sp. TtuelySirJthinkc you’ll hardly win her. _ 
 
 Pro, Why? could’ft thou perceiue fo much from her? 
 
 Sp. Sir, 1 could perceiue nothing at all from her? 
 
 No,not fo much as a ducket for deliueringyouj: letter.* 
 And being fo hard to me,that brought your minde; 
 
 1 feare She'll proueas hard to you in telling your mince, 
 Giueher no token but ftones,for /he’s as hard as fteek. 
 Pro. What faid (he,nothing? 
 
 Sf. No,not fo much as take this for thy pains: (me; 
 To teftifie your bounty,I thank you, you haue ceftctn d 
 In requital whereof, henceforth,carry your letters your 
 felfe 5 And fo Sir, I’le commend 70 U to my Maftoo 
 ' Pro. Go,go,be gone .to faue your Ship from 
 Which cannot perifh hauing thee aboaede. 
 
 Being deftin’d to a drier death on /bore : 
 
 I mu ft goe fend fome better Mcfftugcrj 
 I feare my Julia would not daigne mylinea, 
 
 Rccciuing them from fuchaworthUlfepoi^ 
 
 Scan a Seamda, 
 
 Enter Julia end Z.ucetsa a 
 
 M. But fay Lucctta (now we are alone) 
 Wouln’ft thou then counfailc me to fail in roue ? 
 Luc. 1 Madam, fo you Bumble not vahecdfuily* 
 ltd. Of all the faire refort cfGentlemen, 
 
 That cuery day withpar“c encounter ®€, 
 
 In thy opinion which is worthicftloue ? 
 
 Lm. Plesfe you repeat their names,ilefhcwaiy misde, 
 According to my /hallow fimple skill. 
 
 hi. What thinkil thou of the faire fir Eglamonttb 
 JjH. As of a Knight,well-fpoken,neat,and fine j 
 But were I you heneucr /hould be mine. 
 
 In. "What think’/? thou ofthe rich tMcrcatio? 
 
 Lh, Well of his wealth; but of bim/dfc,/o,/b. 
 
 /*. What think’ft thou of the gentle Protheut ? 
 
 £#. Lord,Lord: to fee what folly raignes in vs* 
 ht. How now? what meanes this paffion at his name? 
 Lu. Pardon dearc Madam,’tis a paffmg (hame, 
 
 That I (vnworthy body as I am) 
 
 Should cenfure thus on looely Gemlemem 
 In. Why TUscsn Prothem,ti% of all the reft? 
 
 L’t. Then thus.* of many good,Ithinke himbeft. 
 teOYour reafon ? 
 
 Lu. 1 hatse no other bur a womans reafon .* 
 
 I thinkehim fo.becaufe I tblnke him fo. 
 
 Jul. And would 5 /! thou haue me caft my loue oa him? 
 Lu, I.-if you thought your loue not c aft away. 
 lid. Why he,ofall the reft, hath neuerroou’d me. 
 
 Lu. Yethe,ofsllthereft,Ithinke beft louts ye. 
 ltd. His little fpcaking,fhewes his loue but fmall. 
 Jjtt. Fire that’s clofeft kept,burnes mod cfall. 
 ltd. They doe not loue,that doe not fhew their loue. 
 Z,h. Oh,they loue lead, that let men know theitlouc. 
 ltd. I would 1 knew hisminde. 
 
 Lh. Perufe this paper Madam. 
 ltd. To Julia: fay,from whom ? 
 
 Lh. That the Contents will (hew. 
 ltd. Say,fay; who gaue it thee ? 
 
 £,». Sir Valentines page:& fentlrhink fiornfrsrirrw; 
 He would haue giuen i t you,but 1 being in the way. 
 
 Did in your name receiue itpardon the fault I pray, 
 Jul.'' Novi (by my modefty) a goodly Broker: 
 
 Dare you prefume to harbour wanton lines ? 
 
 To w hi/per, and confpire again/? my youth ? 
 
 Now truft me, ’tis an office of great worth. 
 
 And you an officer fit for the place : 
 
 There: take the paper: fee it be return’d. 
 
 Or elfe returns no more into my fight, 
 
 £«. T o plead for loue, deferues more fee,then bate. 
 ltd. Will ye be gon ? 
 
 Lot. That you may ruminate. £xit. 
 
 IhL And yet I would 1 had ore-look’d the Letter; 
 
 It were a /hame to call her backe againe. 
 
 And pray her eo a fauk/or which I chid hyr. 
 j What 'fools is fhe,thatknowes I am a Maid, 
 
 | And would not force the letter to my view# 
 
 [Since Waides, in modefty, fay no,to that, 
 
 I Which tliey would haue the profforer cOnftrUe, I. 
 
 Fie, Se : how way-ward is this foolith loue j 
 That (like a teftie Babe) will fcratch theMurfe, 
 
 And prefently, all humbled ki/fe the Rod ? 
 
 Bov; churiift'ly, I chid Lucctta hence. 
 
 When willingly. I would haue had her here ? 
 
 I How arigesly I taught my brow to frowns, 
 
 ' When inward ioy enforc*d my heart to smile ? 
 Mypennanre is, to call Lac tits backe 
 •And aske remiffion, for my folly paft* 
 
 What hoe: Lucctta . 
 
 What would your LadiChip 
 ltd. Is’c neere dinner time ? 
 
 Lu. I would it were. 
 
 That you might kill your Cfomacke on your meat. 
 
r, ‘ ■' . . ^ -- 
 
 22 The Vivo Cjentlmen of Verona. 
 
 And not vpon your Maid. 
 
 lu. What is't chat ycU 
 Tookc vp fo gingerly? 
 
 Lu. Nothing. 
 
 I*. Why didft thcu ftoooe tfien / 
 
 Ltt. To take a paper vp.chac I let fall. 
 ltd. And is that paper nothing? 
 
 Lu. Nothing concerning me. 
 
 In!. Then let it iyc.for thofe that it conccrnei. 
 
 Lk. Madam,it will not lye where it ceneemes, 
 Vnlcffc it haue a faife Interpreter. 
 
 Ittl , Some lone ofyenrs,hath writ to you in Rime. 
 Lu. That I might ling it (Madam)eo.atur.es 
 Giue me a Note, your Lsdifhip can fee 
 
 /«/. As little by fuch toycs.as may bepoiTible s 
 Beft ftng ic tothe tune of Light 0,Lsne. 
 
 Lu. It tstooheauy for fo Sight a tunc. 
 
 Itt. Heauy? belike it hath lornc burdenfhen ? 
 
 Lu- I :»nd msiociious were it,wonId you Tinglt* 
 lu. And why not you ? 
 
 Ltt, I cannot reach fohigh. 
 
 Id. Let’s fee your Song 
 How now Minion ? 
 
 Lu. Kecpetune thereftill; foyeu will-Ting it out* 
 And yet me thinkes 1 do not like this tune. 
 lu You doe not/ 
 
 Lu. No (Madam) tis too {harps*. 
 lu. You (Minion) ate too faucie, 
 
 Lu. Nay,now you are too fiat 5 
 And matte the concord.with too h 3 tfh a defcailt i 
 There wanteth but a Mesne to fill your Song. 
 
 /«. Thcmeancir droundwith you vnrulybafe. 
 
 L». Indeede I bid the bafe for Prtttbem. 
 lu. This babble (ball not hencefoitli trouble me j 
 Here is a coile with protection •• 
 
 Goe,get you gone: and let the papers lye .• 
 
 You would be fingring thcm,to anger me. 
 
 L«.Shc makes it fit age,but fne would be beft pleas’d 
 To be fo engred with another Lettei. 
 
 fu. Nay, would I were fo angred with the fame .• 
 
 Oh hateful! hands,to tc 3 tcfuch louing words; 
 Injurious Wafpcs, to feede on fuch Iweec hony. 
 
 And kill the Bees that yceldesc.with your flings* 
 lk ktsTe each feucral! paper,for amends: 
 
 Locke,here is writ,kinds Ialia : vnksnde Mia. 
 
 As in rcuenge of thy ingratitude, 
 
 I throw thy name againfl the bruzing-ftones* 
 Trampling contemptuoufiy on thy difdaine. 
 
 And here is writ, Lcue xvsstndsd Prothem. 
 
 Poore wounded name: my bofcme.as a b$d, 
 
 S hall lodge chee till thy wound be throughly heai’d; 
 And thus I fearc'ii it with a foueraigne kilTe 
 But twice,or thrice,was Prst&ww written dowries 
 Be caStne (good witide) blow not a word away, 
 
 Till I haue found each letter, in the Letter, 
 
 Except mine own nametThat,fonts whirle-winde bears 
 Vnro a ragged,fe 3 rcfuli,hanging Roeke, 
 
 And throw it thence into the raging Sea. 
 
 Loe.here’in one line is his name twice writ ." 
 t’esrc forhrr.e Protheta, pajpoitatt Protheta : 
 
 7‘e the fwett Julia : that ilc tcare sway: 
 
 And yet I will nor, fith fo prettily 
 He couples it, to his complaining N a rods • 
 
 Thus will I fold them, one vpon another; 
 
 Now kifle,en>brace,cor.tend,doc what yoa will. 
 
 Lu. Mad err.: dinner is resdy. and yotir father (laics- 
 
 /*. Well,let vs goe. 
 
 Lu. What,(hall thefepaperslye,likeTel-t*leshere? 
 lu. If you refpefl them; beft to take them vp. 
 
 Lu. Nay,I was taken vp.for laying them downe. 
 Yet here they fHall not lye,for catching cold. 
 lu. I fee you haue a months minde to them. 
 
 L» 1 (M adam) you may fay whac fights you fee; 
 
 I fee things too,although you ludge I winke. 
 
 lu. Come,comc,vvilc pleafe you goe. Extant, 
 
 Sc&na Tertta. 
 
 T-fitet find V+tfithf&Ot PtothtHis 
 
 *Ant. Tell me Pantbiuo, what fad talke was that. 
 Wherewith my brother held you in the Oovfter ? 
 
 Pd*. Twas of his Nephew frothm# our Sonne. 
 Ant. Why * what of him? 
 
 "Pin. Hewondred chat your Lordfhip 
 Would fufFer him.ro fpend his youth at home. 
 
 While other men, of {lender reputation 
 Put forth their Sonnes,to fecke preferment out. 
 
 Some to the warres, to try their fortune theie j 
 Some, to difeouer Iflands fairs away s 
 Some,to the ftudious Vniuerfities; 
 
 For any,or for all chcfe exercifes. 
 
 He laid,that Prothew ,your fonne,was meet • 
 
 And did requeft me, to importune you 
 To let him fpend his time no more at home; 
 
 Which would be great impeachment to his age, 
 
 In hauing knosvne no trauaile in his youth. 
 
 Ant. Nor need’ll thou much importune me to that 
 Whereon,this month I haue bin hamering, 
 
 1 haue consider'd well, his Ioffe of time. 
 
 And how he cannot be a perfe# matt. 
 
 Not being rryed.and tutord ir the world .* 
 
 Experience is by induftry atchieu’d, 
 
 And perfected by the fwife courfe of time • 
 
 Then tell me,whether were I heft to fend him / 
 
 Pan. I thinke your Lordfhip is not ignorant 
 How his companion, youthful! Valentin*. 
 
 Attends the Emperour in his royall Court. 
 
 Ant. I know it well. (thither, 
 
 Pav. ’Twere good, I thinke, your Lordftip fent him 
 There (hall he pca&ife Tilts, 3 nd Turnaments; 
 
 Heare fweecdifcourfc, conuerfe with Noble-men, 
 
 And be in eye of euery Exercife 
 Worthy his youth, and nobknetfe of birth. 
 
 Ant. I like thy counf&ile: well haft thou aduis’d.- 
 And that thou maiftoercciue how wei! I like it. 
 
 The execution of it {hall make knowne; 
 
 Euen with the fpeedieft expedition, 
 
 I will diipatch him to the Emperors Court. 
 
 Pan. To morrow.may it pleafe you,JDea Akheufi. 
 With other Gentlemen of good efteeme 
 Are iournying, to falutc the Emperor, 
 
 And to commend their feruice to his will. 
 
 Ant. Good company: with them (hall Prcthoisgo : 
 And in good time: cow will we breake with him. 
 
 Pro. Sweet Loue,fweet !ine$,fweet life. 
 
 Here is her hand, tbeagem ofher heart; 
 
 Hets is her each for loue.bcr honors paune y 
 
The two Qendmenof Verona. 
 
 23 
 
 1 
 
 G that our Fathers would applaud our loucs 
 T» feale our happinefle with their ccnfents. 
 
 Pro. Oh heauenly/*/»>. 
 
 >r.Hcw now? What Letter are you reading there? 
 Pro. May’s pleafe your Lordflrip, 'tis a word or two 
 Ofcomrnendationsfentfrom Valtnttnei 
 Deiiucs’d by a friend, that came from him. 
 
 Ant. Lendme the Letter: Let me fee what newer. 
 Pro. There is no newts (my Lcrd)but that he writes 
 How happily he liues, how well-belou’d. 
 
 And daily graced by the Emperor; 
 
 Wi&ing me with him, partner of his fortune. 
 
 Ant. And how Hand you affe&ed to hts wi(h? 
 
 Pro. Asoneretying on your Lordfhipi will. 
 
 And not depending on hi* friendly wi(h. 
 
 Ant. My will is fomethingforted with his wifh 
 Mufe not that I thus fodainly proceed ; 
 
 For what I will, I will, and there sn end: 
 
 I am refolu’d, that thou (halt fpend feme time 
 With Valentinm, in the Emperors Court: 
 
 What maintenance he from his friends rectiues. 
 
 Like exhibition thou fhalt haue from me , 
 j To morrow be in readineffe, to goe, 
 
 ' Excufe it not: for I am peremptory. 
 
 Pro. My Lord 1 cannot be fo foone provided, 
 
 Pleafeyou deliberate a day or two. 
 
 Ant. Look what thou want’d fhalbc fent after thee: 
 No mote offlay: to morrow thoumuft goe; 
 
 I Come on Pantkmo ; you (hall be imployd, 
 
 To haflcn on his Expedition. 
 
 Fro. Thus haue 1 (hund the fire, for ftare of burning 
 And drench'd me in the fea,where I am drown’d. 
 
 I fear’d to (hew my Father Julias Letter, 
 
 Lead he friould take exceptions to my loue. 
 
 And with the vantage of mine owne excufe 
 Hath he excepted mod againft my loue. 
 
 I Oh, ho’w this fpring of loue refembleth 
 The vneertaine glory of an Aprill day. 
 
 Which now fliewes all the beauty of the Sun, 
 
 And by and by a clo wd takes all sway. 
 
 Pan. Sir Prothiut ,your Fathers call’s forycu. 
 
 He is in haft, therefore 1 pTay you go. 
 
 Pro. Why this it is : my heart accords thereto. 
 
 And yet a thoufand times it anfwer’s no. 
 
 Exeunt. Finis. 
 
 oJBus Jecundus: Sccena 'Prtma. 
 
 Enter Valentine, Speed, Silvia. 
 
 Speed. Sir, your Gloue. 
 
 Valen. Notmine; myGloues arc on. 
 
 Sp. Why then this may be yours: for this is duc one 
 Val. Ha? Let me fee; I, giut it me, it's mine: 
 
 Sweet Ornament, that deekesathing diumc, 
 
 Ah Silttia, Stlt*i*. 
 
 Steed. Madam Silvia: Madam Silvia. 
 
 VA. How now Sit ha? 
 
 Speed. Shee is not within hearing Sir. 
 
 Val. Why fir, who bad you call her ? 
 
 .Speed. Your worfliip far, or elfel miftooke. 
 
 VaJ. Well: you’ll dill be too forward. 
 
 Speed. And yet I was lad chidden fet being too .low 
 
 VaJ. Goeto,fir,reil me: do you know Madam Silvia? 
 Speed. Shee that your worfhip loues ? 
 r Vat'. Why, how know you that 1 am in loue ? 
 
 Speed. Marry by thefe (peciall markes: fird,you haue 
 learn'd (like Sir Pretbem)io wreath your Armcs like a 
 Male-content: to relJifh a Loue- fong, like a %cl/nj-tcd- 
 breaft : to walke alone like one that had the pedilencc: 
 tofigh,likeaSchcole-boythathadlodhis/V. U. C. to 
 weep like a yong wench that had buried her Grandam: 
 to fad, like one that takes diet: to watch, like one that 
 feares robbing: to fpeake puling, like a beggar at Hai- 
 low-Mafle:You were wont,when you lsughcd,to crow 
 like a cocke;when you walk’d, to walke like one of the 
 Lions : when you faded , it was prefently after dinner : 
 when you look’d fadly, it was for want of money : And 
 now you are Metamorphis’d with a Midris, that when 1 
 looke on you, l can hardly thinke you my Mader. 
 
 Val. Are ailthde things perceiu’d in me ? 
 
 Speed. They are all perceiu’d without ye. 
 
 Vat. Without me ? they cannot. 
 
 Speed. Without you /nay, that's certain? : forwith- 
 out you were fo fimple , none elfe would : but you are 
 fo without thefe feliies.tha! thefe follies are within you, 
 and (hine throughyou like the water in an Vrinall: that 
 fnot an eye that fresyou , but is a Phyficisn to comment 
 on your Malady. 
 
 Val. Butted me:do‘d thou know my Lady Silvia} 
 Speed. Shee that you gaze on fo.as die fits at fupper? 
 Vel. Had thou obferu’d that? euenfhe I mcane. 
 
 Speed. Why fir, 1 know her not. 
 
 Val. Do‘d thou know her by my gazing on her,and 
 yet know’ft her not ? 
 
 Speed. Is (he not hard-fauour’d , fir? 
 
 Val. Not fo fair? (boy) as well fauour’d. 
 
 Speed. Sir.lknow that well enough, 
 
 Val. What doft thou know ? 
 
 Speed. That (hee is not fo faire, as ( of you) well-fa* 
 uourd ? 
 
 Val. Imeane that her beauty is exquifite. 
 
 But her fauour infinite. 
 
 Speed. That’s fcecaufe the one is painted, and the o- 
 theroutof all count. 
 
 Val. How painted? and how out of count > 
 
 Speed. Marry fir, fo painted to make he; faire, that no 
 
 man counts of her beauty.’ 
 
 Val. How edeem’d thou me?IaccountofhCT beauty. 
 Speed. You neuer faw her fince fhe was deform’d. 
 
 Vat. How long hath fhebeen? deform’d ? 
 
 Spied. Euer fioce you lou’d her. 
 
 Val. I haue lou’d her euer fince I faw her. 
 
 And dill I fee her beautiful!. 
 
 Speed, lfyou loue her, you cannot fee her- 
 Val. Why ? 
 
 Speed. Becaufe Loue is blinde : O that yea had mine 
 eyes, or your owne eyes had the lights they were wont 
 to haue, when youchiddc at Sir protheut,(or going vn* 
 garter’d. 
 
 Val. What (hould 1 fee then ? 
 
 Speed. Your owne prefent folly , and her pamng de- 
 formitie: for hce becing in loue, could not fee to gaiter 
 his hofe; and you, beeingin loue, cannot fee to put on 
 
 yourbofe. ( nin g 
 
 Val. Belike (boy) then you are in loue, tc-r lad mor- 
 You could not fee to wipe rr.yfhooes. ( 
 
 Speed. True fir: I was in loue with my bed, t thanke 
 you, you Twing’d me fer my loue, which makes meethe 
 
bolder to chide you, for yours 
 
 Vd In conclufioo, 1 (tend Effected to her. 
 
 Speed. I would you were fet, fo your affection would 
 ccafe. 
 
 Vd. Laftnightfheemoyn'dme, 
 
 T o write fome lines to one (he ioues. 
 
 Speed, And haue y&ui 
 Vd. I haue. 
 
 Speed. Are they not lamely writt? 
 
 Vd. No(Soy)butaswellas icandothem 
 peace, here (becomes. 
 
 Speed. Oh excellent motion; oh exceeding Puppet: 
 Now will he interpret to her. 
 
 Vd. Madam & Miftres, a thou (and good-morrows. 
 Speed. Oh,*giueye-good-ev‘n ; beer’s a million of 
 manners 
 
 StL Sir Vdentwe,and fitruant, to you two thoufand 
 Speed. He (nouid gme her intereft: & (he giues it him. 
 Vd. As you tnksyr.d me j 1 haue wrrt your Letter 
 V r.to the fecret, nameks friend ofyours: 
 
 WHidi I was much unwilling to proceed in, 
 
 But for my duty to your Ladlfhip. (done. 
 
 Sil. I thanke you (gentle Seruant) ‘ns very Clerkly. 
 Vd. Now troft me(M»dam)it came hardly-off: 
 
 For being ignorant towhom it goes, 
 
 1 writ at rsndome, very doubtfully. 
 
 SU. Perchance you think too much of fo much pains? 
 Vd. Na(Madam) fo it feed you.I will write 
 (pkafeyou command) a thoufand times as much : 
 
 And yet- 
 
 SU. A pretty period: well: I gheffe the fequel!; 
 
 And yeti will not name it sand ye: 1 care not. 
 
 And yet, take this againe: and yet 1 thanke you: 
 Meaning henceforth to trouble you no more, 
 jpecd. And yet you will: and yet, another yet, 
 
 Vd. What meanes your Ladifhtp ? 
 
 Doeyoanot like it ? 
 
 Sil. Yes,yes: the lines are very queinejy writ. 
 
 But (fince vnwtliiagly) take them againe. 
 
 Nay, take them. 
 
 Vd. Madam, they are for you. 
 
 SUm. 1,1: you writ them Sir,at my requeft, 
 
 But! will none of them: they are for you: 
 
 I would haue had them writ more rnousngly : 
 
 Vd. Pleafe you, He wmeyourLadi/hip another. 
 Sil. And when it’s writ; for my fake read it ower. 
 And if it pleafe you, fo: if nets why fo: 
 
 Vd. If it pleafe me, (Madam?) what then? 
 
 Sil. Why if it pleafe you, take sfc for your labour; 
 And fo good-morrow Servant. Extl.Stl. 
 
 Spend. Oh left vnfeene : infcnitible: muifible, 
 
 As a nofe on a mans face,or a Wether eocke on a fteeple 
 My Matter foes to her: and fhe hath taught her Sucor, 
 He being her Pupin.tobeeome her Tutor. 
 
 Oh excellent deuife, was there euer heard a better ? 
 That rr.y matter being fetibe, 
 
 To himlelfe (hould write the Letter ? 
 
 Vd. How now Sir > 
 
 What are you reasoning with your felfe ? 
 
 I Speed. Nayi i was riming Hti* you f haue the reafea. 
 
 VaL Todoewhat? 
 
 Speed. To be a Spokef-gian from Madam Silvia, 
 
 Vd. To whom <* 
 
 Speed. To your feife; why, the woes you by a figure. 
 Vd. What figure? 
 
 Speed. By a Letter, I (hould fey 
 
 Vd. Why (he hath not writ to me ? 
 
 Speed. What need fhe 3 
 
 When fhee hath made you write to your felfe ? 
 
 Why, doe you notperccine the left? 
 
 Vd. No, beleeus me. 
 
 Speed. No bdeeuing you indeed fir j 
 But did youpereense her earned? 
 
 Vd. She gaue me none, except an angry word. 
 Speed, Why (he hath giuen you s Letter. 
 
 Vd. Thai’s the Letter 1 writ to her friend. 
 
 Speed. And f letter hath fhe deiluer’d,& there sn end. 
 Vd. i would it were no wotfe. 
 
 Speed. He warrant ycu.’iis as well: 
 
 For often bans you writ to her: and (he in modefty , 
 
 0‘ eife for want of idle time,could not againe reply, 
 
 Or fearing els fome mdfeger,^ might her mind difeouer 
 Herfelfhath taught her Lcue himfelf, to write vnto her 
 Ail this Ifpcak in print,for in print I found it. (louer. 
 Why inufe you fir, 'tis dinner time. 
 
 Vd. I haue dyn’d 
 
 Speed. I, but hearken fir: though the Cameleon Lore 
 can feed on the ayre, I am one that am nouriilTd by my 
 vnftuals: and would fame haue roeate: oh bee not like 
 your Miftrcfle, be moued, be moued. 6 xeuut. 
 
 Sc&na fecund a. 
 
 Enter Protbetu, lulu, panthttr.. 
 
 Pre. Haue patience, gentle Idta : 
 
 Id. Imuft where is no remedy. 
 
 Fro, Whenpoflibly I car., I will returne. 
 id. If you turnc not: you will return the foonet : 
 Keepe this remembrance for thy Idia’s fake. 
 
 Pte. Why then v/ec’i! make exchange; 
 
 Here, take you this. 
 
 Id. And feale the bargains with a holy kiffe. 
 
 Pro. Here is my hand, for my true conftancre: 
 
 And when that howre ore-flips me in the day, 
 
 Wherein I figh not (IxUa) for thy fake. 
 
 The next enfuing howre, fome foule msfehante 
 Torment me for my Loues fcrgetfolnefic: 
 
 My father ftaies my eomming : anfwerenot: 
 
 The tide is now; nay, not thy tide of teares, 
 
 That tide will ftayme longer then I fhould, 
 
 'laha, farewell: what, gon without a word ? 
 
 I.fo true louefhotdd doe .• it cannot fpeake. 
 
 For truth hath better deeds .then words to grace it. 
 Pantb. Sir Proihem: you are ftxsd for. 
 
 Pro. Gee;I come,I come 
 Alas, this parting ftrikes pocre Lcuers dumbe. 
 
 Exottftli 
 
 Secern Tertia. 
 
 Enter Lmnee, Pact been. 
 
 Ecmce. Nay, ’twill bee this howre ere I haue done 
 weeping ; all the Stinde of the Lomtcei , haue this very 
 fault; I haue receiu’d my pro portion,like the p todigicus 
 
 fonne, 
 
“the ns '0 (jentkmai of Verona. 
 
 2f 
 
 Sonne, and am going with Sir Pntbtw to the Iraperiall* 
 Court : I thinke Crab my dog , be the fowrcft natured 
 dogge that Hues : My Mother weeping : my Father 
 wayl'mg: roy Sifter crying : our Maid howling.: our 
 Catcewtingingher hands, and allourhoufe in # great 
 jerplexitie,yet did not this cruell-hearted Curfe fhcdde 
 oneteare : hcisaftone,averypibb!cftone,dt\dhasno 
 more piety in him then a dogge :a lew would haue wept 
 to haoeteene our parting : why my Gran'dam hauing 
 no eyes, looke you, wept heT felfcbhndeat my parting: 
 nay> He (hew yoil the manner of ir. This (hoc e is tr.y fa¬ 
 ther : no, this left (hooe is my father; no, no, this left 
 fhooe is my mother : n#y, that cannot bee fo ncyther: 
 yes jit is fo, it is fo : ithaththc worUrfoletihisfhooc 
 with the hole in it, is my mother: and this my father: 
 a veng’ance on’t, there tis v Now fir, this ftaffe is my fi¬ 
 ller : for,looke you, (he is as white as a lilly, and as 
 iVnall as a wand t tins Wat \i Non our maid : 1 am the 
 dogge : no, the dogge is himfelfejand I am the d6gge: 
 0 h,thc dogge is me, and I am my fclfe : I; fo,fo : now 
 ceme Itomy Father ; Father, your blcflTng : now 
 fhould not the (hooe fpeake a word for weeping : 
 now fhoitld IkifTemy Father ; well.hee weepcs on: 
 Now tome I to my Mother; Oh that (he could fpeake 
 now, like a would-woman : well,Ikiftcher : why 
 there'tts ; hcere’s my mothers breath vp and downe: 
 Now come I to my ftftcr; marke the moane (he makes: 
 now the dogge all this while (beds not a t^are : nor 
 fpeakesa word : but fee how 1 lay the duft with my 
 
 fanth. I.Aur.ce, away, away: a Boord : thy Mafler is 
 (hip'd, and :hou art to port after with 03res t what’s the 
 matter ? why weep'ft thou man ? away affe, you 1 loofe 
 the Tide,ifyou tarty any longer. 
 
 Lam. it is no matter if the tide were loft, for it is the 
 vnkindeft Tide,that cuer any man tide. 
 
 patith. What’s the vnkindeft tide? 
 
 Lau. Why ,he that’s tide her$,Crc£ my dog. 
 
 • P*nt. Tut. man: I meane thou’U loofe the flood,and 
 in looting the flood,loofe thy voyage,and in looting thy 
 voyage, loofe thy Mailer, and in looting thy Mallet, 
 
 loofe thy icruicc, and in looting thy fetuice:-why 
 
 doft thou flop my mouth f 
 
 Imw, For feare thou (houldft loofe thy tongue. 
 
 Fantb. Where (hould I loofe my tongue ? 
 
 Laud, In thy Tale. 
 
 Pauth. In thy Taile. 
 
 Lam ». Loofe the Tide, and the voyage, andtheMa* 
 fter,and theSertitce, and the tide: why man,iftheRiuer 
 were drie,I am able to fill it with my tcarcs: if the windc 
 were downe, I could driue the boate with my fighes, 
 Pantb. Come: come away man , 1 was fent to call 
 thee. 
 
 l.an. Sit: call me what thou dar’fl. 
 
 Putt. Wilt thou goe? 
 
 Lamp. WeH, I will goe. 
 
 Scena Quarta, 
 
 Enter yukrn^SthiAjbm^Sfodt^ Protbem* 
 
 SH. Seruaftt. 
 
 Val. Mifttis. 
 
 Spat. M after, Sir Tbtuit fro wues on you. 
 
 VaI. 1 Boy, it’s for looe. 
 
 Sftt. Not of you. 
 yd. Ofhry Miftreflfe then. 
 
 Sftt. ’Twere good you knockthiss. 
 
 Stl. Scruant, you are fad. 
 yd. IndeedjMadam, Ifeemefo. 
 
 7bn. Seeme you that you are not ? 
 yd. Hap’ly 1 doe. 
 
 Thu. So doe Counretfeyts. 
 yd. So doe you. 
 
 Thu. What feemeI thatXamnot? 
 yd. Wife. 
 
 Thu. What inftance of the contrary ? 
 yd. Your folly. 
 
 Thu. And how quoat you my folly ? 
 
 Vd. I quoat it in your lerkin, 
 
 Thu. My lerkin is a doubler. 
 
 yd. Well then,lie double your folly. 
 
 Thu. How ? 
 
 Sit. What,angry,Sir Thurio,io you change colour. 
 yd. Giue him leaue,Madam,he is a kind of Cxiatlion. 
 Thu. That hath mere msnde to feed on your bloud, 
 thenliueinyourayre. 
 yd. You haue faid Sir. 
 
 Thu. I Sir,and done too for this time. 
 yd. 1 know it wcl fir ,you alwaies end tre you begin. 
 SiY.A fine volly ofwords.genilcme.&quicklyGiot off 
 yd. ‘Tis indced,Madam,we thank the giuer. 
 
 Sit. WhoisthatSeruant? 
 yd. Yourfelfe(fweet Lady)foryou gaue the fire. 
 
 Sir TWiebcnfdws his wit from your Ladiflrips looker. 
 And fpends what he borrowes kindly in your company. 
 
 Thu. Sir,if you fpend word for word with me, 1 (hall 
 make your wit bankrupt. (words, 
 
 yd. 1 know it well fir : you haue'an Exchequer of 
 And I thinke, no other treafure to giue your follower*; 
 For it appeares by their bare Liucne* 
 
 That they liueby your bare words. 
 
 Sit. No more, gentlemen, no more: 
 
 Here comes my father. 
 
 Ld : Now, daughter Siluia, you are hard befet. 
 
 Sir ydet9tine,.ytM father is in good health. 
 
 What fay you to a Letter from your friend* 
 
 Of much goodnewes? 
 
 yd. My Lord, I will be thankfull, 
 
 To any happy meflenger from thence. 
 
 Duk; Know ye© 0 » Antonia,jo\n Countriman ? 
 yd. I,my good Lord,l know the Gentlemaa 
 To be of worth,and worthy eftimation. 
 
 And not without defect fo well reputed. 
 
 Duk, Hath he not a Sonne? 
 
 Vd. I,mv good Lord,a Son,that well defense* 
 
 The honor,9nd regard of fucha father. 
 
 Duk. You know him well ? 
 
 Vd. 1 knew him as my felfe: for from our Infaocie 
 We haue conuerft.andfpent our howrei together. 
 And though my felfe haue beene an idle Trewant. 
 Omitting the fweet benefit of time 
 To cloath mine age with Angel-'like petfeflioo t 
 Yet hath Sir Pr»t%ttu{ for that’s his name) 
 
 Made vfe.-gnd foiroaduontage of bis dales: 
 
 His y cares but yong,but his experience old, 
 
 His head vn-rodiowed,but bis ludgemeru ripe 
 And in a word (for for behinde hi* worth 
 Comes all the praife* that I nowbeftow.) 
 
 lit 
 
z6 Tibe typo (gentlemen of Verona. 
 
 He is compleat in feature, end in minde. 
 
 With all good grace, to grace a Gentleman. 
 
 Tittk^. Befhrcw me fir, but ifhc make this good 
 
 He is as worthy for an Emprefle louc. 
 
 As meet to be an Emperors Counceilor; 
 
 Well, Sir: this Gentleman is come tome 
 
 With Commendation from great Potentates, 
 
 And heerehe meanest© fpend his time a while, 
 
 I thinks ’tis no vn-welcomenewes to you. 
 
 Vd. Should I haue wifhd a thing,it had beene he. 
 
 D»k; Welcome him then according to his worth .• 
 Siluta,! fpeake to you,and you Sir Thttrio , 
 
 For Valentine, 1 need not cite him to it, 
 
 I will fend him hither to you prefently. 
 
 Val. This is the Gentleman i told your Lsdifhip 
 
 Had come along with me,but that his Miftrefie 
 
 Did hold his eyes,lackt in her Chriflall lookes. 
 
 Sil. Bc-like that now fhe hath enfranchis’d them 
 Vpon fomc other pawne for fealty. 
 
 Val. Nay fure,I thmke fhe holds them prifoners Oil. 
 
 Sil. Nay then he fhould be blind,and being blind 
 How could he fee his way to feeke out you > 
 
 Vd. Why Lady,Loue hath twenty paire of eyes. 
 
 Thur. They fay that Loue hath not an eye at all. 
 
 Vd. To fee fuch Loners ,Thuria, asy our felfe, 
 
 Vpon a homely obie£l, Louc can vvinke. 
 
 Sil. Haue done,haue done there comes gentleman. 
 
 Val. Welcome,dcer Proihetu: Miftris, I befeech you 
 Confirms his welcome,with feme fpeciail fauor. 
 
 Sil. His worth is warrant for his welcome bether, 
 if this be he you oft haue wifh’d to heare from. 
 
 Val. Miftris, it is: fwcct Lady,entertains him 
 
 To be my fellow-feruant to your Ladifhip. 
 
 Sil. Too low a Miftres for.fo high a feruanc. 
 
 Pro. Not fo.fweet Lady,but too mesne a feruant 
 
 To haue a looke of fuch a worthy a Miftrefie. 
 
 Val. Leaue offdifeourfe of difabilitie: 
 
 Sweet Lady,entcrtsine him for your Seruant 
 
 Pro. My duttc will I boafir of,nothing eife- 
 
 Sil. And dutie oeuer yet did want his meed. 
 
 Seruant,you are welcome to a worthlcflc Miftrefie. 
 
 Pro. lie die on him that fa'ses fo but your felfe. 
 
 Sil, That you are welcome ? 
 
 Pro. That you are worthlefie. (you. 
 
 Thur. Madam.my Lord yourfather wold fpeak with 
 
 Sil, I wait vpon his pleafute: Come Sir Thur to, 
 
 Goe with me : once more,new Seruant welcome; 
 
 He lerac you to confer of home affaires, 
 
 When you haue done, we looke too heats from you. 
 
 Pro. Wee’ll both attend vpon your Ladifhip. 
 
 Vd. Now tell me: how do al from whence ycu came? 
 
 Pro.Y our frends are wel,& haue the much comendcd. 
 
 Vd. And how doc yours ? 
 
 Pro. I left them all in health. 
 
 Vd. How does your Lady?& how thriues your loue? 
 
 pro. My tales of Loue were wont to weary you, 
 
 I know you ioy not in a Leac-difcourie. 
 
 Vd. I Prothem,bnt that life is alter’d now, 
 
 1 haue done pennance for contemning Loue, ^ 
 
 Whofc high emperscus thoughts hauepunilh’d me 
 
 With bitter falls,with penitehtiall grones. 
 
 With nightly Mates,and daily hart-fore fighes, 
 
 For in reuengoofmy contempt of loue, 
 
 Loue hath chas’d fteepe from my enthralled eyes, 
 
 And made them watchers of mineowne hearts forrow. 
 
 O gentle Prathetu, Lowe’s a mighty Lord, 
 
 And hath fo humbled me,as I confefle 
 
 There is no woe to his corre$ion, 
 
 Nor to hisSeruice.no fuch ioy on earth: 
 
 Now,no difeourfe, except ic be of loue 
 
 Now can I breake my fail,dine.fup,and fleepe, 
 
 Vpon the very naked name of Loue. 
 
 Pro. Enough; I read your fortune in your eye : 
 
 Was this the ldo!l,that you worfhip fo? 
 
 Vd. Euen She; 2nd is fhe pot a heauenly Saint 
 
 Pro. No; But fhe is an earthly Paragon. 
 
 Vd. Call her diuine. 
 
 Pro. J will not flatter her. 
 
 Vd. O flatter me: for Loue delights in praifes. 
 
 Pro. When I was fick, you gaue me hitter pils. 
 
 And I mufi minifler the like to you. 
 
 Vd. Then fpeake the truth by her; if not diuiney 
 
 Yet let her be a principalitie, 
 
 Soueraigne to ail the Creatures on the earth. 
 
 Pro. Except my Miftrcfie. 
 fV. jSweet: except not any. 
 
 Except thou wilt except egainft my Lcue. , 
 
 Pro. Haue I nos reafon to prefer mine owne f 
 
 Vd. Andl will help thee to prefer her to: 
 
 Shee fhall be dignified with this high honour. 
 
 To bearetny Ladiestraine, left the bafe earth 
 
 Should from hervefture chance to ftcaleakiffe, 
 
 And of fo great a fauor growing proud, 
 
 Difdaine to roote the Sommer-fwdling flowre. 
 
 And make rough winter cuerlalliugly. 
 
 Pro. Why Valentine, what Bragadi fm£ is this ? 
 
 Vd. Pardon roe (Pretheus) all I can is nothing. 
 
 To her.whofe vrorth.make other worthies nothing; 
 
 .Shee is alone. 
 
 Pro , Then let her alone. 
 
 Val. Not for the world: why man,flieis mineowne. 
 And 1 as rich in hauing fuch a Jewel! 
 
 As twenty Seasjifall their fand were pearle, 
 Thewater,Ne£l*r, and the Rocks pure gold, 
 
 Forgiue me,that I doe not drearoe on thee, 
 
 Becaufe thou fee ft roe doate vpon my loue: 
 
 My foolifh Riuallthat her Father likes 
 (G’nely for hia poffcfiions are fo huge) 
 
 Is gone with her along, and I mull after, 
 
 For Loue (thou know’ll is full of icaloufie. ) 
 
 Pro. But Die loues you? (howre. 
 
 Vd. I,and we ate betroathd: nay more, our manage 
 With all the cunning manner of our flight 
 
 Determin’d of: how 1 mull dirr.be her window. 
 
 The Ladder made of Cords, and all the mesas 
 
 Plotted,and ’greed on for my happinefle. 
 
 Good. Protheus goe with me to my chamber , 
 
 In rhefe affaires to aid me with thy couufaile. 
 
 Pro. Goe on before: I fhall enquire you forth. 
 
 I rouft vrit© the Road.co dif-embarque 
 
 Some necdiaries, th3t I needs mufi vfc. 
 
 And then lie prefently attend you. 
 
 Vd. Will you makehaftc? Exit. 
 
 Pro. I will. 
 
 Euen as one heate, another heate expels, 
 
 Or as one naile.by ftrengtb drlues out another. 
 
 So the remembrance of my-formcr Loue 
 
 Is by a newer obie& quite forgotten, 
 
 It is mine, or Valentines praife? 
 
 Her true perfe&ion, or my ftlfe rranfgrcifiofl i 
 
 That makes me reafonlelfc, to reafon thus ? 
 
 Shee is faire; and fo is Julia that I loue, 
 
 (That 
 
7* be iwo Qentlem'rt of Vi rona, 2 7 
 
 /'That I did loue/ornow my loue w thaw'd* 
 
 Which like » waxen Image ’gasnft afite 
 
 Bcarci no imprclTion ofthc.thmg it was.) 
 fvle thfokes my z«*ale td Vedtntm*\i cold» 
 
 And that l loue him not os I was wont : 
 
 O, but 1 loue hi* Lady wi©-too much. 
 
 And that s the r«fea Now* himfolu.de. 
 
 How (hallLdoatc onb«s with wore aduice, 
 
 That thus without aduie* begin to lone het > 
 
 T'.s but her pl&ure I ba^yet beheld, 
 
 And that hath dazel'dmy/ea&Jf» l'ght • 
 
 1 But when Hooke cmherpccfcdliofiS, 
 
 TiK*eisooteaft>n,hi«Ift)ill b« blmd«» 
 
 1 ft can checjte my owing tone, I will, 
 
 L'not, so compaffe het lie vie my skill. 
 
 ’ Exeunt, 
 
 Spee. Why,thou whorfon Afle.thou miftak’ft me, 
 
 Leu. Why Foole , I meant not thee , 1 meant thy 
 Matter. 
 
 Spee. 1 tell thee, my Matter is become a hot Loueri 
 
 Lei). Why, I tel! thee I care not, though hee burnt 
 himfelfe tnLoue. Ifthou wilt goe with rr.e to the Ale- 
 houft- ; if nos, thou art an Hebrew,a kwyand not worth 
 the name of a Chriftian. 
 
 Spee. Why ? 
 
 lex Becaufe thou haft not fo much ehs/ity in thee as 
 to goe to the Ale with a Chriftian : Wilt thou goe? 
 
 Spee. Actny feruicc. 
 
 £xestnt. 
 
 Scosrta Sexta. 
 
 Seen a Quinta. 
 
 Eater Protheas/c/so 
 
 pee. To lea nervy Jolt*-, (hall I be forfworne* 
 
 To ioue fairs Silttta\ (It ali J be f&rfworrsc ? 
 
 To wrong my fhsnd, 1 Avail be much forfworne. 
 
 And ev’n that Powre which gaue mefottrity oath 
 
 Prouokts me to thu three-foldpetiarsc. 
 
 Loue bad rocc fvveare.and Loue bids me forfwea7e t 
 
 O fweet-fuggefting Loue, if thou haft fm’d, 
 
 Teach me(!hy tempted iubie&) toescufe it. 
 rAt (lift 1 did adore a twmklsng Stane, 
 
 |Bjs now IworfhipaceleftiallSunne ; 
 
 Vti-heedfuUvowc* may heedfuliy be broken, 
 
 And he wants wit, that wants rcfolutd will, 
 
 To learne his wit,'.'exchange the bad for better; 
 Fie,fie,vnreuerend tongae, to call her bad. 
 
 Whole fouersignty fo ofc thou haft preferd, 
 
 With twenty thoufatsd foule-coruiuning cashes, 
 
 1 cannot leaue to l<j?ss ; and yet 3 doc i 
 
 But there I leaue tolcue,where 1 fiaould loti«« 
 fuh a 1 loof 2 ,and Fa littine 1 If ofc, 
 
 If 1 keepe them,! needs mu ft isofe my fdfe ; 
 
 If I loofe them,thus finde 1 by their Ictte, 
 for Fafentme, my felfe : for iidie,SfJuta. 
 
 I to my fclfc am deerer then a friend, 
 
 For Loue is ftillmoft preciotrstn itfelfe. 
 
 And Stinea (wicnejfe heacen that mads her fain-) 
 
 Shewes Suite bat a fvrarsby Echlspe. 
 
 1 will forget that Ivha is aliue, 
 
 Remembring that ray Loue to her is dead. 
 
 And ZJaleatine lie hold srs Esesme, 
 
 Aymtng at Stint a as a fweetet friend. 
 
 1 cannot now proue conttatu to my felfe, 
 
 Without feme treachery vs’d to Fttietttm. 
 
 This night he roeaneth with a Corded ladder 
 
 To eii-rsbe celefthsll SiLsW/ chamber window, 
 
 My fclfc in couflfaiifi his competitor. 
 
 Now prefen try He giue her fether notice 
 
 Of their difgtiifmg and pretended Bight. 
 
 Who fall forag’d) will oanittv f'lkyrUng: 
 for TJkttm he intends GvsUwed hss daughter. 
 
 But Fdentine being gen, He quickely erode 
 
 By forne O'Ctrieke,blunt T^m’/duii proceeding. 
 
 Lems lendrac wings, so make my purpofs fwift 
 
 As thou haft lent me wi« to plot this drift. 
 
 Exit, 
 
 C s. 5cira/j 
 
 Enter Speed and Launee. 
 
 Speed. Lama Joy mine honefty-welcouie to Padua. 
 Leum. Forfweare not thy fclfs, fwret youth, for 1 mi 
 not welcome, 1 reckon this alwaieSjthai a man is neucr 
 vndmuillhcebchsng'd,norneuerwelcome ioa place. 
 
 8 ill feme certsine foot be paid,and the Hofteffc fay wel¬ 
 come. 
 
 Speed. Come-oc you inad-cap : He to the Alc~houfe 
 with you prefently ; where, for one fhet of nue pence, 
 isak hrrne hue thoufar.d welcomes : But firha.how 
 csd thy Matter part with Madam I*dia ? 
 
 l r *j, Marry after they cloas’d In earned, they parted 
 very foirdy in ieft. 
 
 Spee. But (hall (he marry him* 
 
 Lao. No. 
 
 How then ? (hall he marry het? 
 
 Lea. No, neither. 
 
 Spee. V7h«. are they broken ? 
 
 La». No; they are both at whole as a fifh 
 
 Stee. Why then,how ftand* the matter with them l 
 La*. Marry thus, when it (lands well with him, if 
 {lands well with het. 
 
 Spx. What an afle art thou,I cnderftsnd thee not. 
 Lea. What a blocks art thou, chat thou eanttnot? 
 
 M ? (faffs vnderftandsmc ? 
 
 What thou faitt ? 
 
 Jyand what 1 do too i lookc dice,He but leane, 
 and my fiaffo voietftand* nse. 
 
 Spee. Itfbr/QSVndct ibeenidecd. 
 
 td*. Wby,frin«UTnck r. and vnder-ftand is all one. 
 
 Spee. But tell me true, vvil’t be a match ? 
 
 Lax- Askemydoggc, if he fay I, it will .• if hee fay 
 no , it will : if bee flaake his tail-:, and fay nothing, if 
 will. 
 
 Spas. The conclusion is thea,d*st it will. 
 
 La. a. Thou (halt ncuer get foch u fecret-from me, but 
 by a parable. 
 
 Spec. * r»s well that I get it fo: bur Lettnee t how fai ft 
 thou that that my matter is become s r.ntsbis Lent: ? 
 Lm . I neuerknewhicisthcrwife. 
 
 Spee. Then how? 
 
 Leu. A nou&ielubbes ; as thou reported him te 
 
28 
 
 T he tm (gentlemen of Virotm. 
 
 Sc oena fept'wta. 
 
 Eater lulls and Lueetta. 
 
 lul Counfailc,/.swwr<s,gentle girle aflid me, 
 
 And eu’nunkinde loue, I doe eomure thee, 
 
 Who «tche Table wherein all my thoughts 
 Are vifibly Charter'd, ind engrau’d, 
 
 To lefion me, and tell me fomegood meane 
 How with my honour 1 may vndmakc 
 A loumey to my louing Prothem. 
 
 Lot. Alas, the way is wearifome and long 
 lot. A true-deuoted Pilgrkme is not weary 
 To mcafure Kingdomes with his feeble Heps, 
 
 Much lefTe/hall (He that hath Loues wings to file, 
 
 And when the flight is made to one fo dtere, 
 
 Of fuchdiuine perfection ss Sir Protlem 
 
 Luc. Better forb$«e t t'sl! Pretieas make returns. 
 
 /at. Oh.know’d ^ not,his looks are my fouics food? 
 Pitty the dearth that I haue pined in 
 By longing for that food fo long a time. 
 sDidd thou but know the inly touch of Loue, 
 
 ; Thou wouldd at foone goe kindle fire with fnow 
 i Ks feeke to quench the fire of Loue with words. 
 
 Lac. 1 doe not feeke to quench your Loucs hot fire. 
 But qualifie the fires extreame cage 
 Left itfhould burne aboue the bounds of reafon 
 htl. The more thou dam'ft it vp,the more it burnes 
 The Current that with gentle rmwnure glides 
 (Thou kn ow’ft) being dop’d.impatienfly doth rage. 
 
 But when his Zaire courfe is not hindered, 
 
 He makes fweet muficke with th'enamelddonei, 
 GiuingagenUekiffetoeuery fedge 
 He oucr-taketh in hit pilgrimage. 
 
 And fo by many winding nookes he draies 
 With willing (port to the wilde Ocean 
 Then let me goe,and hindernotmy courfe . 
 lie be as patient as a gentle firesroe, 
 
 And makeapeftime of each weary ftep, 
 
 Till the !a(l ftep haue brought me to my Loue, 
 
 Arid there He rcd,as after much turmoile 
 A bleifed fouie doth in Elttuum. 
 
 Lac. But in what habit will you goe along ? 
 ini. Not like a woman, fori would preuent 
 The loofe encounters of lafciuioui men 
 Gentle Lustna, fit me withfuch weedes 
 As may befeeroe fome well reputed Page. 
 
 Luc. Why then your Ladifhip mud cut your haire 
 lul. Nogirle,lleknititvp in filkenfirings. 
 
 With iwentie od-conceited true-loue knots 
 Tobefantaftsque.may becomeayouth 
 Of greater time then I (hall (Hew to be. (chesi 
 
 Luc. What f^fluon (Madam,) fhall 1 makeyoui bree 
 lul That fits as well.as teIlme(goodmy Lord) 
 
 Wh at compafle will you weare your Farthingale ? 
 
 Why eu’n what fa(Hion thou bed likes (Lueetta.) 
 
 Lac You mud needs haue thS with a cod peece (Ma 
 lul. Out,out,(L**rrtr<»)that wilbe illfauourd (dam) 
 Luc. A round hofe(Madam)nov/s not worth a pin 
 VnlefTe you hauc * cod-peece to dick pins on. 
 j lul. Lueetta, ss thou lou’ft me let me hauc 
 i What thou thtnk’d meet,and is mod mannerly 
 But tell me(Wench)how will the world repute me 
 For vndertaking fo vndaid a vourney > 
 
 I reareme it will make me fcandtliz’d. 
 
 Luc. Ifyou thinke fo, then day athorae.and goeot. 
 ltd. Nay, that I will not. 
 
 Luc. Then neuerdreame on Infamy,but go: 
 
 If Frotketu like your journey, when you come. 
 
 No matter who's difpieas*d,wben you are gone: 
 
 I feare me he will fcarce be pleas'd with all. 
 
 lul. That is the leafl(LKcvfte)oF my fearc: 
 
 A t’noufend caches, an Ocean ofhis scares, 
 
 And indances of infinite of Loue, 
 
 Warrant me welcome to my Protbetu. 
 
 Luc. All thefe are feruants to deceitfull men. 
 lul. Safe men, that vfc them to fo bafe effefl; 
 
 But truer ftzrres did gouerne Prothetee birth. 
 
 His words arc bonds,hi$ oathes are oracles, 
 
 His loue fincere, his thoughts immaculate. 
 
 His teares,pure roefieogers, fent from his heart, 
 Hisheart,as far from fraud,as heauenfrom earth. 
 
 Lac. Pray heau’n he proue fo when you come to him. 
 lul. Now,as thou louTt me,do him not that wrong, 
 To beare a hard opmton of his truth: 
 
 Onely deferue my loue, by louing him, 
 
 And prefcntly goe with rr.cto my chamber 
 To take a note ofwhat Idandinneed of, 
 
 To furmfh me vpon my longing iourney 
 All that is mine I leauc at thy difpofe , 
 
 My goodi, my Lands, my reputation, 
 
 Onely, in lieu thereof, difpatch me hence. 
 
 Come; an (were not: but to it prefcntly, 
 
 ! am impatient of my tamance 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 AUus Tcrtm 3 Scena Trim a. 
 
 Enter Duke, Tltttio, Trstbeut^Valentint, 
 
 Loanee, Speed. 
 
 Duke Sir 7W«j,giue vs leaue(I pray)a while. 
 
 We haue fomefccrefs to confer about. 
 
 Now tell me Vrothtas, what’s your will with me } 
 
 Pro. My gracious Lord,that which I wold difeouer, 
 The Law of friendfhip bids me to conceale, 
 
 But when 1 call to minde your gracious fauours 
 Done to me (vndeferuing as I am) 
 
 My dutie pricks me on to vtter that 
 Which elfe.no worldly good (Hould draw from me. 
 Know (worthy Prince) Sir Valentine my friend 
 This night intends to deale away your daughter .* 
 Myfclfe am one made priuy to the plot 
 I know you haue determin’d to bedow her 
 On Tburio, whom your gentle daughter hates f 
 And Chould (be thus bedolneaway from you, 
 it would be much vexation to your age. 
 
 Thus (for my duties fake) I rather chofe 
 To erode my friend in his intended drift, 
 
 Then (by eooceolingit) heap on your bead 
 A pack of forrowes, which would prefle you downc 
 (Being vnpreuented) to your timelefle gtaue 
 
 Disks. Protheus, I thank thee for thine honed care, 
 Which to requite,command me while I hue. 
 
 This loue of theirs my felfe haue often feene 
 Haply when they haue mdg’dmefaft adeepe. 
 
 And oftentimes haue purpos’d to forbid 
 
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The Wo Gentlemen of Verona. 
 
 Sir Valentine her companif?, sod my Court. 
 
 3 u: fearing left my jealous ayme might erre. 
 
 And fofvr.worthily) difgmethemsn 
 (A rafeneffe that i euer yet haue fhun’d) 
 l gsae him gemie iookes,thereby to finds 
 Thst which ehy felfe lull now dtfclos'd to me. 
 
 And that thou maift perceiue my tear; ci this, 
 
 Knowing that tender youth is foone feggefied , 
 
 I nightly iedge her in an upper Towrc, 
 
 The key whereof, my felfe haue euer kept: 
 
 And thence fire cannot be conuay'd sway. 
 
 Pee, Know (noble Lord)they hguc deuis’d a meanfe 
 How he her chamber-window will e fiend, 
 
 And with a Corded-ladder fetch hex downer 
 Fot which,the youthful! Looernow is gone, 
 
 And this way comes he with it prefcntly. 
 
 Where (if it pieafe you) you may intercept mm. 
 
 Bat (good row Lord) doe it fo cunningly 
 That rcy difeouery be not aimed at: 
 
 For, lotie of you, not hate veno my friend. 
 
 Hath made roe pubhfeer of this pretence. 
 
 Duke, Vpon mine Honor, he fhall neuet know 
 Tbarl had any light from thee efrhis. 
 
 Pro. AdieW.my Lord,Sir Vatentint'vi comming. 
 
 D*k- Sir Paknthu, whether away fo fsfi ? 
 
 Val, Pleafelt your Grace .there is e hieffengsr 
 That Hayes to beat e my Letters to my friends. 
 
 And I am going to dehuer them. 
 
 Dukz Be they of much impost? 
 
 Val. The tenure of them doth but fignjfie 
 M? health, and happy being at your Courr. 
 
 'X-u'k. May then no matter : Hay with roe a while, 
 
 I am to breakc with thee of feme affaires 
 
 That touch me neere: wherein thou muftbe fccret. 
 
 'Tis not unknown to thee, that I haue fought 
 To match my friend Sir Thurte, to my daughter. 
 
 Val. 1 know it well (my Lord)and fore the Match 
 Were rich and honourable i befidcss, the gentleman 
 Is full of Vertue, Bounty,Worth, and Qualities 
 Bt’feeming fuch a Wife,as y ovf fatre daughter: 
 
 Cannot your Grace win her to far.de him ? 
 
 Dak, No.truft me.She is peeuife.fulkn,Howard, 
 Prowd, difobedient, ftuhbome, lacking duty. 
 
 Neither regarding that fhc is my childe. 
 
 Nor fearing me, 2 $ if I were her fathers 
 And may I fay to thee, this pride of hers 
 (Vpon aduice) hath drawnc my loue from her. 
 
 And where! thought the remnant of mine age 
 Should haue betne cherifh d by her child-hkcdutie, 
 
 I now am fell cefolu’d eo take a wife, 
 
 And rurne her out, to who will take her in: 
 
 Then let her beatnybe her wedding do wre: 
 
 Forme,and my poffeffions fee efteemesrsor. 
 
 Val. What would your Grace haue roe to do in this? 
 Duk. There is 3 Lady in Verona heere 
 Whom I affecl: but fee is nice,and coy. 
 
 And naught efteemes my aged eloquence. 
 
 Now therefore would 1 haue thee to my Tutor 
 (For long agone I haue forgot to court. 
 
 Befides the fafeion of the time is chang'd) 
 
 How, and which way I may beftow my felfe 
 To be regarded in herfun-bryght eye. 
 
 Val. Win her with gifts, ifihe relpe£l not words, 
 Dumbe lewtls often in their filent kinde 
 More then quicke wcrds,doc tnoue a womans minde. 
 f D»kj But fee did fcorne a prefent that I fent her, 
 
 29 
 
 Val. A woman fomtime fcoms what beft c 6 tents.-her. 
 Send her another: newer giue heroic, 
 
 For fcorne at fieft, makes after-loue the more. 
 
 If fee dee ftowne, ‘tis not in hatecfyou. 
 
 But rather to beget more loue in you. 
 
 If fee doe chide, ’tir net to haue you gone. 
 
 For why, the fooles are mad, if left alone. 
 
 Take no repulfe, what euer fee doth fay, 
 
 For,get you gon, fee doth nor meane away. 
 
 Flatter, aodpraife.cornmend, extol! their graces : 
 
 Though nere fo blacke, fay they haue Angells faces. 
 
 That man shat hath a tongue, I fay is no man. 
 
 If with his tongue he cannot win 0 woman, 
 
 Duf But fee I meane, is promis'd by be? friends 
 Vnto ay outhfull Gentleman of worth. 
 
 And keptfeuerely from refort of men, 
 
 That no man hathacceffe by day to her. 
 
 Val. Why then I would tefort to her by night. 
 
 Dff^. J, but the doeres btlockt, andkeyes kept fafe, 
 That n 6 man hath recourfe to her by night. 
 
 Val. Wliat leers but one may enter at her window ? 
 £)*^. Her chamber is a loft, far from the ground, 
 Andbuilt fe feeluing,ihw one cannot dimbeit 
 Without apparant hazard of his life. 
 
 Val. Why then a Ladder quaintly made of Cords 
 Tocaft vp.wlch a paire of anchoring hookes. 
 
 Would feruc to fcaie another Hero't towre. 
 
 So bold beander would ad Denture it. 
 
 Now as thou art a Gentleman ofblood 
 Aduife me,where I may haue fuch a Ladder. 
 
 Val, When would you vfe it? pray fir,tell me that, 
 Duki This very night 5 for Loue is like a childe 
 That longs for euery thing that he can come by. 
 
 Val. By feauen a clock,lie get you fuch s Ladder. 
 Dui^ But harkethee: I will goe to her alone. 
 
 How (hail 1 beft conuey the Ladder thither ? 
 
 P'al. It will be light (my Lord)tliat you may beare it 
 Vndera cloake, that is ofsny length. 
 
 'Duk. A cloake aslong as feme will ferae the turne? 
 Val. 1 my good Lord. 
 
 Dukj Then let me fee thy cloake, 
 
 He get me one of fuch another length. 
 
 Val. Why any cloake will fevue the turn (my Lord) 
 Daf. How feall I fafeion me to weare 3 cloake ? 
 
 I pray thee let me feel* thy cloake vpon me. 
 
 What Letter is this fame ? what's here ? to S theta ? 
 
 And heere an Engine fit for my proceeding, 
 
 Ik be fo bold to breake the feale for once. 
 
 c JMj though: do harbenr with my Siluia nightly, 
 flaxes they are to me, that fend them firing. 
 OhyCouldtheir Mafiercosne, andgoe as lightly, 
 
 Htmfelfs mould ledge tubers (fencelet) l be j are lying. 
 (JMj Herald Thong hts , its thy puefrbejctme refl-tbem, 
 lyhill /(their King) that thither them importune 
 Doe CHrfe the grace y bat with fstcb grace hath bteji lb errr, 
 B scats ferny felfe doe wans my ferttante forums. 
 
 / ctsrfe my felfe , for they are fent by me. 
 
 That they fhodd bat ecu? where thstr Lerdfbottld be. 
 
 What’s here ? Siluia, 1 hit night l will enfranchifi thee. 
 
 Tis fo: and beerc*s the Lsuder for the purpofe. 
 
 Why Phasum (for thou art c Msropt forme ) 
 
 Wilt thoasfpire to guide the heaucnly Car ! 
 
 And with thy daringfeiiy bums* the world ? 
 
 Wilt thou reach ftars,becs»fe they feint* on thee ? 
 
 C j Go* 
 
3 o Tibe mo (jmtJsmenof Verona. 
 
 Goc bafe Intruder, ouer-wceniog Slau?, 
 
 Bcftow thy fawning fmilcs on equall mates. 
 
 And thinke tof paaencc, (more then thy dcleri) 
 
 I s primiedge for chy departure hence. 
 
 Thanke me for this, more then for all the fauces 
 Which (ail too-rouch) I hauc bellowed oo thee, 
 
 But if thou linger ip my Territories 
 
 Longer then fwifeeft expedition 
 
 Will giuc thee time to lcauc our royall Coon, 
 
 By heauen, my wrath fhalj faxre exceed theloua 
 I eucr bore my daughter, or thy felfe. 
 
 Be gone, I will not hearc tliy vaine cxcufe, 
 
 But as thou lou’fl thy life,make fpeed from hence. 
 
 Val. And why not death,rather then lining nxments’ 
 To die, is to be banifht from my felfe, 
 
 And Silttia is my felfe: foamfh’d fr om her 
 Is felfe from felfe. A deadly baniftiment: 
 
 I What light, is light, if£;'AM4 fee not feene? 
 
 Whjtr toy is toy, if Stint4 be not by? 
 
 Vnlefle it be tothinketbstfhe is by 
 And feed vpon the 0i3dow ofperfedfiot). 
 
 Except I be by 5//ai<r in the night. 
 
 There is no mufreke in the Nightingale, 
 
 Vnlefle I looke on Siltua in the day. 
 
 There is no day for me to looke vpost. 
 
 Shceiitny cltence, and 1 Icaue to be > 
 
 If I be not by bet faire influence 
 Fofter’d, illumin'd, cheri/b'd, kept aliue. 
 
 I flie not death, to flie his deadly doom*, 
 
 T arry I heere, 1 but attend on death. 
 
 But flie I hence, I flie away from life. 
 
 Pro. Run (boy) run, run, and feeke him out, 
 
 Lott, So*hough, Soa hough 
 pro. What feeft thou ? 
 
 Lan r Hun we goe to frnde. 
 
 There's not a haire^o's head, but US a Vdentbut, 
 
 Pro. Vdentins ? 
 
 V a L No. 
 
 Pro. Who then ? his Spirit f 
 VaL Neither, 
 pro. What then ? 
 
 VaL Nothing 
 
 Latt. Can nothing fpeake ? MafteT, fhall ! ftrike? 
 
 Pro. Who wouldft th«?a ftnke ? 
 
 Lon. Nothing. 
 
 Pro.. Villaine, fbrbeare. 
 
 Lou. Why Sir, lie ft tike nothing: 1 pray yon. 
 
 Pro. Sitha, 3 fay fotbc3re: friend Valentine ,a word. 
 VaL Mv eares are ftopr, St cannot hear good newes. 
 So much ofbad already hath poffefi them. 
 
 Pro. Then in dumbe filencc will 1 bury mine. 
 
 For they are hat Qi, vn-suneabk, and bad. 
 
 Val. Is5i/*i«dead? 
 
 Pro. No, Valentine. 
 
 Pal. No Valentine indeed, forfacred Sshi i a, 
 
 Hath fhe forfworne me ? 
 
 Pro. No .Valentine. 
 
 VaL No Valentine, if Siluia baueforfworneme. 
 
 What is vour newes ? 
 
 Lam. Sir, there is a procK -nation, £ you urevanithed. 
 Pro. That thou art betsifh’oi oh that’s the newes, 
 From hence, from S<&&s,and from me thy friend. 
 
 VaL Oh,! frsue fed vpon this y>ce already, 
 
 And now excefle of it will make me futfet. 
 
 Doth Si/W know that I ambanifh’d ? 
 
 Pro. I,lsandfhehatboffekdtothedooine 
 
 (Which vn-raueift ftandsin effefruall force) 
 
 A Sea of melting pcs tie, which feme call learns- 
 Thofeat her fathers churlifh feete fhe tenderd, 
 
 With them vpon her knees,her humble felfe,, 
 
 Wringing her hands, whofewhitcncs fo became (ban, 
 As if but now they waxed pale for woe .• 
 
 But neither bended knees, pure hands held vp, 
 
 Sad ftghcs, deepe groncs, nor frluer-fbcdding ttares 
 Could penerrate her vneompaffionate Sire j 
 BatVdentine, if he be tane, ausfl die. 
 fkfides, her intereeflion chaf’d him fo , 
 
 When fhc for shy repeak w» foppllant. 
 
 That to clofeprifon he commanded her. 
 
 With many bitter threats of hiding there. 
 
 Vd. Nonaore: vnles the nest word that thou IpeaVft 
 Hauc feme maligoasss power vpon my life: 
 
 Iffo: I pray thee breath it in mine eare. 
 
 As ending Amheme ©f my endkfle dolor. 
 
 Pro. Ccafe to lament fer that then canft not hclpe. 
 And ftudy helpe for that which thou iamcnt’ft. 
 
 Time is-the Nurfe, and breeder of all good; 
 
 Here, if thou ft ay, thou canft not fee thy leue ; 
 Befrdes.thy flaying will abridge thy life: 
 
 Hope is a louers ftaife, walks hence with that 
 And manage it, againft dcfpairing thoughts: 
 
 Thy letters may be here, though thou art hence. 
 Which, being writ to tne,fhallbc dcliuci’d 
 Euen in the milke-wbite bofome of thy Loue. 
 
 The time now femes not to cxpoftulare , 
 
 Come, lie conuey thee through the City-gate, 
 
 Andcrre I part with thee, confer at large 
 Of all that may sonesme thy Loae-affekes: 
 
 As thou lou’ft Silvia (though not for thy felfe) 
 
 Regard thy danger,and along with me. 
 
 Vd. 1 pray thee Launce^nd if thoa freft my Boy 
 Rid him make hafte,and meet me at the North-gate. 
 
 7 ‘to. Goe firha, finde him out: Come Vderame. 
 
 VaL Oh my dcerc Sihaa ; haplefle Valentine. 
 
 Lathees. I am but a foole, looke you , and yes Ibaue 
 the wit to thinke my Maftcr is a kiode of a knane : but 
 that’s all one, if he be but one knaoe: He Hues not now 
 chat knowes me to be in loue, yet lam in loue, but a 
 Tecme ot horfe (ball noc piucke that from me: not who 
 *tis I loue : and yet’tis a woman; but what woman , I 
 will not tell my felfe: and yet’eis a Milk e-maid : yet ’tis 
 not a maid: for (bee hath had Gcflips: yet kis a maid, 
 for fhe is her Mafters tnaid,and femes for wages. Slice 
 hath more qualities then a Water-Spaniell, which is 
 much in a bare Chrifban: Heere is the Gate-log of her 
 Condition. Inprimt, Sheecmfecch and carry : why 
 a horfe can doe no more; nay, a horfe-cannot frtch,b ui 
 onely carry, therefore is (bee better then a lade. Item. 
 She can miilce, looke you, a fweet vettue in a maid with 
 cleane hands. 
 
 Speed. How now Signior Lmtsst ? what newes with 
 your Mafterfbip ? 
 
 La. WithmyMafterfhip?why,itisatSea: 
 
 Sp. Well, your old vice (Till: rnifbke the word: what 
 newes then in your paper? 
 
 La. The black’d newes chat euer thoo beard'd 
 
 Sp. Why man? how biacke ? 
 
 La. Why, as biacke as Inks. 
 
 Sp, Let me read them? 
 
 La. Fie on thee Iole-head, thou canhnot read. 
 
 Spt Thou lyeft: I can. 
 
 La. I will tty thee i tell me this.* who begot thee? 
 
 Sp. Marry, 
 
^be two (Jenilemen of Verona, 
 
 3 1 
 
 Sp. Marry.thcCon of my Grand-father. 
 
 La. Oh illiterate loy tercr; it was the Tonne of thy 
 Grand-mother: this proues that thou can ft not read. 
 
 Sp. Come foole, come •• try me in thy paper. 
 
 La. There .• and S-A/ifrishw be thy fpecd. 
 
 Sp. Inprimisfhecanmilke. 
 
 La. I that (he can. 
 
 Sp. Item,(he brewes good Ale. 
 
 La. And thereof comes the prouerbe: (ROJftng °f 
 joter heart ^ou brew good Ale.') 
 
 Sp. Item,(he can To we. 
 
 La. That's as much as to Cay ( Can [he fa}) 
 
 Sp. Item (hecan knit. 
 
 La. Whatrseedea man care for a ftock with a wench, 
 When (he can knit him a ftocke ? 
 
 Sp, ltem,(hecan wafh and fcoure. 
 
 La. Afpcciall vertuc : for then (hee ncede not be 
 wafh’d.and fcowr'd. 
 
 Sp. Item,(he can fpin. 
 
 La. Then may I fet the world on whecles, when The 
 can fpin for beriming. 
 
 Sp. Item.(he bathmanynamelefle vertues. 
 
 La. That's as much as to fay Ba/La-d-vertuej : that 
 indeedeknow not their fathers; and thereforehaue no 
 names. 
 
 Sp. Herefollow hcrvices. 
 
 La. Clofe at the heeles ofher verities. 
 
 Sp. Item, (hee is not to be fading in refpeift of her 
 breath. 
 
 La. Well.- that fault may be mended with a break- 
 faft • read on. 
 
 Sp. ltem.fbe hath a fweet mouth. 
 
 La, That makes amends for her foure breath. 
 
 Sp. Itcra.fhedothtalkeinherflecpe. 
 
 La. It’s no matter for that; ft, foee fteepe not in her 
 talke. 
 
 Sp. Itero.fhe is flow in words. 
 
 La. Oh villainCjthat fet this downe among her vices; 
 To be flow in words,is a womans onely venue . 
 
 I pray thee out with’t, and place it for herchiefe vertue 
 
 Sp. Item, (he is proud. 
 
 La. Out with that too ' 
 
 It was Ehcs legacie.and cannot be t'aiie from her. 
 
 Sp. Item, me hath no teeth. 
 
 La. I care not for that neither: becaufe 1 loue crufts. 
 
 Sp. Item,fhe is curft. 
 
 La. V/ell: the beft is,(he hath no teeth to bite. 
 
 Sp. Item,(he will often praife her liquor. 
 
 La. If her liquor be good,(he (hall.- if fne will not, 
 
 I will; for good things (hould bepraifed. 
 
 Sp. Item.fheutooliberall. 
 
 La. Ofher tongue (he cannot; for that's writ downe 
 (he it (low of.- ofher purfe, (hee (halt not, for that ile 
 keepe fhut. Now.ofanotherthingfheemay, and that 
 cannot I helpe. Well, proceede. 
 
 Sp. Item, (hee hath more hsire thenwit, end more 
 faults then baires, and more wealth then faults. 
 
 La. Stop there: Ile haue her; (he was mine, and not 
 mine, twice or thrice in that laft Article: rehearfe that 
 once more. 
 
 Sp. Item, (he hath motehaire then wit. 
 
 La. More haire then wit: it may be ileproue it: The 
 couerofthe fait, hides the fait, and therefore it is more 
 then the fait; the haire chat couers the wit, is more 
 then the wit; for the greater hide* the lefTe: What* 
 next f 
 
 Sp. And more faults then haires. 
 
 La. That's monftrous: oh that that were our. 
 
 Sp. And more wealth then faults. 
 
 La. Why that word makes the faults gracious: 
 Well, ile haue her : and if it be a match, as nothing Is 
 impoffible. 
 
 Sp. What then ? 
 
 La. Why then, willl tell thee, that thy Mafter ftaics 
 foi thee at the North gate. 
 
 Sp. For me? 
 
 La. For thee? I,v?ho art thou? he hnhftaid for a bet¬ 
 ter man then thee. 
 
 Sp. And muft I goe to him ? 
 
 La. Thou muft run to him;for thou haft ftaid fo long, 
 that going will fcareeferue the turne. 
 
 Sp. Why didft not teli me fooner l ’pox of your loue 
 Letters. 
 
 La. Now will he be Twing’d for reading my Letter, 
 An vnmannerly flaue , that will thruft himfelfe into fc- 
 crets: lie after.to reioyce in the boyes corrctftio. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter Thar to, Protbew, 
 
 Du. Sir TWw,feare not,but that (he will loue you 
 Now Valentine it banifh’d from her fight, 
 
 Th. Since his exilefhe hath defpis d me moil, 
 Forfworne my company, and rail'd at me, 
 
 That 1 am defperateofobtaining her. 
 
 Du. This weakc imprefle of Loue, is as a figure 
 Trenched in ice, which with an houres beate 
 Diifolucs to water, and doth loofe his forme. 
 
 A little time will melt her frozen thoughts. 
 
 And wortblefle Valentine (hall be forgot. 
 
 How now Cir’ProtbcHi, is your countriman 
 (According to our Proclamation) gon ? 
 
 ?n>. Gon, my good Lord. 
 r Du. My daughtertakeshis going grieuoufly ? 
 r Pro. A little time (my Lord) will kill that griefe. 
 
 Du. So I bcleeuc: but Thuno thinkcs notfo : 
 Trothem, the good conceit I hold of thee, 
 
 (For thou haft (howne fome figne of good defert) 
 Makes me the better to confer with thee. 
 
 Pro. Longer then Iproue loyall to your Grace, 
 
 Let me not liue,to looke vpon your Grace. 
 
 Du. Thou knov/ft how wl!lingly,I would efifedl 
 The match betweene fir Thurio, and my daughter i 
 :Pro. 1 doe my Lord. 
 
 Du. And alfo.I thinke, thou art not ignorant 
 How fhe oppofes her againft my will ? 
 
 Pro. She did my Lord,when Valentine tv as berg. 
 
 Du. Land peruerfly,fhe perfeuers fo 
 What might we doe to make the girls forget 
 The loue of Vdentate,mi loue fir Thuno ? 
 
 Pro. Thcbeft way is, to (lander Vahntms, 
 
 With falfehood.cowardize,and poore difeent: 
 
 Three things, that women highly hold in hotft 
 Du. I, but (he’ll thinke, that it is fpokc io hate. 
 
 Pro. I,ifhisenemydeliuerit. 
 
 Therefore it muft withcircumftance be fpoken 
 By one, whom (he efteemeth as his friend. 
 
 Du. Then you muft vndercake to dander hkn, 
 
 Pro. 
 
The tm Gentlemen of Verona. 
 
 Pro. And that (my Lord) 1 (hall be loath to doe.* 
 'Tis an ill office for a Gentleman, 
 
 Efpecially againft his very friend. 
 
 ID a Where your good word cannot advantage him, 
 Your (lander never can endamage him 5 
 Therefore the office >3 indifferent, 
 
 Being mtreated to it by your friend. 
 
 Pro. You h 3 ue prevail'd (my Lord) if I can doe it 
 By ought that I can fpeake in his difpraife. 
 
 She fhall not long continue loueto him • 
 
 But fay this weedcher loue from talent me, 
 
 It foliowesnot that (he will loue fir7~W»s. 
 
 7~b. Thcrcfore.as you vnvvinde her loue from him; 
 Lead it fhould raucll .and be good to none, 
 
 You mud promde to bottoms it on me 
 Which muff be done, by praifrng me as much 
 As you,in worth difpraife,fir Valentine. 
 
 Dv. And Protberu t we dare trudyou in this ksndc, 
 Becaufe we know (on talent met report) 
 
 You are already loues fir me votary. 
 
 And cannot foone reuolt, and change your minde. 
 Vpon this warrant, fhall yoohaue accefTc, 
 
 Where you,with Silesia,tmy cortfcrre 3 t large 
 For fheis lumpifhjhcauy mellancholly. 
 
 And (for your friends fake) will be glad of you; 
 
 Where you may tempci her, by your pcrfwafion. 
 
 To hate yong Va/entme, and loue my friend. 
 
 Prt>. At much as I can doe, I will effeift: 
 
 But you fir Thuriopet not fiiarpe enough • 
 
 You mud lay Lime,to tangle her defires 
 By walefull Sonnets, whofc compofed Rimes 
 Should be full fraught with feruiceable vowes. 
 
 Du. S,much is the force of heauen-bred Poefie. 
 
 Fro, Say that vpon the altar of her beauty 
 You facrifice your teares.youi fighe$,your heart ? 
 
 Write til! your inkebedry: and with your tearcs 
 Mold it againe: and frame forne feeling line, 
 
 That may difeouer fuch integrity: 
 
 For Orpbetts Lute,was ftrung with Poets finewes, 
 Whofe golden touch could (often fteelc and Rones; 
 Make Tygers tame,and huge Lesnatkans 
 Forfake vnfounded deeper,to dance on Sands. 
 
 After your direrlamenting Elegies, 
 
 Vifir by night your Ladies chamber-window 
 With forne fvveet Confort; To their Inftruments 
 Tune a deploring dumpe: the nights dead filence 
 Will well become fuch fweet complaining grieuance: 
 This, orelfe nothing, will inherit her. 
 
 Du. This difeiphne/bowes thou haft bb in loue 
 
 Tb. And thy aduice,thi$ night,ilc put in pra&ife • 
 Therefore/weet Protheue, my dire&ion-giucr, 
 
 Let vs into the City prefently 
 
 To fort forne Gentlemen,wcll skil’d in Muficke. 
 
 I haue a Sonnet,that will ft rue the rurne 
 To glue theon-fet to thy good aduife. 
 
 Du. About it Gentlemen. 
 
 Pro. We’ll wait vpon your Grace, rill after Supper, 
 And afterward determine cur proceedings. 
 
 "Du. Euen now about it,l will pardon you. Exeunt. 
 
 zdclus Quanta. Scosna Trima. 
 
 Enter Velentin*,:ipced,and cert nine Out James. 
 l ,Out~l. Fcllowes,ftar.d fad : I fee a paffenger. 
 
 2 . Our. Jf there be tcn,(hrinkc not,but down visth’em. 
 3 Out. Stand fir,and throw vs that you haue about’ye. 
 If notwe’ll make you fit, and rifle you, 
 
 Sp. Sir we are vndone 5 thefe are the Viflamei 
 That all the Trauailers doe feaie fo much. 
 
 Val. My friends. 
 
 1 Out. That’s not fo, fir: we areyour enemies. 
 z.Out. Peace .• we’ll heare him. 
 l.Out. I by my beard will we •• for he it a proper mao. 
 Val. Then know that 1 haue little wealth to loofe; 
 
 A man I am.crofs'd with aduerfitie 1 
 My riches, are thefe poore habiliments. 
 
 Of which, if you (hould here disfurnilh me, 
 
 You take the fum and fubftance that 1 haue, 
 a .Out. Whether trauellyou? 
 
 Val. To Verona. 
 
 1 .Out. Whence came you ? 
 
 Val. From MULwtc. 
 
 1.0ms. Haue you long foiourn’d there f (Raid, 
 Val. Some fixteene moneths, and longer might haue 
 If crooked fouunehsdnot thwarted me. 
 
 1 .Out. What, were you bani&’d thence ? 
 
 Val. 1 was. 
 
 i.Out. For what offence?* 
 
 Val. For that which now torments me to rehearfe; 
 
 I kil’d a man,whofe death! much repent, 
 
 But yet I (lew him manfully,in fight, 
 
 Without falfe vantage, or bafe treachery. 
 
 1 .Out. Why nere repent it,»f it were done fo; 
 
 But were you bamfhtfor fo final! a fault? 
 
 Val. I was, and held me glad of fuch a coomc. 
 
 2 . 0 ut. Haueyou the Tongues? 
 
 Val. My youthfull trauaile,therein made me happy, 
 Or elfe I often had beene often miferable. 
 
 3 .Out By the bare fcalpe of Robin Hoods far Fryer, 
 This fellow were a King, for our Wilde faction. 
 i.Out. We’ll haue him; Sirs, a word 
 Sp. Maficr.beoneofthems 
 It's an honourable kinde ofcheeuery, 
 
 Val. Peace villaine. 
 
 2 Out. Tell vs this: haue you any thing to take to? 
 Val. Nothing bui my fortune. 
 
 3 .Out. Know then,that feme of vs are Gentlemen. 
 Such as the fury of vngouern'd youth 
 
 Thrufi from the company of awful! men. 
 
 My felfe was from Verona baniflied, 
 
 For pradtfing to fieale away a Lady, 
 
 And heirc and Mcece,ahde vnto the Duke. 
 
 a .Out. And I from Mantua /or a Gentleman, 
 
 Who,in my rnoode.l ftab’d vnto the heart. 
 
 IDut, And I/or fuch like petty crimes as thefe 
 But to the purpofe: for we cite our faults, 
 
 That they may hold excus’d our lawlcfle hues, 
 
 And partly feeing you are beautifide 
 With goodly (hape; and by your owne report, 
 
 A Ltnguift.and a man o( fuen perfection, 
 
 As we doe in our quality much want. 
 
 2.0.<a. Indeede becaufc you sre a baniflTd man, 
 Therefore,aboue the reft,we parley to you: 
 
 Are you content to be our Generali ? 
 
 To make a venue of neceffity. 
 
 And hue as we doe in this wildernefle ? 
 
 3 . Oat. What faift thou? wilt thou be of our confort ? 
 Say I .and be the captaine of vs all .* 
 
 We'll doc thee homage,and be rul’d by thee, 
 
 Loue thecas our Commander,and our King. 
 
 i.Out 
 
*The two (jmtlemen ofVtmia , 
 
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 1 .Out. Butiftlw>u fcorne our mtefic,thou dyefi. 
 
 2 .Out. Thou (halt not liue.fo brag whtt we-baue of. 
 l r *i. I cake your offer,and will t rue with you, ffer’d. 
 
 Prouided that you do no outrages 
 On filly womefl,cr poore paflengers. 
 
 I ,Ont. No,we deceit fuch vile bafe pra&'rfes. 
 Ccrrve.goe with vine’ll bring thee to our Crewe*, 
 
 And (how thee all the Treafure we haue gor; 
 
 Which, with our felues,all reft at thy difpofe. (remit. 
 
 Sc&na Secunda . 
 
 £’iter Protbeus,Tbttrto, lnlia,HoJl fJMnftian^ilnia. 
 
 Pro. Already haue 1 bin falfe to Ha/entbse, 
 
 And now 1 mult be as vruuft to Tkarta , 
 
 Vnder the colour of commending him, 
 
 1 Ssue accefle my owne loue to prefer. 
 
 But SiluU is toofiire.too truc,too holy,. 
 
 To be corrupted with my worthlefle guifes j 
 When Iproteft true loyalty to her. 
 
 She twits me with my faifehood to my friend; 
 
 When to her beauty I commend my vowes, 
 
 She bids me thinke how I haue bin forfweme 
 In breaking faith with /«//<a,whom 1 lou’d ; 
 
 And notwithftandlng all her fodaine quip*, 
 
 The lead whereofwould quell a louerj hope / 
 
 Yet (Spaniel-like) the more Ihefpurnesmy loue. 
 
 The more it grov.es,and fawneth on her dill; 
 
 But here comes Tbnrig ; now muft we to her window, 
 And giue feme euening Mufique to her eare. 
 
 To. How no w,fir P rot hem, are you crept before pi ? 
 
 "Pro. I gentle Tbtmofox you know that loue 
 Will creepe in fcrulce,where it cannot goe. 
 
 Tb. l.but I hope,Sir,thit you loue not here. 
 
 Pro. Sir .but 1 doc: or elfe I weald be hence. 
 
 Tb. Who,5i/w4? 
 
 Pro. \jSUuKf, for your fake. 
 
 To. I thsnke you for your owne : Now Gentlemen 
 Let's tune: and too it luftily a while. 
 
 He. Now,my yong goeftj me thinks your* allycholfy 
 I pray you why is it# 
 
 la. Marry (mine Hofi) becaufe 1 cannoc be merry. 
 
 Ho. Come, well haue you merry: tie bring you where 
 you {hall heare Mufique, and fee the Gentleman that 
 you ask’d for. 
 
 It*. But (hall! heare him foeake. 
 
 Ho. ItbatyeofhalL 
 
 Is. That will be Mufique. 
 
 Ho. Harke.harke. 
 
 let. Is he among thefe ? 
 
 He. I: but peace, let’s htarc'm. 
 
 Sene. tPhe it Si lain ? what it /be ? 
 
 That «!l ear Sframes eensmendber l 
 Holy fttire/end wife it /be. 
 
 The beastenfuck grace did lend her , 
 that (be might admired be. 
 
 Is {be kinde as (be it faircl 
 For beauty lines with kmdtufft : 
 
 Lent doth to her eyes lepatre, 
 
 T» btlft bsm of bit Uatdotjje i 
 
 And being help'dJwbab its there. 
 
 Then to St lot a Jet vt fug, 
 
 That Silnia is excelling ; 
 
 She excels each vsortaH thing 
 ypeo the dxHearth dwelling. 
 
 T » her let vs Garlands bring. 
 
 Ho. How now? are you faddet then you were before; 
 How doe yoo, man ? the Mufickc likes you not. 
 
 In. You miftakc: iheMufitiartfikes me nor. 
 
 Ho. Why,mynretryyouth? 
 
 In. He plsies falfe (father.) 
 
 He. Howjout of tune on che ftring*. 
 
 /«. Notfo:butyct 
 
 So falfe that he grieucs my very hezit-fttifsgs. 
 
 Ho. You have a quicks tare (heajt. 
 
 In. 1,1 would I were desfe.-it raaSresrasSiauea flow 
 Ho. I perceiue you delight not in Mufique. 
 
 In. Not a whsc, when it iars fo. 
 
 He. Harke.wlwt fine chan ge is in the Mufique. 
 
 In. I: that change is the fpighi. 
 
 He- You would haue them al vssies pUy bur orrd thing. 
 In. I would alwaics haue one play but one thing. 
 
 But Hoft doth this Sir Protbetn, that we taikeon. 
 
 Often refort vnto ch >9 Gentlewoman } 
 
 Ho., I tell you what Loanee his man told roe,- 
 He lou’d her out of all nicke. 
 
 In. Where is Loanee ? 
 
 Ho. Gone to fccke his dog,which to morrow,by his 
 Mailers command, hee train cany for a prefent so his 
 Lady. 
 
 In. Peace.ftand afide,the company parts. 
 
 Pro. Sir Thurso fate not you,! willfc pleade. 
 
 That you (hall fay,my cunning drift eacels. 
 
 Tb. Where roeetewe? 
 
 Pro. At Saint Gregories well 
 Tb. Farewell. 
 
 Pro. Madam .• good eu’n to your Ladiihip. 
 
 Stl. I th. 3 nke you for your MufiqusfGemteisen') 
 Who is that tharfpake^. 
 
 Pro. Otic (Lady)if you knew hi* putc hearts truth, 
 You would quickly leanse to know him by his voice. 
 Stl. Sir prot hem, as I take it. 
 
 Pro. Sir Protbem(gauh Lady)itad your Seraant. 
 
 Sil. Y/hat’syour will ? 
 
 Pro. That I may compaffeyoura. 
 
 Sit. You haue your wifh.• my will is euenthisj 
 That prefentiy you hie you home to bed: 
 
 Thou fubtile,pcriur’d,falfe, difloyall man: 
 
 Think’ft thou I am fo {hallow,fo cqnceitlefie. 
 
 To be feduced by thy Battery, 
 
 That has’t decern'd fo many with thy vowes f 
 Returns,returns and make thy loue amends : 
 
 For me(by this pale queer® of night I fwetre) 
 
 I am fo farre firom granting thy requeir, 
 
 That 1 defpife thee/or thy wrengndi fuite, 
 
 And by and by intend totbide my felft, 
 
 Euen for this rime I (pend in talking to thee. 
 
 Pro. I grant (fwcct loue) that 1 did loue i Lady, 
 
 But (he is dead. 
 
 In. ’T were falfe,if I (hould fpeeke it 5 
 For Iamiurc (he is not butied. 
 
 Sil. Say that (he be: yet dentine thy friend 
 Suruiues; to whom (thy felfc art wimefle) 
 
 I am betroth’d 5 and art thou not afhartt‘d 
 To wrong him,with thy importunae v ? 
 
 Pro. 
 
34 
 
 Tbe tvo (jendsmen cf Verona, 
 
 Fro. I likewife heare that Vo'rr.ttxs is dead, 
 
 Sil. And fo fuppofe am I; foe in her graue 
 Allure thy felfe.my loue is buried. 
 
 Pre, Sweet Lady,let me take it from the earth. 
 
 Stl Goc to thy Ladies graue and call hers thence. 
 
 Or at the leaft,in hers/epuichei thine. 
 lul. He heard not that. 
 
 Pro. Madam: if your heart be fo obdurate : 
 ouchfafe me yet your Picture for my louc, 
 
 The Pidf ure that it hanging in your chamber r 
 To chat lie fpeske.to that ile figh and wcepe: 
 
 For linee the fubftsnce of your perfect fdfc 
 Is elfe deuoted,! am but a Ihadow; 
 
 And to your IhsdoWjWill 1 make true loue. 
 
 Ini. If’tsvere a fubftancc you would fure dcceiua it. 
 And make it but alhadow.as I am. 
 
 Sd. I am very loath to be your Idoll Sir; 
 
 Bur,(jnce your faifehood fhall become you well 
 To worlhip fhadowes.and adore falfe fhapes, 
 
 Send to me in the momingjand ile fend it: 
 
 And fo.good reft. 
 
 "Pro. As wretches hauc ore-night 
 That wait for esecution in the morne. 
 ltd. Heft, will you gos ? 
 
 Ho. By myhaUidcme,! wasfaft aflrepe. 
 lul. Pray you.where lies Sir Vrotbsw ! 
 ho. Many, at my houfe: 
 
 Truft me,I thinke’iis almoft day. 
 
 Ini. Not fo : but it hath bin the longed night 
 That ere 1 watch'd,and the moft heauieft. 
 
 Sccena Tertia. 
 
 Enter EgLmore, Slluia. 
 
 Eg. This is the houre that Madam Stl.t. 
 Entreated me to call,and know her minde 
 Ther’s fome great matter fhe’ld employ me in. 
 Madam.Madam. 
 
 Sil. Who cals? 
 
 Eg. Your feruant.and your friend ; 
 
 One that attends your Lsdifhips command. 
 
 Sil, Sir EgLmore, a thoufand times good morrow. 
 Eg. As many (worthy Lady) to your felfc : 
 According to your Ladifhips impofe, 
 
 I am thus early come,to know what feruice 
 It isyourpleafure to command me in. 
 
 Sil. Oh EgUmsure, thou art a Gentleman: 
 
 Thinke not I flatter(forlfwcareI doe not) 
 Valisnt.wife .remorfe-full, well accomp!ifh'd< 
 
 Thou art not i gnorant what deerc good will 
 I beare vnto the banilh'd Valentina 
 Nor how my father would enforce me marry 
 Vaine Tbur to (whom my very fouk abhor’d.) 
 
 Thy felfe haft lou’d, and 1 haue heard thee fay 
 No griefe did euer come fo necre thy heart. 
 
 As when thy Lady,and thy true-loue dide; 
 
 Vpon whofe Graue thou vow'dftpure chaftities 
 Sir Eglamoure r I would loPdentine 
 To Mont tea, where 1 hcare,he makes aboad; 
 
 And for the waies arc dangerous to pafie, 
 
 I doedefire thy worthy company. 
 
 Vpon whofe faith arid honor, I repole. 
 
 Vrge not my fathers anger (Efbtntcurs} 
 
 But thinke vpon my griefe(a Ladies griefe) 
 
 And on theiufticeof my flying hence. 
 
 To keeperne from a moft vtiholy match, 
 
 V/htch heauen and fortune ftill rewards with plagues. 
 
 I doe deft re thee, eueo Earn a hesrt 
 As full offorrowes,as she Sea of fands. 
 
 To beare me compaoy,and goc with me* 
 
 If not,to hide what I haue laid to thee, 
 
 Thac 1 may venture to depart alone. 
 
 Egl. Madsm,I pitty much your grieuances. 
 
 Which.fir.ee I know they vmuoufty are plac’d, 
 
 I giue eonfentio goeaiong with you. 
 
 Wreaking as little vrhat betidetbme. 
 
 As much,I wilh all good befortuneyou. 
 
 When will you goe? 
 
 Sil. This euening comming. 
 
 Eg. W here fh al 11meeteyou? 
 
 SU. At Frier Pntrickts Cell, 
 
 Where I intend holy ConfdTion. 
 
 Eg. I will not faileyour Ladifiiip: 
 
 Good morrow (gentle Lady.) 
 
 Sil. Good morrow,kinde Sir EgUmwrt. Exeunt. 
 
 Seem Quarta. 
 
 Enter Launee, Protheui.Inlia, Sduia. 
 
 Luo. When a mans feruant fhall play the Curre with 
 him (looke you) it goes hard.-one that I brought vpof 
 a puppy rone that 1 fau’d from drowning,when three or 
 toure of his blinde brothers and fillers went to it: 1 haue 
 taught him (euen as one would fey precifety , thus I 
 would teach a dog) 1 wasfent to deliuer him, as a pre¬ 
 sent to Miftns Silnia, from my Mailer; and I came no 
 fooner into the dymng-chamber, but he Heps me to her 
 Trencher, and (leaks her Capons-leg: O, ’tis a foule 
 thing, when a Cur cannot keepe bimfelfc in all compa¬ 
 nies : I would haue (as onelhould fay)one that takes vp¬ 
 on him to be a dog indeede, to be,as it were, a dog at all 
 things. If / had not had more wit then he,to take a fault 
 vpon me that he did, I thinke verily hee had bin hang'd 
 for’t: fure as 1 liue he had fuffer’d for*tyou fhall iudge: 
 Heethrufts me himfclfe into the company of three or 
 foure gentkman-like-dogs,voder the Dukes cable: hee 
 had not bin there (bleflc the mark e) a pifftng while, but 
 all the chamber fmclt him: out with the dog(fates one) 
 what cur is that (faies another) whip him out (faies the 
 third)hang him vp(faies the Duke.) Ihauing binac- 
 quainted with the fmell before, knew it war Crab; and 
 goes me to the fellow that whips the dogges .• friend 
 (auoth I) you meane to whip the dog I marry doe 1 
 (quoth he)you doe him the more wrong(quoth I )’cwas 
 I did the thing you wot of: he makes me no more adoe, 
 but whips me out ofthe chamber.- how many Mailers 
 would doe this for his Seruant? nay,ile be fworne 1 haue 
 fat in the ftockes.for puddings he hath ftolne.otherwife 
 hehad bin executed: I haue Hood on the Pillorie for 
 Geefe he hath kil’d.otherwifehe hadfufferd for’t: thou 
 think’ftnotofthisnow : nay,I remember the tricke you 
 feru’d me, when I looks my leaue of Madam Sduia : did 
 
 not 
 
T6er»o gentlemen o/Verona. 
 
 3T 
 
 not I bid thee ftill trtarkemc.and doe as I do; when did’ft 
 thou fee me heaue vp my leg, and make water 3 gamft a 
 Gentlewomans farthingale ? did’ft choa euer fee me doe 
 fuchatricke? 
 
 Pro. St'oaJUsr. is thy name: I like thee well* 
 
 And will impby thee in fame feruice prcfently, 
 lu. In what you pleafc.iledoe what 1 can. 
 
 Pro. I hope thou wilt. 
 
 How now you whor-fon pezaiu. 
 
 Where haue you bin thtfe two dayes loytcnnq? 
 
 La, Marry Sir,I earned Miftris&&»dthc dogge you 
 bad me. 
 
 Pro.* And what (aits fite torr.y little Jewell > 
 
 La. Marry fhefaies your dog w as a cur,and telsyou 
 curTifh thank* is good enough for fhcftaprcfenc. 
 
 Vn>. But Gte rrcete d my dog ? 
 
 La. No mdeede did (he not. 
 
 H&ehauef brought him backc sgaine 
 pro. What,didft thou offer her this from me ? 
 
 La. 1 Sir,the other Squirnl! wasftolne from me 
 By the Hangmans boyes in the market place. 
 
 And then 1 offer'd her mine owne.who is a dog 
 A* big as ten of yotirs,& therefore the guituhe greater 
 Pn. Goe,ge: thee henee.and finde my dog agamc. 
 Or nere retume agame snt© my fight. 
 
 Away,I fay : flay eft thou to vexe rr.e here; 
 ASlaur.thatjflilian end.rurnes me to fttaune : 
 
 St&afhsss, I basic entertained thee, 
 
 Partly that f hauc ncedc of fuch a youth, 
 
 That can with fame dtferetion doe my bufineffe: 
 
 For 'tir no cruftmg to yond fooiifh Lowt, 
 
 But chiefeiy, for thy race,and thy behauiour, 
 
 Which (if my Augury deceiue me not) 
 
 Wittxne good bringing vp, fommc.and truth :• 
 Therefore know thee Lor this 1 encertaioe thee. 
 
 Go prcfently .and take this Ring with thee 
 Deboer it to Madam Siting , 
 
 Shelou’d me weH.deliuct’d it to me 
 
 lul. It fremes you lou d not hcr.noi Icauc her token: 
 She is dead belike/ 
 
 'Pro. Not fo: 1 thmke fhe hoes, 
 lul. Alas 
 
 Pro. Why do'ft theu cry alas > 
 lul. I cannot choofe but ptiry her 
 Pro. Wherefore (hould’ft thou pi tty her > 
 lul. Bscaufe,tnethmker that fhe lou d you as well 
 As you doeloue your Lady Sttitia 
 5he drearoes on htm.thss has forgot her loue. 
 
 You dante on her, that c&res not for your loue. 
 
 Tks piety Lotte,fhould be fo contrary 
 And thinking on it,maker me cry alas 
 
 Pro. Wdir ghserher that Ring,and therewithal! 
 
 This Letter s tahfe her chamber r Tell my Lady, 
 
 I daimethe promifefWhct heeuenly Picture : 
 
 Your mctiirgedooe.hye home vnto my chamber. 
 
 Where thou fheltfindeme fed,and foliiartc. 
 
 lul. How many women would doe fuch ameflage? 
 Afaupoore Pretbex/ t tiim hafUntsKain’d 
 A Fcxe.to be the Shcphcard efthv Lambs, 
 
 Aias.poorc tooJe.wtiy doc I piety him 
 That with his vety heart defpifech me / 
 
 Secaufc he loues her,he defptfeth me, 
 
 Becaufe I lone him,I muft pitty him. 
 
 This Ring! gaue him.wnen he parted from me, 
 
 To binde him to remember my good will 
 And now am I (vnbsppy Meffengcr) 
 
 To plead forthat. which 2 would not obtaine, 
 
 To carry that,which I would hauc refus'd 
 To praifebis faith,which I would hauc diiprais d. 
 
 1 am my Mafias true confirmed Loue, 
 
 But cannot be true ftruanr to my Maftcr, 
 
 VnlciTc I proue falfe traitor to my fdfe 
 Yet will I woe forhim,but yet fo coldly, 
 
 As (hcauen it kr.owcs) I would not hauc him fpeed 
 Gcnc!cwoman,good day . 1 pray you be my meanc 
 Tooting me where to fpeake with Madam5r/«/*. 
 
 Sil. What would you with her,if that I be fhe ? 
 
 /«/. If you be (lie, I doe intreat youc patience 
 To hearc me fpeake the metTage I am lent on. 
 
 Stl Fiom whom 3 
 
 /«/. f.-om my Maftcr, Sir Froihtni Madam. 
 
 Sil. Ob : he fends you for a Pnftore ? 
 
 Itcl. I,Madam, 
 
 Sil. Prjula t bring my PiiSure there, 
 
 Goe.giue yout Maftcr this•• tell him from me 
 One /*//4,that his changing thoughts forget 
 Would better fit his Chamber.then this Shadow. 
 
 /«/. Madam, pleafe you perufe this Lena ; 
 
 Pardon me (Madam) 1 naae vnaduis’d 
 Deliucr’dyou opapet that i fhould net $ 
 
 This is the Letter to your Ladifhip. 
 
 Sil. I pray thee lot me lookc on that again?, 
 lul. It may not be: good Madam pardon me. 
 
 Sit. There, hold • 
 
 I will not looke vpon your Mafters lines. 
 
 I know they are ftufc with protcftations, 
 
 And full ofnew-fouud osthes.which he will break? 
 Aseafitv as! doe tearchis paper. 
 
 lul Madam, he fendsyour Ladifhip this Ring. 
 
 Sil. The more fiiamefor him.thst he lends it me; 
 For I Haueheardhim fay a thoufaud times, 
 
 His lutig gaus it bim.ai his departure 
 Though his falfe finger haueprophw'd the Ring, 
 
 Mine (hall not doc his lu/ia (o much wrong 
 lul. She thankes you. 
 
 Sit. What fai’ft thou ? 
 
 lul. I chanhe you Madam,that you tender her: 
 Poore Genrlewoman, my Maftcr wrong* her much. 
 
 Sil. Do’ft thou know her ? 
 lul. Almoft as well as I doe know s®y felfe, 
 Tothinke vpon her woes, I doc prat aft 
 That I haue wept a hundred feuesail time*. 
 
 Sil. Belike fhe thinks that /Voftaaahath forfook her/ 
 lul. I thmke fire doth: and that's her caufeof forrow. 
 Sit. Is fhe not paffingfatre? 
 lul. She hath bin fairer(Madam) then fhe is, 
 
 When fhe did thmke my Matter lou'd 'net well; 
 
 She,in my lodgement,wss as faire as you. 
 
 But fince fhe did neglefi her lookir.g-glaffe. 
 
 And threw bet Sun-expelling Mafqueaway, 
 
 The ayre hath fl^ru’d the rofcs in her cheekes. 
 
 And pinch’d the hily-tintfturc of her face, 
 
 -That new fhe ij become as blackc as !, 
 
 Sd. How tall was flic i 
 
 lul. About my fiaturc: for i: Pezteccft, 
 
 When all oar Pageants ofdelight were plaid, 
 
 Our youth got me to play the womans part, 
 
 And 1 was trim’d m Madam lotion gowne, 
 
 Which ferued me as fit,by ail mens judgements, 
 
 As if the gnmcr.r had fc-n made for me •• 
 
 Therefore f know fhe is about my height. 
 
 And at that time 5 made her weepea good. 
 
96 
 
 TheOteo gentlemen of Verona. 
 
 For 1 did play a lamentable part. 
 
 (Midam) ’xvm Arts An e, palTioning 
 foe T/sr/w penary,and voiuft flight ; 
 
 Which I foliudy adted with my teares. 
 
 That my poore Miftrts moutd therewithal!. 
 
 Wept bitterly: and would i might be dead, 
 
 Tf 1 in thought felt not her very (orrow. 
 
 Sil. She is beholding to thee (gentle youth ) 
 
 Alas (poore Lady) defolate,and left; 
 
 1 weepe my felfe to thmkc vpon thy words. 
 Hereyouth: there is my purl'e j Igiuetheethu (well. 
 For thy fwcet Miftris lakc,becaufe thou loud her. Fare. 
 
 ini. And fhe fnall thankeyou foi't, if ere you know 
 /, ■ .rtuousgentlewoman,milde.andbcautifull. (her. 
 J nope my Mafters fait will be but cold, 
 
 Since fhe rtfpe&s my Miftris loue fo much, 
 
 Alas,how loue can trifle with it fclfc : 
 
 Here is her Pidfurc •• let me lec.I thmkc 
 If i had fuch a Tyre, this face of mine 
 Were full as loucly,as is this of hers j 
 And yet the painter flatter'd her a little, 
 
 Vnleffel flatter with my fclfc too much. 
 
 Her haue is Ahurne. mine u ptrfecf Ttllw, 
 
 If chat be all the difference in his loue. 
 
 He get me fuch a coulour’d Periy wig: 
 
 Her eyes are grey as glafle.and lo are mine. 
 
 I, but her forerhead’s low,and mine’s as highs 
 What ftiouid it be that he rcfpe&s in her, 
 
 But I can make refpeftiue in my fclfc:* 
 
 If ibis fond Loue,were not a blinded god. 
 
 Come fhadow, comc,and take this fliadow vp, 
 
 For’tis thy riuall iO thou fcnceleffe forme, 
 
 Thoulhalt be worfhip’djkifs’d.Iou’djand ador’d; 
 
 And were there fence in his Idolatry, 
 
 My fubftance (hould be ftatue in thy ftead. 
 
 He vfe thee kindly,for thy Miftris fake 
 That vs’dmefo: ot elfeby foue.l vow, 
 
 I fhould haue ferateh’d out your vnfeeing eyes, 
 
 To make my Mafter out ofloue with thee. Extant. 
 
 jfflusQuintus. Scama'Prima. 
 
 Enter EgUrmttrc, Siluut. 
 
 Egl. The Sun begins to guild the wefterne skie. 
 
 And now it is about the very houre 
 
 That Slims ,at Fryer Patricks Cell (hould meet me, 
 
 ,She will net fade; for Loucrsbreake not homes, 
 Vnlcffc it be to come before their time. 
 
 So much they fpur their expedition. 
 
 See where fhe comes: Lady a happy euemog. 
 
 Stl. Amen,Amen .• goe on (good Eglsmourr) 
 
 Out at the Poftcrne by the Abbey wall; 
 
 I fcare 1 am attended by foroe Spies. 
 
 Egl. Feare not: theForreft is not three leagues off, 
 lfwcrecoucrthat,weate fure enough. Exeunt. 
 
 Serna Secunda . 
 
 Enter Tbarto,‘ProtbeusJaha,Dnkf. 
 
 Th . Sir TVe/Arw.what faics Silma to my fuit ? 
 
 Pro. Oh Sir,! finde her milder rhea fbc v js 
 A nd y« flic takes exceptions zk your rr 
 
 Tbit. What? that my leg is too 
 
 Pm. No,that it is too little. ~ 
 
 Thu. lie wearea Boote, to make;? f onrv .t, ; , t ^, a ’ 
 Fra. But loue will not be fpord to what«leches,* ” 
 Tbn, What faics fhe to my face ? 
 
 Fra. She faics it is a faire one. 
 
 Ihu. Nay then the wanton lyes: my face is blacke 
 Pro. But Pcarles are faire; and the old frying is 
 Blseke men arc Pearles.in beauteous Ladies eyes, ’ 
 Tbn. ’Tis true,fuch Ptarles as put out Ladies eves, 
 
 For I had rather winke, then looks on dieiB. * 3 ‘ 
 
 Thu. How likes (he my difesurfe; 
 
 Pro. Ill, when you talks of wax, 
 
 Thu. But well,when I difeourfe ofloue and peace. 
 
 /«/. But better indccde,when you hold you peace. 
 Thu. What fayes fhe to my valour? 
 
 Pro. Oh Sir,fnc makes no doubt of that. 
 
 lal. She needes not, when fhe knowes it cowardize. 
 
 Tnu. What laies fhe to my birth ? 
 
 P>o. That you are well dcriu’d. 
 
 /«/. True: from a Gentleman, to a foole. 
 
 Tbu. Confiders fhe my Poffcflions i 
 Pro. Oh, I: and pitties them. 
 
 The. Wherefore/ 
 
 lui. That fuch an Affc (hould owe them. 
 
 Pro. That they are out by Leafe. 
 
 IkI. Here comes the Duke. 
 
 Du. How now flr Tmhem ; how now Tbvrioi 
 Which of you fa w (gUmture oflaee ? 
 
 Ibis. Not I. 
 pro. Nor). 
 
 Du. Sawycu my daughter / 
 
 Pro. Neil-ber. 
 
 On. Wh y then 
 
 She’s fled vntistim<ptz.ain,Falt»tint, 
 
 And Eglomoure is in het Company j 
 
 'Tis truei for Frier L&urtnee met them both 
 
 As he,in pennanre wander’d through the Forreft : 
 
 Him he knew well .• and guefd that it was fhe. 
 
 But being mask’d, he was not fure out. 
 
 Bcfldcf fhe did intend ConfefT;on 
 
 At Patrick; Cell this euen.and there fhe was nos. 
 
 Thefe likelihoods confirme her flight from hence; 
 Therefore I pray you ftand.not to difeourfe, 
 
 But mount you prefently, and mecte with me 
 Vpon the riftng of the Mountaine foote 
 That leads toward iW4»rsw,whcthcr they are fled: 
 Difpatch (fweet G entleroen) end follow me. 
 
 Tbu. Why thi3 itis.tobea pceuifliGirle, 
 
 That flies her femme when it foilowes her : 
 
 1 lc after; more to be reueng’d on Eghtnunire, 
 
 Then for the loue of reek-Sdfc Stfoia. 
 
 Pro. And I will follow, more for Sslaat loue 
 Then hate of EgUmoxre that goes with her, 
 
 /*/. And I will follow, more to croffe that loue 
 Then hate fot Silma, that is gone fot loue. Sxtttm. 
 
 Scenes Tenia. 
 
 SslaiOtQut-lpvtt. 
 i .Out. Come, come be patient t 
 
 We 
 
Tfx? Mmy Wittes of iWindfor. 
 
 We rnuft bring you to ©ur Csptsine. 
 
 A thotsfand more mifchancet then this one 
 Hai'etam'drae howto brook* this patiently, 
 s Out. Come, bring he: sway, 
 a Oar. Where is the Gentfcssan that was with her ? 
 
 3 Oaf. Being nimble footed, he hath out-run vs. 
 
 But Mojfet and Valerias- follow him: 
 
 Goe thou with her to the Weft end of the wood. 
 
 There Is our Csotzufie : Wee’ll follow him that’s fled, 
 The Thicket Is beTet s he cannotfcape. 
 
 S Oat. Come. 1 muft bring you to ourCaptsins ewt. 
 Feare not: h« beares an honourable minde, 
 
 And will not vfe a woman liwlefty. 
 
 Sit, O Vd, *{t*t t this I endure for thee. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Scosna Quarta. 
 
 Enter Vdentine, Prnheus, Si Ida, Mia, ‘Dnkt.Tidrio, 
 Outdares, 
 
 f r d. How vfe doth breed a habit in a man i> 
 
 Thisfhadowydriflrt, vnfrequented woods 
 I better brooke thenfiourifhing peopled Townes : 
 
 Here can 1 fit alone, vn-feenc of any. 
 
 And to the Nightingale* complaining Notes 
 Tunemy diftreftes.and refcord my %voes. 
 
 O them that doft inhabit in ray breft, 
 te> ue not theManfion fo long Tenant-kiTe, 
 
 Left growing ruinous, the building fall. 
 
 And kaue no memory of what it was, 
 
 Kepaire me, with thy prefence, Siluia j 
 
 Thou geo tie Nimpb, cherifh thy for-lorne fwalne. 
 
 What hallowing, and what {Ur i$ thisto day ? 
 
 Tiiefe ate my mates, that make their wills their Law, 
 
 I Huie feme vr.happy pafienger in chace; 
 
 They loue roe well: yet I haue much to doe 
 | To ketpe them from vnciuil! outrages. 
 
 Withdraw theef'Wtertwret who's this comes heere ) 
 
 Pro. Madam,thisfenfire 1hauedonefor you 
 (Though you refpe$ not aught your ft: tsar, t doth ) 
 
 To hazard life,and reskew you from him. 
 
 That would haus forc’d your honour, and yourlhue, 
 Vouchfafe me for my meed, but one fairs looker 
 f A fmaller boone then this I cannot beg. 
 
 And leTe then this, 2 am fare you cannot giue } 
 
 Vd. Howlikea dreameisthls?!fee s aridheafet 
 Lone,lend ms patience to forbeare a while. 
 
 Sii. O roifersble, vr.happy thst I sm, 
 
 Fre. Vnhappy were you (Madam) ere I camej 
 But by mf conuning, I haue made you happy. 
 
 SiL By thy approach thou rssk’ft memeft vnhappy. 
 /#/. And ir.e,when he approcheth to your pretence, 
 Ssl. Had I beene ceased by a hungry Lion, 
 
 I would hsue.beene a break-fell to the Beaft, 
 
 Rather then haue faifeTVwrirMt rcskue tr.e t 
 Oh heauen be judge how 1 Isue Vdentine , 
 
 Whofe life’s as tender to me as o?y foule, 
 Jlnd&iliasmech (for more there cannot be) 
 
 Tdoe detift folic periur’d Prtehem ; 
 Tbereforebegons,folljcitmeno mo?e. 
 
 fra. What dangerous sftion, flood it next to death 
 Woiiid I not vrc'ergoe,foronee*itaelooke: 
 
 Oh tis the curie in Loue.and frill approu’J 
 
 When women cannot leue,where they’re belou’d. 
 
 Sii. When VmkoH) esrsnot lone/where he’s bclou’d: 
 Read ouer Juliet's hears, (thy firft b-eft Loue) 
 
 For whofe deare fake, thou didft then rend thy faith 
 Into a thoufand caches; and all thofeoathes, 
 
 Defcended into periury, to loue me. 
 
 Thou haft no faith left now, vnkiTe thou’dft two. 
 
 And that’s farre woife then none: better haue none 
 Then plurall faith, which is too much by one: 
 
 T'-'u Cour.terfeyt, to thy true friend. 
 
 Fro. In Loue, 
 
 Who refpe<Ss friend ? 
 
 Sii. All men but Prethem. 
 
 Pro. Nay,if the geode fpirit ©firming words 
 Car. no way change you to a milder forme s 
 lie wooe you like a Souldier, at anr.es end. 
 
 And loue you gainft the nature os Loue: force ye. 
 
 Sii- Oh heauen. ' 
 
 pro. lie force thee yeeld to my defire. 
 
 Vd. Ruffian: let goe that'rude vnciuiii touch. 
 
 Thou friend of an i'll afh’on. 
 
 Pro. Vdentine. 
 
 yd. Thou comon friend S th*t*s without faith or loue. 
 For fuch is a friend now: treacherous man. 
 
 Thou haft beguil’d my hopes; nought but mine eye 
 Could hauepetfvvaded me i now 1 dare not fay 
 I haue one friend aliue; thou wouldft difproueme s 
 Wlio fhould betrufted, when ones right hind 
 Is periured to the bofame ? Prstkens 
 l am forty I rnuft neuer cruft thee more, 
 
 But count the world a firanger for thy fake : 
 
 The priujte wound is deepeft: oh time, mofi accurlt: 
 “Mongft all fees that a friend fhould be the wcrftf 
 pro. My fhame and guilt confounds me s 
 Forgiue me ydentine: if hearts forrow 
 Be afulficientRanfoma for offence, 
 
 1 tendet’t heere: I docsstruely fuffer. 
 
 As ere I did commit. 
 
 yd. Then 1 am paid t 
 Ar.donceagsine, I doe receiu? thee honeR t 
 Who by Repentance is not fotisfied, 
 
 Is net of heauen. nor earth; for thefe are pleas’d: 
 
 By Penitence th’Eternalls wrath's appeas’d: 
 
 And that my loue may appeare plaine and free, 
 
 All that was mine, in SsJuia, l giue thee. 
 id. Oh mevnhappy. 
 
 Pro, Looketo theBsy. 
 yd. Why, Boy / 
 
 Why wagthesw now ? what’s the ssatterHeok vpt fpeak. 
 
 id,O good fir,nry mafter charg'd me :& delitler a ring 
 to M?.damS7&;<5:flr(out ofsny negleft)wasncucr dene. 
 Where 5$ that sing ?b©y? 
 luL Heere ’tis j this is it. 
 
 Pro. How?let me fee. 
 
 Why this is the ring I gaue to luiia. 
 
 Id. Oh, cry you mercy (ir,I haue tniftooke: 
 
 This is the rfilg you fent to Sikia. 
 
 Pro. But how earn’d thou by this ring ?at roy depart 
 I gsne this vr.to Mia. 
 
 hi. And Min Her felfe did giue it me, 
 
 And Mia her felfe bath brought it hither. 
 
 Fro. How ? hid ? 
 
 hi. Behold her, that gaue eymeto *11 thy oathes, 
 And entemsis’d’em deepely in her heart. 
 
 How ©ft haft thou with pCriut y cleft the route f 
 Oh Prothttee, let this habit malre thee biufh. 
 
 1 _ £3 Be 
 
3! 
 
 3 The Merry iViues of Wind for. 
 
 Eethou afham’dthat I hauc tookcvponmc 
 
 Such an immwdcft rayment 5 if (haroe line 
 
 In a difguife of looc ? 
 
 It is the lefler blot modefty findes 
 
 W omen to change then ftupes.thcn men their minds. 
 
 Pro. Then men their mindsfus truezoh heuen,werc man 
 But Conftant,he were petfeift; that one error 
 
 Fib him with faults: makes him run through all th'fins; 
 Inconftancy falls-off, ere u begins 
 
 What is in Sduia't face, but I may fpie 
 
 Mote frefh in luha'i, with a conflant eye’ 
 
 V*J. Come,come : a hand from cithci 
 
 Let me be bled to make this happy dole 
 'Ywere puty two fuch friends fhould belong foes. 
 
 ?r». Bearc witnes (heauen) 1 hauemy wifh foreucr. 
 /*>/. And I mine 
 
 Ottt-l. A prize: a prize: a prize. 
 
 Val. Forbeare,forbeare 1 fay It is my Lord the Duke. 
 VourGraceis welcome to a nrsandifgrac’d, 
 
 Bartifhed Valentine 
 
 Du^e. Sit Valentine* 
 
 Thu. Yonder is Siluta : and Silviasmne. 
 
 Val. Thurte giue backe; ot elfe embrace thy death: 
 Come not within the meafurc of my wrath 
 
 Doe not name Stluta thine: if once againe, 
 
 Verona fhall not hold thee; hcere ihe Bands, 
 
 Take buc poffefflon of her,with a Touch 
 
 I dare thee, but to breath vpon my Loae. 
 
 Titter. Sir Valentine , I care not for her, I: 
 
 ! hold him but a foole that will endanger 
 
 His Body, fotsGtrle that loueshimr.ot: 
 
 I claime her not,and therefore (he is thine. 
 
 Duke. The more degenerate and bafe art thou 
 
 To make fuch meanes for her,as thou haft done, 
 
 And leaue her on fuch flight conditions. 
 
 Now,by the honor of my Anceftty 
 
 I doe applaud thy rpmi, Valentine, 
 
 And tbinkc thee worthy of an Empreffelooe» 
 
 Know then, S hecre forget all former greefes. 
 
 Cancell all grudge, repealethee home agamc, 
 
 Plead anew ft ace in thy vn-nual’d merit. 
 
 To which I thus fubferibe: Sir Valentine, 
 
 Thou art a Genrieman s and well deriu’d. 
 
 Take thou thy Siluia, for thou haft deferu'd her. 
 
 Val. I thank your Grace, f gift hath made sse happy: 
 
 I now befcech you (for your daughters fake ) 
 
 To grant one Boone that I fhall askc of you, 
 
 Duke. 2 gram it (for thine ownc) what ere it be. 
 
 V *1. Thefe banifh’d men,that I baue kept mthali, 
 
 Are men endu'd with worthy qualities. 
 
 Forglue them what they baue committed here, 
 
 And iet them be recall’d fromtheir Exile-' 
 
 They are reformed, ciui!!, full of good. 
 
 And fit for great employment (wotthy Lord.) 
 
 Duke. Thou haft preuaild,! pardon them and thee; 
 Difpofe ofthem,as thou know ft their defens. 
 
 Comedet vs gee, we will include all iarres. 
 
 With Triumphes, Mirth, and i 2 re folemnity. 
 
 Val. And as we walkc along,I dare be bold 
 
 With out difeourfe, to make your Grace to fault. 
 
 VVhat think? you of this Page (my Lord ?) 
 
 Duke. ] think the Boy hah grace in him, he blufhe*. 
 
 Val. I warrant you (my Lord)tnore grace,then Boy. 
 Duke. What roeane you by that faying ? 
 
 V d. Pleafe you. He tel! you,as v/c paffe along, 
 
 That you will wonder what hath fortuned : 
 
 Come Prethesa 4 ’tis yourpennance.but to heart 
 
 The flory of your Loues difeouered. 
 
 That done,our day ofmarriage fhall be your* 
 OneFeaft,one houfe.one mutuallhappinefle. Bxettut. 
 
 
 The names of all the Afters. 
 
 Duke: Father to Siluia 
 
 Valentine,'} , , 
 
 Prctbcus.S t^ettoe Gentlemen. 
 
 Anthonie:father to Protheus 
 
 Tbttrio: afoolifh rtttall to Valenti ice. 
 
 Rglamoure : Agent for St luta in her epape 
 
 Ho(h tv here lulta lodges. 
 
 Out-lawes with Valentine. 
 
 Speed: a clotvnijhferuantto Valentine 
 bounce : the like to Protheus. 
 
 Pamhion. feruantto Ant arm 
 lulta. helotted of Pretbeise. 
 
 Siluta: b cloned ofValentine. 
 
 Lncctta. watghtin^womantolnlio. 
 
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 FI HI S. 
 
 THE 
 
THE 
 
 Merry Wiues ofVV indfor. 
 
 primus, Sccnaprima. 
 
 Enter Inflict Shallow, Slender, JirKugh Euans, Mafler 
 Page,Falftoffe, Bardolph. Nym, Pi/loll, Anne Page, 
 TdftreffeFoii, 'JMiflrejjr Page, Simple. 
 
 Shalles*. 
 
 f/w^fijperfwademe not:! will makes Star- 
 Chsmher matter of it, if hee were twenty Sir 
 Iohn Falftt ^f»,he /hall not abufe Robert Shallot* 
 Efquire. (Coram. 
 
 Slen, In the County of Cjlocefler, Iuflice of Peace and 
 Shed. I (Cofen Slender) and Cuff -alorum. 
 
 Slot. 1, and Rato lorttm too ; and a Gentleman borne 
 (Mafter Firfon) who writes himfelfe At mi goto , in any 
 Bill, Warrant, Quittance,or Obligation, Armigero. 
 
 Shad. I that I doe,aed haue done any time thefe three 
 hundred yeeres. 
 
 Slen. All his fucceflors (gone before hicn)hatb don’t: 
 and all hisAnceftorsf that come after him) may : they 
 may giue the doaen white Luces in therr Coate. 
 
 Shad. It is an olde Coate. 
 
 Euans. The dozen white Lowfesdoe become an old 
 Coat well: it agrees well pa/Tant: It isa familiar beaft to 
 Tnan,and/ignifies Loue. 
 
 Shat. TheLufeisthefre/h fi/hjthcfalt-fi/hjisanold 
 Coate. 
 
 SlcH. 1 may quarter (Coz). 
 
 Shat. You may,by marrying. 
 
 Sums. It is marring indeed, ifhe quarter it. 
 
 Shad. Not a whit. 
 
 Euan. Yes per-iady: if be has a quarter of yonreoat, 
 there is but three Skirts for your felfe, in my fimple con- 
 ieftures ; but that is all one : if Sir dohnfalftaffe haue 
 committed difparagementsvnto you»Iamof the Church 
 and will be glad to do my beneuolence, to makeattonc- 
 ments and compremifes betweeneyou. 
 
 Shad . The Coun cell/hall heareit,ins a Riot. 
 
 Euan. It is not meet the Councell heart a Riot: there 
 is no feare of Got fn aR iot: The Councell (looke you) 
 (hall defire to heare the feare of Got, and not to heare a 
 Riot: take your viza-ments in that. 
 
 Shad. Ha 5 o’roy life,ifl wereyongagaine, the fword 
 (houldend it. 
 
 Euans. It is petter that friends is the fword, and end 
 it: and there is alfo another deuice in my praine > which 
 peraduenture prings goot diferetions with it. There is 
 Anne Page , which is daughter to Mailer Thomas Page 
 which u pretty virginity. 
 
 Situ. CMiflria Anat Pug) {/he has browne haire, and 
 fpe- u (mail like a woman. 
 
 Euans. It is that ferry perfon for all the orld, as iufl as 
 you will de/ire, and feuen hundred pounds of Moo^yes, 
 and Gold, and Siluer,is her Grand-firc vpon his deaths- 
 bed, ('Gotdeliuer co a ioyfullrefurredlions)giue, when 
 fhe is able to ouertakefeuetueeneyeeres old. Ic werea 
 goot motion,ifweleBueour pribbles and prabbles,and 
 de/ire a marriage betweene Mafter Abraham ,andWidris 
 Anne Page. 
 
 Slen, Did her Grand-fire leaue herfeauen hundred 
 pound? 
 
 Euan. I, and her father is make her a petter penny. 
 S/en. 1 know the young Gendcwoman.fhe has good 
 gifes. 
 
 Euan. Seuen hundred pounds, and poffbiliries, is 
 goot gifts. 
 
 Shat. W el,let vs fee honed M r Page; is Tat ft offc there? 
 Euan. Shall 1 tell you a lye? I doe de/pife a Iyer, as I 
 doedefpifeoncthatisfalfc,oras Idefpife one that is not 
 true: the Knight Sir lohn is there, and I befeech you be 
 ruled by your well-willers: I will peat the doore for M c . 
 Page. What hoa ? Got-plefle your houfe heere. 
 
 M'.Page. Who’s there? 
 
 Estan. Here is go’t’s piefling and your friend, and lu- 
 ftice Shallow,and heere yong Matter Slander; that perad- 
 uenrures /hall tell you another tale, if matieis grow to 
 your likings. 
 
 M .Page, lam gl.td to fee your Wot/hips well j I 
 thanke you for my Vfnifon Mafter Shallow. 
 
 Sbal. Mailer Page,l am glad to fee you : much good 
 doe it your good heart; I wifh’d your Veoifon better, it 
 was ill kilid: how doth good Miflre/Fe Paget and 1 thank 
 you alwaies with my heart, la: with my heart. 
 
 Af.Paga. Sir, I thanke you. 
 
 Shesl. Sir, I thanke you : by yea, and no 1 doe. 
 
 M.Pa. I am glad to fee you,good Mafter Slender, 
 
 Slen. How do’s your fallow Greyhound, Sir, 1 heard 
 fay he was out-run onffotfall. 
 
 M.Pa. It could not beiudg’d, Sir. 
 
 Slen. You'll notconfefle t you’ll not confejTs. 
 
 Shad. That he will not, tis your fault/tis yout faults 
 Visa good dogge. 
 
 M.Pa. A Cur, Sir. 
 
 Shat. Sir: hee’s a good dog,and s faire dog,ran there 
 be more faid ? he is good, and faire. is Sir dohn Fa!fluffs 
 heere? 
 
 M.Pa. Sir, hee is within: and I would I could doe a 
 good office be tweene you. 
 
 Euan. lets fpokeas aChriftiansoughc to fpeake. 
 Shad. He hath wrong’d roe (M after Page.) 
 
 M Pa. Sir,he doth in feme fort confeffe it. 
 
 D a Shad, 
 
^0 ( lke Merry ffllues ofWmdfor* 
 
 Shal. If it be confeffsd/it is not redrefied 5 is not that 
 fo (M .Page ? ) he hath wrong’d me, indeed he hath, at 3 
 word he hath: belceue me, 'Robert ShaSotv Efquireyfaith 
 he is wronged. 
 
 Ma.Pa . Here comes Sir John. 
 
 FA. Now.Mafter Shallot, you’ll complaineofmeto 
 the King ? 
 
 SW. Knight, you haue beaten my men, kill’d n>y 
 deere, and ’ .oke open my Lodge. 
 
 FA. But not kifs’d yout Keepers daughter ? 
 
 ShA. Tut,apiu!thisfhall be anfwer’d. 
 
 Fal. I will anfwere it ftrait, l haue done all this: 
 
 That is now anfwer’d. 
 
 Shell. The CouncelHhall know this. 
 
 F«l. ’Twete better for you if it were known in coun- 
 'el!: you!! be laugh’d at. 
 
 Eu. Pausa verba \ (Sir lohn) good worts. 
 
 Fal. Good worts? good Cabidgc ; Slender , I broke 
 your head: what matter haue you againft me? 
 
 Sle h. Marry fir, 1 haue matter in my head againft you, 
 and againft your cony-catching Rafcalls, 'Bardolf,Njm , 
 and Piflotl. 
 
 Bar. You BanberyChcefe. 
 
 Slen. I, it is no matter. 
 
 Pifl. How now, Mephoflophiltu ? 
 
 Slen. I, it is no matter. 
 
 Nynt. Slice,I fay \passca.pauca: Slice,thai’s my humor. 
 
 Slen. Where’s Simple my man ? can you tell. Cofen ? 
 
 Ena. Peace, I pray you: now let vs vnderftand: there 
 is three Vmpires in this matter, asl vnderftand; that is, 
 Mafter Page (fidelicet Mafter Page ,) 8 c there is my felfe, 
 (fidelicet my felfe) and the three party is (laftly, and fi- 
 nally)mineHoft oftheGater. 
 
 Ma.Pa. We three to hear st,8£ end it between them. 
 
 Euan. Ferry goo’t, 1 will make a priefe of it in my 
 note-booke,and we wil afterwards otke vpon the caufe, 
 with as great difcteelly as wc can. 
 
 fat. Pi/loll. 
 
 Fiji.. He heares with eates. 
 
 Euan. The Tcuill and his Tam; what phrafe is this ? 
 he heares with eare ? why.it is aft'cdlations. 
 
 Fal. Pifl oil, did you pickeM. Slender t purfe ? 
 
 Slen. I, bv thefe gloues did hce, or 1 would I might 
 neuercome in mine owne great chamberagaine eife, of 
 feauen groaces in mill-fixpences, and two Edward Sho- 
 uelboords, that coft me two (hilling and two pence a 
 peece of TeadMiller: by thefe gloues. 
 
 Fal, Is this true, Fiji oil? 
 
 jg«*#.No,it is falfe, if it is a picke-purfe. 
 
 Pifl. Ha,thoumountaine Forreyner : Sir/»&>», and 
 Mafter mine, I combat challenge of tbjs Latine Bilboe: 
 word of deniall in thy labrat here; word of denial; froth, 
 and feum thou lieft. 
 
 Slen. By thefe gloues, then ’r was he. 
 
 Njm. Be auis’d fir, and pa(fe good humours .• I will 
 fay marry trap with you, if you runne the nut-books hu¬ 
 mor on me, that is thfc very note of it. 
 
 Slen. By this hat, then he in the red face had it ; for 
 though I cannot remember what 1 did when you made 
 me drunke,yet I am not altogether an a(Te. 
 
 Fal. What fay you Scarlet ,and lohn ? 
 
 Bar. Why fir, (for my part) 1 fay the Gentleman had 
 drunkc himlclfe out of his fiue fencences. 
 
 En. It is his fiue fences: fie,what the ignorance is. 
 
 B*r. And being fap,fir,wa$(as they fay) cafheerd: and 
 fo condufions pad the Car-eires. 
 
 Situ. I, you fpake In Lateen then to: but ’tis no mas - 
 ter; ilenerebe drunk whilft I litre againe,but inhoneft, 
 ciuii!, godiy company for this tricke : if I be drunks, li,; 
 be drunkc with thefe thathaue the feare ofGod,ancl 
 with drunken knaues. 
 
 Euan. So got-^udgc me, tliat is a vertuons roinde* 
 
 Fal. You heare all thefe matters deni’d,Gentlemen ; 
 you heare it. 
 
 Al .Page. Nay daughter, carry the wine in, wet’B 
 drinke within. 
 
 Slen. -Oh heauen : This is Miftrcfle Aims Page. 
 
 M r .Page How now M iftris Fori l 
 
 Fal. MtjlrisFord, by my troth you are very wel met : 
 by yout ieaue good Miftris. 
 
 FT, Page. Wife.bid thefe gentlemen welcome: come, 
 we haue a hot Ver.ifcn pally to dinner ; Ca.negsncle- 
 men, I hope we (hall drinke downe all vnkindnefic. 
 
 SUn. Ihad rather then forty fhillings Ihadmybooke 
 of Songs and Sonnets beers :Hownow Simple, where 
 haue you beene ? Imuft wait on my felfe, mufti? you 
 haue not the books of Riddles about you, haue ycsil 1 
 
 Sim. Bookc of Riddles ? why did you not lend jl to 
 Alice Short-cafe vpon Alhailowmas laft, a fortnight a- 
 fore Michaelmas. 
 
 Shot. Come Coz,come Coz,v»e Ray for you; a word 
 with you Coz: marry this, Coz : there is as ’twerc a ten¬ 
 der^ kinde of tend er, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here ; 
 doe you vnderftand me? 
 
 Slen. TSir, you Rial) findc mereafonabiej ifitjje fo. 
 
 I fhall doe that that is leafon. 
 
 Shal. Nay,but vnderftand me, 
 
 Slen . SoldoeStr. 
 
 Euan. Giueeare to his motions ; fM r .5/c»der)Iwir! 
 defcription the matter to you.ifyou be capacity of it. 
 
 Slen. Nay, I will doe as my Qoitn Shallow fares : I 
 pray you pardon me, he’s a loftier of Peace in his Coun~ 
 trie,fimplc though I (land here. 
 
 Euan. But that is not the queflion : thefjuefticn is 
 concerning your marriage. 
 
 Shal. I, there’s the pointSir. 
 
 Eu. Marty is it : the very point of it, toMi. AnTage. 
 
 Slen. Why if it be fo 1 1 will marry het vpon any re»- 
 fonable demands. 
 
 Eu. But can you affeeftion the 'o-man.lei vs command 
 to know that of your mouth, or of your lips : fot dluers 
 Philofophers hold, that the lips is parcell of the mouth 
 therforeprecifely.ca you carry your good wil to f maid? 
 
 Sh. Gofer, Abraham Slender, can you loue her s' 
 
 SUn. I hope fir, I will do a; it fhall become eng that 
 would doe rcafon. 
 
 fa. Nay,got’s Lords.andhis Ladies,you tnuflfpeske 
 poffitable.if you can carry-her your defifes towards her, 
 
 Shal. That you muft : 
 
 Will you. (vpon good dowry) marry her ? 
 
 Slen. Twill doe a greater thing then that, vpon your 
 requeft (Cofen) in any reafen. 
 
 Shal. Nay concciueme, ccnceme mee. ( fweet Coz); 
 what I doe is to pleafure you (Coz :) can you loue the 
 roaid } 
 
 Slen. I wil! marry her ( Sir ) at your requeft ; but if 
 there bee no great loue in the beginning, ^et Heauan 
 usay decreafe it vpon better acquaintance, when wee 
 are married, and haue more occafion to know one ano¬ 
 ther : 1 hope vpon familiarity will grow more content: 
 bat if you fay mary-ber, I will mary-hcr, that I am freely 
 difTolued t and diffoiutely. 
 
 £». h 
 
The Merry Wines of j Windfor. 
 
 41 
 
 Eu. It is a fery difcetion-anfwerc; faue the fall is in 
 the’ord,di(foluce!y;theor: is (according to our mea¬ 
 ning) refolutely: his meaning is good. 
 
 Sh. I ilthinkemy Cofen meant well- 
 SI. I,orelfeI would 1 might be hang’dfla.) 
 
 Sh. Here,comes faire Miftris Anne- would I were 
 yong for your fake, Miftris Anne. 
 
 An. The dinner i$ on the Table, my Father defires 
 your worthips company. 
 
 Sk I will wait on him,(faire Miftris Anne.) 
 
 Eh. Od’s pieffcd-wi!:I wilnotbe abfece at thegrace. 
 An. Wii’t pleafeyourworftiip to come in,Sir ? 
 
 SI. No,I thank you forfooth.hartely;! am veTy well. 
 An. The dinner attends you,Sir. 
 
 SI. 1 am not a-hungry, 1 thanke you, forfooth: goe 
 Sirha, for all y ou are my man, goe wait ypon my Cofen 
 Shallow: a Juftice of peace fometime maybe beholding 
 to hisfriend,for a Man; I keepe but three Men. and a 
 Boy yet,till my Mother be dead : but what though, yet 
 I liue like a poore Gentleman borne. 
 
 An. 1 may not goe in without your worship: they 
 will not fit till you come. 
 
 SI. I faith,ile eate nothing: 1 thanke you as much as 
 though I did. 
 
 An. lpray you Sir walks in. 
 
 SI. I had rather walke here (I thanke you) I bruiz’d 
 myfhinth’other day, with playing at Sword and Dag¬ 
 ger with a Mafter of Fence (three veneys for a difh of 
 ftew’dPrunes)andby my troth,I cannot abide the fmell 
 of hot meatc fince. Why doe your dogs barke fo ? be 
 there Beares ith’ Towne ? 
 
 An. I thinke there are,Sir, I heard them talk'd of. 
 
 Si. I loue the fport well, but I fhall as foone quarrell 
 at it, as any man in England : you ate afraid if you fee the 
 Beare loofe.are you not ? 
 
 An. I indeede Sir. 
 
 SI, That’smeate and drinketome now:Ihauefeene 
 S*c\er[on loofe,twenty times,and haue taken him by the 
 Chaine : but (1 warrant you) the women haue focride 
 and fhrekt at it,that it paft : But women indeede,cannot 
 abide’em , they are very ill-fauour’d rough things, 
 ./t/a./’u.Come,gentleM.S/cni&r,come; we ftay for you. 
 SI. Ile eate nothing, I thanke you Sir. 
 
 Afa Pa. By cocke and pie, you (hall not choofe,Sir 
 come,come. 
 
 SI. Nay,pray you lead the way. 
 
 Ma.pa Come on,Sir. 
 
 SI. Miftris Anne ; your felfe fhall goe firft. 
 
 An. Not I Sir, pray you keepe on. 
 
 SI. Trudy I will not goefirft: true!y-!a: I will not 
 doe you that wrong. 
 
 An. 1 pray you Sir. 
 
 SI. lie rather be vnmannerly,then Iroublefome: you 
 doe your felfe wrong indeede-la. Exeunt, 
 
 Scena SecuncU. 
 
 Enter Euans, and Simple. 
 
 Eif. Go your waies, and aske ofDoftor Cains houfe, 
 which is the way; and there dwels one Miftris Quscty ; 
 which is in the manner of his Nurfejor hii dry-Nurfe;or 
 his Cooke; or his Laundry; his Wafher,?.nd his Pvinger. 
 Si, Well Sir. 
 
 Eu. Nay,it is petter yet: giue her this letter; forms 
 a’omanthat altogcathersacquaintace with Miftris Anne 
 Page ; and the Letter is to defire, and require her to folt- 
 cite your Maftcrs defires, to Miftris Anne Page .■ I pray 
 you be gon: I will make an end of my dinner ;ther’s Pip¬ 
 pins and Cheefe to come. Exeunt * 
 
 Scena Tertia . 
 
 Enter FaJftaffe , Hoft.Bardolfe,Nym i Piftell l Page. 
 
 Fal. Mine Hejl of the Carter <* 
 
 He. What fries my Bully Rooke ? fpcake fchollerly, 
 and wifely. 
 
 fal. Truely mine Heft ; I muft turne away fome of my 
 followers. 
 
 Ho. Difcard,(bully H<rf«/fx)cafheercjlet them wag; 
 trot,trot. 
 
 Fal. I fit at ten pounds a weeke. 
 
 He. Thou’rtan Emperor {Cefar, Keiferani Pheatotr) 
 
 1 will entertaine Sardolfe ; he fhall diawjhe fhalltap;faid 
 1 well (bully Heflor?) 
 
 Fa. Doe fo (good mine Hoft. 
 
 Ho. I hauefpokeilethim followdet me fee thee froth, 
 and liue: 1 am at a word •• follow. 
 
 Fal. Bardolfe ,follow him; a Tapfhr is a good trade . 
 an oldCloake,makes a new Jerkin; awither’dScruing- 
 man, a frefti Tapfter : goe, adew. ^ 
 
 Ha. It is a life that I haue defir’d : I will thriue. 
 
 Pft. O bafe hungarian wight. wilt ^ the fpigot wield 
 Ni.He was gotten in drink.-is not the humor edeeited? 
 Fal. I am glad I am fo acquit of this Tinderbox : his 
 Thefts were too open.- hisfilching was like an vnskilfull 
 Singer, he kept not time. 
 
 Fit. The good humor is tofteale at a minute} reft. 
 
 Pift. Conuay: the wife it Call: Stcale? fob: a fico for 
 the phrafe. 
 
 Fal. Well firs, I am almoft out at heeles. 
 
 Vi/l. Why then let Kibes enfue. 
 
 Fal. There is no remedy.I muft conicatch.I muft drift. 
 Pi ft, Yong Rauens muft haue foode. 
 
 Fal. Which of you know Ford of this Towne? 
 rift. 1 ken the wight :he is of fubftance good. 
 
 FA. My honeft Lads, I will tell you what I am about. 
 Pift, Two yards, and more. 
 
 Fal. No quips now Ptftoll: (Indeede I am in the wafte 
 twoyards about: but I am now about no wafte; I am a- 
 bout thrift) briefely : I doe meane to make loue to Fordt 
 wife : I fpie entertainment in her: (bee difeourfes: (hee 
 carues; (he giues the leere of inuitation I can conftrue 
 the atftion of her familier ftile,& ihe hardeft voice of her 
 behauior(to be englifh’d rightly)is, l amS-.rlohn Falftafs. 
 
 Pift. He hath ftudied her willjand tranfiated her will: 
 out ofhonefty,into Englifh. 
 
 Hi. The Anchor is deepe: will that humor pafle ? 
 
 Fal. No w,the report goes, fhe has all the rule of her 
 husbands Purfe : he hath a legend of Angels. 
 
 Pift. As many diuels entertainer and to her Boy fay I. 
 Aft.Thc humor rifesrit is gdodibumor me the angels. 
 Fal, l haue writ me here a letter to her i Stbere ano¬ 
 ther to Pares wife, whocuennow gaue mee good eyes 
 toa;exanrund my parts with moft iudicious illiadsifeme- 
 times the beame of her view, guilded my footc .• fome- 
 times my portly belly. 
 
 D j Pft 
 
42 77 # Merry ofJVindfor 0 
 
 Pifl. Then did the Sun on dung-hill (King. 
 
 Ni. I thanke thee for that humour. 
 
 Pal. O fhe did fo courfe o‘re my exteriors with fuch 
 a greedy intention, that the appetite of her eye.did fseme 
 to fcorch me vp like a buming-glaffe: here’s another, 
 letter to herShe beares the Purfe too : She is a Region 
 in Guinn* : all gold, and bountie: 1 will be Cheaters to 
 them both , and they (hall be Exchequers to mec: they 
 {hall bemyEaftand Weft Indies*, and I will trade to 
 them both: Goe,beare thou this Letcerto Miftris Page; 
 and thou this to Miftris/Vtl; we will thriue (Lads) we 
 will thriue. 
 
 Ptft. Shall 1 Sir Vandarus of Troy become. 
 
 And by myfidc weare Steele? then Lucifer take all* 
 
 Nt. I will run no bafe humor: here take the humor- 
 Letter; I will keepe the hauior of reputation. 
 
 Fal. HoldSirha,beare you thefe Letters tightly, 
 
 Salle like my Pinnafleto thefe golden Chores. 
 
 Rogues,hence,auaunt.vanifh like haile-ftoncs; goe, 
 Trudge;p!od aw3y ith‘ hoofe : feeke fhelter,packe • 
 Faljlajfc will leame the honor of the age, 
 
 French-thrift,you Rogues, my fclfe, and skirted Page. 
 
 Ptfi. Let Vultures gripe thy guts: for gourd, and 
 Fullam holdsiSt high and low beguiles the richfit poore. 
 Teller ile haue m pouch when thou {halt lacke, 
 
 Bafe Phrygian Turk e. 
 
 Ni» 1 haue opperations. 
 
 Which be humors of reuenge. 
 
 pifi. Wilt thou reuenge ? 
 
 Fli. By Welkin,and her Scar. 
 
 Ptfi. Wichwit.orStcelcr 
 
 Fit, With both the humors, I - 
 I will difeufle the humour of this Loue to Ford. 
 
 Fiji. And I to P^rfhallekc vnfold 
 How Falfiaffe (varlet vile) 
 
 HisDouc will prouc: his gold will hold. 
 
 And his foft couch defile. 
 
 Ni. My humour {hail not coole: I will incenfe Ford 
 to deale with poyfert : 1 will pofleffe him with yallow-. 
 neffe, forthereuoltofmine is dangerous: that is my 
 true humour. 
 
 Fiji. Thou art the \JMan of Malecmentt: I fecond 
 thee: troope on. Exeunt. 
 
 Scoena Quarta. 
 
 Enter MijbuQutekjj .Simple, lohn Rugby/Doftor, 
 Cairn, Fenton. 
 
 What,/<>£o Rugby, I pray thee goe to the Cafe- 
 men t andfeeifyoucanfeemy Mailer., Mailer Dofter 
 Cairn cemming: if he doe (I’faith) and finde any body 
 in the houfe; here will be an old sbufing of Gods pati¬ 
 ence,and the Kings Englifh. 
 
 Ra, lie goe watch. 
 
 J2u Goe,and we’ll haue a pellet fork faone at night, 
 (in faith) at the latter end of a Sea-cole-fire .• An honeft, 
 willing,kindefellow.Bs euerferuant (hall come in houfe 
 withall: and I warrant you, no tel~t3le, nor no breedt* 
 bate: his worft fault is that be is giuen to prayer 5 hee is 
 fotnethiog peeuilh that way : but no body “but has his 
 fault: but let that pafle. Peter Simple, you fay your 
 name is? 
 
 Si. I; for fault of a better. 
 
 And Mafter Slender's your Mailer? 
 
 Si. I forfooth. 
 
 Do's ho not v/earea great round Beard, like a 
 
 Glouers pair ing-knife ? 
 
 Si, No forfooth: he hath but a little wee-face; with 
 a little yellow beard : a Caine colourd Beard. 
 
 Qt*. Afoftly-fprightedriian,ishcnot? 
 
 Si. I forfooth: but he is as tali a man of hishands,as 
 any is betweene this and his head: he hath fought with 
 a Warrener. 
 
 Qu. How fay you: oh,I fbould remember him: do's 
 he not hold vp his headfas it were?)and ftrut in his gate? 
 Si. Yesindeededo’she. 
 
 Well,hcauen fend Anne Page, no worfc fortune: 
 Tell Mailer Parfon Euatu,l will doe what 1 can for your 
 Mailer: Anne is a good girle, and I wifh — 
 
 Rn. Gut alas: here comes my Mailer, 
 
 J%h. We fhall all be {Rent: Run in here,goodyoung 
 msn : goe into this Cloflet: he will not Ray long.- what 
 lohn Rugby ? lobn: what lohn I fay i goe /,goe en¬ 
 quire for my Mailer, I doubt he be not well, that hec 
 comes not home :(and dowtte fioeone,admire'a.drc. 
 
 C*. V at is you ling ? I doe not like des-toyes: pray 
 you goe and Vetch me in my ClofTcc ( vnboyteene verd: 
 a Box,a grcene-a-Box rdo intend vat 1 fpcake? a greenc^ 
 
 Qh. I forfooth ile fetch it you : 
 
 I am glad hee went not in bimfelfe: ifbe had found the 
 yong man he would haue bin horne-mad. 
 
 Ca. Fe,ft fefe,maif>y ,,l fait for ehando,lemon void k 
 Court la grand affairet. 
 
 Qa, Is it this Sir? 
 
 C A - G( *y wet tele ast men pocket ,de-pteeh quickly : 
 
 Vere is dat knaue Rugby? 
 
 ffiPs What lohn Rugby, John* 
 
 Ru. Here Sir. 
 
 Ca. You are John Rugby, aariyouare lacke Rugby: 
 Come, take-a-your Rapier, and come after my heeieco 
 the Court, 
 
 Ru. ’Tssready Sir, here in the Porch. 
 
 Ca. By my trot : I tarry too long ; od’s-me : que ay ie 
 oublic : dere is fome Simples in my CiofFet, dat I villnot 
 .for the varld 1 fhall foaue behinde. 
 
 Qu. Ay-me,he’ll finde the yong man there,& be mad. 
 
 Ca. O fDiable,Dtable: vat is in my Cloff.t ? 
 VillanifijLa-roone: Rugby,my Rapier, 
 
 Good Matter be content. 
 
 Ca. W herefore fhall i be concent-a ? 
 
 £2u. The yong man is an honeft man. 
 
 Ca. What fhall de honeft roan do in tnyClofTettdeie 
 is no honeft man dat {hall come in my ClofTet, 
 
 •2 s * I befeech you be not fo fiegtnaticke: heare the 
 truth of it. He came of an errand to mce, from Parfon 
 Hugh. 
 
 Ca. Veil. 
 
 Si. 1 forfooth: to defire her to —. 
 
 Sla- Peace,Iprayyou. 
 
 Ca. Peace-a-your tongue: fpeake-a-your Tale. 
 
 Si. To defir* this honeft Gentlewon»an(your Maid) 
 to fpeakc a good word to Miftris Anne Page,for my Ma¬ 
 iler in the way of Marriage, 
 
 This i$ all indeede-la: but ile nereputmy finger 
 in the fire,and neede n at. 
 
 Ca. Sir Httgb fend-a «pu ? Rugby, ballowmeefome 
 paper: tany you alitteU-a-whUe. 
 
T&e Mtny ofWindfor, 
 
 43 
 
 Qm. I am glad be is fo quiet: if he had bin through¬ 
 ly moued,you (hould baue heard him fo loud.and fo me* 
 lancholly: but notwithftanding man, Iledoeyoe your 
 Mafter what good I can: and the very yea,& the no is,| 
 French Dodior my Mafter, (I may call him my Mafter, 
 looke you/or Ikeepe his houfe i and J wafh.ring, brew, 
 bake, fcawse.dreffe meat and drinke,make the beds,and 
 doe all my felfe.) 
 
 Simp. ‘XU a great charge to come vnder one bodies 
 hand. 
 
 Qui. Are you a-uis’d o’that? you (hall finde it 9 great 
 charge; and to be vp early,and down late: but nocwich- 
 ftanding,(to tell you in your care, 1 wold haue no words 
 of it ) my Mafter himfelfe is in loue with Miftris Anne 
 Tegs ; but ootwithftandtng that I know A ns mind,that’s 
 neither heere nor there. 
 
 {'at ns. You, lack "Nape : giue-a this Letter to Sir 
 High, by gar it is a fhallenge j I will cut his trdat in de 
 Patkc, and! will teach a fcuruy lack-a-napePrieftto 
 meddle, or make : —you may be gon : it is not good 
 you tarry here; by gar I will cur all his two ftones r by 
 gar, he (hall not haue a ftonc to throw at his dogge. 
 
 £hti, Alas: he fpeakes but for his fneod. 
 
 Cains. It is no matter's ver dat: do not you tcll-a-me 
 dat I (hall haue Amt Page for my felfe ? by gar, I vilj 
 kill de lack-Pneft : and I haue appointed mine Hoftbf 
 de larteertomeafute out weapon: by gar,! wil my felfe 
 haue Anne Page. 
 
 Qui. Sir, the maid loues you, and all (hall bee well: 
 We mu ft giue folkei leaue to prate: what the eood-ier. 
 
 Canes. Rugby, come to the Court with me: by gar, if 
 I haue not Anus Page, I (hall tutne yotsr head out of my 
 dore: follow nay beeks.Rughy. 
 
 Qm. You (hall haue An-foo'.zs head of your owne; 
 No,l know Am mind for that: neuer a woman in tPind- 
 far kaowes more of Am mir.de then I doe, nor can doe 
 more then I doe with her,I thanke heauen. 
 pent on. Who*» with in there, hoa ? 
 
 Qm. Who’s there, I crca ? Come nesre the houfe 1 
 prey you. 
 
 Fen. How now (good woman)how doft thou i 
 ftftui. The better that it pleafes your good Worihip 
 
 to aske$ 
 
 fen. Whatnewe*?bow do’s pretty Miftris Anne} 
 
 Qm. In truth Sir, and (heels pretty, and honeft, end 
 gentle, and one that if your friend, I can tell you that by 
 the way, I praife heauen for it. 
 
 Pen. Shall I doe any good thipkft thou f (hail 1 not 
 loo ferny fuit? 
 
 Qnt. Troth Sir, aQ is mbtshandsabouei butnot- 
 withftandttig ( Mafter F««*»)Uebe fworne on a bocke 
 (hue loue* you : haae not yews Worfhip a wart about 
 your eye? 
 
 Fen. Yes marry haue 1, what of that ? 
 
 Qm. We), thereby hangs a tale: good ?aith,it is fue'n 
 another Nan ; (but (I deteft) an honeft maid sseuer 
 broke bread: wee had an howres ealke of that wart ; I 
 (ball neuer laugh but in that maids company 1 but (in¬ 
 deed ) (hee is giuen too much to AUtcholy and muling: 
 but for you •— well — goe too—— 
 
 Fen. Well r I (hall feg her to day: hold, there s mo¬ 
 ney for thee t Let mee haoe thy voice in my behalfc : if 
 thou feeft her before nse, commend me -—— 
 
 Qui. Willi? 1 faith that wee will : And I will tell 
 your Worlhip more of the Wart,the next time we hsue 
 confiden«,and ofother wooers. 
 
 Fen. Well, fare-well, I am in great hafte now. 
 
 Fare-wejl to your Worlhip : truely an heneft 
 Gentleman : but Anne loucs hiim not: for 1 know osim 
 minde as weli as another do’s t out vpon’t: what haue j 
 for 8 ot - Exit. 
 
 JHus Seem Jus. Scoena Trima. 
 
 Enter Miftrt, Page, LMiftru For d.Mxfter Page, Mafter 
 
 Ford, Piftoll, Nim, Quickly,Heft,Shallow. 
 
 Mift Page. What, haue fcap’d Loue-letters in the 
 holly .day-time of ray beauty , and am I now a (ubie.3 
 for them ? let toe fee ? 
 
 Aske me no reafon why / lamsyeti,for though Least vfe Rea- 
 [bn for bts prectftan, hee admits him nos [or bis {ostnfadoar . 
 yon are kc! pong, no more am L got to then,there's fthepetkie ■ 
 yon are merry, fo am J. ha, ha, then there's mere fimpatbte : 
 joh lasts [ache, and ftodo J; would yon deftre better ftmpa'hie ? 
 Let it ftssffttce thee fsJMtftrss Page J at the leaf} if ike Loue cf 
 Son Idler can fnftice, that ! lone thee: l will not fay fifty met , 
 Us not a Sotddter-hhephrafe ; hut 1 fay, loue me: 
 
 Tlj mo, thine owns true Kntghtfty day or sight 5 
 
 Or any kinde of light, with aS his might , 
 
 For thee 10 fight. John Falftaffs, 
 
 What a Herod of Iurie it this ?G wicked, wicked world: 
 One that is well-nye worne to peeces with &ge 
 To Grow himfelfe a yong Gallant f What an vnwaied 
 Bcbauiout hath this Flemifh dmnkatdpickt (with 
 The Dcuills name) out of my e®nuerfation,ihat he dares 
 In this manner a flay me ? why, hee hath nqt beene thrice 
 In my Company: what (hould 1 fay to him ? I vs as then 
 Frugal! of my mirth: ( heauen forgiue mee:) why lie 
 Exhibit a Bill in the Parliament for the putting downe 
 of men : how (hall I be reueng'd on him ? for reueng’d I 
 will be ? as fare as bis guts are made of puddings, 
 
 Mif Ford. Miftris ,truft tne,I was going to your 
 houfe. 
 
 A/if Page. And truft me,I was camming to you: you 
 looke veiy ill. 
 
 MtfFerd. Nay, He nesre beleeee that $ I haue to (hew 
 to the contrary. 
 
 CMif.Page. ’Faith but you doe in my minde, 
 
 IHif.Ferd. Well: I dos then: yet I fay, I cc'dd (hew 
 you to the contrary: O Miftris Page, giue mee fome 
 counfaile. 
 
 Aiifpage. What’a the matter, woman ? 
 
 Mi.For£ O woman: ifit were not for one trifling te- 
 fpe'ift, I could come to fuch honour. 
 
 "Mi.Page. Hang the trifle (woman) take the neneur 
 what is it f difpence with trifle*: what is it ? 
 
 Mi.Ferd. Ifl would but goe to hell, for an eternal! 
 moment,or fo: 1 could be knighted. 
 
 (Jfdi.Page. What then lieft ? Sir Alice Ford ? thefe 
 Knights wi!lhsc!ce,snd fosheu (houldft not alter t!« ar¬ 
 ticle of thy Gentry. 
 
 UUitPerd, Wee bume day-light; heere ,read,read: 
 perceiuehow !might bee knighted, iftsallchinke the 
 worfe of fat men, as long as I haue an eye to make diffe¬ 
 rence of msnaliking : and yet hee would notfweare : 
 
 praife 
 
T he Merry Wiusi ofWtndfor . 
 
 praife womens ntcdefty: and gaue fuch orderly and wel» 
 behauedreproofe to al vncomelineffe, that I would haue 
 fwornc his difpofition would haue gone to the truth of 
 his words: but they doe no more adhere and keep place 
 together.then the hundred Pfalms to the tune ofGreen- 
 fleeues : What tempeft (I troa) threw thi s Wha!c,(vmh 
 fo many Tuns ofoyle in his belly) a’fhoare at Windfor? 
 How Oiall I bee reuenged on him > 1 thinke thebeft way 
 were, toentertaine him with hope, till the wicked fire 
 of luft haue melted him in his owne gteace: Did you c- 
 uerheare the like <* 
 
 Alif.Page. Letter for letter; but that the name of 
 Page and Ford differs: to thy great comfort m this my- 
 ftery of ill opinions,heere’s the twyn-brother ofthyLet- ' 
 ter : but let thine inherit firft , for I proteft mine neuer 
 fhill: I warrant he hath a thoufand of thefe Letters,writ 
 with blancke-fpace for different names (fure more,): and I 
 thefe are ofthe fecond edition: hee will print them out I 
 of doubt: for he cares not what hee puis into the preffe, 
 when lie would put vs two • 1 had rather be a GianteiTe, 
 and lye vndcr Mount Pehoa: Well; I will find you t wen- 
 tie lafciuiousTurtles ere one chafteman 
 
 Afif.Ferd. Why this is the very fame • the very hand: 
 the very words • what doth he chmkc of vs > 
 
 "Mif.Pngt Nay I know not: it makes me almort rea¬ 
 dier© wrangle with mine owne honeftv : He entertame 
 my felfe like one that I am ooc acquainted withall : for 
 fure vnleffe hee know fomc (frame in mcc , that I know 
 not my felfe, hee would neuer haue boorded me in this 
 futie. 
 
 7Ht. Ford. Boording ; callycuit ? He bee fure to keepe 
 hira sboue decks 
 
 (JhU.Pagt. So will J : ifbee come voder my hatches, 
 lie neuer to Sea agame : Let’s beereueng'd on him : let’s 
 appoint him a meeting : gtue him a fhow of comfort m 
 his S«it»and lead him on with a fine baited delay, till hee 
 hath pawn’d his horfes to mine Hof! of the Ganct. 
 
 Jtfi.FanLNay.I wi! cor.fenttc affany villany againft 
 hiro,that may not fully the chartneffe cf our honefty : oh 
 that my husband fsw this Letter: it would giue eternal) 
 food to his iealoufie. 
 
 Mif.Pfigt. Why look where he comes; and my good 
 man too: hee’s as farre from iealoufic, as! am from gi* 
 uinghiracaufe, and that (1 hope) is an vnsneal’urable di> 
 fiance. 
 
 Mif.Fard. You arethehappierwoman. 
 
 MifPage. I.et’s confult together agsmft this greafie 
 Knight: Come hither. 
 
 Ford. Well: I hope, it be not fo 
 
 Vijl. Hop^is acurta’i-dog in feme affaires. 
 
 Sir lokn affects thy wife. 
 
 Fet'd, Why fir, my wife is not young. 
 
 Fiji. He wooes both high and low,both rich & poor, 
 bo;;h yong and old, one with another (ford) he 'outs the 
 Gally-mawfry (Ford) perpend. 
 
 Ford, Loue rny wife 5 
 
 Fife, With bust, burning hot tpreuen?: 
 
 Or gee thou like Sir ACleon he, wish 
 Rjng-wood at thy heeies: 0,odksus is the name, i 
 
 Peri. What name Sir f 
 Pifr, The home! fay : ’farewell: 
 
 Take heed,haue open eye, for theeues doe foot by night. 
 Take heed,ere foromer comes,o: Cuckoo-birds do fing 
 
 a r f-' ?i ay 
 
 Away i»r 
 
 ; Bsteeueit 
 
 j pnrd* I will be patient: l wlS ?ind out this* 
 
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 L 
 
 'pdim. And this is true: I like not the humor oflyjng: 
 hedhath wronged mee in fome humors: I fliould haue 
 borne the humour’d Letter to her: but I haue a fword: 
 and it fhs.ll bitevpon roy necellitie: belcues your wifi • 
 There’s the fhort and the long: My name is Corporal! 
 Nim: 1 fpeak, and I auouch; ’tis true: my name is Nmz 
 and Falflafft louesyour wife : adieu, I loue not the hu¬ 
 mour of bread and cheefe : adieu. 
 
 Page. The humour of it (quoth’a ? ) heere°s a fellow 
 frights Engliih out ofhis wits. 
 
 Ford, i will feeke out Faljiajfe. 
 
 Page. 1 neuer heard fuch a drawling-affeSing rogue. 
 
 Fori. If I doe finde it: well. 
 
 Page. 5 will not bcleeue fuch a Catena *, though the 
 Priefi o’thTowne commended him for a true man. 
 
 Ford. 'Twas a good fenfiblefellow : well. 
 
 Page. How now LPdeg ? 
 
 Miji. Page. Whether goeyou (Ceorgtf) harke yoo. 
 
 Aitf ford. How now(fweet Frankj )why art thou me¬ 
 lancholy i 
 
 Ford. I melancholy ? I sm not melancholy : 
 
 Get you home • goc. 
 
 ?u,[.Ford. Faitb.ihou haft feme crochets «n thy head. 
 Now: will you goc Mtffrii Page ? 
 
 Mi [Page. Haue with you you'll come to dinner 
 Qforge s’ Looke who comes yonder fhee fhallbeeour 
 Meflenger to this paltne Knight. 
 
 C Mif.Ford. Truftme,I thought on her: (hee’ll fit it. 
 
 Mif. Page. You sre come to fee my daughter Anne ? 
 
 Ifcrfooch : and I pray how do’s good Miftreffe 
 
 Atsrse} 
 
 AfifPege. Com with vs and lee; we haue an houses 
 tslkewith you. 
 
 Page. How now Mafter Ford ? 
 
 Fir. You heard what this knaue told me,d:d you not? 
 
 Page. Yes,and you heard what the other told roe > 
 
 Ford. Doe you thinke there is truth in them ? 
 
 Tag. Hang era flaues : I doe not thinke the Knight 
 would offer i:: But thefe that accufe him in hisinteft: 
 towards our wiues, are s yoake ofhis difearded men: ve. 
 ty rogues, now they be out of feruice. 
 
 Ford. Were they his men? 
 
 Page. Marry were they. 
 
 Ford. I like it neuer the beter for that, 
 
 Do's he lye at the G arter ? 
 
 Page. I marry do’s he: if hee fhould intend this voy- 
 agefowardroy wife, I would turne her lcofetohim; 
 and whs; hee gets more of her, then fharpe words, let it 
 lye on roy head. 
 
 To.d. I doenot mifdoubtmy wife : but I would bee 
 loath to turns them together : a man may be too confi¬ 
 dent -. I would haue nothing lye on ray head : 1 cannot 
 be thus fksisfied. 
 
 Page. Looke where my rantmg-Hoft of the Garter 
 comes i there beyihcr liquor in his pate, or mony in his 
 purfc , when hee lookes fo merrily . How now mine 
 Ho ft > 
 
 Hofi. How now Euliy-Rooke • thou’rt a Gentleman 
 Caueleiro luftsce, 1 fay 
 
 Ch.'i. I follow, (mine Hoff) 1 follow Good-eaien, 
 and twenty (good M after Page,) Msfter?^e,wi! you gci 
 with vs ? we haue fporc in hand 
 
 //'._/? Tell him Caueleiro-luftice : tell him Bully* 
 
 Rooks. 
 
 Fh'C. St*,theretsafrsy tobsfotrght, fcctwcir.cSir 
 Hugh the Wclch Prieft,and Cams the French DotSor. 
 
 Ferd. Good 
 
The Merry Wines eflP'indfor* 
 
 Ford. Good mine Hod d th Garter: a word with you, 
 
 Hojl. What faift thou, my Bully-Rooke ? 
 
 Sbal. Will you goe with vs to behold it? My merry 
 Hof) hath had the meafuring of their weapons ; and (l 
 chi nice) hath appointed them contrary placet: for ( be- 
 keue mee) 1 nearetheParlonis no Idler: h^ike,J will 
 tell you what oor fport Avail be. 
 
 Hoft. Haft thou no fuit again!) roy Knight/sny g»eft- 
 Otslcire ? 
 
 Slid. None, Iprotefl : but flegiue you apOttleof 
 bum'd facke, to gtue me recourfe to him , and tell him 
 my name it 'Broome : onely for a left. 
 
 Heft. My hand, (Bully;) thou (halt haue egreffe and 
 regreffe, (faid 1 well?) and thy name (hall be 'Broome. It 
 it a merry Knight: will you goe An-hdres ? 
 
 Shed. Haue with you mine Koft. 
 
 Page. I haue heard the French-man hath good skill 
 In hit Rapier. 
 
 Shal. Tut fir: 1 could haue told you more : In thefe 
 timesyou fiand on diftanee: your P»(Tes,$coecado's,and 
 I know not what :’tis the heart (Mafter Page) ’ps heere, 
 ’tishcere: 1 haue feene the time, with my long-fword, I 
 would haue made you fowre tall fellowe* skippelike 
 Rattes. 
 
 Hoff. Heere boyes,heere,heere: (hall we wag ? 
 
 Page. Haue with you j 1 had tathet heart them {cold, 
 then fight. 
 
 Ford. Though Page be a fccure foole, and ftands fo 
 firroely on hit wiuet frailty; yet, I cannot put-off my o- 
 pinion fo eafily: (he was in his company at "Pages houfe: 
 and what they made there,I know not. Well, I wi! looke 
 further into*t, and 1 haueadifguife.toibund Fstiff offe ; if 
 1 finde her honeft, I loofe not my labor: tfOie be other- 
 wife, ‘ci s labour well beftowed, Lxeteta. 
 
 Serna Sectmda . 
 
 Enter Falftaffe, Piftoll, Robin, Quickly, Bardolffe, 
 
 Ford. 
 
 Fal. I will not lend thee a peony. 
 
 Ptfi. Why then the world's maneOyfter, which 1, 
 with fword will open. 
 
 Fal. Not a penny : I haue beene content (Sir,) you 
 Ciould lay my countenance to pawns: I haoe grated yp- 
 on my good friends for three Repreeues for you, anc 
 your Coach-fellow N'istt) or elfe you had look'd through 
 the grate, likeaGeminy ofBeboones : I am damn’d in 
 hell, for fwearing to Gentlemen roy friends, you were 
 good Souldiers, and tall-fellowes. And when HsftrdTe 
 Brtget loft the handle of her Fan, 1 took't vpon mine ho» 
 nout thou had!) it not. 
 
 Fifl. Didft not thou Glare ? hadft thou not fifteens 
 pence? 
 
 F<tL Realon,you coague,reafon : thinkft thou He en¬ 
 danger my fou!e t< fr«« ? at a word, hang no more about 
 mee, I am no gibbet for you: goe, a flrort knife, and a 
 throng, to your Manner of Pidt-bateb .-goe, you’ll net 
 beare a Letter for mee you roague ? you ffand vpon you? 
 honor; why, (thou vnconfinable bafeneffe) it is as much 
 as I can doc to keeps the termes of my henonor preeife: 
 1,1,1 my felfe fometiraee, leaulng the feats of faeauen on 
 
 4 ? 
 
 the left hand, and hiding mine honor in my necrifuv,am 
 tains to (hufHle : to hedge,and to lurch, and yet, you 
 Rogue, will en-fcence your raggs; your Cas-a-Motm- 
 taine-lookes, your red-Utticephrafes, aiwiyoar bold, 
 beating-oaches, vnder the (belter of yosss honor > yoa 
 will not doe it ? you ? 
 
 Pifi. I doe relent: whet would thou more ©fasan ? 
 
 P\pbln. Sphere's a woman would fpsaJig wL-h vou.. 
 
 Fed. Let her approach, 
 
 Qv/.G sue your worfhip good morrow. 
 
 Fed. Good-morrow. good-wife. 
 
 Qui. Not fo and’c pieafeyour worftjip. 
 
 Fal. Good maul then. 
 
 Qgi. Hebefworne. 
 
 As my mother was the fit ft hoore I waaborae. 
 
 Fal. 1 doe beleeoe the fwesrn ; what with me ? 
 
 gwt. Shall [ vcrttch-fafe your worftlipa word, or 
 two f 
 
 Fal. Two thoufand (fairs woman) and Be V cue hide 
 thee clic hearing. 
 
 Qei. There is one Miftrefle Fund, (Sir) I pray come i 
 little neera this waies: I my felfe dwell with M.Dodcr 
 Ceuta: 
 
 Fed. Well,on; Miftteffe Ford,you fay. 
 
 Qmc. Yout wot (hip faki very true : I pray your wcr. 
 {hip come a little neeier this vraies, 
 
 Fal. 1 warrant thee, no-bodie heares : tains owse 
 people, mine owns peepk. 
 
 Qae. Are they lo ? heauen-bleife them, and make 
 them his Semsncs. 
 
 Fal. Well; Miftreffe Ford, what of be? ? 
 
 ®tn. Why,Sir; fhee's a good-creature; Lord J, osd, 
 your Worfhip’s a wanton: well: heansa fergme yea, 
 and all ofvs, I pray———. 
 
 Fal. Miflieffe Ford : come. Miftreffe Ford. 
 
 Q*i. M any this is the (beat, and the long ©fit : yoe 
 haaebreughs her In?©fuch a Canaries, as ’t-s wonder- 
 foil : the beft Coaniet ©f them all (vrhsn tbs Court lay 
 at H'tadfsr) could neoer haue brought her so fuch a Ca- 
 narie : yet there has beene Kmghts.snd Lords.and Ceiv 
 tlemen, with their Coaches; I warrant you Coach after 
 Coach,letter after ktter,gjfc after gitt.fraelling fo fwea. 
 ly ; all M uske, and fo nOhling, f warrant you, in fiike 
 and golde, end in fueh alii gens terases, andin fuch wine 
 andfugerofthebeft, andthefoireft, thatwaddhsuc 
 wosrne any womans heart: and 2 warrsRi y«su,they coul d 
 neuer get an eye-winke of her: 2 had my fdfo twer.sie 
 Aagels giuen me this morning, but! defie all Angely(in 
 any fach fist, as thsy fay) bat in the way of honefty : 
 
 I warrant you, they could neuei get her fo much as fippe 
 on a cup with the prowdd) of them all, and yet there has 
 beene Earles: nay, (whieh is more ) Per. doners, bet T 
 warrant you all is one with her. 
 
 F<d. But what faies Ihoe to mce ? be briefs my goof 
 (h ee-Mcreme. 
 
 Qot. Marry, fhe hath reeelu’d your Letter .• for thi 
 whiwfhethankesyou a thoufand times {and five gsues 
 ou to notifie, that her husband will beebfence Gear ha 
 oufe s betweene ten and aletien. 
 
 Fal. Ten, and eieuen. 
 
 Qoi, I,forfooth: and then you may come and ieethe 
 picture (fhe fayes)that you wot of r Mafter Ford her huf- 
 band will be tromhome: alas, the fweet wotnatj leades 
 an ill life with him: hee’s a very iealoufie-man; fhe leads 
 a very founpold 1 ife with him, igood tart.) 
 
 Fal. Ten, andeleuen. 
 
 Woman 
 
46 7 ".he Merry iViuei ofWmdfor. 
 
 Woman, commend me to htr,l will not fade her. 
 
 Qui Why, you fay well: But 1 haue another meflen- 
 ger to your worftnp : Miftreffe Page hath her besrtie 
 commendations to you to : and let mee tell you in your 
 eare.ftiee’s as fartuous a cimll modeftwife, and one (I 
 tell you ) that will not miffc you morning nor cuctiing 
 prayer, as any is m tt'irsdfor, who ere bee the other • and 
 fneebade me tell your worfhtp, that her husband is fe' 
 dome from home, but (lie hopes there will come a time. 
 I neuer knew a woman fodoate vponaman ; lurelv I 
 thmke you haue charmes.la ; yes in truth. 
 
 fd. Not 1,1 adurethec; letting the attrafiion of my 
 good parts afide,J haue no other charmes 
 Jlfti. BleJftng on your heart foi‘t. 
 
 Fa!. But I pray thee tell me this has Fords wife, and 
 Pages wife acquainted each other, how they loot me } 
 flflflys. That were a left indeed : they haue not fo little 
 grace! hope.that were a tricke indeed • But Miftris Page 
 would defue you to fend her t^our little Page otal loues: 
 her husband has a maruellousinfedlio to the little Page: 
 and truely Maftet Page is an honeft man . neuer a wife in 
 leades a better life then (lie do’s, doe what fliee 
 will, fay what fhe will, ta kr all,pay all, goe to bed when 
 (he lift, rife when fhe lift, all is as (he will: and truly fhe 
 deferues it; for if there be a klnde woman int*'indfor,(be 
 is one: you rnuft fend her your page,no lemedie 
 Fal. Why, I will 
 
 Qj*. Nay, but doe fo then and looke you, hee may 
 come and goe betweene you both: and in any cafe haue 
 a nay-word, that you may know oneanothers minde , 
 and the Boy neuer neede to vnderftand any thing ; for 
 *usnotgood that children fhouid know any wickednes: 
 olde folites you know, haue diferetion, as they fay, and 
 know the world, 
 
 Fd Farethee-weH, commend mee to them both; 
 there's my purfe , l amycuthy debter • Boy.goealong 
 with this woman, this newes diftra£ls me 
 Pejt. ThisPuncketsoneof Cstpedt Carriers, 
 
 Clap on morefadcs,purfue: vp with your fights: 
 
 Gnie flic: fhe is my pi«e, or Ocean whclme them all. 
 
 Fd. Saift thou fo(old Jack?) go thy waies: lie make 
 more of thy olde body then 1 haue done t will they yet 
 looke after thee > wilt thou after the espence of fo much 
 money,be now a gainer ? good Body, 1 thanke thee • let 
 them fay ’tss gTofl'ely done , fo it bee fairely done no 
 matter 
 
 Hay. Sir /ein»,itiett’s one Mafter Broome below would 
 fame fpeske with you,and be acquainted with you ; and 
 hath fentyour worfhip a mornings draught of Sacke. 
 Fd. Broome is his name ! 
 
 Par. i Sir. 
 
 Fd. Cali him in . fuch 'Broomes are welcome to mee, 
 that ore’flowes fuch liquor: ahha,M»ftrefle fWand Mi* 
 ftrcfleP^e, hauel encompafs’dyou?goeto, vut. 
 
 Ford. ’Bleffeyou fir. 
 
 Fd. And you fir would you fpeake with me/ 
 
 Ford. I make botd, to preffe, with fo little prepara¬ 
 tion vpon you. 
 
 Fd. You’r welcome, what’s your will ? glue vs leaue 
 Drawer, 
 
 Ford. Sir, 1 am a Gentleman chat haue fpent msch, 
 my name is Broome 
 
 Fd. Good Mafia Brootncfll defue more acquaintance 
 of you. 
 
 Ford. Good Sir John, I (he for your*. not to charge 
 you, for I mu ft let you vnderftand, Ithmkemyfelfe in 
 
 better plight for a Lender,then you are: the which hath 
 fomething emboldned me to this vnfeafon’d inttufion 
 for they fay, if money goe before, all waics doelyc 
 open. 
 
 FaL Money is a good Souldier (S*0 an d will on. 
 
 Ford. Troth, and 1 haue a bag of money heere trou¬ 
 bles me: if you will helpe tobeare it (Sir/<*&») t 3 kc all, 
 or halfe, for cafing me of the carnage. 
 
 Fal Sir, 1 know riot how 1 may dcfvme to beeyw: 
 Portef 
 
 Ford. 1 will tell you fir, if you will gsuemeethehes. 
 ring 
 
 Fd. Speake (good Mafter Broome) I fhell be glad to 
 beyourSeruant, 
 
 Ford. Sit,I heart you are a Scholler : (I will be brief? 
 with you) and you hsue been a man long knewne to me, 
 though I had neuer fo good means as defire, to make my 
 felfe acquainted with you. 1 fhaJl difeouer atbing to 
 you, wherein J muft very much lay open mineownc im¬ 
 perfection : but (good Sir Ichn) as you haue one eye vp¬ 
 on my follies, at you heare them vniolded,tutne another 
 into the Re gtfter of your owne , that I may palle with a 
 rrproofe theeafier, fith you your felfe know how oalicu 
 is to be fuch an offendet, 
 
 Fd. Very well Sir, proceed. 
 
 Fori. There is a Gentlewoman in this To wne, her 
 husbands name is Ford. 
 
 Fd. Well Sir 
 
 Ford. 1 haue long lou'd her, and I procell to you, be¬ 
 llowed much on her; followed her with a doatingob- 
 fauance: lngrofs’d opportunities to meete her : fee’d c- 
 uery flight occafion that could but nigardly giuc mec 
 fight other : not only bought many prefents to gine her, 
 but haue giuen largely to many , to know what fhee 
 would haue giuen : briefly, I haue purfu’d her, as Louc 
 hathpurfued mee, which hathbeeneon the wing of all 
 occaiions: but whatfoeua 1 haue merited, either in my 
 rninde, or in my meaner,meede I amfure I haue received 
 none, vnlefie Experience be a Iewell, ihatl haue purcha- 
 (ed at an infinite rate, and that hath taught mee to fay 
 this, 
 
 “ Lone (tig afhadew flbes.u’bt* flubjletrce Loue purfl/es, 
 
 “ Purfntng that that flees , and fly rug what pen flues 
 
 Fd. Hsue you receui'd no prcmifc of fatisfaolionat 
 her hands ? 
 
 Ford. Neuer 
 
 Fd. Haue you importun’d her to fuch a purpofe > 
 
 Ford. Neuer 
 
 Fd. Of what qualit le was your loue then ? 
 
 Ford. Like a fair houfe.budt on another mans ground, 
 fo that 1 haue loft my edifice , by miftaking the place, 
 where I ere&edu 
 
 Fd. To what purpofe haue you vnfoldcd this tome/ 
 
 For. When I haue told ycutha:,J haue told you all: 
 Some fay,that though (Tie appeare honeft to mee, yet tn 
 other places fhee enlargeth ha mirth lo farre, that there 
 is fhrewdconftrudbon made of her. Novi (Sir lohn) here 
 is the heart ofmy purpofe : yoa area gentleman of ex¬ 
 cellent breeding, admirable difeourfe, of great admit, 
 cance, 3uthentickc in your place and perfon, generally 
 allow d for your many war.like, court-like, and learned 
 preparations. 
 
 Fd. OSir. 
 
 Ford. Beleeueit, foryouknowit . there is money, 
 fpend it, fpend it, fpend more 5 fpend all I Haue, onely 
 
 giur 
 
The Merry Wlues ofIVindfor. 
 
 47 
 
 giue me fo much of your time in enchange ot it, as so lay 
 xn amiable liege to the honefty of this Fords wife ; vfe 
 yaui Art of wooing; win her to confent to you : ff any 
 man may,you may as foone as any. 
 
 Fal. Would it apply wtll to the vchemency of your 
 aifedaon that I Ihould win what you would enioy ? Me- 
 ihinkcs you preferibe to your felfe very prepofieroufly. 
 
 Ford. O, vnderftand my drift: (he dwells fo feeurely 
 on the excellency ofher honor, that the folly of my foule 
 dares not prefent it felfe : (hee is too bright to be look’d 
 aoainft. Now, could I come to her with any detection 
 ' itt'my hand ; my defires had inffonce and argument to 
 commend themfelues, I could driuc her then from the 
 ward ofher purity, her reputation, her marriage-vow, 
 ind athoufand other her defences, which now are too* 
 too ftrcr.gly embatraild againft me: what fay you too’t, 
 
 Sit Mu ? 
 
 Fal. Mafter Broome, I will firft make bold with your 
 money: next, giue mec your hand : and laft, as I am a 
 gentleman,you (hall, if you will,cnioy Fords wife. 
 
 Ford. O good Sir. 
 
 Fal. I fay you (hall. 
 
 Ford. Want no money (Sir M»)you (hall want none. 
 
 1*1. W 3 nt no Trfiftreffe /W(Mafler Broome) you (hall 
 want none: I (hall be with her (I may tell you) by her 
 owue appointment,euen as you came in to me, her affi- 
 ftant,or goe-betweene,patted from me: I fay I fhall be 
 withbcrbetweenetenandclcuen : for at that time the 
 iealious-rafcally-knaue her husband will be forth: come 
 you to me at night,you (hall know how I fpeed. 
 
 Fori. I a:n bleftin your acquaintance: do yon know 
 ford Sit? 
 
 Fal. Hang him ( poote Cuckoldly knaue) 1 know 
 him not: yet I wrong him to call him poore : They fay 
 cheiealcus wittolly-knauc hath maffes of money, for 
 the which his wife feemes to me well-fauourd: Lwill vfe 
 bet ss thekey of the Cuckoldly-rogues Coffer, 8c ther’s 
 rr.y hatueft-home. 
 
 Ford. I would you knew Ford, fir, that you might a- 
 uoid him,if you faw him. 
 
 Fal. Hang him, mechanicall-falt-buttcr rogucjl wil 
 (late him out of his wits : 1 will awe-him with my cud¬ 
 gel! : it (hall hang like aMcteor ore the Cuckolds horns: 
 dialler Bromne, thou fhakknoW, I willpredominateo- 
 
 uer the pezant, and thou flialt lye with his wife. Come 
 
 to me loone at night; Fwvd’saknaue, and I will aggra- 
 uate his (file :thou (Mafic: Broome) flialt know him for 
 knaue, and Click old. Come to pse foone at night. 
 
 Ford.' What a damn'd Epicurian-Rafcall is this? my 
 heart is ready to ctacke with impatience: who Cases this 
 is improuident iealoufie i my wife hath lent to him, the 
 howreis fixt, the matchj* made : would any nsanhaue 
 thoughithi$ ?(ee the hell ofhauingafalfe woman : vny 
 bed fhall be abus'd, my Coffers ranfack’d, my reputati¬ 
 on gnawne at,and I (hall notonely receiue this villanous 
 wrong, but fland vndcr the adoption of abhominable 
 termes, and by him chat does mce this wrong: T erroes, 
 names: Amaunori founds well: Lucifer, well :Barba fin, 
 well :yet they are Diuels additions,the name; of fiends: 
 But Cuckold, Whtoll. Cuckold > the Diuell him felfe 
 hath not fuch a name. Page is an Afte, a fecuve Affe; hee 
 will truft his wife, hee will not be iealous: 1 will rather 
 truft a Fleming with my butter, Parfon Hugh the ff'djh- 
 mar. with my Cheefe,an Irijh-Man with my Aqua-vitx- 
 boule,oiaThcefeto wsike my ambling gelding, then 
 my wife with her felfe. Then (he plots, then (hee rumi¬ 
 
 nates, then (bee deuifes : and what they thinke in their 
 hearts they may efferft; they will breake their hearts but 
 they will effeft. Hcauen bee prais’d for my iealcufie: 
 eleuen o' clocks the howrc, I will preuent this, detedt 
 my wife, bee reueng’d on Falftaffe. and laugh at Page. I 
 will about it, better three houtes too foone, then a my - 
 nutc too late :fie, fie, fie: Cuckold, Cuckold, Cuckold. 
 
 Exti. 
 
 Seem Tenia* 
 
 Enter Cain/, Rugby, Page, Shallow, Slender, Heft. 
 
 CdiM. lacke Rugby. 
 
 Rug. Sir. 
 
 Cains. Vte i$ the clocke, loci. 
 
 Rug. , Tiipaftthehowre(Sir)thstSirF?« ( j(» promis’d 
 to meet. 
 
 Cou. By gar, he has faue hi: foulc.dat he is no-come: 
 hee ha* pray his Pibie well, dat he is no*come: by gar 
 (JaehJlugby) he is dead already, if he be come. 
 
 Rag. Htc is wife Sir; hee knew your worfhip would 
 kill him if he came. 
 
 Cat. By gar, de herring is no dead, fo as l vill kill 
 him: takeyour Rapier, (lacks) 1 vill tell you how 1 vill 
 kill him. 
 
 Rug. Alas fir, I cannot fence. 
 
 Cai. Villanie.takeyour Rapier. 
 
 Rug. Forbeate: beet’s company, 
 
 Hoft. ’Bleflethee.bully-Docior. 
 
 Shot. ’Sauc you its. Do.fi.or Cains. 
 
 Page. Now,goodM*.Dcdtor; 
 
 Slen. 'Giue you good-morrow, fir. 
 
 Cains. Vat be all you one,two,tree,fowrc,come for? 
 Hoft. To fee thee fight,to fee thee foigne,to fee thee 
 trauerfe, to fee thee heerc, to fee thee there, to fee thee 
 pafie thy pun do, thy ftock.thy reuerfe,thy diftance, thy 
 montancls he dead,my Ethiopian l Ishe dead,my Fran* 
 cifco ? haBully? what faies my Efculapitu ? my Calieu ?my 
 heart of Elder ? ha ? is he dead buIly-Scale? is he dead ? 
 
 By gar,heisdeCoward-Iack-Prieflofdevorld: 
 he is not (how his face. 
 
 Hoft. Thou area Caftalion king-Vrinall t HeRor of 
 Greece (try Boy) 
 
 Cm. 1 pray you beare witnefte, that mehaue (lay, 
 fixe or feuen. two ires'howres for him, and hee is no- 
 come. 
 
 Shal. He is the wifer man (M.Dodlo)rhe is a curer of 
 fou!es,and you a curer of bodies: ifyou (houid fighqyou 
 goeagainft.thehaitcofyourprofeiTions;is it not true, 
 
 . Mafter Page ? 
 
 Pa^e. Jid after Shallow ; you haue your felfe beene a 
 great fighter,though now a men ofpeace, 
 
 Shal. Body-kins M. Page, though I now be cld,and 
 of the peace ; if I fee a (word out, my finger itches to 
 make one .-though wee are luftices, and Doctors, and 
 Churchmen (M, Page) wee haue feme fait of out youth 
 in vs, we are the Tons of wopien lM.Page.) 
 
 Page. ’Tis true, M r . Shallow. 
 
 Shal. It wil be found fo,(M.F<ge:) M.Dodior Cains, 
 I am come to fetch you home: I am fworn of the peace: 
 you haue (how’d your felfe a wife Phyfician, and Sir 
 Hugh hath Ihowne him felfe a wife and patient Church¬ 
 man: you crad goe with me, M.Dodtor. 
 
 Heft. Par. 
 
The Merry fflues ofWtndfor . 
 
 Heft. Pardon, Gueft-Iuftice; aMounfeur Mocke«. 
 
 water. 
 
 Cal. Mock-vater? Vatisdat? 
 
 Heft. Mock-water, in out Enrjlifli tongue, is Valour 
 (Bully.) 
 
 CaL By gar, then I hftue as much Mock-vater as de 
 Englifliman: feuruy-lack-dog.Prieft : by gar, mee vill 
 cut his eares. 
 
 Hoft. He will Clapper-claw thee rightly(Bu!ly.) 
 
 Cat. Clapper-de-claw?vatisdat? 
 
 Hoft. That is, he will make thee amends. 
 
 Cat. By-gar, me doe locke hee (hall clapper-de-daw 
 me, for by-gar, me vill haue it. 
 
 Heft • And I will prouokehim to’t, or let him wag. 
 
 Cat. Me tanck you for dar. 
 
 Heft. And moreouer, (Bully ) but firft , M'.Ghueft, 
 and M. Page, Steeke Caualeiro Slender, goe you through 
 the Towne to Frog-more. 
 
 Pag*. Sir Hugh is there, is he ? 
 
 Hoft. He is there, fee what humor he is in: and I will 
 bring theDoftor about by the Fields swillit doe well ? 
 
 Shed. We will doe it. 
 
 %AlL Adieu, good M. De&or. 
 
 Cat. By-gar, me vill kill dc Prieft, for he fpeake for a 
 Iack-sri-Ape to Anne Page. 
 
 Hoft. Let hitndie: (heath thy impatience: throw cold 
 water on thy Choller : goe about the fields with mee 
 through Frogmore ,I will bring thee where Miftris Anne 
 page is, at a Farm-houfe a Feafting: and thou (halt wooe 
 he r tCride»gacne, faid I well ? 
 
 CaL By-gar,meedanckeyou vordat: by garl loue 
 you: and I (hall procure 'a you de goodGueft: de Earle, 
 de Knight, de Lords, de Ger.demcn.my patients. 
 
 Hoft. For the which, I will be thy aduerfary toward 
 Anne Pag *: faid I well ? 
 
 Cat. By-gar,'tis good i veil laid. 
 
 Heft. Let vs wag then. 
 
 Cat. Com* at my hetlesftaek.Ppgby. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 ABus Ter tins. SaznaTrima. 
 
 Enter Exists,Simple, Page, Shallow, Slender, Hoft , Caine, 
 
 R»gbj. 
 
 Euans. I pray you now.goodMafter Slenderj feruing. 
 man, and friend Simple by your name; which way haue 
 you look’d for Mailer Caine, that calls hirafdfeDo<5lor 
 of Pbificke. 
 
 Sim. Marry Sir, the pi trie-ward, theParke-ward: 
 euery way ; olde Windfir way, and eucry way but the 
 Towne-way. 
 
 Euan, jmoft fchemently delire you, you will alfp 
 Jookc that way. 
 
 Sim. I will fir. 
 
 Euan. ’Pleffe my foulc: how full ©f QJollers I arft,aed 
 trempling of minds: I (hall be glad if ha haue deceiued 
 me: how melancholics I am ? I will knog his Vrinslis s- 
 bout his knaues coftard,whea I haue good opportunities 
 for the orke: ’Pleffe fisy foule s Tepeedkro Rttisre tewhofe 
 \tadt t nulodiotes Birdsftngs Ma/lrigatis: Therer?i3wcixal$ 
 J <>m P*ds of Refit: and a thoufibtd. fragrant popes. To [htd~ 
 
 [ I'm t ‘Merde on mee, I haue a great difpofirions to cry. 
 
 Meledisue birds fug MadrsgaRs : —- when at 1 fat in? a- 
 
 bilon : and a thonjand vagrant Psfitt. To/ha Sew, (fie. 
 
 Sim. Yondcr he is comming, this way,Sir Hugh. 
 
 Euan. Hce’s welcome: TofbaUsw Riteert, to whofiefids : 
 Heauen profper the right: what weapons is he ? 
 
 Sim. No weapons. Sir: there conies my Mafter,M f . 
 Shallow , and another Gentleman j from Frogmore , oner 
 the ftile, this way. 
 
 Euan. Pray you giue mee my gowne,or else keepe it 
 in yourarmes. 
 
 SbaL How now MafletParfon? good morrow good 
 
 Sir Hugh ■ keepe aGamefter from the dice, and a good 
 Studienc from his booke, and it is wonderful!. 
 
 Slen. Ah fweet Amt Page. 
 
 Page. ’Saueyou, good Sir Hugh. 
 
 Euan. Pleffe you from his mercy-fake,a!l of you. 
 Sbal. What ? theSword,and the Word? 
 
 Doe you fiudy them both,M r .Parfon? 
 
 Pago. And youthful! frill, in your doubletand hole, 
 this raw-rumatickeday? 
 
 Euan. There is reafons,and caufes lor it. 
 
 Page. We are come to you, to doe a good office,M'. 
 Parfon, 
 
 Euan. Fery-well: what is i t ? 
 
 Page. Yonder is a moftreuerend Gentleman ; who 
 ('bc-Iike)hauingreceiued Wrong by fame perfon, is at 
 mo ft odds with his ownc grauity and patience,thac eucr 
 you (aw. 
 
 Sbal. I haue Hued foure-fcore yeeres, and vpward 1 1 
 fieuer heard a man of his place,grauity, end learning, fo 
 wide of bis owns refpe£h 
 
 Euan. What is he? 
 
 Page. 1 tbinkc you know him :M'. Dodor Cains ihe 
 renowned French phyfician. 
 
 Euan. GotVwilljandliispafTionofmyhcart: lhad 
 as lief you would fell me of ameffe ofporredge. 
 
 Page. Why? 
 
 Euan, fie hasr.o more knowledge in Hibeerases and 
 Galen, and hee b a knaue befidcs: s cowardly knaue, as 
 you would defires to be aequaiuted withal}. 
 
 Page. I warrant you,hee’s the man (hould fighr with 
 him. 
 
 Slen. O fweet Anne Page. 
 
 Sbal. It appeares fo by his weapons.-keepe them a- 
 (undcr: here comes Doctor Cuius. 
 
 Page. Nay good M r . Parfon, keepe in your weapon, 
 
 Sbal. So doe you, goodM*. Doctor. 
 
 Hoft. Difarmc them, and let them queftion: let them 
 keepe their limbs whole.and back our Englifli. 
 
 Cat. 1 pray you let-a*mee fpeake a word with yc«r 
 care; vherefare vill you not meet-a me ? 
 
 Euan. Pray you vfe your patience in good time. 
 
 Cai. By-gar,you are de Coward: de lack dog; Iohn 
 Ape. 
 
 Euan. Pray you let vs not be laughing-frocks to other 
 mens humors : I defire youmfriendfiiip, and I will one 
 Way or other make you amoiuit I will knog your Vrinal 
 about your knaues Cogs-combe. 
 
 Cat. Diablo: Iac\ Rugby-, mine Hoft de lartscrthzuc 1 
 rot fray for him, to kill him l haue I nos at deplaccl did 
 appoint ? 
 
 ‘Euan. AsIarr. a Chriftianodbule, new lookeyou: 
 this is the place appointed, lie bee hsdgenteatby mine 
 Hoft of she Garter, 
 
 Heft. Peace, I fay, GaUiu and Gaatt t F?&cb & Welch , 
 
 Soillc-Curerjand Body-Curer, 
 
 Cai. 1, 
 
*rhe Nlirry Wittes of Wind;or, 49 
 
 Cat. I, dat is very good, exceliant. 
 
 fttft. Peace, 1 fay:hears mineHoft oftheGafter, 
 
 Am l politicked Am I fubtle ? Are! a kSachiaell ? 
 
 Shall Iloofe my Dotftor ? No, bee glues me the Potions 
 and the Motions. Shall! loofemy Parfond my Pricft’ 
 nsySir Hugh? No, he pines me the Ptouerbcs, and the 
 No-verbes. Giuemc thy hand (Celefiiall) fo ■ Boycs of 
 Art, I haue deceiu'd you both . I haue dire&ed you to 
 wrong places: your hearts ate mighty, your skinnes are 
 yjhole, and let burn'd Sacke be the iflue: Come .lay their 
 {words to pawns t Follow me, Lad of peace, fol.ow.fol- 
 iow, follow 
 
 Slhil, Tmftme,» madHoft ifollow Gentlemen,fob 
 low. 
 
 Ska. Ofvseet Anne Page. 
 
 Cos. Ha'do I petcciue dtu? Haue you m»ke~a-dt-iot 
 of vs, ha,ha? 
 
 Ena. This Is well, he has made vs hia vlowt mg-flog: 
 I defire you that we may be friends: and let vs knog out 
 praines together to be reuengeon this lame fcali-fcur- 
 uy-cogging-companion the Hoft of the Garter 
 
 Cat. By gar, with all my heart s he promffe to bring 
 me where is Anne Page. by gar hedecciue me too. 
 
 Soon. Well,I will fmite his noddles: pray you follow. 
 
 Scena Secimda. 
 
 Mift.P*g't iR^bin,Ford,Page^haHaw,Slender,Hoft, 
 
 Eua»t,{aim. 
 
 Mift.Pegt. Nay keepe your way (little Gallant) you 
 Were wont to be a follower, but now you ares Leader, 
 whether had you rather lead mine eyes, or eye your ma- 
 Retsheeles? 
 
 R«b.\ had rather (forfooth) go before you like a man, 
 then follow him like a dwarfe. (Courtier. 
 
 JH.Pa.O you are a flattering boy, now I fee you’l be a 
 Ford.Well met miftfis /^.whether go you 
 W.TWTruly Sir, to fee your wife,is {he at home 1 
 F*rd. I, and as idle as fhe may hang together for want 
 of company. I thioke if your husbands were dead, you 
 two would marry 
 
 M.Pa. Be furc of that, two other husbands. 
 
 Ford. Where had you this pretty weather-cocke? 
 
 TA.Pa. I cannot tell what(the dickens) his name is my 
 
 husband had him of,what do you cal your Knights name 
 Rob.Sv hhnFalftaffe. (fitrah? 
 
 Ford. Sir John Falftafe. 
 
 W.P 4 .He,he,I can neuer hit on’s name; there is fucha 
 league betweene my goodmaa, and he: is your Wife at 
 Ford. Indeed fhe is. (home indeed’ 
 
 M.Pa. By your leaue fir,I am ficke till 1 fee her. 
 
 Ford .Has Page any braincs? Hath he any eies ? Hath he 
 any thinking?Sure they fleepe.he hath no vfeot them : 
 why this boy will carcie a letter twentie mile as eafie, as 
 a Canon will (hoot pcint-blanke twclue fcore : hee pee- 
 ces out his wiues inclination : he glues her (oily motion 
 and advantage: and now ine’s going to my wife,8c Fal- 
 ftaffes boy with her: A man iray heaxe this fhowre fing 
 in the wlnde j and Fa/Flaffes boy with her: good plots, 
 they are laid*, and our reuohed wiues (h ire damnation 
 together. Well, I will take him, theu torture my wife, 
 
 plucke the borrowed vaileof moddtietiora the fo-fee- 
 
 mir.g Mift Perf, divulge Page himftlfe fora iecure and | 
 
 wilfitll Aflecn, and to thcl'e violent proceedings ail my 
 neighbors (hall cry aime. The doclce glues me myQy, 
 end my affurance bids me fearch, there I (hall fir.de FaU 
 ftaffc : 1 (hall be rather praifd for this, then mock’d, for 
 it is as pofiitme, as the earth is firme, that Fdftaffe is 
 there : I will go. 
 
 Shal Page,tjrc. Well met M' Ford. 
 
 ford^I ruft me,a good knocte; 1 haue good cheei e at 
 home,and I pray you ail go with me. 
 
 Sbel. 1 mud estcufe my felfe M* Ford. 
 
 Slen. And fo trtuft 1 Sir, 
 
 We hsne appointed to dine with Mifiris^/ati«, 
 
 And I would not breake with her for more mony 
 Then He fpeake of. 
 
 Shal. We haue linger’d about a match berweene An 
 Page, and my co-aert Slender, and this day wee (hail haue 
 our anfwer. 
 
 Slen. 1 hope 1 haue your good will Father Page. 
 
 Png. Vou haue M< Slender,l Hand wholly for you, 
 
 But my wife (M r Do&or) is for you altogether. 
 
 {'at I be-gar, and de Maid is loue-a-mc . my nu;(b- 
 a-Quickly tel! me fo snufh. 
 
 Hoft. What fay you to yong M' Fenton ? He capers, 
 he dances, he his eses of youth s he writes verfes, hee 
 fpeakes holluiay, he finds April and May, be wsl carry’t, 
 he will carry’c/tii in hn buttons, he will carry’s. 
 
 Page. Not by my confent I promife you. The Gentle* 
 man leofno hsuing, hee kepi compame with the wilde 
 Prtnce.and Point t, .• he is of too high a Region,he knows 
 too much : no, hee (hall not knit a knot in his fortunes, 
 with the finget of my fubftance; ifhe take her, let him 
 take her fimply : the wealth I haue waits on my confent, 
 and my confent goes not that way. 
 
 Ford. I befeech you heartily, fome of you goe home 
 With me to dinner : befides your cheere you (ball haue 
 fport, 1 will (hew you a monfler: M < Do61or, you lhal 
 go,fo (ball you M r Page^ nd you Sir Hugh, 
 
 Shal. Well,fare you well: 
 
 Wc (hall haue the freer womg at Wl* Paget. 
 
 Cat. Go home lohn Rugby,\ come anon. 
 
 Hoft. Farewell my hearts, 1 will corny lionefl Knight 
 Fa/ftaffe^snd drinke Canarie with him. 
 
 Ford . J thinke 1 (ball drinke in Pipe-wine firft with 
 him, He make him dance. Will you go. Gentles ? 
 
 All. Haue with you, to fee this Monftet. exeunt 
 
 Seem < Tertia» 
 
 Enter LM.Ford, M.P age, Seruauti,Robin,Falftaffe, 
 
 Ford,Pago, Casses,Euans. 
 
 Afift.Ford. What John, what Robert. 
 
 M.Page. Quickly,quickly: Is the Buck-basket— 
 MifFord. 1 warrant. What Robin 1 fsy 
 Mif.Page. Come, corae, come. 
 
 Ttlift.Ford. Heere.fet itdowne. 
 
 M.Pag. Giue you? men the charge/we tmift be btiefe. 
 cJi/.fW.Marrie.as I told you befor c(lohn & Robert) 
 be ready here hard-by in theBrew~houfe, U when I So- 
 dainly call you,come forth, and (without any paufe.or 
 (hggenng)take this basket on your (boulders: j dooe, 
 trudge with it in all haft, and carry it among the Whit* 
 fters in DoecUt Mead,and there empty it in the muddic 
 ditch,clofe by the Thames fide. 
 
 Af.Paget Youwilldoit? (dire£tion. 
 
 let. Ford. I ha told themouetand cue?, they lackeno 
 E Be 
 
r 
 
 IE 
 
 The Merry (twines oflVtndfor. 
 
 Be gone, and come when you axe call’d. 
 
 hi.Page. Here comes little Rabin. (withyou? 
 
 hi ft. Ford. Haw now roy Eyas-Musket,whactwww 
 
 RcbMy cerwein otyourbackedoore 
 requeftsyour company. 
 
 M.fage. You lick Uck-a-lent,haue you bln true to vs 
 
 J \gki 1, He be fwosnetfily Mafkrknowesnoc of your 
 being heere j and Kaihthteatned to put me intoeucria- 
 ftiug liberty, ifl tell youofit; fot hefvteares he 1! turne 
 me away. 
 
 Mill.Pag. Thou rt a good boy; thisfecrecy of thine 
 (ball be a Tailor to thee,and ibil make thee anew dou¬ 
 blet and hofc. I lego hide me. 
 
 Mt.Fcrd. Do fo j go tel! thy Maflcr, I am alone c Mi- 
 (Vrii Page, remember you your £». 
 
 Mft Fag A warrant ihte.if I do not t&. it, hiife me. 
 
 Mi ft. Ford. Go-toothen : we’l »fe thif vnwholfomc 
 humidity,tbisgrofle-watry Fampion j we’ll teach him 
 to know Turtles from layes. 
 
 Fal. H«ue I caught thee, my heauenly Iewell? Why 
 now let me die,for I haue liu’d longeoough ; This is the 
 period of my ambition • O this bleffed bourc. 
 
 Mft.Ford. Ofweet Sit laka. 
 
 .Fat. Miftris Ford, I cannot cog, I cannot prate (Mift. 
 Ford) now fhall 1 fin in my wifh; I would thy Husband 
 were dead, lie fpeake it before shebeft Lotd, 1 would 
 make thee my Lady. 
 
 Mift-Ford. I your Lsdy Sir Isbn ? Alas, I (hould bee 8 
 pimfiill Lady. 
 
 Fal. Let the Court of France (hew me fuch soother: 
 | fee how thine eye would emulate the Diamond: Thou 
 haftthe right ar coed-beauty of the brow, that becomes 
 the Ship-tyre, cht Tyre-valiant, or any Tire of Venetian 
 admittance, 
 
 CMft.Terd. A plaine Kerchiefs, Sir hbn : 
 
 My browes become nothing e'fe,nor that well neither. 
 
 Fal. Thou art a tyrant to lay fo: thou wouldft make 
 an sbfolute Courtier, and the Srme fixture of thy fcote, 
 would giue an excellent motion tsathy gate, in a femi- 
 circled Farthingale. ] fee what thou wett ifFortune thy 
 foe, were not Nature thy friend; Come, choucanft not 
 htdeii. 
 
 j^^.fard.Bdeetie mc.thei's no fcchthmg in me. 
 
 F«/, Whacmade me loue thee ? Let that perfwadt 
 thee. Ther’s fomething extraordinary in thee: Come, I 
 cannot cog, and fay thou art this and shat, like a-manic 
 of theft lifping-hauthome buds, that come like women 
 snmens apparrell, and fmdllike. Backkis-berry in firo- 
 pie time: I cannot, but l loue thee, none but thee; end 
 
 thouckferu’BU. 
 
 M.Ford. Do not betray me fir,l fear you loueMJW*. 
 
 Fal. Thou mightft is well fay, 3 SoUc to walke by the 
 Counter-gate, which is as hsceml to me, as the recke of 
 a Lime-kill. 
 
 WfFcrd. Well, heauen knowei how I loue you. 
 
 And you fhall one day findc it. 
 
 pat. -Keeps in thee minde, Ikdeferuest. 
 
 hsft Ford, Nay, 1 mufV rail you, fo you dee; 
 
 Or el.e I could hot be in that minde. 
 
 JSoJ.MyfJris ForiftA ifiris FerJ\ heere’sMiftrisFcgeat 
 the doore.fweatin g, and blowing and looking wildely, 
 
 and would needs fpeake with you prefently. 
 
 FW. She fhall not feemt, I will enfeoneemee behirvJs 
 the Arras. 
 
 M.Ferd.'? ray you do fo. fhe’savery tabling woman, 
 vy hats theroatter? How now ? 
 
 Mift.Pag *.O miflris Fmi what haueyew done 3 
 You'r foam’d, y'are oueithrowne, y’arc vudonc fo? eiSW. 
 
 At.Ford. V/hat‘$shemattcr,good eruftrw pagel 
 
 MPage. O weladsy^nift.Fardj.hauingan honeftman 
 to your husband,to giue bim fuch caufe of fufpition. 
 
 M.fard. What caufe of fufpition ? 
 
 hi.Pag*. What caufe of fufpition ? Outvpoo you; 
 How am I mifiooke in you ? 
 
 Af.Ferd. Why (alas)what’s the matter ? 
 
 hi.Page. Your husband’s cossrning hecher (Woman) 
 with all the Officers in Windfor, to fcarch for a Gcnclt 
 maujthathe fayes isheere now ir> the houfie; by your 
 confent to take an ill sduantage of his abfeftce •• you arc 
 vndone. 
 
 cAt. Ford. *Tis not fo, I hope. 
 
 hi. Page. Pray heauen it be not fo, that youhaue fuch 
 a man heere: but 'tis moft certaine your husband’s com- 
 ming, wi th hslfe Windfor at his heeles, to firch for fuch 
 # one, I come before to cell you: If you know yourfeife 
 decre, why I am glad ofit: but lfyou haue a friend here, 
 conuey, conuey him out. Be not amaz’d, call all your 
 fenfea to you, defend your tepucation, or bid farwell tea 
 your good life for cuer. 
 
 MJ'ord. What fhall 1 do ? There is a Gentleman roy 
 decre fi lend; and I fcarc not mine owne fhame fo much, 
 as his periii. j had rather thenra thoufand pound he were 
 out of the houfe. 
 
 Af.Page. For fnsme,newerfiand (you had rather,and 
 you had rather:) your himbsnd’i beere at liand.bethinke 
 yoBoffomeconueyancciin the houfe you cannot hide 
 him. Oh,how baueyou dcceisi’dmer Looke,heere is a 
 basket, if he be of any reafonable fiature, he may creepe 
 in heere, snd throve fowleiinnen vpon him,as if it wtxe 
 going to bucking: Or it is whiting time, fend him by 
 your two men to Datchet- Mesde. 
 
 TA.Fcri. He' s too big to go in there: what fhall I do? 
 
 Fal. Let me fee’t, let roe fee’e, O let roe fee’t t 
 He in. He in : Follow your friends counfell, Ik ia, 
 
 Trf.Fege. What Sir lehr. Fatfttsjf* ? Are theft yctir Let- 
 ters. Knight? 
 
 Fal. I loue thee, heSpemee away ; lame creepe in 
 hecre : ile neuer-— 
 
 hi.Page. Helpeto coner yonrroafter (Bey: ) Call 
 gourmet! (Mift.FVd.) Tcudiffembling Kmghc. 
 
 ALFord. What loh»,%eb«rf, lobn ; Go,take vp thefc 
 doathes hecrc.cuickly; Whet's the CowIc-itaffcTLook 
 how you drumbic ? Carry them to the Lsridrefl'e In Dat- 
 cliet mead : quickly, come. 
 
 Ford, 'pray you come tu-refifl fufpeiS without caufe. 
 Why thenmake fport a; me, then let me be ycarieft, 
 
 I deferue it: How now? Whether bears you this? 
 
 Ser. To the Landieffeferfooth? 
 
 Ad. Ford. Why, what haue you co doe whet.het they 
 beare it? You were beftmeddle with buck-waffling. 
 
 Ford. Buck 'S v/ould I could wa(h my fdfeofy Buck: 
 Bucke, bucke.hacke, I buxke 1 1 warrant you Sucke, 
 And ©febe feafofttoo 5 it fhall appeare. 
 
 Gentlemen, I h 3 uedresm’d to r.igbc, lie ceil you my 
 dre3roe : hecre, heere, heere bee roy keyej, afeend my 
 Chambers, feet eh, feeke, fiodc out: lie warrant weele 
 vnkennell she Fox. Let roe flop this way firfl : fo.novr 
 vnespe. 
 
 Page. Good rosier Ford, be contented: 
 
 You wrong your fdfe reomuch. 
 
 Ford. True (imfteri’qgs-) vpGemlejnsn. 
 
 You fhall fee fporc ar.on ; 
 
 Fell© .j 
 
Tie Merry Urines of Windfor. % I 
 
 spc Geetlwneo, 
 
 5 <zpx % This ii fery- fantafficall humors and iealoufies. 
 Caw. By gar, 'tis no-the ftfbion of France : 
 
 It i* not icalous in France. 
 
 Page. N*y follow him (Gentlemen) fee the yffueof 
 bilfcarch. 
 
 Jrti/l.ptrtls there not a double excellency in this ? 
 Miff. Ford. 1 know not which pleafes me bettc;, 
 
 That my husband is deceiued.or Sir John 
 
 What a taking was hee in , when your 
 husband askt who was in the basket? 
 
 Miff. Ford. I amhalfeaffraidhe will haue needs of 
 waOiing: fo throwing him into the water, will doe him 
 
 e benefit. , 
 
 Trhfl.Pdge. Hang him difhoneft rafcall : I would all 
 of the fame ftraine.werc in the fame diffreffc. 
 
 AI,ft.Ford. 1 ihinkc my husband hath fome fpeciall 
 firfpition of Faljiaft being heete: for 1 neuet faw hirn fo 
 grofFe in hu iealoulie till now 
 
 Mtff.Ptge. I will lay a plot to try that, and wee will 
 yet haue more cnckes with Falfiaffe :hi$di(Folute difaafe 
 "will fcarfe obey this mediciae. 
 
 MifPord Shall wc fend that foolifhion Canon,Miff. 
 Qufckf} to him, and cxcufe his throwing into the water, 
 and giue him another hope, to betray him to another 
 punifhment ? 
 
 MSlfdge. We will do it: let him be feftt for to mot- 
 eight a clocke to haue amends. 
 
 Ford. I cannot findchim: maybe the knaue bragg’d 
 df that he could not eompsffe. 
 
 M-.f.Pog*. Heard you that? 
 
 Mtf.Ford. You vfemewelljM. Ferd?Doyou? 
 
 Ford. I.ldofo. 
 
 CM. Ford. Heauen make you better then your thoghts 
 Ford. (.men. 
 
 CMi.Vage .You do your fclfc mighty wrong(M.F«rd; 
 Ford. Rlilmuftbeaitit. 
 
 Eh. If there be any body in the houfe,8c in the cham¬ 
 bers,and in the coffets, and in the prefTes : heauen fot- 
 giue my fins at the day of iudgement 
 ° Caw. Be gar, not Iroo . there is no-bodies 
 
 Page Ty,fy,M.Ford,ite you not afhsm d 1 What fpi- 
 nt.what diuell fuggclls this imagination ? 1 wold not ha 
 your diffempet m thiskind,for y weith of u/indfor cdfllc. 
 Ford.’Tis my fault (M-iP^r)l fuffer for it. 
 
 Eudns. You fuffer for a pad cor.fcience : your wifcu 
 rtf, honeff a ©‘mans, as I willdefires among hue thou. 
 
 ^ id,and fiue hundred too. 
 
 Cat. By gar, 1 fee ’tis an honeff woman. 
 
 Ford. Well, 1 promifd you a dinner:come,eome,walk 
 Parke,I pray you pardon met I wil hereafter make 
 knowne to you why I haue done this. Come wife,come 
 Mi.Pagt.l pray you pardon nie.Pray h 3 rtly pardon me. 
 Page. Let’s go inGem!emen,but(truff me)we’lmock 
 
 1 him: I doe tnuiteyouto morrow morning to my boufe 
 to breakfsft: after we’ll a Birding together, lhaue a fine 
 Hawke for the both. Shall it be fo, 
 
 Ford. Any thing. 
 
 £«.!fthers is one, I fksall make two in the Compame 
 f 4, If these be one, or two.I fHa.ll make-a-theturd. 
 Ford. Pray you go, M. 
 
 EmA pray you now remembrance to morrow on the 
 lowfia knasie.nutse Hoff. 
 
 Cat. Dstiieoodby gsr.witha.il my heart. 
 
 Ctts. h tewwefawsw, to haue his gibes, andhis moc¬ 
 keries, Exeunt. 
 
 Sccena Quart *. 
 
 Enter Fenton, Atme, Edge, Shallox, Slander, 
 
 Qutckfg, Tage, Miff. P.Agc. 
 
 Fen: I fee I cannot get thy Fathers ioue. 
 
 Therefore no more curne me to him (fwcct Nan.) 
 esinnt. Alas, how then f 
 
 Fen. Why thou muff be thy felfe, 
 
 ^e doth obieft. Jam too great ofbirth, 
 
 And that my ffatc being gall’d with my expence, 
 
 [feeke to hcale 1c onely by his wealth. 
 
 Sefides tliefe, other barres he layes before fne» 
 
 My Riots part, my wilde Societies, 
 
 And tels me ’tis a thing impeffib'e 
 
 I fhould loue the'’, bat as a property. 
 
 /in. May be he tels you true 
 ■fn.No, heauen fo fpeed me in my time to come. 
 
 Albeit I will confeffe, thy Fathers wealth 
 
 Was the firft motiue that I woo’d thee (Anne:) 
 
 Yet wooing thee, I found thee of more valew 
 
 Then flampes in Gold, or furnmes in fealed bagges, 
 
 And ’tis the very riches of thy fclfc, 
 
 That now I ayme at. 
 
 %An Gentle M. Fenton, 
 
 Yet feeke my Fathers lone, ftill feeke it fir, 
 if opportunity and humbleA fuite 
 
 Cannot auainc it, why then harke you hither. 
 
 SW. Breakc their ttlke Miftris,*£W(/y t 
 
 My Kinfman (hall fpeake fo? himfelfe. 
 
 5/m. lie make a fhaft or a bolt on t,fljd, tis but ventu- 
 Shal. Be not difmaid. (ring. 
 
 SUn. No, (he fhall not difmay me : 
 
 I care not for that, but that I am affcard. 
 
 ^•.'Lhjark yeftA.S lender would fpeak a word with you 
 yin. I come to him. This is my Fathers choice: 
 
 O what a world of vilde ill-fiauour*d faults 
 
 Lookea handfome in three hundred pounds a yeert? 
 
 Jjfui. And how do’s good Mafic?/>»«»? 
 
 Pray you a word with you. 
 
 Sbnl. Shee's comrrung; to her Cox; 
 
 Oboy, thouhadff a father. 
 
 Slen. I had a fathei/AYy*«)my vnde can tel you good 
 tefts ofhtm: pray you Vncle,tel Miff. Anno the left how 
 my Faiher ftoletwoGecfcoutofa Pen,good Vnckle. 
 
 Shdl. Miflris Annt,my Coxen loucs you. 
 
 Slen. I that I do, as well as I louc any woman tn Glo- 
 cefterffure. 
 
 Sbal. He will mamtaineyou like a Gentlewoman. 
 
 Slen . I that 1 will, come cut and long-utlt, vnder the 
 degree of a Squire. 
 
 Shdl. He will make you a hundred and fiftie pounds 
 ioynture. 
 
 Anne, Good M sifter Shollow let him woo for him- 
 felfc. 
 
 Shdl. Marne Ithsnke you for it : ! thankeyoo for 
 that good comfort: (he cals you (Cox) lie least you. 
 Anne. Now Msftcr Slender. 
 
 Slen. Now good Miftris finite. 
 
 Anne. What is your will ? 
 
 Slen. My will ? Odd’s-hart-Iings, that's a prettic 
 ieff indeede: I ne'remademy Will yet (Itbaoke Hea¬ 
 uen!) I am not fuch a fickely creature, l giue Heauen 
 pfllfCi 
 
 E a An. 
 
2 7 be Merry JViue s of JVtndfor. 
 
 Anne. I roeane (M.S lender) whzt wold you with me? 
 Sien. Truely, for mine owsk part, I would little or 
 nothing with you; your fathet and my vnde hath made 
 motions : if it be my lucke,£b 5 if not , happy man bee his- 
 dole, they can tell you how things go,better then I can: 
 you may aske your fattier, heereiiecomes. 
 
 Page* Now M r Slender ; Loue bins daughter Anns, 
 Why how now? What does M' Potter here i 
 
 You wrong me Sir,thus ftill to haunt my houfe; 
 
 1 told you Sir, my daughter is difpofd of. 
 
 Ten. Nay M r Page'fbs not impatient. 
 
 Milt.Page. Good come not corny child. 
 
 Page,. She is no march for you. 
 
 Fen. Sir.willyouheareme? 
 page. Mo, good M. Fenton. 
 
 Come M. Shattetm Come fonne Slender An § 
 
 Knowing my roinde,you wrong me(M. Fenton.) 
 
 Qm. Speake to Miftris "Page. 
 
 Fen , Good Mift. Page, for that I loue your daughter 
 In fa eh a righteous fsfeion as I do, 
 perforce,againft all checkes,rebukes,ai?d manners, 
 
 I muft aduance the colours of my loue, 
 
 .And not retire. Let me haue your good will 
 
 An. Good mother, do not marry me to yond foole. 
 Ait ft.Page. I meane 5 c not, I fecke you a better haf- 
 bamd. 
 
 That’s myBBofter.M.Dodor. 
 t^.Alas I had rather be fet quick i’ih earth. 
 
 And bowfd-to death with Turnips. 
 
 CMtfi.Page. Come, trouble not your feife goodM. 
 Fenton, 1 will not be your friend, nor eftemy: 
 
 My daughter will 1 queftionbov® fise loucs you. 
 
 And as 1 fine'e her, fo am I asFe<Sed % 
 
 Till then, farewell Sir, {he muS needs go in. 
 
 Her father will be angry. 
 
 Ftn. Farewell gentle Miftris: farewell Nan. 
 
 This is my doing now: Nay, faidel, will you 
 calf away your chilaeon a Fooie,and a Pbyfitian t 
 
 Locke oa M. Fenton, this is my doing. 
 
 Fen. I thanke thee: and I pray thee ortse so ns ght, 
 Giue my fweet/fe this Ring: there’s for thy paines. 
 
 gtti. Nov/ heaaeu fend thee good fortune, a kind® 
 heart he hath: a woman would run through fire & wa¬ 
 ter for fuch a kinds heart. Rut yet,I would my Maifter 
 had Miftris Anne, or 1 would \A. Slender had her: or (in 
 footh) I would M. Fenton had her; I will do what I can 
 for them all three, fot fo I haue protnifd, and lie bee as 
 good as tay word, but fpeeioufty for M. Fenton. Well, I 
 muft of another efrand to Sir fehn FABaffe from my two 
 Mifttefles: what a beaft am I to flacks it- Exemt 
 
 blinde bitches Puppies, fifteenei’th litter: and you may 
 
 know by my fire, that 1 haue a kinde of alacrity in fink’- 
 ing : ifthebotrome were as deepe as he!!,! (hold dawn, 
 
 I had beene drown'd, bui :hat thefhorc wasfheluy and 
 (hallow: a death that 1 abhorre: for the water fwelles a 
 man; and what a thingPnouldJ hauebeene, when 1 
 had beene fwel’d? 1 (hould haue beene a Mountaineof 
 Mummie. 
 
 Bar. H ere’s M.Qmc^ly Sir to fpeake with you. 
 
 Fal.Come, let me poure in fomeSack to the Thames 
 water: for my bellies as cold as if I had i'wallow’d fnow- 
 bals, for pilles to coale the reines. Call her in. 
 
 Bar. Come in woman. 
 
 Qni. By your leaue: I cry you mercy f 
 
 Giue your vvorfhip good morrow. 
 
 Fa/. Takeaway rhefe Chailices: 
 
 Go, brew me a pottle of Sacke finely. 
 
 'Earri. WithEgges,Sir? 
 
 FA. Simple ofit feife : lie no Pullet-Sperfnae in my 
 brewsge. How now? 
 
 ^£1. Marry Sir,I come ro your wot Shin from M. Ford. 
 
 FaT.A 4 ifi.Pari/ Ihaus had Ford enough;! was thrown 
 into the Ford; I haue my belly full of Ford. 
 
 Qn. Alastheday, (good-heart) that was not her 
 fault: fhe do’s fotake on with her men; they miftooke 
 their ereftion. ' (proroife. 
 
 Fal. So did I mine,to build vpon a foolifh Womans 
 
 f 2 pi.. Well, (he laments Sir fork, that it would yern 
 yout heart to fee is : her husband goes this morning s 
 birdingjlhc defsresyou oncemore to cometoher, be» 
 t weene.eight and nine : 1 muft carry her word quickdy, 
 (bell make you amends 1 warrant you. 
 
 FA. XV til, I will vifit her, tdl Let fo : and bidde her 
 ehsnke what s-masiis: Let hercoafiderhis frailety, and 
 Chen iadge of my merit. 
 
 Qtti. I will tel! her. 
 
 FA. Do fo. Betweenenine and ten faift thou? 
 
 flnL Eight and nine Sir. 
 
 Fal. W ell, be gone: I will not mKTeher. 
 
 Qai, peace be with y ou Sir, 
 
 Fat. I snerueile I heare not of Mf Brveme: he Cent me 
 word so Ray within: | like his money well. 
 
 Oh, heere be comes. 
 
 peri. BleSe you Sir. 
 
 Fal. Now M. Trsense, you come to know 
 
 What hath paft betweene me, and Farit wife. 
 
 Ford. That Indeed (Sir hhn)is my bufineffe. 
 
 FA. M. P.roome I will not lye to you, 
 
 I w as at her houfe the hours (he appointed roe. 
 
 Ford. And fped you Sir ? 
 
 Fal. very iil-fauouredly M. Brecm. 
 
 Ford. How fo fir,did (he change her determination ? 
 
 FA.lio(Y/,.liroon}e)kuz the peaking Curnuto her huf- 
 b$nd(M.£rtf*w#)dwening in acontinual larum cf ielou- 
 (ie.coms roe in the indent of our encounter,after we had 
 embrafi,kift,protefted,&(gs it we?e)fpoke the prologue 
 of our Comedy j anti at his beeles,a rabble of his compa¬ 
 nion; .thiths} proucked and inftjgated by his difteroper, 
 and(ferfooth)to ferch his houfe for his wiucs Loue. 
 
 Far'd. What? While you were there ? 
 
 Fal. While I was there. 
 
 Fn. And did he fearch for yeu,§i t could not find you? 
 
 Fal. You (hall heate. As good luckewould haue it, 
 comes hi one Page, giuesimelligenciof fends ap- 
 
 proch land In her inuention, and Fords wiuefdiftrficflon, 
 they canacy’d me into a buck? basket. 
 
 Ford 
 
 Seem Quinta. 
 
 Enter FAfiAfe.Bardelfe.Qnsddy.Ferd. 
 
 pal. 'Bardelfe I fay. 
 
 ’Bar. HecreSir. 
 
 FA. Go, fetch me a qdarr of Sacke.put a toft in’t. 
 
 Haue Hiss’d to be carried in a Basket like a barrow of 
 butchers Offal! ? and Jo be ehrovroe in the Thames? Wei, 
 iflbeferu’d faeh ar.othet tricke. He haue my braines 
 ’cane out and butter’d,' &nd giue them to a dogge for 2 
 New-yeares gift.. The rogues {Sighted me into the finer 
 
 1 with as little remorfe, as tuey wenidhaue (trown’dea 
 
 1 1 
 
The Merry IViteeroftVindfor. 
 
 
 F <rrd. A Buck-basket? 
 
 Fal Yes : a Buck-basket • ram’d mee in with foule 
 
 Shirts and Smockes, Socks, foule Stockings, greafie 
 Napkins, that (Mafter Broome) there was the rankeK 
 compound of vilianous fmell, that euer offended no¬ 
 di ill. 
 
 Ford. And how long lay youthctc? 
 
 Fal. Nay, you fhall heare (Mafter Broome ) what 1 
 hsue fiifferd, to bring this woman to euill, for your 
 pood: Being thus cram'd in the Basket, a couple ot 
 Fords knaues, his Htndes, were cald forth by their Mt- 
 ftris, to carry mee in the name of foule Cloathes to 
 Date bet-lane : theytooke me on their fhculders: met 
 the iealou. knaue their Mafter in the doore; who 
 ask’d them once or twice what they had in their Bal- 
 ket ? I quak’d for feate lead the Lunatiquc Knaue 
 
 would haue fearch’d it : but Fate (ordaining he (hould 
 
 be a Cuckold) held his hand : well, on went hee, for 
 a fe 3 rch , and away went 1 for foule Cloathes : But 
 tnarke the fequell ( Maftet Broome) 1 (offered the pangs 
 of three feuerall deaths : Fird, an intolerable fright, 
 to be detedlcd with a iealious rotten Bell-weather: 
 Nest to be compafs’d like a good Bilbo in the circum- 
 ferenceofaPccke, h»l»o point, heele to head. And 
 then tube ftopt in like a ftrong diddlation wish dink- 
 iog Cloathes, that fretted in their owne greafe: 
 thinke of that, a man of my Kidney; thmkeof that, 
 that am as fubteQ toheatc as butter; a man of conn- 
 nual! diffolotion, and thaw; it was a miracle to fcape 
 fuffocation. And in the height of this Bath (when 1 
 was more then halfe dew’d in greafe (like a Duteh- 
 difh) to be thtowne into the Thames, and 
 coold, glowing-hot, in that ferge like a Horfe- 
 | (boo; thinke of that; hiding hot: thinke of thac(M after 
 Broome.) 
 
 | Ford. In good fadneffe Sir,I am forry.that for my fake 
 1 you haue fufferd all this. 
 
 [ My fuite then is defperate: You’ll vndertake her no 
 more? 
 
 Fal. Mafter Broome : I will he throwne into Etna, 
 as I haue becne into Thames,ere 1 will leaue her thus; 
 her Husband is this morning gone a Birding: 1 
 haue recciued from her another ambaflie of mee- 
 ting; 'ewixe eight and nine is the houre ( Mafter 
 Broome.) 
 
 • Ford. 'Tis paft eight already Sir. 
 
 Fed. Is it? I will then addreffe mee to my appoint¬ 
 ment; Come to mee at your conuenicnt leilure, and 
 you fhall know how 1 fpeedc : and the conclufion 
 fhall be crowned with your enioyingher: adiew; you 
 fhall haue her (Mafter Broome) Mafter Broome , you (hall 
 cuckold Ford. 
 
 Ford. Hum: ha? Is this a vifion ? Is this a dreame < 
 doe 1 fleepe ? Mafter Ford awake, awake Mafter Ford : 
 thcr’s a hole made in your beft coate (Mafter Ford:) this 
 ’cistobe married; this’tisto haue Lvnnen, and Buck- 
 baskets : Well, 1 will proclaime my felfe what 1 am : 
 I will now take the l eacher: hee is at my houfe : hee 
 cannot fcape me:'tis impoffible hee (hould: hee can¬ 
 not cteepe into a halfe-penny purfe, nor into a P^PP er * 
 Bone: But leaft the Diucll that guides him, (hould 
 aide him , I will fearch impoftible places i though 
 what I am, I cannot auoide; yet to be what I would 
 noa, (hall not make me tame: lfl haue homes, to make 
 onemid,lettheprouerbegoe with me, Hebe home- 
 mad. £xtunt 
 
 Attus QuartuS' Scccna Tnma. 
 
 Enter Mifirio Page,gjftekfy .WtUiam ,EuattS. 
 
 Miff.Pag. Is he at M.Fords already think’ft thou ? 
 gut. Sure lie is by this; or will be prefcntly ; but 
 truely he is very couragious mad, about his throwing 
 into the water. Miftris Ford defires you to come fo- 
 dainely. 
 
 Mtft.Pag. He be with her by and by; lie but bring 
 my yeng-rrsan here to Sehoole; looke where his Mafter 
 comes; ’tis a playing day 1 fee: how now Sir Hugh, no 
 Sehoole to day? 
 
 Eita. No:Mafter Slender is let the Boyes leaue to play. 
 Qai ’Bleffmgofhis heart. 
 
 Miff Pag. Sir Hugh, my husband faies my fonne pro¬ 
 fits nothing in the world at his Booke: 1 pray you aske 
 him fome queftions in his Accidence. 
 
 Ei>. Come hither SF’ilham-, hold vp your head;come. 
 AEifi.Vag. Come-on Sirha ; holdvp your head; an- 
 fwere your Mafter, be noc afraid. 
 
 Eua. William ,How many Numbers is inNownes? 
 mil. Two. 
 
 gui. Truely, I thought there had bin one Number 
 more.becaufe they fay od’s-Nov*ncs. 
 
 Em. Peace,your tatlmgs. What is (Taire)lF"tUiam ? 
 Will. Fulcher. 
 
 gu. Powlcats? there are fairet things thenPowlcats, 
 fute. 
 
 Eua, You are a very fimplicity o’man; I pray you 
 peace. What is (Lapin) William ? 
 
 {T/0. A Stone. 
 
 Ena. And what is * Stone (William f) 
 
 Will. APecble. 
 
 Eua. No ; it is Lapis : I pray you remember in your 
 praine. 
 
 Wll. Lapis. 
 
 Eua. That is a good William : what is \\e(William)ikii 
 do’s lend Articles. 
 
 WiH. Articles are borrowed of the Pronoune; and be 
 thus declined. Stngulariter nommatiuohtc hac,koc. 
 
 Eua. Nominal mo hig,hag,hog : pray you marke : gem- 
 riuohuim : Well . what is your Accufatsuc-cafe ? 
 
 Will. Accufatruo hinc. 
 
 Eua. I pray you haue your remembrance (childe) Ac- 
 cufatuso hiug.hang.hog. 
 
 Qu. Hang-hog, is latten for Bacon,I warrant you. 
 Eua. Leaue your prables (o’man) What is the Foca- 
 tiue cafe (William? ) 
 
 Will. O, Vocatiuo, O. 
 
 Eua. Remember Wilham,Focatt*ie, is caret. 
 
 Qu And that’s a good roote. 
 
 Eua. O’man/orbcare, 
 
 Mtft.Pag. Peace. 
 
 Eua'. What is your Ge/iitiuecafepluraH(William?) 
 
 Will. Centime cafe ? 
 
 Eua. 1. 
 
 U^ill. Genii me horutn ,harum.borum 
 Qu. 'VengeanceofGinyes cafe; fie on her, neuer 
 name her(childe) iffhebea whore. 
 
 Em. For (Kame o’man. 
 
 gu. You doe ill to teach the childe fuch words : hee 
 teaches him to hie, and to hac ; which they'd dot faft 
 I enotich of themfclues. and to call horum ; fie vpon you. 
 
 £ j Eua. Oman 
 
^ T be /vlerry U / iuc$ of Windfor. 
 
 E*a>u. O’man.art thou Lunaties ? Haft thou no vn- 
 dcrftandmgJfor thy Cafes, & the numbers of the Gen- 
 ckrs? Thou art as foolifh Chrtflian creatures, as 1 would 
 defirc*. 
 
 cMi.Page. Pre’thce bold thy peace. 
 
 £u. Shew me now (William) fome declenfions of your 
 ptonouncs. 
 
 Will. Forfooth, I haue forgot. 
 
 Eu. It is qtte, qHtd ; if you forget your Quiet, 
 
 your i2«e;,and your £Wr you rouft be preeches: Goe 
 
 yourvyaies andpby.go. 
 
 W.P.g.He is abetter fcholler then I thougrsthe was. 
 £«. He is a good fprag-memory.Farewel Mu.Page. 
 Mi [Page. Adieu good Sir Hugh: 
 
 Get y on home boy, Come we ftay too long. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Lflfift .Page. Alas: three of M r . Fordi brothers watch 
 thedoore with Piftols, tbit none ftiaU iffue out t other* 
 wiffyoumightflip away ere hec came: But what make 
 you heere i 
 
 pel. What fhall I do?IIc creepevp into the chimney. 
 
 Mft.Ford. There they alwaie* vferodifcbargcthcli 
 Birding-pecces: crecpe into the Kill-hole. 
 
 Vd. Where is it s’ 
 
 Mft.Ford, He will fcekelhereon my word: Neyther 
 Prcfle, Coffer, Cheft, T. unke. Well, Vault.but he hath 
 an abftrsift for the remembrance of fuch places,and goes 
 to them by his Note : There is no hiding you h the 
 houfe. 
 
 Fd. lie go out then. 
 
 LMft.Ford. Ifyougoe out In your owne femblance, 
 you die Sir Iohn, vnleffe you go out difguiVd. 
 
 Mift. Ford. How might we difguifehim f 
 
 Mill.Page, Alas the day I know not,there is no wo¬ 
 mans gowne biggp enough for him: otherwife he might 
 put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchiefe, and foefcape, 
 
 Fd. Good hearts, deuife fomething; any extremitiei 
 rather then a mifehiefe. 
 
 Mift. Ford. My Maids Aunt the fat woman oiVraiit- 
 ford, has a gowne aboue. 
 
 Mft. Page. On my word it will feruehim: fhee’s as 
 big as he is: and there’s her thrum’d hat,and her muffle* 
 too: run vp Sir 
 
 Mft.Ford. Go,go, fwcet Sir Iohn: Mftriit Page and 
 
 I will lookc fome linnen for your head. 
 
 Mft. Page. Quieke,quicke, wee’ie come drefleyou 
 ftraight: put on the gowne the while. 
 
 Mift.ford. I would my husband would mme him 
 in this fhape; he cannot abide the old woman of Brain-- 
 ford j he fweares fhe’s a witch, forbad her my houfc,and 
 hathtnreJtnedtobcate her. 
 
 Mft.Page. Heauen guide him to thy husbands cud- 
 geli: and the diuell guide his cudgell afterwards. 
 
 Mft Ford. But is my husband cornmmg ? 
 
 Mft.Page. I in good fadnefTc is he, and talkes of the 
 basket too, howfoeuev he hath had intelligence. 
 
 Mft.Ford. Wee ‘1 try that: for lie appoint my men to 
 cany the basket againe, to mccte him at the doore with 
 it,as they did laft time. 
 
 Mft. Page. Nay.buthee’l beheereprefemlydet’s go 
 dreffe him like the witch of Brainford. 
 
 Mft.Ford. llefirftdirc&dire&mymen, what they 
 fhall doe with the basket: Goe vp, He bring linnen for 
 him ftraight. 
 
 Mi ft. Page Hang him difhoneft Varlet, 
 
 We cannot mifufe enough: 
 
 Weill leaue a proofe by that which we will doo, 
 
 Wiues may be merry, and yet honeft too : 
 
 We do not a£te that often, ieft, and laugh, 
 
 ’Tisold.but true, Still Swine eats all thedraugh. 
 
 Mift.Ford. Go Sirs, takethe basket againe on your 
 fhouliiers: your Mafter is hard at doore : ifhec bid you 
 fet it downe.obey him; quickly, difpatch. 
 
 I Ser. Come, come,take it vp. 
 
 a Ser. Pray heauen it be not full of Knight againe. 
 
 1 Ser. I hope not, I had hefe as beare fo moch lead. 
 
 Ford. I,but ifit prouetruc (M‘. Page) bane youany 
 way then to vnfooleme againe. Setdowne the basket 
 villaine: fome body call my wife: Youth in a basket: 
 Oh you Panderly Rafcais, there’s a kooi: a gin,a packe, 
 a confpiracie againft me: Now fhall thediuelbe fham’d, 
 Wbat wife 1 fay: Come, come forth: behold what ho¬ 
 neft 
 
 Inter Fdftojfe, Mft.Ford , Mft. Page, Seruants.Ford, 
 Page,Cau*f,Euans, Shall**'. 
 
 Pal. Mi. Ford, Your forrow hath eaten vp my fufie- 
 r ance; 1 fee you are obfequious in your loue, and I pro. 
 fefle requitaU.tr> a haires btedth, not onely Mift. Ford, 
 in thefimpte office of loue, but in all the accuftrenienc, 
 complement, and ceremony of it.- But dre you fure of 
 your husband now? 
 
 MfFerd. Hee’s a birding(fweet Sir Pehn.) 
 
 Mif.Page. Whatho3,Go(fip Ford : what hoa, 
 
 C\{tf Ford. Step into tlf chamber, Sic Iohn. 
 
 Mif Page. How now (fwcete heart) whofe at home 
 befides your felfe ? 
 
 Mif Ford Why none but mine owne people. 
 
 Mif Page. Indeed? 
 
 Mif Ford. No certainly: Speake louder. 
 
 Mift. P^.Truly.Um fo glad you houe no body here. 
 UWft.Tird, Why? ..... ,, 
 
 Mif Page- "Why woman, your husband ism his oide 
 
 lines aoaine : he fo takes on yonder with my husband,fo 
 
 railes againft all married mankinde 5 fo curfes all £«e/ 
 dauohters.ofwhat complexion foeucr ;sndfo butteries 
 
 himfelfe on the for-head: crying peere-cut peere-out, 
 that any madnefle 1 eueryet beheld, feem'd but tame- 
 nefTe, ciuility, and patience to this his diftemper he is in 
 now: I am glad the fat Knight is not heere. 
 
 Mft.ford. W hy, do’s he talke of him? 
 
 Mid.Page. Ofnone but him,and fwearcs he was C3* 
 ried out the 1 aft timehee fearch’d for him, in a Basket: 
 Protefts to my husband be is now heere, Si hath drawne 
 him and the reft of theif company from their fpozc, to 
 makeanother experiment ofbisfufpition: But 1 am glad 
 the Knight is not heere; now he fhall fee his owne foo, 
 
 Mft.Ferd. How ncere is he Miftris Pagef 
 
 M ft. Pag Hard by,at ftrcct end ; he wii be here anoa 
 Mft.Ford. I am vndone.the Knight is heere. 
 
 Mift.Page. Why then you arc utterly fham’d,&hee’3 
 butadeadman. Whata woman are you ? Away with 
 him, away with him: Better fhamc,then munher. 
 
 Mft.Ford. Which way fhould be go ?How fhould I 
 beftow him ? Shall I put him into the basket againe ?. 
 
 pjj' Mo, He come no more i’chBasket; 
 
 May I not eo out ere he come t 
 
The Mtny IViuet oflPindfor. 
 
 
 neft cloathcs you fend forth to bleaching, 
 
 Page. Why, this pafies M. Ford: you are not to goe 
 loofc any longer,you mud bepinnion'd. 
 
 Eutrnt. Why, this is Lunaticks: this is madde, as a 
 maddogge. 
 
 Shall. Indeed 7rl. Ford, thi is not well indeed. 
 
 Ford. So fay I too Sir, come hither Miftris Ford, Mi- 
 ftris Ford, the honeft woman, the modeft wife,the vertu- 
 ous crcatare, that hath the icalious foole to her husband: 
 
 1 fufpcdt without caufe (Miftris)do I ? 
 
 Mi ft. ford. Heauenbemy witnefle you doe, if you 
 fufpeft me in any difhonefty. 
 
 Ford. Well faid Brazon-face, hold it out :Come forth 
 
 firrah. 
 
 Page. This pafles. 
 
 Mift.Ford. Are you not aiham*d,Iet the cloths alone. 
 Ford. I ihall findeyou anon. 
 
 Eua. Tis vnreafonablejwill you take vp your wiues 
 cloathcs? Come, away. 
 
 Ford. Empty the basket 1 fay. 
 
 M. Ford. Why man, why ’ 
 
 Ford. Mafter Page, as I am a man, there was one con- 
 uay'd out of my houfe yeftetday in this basket : why 
 may not he he there againe, in my houfe I am fure he is: 
 my Intelligence is true,my iealoufie is reafonable, pluck 
 me out all the I innen. 
 
 7rttft.Ferd.Vi you find a man there, he fhall dye a Fleas 
 death. 
 
 Page. Heet’s no man. 
 
 Shat. By my fidelity this is not well W.Ford-. This 
 wrongs you. 
 
 Euans. M r Ford, you muftpray, and not follow the 
 imaginations of yout owne heart: this is iealoufies. 
 
 Ford. Well,hee’s not heere I feeke for- 
 Page. No, not no where elfc but in yout braine. 
 
 Ford. Helpe to fearch my houfe this one timetifl find 
 oot what I feeke, Chew no colour for my extremity: Let 
 me for euer be yout Table*fport: Let them fay of me,,as 
 jealous as Ford, that fearch'd a hollow Wall-nut for his 
 wiues Lcmman. Satisfie me oncemore.once mote fetch 
 with me. 
 
 M. Ford. What hoa (Miftris Page,) come you and 
 ihe old woman downc : my husband will come into the 
 Chamber. 
 
 Ford. Old woman? what old womans that ? 
 
 Trt.Ford. Why it is my maids Auntof'2?nt»«/’ord. 
 
 Ford. A witch.aQueane, an oldecouzening queane : 
 Haue I not forbid her my houfe. She comes of errands 
 do’s (he i We are fimple men, wee doe not know what’s 
 brought to pafle vnder the profeflion of Fortune-telling. 
 She workes by Charmes, by Spels.by th’Figure,& fuch 
 dawbry as this is, beyond out Element: wee know no¬ 
 thing. Come downe you Witch,you Hagge you,come 
 downc I fay. 
 
 Mtft.Ferd. Nay, good fwcet husband, good Gentle¬ 
 men, let him ft tike the old woman. 
 
 Irttft.Page. Come mother Prat, Come giuemeyour 
 hand. 
 
 Ford. He Prat-het : Out of my doore, you Wttch, 
 youRagge, you Baggage,you Poulcat, you Runnion, 
 out, out: lie coniure you, lie fortune-tdl you. 
 
 Afift.Page. Are you not afham'd? 
 
 I thinke you haue kill’d the poore woman. 
 
 tJWift.r ord. Nay he wilt do it, ’tis a goodly credite 
 for you. 
 
 Ford . Hang her witch. 
 
 Eua. By yea,and no, I thinke the o’man is a witch in- 
 deede : I like not when a o’man has a great pcatd ; I fpie 
 a great peard vnder his muffler. 
 
 Ford. Will you follow Gentlemen,! befeech you fol. 
 low ; fee but the iffue of my iealoufie : If I cry out thus 
 vpon no trade, neuer trull me when I open againe. 
 
 Page. Lei’s obey his humour a little further: 
 
 Come Gentlemen. 
 
 Mtft.Page. Truft mehebeatehim tnofl pittifuily. 
 
 Mi ft.Ford. Nay by th’Maflc that he did not: he beate 
 him mod vnpittifully, me thought. 
 
 Mift.Page. lie haue the cudgcll hallow’d, and hung 
 ore the Altar, it hath done meritorious feruice. 
 
 Tfliftford. What thtnke you ? May wc with the war¬ 
 rant of woman hood, and the witneffe of a good confci- 
 ence, purfue him with any further reuenge > 
 
 AT. Page. The fpirit ofwantonnefle is fure fear’d out 
 of him, if the diucll haue him not in fee-ficnple, with 
 fine and recouery, he will neuer (I thinke) in the way of 
 wafte, attempt vs againe. 
 
 Mift.Ford. Shall we tell out husbands how wee haue 
 feru’d him ? 
 
 Mift .Page, Yes, by all meanes: if it be but to ferape 
 the figures out of your husbands braines: ifthey can find 
 in their hearts, the poore vnuertuous fat Knight fhall be 
 any further afRifted, wee two will Hill bee the mini- 
 fters. 
 
 Mift.Ford. lie warrant, they'l haue him publiqueiy 
 fham’d, and methinkes there would be no period to the 
 ieft.fhould he not be publikely fham'd. 
 
 Trtift. Page. Come, to the Forge with it, then fliape it : 
 I would not haue things coole. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Tertia. 
 
 Enter FI oft and Bardolfe, 
 
 'Bar. Sir, the Germane defires to haue three of yout 
 horfes: theDuke himfelfe will be to morrow at Court, 
 and they are going to meet him. 
 
 Haft. What Duke fliould that be comes fofecretly? 
 I heare not ofhim in the Court: let mec fpeake with the 
 Gentlemen, they fpeake Englifh? 
 
 'Bar. I Sir? lie call him to you. 
 
 Flo ft. They fhall haue my horfes, but He make them 
 pay: lie fauce them, they haue had my houfes a week at 
 commaund : I haue turn’d away my ocher guefts, they 
 muft come off, lie fawce them, come. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Quart a. 
 
 Enter Page, Ford , IMtftru Page, tJMiftrit 
 Ford, and Eu,ws. 
 
 Eua. ’Tis one of the beft difetetions of ao'manas €- 
 uer 1 did looke vpon. 
 
 Page. And did he fend you both thefe Letters at an 
 inftant ? 
 
 Mift.Page. Within a quarter of an houre. 
 
 Ford. Pardon me (wife) henceforth do what wilt : 
 I rather will fufpedt the Sunne with gold, 1 
 Then thee with wantonnes: Now doth thy honor (land 
 
 (In 
 
c lh Merry JViues’ofJVtndfor . 
 
 (Jn, him that was oflase anHerctike). 
 
 Asfirme a? faith. 
 
 Page. Tis wel!,’tis well, no more: 
 
 Be not as extreme in fubmiflton.as in offence, 
 
 But let out plot go forward: Leeour wiue$ 
 
 Yet once agaiue (to make vs publike fporc) 
 
 Appoint a meeting with this ojd fat-fellow. 
 
 Where we may take him, and dtfgracc hits for it. 
 
 Ford. There is no better way then that they fpoke of. 
 
 Page. Hows’to fend him word they’ll meete him in 
 the Parke at midnight ? Fie,fie,he’ll neuer come. 
 
 Et*. Youfayhchasbinthrowneinthe Riuers : and 
 has bin greeuoufly pea ten, as an old o’man: me-thinkes 
 there fhotild be terrors in him, that he (hould not come: 
 Me-thinkes his fie(h is purifh’d, heeftall haue no dc- 
 fires. 
 
 Page. So thinlte 1 too. 
 
 Bf.Ford, Deuife but how you’l vfe him whe he comes, 
 And let.vs two deuife to bring him thethcr. 
 
 AdifPage. There is an old tale goes, that Herne the 
 Hunter (fometimea keeper heere in Wlndfcr Fcrrcf!) 
 Dothall the winter time, at ftill midnight 
 Walke round about an Oake,wi:h great rag’d-horncs. 
 And chetehe blafts the tree, and takes the cattle. 
 
 And make mllch-kine yeeldblood,and (hakes a chaine 
 In a moft hideous and dreadful! manner. 
 
 You haue heard of fuch a Spirit,and well you know 
 Thefuperftitious id!e-headed-E!d 
 Receiu’d, and did deljuer to out ege 
 This talc of Herne the Hunter, fo> a truth. 
 
 Page. Why yet there want not many that do feare 
 In deepe of night to walke by this Hernes Cake: 
 
 But what of this i 
 
 Msft.Ferd. Marry this is our deuife. 
 
 That Falllafelt that Qakefhall meete with vs. 
 
 Page. Well, let it not be doubted but he’ll come. 
 And in this (hape,when you haue brought him thether, 
 What fhall be done with him? What is your plot? 
 
 AA,'?-P<«.Thatlik«Wifchaue wetheght vpon:8t thus: 
 t'ien Page (my daughter)and retry little fonne, 
 
 And three or foure store of cheit groWth,vvee*l drefTe 
 Like Vrchins.Ouphcs,and Fairies, greene and white. 
 With rounds of waxen Tspers cm their heads, 
 
 And rattles in their hands; vpon a fodaine. 
 
 As Falftaffe, Hie. 3nd I, are newly met, 
 
 1 et them from forth a faw-pic rufh at once 
 With fome diffufed fong : Vpon their fight 
 Wfeiwo, in great amazedneffe will flye x 
 Than let them all encircle him about, 
 
 AndF&iry-like to pinch the vneleane Knight; 
 
 And aske him why that home of Fairy Reu;ll, 
 
 In their fo facred pathes, he dares to tread 
 In fhapeorophane. 
 
 Ford. And till fie tel! the truth, 
 
 Let the fuppofed Fairies pinch him, found. 
 
 And burnehim with their Tapers, 
 
 Mift.Page. Thetruth being knowne. 
 
 We’ll all piefent cut felues; dif home, the fpirlt. 
 
 And rnockehim home to Windfor, 
 
 Ford. The children muff 
 Be pradiis’d well to this, or they’d neu’r doo’t* 
 
 E*a. 1 will reach the children their bebauiours: and I 
 wiffbelikea Jscke-an-Apes alfo, toburne the Knight 
 with my Taber. 
 
 Ford, That will be excellent. 
 
 He go buy them vir'- 's. 
 
 Jdift.Page My AAsvfhallfce the Quecne of all the 
 FairicSjfinely attired inarobefcfwhite. 
 
 "Page. That filke will 3 go buy, s.od in that time 
 Shall M. (leal e my Nan away. 
 
 And marryher at Eaton : go, fend to Faff*fit ffraight. 
 
 Ford. Nay, lie to him again? in name of Broome, 
 Hee’I tell me all hispurpofe: fure hec’l come. 
 
 Miff.Page. Feare not you that: Go get vspropertici 
 And tricking for our Fayries. 
 
 Evans. Let v&about it, 
 
 It is admirable pictures, and ferry honefi knauericJ. 
 
 Adif Page Go Miff.Ford, 
 
 Send quickly to Sir iobn, to know his mindc: 
 
 He to the Doilor, he hath my good will. 
 
 And none hut he to marry with Nan Page: 
 
 That Slender (though well landed) is an Idecc: 
 
 And he, my husband befl ofallaffefis: 
 
 The DoSof is well monied, and his friends 
 Potent at Court: he, none but he (ball haue her. 
 
 Though twenty thoufand worthier come to ersueher. 
 
 Scena Quinta . 
 
 Enter Haft, Simple, Falftaffe, "Bardelft, Event, 
 
 Cains, Quick/p. 
 
 Heft,. What wouldft thou haue?(BooreJ what? (thick 
 skin) (jjstake, breathe, difciiffe: breefe, fhort, quicke ? 
 fnap. 
 
 Simp. Marry Sir, I come to fpcake with Sir hhr. Fal- 
 ftaffe from M. Slender. 
 
 Hoff. There’s his Chamber, his Houfe, his CafUe, 
 his flanding-bedand truckle-bed : ’tis painted about 
 with the Rory of the Prodigall, Frefh and new:go, knock 
 and cal!: hee’i fpeakc like an Anthropophaginian veto 
 thec:KnockeI fay. 
 
 Simp. There’s an oldc woman, a fat woman gone vp 
 into his chamber: lie be fobold as ffay Sir til! (he come 
 downe: 1 come to fpcake with her indeed. 
 
 Heft. Ha? A fat woman/Thc Knighcmay be robb’d ; 
 He call. Bully-Knight, Bully Sir John: fpcake Tromthy 
 Lungs Military: Art thou there ? It is thine Hoff, thine 
 Ephcfian cals. 
 
 Fal\ How now,mine Hoff ? 
 
 Hod. Here’s a Bohemian-Tartar canes the comming 
 downe of thy fat-woman : Let her defccnd( Bully) let 
 her defeend: my Chambers arc honourable .• Fie, priua- 
 cy ?Fie. 
 
 Fal. There was (mine Hoff) an old-fat-wom3n euen 
 now with me. bm (he's gene. 
 
 Simp. Pray you Sir, wash not the Wife-woman of 
 Brain ford ? 
 
 Fal. I marry was it (Muffcl-Oiell) what would you 
 with her ? 
 
 . Simp. My Maffer (Sir) my maffer Slender fcM to her 
 feeing net go thorough the ft recta, to know (Sir) whe- 
 ther one Him (Sir)that beguil’d him of a chainc,had ;he 
 chaine, or no. 
 
 Fal. I fpake with the old woman about it, 
 
 Sim. And what fayes (he, I pray Sir? 
 
 Fal. Marry (hce (ayes, thacthe very fame man 'bat 
 beguil’d Maffer Slender of his Chainc^ozon’d liim ofit. 
 
 Simp. 1 would I could haue fpoken withrhc WomafT 
 
 her 
 
c l'he Mtny (Fines ofWindfor. 
 
 57 
 
 her felfe, I had other things so battgfpsken with her 
 toO, frosts hittti 
 
 Fat. What are they? let v* know 
 Hoft. I: come: quitke. 
 
 Fat. I may hot conceals them (Sir.) 
 
 Haft. Conceal: them, ©?these di’ft. 
 
 Sim. Why fir, they were nothingbut about Mifiris 
 June Page, to know if it were my Matter* fortune to 
 ha ue her,or no. 
 
 Fal. Tts/tis his fortune. 
 
 Sim. What Sr#'? 
 
 Fa!. To haue her, os no: goe; fay the woman told 
 tnz fo. 
 
 Serfs. May t behold to fey fo Sir ? 
 
 Fal. 1 Sir: like who more bold. 
 
 Sint. I thanke your wor&ip: I fhaii make my Matter 
 glad With thefe cyclings. ... . 
 
 Unjl, Xhoa are clearkiy: thous art clearkly(Sir Iohn) 
 
 V;fis there a wife woman wish thee ? 
 
 fal. 1 that there wasf’mine//<>/?)one that hath taught 
 1 EC mote wit, then cuer l team d boors in my life • and 
 paid nothing for it neither, bat was paid for my lear¬ 
 ning. 
 
 Bar. Oat shs (Sir) cozenage: sneera cozonage. 
 
 Hoft. Where be my horfes? fpeake well of them v ar- 
 
 ,«ttO. ere 
 
 Bar. Run away with the cozoncrs: for fo fcone. as 
 [ came beyond! Eaton, they threw me off, from behinde 
 owe of them, in a (lough of myre; and fe: fpurres, and 
 why like three Germs sov-diuels j three ’Hotter Fan* 
 
 f&f.They are gone but to meete the Duke (vilUioe) 
 doe not fey they be fled: Germane: are honeS men, 
 
 Sz>aa. Where is mine Hoft} 
 
 Hof. What is the matter Sir? 
 
 Ettan. Haue a care of your entertainments: there is a 
 friend of mine come to Tovme, tcis tnce there is three 
 Cozen-iermans,that has cozend all the llefts of Bjadirtf, 
 of Maidenhead', of Cole-brook?, of horfes and money : I 
 tell you for good will (iooke you) yesi are wife, and full 
 of gibes, and vlouting-ttocks : and Vu not conucnient 
 you fhould be cozoned. Fare you welL 
 Cat. Vet’is mine Hoft dt lartttre ? 
 haft. Here(Mafter Dotter)\n perplexitie,ind doubt- 
 fail (Scleroma. 
 
 Cat. I cannot tell vat is dat: but it is tell-a-me, dat 
 you make gtand preparation for a Duke ie lamanie: by 
 my trot: der isno Duke that thcCoortiskncw, to 
 come: I tell you for good will: adieu.. 
 
 Haft. Huy and cry, (vfflaine) goe i atfift me Knight.I 
 am vtrdone: tty, run: huy, and cry (villaine) I am rn- 
 donc. 
 
 fol. I would all the world might be cozond, for I 
 haue beene cozond and beaten too: ifitftiould come 
 to the eare of the Court ^how I haue beene transformed; 
 and how my transformation hathheene waftid, and 
 cudgcld, they would melt'mcc out of tny fat dtop by 
 drop, and liquor Fifhermcns-booCs withtae: I warrant 
 they would whip me with their fine wits, till I were ®S 
 ctetv-falneas a dride-peare j I neuer profper H, fmcc I 
 fotfwOre tny felfe at Fritters: well, if my wlndewcrc 
 buclong enough;, would repent: Ndw f Whence come 
 
 vwi? * . i. 
 
 £>w. Ftomthetwopartiesfla.footb. 
 
 Fat. TheDiuell take one partle, and his Dam the 1 
 other; and fo they (hall be both beflowed; Ihauefuf- 
 
 fer’d-more for their fakes; more then the vtllanous in- 
 c onfbncyofiTian? difpofition is able to beare, 
 j Qui. And haue not they flitter'd? Yes ft warrant,-fpe.. 
 cloudy one of them; Miftris Fcr^'good heart)is beaten 
 blackeand blew, that yon cannot fee a white fpot about’ 
 her. 
 
 Fat. What telfft thoumeeof blacke, and blew? I 
 was beaten my felte into all the colours of the Raine- 
 bow: and 1 was like to be apprehended for the Witch 
 of Ttrainefird, but that toy admirable dezteritie of wit. 
 my counterfeiting thea&ion of an old woman deliaet'4 
 tne,the knaueConftable had fee me ith’Stocks,ith’ com- 
 mon Stocks, For a Witch. 
 
 Sir: let me fpeake with you In your Chamber, 
 youmall heare how things goe,and (I Warrant) to your 
 content: here is a Letter will fay fosmvhac £ (gesd- 
 hearts) what a-doehere is to bring you together ? Sure, 
 one of you do’s not feme beauen well, that yea are fo 
 creff’d. 
 
 Fat. Come vp into my Chamber. Exeunt, 
 
 Scsns Sexta . 
 
 Enter Fen ten, Heft. 
 
 Haft. Matter Fenton, talke not to mee, my minde is 
 heauy : i will giue oner all. 
 
 Fen. Yet heare me fpeake: aflitt me in tny purpofe, 
 And (as l am a gentleman) ile giue thee 
 A hundred pound in gold, more then your Ioffe. 
 
 Hoft. I will heare you(M after Fenton) and I will (at 
 tbeJeaft) keepeyour counfell. 
 
 Fen. From time to time,! haue acquainted you 
 With die deare lose 1 heare to faire Jnne Pnge t 
 WhOjinutually, hath anfwerM my affe&ion, 
 
 (So far re forth, as her feife might be her choofer) 
 
 Euen to my wifti; I haue a letter from her 
 Of fuch contents,as you will wonder at; 
 
 The mitth whereof,(o larded with my matter] 
 
 That neither (fingly) can be manifefted 
 Without the fhew ofboth: fat Falftajfe 
 Hath a grtat Scene; the image of the left 
 lie (how you here at large (harke good mine Hoft:) 
 
 To night at Herr.ss-Oks ,tuft 'twizt twelue and one, 
 Muftmy fweetMwprefenc the Faeri3~£hieene : 
 
 The purpofe wny,is here: in which difguife 
 While other lefts are something ranke on footc. 
 
 Her father tl^rhcommanded het to flip 
 Away with Slender, and with him,at Eaton 
 Immediately to Marry: She hath confented: Now Sir, 
 Her Mother,(euen ftrong againft that match 
 A*nd firme for Do&or Cairn) hath appointed 
 That he (hall likewife fliuffle her away. 
 
 While other fports are tasking of their rtiindes. 
 
 And at the Dcamy, where a Prieft attend# 
 
 Strait marry her: to this her Mothers plot 
 She feemingly obedient) likewife hath 
 Made promite to the DoRer : Now,thus it refts. 
 
 Her Father meaues fhe (hall be ail in white; 
 
 And irt that habit,when 5/Wer fees his time 
 To take her by the hand,and hid her goe. 
 
 She (hall goe with him: her Mother hath intended 
 (The better to denote her to the D otter > 
 
 For they mutt all be mask’d,and Vizarded) 
 
 Th« 
 
•in 
 
 The Msrty ffliues oflffind/br. 
 
 TV at quaint in grcene, {he fball beloofe en-roab’d, 
 
 V/ith Rsbcnds-pcndant, fiat mg’bout her head; 
 
 And when the DoSor fpies his vantage ripe, 
 
 To pinch her by the hand, and on that token, 
 j Thctnaidhath gissen content to go with him. 
 
 Ho ft. Which sneanes live to deceiuc ? Father, or Mo* 
 thcr. 
 
 Ten. Both (my good Heft) to go along with me: 
 And heere it refts, that you! procure the Vicar 
 To ftay forme at Church, ’twixe tweluc,and one. 
 
 And in thclawfu.il name of marrying, 
 
 To giuc our hearts vnited ceremony. 
 
 Hoft, Well, husband your deuicc; lie tc the Vicar, 
 Bring vou the Maid.-yoa shall not lacks % Ptkeft. 
 
 Ten. So £hail leusrmcrcfecbound to thee; 
 
 Beftdcs, lie make a prefens reeompcntc. Exeunt 
 
 AUus Qutni&s. Secma Tnrna, 
 
 Enter Fatfioffe, Quickly, #nd Ford. 
 
 Fal. Pre'thee no more pratiing: go, lie hold, this is 
 the third time; 1 hope good lucke lies in odde numbers: 
 Away, go, they fay there is Diuinicy in ©ddc Numbers, 
 either in natiisity, chance; or death: sway. 
 
 JfM. Ikprouideyou a chains, and lie do what I can 
 to get you a pair® of Hornes. 
 
 FaS. Away I fay, time wears-:, held vp your head Pc 
 mince. How now M. Bresmt t hi after Broome, the mat¬ 
 ter will be known* to night, ©i neaer. Bee you in the 
 Parke abeut midnight, at Hernc*-Oiic, and you (hall 
 fee wonders. 
 
 Ford. Went you not to her yefterday(Sir)?.s you told 
 me you bad appointed ? 
 
 ¥d. I went to her (Mafter Sre&sn ?) ?s you fee, like a 
 poore-oid-Rian, but I cams from her (Matter Broome) 
 like a po©re-oM-v»oi*ian; that fame knaue (ford hir huf- 
 band) hath the ftneft mad diceSl ofiealouSe in him(Ma- 
 ftft Broome) that eaevgouern’d Frenfie. I will tel! you, 
 he beate me greeuctifiy, in the ftiape of a womaiu' ( (for in 
 thefts ape of Man (Maftcr Broome) I fears' not Goliab 
 with a Weaum beam®, becaufe I know alfo, life is & 
 Shuttle) I am in haft, go along with race, lie tell you all 
 (MafterjSrawwr:) fincelplucklGeefe, plaideTrewant, 
 and whiptTop, I knew not what ’twas to be beaten, till 
 lately. Fellow rnee, lie tell you ft rang a things of this 
 knaue Ford, on whom to night 1 will be reueoged, and I 
 will deliuer his wife into your hand . Follow, ftraange 
 things in hand (M .Broome) foil ovf. Exeunt. 
 
 Seem Secmda. 
 
 Enter Page,SbaUex l SUr.der, 
 
 Page. Gome, come; wee’ll couch i’th Caftle-ditch, 
 till wc fee the Sight of oar Fairies. Remember fort Slen¬ 
 der, my 
 
 Slat. I foefooth, I haue fpokc with her, 8c we hauff 
 a nay-word, how to know one another. I come to her 
 in white, and cry Mum; (he cries Budget, and by that 
 
 - 
 
 we knew one another. 
 
 Shal. That’s good too r Bur »h v .insedcs cither your 
 Mum, or her Budget? The white well deciplier her wall 
 enough. It hath ftrooketyn a’clocks. 
 
 Page. The night is darke. Light and Spirits will be¬ 
 come it wel rHeauen profper our fpon. No man means 
 cuill but the deuill,and we fhal know him by his homes. 
 Lets away : follow me. Exeunt, 
 
 Seem Tertian 
 
 Enter Trift. Pagi,\ Afft. Ford, Cains. 
 
 Mift.Page. M f Do£tor,my daughter Is in green, when 
 you fee your time, take her by the hand, away with her 
 to the Dear.erie, and difpatchit quickly ; g 0 before into 
 the Parke: we two mutt go together. 
 
 Cm. I know "/at I haue to do, adieu. 
 
 Mft Page. Fare you wel! (Sir.) my husband will net 
 reioyce fo much at the abufe of Falftaffs, as he will chafe 
 at the Dolors marrying my daughter: But ’tis no mat¬ 
 ter; better a little chiding, then a great deale of heart- 
 fcreake. 
 
 Ad,ft. Ford. Where is Nan now? and her troop of Fai¬ 
 ries? and the Welch-deuill Heme? 
 
 Mi ft.Page. They are all couch’d in a pit hard by Hemes 
 Oake, with obfeur’d Lights; wbichat the very inftsn: 
 of Faftajjies and our meeting,they will at once difplay to 
 the night 
 
 Ad,ft.Ford. That cannot choofe but amaze him. 
 
 Mift.Page. If hs be net amaz’d he will be mock’d; If 
 he be amaz’d.be will euery way be mock’d. 
 
 Tritft.Ferd. Wee’SI betray him finely. 
 
 7ri.ft.Page. Againftfuch I.ewdfters s and their lechery, 
 Thofe that betray them, do no treachery. 
 
 Mft,Ford, The heure drawgs-on: to the Cake,to the 
 Oake. Exeunt^ 
 
 Scena Quana. 
 
 Euter Etiatss and Fairies. 
 
 Steam. Trib, crib Fairies: Come, and remember your 
 parts: be peld (1 pray you) follow me into the pit, and 
 when I giue the watch-’ords, do as I pjdyou : Come, 
 come, crib,trio. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Quinta* 
 
 Enter Falftaffe, Miftris Page, (JUShis Ford,Enema, 
 Anne Page, Fairies .Page,Ferd,J$ttisklv, 
 
 Slender ,,Fenton ,f amelPiH'oll. 
 
 Fat. The Wind for-bellhsvh Broke rwelue: the Mi¬ 
 nute drawes-on: Now the hot-bioedisd-Gods alfift me: 
 Remember loue, thou was’t a Bull for thy Earsj.aft.ouo 
 fe on thy homes. O powerful! Lone, thatinfomere- 
 fpedlsmakesaBcaftaidan :infom o*her,a Man a beaft. 
 You were alio (lupitcr) a Swan, lot the ioue of LetLt ■ O 
 
 omnipotent 
 
The Merry Wiues of Windfor s ^ j 
 
 omnipotent I.oue, hownere theGod drew to the com¬ 
 pletion of a Goofe: a fault done fir ft in the forme of s 
 beaft,(0 louc, a beaftly fault: ) and then another fault 
 in the femblance of a Fowle, thinke on’t (Ioue) a fowlc- 
 faujt. When Gods haue hot backes, what (ball poore 
 men do ? For me, 1 am heere a Windfor Stagge, and the 
 fatteft (I thinke) i’th ForieR. Send me a coole rut-time 
 (Ioue)otwhocanblamemetopiffemy Tallow i Who 
 comes heere ? my Doe? 
 
 tM.Ford. Sir lohn! Art thou there (my Deere?) 
 Mymale-Deere? 
 
 Fal. My Doe, with the blacke Scut ? Let the skie 
 raine Potatoes i let it thunder, to thetune of Greene- 
 fleeues, haile-kiflltig Comfit*, and fnow Eringoes: Ler 
 therecomeatcmpeRofprouocation, I will {belter roee 
 heere. 
 
 IA. Ford. Miftris Page is come with meffweethart.) 
 Fal. Diulde me like a brib’d.Bucke,eacn a Haunch; 
 
 I will keepe my fides to my felfe, my (boulders for the 
 fellowofthis walke ; and my homes 1 bequeath your 
 husbands: Am la Woodman, ha ?Speakel WUe Herne 
 the Hunter? Why, now is Cupid a child of confidence, 
 he makes reftitution. As 1 am a true fpirit,welcome. 
 M.Page. Alas, what noife? 
 
 M.Ferd. Heauen forgiue ourfinnes. 
 
 Fa! What Ihould this be ? 
 
 M.Ftrd.TAJ 3 age. Away,away* 
 
 Fal. 1 thinke the diuell wil not haue medamn’d, 
 
 Lead the oyle that’s in me (bould fet hell on fire} 
 
 He would neuer elfe crofle me thus. 
 
 Enter F atrtet. 
 
 Qui. Fairies blacke, gray, greene,and white. 
 
 You Moone-fiiinereuellers.and (bades of night* 
 
 You Orphan heires of fixed deftiny. 
 
 Attend your office, and your quality. 
 
 Crier Hob-goblyn, make the F?iry Oyes, 
 
 Pifi. Elues, lift your names: Silence you aieryroyes 
 Cricket, to Windfor-chimnies fhalt thou leape; 
 
 Where fires thou find’ft vnrak’d, and hearths vnfwept, 
 There pinch the Maid* as blew a* Bill-berry, 
 
 Our radiant Queene, hates Sluts,and Sluttery. 
 
 Fal. They are Fairies,he that foeaks to them fhall die, 
 He winkc,and couch: No man their worker mutt eie. 
 
 £u. Wher’s Bede?Go you,and where you find a maid 
 That ere (be fleepe has thrice her prayers faid, 
 
 Raife vp the Organs of her fantafie, 
 
 Sleepe Qie as found as carelefie infaoeie. 
 
 But thofe as fieepe, and thinke not on their fins, 
 
 Finch them armes, legs,backes,fhoulders,fides, & (bins. 
 gu. About,about: 
 
 Search Windfor CafHe(Elues)within,and out. 
 
 Strew good lucke (Ouphes) on euery facted roome. 
 
 That it may ftand till the perpetuall dooms. 
 
 In Rare as wholfome, as in Rate *tis fit. 
 
 Worthy the Owner, and the Owner it* 
 
 The feuerallChaires ofOrder,looke you fcowre 
 
 With iuyceof Balme; and euery precious fiowrc. 
 
 Each fairclnflalment, Coate, and feu’rall Creft, 
 WithloyaU Blazon, euermore be bleft. 
 
 And Nightly-meadow-Fairies, looke yon ling 
 
 Like to the Gcrterr-Compaffe, in a ring, 
 
 Th’expreffuie that it beares': Greene let it be. 
 
 Mote fertile-frefh then all the Field to fee: 
 
 And, Hetty Soit <fiu% Md-J-Pence, write 
 
 In Emrold-tuffes, Flowres purple, blew,and white. 
 
 Like Saphire-pearle,and rich embroiderie, 
 
 Buckled below faire Kni'ghohoods bending knee. 
 
 Fairies vfe Flowres for their cliara&erie. 
 
 Away, difperfe; But till ’cis one a clocke. 
 
 Our Dance ofCufrome, round about the Oke 
 
 Of Herne the Hunter, let vs not forget. ^f et . 
 
 Svsin.Ptay you lock hand in handtyour (clues in order 
 And cwency glow-wormes (ball our Lanthornes bee 
 
 To guide our Meafure round about the Tree. 
 
 Bat Ray, I fmell a man of middle earth. 
 
 Fa! Heaucns defend me from that Wcl/b Fairy, 
 
 LeaR he transforme me so a peece of Cheefe. 
 
 Pifi. Vilde worme, thou waft ore-iook’d euen in thy 
 birth. 1 
 
 £h . With Triall-fire touch me his finger end ; 
 
 If he be chafte, the (lame will backe defeend 
 
 And turne him to no paine : but if he Rare, 
 
 It is the flelb of a corrupted hart. 
 
 Pifi. A triall, come. 
 
 Eua. Come: will this wood take fire? 
 
 Fa! Oh, oh, oh. 
 
 Qui. Corrupt, corrupt, and tainted in defire. 
 
 About him (Fairies) fing a fcornfull rime, 
 
 And as you trip, ftifl pinch him to your time. 
 
 The Seng. 
 
 Fee mftmefullphfntafie • Fie on Lufl, and Luxurie t 
 f Lufi te but a bloudy fire, kindled with vnchaSle defire , 
 
 Fed in heart whofe flames a fit ire, 
 
 lAs thoughts do blow them higher and higher. 
 
 Pinch him ( Fairies) mutually Pinch him for his villanit. 
 
 Pinch him, and bume him, and turne h im abates, 
 
 TUI Candles, & Star.lightt^Meone-Jhsnebe out. 
 
 Page. Nay do not flye, I thinke we haue watcht you 
 now.- Will none but Heme the Hunter fetue your 
 turne ? 
 
 M. Page J pray you eome,ho?d vp the iefi no higher. 
 Now (good Sir John) how like youf vindfor wiues ? 
 
 See you thefe husband f Do not thefe faire yoakes 
 
 Become the Forreft better then the Towne t 
 
 Ford. Now Sir, whofe a Cuckold now? 
 
 Mr Broome , Falflaffet a Knaue.a Cuckoldlj knaue, 
 
 Heere are his hornes Mafler 'Broome : 
 
 And Matter 'Broome, he hath enioyed nothing of Fords, 
 but his Buck-basket, his cudgell, and twencypounds of 
 money, which mutt be paid to M r “Broom, his hprfeS are 
 atrefted for it, M r Broome. 
 
 M.Ferd. Sit John, we haue had ill lucke: wee could 
 neuer meete: I wil! newer take you for my Loue againe, 
 but 1 will alwayes count you my Deere. 
 
 Fal. I do begin to perceiue that I am made an Arte. 
 Ford. i,andanOxetoo: both the proofes are ex¬ 
 tant. 
 
 Fal. And thefe are not Fairies: 
 
 I was three or foure times in the thought they were not 
 Fairies, and yet the guiltinefie of my minde, the fodaine 
 •furprize of my powers, drouc the grofienefife of the fop¬ 
 pery into a receiu’d beleefe, in defptght of the teeth of 
 all rime and reafon, that they were Fairies. See now 
 how wit may be made a Iacke-a-Lent,when ’tis vpon ill 
 imployment. 
 
 £uam, Sir lohn Fdflaffe, ferue Got, and leaue your 
 defires,and Fairies will nor pinfe you. 
 
 Ford. Well (aid Fairy Hugh. 
 
 Euans. And leaue you your iealouzies too, 1 pray 
 you. 
 
 ' Ford. 
 
6o c Tbe <£Merry iVmes cif IVindfor. 
 
 Ford. I wlU ncuer miftruPt lmy v/tfs again®, till thou 
 art able to woo her in good Englifb, 
 
 Val. Haue I laid my brasne in the Sun, and dri’dek, 
 that it wimts matter to preuent fo groffe ore-reaching as 
 this ? Am T ridden with a Welch Goate too?Slial I haue 
 aCoxcorobeof Frize? Tis time I werechoak’d with} 
 peece of toafted Cheele, 
 
 Epi. Seefe is not good to giue putter;your bally is al 
 putter. 
 
 Fd, Seefe, and Putter? Hzueliiu’d to (land at the 
 taunt of one that makes Fritters of Englifh ? This ise. 
 nough to be the decay of luft and late-walking through 
 the Realm?. 
 
 Miff,Page. Why Sir loka, do you thinke though wee 
 would haue thru ft vertueoutof our hearts by thehead 
 tad fhoulders ? and haue gw on our felues without feru- 
 ple to hell, that euer the deuill could haue madeyou our 
 delight? 
 
 Ford. What.a bodge-pudding? A bag of fltfx ? 
 
 Mtft.Vagt. A puftmen ? 
 
 Page. Old,cold, wichet’d.andofintolleiable cn- 
 trailes ? 
 
 Fordt And one that is as flanderous as Sathan ? 
 
 Page. And as poorc as lob ? 
 
 Ftri, And as wicked as his wife? 
 
 Euan. And giuen to Fornications, and to Tauernes, 
 bndSacke.and VVine.and Metheglins, and to drinkings 
 and (wearing*. and ftarings? Pribles and prables ? 
 
 pal. Well, I am your Theame: you haue the ftart of 
 tne, \ am deiefted : I am not able to anl wer the Welch 
 fVann ell .Ignorance it felfe is a plummet ore me, vfe me 
 as you will. 
 
 Ford. Marry Sir, wee 1 bring you to Windforto one 
 M' ^www.that you haue cozon’d of money, to whom 
 you fhould haue bin a pander: ouer and aboue that you 
 haue fafter’d, I thinke, to repay that money willbcabi- 
 
 ting effH&tan. 
 
 page. Yet be cheerefoll Knight: thou (halt eat a pcf- 
 fe to night at my houfc, wher 1 will delirs thee to laugh 
 at rny wife, that now laughes at thee s Tcli her M f Slen¬ 
 der hath married hgr daughter. 
 
 Mift. Page. Doctors doubt that j 
 If Atmr Page be my daughter, file is (by: this) Dolour 
 Cains wife. 
 
 SUu. Whoa hoe, hoe. Father 'Page. 
 
 rage. Sonne? How now ?How now Sonne, 
 
 Haue you difpatch’d ? 
 
 Sles, Difpatch’d ? He make thebeftin Giofterfhhe 
 know on’t: would I werehang’d la,elfe. 
 
 Page. Of what fonne ? 
 
 Shu I came yonder at Eaton to many Mifiris Amts 
 Page, and file’s a great lubberly boy. If it had not bene 
 i’th Church, I would haue Twing’d him, or hee fhould 
 haue Twing’d me. Ifl did not thinke it had beene Anne 
 Page, would I might ncuer fiirrc,and ’tis aPofi-mafieis 
 Boy. 
 
 Page. Vponmy life then, voutooke the wrong. 
 
 Ska. Whst needeyouteSl me that ? I think fo.wben 
 I tooke a Boy for aGirle s If! had bene married to hitn, 
 (’for all he was in womans appaneli) I would not haue 
 had him. 
 
 Page. Why this is your ewne folly. 
 
 Did not I tell you how you fhould know my daughter. 
 By her garments ? 
 
 Slen. I went to her in gteene, and cried Mum, and 
 file cride budget,as«^»«candl had appointed,and ye* 
 it was not nAn we.but a Poft.maftersboy 
 
 Misl.Page, Good George be not angry, 1 knew of 
 your purpofe: turn'd my daughter wno white, and in* 
 deede fhe is now with the Do&or at the Deanric, and 
 there married. 
 
 Cai. Ver is Miftris Page : by gar I am cozoned, Iba 
 married oon Garfoon.a boy; oon pefant.by gar. A boy, 
 it is not sin Page, by gar,I am cozened. 
 
 LM.Pags. VVhy? did you take her in white ? 
 
 Cai. 1 bee gar, and ’tis & boy: be gar, lie raife aft 
 Windfor. 
 
 Ford. This isftrangeWho hath got the Tight Aaml 
 Page. My heart mifgiues me.here comes M r Fenton. 
 How now M r Fenton ? 
 
 sinus Pardon goo&fathes^good my mother pardon 
 Page. Mow Msflfis: 
 
 How chanceyouwent not wichMrYtwtfer? 
 
 Af.Page. Why went you not with MT Doctof, maid? 
 Fen. You do amazeher: heare the truth ©fit. 
 
 You would haue married her reofi fhamefuliy. 
 
 Where there was no proportion held in loue: 
 
 The truth is, fhe and !(long fince con traced) 
 
 Arc now fo furethat nothing can difToiue yj • 
 
 Th’offence is holy, that fhe hath committed, 
 
 And this deceit l&ofcs the name of craft, 
 Ofdifobedience, o: vnduteous title. 
 
 Since therein (he doth euitate and Oust! 
 
 A thoufand irreligious curfed houres 
 
 Which forced marriage woula haue brought vponher. 
 
 Ford. Stand not amaz’d, here is no ccmedie: 
 
 Tn Louf, the heauensthemfelues do guide the Rate, 
 Money buyes Lands,and w'ues are fold by fate. 
 
 Fd. 1 am glad, though you haue tane a fpecial fiand 
 to ftrikest me, that your Arrow hath glanc’d. 
 
 Page, Well, what remedy? Fenton, hcauen gtuethee 
 soy, what cannot beefchew’d.muft be embrac’d. 
 
 Pel. When night-dogges run, all forts of Deere are 
 char'd. 
 
 Mijt.Page, 'Well, I will mule no further: M r Fenton, 
 Heaucn giue you many,many merry daye»: 
 
 Good husband, let v* euety one go home. 
 
 And laugh this fport ore by a Counsric ftre. 
 
 Sir A&* and all. 
 
 Ford. Let it be fo (Sir John:) 
 
 7o M after Broome, you yet fitaii hold your word. 
 
 For he, to night, (mil lye with Miftris Ford: 
 
 FINIS. 
 
6i 
 
 Enter Duke, Ef<alu4 t Lords . 
 
 Duke. 
 
 Scdl'M. 
 
 £/c. My Lord. (fold, 
 
 " OfGouernment.the pfooertiesto vn- 
 
 VVou!d feeme in me t'affe$ fpeecn & difeourfe, 
 Slate I am pat to know,that your owne Science 
 Esccedes(in th 3 t)the lifts of alladuice 
 My ftrength can giue you: Then no more remaines 
 But that, to your fufficieney.at your worth is able. 
 
 And let them worke •• The nature of out People, 
 
 Our Cities InJlitutimj, and theTermes 
 For Common I uftice s y’are 3 s pregnant in 
 As Art,and pra&ifc.hach inrkhed any 
 That we remember .Thereisour Commilfson, 
 
 From which,we would not haue you warpe; call hither, 
 I fay,bid come before vs Angelo : 
 
 Wlisr figure of vs thinke yeu.be wiHbearc. 
 
 Fot you muft know, wehaue with fpecisll foule 
 
 Ejected him cur abfencc to fuppiy 5 
 
 Lent him our terror,dreft him with our loue. 
 
 And giuen his Depuration all the Organs 
 Of our owne powre .• What thinke you of it ? 
 
 Efc. If any in Vienna be of worth 
 To vndergoe fuch ample gracc.and honour. 
 
 It is Lord Angelo. 
 
 Enter Angelo. 
 
 Dukj Looks wberehecomes. 
 
 Ang. Alwayes obedient to your Graces will, 
 
 I come to know your pkafure, 
 
 Dube. Angelo % 
 
 Theteis akindeofGhara&er in thy life, 
 
 Thst to th obfetucr, doth thy hiffory 
 .Fully 7 nfold: Thy felfe.and thy belongings 
 Are not thine owne fo proper.ss to wafts 
 Thy feife rpan thy vertues; they on thee.* 
 
 Hcaucn doth with vs, as we,with Torches doc, 
 
 * 7 f, t light them for themfeiues :For if our vertues 
 Did not qoe forth of vs,*cwere all alike 
 
 ( As if we had them not: Spirits are not finely vouch'd 
 But to fine i (files : nor nature r.euer lends 
 The fmtlleft fcruplc of her excellence. 
 
 But like a thrifty goddefie,Ore determines 
 Her feife thegloiy of a crcditour. 
 
 Both thanks,and vfe; but I dobend my fpeech 
 
 To one that can my part in him aduertife; 
 
 Hold therefore Angela: 
 
 Jn our remoue,be thou at full,our feife > 
 
 Mortallitie and Mercie in Vienna 
 
 Liue in thy tongue,and heart: Old Efc alas 
 
 Though firft in queftion, is thy fccondary. 
 
 Take thy Commifiion. 
 
 Ang. Now good my Lord 
 Let there be feme more teft.made of my mettle. 
 
 Before fo noble, and fo great a figure 
 Be ftamp'c vpon it. 
 
 Dttk, . No more euafions 
 We haue with a leauen’d.and prepared choice 
 Proceeded to you; therefore cake your honors: 
 
 Our haftefrom hence is offo quickc condition. 
 
 That it prefers it feife, and leaucs vnqueftion'd 
 Matters of needfuil value: We (hall write to you 
 As tttr.e,and our concernings (hall importune. 
 
 How it goes with vs, and doe lookc to know 
 What doth befall you here. So fare you well; 
 
 To th' hopefull execution doe I leaue you, 
 
 Of your Commiffions. 
 
 Ang. Yet giue leaue (my Lord,) 
 
 That we may bring you fomething on the way. 
 
 Dak , My hsfte may not admit it. 
 
 Nor neede you (on mine honor) haue to doe 
 With any fcruple: your (cope is as mine owne. 
 
 So to inforce.or qualifie the Lawes 
 
 As to your foule Teenies good r Giue roe your tesrf, 
 
 lie primly away: I loue the people, 
 
 But doe not like to ftage me to their eyes: 
 
 Though it doe well, I doe not relltfh well 
 Their lov/d appjaufe.and Aues vehement: 
 
 Nor doe I thinke the roan of fafe diferetion 
 That do’s afTeffc it. Once more fare you well. 
 
 Ang. T he heauens giue fafecy to your purpofes. 
 
 Efc. Lead forth, sndbring you backe in happi- 
 neffe. £* is - 
 
 Duke Ithanke you, fare you well, 
 
 Efc. I (hall dt-ore you, Sir,to giue me leaue 
 To haue free fpeech with you; and it eonccrncs me 
 To looke into the bottome ©f royplace • 
 
 A powre!haae,but ofwhat ftrength and nature, 
 
 I am not yet mftru&ed. 
 
 A»g »Tit fo with roe: Let vs with-draw together,' 
 And we may foone our fatisfa&cnhauc 
 Touching that point. 
 
 Efc. lie wait voon your honor. Exeunt 
 
 p Scattta 
 
62 Meajure for Meafitre . 
 
 Seem Secuncfa. 
 
 3 .Gent, Claudio to prifon ? ’tis not fo. 
 
 ’BoiiH. Nay, but I know’tis fo : I faw him arretted: 
 fawhim carried away; 3nd which is more, within thefe 
 three daics hss head to be cbop’d off. 
 
 Lw. Bur, after ail this fooling,! would net {laueitfb: 
 Art thou furcofthis? 
 
 "Bawd, 1 am too fure ofit: and it is for gettingMadem 
 luUitta with childe. 
 
 Luc. Bdeeuemethis may be the promis'd to meets 
 me two bowses fince, and he waseuerprecife in promife 
 
 keeping. 
 
 t.Cent. Befides you know, it drawes fomthingneere 
 to the fpeech we had to fuch a purpofe. 
 i.ijent. But moftofall agreeing with theproclamatio. 
 Luc. Away: let’s goelearne the truth of it. Exit . 
 
 Bawd. Thus, what with the war; what with the fweat, 
 what with the galiowes, and what with pouerty, I am 
 Cuftom-fhrunke. Hownow ? what's thenewes with 
 you. Enter Clowns. 
 
 C!e. Yonder man is carried to prifon, 
 haw. Well: what has he done? 
 do. A Woman. 
 
 Baw. But what’s his offence t 
 
 do. Groping for Trowcs,in a peculiar Riuer. 
 
 Daw. What ? is there a maid with child by him f 
 
 CL. No : but there’s a woman with trwidbyhiml 
 you haue not heatd of the ptoclamacion, haue you ? 
 
 Baw. What proclamation, man i 
 
 0#». Allhowfesin the-Suburbs ofEGema muftbee 
 pluck’d downe. 
 
 Bawd, And what {hall become ofrhofe in the Cl tie ? 
 Clow. They fhall ftand for leed; they had gon down 
 to, but th3t a wife Burger put in for them. 
 
 Bawd. But fhall all our boufes of refort in the Sub¬ 
 urbs be puld downe ? 
 
 Claw. To the ground, Miftris. 
 
 Bawd. Whybetre’a a change indeed in the Common¬ 
 wealth : what fhall become of me ? 
 
 Clow, Come; feare not you: good Councilors Iscke 
 no Clients; though you change your place, youneede 
 not change your Trade I lie bee your Tapfter ftill; cou¬ 
 rage, there will beepitty taken on you ; you that haue 
 worne your eyes almoft out in the feruice, you will bee 
 confidered. 
 
 Bawd. What's to doe heere, Thomas Fapfter? let’s 
 withdraw ? 
 
 do. Here comes Signior Claudio, led by the Prouoft 
 to prifon; and there’s Madam lulist, Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Lucie, and taxi other Gentlemen, 
 
 Lac. i f the Duke, with the other Dukes, come not to 
 compofuion with the King of Hungary all the 
 
 Dukes fall vpon the King. 
 
 i .Gent. Hcaucn grant vs its peace, but not the King 
 of Hun f met. 
 z.Gtmt. Amen. 
 
 Luc, Thou condud’ftlikcthe San&imonibus Pirtt, 
 that wenrro fea with t'nc ten Commandcmenta, but 
 fersp'd otTe’ouc of the T able. 
 
 2 .Gent, Thou fha.lt not Steale? 
 
 Luc . I, that he rax’d. 
 
 i.Qent. Why<”swasacommandement, toeommand 
 the Captaine and all the reft from their funiliops: they 
 put forth to fteale: There'snotaSouldier ofvsal!, thac 
 in the thankf-giuing before meace.do rallifh the petition 
 well, that praies for peace. 
 
 i.Cjeni. Ineuer heard any Souldierdiflikeit. 
 
 Luc, I beleeus thee : for I thmke thou neuer was’c 
 where Grace was faid. 
 
 z.Gent, No? adoxentimesatleaft. 
 i .Gent, What?lnmeeter? 
 
 Luc. In any proportion, or in any language, 
 t .Cjent, I chinke, or in any Religion. 
 
 Luc. I, why not ?Grace,is Grace.deipi ght of all con. 
 trouetfie: as for example} Thou thy fclfe art a wicked 
 villaine, defpight of all Grace. 
 
 i £er.t. Well: there went but apaire of fhecres be- 
 tweenevs, 
 
 Luc. I grant.- as there may betweene the Lifts, and 
 the Veluet.Thouart the Lift. 
 
 1. Gtnt, And thou the Veluet; thou art good vcluet; 
 thou’rt a chreepild-peece I warrant thee.- I had as liefe 
 be a Lyft ofan EhglilhKctfey, asbepil’d, as thou art 
 pifd,for a French Veluet. Do 1 fpeake feelingly now? 
 
 Luc. I chinke thou do'ft: and indeed with mod pain- 
 Full feeling of thy fpeech: I will, out of chine owne con- 
 fcfSon, leime to begin thy health; bur^whilft I hue for¬ 
 get to dnnke after thee. 
 
 i .Gm.l think Jhaue done my felfe wrong.haue 1 not? 
 z.G/nt. Yes,that thou haftjwhether thou arc tainted, 
 or free. Enter Bauds. 
 
 £,«fc.Beho2d ; behold,where MzdzmMitigatioh comes. 
 
 1 haue purchaf d as many difeafes vnder her Roofe, 
 
 At come to 
 
 2 . Gent, To what,Ipray? 
 
 Luc. fudge,- 
 
 ». Gent. To three thoufand Dollours a yeare, 
 
 I.Gcnt. I,and more. 
 
 Luc. A French crowne more. 
 i.Gmt. Thou art alwayes figuring difeafes in me;but 
 thou art full of error,! am found. 
 
 Luc. Hay, not (as one would fay ) healthy: but fo 
 found, as things that 3rehollow; thy bones are hollow; 
 Impiety hSs made a feaft of thee. 
 
 i.GeKt. How now, which of your bips hasthemoft 
 profound Ciatica? 
 
 Box'd, Well,well: there’s one yonder arrefted, and 
 carried toprifon,was worth fiue thoufand ofyou all. 
 s Gent. Who's that 1 pray’thee ? 
 
 Beard. Marry Sir,chars C&o*£j,Signior Qmiu, 
 
 Seem Tertia. 
 
 Enter Prouoft, Claudio,luliet,Officers,Lucio,& Z.Gent. 
 
 Cla. Fellow,why do’ft thou fhow me thus to th’world? 
 Beare me to prifon.vsihere I am committed. 
 
 Pro. I do it not in euill difpofition, 
 
 But from Lord Angelo by fpeciall charge. 
 
 Clou, Thus can thedcmy-god(Authority) 
 
 Make vs pay downe, for our offence,by waighs 
 
 The words of heauen j on whom it will, it will. 
 
 On whom it will not (foe) yet ftill'tis iuft. (ftrairrt, 
 
 Luc. Why how now Claudio { whence comes this te- 
 Cla. From too much liberty, (my L (id) Libetty 
 
 A* furfee is the father of much faft, 
 
 So euery Scope by the immoderate vfe 
 
 Turne9 to reftraint: Our Natures doe puiftte 
 
 tike 
 
Meafurefir Meajitre* 63 
 
 tike Rats that t auyn downe their proper Bane, 
 
 A thirty euill, and when wedrinke.we dte. 
 
 Luc. If I could fpeake fo wifely vnder an arrefl, I 
 would fend for ceitaine of nay Creditors; and yet,to fay 
 the truth, I had as lief haue the foppery of freedome, a* 
 the mortality of imprifonment s what’s thy offence, 
 C Itlhdit ? 
 
 (U. What (but to fpeake of) would offend ag 3 inc, 
 
 Luc. What, is’t murder? 
 
 CU. No. 
 
 Imc. Lecheric? 
 
 CU. Call it fo. 
 
 Pro, Away, Sir,you muff goe. 
 
 £U. One word, good friend 
 
 Lucia, a word with you. 
 
 Luc. A hundred: 
 
 If they’ll doe you any good : I s Lechery {o look’d after? 
 
 Cla. Thus (lands it with me : vpaij a true contradl 
 
 I got poffeffton of lulierasbe6, 
 
 You know the Lady, fhe is faff my wife, 
 
 Saue that we doe the denunciation lackc 
 
 Of outward Order. This we came not to, 
 Onelyforpropogacionofa Dowre 
 
 Remaining in the Coffer of her friends, 
 
 From whom we thought it meet to hide our Loue 
 
 Til! Time had made them for vs. But it chances 
 
 The (lealth of our mod mutual! entertainment 
 
 With Chara&er too groflc, is writ on luliet. 
 
 Luc. With childe. perhaps } 
 
 CU. Vnhappe!y,euen fo. 
 
 And the new Deputie, now for the Duke, 
 
 Whether it be the fault and gltmpfe of newnes 
 
 Or whether that thebody pubiique, be 
 
 Ahorfe whereon the Gouernor doth ride. 
 
 Who newly in the Seate, that it may know 
 
 He can command ; lets it ftrait feele the fpur: 
 
 Whether the Tirranny be in his place. 
 
 Or in his Eminence that fills it vp 
 
 I flagger in : But this newGouernor 
 
 Awakes me all the inrolled penalties 
 
 Which haue (tike vn-fcowr’d Armor) hung by th’wall 
 
 So long, that ntnteene Zodtacks haue gone round. 
 
 And none of them becne worne; and for a name 
 
 Now puts the drowfie and negledted A& 
 
 Frefhly on me: ’tis furely for a name. 
 
 'Luc. 1 warrant it is: And thy head (lands fo tickle on 
 thy fhoulders, that a milke-maid,if fhe be in loue, may 
 (igh it off: Send after the Duke, and appeale to him. 
 
 CU. I haue done fo, but bee’s not to be found. 
 
 I pre’mee (Lucio) doe me this kinde feruice : 
 
 This day, my fifter fhould theCloyfier enter. 
 
 And there receiue her approbation. 
 
 Acquaint her witlnhedangerofmy Bate, 
 
 Implore her, in my voice, that ihe make friends 
 
 To the ftrrfldeputie : bid her felfe aflay him, 
 
 T haue great hope in that: for in her youth 
 
 There is a prone and fpeechleffe dialed. 
 
 Such as moue men: beftde,fhe hath profperous Art 
 
 When fhe will play with reafon, and difeourfe. 
 
 And well fhe can perfwade. 
 
 Luc. 1 pray fhee may; afwell for the encouragement 
 of the like, which elfe would (land vnder greeuous inv 
 pofiiion ■ as for the enioying ofthy life, who I would be 
 forty (hould bee thus foolifhly loft, at a game of ticke- 
 tacke: lie to her. 
 
 C/4, f thanke you good friend Lucia. 
 
 Luc. Within mo houres. 
 
 fh. Come Offieer,away. Sxtmtt. 
 
 Scena Quaria • 
 
 Suter Duke nod Frier Thomas. 
 
 Dak. No : holy Father .throw away that though/, 
 Beleeue not that the dribling dart of Loue 
 
 Can pierce a compleat bofotr.e :why,I defirc thee 
 
 To giue me fecret harbour, hath a purpofe 
 
 More graue,and wrinkled, then the aimes, and ends 
 
 Of burning youth. 
 
 Fri. May your Grace fpeake of it ? 
 
 L>*kf My holy Sir, none better knowes then you 
 
 How 1 haue euerlou’d the life remoued 
 
 And held in idle price,to haunt affcmblics 
 
 Where youth, and cofl.witlcffe brauery keepes. 
 
 I haue deliuerd to Lord tsingelo 
 (A man of ftridfure and firme abftinence) 
 
 My abfolute power,and place here in Vienna, 
 
 And he fuppofes me trauaild to ‘Poland, 
 
 (For fo I haueftrewd it in the common eare) 
 
 And fo it is receiu’d .• Now (pious Sir) 
 
 You will demand cfme.why 1 do this. 
 
 Fri. Gladly,my Lord. 
 
 We haue Hri&Statutes,and moftbiting Laws, 
 (The ncedfull bits and curbes to headftrong weedes,) 
 Which for this foureteene y earn, we haue le t flip 
 
 Eueo like an ore-growne Lyon in a Caue 
 
 That goes not out to prey: Now,as fond Fathers, 
 
 Hauing bound vp the threatning twigs ofbirch, 
 
 Onely to fticke it in their childrens fight 
 
 For terror.not to vfe : in time the ro a 
 
 More mock*d,then fear’d : fo cur Decrees, 
 
 Dead to infli(ftion,tothemfelues arc dead. 
 
 And libertie.plucks Ittftice by the nofe ; 
 
 The Baby beates the Nurfe,and quite a.hw art 
 
 Goes all decorum, 
 
 Fri. It refted inyourGrace 
 
 To vnloofe this tyde-vp Iuftice,when you pleaf*d: 
 
 And it in you more drcadfull would haue Teem’d 
 
 Then in Lord *4»gele. 
 
 D*k' I doe feare : too dreadfull : 
 
 Sith’twasmy fault,to giuethepeople fcope, 
 
 ’T would be my tirrany to ftrike and gall them. 
 
 For what I bidthemdoet For.webid thisbedone 
 
 When euill deedes haue their permtffiue paffe, 
 
 And not the punifttment : therefore indeede (my father) 
 
 1 haue on Angelo impos’d the office, 
 
 Who may in th’ambufla of my name.flrikc home. 
 
 And yet,my nature neuet it) the fight 
 
 Todo inflandcr : And tobeholdhis fvrsy 
 
 I will, as ‘twere a brother of your Order, 
 
 Vific both Prtnce.and People : ThereforeI pre’thee 
 
 Supply me with the babit,and inflrucl me 
 
 How 1 may formally in perfon beare 
 
 Like a true Frier: Moe reafons for this ailion 
 
 At our more ley fare,fhalj I render you j 
 
 Onely,this one : Lord Angelo is precife. 
 
 Stands at a guard with Enuie : fcarce confefTeJ 
 
 That his blood Bowes : or that his appetite 
 
 Is more to bread then ftone: hence fhall we fee 
 
 If power changepurpofe : what our Seemersbe. Exit. 
 
 F % Scans 
 
6 \ 
 
 Meafure for Msajure, 
 
 Scena Quinta, 
 
 Enter Ifahctl andFranctfcaa Ntm. 
 
 Ifa. And haoe you Nuns no farther priuiledgeS > 
 Nun. Are not chefe large enough? 
 
 Ifa. Yes ttuely ; I fpeake not as defuing mare. 
 
 But rather wslhing a more drift reftratrst 
 Vpon the Sifterftood.che Votarifts of Saint Clare, 
 
 Lucto wit km. 
 
 hue, Hoa? peace be in thu place. 
 
 I ft: Who's that which csU ? 
 
 Nub. It is a mans voice: gentle IfabelU 
 T uroe you the key,and know his bufinefie of him; 
 
 You may; I may not: you are yet vnfworne: 
 
 When you haue vowd, you mu ft not fpeake with men, 
 But in the prefence of tne Pritrejfe ; 
 
 Then if you fpeake,you muft not Iftev? your face; 
 
 Or if you (how yeurface.you muft not fpeake: 
 
 He cals agairse; I pray you anfwere him. 
 
 Ifa. Peace and prolperitie: who is’t that cal«/ 
 
 Luc. Haile Virgin, (ifyou be) as thofe cheeke-Rofes 
 Proclaims you are no leffe: can you fo deed me. 
 
 As bring me to the fight of Iftbella, 
 
 ANouiceof this place, and the fatre Sifter 
 To her vnhappie brother Claudio ? 
 
 ifa. Why her vnhappy Brother v Letmeaske, 
 
 Tne rasher fot I now mud make you know 
 I cm that IfabelU, and his Sifter. 
 
 Utc. Gentle & faire .■ your Brother kindly greeteyou; 
 Not to be weary with you 5 he’s in priforu 
 ifa, Woe me; for what i 
 
 Lm. Fot that, which if my felfe might be hi* Judge, 
 Ke (hould receiue hi* puniftvnem,in thank es s 
 He hath got his friend with childe. 
 
 If*. Sir^nake me not your done. 
 
 Lasr.’lfis true;I would trot,though tis my familiar fin, 
 With Maids to feeme tbs Lapwing,and to ieft 
 Tongue/ar from heart t play with all Virgins fo t 
 J hold you as a thing ea-skied, and fainted. 
 
 By your renouncement, an imomll fpirit 
 And to be talk’d with in fiticericy, 
 
 As wish a Saint. 
 
 Jfs. You doe biafpheme else good, in moefeingme. 
 hoc. Doe not beleeue it: fewri£s,and truth; tir thus. 
 Your bro?ber,and his louct haue embrac’d; 
 
 As thofe that feed, grow full as bloffotnmg Time 
 The? from thcfeedues,che bare fallow brings 
 TofeemiBg foyfon ; eucn Co her plenteous wombe 
 Es'.preffethlus full Tilftvsnd husbandry, 
 
 Ifa, Some one wkh childe by him? my cofen luliit} 
 .Lm, Is fne your cofen ? 
 
 Ifa. Adoptedly.as fchoole-raaids change theit names 
 By vaine,though apt affeftion. 
 
 Lac. She it is. 
 
 Ifa. Oh, let him many her, 
 
 Luc. This is the po!m. 
 
 The Duke is very ftrsngely gone from hsncc-j 
 Bore many gentlemen (my Telfe being one) 
 
 In hand, arte hope of sftieo; but we doe learne* 
 
 By thole that know the very N erues of State, 
 
 Pfts giuing-atft, were of an infinite di fence 
 From his true meant 4efi gne; vpon his place. 
 
 ( And with full line of his authority ) 
 
 Gouemes Lord Angela ; A man,whofe blood 
 Is very fnow-broth: one, who neuer feelcs 
 The wanton ftingMnd motions of the fence ; 
 
 But doth rebate, and blunt hisnaturall edge 
 With profits of the minde; Studie.and faft 
 He (to giue fesre to vfe.and libertie, 
 
 Which haue,for long,run.by the hideous law. 
 
 As Myce,by Lyons) hath pickt out an aft. 
 
 Vndcr whole heavy fence, your brothers life 
 Fah into forfeithe arrefts him on it. 
 
 And foilowes elofethe rigor of the Statute 
 To make him an example: all hope is gone, 
 
 Vnleffe you haue the grace,by your faire praier 
 To foften Angela ; And that’s my pith of bufineiTc 
 T wixt you,and your poors brother* 
 
 Ifa. Doth he fo, 
 
 Seekehis life? 
 
 Luc. Has cenfut’d him already, 
 
 Andos I heare.thePtouolihatha warrant 
 Pot’s execution. 
 
 Ifa. Aft*: what poors 
 Abiiitie’s in me,to doe him good. 
 
 Luc. Afisy the powte you haue. 
 
 Ifa. My power ? das, I doubt. 
 
 I Lac, Our doubts are traitors 
 And makes vs loofe the good we oft might win. 
 
 By feaiing to attempt : Goc to Lord Angelo 
 And let him learnetoknow, when Maidens fue 
 Men giue like gods: but when they weepe and fcneele, 
 All their petitions, are as freely theirs 
 As they themfelues would owe them. 
 
 Ifa. He fee what 2 can doe. 
 
 Luc Butfpeedily. 
 
 Ifa. I will about itftrait; 
 
 No longer (laying,but to giue the Mother 
 Notice of my affaire: I humbly thanke you r 
 Commend me to my brother: foone at night 
 He fend him certains word of my fucceffe* 
 
 Luc. I take my leaueof you, 
 
 Ifa, Good fir,adieu. Exeunt, 
 
 JffusSecmdtiu SccsnaTrima, 
 
 Enter Angelo, Efcalut, andfcruant^lufltct. 
 
 Ang, We mult not make a fcar-crow ofthe Law, 
 Setting it vp to feare the Birds of prey. 
 
 And let it keepe one fhape,till cuftome make it 
 Their pearch, sod not slaeir terror, 
 
 Efs. i, but yet 
 
 Let vs be keens,and rather cut 3 little 
 
 Then faH,and bruife to death: alas,this gentleman 
 
 Whom I would fauc,had a mo ft noble father. 
 
 Let but your honour know 
 
 (Whom I beleeue co be mod ftraic in vertue) 
 
 That in the working of your owne affeftion*, 
 
 Had time cobeard with Place, 01 place with wflftng, 
 Or that the refolcre lifting of our blood 
 Could haue attaind ih’effoft of your owne purpofe, 
 Whether you had not fometims in your life 
 Er’d in this point, which now you confute him, 
 
 Azid paid the Law vponyou, 
 
 A»g, *TSs one thing to be tempted {Cfcelui) 
 
 Another 
 
I- 
 
 Me afire for Meafure. 
 
 4 nether thing to tali r! not deny 
 
 The Iury patting on the Prifoners life 
 
 May in the fworne-twelue haue a thiefe,or two 
 
 Guilder then him they tryjwhat's open made to luftiee, 
 
 That luftiee ceizes; What knowes the Lawes 
 
 That theeuss do pafTe on cheeues? Tis very pregnant, 
 
 The Xewell that we finde, we ftoope.and take’t, 
 
 Becaafe we fee it; but what we doe not fee. 
 
 We tread vpon,and neuer thinke of it. 
 
 You may not fo cxtenuatchisofrence. 
 
 Fori haue had fuch faults; but rather tel! me 
 When I, that cenfure him,do fo offend, 
 
 Let mine owne ludgement patcerne out my death. 
 
 And nothing come in partial!. Sir,he mu 0 dye. 
 
 Enter Prouojt. 
 
 Eft. Be it asyour wifedome will. 
 
 Ang. Where is the froutft ? 
 
 Pro. Here if it like your honour. 
 
 Ang. See that Claudio 
 Be executed by nine to morrow morning. 
 
 Bring him his Coiifeffor.let him be prepar'd. 
 
 For that's the vtmoft of his pilgrimage. 
 
 Efc. Well. heauenforgiuehim; and forgiue vs all •• 
 Seme rife by ftnne.and. feme by vert nr fall : 
 
 Some run from brakes of Ice.and anfwerenone. 
 
 And fome condemned for a fault alone. 
 
 Enter Elbow, Froth , Clownc, Offcerr. 
 
 Etb. Come,bring them away if thefe be good peo¬ 
 ple in a Corrtmon-weale, that doe nothing but vfe their 
 abufes in common houfes, I know no law .• bring them 
 away. 
 
 Ang. How now Sir, what's your name/ And what's 
 the matter ? 
 
 Etb. Ifitpleafe your honour, lamthepoorcDukcs 
 Conftable, and my name is Elbow ; I doe ieane vpon lu - 
 fticeSir, and doe bring in here before your good honor, 
 two notorious Bcnefa£lors. 
 
 Ang. Bencfa£lors?We!l:What Benefaflors are they? 
 Are they not Malcfaflors ? 
 
 Elb. If it pleafe your honour, I know not well what 
 they are: But pretife viUainesthey are, that I am fure of. 
 and voidofallprophanation in the world, that good 
 Chriftians ought to haue. 
 
 Efc. This comes off well: here’s a wife Officer. 
 
 Ang. Goeto: What quality are they of? Elbow is 
 your name ? 
 
 Why do ft thou not fpeake Eibow ? 
 
 Clo. He cannot Sit: he’s out at Elbow. 
 
 Ang. What are you Sir? 
 
 Elb. HeSirtaTapftcrSir: patcell Baud : one that 
 ferues a bad woman: whofe houfe Sir was (as they fay) 
 plucktdowne in the Suborbs: and now fhee profeffes a 
 hot-houfe; which,1 thinke is a very ill houfe too. 
 
 Efc. How know you that ? 
 
 Elb. My wife Sit ? whom I dettftbefore hcauen, and 
 your honour. 
 
 Efc. How ? thy wife ? 
 
 Elb. I Sir; whom I tbankeheauen is an honeft wo- 
 
 man. 
 
 Efc. Do ft thou deteft her therefore ? 
 
 Elb. Ifay fir, I willdeteft myfielfealfb.as welles (be, 
 that this houfe,if it be not a Bauds houfe,it is pi tty of het 
 life, for it is a naughty houfe. 
 
 Efcy How do ft thou know that, Conftable? 
 
 Elb. Marry fir, by my wife, wbo.ifftie had bin a wo¬ 
 man Cardinally giuen, might haue bin accus’d in forni- 
 
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 cation,adultery,and all vncleanlineffethere. 
 
 Efc. By che womans meanes ? 
 
 Elb. I Mr,by Miftris Oucr-dom meanes: but as (fie fpit 
 in his face, fo uicdefide him. 
 
 (flo. Sir, if it pleafe your honor.this is not fo. 
 
 Elb. Proue it before thefe V3rlets hcre,thou honora¬ 
 ble man, prouc it, 
 
 Ffc. Doe you heart how hemifplacea ? 
 
 Clo. Sir, fhe came in great with ehilde : and longing 
 (fauir.g your honors reuerence) for ftewd prewyns; fir, 
 we had but two in the houfe, which at that very diftant 
 time flood, as it were in a fruit difh(a difh offorae three 
 pence ;yout honours haue feene fuch difhes)they arc not 
 China-difhes, but very good difhes. 
 
 Eft. Go coo : go coo: no matter for the difh fir. 
 
 Clo. No indeedc fir not of a pin; you are therein in 
 the right :buc,to the point: As 1 fay, this Mifttis Elbow, 
 being (as I fay) with ehilde, and being great beiiied.and 
 longing (as I faid) for piewyns: and hauing but two in 
 the difla (as I faid) M after Froth here,this very man, ba- 
 uin geaten the rcft(as I faid)8c(as 1 fay) paying for them 
 very honeftly: for,as you know Msfler Froth ,1 could not 
 giue you three pence againe. 
 
 Fro. Noindeede. 
 
 Clo. Very well: you being then (if you be remem- 
 bred) cracking the ft ones oftbe fotcfaid prewyns. 
 
 Fro. I,fo 1 did indeedc. 
 
 Clo. Why,very wei!; Itching you then (if you be 
 remembred) that fuch a one, and fuch a otic, were paft 
 cure of the thing you wot ofvnkffe they kept very good 
 diet, as I told you. 
 
 Fro. All this is true. 
 
 Clo. Why very well then. 
 
 Efc. Come: you arc a tedious foole ■ to the purpofe: 
 what was done to Elbowes wife, that hee hath caufeto 
 complaine of? Come me to what was done to her. 
 
 Ch, Sir,your lion or cannot come to that yet. 
 
 Efc. No fir,nor 1 meane U not. 
 
 Clo. Sir, beat you (ball come to it, by your honours 
 leauerAnd I beseech you, looke into Mafterhere 
 fir, amanoffoure fcorepounrl a yeare; whofe father 
 died at Hallow mss : Was’t not at Hallowmas Mafter 
 froth l 
 
 Fro. Allhallond-Eue. 
 
 Clo. Why very well: I hope here be truthes: he Sir, 
 fitting (as! fay) in a lower chaire,$ir.’t was in the bunch 
 ofGrapes, where indeede you haue a delight to fit.haue 
 you not ? 
 
 Fro. I haue fo, becaufe it is an open roome,and good 
 for winter. 
 
 Clo. Why very well then : I hope here be truthes. 
 
 Ang. This will laft out a night in 'Rnfita 
 When nights are longeft there : lie take my Icaue, 
 
 And leauc you to the hearing of the caufe; 
 
 Hoping youle finde good caufe to whip them all. Exa. 
 
 Efc I thinke no ieffe: good morrow to your Lord- 
 fbip. Now Sir, come on: What was done to Elbowes 
 wife, once more? 
 
 C to. Once Sir? there was nothing done to her once. 
 
 Elb. 1 befeech you Sir,askc him what this man did cc 
 my wife. 
 
 (ft o. I befeech your honor,aske me. 
 
 Eft. Well fir, what did this Gentleman to her? 
 
 Clo. I befeech you fir,looke in this Gentlemans face; 
 good Mafter Froth looke vpon his honor; ’tis for § good 
 purpofe: doth your honor matke his face ? 
 
 F 1 Sfc.\ 
 
66 Meajitre 
 
 *fi ■ 1 fir, very well. 
 
 (Jo. Nay, I befeeeh you markc it wcJJ. 
 
 Efc. Well, I doc to. 
 
 Cla. Doth your honor fee any harme in his face ? 
 
 Efc . Why no. 
 
 Clo. lie be fuppofd vpona booke.his face is the word, 
 thing about him: good then: if his face be the worft 
 thing about him, how could Mafter Troth doe the Con* 
 ftables wife any harme? -I would know that of your 
 honour, 
 
 Efc . He’s in the right (Conftable) what fay you to it? 
 
 Tib. Firft,andit like you, the houfe is a refpe&ed 
 houfe; next,this is a refpe&ed fellow; and his Miftris is 
 a refpedled woman. 
 
 (flo. By this hand Sirens wife is a mere refpe&ed per* 
 fon then any of us a!L 
 
 £lb. Varlet,thou iyeft; thou lyeft wicked varlet: the 
 time is yet to come that fhec was euer refpeeied with 
 man.woman.or childe. 
 
 Clo Sir,five was refpeeted with him, befoxe he mar* 
 ried with her. 
 
 Ef. Which is the wifer here; lufltceor Ittieptitie ? Is 
 this true - r 
 
 Elb. O thou cayt iffe; O thou vatlet : O thou wick¬ 
 ed HtsmibaEF, I refpedled with her,before 1 was married 
 to her? !feuer I was refpeeied with her,orfiie with me, 
 let not your worfhip thinke mec the poorcDafc/Offi¬ 
 cer t prou? this, thou wicked H&vnib&ll , or i!e haue 
 mine affion ofbattry on thee. 
 
 Efc. If he tookc you a box 'cth’eare, you might haue 
 your a&ion of (lander too. 
 
 Elb. Marry I thankeyour good worfhip for it: what 
 is’tyour Worships piealurs I (hall doe with this wick¬ 
 ed Caitiffe > 
 
 Efc. Truly Offictfr, becauie he hath feme offences in 
 him, that thou wotildft difcouer.if thosi couldft.lethim 
 continue in his courfes, till thou knowft what they are. 
 
 Elb. Marry I thanke your wot fit ip for it; Thou feeft 
 thou wicked varlet now, what’s come vpon thee. Thou 
 art to continue now thou Varlet,thou art to continue. 
 
 Efc, Where were you borne, fisend? 
 
 Froth. Here in Vtcr.na, Sir. 
 
 Efc. Are you of fourefcore pounds a yeere ? 
 
 Froth. Yes, and ’c pleafe you fir. 
 
 Efc. So: what trade are you of, fir? 
 
 Clo. ATapfter.apoorewtddowcsTapfter. 
 
 Efc. Your Miftrisnamc? 
 
 Clo. Miftris Ouer-don. 
 
 Efc. Hath (he had any more then one husband ? 
 
 Clo. Nine, fir: Oner-don by the laft. 
 
 Efc. Nine ? come bether to me.Mafler Froth ; Mafter 
 Froth, I would not haue you acquainted with Tapfters; 
 they will draw you Mafter Froth,&nd you wil hang them: 
 get you gon, and let me heare no more of you. 
 
 Fro. I thanke your worfhip: for mine owne part, I 
 neuer come into any roomc in a Tap-houfc, but 1 am 
 drawne in. 
 
 Efc. Well : no more of it Mafter Froth : farewell: 
 Come you hether to ntc, MbTapfter: what’s your name 
 M r .Tapfter? 
 
 Clo. Pompey. 
 
 Efc. Whatclfe? 
 
 Clo, 'Bum, Sir* 
 
 Eft. Troth.and your buns is the greatefi thing about 
 you, fothat in the beaftlieft fence,you arc Povrpty the 
 
 for Meafare . 
 
 great; Pompey, you are partly a bawd, Pompey ; howfcM 
 
 eueryou colourit in beingaTapfter,areyounot?comc, 
 tell me true, it (hall be the better for you. 
 
 Clo, Truly fir, I am a poore fellow that would liue. 
 
 Efc. How would you litre Pompey* by beings bawde 
 what doe you thinke of the trade Pompey} is its lawful! 
 trade ? 
 
 Clo. If the Law would allow it, fir. 
 
 Efc. But the Law will not allow it Pompey ; not it 
 (hall not be allowed in Vienna. 
 
 Clo. Do's your Worfhip means to geld and fplayall 
 the youth of the City ? , 
 
 Efc. No, Pompey. 
 
 Clo. Trudy Sir, in my poore opinion they will too’s 
 then: if your worfhip will take order for the drabs sod 
 the knaues, you need not to feare the bawds. 
 
 Efc. There is pretty orders beginning I can tel? you: 
 It is but heading, and hanging. 
 
 Clo, Ifyoubead, and hang all that offend that way 
 but for ten yeare together; you’ll be glad to giue out -a 
 Commiffion for more heads t if this law hold in Vtemia, 
 ten yeare, ile rent the fasreft houfe init after three pence 
 a Bsy: If you liue to fee this come to pafic, fay Pompey 
 told you fo, 
 
 Efc . Thanke you good Bompey ; and in requital! of 
 your prophefie, barke you : 1 aduifeyou let me not fin tie 
 you before meagaine vpon any corrspla'tnt whatfoeuer; 
 no, not for dwelling where you doe : if I doe Pompey, i 
 fhail beat yon to ycur Tent, and proue a fhre wd Cafter 
 to you: inplaine dealing Pompey ,1 fhall haue yon whipi; 
 fo for this time, Pompey,fat you well. 
 
 Clo, I thanke your Worfhip for your good counfell * 
 but I (hall follow it as the flefh and fortune (Kail berter 
 determine. Whip me? no,no, let Carman whip his Jade, 
 The valiantheart’snotwhiptout ofhis trade. Exit. 
 
 Efc. Come hether to me, Mafter Elbow : eomehithe; 
 Mafter Conftable s how long haue you bin in this place 
 of Corsftable ? 
 
 Elb. Seuen yeere, and a halfe fir. 
 
 Efi. I thought by the readmefle in the office,you had 
 continued in itfome time: you fay feauen yeares toge¬ 
 ther. 
 
 Elb. And a halfe fir. 
 
 Efc. Alas.it hath beene great paines to you: they do 
 you wrong to put you fo oit vpon’t. Are there nos men 
 inyour Ward fufficient to ferue it? 
 
 Elb. Faith fir,few of any wit in fucb matters: as they 
 are chofen, they are glad to choofc me for them; I do it 
 for fomepeece of money,and goe through with all. 
 
 Efc. Looke you bring mce in the names of fome fixe 
 or feuen, the moil fufficient of your paiiih. 
 
 Lib. To your Worfhipshoufefir? 
 
 Efc. To my houfe: fareyouwell: what’s a cloche, 
 thinke you ? 
 
 Iufl. Elcuen.Sir. 
 
 Efc. I pray you home to dinner with me. 
 
 Juft. I humbly thanke you. 
 
 Efc. It grieues me for the death of Claudio 
 But there’s no rernedie: 
 
 luft. Lord trlngelo is feuere. 
 
 Efc, ltisbutneedfull. 
 
 | Mercy is not it felfe, that oft lookes fo, 
 
 1 Pardon is fill die nurfe of fecond woe c 
 But yer, poote Claudio - there is no temedie. 
 
 Come Sir. Exeunt. 
 
 Scam 
 
^Meafurefor zSMfeafurc. (yy 
 
 Seen a Sc cun da. 
 
 You could not with more tame a tongue defire it: 
 
 To him,! fay. 
 
 Ifab. Muftheneeds die# 
 
 Ang, Maiden* noiemedie. 
 
 Ifab, Yes: 1 doe thmke that you might pardon him. 
 And neither heauen,normangrietse at the mercy. 
 
 Ang, I will not doe’e. 
 
 Ifab. But can you if you would > 
 
 Ang. Looke what I will not, that I cannot doe. 
 
 Ifab. But might you doe'e & do the world no wrong 
 
 If fo your heart were touch’d with that remorfe, 
 
 As mine is to him? 
 
 Ang Hee’s fentene’d, tis too late. 
 
 Luc. You are too cold. 
 
 Ifab. Too late ? why no ; I that doe fpeak a word 
 
 May call it againe swell, beleeue this 
 
 No ceremony that to great ones longs, 
 
 Not the Kings Crowns; nor the deputed fword. 
 
 The Marfhalls Truncheon, nor the Iudges Robe 
 
 Become them with onehalfe fo good a grace 
 ^As mcrcie does: If he had bin as you, and you as he, 
 
 You would haue dipt like him.but he like you 
 
 Would not haue beene fo fterne. 
 
 Ang. Pray you be gone, 
 
 Ifab. I would to heauen 1 had yourpotencie. 
 
 And you were / fabeSi : fbouid it then be thus t 
 
 No ; I would tel! what’twere to be a Iudge, 
 
 And what aptifoner. 
 
 Luc. I. touth him : there’s the vaine. 
 
 Ang. Your Brother!* aforfeit of the Law , 
 
 And you but wafteyout words. 
 
 Ifab. Alas,alas: 
 
 Why all the foules that wete, were forfeit once, 
 
 And he that might the vantage beft haue tooke. 
 
 Found out the remedie ; how would you be. 
 
 If he, which is the top of Iudcemenr,fbould 
 
 But iudge you, as you are ! On, thinke on that, 
 
 And mtrete then will breathe within your lips 
 i.Lske man new made. 
 
 Ang. Beyou content, (faire Maid) 
 
 It is the Law,not J, condemne your brother. 
 
 Were he my kinfman, brother, or my Tonne, 
 
 It fhould be thus with him : he muft die to morrow. 
 
 Ifab. To morrow Fob,that's fodaine. 
 
 Spare him, fpare him: 
 
 Hee’s not prepar’d for death ; euen for our kitchins 
 
 We kill the fowls of feafon : fhail we feme heauen 
 
 With leffe refpeft then we doe minifter 
 
 To our gtefTe.feluesFgood^good my Lord,bethink you ; 
 Who is it that hath di d for this offence ? 
 
 There’s many haue committed it. 
 
 Luc. I, wellfeid. 
 
 Ang. The Law hath not bin dead.thogh it hath flept 
 Thofe many had notdar’d to doethsc euill 
 
 Ifthefitft, thac did th’ Edict infringe 
 
 Had anfwer’d for his deed . Now ’tis awake. 
 
 Takes notsef what is done, and like aProphee 
 
 Lookes in a glaffe that (he wes what future euils 
 
 Either now, or by remiffeneffe, new concern'd, 
 
 And fo in progrefie to be hacc’hd,andberne , 
 
 Are now to hauenofuccefliue degrees. 
 
 But hers they line to end, 
 
 Ifab. Yet fnew fame ptttie, 
 i Ang. \ fbew it raoH of asl 0 when I mow luiticej 
 j For then I pirtic thofe I dee not knew , 
 j Whkbadifmis’d offence* would after gaule 
 
 And 
 
 Enter Prcuott, Seru/mt. 
 
 Str. Hee’s hearing of a Caufe ; he will come ftraight. 
 ric tell him ofyou. 
 
 ftf. ’Pray you doe ; He know 
 
 Hupleafurc.may bche willreknc; alas 
 
 He hath but as offended in a dreame. 
 
 All Sefls, all Ages fmack ot this vice, and he 
 
 Todiefor't? 
 
 Enter Anftlo. 
 
 A»g. Now, what's the matter Prouoft > 
 fro. Is it your will Claudia {hail die to morrow i 
 
 Ang. Did not I tell thee yea i hadil thou not order ? 
 Why da'ft thou aske againe ? 
 
 Pro. Left! might be too rath: 
 
 Voder your good correction, I luue feene 
 
 When after execution, Judgement hath 
 
 Repented ore his doome. 
 
 Ang. Goe to ; let thac be mine, 
 
 Dee you your office, or giue vp your Place, 
 
 And you fhail well be fpat d. 
 
 Pro. I craue your Honours pardon : 
 
 What fhail be done Sir, with the groaning lulrit } 
 
 Sites's very neereherhowre. 
 
 Ang, Difpofeofher 
 
 Tofome more fitter place ; and that with fpecd. 
 
 Ser. Here is the filler of the man condemn’d, 
 
 Defires accede to you, 
 
 Ang. Hath he a Sifter t 
 
 Pro . Imy good Lord,a very vertuous maid, 
 
 And to be fhortlie of a Sifter-hood, 
 
 If not alreadie. 
 
 A»g. Well: let her be admitted. 
 
 Sec you the Fornicatrefle be remou’d, 
 
 Let her haue needfu!l,but not Iauifh meanes, 
 
 There fhail be order fot’t. 
 
 Enter Lucio andlfabALt, 
 
 fro. ’Saue your Honour. (will i 
 
 Ang, St3y a little while : y'are welcome: what's your 
 Jfab. I am a wofuilSurortoyourHonour, 
 
 ’Pleafe but your Honor heareme. 
 
 Ang. Well : what’s your fuite, 
 
 Ifw. There is a vice that mofl I doe abhorre. 
 
 And moft defire fltould meet the blow oflufticcj 
 
 For which I would not plead,but that I muft, 
 
 For which I muft not plead,but that I am 
 
 At warre, t wixt will, and will not, 
 
 Ang. Well : the matter ? 
 
 IfrJh. 1 haue a brother it condemn'd to die, 
 
 I doe befeeeh you let it be his fault, 
 
 And not my brother. 
 
 Pro. Heauen giue thee mousng graces. 
 
 Ang, Condemns the fault, and not the aCtor of it, 
 
 Why euery fault’* condemnd ete it be done : 
 
 Mine were the verie Cipher of a Fun&ion 
 
 To fine the fault*, whole fine ftands in record. 
 
 And let goe by the A&or.- 
 /fab. Oh iuft,but feuere Law : 
 
 1 bad a brother then { heauen keepe your honour. 
 
 Luc. Giue *t not ore fo t to him againe, entreat him, 
 Kneele downe before him, hang vpon his gowne, 
 
 Y cu are too cold s if you (houldneed a pin. 
 
6g ofyUlea/ure for cS^feafitre, 
 
 jAnd dee him tight, shat anfweriug one fouls wrong 
 wLiues not to aft another. Be fattefied 5 * 
 
 1 Your Brother diet to morrow; be content. 
 
 I fib. So you mull be j fis-ft that giues this fentence, 
 And hee, that fisffers* Oh, it is excellent 
 
 To haas 3 Giantsfkeegth: but k is tyrannous 
 
 To vfe it like a Giant. 
 
 Lac, That's well faid. 
 
 Ifib. Could great men thunder 
 h% Posts hiirifelfe do*s, lettt would neucr be quiet 
 
 For euery pelting petty Officer 
 
 Would vk his heauen for thunder; 
 
 Nothing bat thunder: Merufull heauco, 
 
 Thou rather with thy (hsrpe sad fulpherous bolt 
 
 Splits the vn-wedgsbl; and grnrled Oke, 
 
 Then,the ftsft Merrill: Bat man, proud man, 
 
 Dreft in a little btiefc suthoritie, 
 
 Moil ignorant bfwhat he’s nioft affut’d, 
 
 (His glafsieEflence) like an angry Ape 
 i Plaies fuchphsr.taftique tricks before high hesuen, 
 i Asraakcs rise Angels weeps: who with our fplecnes, 
 
 1 Would all therofelues laugh roortaU. 
 
 Lttt, Oh,to him,to him wench: he will relent, 
 
 Hee f ‘$ cotamkig: I perceiue't. 
 
 .Pm, Pray hesuen Ihewin him. 
 
 { Jfab. Wc cannot weigh oar brother with our fdfe, 
 ►Great men mfly left with Saints; ris wit m them, 
 IButinthc lefle fowls prophanstion. 
 
 Lm. Thou’rt i’th right (Gttle) more o’ that. 
 
 1 Ifob. That in the Captairiete but a cholkricke word, 
 [Which in the Souldier isfhtblafphemie. 
 
 Luc. Arc auis’d o’that ? more on’t. 
 
 Ang, Why doe you put thefe faying* ?pon me ? 
 
 ■ /fab. Bccaufe Authorise, though it erre like others, 
 'Hath yet a kinde of medicine in it felfs 
 [That skins the vice o’th top; gee to your bofeme, 
 fCnock there, and askeyoar heart what h doth know 
 That’s like my brothers fault: if it confefie 
 
 A natural! guiltinefie/uch as is his. 
 
 Let it not found a thought vpon year tongue 
 
 Againft my brothers life. 
 
 Aug. Shee fpeakes, and 'tis fuch fence 
 
 That cry Sence breeds with it; fcreyou well. 
 
 ifeb. Gentle mw Lord,turnebacKe. 
 
 Ant. I will bethink? me; come againe to morrow. 
 
 ^/4.rhrk,howIlebribe yemgoed my Lord turn back. 
 
 Ang. How > bribe me ? 
 
 If- ?,with fuch gifts that heauen fhsli ibare with you. 
 
 Lite, You had mat’d all elfc. 
 
 PfS, Not with fond Sickles of the teff ed-geld, 
 
 Or Stones, whofe rate are either rich, or poere 
 
 As far.cie values them: but with true prayers. 
 
 That (ball be vp at heauen, and enter there 
 
 Ere Swnnc rife: prayers from preferited foules. 
 
 From falling M aides whofe mindes are dedicate 
 Tonothingtemporall. 
 
 Avg. Wel!: come to me to morrow. 
 
 Luc. Goe to: ’ci s wel I; away. 
 
 JfA, Heauenkcepe your honour fafe. 
 
 Ang. Amen. 
 
 For 1 am that way going to temptation, 
 
 Where prayers croife. 
 
 Ifab. At what he-wet to morrow. 
 
 Shall I attend your Lordfnip? 
 
 Aug, At any time ’fore-noone. 
 
 //<!P. 'Satie your Honour. 
 
 Ang .. Frota thee: euen ffeta shy venue. 
 
 , What s this ? what's this i is b her fault, 0 ? rains ? 
 
 The Tempter,or the Tempted, who fins tnoft ? hi? 
 
 Not (he: nor doth (he tempt: but it is 7, 
 
 That, lying by the Violet in theSunn? , 
 
 Doe as the Carrion do’s, not as the ffowre. 
 
 Corrupt with vmuous feafen: Can k he. 
 
 That Modefty may more betray cur Sense 
 
 Titer, womans lightnsffe? h suing wsftegrcisad.enough 
 Shall we defire torazetheSsn&usry ° 9 
 
 And pitch our suite there ? oh fie, fie, fie: 
 
 What uofehou ? or what art thea esfngtlof 
 
 Doft thou deli re her fo«!y„f©r thofc things 
 
 That make her good ?®h, let her brother liuc.* 
 
 I hecues for the: r robbery httw authority. 
 
 When Judges fteilethetafelaes: what, dee I !oue her 
 
 Thai 3 defarc ro heare her fpea&eagaine? 
 
 A nd fcaft vpoa her eyes ? what taY I dreame on ? 
 
 Ch canning enemy, that to catch 2 Saint, 
 
 (W ith Jaints doft bait thy hooks : moll dangerous 
 
 Is shat temptation, that doth goad vs on- 
 (T 0 finne, in foiling vertue: nemr coaid the Strumpet 
 With ail her double vigor, Are, end Nature 
 
 Once fiir my semper: but this verecous Maid 
 
 Subdues me quite j Euer till now 
 
 When men were fond, I fraiW,and wondred how. Exit, 
 
 Seem Tertia. 
 
 Enter Dttkf tmd Prctttft. 
 
 Luke. Haile to you .Prsmjffs I thinkeyou are. 
 
 fro. I am the Prouoft: whatsytour will, good Frier i 
 
 Dtsfa Bound by mj chariey, and my fcldl order, 
 
 I come to vifice the amiSed fpkits 
 
 Here in she prifon: doc me the common light 
 
 To let me fee them: snd to make me know 
 
 The natureof their crimesychat I may minifisr 
 
 To them accordingly. 
 
 Pro, I would do more then that,ifti!ore were needfull 
 Enter Inliet. 
 
 Locke here comes one: a Gentlewoman of mine, 
 
 Who falling in the Hawes of her owne youth. 
 
 Hath bliflerd her report: She is wirfichilde. 
 
 And he that got it, fentenc’d: 3 yong man. 
 
 More fit to doe another fiach offence. 
 
 Then dye for this. 
 
 Diekz When mull he dye? 
 
 Pro, hi I do thinke to morrow. 
 
 | haue prouided for you,fey & while 
 
 And you (hall be conduced. 
 
 Repent you (foire one) of the fin yen carry ? 
 
 /«/. I doe; and beare the fliame 010ftpatiently, 
 
 Dw.Iie teach you how yoa fhal araign your ccnfciSce 
 And try your penitence, if it be found. 
 
 Or hollowly put on. 
 
 Istl. lie gladly karne. 
 
 Luke Loue you the man that wrong'd you? 
 
 IA. Yes,as I lose the womanthat wrong’d him. 
 
 Dak, So then it feemes your moil offence foil aft 
 
 Was mutually committed. 
 
 /»/. Mutually. 
 
 -D«4 Then was your fin ofheauier kinde then his. 
 
 Ini. 1 doe confeffe it, snd repent it (Father*) 
 
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 Tis meet fefdaughtet) but leaft you do repent 
 As that the fin hath brought you to this (bam*. 
 
 Which farrow is alwaies toward ourfelues,not heauen. 
 Showing we would noKparc heauen.aa we lout it. 
 
 But as we ftand in feare. 
 
 ltd. I doe repent mc^as it is an euill, 
 
 And uke the frame with ioy. 
 
 ThAf. There reft: 
 
 Your partner (as 1 hcare) nurft die to morrow, 
 
 And I am going with inftru&ioa to him: 
 
 Grace goe with you, Benedict*, Exit. 
 
 /*/. Muft die to morrow ? oh injurious Loue 
 That refpits me a itfe, whofe very comfort 
 Is ftill a dying horror. 
 
 Pn. Xispitty of him. Exam. 
 
 Scena Quarta . 
 
 Cater AngtU. 
 
 Jim. When I would ptay,& think,! thinke.and pray 
 To feuerall fubiefes: heauen hath my empty words, 
 Whilft my Inuention, hearing net my T or.gye, 
 
 Anchors on Ifatcli. heauen in my mouth, 
 
 As if! did but onely chew his name, 
 
 And in my heart tbeffrong and fwelling eml! 
 
 Ofrny conception: the Rate whereon I ftudied 
 Is like a good thing, being often read 
 Gtowne (card, and tedious: yea, myGratntie 
 Wherein(let no naan heare me) I take pride. 
 
 Could 1 , with boote, change for an idle plume 
 Which the ayre beats for vasne ? oh place, oh forme, 
 How often doft thou with thy cafe, thy habit 
 Wrench awe from foeles, and eye the wifer foulcs 
 To thy falls feeming ? Blood, thou art blood, 
 
 Let's write good Angell on the Deuills Horne 
 Tis not the Deuills Creft: how now ? who’s there ? 
 
 Eater SeruoKt. 
 
 See. One IfabcU ,a Sifter, defires accede to you. 
 
 A*g. Teach her the way : oh, hesuens 
 Why doe’s my hlcud thus mufter to my heart. 
 
 Making both it vnablefor it felfe , 
 
 And difpoffefsing all my other parts 
 Ofaeceffary fitneffe ? 
 
 Sopiay thefoolifo throngs with one that fwounds, 
 Come all to help him, and fo flop the ayre 
 By which hee would reuhieand euen fo 
 The gencrall fabk& to a wel-wi&t King 
 Quit their ownepart,audln obfequious fondncHe 
 Crowd to his prefence,where their vn-taught loue 
 Muft needs appear offence: bow now faire Maid. 
 
 Eater IfcbtUa. 
 
 I fob. Iamcometoknowycurpleafuie. (me, 
 
 ^f».That you might know it,wold much better pkafe 
 Then to demand what tis: your Brother cancel hue. 
 
 I fab. Euen fo : heauen keepe your Honor. 
 
 A»g. Yet may he iiue a while : and it may be 
 A* long as you, or I •• yet he muR die, 
 
 I fat. Vnder your Sentence? 
 
 vfw. Yea. 
 
 Ifat. When, I befeech you: that inhis Kepricue 
 (Longer, or (hotter) he maybe fo fitted 
 Tbit his foule fickcn not. 
 
 Aag. Ha 1 fie,thefe filthy vices-It were as good 
 
 I 
 
 T® pardon him,that hath from nature ftolne 
 A man already made, as to remit 
 Their faweie fweetnes,ihat do coyneheauens Image 
 In ftamps that are forbid: ’tis all as eafse, 
 
 Falfely to take away a life true made. 
 
 As to put mettle in reftrained meanes 
 To make a felfe one. 
 
 I fat. Tis fet downe fo in heauen, but not in earth. 
 
 A«g. Say ycufotthen! frail poze you quickly. 
 Which had you rather,that the tnoft toft Law 
 Now tooke your brothers life,and to redeems him 
 Giue vp your body to fuchfweet vr.deannefi’e 
 As fr e that he hath (kind ? 
 
 fftb. Sir 4 beleeucthis. 
 
 I had rather giue my body,then my foule. 
 
 Aag. | talkehot of your foule : our compel’d fins 
 Stand more for number.then for accompt. 
 
 /fit. How fay you? 
 
 slag. Nay lie not warrant that •• for I can fpeake 
 Againft the thing 1 fay: Anfwere to this, 
 
 1 (nov/the voyce of the recorded Law) 
 
 Pronounce a lentence on your Brothers life. 
 
 Might there not be a charitie in finoe, 
 
 To ftue this Brothers life ? 
 
 /fat. Pleafe you to doo't, 
 lie take it as a peril! to my foule, 
 
 I: is no finne at all,but charitie. 
 
 Aag. PieaFd you to doo’t.at perill of your foule 
 Were equall poize of fume,and charitie. 
 
 Ifat. Thatldobegh»slife,ifitbefinnc 
 Heauen let me beare it: you granting ofmy fujt. 
 
 If that be finale make it my Morne-praier* 
 
 Tohaue it added to the faults of mine. 
 
 And nothing ©fyour anfwere* 
 
 Aag. Nay.but heare me. 
 
 Your fence purfues not mine neither you are ignorant^ 
 Or feeme fo crafty; and that’s not good. 
 
 ifat. Let be ignorant,and in nothing good, 
 
 But gracioufly to know 1 am no better. 
 
 Ang. Thus wifdome wifaes to appeare rood bright, 
 When it doth tare it felfe: A? their blackc Mafques 
 Proclaime an en-fricld beauty ten times louder 
 Then beauty could difplaied . But trmke me. 
 
 To be rtceiued plaice, He fpcakemoregroffe. 
 
 Your Brother is to dye. 
 
 /fat. So. 
 
 Aag. And hts offence is fo,as it appears®. 
 Accountant to tlie Law, vpenthat pains. 
 
 I fab. True, 
 
 A«g. Admit soother way to fsue his life 
 (As I fabferibe not char,nor any other. 
 
 But in the Ioffe ofquefeion) that you,his Sifter, 
 
 Finding your felfe defil’d offuch a perlon, 
 
 Wbofe ere®dit with the Itidge.or owne great place. 
 Could fetch your Brother from the Manacles 
 Of the all-building-Law: and that there were 
 No earthly mean© to fane him,but that either 
 You muftlay downethe tresfurei of your body. 
 
 To this fuppofcd.or elfe to let him faScr •• 
 
 What would you doe ? 
 
 I fab. As much for my poore Brothers my felfe; 
 That is: were I vnder the tearmes of death, 
 Th’impreftion ofkeene whips,I 1 d wesre as Rubies, 
 And ftrip my felfe co death,as to s bed. 
 
 That longing haue bin ficke for s ere I’td yeeld 
 My body vp to frame. 
 
 Ang. That 
 
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 Ang. Then muft your brother die* 
 
 Ifa. And "twer the cheaper way: 
 
 Better h were a brother dide at once. 
 
 Then that a fitter* by redeeming him 
 Sh 9 »ld die Tor ewer. 
 
 jfag. Were not youthen as cruell as the Sentence, 
 That you haue Sandef J d To ? 
 
 fja. I gnomic in ranfome, and free pardon 
 Are of cwohoufci: lawfnEl merde, 
 b nothing km to fovvic redemption, 
 
 i/istg. You teem’d of late to make the Law a tirant, 
 And rather prots’d the Aiding ofyourbretber 
 A merrimentjthen a rice. 
 
 Ifa. Oh pardon rac tny 'Lord, k oft. fal» out 
 Tc hsuc, what we would haue, 
 
 Wefpcake nos whatvvc meane: 
 
 £ fomcth'sng doexcutethe thing I hate, 
 for his advantage that I dearely haste. 
 h/lng. Vie are all fraile. 
 
 Ifa. Elfektrsiy brother die, 
 
 Ifnot a fedarie bat onely he 
 Owe, end focceed thy weaknefle. 
 
 Aug. Nay.w omerarcirsile too. 
 
 Ufa. I, las the glaffes where they view chemfelues, 
 Which are as eafie broke as they make formes; 
 Women? Hclpe heatsen j men their creation marre 
 In profiting by them: Nay, call vs ten times fraile. 
 
 For we are loft, as our complexions are. 
 
 And credulous to falfc prints. 
 
 A»g. I thinks it well: 
 
 And from this teftiraonie of your owne lex 
 (Since I fuppofe we arc made to be no Wronger 
 Then faults may ftsake our frames) let me be bold } 
 
 1 do streft your words. Be that you are. 
 
 That is a woman; if you be more, you'r none. 
 
 If you be one (as you are well expreft 
 By aitacternaU warrants) Jhew it now. 
 
 By patting on thedeftirs’d Liuetie. 
 
 ifa. 3 haue no tongue bar one; gentle my 1 otd, 
 Let srre entreate you fpeake the former language. 
 
 Aug. PLainlre conceiuc I loue you. 
 ifa. My brother did loue lulist. 
 
 And you tell me that he (hall die fork, 
 
 Aug. He {hall not Jfahfl ifyou giue me Sous. I 
 Ifa. 1 know' your vetcoe hath a licence in’c. 
 
 Which feemes a little fouler then it is. 
 
 To piucke cn others. 
 
 Aug. Belceuh me ontntne Honor, 
 
 My words expreffe wy purpofe. 
 
 ifa. Ha? Little honor, to be much bdesu d. 
 
 And moil pemiticsw* purpofe j Seeming,feeming. 
 
 I will proclaims thee Angels, looke fork. 
 
 Signs me a pretests pardon for my brother. 
 
 Or with an out-Rretcht ihroatc lie tell the world aloud 
 What man thou art. 
 
 Aug. Who will beleeue thee Ifahell ? 
 
 My vnfoild name, th aufteerenefie of my life. 
 
 My vouch againtt you, and my place i th Stats;, 
 
 Will fo your accusation oUEM/veigh, 
 
 That you fhal! ftifle in ycur ©wneieporr,’ 
 
 And frssell ofcalumnie. 5 haue begun. 
 
 And now I giue my fenfuall race, the reins. 
 
 Fir rhycontent corny fharpeappetite, 
 
 Lgyby ah nicetic, and proiixious biufti® 
 
 Thaibanilb what they foe for: Redeems thy brother, 
 By yielding vp thy bodietomy will, 
 
 Or elfe he mutt not one-lie die the death, 
 
 But thy vnkindnefi’e fhai’i his death draw out 
 Tolingrir.gfuffcrancc: Anfwer me tomorrow. 
 
 Or by the sffeftion that now guide* me mod, 
 lie prouc a Tirant to him. As for you, 
 
 Say what you can; my falfe,orc-woighs ycur rrue, Ex ft 
 Ifa. To whom fhould I compiaine ? Did I tel! this. 
 Who would bclceuc me ?O perilous mouthes 
 1 hat bearc in them, one and the felfcterre tongue, 
 Ether of condemnation, or approofe, 
 
 Bidding the Law make curtneto their will, 
 
 Hooking both right and wrong to th’tppetite. 
 
 To follow as it dr awes, lie to my brother. 
 
 Though he hath falne by prompture of the blood, 
 
 Yet hath he in him fuch a mir.de of Honor, 
 
 That had lie twcntic heads to tender downs 
 Qncwentiebloodic blockct,hee’ld yeeld them, vp, 
 Before his fitter ftiouldjier bodie ftoopa „ 
 
 To fash abhord pollution. 
 
 T ben IfabeR liu e ch a fte, and brother die ; 
 
 “More then our Brothei, is our Chaftitie. 
 lie tell him yet of Angela » requdl. 
 
 And fit his minde to death, for his fpules reft. Exit, 
 
 <*jTdm * Terttm, Seem Trmta, 
 
 Enter Duke, Claudia, and 'Prozefl, 
 
 Du. So then you hope of pardon from Lord Anftlo ? 
 
 CL .The milerable hsue no other medicine 
 But onely hope: Thaue hope to liue,and am prepar’d to 
 
 die. 
 
 Duke. Be abfolitre for death i either death or life 
 Shall thereby be the faestsr. Reafon thus wuhlife: 
 
 If ? do loofe thee, I do loofe-a thing 
 
 That none but focles would kcepc: 3 breath thou art, 
 
 Semite to all the skyie-influences, 
 
 Th 3 tdott this habitation where thou keepft 
 Hourely afflid : Meerely,thou art deaths foole, 
 
 For him thou labourft by thy flight to fnun^ 
 
 And yet nshft toward him frill. Thou art not noble. 
 
 For all th’accommodatiorts that thpu beaifl. 
 
 Are nurft by bafeneffe: Thou’rt by no meaner valiant. 
 For thou doft fear e the teft and tender forke 
 Ofa poore wormej thy heft of reft is fleepe, 
 
 And that thou oft prouoakft; yet groflclie fearft 
 Thy death, which is no more. Thou art not thy felfe. 
 For thou exifts on raanie a thoufand grainoy 
 That ifTiie cut of duft. Happiethou art not. 
 
 For what thou haft Ror, {Till tbou ftriu’ft to get, 
 
 And what thoa baft forged!. Thou art not certaine. 
 For thy complexionfhifes to ftrangeeffc&s, 
 
 After the Moone: If thou art rich, thou’rt pooie, 
 
 For like an Afle,whofe batke with Ingots bowei; 
 Thou bearft thy heauie riches but a iournie. 
 
 And death vnloads thee; Friend haft thou none. 
 
 For thine owne bowels which do call thee, fire 
 The mecrecSfufion of thy proper loines 
 Do curfe theGowt, Sapego, and the Rheume 
 For ending thee no fooner.Thouhaft nor youth,uor age 
 But as it were an after-dinner* fleepe 
 Dreaming on both, for ali thy bletTed youth 
 Becomes as aged, and doth begge the aimer 
 Of paificd-Eld •. and when thou art old, andiifb 
 
 Thou 
 
dpcfea/ure for zPvfcafure. y\ 
 
 XhAu halt mther heste, affcfticn, limbe,nor beautie 
 
 To make thy riches pleafent: whitfr yetin this 
 
 Ttws beares ehe turns of Ufc ? Yet in this life 
 
 Lie hid mee thoufandjdeiihs; yet death we f«re 
 
 That makes thefe oddes, all euen. 
 
 CU. I humblie thanks you. 
 
 To fuetoliue. Ifindel feeke to die, 
 
 And feeking death, finds life i Let te cotter. 
 
 Enter Ifahetia. 
 
 tfd>. Whathaa?Peacehecre; Goce.and good com- 
 pante. 
 
 pro. Who s there ( Came ia, the wife deferue« a 
 welcome. 
 
 Duke, Deere fir, ere long lie vifit you againe. 
 
 CU. Mofi bolie Sir, l thank* you. 
 
 {fa. My buficeficis a word or two with Cfeadte. 
 fra. And vexk welcom t looke SignJor,h?re‘s your 
 After. 
 
 Duke. Proooft^ word with you, 
 pro. s tnanie as you pleafe. 
 
 Ds^r.Bring rherotoheareuse fpeak,wher?I axyjbe 
 eonceol’d- 
 
 Cla. Now After, what’i tbs comfort ? 
 
 //a Why, 
 
 As all comfcstsare« ©oft good* m °ft goodindeede. 
 
 Lord haatng affaires to heauen 
 
 Intends you for his fwife Ambaflador, 
 
 Where you ihall be an euerlafting Leiger 5 
 
 Therefor? your beft appointment make with fpeed, 
 
 'To Morrow you feton. 
 
 (last. Inhere no reraedie? 
 
 Ifa. Ncr.e.but fuch remedie,aa to faue a heid 
 
 To ckauea heart in twaine.- 
 Chat. Bat is there aoie? 
 
 Ifa. Yea brother, you may litre; 
 
 There ia adiueltife mercie in the fudge* 
 lfyou*l implore it, that will free y oar life. 
 
 Bat fetter y 0*11 till death. 
 
 CU. Perperuall durance? 
 
 tfi. I iuft, perpetual! durance, a reftraint 
 
 Through all the worlds vafeditie you had 
 
 To s determin'd {cope. 
 
 Clou. Butin what oat are? 
 
 ifa. In firth a one, as you confirming too t, 
 
 Would barb* your honor from that trunkey©o bear?, 
 Aad leaue you naked. 
 
 Ciau. Let me know thepouw. 
 
 If}. Oh, l do feare thee Cloudy and I quake, 
 
 Leafi thou afeauorous life (hauldll entertaine. 
 
 And fix or feuen winters more refpedi 
 
 Then a perperuall Honor. Dar’ft then die * 
 
 Thefeuce of death is moft in apprehenfion, 
 
 Andthe pooroBeesle that we creade vpen 
 
 In corporal! fufferancc, finds £ pang as great* 
 AswhenaGiant dies. 
 
 C/a Why giue you me this feame/ 
 
 Tbinke you 1 can areColution fetch 
 
 From flowrie tenderndfe ? IfJ muft die, 
 
 I will encounter cbrkoriTe aia bride, 
 
 And huggeithi minearmes. 
 
 //i.There fpake my brother : there py fathers gtaite 
 Did 'riterfqrtaavoite. Yes,thou muft die. 
 
 Thou art too noble, to confetti? a life 
 
 Inbafe appliances. This outward fainted Deputfe* 
 Whofe fetled yifige,aad deliberate word 
 |Nipr youth i’thhead, and Lollies doth emmew 
 
 As Falcon doth the Fowle, is yet-a diuell : 
 
 His filth within being caft.bc would appeare 
 
 A pond, as Jcepc as hell. 
 
 Cla. The prenaie, Angelo ? 
 
 ifa. Oh tis the cunning Liuerie etbcil, 
 
 Tbedamncft bodie to inueft, and com 
 
 In Drcnzie gardes; doft thou thinke CL&dit, 
 
 If 1 wouldyeeld him my virginme 
 
 Thoumight’ftbc freed? 
 
 Cla. Oh heauens, ie cannot be. 
 
 Ifa. Yes,he would giu’c thee; from this rank offence 
 
 So to offend him £HlL. This night’s the time 
 
 That I fhould do what I abhortc to name. 
 
 Ox elfe thou dieft to morrow. 
 
 Cun. Thou fhalt not do’c, 
 
 Ifa. O, were it but my life, 
 
 I’de throw it do woe for your deliuerance 
 
 As frankely ss s pin. 
 
 Close. Thanlces deere IfsheE. 
 
 ifa. Be resdie Claudia, fery our death to morrow. 
 
 (Ism. Ycs. His he affie&ions in him. 
 
 That thus can make him bits the Law by th’nofr. 
 
 When he would force it ? Sure it imo finne, 
 
 Or of the deadly feuen it is the kafL 
 
 Ifa. Which is the leaf! i 
 
 Cla. If it w(pe damnable, he being (0 wife, 
 
 Why would he for the nromentarie tricke 
 
 Be pcrdurablte fin’de ?Oh IfabelL 
 
 Ifa. What (Ties my brother ? 
 
 C U. Death i 5 a fearefuii thing. 
 
 Ifa. And foamed life,a hatefulL 
 
 Cla. !, but to die, and go we know not where. 
 
 To lie In cold obftru<frion,and to ror. 
 
 This fenfible warms motion, to become 
 
 A kneaded dpd; And the delighted fpiric 
 
 To bathinfiede floods, or torecide 
 
 In thrilling Region of thicke-nbbcd Ice, 
 
 To be imprifotfd in the viewleffe vrindes 
 
 And blowne with refiicffe violence round about 
 
 The pendant world : or to be worfe then worft 
 
 Of thofe, that lawleffe and iacertaine thought. 
 
 Imagine howling, *cis too hombfe. 
 
 The wearieft, and moft loathed worldly life 
 
 1 That Age, Ache, periufy,and imprifonment 
 
 Can lay on nature, isx Paradife 
 
 1 To what we feare of death. 
 
 Ifa. Alas, alas. 
 
 Cla. Sweet Sifter, let rae line. 
 
 What finne yea do, to feue a brothers Hfe^ 
 
 Nature difpenfes with the deeds io fane. 
 
 That it becomes a vertue. 
 ifa. Ohyoubeaft, 
 
 Oh faitWdTe Coward, oh dilhoneft wretch. 
 
 Wilt thou be made a maa, out of my vice ? 
 fs’c not akinde oflnceft, to take life 
 
 From thine owns filters firame ? Wharfbould I thinke, 
 Heauen Crield my Mother plaid my Father faire: 
 
 For filch a warped flip ofvrildemefie 
 
 Here iHu d from bis blood. Take my defiance, 
 
 Die,peri(h: Might bu? my beading downe 
 
 Rapteroe thee from Usy fete, it fhould proceeds, 
 lie prsy a thoufend praters for thy death, 
 
 No word w feus thee. 
 
 (Is. Nay hcareme IfaheH. 
 
 I{ 4 . Ob fie, fie, fie; 
 
 Thy (inn’s not accidental!, but aTrade} 
 
 Mercie 1 
 
y 2 d% 4 eafiire for zfA 4 ‘eajk r e» 
 
 Mercy to thee would proue It Telle a Ikwd # 
 
 *Tis bell chit thou died quickly. 
 
 CLs. Oh heare me IfaheUa. 
 
 D«£. Vouchsafe a word.yong fifter.but one word 
 
 If*. What is your Will. 
 
 Might you difpenfewith your kyfure, I would 
 by and by hang fotr.e fpeech with you; the fatiffaflion 1 
 would require, is likeWvfe your owne benefit. 
 
 Ifa. I hauc no fuperfluous ley fure, my day mud be 
 foolen out of other affaires.- but I will attend you a while. 
 
 15 k%» Son,\ haue ouer-heard what hath pad between 
 yout< your filler. Angela had neuec the purpcfe to cor¬ 
 rupt her; onriy he hath made an aflay of her vertue, to 
 pra<ftHc his judgement with thedifpofition of natures. 
 She (hauing the truth cf honour in her) hath made him 
 that gracious denial!, which he is mod glad to receiue: l 
 am Confeffor to Aiigeto.tind 1 know this to betrue.ther- 
 fore prepare your felfe to death : do notTitisfieyour te- 
 folutton with hopes that are fallible, tomorrow you 
 muff die. goe to your khees,and make ready. 
 
 Cl*. Let me ask my filler pardon, I am fo out of loue 
 with life, that I will fue to be rid of it. 
 
 JDȣe. Hold you there : farewell . Proucjl , a word 
 with you. 
 
 pro. What’s your will (father? ) 
 
 i>«<L That now you are come,you wii be gone.leaue 
 me a white with the Maid, my mindepromifes with my 
 habit, no Ioffe Thai! touch her by my company. 
 
 pro. In goad time. Exit. 
 
 ’S>d^ The hand that hath made you faire , hath made 
 you goodthe goodnes that is cheape in beauty, makes 
 beauty briefe in goodnes ; but grace being the fou'.e of 
 your complexion , fnailkeepe the body ofiteuer faire: 
 the asTauk that Angelo hath made to you. Fortune hath 
 cormid to my Vftderftanding f and but that fr ailty hath 
 examples for his fallingjihould wonder at Angelo-.how 
 
 will you doe to content this Subfiitute, and tofaue your 
 Brother? 
 
 Ifdb. Ism now going to refoSue him : I had rather 
 ray brother die by the Law.thenmyformefltculdbevn- 
 lawfullie borne. But (oh) how much is-the good Duke 
 dece'su’d in s Angelo : ifeuer he reteme, and I can fpeake 
 to him, 1 will open my lips in vaine, or difeouer his go- 
 uern resent. 
 
 Bake. That (hall not be much smWTe: yet.as the mat¬ 
 ter now; ftandsjhewili auoid youraccufation : he made 
 trial! of you cnelie. Therefore fallen your eareon my 
 adusfings, to the loue 1 haue in doing good ; a remedie 
 prefects it felfe. ] doe make my felfe belesue that you 
 may cioft vprighteoufly do a poor wronged Lady a me¬ 
 rited benefit; redeem your brother from theangry Law; 
 doe no Chine to yourovrne graeioas perfon, and much 
 pleafe the abfent Duke, ifperaduencure he fhali euerre- 
 turne to haue hearing of this bufinefle. 
 
 /fab. Let me hears you fpeake farther; Thaue fpirit to 
 do any thing that appeares not fowls in the truth of my 
 fpirit. 
 
 Dtskg. Vertue Is bold, and goodnes neuer fearefull: 
 Haue you not heard fpeake of Mariana the filler of Frg - 
 dericke the great Souldier, who mifearried at Sea? 
 
 Ifis. I haue heard of the Lady, and good words went 
 with her name, 
 
 Shee fhould this Angelo haue married .* was af¬ 
 fianced to her oath.and the nuptiall appointed: between 
 which time of the contract, and limit of the folemniiie, 
 he; brother Fredericks was wrackc at Sea, hauing in that 
 
 pet’s ih.edveffdi, the dowry cf bis fifter: but marke how 
 heaisily this befell to the poereGentlewoman, there fhe 
 loft a noble and renowned brother, in his loue toward 
 her, euef moil kinds and natural! s with him the portion 
 and finew of her fortune, her marriage dowry i with 
 both, her contbynate-husband, this weli-fcemlng 
 
 Angelo. 
 
 ifU>. Can this be fo? did Asgsfa fo leaue her ? 
 
 Duke. Left her in her teams. Si dried not cite of them 
 with his comfort: fwalfowed his vowes who!e,pretcn» 
 ding in her, dsfeoueries of dishonor : in few* beftow’d 
 her on her ctvne lamentation, which flbe yet wesres for 
 his fake: and he, a marble to her teares, is wafted vikb 
 them, but relents not. 
 
 Ifab. What a merit were it in death to take this poors 
 maid from {Sue world? what corruption ia this life, that 
 it will let this man liue ? But how out of this can fhee a- 
 uaile? 
 
 ‘Daks- It is a rupture that you may eafily healc: and the 
 care of it not oneJy faues your brother, but keepes you 
 from di£h©nor in doing it. 
 
 If*b. Shew me how (good Father.) 
 
 DA- This fore-named Maid hath yet in her the con¬ 
 tinuance ofher fit ft aCFe$ion : his vniuft vnkmdcneffe 
 (that in all reafon Oiould haue quenched her loue ) hath 
 (like an impediment in the Current) made it more vio¬ 
 lent and vnra'y: Goe you to Angelo, sniwere his requi¬ 
 ring with aplaufibie obedience, agree with his demands 
 to the point: one!/referreycur felfe tc this adnantrge; 
 firft, that your Bay with him may not be longthat the 
 time may haue all fhadow,an£* hknee in jttamd the place 
 ar.fwereto conuenknce •• this being granted in couife, 
 and now followes all : wee (hall aduife this wronged 
 maid to Heed vp your appointment, goe in your placet 
 if the encounter acknowledge it felfe heereafter, it racy 
 compeil him to her recompense ; and hecre , by this is 
 your brother faued, your honor vntainlcd, the poore 
 Mariana adaantaged, and the corrupt Deputy fealed. 
 The Maid will I frame, and make fit for his attempt: if 
 you thinks well to carry this as you may, the doublenes 
 ofth® benefit defends the deceit from reproofe. What 
 thinkeyou of it ? 
 
 Ifab. The image ofit giues me content already, Midi 
 trull it will grow to a moft profperous perfefiion, 
 
 Z?« 4 . It lies Hsuch in your holding vp: hafre you fpee- 
 dily to Angelo, if for this night he intreat you to hh bed, 
 giue him protnife of fadsfa^lion: I will prefently to S. 
 Luke*, ttereatthe rooated-Grange recidet this dete¬ 
 cted Mariana ; at that place cal! vpon me, and difp&tch 
 with Angelo, that it raay be quickly. 
 
 Ifab, I thank you for thiscomfort.fareyouwell good 
 father. Suit. 
 
 Enter Elbow, Cltmpe, Officers, 
 
 £!b. Nay, ifthere be no remedy for it, but that you 
 will needes buy and fell men and worsen like beads, we 
 fhali haue all the world drinks browne &t white bafiard. 
 
 Dukt Oh heauensjwhat ftulfe is beers. 
 
 Close. Twas neuer menry world fince of twovfuries 
 the Hwrrieft was put dovvne, and the worfer allow’d by 
 order of Law: afiir’d gowns to keepe hits warme; and 
 ford with Foxc ami Lamb-skins Igo, to fignifie.that craft 
 being richer then Innocency, Hands for the facing. 
 
 Elk Come your way fir .• ’blefie you good Father 
 Fri-jr. 
 
 Dukj And you good Brother Father j what oSferce 
 hath this mza made you, Sir? 
 
 Elk, Marry 
 
Meafere for A feafire. 
 
 Elk. Marry Sir, he hath offended the Law; and Sir, 
 wetakehimtobcaThecfetoo Sir. for v.echauefound 
 vpon him Sir, a ftrangc Pick-lock, which we haue ferae 
 to theDeputie. 
 
 poke. tie, firrah, a Bawd, a wicked bawd. 
 
 The eaill that thou caufeft to be done, 
 
 That is thy meanes to liue. Do thou but thinke 
 What'cis to cram a maw, or cloach a backe 
 Fromfuch a filthie vice : fay to thy fclfe, 
 
 From their abhominable and beaflly touches 
 I drinke.I cate away my felfe.and liue 
 Canft t'noiibcSeeue thy liutng is a life, 
 
 So ftinkingly depending i Go mend, go mend. 
 
 Clo. Indeed, it do's ftinke in fome fort, Sit • 
 
 But yet Sir I would proue 
 
 £>*%.Nay, ifthe diuell liauegiuen thee proofs for fin 
 Thou wilt proue his. Take him to pnfon Officer: 
 Correction, and Infttu&ion mull both worke 
 Ere this rude bead will profit. 
 
 Elk. Hemuft before the Deputy Sir. he has gtuen 
 him warning : the Deputy cannot abide a Whorc-ma- 
 fter t tfhe be a Whore-monger.and comes before him, 
 he were as good go a mile on his errand. 
 
 Duke . *That we were all,as fome would feeroc to bee 
 From our faults, as faults from fccining free. 
 
 Enter Lccto. 
 
 Eli Hit necke will come to yout wafl, a Cord fir. 
 Clo. I fpy comfort, l cry bade: Hetc s a Gentleman, 
 and a friend of mine. 
 
 Lac. How now noble Pomfeil What, at the wheels 
 of Cstfur ? Art thou led in triumph ? What is there none 
 of Ptgtnnltont Images newly made woman to bee had 
 now, for putting the hand in the pocket, and extratftsng 
 clutch'd < What reply ? Ha? What faift thou to this 
 Tune, Matter, and Method ? Is’t not drown d i th laft 
 raiae ?Ha? What faift thou Trot? Is the world as it was 
 Man? Which is the way ? Is it fad, and few words? 
 Or how 5 The tricke of it ? 
 
 Puke. Still thus, and thus: ftill vvorfe ? 
 
 Lac. How doth my deere Morfeli, thy Miftns? Pro¬ 
 cures (he ftill ? H* f 
 
 Clo. Troth fir, (hee hath eaten vp all het bcefe, and 
 (he is her felfe in the tub. 
 
 Lac. Why 'tis good : It is the right of it: it mud be 
 fa. Euct your frcfii Whore, and your pouder'd Baud,an 
 vefinun’d conference, it muft be fo. Art going to pti • 
 fon Pompci ? 
 
 Clo. Yes faith fir 
 
 Las. Why *tis not amide Pentfgj : farewell: goe fay 
 I fent thee thether: for deb; Pornpe 7? Or how > 
 
 Elk. For being a baud, for being a baud. 
 
 Lae. Well, therumprffon him; ifimprifonment be 
 \ the doe of a baud, why ’tis bis right. Baadishedoubt- 
 I leffe, and of antiquity too: Baud borne. Farwcil good 
 i Pempej: Commend me to the prifon Petitpcj, you will 
 utrne good husband now Pempej, you yviH (ceepethe 
 
 boufe. 
 
 *CtO'l hope S;r, your good Worftiip wil bemybaitc? 
 «&/*.*. No indeed wii i necF<M»s?£7,if isnetthewear: 
 ?wiilpray (Pmmpsj) to encreafe your bondage if you 
 oke it not patiently : Wliy, your raetde Is the more: 
 Adieu sruftie Pcmpej. 
 
 BleiTe you Friar. 
 
 Duke. And you. 
 
 Let. Do’i Bridget psint ftill, Pempty ? Ha ? 
 
 Elk. Come your waier fir, come.. 
 
 Clo. You will not baiiemethenSirf 
 
 Lac. Then P empty, nor now : whas aevres abroad Fri¬ 
 er f Wha: newes ? 
 
 Elk. Come your waies fir, come. 
 
 Lac. Goe to kennell {? empty) goe: 
 
 What newes Frier of the Duke l 
 
 Duke. ! know none: can you tel! meofany f 
 
 Lac. Some fay he is with the Emperor ofRttffknoihtT 
 fome, he is in Rame : but where is he thinke you? 
 
 Duke. I know not where s but wherefoeuer, I wUh 
 him well. 
 
 Lite. It wassmadfantefticallrockeofbimt® fieale 
 from the State, and vfurpethe beggerie hee was newer 
 borne to .• Lord Angelo Dukes it well in his sbfence; he 
 puts tranfgrdfion too't. 
 
 Duke. He do‘swellin*t. 
 
 Lac. A little more lenitie to Lecherre would doe no 
 harme in him Something too crabbed that W3y,Frsrr. 
 
 Dak- It is too general a vice.and feuentiemuftcureii. 
 
 Lee. Yes in good footh,the rice is of a great kindredj 
 it is well allied, but it is iropoflible to estirpeit quite, 
 Frier, till eating and drinking be put dovroe. They fay 
 this Angela was not made by Man and Woman, after 
 this downe-nght way of Creation is it true, thinke 
 you? 
 
 Duke. How (houid he be made then ? 
 
 Lac. Some report, a Sea-maid fpawn’d him. Some, 
 that he was begot betweene two Stock-fifhes . Bos it 
 is certaine, that when he makes water, his Vrine is con¬ 
 geal'd ice, that I know to bee true : and he is a motion 
 generatiue,that's infallible. 
 
 Dak*. You are pleafant fir,and fpeake apace. 
 
 Lac, Why, whatatuthlefle thing is this in him, for 
 the rebellion ofa Cod-peece, to take sway the life of a 
 man ? Would the Duke that is abient haue done this ? 
 Ere he would haue hang’d a man for the getting a hun¬ 
 dred Baftards, he would haue paid® for the Nurfing a 
 r hoi! find. He had fome feeling of the fpert, hee knew 
 the feruicc, and that inftru&ed him t© mcrcie. 
 
 Duke. I neucr heard the sbfent Duke much tkte&cd 
 far Women, he was not enclin'dthat way. 
 
 Lae. Oh Sir,you aredeceiu'd. 
 
 Duke. ’Tisnctpoffible. 
 
 Luc. Who, not theDuke f Y ej t ycur beggar of fifty: 
 and his vfe was, to pur a ducket in her Clack-difti j the 
 Duke had Crochets in him. Hee would be drunks too, 
 that let me informe you. 
 
 Duke. You do him wrongdiirdy. 
 
 Luc. Sir,I was an inward of hss: a fhic fellow was 
 the Duke, and 1 belceuel know the cade of his with¬ 
 drawing. 
 
 Dake. What (l prethee) might be the caafe ? 
 
 Lac. No, pardon : ‘Tis a fecret muft bee locks with¬ 
 in the teeth and the lippes: but this I can let you »ntkr- 
 ftand, the greater file of the fubie& held the Duke to be 
 vvife. 
 
 Dake. Wife? Why no queftion bat he was. 
 
 Lac. A very fuperficiill/ignorant.vnweighing fellow 
 
 Diske. Either this is Enuie in you, Folly, or f» 
 king; The very fir came ef his life, and the bufmeffe hs 
 hsth helmed, muft vppon a warranted neede, glue him 
 e better proclamation. Let himbebutteftimonied in 
 his owne bringings forth, and hee (hall appear? to the 
 enuious, aScholier, aStctefman, and & Soldier: there¬ 
 fore you fpeake vnskilfaJSy: or, if yos^r knowledge bee 
 more, it is ranch darkned ia yout malice. 
 
 G Luc, 
 
74 
 
 Meajure for ivleajkre. 
 
 Ltef. SirJ know Kin*, snd I \ouz him. 
 
 X/s%. Lowe talkes with betterknowledge^ know¬ 
 ledge with deare Soue. 
 
 Lac, Coroe Sir, I know what I know 
 
 Da\o. 3 ess hardly beleeue that, Since you know net 
 what you fpeake. But if cuer the Duke return® (as our 
 praien are heaiay) let tnc e deftre you to make yourar»- 
 fwer before him; if it bee honefl you hsue fpoke, y ! ou 
 haue courage to maintains it-, 1 am bound to call vppon 
 you, and l pray you your nama ? 
 
 Lac. Sir my name u Z,»r»D,wel known to the Duke. 
 
 •Dsskf. He (ball knew you better Sit, if] may hue to 
 report you. 
 
 Lac. Ifeareyounot 
 
 D«kf- O you hope the Duke will rcturne no more: 
 or you imagine me to vnhurtfull an oppofite.but indeed 
 1 can doe you little harme: You’ll for-fweare this a- 
 gaine ? 
 
 Lac. lie be bang’d firft . Thouart deceiu'd in mee 
 Etiar. But no mots of this Canfl thou tell if Claudia 
 die to morrow, or no ? 
 
 Duty. Why Should he die Sir ? 
 
 Luc. Why? For filling a bottle with aTunnerdifh : 
 I would the Duke we talke of were return’d againe: this 
 vngenitur’d Agent will vn-peogle theProuince with 
 Comiriencie. Sparrowes rouft not busid in his houfe- 
 ceues s bec8ufetney are lecherous: The Duke yet would 
 haue darke deedsdarkelie anfwcttd, bee would neuer 
 bring thsm to light t would bee were return’d. Marne 
 this Claudio is condemned for vntrufling Ferwell good 
 Friar, Iprethee pray for me : The Duke (1 Payee thee 
 agatne) would cate Mutton onFridaies. He’s now part 
 it, yet (and 1 fay to thee) hee would mouth with a beg¬ 
 gar, though She fmelc browne-hread and Garhcke: (ay 
 that I faid fo tFatewell. £xti. 
 
 Daks. No might, nor greatneSfe m mortality 
 
 i Cancenfurefcapc: Back wounding calumme 
 The whiteft vettue ftrikes. What King fo Slrong 
 Can tie the gal! vp in thelanderous tong ? 
 
 But who comes heere ? 
 
 Ester Eftehn, Trow ft, and B«e>d. 
 
 Eft. Go, away with her to prifon. 
 
 Bm&d. Good my Lord be good to mee, your Honor 
 h accounted a mercifull man : good my Lord. 
 
 $ft. Double, and trebble admonition, and Bill fot- 
 feite in the fame kmde ? This would make mercy fweare 
 and play the Tirant. 
 
 Pro. A Bawd of eienen y cares continuance, may it 
 pleafeyotir Honor. 
 
 Bt*ri, My Lord, this is one Lucia's ksforrostion a- 
 ujmft me, Miftris Kate Keept-dovrue was with cbildeby 
 . in m the Dukes time, he promis’d her marriage : his 
 Chiide is a ycerc and a quarter olds come Philip and As- 
 cob : 1 haae kept it my felfe; and fee bow bee g aes about 
 to abufc me. 
 
 Eft. Thst feiiow is a fellow of much Licenfc : Let 
 him be call’d be fore vs. Away with her to prifon; Goe 
 too, no more words. Piouoft,srsy Brother Angela will 
 not be alter'd, Cloncba mu SI die to morrow: Let him be 
 furnifh’d with Diuines, and haue all charitable prepara¬ 
 tion. Ifmy brother wrought by my pitie, it Should not 
 be fo with him. 
 
 Pro. So pleafe you, thisFnarharh beerw with him, 
 and aduis’d him for th’cniertaimnens cfdesth. 
 
 Eft. Good’euen, good Father 
 r Dukp, BliSfe.andgoodneffeonyou. 
 
 Eff.~Oi^itnct are you ? 
 
 Da^Mct of this Cour.tne,though my chance is now 
 To vfe it for my time : I am a brother 
 Ofgracious Order, late come fromthe Sea, 
 
 In Special! buftneffe from hisHclinefle, 
 
 Eft, What nev/esabroad fth World ? 
 
 2>a$e. None, but that there is fo great aFeeuoron 
 good rteSTe, that thediSTolution ofitrouft cure it, No- 
 ueltie is onely in reoueft, and as it is as dangerous to be 
 aged in anykindeotcourfe, as it is vertuous to be con¬ 
 stant in any vndertaklng. There is fcarfe truth enough 
 aliue to make Societies fecure, but Securitie enough to 
 make Fellowships accurft: Much ?pon this riddle runs 
 the wifedome of the world; This newes is old enough, 
 yet it is euerte dales newes. I pray you Sir,of whstdis'- 
 pofition was the Duke ? 
 
 Eft. One, that aboue ail other Strifes, 
 
 Contended efpecially to know hioifelfe. 
 
 ’Duke. Whar pleafure wasbegiuen to * 
 
 Eft. Rather retoycing to fee another merry , it 
 merrrie a tanie thing which profeft to make him reioice. 
 A Gentleman of slfteraperancc. But leaue wee him to 
 his clients, with apraierthey may prone prosperous, gj 
 let me defue to know, bow you finde Claudio prepar'd ? 
 I am made to vnderftand, that you hauc lent him visita¬ 
 tion. 
 
 Duke. Heprofeflestohauereceiccd noSinifterroea- 
 fure from his Judge, hut moft willingly humbles him. 
 felfe to the determination of Iuftice : yet had he framed 
 to himfelfe (by the infiru&ion of his frailty) manic de. 
 ceyuing promifes oflife, which I (by my good leifgre) 
 haue dsferedsted to him, and now is he refold'd rodis, ** 
 
 eft. You haue paid the heauens your Function, and 
 the prifoner the verie debt of your Calling, l haue la¬ 
 bour’d for the poors Gentleman,to the extreme*! Shorn 
 eftny modeitie,but my brother-Iuflice haue I found fo 
 feuere,that he hath fore d me to tell him, hee is indeed® 
 luflice. 
 
 Duke. Ifhjsownelife, 
 
 AnfweTe the ftrsitneffe of his proceeding. 
 
 It Shall become him well: wherein if he chance to fule 
 he hath fcatenc’d himfelfe. 
 
 Eft. I am going to vifit the prifoner, Fare yoa well. 
 
 Thd/?. Pescebe with you, 
 
 | He whothe fword of Heauen will bears, 
 j Should be as ho!?, as feueare i 
 Patterne in himSelfe to know, 
 
 Grace to (land, and Venue go: 
 
 More, nor lefle-to others paving. 
 
 Then by felfe-osTences weighing. 
 
 Shame to him, whofecruell Unking, 
 
 KiU for faults ofhis owne liking: 
 
 Twi-e trebble fliameon Angelo 9 
 Tom ds my vice, and let his grow. 
 
 Oh,whs*. may Man within him hide. 
 
 Though Angel on the outward fide? 
 
 !> How may likeneife made in crime*, 
 
 Making prs^ife on th® Times, 
 
 To draw with ydleSpidm (brings 
 Mot! ponderous and fubSantialfthings? 
 
 Craft againft vice, I muft applie. 
 
 With Angelo to night (hall lye 
 His old btcroathed (but defpifed;) 
 
 So difguife fhallby th’difguifed 
 Pay with faifhood, £aHe cuaffing. 
 
 And performs an olde oontraQlng. Ex& 
 
 Ashes 
 
Meafurefor Meafttrc. 
 
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 Atlus Ouartm. SccmaTrtma , 
 
 Eater Mariana, and Boy fwging. 
 
 ■Song. Take, oh take thofe Zips away , 
 
 that ft facet /j were forfwome, 
 
 And thofe eyes ■ the brealte of <tay 
 lights that doe miflead the Aferwe 
 7!su Wj ktfes brmg agaiae,bring agatnc 
 Seales »flent fiat feat d m vatne,JeaJ d m vame. 
 
 Enter Bake 
 
 Mar. Bieake off thy fong.anrfhafte thee quick away, 
 Here comes a man of comfort,whofe aduicc 
 Hatboftenftill d my btawliog difeontent. 
 
 I ery you rnercie,Sir,and well could wifh 
 You had not found me here fo muficall 
 Let me excufe tne, snd belceue me fo, 
 
 ’My mirth it much difpleaf'd.butpleaf’d rny woe 
 Ds^'Tis good, though Mufick oft hath fuch a charme 
 To make bad, good ; and good prouoake to harm® 
 
 I pray you tell me,hath any body enquir'd for mcc here 
 today j much vpon this time haue I ptomif'd here to 
 soeece. 
 
 Mar . You haue oot btn enquir'd after . 1 haue fat 
 here all day 
 
 Enter Ifabell 
 
 Bnf. I doe confbndy beleeueyou : the time is come 
 euen now, I fhall craue your forbearance a!ittle,niay be 
 I will call vpon you anone for fome adutntage to your 
 
 Mar. I am alwayes bound to you. Exit. 
 
 Bttkj V ery well mas,and well come: 
 
 Wbst it the newes from this good Deputies 
 
 I fab, He hatha Garden dreummur’d withBricke, 
 Whofe weft erne fidsis with a Vineyard back't; 
 
 And to that Vineyard is a planched gate, 
 
 That makes his opening with this bigger Key 
 This otheT doth command a little doore, 
 
 Which from the Vineyard to the Garden leades, 
 
 There haue I made my promife, v.pon the 
 Heauy midle of the uight,to call vpon him. 
 
 7)*ks But (hall you on your knowledge find this way? 
 
 Ifab. 1 haue t'ane a due,and wary note vDon*!, 
 
 With whifpcring,and mod guilcie diligence. 
 
 In a£hon all ©f precept s he did (how me 
 The way twice ore. 
 
 Duk- Are there no other tokens 
 Betweene you gieed.conccrning herobferuance? 
 
 Ifab. No : none but oncly arepaitc ith' darke. 
 
 And that I haue pcffeft him,rr.y moft Ray 
 Can be bur bricfe.- fet 1 haue made him know, 
 
 1 hauee Seruant comes wish me along 
 That Bases vpon me; whofe perfwafion is, 
 
 I ceme about my Brother. 
 
 D*k- Tis well borne vp. 
 i haue not yet made knovene to Manana 
 Enter Manana. 
 
 A word of this: what hoa,within; come forth, 
 
 I pray you be acquainted with this Maid, 
 
 She comes to doe you good. 
 
 Ifab. I doc define the like, 
 
 Dtiltj Do you perfwadc your fclfc that I rcfpe£i you? 
 
 Mar. Good trier, 1 know you do s and haue found it 
 
 Duke. T ske then this your companion by the hand 
 Who hath a Bone teadie for your eare: 
 
 1 fhall attend your leifure, but make hafte 
 The vaporous night approaches. 
 
 Mar. Wilt pleafe you walkc afide. Exit 
 
 Duke. Oh Place,and greatnes: millions offal fe cics 
 Are ftucke vpon thee: volumes of report 
 Run with thefefalfe, and mod contranouaQycR 
 Vpon thy doings: thoufand cfcapes of wit 
 Make thee the father oftheir idle dre&me. 
 
 And racke thee in their fancies. Welcome,how agreed ? 
 
 Enter Mar sana and [ft be ID. 
 ffab. Shee'll take the enterprnte vpon her father, 
 if you aduife it. 
 
 Thtke. It is not my confent, 
 
 But my entreaty too. 
 
 fft. Little haue you to fay 
 When you depart from him, but foft and low, 
 Remember now my brother. 
 
 Mar. Fearc me not. 
 
 'Dr\. Not gentle daughter, feare you nor at all : 
 
 He is your husband on a pre-conrra£t • 
 
 To bring you thus together’usno finne, 
 
 Sith that the Iufhcc of your tide to him 
 Doth flounfh the deceit. Come, let vs goe. 
 
 Our Gome’s to reape.for yet our Tithes to fow. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter Preuof and fletaoe. 
 
 Pro Comb hitherfjrha; can you cut off a mans head? 
 
 C/o. If the man be a Bachelor Sir,I can. 
 
 But if he be a married man, he’s his wmes head. 
 
 And 1 can ncuer cut off a womans head. 
 
 Pro. Come fir,teaue me your fnatches, and yetld mee 
 a dire£V anfwcrc. To morrow morning are to die CAsa- 
 dio and Barr.ardlnt heerc is in our prifon a common exe. 
 cutioner, who in his office lacks a helper, if you will take 
 it cn you to a (ft ft him , it fhall redeeme you from your 
 Gyues :if not,you fhall haue your full timeofimprifon- 
 ment,and your dcliuerancc with an vnpitued whipping; 
 for you haue beene a notorious bawd. 
 
 C/o. Sir, I haue beene an vnlawfol! bawd,dm? out of 
 nnnde, but yet 1 will bee content to be alawfull bang” 
 man: I would bee glad to receiue fome inftru&ion ftom 
 my fellow partner. 
 
 Pro. Wh&tho»,Abhorfoa: where’* Abhsrfen there } 
 Enter Abhor fen. 
 
 Abh. Doe you cal! fir ? 
 
 TVa, Sirha.herc’s a fellow will helpe you to morrow 
 in your execution : if you rhinke it meet, compound with 
 him by the yeere, and let him abide here with you.it not , 
 vfe him for the prefent, and difmiffc him , hee cannot 
 plead his eRimaoon with you: he hath beene a Bawd. 
 
 Abb. A Bawd Sir? fie vpon him, he will diferedit cat 
 my Rene. 
 
 Pro. Goe too Sir, you waigh equallie: a feather will 
 turr.e theScale. Exit, 
 
 Clo. Pray fir, by your good fauor . for furely fir, a 
 good fauor you haue,bat that you haue a hanging look: 
 Doe you caff fir,your occupation aMyfieric ? 
 
 G a Abh. 1 , 
 
Meajure for Alea/itre. 
 
 76 
 
 Abb. 1 Sir, a Mi fieri e. 
 
 clo. Painting Sir, I haue heard fay, is a Miftene;and 
 your Whores fir, being members of my «ccup3(ion, v- 
 fmg painting, doproue my Occupation, s Miflersei&Bt 
 whflt Mifterie there fhould he in hanging, if I fhould 
 se bang'd, i cannot imagine. 
 
 Abh . Sir, it is a Mi ft eric. 
 
 (flo. Proofe. 
 
 a Abh. Euerie eras cram appsrTeil fi ts your Theefe. 
 Clo. Ifit be too little fervour theefc,your true man 
 thinkes it bigge enough, Iritbeetoo bigge for your 
 Theefe,yoorTbeefe thsnkesit little enough : So eaerie 
 true maosspparrell fits ysur Theefe. 
 
 filter Provo]}. 
 
 Pro. Ate you agreed ? 
 
 Clo. Sir, I will feruehjm :ror 1 dofinde your Hang¬ 
 man is a more penitent Trade then your Bawd; he doth 
 oftner aske forgiaeneffe. 
 
 Pro. You firrah, prooede your blorke and your Are 
 to morrow, fosse a dock. 
 
 Abb. Come on (Bawd) I will inftru&thee in toy 
 Trade rfellow. 
 
 Clo. I do defire to learne fir: and 1 hope, if you Katie 
 occafion to vfe me for your ownenirnt, you (hall finde 
 me y'ase. Tor truly fir, for your kshdndle, I owe you a 
 good turtle. EtnZ 
 
 "Pro. Call hethet Karnsrdtytt <i Claudio : 
 
 Th’one Has my puie 5 not a lot the other. 
 
 Being a bfurtnerer, though he were my brother. 
 
 Enter Claudio. 
 
 Looke, here’s the Warrant (flmtdio, for thy death, 
 
 'Tis now dead midnight, and by eight to morrow 
 Thou mud be made immortal). Wheie's Bartnsrdme . 
 
 Cla. As fall lock’d vp in fleepe,as guikleffe labour. 
 When it lies (larkely in the Trauellers bones. 
 
 He will not vsake. 
 
 Pro. Who can do good on him f 
 Well,go,ptepare your Celfe. But harke, what noife } 
 Heauen giue your (pints comfort: i>y. and by, 
 
 I hope it is fotne pardon, 01 repreeu* 
 
 For the mod gentle ffhtndio. Welcome Father. 
 
 Enter Duke. 
 
 Duke. The bed, and wholfotnfi fpints of the night, 
 LnufHop you,good Prouofhwho call'd hccicoflate } 
 Pro. None fmee the Gurpbew rung. 
 
 Duke. Not lfat ell > 
 
 Pro. No. 
 
 Duke. They will then erb be long 
 pro. What comfort i* for Claudio f 
 Duke. There’s fome in hope. 
 
 Pro. It is a bitter Depune. 
 
 Duke. Not fo, not fo : hi3 life is paralel d 
 Euen with the Broke and line ofhtsgreat luflrce 
 He doth withhoiieabdinence fubdue 
 That in himfelfe, which he fpurres on his powre 
 To qualifie in others : were he meal’d with that 
 Which he correfh, then were he tirrannom. 
 
 But this being fo, he's usd. Now are they come. 
 
 This is a gentleProuod, fiidome when 
 The fteeled Gaoler is the friend of men: 
 
 How ftavsi whatnoifs i That (pint's poffeft with haft. 
 That wound* th'vi^ft'mgPofteme with thsfe ftrofces. 
 
 Pro. There he mud ft<sy vmil the Officer 
 Arife to let him in; he is call dvp. 
 
 Duke. Haue yoMno countermand for Qiaadio yet ? 
 
 But he nauft die to morrow ? 
 
 Pro. None Sir, none. 
 
 Dttke. Asaeere the dawning Psouoft as it is. 
 
 You (hall heare more ere Morning. 
 pro. Happely 
 
 You fomcthuig know: yeti beleeue there comes 
 No countermand: no fiich example baue \re: 
 
 Befides, epon the verie fiege oflaftice. 
 
 Lord Angelo hath to the publike ears 
 Profed the conuarie. 
 
 Enter a Afeffenger. 
 
 T>uk*. This is his Lords man. 
 
 Pro. And heere comes Claudio’a pardon. 
 
 Ttiijf. My Lord hath fenr you this note. 
 
 And by mee this further charge; 
 
 That you fwerue not from the fmalleft Article of it. 
 Neither in time, matter, or othercircumfbtnce. 
 
 Good morrow: for as I take it, it i« aimed day. 
 
 Pro. 1 fhall obey him. 
 
 Duke. This is his Pardon purchas'd by fuehfin. 
 
 For which the Pardoner himfelfe is in : 
 
 Hence hath offence his quicke celerscie. 
 
 When it is borne in high Authority. 
 
 When Vice makes Mercie; Mercie's fo extended. 
 
 That for the faulcs loue, is th offender friended. 
 
 Now Sir, what newes ? 
 
 Pro. I told you : 
 
 Lord Angelo (be-like) thinking me retniffe 
 In mine Office, awakens mee 
 
 With this vnwonced putting on, mcthinfcs ftrangely ; 
 For he hath not vs’d it before. 
 
 Desk. Pray you leds heare. 
 
 The Letter. 
 
 tVbatfoeuer you. rotty he ore t o the contrary, let CDadto be ex¬ 
 ecuted by feure of the cloeke and in the afiemoeme Bervar- 
 dine: For my better fatidfdUion , let met have ClaudiOl 
 head feat me by frue. Let this be dutly performed with a 
 thought that wore depends on it, then toe tauft ytt deliver . 
 7huefade not to doe your Office, etijou. will anfg ere it a£ 
 your periH. 
 
 What fay yo to this Sir.' 
 
 Duly. V/bat is that &277wir<*a», who is to be licen¬ 
 ced in ch'afternoone? 
 
 Pro. A Bohemian borne; But here norflvp St bred. 
 One that is a pnfo.ner nine yeeres old, 
 
 Duke. How came it, that theabferu Duke had not 
 either deltuer’d him to his liberue, or executed hint f I 
 Katie beard it was euer his manner to do fo. 
 
 Pro. His friends (fill wrought Repreeues for him: 
 And indeed hts fad nil now in the gouernment of Lord 
 Angela, came not to an vndoubtfull proofe. 
 
 Duly. It is now apparcot ? 
 
 Pro. Mod tnanifeft, and not denied by himfelfe. 
 Duke. Hath he boms himfelfe penitently in prtfon 
 How feemeshe to be touch’d ? 
 
 Pro. A man that apprehends death no more dread¬ 
 fully, but as 3 drunken fleepe, careleffe, wrea kleffe,acd 
 (aarelefleofwhat'jpaft.prefent, or to come: Infenfible 
 ofmortaiity, end tkfperatefy morraU, 
 
 Duke. He wants aduice. 
 
 Pro. He wil heare none.he hath euermorehad the li¬ 
 berty of the prifomgiue him leaue to efcapt hence, bee 
 would not. Drunke many times a day, if not many dales 
 entirdy drunke. We haue vene oft awakM 1 urn, as if to 
 carrie him to execution and (haw'd him a fearning war- 
 rant for it, it hath not moued him at all. 
 
 Dvkj. 
 
> 
 
 Meafure for Me a fur e. 77 
 
 'Duke. More ofhtm anon ; There is written in your 
 
 I brow Prouoft,honefty and conftancie; if I readc it not 
 
 truly, my ancient skill beguiles roe : but in the boldnes 
 
 of my cunning*, I will lay my fclfe in hazatd : Claudio, 
 
 I whom heere you haue warrant to execute* is no greater 
 
 1 fcrfejttothe Law,then Ange/o'xUo hath fcntenc’d him. 
 
 I Tomakeyou vnderftand this in a manifefted effect, I 
 
 CTaue but foure daies refpit: for the which, you are to 
 
 do me both a prefent, and a dangerous courtcfic. 
 
 1 fro. Ptay Sir,in what ! 
 
 \ Duke- In the delaying death. 
 
 Pro. Alacke, how may 1 do it . Haumg the hourc li- 
 I mi ted, and in exprefle command, vnder penal tie, to de- 
 I huet his head in the view of Angelo ? I may make my 
 
 1 cafe as Cl audio'%, to croffe this in the fmalleft. 
 
 Duke. By the vow of mine Oder, 1 warrant you. 
 
 If my infttutfions may be your guide, 
 
 I Let this Barnardme be this morning executed, 
 
 And his head borne to Angelo. 
 
 Pn. Angelo feene them both, 
 
 And will difeouer tbefauour. 
 
 Duke. Oh, death’s a great difguifer, and you may 
 adde to it; Shaue the head. and tie che beard, and fay it 
 was the defire ot the penitent to be fo bar’de before his 
 death: you know the courfe is common. If any thing 
 fall to you vpon this, more then thankes and good for¬ 
 tune, by the Saint whom I profefir, I will plead againft 
 
 I it with my life. 
 
 Pro. Pardon me, good Father, it is againlf my oath. 
 Duke. Were you fwotne to the Duke, or to the De- 
 1 putie ? 
 
 I Pro. Tohim, and to his Subfiitutes. 
 
 Duke. You will thinke youhaue made no offence, if 
 
 1 the Duke auouch the iufticeof your dealing ? 
 
 1 Pro. Bur what likelihood is in that? 
 
 Duke. Not a refembtance, buc a certainty ; yet (inee 
 
 I fee you fearfull, that neither my coate, integrity, nor 
 
 1 perfwalion,can with eafe attempt you, 1 wil go further 
 
 then 1 meant, to plucke all fcares out of you . Lookc 
 youSir.hccreis the hand and Seale of the Duke : you 
 know theCharraftcr I doubt not, and the Signet is not 
 
 1 ffran ge to you ? 
 
 I Pro. 1 know them both. 
 
 Duke. The Contents of this, is the rcturne of the 
 
 I Duke;you fhall anon ouer-readeit at your pleafure. 
 
 1 where you fhal! finds within thefe two dates, he wil be 
 
 I heere. This is a thing that Angelo knowes not, for hee 
 
 1 this very day receiues letters of ftrange tenor,perchance 
 ofthe Dukes death, perchance entering into fomcMo- 
 
 I nafterie, but by chance nothing of what is writ-Looke, 
 
 1 th'vnfolding Starre callesvp the Shepheard; put not 
 
 1 your felfe into amazement,bow thefe things fhould be; 
 
 all difficulties are but eafie when they are knowne. Call 
 | your executioner, and off with Barnardrites head: 1 will 
 
 I giuchimaprefent fhrift, and aduife him for abetter 
 
 1 place. Yet you arc amaz’d,but this fhall abfolutely re- 
 
 I falueyou :Comeaway,ittsalmoft deeredawne; Exit. 
 
 Ouer-dom owne houfe, for heere be manic of her cide 
 Cuftomers. Firft, here’s yong M r Bafh, hee's in for a 
 commoditie ofbrowne paper, and*o!de Ginger, nine 
 feore and feuemeene pounds, of which hee made flue 
 Markes readic money: marrie then, Ginger was not 
 much in requeft, for‘he olde Women were all dead. 
 Then is there heere one M’ Caper, at the fuiieofMafter 
 Three-Pile the Mercer, for fome four? fuites of Peach- 
 colour’d flatten, which now peaches him a beggar. 
 Then haue we heere, yong Diz.ie, and yong M r Deepe. 
 vow, andM r Copperjpurre ,andM ' Stcir^r Larkeg’t'c.e Ra¬ 
 pier and dagger man, and yong Drcp-be'rre that ki!d !<j- 
 ftie Pudding, M r Forthligbt theTiltcr.and braue M f 
 
 Shootie the great Trauciier, and wilde F^alfi-Canne that 
 (labb’d Potsjand I thinke fortle more,all great doers in 
 our Trade,and arc now fof the Lords fake. 
 
 Enter Abberfin. 
 
 Abb. Sirrah, bring Barnardiae hether. 
 
 CU. M r - Barnardine, you rftirft rife and be bang’d, 
 
 M r Barnardme. 
 
 Abh. What hoa Bamardine. 
 
 Barnardine wtrhm. 
 
 Bar. A pox o’your throats: who makes that noyfe 
 there? What are you? 
 
 Clo. Yout friends Sir, the Hangman ! 
 
 You muft be fo good Sir to rife,and be put f o death. 
 
 Bar. Away you Rogue, away,! am fkepie. 
 aAbb. Tell him he muft awake* 
 
 And that quickly too. 
 
 Clo-. Pray Matter Banardiue, awake tillyou areex.- 
 ecuted,and fteepe afterwards. 
 
 Ab. Go in to him, and fetch him out. 
 
 Clo. He is comming Sir.he is comming : I hearehis 
 Straw ruffle. 
 
 Enter Bornardine. 
 
 Abh. Is the Axe vpon the blocke.firraH? 
 
 Clo. Veriereadie Sir. 
 
 Bor. How now Abhorfen ? 
 
 What’s the newes with you ? 
 
 Abh. Truly Sir, I would defire you to clap into your j 
 prayers: forlookeyou.the Warrants come. 
 
 Bar. You Rogue, 1 haue bin drinking all night. 
 
 I am not fitted for’t. 
 
 Clo. Oh.the better Siri for he that drsnkes all night, 
 ard is hanged betimes in the morning , may fkepe the 
 founder ail the next day. 
 
 Enter Duke. 
 
 Abh. Looke you Sir, heere comes your giscftly Fa¬ 
 ther ; do weiefi now thinke you ? 
 
 Duke. Sir^nduced by my charitie, and hearing how 
 haftily you are to depart, I am come to adtnfc you. 
 Comfort you,and pray with you. 
 
 Bar. Friar,not I: I haue bin drinking hard allnigbr, 
 and I will haue more time to prepare nice, or they iha 11 
 beat out my braines with billets < J will not ccofent to 
 die this day, that’s certaine. 
 
 Duke .Oh fit, you muft: and therefore 1 befcech you 
 Looke fbsward on the iournie you fitall go. 
 
 Bar. I fweare I will net die to day for anic mans per- 
 fwafion. 
 
 Duke. Butheareyou: 
 
 a word : tfyou haue anie thing to lay to me 
 come to my Ward: for thence will not I to day. 
 
 Exit 
 
 Enter Prouafi. 
 
 Duke. Ynfit to liue,oi die: oh graueil heart. 
 
 G j After 
 
 Scena Tertia. 
 
 Enter Clvwne. 
 
 Clo. I am as well acquainted heere, s*I was in our 
 houfeofprofefiion: one would thinke it were Miffns 
 
78 Meajure for Meafure. 
 
 After him (Fellowes) bring him to theblocke. 
 
 Pro. Now Sir, how do you finde thepnfoner ? 
 
 Duke. A creature vnpre-par'd, vnmectfor death. 
 
 And to tranfport him in the minde he is. 
 
 Were damnable. 
 
 Pro. Hcere in the prifon, Father. 
 
 There died this morning of a cruel! Feasor, 
 
 One %agoz.me, a mod notorious Pirate, 
 
 A man offlaudio’s yaares: his beard,and head 
 
 Iuft of his colour. What if we do omit 
 
 This Reprobate, til he were wcl endin’d. 
 
 And fatisfic the Depunc with the vifage 
 
 Of Pagoxmt, more like to Claudio ? 
 
 LDttkc. Ohj’tts an accident that heauen proutdes • 
 Difpatch itprefdhtly, thchoure drawes on 
 
 Prefist by Angelo : Sec this be done. 
 
 And fent according to command, whiles I 
 perfwade this rude wretch willingly to die. 
 
 Pro. This (hall be done (good Father) prefemty; 
 
 But Barnardivt rouft die this afternoon?, 
 
 And how (hall we continue Claudio, 
 
 Tofauemefrom the danger thatmight come. 
 
 If he were knowr.ealiue i 
 
 Duke. Let this be done, 
 
 Put them in fccret holds, both Earnar dine and Claudio-, 
 Ere twice the Sun hath made his lournal! greeting 
 
 To yond generation, you fbal finde 
 
 Your fafetietnanifefted. 
 
 Pro, I am your free dependant. Exit. 
 
 Duke. Quicke.difpatch.and fend the head to Angelo 
 Now wil I write Letters to Angela, 
 
 (The Frotioft he fha! beare them) whofc contents 
 
 Sbal witneffe to him I am ncerc at home : 
 
 And that by great IniumftionsI am bound 
 
 To enter publikely •* him lie defire 
 
 To meet me st the ^onfccraced Fount. 
 
 A League below the Cine; and from thenc-e, 
 
 By cold gradation, and weale-ballanc’d forme. 
 
 We fhal proceed with Angelo. 
 
 Enter Vrouofl. 
 
 Pro. Heeie is the head. He earrieit my feife. 
 
 Duke. Conuenient is it: Make a fwih returne. 
 
 For I would commonc with you of fuch things. 
 
 That wantnoeare but yours. 
 
 Pro. lie make all fpeede. Exit 
 
 Ifabell within. 
 
 Jfa. Peacehoa.bc heerc. 
 
 Duke. The tongue of IfabeR. She's coroe to know. 
 
 If yet her brothers p3rdonbe come hither: 
 
 But I will keepe her ignorant of her good, 
 
 To make her heauenly comforts of difpairt^ 
 
 When it is leaft expe&ed. 
 
 Enter Ifeibeda. 
 
 Jfa. Hoa, by your leauc. 
 
 Duke. Good morning to you, faire, and gracious 
 daughter. 
 
 If a. The better giuen me by fo holy a man. 
 
 Hath yet the Deputies fent my brothers pardon ? 
 
 Duke. He hath releafd him, Ifabellfcam the world, 
 Hishead is off, and fent to Angelo. 
 
 /fa. Nay, but it is not fo. 
 
 Duke. Itisnoother. 
 
 Shew your wifedome daughter ki yourdofe patience. 
 Ifa. Oh,I wil to him, and pluckc out his eies. 
 thtf. You fhal not be admitted to His fight. 
 ifa. Vnhappk Claudio, wretched IftbsB, 
 
 Iniurioos world, moft damned Angelo. 
 
 Dufe. This nor hurts him, nor profits you a. lot. 
 Forbears it therefore, giueyour caufe to hesues, 
 
 Marke whatl fay, which you fiial finde 
 
 By euery fillable a faithful rcritic. 
 
 The Duke comes home to morrow: nay dtie your eyes. 
 One of our Couent, and his Confeffor 
 
 Giucsmechis inftance: Already he hath carried 
 
 Notice t ccE/ialus and Angels, 
 
 Who do prepare to raeete him at the gates, (dome. 
 There to giue vp their powr« Ifyou can pace your wif- 
 In that good path that I would wifh it go. 
 
 And you fhal haue your bofome on this wretch, 
 
 Grace of the Duke, retrenges to you; heart. 
 
 And general Honor. 
 
 Ifa. I am divefled by you. 
 
 'Dnf. This Letter then to Friar Pater giue, 
 
 Tis that he fent me of the Dukes returne: 
 
 Say. by tins token, I defire hiscompanie 
 
 Ac Manana’s houfc to night. Her caufe,and yours 
 
 11c ocrfctS him withall, and he fhal bring you 
 
 Before the Duke; and to the head of Angelo 
 
 A ccufc him home and home. For my poors felfe, 
 
 I am combined by a facred Vow, 
 
 And fhal! be abfent. Wend you with this Letter: 
 Command thefefretting waters from youreies 
 
 With a light heart; truftnot my holieOrdet 
 
 If 1 peruert your courfe: whofe heere > 
 
 Enter Laois. 
 
 Luc. Good 'euen; 
 
 Frier, where’s the Prouoft ? 
 
 Duke. Not within Sir. 
 
 Luc. Oh prenie Ifabeda, I am pale at mine heart, to 
 fee thine eyes fo red: thou muft be patient; I stnfaine 
 to dine and fup with water and bran: I dare not for my 
 head fill my belly. One fruitful Mealc would let mee 
 teo’t: but they lay the Duke will be hcere to Morrow. 
 By my troth Ifabell I lou’d thy brother, iftheolde fan- 
 tafiica! Duke ofdarke corners had bene at boroe,behsd 
 lined. 
 
 Duke. Sir, theDukeis marueilous little beholding 
 to your reports, but the beft is, he lines not in them. 
 
 Luc. Friar, thou kneweftnot the Duke fo wel as I 
 do: he’s a better woodman then thou tak'ft him for. 
 
 Duke. Weil: yc u’l anfwer this one daw.Fare ye welt 
 
 Luc. Nay tanie, lie go along with thee, 
 
 I can cel thee pretty tales of the Duke. 
 
 Duke. You haue told lire too many cf him already fsr 
 if they be true: if not true, none were enough. 
 
 Lucio. S was once before him for getting a Wench 
 with childe. 
 
 Duke, Did you fuch a thing? 
 
 Luc. Yes marrie did I; but I wasfaineto forfwcar it. 
 They would elfe haue married me to the rotten Medler. 
 
 Duke. Sir your company is fairer then honeft.reft you 
 well. 
 
 Lueio. By my troth ile go with thee to the lanes end: 
 if baudy talke offend y ou,we'el haue very Hide ofitrnay 
 Ftiar,I am a kind of Butrc, 1 fhal ftickc. Exeunt 
 
 Seem Qstarta. 
 
 Enter Angela & Ejcalus. 
 
 EfckE uery Letter he hath writ, hath difuouch’d ocher. 
 
 ; 
 
An. In mcft vncuen and diftra&ed manner,his a&ions 
 {how much like to madneffc, pray heauen his wifcdome 
 bee not tainted : and why meet him at the gates and re- 
 liuer ou rauthorities there ? 
 
 Efc. Igheffenot. 
 
 Ang. And why (hould wee proclaime it in an howre 
 before his entring, that if any crauc redrefle of iniuftiee, 
 they {hould exhibit their petitions in the ftrcet ? 
 
 Efc. Hefhoweshisreafonfor thatitohaueadifpatch 
 of Complaints, and to deSiuer vs from deuices heeee- 
 aftet, which (bill then haue nopowerto ftand againft 
 v*. 
 
 Ang. Well: 1 befeeeh you let it bee proclaim'd be¬ 
 times i*th* morne, lie call you at your houfe : giue notice 
 to fuch men of fort and fuite as are to meete him. 
 
 Efc. I (hall fir: fareyouwelL E-xu. 
 
 Aug. Goodnight. 
 
 This deede vnfhap« me quite,makes me vnpregnant 
 And dull to all proceedings. A deflowrcd maid. 
 
 And by an eminent body, that enfore d 
 The Law agatnft it ? But that her tender fhame 
 Will not proclaime againft her maiden Ioffe, 
 
 How might (he tongue me ? yet reafon dares her no 
 For my Authority beares of a credentbulke, 
 
 That no particular fcandall oncecantouch 
 
 But it confounds the breather. He fhould haue liu'd 
 
 Saue that his riotous youth with dangerous feose 
 
 Might in the times to come haue ta’ne reuenge 
 
 By fo receiuing a difhonor'd life 
 
 With ranfome of fush fhame: would yet he had lined 
 
 Alack, when once our grace we haue forgot 
 
 Nothing goes right,we would,and we would not. Sxa, 
 
 Seen a Quinta. 
 
 Enter Duke tend Frier Peter. 
 
 Duke.. Thefe Letters at fit time deliuer me. 
 
 The Prouoft knowes our purpofe and our plot, 
 
 The maiter being a foote, keepe your inflru< 2 ion 
 And hold you euer to our fpeciali drift , 
 
 Though fomecimes you doe blench from this to that 
 As caufc doth minifter: Goe call at fLutin'i houfe. 
 
 And cell him where I flay a giue the like notice 
 To WnlmciiM, 7 {miand } and to Craffus, 
 
 And bid them bring the Trumpets to the gate: 
 
 But fend me fltnuui firft. 
 
 Veter. It (hall be fpeeded welL 
 Enter Varrtut. 
 
 X>«%. I thank thee Vanlsuf\\o\i haft made good haft, 
 Comc,we will walker There’s other of our friends 
 Will greet vs heere anon: my gentle Varriut. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Sexta. 
 
 Enter IfabtBa and CZfarta/ja. 
 Ifab. To fpeak fo indirectly I am loath , 
 
 I would fay the truch,but to accufe him fo 
 That is your part, yet I amaduis’d to doe it. 
 He fates, to vaile full purpofe. 
 
 UHar. Be rul’d by him. 
 
 Ifah. Befides he tells me, that ifperadtiemure 
 He fpeake againft me on the aduerfe fide, 
 
 I fhould not thinke it ft range, for Vis a phyficke 
 That’s bitter, to fweet end. 
 
 Enter Peter. 
 
 Mar. I would Frier Peter 
 I fab. Oh peace, the Frier is come. 
 
 Peter. Come I hauefound you out a ftand moft fit. 
 Where you may haue fuch vantage on the Duke 
 He (hall nos paffe you: 
 
 Twice haue the Trumpets founded. 
 
 The generous,and graueft Citizens 
 Haue hent the gates, and very neere vpon 
 The Dukf is entring : 
 
 Therefore hence away. Ereseat. 
 
 Atlm Quintus. Sccenal^rima. 
 
 Enter DtekefUarriut,Lords, •Angelogfad.us,Lucto, 
 Careens at feweraS domes. 
 
 Dak.- My very worthy Cofen.fairely met. 
 
 Our old,and faithfuil friend,we are glad to fee you 
 Ang.ffc. Happy return® be to yonr royall grace 
 Many and harty thanking? to you both: 
 
 W e haue made enquiry of you, and we hear® 
 
 Such goodneffe of your Iuftice,that ostr foule 
 Cannot but yeeld you forth to pubiiqme thankes 
 Forerunning more requitall. 
 
 %Ang. You make my bonds Bill greater, 
 
 DuiO h your defer! fpeak s 1 aud,& I (hould wrong it 
 To locke it in the wards ofcouert bofome 9 
 
 Wfien it deferues with characters of braffe 
 A forced refidence gainft the tooth of time. 
 
 And razure of obliuion: Giue we your hand 
 And let the Subte£l fee.to make them know 
 That outward curtefies would fainc prodainje 
 Fauours that keepe within : Come Efca/ia. 
 
 You mull walkeby vs,on our other band. 
 
 And good fupporters a re you. 
 
 Enter Veter and l[theIda. 
 
 Peter. Now is your time 
 Speake loud.and kneele before him. 
 
 I fab. lufttcc.O royall Du^e.vaile your regard 
 Vpon a wrong'd (I would faine haue faid a Maid) 
 
 Oh worthy Prince, difhonor not your eye 
 By throwing it on any other obiedl, 
 
 1 ill you haue heard me,in my true complaint. 
 
 And giuen tr.eluftice,luftice,luftice,iuflice. 
 
 Dukz Relate your wrongs? 
 
 In whac,by whom f fee briefe: 
 
 Here is Lord Angela (ball gineyouluftke, 
 
 Reueele your ficlfe to hint. 
 
 I [As. Oh worthy Dttkft 
 You bid me feeke redemption of the diue^I, 
 
 Heare tnc yew feife: for that which I mufi fpealce 
 Mu ft either penifh me.nor being bdeeu’e?. 
 
 Or wring redrefle from your 
 Hesre me: oh heare me, heere. 
 
 Ang. My Lord,her wits I feare me are f*ot firrtie: 
 She hath bin a fuitor to me, for her Brother 
 Cut off by courfe of luftice 
 lfob. By courfc ofluftrce. 
 
 Ang. And (be will fpcake moft bitterly,«$d ftrarsgc. 
 
 tfe&. Afoft 
 
 <£\feafurefor oSXfcafure. 
 
 79 
 
go <£\rfeafure for n^feafure. 
 
 Ifah. Moft ftrange : but yet nr.oft truely wil 1 fpeake. 
 That Angelo r forfworne, is it not Orange? 
 
 That Attgelo's a murtherer, is’t not ft ranger 1 
 
 That Angel* is an adulterous thiefe. 
 
 An hypocrite,a virgin violator,. 
 
 Is it not ftrange? andftrange? 
 
 Duke. Nay it is ten times ftrange ? 
 
 Ifa, It is not srtwti be is Anglic. 
 
 Then this is all as true,as it is ftrange; 
 
 Nay,it is ten times true,for truth is truth 
 
 To th’end of reckrung- 
 
 D%ks* Away with her: poore foule 
 
 She fpeakes this in th’infirmity of fence. 
 
 If. i. OhPrinceJconiurcthee as thou belceu’ft 
 
 There is another comfort,then thif world, 
 
 That thou negledt me not,with that opinion 
 
 That I sm touch'd with madneffe : make not impofTible 
 Thar which but feemes vnlike, ‘tis not irapcffible 
 
 But one,the wickedft cainfFe on the ground 
 
 May feeme as One,as graue.as iuft.as abfolute i 
 
 As Angelo, cuen fo may Angelo 
 
 In all his dr$Ttngs,cara<£\s,titles,formes. 
 
 Be an arch-villame •• Beleeue it,roy all Prince 
 
 Ifhebe leffe.he’s notliing,but he's more. 
 
 Had I more name for badneffe. 
 
 Duke. By mine honefty 
 if (he be mad,as I beleeue no other. 
 
 Her madncffe hath the oddcft frame offenfe, 
 Suchadepcndancy ofthing # on thing, 
 
 As ere I heard in madodfe. 
 
 Ifd. Oh gracious Dxkf 
 
 Harpe not on chatj nor do not banifts reafon 
 
 For inequality, butlet your reafon feme 
 
 To make the truth appcare,where it feemes hid, 
 
 And hide the fslfe feemes true. 
 
 Many that are not mad 
 
 H»uefare more lackeofresfon: 
 
 What would you fay ? 
 
 Ifah, 1 am the Sifter of one Claudio, 
 
 Condamrtd vpon the A& of fornication 
 
 To loafe his head, condemn’d by Angela. 
 l,(in probation of a Siftethood ) 
 
 Was fent to by my Brother; one Lwfo 
 
 As then the Mefler.ger. 
 
 Lttc. That’s I.and’c like yeitrGrace : 
 
 I came to her from fio&dio.and defir’d her, 
 
 To try her gracious fortune with Lord Angelo 
 
 For her poore Brothers pardon. 
 
 ifah, That's he indeede. 
 
 You were not bid tofpeake. 
 
 Luc No,my good Lord, 
 
 Not wifh'd to hold my peace, 
 
 Dnk^ I wifb you now then. 
 
 Pray you take note of it: and when you haue 
 
 A buunefTe for your fdfe: pray beauen you then 
 
 Be perfect. 
 
 Luc. I warrant your honor. 
 
 The warr ant's for your felfe: takeheedeto'fc. 
 
 Ifah. This Gentleman told'fomewhsi of my Tale. 
 
 Lkc. Right. 
 
 Daf. 1 1 may be right, but you are i’tbe wrong 
 
 To (peake before your time: proceed, 
 
 Ifob. I went 
 
 To this pernicious CaitifFe Deputie. 
 
 Duke That’s fomewhat madly fpokers. 
 
 Ifab. Pardon it. 
 
 The phrafe is to the matter. 
 
 ©«%. Mended againe : the ragtter : proceed. 
 
 Ifah. In briefs, to fet the needieffe proceffe by i 
 
 How I perfwaded, how I praid,end kneel’d. 
 
 How he refeld me, and how I replide 
 ( For this was of much length ) the vild conduced 
 
 I now begin with griefe, and fhame to vtter. 
 
 He would not, but by gift of ray ebafte body 
 
 T© his concupifcible intemperate luft 
 
 Releafe my brother; and after much debarement. 
 
 My fifterly rcraorfe, confutes mine honour, 
 
 And I did yeeld to him ; But the next morne betimes, 
 
 His purpofe furfetting, he fends a warrant 
 
 For my poore brothers head. 
 
 Duke. This is moll likely. 
 
 Ifdk. Oh that it were es tike as it is true, (fpeak’ft, 
 By heauen(fond wretch)# know ft notwhatthou 
 Or elfe thou artfubom’d againft his honor 
 
 In hatefull pra&ife ; ftrft his Integritie 
 
 Stands without blemifb : next it imports no reafon. 
 
 That with fuch vehemencyhe fhould pm fuff 
 
 Faults proper to himfeife : if be had fo offended 
 
 He would haue waigh’d thy brother by himfeife, 
 
 And not hsue cut him off: fome one hath fet you on: 
 Confeffe the truth, and fay by whofe aduice 
 
 Thou csm’ft heere to complaine. 
 
 Ifth. And is this all ? 
 
 Then oh you bldfed Minifters aboue 
 
 Keepe me in patience, and with ripened time 
 
 Vnfold the euill, which is heere wrapt vp 
 
 In countenance: beauen {hield you: Grace from woe 
 
 As I thus wrong’d, hence vnbelceucd goe. 
 
 Duke. I know you’ld faine be gone: An Officer : 
 
 To prifon with her : Shall we thus permit 
 
 A blafting and afcandalous breath to fall, 
 
 On him fo neere vs ? This needs mu ft be a pre£Vife; 
 
 Who knew ofyour intent and comming hither ? 
 
 If}. One that I would were heere. Frier Lodtwtck. 
 
 Du\. A ghoftly Father, belike : 
 
 Who knowes that Lodowicke ? 
 
 Luc. My Lord,l know him, tis amedling Fryer, 
 
 I doe not like the man; had fie been Lay ray Lord, 
 
 For certasne words hefpske agamftyenr Grace 
 
 In yourretirment, I had fwing’d him foundiy. 
 
 Lmkf. Words againft mee? this ’a good Fryer belike 
 And to fet on this wretched woman here 
 
 Againft ourSubftitute : Let this Fryer be found. 
 
 Luc. But yeftemight my Lord, {he and that Fryer 
 
 I fa w them at the prifon ; a fawey Fryar, 
 
 A very feuruy fallow. 
 
 Tcter. Bieffed be your Royal! Grace : 
 
 I haue flood by my Lord.and I haue heard 
 
 Your royall eare abus’d : Srft hath this woman 
 
 Mod wrongfully accus’d your Subftitute, 
 
 Who is as free from touch, or foyle with her 
 
 As (he from one vngot. 
 
 Duke. We did beleeue no leffe. 
 
 Know you chat Frier Lodowickjihai fhe fpeake* of? 
 
 Peter. I know him for a man diuine and holy. 
 
 Not fcuruy,nor a temporary needier 
 
 As he’s reported by this Gentleman : 
 
 And on my truft, a man that neuer yet 
 
 Did (as be vouches) mii-report your Grace, 
 
 Dus* My Lcrd.moft villsnoufly.bdeeue it. 
 
 Poet. Well : he in time may come to cleere himfeife 
 But at this indent he is ficke, rny Lord : 
 
 lOf 
 
oZXfeafure for a^VLeafwe. gj 
 
 Of a ftrtnge Feauor : vpon his raeere requefl 
 Being come to knowledge, that there was complaint 
 Intended'gamft Lord Angelo, camel heiher 
 To fpeake as from his mouth,what he doth know 
 Is true, and falfe: And what he with his oath 
 And all probation will make vp full cleare 
 Whenfoeuer he's conuented : Firft for this woman, 
 
 To luftihe this worthy Noble man. 
 
 So vulgarly and petfonally accus’d. 
 
 Her (hall you heare difpeoued to her eyes. 
 
 Till (he her felfe cor.feffe it. 
 
 Dak.- Good Frier, let's heare it: 
 
 Doeyou not fmile at this, Lord Angelo} 
 
 Oh heauen.lhe vanity of wretched fooles. 
 
 Gtue wsfome featei. Come cofen Angelo, 
 
 In this rilbfimpartiall :be you Iudge 
 Of your owne Caufe: Is this the VVitnesFriet f 
 
 Enter Martina. 
 
 Firft, let her fhew your face, and after, fpeake. 
 
 Mar. Pardon my Lord.l will not (hew my face 
 Vntill my husband bid me. 
 
 D u\ee. What, are you marxiedf 
 
 Mar. No my Lord. 
 
 Duke. Are you a Maid ? 
 
 Mar. No my Lord. 
 
 Dnk. A Widow then ? 
 
 Mar. Neither,my Lord. 
 
 Duk. Why you are nothing then: neither Maid,Wi¬ 
 dow, nor Wife? 
 
 Luc. My Lord, fhe may be a puncke ; formanyof 
 them, are neither Maid, Widow,nor Wife. 
 
 Duki Silence that fellow: I would he had feme caufe 
 to prattle for himfelfe. 
 
 Luc, Well my Lord. 
 
 Mar. My Lord, I doe confeffe I nere was married, 
 And I confeffe befides, 1 am no Maid, 
 
 1 haue known my husband, yet my husband 
 Knowes not,thateuerhe knew me. 
 
 Luc. He was drunk then,my Lord,it can be no better, 
 
 Dukj Forthe benefit of filence, would thou wert fo to. 
 
 Luc. WeU,my Lord. 
 
 Duk. This is no witnefle for Lord Angelo. 
 
 Mar. Now I come to’t, my Lord. 
 
 Shee that accufes him of Fornication, 
 
 Infelfe-fame manner, doth accufe my husband, 
 
 And charges him, my Lord, with fuch a time, 
 
 When Tie depofe 1 had him in mine Armes 
 With all th’effedl of Loue. 
 
 Ang. Charges (he moe then me? 
 
 Mar. Not that I know. 
 
 Dwi 'fj No ? you fay your husband 
 
 Mar. Why iuft, my Lord, and that is Angelo, 
 
 Who thinkesiie knowes, that he nere knew my body, 
 But knows, he thinkes.that he knowes Ifabcls. 
 
 Ang. This is a ftrange abufe: Let's fee thy face. 
 
 "Mar. My husbsnd bids me,now I will vnmaske. 
 
 This is that face, thou cruell Angelo 
 Which once thou fworft, was worth the looking on: 
 This is the hand, which with a vowd contrail 
 Was faft beloclct in thine: This is the body 
 That tookc away the march from IfakeB, 
 
 And did fupply thee at thy garden-houfe 
 In her Imagin'd perfon. 
 
 £):%. Know you this woman } 
 
 Lite. Carnallie fhe faies, 
 
 Duk, Sir ha, no more, 
 
 Luc. Enoug my Lord. 
 
 Ang. My Lord.l mud confeffe, I know this woman, 
 And fiue yeres fince there was fomefpeech of marriage 
 Betwixt my felfe, and her: which was broke off, 
 
 Partly for that her promis’d proportions 
 Came fhort of Compofition: But in chiefe 
 For that her reputation was dif-valucd 
 In leuicie : Since which time of fiue yeres 
 I neucr fpake with her, faw her, nor heard from her 
 Vpon my faith, and honor. 
 
 Mar. Noble Prince, 
 
 As there comes light from heaucn.and words fr6 breath, 
 As there is fence in truth, and truth in venue, 
 
 I am affianced this mans wife, as ftrongly 
 As words could make vp vowes: And my good Lord, 
 But Tuefday night laft gon, in’s garden home 
 Heknewmeas a wife. As this is true. 
 
 Let me in fafecy raife me from my knees. 
 
 Or el fe for euer be confixed here 
 A Marble Monument. 
 
 Ang. I did but fmile til! row. 
 
 Now, good my Lord, giuc me the fcope of Iufiice, 
 
 My patience here is touch’d: I doeperceiue 
 Thefe poore informall women, are no more 
 But infiramencs of fornc more mightier member 
 That fees them on. Let me haae way, toy Lord 
 T o finde this pra&ife out, 
 
 Duke. I, with my heart. 
 
 And punifh them to your height of pleafure. 
 
 Thou foolifh Frier, and thou pernicious woman 
 Compaft with her that's gone: thinkfi thou.thy oathes. 
 Though they would fwear downe each particular Saint, 
 Were teftimonies againft his worth, and credit 
 That’sfealdin approbation?you,Lord Efcolua 
 Sit with my Cozen, lend him your kinde paincs 
 To findeout this abufe, whence ’tis deriu’d. 
 
 There is another Frier that fee them on. 
 
 Let him be fent for. 
 
 Peter. Would he were here, my Lord, for heindeed 
 Hath fet the women on to this Complaint; 
 
 Your Prouoft knowes the place where he abides, 
 
 And he may fetch him. 
 
 Duke. Goe.doeit inflantly: 
 
 And you, my noble and well.warranted Ccfen 
 Whom it concerncs to heare this matter forth. 
 
 Doe with youriniurics as feemes youbeft 
 
 In any chaftifement; I for a while 
 
 Will leaue you; but flir not you till you Sraue 
 
 Well determin’d vpon thefe Slanderers. Exit. 
 
 Eji. My Lord, wee’ll doe it throughly : Signsor Lu¬ 
 cie, did not you fay you knew that Frier Lcdewickjto be a 
 diflioneft perfon ? 
 
 Lee. CucuBtu ncnfacit Monacbum, honed in nothing 
 but in his Clothes , and one that hath fpoke moil vilk-’ 
 nous fpeeches ofthe Duke. 
 
 Lfc. We (hall intreat you to abide he ere till he come, 
 and inforce them againft him: we (hall finde this Frier a 
 notable fellow, 
 
 Luc. As any in Vienna, on my word. 
 
 €fc. Call that fame Ifahell here once agatne, I would 
 fpeake with her: pray you, my Lord.giuemee leaue to 
 queftion, you (hall fee how He handleher. 
 
 Luc. Not better then he, by her owne report. 
 
 Sfc. Say you? 
 
 Luc. Mirry fir, I ihinke, if you handled her priuasely 
 
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aEMeafurcfor eEKEeafure. 
 
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 She would fooner eonfeffe,perchancepublikely fhe'llbe 
 
 afham'd. 
 
 Enter Duke froucfl JfabeHa. 
 
 Sfc. 1 will goe daikely to worke with her. 
 
 Luc. That’s the way: for women are light at mid- 
 
 night. 
 
 Sfc. Come on Miftris, here's a Gentlewoman, 
 Denies all that you haue laid. 
 
 Luc. My Lord, here comes the rafcall I fpokeof, 
 
 H ere, w ith the Trouoft. 
 
 Efc. In very good time: fpeake not you to him, till 
 we call vpon you. 
 hue. Mum. 
 
 Efc, Come Sir, did you fet thefe women on to dan¬ 
 der Lord Angela ? they haue confef d you did. 
 
 Duke Tisfalfe. 
 
 Sfc. How? Know you where you are? 
 
 Duke Refpe&toyourgrearplace; andletthediuell 
 Be fometime honour’d, for his burning throne. 
 
 Where is the Dufe > 'tis he fiiould heare me fpeake. 
 
 Efc. The Duke s in vs: and we will heare you fpeake, 
 Lookeyou fpeake iuftly. 
 
 Duke Boldly,at lead. But oh poore foules, 
 
 Come you to feeke the Lamb here of the Fox; 
 Goodnight to your redrefle: Is the‘Z>»%gone? 
 
 Then is your caufe gone too: The £>®^e/vniuft, 
 
 Thus to retort your manifeft Appeale, 
 
 And put your trial! in the villeines mouth. 
 
 Which here you come to acaife. 
 
 Luc. This is the rafcall: this is he I fpokeof. 
 
 Sfc. Why thou vnreuerend, and vnhaliowedFryet; 
 Is’tnot enough thou haft fubom'd thefe women. 
 
 To accufe this worthy man? but in foulemouth. 
 
 And in the wrcnelTe of his proper care. 
 
 To call him villainej and then to glance from him. 
 
 To th'Dttk? himfelfe, to taxe him with Iniuftice ? 
 
 Take him hencejto th' racke with him: we ll towze you 
 loynt by ioynt, but we will know his purpofc : 
 What?vniuft? 
 
 Dukj, Benotfohoe:the£>«%dare 
 ^ o more ftretch this finger of mine,then he 
 Dare racke his owner his Subie£fc am I not, 
 
 ^or here Proumcial!: My bufinefie in this State 
 Made me a looker on here in Vienna, 
 
 Where I haue feene corruption boyle and bubble. 
 
 Til! it ore-run the Stew .• Lawes,for all faults, 
 
 But faults fo countcnanc’d.that the ftrong Statutes 
 Stand like the forfeites in a Barbers (bop. 
 
 As moch in mocke.as marke. 
 
 > Efc. Slander to th’ State: 
 
 Away with him to prifon. 
 
 Ang. What can you vouch againft him Signior Lueidi 
 s this the man that you did tell vs of? 
 
 Luc. Tis he,my Lord: come hither goodman bald- 
 >ate, doe you know me? 
 
 Duk .1 remember you Sir.by the found of your voice, 
 il met you at thePrifon,in the abfence of the Duke. 
 
 Luc. Oh,did you fo? and do you remember what you 
 1 aid of the Duke. 
 
 Duk: Mofi notedly Sir. 
 
 Lac. Doyoufo Sir: And was theDw^eaflefti-mon* 
 
 7st, a foole, and a coward, as you then reported him 
 to be? 
 
 Duke You muft(Sir)change perfons with me.ereyou 
 make that my r,epo«. yoeindeedefpokefo of him, and 
 
 much more, much worfe. 
 
 Luc. Oh thou damnable fellow: did not I plucke thee 
 by the nofc, for thy fpeeehes ? 
 
 Duk .5 I proteft,! loue the Duke, as I loue my felfe. 
 
 Aug. Harke how the viilaine would clofe now, after 
 his treasonable abufes. 
 
 Sfc. Such a fellow is not to be talk d withall: Away 
 with him to prifon: Where is the Prouofi ? away with 
 him co prifon: lay bolts enough vpon him: let him fpeak 
 no more: away with thofeGiglets too,and with the o- 
 ther confederate companion. 
 
 Duke Stay Sir,ftay a while. 
 
 Ang. What,refifts he? helpe him Lucio. 
 
 Luc. Come fir.come fir, come fir: fohfir, why you 
 bald-pared lying rafeali.-youmuft be hooded mu ft you ? 
 fliow your knaues vifage with a poxe to you: fhowyour 
 fheepe-bking face, and be hang’d an houre: will’t 
 not off? 
 
 Dul^ Thou art the firft knaue, that ere mad’ft a Duke. 
 Firft Promfi,\e t me bavlethefe gentle three: 
 
 Sneake no: away Sir,fcr the Fryer, and you, 
 
 Mull haue a word anon: lay hold on him. 
 
 Luc. This may proue worfe then hanging. 
 
 Duk.- What you haue fpoke.I pardon: fit you downe. 
 Well borrow place of him ; Sir.by yourleaue: 
 
 Ha’ft thou or word,or wit, or impudence. 
 
 That yet can doe thee office ? If thou ba’ft 
 Rely vpon it, till my tale be heard. 
 
 And hold no longer out. 
 
 Ang. Oh,my dread Lord, 
 
 I ftiould be guiltier then my guilcinefle, 
 
 Tc thinke 1 can be vndifcerneable. 
 
 When I perceiue your grace, like powre diuine, 
 
 Hath look’d vpon my piffes. Then good Prince, 
 
 No longer Seilion hold vpon my fhame. 
 
 Rut let my Trial!,bemine owneConfelfion; 
 
 Immediate fentence then, and fequent death. 
 
 Is all the grace 1 beg. 
 
 Du ! g. Come hither Mariana, 
 
 Say : was’tthou erecontraSed to this woman? 
 
 Ang. I was my Lord. 
 
 'Dh^ Goe take her hence, and marry her inftantly. 
 Doe you the office {Fryer') which confummate, 
 
 Returne him here againe: goe with him Prauoji. Exit , 
 
 Efc. My Lord,I am more amaz'd at his diftionor. 
 Then at the ftrangenefleofit. 
 
 Duke Come hither Ifabeil, 
 
 Your frier is now your Prince: As I was then 
 Aduertyfing, and holy to yGur bufinefie, 
 
 (Not changing heart with habit) I am ftil!, 
 
 Atturnied at your feruice. 
 
 I fab. Oh giue me pardon 
 That I,your vaflfaiie, haue imploid,and pain'd 
 Your vnknovme Soueraigntie. 
 
 Duk, You are pardon'd IfskeU : 
 
 And rsoWgdeere Maide, beyou as free to vs. 
 
 Y our Brothers death 1 know firs at your heart: 
 
 And you may maruaile, why I obfeur’d my felfe. 
 Labouring to faue his life: and would not rather 
 Make rain remonftrance of my hidden powre. 
 
 Then let him fo be loft: oh moft krnde Maid, 
 
 It was the fwift celerkie ofhis death. 
 
 Which I did thinke,with flower foot came on. 
 
 That brain’d my purpefe: but peace be with him. 
 
 That life is better hfepaft fearing death. 
 
 Then that which Hues to feare: make 11 your corafoit. 
 
 So 
 
^Meajure for c5V-T eafttre . 
 
 So happy is your Brother. 
 
 Enter Angelo,CMaria,Peter s Prouo/t. 
 
 IfsJr. I doe my Lord. 
 
 Duk^ For this new-maried man,approachinghere, 
 Whofe fait imagination yet hath wrong’d 
 Your well defended honor: you mu ft pardon 
 For Afaruvaas fake: But as he adjudg'd your Brother, 
 Being ctiminal!,in double violation 
 Offacred Chafticic,and ofpromlfe-breach, 
 
 Thereon dependant for your Brothers life. 
 
 The very mercy of the Law cries out 
 Mali audible,euen from his proper tongue. 
 
 An Angelo for flaudio, death for death. 
 
 Hafte ftill paies hafte.and leafurc.anfwers leafure; 
 
 Like doth quit like, and Meafiire ftiJl for Afcafure : 
 
 Then Angelo , thy fault’s thutmanifefted; 
 
 Which though thou would’ft deny.demesthee vantage. 
 We doe condemne thee to the very Blocke 
 Where Claudio ftoop'dto death, and with like hafte. 
 Away with him. 
 
 Afar. Oh my tnoli gracious Lord, 
 
 I hope you will not mocke me with ahusband ? 
 
 Dttk^. It is your husband mock’t you withahusband, 
 Confentmg to the fafe-guard of your honor, 
 
 I thought your marriage fit: elfe Imputation, 
 
 For that he knew you. might reproach your life. 
 
 And choake your good to come: For his Poflcflions, 
 Although by confutation they are ours j 
 We doe en-ftare.and widow you with all. 
 
 To buy you abetter husband. 
 
 Afar. Oh my deere Lord, 
 
 I craue no other,nor no betrer man. 
 
 ‘Duke. Neuer craue him,we are definitiue. 
 
 Trior-. Gentle my Liege. 
 
 Duke. You doe but loofe your labour. 
 
 Away with him ro death: Now Sir,to you. 
 
 Mar. Oh my good Lord,fwect IfskeS, take my part. 
 Lend me your knees,and all my life to come. 
 
 I’ll lend you all my life to doe you feruice. 
 
 Duke, Againft all fence yeudoe importune her. 
 Should Ihekaeele downe, in mercie of this fad. 
 
 Her Brothers ghoft,hispaued bed would breake. 
 
 And take her hence in horror. 
 
 CM or. J faked: 
 
 Sweet ffakel, doe yet but kneele by me. 
 
 Hold vpy our hands, fay nothiug: I’ll fpeakeall. 
 
 They fay beftmen are moulded out offaults. 
 
 And for the moft, become much more the better 
 For being a little bad: So may my husband. 
 
 Oh J'fake!: will you not lend a knee ? 
 
 Duk*. He dies for Claudio's death. 
 
 IftSr. Moft bounteousSir. 
 
 Looketfit pleafe yon, on this man condemn'd. 
 
 As if my Brother liu’d: I partly tbinke, 
 
 A due finceritie gouemea his deedes. 
 
 Till he did lookc on me: Since it is fo. 
 
 Let him not die: my Brother had but luftice. 
 
 In chat he did the thingfor which he dide. 
 
 For Angelo,h\s A& did not ore-take his bad intent. 
 
 And moft be buried but as an intent 
 
 That perifh'd by the way: thoughts are no fubieffs 
 
 intents,but meerdy thoughts. 
 
 Mar, Meerely my Lord. 
 
 Du^. Your fuite’s vnprofitablc: ftand 7p I fay: 
 
 I haue bethought meofanother fault. 
 
 Protiofi, how came it CUudtt was beheaded 
 
 Atanvnufuall howre? 
 
 Pro. It was commanded fo. 
 
 Duke. Had you a Ipedal! warrant for the deed ? 
 
 Pro. No my good Lord : it was by priuate mcfTage, 
 
 Duke For which 1 doc difeharge you of your office, 
 Giue vpyourkeyes. 
 
 Tro. Pardon me,noble Lord, 
 
 I thought it was a fault, but knew it not. 
 
 Yet did repent me after moreaduice, 
 
 Forteftimony whereof, one in the prifon 
 That Ihould by priuate order elfe haue dide, 
 
 I haue referu'd aliue. 
 
 Duk. What's he ? 
 
 Pro. His name is Barn or dine. 
 
 Duke. I would thou hadft done fo by flandiot 
 Goe fetch him hither, let me look e vpon him. 
 
 Efc. I am forry,onefo learned, and fo wife 
 As you, Lord Angelo, haue ftil appear’d. 
 
 Should flip fo grolfeiie, both in the heat of bloud 
 And lacke of temper’d iudgernent afterward. 
 
 Ang. I am focrie, that Inch forrow I procure, 
 
 And fo deepc flicks it in my penitent heart, 
 
 That I craue death more willingly then mercy, 
 ’Tismydeferuing, and I doe entreat it. 
 
 Enter 'Barnardsne and Frouojl,Claudio, Julietta. 
 
 Duke. Which is that Rarnardine > 
 
 pro. This my Lord. 
 
 Duke. There was a Friar told me of this man. 
 
 Siiha, thou art faid to haue a ftubborne foule 
 That apprehends no further then this world. 
 
 And fquar’ft thy life according; Thou’rc condemn'd, 
 
 But for thofe earthly faults, I quit them all. 
 
 And pray thee take this mercie to prouide 
 For better times to come: Frier aduife him, 
 
 I lcaue him to your hand. What muffeld fello w’s that? 
 
 Pro. This is another prifoner that I fau’d. 
 
 Who {hould haue di’d when Claudio loft his head , 
 
 As like almoft to Claudio,a himfelfe. 
 
 Duke. If he be like your brother, for his fake 
 Is he pardon'd, and for your loueiie fake 
 Giue me your hand, and fay you will be inice. 
 
 He is my brother coo: But fitter time for that: 
 
 By this Lord Angelo perceiues he's fafe, 
 
 Methinkes I fee aquickning in his eye : 
 
 Well Angelo, your euill quits you well.- 
 
 Loofce that you loue your wife: her worth,worth yours 
 
 I finde an apt remiffion in my felfe; 
 
 And yet heere’s one in place I cannot pardon. 
 
 You firha, that knew me for a foole.a Coward, 
 
 One all of Luxurie, an affe, a mad man: 
 
 Wherein haue I fo deferu’d of you 
 That you ex toll me thus ? 
 
 Luc. ’Faith my Lord, 1 fpoke it but according to the 
 trick: if you will hang me for it you may: but I had ra¬ 
 ther it would pleafe yon s I might be whipt. 
 
 Duke. Whiptfirft.fir,andhang’dafter. 
 
 Proclaitnest Prouoft round about the Citie,- 
 If any woman wrong’d by this lewd fellow 
 (As I haue heard him fwcare himfelfe there’s one 
 whom he begot with childe) let her appeare. 
 
 And he ftsall marry her: the nuptial' noilh'd. 
 
 Let him be whipt and hang’d. 
 
 Lee. I befeech your Htghncffc doe not marry me to 
 a Whore : your Highneffe faid euen now I made you a 
 Duke,good my Lord do not recompence tne,in making 
 me a Cuckold. 
 
 Dak. Vpon 
 
<£fyfeafure for ofTvfeafiire. 
 
 Duke. Vpori mine honoi thou fbalt marrie her. 
 rhy Handers I forgiue.and therewithal! 
 
 Remit thy other forfeits•• take him to prifoo. 
 
 And fee our pkafure herein executed. 
 
 Lw.Marrying a punke my Lord,is prefllog to death. 
 Whipping and hanging. 
 
 Duke. Slandering a Prince dcferuesit. 
 
 She Claudio that you wrong’d.Iooke you reftore. 
 
 Ioy to you Mart***, ioue her dAngelo : 
 
 I haue eonfcs’d her, and I know her vertue. 
 
 Thanks good friend, Efcalnt, for thy much goodndfe* 
 
 There's more behinde that is mote gratulatc. 
 
 Thanks Vreuoft for thy care,3nd fecrecie. 
 
 We /ball imploy thee in a worthier place. 
 
 Forgiue him Angelo ,brought you home 
 The head of Re.goz.ine for ((audio's, 
 
 Th’offence pardons it felfe. Deere Ifabtll, 
 
 I haue a motion much imports your good. 
 
 Whereto if you’ll a willing eare incline; 
 
 What's mine is yours,and what is yours is mine 
 So bring vs to our Pallace,where wee’ll (how 
 What's yet behinde/hat meete you all Ihould know. 
 
 1 
 
 The Scene Vienna. 
 
 The names of ah the A<5tors. 
 
 Vincentio: the Duke, 
 
 Angelo, the Deputte. 
 
 E fains, an ancient Lord. 
 
 Claudio, a yong Gentleman. 
 
 Lucio 5 d\fanta(tique. 
 
 %.Other like Gentlemen. 
 
 Prouoft. 
 
 Thomas. 1 
 Peter. 5 2 * 
 
 Elbow, a Jirnple Confioble, 
 Froth , ofoolifb Gentleman. 
 Clowns. 
 
 Abhor fort, an Executioner. 
 B.irndrdtne,a dt(folate pripner. 
 Ifabsll.t, fijlsr to Claudio. 
 Miriam, betrothed to Angelo 
 Ittlutf cloned ofCltudto. 
 Frartcifcd, a 5 \un. 
 
 Miftris Ouer-don, a Bawd. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
prinm, Scena prima. 
 
 Enter the Duke of EpbeJaj , with the Mercbantof Siracnft, 
 Iajlor,an<i ether attendants. 
 
 Merchant. 
 
 Roxeed Solintu to procure my fail, 
 
 And by the doome of death end woes and all, 
 Duke. MetchantofS/raewy^plead no more. 
 Iam not partiall to infringe our Lawes; 
 
 The enmity and difcord which of laxe 
 Sprungfromthe rancorous outrage of your Duke, 
 
 To Merchanes our well-dealing Countrimen , 
 
 Who wanting gilders to redeeme their Hues, 
 
 Haue feal’d his rigorous ftatutes with their blouds, 
 Excludes all pitty from our threatnmg lookes: 
 
 For fince the mortall and intefline iastes 
 Twixt thy fediclous Countrimen and vs. 
 
 It hath in folernne Syncdes beenerdecreed, 
 
 Both by the Siraotfrott and our lelues,: 
 
 To admit no traftkke to our aduerfe townes s 
 Nay more, if any borne at Ephefus 
 Befeene at any Srrocu/ian Marts and Faytcs: 
 
 Againe, if any Siracufan borne 
 Come to the Bay of Ephefut , he dies; 
 
 His goods confiscate to tbe Dukes dilpofe, 
 
 Vnleffea thoufandmatkes be leuied 
 To quit the penalcy, and to ranfome him t 
 Thy fubftance, valued at the highefl rate, 
 
 Cannot amount vuto a hundred Markcs, 
 
 Therefore by Law thou art condemn’d to die. 
 
 Her. Yet this my comfort,when your words arc done. 
 My woes end likewife with the cuening Sonne, 
 
 Dnkj Well Sivachifian ; fay in briefe the caufc 
 Why thou departedft from thy naciue home ? 
 
 And for what caufe thou cam’ft to Ephefut 
 
 Trier. Aheuuiertaskecould not haue bcene impos’d, 
 Then I to fpeake my gtiefes vnfpeakeabla : 
 
 Yet that the world may witneffe that my end 
 Was wrought by nature, not by vile offence, 
 lie vtter what my (brro w giues me leaue. 
 
 In Srracufa was I borne, and weddc 
 Vnto a woman,happy but for me. 
 
 And by me; had not our hap beene bad : 
 
 With her I liu’d in ioy, our wealth incre&ft 
 By profperqus voyages I often made 
 To Epida.rdum. till my factors death, 
 
 And he great care of goods at randone left, 
 
 Drew mefromkinde embr3ccments of my fpoufe; 
 From whom my abfence was no frxemoncfthsolde, 
 Before her felfe (almoft at fainting vndcr 
 
 The pleafmg punifhment that women beare ) 
 
 Had made preuifion for her following me, 
 
 Andfoone, and fafe.arrlued where I was: 
 
 There had (he not beene long,but (he became 
 A loyfull mother oftwo goodly Tonnes: 
 
 And, which was ftrange.the one fo like the other. 
 
 As could not be difringuj(h‘d but by names. 
 
 T hat very howre,and in the felfe-fame Innc, 
 
 A meane woman w a9 deliuered 
 Of fucha burthen Male, twins both alike: 
 
 Thofe.for their parents were exceeding poore, 
 
 1 bought,and brought vp to attend my fonnes. 
 
 My wlfe.not meanely prowd of two fuch boyes. 
 
 Made daily motions for our home return*: 
 
 Vnwilling I agreed, alas, too foone wee came aboord. 
 A league from EfttUmium had we faild 
 Before thealwaies winde-obeying deepe 
 Gaue any Tragicke Inftance of our harme: 
 
 But longer did we not retaine much hope; 
 
 For what obfcuredlighltheheaucns did grant, 
 
 Did but conuay vnto our fearefull mindes 
 A doubtful! warrant of immediate death, 
 
 Which though my felfe would gladly haueimbrsc’d, 
 Yet the inceflant weepings of my wife, 
 
 Weeping before for wh3t Are Caw muft come. 
 
 And pitteous phynings of the prettic babes 
 That mourn'd for fafhion,ignorant what to feare, 
 
 Ford me to feeke delsyes for them and me, 
 
 And this it was: (for other meant* vvasnone) 
 
 The Sailors fought for fafety by our boate, 
 
 And left the (hip then finking ripe to w 
 My wife, morecarefull for the latter borne, 
 
 Had fadned him vnto a fmall fpare Mad, 
 
 Such as fea-faring men prouide for ftormes: 
 
 To him one of the other twins was bound, 
 
 Whil ft Ihadbcenehkeheedfulloftheother. 
 
 The children thus difpos'd, my wife and I, 
 
 Fixing our eyes on whom our care was fixt, 
 
 Faftned our felues at eyther end the mad. 
 
 And floating ftraight, obedient to the flreame. 
 
 Was carried towards Corinth , as we thought. 
 
 At length the fonne gazing vpon the earth, 
 DUperftthofe vapours that offended vs. 
 
 And by the benefit of his wiflied light 
 The feas waxt calroe, and we difeouered 
 Two fhippes from farre,making amaineto vs: 
 
 Of Corinth that, of Epidarw this , 
 
 But ere they came, oh let me fay no more, 
 
 Gather the fequeli by that went before. 
 
 Dt*kj Nayforward old man,doe not break* otffo. 
 
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 § 8 c fhe Qomzdie cf Errors . 
 
 For we may pitcy, though nos pardon thee. 
 
 Moxh. Ob had the gods done fo,I had not now 
 Worthily rearm'd then* merdUdTsto vs: 
 
 For etc cheftnips could meet by twice Hue leagues, 
 
 We weresncountred by a mighty recke, 
 
 Which being violently borne vp. 
 
 Out helpefull fhip was fplitted in she midft; 
 
 So chat sa this vniuft dtuorce of vs. 
 
 Fortune had left to both of vs alike, 
 
 What to delight in, what to ferrow for, 
 
 Her pars, poore foule, feeraing as burdened 
 
 With Idler waight, but not with Sefier woe, 
 
 Was canted with more fpeed beforethe wind?. 
 
 And in ear fight they three were taken vp 
 
 By Fsfoermen of Corinth, as we thought. 
 
 At length another (hip had feiz’d on vs, 
 
 And knowing whom it was their hap to fane, 
 
 G sue healthful! welcome to their (hip*wrackt gucfts. 
 And would haue reft the Fiftiers of their prey, 
 
 Had not their bat ke beche very {low of fails; 
 
 And therefore homeward did they bend their courfe. 
 Thushgue you heard mefouer’d from my bliffe, 
 
 That by misfortunes was my life prolong'd, 
 
 ! To tell fad Rories of my ownemilhapj, 
 
 ! Duke. And for the take of them thou forroweft for 
 Doe methe fauour to dilate at full, 
 
 What haue befalneofthem and they till now. 
 
 Mercb. My yongeft bey,end yet myddeft cate* 
 
 At eighteen? yeeres become inquifitute 
 
 After his brother j and importun'dsue 
 
 That his attendant, fo his cafe was like. 
 
 Reft ofhis brother.but retain’d his name, 
 
 Alight beare him company in the queft of him: 
 
 Whom whil'd I laboured of a loue to fee, 
 
 I hazarded the Ioffe of whom 1 iou'd. 
 
 FiucSorntntr* hauc 1 fpent in fartheft Greece, 
 
 Roming cleans through the bounds of Afia, 
 
 And coafting homeward, came to Ephefm .• 
 
 HopeldTc to finde,y« loth to leauc vnlought 
 
 Or that,or any place that harbours men; 
 
 Bacheere muft end the ftery of my life, 
 
 Altd happy were I in my cimdte ocsth. 
 
 Could all my trauclls warrant me they line. 
 
 Cuke. Hopleffe Egtett whom the fates hauc masks 
 jo beare the ep eremitic of due mifhap : 
 
 Now truft me, were it not againft our Lawes, 
 
 Againft my Crownc.my oath.my dignity, 
 
 WhichPrinces would they maynot difsatiil. 
 
 My foule (hould foe as aduocste for thee : 
 gut though thou art adiudged to the death, 
 
 A nd palled fentencc may not be reesl’d 
 
 But to our honours great difparagemem : 
 
 Yet will I fauour thee in what I can; 
 
 Therefore Marchant, lie limit thee this day 
 
 To feeke thv helps by beneficial! hclpe. 
 
 Try all the friends thouhaft in Epkefite , 
 
 Beg thou,or borrow, to make vp the fomme, 
 
 Arid hue: if no, then thou art doom'd to die: 
 l£ylor,rakehimto thy cuRodre. 
 
 Ixylor. I will my Lord. 
 
 Aiercb. Hepelsffe and helpelefle doth Egecn wend. 
 But to procraft inatc his ! iueleffe end. Exeunt 
 
 Enter Antipbelu Erotes r a Marchant t and Dromto 
 
 Mer . Therefore giue out you are of Eptdamtam, 
 
 Left that yoss? goods coo foons be confiscate: 
 
 This very day a Sy?cscufi<t* Merchant 
 
 Is apprehended for § riuall here , 
 
 And nos being able to buy out his life. 
 
 According to the fbtuceofthe town?. 
 
 Dies ere the wearie funnefe? in the Weft! 
 
 There Is your mock that I had to keeps. 
 
 Ant. Goe beare it to the Centaare,where wehwft. 
 And Ray there I come to thee; 
 
 Within this hourc it will be dinner time. 
 
 Till that lie view the manners of the towns, 
 
 Ptrufe the traders^gaze upon the buildings. 
 
 And then returns and fleepe within mine June, 
 
 For with long trauaile I am ftiffe and wearie- 
 Get thee away. 
 
 Dro. Many a man would take you asyour wc-rd, 
 
 And goe indeede.hauing f© good a mesne. 
 
 Exit Dromlo. 
 
 Ant. A truftie villains fir,chat vety eft, 
 
 W hen 1 am dull with care and tnelsncholiy, 
 
 Lightens my humour with his merry iefts: 
 
 What will you welke with me about the town?, 
 
 And then goe to my Irsne and dine with roe? 
 
 E. 7n.tr. 1 am snuitdd fir to certsine Marchanc*, 
 
 Of whom 1 hope to make much benefit: 
 
 1 cTaoeyour pardon, fooneatfiue arlocke, 
 
 Plcafe you.Ile meete with you vpon the Mart, 
 
 And afterward conforl you til! bed time 
 
 My preterit bufineSTe cais me from you now. 
 
 Ant. Farewell till then : 1 will goe loofe niy felfe, 
 And.wander vp and downs so view theCitie. 
 
 E.UKor, Sir, 1 -commend you to your owne content. 
 
 Exeunt* 
 
 j Ant. He that commends me r© mine owne contest, 
 
 I Commends me to the thing 1 cannot get t 
 
 1 to the world am like a drop of water, 
 
 That in ths Ocean feckes another drop, 
 
 Who falling there to finds his fellow forth, 
 
 (V nteenc,inquifitiue) confounds hitnfelfe. 
 
 So I,to find? a Mother and a Brother, 
 
 In qutft of them (vnhappie a)loofe my felfe. 
 
 Enter Dr emeu of Ephefm. 
 
 Here comes tba almanack? of my true date: 
 
 What now ? How chance thou art return’d fo fconp 
 E.Dto. Return'd fo foone, rather approach? COO IsCii 
 Ths Capon burner , the Pig fats from the foit; 
 
 The clocks hath ftrucken tweiua vpon she,bell; 
 
 My Miftris cnade it one vpon my cheeke : 
 
 She is fo hot becaute the cseate is sold* : 
 
 The meate is cold?, becaufe you come not home: 
 
 You come not home,becaufe you haue no ftonaacke; 
 
 You haue no ftomacke.hauing broke your faft : 
 
 But we that know what ’tis to faft and pray, 
 
 Ass penitent for your default to day. 
 
 Ant. Stop in your winds fir,tell me this I pray ? 
 Where haue you left the many that I gaue you, 
 
 S!Drc. Oh fixe pence that S h*d a wenfday left. 
 
 To pay the Sadler for my Miftris crupper: 
 
 The Sadler had it Sir J kept it not. 
 
 Am. i zm not in a fportiug humor now: 
 
 Tel! me,and dally not, where is the monte ? 
 
 We being (Hanger* here,bow aar’ft tbms truft 
 
 So great a charge from thine owns ettftodie. 
 
 E/Dro. I pray youieftfir asyoafirstclinass • 
 
 I from my Miftris come te you in peft : 
 
 If I returna 1 ftisii bepeft indeed?. 
 
The CotneSe of.Errors. 
 
 87 
 
 For fiie.wul Scoure you? fault vpon ray pare: 
 
 M e thinkes your r«avJ,!ike mine, Should be your cooke. 
 And ftrikeyou home without a nidTenger. 
 
 Art. Come©raiKw,ceinc,thd "2 iefts are out of feafon, 
 Rcferae them till a merrier houre then this : 
 
 Where is the gold I g3isein charge to thee? 
 
 E.Dro. To me firf why you gaue no gold ro me? 
 
 An 1 . Come on fir knaue, haue done your foaliflanes. 
 And tell me How thou haft d'fpos’d thy charge. 
 
 E.Dro. My chargewas but to fetch you fio the Mart 
 Home to yourhoofe, the Phoenix fir,to dinner; 
 
 My Miftris and herftfter Sates for you. 
 
 Ant. Now ss I am a Chriftian anfsver me, 
 
 In what {afe place yet: hauebellow'd my monte; 
 
 Cr I Shall breake that merrie Sconce of yours 
 That Sands on tricks, when Ism vndifpos’d: 
 
 Where is she thoufand Markes thou had il of me: 
 
 E.Dro. I haue fome markes of yours vpou my pate; 
 Some of my Mtftris markervpon my Shoulders: 
 
 But not a thoufarid markes betweene you both. 
 
 If I Should pay your worlhip thofe againe, 
 Perchanceyou wiil not beare them patiently. 
 w^xf.Thy Miflrismarkes’what Miftris Slaue haft thou? 
 E 'Dro. Your vvorShips wife,my Miftris at th cPb/mix; 
 She that doth faft till you come home to dinner: 
 
 And praies that you will hie you home to dinner. 
 
 Aat. What wilt thou flout me thus vnto my face 
 Befog forbid?There take you that fir knaue. 
 
 £■ Dro. What means you fir, for God Sake hold your 
 Nav,and you will net fir,i!e take my heeles. (hands - 
 Exeunt Drtmio So. 
 
 Ant. Voonmyhfeby foirte deuife or other. 
 
 The vilh ; ne as ore-wrought cf a!! my monte. 
 
 They fay this towns is full efeefenage: 
 
 As nimble luglers that deceiue the eie: 
 
 Difguifed Cheaters.prating Moontebankes: 
 And manie fuch like liberties offir.ne: 
 
 Jfit proue fo,! will be gone the Sooner: 
 lie to the Centaur to goe feeke this flaue, 
 
 1 greatly fearemy monic is not fafe. 
 
 €xit. 
 
 <tAHm Secundum. 
 
 Enter AJrianajvifs to AntiflroHs Sereptur t mtb 
 Lucian* her Stjler. 
 
 A Jr. Neither my husband nor the flaue return’d. 
 That in filch hafte I feet to feeke his Mafter ? 
 
 Sure Lucian* it is two a clocks. 
 
 Luc. perhaps Some Merchant hath inuitedhim. 
 And from the Marc he's Somewhere gone to dinner'? 
 Good Sifter let vs dine,and neuer fret; 
 
 A tnin is Mafter of his liberxie t 
 
 Why iliculd their libertie then ours b* tn&rzd 
 Luc. Eccaufe their bufineffc full lies cut edorc. 
 
 A dr. Looks when I revue him io,he saLLs *» thus. 
 Luc. Qhjknow he is tbs brick of your will 
 Adr. There’s tioRebutaftes will be bridled fo. 
 
 Luc. Why, headftrong liberty is laftit with woe • 
 There’s nothing fituate vnder heauens eye. 
 
 But hath his bound in earth, in fea, in skie. 
 
 | The beaft*,thefilhe«,aod the winged fowles 
 Are their males fubie&s, ancj at their controules • 
 
 Man more diuine, theMafter of si! thefe, 
 i Lord of the wide world, and vsilde warty feas. 
 
 Indued with imelle&uall fence arid fouler. 
 
 Of more preheminence then fifia and fowles. 
 
 Are rnafters to their females, and their Lord:: 
 
 I Then let your will attend on their accords. 
 
 Adri. This feruitude makes you to keepe vnwed. 
 Ltect. Nor this,but troubles of the marriage bed. 
 Adr,B'jz were you wedded,you wold bear force fway 
 Lttc. Ere 1 leame !oue,Ile pra&ife to obey. 
 
 Adr, How if your husband ftart fome other where ? 
 Luc. Til! he come home againe,I would forbeare. 
 Adr. Patience vnmou’d,no maruel though foe paufe, 
 hey can be meeke,that haue no other caufe: 
 w retched foule bruis’d with aduerfitie, 
 e bid be quiet when we heareit crie. 
 ut were we burdned with like waight ofpaine, 
 
 ■As muchjOrmore, we foould our fclues complains 5 
 So thou that haft no vnklnde mare to greens thee. 
 
 With vrging heJpeleffe patience would releeue trie; 
 
 But if thou lias to fee like right bereft.. 
 
 This foc!e-begӣ patience in. thee will be left. 
 
 Luci. Weltj[ will marry one day but to trie; 
 
 Heere comes your man,ne w is your husband nic» 
 
 Enter Dretrtio Eph. 
 
 Adr. Say.is your cardie mafter now a* hand ? 
 
 E.Dro. Nay, hee’s arson hands with fpee,atsd that my 
 two eares can witndfe. 
 
 Adr. $ ajj did ft thou fp cake with h'ftt? IcnowHtkou 
 his sninde ? 
 
 S. Dro. Ij.be told hie rnmde vpon mine eare, 
 Befhrew his hand,I fcaree could vnderftand it. 
 
 Lee. Spake heefo doEbtfolly, thoucouldftnasfeele 
 his meaning. 
 
 E. Dro. Nay, bee ftrooke fo plainly, I could too well 
 feeie his blowes; and withail fo doubtfully, that 1 could 
 ftarcc visdetftand them. 
 
 Adri. But fay,l prethee. Is he comming Home? 
 
 It feemes he hath great care to pleafe his wife 
 
 E. Dro. Why M iftreiTc, fare my Mafter is horiie mad. 
 Adri. Hememad.thoovillains ? 
 
 E.Dro. I meane not Cuckold mad. 
 
 But fare he is ftarke mad: 
 
 , When I defin’d him to come home to dinner, 
 
 He ask’d me for a hundred markes in gold; 
 
 ’Tis dinner time,quoth I: my gold, quoth he: 
 
 Y our meat doth burne,quoth I: my gold quoth he: 
 Will you come, quoth I: my gold, quoth he; 
 
 Where js the thoufand markes I gauc thee villains ? 
 ThePigge quoth J, is feum’d; my gold,quoth he 
 My miftreffc, fir, quoth I: hang vp thy MiftreiFe: 
 
 I know not thy miSrefTe,out on thy miftreSe, 
 
 Luei, Quoth who ? 
 
 E.Dr. Quoth ray Mafter, t Know quoth he,no houfe, 
 no wife, no miftreffe ; fo that my arrant due vnto my 
 tongue,! thanke hhn^I bare home vpon myfhouldfirs j 
 fe: in eor.cluficr.,h 2 did beat me there, 
 
 Adr:.C c bask sgaiae,thcts fts'Jc.S: fstsh h:.r. heme* 
 Dro. Got Laeke againe.aad bv new beaten home t 
 PotGods fake fond fome other mefTenger. 
 
 H S Adri. Badfce 
 
c rhe Qomedie of Errors. 
 
 Adri. Backc fiaise, or I will breake thy pate a-croffe. 
 Dro. And he will blcffc f erode with other beating r 
 Betweerseyou,! Ihall hauea holy head. 
 
 Adri. Hence prating pete nt,fetch thy Mafter home. 
 Dro. Am 1 fo round with you, as you with me. 
 
 That like a foot-ball you doe fpurne me thus: 
 
 You fpurne mehence,and he will fpurne me hither. 
 
 If I lafV in this feruice,you muft cafe me in leather. 
 
 LucL Fie how impatience lowresh in your face. 
 
 Adri. Hi* company muft do hi* minions grace. 
 Whil'd I at home ftarue for a merrie Icoke: 
 
 Hath homelic age th’alluring beauty tooke 
 From my poore cheeke ? then he hath wafted it. 
 
 Arc my difcourfes dull? Barren my wit, 
 
 Ifvolubleand (harpe difconrfe be mat’d, 
 
 Vnkindneffe blunts it more then marble hard. 
 
 Dee their gay veftments his affections baste ? 
 
 That’* not my fault, bee’s mafter ofmy (late. 
 
 What ruines are in me that can be found, 
 
 By him not ruin’d ? Then is he the ground 
 Ofmy defeature*. My decayed faire, 
 
 A funnic lookcofhis,would foone repaire. 
 
 But, too vnruly Deere, he breekes the pale, 
 
 And feedes from home 5 poore 1 am but his ftale. 
 
 Lxci, Selfe-harming lealcsfie •, fie beat tt hence. 
 
 Ad. Vnfeeling fool* can with fuch wrongs difpencc: 
 i |tnow his eye doth homage other-where, 
 elfe, what lets it but he would be here ? 
 
 Sifier,you know he promis’d me a chaine , 
 
 Would that alone,a ioue he would detaine. 
 
 So he would keepe faire quarter with has bed 
 
 I fee the lewel! beft enamaled 
 
 Will loofe his beautie: yet the gold bides fid! 
 
 That Others touch, and often touching will. 
 
 Where gold and no man that bath a name, 
 
 By falfbood and corruption doth it fbamt: 
 
 Since that my beautie cannot pleafe his esc, 
 
 He weepe (what’s left away) and weeping die. 
 
 Duct. How maniefond rooks feme mad leloufie? 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Enter Antipbelis En-otu. 
 
 Ant. The gold 1 gaue to Dronuo is laid vp 
 Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull flaw© 
 
 I* wandred forth in care to feeke me out 
 By computation and minehofts report. 
 
 1 could not fpeake with Dromio, fince at firft 
 1 fent him from the Mart ? fee here he comes. 
 
 Enter Dromto Sirtuufia. 
 
 How now fir, i* your merrie humor alter’d ? 
 
 As you loue ftroakes, fo ieft with me againe 1 
 You know no Ce«r« 8 /?you rcceiu’d no gold? 
 
 Your Miftreffe fens so haue me home to dinner ? 
 
 My houfe was at the Phoenix? Waft thou mad. 
 
 That thus fo nrsadiie thou did didft anfwcre me? 
 
 S.Dro. What anfwer fir ? when fpske I fuch a word ? 
 E.Ant. Euen now,euen here.net halfe an howte fmce. 
 S.Dro. I did notfee you fince you fent roe hence 
 Home to &ic(er>taur with the gold you gaue me. 
 
 Ant. Villaine, thou didft denit the golds recete. 
 
 And toldft me of a Miftreffe,and a dinnet. 
 
 For whichl hope thou fcltft ] was difpleas’d. 
 
 S.D> o ; I am glad to fee you in this merrie vaine. 
 What meancs this ieft,! pray you Mafter tell me ? 
 
 Ant. Yea.doft thou ieere& fiowt mein the teeth i 
 Thinkft j) 1 ieft? hold,take thou that,& that. Beau Dro. 
 S.Dr. Hold fir.fcrGods fake,now your ieft i* earned, 
 
 Vpon what bargain® do you glue it rue? 
 
 Anttpb. Becaufe that I familiarlie fometimM 
 Doevfe you for rov foole, and chat with you. 
 
 Your faweinefie will ieft vpon ray loue. 
 
 And make a Common of my ferious howres. 
 
 When the funne ftiines.let foolishgnats make fperc, 
 
 But creepe incrannies.when he hides his beames: 
 
 If you witl ieft with me, know my afpeft , 
 
 And fafhion your demeanor to my lookes. 
 
 Or I will beat this method in your fcooce. 
 
 S.Dro. Sconcecall you it?fo you would leauebatte- 
 ring, I had rather haue it a head, and you vfe chefe blows 
 tong, 1 muft get a fconce for toy head, and Infconce it 
 to, or elfe I (hall feek my wit in nay (houldsrs,but I pray 
 fir, why am 1 beaten ? 
 
 Ant, Doft thou not know ? 
 
 S. Dro. Nothing fir,but that I am bessen. 
 
 Ant. Shall I tell you why ? 
 
 S.Dro. I fir, and wherefore; for they fay, eiiery why 
 hath a wherefore. 
 
 Ant. Why fir ft for Sowring me.and then wherefore, 
 for urging it the fecond time to me. 
 
 SfDro. Was there euer anic man tbl» beaten out of 
 fsafon, when in the why and the wherefore, is neither 
 rime nor reafon. Well fir.Ithanke you. 
 
 Ant. Thanke me fir, for what ? 
 
 S.Dro. Marry fir, for this fomething that you gaue me 
 for nothing. 
 
 Ant. Ik make you amends next,to giue you nothing 
 for fomething. But fay fir, is it dinner time? 
 
 S.Dro. No fir, I thinke the meat wants that Ihatie 
 
 Ant. In good time fir {what’s that? 
 
 S.Dro. Bailing. 
 
 Ant. Wdl fir, then’twill be dne. 
 
 S.Dro. If it be fir, 1 pray you eat none of It. 
 
 Ant. Yourreafon? 
 
 S.Dro. Left it makeyou chollericke,andpurcha(eme 
 another dric bailing. 
 
 Ant. Well fu,learfie to ieft in good time, there** a 
 time for all things 
 
 S D'o I durft haue denied that before you were fo 
 chollerieke. 
 
 Anti . By w ha 1 rule fir ? 
 
 S.Dro. Marry fir, by a rule as plaine as the plaine bald 
 pate ofFather time bimfelfe. 
 
 Am. Let’s hear© it. 
 
 S.Dro. There’s no time for a man to recouer his halre 
 that grower bald by nature. 
 
 Ant. May he not doe ir by fine and recouerie ? 
 
 S. Dro. Yes, to pay a fine for 3 perewig, and recouer 
 the loft haire of another man. 
 
 Am. Why. is Time fuch a niggard of haire, being (as 
 it is) fo plencifull an excrement ? 
 
 S.Dro. Becaufe it is® bltffingthathecbeftoweson 
 beads, and what he hath framed them in haire, hee hath 
 giuen them in wit. 
 
 Ant. Why, but theres tmnie a roan hath more haire 
 
 then wit. 
 
 S Dr». Not a man of thofe but be hath the wit to Ipfe 
 
 his haire. 
 
 Ant . Why thou didft conclude hairy men plain dea¬ 
 lers without wit. 
 
 S.Dro. The plainer dealer, the faoner loft; yet he loo* 
 fesh U in a kinae of ioilitie. 
 
 An. For what reafon. 
 
 S Drv. For two, and found ones K>. 
 
 An. Nay 
 
The Come die ofErrors. gp 
 
 A*. Nay not found Ipray you. 
 
 S.Dro. Sure ones then. 
 
 An. Nay-,notfufeinathingfa!fing. 
 
 S.Dro. Certaine ones then. 
 
 An. Name them. 
 
 S.Dro. The one to i'aue the money that he fpends in 
 trying : the other,that at dinner they ftiodd not drop in 
 bisporrage. 
 
 An- You would aft this time haueprou’d, here i* no 
 time for ail things. 
 
 S.Dro. Marry and did fir : namely, in no time to re¬ 
 cover haire loft by Nature. 
 
 An. But yourreafon was not fubftantiall, why there 
 is no time to recouer. 
 
 S.Dro. Thus I mend it : T ime himfeifc is bald, and 
 therefore to the worlds end,will haucbald followers. 
 
 A»- I knew’t would be a bald condufion : but foft, 
 who wafts vs yonder • 
 
 Enter Adriana end Luuana. 
 
 Adri. 1,1. Anirpfietxi,\oo\te ftrange and frowne. 
 
 Some other Miftreflc hath thy fweet afpe£ls : 
 
 I am not Adriana, nor thy wife. 
 
 The time was once, when thou vn-vrg’d wouldft sow, 
 That neuer words were muficke to thine eare, 
 TustneueTobseft pleafing in thine eye, 
 
 Thatneuer touch well welcome to thy hand ( 
 
 That neuer meat fvveet-fauour’d in thy tafte. 
 
 VnleiTe 1 fpske,or look'd, or touch’d.or caru'd to tliee. 
 How comes it now,my Hosband.oh how comes it) 
 
 That thou art then eftrsnged from thy fclfe ? 
 
 Thy fclfe I call it, being ftrange to me: 
 
 That vndiaidable Incorporate 
 
 Am better then thy deerc felfes better part. 
 
 Ah doe not teare away thy felfe from me; 
 
 Tor know my loue : as eafie maift thou fall 
 
 A drop of water in the breaking guife, 
 
 And take vnmirgied thence that drop agame 
 
 Without addition or diminiftiing. 
 
 As sake from me thy fclfe, and not me too. 
 
 How deerdy would it touch thee to the quicke, 
 
 Shouldft thou but heare I were licentious ? 
 
 And that this body corifecrate to thee. 
 
 By Ruffian Luft (hould be contaminate ? 
 
 Wouldft thou not fpstat me, and fpume at me. 
 
 And hutle the name ©fhusbsnd in my face, 
 
 And teste the flaia’d skin of my Hatlotbrow, 
 
 Aad from my falfe band cut the wedding ring, 
 
 And breake it with a deepe-diuorcir.g vow ? 
 
 1 know thou canft, and therefore fee thou doe it, 
 
 1 £a pofTeft with an ad ulcerate blot, 
 
 My bloud is mingled with the crime of luft: 
 
 For if vte two be ooe, and thou play falfe, 
 
 1 doc digeft the poifon of thy flefh, 
 
 Being ftrumpeted by thy contagion 
 
 Keepe then faire league and truce with thy true bed, 
 
 I liucdiftain’d.thou vndifhonoured. 
 
 Antipi plead you to me faire dame ? I know younot : 
 In Efhtftu I am but two hourcs old 
 
 As ftrangevneo your towne, as to your talke. 
 
 Who eucry word by all my wit being (can’d. 
 
 Wants wittn allyane wordto vnd«ftsne!. 
 
 Luci. Fie brother, how the world is chang’d with you: 
 When were you wont to vfe my filter thus ? 
 
 She lent for you by Dromio home to dinner. 
 
 A’it. By Dromio ? Drew. By me. 
 
 Adr. By thee,and this thoti didft reiurnc from him. 
 That he did buffet thee, and in his blowes, 
 
 Denied myhoufefor his, me for his wife. 
 
 A»t. Didyouconuerfe firwiththisgentlewoman: 
 What is the coarfe and drift of your compadl? 
 
 S-Drt. 1 fir? I neuer faw her till this cime. 
 
 Ant. Viliaine thou lieft, for euen her verie words, 
 
 Didft thoudeliucr to me on the Mart. 
 
 S.Dro. I neuer Ipake with her in all my life. 
 
 Ant How can fhe thus then call vs by our names? 
 Vnlefle it be by infpiration. 
 
 Adri. How ill agrees it with your grauitie. 
 
 To counterfeit thus grofely with your flaue. 
 
 Abetting him to thwart me in my moode ; 
 
 Be it my wrong.you are from me c tempt. 
 
 But wrong not that wrong with a more contempt. 
 
 Come 1 will faften on this fleeue of thine : 
 
 Thou art an Time my husband, 1 a Vine : 
 
 Whole weakneffc married to thy ftranger ftate. 
 
 Makes me with thy firength to communicate: 
 
 If ought pofTelfethee from me, it is dtofle, 
 
 Vfurping luie,Brier,or idle Mofie, 
 
 Who all for want of pruning, with intrufion, 
 
 Infeft thy fap.and Jiue on thy confufion. 
 
 Ant. Toroeefhce fpeajies, fheemoues mee forhei 
 thesune; 
 
 What,was 1 married to her in my dresme? 
 
 Or fleepe l now,and thinke I heare a!) this ? 
 
 What error driues our eies and earesamiffe ? 
 
 Vntil! I know this furevneertaintie, 
 Ileentertainethefree’dfaTacie. 
 
 Luc. Dromio, goe bid the feruants fpred for dinner. 
 S.Dro. Oh for my beads,! croffe me for a (inner. 
 
 This is theFairie lsnd,oh fpight of fpighu. 
 
 We talke with Goblins, Owlcs and Sprights; 
 
 If we obay them not,this will infuc: 
 
 They’ll fucke our breash,or pinch vs blacke and blew. 
 
 Luc. Why prat’ft thou to thy felfe,and anfwer’ft not! 
 Dromio,' thou2?r<w»fc,thou fnailc.thou flug.thou fot. 
 
 S.Dro- I am transformed Mafter,am I not ? 
 
 •Ant. I thinke thou art in minde.and fo am I. 
 
 S.Dro. Nay Mafter.both in minde,and in my fbspe. 
 tAnt. Thou haft thine owne forme 
 
 S.Dro. No.I am an Ape. 
 
 Luc. If thou art chang’d to ought,’tis to an Aff e. 
 S.Dro. 'Tis true ( he rides me,and I long for grade. 
 
 Tis fo.Igm an A fife, el fe it could neuer be. 
 
 But I (bculd know her as well as fhe knowes me. 
 
 Adr. Come,coroe,no longer will I be a foole. 
 
 To put the finger in the eie and weepe; 
 
 Wlul’ft man and Mafter laughes my woes to fcorae t 
 Come fir to dinner,Dr«iw»akeepe the gate: 
 
 Husband He dine sboue with you to day. 
 
 And fhriue you of a thoufand idle prankes: 
 
 Sirta,ifany askeyou for your Mafter, 
 
 Say he dines forth, and let no creature enter: 
 
 Come f\(icr,Dromio f\zy the Porter well- 
 $Ant. Am I in eatth.in heauen.or in hell? 
 
 Sleeping or waking^nad or well aduifde: 
 
 Knownevnto thefe, and to my felfe difguifde: 
 lie fay as they fay,and perfeuer fo: 
 
 And in this mift at all aduentures go. 
 
 S.Dro. Maftcr^halll be Porter at the gate? 
 
 Adr. I, and let none enter Jeaft 1 breake your pate 
 
 Luc. Ceme l c©me ; ,.^r/p6«/«a,wedinetol3ie. 
 
 H ? lAftm 
 
 -^.ef 
 
•C>0 c fbs Qmte&tr ofErrors. 
 
 ojfchs T'ertms. Scena c Pftma . 
 
 Thou wouldft haue chang’d thy face for a name, ei thy 
 name for an affe. 
 
 Enter Lute. 
 
 Luce. What a code is there Drotnio ? who are ib$f« 
 at the gate? 
 
 E.Dro. Let my Matter in Lsct. 
 
 Lute. Faith no, hee comes too late, and fo tell ycur 
 
 Matter. 
 
 E.Dro. O Lord 1 mutt laugh,haue at you with a Pto- 
 uerbe, 
 
 Shall I fet in my ftaffe. 
 
 Luce. Haue at you with another, that's when t can 
 you tell/ 
 
 S.Dro. If thy name be called lju:t,Lust thou haft an- 
 fwer'd him well, 
 
 A»u. Dceyouheare you minion, you'll let vs in 3 
 hope ? 
 
 Luce. I thought to haue askt you 
 
 S.Dro. And you faid no 
 
 E.Dro. So come helpe, well ftrooke, there was blow 
 for blow. 
 
 Anti. Thou baggage let me to. 
 
 Lute. Can you tell fot whofe fake? 
 
 E.Drom. Matter, knocke the doore hard, 
 
 Luce. Let him knocke till it ake, 
 
 Ann. You 11 ene for this minion , ifl beat the doote 
 downe. 
 
 Luce What needs allihat.and s paire offtocks in the 
 towne? 
 
 Enter Adriana. 
 
 Adr. Who is that at the doore £ keeps all this noife i 
 
 S.Dro. By my troth your towne is troubled with vn- 
 ru!y bcics. 
 
 cAnti, Are you there Wife ? you might haue come 
 before. 
 
 Adn, Your wife fir kr.aue? go get you from the dore. 
 
 €. Dro. If you went inp3ine Matter,this knauc wold 
 goe fore. 
 
 Angela. Heere is neither checre fir, nor welcome,we 
 would fame haue either. 
 
 Ait/si. In debating which was bett, wee (hall part 
 with neither. 
 
 E.Dro. Theyttandatthcdcorc, Matter, bid them 
 welcome hither 
 
 a Ann There is forocthing in the win tie,that we can¬ 
 not get sn. 
 
 S.Dro. You would fay fo Matter, if yctu garments 
 
 were thin. 
 
 Your cake here is wsnr.e within : you ttand here in the 
 cold. 
 
 It would make a man mad as a Bucke cs be fo bought 
 and fold. 
 
 Ant. Go fetch me fotnething.Ile break ope the gat?.. 
 
 S.Dro. Breaks any breaking nare,and lie breakeyour 
 kftaues pat*. 
 
 E.Dro. A man may breake a word with ycur fir, and 
 words are but winds: 
 
 I and breaks it in your face,fo he break it ro: behiode. 
 
 S-Dredi fecrats thou want’d breaking,out vpon thee 
 hinde. 
 
 EXte. Here’s toe much eat ypon thee,! pray thee k:£ 
 me ia. 
 
 S.Dro. I .when fov/les haue no feathers,and fifti ha«5 
 
 no fin 
 
 Ant Well, lie breaks inrgo borrow rr.s 3 srciv. 
 
 S.Dro. h crow without feathcs,Mafisr crane you (c-; 
 
 . For 
 
 Enter A»tiphol/(t of Epbefsu , bun eon Drotato, Angela the 
 Goldfmtb, and Balthafcr the Merchant 
 
 ELAntt, Good fignior Angelo you mull cicufe vs all. 
 My wifess (hrewilh when l kcepe not how res; 
 
 Say that S lingerd wish you at your Ihop 
 
 T o fee the making of her Carkaoct, 
 
 And tha* to morrow you will bring is home. 
 
 But here's avillaine that would face me downe 
 
 Me met me on the Mart, and that! beat him, 
 
 And charg'd him with & thou find market tn gold, 
 
 And that I did desue my wife and hoofe; 
 
 Thou drunkard thou, what dicift thou meane by this ? 
 
 E.Dro, Say what you wil fit,but 1 know what I know. 
 That you beat me at the Marti haue your hand to Ihow; 
 if^ skin were parchment ,& f blows you gaue were ink, 
 Your ovvne hand-writing would tell you what Ithinke. 
 E.Ant. 1 thinkc thou art an alTe. 
 
 E.Dre. Marry fo it doth appeare 
 
 By the wrongs I fufifer, and the blowes I beare, 
 
 I fhould kickc being kickt,and being sidist-patte. 
 
 You would keep? from my heeles,3nd beware of an afle. 
 
 E.A». Y’are fad fignior 'Balthex.ar, pray God our cheet 
 May anfwer my good will,ai»d ycer good welcore here. 
 Bd. S bold your dainties cheap fir, fit yout welcorn deer. 
 E.Ats. Oh Senior BAthazusr, either at ttefii or filh, 
 Atabkfuliofweicome,tTiakesfcar<e one dainty difh. 
 'Bal. Good meat fir is comon that eucry thurlc affords. 
 Anti- And welcome mote sommon,for thats nothing 
 bat words. 
 
 BA. Small cheere and great welcome, makes a met¬ 
 ric feaft, 
 
 Ante. !, to a niggardly Hod,and more fparing gtieft: 
 But though my cates be meane,take them tn good pan, 
 Better cheere may you haue,but not withbetter hart. 
 
 But loft, my doore is loekt; goe bid them let vs in. 
 
 E.Dre. Mated.Briget ,M:tria»,Cifley,Gilb<tn. Gina. 
 S.Dre. Momc.Milthorfe,Capon, CoKcombe , Idi¬ 
 ot, Patch, 
 
 Either get thee from the dote,or fit downe at the hatch: 
 DofUhcu tonsure for wenches.that i^ca'itt for fuchfiore, 
 When one is one too many, gee get thee from the dore. 
 E.Dre. What patch is made our Porter f my Matter 
 ftayes in tbeftreet. 
 
 S.Dro. Let him walke from whence he came,left hee 
 catch cold on’s feet. 
 
 E.Ant. Who talks within there ? hoa,open the dore. 
 S.Dro. Right fir, lie tell you when, and you'd tell 
 roe whetefore. 
 
 A»t. Wherefore ? for my dinner: I haue not din'd to 
 
 day. 
 
 S Dre. Not to day here you mutt not come agalne 
 when you may. 
 
 Anti. What arc thou that kesp'ftmee out from the 
 howfe I owe? 
 
 S.Dro. The Porter for thus time Sir, and my name i$ 
 Dromto. 
 
 S.Dro. O villaine,thou haft ftolne both mine office 
 end sty amt:. 
 
 The one nere got me credit, the other mickle blame 
 
 II thou hadft beene Dremeo to day in tsy place, 
 
^The Gomedie of Errors* 
 
 91 
 
 For afifh without* firsnc»rhss’3 a fowk without aferhsr, 
 jf g frow help vr ic fire*, wee'll plucke a crow together. 
 Ant. Go,g?t thee gon, fetch me an iron Crow. 
 
 3Aih. Have patience fir. oh let it not he fo, 
 
 Hesrcln you wsrre againil your reputation* 
 
 And draw within the cempaffe cf iufpe& 
 
 I Th'vnuiolatcd honor of your wife. 
 
 Once this your long experience of your wife dome, 
 
 Her fober vcrtue,yeares,and modeftie, 
 
 Plead on your part feme caufe to you vnknownc; 
 
 And doubt not fir, but (he will well excufc 
 Why at this time the dores are made again!! you. 
 
 Be rul'd by me, depart in patience, 
 
 And let v* to thcTyger ell to dinner, 
 
 As?d about cuening comeycur felfe alone. 
 
 TO know the reafon of this ftrangc refiraint s 
 I Ifbyfironghandyouoffertobreakein 
 I Now in the Airring paffsge ofthe day, 
 
 A vulgar comment will be made of it j 
 And that fuppefed by the common rowt 
 Againft your yet vngalled eftiraation. 
 
 ' That may with fouleintrufion enter in, 
 
 , And dwell vpon your gvsuc when you are dead j 
 1 Por {lander Hoes vpon fucceffion; _ 
 
 For euer hows'd, where it gets pofiefiron. 
 
 Ami. You haue premis'd, l will depart in quiet. 
 
 And in defpight of mirth means to be merrie: 
 i | know a wench of excellent difeourfe, 
 
 Prettic and wrttie; wilde, and yet too gentle ; 
 
 There will we dine: this woman that 1 mean© 
 
 My wife (but 1 preteft without defert). 
 
 Hath oftentimes vpbt3ided me withall: 
 j To her will we to dinner, get you home 
 And fetch the chaine, by this 1 know 'tio made, 
 
 I Bring it 1 pray youto ‘he Parpentins, 
 
 For there's the houfe: That chainc will 1 beflow 
 (Be it for nothingbut to fpight my wife) 
 
 Vpon mine hofleife there, good fir make hafte: 
 
 | Since mine owns doores refufe to entertaine me, 
 
 I Heknocke elfe-where, to fee if they’ll difdaincme. 
 
 He meet you at chat place fome houre hence. 
 Anti. Do fo,thiS reft Hull cofl me fomecxpcnce. 
 
 Extutit. 
 
 Enter lutiena, wkh AnUphalttt ifSiracufia. 
 lulia. And may it be that you haue quite forgot 
 A husbands office ? fhall Antipbelm 
 Euen in the fpring of L©ue,thy Loue-fprsngs rot ? 
 
 Shall lot* in buildings grow fo ruinate ? 
 
 If you did wed my fitter for her wealth. 
 
 Then for her wealths-fake vfe her with mete kindnrfle: 
 Or if you like elfe-where dee it by ftetlth, 
 
 Muffle your falfe loue with fome (hew of blindnefTe: 
 
 ’ Let not my filler read is in your eye: 
 
 Be not thy tongue thy ovate fhames Orator: 
 
 Lcoke fweet,fpeakefiite. becomedifloyaltie: 
 Apparell vice like venues hatbenger: 
 j Beare a faire ptefcncc,though your heart be tainted, 
 
 I Teach finne the carriage efa holy Saint, 
 
 Be Tenet falfe: what need (he be acquainted ? 
 
 What firople thiefe brags cf his ovms amine ? 
 j Tis double wrong to truant with your bed, 
 j And let her read it in thy lookes at boerd t 
 ; Shame hatha baftord fame,well managed, 
 
 [ IU deeds is doubted with an euiil word t 
 Alas poor* women, make v» not bekeue 
 | (Beir.g ecrapafl of credit) that you kue vS, 
 
 Though others haue the arsoe, fiicw vs the fleeue 
 We in your motion turne, and you may moue vs. 
 
 Then gentle brother get yon in sgarne; 
 
 Comfort tssy filter, cheere her, tali her wife 5 
 'Tis holy fport to be slittle vainc. 
 
 When the fweet breath of flatter!? combers ftrife. 
 
 S■ Anti. Swsete Miflris, what year same is elfe 1 
 know not; 
 
 Nor by what wonder you do hit of mine; 
 
 Leffe in your knowledge, and your grace you (how not. 
 Then out earths wonder, more then earth dSuioe. 
 
 Teach me decre creature bow to thinks and fpeake: 
 
 Lay open to myearthie groiTe conceit : 
 
 Smothred In errors, feeble, (lialScw,we 2 ke, 
 
 The foulded meaning of your words deceit: 
 
 Again!! my foulespurs tnith.why labour you, 
 
 To make it wander in an vnknowne field > 
 
 Are you 3 god / would you create me new ? 
 
 Transferee me then,ar.d to your powre He yetld 
 But if that i am I, then well I know. 
 
 Your weeping filler is no wife of mine. 
 
 Nor to her bed no homage doe I owe: 
 
 Farre more/srre mere ,10 you doe 1 decline: 
 
 Oh crasne me not fweet Merm&ide with thy note. 
 
 To drowne me in thy filler flood of scares: 
 
 Sing Siren for thy felfe,and 1 will dote: 
 
 Spread ore the filuer waaes thy golden hakes; 
 
 And as 3 bud He rake thee.iod there lie: 
 
 And in that glorious fuppofitioft ihinke. 
 
 He gaines by death, that hath filch meanes to die: 
 
 Let Loue being light,he drowned if (be finks. 
 
 L«c. What are you m3d s chat you doe reafon fo ? 
 
 fNet msdjbut mated,how I doe not know. 
 
 Lae. It is a fault chat fpringsth from your eit. 
 
 Ans. Fox gasing on your beames faire fan being by. 
 Lite. Gaze when you Ibotild, and that will cleere 
 your fight. 
 
 Am, As good iq winfcc fwee* letters looke or, night. 
 Lm:. Why call you me !©ue? Cali may filler fo- 
 Ant. Thy fitters filler* 
 
 L»c. That’s my filler. 
 
 Am. No: it is thy felfe,mtne own# felfe? better part: 
 Mine eics cleere eie, my decre hearts deerer heart 5 
 My foode,my fortune,and my fweet hopes ssioje j 
 My foie earths heauen,and my heauenscUime. 
 
 Luc. All this nrjy filler ts s or eife fhouid Ise. 
 
 Ant. Call thy felfe filler fvreet,for 1 am thee: 
 
 Thee will! loue, and with thee lead my life; 
 
 Thou ball no husband yet,nor I no wife: 
 
 Giueme thy hand. 
 
 Lme. Oh foft fir,hold yea dill: 
 
 He fetch my filler to get her good will. Exit. 
 
 Enter Drtmio, Strawfsa. 
 
 t/ftte Why how now Dram s», where tun’ll thou fo 
 
 faft? 
 
 S.Drv. Doe you know me fir? Am I Dnmie ? Ami 
 your man ? Am I my felfe ? 
 
 A»>‘. ThoumDremie, thou art my man, thou ast 
 thy felfe, 
 
 Dre. Xamaasflej I am 3 womans man, andbefides 
 nryfdfe. 
 
 Am. What womans mss? erid hsw befides thy 
 felfe ? 
 
 lm. Marrie fr?,befides my felfe,! sm due to a woman: 
 One that claims* me, one thas haunts me, one that will 
 haue me. 
 
 dxt. What 
 
<22 
 
 he Qmedieof Sum, 
 
 Ami. What eiaitnc la ies (he to thee ? 
 
 Dra. Marry fir,fueh claims as you would lay to your 
 fverfe, and fhe would haue me as a beaft, not that Ibee- 
 jng a bead fiae would Siaue me, but that five being a ve- 
 ne beaftly creature layes claims to me. 
 
 Ann. What is (he i 
 
 Dro, A very reusrent body ; t fuch a cr.e, as a mas 
 may not fpeakc of, without he fay A? reusrence, I haue 
 but leans luckc in the match, and yet is fhc a wondrous 
 fti marriage 
 
 Anu. How dofl thou mean? a fat mart >age ? 
 
 Dra. Marry fir,(he's the Kitehiti vvcnch,& si greafe, 
 gssd 1 know not what vfe to pus her too, but to make a 
 Lampeof her, and run from her byhcroivnc light. I 
 warrant, her ragges and the Tallow in them, will burns 
 a Poland Winter: Iffhc litres till dooraefday.flte'i bums 
 e weeks longer then the whole Worid 
 
 Ann. What complexion is fhe of? 
 
 Dra. Swsrt like my fhoo.but her face nothing like 
 fo cleans kept: for why? (he (Will a man may goe o- 
 uet-lbooesinths grime of ft* 
 
 Ast). That's t fault that waist will tnsmi. 
 
 No fir, ut in grains, Naoht flood could not 
 
 Dro. 
 do it 
 Ann, 
 Dro, 
 
 What’i her name? 
 
 AJeUSit : but her name Is three quarters, that * 
 sn Ell and three quarters,will not meafure her from hip 
 tohip. 
 
 Ami. Then fhe beares fome btedth ? 
 
 Dra. No longer from head to foot, then from hippe 
 £& bippe: (lie is fpherirall, like a globe; 1 could find out 
 Countries in her. 
 
 Axil. In what part ofher body (lands Ireland ? 
 
 Dro. Marry fir in her buttockes, I found it out by 
 
 die begges. 
 
 Am, Where Scotland? 
 
 Dre, ! found it by the harrennefle, hard in the palms 
 
 of the hand. 
 
 Am . Where France ? 
 
 Dro. In her forhead, arm'd and retimed, making 
 
 write again?* her heirc. 
 
 Ant. Where England ? 
 
 Dra. I look'd for the chalkle Oif!fp4,but 1 could find 
 no whitcndfs in them. But I gudfe.itflood in her chin 
 by the felt rbeutne tliat nnne bet weens France^ and it. 
 
 Ant. Wher eSpasne* 
 
 Dra, Faith I faw it not: but! felt it hot its her brech. 
 
 Jjxt, Where America, the Indict ? 
 
 Dro, Oh fir, vpon her nofie, all ore cmbclliflied with 
 Rabies, Carbuncles, Saphites, declining their rich Af- 
 pedr to the hot breath ofSpaine, who fent whole Ar- 
 nsadoes of Csrrcebtofee baibft at her nofe. 
 
 Anti. Where flood Betgia , the tieiherlaxdi} 
 
 l Dro. Oh fir, 1 did no*, lookcfolow. To conclude, 
 this drudge or Diuincr layd claime to mee, call'd rote 
 Br&atio, fworel was arfur'd to her, told me what priuie 
 market 1 had about roee r as the marke of nvy (boulder, 
 the Mole m mynecke, the great Wart e» my left uw.c, 
 that I anm’d ranne from her as a witch. And S thinks,if 
 roy brefl had not b&sne made of faith, and my heart of 
 3&eh, foe had transform’d me to a Curtulldeg,& made 
 me tome i'th wheele. 
 
 Ami. Go hie thee presently poft to the rode. 
 
 And jfthe wiude blow afty way from fcore, 
 
 I will not Susrbour in this Towns to night. 
 
 If any Barks put forth, cotae to the Mart. 
 
 Where l will walks till shea rcturne to me: 
 
 Ifeeerie one known vs, snd we know none, 
 
 'Tistune I thinks to trudge, padre,snd be gone, 
 
 Dra, As from a Bears & man Kosld run for life. 
 
 So flic I from her i\m would bstay wife. £#£ 
 
 Anri. There's none but Witches do in ha bite h«rc, 
 And therefore'tis hie time that 2 were hence: 
 
 She that doth call me husband, etrennsy feulg 
 Doth for s wife abhorre Bu; herfairc fiflej 
 Poflcfl with fuch a gentle foueraigne grace. 
 
 Of fuch inchanting ptefence anadifeourfe. 
 
 Hath alaeofl made me Traitor to my fdfe: 
 
 But leaft nay fdfebe guilty to feife wrong, 
 
 I ic flop mine enres againfl the Mermaids ton g 
 
 Enter fsfnrtfoto-ll' tkrC?v>:» 
 
 5 Ang. M r Antif^aiut. 
 
 Ami, 2 that’s my n*;; lC , 
 ring l k:.u»v it well fir, loe here’s the chaine, 
 
 1 thought to hace tan? you a: tbs foryemme, 
 
 The chaine vnfinifh’d mads ms flay thus long. 
 tsfmi What is your will shat I Aral do with this? 
 eying Whet pleafe your felfefir: 1 haue made it for 
 you.' 
 
 An il 
 
 a.Ang. 
 
 basic: 
 
 Made it for me fir,! befpokc it not. 
 
 Not once, nor twice, but twtntit times you 
 
 Go home with sc, and pfeafe your Wife wnball. 
 
 And forme at flipper time Hj vifit you. 
 
 And then rcceiuc my money for the chaine, 
 
 Attn. I pray you fir receiue the money now. 
 
 For ieare you nets fee chaine, r»or many more. 
 
 Ang. You are a merry man fir, fare you well. Exit, 
 Ant. What I Aiould thinks of this, I cannot tell 
 But this»thinks, there’s nornsn isfo v*:ne, 
 
 That would refufe fo faire an offer'd C haioe 
 1 fee a man becre needs net hue by fhifts, 
 
 When m the flrects hemeetes flsch Golden gifts : 
 lie to the Mart, and there for Drottit flay. 
 
 If any lltjp put out, then ftraight away Exit 
 
 AUus Quartos . Scan 4 ‘Prim a. 
 
 Batcr a Mercht&t fieldfmith, and an Officer. 
 
 Afar. You lir.ow fmee Pctitecofl the futn u due. 
 And Once! haue no: much importun'd you. 
 
 Nor now 1 had net;, bus that i am bound 
 To terfixj snd want Gilders for my voyage 
 Therefore make prefen: fatisfschon, 
 
 Or He attach you by this Oflicet. 
 
 Cold. Euen iufl the fum that I do owe,to you. 
 
 Is growing to me by AmfbAmt, 
 
 Aeid in the tnflant that i met with you. 
 
 He had of me a Cheine, at fine a clocks 
 I (hall rccciue the money for thb fame. 
 
 Pk-afcth you walks with me downs to his houfe, 
 
 ! t«»ill dikbsrge my bend, and thanks you too 
 
 Enter lAntiphe/M Epfref.'Drantio fr*tn .. the Courtirusns. 
 Off. That labour tr.ay you faueiSco where he comes. 
 %/lm. While 1 go to the Gold fmiths houfe, go thou 
 
 And 
 
TAk Cor.ict&e of Errors. 
 
 95 
 
 And bay s ropes end, that will 1 beliow 
 
 Among my wife, snd their confederates. 
 
 Pet locking roe oat of my doores by day: 
 
 Botfott I fee theGoMfmithj get thee gone. 
 
 Bay thou a rope, and bring it home to me. 
 
 Dra. I buy a thoufand pound a yeare, I buy a rope. 
 
 Cxit Dronsio 
 
 Eph.Ans, A man is well holpe vp that trufts to you, 
 Ipromifed your prefence, and the Chaine, 
 
 But neither Chaine nor Goldfmith came to me: 
 
 Belike yout'nought our ioae would lafi too long 
 Ific were chain’d together: and therefore came not. 
 
 Geld. SaUing your rneme humor: here’s the note 
 How much your Chaine weighs to the vtmoft chareA* 
 The fineoefieof the Gold, and c|iat|efull fafhion. 
 
 Which doth amount to tliree edde Duckets mote 
 Then I ftaud debted to this Gentleman, 
 
 I pr&y yau fee him prefently difeharg d, 
 
 Por he is bound to Sea.snd Hayes but for it. 
 
 Asti-, I am not femilh’d with the prefent monies 
 Befidssl haue feme bufineffe in the towne, 
 
 Cc6d Signior take the granger to my houfe. 
 
 And with you take the Chaine.and bid my wife 
 Disbutfe the fumroe, on the rcceic thereof. 
 
 Perchance I will be there asfeoneas you, 
 
 Gdd. Then yoa will bring the Chaine to her your 
 (elfe- 
 
 Anti. No beats it with you, leaft I come not time e- 
 oough. 
 
 Gold L Well fir, I will# Haue you the Chaine about 
 you? 
 
 tA»t. And if I bane not fir, 1 hopa you haue: 
 
 Or elfeyou may resume without your money. 
 
 Gold, Nay come I pray yon fir, giue me the Chaine: 
 Both winds and tide ftsyes for this Gentleman, 
 
 And I too blame haue held him heere too long. 
 
 txfuti. Good L$«d, you vfe this dalliance to excufe 
 Your breach of promife to the Parpens tne, 
 
 Khould haue chid you for net bringing it, 
 
 Bat like a (brew yea firft begin to brawle. 
 
 "Mar. The houre ftealcs on, Iprayyoufirdifpatch. 
 
 Geld. You heste how he importunes me,tbe Chaine. 
 
 Ant. VVh y giue it to my wife, and fetch your rrtony. 
 
 Gold. Come,comc,you know I gaue it you cuen now. 
 
 “jther fend the Chaine, or fend meby feme token. 
 
 tAnt, Ffe, now you run this humor out of breath, 
 Conte where’s the Chaine, 1 pray you Set me lee it. 
 
 Cftlar. My bufineffe cannot brooke this dalliance. 
 Good fir fay, whe’ryou 1 anfwer me, or no: 
 
 Ifn©£, Ik icatte him to the Officer. 
 
 Ant. I anfwer you ? What fhould I anfwer you. 
 Gold. The rooms that you owe mefee theChaine. 
 An t. 1 oweybu none, till I receiue the Chaine. 
 
 Gold. You -know! gaue it you haife an houre fince. 
 Ant. You gaue me none, you wrong mee much to 
 fay fo. 
 
 Cjold. You wrong me more fir in denying it. 
 
 Confider how it Sands vpon my credit. 
 
 Mar. V/ell Officer, arreft him at my fuite. 
 
 Offi. I do, and charge you in the Dukes name toa- 
 beymt 
 
 Gold. This touches me inreputation. 
 
 Either confentto pay this fem tor me. 
 
 Or I attach you by this Officer. 
 
 Ant. Content to pay theethatlneuerhad: 
 
 Arreft mefaoiifh fellow ifthoudar'ft. 
 
 Gold. Heere is thy fee, arreft him Officer. 
 
 I would not (pare my brother in this cafe, 
 lfhe (hould fcome me fo appdrantly. 
 
 Offiis. I do arreft you fir, you heare the fuite, 
 
 Ant. I do obey thee, till I giue thee baile. 
 
 But firrah, you (ball buy this fport as deere. 
 
 As all the mettall in your fhep will anfwer. 
 
 Gold. Sir,fir, 1 (ball haue Law in Ephefm t 
 To your notorious fhame, I doubt it not. 
 
 Enter Tyrant to Sira, front fhe Bay. 
 
 Tiro. Mafter, there’s a Barke of Epidamiunt, 
 
 That ftaies but til! her Owner comes aboord. 
 
 And then firfhebcares away. Our fraughtage fir, 
 
 1 haue cootiet’d aboord, and 1 haue bought 
 The Oyle, the Balfamum, and Aqua-vitae. 
 
 The (hip is ip her trim, the merrie winde 
 Blowes faire from land : they flay for nought at all. 
 
 But for their Owner, Mafter.and your feife. 
 
 «4».How now# a Madman? Why thoupceuifh (beep 
 What (hip of Eftdasnium ftaies forme. 
 
 S-Dre. A fhip you fent me too, to hier waftage 
 A*t. Thou drunken flaue, I fent thee for a rope. 
 
 And told thee to what purpofe,and what end. 
 
 S. Dra. You fent me for a ropes end as foone, 
 
 You fent me to the Bay fir, for a,Barkc. 
 
 Ant. 1 will debate this matter at moreleifura 
 And teach your eares to lift me with more heedet 
 To tAdrirma Viilaine hie thee fttaightt 
 Giue her this key, and tell her in the Deske 
 That's couer'd b'rc withTurkifh Tapiftrie, 
 
 There is apurfe of Duckets, let her fend it t 
 Tell her, I am arrefted in the ftteete. 
 
 And that (ball baile me: hie thee flaue, be gone. 
 
 On Officer to prifon, till it come. Exeunt 
 
 S. Dromio. To tAdriaua,thu is where we din’d, 
 
 Where DowfabaH did ciaime me for her husband. 
 
 She is toobigge I hope for me to ccmpaflc. 
 
 Thither I muft, although againft my will: 
 Forfetuantsmuft their Matters minder fulfill. Exit 
 
 Enter Adriana and Luciana. 
 
 Adr. Ah Lucutna, did he tempt theefof 
 Might’ft thou perceiue aofteertly inhis eie. 
 
 That he did plead in tamed, yea or no: 
 
 Look ! d he or ted or pale, or fad or merrily ? 
 
 What obferuatioo mad’ft thou in this cafe i 
 Oh, his hearts Meteomilting in his face- 
 
 Luc. Firft he deni’de you had in him no right. 
 
 Adr. He meant he did me none: the more my fpight 
 Luc. Then fwore he that he was a (lranger heere. 
 
 Adr. And true he fwore, though yet ferfwoxnehee 
 were. 
 
 Luc. Then pleaded I for you. 
 
 Ash-. And what faid he ? 
 
 Luc. That loue I begg’d for you, he begg’d of me. 
 Adr. With what perfwafion did he tempt thy loue ? 
 L«c.With words, that in an hone ft fuit might raouc. 
 Firft, he did praife my beaut is, then my fpeecb. 
 
 Adr. Did’ftfpeake him faire? 
 
 Luc. Haue patience ! befeech. 
 
 Ada I eannot, nor I will not hold me dill. 
 
 My tongue, chough not my heart, (hall haue his will. 
 He is deformed, crooked, old, and fere. 
 
 Ill-fac’d, worfe bodied, (haoelefle euery where. 
 Vicious, vngentle,foolifh, blunt, vnkinde. 
 
 Stigma- 
 
The Qomedie of Errors. 
 
 9-r _ 
 
 ScigraaticaUin making w orfe in rainde. 
 
 Luc. Who would be jealous then of fisch a one ? 
 
 Mo euill loft is wail'd,when it is gone. 
 
 Adr. Ah but I thinke him better then 1 fay: 
 
 And yet would herein others eies were worfe: 
 
 Farre from her neft the Lapwing cries away 5 
 My heart praies for him,though my tongue doe curfe. 
 
 Enter S.Dromio, 
 
 Dro. Here goe: the deske,the purfe.fweet now make 
 hafle. 
 
 Lac. How haft thou loft thy breath ? 
 
 S.Dro. By running faft. 
 
 Adr. Where is thy Matter Dreme ? Is he well ? 
 S.Dro. No, he's in Tartar limbo, worfe then hell: 
 
 A diuell in an eucrlafting garment hath him; 
 
 On whofe hard heart is button’d vp with ftcele • 
 
 A Feind,aFairie,pittile(Te and ruffe: 
 
 A Wolfe,nay worfe, a fellow all in buffe. 
 
 A back friend,a fhoulder-cbpper, one that counterroads 
 Thepaffages of allies s creekes,and narrow lands: 
 
 A hound that runs Counter,and yet draws drifoot well, 
 One that before the ludgmec carries poore foulcs to hel. 
 Adr. Why nun, what is the matter ? 
 
 S Dro. I doe not know the matter, hee is refted on 
 the cafe. 
 
 Adr, What is he arrefted?te!l me at whofe fuite? 
 S.Dro. I know not at whofe fuite he is arclled well; 
 tut is in a fuite ofbuffe which refted him,that can I tell, 
 will you fend him Miftris redemption, the monie in 
 his deske. 
 
 Adr. Go fetch it Sifter: this I wonder at. 
 
 Exit Luctana. 
 
 Thus he vnknowne to me ftiould be in debt: 
 
 Tell me,was he srefted on a band? 
 
 S.Dro . Not on a band,but on a ftronger thing t 
 A chaine,a chainc, doe you not here it ring, 
 
 Adritt. What,the chaine ? 
 
 S.Dro. No,no,the bell, 'tis time that I were gone: 
 
 It was two ere 1 left him,and now the clocke (h ikes one. 
 Adr. The houres come backe, that did I neue here. 
 S.Dro. Oh yes,if any hour© meets a Serieant,a turnes 
 backc for verie fcare. 
 
 Adri. As if time were in debt: how fondly do’ft thou 
 reafon? 
 
 S.Dre.Tmc is a verie bankerout,and owes more then 
 
 he's worth to feafon. 
 
 May,he’s a theefe too: haue you not heard men fay. 
 
 That time comes fteating on by night and day? 
 
 If I be in debt and theft,and a Serieant in the way. 
 
 Hath he net reafon to turne backean houre in a day? 
 
 Enter Lucians. 
 
 Adr. Go Drofsxo, there’s the monie,bear© itftraigbt, 
 And bring thy Mafter heme imediately. 
 
 Come fifter, I amp reft downs with conceit: 
 
 Coaceis/oy comfort and my iniurie. Exit. 
 
 Enter Antspkclm Siraettfts. 
 
 There’s not a man I meets but doth ffluteme. 
 
 As if I were their well acquainted friend, 
 
 And euerie one doth call me by my name: 
 
 Seme render monie so me, feme inuice roe; 
 
 Some other giue methankes for kindneffes j 
 %usbc offer me Commodities to bay. 
 
 £u«n now et tailor cai'd me in his (hop, 
 
 And (bow’d me Silkes that he had bought for me, 
 
 And therewithal! tooke meafure ofmy body. 
 
 Sure thefe arebutimaginarie wiles, 
 
 And laplaad S orcerers inhabite here- 
 
 Enter Dromio.Str, 
 
 S.Dro. Mafter,here s the gold you fent roe for: what 
 haue you got the pi&ure of old Adam new apparel'd ? 
 
 1 Ant What gold is this ? What eAdam do’ft thou 
 meane? 
 
 S.Dro. Not that Adorn that kept the Paradife: but 
 that Adam that kcepes the prifonj hee that goes in the 
 calues-skin, that was kil’d for the Prodigall: hee that 
 came behindeyou fir Jikean euill angel,and bid you for- 
 fake your libertie. 
 
 Ant. I vnderftand thee not. 
 
 S.Dro. No? why’tisaplainecafe: he that went like 
 aBafe-VioIein a cafe of leather; the man fir, that when 
 gentlemen are tired giues them a fob, and refts them: 
 he fir.tnat takes pittie on decaied men, and giues them 
 fuites of durance: he that fets vp hit reft to doe more ex* 
 ploits with his Mace.chen a Moris Pike. 
 
 tAm What thou mean’ft an officer? 
 
 S.Dro. J fir,the Serieant of the Band : he that brings 
 any rnan to anfwer it that breaker his Band: one that 
 thinkes a man alwaies going to bed,and faies.God giue 
 you good reft. 
 
 Ant. Well fir,there reft in your foolerie: 
 
 Is there any (hips puts forth to night? may we be gone? 
 
 S.Dro. Why fir,l brought you word an heme fince, 
 that the Barke Expedition put forth to night, and then 
 were you hindred by the Serieant to tarry for the Hoy 
 Delay : Here are the angels that you fent for to deliuer 
 you. 
 
 Am. The fellow is diftraft.and fo am I f 
 And here we wander in illufions: 
 
 Some bleffed power deliuer vs from hence. 
 
 Enter a Cur;nan. 
 
 Cur. Well met,well met. Matter oAntipbolus • 
 
 I fee fir you haue found the Gold.fmith now . 
 
 Is that the chaine you promis’d me to day. 
 
 Ant. Sathsn auoide,I charge thee tempt menot,' 
 
 S.Dro. Matter,is this Miftris Sathaii 
 
 Ant. It is the diuell. 
 
 S.Dro. Nay,(he is worfe,(be is the diuels dam: 
 
 And here (he comes in the habit of a light wench, and 
 thereof comes,that the wenches fay God dam me.That’s 
 as much to fay, God make mea light wench: It is wriH 
 ten,they appeate to men like angels of light, light is an 
 cffeift of fire,and fire will burne •• ergo, light wenches will 
 burne,come not neere her. 
 
 Cur. Your man and you are maruailous mmiefir. 
 Will you goe with me,wee’ll mend our dinner here ? 
 
 S.Dro. Matter,if do expe&fpocn-me8te,orbefpeake 
 along fpoone. 
 
 Ant. WhyTbmtw? 
 
 S.Dro . Marrie hemufthauealong fpoone that mutt 
 eaie with the diuell. 
 
 Ant. Auoid then fiend, what tel'ft thou me of Cup* 
 Thou a:t,as you ate all a forcereffe: (ptng? 
 
 I conjure thee tolesuetne^ndbe gon. 
 
 Cur. Giue me the ring of mine you had at dinner. 
 
 Or for my Diamond the Chains you promis’d, 
 
 And He be gone fir,3fid no? trouble you. 
 
 S.Drt. Some diuels asfce but the parings of oneenatle, 
 
*Tbe Comedie of.'Errors, 
 
 arc&.ahairc,a dropof blood, spin, anut, acherrie- 
 ftooe: but (he more couetous, wold haue a chaineiMa- 
 fter be wife, and if you giue it her, the diuell will fliake 
 her Chaine,and fright vs with it. 
 
 Cm. I pray you iir my King, or elfe the Chaine, 
 
 I hope you do not mesne to chcate me fo ? 
 
 Ant. Auam thou witch: Come D re mas let vs go. 
 
 S-Dro Fiie pride fates the Pea-cocke, Miftris that 
 you know. Exit 
 
 Cur. Now out of doubt Antiphalsu is mad, 
 
 Elfe would he neuer fo demeanc himfeife, 
 ARtnghehath ofmine worth fortie Duckets, 
 
 And for the fame he promis'd me a Chaine, 
 
 Both one and other he denies me now : 
 
 The reafon that I gather he is mad, 
 
 Befides this prefent inftancc of his rage, 
 
 !s a mad tale he told co day at dinner. 
 
 Of his owne doores being (hut agasnft his entrance. 
 Belike his wile aequsamed with h« fits. 
 
 On purpofe fhut the dootes again!! his way; 
 
 My way is now to hie home to his houie. 
 
 And to!! his wife, that being Lunaticke, 
 
 He rufh’d into my houfe, and tooke perforce 
 My King away. This courfc I fitteft choofc. 
 
 For fortie Duckets is too much to loofe. 
 
 Enter Anttphalsa Ephcf. with a toiler. 
 
 An. Feare me not rfoan, I will not breaks away. 
 
 He giue thee ere I leaue thee fo much money 
 To warrant thee as I am refted for. 
 
 My wife is in a waywardmcodeto day,. 
 
 And will not lightly tnift theMeffenger, 
 
 That I ftiould be attach’d in Ephefm, 
 
 I tell you 'twill found harfiily in her eares. 
 
 SnserEEhemie Epb:with a rapes trd. 
 
 Heere comes my Man, I thinke he brings the monk- 
 How now fir? H sue you that I font you for? 
 
 ILDrp. Here’s that 1 warrant yoa will pay them all. 
 
 Assii. But where’s the Money ? 
 
 £. Dra. Why fir, I gaue the Monk for rhe Rope, 
 
 Aw. Fiue hundred Duckets villaine for a rope ? 
 
 £. Dra. He feme you fir fiue hundred at the rate. 
 
 Ant. To what end did I bidthee hie thee home/ 
 
 £. Dra. To a ropes end fir, and to chat end ara I re* 
 turn’d. 
 
 Am. And eo that end fir, l will welcome you. 
 
 Offs. Gobs fir be patient. 
 
 E. Dra. Nay ’tis fet me to be patient, I am in aduet- 
 fitie. 
 
 Oft. Good now bold thy tongue. 
 
 £. Drv. Nay, ratherperfwade him » hold his hands. 
 
 Anti, Thou ■whotefbn fenfeleffe Villaine. 
 
 E.Dre. I would I were fenfeleffe fir, that I might 
 not feele your blowes 
 
 oAwi. Thou art fenfible in nothingbut blowes,and 
 fb is an Affe. 
 
 E-Dro. I am 3nA£reindeede,youmaypr©oueicby 
 my longeares. I haoe fetned him from the houre of my 
 Naduftietothistnftant, and hauenothing at his hands 
 tor my feruice but blowes. When I am cold, he heates 
 roe with beating: when I am Vrarme.he codes me with 
 beating: I annwl'd wstb it when t fieepe, rais’d with 
 it when I fit, dhueaoutof doores wsth ir when I got 
 from home, welcomed home with it when I teturnepsay 
 
 9T 
 
 1 beare it on my fhouiders, as a begger woont her brat: 
 and I thinke whenhcbathlam'-dme, I (hall begge with 
 it from doore to doore. 
 
 E.wertA<lri(mA,Lstsiand, Ceftrtixout i m>d a ScbtoU* 
 mojicr, cold Pinch. 
 
 *Ant. Come goe along, csy wife is commmgyon¬ 
 der 
 
 E.Dto. Miftris reftsictfirxm ,refped your end, orra. 
 ther the prophefie like the Parrat,beware the ropes end. 
 Amt. Wilt thou Kill talke? Beats Dra. 
 
 Cart. How fay you now? Is not your husband mad ? 
 Airs. His inciuility confirms no leffe: 
 
 Good Dodtor Pinch ,you are a Coniurer, 
 
 Eftablifh him in his true fence againe, 
 
 And 1 will pleafe you what you will demand. 
 
 L»c. Alas how fiery, aod how fbarpe he looket. 
 
 Cm. Marke,how he trembles in his eitafie. 
 
 Pinch. Giue me your hand, and let me c fetle your 
 pulfe. 
 
 tsfw. There is my hand, and let it feele your care. 
 Parch. I charge cheeSathsn,hous'd within this man, 
 To yceld poifeffion to my belie prsiers. 
 
 And to thy Kate of darknefle hie thee might, 
 
 I conjure thee by all the Saints in beassen. 
 
 Anti. Peace doting wizard, peace; I am not mad. 
 Adr. Oh that thou wet’t not, poors diftreSTedfoule. 
 Awi. You Minion you, are theft your Cuftomcrs? 
 Did this Companion with the faffiron face 
 Reuell and feaft at at my houfe to day, 
 
 Whil’ft vpon me the guiltie doores were flbur. 
 
 And I denied to enter in my houfe. 
 
 Adr. O husband, God doth know you din’d at home 
 Where would you had remain’d vntill this time. 
 
 Free from thefe Ganders, and this open fhame. 
 
 Ami, Din’d at home? Thou Villaine, what feyefr 
 
 thou 1 
 
 Dra. Sir footh to fay, you did not dine at home. 
 
 Ant. Were not my doores loekt vp, snd i fhut out? 
 Dro. Perdie, your doores were lock t, andyeyfhut 
 out. 
 
 •^inti. And did not Iheher felfe reoile rrse there i 
 Dra. Sons Fable, fhe her felfe reed'd you there, 
 
 Awi. Did not her Kitchen raaiderai!e s tasiat, and 
 fcorae me ? 
 
 Lro. Cert a fhe did, the kirchin veftall fcorn’d you. 
 Aw , And did not i in rage depart from thence ? 
 
 Dra. In vernie you did, my bones beares witnsfTe, 
 Thstfince haue felt the vigor ofhisrsge. 
 
 Air. Is’t good to footh him in thefe crontraries/ 
 Pinch. It is no fhame, the follow findshis vaioe. 
 
 And yeeldiog to him, humors well his frenfie. 
 
 Aw. Thou haft fubhorn'd the Goldsmith to air eft 
 mee. 
 
 Aik. Alas, I feat you Monie to redeems ,yoa. 
 
 By Drewte heere, who came in h3 ft for it, 
 
 Dre. M onie by me?Heart and good wifi you might 
 Bur furely Mafler not a ragge ofMonie. 
 
 Ant. Wenifl not thou toher fora purfo ofDuckets. 
 Adn. He cams eo me, and I delsuer d it. 
 
 LttcS. And J am wirndfo with her that fhe did.- 
 Dne>, God and she Rope-mater beats ms wkne/Te, 
 
 I hat I was font tor noshing but a rope. 
 
 Pinch. ’Miftris, bosh Man and Mafier is poffeft, 
 
 I know it by their pa| e and deadly lookes, 
 
 They 
 
Hjs Comedie of Errors. 
 
 They muftbe bound andla'tde in fome darke roome. 
 
 stteiSny wherefore did ft thou locke me forth to day. 
 And why doft thou denie the bagge of gold? 
 
 Adr. 1 did not gentle husband locke thee forth- 
 Dro. And gentle M r I receiu'd no gold : 
 
 But I confefle fir, that we were lock'd out. 
 
 Adr. Diflembling Villain, thou fpeak'ft falfe in both 
 Ant. Diflembling harlot, thou art falfe in all. 
 
 And art confederate with a damned packe, 
 
 To make a loathfomc abieft fcorne of me : 
 
 But with thefe nailes, Ilepluckc out thefe falfe eyes, 
 
 That would behold in meihis lhamefull fport. 
 
 Enter three orfoure, and offer to binde him: 
 
 Heejtriues. 
 
 Adr. Qhbindehim, binde him, let him not come 
 neere me. 
 
 Tmch.More company, the fiend tsftrong within him 
 Luc .Aye me poore man, how pale and wan be looks. 
 Ant. What will you murther me, thou 1 ailor thou ? 
 
 I am thy prifoner, wilt thou fuffer them to make a ref- 
 cuc ? 
 
 Offi. Matters let him go: he is my prifoner, and you 
 (hall nothauehim. 
 
 Tmeh. Go binde this man, for he is franticke too. 
 tAdr. What wilt thou do, thou peetiifti Officer ? 
 Haft thou delight to fee a wretched man 
 •Do outrage and difpleafure to himfelfe? 
 
 Offi. He is my prifoner, if I let him go. 
 
 The debt he owes will be requir’d of me. 
 
 Adr. I will difeharge thee ere! go from thee, 
 Beafeme forthwith vnto his Creditor, 
 
 And knowing how the debt growes I will pay it. 
 
 Good Mafter Do£tor fee him fafe conuey’d 
 
 Home to my houfe» oh moft vnhappy day. 
 tyAntt. Oh moft rnhappie ftrumpet. 
 
 Dro. Mafter, I am heere entred in bond for you. 
 
 Jlnt Out on thee Villaine, wherefore doft thou mad 
 meef 
 
 Dro. Willyou be bound for nothing, be mad good 
 Mafter, cry the diuell. 
 
 Luc. God helpepoore foules, how idlely doe they 
 talke. 
 
 Adr. Gobearehim hence, fiftergoyou with me; 
 
 Say now, whole fuite ishe arrefted at i 
 
 Exeunt. Manet Offc. eAdri. Luci.Conrth_.en 
 Off. One dAngelo aGoldfmith,doyouknow him? 
 Adr. J know the man: what is thefummehe owes? 
 Off. Two hundred Duckets. 
 
 Adr »• Say, bow growes it due. 
 
 Off. Due for a Chaine your husband had ofbim. 
 
 Adr'. He did befpeake a Chain fdr me.buc had it not. 
 Cur. When as your husband all in rage to day 
 
 Came to my houfe. and tooke away my Ring, 
 
 The Ringlfaw vpon his finger now. 
 
 Straight after did 1 meete him with a Chaine. 
 
 Adr. (tmaybefo.butldidneuerfeeit. 
 
 Come lailot,bring me where the Goldfmith is, 
 
 I long to know the truth heeteof at large 
 
 Enter Antifbolue Siracuffa with hie Rafter dr atone, 
 and Dromlo Sirac. 
 
 Luc. God for thy mercy, they ire loofe again?. 
 
 Adr. And come with naked (words, 
 
 Let's call more helpe to haue them bound againe. 
 
 Rtenne all out. 
 
 Off. Away, they’1 kill vs. 
 
 Exeunt otmtet, at faff as may be,frighted. 
 
 S. tAnt. I fee thefe Witches are aflfraid of fwoids. 
 
 S. Dro. She that would be your wife, now ran from 
 you. 
 
 %A»t. Come to the Centaur, fetch our ftuffc from 
 
 thence: 
 
 I long that'we were fafe and found aboard. 
 
 Dro. Faith ftay heere this night, they will furely do 
 vs nohalrme: you faw they fpeake vs faire,giue vs gold: 
 me thinkes they are fuch a gentle Nation, that but for 
 theMountaineof mad flefli that daimes manage ofme, 
 
 1 couldfindeinmy heart to ftay heere ftill, and turne 
 Witch. 
 
 Ant. I will not ftay tonight for all theTowne, 
 Therefore away, to get our ftuffe aboord. Exeunt 
 
 JBus Quintus. ScosnaTrima. 
 
 Enter the Merchant and the Goldfmith. 
 
 Gold. I am forry Sir that I haue hindredyou, 
 
 But I proteft he had thcChaine ofme. 
 
 Though moft difhoneftly he doth denie it. 
 
 Mar. How is the man efteem'd heere in the Citie? 
 Gold. Of very reuerent reputation (ir. 
 
 Of credit infinite, highly belou’d. 
 
 Second to none chat hues heete in the Citie; 
 
 His word might bcare my wealth atany time. 
 
 <JWar Speake foftly,yonder as I thtnke he walket- 
 
 Emer Antifhahu andDremio againe. 
 
 Gold. Tisfo: and that felfe chaine about his necke, 
 Which be forfwore moft monftroufly to haue. 
 
 Good fir draw neere to me, He fpeake to him: 
 
 Signior Antiphoha, (wonder much 
 
 That you would put me to this Oiame and trouble. 
 
 And not withou t fome fcandall to your felfe, 
 
 With circumftance and oaths, fo to denie 
 
 This Chaine, which now you weare fo openly. 
 
 Befide the charge, the (hame, imprifonnient, 
 
 You haue dooe wrong to thismy honeft friend. 
 
 Who but for ftaying on out Controuerfie, 
 Hadhoiftedfaile, and put cofeatoday: 
 
 This Chaine you had ofme, can you deny it? 
 
 Ant. I thinkel bad, I neuer did deny it. 
 
 Mar. Yes that you did fir,and forfwore it top. 
 
 Ant. Who heard me to denie it or forfwcare it ? 
 
 Mar. Thefe eares of mine thou knowft did hear thee; 
 Fie on thee wretch, 'tis pitty that thou Iiu’ft 
 
 To walke where any honeft men refort. 
 
 Ant. Thou art a Villaine to impeach me thus. 
 
 He proue mine honor, and mine honeftie 
 
 A gainft thee prefently, if thou dar’ft (land: 
 
 Mar. I dare and do defie thee for a villaine. 
 
 They draw. Enter Adriana,Luciano, Courtex.sn^!r others. 
 
 Adr. Hold, hurt him not for God fake, he is mad. 
 Some get within him, take his (word away: 
 
 Binde Dromio too, and beare them to my houfe. 
 
 S.Dre. Runne mafter run, forGods fake take a houfe, 
 This is fome Priorie, in,orwe are fpoyl’d. 
 
 Exeunt to the Trterie. 
 
 Enter 
 
*1 be Come&e of Errors, 
 
 Enter Loire Abbejfe 
 
 Ab, Be quietpeopfe; wherefore throng you hither? 
 
 Air. To fetch my poorediflradfed husband hence, 
 Let vs cotnein,thsr\oemay fcinde him faft. 
 
 And bears him home For Tus recoueris. 
 
 Odd . I knew he was trot in his pcrfe& wit*. 
 
 Afar. IamfonynowtbncI did draw on him. 
 
 Ab. How long hsth this pofleffion held the man. 
 
 A Jr. Tins weeke he hath beene beanie, (ower fad, 
 And much different from the man he was: 
 
 But tilt this aftemoone his paflion 
 Ne re brake into extremity of rage. 
 
 At- Hatii he not loft much wealth by wrack offca. 
 Surfed feme deere friend, hach not elfe his eye 
 Stray'd his affeilion in vnlawfui! foue, 
 
 A done pieuailing much in youthfull men. 
 
 Who giue their eies the liberty of gating. 
 
 Which of thefe forrowes is he fubieft too ? 
 
 Air. To none of thefe, except it be the laft. 
 
 Namely, feme loue shat drew him oft from home, 
 
 Ab. You (hould for that haue teptehended him. 
 
 Air. Why io I did- 
 
 Ab. I but not rough enough. 
 
 Air. As roughly es my modeffie would let mi 
 
 Ab. Hsply inpnuate. 
 
 Air. And in alfemblies too, 
 
 Ab. I, but not enough. 
 
 Air. it was the copie of om Conference, 
 
 In bed he flcpt t\st for my vrging is, 
 
 At boord he fednot for tnv vrginc it.* 
 
 Alone, it was flbefubieft of my Tbeame: 
 
 In company I often glanced it: 
 
 SstUdid I tell biro, it was Vflde and bad. 
 
 Ab, And thereof came it, that the man was mad, 
 IThe venotne clamors of a iealous woman, 
 iPoifons more deadly then a mad dogges tooth. 
 
 It feemeahis fleepes were hindred by thy railing. 
 
 And thereof comes it that his head is light. 
 
 Thoufeift hismeate wasfewe’d with thy vpbraidingJ, 
 Vuquiet meales make ill digeflions. 
 
 Thereof the raging fire of feauer bred. 
 
 And what’s a Feauer,but a fit of madnefie? 
 
 Thou feyeft his fperts were hindred by thy bcalle i 
 Sweet recreation bare what doth enfue 
 
 But roondie and dull melanchoSSy, 
 
 Kinliman togsim and comfortkSTe difpaire. 
 
 And at her heelcs 3 huge infe&ieus troops 
 Of pale diftemperatures .and fees to life ? 
 
 In feed, infportj and life-preferuing rdl 
 To be diflurb' d, would mad or man, or beaft *- 
 Thecimfequcncs is then, thy iealous fits 
 Hath fear’d thy husband from the vfeof wits. 
 
 Luc. She neuer reprehended himbutmlldciy. 
 
 When he demean’d himfelfe,rough,tude, 2 rid wildly, 
 Why bears you thefe rebukes, and anfwer not? 
 
 A$ri. She did betray me to my owne repreofe. 
 
 Good people enter,and lay hold on him. 
 
 Ab. No not a creature enters in my houfe. 
 
 Ad, Then let your fcruantsbnng my husbandfolth 
 
 Ab. Neither: he tooke this place fov fanfituary. 
 
 And it {hall ptiuiledge birn from your hands. 
 
 Till I haue brought him to bis wits agssne. 
 
 Or loofe my labour maffeyingit. 
 
 Air. IwiHsreeudmyhusband, befits nutfe, 
 
 Diet his ficknefle, fork is my Office, 
 
 And will haue no strarney but mu (elfe. 
 
 And therefore Ice me Haas him home with me. 
 
 Ab. Be patient, for I will not let him (line, 
 Till I haue Vs'd the approoued meanest haue. 
 With wholforr.e fi crops, drugges,and holyptayers 
 
 with me. 
 
 Air. [ will not hence, and Icaue my husband heere: 
 And ill it doth hefeeme your holindTe 
 To feparate the husband and the wife. 
 
 -Ab Be quiet and depart, thou (halt not bane him. 
 
 Let. Complaine vnto the Duke of thisindigniry 
 
 Air, Come go, I will fall proftrare at his fcctc. 
 
 And newer rife vntill toy tearea and prayers 
 H*ue won his grace to come in perfon hither. 
 
 And rakeperforce my husband from the Abbeffe, 
 
 Mjt- By th '13 Ithinkethe Diall points atfiue? 
 
 Anon Fme lure the Duke himfelfe in perfon 
 Comes this way to the melancholly vale; 
 
 The place of depth, and forrie execution, / JL 
 Behindc the ditches of the Abbey hecre. 
 
 Cold. Vpon whatcaufe? 
 
 M,tr. To fee a reucrent Sir actsfuw Merchant, 
 
 Who put vnlockily into this Bay 
 A gainft the Lawes and Statutes ofthisTowne, 
 Beheaded publikeiy for his offence. 
 
 Cold. See where they come,we wil bci old his death 
 
 Luc. Kneck to the Duke before he paffe the Abbey. 
 
 Enter tie Duke ofT^hefut,and tbe Merchant ef S’tracufe 
 bare head, with the Dcadfman, dr ether 
 Officers. 
 
 Du^c. Yet once againe prodaime ir publikeiy; 
 
 If any friend wiH pay thefummeforhim. 
 
 He (hali not die, fo much we tend er him. 
 
 Air. lufticemoft (acred Duke agaJsrfrtfes Abbcffe. 
 
 Dui^. She is a ve?tu©u$ and 3 teucter-d Lady, 
 
 It cannot be that fhe hath done thee wrong. 
 
 Air .May it pleafe your Grace, Afstfche'st my husbad, 
 Who I made Lord of me, and all I had. 
 
 At your important Letters this ill day, 
 
 A mo ft outragiost fit ofrosdnefle tooke him: 
 
 That defp’ratdy ftehureiedthrough the ftreete. 
 
 With him his bondman, all as tmd as he, 
 
 Doing difpleafure to the Citizens, 
 
 By ruffling in their houfes : bearing thgfiee 
 Rings, Iewels.any thing hisTage did like. 
 
 Once did I get him bound, and fent him home. 
 
 Whil’d to take order for the wrongs I went, 
 
 Tfiat heere and there his furie had committed. 
 
 Anon I wot not, by whst ftrong efcape 
 He broke from thofe thatfiad the guard of him, 
 
 And with his mad attendant and himfelfe, 
 
 Each one with irefullpa(fion,wfthdrawne fwords 
 Met vs againe, and madly Dent on vs 
 Chac’d vs away; till raifing of mote aide 
 We came againe to binde them : then they £ed 
 Into this Abbey, whether vve nurfu’d them. 
 
 And heere tbe Abbeffe (hues the gates oft vs. 
 
 And will notfotfer vs to fetch him cut. 
 
 Nor fend him forth, that we may beare him hence. 
 
 I Therefore^! 
 
 ° r 1 **«*"' .unman man againe 
 
 It is a branch and parccll of mine oath, 
 A charitable dutie of my order. 
 Therefore depart, and icaue him heere 
 
98 
 
 Therefore rnoft gracious Duke with thy command. 
 
 Let him be brought forth^nd borne hence for hdpe. 
 
 Deke. Long unce thy husband feru’d me in my wars 
 And 1 to thee ingag’d a Princes word. 
 
 When thou didft make him Mart er of thy bed. 
 
 To do him all the grace and good 1 could. 
 
 Go forme of you, Knocke at the Abbey gate. 
 
 And bid the Lady Abbeffe come to me : 
 
 I will determine this before 1 ilirre. 
 
 Sister a Meffenter 
 
 Oh MiftrUjMiftns, fhift and Uue your felfe. 
 
 My Mailer and his man are bothbroke loofe, 
 
 Beaten the Maids a-row, and bound the Dorftcr, 
 Whofe beard they base findg'd off with brands of Sre, 
 And euer as it blast'd,they threw on him 
 Great pailes of puddled my re to quench the hasre ; 
 
 My M' preaches psneooe so him, and the while 
 His man with Citersnickes him like a foole: 
 
 And fure (vr.leffeyou fend fome prefent hclpe) 
 Betweene them they will kill the Comurer. 
 
 Adr. Peace foole, thy Matter and his man are here, 
 And that is falfe thou doft report to »$, 
 
 7>le[[. Miffris,vpon rav life I tel you true, 
 
 I hauenot breath'd simott fince I did fee it. 
 
 He cites for you, and vowes ifhe can take you, 
 
 To fcorch your face, and to disfigure you: 
 
 Cry wit Inn. 
 
 Harke.harke, I fseare him Mittris: (lie, be gone. 
 
 Z><4?. Come ftsnd by me.fearc nothing: guard with 
 Halberds. 
 
 dor. Ayme,itistwybusbatsd:wm»effeyo'j s 
 That he is borne about inuittble, 
 
 Euennow we hous’d him in the Abbey heere. 
 
 And now he's there, psA thought of humane res fon. 
 
 Enter tsfettphrlxt, and E.Dremieof Ephefstt. 
 
 (dice, 
 
 l^Ani. Tuflice rood gracious Duke,oh grant me its- 
 Euen for the feniice chat long ttnee I did thee, 
 
 When 1 beftrid thee in the wanes, and tooke 
 Deepe fcarres to faue thy life; euen for the blood 
 That then I loft for thee,now grant me iuftice. 
 
 ijkhsr.fm, Vnlefie the feare of death doth make me 
 dote, S fee my forme AnupbAsu and Dremio. 
 
 £.<^tf.Ioftice(fwm prince)againft Woman there: 
 She whom chougau’ftto me to be my wife; 
 
 That hath abufed and difhonored me, 
 
 Euen in the (irength and height of auntie: 
 
 Beyond imagination is the wrong 
 That (he this day hath fhamelefle throwne on me. 
 Duke. Difcmserbow.and thou (halt finde roe luff. 
 E.Ant. This day (great Duke) fhe fhut the doores 
 epori me, 
 
 While ihc with Harlots feailed in my houfe. 
 
 Bmke. A greeaous fault t fay vsoman.didft then fo } 
 Adr. No my good Lord, My felfe,he,and my fiile?, 
 To day did dine together; fo befall my fouie. 
 
 As this Is fslfe he burthens me wiiball. 
 
 L*c. Nere may 1 looks on day/ior fleepe on night. 
 But Sic tels to yoarHighneffe fimple truth. 
 
 Cold. O p enur'd woiEjn! They are both ferfwora?, 
 In this the Madman iuftly chargeth them, 
 
 E, Am. My l+irge, I srr. aduifed what i fay. 
 
 Neither dxfturbed with the effefl of Wine, 
 
 Nor headie-r afh prouoak’d with raging ire, 
 
 Albeit my wrongs might make one wafer mad. 
 
 This woman lock d roe cot this day from dinner; 
 
 Thar Goldfmith there, were he not pack'd with her. 
 Could wkneife it: for he was with me then. 
 
 Who parted with roe to go fetch a Chaine, 
 
 Promifing to bring it to use Porpentine, 
 
 Where Eohbafar and I did dsne together. 
 
 Our dinner done, and he not comsmng thither, 
 
 I went co feekehitn. In the fireet I met him. 
 
 And m his companie that Gentleman 
 
 There did this penur’d Goldfmith fwesre me downe, 
 
 That! this day of him rccCru’d the Chaine, 
 
 Which God he knowes, 1 faw not. For the which. 
 
 He did arreft me with an Officer 
 I did obey, and fent my pefant home 
 For certsine Duckets: he with none return'd. 
 
 Then faaseiy 5 befpoke the Officer 
 To go in perfon with me to my houfe. 
 
 By th’way, we met my wife,her fitter,and a rabble more 
 Of vilde Confederates : Along with them 
 They brought one Ptncb, a hungry leane-fac’d Villaine; 
 A meere Anatomie, a Mountebanke, 
 
 A rhted bare iugler, and a Fortune-teller, 
 
 A needy -ho!low-ey'd-fharpe-looking-wteteh ; 
 
 A buing dead roan.. T his pernicious flaw, 
 
 Forfooth tooke on him as a Comurer: 
 
 And gazing in mine eyes, feeling my pulfe. 
 
 And with no-face (as ’twere) out-facing roe. 
 
 Cries out, I was poffeft. Then altogether 
 They fell vpon me, bound me, bore me thence, 
 
 And in a darke and dankifh vaultathome 
 There left me and my man, both bound together. 
 
 Till gnawing with my teeth my bonds in funder, 
 
 I gain’d my ftecdome; and immediately 
 Ran her her to you? Grace, whom 1 befeech 
 To giue me ample fatisfaiftion 
 For thefedeepe fhames, and great indignities. 
 
 CcU. My Lord, in truth, thus far 1 wttnes with him; 
 That he din'd not at home,but was lock’d out, 
 
 Hhke. But had he fuch a Chaine of chte.ar rjs? 
 
 Gold. He had my Lord.and when he ran in heere, 
 Thefe people faw the Chaine about his necks. 
 
 Afar. Befides, 1 will be fworne thefe eares of mine. 
 Heard you eonfefie you had the Chaine of htsis 
 After you firfl forfwore it on the Mart, 
 
 And thereupon I drew my fword on you* 
 
 And then you Bed into this Abbey heere. 
 
 From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle. 
 
 E.tAnt, I neuefcarr.e within thefe Abbey v?3Is, 
 
 Nor euer didft thoudraw thy fvrord on me : 
 
 I neuer faw the Chaine, fo helpe roe heauen: 
 
 And this is ralfe you burthen roe withall. 
 
 Duke. Why what an Intricate impeach is this ? 
 
 1 thinke you all haue drunk e of Carets cup: 
 
 If heere you hous'd him, heere he w ould haue bin,' 
 
 Ifhe were mad, he would not pleads fo coldly : 
 
 You fay he din’d at home ? the Goldfmith heere 
 Denies that faying. Ssrra, what fay you? 
 
 E.Dn. Sir he dir.'de with her there,at thePorpca* 
 tins. 
 
 Cur. He aid, and from my finger fnacht that Ring. 
 g. Anri. Tit true (roy Liege) this Ring 1 had of her. 
 
 Ssvr’ft thou him enter at the AbbryheeaB^ 
 Curt. A s fu re (my L iege) as I defee your G race. 
 Bukj. Why this is fTraange: Co call the Abbeffe hi* 
 ther. 
 
 I thinke you are oil maced, or ftatke mad. 
 
 Exit 
 
Exit arc to the A bbtffe. 
 
 Fa. Moft mighty Duke,vouchfafe me fpeak award: 
 Haply 1 fee s friend will fauc my life. 
 
 And paythefumthatmaydeliuerme. 
 
 Dtd*. Speake freely Sir.-tcujian whatthoti wile. 
 
 Talk. I* not your name fit call’d tAniipbelm} 
 
 And is not that your bondman ‘Drama ? 
 
 E ■ *Dro. Within this hourc I was his bondman fir. 
 But he 1 thanke him gnaw’d in two my coeds, 
 
 How am 1 'Drcrstie^ and his man, vshound. 
 
 path. I am fure yoa both ofyou remember rat. 
 
 1'ire. Our felues we do remember fit by yoy: 
 
 For larely we were bound as you are now. 
 
 You are not Pmebes patient, ate you fit ? 
 
 labor. Why looke you ftranga or. inc? you know 
 me well. 
 
 E.Ant. 1 neuer faw you in nty life till now. 
 
 F.s.Oh! griefehath chang’d me finceyou law me lad. 
 And carefull houres with times deformed hand, 
 
 Hauc written ftrange defeatures in ray face: 
 
 But tell me yet, doft thounot know my yoke i 
 Axt. Neither. 
 
 Fat, Dromto. nor thou i 
 Lira. No trufi me fir, nor I. 
 
 Fa. 1 am fure thou doft > 
 
 E.Drovsio. I fir, but I am fure I do not, and vvhatfo- 
 euet a man denies, you are now bound to belecue him. 
 
 lath. Not know my voice, oh times e treroity 
 Haft thou fo crack’d and fphttedmy pocre tongue 
 I n feuen Ihort yeares, that heere my onely fonne 
 Knowes not my feeble key ofvntun’d cases? 
 
 Though now this grained face of mine be bid 
 In fap-confumtng Winters drizled (how. 
 
 And all the Conduits of my blood froze vp ? 
 
 Yet hath my night oflife feme memorie : 
 
 My wafting lampcs feme fading glimmer left; 
 
 My dull deafe eares a little vfe to heare: 
 
 All thefeold witneffes, I cannot erre. 
 
 Tell me, thou art roy Conns iAntipbelut. 
 
 *Ant. I neuer fa\7 my Father in my life. 
 
 Fa But feuen yeares fince, in Siracufa boy 
 Thou know’ft weparted, but perhaps my fenne. 
 
 Thou ftiam’ft to acknowledge me in miferie. 
 
 Ant. TheDuke.and allthat know me in the City, 
 Can witnelfe with me that it is not fo. 
 
 I lie're faw Straeufa in my life 
 
 "Duke. I tell thee SiracufUn, tweatie yeares 
 Haue I bin Patron to zAntipbelta, 
 
 Dusing which time, hcne'refaw Straeuja : • 
 
 I fee thy age and dangers make thee dote. 
 
 Enter the Abbeffe vritb nAntiphaltu Sirecttfa i 
 and Drorttie Str. 
 
 Abbtffe. Moft mightie Duke, behold a man much 
 wrong’d. 
 
 Ad gat her to fee them. 
 
 Adr. I feetwo husbands,©? mine eyes deceiue rsss 
 Z>a%. One of thefe men i sgenim to the other t 
 And fe of thefe, which is the naturall man, 
 
 And which the fpirit ? Who deciphers them? 
 
 S. Dramte. I Sit an? Drortio, command him away, 
 
 E. Dro. 1 Sir am fDremie, pray Jet ms fey. 
 
 S.Ant. Fgeemit tbsunjot?ordfehi:gheft. 
 
 99 
 
 $. brem. On tr.y olds Mailer,- who hath bmmd him 
 heere? 
 
 Abb. Whocuerboimd him*S will lofehis bonds 
 And gaine a husband by his libetde: * 
 
 Speake oldc Egeen, if thou bec'ft th e man 
 That hadft a wife once call’d tr£mi/to^ 
 
 That bore thee at a burthen two fa ire Conner? 
 
 Oh if thou bee'ft the fam sEgecn i fpeake : 
 
 And fpeake unto the fimc%r£mlto. 
 
 £>r\e. Why heere begins his Morning llorieriehc : 
 Thefe two Antipboitts, thefe two fo like. 
 
 And thefe two Dromto t, one in fcmbiance: 
 
 Besides her vrging of her wracke at fea, 
 
 Thefe ore the parents to thefe children. 
 
 Which accidentally are met together. 
 
 Fo. If I dreame nor, thou arc eAmthd, 
 
 If thou art die, tell me, where ts that fenne 
 That floated with thee on the faiail rafte. 
 
 Abb. By men of Eptdamwm, he,and I, 
 
 And the twin*Zail were taken vp; 
 
 But by and by, rude Filhermcn of Corinth 
 By force took? Dromto, and my fenne front them. 
 
 And me they left with thofe of EpuLtmimx. 
 
 What then became of them, I cannot tell: 
 
 I, to this fortune that you fee race is. 
 
 Dtdg. Anttpbolus cb« it cam'ft from firjnri? firft. 
 
 S . Ant. No fir. no? I, I came from Stracufe. 
 
 Stay, ftand apart, I know not which is which. 
 
 E. Ant. I came from Car mi ben y moft gracious Lotd 
 E.Dro. And I with him. 
 
 E.Ant. Brought to this T own by that moft famoa? 
 VV arriour, 
 
 DukeMenapbex, your moft renowned VnckJe. 
 
 Adr. Which of you two did dine with me to fey? 
 S.Ant. I, gentle Miftris. 
 
 Adr. And are not you my husband ? 
 
 £. Ant. No, I fay nay to that. 
 
 S. Ant. Andfedo I,yet did ftiecallme f«; 
 
 And this faire Gentlewoman fiet filler heer@ 
 
 Did cal! me brother. What I told you then, 
 
 I hope I flrall haueleifure to make good. 
 
 If this be not a dreame I fee and heare. 
 
 Goldfmitb. That is theChainc fir, which yeu fed ®f 
 tree. 
 
 S■ Ant . | thinke if be fir, I dense it no?. 
 
 £. Ant. And you fir for this Chains arreftsd re? a 
 (fold. I thinke I did fir, I deny it nos. 
 
 Adr. I fent you roonie fir to be yosr bsiie 
 By ’Dramtez but I thinke he brought ic not. 
 
 E.Dro No,none by me. 
 
 S.Ant, This pu-fe of Duckets I receiu’d ftemyoo. 
 
 And Dromo my man did bring them roe: 
 
 S fee we frill did meete each others mao, 
 
 And I was tane for him, and be for roe. 
 
 And thereupon thefe errors are arofe. 
 
 E .Ant. 1 hefe Duckets pawns I for roy father beers. 
 Duke. It fhall not neede, thy father hath his life. 
 
 Cur. Sir I muft haue that Diamond from you. 
 
 E.Am. There take k»and much thanksfor my good 
 cheere. 
 
 Abb. Renowned Duke, vouehfafe to tile the paine* 
 
 To go with vs into the Abbey heere 
 
 And hears at large difeourfed all our fortunes 
 
 And si! that are aflembled in this placet 
 
 That oy this fimpsihisisd onsdaiea error 
 
 Hauefuftet'dwrous?(, Goa. leepe vs companie. 
 
 And 
 
100 
 
 The Crnedse of Errors, 
 
 And we Pnall make fu U fsiisf'afiion. 
 
 Thirtie three yeires h sue l but gone in trauaile , 
 
 Of you my fonnei,and till thitprefenthoure 
 My heauie burthen nr edeliucred: 
 
 The Duke my husband, and my children both. 
 
 And you the ftaienders of theit Natiuiry, 
 
 Go to a GofTips feafl, and go with mee. 
 
 After fo lone greefe fuch Natiuitie. 
 
 D»ki With all my heart,lie Goflipat this feaft. 
 
 Exeunt MMV. tjMunet the two D rentier and 
 two Brother/■ 
 
 S.Dft- Maft.fhall 1 fetch your ftuffe from fhipbord? 
 E y^«.'2)r^wr<i,whac ftuffe of mine haft thou imbarkt 
 .S Dm. Your goods that lay at hoft fir in the Centaur. 
 Heipeakmome, I am your matter Dronnc. 
 
 Come go with vs, wee’l lode to that anon. 
 
 Embrace thy brother there, resoyee with him. Em 
 
 SDro. There is a fat friend at your matters heufe 
 Thatkitchin’d me for you to day at dinner: 
 
 Sirs now (hall be my fitter, not my wife, 
 
 ED Me thinks you art my glaffe,& not my brother: 
 I fee by you, I am a Tweet-fadS youth, 
 
 Will you walkein to fee their gofflppiug.*' 
 
 S.Dro Not 1 fit ,you are my elder. 
 
 E/Dro. That’s a queftion,how (hall we nis it 
 S.Dro. Wee 1 draw Cuts for the Signior, till then, 
 lead thou hrft 
 
 E.Dro, Nay then thus: 
 
 W c came into the world like brother and brother: 
 
 And now let s go hand in hand, not one before another 
 
 E r.eujri 
 
 FINIS. 
 
101 
 
 Much adoe about Nothing. 
 
 Hu?primus, Scenapnma. 
 
 Enter Ltonato Gouernoter of Mefflna, Innogen bis u/ife,He¬ 
 ro bn daughui , /tad Beatrice Ins Neece,with a meffenger 
 
 Leonato. 
 
 jLearne in this Letter, that Don Peter of Arret- 
 $go», comes this eight to Medina. 
 
 I Meff. He is very neere by this ; he was not 
 three Leagues off when I left him 
 
 Leon. How many Gentlemen haue you loff tn this 
 afhon? 
 
 Meff- But few of any fort, and none of name. 
 
 Leon- Avi&orie is twice it felfe, when thcatehieuer 
 brings home full numbers: Ifindeheere, that Don pc. 
 ter hath fceftowed much honor on ayong Florentine t e&[- 
 led Claudio. 
 
 MeffM uch deferu’don his part,and equally temera- 
 bredbvDon Pedro, he hath borne himfelfe beyond the 
 promife ofhis age, doing In the figure of a Lambe, the 
 feats of a Lion, he hath indeede better bettred expe&a- 
 cion, then you muft expedt of me to tell you how. 
 
 Lee. Ke hath aa Vncklc btere in Meffuus^il be very 
 much glad ofir. 
 
 Meff. I haue alreadie deliuered him letters, and there 
 appeares much ioy in him,euenfomuch, thsc ioy could 
 neefhew it felfe modeff enough, withouca badgof bit- 
 temefi'e. 
 
 Leo. Didhebreakeoutintoteares ? 
 
 Meff. In great meafure 
 
 Leo. A kiude ouerriow ofkindnefie, there are no fa¬ 
 ces truer, then tnofe that are fo wafhd, how much bet¬ 
 ter is it to weepe at ioy,then to toy at weeping? 
 
 Ben. I pray you, is Signior Moetntanto return'd from 
 the wanes, or no? 
 
 Meff. I know none of that name, Lady, there was 
 none fuch in the armie of any fort. 
 
 Leon. What is he that you askefor Neece? 
 
 Hero. My coufin means s Signior Bened i ck of Padua 
 
 Meff. O ne’s return'd, and as pleafan: as euer he was. 
 
 Beat. He fet vp his bils here in Mefflna, & challeng'd 
 Cupid at the flight: and rr.y Vnckles foole reading the 
 Challenge, fubferib'd forCupidj and challeng'd him at 
 theBurbolt. I pray you, how many hath hee kil'd 3nd 
 eaten in thefe warresfBuchow many hath he kil’d? for 
 indeed, I promis’d to este all ofhis killing. 
 
 Lttn. ’Faith Neece, you taxc Signior Benedicke too 
 ranch,but hee'l be meet with you, I doubt it not 
 
 Meff. He hath done good feruice Lady in thel’e wars. 
 
 Lear. You hadmufly vidhiali, and he hathholpe to 
 «Me it: he’s a very valiant Trencher-man, hee hath an 
 excellent ffomseke. 
 
 Meff. And a good fouldier too Lady. 
 
 Beat. And a good fouldier to a Lady But what is he 
 to a Lord ? 
 
 Meff. A Lord to a Lord, a man to a man, Huff with 
 all honourable venues. 
 
 Beat, It is fo indeed, he is no leffe then a Huffman: 
 but for the Huffing well, we are all mortal!. 
 
 Leon. Yotimufi not (fir) miflskemy Neecc, there is 
 j akind ofenerry war betwixt Signior Benedick, & her ; 
 
 | they neuer meet, but there's a skirmifh of wit between 
 them. 
 
 Sea. Alas,he gets nothing by that. In ourlaft con- 
 fliff, foure ofhis hue wits went halting off, and now is 
 the whole man govern'd with one : fo that ifhee haue 
 wit enoughto keepe himfelfe watrae, lee him beare it 
 for a difference bet weene himfelfe and his horfb: For it 
 is ail the wealth that he bath left, to be knowne a reafio- 
 nable creature. Who is his companion now ? He hath 
 entry month a new fwome brother 
 
 Meff. I’st poffible? 
 
 Beat. Very eafily poffible: He weates his faith but as 
 thefaffiien ofhis hat, it euer changes with ^ next block. 
 
 CMcff, I fee (Lady) the Gentleman is not in your 
 bookes 
 
 Bea. No,and he were, I would burne my Hudy. But 
 I pray you, who is his companion ? Is there r.o young 
 fquaternow, that will make a vovage with him to the 
 diuell ? 
 
 CMeff. He is mofi in the company eftheright noble 
 Claudio. 
 
 Bias. O Lord, he will hang vpon him like a difeafe: 
 he is fooner caught then the peHiier.ee, and the raker 
 runs prefendy mad. God helpe the noble Claudia, ifhee 
 haue caught the Benedift, it will coH him a thoufand 
 pound ere he be cur’d 
 
 Meff. I will hold friends with you Lady, 
 
 Bea. Do good friend. 
 
 Leo. Yowl ne're run mad Neece, 
 
 Bea. No. not till a hoc lanuary. 
 
 Meff. Den Pedro is approach’d. 
 
 Enter don Pedro,Claudio.Benedicke, Bahbafat', 
 and loan the baffard. 
 
 Pedro. Good Signior Leonato, you are come to meet 
 your trouble: thefaftionofthe worid is to auoidcoSt, 
 and you encounter it. 
 
 Leon. Neuer came trouble to my houfe in the JikeneiT 
 ofyour Grace: for trouble being gone, comfort fhouid 
 remains: but when you depart from rae.forrow abides, 
 and happmefle takes his iraue. 
 
 I J Pedro. 
 
Much adoe about Bfcthing. 
 
 102 
 
 ‘Pedro. You embrace your charge too willingly: I 
 thinkc this is your daughter. 
 
 beonato. Her mother hath many times told me fo. 
 
 Betted. Were you in doubt that you askt her ? 
 
 Leonato. Signior Bencdicke, no, for then were you a 
 chslde. 
 
 Pedro. You haue it fullRenedickc,wc may ghefTeby 
 thi3,what you are, being a man, truely the Lady fathers 
 her felfe: be happie Lady, for you ate like an honorable 
 
 father. 
 
 Ben. IfSignior Leonato be her father, die would not 
 haue hit head on her (boulder, for ai Medina,as like him 
 
 as (ha is. 
 
 2?*k. I wonder that you will Hill be talking, (ignior 
 Bencdicke .no body mantes you. 
 
 Ben. What my deere Ladie Difdaine ! are you yet 
 
 ? 
 
 Beat. Is it poflible Difdaine (hould die, while (hee 
 % h fuch mecte foode to feede it,as Signior Benedicke? 
 Cimcfie it felfe mult conuere to Difdaine,tf yotl come in 
 
 her prefence. 
 
 "Bene. Then is curtefie a curne-coate, butit. isccr- 
 eaitte I am iouedofall Ladies, onely you excepted: and 
 2 would ! could finde in my heats that I had trot a hard 
 hcattjfor truely I loue none. 
 
 Beat. A deere happinefic to women.they would elfe 
 haue beene troubled with apernitious Suier, Ithanke 
 God and my cold blood,I am of your humour for that,l 
 had rather neare my Dog barke at? Crow, than a man 
 fweare he loues me. 
 
 'Bern. God keepeyour Ladifhip (till in that minde, 
 fo fame Gentleman ©r other (hall feape a predeftinate 
 fcratehc face. 
 
 Beat. Scratching could nottnake it worte,and ’ewere 
 fuch a face as yours were. 
 
 "Sene. Well,you are a fare Parrat teacher. 
 
 Beat. A bird of my tongue, is better than a bead of 
 
 your. 
 
 Bets. I would my horfe had the fpeed of your tongue, 
 sad fo good a continuer, but keeps your way a Gods 
 n&ne,I haue done. 
 
 Beat. Youalwaies end with a lades tticke, I know 
 onefold. 
 
 Pedro. This is the (urnme of all: (ignior flau- 
 
 dw>,and (ignior Benedick?; my deere friend Lconate, hath 
 tanked you all, I tell him we (hall (lay here, at the lead 
 aWtoneth, and he heartily praies feme occafion may de r 
 Isine vs longer: I dare fweare hee is no hypocrite, bat 
 praies from his heart. 
 
 Leas. If you fweare, my Lord, you (hall not be for- 
 fworne, lermee bid you welcome, my Lord, being re¬ 
 conciled co the Prince your brother t I ©yvo you all 
 
 4lKtie. 
 
 kbit, ithanke you, I am nee of many words, but I 
 shanke you. 
 
 been. Pleafe it your grace leade on ? 
 
 Pedro. Your hand Leoxatojwe will goc together. 
 
 Exeunt. Manet Benedicks and Claudio. 
 
 CJaU.* Bemdiclte,d idft thor. note the daughter of (ig¬ 
 nior betmato? 
 
 “Bene. I noted hernotjfcut I Sookt on her. 
 
 Claa. Is (he not a rr.odeft yong L adie ? 
 
 Bee«. Doe you queftion me as an honed man fhouid 
 doe, for my (imple true judgement ? or would you haue 
 mo fjpeake after my cuftome, as being a profeffed tyrant 
 to their fexe f 
 
 Clau. No,! pray thee fpeake in fober judgement 
 
 Be.ft: Why vfaith me thinks (hec’s too low foi a hie 
 praife,toobrowneforafairepraife, and too little for a 
 great praife,onely this commendation I can affoord her, 
 that were (hee other then (he is, (he were vnbandfome, 
 and being no other,but as (lie is,l doe not like her. 
 
 Clan. Thou think’ft I am in (pore, I pray thcc tell me 
 truely how thou lik’ft her. 
 
 Bene. Would you buie her, that you enquicr after 
 her? 
 
 (flax. Can the world buie fuch a iewell ? 
 
 Ben. Yea.and a cafe to put it into,but fpeake you this 
 with a fad brow ? Or doeyou play theflowting iacke.co 
 cell vs Cupid is a good Hare-finder, and Vulcan a rare 
 Carpenter: Come, in what key (hall amantake you to 
 goein thefong? 
 
 Cl ah. In mine eie, (he is the fweeteft Ladie that eua 
 I Sookt on. 
 
 Bene. I can fee yet without fpeflaeles, and I fee np 
 fuch matter: there’s her cofin, and (he were not pofleft 
 with a furie, crceedcs her as much in beautie, as the fitfi 
 of Mftie doth the lad of December: but I hope you haue 
 no intent to turne husband,haue you ? 
 
 Cl an. 1 would fcarce truft my felfe, though L had 
 fworne the ccntrarie.if Hero would be my wife. 
 
 'Bene. 1ft come to this? in faith hath not rhewrdd one 
 man but he will wearc his cap wich fufpition ? (lull J ns- 
 uer fee a batcheller of three fcore againe ? goe to y faith, 
 and thou wilt needes thruft thy necke Into a yoke,wears 
 the print of it,and figh away fundaics: looks, den pedra 
 is returned to feeke you. 
 
 Enter don Pedro,Icbn tbebaflard. 
 
 Pedr. What fecret hath held you here, that you fol¬ 
 lowed not to Leonaloet ? 
 
 Bened* I would your Grace would conftrams metto 
 tell. 
 
 Pedro. I charge thee on thy allegeancc, 
 
 Ben. You heare, Count Claudio, I can be fecret as a 
 dumbeman, I would haue you thinkefo (but on my al¬ 
 legiance, marke you this, on my allegiance) hee is in 
 loue. With who? now chat is your Graces part: marks 
 how (hort hisanfwere is, with Hero, Levnatoss (hen 
 daughter. 
 
 CUu. Ift'nis werefo,fo were ievttred. 
 
 Boned. Like the old tale,my Lord.it is no: fo,nor *twss 
 not fo: but indeede.God forbid it fhouid be fo. 
 
 (late. If my pajfion change not (hortly, God forbid is 
 (hodld be ©therwife, 
 
 Pedro. Amen, if you loue her, for the Ladie h vatJe 
 well worthie. 
 
 Clan. You fpeake this to fetch me in,my Lord. 
 
 Pedr. By my troth I fpeake my thought. 
 
 flats. And in faith,my Lord,I (poke mine, 
 
 Sened. And by my two faiths and rroths.my Lord, X 
 {peake mine. 
 
 Clan. That I loue her, I feele. 
 
 pedr. That (he is worthie,! know. 
 
 Bmed. That I neither feele how (bee (Louie be lo¬ 
 wed , nor know how (bee (houldbe wonhie, is the 
 opinion that fire cannot melt out of me J will die in ic at 
 the flake. 
 
 j*tfdr.Thou waft euer anobfiinateheretiquein tbede- 
 fpight of Beautie. 
 
 Clast. And neuer could rnaintaine his part, but in the 
 force ofh'iswill. 
 
 Bent. Thar 
 
e Pi'fuch adoe about Soothing. j q ^ 
 
 Bai- That a woman concerned rr.e, I thankt her: that 
 (he brought nice yp, Uikewife gitse her moft humble 
 chankes; but that I will haue a rechare winded in my 
 forehead, or hstig my bugle in an muifibie baldrkke.al? 
 women (hall pardon me: cecaufe I will not do them t’ne 
 wrong to miftruftsny, I will doe my felfe the right to 
 truft none: and the line is, (for the which 1 may goe the’ 
 finer) I will line a Batchellor. 
 
 Pedro. 1 (hail fee thee ere I die,looke pale with lone. 
 
 Bent. With anger, with (jcknefTe, or with hunger, 
 my Lord,not with louerprooethat euer 1 Ioofe more 
 blood with lone, then I will get againewith dunking, 
 pickeout mine eyes with a Ballet-makers penne, and 
 hang me yp at the doore of a brothel-houie ror the figne 
 ofbhnde Cupid. 
 
 Pedro* Well, ifeuerthou doeftfal? from this faith, 
 thou wilt proue a notable argument. 
 
 Bene. Ifl do,hang me in® bottle like a Cat.8c (hoot 
 at me, and he that hit's n»c,let him be clapt on t he ihoul- 
 der, and cal’d Adam 
 
 Pedro. Well, at time fhail trie; In time the fiuage 
 Bull dothbeare the yoake. 
 
 Bene. The fauage bull may, butifeuerthe fenlible 
 . Benedick* bearc it. plucke on the bullet homes, and let 
 i thetn in my forehead, and let me be vilddy painted, and 
 in fueh great Letters as they write, heere is good horfe 
 to hire: let them figm'fie vnder my figne, here youtnsy 
 fes Benedick? the married man. 
 
 dan. lfthisOiouldeuerhappen, thou wouldflbee 
 home mad- . 
 
 Pedro. Nay,if Cupid haue not (pent all hisQuiuetin 
 Venice, thou wilt quake for this fhottly. 
 
 Bene, i looke for an eatthquake too then. 
 
 Pedro. Well, you will temporize with the hours,, in 
 the meane time,good Senior repaire :o Leo. 
 
 oaten* commend me to him, and tell himl will rot fail? 
 
 * him at Copper, for indeede he hathmade great prrpara- 
 j. tion. 
 
 1 Bene. 1 hauealmofl matter enough in me fotiuch an 
 
 EmbafTage, and fo I commit you. 
 
 Clou* Toth* tuition of God. From my horfe, ifl 
 had it. 
 
 Pedro. The fist of luIy.Yotsr loulng friend, h’aedick. 
 
 Bene. Nay mocke not, mo eke not •, the bodyof your 
 difcouifc is fometime guarded with fragments, end the 
 guardes are but {lightly bafted on neither, ere joss flout 
 old ends any further, examine your confcknce^d fo s 
 Issue you. Exit. 
 
 Clan* My Liege, your HighneiTe now rory doe me© 
 good.. 
 
 Pedro. My loue is thineto reach,teach itbut bow. 
 
 And thou (halt fee how apt it is to learne 
 
 Any hard Leffon that may do thcc good. 
 
 Clan. Hath Leenata any fonne my Lord ? 
 
 Pedro. No childebur Hero, fries his ©ney heire, 
 
 Doft thou affedl her Claudio ? 
 
 Clou. O my Lord, 
 
 When ycu went onward on this ended action, 
 
 Hook’d vpon her with a fouldiers eie. 
 
 That lik'd, but had a rougbertasfce in hand 
 
 Than to driue liking to the name of loue: 
 
 Butnow l am return'd, and that warre-shougbls 
 
 Houe kft their places vacant: in their room ©3 
 
 Came thronging foft and delicate defires, 
 
 AH prompting mse how fibre yong Herts, 
 
 Saying l lik'dher as 1 went to wanes. 
 
 Pedro. Thou wilt belike alouerprefentiy, 
 
 A n«i tue the hearer with a booke of words: 
 
 Ifthou doft loue faire Hero, cherifli ic. 
 
 And 1 will breake with her: waft not eo this end. 
 
 That thou beganft to twift fo fine a frory ? 
 
 Clan. How fweetly doeyou minifter to lout, 
 
 That know loues griere by bis complexion! 
 
 But left my liking might too fodaine feeme* 
 
 1 would haue falu’d it with a longer ereatrfe. 
 
 Ped. What need f bridgemu ch broder then the flood? 
 The faireft grautrt is the neceffitie: 
 
 Looke what will ferue,ii fit: tis once.thou loueft, 
 
 And I will fit thee with the remedie, 
 
 I know we fhail haue reuelling to night, 
 
 I will a (fume thy part in feme difguiie. 
 
 And tel! faire Hero 1 am Claudio, 
 
 And in her bofome He vnclaipe my heart. 
 
 And take her hearing pnfonet with the force 
 
 And ftrong incoumerofmy amorous tale: 
 
 Then after, to her father will I breake, 
 
 And the conclusion is, fhee (hall be thine, 
 
 Inpraclife let vs put itprefently. Exemt. 
 
 Enter Leonato and an old man ,i brother to Leoaato. 
 
 Leo, How now brother, where is my cofcn your (on: 
 hath he prouided this muficke ? 
 
 Old. He is very bufie about It, but brother, 1 can tell 
 you newes that you yet dreamt not of. 
 
 Lo. Are they good f 
 
 Old. As the euents (lamps them,but they haue a good 
 iouer: they fhew well outward, the Prince and Count 
 Claudio walking in a thick pleached alley in my orchard, 
 were thus ooer-heard by a man of mine: the Prince d>f- 
 couered to Claudio that heeloued my nieceyou? daugh¬ 
 ter. and means to acknowledge it this night in a dance , 
 and if hee found her accordant, bee meant to take the 
 prefenc time by the top , and inftandy breake with you 
 of it. 
 
 Leo. Hath the fellow any wfc that told you this ? 
 
 Old. A good (harpe fellow, 1 will fend for him, and 
 qtie (lion him your felfe. 
 
 Leo. No, no; wee will hold it as 3 dreame, till it ap- 
 peare it felfe: but I will acquaint my daughter withail, 
 that (he may be the better prepared for an anfwer.ifper 
 sduenture this bee true: gee you and tell her of it: coo- 
 fins, you know what you haue to doe, O I-crie you mer- 
 de friend, goe you with mee and I will vfeyour skill 
 good eofin haue a care this bufie time. Exeunt 
 
 Enter Sir lohn she Baftard^wd Cettrade his companion 
 
 Con. What the good yceie my Lord , why areyou 
 thus out of met,fare fad ? 
 
 Job. There is no meafure In thcoceafioa that breeds 
 therefore the fadnefTc is without limit. 
 
 Con. Vou (heuld heare reason. 
 
 loha. And when I haue heard it, what biefling hnn 
 geth it ? 
 
 Con. If not a plefens remedy ,yct a patient fufferance 
 
 . lob. I wonder that thou (being as thou faift thou an 
 borne vnder Setettyne ) goeft about to apply a moral! me¬ 
 dicine,*® a mortifying mifehide : I cannot hide what 3 
 am: I mud bee fad when I haue caufe, and (mile at no 
 roans iefts, eat when I haue ftomacke, and wait for no 
 manslaifure-.fleepewhets!amdrowfic, and tendonno 
 roans bufineffe.laugh when 1 am merry,arsd claw no ma n 
 in his humor. 
 
 Ces. Yea,bus you muft not make the fal fhowof th is. 
 till you may doe it without controllment, you haue of 
 
 late 
 
<lSM ticb adoe about JsQolhmg. 
 
 104 
 
 late flood out againft your brother, and hee hath cane 
 
 you newly into his grace, where it is isnpoftible you 
 mould take toot,but by the faire weather that you make 
 your felfe.it is needful that you frame the feafoo for your 
 own® hatueft. 
 
 John. I had rather be a canker in a hedge, then a tofe 
 in his grace,and it better fits my bloud to be difdain'd of 
 all,then to fafhion a carriage to rob louefrom any:in this 
 (though I cannot be faid to be a flattering honeft man ) 
 n muft not be defr.ed bus I am a plaine dealing villaine.I 
 amtruftedwltbainuflfell, andenfranchifdc withaclog, 
 therefore I haue decreed, not to fing in my cage: if I had 
 my mouth,! would bite: ifi had my liberty,! would do 
 my liking. in the meane link, let me be that! am , and 
 feeke not to alter me. 
 
 Coo. Can you make no vfe of your dftcontent ? 
 
 John. I will make all vfe ofit.for I vfe It ondy. 
 
 Who comes here ? what newes Bor debit)} 
 
 Enter Borachio. 
 
 Bor. I came yonder from a great fupper, ibe Prince 
 your brother is royally entertained by Levnato ,and I can 
 giueyou intelligence ofan intended marriage. 
 
 Iobn. Will it ferae for any Modell to build mifehiefe 
 on ? Whit is hee for a foole that betrothes himfelfeto 
 vnquietaeiTe? 
 
 Bor. Mary it is veer brothers right hand- 
 
 John. Who,themoftesquifue Claudio} 
 
 Bor. Euerihe/ 
 
 hhn. A proper fquier, and who,and who* which Way 
 k^kes he? 
 
 Bcr. Maty en Hero, the daughter andHelre of Leo- 
 
 fidto. 
 
 John. A very forward March-chicke, how came you 
 to this? 
 
 Bor. Being entertain’d for a perfumer,as I was fmoa- 
 king amufty roome , comet toe the Prince and Claudio, 
 han3 in hand in fad conference : f whipr behind the Ar¬ 
 ras,and there heard it agreed vpon.thac thePnr.ce ibould 
 wooe Hero for himfelfe, and halting obtain’d her, giue 
 her to Qomtiflauaio. 
 
 lohn, Come,come,let vs thither, this pray prone food 
 to my difpleafure.thst young fhrt-vp hath ail the glorie 
 ofmy ouerthrow : ifleancroflehimany way, I blefic 
 my felfe euery way, you are both fur®, and will aflift 
 mec? 
 
 Com. To she death my Lord. 
 
 iihst. Let vs to the great fupper, their cheere is the 
 greater that I am fubdued,would the Cooke were of my 
 mindetfhaii we goe proue whats to be done? 
 
 Bor. Wec‘11 waitvpon your Lordfhip. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 SectmduSo 
 
 EntaLtotMo, bit brother, hit wife. Here his daughter, and, 
 Beatrice hie no tee, and a l^nfwan. 
 
 Becnnto. Wes netCount Mabere at fuppet ? 
 
 ! Brother. I faw him not. 
 
 Beatrice,. How tartly that Gentleman Iookes, I neat’* 
 cartfbshinrs.buc! am heart-burn’d anhowre after. 
 
 Hero, He is of a very melancholy difpofition. 
 
 —.....—- . 
 
 "Beatrice. Hee were an excellent man that were made 
 iuft in the mid-way beeweene httn and Bemdiekf, the one 
 is too like an image and laies nothing, and thr other too 
 like my Ladies eldeft fonne, euermore catling 
 
 Leon. Thenbalfefignior Benedick* tongu: in Count 
 leans mouth, and halfe Count Johns melancholy in Ssg- 
 nior ‘Benedtcks face. 
 
 Beet. With a good legge.cnd a good foot vnck!e,and 
 money enough in his purfe, fuch a man would winneany 
 woman in the world, if he could get her good will. 
 
 Leon. By my troth Necce, thou wilt neue- get thee a 
 hutband.if thou be fo fhrewd of thy tongue. 
 
 Brother. Infalthfhee’stoocurft. 
 
 Beal. Too curftismore then curftj fhalllefTen Gods 
 fending that W3yt for it is faid, God fends* eurft Cow 
 fhors homes,but to a Cow too eurft he fer.ds none. 
 
 Leon. So, by being too eurft, God will fend you no 
 homes. 
 
 Beat. I uf!, if he fend me no husband, for the which 
 blefling,! ant ae him vpon my knees euery mousing and 
 euening : Lord, I could not endure a husband with a 
 beard on his facc^l had rather lie in the woollen. 
 
 Leataio, Youmdy Sight vpon a husband that bathno 
 beard. 
 
 Batrise, WhaefhouldX doe with him ? drefie him in 
 my appatell.and make him my waiting gentlewoman?he 
 that hath a beard.is more then a youth : and he that hath 
 no beard, is leffe then a man: and hee that is more then a 
 youth, is not for meetand hethat is leffe then a man J am 
 notferhim: therefore I will euen take fixepcnce in ear 
 r.eft cf the Bernard,and leade his Apes into hell. 
 
 Leon. Well then,goeyou into hell. 
 
 Beat No,buttotnegaie, and there will the DcuiU 
 meete atee like an old Qsckold wit > homes on his head, 
 and fay get you to heauen Beatrice , get you to heauen, 
 heere’s 10 place for you maids, fo deliuer I vp my Apes, 
 and away to S. Peter : for the heauens, hee fticwes mee 
 where tie Batchellets fit, and there Hue wee as merry as 
 the day s long. 
 
 Brotlcr, Well neece, I troft you will be rssfd by your 
 father. 
 
 Beatree. Yes faith, it is my cofens dude to make cun 
 fse,and by. as it pleafe you: but yet for all that cofin, let 
 him beenandfome fellow, or elfe make an other curfie, 
 and fay, ather,as it pleafe me. 
 
 Leetsax. Well neece,! hope to fee you one dSy fisted 
 with a husband. 
 
 'Beatrice, Not till God make men of fomc other met- 
 tall then easth, would it not gricue a woman to be ouer- 
 maftred with* peece of valiant duft ; to make account of 
 her lift to a clod cf waiward marie ? no vnckle, ile none: 
 Adams fe mes are my brethren,snd truly I hold it a finne 
 to march in my kinred. 
 
 Leon. Daughter, remember what I cold you, »f the 
 Prince doe filick you in that kinde, you knew Y«Ur 
 fwere, 
 
 Beatrice. The fault will be in the muficke cofin/ifyou 
 be not woed n good time: if the Prince bee too import ♦ 
 tant, tell him here is meafure in euery thing, & lo dance 
 out the anfwee,forheare me JYm?,wooing,wedding, fit 
 repenting, isas a Scotch ijggs* a meafure, and a cinque- 
 pace : the firftfuice is hot and hafty like a Scotch ijggu 
 (and fill! as fattafticall) the wedding manerlyrnodeft, 
 (as s meafure) oil of flats & aimchemry,and then-comcs 
 repentance, and with his bad kgs falls into the cinque- 
 pace falser andfafter, till he finkes into his graue, 
 
 Lrcnato. 
 
e5Vf uch ados about 3S[othmg 
 
 l os 
 
 Leot/Oa. Cofin you apprehend paSling fhrewdiy. 
 Bournes- 1 haue a good rye vnckle,! esn fee s Church 
 
 by daylight. 
 
 Lean. The revellers are entring brother , nsis&e good 
 
 losme. 
 
 Enter Prince, *Ptdro , Claudio, and Bettedtckej&d Baiihzfar, 
 
 exdtavbe lehn, /tfasktrj with a drttru. 
 
 Pedro. Lady .will you walkc about with your friend? 
 
 Hero. So you walks foftly.snd looke sweetly .and fay 
 nothing,I am yours for the waike, and efeecsally when 1 
 walke away 
 
 Pedro With me in your company. 
 
 Hero. 1 raay fay fo when 1 pfcafe. 
 
 Pedro. And when pleafe you to fay Co ? 
 f{tro. When I like your fauour, for God defend the 
 Lute ffieuld be like the cafe. 
 
 Ptdro My vifcr is PbsUmom roofe, within the houfe 
 is Loue. 
 
 lint. Why then your vifor (hould be thatcht. 
 ptdro. Speake low if you fpeake Loue,. 
 
 Bene. Wc!!,l would you didhkerre 
 0 *&>. So would not I for your owee fake,for I hnue 
 nssme til qualities. 
 
 Bens. Which is one? 
 
 Mar. I faymyprsycrsalowd. 
 
 Ben.i louc you the better,the hearers may cry Amen. 
 
 Biter -Gcd match me with a gooddaunccr. 
 
 Belt. Amen. 
 
 Mar. AndGod keepehirooatofmy fight when the 
 daur.eeis carve: anfwe? Clarke- 
 
 ’Belt. No mere words the Clarke issnfwered. 
 
 P'rfula. I koow you welienough.yoy arcSignsor^sa- 
 chaste. 
 
 Anrk. Ata'word.fittinet. 
 
 Prfttla. I know you by the wegling ofyour head, 
 
 A nth. To tell you true, 1 countcrfei him. 
 
 Vrfu. You could newer doe him fo ill well, vnleffe 
 you were the very man; here t his dry hand vp & downs, 
 yeti ere he, you are he. 
 
 Arab. At a word l am not. 
 
 XJrfda. Come, come.doe you thinke I doe not know 
 you by your excellent wit ? can venue hide it felfe i goe 
 to. mumme,you are be, gtaces will appeare, and there s 
 en end. 
 
 Sear. Will you not tell me who told you fo ? 
 
 Bene. No, you (ball pardon me. 
 
 Beat. Not will you not tei! me who you are i 
 
 Breed. Net now. 
 
 Beat. That I was difdainfull, and that I had my good 
 wit out of the hundred merry tales t well.this was Sigui¬ 
 er Benedicks that faid fo. 
 
 Bene. What’s he? 
 
 Beat. 1 am Cure you know him well enough. 
 
 Ben e. Not I,beleeueme. 
 
 Beat, Did he neuer make you laugh ? 
 
 'Bene. 1 ptay you what is he / 
 
 Beat. Why he it the Princes ieafler.a very dull fc©ie, 
 enely his gift i», m deuifing impafsible Ganders, none 
 fcut Libertines delight in him, and the commendation is 
 cot in his witte, but in his villanie, for heeboth pkafeth 
 men and angers than, and then they laugh at him, end 
 beat him: I am Cure he is in the Fleet, I would he bad 
 bcorded me. 
 
 Bene. When I know the Gsnlananjlerell him wlist 
 you fey. 
 
 Bate. Do, do,heel but oreake a companion or two 
 
 cn me, which peradueoture (ootmarkt, or not laugh'd 
 at) ftrikes him into melar.cholly, and then there’s s par¬ 
 tridge wing faued, for the foole will cate no fupper that 
 night. We mull follow the Leaders, 
 
 Be s. In euety good thing. 
 
 Bts. Nay, if they leade to any ill. Twill leauethem 
 at the next turning. . Exeunt 
 
 Mafckefar she dance. 
 
 John Sure my brother is amorous enters, and bath 
 withdrawn? her father to breake with him about it; the 
 Ladies follow her.and but one vifor remaincs. 
 
 Borashio. And shat is flandse, I know him by his bea¬ 
 ring. i 
 
 loha. Are noe yc'j ftguior Eenedtchel 
 Clan. You know me well, I am hee. 
 iobn. Signior.youare verie neeremy BrocheHnhis 
 loue, he is enamos d on Hero, 1 priy you diffwade him 
 from her,flieisnoequalI for his birth : you ciay do the 
 part ©fan honeft man in it. 
 
 Claudio. How know you heloaes her ? 
 iohu I heard him fweare his affedson. 
 
 Bor. So did I too, and he fwotc he woa!d marrie her 
 tonight. 
 
 item. Come, let vs to the banquet. SxxKcstts (latt. 
 Clau. Thus snfwere I in name-ot Benedicks, 
 
 Bu t heare thefe ill newts with the cares ©f Ctaudur. 
 
 *Tis eertaine fo, the Prince woes for himfelfe s 
 
 1 Friendfoip iscouGant in all other things. 
 
 Sane in the Office and affaires of loue; 
 
 Therefore all beasts in loue vfe their ownetongn& 
 let cuericeye negotiate for it felfe. 
 
 And srultno Agent: for beautie isa witch, 
 Againftwhofechamies, faith meitethinto blood s 
 This Is an accident of heureiy proofs, 
 
 Which I miftrufted not. Farewell therefore lien. 
 
 Enter Bewdirk*. 
 
 Ben. Count Claudto, 
 
 Clan. Yea,the fame. 
 
 ’Ben. Come, will you go with pic? 
 
 Clan. Whither? 
 
 'Ben. Euen to the next Willow, about yosit own bu* 
 fineffe, Count. Whatfaffiion will you wearc the Gar* 
 land off? About your necke,!ike an Vforers chain? ?0r 
 voder your arose, like a Lieutenants fcarfe !* You tnuft 
 weare it one way, for the Prince hath got your Here. 
 Clour I wiffi him ioy of her. 
 
 Ben. Why ihafs fpoken like an henert Drouier, fo 
 they fet Bullockes; but did you thinke the Prince wold 
 h&ue ferued you thus ? 
 
 Clou. I pray you Issue me. 
 
 Ben. Ha now you ftrike like the blindmen/twas the 
 boy that ftole your meate, and you! beat the poft. 
 
 Clau. If it will not be, Ileleatie you. Exit 
 
 Ben. Alas poore hurt fowk, now will he creeps ink© 
 fed get: But that my Lsdie Beatrice ihouid know me. Sc 
 not know me: the Ptinces fooSe.'Hah? It maybe I goe 
 vnder-that tide, becaufs I am merrae: yea but fo 1 ana 
 ipt to do my felfe wrong: I am not fo reputed, it is the 
 bafe (though bitter) difpofition of Beatrice, that puu’s 
 the world into her perfon, aad fo giuss ms cut; will,Ik 
 bsrauenged ss I may. 
 
 Enter the Prince. 
 
 Pedro. Mow Sienfoto where’s the Count a did you 
 fee Mm/ 
 
 •Ben | 
 
I 06 t5hduch adoe about Nothing. 
 
 Bette. Troth my Lord^IhauepUyed the part of Lady 
 Fame, I found him hecre as melancholy as a Lodge in a 
 Warren,! told him,and I thinke,cold him true,that your 
 grace had got the will of this young Lady, and I offered 
 him my company to a willow tree, either to make him a 
 gar!and,as being forfaken.or to bindehim a rod, as be¬ 
 ing worthy to be whipt. 
 
 Pedro. To be whipt,what's his fault > 
 
 Bene. The fiat tranfgreflionof a Scboo!e4>oy, who 
 being ouer-ioyed with finding a birdsneft, (hewes it his 
 companion, and he dealer it. 
 
 Pedro. Wilt thou make a truft, a tranfgrdfion ? the 
 tranfgreffion is in the dealer. 
 
 Ben. Yctit had not beeneamiffetherodhadbeene 
 made, and the garland too,for the garland he might haue 
 worne himfclfe,and the rod hee might haue bellowed on 
 you,who(as I take it)htuaftolnc his birdsneft. 
 
 Pedro. I will but teach them to ftng, and reftore them 
 to the owner. 
 
 Bette. If their finginganfweryout faying,by my faith 
 you fay honeftly. 
 
 Pedro. The Lady Beatrice hath a quarrell to you, the 
 Gentleman that daunft with her, told her /hee is much 
 wrong'd by you. 
 
 Bene, O (he mifufde me paft the indurance of a block; 
 an cake but with one greene leafeon it, would haue an. 
 fwered her: my very vifor began co slfume life,and fcold 
 with her : /hse told mcc, not thinking I had beene my 
 felfe, that 1 was the Princes letter, and that I was duller 
 then a great thaw, hudling ieft vpan ieft , with fuch im- 
 poftibleconueiance vponrae, that 1 ftood like a man at 3 
 aiarke, with a whole army /hooting at me: !hee fpeakes 
 poynyards, and euery word ftabbes ; if her breath were 
 as terrible as terminations, there were no lining neere 
 her, /he would »nfe$ to the north fiatre ; 1 would not 
 marry her,though !he were indowed with all that Adam 
 had left him before he tranfgreft, fhe would haue made 
 Hercules haue turnd fpit, yea, and haue cleft his club to 
 make the fire too: come, tslke not of her, you /hall finde 
 her the infcrnall Ate in good apparel!. I would to God 
 fome fchoiler would comure her,for ccrtainely while /he 
 is becre, a man may liue as quiet in hdl,as in a fsn^uary, 
 and people finne vpon purpofc, becaufe they would goe 
 thither, lo indeed all diliquiet, horror, and perturbation 
 follower her. 
 
 Enter Claudio and Beatrice,Letaeata, Hero. 
 
 Pedro. Looke heerc fh e comes. 
 
 Bette. Will your Grace command mee any feruice to 
 the worlds end ? 1 will goe on the ftighteft a-rand now 
 to the Antypodes that you can deuife to fend me on: I 
 will fetch you a tooth-picker now from the furtheft inch 
 of Afia: bringvou the length of Prefer Johns foot:fetch 
 you a hayre off the great foams beard: doe you any em. 
 baffage to the Pigmies, rather then houid three words 
 conference, with this Harpy: you haue no employment 
 for me ? 
 
 Pedro. None,but to defire your good company. 
 
 bent. O God fir,hecres a di/h 1 loue not,! cannot in- 
 dure this Lady tongue. Exit. 
 
 Pedr. Come Lady, come, you haue loft the heart of 
 Signior 'Benedick^. 
 
 Btair. Indeed my Lord, hee lent it me r while, and l 
 gaue him vfe for it,a double heart for a fingk one, rmrry 
 once before he wonne it of mee,with fslfe dke,sherefore 
 your Grace may well fay I haue loft it. 
 
 Pedro. You haue pat him downe Lady,you haueput 
 
 hitn downs. 
 
 Beat. So I would not he (houid do me, my Lordjleft 
 
 I (houid prooue the motherof fooler : T haue brought 
 Count C/Wtff,whom you fent me to feeke* 
 
 Pedro. Why how now Count, wheifers sreyeu fad? 
 
 Cland. Not fad my Lord. 
 
 Pedro. How then ? fteke f 
 
 CUnd. Neither,my Lord. 
 
 Bear. The Count is neither fad, nor fickc, nor merry, 
 nor well: but ciuill Count,ciuill as an Orange,and fame- 
 thing of a iealous complexion. 
 
 Pedro, lfaith Lady, I thinke your blazon to be true, 
 though liebefwomc, if hee be fo, hi* conceit is falfe: 
 hecrc Claudio, l haue wooed in thy name, and fatre Here 
 is won, I haue broke with her father, and his good will 
 obtained, nsme the day of marriage, and God giue 
 theeioy. 
 
 Leone. Count, take of me my daughter, and with her 
 my fortunes: his grace hath made the matcb,5c ail grace 
 fay, Amen to It. 
 
 Beatr. Speck* Count, tis yout Qu, 
 
 Claud. Silence is the perfected Herault of ioy, I were 
 but little happy ifl could fay, how much ? Lady, as you 
 are mine, 1 am yours, I giue away my felfe for you , and 
 dost vpon the exchange. 
 
 Beat. Speaks cofin, or (ifyou cannot) ftop his mouth 
 With s kifle, and let not him fpeake neither, 
 
 Pedro. Infaith Lady you haue a merry heart, 
 
 Beatr. Yea my Lord I thanke it,poore fools it kcepcs 
 on the windy fide of Care,my coofin tells him in his eare 
 that he is in my heart. 
 
 Clou. And fo ftje doth coofin. 
 
 Beat. Good Lord for alliance s thus gees euery one 
 co the world but Land I am fun-burn’d,I may fit in a cor- 
 ner and cry, heigh ho for a husband. 
 
 Pedro. Lady Beatrice, I will get you one. 
 
 Beat. I would rather haueone ofyout fathers getting? 
 hafh your Grace nc're a brother like you ? your father 
 got excellent husbands, if a maid could come by them. 
 
 Prince. Will you haue me ? Lady. 
 
 1 Beat. No,my Lord, ynleffe I might haue another for 
 working-dsics, your Grace is toocoflly to weare eyerie 
 day: but 1 befeechycur Grace pardon mee, I was borne 
 to fpeake all mirth, and no matter. 
 
 Prince. Your fiience soft offends me, and to be mer¬ 
 ry, beft becomes yoa,for out ofqtieftion,you was bora 
 in a merry howre. 
 
 'Beatr. Nofuremy Lord,my Mother cried,but then 
 there was a ftarredaunft,andvnder that was I borne;co¬ 
 fins God giue you ioy. 
 
 Leeaeto. Neece,will you looks to thofe things I told 
 you of? 
 
 Beat. 1 cry you mercy Vndc.by your Graces pardon, 
 
 Exit Beatrice. 
 
 'Prince. By my troth a eleafans fpiriced Lady. 
 
 Leon, There’s little of the melancholy clement in her 
 my Lord,/he is neuerfsd,but when file fieepes, and not 
 , cuer fad therefor I haue heard my daughter fsy.ftie hath 
 ; often dreams of vnhappineiTe, and wakt her felfe with 
 
 I laughing, 
 
 Pedro. Shee cannot indure to hears tell ofa husband. 
 
 Leonato. 0, by no msanes, fine mocks all her wooers 
 out of fuste. 
 
 Prince. She were an excellent wife for Benedick. 
 
 Leonato- O Lord, my Lord, If they were but a weeke 
 
 married. 
 
<i5 \£i&b adoc about .Toothing. j Qy 
 
 married, they would udke thsrdclue* nrtdco. 
 
 Print- Counte Claudia, when racsne ycis t® goe to 
 •Church s' 
 
 Clou. To morrow my lord, Thne goes on crutches, 
 till Lous haue ali his rites 
 
 Leetuuo. Not till monday, my deare Tonne, which is 
 sence a iuft Teuen night,and a time too briefe too,*© haue 
 all things anfwer minde. 
 
 Prince. Come, you (hake the head as fo Song s brea- 
 thing,but I warrant thee Claudia, the time (hall not gee 
 dully by vs, I will in the interim , vndertake one of Her- 
 evict labors, which is, to bring Stgnioc Benedicke sad the 
 Ladv Beatrice into a mountains of affcSion, th'onc with 
 th’other, l would faine haue it a match, and 5 doubt not 
 jut to fafhion it, if you three will but minifter fuch affi- 
 fijneeas I (bail giue you dire&ion. 
 
 Leeneu. My Lore!, I am for you, though it cofimec 
 ten nights watchings, 
 
 Claud. And I my Lord. 
 
 Prin. And you to gentle Hera l 
 
 Hero, I will doc any mod eft offiee,my Lord, tohelpe 
 my echo to a good husband. 
 
 Prin. And Ber.cdiekjt not the vnhopefdleft husband 
 that 1 know: thus farre can I praife hirn.hee is of a noble 
 ftrair.e, of approued valour,and confirm’d hone fly, l will 
 teach you how to humour your cofin, that (bee (bail fali 
 in!sue with Beueditk*, and 1, with your two Stslpes.will 
 fc prs&ife an Benedfckt , that in defprghc of his quicks 
 wsf,and his queafieftomecke,hec (ball fallsnloue with 
 Beatrice : tf wee can doe this, Cupid is no longer an Ar¬ 
 cher, his glory (hall be ours, for wee are the oncly loue- 
 g,ods, goc in with me,and I wilitell yoa my drift. Exit. 
 Enter John e&d 'Bsrachio, 
 
 lob. Tt is fo, the Count Claudio dial marry the daugh¬ 
 ter of Leon ate. 
 
 Bom. Yea my Lord ..but I can eroffc it, 
 
 Ichtt. Any bsrre. any erode, any impediment, will fee 
 aiedicinable to me, I am (ickeindifpkafssretohim, and 
 whatfoeuer comes athwart his affe&icn, ranges euenly 
 with mine, how canft thou croffe this marrisge ? 
 
 tor. Nothoneftlymy Losd, but focouertiy, that no 
 difttonefty (hall appears in me. 
 
 Jehu. Shew me breefely how. 
 eSor. I thinke I told your Lordihip a ycer? finte,how 
 much! am in the fauour ct A{fiigertt,ibt waiting gentle - 
 woman to Here. 
 
 Mn. I remember. 
 
 Bor. I can st any vnfeafor.able indent of the night, 
 appoint her to look out at her Ladies chamber window. 
 r John. What life is in thst,to be the death of this mar- 
 liage? 
 
 Bo/. The poyfon of that lies ia you to temper, goe 
 you to the Prince your brother /pare not to tell him,that 
 bee hath wrongea his Honor in marrying the renowned 
 Claudio, whefe eftimation do you mightily hold vp,toa 
 contaminated dale,fuch a one as Hero. 
 
 Jolcn. What proofe (hall I make of that? 
 tor. Proofs enough, to rosfufe the Prince, to verse 
 Claudio,to vndoe Here, and kill Lesttao, looke you for a- 
 ny other ifiiie? 
 
 Mn. Onelyto difpight them,! will endeaueur any¬ 
 thing. 
 
 Bor. Goe then,find* me a meets howre , to draw on 
 'Pedro and the Count Claudio alone, tell them that you 
 know that Here loues me, intend a kinds of zesde both 
 tothe?since end Cloudb (aa in a loue of your brothers 
 
 honor who hath made this match ) and his Friends repu¬ 
 tation, who is thusiiketobecefen’d with thefcmblanee 
 of a maid .that you haue difeouer’d thus: they will fcarce- 
 ly beleeue this without trial!: offer them iflftances which 
 (hall bears no leffe likelihood, than to fee meg at her 
 chamber window,heare me call t&fargaret, Here ; beg re 
 Margaret terme me Claudio , and bring them to fee this 
 the very night before the intended wedding, for in the 
 mesne time, I will fo faibion the matter, that Hero fits!] 
 be abfent.and there fhail sppeare fucb feemlr.g truths of 
 Hersa dhloyalcie, that iealoufie fnsll becal’d affuranee , 
 and ail the erepamion ouerihrowne. 
 
 him. Grow this to what aduerfc iffoe it can, I will 
 put it in prsfitfe : be cunning in the working this 9 and 
 thy fee is a thoufand ducstes. 
 
 Bor. Be thou conftant in the aceufaticn, sr.d my cun¬ 
 ning (hail not (hame me. 
 
 Isles. I will prcfentiic goe learne their day of marri¬ 
 age. ” Exit. 
 
 Enter Benedicks alette. 
 
 'Bene. Boy. 
 
 Boy. Signior. 
 
 Bene. 5n my chamber window lies a booke, bring it 
 hither to me in theorchard. , 
 
 Boy. i am heere already fir. Exit. 
 
 Bene. Jknow that, but I would haue thee hence, end 
 heere againe. I doe much wonder, that one man feeing 
 how much another man is a fools, when he dedicates b<s 
 behauioursto loue, will after bee hath laught at fucb 
 ffiaSiow follies in others, become the argument of his 
 owne fcome, by failing inloue, & fuch a man is Claudio, 
 Ihaue known when there was no mufteke with him but 
 the drum and the fife, and now had hee rather heare the 
 taber sod the pipe : I haue knowrse when he would haue 
 walkt ten resile afoot, to fee a good armor, and now will 
 he lie ten nights awake earning the fafhion of a newdub- 
 let: he was wont to fpeake piaine,gt to the purpofe (like 
 an honeft man ge a fouldfer) and now is he turn’d ortho¬ 
 graphy, his words are a very fantsfticall banquet, iufl fo 
 many ftrange difhe* : may ! be fo conuerted, & fee with 
 thefe eyes ? lesntiotteil, 1 thinke no* ; 1 will nos bee 
 fwome, but loue may transforme roe to an oyfter.but He 
 take roy oath on it, till he haue made an oyfter of me, he 
 (hall neuer make me fuch a focle: one woman is faire.yet 
 l am well : another is wife,yet ! am well : another vertu- 
 ous, yet I am well : but till all graces be in one woman, 
 one woman (hall net come in roy -grace: rich (hee (hall 
 be,that’s ccrtaioc • wife,or lie none t vertuous,or He ne¬ 
 uer cheapen her: fairc,oF He neuer looke on her : roildc, 
 or coroe not neere me : Noble, or net for an Angell : of 
 good difeourfe :an excellent Mu(itian,end her haire(b*I 
 be of what colour it pleafe God, hsb / the Prince acd 
 Monfieur Loue, I will hide me in the Arbor. 
 
 Enter Prince^Leoaate,Claudio, end lack* Wdfsn, 
 
 Prin. Conte,(hall we heare this rouficke ? 
 
 Claud. Y ca my good Lord : how Bill the euening is. 
 As hufht on parpofe to grace harmonie. 
 
 Prnt. See you where Btnedicke hath hid himfelfc ? 
 
 Clan. O very well my Lordttherouficke ended. 
 
 Wee’ll fit the kid-foxe with a penny worth. 
 
 Prince. Come Bahbcftsr,xiez\\ heare that fortg again. 
 
 Baltk. OgoodmyLord.tssenosfobadaveyce, 
 i' T© (lander rouficke any more then once. 
 
 Prin. It is the vwneffe ftill of excellency , 
 
 To | 
 
<?,9kf ucbaios about Soothing, 
 
 Jo {lander Muficke any more then once. 
 
 privet. Is is the witodlc ftlll of excellcneie. 
 
 To put a Grange face on his owne perfection, 
 
 £ pray thee firtg.and let me woe no more. 
 
 * Baiih. Beeaufc you caikeof wooing,! will fir.g. 
 
 Since many a vsooer doth commence his fuit. 
 
 To her he thmkes not worthy, yet he wooes. 
 
 Yet will he fwearc he lanes. 
 
 Prince. Nay pray thee come. 
 
 Os if then vwilt hold logger argument. 
 
 Dee it its notes. 
 
 SM. Note this before my notes, 
 
 Theres not a note of mine that's worth the noting. 
 
 Prince. Why thefe are very crotchets that he fpeaks. 
 Note notes forfootb,and nothing. 
 
 Bene. Now diwine aire,now is his foule rauifht, is it 
 not ftrange that fheepes guts (hould hale foules out of 
 mem bodies ? v?cH, a home for my money when all's 
 
 done. 
 
 The Song. 
 
 Stgbmmare Laches, fgh no mare , 
 aiibfen were deceivers eeer, 
 
 .One foots in Sea, and one en jhere , 
 
 To one thing confront neuter, 
 
 T%ee (igh not fo, but Set themgot , 
 jlnd he you hut he and hermit, 
 
 Comterting adyour founds of wee. 
 
 Into hey nenymny. 
 
 Stag nem&t ditties,flag no tags. 
 Of damps fo dull and beatey , 
 The frond of men were etser fo. 
 Since framer firft woo (easy. 
 Then fgh not fo, tfre. 
 
 Prince. By my troth a good fong, 
 
 Boith. And an ill finger s cny Lord. 
 
 Prims. H 3 ,no, no faith, thou fingft well enough for a 
 
 Ihcft. 
 
 Ben. And Its had been a dog that fhouid haaebowld 
 th#* , they would haue bang'd him, and I pray God his 
 dsad voyee bode no. mifehtefe, I had ns hefe haue heard 
 j she night-rsuen, come svhas plague could hauc come at* 
 
 I set it. 
 
 Prince. Yea marry, doft thou hears Bdthafrr ? I pray 
 thee get v$ feme excellent mafick: fo: tomorrow night 
 Svewould hauc it at the Lady Heroes chamber window. 
 
 Bttith. The fccfl I car.,my Lord. Exit Batshefrr. 
 
 Prime. "Do fo, farewell. Come hither Leonoto, what 
 I ’.Tss-st you told me of today, that your Niece 'Beatrice 
 T/fSS in loue with fignior Benedicks ? 
 
 Gt. O l,ftalke on, ftalke on.the foule fits. I did ne- 
 uer shsnke that Lady would hauc lotted any man. 
 
 Leon. No,nor I n«ther,but moll wonderful,that the 
 feaald fodote on Signror Btncdtcke, whorefhee hath :n 
 all outward behauiours feemed euer to abhorre. 
 
 Beae< Is’t pofTsbie ? fits the winde in that corner ? 
 
 Leo. By my track ray Lord, 1 cannot tell what to 
 "iv^ke of i\, bus that fhe louts him with an imaged affio- 
 ^? 30 jit is fhe infinite of thought. 
 
 Prime .-May be (he doth but counterfeit 
 I dated- Faith like enough. 
 
 | Lem. G God! counterfeit ? there was neaer counter- 
 ffekoi p£lEon,camg fo ncere the life of pafficn as fhe dif- 
 f«©acf6ir. 
 
 Prince. Why what effe&s of psflion ihcwesfhc 
 Claud. BaUc the hookc well, this fifa will bite. 
 
 Leon. What effectrcy Lord ? fhee will fit you, you 
 hear d my daughter tell you bow 
 Clm. She did indeed, 
 
 Prin. How, how I pray you ?yoe amar e me J would 
 hauc thought her fpirit hadbeene invincible againft all 
 affauks ofafte&icn. 
 
 Leo. I would hauefwcme it had my Lord,cfpcciaiiy 
 againfi 'Breed eke. 
 
 Bene. I fhouid ibinkethis aguHjbut that the white- 
 headed fellow fpeakes it : knavery cannot fure hide 
 himfelfe in fuch reuerance. 
 
 Claud. He hath tane th’ infc&ir>n 3 hold k vp. 
 
 Prince. Hath flue made her aifFe&ionknovrntoieiw- 
 dick? i 
 
 Leertato. No, andfweareifbeneuet will, chats ber 
 tomient. 
 
 Claud. ‘Tis true indeed, lb yourdaughscr fares : (hall 
 I, fates fhe,that haue fo oft encouotced him with fcome, 
 write to him that I leue him ? 
 
 ■Leo. This fares fhee now when fheeis beginning to 
 write to him, for /bee’ll be vp Iweniy times a night, end 
 there will fhe fit in her fmocke, till fhe h&uewm a (beet 
 of paper: my daughter tells vs all. 
 
 Gait, Now you talke of a fheel of paper ,1 remember 
 s pretty ieft your daughter told vs of 
 
 Lean, O when fhe bed writ it, &. was reading it oucr, 
 fire found Benedicks zaiTeoiriee heweene thciheclc. 
 Clast. That. 
 
 Leon. O fhe tore the Setter into a thoufand halfpence, 
 raild at her felf,that fhe fhouM be fo immodefi to write, 
 to one that fhee knew would flout her : I meafure him, 
 fsieS (he, by my owne fpirit.for I fhouid flout him if bee 
 writ to mee,yea though I loue him,I fhouid. 
 
 Clan. Then downs vpon her knees fhe falls, weepes, 
 fobs,bcaces her heart, tores he? hayre,prates, curfcs, O 
 fweet Besedsckf,God g use ire patience. 
 
 Leon She doth indeed, my daughter fate* fo, and the 
 exfsfie ivrh fo much eucrbotne her, that my daughter it 
 fomtirae afsard (he will doe a defperate o je-rage to her 
 leife,i:isverytrue. 
 
 Pri»e. It were good that BtntPdke knew ofit by feme 
 other, if fhe will net difcouer it. 
 
 Clan. T o what end ; he would bin make a fport ofit, 
 and torment the poorc Lady worfe. 
 
 Prm. Arid he fhouid, it were an alrhes to hang him, 
 fhee's an excellent fweet Lady, and(out ofail fufpitioBj 
 fhe is vertucut. 
 
 Claudio. And fhe !3 exceeding wife. 
 
 Prince. In euery thing,but in iouing Benedicks. 
 
 Lion. O my Lord.wiledome and bloud Combating in 
 fo tender a body, we haue ten proofes to one,thst bloud 
 hath the victory, I am forty for her, as J haue tuft caufie 
 being her Yncte,snd her Guardian, 
 
 frincs. ! would ihee had beftowed this dotage on 
 niee * I would haue daft all other refpefts, end made her 
 hslfe my felfe: I pray you tell Benedick* of it 3 <md keare 
 vrhat he will fay. 
 
 Leon. Were it good thinlteyon? 
 flan. Hero rhinites furely (he wi! die,for fhe fates (he 
 vatlldie, ifhee loue her not, and fhee will die ere fhee 
 make her loue knowne, and fhe will dieifbee vreoeher, 
 rather than fhee will bate one breath of her accuflomed 
 croffenefle. 
 
 Prin. doth well, iffhe fhouid make tender ofhet 
 
 loue. 
 
Much adoe afa&f ^(othmg. 
 
 109 
 
 loue, tis very pofliblc hee'l fcorac it,for tb&marsfas you 
 kr.sw all) hath a contemptible fpirit. 
 
 C/aw. He is a very proper man. 
 
 Prin. He hath, indeed a good outward happinet. 
 CUu. ’ForeGod, and in my minde very wife. 
 
 Pri». He doth indeed fliew fome fparkes that are like 
 wit. 
 
 Lean, And I take him to be valiant. 
 
 Prin. As Metier, { afTurcyou, and in the managing of 
 quarrels you may fee bee is wife* for either hee auoydes 
 them with great difcreuon, or vndertakes them with a 
 Chrifiian-likefeare. 
 
 Lean. If hee doe feare God,a muft neeeffariliekeepe 
 peace, tf hee breake the peace, hee ought to enter into a 
 quarrel! with feare and trembling 
 
 Pm. And fo will he doe, for the man doth fear God, 
 howfoeuer it feemes not in him,by fome large ieafts hee 
 will make: well, 1 am forry for your niece, (hall wc goe 
 fee Benedicks, and tell him ofhcr loue, 
 
 Claud, Neuer tell him, my Lord, let her wcare it out 
 with good counfell. 
 
 Lean. Nay that's impoflible.fhe may weare her heart 
 out firft. 
 
 Prin Welljwe will heare further of it by your daugh¬ 
 ter, let it coole the while, I loue Banedicke well, and I 
 could wifh he would modeftly examine himfelfe, to fee 
 how much We it vnworthy to ha Lie fo good a Lady. 
 
 Leon. My Lord,will you walke?dinner is ready. 
 
 CUu. If he do not doat on her vpon this, I wil neuer 
 truft my expedition. 
 
 Prin. Let there be the fame Net fpread for her, and 
 that tnuft your daughter and her gentlewoman carry; 
 the fport will be,when they hold one an opinion of ano¬ 
 ther! dotage,and no fuch matter, that’s the Scene that 1 
 would fee,which will be mecrely a dumbe fhew : let vs 
 fetd her to call him into dinner. Exeunt. 
 
 Bene. This can benotricke.the conference was fadly 
 borne, they hauetbe truth of this from Hero , they feeme 
 topittie the Lady: it feemes her afife&ionshaue the full 
 bent: loue me? why it tnuft be requited : I heare how l 
 am cenfut’d,they fay I willbeare my ftlfe proudly, if I 
 perceiuethe loue comefrorriher: they fay too, that (he 
 Will rather die than gtae any figne of affeefiom 1 did ne¬ 
 uer thinke to marry, I tnuft not feeme proud, happy are 
 they that heare their detra&icns," and can put them to 
 mending : they fay the Lady is feire, 'tis a truth, I can 
 beare them witneffe: and vertuous, tis fo, I cannot re- 
 prooue it, and wife, but forlouing me, by my troth ie is 
 no addition to her wiue, nor no great argument of her 
 folly; for I wil be horribly in loue with her,I may chance 
 haue feme oddc quirkes and remnants of witte broken 
 on raee, becaufe I haue rail'd fo long sgainft marriage: 
 but doth not the appetite alter / a roan loues the meat in 
 
 S his youth, that he cannot indure in his age. Shall quips 
 and fentences, and theft paper bullets ofthe braine awe 
 a man from the careere of his humour ? No, the world 
 muft be peopled. When I faid I would die a bateheler,! 
 did not think I Ihould liue till I were maried.here comes 
 Beatrice : by this day,dice's a fairs Lady,! doc fpie fome 
 marker of loue in her. 
 
 Enter Beatrice 
 
 Beat. Againft my wil I am fent to bid you coaw in to 
 dinner. 
 
 Bene. Fsire Beatrice, 1 thaflke ycu for your paines. 
 
 Veer. X rooks no moreptines for thofe chankes,thsn 
 
 you take paines to thanke me, if H had been paintful), I 
 would not haue come. 
 
 Bene. You takepleafure then in themeflage 
 Beat. Yca iuft fo much as you may take vpon a kniues 
 point,and ehoake a daw wlthall: you haue no ftomacke 
 fignior, fare you well. Exit. 
 
 Bene. Ha, againft my will I am fent to bid you come 
 into dinner: there's a double meaning m that: 1 cooke 
 no more paines for thofe chankes then you tooke paines 
 to thanke me, that’s as much as to fay,any paines that l 
 take for you is as eafiefls thankes: if I dcnotcake piety 
 of her I am a villaine, if! doe nor loue her 1 am a lew, 1 
 will goe get herpidlure. Exit. 
 
 Iha *T ertius. 
 
 Safer Hero and two Qenttemsn>, Margaret, and P'r/uU. 
 
 Here Good '^Margaret runfie thee to the parlour, 
 There (halt thou finds my CcfifLRvsfrfrtf , 
 
 Propoling with the Prince and Claudia, 
 
 Whilper her care, and tell her I and Prfula, 
 
 Walke in the Orchard.ansJ our w hole difcourfc 
 Is all of her, lay that thou ouer-heardft vj,, 
 
 And bid her fteale into tbeplesched bower, 
 
 Where hony-fuckles ripened by the ftinne, 
 
 Forbid the funne to enter: like fttiourjgtf , 
 
 Made proud by Princes,thai aduance their pride, 
 Againft ihat power that bred it,there will fix hide her 
 To liften our purpofe, this is thy office, 
 
 Scare thee well in it, and leave vs alone. 
 
 7*1 erg. lie make her come I warrant you prefensly. 
 
 Hero. Now P'r/ula. when Beatrice doth come, 
 
 As we do trace tuts alley vp and downe, 
 
 Ourtalkerouft onely be of Benedicts, 
 
 When I doe name him,let irbe thy part, 
 
 To praife him more then cuer man did merit, 
 
 My taike to thee muft be how 3 eneduke 
 Is ficke in loue with Beatrice: of this matter , 
 
 Is little Ctifeds crafty strew made, 
 
 That onely wound*by heare-fay:naw begin, 
 
 Enter Beatrice. 
 
 For iooke where Beatrice like 3 Lapwing runs 
 Clofc by the ground, to beare our conference. 
 
 P'rf. The pleafant’ft angling is to fee the fifti 
 Cut with her golden ores the filuer ftreame, 
 
 And greedily deuoure the treacherous baltc; 
 
 So angle we for Beatrice, who euen now. 
 
 Is couched in the wood-bine couerture, 
 
 Feare you not my patt of the Dialogue 
 
 Hrr.Then go we neare her that her cate loofe nothing, 
 Ofthe felfe fweete baite that wc lay for u< 
 
 No truely Vrfu!a,(Be is too difdainfull, 
 
 I know her fpirits ?:e as coy and wilde, 
 
 As Haggerdsof therockc. 
 
 ZJrfteU. But ate you fore. 
 
 That Benedicks loues Beatrice fo intirely ? 
 
 Her. So faies the Prmce,and my new trothed Lord. 
 
 Vrf. And did they bid you tell her ofit.Madara i 
 
 Her. They did intreate me to acquaint her of it. 
 
 But I perfwaded them,iftbcy lou’d Bemdic^, 
 
 K To 
 
f — '' --■ . — . 
 
 1 !q zS'Vfuch ados about J^omng. 
 
 1 o wifh him wraftle with effc&ron, 
 
 And oeuer toIet’SMtwr know of it, 
 
 yrfula. Why did you fo,doch not the Gcndetnao 
 Deferue a* full as fortunate a bed, 
 
 A s cuet Beatrice fhall couch vpon ? 
 
 Hero. O God ofloue! 1 know he doth deferue, 
 
 As much as may be yielded to a man . 
 
 But Nature neuer fram'd a womans heart, 
 
 Ofprowder ftuffe then that of Beatrice : 
 
 Difdaine and Scorneride fparklmg in her eye*, 
 Mif-prizing what they Ipokeon.and her wtt 
 
 Values it fcife fo highly, that to her 
 
 All matter eife feemes weake;(he cannot loue, 
 
 Nor take no fhape nor proiefl of affedlion. 
 
 She? is fo fcife indeared 
 yrfula. Sure I thinke fo, 
 
 And therefore certainely it were not good 
 
 She knew his !oue,left me Stake fport at it 
 
 Hero. Why you fpeaketrulh,! neuer yet faw man, 
 How wife,how noble,yong,how rarely teatut’d. 
 
 But fhe would fpell him backward: iffaire fac’d. 
 
 She would fweare the gentleman flrould be her lifter 
 Ifblacke, why Nature drawing of ananticke, 
 
 Made a foule blotaf tall,a launce ill headed! 
 
 Iflow, an agot very vildlie out i 
 
 If (peaking,why a vane blowne with all windes. 
 
 If blent, why a blocke moued with none 
 
 50 tumes (be euery man the wrong fide out. 
 
 And neuer giues to Truth and Vertue, that 
 
 Which fimplenefle and merit purchafeth. 
 
 yrfu. Sure, fure.fuch carping is not commendable. 
 Htro, No,not to be fo odde,and from all fafliions, 
 
 51 Bentrtce is, cannot be commendable, 
 
 But who dare tell her fo / if 1 (Isould fpeake, 
 
 She would mocke me into 3yre,0 (he would laugh me 
 Out ofmy fcife,prefle me to death with wit, 
 
 Thereforelc! Benedicks like coucted fire, 
 
 Confume away in fighes, wafte inwardly : 
 
 I t were abetter death, to die with mockcs, 
 
 Which is as bad as die with tickling. 
 
 Vrfu. Yet tell her of it hearc what fhee will fay. 
 
 Hem. No v rathcr 1 will goeto Benedicks, 
 
 And counfailchim to fight againft hispaflion. 
 
 And truly 1 !e deuife fome honeft danders, 
 
 To ftaine my cofin with,onc doth not know, 
 
 How rauch-sn ill word may impoifonlikmg. 
 
 Vrf*. O doe not doe your <ofw fuel) a wrong. 
 
 She cannot.be fo much without true lodgement, 
 
 Hauing fo fwift and excellent a wit 
 
 As (he is prifdetohme.as to tefufe 
 
 So rare a Gentleman as ftgmor Menedtci^. 
 
 Hero. He is the onely man of Italy, 
 
 Alwsicsexcepted, my dcaye Claudio. 
 
 Vrfst. ! pray you be not angry with me.Madame, 
 Speaking my fancy: Signior ’Benedicks, 
 
 For fbape.for bearing argument #nd valour, 
 
 Goes formoft in report through Italy. . 
 
 Here. Indeed he hath an excellent good name. 
 
 Vrfis. His excdlmicedidearneiteehe had it: 
 
 When arc you married Madaaje? 
 
 Hero. Why cuerie day to morrow .come goeiq, 
 lie (hew thee fome attire*,and haue thy counfell, 
 
 Which is the bed to furnifti me to morrow* 
 
 Prfu. Shee’s tane I warrant you. 
 
 We haue caught her Madame? 
 
 Hero. Ifitptoue fo,then louing goes by haps, 
 
 Some G*fid kills with art© we$,fome with traps. Exa 
 
 Teas. What fire is in mioe-earcs? can this be true? 
 
 Stand I condemn’d for pride and feerne fo much? 
 Contempt/aTeweli^nd maiden pride, adew, 
 
 No glory Hues behinde thebacke of fuch. 
 
 And Benedicks,hue on,I will requite thee, 
 
 Timing my wilde heart to thy louing hand: 
 
 If thou doft louc.my kindenefie (hall incite thee 
 
 To binds our loues vp in a holy band. 
 
 For others fay thou do ft deferue, and 1 
 
 Beleeue it better then reportingly. Exit. 
 
 Enter Prince, Claudio, Bemdtcke, and Leonato. 
 
 Prince. I doe but (lay till your marriage beconfotn- 
 mate, and then go I toward Arragon, 
 
 Clan. lie bring you thither nay Lord, if you’! veach- 
 fafe me. 
 
 Prm. Nay, that would be as great a foyle in the new 
 glofie of your marriage,as to (hew a childe his new coat 
 end forbid him to wears it, 1 will onely bee bold with 
 Benedicks for his coropanie, for from the crowne of his 
 head, to the foie of his foot,he is all mirth,he hath twice 
 or thrice cut Cupide bow-firing,and the little hang-man 
 dare net (hoot at him, he hath’a heart as found as a bell, 
 and his tongue is the clapper,for what his heart thinkes, 
 
 ( his tongue fpeaket. 
 
 Bene. Gallaqts.l am not as I hauebin. 
 
 Leo So fay I,rosthinkes you are fadder 
 
 Claud. 1 hope lie be in loue. 
 
 Prm. Hang him truant,there’s no true drop ofbloud 
 in him to be truly touche with Ioue,ifhe be fad,hewamt 
 money. 
 
 Jews. 1 haue the tooth-ach. 
 
 Prm. Draw it. 
 
 Bene. Hang it. 
 
 Cloud. Youmuft hang it firft.and draw it afterwarda. 
 
 Prin. What ? figh for the tooth-ach. 
 
 Leon. Where is but a humour ora. worme. 
 
 Bene. Well,euery one cannot msftcr a gtiefo,but bee 
 that has it. 
 
 Clan. Yetfay (,heism lone, 
 
 Vrin. There is no appearance of fancie in him, vnleffe 
 it be a fancy that he hath toft?angedifguifes,asu>bee a 
 Dutchman to day,a Frenchman to morrow; vnlcffe bee 
 haue a fancy to this foolery, as it appeares hee hath, hee 
 is no foots for fancy, as you would haue it to appears 
 he is. 
 
 Clan, If he be not in loue with fome woman, there 
 is no beleeuing old figne*,a brufhes his hat a mornings. 
 What fhould that bode? 
 
 Pries. Hath any man feenebim actheSarbers ? 
 
 Clan. No,but the Barbers man hash beene feen with 
 him, and the olde ornament of hi* checks hath alrsadie 
 ftufr tennis balls. 
 
 Levs. Indeed be looker yonger than hee did, by ths 
 Ioffe of a beard. 
 
 Prirp. Nays rubs hkafeife with Ciuit,can you 
 him out by that ? 
 
 Clou. That's as much os to fay, the fweet youth’s to 
 loue. 
 
 Prm. The greateft note ofitbhis melancholy 
 
 Clou, And when vves be wont to vvafla his face? 
 
 Prm. Yea,or to paint himfelfc ? for the which I heart 
 what they fay of him. 
 
 Clast. Nay,but his ieftingfpirit, which is now crept 
 into a itKe«ftring,and now gouern’d by flops 
 
 Prince. 
 
Much adoo about ^/otbing. 
 
 III 
 
 Prm. Indeed that tels a hcauy tele for him: conclude, 
 be is in tone. 
 
 (fta*. Nay. but I know who loues him. 
 
 Prntet. That would I know too, I warrant onethat 
 knoweshirn not. 
 
 do. Y cs.and his ill conditioned in defpight of all, 
 dies for him 
 
 Prin. Sheefhall be buried with her face vpwards. 
 
 Bent. Yet is this no charmeforthe tooth-ake.old fig- 
 nior, walke afidewithmee,! haue fludied eight or nine 
 wife words to fpeake to you, which thefe hcbby-horfes 
 muftnotheare. 
 
 Prin. For my life to breaks with him about Tieance: 
 Cist. *Ttseuen fo, Hera and Margaret haue by this 
 played their psrt3 with Be&rire^nd then the two Scares 
 will not bite one another when they meet?. 
 
 Enter hbn the 'Eafttjrd. 
 
 Baft. My Lord and brother,God fane you. 
 
 Prm. Good den brother. 
 
 Baft. If your leifure fera’d, I would fpeake with you. 
 prince. Inptiisate? 
 
 Baft. Ifit pleafe you, yet Count Clandw may hears. 
 for what I would fpeake ot'concerncs him. 
 r Prm Whu*s the matter ? 
 
 Bdjla. Meanes yoyr Lordfltip to be tmrfied to mar¬ 
 row* 
 
 prise. You knew he does. 
 
 Bn) 7. Iknownotthatwhenhelcnovces whatl know. 
 Clou, If there be any impediment, S pray you difeo- 
 Merit. 
 
 &*ft You may thinke 1 lotse yon not,let that appears 
 hertafter, and aymebetter at me by that I now will ma- 
 r.ifdl, for my brother (1 thinke.he holds you well,and in 
 deareneffe of heart) hathholpetodfei*your enfuir.g 
 marriage: furely fule ill fpent, and labour ill beftowed. 
 prin. Why, what’s the matter ? 
 
 'Bofiani 1 came hither to tell you, and circuroRana-s 
 fimtned, (for flie hath bcene too long a talking of) tit* 
 Lady is difloyai!. 
 
 Clm, Who Hera ? 
 
 Baft. Euenfttee, Ltnatots Piero, your Hero, etsery 
 marfi Hero, 
 
 CUt*. Difloyall? 
 
 Baft. The word istao good topasns out her wicked- 
 neffe, l could fiy fhe were worfe, thinke you of s worfe 
 title, and 1 will fit her to it: wonder not till further war¬ 
 rant! gee but with mee to night,you fhal fee her cham¬ 
 ber window entred, euen the night before her wedding 
 dsv,if you loue her, then to morrow wed her : But it 
 would tetter fit your honourto change your minde. 
 Claud. May this be fo? 
 
 Prine. Swill not thinke ie. 
 
 Bali. Ifyou dare not truft that you fee, confefTenot 
 that you know: if you will follow mee, 1 will fhew you 
 enough, and when you haue feene more, & heard more, 
 proceed accordingly. 
 
 Clan. If I fee any thing to night, why I Should not 
 natrry her to morrow in thecongrcgstion.where 1 (hold 
 wedde, there will I fhameher. 
 
 Prin. And as I wooed for thee to obtain* her , I will 
 ioyne with thee to difgrace her. 
 
 Baft. I will difparage her no farther, till you si* my 
 witnefTcs.beare it coldly but till night, and let the iffue 
 (hew it felfe 
 
 Prin. Odayvntowetdlyturned! 
 
 Chud, Omifchiefc flrangelie thwartihg ? 
 
 Baftord. O plague right well preusneed! fo will you 
 fay,when you haue feene the fequeie. Exit. 
 
 Enter Dogberj and hie cempartner with the welch* 
 jDag-. Are you good men and true ? 
 
 Verg. Yca, or elfe it were pitty but they (herald fuftcr 
 faluation body and foule. 
 
 Dogb. f'jlay, that were a punifttment top good for 
 them,ifthey fnould haucany allegiance in them s being 
 chcfen for the Princes watch. 
 
 Verges, Well, giue them their charge , neighbour 
 Dot ‘ 
 
 g?« 
 
 og. Firfi, who thinke you the tneft dcfartldfe man 
 tobeConftable? 
 
 Welch. \ Hetgk OSi-cake fir, or George See-eoaie, for 
 they can write and reade. 
 
 Dogb. Gome hither neighbour Sea-coale, God hath 
 bleft you with a good name: to be a wel-fauoured man, 
 is the gift of Fortune, but to write and read®, comes by 
 Nature. 
 
 Watch a. Both which Mailer Conftable 
 Dofrb. You haue: 1 knew it would be your anlwcre • 
 v/ell,ibryourfsuour fir,why giueGod tbankes,& make 
 no boafiof jt, and foryour writing and reading, let that 
 appeare when there is no need of fuch vanity , you are 
 thought heere to be the moR fenfieffc and fir man for the 
 Conllable of the watch : therefore beare yon the Bn- 
 thome: this is your charge: You fhall comprehend all 
 vagrom men, you arc to bid any man Band in the Prin* 
 its name. 
 
 Worth i ■ How if a will nor Rand ? 
 
 Dogb, W hy then take no note of him.but let him go, 
 nd prefently call the red of the Watch together, and 
 thsnke God you ate ridde of e knaue. 
 
 Verges. Ifhe will not Rand when he is bidden, bee is 
 none of the Princesfubic&s. 
 
 Dogb. True, and they are to meddle with none but 
 the prinfes fubieCh: you fhall alfo make no aoife in the 
 ftreeces: for,for the VVatch to babble and talk®, is rooft 
 tolicrable, end not to beindured. 
 
 Watch. We will rather fleepe than taike, wee know 
 what belongs to a Watch. 
 
 'Dog. Why you fpeake like an sneienr and moR quiet 
 watchmsn.far 1 cannot fee how fleeping Ihould offend; 
 only haue a care that your bills be no: Robe i well, you 
 are to call as all the Ateboufts, and bid them that are 
 drunke get them to bed. 
 
 Watch. How if they will not? 
 
 Dogb. Why then let them alone till they are fobtttif 
 they make you not then the better anfvvcre,you may fay, 
 drew are not the men you tooke them for. 
 
 Watch, Well fir. 
 
 Dogb. Ifyoumeeta theefe.you may fufpedlhim,by 
 vetluoof your office, to be no true man i and for fuch 
 kind? of oicr., the kite you meddle or make with them, 
 why the mere is for you? hoaefly. 
 
 Watch. If wee know him to bs a tbiefe,Oial! w&ticft 
 lay hands on him. 
 
 Dogb. Truly by year office you may .bat! think they 
 that touch pitch will be defil’d : the mofi. peaceable way 
 For you, if you doe takeaihecfe.ls, to 1st him (hew h»m- 
 fclfe what he is, and Reals out of your company. 
 
 Via. You haue bin aiwaies cal'd a merciful mlpartfisr. 
 Deg. Truely I would not hang a dog by my will,much 
 raotea man who hath ante honsftie in him. 
 
 K a 
 
112 <SMuch adoe. about bfcCothing* 
 
 Merger.Xfyouhearcachildcrieinchenight you mu ft 
 call to thenurfe, and bid herftill it. 
 
 Watch. How if the nurfe be afleepe and will not 
 heart vs? 
 
 Dog, Why then depart in peace, and let the childe 
 wake her with crying, for the ewe thac will not hcare 
 her Lambe when it baes,will neuer anfwere a calfe when 
 he bleates. 
 
 Verges. ’Tis verie true. 
 
 Dog. This is the end of the charge: you conftable 
 are to prefent the Princes owneperfon, if you meete the 
 Prince in the night, you may fiaie him. 
 
 Vrrges. Nay birladie that 1 thinke a cannot. 
 
 Dog. Fine Shillings to one on't wtthanie man that 
 knowes the Statues,he may ftaic him, marrienot with¬ 
 out the prince be willing.for indeed the watch ought to 
 offend no man,and it is an offence to ftay a man againft 
 his will. 
 
 Verges. Birladie 1 thinke it be fo. 
 
 Dog. Ha,ah ha, well mafters good night,andthecebe 
 anie matter of weight chances, call vpme, keepe your 
 fcllowes counfailes, and your ownc, and good night, 
 come neighbour- 
 
 Watch. Well mafters, we hearc our charge,!et vs go 
 fit here vpon the Church bench till two, and then all to 
 bed. 
 
 Dog. One word more, honeft neighbors. I pray you 
 watch about CigntorLeonaroesdoovc ,for the wedding be¬ 
 ing there to morrow, there is a great coyle to night, 
 adicw.be vigitanc I befeechyou. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Boracbw andO'onrade, 
 
 Bor What,£Wvj<£r? 
 
 Watch. Peace,fttr not. 
 
 Bor. Conrade I fay. 
 
 Con. Here man,I am at thy elbow. 
 
 Bor. Mas and my elbow itcht,l thought there would 
 a fcabbe follow. 
 
 Cent, I will owe thee an anfwere for that, and now 
 Forward with thy tale. 
 
 Bor. Stand thee clofe then vnder thispenthoufe,for it 
 driffels nine, and i will.like a true drunkard.vtterall to 
 thee. 
 
 Watch. Seine treafon mafters.yet ftandclofe. 
 
 Bor. Therefore know, I hauc earned of Don !obn a 
 thoufand Dueates. 
 
 Ca*. Is it poffible thjr anie vill3niefhould befo deare? 
 
 Bor. Tboufhould’ft rather aske if it were poffiblea- 
 nie viUaniefhould befo tichffor when rich villains hauc 
 needc of poore ones, poote ones may make what price 
 they will^ 
 
 Con. ] wonder at it. 
 
 Bor. Thatfhewes thou art vnconfirm’d,thou knoweft 
 that the fafhion of a doublet,or a hatjoracloake, is no¬ 
 thing to a man. 
 
 £on. Ycs.it is apparel!. 
 
 Bor. 1 meant the fafhion. 
 
 Con. Yes the fafhion ts the fafhion. 
 
 Bor. Tufh.I may as well fay the foole’s the foole.but 
 feeft thou not what a deformed thcefe this fafhion is ? 
 
 Watch- I know that deformed,a has bin a vile thcefe, 
 this vii. yeares.a goes vp and downe like a gentle man t 
 I remember his name. 
 
 Bor. Did’ft thou not heare fomebodie ? 
 
 Con. No.’twas the vaine on thehoufe. 
 
 Bor Seeft thou notfl fay) what a deformed tlutfe 
 this fafhion is.how giddily a turnej about aJi the Hat . 
 
 blouds.bctwecncfouretecne&fiue 8c thirtie.fometimes 
 fafhionin.g them like ‘Tharaees fouldiours in the rechie 
 painting, fometime like god Bell priefts in the old. 
 Church window.fometimchke the lhauen Hercules in 
 the fmircht worm eaten tapeftrie, where his, cod-peecs 
 feemes as maffic as his club. 
 
 Con. All this I fee,and fee that the fafhion weares out 
 more apparrell then the man;but art not thou thy felfe 
 giddie with the fafhion too that thou haftfliifted out of 
 thy tale into telling me of the fafhion? 
 
 Bor. Not fo neither, but know that I haue to nighfc 
 wooed Margaret the Lady Heroes gentle-wom*n,by the 
 name of Hero, fnc leanes meoutat her miftris cham ber- 
 vvirsdow,bidsme a thoufand times good nights I tell 
 this tale vildly. I fhould firft tell thee how the Prince 
 Caudio and my Mafter planted,and placed,and pofkffed 
 by my Mafter Donlobn, faW a far oft in the Orchard this 
 amiable incounter. 
 
 Con. And thought thy Margaret was Hero { 
 
 Bor. Two of them did,the Prince and C/Axdsojbutthe 
 diuell my Mafter knew fhe was Margaret and partly by 
 his oathes,which firft polTcft them, partly by the dirks 
 night which did decciue them,but chiefely.bymy vilia- 
 nie.wbich did confirme any {lander that Don lohn had 
 made, away went CUudso enraged, fwore hee would 
 meete her as he was apointed next morning at the Tem¬ 
 ple,and there.before the whole congregation {hameher 
 with what he faw o're night, and fend her borne againe 
 without ahusbaud. 
 
 Watch, j .We charge you in the Prince? name ftand. 
 
 Watch. 2 . Cal! vp the right mafter Conftable,vve Katie 
 here recouercd the moil dangerouspeece oflechety,£hat 
 euer was knownein the Common-wealth, 
 
 Wa tch. i. And one Deformed is one of them. I know 
 him,a weares a locke, 
 
 Conr, Mafters,mafters. 
 
 Watch. 2 . Youle be made bring deformed forth I war¬ 
 rant you, 
 
 Conr. Mafters,neuer fpeake,vve charge you, let vs o- 
 bey you to goe v vith vs. 
 
 Bor. We are like coprouea goodly commoditie.be- 
 ing taken vp ofthefe mens bits. 
 
 Conr. A commoditie in queftion I warrant you,come 
 weele obey you. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Hero,and Margaret , and Vrfula, 
 
 Hero. Good VrfuLs wake my cofia Beatrice^ and de~ 
 fire her to rife.. 
 
 Vrfn. 1 will Lady. 
 
 Her And bid her come hither. 
 
 Vrf. Well. 
 
 Mar. Trothl thinke your other rebate were better. 
 
 Bero. No pray thee good Meg,l\e vvearethis. 
 
 Marg .By my troth's cot logood,and I warrantyeur 
 cofin will fay lo. 
 
 Hire, My cofrn’s a foole, and thou art another, ile 
 vvearenone but this. » 
 
 Mar. I like the new tire within excellently, if the 
 haire were a thought browner: and your gown's a mo ft 
 rare fafhion yfaith, I faw the Dutchcfle of MtlUtntt 
 gowne that they ptaife fo. 
 
 Biro. O that exccedes they fay. 
 
 Mar, By my troth's but a nighc-gowne in refpe&of 
 years,cloth a geld and cuts,and lac'a vvithfducr.fetwith 
 pearks^lowne fieeues,{id?{leeucs,3nd sk«rts,rcund vn* 
 derborn wi th a blewifh tirifd,but for afinc queint graces 
 full sad excellent faflbicn.yours is worth ten on’c 
 
 Bcro. God 
 
s5Ktuch adce <wou& J^otbing. 
 
 'May. Not a f'ajfe gallop. 
 
 Here■ Godgiuemee ioy to weare it, for my heart is 
 exceeding hesuy. 
 
 iJKzrga. ’T will b&heauiet focne, by the walghc of a 
 mao. 
 
 Hero. Fie vponthee, art not alham’d? 
 
 Marg- Ofwhat Lady? of fpeakinghonourably ? is 
 not marriage honourable in a beggar? is not your Lord 
 honourable without marriage? I thinks; you would haue 
 me fay,faujng your reuerer.ee a husband: and bad thin* 
 king doe not wrcftuue fpeaking, He offend no body, is 
 there any harme in the besuier for a husband ? none 1 
 thinke, and it be the right husband, and the right wife, 
 otherwife ’tis light and not heauy,askemy'Lady Beatrice 
 dfe,here fhe comes. 
 
 11 $ 
 
 Enter Frfala. 
 
 Prfala. Madam,wishdraw.the Prince,the Count,fig- 
 nior Benedicks , Don John, and all the gallants of the 
 towne are come to fetch you to Church. 
 
 Hero. Helpe to drefie mee good coze, good UHh, 
 good Vrfula. 
 
 Enter Leonato, and the Cenjt able, unit he Hcadborengb. 
 
 Leonato. What would you with mee, honefi neigh¬ 
 bour? ° 
 
 Cmjl.Dog. Mary fir f would haue fome confidence 
 with you, that deccmes you tseaiely. 
 
 Lean. Bnefe 1 pray you, for you fee it is a bufie time 
 with me. 
 
 Enter Beatrice. 
 
 Hera. Good morrow Coze. 
 
 Beat. Good morrow Tweet Hero. 
 
 Hero. Why how now? do you fpeake in the lick tune? 
 
 Beat. I am out of all other cune.me thinkes. 
 
 Mar. Claps into Light a loue , (chat goes without a 
 burden,) do you fing it and He dance it 
 
 Beat. Ye Light aloue with your heeles, then if your 
 husband haue Babies enough, you’ll looke he (hall Ucke 
 no bames. 
 
 Her. O illegitimate conftru&ion! I (corns that with 
 my hecks. 
 
 Beat. Tis almoft fine a docke cofin, ’tis rime you 
 were ready,by my troth I am exceeding i!l,hey bo. 
 
 Mar. For a hauke,a horfe,or a husband ? 
 
 Beat. For the letter that begins them a!l,H. 
 
 Mar. Well, and you be not turn’d Turks, there's no 
 more fayling by the Bane* 
 
 Beat. Whattneanes thefooletrow? 
 
 Mar. Nothing I, but God fend euery one ibeir harts 
 delite. 
 
 Hero. Thefegloues the Count fent mee, they are an 
 excellent perfume. 
 
 ‘Beat. I am Buft cofin, I cannot ftnell. 
 
 Mar. A maid and Buft! there’s goodly catching of 
 colde. 
 
 Baa. OGodhdpe me,Gad help me,how long haue 
 youprofeft appreheofion t 
 
 Mar. Euer fiuce you left it,doth not my wk become 
 me rarely ? 
 
 Beat. It is not feene enough, you Should wears it in 
 your cap, by my troth 1 am ficke. 
 
 "Her. Get you fome of this di Bill’d cardmu benedilhis 
 and lay it to your heart,it is the onely thing for a qualm. 
 
 Hero. There thou prickfi her with a thilfell. 
 
 Beat. BrnsdttttH, why beneditttu? you haue fome mo- 
 rail in this benediUtu. 
 
 Mar. Moral! ? no by my noth,! haue no moral! mea¬ 
 ning, I meant plains holy thilfell, you may thinke per¬ 
 chance that I thinke you are in 1 cue,nay birlady I am not 
 fucb a fade to thinks what I lift, nor I lift not to thinke 
 wh;al can,nor indeed I cannot thinke,if! would think e 
 my hart out ofthinking.that you are in loue,or that you 
 will be in loue.or that you can be in loue : yet Bensdicks 
 was fiich another, and now is he become aman,he fwore 
 hcc would neucr marry, and yet now in defpight of his 
 heart he eates his meat without grudging, ana how you 
 may be concerted I know nor,but me thinkesyou looke 
 with your eies as other women doe. 
 
 Beat. What pace is this that thy tongue keepes. 
 
 Conft 'Dog. Mary this it is fir. 
 
 Headb. Yes in truth it is fir. 
 
 Leon. What is it my good friends? 
 
 Can.Da. Goodman Verges fir fpeakes a little of the 
 matter, an old man fir, and his wits are not fo blunt, as 
 God helpe I would defire they were, but infaith honeft 
 as the skin bet weene his browes. 
 
 Head. Yes! thank God, I am as honeft as any man U* 
 uiog.that is an old man,and no honefter then 1. 
 
 Can.Dog. Compatifons arc odorous,pa!abtas,netgh- 
 bour Verges. 
 
 Leon. Neighbours, you are tedious. 
 
 Cen.Dog. It pleafes your worfhip to fay fo,but weare 
 the poore Dukes officers,but truely for mine owne part, 
 if! were as tedious as a King I could findetn my heart to 
 beftow it all ofyour worfhip. 
 
 Leon. All thy tedioufneffe on me,ah ? 
 
 Conft.Deg. Yea, and’twere a thoufandtimes more 
 than ‘tis* for I heare as good exclamation on your Wor- 
 Blip as of any man in thcCitie, and though 1 bee but a 
 poore man,! sm glad to beare it. 
 
 Head. And fo amt 
 
 Leon. I would fame know what you haue to fay, 
 
 Head. Marry fir our watch to night, excepting yout 
 worfhips presence, haue tarve 3 couple of ss arrant 
 knaues as any in Meflina. 
 
 Cor.Meg A good old man fir , hee will be talking as 
 they fay.when the age is in the wit is out.God helpe vs, 
 it is a world to fee : well faid y faith neighbour Verges , 
 welt, Gad’s a good man, and two men ride of a horfe, 
 one muft ride behinde,an honeft Icule yfaith fir, by my 
 troihheis.aseuer broke bread, but God is to bee wor- 
 fhipt,al!menare not alike, alas good neighbour. 
 
 Leon. Indeed neighbour he comes too ihort ofyea, 
 
 Con.Do. Gifts that God giues. 
 
 Lean. Imuftleaueyou. 
 
 Con.Dog. One word fir, our watch fir haue indeed? 
 campreaended two afpieious perfons, Ik we would bans 
 them this morning examined beforeyotir worOvip. 
 
 Lean. Take their examination your felfe, and bring it 
 sne, I am now in great hafte,as may appeare ento you. 
 
 Coufl. It (hall be fufligance (Exit. 
 
 Leon. Drinke fome wine etc you goe: fare you well. 
 
 Meffengtr. My Lord, they Bay for you to giue your 
 daughter to her husband. 
 
 Lean. He wait soon them,I am ready. 
 
 Dogb. Goe good partner, goe get you to Franck Sea. 
 coale, bid him bring his pen and inkchornc to the Gaole; 
 we are now to examine thofe men. 
 
 Verges. And we rauft doe it wifely. 
 
 Dogb. Wee will fpare for no wittel warrant you; 
 
 K j hefte, 
 
11 rSK'facb adoe about Soothing. 
 
 heete's that ("hall driuc Come of them to anon-come, on¬ 
 ly get the learned writer to fet downeour excommuni¬ 
 cation, and meet me at the lade. Exeunt. 
 
 pan. Oat cmheefeeming,I will write againftit. 
 
 You feeme to me as Diane in her Or be. 
 
 As chafte as is the budde ere it be blowne: 
 
 But you are more intemperate in your blood t 
 
 Than Ventu, or thofe pampred animalls. 
 
 That rage in fauage fenfualitie. 
 
 Hero. Is my Lord well, that he doth fpeake fo wide? 
 Leon Sweete Prince, why (peake not you ? 
 
 Prm. What (hould I fpeake l 
 
 I ftand dishonour'd that haue gone about. 
 
 To linke my deare friend to a common ftaie. 
 
 Leon, Are thefe things fpoken, or doe 1 but dreame? 
 Baft. Sir,they are fpoken, and thefe things are true. 
 Sene. This lookes not likes nuptial!. 
 
 Here. True, O God ! 
 
 CUu. Leonato^ ftand I here ? 
 
 Is this the Prince ? is this the Princes brother ? 
 
 Is this (ace Heroes ? are our eies our owns? 
 
 Let. m. All this is fo.but what of this my Lord ? 
 
 Clan. Let me but moue one queftiou to your daugh- 
 And by that fatherly and kindly power, (ter. 
 
 That you haue ir. her, bid her anfwer truly. 
 
 Leo 1 charge thee doe,as thou art my childe. 
 
 Hero. OGod defend me how am I befet, 
 
 Whac kinde of catechizing call you this ? 
 
 Clan. To make you anlwer truly to your name. 
 
 Hero. Is it not Hero ? who can blot that name 
 
 With any iuft reproach ? 
 
 Claud. Marry that car, Hero, 
 
 Hero it felfe can blot out Heroes virtue. 
 
 What man was be.talkt with you yefternight. 
 
 Out at your window betwixt tweiue and one? 
 
 No w if you are a maid ,a nfwcr to this. 
 
 Hero. ] talk; with no man at that bowre my Lord 
 prince. Why their you a re no maiden. Leonato, 
 
 I am forty you nsuft hears: vpon mine honor. 
 
 My felfe, my brother, and this grieued Count 
 
 Did fee her, heare her, at that howre laft night, 
 
 Talke with a ruffian at her chamber window. 
 
 Who hath indeed rood like a liberall villaine, 
 
 Confeft the vile encounters they haue had 
 
 A thoufand times in fscret. 
 
 lehrs. F ie, fie, they are not to be named my Lord, 
 
 Net to be fpoken of, 
 
 There is not chsftkie enough in language, 
 
 Without offence to vtcer them: thus pretty Lady 
 
 I am forty for thy much mifgouernmento 
 
 Claud. O Hero ! what a Hero hadft thou beene 
 
 Ifhalfethy outward graces had beene placed 
 
 About thy thoughts and eounfailes of thy heart? 
 
 But fare thee well,moft foule,moftfaire.farswd? 
 
 Thou pure impiety, and impious purs tic. 
 
 For thee Ilelocke vp 3ll the gates of Loue, 
 
 And on my cie-lids (hall Conietfture hang, 
 
 T 0 turns all beauty into thoughts of harme } 
 
 And neuer (hall it more be gracious. 
 
 Leon. Hath no mans dagger here a point for me ? 
 
 Beat. Why how now cofm,wherfore fink you down? 
 Baft. Come,let vs go:thefe things corns thus to light. 
 Smother her fpirits vp. 
 
 Sene, How doth the Lady ? 
 
 Seat:. Dead I thinke, hdp|vnc!e. 
 
 Here, why Hero Vnde,Signor Benedicks. Frier, 
 
 Lecrsato. O Fate! take not sway thy beany hand. 
 Death is the faireft couer for her fname 
 
 That may be wifh t for. 
 
 Seal. How , 
 
 aJBusQuartus, 
 
 « 
 
 Enter Prince, SaPlard, Leonato, Frier, Claudio, Benedick ‘ : 
 
 Hero , andSeatrice. 
 
 Leconte. Come Frier Fratecia, be briefe, onely to the 
 plaine forme of marriage,and you fhal recount their par¬ 
 ticular duties afterwards. 
 
 Fran . You come hitber,my Lord.to marry this Lady. 
 
 Clan. No. 
 
 Lea. To be married to her: Frier, you come to mar- 
 rie her. 
 
 Frier, Lady, you come hitherto be married to this 
 Count. 
 
 Hero. I doe. 
 
 Frier. Ifticherof you know any inward impediment 
 why you ftsould not be conioyned,l charge you on your 
 foulestovtterit. 
 
 Cloud. Know you ante, Hero l 
 
 Hero . None my Lord. 
 
 Frier. Know you ante. Count ? 
 
 Lews. I dare make his artfwer, None. 
 
 Clou. O what men dare do / what men may do! what 
 men daily do! 
 
 Bene. Haw now 1 interiefhens ? why then, fomebe 
 of laughing, as ha, ha,he. 
 
 Cion. Stand thee by Frier, father, by your kaue, 
 
 Will you with free and vneonftrained foule 
 
 Giue me this maid your daughrer ? 
 
 Lews. As freely fonneas God did giue her me. 
 
 Chs. And what haue I to giue you back,whofe worth 
 May coursterpoife this rich and precious gift? 
 
 Trim. Nothing, vnleffe you render her againe. 
 
 Clm. Sweet Prince,you learn me noble thackfulnes: 
 There Leonato, take her backe againe. 
 
 Giue not this rotten Orenge to yourfriend, 
 
 Shec’s but the figne and femblance of her honour: 
 
 Behold how like a maid fire blufties heere * 
 j O what authoritie and fiiew of truth 
 
 1 Can cunning finne couer it felfe withall! 
 
 I Comes not that blond, as model! euidencc, 
 
 T o witnefie fimple Vcrtue ? would you not fweare 
 
 All you that fee her, that fhe were a maids. 
 
 By thefe exterior Ihewes ? But (be is none t 
 
 She knowes the heat of a luxurious bed: 
 
 Her blu£h is giiiltinefle, not modeftie. 
 
 Leonato. What doe you meane, my Lord > 
 
 Clan. Nos to be married , 
 
 Not coknic my foule co an approued wanton. 
 
 Leon. Deere my Lord,if you Inyour owneproofe, 
 Haue vanquifht the refiftance of her youth. 
 
 And made defeat of her virginstie. (h er. 
 
 Clast. I know what you would fay: ifl haue knowne 
 You will fay, fiie did unbrace me as a husband. 
 
 And fo extenuate the forehand finne: No Leonato 
 
 I neuer tempted her with word too large. 
 
 But as a brother to his lifter, (hewed 
 
 Bafhfull finceririeand comely loue. 
 
 Hero. And fesm’d I euer otbemife to you ? 
 
■ -■ —--- ---——— -----—— — —■—■" 'l 
 
 Much adoe about Nothing. 11^ 
 
 B#atr. How now cofin Hero* 
 frt . Haue comfort Ladie. 
 
 Leon. Doftthouloakevp? 
 
 frier. Y ea, wherefore fhould (lie nSt ? 
 
 Ltm. Wherfore ? Why doth not euery earthly thing 
 Cry (hamevponher?Could (lie heeredense 
 
 The ftorie that is printed in her blood ? 
 
 Do not liue Hero, do not ope thine eyes: 
 
 For did I thinke thou wouldft not quickly die, 
 
 Thought I thy fpitit s were flronger then thy (harr.es , 
 
 My felfe would on the reward of reproaches 
 
 Strike at thy life Grieu’d I, I had butane ? 
 
 Chid I, for that at frugal Natures frame t 
 
 Gone too much by thee: why had lone? 
 
 Why euer wss't thou louelie in my eies ? 
 
 \ Why had I not with charitable hand 
 
 Tookevp a beggars iflfueatmy gates, 
 
 Who fmeered thus, and mir’d with infamie* 
 l might haue faid,no part of is is mine: 
 
 This (hame deriues it felfe from vnknowne loines. 
 
 But mine,and mine 1 lou’d, and mine 1 prais'd, 
 
 And mine that 1 was proud on mine fo much, 
 
 That I my felfe, wss to my felfe not mine: 
 
 . Valewing of her, why (he, O (hebfalne 
 
 | Into apit oflnke, that the widefea 
 
 fHath drops roe few to wafh her cleane ageine, 
 
 ' And fait too little, which may feafo n giue 
 •To her foule tainted flefh. 
 
 Sen. Sit, fir, be patient; for my part, lam fo attired 
 in wonder, 1 know not what to fay. 
 
 Bea. O on my foule my cofin is belied. 
 
 Ben, Ladie,were you her bedfellow iaft night ? 
 
 'Bea. No truly: not although vntfll iaft ei ght, 
 
 I haue this tweiuemonth bin her bedfellow. 
 
 Leon. Confirm’d,con(utn*d,0 that is ftronger made 
 Which was before barr’d vp wkh ribs of iron 
 
 Would the Princes lie, and Claadio lie. 
 
 Who lou'd her fo, that fpeakine of her fonlnefie, 
 
 Walh’d it with teares ? Hence from her, let her die. 
 
 Frt. Heare me a little, for I haue onely ben: filent fo 
 long, and giuen way vnto this courfe of fortune, by no* 
 cine of the Ladie, 1 haue markt. 
 
 A thoufand blufhing apparitions, 
 
 To Hart into her face, a thoufand innocent ftnraes. 
 
 In Angel whiceneffe beare away thofe bbHies, 
 
 And in her eic there hath appear’d afire 
 
 To bums the errors that thefe Princes hold 
 
 Agahifi her maiden truth. Call me a rode, 
 
 Truft not my reading, ncr my obferuations. 
 
 Which with experimental fealc doth warrant 
 
 The tenure of my booke: truft not my age, 
 iMy reuerence, calling, cor diuinitie, 
 
 If this fweet Ladie lye noc gutklefie heere, 
 
 Voder feme biting error. 
 
 Leo. Friar,ir cannot be: 
 
 Thou feed that all the Grace that (he hath left. 
 
 Is, that (he wit not adde to her damnation, 
 
 A fiv.ne ofperiury, (he not denies it: 
 
 Why feek’ft thou then to couer with excufe. 
 
 That which appeares in proper nakedneiTe ? 
 
 Frt, Ladie, what man is he you ere accus'd of? 
 
 Hero. They know that do accufe me, I know none: 
 pf I know more of any man aiiue 
 [ Then that which maiden modeftie doth warrant, 
 
 Let all my fianeslacke mercy. O my Father, 
 
 Prove you chat any man wiihmt conuerft. 
 
 At houres vnmeece, or that I yefteraighe 
 
 Maintain'd tbs change of words with any creature, 
 
 Refufe me, hate me, torture me to death. 
 
 Fri. There is fome ftrange mirprifion in the Princes. 
 Sen. Two of them haue the verie bent of honor. 
 
 And if their wifedomes be milled in this : 
 
 The psa&ifeof itliues in lobn the baftard, 
 
 Whofe fpirits toile in frame of vilianics. 
 
 Leo. 1 know noc : if they fpeake but truth ofher, 
 i Thefe hands (hall searches: If they wrong her honour. 
 The presided of them (hall wel heare of it. 
 
 Time hath not yet Co dried this blond of mine, 
 j Nora^efoeate vpmy mention. 
 
 Nor fortune made fuch hauocke of my meaner, 
 
 Nor my bad life reft me fo much of friends. 
 
 But they fhall finde, awak'd in fuch a Made, 
 
 Both ftrength oflimbe,and policie of minde. 
 
 Ability in meaner, and cliolle of friends, 
 
 To quit me of them throughly. 
 
 £rt. paufe awhile : 
 
 And let say counfeB fway you in this eafe. 
 
 Your daughter heere the Princeffe (left for dead) 
 
 Let her awhile be fecretly kept in. 
 
 And publish it, that fhe is dead indeed : 
 
 M aintaine a mourning eftentation. 
 
 And on your Families old monument. 
 
 Hang mournful! Epitaphes, and do all rtfes, 
 
 That appertaine unto a burial!. 
 
 Leon. What (hall become of this? What v?il this do? 
 
 Fri. Marry this wel carried, fhall on her bcholfe, 
 Grange dander to remorfe, that is fome good. 
 
 But not for that dreame I on this ftrange courfe, 
 
 But on this trauaiielooke for greater birth t 
 
 She dying, as it muft be fo maintain'd, 
 
 Vpoa the inftant that Che was accus’d, 
 
 Shal be lamented, pittied,and excus'd 
 
 Of euery hearer : for it fo fair out. 
 
 That what we haue, we prise not to she worth, 
 
 . Whiles we enioy it j but being lack'd and loft, 
 f Why than we racke the value, then we finde 
 
 Tire venue thac pcffefsicn would not (hew vs 
 
 Whiles it was ours, fo will it fare with Closdio 
 
 When he fhal heare (he dyed vpon bis words, 
 
 Th'ldea ofher life (haU weedy creeps 
 
 Into his ftudy ofinugtnation. 
 
 And euery louely Organ ofher life. 
 
 Shall come apparei’d in mere precious habite : 
 
 More roouing delicate, and ful oflife , 
 
 Into the eye andprofpetH of bis foule 
 
 Then when fhe liu’d indeed : then fhal he mourne, 
 
 Ifcuer Loue had intereft in his Liuer, 
 
 And wifh he had not fo accufed her : 
 
 No, though he thought his accufation true 
 
 Let this be fo, and doubt not but fuccefie 
 
 Wil fafhion the euent in better fhape, 
 
 Then i can lay it downe in likelihood. 
 
 But if all ay me but this be teuelld falfe. 
 
 The fappofition of the Ladies death, 
 
 Will quench the wonder ofher infaroie. 
 
 And si it for: not well,you may conceals her. 
 
 Asbeft befits her wounded reputation, 
 
 In fome reclufiue and religious life, 
 
 Out of all eyes, tongnes.mindes and iniuries. 
 
 Sent. Signior Leonneo,let the Frier ftduife yets, 
 
 And though you know my inwardnefie and louse 
 
 Is very much vnto the Prince and flaudio. 
 
 Yet 
 
II 6 oSA-lucb adoe about (otbmg. 
 
 Vet, by mine honor, I will deale in this. 
 
 As fectedy and iuftlie, as your foule 
 
 Should with your bodie. 
 
 h«o*». Being that 1 flow in greefe. 
 
 The {mailed twine may lead me. 
 
 Frier. 'Tis well confented,prefem!y away. 
 
 Tor to ftvange fores.ftrangely they firaine the ctlie. 
 
 Come lady,die to liue.this wedding day 
 
 Perhaps is but prolong'd,haue patience & endure. Exit 
 Sene, Lady Beatrice,hme you wept all this while# 
 
 Beat. Yea.and 1 will weepe a while longer. 
 
 Cute. 1 will not dcfire that. 
 
 Beat. You haue no reafon,! doe it freely. 
 
 Bene. Sureliel do beleeue your fair cofin is wrong'd. 
 Beat, Ah, how much might the man dcferue of’mee 
 thru would right her? 
 
 Bette . ! s there any way to (hew firth friendfliipf 
 
 Beat. A verieeuen way, but no fucb friend. 
 
 Ben*. May a man doe it# 
 
 Beat. It is a mans office,but not yours. 
 
 ’Beni. I doe loue nothing in the world fo well as you, 
 is noc tha: Arange i 
 
 "Beat. As ftrange as the thing I know not, it were as 
 poilsblefot metofay.Iloued nothing fo well ssyou.but 
 oeieeue me not, and yet I lienot,! confeffe nothing, not 
 
 1 deny nothing, l am forty for my coufin. 
 
 Bene. By my fword Beatrice thou Jou'ft me. 
 
 Beat. Doe not fweare by it and eat it. 
 
 Bene. 1 will fweare by it that you loue r.Ke.and I will 
 make him eat it that fayes I loue not you. 
 
 Beat. Will you not eat your word t 
 
 Bene. With no fa wee that can be deuifed to it, I pro- 
 left 1 lone thee. 
 
 Beat. Why then God forgiue me. 
 
 Bene. What offencefwcet Beatrice t 
 
 Beat. You haue flayed ms in a happy hov;re,t wasa- 
 bout to protefl Elouedyou. 
 
 "Bette. And doe it with ell thy heart. 
 
 Beat. 1 loue you with fo much of my heart,thas none 
 is left to proteft. 
 
 Betted. Come, bid me doe any thing for thee. 
 
 Beat. Kill Claudio. 
 
 Bene. Ha,not for the wide world. 
 
 Beat. You kill me to dente, farewell. 
 
 Bene. Tarrie (wtetTleatrkt. 
 
 Beat. 1 am gone, though i am hme, there ii no loue 
 to you, nay 1 pray you let me got. 
 
 Bette. Beatrice. . 
 
 Beat. Infaich I will goe. 
 
 Bene. Wee'll be friends fir A 
 
 Beat. You dare eafser be friends with mee, than fight 
 with mine enemy. 
 
 Bene. Is Claudio thine enemie ? 
 
 Beat . Isa not approued in the height a villaine, that 
 hath fiandered,fcorned,dilhor.oured my kinfweman ? O 
 that I were a roan ! what, bearc her in hand vntill they 
 come to take hands* and then with publike aectifacion 
 vneeuered flandcr>vnmittigated rancour? OGod that I 
 were a man * I would eat his heart in the market-place. 
 Bene. Heare me Beatrice. 
 
 Beat. Talkc with a man out at a window, a proper 
 faying. 
 
 Bene. Nay but Beatrice. 
 
 "Beat. Sweet Hen, (bit it wrong’d, flue is flandered, 
 flie is vndone. 
 
 Bene. Beat ? 
 
 Seat. Princes and Counties ! furebe a Princely tefti- 
 roonie, a goodly Counc,Ccmfe£l, % fweet Gallant fure- 
 lie , O that 1 were a man for his fake ! or that 1 had any 
 friend would be a man for my fake/But manhood is mel¬ 
 ted into curfics, valour into complement , end men are 
 onelie turned iota tonoue,and trim ones too; he is now 
 as valiant as Hercules, that only tdSs a lie,and fweares it: 
 
 I cannot be a man with wifhiug.therfore I will die a wo¬ 
 man with grieuing. 
 
 Bene. Tarry good "Beatrice ,by this 4 hand I louethee. 
 
 Beat. Vfe it for my loue feme other way then fwea- 
 
 ringby it. 
 
 Betted. Thinkeyou in your foule the Count Claudio 
 
 hath wrong'd Hero} 
 
 Beat. Yea, as Cure as I haue a thought, or a foule. 
 
 Bene. Enough,! am engagdej will challenge him, I 
 will kiffe your hand,and fo ieaue you: by this band Clau* 
 dio {hall render me a deere account: as you heare of me , 
 fo think e of me : goe comfort your coofin,I rouft fay file 
 is dead, sad fo farewell. 
 
 Enter the Conft ablet t Berne bin, and the Towns Clerks 
 in gerenet. 
 
 Keefer. Is our whole diffcmbly appeard# 
 
 Cowley. O a floole and a cufliion for the Sexton. 
 
 Sexton. Which bethemakfa&orsf 
 
 Andrew. Marry shat am I, and my partner. 
 
 Cowley. Nay that’s certains, wee haue the exhibition 
 to examine. 
 
 Sexton. But which are the offenders that are to be ex¬ 
 amined, kt them come beforeraafierConftabie. 
 
 Kemp. Yea many,let them come before mee.what is 
 your name, friend? 
 
 Bcr. Bcrachio. 
 
 Kent. Pray write downe 'Beracbio. Yours firra. 
 
 Con. I am a Gentleman fir.and my name is Conrads. 
 
 Kee. Write downeMafler gentleman Conrads', mai- 
 flers, doe you feme God : maiflers, it is prettsd alreadie 
 that you are little better than falfe knaues^nd it will goe 
 neere to be thought fo Ihottiy.how anfwer you for your 
 felues ? 
 
 Cen. Marry fir, we fay we are none. 
 
 Kemp. A marucllous witty fellow I affure you , but I 
 will goe about with him: come you hither firra, a word 
 in your eare fir , I fay to you , it is thought you are falfe 
 knaues. 
 
 Bor. Sir,I fay to you.we are none. 
 
 Ketttp. Well, Hand afi Je„ 'fore God they are both in 
 a tale : haue you writ downe that they are none ? 
 
 Sext. Mafler Conftable, you goe not the way to ex¬ 
 amine, you muff call forth the watch that are their ac- 
 cufers. 
 
 Ketttp. Yea marry, that’s the eftefl way,let the watch 
 come forth: mafters,! charge you in the Princes name e 
 accufe thefe men. 
 
 Watch i. This man faid fir, that Don lehrs che Princes 
 brother was s villaine. 
 
 Kemp. Write down.Prince lohn a villaine: why this 
 is flat periutie,co call a Princes brother villaine. 
 
 Bora. Mafler Conftable. 
 
 Kemp. Pay thee fellow peace, ldo not like thy loo&e 
 
 I promife thee, 
 
 Sexton . What heard you biro fay elfe ? 
 
 Watch a . Mary that he had resettled a ehoufand Du- 
 kates oCDen lohn, for accufing the Lady Hero wrong* 
 fully. Km. 
 
Much ddoe about J'djrthwg. 
 
 117 
 
 Kerap. Flat Burglanees euer was committsd. 
 
 Canft. Yea by tb’maffc chat it is. 
 
 Sexton. What elfe fellow * 
 
 Watch i. And shat Coant Claudia did mesne vpon his 
 words, tc difgraee Hera before the whole affembly, and 
 
 not marry her. 
 
 Kemp. O nllainelthou wtk be condemn d into euer- 
 ailing redemption for this. 
 
 Sextan. Wharelfef 
 ( Patch. This is all. 
 
 Sextan. And this is more maftm then you can deny, 
 
 ' Prince lekn is this morning feeretly ftolr.c away ; Hera 
 was in this manner accus'd, in this very manner refus'd, 
 and vpon the griefe of this fodainely died: Mafter Ccn- 
 ! bbfe, let thefe men be boend, and brought to Leanm > 
 will goe before,end fhew him their examination. 
 
 Coitft. Come.let them be ©pinion'd. 
 
 Sex. Let them be in the hands of £oxcetmbe. 
 
 Kent. Gods my life.whers’s the 5exton?!et him write 
 downs the Princes Officer Coxcxmbe: come,bind s them 
 thou naughty varies. 
 
 CovJey. Away, you are an affe, y ou are an affe. 
 
 Kemp. Doft theu not fufpecl my plaee? doft thou not 
 i'ufpe&niy yeeres ? Othat hee wereheereto wrice mee 
 downe an sffe! but mallets,tern ember chat i am an sffe : 
 though it benot written down, yet forget cot £! am an 
 ajSctMothou vilkine^art full of piety as fhall beptou’d 
 vpon thee by good witnelfe, I am a svife fellow , and 
 which is more.an officer,and which is more,a houffioul- 
 der,and which ismore,aspretty apeece offielbas any in 
 Mefiins, and one that koo wes the Law.goe to, & a rich 
 eilow enough,goe to, and a fellow that hath had Ioffes, 
 and onsebat hath vyio gownes, and euery thing hand, 
 feme about him. bring him awayiO that 1 had been writ 
 dowse an affie.' ^ Exit 
 
 %A Hits Quintus, 
 
 Ester Lecnata and his brother. 
 
 Brother. If you goe on thus.vou will kill your felfe. 
 
 And ‘ns not wifedorr.s thus to lecwidl griefs, 
 
 Againft your felfe 
 
 ► Lean, J pray thee ceafe thy counfsile. 
 
 Which falls into mine eares as profit’d^,, 
 
 As water in a fine: giee not me counfaite. 
 
 Nor let co comfort delight mine eare, 
 
 But fuch acne whole wrongs doth fete with mire. 
 Bring me a father thac fc leu’d his childe, 
 
 Whofe ioy of her is o tier-whelmed like mine, 
 
 And hid him fpeake of patience, 
 
 Meafurehis woe the length and bsedkh of mine, 
 
 And let it arrfwere euery ftraine for ftraine , 
 
 As thus for thus, and fuch a griefe for fuels, 
 
 In euery lineament,branch,lnape.and forme i 
 Iffucb a one will fmile and {broke his beard. 
 
 And forrow,w3gge, crie hem,when he fhould grone. 
 Patch griefe with prouerbs, make misfortune drunfce. 
 With can die-wafters: bring him yet to me, 
 
 Ano I of him will gather patience: 
 
 But there is no fuch 11120 , fat brother, men 
 Can counfaile^nd fpeake comfort to shat griefe, 
 Which they thensfelues not feele, but rafting it, 
 
 Thai counfaite turtles topafBan,which before. 
 
 Would glue preccpciallmedtcirtecorage, 
 
 Fetter ftrong madneffe m a filken thred, 
 
 Charme ache with ay re, and agony with words, 
 
 Na.no, tis all mens office, to fpeake patience 
 Tothofe that wring voder the load offorrow • 
 
 Bat no suns vertue nor fufficiencie 
 
 To be fo morall, when he fhall endure 
 
 The like himfelfe: therefore gi«e me no counfaile, 
 
 My griefs cry lowder then aduertjfemem. 
 
 Broth. Therein do men from children nothing differ. 
 
 Leonato. I pray (hee peace,! wilt be flefh andblood 
 Bor there was neuer yet philofopher, 
 
 That could endure the tooth-ake patiently, 
 
 How euer they hauewrit the ftileofgods, 
 
 And made a pclh at chance andfuffcrance. 
 
 Brother. Yet bend not all the harm® rport your felfe 
 Makctbofe that doe offend you, too. 
 
 Lean. There thou fpeak'ftreafon.nay Twill doe Co, 
 My foule doth tell me. Hero is belied , 
 
 And that fhall Claudio know.fo fhall the Prince, 
 
 And all of them that thus difhonour her. 
 
 Enter 'Pnnceand Claudio. 
 
 Bret. Here some* the Prince and Claudio haftaly. 
 
 Prin. Good den,good den. 
 
 Clan. Good day to both of you. 
 
 Leon. Heare you my Lords ? 
 
 Brin. We basic fome hafts Leon.it 0 . 
 
 Xt*» Some hafte my Losd!wei,fareyouwel my Lord, 
 Are you fa hafty now ? well.all is one. 
 
 Prsn. Nay,dsnotquandl with vs .good old man 
 
 Brat. If he could rite himfelfe with quarrelling. 
 
 Some of vs would lie low. 
 
 Cloud. Who wrongs him ? 
 
 Leon. Marry ^ doll wrong me,thou dfflembkr.thou: 
 Nay.neueilay thy hand vpon thy fword, 
 
 I fe&re thee not. 
 
 Claud. Many befhrew my hand. 
 
 If it fhould giue your age fuch caufe of featc, 
 
 Infaith my hand meant nothing ro my fword. 
 
 Leonato. Tufti.tufhjtnan, oeuex fleete and left at me, 
 f fpeake nor like a dotard, nor 1 foole, 
 
 As vnderpriuikdgeofageto bragge, 
 
 What! baue done being youg.or what would doe, 
 Were T not old,know Claudio to thy head, 
 
 Thou baft fo wrong’d my innocent rhilde and me. 
 
 That \ am forc’d to lay my r euer cnee by, 
 
 And with greyhaires and btuifeof many dales, 
 
 Doc challenge thee to triall of a man, 
 
 1 fay thou haft belied mine innocent childc 
 Tby (landerhath gone through and through her heart, 
 ‘And (he lies buried with her anceftors 
 SOina combe where neuer fcandal) flept, 
 
 * Saue this of hers, fram’d by thy villanie. 
 
 Claud. My vtllany ? 
 
 LcotuUo. Thine Claudio, thine I fay. 
 
 Prm. You fay nor right old man. 
 
 lean. My Lord, my Lord, 
 
 Ik proue it on his body if he dare, 
 
 Defpight his nice fence, and his adllee pt&iftife. 
 
 His Male of youth, and bloome of luftinood 
 
 Claud. Away, l will not haue to do with you 
 
 Leo. Canft thou fo daffe inehboo haft kild my ckHd, 
 If thou kilfl me,boy,thou fhalt kill a man. 
 
 Bro. He (hall kill two of vs, and men indeed. 
 
 But that’s no matter, let him kill one firft 1 
 
 Win 
 
118 *%£mbadoeabout Soothing. 
 
 Win me and vsrea/e roe,tct him ar.fwere me, 
 
 Come follow roe boy,come fir bey s c©rae follow ra'e 
 
 Sir boy,iIe whip you from your foping fence. 
 
 Nay,as I am a gentleman, I will. 
 
 Leon. Brother. 
 
 Brot Content your felf,God knows 11 ow'd roy neece, 
 And fhe is dead.flander d to death by viliaincs. 
 
 That dare as well anfwer s man indeedc. 
 
 As Id arc take a ferpcnc by the tongue. 
 
 Boyes apcj,braggarts.lacke$,milke-ibps. 
 
 Letn 2>xotht.xAnthen/. 
 
 Brth Hold you content,what man I know them,yea 
 And whit they weigh ,suen to the vtmoft fcruple, 
 $cambrmg,out-fa«ing,faflucn-mengingboycs. 
 
 That lyc.and cog Bfuiflou^dcprauCjand Hander, 
 
 Goc antiquely sttd&ow outward hidioufnefTe, 
 
 And fpeake of half? a dozen dang’rous words, 
 
 How they might hurt their enemies, if they durft. 
 
 And this is all, 
 
 Leon, But brother Anthonie, 
 
 Ant. Come, tis no matter. 
 
 Do not you roeddle,let me desk in this. 
 
 i’w’.Gentlcmen both, we will not wake your patience 
 My heart is forty for your daughters death: 
 
 Bus on my honour Hie was charg'd with nothing 
 
 But what was true.and very full of proofe. 
 
 Leon. My Lord.my Lord, 
 
 Brin. I will not hears you 
 
 Enter Bencdieke. 
 
 Lea. No come brother,away jJ Vdll be heard. 
 
 Ex emtamSo, 
 
 Ere. And (hall,or fomeofecvAH fmart for it. 
 
 •Brin. See,fee,hcrc coroes the man wewenttofecke. 
 
 Cum, Now fignior,wbat newes ? 
 
 Good day my Lord. 
 
 Brin. Welcome fignior, you are almofi come eo pan 
 elmoflafray. 
 
 Clast. Wee had !»kt tohau? had our5wonotes fnspc 
 elf with two old men withouileeth. 
 
 Brin. Ltenate and his brother, vtbst thlfck’R thcu?hsd 
 wee fought, I doubt we fhotsld haus beene too yong for 
 them. 
 
 Ten. In a falf? quarrel Uhere is no croc va!otlr,I came 
 to feekeyou both. 
 
 We hauc beene vp and downeto feeke thee,for 
 v?e are fiigh proofe mebnchoS!y,and would faine haiae it 
 beaten away,wilt tbouvfe thy v»it? 
 
 Ben, It isromyfcsbbcrd.fhall l draw it? 
 
 Brin. DocR thou weare thy wit by thy fide ? 
 
 CLm. Neuer any did fo,though verk many hauc been 
 befids their w«,I will bid the® drawees weda the tnin- 
 Rrek.cksw t® pteafure vs. 
 
 Brin. As 1 am an honeft man he lookes p&lc? art thou 
 ftcke.or angrie? 
 
 ; clast. What,courage man: what though carekil'd a 
 cat.thou hafi mettle enough in thee to kill case. 
 
 Ben. Sir, I fliallmeetc your wit in the careers, land 
 you charge it againfi me, I pray you chafe another fob. 
 ie£t. 
 
 CUts. Nay then giuc him another ftaffe, this hfi W4s 
 broke croffe, 
 
 Tr i».By this light,hc changes mere and mere,! thistke 
 he be angrie indeed:. 
 
 Clut. Ifhc fee he k ©owes hs w to tumebis girdle. 
 
 Ben, Shall I fpe*ke a word to your 'care ? 
 
 Clan. G ©d bkfftf me from s challenge. 
 
 Btrt. You are a villalne, J icR not,I will make it good 
 how yen dare, with what you dare.and whtnyou dare: 
 dome right,or I will proccfl your covrardifc: you haue 
 kill’d a fweete Ladie,and her death fhall fall hesuie on 
 you,let roe heart from you. 
 
 'Clan. Wcll,I will roeete you, fo I may haue good 
 chtarc. 
 
 prin. What.a feaR a fcaft ? 
 
 Clan. 1 faith I thsnke him,he hath bid me to a calues 
 head and a Capon, the which if I doe not came moil cu- 
 riouily, fay my knife's naught, fhaR'I not findca wood¬ 
 cock e too ? 
 
 'Ben. Sk,your wit amb!eswell,it goes eafily. 
 
 Bren. lie tell thee how Beatrite prais d thy wit the o- 
 ther day; 1 faid thouhadfi a fine witrtnie faies fhe.afine 
 little one: no faid I,a great wit. right faies fhet, a great 
 grofic one: nay faid I, a good wit; jafi faid fhe,it hurts 
 no body: nay faid I, the gentleman is wife : certain faid 
 fiac, a wife gentleman: nay faid 1, be hath the tongues: 
 thatI beleeucfaid fhee, for hce fworc a tbingtoroe on 
 munday night,which he forfwore on tuefday morning: 
 there’s a double tongue, there’s two tongues: thus did 
 fheean howre together tranf-fhape thy particular vet- 
 rues,yet at lafifhc concluded with 3figh,thou waft the 
 propreR man in Italic. 
 
 Clmd.. For the which file wept heartily,and&idihee 
 car’d not, 
 
 Brin. Yea that fhe did,but yet for all that,and if (hec 
 did not hare him dead!ie,fiiec would louchim dearely, 
 
 the old mans daughter told vs all. 
 
 Clou. All,Bll,and moreouer,God fa whim vvhen he 
 was hid in the garden. 
 
 Brin. But when fhall we fet the fauage Bulls homes 
 on the fcnfible B entiicks hesd ? 
 
 Clan. Yea and text vnder-neatb, heerc dwells Bow- 
 dicke the married man. 
 
 Ben. Fareyou well, Boy. you know my mindej will 
 Seaae you now to your goffep-like humor, you breake 
 ieRs as b/aggards do their blades, which God be thank-* 
 cd hurt not: my Lord,for your manic courtcfiesl thank 1 
 you, IrnoRdifcontimie your cosnpanie, your brother 
 the Baftsrd is fied from t JUeffina : youhaue among you, 
 kill'd a fweet and innocent Ladie: for my Lord Lackc- 
 beard thereof and 1 fhall meetc, and till then jcacc be 
 withhim. 
 
 Brin. Hcivmearncft. 
 
 Clan. In moft profound cintsR, and He warrant you, 
 for the tone of Beatrice. 
 
 Prin. And hath challeng’d shee. 
 
 Class. Mofi fincercly. 
 
 PmtWhat a prettie thing man is,wh§n he goes in his 
 doublet and hofe,and leases offfab wit. 
 
 Enter CcnfirMe t C<mrade t arid Beraebie. ^ 
 
 Clan. He is then a Giant eo an Ape,but then is an Ape 
 a Do&or to fucb a roan. 
 
 Frsn. But fofc you,Sct me be,p!ucke vp roy hcart,aad 
 be fad.did he not fay roy brother was fled ? 
 
 Conft. Come you fir,if iuRice cannot tame ycu^hee 
 fhall nere weigh more reafons in her balance, nay, end 
 yati be a curling hypo erke once ; y ©u nauft be lookt to. 
 
 Prin. How now,tyso of roy brothers men bound? Bo- 
 raehle one. 
 
 Clan. Korkin after their offence my Lord, 
 
 Prin. Oflkersjwhat offence haue thefe roea done f 
 
 Con. Manic 
 
<£h/[pxh adoe about J^gtbing- 
 
 Cmfi. Marie fir, they haae committed falfe report, 
 moreoue: they haue fpoken vn truths, feecndarily they 
 are danders, fisc andlaftly, they hsue belyed a Ladie, 
 thirdly,they haue verified vaiutt things,an4 to conclude 
 they sre lying kmues. 
 
 Prin. Firfi I soke thee what they haue done, thitdlie 
 I sske thee vrbat's ihelr o£fenee,ftst and iaftlie why they 
 are committed, and (o conclude, wb&t you by m their 
 
 charge. 
 
 Cum, "Rightlie reafoned.and in his ewne diu!ftcn,nnd 
 by my troth there’s one meaning well fated. 
 
 Prtu. Who haue you offended matters, that you are 
 thus bound to your anfwetprhis learned Conftabfe is too 
 cunning to be vaderftood.vvhat s your offence ? 
 
 Ben-. Sweece Prince.lec me go no farther to mine an- 
 fwere : do you heare me, and let this Count kill mee: I 
 haue deceiued euen your verie eies : what your wife - 
 domesccttld net difecuer, thsfe (hallow fooles haue 
 brought to light, who in the night ouerheard me con. 
 feeling to this man,howyour brother mcenfed 
 me to (lander the Ladie Here, how you were brought 
 into the Orchard 4 and faw me court Margaret in Hsroet 
 garments, how you difgrac’d her when you (houid 
 marrie her: my villaoie they haue vpon record,which 
 I had rather feale with my death, cherucpeate cue ? to 
 ray (hame: the Ladle is dead vpon mine and my matters 
 faffe aceufaticn: andbriefelie, 1 defitc nothing but the 
 reward ofaviliaine. 
 
 fpria. Runs not this fp^eeh like yron through yotst 
 
 blond ? 
 
 Cktt. I haue drunke poifon whiles he veter’d it. 
 
 Pnn m But did my Brother fee chee on to this? 
 
 Ear. Yea,and paid me richly for the pra&tfe of it. 
 
 prin. He i»compos'd andftam'doftreaeherie. 
 
 And fied he is vpon this villanie. 
 
 CLm. Sweet Hero,now thy image doth appears 
 In the rare femblancethat i lou‘d it fir ft. 
 
 Cen/i- Come.bring away the plasrulffes.by this time 
 ©ur Stxtem hath reformed Srgmar Leeneto of the matter: 
 and matters,do not fotgee tofpecifie whentlme & place 
 (hall ferae,that I am an Affe. 
 
 Cm.i. Here,here comes matter Siguier Lemma, mad 
 iSextan too. 
 
 Enter Lsonato. 
 
 Lasts. Which is the vUlaine ? let me fee his eies. 
 That when I note another man like him, 
 
 I may auoide him: which of thefe is he ? 
 
 Bar- Tf you would know your wronger ,!®©kc ©n me, 
 
 lam. Art thou thou the fiaue that wish thy breath 
 haft fcild mine innocent childe t 3 
 
 Ber. Yea,euenIslone. 
 
 Lee. No s not fo villains,thou belied thy feJfe, 
 
 Here ft and a paire of honourable men, 
 
 A third is Sedthat had & hand in i|; 
 i thanke you Princes for try daughters death. 
 
 Record it with your high and wot true deedee, 
 
 ”T was brsuely done,ifyou bethink® you of it. 
 
 Qam. I know not how to pray your patkr.ee. 
 
 Yet I mutt fpeake,choofe your reuenge yourfelfoj 
 Impofe me to what penance your invention 
 Can lay vpon my finne,yos finrfd I not, 
 Butinmittaking. 
 
 Fra. By my fouls nor I, 
 
 Andys; tofatistte this oood old man, 
 
 { would bead wider anie beanie vvaighr. 
 
 That hede enioyne me to. 
 
 hsex. I cannot bid you bid my daughter litse, 
 
 That were impo{fible,but I prsie you both, 
 
 Poffeffe the people in Meffmz here. 
 
 How innocent (he died,aad if your lou« 
 
 Can labour aught in fad iaueimon. 
 
 Hang her an epicaoh vpon her toomb. 
 
 And fir.g it to her bones/wg it to night: 
 
 To morrow morning come you tsmy houfe. 
 
 And fince you could not be my fonne in law, 
 
 Be yet my Nephew: my brother hath a daughter, 
 
 AI mo ft the copie ofmy childe that's dead. 
 
 And (healone is beire to both of vs, 
 
 Glue her the right you (hould haue gia’n her cotta. 
 
 And fo dies my reuenge. 
 
 Clm, O noble dr J 
 
 Your otterkindneffe doth wring testes from me, 
 i do embrace your offer,and difpofe 
 For henceforth ofpoore paadio. 
 
 Leon. To morrow then! will e?pe<tt your comrair.g, 
 Tonight I take my leaue.this naugheie man 
 Shall faceto face be brought to Margaret t 
 Who 1 beleeue was patkt in all this wrong. 
 
 Mired to it by your brother. 
 
 Bar. No by my foule (lie was not, 
 
 Nor knew not what (he did when (he fpoke to mg. 
 
 But alwaies hath bin iufl and vertuous, 
 la anie thing that I do know by her. 
 
 Ccnfi. Moreouer fir,which indeed® is not vnder white 
 ®nd black,this plaintiffe here, the offf ndour did call mee 
 affe, I befeech you let it be remsmbied m hispunifh- 
 snens.and alfo the vratch heard them talk* ofone Defer- 
 medjthey fay he weares a key in his care and a lock hang¬ 
 ing by it,and borrowes manic in Godsjiamg.the which 
 he hath vs'd fo long,and neiser paisd/hat now men grow 
 haul-harted and will lend nothing for Gods fake: prais 
 you examine him vpon that point, 
 
 Leon. I thaake thee for thy care and honeft passes. 
 
 Your vvor(hipfpeakes like a moft thankefull 
 god reutrend youth,and 1 praife God for you. 
 
 Leon. There’s for thy psines. 
 
 CenJ}. God faue the foundation. 
 
 Lem. Gee, I difeharge thee of thy prifoner, sod 3 
 thanks thee, 
 
 C&sfk. I leaue a warrant knaue vvith your vvorthip, 
 which I befeech your worfhip to eorre& your feife, for 
 the example of others: God keepe your rvorfhip, ! 
 wifh your wot (hip well, God reilote yo>; to health, 
 I humblie giua you leaue to depart, end if a met- 
 ri@ meeting may be wsfttt, God prohibite It s cams 
 neighbour. 
 
 Lem. Vnull to morrow morning,lords,ferewdl. 
 
 Exsms. 
 
 Bret, Farewell my Lords,vve looks for you to mor¬ 
 row, 
 
 Prin. We will not fade. 
 
 Clan. To night ile mourns with Heroi 
 
 Lem. Bring you thefe fellowes on, wedcalke with 
 Margaret her acquaintance grew with this lewd 
 fellow. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Benedkke and Margaret. 
 
 Hen. Praie thee fweece Miftris Triargerrtt^ deferue 
 well at my hands, by helping mee to the «peech of 2sa, 
 trite. 
 
 Mar. Will 
 
fflAiich adoe about polking. 
 
 120 
 
 Mar. Will you then write me a Sonnet in ptaife of 
 my beautie ? 
 
 Bene. In fo high a Rile Margaret, chat no man litiing 
 (ball come euer it, for in mod comely truch thou defer- 
 ueft it. 
 
 Mar. Tohaue no man come ouerme,why, (ball lal- 
 waies keepe below (lakes ? 
 
 Beite.Jhy wit is as quicke as the grey.hounds mouth, 
 it catches. 
 
 Mar.hni yours,as blunt as theFencersfoiles,which 
 hit,but hurt not. 
 
 Bmoi AmoS manly wit "Margaret, it will not hurt a 
 woman: and fo I pray thee cal! Beatrice,, l giue thee the 
 bucklers. 
 
 Mar, Giuevsthefw'ordfjWeehauebueklerrof our 
 ovme. 
 
 Em. If you vfe them Margaret, you mud put in the 
 pikes with a vice, and they are dangerous weapons for 
 
 Maidej, 
 
 Mar. Well, I will call Beatrice to you, who I thmice 
 hath legges. Exit Margarita. 
 
 Ben. And therefore will come.The God ofloue that 
 firs aboue,and knowes me, and knowes me, how pitti- 
 fullldeferue. I meane in ringing, butinlouing. Lean- 
 der the good fwimmer, Troilous the firft irnp’.oier of 
 pandsrs, and a whole book? full of tbefe quondam car¬ 
 pet-mongers, whofe name yet ranne fmoothly in the e- 
 tien rode of ablsnke verfe, why they were neuerfo true- 
 !y turned ouer and ouer as my poore felfe in louc: mar. 
 rie I cannot (hew it rime,5 haue tr ied.I can finde out no 
 rime to Ladtebutbabie, an innocent rime: for fcome, 
 home, a hard time: for fchoole foole, a babling time: 
 verie ominous endings, no, 1 was not borne voder a ri¬ 
 ming Planner, for I cannot weoe infeftiualSteatmest 
 Barer Beatrice. 
 
 fweete Beatrice would'ft thou come when l cal’d 
 thee? 
 
 Beat. YeaSignier.snd dcpait when youbid me. 
 
 Bene. O Ray out till then. 
 
 Beat. Then,is fpoken: fare you well now,and yet ere 
 I goe,let me goe with that 1 came,which is,with know, 
 ing what hath paR betweene you and Claudio. 
 
 Vent. Onely foule words, and thereupon 1 will kifie 
 thee. 
 
 Beat. Foule words is but foule wind, and foole wind 
 is bus foule breath,and foule breath is noifome, there¬ 
 fore I Will depart vnkift. 
 
 Bene. Thou haft frighted the word out of his right 
 fence,fo forcible is thy wit, buslmuRtel! theeplainely, 
 Claudio vndergoes my cballengejand either I rnuft fivsru 
 iyhearefrom him, ot I will fubferibe him a coward,and 
 I pray thee now tel! me.for which of my bad parts didR 
 thou firftfall inloue with me ? 
 
 ‘Beat. For them all together, which maintain'd fo 
 politique a Rate ofeuiif, that they will not admit any 
 good part to intermingle with them: busfor which of 
 my good parts did you firfl fuffer loue for me ? 
 
 Bens. Suffer Sous! a good epsthke,! do fuf&r lose in- 
 deede/or I ioue thee againfl my will. 
 
 Beat, in fpighs of yout heart I think,alas poore heart, 
 if you fpighc it for my fake,! will fpighc it for yours,for 
 I will neuer loue that which my friend hates. 
 
 BtneJL Thou and I are too wife to wooe peaces- 
 blie. 
 
 ’Bta. It appeares not imhls coRfe(fion,there*snot one 
 wife man among twentie that will praife himfolfe. 
 
 Bene. An old, anoldinRance Beatrice, that liu’d in 
 thetiraeof good neighbours, ifamandoenot ere&in 
 thisagehis ownetombeerehe dies, hee (hall ljueno 
 longer in monuments.then the Bds ring.&theWiddow 
 weepes. 
 
 Beat. And how long is that thinke you 
 
 Ben. QneRion,why an hower in clamour and a quar¬ 
 ter inrhewtne.iherfore is it moR expedient fot the wife, 
 if Don worms (his confcience) finde no impediment to 
 the contrarie, to be the trumpet of bis owne venues, as 
 1 am to my felfe fo much for praifing my felfe.who I my 
 felfe wiilbearewitneRe is ptaife vrorthie, and now tell 
 me.how doth your cofm 1 
 
 Beat. Verie ill. 
 
 Bene. And how doe you? 
 
 Beat, Verie ill too. 
 
 Enter XJrfula. 
 
 S«a?.SerueGod,!oue me,and mend,there will I leaue 
 you too.for here comes one in hafte. 
 
 Prf. Madam, you muft come to your Vncle, yon- 
 ders old coile at home, it (s prooued my Ladle He¬ 
 rs hath bin falfehe aecufde, the Prince and flaudio 
 mightih'e abufde,and Den lohn is the author of ail,who 
 is fifed and gone: will you come prefemlie? 
 
 Beat. Will you go heare this newes Signior ? 
 
 Bene. I will litre in thy heart,dic in thy lap, and bebu. 
 tied in thy etes: and nsoreouer, I will goe with thee to 
 thy Vncles. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Claudio ,Prtnee ,emd three or fours arith Taper?. 
 
 Clou. Is this the monument afLeoncto ? 
 
 Lord. lr is my Lord. Epitaph. 
 
 Done to death by Jlanderous Ungues, 
 
 War the Hero that here lies : 
 
 Death inguerdon of her wrong 
 Ciues her fame which neuer diet t 
 So the life that dyed withfhame. 
 
 Lines in death with gloriousfame. 
 
 Hang thou there vpon the tombe, 
 
 Traiflng her when / am dombe. 
 
 Qa». Now mufick found & ling your folemn hymne 
 
 Sone. 
 
 Pardon goddeffe of the night, 
 
 Thofe that flew thy virgin knight, 
 
 For the which with fongs of woe, 
 
 Round about her tombs they goe s 
 
 Midnight aflifi our mtne t helps vs tofigh andgrone. 
 
 He easily , beauiiy. 
 
 Gravesyarene andynldtyour dead, 
 
 Ttildtatbbe vttered. 
 
 Heavenly Jheaseenly. 
 
 (this right. 
 
 Lo. Nowvnto thy bones good night,yeetely will I do 
 
 Vri>t. Good motto w mailers, put your Torchcs out. 
 The wolues hauepreied,and looke,tbe gentle day 
 Before the wheeles ofPhcebus,round about 
 Dapples the drowfie EaR with (pots of grey: 
 
 Thanks to you alhand leaue vs,fare you well. 
 
 £lau. Good morrow mafiers.each his feuerall way- 
 
 Prin. Come let vs hence,and put on other wcedes. 
 And then to Leenaoes we will goe. 
 
 CUu, And Hymen now with luckier iffue fpeeds. 
 
 Then 
 
oShtfucb ados aiwdt 3s(othing. 
 
 Then this for whom we rendred vp this woe. Exems. 
 
 Eater Leotusto(Be»c. Adarg. VrfuU,o!d man frier,Her*, 
 freer. Did I not tell you/he was innocent? 
 
 Lee. So ate the Prince and CAndte who accus'd her, 
 Ypco the enroot (hat you heard debated: 
 
 But Jlfargurec was in tome fault for chi?. 
 
 Although againft her will as it appears*. 
 
 In the true courte of all the quemcn. 
 
 Old. Well.I am glad that all things fett fo well* 
 Bmt. And fo am l.bcing elfe by faith enforc'd 
 To call young Claudio to a reckoning for it. 
 
 Leo- Well daoghter.and you gentlewomen all. 
 Withdraw into a chamber by yout felues, 
 
 And when f lend for you,come hither mask'd : 
 
 The Prince and CAwd/a promis'd by this howre 
 To vifit me,you know your office Brother, 
 
 You mud be father to your brothers daughter, 
 
 Aod gise her to young Qaudio. Exeunt Ladies. 
 
 Old. Which I will doe with confirm'd countenance. 
 Te??. Frier,I muft intteat your paines,! thinke. 
 
 Frier. Todoewhat Signior? 
 
 Bsae. To binde me,ot vndoe me,one of them: 
 Signior Leoaato, truth it is good Signior, 
 
 Your neece regards me with an eye of fauour. 
 
 Lea. That eye my daughter lent her, *tis moft true. 
 Bene. Aod I doe with an eye of lone requite her. 
 
 Leo. The fight whereof I thinke you had from me. 
 From Claudio, and the Prince, but what's your will? 
 
 Bened, Your anfwer fir is Enigmaiicell, 
 
 But for my will, my will is, your good will 
 May (tend with ours, this day to be conioyn’d. 
 
 In the Bate of honourable marriage. 
 
 In whtchfgood Frier)I (ball dsfire yourhelpe. 
 
 Leon. M? heart is with yoor liking. 
 frier. Am! my helpe. 
 
 Poser Prmce and C(audio, xeitk attendants. 
 
 Prut. Good morrow to this feire aflembly. 
 
 Leo. Good morrow Prince ,good morrow Claudio: 
 We heere attend you,«eyou yet determin’d , 
 
 To day to marry with my brothers daughter ? 
 
 Claud. He hold my minds were file an Ethic-pe. 
 
 Leo. Oil her forth bra sher,heres the Frier ready. 
 Frits Good morrow Bentdikr,why what’s the master? 
 Thatyou haue fueh a Fefetuarie face* 
 
 So full of froft,offictme,and clowdinefie. 
 
 (laud. I thinke he thinkes vpon the {ausge ball: 
 
 Tufh, feare nor man, wee’ll dp thy heroes with gold. 
 And all Europa (ball reioyce at thee, 
 
 As once Ersropa did at lufty lane. 
 
 When he would play the noble bead in loue. 
 
 Leu. Bull Awe fir, had an amiable low, 
 
 Aud feme fuch ftrange bull leapt yoar fathers Cow, 
 
 A got a Calfe in that fame noble feat. 
 
 Much like to you,for you haae juft his bleat. 
 
 Enter brother,Hero. Beatrice,Margaret. Vrfxla. 
 
 Cla. EorthisI oweyou:here comes other rcckningr. 
 Which is die Lady I muft feize vpon ? 
 
 Leo. This fame is fhe, and I doe giue you her, 
 
 Cla. Why then fbe’s mine,fweetletme fee y&(tr face. 
 Leon. No that you fiial nos, till you take her hand. 
 Before this Frier,and fwears to marry her. 
 
 (lost. Giue me your hand before this holy Frier, 
 
 I ?.ei your he.band if you like of me. 
 
 Piero. And when 1 liu d i was your other wife. 
 
 And when you lou d, you were my other husband. 
 
 Chat. Another Hero l 
 
 Hero. Nothing cerrainer. 
 
 One Here died, but I doeliue. 
 
 And furely as I liue, I am a maid. 
 
 ’Frits. The former Hero, Hero that is dead. 
 
 Leon. Sheedied my Lord.but whiles her flandor Sia'd 
 
 Frier. All this amazement can I qusiifte, 
 
 When after that the holy rites are ended, 
 
 He tell you largely of faire Heroes death.- 
 Mesne time let wonder feeme familiar, 
 
 And so the ehappel! lee ?s prefentjy, 
 
 Ben. Soft and faire Frier,which is Beatrice ? 
 
 Beat. I anfwer to that name, what irycur will ? 
 
 Bene. Doo not you loue me? 
 
 Beat. Why no,no more then reafbn, 
 
 Bmt. Why then your Vnde.and the Prince,^ CJw- 
 
 die, haue beetle deeeiued, they fwore you did. 
 
 Beat. Doe not you loue mee ? 
 
 Bent. Troth no, no more then reafon. 
 
 Seat . Why then my Cofin Margaret and Vrfsde i 
 Are much dcceiu'd,for they did fwesre you did. 
 
 Bme. They fwore you were almofi ficke for me. 
 
 Beat, They fwore you were weUnye df.*sd for me. 
 
 Bern J, f Tisno matter,then you doe notloueme? 
 
 Beat. No truly,but in friendly recompenee. 
 
 Icon. Corse Cofin,! am fare you loue the gentlems. 
 
 £Tr». And Jlc be fwornc vpon’t, that he louea her, 
 For foes a paper written in his hand, 
 
 A halting fenset of his owne pure brame, 
 
 Fafiiionea co Bmrice. 
 
 Hero. And hsercs another, 
 
 Writ in my ccfins hand, fiolne from her pocket 
 Containing heraffeflion vnto Bsnedieke. 
 
 Bene. A miracle, here’s our ovvne hands again/} out 
 hearts: come I will haue thee, but by ihislight I take 
 thee forpttsie. 
 
 “Beat. I would not denie you,but by this good dayj 
 yedd vpon great perfwsfion, St partly to faue your life, 
 for I was told, yeti were in a confumption 
 
 Leon. Peace I will ftop your mouth. 
 
 Frin. How dofl thou Benedicks the married nrsn ? 
 
 'Bene. He tell thee what Prince : a Colledge ofwitte* 
 crackers cannot flout mee out of my humour, doll thou 
 think I care for s Satyre or an Epigram ? no, if a man will 
 be beaten with braines,a fhall vveare nothing handfome 
 about h:m: in bricfe,fificc I do purpofe to marry, I will 
 chinks nothing to any purpofe that the wotld can fay a. 
 gainft it, and therefore neuer flout at me, for I hsae laid 
 againft it: for maa is a giddy thing, and dais Is my con- 
 cluftontfor thy part CiWij, 1 did thinke to haue beaten 
 thee,but in that thou at t like to be my kinftmn, hue vn- 
 btuts’d, and loue my coufin. 
 
 Cta. I had well hop’d § woulJfi haue denied Beettnte v> 
 I might haue ctidgel'd thee out of thy Angle lile^a, j-jJ* 
 thee a double dealer, which out of queftld thou wilt be, 
 tf my Coufis do not looke esceeding narrowly to thee. 
 
 Bern. Come,come, we are friends, let’s haue a dance 
 ere we are married .that we may lighten out cwo hearts, 
 and out wines hecles. 
 
 Leon. Wee'll haue dancing afterward. 
 
 Bene. Firft,oftny v»ord s therforeplay rouSck.Arjwt, 
 thou art fad,get thee a vvife s get thee a wife, there is m 
 fhff more teuerend then one tipt with horn. Enter. Mef. 
 
 Meffen. My Lotd.your brother hhn is sane in flight. 
 And brought with armed men backe to miefluta. 
 
 Bene, Thinke not on him till tomorrow , fie tteuife 
 thee brauc puni/hments for him: ftrike vp PipersUShwa. 
 
 i f fin & 
 
122 
 
 Loues Labours loft. 
 
 <zJBu r primus. 
 
 Eme? FerdinandKingof Naustrre, Berawne> LonganiB,a»d 
 Dumam. 
 
 Ferdinand. 
 
 a HtF«>f^,tharalU«Jatafterin their liues , 
 LiueTegHlredvptmOur brazen Tombes, 
 And theo grace vs in thedifgrace ofdeath. 
 when fpight of cormorant deuouringl ime, 
 Th endenotir of this prefent breath may buy: 
 
 That honour which fhalibate his fythcskceneedge, 
 And make vs heyres of alletermtie 
 Therefore braue Conquerours, for fo you are, 
 
 Tfsat warreagamftyou: owne sSegions, 
 
 And the huge Arm'se of the worlds defues. 
 
 Our I axe edi& fhall fttongly Rand in force, 
 umari hall be the wonder of the world. • 
 
 Our Court fha!S be a little Achademe , 
 
 Still and consemplatiue in liuing Art 
 You three, $nd Lovgautlt, 
 
 Haue fworne far three yeeres terme,to Hue with me: 
 My fellow SehoIIers, and to kcepe thofe ftatotes 
 That are recorded in this fcedule hecrc. 
 
 Youroarhes arepaft,andnow fubferibe your names: 
 That his owne hand may fttikehis honour downe. 
 
 That violates the fmalkft branch heerem: 
 
 If you are arm'd to doe, as fweme to do , 
 
 Subfcribe to your deepe oathes, and keepe it to. 
 
 Lcngaul!. 1 am relblu’d, 'tis but a three yeeres fa ft: 
 Themindefhal! banquet, though the body pine, 
 
 Fat paunches haueleane pates: and dainty bite, 
 
 ■Make rich the ribs, but bankerout the wits. 
 
 Bamane. My louing Lot6 t r D#mane is mortified. 
 The grofler manner oftheie worlds delights , 
 
 He throwes vpon the groffe worlds bafer fiaues • 
 
 To loue,to wealth,to pompe,! pine and die. 
 
 With all thefe liuing in Phrlofcphie. 
 
 'Serovas. I can but fay their proteftation ouer, 
 
 So much.deare Liege,I haue already fworne. 
 
 That is,to line and fiudy heere three yeeres. 
 
 But there are other Arid obferbances: 
 
 A snot to fee a woman in that ierme, 
 
 Which I hope well isnot enrolled there. 
 
 And one day in a weeke to touch no foede: 
 
 And but one meale on euery day befide : 
 
 The which I hope is not enrolled there 
 
 And then to deepe but three houres in the night, 
 
 And not be feene to wirske of all the day. 
 
 When I was wont to thinkenohamieallnigfn, 
 
 And make a darke night too ofhalfe the day: 
 
 Which 1 hope well is not enrolled thets. 
 
 O, shefe are barren taskes,too hard to keep ?, 
 
 Not to fee Ladies,fiudy, faR,nst fleepe. 
 
 Ford. Your oath ispa(i,to pafic away from thefe. 
 Serow. Let me fay no my Lredge.and ifyou pieafe, 
 
 ! onely fwore to Rudy with your grace, 
 
 And flay heere in your Court for three yeeres fpate. 
 Long*. You fwore to that Berowmjnd to the reft. 
 Berf*. Byyeaandnay fir,than I fwore in ieft. 
 
 What is the end of Rudy, let me know } 
 
 Fer. Why that to know which clfe wee fhould not 
 know. 
 
 Bsr. Things hid & bardfyoo meane)fi6 comon feufe- 
 Ftrd. l.that is Rudies god-like recompencc. 
 
 Hero. Come on then, I will fweare to ftudie fo, 
 
 T0 know the thing I am forbid to know: 
 
 As thus, to fiudy where I well may dine, 
 
 When 3 to fall expreftely str. Forbid, 
 
 Or ftudie where to meet fome Miflreffefine, 
 
 When Mifttefles from common fenfe are hid. 
 
 Or hauing fworne too hard a keeping oath, 
 
 Studie to breake it, and not bteake my troth, 
 if flisdies gains be thus, and this be fo, 
 
 Studie knowes that which yet it doth not know, 
 Sweare me to this,and I will nere fay no 
 
 Ferd. Jhefe be the flops that hinder fiudie quite. 
 And traine our imelleds to vaine delight, 
 
 Ber. Why? all delights are vaine.and that moftvSinc 
 Which with paine purchas’d,doth inherit paine, 
 
 As painefully to poete vpon aBooke, 
 
 T o leeke the light of truth, while truth the while 
 Doth falfely blindc the eye-fight ©fhis looke : 
 
 Light feeeking light,doth fight of light beguile; 
 
 So ere you finde where light in darkeneffe lies. 
 
 Your light growesdarkeby lofing of your eyes. 
 Studieme how to pleafe the eye sndeede, 
 
 By fixing it vpon a fairer eye, 
 
 Who dazlingfo, that eye (hall be his heed. 
 
 And glue him light that it was blinded by. 
 
 Studie is like the heauene glorious Sunns, 
 
 That will not be deepc (earth'd with fawey iookes: 
 Small haue cftncinuall plodder*fcatr wonne, 
 
 Saue bafe authentic from others Bookes. 
 
 Thefe earthly Godfathers ofheauens lights, 
 
 That giue a name to euery fixed Starre, 
 
 Hasse no more profit ©ftbeit ftiltlrng nigbis. 
 
 Then thofe that walk* and wot not wh&r they are. 
 
 Too much to kf!OW,is to know nought but fame; 
 
 And euery Godfather can giue a name. 
 
 Fer. Howwellhee'6read,toreafondg3tnflreading. 
 
 ’Dmof. 
 
Louies Labours lojL 12 9 
 
 Bum. Proceeded well, to flop all good proceeding. 
 Lon. Heeweedes the corne, and millets grow the 
 weeding. 
 
 Bct. The Spring is oeatewhen greene geeffe are a 
 breeding. 
 
 Dam How followes that 5 
 
 Ber. Fit in his place and time. 
 
 Dum In reafon nothing. 
 
 Ber. Something then in rime. 
 
 ford. 'Beroipne is like an cnuious (heaping Froft, 
 
 That bites the firft borne infants of the Spring. 
 
 Ber. We!,6y I am,why fhould proudSummer boaft. 
 Before the Birds baue any caufc to fing ? 
 
 Why fhoald 1 toy tn any aborciue birth ? 
 
 AtChriftmas 1 no more defire a Rofe, 
 
 Then wifb aSnow inMavesnew fangied Slowest 
 
 But like of each thing that in feafon grooves. 
 
 So you to ftudie now it t$ too late. 
 
 That were to clymbe ore the houfe to vnlocke the gate. 
 Fer, Well,he you out: go home 'Bercmne ; seine. 
 'ger.No my good Lord,l haue fworn to flay with you 
 And though t haue for barbartfme fpoke more, 
 
 Then for that Angell knowledge you car. fay. 
 
 Yet confident lie keepe what I haue fworne, 
 
 And bide the pennance of each three yeaees day. 
 
 Glue me the paper,let me reade the fame, 
 
 And to the ftri&cft decrees He write my name. 
 
 Firr.How well this yeciding re (cues thee from Chime. 
 Ber. Item. That no woman (hall come within a mile 
 ofmyCourt 
 
 Hath this bin proclaimed ? 
 
 Lob. Foure dayes agoe. 
 
 Ber. Let’s fee the penaltie. 
 
 On pain* of loofing her tongue. 
 
 Who deuis’d this penaltie ? 
 
 £,*». Marry that did I 
 
 Ber. Sweete Lord, and why ? 
 
 Lo». To fright them hence with that dread penaltie, 
 A dangerous law againft gentiiitie. 
 
 Itm , if any man be fecne to talks with a woman with* 
 in the tearrne of three ycares, hee (Kail indore fuch 
 publiquefharae as the reft of the Court {hail ponlbsy 
 deuife. 
 
 Ber. ThisArticte my Liedgeyout felfe tfluft breaks, 
 Tot well you know here comes in Embaffie 
 
 The French Kings daughter .with your felfe to fpeake: 
 
 A Maide of grace and compleate maieftte, 
 
 About furrender vp of Aquitaine . 
 
 To her decrepit.ficke.and bed-rid Esther 
 
 Therefore this Article is made in vaine, 
 
 Or vainly comes th’admired Ptincefie hither. 
 
 Ter. What fay you Lords ? 
 
 Why,this was quite forgot 
 
 Ber. SoScudieeuertnoreisouerfhot, 
 
 While it doth ftudy to haue what it would, 
 
 Itdoth forget to doe the thing it (hould; 
 
 And when it hath the thing it hunteth mod, 
 
 Tis won as townes with fire,fo won.fo loft. 
 
 Fer. Wcmuft offeree difpcnce wieh this Deere?, 
 Shemuft lye here on meere neceflitie. 
 
 Ber. Neceftity will make vs all forfworne 
 
 Three thoufand times within this three yeeres fpsce: 
 
 For euery man with his affefts is borne. 
 
 Not by might maftred,but by fpeciall grace- 
 If I breake faith,this word (hall breake for me, 
 
 I am forfworne on meere neceffitie. 
 
 So totheLawes at large! write my name, 
 
 And he that breakes them in the leaft degree. 
 
 Stands in attainder of eternallXhame. 
 
 Suggeftions are to others as to me: 
 
 • But I beleeue although I feeme fo loth, 
 
 I am the laft that wilflaft keepe his oth. 
 
 But is there no quicke recreation granted ? 
 
 Fer. 1 that there is,our Court you know is banted 
 
 With a refined ctauailer of Spume, 
 
 A man in all the worlds new faftiion planted. 
 
 That hath a mint of phrafes in his brains : 
 
 One, who the muficke of his owne vaine tongue. 
 
 Doth rauifh like inchanting harmonic i 
 
 A man of complements whom right and wrong 
 
 Haue chofe as empire of their mutinie. 
 
 This childe of fancie that Armado bight. 
 
 For interim to our ftudies fhall relate, 
 
 In high-borne words the worth of many a Knight. 
 
 From tawnie Spaine loft in the worlds debate. 
 
 How you delight my Lords,! know not I, 
 
 But t proteft l loue tohearehim lie. 
 
 And i will vfe him for my Minftrelfie. 
 
 Bero. Artnado is a mod iiiuftrious wight, 
 
 A man of fire,new words,fafoions owne Knight. 
 
 Lm thefwaine andhe,ftiall be our fport, 
 
 And fo to ftudie, three yeeres is but {hors. 
 
 Enter a Conjla&le with Ccjittrd with u Letter 
 
 Confi. Which is the Dukes owne perfon. 
 
 Ber. This feilow, What would’ft ? 
 
 Cots. 1 my felfe reprehend his owne perfon, foil am 
 his graces TharboroughiBut J would fee his own peifoo 
 in flefh and b!ood» 
 
 Ber. This is he. 
 
 Can, Stgneor Arme,virme commends you: 
 
 Ther's villame abroad,ihis letter will tell you more. 
 
 Clato. Sir the Contempts thereof are as touching 
 mee, 
 
 Fer. A letter from the magnificent Armada. 
 
 Ber. How Sew foeuer the matter, 1 hope in God for 
 high wotds, 
 
 Lett. A high hope for 8 low heauen.God grant vs pa¬ 
 tience. 
 
 Ber. Toheare,ot forbeareheating. 
 
 Lett. To heare meekely fir,and to laugh moderately, 
 or to forbeare bath. 
 
 Ber. Well fir, be it as the Bile {hall giue vs caufe to 
 clime in the merrinefle. 
 
 Clo. The matter is to me fir,as concerning Uquenstta. 
 The manner of itis,I was taken with the manner. 
 
 Ber. In what manner l 
 
 Clo.la mannet arid forme following fir all thofe three. 
 
 I W3S feene with her in the Mannot houfe, fitting with 
 her vpon the Forme, and taken following her into the 
 Parke •. which put to getber, is in manner and fomle 
 following. Now fir for the manner; It is the manner 
 of a man to fpeake to a woman, for the forme in feme 
 forme. 
 
 Ter. For the following fir. 
 
 Clo. As it Stall follow in my corTeftion,andGod de¬ 
 fend the right. 
 
 Fer. Will you heare this Letter with attention ? 
 
 Ber. As we would heare an Oracle 
 
 Clo. Such is the fimplicitie of man to hatken after the 
 flefo. 
 
 La Fer. Great j 
 
124 
 
 Lottes 
 
 Labours lofi. 
 
 n 
 
 Ferdinand. 
 
 G Reat Depul it, tkeWcIfana ffiecgerent, and faledotm- 
 natoref Naim, my fatties earths Cad, and bodies fa- 
 
 flring paIrene: 
 
 Celt. Not 3 word of ffalardyet. 
 herd. So it is. 
 
 Coft- It may be fo; but ifhe fay it is fo.heis in telling 
 true.*, but fo. 
 
 Ferd, Peace, 
 
 Chw. Become,and eue/ymaiuhstdares not fight- 
 Ferd. No wotds. 
 
 Clove. Of other mens fecret? I befeech you. 
 
 Ferd. So it u betieged with fable coloured melanchohe , / 
 did commend the blacfa opprefang humour to the meft white- 
 fame Phyfcfacf thy health-giutng ayre : And ns 1 am a Gen¬ 
 tleman, betook* my falfeto walk* : the time When f about the 
 Jixt keure, H’hsn beafts moft graft, birds beft peck*, and men 
 fit dowxe to that noioifhment which is calledfapper: So much 
 far the time When. Near for the ground Which ? which / 
 
 means 7 walfa upon, ii is yelpedflhy Parke. 7%en far the 
 place Where ? where ! mean* I did encounter that obfeene and 
 moflprepofterosu emnt that drawethfrommy facw-whitepen 
 the ebon coloured Ir.fa ■ which been then view eft, behold:ft, 
 far nay eft , erfeeft put to the place Where ? Is Hamlet h 
 North North-toft and by E aft from the Weft corner of thy 
 cartons knotted garden ; There did I fee that lowfpiri - 
 ted S wit me , that baft "Minow of tby myrth, (Clown Mec?) 
 that vnletered /mail knowing f>u/e ,{C low Me?) that (hr. How 
 vaffdB(Clove. StlJlinec l) which m 1 remember, bight C 0 * 
 Hard, (Clow. O me) farted and con fart ed Cor.tr ary to thy e- 
 ftablsfaedproclaimed EdiSl and Coniine!, Cannon ; IFbich 
 wstb, o with, but with thn l pajfton to fay wherewith: 
 
 Cio. With a Wench. 
 
 Ferd, ttith a ch tide of our Grandmother Ete, a female ; 
 or far thy more facet vnderftandi»g a woman : him, / (as my 
 suer ejlcemed dutie pnefas me on y haste Jem to thee,to receive 
 the meed of punifament by iky facet (J races Oftcer Anthony 
 Dull .4 man of good repute,carriage, bearing, c T eflimation. 
 
 Anth. Me.an’t fhall plcai’e you? I am Anthony Dull. 
 
 Ferd. For Jaqucnetta (fo is the we.t far vs fad eaP.ed ) 
 which / apprehended with the a fa * fat d Swaine , S faeper her 
 as 4 veffed of tby Laves farte, and fhall at the haft of thy 
 facet notice, bring her to trial!. Thine in all complements of 
 denoted and heart, burning best ofdsetie, 
 
 Don Adriana de Arrnado. 
 
 Her. This is not fo well as I looked for, but the beft 
 thateuer I heard. 
 
 Fer Ithebcft.fot the worft But (kra, What fay you 
 to this? 
 
 Clo. Sir I confelTe the VVench 
 
 Fer. Did you heart the Proclamation? 
 
 Clo. 1 doe conftffe much of the hearing it, bat little 
 of the marking of ir.' 
 
 Fer. It was proclaimed ay eeres imprlfosicnt to bee 
 taken with a Wench. 
 
 Clow I was taken with none fir,I was taken with a 
 Damofell. 
 
 Fer. Weil,it was proclaimed Damofeii. 
 
 Clo. This w as no Datnofe!! tseytherfir, fhee WS* £ 
 Virgin. 
 
 Fer It is fo varried to,for it was proclaimed Virgin. 
 
 Ch. If it were, I deniehet Virginitie : I was taken 
 with a Maidc. 
 
 Fer. This Maid will not ferue your turuc fir. 1 
 
 Ch. This Maide will ferue my turns fir. 
 
 Kin. Sir I will pronounce your fentence: You fh-aO 
 fall a Weeke wish Btanne and water, 
 
 Cl». I had rather pray aMcneth vmh Mutton 2nd 
 
 Porridge. 
 
 Km And Den Armada (ball bs your keeper • 
 
 My Lord Beronme, fee him deiiues’d ore. 
 
 And goe we Lords to put inpraSicethat, 
 
 Which each to other hath fo ftrcngly fwarr.e. 
 
 Hero. lie lay my head to any good naans bar, 
 
 Thcfe oathes and lawes will prone anitHefeesne 
 Sirra, <Jorr>ecn. 
 
 Ch. I fuffer for the truth fir: for true it is, 1 was t? 
 ken with IsujHenetta, and laqucnetta is a true girls, arsdj 
 therefore welcome the fbwie cup Gfprofperiiie,afFiifil j | 
 on may one day fmile againe, and vntill then fit dove tA 
 forrow. £&*•! 
 
 Enter Armada end Mcth lit Page. 
 tArma. Boy, What figne is it when a roan of gtej? 
 fpint growes melancholy ? 
 
 'Boy. A great figne fir, that be will looke fad. 
 
 ‘Brag. Why? fadnefle is one and the felfe-fams thing; 
 deare impe, 
 
 Boy. Mono, O Lord fir no, 
 
 'Brag .How csnft thou part fadnefTe and melancholy 
 
 roy tender Imcrta!!} 
 
 Bey, By a familiar demonfUation of the working,*??? 
 
 tough figneur. 
 
 Brag. Why tosigh figneur ? Why tough figneur ? 
 
 Bey Why tender lman all ? Why tender IsteeneEi 
 Brag. I fpoke it tender FunenaB, as a congruent a®s“ j 
 that on. appertaining to shy young daie? s which we sasf 
 
 nominate tender. 
 
 Boy. And I tough fignertr,a$ an appertineut title t® 
 your ©Ide time,which we may same tough. 
 
 Brag. Pretty and apt. £ 
 
 Bey. Howmear.eyoufir,! pretiy,andmy faying3pt/ J 
 or I apt.and my faying prectie ? 
 
 Brag, Thou pretty becaufe little. 
 
 Boy. Little pretty,becaufc !ittk;wberefore^pt? 
 
 Brag And therefore apt, bccaafequicke, 
 
 Boy. Speakeyou this in my praifeMafter ? 
 
 Brag. In thy condigue praife. 
 
 Boy. I will praife an Eele with tb? fame praife. 
 
 Brag. What f that an Eele is ingenuous. 
 
 Boy. That an Eeclc is quicke. 
 
 Brag. I doe fay thou art qurcks in anfvm'es, Thpii 
 heat'ft mybioud. 
 
 Boy. I sm anfwer'd fir. 
 
 Brag. I !oue nos to be croft. (hiss, 
 
 Bey. He fpeakes the meerc contrary,eiojTes Isuz not 
 Br,l hauepromis'd to ftudy iij. yeres witbthe Duke. 
 Boy. You may doe it snap hourc fir. 
 
 Brag. Impossible. 
 
 Bay. How many js one thrice told? 
 
 Bra. I am ill at reckning.tt fits the fpirit cf a Tapf.er. 
 Boy, You are a gentleman and s gameftci fa. 
 
 Brag. I cpnfsffcbptb, they are both the vsrn;«i©£ i 
 compkatman. 
 
 Boy. Then I ans (bra you know how roach the groffs 
 fusnmeofd5ufyg.es amounts t 9 . 
 
 Brag. 1 1 doth amount to one more then two. 
 
 Boy- Which the bale vulgar call three. 
 
 Br. True Bey. Why fir is this fuch a peccs of ftudy? 
 Now here's three ftudsed,ere you'll thrice wink, & hors 
 eafie it U to put yeres to the word three, and ftudy tksee 
 yeaes in two words,the dancing hozfa will tell you. 
 
 Brag. A 
 
 
r 
 
 Lems Labours loft . 
 
 Brag, A mod fine Figure, 
 
 "Bay. To prone you Cypher. 
 
 Brag. 1 will heereiipon confeffe I am in loue ; And as 
 it is bale for aSouldier to loue : foam I iniouewtths 
 bafe wench. If drawing my fwordagainft the humour 
 of affe&ion, would deliuet mee from the reprobate 
 thought ofit,I would take Defirc prifoner, and ranfesne 
 him toany French Courtier for a new deui/d curtfie. 1 
 thinkefcorne to figh, me thinkes I fhould ouo/weare 
 Cupid. Comfort me Boy, What great men hauebeene 
 in loue? 
 
 Boy. Hercules Mailer. 
 
 Brag, Moft fweete Hercules : more authority deare 
 Boy, name mote; and fweet my childe let them be men 
 of good repace and carriage. 
 
 Boy. Saiusfon Maftet.he was a man of good carriage, 
 great carriage: for heecarried the Towne-gatcs onhis 
 backs like a Pouer.-and he was in loue. 
 
 Brag- O well-knit Sasvpfcn ftrong ioynted Sanyfon^ 
 I docexcell thee in my rapier as much as thou didft mee 
 in carrying gates, I am in loue too. Who was Sampfons 
 loue my deare Afotb ? 
 
 Boy. A Woman,Mailer. 
 
 Brag. Of what complexion * 
 
 Boy. Ofallthc fbare, or the three, or the two, ot one 
 
 oftbefuure. 
 
 Brag. Tell me precife'y of what complexion f 
 
 Boy Of the fea-watet Greene fir. 
 
 Brag, Is that one ofthe foure complexions ? 
 
 Boy. As I haue read fir.and the beft of them too. 
 
 Brag. Greene indeed is the colour of Louers: but to 
 haue a Loue of that colour, methinkes Samp fen had fmall 
 reafonfor it. He furely affcdled her for her wit. 
 
 Boy. Ic was fo fir, for fhc had 9 greene writ. 
 
 Brag. My Loue is moft immaculate white and red. 
 
 Bey. Moft immaculate thoughts Mafter, are mask'd 
 voder fuch colours. 
 
 "Brag, Defiae.define,well educated infant. 
 
 Boy. My fathers witte, and my mothers tongue affift 
 
 mea. 
 
 Brag. Sweet inuocation ofa childe, moft pretty and 
 patheticall. 
 
 Boy. If flieebemade of white and red, 
 
 Het faults will nete beknowne: 
 
 Forblufh-in cheekesby faults are bred. 
 
 And feares by pale white fhowne: 
 
 Then if (he feare.or be to b!ame> 
 
 By this you fhall not know, 
 
 For ftill her cheekes poffeflc the fame, 
 
 Which natiue fhe doth owe s 
 
 A dangerous time mafter againft the reafort of white 
 and redde. 
 
 Brag. Is there not a ballet Boy, of the King and the 
 Begger ? 
 
 Boy. The world was very guilty offuch a Ballet fame 
 three ages fmce,buc I thinke now tis not to be foundtor 
 if it were, it would neither ferue for the writing,norths 
 
 tune. 
 
 Brag. I will hauechae fubieft newly writ ere,that J 
 may example my digreffion by form? mighty prefidenr. 
 Boy, I doe loue that Countrey girle that I tooke in 
 the Parke with die rational! hinds Coftcrd: fhe defer ues 
 
 well. 
 
 Boy To bee whin’d : arid yet a better loue then my 
 Mafter. 
 
 Brag. Sing Boy^ny fphi* growsheauy in ioue. 
 
 Boy. And that $ great marueJi,louing a light wench. 
 Brag. I fay fing. 
 
 Bey, Forbear® till this company be paft. 
 
 Enter (flown* ,Conftable , and H'encb. 
 
 Con ft. Sir, the Dukwpleafure,is that you keepe Co- 
 ftard fafe, and you muft let him uke no delight, not no 
 penance, but het muftfaft threedaiesaweeKe : for this 
 Damfcli,I muft keepeher at the Parke, ftieeu alowd for 
 the Day-woman. Fare ycu well. Exit. 
 
 Brag. I do betray my felfe with bluftiing: Maide. 
 'Mood, Man. 
 
 ‘3r«g. I wil vific thee at the Lodge. 
 
 Maid. That's here by 
 
 Brag, j know where it is fituate. 
 
 Mai. Lord how wife you arc ! 
 
 Brag. I will tell thee wonders, 
 tjria. With what face? 
 
 Brag. I loue thee. 
 
 Mat. So I heard you fay. 
 
 Brag. And fo farewdL 
 Mat. Faire weather after you. 
 
 Clo. Come laynetteua, away. Exeunt. 
 
 Brag. Villaine, jhou ftiakfaft for thy offences ere 
 thou be pardoned. 
 
 Clo. Well fir, I hope when I doe ir,Khali doeic on 3 
 full ftotmfeke. 
 
 Brag. Thou (halt be heauily punifhed, 
 
 0° l am more bound to you then your fellowes, for 
 they arebudightly rewarded. 
 
 Clo. Takeaway this villaine,ftiut him vp» 
 
 B<y. Come you wanfgrefBng fiaue,away. 
 
 Clow. Let mee nos bee pent vp fir, I wiilfeftbemg 
 loofe. 
 
 Boy . No fir, that were faft and loofe : thou (halt to 
 prifon. 
 
 Clow. Well, Ifeuerl do fee the merry dayej of defo- 
 Istion disc I haue feene, fome /hall fee. 
 
 Boy. What fhai! (orne fee ?• 
 
 Qaw. Nay nothing, Mafter Moth , but what they 
 looke vpon. It is notforpnfbncrs tobe Dlcnt in their 
 wotds,md therefore I will favnothing :I thankeGod.l 
 h 3 ueaslittiepauer.ee as another man, and therefore ] 
 can be quiet. tsdt. 
 
 Brag. I doe aftetfl he vent ground ( which is bafe, 
 where her fhooe (whichis baler) guided by her foot* 
 (which is bafeft)doth tread, I fhallbe fotiworn(whicb 
 iaa great argument of felftiood^ if I loue. And how can 
 thatoetrue loue,which isfalfly attempted? Loue isafa- 
 miliar, Loue isa DiucLL There isnoeuill Angellbut 
 Loue,yet Sampfen was fo tempted, and he had an excel* 
 lent ftrength: Yet was Salomon fo feduced, and hee had 
 a very good witte, Cupids Butftiaft is too hard for Her - 
 ttt/es Clubbc, and therefore too much ods fora Spa¬ 
 niards Rapier: Thefirftand fecondcaufe will not ferua 
 my tur.ie : the Paftado hee refpeifts not, the 'Dmlit he 
 regards not ; his difgrace is t<J be called Boy , but bis 
 giorieisto fubduemen. Adue Valour, ruft-Rapier, bee 
 ftillDrum, for your manager is in loue; yea heeloueth. 
 Afiiftmefome euemporai! god of Rime, for lemfure I 
 /ball turneSonnct, Dcuifc Wit, write Pen, for I am for 
 whole volumes in folio. Exrt. 
 
 Bines sHlus Brrmsu 
 
 B ? a^Cl/et 
 
Lottes Labours lofi. 
 
 ABm Secunda. 
 
 Enter the Prtnceffe of France atitb three attending Ladies 
 and three Lards. 
 
 Kejet, Now Madam Common vp your desreft fptrits 
 Confidei who the King your father fends 
 To whom he fends, end what s his Embaffse 
 Your felfe,held precious in the worlds eft eeme, 
 
 To parlce with the foie inhcritoUT 
 Of all perfe&tons that a man may owe , 
 
 Matchleffe Nauarre ,the pica of no lefle weight 
 Then Aepoutunt^ Dowrie for a Queens, 
 
 Be now as prodigal] of all deare grace, 
 
 /*$ Nature was in making Gracesdeare. 
 
 When (lie did ftarue the generall world beftde , 
 
 And prodigally gaue them all to you. 
 
 Qneen. Good L-Bejet, my beauty though but mean. 
 Needs not the painted flourifti ofyour praife 
 Beauty is bought by iudgement of the eye . 
 
 Not vttred by bafefisle ol chapmens tongues 
 lam kfTc proud to heare you tell my worth, 
 
 Then you much wiling to be counted wife. 
 
 In fpending your wit in die ptaife of mine. 
 
 But now to taske the tasker, good Boyet, 
 
 Prm You are not ignorant all-iclling fame 
 Doth noyfc abroad Nattar hath made a vow, 
 
 Till painefull ftudie fhall out-wcare three yeares. 
 
 No woman may approach his filem Court j 
 T herefore to's feemethit aneedfull courfe. 
 
 Before we enter his forbidden gates , 
 Toknowhispleafure, and in that behalfe 
 Bold ofyour warthmeffe, we fingle you, 
 
 As cut beft cnouing fane foliciter ’ 
 
 Tell him,the daughter of the King of France, 
 
 Or. ferious bufinefle craning quicke dtfpatch, 
 Importunesperfonall conference with his grace 
 Htftc, figninc fo much while we attend, 
 
 Lik* humble vifeg'd futers his high will. 
 
 Boy. Proud of imployment, willingly I goe Exit. 
 
 Prin. All pride is willmgpridc,and yours is fo 
 Who are the Votaries my loutng Lord*, thatarevow • 
 fellowes with this vertuous Duke ? 
 
 Lor. Lesgassin is one. 
 
 Prmc . Know you the man ? 
 
 t Lady, I know him Madame ata marriage feaft, 
 Bctweene L. penoort and the bcaulicus beire 
 Of faetttes TaiKonvndge folemnized. 
 
 In Normandie faw 1 this London id , 
 
 A man effoueraigne parts he is efteem’d ’■ 
 
 Well fisted in Arts, glorious in Armes • 
 
 Nothing becomes him ill that he would well. 
 
 The ooclyfoylc ofhis falre vettues glofle. 
 
 If vertues gloffe will ftaioe with any foils, 
 
 Is a fharp wit match’d with too blunt a Will. 
 
 Whofe edge hath power to cut wbofe will Sill wills, 
 Itfnould nonefpare that come within his power. 
 
 Tun, Some merry mocking Lord belike, ift fo? 
 
 Lad. t.i They fey fo mo father raoft his humors know, 
 
 Prm. Such fihort titl’d wits do wither as they grow. 
 Who are the reft? 
 
 a . Lad. The y ong Dnmatntp well accorapliflit youth, 
 
 Of ail that Venue loue, for Venue fooed. 
 
 Mod power to doe moftharme,leaft knowing ill l 
 For he bath wit to make an ill fbape good, 
 
 And feape to win grace though fhe had no wit, 
 
 I faw him at the Duke Alanfits once. 
 
 And much coo little of that good I faw, 
 
 I s my report to his great worlhineflfe. 
 
 Another of chefe Students at that tins?, 
 
 Was there with nim, as I haue heard a truth. 
 
 Bermnt they cal! him, but a merrier man, 
 
 Within the limit ofbecomming mirth, 
 
 I noser fpem an houres talke withall. 
 
 His eye begets occafion for h;s wit, 
 
 For euery obie<5l that the one doth catch 
 The other turnes to a mirth-mouing ieft. 
 
 Which his fairc tongue (conceits expofitor) 
 
 Ddiuers in fuch apt and gracious words, 
 
 That aged cares piay treuant at his tales, 
 
 And yonger hearings are quite ramfhed. 
 
 So fweet and voluble is his difccurfe 
 
 Prm. God bleffemy Ladics.arc they all to !oue> 
 
 That cuery one her ownc hath garnifhed, 
 
 With fuch bedecking ornaments of praife 
 Aia- Hcere comes Bores 
 
 Enter Boyet. 
 
 Prin. Now, what admittance Lord ? 
 
 Boyet. N ait or had notice of your fiire approach , 
 
 And he and his competitors in oath, 
 
 Wetcalleddreflto meeteyou gentle Lady 
 Before I came • Marne thus much I haue learnt. 
 
 He rather rocanes to lodge you in the field, 
 
 Like one that comes heerc cobefiegelus Coon, 
 Therffecke a difpenfatiOn for his oath : 
 
 To let you enter his'Jrvpcopled houfe. 
 
 Enter N attar, Longattill, Dumamt, and Berovtns. 
 
 Heere comes Nattar 
 
 Nan. Fairc Princefle,welcomtothe Court ofNetnta 
 Prm. Faire I giueyou backtagoine , and welcome I 
 haue nor yet : the ioofe of this Court js too high to bet 
 yours, and welcome to the wide field*, toobafetobe ' 
 
 mine. 
 
 Na■* You fball be welcome Madam to my Court, 
 Prin. I wil be welcome then,Cohdu£ me thither. 
 Nan Heare me deare Lady,I haue fworne an oath. 
 Prm. Out Lady hclpe my Lord.hell be forfworne, 
 Nan Not for the world faire Madam.bynsy will. 
 Fran. Why, will (hall breake it will,and nothing el* 
 Kern. Year Ladiftiipis ignorant what it is. 
 
 Prin. Were my Lord fo, his ignorance were wife s 
 Where now his knowledge mud proue igr.oranct. 
 
 1 heare your grace hath fworne out Houfeekeepiflg: 
 
 Tis deadly finne to keepe that oath my Lord, 
 
 And finni to breake it.: 
 
 But pardon me,I am too fodalne bold, 
 
 I o teach'a Teacher 111 befeemetb me. 
 
 Vouchfafe to read the purpofe ofmy couitalng, 
 
 And fodainly refolue me in my fuite. 
 
 Nizrt. Madam,I will, if fodainly I may. 
 
 Prin. You will the fooner that I'were away, 
 
 Jew you’ll proueperior'd if you make me ftay. 
 
 Berm. Did not I dance with you in Brahstnt once ? 
 Rtfa. Did cot I dance With you \a B ralwtt ones ? 
 
 Ber. I 
 
j Loues Labours loft. 
 
 Ber. I know you did. 
 
 Sofa. How needle El- was it then to atk the quefiion? 
 
 Sir. Youmuftnotbefoqaicke. 
 
 Sofa. Tis long of you y (pur me with fuch quefiions. 
 
 Tier. Your wit's too hot,u fpeeds too faft, 'twtjl tire- 
 
 Keft. Not till it leauc the Rider in the mire. 
 
 Bn■ What time a day ? 
 
 ? Ktfa, The howrc that looks fhcuid aske. 
 
 Str. Now fsirebefall your maske. 
 
 Raft. Faire fall the fate it ceuers. 
 
 Ber. And fend you many loiters. 
 
 Sofa. Amen, fo you be none. 
 
 Per. Nay then will 1 begone. 
 
 Kiit. Madame,your father bcere doth intimate. 
 
 The paiment of a hundred thoufand Crownes, 
 
 Being but th one halfe, of an intire futnsne, 
 
 Dtsburfed by my father in his wanes. 
 
 But fay that he,or we, as neither haue 
 
 Resettl'd that famine; yet there remaines vnpald 
 
 A hundred thoufand more tin farety of the which, 
 
 One part of Acpsstemt is bound to vs. 
 
 Although not valued to the moneys worth, 
 if then the Ki«g your father will re ft ore 
 
 Bat that one hslfe which is vnfatisfied. 
 
 We will giue vp our right in dawteme, 
 
 And hold faire friendfhip with his Maieflic: 
 
 But that itfeemeshelittlepurpofeth. 
 
 For here he doth demand to haue repaie, 
 
 An hundred thoufand Crownes, and not demands 
 
 One paiment of a hundred thoufand Crownes , 
 
 T o haue his title iiue in suit one. 
 
 Which wcmuch rather had depart withsll, 
 
 Acdhaue the money by our father lent. 
 
 Then fo guelded as it is. 
 
 Deare PrincefFe, were not his rcqwdis fo force 
 
 Fret® reafons yeelding,your faire fdfe fhould make 
 
 A yeelding ’gainft fomereafon in my brefi* 
 
 And goe well fatisfied to Fraxce againe. 
 
 Pri>i. You doe the King my Father too much wrong. 
 And wrong the reputation of your name, 
 
 In fo vnfeeming to confcfie receyi 
 
 Of that which hath fo fstehfolly btenepaid. 
 
 I«». 1 doe proteft I »euer heard of it, 
 
 And if you ptoue it. He repay it bsske. 
 
 Or yeeld vp Jhjurtamt. 
 
 Pria. We arreft your sserd : 
 
 Sej/4/i s you can produce acquittances 
 
 For fuch a fumrec, from fpecisil Officers, 
 
 Of Charles his Father. 
 
 Km. Satisfie me fo. 
 
 Bcyet. So pleafe jrouiGrace.ehe packet it isot come 
 Where that and other fpeelalties ere bound, 
 
 T o morrow you fhali hauee fight of them. 
 
 Kin. It (hall fufBceme j at which enterview, 
 
 AU liberall reafon would I yeeld voto; 
 
 Mear.e time, receiue fuch welcome at my hand. 
 
 At Honour, without breach of Honour may 
 
 Make tender of, to thy true worthmefle. 
 
 You may not come faire Princelfe ia negates, 
 
 But heere without yw fh&ll be fo receiu’d, 
 
 As you fhali deeme y*ur fdfe lodg’d In my hear?, 
 
 Though fo deni’d farther hatbouf in my houfe: 
 
 Yout owne good thoughts excafe me,and fereweH, 
 
 To morrow we (hall vifst you againe, 
 
 Prut. Sweet health Sc faire dehres confort your grace. 
 
 Kin. Thy own vdfhwifh I thee^in eusiy place. Exit. 
 
 --- 
 
 Sty. Lady, l wii! commend you ?® my ownebesn, 
 
 La St. Pray you doe my corasceadasscns, 
 
 1 would be glad to fee it. 
 
 Bey. I would you heard it grone. 
 
 L*."Kg. Is the foule ficke ?. 
 
 Bey. Sicke at the heart. 
 la.Ro. Aiacke,let it blood. 
 
 Boy. Would tfear doe it good ? 
 
 La Jit My Phifickefaies!. 
 
 Soy Will you prick’t with year eye. 
 
 La So. Hefoynt, with my knife. 
 
 Boy. Now God faue thy life. 
 
 La.Ro. And yours from long lining, 
 
 ’Ber. I cannot flay thankf-giuing. gxiz. 
 
 Enter Dxmane. 
 
 D*m. Sir.l pay you a word: What Lady is that fame? 
 "Boy. The hesre eJ AlsefonfSfifalin hat aan?e. 
 
 ‘Dam. A gallant Lady, Mounfier fare yoo well. 
 
 Long. 1 befeech you 3 word: what is (tie in the white? 
 Boy. A woman foretimes, if you faw her in the light. 
 Long. Perchance Sight in the light: I defire her name 
 'Bey. Sbee hath bur one for her fdfe, 
 
 To defircthar weteufhsme. 
 
 Long. Pray you fir, whole daughter ? 
 
 Boy. Her Mothers, 1 haue heard. 
 
 Long. Gods blefHng a your beard. 
 
 Boy. Good fir be nor offended, 
 
 Shee is an heyre of Fatslconbridgt. 
 
 Long. Nay, my choller is ended; 
 
 Shee is a moft fweet Lady. Exit Lens. 
 
 Boy. Not vnlike fir, that may be* 
 
 Enter Bercune. 
 
 Mae. What's her name tn the cap. 
 
 Bey. Kashmir: by good hap. 
 
 Ber. Is (he wedded, or no. 
 
 Bey To her w ill fir, or fo. 
 
 Ber. You are welcome fir, adiew. 
 
 "Boy. Fare well to me fir, and welcome ?e you; Exit. 
 
 La Ma. Thar Ufi is Berosme, the mery mad.csp LokL 
 Not a word with {dm, but a iefh 
 
 Boy. And euery k£t bat a word. 
 
 Sri. It was welldoneof you to take him at his word. 
 B»y. I was as willing co grapple,as he wai to board 
 La.Ma. Two hot Sbcepea marie : 
 
 And wherefore net Ships ? (Sips. 
 
 Boy. No Sheepe(fweet Lamb)vn!elTe we feed on your 
 
 La. You Sheep gt 1 pafture: fhail that finifhthe tefl ? 
 "Boy. So you grant pafture forme. 
 
 La. Not fo gentle beaft. 
 
 My lips are rso Common, thooghfeuerajj they be. 
 
 Bo. Belonging to whore ? 
 
 La-. To my fortunes and roe. 
 
 Prm. Good wits wii be Jangling feat gentles agree. 
 This citnli wafreof wits were much better vfed 
 
 On Nan or and hisbooiemen.for hcere tis ebus’d. 
 
 Bo. Ifroyobfenjotion(wbich very feldomelies 
 
 By the hearts ftill rhetorlcke,difelofed with eyes) 
 
 Decciue me not now, Afaatorisinfe&ed. 
 
 Prin. With what? 
 
 "Be. With that which we Loueraituide affe^ed. 
 
 Prin- Your reafon. 
 
 Bo. Why all his behsoio'Jts doe make their retire. 
 
 To the court of his eye.peepitjg thorough defire. 
 
 His hart like an Agot with your print impreffed, 
 
 Proud 
 

 Lottes Labour slojl. 
 
 proud with bis form@,in his ete pride esprefi’ed. 
 
 His tongue all impatient to fpeake and not fee. 
 
 Did Humble with hafte in his cie-fight to be. 
 
 All fences to that fence dad make their repair*, 
 
 To feck onely looking on faired of faire: 
 
 Me thought all his fences were locks in has eye. 
 
 As Icwels in Chriftall for fome Prince to buy. (giatt. 
 Who tend ring their own worth from whence they were 
 Did point out to buy them along as you pad 
 His facesowne margent did coatc fitch amaze;. 
 
 That all eyes faw his eies inehanted with gazes, 
 lie giueyou Aquitaine ,and all that as his, 
 
 Arad you giue him for my fakevbutonelouingKiffe. 
 
 Tr«'». Come to our Pauillion, "Beyet is difpofde. 
 
 Rro.But to fpeak that in words.which his eie hath dif- 
 I onelie hauemadee mouth of has eie, ( clos d. 
 
 By adding a tongue,which I know wit! not lie. 
 
 Lad.P.o.Thoi art an old Loue-nionger,and fpeakeft 
 skilfully. 
 
 Lad.Ada- He is Cupids Grandfather,and learnes news 
 ofhim. 
 
 Lad. i. Then w as Vtnui like her mother, for her fa. 
 therisbut grim, 
 
 Boj. Do you heare my mad wenche> ? 
 
 La.i. No. 
 
 Boy . What then,do you fee t 
 
 Lad.%. I, oiir way to be gone. 
 
 "Boy. You are roo hard for me. Exeunt amnes. 
 
 JMus Tenim* 
 
 Eater Braggart and Boy. 
 
 Song. 
 
 Bra. Warble childe.mske paffionate my fenfe of hea¬ 
 ring. 
 
 Boy Concelinel. 
 
 "Brag. Sweete Ayer, gotendernefle of yeares: take 
 this Key, giue enlargement to the fwsine, bring him fe- 
 Cltnacly hither: I mud imploy him in a letter to my 
 Loue. 
 
 Bey. Will you win your louc with a French braule? 
 
 Bra. How meansfi thou,brauling in French ? 
 
 Boy. Ho my compleat niafter, buttoliggeoffatune 
 at the tongues end, canarse to it with thefecte, humour 
 it wish turning vp your eie: figh a note and fing a note, 
 feresecime through the throate; if you fwallowed loue 
 with Tinging, louefometime through: nofe as if you 
 inaft vp loue by fmelling loue with your hat penthoufe- 
 like ore the (hop of you* cics, with your arraes eroft cn 
 your thinbeliie doublet, like a Rabbet on a fpit,or your 
 hands in your pocket, like a man after the old painting, 
 gnd keeps not too long in one tune s but a fnsp and away: 
 thefe are complements, theft* are humours, thefc betraie 
 nice wenches that would be betrsled without thefe,and 
 make them men of note: do you note men that moil are 
 affe&ed to thefe? 
 
 Brag. How haft thou piircbafed this experience ? 
 
 Boy. By my penne of ©bferaation. 
 
 Brag. But 0,but O. 
 
 Boy. The Hobb:e-horfeis forgot. 
 
 &ns. Cal ft thou my loue Hobbi-horfe. 
 
 Boy. NoMafter,thcHobbie-horfeisbutaCe!? s and 
 and your Loue perhaps,® Hacknie: 
 
 But haue you forgot your Loue ? 
 
 Brag. Almoftlhad. 
 
 Bey. Negligent ftudtr.t,karne her by heart. 
 
 Brag. By heart, and in heart Boy. 
 
 Bey- And cut ofheart Mafter: all thofe three 2 will 
 
 prone. 
 
 Brag. What wilt thou prone ? 
 
 "By. A man,if I liu£(and this)by,in,and without,vp- 
 on the inftant: by heart you louc her,becau(e your heart 
 cannot come by her: in heart you loue her,becauleyour 
 heart is in loue with her : and out of heart you loue her, 
 being out of heart that you cannot enioy her. 
 
 "Brag. I am all thefe three. _ 
 
 ’Boy. And three times as much m6re,and yet nothing 
 at all. 
 
 Brag. Fetch hither the Swaine, he muft carrie mae $ 
 letter. 
 
 Bey. A mefifage well fimpathis’d, e Horfe to be err- 
 bafladour for an A fie. 
 
 Brag. Ha,’i3S,What faieft thou > 
 
 £(7)i.Marrie fir.you muft fend the Affe vpon the Hotfs 
 for he is verieflow gated tbutl goe. 
 
 Brag. The way is but Jhort,sway. 
 
 Boy . As fwift as Lead fir. 
 
 Brag. Thy meaning prettie ingenious, is not Lead a 
 mettall heauie.dulkand flow ? 
 
 Boy. Mmximc honeft M after,or rather MaSer new 
 
 Brad. 1 fay Lead is flow. 
 
 Boy. You are too fwift fir to fay fo. 
 is that Lead flow which is fir’d from a Gunned 
 
 "Brag. Sweete fruoke ot Rhctorifee, 
 
 He reputes me a Cannon,and the Bullet that's he; 
 
 I fhoote thee at the Swaine. 
 
 Boy. Thump then,and I flee. 
 
 Bra. A moft acute luuenall,voluble andfree of grace, 
 By thy fauour fwtet Welkin,I mi:ft figh in thy face. 
 
 Moft rude melancholic. Valour giucs thee place. 
 
 My Herald is retain'd. 
 
 Enter Page and Clowne, 
 
 Pag. A wonder Mafter t here's a Cefi&i broken In 3 
 
 fhia, 
 
 Ar. Some enigma, fome riddle, come, thy Ler.uoy 
 begin. 
 
 €h. No egma.no riddk,no tamn 9 no fslue, in thee 
 mete fir. Or hi, Plantar., a plaine Plantan : no kmsyjciQ 
 ksttey ,no Salue fir,but a Plantan. 
 
 Ar. By vertue thou inforceft laughter, thy fillle 
 thought,my fpleene,the heauing of my lunges prouokes 
 me to rediculous fmylir.g: O pardon me my (hits, doth 
 the inconftderacteake [aloe for lenity, and the word loa¬ 
 my for a [aloe} 
 
 Pag. Doe the wife tbinkc them other, is not Imwy a 
 filue ? (plaine, 
 
 Ar. No Page, it is an epilogueor difeeurfe to make 
 Some obfeure precedency that hath tofore bin faine 
 New will I begin your morrall, and do you follow with 
 m y lets!toy. 
 
 The Foxe,the Ape.and the Humble-Bee, 
 
 Were ftili at oddes,being but three. 
 
 Arm Vntiil the Goofe came out ofdoore. 
 
 Staying the oddes by adding foure. 
 
 Pag. A good Lemcy, ending in the Goofe: would you 
 defire more?' 
 
 Cb. The Boy hath fold hsmabargaine,aGoGfe,thai , s 
 
 flat 
 
SiMaur penny-worth is good,and yourGoofe be fat 
 To fell a bargains well is ss cunning as fkft sad loofc: 
 Lei me Tea a ktLsmo/,1 that's a fs: Goofs. 
 
 Ar. Ccrriehither.come hither .* 
 
 How did this aigument begin ? 
 
 By faying that a cJard w&s broken m a (hin 
 Thco eajVi you for th s Lenny 
 Clou. Tnie,and I for s Plaotan 
 Thus came ye ur argument in 
 
 Then the Bcyes fa; Lnney, theGoofe that you bought, 
 Ajjd he ended the market. 
 
 Ar. But tell me; How was there a Cojturd broken in 
 
 aihui? 
 
 Pag. I will tell you fencibly. 
 
 (lev, Tiicu hill nofeeling of it /Woth, 
 l *til fpeake that Ltrruey. 
 
 I Cojiard running out,that was fafely within, 
 
 Fell ouer the chreftsold,and broke my frusi 
 Arm. We willtalkenomoreofthis matter 
 Clew. Till there be more nutter in the (bin. 
 
 Arm. Sirra (‘ojlard.l will infranchife thee. 
 
 Clsne. O, marrie me to one Frontu , 1 fmell fomc Lin. 
 Key, forooGcofe to this. 
 
 Ana. Byroyfweetefoule.Imeane.feningthseatli- 
 ® erl ‘ e » Enfteedoming thy perfoa; thou west ensured, 
 reftrainsd.csptiuased,bound. 
 
 Clew. J rue,tnie,83d now you will be my purgation,, 
 snd let melaofe 
 
 Arm. I gioc thee thy libertie, fet thee front durance, 
 and in lieu, thereof, irr.pofcon thee nothing but thu i 
 Bears this figntfieant to the countrey Maide t&juemtti . ; 
 there n remu-era Uon.fnr the beft ward of mine honours 
 h rewwdmgmy dependants. Adeil/,(cUow, 
 
 Pag. Li?.e theiesjoell I. 
 
 Signeor CeJlardsdtM). £kU. 
 
 Clew, My iweete ounce of mans fiefb, my in-cante 
 lew • Now will 1 looke to his remuneration. 
 Remuneration, Q, tnst i the Insane word for (Jiree-fac- 
 livings i Tbe«.farthings remuratfon, Whss's the price 
 of this yneie? i,d.no,!le giue you a remuneration : Why? 
 It carries ittsmunmtion: Why? Icfaaftirmwme then 
 a Frer.ch-Crowne. I will neuerbuy and felloul of this 
 word. 
 
 Efiler Berowns. 
 
 Ber. O my good kcaueCo/jr^CKceedingly well met 
 0 W - yo« Sr, How much Carnation Ribbon 
 may a man buy for a remuneration ? 
 
 Ber, What is a ranuneratiori? 
 
 Cofl. Manic fir,h*!fepennie farthing. 
 
 Ber. O, Why then tbreeferth ings wo rlh of Silk*. 
 Cofi, I thanke your worfhip,God be wy you, 
 
 Ber. O flay flaue, I mufi employ thee: 
 
 { bou wilt win my fauour.good n»y knaue. 
 
 Uc-e one thing for me that I ShafUntreate. 
 
 Clew, When would you haueit done lit ? 
 
 Ber, O this after-noone. 
 
 Cfc. Well,I will doe it fir; Fare you w«IL 
 Ber, O thou bioweft not what it la. 
 
 Cle, I (hall know &,when I haut dons it. 
 
 ‘Why villaiae thou mart know fir 0 . 
 
 X,*' . ^ come to your wctfhia to morrow moriune’. 
 be done this after-noone, 
 
 Harke flauc.it it but this: 
 
 The Priaceffe comes to hunt here In the Parke, 
 
 Loues Labours loJL 
 
 I 
 
 '1 
 
 And in her traine there issgentleLsdie • 
 
 Wkn >« 6 «, W (mAoa lhey „, mt te „ 
 
 And Rejalmt they call her,aake for her: 
 
 And toherwhit* hand fee thou do commend 
 i mstea! e-vp counfails, Ther a thy guerdon; goe. 
 
 r-r& , ardoR *°‘ w ««<s garden, better then remune. 
 & ewsnpenco.fertbng better; mofi fweete gar , 
 
 <wn * 1 wLJ UO£i: Gz » P™ if! gatdoo, remuneration. 
 
 Ber. O, and J forfooth in loue, ***" 
 
 i thet iieuebcer.g loses whip f 
 A vene Beadle to e humarous figh: A Cmicke 
 Nsy,a night-watch ConftabJe, ’ 
 
 A domineering pedant oie Use Boy, 
 
 7ken whom no mortall fo ma^nmcein. 
 
 This wimpled,vrhyning.purblmde v»i*w«rd Boy 
 This ligmer Innitt gyant drswfe.don Cap<d, * 
 
 Kept of Loue-rims*,Lori offolded 3 x iTS es 
 Th ennointed fouersignt of%hesand groanes: 
 
 Liedge of ell loyierers an d maiecoseenta • 
 
 Oreud Prince ofPlaccfits.Kmg of Codpeeces 
 -oie EmperatCrand greatger.arall 
 Oftrotting Panaion (C my little hsart, 1 
 Ana I to beaCorporail ofhi* Held, 
 
 A nd we&rt hircolours like a J umbkrs hoooe. 
 
 What? I ioue.IfueJ feekea wifs, ‘ 
 
 A woman that is like s Germane Cloake, 
 
 Still a repairing a eucr out of frame. 
 
 And neoer going a right,bnng a Watch : 
 uuibeing watcht.that is may Bill goe light. 
 
 Nay.ts bepenurde } whichis veord cf ah. 
 
 And among thr*e,{o loueahe vroift of »j;^ 
 
 A wfcisly wanton, v/itli a veluet brow. 
 
 With two pitch bsis fiucke in herface for oyes, 
 
 Mod by heauen,o£)e that will dog the deed/. 
 
 Though Areiuns re her Eunuch and her garde 
 And 1 to ligh for her,io watch fer her, 
 
 Tb p^y To? hpr # go co iiisdplftgug 
 t hat (>*ftd will impofc for roy neglvdl, 
 
 Of his almighty drsadfuil little might. 
 
 Well,I will Soue.wfite.figfs^ray.Ovue.grone, 
 
 Son ic men muft Jouemy Lady.mjd fome Ion?. 
 
 <tA this Quartus* 
 
 Enter ike Pnnctjfe^ Parnjhr, bet Lad,et, and 
 ber Lord, 
 
 Si*- Was that the King that fpurd his horfe fo herd 
 AgsinS me fteepe vpriftng of the hill > 
 
 Bey. 1 know not,tHJt I thinke it was not he. 
 
 Q& Who ere a was,a fliewd a mounting mindes 
 VVell Lords,to day we fiiall haue out difpatch. 
 
 On Saterday we will returne to France, 
 
 Then Fomfiermy friend,Where is the Bufir 
 That wersiuft ft sod and play the murtherer in ? 
 
 Fir Hereby vpon the edge of yonder Coppice, 
 
 A Stand where y©o may make the feireft ilioote, 
 
 $kl* I thanke my beautie^ am faire that lhaoce. 
 And thereupon thou fpeak'fitbefsireft fiioote. 
 
 Per. Pardon ma Madam/or I mearAnot fo. 
 
 Whas,what!Fir£tpraife me,Sc tlien again fay no, 
 O nioriKis'dptide. Not fairs ? alecks for woe 
 
 For. Yes 
 
130 _ 
 
 for . Yes Madam faire. 
 
 Qj* Nay,neuer paint me now. 
 
 Where faire is not,praife cannot mend tbe brow. 
 
 Here (good my glafle) take this for telling true: 
 
 Faire paiment for foule words.is more then due. 
 for. Nothing but faire is that which you inherit. 
 flu. See,fee,my beautk will be fay’d by merit, 
 
 O herefie in faire,fit for theft dayes, 
 
 A gluing hand,though foule,fhsli haue faire praife. 
 Btitcome,the3ow: Now Mercie goes to kill. 
 
 And ihooting well,is then accounted ill: 
 
 Thus will I faue my credit in the fhocte, 
 
 Not wounding,pittie would not let me do't: 
 
 If wounding, then it was so Chew my skill, 
 
 That more for praife.then puipofe meant to kill. 
 
 And out of quettionjo it is fometimes: 
 
 Glory growes guiltie ofdetefted crimes, 
 
 When for Fames fake.for praife an outward part,, 
 
 We bend to that,the working of the hart. 
 
 As I for praife alone now fecke to fpill 
 
 The poore Deeres blood,that my heart meanes no ill. 
 
 Boy. Do not curfi wiues hold that felfe-foueralgntie 
 Oncly for praif e fake,when they ftriue to be 
 Lords ore their Lords ? 
 
 £n. Onely for prasfe.and praife we may afford, 
 
 To any Lady that fubdewesa Lord. 
 
 Enter Clowne. 
 
 Boy. Here conies a member of the common-wealth. 
 Clo. God dig-you-den all,pray you which is the head 
 Lady? 
 
 S^t .Thou fhalt knew her fcllow,by the reft that haue 
 no heads. 
 
 Clo. Which is the greateft Lady.the higheft? 
 
 *Htt. Thcthickeft.and the talleft. 
 
 Clo. The thickeft,& the talleft: it is fo,truth is truth. 
 And your wafte Miftris, were as {lender as my wit, 
 
 On< a thefe Maides girdles for your-wafte ftiould be fit. 
 Are not you the chiefe wom5?You are the thickeft here? 
 Qth What's your will fir ? What’s your will ? 
 
 Clo. 1 haue a Letter from Monficr 2? crowns. 
 
 To one Lady Roftline. 
 
 Qji O thy lectcr.thy letteriHe's a good friend of mine. 
 Stand a fide good beater, 
 
 'Boyet, you can carue, 
 
 Breake vp this Capon. 
 
 Tcyet. 1 am bound to ferue. 
 
 T his Letter is miftookc : it importeth none here : 
 
 It is writ to Jaqstenetui. 
 
 Qu. We will reade it,l fweare, 
 
 Breake the nccke of the Waxe,and euery one gkie eare. 
 
 Toyet read::. 
 
 gYheauen, that thou art faire, ismeft infallible: true 
 that thou arc beauteous, truth it felfe that thou art 
 louely : more fairer then faire,beautiful! then beautious, 
 truer then truth it felfes haue comiferation on thy herei. 
 call VafTall. The magnanimous and moft illuftrate King 
 fophetis.1 fet eie vpon the pernicious and indubitate Beg. 
 ger Zentlefborr. and he ft was that might rightly fay^e- 
 ni,vidi,vici: Which to annothanize in the vulgar, O 
 bafe and obfeure vulgar; videhftr, He came, See,and o- 
 uercame: heecame one; fee,two; couercamethree.- 
 Who came l the King. Why did he come ? to fee. Why 
 
 did he fee? to ouercome. Tb whom came he? to the 
 Begger. Whatfawhe? theBegger. Who ouercanse 
 he ? the Begger. The condufion is vi&orie: On whofe 
 fide? the Kin*: the captioe Is inrscht: On whofe fide? 
 theReggers. The cataftrophe is a N'uptiall: on whofe 
 fide? the Kings: no,on both in o«e,oronein both, lam 
 the King (fo? foftands the comparifon) thou the Beg* 
 ger, for fo witnefteth thy lowlineffe. Shall I command 
 thy loue ? I may. Shall I enforce thy louc ? \ could 
 Shall I entreats thy loue? I will. What, /halt thou ex¬ 
 change for ragges, roabes: for tittles titles, fo?thy felfe 
 mee. Thus expe&ing thy reply, I prophane my lips on 
 thy foete,mycyes onthypidure, and my heart on thy 
 eutrie part. 
 
 Thine in the Jearefl defgne of mdujhie , 
 
 Don Adriana de Armatho. 
 
 Thus doft thou heare the Nemean Lion roare, 
 
 Oeinft thee thou Lambe, that ftandeft as his pray: 
 Subipifiiui fall his princely feetebefore, 
 
 And he from forrage will incline to play. 
 
 But if thou ftriue (poore foule) what art thou then ? 
 
 Foode for his rage, rcpafturefdrhisden. 
 
 £>u. Whatplumeof feathers it hee that Indited this 
 Letter? What veine? What Wethercocke? Did you 
 eucr heare better i 
 
 Toy. I am much deceived,but I remember the ftile. 
 
 £?«.E!fcyour raemorieisbad, going ore it erewhile. 
 
 ISey.This Armado is a Spaniard that keeps here in court 
 A Phamafime,&Monarcho,andone that makes fporr 
 To the Prince and his Booke-mates. 
 
 Thou fellow, a word. 
 
 Who gaue thee this Letter ? 
 
 flaw. I told you,my Lerd. 
 
 ihi. To whomfitouid ftchougiucit? 
 
 Clo. From my Lord to my Lady. 
 
 Qu. From which Lord,to which Lady? 
 
 Clo. From my Lord Berowne, a good matter of mine - . 
 To a Lady of France, that he call'd Rofaline, 
 
 ^w.Thouhaft miftaken his ietcer.Come Lords away. 
 Here fweete, put vp this/twill be thine another day. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Toy. Who is the (hooter ? Who is the fhooter t 
 
 Sofa, Shall I tesch you to know. 
 
 Toy. I my continent ofbeautie. 
 
 Rofa. Why fhe that beares the Bow. Finely put off. 
 
 Toy.My Lady goes to kill homes, but if thou marrie. 
 Hang me by the nedce,if homes that yeare mifearrle. 
 Finely put on. 
 
 Rofe. Well then Jam the fhooter. 
 
 Toy. And whoisyourDeare? 
 
 Reft. If we choofe by the hornes.your felfe come not 
 oeace. Finely put on indeede. 
 
 Maria. You ftiil wrangle with her T yet, and fhee 
 ftrikesatthe brow. 
 
 Toyet. But fhe her felfe is hit lower s 
 Haue I hit her now. 
 
 Roft. Shall I come vpon thee with an old faying,that 
 was a man when King Pippin o(France W3$ a little boy,as 
 couching the hit it. 
 
 Toyet. Sol mey anfwere thee with one as old that 
 was a woman when Queer,e Gaimjsr of 2 Irittaine was a 
 little wench, as touching the bit it. 
 
 Soft. Thou 
 
fafd. Thou canft not his i?,hk it,h is it, 
 
 Thcu card? not bis is my good-tain. 
 
 "Bey, I cannot, caanoe,cannot: 
 
 And 1 cannot,anotber can. £v*>. 
 
 Clo. By my troth rooft pleafantjhow both didSt it. 
 >tenr. A marke marucilous well (hot, for they both 
 did his. 
 
 'Ey. A raark.O marke hut that marke: a marke faics 
 my Lady. 
 
 Let the mark haue a prick e in's, to meat at, if it may be. 
 Miv. Widea’th bow hand, yfaith your hand is out. 
 C/p. Indeede a’mart <hcote nearer, or Iveele cere hit 
 the clout. 
 
 'Boy. And if sny hand be out, then belike your hand 
 is in. 
 
 C/a Then will Giec get the vplhoot by cl§*amg she 
 is in. 
 
 Vs. Comcjcome.you talke greatly, your lips grow 
 foule 
 
 Clo. She ® too hard for you at pricks^Hr challenge her 
 to boule. 
 
 Boy. I feare too much rubbing: good night my good 
 Oole. 
 
 Clo. By my fouie a S waine,* mo ft fimpSe Clowne. 
 Lord,Lord, how the Ladies and l haue pUt him downs. 
 O my troth moft fweete iefts^neft inconic vulgar wit. 
 When it comes f® finoechly off,fo obfccne!y,« it were, 
 £o fit. 
 
 ylrtr.athor ath to the fide.O a mod dainty man. 
 
 To fee him walkebefote a Lady,and tobeareherFaa. 
 To fee him kiflo hit hand, and how moll fwmly a will 
 fweare: 
 
 And his Page stother ftde.thatha.ndfullofwit. 
 
 Ah heauens.it is moft pathsticall nit. 
 
 Sowla/owla. Swum. 
 
 Shoote within. 
 
 Cuter Dali, Hdo femes jbe Bedetnt and HathanioL 
 
 Hat. V ery reuerent fport truely.mddone tn the tefti- 
 roony ofa good confcience. 
 
 Ptd. The Deare wa«(as you know)fanguh in blood, 
 ripeas a Pomvrster.whonow hangeth like a Jewel! in 
 theeate ofCf/othcfkie; the welken theheauen, and a- 
 non failetb like a Crab on the face ofJ"<frr<a,thc foyle.the 
 laod.the earth. 
 
 Curat JVasb. Tmcly M.Helofirnet ,t\\e epythithes are 
 1 weedy varied like a fcholler at the lcaft: but fir I afifure 
 ye, it was a Bucke of the firft head. 
 
 Ho!. Sir Nathaniel, band credo. 
 
 2W. *Twas not i baud credo a Pricker. 
 
 Hoi. Moft batbarous intimation: yet a kinde ofinfi- 
 nuation,as it were tit via,\a way ofespRcation/kcrrc: as 
 it were replication,or rather ojtentare,t.o fhow ss it were 
 hi* inclination after hi* vndreffed,vnpolifhed, vacduca- 
 ted,vnpruned,vntraincd,or rather vnlettered, or rat be¬ 
 reft vntoafirn3edfalhion,to infers againe my band credo 
 for a Deere. 
 
 Dvl. • 1 faid the Dearc was not a baud credo, twas a 
 
 Pricket. 
 
 Hoi. Twicefodfimplicicie. bhcoUtH, Othoumen- 
 fler Ignorance, b®w deformed dooftthoulooke. 
 
 Noth. Sir hee bath neucr fed of the dainties that ate 
 bred ioa booke. 
 
 He hath not eate oa per as it were: 
 
 He hath not drunke inke, 
 
 Lottes Labours lojl. j ^ j 
 
 His inteikSTTnot replenifned, heTis onely an animal 1 
 endy fenfible in the duller parts: and fuch barren plants 
 ate fet before vs,that we thankful! fhould be: which we 
 tafte and fee 2 ing,are tor thofe parts that doe frj&iiie in 
 vs more tlien he. 
 
 For as it would ill become me to be? sine,indifcrcet.or 
 a fools | 
 
 So were there s patch fet on Learning, to fee him in a 
 Scboelc. 
 
 But emnebtae fay I,being efan old Fathers mindc, 
 Many can brooks the weather.thst loue not the winde. 
 
 Dnl. You two arc book-men: Can you tell by ’’our 
 wit, What was a month old at Cains birth; that s not fiue 
 weekesoldasyec? 
 
 Hoi. TMlifi/ru gcodnun Dull, ddlifima goodman 
 Dull. D 
 
 Dal. What is diBfimaf 
 
 Noth. A title to PheBc, t<} Luna ,to the Aieont. 
 
 Hoi. Tiie Moons was a month old when Adam was 
 no more. (f CO rc. 
 
 And wrought not to fiuc-vyeekes when he came tofiue- 
 Th'allufion holds in the Exchange. 
 
 DhI. *Tis true indeede, the Coliufion bolds in the 
 Eafhanee e 
 
 HelJjod comfort thy capacity,! fay th’altufion holds 
 in she Exchange. 
 
 Ds*l. And I fay the potufion holds in the Eschanoe ; 
 ffitihs Moose is newer but a month old: and f fay de¬ 
 ride this, twas a Pricker that the Princefle kUl’d. 
 
 tlel. Sir Nathaniel, will you hcare at) cwemporall 
 Epytaph on the death of the Dears, and to humour 
 the ignorant call d the Deare, the Princefle kill’d a 
 Pricket. 
 
 Nath. Perga, good M. HoCefintt, ferge, fo is fhall 
 plcafe you to abrogate feurilitie. 
 
 Hoi I will fomething afl'eift the letter, for ie argues 
 facilitie. ° 
 
 The pray fit !l Primefi pt&fl andpricki 
 a prettse f leafing Pricket, 
 
 Some fiay a Sore,But not e,fieri, 
 till now made fire with/hoot lag 
 The Dogges didyedyput tU in Sore, 
 then Sorell iumpi from thicket 
 Or Pricket.fiore, or elfie Sorell, 
 the people fail a boating. 
 
 If Sore Be fore,then eU to Sore, 
 tr.ikosfifitiefires O forel !: 
 
 Of one fore / an hundred make 
 By adding But one more L. 
 
 Nath. A.rare talent. 
 
 Dal. If a talent be a daw, lookehow he daweshim 
 With a talent. 
 
 Nath. This is a gift that I haue fimple: fimple,a foo- 
 lilhcmauagant fpirit,full of formes,figures,fhapcs.ob- 
 ie£b,Idca 5 ,apprebenfior,s,moctons,rtuolutions. Thefe 
 are begot in the ventricle of memorie, nouriftu in the 
 wombeofprimatcr,anddeliueredvpon the mellowing 
 of occsiion : but the gift is good in thofe in whom it is 
 acute,and 1 am thankfuil for it. 
 
 Hd. Sir, I proife the Lord for you, and fo may my 
 parifhioners, for their Sonnes are well tutor’d by you, 
 and their Daughters profit very greatly vnder you: you 
 are a good member of the common-weakli. 
 
 Nath. Tde hercle, If their Sonnea be ingenrtous, they 
 
 frail 
 
1^2 L cm Labour s loft. 
 
 IhslSwantnofr.llruSkiv. Ifthek Datighteisbe capable, 
 
 ! will put i« to them. But Wrf’pii qiii pai/ca letjiucur, a 
 foule Feminine faiuteth vs. 
 
 Enter laqumtta and she Qowtie. 
 
 laqv. God glue you good morrow M.Perpn. 
 
 Nath. Maftcr Ps tfan,quajt PerfenAAnd sforceffocu'd 
 fceperft, Which is thecne? 
 
 C/eMairy M. Sch©cleirefter,hse that is Hfceft to e 
 hegihead. 
 
 Math. Qfperfing a Hogshead, a goodluRcrcfccn- 
 ceit in a turph c f Earth, nr? enough For a Flirt, Peat Is 
 enough fora Swins;.'tis prenk.lt is well. 
 
 lean. Good Mafltrpatfaftbsfo good as reads mee 
 this Letter, it was gVaen rpe® by Ccfiard , and fens mes 
 horn Dun Arrrutsho t 1 befeecb yofi reads it. 
 
 Nath, PccikprccargeHidc, quandopucaa omnia fab um- 
 branummat, and f© forth. Ah gecd old Mantuan, I 
 may fpeake of thee as the craunler doth ofVeake, vtm- 
 ehie,vensha, qua non tc vude.cpie nantepesrecht. 0! d Man- 
 tuam,vid Mantuan. Who vndcrftandeib thee not, vt ve 
 foUatrt/fatVnist pardon dr. What are the contents? or 
 rather as Herr ace fayes in his, W hat my fonk ver fes. 
 Hoi. Idr,and veryksmed- 
 
 Nsib. Let roe heat® a ftaft'e.a ftsirae,a verfe, Lege do- 
 mine. 
 
 If Loue make roefcrfworne.how fhall I fwsare te iauef 
 Ab neuer faith cow’d hold,if not to beaatie vowed. 
 Though to my feife rorfwom,to thee He fsithfo!! proue. 
 Thofc thoughts to sme'vsete Okes, to EhcclikeOfiOT 
 bowed. 
 
 Studichis byasleaues, and makeshis books thine eyes. 
 Where all toofe piesfures Hue, that An would compre¬ 
 hend. 
 
 Ifknowledgebe the nurke,toluiow thee dull fuftke. 
 Well learned is that tongne,that well can thee coaiend. 
 All i^norent that foule,that fees thee without wonder. 
 Which is to ms feme praifi?;thas 1 thy pasts admire; 
 
 Thy eye Tones lightning beares, thy voyce his dreadful) 
 thunder. 
 
 Which not to anger bent, is msfiquc.and fweet fire. 
 Celcfliall as thou art,Oh pardon loue this wrong. 
 
 That lings heauens praife, with fuch an earthly tongue. 
 
 Fed. You finde not theacofrtaphas, and fo mi fie the 
 accent. Let me fuperuife the esngenet. 
 
 • Nath. Here are onely numbers ratified, but for the 
 elegancy, facility ,& golden cadence ofpoefietwei?: O- 
 ulddixs Nafo was the man. And why in deed Nqfe, hot 
 for fulfilling out the odoriferous Rowers of fancy ? the 
 ietkes of inuencion intitarie is nothing: So doth she 
 Hound his rossler, the Ape his keeper, the tyred Horfe 
 his rider: But DasttefiBa virgin, Was this dir(&ed to 
 you? 
 
 laj. I fir from one mounfier 2 (ersvme, one of the 
 fh-artge Queenes Lords. 
 
 Nath. 1 wi i! ouerglance the fuperfeript. 
 
 To the fnaw-white band, of the mejl btatttiow Au.^RofaHne. 
 
 I willlooke agatne on the intefleS of the Letter, for 
 the nomination of the panic written to the per&n writ¬ 
 ten vnto. 
 
 TeurJLadi/hips in dlldefirtd imploymet/t , Berowne. 
 
 Per. Sir holefinnes, this Bercnvneh one of the Votaries 
 with the King,and here he hath framed a Letter to s fe- 
 quent of the fir anger Quccnes: which accidentally, ce 
 by the way of progtemon, had mifearried; Trip and 
 
 goetny fwet:e, deliaer this Tape* into the band of the 
 
 Kingji* msy concernemuch t&sy not thy ccmpkmcnt,! 
 lor glue thy dcetie,adu8. 
 
 Maid. Good C<y?<Wgowhhrae: 
 
 Sis God fan® year life. 
 
 Caff. Hsus with diee my girte, ftc tL. 
 
 HcJ. Sir yoa haue done this in she fearc of God vtiy 
 reSigieufJy r and as a certafee Father faith 
 
 Fed. Sir tell not me of the Fathw.I d® fears coloura¬ 
 ble colours .Bui te retime to she Verfg*4>id they ptalfe 
 you ft? Nathaniel} 
 
 Nath. Meruetlcus trail for the pea. 
 
 PaJa. I do dine to day at the feeber* of s emairte Pu¬ 
 pil! oftnirte,wherelf (beistgrepafl) U flull pkefeytMJ to 
 grasiSe thersble with aGrace-I will or my priuiledge I 
 haue with the percats of the fortfeid Childe or Pupil!, 
 vndertake your bsen vewaso, wi.ere I will proue tfcofe 
 Verfes to be very vn!earned § ndtlter favouring of 
 Poetrk, Wit, oor Inuention. 1 feefeechyour So¬ 
 ck rk. 
 
 Nat. And thanke yeu to: for focietie (faiththe text) 
 
 is the hsppiweffeef lire. 
 
 peda. And certes the test moft infaliibiy concludes it. 
 Sir S do incite you too, you {hall not fay me nay : pataca 
 
 verba. 
 
 Away,the gentles are at their game, and we will tootir 
 recreation. Exeunt. 
 
 Er.ttr Sero'Mtis with a Paper in his hand,a (one. 
 
 Here. The King he U hunting the Deare, • 
 
 I am coisrfing my feife. 
 
 They haue pitch? a Toyfe, I am toyliflg in apyteh, 
 pirshthaSddsies; defile, a fouk word: Well, let thee 
 dovrne forrow ? for fo they fay the foole feid, and fo fey 
 I, end ! tbefocle: Weil proued t<vit. By the Lord thjs 
 LaKei3 3smsdes^drAK,itkysfheepc, itkilsmee, I a 
 fneepes Well prised ags’mea my fsde. I will not loue; 
 If! do hang mo: yfaith 1 will not. O bus her eye: by 
 this light, b Jt for her eyt, 1 would not loue her; yes.fot 
 her two eyes. Well, 1 doe nothing in the world but lye, 
 and lye in my throate. By heauen I doe louc,and it hath 
 iaugntmeefcsRime.sndtobemalticholte: and hereit 
 pert of my Rime, and beers my rrtdlkhdiY Well, (he 
 hath one a my Sonnets already, the Ciowneboreit,thd 
 Fcofe Sent it,and the Lady hath it: Tweet Clowne,fwee- 
 ter Foole,fwcetefl Lady.By the worid,I wouldnot care 
 a pio,tf the other three were in. Here comes one withe 
 p jpefsGod giue hirn grace to grone. 
 
 Hi fiandu cfds. The Ktr.g evtreth. 
 
 Kin. .Ay®eel 
 
 Bsr. Shot by heauesKproceedefweer^hp^thon haft 
 thumpt hint with shy BirdboSt vnder the left papdnfaleh 
 feems. 
 
 King. So fwests a kifle the golden Sonne giue^ not. 
 To thofc ftifh morning drops vpon the Rofe, 
 
 As thy ej-e beams;,wh«r. their frefh ray fe haue fmoc, 
 
 Th* nigLs of dew that on my cheekes downe Rowes. 
 Mor fhir.es the filuer Mooneone halfe fo bright; 
 
 Through the tranfparent bofome of the deepe, 
 
 As doth thy face through teares of mine giue light: 
 
 Thou fhin’ft ia euery teare that I doe werpe. 
 
 Ho drop,but as adosch doth carry thee: 
 
 So ridefl thou triumphing in my woe. 
 
 Do bu: behold the scares that (well in me, 
 
 And they thy glory through my griefe will fhow j 
 
 But 
 
.Loues .Labour’s loft. 
 
 m 
 
 But doe not loue thy fdfe, then thou wilt keeps: 
 
 My ceires for gliifcjand ftili make ins wecpe. 
 
 O Queens of Quaeres,bow farre defl ehou excel!, 
 
 No thought caa ttrinke,nor tongue of tnertali te!L 
 How fhall (be know my griefes ? lie drop the paper. 
 Sweet leaues fhade folly. Who i* he cornea hem ? 
 
 Enter Longa:rile. The Kingftcfs aftde.. 
 
 What LovgassM, and reading: liften erre. 
 
 Ber. Now in thy liketiefts, one more foo'e sppeare. 
 Long. Ay me, I am forfwor&e, 
 
 Her. Why he comes in like a peritspejwesring papers. 
 Long. In !oue I h©pe,fwm£ellcwfhip in fham?. 
 
 Bsr. One drunkard Soues another of the name. 
 
 Lem. Amlthefirft^hauebeeupeiiur'dfo? (know, 
 Her. I could put thee in comfort, not by two chat S 
 Thou make ft the criumphery.the coraercsp of focietic, 
 The fhspeof Loues Tiburne,that hangs vp firoplkicie. 
 
 Lon. | feare shefe ftubbora lines lack power to moue, 
 O fweet Maria, Emprefie of 017 Lcue, 
 
 Thefe numbers will 1 te3re,and write in profe. 
 
 Bet. O Rimes are gards on wanton Cupids bofe, 
 Disfigure not his Shop. 
 
 Lon. This fame fhall goe. Kt nodes the Sonnet. 
 TUd net she heauenly Rbeforicke of shine eye, 
 
 Cain ft whom the world casmot hold argument t 
 per foods my heart to thhfalfe pert/trie } 
 
 Vtwos for thee broke defer as not panifhiTtetit, 
 
 A U'otmaa l fir Jet ore, hat l will prone, 
 
 Thou being a Coddefft,! ferfwere not (hit- 
 My yaw wet earthly, theft eshsauesly Love. 
 
 Thy grace being gain'd i cssres As difgraee ht ms. 
 yr.yei are but breath, and breath avapour is. 
 
 Then tk itt fairs San,which on my earth dcejlfhimt, 
 Exhafetlthu vapor.vote, in thesis io : 
 
 If broken then. It is no fault of mine : 
 
 If by me broke, OTsat (sole it net ft wife 
 To loo ft an oath, to win a Paradfs ? 
 
 Ber, This is the liuer veins,which makes ftdii a driry. 
 A greene Goofed Cocldcfie, pure pure Idolerry. 
 
 God amend vs,God amend, we arc much ossta tfe'tvay. 
 
 Enter Dumtune. 
 
 Lon, By whom fhall 1 fend this (company?) Stay. 
 Bcro. All hid,all hid,an old infant play, 
 
 Like a demie God, here fit I m die akie. 
 
 And wretched foolcsfeerets-heedfulSy ore-eye. 
 klore Sacks to the tnyll. O hesuens 1 haae tny wilh, 
 Dumante transform'd, fours Woodcocks in a difh. 
 
 Dum. O raoft diuine Kate. 
 
 Bero. O moil prophane coscorr.be. 
 
 Dvm. By hesuen the wonder of a mortal! eye. 
 
 Beta By esrth fhe is nc&cQrporai^there you lye. 
 Dtrnt. Her Amber haires for foule hath amber coted 
 Ber. An Amber coloured Ranen was well noted, 
 tuem. At vpright as the Cedar. 
 
 Her. Stoope I fay her fhoulder is with-child. 
 
 T>nm. As fairs as day. 
 
 Ber. I as fame dales,but then no fun no muff fhine. 
 Than. Otfeat I. had my wifh ? 
 
 Lon. And Ih3d mine. 
 
 Km. And mine to© good Lord. 
 
 Ber. Amwr/o I had mine: Is not that a good word ? 
 Dura. I would forger her,but a Feuer She 
 kaignes in my bloud^tnd will remetabred be. 
 
 Her, A Feuer in yout bloud why then me i ft on 
 
 Would let her ouc in Saweeri, fweet tr.ifprifion. 
 
 Slum. Once mire lie read the Ode that I hauc writ 
 Ber. Once more lie marke how Loue can varry Wii 
 
 DsirshSsKT^ties his Sim net* 
 
 On a day, alack tbs dry .• 
 
 Lous, wbofe Month is every May, 
 
 Spied a bloffotmpafftngfaint 
 Playing in the wanton ayes * 
 
 Through the ydmt, tesOes she wade, 
 
 Alitmfesne ,cm paffigs finds. 
 
 That the Loner ftehyto det&h A 
 H-'tjhhmfelfe the hsausns brsasb. 
 
 Ayre (y-mth hr) thy rheekts may blows, 
 
 Ayre,won Id Insight triumph ft>. 
 
 Bus rsLike my htmdisfiivrne, 
 
 Piers fa plucks iheeffora tlry thrmse 
 Vnv atoks forytfethvnmeeTej 
 Youth fo opt to plucky a [met. 
 
 TBee not call it finns tie me. 
 
 That I amfbrjwoms/br thee. 
 
 Then fir whom lou s vculdfws/rte, 
 
 Iuno bsa an zAZafiop wsre, s 
 
 And, dsstig bimklfefer Idue. 
 
 Turning tncrtnll for thy Let's, 
 
 This will I fend,and fomethingeMe more p brine. 
 
 That fhall czprefTe my trus-loue* Lifting paine. 
 
 O would the KfagfiBerosme and Langamll, 
 
 Were Louers too, ill to example ill. 
 
 Would from my forehead wipe a pcriuiMnott: 
 
 For none offend, where all alike doe dors* 
 
 Lett. Dwnaiiftt, thy Lone is farre from rfmriticj 
 That in Loues grief? deftt’ft focietie: 
 
 You may looke pais, but I fhou'.d bksfb I know. 
 
 To be ore«hear«!,aad taken napping fo. 
 
 Kin. Come fir.you bSofh ; as hi*,yoar cafe is fuch, 
 
 You chide at him^jBending twice as much. 
 
 You doe not lout Maria ? Long an tie, 
 
 Did neuer Sonnet for her fake compile; 
 
 Ndr neaerl^y his wreathed armes athwart 
 His louiog bofoir>e,t©keepe dovwie his heist, 
 
 S hauc beene ciofciy fnrowded in this bufh, 
 
 And tmrkt you both,atui for you both did bluffj. 
 
 I heard yourguiliy Rifnes,cfferu’dyourf 2 fhion: 
 
 Saw figbesreefeefroito you, noted well y»t>r pslSsri. 
 
 Aye me.fayescfle 1 0 lousy he other ctt^l 
 Ou her haires were Gold, Cbiifhsli the others eyes 
 You would for Paradife breske Faith and troth, 
 
 And lotto for your Loae would infringe in oath. 
 
 What will 'Berownt fay when chat hr fhall heare 
 Faith infringed, which fech seaie did fwcare. 
 
 How will he fcome?how will he fpend his wit ? 
 
 How will he triumphjleapc.and laBgh at it ? 
 
 For all the wealth shat etter I did fee , 
 
 I Would not haue trim koow fo much by me. 
 
 Bero. Now ftep I forth ro whip hypocrifse. 
 
 Ah good my Hedge, I pray tkee pardon me. 
 
 Good heart. What grace haft thou thus to reproue 
 Thefe worms® for losiiog.that irs mo ft in iotse ? 
 
 Your eyes doe male no coaches in your teares. 
 
 There is so canine PrioceSe tits* spptaies. 
 
 You’il not be periadd/tle s hatefull thing t 
 Ti.f}i,none but Minftreis^sSte of Soonming. 
 
 But are you not afhain’d ? nay, are you noc 
 
 M All 
 
All three ©fy©!i,sa be thus math orethos ? 
 
 Y&u found his Moth.rhe King your Moth did fee: 
 
 But I a Besonc doe finde in each of three. 
 
 O what a Scene of fool ty bane I feene. 
 
 Of fighej.of grants, ©fforsow, and oftmss: 
 
 O me, with what ftriff patience haue I fax, • 
 
 To fee a King transformed to a Gnat ? 
 
 To fee great Heradtt whipping a Gigge, 
 
 And profound Salomon timing a lygge? 
 
 And Nefier play at pulh-pin with the boyes, 
 
 And Crittick* Tymon laugh at idle toye*. 
 
 Where lies thy griefef O tell me good Dumduie; 
 
 And gentle LeegsmH, where lice thy paine ? 
 
 And where rny Uedges t ail about thebseft: 
 
 A Candle hoa 1 
 jtid. Toobmcr is thy kft. 
 
 Are wee betrayed t bus to thy otser-view t 
 'Bsr. Not you by me,but 1 betrayed t® you. 
 
 1 that 3m bond!, I that hold is finne 
 Xo break? the vow I am tngaged in. 
 lam betrayed by keeping company 
 With men.like roes? of incenftancie. 
 
 When Jhall you fee me write a thing in rime? 
 
 Or grone for leans ? or fpend a minutes time, 
 la pruning roee, when fnall you keare that! will praife a 
 hand^s footer face.ac eye s a gate,a ftete.a brow.a breft, 
 a wafte.a leege.a hmme. 
 
 Kit\ Sott,Whichera-Vf3y fo feft ? 
 
 A true man, or e thsde, that gallop* fo. 
 
 'Bet. 1 poll from Loue.good Lotset let roe go 
 
 Cater laqutnetta and downs. 
 
 I/ufu. God bkife the Kmg. 
 
 Kin. What Prefent haft thou there ? 
 do. Some certains treafon. 
 
 Kin. What makes treafon heere? 
 
 Ch. Nay it make* nothing fir. 
 
 Kin. Ifitmsrre nothing neither, 
 
 The treafon and you gee in peace away together 
 I&j*. I btfeech ycHtf Grace kt this Letter fee reed. 
 Our perfon snif-doubts it t it war treafon he f«eid. 
 
 Kin. Tt«rwntt,eeid itoiter. He modesthsLetter. 
 
 Kin. Where hadft thou U? 
 laeyn. Of Cejlard. 
 
 K&t. Where badftthsu it? 
 
 (' )y? a Of Dun xsldrasnadw. Dun yidramadto. 
 
 Kin. How now»what is in yoaharhy doft thou tear it? 
 'Bsr. A toy my Liedgc, a toy: your gr?ce needes not 
 feare’it. 
 
 Long. It did moue him to paffion,8nd therefore let's 
 heare it. 
 
 'Du-;. It is Bennetts writing,and heere is hisname. 
 Bsr. Ah you whorefen loggerhead,you were borne 
 to doe me fhssne. 
 
 Guilty my Lord,guilty: I confers,! confcffe. 
 
 Kin. What i 
 
 Ber. That you three fcoles^ackt mee fcole,to make 
 vpthe meffe. 
 
 He,he, end you : and you my Liedge, and I. 
 
 Are picke-purfes in Lone, and we defense to die. 
 
 O difrnifle this audience, and I foall tell you more. 
 
 'Dw». Now she number is euen 
 'Berm True truc^we arefowre : willthefeTurtles 
 be gone? 
 
 Kin. Hence firs,away. 
 
 CU. Walk afidethe tine fotke,& let the traytois flay. 
 
 'Ber. Sweet Lord*,fwe« Loum, O let Vs unbrace, 
 As true we are sr fivfh apd cloud c&n be. 
 
 The Sea will ebbe and How, beauts? will fhew his face t 
 Young bloud doth not obey an old decree. 
 
 IVe cannot crone the esufe w by we are boma : 
 Therefore of ail hands muft we be forfwotne. 
 
 King. What, did thefe rent lines fhew fotneloue of 
 thine ? ( Rofalmt , 
 
 Ber. Did they, quoth you ? Who fees theheauenly 
 That (like a rude and fauage man of fade.) 
 
 At the fuft opening of the gorgeous Eaft, 
 
 Bowes not his vaffali head, and ftmokenblinde. 
 
 Rifles the bale ground with obedient breafl 
 What peremptory Eagle-lighted eye 
 Dares !©»ke vpon the heauen of herbrow, 
 
 That is act blinded by her maieftie f 
 
 Kta. What zeals,what furie.hacb infpis'd thee now ? 
 My Loue(her Miftres) is a gracious Moone, 
 
 Shee (sn attending Stane)fcatce feene a light. 
 
 Bsr. My eyes are then no eyeshot I Brnumt 
 ©.hut for my Loue,day would turneto night. 
 
 Of all compleaions the cul'd foueraignty. 
 
 Dee meet as ac a fairs in her Stire cheeke. 
 
 Where feueral! Worthies make one dignity, 
 
 Where nothing wanti.that want it felfe doth feeke. 
 Lend me the ftcuttfh of ali gentle tongues, 
 
 Pie painted Retharicke.O ftie need* it not. 
 
 To things ©f file, a fellers praife belong*: 
 
 She caffe j pr®yf«, then prayfe too fbott doth blot. 
 
 A withered Herrnite, fiuefcore winter* wofDt, 
 
 Might ibskecff fiftie, looking in bet eye s 
 Beauty doih varnifti A ge, si if new borne. 
 
 And giues the Crutch thgCtidles infancie. 
 
 O it* the Suune that maketh a!! thing* fhine. 
 
 King. By heauen.thy Loue is blackest Ebonie. 
 Screw. Is Ebonie like her ? O word diuint* 
 
 A wife of fueh wood were feiicitie. 
 
 O W'ho can gitfe sn oth ? Where is a booke? 
 
 That 1 may iweare Beauty doth beauty ladte, 
 
 Jfshat ftie learnt not of her eyeto looke i 
 No face is fane that is not full fo blaeke. 
 
 Kin. O paradoxe, Blacks is*.he badge of hell, 
 
 Hie hue of dungeons, and the Schoole ofnight: 
 
 And beauties cteft becomes tha heauens well. 
 
 Ber. Diuels fooneft temptrefetnbling fpirits oflighr. 
 O if in blaeke my Ladies browes be deckt, 
 
 It mourne3.,thacp3ioting vfurpine haire 
 Should rauifli deters with a falfe atpedl: 
 
 And the?fore Is fhc berne to make blaeke, faire. 
 
 Her fasiour turner the fa (Lion of the dayes, 
 
 For natiue bloud is counted painting now: 
 
 And therefore red that would auoyd difpraile. 
 
 Paints it felfe blacke,to imitate her brow. 
 
 Dam. To look like her are Chimny-fweepers blaeke. 
 Lon. And ftnee her time,are Colliers counted bright. 
 King. And ^£thiogs of their fweet complexion crake. 
 Dtssn. Dark needs no Candles cow,fbr dark is light. 
 Bsr. Your miftrefles dare sscutt comeinraine. 
 
 For feare thetr colours (bouid be wafht away. 
 
 Kin. ‘T were goad yours did: for fir to tell you pla’me. 
 lie ftnde a fairer face act walht <o day* 
 
 Ber. Ue proue lier fsire,or talke till (boms-day here 
 Kin. NoDtueli will fright thee then fo much at fhee 
 ’Duma. 1 newer knew man hold vile ftuffe fo de$re. 
 Lm. Looke,heetsthyioue, my foot and her face fee, 
 3er* Oif the ftreets were paued with thine eyes. 
 
 Her 
 
Los&r .Labour's lojl. 
 
 Ill 
 
 Hi! fm were much teo dainty fiai fuch tread. 
 
 Dumb, Ovde.then as fhe goes whst vpward lyes ^ 
 "Hie Greet focuid fee as five walk’d overhead. 
 
 Kin, But what of this,$rc we not'd! in Iowa? 
 
 Ber. O nothing fo fure,and thereby all fotfwcnte. 
 Kri- Then leaue thischse.lc good "Bernea aow proue 
 Our loulngtawfull.and out fayth not tome. 
 
 ©iw- I marie there,fome ftanei'y for thiseuill. 
 Long. O fome authority how to proceed, 
 
 Sowe tritks.fome quillets, howto cheat the diutll. 
 Dun. Some falue for periutle, 
 
 Ber. O ‘tis more then needs. 
 
 Haue at you then affedion? men st armes, 
 
 ConAder what you firft did fwesre vruo t 
 To fafl,to ftudy,«nd to fee no woman: 
 
 Flat treafooagainft the Kingly Rate of youth. 
 
 Say,Can youtafi ?your ftomacksare too young: 
 
 And abftinence ingenders maladies. 
 
 And where that you haue vow’d to ftixKe (Lords) 
 
 In that each ofyoubaaeferfwesrne his Book*. 
 
 Can you Rill dreams and pore,and thereon looked 
 For when would you my Lofd } or you,or you, 
 
 Haue found the ground of Rudies ercellenct, 
 
 W ithout the beauty of a womans face 5 
 From womens eyes this do&rine I skriue, 
 
 They are the Ground,the Bock.es,the Achadama, 
 
 From whence doth fpring the true Prometbtan fire* 
 
 Why, vniueriall plodding poy foas vp 
 The nimble fpirits in the arteries. 
 
 As motion and long during s^ben tyres 
 The finnowy vigour of the nsuailer. 
 
 Now for nos looking on a woman* face. 
 
 You haue in that forfworne the vfe of eyes 1 
 And ftudie toe, the eaufer of your vow. 
 
 For where is any Author In the world , 
 
 Teaches fuch beauty as a womens eye: 
 
 Learning is buron adiundl to our felfe, 
 
 And where ws are^sar Lsaming like wife ss; 
 
 Then when ourfe'ueswefee in Ladies eyes, 
 
 Widiour lelufs. 
 
 Doe we not iikewife fee our teaming there ? 
 
 O we haue made a Vow to ftudie, lord?. 
 
 And in that vow we haue forfworne ousSookesr 
 For when would you (my Lcege) or you, or you ? 
 
 In leader contemplation haue found out 
 Such fiery Numbers as the prompting eyes, 
 
 Ofbeamics tutors haue inrtch'd you with: 
 
 Other flow Arts Entirely keep? the braine : 
 
 And therefore finding birraine praSizm, 
 
 Scarce fhew aharueftoftheirhciuy toylc. 
 
 Bet Loue firft learned in a Ladies eyes. 
 
 Lines not alone ensured in the bnune: 
 
 But with the motion of ail dessenrs. 
 
 Courfes aafwsfts* theught in euery power, 
 
 And gisses to euety power a doable power. 
 
 Aboue their fundbansand thefre (Trees. 
 
 St eddet s precious feeing to the eye : 
 
 A Louerceycs will gaze w Esgleblinde. 
 
 A Louers eare will bearethe lowcft found 
 When thefufpiciousbaad of theft is ftopt. 
 
 Louts foaling is more Sfeft and fimfible, 
 
 Then tee eh* tender homes of Cockled Sn&ylei. 
 
 Loues tetsgue proues dainvy, Backicr grotTe In tafte. 
 
 For Valour,isnot Loate Hercules ? 
 
 Still diming trees in the Htfyarides 
 Subtill as Spt/ink, as fweerand muftcall, 
 
 As bright Afoik 1 Lute, fteung with his haire. 
 
 And when Loue fpeakes, the voyce of all the God*, 
 M ak« heauen drowfie with th* hsrmonie, 
 
 Neuer durtTPoet toutha pen to write, 
 
 Vrssii! bis lake wesstempred with Leues fighes? 
 
 O then hit lines would rauifh fauage cares, 
 
 And plank in Tyrsnt£milde hurmlSe. 
 
 From womens eyes this dodbFne I deriue 
 They fparcteftiil the right promethean fire, 
 
 They are the Book**, the Arts, the Achedemes, 
 
 That ftiew, contain*, andnourilhajl tlieworld, 
 Elfencneatall ia ought proas?* eacslienr. 
 
 Then foolw you were thefe women to forfweare: 
 
 Or keeping what is fworne.you will proue foofes, 
 
 Per Wifedomes fake, a word that all men loue : 
 
 Cr for Loues fake, a word that lout* all men. 
 
 Or for Mens fske,the author of thefe Women. 
 
 Or Womens fake,by whom women are Men. 
 
 Let’s ooce loofe our oathes to finde out felues. 
 
 Or eife we loofe our fchtes, to keepe our oalhes; 
 it is religion to be thus forfworne. 
 
 For Charity it felfe fulfills the Law s 
 And who car. feucr loue from Charity. 
 
 Kit, Saint Cupid then, and Soiildiers to the field. 
 Be?.* Aduance your Ra.ndards, d vpon there Lords, 
 PslLmeU,downs wuh them: but be firikaduif’d. 
 
 In conflift that yon get the Sunoe of them. 
 
 Le*$. Now te plain? dealing, Lay thefe glozes by, 
 Shall werefolue to woe thefe giries ofTrance? 
 
 Km. And winne them too,thercforeles vsdeuife 
 Some entertainment for them in their Trots. 
 
 Ber. Flrft from the Park let vs conduft them thither, 
 Then homeward euery man attach the hand 
 Of his fairs Mifireffe, in the afternoons 
 We will with feme ftrangepaftimefolacethem j 
 Such as the fhertneffe of tire time can fhape, 
 ForRajcb.Dances.Maskea^ad merry houies, 
 Foiorursne fairs Lou®, fhftrwiog her vtay with fiousftes. 
 
 Kim. Away swey.netime Qtall beomittgd, 
 Thctwiil be time,and ftuty by vs be fitted. 
 
 Her. Alone,alonefowed Cockcll, reap d to Corne, 
 And lufticealwaies svhirlee IneqiuUmsruirc; 
 
 Light Wenches rnr/preue plagues tomen forfworne, 
 If tojOSfr Copper buys* no better treafusc. fxeuns . 
 
 AUus Q xaritis. 
 
 Enlur she 'Pedant , Curate and'DuU. 
 
 Pedant. Satis quidjUfluil. 
 
 Carat. 1 praifeGod for you fir,yourfeafons at dinner 
 htfue beene tharpe & lementioasiptoifins witliout fct.r- 
 rillitv, witty without glfhckioD, sudanous without inv 
 pudency, kerned without opinion, and ftrange without 
 hsrefie: 1 did eefxierft thd? cj^cfttian dsy with s comps- 
 mon'ofths Kings,who is intttuled^jominated,or called. 
 Dorr Adriana & Annalist, 
 
 3rd. Non kovnnum to/tqiocw te, His humour is lofty, 
 hi* difeeurfe peretnproni : hi* tongue filed., bis eye 
 amfcitsouj, h:s gate nuicfiteeil, and his geomil behaui- 
 cur varrre ridicu!oiis,and thrafontcall. He liioopicked, 
 too ffruce.toosSeded.looodde, asn were, coopere. 
 griaai,6slm.aycsllik 
 
 M 3 Curat 
 
Loties Labours loft. 
 
 Curat. A moil {Jugular and cholfe Bpithftt , 
 
 Tirtru out his Talle-bca\g. 
 *teda. He dtaweth out the thsed of his verfeofitie, fi¬ 
 ner then the sbple of his argument. I abhor fush phe- 
 nackali phaotauffls» fach snfociabk and poy(U dstrifc 
 companions, fachtaekersofortagrlphie, astofpeske 
 dour fine, when he fhouid fay doubt; dec,when he fbokJ 
 pronounce dcbt;d elr-^notdetsbe clepeth aCalf,Caufe: 
 ha!fc,l«afe:neighboiir veeattsr nebour; neigh ahreui&mi 
 ne: this is abhooiioable, which he would call abhoroa- 
 nablasIt infintiaceth meofinfaroie: tse ittieligisdaiwitir, to 
 make ftantkke,lun3ticke ? 
 
 (ftsra. Lausdeo,bem intellsga. 
 
 Veda, 'Basse boon for boon prefcitlUfi little fcrateht/rodl 
 feue. 
 
 txisr^Btcgari, Bey. 
 
 Curat. Viihs m qws tterns ? 
 fte£s. l r titXi % &gauAia. 
 
 Brag. Chirra. 
 
 jW<3. Chirrs,not.Sirr&? 
 
 'Brag. Men of peace wellhncounued. 
 
 Bed. fdoOmdUtarietirfaiutacjon- 
 Buy. They Haue beene a? a great feaft of Langusges, 
 fend (solisc the fcrapa. 
 
 Clous. O they lum lin’d tong en the almes-basket of 
 words? I marueil thy hfi.hath not eaten thee for a word, 
 for thou art nos fc long by the head as honenficabiliiu- 
 dsnitatibus s Tht&tartcafier fWlowed there a&apdra- 
 gen. 
 
 tegs. Frace,thepeakbegm3. 
 
 Brag. Motuifkr ,are you not Is erred ? 
 tags. Yes,yes, he reaches boyes tin: Home-booke: 
 What is Ab tyeld backward with the horn oa his hesd ? 
 Peda. Ba ^turrda. with a Horne added- 
 Peg. Ba moft feeiy Shcepe, with s horns j ysy bears 
 his teeming. 
 
 Peda, Quit 4 ift/,chou Confonant? 
 
 Pag. The laR of the fiue Vowels if You repeal them, 
 or tbs fin if!. 
 
 peda. 1 will repeat them : a e L 
 teg. The Sheepe.the other two concludes it o u. 
 'Brag. Now by the fids waueofthemediteranium , 
 fweet tutch,a quicke venc we of wit, (nip inap, quick & 
 home,it reioyceth my imellc&.true wit. 
 
 Pag, Offered by a childe to an olde roan: which is 
 wit-old. 
 
 Pads, What is the figure? What lathe figure? 
 Pegs- Homes. 
 
 . Peda. Thou difputes like an Infant : goe whip thy 
 Gigge, 
 
 Pag, LendmeyourHorneto make one, and! will 
 whip about your Infhmie vntm cita a gigge of a Cuck¬ 
 olds home. 
 
 Cb». And I had but one penny in the world, thou 
 lho*jldftha«e ic to buy Ginger breads Hold,there is the 
 very Remuneration I had ofthy Maifter.thou halfpenny 
 pwrfe of wit, thou Pidigeon-eggcof thfcrecioa. O Sttbe 
 heauens were fo pleated,that thou wet* barmy Baftarrd; 
 What a iovfuli father wouSdflthcu make rose ?Goe to, 
 thou ha{litoddfs«^«/,at die fingers ends,a* they fay. 
 Petit. Chi fineli falfe Latine, dxrghslfoewgtjem. 
 "Brag. A rtf. mtmpreov»bulat, w e will bee fingled from 
 the barbarous. Do you not educate youth as the Charg- 
 boufe on chetopofths Mountains? 
 
 Peda Or tdem the'hill. 
 
 ’Brag, At your fweet pleofure, for the Mounsai ae, 
 
 Peda, i doe fans (fiieflitm. 
 
 Bra. Sir,it is the Kings roof! fweet pieafure and af¬ 
 fection, to congratulate the Princeffe at ha Pauilion, in 
 th epefisriert of this day , which the rude multitude cal! 
 
 the sitcr-noone, 
 
 PetL The pofis/ixr of the day .snoft generous fir,ta Bi¬ 
 ble, congruent* £ 53 d tncafurable for the after-noone: the 
 word is well culd.chofe, fweet, and apt I doe affure you 
 fir,! doe allure. 
 
 'Brag. Sir,theKing is a nebie Gentleman, end my fa¬ 
 miliar, I doe allure ye very goad friend : for what is io 
 wsrdbetweene vs, letitpafie. Idoebefeeeb thee re¬ 
 member thy cureefie. I btfecch thee apparel! thy head: 
 snd among other importunate & meH feriaus defignes, 
 and of great import indeed too t but let that paffe, few I 
 nsufttdithee it will plesfe his Grace (by the world) 
 foroetlme to leace vpon my poore Osodder, and with 
 hss roysil finger thus dailie with my e3tcrcntsnt,with my 
 tnu(Whio: but fweet heart let that pafle. By the world 
 I recount no table, feme smsine fpedall honours it 
 pleafeth hl» greatnefle to impan to tsfrmedo a Souldier, 
 a roan of trauell, that hath feens the world: but let that 
 paffe; the very all of all is; but fweet heart,! do Implore 
 iecrecie, that the Kin? would hsue ince prelenc the 
 Print elk (fweet chucke) wtthfome dclrgkiaU oflenta-v 
 cion, or (how, or pageant, oranucke, orfire-worke: 
 Now.vnderftfendiog that the Curate and your fweet fdf 
 are good as finch eruptions,and fodaine breaking out of 
 tnyrth (ss it were ) l haue acquainted you withalj, so 
 the end to erasej?c«? aSiftance. 
 
 Peda. Sir, you {hall prefent before ha the Mine Wor¬ 
 thies. Sir Hduftmcs^ ai concerning foroeentatsinrneKt 
 of time, focise ftew in the pofterior of this day, to bee 
 rendred by our afiilHnts the Kings command rand this 
 moft gallant,Uluflrate and learned Gentleman* before 
 the Princefle s I fay none fo fit as to prefect the Nine* 
 Worthies. 
 
 Carat. Where will you Socle men worthy enough to 
 prefent them ? 
 
 Peda. fajita, your felfe-.my feifc.and this gallant gen- 
 zlsutan fsidaa Machabens % this Swaine (becaufe of his 
 greet lirnmcor tcynt) fhallpaffe Pompty thegrest, the 
 Page Htrades. 
 
 Brag. Pardon fir, error: He Is not quantitie enough 
 for chat Worthies thumb,hec is not fo big as the end of 
 
 his Club. 
 
 PteL}. ShellIhsue audience? hsfhall prefent Hercu¬ 
 les in minoritie: his eater and exit (hall bee ftranghng a 
 Snake; and I will haue an Apolog’se for that purpofe. 
 
 Pag. An excellent deuice ; fo if any of the audience 
 hifl’e, yon may cry. Well done Hercules, now thou cru- 
 firefi the Snake; that is the way to make an offence gra¬ 
 cious, though few haue the grace to doc it, 
 
 Brag. For the red of the Worthies { 
 
 Veda. I will play three my felfe. 
 
 Pag. Thrice worthy Geuckroan. 
 
 Brag. Shall I tell you 6 thing ? 
 
 Peda. We at! end. 
 
 Brag, WewiOhaue,ifcbisfadgenot,an Antique. I 
 befeccn ycu follow. 
 
 Ted. P'iagcGd'm 2 &Dull t <hGii baft ipoken no word 
 sit this while. 
 
 Dfill. Nor vnderfioad none neither fir. 
 
 Fed. Aicr.CjWe will employ thee. 
 
 Dull, lie make one in a dsnee, os’ fo s or I will play 
 
 on 
 
 ai 
 
or the ub« roth* Worthies, & let them dancs thehey. 
 Fed. Moft5o//,honeftfl«/i,toouf fportaway. Eserr. 
 
 Enter L/uLisi. 
 
 £n* Sweethearts v;*e fftjJl fee rich ere we depart, 
 
 If feuiBgi come thus plentifully in. 
 
 A Lady wal'd about with Oiamandsi Lookycu,vjhat 1 
 haise &am the Idling King, 
 
 Rof&, Mad3m»c3menothir^gdfe8Scng with that?' 
 Qu. Nothing but this: yet at much loue in Rime, 
 
 As would be cram’d vp ins then of paper 
 Writ eii bcth fidei the leafe,a>*rgfcnt and all, 
 
 That he wss fame te feale on (fuftdt name. 
 
 Ref:. That was the way c© make his gad -heid wax: 
 For he hath beene flue thotifandysoresa Bey. 
 
 Rash. I,8J?d s flrrewd vnhappv gallowes too. 
 
 Rtf. You’ll uetebcftiind* wits hirmakild your fislcr, 
 Ktfh. H« tssde her melancholy, fid, and heauy, end 
 fo fits died: had /he beene Light like ym.oi Such a m?r- 
 rle nimble flirting fpirit (he might a bin s Grandam era 
 (foe died. And f© may you: Fora light heart hues long. 
 
 Ref. What’sycur carke meaning moufe.ofthis light 
 word? 
 
 K<y. A light condition in a beauty datke. 
 
 Ref. Weneed more light to finds ysxir meaning out 
 Rat, Youll marre the light by taking it in ftiurfe: 
 Therefore He dtrkely end the argument. 
 
 Rsf. Look what yau dos,ycu doa it ftjl i'th darks. 
 Kit. So donor you,for you area light Wench. 
 
 Ref. Indeed I wajgbnot you,and therefore Sjghe. 
 
 JCu. You waigh me rcot.Q that's you care notforme- 
 Ref Great reafca : for paftcare.is fttil psft cure. 
 
 Well bandied both, a fet of Wit well played* 
 But fhfd/r?e t you hone a Fauour coo i 
 Who Tenth? and what is it? 
 
 Roij t vraald you knew. 
 
 And it my face were but as fsrrc as your?, 
 
 My Fauour wereas gres^be wttnefiwhis. 
 
 Nay,! heue Verfes too ? l thanks Berswne, 
 
 The numbers true, and were the numbring too 
 I were tbefaiteftgoddefieon the ground, 
 lam compar'd to twenty theufsnd fairs. 
 
 O ke hathdravfflimy pi&ur« in his letter 
 £f. Anythinslike? 
 
 J\of. Much in the !e?ters,n©thing ia the praile 
 Q.^. Btstiltou: as lucke: & good concluftcn, 
 
 Xa.% fe:ree$at^3stB,iisaCcppiebooke. 
 
 Ref. Ware peafils.Hov»?L«t meuot die yoinr debtor, 
 My red Domini call, my golden letter. 
 
 O that your face were full of Ocs. 
 
 £»■ K Poz oftbat kft,and I befluew ell Sbrowei. 
 But Katherme, what was feta so you 
 From fair? Dnma&t ? 
 
 K<a, Madame, this Qoue. 
 
 SI*. Did he not fend you twaine; 
 
 Rat. Yej Madame: and moreouer. 
 
 Some iboufand Veifer of a &ithf»U Loner. 
 
 A huge imnflation ofhypecrifie, 
 
 Vildly compiled, profound fimpliciHe. 
 
 A«r. Thia.and thefe Pearls,to me fens Longmsls 
 Tbe Letter is too long by haife&mils. 
 
 1 thmkeno Wife; DofttKou wife inhaare 
 The Chain* were longer,and tbs Letter fhon. 
 
 Mar. Lot I would thefe bends might ncuer part. 
 f£a*t. We ate wife giries to mocks our Louers fo 
 Ref They are worfe fcolei to purchafe rr.oekmg fo. 
 
 Least Lalmrt loft. 
 
 Liz 
 
 That fame Bemvm'Zc torture ere Igoe. 
 
 O that I knew he were but in by tb’weeke) 
 
 How I would mske him (i.wnSytnd bcgg?,snd feeke 
 And wait the feafon, and obferae tire ttme< 5 , 
 
 And fpend hi* prodigall wiu in booeeles rinses. 
 
 And Ships hmerake wholly to my deuiee, 
 
 MM make him proud to make me proud that kfts. 
 
 So pertauns like would] o'rdfwgy hss fiate. 
 
 That he (hold be my fook.assd I his fats. 
 
 None are fo freely caught,when iheyarecatcht. 
 As Wir turn’d foole/ollkin Wifedomc hatch’d s 
 Hath wlfedoms warrant, sad tbe help* of Scheolc, 
 
 And Wits owne grace so grace a kanad Fools ? 
 
 Raf. The blow© of yoatS burns tier wt sh fucb cxcelfe, 
 As grtuities reuolt to wgaiocs b& 
 
 Mtr. Poll :<s in Foe let beares n*3t f© (lcon<? a note, 
 Asfoorry ituhe Wife, when Wit doth dose: 
 
 Since all the power thereof is doth epply, 
 
 T© prows by Wit, worth in (implicit:?. 
 
 Entire Beyer. 
 
 Heere comes Bsyet,®ad mirth in his face. 
 
 By. OI ara ftsb’d with laughter,Whet’t hot Grace? 
 
 Si&y Tbynewes^eycf I 
 
 Soy. Prepare Medamgjprepare, 
 
 Arnst Wenches at me, incounters mounted arc, 
 
 Againft your Pesc8,Losse doth epp^DSch^difguis’d s 
 Armed in arguments, you’ll be (urprla’d, 
 
 Mufta your Wia,ftsnd In your otvne defence, 
 
 Or hEde your heads like Cewsfds.sad gjg hence. 
 m ^5* Sator, 72.:miL to S.Cafidi Wises Mi they. 
 
 That chsrgs theitjjrceth againft v»? Say fcoue fay 
 Bey. Vnder the cook made of a Stecainore, 
 
 I thought tr cbfe mine eyes feme balfean houre: 
 
 When lo to interrupt r»y purpos’d reft, 
 
 Toward that (hade I might behold addreft. 
 
 The Sing and his companions: warely 
 I ftole tetna neighbour chicket by, 
 
 Andouer-heard, what yau (hall oaerTiesre: 
 
 That by and by difguis'd they will be hecrc. 
 
 Their Herald is & pretty knauifli Page: 
 
 That well by heart harli con’d his embaflage, 
 
 A.^Uon and accent did they teach him there. 
 
 Thu* mufi thou fpeake.snd thss thy body besre. 
 
 And cuer and anon they made a doubt, 
 
 Prafsnce maiefticail would put himcu£: 
 
 Pcs quoth tbe King,an Angell (halt thou feet 
 Y «i fears tso* thou, but (peaks aadacioufly. 
 
 The Boy teply’d, An Angell isnoteuili i 
 I (houtd haue fear’d her.had (Its fce?ac a deuill. 
 
 Widr that all laugh’d,and dap’si him on the (hosdder, 
 taking the bold wagg by their praifes bolder. 
 
 Oae tuo’d his elboe ihu s^nd fleer’d, and (wore, 
 h better fpeech was neuer fps ka before 
 Another with his finger ana his thumb, 
 
 C.efdvia, we willdoo’c,eott3e what will come. 
 
 The third he caper’d and cr red, A11 goes well. 
 
 Hie fourth rarn’d oa she toe, and down* he fell 
 With that they sll did tumble on the ground, 
 
 Wish fash a ?.dous laughter fo profound. 
 
 That in this fpleene ridiculous appeerej, 
 
 Tocbeeketfoeic felly paflions folemne tcares. 
 jSiwt. whatjbas whar.ccnie they to yj ? 
 
 'Bey. They do, they do; and are^pparel’d thus, 
 like Stejcmcsi, or Refuses}, as l geffe. 
 
 Their purpofe is to parkc/o court, and daccc, 
 
 M | And 
 
1 $ 8 Loues Labours left. 
 
 A nd euery one his Loue-f«at will aduance, 
 
 Vnto his feuerail Miftrelfe: which they’ll know 
 B/fauours feuerali, which they did beftow 
 
 Qneen. And will they forthc Gallant* foal! be tasks: 
 Foe Ladies} we Will eaeryenebe masks, 
 
 And not a man of them fheW Hsue the grace 
 
 Defpight offute,to fte a Ladies face. 
 
 Hold Rofahne, this Faoout thou (halt weare. 
 
 And then the King will court thee for his Dears: 
 
 Hold,take thou this my fweet, sndgtue me thine. 
 
 So (hall Berewne take me for Rof aline. 
 
 And change your Fauears tee/o (hfih your Loues 
 
 Woo contrasy, deceiif d by these remote*. 
 
 Raps. Come on then, wear* the fauours mod in fight- 
 K#i!t. But in this eharrgtng,Whst is your intent? 
 Queevt. The effedi of my intent is to erode theirs > 
 They doc ifbut in mocking merriment, 
 
 And mocks for mocke is onely my intent. 
 
 Their feaetal! counfcls they vnbaferoe (ball, 
 
 To Loues miftooke,»nd fo be mockt withsll. 
 
 Vpon the next occa(ion that we meets, 
 
 With Vilages difplayd to talfceand greets. 
 
 Rof. But (ball we dance,tf they deftre vs too*s? 
 
 Qk&s. No, to the death we will nottnooe a foot, 
 
 Nor to their pen'd fpeech render we no grace: 
 
 But while*fcis fpoke,each turns away his face. 
 
 Bay Why that conrempS will kill the keepers beast, 
 And quite diuorce his memory from his pan 
 ffhtt*. Therefore I doe it,and I make no doubt. 
 
 The reft will ere come in, if he be out 
 
 fhcres no fuch fport,as fport by fport embrowns; 
 
 fo make theirs ours.and oura none but out owns. 
 
 %o ftisll we ftsy mocking entended gsme, 
 
 And they well mockt,depart away with tharne. SoirntL 
 hoy. The Trempet founds, bsmsakt, the maskers 
 come 
 
 Enter Blacky moerej with nutficke , tin hoy toith tfpotcb , 
 and the reft of the Lords dsfguipd 
 
 Page AH hath,the rickeft 'Beauties on the earth. 
 
 Ber. Beauties no richer then rich Taffeta. 
 
 Pag. A holy pareeU of the fair eft darnel that emr turn'd 
 then patkgr to m/rtufi vtewtt 
 
 The Ladies turns their bsckes to him. 
 her. Their eyes viltaine.their eyes. 
 
 Peso, That emr turn’d their eyes to vtortaH viruses 
 
 Out * 
 
 Boy. True, out indeed 
 
 Pag ■ Out of your faitourt heavenlyfpiritt vcttchfife 
 
 Plot fo behc/de 
 
 Ber. Oncero beho!d,rogue 
 
 Pag Once to behoid withyoar Ssmne beamed eyes, 
 Pt'ithyoesr S unite be ante A (yet. 
 
 Boy. They will not anfwer to that Epythite, 
 
 You were bed call if Daughter beamed eyes 
 
 Pag They donee marke me.and that brings me eat. 
 tkro Is this your petfefbielfe ? be gon yoii rogue. 
 Rofa What would thefe ftranger* ? 
 
 Know their m'sndes Bo/tt. 
 
 If they doe (peaks our language, *ti$ onr will 
 
 That force plsine msisrecount -.heir purpofes. 
 
 Know what they would ? 
 
 Beget What would you with the Princes ? 
 
 Ber. Nothing but peace .and gentk vifitation. 
 
 Rof. What would they, fay they i 
 
 Boy. Nothing but peace,and gentle vifiustbn. 
 
 Rofa Why that they haue.and bid theift fo Be gon, 
 "R'y. She faies you haue it,and you may be gon. 
 
 Kts. Say to her we bane meafut'd many mUei, 
 
 To tread a Meafure with you on the graffe. 
 
 Boy. They fay that they haue mealur’d manyarrilo, 
 
 To tread a Meafure with you on this graffe 
 
 Rofa. It is not fo. Aske them how many inches 
 
 Is in one mile? If they haue tneafar d manic. 
 
 The meafure then of one is eafiie told. 
 
 'Bey. If to come hither,yoEj haue meafur'd miles. 
 
 And many milt*: the PrincetfTe bids you ttU, 
 
 How many inches doth fill vp one mile ? 
 
 Ber. Tell her vve meafure them by weary ftep*, 
 
 Boy. Sheheareshcrfelfe 
 
 Rofa. How manic weariefteps, 
 
 Of many wesrie miles you hsue ore-gone, 
 
 Atenumfcred in the traueilofonemile? 
 
 Biro. Wc number nothing that wefpend for you, 
 Ourdutie is fo rich, fo infinite. 
 
 That we may doe it ftiii without accompt. 
 
 Vouchfafe to (hew thcfunfhineof yourfacC, 
 
 That we (like fauages) may worfhip it. 
 
 Rofa. My face h but a Mocne and clouded too* 
 
 Km. Blcffed are ciouds,to doc as fuch clouds do. 
 Vouchfafe bright Moone.and thefe thy ftars toftiinc, 
 (Thofe clouds remooued ) vpon our waterie eyne. 
 
 'Rofa. O vaine peticioner, beg a greater master. 
 
 Thou now requeftsbot Moonefnine in the water. 
 
 Kfts. Then in our meafure,vouchfafe but one change. 
 Thoubidfi me beggc.lhia begging is not Orange. 
 
 Rofa. Play mufjcke then: nty you muff doe it foone. 
 Net yet no dance: thas change i like the Moonc. 
 
 Kin. Will you not dance ? How come you thine* 
 ftranged? 
 
 Rofa. You tookc theMoone at full, but now foes’s 
 
 changed ? 
 
 Kin. Yet ftillftie 5*the Moone.and I the Man. 
 
 Rofa. The mufick playes, vouchfafe feme motion to 
 it: Our eares vouchfafe it. 
 
 Kit. But your legge* (hould doe it. 
 
 Rof. Ssnceyou are nrangers.gi come here by chance. 
 Wee'il net be nice.tske hands,wc will not dance. 
 
 Ksk. Why take you hands then ? 
 
 Raft. Oneiie to part friends. 
 
 Curtfte fwmlwarts.and fo the Meafore endv 
 
 Km. Mere raeafiuecfth:s meafure be not nice. 
 
 Reps, We can afford no more *t fuch a price. 
 
 Kin. Pnfe your fclues:What buyes your companie } 
 Rofa. Your abfeuce onehc 
 
 Ksn. That esnneuerbo, 
 
 Rofa. Then tanner we be boughr.and fo adoe. 
 
 Twice to your Vifore, and halfc once to you. 
 
 Kin. If you denis to dastce,l«’s hold more chat 
 
 Rof In pnuatc then. 
 
 Kin. I am beft pleas’d with that. 
 
 Re.Vi bate handed Miffris.one fwm word with the?. 
 ffpi. Hony ,and Mi!ke,and S«ger:thert i* three. 
 
 'Ber. Nay then two rreyes^n ifyou grow fo nice 
 M«heg!ine,Wort, and Malmfey; well runne dice: 
 There's haife s dozen fweecs. 
 
 Seuenth fweet adue/wee you can cogg, 
 lie pi ay no more with you. 
 
 Ber. One word hs feem. 
 
 Plu. Let it not be (Were. 
 
 Ber Thou greeu'ft my gall. 
 
 Queen. 
 
 \ 
 
Lottes Labour's k/i. \ 3 g 
 
 Qjs. Gall,bitter. 
 
 3 tr. Therefore ®ceto* 
 
 Da, Will yo u vouehfafe wtih ate so change a word? 
 Mar. Name it. 
 
 Bum. FaiteLadie: 
 
 Mar. S* y y ou fo i Fake Lord i 
 
 Take you that for your faire Lady. 
 
 Da. Pletfekyou s 
 
 As much m priuate, and lie bid adieu. 
 
 Mar. What,was your vizard made without a tong? 
 Lang. 1 know the reafom Ladle why you aske. 
 
 K^tar. O for your jcafon 3 quickly fit, I long. 
 
 Long. You haue a double tongue within your mask. 
 And would affoord my fpeechlcfleviaard halfe. 
 
 Mar. Veale quoth the Dus<lt*msn: u not Veals a 
 Calfe? 
 
 Lang- A Calfe faire Ladic 3 
 
 Mar. No,afaire LordCalfe, 
 
 Long* Let’s part the word. 
 
 Mar. No, Uc not be your bslfe 5 
 
 Take all and weane it, it may ptoue an Ose, 
 
 Long. Looks how you but your felfe an thefe fharps 
 mockes. 
 
 Will you giue homes chafl Ladie?Donotfo» 
 
 Mar. Then die a Calfe before your boms do gram 
 La w. One word in priuate with you ere 1 die. 
 
 1 JMar, Bleat foftly then, the Butcher heare3 you cry. 
 3ojee. The tongues of mocking wenches are askeeti 
 As is the Razors edge, inuifible: 
 
 Cutting a fmaller haire then may be feene, 
 
 Aboue the fenfe offence fofenfible 1 
 Seemcththejrconfercnce.theit conceits haue wings, 
 Fleeter then arrows.bullets wmd,thogbt,fwifteT things 
 Ref«. Not one word more my msides, breaks off, 
 breaks off. 
 
 Her. By heauen, all dne beaten with pure feoffs. 
 
 King. Farewell madde Wenches, you haue Ample 
 wits. Exmnt. 
 
 Twentie adieus my frozen Mufcouits. 
 
 Art thefe the breed of wits fo wondred at ? 
 
 'Beyer. Tapers they are, with your fweste breathes 
 pufc out. 
 
 £ 0 / 4 . Wel-liking wits they haue,gro£e,groSle,fst,fat. 
 *2*. O pouertie in wit.Kingly poore flout. 
 
 Will they not (thrnke you) hang themfcluej to Eight ? 
 
 Or euer but in vizards (he w their faces: 
 
 This pert 'Berovme was out ofcount'nance quite. 
 
 Refs. They were all inlamentabjecafes. 
 
 The King was weeping ripe for a good word. 
 
 £u. Bereror.e did fweare htmfelfe out of all fuite. 
 
 Mar Dstmatne was at my ferurce v and his fword: 
 
 No point (quoth I:) my feruant ftraight v vas mute. 
 
 Ka. Lord LengeaiS faid I came ore his hart 1 
 
 And trow you what he call'd me? 
 
 Qu. Qualme perhaps. 
 
 Kat. Yes m good faith. 
 
 J£h. Go fickneffe as thou art. 
 
 Rof. Weli.bctter wits hsue worne plain ftarute cap? s 
 But wil you hearet the King is my loue fworne- 
 
 Qu. And quicke Tierown* hath plighted faith to me. 
 Kat. And Leng'ujill was fot my kruice borne. 
 
 Mar. 'Dam awe is mine a* fure as barks on trea. 
 
 3»yet. Madam,and prettie miftrefles giue care. 
 Immediately they will againc be hecre 
 
 In their ownc fhapet: fot it can ncuer be. 
 
 They will digeftthisharftundigmue- 
 
 Qgf Will they returned 
 
 Be®, They will they will,God knowes, 
 
 Ajtd leaps for ioy, though thty arelamc with blower; 
 Therefore change Favours, and when they repair®. 
 
 Blew like fweet Rofes, in this fummer airs. 
 
 J%g. How blew? how blow? Speake to bee vnder- 
 flood. 
 
 3oy. Faire Ladies nwkt s arc Rofes in their bud t 
 Difmaskt, their damasks fweet commixture ihowne. 
 
 Are Angels vailing cloudsj or Rofcs blown®, 
 
 Q»‘ Auaac perplesitie ; What flsall vve do. 
 
 If they retume rn their cwne fhspes to wo? 
 
 Refs. Good Madam, if by meyou'l beaduis'd. 
 
 Let’s mocke them Rill as well known® as difguis'd 1 
 
 Let v? complainc to them what fooles were heare, 
 Difguis’d like Mufeomtes in IhapeleiTe geare: 
 
 And wonder what they were, and to what end 
 
 Their fhallow (howes, and Prologue viideiy pen’d : 
 
 And their rough carriage fo ridiculous, 
 
 Should be preiented at our Tent to vs. 
 
 3ayct,. Ladles, withdraw; the gallants are at hand. 
 Qaet. Whip to our Tent?, as Rocs runnes ore Land. 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 Enter the King and the reft. 
 
 King. Faire fir,God Gtse you. Wbcr’itbePrincelTe? 
 Soy. Gone to her Tent. 
 
 Pleafo it your-Msieftie command m« anyferuice to her? 
 King. That she vouchfafe me audience for one word. 
 3oj. I will,sndfowil[fh«,Ikr>owmy Lord. Exit. 
 Her. This fellow pickes vp wit as Pigeonspcafe. 
 
 And vtters it agame, when lea* doth plcafe. 
 
 He is Wits Pcdler.and retail** his Wares, 
 
 At Wakes,and WaffeJs,Mectings,Markets, Fakes. 
 
 And wc that fell by grolfe, the Lord doth know, 
 
 Haue not the grace to grace it wsthfuch fhow. 
 
 This Gallant pins the Wenches on his fleetse, 
 
 Hadhebin a Adam, he had tempted Ette. 
 
 He can carue too, and lifpe : Why this Is he. 
 
 That kiftaway his hand in courtefie. 
 
 This is the Ape of Forme, Monfieur the nice, 
 
 That when he plates at Table?,chides the Dice 
 
 In honorable tearmes : Nay he can fing 
 
 A meanc mofl meanly, ana in Vfhermg 
 
 Mend him who can : the Ladies call him fwcete. 
 
 The flaires as he treads on them kiffe his fecte. 
 
 This is the flower that fmilcs on euerie one. 
 
 To fliew his teeth as white as Whales bone. 
 
 And confciences cha t wil not die in debt, 
 
 Pay himthe'dutie of henie-songued 3 eyes. 
 
 Ring. A blitter on his fweet tongue with my hart. 
 
 That put Armathoes Page out of his part. 
 
 Enter the Ladies. 
 
 3er&te where iecomes.Behauiour what wer'i thou,. 
 Till this madman (hew'd thee ? And what art thou now? 
 King. All haile fweet Madame,and faire time ofday, 
 gtr. Faire in all Haile is foule.as 1 conceiue. 
 
 Kwg. Conftruc my fpeeches better, if you may. 
 
 Qttj Then wilh me better, I wil giue you leaue. 
 
 Kmg. We came to vifityou,and purpofenow 
 
 To leads you to our Court, vouchfafe it then. 
 
 Qa. This field Awl bold me, and fo hold your vow ’ 
 Nor Cod, nor I, delights in periur’d men. 
 
 King. Rebuke mo not for that which you prouoke 1 
 
 The 
 
140 
 
 Louts Labours loft. 
 
 The venue of your eierouftbreakemy oth. 
 
 ^You nickname venue: vice you (herald hsuc {poke: 
 For venues office aeuer breakes nara troth. 
 
 Now by my maiden boner, yes as pare 
 As the vnfellied Lilly, I pros eft, 
 
 A world of torments though 1 fhould endure, 
 
 5 would not yeeld to be your houfes gut ft t 
 So much I hast a breaking carafe to be 
 Of heauenly oaths, vow dvsitfe integritie. 
 
 Kin- O you h3ne !ia d in deiolation heere, 
 
 V^fcene-, vnuifued, much ro our fhame. 
 
 f)a. Notfio rr.y Lord, it is not fo I fweare. 
 
 We haue had psftimes hme.and pleafant game, 
 
 A mefle of Ruffians left vs but of late. 
 
 K/n. How Madam? Rufsicns? 
 
 (?u I a? truth,my Lord. 
 
 Trim gallants, full of Court (hip and of ftste, 
 
 Rpfz, Madam fpeake true it is not fo my Lord: 
 fdy Ladie (to the manner of the dates ) 
 
 Irs currefifi giues vndeferuing praife. 
 
 We foure indeed confronted were wich foure 
 In Rufsia habit: Heere they flayed an houce. 
 
 And talk'd space . and in that hears (my Lord) 
 
 They did not blefle vs with one happy word. 
 
 I dare not call them foalei; but ibis I chink'c, 
 
 When they arethirftse, fooles would fame base dr take 
 Ber. This teftisdtietome. Gentlefwsete. 
 
 Your wits makes wife things fool iff when we g*eete 
 With eses beft feeing, heauens fierie eie: 
 
 By light we look hgtn 5 your capacitie 
 Is of that nature, ftm to your hu ge floore, 
 
 Wife things feesne fooiifh, and rich things but poors. 
 Kef This prouss you wife and rich: tor in my eie 
 Bsr. I am a foole,snd full of potsertie. 
 
 Ref But that you take what doth to you belong. 
 
 It were a fsultto fnsschv/ord* from my tongue. 
 
 Utr. O, l am yours and all shat 1 poflefle. 
 
 Ref. All the fcolemine. 
 
 Her. I cannot giue you leffe. 
 
 Kef Which oi the Vixaids what it that you wore? 
 Bcr. Where? when? What Vizard i 
 Why demand you this ? 
 
 Kef There, then, that vizard, that foperflaous czfe. 
 That hid the wosrfe, and {hsw'd the better face. 
 
 Km- Wearedifemd, 
 
 Theyl tnoeke vs now dowrtenghe, 
 
 Du, Let vs ccnfeffe.and turnc it to a left. 
 
 Qut. Amaz'd my Lord ? Why lookes your Highnes 
 Cadde? 
 
 Rsf$ He!pa hold hisbrowes,hee*l found; why leoke 
 you pak ? 
 
 Sea-fithe I tbinke corntning from Mufcouie. 
 
 'Be/. Thus poure the Bars down phguesfot penury- 
 Can any face of brafic hold longer out ? 
 
 Heere (land I, Ladie dart thy skill acme, 
 
 Broife me wish fcorne, confound me with a flout. 
 Thruft thy (herpg wit quite through my ignorance 
 Cut me to peeces with thy keen* conceit: 
 
 And I will wifls thee neucr more to dance. 
 
 Nor neu« more in Rufsian habit waite. 
 
 O! neucr will 1 tnsft to fpeechospen'd. 
 
 Nor toihe motion of z Schoole-boies tongue 
 Nor rarasr corns fo vizard to my friend, 
 
 Nor woo in like a blind-harpers fongue, 
 
 Taffaca phrafcs,fillten teareses precife, 
 
 Three-pil’d Hyperboles, fpntceaffHftion; 
 
 Figurespcdanticall, thefe fumtnet flies, 
 
 Haue blowne me full of maggot oftencatien 
 ! do ferfweare them, snd I heere proteft. 
 
 By this white Glouc (how whit* the hand God knows) 
 Henceforth my woing minde (hall be exprrft 1 
 
 In ruffet yefcs, snd honeft kerfie coes. 
 
 And to begin Wench, fo God heipe tne lew 
 My lone to thee a found fuss cracks or flaw 
 'Kofi. San;, f ms, l pray you. 
 
 Kir. Yet I haue a tnche 
 Of the old rage: beare vmh me, I am fiefcc. 
 
 Ueleaue it by degrees Toft, let vifce, 
 
 Write Lard haue mercit on vs, on thofe three 
 
 They are snfc&cd, in their hearts it lies 
 
 They haue the pligue, snd caught it of your eye*: 
 
 Thefe Lords are vifned, you are not free: 
 
 For the Lords tokens on you do 1 fee. 
 
 <2*-No,they ate free that gsue thefe tokens to vs, 
 Brr. Out ftates are forfeit, feekenot to vndo rs. 
 
 Ref It is not fo; for how can this be true. 
 
 That you (land forfeit, being thofe that fee 
 
 Be/. Peace, for I will not haue to do with you. 
 
 Kef, Nor (hall nos, ifl do as I intend. 
 
 £<r. Speake for your felues.my wit is at an end. 
 
 Teach vsfweete Madame, for our rudettsoL 
 greision, fome faireeacufe. 
 
 g*. The fsireft is confefsion. 
 
 Were you not heere but ejcnnow.difguii’d? 
 
 Km. Madam,! was. 
 
 JZu. And were you well aduisM? 
 
 Kin. 1 wti faue Madam. 
 
 When you then were heere, 
 
 What did you whifper in your Ladies eare? 
 
 King. That mote then all the world 1 did refpcflher 
 When (het (hall challenge this, you will reieft 
 het 
 
 Khtg. Vponm!n«Honor r.o, 
 
 Qu. Peace peace, forbearei 
 your oath once broke, you fore* not toforfweare. 
 
 King. Oefpifeme when 1 breahe this oath of mine. 
 £bj. 1 will, and therefore kcepeiS, Refahnt, 
 
 What did the Kufsian whifper in your care > 
 
 Ref Madam,he fwore that he did hold rae deare 
 As precious eye-fight, and did value me 
 Aboueihis Wosfd: adding thereto moreouer. 
 
 That he would Wed me, or dfe die my Louer. 
 
 God gso« thee ioy ofhim the Nobl* Lord 
 Mod honorabiy doth vpholdbis word. 
 
 King, Whataieaneyou Madame? 
 
 By my.ife. my trosh, 
 
 I ncuer fwore this Ladi* fech aqoth. 
 
 Kef By heauen you did, and to confirme it plainc, 
 you gaue me this: But take it fir agame. 
 
 Ki»g. My faith and this, the Princefle 1 did giue, 
 
 I knew her by this lewell on her fie cue. 
 
 Pstdontne fir,this lewell did (he weare. 
 
 And Lord Beroume (1 chanke him) is my deare 
 What? Will you hsue tne.Of yout Pearle again* ? 
 
 Sir, Neither of either, 1 remit both twame. 
 
 1 fee she trickeen’t: Heere was aconfent. 
 
 Knowing aforehand of ®ur memtnent, 
 
 To dafli it like aChriftmas Cornedve. 
 
 Sorns carry-rale/omc plcafe- man, feme flight Zanle, 
 Some mufTible-newes, feme trenchet-knight.fooi Dick 
 That follies his checke in yeares and knowes dig nick 
 T 0 make my Lsdy laugh, wh en (he s difpos'd; 
 
 Told 
 
Lottes\ Labours lojh j a i 
 
 Told our intents before: which once difclos’d. 
 
 The Ladies did change Fauours; and then we 
 
 Following the fignes, woo’d but the figne of the. 
 
 Now to our peniiric, to addc more terror. 
 
 We are againe forfworne in will and error.’ 
 
 Much vpon this tis: and might notyou 
 
 Voreftall our fport, to make vs thus vmrue ? 
 
 Do not you know my Ladies foot by’th fiquier ? 
 
 And laughvpon the apple of tier eie ? 
 
 And (land becwcenc her backs fir,and the fire. 
 
 Hording a trencher, idling msrrilie ? 
 
 You put our Page out: go, you are alowd. 
 
 Die when you will, a ftnocke (hall beyour fiirowd. 
 
 You lcere vpon me, do you f There’s an eie 
 
 Wounds like a Leaden fword. 
 
 Boy. Full merrily hath this braue manage*, thus car- 
 reere bene run. 
 
 Ber. Loc,he is tilting finight. Pesee,Ihaue-den, 
 
 £tr,tir demise. 
 
 Welcome pare wit, thou part'd a fairs fray. 
 
 Cto. O Lord hr,they would kno, 
 
 Whether the three Worthies fhall come in, or no. 
 
 Tier. What,sre there but three ? 
 
 C/e.No fir.but it is vara fine. 
 
 For eucric onepurients three. 
 
 Tier. And three times thrice is nine % 
 
 Clo. Not fo fir, vnder corre&ionfir, I hope it is not fo. 
 You cannot beg vs fir.l canaffureyeu fir,\ve know what 
 we know: I hope fir three times thrice fir. 
 
 'Her. Is not nine. 
 
 Clo. Voder coue&ionfir, wee know where-vfitifl is 
 doth amount. 
 
 Set, By lone, I alwaie* tooke three threes for nine. 
 Clo *. O Lord fir, it were pittleyou fbould get your 
 lluingby reekning fir. 
 
 Ber. How much is it? 
 
 Clo. O Lord fir, the panics themfdues,cl.e actors fir 
 will (hew where-vutill it doth amount: for mine owr.e 
 part, I am (as they fay, but to perfect one man in one 
 poore man) Trompion the great fir. 
 
 'Ber. Art thou one of the Worthies/ 
 
 Clo. 1 1 pleafed them to thinke me worthie of Penney 
 the great: for mine owne part, I know not the degree of 
 the Worthie, but I am to fiand fotrhim. 
 
 Ber. Go, bid them prepare. Exit. 
 
 Clo. We will tume it finely off fir, we vvif rakefbme 
 care 
 
 King. Beroww, they will (hamtfvs; 
 
 Let them not approach. 
 
 Tier. Wearefhamc-proofemyLord: and’clsfome 
 pedicie, to haue one fhewworfc then the Kings and his 
 comp3nie. 
 
 Kin. Ifsy they dial! not come. 
 
 S/«. Nay my good Lor d, let me ore-rule you new; 
 Thaciport bed pleafes } th3tdoth Icsftkrawa now. 
 
 Where Zeaie ftriues to concent, and the contents 
 
 Ditj in the Zeaie of that which it prefent»: 
 
 Their forme confounded, makes mod forme in mirth. 
 When great things labouring perifh intheir birth. 
 
 'Ber. A tight deferipcion of our fport my Lord, 
 
 Enter 'Brogueft 
 
 Brag. Annoitned,! iruplote fo much expence of tby 
 
 royall fweet breath, as will vt ter a bract of words. 
 
 Qu. Doth this man ferue God? 
 
 Tier. Whvaskcyou? 
 
 he Ipeak s no: like a man of God’s making. 
 Brag. That’s all onemyfaire fweet honi; Monarch: 
 tor I protefl, the Schoolmafter is exceeding fantafiicail: 
 Tootoovaine,tootoova!ne. Bucwewilput ttfasebey 
 fay) to Fertma delagsm, I wjfii you the peace of minde 
 mod royall cupplement, 
 
 JTw.Here is like to be a good prefence of Worthiest 
 Heprefencs ffeftor of Troy, the Sweme Ptmpey f , re!U . 
 the Parifii Curate Al/xantey, Armaises page Hmules 
 the Pedant lulu Machabcsu : And if thefe fours Wori 
 thies in their firfi (hew thriue, thefe foure will change 
 habites,and prefent the ocher Hue. “ 
 
 Ber. There is fiue in the firft (hew. 
 
 Kin. Youaredeceiuedjtisnot fo. 
 
 Ber. ThePedant,the Braggarr,the Hcdgc-Priefi.the 
 Foole.and the Boy, 
 
 Abate throw at Novum, and the whole world a*air>e 
 Cannot pneke out fioefuch, take each one jr.’s vainc’ 
 Kin - The (hip is vndcr faile, 3 nd here (hi com) amain. 
 
 Enter Pontpej. 
 
 Clo. IPomfeyam. 
 
 Ber. You lie, you are not he. 
 
 Clo. 1 Pempty am. 
 
 Boy. With Libbardsheadcn knee. 
 
 Ber. Well Paid old mocker, 
 
 I mud needs be friends with thee, 
 
 Ch. f Fompey am, Fempey Jurnam d the hie. 
 
 The. The great. 
 
 C/o. It is great fir: Ptmpey furs, em'd thegreat: 
 
 That oft in field, rvitb Targe and Shield* 
 did make my foe tofweas ; 
 
 ArMrauailhgalongtbi, coafl, I beer., am come iy chalice 
 Ani l *J ™J Armet before the tegs efihssfteeet Letffeof * 
 France. J 
 
 Ifyour Ladifhip would fay thankes Pootpiyf had done. 
 £4. Great thankes great Pompcy 
 
 Clo. Tit not fo much worth: butlhope I wasper. 
 feci. -1 made a little fault in great. 
 
 Ber. My hat to a halfe-pdnie, Pompey preoues the 
 Mil Worthie. 
 
 Enter Citrate fat Alexander. 
 
 Curat. When in the world Hin d, Itvas (Urnrides Com. 
 
 mar.de/ ; 
 
 By Eafi,Wefl,North,& South, 1 tfredn*rcohejnering might 
 My Scutcheon plait:/ declares that lam Ah finder. 
 
 Boiet . Your nofe faies no, you are not £' 
 
 For :t (lands too right. 
 
 Ber, Your nol'e fine!* no, in this moft tender fmel- 
 ling Knight. 
 
 Qtr The Conqueror is difmaid; 
 
 Proceeds good Alexander. 
 
 C'ter. When in the world £ lined, / wet/the mrldes Com- 
 wander. 
 
 Boiet. Mod trueftis right: you were fo Alifordcr. 
 Ber. Pompey the great. 
 
 Clo. your fcruanc avAfif/ard, 
 
 2tar.Tske sV»ay the Conqueror, take away Alifsindtr 
 Clo. Ofir.youhauecuenhrownc Altfoader the catr*. 
 queror: you will be feisp d our of the painted doth for 
 
 this. 
 
Loues Labour's loft* 
 
 142 
 
 thi*: your Lion that holds hisPollax fitting on s clofe 
 ftook, will be giuen to Aiax. He will be the ninth Wer- 
 thie. A Conqueror, and affraid to fpeake?Runiic away 
 for ftiame Alsfnder There an’c fhall pleafe you : a foo- 
 lifh niilde man, an honed man.looke ycu,& fooo dafht 
 He is amaruellout good neighbour infooth, and a vcne 
 good Bowler. but tor Jttsfander, alas you fee,bow 'tis a 
 little ere-parted Butthereare Worthies e comming, 
 will fpeake their nnndc in fome other fort Extt Ct1 
 
 J%h. Stand afide good Pompcy, 
 
 Em nr Pedant for htdsu, and the Boy for Hercules. 
 
 fed. Great Herculet is prefented by this Impe, 
 Whofe Club Veil’d ferheriv that three-headed Caxw, 
 And when he was a_babe,a childe,# fhrimpe, 
 
 Thus did he flrangle SerpWirs in his Maxm • 
 fgueMii7»,\\c feemeth in minoritie, 
 
 Ergo, I come with this Apologte. 
 
 Keep* fome (late in thy t> it,and vanids Exit 'Boy 
 
 Bed. ludas/tiw. 
 
 Dum Aludas? 
 
 Ted Net Ifcariot [>r 
 /stelae / am.yclifed <JMachabetu. 
 
 Dun 5 I ted n fifacba&eiu dipt, is plaine ludas. 
 
 Tier. A kifstng traitor.How art thou prpu d ftsd&l 
 Ted. ladAi I am. 
 
 Dum The more fiianne for you In dot. 
 
 Ted What cncane you fir? 
 
 'Em. To make ludas hang himfelfe. 
 
 Ped. Begin fir,you are my elder. 
 
 Her. Wei! follow’d, ludae was hang'd on ah Elder. 
 Ted. I will not be pm out of countenance. 
 
 'Bar. Becaufe thou had no face, 
 
 Ped What is this ? 
 
 'Ben. A Citterne head. 
 
 Dam. Thehfcadofabodkin. 
 
 Tier. A deaths face m a ring 
 
 Jjsm. The face of an old Roman eoine, fcarce feene 
 
 Boi, The pummell of fapvrt Faulchion. 
 
 Dum. The can/d-botre face on 3 Flaske. 
 
 'Bar. S.Gcoeges halfe cheeke in a brooch. 
 
 Dum. S,ahd in a brooch ofLead* 
 
 Ber. I, and wornc in the cap of a Tooth- drawer 
 And now forward, for we fiauc put thee in countenance 
 Ted. You haueput me out of countenance 
 Ber. Fslfe, we hauegiuen thee faces. 
 
 Ted. But you h^u'e out-fac'd them all. 
 
 Ber. And thou wer’t a L iou, we would do fo. 
 
 Boy. Therefore as he is,an A2e s let him go : 
 
 And fo adieu fwcct Jude. May, why doft thou day t 
 Dam. Forthe latter end of his name. 
 
 Ber. For the AJfe to the luck : giue it him, Jt»d-eu S- 
 way. 
 
 ped^ This is not generous, not gentlc,not humble. 
 B*y. A light for monficur Indae, ir gtovyes dirke,h* 
 may durable. 
 
 Que. Alas poore (JWaebc&etu, how hash heebeerse 
 baked 
 
 Enter Braggart 
 
 Her. Hide thy Tread eAch fibs,}\ecic comes MeDor’in 
 At mss. 
 
 Dim. Though my mockescome home by me, I will 
 now be merries. 
 
 Kirft H^rwasbutaTroyaninrefpcftofthis, 
 
 Bo*- But is this Helder} 
 
 Kin. 1 diinke Heller was not fo cleane timber'd 
 
 Lon. Hisleggeistoobigfor Heitor 
 
 Dam. More Calfe cercaine 
 
 Boi. No,he is bed mdqed in the fmalL 
 
 Ber Thi s cannot be Heller. 
 
 Dtitn He’s a God or a Painter,for he makes faces. 
 Brag The Armtpotent Mari t ef Latent t / the 4 1might ). 
 gaue Heflor a gift 
 
 Detm, AgiltNutmegge. 
 
 Ber. A Lemmon. 
 
 Lou. Stucke with Cloues. 
 
 D«w. No clouen. 
 
 Brag. The Armtpotent \JMart of L nance t the almighty, 
 (fane HeClor Agift, the beire of Hit on , 
 
 A man fo breathed, that cert amt he mould fight, yea 
 From merne till night, out of bt < pamllion 
 1 am that Flower 
 Dum. That Mint 
 Long. That Cullambine. 
 
 Brag Sweet Lord LongaftiB rcinethy tongue 
 Lon. I mud rather giuc it the reine • for is cunnes to 
 gain A Heller 
 
 Dum. 1 ,and HeBer's » Grey-hound 
 Brag. The fwcct War-man is dead and totteD, 
 Sweei chuck es,beat not the bones of the bunco 
 But J will forward withmy deuicc; 
 SwtetRoyaltiebedowonme the fence ofhaanng. 
 
 Berewnejteppes forth, 
 
 sp cake braue Hertor.we are much delighted 
 'Brag. 1 do adore thy fwcet Graces flipper. 
 
 Boy. Loues her by thefoot 
 
 Dum He may not by the yard 
 
 Brag. Thu HcBor farre farmountsd Hnmuball. 
 
 The par tie is gone. 
 
 fie. Fellow Hitler,( he is gone ;.fhe is two nioneths 
 on her way. 
 
 Brag. Whstmeanefl thou ? 
 
 Clo. Faith vnlefle you play the honed Troyan, the 
 poore Wench is cad away: flic 5 quick,the child brags, 
 in her belly already : tis yours. 
 
 Brag. Dod thou infatnonize me among Potentates? 
 Thoufhali dje. 
 
 Cl*. Thei) fhall He$or be whipt for latjixnctte tlias 
 is quicke by him, and hang'd for Pompey, that is dead by 
 him. 
 
 ‘Dum, Mod rare Vompej. 
 
 Bet. Renowned Ponrpey 
 
 Ber. Greater then gretft, grear,grc«t, great Pempey: 
 Pempey the huge. 
 
 Dum HciSpr trembled 
 
 Ber. Pompey is tnoued, mote Atecs more Atees dirro 
 them, or ftirre them on. 
 
 Dam. Hcdlor will challenge him. 
 
 Ber. I, ifa'hausno more mans blood in s belly, then 
 will fup a Flea. 
 
 Brag. By the North-pole I do challenge thee 
 Clo. I wil not fight with a pole like ^Northern man; 
 Ilefladi.Iledoitby thefword : I pray you lettuce hofv 
 tow my Arraesagaine, 
 
 Dum. Rapine for theincenfed Worthies. 
 
 Clo. lie do it in my fhirt 
 j Dum Mod tt{o\mzPempey. 
 
 Pagi. Msder, let me take you a button hole lower ; 
 Poyoanot fee /neafmg fot the combaU what 
 
 metne 
 
 / 
 
Lottes Labours lo/L 
 
 means you? you will loftyour reputation. 
 
 Gentlemen and Souldiecs pardon me. Swill 
 not combat in ray Ihirt. 
 
 Du. You may not deaie ic, Pcmpey hath made the 
 challenge. 
 
 Brag. Sweet bloods, I both may, and, will. 
 
 Btr. What reafon haue you for’t? 
 
 Brag. The naked truth of it ir,I haue no fljirt, 
 
 I go woolward for penance. 
 
 ^ 'Bar. True, and it was inioyned him in feme for want 
 ofLinnen: fince when, lie be fwornebe wore none, but 
 
 3 dUhdoutof Iaqumettoo, and that bee weares next his 
 heart for a fauour. 
 
 Enter a Mefibager t Menfienr Mxrcaie. 
 
 Mxr. Godfaue you Madame. 
 
 Q*. Welcome Mur tads, but thatthou intCmipttft 
 our merriment. 
 
 Mere. 1 am forrie Madam, forthenewes I bring Is 
 heauie in my tongue. The King your father 
 
 (hi. Dead for my life. 
 
 Mar. Euen fo ; My tale is told. 
 
 Her. Worthies away, the Scene begins to cloud. 
 
 Brag. For mine owne part, I breath free breath 5 1 
 haue feenc the day of wrong, through the little hole of 
 diferetion, and I will right my felfe like a Souldter. 
 
 Extuat H'erthiti 
 
 Kin. How fare's your Maieftie? 
 
 Bojet prepaif.l will away tonight. 
 
 Km. Madame not fo, I do belceeb you (lay. 
 
 Qu. Prepare I fay. 1 thanke you gracious Louis 
 
 Tor allyour feireentfeueurs and entreats: 
 
 Out of a new fad-foule, that you rouchfefe. 
 
 In your rich wifedome to excufe, or bide. 
 
 The liberal! oppefuion of our fpirits. 
 
 If ouer-boldly we haue borne our fdues, 
 
 In the conucrfe of breath (your gendeneffe 
 
 Was guilds of sc.) Farewell worthieLord c 
 
 A heauie heart bcarcs not a humble tongue. 
 
 Excufe me fo, eoroming fa & art of thsnr.es, 
 
 For my great fuite, fo eafily obtain'd. 
 
 Kin. The extreme parts of time.estremeUc formes 
 
 All caufes to thepurpofe'ofhis fpeed; 
 
 And often at his verie loofe decides 
 
 That, which long precede could not arbitrate. 
 
 And though the sr.ouriiing brew of progsnte 
 
 Forbid the fmUing curteiie of Loue: 
 
 The holy fuite which faine It would conuince, 
 
 Yet fince loues a rgutnenc was lird on foote. 
 
 Let not the cloud of ferrow iuftle it 
 
 From what it purpos'd; fmee to waile friends loft. 
 
 Is net by much io wholforce profitable. 
 
 As to reioyceat friends bat newly (bund. 
 
 Oh. Ivndcrfland you nor, my greefes are double. 
 
 ^cr.Honeft plain words,beft pierce the ears of griefe 
 Andby thefe badges vnderfhnd the King, 
 
 For your fa ire fakes haue weeegledied time, 
 
 PSiid foul? play with ous oaths: ycur beaurie Ladies 
 Hath much deformed vs,fefhioning oar humors 
 
 Bucaro tbs ©ppofed ec-d of our intents. 
 
 And whst in vs hath feem’d ridiculous: 
 
 As Loae is full of vnbefitting ftraines. 
 
 All wantonasacbilde, skipping and value. 
 
 Form'd by the de, and therefore like she ek. 
 
 Fullot ftraying fhspes,of habitant! of formes 
 
 Varying fo fablers 8s ikeeiedoth roak. 
 
 To euerie varied obje& in his^knee.- 
 Which partie-coated prefence oflooie Joue 
 
 Put on by vs, ifin your heguersfy eies, 
 
 Haue misbecont’d ourosihes and grauities. 
 
 Thofe hsanm!le eles thae looke into thefe faults 
 
 Soggefted vs to make: therefore Ladies 
 
 Our loue being yours, the error that Loue makes 
 
 Is likewife yonrs. We to our femes prouefejfe, 
 
 By being once felfe,far euet to be true 
 
 To thofe that make vs both, feire Ladies you. 
 
 And euen that felfliood in it felfe a (bus. 
 
 Thus purifies ie felfe, and cumes to grace, 
 
 j&c We haue receiu’d your Letters, fell of Lctsej 
 
 Your Fauours, the Ambsffadors of Lone. 
 
 And in our maiden ceunfeile raced them 
 
 At court&ip, pleafaos reft, aod curtefie, 
 
 A* bumbart and as lining to the time: 
 
 But more deuout then thefe are our refpedls 
 
 Haue we not bene, and therefore met your loues 1 
 
 la their owne fafliion, like a merriment. 
 
 Bn.Oat letters Madam,fhew'd raachmorethea reft 
 Len. So did out lookes. 
 
 Rgf*. We did not coat them fo. 
 
 Kjm. Now at the iateft minute of the boure. 
 
 Grant vs your lories, 
 
 Q*. A rinse me thinker too ftort, 
 
 To make a world-withetn-end bargains in} 
 
 No,no ray Lord, your Grace is petiur’d rmlcb, 
 
 Full of dear e guiltineffe, and therefore this j 
 
 If for my Loue (as there is no fuch caufe) 
 
 Y ou will do ought, this ft all you do for me, 
 
 Yourotb I will not truft: but go with fpaed 
 
 To feme forlorne and naked Hermitage, 
 
 Remote from all thepleafures of the world* 
 
 There day, vndll the twelueCelefhall Signes 
 
 Haue brought about theirar.nuall reckoning, 
 if this auftere infcciablelife. 
 
 Change not your offer made in heate ofblood; 
 
 If firofts, and falls, hard lodging, and thin weeds 
 
 Nip not the gaudie bloffbmes of your Loue, 
 
 But that it beare this trial!,and laft loue; 
 
 Then at the expiration of the yeare, 
 
 Come challenge me, challenge me by thefe deferts. 
 
 And by this Virgin pa!me,now killing thmc, 
 
 I will bethine: and till thjeinftant fhut 
 
 My wofull fdfe vpina mourning houfe, 
 
 Raining the tearesoflameotation. 
 
 For the remembrance of my Fathers death. 
 
 If this thou do denie, let our hands part, 
 
 Neither i raided in the others hart. 
 
 Kin. Iftbis or more then this, I would denie, 
 
 T 0 flatter vp thefe powers of mins with reft. 
 
 The fodaine hand of death dofe vpmiaeele. 
 
 Hence euer then, my hear- is in thy bred. 
 
 "Brr. And what to me my Loue? and what to me ? 
 fe/I You mufl bepurged too.ycur fins are rack'd. 
 
 Tom ere attain; with faults and perrurie: 
 
 Therefore if you my faisor mesne to get, 
 
 Atweluemonth fhail you fpend, atid neuer reft. 
 
 Bat feeke the we arte beds of people fickc. 
 
 Dsi. But what to me my loue? but what to me ? 
 h wife? 3 beard,fairehealth, and honeftie. 
 
 With three-fold loae, I vrilh you all thefe three. 
 
 Die- O fhsl! I fay. 1 thanke you gentle wife ? 
 ike. Not fo my Lord, a twdnemonth and a day, 
 
 IU 
 
Ik faarSce no words that lYnoothfsc’d wooers lay. 
 
 Come when the King doth to my Ladle come t 
 Then ifl haue much ioue, Ikgeueyoufome 0 
 Dtnt*.' He ferae thee true and faithfully rill then. 
 K/itb. Yet fweare nos, leaf! ye be foriworne ageal 
 Lon. What faies Maria ? 
 
 Mari. AachetweSueatonthseEd, 
 lie change my biacke Gowne, fora faithful! friend. 
 
 Lots. Ik ftay with patience t but the time is long. 
 Mari. The hkeryou,few taller are foyong, 
 
 Ber. Studies my LadieM^jiftrefFeJookeonnie, 
 fkhold the window oftrsy heart»mist£ eiet 
 What humble fuite attends thy snfwcr there, 
 
 Inspofe Come feruice on merer nty loue. 
 
 Rof Oft hsuc I heard of you my Lord Berowne, 
 Before I faw yo«t add the worlds large tongue 
 Proclaims* you for a man repkatc wtth mockes, 
 
 Pall of corapirifons, and wounding floutes: 
 
 Which you on all eftates will etectue, 
 
 That lie withjn the mercie ofyotir wit. 
 
 To weed this Wormewood froth your fruitful] bnhte, 
 And therewithal! to win me, if you pkafe. 
 
 Without the which 1 aouiot to be won: 
 
 You fhall this tweluemonsh terme fir6th dsy to day, 
 Vilue the fpeechlefft ficke, and ftill conucrfe 
 With groaning wretches: and your taske {hall be. 
 With all the fierce cntkuour of your wk, 
 
 T o enforce the pained impotent to foile, 
 
 ficr.Tomoue wildc laughter in thsshroate of death? 
 It cannot be, it is impoffiblc. 
 
 Mirth dannot moire & foule in sgonie. 
 
 P&f Why that's the wry so choke a gibing fpirk, 
 Wbofe influence ist?egot of that foofe grace. 
 
 Which shallow laughing hearers giuc to fooks i 
 A ieftj profpetitie.lies in the cate 
 Of him that hears? it, signer in the tongue 
 Of him that makes is: then, if fickiy cares. 
 
 Dean with r thc clathors oftheirownedesre grosses, 
 Will heare your idle fcoetses', continue t bca,- 
 And 1 will haste you,and that felt wubslL 
 Bits If they will not throw gw^yshasijdrit* 
 
 And I fhai 6n<k you emptk of shat fault. 
 
 Right ioyfull of your reformstiaift. 
 
 err . A tweUseroomh? Well; befall what will befall, 
 lie ieft a tweluemoeihlnfcnHbfpitRll. 
 
 Jh». I fweetmy Lord^adfoleak^my ksae- 
 King. No Mad sot, we will bring yoa on your way. 
 Bsr. Our woiog doth pot end like anold Plays 
 lack? hath not Gils s ihefb Ladies courtefie 
 Might wel has? fpore a Concedie. 
 
 Kim. Corns fir, is wants a swelusmomh sttd a dsy? 
 And then ‘(Wi! end. 
 
 Tier. That's cco long for 0 ploy. 
 
 Sntir 'Braggart. 
 
 'Brag, ^weetMaicfty vouchfafene. 
 
 Qa, Was north*: lleftot ? 
 
 Dam. TheworthieKnight ofTroy. 
 
 Brag. I wiikiiTethyroyalfinger.andsakeleasse. 
 
 1 am a Votarie,! hone vow'd to laaucvnta to holds the 
 
 Plough for her fweet loue three ycares. But moft eflee- 
 med greatnefTe.wilyouheare the Dialogic that the two 
 Learned men haue compiled, in preifeofthcOwle and 
 the CtKkovH It should naue followed in the end of our 
 
 fltew. 
 
 Kin, Call themforth qtsidrety,we will do To. 
 
 Brag Holla, .Approach, 
 
 SntercSL 
 
 This fide is Hiims,' Winter. 
 
 This PW-.the Spring: the one maintained by tfe«0 wle, 
 Th’other by the Cuckow. 
 
 JV, begin. 
 
 The Song. 
 
 WhenSafles pied, and Violets blew. 
 
 And Ctsckow-buds ofyellow hew i 
 And Lsdis-fmockes all filuer white, 
 
 Do paint she Medowes with delight. 
 
 ■JThe Cuekow then on euerie tree, 
 
 Mockes married men, for thus fmgs he, 
 
 Cuckow. 
 
 Cuckow, Cuckow: O word of feare, 
 
 VnpleaStng to a married «?c. 
 
 When Shepheards pipe on Galen ftrawes* 
 
 And raerrie Larkes are Ploughmens docket t 
 When T urtks tread, and Rook is and Dawes, 
 
 And Maidens bleach their lumnjei fmockcs; 
 
 The Cuckow then on euerie tree' 
 
 Mockes married men; for thus fings he, 
 
 Cuckow. 
 
 Cuckow, Cuckow i O word of feare, 
 
 Vnpkslsng to a man fed eare. 
 
 Win ter, 
 
 When Ific'es hang by ihewall, 
 
 And Dick t she Sphepheard bloweshis naik; 
 
 And 'fora feesres Logges into the hall. 
 
 And Milke comet frozenhotwe in paile: 
 
 When biped is nipt, and waies be fowk, 
 
 Then nightly fmgs the Airing Ovvle 
 ^Tu-whit to*v?ho. 
 
 A merrieooce. 
 
 While greafse lone doth keck the pos. 
 
 When all aloud the winde doth blow, 
 
 And coffins drownes the Parfons faw : 
 
 A ad birds ft: btoeding in the fnow, 
 
 And Matrisns nek fookes ted and rsw : 
 
 When roafled Crabs hiffe in the bowie^ 
 
 Then nightly fings the flaringOwie, 
 
 Tu-whkto who s 
 A tmertk note. 
 
 While greafie lone doth kuele the pot, 
 
 ThgWfordsofMureuE;)?, 
 
 At e hsrfh after the fan gs of Ape Mb s 
 Yen that wayj weehis wavj 
 
 SMeunomnes 
 
 FI MIS. 
 
ns 
 
 MIDS 6 
 
 Nights 
 
 1 M M ER 
 
 Dreame. 
 
 sJflus primus . 
 
 Enter Tkefeas, Hippoltta, with ethert 
 
 The feus. 
 
 Ow flire Htppolita, out nuptial] houre 
 § Dravees on apeee: fourc happy dates bring in 
 
 §j Another Mcooibuc oh,me chinkes.how (low 
 
 A4 V-*e^ yh;s 0 y ^j oon wanc5 j she lingers my defirea 
 Like to a Step-dame,or a Dowager, 
 
 Long withering out a yong roans reuennew. 
 
 Ff/p.Foure daies wt] quickly deep thcfelues in nights 
 Foure nights wsl quickly dreame away the times 
 
 And then the Moone, like to a filuer bow. 
 
 Now bent inheauen, fhal behold the night 
 
 Of our fokmnities. 
 
 The. Go Pbilejhste, 
 
 Stirte vp the Athenian youth to merriments, 
 
 Awake the pert and nimble fpim of mirth, 
 
 Turne melancholy forth to Funerals; 
 
 The pale companion is not for our pompe, 
 
 Hippolita.l woo'd thee with my fword. 
 
 Andwonnethy lesue, doing thee injuries . 
 
 But I will wed thee m another key, 
 
 With pompe, wuh triumph, and with tcuelling. 
 
 Ester Ecetet arid bis daughter Hermia, Ly fonder, 
 and Demetrius. 
 
 Ege. Happy be Thefexs, our renowned Duke 
 T&t.Tbanks good £g«w:whac’s the news with thee ? 
 Ege. Full of vexation, come I,with complaint 
 
 Againft roy childe, my daughter Hermia. 
 
 St&stiforth Demetrius. 
 
 My Noble Lord, 
 
 This man hath ray confenc to manic her. 
 
 Stand forth Lyfonder 
 
 And my gracious Duke, 
 
 This man hath bewitch’d the boforoe of my childe 
 
 Thou, thou Lyfander, thou haftgiuen her rimes. 
 
 And interchang'd loue-tokens with my childe: 
 
 Thou haft by Moonc-light at her window fung. 
 
 With faining voice, verfss of faining loss. 
 
 And Solas the impreffion of her fantafic, 
 
 With bracelets of thy haire, rings,giwdes, concerts, 
 Kriackes,trifie3,Nofe-gaies,fv»einroeats(5idfcng«s 
 
 Of ftrong preuailment in vnhsrdned youth) 
 
 . 
 
 With cunning haft thou filch'd my daughters heart. 
 
 Turn’d her obedience (which is due to me) 
 
 To ftobboroe harfhnefle. And my gracious Duke, 
 
 Be it fo (he will not heere before yout Grace, 
 
 Content to marrie with Demetrius, 
 
 1 bee the ancient priailedge of Athens; 
 
 As uie is mine, I may difpofe of her; 
 
 Which (hall be either to thisGentleman, 
 
 Or to her death, according to out Law, 
 
 Immediately prouided in that cafe. 
 
 The. What fay you Hermia? be aduu'd fairs Maide 
 
 To you yourFather (hould be as a God; 
 
 One that compos’d your beauties; yea and one 
 
 To whom you are but as a forme io wane 
 
 By him imprinted: and within his power, 
 
 To leaue the figure, or disfigure it: 
 
 Demetrius is a worthy Gentleman. 
 
 Her, So is Lyfonder. 
 
 The. Inhimfelfe he is. 
 
 But in this kinde, wanting your fathers voyce. 
 
 The ochdt mufi be held the worthier. 
 
 Her. I would my father look'd but with my eyes. 
 
 The. Rather your eies mufi with his iudgment looke. 
 Her. I do entreat yoorGtacetopardoo me 
 ] know not by what power I am made bold, 
 
 Nor how it may concerne my modeflie 
 
 In fuch a prefence heere to pleade my thoughts : 
 
 But 1 befeech your Grace, that I may know 
 
 The word that may befall me in this cafe, 
 
 IfI refufc to wed Demetrtar. 
 
 The- Either to dye the death, oi to abmre 
 
 For euer thcfociety of men. 
 
 Therefore faire Hermia queftion your defires, 
 
 Know of your youth, examine well your blood. 
 
 Whether (jf you yeeld not to your fathers choice) 
 
 You can endure trie Ituerie of a Nunne, 
 
 For ayeto be in fhady Cloifter mew’d, 
 
 Toliue a barren lifter ail yout life. 
 
 Chancing faint hymne* to the cold fruitleffc Moone, 
 Thrice bleffed they thatmafter fo their blood. 
 
 To vndergo fuch maiden pilgrimage. 
 
 But earthlier happie is the Rofe diftil’d. 
 
 Then that which withering on the virgin thorns, 
 
 Grower.hues.and dies, in finglc blefiedneffc. 
 
 N R*r. 
 
146 A Midfommer flights Dreame. 
 
 [fa So win I grow, fo liue,fo die my Lord, 
 
 Ere 1 will yeeldmy virgin Parent vp 
 
 Vote his Lordftiips whofs vnvaifhcd yoake, 
 
 My foule confents not to giue foueraignty. 
 
 The Taketkne to paufc, and by the next new Moon 
 The fealing day betwixt my lone and me. 
 
 For euerlafting bond of fellow (hip: 
 
 Vpon that day either prepare to dye. 
 
 For difobedience to your fathers will, 
 
 Gr elfe to wed Demetrius as hee would, 
 
 Or on Diznaes Altar to pro teft 
 
 For ale, aufterity, and fiiigle life. 
 
 ‘Dan. Hclent fweet Hermits, and Lyfonder, yeelde 
 
 Thy erased title to my certaine right. 
 
 lyf. You hsye her fathers louc,‘Z?twefr««: 
 
 Let tne h&ue Hermlass : do you marry him. 
 
 Egeut, Scornful! Lyfander, true, hehath my Lone; 
 And what is mine, my loue (hall render him. 
 
 And (he is mine, and all my right of her, 
 
 I do eftate vnto Demetrius. 
 
 Ljf IommyLord.aswclIderiti’dashe, 
 
 As well po0eft: my loue is more then his: 
 
 My fortunes euery way as fairely ranck'd 
 (If not with vantage) as Demetrius ; 
 
 And (which is more then all thefe boafts can he) 
 
 X am belou’d of beauteous Her mi a. 
 
 Why fhould not 1 then pxofenice my. right ? 
 
 'Demetrius, lie euouch it to bis head, 
 
 Made loue to A Tedars daughter, Helena, 
 
 And wonts# foule: and (he (fweet Ladte)dotes, 
 Deuootly dates, dotes in Idolatry, 
 
 Vpon this (potted andlnconllant man. 
 
 .The. | muft confefle, that 1 hauc heard fo much. 
 
 And vrith Demetrius thought to hsuefpoke thereof: 
 
 But being ouar-ful! of feUc-affaires, 
 
 My mjndedid lofblt. But Demetrius came, 
 
 And come Sgeus,yoo (hall go with me, 
 
 1 haue foefte priuatc fchooling for you both. 
 
 For you fairc Hermits, lookeyou arme your felfe, 
 
 Yo fit yo«r fancies to your Fathers will; 
 
 Or elfe the Law of Athens yeelds you vp 
 (Which byno meanes we may extenuate) 
 
 To death, or re a vow of Angle life. 
 
 Come my Htypolits, what chcare my loue ? 
 
 Demetrius and Egeut go along s 
 
 I muff, insplpy you in fonts huilneffe 
 
 Againft out nuptiall, end conferee with you 
 Offomethirig, neerciy that ^oncernes your ("clues. 
 
 Ege. With dock and defire wc follow you. Exeunt 
 .Manes Li fonder and Hermits, 
 lyf. How now my louc?Why is your cheek fo pale? 
 How chance the Rofes there do fade fo raft? 
 
 Her. Belike for wans of raine, which! could well 
 Beteemc them, from the cempcft of mine eyes 
 
 Lyf For ought that euer 1 could reade, 
 
 Could euer liearc by tale or hiftorle. 
 
 The epurfe oftrue loue ncuet did runfmooth. 
 
 But dther it was different in blood. 
 
 Her. O croffe! too high to beenrhral’d to loue. 
 
 Lyf Or elfe mifgraffed, in re(pe$ ofyearcs 
 
 Her. O fplght! too old to be tngag’d to yong 
 
 Lyf OrelfcJpftood vpon the choife of merit. 
 
 Her. Obeli ! cochoofeioucbyanotherseie. 
 
 Lyf, Or if there were a fidipathie in choi fe, 
 
 VVorre, death,01 ficknetTe, did lav fiege to jt.j 
 
 Making it roomentarle.as a found; 
 
 1 
 
 Swift as a fliadow, (hort as any drearne, 
 
 Briefe as the lightning in the collteduight, 
 
 Thai (In a fplecne) vnfolds both heauen andearcb; 
 
 And «re a man hath power eo fay, behold, 
 
 The jawes of dsrkneffe do deaoure it vp: 
 
 So quicktbrigbt things come to confufion 
 
 Her. If then true Loners bjue bcent cues croft, 
 
 It ftands as m ediift in defimie .- 
 Then let vs teach our triall patience, 
 
 Becaufe it is a cuftomarie croffe. 
 
 As due to loue, as thoughts,and dresmes,and figbes, 
 Wiihesandteares 5 poore Fancies followers. 
 
 Lyf. A. good perfwafion; therefore hsaxe’tturHerma, 
 
 I haue a Widdow Aunt, a dowager, 
 
 Ofgreat rcuennow, and file hath no childe, 
 
 From Athens is her houfe remou’d feuen leagues. 
 
 And {he refpe£b me, as her onely fonne: 
 
 There gentle Hermtti, may 1 marrie thee, 
 
 And to that place, the fharpo Athenian Law 
 
 Cannot purlue vs. If thou lou’fi me, then 
 
 Steile forth thy fathers houfe to morrow night 
 
 And in the wood, a league without thetowne, 
 
 (Where 1 didmeete thee once with Helena, 
 
 To do obleruanceforamorncofMay) 
 
 There will I ftay for thee 
 
 Her. My good Ljfander, 
 
 I fweare to thee, by Cupids ftrongeft bow, 
 
 By his beft arrow with the golden head. 
 
 By the firoplicitie ofVenus Danes, 
 
 By that which kmtteth foules, and profpers loue. 
 
 And by that fire which burn'd the Carthage Queenc, 
 When the falfe Troyan vndcr faiie was feene, 
 
 Bv all the vowes that euer men haue broke, 
 
 (In number more then euer women fpoke) 
 
 In that fame place thou haft appointed me. 
 
 To morrow truly will 1 roccte with thee. 
 
 Lyf Keepe promife loue. looks hers comes Helena. 
 
 Enter Helena, 
 
 Her. God fpeede fa ire /AAw, whither away ? 
 
 Hel. Cal you me fairer* that fairc againe vnfay, 
 Demetrius loues you faire r O happic fairc! 
 
 Your eyes are loadftarres s and your tongues fweet ayr« 
 More tuneable then Larketo (hepheards eare. 
 
 When wheatc is greenc, when hauthojne buds appears, 
 Skkneffe is catching: O were fauor fo, 
 
 Your words 1 catch, fairc Bertnia ere J go. 
 
 My eare (hould catch your voice, my eye,your eye. 
 
 My tongue {hould catch your tongues fweec tnelodjc. 
 Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated. 
 
 The reft lie giue to be to you tranllated 
 
 O teach me how you looke, sad with what art 
 you fway the motion ol Demetrius hart. 
 
 Her. 1 frowne vpon him, yet he loues me ftill. 
 
 Hel, O that your fsownes would teach my ftniles 
 fuch skiL 
 
 Her. I giue him curfes, yet he giues me loue. 
 
 Hel. O that my prayers could fuch affcdlion mooue. 
 Her. The more 1 hate, the more he followcs me. 
 
 Hel. The more I loue, the more he ha tech me. 
 
 Her. His folly Helena i$ none of mine 
 //(•/.bJonc-bu; your beauty, wold that iauitwermine 
 Her. Take comforpf heno more (hall fee my face, 
 Lyfantterand my (elfe will ftie this place. 
 
 Before thejimr 1 did Lijtmder fee, 
 
 Seem’d Athens like, s Par3dilc to toee. 
 
A Midformm nights *Dream• 1 47 
 
 O then, what grace* in tr.y Lousdo dwell, 
 
 That he hath turn’d a heauen into hell. 
 
 Lyf Helen ,to you oiir miisdes we will vnfold, 
 
 T3 morrow mght,whcn Pbabe doth behold 
 Her (iluer vifage,iii the wqtry glalTe, 
 
 Decking with liquid peatle ( '.he bladed grade 
 (A time that Loucrs Rights doth ftill cenceale) 
 
 Through Athens gaccs.haue we dcuis'd to ftealc. 
 
 tier. And in the wood.vvbete often you and !, 
 
 Vpon faint Primrofefeed^wete vsonreolye, 
 Emptyingour bolomes,of their eounfelHweld ; 
 
 There my Lyfinder ,my fssfc fha'.l rseete, 
 
 And thence frdm Aibesie iami away our eyes 
 Tofeekc new friends and.Rrangecompanions, 
 
 Farwell fwaet play-foltow, pray thou for vs. 
 
 And good lucke grant thee thy Demetrius. 
 
 Keepe word Ey finder we muft ttaruc our fight) 
 
 From loiters foode, till morrow deepe midnight. 
 
 Exit Hernia 
 
 lyf. I will niy Hermit. Helena adieu, 
 
 A* you on him,Demetritee dotes on you. Exit Lyfinder. 
 
 tide. How happy fome.ore otherfomecan be t 
 Through Athens I am thought as faite as the. 
 
 But what of that }'Demetrius thinkes "not fo: 
 
 He will not know,.what all.buc he doth know, 
 
 And as hee erres .doting cc Herntiat eyes -, 
 
 So 1, admiring of his qualities: 
 
 Things bale and vildc, holding no quantity 
 Loue can tranfpofc to forme and dignity, 
 
 Loue lookes not with the eyes,but with thefnlnde. 
 
 And dierefore ts wing’d Cupid painted blinde. 
 
 Nor hath loues nainde of any iudgetneht tafte: 
 
 Wings and no eyes, figure, vitheedy haftg. 
 
 And therefore is Loue/aid to be a childe, 
 
 Becaufe in choife he is often beguil’d, 
 
 As wagg'tfh boy es in game (hemfelues fotfwearej 
 So the hoy Lone is periur’d euery where 
 For ere Demetntsslookt on Her mi as eyne, 
 
 He hail'd downe oathes that he war onely mine. 
 
 And when chi s Haile fome heat from Hermut felt. 
 
 So he difTolu'd.and fhowres of oathes did melt, 
 
 I will goe tell him of faite Hsrmias Bight: 
 
 Then to the wood will he,to morrow night 
 Purfue her; and for his intelligence. 
 
 If I hauc thankes, it it a deerc expence : 
 
 But heerein meane I to enrich my paine, 
 
 To hauc his fight thither,andbacke againe. Exit 
 
 Inter Quince the Carpenter, Snug the foyucr, Bottoms the 
 iP'eauer,Flute the be Howes.mender,Snout the Ttnker 3 aitd 
 Starueling the Taylor. 
 
 Slum. Is all our company heere ? 
 
 Tot. You were beft to call them generally, man by 
 man,according to the ferip. 
 
 Qui Hereisthc fcrowleofeuery mans name,which 
 is thought fit through all Athens, to play in out Enter- 
 lude before the Duke and the Dutches, on his wedding 
 day at night. 
 
 Bet. Firft.gocd Peter Quince .fay what the play treats 
 on: then read the names of the Adors: and fo grow on 
 
 to a point. 
 
 Qmn. Marry our play is the moft lamentable Come- 
 dy. and mod cruell death of Vy ramus and Thtibte. 
 
 Tot. A very good peeee of worke I aflurc you, and a 
 
 merry. How good Teter ffysiace, call forth your A$ors 
 by the fcrctVle, Maftccs fpread your felues. 
 
 Quince. Anfwete«a» I call you. Nick Bottoms the 
 Weauer, 
 
 Bottome. Ready ; name what parti am for, and 
 proceed. 
 
 Quinte. You Ntckf Bottom are fet downs for Pj~ 
 rit&sss. 
 
 Bet. What i s Pyramsss, a Iouer,or 0 tyrant ?■ 
 
 Qum. A Louer that kills himfclfe moft gallantly for 
 loue. 
 
 Tot. Thatwijlaske fome tearcs in the true perfor¬ 
 ming of serif I do it, let the audience looke to their cies: 
 
 1 will raoooe ftormes; I will condole in ferns meafure. 
 To t,he reft yet,my chiefe humour is for a tyrant. I could 
 play Ercles rarely, or a part to teare a C at in, to make all 
 Iplit the raging Rocks; and fhiuenng (hocks (hall break- 
 the locks of pi ifon gates, and Phiblus carte (hall feme 
 from farre, and make and marre the foolifh Fates. This 
 was lofty. Now name the reft of the Players. This 
 is Ercles value,a tyrants vaine : a louer is more condo¬ 
 ling. 
 
 Quin Frown Elute the Bellowes-mender. 
 
 Fite. Heere Peter Quince. 
 
 Qain. You muft take Thisbie on you 
 
 Flat What is Thisbie ,a wandring Knight ? 
 
 jQuin. It is the Lady thztPyramut muft loue. 
 
 Flat. Nay faith, let not Riee play c Woman, 1 haue a 
 beard coraming, 
 
 Qtsi. Thar's all one, ycu ftiall play it in a Maske, and 
 you may fpeake as fmall as you will. 
 
 Tot .And 1 may hide my faee.kt me play Thisbie tea : 
 lie fpeakc in a monftrouslittlevoycc; Thtfie .Thtfic, ah 
 fyrmms my louer deare, thy Thisbte licase, and Lady 
 ikare. 
 
 Quin No no,you muft play Pjramses, and Plate, you 
 7 htibj. 
 
 Tot. Well, proceed, 
 
 RobinStarudmg the T tylot. 
 
 Star. Heere Peter Quince. 
 
 Quince. Robin Starneling , you muft play ThubiiS 
 mother? 
 
 Tom Stiowt f thc Tinker. 
 
 Snovot , Heere Veter Qjiince 
 
 Quin. You, Pyramtee father; my (elf,Thisbies fathers 
 Settgge the loyner.you the Lyons part; and 1 hope there 
 is a play Breed. 
 
 Snug. Haue you the Lions pan written? pray you if 
 be,giue it me,for I am flow of fttidie. 
 
 Quin. You may doe it for it is nothing 
 
 but roaring. 
 
 Tot. Lee mee play the Lyon too, I will roare that 3 
 will doe any roans heart good to heare me. I will roare, 
 that I will make the Duke fay. Let him roare againe,l« 
 Lists rosre againe. 
 
 gain. If you fbotikl doe it too terribly, you would 
 fright the DntchdVc and the Ladies, that they would 
 ferike, and that were enough to hang vs ail. 
 
 All. That would hang vs euery mothers fonne. 
 
 Tottcase. I graunt you friends, if that yea feould 
 fright the Ladies out of their Wittes, they would 
 haue no more difcrecion but to hang vs : but 1 wiilsg- 
 grauace my voyee fo, that I will roare you as gently as 
 any fucking Doue; I will roars and Were any Nightin¬ 
 gale. 
 
 gain. You can. play no part but Perm **, for first- 
 
 N a mss 
 
14-8 
 
 A Miifommer rJgbtADreame. 
 
 taunm fwcet-fac’d roan, a proper man as one (lull fee in 
 
 aforeimets day; a mod looely Gentleman-like man.ther- 
 fore you mud needs play Ptr/unou. 
 
 Hot. Well,! will undertake ic. What beard were I 
 bed to play it in? 
 
 Quin. Why, whet you will. 
 
 Hot. 1 will difehsrgc it, in either your ftraW“eo!our 
 beard .your orange tawoie beard, your purple in graitte 
 beard, or your French-crovme colour’d beard,yourper- 
 fe$ yellow. 
 
 J%tsix. Some of your French Crownes haue no hairs 
 at all, and then you will play bare-fac’d.But roaders here 
 are your pam,and lamtointrest you,requedyou,and 
 defirc you, to eon them by too morrow night: and meet 
 me in the palace wood, a mile without the Towne, by 
 Moone-light, there we will rehearfe : for if we meets in 
 the Citie, we fhalbe dog'd with company.and our dcui- 
 fes knowTse. In the meanetime, I wil draw abil ofpro- 
 perties, fuch as our play wants. I pray you faile me not. 
 
 Batt .»>». We willmeete, and there we may rehearfe 
 more ©bfcenely and couragioufly. Take paines,beper¬ 
 fect, adieu. 
 
 Qsin. At the Dukes oake we meete. 
 
 Hoi. Enough, hold or cut bow-ftnngs. Extttnt 
 
 <tA Bus Secundus. 
 
 Enter a Fatrie at one do ere, and Robin good, 
 felloe) st another. 
 
 Rob. How now Spirit,whether wander you ? 
 
 f/w.Ouei hil.ouer dale,through burta, through brier, 
 Ouer parke,outrpale,through Hood, through fue, 
 i do wander cuene where, fwifter then j Moons Sphere; 
 And Iferue the Fairy Q^eeue.to dew her orbs vpon the 
 The CowOips tall, her penfioners bee, (gteen. 
 
 In their gold coats, fpots you fee, 
 
 Thofe be Rubies,Fairie fauor*, 
 
 In thofe freckles, line their fauors, 
 
 I mult go feeke fomc dew drops hcere, 
 
 And hang 3 peark in cuery cowflips care. 
 
 Farewell thou Lob of fpmts,! !e be gon. 
 
 Our Queene and ail her Elues come heere anon. 
 
 Rob. The King doth fceepe hisBeuels here to night. 
 Take heed the Qucenecornc nor within his fight. 
 
 For Oberon is pafsing fell and wrath, 
 
 Becaufe that die, as her attendant, hath 
 A lonely boy flolrse from an Indian King, 
 
 She neuer had iofwcct a changeling. 
 
 And iealous Guerra would haue the cbilde 
 Knight of his trairte, to trace theForreds wilde. 
 
 But (he(perforce) with holds the louedboy, 
 
 Crownes him with flowers, arid makes him ail her ioy. 
 And now they neuer meete in groue, or greenc. 
 
 By fountains cleere.cr fpangled dar-light iheene. 
 
 But they do fquare, that all their Elues for featc 
 Creepe into Acorne cups and hide them there. 
 
 Fat. Either 1 milhke your (hape and makmg quite. 
 Or elf? you are that (brew’d and knauifh (pint 
 Cabd Robin Good-feUcw. Ate you not lice, 
 
 That frights the maidens of the Villagree, 
 
 Skim milke, and fometimes labour in the quemt, 
 Aodbootlcflc make thebreathlcffe hufwitcchetDe, 
 
 And lomccimc make the drinketobearenobarme, 
 
 Miflcade eight-wanderers, laughing at their haime, 
 Thofe that Hobgoblincai!you,and IweetPucke, 
 
 You do their worfce, and they (hall haue good luckc. 
 Are roe yoube? 
 
 Rob. Thou fpeak*R arl ghs; 
 
 I am that ramie wanderer of the night: 
 
 I ieft to Oberon, and make him Smile, 
 
 When I a fat and beane-fed horfe beguile. 
 
 Neighing in likeneffe of a filly foaJe, 
 
 And fotaestrae lurke I in a Gofisps bole, 
 in very likenefTe of a roaded crab; 
 
 And when (he dtlnkcs, agalnd her lips I bob. 
 
 And on her withered ttewlop poure the Ale. 
 
 The wifsft Aunt telling the (added tale. 
 
 Sometime for thtee-foot (look, raid aketb me. 
 
 Then flip 1 from her bum, downs topples (he. 
 
 And tailour cries, and fals into a coffe. 
 
 And then the whole quire hold theii hips, and lofife. 
 And wasen in their mirth, and neeze, and fweate, 
 
 A merrier hours was neuer waded there. 
 
 But roomeFairy, heere comes Oberon 
 
 Farr. And heere my Midrh: 
 
 Would that he were gone. 
 
 Enter the King of Fatrie t at tme doors with bio frame, 
 and the Quern e at another with hers 
 
 Ob. Ill met by Moone-light, 
 
 Proud Tjrtama. 
 
 <• What, iealous Operas?Fairy skip hence. 
 
 I haue forfworae his bed and companic. 
 
 Ob. TarrtersJh Wanton; am not 1 thy Lord? 
 
 Qm. Then 1 mud be thy Lady : but I know 
 When thou wad dolne away from Fairy Land, 
 
 And in the fhape of Corin.faietll day, 
 PlsyiingocpipesofCorne, and verfing loue 
 To amorous Philltda. Why art thou heere 
 Come from the farthed fteepe of/nd /4 > 
 
 But that forfooth the bouncing Amasjm 
 Your buskin'd Midredc, and your Warrior loue. 
 
 To Thefeiu m\i(t be Wedded ; and you coine. 
 
 To giue their bed loyandprofpeticte. 
 
 Ob. How cand thou thus for (bitneT/tana, 
 
 Glance at my aediie, with Htppo.'ita ? 
 
 Knowing 1 know thy loue to 7 htfetut 
 
 Didd thou not leade him through the glimmering nighi 
 
 From Pcregsma, whom he rawfhed ? 
 
 And make him with faiteEagies breaks his farth 
 With Ariadne, and Attopa ? 
 
 Qze. Thefe are the forgeries ofiealoufie. 
 
 And neuer fincethe middle Summers (prir.g 
 Met we on hi!, in dak, forred,or nseacf, 
 
 Bypaised fountaine, or by rufhie brooke. 
 
 Or in the beached margerw of the fea. 
 
 To dance our ringlets to the whiffling Wmde, 
 
 But with thy braules thou had didurb’d our fport. 
 Therefore the Windes, piping te vs in vaine, 
 
 As inreuenge, haue fuck'd vp from the fea 
 Contagious fogges : Which failing in the Land, 
 
 Hath euerie petty Hi uer made fo proud, 
 
 That they haue ouer-borne their Continents 
 TheQxc hath therefore llretch d Wisyoake in vaine, 
 The Ploughman loft his fweat,and the greene Corne 
 Hath rotted, ere his youth attain’d a beard 
 The fold dinds empty in the drowned field. 
 
 And Crowes are fatted with the murrion flocke, 
 
 TW 
 
A Adsdjommer mghts Dreame. j 
 
 The nine mens Mortis isfild vp with mud, 
 
 And the queini Mazes in the wanton greene , 
 
 Fot lacks ofuead are vndiftmguifhabie. 
 
 The humane mortals want their winter been?, 
 
 No nighr'unow withhymne or carol! blcft; 
 
 Therefore the Moone (tne gouernefTe of floods) 
 
 Pale in her anger,wafhes all theatre { 
 
 That Rbcumaticke difeafes doe abound. 
 
 And ihrough this diftemperature, we fee 
 
 The frafons alter; hoared headed frofts 
 
 Fall in the if efts lap of the crimfou Role, 
 
 And on old Hjemi chimieand Tciecrowne, 
 
 An odorous Chaplet of fwcet Sommer buds' 
 
 Is as in mockry fet. The Spring,the Sommer, 
 
 The childbig Aur umhe,angry Winter change 
 
 Their wonted Liucrie$,and the mazed wotld% 
 
 By their increate, now knowes not which is which i 
 
 And this fame progeny of euilU, 
 
 Comes from our debacc r fitoro our dilTcntion, 
 
 We are their parents and original!. 
 
 Ober. Do you amend it then,it Ires in you, 
 
 Why Qiould Titama croffe her Oberon } 
 
 I do bur beg a little changeling.bcy, 
 
 To be my Henchman 
 
 Oh. Set youi heart at reff. 
 
 The Fairy land buyer rtot the childe of me. 
 
 His mother was a VotrelTe ofmy Order, 
 
 And in the fpsced Indian aue, by night 
 
 Full often hath the gblfipt by my fide. 
 
 And fat with me on Neptunei yellow fands. 
 
 Marking th embarked traders on the flood. 
 
 When we haue laught to fee the fades concciue. 
 
 Ana grow big bef lied with the wanton wmdc: 
 
 Which (he with pretty and with fwimming gate. 
 Following (her wombe then rich with my yongfquite) 
 Would imitate, and fade vpon the Land, 
 
 To fetch me trifles, and teturne againe, 
 
 As from a voyage, rich with merchandize. 
 
 But fhe being mortal!, of that boy did die , 
 
 And for her fake I doe rearc vp her boy, 
 
 And for her fake 1 will not part with him. 
 
 Ob. How long within tins wood intend you flay 
 
 Q*. Perchance till Tbefctti wedding dsy. 
 
 Ifyou will patiently dance us out Round, 
 
 And fee our Moone-light rcuels, goe with vs; 
 
 Ifnot,fhun me and I will fpareyour hauncs. 
 
 Ob. Giuc me that, bqy and I wdi goe with thee. 
 
 $u. Not for thy Fairy Kingdom© Fairies away : 
 
 We fhall chide dowtveright,ifl longer flay. Exeunt. 
 
 Ob. Wei,go thy way.thou (halt not from this grooe. 
 Till 1 torment thes fot this iniury. 
 
 My gentle Peeke come hither; thou remembreft 
 
 Since once I fat vpon a promontory 
 
 And heard a Meare-maide on a Dolphins backc 
 
 Vtiering fuchdulcct and harmonious breath, 
 
 That the rude fea grew citiill at her fong. 
 
 And certSinc ftarres fhot madly f!om their Spheares, 
 TohearetheSea maids muficke. 
 
 Pec, I remember. 
 
 Ob. That very time I fay ( but ihc’u cooldft ntn) 
 
 Flying berweene the cold Mocwe and the certh, 
 
 CuptdzW arm’d; a cmaine aime he tooke 
 
 At a fairs Veftall, throned by the Weft, 
 
 And loos d his loue-fhaft fmcttly from his bow 
 
 As it fhould pierce a hundred thoufand hearrS, 
 
 But I might fee yoor.g fuptdi fiery fhafi 
 
 Quencht in the chafte beames ot the watry Moons; 
 
 And the imperiall V otreffe pafftd on, 
 
 }n maiden meditation, fancy free. 
 
 Y et markt 1 where the bolt of Cupid fell. 
 
 It fell vpon a little wefteme flower; 
 
 Before.rnilke- white; row purple witbIou« wound 
 
 And maidens call it, Loue in idlenefle. 
 
 Fetch me that flower $ the hesrb I ftiew’d thee once, 
 
 The iuyee ofir, on fleeping eye-lids laid. 
 
 Will make or man or woman madly dote 
 
 Vpon the neat hue creaturcthat it fees. 
 
 Fetch me this heatbe.and be thou hecre againe, 
 
 Bie ch e.Leeiathan can fwiro a league. 
 
 Peeke lie put a girdle about the earth, in fortymi- 
 nutes 
 
 Obn. Haning once this iuyee, 
 
 Ue watch Taame, when fhe isafleeptf, 
 
 And drop the liquor of it in her eyes 
 
 Thetiest thing when fhe waking lookes vpon, 
 
 (Be it on Lyon,Beare,or Wolfe or Bull, 
 
 On medling Monkey,or on bufle Ape) 
 
 Shee (hail purfueit.with the fouk ofloue. 
 
 And ere 1 take this charme off from her fight, 
 
 (As 1 can take it with another hearbe ) 
 lie make her tender vp her Page to me. 
 
 But who comes heere ? I am inutftble. 
 
 And 1 will ouet-hcaje their conference. 
 
 Enter Demetrnw, Fie ten a following him 
 
 Dtme. I loue thee not,therefore putfue menor, 
 
 Where is L> fender, and faire Hermla ? 
 
 The on? lie fl3y,the other ftayeth me. 
 
 Thou toldfl me they were flolne into this wood ♦ 
 
 And heere am 1,and wood within this wood, 
 
 Becaufe 1 cannot meet my Herman.. 
 
 Hence,get thee gone t and follow inepo more. 
 
 Hel. You drawme.you hard-hearted Adamant, 
 
 But yet you draw not Iron, fot my heart 
 
 Is true as fleck. Leaueyou your power todraw. 
 
 And 1 (hall haue no power to follow you. 
 
 'Dense. Do I entice you ? do I fpeake you fake ? 
 
 Or rather doe I not in plaineftciutb, 
 
 Tell you I doe not,nor 1 cannot loue you ? 
 
 Htl. And euen for that doe I loue thee the more ; 
 
 I am your fpaniell.and Demttritu , 
 
 The more you beat roe, 1 vail! fawne on you, 
 
 Vfe me but as your rpaniell ; fpu trie roe, ftnke me, 
 
 Negleff me,!ofe me; onely giue me leaue 
 (Vnworthy as I am)to follow yotl. 
 
 What worfet place can 1 beg in your loue, 
 
 ( And yet a place of hi gh refperS with me) 
 
 Then to be vfed as you doe your dogge. 
 
 Dent. Tempt not too much the hatted t>f my fpirit. 
 
 For I aroficke when I dolookeon thee. 
 
 He/. And 1 am ficke when I looke noton you 
 'Dens. You doe impeach your modefty too much, 
 
 To icaoe the Citty,snd commit your feife 
 
 Into the hands of one that loues you not, 
 
 Tocruft thespportuniry of night. 
 
 And the inrounfell of a defers place. 
 
 With the rich worth of your virginity. 
 
 Hel. Yout vertue is my priuikdge : for that 
 
 It is not night when I doe fee your face. 
 
 Therefore I thinke I am not in the night, 
 
 Ncr doth this wood lacke worlds of company , 
 
 N , For 
 
jfO A Midformmr nights Dreame , 
 
 Fpt you in ray tefpeCt are nil the world. 
 
 Then how can it be fatd I am alone, 
 
 When all the world is heere to looke on sne ? 
 
 *Dsm. lie run from thee.and hide me in the brakes* 
 And leaue thee to the mercy of wilde besfij, 
 
 Hel. The wildeft hath not fuch a heart as you; 
 Runne when you will,the (lory (hall bgchang’d : 
 
 Apollo flies, and Daphne holds the chafe; 
 
 The Doue purfues the Griffin, the tnilde Hinds 
 Makes fpeed to catch the Tyger. Boctleffe fpeede. 
 When cewardife purfues, and valour flies. 
 
 Demet. ! will not flay thy quellions, let me go ; 
 
 Or if thou follow me, doe not beleeue. 
 
 But 1 (hall doe thee mifehiefe in the wood. 
 
 He!. I,in the Temple in the Towne.and Field 
 You doe me mifehiefe. Fye Demetriue, 
 
 Your wrongs doe fet afcandall on my feae: 
 
 We cannot fight for loue, as men may doe; 
 
 We fhculd be woo’d, and were not made to wooe. 
 
 I follow thes, and make a heauen of hell, 
 
 To die vpon the hand 1 loue fo well. Erie. 
 
 Ob. Fare thee well Nymph,ere he do leaue this groue. 
 Thou fha!t (lie him, and he (hall feeke thy loue. 
 
 Haft thou the flower there? Welcome wanderer. 
 
 Enter Puchy. 
 
 Puei^ I. there tt is 
 
 Ob. I pray thee gtue it me. 
 
 I know abanke where.the wilde time blowes, 
 
 Where Oxflips and thenodding Violet grows*, 
 
 Quite cuet-cannoped with lufeious woodbine, 
 
 With fweet muske rofes,snd with Eglantine; 
 
 There fteepes 7 /f 4 .wa,fometimcofthe night, 
 
 Lul'd in thefe flowers, with dances and delight. 
 
 And there the fnake throwes her enammeld skinne. 
 Weed wide enough to rap a Fairy in. 
 
 And with the uiyceof this lie flreakeher eyes , 
 
 And make her full of hatefoll fantafies 
 
 Take thou Come of it, and leek through this groue ; 
 
 A fweet •Athenian Lady is m loue 
 
 With a difdaincfull youth: annoint his eyes, 
 
 But doe it when the next thing he efpies, 
 
 May be the Lady. Thou fhaft know the man, 
 
 By the Athenian garments he hath on. 
 
 Effecf it with feme care,that he may praise 
 More fond on her, then flic vpon her loue; 
 
 And looke thoomeet me ere the fitft Cocke crow. 
 
 Pu. Fcare not my Lord,your feruant fliall do fo .Exit, 
 
 Enter Queen* of Fairies, with her frame 
 Qtf?e». Come, now aRounde!l,and a Fairy fang g 
 Then for the third pan of a minute hence, 
 
 Some to kill Cankers in the mu kcrofe buds, 
 
 Some warre with Reremite, for theit leathern wings. 
 To make mv fmali Elues coates.and fome keepe backe 
 The clamorous Osvle that nightly hoots and wonders 
 At our queint fpirits; Sing me now afleeps. 
 
 Then to your offices, and let me reft. 
 
 Fames Sing. 
 
 You ffotiedSnaket with double tongue, 
 
 Thornf Hedgehogges be not feene. 
 
 Newts and bltnae wo? me; do no wrong. 
 
 Come not netreour Fairy Hsteene. 
 
 Philomels with rssslsdis. 
 
 Sing in pur frtei Leedaby. 
 
 LuZa Julia JuUaby Julia Juda JulLsby , 
 
 Never harme,norfped,nor char me 9 
 fome our louetyLady nye. 
 
 So good night with Lullaby, 
 a. Tarry. Weaning Spiders come not hcerg. 
 Hence you long teg'dSpinners, hence. 
 
 Beetles blacks approach not mere ; 
 
 Worms nor Suayle doe no offence. 
 
 Philomels with melody * &c, 
 i.Fairy. Hence away , now all is well ; 
 
 One alooft.flani CcntstseU. Shetfleepss 
 
 Enter Oberon. 
 
 Ober. What thou feed when thou doft wake. 
 
 Doe it for thy true Loue take: 
 
 Loue and languifh for his fake. 
 
 Be it Ounce, or Catte, orBeare, 
 
 Pard,or Boare withbriftledhaire. 
 
 In thy eye that (hall appeare, 
 
 When thou wak’ft, it is thy dear*. 
 
 Wake when feme vile thing is neeze. 
 
 EnterX-ifcndev and Uremia. 
 
 Lif. Faireloue.you faint with wandring in J woods 
 And to fpeake troth I haue forgot our way: 
 
 Wee’ll reft vs Hcrmia , ifyou thmkeit good, 
 
 And tarry for the comfort of the day. 
 
 . Her. Beit fo£^/Wfr;findeyououtabed, 
 
 For 1 vpon this banke will reft my head. 
 
 Lyf. One turfe fhall ferue as pillow for vs both. 
 One heart,one bed, two bofomes,and one troth. 
 
 Her. Nay good Lyfander.fcx my fakemy deere 
 Lie further oft yet, doe not ltefo neere 
 
 Lyf. O take the fence fweet,of my innoeence, 
 
 Loue takes the meaning, in loues conference, 
 
 I meane lhae my heart vnto yours is knit. 
 
 So chat but one heart can you make of it. 
 
 Two bofomes interchanged with an oatb, 
 
 So then two bofomes, and a (ingle troth. 
 
 Then by your fide, no bed-roome me deny. 
 
 For lying fo. Hcrmia.X doe not lye. 
 
 Her. Lyfander riddles very prettily j 
 Now much befhrew my manners and my pride. 
 
 If Hermia meant to hy^Xijf&nder lied. 
 
 But gentle friend, for loue andcottrtcfic 
 Lie further off, in humane mocTefty, 
 
 Such reparation, as may well be laid, 
 
 Becomes a vertuous batchdour, and a maide, 
 
 So farre be diftant.and good night fweet friend; 
 
 Thy loue ncre alter, till thy fweet life end. 
 
 Lyf. Amen.amen.to that faire prayer, fay I, 
 
 And then end life, when I end loyalty : 
 
 Heere is my bed-fleepe giue thee all his reft 
 
 Her. With halfe that wifh.the wifherscyesbepreft 
 Enter Pucke They fleepe. 
 
 Puck. Through the Forreft haue I gone, 
 
 But Athenian finae I none , 
 
 One whofe eyes I might approue 
 This flowers force in ftjrring loue. 
 
 Night and filence: who is heere ? 
 
 Weedes of Athens he doth wcare : 
 
 This is he (my mailer faid) 
 
 Defpifed the Atbenvti:-ma\<ic: 
 
 And heere the maiden fleeping found. 
 
A Midfomer nights Dr came. 
 
 On the danke and durty ground 
 >retty foulc.ftre durftnot lye 
 ^ecte this lack e-Ioue,this kiil-curtefie. 
 
 Churlc,vpor. thy eyes 1 throw 
 All the power thi, charme doth owe: 
 
 When thou wak'ft,let loue forbid 
 Sleepe his feste on thy eye-lid 
 So awake when 1 am gone i 
 
 Iror 1 muft now to Qberon. Exit . 
 
 Enter Demetrists and Helena running. 
 
 Het Stay,though thou kill me,fweetc Demetrtm 
 De. 1 charge thee hence,and do not haunt me thus. 
 riel. O wilt thou darkling leaue me? do nor fo. 
 
 De■ Stay on thy pet ill, 1 alone will goe. 
 
 Exit Demetrius 
 
 Htl O 1 am out of breath,in this fond chace. 
 
 The more my prayer,the leffer is my grace. 
 
 Happy is Hermta, wherefoerc (he lies; 
 
 : ot fhc hath blelfcd and attradHue eyes. 
 
 How came her eyes fo bright? Not with fait tcares. 
 Iffo,my eyes are oftner wafht then hers. 
 slo,no,l am as vgly as a Beare ; 
 
 For beads that meete me.runne away for feare. 
 
 Therefore no maruaile.though 'Demetrius 
 Doe as a monftcr,fliemy prefence thus. 
 
 What wicked and diffembling glafle of mine. 
 
 Made me compare with Htrmuu fphery cyne ? 
 
 But who is here ? Ly funder on the ground ; 
 
 Deade or afleepe? I fcenobloud,no wound, 
 
 Lrfander , if you liue.good fit awake, 
 
 Ljf. And run through fire I will for thy fweec fake. 
 Transparent Helena ,nature her (hewesart. 
 
 That through thy bofomemakes me fee thy heart 
 Where is Demetrius ? oh how fit a word 
 Is that vile name, to perifhon my fword 1 
 He!. Do not lay fo l.jfonder ,!.ay not fo : 
 
 Whaethough he loue your //rr/w/«j?Lord,what though? 
 Yet Hermui ftill loues you; then be ccmtent. 
 
 Lyf. Content with Hermia ? No,I do repent 
 The tedious minutes 1 with her haue fpent. 
 
 Not Hermta, but Helena now I loue ; 
 
 Who will not change a Rauen for a Doue ? 
 
 The will ofman is by his reafon fway’d : 
 
 And reafon faics you are the worthier Maide. 
 
 Things growing are not ripe vntill their feafon; 
 
 So 1 beingyong.ttll nowripe nottoreafon. 
 
 And touching now the point ofhumaue skill, 
 
 Reafon becomes the Marfhall to my will. 
 
 And leades me to your eyes, where I or»4ooke 
 Loues ftories,written in Loues richcft booke. 
 
 Hit. Wherefore was I to this keene mockery borne? 
 When at yourhands did I deferuethis fcorne? 
 
 Id nor enough,id not enough,yong man. 
 
 That I did neuer,no nor neuer can, 
 
 Deferue a fweecelooke from Demetrint eye. 
 
 But you mud flout my inefficiency ? 
 
 Good troth you do me wiong(good-footh you do) 
 
 In fuch difdainfull manner,me to wooe. 
 
 But fare you well; perforce 1 mud confeffe, 
 
 I thought you Lord of more true gentletuCTe. 
 
 Oh,that a Lady ofonc man refus'd, 
 
 Should of another thereforebe abus'd Fxtt. 
 
 Lj(. She fees not Hermta: Hfrmta fleepe thou there. 
 And neuer maid thou come Igfandsr ncerc; 
 
 _,_ Ail 
 
 For as a furfeit of the fweeteft things 
 Thedeepeft loathing to cheftomacke brings 
 Ot as the herefies ihat men do leaue. 
 
 Are hated mod of thofe that did decerue 
 So thou,my furfeit,and my herefie. 
 
 Of all be hated; but the moft of me; 
 
 And all my powers addreffe your loue and might, 
 
 To honour /Wrw.and to be her Knight. Exit 
 
 Her. Helpe me Ly/ander,bdpe me; do thy bed 
 To plqcke this crawling ferpent from mv breft. 
 
 Aye me,for pittyjwhat a dreame was here ? 
 
 Lyfancier looke.how I do quake with feare • 
 
 Me-thought a ferpent ©ate my heart away, 
 
 And yet fat finding at his cruell prey. 
 
 Lyfandery what remoou'd? Ly fonder, Lord, 
 
 What,out of hearing,gone? No found.no word ? 
 
 Alacke where ate you ?fpeake and if youheaifis 
 Spcake of all loues; I found almofl with feare. 
 
 No, then I well pcrceiue you are not nye, 
 
 Either death or you lie finde immediately, £tn. 
 
 A3 us Tertius. 
 
 Enter the C/ewnes. 
 
 Bot. Are we all met? 
 
 Slum. Pat, pat, and here's a matuailousconuenient 
 place for our rehearfall. This greene plot fhall beour 
 flage.this hauthorne brake our tyring houfe.and we will 
 do it in a£lion,as we will do it before the Duke. 
 
 'Bot. Peter quince ? 
 
 Peter. What faift thou.buIJy Bot tome ? 
 
 Bot. There are things in this Comedy oiBiramtu and 
 7hul>y,thn will neuerpleafe. Firfl 'P'ramus ausli draw a 
 fword to killhimfelfe j which the Ladies cannot abide. 
 How anfwereyou that ? 
 
 Snout. Berlaken.a parlous feare. 
 
 Star. Ibeleeue wetnuftleaue the killing out, when 
 all is done. 
 
 Bot. Notawhit, Ihaueadeuice to make all well. 
 Write meaPrologue.and letlhc'Prologue feeme to fay, 
 we will do no harme with our fwords, and that Vyranuu 
 is not kill'd indeede : and for the more better aflurance, 
 tell them,that I Pirtmw am not Piramus ,bin£ottome the 
 Wcauerj this will put them out of feare. 
 
 Quin. Well,we will haue fuch a Prologue,and it fhall 
 be written in eight and fixe. 
 
 Bot. No ,make it two more,let it be written in eight 
 and eight 
 
 Snout. Will not the Ladies be afeac'd of the Lyon ? 
 
 Star. I feare it, I promile you. 
 
 Bot. Maflers,you ought to confider with your felues.to 
 bring in(God (bicld vs)a Lyon among Ladies,isa moft 
 dreadfull thing. For there is not a more fearefuil wilde 
 foule then your Lyon lining: and wee ought to looks 
 to it. 
 
 Snout. Therefore another Prologue muft tell be is not 
 a Lyon. 
 
 Bot. Nay,you muft name hit name.and halfehis face 
 muft be feene through the Lyons necke, and he himfdfe 
 muft fpcake through.faving thus, or to the fame deft#; 
 Ladies, orfairc Ladies, I would wifh you, or I would 
 
 requeft 
 
 — 
 
tr&me. 
 
 requeft you,or I would entreat you, act to feare, estto- 
 tsgjnble: my life for y ours. If you thinks I come hither 
 as a Lyon, It were pitty of my life No, 1 am no fuch 
 tNng,I am a man as other men a?e 5 and there indeed let 
 him name his name, and tell him plainly hte is Snug the 
 Joyner. 
 
 gf.n. Well, it fhallfee fo; but there is two herd 
 shifigs, that is, to bring the Moone-light into a cham¬ 
 berpot you kn Qve.Ptrazmj and Tht&bj meete by Moone- 
 Ijght. 
 
 Sa „ Doth the Moone (bine that night wee play otlr 
 plsy ^ 
 
 Bet. h Calender.* Calender.looke in the Almanack, 
 stnde out Moone-ftnne.findoout Moone-fhine, 
 
 \ Enter Puthf, 
 
 Quin. Yes, it doth (Line that night. 
 
 Bet Why then may youleaue a cafemem of the great 
 chamber wsndow(whefe we play)open, 2 nd the Moone 
 mayfliine in at the csfement. 
 
 ,or eKiff one muft come in with a bufti of thorns 
 and a lanthorne.and fay he comes to disfigure,or to pre- 
 fent the perfon of Moone- Anne. Then there is another 
 thing, we muft hauea wall in the great Chamberpot Pt- 
 r&m sa and Thubj (fates the ftory ) did talks through the 
 chinke of a wall. 
 
 S*. You can neuer bring in a wall What fay you 
 Bet feme f 
 
 Bet. Some man or other muft prefent wall, andkt 
 him haue fome Piafter, or forr.e Lome, or fome rough 
 cat? about him,to fignifie wall; or let him hold his fin¬ 
 gers thus; and through that cranny, (ball Piromxs and 
 Tbuby whifper. 
 
 Quin. If that may be, then all is well. Come, fit 
 downc euery mothers fonne, and rchearfe your partsi 
 Ptr.tistm, you begm;whcny«>ihsttefpoken your fpeech, 
 entet into that Brake,and fo euery one accoiding to his 
 cue. 
 
 Enter Holnri. 
 
 B^6. What hempen home-fpuns haue we fw.gge- 
 ringhere, 
 
 Son.eere theCtadleof the Faicrie Queene ? 
 
 What,a Play toward ? He be an auditor, 
 
 An Ador too perhaps, if I fee caufe. 
 
 gain. Speake Ptramtu Thtily (land forth. 
 
 Ttr. flowers of odious fauors fweete. 
 
 Quin. Odours, odours 
 
 Ptr. Odours fauon fweete, 
 
 So hath thy breath, my deareft Tkiebj deare. 
 
 But harke,avoyce: flay thou but here a while. 
 
 And by and by I will to thee appesre. E> it,fir. 
 
 P*.k. A Granger P rramu*,ihtn ere plaid here. 
 
 Thif. Muft Ifpeake now ? 
 
 Pet. I marry muft you. For you muft vnderftano. 
 goes but to fee a noyfe that he heard, and is to come a- 
 gaine 
 
 Thyf Moft radiant /Vewisr.maft Lilly white of hue, 
 Of colour like the redrofeon triumphant bryer, 
 
 Moft brisky luuenall.aod eke moft louely lew. 
 
 As true as trueft horfc.that yet would neuer tyre, 
 lie meet c thee Ptritmuu JS/inmei toombe. 
 
 Pet. Ntntu toombe man.' why, you moft not fpeske 
 chat yet; that you anfwere to Viremtu . you fpeake all 
 your part at once,cues and all. Pentium enter>your cut is 
 paft; it is neuer tyre. 
 
 Th{. Q,a» true as trueft hotfe,that yet would neuer 
 tyre: 
 
 Tsr. Ift were faire,'7«'»^y I yvere onely thine. 
 
 Pet. Omonftrous. O Arango. We are banted; pray 
 mailers, flye roafters, hdpe. 
 
 Thi GlerenesaU Exit. 
 
 P*k• He follow you,lie leade you about a hound. 
 Through bogge,through bufli, through brake.ihroygh 
 Sometime a hotfe lie be,fometimea hound: (bryer, 
 
 A hogge,a headieffe beare.fometime afire. 
 
 And neigh,and barke.and grunt,and rote,and burne. 
 Like horfe^hound.hog.beare.fire.at euery tsiroe. Exit, 
 Enter Ptrxmm with the eijfe head. 
 
 "Bet. Why do they run away? This is aknauery of 
 them to make me afeard. Enter Sonet. 
 
 Sn. O "Bottom, thou art chang'd; What doe 1 fee on 
 thee? 
 
 Bet, What do you fee? Y ou fee an A fie-head ofyour 
 owne, do you ? 
 
 Enter Peter gurnet* 
 
 Pet. Blefle thee Bottotue .blefle thee; thou art transla¬ 
 ted Exit. 
 
 Bot. I fee their knaueryjthis is to make an aife of me, 
 to fright me if they could; but 1 will not ftirre from 
 this place,do what they can. 1 will walke vp and downe 
 here, and I will fing that they (hall heard am not a- 
 fraid. 
 
 The Woofellcocke.fo blackeof hew, 
 
 WithOrenge-tawny bill. 
 
 The Throftle,wirh hts note fo true, 
 
 The Wren and little quill. 
 
 Tyta. What Angell wakes me from my ftowry bed ? 
 
 Bet. The Finch, the Sparrow,and the Lai ke, 
 TheplainfongCuckow gray; 
 
 Vkhofe note full many a man doth marks. 
 
 And dares not anfwere,nay. 
 
 For indcede.who would fet his wit to fo fooliOi a bird ? 
 Who would gmea bird the lye,though he cry Coekow, 
 neuer fo ? 
 
 Tyta. 1 pray thee gentle mortal), fing againe. 
 
 Mine care is much enamored of thy note ; 
 
 On thefirft view to fijy,to fweare I loue thee. 
 
 So is mine eye enthralled to thy fhape. 
 
 And thy fairt vertues force (perforce ) doth moue me. 
 
 "Bet, Me-thinkes miflrefle, you fbould hsue little 
 rcafon for that: and yet to fay the truth, reafon and 
 loue kcepe little company together, now-adayes. 
 The more the pittie, that fome honeft neighbours will 
 not make them friends. Nay, 1 can gleeke vpon occa- 
 fion. 
 
 Tyta. Thou art as wife.as thou art besutifull. 
 
 Bet. Not fo neither.• but if I had wit enough to get 
 out of this wood, 1 l.aue enough to ferue mine ownc 
 turns. 
 
 Tj'a. Out of this wood,do not defire to goe, 
 
 1 hou (halt remainc here,whethcribouwiltorno 
 1 am a fpiritofno common rate : 
 
 ThsSumrr.er ftiH doth tend vpon my ft ate. 
 
 And I doe loue thee; therefore goe with me, 
 lie giue thee Fairies to attend on thee} 
 
 And they (Kail fetch thee Icwels from the deeps. 
 
 And fing,while thou on preffed flowers doft fleepe 
 And I will purge thy mortal] groflenefle fo, 
 
 That thou Oialt like an airie fpirit go. 
 
 Enter Peafc■ iUjJtrm.Cehvel.Meth , Muft«ri- 
 feeds, and fsare Fatrtti. 
 
 Fai, Ready,; and [,arid l,and 1. Where fhall w«go? 
 
 Tit a Ba 
 
 
JMidfomnm nights Dre&ne. 
 
 Bit a. Be kinds and curteou* to this Gentleman, 
 
 Kop in his wa!kes,and gansbole in hisdes. 
 
 Feeds hins with Apricocks.aod Dewberries} 
 
 With purple Grapes,greenc Figs,and Mulberries, 
 
 The heme-bags fteale from the humble Bees, 
 
 And for night-tapers crop their waxen thighes, 
 
 And Sight them at the fierie-Glow-wormeseye?, 
 
 T© haise my lose to bed,and to arife ; 
 
 And pluck® the wings from painted Butterflies, 
 
 To fan the Meone-besmes from hisfleeping e!es 
 Nod to him Elues, and doe him curtefies, 
 
 5 i.fM. Hade osotuiljhsik. 
 l.Fai. Haile. 
 
 3 .Fai. Haile- 
 
 Bot. Icryyotir worfliipsmercy hardly; 1 befecch 
 your worfhip name. 
 
 Csb. Cobweb. 
 
 'Bot. I fhail dehre you of more acquaintance, good 
 Mafter Cobanb : if ! cut my finger, I (hall make bold 
 with you. 
 
 Your name honeft Gentleman ! 
 
 Peaf. Peafe bloffome. 
 
 Bot. ! pray you commend rr.ee to tmfirefTe 
 your mother, and to mafter /Vi/oKf your father. Good 
 mafter feafe-biofome, I ftial demeofyou more acquain¬ 
 tance to- Your name I befeech you fir t 
 Muf. CHteftisrd-feede. 
 fi-jf Pn.Iji-blcffn.T.C. 
 
 Bdt, Good mafter Mufiard feeds, I know your pati¬ 
 ence well; that fame cowardly gyant-hke Ose beefe 
 hath deuoured many a gentleman ofyoux houfe. I pro- 
 mife you, your kindred hath made my eyes water ere 
 now. Idefite you more acquaintance, good Mafter 
 SEufigrd-feeds. 
 
 THo. Come waite vpon him,lead him corny bower. 
 ThfMoems me-thinkj.lookes with a watrleeie. 
 
 And when fhewcepes.weejn- eucrie little flower. 
 Lamenting Some enforced ebaftitie. 
 
 Tye ?p my louers tonguc,bring hint filcntly. £xlc. 
 
 Enter King efPba?iej,fclus. 
 
 Ob. I wonder If be awak'ti 
 
 Then what ic was that next came in her eye. 
 
 Which (he muft doteon, in estreimcie. 
 
 Enter Pucks- 
 
 Here comes my meiTenger s haw now mad fpiriq 
 What nighc-rele now about this gaumed grouei 
 Pirekj °My Miftrii with a monfter isin Sous, 
 
 Neere to herclofe and confcrritcd bower. 
 
 While (he wasin her dull andfkepinghovver, 
 
 A crew of patches, rude Mechanicals, 
 
 Yfeat worke for bread vpoa Athenian ftals. 
 
 Were met together eo reheatfe a Play, 
 
 Intended for grear Thefetu nuptiall day : 
 
 The (halloweft thick-skin of that barren fort. 
 
 Who ‘pirAiiim ptefented.in their fport, 
 
 Forfooke his Scene, and cncred in a brake. 
 
 When 1 did him at this aduancagetake. 
 
 An A’Tca nole I fixed on his head. 
 
 Anon his Teteisemuf.i be anfwered. 
 
 And forth my Mmsrraek comes: when they biin .pis. 
 As Wildc-geefe.that the creepingfowler ey®» 
 
 Or rufled-pated chougfias.many in fort 
 (Rifingandcavaingat the guns report) 
 
 Seucr themfelues,and madly fweepethesky®: 
 
 So at his fight, away his fdiowss 8ye, 
 
 Asd sc mi ftimpe.hurs ore and ore one fals; 
 
 Hf raqrrber cries,and helpe from Athens cals. 
 
 Their fenfe thus weak®,loft with their fears thus flrong. 
 Made fenfeletTe things begin to do them wrong, 
 for briars and thornes at their appaiell hatch. 
 
 Some fieeues.fome hats/rom y eelders all things catch, 
 
 ] led them on in thssdiftradkd feare, 
 
 And left fweetc Piramm Mandated there; 
 
 When in that moment(fo it came topaffe) 
 
 Tftama waked,and ftraighsway lou’d sn Affe. 
 
 Ob. This fals out better then I could deuife: 
 
 Box haft thou yet lacht the Athenians eyes. 
 
 With he loue iuyce.as! did bid thee doe ? 
 
 tyb. I tookc hirn fleepmg (that isfimfht 
 And the Athenian woman by his fide. 
 
 That when he wak't ,of force (he mu ft be eyde. 
 
 Enter Demetrius and Hermia, 
 
 Ob. Stand clofe.this is the fame Ath&wan. 
 
 Rob. This is the woimarqbuc not this the man. 
 
 Dem. O why rebuke you him rha: loues you fo ? 
 
 Lay breath fo bitter on your bitter foe. 
 
 Her. Now J but chide,but I fhould vfe thee worfe. 
 For ibou (I feare^haft giuen mecaufe cocurfe. 
 
 If thou hs ft flame Ay/iwdfr in his fleepe. 
 
 Being ore fnooes iu bioud, plunge in the deepe, and hill 
 me too: 
 
 The Sunne was not fo true vnto the day. 
 
 As ha to me. Would he haueftoilen away. 
 
 From ffeeping Hermiai U« beleeue as foon.e 
 This whole earth may be bordpsndrbac the Moone 
 May through the Center creepe.and fo difpleafe 
 Her brothers noone’. ids ,'tshh.lh'‘ Antipodes. 
 
 It cannoc be but thou haft rnurdrsd him. 
 
 So fhould a muerherer looke,fodsad,fogriiri. 
 
 Dem. So fhould the murderer looke.and fo fhould I, 
 Pierft through the heart with your fteatne cruelty . 
 
 Yet yod the murderer looks as bright as cleare. 
 
 As yonder ZJentes in her glimmering fphearc. 
 
 Her What's this to my Lyfttnder ? where is he J 
 Ah good Demetrius, wilt thou giue him me? 
 
 Dem. I’de rather giue his carkafle to my hounds. 
 Her .Out dog,out cur thou driu’ft mepaft the bounds 
 Of maidens patience- Haft thou {laine hint then? 
 Henceforth beneuer numbred among men. 
 
 Oh, once tell irue,euen for my fake, 
 
 Durft thou a lookt vpon him.being awake ? 
 
 And haft thou kill’d him. fleepmg ? O braue tutcb: 
 Could not a wcrme.aa Adder do fo much ? 
 
 An Adder did it: for with doubler tongue 
 Thcncbine(ihou ferpenr) neuer Adder flung. 
 
 Dem. Youfpend your paflion on amtfprt sdrrtcod, 
 
 Isra not guiltie of Lyfmderi blood s 
 Nee is hedead for ought that J can tell. 
 
 Her. I pray thee tell me then that he is well. 
 
 Dem. A ud if I could, what fhould I get therefore ? 
 Her. A priuiledge.neuer to fee me more; 
 
 And from thy hated prefenct part I -.feeme no more 
 Whether he be dead or no. Exit, 
 
 'Dem. There is nofollowing her in this fierce vaine. 
 Here therefore for a while ( will remains. 
 
 So forrowes heauinefle doth hesuier grows 
 For debt that bankrout Slip doth fbrrow owe. 
 
 Which now in fomc flight mcafurc it willpsy. 
 
A Mid/ommer nights Dreame* 
 
 If 4 - 
 
 Iffor his tender here I make Tome flay. Lie dnme. 
 
 Ob. What haft thou doneiThou naft miftaken quite 
 And laid the loue iisyce on feme true loues fight: 
 
 Of thy msfprifion/noft perforce enfuc 
 
 Some true loue turn’d,and not a falfe turn’d true. 
 
 Ro^.Thcn fate ore-rules,rhat one man holding troth, 
 A million fade, confounding oath on oath. 
 
 Ob. About the wood,goe fwifcer then the windej 
 \nA.Helera of Hthem looke thou findc. 
 
 All fancy fickc fhe is, and pale of cheere, 
 
 With f.ghes ofloue,that cofts the frefh blood dears. 
 
 By fome illufion fee thou bring her heere, 
 
 He charroe his eyes againft fhe doth sppeare. 
 
 Rebin. I go,! go, looke how I goe, 
 
 Swifter then arrow from the Tartart bowc. Exit. 
 
 Ob. Flower of this purple die, 
 
 Hit with Cupids archery, 
 
 Sinter In apple of his eye. 
 
 When hi* loue he doth efpi e, 
 
 Let her fhine as glorioufiy 
 As thefforsw ofthe sky. 
 
 When thou wak'ft if fhe be by. 
 
 Beg of her for letnedy. 
 
 Enter Pache. 
 
 Ptuf(. CaptaineofourFairy band, 
 
 Helena is heere at hand. 
 
 And the youth, miftooke by roe. 
 
 Pleading for a Louers fee. 
 
 Shall we their fondpsgeant fee ? 
 
 Lord, what fooles thefe mortal* be! 
 
 Ob. Stand slide: the noyfe they make, 
 
 Will caufe Demetrius to awake. 
 
 Puck. Then will two at once wooe one. 
 
 That mud needs be fport alone : 
 
 And thofe things doe her pleafe me, 
 
 That befall prepoftevoufly 
 
 J Enter Lyfender and Helena. 
 
 Lyf. Why fhould you think f 1 (hould v?Coc in fcorn ? 
 Scorne anddcrifion neuer comes in wares: 
 
 Looke when 1 vow I weepe; and vowes fo borne, 
 
 In their natiuity all truth appe-ateS- 
 
 How can thefe things in nte.feeme feo>ne to you ? 
 
 Bearing the badge of faith to prone them trde- 
 
 //„•/. You doe adutnee your cunning more & more , 
 When tcuth kils truth, O d/uelifh holy tray J 
 Thefe vowes are Hermuu.'WiU you giuehcr ore ? 
 Weigh oath with oath,and you will nothing weigh. 
 Your vowes eo her, and me, (put in two fcalcs^ 
 
 Will euen weigh,and both a*lights*tales. 
 
 Lyf. I had co judgement, when td her I (wore. 
 ffel. Nor none in my roind«,now you gioe her ore- 
 Lyf. Demtssrius loues her,and he loues not yo n.Assa, 
 T>em. O tfefo»,goddcffe,*i!iiph,perfedt, diuine. 
 
 To what my loue,fhalll csrapare thine eyne. 
 
 Chriftall is muddy,O how ripe tn fbow. 
 
 Thy lips,thofe kiffmg chexie*. tempting grow 1 
 That pure congealed whitejhigh Taurus fnow<, 
 
 Fan'd with theEafterne winde, tomes to a crow. 
 
 When thou holdft vp thy hand. Oletrockifle 
 This Frlnceffe of pure white,this feale of biiffe. 
 
 Hill. O fpight / O hell 1 1 fee you are all bent 
 To fer againft me, for your merriment: 
 
 If you were ctuill, and knew cimefie, 
 
 You would not doe die thus much iniury. 
 
 . __ 
 
 Can you not hate me, as 1 know you doe, 
 
 But you rouft foync in foules to roocke me eo? 
 
 If you are men, as men you arc in fhow. 
 
 You would not vfc a gentle Lady fo$ 
 
 To vow, and fwaare, and fuperpreife my parts, 
 
 When I am fore you hate roc with your hearts- 
 You both are Riuals,snd loue Hernia; 
 
 And now both Riuals to mocke Helena, 
 h trim exploits manly enterptize, 
 
 To censure teares vp in a poore maids eyes. 
 
 With your dcrifion; none of noble fort. 
 
 Would fo offend a Virgin, and extort 
 A poere foules patience, all to make you fport. 
 
 Lyfa. You are vnkind Demetrius-, be not fo. 
 
 For you loue Hermits ; this you know I know; 
 
 And here with all good wiSJ,wich all my heart. 
 
 In Hermtas loue I yeeid you vp my port; 
 
 And yours of Helena, to me bequeath. 
 
 Whom I do loue.and will do to my death. 
 
 He /.Neuer did mockers waft more idle breth. 
 
 Dens. Ly fonder, keep thy Htns-.a,] will none: 
 
 Iferc I lou’d her,#l! that loue is gone. 
 
 My heart to her, but as gueft-wife foioum'd, 
 
 And now to Helen it is home return’d. 
 
 There to remaine. 
 
 Lyf. I tis not fo. 
 
 De Difparage not the faith thou doftnot know. 
 
 Left to thy perill thou abide it deare. 
 
 Looke whete thy Loue comet,yonder is thy deare. 
 
 Enter Her nets. 
 
 Her. Dark nighr.that from the eye his function takes. 
 The esre more quitfke of apprehenfion makes 
 Wherein it doth impaire the feeing fenfe, 
 
 Ir paies the hearing double recompence. 
 
 Thou art not by muse eye, Lyfinder found, 
 
 Mine care (I thankc it) brought me to that found. 
 
 Bus why vnkindly didft thou leaue me fo ? (co go? 
 Lyfan. Why mould hee (lay whom Loue doth preffe 
 Her. What loue could prefie Lyfonder from my fide? 
 Lyf. Ly/Wer/ louc(thac would not lei him bide) 
 Faire Helena-, who more engilds the night, 
 
 I hen all yon fierieOes,and eicsof light. 
 
 Why feek’ft thou roe? Could not this roakethee know. 
 The hate I bare thee.made me leaue thee fo? , 
 
 Her. Youfpeflkcnotasyouthinke; it cannot be. 
 ffel. Loe, flhe is one of this confederacy, 
 
 Now I perceioe they haue conioyn’d all three, 
 
 To faOtion this falfe fport in fpight of me. 
 
 Iniurieus Hermia. moft vngratcfoll maid , 
 
 Hatie you confpir’d, haue you with thefe comriu'd 
 Tobaite me, with this foule dcrifion ? 
 
 Is all the counfdl that we two hactfhar’d, 
 
 The fifters vowes,the houres that we haue fp«ac. 
 
 When wee haue chid the hafly footed time , 
 
 For parting vs $, O, is all forgot ? 
 
 All fchookdaie*friendlhip,chlld-hood innecenct ? 
 
 VVe Hetroia, like two Artificial! gods, 
 
 Haue with our needles .created both one flower. 
 
 Both on one famp!er,fitting on one cufhion. 
 
 Both warbling of one fong,beth in or.t key ; 
 
 As if our hands,our fides.voices, and raindes 
 Had beene incorporate. So we grew together. 
 
 Like to a double cherry, Teeming parted. 
 
 But yet a vnton in partition. 
 
 Two 
 
A Midfmmermghts Dreame . 
 
 Two louely berries molded on one ftem. 
 
 So with two feeming bodies, but one heart, 
 
 Two ofthe firft life costs in Heraldry, 
 
 Due but to one and crowned with onecreft. 
 
 And will you rent our ancient loue afunder, 
 
 To ioyne with men in (corning your poore friend ? 
 
 It is not friendly,’tis not Risidenly. 
 
 Out fexe as well as I,may chide you for it. 
 
 Though 1 alone doe feeletbe iniurie. 
 
 Her. J am amazed at your paffionate words, 
 
 1 (come you not 5 It feemes that you fcorneme. 
 
 Hel. Hstie you not fee Ly fonder, a% in feotne 
 To follow me,and praifemy eies and face? 
 
 And made your other loue,Dei«err//»j 
 
 (Who eticn but now did fpurne ine with his footc) 
 
 To call me goddefie.nimph.diuine.and tare. 
 
 Precious,cekftiall ? Wherefore fpeakes hethis 
 To her he hates ? And wherefore doth Lyfinder 
 Denieyour Iouefforich within his foule) 
 
 And tender me (forfooth^ affeiliort, 
 
 But by your fetting on.by yourconfent ? 
 
 What though [ benot fo in grace as you. 
 
 So hung vpon with loue,fo fortunate ? 
 
 (Bucrniferable moft,toloue vnlou’d j 
 This you fliould pittie^ather then defpife. 
 
 risr. I vndeiftand not what you meaiie by this, 
 
 H*t. 1 ,doe,perfetier,counterfeit fad lookes, 
 
 Make mouthes vpon me when 1 turne my backe, 
 
 Winkc each at other,hold the fweete left vp: 
 
 This fpotc well carried,fhall be chronicled. 
 
 If you haue any pittic,grace,or manners, 
 
 You would not make me fuch an argument: 
 Butfareyewell/tis partly mine ownefauir. 
 
 Which death or abfenCe loone (ball rented le. 
 
 Ljf. Stay gentle Helena,beeae my excufe, 
 
 My loue,my ltfc,my foule,faire Helena. 
 
 Hel. O excellent! 
 
 Her. Sweere,do not lcorn her fo. 
 
 Dem. If fhe cannot entreate,I can compel!. 
 
 Lyf. Thoucartfi compell.nc more then fire entreate. 
 Thy threats haue no more ftrength then her weak praife- 
 Helen, 1 loue thee,by my life Idoe; > 
 
 ] fweare by that which I will lofe for thee, 
 
 To prone him falfe.that faies I loue thee not. 
 hem. I fay,l loue thee more then he can do. 
 
 Lyf. Ifthou fay i’o,withdraw and proueit too. 
 
 ■ Dem. Quick,come. 
 
 Her. Ly fonder ynbtxtlo tends all this? 
 
 Ljf Away,you Sthiape. 
 
 ‘Dem. No.no.Sir.feeme to breakc loofe; 
 
 Take on as you would follow. 
 
 But yet come not: you are a tame man,go. 
 
 Lyf. Hang off thou cat,thou bur: vile thing let loofe, 
 Or I will fhakc thee from me like a ferpent. 
 
 Her Why are you grownefo rude? 
 
 What change is this fweete Loue ? 
 
 Lyf. Thy loue? out tawny Tartar y o\n.\ 
 
 Out loathed medicine; O hated poifefi hence. 
 
 Her. Doyounoticft? 
 
 Hel. Yes footh,and fo do you, 
 
 Lyf. Demetrius.I will keepe my word with thee. 
 Dem. I would I had yout bond: fot I percciue 
 A weakebondholdsyou; Ilencttruft your word. 
 
 Ljf. What.fbould I butt her 'ftrikeher, kill her dead t 
 Although I r.are her, lie nothnrtne her fo. 
 
 Her. What, can you do me greater harme then hate? 
 
 I5X 
 
 Hate^wherefore?Ome,whatncwes my Loue? 
 
 Am not I Herrttia ? Are not you Lyfonder! 
 
 I sen as fairc now,aS 1 was ere while. 
 
 Since night you lou’dmejyet fince mght you left me. 
 Why then you left me (Othe gods forbid 
 I&earneft, (hall I fay ? 
 
 Lyf I,by my life; 
 
 And newer did defire to fee thee more. 
 
 Therefore be out ofhope,ofqucftion,of doubt 5 
 Be certaine,notbing truer: cisoo ieft. 
 
 That I doe hate thee,and loue Helena. 
 
 Her. Ome.you iugler,you canker bloflome, 
 Youtheefeof loue; What,haue you come by night. 
 
 And ftoJne my loues heart from him ? 
 
 Hel. Fmc yfaith: 
 
 Haue you no modefty.no maiden fhame. 
 
 No touch ofbafiifnlncffe? What,will you teare 
 Impatient anfwers from my gentle tongue ? 
 
 Fje,fie,you CQunteifeic,you puppet,you 
 
 Her Puppet? why fo ? l,thac way goes the game. 
 Now I perceiuethat flic hash made compare 
 Betweene our ftatures,(he hath urg’d her height, 
 
 And with her perionage.her tall perforate. 
 
 Her height (forfooth)fhe hath preuaii’d with him. 
 
 And are you growne fo high in his eftceme, 
 
 Becaufe I am fo dwarfifh, and fd low ? 
 
 How low am 1, thou painted May-pole ? Speakc, 
 
 How low am I ? I amnotyetfo low. 
 
 But that my naileS can reach vnto thine eyes. 
 
 Hel. I pray you though you mo eke me,gentlemen, 
 
 Let her not hurt me; I was neuer curft: 
 lhaue no gift at all in flirewiChncfle; 
 lama right maide for my co wSrdixe j 
 Let her not ftrike me: yoitperhaps may rhinke, 
 
 Becaufe fire is fomething lower then my felfe. 
 
 That I can match her. 
 
 Her. Lower? harkeagaine. 
 
 Hel. Good Hem>ia,do not be fo bitter with me, 
 
 I euermore did loueyou Hernsia, 
 
 Did cucr keepe your counfcls.neuet wronged you, 
 
 Satie that in loue vnto Demetrius, 
 
 1 told him of your Health vmo tins wood. 
 
 He followed you,for loue 1 followed him. 
 
 But he,hath chid me hence,and thtcatned me 
 To ftrike me,fpurne me,nay to kill me too; 
 
 And now,fo you will let me quiet go. 
 
 To asftkeutVitW I beare my folly backs* 
 
 And follow you no further. Let me go. 
 
 You fee How fimple,and how fend! am. 
 
 Her. Why get you gone: whoift that hinders you ?, 
 Hel. A fpolifb heart,that I leaueheiebchinde. 
 
 Her. What,with Lyfonder! 
 
 Her. With Demetrius. 
 
 Lyf Be not afraid,(be fhall not harnie thee Helena. 
 LDtm. No fir.Ibe lhal! not, though you takeher parr. 
 Hel. O when fhe’s angry,ibe is keene and fljteyyd. 
 She was a vixen when {he went to fchcole. 
 
 And though fhe be but Iictk,fhe is fierce. 
 
 Her. Little agsine ? Nothing but low and little ? 
 Why will you fuffer her to flour me thus ? 
 
 Let me come to her. 
 
 Ljf. Get you gone you dwarfe, 
 
 Y ou minimus, of hindring knowgraffe made. 
 
 You bead,you acorne. 
 
 Dem. You are too officious. 
 
 In her behalfe that fcornes your feniices. 
 
 Let 
 
1 ^ 6 A Midfommsr nights 'Dreams . 
 
 let her alone,fpeake not of Helena, 
 
 Takc not her part. For if thou doft intend 
 
 Newer folirtlc (hew oflotte to hei, 
 
 Thoufhslt abide it. 
 
 Lyf. Nov? fhe holds me not, 
 
 Now follow if thou dar'ft,to try whofe right, 
 
 Of thine or mine is moll in Helen*. 
 
 Dem. Follow/ Nay, liegoe with theedieeke by 
 iov.de Exit Lyfender andDemetrixe. 
 
 Her. Vou ?vf iflris.all this coyle is long ofyou. 
 
 N ay, goe not backc. 
 
 Hel Iwiil not truftyou I, 
 
 "Nor longer flay in your curfi companie. 
 
 Your hands then roine.are quicker for a fray. 
 
 My legs are longer though to runne away. 
 
 Enter Obeeon and Psurke. 
 
 Ob. This is thy ncgligeoce.ftill thou rniftak’ft. 
 
 Or elfe comini it ft thy knauenes willingly. 
 
 Puck- Belecue me.King oflhadowcs.I miftooke, 
 
 Did not you tell me, I ffiould know the man. 
 
 By the Athenian garments he hath on ? 
 
 And fo farre blamclefle proues my entetpize. 
 
 That I haue noidted an Athenians eics, 
 
 And fo farre am I glad,it fo did fort. 
 
 As this their iangiing I efteeme a fport 
 
 Ob. Thou feeft thefe Louers feeke a place to fight. 
 
 Hie therefore Robin ,©uercaft the night. 
 
 The ftarrie Welkin couer thou anon, 
 
 With drooping fogge as blacke as Acheron, 
 
 And lead thefe teflieRjuals fo afltsy. 
 
 As one come not within anothers way 
 
 Like to Lj fonder, fometime frame thy tongue. 
 
 Then ftirre Demctrme vp with bitter wrong; 
 
 And fometime raile thou like Demetrius , 
 
 And from each other looke thou leade them thus, 
 
 Till ore their browes,death-counterfeiting,fleepe 
 
 With leaden legs.and Battie-wmgs doth c reepe; 
 
 Then crufh this hcarbe into Ly fonders eie, 
 
 Whofe liquor hath this vertuous propertie. 
 
 To take from thence all error,with his might,. 
 
 And make his eie-bals role with wonted fight. 
 
 When they nest wake^iil this dcrifioa 
 
 Shall feeme a dreanne,and fruit!die viflon. 
 
 And backc to sit hens fhall the Louers wend 
 
 With league.whofe datetill death fhallneuer end. 
 
 Whiles 1 in this affaire do thee imply. 
 
 He to ft»y Queene.and beg her Indian Boy; 
 
 And then I will her charmed eiereleafe 
 
 prom man (lers view, and all things (hall be peace. 
 
 Pttcl^My Fairir Lord.this muft be done with baftc. 
 
 For nignt-fwift Dragons cm the Clouds full fsfl, 
 
 Aed yonder fhincs Auroras harbinger 
 
 At whofe approach Ghofls wandnng here and there, 
 Troopc home to Church-yards; damned fpsrits all, 
 
 That in croffe-waies and flouds iiaue buriaii, 
 
 Alreadie to their wormic beds are gone; 
 
 For feare leaf! day fhould looke their fhame? vp<sn. 
 
 They wilfully therofehies dxile from light. 
 
 And mud for aye confort with blscke browd night, 
 
 Ob. But we are fpintsof another fort: 
 
 J, with the mornings leue haue oft made fport,' 
 
 And likeaForreftetythe groues may tread, 
 
 Euen till the Eaflerne gate all ficriered, 
 OpeoingOQAfrpf^e.with fa ire blefied beames, 
 
 Turnes into yellow goldens Csk greene ftreaases. 
 
 But notwithftanding hafte.tmke no delay 
 
 We may effeift this bufineffe,yet ere day. 
 
 Puck. Vp and downc, vpand downe, ! will leade 
 them vp snd dswne: I am fear’d in field and townc. 
 Goblin, lead them vp and dowrta: here comes one. 
 
 Enter Lyfender. 
 
 Lyf Whereartthou,proud Demetrieu'i 
 
 Speaks thou now. 
 
 Rob Here villaine,drawne & readie. Where art thou? 
 Lyf. 1 wlU be with thee ftraight. 
 
 'Rob- Fellow me then to plainer ground. 
 
 Enter be marine. 
 
 Dem Ly funder,fyzzVe againe j 
 
 Thou runaway,thou toward ,srt tho u fled ? 
 
 Speake in fomebufh: Where dofi thou hide thy head? 
 
 Rob. Thou coward, 3 rt thou bragging to the flars. 
 Telling the bufhes that thou look’ft for wars. 
 
 And wilt not come/Come recreant, come thou childe. 
 He whip thee with a tod. He is defil'd 
 
 That drawes a fwerd ©a thee- 
 Dent. Yes,art thou there/ 
 
 R°. Follow my voke.wel cry no manhood hcre.£«>. 
 Lyf He goes before me.and fttll dares me on. 
 
 When 1 come where he cals,then he's gone. 
 
 The viflainc is much lighter heel'd theo 1 : 
 
 I followed faft, but fa Tier he did fiye ; fhift ing places. 
 
 That fallen am I in dsrke vneuen way. 
 
 And herewil ref! me.Come thou gentle day: lye derm. 
 For if but once thou (hew me thy gray light, 
 lie flnde Demetrhu&nd renenge this fpight. 
 
 Enter Rcbtn end Demetrius. 
 
 Rob. Ho,ho,ho; coward,why corn’d thou not? 
 
 Deai. Abide me,ifthou dar’fl. For well ] wot, 
 
 Thou runft before me,fhifting eurry place, 
 
 And d 3 r'fl not ftand.nor looke me in the face 
 
 Where art thou ? 
 
 Rob. Come hither,! am here. 
 
 Ve i».Nay then thou mock’fl me; thou (halt bay this 
 deere. 
 
 if euer I thy face by day-light fee. 
 
 Now goe thy way : faintnefleconfltainerhtrie, 
 
 To meafure out rr.y length on this cold bed. 
 
 By dales approach looke to be vifited. 
 
 Enter Helena. 
 
 Hd. O weary night,O long and tedious night, 
 
 Abate thy homes,fhine comforts from the Eaft, 
 
 That 1 may bicketo Athens by day-light. 
 
 From thefe that my poore companie deteft; 
 
 And fleepe chat fometime fhuts vp forrowes eie,. 
 
 Steak me a while from mine owne companie. Sleeft. 
 
 Rob. Yet but three/Come one more. 
 
 Two ofboth kindes makes vp fours. 
 
 Here fhe comes,curft and fad, 
 
 Ciftdie a knauilb lad. 
 
 Enter Hcrmea. 
 
 Thus to make poore females road. 
 
 Her. Neuer fo wearie neucr fo in woe. 
 
 Bedabbled with the dew,and tome with briars, 
 
 I can no further crawlcpio further goe ; 
 
 My legs can keepe no pace with my defires. 
 
 Here will 1 reft me till the breaks of day, 
 
 Heauens fiaield Lyfasder, if they mesne a fray. 
 
 Rob. On the ground fleepe found, 
 lie apply your eie gentle Iouer,recacdy. 
 
 When thou wak'ft.thoutak’ft 
 
 True delight in the fight of thy former Ladies eye. 
 
 And 
 
A Mid/ommer nights Dreame. 1^7 
 
 Ana" the Country Proucrb knowne, 
 
 That euery ram mould take his owne. 
 
 In your waking (hall be fbowne. 
 leske ffi3ll haue hd, nought (hall goe ill. 
 
 The roan (ball haue hi* Mare againe, and all (hail bee 
 Well. 
 
 They fixft adieu ,18. 
 
 zABwQuartm. 
 
 Eater Queene of Faeries jend Clssme, and Fairies, end the 
 
 King behind) them* 
 
 Ttsa. Coroe, fir thee downevpon this dowry bed. 
 While I thy amiable cheekes doe coy. 
 
 Andfticke muske rofes in thy fleeke fmoothehead, 
 
 And kifle thy faire large cares, my gentle ioy. 
 
 Clew. Where's Peafebloffome! 
 
 Peaf. Ready 
 
 flow Scratch my heid,Peafe~bUfft>me. Whets Moun- 
 fieuer Cobweb. 
 
 Cob. Ready. 
 
 Cltswne. Mounfieur Cobweb, good Mounfier get your 
 weapons in your hand, & kill roe a red hipt humble-Bee, 
 on the top of a ehiftle ; and good Mounfieur bring roee 
 the hony bag. Doc not fret your fclfe too much in the 
 a&ven, Mounfieur; and good Mounfieur haue a care the 
 bony bag breakenot,! would be loth to haue yon ouer- 
 flewne with a hony-bag figniour. Where's Mounfieur 
 Mufterdfeed } 
 
 M*f Ready. 
 
 do. Giue roe your neafe,Mounfieur Mufterdfeed, 
 Pray you lesue your courtefie good Mounfieur. 
 
 Maf. What's your will ? 
 
 Cfo. Nothing good Mounfieur, but to help Caualery 
 Cobweb tofcratch. 1 mud to the Barbers Mounfieur, for 
 tne-thinkes I am maruellous hairy about the face. A nd 1 
 am fuch a tender affepfroyhaire do but tickle roe,I mud 
 
 fcratch, 
 
 Ttsa- WhatjWilt thou hcare fotne muficke.my fweet 
 
 loue. 
 
 Clem. I haue areafonabkgoodearernrr.uficke. Let 
 trs hauc the tongs and the bones. 
 
 dUuftcke Tongs Jlurall Maftcke. 
 
 Tito, Or fay fwecce Loue, what ihctl defireft to eat. 
 
 Cleanse. Truly a pecke ofProuender; I could munch 
 your good dry Oates. Me-thinkes I haue a great defire 
 to s bottle of hay : good hay, fwcete hay hath no fel¬ 
 low. 
 
 Tita. I haue a venturous Fairy, 
 
 That (hall feckc the Squirrels hoard, 
 
 And fetch thee new Nuts. 
 
 doom. ] had rather haue a handful! or two of dried 
 peafe. But I pray you let none ofyour people (luremcj 
 haue an expoficicn of fleepe come vpon roe. 
 
 Tyta. Slecpe thou,and 1 will winde thee in my arms, 
 Fairies be gone, and be alwaies away. 
 
 So doth the woodbine, the fwcet Honifuckle, 
 
 Gently entwift 5 the female I«y fo 
 Enrings the barky fingers of the Elme. 
 
 -—■—-—---—--—— y ' ' 
 
 O how I loue thee 1 how I dote On thee f 
 
 Eater R oboe goedfeSow end Q heron. 
 
 Ob. Welcome good Robin : 
 
 Seed thou this fwcet fight ? 
 
 Her dotage now 1 doe begin to piny. 
 
 For meeting her of late bchmdc the wood. 
 
 Seeking fweet fauors for this hatefuil foole, 
 
 I did vpbraid her, and fall out with her. 
 
 For fhe his hairy temples then had rounded. 
 
 With coronet offrefh and fragrant flowers. 
 
 And that fame dew which forotime on the buds, 
 
 Was wont to fwell like round and orient pearles j 
 Stood now within the pretty flouriets eyes. 
 
 Like teares that did their owne difgrace bewaile. 
 
 When I had at my pleafure taunted her, 
 
 And (he in rrolde termes beg’d roy patience, 
 
 1 then did aske of her, her changeling childe, 
 
 Which ftraight {be gave me,and her Fairy fent 
 Jo beare him to my Bower in Fairy Land- 
 And now I haue the Boy, 1 will vndoe 
 This hateful! imperfection of her eyes. 
 
 And gentle Ptuke take this transformed fcalpe. 
 
 From off the head of this Athenian fwaine ; 
 
 That he awaking when the other dot, 
 
 May all co-^nfeets/backeagainerepaire, 
 
 And thinke no moreofthis nights accidents. 
 
 But as the fierce venation of a dreame. 
 
 Butfirft I will teleafe the Fairy Queene. 
 
 Be thou <u thou waft wont to be • 
 
 See as thou waft trout to fee. 
 
 T) sans bud, or Cupids flower, 
 
 Hath fuch force and blejfed power 
 
 Now my Tuama wake you my Iweet Queene. 
 
 Tito, My Oheron.vjtux vifions hsue 1 feenej 
 Me-thought I was enamoured of an A lie. 
 
 Ob. There lies your loue. 
 
 Ota. How came thefe things to paffe ? 
 
 1 Oh, how mine eyes doth loath this vifage now I 
 Ob. Silence a while. Rohm take off his head j 
 77/•*»£<*,mufick call, and frrike more dead 
 Then common fleepe ; of all thefe, fine the fenfe 
 T'te. Muficke,ho muficke.fuch ascharmetb fleepe. 
 
 Mafic b, ft ill. 
 
 Rob. When thou wak'fl, with thine owne fooles eies 
 peepe. (me 
 
 Ob Sound mufick; coroemy Queen,take hands with 
 And rocke the ground whereon thefe fleepers be 
 Now thpu and 1 are new in amity, 
 
 And will to morrow midnight, folcmnly 
 Dance in Duke Thsfests houfe triumphantly, 
 
 And bleffe it to ail faire poflerity. 
 
 There (ball the paires of.fairhfull Louers bs 
 Wedded,with Thefcta, all in iolliry. 
 
 Rob, Faire King attend, and marke, 
 
 I doe heare the morn mg Larke. 
 
 Ob. Then my Queene in filence fad. 
 
 Trip we after the nights (hade; 
 
 We the Globe can compaffe foonc. 
 
 Swifter then the wandring Moone 
 
 Tito. Come my Lord, and in our flight. 
 
 Tell me how it came this night, 
 
 That I fleeping heere wasfbund. 
 
 Sleepers LjeJhli 
 
 ___ Q With 
 
1 
 
 Wish thclc mortals on-she ground. Exeunt, 
 
 Stride Bernes, 
 
 Enter Thcf rtsjgctit ) Hippelita and all bit frame. 
 
 Tbef. Gos oneof you,finde out the Forrelter, 
 
 : or now out obferuat ion is perform'd ; 
 
 And firxewe hauetbsvawardoftheday, 
 
 My Lone (hall beare the atuficke of my bounds. 
 Vncoupie in the Wefferne valley,let them goo p 
 )ifpatch 1 fay, and finds the Forreftcr. 
 
 Wd will fairs Queena.vp to th® Mountain** top. 
 
 And marks the rouficaLl eoofufion 
 Of hounds and eccho in ceniun&ion. 
 
 Hip. I was with Hercules arid Cadmus ones. 
 
 When in a wood of freete they bayed the Beare 
 With hounds af Sport a ; neuer did I heare 
 Such gallant-chiding. For befides the grouea. 
 
 The skies, tip foentaines.eiiery region neere, 
 
 Seeme all one mutuall cry. 1 neuer heard 
 So muficsll a difeord, fuch fweet thunder. 
 
 Tbef. My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kindc, 
 So flow'd, fo fanded, andtbeir heads are hung 
 With wes that fweepe away the morning dew , 
 Crooke kneed,and dew-lapt.like Theffalian BuU, 
 
 Slow in ptlrfuitjbut match'd in mouth like bels, 
 
 Each vnder each. A cry more tuneable 
 
 Was newer hallowed to,nor cheer'd with home, 
 
 In Crerte , in Sparta, nor ki Tbeffaty j 
 
 Judge when you heare. Bnlfoft,w,hatni!pphs are thefe? 
 
 Egan. My Lord,this is my daughter heereafleepe, 
 And thu L)fonder, abis Demetrius is, 
 
 This Helena, oldc Neiart Helena, 
 
 | wonder of this being hcere together. 
 
 The. No doubt they role vp early,to obferue 
 The right of May ; and hearing our intent, 
 
 Camcheere in graceof out folemnity. 
 
 But fpeake Egeut, is not thislhe day 
 
 That Hcrtma fhould giue anfwet of her choice? 
 
 Egeut. It is.rmr Lord. 
 
 Tbef. Gocbid thehantf.men wake them with their 
 homes, 
 
 Heruej and they toakf. 
 
 Shout xitbus-yloey allfiart vp. 
 
 Tbef. Good mortow.fifcnds; Saint Valentine is pflft, 
 Begin thefe wood birds.but to couple no wl 
 
 Lyf. Pardon my Lord. 
 
 Thcf I pray you all Hand vp. 
 
 I know you two are Rmall enemies. 
 
 How comes this gentle concord in the world, 
 
 That hatred is is to farre fromiealoufie, 
 
 To deeps by hate, and feareno enmity. 
 
 Lyf. My Lord,! dull reply amazidly, 
 Ha!feflccpe,halfc waking. But as yet, I fweare, 
 
 I cannot truly fay how I came heere. 
 
 But as I thinke (for truly would I fpenke) 
 
 And now J doebethinkeroe,fo>t is; 
 
 I came with Hernia hither. Our intent 
 Was to be gone from Athens, wher e we might be 
 Without the peril! of the Athenian Law. 
 
 Eg*. Enough, enough, my Lord: you haue enough j 
 (begthe Lew.che Law,vponhis head's 
 They would hgue dolne away, they would Demetrius, 
 Thereby f o haue defeated you and met 
 You of your wife,and me of my con fen t; 
 
 Of my confent.that (he fhpuld be your wife. 
 
 Dtm. My Lord,faire Heteniold me of cheir Health, 
 Of thislbcirpurpofc hither, to this wood. 
 
 And I in furic hither followed them * 
 
 False Helene, in fancy followed me. 
 
 But toy good Lord, I wot not by whstpovver, 
 
 (But by Tome power itis)myloue 
 To fhrmhs (molted as she fiiow) 
 
 Seems to me now as the remembrance of an idle gaude, 
 Which in my childehood I did doat vpon i 
 Andallthe faith,the vertueofroy heart. 
 
 The obieft and the plcafurc of mineeye, 
 
 Js oQcly Helena. To her,my Lord, 
 
 Was 1 betroth'd, ore I fee Hermit , » 
 
 But like a (ickeneffe did 1 loath this food, 
 
 But as in health, come to cny oaturall tafte, 
 
 Now doe ? wi£h it,louc it.longforit. 
 
 And will for cucrmore be true to it. 
 
 Tbt{. Faire Louers.you are fortunately met ( 
 
 Of this difeourfe we fhall heare more@non. 
 
 Egms, 1 will ouer-beare your will j 
 For in the Tempie, by and by with vs, 
 
 Thefe couples (ball eternally be knit. 
 
 And for the morning now is fomethiog worn*, 
 
 Our purpos'd hunting dull be fet elide. 
 
 Away, with vs to Athens ; three and three, 
 
 Wee'll hold afeafl in great folemnitie. 
 
 Come Hipf elite. Cxtt Duke end Leris. 
 
 Dtm. Thefe things feem< (mall Be vndiflinguifhablo. 
 Like farre off mountaines turned into Clouds. 
 
 Her. Me-thinks I fee thefe things with parted eye, 
 When cucry things feeroes double. 
 
 Hel. Some-thinkes: 
 
 And I haue found Demetrius, like a iewell, 
 
 Pdine owne, and not mine ownc. 
 
 Dem. Itfeemestomee, 
 
 That yet we fleepe,we dreeme. Do net you thinks, 
 
 The Duke was heere.sndbidvs follow him? 
 
 Her. Yea,and my Father. 
 
 Hel. And Hippo!tta. 
 
 Lyf. A nd he bid vs follow to the Temple. 
 
 Dcm. Why then we are awake; lets follow him, and 
 by the way let vs recount our dreacnes. 
 
 'Bottom* »Jtes. Exit Loners. 
 
 Clo. When my cue comes,cell me, and I will anfwer. 
 Mynm is, moft faire A/rwiww. Hey ho Peter J&intel 
 Flute the bellowes,mender ? Snout the tinker ? Sunrise * 
 /<*ȣ?Gods my life! Stolne hence,andlefc me afleepe: I 
 haue had a mod rare vifion. I had adreame.paft the wit 
 ofman,tofay,what dreimeit was. Manisbutan Afle, 
 if he goe about to expound thisdreame. Me-thoughtI 
 was, there is no man can tell what. Me-thought I ms, 
 and me-thoaght I had. But man is but a patch'd foole, 
 if he will offer to fay,what roe-thought Ihsd.The eye of 
 man bath not heard,the earc of man nnth not feen, roans 
 band is not able to tafte, his tongue to conceiue, nor hit 
 heart to report, what my dreams was. I will get Peter 
 Quince to write a ballet of chis dreams, it (hall be called 
 EottomcsDream ,bec 8 ufeithathnobottome;and Iwill 
 fing it in thelarter end ofe play, before the Duke. Per- 
 aduenturc.to make it the more gracious, I (ball fing it 
 at her death. Exit. 
 
 Enter Qukee i Flst/c,TbiAie P Snosst,and Stareselmg 
 
 Shun, Haueyoufentto Boftomeibouitl'h become 
 home yet l 
 
 Staru. He cannot btbcttdof. Outol doubt heels 
 tranfported. 
 
 Thif. If 
 
A Muifommer nights Threame. 1^9 
 
 Thif. If be come not, then the play is mar’d. It goes 
 
 1 not forward,dotb it ? 
 
 gut*. Itisnotpoflible; you haue not a nun in all 
 Jtbcm t 2 blc to difcharge Piramus but he. 
 
 Thif. No heehath (imply the beftwit of any handy. 
 
 J craft man'sn t/Hbcns- 
 
 Quin. ¥o,andthebeftpenontoo, andheeisavcr/ 
 
 I Paramour,for a facet voycc. 
 
 Thif Youmuft fay. Paragon. A Paramour is (God 
 bieffc st) a thing of nought. 
 
 Enter Snstgtke letter. 
 
 1 Star. Msfters.the Duke is comming from the Tern* 
 
 1 pic,and there is two or three Lordsfle Ladies more mar¬ 
 ried; lfour ipenhad gone forwaxd.we had all bin made 
 
 I jLr 0 fwect bully Toneme / thus hath he loftfixc- 
 penct a day .during his iifqbe could not bane fcaped hs- 
 ocuce 3 day. And theDuke had oot giuen him fixpence 
 
 I a day forolaying Piramus t \\z be hsng'd. He would haue 
 defCTied'it. Sispcnceaday in Piramus,o r nothing. 
 
 Enter Tottome. 
 
 ■Sot. Where ate thefe Lads ? Where are thefe hearts ? 
 gw,. Toneme moll couragious day! O moil hap- 
 
 p, ^°f Ur M aders^l am to difeourfe wonders ; but ask me 
 not what. For ifl tell you , 1 am no true Athenian. I 
 Will tell you euery thing as it fell out. 
 
 <2«. Let vs heare,fwect Bottome. 
 
 I Tot. Not a word of me-.al! that I wilhell you.is.that 
 the Duke hath dined. Get your apparcll together,good 
 
 I {Irinas to yonr beards, new ribbands to your pumps, 
 mcete prefcntly at the palace, euery man lookc ore his 
 part : for the fhort and the long is.ourplay is pre.erred : 
 In any cafe let Tbisby haue cleanc linnen: and let not him 
 
 I that play cs the Lioo, pairehis nailes, for they (hall hang 
 
 I out for the Lions clawes. And moll deare ASors, eate 
 no Onions, notGarlicke ; for wee arc to vttcrfweete 
 breath.and I doe not doubt but to heare them fay, it is a 
 facet Comedy. No more word* : away, go away. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Atlas Quintus. 
 
 That if it would but apprehend fomeioy. 
 
 It comprehends feme oringer of that ioy. 
 
 Or in the night, imagining fome feare. 
 
 How eafie is a btifh fuppos’d a Beare ? 
 
 Hip. Bat all the ftorie of the night told ouer. 
 
 And all their minds transfigur’d fo together. 
 
 More witneffeth rhan fancies images. 
 
 And grawes to fomet’ning of great conflandc; 
 
 But howfoeuer, ftrange.and admirable. 1 
 
 Enter letters finder, Demetrius Jlermia, 
 and Helena. 
 
 The. Heerecomethelouers,full ofioy and mirth : 1 
 
 Ioy, gentle friends, ioy and frefh dayes 
 
 Ofloue accompany your hearts. 
 
 Ljf More then to vs, waitc in your royall walkes, ] 
 your boord, your bed. 
 
 The. Come now, what maskes, what dances (hall j 
 we haue, 
 
 To weare away this long age of three houres, 
 
 Betweenour afterfupper,and bed-time? | 
 
 Where is out vfuall manager of mirth ? 
 
 What Reuels are in hand ? Is there no play. 
 
 To cafe the anguifh of a torturiog bourc ? 
 
 Call Egcus. I 
 
 Ege. Heere mighty Thefew. 
 
 The. Say, what abridgement haueyou forthis cue* I 
 rung? 
 
 What maske? What muficke ? How fhall w* beguile 
 
 The Uzlc time, ifnoc with fome delight ? 
 
 Ege, There is a breefe how many fports arc rife: 
 
 Make choife of which your Highncffe will fccfirA. 
 
 Lif The battell with the Centaurs to be fung 
 
 By an Athenian Eunuch, to the Harpe. 1 
 
 The. Wee’lnoneofthat. That haue I told my Loue | 
 In glory of my kinfman Hercules. 
 
 Lif TheriotofthctipfieBachanals, 
 
 Tearing the Thracian finger,in their rage f .1 
 
 T he. That is an old deuicc, and it was plaid 
 
 When 1 from Thebes came laft a Conqueror. 
 
 Lif. The thrice three Mufcs,mourning for the death 1 
 of learning, late deccaft in beggerie. 
 
 The. That is fome Satire kcene and critical!, I 
 
 Not forting with a nuptiall ceremonie. 1 
 
 Lif A tedious breefe Scene of yong/’rrvrwfc/, 
 
 And his lou tThisby ; very tragicall mirth. 
 
 The. Merry and tragicall ? Tedious,and briefe? That 1 
 is.hot ice,and wondrous ftrange fnow. Howfhallwee j 
 findethe concord of hisdifeord? | 
 
 Ege. A play there is, my Lord, fome ten words long, 1 
 Which is as breefe, as I haue ftnowne a play; 
 
 But by ten words, my Lord, it is too long; 
 
 Which makes it tedious. For in all theplay. 
 
 There is not one word apt, one Player fitted. 
 
 And tragicall my noble Lord it is : for Ptramtu 
 
 Therein doth kill himfelfe. Which when 1 faw 
 
 Rehearft, 1 muft confeffe, made mine eyes water : 
 
 But more merrie teares, the palfion of loud laughter 
 
 Neuer Ibed. 
 
 Thef What are they that do play it? 
 
 Ege. Hard handed men, that worke in Athens heere. 
 Which neuer labour'd in their mindcs til! now; 
 
 And now haue coyled their vnbreathed memories 
 
 With this fame play, againft your nupriall. 
 
 The. And we will heare it. 
 
 O a Phi/. 
 
 Enter Thcfettsjlippolita, Egcus and. his Lords. 
 
 1 Hip. Tis Orange my Thefutj thefe louers fpeake of. 
 
 I The. More Orange then true. I ncucr may beleeuc 
 
 I fhefe amicke fables, nor thefe Fairy toyes, 
 
 I Louers and mad men haue fuch feething braines, 
 
 I Such {haping phantafies, that apprehend more 
 
 I Then coole reafon cuer comprehends. 
 
 1 The Lunatickc, the Loucr,and the Poet, 
 
 1 Areof imagination all corr.padl. 
 
 I One fees more diuels then vafle hell can hold; 
 
 1 That is the mad man. The Louer.all as franticke, 
 
 Secs Helens beauty in a b?pw of Egipu 
 
 The Poets eye in a fine frenzy rolling,doth glance 
 
 From hcauen to earth, from earth to heauen. 
 
 And as imagination bodies forth the forms of things 
 Vnknownc; the Poets pen turnes them to (hapes. 
 
 And giues to airenothing, a locall habitation. 
 
 And 3 Dime. Such tricks hath ftrong imagination. 
 
A Midfommermghu'Dreme. 
 
 l 6 p 
 
 fhi. No,my noble Lord s i£ is nocfbryou. I hnuc heard 
 It ouer,and it it nothing, nothing in the, world; 
 
 Vnlcffe you can finds fport in their intents, 
 
 Estreamely ftretcht,and cond with cruel! paine, 
 
 To doe youfetuiee. 
 
 Tkif. I will beare that play. For oeuet any thing 
 Can be amide, when fimpleneffe and duty tender«. 
 
 Goe bring them in,and take your places. Ladies. 
 
 Hip. 1 louc not to fee wretchsdneSfe orecharged* 
 And duty in his feruice peddling. 
 
 "Tbef Why gentle fweet.you mall fee no fuch thing. 
 Hip. H 9 f*ics,theyc 6 ndo@notiiingin thiskinde. 
 Tbefl he kinder we,to giuethem thanka for nothing 
 Our fport (hall be,to take what they miftake; 
 
 And what pooroduty camoedoc, noble refped) 
 
 Takes it in might, not merit.. 
 
 Where Huocc»me,gtcatClearkes hauepurpofed 
 To greete me witbpremeditated wclcemes j 
 Where JJaeuefeene them fhiucr and (ooke pale , 
 
 Make periods in the midft of fentcnces, 
 
 Throttle their pta&ii'd accent in their feares, 
 
 And in coodufion,dumbly haue broke off, 
 
 Not paying me a welcome. Trud me fweetc, 
 
 Out of this filente yet, 1 pickt a-welcomc : 
 
 And in themodedy offcarcfoUduty, 
 
 I read as much,as from the ratling tongue 
 Of faucy and audacious eloquence. 
 
 Loue therefore-, and tongue-fidt fimpheitjft 
 In leaft.fpeake mod, to my capacity. 
 
 £geu4 So pleafe your Grace,tbe Prologue it addrefl. 
 Duke. Let him approach. ftors Trurr}. 
 
 Enter the Prologue, ffnmce. 
 
 Pro. If vwoffcod,it is with our good Will, 
 
 That you (hould tbinkc.wc come not to offend, 
 Buc.wsth good will. Tojhew our fimplc skill, 
 
 That is the true beginning of our end. 
 
 Confidet then, y/e come but in defpight. 
 
 \Ve do not come, as minding to cooient you 
 Our true intent is, AH for your delighr, 
 
 We arenotbeere. That you fhould here repent you, 
 The AilorsVe at hand; and by their (how, 
 
 You (ball know all, that you are like to know. 
 
 Tbef, This fellow doth not Hand vpoo points. 
 
 Lyf, He hath rid his Prologue, like a rough Colt i he 
 knowevnot the flop, A goodmorall my Lord. IfisruJI 
 eboughro fpeake.buttofpeaketrue. 
 
 Hip. Indeed hee hath plaid on hie Prologue, like a 
 chtlde on a Recorder,a found,but not in gouernment. 
 
 Tbef. His fpeech was like a tangled chame: nothing 
 iropaitedjbut sll difordered. Who is next > 
 
 Tareyer vrnb a Trump'd before them. 
 
 Enter Pjransue and Tbif by, !r'aii,Aloo>:e-fiitte^tnd Lyon, 
 Pro!. Gentles,perchance you wonder at this (how. 
 But wonder on,till truth make ell things plaine. 
 
 This man is Ptramm, if you would knowj 
 This beauteous Lady, 7 buby is ccrtainc. 
 
 This roan, with lymeaud rough-cad, 
 
 Wall, chat vile wall, which did thele 
 And through walls chsnk(poor foules) they are content 
 Towhifper. At the which, let no roan wonder. 
 
 This man,with Lanthorne,dog,andbu(bofthorne, 
 Prcfenttth moone-fhine. For if you wiilknow, 
 
 By moone-fhine did chefe Louers thinke no fcome 
 To meet at AV*mm toombc,thcrc, there to wooe r 
 
 This grizy bead (which Lyon hight by name) 
 
 The frudy Tbuby, coroming fitft by night, 
 
 Did fcarre away, or rather did affright; 
 
 And as (he fled, herrBnoUcfh# did fall) 
 
 Which Lyon vile with bloody mouth did (tame 
 Anon comet PtrarzHt, fweet youth and tall, 
 
 And findes his Tbitbiet Mantleflaine j 
 Whereat, with blade,with bloody blnmcfull blade, 
 
 He braucly bronchi his boiling bWdy bread, 
 
 And Tbubj, tarrying in Mulberry (hade. 
 
 His dagger drew,and died. For all the reft, 
 
 Let Lytm,Meene-fbtnejyaB,fiad Louers twaine, 
 
 At Urge difcourfit,while here they doe remaiue. 
 
 Exit all but IVall. 
 
 Tbef. I wonder iftbe,Lion boto fpeake. 
 
 Deme. No wonder, my Lord : one Lionmsy, when 
 many Affes doe. 
 
 Exit LycnfTbtsbie ,and Moonefaiac , 
 Wall. In this fame Interlude, it doth befall, 
 
 That l,one Snem (byname) prefect a wall: 
 
 And fuch a waU,asI^vonJdhaueyou.th»nke, 
 
 That had in it a crannied hole or chinke s 
 Through which the Louers, phaonu and Thitbie 
 Did whilper often, ray fecrctly. 
 
 This loame.thls rough.call ,and this (lone dothfhcW, 
 Tliat I am that fame Wall .therruih isfo. 
 
 And this the crminy is,right anfl finiftci. 
 
 Through which (befeerefuft Louetsate to whifper. 
 
 Tbef, Would you deirre Liroeand Haire to fpeake 
 better ? , 
 
 Deme, It is the vvittiefl partition, that euet,I beard 
 difcoyrfc, my Lord. 
 
 Tbef, Pyramtu drawei ncere the WalLClcnce. 
 
 Enter Pyramut. 
 
 Per. O gritn Looktjnight, 6 -nighc with hue fo blacke, 
 O night,which euet art,when day is not-. 
 
 O night, 6 night, alacke, alacke, alackr, 
 
 1 feare wy^Tbubiet promifeis forgot. 
 
 And thouovvall.thou fweet and louely wall. 
 
 That Hands betweeneher taihers ground and mine , 
 Thou waM, 6 wall, 6 fweet and louely wall, 
 
 Shew me thy chinke, to blinkf through with miaeeine. 
 Thankes courteous wall, lone Chield thee well for this. 
 Bur vvhai fee l?No Thitbie doc I fee. 
 
 O wicked wall, through whom 1 fedno bhCfe,. 
 
 Curft be thy ftoncs for thus deceiuing mee, 
 
 Tbef. The wall me-thinkes being fcnfible, (hould 
 curfe again*. 
 
 P&. No in truth fir.he (hould not Deeemwg me, 
 
 Is Tbnbtej tut t fhe is to enter, end I am to fpy 
 Her through the wall. Y ou (hall fee it will tail. 
 
 Enter Tbisbtc. 
 
 Pat as I told you; yonder fhe comes. 
 
 Tbtf O wall,full often haft thou heard my moncs, 
 For parting my faire Pcrarmts, and me. 
 
 My cherry lips haue often kill thy ftones; 
 
 Thyftones with Lime and Fkire knit vp in thee. 
 
 Pyra, 1 feeavoycc j now will I to the chinke , 
 
 To fpy and 1 can hearemy Thtsbtet face. Tbubiet 
 Tbtf. My Loue thou art,niy Louc 1 thinke. 
 
 Ptr. Thinke what thou vvilt,l am tby Louers grace, 
 And likeZ,tw*Wrr am I trufty ftilL 
 
 Tbif, And like Helen till the Fates me {fill. 
 
 Pir, Not Shafatm coPrarrvr.wasfoUue* 
 
 Tbif A s Sbafalus to Proem f I to you, 
 
 Pir. O 
 
 dotbprefent 
 louers funder i 
 
A Midfmnsermghts Dreame . 163 j 
 
 Pir. O kifie me through the hole of this vile wail. 
 
 Th-,j. I kiflfe the wall stole,not your lip sat ail. 
 
 p,r Wilt thou at Ninnies torr.be tr.esse me ftraight 
 way? 
 
 Tbsf. Tide life, tide death,! come without delay. 
 
 Wall. Thus haue I Wally ay part difcharged fo; 
 
 And being done, thus Wall away doth go. Exit Close. 
 
 Du. Now is the moral! downe betweene the two 
 Neighbors. 
 
 Derr*. No remedie my Lord, when Wals are fo wil- 
 full, to heare without warning. 
 
 Dut. This is theftllieft ftuffe that ere I heard. 
 
 Du. The beft in this kind ate but fhademes, and the 
 worft are no worfe, if imagination amend them. 
 
 Dut. It muft be your imagination thenar not theirs. 
 
 D»k. If wee imagine no worfe of them then they of 
 chemfeiues, they may paife for excellent men.Here com 
 two noble bcafts.in a men and a Lion,. 
 
 Enter Lyon and Msone-lhine. 
 
 Lyon. You Ladies,you (whofe gentlehartsdo fsare 
 The fmalleft monftrous motife that creepes on floore ) 
 
 May now perchance, both quake and tremble heere. 
 When Lion rough in wildefi rage doth re are. 
 
 Then know that 1, one Smg the loyacr ats 
 
 A Lion fell, nor elfe oo Lions dam : 
 
 For if I fhould as Lion come in ftrife 
 
 Into this place,'twerepittie of my life, 
 
 Du. A verie gentle bcail, and of a good ccnfcienee. 
 
 Dtm , The veriebeft at a fccafl, my Lord, ^ ere 1 law. 
 
 Lif. This Lion is a verie For for his valor, 
 
 Du. True.and aGoofeforhis diferetton. 
 
 Dem< Not fo my Lord : for bis valor cannot cams 
 his diferetton, and the For carries the Goqfe. 
 
 Die. His difaction 1 amfure cannot came his valor: 
 for the Goofc carries not the For. It is well ; leaue it to 
 his diferetton,and let vs hearken tothe Moonc. 
 
 Moon. This Lanthorne doth tbs horned Moonc pre¬ 
 fers. 
 
 Do. He (hould haue worne the homes on his head. 
 
 Du. Hee is no crefceni, and his horses afe tnuifiblc, 
 within the circumference. 
 
 Moon. This lanthorne doth the homed Moone pee- 
 fefit : My felfe, the roan i'tb Moonc doth fecmc to be. 
 
 Du. This is the greateft error of all the reftj the roan 
 (hould be put into the Lanthorne.How t» it els the man 
 j'th Moonc ? 
 
 Dens. He dares not come there for the candle. 
 
 For you fee, it is already in fnuffe. 
 
 Dut. I am wearle ofthto Moons •, would he would 
 change. 
 
 Du, It appeases by his feal light of diferetton, that 
 be is in the wane : but yet is coursefie, in alltcsfcn, we 
 aiuft flay the tune. 
 
 Lyf. Proceed Moone. 
 
 Moon. All that i haue to fay, is to teii you, that the 
 Lanthorne is the Moone; I, the roan tn the Moonc; this 
 (home bufh,my (home built; and this dog,my dog. * 
 
 Dm. Why ali thefe (hould be in the Lanthorne:for 
 they are in the Moone.But fiience, hcore eevrea fix 
 
 Eat a Tbedy . 
 
 Tiff, This is old Nutans tombs .• where is oiy low ? 
 
 Lyon, Oh. 
 
 The Line rears:, Thsshj non 
 
 Dim. Well roar’d laass. 
 
 Du. Well ran Thirty. 
 
 Dut. Well Chore Moone 
 
 Truly the Moone fhmes with a good grace 
 
 Du. Wei moist’d Lion. 
 
 Desa. And then came Piraimu. 
 
 Lyf. And fo the Lien vanifht. 
 
 Enter Firarnta. 
 
 Pyr. Sweet Moone,! thank thee for thy funny beanies, 
 
 1 thanke thee Moone, for (Tuning now fo bright; 
 
 Far by thy gracious.golden, glittering beames, 
 
 Itrull to tafle oftroelt TLo^rer fight. 
 
 But fi&y :0 fpight! but marke,poore Knight, 
 
 Whst dreadful dole is hecre> 
 
 Eyes do you fee! How can it be • 
 
 O dainty Duckc: O Deere; 
 
 Thy mantle good; what ftaiod with blood! 
 
 Approch you Furies fell: 
 
 G Fates/come, come : Cut thred and thrum, 
 
 Qusile, crufli, conclude, and quell. 
 
 Du. This paf!son s aad the death of a deare friend, 
 
 Would go neere to make a man iookefad. 
 
 Dm. Befhrew my heart,but 1 pictie the man. 
 pir. O wherefore Nature, did'ft thou Lions frame ? 
 Since Lion vildehath heerc devour'd mV deere : 
 
 Which is : no, no, which was the faired Dame 
 
 That liu'd, that Sou'd,that lilt d.thar look'd with cheere. 
 Come teares, confound s Out fword.and wound 
 
 The pap of Psretmujt : 
 
 I .that left pap, where heart doth bop j 
 
 Thus dye I, thus, ihus.ihus. 
 
 Now am I dead, now am ] fled, my foole is in tbg sky. 
 Tongue lofe thy light, Moonc take thy flight. 
 
 Now dye,dye,dye 1 dyc,dye. 
 
 2)ess. No Die, but an see for him; for he is but one. 
 Lif. Lefle then an ase man. Far he is dead, he is no¬ 
 thing, 
 
 Du. With the belpe of a Surgeon,he might yet reco* 
 uer, and proue an Affe. 
 
 Dm. How chance Moone-Ihiije is gone before ? 
 Tkuby comes backs, and findes her Louei. 
 
 Enter Tbnbj. 
 
 f>r%. She wii fsr.de him by ffarre- light. 
 
 Heere (he comes, and her psflion ends the phy. 
 
 Dut. Me thinker fhee&eisid cot vfe a long one for 
 fuch aPtrairuts: l hope Iks will be breefe. 
 
 Dsra.h Moth Wi! turn? the balhr.ee, which Piramus 
 which Thtihy is the better. (eyes. 
 
 Lyf. She hath fpyed him already, with tbofe fwccte 
 
 Dews* And thus fhe meuoss.videlicit. 
 
 This. Afieepemy L«ie ? What,dead tnyDoue ? 
 
 G Pir&tms arife; 
 
 Speaks,Speake. Quite dumb;? Dead,dead? A tcmfce 
 Mud couer thy fweet eyes. 
 
 Thefe Lilly Lips, this cherry nofe, 
 
 Thefe yellow Cowflip ckeekes 
 
 Are gene, are gone: 1 suers make rrsone: 
 flit eyeawete grease as Leekes. 
 
 O filters three, come, come toffite. 
 
 With hands as pale as MUke, 
 
 Lay them in gore^ccs you haue shore 
 
 Withfiieeres, his thred offilke. 
 
 Tongue not a ward: Come tru0y fecsd i 
 
 Csme bla^c. tsse ^tstSiasbru* t 
 
 O a . 
 
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 And farwell fticnd^thus liimbie ends; 
 
 Adieu, adieu, adieu, 
 
 Duk. Moon-ihine & Lion sts left to burie the dead- 
 
 Dense. I, and Wall too. 
 
 Bot. No, I affure/©a, she well is downe, that parted 
 their Fathers. Will it picafe you to fee the Epilogue, or 
 rohcatc a Bcrgomask dance,betwcer.e two of our com¬ 
 pany ? 
 
 Duke No Epilogue, I pray you; foryour play needs 
 no excufs. Neuerexcufc ; for when the plaiersare all 
 desd.there need none to be blamed j Merry, if hce that 
 ■writ it Had plaid Tframsu ,and hung himfelte in Tbisbies 
 garter,it would hauebeene a fine Tragedy: andfoit is 
 truely, and very notably difehatg’d. Butcome, your 
 Burgomaske; let your Epilogue alone. 
 
 The iron tongue of midnight hath old twelue. 
 
 Louejs to b>ed,&$ a'moft Fairy time* 
 
 S feare we fhaii out- Heepe the comitjing mome, 
 
 A* much at we this night haue ouer-wateht. 
 
 This palpable grofle play hath well beguiPd 
 Theheauy gate of night. Swcec friends to bed. 
 
 A fortnight hold we this (bletimity. 
 
 I re nightly Reueisj and new ioiline* Extant. 
 
 Enter Entire. 
 
 Puck Now the hungry Lyons rores. 
 
 And the Wo’fe beholds th&lrioone: 
 
 Whileft the heatsy ploughman fnores. 
 
 All with weary taske fore-done. 
 
 Now the waftedteasds doc glow, 
 
 Whil'ft the feritchvowle.fcritching loud, 
 
 Piut$ the wretch that Hcs-in woe. 
 
 In remembrance of a (htisWdi 
 Now it is the time of nlghtj 
 That the graues , all gaping wide. 
 EberyoneJet&forthhisfpright, 
 
 In the Church-way paths to glide- 
 And we Fairifcs»thatdo runnt. 
 
 By the triple Hecatcs teams, 
 prom the preface of the $uni«, 
 
 Following darieueffe like a drejme. 
 
 Now ate ftoliickej not a Moufe 
 Shall diftuthe this hallowed hortfe. 
 lam fent with- broome before, 
 
 Tb fweep tire duft behinde the doors. 
 
 Bnter King and patent offdries;with their train). 
 
 Ob. Through the houfegiue glimmering light. 
 
 A Midfommsrnights Dreame. 
 
 By the dead and dtowft« Set 3 
 
 Euerie Elfe aisiIFairie fpright. 
 
 Hop as light as bird from brier. 
 
 And this Dirty afrerme, fir.g and dance it trippinglfe. 
 Tit*. Fir ft rehearfethis fengby roate, 
 
 To each word3 warbling note. 
 
 Band in hand, With Fairie grace. 
 
 Will we fing and blefTe this place. 
 
 Tbs Song- 
 
 Was? vniill the hetdee of day, 
 
 Through this hoaje each Fairy jfray. 
 
 To the heft Bride- ltd soilh/e, 
 
 Which by vs jhall bUJfedbe s 
 And As tflke there create, 
 titerfhafi be ferttmate : 
 
 Safltafi all lhe couples three , 
 
 Euer true ht lotting be •• 
 
 And the blotted Natures hapid. 
 
 Shaft not set their ijftteftrfnd 
 NetOrmote,bardt}>,iterfeesre. 
 
 Nor en<trkfptcdigioeu,/u)h at are 
 ’Defy, fed in Nat net tie. 
 
 Shall ffo.r their children be. 
 
 With this f eld deto Confecmte. 
 
 Every Fairy take bit gate. 
 
 And each fetter all chamber btejfe, 
 
 Through this falUce )uUh Greet peace, 
 
 L «r jb all ih fafety reft. 
 
 Aid thi VK’iter of tt bhjC. 
 
 Trip away, male a oft ay j 
 Meet ere all by break, 1 ef day. 
 
 Robin. Ifwefhadoweshaucoflfcnded, 
 
 Thinke but this (and *11 is mended) 
 
 That you haue but fkmhsed haere. 
 
 While thefe vifions did appeare. 
 
 And this weake and idle theame, 
 
 Nomoreyeelding but a dreame, 
 
 Centles, doe r.ot reprehend. 
 
 If you pardon, we will mend. 
 
 And as l am an honeft Puck*, 
 
 If we hauevnearned lucke. 
 
 Now to (cape the Serpents tongue. 
 
 We will make amends erelong: 
 
 Elfe the Pa: Icily a; call. 
 
 So goodnight vntoyou all. 
 
 Giue me your hands, if we be friends, 
 
 And Robin fhall feftore amends. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
163 
 
 The Merchant of Venice. 
 
 <zJUas primus . 
 
 Enter Anthonie, Salarino,andSaljnio. 
 
 Ant bon to. 
 
 A3»9*flf&N footh I know not why 1 am fo fad, 
 wear ' e * me: yon fay it wearies you; 
 X||yg£|'But bow I caught it,round it,or came by it, 
 * r “**®® v What Ruffe‘tit made of. whereof it is borne, 
 Iamtolearne: andfucha Want-wit fednefie makes of 
 mee, 
 
 That! haue much ado to know my felfe. 
 
 Sal. Your minde is tofsing on the Ocean 
 There wheie your Argofies with portly fatle 
 I ikeSigniors and rich Burgers on the flood. 
 
 Or as it were the Pageants of the fea. 
 
 Do ouer-peerc the pecue Traffiquers 
 That curt fie to them, do them reuereoce 
 As they flye by them with their wouen wings. 
 
 Salar. Beleeue me fir, had I fuch venture forth. 
 
 The bcuer part of my a {fed ions, would 
 Be with my hopes abroad. J (hould be flill 
 Placking the grafletoknow where fits the winde. 
 Peering in Maps for ports, and peers, and rodes; 
 
 And euery obied that might make me f&are 
 Misfortune to my ventures, out ofdouht 
 Would make me fad. 
 
 Sal. My winde cooling my broth, 
 
 Would blow me to an Ague, when I thought 
 What barme a winde too great might doe at fea. 
 
 I (hould not fee the fandie houre-giafle runne. 
 
 But I fhould tbinke of (hallows, and offlats. 
 
 And (ce my wealthy Andrew docks infand, 
 
 Vailing her high top lower then her ribs 
 Tokifleherburiall j fhould I goe to Church 
 And fee the holy edifice of Rone, 
 
 And not beihinke me ftraight of dangerous rocks, 
 Which touching but my gentle Veflels fide 
 Would fcatter all her fpices on the flreamc, 
 
 Enrobe the roring waters with my hikes. 
 
 And in a word, but euen now worth this, 
 
 And now worth nothing. Shall I haue the thought 
 To thinke on this, and (hall 1 lacks the thought 
 That fuch a thing bechaunc'd would make me fad f 
 But tell not me, I know Anthonis 
 Is fad to thtnke vpon hismerchandize 
 
 A nth. Beleeue me no, l thanks my fortune it. 
 
 My ventures are not in one bettoroetrufled. 
 
 Nor to one place t nor-ia my. whole efeace 
 
 Vpon the fortune of this prefentyeere: 
 
 Therefore my merchandize makes me not fad. 
 
 Seta. Why then you are in loue. 
 
 Anth. Fic, fie. 
 
 Sola. Not in loue neither; then let vs fay you are fad 
 Becaufe you are not merry; and ’(were as eafie 
 Foryou to laugh and leaps,and fay you are merry 
 Becaufe you are not fad. Now by two-headed lanws. 
 Nature hath fram’d ftrangefellowes in her time: 
 
 Some chat will euermore peepe through their eyes, 
 
 And laugh like Pmats at a bag-piper. 
 
 And other of fuch vineger afpefcf, 
 
 That they’ll not (hew their teeth in way offinile. 
 Though Heflor fweare the ieft be laughable. 
 
 Enter Bajjamo. LorenfofinA CvMuato. 
 
 Sola. Hcere comes Halfamo, 
 
 Y our tnafl noble Kinfman, 
 
 Cratiano, and Lorenfo. Earyewell, 
 
 We leaue you now with better company. 
 
 Sola. I would haue Raid till f had made you merry. 
 If worthier friends had not preuemed me. 
 
 •Ant. Your wotth Is very dme in my regard, 
 
 I take it your owne bufint9 calls on you. 
 
 And you embrace th’occafion to depare. 
 
 Sal. Good morrow my good Lords. (when? 
 
 'Baft'. Good figniers both, when (hall welaugltffayj 
 You grow exceeding Arrange :m«flltbefo ? 
 
 Sal. Wee’ll make our leyfures to attend ©a yours. 
 
 Sxenr.t SaldNnOy and Soianio. 
 
 Lor. My Lord ‘Bxffdnio, fin ce you haue found Anther,& 
 We two will leatse you,but at dinnertime 
 i pray v*u haue in minde where we mufi metre. 
 
 Baff 1 will not fade you. 
 
 (jrat You looks not well fignior Ant box Jo t 
 You haue too much refpeff vpon the world; 
 
 They loofe it that doe buy it with much care, 
 
 Beleeue me you are maruelioufly chang'd. 
 
 Ant. 1 hold the world but as the World Gratlavtf 
 A Rage,where euery man mufl pby a part, 
 
 And mine a fed one. 
 
 Costs. Let roe pi ay the fooie, 
 
 With mirth and laughter let old wr in chits come, 
 
 And lei rr.y Liuer rather lieate with wine, 
 
 Then my heart cook with mortifying gronej 
 Why (hould « man whefe bloud Is warme wkhta, 
 
 Sit like hisGrondfirgjCut in Aiabiafler? 
 
 Sleepe when hs vsshes ? sad creep into the Iatmdteg 
 
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162 
 
 The a^fcrchant ofUemce. 
 
 By being pecuifh ? I tell thee what Anthonie, 
 
 I lone thee, anti k is my loue that fpeake*: 
 
 There axe a fort of men, whofe vifages 
 Do crcamcand mantle like a Sanding pond. 
 
 And do a wilful! ftilnefle entertaine. 
 
 With purpofe to be drefl in an opinion 
 Of wifedomc, grauity, profound conceit, 
 
 As who fhouid fay, 1 am fir an Oracle, 
 
 And when l ope my lips, let no dfegge baike. 
 
 O my Anrhomo, I do know ofehefe 
 That therefore ooely are reputed wife. 
 
 For faying nothing ; when 1 am verse fure 
 If they {liOtsld fpeake, would aimed dsns thofe eares 
 Which hearing them would rail tbeit brothers fooles: 
 lie tell thee more of this another time. 
 
 Bet fifh not with this melancholly bane 
 For this fotsle Gudgin, this opinion: 
 
 Come good Lorenzo, fsrycweil a while. 
 
 He end oiy exhortation after dinner. 
 
 Lor. Well.vvc will leaue you then till dinner time. 
 
 1 muft be one of chefe fame dumbe wife men, 
 
 For Grasiaxo neuer let's me fpeake. 
 
 Gr». Well, keepe me company but two yeares mo. 
 Thou (halt not know the found of thine owne tongue. 
 
 Far you well, lie grow a tslkerfor tbisgeare. 
 
 (?r<r.Thankes ifaiih,£ot filence is onely commendable 
 In a neats tongue dri’d, and a maid not vendible. Exit. 
 
 Ant. It it that any thing now. 
 
 Baf. Gratiano fpeakes an infinite dcale of nothing, 
 more then any man in all Venice, hit reafoos arc two 
 graines of wheate hid in two bufhels ofchaffe;you foal! 
 feeke all day ere you finde them, & when you bane them 
 they are not worth the fearch. 
 
 An. Well: tei me now, what Lady is the fame 
 To whom yotsfwore a fecret Pilgrimage 
 That you to day promis'd to tel me of? 
 
 ‘ Baf . Ttsnoi vnknowneto you Anthonie 
 How much I haue difabled mine eftate, 
 
 By fomething (hewing a more fweiimg port 
 Then my faint meanes would grant continuance: 
 
 Nor do I now make roonc to be abridg'd} 
 
 From fuch a noble rate, but my cheefe care 
 Is to come fairely off from the great debts 
 Wherein my time fomething too prodigal! 
 
 Hath left me gag’d : to you Ambonio 
 I owe the rooft in money,and in louc. 
 
 And from your loue! haue a warrantie 
 To vnbur.hen all my plots and purpofes. 
 
 How to get cleere of all the debts I owe 
 
 An. I pray you good TSaflank 1st me know it, 
 
 And ifit ftand aa you your (elfeftilldo. 
 
 Within the eye of honour, be allur'd 
 My purfc,my perfon,my extreameft meanes 
 Lye all vnlock d to your oecafsons. 
 
 Bajf. In my fchoole dayes, when l hadlafi ens flsaft 
 1 fhot his fellow of the felfefame flight 
 The felfefBme way, with more aduifed witch 
 To finde the other forth, and by aduenturing both, 
 
 E oft found both. I vrgs this child-hoods proof?, 
 Becaafc what foilowes is pure innocence. 
 
 I owe you much, and like a wilful! youth, 
 f t That which I owe is loft: bat if you pkafe 
 1 To (hoote another 3rrow that felfe way 
 i Which you did (hoot the firft, I do not doubt, 
 
 I /t, l will watch thesyme: Or to find? both, 
 
 | Ot bring yout latter baiardbackeagair.9. 
 
 And thankfully red debrer for thefirft 
 
 eAn. You know me well.and herein fpend but time 
 To winds about my loss? with circupnftanee. 
 
 And out of doubt you dee more wrong 
 In making queftion ©f ray vttermoft 
 Then ifyou had made walk of all 1 haue: 
 
 T^en doe but fay to me what 1 fhouid doe 
 That in your knowledge may by me be done, 
 
 And 1 am prefl vneo it s therefore fpeake. 
 
 Bojf. In Belmont is a Lady richly left, 
 
 And fhe is fake, and fairer then that word. 
 
 Of wondrous vertues, fometiusss from ha eyes 
 I did reeeiue faire fpeechlefTe meffages: 
 
 Her name is Psrjia, nothing vndervajlewd 
 To daughter, Brutue Portia , 
 
 Nor n the wide world ignorant ofher worth, 
 
 For the fourewindcs blow in fromeuery eosft 
 Renowned fotot s, and her funny locks 
 Hang on her temples like a golden fleece, 
 
 Which makes her feat of Belmont (^helcbei (frond. 
 
 And many lafom come in queft of her. 
 
 O my Anthomo, had 1 but the meanes 
 To hold a riuall place with one of them, 
 l haue a tninde prefages me fuch thrift. 
 
 That 1 fhouid queftionieffe be fortunare. 
 
 Anth. Thou knowft that all my fortunes are at fca, 
 Neither haue 1 money, nor commodity 
 To raife a ptefent fumme.therefore goe forth 
 Try what my credit can in Venice doe , 
 
 That (hall be rackt euen to the vttermoft. 
 
 To furnifti thee to Be Intent to faire Portia. 
 
 Goeprefcntly enquire, and fo will J 
 
 Where money i j, and 1 no queftion make 
 
 T o haue it of my trufl.or (or my fake. Ex runt. 
 
 Enter Porsm with her waiting aremtm Nertffa 
 
 Portia. By my troth Nerrijfa , my little body is a wc3- 
 ric of this great wortd. 
 
 A ler. You would be fweet Madam , jf your trufeties 
 were m the fame abundance as your good fortunes are : 
 and yet for ought I fee, they arc as (kke that furfet wish 
 too much, as they that flame with nothing; it is no fimal 
 happineffe therefore to bee feared in the mcane , fuper- 
 fluicie comes foonct by white haires, but competencie 
 litre* longer. 
 
 Pcrtsa. Good fentences,and well pronounc'd. 
 
 Ner. They would be better if well followed. 
 
 Portia. Ifccdoe wereaseafte as to know what were 
 good todoe.Chappels had beene Churches, andpoorc 
 mens cottages Princes PaRaccs: it is a good Diuinc that 
 foilowes his ov/ne inftrudtions; I can eafiet teach twen- 
 tie what were good to be done,then be one of the twco- 
 cie to follow mine owne teaching : the braine may de- 
 uife'awes for the blood, but a not temper leapes ore a 
 colde decree, fuch a hare is roadneffe the youth, to skip 
 ote the mefltes of good eounfsik the cripple ; but this 
 reafon is not in fafliton to choofemea husband; O mee, 
 the word c'nocfc, i may neither choofe whom I would, 
 nor refufe whom I dislike,fo is the wil of a lining daugh¬ 
 ter curb'd by the will of a dead father :it is not hard Ner. 
 rijfa, that! cannot choofe cne/ior refufe none. 
 
 Ns r. Your father was cue: vertuoua , and holy men 
 at thei? desth haue good iafpirations, therefore the lot- 
 teris that hes hath deuifed in thefe three chefts of gold, 
 hSuer, cndlesde, whereof who chcefes hia meaning, 
 
 cboofts 
 
a he ercbant oj Venice. 
 
 1&3 
 
 choofes you.wiloo doubt neuer be chofen by Sny right¬ 
 
 ly ,buc onewhoyotJ fhsli rightly loue-but what warmth 
 it there in yourgfte&icn towards any of thefe Princely 
 fitters that are already come ? 
 
 Per. I pray thee ouet-nsme them,and as thou nameft 
 them,] will defcnbe them,and according to my defcrip- 
 tion lenell atmvaffeflion. 
 
 filer. Firft there is the Neopoiirane Prince, 
 
 Per. f that’s a colt mdeede, for he doth nothing but 
 talkeof hishorfe, and heemakes st 3 great appropria¬ 
 tion to his owne good parc’s that he can (boo him him- 
 felfe: I am much afraid my Ladie his mother plaid falfe 
 with a Smyth. 
 
 filer. Than is there the Countie Palentine, 
 
 Per He doth nothing but frownefas who {bould 
 fay, and you will not haue the,choofe: he heares merrie 
 tales and fmiles not, I feare heewill prone the weeping 
 Phylofopher when he growes old, being folull of vn- 
 m^nnerly fadneflein his youth.)I had rather to be marri¬ 
 ed to a deaths bead with s bone in his mouth, then to ei¬ 
 ther ofthefe : God defend rasefrotmhefe two. 
 
 Ner. How fay you by the french Lord, Mounfier 
 Le Bonne ? 
 
 Pro. God made him, and therefore let him pafle for a 
 man, in truth I know it is a Gone to be a mocker, but he, 
 why he hath a borfe better then the Neopolitaos, a bet¬ 
 ter bad habite of frowning then the Count Palentine.hc 
 is euery m»n in no rmn, ifa T raffell fing. he fais ftraigb* 
 a capring,he will fence with his own fhadow-If 1 (bould 
 marry him, I (houid marry twentie husband?: if hee 
 would defpife me,i would forgtue him,for if he ioue me 
 to madneffe.l (hould neuer requite him. 
 
 filir. What fay you then co I owe orderidge , the vong 
 Baton of England ? 
 
 Per. You know I fay nothing to him* fot hee vnder-< 
 (lands not me,nor I httn : he hath neither Latin*, French, 
 nor Italian, and you will come into the Court Sc fweare 
 that 1 haue a poors pennie-wortb in tire £ngh(h . hee is a 
 proper mans pidlate, but alas who can conuerfe with a 
 dumbe fhow ? how odlyhe is fuited,! thmke he bought 
 his doublet in fta/se, his round hofe in France,hh bonnet 
 in Gerrcxnie ,andhis behauiour euery where. 
 
 filer. What thmke you ofthe other Lord his neigh¬ 
 bour? 
 
 Per. Thai he hath a neighbourly charirie in him, for 
 he borrowed a bosse of the eare of the Englil&man. and 
 fwore he would pay him egaine when lice Was able : 1 
 thinke the Frenchman became hirfuretie.andfeald wider 
 for another. 
 
 filer. How like you the yong Germaine, the Duke of 
 Saxonies Hephew ? 
 
 Per. Very vildely in the morning when hee is fober, 
 and rnoft vildely in the afternoone when beets drunke: 
 when he is beft.he is a little worfe theit amao, add when 
 he Is wotft.he is little better then a beafi: and the wot ft 
 fall that euet fell, l hope I (ball make fhift to got with¬ 
 out him. 
 
 A/er.Ifhefhoulchdffer toehoofe,and choofe the right 
 Casket .you (hould refufe to perforate your Fathers will, 
 if you (hould refufe to accept hi®. 
 
 Vor. Therefore for feare of the word, I pray thee fet 
 a deepe glsfle ofReimfh-witre on the concrary Casket, 
 for if thcdiuellbe within, end that temptation without, 
 1 know he will choofe it. I will doe any thing Nem/Ja 
 ctc 1 will be married to a fpunge. 
 
 tfer. You neede not feare Lady the hauing any of 
 
 thefe Lords, they haue acquainted me with their deter¬ 
 minations, which is indeede to returne to their home, 
 and to trouble you with nomore fuite, vnlefie you may 
 be won by fome other fort then your Fathers impoftti- 
 Qn,d®pending on theCaskcts, 
 
 Per. Iflliuecobeasoldeas SiOilLx, I will dye es 
 chafte as ’Dianai vnieffe I be obtained by. the manner 
 of my Fathers will: £ am glad this parcel! of wooers 
 are fo reasonable , for there is not one among them but 
 1 doate on his vene abfence . and I Wi(h them a fairs de¬ 
 parture. 
 
 Nrr. Doe you not remember Ladie in your Fo 
 thers time, a E'enecian, aScholler and a Souldior that 
 came hither In companse of the Marqucffe of (JVUam- 
 ferrat ? 
 
 Per. Yes.yes,it was Bajfaaio, as 1 thinke, fo was hee 
 call'd. 
 
 Ner. True Madam, hee of all the men that euet my 
 foolifh eyes look'd vpo«, was the bed defc ruing s fajie 
 Lady 
 
 Tor. I remember him well,and 1 reraeinbet him wor • 
 thy of thy praife. 
 
 Enter a Srrttingman, 
 
 Ser. The foureStTangers feeke yop Madam to take 
 their Icaue : and there is s fore-runner corns from a fift, 
 the Prince of Moroco, who br ings word tbe.finneehis 
 Matfter will be here to night, 
 
 Vor. If I could bid the fift welcome with fo good 
 heart as I can bid the other foure farewell; 1 (hould be 
 glad of hisspproacb : if he haue the condition of a Saint, 
 and the compieslonofadiuell, I had rather hee (hould 
 (brine cne then wine me. Come Nay-riffa,Cnr^ go before) 
 whiles wee (hut the gate vponone wooer, another 
 knocksat the dome. Exeunl. 
 
 Enter Bafptnro with Shylockf the lev/. 
 
 Shy. Three thoufand ducates,wt!l. 
 
 Baff. 1 fir,for three month*. 
 
 Shy. Fot three rnontbsjWell 
 
 Baff. For the which,as J told you, 
 yin (homo (hall be bound. 
 
 Shj. /inthoniofhtW become bound, well. 
 
 Baff. May you fted me ? Will you pleafurc me? 
 
 Shall l know your an (were 
 
 Shy. Three thoufand ducats for three months, 
 and Anthomo bound. 
 
 Baft. Your anfwere to that- 
 
 Shy ■ jforthomo is a good man. 
 
 Bnff. Haue you heard any imputation to the con. 
 trary. 
 
 Shy. Ho no.no.no,no : my meaning in faying he is a 
 good man, is tohaue you vnderftaod me that he is fuffi- 
 ent, yes bisraieaoesare in fuppefitton 1 he hath an Argo- 
 fie bound to Tripoli*, another to the Indies, 1 vnder- 
 ftand moreover vpon the8ya!ta,he hath a thud atMexi¬ 
 co, a fourth for England, and other ventures hee hath 
 fquandred abroad, but (hips are but boo?ds»Saykrsbiic 
 men, there be land tats, end water rats, water theeue*. 
 and land theeues, l meaae Pyrats, and then there is the 
 perril! of waters.win-des.and rocks rthe man is notwith¬ 
 standing (ufficient.bhre* thoufand ducats.l thinke j may 
 take his bond. 
 
 Baf. Be abused you may. 
 
 lew. £ 
 
The ^Merchant of Vimke. 
 
 166 
 
 let?. I will be jffured I troy: and that! maybe s£fu- 
 red, I will bethinke mec, may I fpeake witn Awbo- 
 ni^l 
 
 Btsjf. [fit pksfcyow to ditie with vs. 
 
 lew. Yes, tofmcll porke, to cate of the habitation 
 which yout Prophet the Nazarite comurcd the diuell 
 into: I will buy with you, fell with you, talks with 
 you, walke with you, and fo following! but i will 
 not eate with you.drinke with you, nor pray with you. 
 What news* on the Ryalta, who is he comes here ? 
 
 Enter Anthonie 
 
 'Baff. This is hgnior Anthonie. 
 
 lew. How Mke a fawning publican he loobes. 
 
 I hate him for he is a Chriftian : 
 
 But more.for that in low fimplicitie 
 He lends out money gratis.and brings downe 
 The rate ofvfance here with vs inf'Vw/rf. 
 
 If I can catch him once vpon che hip, 
 
 I will feed® fat the ancient grudge I bearehisn. 
 
 He hates our facted Nation,and he raiies 
 
 Euen there where Merchants mod doe congregate 
 
 On me,my bargames.and my well-worne thrift, 
 
 Which hecalsimertefl. Curfed bemyTrybe 
 If I forgiue him. 
 
 Btijf. ShfUci^doc youheare, 
 
 Shy. 1 am debating of my prefent (lore, 
 
 And by the neere gene of my memorie 
 I cannot indantly raife vp the groffe 
 Qffull three thoufand ducats: what of that? 
 
 Tobatt a wealthy Hebrew of my Tribe 
 Will furnifh me ; but foft.how many months 
 Doe you defire l Reft you faire good fignior, 
 Yourworlhlp wasthelaft man incur mouthes. 
 
 Ant. Shjlockc, albeit I neither lend nor borrow 
 By taking,nor by gtumgofexceffe, 
 
 Yet to fupply the ripe wapts of my friend, 
 lie breakc a cuftome: is he yet poffeft 
 How much he would ? 
 
 Shy. I,l.three thoufand ducats. 
 
 Ant. And for three momhs. 
 
 Shy. I had forgot,three months, you cold me 10 . 
 Well then.your bond: and let me fee.but heare you. 
 
 Me thoughts you faid,you neither lend nor borrow 
 Vpon aduantage. 
 
 Ant. I doc neuer vfe it. 
 
 Shy. When Licsb graz’d his Vncle Labsni fheepe. 
 This It cob from our holy Abram was 
 (As his wife mother wrought in his behalfir) 
 
 The third poffeffer; I,he was the third. 
 
 Ant. And what of him,did he take interred l 
 
 Shy. Mo,not take interefl,noc as you would fay 
 Dire&ly intereft, tflarke what Ucob did, 
 
 When Laban and hirrrfelfe were compremyz'd 
 That ail the eanelings which were Rrcakeand pied 
 Should fall as Ucebt hier, the Ewes being rancke. 
 
 In end of Autumne turned to the Rsmmes, 
 
 And when the worke of generation was 
 Betweene thefe woolly breeders in theafl. 
 
 The skilful! (hepbeard pil’d me cercalne wands, 
 Andinthedooing ofthe deedeof kinde, 
 
 He ftuckc them vp before the fulfome Ewes, 
 
 Who then conceauing.did in caning time 
 Fall party-colour'd lambs,and thole were Jacobs. 
 
 This was a way to thnue, and he was blcft i 
 
 And thrift is bletfitig ifsaer<fleaie it not- 
 
 Ant. This was a venture fir that Jacob fero’d for, 
 
 A thing not In his power to bring to pafle. 
 
 But i w ay’d and faihion’d by the h^nd of heauen. 
 
 Was this inferred to make interreft good ? 
 
 Or is your gold and filuer Ewes and Rams i 
 
 Shy. I cannot tell,I makeitbreedeasfaft, 
 
 But Dote mefigr.ior. 
 
 Ar.t, Marks you this Baffanio, 
 
 The diuell can cite Scripture for his purpofe. 
 
 An euill foule producing holy witnsffe, 
 
 Is like a villaine with a irciling cheeks, 
 
 A goodly apple rotten at the heart, 
 
 O -what a goodly outfidefalfehood hath. 
 
 Shy. Three thoufand ducats/tis a good round fum. 
 Three months from twelue,chen let me fee the rate. 
 
 Ant. W ell S by lock* frn\\ we be beholding to you / 
 
 Shy. Signior Anthonio .yntwxy z time and oft 
 IntheRyaito you haue rated me 
 About nty monies and my vfancet j 
 Still haue I bornelt with a patient fhrug, 
 
 (For fuffrance is the badge of all our Tribe.) 
 
 You cal! me nrmbeleeuer,cut-throate dog. 
 
 And fpet vpon my Jewifh gaberdine, 
 
 And all for vfe of that which is mine owne. 
 
 Well then,it nowappearesyou needemy helpet 
 Goe to then,you come to me, end you fay, 
 
 Shyloc\e ,we would haue moneyes,you fay fo: 
 
 You that did votde your name vpon my beard, 
 Andfoose me as you fpurne a granger curre 
 Oueryour threfho!d,moneyes isyourfuitc. 
 
 What fhould 1 fay to you ? Should 1 not fay, 
 
 Hath a dogmoney ? Is icpoflible 
 A curre fhould lend three thoufand ducats ? or 
 Shall I bend low,and in a bond-mans key 
 With bated breath,and whifpringhumblenefle, 
 
 Say this: Faire fir,you foet on me on Wednefday laftj 
 Youfpurn’d me fuch a cay; another time 
 You cald me dog: and for thefe curtefies 
 lie lend you thus much moneyet. 
 
 Ant. I am as like to call thee Co againe, 
 
 Tofpet on thee againe,to fpurne the* too. 
 
 If thou wilt lend thu money .lend it not 
 As to thy friends,for when did frlendfbip take 
 A breeds of barraine mectail of his friend? 
 
 But lend it rather to thine enemie, 
 
 Who if he brcake,thou maift with better face 
 £xa& the penalties. 
 
 Shy. Why looke you how you florme, 
 
 I would be friends with you,and haue your loue, 
 
 Forget the fhames that you haue fiaind tee with, 
 Supplic your prefent wants.aod take no deice 
 Ofvfance for my moneyes.and youle not heare me. 
 This is kindc I offer. 
 
 “Bajf. This were kindneffe. 
 
 Shy. This kirsdnefie will I fhowe, 
 
 Goe with me to a Not*rie,feale me there 
 Your fingle bond.and in s merrie fport 
 If you repaie me not on fuch a day. 
 
 Id fuch a place, fuch fum or fa ms as are 
 Exprcft in the ccndition.let the forfeit* 
 
 Be nominated for an equall pound 
 Of your faire Piefh,to be cut off and taken 
 In what part of your bodie it pleafeth me. 
 
 Ant. Content infaith,He feale to fuch a bond, 
 
 And fay there is much kindnefife in the lew. 
 
 "Buff. Yo* 
 
r 
 
 The <3 ’yT frchant of Venice, 
 
 
 1 & 7 L 
 
 ‘2; iff. You Bull not (tilt to fuch a bond for me, 
 lie mhct dwell in my ceccffitie. 
 
 Am. Why fears not rnan,I will nctforfaite it, 
 Within thefc two mcnchs^hat's a month before 
 This bond expif es,I doe expefl returns 
 Cf thrice three time* the valew of this bond. 
 
 Shy. O father Abrano ,Yii\3.t theft Chriftians are, 
 Whofe owne hard dealings teaches them fufpecl 
 The thoughts of others: Praie you tell me this, 
 
 Ifhe fhould breake hjs date, what fhould 1 gaine 
 By the cxadlion of the forfeiture ? 
 
 A pound of mans flefh taken from a man* 
 
 Is not fo eftimable,profitable neither 
 As flefh of Muttons,Eeefes.or Goates.I fay 
 To buy his fauour.I extend this fncndfhip, 
 
 Ifhe will take it,fo:ifnot adievv. 
 
 And for my loue I praie you wrong me not. 
 
 Ant. Yes Skj locks,\ will fealc vnto this bond. 
 
 Sbj. Then mcetc me forthwith at the Notaries, 
 
 Giue him direfbon for this merrie bond, 
 
 And I will goe and purfe the ducats Brake. 
 
 See to my houfe left in the fearefull gard 
 
 Ofan vnthriflie knauc: and prefentlie 
 
 lie be with you. Exit. 
 
 Ant. Hie thee gentle lew. This Hebtew will turne 
 Chriftian.he growes kinds. 
 
 Hr.ff. Hike not faireteamet, and a villsines mindc. 
 
 tAr.t. Come on,in this there can be no difmaie, 
 
 My Shippes come home a month before the daie. 
 
 Ex tint. 
 
 A'clm Secmduu 
 
 Enter Mortchtu a t nettle Metre nil in white, end three er 
 foure followers Accordingly, with Portia? 
 
 PleniJ/a, and their trains. 
 
 [lo. Cornets. 
 
 Mor. Mlflike me not for my complexion. 
 
 The fhadowed liuerie cf the burnifhc funrk. 
 
 To whom I am a neighbour.and neere bred. 
 
 Bring me the faireft creature North-ward borne. 
 
 Where P babas fire fcarce thawes the y fseks. 
 
 And let vs make incifion fervour loue. 
 
 To prouc whofe blood ?c rcadeft.his or min?. 
 
 I tell thee Ladle this afpect of mine 
 Hath feard the va!;ant,fby my loue! fwearej 
 The beft regarded Virgins of our Clyme 
 Hauelou’d it to: I would not change this hue, 
 
 Except to fteiie your thoughts my gentle Quecne. 
 
 Hot. Intearmesofchoifelam net folic led 
 By nice dirtdfion of a maidens cies: 
 
 BefideSjthc ioitric of my deftenie 
 Sets ffie the right of voluntarie choofing: 
 
 But if mv Father had not fcanted me. 
 
 And hedg’d me by his wittoyeelde my felfc 
 His vvife,wh© wins me by that meanes I told youj 
 Yoisrfeffe (renowned Prince) than flood as uire 
 A.s any romnwr I haue look'd on yet 
 For my afredlion. 
 
 Trior. Et<enforchatI thanikeyou, 
 
 Thereforcl pray youleade me to theCss&CSS 
 To trie my fortune: By this Symitare 
 
 That flew the Sophie, £tsd a perfim Prince 
 That won three fields ofSuit an Soiyraan, 
 
 I would ore-flare the flemeft cies that looke: 
 
 Out-braue the heart mail daring on the earth : 
 
 Plucke the yong fucking Cubs from the fhe Bearr, 
 
 Yea.mocke the Lion when he rores for pray 
 To win the Ladie. Butaias.the while 
 If Hercules and Ljcbtu plaie at dice 
 Which is the better man,the greater throw 
 May turne by fortune from the weaker hand: 
 
 So is Alcides beaten by his rage, 
 
 And fo may !,blinde fortune leading me 
 Mifie that which one vnworthicr may attaine. 
 
 And die wich grieuing. 
 
 Port. Youmufttakeyourchar.ee, 
 
 And cither not attempt to choofe at all, 
 
 Or fwcare before you choofe, if you choofe wrong 
 Neuer to fpeake to Ladie afterward 
 In way of marriagc.thetcfotc he aduis’d. 
 
 Mor. Nor will not, come bring me vnto my chance. 
 
 Par. Firft forward to the temple,after dinner 
 Yourbazard fhall be made. 
 
 Mor. Good fortune then, Cornett. 
 
 To make mebleftor curfed’ft among men. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter tie Clounse alone. 
 
 f/o. Certainely, my confidence will ferueme to run 
 from this lew my Malfter: the fiend is at mine elbow, 
 and tempts me,faying to m^Jobbe,Launcelet lobbe,good 
 hamcelet, or good lobbe, or good Launctlct Iobbe, vfe 
 your legs, take the ftart, run a waic: my coafcience fates 
 no; take heedc honeft Latencelet, take heed honed lobbe, 
 or as afore-faid boneft Lattncelet Iobhe, doc not runne, 
 fcorne running with thy hcelcs; well, the mod coragi- 
 ous fiend bids me packe.jns faies the fiend, away fsies 
 the fiend, forthe hcauens roufevp a braue minde faies 
 the fiend, and run; well, rny confcience hanging about 
 the necke of my heart, faies verie wifely to me .• my ho¬ 
 neft friend Launce'et, being an honeft mans fonne.ot ra¬ 
 ther an honeft womans fonne,fot indeede my Father did 
 fomething froack.fomething grow too;he had a kindc of 
 tafl£;we],my confcience faies Lancelet bouge not,bouge 
 faies the fiend,bouge not faies my confcience,confcience 
 fay 1 you counfaile well, fiend fay I you counfaile well, 
 to be rul’d by my confcience I fhould ftaywith the/erv 
 my Malfter,(who God bieftc the markers a kinde of di- 
 uei!; and to run away from the lew I fticuld be ruled by 
 the fiend, who failing your reuerence is the diucll him- 
 felfe; certainely the lew is the verie diuell incarnation, 
 and tn my confcience, my confcience is a kinde of hard 
 confcience,to offer to counfaile me to ftay with the lew, 
 the fiend giues the mere friendly counfaile: I will run ne 
 fiend, myheeles are at yout conunandctncnt, 1 will 
 runne. 
 
 ErAtr old, Co&bo with a Baf ket. 
 
 Gob. Maifteryong-man,you Ipraic you,which is the 
 wzie to Maiftcr/imw? 
 
 Lars. O hcauens,this is my true begotten Fa:her,who 
 being more then fand-bSinde,high graucl bIimie,fcnow$ 
 me not, 1 will trie confufions with him. 
 
 Gob. M aiftcr yong Gentleman, I praie you which is 
 the wak to Maifter least. 
 
 Lout!- Turne vpon yout right hand at the next tur- 
 
 nin g 
 
 
! £8 The er chant of Vmce. 
 
 rung, but at the next turning of all on your left; mauie 
 at the eerie next turning,turnc of no hand,but turn down 
 indiredllie to the leati hotife. 
 
 Get BcGods foones’twill be a hard waie to hit,can 
 you tell me whether one Laance/et that dwets with him, 
 dwell with him or no. 
 
 L*un. Talke you of yeng M after LaanctleX, marke 
 me now, now will 1 taife the waters; talke you of yong 
 Maifter L ounce It t} 
 
 Get. No Maider fir. bui s poorc mans fonne, his Fa¬ 
 ther though 1 fay’t is an honed exceeding poore man, 
 andGod be thanked well to hue. 
 
 Lon. Well,let his Father be what a will, wee talke of 
 yong Msidcr Lasincelet 
 
 Cab. Your wotfhips friend and Letanctlet 
 £a«*.Bui 1 prase you ergo old man.crj# 1 befeech you, 
 talke you of yong M aider Lanncelet 
 
 (jet. Of Louncdet pleafe your maiderfbtp. 
 Lfn.irge M aider Lancclet talke not of maidct Lance- 
 /erFathet/or the youg gentleman actordmg to fates arid 
 dedmies.and fuch odde faymgs.the dders three,& fuch 
 branches of learning, is indeede deceafed, oi as you 
 would fay in piame icarmes.gofle to heauen. 
 
 Cjvb. Marne God forbid, the boy was the veric daffe 
 of my age,rny verie prop. 
 
 Last Do 1 look like a cudgel) or 6 boucll-poft.a daffe 
 or a prop i doe you know me Father, 
 
 Gob Alacke the day. 1 know you not yong Gentle¬ 
 man,but 1 praie you tell me,is my boy God id?his foule 
 sliueoi dead. 
 
 Lon, £)oc you not know me Father. 
 
 Get. Alacke dr 1 am fand blinde,! know you not. 
 Lon. Nay, indeede if you had your eies you might 
 faile of the knowing me; it is a wife Father that knowes 
 his owne childe. Well,old man,] will tell you neyves of 
 your fon.giueme your b!e(Ting,ifuth will come tolight, 
 murder cannot be hid long,a mans fonne may,but in the 
 end truth will out. 
 
 Gob. Praie you dt dand vp, 1 am fure you are not 
 Lance let my boy. 
 
 £.4» praie you let's haue no more fooling about 
 it, but giue mee your blefftng : 1 am LanseUt your 
 boy that was , yout fonne that is, youi childe that 
 (hall be. 
 
 Cob. 1 cannot thinke you are my fonne. 
 
 [.an. 1 know not what 1 fhalj thinke of chat; but 1 am 
 LenceLi the Ietecs man,and I am fure M>vgtrtt your wife 
 is re»y mother. 
 
 Gob. Her name is Mar gent indeede, Hebe fworae if 
 thou be Lancslst, thou.ari mine owne flcfn and blood: 
 Lord worfhipt might he bc.what a beard had thou got; 
 thou had gatnaore hv.tf on thy chin, then Dobbin my 
 phdhorfeb as on his taik 
 
 Lea It fhould fee me then that Dobbins tails 
 growes bsckeward. I am fure he had ntcrebsire of his 
 carle then 1 haue of my face when I led faw him. 
 
 Gob. I-ord how art thou chang'd; hsw dooft ehoa 
 and thy Mafter agree,! haue brought him a prefcncjhow 
 gree you now f 
 
 Lon. VV elljWdl.bur for mine owne part.gs 1 haue fc: 
 vp t»y red to runawsic, fo 1 will not reft till 1 haue run 
 foma ground ; my Maifter’s a verse lew., giue him a pre- 
 fent.giue him a halter, S am larmfht in his feruice. You 
 may tell euerie finger 1 haue with my ribs : Father I am 
 glad you are come, giue me your prefent toon* Maifter 
 Bafimio t wh*o indeede giuss rare new Liuorics, jflferae 
 
 not him,I will run as far as God has ante ground O rtre 
 fortune,here comer the man, to him Father, foilama 
 lew ifl ferue the lea anie longer 
 
 Enter TSajfiinio wnb a follower or too 
 
 Baff You may doe fo, but let it be fo hafted that 
 fupper be readie at the fartheft by due of the clock? 
 fee theft Lctteis deiiuered, put the Liucrm to mak¬ 
 ing , and debit Graiiano to come anoneto my lodg¬ 
 es 
 
 La»- To him rather. 
 
 Gob. God bleffe your wosftup 
 
 Half. Gramercie.would’ft thou ought with me. 
 
 Cob Here's my fonrre dr,a poore boy. 
 
 Lon. Not a poore boy dr,but the rich I ewes man that 
 would fir as my Father fhall fpedfte 
 
 Get. Hchathagrcat infefiion dr, as one would fay 
 to feme. 
 
 La». Indeedethc fhort and the long is, 1 fnuerhe 
 and haue a defire as my f ather fhall fpccihe 
 Gob. Flu Maifter and heffamng yout worGups reue- 
 rence)arc fence catercoiins 
 
 La*. Tobebnefe, the veric truth is, ibai the lea 
 hauing done me wrong, doth caufe me aj my Father be¬ 
 ing I hope an old man fhall fruufie vru o you 
 
 Gob. ] haue here 3 difh of Doues that ] would bedow 
 vpon your worfhip.and my funs is. 
 
 Lett. In vene briefe, the furte is impertinent to my 
 drift,as your worfhip fhall know by this honed old man, 
 and though 1 fay it, though old man,yet poorc man my 
 Father 
 
 H*jf. One fpeakc foi both,what would you f 
 Lon Serueyoufir, 
 
 Cob That is the vene defeft of the matter dr. 
 
 2 Giff. I know thee well,thou had obtain’d tby fuite, 
 Sbjleckeihy Maifta fpokc with me this dale. 
 
 And hath prefer d thee,if it be preferment 
 To leaue a rich/avis feruice,to become 
 The follower of fo poore a Gentleman, 
 
 Clo. The old prouerbe is eerie wed parted bet weene 
 my Maifter Sbylocke and you fir, you haue the grace cf 
 God br.3nd he hath enough. 
 
 Bojf. 1 hou fpcak'ft it well; go Fachet with thy Son, 
 Take leaue of thy old M aider, and enquire 
 My lodging out, giue him a Liuerie 
 More gaided then his fellowes. fee it done. 
 
 Clo. Father in,l cannot get a feiuice.no, I hade nsre 
 a tongue in my head, well: if ante nms in hglu- haue a 
 fairer table which doth offer to fweare vpon a bookc, ! 
 fhall haue good fortune > goc too, here's a Ample line 
 oflife. here's a fmall trtfte of wiucs, alas.fiftccne vriucs 
 is nothing, a leuen widdowes and rime maides is a Am¬ 
 ple ccnwning in for one man, and then to fcape drow¬ 
 ning thrice, and to be in per til cf my bfe with the edge 
 . of a featherbed, here are Simple fcapes : well, if Fortune 
 be a woman, flic’s a good wench for this ger«: Father 
 comCjfle take my leaue of the few in the twinkling. 
 
 Erst Clcwne. 
 
 Buff. 1 prate thee good Leonardo thinke on rhis. 
 Theft; things being bought and orderly befto wed 
 Resumein hsfte,for 1 doe fesft to night 
 My bed eftsemd acquaintance,hie thee goe 
 . Ltm.My beft endeuors shall be done herein,,£srir.£.e. 
 
 Enter Gressusig. 
 
 Gres. Where's y one Maiftet. 
 
 Leest. Yonder 
 
r fhe% 5 M[crckant of Venice. 169 
 
 Iton, Yonder fir he walkcs, 
 gra. S\fy\\ot 'Bafante. 
 
 Baf. Graxtano 
 
 gra. 1 haue a fare to you. 
 
 Baf. You haue obtain'd it. 
 
 Gra. Youtnuft not denie me,I tnuft goe with yoa to 
 Jelmont. 
 
 'Baf. Why then you titufi: but heste thee GratUno, 
 Thou an to wildc.to rude, and bold of voyce, 
 
 Parts that become thee happily enough, 
 
 And in fuch eyes as ours appeare not faults; 
 
 But where they arc not knowne, why there they fbow 
 Something too liberall, pray thee take pamc 
 To allay with fome cold drops of modefhe 
 Thy skipping fpirit,lcaft through thy wildc behauiour 
 1 be mifconfterd in the place 1 goe to. 
 
 And loofe my hopes. 
 
 Gra. Signor Bafamo,hate me. 
 
 If I doe not put on a fobet habite, 
 
 Talke with tefpe£i,and (weare but now and than, 
 Weatcptayer bookestnmy pocket,looke demurely, 
 Nay more,while grace is faying hood mine eyes 
 Thus with my hat. and figb and fay Amen; 
 
 Vfe all the obferuance of ciuillitie 
 Like one well ftudied in a fad oftent 
 Topleafe his Grandaro,ncuertrufl me more 
 Baf. Well,wefhall fee your bearing 
 
 gra. Nay but I barte to night,you (ball not gage me 
 By what we doe to night. 
 
 Baf. No that were pitsie, 
 
 I would intreate you rather to put on 
 Your boldeft fuitc of mirth.for we haue friends 
 That purpofe merriment: but far you well, 
 l haue fome bufineffe. 
 
 Gra. And I muff to Lorenfo and the red. 
 
 But we will vifite you at fupper tune. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Jcflica and the (fllewne 
 
 lef. I am forty thou wilt leaue my Father fo, 
 
 Our houfc isheSUind thou a merrie diuell 
 Did'ft rob it of fome tafte of tedioufneffe; 
 
 But fat thee well.tbere is a ducat for thee, 
 
 And Lance let, foone at fupper (bak thou fee 
 Larenza, who is thy new Maifters gueft. 
 
 Giue him this Letter,doe it fecretly, 
 
 And fo tarwe-i ;1 would oophaue my Father 
 See me talke with thee. 
 
 Cle. Adoc,teare» exhibit my tongue,rooft beautifoll 
 Pagan, moft fweete Iew,ifaChtiftian doc nor clay the 
 knauc and get thee,l arn much decerned; but adue,theft 
 foolifh drops doe fomevifhat drowne my manly fpirit 
 adue. €xtt 
 
 lef. Farewell good Lnr.celet 
 Alacke.what hsinous finneis mn me 
 To be afhamed to be my Fathers childc. 
 
 But though I am a daughter to his blood, 
 
 1 cm not to his manners : O Lorenzo, 
 
 If thou keepe promife I (hall end this ftnfe. 
 
 Become a Chrifttan,and thy louing wife Exit 
 
 Enter Grotlano Lvrcnrji .Slaratv,and Salaufv 
 Ler Nay ,we will flinke away in (upper time, 
 Difgtufc v j at my lodging,and rcturne ill in an house 
 Gra. Weh3Ue not made good preparation, 
 
 Sal. Wehauenotfpoke vs yciof Tsrcb-besrers. 
 
 Set. 'Tis vile vnleffe it may be quaintly ordered. 
 
 And better in my mind® not vndertooke, 
 
 Ler. *Tis now but foute of clock,we haue two hotircs 
 To furnifb vs; friend Lancelet what s the newes. 
 
 Enter LemcsUt with a Letter. 
 
 Lax. And it (ball pleafe you to break e vp this, (ball it 
 feemc to fignifie 
 
 Lor. I know the hand,in faith Yis a faire hand 
 A.nd whiter then the paper it writ on, 
 
 J the faise hand that writ. 
 
 Gra. Loue newes in faith 
 Lax. By your leaue fir 
 Ler, Whither goefi thou? 
 
 Lax. Marry fu to bid my old Matter the 7ea> to fup 
 to night withmy new Maflci she Chnflian. 
 
 Lor, Hold bere.take this,tell gentle Jejfiea 
 I will not fatle her/peake it priuateiy i 
 Go Gentlemen, will you prepare you fot this Maskc to 
 night, 
 
 I am prouided of a Torch-bearer, Exit.Clotrne. 
 
 Sal. I marry,lie be gone about it ftrait. 
 
 Sol. And fo will ! 
 
 Lor. Meete me and Gratiane at Grattanes lodging 
 Some houre hence. 
 
 Sat. Tis good we do fo. Exit 
 
 Gra. Was not that Lettct from faire hfca ? 
 
 Lor. I mu ft ntedes tell thee all.fhe hath diredfed 
 How I (hall cake her from her Fathers houfc, 
 
 What gold and icwels fhe is futmfht with. 
 
 What Pages fuite fhe hath in read'ineffe 
 Ifere the /esc her Father come to heauen. 
 
 It will be for his gentle daughters fake ; 
 
 And neuer dare misfortune erode her foote, 
 
 Vnlefle (be doe it vnder this excufe. 
 
 That (be is iffueto a faithieffe tew ■ 
 
 Come goe with me,pcrvfe this asthou goeft. 
 
 Fane tefllca (ball be my Torch bearer Exit. 
 
 Enter !ew t <wd ha man that tv at the Ctcrvne. 
 
 few. Well,thou (ball fee,thy eyes (ball be thy nidge, 
 The difference of old Shyloc'ey and Baffamv ; 
 
 What teffica, thou (bait not gdrmsndize 
 As thou haft done with me : what leffxa I 
 And fleepe.aud (note,and rend apparrell out. 
 
 Why Ieflic a 1 fay 
 (fie. Why lefltca. 
 
 Shy. Who bids thee call ? I do not bid thee call, 
 do. Your worfbip was went to tel! me 
 I could doe nothing without bidding. 
 
 Enter hflic a. 
 
 lef. Call you ? what is your will ? 
 
 Shy. 1 am bid forth to fupper lejfura, 
 
 There 9 re my Keyes: but wherefore fhould I go? 
 
 I am not bid for loue.thcy flatter me, 
 
 But yet He go® in hate,to feede vpon 
 The prodigall Chriftian. Irflica my girle, 
 
 Looke to my hoofe, I am right loath to goe. 
 
 There is fome ill a tuning towards my reft. 
 
 For I diddreame of money bags to night. 
 
 Civ. I befcech you fir goe ,01 y yong Mafler 
 Doth ei|jedt your reproach. 
 
 Shy. So doe I his. 
 
 Civ. And they hsueconfpiied together, I will not fay 
 you (ball fee a M aske, but if you doe, then it was not foe 
 nothing that my nofe fell a bleeding on blacke roondey 
 
 P l»rf. 
 
lyo The Merchant of Venice. 
 
 laft,S 4 fixa clocks ith morning* failing out that yeere on j 
 afWenulay was foure yeere in th'aftemoooe 
 
 Shy. What ate their maskes f heart you me fefiica, 
 
 Lock vpmy doores.aod when you heare the drum 
 
 And the vile fquealing of the wry-neckt Fife, 
 
 Clamber not you vp to the cafements then, 
 
 Not thruft your head into the publique ftreete 
 
 To gaze on Chriftian fooles with varnifht faces: 
 
 But flop my houfes eares,l meane my cafements. 
 
 Let not the found of (hallow fopperie enter 
 
 My foberhoufe. By lacobs ftaffe I fwcare, 
 
 I haue nominde offeafting forth to night: 
 
 But I will goe : goe you before me firra. 
 
 Say I will come. 
 
 Clo. I will goe before fir 
 
 Msftris lookti out at window for all this ) 
 
 There will come a Chriftian by, 
 
 Will be worth a leweseye. 
 
 Shj. What faie^that foole of Hagan off-fpring? 
 ha. 
 
 Itf. His words were farewell miftris,nothing elfe. 
 
 Shy. The patch iskindeenough.bot a huge feeder: 
 Snaile-flow in profit,but he fleepes by day 
 
 More then the wilde-cat : drones hiue not with me, 
 Therefore I part with him,and part with him 
 
 To one that I would haue him helpc to wafte 
 
 His borrowed purfe. Well Iefilca goe In, 
 
 Perhaps I will rctume immediately 
 
 Dee as 1 bid you, fhut dotes after you, faft binde, ftft 
 finde, 
 
 A prouerbe neuer dale in tbriftie mlnde. Exit. 
 
 lef. Farewell,and if my fortune be not croft, 
 lhausa Father,yoti a daughter loft. Exit. 
 
 Enter the 'Maskert, Cratiano and Safino. 
 
 Cra. This Is the penthoufe vnder which Lorens* 
 Defired vs to make a ftand. 
 
 Sal. Hishoorcisalmoft paft. 
 
 Cra. Andtt is meruaile heout-dwelshishoure, 
 Porloum euerrun before the clocke. 
 
 .Sal, O ten times (after Pidglonsflye 
 
 To fteaL loues bonds new made,then they are wont 
 Tokeepeobliged faith vnforfaited. 
 
 Cra. That euer holds,who rifeth from a feaft 
 
 With that keene appetite that he fits dowtre ? 
 
 Where is the horfe that doth vntread againe 
 
 His tedious meafures With the vnbated fire. 
 
 That he did pace them firft : all things that are, 
 
 Arewith more fpirit chafed then enioy'd 
 
 How like 3 yonger or a prO^igaH 
 
 The skarfed barite puts from her natiue bay, 
 
 Hudg’d and embraced by the (trumpet winder 
 
 How like a prodigall doth file teturne 
 
 With ouer-wither’d ribs and ragged fades, 
 Leane,rent,and begger'd by the fttumpet winde ? 
 
 Cater Lorenz*. 
 
 Saliva. Heete com eytenns*, tnpreof this here¬ 
 after. 
 
 Lor. Sweete friends, yoof patience fof my long a 
 bode, 
 
 Notl.but my affaires haue made yon wait: 
 
 When you (hall pleafe to play the theeues for Wiue* 
 lie watch as long for you them approach 
 
 Here dwels my father lew. Hca.who's within? 
 
 lijjica about. 
 
 left. Who are you?tellmefor more certainty. 
 
 Albeit lie fweate that 1 do know your tongue. 
 
 Lot. Lorenzo t and thy Loue. 
 
 lef. Lorenzo certaine.and my loue indeed, 
 
 For who loue I fo much? and dow who knowes 
 
 But you L»e»^,whethet I am yours * 
 
 Lor. Heauen and thy thoughts are witnefs that thoo 
 art. 
 
 lef. Heere,catch this casket,it is worth the painca, 
 
 1 am glad ’tis night,you do not looke on me, 
 
 For I am much alham’d of my exchange : 
 
 But loue is blinde, and iouers cannot fee 
 
 The pretty follies that themfelues commit. 
 
 For if they could, Cupid hunfelfe wouldblulh 
 
 To fee roe thus transformed to a boy 
 
 Lor. Defcend,for you muft be my torch-bear ef 
 /of. What, muft i hold a Candle to my fhames ) 
 
 They in themfelues goodfooth are too too light. 
 
 Why,'tis an office of difeouery Loue, 
 
 And I fhould be obfeut d. 
 
 Lor. So you are fweet, 
 
 Euen in the louely garniflt of a boy:but come at once. 
 
 For the clofe night doth play the run-away, 
 
 And we ate ftaid for at 'Bafianios feaft. 
 
 lef. I will make faft the doores and guild my felfe 
 
 With fome more ducats,and be with you ftraight. 
 
 Cra , Now by my hood, a genfle.and no lew. 
 
 Lor. Befhrew me but 1 loue her heartily. 
 
 For fiie is wife, if I can iudge of her, 
 
 And faire (he is, If that mine eyes be true. 
 
 And true (he is.asfhehathprou’d her feller 
 
 And therefore like her felfe .wife,faire,and true, 
 
 Shall (he be placed in my conftant foule. 
 
 Enter 1 ({fc a. 
 
 What, art thdu come ? on gendemrn.Sway, 
 
 Our masking mates by this time for vs flay. Exit. 
 
 Enter Anihonio. 
 
 Ant, Who’s there? 
 
 Cra. Signior Anthonie l 
 
 nA»t. Fie, fie.Grattano, where are all the reft ? 
 
 'Tis nine a clocke, our friends all ftay for you. 
 
 No maske to night,the winde is come about, 
 
 Bafidnio prefently will goe aboord, 
 
 I haue fent twenty out to feeke for you. 
 
 Cra. 1 am glad on’t, Tdefirc no more delight 
 
 Then to be vnder f3ile,and gone to night Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Tortia with Merrocho^and both their frames. 
 
 Pot. Goe,drawafide the curtalnes, and difeouer 
 
 The feuerall Caskets to this noble Prince: 
 
 Now make your choyfe 
 
 71 for. The firft ofgo!d,who this infeription beares, 
 
 Who choofeth me,fhall gaine what men defire. 
 
 The fecond filuer,which thlspromifc carries 
 
 Who choofeth me,fhal! get as much as he deferuea. 
 
 This third,dull !ead,with warning all as blunt. 
 
 Who choofeth me,muft glue and hazard all he hath, 
 
 How (hall I know if I doe choofc the right ? 
 
 for. The 
 
"The nD\i erchatti of Vmice. j y % 
 
 How (haft I know if 1 doe choofie the right. 
 
 P<tt, The oncofthetDcontaineinry piilure Prince, 
 Ifyouchoofe th8t,ihen i am yours withal). 
 
 Mur. Some God direct my lodgement,let me fee, 
 
 1 will furuay the infcnptions,backe egtine: 
 
 What faies thu leaden casket ? 
 
 Who choofeth me, muft giue and hazard all he hath. 
 Muft giue,for what ? fot lead, hazard for lead ? 
 
 This casket threatens men that hazard ail 
 Doe it in hope offaire aduantages ; 
 
 A golden minde ftoopes not to fhowes ofdrofle, 
 lie then nor giue not hazard ought for lead- 
 What faies the Siluer with her virgin hue f 
 Who choofeth me, (hall get as much as he deferues. 
 
 As much as he deferues; piufe there Morotho, 
 
 And weigh thy value with an euen hand, 
 lfthou bcefl rated by thy efiunation 
 Thou dooft deferue enough,and yet enough 
 May not extend fo farre as to the Ladie ; 
 
 And yet to be afeard of my deferuing. 
 
 Were but a weake Hifabling of my felfe. 
 
 As much as 1 deferue, why that's the Lady. 
 
 I doe in birth deferue her, and in fortunes, 
 
 [n graces,and in qualities ofbreeding : 
 
 But more then there,in louc I doe deferue. 
 
 What if 1 rtrai'd no farther,but choie here f 
 Let’s fee once more this faying grau'd in gold. 
 
 Who choofeth me fhali game what many men dehce: 
 Why that's the Lady, all the world defires her: 
 
 From the foure corners of the earth they come 
 To kific thu (hrine.this morcall breathing Saint. 
 
 The Hircanion deferts, and the vafte wnldcs 
 Of wide Arabia are as throughfarcs now 
 For Princes to come viewfaire Ponta. 
 
 The waterie Kingdome,whofe ambitious head 
 Spcts in the face ofheauen, is no barre 
 To flop the forrainc fpirits,bui they come 
 As ore abrooke to fee fair e Portia. 
 
 One ofiheGe three containes her heaucnly pufture. 
 
 Ia’t like that Lead containes herP twerc damnation 
 Tothinkefobafca thought.it were too grofe 
 To rib her fearedoath in the obfeure graue ; 
 
 Or (hall 1 thinke in Siluer (he's immur'd 
 
 Being ten times vndervslued to tride gold j 
 
 O finfull thought, netier fo ri ch a-Iem 
 
 Wsi fe; in worfethen gold ! They haue in England 
 
 Acoyne chat beares the figure of an Aogeil 
 
 Stampt in gold, but chat's mfculpt vpon : 
 
 But here an Angell in a golden bed 
 Lies all within. Deltucr me the key: 
 
 Here doe I choofe.and thriue I as 1 may. 
 
 Par. There tike it prince, and if my forme lye there 
 Then lam yours.1 
 
 Mar, Ohell! whathauewehere.acarrion death. 
 Within whofe empeie eye there is a written fctoulc ; 
 Ilcreadcthe writing. 
 
 AH thatglifttrt u »ot gold. 
 
 Often hattejoa heard that told ; 
 
 Many a mart hid life hath fold 
 “But my oses fide to behold j 
 Gtiiided timber doe worma infold.: 
 
 Had you bane as wife iU hold, 
 
 Tong ixiter.be, in iudgemeat old, 
 
 T sjst anfirtre had net bsene snfcrsld, 
 FttTeycato;3. ) jcur fuitets fold. 
 
 Men. Cold indeed?,and labour loft, 
 
 Then farewell beat?, and welcome froft • 
 
 Portia adew, I haue too grieu'd a heart 
 
 To take a tedioui kaue : thus loofers pan. Exit. 
 
 Per. A gentle riddance : draw the curuine*,g». 
 
 Let all ofhis complexion choofe me fo. Extant. 
 
 Eater Salartno and Soloist's, 
 
 Flo,Cornett. 
 
 Sol. Why man I faw 'Bajfamo vndcr fay le, 
 
 With him is Granano gone along j 
 And in their (hip 1 am fure Lorens is not. 
 
 Sol. The villaine lew with outenes raifd the Duke. 
 Who went with him to featch Bajfsnioi ftnp. 
 
 Sal. He comes too late, the (hip was vnderfaile; 
 
 But there the Duke was giuen to vnderftand 
 That in a Gondilo were feene together 
 Lorenz.0 and his amorous tejfica. 
 
 Befides.v? nth onto certified the Duke 
 They were not with Boffamo in his (hip. 
 
 Sot. i neuer heard a pafiion fo confufd. 
 
 So flrange,outragious,arid fo variable. 
 
 As the dogge lew did vtter in the ftreets i 
 My daughter.O my ducats, O my daughter. 
 
 Fled with a Chrifttan,Omy Chriftian ducats 
 Iuftice.lhc law,my ducats.and my daughter j 
 A fealed b3g,two fealed bags of ducats. 
 
 Of double ducats, fiolne from me by my daughter. 
 
 And iewelj,twoftones,two rich and precious ftcccs, 
 Stolne by my daughcer: iufiice, finde the girle, 
 
 She hath the ftoncs vpon her,and the ducats, 
 
 Sal. Why all the boyes in Venice follow him, 
 Crying his ft ones,his daughter,and his ducats. 
 
 Sol. Let good Ant homo looke he keepebi* day 
 Or he (Tia.llpay fot this 
 
 Sal. Marty well remtmbretj, 
 
 I reafoa'd wuh a Frenchman yefterday. 
 
 Who told me.in the narrow leas that parr 
 The French and Englifii, therermfearied 
 A vefletl of our countrey richly fraught: 
 
 I thought vpon Anthonie when he told me. 
 
 And wi(ht in filence that it were not his. 
 
 Sol. Y o were beft to tell Ant homo what you heare. 
 
 Yet doe not fuddamciy,for it may grieue him. 
 
 Sal. A kinder Gentleman treads not the earth, 
 
 1 faw Bajfamo arid Anthem input, 
 
 'Baffamo cold him he would make foroe fpeede 
 Of has returne i he anfwered.doe not fo, 
 
 Slubber not bufinefleformy fake Baffenis, 
 
 But ftay the very riping of the time, 
 
 Andfor the Ieveet bond which he hath of me. 
 
 Let it not enter in your minde ofloue s 
 Be merry ,and imploy your chiefeft thoughts 
 To courtfhip, and fuch faire oftentsofloue 
 As fhali conueniently become you there ; 
 
 And euen there his eye being big with tcares, 
 
 Turning his face, he put his hand behind? him. 
 
 And with affe&ion wondrous fenciblc 
 HevrsangBafartsofUandjind (othey partedL 
 
 Sol. I thinkehe onely loues the world for him, 
 
 I pray thee let vs goe and ftndehim out 
 And quicken his embraced heauineiTe 
 With feme delight or other. 
 
 SaL Doewcfo. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Nerrijfa etssd a Serr niters. 
 
 A r rr.Quick,quick 1 pray thee,draw the curtain ftruit. 
 Pa The 
 
172 The Merchant of Venice. 
 
 The Pnr.ce ©f A'rrsgoR hash tsae his ©sift. 
 
 And comes to his ek$ioc ptefemly. 
 
 Eutgr Jlrragon&i} train? t and Ponte. 
 flor.Comets. 
 
 Pct. Behold jthere Band the caskets noble Prince, 
 
 If you choofe that wherein I am contain'd. 
 
 Straight (hsi! our nuptial! rights be folemniz'd» 
 f»ut if thou fails* without motrfpeeeh my Lord, 
 
 You mu(t be gone from hence immediately. 
 
 Ar. ! am enioynd by oath to obferu&tbreethingsj 
 Firft, neuer to vnfold to any one 
 
 Which casket twas I chofe; oext,ifi fall© 
 
 Ofthe right casket,neue? in my life 
 
 T o wooe a maide in way of marriages 
 
 LafWy, ifl doe fail? in fortune ofmy choyfe. 
 
 Immediately to leaue you,and be gone. 
 
 par. To chefe iniundlionseuery one doth fweare 
 
 That comes to hazard for my worrhleffe felfe. 
 
 At. And fo haue I sddreff me,fortune now 
 
 To my hearts hope : gold, Bluer, and bafe lead.. 
 
 Who choofeih me mull giue and hazard all he hath. 
 
 You fball looke fairer ere i giue or hazard. 
 
 What faies the golden chefi,ha, Set me fee i 
 
 Who choofeth me,fhall gains what many men defire: 
 What many men defire,that many may be meant 
 
 By the foole multitude that choo-fe by (how, 
 
 Not learning more then tb e fond eye doth teach. 
 
 Which pries not to th’interior.bu; like the Martlet 
 
 Builds in the weather on the outward wall, 
 
 Euen in the force and rode of cafualeie. 
 
 1 will not choofe what many men defire, 
 
 Becaufe I will not iumpe with common fpiritSj 
 
 And ranke me with the barbarous multitudes. 
 
 Why then to thee thou Silumreafurehoufe, 
 
 Tel! me once more,what title thou daoft beare 5 
 
 Who choofeth mefliail get as much as hedefetues; 
 
 And well faid too; for who ft) all g©e about 
 
 To Cofen Foriune s and be honourable 
 
 Without the fiampe of merrit.let noneprefume 
 
 To weare an vndelefued dignitie i 
 
 O that eftates, degrees, and offices, 
 
 Were not deriu’d corruptly, and that clejre honout 
 
 Were purchaff by the me.rrit of the wearer j 
 
 How many thenfhodd couer that Band bare? 
 
 How many be commanded that command ? 
 
 How much low pleafantry would then be gleaned 
 
 From the true feede of honor i And how much honor 
 Pickt from the chaffc and mine of the times, 
 
 Jobe new v amidst: Well,but corny choife. 
 
 Who choofeth me (hall get as much as he deferues. 
 
 I will aflume defert; giue me a key for this, 
 
 And inftantly vnlockc my fortunes here. 
 
 Tor.Too hang a paufe for that which you finde there. 
 Pit. What's here,the portrait of a blinking idiot 
 Prefentlng me a fcedule, I will reade it: 
 
 How much vnlike art thou to Portia ? 
 
 How much vnlikemy hopes and my deferuings ? 
 
 Who choofeth me,fhali haue as much as he deferues. 
 
 Did I deferue no more then a looks head. 
 
 Is that my prise,are ray deferts no better ? 
 
 Tar. To offend and iudge ate di(tin& offices* 
 
 And ofoppofed natures. 
 
 Ar . What is here? 
 
 Thefier feauen times trkd this. 
 
 Sgittx-n Hns?s Pried theti iudementis, 
 
 Thai did»ntfurabecfeamis t 
 
 Some.there be that fhadcwss 
 
 Such have bat afiaiowes btiffe : 
 
 There beJao/eLt aline Inis 
 
 Stine/do remandfo teas this: 
 
 TaVy wbatwifeyoMwlUto 
 
 I Xritt ester be year head t 
 
 So be gone-you arefied. 
 
 Ar. $till more foole I (hail appeare 
 
 By the time 1 Sistger here, 
 
 With one fooks head 1 came to woo. 
 
 Bat 1 goe away with two. 
 
 Sweet adue. He ksepe my oath. 
 
 Patiently to bear&ray wreath. 
 
 Tor. Thus hath the candle fing’d the raoath: 
 
 O thefe deliberate fooles when they doe chocfe* 
 
 They haue the wifdome by their wit to loofe. 
 
 A Tet. The ancient faying i s no herefie, 
 
 Hanging aed wiuing goes by deffinie. 
 
 Per. Come draw the curtaineJY«ri^t. 
 
 Enter (JWefhsgsr. 
 
 Mef. Where is thy Lady ? 
 
 Per. Here,vyhat would my Lord ? 
 
 Mef. Madam 2 there is a—lighted at your gats 
 
 A yong Venetian,one that comes before 
 
 To fignifid' fe’approaching ofhisXord, 
 
 From whom he bringeth fenfible regrects; 
 
 T 0 wit (befides commends and cureeous breath) 
 
 Gifts efrich value; yet i hauenot feene 
 
 So likely an Embaffador ofloue. 
 
 A day in April! neuer came fo fweete 
 
 To (bow how coBly Sommer vyas at hand. 
 
 As this fore-fpurret comes before his Lord. 
 
 pot. No more I pray thee,I am halfe a-feard 
 
 Thou wilt fay anone he isfomekintothee. 
 
 Thou fpendiHuch high-day wit in praifinghints 
 
 Come,come Nerryjfafdr I long to fee 
 
 Quicke Cnptds Port, that coffins fo mannerly. 
 
 Ner. Hafatsjo Lofd s !oue if thy will it be. Exeant. 
 
 JBus 'Terms 
 
 Enter Solars jo and Salariw. 
 
 Sot. Now.whstnewesoncheRyalco? 
 
 Sal. Why yet it liues there vneheekt, that Anthonie 
 hath a (hip of rich lading wrackt on the narrow Scaj;the 
 Goodwins I thinke they call the place, a very dangerous 
 fiat,and fataSl, where the carcaffes of many stall (hip,!ye 
 buried,as they fay,if my goffips report be anbeneft wo¬ 
 man ofher word. 
 
 Sot. I would (he were as lying a goflip in that,*s euer 
 knapcGinger,or made her neighbours bcleeue (he wept 
 for the death of a third husband: but it is true, without 
 anyfiips of prolixity, or eroding the plaine high-way of 
 talke,thaf the good Anthonie } cite honeft^«f^w/»;o that 
 
 I had a title good enough to keepe his name company! 
 
 Sal. Come,the full Bop. 
 
 Sol. Ha,what fayeft thou s why the end >s,hehath loft 
 
 3 ship. 
 
 Sat. I 
 
*Tbe cZMLmbatttofVmce. 173 
 
 S*i. I would it rnightprwK she snd ofhls Ioffes. 
 
 Sol. Let me fay A men betimes, lesft the dnsell croffe 
 my pr*ler,for here he comes in the likens of a /su'.How 
 now Sly looks,vAmt newes among the Merchants ? 
 
 Enttr Shjlockt, 
 
 Shy. You knew none fo well, none f© wdi as you, of 
 my daughters flight. 
 
 Sal. That's certaioe, 1 for my part knew the Tailor 
 th 2 t made tlie wines (he flew wi&hsll. 
 
 Stf. And Sbylong for his own part knew the bird was 
 fledg’4.and then it is the comp lesion ©f them al to leaue 
 thedara. 
 
 Shy. She is damn'd for tt. 
 
 SaL. That’s ccttaine.if the diuell may be her Judge. 
 
 Shy. My owns flefh and Wood tso rebel!. 
 
 Sol. Out vp0nitohlmrnn,pebclsit£tthefeyeeres. 
 Shy. Ifaymydaughwrismyflefhandbloud. 
 
 Sid. There is more difference betweene thy firth and 
 hsrs,then betwecoe Jet Sod Iu©ric,more betweene your 
 bleods.tjien there is between* red wmcsnd/enniflv.but 
 tell vs, doe you heare whether Aatbozia haue had snie 
 Ioffe at fea or no ? 
 
 Sly. There I haue another bad match, a bankreut, a 
 prodigal!, who dare fesr^e (hew hlshead ©a the Ryalto, 
 abegger that was vfd re* come fo (mug vpon the Mart: 
 let him look to his bond,he was wont to call me Vfwrer. 
 Jet him looks to his bond, he was wont to lend money 
 for aChtiftisn cwefie.lct him S©ofre jo hss bond. 
 
 Sal. Why I am fure if he for&itC' thou wilt not take 
 his flefb, what’s that geod fee ? 
 
 Sty. To batte fifh withal!, if is will feeds nothing 
 elfe.it will fsedemy reueoge 5 he hath difgrac’d me, and 
 hlndredme halfe a million, Uugk at my Ioffes, modes as 
 my games, fcomed my Nation, thwarted my bargainee, 
 cooled my friends, heated mme enemies,and what's the 
 reafon M am %Jcwe : Hath not a /weyes? hath not s 
 /rw hands, organs, dertieritions, fences, affevlions,paflj» 
 ons, fed with the fame foodc,hurt with the fame wea¬ 
 pons, fubieft to the lame difeafes, healed by the fame 
 meanes, warmed and tooled by the fame Winter and 
 Sommmer as a Chriflian is; if you prkkc vs dee we nos 
 blecde? if you tickle vs.doe wenoshttgh ? if you poifoo 
 vs doe we not die? and if you wrong vs fhalS we not re- 
 uenge?ifwe are like you in the reft,we will reftmble you 
 in that. If a !<m> wrong a (hnfii&t, what Si his humility, 
 retiengc? If a Chrijlian wrong a Aw.whst (hould his fuf- 
 ferance be by Chriflian essmple.wfey «ueoge?Thc vil- 
 lanie you teach me i will execute* and it ffvail goe liatd 
 but I will better theififtnsdUon. 
 
 Enter a nt&frtm Anthonio 
 Gentlemen,tny msifler zstxtksxio is et his hovftj sod 
 define* to fpeake with yea both. 
 
 Sol. We heue beerse vp and dovme to feeke bjm. 
 £*rrrTubail. 
 
 Sol. Here comes another of the T ribc.a third catiacs 
 he Btarchtjvnlctfe the diu?U himfclfe turns lew. 
 
 Sstmt Gentlemen* 
 
 Sky. How now 7*£*tf,what newes from C«*r*?haft 
 than found my daughter ? 
 
 T*b. I often came where I didhearc of Hers bus eta. 
 not finde her. 
 
 Shy. Why :here,ik5re,there, there, a gong 
 
 coQ me two thoufandducats in Pranckford.the curie ns. 
 uerfeil vpcu out Naffotj till now.I r»cuer felt st till no*?, 
 two thoufaad ducats ia that* and ofticr ptecioe*, prsei. 
 
 ous Jewels: I would my daughter were dead st my foots 
 and the iewels in her care: would (he werebearfl at my 
 foate, and the duckets In her cofib: no r.ewcs ©f them, 
 why fo?aad I know not ho w much is fpeni in tbs fearch: 
 whychcu Ioffe vpon Ioffe; the theefe gone with fo 
 much, and lb much to finde the thcefe, and no (ktisfa- 
 &on,no reuenge,nor no ill lack ftirring bus what lights 
 a roy (boulders, no figfees but & my breathit)g,no teares 
 bus 8 my (bedding. 
 
 Tub. Yes .other men haus til Istcke tco.sfzibezlo it f j 
 Jicard in Genowa ? 
 
 Sly- What.whatjwhat.jll lacks,ill lucke. 
 
 Tub. Hath an Argofl* caff away camming from 7rv 
 polls. 
 
 S'r*. I thankeGod,! jhBnkeGod.isltertie.lsrttree? 
 
 Tub. 1 fpoke wish fotns of the Sayler* that efcaped 
 the wracke. 
 
 Shy, I thanke thee good good rs^rfs, good 
 oewes : ha,hs,here in Genewa. 
 
 Tub. Your daughter fpesn sn Gerews,aa S heard.ene 
 night fourefcore ducats. 
 
 Shy. Thou flick’d a dagge?ia me,T ff-sUa-ttser fee 
 gold sgame.fourefcore ducats a£aflta:ng l feu;efcoeedtt* 
 tars. 
 
 T*b. There came diners ef Antbsalot cresHson »n my 
 company to Venice,that fweare bet cannos chcoie bat 
 breaks. 
 
 Shy, l am very glad of it, ile pi ague him, iletomte 
 him,I araglad ofit. 
 
 Tub. One of ibnn (hewed me a tlog ths* bee had cif 
 your daughter for s Mcable. 
 
 Shy. Ont vpon her,thou tormeflnw T*boi!, Stwsj 
 my’SiirkhSjlhaditofAe^when 1 was s Bacchekr: j 
 would nmhaue giueo it for s wtidernefle of ^ienkks. 
 
 Tuh. But Jlmt'eateie iscertaifleSyvndone. 
 
 Shy. Nay.thaa's true, that’s very nste, gosTr.hoR ,fes | 
 sp&tnOfiicer, bsfpeake him e fortnight Before, I wiU 
 haue the heart of him ifheforfeU.for were he out efVe- 
 trice, 1 can make what merchandize Iwill; gceTabaB, 
 and msetemc scaur Sinegogue.goe good TubaS ,at our 
 SlnagogueTw&s/?, E.reumy. 
 
 Enter “Bughiio, Portia, CratUuo t amJaSehtrr train*. 
 
 Per. I pray you tame, paufe a day or two 
 Before you hsr.ard.for in chcoliog wrong 
 I Soofeyour compsnic } therefore shtbeare a while. 
 There’s something teb me (bat It is not I cue) 
 
 1 would not loofeycu.and you know yout felfs?. 
 
 Hate coanfailes not in fucha qusllitle; 
 
 But leafl you flsould not vnderfland me well. 
 
 And yet a maiden hath no tongue,but thought, 
 
 I would detitne you Here fome month or two 
 Before you venture ferine. ! coald tssch yots 
 How to choofe right,but then 5 aroforfwomep 
 So will I neuttbe,fofQCTyoumiffeme, 
 
 But if you doe,y oulemase me wifli s (inns. 
 
 That I had beene forfweme: Befltrow you? eye*, 
 l*hey hsue ore-lookt me sad deuided res. 
 
 One halfe of me is yours, the other helfe yours. 
 
 Mine o wne I would fey: but of mine then yov{ t, 
 
 Andfosll yours; O tbefenaughtje times 
 Puts bars beweeae the owners and their righls. 
 
 And f© though yours, not yours (proue it k) 
 
 Let Fortune gc« ta bell for ie,not I. 
 
 I fpcsketoolong.but ’t« to prize the time, 
 
 To ich !t,Gnd to draw it out in length. 
 
 To ftay you from ek£tian. 
 
 ' P 1 _ •Btf. Let 
 
--*— ---——— —......." ■ 
 
 3 *74. The Merchant of Venice., 
 
 Scif. Let me choofc, 
 f e 1 as I sm»i line vpsn the mice. 
 
 Pa. Vpon the racks ’Ba£wsia,Cma eonfdTe 
 
 Whit creafon there is mingled with yoat loue. 
 
 Biff. None bat that vgiie treafon of mifirud, 
 
 Which makes rue feare the emoying of ray loue: 
 
 There may as well be amitie ana life, 
 
 Tweens inow and 6re 2 anr£afon end tny loae. 
 
 Per. I, but 1 feare you fptake vpon the racke. 
 
 Where men enforced doth fpeake any thing. 
 
 Buff. Proroife me life,and ile cor.fcffe the truth. 
 par. WeUtheo.eonfdTeand hue. 
 
 Raff. ConrefTc and lone 
 
 Had beenc the verie fum of my eonfeffson: 
 
 © happie torment, when my torturer 
 
 Doth teach me anfwcrs for deliueraoce: 
 
 But 1st me tc my fortune end the caskets^ 
 
 Par# Away then, I am loekt in one of them, 
 
 Ifyou doe loue me,you will findemeout. 
 
 Nary fa and tbs reft, (tad all aloofe. 
 
 Let rawficke found while he doth make his choife. 
 
 Then if he loofe he makes a Swan-like end, 
 
 Fading intnafique. That the ccmparifon 
 
 May Band more proper,my ey e fhall bethe firesme 
 
 And watrie death-bed for him ; he may win. 
 
 And what Is raufiasie than ?Thsn mvsfique is 
 
 Euen as the fiourim.wben true fubiefh bowe 
 
 To a new crowned Monarch: Such it is, 
 
 As are thofe dulcet founds in breaks of day, 
 
 Thar creepe into the dreaming bride- gtoomes fare. 
 
 And fumraon him to marriage. Now he goes 
 
 With no ieffe prefence,but with much more loss 
 
 Then yorsg AUidgs , when he did redeeme 
 
 The vsrgir.e tribute, paled by howling ?'■ y 
 
 To the Sea-monfiet: I Rand for facriflce, 
 
 The reft aloofe arc the Dardaman wiues 1 
 
 Wish bleared vifages come forth to view 
 
 The jflue of th'exploit: Goe Hercules, 
 
 Liocthou,! liue with much more difmay 
 
 I view the fight.then thou thatmak’fl the fray. 
 
 Here Mnfiek* 
 
 A Seng the whilft Baffanio cormnMi ess the 
 
 Caskets t» himfelfe. 
 
 TeU ms where is fantic bred, 
 
 Or tn the heart ,er m the head : 
 
 Hors beget,haw noarifhed. Ref lie f split. 
 
 It uengendredm the eyes. 
 
 Wish gating fed,and Faucis diet, 
 in the cradle where it lies : 
 
 Let vs ad ring panties kpeSL 
 lie begin it. 
 
 Ding dangled. 
 
 All. Dwg,dong,bell. 
 
 Raff,\ So may the oct ward fiiowes be leaf! themfclucs 
 The world is {fill deceiu'd with ornament. 
 
 In Law, what Plea fo tanted and corrupt. 
 
 But being feafon’d with a gracious voice, 
 
 Obfcures the (howof euill ? In Religion, 
 
 What damned error, but fome fober brow 
 
 Will blcfle it, and approue it with a text. 
 
 Hiding the grofendse with fibre ornament: 
 
 There is no voice fo Simple.buc sfTtsmes 
 
 Some mark-: of yertue ©a his outward parts; 
 
 Hew manic cowards, whofc beam arc all as falfc 
 
 As As yen of faad, wearcyet vpon their china 
 
 The beards of Hercules and frowning Meets, 
 
 Who inward fearcht,haue lyuers white as milke. 
 
 And thefe sifume but valors excrement, 
 
 To render them redoubted. Looke onbeautic. 
 
 And you shall fee tis purchaft by the weight. 
 
 Which therein worker a miracle in nature. 
 
 Making themlighted that weatetneft ofit : 
 
 So ate thefc crifpcd fnakie golden locks 
 
 Which ronkes fuch w an ton gambols with the winde 
 V'pcn fuppofed fatrcneffcjOftcn knowne 
 
 T 0 be the dowrie of a fecond head, 
 
 The feuil thar bred them in the Sepulcher. 
 
 Thus ornament is but the guiledfhore 
 
 To a moR dangerous les : the besmtious fcaxfe 
 
 V tiling an Indian besutie; In a word, 
 
 The feenmng truth which cunning times put on 
 
 To intrap the wifefl. Therefore then thou gaudicgold. 
 Hard food for Midas, l will none of thee, 
 
 Nor none ofthee thou psle and common drudge 
 ’Twcene man and man but thou, thou meager lead 
 Which rather threauieA then doR promife ought. 
 
 Thy palencffe moues me more then eloquence. 
 
 And here choafe I,toy be theconfequence- 
 
 Per, How all the other p allion* fleet to ayre. 
 
 As doubcfull thoughts,and rant imbrac d deipairc ; 
 
 And (huddring feare,snd greene-eyed iealoufte. 
 
 O !guc be moderate,allay thy excafic. 
 
 In mcafure rsir.e thy loy/cant this excefle, 
 l feelc too much thy bieSfmgjmaite it kfle. 
 
 For feare I furfeit. 
 
 Ref. What fir.de 1 hsref 
 
 Fahc Pertias counterfeit What demie God 
 
 Hath come fo ncere creation ? moue thefe eies ? 
 
 Or whether riding on the bals of mine 
 
 Semtc they in motion ? Here arc feuer’d lips 
 
 Parted with fuger breath, fo fweet a bsrre 
 
 Should funder fuch fweet friends: here in her hairea 
 
 The Painter pistes the Spider,and bath wouea 
 
 A golden roefht’mtrap the titans of men 
 
 Falter then gnats in cobwebs: but her eies. 
 
 How could he fee to doe them ? hauing made ons. 
 
 Me rhmkes it fliould haue power to Beale both his 
 
 And leaue it felfe vnfurrumt: Yet looke how farte 
 
 The fubftance of my praife doth wrong this fiisdow 
 InvndeTprifingit,Iofarrtthis fhadow 
 
 Doth limpe beninde the fubBance. Here’s the ferouie. 
 The ccnunent,and fummarie of my fortune. 
 
 T e» that cheep not tj the visa 
 
 Chance asfasre, and cheofe at true. 
 
 Since this fortune fats to you, 
 
 ’St content t andfeekc no new. 
 if yen be we'dpleafd with this. 
 
 And hold jetsr fortune forjourbltjfi, 
 
 Turnejsu wherejour Lady u, 
 
 And statute her with & lotting ktjfe. 
 
 Sajf. A gentle ferouie: Fairs Lady,by your leaue, 
 
 ! come by note to gtus, and to receius. 
 
 Like one of two contending in 2 prize 
 
 That thinks be hath dona well in peoples eies t 
 
 Hearing applaufe and vniuerfali (hour, 
 
 Giddis in fpirit, Bill gating i«i a doubt 
 
 Whether thofe peaies of ptaife Is his or no. 
 
 So 
 
r 
 
 c Iht <&£mhan£ of Venice. 
 
 So thrice hire Lady ftand I euen fo, 
 
 As doubtfull whether what I Tee be true, 
 
 Vnt'til confirm’d, figo'd, ratified by you. 
 
 For. You fee my Lord Befliano where I (land. 
 
 Such as I am; though for my felfe alone 
 I would not be ambitious in my wifh. 
 
 To wWh my felfe much better,yet for you, 
 
 I would be trebled twenty time* my felfe, 
 
 A thoufand times more faire,ten thoufand tiiues 
 More rlch,that onciy to fraud high in your account, 
 
 I might in venues,beaudeSjliuings, friends. 
 
 Exceed account: but the full fumme of me 
 It fum of nothing t which to terme in groiTe , 
 
 Is an vnleffoncd gifle, vnfchool’d, vnprabfiz’d. 
 
 Happy »n this, (he is not yet fo old 
 But flie may leame : happier then this, 
 
 Shee is not Died fo dull but fhe can learne; 
 
 Happieft of all, is thar her gemle fpirit 
 Commits it felfe to yours tobedirefled, 
 
 As from het Lord*ber Gouernour^ier King. 
 
 My felfe, and what is mine, to you and yours 
 Is now concerted. But now 1 was the Lord 
 Of this faire maftfion,mailer of my feruants. 
 
 Queene ore ruy felfe: and euen now,but now. 
 
 This boufe.thefe feruants,and this fame my felfe 
 Are yours,my Lord, 1 giue them with this ring. 
 
 Which when you part fcom.ioofe.or giue away, 
 let it prefagetheruineofyoutloue, 
 
 And be my vantage to exclaime on you 
 
 'Bajf. Maddam.you haue bereft me ofall words, 
 Onely my bloud fpeakes to you in my vaines. 
 
 And there is fuch confufion in mv powers, 
 
 As after fome oration fsircly fpoie 
 By a beloued Prince, there doth sppeare 
 Among the buzzing plcafed multitude. 
 
 Where cuery fomethingbfingblent together. 
 
 Turner to a wilde of nothing, faue of ioy 
 Exprefl, and not exprefl: but when this ting 
 Parts from rhis finger, then parts life from hence, 
 
 O then be bold to fay BaPaniot dead. 
 
 Uer. My Lordand Lady, it is now „ur time 
 That haue flood by and fecne out wilhesprofper. 
 
 To cry good ioy.good ioy my Lord and Lady. 
 
 Cr4. My Lord Baf*nh,&nd my gentle Lady, 
 
 I with you all the ioy that you can wi(h: 
 
 Pot 1 am ftire you can wifh none from me s 
 And when your Honours meant to fclemnize 
 The bargaine of your fiuh: I doe bcfeech you 
 Euen at that time 1 may be married too. 
 
 'Bap. With all my heart,fo thou canft get a wife. 
 
 Gra. I thanke your Lordflrip, you gsue got me one. 
 My eyes my Lord can looke as fwifr as yours j 
 You faw the miflres,! beheld the maid: 
 
 You lou'd, 1 lou’d for iotermiffion. 
 
 No morepertiinestomemy Lord then y out 
 Your fortune flood vpon the caskets there. 
 
 And fodid mine too, a* the matter falls ; 
 
 For wooing hccre futill I fwet againe. 
 
 And fwcaring till my very tough was dry 
 Withoathes ofloue,at laft, ifpromife lafl, 
 
 I got a promife of this faire one heere 
 To haue her loue: prouided that your fortune 
 Atchkru'd her miflrefTe. 
 
 Per. Is this true Nerriffef 
 AV. Madam itiafo.fo you fl and pleas d withall. 
 "Bap. And doeyoutyV/sriawmeane good faith? 
 
 Gra. Yes faith my Lord. 
 
 Bap. Out feaft mail be much honored in your mar¬ 
 riage- 
 
 Gra. Week play with them the firfr boy for a t how- 
 land ducats. 
 
 Ner. What and flake do woe? 
 
 Gra. No,we fhal nere win at chat (port, and Sake 
 downe. 
 
 But who comes heere ? Lemsa and his Infidcll ? 
 
 What and my old V enetian friend Saierta ? 
 
 Enter Lortnex,Itpica,and Saleria. 
 
 Baf. Lorenz* and Salerio, welcome hether, 
 
 Ifchat the youth of my new intercft heere 
 Haue power to bid you welcome: by your leaue 
 1 bid my verie friends and Counuimen 
 Sweet Portia welcome 
 
 Por. So do I my Lord,they are Entirely welcome 
 Lcr. I thanke your honor; for my part my Lord, 
 
 My purpofe was not to hauefeeoe you hecre» 
 
 But meeting with Jaime by the Way. 
 
 He did intreatemeepaft all faying nay 
 T o come withhimatong. 
 
 Sal I did my Lord, 
 
 And 1 haue reafon for it, Signior Anthenu 
 Commends him ib you. 
 
 Bap. Ere I opehis Lettet 
 I pray you cellme how my good frienddoth. 
 
 sU. Notfickemy Lotd.vnJrfleitbcinminde, 
 
 Nor wel, vnleflc inminde: his Letter there 
 Wil fhewyouhiseflate. 
 
 Opens i be Letttr. 
 
 Gra. Nernfa, checreyoad flranger,bid her welcom. 
 Your hand Salerto. what’s the newes from Venice } 
 
 How dochthat royal Merchant good tAntltoner, 
 
 I know he wil be glad ofour fbccefle. 
 
 We are the lafont,vie haue won the fleece. 
 
 Sal. 1 would you had won the fleece that hce hath 
 lofl 
 
 Por. There arc fome flu ewd contents in yond f&ms 
 Paper, 
 
 That fleales tbc colour from B*Piaa*t chceke, 
 
 Sotns deere friend dead, elf; nothing in the world 
 Could tutne fo much the confliturion 
 Ofany coDftantman. What.warfeand worfc? 
 
 With leaue Bapanio 1 am halfe your felfe. 
 
 And I mull freely haue the halfe ofany thing 
 That this fame paper brings you. 
 
 Bap. O fweet Vertia, 
 
 Heere are a few of the vnpleaiant’fi Ward* 
 
 That euer blotted paper. Gentle ledie 
 When 1 did firft impart my !oue to you, 
 
 I freely told you all the wealth 1 had 
 Ren in my vainest I was a Gentleman, 
 
 A:id then 1 told you true: and yet deers Lsdie, 
 
 Raring my felfe at nothing, you Stall fee 
 How much I was a B>-aggart,wben 1 cold you 
 My Bate was nothing, I fhculd then haue told you 
 That 1 was worfe then nothing: for indeede 
 I hsue ingag’d my felfe to8 deere friend. 
 
 Ingag'd ray friend to his meere enetnie 
 To feedc my treaties. Heereisa Letter Ladie, 
 
 The paper as the bodie of my friend. 
 
 And euerie word in it a gaping wound 
 Iffuiqg life blood. But is it true Sristic, 
 
\y6 r fhe ^Merchant of Venice. 
 
 Heth all his ventures faild, what not one hit. 
 
 From Tripclis, from Mexico and England, 
 
 From Lisbon, Barbary, and India, 
 
 And not one veffeil fcape the dreadful! touch 
 
 Of Merchant-marring rocks ? 
 
 Sal. Not one my Lord. 
 
 Betides, it ftiould appears, that if he had 
 
 The ptefent money to difcharge the lew, 
 
 He would not takeittoeuer did 1 know 
 
 A creature that did beare the ftiape of man 
 
 So keens and greedy to confound a man. 
 
 He plyes the Suite at morning and at night, 
 
 And doth impeach the freedoms ofthc Bate 
 
 If they deny him niftice. T wcnty Merchants, 
 
 The Duke himfdfe.aod the Magmficoes 
 
 Of greased port haue all perfwaded with him. 
 
 But none can driue hissa from the emsieus plea 
 Offorfeiture s Qfluftice,and his bond. 
 
 leffi When I was with him,! haue heard him fweaie 
 
 To TubaU and to Chat* h'ts Coumri-roen, 
 
 That he would rasher haue Anthamo'i ftcfti, 
 
 Then twenty times the value of the fumme 
 
 That he did owe him s and 1 know my Lord, 
 if law, suthoritie, and power dense not, 
 
 It will gee hard with paore Antbomo. 
 
 Per, Is it your deerg fsisad that is thus in trouble? 
 
 Half. Thedeereft friend to me,the kindeft man. 
 
 The beft condition'd, and vnwearied fpint 
 
 In doing curteties: and one in whom 
 
 The ancient Romans honour more appeares 
 
 Then any that drawes breath in Italie. 
 
 Pur. What fuffijrse owes he tholew? 
 
 "Buff. For me three tboufand ducats. 
 
 Per. What, no more ) 
 
 Pay hitr. fixe thoufaod, and deface the bond t 
 
 Double fixe thoufand, and then treble that, 
 
 Before a friend ofthis defeription 
 
 Shall lofe a haire through Baffaxo' s fault. 
 
 F'trft goe with me to Church, and call me wife* 
 
 And then away to Venice to your friend 
 
 For rreuer foal! you lie by Paretos fide 
 
 With an vnquiet fouls. Yon Dull haue gold 
 
 To pay the petty debt twenty times ouer. 
 
 When it is payd, bring your true friend along. 
 
 My maid Nerriffd, and my felfe roeane time 
 
 Will Hue as maids and widdowce; come away. 
 
 For you fhall hence vpon your wedding day: 
 
 Bid your friends welcotDe,fhow a merry cheers. 
 
 Since you are deere bought, ! will loueyou deere- 
 But let me heare the letter of your friend. 
 
 Sweet Bafiani®, m? flips haxt allntifiarried, my pcedt* 
 ton grove cruell, my efate n very lew, my bondto the Ir& is 
 forfeit, and face in paying it, it is impcjfthle I flould lose, all 
 debts are cLeerd between; yen andl , tf l might fee you at nty 
 death: netBstbfi tending , vfeyour plea fur;, if your hue dcs not 
 perfwadeyou to come, let net my letter. 
 
 Par. O lone! difpach all bufines and be gone. 
 
 Buff. Since I haue your good leauc to goe away, 
 
 I will make haft }but till I come againe , 
 
 No bed fhall ere be guilty of my flay. 
 
 Nor reft be interpofer twist vs twatne. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter tbt lew, and Solatia, and oAnthaniOt 
 and the lay lor. 
 
 tew. Isylor, Isoke to not ©c of mercy. 
 
 This is ths faole that lends out money grata. 
 
 layior, looks to him. 
 
 Ant. Heare me yet good Shylok.\ 
 
 Sew. lie haue my bond.fpeake not againft my bond, 
 
 I haue fworne an oath that I will haue my bond : 
 
 Thou call'dft me dag before thou hadft a caufe. 
 
 But tince 1 am a dog,beware my phangs. 
 
 The Duke fhall grant me iuftke, I do wonder 
 
 Thou naughty lay lor, that thou art fo fond 
 
 To come abroad with himat hisrequeft. 
 
 Ant. I pray the? heare me fpeake. 
 lew. Ik haue my bond, I will not heare theefpeake. 
 He haue my bend, and therefore fpeake no more. 
 
 He not be ro 2 de a foft and dull sy’d foole, 
 
 To (hake the head,relent,and figh.and yeeld 
 
 To Chriftisn intacefTois : follow not, 
 
 Ik hsue no fpesking,! will h aue my bond Exit lew 
 Sol. It is the rr.cft impenetrable cur re 
 
 That euer kept with men. 
 
 Aat, Let him alone, 
 
 He follow him no more with bootleffe prayers: 
 
 He feekes my life,his reafon well 1 know; 
 
 I oft deUuer’d from his forfeitures 
 
 Many that haue as times made mor.c to me. 
 
 Therefore he haces me. j 
 
 Sel. I am fare the Duke will neuer grant 
 this forfeiture to hold. 
 
 An. The Duke canrsot deny the courfe of law 
 
 For the ccromoditie that Grangers bsue 
 
 With vs in Venice, if it be denied. 
 
 Will much impeach the iuftice of the State, 
 
 Since that the trade and profit of the citty 
 
 Confifteth of all Nations. Therefore goe, 
 
 Thefe greefes and Ioffes haue fo bated mee. 
 
 That 1 {hall hardly fpatea pound of {lefts 
 
 To morrow, to my bloudy Creditor. 
 
 Well Iay!or,or»,pray Gc 6 B aflame ceme 
 
 Tcfeemepsy his debt, and then 1 care not. Exeunt 
 
 Enter Portia, Nerr if fa, Lorenz*, teffica, and a man of 
 Portias. 
 
 Lor. Madam, although I fpeake it in your prefence, 
 You haue a noble and a true conceit 
 
 Of god«Iike amity, which appeares rnefl ftrongly 
 
 In bearing thus the abfence of your Lord. 
 
 But sr you knew to whom you {hew this honour, 
 
 Howtrue a Gentleman you fend rekefe, 
 
 How deere a Souse cfriiy Lord your husband, 
 
 I know you would be prouder of the worke 
 
 Then cuftomarv bounty can enforce you. 
 
 Par. I neuer did repent for doing good. 
 
 Nor {hall not now: for in companions 
 
 That do conuerfc and wafte the tiraetogether, 
 
 Whofe foulcs doe bc-sre an ega! yoke ofloue. 
 
 There nsuft be needsa like proportion 
 
 Oflyniatnents.of manners,end of fpirit; 
 
 Which makes roe thinke that this Anshonio 
 
 Being the bofomelouer ofroy Lord, 
 
 Muft needs be like my Lord. If it be fo. 
 
 How little is the coft 1 haue beftowed 
 
 In purchasing the ferablance of toy foule: 
 
 Frcm out the irate of heilifh cruelty, 
 
 This comes too Deere the ptaifmg of my felfe, 
 
 Therefore no more of it; heere other things 
 
 Lortnfil coniiP.it into you? hands. 
 
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The eSKdercbant of Venice . i 77 
 
 The husbandry end masmageefmy houi'c, 
 
 Vsnill my Lords returns; for mine c vine part 
 
 1 haue toward hcauen breath'd a fecret vow 9 
 
 To hue in prayer and contemplation, 
 
 Onely attended by Ncrnjft iheere, 
 
 ViiuU her husband and my Lords retarne: 
 Theceisaoionaftcty too miles ofi. 
 
 And there tve w ill abide. I doe defire you 
 
 Not to demethis mtpofiuon, 
 
 The which my lone and fomc necefiky 
 
 Mow byes vpon you. 
 
 Ltncnf Madame, with all my heart, 
 
 1 {bail obey you in all faire command $ 
 
 Par. My people doe already know my minds, 
 
 And will acknowledge you and lejfica 
 
 In place of Lord Baffatuo and my ielfe. 
 
 So far you well till we (ball meete againe. 
 
 Lay, Faire thoughts & happy houses attend on you. 
 itfll. 1 wilb your Ladilhip all hearts content. 
 for. I thaoke you for your wi(h, and am well pleas'd 
 To wiftmbacke'on you: farvouweil Itjfica. Exeunt. 
 
 Mow "BtUthafer,»» I haue cues found thee honeft true, 
 Solet me findc thee frill: cake this fame letter. 
 
 And vfetbou all the mdeauor of a man. 
 
 In fpeed to Mantua, fee then tender this 
 
 Into my cofins hand,Do$o* hclcrto i 
 
 And iockewhat notes and garments he doth giue thee, 
 Bring them I pray thee with imagin'd fpeed 
 
 Vr.to the Tranect, t o the common Petrie 
 yvhich trades to Venice ; wafteno time in words s 
 
 But get thee gone,! (hall be there before thee. 
 
 H tilth. Madam,) gee with all sonoenient fpeed. 
 
 *pcr. Come on Nerijfa.l haue work e in hand 
 
 That you yet know not of; wee’ll fee ous husbands 
 Before they thsnkeofvs? 
 
 Merrtffs. Shall they fee vs ? , 
 
 Pcrtin. They (hall Nerrtjfa : but in futh a habit, 
 
 Thar they fhai 1 thinke we are accomplifhed 
 
 With that we lacke; He hold thee any wager 
 
 When we are both accoutered like yong men, 
 
 He proue the prettier fellowof the two, 
 
 And weare my dagger with the brauer grace, 
 
 And ipeake betweene the change of man and boy, 
 
 W sth a reede voyce, and curne two minfing fteps 
 
 Into a manly ftride; and fpeake of frayes 
 
 Like a fine bragging youth; and tell quaint lye* 
 
 How honourable Ladies fought rny lone. 
 
 Which 1 denying, they fell ficke and died. 
 
 I could not doe w.thall: then Ik repent, 
 
 And wiftifor all that,that 1 had not kil'd them; 
 
 And twentie of thefepume lies He tel!, 
 
 That men (ball fweaTel haue difcontmued fchoolt 
 Aboue a twelue moneth: I haue within my mmcie 
 
 A thoufand raw tricks ofthefebragginglacks. 
 
 Which ! will pradbfe. 
 
 Ncrrtf, Why,(ball wee tame to men > 
 
 Partta. Fie, what 3 queftiens that ? 
 
 If thou were nere 3 lewd interpreter ; 
 
 But come. lie tell thee all my whole deuice 
 
 When I am in my coach, which ftayes for vs 
 
 At the Parke gate; and therefore hafte away. 
 
 For we mud ir.eafurc twentie miles to day. SxcHnt. 
 
 Enter Clowne and lejfisa- 
 
 Clour,. Yes truly; for looke youAhefinr.es of the Fa- 
 
 ther are to be laid vpon the children,therefore 1 promifc 
 
 you, Ifeareyou, I was slvsaies plaine withyos, andfo 
 now I fpeake rny agitation of the matter : therfore be of 
 good cheerc, fcr truly 1 thsnke you ate damn'd, there is 
 but one hope in it that can doe you anie good,and that is 
 but a kinde of baftard hope neither. 
 
 Iejftca. And what hope is that I pray thee. 9 
 
 Clow, Marrie you may partlie hope that your father 
 got you not, that you are not the I ewes daughter 
 
 lef 7 hat were a kinde of baftard bopemdeed,fo the 
 fins of my mother fhould be vifitedvpon me 
 
 C/cw. Truly then 1 feareyou are damned both by fa¬ 
 ther and mother: thus when! (hurt SciBa your father, I 
 fall into Choribda your mother; well,you are gone both 
 waies. 
 
 Icf. I (hall be fau’dby my husband,he hath madeoss 
 a Chriftian. 
 
 Clow. Truly the mere to blame he,we were Chrifii- 
 ans enow before,e’neasmany as could wei line one by *- 
 not her; this making of Chriftian* will raife the price of 
 * Hogs, ifwee grow all to be porkc-eatars, wee (hall not 
 fhorthe haue a raftrer on the coales for money. 
 
 Enter Lorenzo. 
 
 lef. Iletdi my husband Laweks what you (ay.heere 
 becomes, 
 
 Loren. I (hail grow jealous of you fhortly Lancekt , 
 if you thus get my wife into corners l 
 
 lef. May, you peed not feare vs Lorenzo, Launcekt 
 and 1 are out, he cells roe flatly there is no mercy for mee 
 in hcauen. becaufe lama iewes daughter: snd hee faies 
 you are no geod member of the commonwealth, for 
 in conuetcing lewes coChriftians, you raife the price 
 of Porke. 
 
 Loren, I fhal! anfwere that better to the Common- 
 wealtb.thsn you can the getting vp of the Negroes bek 
 lie i the Moore is with chjlde by you Launcekt } 
 
 Clow. It is much that the Moore (hould be morethen 
 reafon: bus if (lie be k(Te then an honed woman, fhee is 
 indeed more then I tooke her for. 
 
 Loren. How euerie Took can play vpon the word, 1 
 thinke the belli grace of witte will (hortly curne into fi- 
 knce,and difeourfe grow commendable in none onely 
 but Parrats: goe in firra, bid them prepare for dinner ? 
 Clow. That isdonefir.they haue ail ilomacks? 
 
 Loren. Goodly Lord,what a wme-fnapper are you, 
 then bid them prepare dinner 
 
 Clow. That is dens to fir, onely couer is the word 
 Loren. Will you couer chan fir / 
 
 Clow. Not fofit neither,I know my dutie. 
 
 Loren. Yet more quarreling with occafion,wiit thou 
 (hew the whole wealth of eby wit in an inftam ; 1 pray 
 thee vndcrfland a plaine man in his plaine meaning: goe 
 to thy fellow£3, bid them couer the table, ferue in the 
 meat,and we will fome in to dinner. 
 
 Claw. For the table fir, it find! be fetu’d in , for the 
 megs fir, is (hail bee couered , for your comsm.g in to 
 dinner fir,why let it be as humors and conceit* fhal! go- 
 uerwe. Exit (flowne. 
 
 Lor. O dearc difcretion,how his words are fused, 
 
 The foole hath planted in his memory 
 
 An Arrnie of good words, and J doe know 
 
 A many fooles that stand in better place, 
 
 Garni flu like him, that for a triekfie word 
 
 Defie the mattenhow cheer'd thou Iejftca,, 
 
 And now gocdfweetfay thy opinion. 
 
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 The nJVTerchantofVenice. 
 
 How doft thou like the Lord 'Bafinno' t wife? 
 
 Iejft. Pafi all exprefling,it it very mecte 
 The Lord Bajfanio liue an vptight life 
 For hauing fuch a bleffing in hit Lady, 
 
 He Andes the ioyes of heauen heere on earth. 
 
 And if on earth he doe not meane it .it 
 Is reafon he fhonld neuer come to heauen ? 
 
 Why.iftwo gods fhould play fome htauenly match. 
 And on the wager lay two earthly women. 
 
 And Torua one : there mud befomething elfe 
 Paund with the other, for the poore rude world 
 Hath not her fellow. 
 
 Loren. Euen fuch a husband 
 Had thou of me, as fhe it for a wife. 
 
 lef. Nay,but aske my opinion to of that ? 
 
 Lot, 1 will anone.fufl let vs goe to dinner t 
 
 lef, Nty.let me praife you while 1 haue a ftomackc ? 
 
 Lor, No pray thee.let it ferue for table talke. 
 
 Then how fom ere thou fpeakff 'mong other things, 
 
 1 (hall digefl it? 
 
 left, Well, He fet you forth. Exeunt 
 
 (lAUm Quartus. 
 
 Enter the Duke, the (JWagnipcosi, Amhcn/ojlaflanlo^ and 
 
 Grotiana. 
 
 Duke, What, is Ant homo heere ? 
 
 Ant, Ready, fopleafe your grace ? 
 
 Dal<g. I amforry for thee,thou art come to anfwere 
 A fionie aduerfary, an inhumane wretch, 
 Vneapableoffsitty.voyd,and empty 
 From any dram of mercie. 
 
 Ant. Jhaucheard 
 
 YourGrace hath tane great pasties to qualifie 
 Hu rigorous courfe: but fince he (lands obdurate. 
 
 And that no lawful meancs can carne me 
 Out of his enuies reach, 1 do oppofe 
 My patience to his fury, and am arm'd 
 To luffer with a quietnefleoffpirit. 
 
 The very tiranny and rage of his. 
 
 Du. Go one and cal the lew into the Court. 
 
 Sd. He isseady at the doore,he comes nsy Lord. 
 
 Enter Shy Locke, 
 
 Du.M&ke reome.and let him (land before out face- 
 Shytcckfthe world thinkes, and I thinke fo to 
 That thou but leaded this fafhion of thy maJlice 
 Tothehft houre of a#,and then 'tis thought 
 Thou It fhew thy mercy and remorfe mors (Irarige, 
 Than is thy flrange apparant cruelty 5 
 And where thou now exa&'B the penahy. 
 
 Which is a pound of this poore Merchants Sc(b. 
 
 Thou wilt not onely loofe the forfeiture. 
 
 But touch'd with humane gentler.efTe and loue: 
 Forgiue a moytie of the principal!, 
 
 Glancing an eye of piety on hts Ioffes 
 That haue of late fo hudled on his badee. 
 
 Enow coprdfe a royall Merchant downe; 
 
 And pluckecommtferationofhis Bate 
 
 From bnflie bofomes, and rough hearts offliurs , 
 
 FromflubborneTurkes and Tartfrs neuer tralnd 
 
 To offices of tender curtefie. 
 
 We all expedl a gentle attfwer lew ? 
 
 lev. I haue poffeft your grace of wbat 1 purpofe. 
 And by our holy Sabbath haue I fworne 
 
 T o baue the due and forfeit of my bond 
 
 If you dense it, let the danger light 
 
 Vpon your Charter, and your Cities freedome. 
 
 You’! aske me why I rather choofetohaue 
 A weight of carrion flefb, then to receiue 
 Three thoufand Ducats ? lie not anfwer that s 
 But fay it is my humor j Is it anfwered ? 
 
 What if my houfe be troubled with a Rat, 
 
 And I bepleas'd to giue ten thoufand Ducates 
 To haue ft baindf What,are you anfwer'd yet? 
 
 Some men there are loue not a gaping Pigge: 
 
 Some that are mad, if they behold a Cat: 
 
 And others .when the bag-pipe fiDgs i’th nofe, 
 
 Cannot containc their Vrine for affedlioo. 
 
 Madera of pafTion fwayes is to the moode 
 Of what it likes or loaths, now for your anfwer: 
 
 As there is no firme reafon coberendred 
 Why he cannot abide a gaping Pigge ? 
 
 Why he a harmleffe neceflarie Cat ? 
 
 Why he a woollen bag-pipe: but of force 
 Muff yeeld to fuch ineuitable fhame. 
 
 As to offend himfelfe being offended: 
 
 So can I giue no reafon, nor I will not. 
 
 More then a lodg d hate, and a certainc loathing 
 I beare Ant bonis, that 1 follow thus 
 Aloofing fuite againft him? Are you anfwered ? 
 
 r Ba(f. This is no anfwer thou vnfeeling man. 
 
 To excufe the curiam of thy cruelty. 
 
 fra. I am not bound to pleafe thee with my anfwer. 
 'Ba(f. Do all men kil the things they do not loue? 
 Iru>. Hates any man the thing be would not kill? 
 Euerieoffenceis not a hate at firft. 
 
 lew. What wouldft thou haue a Serpent ding thee 
 twice ? 
 
 Ant, I pray you thinke you aoeftion with the lew: 
 You may as well go (land vpon the beach, 
 
 And bid the maine flood bane his vfuall bright, 
 
 Or euen as well vfequeflion with the Wolfe, 
 
 The Ewe blcate fot the Lambe: 
 
 You may as well forbid the Mountaine Pines 
 To wagge their high tops, and to make no noife 
 When they are fretted with the gulls of heaueo: 
 
 You may as well do any thing moft hard. 
 
 As feeke tofoften that, then which what harder ? 
 
 His lewifh heart. Thetefore l do befeccbyosa 
 Make no more offers, vfe no farther meanes, 
 
 But with all briefe and plaine corueniencie 
 Let me haue iudgemeot, and the lew his will. 
 
 Bef For thy three thoufand Ducates heerds fix- 
 lew. Ifeuerie Ducat in fixe thoufand Ducates 
 Were in fixe parts, and euery part aDucete, 
 
 1 would not draw them, I would haue roy bond ? 
 
 D* How fhalt thou hope for mercie.rendting none l 
 lew. What judgement (hall I dread doing no wrong? 
 You haue among yoo many a purchad flaue. 
 
 Which like your Affet.axid your Dogs and Mules, 
 
 You vfe in abie# and in flauifh pans, 
 
 Betaufe you bought them. Shall I fay to you. 
 
 Let them be free, marne them to your beires i 
 Why fweate they voder burthens/ Let their beds 
 Be made as foft as yours: and let their pallats 
 Be feafon’d with fuch Vtends; you will anfwsr 
 
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 ■ he fiauesare ours. So do I anfwer you. 
 
 ‘ "he pound offlefb which I demand of him 
 Is deerely bought,’tis mine.and I will fcaue it. 
 
 If you deny me; fie vpon your Law, 
 
 There is no force in the decrees of Venice; 
 
 .(land for iudgcmenc, anfwer. Shall I haue it ? 
 
 Du. Vpon my power 1 may difmiffe this Court, 
 Vnlefle 'BelL&io a teamed Dodfor, 
 
 Whom I haue fem for to determine this, 
 
 Come hecre to day. 
 
 So/ My Lord, heerefbyes without 
 AMeffenger with Letters from the Doflor, 
 
 I'Jew come from Padua. 
 
 Du Bring vs the Letters, Call theMeffengers. 
 
 Bajf. Good cheere Ambcoto.Vlhn maOjCorage yet: 
 
 ‘he lew (hall haue my flefh, blood,bones,and all, 
 ire tbou fhaitloofe for me one drop of blood. 
 
 tAm. 1 am a tainted Weather of the flocke, 
 
 Meeteft for death, the weakell kinde offhme 
 Drops earliefl to the ground, and fo ler me; 
 
 You cannot better be employ’d Raffanio, 
 
 Then to liue flill.and write mine Epitaph. 
 
 Enter Nerrlffa. 
 
 Du. Came you from Padua from 'Bellario ? 
 
 Ner. From both. 
 
 My Lord 'Bellcrie greets your Grace. 
 
 f. Why doft thou whet thy knife fo earneflly ? 
 lew. To cut the forfeiture ftom that baukrou: there. 
 Cra. Not on thy foale: but on thy foule harfh lev* 
 Thou tnak’ft thy knife keene: but no niettall can. 
 
 No, not the hangmans Axe beare halfe the keennefle 
 Ofthy flurpe enuy. Can no prayers pierce thee? 
 few. No, none that thou haft wit enough to make. 
 gra. O be thou damn d, inexecublc dogge. 
 
 And for thy life let iuftice be accus'd: 
 
 Thou aimoftmak'ftmewauer in my faith; 
 
 To hold opinion with Pythagorat, 
 
 That foules of Animals infulx tbemfelues 
 Into the trunkes of men. Thy cunifh fpirit 
 Gouem’d a Wolfe, who bang’d for humane (laughter, 
 Euen ftom the gallowes did his fell foule fleet; 
 
 And whil'd thou layefl in thy vnhalloweddam, 
 
 Infus’d it felfe in thee: For thy defires 
 Are Wolui(h,bloody,fleru’d,and rauenous. 
 
 lew. Till thou canft raile the feale from off my bond 
 Thou but offend'd thy Lungs to fpeake fo loud: 
 
 Repaire thy wit good youth,or it will fall 
 Toendlefferuine. I (land hccrefor Law. 
 
 Du. This Letter fiom'Bellarto doth commend 
 A yongand Learned Doftor in out Court; 
 
 Where ishe? 
 
 Ner. Heattendeihheerehardby 
 To know your snfwer,whetheryou’l admit him. 
 
 Dm. With all my hearf. Some three or four of yon 
 Go giue him cuvteous condudl to this place, 
 
 Meaue time the Court fhall heare*! Seflartoet Letter. 
 
 Y Otir Gracejhall vnderfl and , that at the receite of join 
 Letter l am very feke: tut in the in ft ant that your mef- 
 fengercame, in hieing vijhalion, woe with me a young Do * 
 dor of Rome, hts name u Bilthafir : / acqualned him with 
 thecaufe in jfcntrouerfte, between* the lew and Anthonio 
 the Merchant: tve turn’d ore many 'Booktt together : bee is 
 furnifhed with my opinion, which beared with hit ownt lear¬ 
 nings thegreatnefle whereof I cannot tnaugh comnrenn f <nae$ 
 
 with him at tnv importunity, nr fill vpyvur Graces ntepuft in 
 my fted. I befeechyou , let his lacks of years be no imp e dime nt 
 to let ktm lacks a reaereod efhmation : for l neuer knewt jo 
 yong a body, wtb fo old a head J leone htm to your gracious 
 acceptance, whofe trio! fhall betterpublifh his commendation- 
 
 Enter Portia for "BaJshaxccr 
 
 'Duke. You heare the team’d "BeHario wbat he writes. 
 And heeref I takeit)is the Do^or come. 
 
 Giue me your hand : Came you ftom old ’Bellario> 
 
 Per. 1 did my Lord 
 
 Du. You are welcome : take your place; 
 ft re you acquainted with the difference 
 That holds this ptefent qucflion in the Court. 
 
 Par. 1 am enformed throughly of the caufe 
 Which is the Merchant hcerc? and which the lew? 
 
 'Du. Anihomo and old SkWocke. both (land forth. 
 Por. Is your name Shy locks ? 
 lew. Shy lock* n, y name. 
 
 Por. Of a ftrange nature is the fate you follow* 
 
 Yet in fuch rule, that the Venetian Law 
 Cannot impugne you as you do proceed. 
 
 You ftand within his danger.do you not? 
 
 Ant. I, fohefayes. 
 
 Por. Do you confeffc the bond? 
 
 Ant. J do. 
 
 Por. ThenmuftthelewberoercifuJL 
 
 lew. Ou what eompulfton muft 1 ? Tell me that. 
 
 Por The quality of mercy is not Brain'd, 
 
 It droppeth as the gentleraine from hcaueti 
 Vpon the place beneath. It is twice bleft, 
 ftbleffeth him that giues, and him that takes, 
 Tismightieft inthemightteft, it becomes 
 The throned Monarch better then his Crowne. 
 
 His Scepter ftiewcs the force of temporal! power. 
 
 The attribute to awe and Maieftie, 
 
 Wherein doth fit the dtead and feare ofKsngs: 
 
 But mercy is aboue this feeptred fway. 
 
 It is enthroned in the heatts of Kings, 
 
 It is an atcributeto God himfelfe; 
 
 And earthly power doth then (hew likeft Gods 
 When mcTcic fcafons Iuftice. Therefore lew. 
 Though 1 uftice be thy plea, confider this. 
 
 That in the courfe of Iuftice, none of vs 
 Should fee (aluation: we do pray for roercie. 
 
 And that fame prayer, doth teach vs all to render 
 The deeds of mercie. 1 hsue fpoke thus much 
 To mittieate the iuftice of tby plea: 
 
 Which ifthou follow, this (hriS courfe of Venice 
 Muft needes giue lenience'gainft the Merchant there. 
 
 Shy. My deeds vpon my head, I craue the Law, 
 The pcnalcie and forfeite of my bond. 
 
 Per. I s he not able to difeharge the money 
 Baf. Yer,heerel lender it for him Inthe Court 
 Yea, twice the fumme, if that will not fuffice, 
 
 I will be bound copay it fen times ore. 
 
 On forfeit of my hands, my head, my heart 
 If this will not fuffice, it muft appeare 
 That malice beares downe truth. And 1 befecch you 
 Wrcft once the Law toyour authority, 
 
 To do a great right, do a little wrong, 
 
 And curbethis cruell diuell ofhis will. 
 
 por. It mtiftnot be, there is nopowei in Venice 
 C~~ alter a decree eftablifhed i 
 ! 'Tv.iSi be recorded for a Prefidcnf, 
 
18 o c %£mh&it o/Vmice* 
 
 many an error by the Jams example. 
 
 Will ru»h into the (fate : It cannot be. 
 
 Jew. A Darnel come to Judgement, yea a Vcoml. 
 
 O wife young Judge, how do I honour thee. 
 
 Par. 1 pray you let me lortke vpon the bond. 
 
 Jew. Heere 'us oid!5 reoetend Do£Jcr,heere it is. 
 Par. Sbyladrt, there’s dirice shy monie offered thee. 
 Sky An oath, an oath, 1 haue an oath in heauen: 
 Shall I lay periurie vpon my foule? 
 
 No nor for Venice. 
 
 Per. Why this bond isforferc 
 And bwfullyby thir the lew may chime 
 A pound emeriti, to be by him cut off 
 Neereffc the Merchants heart; be mercifull. 
 
 Take thrice thy money, bid me teare the bond 
 Jew When ft is paid according to the tenure. 
 
 It doth appeare you are a worthy ludge 
 
 you know the Law, your expofition 
 
 Hath feeenc moll found. 1 chargeyou by the L aw. 
 
 Whereof you are a well-defcruing pillar, 
 
 Proceede to judgement: By my foule I fweare. 
 
 There is no power in the tongue of man 
 To alter roe; 1 (lay hccre on iny bond. 
 
 An. Moff heartily 1 do befeecb the Court 
 To giue the iudgement. 
 
 Par. Why then thus it is : 
 you mud prepare yourbefome for his knife. 
 far O noble IucSge,O excellent yong man. 
 
 Par. For the intent andpurpofe of the Law 
 Hath full relation to the pcnalne. 
 
 Which heere appeareth due vpon the bond. 
 
 lew. Tis verie true : O wife and vpnght lodge, 
 How much more elder art thou then thy lookes ? 
 
 Par, Therefore Jay bare your bosoms:, 
 fear, i, his bred, 
 
 So (ayes the bond, doth it not noble lodge? 
 
 Neereft his heart. thofe arc the very Words¬ 
 tar It is fo: Are there ball a net heere to weigh the 
 flefh? 
 
 lew. 1 haue them ready 
 
 Par. Haue by fomc Surgeon Shylacl^ on your charge 
 To (lop his wounds, lead he fhould bleede to death. 
 Jew It is not nominated in the bond > 
 
 Per It isnot fo expreft: but what of that ? 
 
 T weregood you do fo much for charitie. 
 
 Jew. ) cannot findeit, tis not in the bond. 
 
 Par. Come Merchant, haue you any thing to fay i 
 A nr. Blit little : 1 am arm'd and well prepar'd, 
 
 Giue me your hand Baffaxia, fare you well. 
 
 Greene not that Lam falneto this for you: 
 
 For hcerein fortune (hewes her feife more kinde 
 Then is hercoftome. It is ftill her vfe 
 Toler the wretched man ouiTmehis wealth. 
 
 To view with hollow eye, and wrinkled brow 
 An age ofpeuerty. From which lingring penance 
 Of fuch miferie, doth (he cut me off: 
 
 Commend me to your honourable Wife, 
 
 Tell her the proceffe of Anthomo't end : 
 
 Say haw I lou'dyou; fpe3ke mefasre in death : 
 
 And when the tale is told, bid her beiudge, 
 
 Whether Bajfaniahzd riot once a Loue: 
 
 Jlepent not you that you fhall loofe your friend. 
 
 And he repents not chat he payes your debt. 
 
 For if the lev# do cut but deepe enough, 
 
 He pay it inftantly, with all my bean. 
 
 'Baf. Anthony, 1 am married to a wife. 
 
 Which is as dearc tome as life it feife. 
 
 But life it felfe,my wife,and all the world* 
 
 Are nos with me efteem'd aboue thy life. 
 
 1 would loofe all,! faciifict them all 
 Heere to this detiill, to cdsUer you 
 Par Your wife would giue you little thanks for that 
 If (he were by to heare you make the offer. 
 
 Cra. I haue a wife whom I proteft 1 loue, 
 
 1 would flie were in heauen, fo (he could 
 I ntreat fome power to change this currifh lew. 
 
 Ner ’Tis well you offer it behmde her backe. 
 
 The wifh would make elfean vnquiet houfe. (ter 
 /nv.Thefe be the Cluiftian husband*: 1 haue a daugh> 
 Would any of the ftocke of Harrab at 
 Had beene her hu*band,rather then a Chriftiae. 
 
 We trifle time,’ pray thee purfue fentence 
 
 Per . A pound of that fame roarchant* flefh is thine. 
 The Court awards ic,and the law doth giue it. 
 
 Jew Mod rightful] fudge. 
 
 Par. And you tnufl cut this flefh from off his bread . 
 The Law allowes ic,and the Court awards it. 
 
 Ieu>. Mofl learned Judge,a (entence.come prepare. 
 Par. Tarry a !iti!e } therc is Something elfe. 
 
 This bond doth giue thee heere no iot of bloud, 
 
 The words exprefly areapouDdofflefh i 
 Then take thy bond,take thou thy pound of flfffi, 
 
 But in the cuttinglt, ifthou dofl (Tied 
 
 One drop of Chriftian hioud.ihy lands and goods 
 
 Are by the I awes of Venice oonfifeate 
 
 Vnto the date of Venice. 
 
 Cjra. O vpnght ludge, 
 
 Marks lew,oiearned ludge. 
 
 Shy !s that the law 
 
 per. Thy feife (hall fee the A# : 
 
 For asthou vrgell iuftice, beaffur’d 
 
 Thou (halt haue Iuftice more then thou defirefl. 
 
 Cra O learned Judge.mark lew,a learned ludge. 
 lew. J t3ke this offer then,pay the bond thrice. 
 
 And lettheChriflian gee 
 'Buff. Heere is the money. 
 
 Par. Soft.thelew fhall haue all iuftice,Toft.no hade. 
 He fhall haue nothing but the penalty. 
 
 Gra. O lew,an vpnght ludge,a learned ludge. 
 
 Per. Therefore prepare thee to cut off the flefli, 
 
 Shed thou r.o blood,nor cut thou leffe nor more 
 But iiift a pound of flefh : if thou tak’ft more 
 Or (effe then a iufl pound, fce it fo much 
 As makes it light or heauv in the fubftance, 
 
 Or the deuiflon of the twentieth part 
 
 Of one poore fern pie, nay ifthe fcale doe turne 
 
 But in the efhmationof ahayre , 
 
 Thou died, and all thy goods arc confifcate. 
 
 Gra A fecond Daniel, a Daniel lew. 
 
 Now infidel] l haue thee on the hip. 
 
 Par. Why doth the lew paufe.take thy forfeiture. 
 
 Shy. Giue me my principal!.and let me goe. 
 
 Bajf. I haue it ready for thee,heere it is. 
 
 For, He hath refus'd it in the open Court, 
 
 He (hall haue meerly iuftice ar.d his bend. 
 
 Cra. A Darnel ftiil fay l,a fecond Daniel , 
 
 ] thanke thee lew for reaching me that word. 
 
 Shi Shall I nor haue barely my principal! ? 
 
 Far. Thou (halt haue nothing but the forfeiture. 
 
 To be taken fc. ar thy perill lev#. 
 
 Sly. Why then the Deuill giuehim good of it 
 Ik fray no longerqueftion. 
 
 Par. Tarry 
 
The Merchant of Venice' 181 
 
 Par. Twiylew, 
 
 The La W hath yet another hold on you. 
 
 1 1 it enabled in the Lawes of Venice, 
 if it be proued againft an Alien, 
 
 That by dirc£f,or mdiredl attempts 
 
 He feeke the life of any Cit izen, 
 
 The party gainft the which he doth contriue, 
 
 Shall feaxe one halfe his goods,the other halfe 
 
 Comes to the priuie coffef of the State, 
 j^nd the offenders life lies in the mercy 
 
 Of the Dukconely, gainft all'other voice. 
 
 In which predicament I fay thou ftandlt : 
 
 For it appeares by manifeft proceeding. 
 
 That inditciffly, 3nd dircdlly to; 
 
 Tbouhaft corttriu’d againft the very life 
 
 Of tht defendant: and thou haft incur’d 
 
 The danger formerly by merehearft. 
 
 Downe therefore,and bfg mercy of the DuRe. 
 
 Crrs. Beg that thou marft haueleaue to hang thv felfe, 
 And yet thy wealth being forfeit to the (fate, 
 
 Thou haft not left the value of s cord, 
 
 Therefore thou muff be bang'd at the dates charge. 
 
 2 y^kj That thou (halt fee the difference ofour fpirit, 
 
 I pardon thee thy lift before thou aske it : 
 
 For halfe thy wealth, it is Antbetno‘%, 
 
 The other ha fe comes to the generall (fate, 
 
 Which hurnblencfle may driue vnto a fine. 
 
 Par. I for the (fate,not for Ant hento. 
 
 Shy, Nay,rake my life and all,pardon not that, 
 
 You take my hou fc, when you do take the prop 
 
 That dothfuftaine my houfe; you take my Idc 
 
 When you doe take the meancs whereby I line. 
 
 Par What mercy can you render him Aatheeiet 
 (j 7 a. A halter^rafw .nothing elfe for Gods fake 
 
 Ant. So plcafe tiiyXord the Duke, and all the Court 
 To quit the fine for one halfe of his goods, 
 
 | am content i fo he will let me hauc 
 
 The other halfe in vfe.to render it 
 
 Vpon his death, vnto the Gentleman 
 
 Th 3 t lately ftolc hi i daughter. 
 
 Two things prouided more,that for this fauour 
 Hcptefently become a Chriftian : 
 
 The other,that he doe record 3 gift 
 
 Heere in the Court of all he dies poffeft 
 
 Vnto his fonne Lerem,a, and his daughter. 
 
 Dtdtj He (hall doc this.or clfe 1 doe recant 
 
 The pardonthat 1 laic pronounced heere. 
 
 Per. Art thou contented lew? what doff thou fay? 
 Shy. I am content. 
 
 Per. Clatkc.dr&w a deed of gift. 
 
 Shy. 1 pray yon giue me feauc to goe from hence, 
 
 1 3 m not well,(end the deed after me. 
 
 A»d I will figneic. 
 
 D*kf- Get thee gone,but doc It. 
 
 Cra. In chriftning thou (halt hauc two godfathers, 
 Had 1 been iudge^thov (houldfthauc had teh more< 
 
 To bring thee to the gallowes.not to the font. Exit. 
 
 'Dm. Sir 1 mtreat you with me home to dinner. 
 
 Per. 1 humbly doe defire ycurGrace ofpafdon, 
 
 I muft aw3y this night toward Padua, 
 
 And it i; mfere 1 preCemly let forth, 
 
 'Dxkj I sm forry that your leyfure ferucs you oor r 
 AnxkoMto this gentleman; 
 
 For in my minde you-ar^ much bound to him. 
 
 Exit Dahe and hit irasxv. ■ 
 
 Waf. Moft worthy gentleman,! rifrd my fnend 
 
 Haue by your wifedome beene tlds day acquitted 
 
 Of greeuous penalties, m'lieu whereof. 
 
 Three thoufand Ducats dut vnto the lew 
 
 Wc freely copeyour curteous paines wnthaM. 
 
 An, And fond indebted ouer and aboue 
 
 In loue and ftmice to you cuerrr.ore. 
 
 Par. Heis wellp3id that is well fatisfied, 
 
 And Idcltueringyoft, am fatisfied. 
 
 And thereio doe account my felfe well paid, 
 
 My minde was neuer yet more merelnarie. 
 
 I pray you know me when we meete againe, 
 
 I wiui you wel!,and fo I cake my lejue. 
 
 Baf. Deare fir,of force 1 mult attempt you further. 
 
 Take fomcremembrance ofas as a tribute. 
 
 Not as fee: grant me two things, 1 pray you 
 
 Not to dense me, and to pardon me. 
 
 Par. You preffe mee fere,arid therefore I will yeeld, 
 Giue me your glouesjle wears them for your fake. 
 
 And for your loue lie take this ring from you, 
 
 Doe not draw backeyourhand,ile take no more. 
 
 And you in loue (hall not deny me this ? 
 
 Baf. This ring good fir,alas it is a trifle, 
 
 I will not fhame my felfe to giue you this. 
 
 Par. Iwil haue nothing elfe but onely this. 
 
 And now methinkes I haue a minde to it. 
 
 Baf There's more depends on this then or) the valew, 
 
 The desseft ring in Venice will I giue you. 
 
 And finde it out by proclamation, 
 
 Onely for this I pray you pardon me. 
 
 Par. I fee lit you are liberal! in offers, 
 
 You taught me firrt to beg.and now me thlnkes 
 
 You teicb me how a beggar fhould be anfwer’d, 
 
 Baf. Good fir,this ring was giuen me by my wife, 
 
 And when fhe put it on.fhc made me vow 
 
 That I fhould neither fell,nor gnie.not lofclt. 
 
 Per. That feufe ferues many men to faue their gift*, 
 And if your wife be not a mad woman, 
 
 And know how well I haue dtferu’d this ring, 
 
 Shee would not hold outehemy for eucr 
 
 For gtuing it to me: well,peace be with you. Extfl*t. 
 
 Am. My L .Bafama,\ti him haue the ring, 
 Lechisdefcruings and my lotie withall 
 
 Be valued againft your wiues commandcment. 
 
 Baf, Goe Gratiana,run and ouer-takehim, 
 
 Giue him the ring,and bring him if thou canft 
 
 Vnto Anthsniai houfe, away, make hafte. ExitGmti. 
 
 Come, you and I will thither prefently, 
 
 Andm the morning early will weborh 
 
 Fhe toward Btlmcnt, come Antbamo. Extftnt. 
 
 Enter Portia and Nerrtfa. 
 
 Par Enquire the lewes houfe out,giue him this deed. 
 And let him fighe it, wee 11 away to night, 
 
 And be a day Before cmr husbands home: 
 
 This deed will be well welcome to Loren u>. 
 
 Enter Q rat taste. 
 
 Gra. Faire fir.you are wed ore-tape : 
 
 My L.Bafame vpon mote aduice, 
 
 Hath tent you heerethis ring,and doth unreal 
 
 Your company at dinner. 
 
 Per. That cannot be j 
 
 His ring I doe accept rcoft thankfully 
 
 And fo I pray you tell him : furthermore, 
 l prayyou (hew my youth old Sbrylocbei houfe. 
 
 Gra. That will I doe. 
 
 Ntr. Sir, I would fpeake with you i 
 
 Q Be 
 
i3a 
 
 The zZAfercbantofVenice. 
 
 He fee if 1 can got my Wsband* ring 
 Which I did make him fweaze tofkeepe foreuer 
 Per. Thoa maifl I warrant.wc fbal haae old.fwearing 
 That they did giue the rings away to men; 
 
 But weele out. face them,and out-fweare them to : 
 
 A way,make hafle.thou know A where 1 will tany. 
 
 Ner. Come good fit, will you (hew nsc to this houfe. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Quintus . 
 
 Enter Lcrevx.o and lefftca. 
 
 Lor. Themoone (hinet bright. In fuchanight as this, 
 Whto die fweet winde did gently kifle the tree*, 
 
 And they did make nonnyfe.in fuch a night 
 Tretlni me thinker mounted the Troisn walls, 
 
 And figh'dhw foule toward tbe Grecian tents 
 Where Creffedhy that night. 
 lif. In fuch a night 
 
 Did 7f>«£«rfearefu!ly ore*iripthe dewe. 
 
 And faw the Lyons (nadow ere Inmlelfe , 
 
 And ranne difmayed away 
 Loren. In fuch a mght 
 Stooo Dido with a Willow in her hand 
 Vpon -.he wilde fea bankts»and waft her Loue 
 To come againe to Carthage 
 left In fuch a night 
 Medea gathered the inebamedhearbs 
 That d.d renew old Efou. 
 
 Loren. In fuch a night 
 Did /r^Ihafteale from the wealthy lews, 
 
 A"d with an Vnthrift Louc did runnefrom Venice, 
 
 As farre as Belmont. 
 fef. In fuch a night 
 
 Did young Lorens Iwearc he lou d bet well, 
 
 Stealing her foule with many vowes oi faith 
 And nereatruc one. 
 
 Loren. In fuchanight 
 Did pretty /e^Iroflike aImlc (hrow) 
 
 Slander her Loue.and he forgaue it het. 
 
 leffi.- 1 would out-night you did no body come : 
 
 But harke,! Hear* the footing of a man. 
 
 Enter Mcffer.ger. 
 
 Lor. Who comes (o fall in lilenct of the night? 
 
 Mrf. A fricod. (friend? 
 
 Loren A friend,what friend f you? name I pray you 
 7>lef Stephana is mv oame,and I brine word 
 My Mifiteife Will before the btcake of day 
 Be heere at Belmont,fhe doth ftray about 
 By holy croffes where (he knecles and prayes 
 For happy wedlocks hourea. 
 
 Loren, Who comes with her ? 
 
 Mef. None bur a holy Hermti and her maid - 
 ) pray you it my Matter yet rntum’d ? 
 
 Loren. He is not.nor we hauc not heard from him, 
 But goe we in I pray thee leffca. 
 
 And cefemomoufly let vs vs prepare 
 Some welcome for theMiftrefle of the houfe, 
 
 Enter Cltnvne. 
 
 Cto, Sola.fola wo ha ho,fola,fola. 
 
 Loren. Who cells? 
 
 Clo. S©U,did you fee hA.Lorenzo t Si M .Lorenzo, fo 1 a, 
 Lct\ Leaue hoUovusng manjieexe. (foia, 
 
 Clo. Sola, whcic, where? 
 
 Lor. Heere? 
 
 Clo. Tel him tiler's a Pott ceme from my Matter,with 
 his home full of good nevren^ny Matter will be here ere 
 morning fweet foule. 
 
 Loren. Let's is,and there expe$ iheit ccnnming. 
 And yet do matte;: why fhould we goe in? 
 
 My friend Stephen, fignifieprayyou 
 Within the hoafe,your Mittrefle is at hand, 
 
 And bring your mufiqtsefootth into tbe syre. 
 
 How fwest the moone-Sight flcepes vpon this banke, 
 Heere will we fit,and let the founds ofmuficke 
 Creepe in our cares foft fii]nes | and the night 
 Become the tutches of fweet harmonie : 
 
 Sit lefjica, looke how the floors of heauen 
 Is thicks ir.layed with pattens of bright gold , 
 
 There's not tbe fmalleft erbe which thou beholdft 
 But in his motion like an Angcilfings, 
 
 Still quiung to tbs young eyed Cherubms j 
 Such harmonic is in immortal! foules, 
 
 Bu t whiltt tins muddy vefturc of decay 
 Doth grotty clofein it, we cannotheareit: 
 
 Come hoe,and wakeT )*vta with a hy mne, 
 
 With (wtetefi tutches pearce your Miftreffe eare. 
 
 And draw her home with muficke. 
 
 l.ift. 1 amneusr merry wbaalheare fweet mufique 
 
 Play mufseke. 
 
 Lor. The reafon is, your fpirits are attenuuc ; 
 
 For doe but note a wilde and wanton heard 
 Or race of youthfuland vnhandled colts. 
 
 Fetching mad bounds .bellowing and neighing loud. 
 Which is the hot condition oftheir bloud, 
 
 If they but heare perchancea trumpet found. 
 
 Or any ;yre ofmuficke touch their eares. 
 
 You (nail perceiue them makeanouttiallftand. 
 
 Their fauage eyes turn’d to a tnodeft gaze. 
 
 By the fweet power ofmuficke: therefore the Poet 
 Did faine that Orpheus drew trees.Hones.snd floods. 
 Sincenaughi fo Aocki(h s hard,snd full of rage. 
 
 But mufidie for time doth change his nature. 
 
 The mars that hath no muficke in himfeife. 
 
 Nor is not mo ued with concord of fweet louadSj 
 I $ fit for treafciu,fttalagems,and fpoytes. 
 
 The motions of his fpirit are dull as night. 
 
 And his sffedhons darke ai£rc6tu. 
 
 Let no fuch man be uutted: marke the muficke 
 
 Enter Portia and Piemffj 
 
 Per, That light we fee is burning in my hall; 
 
 How farre that little candeil throwes his beames, 
 
 So (bines a good deed in a naughty world. (die? 
 
 Ner. When the mocmr ttione w« did not fee the can 
 Por. So doth the greater glory dim theldfe, 
 
 A fubflitule (hine? brightly as a King 
 Vntlll a King be by, and then his Rate 
 Empties it felfe.as doth an inland brooke 
 Into the maice of waters : mufique,hatkft, Tdupdef 
 AAt. It is your muficke Madame of the houfe 
 Por Nothing is good I fee without refpecl, 
 Methinkrs it founds much Tweeter then by day ? 
 
 Afrr. Silence bettowes that vertue on i( Madam 
 'Per. TheCrow doth^ngasfweetlyasrlie larke 
 
 When 
 
Tie JAfere burnt ofFmice* 183 * 
 
 When neither 5 attended : and I thinks 
 
 The Nightingale if foe foould fingby day 
 
 When euevy Goofe is cackling, would be thought 
 
 N 6 better a Mufician then the Wren ; 
 
 How many things by feafon, feafon'd are 
 
 To their right praife, and true perfedlioj? j 
 
 Peace, how thcMoone (lefcpes with Sndimlbfl* 
 
 And would notbeswak'd 
 
 tJWuft eke cenfa, 
 
 Lor. That is the voice, 
 
 Or I am much decern’d of Portia; 
 
 •par. He kno we* me as rhe blmde man knowes the 
 Cuckow by the bad voiced. 
 
 Lor. Deere Lady wekotnebofne * 1 
 
 Per. Wehaue bene praying for ourbu bdndrwelfflte 
 Which fpced we hope the better for our words s 
 
 Are they return’d? 
 
 hvr. Madam,theyarcnocycc:. 
 
 But there is come a Mcffcngei before 
 
 To fignifte their eomttnng. 
 for. Go in 'Ntrriffa, 
 
 Giue ot der to my 1 eruants, that they take 
 
 No note at ail of our being abfcm hence, 
 
 Nor you Lcrenx. 0 , lejfica nor you. 
 
 id Tttckft founds. 
 
 Lor. y our husband is at hand, Iheare his Trumpet, 
 We are no tell-tales Madam,fears you not. 
 
 Per. This night methinkesjs but the daylight ficke, 
 Itlookes&liulepaler.'usa day. 
 
 Such as the day is,when the Sun is hid. 
 
 Inter Baffartio, A ntbmh,Gratiano,and the) I 
 Followers>. 
 
 Baf. We (bould hold d 3 ywitbthe Antipodes, 
 
 If you would walkein abfen ceofthefunne* 
 
 Per, Let me giue light, but jet me not be light* 
 
 For a light wifodoth make a hrauic husband, 
 
 And neuer be B, affanie fo for m?, 
 
 But God fort ail; you are welcome honnemy Lord. 
 
 Beff, I thanke you Msdsfiv,giuc wslcom :omy friend 
 This is the man, this is AntImio, 
 
 To whom I anio infinitely bouod. 
 
 For. You Ihouldia all fence be much boun&to h;m. 
 For as I bearc he was much bound for you. 
 
 A»th. No more then I am we! acquitted of. 
 
 Per. Sir, you arc verie welcome to our houfc: 
 
 It muft sppeare In other water then words, 
 
 Therefore I fcant thus breathing curte fie. 
 
 Gra. By yonder Moone 1 fweareyoudo me wrong, 
 Infsith I gaue it to the Judges Clearke, 
 
 Would he were gelt that had it for my part. 
 
 Sines you do take it Loue fo much at hart. 
 
 For. A quarrel hoe alreadie, what’s the matter i 
 
 Gra. About a hoope of Gold,* paltry Sing 
 
 That flic did giue me, whofe Poefie was 
 
 For all the world like Cutlers Poetry 
 
 Vpsnaknite » Lcugmee^ aadleou ernes nor. 
 
 Her. What talke you of the Poefiecr the valew: 
 Ycufwore to me when 1 did giucityou, 
 
 Tfcatyou would weave it til the Houre of death, 
 
 And that it foould lye with you in yens graue,* 
 
 Though not for me, yet for yotrr vehement cathsj, 
 
 You foould haue beenerefpe&iue end haue kept i(< 
 
 Gaue it a ludges Clearke: but wei I know 
 
 The Clearke wil nerc wearc hairs oa’s face that bad if. 
 
 Gra. He wil, and if he hue to be a man. 
 
 AFf rrijf*. I, if r*#oman line to be a man, 
 
 Gra. Now by this hand I gaue it to a youth, 
 
 A kindc of boy, a little ferubbed boy. 
 
 No highe then thy lelfe, the lodge* Clearke, 
 
 A prating boy that begg d it 3 s a Fee, 
 
 I could not for my heart deny it him. 
 
 Tor. You were too blame, 1 mull be plaine with you 
 
 To part fo (lightly with your wities firft gift, 
 
 A thing ftucke on with oathes vpon your tinget. 
 
 And fo riueted with faith vnto your fldh. 
 
 I gaue my Loue a Ring, and made bimfwearg* 
 
 Neuer to part with it, and heerc he Bands i 
 
 I dare be fworne for him, he would not leaudir^ 
 Norplucke it from his finger, for the wealth 
 
 That the world matters. Nov/ in faith Gratiaw, 
 
 You giueyour wifetoo vnkinde acaufeof gresfe* 
 
 And twere to me I foould be mad at is, 
 
 Bajf. Why I were beft to cut my *cft band eft. 
 
 And fweare i loft the Ring defending it 
 
 Gre. My Lord ftajfmic gaue his Ring away 
 
 Vnto the ludge that beg’d it, and indeede 
 
 Deferu'd it too : and then the Boy his Clearke 
 
 That cooke fomepsinesin writing, he begg’d mtnej 
 
 And ntytherman nor matter would take ought 
 
 But the two Rings, 
 
 Par. Whet Ring gaue you my Lord ? 
 
 Not th$tl hope which you receiu’d of me. 
 
 Buff, iff could adds a lie vnto a fault, 
 
 1 would deny it s bus you fee my finger 
 
 Hath not the Ring vpon it, it is gone. 
 
 Per. E'.iep. fo voide is your filie heart oftruth* 
 
 By heauen I wil nere some in your bed 
 
 Vntil I fee the Ring. 
 
 Pier. Nor I in yours,ti! I againe fee mine. 
 
 Buff. Sweet Pertia f 
 
 If you did ftnow to whom! gaue the Ring, 
 
 If you did know for whom I gaue the Ring, 
 
 And would conceiue for what l gaue thsMsng, 
 
 And how vnwillingly I left tlie Ring, 
 
 When nought would be accepted but she Ring, 
 
 You would abate the ttreugtb of your difpAeahire’? 
 
 Per. If you had koowne the venue of the Ring, 
 
 Or halfe her worthinette that gaue the Ring, 
 
 Or your owne honour to contains the Ring, 
 
 You would not then haue parted with the Ring s 
 
 What man is there fo much vnreafonable, 
 
 Ifyou had pleas'd to haue defended it 
 
 With any termes of Zeale: wanted the modettie 
 
 To vrge the thing held as a ceremonie: 
 
 Nerriffa teaches me what to bskeue, 
 
 He die forfo but fome Woman had the Ring ? 
 
 “Baf. Noby mine honor Madam, by my fouls 
 
 No Womanhadit,buta ciuillDo<ttor, 
 
 Which did refufe three thoufsnd Duiates ©free. 
 
 And beg'd the Ring; the which I did clenie him. 
 
 And fritter'd him to go dilpleas’d away: 
 
 Sues he that had helrfvp the verie life 
 
 Ofmy deerefriend. What foould I fay rweeteLadyi 1 
 l was inforc'd to fend if after him, 
 
 I wasbefet with fhatr.c and curtelrc. 
 
 My honor would not let ingratitude 
 
 So much befmeareit. Pardon me good Lady, 
 
 And by thefe blefled Candles of the night, 
 
 Had vou bene there, I thinkeyou would haue beg’d 
 
 The Ring of me, to giue trie worthie Doctor f 
 
 <x* Per. 
 
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 Pn. Let not that Do&or ere come ncere my houfe. 
 Since he bath got she iewcll that 1 lowed. 
 
 And that which you didfweare tokeepe for me, 
 
 I will become as liberall as you, 
 lie not deny hint any thing I haue, 
 
 Nojfiot my body, nor my husbands bed: 
 
 Know him 1 fhali, I arts Well fureofit. 
 
 Lie not a night from home. Watch mefike Argos, 
 
 If you doe not, iff be left alone. 
 
 Now by mine honour which is yet mine owns. 
 
 He hsue the Do$cr for my bedfellow. 
 
 Nerrtjfa. And ! his ClsrVcvthereforebe well aduis'd 
 Haw you doe Icauc me to mine owns protection. 
 
 (Jra. Well,doe you fo: let not roe take him then. 
 
 For if I doe. ile mar the yong Chi Its pen. 
 
 Ant. 1 std th’vtihappy fabicdt ofthefe qmrrsls- 
 Por. Sst.grieuenot you. 
 
 You are welcome notwithOandiog. 
 
 Baf, ?erttts s forgiuetne this eniurced wtong. 
 
 And in the heating ofshefe manie fiiend* 
 
 I fweareto fhee,euenby thine owne Faire eyes 
 Whetein 1 fee my felfe 
 
 pc?. Marke you but that ? 
 
 In both my eyes he doubly fecshintfelfe: 
 
 In each eye ene.fwcarc by your double fcJfe, 
 
 And there's ao o»tb cf credit 
 Baf. Nay,butheareme. 
 
 Pardon this fault, and by my foule I fweare 
 I r.euer mote will breake an oath with thee. 
 
 Aoth. I once did lend my bodie for thy wealth. 
 Which but for him that had your husbands ring 
 Had quite rmfearried. 3 dare be bound agaroe. 
 
 My foule vpon the forfeit, that you t Lord 
 Will ncuer more break* faith aduifedlie 
 
 Per., Then you £bali be his furet ie: gt«e him this, 
 Arsd bid him keepc it better then the other. 
 
 Ant . Heere Lord Jfc^K&,fweaT to keep this ting. 
 Soft. By heauen it is the fame I gaue the DexScu 
 Per. I had it ofbim: psrdon Thiffanio, 
 
 For by this ring the Defter hy with me. 
 
 N'gr, And pardon roe ray gentle Graurmo, 
 
 For that fame ferubbed boy the Doctors Clarice 
 In Hew of this, laft night did lye with me 
 
 Cra. Why this is like the mending of high waies 
 I n SomjneTjwbere the wsies sse faire enough. 
 
 What, ar« we Cuckolds ere we haue deferu’d it. 
 
 Fez, Speske not fo groffely.you are all amaz'd * 
 Heere is a Setter, resde ic at your Jeyfure, 
 
 It comes from Padua from ‘Bellarro , 
 
 Tbtreyou (ball finde chat Portia was the Doftoe, 
 Herrijfa there her Cla rke. Lsreaxo heere 
 Shall wicneSe I fee forth as fooneas you, 
 
 And but can row return’d; I haue noc yet 
 Entrcd my houfe. Anthonie you are wdcome, 
 
 And I haue better trewes In fro re for you 
 Then you eitpcft: vnffeaie this letter foone, 
 
 There you fhail finde three of your Argofsrs 
 A re richly come to harbour fodasnb t. 
 
 Y©u {hall not know by what firunge aecidene 
 5 chanced on ebb letter. 
 
 Anth-7,. I ism dumbs. 
 
 "S^f. Wercycuthe Daft or,and 1 knew you net ? 
 
 Gr<*. Were yoe the Chirk that is tomakenre cuckold. 
 
 ,VtT. I,but the Clark that neuer meanestc doc it, 
 Vnldfehe liue vntili he be a man. 
 
 ISdjf. (Sweet Do£tor)you {hail be my bedfellow. 
 When I gin afcfem.theo lie with my wife. 
 
 An. (Sweet Ladie)you haue giuenmolife & liuing; 
 For heere 1 reads for cenaine that my Ihips 
 Are fafeiie come to Rode. 
 
 Per. How now LtrenM? 
 
 My Clarke hath fosrse good comforts 10 for you 
 
 tier. I,and !k gtue them him without a fee 
 There doe I gi«e to you and feffica 
 From the rich Iewe, a fpecial! deed of gift 
 A ft it his death, of all he dies poffefT d of. 
 
 Loren. Faire Ladies you drop Marina in the way 
 Of Hanses? people 
 
 Per. It is *!n\cfi morning , 
 
 And yet I am fare you are not fatbfied 
 Of ihefe euenips at full. Lee vs gee in. 
 
 And charge vs sher* vpon ttnergatories. 
 
 And we will aafwer sll tilings faithfully. 
 
 Cra. Leg It be fo, the firU intergatory 
 That my NrrriJj^ (hail be fv.'orne on, is. 
 
 Whether cill then*** nigbtfhehad rather flay. 
 
 Of go-3 robed.now being me houres to day. 
 
 Ryt w «e the d«y come, I {bould wifh it dark©, 
 
 Till I were couching with the Doftors Clarke. 
 
 Well,while 1 hue, lie fears no ot berthing 
 So forces keeping faf tNtm/fas ring. 
 
 Exawn. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
As you Like it. 
 
 tJftut primus. Sccena Trim a. 
 
 Enter Orlando end Adam. 
 
 Orlando. . . 
 
 s l remember Adorn, it was vpen this falh.on 
 Wmls, bequeathed me by will, but poore a thoufand 
 i Mfisssjw Crownes, and as tboo fa>ft, charged my bro 
 9 MKm ihcvon hit blcfHng to breed mee well : and 
 there begins my fadneffe : My brother Itqmes he keeoes 
 at fchoole , and report fpeakes gcldenly of his prone t 
 for my part,he keepes me ruftteally sc home,or(to fpeak 
 marc properly) ftajes me hccre at home vrikept: for call 
 
 you that keeping for a gentleman oimy birth, that dif¬ 
 fers not from the flailing ofanOxe? his botfes are bred 
 better, for befldcs that they are faire with their feeoing, 
 they arc taught their mannage, and to that end Riders 
 deerely hir'd : but I (his brother) game nothing vnder 
 him but growth, for the which his Animals on his 
 dunghiU are as much bound to him as I: befides this no¬ 
 thing that he fo plentifully giues me.the fomethitig chat 
 nature gaue mee, his countenance feemes to take from 
 me: hee lets meefeede with Kls Hindes, barres mee the 
 place of<t brother, and as much as in him lies, mines rnv 
 gentility with my education. Thii is it tAdam thaf 
 grieucs me, and the fpirit of my Father, which I chinttfi 
 is within niee , begins to mutinie againft this feruitude. 
 
 1 will no longer endure it. though yet I know no wife 
 remedy how to aucid it. 
 
 Enter Dimer. 
 
 Adam. Yonder comes my Mafler.yoo? brother. 
 
 Orton. Goe a-part Adam, and thou (halt hcare how 
 he will (hake me vp. 
 
 Oli. Now Sir, what make you heere? 
 
 Orl. Nothing: I am not taught so make any thing. 
 
 OU. Whatmar you then fir? 
 
 Orl. Marry fit > \ am helping you to mar that which 
 God made , a poorc unworthy blothcrof yours with 
 idlenefle. 
 
 Oliuer. Marry fir be better err:ployed,and oc naught 
 a while. 
 
 Orion. Shall I keepe your hogs, and cat huskeswitn 
 them? what prodigall portion haue I fpent,that I Ihourd 
 cometofuch penury? 
 
 Oli. Know you where you are fir ? 
 
 Orl. O fir, very well: heere in your Orchard. 
 
 Oli. Know you before whom fir ? 
 
 Orl, I, better then him I am before knowes mee : 
 know you are my eldeft brother, and sn the gentle con¬ 
 dition ofbloud you Chould fo know me:the councils o 
 nations allowes you my better, in that you are the tint 
 borne,but the fame tradition takes not away my bicud, 
 were there twenty brothers betwntt vs :1 haue as much 
 
 of my father ip mee, as you, albeit I confcfleyour com 
 ming before me is neerer to his reucrencc. 
 
 Oli. WbacBov. (this. 
 
 Orl. 'Come,come eider brother, youaretooyongsn 
 
 Oli. Wilt thou lay h 3 nds^>nme villaine? 
 
 Orl. 1 am no villaine: 1 am the yongeft fonfie of Sir 
 RowLmdde 'Bejt ,he was my father, and he is thrice a vil- 
 (ainethaofaiesfuch a father begot v illumes : w?rt thou 
 not my brother, I would not take this hand from rhy 
 ihrosc, till this other had puld out thy tongue for laying 
 fo,thou haft raild on thy lelfe. 
 
 Adam. Sweet Maftcts bee patient, for your Fathers 
 remembrance, be at eccord. 
 
 Oli. Let me goe I fay. 
 
 Orl. 1 will not t ill Jpleafe: you (hall hearft mee: my 
 father charg'd you in his will to giuc me good educati¬ 
 on : you haue train’d me like a pezant, obfcunngartd 
 hiding from me all gentleman-like qualities: the fpint 
 of rfiy’father growes ftrong in mee, and 1 will no lpngcr 
 endure it: therefore allow me fuch exeicifes es may be¬ 
 come a gentleman . orguie mee the poorc allotteiy my 
 father left me by teftamenc, with that i will goe buy my, 
 fortunes. 
 
 Oli- And what wiltthoudo ?beg when that is fpent? 
 Well fir, get you in . 1 will not long be troubled with 
 you : you (hall haue fome part cfyour Will, I pray you 
 Issue me. 
 
 Or!. I will nofurthsir offend you,then becomes mee 
 for my good. 
 
 Oh G ct you with him,you olde dogge 
 
 Adam. Is old dogge my reward: moft true, I haue 
 loft my teeth in your fernice : God be with my okle ms- 
 fter,he would not haue fpoke furh a word. Ex.Orl. Ad. 
 
 Oh. Is it euen fo,begin you to growvpcn m?rl will 
 phyficke your rauekenefle, and yet giue no thoufand 
 crownes neyther: holla Demit 
 Enter Dermis, 
 
 Den. Calls your worfhip i 
 
 Oii. Wasnoc Charles the Dukes Wreftler heere to 
 fpeake with me? 
 
 Dm. So pleafeyou,hcis heere at the dorsrc,and im¬ 
 portunes acceffc to you. 
 
 Oli. Call him in; 'twill be a goodway: and to mcr« 
 rowchewraftlingis. 
 
 Enter Cha/les. 
 
 Oba. Good morrow to your wot (hip. 
 
 Oh. Good M oanficr Charles: what's the new ne wes 
 at the new Court ? 
 
 Charles. There’s no newel at the Court Sir, but the 
 ddeccvresithat is,the old Duke it fcarufheri by hisyon- 
 eerbrether the new Duke, and thrceotfourelouirg 
 
 ° Lordi 
 
186 . As you li\e it. 
 
 Lord. haue put thcmfeluts into voluntary exile with 
 him, whole lands and reuenuee-enrich the new Duke, 
 therrfors he giue* them good leaue to wander 
 
 Oft Can you tell if Rofalmd the Dukes daughter bee 
 banifhed with her Father ? 
 
 Cha Qno ; for the Dukes daughter her Cofen fo 
 loues her.being cuer from their Cradles bred together, 
 that hee would haue followed her exile, or haue died to 
 flay behind her; (he is actheCoUtt.and no lefTebeloued 
 ofher Vnck.then hit owne daughter,and neuertwo La¬ 
 dies loued as they doe. 
 
 OU. Where will the old Duke liue ? 
 
 Cha. They fay hee it already in the Forced of tsfrien, 
 and a many merry men wish him ; and there they liue 
 like the old Rotw HooiaiEngUnL they fay many yong 
 Gemletnenflocketohimeuery day , and fleet the time 
 C3relcfly as they did in the golden world 
 
 OH. What, you wraftle to morrow before the new 
 Duke* 
 
 Q>*. Marry doe 1 fir. and 1 came to acquaint yon 
 with a matter: 1 am giuen (Tr fccretly to vnderfiand.that 
 your yongei brother Orlando hath a difpofirion to come 
 indifguisd againfl meeto try a fall : tomorrow fir I 
 wrafite for my credit, and hee that efesperme without 
 fomc broken iimbe,fha!l acquit him well: your brother 
 is buc young and tender, and foryour loue 1 would bee 
 loth to foyle him, es 1 tnuft for my owne honour if hee 
 come in: therefore out of my loue to you, I came hither 
 to acquaint you wilfoali, that either you might flay him 
 ftombis intendment, or btooke fuch difgrace well as he 
 (hall ttinne into, in that it is a thing of his owne (catch, 
 and altogether againfl tny will. 
 
 OH. Charter, l thanke thee for thy loue to me,which 
 iho» foalt fiode I will mod kindly tequite : I bad my 
 fclfo notice of my Brothers purpol'eheerein,and haue by 
 vnder-hand rneanes laboured to diffwade him from it; 
 but hei* refolute. He tell thxtfbortes^i is the ftubbor- 
 ojftyong fellow of France, full of ambition, an euuious 
 emulator of euery mans good parts, 3 fecret & villanous 
 ccntriuer againfl mee his naturall brother: therefore vie 
 thy diforetion.i had asliefcthou didft breake his necke 
 35 his finger. And thou wert beft looke to’t; fotifthou 
 doft him any flight difgrace,or d hee doe not mightilie 
 grace himfelfe on thee, hee will pra£life againfl thcc by 
 poyfon,entrap thee by fomc treacherous droifo.and ne- 
 uer leaue thee till he hath tane thy life by fomc indited 
 rr.e 3 T.es or other : fot I allure thfe, ( and a! mod with 
 teares I fpeake it) there Vs not one fo young, and fovil- 
 lenou: this dsy iiuing. I fpeake but brotherly of him , 
 butfhouldl anathomiaehimrothre, as hee is, Imufl 
 blufh, and wcepc, and thou mufl looke pale and 
 wonder. 
 
 Cho. 1 am heartily glad I came hither to you : if hee 
 come to morrow, Ilegioc him his payment: ifeuerhee 
 alone againe, He neuer wraflle for prize more: and 
 oGod keepe your worfliip. Exit, 
 
 Farewell good Charter. Now will I flirre thisGame- 
 fitr ; I hope t (hell fee an end of him; for my foule(yet 
 I know not why; hates nothing more then he: yet hee'* 
 gentle, neuer fchool’d , and yet learned , full of noble 
 deoifo. ofall fosts enchanting! - /beloued, and indeed 
 fo much in the heart of the world, and efpeciaily of roy 
 owne people, who bed know him, that I am altogether 
 mifptifed : but it (balinot be folong, this wraftler (hall 
 cleare all: nothing remainca, but that I kindle the boy 
 thither.which now lie goe about. Exit. 
 
 SccmaSecunda. 
 
 Either Rofaliod, andCelha. 
 
 Ctl. I pray thee Rofalind, fweet my Coz.be merry. 
 
 fyf Deere CelHa; I (how more mirth then l am mi- 
 ftrelTe of, and would you yet were merrier : vnlefleyoa 
 could teach me to forget abanifhed father,you mufl not 
 learnemee how to remember any extraordinary plea- 
 fure. 
 
 Cel. 'lecreinl fee thou loo'flmce not with the full 
 waight that 1 loue thee; if my Vnde thy banilhed father 
 had banifhed thy Vnclethe Duke my Father, fothcu 
 hadfl beene ftiil with mee, I could haue taught my loue 
 o take thy father for mine; fo wouldfl thou.ifthe tiuth 
 of thy loue to me were fo rightcQufly temper’d, as mine 
 is to thee 
 
 Ref. Well, 1 will forge: the condition of my eflate, 
 toreioyce in yours 
 
 Cel. You know my Father hath no childe, but I, nor 
 none isliketo haue; and cruely when hedics,diou (halt 
 be his heire; for what hee hath taken away from thy fa- 
 ther perforce, 1 will render rhee againe in affedion: by 
 mine honor I will, and when I breake that oath, let mee 
 turne monfteritherefore my fweet %ofe , my deare Rofe t 
 be merry 
 
 Ref. From henceforth I will Cogt,and deuife (porta: 
 let me fee.what thinke you of falling in Loue? 
 
 Cel. Marry 1 prethee doe .to make fport wit hail: bur 
 loue no man in good earned,nor no further in fport ney- 
 ther, then with fafety ofa pure blufh, tbou maifl in ho¬ 
 nor come off againe. 
 
 Ref. What (hall be out fport then? 
 
 Cel. Let vs fit and mockc the good boufwifo f or¬ 
 tune from her vtheele, that her gifts may henceforth bee 
 beflowed equally. 
 
 Rof. 1 would wee could doe fo : for her benefits are 
 mightily mifplaced, and the bountiful) blindc woman 
 doih mod miflake in her gifts to women. 
 
 Cel. 'Tis true,for thofe drat (he makes faiie.fhe fcirce 
 makes honed, 6c thofe that (he makes honed, (he makes 
 very illfauourediy 
 
 Rof. Nay now thou goeft from Fortunes office to Na¬ 
 tures : Fortune reignes in gifts of the world, no: in the 
 lineaments of Nacure. 
 
 Enter Clotene 
 
 Cel. No; when Nature hath made a faire creature, 
 may (he not by Foi tune fall into the fire ? though nature 
 bath giuen vs wit to flout at Fortune, hath not Fortune 
 font in this foole to cut off the argument ? 
 
 Rof. Indeed there is fortune too hard for nature,when 
 fortune makesnaturcs natural), the cutter oSof natures 
 witte. 
 
 Cel. Peraduenture this is not Fortunes work neither, 
 but Natures, who perceiueth cur naturall wits too dull 
 toreafonoffochgoddcfles, hath font this Naturall for 
 our whetftone. for alwates the dulnefle of the foole, is 
 the whetftoneofthe wits. How now Witte, whether 
 wander you# 
 
 Cfcy. M iflrefle.you mufl come away to your farber. 
 
 Cel. Were you made the meCTengtr/ 
 
 Cfo.No by mine honcu,but I was bid to come for you 
 
 Rof 
 
j87 
 
 zAsyou, like it. 
 
 fief. Where learned you that oathfoole ? 
 
 Clo. Ofa certainc Knight, that fwore by his Honour 
 they were good Pan-cakes, and fwore by his Honor the 
 Muftard was naught: Now lie (land to it,the Pancakes 
 were naught, and the Muftard was good, and yet was 
 not the Knight forfworne. 
 
 Cel. How ptouc you that in the great heape of yout 
 knowledge' 
 
 Rof. 1 marry, now vnmuzzle your wifedome. 
 
 CIo. Stand you both forth now: ftroke your chinnes, 
 and fweare by your beards that I am a knauc. 
 
 (fel. By our beardsfif we had them)thou art. 
 
 CU. By my knauerte (if I had it) then 1 were : but if 
 you Iweare by that that is not, you are not forfworn :no 
 more was this knight (wearing by his Honor, for he ne- 
 uei had anie ; or if he had, he had fvvorne it away,before 
 euer he (aw thofc Pancakes,ot that Muftard. 
 
 Cel. Prethee.who is't that thoo means’t ? 
 
 Clo. One that old Fredertcke your Father loues. 
 
 Ref. My Fathers loue is enough to honor him enough; 
 fpeakeno more of him, you’lbe whiptfor taxation one 
 of thefe daies. 
 
 [la. The more pittie that foolcs may not fpeak wife¬ 
 ly, what Wifemen do fooliOily 
 
 Cel. By my troth tbou (aieft true : For,fmce the little 
 wit that fooles haue was filenced, the little foolerie that 
 wife men hauemakes a great fhew ; Heexc comes Mon- 
 fieur the Beu. 
 
 Enteric Bcjh. 
 
 Rof .; With his mouth full ofnewes. 
 
 Cel. Which he will put on vs, as Pigeons feed their 
 young. 
 
 Rof Then (Vial we be newes-cram'd. 
 ffeL All the better . we fhalbe the more Marketable. 
 Boon-tour Monftcur le Ben, what s the newes ? 
 
 LeBeu. FairePrincefle, 
 you haue loft much pood (port. 
 
 Cel. Sport : of what colour? 
 
 Le Beu. What colour Madame - 1 How (hall 1 aun- 
 Cwer you ? 
 
 Ref. As wit and fortune will 
 Clo. Or as the dcftinies decrees. 
 
 Cel. Well faid, that was laid on with a trowell. 
 
 Clo . Nay,if I keepenot my ranke. 
 
 Rof. Thou loofeft thy old fmelL 
 Le Beu. You amazeme Ladies : 1 would haue told 
 you of good wraftiing, which you haue loft the fight of. 
 Rof. Yet tell vs the manner ofthe Wraffling. 
 
 LeBeu. I wtl cell you the beginning: and iftt pleafe 
 your Ladifhips, you may fee the end, for the beft is yet 
 to doe, and heete where you are, they are comming to 
 performeit. 
 
 Cel. Well, the beginning that is dead zndbunrd. 
 Le Beu. There comes an old man,and his three fons. 
 (ft!. I could match this beginning with an old tale. 
 Le Beu. Three proper yong^men.ofexcellent growth 
 and prefence. 
 
 Rof With bils on their neckes : Be it knowne vnto 
 all men by thefe prefencs. 
 
 LeBeu. The eldeft of the three.wraftled with Charles 
 the Dukes Wraftler, which Charles in a moment threw 
 him, and brokethree of his nbbes, that there is little 
 hope oflifeiohim So he feru d the feccnd, and fo the 
 third ; yonder they lie, the poore old man their Father 
 making iuch pittiful dole ouer them, that all the behol¬ 
 
 ders take his part with weeping. 
 
 Rof. Alas 
 
 Clo. But what u thefport Monfteur, that the Ladies 
 haue loft ? 
 
 LeBeu. Why this that I fpeake of 
 
 Clo. Thus men may grow wifet euery day- It is the 
 firft rime that euer I heard breaking of ribbes was (port 
 for Ladies. 
 
 Cel. Or I, I protmfc thee. 
 
 Rof. But is there any elfe longs co fee this broket) 
 Muficke in his (ides ? Is there yet another doates vpon 
 rib-breaking ? Shall we fee this wraftiing Coftn? 
 
 LeBeu. You muft ifyou ftay heere, for heerc is the 
 place appointed for the wraftiing, and they arc ready to 
 performe it. 
 
 Cel. Yonder fure they are comming Let vs now ftay 
 and fee it. 
 
 Flotcrips. Enter Duke. Lordt. Orlando, f buries, 
 and Attendants. 
 
 Duke. Come on, (ince theyouth will not be intreated 
 His owne peril! on his forwardneffe. 
 
 Rof I $ yonder the man l 
 
 LeBeu. Euenhe, Madam. 
 
 Cel. Alas, he is too yong : yet he looks fucceflefully 
 
 Du. How now daughter, and CouGn; 
 
 Are you crept hither to fee the wraftiing? 
 
 Rof. I my Liege, fo pleafe you giue vs leaue 
 
 Du, You wil take little delight in it, Icantellyou 
 there is fuch oddei in the man : In pine of rise challen¬ 
 gers youth, 1 would fame diftwade him, but he will not 
 Bee entreated. Speake to him Ladies , fee ifyou can 
 moout him. 
 
 Cel. Call him hether good Monfieucr Le Beu 
 
 Duke. Do fo : He not be by.' 
 
 LeBeu Monftcur the Challenger, the Pnnceffe cals 
 for you. 
 
 Orl. I attend them with all refpeift and dune 
 
 Rof, Young man, haue you challeng'd Charles the 
 Wtaftlere 
 
 Orf.No fane Prmceffe : he is the general! challenger, 
 
 I come but in as others do, to try with him the ftrength 
 of iny youth 
 
 Cel. Yong Gentleman, your fpirits are too boldfor 
 your yeares : you haue leenc cruel! ptoofe of this mans 
 ftrength, ifyou faw your felfe with your cies, or knew 
 your felfe with your ludgmenr, the feaceof your aduen- 
 turewould eounfeiyonto amore equal! enterprife. We 
 pray you for your owne fake co embrace your own fafe- 
 tie,and giue oucr this attempt. 
 
 Rof, Do yong Sir.your reputation (hall not therefore 
 be mjfprifed : we wil make it our fuite to the Duke, that 
 the wraftiing might not go forward. 
 
 Orl. Ibefcechycu, punifh mee not with youthaide 
 thoughts, wherein 1 confcflc me much gutitle to denie 
 fofaireand excellent Ladies amc thing. But let your 
 fairceies, and gentle wifhes go with mee to my triall; 
 wherein if 1 bee foil'd, there is but one fham’d thac was 
 ncuer gracious : ifkil’d,but one dead that is willing to 
 be fo: I fhall do my friends rvo wrong.for I haue none to 
 lament me:the world no ioturie.for in it 1 haue nothing: 
 onely in the world I ft! vp a place, which may bee better 
 (applied, when I haue made it ecnptie. 
 
 Rof. The little ftrength that I haue, I would it were 
 with you. 
 
 Cel 
 
188 
 
 As you like it. 
 
 Cel. And mine to ecke out hers. 
 
 Rpf. Fare you welhpraie heauen I be deceiu'd in you. 
 Cel. Your hearts dclires be with you. 
 
 Cbitr. Come, where is this yong gallant, that is fo 
 defirous to lie with his mother earth / 
 
 Oi l. Readlc $ir,but hu will hath m it a more modeft 
 working. 
 
 T)u!>. Yoo {hall trie but one fall 
 Cba. No, l warrant your Grace you fhall not entreat 
 him to a fecond, that hauc fo mightilie perfwaded him 
 from a firft 
 
 Orl. You meaneto mockeme after: you fhould not 
 haue soockt me before: but come your waits. 
 
 Rof. Now Hercules, be thy fpcede yong man. 
 
 Cel. 1 would I were inuiftb!e,tocatch the ftrong fel¬ 
 low by the legge majilt 
 
 Rof. Oh excellent yong man. 
 
 ("c!. If I had a thunderbolt iu nmic c;e,I can tell who 
 fhould downe. S'ockt 
 
 Ds*k No more, no more. 
 
 Orl. Yes I befccch your Grace, I am not yet well 
 breath’d. 
 
 Duke How doft thou Charles} 
 
 LcBeu. He cannot fpeake my Lord. 
 
 D»kj Bearc him awaie: 
 
 What is thy name yong roan? 
 
 Orl. Orlande my Liege, the yongeft forme of Sir Ro. 
 land dc Boys. 
 
 Dnk^ I would thoti hadft beene fon to fome man elfe. 
 The world efteem’d thy father honourable. 
 
 But I did findehim ftillrnine cnemier 
 
 Thou (hould'ft hauc better pleas'd me yrith this deede, 
 
 Hadft thou defeended from another houfe 
 
 But fait thee well, thou 3rt a gallant youth, 
 
 I would thou had'ft told roe of another Father. 
 
 Exit Dale. 
 
 Cel. Were I my Father (Core) would 1 do ibis? 
 
 Oil. 1 am more prouel to be Sir Roland . fonne, 
 
 Hu yongeft fonne, and would not change that calling 
 To be adopted hare to FredticSo 
 
 Ref. My Father loud Sir Roland as his foule, 
 
 And all the world wasofmy Fathers roinde. 
 
 Had I before knowne this yong man his fonne, 
 
 I fhould haue gtuen hrm tcarcs vnto entreaties. 
 
 Ere he fhould thus Ktuc ventur’d. 
 
 Cel. Gentle Cofen, 
 
 Let vs goc thankc him,and encourage him 
 My Fathers rough and enuious difpofmon 
 Sticks me at heart: Sir,you haue well deferu’d, 
 
 !fyou d6c keeps your promifes in loue; 
 
 But lufUy as you haue exceeded all ptomife. 
 
 Your Millris fltali be happie 
 Ref. Gentleman, 
 
 Wearc this for me: one out of fuites with fortune 
 That could giue more,but that her hand lacks meanes. 
 Shall we goe Coze ? 
 
 Cel. 1: fare you well faire Gentleman. 
 
 Orl. Can [not fav,! thanke you? My better parts 
 Are all throwne downe, and that which here Bands vjs 
 Is but a qutntine, a mcere liueleffe blocke. 
 
 'Ref. He cals vs back: my pride fell with my fortunes, 
 lie askehitn what he would: Did you call Sir? 
 
 Sir, you haue wraflled well andouerthrownc 
 More then your enemies 
 Cd. Will you goe Coze i 
 
 Ro/ Haue with yon ; fare you well Exit. 
 
 OH.What paffion hangs thefe waighrsvpo rnytoong? 
 I cannot fpeake to her, yet fbe vrg’d conference. 
 
 Enter Le Ecu. 
 
 O poore Orlando ! thou art ouerthrowne 
 Or Charles,or fomething weaker roafters thee. 
 
 he Beu.Gocd Sir,I do in friendfhip counfaileyoil 
 Te leaue this place; Albeit you hauc deferu'd 
 High commendafiod, true applaufe,and loue; 
 
 Yet fueh is now the Dukes condition. 
 
 That he mifeonfters all that you haue done: 
 
 The Duke is humorous, what heis indeede 
 More fuites you to conceiue,then I to fpeake of. 
 
 Orl. T thanke you Sir; and pray you tell roc this. 
 Which of the two was daughter of the Duke, 
 
 That here was at the Wraftling ? 
 
 Le Aetf.Neither his daughter,if we iudge by mannets. 
 But yet indeede the taller is his daughter, 
 
 The other is daughter to the banifb'd Duke, 
 
 And here detain'd by her vfurpmg Vnde 
 To keepc his daughter eompartic, whofe loucs 
 Are deerer then the naturall bond ofSiftcrs. 
 
 But I can tell you, that of late this Duke 
 Hath cane difpleafurc’gainfthis gentle Neece, 
 Grounded vpon no other argument. 
 
 But that the people praife her for her vertues, 
 
 And pi trie her, for her good Fathers fake; 
 
 And or, my life his malice 'gainft the Lady 
 Will fodainly breake forth : Sir,fare you well. 
 Hereafter in a better world then this, 
 
 1 firall defire more loue and knowledge of you. 
 
 Or!. I reft much bounder) to you : fare you well. 
 
 Thus mufti from the fmoake into the fmoiher, 
 
 From tyrant Duke,vnto a tyrant Brother. 
 
 Bot heaucnly Rofaline. Exit 
 
 Scena Tertius. 
 
 Enter felii and Rof a lute 
 
 Cel Why Cofen whw Rofaline : Cnpidhitie mcrcie, 
 Not a word r 
 
 Ref. Not one to throw ar a dog. 
 
 Cel. No, thy words are too precious to becaftaway 
 vpon curs, throw fome of them at me; come lame mee 
 withreafons. 
 
 Rof. Then there were two Cofens laid vp, when the 
 one fhould be lara’d with reafons, and the other mad 
 without any. 
 
 Cel. But is all this for your Father ? 
 
 Rof. No, fome of it j» for my childes Father : Oh 
 how full of brier's is this forking day world. 
 
 Cel. They are but burs. Cofen, thrownc vpon thee 
 in holiday fooler^, if we waike not in the trodden p 2 thf 
 our very petty-coates will c3tch them. 
 
 Rof. I could [hake them off my coate, thefe burs are 
 in my heart 
 
 Cel. Hem them away. 
 
 RoJ. I would try if I could cry hem,and haue him. 
 
 (,«l. Come,come,wraftle with thy affe&ions 
 
 Rof. O they taJce the part of a better wraftlcr then 
 nay felfe, 
 
 fel. O t a good wilhvponyou: you willtric in time 
 
 * in 
 
vcti /% it. 
 
 L dsfpight of aialk but tonungthdo i^RTout oileruice, 
 jit-t vsulkt in gccd earrK% is icpo&bleon fuch a fo- 
 !dacnc,you (heald fail into fc fitcr»g 2 liking vmh old $-» 
 S&daeds y ongtft forme? 
 
 I Rf The Duke toy Father lou d his Father deerelie. 
 
 Cd. Doth it therefore enfus that you fhould leue hi* 
 
 !Sonne dcerelie? By this kmdc of chafe, 1 Ihould hate 
 him, tor n>y father hated his father deerelyj yet I hate 
 j i»Ot Orlmdo 
 
 Ref. No faith, hate Him not for my fake. 
 
 Ctl W Hy ftvould I not f doth he not deferuc wsll ? 
 
 Inter Duke with bards. 
 
 Ref Let me loos b:m for that, and do you louebisn 
 I Becaufe 1 doe Looks, here comes the Duke. 
 
 Cd. With his eies full of anger. 
 
 Mifttis.d>fpatch you with your fafeft haAe, 
 i And get you from our Court. 
 
 Ref. M«Vncle. 
 
 I D*i YouCoicn, 
 
 Within thefe ten dates it that thou beeft found 
 [So.neercpw pubiike Co&t t as twentie miles, 
 jThoediaftfo! it. 
 
 Rf. 1 doe befccchyotst Grace 
 let me the knowledge of my fault fceare with me: 
 
 If with my felt'e I hold inKliigcnce, 
 
 Or haue acquaintance with mine o«ne defiles, 
 
 I if that 1 doc not dteamc, or be not franticke, 
 
 (As I doe trull I am not) then deere Vncle, 
 j Ncuct fo much as in a thought vnborne, 
 
 Did 1 offend yosr highneftft 
 1 Dak.. Thus doe all Traisors, 
 
 I if their purgation did conlift tn words. 
 
 They are as innocent as grace it felfe; 
 
 Let« fufhee thee that Ilrtift thee not 
 ! Ref. Yet your mifiruft cannot make me a jt rsito?; 
 
 Tell me whereon the likelihoods depends ? 
 
 Dui. Thou art thy Fathers daughter.there's enough. 
 
 I "Fsf-So was f when yourbsghncs took his Dukdcme, 
 So was 1 when your higbneffe banifht him; 
 
 Treated is not inherited my Lord, 
 i Or if we did deriuc it from our friends, 
 
 I What s that to toe, my Father was no Traitor, 
 
 Then good ray leige, tniftakc me not fo much, 
 j To thinks my poaenieis treacherous- 
 
 ' Cd Deere Soueraigne heare me fpeake. 
 
 I Dei-1 Cd:a, vet Said her for you? fake, 
 
 Elfe had Ihc with hej Father rang’d along. 
 
 Cel i did not then btreat tohaus her ftay, 
 
 It was your pleafure, and your owns remotfe, 
 
 I J was too yong that UKie to vatee her, 
 i But now I know ber.s jf (hs be s T raster, 
 
 | Why foam I; we frill haue Kept together. 
 
 Role at an infrsm-, learn d, plaid/ate together, 
 
 And wher-efbere we vsenty like lunas Swans, 
 
 I Still we went coupled andiafcpexable. 
 
 1 She is toofubtilefor thee,3ndher fmoothnes; 
 
 Her verie filence, and per patience, 
 
 Speake to the people,'end they pittve her * 
 
 Thou art a foole, merobs thee of thy name. 
 
 And thou vi 'lie (how morebrigbt,S£ leem more veccuou* 
 When (be is gone: rlien open nor thy lips 
 Fir me, and itteuocable is ray dsombe. 
 
 Which 1 haue paft vpon her,fne is banifh’d. 
 
 Cel. Pronounce that fencence then an rr.e my L.cige» 
 I cannot line out ofher compsnie. 
 
 s 87 
 
 Dz'\< Yots arc a foole: you Neice prousdc yourfelfc, 
 Ifyou out-ftay the time, vpon mine honor, 
 
 A ndin thr grtMtx&at my word you die. 
 
 Exit Dukfjfrc. 
 
 Qd. O my poor *Rf aline,whether Wilt thou goc f 
 Wilt thou change Fathers ? S will gi«c thee mine: 
 
 I charge thee be not thou more grieu’d then I am. 
 
 Rof. 1 haue more caufe. 
 
 Cel. Thou haft not Cofen, 
 
 PrctheebsdieerefuSl; know’ftthou notthc Duke 
 Hath banifir'd me bis daughter ? 
 
 Rf. Tlrat he hath no? 
 
 Cel. Mo,hath not? Rofdtnc lacks then the lotse 
 Which teathetb thee that shotrarsd i sm one. 
 
 Shall webs fundred ?fhall we part Iweete gitle ? 
 
 No, let my Father feeke another hrttc : 
 
 Therefore deuif« with ine how we may Hie 
 Whether to goe, and whastobcare with vs, 
 
 And doe not feska eo take your change vpon you, 
 Tobearcyour griefes yourfelfe.sndlcauemeout 
 Fo? by this heauen, now at oor forrowespale? 
 
 Say what thou canft, He goe along with thee. 
 
 Rff. Why, whether fhal! we goe ^ 
 
 Cel. Tofecke my VhcSe in the Forreftofylnic* 
 
 Ref. Alas,what, danger will j? be to vs, 
 
 (Maides as we are) to traueS! forth fo fatre ? 
 
 Beauiic prouoketh theeues focner then gald. 
 
 Cel. 1 Ic put my felfe in poorc and means atttte, 
 
 And with a kinde ofvmbet fmirchmy face, 
 
 The like dceyou/o fhall we pafl’e along. 
 
 And neuer ftir affaiianrs. 
 
 Ref. Were it not bettps, 
 
 Becaufe that I am more then common tail. 
 
 That I did fuice me all points like a man, 
 
 A gsllani curtelax vpen my thigh, 
 
 A bere-f^eare in my hand, and in my heart 
 Lye there what hidden womans feate there will, 
 
 Weelehaue a fwafhing sad a marfhall oirtfide. 
 
 As manic other mannifh cowards haue. 
 
 That doe outface it with their ferablances. 
 
 CeL What fhalll csUthgewbenthouariaTnsr. 5 
 Rf, He haue no V/orfe a name then louts owns ? 3 go. 
 And therefore lookeyoti rail ms.G6nimt&, 
 
 But what will you by call'd? 
 
 Qel. Something tha; hith & reference to my t.ste • 
 No longer Celia, bst Ahena. 
 
 Ref But Cofen, what if we aftald to fteale 
 Theclownifb Fookout of your Fathers Court t 
 
 Would he nos be a comfort to our trsuaik ? 
 
 CeL Heels goe along ore the wide world with me, 
 Lesue me alone to woe him} Let's away 
 And get our Jewels and our wealth together, 
 
 Dcssife the fitteft time^nd fafeft v/sy 
 
 To hide vs from purfeice thar v/ilibe mads 
 After my Right t now go* in we content 
 
 To liber tie,and not to banifnmens. Cueam 
 
 Enter Dul/e Senior t AtBj/tnsjvid iwe or three Lords 
 like Forreflen. 
 
 “2)#$.Sm.Now my Coe-tnstcs,8nd brothers in exile; 
 Hath no: oldcjftoroc made tblsllfe^inois feveete 
 
 Then 
 
590 
 
 As you like it. 
 
 Then that of painted pompe ? Are not thefe woods 
 More free from penll then the enuious Coon ? 
 
 Heere feele we not the pen&lt'teo f AJLsm , 
 
 The feafons difference, as the Iciephange 
 And churlifh chiding of the winters wwde, 
 
 W.rich when It bices and blower vpon my body 
 Euen till I fhrinke with cold,! fmile, and lay 
 This is no flattery : th.efe are counfellorr 
 That feelingly perfwademe what I am: 
 
 Sweet are the vfesofaduerfitie 
 
 Which like the toad, ougly and venemoos, 
 
 Weates yec a precious Iewcll mimhead ■. 
 
 And this our life esempt from publikehaunt, 
 
 Fmdes tongues in trees,bookes in the running brookes. 
 Sermons in flcnes,and good in euery thing. 
 
 Amten. I would not change it,happy is your Grace 
 That cantranflate the ftubbornnefle ot fortune 
 Into fo quiet and fo fweet a flile. 
 
 'Du.Sen. Comc.fhall wc goe and kill vs venifonf 
 And yet it irkes me the pooredapled fooles 
 Being natiue Burgers of this deleft City, 
 
 Should mtheir owne confines withfotked heads 
 Haue their round hanches goard. 
 
 I .Lord. Indeed my Lord 
 The melancholy fatjuet grieuesat that, 
 
 And in that kinde fweates you doe more vfurpe 
 Tlien doth your brother chat hath banifh’d you 
 To day my Lotd of Amic*i,ind my felfe, 
 
 Did fleale behinde him as he lay along 
 Vnder an oake, whole anticke rootepcepes out 
 Vpon the brooke that brawles along this wood, 
 
 To the which place a poore fcqueftred Stag 
 That from the Hunters aime had cane a hutt. 
 
 Did come to Unguifh; and indeed my Lord 
 The wretched annimal! heau’d forth iuch grosnet 
 Thu their difcharge did flretch his leatherne coat 
 Almoft to butfting, and the big round teares 
 Cours'd one another downe his innocent note 
 In pitteous chafe : and thus the haine ioole, 
 
 Much marked of the melancholie latfues , 
 
 Stood on th'eitcreniefl verge of the (vuft'brooke, 
 Augmenting it with teares. 
 
 Df? Sen. But what laid la/ftees f 
 Did he not moralize this Ipectade ? 
 
 i .Lord. O yes,into a thoufand fimihes. 
 
 Firfl.foc his weeping into the needlefie ftreame , 
 
 Poore Deete quoth he.thou mak'fra teftament 
 As worldlings doe giuing thy lum of more 
 To that which had too mull: then being there alone, 
 Left and abandoned ofbis veJuet friend ; 
 
 Tis right quoth he, thus mifene doth part 
 The Fluxeof coropame ; anon a carelelte Heard 
 Full of the paflute.iumps along by him 
 And neuer Bates to greet him : 1 quoth larput. 
 
 Sweepe on you 1st and greazieCuiaem, 
 
 ’Tis lull the fafhton ; wherefore doe you looke 
 Vpon that poore and broken bankrupt there 5 
 Thus moff muedmely he pierceth through 
 Thebodyof Coumne, Citse,Court, 
 
 Yea,and of this our life, (wearing that we 
 Aremeere vfurpers, tyrants,and whacs worfc 
 To fright the Anmmals, and to kill them vp 
 In their affignd and natiue dwelling pjace. 
 
 D.Sen. And did you leaue him m this contemplation ? 
 
 2 .Lord. We did my Lord,weeping and commenting 
 Vpon the fobbing Deere. 
 
 DxJtv,}. Show roe the place, 
 
 1 loue to cooe him in thefe fuileo (its. 
 
 For then he s full of matter. 
 
 i Lor. I le bring you to him ftralt. Rxtwmt. 
 
 Scena Secrnda. 
 
 Enter 'Duke, ipitb Lords, 
 
 Dttkj Can it be poffibleihat noroan faw them ? 
 
 It cannot be.fome villaines ofmy Court 
 Arc of confenc and fufferance in this 
 
 l.Lo. I cannot heate cf any that did fee her. 
 
 The Ladies her attendants ofher chamber 
 Saw her a bed, and m the morning early, 
 
 They found the bed vnuealur dof then Miffrli 
 2-Lor. My Lord,the roymfh Clown,at whom fo 
 Your Grace was wont co laugh is alfo miffing, 
 
 Hiftma the PrinceffeCen tie woman 
 
 C onfeffes that fhe fecretly ore-heard 
 
 Your daughter and her Cofen much commend 
 
 The parts and graces of the W raftler 
 
 That did but lately foile the fynowie Charles, 
 
 And fhe beleeues where euer they aregone 
 That youth is furely m then compame 
 
 D»kj Send to his brother,fetch that gallant hither. 
 If he be abfent,bring his Brorhcr to me, 
 lie make him finde him : do this fodainiy ; 
 
 And letnotfearch and inquifitionquailc, 
 
 To bring againe thefe foolifh runawaie*. Exam. 
 
 Scena STertia . 
 
 Enter Orlande and Adam 
 
 Or/, Who's there! 
 
 Ad. What my yong Mafter, oh my gentle mafter. 
 Oh my Iweet maflet.O voumemorie 
 Of old Sit Rowland ; why,what make you here ) 
 
 Why are you vertoous f Why do people loue you ! 
 
 And wherefore are you gentle,flrong.and valiant ? 
 
 VVhy would you be fo fond to oueicome 
 The bonnie prifer of the humorous Duke ? 
 
 Your praife is come too fwiftly home before you. 
 Know you not M after,co jeeme kinde of men, 
 
 Theit graces ferue them but as enemies, 
 
 No more doe yours: your venues gentle Matter 
 Are (antfrjfied and holy traitors to you 
 Ob what a world is this, when what is comely 
 Enuenoms him that beares it > 
 
 Why, what s the matter ? 
 
 AA. O vnhappic youth. 
 
 Come not within thefe doores : within this roofe 
 T he enemie of all your graces hues 
 Your brother, no.no brother,yet the fonne 
 (Yet not the fon,I will net call him fon) 
 
 Of him I was about to call his Father, 
 
 Hath heard your praifes.and this night he crraces, 
 Toburnc the lodging where you vie to lyc, 
 l you wuhia it; ii he faiie of that 
 
 Be 
 
r 
 
 He will haue othet meanes to cut you oft, 
 
 ! ouerheard him: and his pradtifcs: 
 
 This is no place, this houfe is but* bucchctic, 
 
 Abhorrc it,fearc it, doe oot enter it. 
 
 Ad. Why wherher Adam would'!! thou ntitcrfiCgot 
 
 Ad. No matter whetber,fb you come not here. 
 
 Orl. What.woold’ft thou haue me goSc beg ray food. 
 Or with a bafe and boiftrous Sword enforce 
 A theeuifh liotng on the common rode ? 
 
 This I muft do,or know not what to do: 
 
 Yet this I will not do,dohow I can, 
 
 I rather will fubicdl me to the malice 
 Of a diuerted blood,and bloudie brother. 
 
 Ad. But do not fo: I haue fiue hundred Crownes, 
 The thriftic hire I fsued voder your Father, 
 
 Which I did (lore to be my toiler Nurfe, 
 
 When feruice fhould in my old limbs lie lame. 
 
 And vnregarded age in comers throwne. 
 
 Take that, and he that doth the Rauensfecde, 
 
 Yea prouidently caters for the Sparrow, 
 
 Be comfort to my age: here is the gold, 
 
 All this I giueyou, let me be your icruant, 
 
 Though I looke old, yet I am flrong and luflie j 
 For in my youth I newer did apply 
 Hot,and rebellious liquors in my bloud, 
 
 Nor did not with vnbafhfull forehead woe. 
 
 The meanes ofweakneffe and debiiitie. 
 
 Therefore my age is as aluftie winter, 
 
 Fro(lie,but kindely; let me goc with you, 
 lie doe the feruice of a yonger man 
 In all your bufinefle and ncceftities. 
 
 Orl. Oh good old man,how well in thee appeares 
 The conflant feruice of the antique world, 
 
 When feruice fweace for dutie.nqc for meede: 
 
 Thou art not for the fafhion of chefe times. 
 
 Where none will fweace,but for promotion, 
 
 And hauing that do choake their feruice vp, 
 
 Euen with the hauing, it is not fo with thee: 
 
 But pooreold man, thou prun’fla rotten tree, 
 
 That cannot fo much as a bioffome yeelde. 
 
 In lieu of all thy pames and husbandrie. 
 
 But come thy waies, week* goe along together, 
 
 And ere we haue thy youthfull wages fpent. 
 
 Week light vpon feme fctlcd low content. 
 
 Ad. Mailer goe on.and I will follow thee 
 Tothe laflgafpe with truth andloyaltie, 
 
 From fcauentie yeeres, till now almofl fourefcore 
 Here liued I, but now hue here no more 
 At fcauentecne yeeres, many their fortunes feeke 
 But at fourefcore, it is too late a weeke, 
 
 Yet fortune cannot recompcnce me better 
 
 Then to die well, and not my Mailers debter. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Quarta. 
 
 Enter RoJ‘aline for Cammed, Celia for Aliena t and 
 Clownt, alias Toucbfonc. 
 
 Rof O lufiter , how merry arc my fpirtts ? 
 
 Clt I cate not for myfphks, if my legges were not 
 weetie. 
 
 T\of I couldfindein my heart to difgrsce my mans 
 opparcll,and to cry like a woman: but I mud comfort 
 
 - 
 
 iqi 
 
 the weaker veflell, asdoubiet and hofe ought to fhow it 
 felfe coragious to petty-coate; therefore courage,good 
 Aliena. 
 
 Cel. I ptay you beare with me, I cannot goe no fur¬ 
 ther. 
 
 Qlo. For my part, I bad rather beare with you, then 
 beareyou: yet I fhould beare no crofle if I did beare 
 you, for I thinke you haue no money in your purfe. 
 
 Rof. Well,this is the For reft of Arden. 
 
 Cto. I,now am I in the more foole I, when I 
 
 was at home I was in a better place, but Trauellets muft 
 be content. 
 
 Enter Cor in and Siluiut. 
 
 Rof. I,be fo good Toushjlont'. Lcokyou.whe comes 
 here, a yong man and an old in folcmnc taike. 
 
 Cor. That is the way to make her fcorne you ftill. 
 
 Sil. Oh Corin ,that thou knew’ft how I do louc her, 
 
 for. I partly guefte: for 1 haue Icu’d ere now. 
 
 Sil. No Corin , being old,thou canflnot guefte. 
 Though in thy youth thou waft as true a louer 
 As euer figh’d vpon a midnight pillow; 
 
 Bueifthy loue were euer like to mine. 
 
 As fuse I thinke did neuer man louc fo: 
 
 How many a&ions moft ridiculous, 
 
 Haft thou beene drawne to by thy fantafie ? 
 
 Cor. Into a thoufand thatl haue forgotten. 
 
 Sil. Oh thou didft then neuer louc fo hartily 
 If thou remembreft not the flighteft folly. 
 
 That euer loue did make thee run into. 
 
 Thou haft not lou’d. 
 
 Or if thou haft not fat 2 s I doe now. 
 
 Wearing thy hearer in thy Miftrispraife, 
 
 Thou haft not lou’d. 
 
 Or if thou haft not broke from companie. 
 
 Abruptly as my paftion now makes me, 
 
 Thou haft notlou'd. 
 
 O Pbebe, Pbebe, Pbebe Exit. 
 
 Rof. Alas poore Shepheard fearching ofeheywould, 
 I haue by hard aduenture found mineownc. 
 
 Clo. And 1 mine: 1 remember when i was in loue, 1 
 broke my I'word vpon a ftone, and bid him cake that for 
 commtng a night to lane Smile , and [ remember the luf¬ 
 fing of her bailer, andthe Cowes dugs that her prettie 
 chopt hands had milk’d; and I remember the wooing 
 of a peafcod inftead of her, from whom I tooke two 
 cods, and giuing her them againe, fsid with weeping 
 teares, weare thefe for my fake; wee that are true Lc- 
 uers.runne into ftrange capers; but as ail is mortal! in 
 nature, fo is all nature in loue, mortali ir, folly. 
 
 Rof. Thou fpeak'ft wifet then theu art ware of, 
 
 Clo, Nay,! fliall nere be ware of mine owae wit, till 
 I breake my fhins againft it, 
 
 Rof. lone,loue ,this Shepherds paftion, 
 
 Is much vpon my fafhion. 
 
 Clo. And mine, butitgrowes fomething ftalewhh 
 mee. 
 
 Cel. I pray you, one of you quefllmnyon’d man, 
 
 Ifhe for gold will giue vs any foode, 
 
 I faimalmoft to death. 
 
 fh. Holla;youQowne. 
 
 Rof Peace foole, he’s not thy kiofman. 
 
 Cor. Who cals? 
 
 Clo. Your betters Sir. 
 
 Cm Eife are they very wretched. 
 
 Rtf. iPeac* 
 
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 19 2 zAtywi /% it. 
 
 feu/. Peace! fey 5 good euen So your friend. 
 
 (or. Add to you gentle $ir,and to you all. 
 
 Ref. 1 prethee Shepheard, if that |oue ot gold 
 
 Can in this defers place buy entertainment, 
 
 Bring vs where we may rsfl our felues,and feed; 
 
 Here s a yongmaid wish trauaile much oppreffed, 
 
 And faints for fuccour. 
 
 Cor. Faire Sir, I pitcieher. 
 
 And wifh for her fake more then for mine owne, 
 
 My fortunes were more able to releeue her i 
 
 But! arc (hepheard to another man, 
 
 And do not (heere the Fleeces that 1 graz.e •. 
 
 My matter it of churlifh difpofition, 
 
 And little wreakes to finds the way to heauen 
 
 By doing deeds ofholpitalitie. 
 
 Befides his Coace,his Flocfsec,and bounds of feede 
 
 Are now on fale, and ataaur (beep-coat now 
 
 By reafon of his abfence there isnothmg 
 
 That you will feed on: but what is, come fee, 
 
 And in my voice mod welcome fhill you be 
 
 Ref.- What is We that (hall buy his flocke and paflure/ 
 Cor. That yong Swaine thseyou law heere but ete- 
 whife, 
 
 That little cares for buying any thing. 
 
 Rof I pray thee.if it (fend with honeftie. 
 
 Buy thou the Cottage, paftute,and the flocke. 
 
 And thou fhall haue to pay for it ofvs. 
 
 Cel. And we will mend thy wagess 
 
 1 like this place, and willingly could 
 
 Watte my tttnetn it. 
 
 Car. Afluredly the thing is to be fold •• 
 
 Go with me, if you like vpon report, 
 
 Thefoile, the profit,and this kindeoflife, 
 
 J will your very fakhfull Feeder be, 
 
 And buy it with your Gold right fodiinly. Exeunt 
 
 you: but that they cal complement it like th’cncounter 
 of two dog-Apes. And wheti armnthankesrr.e hattily, 
 me thinkes 1 h3Ut guten him z peme, and be tenders me 
 the beggerly thankes. Come nng; and you that wil not 
 hold your tongues. 
 
 Amy. Wei, He end the fong. Sirt.coueT the while, 
 theDukewildrinkevndcr this tree;'he hath bin alhhis 
 day to looke you. 
 
 lay. And 1 haue bin all this day to zuord him * 
 
 He \$ coo difputeable for my ccmpanie j 
 
 I thinke of as many matters es he, but I giue 
 
 Heauen thankes, and make no boatt ofthem. 
 
 Come, war bl£,comt 
 
 Song, tsflt ogsther heere. 
 
 iVbo doth tmbsttonjhu wr, 
 
 and lotus to hue ith Sim net 
 
 Seeking 'he food he eater, 
 
 and fleas d with what he gen : 
 
 Come hither,come hither , come hither , 
 
 Hosts/ had hefee. dr c, 
 
 lay. He giue you a verfetothisnote. 
 
 That i made yefterday in defpight ofmy Inuention. 
 
 Amj. An j lie fing it. 
 
 Amy. Thus it goes. 
 
 If it do come to paffe, that any man t ter ne Ajft ■ 
 
 Leaning h 'ts wealth andeafe, 
 
 A jUtbbome wilt lo pleafe. 
 
 Due dame duedame^xedarne: 
 
 Heere fhall he fee .groffe fooler to k# t 
 
 A nd if he will come to me. 
 
 Amy. What's that Ducdame ? 
 
 lay. Tis a Greeks inuocation to call fools into s cir. 
 cle. Ilegoflceprif I can ; if J cannot,lie taile againfl all 
 thefirtt borne of Egypt. 1 
 
 dm}. And lie go fecke the Duke, 
 
 Hu banket is prepar d. Exeunt 
 
 Seem 0 twite. 
 
 Et.ter, Arayem, laqttn, & other t. 
 
 Song. 
 
 lender the greens wood tree, 
 
 who letter to lye with rues, 
 
 And tnrne hie merrie Note, 
 
 vnlo fhe fweet 'Birds tljrcte 
 
 Conte hither,come briber, corns hither ; 
 
 Heertjhell he fee no enemte t 
 
 Bht Winter and rough Weather. 
 
 Uq More,more,I pre theemore. 
 
 Amy. It will make you melancholly Monfieur Iflcjuet 
 lay. I thanke it; More, I prethee more, 
 
 ! can fucke melancholly out of a fong, 
 
 As a Wcazel (uckes egges: More,! pre thee more. 
 
 Amy. My voice is ragged, I know ! cannot pleafe 
 you. 
 
 lay. 1 do not defsre you to pleafe me, 
 
 ! do defire you to fing : 
 
 Come.more. another ttanzo: Cal you’em (fento's • 
 
 Amy. VVhat you wil Monfieur layuet. 
 laij Nay, 1 care not for their names, they ovv&mee 
 nothing. Wilyou fiog ? 
 
 Amy- More at your requeft,then to pleafe rr.yfelfe, 
 lay Well thenj if euer 1 tbankeany man, lie thanke 
 
 Seem Sexta . 
 
 Enter Orlando, dr isfdam, 
 
 Adam. Deere Matter, I can go no further : 
 
 O l die for food. Heere lie 1 downe, 
 
 And meafureout my graue. Fardel kuide matter. 
 
 Or/, Why how now Adam? No greater heart in thee: 
 Litre a httle,corfifori a lutle.cheere thy felfe a little. 
 
 Jfthis vneouth Forrett yedd any thing fauage, 
 
 I wil either be food for it,or bring it for foodt to thee 
 
 Thy conceite is neerer death, then thy powers. 
 
 For my lake be comfortable .hold death a while 
 
 At the armes end ; I wil heere be with theeprefently. 
 
 And if 1 bring thee not fometbin^ to eate, 
 
 1 wil giue thee leaue to die : but ifthou diett 
 
 Before 1 come, thou art a mocker of my labor. 
 
 Wei (aid, thou look'ft cheerely. 
 
 And lie be with thee quit kly : yet thou lieft 
 
 I?i the bleake sire. Come, 1 wil beare thee 
 
 To fame fnelter,and thou (halt not die 
 
 For lacke ofa dinner, 
 
 if there liue any thing in this Defeft. 
 
 Cheerely good Adam. Ereuot 
 
 ice** 
 
As you like it- 
 
 *93 
 
 Sc end Septimd. 
 
 Enter Duke Sen .& Lord, like Out'lower. 
 
 Du.Sen. 1 thinke he be transform'd into a bead, 
 
 I Fori can no where finde him, like a mao. 
 
 i Lord. My Lord, he is but euen now gone hence, 
 i Hecrewasheme-ty, hearing ofa Song. 
 
 D u Sen. lfhe compact of.anes,grow Mulicall, 
 
 I Wefha" haue ihortly difeord in theSphcares i 
 | Go fee he him. tell him 1 would fpeake with him 
 
 Enter Indues, 
 
 1 .Lord. He laues my labor by his ownc approach. 
 Die.Sen. Why how now Monficur, what a life is this 
 That your poorc friends murt woe your compame. 
 What, you looke merrily- 
 
 faa A Foole, a foole : I met a foole i th Forced, 
 Ait.otley Foole (a miferabk world:) 
 
 As I do Wuc by foodc, I met a foole. 
 
 Who laid him downe, and bask'd him in the Sun, 
 
 And rail d on Lady Fortune in good termes. 
 
 In goodfet terrors, and yet # motley foole. 
 
 Good morrow foole (quoth I ) no Sir,quoth he, 
 
 Call me not foole, till heauen hath fent me fortune, 
 Andlhenhedtew a diall from his poake, 
 
 And looking on it, with lacke-lurtre eye. 
 
 Sayes, very wifely, it is ten a clocke . 
 
 Thus we may fee (quoth be) how the world wagges 
 “Tis but an houre agoe, ftnee it was nine, 
 
 And after one houre more, twill be eleuen, 
 
 And fo from houre to houre, we ilpe.and ripe, 
 
 And then from houre to houre, wc rot.and rot. 
 
 And thereby hangs atalc. When 1 didheare 
 The motley Foole, thus morail on the time. 
 
 My Lungs began to crow like Chantieleere, 
 
 That Fooles (hould be fo deepe contemplatiue ; 
 
 And 1 did laugh, fans intermdfion 
 
 Anhoure by his diall Oh noble foole, 
 
 A worthy foole Motley's theonely weare. 
 
 Du.Sen. What foole is this > 
 
 I ec . O worthie Foole One that hath bin a Courtier 
 And (ayes, ifLadies be but yong, and faire, 
 
 They haue the gift to know it : and in his btaiue. 
 
 Which is as dtie as the remainder bisket 
 After a voyage : He hath rtrange places cram d 
 With obfetuation, the which he vents 
 In mangled formes. O that I were a foole, 
 
 I am ambitious tor a motley coat, 
 
 Do.Sen. Thou (halt haue one. 
 
 Lu). It is my onely fuue, 
 
 Piouided that you weed your better judgements 
 Of all opinionthat growes tanke in them. 
 
 That I am wife. I anift haue liberty 
 Witthali, as Urge aChatter as the wiode, 
 
 To blow on whom 1 pleafe, for fo fooles haue i 
 And they ihat ate mort gsuled with my folly. 
 
 They mort mart laugh . And why fu murt they fo? 
 
 The why is plaine, as way to parifh Church : 
 
 Hee, that a Foole doth \ ery wifely hie. 
 
 Doth very foobfhly, although ht fmart 
 Seeme fcnfelefle of the bob. Ifnot, 
 
 The Wife-m»ns folly is anathomii d 
 Euen by the fquandring glances of the foole. 
 
 Triueft me in my motley i Giuc me leaue 
 
 To fpeake my rainde, and I will through and through 
 
 Clcanfe the foule bodieofth'infesBed world. 
 
 If they will patiently receiue my medicine. 
 
 Du.Sen. Fie on thee. I can tell what thou would(1 do 
 daej. What, for a Counter, would I do,but good:* 
 Cm. Sen. Mort mifcheeuous foule fin,in chiding hn; 
 For thou thy felfc haft bepea Libertine, 
 
 As fenfuall as the brutifh fling it felfc. 
 
 And all th'imboffed fores, and headed euiU, 
 
 That thou with licenle of free foot haft caught, 
 Would'ft thou difgorge into the generail world 
 lay Why who cries out on pride. 
 
 That can therein t axe any priuate party: 
 
 Doth it not flow as hugely as the Sea, 
 
 Till that the wearie venc meaner do ebbe. 
 
 What woman in the Citie do I name, 
 
 When that I fay the City woman beares 
 The coll ofPrinccs on vnworthy fhoulders ? 
 
 Who can come in.and fay that 1 meane her. 
 
 When fueb a one as fnee, fuch is her neighbor? 
 
 Or what is he of bafert funrrtion. 
 
 That fayes his braucric is not on my cod, 
 
 Thinking that I meane him, but therein fuite3 
 His folly tc- the mettle of my fperch. 
 
 There then, how then, what then, let me fee wherein 
 My tongue hath wrong'd him : if it do him right, 
 Thenhehath wrong'dhimfelfc : ifhebe free, 
 why then my taxing like a wild-goofe fiios 
 Vnclaim'd of any man But who come here? 
 
 Enter Orlondo. 
 
 Orl- Forbearc, and eaie no more, 
 l*q. Why I haue eate none yet. 
 
 Orl. Nor ("halt not, till ncceflity be ferti d. 
 fatf. Of what kinde fhould this Cocke come of? 
 
 Du. Sen. Art thou thus bolden'd man by thy dirtres? 
 Or elfe a rude defpifer of^ood manner*. 
 
 That in ciuihty thou feem ftfo emptie >■', 
 
 Orl. You touch'd my vcineat hrfl.the thorny point 
 Ofbare difltefTc, bathtane from me the fhew 
 Offmoothciuility : yet am I m-land bred. 
 
 And know fomc nourture ; But forbeare,! fay. 
 
 He dies that touches any of this fruicc.i 
 Till I, and my affaires are anfwered. 
 
 laej. And you will not be anlwet’d with reafon, 
 
 I murt dye. 
 
 Du. Sen What would you haue? 
 
 Your gcntleneftc (hall forcc.rnore then your force 
 Moue vs to gentlenefle. 
 
 Orl. 1 almoft die for food,and let me haue it. 
 
 Du. Sen. Sicdowne and feed,& welcom to our uhle 
 Or/ Spcake you fo gently ? Pardon me I pray you, 
 
 I thought that all things had bin fauage heere, 
 
 And therefore put 1 on the countenance 
 Of Heine command merit. But what ere you are 
 That in this defert inacceftible, 
 
 Vnder the fhadeof melaneholly boughes, 
 
 Loofe, and neg!e& the creeping houres of ume: 
 
 If euer you haue look d on better dayet: 
 
 Ifeuenbcene where bels haue knoll d to Church# 
 
 If euer fate at any good maxis feaft : 
 
 If euer from your eye-lids wip'd a teare. 
 
 And know what ’tis to pittie, and be pittied r 
 Let gentienelfe rny ft f ong cnfcTCcrocnt bs. 
 
 In the which hope, I blufh, and hide my S word 
 
 R 
 
 Derive 
 
19 A 
 
 Dn. 5m. True is it, that we haue Icene better dayes 
 And haue with holy bell binknowld to Church, 
 
 And fat at good mens feafts, and wip’d our eies 
 Of drops, thac facced pity hath engendred : 
 
 And therefore fie you downe in gentlcnefle. 
 
 And cake vpon command, what helpe we haue 
 That to your wanting may be miniftred. 
 
 Or/. Then but forbeare yourfood a little while: 
 Whiles (like a Doe) 1 go to finde my Fawne, 
 
 And giue it food. There is an old poore man. 
 
 Who after me,hath many a weary fieppe 
 Limpt in pure loue : till he be firft fuffic’d, 
 
 Oppreft with two weake euils, age s and hunger, 
 
 I will not touch a bit. 
 
 Duke Sen. Go fmde him ouc. 
 
 And we will nothing wade till youreturne. 
 
 Or/.l thanke ye, and be bleftfor your good comfort. 
 
 Du Sen, Thou feeft.we axe not all alone vnhappie: 
 This wide and vniuerfall Theater 
 Prefents more wofull Pageants then the Sceane 
 Wherein we play in. 
 
 la. All the worid’s s ftage. 
 
 And all the men and women, meerely Players; 
 
 They hau^their £xits and their Entrances, 
 
 And one’ man in his time playes many parts. 
 
 His Ads being feuen ages. At firtt the Infant, 
 Mewiing,and puking ui theNurles armes 
 Then, the whining Schoole-boy with his Satchell 
 And (Tuning morning face, creeping like fnaile 
 Y n willingly to fehoole. And then the Louer, 
 
 Stghmg like Furnace,with a woftiii ballad 
 Made to his Miftreffe eye-brow. Then, a Soldier, 
 
 Full of ftrange oaths, and bearded like the Pard, 
 
 Jelous in honor,fodame,and qmcke in quarrell. 
 
 Seeking thebubble Reputation 
 
 £oen in the Canons mouth: And then, the lufiice. 
 
 In faire round belly, with good Capon lin’d, 
 
 With eyes feuere, and heard of fotmall cut. 
 
 Full of wife fawes,and moderne infiances. 
 
 And fo he playes his part. The fist age {Rifts 
 Into the leane and fltpper'd Pantaloon;, 
 
 With fpedaelcs on nofe, and pouch on fide. 
 
 His youthfuil hofc well fau’d, a world too wide. 
 
 For his fhrunke ftianke, and his biggemanly voice, 
 
 T utning againe toward childifh irebble pipes. 
 
 And whittles in his found. Laft Scene of all. 
 
 That ends this Grange euentfull hifioric. 
 
 Is fecond chiidiftineffe, andmeere obiiuion. 
 
 Sans teeth,fans eyes, Ians tafic, fans eucry thing. 
 
 Enter Orlando with Adam. 
 
 Du Sen. Welcome: fee downe your venerable bur¬ 
 then, and let him feede. 
 
 Or/. Ithankeyou mod for him 
 
 Ad. So had you ncedc, 
 
 I fear ce can fpeake to thanke you for my fclfc. 
 
 Du. Sen. Welcome, fall too: I wil not trouble you, 
 Asyet to queftion you about your fortunes: 
 
 Giue vs fomc Mufickc,and good Cozen,fmg. 
 
 Song. 
 
 'Blow, blow, t hou winter wmds. 
 
 Thou art not fo vnkjnde, as mans ingratitude 
 lb) tooth U net (o kjene, beeasife thou art net feene, 
 although tb) breath be rude. 
 
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 Heigh he.ftng heigh ho, vnto thegrecneholly, 
 
 UMe@frene*/h ip, is ftyu lug; ns oft Lou,ng, ween folly: 
 
 The heigh ho, the hotly, 
 
 Thu L ife is mo ft tolly 
 
 Freiza, fnma, thou, bitter skte that doft not bight fo nigb 
 as belief tts forgot 4 
 
 Though thou the waters wane, thy ft mgnolfo Jbarpe, 
 as fre-tnd reinesnbredmt 
 Hatghho jing.&c 
 
 Duke Sen.If that you were the good Sir Rowlands fon 
 
 As you haue whilper'd faithfully you were, J 
 
 And as mine eye doth his effigies vvitnclTe, 
 
 Mou truly limn'd, and huingin your face’ 
 
 Be truly welcome hither: I am the Duke * 
 
 That lou’d your Father, the refidue of your fortune 
 Go to my Caue, and tell mee. Good old man, ’ 
 
 I hou art right welcome, as thy matters is > 
 
 Support him by the arme : giue me your hand. 
 
 And let me all your fortunes vnderftand, * Exeunt 
 
 <lAHhs Tertius. Seem Trima . 
 
 Enter Titl e. r .ords,dr Ohuer. 
 
 Da. Not fee him finc^? Sir, fir that cannot bet 
 
 But were I not the better part made mercie 
 1 fhould not-feeke an abfem argument 
 Of my reuenge, thou piefent: but looketoit, 
 
 Finde ouc thy brother wherefoerehe is, 
 
 Seeke him witch Candle : bring him dead, or liuima 
 Wtthin this tweluemomh.or turne thou no more 
 To feekea lining in our Territorie. 
 
 Thy Lauds and ail things that thou deft call thine, 
 
 W onh feizure, do v/e feize into ous hands, 
 
 Till thou can ft quit thee by thy brothetsmouxh, 
 Ofwhatwethinkcagair.fi thee. 
 
 Ol. Oh that your Highnefie knew my heart in this: 
 Ineucr lou'd my brother in my life. 
 
 Duk f.Moie villainethou.Wcllpuflihimout ofdores 
 
 And let rny officers offuch a nature 
 Make an extent vpou his houfc and Lands: 
 
 Do chisexpedicntiy, and turne him going. Exeunt 
 
 Seem Secunda. 
 
 Enter Orlando. 
 
 Qrl. Hang there my verfe, in witnefle of my loue 
 And thou chiice crowned Quecneof night furuey * 
 
 With thy chafte eye, from thy pale fpbeare aboue 
 Thy Huntrcfie name, that my full life doth fvvay, 
 
 O Roftlmd, thefe Trees fball be my Bookes, * 
 
 And in theirbat kes my thoughts lie chamber, 
 
 That eueneeye, which in this Forreft lookes, * 
 
 Shall fee thy verttie witncft euery where 
 Run,run Or/W(j,carae on euery Tree. 
 
 1 he fakijithe chafte,and vnexpreffiue fhee. Exit 
 
 Enter Corin & Clowne. 
 
 f o.hv.d how like you this fhepherds life M f TtUeh/ton^ 
 
 Ck. 
 
 ns you life it. 
 
AsyoulcJ{eit. IPY 
 
 | Claw. Trucly Shcpheard, inrcfpe&ofitfelfe, itlsa 
 
 good life; but in refpc& that it it a fbcpheards life, it is 
 Taught. InrefpeS that it is folitary, I like it veric well; 
 but tn refpcci tlvat it is ptiuste, it is a very vild life. Now 
 
 I In refpetft it ism the fields, it pleafetb mcewsll : but in 
 tefpc& it is uot in the Court,it is tedious. As it is a fpare 
 life(looke ycu) it fits my humor well: but as theft is no 
 more plentie in it, it goes much againft my ftomacke. 
 Has't anyPhilofophieinthee fhepheard f 
 
 Cor. No more, but that 5 know the more one fickens, 
 the worfe at eafe he is s and that hee that wants money, 
 me 3 nes, and content, is without three good frends.That 
 thepropertieofraineis to wet, and fire to burne s That 
 pood pafture makes fat (heepe: and that a great caufe of 
 thenight.islackeofthcSunne : That hee that hathlear- 
 tted no wit by Nature, nor Art, may complains ofgood 
 breeding,or i tunes of a very dull kindred. 
 
 Clo. Such a one is a naturall Philofopher 
 
 Was* cuer inCoutt, Shepheard ? 
 
 Cor. No truly. 
 
 Clo, Then thou art damn’d. 
 
 Car, Nay.Ihope. 
 
 (h . Truly thou art damn'd, like an ill roafled Egge, 
 
 I all on one fide. 
 
 Cor. For not being at Court? your reafon. 
 
 Clo. Why, if thou neuer wa9*t at Court, thou neuer 
 faw’ft good manners < if thou neuer faw'ft good roaners, 
 then thy manners mud be wicked, and wickcdoes is (in, 
 and finne is damnatiomThou art in a pilous Rate fbep- 
 heard. 
 
 Cor. Not a whit Tottchfione, thofe that are good tna- 
 I ners at the Court, are as ridiculous in the Countrey, as 
 the behauiour of the Countrie is mod mockeable at the 
 Court. You told me, you falute nor at the Court, but 
 you kiffe your hands; that courcefie would be vncleaishe 
 ifCourtiers were (hepheards. 
 
 Clo. lnftance,briefly»come, indance. 
 
 Cor. Why we are dill handling our Ewes, and their 
 
 1 Felsyou know sre greafie. 
 
 Clo. Why do not your Courtiers hands fweate ? and 
 j is not the greafe of a Mutton, as wholefome as the lweat 
 
 I ofstnanf Shallow, fhallow : A better inftanct I fay : 
 
 I Come. 
 
 Cor. Befidet,our hands arehard. 
 
 1 Clo, Your lips wilfeeie them the fooner. Shallow a.- 
 
 I gen: a more founder indance, come. 
 
 I Cor. And they are often tarr'douer,with the forgery 
 
 I ofourfheepe : and would you haue vs kiffe Tdrre?The 
 
 I Courtiers hands are perfum’d with Ciuet. 
 
 Clo. Moft fhallow roan: Thou worroes meate in re- 
 (pe& of a good peece of flefh indeed: learoe of the wife 
 
 I and perpend : Ciuet is of a bafer birth thcnTatre, the 
 
 1 verie vncleanly fluxe of a Cat. Mend the indance Shcp- 
 1 heard 
 
 I Cor. You haue too Osurtly a wit,for me, He red 
 
 1 Clo, Wilt thou reft damn d?Godhelpe thee fhallow 
 
 I man; God make incifion in thee, thou art raw. 
 
 I Cor. Sir, I am a true Labourer, 1 earne that leateiget 
 
 I thatlweare; owe no man hate, erfuie no mans happt- 
 I neffe: glad of other mens good content with my harmc: 
 
 I and the greateft of my pride, is to fee my Ewes graze, 6c 
 
 I my Lambcsfucke. 
 
 I Clo. That is another firoplcfinae in you, to bring the 
 
 1 Ewes and the Ramrocs together, and to offer to get your 
 
 I liuine, by the copulation ofCfcttlc, to be bawd to a Eel- 
 1 weather, and to betray a (hec-Lambe of a rwelucmocth 
 
 to a crooked-patcd olde Cudtoldiy.Ramsnc, out of all 1 
 rtafoneble match. If thou bee'ft not damn'd for this,the 
 diucll hicnfdfc will haue no fhepherds, I cannot fee elfc 
 how thou fhouldd {cape. 
 
 Cor.Hcctc comes yong M f gauimed, my new Miftnf- 
 fes Brother. 
 
 Enter Rofolind. 
 
 Rof. From the en(l to wefiemc fade, 
 
 mier/elis like Ropjjnde, 1 
 
 Her worth being mounted on the winde, 
 
 through all the world beares Rcfaliruie, 
 
 *dll the piQiertf fairefi Linde, 
 
 are but llackcto Rofdinde : 
 
 Let no face bee t^pt ttt mind, 
 
 biti she faire of Rofalstsde. 
 
 Clo. lie rime you fo, eight ycares together; dinners, 
 and fuppers, and ftc-eping hours excepted : it is the right j 
 Butter-womens ranke to Market, 
 
 Fyof. Out Poole. 
 
 Clo. For a talk. 
 
 If a Hart doe belie a Hinde, 
 
 Let him fcckccta Rofalmds 3 
 
 If the Cat will after kmde, 
 
 fo be furs wtd Rofalmde : 
 
 H'intredgarmertts mufi be Unde, 
 fo mtijl fender Rofalcnds t 
 
 They that reap mttjljheafe and bmdc, 
 then to cart with Rpfalinde. 
 
 Sweet ejl nsu , hathfovrrtfl rinde, 
 fetch a nut is Tkgfalinde, 
 
 He tbat fwecte/f rofe <HUfinds, 
 
 rmfi ftndt Letter pricks , rjy Rofalinde, 
 
 This is the verie falfc gallop ofVerfes, why doe you in* 
 fc£f your felfe with them? 
 
 Rof. Peace you dull fooie, I found them on a tree. 
 
 Clo. Truely the tree ycelds bad fruLe. 
 
 Rof. lie gtaffe it with you, and then 1 (hall graffc it 
 witha Medler: then st will be the earlieft fruit i'th coun¬ 
 try : for you l be rotten ere vqu bee balfe ripe, and that s 
 the right vertue ofthe Medler. 
 
 Clo. You haue faid; but whether wifely or no, kt tin 
 Forreftiudge. 
 
 Enter Celia with a writing, 
 
 Rof.Pc&cC'kctc comes my fifter reading,ftand afidt. 
 
 Cel. vyh) fhottld tbu Tiefirl bee, 
 
 fer it is vn peopled l Noe .- j 
 
 Tenge t lie bang on euerie tree, 1 
 
 that fhafl etuift faying! /hoe. 
 
 Seme, how briefe the Life of man 
 runs bit erring pilgrimage, 
 
 Thai the fhetchmg of a /fan, 
 
 , buckles in his fumme of age I 
 
 Some of violated vowel, 
 
 twtxt the fouler of friend yvod fiend; 
 
 Hue t if on t be fatrefl bowes , 
 
 or at eueriefentence end ; 
 
 WiR I Rofalinda write, 
 
 teaching aS that reads, to knew 
 
 The tjtsintejfence of euerie ffrtte, 
 
 heaven mesldin little fhow. 
 
 Therefore heauen Nature charg’d, 
 that one bodse fhoutd befil'd 
 
 With all Graces widcenlargd, 
 nature prefently dtfttUd, 
 
 R a Helens J 
 
As you like 
 
 19 6 
 
 Helens cbeske^ut not bis heart , 
 
 Cleopatra's Maieftie ; 
 
 Attalanta's better part, 
 
 fad Lucrecia’s Aiodefiis. 
 
 Thus Rofalindc of manic parts, 
 
 by Heavenly Synode was dents’d. 
 
 Of manse facet,eyes, and hearts, 
 
 to haste the touches deerefl pris'd. 
 
 Heaven would that [bee thefe gifts Jhovld have, 
 and I to live and die her Jlaue. 
 
 Rof. 0 moft gentle Iupiter, what tedious homilie of 
 L ©lie haue you wearied your parilhioners withali, and 
 rseurr cri’de, haue pat tence good people. 
 
 Cel. How nowbacke friends: Shepheard.go oft a lit¬ 
 tle : go with him firrah. 
 
 do. Come Shepheard, let vs make an honorable re* 
 trels, though not with bagge and baggage, yet with 
 ferip and ferippage. b'xit. 
 
 Cel. Didft thou heare thefe verfes? 
 
 Rof.. O yes, I heard them ail,and more too, for fotne 
 efthemhad in them morefeece then the Vcrfeswould 
 be? re. 
 
 Col, That’s no matter: the feet might beare^ verfes. 
 
 Rof, I, but the feet were lame, and could not beare 
 chemfelues without the vcrfc.and therefore flood tame¬ 
 ly in the verfe. 
 
 Cd. But didftthou heare without wondering, how 
 thy name fhould be bang’d and carued vpon thefe trees ? 
 
 Tsof 1 was feuen of the nine dates cut ofthe wonder, 
 befare you came : for looks heere what. I found cn a 
 Palme tree; J was neuer fo berim'd fince Tythagoras time 
 that I was an Irifh Rat, which I can hardly remember. 
 
 Cel, Tto you,who hath done this? 
 
 Rtf. Is it a man ? 
 
 Cel. And a chaine that you once wore about his neck: 
 change you colour? 
 
 Rof. Ipre’theewho? 
 
 Cel. O Lord, Lord, it is 3 hard matter for friends to 
 rcteets; but Mounsainesmay bee remoou d with Earth¬ 
 quakes,and f© encounter. 
 
 Rof. Nay.but who u it ? 
 
 Ctl. Isirpoffible? 
 
 Rof. Nay, Upre’ihee now,with moft petitionary vc- 
 hentente, tell me who it is. 
 
 fol. O wcnderfall, wonderful!, and moft wonderfull 
 wondcrfull, and yet againe wonderful, and aftet that out 
 of all hooping. 
 
 Rof. Good my complex ion, doft thou think though 
 1 amcaparifon'd like a man,! haue a doublet and hofe in 
 ir<y difpefttion ? One inchof delay more, is a Somh-fca 
 cfdifcoucne. I prc’thce tel! me,who is it quickely, and 
 fpeake apace: I would thou couldft ftammer, that thou 
 might ftpowrethis conceal’d man out of thy mouth, as 
 Wine comes out of a narrow-moinh’d bottleseither too 
 much at once, or none at all. I pre'theetake the Corks 
 cut of thy mouth, that I may drinke thy tydings. 
 
 Cel. So you may put a man in your belly. 
 
 Rof Is he of Gods making? What manner of roan? 
 Is his head worth a hat? Or his chin worth a beard? 
 
 Cd. Nay,he hath but a little beard. 
 
 Rof Why God will fend more, if the roan will bee 
 thankful: let me ftay the growth of his beard, if thou 
 delay me not the knowledge of his chin. 
 
 gel. It is yong Orlando, that tript vp the Wraftlers 
 beeles,and your heart,b©;hinanjnSans. 
 
 Rof, Nay,but the diudl take mocking: fpeake fadde 
 brovt.end true maid 
 
 Cd. Tfaith(Coz) tis he. 
 
 Rof. Orlando? 
 
 Cel. Orlando. 
 
 Rof. Alas the day, what fhail I do with my doublet 
 hofe? What did he when thou faw’ft him? What fayde 
 he? How look’d he? Wherein went he? What makes hee 
 heere? Did he askc for me ? Where remstines he ? Hov 
 parted he wirh thee ? And when (halt thou tee him a- 
 gaine? Anfwer me in one word. 
 
 Cel. Yeurrmft borrow me Gargantuas mouth firftj 
 'tis a Word too great for any mouth of this Ages 
 fay I and no, to thefe particulars, is more then to anfwer 
 in a Catechifme. 
 
 Rof. But doth he know that I am in this Forreft, and 
 in mans appsrrell l Looks he as frefhiy.as he did the day 
 he Wraftled? 
 
 Cd. It is as eafle to count Atomies as to tefolue the 
 propofitions ofa Lotier: but take atafteof my finding 
 him, and rellifh it with good obferusnee. I found him 
 vnder a tree like a drop’d A come. 
 
 Rof. It may vvel be cal’d lories tree, when it droppes 
 forth finite. 
 
 Cel. Giue me audience,good Madam. 
 
 Rof. Proceed. 
 
 Cd. There lay hee ftretch’d along like 3 Wounded 
 knight, 
 
 Rof. Though it bepktietofee fuch 3 ftght, it well 
 becomes she ground. 
 
 Cd. Cry holla,to the tongue, l prethee: it ctiiuettes 
 vnfeafonably. He was furniOVd like a Hunter. 
 
 Ref, O ominous,he comes to kill my Hart. 
 
 Cel. I would fmg my fong without a burthen, thou 
 bring’ft me outof tune. 
 
 Rof, Do you not know I am a v:oman,wbenI thinke, 
 
 I mull fpeake: fweet/ay on. 
 
 Enter Orlando dr laqves. 
 
 Cd. Yon bring me out. Jofc,comes he not heere? 
 
 Rof. 'Tis he,ftinkc by.and note him. 
 
 Jacj 1 thanke you for your company, but good faith 
 I had as liefe haue becne my felfe alone. 
 
 Ori. And fo had 1: but yet for fafhion fake 
 I thanke you too, for your focietie. 
 
 Jaq. God buy you,let’s meet as little as we can. 
 
 Or!. 1 do defire wc may be better firangers. 
 
 lacy. I pray you roarre no more trees with Writing 
 Leue-fongs intheirbarkes. 
 
 Or/, i pray you man e no moe of my verfes with rea¬ 
 ding them ill-faUouredly. 
 
 lay. Rofaiinde is your loues name? Orl. Yes,Iuft. 
 
 lay. 1 do not like her name. 
 
 Orl. There was no thought ofpleafing you when fhe 
 wes chriften’d. 
 
 Jots, W'nat ftature is (he of? 
 
 Orl, iuft as high as my heart. 
 
 Lty.Y ou are ful of p»e:y anfwersihaue you net bio ac¬ 
 quainted with goldfmiihs wiuss.&cond the out of rings 
 
 Orl. Not fo: but 1 anfwer yoa right painted cloath, 
 from whence you haue ftudiedyour queftions. 
 
 lay. You haue a nimble wir; I thinke tw 2 jrnade of 
 Attalanta's hetles. Will you ftrte downs with me, and 
 wee rwo, will railc ngainlt oucMiftris the world, and all 
 our noiferie, 
 
 Orl,l wil chide nobreather in uie world but try fdfe 
 
 • again# ( 
 
Asjoa % it. jpy 
 
 againft whomi know mofl faults. 
 
 laq. The worft fault you haue/is to be in loue. 
 
 Orl. Tis a fault I will not change, for your beftver* 
 tue : I am Weane of you. 
 
 larj. By my troth, I was feek'mgforaFoole, when I 
 found you. 
 
 Orl. Heisdrown’dinthebrooke.lookcbutin, and 
 you fhall fee him. 
 
 /*j. There I fhal fee mine ovvne figure 
 
 Orl. Which I take to be either a tooie, cr a Cipher. 
 laq. lie carrie no longer with you, farewell good fig- 
 nior Loue. 
 
 Orl. 1 am glad of your departure: Adieu good Mon- 
 fieurMelancholly. 
 
 !{of. 1 wil fpeake to him like a fawcic Lacky. 3nd vn- 
 der that habit play iheknaue with him,do you he3r For- 
 Qrl. Vetie wel,what would you ? (teller. 
 
 %of. ] pray you,what i'ft a clock.e ? 
 
 Qti. Youfnould aske me what time o'day: there’s no 
 clockeit the Forreft 
 
 Ref Then there is no true LouerintheForreft, elfe 
 fighing euerie minute and groaning eueric hourewold 
 dete& the laxie foot of time,ss we! as a clocke 
 
 Orl. And why netthefwift footeoftiroe ? Had not 
 (hatbinasproper? 
 
 Ref. By no meanes fir; Time frauds in diuers paces, 
 with diuers perfons: lie tel you who Time ambles with- 
 atl, yvboTime trots withal, who Time gallops withal, 
 and who he (lands HU withal!. 
 
 Orl. 1 prcthee,who doth he trot withal l 
 
 Ref. Marry he trots hard with a yong cnaid,betweeo 
 the contrail of her marriage,and the day it is folemmzd: 
 if the interim be but a fennight, Times pace is fo hard, 
 that it feemes the length ofieuen yeare, 
 
 Or.4 Who ambles Time withal ? 
 
 Ref. With a pridt that lacks Lacir.e.and a rich man 
 that hath not the Gowt : for the onefieepescafily be- 
 caufe he cannot (ludy, and the other Hue s merrily be* 
 eaufe he feeles no paine: the one lacking the burthen oF 
 leaneand wafteful Leamingnbe other knowing nobur- 
 then of heauie tedious penurie. Thefe Tims ambles 
 withal. 
 
 Orl. Who doth he gallop withal? 
 
 Rof With a thcefe to the gallowes : for though hee 
 go 2s foftly as foot can fall, he chinkes himfclfe too fooiv 
 there. 
 
 Orl. Who ftaies it ild withal? 
 
 Ref. With Lawicrs in che vacation : for they fieepe 
 betweene Terme and Terme.and then they perceiue uot- 
 how time moues. 
 
 Orl. Wheredwel you prettie youth? 
 
 Ref. With this Shepheardcflc my filler : hecfcinthe 
 $kins of the Fdtreft, like fringe vpon a petticoat. 
 
 Orl. Are you natiue of this place 5 
 
 Ref. As the Conie that you fee dwell where fhee is 
 kindled. 
 
 Orl. Your accent is foroeching finer, then you could 
 purchafe in fo remoued a dwelling 
 
 Ref 1 haue bin told fo ofmany : but indeed, anolde 
 religious Vnckleofmineraught me to fpeake, who wa; 
 in his youth an inland man/>ne that knew Courtfhip too 
 well • for there he fcl in loue. I haue heard him read ma¬ 
 ny I.eflorsagainfl it,and 1 thanke God,I am not a Wo¬ 
 man io be touch'd wirh fo many giddie offences as hee 
 hath generally tax'd iheir whole fex withal. 
 
 Orl. Can you temember any of the princip2!1 euils, 
 
 that he laid to t he charge of women? 
 
 Ref. There were none principal, they were ail like 
 one another, as haifepence are, eueric one fault feeming 
 monftroos.til his fellow-fault came to match it. 
 
 Orl. I ptethee recount fome of them. 
 
 Ref. No: I wil not caft away my phyfick,but on tfiofe 
 that arc fteke. There is a man haunts the Forrefl, that a- 
 bufes our yong plants with earning Rofalinde on their 
 barkes; hangs Oades vpon Hauthornes, and Elegies on 
 brambles ; all (forfooth) defying the name of Refaliude. 
 
 If I could meet that Fancie-monger, Iwouidgiue him 
 fome good counfel. for he feemes to haue the Quotidian 
 ofLoue vpon him. 
 
 Orl. I am he that is fo Loue-fhak'd, Iprayyoucel 
 me your remedie. 
 
 R«f. There is none ofmy Vnckles markes vponyou: 
 he taught me how to know a man in loue : in which cage 
 oftufhes, I am fure you art not prifoner. 
 
 Orl. What were his markes? 
 
 Ref. A leanecheeke,which you haue not: ableweie 
 and funken.which you haue nor: an vnqueflionable Spi¬ 
 rit,which you haue not: a beard negleiled, vyhichyou 
 hauenot:fbut I pardon you for that, for (imply your Hs- 
 uing in beard,is ayonger brothers reuennew) then your 
 hole (hould be vngarter'd, your bonnet vnbanded, your 
 lleeue vnbutton'd, your fhoo vnti'de, and cuene thing 
 sbout_you,dcmooftrating a care!e(Tedefolation:but you 
 are no ftich roan; you are rather point deuice in your ac¬ 
 coutrements,as louing yout fc!fc,ihen Teeming the To¬ 
 iler ofany other, ' (! Loue, 
 
 Orl. Faire youih,! would I could make thee beleeue 
 
 Ref. Me beleeue it ? You may affoone make her that 
 you Loue beleeue it, which ! warrant (lie is apter to do 
 then to confefl'efhedo's: that is one of the points, In the 
 whichwomen fill giuexhe lie to therr confidences. 3uc 
 ingoodfooth, are you he that hangs the verfes on the 
 Trees,wherein Rofali»d \% fo admired ? 
 
 Orl. I fweare to thee youth, by the white hand of 
 Rofa/ird, I am that he, that vnforumate he. 
 
 Res. But are you fo much in loue.asyour rimes fpeak? 
 
 Orl. Neither rime nor tcafon canexpreffe ho win ;cb. 
 
 Ref Loue ismeerelv a madnefie. and 1 te! you , de. 
 feruesas wel a darkehoufe, and a whip, as madmen do : 
 and the reafon why they are not fo punifh’d and cure Lis 
 that the Lunacie is fo ordinarie, that the whippets are ia 
 loue too : yet I profeftc curing it by counfel. 
 
 Orl. Did you cuer cure any fo ?' 
 
 Ref. ^es one, and ip this manner. Hee was toirna* 
 gine me his Loue.hisMifiris .• and I fee him euerje day 
 to woenie At which time would 1, being but a moonifh 
 youth, grecoe.be effeminate, changeable, longing, ac.d 
 liking, proud, fantaflical, apifh,(hallow, inconftant.tul 
 ofteares.fulloffniles; for eueric pafiion fomefhmg.and 
 for no pafison truly any thing, as boyes and women are 
 for the mofl part, cattle ofthis colour : wouldnoW ‘ike 
 him, now loath him: then entertaine him. then for fwear 
 him mow weepefor him, then fptt at him; that I draue 
 my Sutor from his mad humor ofloue.to a 1 Suing humor 
 ofmarines & was to forfweare she ful ftrearo ofy world, 
 and to Hue tn anooke meerly Monaftick:and rhus 1 cur’d 
 him,and this way wil 1 take vpon ftiee to wadi your Li- 
 uer as cleane as a found (heepes heart,that there dial nor 
 be one (pot of Louein’f. 
 
 Ort. i| would not be cured.youtb. 
 
 Ref. I would cure you,if you would but call me Ref\- 
 lotd. and come euerie day to my Coat,and woe me. 
 
 R v Orl. 
 
As you like it* 
 
 Orion. Now by the faith of my toue, I will ; Tel me 
 where it is. 
 
 Ref Go with me to it, and He foew it you : arid by 
 the way, you foal tell roewhere in the Forrcfi you hue: 
 Wil you go l 
 
 Ovl. Withallmy heart,good youth. 
 
 Rpf. Nay, you muS call mec Refillud: Gome filler, 
 will you go ? Exeunt. 
 
 Serna Tenia* 
 
 Enter Clowne , Audry,(fr lacfues . 
 
 Clo Come apace good Audrey , I wil fetch vp your 
 Coates, Audrey ; and how Audrey am I the man yet? 
 Doth ray fitnple feature content you ? 
 
 And. Your features,l ord warrant vs:wbat features ? 
 
 Clo. X am heere with thee,and thy Goats,as the moll 
 capricious Poet honefi Quid was among ihcGothes. 
 
 laq. Oknowledgeill inhabited, worfe thenlouein 
 A t hatch'd houfe. 
 
 Clo. When a mans verfes cannot be vnderftood,nor 
 a mans good witfeeonded with theforwaidehilde, vn» 
 derftanding: it ftrikes &man more dead thena great rec¬ 
 koning in a little roome : truly ,1 would the Gods hadde 
 made thee poeticall. 
 
 And. I do not know what Poetical is: i$ it honeff in | 
 deed and word: ss it a true thing? 
 
 Qs>, No cruHe : for the truenpoetriek the rnofl faU 
 ning, and Loners are giuen to Poetrie t and what they 
 fwcare in Poetrie, maybe faid as Lowers,they do feigne. 
 
 And. Da you w«fo then that the Gods had made me 
 Poecteall i 
 
 Clew. I do truly : for thou fwear’ft tome thou art ho¬ 
 ned: Now if thou wm a Poet, I might hauefome hope 
 thou didflfeigne. 
 
 And, Would you not hane me honed ? 
 
 Clo. No truly, vnlefle thou wert hard fauour'd : for 
 honeftie coupled to beautte, is to haue Honk a fa vs ce to 
 Sugar. 
 
 A materiall foole. 
 
 And. Well, I amnotfaire, and therefore Spray the 
 Gods make me honefo 
 
 Clo. Truly, and to call away honeftie vppon a foule 
 flut,were to put good eneate into an vneleane difh. 
 
 And. I am not a flat, though l thanke the Goddes I 
 am foule. 
 
 Clo. Well.praifedbe the Gods, fet thy foulnefiqflut- 
 tifoneflemay comeheeteafser. But be it, 3* it may bee, 
 
 I wil marrie thee : and to that end, lhaue bin with Sir 
 Olitter Mar-text, the Vicar of the next village, who hath 
 promis’d to tuecte roe in this place of the Forteft, and to 
 couple vs. 
 
 Ja(j. 1 would faine fee this meeting, 
 
 Aud.\Nt\, the Gods giue vs ioy. 
 
 Cjlo, Amen. A man may if he were of a fearfulheart 
 flagger in this attempt: for heere wee haue no Temple 
 but the wood, no afiembly but horne-beaftr. &ut what 
 though? Courage. As homes are odious, they are necef- 
 farie.lt is faid, many a man knowes no end of his goods; 
 right: Many a man has good Hornes.and knows no end 
 of them. Well, that is ibedowne of his wife, # tis non* 
 offtisownegetting;homes, eucnfopoorcnaen afonc: 
 
 No, no, she nofeidt Dees hath them as huge as the Raf¬ 
 ail! : Is the Single rn n therefore blefled?No, as a wall'd 
 Towns h more worthier then a village, fc is the fore¬ 
 head of a married man, more honourable then the bare 
 brow of a Batchdler: and by how much defence is bet¬ 
 ter then no skill, by fo much is a home more precious 
 then to want. 
 
 Enter Sir O liner Mar-text. 
 
 Heere comes Sir Oliver : Sir Oliver (JAar-text you are 
 we! met. Will you difpatch vs heere vrtder this tree, or 
 foal we go with you to your Chsppcl! ? 
 
 Cl. Is there none heere so giue the woman ? 
 
 Clo. I wil not cake her on guift of any man. 
 
 Ql. Truly foe latki be giuen, or the marriage is not 
 lawful!. 
 
 /“*• Proceed,proceeds: He giue her. 
 
 Clo. Good euen good M r what ye cel’s: how do you 
 Sir, you are veric well met : goddildyou foryour lad 
 coropanie, I verie glad to fee you, euen a toy in hand 
 heere Sir: Nay,pray be couer'd. 
 
 Jay W i! you be married. Motley ? 
 
 Clo. As the Gxe hath his bow fir, the horfe his mtb, 
 and the Falcon her bels, fo man hath his defires, as 
 Pigeons bill, fowedlocke would be nibling. 
 
 lay And wil you (being a man of your brceding)be 
 married vnder a bufn like abegger? Get you to church, 
 and haue a good Prieft that can tel you what marriage is, 
 this fellow wil but ioyneyou together, as they ioyne 
 Wainfcot, then one of you vyil prone a forunke panneli, 
 and like greene timber,warpe,warpe. 
 
 Clo. I am not in the ntinde, but ! were better to bee 
 married of him then of another, for he is not like to mar- 
 riemewelr and not being wel married, it wil be a good 
 excufe for me heereafeer, to leaue my wife. 
 
 hy Gge thou with mee. 
 
 And let me counfel thee. 
 
 01 Come fvtsete ^ndrej, 
 
 We mull be married,or we mud liue in baudrey r 
 Faiewel good M r Glitter : Not O fweet Oliuer, O braue 
 0/kerkauemenotbehindthee: But windeaway, bee 
 gone ! fay,l wil not to wedding with thee. 
 
 Ol. Tis no matter; Me re a fantaftical knaueofthem 
 all foal flows me out of my calling. Exea.it 
 
 Soma Quarta. 
 
 Enter Rcfalind & Celia. 
 
 Rtf. Metier calks to meT wil weepe. 
 
 Cel. Do I prethee, but yet hauc the grace to confider> 
 that teares do not become a man. 
 
 P v f>/I But bane I not caufe to weepe f 
 Cel. As good caufe as one would defire 4 
 Therefore weepe. 
 
 Ref His very haire 
 Is of the dtflernbling Colour. 
 
 Ctl, Something browner then ludafles: 
 
 Manic his kifies are ludafles owrie children. 
 if.of Tfsichhis hairc is of a good colour. 
 
 Cel. An excellent colour: 
 
 Your Chcflenut was eucr the onely colour: 
 
 RoJ .And his Icifong is at ful of fanftiue, 
 
 As the touch of holy bread. 
 
 Cel. 
 
Asyoulibgit. 
 
 Csl. Hee hath bought a paireofcaft lips of Diana: a 
 
 Nun of winters fifterhoodkifliesnot more religiouftie, 
 the very yee of cHaftity i& in them 
 
 Rofa. But why did hee fweare hee would come this 
 morning,and comes not ? 
 
 Csl. Nay certainly thete is no truth in him* 
 
 Epf Doe you thinke fo ? 
 
 Cel. Yes,I thinke he is not a picke purfe,nor a horfe- 
 ftealer, but for his verity in loue, I doe thinke hint as 
 concaue as a couered goblet,or a Worme -eaten nut. 
 
 Rof. Not true in loue? 
 
 Cel. Yes,when he is in,but I thinke he is not in. 
 
 Rof. You haue heard him fweare downright he was. 
 
 Ctl. Was,is not is; bcfidcs, the oath of Loner is no 
 ftronger then the word of aTapfter, they are both the 
 confirmer of faife reckonings,he attends here in the for- 
 reft on the Duke your father, 
 
 Rof. I met the Duke yefterday , and had much que- 
 ftion with him: he askt me of what parentage I was; I 
 told himof as good ashe,fo he laugh’d andletmee goe. 
 But what talkc wee ofFathers, when there is fuch a man 
 as Orlando t 
 
 Cel. O that's a braue tnan, hee writes braue verfes, 
 fpeakes braue words/weares braue oathes, and breakes 
 trwm brauely, quite trauers athwart the heart of his lo- 
 uer,as a puilny Tiber, y fpors his Jjorfe but on one fide, 
 breakes his ftaffelike a noble goefe; but all s braue that 
 youth mounts, and folly guides: who comes beere ? 
 
 Enter Cor in. 
 
 Corin. Miflrefle and Maftcr, you haue oft enquired 
 After the Shep heard that complain’d of loue. 
 
 Who you faw fitting by me on cheTurph, 
 
 Praifing the proud difdainfull Sbepherdeftb 
 That was his Miftreflc. 
 
 Cel. Well: and what ofhim ? 
 
 Cor. If you will fee a pageant truely plaid 
 Betweene the pale complexion of true Loue, 
 
 And the red glowe of fcorne and prowd difdaine, 
 
 Goe hence a little,and 1 (hall condudl you 
 Ifyou will markeit. 
 
 Rof. O come, let vs remoue, 
 
 The fight of Louers feedeth thofe in loue : 
 
 Bring vs to this fight, and you (ball fay 
 
 lie proue a bufie a&or in their play. Exeunt. 
 
 Seen a Quinta. 
 
 Enter Siluins and Pbebe, 
 
 Sil. Sweet Pbebe doenot fcorne me, do not Pbebe 
 Say that you loue me not, but fay not fo 
 In bitternefle; the common executioner 
 Whofe heart th'accuftom’d fight of death makes hard 
 Falls not the axe vpon the humbled neck, 
 
 But firft begs pardon: will you fterner be 
 Then he that dies andliuesby bloody drops? 
 
 Enter RofalimL, Celia, and Corin. 
 
 Pbe. I would not be thy executioner, 
 
 I flye thee.for I would not iniure thee; 
 
 Thou tellft me there is murder in mine eye, 
 
 Tis pretty fure,and very probable. 
 
 m _ 
 
 That eyes that are the frailft, and fofteft things, 
 
 Who unit their coward gates on atemyes, 
 
 Should be called tyrants, butchers,mur thcrers. 
 
 Now I doe frownc on thee with all my heart, 
 
 And ifmine eyes can wound.now let them kill thee? 
 
 Now counterfeit tofwoursd.why now fall downe. 
 
 Or if thou canft nor. oh for (frame, for (hame, 
 
 Lye not, to fay mine eyes are murtherers: 
 
 Now (hew the wound mineeye hath made in thee. 
 
 Scratch thee but with a pin,and there remaines 
 
 Somefcarreofic: Leanevponaruftt 
 
 The Cicatrice and capable impreflure 
 
 Thy paltne fome moment keepea: but now mine eyes 
 
 Which I haue darted at thee,hurt thee not, 
 
 Nor I am fare there is no force in eyes 
 That can doe hurr. 
 
 Sil. O deere Phebe. 
 
 If euer (as that euermay be ncere) 
 
 You meet in fome frefh checke the power of fatscie, 
 
 Then (hall you know the wounds inuifible 
 That Loues kcette arrows make. 
 
 Pbe. But till that time 
 
 Qome not thou ncere me: and when that time comes, 
 Arflia me with thy mockesj piety me not, 
 
 Astill that time 1 (hall not pitty thee. 
 
 Rof. And why I pray you?who might be your mother 
 That you infu!t,exult,and all at once 
 Ouer the wretched ? what though you hau no beauty 
 As by my faith, I fee no more in you 
 Then without Candle may goe darke to bed : 
 
 Muft you be therefore prowd and pmikflc ? 
 
 Why what meanesthis? why do you lookeonroe? 
 
 I fee no more in you then in the ordinary 
 Of Natures falc-workc?'ods my little life, 
 
 1 thinke (he meanes to tangle my eies too : 
 
 No faith proud Miftre(fe,hope not after ir, 
 
 'Tis not your inkiebrowes,your blackefilke haire. 
 
 Your bugle eye-balls, nor your cheeke of creanr.c 
 That can entame my fpiriss to your wotfhip: 
 
 You foolilhShepheatd, wherefore do you follow her 
 Like foggy Sourh.puffing with winde and raine. 
 
 You are athoufand times a properer man 
 Then (he a woman. 'Tis fuch fooles as you 
 That makes the world frill ofill-fauourd children; 
 
 ’Tis not her glafle.but you that flatters her, 
 
 And out of you (he fees her felfc more proper 
 Then any of her lineaments can fhow her: 
 
 But Miftris, know your felfe,downeon your knees 
 And thanke hcauen, fading, for a good mans loue; 
 
 For I muft tell you friendly in yotsreare, 
 
 Sell when you can,you at® not for aJi markets: 
 
 Cry the man mercy,loue him,take(tts offer, 
 
 Foule is noli foule,being foule to boa fcoffer 
 So take her to thee Shepheard/areyoy well. 
 
 Phe. Sweat youth, 1 pray you chide a yere together, 
 
 I had rather here you chide,then this man vvooe. 
 
 Rot. Hess falne in loue with your foulneffe, 8c fhee'li 
 Fall in loue with my anger. If it befo,as fa ft 
 As (he anfweres thee with frowning lookes, ile fauce 
 Her with bittsr words : why looke you fo vpon me? 
 phe. For no ill will 1 beare you, 
 
 Rof I pray you do not fall in loue with mee. 
 
 For I am falfcr then vowes made in wine s 
 Befides.I like you not: if you wil l know my houfe, 
 
 Tis at the tuffr of Oliues, here hard by: 
 
 Will you goe Sifter ? Shep heard ply her hard : 
 
 Come 
 
 _ -„ I, — i i ■ i - - 
 
200 zAsjoti lify it. 
 
 Canse Sifter: Sbepbeardefie^looke On him better 
 
 And be not proud, though aft the world could fee, 
 
 IS! one could be fo abus'd in light as bee. 
 
 Coate,to our ftocke. Exit. 
 
 Phe. Dead $hepheard,now I find thy law of might. 
 Who euer lov’d,that lou'd not at firft fight ? 
 
 Sit. Sweet Phebe- 
 
 Phe, Hah: what faift thou Siluiru ? 
 
 Sil. Sweet Thebe piety me. 
 
 Phe. Why 1 am lorry for thee gentle Siluiue. 
 
 StJ . Where euer forrow is.reliefe would be: 
 
 Jf you doe forrow at my griefe in loue, 
 
 By giuing loue your forrow,andmy griefe 
 
 Were both extermm'd' 
 
 Phe, Thou haft my loue,is not that neighbourly ?. 
 
 Sil. I would haue you. 
 
 phe. Why that were couetoufnefTe : 
 
 Stlvuir, the time was.that I hated thee; 
 
 And yet it is not, ihat I beare thee loue. 
 
 But' since that thou canft talke ofloue fo well. 
 
 Thy company .which erft was irkefome tome 
 i will endure; and He employ thee too : 
 
 But doe not looke for* further tecompence 
 
 Then thine owne gladnelfc.that thou art employd. 
 
 Sil. So holy.and fo perfed* is my louc, 
 
 And I in fuch a pouerty of "race, 
 
 That 1 (hall thinke it a moll plenteous crop 
 
 To gleane the broken eares after the man 
 
 That the mime harueft tcapesdoofe now and then 
 
 A fcattred (mile.and that lie hue vpon. (while ? 
 
 phe. Knowft thou the youth that fpoke to met yere- 
 Sil. Not very well,but 1 haue met him oft» 
 
 And he hath bought the Cottage an J»he bounds 
 
 That the old Carlct once was M after of. 
 
 Phe. Thinke noc 1 loue him,though I ask for him, 
 Tis buta peeuifh boy.yct he talkes well, 
 
 But what care I for words? yet words do well 
 
 When he thac fpeakes them plenfes thofc that heare: 
 
 It is a pretty youth.not very prettie , 
 
 But lure bee’s prond.and yet hn pride becomes hjm> 
 Hee'll make a proper man: the befl thing in him 
 
 Is his complexion : and fatter theD his tongue 
 
 Did make oftence.his eye did bealc it vp : 
 
 He is not very tall.yet for his yeeres hee's tall: 
 
 H;s leg is but fo fo,and yet ’tis well -. 
 
 There was a pretty tednefte in his lip 
 
 A little riper, and more luftie ted 
 
 Then that roixt in his checker twas iuft thedifference 
 Betwixt tlie conftanr red,and mingled Damaske. 
 
 There be forne women Silunu,bad they maikt him 
 
 In parcelli as 1 did,would haue gone neere 
 
 To fall in loue with him : but for my part 
 f loue him not, nor hate hiru not: and yel, 
 
 Haue more caufe to hate him then to loue him. 
 
 For what had he to doe to chide at me ? 
 
 Hefaid mine eyes were black.and niy hairc bkeke , 
 
 And now I am remambred,fcoru*d at roe t 
 
 I maiMell why 1 anfwer’d not againe, 
 
 But that’s all orw : omittance is no quittance: 
 
 He write to binr. 3 ycry tantiog .Letter, 
 
 And thou fhaft beare it,wilt thou Stluttu ? 
 
 Sil. Phebe. with all my heart. 
 
 Phe. lie Write it ftrait: 
 
 Th? matter's in my head,audio my heart, 
 
 • I will be bitter with him, and palling fhort; 
 
 Gee with me Stlmtu. Exeunt 
 
 zAftus Qrnrtus .\Scena Trimd. 
 
 Enter Rofahnd y and. Cel/a, and laquet. 
 
 lay. I prethee,ptetty youth, let me better acquainted 
 with thee. 
 
 Hof They fay you are a melancholly fellow. 
 
 1 am fo : 1 doe loue it better then lauglrng. 
 
 Rof. Thofe that are in extremity ofeither, are abbo- 
 minablefellowes, and betray themfelues to euery mo- 
 dernt cenfure.worfe then drunkards. 
 
 latj, Why,'tis good co be fad and fay nothing. 
 
 Rof. Why then'tis good to be a pofte. 
 
 laej. I haueneichertheScboliersmelahcholy, which 
 is emulation : nor the Mufihans, which is fantafticxll; 
 nor the Courtiers, which is proud : nor the Souldiers, 
 which is ambitious : nor the Lawiers,which is politicks 
 nor the Ladies, which is nice, nor the Louers, which 
 isallthefe: but it is a melancholy of mine owne, com¬ 
 pounded of many fimples extracted from many obie&s, 
 and indeed the fundrie contemplation of my trauclis, in 
 which by often ruminaiion, wrjpsmeinamoft humo¬ 
 rous fadneife. 
 
 Rof. ATraueller“. by my faith you haue great rea- 
 fon to be Cjd ; 1 feareyou haue fold your owne Lands, 
 to fee other mens ; then to hiue feene much, and to haue 
 nothing, is to haue rich eyes and poote hands, 
 
 la<f. Yes, 1 haue gain'd my experience. 
 
 Enter Orlando. 
 
 Rof. And your experience makes you fad: r had ra 
 ther haue a foole to make me merrie, then experienceto* 
 make me fad/and to trsuaile for it too. 
 
 Orl. Good day,and happinefle.dceie Rofahnd. 
 
 Jacj. Nay then God buy you,and you talke in blanke 
 verfe. 
 
 Rof. Farewell Monnficur Trauellor i looke you 
 lifpe,and weare ftrange luiter; difableall the benefhs 
 of yout owne Counttic : be out of loue with your 
 natiuitie, anil almoft chide God for making you that 
 countenance you are ; or I wdl lcarce thinke you haue 
 fwam tn a Gundello. Why how now Or&nd*?, where 
 haue you bin all this while? you a louer ? and yo\i 
 ferue me fuch another truke, neueT come in my fight 
 more. 
 
 Orl. My fair tRofalindd comewithln anhoure of my 
 promife. 
 
 Rof Breake an houres promite in loue? hee that 
 will diuide a minute into a thou land parts, and breake 
 but a part of the thoufand part ot a minute in the atfaiis 
 
 0 ! loue, it maybe laid ot him that Cupid hath clapt 
 himoih’ fhoulder, but He warrant him heart hole. 
 
 Orl. Pardon me decre Rofahnd. 
 
 Rof. Nay,and you be fo tardic,comen<> more in my 
 fight .1 had as liefe be woo'd of a Snaifc. 
 
 Orl. OfaSnade? 
 
 Rof. i,of aSnsilc . fortheughhe comes (lowly, hee 
 carries his hoiife on his head ; abettei ioynefure 1 thinke 
 then you make a woman : bolides,he brings hu dettinie 
 With him 
 
 Or!, Wlnt’sthit: 
 
 Ref. Why homes: w finch' asyouare faineto be be¬ 
 holding to your wiucs for : but he comes armed inhil 
 fortuRe;,ana preueats the Gandei oflua wife. 
 
 Orl. Venue 
 
As 201 | 
 
 OH. Yenueisnohcmc-msfcertsnd rr.y Refalivd is 
 trcRuous. 
 
 Ref, Attd I ?m year Rafaiind. 
 
 CeL It pkafes hits to call you To; but be hath a Re fa- 
 Hud of a better leere then you. 
 
 Ref. CosJe»woo« me,wooemee t for now I am sn a 
 holy-day burner, and like enough to content: What 
 would you fay to me now, sndl were your verse, verie 
 RofaJind l 
 
 OH. I would fcifle before I fpoke. 
 
 Ref. Nay,you were better fpeake firft.and when you 
 were grauel’d, for lacke of matter, you might take oc- 
 cafionto kirtes vcrie good Orators when they are out, 
 they yyi’lfpit, and for lowers, lacking (God waine vs) 
 matter, the deanlieft (hife is to kiffe. 
 
 OH. How ifthekiflehcdenidc ? 
 
 Ref Then the puts you to entreaiie.and there begins 
 new matter. 
 
 Otl. Who could be out, being before hit bcloucd 
 Miftris? 
 
 Rtf M arrie that firould you if 1 were your Miflris, 
 on! fhouldthinke my honeflie ranker then my wit, 
 
 Orl. What, of my fuitc’ 
 
 Ref Not out of your appmeil, and yet out of your 
 fuite : 
 
 Am not T your Rofalmd l 
 
 Or/. ! take fotne soy to fay you are, betaufe I would 
 be talking of her, 
 
 Ref. W el), in her pcrfon.l fay I will net base you* 
 
 OH. Then in mine owneperfon, l die. 
 
 Ref No faith, die by Attorney : the poore world is 
 & brief! fix thoufand yecrea oldjSndinallthis time there 
 was not anie man died in hi$ owne perfon ( videlicet ) in 
 alouscaufe iTrtdcu shad his braincsdsfh’dout wsthrs 
 Grecian Hub, yet he did whathee could to die before, 
 and he is one ofthe patternes of loue. Leander, he would 
 haue liu’d manic a faire yeere though /Zero had turn d 
 
 Nun; if it had not bin for a hot Midfomer-night, for 
 
 (good youth)he went but fort In© wafli him in the Hel- 
 lefpbnt, and being taken with the cramp?»was dretin’d, 
 and chefoolifhChroncclersofthat age, found it was 
 Hero ofCcftos. Em ihefe are all lies, men haue died 
 from time to time.and wotraes haue eaten them,but not 
 for loue. 
 
 OrlX would not haue my right RofaUnd of this mind, 
 fori proteft her frowne might kill me. 
 
 Ref By thishand.it will not kill a flie: but come, 
 now 1 will be your R ofaked in a more eomming-on dif- 
 pofition: and aske rr.e what you will J will grant it. 
 
 Orl. Then loue me Rofalmd. 
 
 Ref. Yes faith will I,fridates and faterdaies,and all. 
 Orl. Ana wilt thou hsue me? 
 
 Ref. I, and twentie fuch, 
 
 Orl. Whatfaieflthou? 
 
 Ref. Are you not good? 
 
 OH. I hope fo 
 
 Refthed. Why then , canons defire too much of a 
 good thing: Come fifter, you (hall be the Ptieft, and 
 roarrievs: glue racyour hand Orlando: V/hstdoeyou 
 fayfifies / 
 
 Orl. Pray thee marne vs. 
 
 Cel. I cannot fay the words. 
 
 Kef. You mull begin, will you Orlande. 
 
 Cel. Coe too. vvil you OHar.dofmzx.o wifethis^- 
 falind: 
 
 Orl. I will. 
 
 fitif. I,but when t 
 
 OH, Why now,as faft as (he can marrte vs. 
 
 Ref Then you muft fay , 1 take thee RofaJind for 
 wifs. 
 
 Orl. i cake thee Roftlmd for wife. 
 
 Ref. I might aske you for your Conimiflion, 
 
 Bur I doe take thee Orlando for my husband : there's a 
 girie gees before the Pried, and ccminely a Womans 
 thought runs before her a£lions. 
 
 Or/. So do all chought*,tiicy are wing’d. 
 
 Ref Now tel! me how long you would haue her, af¬ 
 ter you haue pofieft her ? 
 
 Orl. For euer, and a day. 
 
 Rof. Say a day .without the euer: no,no Orlar/do.men 
 are Aptill when they woe, December when they wed : 
 
 M aides are May when they are maides.hut the sky chan¬ 
 ges when they are wiues : I will bee more jealous of 
 thce.t'nen a Barbary cocfee-pidgeon ouer his hen. more 
 clamorous then a Patrat again!! raine, more new-fang¬ 
 led then an ape, more giddy sn my defires, then a mon¬ 
 key :I will weepe for nothing, like Dwra in the Foun¬ 
 tains^ I wil do that when you arc difpos’d to be merry : 
 
 I will laugh like s Hyen,and that when thou art inclin'd 
 to fleepc. 
 
 Orl. But wil! my Refalird doe fo ? 
 
 Rof By my ltfe,lhe wil!doe aaI doe. 
 
 Orl. O but (he is wife. 
 
 Sot. Or elfe fhee could not haue the wit so doc this: 
 the wifer, the way warder: make the doores vpoii a wo¬ 
 mans wu,andit will oat at the cafemeot: fhus that, and 
 'twill out at the key-hole: flop that, ’twill flie with the 
 fmoake out at the chimney. 
 
 Or!. A man that had a wife with fuch a wit,he might 
 fay,wit whether wil’t ? 
 
 Ref Nay,you might keepe that checke forlt.tlll you 
 met your wines wit goingtoyour neighbours bed. 
 
 Orl. And what wit could wit haue.to excufe that ? 
 
 Rofa. Marty to fay.the came to feeke you there: you 
 fbsll neuet take her without her anfwer.vnieffe you sake 
 her without her tongue ; 6 that woman that cannot 
 make her fault her hulbands occafion.lct herneuer nurfe 
 her childeher (effe.for (he will breed it like afbole. 
 
 Orl. For thefe two hourcs Rofalwde.l wil leauc thee. 
 
 Rof AUs.decre loue J cannot lackc thee two hornet. 
 
 Orl. I mufl. attend the Duke at dinner,by two a clock 
 
 I will be with thee againc. 
 
 Rof l.goeyour weies.goeyour waits: I knew what 
 you would proue, ray friends told mec as much, and 1 
 thought no Idle: that flattering tongue of yours wonne 
 me :’tis but one cafl away, and fo come death : two o’ 
 clocke is your howre. 
 
 Orl. I.fweet RofaUnd. 
 
 Rtf By my troth, and in good earned, and fo Gad 
 mmdmec , and by all pTetty osthes that are not dange¬ 
 rous, if you breake one iot of your promi fe.or come one 
 minutebehinde yourhoure, I will thinke you the mod 
 patheticall breake-promife, and the moft hollow louer, 
 andthemoft vnworthy of her you call Refalmdi r, that 
 may bfee chofenout of the gtoflc band of the vnfaitb- 
 full : therefore beware my cenfurc, and keep your pro- 
 mife. 
 
 Orl With no lefle religion, then ifthouwert indeed 
 my RofaJind: fo adieu. 
 
 Rof. WelI,T:meistheolde Iufticethat examines all 
 fuch offendersjSnd let time try: adieu. Exit. 
 
 Cil. You haue fimply mifus’d our fexe in your lotse- 
 
 pratc ■ 
 
202 
 
 ojf syou like it. 
 
 prate : we muft haue your doublet and hole pluc&t ouer 
 your head,and (hew the world what the bird hath done 
 to her owne ueafh 
 
 Rof. O cor,coi.,coz : my pretty little coz, that thou 
 didft know how many fathome deepe 1 am in loue : but 
 it cannot bee founded : my affetfion hath anvnknowne 
 bottome.llke the Bay ofPornlgall. 
 
 Cel- Or rather bottomlefle , that as faft at you poure 
 affe&ion In,in runs out. 
 
 Ref, No,that fame wicked oaffetd offV»«/,thac was 
 begot of thought, conceiu'doffpletne, and borne of 
 madnefle, that blinde rafcally boy, that abufes euery 
 ones eyes.beeaufe his owne axe out, let him bee rodge, 
 how deepe-l am in loue : ile tell thee Alsoia,l cannot dc 
 out of the fight of Orlando : lie goe finde a (hadow, and 
 figh till he come. 
 
 Cel. AndlleQeepe Exeunt, 
 
 Scena Secundet. 
 
 Enter Jay tin end Lords , Forreflers. 
 
 Ice]. Which is he that killed the Deare ? 
 
 Lord, Sir.it was I 
 
 laef. Let’s prefent him to the Duke like aRomane 
 Conquerour , and it would doe well to fet the Deares 
 horns vpon his head, for a branch of vi&ory ; haue you 
 oo fong Fonefter for this purpofc ? 
 
 Lard, Yes Sir. 
 
 let], Singiti’tis no matterhow it bee in tune , fon 
 make noyfe enough. 
 
 Muficke, Song. 
 
 [What (ha I1 he hone that kt/d the Deare ? 
 
 Hil Leather s\t,us,and hornet le ueare r 
 
 Then fissgbsm home,the rejt [bad bearc t bis burthen-, 
 
 Take thou no feorne to sveare the borne t 
 
 ft to & a. creft ere thou too/} borne t 
 
 Thy fathers father wore it, 
 
 And thy father bore it, 
 
 The borne,the borne jbe lufy horns, 
 
 Is not a thing to laugh to feorne, Exescnt 
 
 ScupMH Tertta. 
 
 Enter Rofa/tnd and CelsA. 
 
 7{*f. How fay you now,is it not pad two a dock ? 
 And heere much Orlando. 
 
 Ctl. I warrant you,with pure !oUe,& troubled brain. 
 Enter Stlttsm. 
 
 He hath t’aoe his bow and arrowes.and is gone forth 
 To (Wpe : looke who comes heere. 
 
 Sit. My errand is to you,fairc youth, 
 
 My gentle Phehs .did bid roe giue you this: 
 
 1 know not the contents, but as 1 guefle 
 By the (feme brow,and wafpifb a&ion 
 Which fire did vfe.as (he was wmingofit. 
 
 It bearcs an angry tenure ; pardon me , 
 
 1 am but as a guiitlefle mdfengsr. 
 
 Rof Patience her fclfe would Aartle at this lettef, 
 
 And play thefwaggerer,bearcthis,beare all: 
 
 Shee faiesl am not faire.that I lackc manners, 
 
 She calls me proud,and that ffle could not loue me 
 Were man as rare as Pheni* : od’s my will, 
 
 Her loue is not the Hate (hat I doe hunt, 
 
 Why writes (he fo to rne? well Shepheard well, 
 
 This is a Letter of your owne deuice. 
 
 Sd, No, I protefl,I know not the contents, 
 
 Phehe did write it, 
 
 Rof. Come s come,you are a foole, 
 
 And turn'd into the extremity of loue 
 1 faw her hand,(he has a leathernehand, 
 
 A freeftone coloured hand : 1 verily did thinke 
 That het old gloucs were on,but t was her hands: 
 
 She has a hufwiues hand, but that s no matter ■ 
 
 I fay (he neuci did inuent this letter, 
 
 Thu is a mans muention, and his hand. 
 
 SU. Sure it is hers. 
 
 Rof, Why.tis a boyfterous anda cruell (file, 
 
 A Rile for challengers: why,(he defiesme, 
 
 Like Tutke to CnriAian : womens gentle braine 
 Could not drop forth fuch giant rude rntiention. 
 
 Such Ethiop words, bheker in their effe$ 
 
 Then in their countenance: will you heare the letter ? 
 
 Stl. So pleafe you, for I ncuer heard it yet: 
 
 Yet heard too much of Phehes cruel tie 
 
 Rof. She Phehes me : marke how the tyrant writes. 
 Read. Art thou gad.to Shepherd item dl 
 Thai a maidens heart bath burn d 
 Can a woman ratle thus f 
 Stl. Call you this railing? 
 
 Rof. Read. IWhy , thy godhe.td laid t part , 
 
 War ft thou with a wom.trs heart * 
 
 Did you euer heare fuch railing ? 
 
 Whiles the eye of man cidwooe me. 
 
 That eontd do no vengeance to me. 
 
 Meaning me a beall. 
 
 If the fcome of four bright tint 
 Hasse power to rat ft fuch loue-In mine , 
 
 A Lacks, ,n we i what ftrange effeCl 
 Would I hey work: in milde afpcQ f 
 Whiles you chid me. I didloue, 
 
 How then might your praters mono ? 
 
 He th.it brings this lone to thee , 
 
 Little knowes tbs Loae in me : 
 
 And by him feale vp thy mmde , 
 
 Whether that thy youth andkjnde 
 WiE the fanhftell offer lake 
 Of me, and ad that 1 can make , 
 
 O r el ft by him my Ictse dense , 
 
 And then fie flnche how to die. 
 
 Stl. Call you this chiding ? 
 fel‘ Alas pooreShepheard. 
 
 Rof. Doe you pitty him ? No,he deferues nopitty: 
 wilt thou loue fuch a woman ? what to make thee an in- 
 ftrument.and play falfe fhaincs vpon thee/ not to be en¬ 
 dur'd. Well,goe your way to her ; ( for I fee Loue hath 
 made thee a tame tnake) and lay this to her; That if fhe 
 loue me, 1 charge her to loue thee ; if fhe will not, 1 wjll 
 netier haue her.vnlelfe thou roireat for her: if you bee a 
 true loutr hence,and not a word; for here comes more 
 
 company. 
 
 Exit^il. 
 
 Enter Qttuer. know) 
 
 OUu. Good monow, faire ones: pray you, (ifyou 
 Wherein the Puilews of this Foxreft,(fends 
 
 A 
 
As you like it. 
 
 20 $ 
 
 h (Vieep-eoist,fenc'd about with Oliuc-trees. 
 
 Cel. Weft of this place,down in the neighbor bottom 
 The tanke of Ozier i,by the murmoring ftreame 
 Left on you* right hand,brings you to she place* 
 gut at this howte,the houfe doth kcepe ft idle. 
 
 There'* none within. 
 
 Oli. If that an eye may profit by s tongoe, 
 Thtnfhouldl knowyoubydeferiptioo, 
 guch garments^nd filch yecres: the boy is faite, 
 
 Of femall fauour, and beftowes hicr.felfe 
 Like a ripe fitter: the woman low 
 And browoct then her brother: are not you 
 The owner of the houfe I did enquire for f 
 
 Cel. It it no boatt,being ask’d,to fay we are. 
 
 Qlt. Orlando doth commend him to you both, 
 
 And to that youth hec calls his Ro/JinJ, 
 
 He fends this btotiJy napkin j are you he f 
 
 Rof. lam: what mutt we vnderftand by this? 
 
 Olt. Some of roy niame,if you will know of me 
 What man I am,and how,and why,and where 
 This handkercher was darn’d. 
 
 Cel. I pray you tell re 
 
 Oh. When Uft the yong Orlando parted from you, 
 He left a promife torensme agjsins 
 Within an houte.and pacing through the Forrett , 
 Chewing thefood offweet and bitter fenere, 
 
 Loc what befell: he threw his eye afide. 
 
 And tr.arke what obieift did prefent it felfe 
 
 Vnder an old Oake, whofe bows were mofs’d with age 
 
 And high top,bald with dric antiquitie: 
 
 A wretched ragged man.ore-grownewithhaire 
 Lay tteeping on his back j about his necke 
 A gieene and guildedfnake had wreath’d it felfe, 
 
 Wno with herhead.nimble in threats approach’d 
 The opening of his mouth : but fodainly 
 Seeing Orlando, it unlink’d it felfe, 
 
 And with indented glides,did dip away 
 Into a bufh, vnder which bufhes (hade 
 A Lyonnette, with vdders all drawne dric, 
 
 Lay cowchinghcad on ground.with catlike watch 
 When that the fteepmgnnnfhould ttirre ; for tis 
 Theroyall difpofuion ofthit bead 
 To prey on nothing, that doth Ice me as dead : 
 
 This feene. Orlando did approach the man. 
 
 And found it was hitbrcther.his eldei brother. 
 
 Cel. O I haue heard him fpeeke of that tame brother, 
 And he did render him the mod vnnacutall 
 Thatliu d amongttmen. 
 
 Oh. And well he might fo doc. 
 
 For well I know he was vnnaturall 
 
 7 {of. But to Orlando: did he leauc him there 
 Food to the fuck’d and hungry Lyonnette ? 
 
 Olt. Twice did he turne his backe.and purpos'd fo 1 
 Butkindnefle.nobler euer then reuenge, 
 
 And Nature ftronger then his mtt occafion , 
 Madehimgiuebattel! tothe Lyonnette: 
 
 Who quickly fell before him,in which hurtling 
 From miferable (lumber I awaked. 
 
 Cel. Are you his brother ? 
 
 Rof. Was'tyou he refeu d ? 
 
 Cel. Was’tyou that did (o oft contriue to kill him ? 
 
 Oh. ’Twas I: but'tis not 1:1 doe not (harnc 
 To tell you what I was, fince my conuertton 
 So fweeetly cades,being the thing I am. 
 
 Rof, But for the bloody napkin ? 
 
 Qli. By and by : 
 
 When from chefirft to laft betwixt vs two, 
 
 Tearea out recoanesnencs had mod kindely bath’d. 
 
 As how I came into that Defert place 
 I bticfe.heledme to the gentle Duke, 
 
 Who gaue me frefh suray.and entertainment^ 
 Committing me vnto my brothers loue. 
 
 Who led meinttamly vnto his Cauc , 
 
 There ftripthimfdfe, and hcere upon his arme 
 The Lyonnette had tome feme flefh away , 
 
 Which all this whilehad bled; and now he fainted, 
 
 And cxide In fainting vpon Rofahnde. 
 
 Bricfe.I re'couer'dhim,bound vp his wound. 
 
 And after fome fmall fpacc,being ttrong at heart, 
 
 Hefcnt me hither, (hanger as I am 
 To tell this dory,that you might escufe 
 His broken pronufe,and to giue this napkin 
 Died in this bloud, vnto the Shepheard youth, 
 
 That he in fport doth call his Rofalmd 
 
 (ftl. Why how now Cammed, fweet Carurned. 
 
 Oli. Many wiilfwoon when they do look on bloud. 
 
 Cel . There is more in it; Cofen GantmeeL 
 
 Oli. Looke.he reeouers. 
 
 Rof. J would I were at home- 
 
 Cel. Wee’ll lead you thither? 
 i pray you will you take him by the arme. 
 
 Oli. Beofgoodcheereyouth:yoU3imti? 
 
 Youlacke a manshcart. 
 
 Ref I doe fo, I confctte it t 
 
 Ah.ttrra, a body would thinke this was well counterfei¬ 
 ted, I pray you tell your brother how well 1 counterfei¬ 
 ted : heigh-ho. 
 
 Oh. This Was not courrtetfeit, there is too great te* 
 ftimooy in your cocnplenkm.rhac it was a pattion ofear¬ 
 ned. 
 
 Rof. Counterfeit, T atture you. 
 
 Oli. Well then,take a good heart, and counterfeit to 
 be a man. 
 
 Rof. So S doe • but yfaith, 1 (Tiould haue beene a wo* 
 man by right 
 
 Cel. Come.you looks paler and palertprsy you draw 
 homewards: good fir, goe with vs. 
 
 Oh. That will I ;for I mutt beere anfwerc backe 
 How you escufe my brother, Rofalind. 
 
 Rof, J fhall deuilc fomeihlng • but I pray you com- 
 mend my counterfeiting to him : will you goe ? 
 
 £ xrr.nt. 
 
 nyjftns Quintut. ScenaTrima. 
 
 Enter £lou>ne and Arribie 
 
 Clow. We fhall tinde a time Awdrti t patience gen. 
 tie Awdrte. 
 
 Awd- Faith the Pned was good enough, for all tKe 
 olde gentlemans faying. 
 
 Clow. A mod wicked Sit Oliner , Awdne , s mott v tie 
 tJHar .text. But Atvdrie , eherc is a youth hetre in (he 
 Ported layes chime coyou. 
 
 Awd, 1,1 know who'tis he hath no inured in mec 
 itlthe world here comes the man you mcane 
 
 Enter IViRiajn, 
 
 fie?, It lsmeat and drinkc to me ta fee aClowne, by 
 
 my 
 
Js you like it. 
 
 204 
 
 07 troth, we that haua good wits.bauemochtoenfwer 
 for: wre fiiaJi'be flouting; we cannot hold. 
 
 H'iH. Good eu’n Audrey. 
 
 And. God ye good ai’n tVilUam, 
 
 Will, And,go©deu’&toyou Sir. 
 
 Clo. Good eu’n gentle friend. Couerthy head,couer 
 thy head: Nay prethea bee eouer’d. How old* are you 
 Friend ? 
 
 IViS. Flueond cwentieSir. 
 
 £lo. A rips age; Is thy nzmc WBiam} 
 
 (VIE. tf'iUiam, fir, 
 
 Clo. A fair© name. Was’t borne i'th Forreft heere ? 
 
 I fir,I thanlc e God. 
 
 Clo. Thanke God s A good anfwer •• 
 
 Art rich ? 
 
 IViB. Faith fir,fo.fo. 
 
 O' So.fo.is good.very good,very excelleut good) 
 end yet it is not, h is but fo, fos 
 Art thou wife ? 
 
 WiH. I fir, i haue 8 prettie wit. 
 
 Clo. Why ,thou faift well.l do now remember a fay- 
 ingi The Foolc doth thinke he is wife, but the wifeman 
 JcnoweshimfelfetobcaFoole. The Heathen Philofo- 
 
 E hcr, when he had a defire to catc aGrape. would open 
 is lips when he put it into his mouth, meaning there¬ 
 by, that Grapes were made to eace, and lippes co open. 
 You do loue this maid ? 
 
 me. id© Ft. 
 
 Clo. Giue me your hand : Aft thou Learned! 
 wiE. No fir. 
 
 Clo. Then learne this ofme.Tohaue, iscohaue. Pot 
 it it a figure in Rhetoricke, that drink being powr’d out 
 of a cup into aglafle, by filling theone, doth empty the 
 other. For nil your Writers do confent, that tpft is hee; 
 row you ore not ip/e, for I am be. 
 tVill. Which he fir t 
 
 Clo. He fir, that muft marrie this woman: Therefore 
 you Clowac, abandon; which is in the vulgar,Icauc the 
 iocktic: which in the boonfh, is coinpanie, of this fe¬ 
 male: which in the common, is woman: which toge¬ 
 ther, is,abandon the fociety of thisFemale, ordovvnc 
 thou perifheft: or to thy better vnderflanding.dyefl j or 
 (to wit! I kill thee, make thee away.tranfiate thy life in. 
 to death,thy libertie into bondage: 1 will deale in poy- 
 fon with thee, or in bsfiinodo,or m fieeletl will bandy 
 with thee in faction, 1 will ore*run thee withspolice: 1 
 will kill thee a hundred and fifty wayes, therefore trem¬ 
 ble and depart. 
 
 Aud. Do good U'illidm. 
 
 Wit, God reft you merry fir Exit 
 
 Enter Corin. 
 
 Cor. Our Klafier and Miftreffefeekesyou: come a- 
 
 way,away. 
 
 Clo. Trip Audry. trip Audrj, I attend, 
 l attend. Exevwt 
 
 ScoemSecunda. 
 
 Enter Orlando & 0litter. 
 
 Orl. Is’t poifiblc, that on fo little acquaintance you 
 Cbould like her f that,but feeing, you fhould lone her? 
 
 1 ___— 
 
 And louing < Koo?8nd wooing,Hie fliould giaum? And 
 will you pdfeutr to enioy her ? 
 
 01. Neither call tbegiddinefleofitinqueflioo^ the 
 pouertie ofher, the ftnall acquaintance, my fodsint'ivo- 
 ing,nor fodainc confenuag : but fay with mee, 1 loue 
 Aliena ■. fay with her, that/he loues meet coofent with 
 both, that wc may enioy each other 1 it /ball be to your 
 good : for my fathers houfe,and *11 thefrticnnew, that 
 was old Sir Rowlands will 1 eftatc vpoa you, and hettt 
 liue and die a Shepherd. 
 
 SuterTtyalind. 
 
 . Orl. You Wane my confent. 
 
 Let your Wedding be tomorrow: thither will 1 
 Ifluite the Duke.and all's contented followers: 
 
 Go you, and prepare Aliena-, for look© you, 
 
 Hcerc comes my Rtfalindt. 
 
 Ref, God laueyou brother. 
 
 Ol. And you faire filler. 
 
 Ref Oh my deere Orlande, how ttgxeeues me to lee 
 
 thee w ea t e thy heart in a fcarfe. 
 
 Orl, It is my arm*. 
 
 Rof. I thought thy heart had beene wounded with 
 the dawesofa Lion. 
 
 Orl, Wounded it is, but with the eyes of a Lady. 1 
 
 Rof. Did your brother tel) you how I counccrfeyted 
 to found, when he llmv'dmeyourhandkercher f 
 
 Orl, I, and greater wonders then that. 
 
 Rof. 0,1 know where you are: nay, tie true: there 
 wasneuerany thing fofodaine, but thefignt of two 
 Eammes,and Cefart Thrafonicall braggeof 1 came,few, 
 and ouercome. For yont brother, and my fifler,no foo- 
 ner met, but they look’d : no fooner look’d, but they 
 lou d ; no fooner lou’d,but they figh'd :no fooner figh’d 
 but they ask'd one another the reafoiv : no fooner knew 
 thereafon, but they fought the remedy i and in thefe 
 degrees, hauethey made a paire of fishes to marriage, 
 which they will climbe inceatinent, or elfe bee inconti¬ 
 nent before marriage ; they are in the verie wrath of 
 loue, and they will together. Clubbes cannot part 
 them. 
 
 Orl, They ihall be married tomorrow j flDdlwill 
 bid the Duke to the NuptialL ButO.how bitter a thtog 
 it is, tolookeintohappinesthrough another maoseies* 
 byfo much the moiefhall 1 tomoirow beat the height 
 of heart hcaninefle, by how rrtuch 1 fhal thinke my bro¬ 
 ther happie,tn hauing what he wifhes fot. 
 
 Ref. Why then to morrow, I cannot ferue your turn© 
 fot Rtfaltnil 
 
 Orl. I canliue no longer by thioking. 
 
 Rof. I will wearieyou then no longer with idle tal¬ 
 king. Know of me then (for now I fpeake to fome pur* 
 po(e)that 1 know you ere a Gentleman of good conceit: 
 1 fpeake not this, that you fhould bear© a good opinion 
 of my knowledge; infomueh fl fay) l know you arsines* 
 ther do 1 labor tor a greater efieeme then may in fome 
 little meafure draw a beleefe from yoo, to do your (elfe 
 good, and not to grace me. Beleeue then, if you pleafe, 
 that I con do ftrange things' ; 1 haue fince 1 was three 
 eareold conuerfi with a Magician, rnoft profound in 
 is Art, and yet not damnable /fyoudoloue Rofaltndo 
 fo neere tbc hart, a* your geflurr cries it out: when your 
 brother marries Alima, (nail you marrieher.l know in* 
 to wbit ftraights of Fortune (hei* dnuen, arid it is not 
 itnpoflible to me, if it appeare not inconueniem to you, 
 
 to 
 
As you like it. 
 
 20 £ 
 
 to fet her before!yoor eye? to morrow humane as (lie is, 
 and without any danger. 
 
 Orl. Speak'ft thou in fober meanings? 
 
 Rof. By my life I do, which I tender deerly,,though 
 I fny I am a Magtf : in: Therefore pot yoo in your bed a- 
 ray. bid your friends. for if you will be married to mor¬ 
 row, you (ball: and to Refatind if you will. 
 
 Enter Siluuts & Thebe. 
 
 l/)oke,here comes a Louer of mine, atrd a loner of hers. 
 
 Rht. Youth.you baue done me much vngentlenefle, 
 To (hcwthclciicrthail wnttoyoU. 
 
 Rof. 1 care not if I haue : it is my ftudle 
 To feeme defpigbtfuil and vngentlc to you f 
 yoo are there followed by a faithful fhepheard, 
 Lookcvpon him,loue him! he worfbipj vou. 
 
 Pke.Good fbcpheard.ten this youth what tis to loue 
 
 Stl. lc It to be all mad* of fighes and teares, 
 
 And fo am I for Phibe. 
 
 pbe. And 1 for G stunned. 
 
 Orl. And I for Rofalind. 
 
 Rof And 1 for no woman. 
 
 Stl. It is to be allmade of faith and feruice. 
 
 And fo am I for Pbtbe 
 
 Vb*. And 1 tot GatuYned. 
 
 Orl. And I for Rofalind. 
 
 Rof. And I for no woman.’ 
 
 Stl. his to be all made offantafie, 
 
 All made of paflion, and all made of wtlhes. 
 
 All adoration, dutie, and obferujnee. 
 
 All humblcncfle, all patience, and impatience. 
 
 All puritic, nil trtnil, all obferuance * 
 
 And fo am 1 for Pbebi. 
 
 Phe. And fo am I fot Gsnrimcd. 
 
 Orl. And fo am I for Rofalind, 
 
 Rof Andfo am I fornd woman. 
 
 Phe. If this be fo, why blame you me to loue you ? 
 
 Stl. Jfthts be fo, why blame you me to loue you ? 
 
 Orl. If this bo fo.why blame you me to loue you ? 
 
 Rof, Why doyou fpeakc too. Why blameyou mee 
 to loue you. 
 
 Orl. To het,that is not heete, nor doth not heare. 
 
 Rof. Pray you no more of ihu, *tls like the howling 
 of Tfifh Wolues againftihe Moone : Iwillhelpc you 
 Ifl can : 1 would loue you if I could : To morrow meet 
 me altogether: 1 wil niarrieyou, ifeuexl mattie Wo¬ 
 man, and lie be married to morrow : 1 will fatisfie you, 
 ifeuer Ifatisfi'dnlan,and youfhall beemamed tomor¬ 
 row. 1 wil cootcnt you, if what plenfcs you contents 
 you, and you (hal be married to rnotrow : As you loue 
 Rofalind meet, os you loue Pbebe meet, and as 1 loue no 
 women.Ile meet: fo fare you veel: 1 hauc left you com- 
 monds. 
 
 Stl, lie not faile, id liue. 
 
 Phe. Nor 1. 
 
 Orl. Nor 1 Exeunt. 
 
 Scoena Tertia. 
 
 Enter Clcisnc and Jludrey. 
 
 (flo. Tomorrow is the loyfull day Audrey, comorow 
 will we be married. 
 
 And. I do defire it with all my hea;t: and I hope re is 
 no difboneft defire, to defire to be 8 woman ofy world? 
 
 Hecre come two of the banlflvd Dukes Pages. 
 
 Enter two Pager. 
 
 t.Pa. Wei met honeft Gentleman. 
 
 Clo, By my troth well met come.fit, fit, and a fong. 
 i.Va. We sreforyou, fit i’th middle, 
 j .Pa. Shalweclap into't roundly, without hawking, 
 or fpitting, or faying we are hoarfe, which are tbecnely 
 prologues to a bad voice 
 
 a .Pa. I faith, y’faith, and both in a tUng like two 
 gipfics on a horfe. 
 
 Song. 
 
 It wot rt Lotur, and bis Ioffe, 
 
 With a hog. and a bo, and a bey nomine. 
 
 That o re the frrecne cornefetid didpaffe. 
 
 In the ty r <”g time, the oric/y pretty rang time. 
 When 'Birds do fmg.hty ding a ding t dmg. 
 
 Sweet Lexers loue the tyring. 
 
 And therefore take tbeprefent time, 
 
 With a hey ,df a ho,and a hey nomtfo. 
 
 For loue to crowned with the prime, 
 
 In fpringttme,drc. 
 
 betweene the acres of the Rif, 
 
 With a hoy,and a ho,(if a bey ncnlno: 
 
 Tbefcprettie Country folks would ft t, 
 
 In tyring time,bee. 
 
 This (farrolt they began that kourtt, 
 
 With a bey and a ho, Cf c boy non mo : 
 
 How that a hfr writ but a Flower , 
 tnfprtng time,&LC. 
 
 da. Truly yong Gentlemen, though there was no 
 great matter in the dittie, yet ^ note was very vntunable 
 l .Pa. you are deceju'dSir.wekept time, we loft not 
 our time. 
 
 Clo, By my troth yes:T count it but time left to heare 
 fuch a foolifb fong. God buy you, and God mend your 
 voices. Come Andris, Exeunt, 
 
 Sana Quarta . 
 
 Enter Duke Seukr.Amjens, Justus, Orion, 
 do, O Inter, Ccltet. 
 
 "Du,Son. Doft thou beleeue Orlando , that the boy 
 Can do all this that he hath promifed? 
 
 Orl. I fomecimes do beleeue, and fomtimes do not. 
 As thofethat fears they hope, and know they feare. 
 
 Enter Rcfahndc, SHutsu, dr Pbe be. 
 
 Rof. Patience once more,whiles our cdpaiS is vfg'd: 
 You fay, ifl bring in your Rofaltxdc, 
 
 You wil beftow her on Orlando heere ? 
 
 Du.Se.Jhsi Would l,hsd I kingdoms to giue with hir. 
 
 'RyfXnd you fay you wil haue her,when I bring his? 
 
 Orl. That would !, were I of all kingdemes King. 
 
 Rof You fay,you'l rosrrie me,if l be willing. 
 
 Pbe, That will I.Chould 1 die the houre after. 
 
 Rof. But if you do refufe to marrie me, 
 
 You'l giue your felfe to this moil faithful! Shephesrd. 
 
 Pbe. So is the bargainc. 
 
 Rof. You fay that you'l haue Phebe if (be will. 
 
 Stl, Though to haue her and death, were both one 
 thing. 
 
 S Rof 
 
206 As you like it. 
 
 Rof. 1 haue promis'd to make all this master euen: 
 Keepc you yotir word,O Duke, to giue yos>r daughter. 
 You yourj OrUndo, to rcceiue his daughter: 
 
 Keepe you your word Thebe, that you'l marrte me, 
 
 Orelfe refilling me co wed this firepheard: 
 
 Kccpe your «vo> <1 Stluuu , tit at you! man tehee 
 
 IfChe refufe me, and ftom hence I go 
 
 To make thefe doubts all euen. £Kit Ref. andCtfia. 
 
 Du.Sen. 1 do remember in this fhepheard boy, 
 
 Some liuely couches of my daughters fsuour. 
 
 Orl. My Lord, the firft time that I euer Caw him. 
 
 Me thought he was a brother to yarn daughter; 
 
 Due my good Lord, this Boy is Fg«tc ft borne. 
 
 And hath bin tutor d in the rudiments 
 
 Of many defperate ftudies,by his vnckle. 
 
 Whom be reports to be a great Magltian. 
 
 Enter Cfau/ne and dtsdrey, 
 
 Obfcored in the circle ofihis Foriefl, 
 
 la*]. There is furc another fiood toward, and iftefe 
 couples arc comming to the Aike. Here comet a payre 
 ofverie ftrange beafts, which in all tongues, are call’d 
 Fooles. 
 
 fit. Salutation and greeting to you all. 
 fa], Goodtny Lord, bid him welcome : This is the 
 Motley-minded Gentleman, that 1 haoe fo often met in 
 the Forreft; he hath bin a Counter he fwcarcs, 
 
 Clo. If any man doubt that, let him put tnee to my 
 purgation, I haue trod arnesfute, 1 haue Earned a Lady, 
 
 I hauc bin polittcke with my friend, faiooth with mine 
 enensie, I haue endorse three Tadors, 1 haue had fouie 
 quarrels,and like to haue fought one. 
 la*]. And how was that tanevp P 
 
 Clo, Faith we met, sod found the quarrd was vpon 
 the feuenth caufe. 
 
 Jaj, How feuenth caufe ? Good my Lord, like this 
 fellow. 
 
 Du.Se. I like him very well. 
 
 CU. Gcd iidyou fir, J defirt you ofthehke : T preffe 
 in hecre fir, aruengft she reft of ihe Country copulstiues 
 to fwcare, and to forfweare, according as manage binds 
 and blood breakes ; a poore virgin lir.an il-fauor'd thing 
 (if, but mine owne. a poors humour of mine fir, to take 
 that u<at no man elfe will : tich honeftie dwelt like a mt* 
 fer fir, in a poore houfe, as youi Pearle in your fouie oy* 
 Her, 
 
 Du.Se. By my faith, heit very fwifc,and fentemiou* 
 CU. According co the fooles bolt fir, and fuch dulcet 
 difeafes. 
 
 la]. But fot the feuenth caufe . How did you finde 
 the quarrell on the feuenth caufe ? 
 
 CU. Vpon a lye, feuen times removed: (beare you/ 
 bodiemore Teeming odudry) as thus fit: I did diflikethe 
 cut of a c enable Courtiers beard ; he fent me word,if 1 
 fsid hk beard was not cut well, heewasin themmdeit 
 was: this is call'd the retort courteoua. If I fent him 
 word sgaine, it was not well cut, he wold fend me word 
 be cut it to pleafehimfdfeuhis is call'd the quip modeft. 
 Ifagaine, it was not well cut.be difabled my judgment: 
 this is called, the reply churlifh.lfagamc it was not well 
 cut, he would anfwcr 1 fpake not true : this is call'd the 
 reproofe valiant. Ifagaine, it was not well Cut, he wold 
 fay,] lie : this is call'd the counter-checke quarrelfome: 
 and fo ro lye circumftsntiall.and the lye diredf, 
 
 la<j. And how oft did you fay his Deaid was not well 
 cut ? 
 
 CU. J durft go no further then the lye rircumftamial: 
 
 nor he durft not giue me the lye direfi : and fo wee mts- 
 
 fur’dTwcrdj, anaparted. 
 
 laxf. Gan yeu nominate in order no v/, the degrees of 
 
 the Ivc. 
 
 ( 7b% O fir, we quarrel In print, by the booke : as you 
 haue beokes for good manners: I will name you the de¬ 
 grees. The firft, the Retort courteous i the fecond, the 
 Quip-modsft : the third, the reply Cburliftuthe fourth, 
 the Reprocfe valiant : the fift, the Councercheckc quar- 
 relfome : the fiat, the Lye with drcomftance: thefea- 
 uenth, the Lye direS r all thefe you may auoyd, but the 
 Lye dirsft : and you may auoide that too, with an If. I 
 knew when feuer: luftices could not take vp a Quarrel!, 
 but w hen the parties were met themfehics, one of them 
 thought but of an If; as if you fsiefe fo, then I faide fo j 
 and they fhcoke hands, and fwoie brothers. Your If, is 
 the onely peace-maker: much vert lie In if. 
 
 A»f. Is not this a rare fellow my Lord ? He's as goed 
 at any thing, and yet a foole. 
 
 Du .fr.He vfes his felly like a ftalking-hotfe, and vo¬ 
 der the prefenmion of that he fboots his wit 
 
 Enter Hymen, Rofd'tttd , and Coha., 
 
 Still Mupc$e 
 
 Hymen. Then u there mirth in betuttn, 
 
 IT'hen earthly thing) made earnn 
 attone together. 
 
 Coed Duke reeelvte t by daughter. 
 
 Hymen front Heaaeu bought her, 
 
 Tea bought her hat her. 
 
 Thai thou migbtp ioyne ha hand with hie, 
 
 Wisofs heart within hie hofome it. 
 
 Rof. T o you I giue my felfe, for I am yours. 
 
 To you I giue my felfe, for I am yours. 
 
 Dn.Se If there be truth in fight,you are my daughter. 
 Orl If there be truth in fight,you are my Rofslend. 
 PheM fight & fhapebe true, why then my lotie adieu 
 Rof. lie haueno Father,ifyou be not he : 
 lie haue no Husband, ifyou be not he : 
 
 Norne're wed woman,ifyou be not fhee. 
 
 Hy. Peace hoa: I bane confufion, 
 
 'TisI muft makecondufion 
 
 Of thefe mod firange euent j r 
 
 Here's eight that muft take hands. 
 
 To ioyne in Hymens bands, 
 
 If truth holds true contents. 
 
 You and you, no erode fhill part; 
 
 You and you, are hart in hart: 
 
 You, to his loue muft accord, 
 
 Or haue a Woman to your Lord. 
 
 You and you, are fure together. 
 
 As the Winter to fowle Weather : 
 
 Whiles a Wedlocke Hymnc wefing, 
 
 Fcede your felues with queftioning. 
 
 That reafon, weoder may diminiOt 
 
 How thus we met, and thefe things fiftifrs. 
 
 Song. 
 
 Wedding us great Iwioi erownt, 
 
 O bleffed band of icovd and bed: 
 
 "77/ Hymen peoples enerte to tune, 
 
 Hrgb wedIce l(jhen he honored t 
 
 Hcner, high heoer and renowne 
 
 To Hymen, God of entry, Tour no 
 
 T>u,Se. 0 my detre Neece,welcome thou art to we, 
 Euen daughter welcome, in no Idfedegsee. 
 
 Phe. 
 
As you like it. 
 
 20 7 
 
 Pitt. 1 wil noteaic my word, now thou art mine, 
 
 Thy faith, my fanrit to thee doth combine. 
 
 Enter Second Brother. 
 
 i.'Brt Let me naue audience for a word or two: 
 
 I tm the fecohd fonne of old Sir T^cwLiud, 
 j That bring thefe tidings to this farre alfcmbly. 
 
 T>ukf Frederick, bearing how that euerie day 
 Men of great worth refotted to ihisfortefL 
 Addreft a mightie power, which were on Foote 
 Ib his ewne condudl, piirppfeiy to take 
 His brother heere, and put him to the fword . 
 
 /aid to the skircsof this wilde Wood lie came j 
 Where,meeting with an old Religious man,^ 
 
 After fomc qoclrion with him, wis cooucueu 
 goth from his enterptlre, and from the world •• 
 Hiscrownebequeachingtohis bamllsd Brother, 
 
 And all then Lands relfor d to him agairve 
 I That west with him exil'd. This to be true, 
 Idoengagemylife. 
 
 TSujSi. Welcome yongman s 
 Thou offer'd fairciy to thy brothers wedding i 
 Toone hislands vwith-hcld, and to theothtr 
 A land it felfe at large, a potent Dukedome 
 Firft, in this Forreft 7 let vs do tho/e ends 
 j That heere vvete well begun, and wel begot. 
 
 And after, euery of this hippie number 
 That haee endur'd Ihrew’d daies, and nights with vs, 
 Shal (hare the good of our returned fortune, 
 According to tne tneafure of their Rates* . 
 
 Meace time, forget this new-falne digoitie, 
 
 And fall into our RuftickcReuelrie: 
 
 play Mulicke, and you Brides and Bride-groomes all, 
 1 With tneafure heap'd in ioy, to’tb Meafures fall. 
 
 laq. Sit, by your patience: if I heard you rightly. 
 The DnV.e hath put on a Religious life. 
 
 And throwne into neglect the pompous Couit. 
 
 i.'Brt. He hath. 
 
 Uq. To him will 1 :out of thefe eonuertrtes. 
 
 There is much matter to be heard.and leam'd : 
 you to your former Honor, 1 bequeath 
 your patience, and your vertuc, well deferues It, 
 you to a loue, that your true faltlvdoth merit; 
 you to your land, and loue, and great allies: 
 you to a long, and well-defcrued bed : 
 
 And you to wrangling, for thy lomng voyage 
 
 Is but for two moneths vidfualPd : So to your pinafores, 
 
 1 am for other, then for dancing meazures. 
 
 D*-Se. Stay, latjntt, Say. 
 lac/. To fee no paftime,I: what you would haue, 
 lie ftay roknow, at your abandon'd caue. Exit. 
 
 Du.Se. Proceed, proceed : wcc’l begin thefe rights, 
 As we do truft, they ! end in true delights. Exit 
 
 Rof It is not the fafhion to fee the Ladie the Epi¬ 
 logue ; but it is no more vnbandfome, then to fee the 
 Lord the Prologue. If it be true, that good wine needs 
 no bufh. 'tls true, that a good play needes no Epilogue. 
 Yet to good wine they do vfe good bufhes : and good 
 playes proue the better by the belpe of good Epilogues: 
 What a cafe am I in then, that a an neither 3 good Epi¬ 
 logue, nor cannot infinuate with you in the behalfeof a 
 good play? I am uot furnifls'd like a Begger, therefore 
 to begge will not become mee.' My way is to conjure 
 you, snd lie begiu with the Women. 1 charge you (O 
 v»orocn)fortheloueyoubearetomen, to like as much 
 Of this Play, sspleafeyou: And I charge you (O men) 
 for the loue youbeare to women (as 1 percciue by your 
 firtipring,none of you hates them) chat betweene you, 
 add the women, the play may plcafe. If I were a Wo- 
 man, I would kifleas tinny of you as had beards that 
 pleas’d me, complexions that hk’d me, and breaths that 
 I deft'de not : And I am fure, as many as haue good 
 beards, or good faces, or fweet breaths,will for my kind 
 offer .when I make curc'fie.bid me farewell. Exrt. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 S 2 
 
208 
 
 THE 
 
 Taming of the Shrew. 
 
 zrfHus primus . Scoena Trim a. 
 
 Later Beggar cud. Huftei. Cbrijtephcro Sly. 
 
 er. 
 
 &Le pheezeyou tnfatth. 
 
 HoJl.K paire of llockcs you rogue. 
 
 Beg. Y'ate a baggage, the S/ies are no 
 Rogues. Looks In the Chronicles,we came 
 'in with fycAtrd Conqueror : therefore Pau- 
 caepcllu6ru,\et the wot Id Hide : ScfTa. 
 
 Hofl. You will not pay for the glafTe* you haue burftj 
 
 Beg. No, nor a deniere : go by S- hr ontmtr, goctothy 
 cola bed, and warme thee. 
 
 Hoji. I know my remcdie,! mufl go fetch tbe Head- 
 borough. 
 
 'Beg. Third, ot fourth, or file Borough, lit anfwete 
 him by Law. He nctbudge an inch boy.- Let him come, 
 and kindly. Fades afleopt 
 
 Winds hornet. Enter a Lord from bunting,with hts trains 
 
 Lo, Huntfman I charge thee,tender wel tny hdunds, 
 Brach Mertman, the poore Curre is unboft, 
 
 And couple deader with the deepe-mouth’d brack, 
 Saw'ft thou not boy hovsSi/tter made it good 
 At the hedge corner, in checcsuldeft fault, 
 
 I would not Joa£e.the dogge for twentic pound. 
 
 Htontf. Why Belman is as good as bo my Lord 
 Ho cried vpon it at the mcercft Ioffe, 
 
 And twice to day pick'd out thedullefl fent, 
 
 Ttuff me, 1 take him for the better dogge. 
 
 Lord. Thou art a Foole. \(Eccbo were as ficetc, 
 
 1 would effeemc him worth a dozerafucb; 
 
 But fup them well,and looke vnto them all. 
 
 Tomorrow I intend to huntagaine. 
 
 JLuntf. I will my Lord., 
 
 Lord. What's heere?Onedead,or drttnke ? Soe doth 
 he breath? 
 
 i.fdun. He breath's my Lord. Wcrehenoc warm'd 
 With Ale, this were a bed but cold to deep fo foundfy. 
 
 Lord. Oh moDflrous beoft,how like a fwinehelyes. 
 Grim death,how foule and loachfome is-thine image : 
 Sirs, I will pratfife on this drunken man 
 What thioke you, tfhe were conuey d to bed, 
 
 Wrap'd in fwtet cloathes: Rings put vpon his fingers: 
 
 A mod delicious banquet by his bed, 
 
 And braue attendants neere him when he wakes, 
 
 Would not the begger then forget himfelfe ? 
 
 I .PStm. Belceue me Lord, I thmke lie cannot choofe. 
 
 ■i ff. Jt would frem fnange vnto him when he wait'd 
 
 Lord. Eucn as aibtc’ring drcame.or worthies fancie. 
 
 Thee take him vp, aod manage well theieft : 
 
 Carrie him gendy to my faueft Chamber, 
 
 And hang it round with all my vvantonpid} UT<1 . 
 
 Balme hi* foule head in warrne drilled waters 
 And burne fweet Woodto make the Lodging fweete- 
 Ptocute me Mufscke readie when he wakes, 
 
 To make a dulcet and a heauenly found 
 And if lie chance to Ipeake, be readie ftraight 
 tAnd with a lowe fubmiffuereuerence; 
 
 Say, what is it your Honor vvil command : 
 
 Let one attend him with a filurr 8afon 
 Full ofRofe-water, and bcfltew d with Flowers 
 Another beare the Ewer: the ih.rdaDtaper 
 And fay wilt pleafe your Lordfhip code your hands. 
 Some one be readie with a coftly fuite. 
 
 And aske him wl.at apparre! lie will weare 
 Another tell him ofhis Hounds and Horfe, 
 
 And that his Ladie mournes at his difeafe,' 
 Petiwadchim that he hath bin Lunaticke’ 
 
 And when he I ayes he is, fay that he drearnes. 
 
 For he is nothing but a mightic 1 ord : 
 
 This do, and do it kindly, gentle firs 
 It wilbepafW.e paffuig excellent,. ’ 
 lfit be husbanded with modeflie. ’ 
 
 a t L °‘ d 1 warrant y° u w « wil play our part 
 
 Aspelhallchinkeby our cruc diligence 
 
 He is no leffe then what we fay lie is. 
 
 Lord. Take him vp gently, andto bed with him. 
 And €3ch one to hi$ office v^hen he wakes. 
 
 Sirrah, go fee whar Trompet (is that found. 
 
 Belike (ome Nobie Gentleman that me 2 nes 
 (TrauelJing feme lourney ) to repole him hcerc. 
 
 Enter Sewing man. 
 
 How now? who is iif 
 
 Set. An tpleafeyour Honor, Player* 
 
 That offer feruice to yout Lordihip. 
 
 Enter Vlayers 
 
 Lord. Bid them come neere: 
 
 Now fellowes.you are welcome. 
 players. We thankc your Honor 
 Lord. Do you intend to (lay with me to night > 
 x.f layer. So pleafe yout Lotdfliippc to accept out 
 dutie. r 
 
 Lord Withal] niyheart. This fellow I remember. 
 Since once he plaide a Farmers eideft fonne, 
 
 Twas where you woo'd the Gentlewoman fo well: 
 
 1 bane forge: your name : but fure that part 
 
 “ Was 
 
The Taming of the Shrew. 209 
 
 Was Aptly luted, and naturally perform'd. 1 
 
 Sirtkh- 1 thinkc’twas Soto thacyour honormeincs. | 
 Lord. Tis veric true, thou didftir excellent: 
 
 Well you are come to me in happie time, 
 
 The rather for I h#ue fame fport in Hand, 
 
 Wherein your cunning can affift me much. 
 
 There i» a Lord will hearc you play to night; 
 
 But I am doubtfull ofyout modeflies, 
 
 Lead (oner-eying of his odde behaiilour, 
 
 For yet his honor neuer heard a play) 
 
 You breake into fome metriepaflion, 
 
 And fo offend him : for I tell you fui, 
 
 If you fnould fmile, he growes impatient. 
 
 'flat. Fcare not my Lord, we can contain our felues. 
 Were he the vetieft anticke in the world. 
 
 Lord. Go firra, take them to the Butccrie, 
 
 And giue them friendly welcome euerieone. 
 
 Let them want nothing that my houfe 6ffoords. 
 
 Exit one roitb the P layer t. 
 
 Sirra go you toBartholmew my Page, 
 
 And fee him dreft In all fuites like a Ladie : 
 
 That done, conduit him to the drunkerds chamber. 
 
 And call him Madam, dohira obeifante: 
 
 Tell him from me (as he will win my loue) 
 
 He beare himfelfe with honourable aition. 
 
 Such as he hath obferu'd in noble Ladies 
 
 Vnto their Lords, by them accomplished, 
 
 Such dutie to the drunkard let him do -. 
 
 With foft lows tongue, anddo wly curtefic, 
 
 And fay : What is’t your Honor will command, 
 
 Wherein your Ladie, and your humble wife. 
 
 May fhew her dmic.and make knownc her loue. 
 
 And then with kmde embracements, tempting kiffes- 
 And with declining head into hit bofome 
 
 Bid him (hed teates,as being ouer-ioyed 
 
 To fee her noble Lordtcftoc’d to health, 
 
 Who for this feuen yearet hath cftccmed him 
 
 No better then a poore and loathfome begger: 
 
 And if the boy haue not a womans guift 
 
 To raine a (hower of commanded teares, 
 
 AnOnion wil do well for foch a Ihift, 
 
 Which in a Napkin (being clofe comiei'd) 
 
 Shall indefpight enforce a water!? e»« i 
 
 See thisdifpatch’d with all the haft thou canft, 
 
 Anon lie giue thee more inftruflions. 
 
 Exit a feruwgman. 
 
 I know theboy will wel vfurpethe grace. 
 
 Voice,gate,and a^diort ofaGentlewoman i 
 
 1 long to heart him call the drunkard husband, 
 
 And how my men will ftay thcmfelucs from laughter, 
 When they do homage to this fimplc p«fant, 
 lie in to counfell them; haply my prefence 
 
 May well abate the ouer-merrie fplecne, 
 
 Which otherwife wouldgrow into extreames. 
 
 Enter lloft the drunkard with attendants, fome with apparel, 
 "Btjon and Ewerother appurtenance! ,<y Lord. 
 
 Deg. PorGods fake s pot oftmall Ale 
 
 I .Ser. Wile plcafe your Lord drink a cup of facke ? 
 i Ser, Wiltpleafe your Honor taftcof thefe Con¬ 
 ferees t 
 
 j .Set . What raiment wil your honor wearc to day. 
 Beg. 1 am ChrtftephrroSly, call not mee Honour nor 
 Lordmip: I ne’re drank facke in my life: and if you giue 
 me any Confcrues,giue me conferees of Becfc: nere ask 
 mt wnac raiment He weere, for I haue no mor e doub- 
 
 lets then backes i no more ftockings then legges i nor 
 no more fhooes then feet,nay femetime more fcctc then 
 (hoocs,or fuchfhooes a*my toealook through theo- 
 uer- leather. 
 
 Lord. Heaucnceufe this idle humor in your Honor. 
 Oh that a mightie man of fuch difeent. 
 
 Of (uch poffeftions,and fo high efteeme 
 
 Should be infufed with fo fouls e fpirit. 
 
 Uej.What would you make me mad?Am not 1 Chri - 
 Jlopher She, old Sies fonne of Burton-heath, by byrth 8 
 Pedler, by education aCardmaker, by t ran {mutation a 
 Beare-hesrd, and now by prefent profeffion a Tinker. 
 Aske Martian Hacket the fat Alewife ofWincoc,ifftjee 
 know me not: iffhefay I am nos xhii.d.on the feere for 
 fheere Ale,fcore me vp for thelyingftknaue in Chriften 
 
 dome. What 1 am nor beft r autght: hews- 
 
 j.Man.Oh this i; is that makes yoar Ladie roourne. 
 t A/a».Ohthis is it that makes your feruants droop. 
 Lord. Hence comes it, that your kindred flsuns your 
 
 As beaten hence by your ft range Lunacie, (houfe 
 
 Ob Noble Lord, bethiuke thee of thy birth, 
 
 Call home thy ancient thoughts front bans fitment, 
 
 And banilh hence thefe abiedi iowliedreamt] ; 
 
 Looke how thy feraants do attend on thee. 
 
 Each in his office readie at thy becke. 
 
 Wile thou haue Muficke? Harke Apollo plaies, Mujick 
 And twentle caged Nightingales do fing. 
 
 Or wilt thou fieepe? Wee'l haue ehcc to a Couch, 
 
 Softer and fweeter then the luftful! bed 
 
 Onpurpole tritu’d vp for Semiramii. 
 
 Say thou wilt walke: we wil beftrow the ground. 
 
 Or wilt thou ride ? Thy horfes fnal be trap'd, 
 
 Their harneflb ftudded all with Gold and Pearle. 
 
 Doft thou loue hawking ? Thou haft hawkes will foare 
 Abcue the morning Larke. Or wilt thou hunt, 
 
 Thy hounds (hail make the Welkin anfwer them 
 
 And fetch (hrill ecchoes from the bellow earth. 
 
 i Mat.Sty thou wilt courfc,thv gray-hounds nreas 
 AibreathedStags I fleeter then the Roc, (fwift 
 
 s AT.Doft thou loue pi<3ures/we wil fetch thee ftraii 
 Adonis painted by a running brooke, 
 
 And Citherea all in fudges hid, 
 
 Which feerue to moue and wanton with her breath, 
 Euenasthe waulng fedges play with winde. 
 
 Lord. Wee’l fhew thee /«,as (be was a Maid, 
 
 And how fhe was begoiledand furprizd, 
 
 As liuelie painted, as the deede was done. 
 
 $.Ma».Ot Daphne renting chrough a thomiewood, 
 Scratching her legs, thet one fhal fweire fhe bleeds. 
 
 And at that fight fhal fad Apollo weepe. 
 
 So workmanlic the blood and teares are drswne. 
 
 Lord. Thou art a Lord, and nothing but a Lord: 
 
 Thou haft a Ladie farre more BeRtHifull, 
 
 Then any woman in this warning age. 
 
 i Man. And til the reares that fhe hath (hed for thee, 
 Like enuious fiouds ore-run her louely face. 
 
 She was the faireft creature in the wofld. 
 
 And yet fhee ts inferiour to none. 
 
 Beg. Am I a Lord,and haue I fuch a Ladle ? 
 
 Or do Idreame? Or haue I dream'd till now? 
 
 I do not Oeepe : 1 fee, l heare, I fpeake: 
 
 I fmel fweetfauours, and I feelc loft things j 
 
 Vpon my life I am a Lord indeede. 
 
 And not a Tinker, nor Chrtftopher Slie. 
 
 Well,bring our Ladie hither to our fighC, 
 
 A nd once againe a pot o’rh fmalleft Ale. 
 
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210 
 
 The 'Taming of the ShreVJ . 
 
 2 . Man. Wilepleafe your migheineffe to walhyout 
 hands : 
 
 OH how we ioy to fee your wit rtftot’d. 
 
 Oh that once more you knew but what you are 
 Theft fifteeneyeeres you haue bin in a dreame, 
 
 Or when you wait'd, fo wak'J as if youflept. 
 
 Beg. Thefc fifxeeneycercs, by my fay, a goodly nap. 
 But did I ntuet fpeake of all that time 
 
 I .Man. Oh yes my Lord,but vent idle words. 
 
 For though you lay heert in this goodlie chamber. 
 
 Yet would you fay.ye wete beaten out of doore, 
 
 And railt vpon the HoftclTe of the houfc. 
 
 And fay you would prefent her at the Lceie, 
 
 Btcaufe fhebrought ftone-Iugs.and no feil'd quarts : 
 Sometimes you would call out for Cicelv Hacker 
 Beg. I,the womans maide of the hoti fe. 
 
 ) jnan. Why fir you know no houfc,not no fuch maid 
 "Nor no fuch men as you haue reckon’d vp. 
 
 As Stephen She. and old hbn Napt of Greece, 
 
 And Peter 7~urpb, and Henry VimpetneU, 
 
 And twencie more fuch names and men as thefc. 
 
 Which ncuet were, not no man eoer faw. 
 
 "Beg. Now Lord be thanked fer my good amends. 
 jilL Amen. 
 
 enter Lady with Attendant! 
 
 'Beg. [ thanke ihee.thou (halt not loofe by it. 
 
 Lady. How fares my noble Lotd ? 
 
 Beg. Marne I fare well.for hcere is cheere enough 
 Where is my wife ? 
 
 La, Heere noble Lord, what is thy will with het ? 
 Beg. Are you my wife,3nd v/ill not cal me husband? 
 My men fhould call me Lord,I amyout good-man. 
 
 Lot My husband andmy Lord,my Lord and bmband 
 I am your wife in all obedience. 
 
 Beg. I know it well, what mulf I call her ? 
 
 Lard. Madam. 
 
 Beg. Ale* Madam, or lane Madam > 
 
 Lord. Madam, and nothing elfe, fo Lords cal Ladies 
 Beg Madame wife, they fay that f haue dream d. 
 And uept about fomc fifteene yeatc ot more. 
 
 Lady 1, and the time fcerne's thirty vnto me. 
 
 Being all this time abandon'd from your bed. 
 
 ‘Beg Tis much, feruants Icauc me and her alone 
 Madam vndrdTe you,and come now to bed 
 La. Th rice noble Lord, let me mcieatofyou 
 To pardon me yet for a nigh tor two . 
 
 Ot ifnot fo, vntill the Sun be let. 
 
 For yourPhyfivtans haue exprcflely charg'd, 
 
 In petill to incurre your former malady. 
 
 That 1 fhould yet abfent me from your bed 
 1 hope this reafon ftands fot myexcufe 
 
 Beg. 1,it ftands fo that ] may hardly tarry folong* 
 But I would be loth to fall into my dreames agame : 1 
 wil therefore tattle in defpight of the flefh 8 1 the blood 
 
 Enter a Alefjcnger. 
 
 A/f/Your Honors players hearing your amendment. 
 Are come to play a pleafant Comedie,* 
 
 For foyour dodfors hold it very mcete, 
 
 Seeing too much fadnefie hath congeal’d your blood. 
 And mclancholly is the Nurfe of frenzie. 
 
 Therefore they thought it good you heare a play. 
 
 And frame your minde to mirth and merriment. 
 
 Which banes a ihoufand harmes,and lengthens life. 
 
 Beg. MirtieJ will let them play, u it not * Comon- 
 
 cie. a Chriftmas gambold, or a tumbling rricke? 
 Lady. No my good Lord.it is more plcafing fluff* 
 Beg. What, houfliold ftuffe. 
 
 Lady It is a a kinde ofhiftory. 
 
 Beg Well,wel fee t: 
 
 Come Madam wife fit by my fide, 
 
 And let the world flip,we fh all nere beyonger. 
 
 Flounjh Enter Lucent to , and bit man Tr.ano. 
 
 Luc Tran,*, ftnee for the great defire I had 
 To fee faire Padua, nurferie of Arts 
 Lam arriu d for fruitfull Ltcmbardte, 
 
 The pleafant garden of great Italy, 
 
 And by my fathers loue and leaue am arm'd 
 With his good will, and thy good companie. 
 
 My truftie fetuant well approu'd in all, 
 
 Heere let vs breath.and haply inftitute* 
 
 A courfc of Learning, and ingenious ftudies. 
 
 Pifa renowned fot gtaueCitizens 
 Gaut me my being, and my father firfl 
 A Merchant of great Trafocke through the world 
 y~rreentto t come of (he Benttuolty , 
 
 Vmcentio t fonnc.brough vp in Florence 
 It fhall become to ferueall hopes concern'd 
 To decke his fortune with his vertuous deedes: 
 
 And therefore Tramajo, the time I fttdie 
 Venue and that part ofPhilofopbic 
 Will I applic, that treats ofhappmeffe. 
 
 By vertue fpettally to be aichieu’d. 
 
 Tell me thy mtnde, foi I haue P,f, | e f t , 
 
 And am loTadua come, as he that leaues 
 A fliallow plafh, to plunge him in the Jeepe, 
 
 And with lacictie feekes to quench his thirft. 
 
 Trj tJAle Pardantuo, gentle mafler mine 
 I am in all affc 6 fcd as your felfo. 
 
 Glad that you thus conrmuc your refolue 
 To fucke the fweets of fweete Philofophie. 
 
 Onely (good mafler) while we do admite 
 Thu vcrtut.and this mors!) difciplme, 
 l et‘$ be no Stoickcs. nor no flockes 1 ’pray. 
 
 Or fo deuorc to Art/lotlet ch ec k es 
 As Outd\ be an out-cafl quite abiur d : 
 
 Balke Lodgickc wuh acquainra'mce that you haue. 
 And ptactilc Rhetoricke in vour common talke 
 Mufickc and Poefit vfe, toquicken you . 
 
 The M at hematic kes, and < be Met aphy lick es 
 
 Fall to them a, you finde your flomacke Tcues vou 
 No profit grower, where is no pleafure tane : ' 
 
 In briefe fir, fludie what you moft affetfl. 
 
 Luc Gramercies Trttnto, well doft thou aduife 
 tlBrondcUtt thou wert come afliorc. 
 
 We could at once put vs in readineffe 
 
 And tike a lodging fit toentettaine * 
 
 Such friends (as time) in Padu., fhall beget. 
 
 But flay a while,what companies this > 
 
 7><j. Mafler fome fhew to welcome vs toTowne. 
 
 totter Bapttfla wab hu ttuo daughter,, Kater.n* & Btanca 
 OrerMa a PantAawnt . Hortem.o ftfter „ It, one a. ’ 
 
 Lttevn Ty &7UV find by 
 
 Bap. Gentlemen,imporrune me no farther 
 
 For how I firmly am refolu d you know : 
 
 That is.ncft to beflow my vongefl daughter, 
 
 Before I haue a husband for the eldet : 
 
 Ifejchet of you both loue Katberata 
 
c The'Taming of the Shrew. 
 
 an 
 
 B ecaufc I know you well, and loueyou well. 
 
 Leaue fhall you haue to court her at your pleafurc. 
 
 Cre. To cart her rather. .She's to rough for mce. 
 There,there Hortcnfio. will you any Wife* 
 
 Kate, I pray you fir, is it your will 
 To make a (tale of me aroongft thefe mates i 
 Hot. Mate* roaid,howmeaneyuu chat?. » 
 
 No mates for you, 
 
 Vnleffc you were of gentler milder mould. 
 
 Kate. I’faithfir, you (hall neuer neede tofearc, 
 
 I wis it is not hslfe way to her heart. 
 
 But if it were, doubt not, her care (laould be. 
 
 To combe your noddle with a three (egg’d ttoole, 
 
 And painc your face, and vfe you like a foole. 
 
 Her. From all (neb diucls,£Ood Lord deiiuer vs. 
 
 Cre . And me too pood Lord. 
 
 TVrf.Hullrt matter,heres Ionic good palt/me toward; 
 That wench is llavkc mad, or wonderfull Proward 
 Lacen. But in the others filence do 1 fee. 
 
 Maids imldebehauiour and fobriecie. 
 
 Peace Tramo. 
 
 Tra. Well faid M*, mum,and gaze your nil 
 'S/ip. Gentlemen,that 1 mayfaor.cmakegood 
 What 1 haue faid, Bianca get you in* 
 
 And let it not difpleafe thee good Bianca, 
 
 For I will loue thee oere the leffemy girle. 
 
 Kate. A pretty peaie, it js bett put finger in the eye, 
 and (he knew why. 
 
 'Bum. Sifter content you in my difcontenc. 
 
 Sir, to your pleafure humbly I fubfcribe: 
 
 My bookes and inftrumencs (hall be my corapanic. 
 
 On them to looks, and pta&ife by my felfe. 
 
 Luc. HarkeThnw.thou maift heare Minmm fpeak. 
 Hor. Signior Baptifta, will you be fo ftrange, 
 
 Sorrie am I that our good will efte&s 
 Bianca't greefe. 
 
 Cre. Why will you mew her vp 
 (Signior Baptifta) for this fiend of hell. 
 
 And make her bearethepennance of her tongue. 
 
 Bap. Gentlemen content ye: I am tefould: 
 
 Coin Bianca. 
 
 And for I know (he raketh moft delight 
 InMuficke,1nftruments,and Poetry, 
 
 Schoolemafters will I keepe within my houfe. 
 
 Fit to inflrutft her youdi. If you Hortenfio, 
 
 Or figmorGrwwyou know any fuch, 
 
 Preferte them hither; for to cunning men, 
 
 11 will be very kinde and h.berall 
 To mine owne children, in good bringing vp, 
 
 And fo farewell: Katherine you may ftay. 
 
 Fori haue more co commune with Bianca. Exit, 
 Kara. Why, and I cruft I may go coo.may I not ? 
 What (hall I be appointed houres, as though. 
 
 I (Belike) 1 knew not what to take, 
 
 1 And what to leaue? Ha Exit 
 
 Cre. You may go to the diuels dam: your guiles are 
 I fo good hecre s none will holde you: Then loue it not 
 I fo great Hortenfio, but we may blow our nails together, 
 I and faft it fairely out. Our cakes dough on both (ides. 
 Farewell: yet for the loue I bearc my fweet Bianca, if 
 I can byany meanes light on a fit man to teach her that 
 I wherein (he delights, I will wi(h him to her father. 
 
 Hor. So will I figniour Cremio : but a word I pray: 
 I Though the nature of our quarrell yet neuer brook'd 
 I parle. Know now vpon aduice, it toucheth vs both:that 
 I we may yet againe haue accede to our faire Mtftrir, and 
 
 behappieriuals in Bianca's loue, tolabourand effect 
 one thing fpecsally. 
 
 Cjre. VV hat's that I pray? 
 
 Hor. Marrie fir to get a husband for her Sifter* 
 
 Cre. A husband: a dwell. 
 
 Hor. I fay a husband. 
 
 Gre. I fay, a diueil: Think'ft thou Hortenfia,% hough 
 her father be verie rich, any man is fo verie a fbole to be 
 married to hell ? 
 
 Hor, Tu(h Gremio: chough it pa fife your patience U 
 mine to endure her lowd alarums, why man there bee 
 good fellowes in the world, and a man could light on 
 them, would take her with all fati!ts,and monv enough. 
 
 Gre. I cannot tell: but 1 had as lief take her dowrie 
 with this condition; To be whipt at the hie erode euerie 
 
 Hor. Faith (as you fay) there's fir.allchoife in rotten 
 apples: but come, fince this bar In law makes vs friends, 
 it (hall be fo farce forth friendly maintain'd, till by hel¬ 
 ping Bapttfiao eldeft daughter to a husband, wee let his 
 ycMigeft fieefor a husband, and then haue too t afreftn 
 Sweet Bianca, happy man be bis dole: hee that rurmes 
 fafteftjgets the Ring: How fay you (ignior Cremio? 
 
 Grem I am agreed, and would I had gioen him the 
 beft horfe in Padm to begin his woing that would tho 
 roughly woe her, wed her, and bed her, andridde the 
 houle of her. Come on. 
 
 Exeunt ambo. Mattel Tronic and Lucentto 
 Tra. Iprayfircelrae.isitpoflible 
 That loue (hould of a fodaine cake fuch hold. 
 
 Luc. Oh Tramo, till I found it to be true, 
 
 I neuer thought it pofTible or likely. 
 
 But fee, while idely I ftood looking od, 
 
 1 found the effeiSlof Loue in idlenefife. 
 
 And now in plainnefle do confefle to thee 
 That art to me as fecret and as deere 
 As Anna to cheQueene ofCarthage was 
 Tramo 1 burne, I pine, I periih Tranio, 
 
 If l acchieue not thSsyongmodeft gyrle: 
 
 Counfaile me Tranio,Sot I know thou cauft: 
 
 A (lift meT ranio, for I know thou wilt. 
 
 Tra .Matter, it i» no time to chide you now, 
 Affe&ion is not rated from the heart i 
 If loue haue touch'd you, naught reroaines but fo. 
 
 Redime te caps am quarto quern minima. 
 
 Las Gramercies Lad :Go forward, this contents, 
 The reft wil comfort, for thy ccunfels found. 
 
 Tra. Matter .you look’d fo longly on the maid e. 
 Perhaps you mark’d not what’s the pith of all. 
 
 Luc- Oh yes, I faw fweet beau tie in her face. 
 
 Such as the daughter of jigenor had, 
 
 That made great lotie to humble him to her hand. 
 
 When with his knees he kift the Cretan ftrond. 
 
 Th/.Saw you no more? Mark’d you not how hir fitter 
 Beganto fcold, and raife vp fuch a ftorrae. 
 
 That mortal eares might hardly indurethe din. 
 
 Luc. Tranio, 1 faw her corrall lips to mouc. 
 
 And with her breath (hedid perfume the ayre. 
 
 Sacred and fweet was all 1 faw in her. 
 
 Tra. Nay, then tis time to ftirre him fro his trance • 
 I pray awake fit: if you loue rhe Maide, 
 
 Bend thoughts and wits to atchceue her Thus it (lands: 
 Her elder filler is focurft and fhrew’d. 
 
 That ti! the Father rid his hands of her, 
 
 Mafter.your Loue mutt Hue a maide at home. 
 
 And therefore has be clofeiy metf d her vp, 
 
 Becaufe 
 
71.)e Teaming of the Shrew, 
 
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 212 
 
 Becaufc fhe will not be annoy'd with futers. 
 
 Luc. Ah Tramo, what a cruel! Fathers he: 
 
 But art thou not aduis'd.he tooke fome cate 
 To get her cunning Schoolcmafkrs to inftruft her. 
 
 Tra. I marry am I fir, and now 'us plotted. 
 
 Luc. I haue it Tramo. 
 
 Tra Mafter, for my hand 
 Both our tnuentions meet and iumpe in one. 
 
 Luc. Tell me thine fuft 
 
 Tra. You will be fchoole-mafler. 
 
 And vndettake the teaching of the maid : 
 
 That's your deuice. 
 
 Lae. It is: May it be done ? 
 
 Tra. Not poffible : for who (ball beare your part, 
 And be in Padua he ere Vincentio's forme, 
 
 Keepe houfc, and ply his booke.wclcomchis friends, 
 Vtfir his Countnmen, and banquet them? 
 
 Luc. Bajla, content thee ; for I haue it full 
 WC haue not yet bin feene m any horde, 
 
 Nor can we be diftinguifb'd by our faces, 
 
 For man ormafter: then it followes thus; 
 
 Thou (bait be mafter, Tronic in my Bed : 
 
 Kecpehoufe, and port, and feruaiits,as 1 fbould, 
 
 I will fomc other be, fomc Florentine, 
 
 Some Neapolitan, or meaner man of Ptfo. 
 
 Tts hatch'd, and (hall be fo : Tramo at once 
 Vncafe thee : take my Conlord hat and cloake, 
 
 When Eiondello comes, he wattes on tlicr, 
 
 But 1 will charme him firft to keept lit; tongue. 
 
 Tra. So had you neede i 
 In breefe Sir, fith It your pleafure is, 
 
 And 1 am eyed to be obedient, 
 
 For Co your father charg'd me at our parting f 
 Be feruiccablc to my Tonne f quoth he) 
 
 Although I thinke ‘twas in another fence, 
 
 I am content to bee Lucent,c , 
 
 Becaufefo well I loue Lucent, t , 
 
 Luc. Tramo be fo, btraufe Lucenno tones, 
 
 Arrd let cvebs a (hue, t'atcbicuc that rnaide, 
 
 YYhofc fodaine fight hath thiai’d my wounded eye. 
 
 Enter ’Blendelie, 
 
 Hecre comes the rogue. Si tra, where haue you bin ? 
 
 Siott. Where haue I beene ? Nay how now, where 
 ere you?Maid«r, ha s my fellow ftolne your 
 
 cloatbest, ot you ftolne his. or both ? Ptay wbat's the 
 n ewes 
 
 Luc. Sirra come hither, 'tts no time to icft, 
 
 And therefore frame your manners to the time 
 Your fellow Tramo hecre to fane my life, 
 
 Puts my apparrell, and my countnance ou. 
 
 And 1 for roy cfcape haueput on Ins: 
 
 For in a quarrel! iiuce I came a (bore, 
 
 I kil'd a man,and feare I wasdeferieds 
 Waite you on him, 1 chargeyou,as becomes: 
 
 While 1 make way from hence to fane my life s 
 You vnderfland me! 
 
 Eton. I fir, ne're a whit. 
 
 Luc. And not a iot of Tramo in your mouth, 
 
 Tramo is chang'd into Lucentio, 
 
 "Sion, The better for him, would J were fo too. 
 
 Tra, So could I 'faith boy, to haue the next wi(b af¬ 
 ter, that Lueentie tndeede had Baptiflas yongeft daugh¬ 
 ter. But firra, not for my fake, but your mafters, I ad- 
 uife you vfc yout manners dtfereetiy in all kind of com* 
 w.iet: When 1 amafonc, why then I am Tramo: but in 
 
 all places elfe, you mafter Lucentto- 
 Luc. Tramo let's go : 
 
 One thing more refis, that thy (Vlfe execute, 
 
 T o make one among thefe wooers: if thou ask me wl y, 
 Sufficeth my reafons are both good and waigbty. 
 Exeunt. The Prcfintert atone ftccMet, 
 
 1 . Man. My Lord you nod, you do not minde the 
 
 play 
 
 Beg. Yesby Saint Anne do I, a good matter fureiy; 
 Comes there any more of it t 
 Led) My Lord.’tisbutbegun 
 Beg. Tis a vencexcellent pccceot worke, Madame 
 Ladie ; would 'tweredone. Theyfit and mark*■ 
 
 Enter Pecrucbio, and bis man Grumtc 
 "Petr, Vrrona, for a while I take my leaue, 
 
 T o fee my friends in Padua ; but of all 
 M V besthedoued and approued friend 
 ttartenfio ; & I trow this is his houfe: 
 
 Heere firra Grumto, knocke J fay, 
 
 Gru. K.iocke fu? whomfbould I knocke? Istherc 
 noy man ha's rebus'dyour worfhip? 
 
 Petr. ViUaine Csay knocke me heere foundly. 
 
 Gru. Knocke yon heere fir ? Why fir, wha am/fir, 
 that I (LouId knocke you heere fir 
 
 Petr. ViUame 1 lay, knocke me at this gate. 
 
 And rap me well, or He knocke your krtaoes pate 
 Gm. My M r is growne quatrelfome; 
 
 1 fhould knoeke you fir ft, 
 
 And then I know after who comes by the worft, 
 
 Petr, Will it not be? 
 
 'Faith firrah, and you 1 not knocke, lie ring It, 
 lie trie how you can Solfe^nd fing it. 
 
 He r ings hier. (j the ear?. 
 Gru. Helpe miftris htlpe, my mafter is mad. 
 
 Petr. Now knocke when I bid you : lirrah villains?. 
 Enter Hcrttr.fo. 
 
 Hot. How now, what's the matter ? My oidc friend 
 grurmo, ind my goodfiiend Petruebrc ? How doyouaJl 
 at Verona > 
 
 Petr. SigniorZ/orren/f^corieyoutopart the fray? 
 
 Ctmu.it, fe are bene trobaito, may I fay. 
 
 Her. yiila nefba taja bene vennjo muho honorato figvi. 
 or mi , Petruckio. 
 
 K<(e Grurmo nle, we will compound this quarrell 
 
 Gm Nay ’us no matter fir,what he leges in Latino 
 If this be not a lawful! caufe for me to leant his feru/cr, 
 lookeymi fir He bid me knocke Inm.S: rap him found¬ 
 ly fir Well, was it fit for a fentant to vfe his mafter fo, 
 being perhaps (for ought I fee)»wo ar J thirty, apeepe 
 out ? Whom would to Cod 1 had Weil knockt atfirft, 
 risen had not Crurnte c^me by the worft 
 Pur. A fencelefle villaine : good Honenfio, 
 
 I bad the rafcall knockevpon your gate. 
 
 And could not get him for my hear' to do it 
 
 Cro, Knocke at che gate? O heauens: fpehe you not 
 thefe words pHine ? Sirra, Knocke me heere t rappeme 
 heere : knocke me well, and knocke me foundly? And 
 come you now with kno king at the "ate ? 
 
 Petr. Sirra be gone.or talke not I ednifeyou 
 Her. Petruebio patience, ] am Cmmto t pledge 
 Why this a heauic chance twixr him and you, 
 
 Your ancient truflie pleafant feruant Crurme , 
 
 And tell ms now (Tweet friend) what happte gde 
 Blowst you to Tadua htf rt, from old Verona ? 
 
 iY/r.Such wind as fcattrrs yougmen thiogh y world 
 
 To 
 
The Taming of the Shrew. 2 13 
 
 To feeke their fortunes farther then as home. 
 
 Where fmall experieoeagrewesbutin a few. 
 
 Signior Htrtenj So.thus it (lands with me, 
 jdntonio my father is deccaft, 
 
 And 1 haue thruft my felfe into this maz,e. 
 
 Happily to wiue and thriuc, as beft I may t 
 
 Crownes in my purfe l hauc^and goods at home. 
 
 And fo am come abroad to fee the world. 
 
 Hor Pctruchto,$\&\d I then come roundly to thee, 
 
 And wtfh thee to a fnrew’d ill-fauour’d wife ? 
 
 Thou’dft tltanke me but a little for my counfeli: 
 
 And yet lie promife chee (he (hall be rich* 
 
 And Wie rich : but th'att too much my friend. 
 
 And lie not wifli thcc cobef. 
 
 J Pur Signior Hortexjio, ‘twixt fuch friends as wee, 
 
 Few words fuffice : and therefore, ifthou know 
 
 One rich enough to be Petruchio / wife ; 
 
 (Aswealth is burthen of my woing dance) 
 
 Be (he as foule as was Florentine Loue, 
 
 Asold as SiieH, anJ as curd and fluow’d 
 
 As Socnnet Zentippe, or a worfe: 
 
 1 She moues me not, or not remoues at lead 
 
 Affe^ions edge in me. Wcrefhe is as rough 
 
 As are the fwelling sldriattckc feas. 
 
 1 come to wiuc it wealchily in Padua : 
 
 Ifwealtlnly, then happily in Padua. 
 
 Cru. Nay lookeyou fir,hec tels you flatly what his 
 miftde is : why giue him Gold enough, *nd marrie him 
 
 I to a Poppet or an Aglet babie, or an old not wuhne’re a 
 tooth in her bead, though fhe hauc as manie difeafes as 
 two and fiftic horfes. Why nothing comes amiffe, fo 
 mome comes withall. 
 
 Her. Petruchio,(vee we are ftepc thus farre in, 
 
 1 will continue that I broach’d in left, 
 
 I can Petmcbiebelpe thcc to a wife 
 
 With wealth enough andyong andbeautious* 
 
 Brought vp as beft becomes a Gentlewoman. 
 
 Her onely fault, and that is faults enough. 
 
 Is, that fhe is intolerable curft, 
 
 And fhtow'd.and froward, fo beyond all mcafute, 
 
 That were my ftacc farre worfer then it is, 
 
 1 would not wed h er for a mine of Gold. 
 
 Petr. Hortenfo peace: thou knowft not golds effefl, 
 Tell me her fathers name, and us enough: 
 
 For 1 will boord her, though fhe chide as loud 
 
 I A» thunder, when the clouds in Autumnc crackc 
 
 Hor. Hex(it,\iexn"BoptiJla<JMinoU, 
 
 An affable and courteous Gentleman, 
 
 Hct name is Katberina TrUnola, 
 
 | Renown*d.in Padua for her fcolding tongue. 
 
 r P«ir. I know her father, though 1 know not her, 
 
 And he knew my deceafed father well: 
 
 | wil not fleepe Hortenfo til 1 fee her, 
 
 And therefore let me be thus bold with you, 
 
 To giue you ouer at this firft encounter, 
 
 Vnleflc you wil accompanie me thither 
 
 Cm. 1 pray you Sir let him go while the humor lafts. 
 A my word, and (he kne w him as wel as 1 do,(he would 
 thinkc fcolding would doc little good vpon him. Sbee 
 
 I may perhaps call him halfe a fisore Knauct, or fo t Why 
 that’s nothing; and he begin once, heel raile in hi* rope 
 
 I tuckes lie tell you what flr, and fhe ftand him buta li- 
 I tie, he wil throw a figure in her face, and fo disfigure Kir 
 with it. thatfhcefhal hauc no more eicstofe* withall 
 then a Cat : you knowhim not fir. 
 
 I Her Tarrie Perrucbic, 1 muft go with thee, 
 
 For in Bapxi/la* Itetrpe my treafure is; 
 
 He hath the Iewel of my life inhold, 
 
 His yongeft daughter,beautiful Bianca, 
 
 And her with-holdsfromme. Other more 
 
 Suters toher,and riuals in my Loue ; 
 
 Suppofing it a thing impoflible, 
 
 For thofe defeifs 1 haue before rehearft. 
 
 That euer Katherina wil be woo’d : 
 
 Therefore this order hath "Baptifta tane, 
 
 That none fhal haue accefie vnto Bianca, 
 
 Til Katherine theCurft, haue got a husband. 
 
 < yru. Katherine the curft, 
 
 A title for a maide, of all titles the wot ft. 
 
 Hor. Now fhal my fnend Petruchio do me grace. 
 
 And offer me difguts'd in fober robes. 
 
 To old Bapiifiaas a fchoole-msfter 
 
 Well fecne in Muficke, to inftruft Bianca, 
 
 That fo I may by this deuice atleaft 
 
 Haue leaue and leifure to make loue to her. 
 
 And vnfulpeiffed court her by her felfe. 
 
 Enter Crimio and Lucent to difgttfed. 
 
 Cru. Heere’sno knaueric. See, to beguile the olde- 
 folkes, howtheyoung folkeslay their heads together. 
 Mafter, mafter,looke about you: Who goes there? ha. 
 
 Her. Peace Cjrumio, it is the t iuall of my Loue, 
 Petruchio ftand by a while. 
 
 Gmmio. A proper ftripling.and an amorous. 
 
 Gremio. O very well, 1 hauc perus'd the note: 
 
 Hearke you fir, lie haue them verie fairely bound. 
 
 All bookes of Loue, fee that at any hand. 
 
 And fee you readc no other Le£fures to her; 
 
 You vnderftandme. Ouer and befide 
 
 Signior Bapnfhu liberalise, 
 
 He mend it with a Largefle. Take your papet too. 
 
 And let me haue them verie wel perfum’d; 
 
 For (he is fweeter then perfume it felfe 
 
 To whom they go to : what wil you reade to her. 
 
 Lnc. What ere 1 reade to her, lie plcade for you , 
 
 As for my patron, ftand you foafTur’d, 
 
 As firmely as your felfe were ft ill in place, 
 
 Yea and perhaps wich more fucceffefull word* 
 
 Then you ; vnleflc you were a fchollcr fir. 
 
 Cre. Oh this learning,what a thing it is. 
 
 tJru . Oh this Woodcocke, wliat an Aflc it is. 
 
 Petru. Peace firra. 
 
 Hor. Crumio mum : God faue you fignior Grrtnio. 
 
 Cre. And you arc wel met, Signior Horten/ie. 
 
 Trow you whither I am going { To Baptifta Mtnola , 
 
 1 promift to enquire carefully 
 
 About a fchoolemafter for the faitc Bianca, 
 
 And by good fortune I haue lighted well 
 
 On this y ong man : For learning and behauiour 
 
 Fit for her turne, well read in Poetrie 
 
 And other bookes, good ones, I warrant ye. 
 
 Her. 'Tis well :and 1 haue met a Gentleman 
 
 Hath promift me to helpc one to another, 
 
 A fine Mufitian to inftruift our Miftris, 
 
 So flsal 1 no whit be bchinde in dmie 
 
 To fairc "Bianca , fo beloued of me. 
 
 Gre. Beloued ofme.and that my deeds fhal proue, 
 
 Cru. And that his bags fhal proue. 
 
 Hor, gremio, ’Us now no time to vent our loue, 
 
 Liften to me, and if you fpeake me faire, 
 lie tel you newes indifferent good for either. 
 
 Heere is a Gentleman whom by chance I met 
 
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 'The Naming cf the Shrew 
 
 Vpon agreement from vs to his liking. 
 
 Will vndertake to woo curft Katberme, 
 
 Yea, and to marrie her, if her dowriepleafe. 
 
 Gre. Sofaid,fodone,is well: 
 
 Hortenfo, haue you told him all her fault* ? 
 
 Petr. 1 know fbe is an irkefome brawling fcold : 
 Ifthatbe all Matters,I heare no harmc. 
 
 Cjre. No, fayfl mefo, friend i What Countreyman i 
 Petr. Borne in AVo»a,old Hnroniot fonne: 
 
 My father dead, my fortune liues for me. 
 
 And I do hope, good dayes and long, to fee. 
 
 Gre. Oh fir,fuch a life withfuth a wife,were ftrange: 
 But if you hauea ftomackc, toot 3 God6 name, 
 
 You fhalhauemeadiftingyouinall. 
 
 But will you woo this Wilde-cat ! 
 
 Petr. Will Iliue? 
 
 Grtt. Wil he woo her”? I: or He hang her. 
 
 Petr. Why came t hither, but to chat intent ? 
 
 Thioke you, a little dinne can daunt mine eares ? 
 
 Haue 1 not in my timeheard Lions rore? 
 
 Haue I not heard she fea, pnft vp with windes. 
 
 Rage like an angry Boare, chafed with fweat ? 
 
 Haue I not heard great Ordnance in the field? 
 
 And hcauens Artillerie thunder in che skies ? 
 
 Haue I not in a pitched battell heard 
 
 Loud larums, neighing deeds,8c trumpets clangue ? 
 
 And do you tell me of a womans tongue ? 
 
 That gioes not halfe fo great a blow to beare. 
 
 As wii a Cheffe-nut in a Farmers fire, 
 Tofh,tufh,fearebcyes with bugs. 
 
 Gru. For he feares none. 
 
 Grem. Hortenfo hesrk e i 
 This Gentleman is happily arriu’d. 
 
 My mindeprefumesforbisownegood.and yours. 
 
 Hear. I promift we would be Contributors, 
 
 And beare his charge of wooing whstfoeve. 
 
 Gremio. And fo we wil, pronided that he win her. 
 (jru. I would i were as fuie ofa good dinner. 
 
 Inter Tramo brave, etnd 'BionicPo. 
 
 Tra. Gentlemen God faue you. If I may be bold 
 Tell me 1 befcech you, which is the readied way 
 To the houfe ofSignior Baptifa Min ala ? 
 
 Hun. He that ha's the two faire daughters: ift he you 
 meane ? 
 
 Tra. Euen he BtondeEo. 
 
 Gre. Hearkeyou fir, you meane not her eo—- 
 
 TV*. Perhaps him and her fir, what haue you to do ? 
 Petr. Not her that chides fir,at any hand I pray. 
 Tramo. I loue no chiders fir: Him&eUo, let's away. 
 
 Luc Well begun Tranio. 
 
 Her. Sir, a word ere you go: 
 
 Are you a Tutor eo the Maid you talks of, yea or do ? 
 
 Tra. And iff be fir, is it any offence / 
 
 Grcmio. No : if without more words you will get you 
 hence. 
 
 Tra. Why fir, I pray are not the firects as free 
 Forme, as for you? 
 
 Gre- But fo is not (lie. 
 
 Tra. For what reafon I befeech you. 
 
 </rr. For this reafon if you’l kno. 
 
 That file’s the choife lone ofSignior Gremio. 
 
 Her. That (he's the chofen ©ffignior Hortenfo. 
 
 Tra. Softly my M afters : Ifyou be Gcntiemert 
 Do me this right; beare me with patience. 
 
 Bapt if a is a noble Gentleman , 
 
 To whom my Father is not ail vnknowne. 
 
 And were his daughter fairer then file is. 
 
 She may more Tutors haue, and me for one. 
 
 Fairc Ltidaes daughter had a thoufand wooers. 
 
 Then well one more may fairs Bianca haue j 
 And fo fhc fhall Lucent ioi hal make one, 
 
 Though Paris came, in hope to fpeed alone. 
 
 Gre. What, this Gentleman will out-talke vs all. 
 Lt*c. Sir giuc him head, I know hee’l proue a lade. 
 Petr. Hortenfo, to what end are all thefe words ? 
 
 Her Sir, let me be fo bold as aske you. 
 
 Did you yet euer fee Hapttfias daughter? 
 
 Tra. Nofir, bathearel do that he hath two; 
 
 7 he one, as famous for a feolding tongue. 
 
 As is the other, for beauteous modeftie. 
 
 Petr. Sir,fir, thefirft s for me, let her goby 
 Gre. Yea, leaue that labour to great Hercules , 
 
 And let it be more then a sflctdes twelue. 
 
 Petr. Sir vnderftand you this of me (infooth) 
 Theyongeft daughter whom you hearken for. 
 
 Her father keepes from all accefie of Tutors 
 And will not promife her to any man, 
 
 Vntill the elder fifter firftbewed. 
 
 The yonger then is free, and not before. 
 
 Tramo. If it be fo fir, that you are the man 
 Muft fteed vs all, and me amongft the reft: 
 
 And ifyou breake the ice, and do this feeke, 
 
 Atchieuc the elder : fer the yonger free. 
 
 For our accefie, whofe hap fhafi be to haue her, 
 
 Wsi not fo gracelefle be, to be ingrare. 
 
 Hot, Sir you fay wel, and wel you do cooceiue. 
 
 And fince you do profeffe to be a Tutor, 
 
 You muft as we do, grarifie this Gentleman, 
 
 7c whom we all reft generally beholding. 
 
 Tramo. Sir, I Thai not beflacke,in figne whereof, 
 Pleafe ye we may concriuethis afremoone. 
 
 And quaffe carowfes to our Miftreffe health. 
 
 And do as aduerfaries do in law, 
 
 Striue mightily, but eate and drinke as friends. 
 Gru.Hion. Oh excellent motion: fellowes let's be gon 
 Her. The motions good indeed, arid be it fo, 
 Petracbiof dial be your Heen venuto. Ixcum 
 
 Enter Keuhcrina and Bianca. 
 
 Bian.Good fifter wrong me not,nor wrong your felf, 
 Tomake abondmaide and a flaueofmee. 
 
 That I difdaine: but for thefe other goods, 
 
 Vnbinde my hands, lie pull them off my felfe. 
 
 Yea all my raiment, to my pettieoate, 
 
 Or what you will command me.wil I do. 
 
 So well J know ray dutle to my elders. 
 
 Kate. Ofall thy furors heere I charge tel 
 Whom thou lou ft beft : fee thou diffemble not. 
 
 'Bianca. Beleeue me fifter, of all the men aliue, 
 
 I neuer yet beheld that fpeciall face, 
 
 Which 1 could fancie, more then any other. 
 
 Kite. Minion thou lyeft: Is't not Hortenfo f 
 Bian. Ifyou affedt him fifter, heere I fweare 
 lie pleade for you my fdfc, bur you fhal haue him. 
 r Kate. Oh then belike you fancie riches more, 
 
 You wi! haue Gremio to keepe you faire. 
 
 'Start. Isitforhimyoudoenuiemefo? 
 
 Nay then you ieft, and now ] wel perceiue 
 You haue but iefted with me allthis while: 
 
 I prethee fifter Kate,vntieniy hands. 
 
 Ka. If that be ieft, then all the reft was Io. Street her 
 ______ Enter 
 
The Taming vf the Shrew. 21 S 
 
 Enter 'Sap ttft a. 
 
 Bty. Why how now Dame,whence growesthiain- 
 folcnce t 
 
 'B&acc/: Band afide, poorc gyrle fhe tveepes : 
 
 Go ply thy Needle, meddle not with hei 
 Fot flume thou Hilding of a diuellifh fpirit, 
 
 \Vhy doll thou wrong her, that did nere wrong thee ? 
 When did flicctoffc thee with a bitter word? 
 
 Kate. Hctfilence flouts rr.e, and lie be reueng d. 
 
 rim after 'Bianca 
 
 'Bap, What in my fight ? Bianca get thee in. Ernt, 
 
 Kate, What will you not fuffer me : Nay now I fee 
 She is your treafure, (he mufthiue a husband, 
 
 I muft dance bate-footon her wedding day, 
 
 And for your loue to her, leade Apes in hell. 
 
 Talke not to me, I will go fit and weepe, 
 
 Til! 1 can finde occafion of rcuenge. 
 
 Bty. Was euer Gentleman thus gretu'd as 1 
 But who comet hecre. 
 
 Enter Crania, Lucent ie, in the habit af a rneane man, 
 Ptlftecbie with Trcmo,tenth hie bay 
 bearing a Lute and Backet. 
 
 Gre. Good morrow neighbour Bapnfta. 
 
 Bap. Goodmortow neighbour Grtmtet God faue 
 you Gentlemen. 
 
 Pet. And you good fir: pray bane yon not a daugh- 
 ter,cal'd Katerina, fane and tenuous. 
 
 Bap. 1 haue a daughter fir, cd'd Katerina. 
 
 Gre , You axe too blunt, go to it orderly. 
 
 Pet. You wrong me figmor (jrtmw, glue me leaue . 
 
 I am a Gentleman o{ Verona fir. 
 
 That hearing of her beauue^and bet wit, 
 
 Hn affability and bafhfull modeftie •. 
 
 Her wondrous qualities, and milde behauiour 
 Am bold to fhew my felfe a forward gueft 
 Within your houfe, to make mine eye the witncfTe 
 Of that leporc, which I fo oft haue beard. 
 
 And for an entrance to my entertainment, 
 
 I do prefent you with a man of mine 
 Cunning in Muficke,and the Mathsmatickes, 
 
 To inlbucl her fully in thofe fciences, 
 
 Whereof I know (he is not ignorant, 
 
 Accept of him, or clfeyou do me wrong, 
 
 Hisnameii Litto, borne in Mantua. 
 
 Bty. Y'are welcome fir,and he for your good fake. 
 But for my daughter Katerine, this I know, 
 
 She is not for your turne, the more my greefe. 
 
 Pet. I fee you do not roeane to part with her, 
 
 Or elfe you like not of my companie. 
 
 Bap. Miftake me not, I fpeake but as 1 finde, 
 Whence ate you fir? What may J call your name. 
 
 pet. Petmchte is my mme,Antonio i foune, 
 
 A man well knowne throughout all Italy 
 
 Bty. I know him well: you are welcome tor his fake. 
 
 Gre. Sauing your talc Pecrucbta, I pray let vs thatarc 
 poore petitioners Ipeske too f Bacarty you are meruay- 
 lous forward 
 
 Pet. Oh,Pardon rne fignior Gremto, 1 would faine be 
 doing. 
 
 Ore. I doubt it not fir. But you will cur fit 
 Your wooisig neighbors : this is a guift 
 Very gmefull, 1 anrfure of it, toexprefTe 
 The like kindnerte roy felfe, that haue beene 
 Merekltsddy beholding to you then any ■ 
 
 Freely giuevnto this yong Scheller, that hath 
 Beene long ftudyingat Bbemei cunning 
 
 In Grecke, Latins, and other Languages, 
 
 As the other in Muficke and Mathematickes : 
 
 His name is Cambio : pray accept his fcruice 
 Bap. A ehoufand thankes figmor Gretnia: 
 
 Welcome good Cambio. But gentle fit, 
 
 Me thmkes you waike like a firanger. 
 
 May 1 be fo bold, to know checaufe of your comming 
 Tea. Pardon me fir, theboldndTe is mine owne. 
 That being a (Granger in this Cittie heere. 
 
 Do make my felfe afutor to your daughter, 
 
 Vnto j9f4*w4,faire and i(ertuous i 
 
 Nor is your firme relolue'vhknowne to me. 
 
 In thtproferment oftheeldett filler. 
 
 This liberty is all that [ reqtjeft. 
 
 That vpon knowledge of my Parentage, 
 
 1 may haue welcome mongft thereMihsi woo, 
 
 And frceaccefle andfauour as the leil. 
 
 And toward the education of your daughters : 
 
 I heere bedew a fimpls iufirument. 
 
 And this (mail packet of Greekeand Latine bookes: 
 
 II you aceeptthem, then their worth is great: 
 
 Bty. LucenCia tt your name,ofwhence I pray. 
 
 Tra. Offifi fir, fonne to Viacentiu 
 
 Bty. A mightir man ofVrfa by report, 
 
 I know him well :you are verie welcome fir- 
 Takcyou the Lute, and you thefetof bookes, 
 
 Y oufnall go fee your Pupils prefen cl y. 
 
 Holla, within. 
 
 Enter a Servant. 
 
 Sirrah, leade thefe Gentlemen 
 
 To my daughters, and tell them both 
 
 Thefe are their Tutors, bid them vfc them well, 
 
 Wewill go walicea little in the Orchard, 
 
 And then to dinner: you are palling welcome, 
 
 And fo 1 pray you all to thinke your fclues. 
 
 Pet. Signior Btyttfta,my bufineffeasketh baflc. 
 And eucric day I cannot come to woo, 
 
 Yan knew my father well, and in him me, 
 
 Left fohe hcire to all his Lands and goods. 
 
 Which! haue bettered rather then dccrcaft, 
 
 Then tell me, if 1 get your daughtersloue, 
 
 What do writ Dial I I haue with her ro wife. 
 
 Bap. After my death, the one balfe of my Lands, 
 
 And in pofiefsioti twentie thoufand Crownes. 
 
 Pet And for that dowrie, lie aflure her of 
 Her wuldow-hood, be it that fhe furuiuc me 
 In all my Lands and Leafes whatfoeuer, 
 
 Let fpecialties be therefore drawne betwcenc vs, 
 
 That couenants may be kept on either hand. 
 
 Bap. 1, when the fpeciall thing is well obtain d, 
 
 That is her loue : for that is all in all. 
 
 Pet. Why that is nothing : for 1 tell you fathet, 
 
 I am as perempeone as fhe proud minded : 
 
 And where two raging fires mcete together, 
 
 They do confume the thing that feedes their furie. 
 Though VfttJe fire growes great with little wrnde, 
 yet extreme guffs will blow out fire and all 
 So I ro her, and fo fhe yeelds to me. 
 
 For I am rough,and woo not Tike a babe 
 
 Bap. Well maift thou woo, and happy be tby fpecd: 
 But be chou ajm'd tor fome vnbappie word#. 
 
 Per. I to ihr proofe,as Mountaines arefor windes, 
 That flukes oot. rhougbthey blow perpetually 
 Enter Hurt raft antb hu head broke. 
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 Bap. How now my friend, why dolt thou looke To 
 pale? 
 
 Hot. For fears I promife you, ifl look? pale, 
 
 'Bap. What, will my daughter proue a good Mufiti 
 an? 
 
 Hor. I thinks fhe’l fooner prone a fouldier. 
 
 Iron may hold with her, but newer Lutes. 
 
 Bap. Why then thou canft not break her to the Lute? 
 Her. Why no, for fhe hath broke the Lute to me; 
 
 I did but tell her {he miftooke her frets. 
 
 And bow’d her hand co teach ber fingering, 
 
 When (with a mod impatient diuelltfh fpirit) 
 
 Frets call you thefe? (quoth (he) He fume with them: 
 And with that word fhe ftrokemeon the head. 
 
 And through the inftrument my pate made way, 
 
 And there I flood amazed for a while, 
 
 As on a Pillorie, looking through the Lute, 
 
 While fire did call me Rafcail, Fidler; 
 
 Andtwanglmg lacke, with twentiel'iich vilde tearmesj 
 As had fhe fludied to mifvfe me fo. 
 
 Pet. Now by the wotld.itisaluflie Wenth, 
 
 I loue her centimes more then ere I did. 
 
 Oh how I long to hauc fome chat with her. 
 
 Bap. Wei go with me, and be npt fo difeomfited. 
 Proceed in praftife with my yongee daughter*. 
 
 She's apt tolearne, andthankefull for goodturnee>: 
 Signior Petrucblo, will you go with vs. 
 
 Or fhall I fend my daughter Kate toyoti. 
 
 Exit. Manet Pctrnchw. 
 
 Pet. I pray you do. He attend her heere. 
 
 And woo her with fome fpirit when (he comes, 
 
 Saythat flieraile, why then lie tell her pLairte, 
 
 She fings as fweetly as a Nightinghale : 
 
 Say that ft>e frowne, lie fay (he lookes as ekete 
 As morning Rofes newly wafht with dew: 
 
 Say fhe be mute, and will not fpeakc a word. 
 
 Then lie commend her volubility. 
 
 And fay (he vttereth piercing eloquence 
 If fhe do bid me packe, lie giue her thankes, 
 
 A s though fhe hid me flay by her a weeke: 
 
 If (he denie to wed, lie craue the day 
 
 When I fliallaske chebsnes.and when be married. 
 
 But heerc {he comes, and now ?err*H>«fpeake. 
 
 Enter Katerma. 
 
 Good morrow AVe,for thats your name I heare. 
 
 Kate. Well-hauc you heard, but fometbing hard of 
 hearing: 
 
 They call me Katerine, that do talke of me. 
 
 Pet. You iye infaith, for you are call’d plaine Kate, 
 And bony Kate, and fotnedmes Kate the curft; 
 
 Jut Kate, the prettieft Kate in Chriflendome, 
 
 Kate of A.rfc-ha!l,my fuper-daintie Kate, 
 
 For dainties areall Kates, and therefore Kata 
 Take this of me, Kateo(m / confolation. 
 
 Hearing thy mildncfl'e prais’d in euery Towne, 
 
 Thy vertucs fpokc of, and thy beautiefounded, 
 
 (et not/odeepely as to thee belongs, 
 
 Vly felfe am moou’d to woo thee for my wife. 
 
 Kate. Mou’d, in good time,let him that maud you 
 icther 
 
 lemoue you hence: I knew you at the firft 
 Y on were a mouable. 
 
 Pet. Why,what’s a mouabie ? 
 
 Kat. A ioyn’d fioole. 
 
 Pet. Thou baft hit it: come fit on me. 
 
 Kate. Aftes.sre nude to beare, and fo are you. 
 
 The Tami ng of the Shrew. 
 
 Pat. Women are made to be6te, and fo are yon. 
 Kate. No fuch lade as you, if me you meane. 
 
 Pet. Alas good Kate, I will not burthen thee, 
 
 For knowing thee to be but yong and light. 
 
 Kate. Too light for fuch a fwaine as you to cauh. 
 And yet as heauie as my waight fttould be. 
 
 Pet. $holdbe,ftiou!d:buzze. 
 
 Kate. Wetl tant, and like a buzzard. 
 
 Per.Oh flow wing’d Turtle, flhal a buzard ultethec? 
 Kat. I for a Turtle, as he takes a buzard. 
 
 Pet. Come, come you Wafpe, y’faith you are too 
 angrie. 
 
 Kate. Ifl be wafpifhjbeft beware my fling. 
 
 Pet. My remedy isthcntopluckeitout. 
 
 Kate. I, if the fooie could finde it where it lies. 
 
 Pet. Whoknowes not where a Wafpe doesweare 
 his fling? In his carle. 
 
 Kate.'- In his tongue? 
 
 Pet. Whofe tongue. 
 
 Kate. Yours if you talke of tales.and Co farewell. 
 
 Pet. What with my tohgue in your taile. 
 
 Nay, come againe, good Kate, I am aGentleman, 
 
 Kate. That lie trie. Jhtflriktthim 
 
 Per. 1 fwearc lie cufife you, ifyou ftrifcc againe. 
 
 Kate. So may you loofe your armes. 
 
 If you ftrike me, you are no Gentleman, 
 
 And if no Gentleman, why then no armes. 
 
 Bet. A Herald Kate ? Oh put me in thy bookes. 
 
 Kate. WhatisyourCreft,aCoxcombe? 
 
 Pet. A comblefle Cocke, fo Kate will be my Hen. 
 Kate. No Cocke of mine ,you crow reo like a crauen 
 Pet. Nay come Kate, come: you mud not looke fo 
 fowre. 
 
 Kate. It is my fafhion when I fee a Crab, 
 
 Pet Why heere'sno crab, and therefore looke not 
 fowre. 
 
 Kate. There is.there is. 
 
 Pee. Then fhew it me. 
 
 Kate. Had I a glafle,I would. 
 
 Pet. W(iat,youfticane my face. 
 
 Kate Well aym’d of fuch a yong one. 
 
 Pet. Now by S- George I am too yong for you. 
 
 Kate. Yet you ate wither'd. 
 
 Pet. 'Tis with cares, 
 
 Kate. I care nor. 
 
 Pet. Nay heare you Kate. Infoothyou fcape notfo 
 Kate. I chafe you ifl tarrie. Ler me go. 
 
 Per. No,not a whit, I finde you parting gentle» 
 
 T was told me you were rough, and coy.and lullen, 
 
 A id now 1 finde report a very liar : 
 
 For thou art pSeafartt, game fome, parting courteous, 
 
 But (low in fpeech: yet Iweet as fprjng-time flowers 
 Thou canft not firo woe, thou canft not {poke a fed nee. 
 Nor bite the lip, as angry wenches will, 
 
 Nor haft thou pieafin e to be ctofle in talke: 
 
 But thou with mijdnefie entertain'd thy wooers. 
 
 With gentle conference, foft, and affable. 
 
 Why does the world report that Kate doth limpc * 
 
 Oh fland’rous world : Kate like the hazle twig 
 1 s ftraight, and {lender, and as browne in hue 
 As hazle nuts,aad Tweeter then the kernels; 
 
 Oh let me fee thee walkc: thou doft not halt 
 
 Kate. Go fooie, and whom thou keep’ft command. 
 Pet. Did euer Dion fo become aGroue 
 As Kate this chamber with her princely gate : 
 
 O be thou jD^w.and let her be Kate, 
 
'The Taming of the Shrew, 
 
 217 
 
 And then let ^or?bechafte,and Dion (portful!. 
 
 Kate. Where did yon ftudy all this goodly fpeech ? 
 Petr. Ii is extempore,(root my morlitr wit 
 Kate. A witty mother,widefie elfeherfonne. 
 
 Pet. Am 1 not wife ? 
 
 Hat. Yes, keepe you warme. 
 pet. Marry fo 1 meane fweet Katherine in my bed : 
 And therefore fetting all this chat afide, 
 
 Thus in pLaine termes; your father hath conferred 
 That you (ball bemywife j your dowry greed on. 
 
 And will you, nill you, I v»i!! marry you 
 How Kate, 1 am a husband for your turne , 
 
 Tor by this light,whereby I fee thy beauty, 
 
 Thy beauty that doth make me like thee well, 
 
 Thou mufl be married to no man but me. 
 
 Enter H optima gremto t Trajno. 
 
 Fori am he am borne to came you Kate, 
 
 And bring you from a wslde Kate to a Kate 
 Conformable as other houfhold Katet 
 Heere comes your father, ncuer make denial!, 
 
 I mud,and will baue Katherine to my wife, (daughter? 
 Bap. Now Signior Petrvclnt>,\\ove fpeed you with my 
 Pet. How but well firfhow but well? 
 
 It were impoflible I fhould fpeed amiffe. (dumps? 
 Bap. Whyhow now daughter Katherine , in your 
 Kai. Call you roe daughter? now I promife you 
 You haue (be wd a tender fatherly regard. 
 
 To wi(h me wed to one halfe Lunaticke, 
 
 A mad-esp ruffian, and a fwearing lacke. 
 
 That thinkes with oathes to face the matter out. 
 
 Pet. Father.'tis thus,your felfe and all the world 
 That talk’d ofher.haue talk’d amiffe of be*: 
 
 If (lie be curft, it is for pollicie. 
 
 For fhee's not uoward,t>ut tnodeft as the Dcue, 
 
 Shee is not hot, but temperate as themorne , 
 for patience fbee will ©roue a fecond CnjfeU, 
 
 And Kcirnane Lncrese for her chaftitie: 
 
 And to conclude, we haue greed fo well together, 
 
 That vpon fonday is the wedding day- 
 
 Kate. He fee thee hsng'd on fonday firfl. (fit ft. 
 
 qre. Hark Peiruchlo, (he fares (hee‘11 fee thee hang’d 
 7>a ls this your fpeeding?nay the godnight our part. 
 Pet: Be patient gentlemen, I cboofe her for my Felfe, 
 If (he and I be pleas'd, what'a that to you ? 
 
 Tis bargain'd twixt vs twairtc being alone, 
 
 That (he (hall (f ill be curft In company. 
 
 I tel! you Vis ineredible to belecue 
 
 How much (he loues me -. oh the kindeft Kate , 
 
 Shee hung about my necke, and kifTe on kifie 
 Shee vi’d fo faft, protefting path on oath, 
 
 That in a twinke (he won me to her loue. 
 
 Oh you are nollices, 'ns a world to fee 
 How tame when men and women are slope. 
 
 A meacocke wretch can make ihe curfteft (brew 1 
 Giue me thy hand Kate,l will vnto Temce 
 To buy apparcll gmnft the wedding dav ; 
 
 Frouide the feaft father,and bid the guefis, 
 
 I will be fure my Katherine (haii be fine. 
 
 Hap. 1 know not what to fay.but gioeme ysur bads, 
 God lend you ioy, Petrusbio , ’tis a match. 
 
 Cre.Tra Amen fay we,we willbe witneftei. 
 
 Pet Father,and wife.and getnlemen adieu, 
 
 I will to Vtnece, fonday comes apace. 
 
 We will haue ringt,and things,and fine array, 
 
 And kiffe me Kate,vie Will be married a fonday. 
 
 Exit Pelruchlo and Katherine. 
 
 Cre. Was euer match cUpt vp fo fodatniy ? 
 
 Bap: Faith Gentlemen now I play a marchants pact, 
 And venturemadly onadefperate Mart. 
 
 7 > 4 . Twas a commodity lay fretting by you, 
 
 T will bring you gaine,or peri/b on ihe leas 
 
 Hap. The gainc I feeke.is quiet me the match. 
 
 dre. No doubt but he hath got a quiet catch :, 
 
 But now Haptijia, to your yonger daughter. 
 
 Now is the day we long haue looked for, 
 lam your neighbour, and was futer firfl. 
 
 Tra. And 1 am one that loue 'Bianca more 
 Then words can wnnefle.or your thoughts can gueffe. 
 
 Cre. Yongling thou canft 00 c loue fo deate as 1. 
 
 Tra. Gray-beard thy loue doth freeze. 
 
 Cre. But thine doth fne. 
 
 Skipper (land backe, Yi age that nourifheth. 
 
 7rx. But youth in Ladies eyes that fiorifheth. 
 
 Hap.Content you gentlemen,lw 11 cbpound this ftrife 
 ’Tis deeds muft win the prize, and he of both 
 That can sfTure my daughter greareft dower, 
 
 Shall haue my Biancas loue. 
 
 Say fignior Cremio , what can you aflure her? 
 
 Cre. Firft, as you know, my houfe within the City 
 Is richly fumifhcd with plate and gold , 
 
 Bafons and ewers to laae her dainty hands: 
 
 My hangings all of itrian tapefiry : 
 
 In luory cofers ] haue ftuft my crownes : 
 
 In Cypres chcfts my arras counterpoints, 
 
 Coftlv apparell, tents, and Canopies, 
 
 Fine Lumen, Turky cuOrtons boft with pearle, 
 
 Valiens of Venice gold, In needle wotke-: 
 
 Pewter and br3(fe,and all things that belongs 
 To houfe or houfe-keeplng: then at my farm? 
 
 I haue a hundred milch-kine to the pale, 
 
 SixeTcore fat Qxeu(landing in my flails. 
 
 And all things anfwerable to this portion. 
 
 My felfe amftrooke in yeeies I muft confeftr, 
 
 And if I die to morrow this is hers. 
 
 If whil'd 1 liue fhe will be onely mine. 
 
 Tra That only came well in : fir, lift to me, 
 
 I am my fathers heyre and onely (onne, 
 
 Jf I rosy haue your daughter to my wife, 
 
 He leaue her boufes three or fourc as good 
 Within rich Pifa walls, as any one 
 Old .Signior Gremto has in Padua, 
 
 BefideSjt wo thou land Duckets by the yeere 
 Of fruitfull land, all which (ball be her ioynter. 
 
 What,haue I pincht you Signior (jrcmio ? 
 
 Qre. Two choufand Duckets by the yeere of land. 
 My Land amounts not to fo much in all: 
 
 That fhe (ball haue,befide$ an Argofie 
 That now is lying in Marccilus made: 
 
 What,haue 1 choakt you with an Argofie ? 
 
 Tra. Greraie, ’tis knowne my father hath no lefie 
 Then three great Argofics.befidet t wo Galliafles 
 And tweluentc G allies, thefe I will affure her. 
 
 And twice as much what ere thou offreft next. 
 
 Cre. Nay, I haue offred all, 1 hsue no more, 
 
 And fhe can haue no more then all I haue , 
 
 If you like me, (lie fhali haue me and mine. 
 
 Tra. Why then the maid is mine from all the world 
 By your firme promife, Gremto is out vied 
 
 Bap. I tnuft confefte your offer is the beft. 
 
 And let vour father make her the affurance, 
 
 T Shee 
 
The Taming of the Shrew 
 
 Shee is your owne.elfeyou muft pardon me: 
 
 If you fhouid die before him,whetc's her dower? 
 
 Tro. That's but a cauill: he is olde, 1 young. 
 
 Ore And may not yong men die as well as old? 
 
 B/p Well gentlemen, I am thus refolu'd, 
 
 On fonday next, you know 
 My daughter Katherine is to be married: 
 
 Now on the fonday fol!owing,fhall 'Bianca 
 Re Bride ro you, if you make this affurance: 
 
 It not, to Signior Cremio : 
 
 And fo ! take my leaue, and thanke you both. Exa, 
 Or. Adieu good neighbour: now I feare thee Dot; 
 Sitra.yong gamefter, your father were a fools 
 To giue thee all, and in his vvaynmg age 
 Set foot vndeT thy table : tut,a toy, 
 
 An olde Italian foxe is not fo kinde my boy. Exit 
 Era. A vengeance on your crafty withered hide, 
 
 Yet 1 haue fac’d it with a card often: 
 
 Tis in my head to doe my mafttr good; 
 
 1 fee no reafon but fuppoi ‘ALucentu 
 Mufl get a father, call'd fuppos'd Vtnccntio , 
 
 And that’s a wonder: fathers commonly 
 
 Doe get their children : but in this cafe of woing, 
 
 A childe fhali get a fire,if * fade no; ofmy cunning.farsf 
 
 Act us Tertta. 
 
 Enter Lucent to, Hortcntto, and Bianca, 
 
 Lac, Fidlcr fotbeate you grow too forward Sir, 
 Haue you fo foone forgot the entertainment 
 Her After Katherine welcom'd you withall. 
 
 Hcrt But wrangirng pedant, this is 
 The patronefie ofbeauenly harmony ; 
 
 Theti giue me leaue to haue prerogaciue, 
 
 And when in Kf uficke we haue l'pent an houre. 
 
 Your Lecture (hall haue leifutefor as much. 
 
 Luc. Prepofterous Affe that neuer read fo farre, 
 
 To know the caufc why muficke was ordain’d : 
 
 Was it not to refrefh the rennde of man 
 After his Andies,or his vfuall paine ? 
 
 Then giue me leaue to read PnHofophy , 
 
 And while ] paufe.lerue in your harmony 
 
 Hurt. Sirra,! will not beare thefe braues of thine. 
 
 B>enc. Why gentiemervyou doe me double wrong. 
 To Atiue for that which reHeth in my choice: 
 
 I am no breeching fcholler in the fchooles, 
 lie not be tied to howres,nor pointed times, 
 
 But leatne my Leftbns as 1 picafe my ftift, 
 
 And to cut off all ftrifei heere fit we dowDe, 
 
 Take you your inftrumem,play you the whiles, 
 
 Hi* lx flute will be done ere you haue tun’d. 
 
 AVrr You’ll leaue his Lefture when! am in tune? 
 
 Ltu That will be neuer.tune your inftrument. 
 
 Bum. Where left we Ufi f 
 
 Luc, Metre Madam: fhc /bat Simoic, htoefl ftgena 
 trBrie, btc fleterat Pn.imi regia Celft feme. 
 
 Bum, Conftcr them. 
 
 Luc. The Ibai, as 1 told you before, Simoie, I am Lu- 
 centio, hit eft, fonne *mo Vincentio of ? da, Siger/ateL 
 ht*. difguifed thus to get your loue, hie fletera, and that 
 .Uiceniiothat comes a wooing, prtamt , is my manTra- 
 nio, regia, bearing my per l,celfa fenu that we might be- 
 1 guile iheold Pamalcwne. 
 
 Han Madam,my InArument’s in tune. 
 
 Bum. Let’s heare,oh fie,the treble iarres. 
 
 Luc, Spit in the hole man,and tunc againe. 
 
 Bum. Now let mee fee ifl can confler it. Hie thatJi- 
 mou, I know you riot, hie efifigvrta tetlna.l truA you not, 
 bicjiaterat pnawi , take heed* he heart va not, regia pre- 
 fume not ,Ce!faferdi, defpaire not. 
 
 Hcrt. Madam,tis now in tune. 
 
 Luc, All but the bafe. 
 
 Hcrt. The bafe is right, Yu the bafe knaue that iars. 
 Luc . How fiery and forward our Pedant is, 
 
 Now for my life the knaue doth court my lou«, 
 Peiafcule, lie watch you better yet j 
 In time 1 may beletue, yet I miftruft. 
 
 Bum. Miftruft it not, for fare v£ac/dei 
 Was /ftax cald fo from his grandfather. 
 
 Hort. I muA beleeue my mafter,elfe Ipromife you, 
 
 1 (hould be arguing Ail! vpon that doubt, 
 
 But let it reft, now Lnio to you; 
 
 Good mailer take it not vnkindly pray 
 
 That I haue beene thus pleafant with you both. 
 
 Hcrt, You may go walk,and giue me leaue a while. 
 My Leffons make no muficke In three parts, 
 
 Luc. Are you fo formal! fir,well I muft v»aite 
 And watch withall, for but I be deceiu’d , 
 
 Our fine Mufitian growethzmorous. 
 
 Hot. hiadam, before you touch the inftxumem , 
 
 To leame theordet of my fingering, 
 
 1 muft begin with rudiments of Art, 
 
 To teach you gamoth in a briefer fort, 
 
 More pleafant,pithy, and effeftuall, 
 
 Then hath beene taught by any of my trade. 
 
 And there it is in writing fairely drewne 
 
 Butn. Why, 1 am paft my gamouth long agoe. 
 
 Hot. Yet read the gamoutn of Hot tern it. 
 
 Bian. Camoutb 1 sm, the ground of all accord: 
 of re, to plead Hortsnfto s paflicn . 
 
 Beeme, Bianca take him for thy Lord 
 Cfavt, that loucs with all affcdlion : 
 
 CD folre, one Cliffe,two notes haue I , 
 
 Ela mi, fhow pitty ot I die. 
 
 Call you this g^roouth ? tut 1 like it not, 
 
 Old fafiiionspleafemebefi, 1 am not fonice 
 To charge true rules for old inuentions. 
 
 Enter a Meflenger. 
 
 Ntcke. Miftreffe , your father prayes you leaue your 
 And helpe to drefic your fifiers chamber vp, (books, 
 You know to morrow is the wedding day. 
 
 Bum, Farewell fweet maAers both, I muA be gone. 
 Luc. Faith M 1 ftreftc then 1 haue no caufe lo flay 
 Hot But 1 haue caufe to pry into this pedant, 
 Methinkes he looker as though he were in loue: 
 
 Yet if thy thoughts Btdhca be fo humble 
 To caA thy wandring eyes oneuery ftale: 
 
 Seize thee that Lift, if once 1 finde thee ranging, 
 
 Horten fa will be quit with tbee by changing. Exit. 
 
 Enter Baptt/L a, Cremio, Tronic, Kabhertne, Bianco, and a- 
 ihert jtcicndantt. 
 
 Bap, Sigoior Lucentio, this is the pointed day 
 That Katherine and Petrucbie fhould be married, 
 
 And yet we heare not ofottr fonne in l aw : 
 
 What will be fsid.what mockery will it be? 
 
 To want the Bride-groome when the Prlefi attends 
 T o fpeake the ceTemoniall rites of marriage ? 
 
 What faies Lucent to to this ftiame of ours? 
 
 No 
 
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 Kate. No thsme but mine, I muft forfooth be forft 
 
 To giue my baud oppos’d againft my heart 
 Vnto a mad-brainetisdssby, full offplesne, 
 
 Who woo'd in hafts i.nft meanes to wed at leyfure: 
 
 I told ycir I, he was a franticke (oole. 
 
 Hiding his bitter lefts in blunt behauiour , 
 
 And to be noted for a merry man; 
 
 Hee’ll wooe a thoufand, point the day of marriage, 
 
 Make. friends, inuite, and proclaims the banes, 
 
 Ifet neuermeanes to wed where he hath woo'd: 
 
 Now nauft the world pcint at poore Katherine, 
 
 And fay, loe, there is mad Peeruehia’s wife 
 5fst would pleafehiir. come and many her. 
 
 Tra. patience good Katherine and Bapiifta too, 
 
 Vpon my life Petruchio meanes but well, 
 
 Whateuer fortune fttyes him from his word. 
 
 Though he be blunt, 1 know him paiftng wife 
 Though he be merry,yet withaii be 5 s honed. 
 
 Kate. Would 'Katherine had newer fee« him though. 
 
 Exitaeepixg. 
 
 Sap. Goe girle,I cannot blame thee now to weeps. 
 For fuch an infurie would veste a very faint. 
 
 Much more a (brew of impatient humour. 
 
 Enter 'Bioniello. 
 
 Eton. Mafter, mafter, newts, and fuch nswes as yon 
 neuer heard of. 
 
 Bap. Is it new and olde too? how may that be ? 
 
 Bi oh. Why, is it not newts to heard of PetruabiJs 
 
 Bap. Ishecome? (coroming? 
 
 Bion. Why no fir. 
 
 Bap. What then ? 
 
 Biot/. He is commtng. 
 
 Bap. When will he De heere ? 
 
 Eton, When he (lands where I am, and fees you there. 
 
 Tra. But fay,what to thine olde newest 
 
 Bton. Why Tetruchio is commtng , hi e new hat and 
 anoldierkin, a paireofolde breeches thrice turn’d ; a 
 paire of bootes that haue bsene candle-cafes, one buck¬ 
 led, another lac’d : an olde rufty fwotd tane out of the 
 Towns Armory,with a broken hi It,and chapckfietwith 
 two broken points : his hotfe hip’d with an olde mo- 
 thy faddle , and fiirrops of no kindred : befides poll eft 
 with the glanders, and like to mofe in the chine, trou¬ 
 bled with the Lampafle, infetfted with thefafbtPets.fuil 
 of Windegalls, fped with Spauins, raied with the Yel- 
 lowes. paft cure of the Fines, ftarkefpoyl’d with the 
 Staggers,begnav/ne with the Sots, Waid m thebaeke, 
 and (houlder-fhotceo, neereleg'd before, and with a 
 halfe-chekt Bitte,Sc a heacfftsll of ftieepes leathcr.which 
 being reftrain’d to keepe him from Bumbling,hath been 
 often burft.and now repaired with knots tone girth fixe 
 times peec’d, and a womans Crupper of velure, which 
 harh two letters for her name, fairely fet down in fuels, 
 and heerc and there peec’d with packthred. 
 
 Bap. Who comes with him ? 
 
 Bioa. Oh fir, his Lackey, for all the world Capari- 
 fon'd like the horfe; with a linnen (lock on one leg, and 
 akerfey boot-hofe on the other, gartred with a red and 
 blew liftman old hat,& the humor of forty fancies prickt 
 In’t for a feather; a menftcr, a very monfter in apparel!, 
 &netlikeaChtiftianfoet-bcy,or a gentlemans Lacky. 
 
 Tra. Tis forne od humor pricks him to this faihion, 
 
 Yet oftentimes he goes but meane apparei’d. 
 
 Bap. (am glad he’s come howfoete he comes. 
 
 Bion. Whvfc,he comes not. 
 
 Bap. Didft cbou’not fay hee comesf 
 
 ~Blott. Who, that 'Petruchio came ? 
 
 Bap. ), that Petruchie came. (backe. 
 
 Bion. No fir, 3 lay his hotfe comes with him onjiis 
 
 Bap. Why that’s all one. 
 
 Bion. N ay by $ .ltmy s I hold you a penny a horfeand 
 s man i* more then one,and yet no; many. 
 
 Enter Petruchio and Grmmo. 
 
 fet. Come, where be chefe gallants* who’s at home- 
 
 Bap. You are welcome fir. 
 
 Petr. A hd yet 1 coroe not well. 
 
 Bap. And yet you halt not. 
 
 Tra. Not fo well appareli’d as I wifli you were. 
 
 Petr. Were it better 1 fhould rufti ir. thus : 
 
 But where is Kate ? where is my louely Bride? 
 
 How does my fathcrcgentles methinkes you frowne, 
 And wherefore gaze this goodly company, 
 
 As if they fsw fomewendrous monument, 
 
 Some Gomnset, or vnufuall prodigk ? 
 
 Bap. Why nr, you know this is your wedding day 
 Firft were vie fad.fearirjg you would not come. 
 
 Now fadder that you come fo vr.prouided; 
 
 Fit, doif this habit,!liame to your eftate. 
 
 An eye-fore to our folemne fsftiual], 
 
 Tra. And tel! vs what occasion ofimport 
 Hath all fo long detain’d you from your wife , 
 
 And fent you Slither fo vnllke your feife ? 
 
 Petr. Tedious it were to te!l,and hsrfli to heare, 
 Sufficeth I am come to keepe my word. 
 
 Though in fome part inforced to digrdTe , 
 
 Which at more ley furs I will foexcufe, . 
 
 As you (hall well be fatisfkd with all. 
 
 But where is Kate ?! ftay too long from her, 
 Thentorningvveares/tis time we were a: Church. 
 
 Tra. See nos your Bride in thefevnreuerent robes, 
 Goe to roy ch amber, put on clothes of mine. 
 
 Pet. Not I, beleeue ft>e,thus He vifit her. 
 
 Bap. But thus I truft you will not marry her. (words. 
 
 Pet. Good footh euen thus : therefore ha dons with 
 To me (he’s married,not vnto my cloathes: 
 
 Gould I repairs what (Ire will weare in me. 
 
 As 1 can change thefe poore accoutrements, 
 
 Twere well for. Kate, and better for my feife. 
 
 But what afoolc am I to chat With you t 
 When I ftiouid bid good morrow' to my Bride ? 
 
 And ft ale the title with a louely kifle. Exit. 
 
 Tra. He hath fome meaning in his mad attire. 
 
 We will perfwade him be it poftifele, 
 
 To pus on better ere he goe to Church. 
 
 Bap. lie after him,and fee the euent of this. Exit. 
 
 Tra, But fir, Loue concerned* vs to adde 
 Her fathers liking, which to bring to paffe 
 As before imparted to your worlhip, 
 
 1 am to get a tT>3n what ere he be, 
 
 It skills not much, week fit him to ©urtutrte. 
 
 And he (hall be Vincentio of Ptfay 
 And make afturance heere in Padua 
 Of greater fummes then I haue promifed , 
 
 So fT.all you quietly entoy your hope. 
 
 And marry fweet Bianca with confent. 
 
 l,ttc. 'Were it not that my fellow fchoolemafte* 
 
 Doth watch Bianca'i Heps fo narrowly t 
 ’Twere good me-thinkes to (leak our marriage, 
 Which once perform'd,let ail the world fay no, 
 lle'kecpe mine owne defpits ofali the world. 
 
 Tra. That by degrees vsemear.eto looke into, 
 
 T a And 
 
Ths 'Taming of the Shrew, 
 
 2*0 
 
 And watch our vantage in this bufineffe, 
 
 Wee’ll oues-reach the grey-beard Gremto, 
 
 The narrow prying father Mincla , 
 
 The quaint Mufician, amorous Line, 
 
 All for my Mailers fake Lucent to. 
 
 Eiter (jrcmio, 
 
 Signior <jremie,czmc you from the Church ? 
 
 (yfe. As willingly as ere 1 came from fchoole. 
 
 7>/». And is the Bride & Bridegroom coming home? 
 Gre. A bridegtoomc fay you ? ’tis a groome indeed, 
 A grumlling groome,and that the giilc fhali finde- 
 Tra. Carder then fhe,why 'tis impolfible, 
 
 Gre, Why bee's a deuill.a deuill,a very fiend. 
 
 Tra. Why fhe's a deuill,a deuill.thc dcuils damme. 
 Grt. Tut,(he’s a Lambe.a Doue.a foole to him: 
 lie tell you fir Luccntso ; when the Pricfl 
 Should aske if Kathertne fhould be his wife, 
 
 I,by goggs wooncs quoth he.and fwore lo loud, 
 
 That all amaz’d the Pried let fall thebcoke, 
 
 Andas lie (loop'd againe to take it vp, 
 
 This mad-brain'd bndegrootne tooke him fuch a euffe. 
 That downe fell Pried and booke.and booke and Pried, 
 Now take them vp quoth he, ifany lift. 
 
 Tra. What faid tlie wench when he rofc againe ( 
 <Jr«. Trembled and fhooke: for why,he damp’d and 
 fwore,as if the Vicar meant to cozen him : but after ma¬ 
 ny ceremonies done, hee calls for vyine,a health quoth 
 he, as ifhehad beene aboord carowfing to his Mates af¬ 
 ter a (forme, quad off the Mufcadell,ar.el threw the fops 
 all in the Sextons face: hauing no other reafon, but that 
 his beard grew thinneandhungerly.and feero'd to aske 
 him fops as hee was drinking : This done,h«rooke the 
 Bride about thenccke, and kift her lip9 with Rich a cla¬ 
 morous fmacke, that as the parting all the Church did 
 eccho: and 1 feeing this,came ihcncc for very fhamc.and 
 after mcc I know the rout is comtning, fucli a mad mar- 
 ryegeneuer was before: harks, harke, ! heare the mm- 
 ftrels play. Trlujicke placet. 
 
 Enter Pttruchia, Kate t Bianca,Hertetifio t BapriJ}a, 
 
 /Vrr.Gentlemen 8c friends, I thank you for your pains, 
 1 know you thinke to dine with me to day, 
 
 And haue prepar'd great (lore of wedding chrere, 
 
 But fo it is, my hade doth call me hence* 
 
 And therefore heere I meane to take my leauc. 
 
 Bap, Is't poffible you will away to night i 
 Pet. I mud away to day before night come. 
 
 Make it no wonder; ifyou knew my bufineffe, 
 
 You would intreat me rather goe then day ; 
 
 And honed company,! thankc you all, 
 
 T hat haue beheld megiue away my felfe 
 To this mod pacien(,lvvcet,3nd vertuous wife. 
 
 Dine with my father,drinke a health to me, 
 
 For 1 mudheticc.and farewell to you all. 
 
 Tra. Let vs intreat you day till after dinnei* 
 
 Pet. It may not be. 
 
 Gra. Let me intreat you. 
 
 Pet. It cannot be. 
 
 Kat, Let me intreat you. 
 
 Tit. lam content. 
 
 Kat. Ate you content to day ? 
 
 Pet. Ism content you {ball entreat me flay, 
 
 Bu t y et not day .entreat me how you can. 
 
 Kat. Now if you lo ue me Say. 
 
 Pet. Grumw.sny horfe. 
 
 Gru, I fir, they oe ready, the Oates haue eaten the 
 
 horfes. 
 
 Kate. Nay then. 
 
 Doe what thou canft, I will not goe to day. 
 
 No,nor to morrow, not till 1 pleafe my felfe, 
 
 The dore is open fir, there lies your 
 
 You may be iogging whiles your boofes aw greene: 
 
 For me.Ile not be gone till 1 pleafe any felfe 
 
 T is like you'll ptoue a iolly furly groome, 
 
 That take icon you at the fird fo roundly. 
 
 Vet. O Kate content thee,prethee be not angry. 
 
 Kat. I will be angry, what haft thou to doe ? 
 
 Father,be quiet, he (hall day my leifure. 
 
 Cre. 1 marry fir^jow it begins to worke. 
 
 Kat. Gentlemen,forward to the bridall dinner, 
 
 I fee a woman may be made a foole 
 If fhe had not a fpirit to refift. 
 
 Pet. They (hall goe forward Kate it thy command 
 Obey the Bride you that attend on her. 
 
 Goe to the feaft, reuell and domincere, 
 
 Carowfc full meafurc to her maiden-head. 
 
 Be madde and merry,or goe hang your felucs; 
 
 But for my bonny Kate, fhe mud with me . 
 
 Nay, looke not big.nor Oampe, nor dare.nor fret, 
 
 1 will be mader of what is mine owne, 
 
 Shee it my goods,my chattels,fhe is my houfe. 
 
 My houfhoId-ftuffe.my field,my barnt, 
 
 My horfe.my oxe.my afTe, my any thing, 
 
 And heere fhe tiancis* touch her who euer dare, 
 
 lie bring mine a&ion on the proudeft he 
 
 That flops my way in Padua : Grume 
 
 Draw forth thy weapon,we are befec with thceues, 
 
 Refcuetby MiftrcfTe if ihou be a man : 
 
 Fcare not Iweet wench,they fhali not touch thee Kate, 
 He buckler thee agamft a Million. Exeunt. P.Ka. 
 
 Bap. Nay ; !et them goe,a corple of quiet ones, (ing 
 Gre. Went they not quickly,! fhouiJ die with laugh- 
 Tra. Of all mad maichcs neuer was the like. 
 
 Luc. Midrcfic 1 what’s your opinion of your fificr? 
 Euan, That being mad her felfe,fhe's madly mated. 
 Gre. I warrant him Petrticbio is Rated. 
 
 Bap Neighbours and friends,though Bride & Bride* 
 Fortofupply the places at the table, (groom wants 
 You know (here wants no junkets at the feaft : 
 
 Luctntio. you fhali fupply the Bridegroomes place, 
 
 And let Bianca take her fiftersroome. 
 
 Tra. Shall fweet Bianca praflife how to bride it ? 
 Bap. She fhali Lncentio: come gentlemen lets goe. 
 
 Enter Grumio Exeunt. 
 
 Gnt : Fie,fie on all tired lades, on all mad Mailers,8< 
 all foule waies: was euer mon fo beaten ? was euer man 
 foraide ? was euerman fo weary ' I amfent before to 
 make a fire,and they arc ccmming after to warme them: 
 now were not 1 a litttepct,& foone hot; my very lippes 
 might freeze to my teeth, my tongue to the roofe of my 
 mouth, my heare in my belly, ere J fhould coineby afite 
 to thaw me, but I with blowing the file (hall warme my 
 felfe: for confidering the weather, a taller man then I 
 will take cold . Holla, hoa fur lit. 
 
 Enter Curtis. 
 
 Curt. Who is that cells fo coldiy ? 
 
 Gm. A piece of Ice : ifthou doubt it. thou maift 
 Aide from my (houlder to my heele, with no 
 
 greater 
 
The Taming of the Shrew , 
 
 grciterarunbut my head and my necke. Afire good 
 
 Curtis. 
 
 Cur. Is my mailer and his wife commsr.g Gruntiol 
 
 Cru. Oh I Curtis T, and therefore fire,fire, call on no 
 water. 
 
 Cur. Is fhefo hot a fhrew as fhe's reported. 
 
 Cru. She was good Chiu's beforethis froft: but thou 
 knoiw’ft winter tames man, woman, and bead: for it 
 hath tam'd my old mafler, and my new miftris, and my 
 felfe fellow guru's. 
 
 Cru. Away you three inch foole, I am no beafl. 
 
 Cru. Am I but three inches? Why thy home is a foo 
 and fo long am I at the lead. But wile thou make a fire 
 or (hall l complaine on thee toourmillris, whofehand 
 (flic being now at hand)thou fhaltfoone feele, tothy 
 cold comfort, for being flow in thy hot office. 
 
 Cur. I pretbee good Grumio, tell me, how goes the 
 world ? 
 
 Cru. A cold world Curtism euery office but thine, & 
 therefore fire -, do thy duty, and haue thy dut're, for my 
 Mafler and miftris ate almofl frozen to death. 
 
 Cur. There’s fit ercadie, and therefore good Grumio 
 thenewes. 
 
 Cm. Why Iacke boy,hoboy,andatmuchnewcsas 
 wilt thou. 
 
 Cur. Come,you are fofoll ofconicatching. 
 
 Cru. Whytheteforefire,fori haue caught extreme 
 cold. Where's the Cooke, is fupper ready, the houfe 
 trim’d.tuflies ft tew’d, cobwebs (wept, the feruingmen 
 in their new fuftian, the white (lockings, and cutty offi* 
 cerhis wedding garment on? Be thelackes faire with¬ 
 in, the Gils faire without, the Carpets laide, and eueric 
 thing in order ? 
 
 Cur. AU readie: and therefore I pray thee newes. 
 
 Cru. Full know my horfe is tired, my mallet & trti- 
 flrisfalneout. Cur. How? 
 
 Cru. Out of their faddles into the dart, and thereby 
 hangs a tale. 
 
 Cur. Let’s ha’t good Grumio » 
 
 Cru. Lend thine care. 
 
 Cur. Heere. 
 
 Cru. There* 
 
 Cur. This ’tis to feds* rale,not to hearc stair 
 
 Cru. And therefore ’tis cal’d a fenfible tale: and this 
 CufFewas buttoknockeatyourcare, and befeecb lift- 
 ning: now I begin, Inprimis wee came downc a fowk 
 hill, my Mallet riding behinde my Miftris. 
 
 Cur. Both of one horfe ? 
 
 Cru. What’s that fo thee? 
 
 Cur. Why a horfe. 
 
 Cru. Tell thou the tale: but hadft thou not croft me, 
 thou fbouldfthauc heard how her horfe fel, and {he vo¬ 
 der her hoilc: thou fhouidfl haue heard in how miery a 
 place, how fhe was bemoil'd, how hee left her vsjth the 
 horfe vpon her, how hebcat mebecaufe her horfaftum- 
 bfed,ho w (he waded through the durt to plucke him off 
 me : bow he fwote.bow (he prai’d, that ncuet prai’dbe- 
 fore: how I Cricd.how the hotfes ranne away, how her 
 bridle was burft : how I loft my crupper, with martis 
 things ofwortby memorie, which now (hall die in obli- 
 uion, and thou icturne vncxperienc'd to thy graue. 
 
 Cur. By this rcckning heis more (brew than Ore. 
 
 Cru. I,and that thou and theplfrudeftofyou all (hall 
 finde when becomes home. But what talke I of this? 
 Call forth Nathum?!, lofeph, Nicholas, Phillip, Waiter t Su- 
 gerfep and ths ieft t let their heads beefiickc-ly comb'd. 
 
 221 
 
 their blew coats brufh’d, and their garters of an indiffe¬ 
 rent knit, let them curtfie with their left legges, and not 
 prefume to touch a haire of myMafters horfe-taile, till 
 they kifie their hands. Are they all readie ? 
 
 Cur. They are. 
 
 Cru. Call them forth. 
 
 Cur. Do youheare ho?you rouftmecte my maifter 
 to countenance my miftris* 
 
 Cru. Why fhe hath a face ofher owne 
 Cur. Who knowes not that ? 
 
 Gru. Thou it feemes, that cals for company to coun¬ 
 tenance her. 
 
 Cur. I call theni forth to credit her. 
 
 Enter fours or fiue ferumgmen. 
 
 Gru. Why (he comes to borrow nothing of them 
 Nat. Welcome home Grumio. 
 
 Phil. How now Grumio. 
 
 /of. What Grumio. 
 
 Nicf. Fellow Grumio. 
 
 Nat. How now old lad. 
 
 Cru. Welcome you: how now you: what you: fel¬ 
 low you: and thus much for greeting. Now my fptuce 
 companions, is all rcadie.and all things neatc? 
 
 Nat. All things is teadiej how neere is our mailer ? 
 Gre. E’ne at hand, alighted by this: and therefore be 
 not-Cockes paffion/iience, I hcaremy mafler 
 
 Enter Petruchio and Kale- 
 
 Pet. Where be thefe knaues? What no man at dome 
 To hold my (lirrop.hor to take my horfe? 
 
 Where is Nathaniel, Gregory, Phillip. 
 
 AH for. Heere,heere hr,heere (it* 
 
 Pet. Heere fir,heere fir,heere fir.heere fir. 
 
 You logger-headed and vnpollifht groomes: 
 
 What? no attendance? no regard? no dime? 
 
 Where is the foolifb knaue I fent before ? 
 
 Cru. Heere fir, as foolifh as I was before* 
 
 Pet. You pezant,fwain,you horfon mak-horfe dnidg 
 Did I not bid thee meete me in the Parke, 
 
 A.nd bring along thefe rafeal knaues with thee? 
 
 Grumio. Nathaniels coatc fir was not fully made, 
 Kn&Cj*brflt punspes vyereall vnpinkc i’thheele: 
 
 There was no Linke to colour Peters hat. 
 
 And Walters dagger was not come from fheathing.: 
 There were none fine, but Adam, Raft, and Gregory , 
 The reft were ragged, old, and beggerly, 
 
 Yet as they are, heere are they come to meete you 
 pet. Go rafcals.go.and fetch my fupper in. ExSer 
 Whereisthe life that late I led? 
 
 Whete arc thofc ? Sit downe Kate, 
 
 And welcome. Soud,foud,foud,foUd. 
 
 Enter feruants with fupper. 
 
 Why when I fay?Nay good fweete Katcbe merrie. 
 
 Off with my boots, you rogues: you Villains*, when? 
 
 It was the Friar of Orders gray, 
 
 As he forth walked on h’s way. 
 
 Out you rogue, you plucke my foote awrie, 
 
 Take that, and mend the plucking of the other. 
 
 Be mertic Kate t Some water heere •• what hoi. 
 
 Enter one with water. 
 
 Where’s my Spaniel Troilus} Sirra, get you hence. 
 
 And bid my cozen Ferdinand come hither: 
 
 One Kate that you mull kifie, and be acquainted wich. 
 Where are mySiippcrs ? Shall I haue fome w at er ? 
 
 Come Kate and wa(h,& welcome heartily: 
 you horfon villaine. Will you let it fall? 
 
 __Tj__ Katf_ 
 
22% The Taming of tbs Shrew* 
 
 Kelt. Patience I pray you, 'twas a fault vn willing. 
 
 Pet. Aherfon beetle-headed flap-ear’d knaue : 
 
 Come Kate Cm downs, 1 know you haee a ftormcfce, 
 
 Will you giue thankes, fweece Kate,ot elfe (hall 1 * 
 What's this. Mutton ? 
 i Ser. I. 
 
 Pet. Who brought it? 
 
 Peter, 1. 
 
 Pet. ’T'iJ burnt, and fo is all the meate: 
 
 What dogges sreihcfe ? Where is the rafcall Cooke? 
 How durft you wtllsincs bring tt from the dreffer 
 
 And feme it thus to me that loue it not ? 
 
 There, take it to you,trenchers, cups,andali: 
 
 You beedlefre ioit-heads, and vnmanner'd (hues. 
 
 What, do you grumble? lie be with you ftraigbt 
 
 Kate. ), pray you husband be not fo difqutct, 
 
 The meate was well, if you were fo tontemed. 
 
 Pet. 1 tell thee Af-sre,’ewa burnt and dried away, 
 
 And I eipreffely am forbid to touch it: 
 
 For it engenders choller, planieth anger. 
 
 And better ’twerc mat both of vs did fa ft 
 
 Since of our felues. ourleluesarecbollcricke. 
 
 Then feede it with fuch ouer-rofted fleftv 
 
 Be patient, to cnorrow't (flalbe mended, 
 
 And for this night we’! faff for companie. 
 
 Cornel tail bring thee to thy Brad all chamber Exeunt. 
 Enter Struants fetter ally. 
 
 Nath. Peter didft euer fee the like. 
 
 Peter, He kilt her in her owne humor, 
 
 Qrumio. Where it he? 
 
 Enter Curtis a Servant. 
 
 Cur. In her chamber, making a fermon of continen- 
 cieteher, and fades,and fweares, and rates, chat fhee 
 (pooce foule) knowes not which way to ftand,tO|looke, 
 to fpe&ke, and fits as one newrifen from a dreame. A* 
 way, away, for he is comming hither 
 
 Enter Petmckio. 
 
 Tet. Thus hane i politickely begun my reigne, 
 
 And 'cis my hope to end fucceflefully ; 
 
 ?dy Faulconncswte (harp*, and palling emptie, 
 
 And til (he ftcope. (he muft not be full gorg'd, 
 
 For then fhe nriser kaokesVipon her lure. 
 
 Another way 1 haue to man my Haggard, 
 
 To make her come, and know her Keepers call: 
 
 That is, to vratch her, as we watch thefe Kites, 
 
 That baite, andbeate, and will not be obedient 
 
 She eate no meate to day, nor none (hall eats. 
 
 Laft night (he dept not, not to night (he (hall not: 
 
 As with the meate, fomc vndeferued fault 
 
 He finde about the making of the bed. 
 
 And heere He fling the pillow, there the boulfter 
 
 This way the Couerlct, another way the (fleets: 
 
 I, and amid this hurlie I intend, 
 
 That all is done in reuerend care of her, 
 
 Ant) in conclufion, fhe (ha! watch all night, 
 
 And if (he chance to nod lie raile and btawle, 
 
 And with the clamor keepc her ftil awake : 
 
 This is a way to kd a Wife with kindnefle, 
 
 And thus Ilemrbeher mad and headftrong humor: 
 
 He that knowes better how to tame a Anew, 
 
 Now let him fpeake, trs charity to (flew, Exit 
 
 Enter Tran to and Her ten fie. 
 
 Tra. Is'tpofsible friend Wife, that miftris 'Bianca 
 Doth faneie any other but Lucenito, 
 l tel you (ir, (he beare3 me faire in hand. 
 
 Luc. Sir, to facisfie you in what I hauc fai ( j i 
 
 Stand by, and marke the manner ofhis teaching. 
 
 Eater B tone a. 
 
 Her. Now Miftris, profit you in whatyou readc? 
 
 Blais. What Mafterreadeyoufirft.refolueme that ? 
 
 Her. I reade, that I profeue the Art to loue. 
 
 Titan And may you prooc (ir Matter of your Art. 
 
 Luc. While you fwee: there ptoue Mifttevfe ofmy 
 heart. 
 
 Her. Quiche proceeded many, now tel me I pray, 
 you that durft fwears that your miftris ’Bianca 
 
 Lou'd me in the World fo we! as Lucentie. 
 
 Tra. Oh defpightful Lose, vneonftant womankind, 
 
 1 tel thee Life this is wonderful!. 
 
 Her. Mittakenomere, lam not Life, 
 
 Nora Mufuian as I feemeto bee, 
 
 But one that fcorne to line in this difguife, 
 
 For fuch a one as leauet a Gentleman, 
 
 And makes a God of fuch a Culiion; 
 
 Know flr, that I are cal'd Hertenfo, 
 
 Tra, Signior Heartenfio,\ hauc often heard 
 
 Of your entire affe&ion to "Bianca, 
 
 And ftnee mine eyes ate witnefTe of her lightneflie, 
 
 1 wil with you, if you be fo contented, 
 
 Foifweare Bianca, and her loue for euer. 
 
 Her. See how they kifTeand court: Signior Lueeaue 
 Heere is my hand, and heere 1 firmly vow 
 
 Neuer ro woo her more, but do forfweare her 
 
 A s one vn wonhie ail the former fauours 
 
 Tim I halts fondly flatter’d them withall. 
 
 7 ra. And heere I take the like vnfained oath, 
 Neuertomarrie with her, though (he would rntreate, 
 
 Fie on her, fee how beaflly (he doth court him. 
 
 Her. Would all the world but he had quite forfworn 
 For me, chat I may furely keepe mine oat! 
 
 I wil be married to a wealthy. Widdow, 
 
 Ere three dayes paffe, which hath as long lou'd me, 
 
 As 1 haue lou’d this proud difdainful Haggard, 
 
 And fo f3tcwel fignier Lucent ui, 
 
 Kindncflc in women, not their beauteous lookes 
 
 Sha! win my lode, and fo I take my le&ug. 
 
 In refolution, as I fwore before. 
 
 Tra■ Miftris Bianca, bieffe you with fuch grace, 
 
 As longeth to a Louers bleffed cafe: 
 
 Nay, I haue case you napping gentle Loue. 
 
 And haue forfworne you with thrtevfo. 
 
 Bran. 7>(S»«youieft, bdt haue you both forfworne 
 mce? 
 
 Tra. Miftris we haue. 
 
 Luc. Then we are rid o(Li/ie. 
 
 Tra. 1’fsith hee l haue a luflie Widdow now, 
 
 That (halbe woo'd, and wedded in a day. 
 
 Biatt. God giue him ioy, 
 
 Tra. I.andhee'ltsmchcr. 
 
 Bianca. Hefayes fo Trarrio, 
 
 Tra. Faith he it gone vnto the taming fchoole. 
 
 Bian .The taming fchoole: what istherefuch a place? 
 
 Tra. I miftris, and Peirttckic is the mafter, 
 
 That ceacbeth trickes eleuen and twentie long, 
 
 To tame a (brew, and charme her chattering tongue. 
 
 Enter Burndetlo. 
 
 Bim. Oh Mafter, mafter 1 hauc watcht fo long, 
 
 That I am dogge-wearie, but at laft I fpied 
 
 An ancient Angel comming dewne the hill, 
 
 Wil feroe the turne. 
 
 Tra. What it he Blende He) 
 
 Bia. Mafter ,a Mat cantsnc,or a pedant, 
 
 I 
 
Hie Taming of the Shrew, 
 
 I know not what, but fornsall in apparrell. 
 
 In gate and countenance Surety like a Father. 
 
 Luc. And what of him Tranio ? 
 
 Tra. If he be credulous, and truft my tale, 
 lie make him glad to fee me Vmcentio, 
 
 And giue affurance to ‘Baptifa Mtnda, 
 
 As if he were the right ZJiacsistio. 
 
 Fur. Takc me your loue, and then let me alone. 
 
 Enter a Pedant. 
 
 PeeL God fane you fir. 
 
 fra. And you fir, you are welcome, 
 
 Trauaileyou farre on, or are you at the farthefl ? 
 
 Ted. Sir at the fartheft for a weeke or two. 
 
 But then vp farther) atid as farre as Rome, 
 
 And fo co Tripolie, ifGod lend me life. 
 
 T ta. What Countreyman 1 pray? 
 
 Fed. Of /riant na. 
 
 T h#. Of Mantua Sir, rrsarrie God forbid. 
 
 And come to Padua carelefle of your life. 
 
 Fed, My life fir? how I pray? for that goes hard. 
 
 TP*?. Tis death for any one in Mantua 
 To eorne to Padua, know you not the caufe ? 
 
 Your ftrips are Raid at Venlce, and the Duke 
 per priuate qn&irel ’iwix.t your Duke and him. 
 
 Hath pubiifb’d and proclaim’d it openly: 
 
 Tis meruaile, but chat you are feat newly come, 
 you might haue heard it elfe proclaim’d abode. 
 
 Ted. A'as fir, it is worfe for me then fo. 
 
 Fori hauc bils for monie by exchange 
 From Florence, and muft heere deliuer them. 
 
 Tra. Wei fir, to do you courtefie. 
 
 This wil I do, and this I wil aduife y of, 
 
 Pirft tell me, haue you euer beetle at Ptfa ? 
 
 Fed, I fir, in Ptfa haue I often bin, 
 
 Pifa renowned for graue Citizens. 
 
 Tra. Among them know you one Vatctntio ? 
 
 Fed. I know him not, but I haue heard of him: 
 
 A M erchjnt of incomparable wealth. 
 
 Trx He is my father fir, and footh to fay, 
 
 In count’nance fomewhat doth refemble you. 
 
 Bion. As much as an apple doth snoyt!er,& all one. 
 
 TtH. To faue your life in this ext remit ie. 
 
 This fauot wil I do you for his fake, 
 
 And thinke it not the worft ofall j our fortunes. 
 
 That you are like to Sir Vincentia. 
 
 His nsir.e and credite fhslyou undertake. 
 
 Ana in my henfe you feal be friendly lodg'd, 
 
 Looke that yon ca,kc vpan you as you fhould, 
 you vnderRana me fir: fo ftial you Ray 
 Til you haue done your bufineffe in the Cicie: 
 
 If this be court’fie fir, aceeptef is. 
 
 Pid. Oh fir I do, and wil repute you euer 
 rbcpacrcmofmy life andiibercie. 
 
 Tra. Then go with me, tc make the matter good, 
 This by the way I let yew \ nderftand. 
 
 My father is heere look'd for eiicrfe day. 
 
 To pafTe affurance of a dowre in marriage 
 Twktt me, and one Bafifat daughter heere: 
 
 Sn all there si; cuniftancss He inftrucl you. 
 
 Go with me to cloath you as becomes you. Exeunt, 
 
 Bus Quartos. Seen a ‘Ptima. 
 
 Enter Kaiberinaeni C Jnmfc. 
 
 22 ^ 
 
 €jrn. No, no fbrfooth I dare not for my life. 
 
 Ka. The more my wrong, the more his fpice appears. 
 What, did he roarrie me to faroifh me ? 
 
 Beggcrs that come vr.to my fathers do are, 
 
 Vpon intreatie haue a prefent shr.cn, 
 
 Ifnot, eifewhere they nneete with charities 
 But I, who neuer knew how to intreat. 
 
 Nor neuer needed that I should intreate, 
 
 A v m ftaru’d for meats, giddie for lacks of fleepe : 
 
 With oathes kept waking, and with brawling fed. 
 
 And that which fpigbts me more then all tfaefc wanes. 
 He does it vndernameof perfc$ loue: 
 
 As who fhould fay. if I fhould fleepe or eate. 
 
 ’ Twere deadly fieknefie, or elfe prefent death. 
 
 I preebee go, aud get me forrte repaft, 
 
 I care not what, fo it be holfome foods, 
 
 CJru. What fay you to a Neats foote ? 
 
 Kate. Tis pafsinggood, l prethee let rae haue It. 
 Gru. I feare it is too ehollcrickc a meate. 
 
 Haw fay you to a fat Tripe finely broyl’d 1 
 Kae. I like it well goodGrarntofetchitme. 
 
 Gru. I cannot tel! I feare Tis chollericke. 
 
 What fay you to a peece ofBeefe and Mallard? 
 
 Kate. A difh that I do loue to feede vpon. 
 
 Gru. I,but the Muftard is too hot a little. 
 
 Kate, Why then the Beefe, and let theMuftardreft. 
 Gru. Nay then I wil not,you Aral haue tbs Muftard 
 Or elfe yoti get no beefe ofGrumio. 
 
 Kate. Then both crone, or any thing thou wilt. 
 
 Why then the Muftard without the beefe. 
 Kate. Go get thee gone, thou falfe deluding fiaue. 
 
 Beats him, 
 
 That feed’ll me with the verie name of meats. 
 
 Sorrow on thee, and all the packe ofyou 
 That-triumph thus vpon my mifery: 
 
 Go ges-.thre gone, I fay. 
 
 Friter Petrudne ,and Hcrtenfs with trie ate. 
 
 Petr. Hov/ fares my Kate, what Tweeting all a-mort i 
 Hor. Miftris what cheerc ? 
 
 Kate. Faith as cold as can be. 
 
 Pet. Flucke vp thy fpiritsjooke cheerfully vpon me. 
 Heere Loue,thou foefthow diligent] am. 
 
 To draffs ihy roeate my fielfe, and brmg it thee. 
 
 I am fure fweet Kate, this kindnefiemerites chankes. 
 What, not a word? Nay then, thou lou’ft it not; 
 
 And all my paines is fortes! to no proofs. 
 
 Heere take away this difh. 
 
 Kate. I pray you let it hand. 
 
 Pet. The poorril feruicc is repaid? with tfcanke*. 
 And lo fhil! mine before you touch the meats. 
 
 Kate. Ithankeyou fir. 
 
 Her: Sighior Petruchio, fic you are too blame s 
 Come Miftris Kate, lie bearc you company;. 
 
 Petr. Eate it vp ail Tier ten fa, if thou leueft nice; 
 Much good do is vnto thy gemle heart: 
 
 Kate eate apace; and now my house Loue, 
 
 V/iil weietume vnro thy Fathers houfe. 
 
 And reueil it as brandy as the best,' 
 
 Withfilken coats and caps, and golden Rings, . 
 
 With Ruffe* and Caffes, and Fardingsies, and things: 
 With Scartes,and Fenncs, Si double change ofbrauTv, 
 With Amber Brace!ets,Bcadc*.and aii thl* kttau’ry. ‘ 
 What haft thoa din’d ? The Tailor ftaies shy i« a fure, 
 Todedce thy bodie with his raising treafure 
 
224- 77; o’ 'Taming of the Shrew. 
 
 CornsTailor, let vt fee thefe ornaments, 
 
 Enter Habercitfher , 
 
 Lav forth the gowne. What ne w« with you fit? 
 
 Fsi. Heereia the cap your Wotfhip did befpeske. 
 
 J>et- Why this was moulded on a poriengcr, 
 
 A Veluet difti: Pie.fie, 'lislrwd and filthy. 
 
 Why‘m a cockle or a walnut-fhell, 
 
 A knacke, aeoy,atricke,ababie$ cap : 
 
 Away with it, come let me haue a bigger. 
 
 Kate. He haue no bigger, this doth fit the time. 
 
 And Gentlewomen wcare fuch caps as thefe 
 
 Pot. When you are gentle, you (hall haue one too, 
 And not till then. 
 
 }irr. That will not be in haft, 
 
 Kate. Why fir 1 iruft I may haoe leaue to fpeake. 
 
 And fpeake 1 will. 1 am nochilde, no babe, 
 
 Yoor betters haue indur’d me fay my minde. 
 
 And If you cannot, beft you ft op y our eares. 
 
 My tonguo will tell the anger of my heart. 
 
 Or els my heart concealing it wil breake. 
 
 And rather then it (hall, I will be free, 
 
 Eucn to the vttermoft as 1 pleafe m words, 
 
 Pet. Why thou (aift Uue, ills palmecap, 
 
 Aoiftard coft'en, a bauble, a filkenpi*, 
 
 J loue thee well in that thou lik'ft u not 
 
 Kate. Loue rne, or loue me not, 1 like the cap. 
 
 And it I will haue, or I will haue none. 
 
 Pet. Thy gowne, why It come Tailor let vs fee t. 
 
 Oh mercie God, whatmasking ftuffc t5 heere ? 
 
 Whats tbuJafteetieP’tishke demi cannon. 
 
 What, vp and downs caru d like as apple Tart ? 
 
 Meets fnip, and nip, snd cut, and fiiftl and flafti, 
 
 Like to a Cenfor in ? barbers fhoppe: 
 
 Why whatadeuils name Tailor cal’ft tbou this f 
 
 Her. 1 fee fhees like to haue neither cap nor gowne. 
 Tat You bid me make it orderlie and well, 
 According to’the faChion, and tbetime. 
 
 Pet. Metric and did; but if you be temembred, 
 
 1 did not bid you marre it to the time 
 
 Go hop me ouer euerv kennell home, 
 
 For yGu ftiall hop without my cuftome fir •• 
 lie none of it 5 hente/nakeyottr beft of it 
 
 Kate. I neuer faw abetter fafhion'd gowoe, 
 
 More queint, more pteafmg,nor morecommeudable r 
 Belike you meane to make a puppet of me. 
 
 j>es. Why true, he meanes to make a puppet of thee. 
 Tail. She faics your Woxfbip tncanes to make a 
 puppet of bet 
 
 Pet. Oh menftrous arrogance : 
 
 Thou.lyeft, thou thred, thou thimble, 
 
 Thou yard three Quarters, halfe yard, quaner, naile, 
 
 Thou Flea, thou Nit, thou winter cricket thou 1 
 
 Brau*d in mine ov.oe houfe with a skeinc of thred : 
 
 A way thou Ragge, thou qnantitie, thou remnant. 
 
 Or HhaJI fo bc-metcthec with thy yard. 
 
 As thou (halt tbmke on prating whil'ft thou liu'fl 5 
 
 J tell thee l.that thou haft rnart'd her gowne. 
 
 Tail, your worftiip i* deceiu'd, the gowne is made 
 Tuft as my staffer had direStop • 
 
 Qrnmio gauc order bow It fhotild be done, 
 
 Gtu. 1 gave him no order,! gaue him theftuffe. 
 
 Tad. But how did you defire it fnonld be made? 
 
 Grtt. Marrie fir with needle and thred. 
 
 Tati. But did you not reqoeft to haue it cut t 
 
 Crv. Thou haft fac’d many things. 
 
 Tail. Ihsue. 
 
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 Gru. Face not roee: thoo haft brau’d manie men* 
 braue not me; I will neither bee fac’d nor brau’d. 1 fay 
 vntothee,Ibid thy Mafter cut out ihegowne,buc 1 did 
 not bid bim cut it 10 peeces.Etgo thou heft. 
 
 Tad. Why heere is the note of the faftuon to teftify. 
 
 Pet. Resdeit. 
 
 Cm. The note lies in's ihroate if he fay I faid fa. 
 
 Tati. Inprimis.a loofebodied gov/ne. 
 
 Gru. Mafter, ifeuer I faid loofe- bodied gowne, fow 
 me in the skirts of it, and beate one to death wirho bot- 
 tome ofbrowne thred : I faida gowne. 
 
 Pet. Proceede. 
 
 Tas. With a fmall compaft cape. 
 
 Gru. I confefle the cape. 
 
 Tat. With a tiunkefleeue. 
 
 Gru I confeffe two fleeues. 
 
 Tat: The fleeues curioufly cdt. 
 
 Tet. I there’uhe villanie, 
 
 Cjru. Error i’th bill fir, error I’th bill ? 1 commanded 
 the fleeues fhould be cut out, and fow’d vp againe, snd 
 that He proue vpon thee, though thy little finger be ar¬ 
 med in a thimble. 
 
 Tad. This is true that I fay, and I had tbee in place 
 where thou fliouidft know it. 
 
 Gru 1 am for thee ftraight 1 take thou the bill, giue 
 me thy meat-yard, and fparc not me. 
 
 Her. God-a-roercie Gruemo, then hee (hall haue 00 
 oddes. 
 
 Pei. Well fir in breefe-the gowoe is oot for me. 
 
 Gru. You are I’th right fir/tia for mymlflns. 
 
 Pet. Go take it vp vnto thy maftersvfe. 
 
 Gru. Villaine, not fot thy life: Take vp my Miftrefla 
 gowne forthy mailers vfc. 
 
 Pet. Why fir, what’s your conceit in that? 
 
 Gru. Oh firithe conceit is deeper then you think for- 
 Take vp my Miftris gowne to bis matters vfe. 
 
 Oh fie, fie,fie. 
 
 Pet. Hencnfte.fay thou wilt fee the Tailor paidc 
 
 Go take it hence, be gone, and fay no more; 
 
 Hot. T ailot, lie pay thee for my gowne tomorrow, 
 Take no vnkmdneflc ofhis haftie words -. 
 
 Away I fey .commend me to thy mafter. Exit Tail, 
 
 Pet. Well, come my Kate.vie will vnto your fathers, 
 Euen in thefe honeft meant habiliments 1 
 
 Our purfes (ball be proud, out garments poors; 
 
 For 'tis the minde that makes the bodie tich. 
 
 And as theSunnc btcakes through the darkeft clouds. 
 
 So honor pecrethln the meaneft habit. 
 
 What is the lay more precious then the Latke ? 
 BecaufeHis feathers are more beautifulL 
 
 Or is the Adder better then the Eele, 
 
 Becaufe his paintedskin contests the eye. 
 
 Oh no good Kate: neither art thou the worfe 
 
 For this poore furniture, and meane stray. 
 
 If thou accouotedft it (haroc, lay it on me. 
 
 And therefore frolickc, we will hence forthwith, 
 
 Jo feaft and fport vs ai thy fathets houfe, 
 
 Go cal! my men, and let vs ftraight to him. 
 
 And bring our horfes vnto Long^lane end, 
 
 There wil we mount, and thither walkc on foote, 
 
 Lot’s fee,I thinke'th now fome feoen a clockc, 
 
 Aud well we may come there by dinner rhne. 
 
 Kate. I dare offisrc you fir,*tis aim oft two, 
 
 And twill be Tapper time ere you come thera. 
 
 Pet, ft (ball be (euen ere I goto horfc: 
 l-ooke what I fpeake, or do, or thinke so doe, 
 
 __ Yen. 
 
Y©y are SiSl crofting it,firs let's alone, 
 
 I will era goe to day, aod ere I doe, 
 
 I* feati fee what sclock 1 fay it is. 
 
 Her. Why fothis galianc will commsndfeefonne. 
 
 Enter Tranio^ani tbs Pedant-drefilike Vwcontb. 
 Tra. Sirs, tins i«he hoafe, plcafe it you that 1 call. 
 Fed. I wha: elfe,aadbut 1 bs deceived, 
 
 Signlor Eaptijla may remember me 
 Neere cu-eotic years* a goe ta Genoa. 
 
 Tra, VV1acre we were lodgers, at the Fegafus, 
 
 Tli ’.veil, and hold yourowne in any cafe 
 With fuch auftcritie as longeth to a father. 
 
 Enter Ssotfdello. 
 
 Fed. I warrant you : but fir here comes'ycar joy, 
 .Twere good he were fehool’d, 
 
 Tra. Fesre you not him: feta Biondego, 
 
 Nov; doeywi dutie chroughlie I aduifeyoc •• 
 
 Imagine E twcie tits right Vineentio. 
 
 'Eton. Tut, fear e not me. 
 
 7V«. But haft thou done thy errand to "Beptifia, 
 "Biets ! told him that your father was at ('’enter. 
 
 And that you leek’t for him this day in Padua. 
 
 Tra. Th’art a tall fellow, hold thee that so drinke. 
 Here comes Baptifia ; fetjtour countenance (it. 
 
 The Taming of the Shrcr?, 
 
 22J 
 
 Weels pafie she buftndTe priuately and well 
 Send for your daughter by your feruant here. 
 
 My Boy fhal! fetch the Scriuener prefeetlie, 
 
 T he wot ft is this that at fb {lender warning. 
 
 You are like to haueathin and {lender pittance. 
 
 Bap, It likes me wells 
 
 Cambio hie you home, and bid Branca make her readse 
 ftraighti 
 
 And if you will tei! what hath hapned, 
 
 Lucentios Father is arrived in P/rduc, 
 
 And how {he's like to be Lmemios wife. 
 
 Biond. 1 prase the gods (he may w'uhall ref Ejsrs. 
 
 Exit 
 
 Tran. Dallic not with the gods,but get thcegoot. 
 Enter Peter. 
 
 Signici Bafttfta, fits!! I leatie the ,-.y, 
 
 Wc tome, one utefle is like to be your chcer% 
 
 Come fsf.wc will better it in Pifa. 
 
 Bap. 1 follow you. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Lr.eer,u s eauLSiondetta. 
 
 Bias. Cambio. 
 
 Luc. What faift tboo BiondcSo. 
 
 Biond. You law my Mafter wirtke and laugh rpo« 
 you? 
 
 Luc. BioxdeBe, what of that? 
 
 Etsser Bapitftaattd Luceatio: Pedant booted 
 and bare beaded. 
 
 Tra. Slgtsior Baptijla you are bsppilie met» 
 
 §if, this is the gentleman I cold you cf, 
 
 I pray you fernd good father to me now, 
 
 Glue ate "Bianca for my patrimony. 
 
 pe.i Soft fots: fir by your teauefesoing com so Padua 
 To gather In feme debts, sny fen Luc era to 
 Made esc acquainted with a wsighty eaufe 
 Ci !cuc between® your daughter ar ' ^mfelfe; 
 
 And fas she good report I heare of you, 
 /brdfosthekraehebesreth to your daoghtcs, 
 p. .-.A §«es 0 !••_.. ftay hi st® at too long, 
 
 I ass sossecs ta a fathers cart 
 Ts'hsuehinsmatchtjSndifycuple.-'’ ■ like 
 Nh vrosfe then !,?pon feme agreement 
 Me (hail you finde teadte and willing 
 Whhone cor.fent to baue her fo beftowed •, 
 
 For carious! cannot be with yoa 
 Si^nioj Bavtijla, ©f whom I heare fo well. 
 
 Bap. Sir, pardon me in wha: l haue to fay. 
 
 Your piainneftsand your firortnefe pkafe me well. 
 Right true it 4s your forme Lucentio here , 
 
 Doth louc my daughter,and fee fourth him. 
 
 Or both diSmbk deepely their affections; 
 
 And therefore if you fay no mors then this. 
 
 That like ? Father you will des’e with him, 
 
 And parfe say daughter a fuffirient dower, 
 
 Theraatcb « made, and all is done, 
 
 Yeti foune fesll hsue csy disghter with confent, 
 
 Tra. 2 tharikeyou fir,where then doe you know beft 
 We be sdSsd 2 nd finch aSbrsace cane. 
 
 As firdJ with either parts agreement ftasd. 
 
 Bap. Not inrty houfe lazeutiofa j?::h know 
 Ptectxsa base eases, and 1 hau-s manic feruanis, 
 
 Be&fcs old Grants is karkningfell. 
 
 And heppilie we might be interrupted. 
 
 Tra, Then at my iodging^andteSikeysii, 
 
 There dcierr.y father lie s and there this right 
 
 Bisud. Faith nothing : but has left ssreebere behinde 
 to expound the meaning or mortal! of his fignes and to¬ 
 kens. 
 
 Luc. I pray thee moralize them. 
 
 ■ Biond . Then thus ; Bepttjla is faff tdking wisli die 
 deceiuing Father of a deceitful! fenne. 
 
 Luc. And what of him? 
 
 Biond. His daughter is to be brought by you t6 shst 
 fupper. 
 
 L**- And then. 
 
 Bio. Tbeofd Prfeft at Saint Lttkgt Church is as ye;.; ■ 
 command at aft h&urei. . ' j 
 
 Luc. And what oi all this. 
 
 r Bto». I cannot tell, espesS they are bulled sbosi a 
 counterfeit affiance: cake yoa sBorsnce of her, Cum 
 preuitegioad fmpretneadte,7ifilem, to th Church sake rb«: 
 Pi ieft, Clarke, and fonts fufF.ciem honeft witticifes s 
 If this he not that you looke fot, I haue no more to fay. 
 But bid Usance fareyeeil for ewer and a day, 
 
 Lmc. Hear d thou7?/iWr/fo. 
 
 Biond, i cannot tarry : 1 knew a wench maried in an 
 afternecne as fees went cc the Garden for Parfelev to 
 ftuffie a Rabit, and fo may you fir: and fo adew fir-, my 
 Mafter hath appointednie to gee to Saint Lukes to bid 
 the Prieft be readies©come againft you cc-3:c with your 
 appendix. Sxit , 
 
 L**c. I mfcy snd will, if fee be fo contented t 
 She will be pleas'd, then wherefore feoald I ecub; s 
 Hap what hap may, lie roundly got sboat hit; 
 
 1: fiis!l goe hard if Cambio goe without her. Exit. 
 
 Enter Fetrvcbio, Kate.Hcruiftfo 
 ?str. Come on a Gods name,c>sjee mere eaward ©fit 
 farhers: 
 
 Gwod Lord how bright and goodly feines the Moone. 
 Kate. The Mooae, iheSiuine; it is not Miscnsfght 
 tf-nvt. 
 
 P&. 1 fay It is the Me one that feints fo bright. 
 
 Hast. I know i: is the Sunne thut feincs fo bright, 
 
 ?*#. Now by my me chert Tonne, and fear's my feLfe, 
 
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226 
 
 The Taming of the Shrew. 
 
 It (hall be moone,or ftarre.or what I lift, 
 
 Or ere I tourney to your Fathers houfe • 
 
 Goe or>i and fetch our horfcs backe againt 
 Euermotc croft and croft, nothing but croft. 
 
 Here. Say as he faies, or we fhall ncuet got. 
 
 Kate. Forward J pray.fince we hauc come fo farre, 
 And be it moone, orfunne,ot what you plealc .• 
 
 And ifyou pleafe to call it a rufh Candle, 
 
 Henceforth ! vowc it fhall be fo for me, 
 
 Petr. 1 fay it is the Moone 
 Kate. I know it is the Moone. 
 
 Petr. Nay theu you lye it is the blelTed Sunne. 
 
 Kate, Then God be bleft, it in the blefled fun, 
 
 But funne it is noc.when you fay it is not 
 And the Moone changes euen as your mmde . 
 
 What you will haue it nam'd,euen that it is, 
 
 And fo it (hall be fo for Katberme. 
 
 Hart. Pstrucbto, goe thy waies.the field u won 
 Petr. Well v forward,forward,thus the bowle ihould 
 And not vnluckily againft the Bias (run, 
 
 But foft, Company is comming here 
 
 Enter Vtncentio 
 
 Good morrow gentle Miftris, where away j 
 Tell me fweetc Af^/e.and tell me truely too, 
 
 Half thou beheld a ftefher Gentlewoman 
 Such warreofwhite and red within het cheekes; 
 
 Wh3t ftars do fpanglc heauen with fuch bcautie. 
 
 As thofe two eyes become that heaueoly face ? 
 
 Faire looely Maide.once more good day to theei 
 Svveete Kate embrace her for het beauties fake. 
 
 Hart, A will make the man mad to make the woman 
 ofhim. 
 
 Kate. Yong budding Virgin,faire.and frefh,& fweet. 
 Whether away,or whether is thy aboade? 
 
 Happy the Parents of fo faire a childe , 
 
 Happier the man whom fauourable ftars 
 A lots thee for his louely bedfellow 
 
 Petr. Why how now Kate ,I hope thou art not mad, 
 This is a man old, wnnckled,faded,withered, 
 
 And not a Maiden,as thou faift he is. 
 
 Kate. Pardon old father my miftaking eies, 
 
 Thatbaue bin fo bedazled with the funne, 
 
 Thateuery thing I lookeon feemeth groene • 
 
 Now I p erceiue thou art a rcuerent Father 
 Pardon I pray thee for my mad miftaking. 
 
 Petr. Do good old grandlire.Sc withall make known 
 Which way thcui trauelleft.if along with vs, 
 
 We (hall be soy full of thy companic. 
 
 Pin. Faire Sir,and you my merry Miftris, 
 
 That with your ((range encounter much amafde me • 
 
 My name is call'd Kmcentio, my dwelling Pifa, 
 
 And bound 1 am to ?^dw,there tovifite 
 A (bane of mine,which long 1 haus not feene. 
 
 Petr. What it hu name ? 
 
 Kmc, Lucentto gentle fit 
 
 Petr. Happily met, the happier for thy fonne: 
 
 And now by Law,as well as reuerent age, 
 i may mettle thee my loumg Father, 
 
 The lifter to my wife,this Gentlewoman, 
 
 Tby Sonne by this hath married c wonder not, 
 
 Nor be not gf ieued, (he is of good efteerr.e. 
 
 Her dowrie wealthie,and of worthie birth, 
 
 Bcfide,f» qualified, as may befeeme 
 The S.pou(e»f any noble Gentlemen . 
 
 Let me imbrsre with »}d Kwcentto, 
 
 And wander we to fee thy honeft fonne, 
 
 Who will of thy arttuall be full ioyout. 
 
 Kmc. But is this true, or is it eife your pleafure. 
 
 Like pleafent trauailors to breake a 1 eft 
 Vpen the compame you ouertake? 
 
 Hort, I doe affurt thee father fo it is 
 
 Ten. Come goe along and fee the truth hereof. 
 
 For our firft merriment hath made thee lealous Exeunt. 
 
 Hor. Well Petmcbw, this has put me in heart; 
 
 Fiaue to my Widdow, and iffhefroward 
 
 Then haft thou taught Hartenttatobo vntoward. Exit. 
 
 Enter 'Btondello, Lucentto and Hianea, Gremto 
 u out before. 
 
 Biond. Softly and fwtftly fir,for the Pricft is ready. 
 
 Luc. I flic 'Btandello; but they may chance to neede 
 thee at home,therefore leaue vs Exit. 
 
 Biond. Nay faith, lie feethe Church a your backe, 
 and then come backe to my miftris as foone at I can 
 
 Gre. I maruaile Cambio comes not all this while. 
 
 Enter Tetrucbio, Kate, Vincent to, Cjrnrnto 
 with siteeoeLmti 
 
 Petr. Sir hercs the doore, this is Lucenttoi houfe. 
 
 My Fathers bcarcs more toward the Market place, 
 Thither muft I ,and here 1 leaue you fit 
 
 Pm. Yon (hall not choofe bui dnnkebeforeyou go, 
 I chinke I fhall command your welcome here > 
 
 And by all likelihood fome cheere is toward Knocks 
 
 (jrem. They're bufie within, you werebeft knocke 
 iowder. 
 
 Pedant lookes cut of the window. 
 
 Fed What's he that knockcs as he would beat downe 
 the gate? 
 
 Pm. IsSigniot Lucentto within fir? 
 
 Ptd. lie s within fir,but not to be fpoken withall. 
 
 Eittc. What if a man bring him a hundred pound or 
 two to make metric withal). 
 
 Fed. Kccpc your hundred pounds to yoivr felfe, heo 
 (hall neede none fo long as 1 hue. 
 
 Petr. Nay, I told you your fonne was well bcloucd in 
 Padua : doe you h.eare (it, to leaue frruolous circumftan* 
 ces, 1 pray you tell ficnior Lucentto that his Father is 
 come from Pifa, and is nere at the doote to fpeake with 
 him 
 
 Ped. Thou heft his Father i* come from Padua, and 
 here looking out at the window. 
 
 Vin. An thou his father? 
 
 Ped. 1 fir.fo his mother (aici,in may betecue her. 
 
 Petr. Why how now gentleman: why this is flat kna- 
 uerieto take vpon you another mans name. 
 
 Ped*. Lay hands on the villsine, 1 bcleeue a meanes 
 tocofcn Tome bodie in thisCitie vndcr my countenance. 
 
 Enter Btondello. 
 
 Bio. I haue feeoe them in the Church together, God 
 fend’em good fbipping : but who is here? mine old Ma- 
 fter Vinemtto: now wee are vrsdorte and brough to no¬ 
 thing, 
 
 t tin. Come hither ctackhempe 
 
 Bior., I hope ! may choofe Sit. 
 
 Km. Come hither you rogue,i what hsue you forgot 
 trice ? 
 
 Beond. Forgot you,no fir I could not forger you, for 
 I neuer faw you before in all my life. 
 
 Vine. What,you notorious villaine,didft thou neuer 
 fssthy Miftris father l Kmcmtio ? 
 
 B : on. What 
 
The Taming of the Shreip. 22y 
 
 Bum. Whac my old worfhipfufl old matte:? yea 
 mark fir fee where he lookes out oftbe window 
 
 Vin. Ift fo indeecle. He itealos Btandvfto. 
 
 B ion. Helpe,helpe, helpe,here's a mad man will mur¬ 
 der me. 
 
 Pedan. Helpe/onne, helpe fignior *Bapt$a. 
 
 PetT. Pree the Kats let’s ftand afide and fee the end of 
 thiscontrouerGe. 
 
 Enter Pedant with [truant! [Ba.pt tfl * [Tranh 
 
 Trc. Sir, what are you that offer to beate my fer- 
 
 U&nt? 
 
 Hmt. What am I Gr:nay what are you Gr: oh immor. 
 tall Godde*: oh fine villaine, a Glkcn doubtlet, a vcl- 
 uethofe.a fcarlec cloake,and a copataine list: oh S am 
 vndonc, 1 am vndone : while I plaic the good husband 
 st home, my foone and my feruanc fpeod all at the vni- 
 uerficie- 
 
 Tra, How now, what’s the matter ? 
 
 3apt. Whattsthemanlunaticke? 
 
 Tra. Sir,youTeemea fober ancient Gentleman by 
 your habit: but your words fhew you a mad man : why 
 fir,what cernes ir you,ifI weare Pearle and gold:! thank 
 my good Father, 1 ern able to maintaine it, 
 
 yin- Thy father: oh villaine, he is a Satle-irukei in 
 Bergamo. 
 
 Bap. You miff ake fir, you miftake fir, praie what do 
 you thinkc is his name ? 
 
 H/n. His name, as if I knew nor his name : 1 haue 
 brought him vp eucr fince he was three yeeiesold, and 
 bis name is Tromo. 
 
 Fed. A waie,awaie mad affe, his name is Lucentio, and 
 he is mine onelie fonne and heire to she Lands of me fig¬ 
 nior Hincentio. ' 
 
 Hen, tMentio: oh he hath murdred his Maff er ; laic 
 bold on him I charge you in the Dukes name: oh my 
 foone,my foone: tell me thou villaine, where is my Con 
 Lucent to ? 
 
 Tra. Call forth an officer: Carrie this madknaueto 
 the Iaile i father Baptifta, I charge you fee that hee be 
 forth comming. 
 
 Hate. Carrie me to the Iaile? 
 
 Cre. Staie officer.hc(hall not go to prifon. 
 
 Bap. Taikcnotfigniot^rfrow: 1 fate be (hall gee to 
 prilon. 
 
 Gre. Take heede fignior Baptijla, Icaftyoufec coni- 
 eatcht In this bufmeffe: I dare fweacethrs is ihe right 
 Himcattlo. 
 
 Bed. Sweareifthoudat'ft. 
 
 ([re. Naie, [date notfwcareit. 
 
 Tran. Then thou wert beft faie that I am not La., 
 centio. 
 
 Gre. Yes, [know thee to be fignior Lucent,e. 
 
 Bap. Awaie with the dotard, to the Iaile with bim. 
 
 Enter 'Bioudeilo, Lucent to and Btaneu. 
 f'Jn.Thus Grangers may be haild and abufd . oh mon- 
 ffrous villaine. 
 
 'Eton. Oh we are fpoil’d.and yonder he is.denie him, 
 forfweare him, or elfe we arc all vndone. 
 
 Exit EiondeHo,Tranro end Pedant ae fa[i at ma? he. 
 
 Luc. Pardon fweete father Kneele. 
 
 Hin. Liues my fweete fonne ? 
 
 Bian. Pardon deere father. 
 
 Bap. How haft thou offended, where is Lucentio? 
 
 Ltxt Here’s Lucentio, right fonne to the rjght Vw- 
 centie , 
 
 That haue by marriage made thy daughter mine. 
 
 While counterfeit fuppofes bicer'd thine erne. 
 
 Crt. Here’s packing with a witnefle to deceiue vs all. 
 
 Hin. Where is that damned villaine Tromo, 
 
 That fac*d and braued me in this matter fo? 
 
 Bap. Why,tell me is not this my Cambio ? 
 
 Bian. Cambio u chang'd into Lucenno. 
 
 Luc. Loue wrought thefe miraeles. Statical loue 
 Made me exchange my ftate with Tra mo, 
 
 While he did beate my countenance in the towne, 
 
 And happilie I haue amued at the lad 
 
 Veto the wifbed hauen ofroy bliffe : 
 
 What Trento did,my felfe enforft him to ; 
 
 Then pardon him fweete lather for my fake. 
 
 "Ota. lie flit the viliainesnofe that would haue Cent 
 me to the lade. 
 
 Bap. But doe you heare fir, haue you married my 
 daughter without asking my good will ? 
 
 Hm. Pearenot BapttJfo,v/e will conrent you.goe to : 
 but 1 will in to be reuertg d for this villanie. fxtr, 
 
 Bap. And I to found the depth of this knauerie. Lxu, 
 
 Lac. Looke not pale Bianca,tby father will not frown. 
 
 Exeunt, 
 
 Cre. My cake is doug.hhut He in among the reft. 
 
 Out ofhope ofall, but my fhare of the feaft. 
 
 ^iire.Husband let’s follow,to fee the end of this a doe. 
 
 Petr, pirft kiffe me &4£s>,and we will. 
 
 Kate. What m the midftof the ftreete ? 
 
 Petr. What art thou a foam'd of me ? 
 
 Kate. Mo fir,God forbid,bufafham d to kiffe 
 
 Petr. Why then let s borne agatne . Come Slrta let s 
 awaie. 
 
 Kate. Nay, I will giue thee a kiffe, now praie thee 
 Loueftaie. 
 
 Petr. Is not this well? come nsy fweete Kate. 
 
 Better once then oeuct foineuer to late. Exeunt. 
 
 rftlus Quintui . 
 
 Enter Bapttjl a^incentto t CJ remio,the Pedant , Latent to, and 
 Btattca. Tranto , Bwndello Gruimo.and t-Viddow ; 
 
 The Serurngmen wttb Trunio bringing 
 ia a*Banejues. 
 
 Luc. At Iaft, though long, our iarring notes agree, 
 And time it is when raging warre is come. 
 
 To fmile at fcapes and perils ouerblowne: 
 
 My faire Bianca bid my father welcome. 
 
 While I with felfefame kindneffe welcome thine: 
 Brother Petruchio, lifter Kaierma, 
 
 And thou Hortentio with thy louing Hiddew. 
 
 Feaft with the beft,sad welcome to my houfe, 
 
 My Banket is to clofe our ftomakes vp 
 
 y^fter our great good cheerc : praie you fit downe, | 
 
 p 0 r now wefit cochat as well as care. 
 
 Petr. Nothing but fit and fu,and eate and eate. 
 
 Bap. Padua affords this kindneffe, fonne Petruchio 
 Petr. Padua affords nothing but what is kinde. 
 
 HorTot both our lakes I would that word were true. 
 Per. Now for my life H orient to hemti his V/ idow. 
 tyid. Then ncuer ttuft me if 1 be affeatd 
 
 Petr. You areverie fencible, and yet you ciiffe my 
 fence a 
 
 I mesne Hortentio is afeard of you. 
 
 W,J. He 
 
228 Tfo learning of the Shrew. 
 
 tVtd. He that is giddie thinks the world turns round. 
 
 Petr. Roundlle replied. 
 
 Kat. Miftns.howmesne you that? 
 
 Wtd. Thus I conceiue by him. 
 
 Petr . Conceiuesby me, how likes HertentietbzC 
 
 Hor. My Widdow faies,thus fhe conceiues her tale, 
 Petr. Veriewell mended: kifle him for that good 
 Widdow. 
 
 Kat .He that is giddie thinkej the world turnes round, 
 
 ! prate you tell me what you meant by that. 
 
 tPid. Y our housband being troubled with a fhrew, 
 Meafures my husbands fonow by his woe • 
 
 And now you know my meaning, 
 
 Kate. A veric meane meaning. 
 y/)d. Right, 1 meane you 
 
 Has. And I am meane indeede, refpefting you, 
 
 *Petr. To her Kate 
 
 Her. To her Widdot*. 
 
 Petr. A hundred marks,my Kate does put her down 
 fder. That's my office 
 
 Petr. Spoke like an Officer, ha to the lad. 
 
 T>rtnl\e) to Horttntto. 
 
 Bap. How likes Cremto thefc quitjte witted folkes? 
 Cre. Beleeue me fir,they Bm together well. 
 
 Bum. Head.andbutanhaftie witted bodie. 
 
 Would fay your Head and But were bead and home. 
 
 Kin. 1 Miftris Bride, hath that awakened you? 
 
 Biait. l.but not frighted me, therefore lie fleepe a- 
 gaine, 
 
 Petr. Nay that you fhall not fince you haue begun : 
 Haueat yotrfor a better left or too. 
 
 Btau. Am I your Bird,I meane to fhift my bufh, 
 
 And then purfue me as you draw your Bow. 
 
 You are welcome all. Exit Bianca. 
 
 Petr She hath preuented me, here fignior Tramo, 
 
 This bird you aim'd 3t,thougb you hit her not, 
 
 Therefore a health to all that fhot and rnift, 
 
 Tri. Oh fir, Lucextio dipt me like his Gray-hound, 
 Which runs himfelfe.and catches for his Matter. 
 
 Petr. A good fwift fimilc.but fomethmgcurnfh. 
 
 Tra. Tis well fir that you hunted for your felfe : 
 
 Tis thought your Deere doe» hold you at a ban, 
 
 3«p. Oh,oh Fet’uchie, Tramo hits you now. 
 
 Luc. I thanke thee for that gird good Tramo. 
 
 Hor. Confeffe.confcflc, hath he not hit you here? 
 
 Petr. A has a little gald me I confcfle:. 
 
 And as the left did glaunce awaie fromme. 
 
 ’ Tis ten to one it maim'd you too out right. 
 
 Bap. Now in good fadneffe fonne Petruchto, 
 
 I thmke thou haft the verieft fhrew of all. 
 
 p e ir. Well, I fay no ; and therefore fir aflurance, 
 
 Let’s each one fend vnto his wife. 
 
 And he whofe wife is moft obedient. 
 
 To come at ftrft when he doth fend for her, 
 
 Shall win the wager which we will piopofe. 
 
 Hort, Content, what 1 the wager^ 
 
 *Luc. Twennc crownes. 
 
 Petr. Twentie crownes. 
 
 He venture fo much of my Hawk e 01 Houndi 
 gut twentie times fo much vpon my Wife, 
 
 Luc. A hundred then. 
 
 Hor. Content. 
 
 Petr- A match,’tis done, 
 
 Hor. Who (ball begin ? 
 
 Luc. That will I. 
 
 Goe Biondello, bid your Miftriscoineto me. 
 
 bto. Igoe. Exa 
 
 Bap. Sonne,lie be your bz\ft,Biauca comet. 
 
 Luc. 11c bauc no haloes . lie bcareh all nay felfc. 
 
 Enter BiondeHo. 
 
 How now,what newes? 
 
 Bto. Sir,my Miftris fends you word 
 
 That fhe is bufie.and (he cannot come 
 
 Petr. How? fhe s bufie.and fhe cannot come: is that 
 an anfwere ? 
 
 Cre. i , and a kinde one too : 
 
 PraieGod fir your wife fend you not a worfe. 
 
 Petr. I hope better. 
 
 Hor. Sirra Biendello, goe and intreate my wife to 
 Come to me forthwith Exit.Bum, 
 
 pet. Ohho.intreateher, nsy then fhee muft needes 
 
 come. 
 
 Hor. I am affrsid fir.doe what you can 
 
 Enter Bwndedo. 
 
 Yours will not be entreated : Now,where's my wife ? 
 
 Bion. She faies you haue fome goodly left in hand. 
 She will not come.- fhe bids you come to her. 
 
 Petr. Worfe and worfe, fhe will not come s 
 
 Oh vilde.intollerable.not to be indur'd ; 
 
 Sirra G>«*zue,goe to your Miftris, 
 
 Say I command her come to me Exit. 
 
 Hor. I know her anfwere. 
 
 Vet. What? 
 
 Hor. She will not. 
 
 Petr. The fouler fortune mine,and there an end. 
 
 Enter Katerina. 
 
 Bap, Now by my hollidam here comes Katerina. 
 
 Kat. What is your will fir,that you fend forme? 
 
 Petr. Where is your fiftcr.and Hcrtenfot wife ? 
 
 Kate, They fit conferring by the Parler fire 
 
 Petr. Goe fetch them hithcr.ifthey denie to come. 
 Swinge me them foundly forth vneo their husbands : 
 Away I (av.and bring them hither ftraight, 
 
 Luc. Here is a wonder, ifyou talkc of a wonder. 
 
 Hor. And fo it is .• 1 wonder what it boads. 
 
 Petr. M ame peace it boads, and loue.and quiet life, 
 An aw fa 11 rule,and right lupremicie : 
 
 And to be Chore, what nor,that’s fweete and happie. 
 
 Bap Now faire befall thee good Petruchto-, 
 
 The wager thou haft won,and 1 will adds 
 
 Vnto their Ioffes twentie rhoufand crownes, 
 
 Another dowrie to another daughter, 
 
 For (he is chang'd asfhehadncuerbm. 
 
 Petr. N»v,I will win my wager better yet, 
 
 And fhow more figne of her obedience 
 
 Her new built vertue and obedience 
 
 Enter K*te,Biaitca > tt»dtf'iddow. 
 
 See where fhe cames.and brings your froward Wiues 
 
 As prifoners to her womanlie perfwafion 
 
 Kateriae, that Cap of yours becomes you not, 
 
 Off with that bable,throw it vnderfoote. 
 
 kV, d. Lord lei me neuer haue a caufc to figh, 
 
 Till I be brought to fuch a fillie pafTc 
 
 Than. Fie what a foolifh dune call you this? 
 
 Luc. 1 would your dotie were as foolifh too 
 
 The wifdome of your dune faire Bumea 
 
 Hath coft me fiirt: hundred crownes fince fupper time. 
 Bian. The more foole you for laying on my dutie. 
 
 Pet. Katberme 1 charge thee tell chef?bpad-ftrong 
 women,what dune they doe owe their Lords and huf- 
 bands. 
 
 •Kid. Come, 
 
The 'Taming of the Shrew, 
 
 229 
 
 fVid. Come, come, you smocking: we willhaueno 
 
 telling. 
 
 Pet. Come on I {ay,»nd firft begin wish hen 
 li'id. She (hall not. 
 
 Pet. I fay (heiball, and firft begin with her. 
 
 Kate. Fie, fie, vnlcnit that chretaning vnkinde brow, 
 And dart net fcornefuil glances from tisofe eies. 
 
 To wound thy Lord, thy King, thy Gouernouf. 
 
 It blots thy beautie, as frofts doe bit e the Meads, 
 Confounds thy fame, as whirlewinds (hake faire budds. 
 And in no fence is meete or amiable * 
 
 A woman mou’d. is like a fountaine troubled, 
 
 Muddie, ill feeming, thicke, bereft ofbeautie. 
 
 And while it is fo, none fo dry or thirftie 
 Will daigne to fip, or couch one drop of it. 
 
 Thy husband is thy Lord, thy life, thy keeper. 
 
 Thy head, thy foueraigne: One that cares for thee. 
 
 And for thy maintenance. Commits his body 
 To painfull labour, both by fca 3nd land: 
 
 To watch the night in ftormes, the day in co!d,_ 
 
 Whil’ft thou ly’ft warmest home, fectire and fafe- 
 And craucs no other tribute at thy hands. 
 
 But loue, faire iookes, and true obedience j 
 Too little payment for fo great a debt. 
 
 Such dutie as the fubied owes the Prince, 
 
 Etsen fuch a woman oweth to her husband: 
 
 And when (heis frowatd,peeuifh,fullen, fowte, 
 
 And not obedieut to his honeft will. 
 
 What is (he but a foule contending Rebell, 
 
 And gracelefie Traitor to her louing Lord ? 
 
 I am aftsam'd that women are fo fimple. 
 
 To ofter warte, where they fhould kneelc for peace •. 
 
 Or feeke forrule, fupremaeie, and fway. 
 
 When they arebound to ferue, loue, and obay. 
 
 Why are our bodies fofc, and weake, and fmooth, 
 Vnapt to toyie and trouble in the world. 
 
 But that our feft conditions, arid our harts. 
 
 Should wfeilagree with our external! parts f 
 Come, come, you froward and vnabie wormes, 
 
 My minde hath bin as bigge as one of yours, 
 
 My heart as great, my reafon haplie more, 
 
 Tobandie word for word, and trowne for frovvne; 
 
 But now I fee our Laisnces are but ftrawes: 
 
 Our ftrength as weake, our weakeneffe paft compare, 
 Thac feeming to be moft, which we indeed leaft are. 
 Then vale your ftomackes, for it is no boote. 
 
 And place your hands below your husbands foots: 
 
 In token of which dutie, ifbeplcafe. 
 
 My h3ndisreadie,may itdohimeafe. 
 
 ‘Per. Why there’sa wench: Come on, andkifTemee 
 Kate. 
 
 Luc. Well go thy waies olde Lad for thou ibah ha't. 
 Vtn. Tis a good hearing, when children are toward. 
 Luc. But aharlh hearing, when women are froward. 
 Pet. Come Kate, wcee'ietobed, 
 
 IVe three are married,but you two are fped. 
 
 Twas I wonne the wager, though you hit the white. 
 And being a winner,God giueyou good night. 
 
 Exit Petruchio 
 
 Hcrtea. Now goe thy wayes, thou haft tam’d acurft 
 Shrow. 
 
 Luc.Txs awonder, by your leaue, (he wil be tam’d fo. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
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i 2 3° i 
 
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 Well, that! 
 
 xs 
 
 -nets Well. 
 
 primui. Scoena Trima. 
 
 Ptieerjong Bertram Count of Roffilhon Jiu (JMctker, and 
 Helena, Lord Lafew, all in blacfe. 
 
 CMother 
 
 dcliutring my femne from me, I burieafe- 
 Sro hjS&cond husband. 
 
 iCSjy-fiLk Ref And I in going Madam, weep ore my 
 
 *’* s “Tathers death anewjbut 1 mud attend his maie- 
 fties command, to whom 1 am now m Ward, euermore 
 in fubie&ion. 
 
 Laf. You fhall find of the King a husband Madame, 
 you fir a father. He that fo generally is at all times good, 
 mud of necclTuie hold his vertue to you, whofe worthi- 
 neffe would (litre it vp where it wanted rather then lack 
 it where there is luch abundance. 
 
 Mo. Wh3t liope-is there of his Maieflies amendment? 
 
 Laf. He hath abandon'd his Phifirions Madam, vo¬ 
 der whofe praiflifes he hath perlecuted time with hope, 
 and finds no other aduantage m the ptocelfc , but onely 
 the loofing of hope by time. 
 
 Mo, This yong Gentlewoman had a father, O that 
 had, how fad a pillage tis, whofe skill was almofl as 
 great as his honclhe, had it llretch'd fo far, would hauc 
 made nature immortal!,and death fhoold haue play for 
 lacke of wotke. Would lor the Kings fake hee were li¬ 
 ning, 1 thinkc it would be the death of thc-Kmgs difeafe. 
 
 Laf. How call'd you the man you fpeake of Madam? 
 
 Mo. He was famous (fr in his profeiTton, and it was 
 his great rightto be fo . Cjerardde Narben. 
 
 Laf. He was excellent indeed Madam, the King very 
 latelie Ipokc ot him admiringly , and niourmngly : hee 
 was skilful! enough to haue hud ftil, if knowledge could 
 oe fer vp againfi mortallitie. 
 
 Ref What is it (my good Lord)thcKing languiflies 
 of? 
 
 Laf. A Fifiula my Lord 
 
 Rof heard not of it before 
 
 Laf, I would it were not notorious Was this Gen¬ 
 tlewoman the Daughter o\Gerardde Narbon ? 
 
 Alo. His foie childe my Lord,and bequeathed to my 
 ouer looking. I haue thole nopes of her good, that her 
 education promiles her difpofitions fliec inherits,which 
 makes faire gifts fairer r for where an vneleane mind car¬ 
 ries vertuous qualities, there commendations go with 
 pitty, they are vertues and traitors too; in bet they are 
 the berset for their fimpleneflc; file deriues Iter honeflie, 
 
 »- 
 
 and atchceucs her goodnefle. 
 
 Lafeuo. Your commendations Madam get from her 
 teares. 
 
 A/o.'Tis the bed brine a Maiden can feafon her praife 
 in. The remembrance of her father neuer approches her 
 heart,but the tirrany of her forrowes takes all l.uelihood 
 from her cheeke. Nomore oftlus Helena, go too no 
 more leaf! it be rather thought you atfed a forrow then 
 to haue- ’ 
 
 Hell I dot’ affefl a forrow indeed, but J haue u too 
 
 Laf. Moderate lamentation is the right ofthe dead 
 
 excefiiue greefe the enemie to the iiuing. 
 
 Mo. If the Immg be enemie to the greefe, the excefle 
 makes it foone mortal! 
 
 Rof Maddam I defire your holie wifhes 
 
 Laf. How vnderfland we that / 
 
 Alo. Be rhou blefl Bertram, and fuccced thy father 
 ■ r. manners as infhape : thy blood and vertue 
 
 Contend for Empire in thee, and thv goodnvtfe 
 
 Share with thy burli-right. Loue all, cruR a few . 
 
 Doe wrong io none: be able for thine enemie v 
 
 Rathei in power then vie; and keepe thy friend 
 
 Vnder thy ownc lifcs key. Be checkt for filence. 
 
 But neuer tax’d for fpeech. What heauen more vvi! 
 
 Thu thee may furmfh, and my prayers plucke downe. 
 
 Fall on tny head. Farwell my Lord, 
 
 Tis an vnfeafon'd Courtier, good my Lord 
 
 Aduife him, 
 
 Laf. He cannot want the beft 
 
 That fhall attend his loue 
 
 Mo. Heauen blefle him : Farwell 'Bertram 
 
 Re. The bell wifhes that can be forg'd in yout thoghts 
 be feruants to you : be comfortable to my mother, your 
 Miflris, and make much ofhet. 
 
 Laf Farewell prettie Lady, you muft hold the cre¬ 
 dit of your father. 
 
 Hell. O were that all, 1 thinkenot on my father. 
 
 And thefe great teares grace his remembrance mote' 
 
 T hen thofe I fhed for him. What was be like ? 
 
 I hatie forgott him. My imagination 
 
 Carries no fauoui id t but Bortr aton, 
 
 I am vndone. rhere is no Iiuing, none, 
 
 If Bertram benway. ’Twere all one, 
 
 That ] fbould loue s bright particuler ftaxre, 
 
 And think ro wed it, he is fo aboue me 
 in his bright radience and colaterall light, 
 
 Muft 
 
<tA ll i IVell Azat Ends JVclL 
 
 2^1 
 
 Muft 1 be comforted, not in his fphere; 
 
 Th’arobicion in my louechus plaguer tc ftlfe 
 The hind that would be mated by the Lion 
 Muftdie forloue 'Twas prcttic, though a plague 
 To fee him cuetie hourc to fit and draw 
 His arched browes, his hawking cie, his curies 
 In our hearts table: heart too capeable 
 Of euerit line and tricke pi his fvveet fauour. 
 
 But now Ke’» gone, and my idolatrous fancic 
 Muftfanftifu his Rchques. Who oomes heere? 
 
 £«r<r Parr olid. 
 
 One that goes with him: 1 loue him foi hn fake. 
 
 And yet I know him a notorious List, 
 
 Thinke him a gre»< way foole, fobs a coward. 
 
 Yet thefe hx i culls fu fo fit in him. 
 
 That they take place, when Venues fteely bon^s 
 I Lookes bleakc i th cold wind : withall lull ofte »i fee 
 Cold wifedome weighting on lupcifluous follie. 
 
 Par. Saue you faire Qurene. 
 
 Hel. And you Monarch. 
 
 Par. No. 
 
 Hel. A nd no. 
 
 Par. Are you meditating on virginitie.* 
 
 Hel. I: you bauefome ftaine of fouldiet m you: Let 
 J mecaskeyou a quefLon. Man .»enemve to vugimtte, 
 
 I how may we barracado it againft him > 
 
 Par. Keepehimout. 
 
 I Hel. But he afTailes, and our virgmrne though vali¬ 
 ant, in the defence yet is weak : vnfold to vs fome war¬ 
 like refinance. 
 
 Par. There u none Man fetting downe befote you, 
 
 will vndcrroine you, and blow you vp. 
 
 Hel. Bkffc our poorc Virginity from vnderminers 
 and blowers vp. Is there no Military policy how Vir. 
 
 gins might blow vp men ? 
 
 par. Virginity beeing blowne downe , Man will 
 quicklict beblowne vp :many in blowing him downe 
 agsme. with the breach your (clots made,you Icie your 
 Citty It isnot politicke, in the Common-wealth of 
 Nature, to preferue virginity. Lode of Virginitie, is 
 rationall encreafe, and there was neucr Virgin goe, till 
 virginitie was firfi loft. That you were made of.ts met- 
 tall tomake Virgins. Virginitie, by beeing once loft, 
 may be ten times found : by being eucr kept, u is ever 
 lofts tis too cold a companion: Away wuh’t. 
 
 Hel. 1 will ftandfor’t a little, though therefore I die 
 
 a Virgin. 
 
 Par. There’s little can be? faide m*t, ’us againft the 
 rule of Nature. To fpeake on the part of virginitie, is 
 I to accufe your Mothers; which is moft infallible dtfo- 
 bedience. He that hangs himfelfe is a Virgin ; Virgtni- 
 tie murthers it felfe,and (hould be buried in highwayes 
 out of all famftified limit, as a defperate Offendrefle a- 
 j gamfi Nature. Virginitie breedes mites, much like a 
 Cheefe, confuracs it felfc to the vciy payring, and fo 
 [dies with feeding hisowhe ftomacke. 8efidts,V irgini- 
 tiers peeuifh, proud, ydle, made of feifc-lcut, which 
 is the moft inhibited fume in the Cannon. Keeps it not, 
 I you cannot choofe but loofe by't. Out with t: within 
 ten ye are it will make u felfc two, which is a goodly io- 
 Jcreafe, and the pnneipall it felfe not much the worfe- 
 
 I Away with’c. . 
 
 Hel. How migbeone do fit, toloofcit to hex owne 
 
 I liking? 
 
 Par. let mce fee . Marry ill, to like him that ne'rr 
 it iikes. Tis a commodity wil lofethe glcffe wnthlyinu: 
 The longer kept, the lefts worth: OS" with e while 'tTs 
 vendible. Anfwer thecimeof requeft, Vicgimtic like 
 an olde Courtier, weares her cap out of fafhioo, richly 
 fured, but vnfuteable, iuft like the brooch & the tooth¬ 
 pick, which were not now: your Dace is better in your 
 Pye and your Porredgc, then in your cheeke: and your 
 virginity, your old virginity, is like one of our French 
 wither'd pcares. it lookes ill, it eates drily, marry *m« 
 wither’d peare : it was formerly better, marry yet tis a 
 wither’d peare; Will you any thing with it ? 
 
 Hel. Not my virginity yet : 
 
 There fhall your Mafler hauc a thoufand loues, 
 
 A Mother,and a Miftrdfe, and a friend, 
 
 A Phemx,Captame, and an enemy, 
 
 A guide, a Goddcffe, and a Soueraigne, 
 
 A Counfellor a Traitorcffe, and a Deare : 
 
 His humble ambition, proud humility; 
 
 His :arring, concord: and his difcord,duScet; 
 
 His faith, his fweei difafter : with a world 
 Of preuy fond adoptions chrtftcndoraes 
 That blinking Cupid goftips Now fhall he; 
 
 I know nor what he fliall, God fend him well. 
 
 The Courts a learning place, and he is one. 
 
 Par. What one ifaith ? 
 
 Hel. That 1 wifti well, tis pitty, 
 
 Par. What’s pitty? 
 
 Hel. That wifhing well had not a body tn’t. 
 
 Which might be felt, that we the poorer borne, 
 
 Whofe bafer ftarres do fhut rs vp in withes. 
 
 Might with rffcifts of them follow our friends. 
 
 And (hew what we alone mud thinke, which neucr 
 Rcturnes vs thankes. 
 
 Enter Page, 
 
 Pag. Monfieur Parrolles , 
 
 My Lord cals for you. 
 
 Per. Little HelUn farewell, ifl can remember thee,! 
 will thinke of thee at Court 
 
 Hel. Monfieur Parelles, you were borne vr.der a 
 charitable ftarre. 
 
 Par. Vnder Mars I. 
 
 Hel. I cfpeciaily thinke, vnder Aixrs, 
 
 Par Why vnder Mars i 
 
 Hel. The warres hach fo kept you vnder, that you 
 inoft needes be borne vnder Mars. 
 
 Par. When he was predominant. 
 
 Hel. When he was retrograde I thinke rather. 
 
 Par. Why thinke you fo ? 
 
 Hel, You go fo much backward when you fight. 
 
 Par. That’s for aduamage. 
 
 Hel. So is running away. 
 
 When feare psopofes the fafetie s 
 But the compofitton chat yout valour and fedre makes 
 in ycis , is a verrue of a good wing , and 1 like the 
 weare well. 
 
 Paroll. 1 am fo full of bufineffes, I cannot anfwere 
 thee acutely : I will returnc perfeifl Courtier, in the 
 which my inftruffion fhall feme to naturalize thee, fo 
 thou wilt be capeable of a Courtiers councell, and vo- 
 derftand what aduicc fhall chruft vppon chee, elfe thou 
 dieft in thine vnthankfuines^nd thine ignorance makes 
 thee away, farewell: When thou haft leyfure , fay thy 
 praiers: when thou haft nor, 2 , remember thy Friends: 
 
 V £ Get 
 
All s IVellthat, ends Wdl. 
 
 22 2 
 
 Get thee s good husband, and yfe him as Bevies theei 
 So farewell. 
 
 TJel Our remedies oft in our felues do lye, 
 
 Which we aferibe to heauen: the fated sky* 
 
 Glues vs free (cope, onely doth backward poll 
 Our flow defignes, when we out felues are dull. 
 
 What power is it.which mounts my louefo bye, 
 
 That makes me fee, and cannot feede mine eye r* 
 
 The mightieft fpace in fortune, Nature brings 
 To mync like, likes; and kiffe likenanue things. 
 JmpolTible be Orange attempts ro thole 
 That weigh their paines in fence, and do fuppofe 
 What hath beene, cannot be. Whoeuerftroue 
 To fhew her meric, that did mifle herloue ? 
 
 (The Kings difeale) my proteS may deceiue me, 
 
 But my intents ate fixt, and will not leauc me. Exit 
 
 Tiourtjh Cornets. 
 
 Enter the King of France with Letters, and 
 diners Attendants. 
 
 Kmg. The Plorentinei and Senoys are by th'earcs, 
 Haue fought With equall fortune, and continue 
 A brauing warre. 
 
 i Lo C- So us reported fir. 
 
 Kmg, Nay us mofl credible, we heere receiue it, 
 
 A cercaintie vouch’d from our Cofin Anflrea, 
 
 With caution, that the Florentine will moue vs 
 For fpeedie 2 yde; wherein our deerefl friend 
 Preiudicates the bufinefTe, and would feeme 
 To haue vs make demall. 
 
 i.Lo.G His loue and wifedome 
 Approu d fo to your Maiefly, may pleadc 
 For amplefl credence. 
 
 Kmg. He hath arm d our anfwer, 
 
 And Florence is dem’de before he comes 
 Yet for our Gentlemen that meant to fee 
 The Tufcan lerurce, freely bauethey Icaue 
 To Hand on either part. 
 
 y.Lo.E !t well may ferue 
 A nurfferie to our Gentrte, who are ficke 
 For breathing, and exploit 
 
 King. What’s he comes heere. 
 
 Enter Bertram t Lafetn.and Parolles. 
 
 ! Lor.Cj. It is the Count Rofgnolhny good Lord, 
 Yong Bertram. 
 
 Kmg. Youth, thou bear'ft thy Father s face, 
 
 Franks Nature rather curious then in haft 
 
 Hath well compos d thee . Thy Fathers moral! parts 
 
 Maift thou inherit too : Welcometo Pares 
 
 Ber. My thankes and dune arc your Maiefties.' 
 
 Km. 1 would I had that corporail foundneflc now, 
 As when thy father.and my felfe, in friendfhip 
 Firft trideour fouldicrfhip . he did lookc farre 
 Into the feruiceofthe time, and was 
 Difciplcd of the braueft. He lafted long, 
 
 But on vs both did haggifh Age fteale on. 
 
 And wore vsout ofaift : It much repaires me. 
 
 To talkeof your good father;in his youth 
 He had efte wit,which 1 can well obferue 
 To day in our yong Lords. but they may left 
 Till their owne fcorne feturne to them vnnoted 
 Ere they can hide their lcuitie in honour: 
 
 So like a Courtier, contempt nor bictcfaefle 
 
 Were in hit pride, ot fharpneffe ; if they w«e, 
 
 His equal! had awak'd tbem.and his honour 
 Clocke to it felfe, knew the true minute when 
 Exception bid him fpeake: and at this time 
 His tongue obey d his hand. Who werebelov? him, 
 
 He vs’d as creatures of another place, 
 
 Aud bow’d his eminent top to tWsr low rankes. 
 
 Making them proud of bis humilitie, 
 
 In their poore prarfe he humbled: Such a man 
 Might be a copie to thefeyongertimes ; 
 
 Which followed well, would demonftrate them now 
 But goers backward 
 
 Ber. His good remembrance fir 
 Lies richer in your thoughts, then on his tornbei 
 So in approofe hues not his Epitaph, 
 
 As in your royall fpecch 
 
 Kmi. Would I were with him he would alwaies fay, 
 (Me chinkes 1 heare him now; his plaufiue words 
 He fcatter'd not in eares, but grafted them 
 To grow there and to bcare : Let me r.ot hue, 
 
 This his good melancholic oft began 
 On the Cataftrophe and nede ofpaftmts 
 When it was out: Let me not liue(quotb hee) 
 
 Aftef my flame lackes oyle, to be the fnufte 
 Ofyonger (pints, whofe apprehenfiue fenfes 
 All buc new things difdaine; whofe lodgements are 
 Meere fathers oftheir garments: whofe conftancies 
 Expire before their fafnions. this he wtlh’d 
 I after him, do after him wifla too ; 
 
 Since 1 nor wax nor honie can bring home, 
 
 T quickly were difTolued from my hiue 
 To giue fome Labourers roome. 
 
 L.z.6. You’r loued Sir, 
 
 They that lcaft lend it you, lhail lacke you firft. 
 
 Km. i fill a place 1 know't: how long ift Count 
 Since the Phyfman at your fathers died t 
 He was much fam’d. 
 
 'Ber. Some fix moneths fince my Lord 
 
 Km. If he were liuing, I would try him yet. 
 
 Lend me an arme : the reft haue worne me out 
 With feuerall applications . Nature and (icknefle 
 Debate it at their leifure WelcomeCount, 
 
 My fonne s no deerer 
 
 Ber . Thanke your Maiefty. Exit 
 
 Flonrtjh 
 
 Enter CjKnteffe, Steward t andClowne 
 
 Conn. I will now heare, what fay you of this gentle¬ 
 woman. 
 
 Ste. Maddam the care I haue had to euen your con- 
 ten l, Iwifhmightbe found in the Kalender of mypaft 
 endeuours, for then we wound our Modeftie, and make 
 foule the clearnefife of our defcruings,whcnof our felues 
 wepublifhthero. 
 
 (iwi. What doe's this knaue heere ? Get you gone 
 firra: the complaints I haue heard ofyou I do not all be- 
 leeue, ’tis my flownefle that I doc not. For I know you 
 lacke not folly to commit them, Sc haue abilitie enough 
 to make luch knaueries yours. 
 
 Cl •». Tis not vnknown to you Madam, lama poore 
 fellow. 
 
 Costa. Well fit. 
 
 Clo. No maddam, 
 
 Tis not fo well that I am poore, though manic 
 
 of 
 
Alls Well thdi ends IVd. ___y 3 
 
 ~Cb. That lasnflicwldbeatworuoiwcommand, and 
 
 cftherieh tre c5ttDn'd,feuttfI may fssue year Ladifoips 
 ?ood 'will to gesta she world, JjkB the woman and vv 
 will doe as we may. 
 
 Qun, Wilt thou ncedes be sbegger? 
 
 CU. 1 8oebcg your go&d will in this cafe. 
 
 Cou. In what cafe? 
 
 Cla. In Ubth cafe and mine own®: feruiceis no heti- _ 
 tage.and I thinke l fhill neuer hauethe blefling of God, 
 lil! I hauc iffue a my bodie; for they fay barne# are bluf¬ 
 fing*. 
 
 Ceu. Tel! me thy reafon why thou wilt marrie? 
 
 CU. My poore Dodie Madsm requires it,I am driueo 
 enby the fk/h, and hce mud needes goe that the diuell 
 tfriues. 
 
 £ot». Is this all your worfhips reafon ? 
 
 CU. Faith Madam I haue other hoik reafons, fuch et 
 they ate. 
 
 Com. May the world know them ? 
 
 CU. 1 haue beene Madsm a wicked creature, as you 
 and all fiefhand blood are,and indeedc I doe marrie that 
 I mayrepenc. 
 
 Con. Thy marriage fooner then thy wickedneffe 
 Clo. I am outa friends Madam , and 1 hope to haue 
 ftiendsfot my wiues fake. 
 
 Cch. Such friends are thine enemies knaue. 
 
 Clo. Y’aie (hallow Madam in great friends , for the 
 knatses come to doe that lot me which 1 am a wearis of: 
 he that etes my Land, fpar-ej my tearae, and giues mec 
 leaue to lnne thecrop . if I be his cuckold bee's my 
 drudge ; he that coniforts my wife, is the cherifhet of 
 myflefhand blood ; hee that cherifhes tny flefband 
 blood,loue my flefh and blood; he that louesmy flefla 
 and blood is my friend:«r£»,he that kifTei my wife is my 
 fnend : if men could be contented to be what they ape, 
 there were no feare In marriage, for yoog Charlton the 
 Puritan, and old Poyfar* the Papift, how fomerc their 
 hearts arc feuer’d in Religion, their heads are both one, 
 they may mule hotns together like any Deare i’tb Herd. 
 
 Con. Wilt thou cuet be a foule mouth’d end calum- 
 nious knaue? 
 
 C!o. A Prophet I Madam, and I fpeakc the ituili the 
 next waie, for 1 the Ballad will repcate, which men full 
 truefhnll finde,your matriage comes by delimit, yout 
 Cuckow fingsby kmde. 
 
 Con. Get you gone fir,lie talke with you more snon. 
 Stew, May It plsafe you Madam, that hce bid lieSc* 
 come to you,of her 1 am to fpeske. 
 
 Con. Sirra tell my gentlewoman I would fpeakc with 
 her,/Men I mesne. 
 
 C!o. Was this fane face thecaufc,quoth (he. 
 
 Why the Grecians facked Trey, 
 
 Fond done,done, fond was this King Prta/ni loy, 
 
 With that thefighed ss fire flood,fur 
 Aiid gaue thisfencence then, among nine bad ifonc be 
 good, among nine bad if one be good, there's yet one 
 good in ten. 
 
 Ceu. What, one good in renne? you corrupt the fong 
 
 firra. 
 
 Clo. One good woman in ctn Medam,which is a pu- 
 rifysngath’fong; would God would ferue the world fo 
 a!! the yeere, weed finde no fault with the tithe woman 
 if I were the Parfon,onc in ten quoth a? and wee might 
 hsuea good woman borne bur ore eueriebbxingflerre, 
 or at an earthquake,’twould mend the Lotteriewtdl, a 
 man may draw his heart out ere a plucke one. 
 
 Cm, Youle begone fir knaue,and doe $31 command 
 
 yoM? 
 
 yes no hurt done, though heneflie be no Purism, yet 
 it will doe no hurt, it will weare the Surph: of humiliate 
 ouerthe blacke-Gowne of a bigge heart : I am gq- 
 ingforfooth, thebuftneffeis for Helen to come hither, 
 
 Suft. 
 
 Cm. Well now. 
 
 S:r,v. 1 know Madam you loue your Gentlewoman 
 intirely. 
 
 Con. Fa ith I doe: her Father bequeath’d her to mee, 
 and ibe her feife without othet adusnsage, may lawful- 
 liemake title to as much loue as fhse hndes, there is 
 more owing her th?n is paid, and more thallfcepaki 
 her thenfiiecle demand. 
 
 Sroiv. Madam, I wasverie late more new her then 
 l thinke fliee wifiu mee, alone fheeiwas, and did 
 communicate to her fdfe her owns words to her 
 ownc cares, flacethought, 1 darevowe for her, they 
 toucht noc anic flranger fence, her matter vvas 8 fhee 
 loued your Soone; Fortune fhee faid was no god— 
 defie, that had put fuch difference betwixt their two 
 ellates: I oue no god, that would not extend his might 
 oneiie, where qualities were leuell, Queene cfVir. 
 gins, chat would fuffer her poore Knight furpriVd 
 without rcfcire in the firfl affsuit or ran feme after¬ 
 ward ; This fliee deliuer’d in the mofl bitter touch of 
 forrow that ere I heard Virgin exclaimc in,which l held 
 my dociefpcedily to acquaint you withal), fithencein 
 the Ioffe that may happen, icconcernes you fomething 
 to know it. 
 
 Con, You hauedifeharg’d this honcfllie, keep? it 
 to your fdfe, rranie likelihoods inform’d nice ot this 
 before, which bung fb tottring in the ballarwe, that 
 I could neither beleeue nor mifdoubt ; praie you 
 leaue mec, flail this in your bofome, and 1 thanke 
 you for your honed care: 1 will fpeake with you fur¬ 
 ther anon. fxrt Steward, 
 
 Enter Hellen, 
 
 Gld.CoM. Eueu fo it was with me when I wasyongt 
 If cue* we are natures, chefe ate ours,this thorue 
 Doth (o out Rofe of youth righlie belong 
 Our bloud to vs, this to our blood is borne, 
 
 It is the (how, and feale of natures truth, 
 
 YVheteloues ftrong paffion is impreft in youth, 
 
 By our remembrances of dates forgon, 
 
 Such were our faults, or then wc thought them cone. 
 Her eit is fickc on’t, I oblerue her now. 
 
 Hod. What is your pleafure Madam ? 
 
 Ol.Cou, You know Hellen 1 am a mother to you. 
 
 HtH. Mine honorable Mifiris 
 
 Ol.Qou. Nay a mother, why not a mother? when I 
 fed a mother 
 
 Me thought you faw a fetpenc, what’s in mother, 
 
 That you dart at it ? I fay 1 amyous mother. 
 
 And put you in the Catalogue ofthofe 
 That wereenwombed mine.’tis often feeoe 
 Adoption ftriues with nature,and choife breeds 
 A n3tiuc flip to vs from fotraine feedea: 
 Yoonereoppreft me with a mothers groane, 
 
 Yet 1 exprefle to you a mothers care, 
 
 (Gods mercie maiden) dos it curd thy blood 
 To fay I am thy mother? what’s the matter. 
 
 That this diftetnpered tr.effenger of wet ? 
 
 V , Th« 
 
2 ^ 4 * dll’s Weil that- ends Will. 
 
 ns manie solotu'd his founds thine eye? 
 
 W hy.that yog are my daughter > 
 Veil. That 1 am not. 
 
 Old, Con. I fay I amyour Mother 
 
 Hii’ll Pardon Madam. 
 
 The Count Ro/iHon cannot be my brother 
 j am from humble.he from honored name 
 
 NohoVe vpon my Parents, his all noble, 
 
 My M idcr.my deere Lord h< is and I 
 
 HI a feruant liu», snd will his vafi'all die 
 
 He rnufi not be my brother 
 
 O/.fox. Nor 1 your Molher. 
 
 Hill. You are my mother Madam,would you were 
 
 So that my Lordyourl'onne Were not my.brother, 
 Indeede my mother, or were yon both our mothers, 
 
 I cafeno more For, rhen I doe for heauen, 
 
 Sol were not bis fificr.cant no other, 
 
 But I your daughter,he muff be my brother. 
 
 Old Ceu Yes fA//r»,youmighc be my daughter m law, 
 Cod fhieldyou roeanc it not, daughter and mother 
 
 So dime vponyour pulfe ; vvhat paleagen? 
 
 My fcart harh otrheyour fondneflV) now 1 fee 
 
 The midneofyout louennefle.andfindc 
 
 Your fait team head, now to all fence ’tis grofle 
 
 Yon loue my fonncninuentlon is afham’d 
 
 Agalnd the proclamation of thy paflton 
 
 To fay thou dood not: therefore tell me true. 
 
 But tell me then 'tis fo, for looke, thy cheekcs 
 
 Ccnfeffe it 'tor. tooth to th’other.and thine eies 
 
 See it fo grofely fhowne in thy behauiours, 
 
 That in cnc-ir krnde they fpeake it, onely finne 
 
 A nd hellifh obdlnacic tye thy tongue 
 
 That truth fhould be fufpefted, fpeake,id fo? 
 
 If it be fo.you haue wound a goodly clewe: 
 
 If it be not, fotfweare’t how ere 1 charge thee. 
 
 As heauen fhall woike in me for thine auaile 
 
 To tell metruelie. 
 
 Hell. Good Madam pardon me. 
 
 Cou Do you loue my Sonne? 
 
 Hell. Your pardon nobleMiftru 
 
 Cou. Loue you my Sonne? 
 
 Hell. Doe not you loue him Madam? 
 
 Con. Goenot aooutjoiy loue hath m i a bopd 
 Whereof the world rakes note: Come, come.difdofe. 
 The dare of your affedbon,for youi palfions 
 
 Haue to the full appeachd. 
 
 Hell Then I confeffe 
 
 Here on my knee,before high heauen and you, 
 
 That before you, and next vnto high heauen, 1 loue your 
 Sonne: 
 
 My friends were poor? but hened/o’s my loue : 
 
 Be not offended.for it hurts not him 
 
 That heis lou'd ofm« ; I follow him not 
 
 By any token ofpreiomptuous fuite, 
 
 Nor would I haue him,nil 1 doe deferue him, 
 
 Yei neuer know how that defert fhooldbc : 
 
 I know I loue In varne, ftriue againfl hope 
 
 Yet in this captious.and intemiblc Siue. 
 
 1 dill pourc in the waters oftpy loue 
 
 And lacko not to loole dill; thus Indian hkt, 
 
 Religious in mine error, I adore 
 
 The Sunne chat iookes vpon his worfhipper. 
 
 But knowes ofhim no more. My deered Madam, 
 let not your bate incounter vtithmy loue, 
 
 For loiimg where y ou doe ; but if your felfe, 
 
 Whole aged honor cites a verruous youth. 
 
 Dideuer, in fo true a fiame of likings 
 
 VVsfh c badly, and loue deardy.chai your Diem 
 
 Was both her felfe and loue.O then gmeprttie 
 
 To her whofc date is fudi,thaccannot choofe 
 
 Bur lend and giue where fhe is fure to loefe; 
 
 Thst feekes not tofinde that,her fearch impiiei, 
 
 , But riddle like,lines fweerely where fits dies. 
 
 Cen Hid you not lately an mtent/peaketruely, 
 
 T o goe to Porn? 
 
 Hell Msdam 1 had. 
 
 Con Wherefofe?(e!l true. 
 
 Hell. 1 will tell truth by grace it felfe I fweare 
 
 You know my fatherleft me fome prefcriptions 
 
 Of rare and prou’d tfledh, luch as his reading 
 
 And mamfed experience, bed eollcftcd 
 
 For generall fouewaigntie . and that he wil'd rag 
 
 In heedefull d referuacron tc bedow them, 
 
 As notes,whofc faculties indufiue were, 
 
 More chin they were in note: Amongd the reft. 
 
 There is a remedie.approu'd.fes downe. 
 
 To cure the defperate ianguifhings whereof 
 
 The King is render'd loft. 
 
 Cou This was your motiue for Paru, wax tt.fpeakc? 
 
 Hell My Lord,your fonne, made me to think of this; 
 Elle Paru, ,and the mcdicine.and ihe King, 
 
 Had from the conucrfatron ol my ihoughts, 
 
 Happily becne abfent then. 
 
 Cm But thinke you HeBen, 
 
 If you fhould tender your (uppofed aide, 
 
 He would receiue it ? He and his Phifnions 
 
 Arc of a minde, he,that they cannot helpe him t 
 
 They .that they cannot helpe, how fhall (hey credit 
 
 A poore vnlearned Virgin, when the Schoolea 
 Embowel’d of their dordrme, haue left off 
 
 The danger to it felfe. 
 
 hell. There'sfomething In't 
 
 More then my Fathers skill, which was the grear'ft 
 
 Of his profeffion, that hu good receipt. 
 
 Shall for my legacie bk fanffified 
 
 Byih luckicd dars in heauen, and would yoirr honur 
 
 But gioe me leauc to trie luccefle, 1 'de ventu/ e 
 
 The well lod life of mine, on hij Gr ares cure. 
 
 By fuch a day,an houre. 
 
 Con. Doo'd thou belecuc t ? 
 
 Hell. I Madam knowingly, 
 
 Con Why HeOen rhou malt haue my leaue and loue, 
 
 M eanes and attend ants, and my lotting greetings 
 
 To thofe of mine in Court, lie date at Some 
 
 And pram Gods blefling into thy al tempt 
 
 Begon to morrow, and be fure of thn, 
 
 What I can helpe thee co.tbou (halt not mifle fxeian. 
 
 JBhs Secundns. 
 
 finer the King with dmeri jong Lords , lading leant for 
 'be Florentine wane : (fount. Rtfle, and 
 
 Parrclles. Flcrtfh Cornell. 
 
 King. Farewell yong Lords,thefc warlike principles 
 Doe not throw from you,and you my Lords farewell. 
 Share the aduice betwixt you, if both game, all 
 
 The gutft doth dreirh it felfe as tij receiu d*. 
 
 And is en oughfor b nh 
 
 Lord.G. ’Tis our hope fir. 
 
 After 
 
dA Ws IV elljhat 8nds JVelL 23 ^ 
 
 | After well enrred fouldiers. to return* 
 
 And finde yoor grace in health. 
 
 Kjng. No,no it cannot be ; and yet wy heart 
 
 Will not confefi'c be owes the mallady 
 
 That doth my life bebege : farweliyong Lords, 
 
 Whether l Hue or dic> be you: the fonnes 
 
 Of worthy French men : let higher Italy 
 (Thofe bated that inherit but the fall 
 
 Of the tail Monarchy) fee thatyou come 
 
 Not to wooe honour, but to wed ft, when 
 
 The bcaueft queftsnt fhnnkes: finde what you fecke, 
 
 1 Thatfamcmay cry you Icuci t fay farewell. 
 
 L G- Health at your bidding ferue your Maiefly. 
 
 ! King. Thofe girles of Italy.* ake heed ofthem, 
 
 They fay our French lackelanguagetodcny 
 
 If they demand . bewaieofbemgCaptiues 
 
 Before you ferue. 
 
 Bo. Our hearts reeehieyour warnings. 
 
 King. Farewell, comehether to me. 
 
 1 i.Lo.G. Oh my fweer Lord y you wi! (by behind vs. 
 
 I Parr. Tis not his fault the fpark 
 i.Lo.E. Oh'tirbraue warres. 
 
 Parr. Moft admirable,l haue feene thofe warres. 
 
 RofiiU. I am commanded here,and kept a cqyle with, 
 Too young.and the next ycere.and tis too early. 
 
 Parr. And thy minde ftand too t boy, 
 Stealeawaybrouely. 
 
 Roffill. I fhal flay here the for-horfe to a fmocke, 
 
 1 Creek ing my fhooes on theplaine Mafonry, 
 
 Till honour be bought vp, and no fword worne 
 
 But one to dance with: by heaucn,Ile fteale away. 
 
 I j .Lo.G. There's honour in the theft. 
 
 1 Pair. Commit it Count. 
 
 x.Lc.E. I am your acceffary.and fo farewell. 
 
 'Rof. 1 grow to you St ourpartingis a tortur’d body. 
 \.LoJj. Farewll Captaine. 
 idLo.E. Sweet Mounfier Parolltt. 
 
 I Parr. Noble Heroes \ my fword and yours ate kmne, 
 good fpaikes and luftrous, a word good mettals. You 
 
 Hr all finde in the Regiment of tbeSpini), oneCaptaine 
 Spunobis Beatrice, with an Bmbleme of warre heere on 
 
 I his finifter cheefee ; it was this very fword entrench'd it: 
 fay to him I liue,and obferue his repoits for me. 
 
 Lo.G. We (hall noble Captaine. 
 
 Parr. M<m doatc on you for his nouices, what will 
 ye doe ? 
 
 Rojf. Stay the King. 
 
 I parr. Vfe a more fpaciou* cercmonie to the Noble 
 
 I Lords, you haue reftrain’d yourfelfe within the Lift of 
 
 I too cold an adieu : be more exprefTtue to them } for they 
 weare themfelues in the cap of the time,there do muftcr 
 true gate; eat.fpeake, and moue vnder the influence of 
 
 I the moft receiu’d ftarre, and though thedeuillleade t.ie 
 
 1 meafure, fuch ate to be followed: after them, and ta/te a 
 more dilated farewell. 
 
 Rojf. And I will doe fo. 
 
 Parr. Worthy fellowes, snd like to prooue mod f>- 
 | newie (Word-man. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Laftw. 
 
 I L.Laf. Pardonmy Lord for mce and for my fidingi. 
 
 King. lie fee thee to (land vp. (pardon, 
 
 L.Laf. Then heres a man ftands that has brought his 
 
 I I would you had knee’i’d my Lord loaske me mercy, 
 And that at my bidding you could fo (land yp. 
 
 Kirg. I would I had,fo I had broke thy pate 
 
 And askt thee mercy for’t. 
 
 Laf. Goodfaitha-CTofle.butmygoodLord’tit thus, 
 Willyou becur’d of your infirmities 
 
 King. No. 
 
 Laf. O will you eat no grapes myroyallfose? 
 
 Yes but you will, my noble gtspes, and if 
 
 My royallfoxe could reach them:] haue feed a medicine 
 That’s able to bresth life into a done, 
 
 Quicken a rocke,and mskeyou dance Canari 
 
 With fprighily fire and motion, whofe fimple touch 
 
 Is powerfoll to arayfe King Nippon, nay 
 
 To giue great (harltmaine a pen in's hand 
 
 And write to her a loue-linc. 
 
 King . What her is thi* } 
 
 Laf. Why doftor flie; my Lord,there’s one min’d, 
 
 K you will fee her: now by my faith and honour, 
 irferioufty I may conuay my thoughts 
 
 In this my light deliuerance, I haue fpoke 
 
 With one, that in her fexe, her yeeres.profefnon, 
 Wifedomc and conftancy.hath amaz’d mee more 
 
 Then 1 dare blame my weakeneffe ; will you fee her ? 
 
 For that is her demanded know her bufineffc ? 
 
 That done,laugh well at me. 
 
 King. Now good Laf or, 
 
 Bring in the admiration, that we with thee 
 
 May fpend oul wonder too,or take off thine 
 
 By wondringhow thou tookft it. 
 
 Laf. Nay.Ilefuyou, 
 
 And not be all day neither. 
 
 King. Thus he his fpcciall no’thingouerprologucr. 
 
 Laf. Nay, come your waies. 
 
 Enter Hetlen. 
 
 King. This hafte hath wings indeed. 
 
 Laf. Nay,come your waies, 
 
 This is his Maicftie, fay your minde to him, 
 
 A Traitor you doe looke like, but fuch traitor* 
 
 His Maiefty feldome feates, I am Crejfedi Vnde, 
 
 That dare le3ue two together,far you well. Exit, 
 
 King, Now fairs one,do’s your bufinet follow vs ? 
 
 Hot, I my good Lord . 
 
 Gerard de Harken was. my father,. 
 
 In what he did profefTe, well found. 
 
 King, lknewhim. 
 
 Htl. The rather will I fpare my praifes towards him, 
 Knowing him is enough: on's bed of death. 
 
 Many receits he gaue me, chiefheone-. 
 
 Which as the deareftiflue of his praflice 
 
 And of his olde experience, th’onlie darling, 
 
 He bad me ftorevp.asatripleryc, 
 
 Safer then mine ovvnc two: moredesre I haue fo, 
 
 And hearing your high Maieftieis toucht 
 
 With that malignant caufe, wherein the honour 
 
 Of my deere fathers gift, ftands cheefe in power, 
 
 I cometo tender it, and my appliance, 
 
 With all bound humblenefl’c. 
 
 Kmg. Wethsftkeyou maiden, 
 
 But may not be fo credulous of cure, 
 
 When our moll learned Dolors leaue vs, and 
 
 The congregated Colledgehaue concluded, 
 
 That labouring Art can neuer ranfome nature 
 
 From h«T inaudible eftace :I fay wemuft not 
 
 So ftaine our lodgement, or corrupt our hope, 
 
 To proftitute our paft-curc malkdie 
 
 To etnpcricks, or to dilfeutr fo 
 
 Our great felfeand our credit, to efteeme 
 
 A fcnceteffe belpe,when helpe part fence we deeme. 
 
 Htl My 
 
Jil’s WtUtbatenisWdl. 
 
 2^6 
 
 ffstt. My dime thsr. fhal! pay me for my paines: 
 
 I will r.r> m,?»re enforce mine office on yets , 
 
 Humbly in treating from yousr royal’ thoughts, 
 
 A mOtieftcne to bsare me bsckc again?. 
 
 King. I cannot glue thee leffe to be cal’d grateful]: 
 Thou thoughtft tohclpe me, and fuch thankes I giue. 
 As one neere death rothofe that wifh him Hue: 
 gut what at full I know, thou knowft no part, 
 
 I knowing all my peril!,thou no Art. 
 
 PsIL What 1 can doe, can doe no hurt to try, 
 
 Since you feevp your reft gainft remedie: 
 
 He that ofgreoceft wmkes is finifhet. 
 
 Oft does them by the weakaft minifter: 
 
 So holy Wtit, in babes hath Judgement fhowne. 
 
 When Judges haue bin babes; great fiouds hsueflowne 
 Tram fimjsle fources: and great Seas lune dried 
 WhenMirader haue by the great’ft beene denied. 
 
 Ofr expedition failei, and meft oft there 
 Where sreft it promifes: and oft it hits, 
 
 Where hope is coldeft, and cfefpiire mod fhifts. 
 
 • Kir.g. I muPi not hears thte.fare thee we! kind maide 
 Thy psines not vs’d, muft by thy fielfe be paid. 
 
 Proffers not cooke,reape thanks for their reward. 
 
 Jlel. Infpited Merit fo by breach is bard. 
 
 It is notfo with him chat all things known 
 As *tis with vs, that fquarc oar gueffc by fhovves: 
 
 But tnoft ie is prefumption in vs, when 
 ! The help ofheauen we count the aft of men. 
 
 | Dear® fir, to my endeauors giue confent, 
 i Ofheatien s noc roc,make an experiment, 
 
 | 1 am not sn IsBooftrue, that proclaims 
 I My felfc againfl the ieuillof mine aim?, 
 j But know I thinke,8nd thinke I know in oft fure, 
 
 | My Artis not paft power,nor you paft cure 
 < King. Art thou lo confident? Within what fpace 
 I Hop’ftIhou my cure? 
 
 Hcl. The greateft grace lending grace, 
 
 Ere twice the horfes of the fursne (Sail bring 
 Their fiery torches his diurnall ring, 
 
 2£rc twice in murks and occidcntall dampe 
 Moift Hejperm hath quench’d her fteapy Larnpe: 
 
 Or foure and twenty tims^ the Pylots glaffe 
 Hath told the thecuifh minutes, how they paffe: 
 
 What is infiune,from your found parts fhall flic. 
 
 Health (hall lius free,and ftekeneue freely dye. 
 
 King. "Vpon thy certainty and confidence. 
 
 What dar’ft tbcu venter ? 
 
 HelL Taxe of impudence, 
 
 A ftuimpets boldneiTe, a divulged shame 
 Traduc’d by odious ballads: my maidens name 
 Seard otherwife, ne worfeof worft extended 
 With viideft torture, let my life be ended. 
 
 Kin. Mechinks in thee fome blefled fpirit doth (peak 
 His powecfull found, within an organ weake s 
 And what impoffibility would ftay 
 In common fence, fence faucs another way/. 
 
 Thy life is deers, for all that life can rate 
 Worth name of,life, in thee hath eftimate • 
 
 Youth, beauty,wifedomc, courage, all 
 Thar happsnes and prime, can happy cal!: 
 
 Thou this r.o hazard, needs rauft intimate 
 Skill infinite, or monftrous defperate * 
 
 Sweet prsftller, thy phyficke twill try, 
 
 That minifters thine ownc death ifl die, 
 
 Hcl. It'S breaketime,or flinch in propetcy 
 Of what! fprise, vnpittied let me die, 
 
 And well deferu c. nett helping, death’s my fee. 
 
 But ifl helpe, what doe youprenufems. 
 
 Kin. Make thy demand. 
 
 He!. But will you tssafec.it ewen? 
 
 Kin. I by ray Scepter,and ray hopes of helpe. 
 
 He!. Then fhalt thou giue roe with thy kingly hand 
 What husband in thy power I will command; 
 Exempted be from me the arrogance 
 To chcofe from forth the roy all bloud ofFrance, 
 
 My low and humble name to propagate 
 With any branch or image of thy date: 
 
 But fuch a one thy vanal!,vvhcm I know 
 Is free for me to aske, heetobeftow. 
 
 Kin. Hcere is my hand, the premifes obfera’d, 
 
 Thy will by my performance fhall be feru*d: 
 
 So make the choice of thy cvme time, for 1 
 Thy refolv’d Patient, on thee Bill relye s 
 More ftiould I queftion thee, and more I mud, 
 
 Though more to know, couid not be more to truft: 
 From whence thou cam’ft,how tended on.but reft 
 Vnqueftion’d welcome, and vndoubted bleft. 
 
 Giue me fome helpe heerehoa, if thou proceed, 
 
 As high as word, my deed (Ball march thy deed 
 
 F/ori/h. Exit. 
 
 €nter Ceunteffe ami Clowne. 
 
 Lady. Come on fir, I fhall no w put you to the height 
 
 of your breeding. 
 
 Clown, i will fhow myfclfe highly fed , and lowly 
 taught, 5 know my bufinefle is but to the Court. 
 
 Lady. JotheCourc, why what placemake you fpe- 
 ciall, when you put off that with fuch contempt, but to 
 the Court? 
 
 Cio. Truly Madam, if God haue lent a man any man¬ 
 ners, hee may ccfilic put it off at Court: hec that cannot 
 make a legge,put off’s cap, kiffe his hand, and fay fro¬ 
 thing, has neither legge, hands, lippe,nor cap ; and in¬ 
 deed fuch a fellow, to fay precifely, were not for the 
 Court, but for me, I haue an anfwere will ferue all men. 
 
 Lady Marry that'* a bountifull anfwere that fits all 
 queftions. 
 
 Qa. ft is like a Barbers chairc that fits all buttockcs, 
 the pin butcocke, the quatch-buttocke, the bra van but¬ 
 tocks, or any bactocke. 
 
 Lady, Will your anfwere ferue fit to all queftions ? 
 
 0°. As fit as ten gjroats is for the hand of an Attur- 
 ney, as yourxxeacri Crownc for your tafrety punfce , as 
 Tibs rufh for Terms fors-finger,as a pancake for Shroue- 
 tuefday, a Morris forMay-dayvas thenaile to his hole , 
 the Cuckold to his home, 3S a fcolding queane to a 
 wrangling kr.auc, as theNuns lip to the Friers mouen, 
 nay as the pudding to his skin. 
 
 Lady. Haue you, I fay, an anfwere of fuch fitnefik lot 
 all queftions? 
 
 C!t>. From below your Duke, to beneath your Con- 
 ihbk-; it will fit any queftion. 
 
 Lady. It tnuft bean anfwere ofmoft monftrous fize, 
 
 that muff fit all demands. 
 
 Cio. But a rrifileneither in good faith, ifthe learned 
 fbould fpcake tmth cf it: heere it is,and all that belongs 
 to’*. Asks arcs if I am s Courtier, it Ili3ll dee you r.o 
 harme to karne. 
 
 Lady. To be young againeifwe could Iwlllbeea 
 fccla in queftion 3 hoping to bee the wifet byyour an- 
 
 fi;.er. 
 
 Lad/. 
 
Alls Well that ends Well. 2%y 
 
 1st. T pray you fir,arc you a Courtier ? 
 
 Clo. O Lord fir there* a fimple putting off more, 
 more, a hundred of them. 
 
 La. Sir I am a poore freind ofyours, that loues you. 
 
 Clo. O Lord hr, thieke, tbicke, (pare not me. 
 
 La. ] thinke fir, youeau cate none of this homely 
 meate. 
 
 Clo. O Lord fir; nay put me too’t,T warrant you. 
 
 La. You wens lately whipt fir as I thinke 
 
 Clo. O Lord fit, fpare not me. 
 
 La. DoeyoucrieO Lord fir at your whipping, and 
 fpare not me 5 Indeed your O l ord fir, is very equenc 
 to your whipping ; you would anfwere veiy well to a 
 whipping if you were bur bound coo't. 
 
 Clo. Inerehad worfe luckein my life in my 0 Lord 
 fir; 1 Teethings may ferue long,but not ferue eucr 
 
 La. I play the noble bul’wiTe with the time,to enter- 
 tame it fo merrily with a foole. 
 
 Clo. OLord fir, why there’i Geruejwell agen 
 
 La. And end fir to vour bufinefle: giue ffeUtni His, 
 
 And vrge her to a preftntanfwer backc, 
 
 Commend me to my kinfmen, and my fenne, 
 
 This is not much . 
 
 CU. Not much commendation to them. 
 
 La. Not much impicyement for you, you vndet- 
 ftand me. 
 
 Qo Moft fruitfully, lam there,before my legegs. 
 
 La. Haft you agen Exeunt 
 
 Enter Count t Lafew,and Parollet. 
 
 OI.Laf. They fay miracles are part, and we haue our 
 Philofophicall perfons, to make moderne and familiar 
 things iupernaturall and canGclefie. Hence is it,that we 
 make trines oftertours,enfconcing our felues into Tee¬ 
 ming knowledge, when we fliould fubmtt our fdues to 
 an vnknowne feare. 
 
 Par. Why 'tis the rareft argument of wonder, that 
 bath fhot out in our latter times. 
 
 Tl,of And fo'tis. 
 
 01 Laf. To be relinquifhc oftiif Aitifts. 
 
 Par. So 1 fay both of Galett and Paractlftv. 
 
 Ot Laf. Of all the learned and authemieke fellawes, 
 Par. Right fol fay. 
 
 01 Laf That gauehim outincureable. 
 
 Par. Why there tis.fo fay 1 too 
 
 OI.Laf. Not to be help’d. 
 
 Par. Right,as twereaenanafftiv'dofa-- 
 
 01.Laf. Vncertaine life,and Cure death. 
 
 Par. Iuft, you lay well: fo would I haue faiyl. 
 
 OI.Laf. 1 may cruly fay.it is a noueltie to she world. 
 Par. It is indeede if you will haue it in (hewing,you 
 ffiall readc it in what do ye call there. 
 
 OI.Laf. A (hewing of a hesuenly eftact in en earth¬ 
 ly A&or 
 
 far. That’s it, 1 would haue faid, die vent Game 
 OI.Laf. Why your Dolphin is not luflier fore mee 
 
 1 fpeake in refpedl- 
 
 Tar Nay’tis ftrange, 'tis very firaunge, that Is the 
 breefe and the tedious of it, and He’s of a moft faelneri- 
 oui fpirit.t’nat will not acknowledge it to be the 
 
 OI.Laf. Very hand of heauen. 
 
 Par. I.folfay. 
 
 01 Laf. Inamoftweaice- 
 
 Par. And debile minifter greac power, gtcar tran- 
 cendertce, which fhould indeede giue vs a further vfe to 
 
 be made, then alone the rccou’nr ofthe king, as to bee 
 
 Old I.af. Generally thankful!. 
 
 Enter Kin%, Heflett, andatttndant l 
 
 Tar l would haue faid it, you lay welltheeTC comes 
 the King. 
 
 OI.Laf. Lufiique, as the Dutchmanfaies: lie like a 
 maide the Better whil’ft I haue a tooth in my head-why 
 he »able to leade her a Carrsnto. 
 
 Par. Mar dn vinagee, is not this Helen i 
 
 OI.Laf. Tore God 1 thinke fo. 
 
 King. Goeca!!,bcforemcc all the Lords in Coarr, 
 
 Sit my prefetuet by thy patients fide. 
 
 And with this healthful! hand whofe banifht fence 
 
 Thou hafi rcpeal d, a fecortd time receyue 
 
 The confirmation of my promis'd guift 
 
 Which but attends thy naming. 
 
 Enter t or 4 Lord/. 
 
 Faire Maide fend forth thine eye,this youthful!parcel! 
 
 Of Noble Batcheilors. ftand at my bellowing, 
 
 Ore whom both Soueraigne power, and fathers voice 
 
 1 haue to vfejthy frankeeleftion make, 
 
 Thou hafi power to choofe, and they none to forfake. 
 
 flet. T 0 cai h of you, one fairs and vercuous Mifirisj 
 
 Fall when loue pleale, marry to eaeh but one. 
 
 Old Laf, i’de giue bay curtail, and his furniture 
 
 My mouth no more were broken then thefe boyes, 
 
 And writ a* little beard 
 
 King, ^erufe them well: 
 
 Not one of thofe, but had a Noble father 
 
 She addrejjli her to a Lord, 
 lit/. Gentlemen, heauenhath through me, reftcr’d 
 the king to health. 
 
 All We vnderfisnd i>, and thanke heauen for you. 
 
 Het. I am a fimpleMaide, and therein weflthieft 
 
 That 1 ptocefi, ! (imply am a Maide : 
 
 Pleafc it your Maieflie, I haue done already : 
 
 The blufhes in my cheekcs tlius whifper mee, 
 Weblufhthatthou (lsotildft choofe, but be refufed; 
 
 Let the white death fit on thy cheeke for euer 
 
 Wee’l nere come there againe. 
 
 Kia% Make choife and fee. 
 
 Who A urns thy loue, fhuns all bis louc in mee, 
 
 He 1. Now r Dian from thy Altar do 1 fly. 
 
 And to impeviail loue, thatGod mofi high 
 
 Do my fighes ftreame ; Sir,wil you bearemy fuitt ? 
 
 \.Lo And grant if. 
 
 hel. Thankes lit,all the reft is mute 
 
 Ol.J.uf. I had tather be in this choife, then throw 
 Amef-ace for my life. 
 
 Hel The honor fu that flames in your faire eyes, 
 Before I fpeake too threatrsingly replies : 
 
 I.ouc makeyotir fortunes tWentietimesaboue 
 
 Her that fo vvifhes, and het humble loue. 
 iLe. No better if you pleafe 
 
 Hel. My vaifti reeciue, 
 
 Which great loue grant, and fo ! take my leaue. 
 
 01 Laf. Do ail they demaher? And they were fans 
 of mine, 1 ’de haus them whip d, or I would fend them 
 to'th Turke to make Eunuchcs eft. 
 
 He! Be not afraid that 1 your hand fhould take, 
 lie neuer doyou wro«g for your ©wne fake -. 
 
 Bleffmg vpon your vovves, and in your bed 
 
 Find® fairer fortune, if you euer wed. 
 
 OldJLaf. TbeGe boyes ate boyes of Ice, tHsy’te none 
 
 haue 
 
238 M‘s IVdl that ends fVeJl. 
 
 haueheere t fare they are bsflacds to rheEnglifi), me 
 
 French ncre got cm. 
 
 La. You are too young, too hr,pple, and too good 
 
 T 0 make your felfe 3 fonne out ofrny blood, 
 
 <uLerd. Faire one, 1 thinke net fo. 
 
 Ol.Lord There’* one grape yet, I am hire city father 
 drunke wine. But if thou be’ft not an affe, I am a youth 
 offourteene: 1 hauc known* thee already. 
 
 Hsl. I dare not fay I take you, but I gsuo 
 
 Me and my feruice, drier whdft 1 hue 
 into your guiding power :This it the man. 
 
 King. Why then young. ’Bertram cake her (bee's thy 
 wife. 
 
 Trr.My wife ray Leige? I fhal befeech your highucs 
 In fuch 3 bufines, giue me Icaue to vfe 
 
 The hdpe of mine owne eies. 
 
 King. Kao w'ft thou not Tertram wbat fhes hs’s 
 -done for mtt ? 
 
 Ser. Yea my good Lord, but netserhope to know 
 why Ifbouldmsrneher. 
 
 AW.Thou know’ft fhee ha's rais'd me from my fick- 
 ly betb 
 
 Ter. But follower it my Lord, to bring me downs 
 Mud anfwer for your raifing? I knowe her well: 
 
 Shce had her breeding at my father* charge: 
 
 A poore Pbyfiiians daughter my wife? Dtfdains 
 
 Rather corrupt me euer. 
 
 King. Tis eneiy title thou difdoioft in her,the which 
 
 1 can build vp : firings is it that our blood* 
 
 Of colour, waight.and heat, pour’d all together. 
 
 Would quite confound diftin&ion: yec Band* off 
 Indifference* femightie. If Ore bee 
 
 All thaj n vermous ( faue whst thou diflik’fl) 
 
 A poore Phifitian* daughter, thou diflik'ft 
 
 Of venue for the name: but doe not fo s 
 
 From lowed place, whence vertuou* things proceed, 
 
 The place is dignified by th’ doers deede. 
 
 Where great additions fwell's, and venue none. 
 
 It is a dropfiedhonour.Good alone, 
 
 Is good without a name? Vileneffeis fo: 
 
 The propertie by wh3t is is, fhould go, 
 
 Not by the title. Shee is young, wile, fsire, 
 
 In theic, to Nature fhee’s immediate hetre: 
 
 And thefebreed honour :tharishonours fcorne, 
 
 Which challenges it felfe as honours borne, 
 
 And is not like the fire : Honour* thnue, 
 
 When rather from our a£ls we them denue 
 
 Then our fore-goers: the mecrc words, a fiaue 
 
 Debofh'd on cuene tombe, on euerie grauc : 
 
 A lying Trophee,and as oft is dumbe. 
 
 Where dull, and damn'd oblvuion is the Tombe. 
 
 Of honour'd bone* indeed, what fhould be fside ? 
 
 If thou eanft like this creature, as a mside, 
 
 1 can create the tefi : Vcrure, and Cnee 
 
 Is her ovne dower; Honour and wealth, from nice. 
 
 Ter. I cannot loue her, nor will ftriue todoo’t. 
 
 Xt»g Thou wrong'd thy felfe, if thou fhold’ft ftriue 
 to choofe. 
 
 Hel. That you arc well reftor d ray Loid.I'mcglad: 
 Let the tefi go. 
 
 Kmg. My Honor's at the flake, which ro defeats 
 l mufi produce my power. Heere, take her hand. 
 
 Proud fcornfiill boy, v nworchie this good gift. 
 
 That doff in vile rnifprifion (hackle vp 
 
 My loue, and her defert: that canff not dreacne, 
 
 We poizing vs in her defe£Hue fesle, 
 
 Shall weigh thee to die beams : That wilt not know. 
 
 It is in Vs to plant thine Honour, where 
 
 Wc plesfe to hauc it grow. Checke thy contempt t 
 Obey <?ur will, which trauaile* ia thy good : 
 
 Belecus riot thy difdaine,but preCeatlie 
 
 Do thine owne fortunes that obedient right 
 
 Which both thy curie owes, and Our power claim®. 
 
 Or I will throw thee from my care for euer 
 
 Into die ftsgg£rs,and the careleffe lapfc 
 
 Of youth and ignorance : both.my reuenge and bate 
 Loofiog vpon ibee, in the name of iuffice. 
 
 Without ail ternies ©fpittie. Speake,thine anfwet, 
 
 Ter. Pardon my gracious Lord : for I fubmit 
 
 My faacie to your eics, when I confider 
 
 What great creation, and wbat dole of honour 
 
 Flie* where you bid it; I finde that Cine which last; 
 
 Was in my Nobler thoughts, mo ft bafe ; is no w 
 
 The praifed of the King, who fo ennobled, 
 
 1$ as ’twere borne fo. 
 
 King. Take her by the hand, 
 
 And tell her {he is thine: to whom! promife 
 
 A counterpoize ; If not to thy eftate, 
 
 A ballance more repkat. 
 
 her. 1 take her hand. 
 
 Kin. Good fortune, and the fauour eft he King 
 
 Smile vpon this Contest ; whole Ceremonie 
 
 Shall kerne expedient on the now borne briefe, 
 
 And be perform'd tonight : the folerane Feaft 
 
 Shall more attend vpon the coming fpace, 
 
 Expe&ing abfent friends. As thou lou'fl her. 
 
 Thy lone's to me Religious : elfe,do's me. Exeunt 
 
 Par tilts and Laftvsfiay behind, cowmen* 
 ting oft hie wedding. 
 
 Laf. Do you hears Monfieur? A word with you. 
 
 Par. Your pleafure fir. 
 
 Laf. Your Lord and M&fter did well to make hi? re¬ 
 cantation. 
 
 Par. Recantation^My Lord? my M&fter? 
 
 Uf. I : Is it not a Language I fpeake J 
 
 Par. A moft har(h one, and not to bee vnderftoode 
 without bloudie fucceedmg My Mafter 1 
 
 Laf. Are you Companion to the Count RojUStowf 
 
 Par. To any Count, to all Count* : to what is man. 
 
 Laf. To what is Counts man: Counts tnaifter is of 
 another ftilc. 
 
 Par. You are too old fir ; Let it fatisfle you, you are 
 00 old. 
 
 Laf. I muff cell thee firtah, I write Man : to which 
 title age cannot bring thee. 
 
 Per. What I dare too well do, I dare not do. 
 
 Laf. I did ihmke thee for two ordinaries : cobees 
 prettie wife fellow, thou aidft make tollerablc venr.cf 
 thy traueil, it might pafft : yet the fcarffesand the ban, 
 uercts about thee,did manifoldlie diffwade me from be- 
 leeumg thee a veffell of too great a burthen. I hauenow 
 found thee, when 1 loofe thee againe, I care not: yet art 
 thou good for not hing but taking vp, and that th' ourt 
 fcarce worth. 
 
 Par. Hadft thou not the priuiledgc of Antiquity vp¬ 
 on thee. 
 
 Laf. Do not plundge thy felfe to fane in aager,leaft 
 thou haften thy trial] i which if, I.ordhauesnercieoo 
 thee for 3 ben, fo ray good window of Lettice fare thee 
 well, thy cafement 1 needs cot open, for I look through 
 thee. Giue me thy hand. 
 
 Par.My Lord,you giue me moft egregious indignity 
 
 Laf.‘ 
 
ll's IVell shat Ends IVell. 2^9 
 
 Laf. 1 with all my heart, and thou art worthy of it. 
 Tar. I haue not my Lord deferu'd it. 
 
 Laf. Yes good faith, eu'ry drammeofst, and I will 
 not bore thee a fcruple. 
 
 Par. Well, I (hall be wifer. 
 
 Laf. Eifo as foone arthoucan’rt, for thou haft to pull 
 at a (mackea*th contraric. If euer thou bee'ft bound 
 ia thy skarfe and beaten, thou (hall findc what it is to be 
 proud of thy bondage, I have a defire to hoide my ac¬ 
 quaintance with thee,or rather my knowledge, that I 
 may fay in thedefault.heisa man I know. 
 
 Par. My Lord you do me moft infupporcable vexati¬ 
 on. 
 
 Laf. 1 would it were hell paines for thy fake, and my 
 poore doing eternal]: for doing I am paft, as I will by 
 thee, in what motion age will giue me leaue. Exit . 
 
 Par. Well, thou haft a fonne (hall take this difgrace 
 off me; fcuruy, old, filthy, fcuruy Lord s Well, 1 muft 
 be patient, there is no ferreting of authority, llebeate 
 him (by my life) if 1 can meete him with anyconucni- 
 ence, and he were double and double a Lord Ilehaue 
 no more pittie ofhis age then 1 would haue of——He 
 beate him, and if I could but meet him a geo. 
 
 titter Lx few. 
 
 Laf. Sirra.your Lord and mader.s married, there's 
 newes for you : you haue a new Miftris. 
 
 Par. I moft vnfainedly befeechyour Lordfhippe to 
 make fome referuatton of your wrongs. He is my good 
 Lord. whom I ferue aboue is my mafter. 
 
 Laf i Who? God. 
 
 Par. I fir. 
 
 Laf. The deuill it is, that's thy mafter. Why dooeft 
 thou garter vp thy armes a this fafhion?Doft make hole 
 of thy (leeues ? Do other feruants fo ? Thou wert beft fet 
 thy lower part where thy nofe (lands. By mine Honor, 
 if I were but two houres yonger, Fde beate thee i nice* 
 think'ft thou art a generall offence, and euery man (hold 
 beate thee : 1 thinke thou waft created for men to brealh 
 themfelues vpon thee. 
 
 Par T his is hard and vndeftrued meafure my Lord. 
 Laf. Go too fir, you were beaten in Italy for picking 
 akerneH out of a Pomgranat, you are a vagabond, and 
 no true traueller: you are more fawcie with Lordes and 
 honourable perfonages, then the Commifsion of your 
 birth and vertue giues you Heraldry. You are not worth 
 another word, elfe I'de call you knaue. 1 leaue you. 
 
 txit 
 
 Enter Count Rofftllion. 
 
 Par. Good, very good, it is fo then: good, very 
 good, let it be conceal'd awhile, 
 
 Rof. Vndone, and forfeited to cares for euer. 
 
 Par. What's the matter fweet-heart ? 
 
 Ppfttll. Although before the folemne Prieft I haue 
 fworne, I will not bed her. 
 
 Par . Wbat? what fweet heart i 
 
 Ref. O my TarrolUs, they haue married me: 
 
 He to the Tufcan warres.and neuer bed her 
 
 Par. France is a dog-bole, and it no more merits, 
 The tread of a mans foot: too’th wanes. 
 
 f. There’s letters from my mother: What th’im- 
 port is, I know not vet. 
 
 Par. I that would be knovme ; too' ih waits my boy, 
 tco'th wanes; 
 
 i_ 
 
 He wearer hit honor in a boxe vnfeeoe, 
 
 That hugges his kickie wickie heare at honie. 
 
 Spending his manlie marrow in her armes 
 which (hould fuftaine the bound and high curuet 
 
 O f Marfet fierie ftced: to other Region!, 
 
 France is a ftable, wee that dwell in’t lades. 
 
 Therefore too th warre. 
 
 R»f. It (hall be fo, lie fend her to my houfe. 
 
 Acquaint my mother with ray hate to her. 
 
 And wherefore 1 am fled : Write to the King 
 
 That which I durft not fpeake. His ptefeni gift 
 
 Shall furnifn me to thofe Italian fields 
 
 Where noble fcllowes ftrike : Wancj Is no ftfife 
 
 1 othedarke houfe.agd ihedetcdled wife. 
 
 Par. Will this Caprichio hold in ihfe.art fure> 
 
 Rif. Go with me to my chamber, and aduicc me. 
 lie (end her ftraight away (To morrow, 
 lie to the warres, (he to her Angle forrow 
 
 Par. Why thefebals bound, ther’s noife in It. Tishard 
 
 A yong roan maned,is .a man that’s mard r 
 
 Therefore away, and leaue her brandy : go, 
 
 The King+ia's done you wrong :but hufhns fo. Exit 
 
 Enter Helena end Cltwne. 
 
 He/. My mother greets me kindly, is (he well } 
 fl». She is not well, but yet (he has her health, fne's 
 very merrie, but yet (he is not well i but thankes be gi- 
 
 uen fne's very well,and wanti nothing i tli world : but 
 
 yet (he is not well. 
 
 Hel. If (he be verie wel, what do’s fhe ayle.that flie s 
 not verie well? 
 
 C/o. Truly (he’s very well indced.but for two things 
 Hel. What two things ? 
 
 do One.that (he’s not in heauen, whether God fend 
 her quickly : the other, that (he’s in earth, from whence 
 God fend her quickly 
 
 Enter Parollet, 
 
 Par Bleffeyou my fortunate Ladie. 
 
 Hel. 1 hope fir f haue your good will to haue mine 
 owne good fortune. 
 
 Par. You had my prayers to leade them on.and to 
 keepe them on. haue them dill. G my knaue, how do t 
 my old Ladie 3 
 
 C/o. So that you had her wrinkles, and I her money, 
 
 | would fhe did as you fay. 
 
 Par. Why I fay nothing. 
 
 Clo. Marry you are the wifer man: for msny a mans 
 tongue (hakes out his mafters vndoing: to fay nothing, 
 to do nothing, to know nothing, and to haue nothing, 
 is tobe a great part ofyout title, which is within a verie 
 little of nothing. 
 
 Tar. Away,th'art a knaue. 
 
 Clo. You (hould haue faid fir before a knaue, th'arca 
 knaue. that’s before me th arts kn3ue : thishadbeene 
 truth fir. 
 
 Tar. Go too, thou art a wittfe foole, I hsue found 
 thee. 
 
 C/o. Didyoufindemeinyourfclfe fir, or were you 
 taught to finde me? 
 
 Clo. The fearch fir was profitable,’and much Foole 
 may you find in vou,euen to the worlds pleafutc,and the 
 encrcafe of laughter. 
 
 Par. Agoodknsueifaith,andwellfed. 
 
 Madam, my Lord will go ewaie tonight, 
 
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 Ms Wellthat ends Well. 
 
 A verie fenious buhneQe call’s oo him : 
 
 The great prerogatiue and titeofloue, 
 
 Which as your due time claixaes, he do's acknowledge 
 But puts it off to a compcll’d reftralnt: 
 
 Whofe want, and whofe delay, is ftrcw’d with fweet* 
 Which they diftill now in the curbed time, 
 
 To make the comroing houre otefiov? with ioy, 
 AndpUafure drowns the brim. 
 
 Fel, What’s his will dfe/ 
 
 Par. That you will take your inftant lesue a’th king, 
 And make this haft as your ownc good proceeding, 
 Strengthned with what Apologieyou thinke 
 May make it probable neede. 
 
 Hel. What more commends hee? 
 
 Par. That hauing this obtain'd, you prefentllc 
 Attend his-fimher pleafure. 
 
 Hel. In euery tning I waite vpon hil will. 
 
 Par. I lha!l report it fo. £nr Par. 
 
 Hell. I pray you come fir rah. Exit 
 
 Enter Lafew and 'Bertram. 
 
 Laf. But I hope your Lordlhippe thinkes not him a 
 (ouldier. 
 
 Bsr. Yes my Lord and of verie valiant epproofe. 
 
 Laf. You haue it from his ownc deliuerance. 
 
 Bar. And by other warranted teftimonie. 
 
 Laf. Then my Dial) goes not true, Itookethislaike 
 for shunting. 
 
 Ber.l do aflure you my Lord he is very great in know¬ 
 ledge, and accordingly valiant. 
 
 Laf. 1 haue then ftnn’d againft his experience , and 
 trsnfgreft agamft his valour, and my ftate that way u 
 dangerous, fince 1 cannot yet find in my heart to repeni: 
 Heere he comes, I pray you makevi freinds, 1 will pur- 
 fuetheamitte. 
 
 Enter Perrollet. 
 
 Par. Thefe things fhall be done fir. 
 
 Laf. Ptay you fir whofe his Tailor ? 
 
 Par. Sir? 
 
 Laf- O I know him well, I fir, hes firs a g6od woxke- 
 otan, a verie good Tailor. 
 
 Bar. Is foregone to the king? 
 
 Par. Sheets. 
 
 Ber. Will foee away to night? 
 
 Par. Asyou'Iehaueher. 
 
 Ber. I haue writ my letters, caskctted my treafurr, 
 Gluert order for our horfes, and to night, 
 
 When I foould take poffsffion of the Bride, 
 
 And ere J doe begin. 
 
 Laf. A good Trauailer is foroethinget the latter end 
 sfe dinner, but on dm lies three thirds , and vfes a 
 toowntruth topailea thoufand nothings with, fhould 
 >ee once hard, and thrice beaten God faucyou Cap. 
 tame. 
 
 Ber. Is there any vnkindnes beeweene my Lord and 
 yOUMonfieur? 
 
 Par. 1 know not bo^i I haue defeated to run into my 
 .ordadifpleafure. 
 
 Laf, You haue made foiftr© run into’t. boetes and 
 purres end all; like him that leapt into the Cu ft aid, and 
 outofityou’le runne againe, rather then fuffetqiteftion 
 'oryourrefidecce. 
 
 Ber. It may bee you haue mifiakenhim ray Lord. 
 Lef. And (bail doefteuer, though I tookehim ot’s 
 layers. Fare you well my Lord, and bcletue this of 
 
 roe, there can^cno kerndlln this light Nut: the foule 
 ofthb man ishiscloatbes : Trufi him cot in matter of 
 heauie confluence: 3 haue kept of them tame, & know 
 their natures. Farewell Moi fieur, I haue fpoken better 
 of you, then yon haue or will to deferue at my hand.buc 
 we rouft do good againft euiil. 
 
 Par. An idle Lord, I fweare. 
 
 Ber. I thinke fo. 
 
 Par. Why do you not know him? 
 
 , .® <r *, ^ cs » I know him well, aid common fpseeh 
 
 Gsues him a worthy pafle. Heere comes my dog. 
 
 Enter Helena. 
 
 Eel. I haue fir aj I was commanded from you 
 spoke with the King, and haue procur'd his lesue 
 For prefent parting, ondy he defirea 
 Some priuatc fpcech with you. 
 
 Ber. I foal! obey his will. 
 
 You muft not msruaile Helen at my courfe, 
 
 Which holds not colour with the time, nor does 
 fhe miniftration, and required office 
 On my particular. Prepar'd I was not 
 For fuch a bufinefle, therefore am I found 
 So ranch vnfciled : j his driuessaetointreateyou. 
 
 That prefcntly you takeyour way for heme. 
 
 And rather mufe then aske why I intreateyets. 
 
 For my refpedta are better then they feeme. 
 
 And my appoimments haue in them a neede 
 Greater then foewes it felfc at the firft view 
 To you that know them not. This to my mother, 
 
 Twill be two daies ere I foall fee you, fo 
 I leaue you to your wifedome. 
 
 Htl. Sir, 1 can nothing fay, 
 
 But that 1 ana your onoft obedient feruant. 
 
 Ber. Come, come, no mote of that. 
 
 Hel. And euer foall 
 
 W kh true ebferuancefeeke to eeke oat that 
 Wherein toward me my homely ftarres haue foild 
 To equall my great fortune. 
 
 Ber, Let that gee: roy baft is verie great. FanvelJ; | 
 Hie home. 
 
 Hel. Pray fir your pardon. 
 
 Ber. Well, what would you fay? 
 
 Hel. I am not worthie of the wealth I owe. 
 
 Nor d3re I fay *tis mine: and yet it is, 
 
 But like a timorous theefe, meft fains Would fteale 
 What law does vouch mine ownc. 
 
 Ber. What would you haue? 
 
 AAASomething, and fcarfe fo much: nothing indeed, 
 
 I would not tel! you what I would my Lord: Faith yes. 
 Strangers and foes do kinder, and not kifTe. 
 
 Ber. I pray you ft ay not, but in haft to horfe. 1 
 
 Hel. 1 (hail no: breake your bidding,good ray Lord; 
 Where are my other men? Monfieur.farwell. Exit 
 
 Ber. Go thou toward home, where I wil newer come I 
 Whilft I can foake my fword, or hears the drannje 1 * 
 
 Away, and for our flight. 
 
 Par, Brauely.Coragio, 
 
 <zAFtus 'Tertins. 
 
 Flourijh. Esxer the 'Duke of Florence, thuwoFrertchwen, 
 Hath a troops of Soutdiirs. j 
 
 Bnke^So that fra m point co point,now haue you heard j 
 
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 241 
 
 The fundamental] reafcns of this watte,- 
 Whole great decificn hath cnoeh bbod let forth 
 Ami snore thirftj after. 
 
 i.Lon Holyleemesthequarrell 
 Vjpan your Grace* part: blacke and fearefuli 
 Ontbeoppofer. 
 
 Duke. Therefore we merusile mach our Colin France 
 W ould m fo iuft a buflr.effe, £hut his bofomc 
 Againft our borrowing prayers. 
 
 french E. Good my Lord; 
 
 The reafons ofour ftate I cannot yeelde. 
 
 Bat like a common and an outward man. 
 
 That the great figure of a Connfaile frames, 
 
 By felfe ve.ablc motion,therefore dare not 
 Say what I thinkc of it, fince I hauc found 
 My feffe in my mcertaine grounds to faiici 
 (U often ai l gueft. 
 
 Duke. Jkithispkafure. 
 
 Fren.G. Bull am fare the yonger of our nature. 
 
 That fcufet on their eafe, will day by day 
 Come hcere for Phyficke. 
 
 'Duke. Wekome dial! they bee: 
 
 And all she honors that can fly e from vs. 
 
 Shall on them fettle: you know your places well* 
 
 When better fall, for your auailes they fell, 
 
 To morrow to'th the field. flourish. 
 
 Enter Counteffe and Cloxune. 
 
 Ccwwf.lthath happen’d all, as I would hauchad it, foue 
 chat he conies not along with her. 
 
 CD. By my troth 1 takemy young Lord to be a » e- 
 riemelanehoily man. 
 
 Ceust. By what obferuanee I pray you. 
 
 Cle Why he will looke vpponhisboote, andfing : 
 mend the Ruffe and ling, askequeftions and fing. pick* 
 his teeth, and ling: I know a man that had this tricke of 
 melancholy hold 3 goodly Msnnor for a fong. 
 
 Lad. Let me fee what he writes,and when he meaner 
 to cotne. 
 
 Clove. I haue no mtnde to Isbell fince l was at Court. 
 Our old Lings, and our Isbel^ a'th Country, are nothing’ 
 like your old Ling and your Ubels a’th Courc.-clie brains 
 ofmy Cupid’s knock'd out, and I beginne to lone, as an 
 old man loues money, withrtb Ptomacke. 
 
 Lad. What haue we heere ? 
 
 Cls. In that you haue there. exit 
 
 A Letter. 
 
 I bout font you a daughtcr-in-Laiv, (hoe hath reccucrsd the 
 King. and undone me : / haste wedded her , not bedded her , 
 andfmnseto make the not ttemail. Toufkc.U hears lane 
 runne away, know it before the report come. If there bee 
 breath enough in the world, / mil bold a long dsftance. My 
 duty to you, Tonr unfortunate fonne, 
 
 Bertram. 
 
 This is not well rafii andvnbridledbov, 
 
 T o ftye the fauours of lb good a King,» 
 
 To piuckchis indignation on thy head. 
 
 By the mifprifing of a Maide too vertuous 
 Tor the contempt of Empire. 
 
 Enter dawns. 
 
 Clow. O Madam,yonder ishcauienewcs within be* 
 iwcene twofouidiers,3nd my ycr.g Ladie. 
 
 La. What is the matter. 
 
 CSo. Nay there is Home comfort in thenev/es, Pome 
 rc-mfortyous- (bnne wiiinoeba kildfofooneasl ihoglu 
 he would. 
 
 Ext. Why fiiould he be kin d ? 
 
 Clo. So fay I Madame, if he runne away, as I hcare he 
 does, the danger is in Banding teo’t, that’s the Ioffe ot 
 men, though it be the getting of children. Heercihey 
 come will tell you more. For my part 1 onely hcare your 
 fonne was run away. 
 
 Enter Heller, and two Gentlemen. 
 
 Trench E. Sane you good Madam. 
 
 He!, Madam, iny Lord is gone, for euer gone. 
 
 French G. Do sot fay fo. 
 
 La. Thinkevpoiiparience,pr8yyou Gentlemen, 
 
 I haue felt fo many quirkes of ioy and greefe. 
 
 That the firft face of neither on the Bare 
 Carr woman me vntoo’t. Where is my fonne I pray you 
 Fren.G. Madam he’s gone to ferue the Duke ot'Ro- 
 tence. 
 
 We met him thitherward, for thence we came : 
 
 And after fome difparch in hand at Court, 
 
 Thither we bend again*. 
 
 HeL Looke on his Letter Madam,here’s my Pafport 
 
 W'htn thou cavftget the Ring upon my finger, which neutr 
 fhad come off\andfhcwmee achd.de begotten of thy bodie , 
 chat l am fat her teoyhen teiUme husband-, but in fuch a(then) 
 / write et Nettsr. ' 
 
 This is s dreadful! fentenee. 
 
 La- Brought you this Letter Gentlemen? 
 i G. 1 Madam, and forthe Contents fake arc forrle 
 for our paines. 
 
 Old La. Iprethee Ladie haue a better cheere. 
 
 If thou engrofieff, all the greefes are chine. 
 
 Thou robft me ofa moity: He was my fonne. 
 
 But I do wadi his name out of my blood, * 
 
 And thou art all my child?. Towards Florence is he ? 
 Fren.G. 1 Madam. 
 
 La, And to beafouldier. 
 
 Fren.G. Such is his noblepurpofe, and belceu’t 
 The Duke will lay vpon him all the honor 
 That good eonueniencc claimes- 
 La. Rcturne you thither. 
 
 Frrts.E. I Madam, with the fwifteft wingoffpeed. 
 
 Hsi. Till I haue no wife, I bciue noth try in France 
 Tis bitter. 14 
 
 La. Finde you that there i 
 fit/. I Madame. 
 
 F rcn.E.Tis but the boldndfe of his hand haply .which 
 is heart v#3s itot coufencing too. 
 
 Lad. Nothing in France, vntil! he haue no wife; 
 There’s nothing heere that is too good for him 
 But onely fhe, sod flie deferues a Lord 
 That twenty fuch rude boyes might tend vpon. 
 
 And caliber hourely Miftris. Who was with him ? 
 
 Fren.E. A feruant onely, and a Gentleman: which i 
 haue fomecime knowne. 
 
 La. Parolles was it not? 
 
 Tren.F . I my good Ladie, hee. 
 
 ^ La. A verie tainted fellow, and full of vdekedntffe, 
 My fonne corrupts a well deriued nature 
 With his inducement, 
 
 Fren.E. Indeed good Ladie the fellow has a deale of 
 that, too much, which holds him much to haue. 
 
 La. Y’are welcome Gentlemen, I willinireaceyou 
 when you fee roy fonne, to tdl him that his fword can 
 neuer wffne the honor that he looks: mare Ik imreatc 
 
242 jf/fr Wdl that ends V/dL 
 
 you written to bcarealong. 
 
 Tren.G. Weferue you Madam in that 2nd all your 
 worthieft affaires. 
 
 La. Not fo, but as we change otrcourtefies, 
 
 Will you draw neere? Sxit. 
 
 Hfl. TMlhaueno wife I bane nothing in France. 
 Nothing in France vntill he has no wife : 
 
 Thou (halt haue none RoffiSicn , none in France, 
 Thenhaft thou all agiine: poore Lord, is’t I 
 That chafe thee from thy Countrie, and expofc 
 Thofe tender limbes of thine, to the euent 
 Of the none*fpanng warre? And is it I, 
 
 That driue thee from the fponiue Court,where thou 
 Was't (hot at with fair® eyes, to be the marke 
 Oftmonkie Muskets ? O you leaden meffengers, 
 
 That ride vpon the violentfpeedeoffire. 
 
 Fly with falfe ayme, moue the ftill-peering aire 
 That tings with piercing, do not touch my Lord : 
 
 Who euet (hoots at him, I fet him there. 
 
 Who euer charges on his forward breft 
 1 am the Caitiffe that do hold him too't. 
 
 And though 1 kill him not, I am the caufe 
 His death was fo effedfted:Better*twere 
 I me: tbs rauine Lyon when he roat’d 
 With (harpe conftraint of hunger: better ‘twere. 
 
 That all the miferi'es which nature owes 
 
 Were mine at once. No come thou home RoffiRion, 
 
 Whence honor bur of danger winner a fcarre. 
 
 As oft it loofes all. I will be gone: 
 
 My being heere it is, that holds thee hence. 
 
 Shall I flay heere to doo't > No, no, although 
 The ayre of Paradife did fan the houfe. 
 
 And Angles o-fficki all; I will be gone. 
 
 That pittifull rumour may report my flight 
 To confolate chine earc. Come night, end day. 
 
 For with the darke(poose theefe) lie (leak sway. Sxit. 
 
 Flovrijh, Enter the Duke of Florence, R offtlicn, 
 drum and trumpet s.fotdiers,Parrolles. 
 
 Duke. The Generali of our horfe thou art,and \ve 
 Great in our hope, lay our beft loue and credence 
 V pon thy promifing fortune, 
 
 Bcr. Sir it-is 
 
 A charge too heauy for my ftrength,butyet 
 Wee! ftriue to bears it for your worthy lake. 
 
 To th'cKtreme edge of hazard 
 Duke. Then go thou forth, 
 
 $nd fortune play vpon thy profperoushelme 
 As thy aufpicious mi (his 
 Rer. T his v.ery day 
 
 Great Mars I put my fetfe into thv file, 
 
 Make me but like my thoughts, and I (ha!! proue 
 A louer of thy drumnae, hater of loue. Exeunt crimes 
 
 Eater Counteffe & Steward. 
 
 La. Aias! and would you take the letter of her: 
 Might you not know (he would do, as (he has done. 
 
 By fending me a Letter. Readcitagen. 
 
 Letter. 
 
 / am S ■ layers Pilgrim, thither gone : 
 
 Ambit iota loue hath fo t'rtme offended, 
 
 That bare-footplod l the cold ground‘irpcn 
 With fainted vow rrtyfaults to haue attended. 
 
 Write, write, thatfrom the Hoodie courficfwarre 
 My deerefl LMaJleryour dcarc forme, may hie, 
 
 ’Bleffe him at home in peace. Whilst Jfromfanv f 
 His name with zealousfiruour fanllifie : 
 
 Bis taken labours bid him me forgive: 
 
 I hie deffightfuR lunofont him forth. 
 
 From Courtly friends, with Campingfoes to Hue, 
 
 if here death and danger dogges the hecks of worth. i 
 
 He is toogood andfaire for death, andmee. 
 
 Whom l my fife embrace to fit bm-frec. 
 
 Ah what (harpe flings are inher mildeft words ? 
 Rpnaldo, you did neuer lacke aduice fo much. 
 
 As letting her psffe fo: had I (poke with her, 
 
 I could haue well diuerted her intents. 
 
 Which thus (he hath preuented. 
 
 See. Pardon me Madam, 
 
 Jf I had giuen you this it ouer-night. 
 
 She mignt hiuebeene ore-tane: and yet (he writes 
 Purfuite would be but vaine. 
 
 La. What Angell (hall 
 
 Bleffe this vnwotthyhusband, he cannot thriue, 
 
 Vnleffe her prayers, whom heauen delights to heare 
 And loue: ro grant, repreeue him from the wrath 
 Ofgreatefllufiice. Write,write Rytialdo, 
 
 To this vnworthy husband ofhis wife. 
 
 Let euerie word waighheauie ofher worth. 
 
 That he does waigh too light: my greateft greefe. 
 Though little he do feele it, fet downe (harpely. 
 Difpatch the moft conuenient meffenger, 
 
 Wnen haply he (hall heare that (he is gone. 
 
 He will teturnc, and hope 1 rosy that (hee 
 Hearing fo’much, will fpeede her foote agiine, 
 
 Led hither by pure loue: which oftbem both 
 Is deerefl to me, I haue no skill in fence 
 To make diflinflion. proulde tbisMcffengec: 
 
 My heart is heauic,and mine age is weakc, 
 
 Greefe would haue tearos, and (arrow bids me fpeske. 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 A Tucket afisrre off 
 
 Enter old Widdow of Florence, her daughter, Violent a 
 and tMariana, with other 
 Citizens. 
 
 Widdcw, “Nay come. 
 
 For if they d o 3pp roach t he Citty, 
 
 We (hall looic ail the fight, 
 
 Diana. They fay, the French Count has done 
 Moft honourable feruice. 
 mi. It is reported, 
 
 Thar he has taken their great'ft Commander, 
 
 Arid that with his owne hand he (lew 
 The Dukes brother: we haue loft our labour, 
 
 They are gone a contrarie wayebarke, 
 you may know by their Trumpets. 
 
 dietria. Come lets resume sgaine, 
 
 Andfufficeour felues with the report ofit 
 Well Diana, take heed of this French Earle? 
 
 The honor of aMaideishername, 
 
 And no Legacie is fo rich 
 As hsneftie. 
 
 Widriew I haue told my neighbour 
 How you haue beene folicittd by a Gentleman 
 H is Companion, 
 
 _ Mar 
 
Ms Well that ends Welt. 
 
 eJHana. I know tnat koaue, hanghiffr,one Yarolks, 
 
 I a filthy Officer he is in thofe fuggeftions for the young 
 Earle, beware of them Diana ; their ptomifes, entife.- 
 ments, oathes, tokens, and ill thefe engines of So ft, are 
 not the things they go vnder: many a maide hath beene 
 feduced by them, and the miferieis example, that fo 
 
 terrible (hewes in the wracke of maidcn-hood, cannot 
 
 i for all that diffwade fuccelTson,but that they are limed 
 with the twigges that threatens them. Ihopelneede 
 not to aduife you farther, but 1 hopeyour ownegrace 
 wiilkeepe you where you are, though there were no 
 further danger knowne, but the modeftie which is fo 
 loft. 
 
 Dio. Youffiallnotneedetofeareme. 
 
 Enter HeUen. 
 
 arid. I hope fo: looke here comes a pilgrim,I know 
 (he will lye at my houfe, thither they fend one another. 
 He queftion her. Godfaite you pilgrim, whether are 
 bound? 
 
 Hel. To S. laquet la grand. 
 
 Where do the Palmers lodge, I do befeech you? 
 
 WuL At the S.Franets heerebefide the Port. 
 
 Hel. Is this the way? A rnarcb afarre. 
 
 Wid. Imartie ift. Harke you, they come this way : 
 If you will tarrie holy Pilgriroe 
 But till the troopes come by, 
 
 I I will condud you where you (hall be lodg'd. 
 
 The rather for I thinke I know your hofteffe 
 As ample as my felfe. 
 
 Hel. Is it your felfe ? 
 
 Wid. If you (hall pleafefoPilgrime. 
 
 Hel. Ithankeyou, and will ftay vponyour leifure 
 Wid. you came I thinke from France} 
 
 Hel. Ididfo. 
 
 Wid. Heere you (hall fee a Countriman ofyours 
 That has done worthy feruice. 
 
 Hel. Hi* name Iprayyou? 
 
 Dia. The Count RoffilUcn : know you fuch a one? 
 f&/. But by the care that heares moll nobly of him 
 His face I know not. 
 
 ’Bit. Whatfomereheis 
 He's brauely taken hecre. He dole from Trance 
 As 'ris reported: for the King had married him 
 Againft his liking. Thinke you it is fo ? 
 
 Hel. I furely meere the truth, I know his Lady. 
 Dia. There is a Gentleman that femes the Count, 
 Reports but courfely of her. 
 
 Hel. What’s his name? 
 
 Via. Monlieur P anodes. 
 
 HeU Oh I beleeue with him. 
 
 In argument ofpraile, or to the worth 
 Of the great Count himfelfe, Ihe is too meane 
 Tohaue her name repeated, all her deferuing 
 Is a referued honeftie, and that 
 I haue not heard ex amin’d. 
 
 Dim. Alas poore Ladie, 
 
 Tis a hard bondage to become the wife 
 Of a detefting Lord. 
 
 Wid. I write good creature,wherefocre (he is. 
 
 Her hart waighes fadly: this yong maid might do her 
 A (hrewd turne iffoc pleas'd. 
 
 Hel. How do you meane ? 
 
 May be the amorous Count folicites her 
 In tne vnlawfullpurpofe. 
 
 Wid. He does indeede. 
 
 And broke* with all that can in fuch a fuitc 
 
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 Corrupt the tender honour of a Maide: 
 
 But (he is arm’d for him, and keepes her guard 
 In honefteft defence. 
 
 Drunune and Colours. 
 
 Enter fount Tidier., P anodes t and the whole A mie. 
 
 UWar. The goddes forbid elfe. 
 
 Wid. So, now they come: 
 
 That is Antbonio the Dukes eldeft Tonne, 
 
 That Efealui. 
 
 Hel. Which is the Frenchman ? 
 
 Via. Hee, 
 
 Thar with the plume, 'tis a mod gallant fellow, 
 
 I would he lou’d his wife: if he were honefter 
 He were much goodlier.Zs’t not a handfom Gentleman 
 Hel- I like him well. 
 
 Vi ’Tis pitty he is not honeftryo nds that fame knaue 
 That leades him toehefe plates-: were 1 his Ladie, 
 
 I would poifon that vileRafcalL 
 Hel. Which is he? 
 
 Bin. That lacke an-apes with fcarfes. Why is hee 
 melancholly? 
 
 Hel. Perchance he’s hurt »’th battaile. 
 
 Par. Loofe our drum? Well. 
 
 Mar, Ke’sihrewdly vex: at fomething Lockebo 
 has fpyedvs. 
 
 Wid. Marriehangyoiu 
 
 Mar. And your cutrefie, for a ring-carrier. Exit. 
 fTid. The troops is paft: Come pilgrim, I wii bring 
 you,Where you (hall hoft: Ofmioyn’d penitents 
 There’s foure or fiue, to greacS. laquet bound, 
 Alreadieatmy houfe. 
 
 Hd. I humbly tlianke you: 
 
 Pleafe it this Matron,and this gentle Maide 
 To eate with vs to night, the charge and thanking 
 Shall be for me. and to requite you further, 
 
 I will beftow fome precepts of this Virgin. 
 
 Worthy the note. _ 
 
 Both. Wee’l take your offer kindly. Exeunt' 
 
 Enter Count ’RoJJsBicn and the Frenchmen, 
 as atjirfi. 
 
 Cap.E. Nay good my Lord put him toot: leehim 
 haue his way. 
 
 Cap.G. If your Lordfhippe finds him not a raiding, 
 hold me no more in your re(pc$. 
 
 Cap.E. On my lire my Lord a babble. 
 
 Bar. Do you thinke I am lb faire 
 Deceiued lnhim. 
 
 Cap.E. Beleeue it my Lord, in mine owne direct 
 knowledge, without any malice, but to fpeake of him 
 as my kinfman, hee's a mod notable Coward, an infi¬ 
 nite and endleffe Lyar, an hourely promife-breaker,the 
 owner of no one good qualitie.vvorthy your Lordfhips 
 entertainment. 
 
 Cap G. I t were fit you knew him, lead repofing too 
 
 farre fa his vertue which he hath not, hemightat feme 
 great and truftie btilineffe, in a maine daunger, fayle 
 you. 
 
 Ber. I would I knew in what particular action to try 
 
 Cap. q. None better then to let him fetch off his 
 drurome, which you heare him fo confidently vnder- 
 taketodo. 
 
 C.E. I with a troop of Florentines wil fodainly lur- 
 X 2 orixe 
 
244 All s W'ellthat ends JVell. 
 
 prize himjiuchlwill haus whom I am fure he knowes 
 
 not from the enemiej wee will binde and hoadwlnke 
 him fo, that he (hall fuppofeno other but that he is car* 
 riedintothe Leagcr oftheaducrfaries, when webring 
 him to ourownc tents: be but your Lordfnip prefcnt 
 athis examination, lfhe do notforthcpromifeof his 
 life, and in thehigheft compulfionof bafe fcare, offer to 
 betray you, and deliuer all the intelligence in his power 
 againft you, and that with the diuine forfeite of his 
 foule vpon oath, neuer truft my judgement in aide 
 thing. 
 
 Cap.q. O for the loue of laughter, let him fetch his 
 drumme, hefayes he has a ftratagem for’t: when your 
 Lordfhip fees the bottome of this fueceffe in’r, and to 
 what mettle this coonterfeyt lump of ours will be mel¬ 
 ted ifyou giue him not Iohn drummes entettasnement, 
 your inclining cannot be remoued. Hecre he comes. 
 
 Enter Parrollet. 
 
 Cap.E. O for the loue of laughter hinder not the ho¬ 
 nor of his defigne, let him fetch off his drumme in any 
 hand. 
 
 Bcr. How now Mbnfieur?This drumme flicks fore* 
 ly in your difpofition. 
 
 Cup-6. A poxon’t.letitgOj'tisbutadrumme. 
 
 Pat. But a drumme: Iff but a drurame? A drumfo 
 loft. There was excellent command, to chargem with 
 our horfe vpon out owne wings, and to rend our owne 
 fotddiers. 
 
 Cap.Q- That was not to be blam’d in the command 
 ofcheferuice i it was a difaffer ofwarrethat Cafar him 
 felfe could not haue preuented, if he had beene there to 
 command. 
 
 Pier. Well, wee cannot greatly condemne our fuc- 
 ceffe s fome dilhonor wee had in the Ioffe of that drum, 
 but it is not to be recouered. 
 
 Pat. It might haue beene recouered* 
 
 Ber. It might, but it is not now. 
 
 Par. It is to be recouered, but that the merit of fer- 
 like is fildome attributed to the true and exact perfor¬ 
 mer, l would haue that drutnroe or another, or bscta- 
 cet. 
 
 Ber. Why if you haue a ftomacke,too*c Monfieur: if 
 you thinke your myfterie in ftracagem, can bring this 
 inftrument ofhonouragaine into his natiue quarter, be 
 magnanimious in the enterprise and go on, I wil grace 
 the attempt for a worthy exploit: if you l’peede well in 
 it, the Duke/ball bothipeakeofit, and extend ro you 
 what further becomes his grearneffe.euento the vtmoft 
 fyllablc ofyour worchinelfe. 
 
 Par. By the hand of a fouldier I will vndmake it. 
 
 Ber. But you muft not now (lumber in it. 
 
 Par. lie about it this euening, and I will prefently 
 pendowne my dilemma’s, encourage my felfe in my 
 certaintie, put my felfe into my mortall preparation 
 and by midnight looke to heare further from rip. 
 
 Her. Maylbee bold so acquaint his grace you are 
 gone about it. 
 
 Par. I know not what the fueceffe wil be my Lord, 
 bn.s the attempt I vow. 
 
 Btrr. I know th’art valiant. 
 
 And to the possibility ofthy fouldierfiup. 
 
 Will lubferibe for thee jparewell. 
 
 Par. I loue not many words. Exit 
 
 Cap.S, Nomorethena fi(h loues water. Is not this 
 
 sftiange fellow my Lord, that fo confidently feemes to 
 vndcrralce this bufmeffe, which he knowes is not to be 
 done, damnes himfelfe to do, & dares better be damnd 
 then to doo't. 
 
 Cap.C. You do not know him my Lord as we doe, 
 cet taine it is that he will fteale himfelfe into a mans fa- 
 uour, and for a weeke efcapea great deale of difeoue- 
 ries, but when you finde him out, you haue him euer af¬ 
 ter. 
 
 'Ber. Why doyou thinke he willmake nodeedc at 
 all of this that fo fericuflie heedoces addreffe himfelfe 
 vnto? 
 
 Cap.E. None in the world, but returne with an in- 
 uention, and clap vpon you two or three probable lies: 
 but we haue almoft imboft him, you (hall fee his fall to 
 night; for indeede he is not for your Lordfiiippes re- 
 fpeift. 
 
 Cap.G. Wtele make you fome fport with theToxe 
 ere v»e cafe him. He was firftfmoak’d by the old Lord 
 Lafew, when his difguife and he is parted, tell me what 
 afprat you (hall finde him, which you (hall fee this ve- 
 rie night. 
 
 Cap.£. Imuft go looke my ewigges. 
 
 He (hall be caught. 
 
 Ber Your brother he fhall go along with me. 
 
 C a p. (*• As’t pieafe yourXordfhip, lie leaueyou. 
 
 Ber. Now wil 1 lead you to the hoofe.and £hew you 
 The Laffe I fpoke of. 
 
 Cap.E. But you fay fire’s honeft. 
 
 Ber. That's all the fault: I fpoke with hirbutonce. 
 And found her wondrous cold, but I fern to her 
 
 By this fame Cos combe that we haue i’th winde 
 
 Tokens and Letters,whichfhe did refend. 
 
 And this is all 1 haue done: She’s afaire creature. 
 
 Will you go fee her? 
 
 Cap.E. With all my heart my Lord, Exeunt 
 
 Enter Heller?,and &'uMou>. 
 
 Hd. If you mifdoabt me that I am not firec, 
 
 I know not how ! fhall affure you further. 
 
 But 1 fhall ioofe the grounds I worke vpon. 
 
 It'id, Though my eftate be falne.I was well borne. 
 Nothing acquainted with thefe bufineffes. 
 
 And would not put ray reputation now 
 
 In any Raining act. 
 
 Hd. Nor would I wifir you. 
 
 Firft giue me truft, the Count he is my husband, 
 
 And what to your fworne counfaile I haue fpokeir. 
 
 Is fo from word to word: and then you cannot 
 
 By the good ay de that 1 of you (hall borrow* 
 Errcinbeftowing it. 
 
 fVid. Ifhould bektueyou. 
 
 For you haue firew’d me that which well approves 
 
 YVre great in fortune. 
 
 Hd. Take this purfe of Geld, 
 
 And Set rne buy your friendly belpe thus farce. 
 
 Which I will oner-pay, and pay agair.e 
 
 When I hauefound ir.Thc Count he woes your 
 daughter, 
 
 Layes do wne his wanton fiedge before her beautje, 
 Refoiue to carrie her: Set her in fine confent 
 
 As v/se’l dir?# her how'tisbeft to beare it: 
 
 Now his important blood will naught denie. 
 
 That fiice’l demand: a ring the Countie wcares. 
 
 That downward hath fuccecded in his houfe 
 
 From 
 
qAIPs IVellythat Ends W ell. 2 4J 
 
 Prom fonnc to fonne, fome foure ot fiue difcenss, 
 
 Since the firft father wore is. This Ring he holds 
 
 In nsaft rich choice: yet in his idlefire. 
 
 To buy his will, it would not feeme too deere. 
 
 How ere repented after. 
 
 fUid, Now I fee the bottome of your purpofe. 
 
 Hd. You fee it iswfull then, tt is no more, 
 
 Bat that your daughter ere flie feemes as wonne, 
 
 Defires this Ring; appoints him an encounter; 
 
 In fine, deiiuers me to fill the time, 
 
 Her felfe mofl chafliy abfetn. after 
 
 To marry her, lie adde three thoufand Ctownes 
 
 To what is paft already. 
 
 ITid. Ihaue yeelded. 
 
 Inftrucl my daughter how fire fhall perfeuer. 
 
 That time and place wkh this deceitc lo lawfull 
 
 May protie coherent. Euery night he comes 
 
 With Mufickes of all forts.and fongs compos'd 
 
 To her xnworthineffe : It nothing ftseds vs 
 
 T o chide him from our eeues, for he perhfts 
 
 As tfhis life lay on't. 
 
 Hel. Why then to night 
 
 Let vs affay our plot, which if it fpeed. 
 
 Is wicked meaning in a lawfull deede j 
 
 And lawfull meaning in a lawfull ad, 
 
 Where both not Gnne, and yet a finfull fad. 
 
 But let's about it. 
 
 before ic, and of his creatures, not daring the reports of 
 
 my tongue. 
 
 Lo.E. This is the firft truth that ere thine own tongue 
 was guiltie of. 
 
 Far. What the ditidl fhould moue rrree to vndertake 
 the rccouerie ofthis drumme, being not ignorant of the 
 impoffibility, and knowing I had no fuch purpofe ? 1 
 muft giue my felfe feme hurts, and lay I got them in ex. 
 ploit; yet flight ones will not carrie it. They will fay, 
 came you off with fo little t And great ones ! dare not 
 giue, wherefore what’s the infiance. Tongue, I muft put 
 you into a Sutter-womans mouth, and buy my felfe ano- 1 
 chet of 'Baiaxatht Mule, if you prattle mee into thefe I 
 perilles. 
 
 Le.E. Is it poffible he fhould know what hee is, and 
 be that he is j 
 
 Par. 1 would the cutting of my garments wold ferue 
 the tume, or the breaking of my Spanifh fword, 
 
 Lo. E. We cannot affoord you fo. 
 
 Par. Or the baring ofmy beard, and to fay it was in 
 ftratagem. 
 
 Lo. E. 'Twould not do. 1 
 
 Par. Or to drownt my doathss, and fay I was ftript. 
 
 Lo. E. Hardly ferue. 
 
 Par Though I fwoiel leapt from the window of the 
 Citadel!. 
 
 Lo.b. How deepe i j 
 
 Par. Thirty fa dome. J 
 
 Lo.b. Three great oathes would fcarfe make that be 
 bekeued. 
 
 far 1 would 1 had any drumme of the enemies, l 1 
 would fwearc 1 recoiier'd it. 
 
 Lo. E. 1 You fhall heare one anon. 
 
 Par. A drarnme now of the enemies. 
 
 Alarum wtihtn. 
 
 Lo E. Thr oca movoufeu, cargo,cargo, carpo. 
 
 AH. Car go,cargoes or go , villitmda par corbo, cargo. 
 
 Par. O tanfome,ranfome. 
 
 Do not hide mine eyes. j 
 
 Inter. Boifcc) thrcmetldo bosses. 
 
 Par 1 know you are the Mtaker. Regiment, 
 
 And 1 ft; all loofe my life for want of language. 
 
 If there be heere German or Dane, Low Dutch, 
 
 Italian,or French,let him fpeake to me, 
 
 lie difeouer that, which (hal vndo the Florentine. 
 
 fnt Bosket vanvado, 1 vnderftand thee, ran fpeake 
 thy tongue ; Kerelybemc fir, betake thee so thy faith, for I 
 feuemecnc ponyards are at thy boiome. 
 
 Par. Oh. 
 
 Inter. Oh pray, pray, pray, 
 
 Otfaaka i cleaned dulche, 
 
 Lo.E. OfcorbidnUhot volettorcc. 
 int. The Generali is content to fpart cheeyef, j 
 
 And hoodwinkt as thou art, will leadetheeon 
 
 To gather from thee. Hgply thou imyfUnfotme J 
 
 Something to f«ue thy life. 
 
 Par. O let m« liue, I 
 
 And all she fecrets ©four canape lie fiiew. 
 
 Their force, their purpofe*: Nay, lie fpeake that. 
 
 Which you will wonder at. 
 
 Inter. But will thou faithfully ? 
 
 Par If I do not, uaenne me. 
 
 Inter. A cor do Lutes, 1 
 
 Come on, thou are granted fpsce. Exit 
 
 A [hart Alarumevithin. 
 
 Xl Lo.E | 
 
 <*y{ Hus Quart us. 
 
 &iter me eft he Frenchmen, wish fine or fixe other 
 fottldters m ambtefh . 
 
 x.Lcrd £.He can come no other way but by this hedge 
 corner : when you fallie vpon him, fpeake what terrible 
 Languageyou will; though you vnderftand it not your 
 felucs. no matter; for we muftnot feeme to vnderftand 
 him, vnlefle feme one among vs, whom wee muft pro* 
 duce for an Interpreter. 
 
 i .Sol. Good Captame, let me be th'Interpreiet. 
 
 Lot. E. Art uot acquainted with him ? knowes he nos 
 thy voice? 
 
 i .Sol. No fir I Warrant you. 
 
 bo. E. But wbat linfie wolfy haft thou to fpsake to vs 
 againe- 
 
 t Sol. E n fuch as you fptske to me. 
 
 lab. He muft thinke vs fome band of (Grangers, 1'th 
 aducrfarics entertainment. Now he hath a fmacke of ail 
 neighbouring Languages; cherefore we muff euery one 
 be a man ofbis owne fancie, not to know what we (peak 
 one to another; fo we feeme to know,is to know flr&ight 
 our purpofe; Choughs language, gabble enough, and 
 good enough. A» for you interpreter, you muft feeme 
 very politicke. But couchhoa, heere hee comes, to be¬ 
 guile two houres in a (kepe,and then to resume & fwear 
 the lie* he forges. 
 
 Enter Parr diet. 
 
 far Ten a clocks a W ithin chefe three houres ’twill 
 be time enough to goehomc What fhall I lay I haue 
 done ? Itmuft bee a very pleufiue inusntion that carries 
 it. 'They beginneto fmoake mce, and d'ifgraee9 haueof 
 late, knock'd too often at my doors; I finds my tongue 
 is tee foole-hardis, but my heart bath the fisare ol Mats 
 
24 6 Well that ends Well. 
 
 ' L.E. Co tell theCount RoJJilUon and my brother. 
 We haue caught the woodcocke, and will fceepehim 
 Till wedoheate from them. (siufled 
 
 Sol- CapcaineJ will. 
 
 L.E. A will betray vs all vntootir felues, 
 
 Informe oo that. 
 
 Sol. So 1 will fir. 
 
 L.E. Till then lie keepehim darkeand fafely lockt. 
 
 Exit 
 
 Enter Bertram , and the Maide catted 
 
 Diana. 
 
 Ber. They told me that your name was Fentjhett. 
 
 Dia. No my good Lord, Diana. 
 
 Ber. Titled GoddefTe, 
 
 And worth it with addition : but faire foule, 
 
 In your fine frame hath loue no qualitie? 
 
 1 f the qui eke fire of youth light not your minde, 
 
 You are no Maiden but a monument 
 
 When you are dead you fhotild be fuch a one 
 
 At you are now: for you are cold and fterne, 
 
 And now you (hould be at your mother was 
 
 When your fweetfelfe tv is got. 
 
 Dia. She then was honeft, 
 
 Ber. So fhould you be. 
 
 'Dia. No: 
 
 My mother did but dutie, fuih(my Lord) 
 
 As you owe to your wife, 
 
 Ber. No more a'that: 
 
 I prethec do not (Iriue againft my vowes t 
 
 I was compdl'd to her, but 1 loue thee 
 
 By loues owne fweet conftramt, and will for euer 
 
 Do thee all fights of feruice. 
 
 Dia. 1 fo you feruevs 
 
 Till we ferue you: But when youhyueous Rofes, 
 Youbarely leauc our themes to prickeour felues. 
 
 And tnoeke vs with our baronefie, 
 
 Ber. Howhaue I fworne. 
 
 Die. Tisnot th« many oathes that makes the truth 
 But the plaint fingle vow, chads vow’d true: 
 
 What isnot holie, that we fweare not by, 
 
 But take the high ft to witneife: then pray you tell me. 
 
 If I fhonld fweare by loues great attribute?, 
 
 1 lou’d you deerely, would you beleeue my oathes, 
 
 When 1 did loue you ill ? This ha’s no holding 
 
 To fweare by him whom 1 proceft toloue 
 
 That I willsvorke againft him. There lore your oathes 
 
 Are words and poore conditions, but vnfeal’d 
 
 At left in my opinion. 
 
 “Ber. Change it, change it: 
 
 Be not fo holy crucil: Loue is holie, 
 
 And my integritiene're,kncw thtcrafrs 
 
 That you do charge men with : Stand nomore ofFj 
 
 But giue thy fclfe vmomy fickede fires, 
 
 Who thenrecouers. Say thou art mine, and cuer 
 
 My loue as it begwncs, (hell foperfeuer. 
 
 JHeul ice that men make sopds in fuch a fcarre, 
 
 That wee'l forfake our felues. Giur me that Ring. 
 
 '£jr. ] !e lend it thee my deerej but hauc no power 
 
 To gitie it frorrtrne. 
 
 Dia. Will you not my Lord f 
 
 Ber. It isan honour longing toour houfe. 
 
 Bequeathed dotvne from made Anceftors, 
 
 Which were the greatoft obbquic i’th wbrld, 
 Inmetoloofe. 
 
 Dean. Mine Honors fifth a Ring, 
 
 My chaftities thftlewell of our houfe. 
 
 Bequeathed downe from many Anceftors, 
 
 Which were the greoteft obloquie i*th world, 
 
 In mee to loofe. Thus your awne proper wifedome 
 Brings in the Champion honor on my part, 
 
 Againft your va ine aflault. 
 
 Ber. Heere, cake my Ring, 
 
 My houfe, mine honor, yea my life be thine, 
 
 And lie be bid by thee. 
 
 Dia, When midnight comes,?tDoeke at my cham¬ 
 ber window : 
 
 lie order take, my mother fhall not hcare. 
 
 Now will I charge you in the band oftrsth. 
 
 When you hsue conquer’d my yet maiden-bed, 
 
 H emaine th ere but an houre, nor fpeake to mee: 
 
 My reafons are moil ftrong, and you (hall know them. 
 When backe againe this Ring (hail be deliuer’d ; 
 
 And on your finger in the night, lie put 
 
 Another Ring, that w hat io tines proceeds, 
 
 M iy token to the future, our povf deeds. 
 
 Adieu till then, then faile not; you haue wonne 
 
 A wife of me, though there my hope be done. 
 
 'Ber. A heauen on earth I haue won by wooing thee. 
 
 2 >t.Fo. which.lme long to thank both heauen & me, 
 You may fointheend. 
 
 , My mother cold me iuft how he would woo, 
 
 As if/he fate in’sheart. She fayes, ail men 
 
 Haue the like oathes': He had fwornc to r»arnc me 
 
 When his wife’s dead : therfote He lye with him 
 
 When I am buried. Since Frenchmen are fo braide 
 
 Marry that will, ] liue and die a Maid: 
 
 Onely in this diiguife, 1 think*! no finne, 
 
 To cofen him that would vniuiliy vvinne. £ x n 
 
 Enter the two Trench Captamet, and fame two or three 
 Souldjcurt. 
 
 You haue noc giuen him his mothers letter. 
 
 ” I haue deiru’rcd it an hours fince .these is fotn 
 thing in trim (lings Ids nature t for on the reading it, 
 he chsng d almoft into another man. 
 
 Cep.C. Hehasrouch worthy blame laid vponhim, 
 for fluking off fo good a wife, and fo fweet a Lady. 
 
 Cap.E, -Especially, hec hath incurred the cuerlafiirig 
 difplcafutecfthe King, who hadeuen tun’d his bounty 
 to ling happintfife to him, I will tci! you a thing, but 
 you fhall let it dwell darkly with you. 
 
 Cap.G. When you haue fpoken it tis dead,and I am 
 the graueofit. 
 
 Cap.E. Hre hathperuerted a young Gentlewoman 
 heere in Florence, ofa moft chafte renown, & this night 
 he flefheshis will in thefpoyle of her honour; hee hath 
 giuen her his monumentall Ring, andthinkes himfelfe 
 made in the vnchafbrompofition. 
 
 Cap.G. Now God delay eur rebellion asweacccut 
 (clues, what things ate we. 
 
 Cap.E. MeetelyoUrowr.etraitours . Andasinthe 
 common courfe of all treafons, we dill fee them re jeale 
 themfelnes, till they atcaine to their abhor r'dencis : fo 
 he that in thisa&ioncontriues againft his owne Nobi¬ 
 lity in his proper flrearne, ore-floweshimfelfe 
 
 Cap.G. Isitnotmeantdanuiablcin.vs, tobeTrum- 
 peters of our voiaWfull intents? We fhall not then haue 
 hiscompanyro night ? 
 
 Ctp.E. Noctill after midnight; for hee is dieted to 
 
 his houre 
 
 Cap G. fhat approaches space: I would gladlyhau ? 
 Mm (ee his company anarhomiz d, that hee might take 
 
All s iVell that ends WdL 
 
 £47 
 
 a meafure ofhis owns iudgensentVJvheretn To curioufly 
 
 is had fee this counterfeit.'' 
 
 Cap.S. We will naemeddkwIthhimtUlhe cofne; 
 for his prefence mu ft be the whip of the other. 
 
 Cap.C* In the roeane time, what hears you of thsfe 
 Warm? 
 
 Cep.E. I heare there is an auemire of peace. 
 fap.G. N*y,l affure you a peace concluded. 
 
 Cap.E. What will Count Rcflttim do then ? Will be 
 rrauallc higher, or returne againe into France ? 
 
 Cap'G. I pcrcetue by this demand, you are not alto¬ 
 gether ofhis councell. 
 
 Cap.l. Let it be forbid hr, fo fhould 1 bee a great 
 deals ofhis aft. 
 
 Cap G. Sir, his wife Come two months fincefledde 
 from his houfe.her pretence is a pilgrimage to Saint 1 4- 
 qtuslc grand; which holy vndertaking, withmoftau- 
 ftere (anftrmonic fhe aecomphftit : and there refiding, 
 the tendemefie of her Nature, became as a prey tohet 
 greefe: in fine,made a groane of her laft breath, & now 
 (he fings in hcaoen- 
 
 Cap.E. How is this lufiified ? 
 
 Cap G. TheftTongcrpartofit by hero wne I erters, 
 which makes her ftorie true, euen tothepoynt of bet 
 death: her death it felfe, which could not be her office 
 to fay,is come : was faithfully confirm'd by the Reftor 
 of the place. 
 
 Cap.E. Hath the Count all this intelligence ? 
 
 Cap.G* I, and the particular confirmations , point 
 from point, to the full arming of the verinc 
 
 £ap.E. I am heartily fornethat bee 1 bee gladdeof 
 this. 
 
 Cap Cj. Hew mightily fometimes.we make vs com¬ 
 forts of our Ioffes. 
 
 Cap.£. And how mightily fome other times, wee 
 drowne our gaine in leares , the great dtgnitie that his 
 valour hath here acquir'd for him, fhall at home be en- 
 countred with a fhame as ample. 
 
 Cap.G. The webbe of our life.is of a mingled yarne, 
 good and til together : our venues would bee proud, if 
 our faults whips them not, an J our crimes would dif- 
 paue :f they were not cherifh'd by our vetiues. 
 
 Enter a Trlefjenger. 
 
 How now? Where’s your matter ? 
 
 Ser. He met the Duke in the ttreet fir, of whom hte 
 hath raken afolemne Issue : his Lordfhippe will next 
 morning for France. The Duke hath offered him Let¬ 
 ters of commendations to the King. 
 
 Cap.E. They (hall bee no more then need full there, 
 if they were more then they can commend. 
 
 Enter Count 'RcJJiRicn. 
 
 Ser. They cannot be too fwcete for the Kings rart- 
 neffe,heere’s his Lordfhip now. How now my l.ord, 
 i’ftnot after midnight i 
 
 Bor. lhaue tonight difpatchd fixteene bufinefTcs, a 
 moneths length a peeee, by anabftraft of fucceffc : ! 
 haue congied wich the Duke, done my adieu with Ins 
 neereft; buried a wife,mourn'd for her, writ to my La- 
 die mother, I am returning, entertain’d my Conuoy, 8t 
 betweene thefe maine parcels of difpatch, affefted ma¬ 
 ny nicer needs: the Latt was the greateft,but that 1 haue 
 not ended yet. 
 
 Cap.E. lfthebufineffebccof any difficulty, and this 
 morning your departure hence, it requires haft of your 
 
 
 Let dfhip. 
 
 Ber. Imeanethebufindfeisnot ended, as feuring 
 to heare of it hereafter: but (hall we haue this dialogue 
 betweene the Fooleand theSoldiour. Come, bring 
 forth this caunterfet module, ha’s deceiu'd mee, like a 
 double-meaning Prophefler. 
 
 Cap.E. Bring nim forth, ha's fate i’th ftockes all night 
 pocrc gallant knaue. 
 
 Bar. No matter, his lieeles haue defem'd it, in vfur- 
 ping his fpurres fo long. How docs he carry himfeife? 
 
 Cap.E. I haue told your Lordfhip alreadie s The 
 ftockes carriehim. Butto arvfweryouas you would be 
 vnderftood, hee weepes like a wench that had (bed her 
 milke, he hath confeft himfeife to Morgan , whom hee 
 fuppofes to be a Friar, fro the time ofhi> remembrance 
 to this very inftam difafter of his fetting i'th ftockes: 
 and what thinkc you he hath confeft ? 
 
 Her. Nothing of me, ba’s a ? 
 
 Cap.E. His confeffion is taken, and fa fhall bee read 
 to his face, if your Lordfhippe be in't, as 1 beleeue you 
 are, you muft haue the patience to heare it. 
 
 Enter ParoSei with bis Interpreter 
 Ber. A plague vpon him.muffdd.-hecan fay nothing 
 of me: hufh.hufh. 
 
 Cap.G. Hood man conics Portctarlarejf&. 
 
 Inter. He calles for the tortures, what will you fsy 
 without em. 
 
 Par. I will confcffe what I know without eonftramt. 
 
 If ye pinch roe like a Pafty, I can fay no mote, 
 
 Int . Baikp ^httnurcho. 
 
 Cap. Bobhbtndo cbsCwrmtSTcn. 
 
 Int. You area mercifull Generali •• Out Generali 
 bids you anfwer to what I (hall aske you out of a Note. 
 Par. And truly,as 1 hope to hue 
 /rr.Firft demand of him, how many horfe the Duke 
 isftrong What fay you to that? 
 
 Par Fiue or fixe thoufand, but very weake and vtv- 
 feunceable : thetroopes are all fcattered.and theCom- 
 manders verie poore rogues, vpon my reputation and 
 credit, and as 1 hope co hue. 
 
 /*!/. Shall I fet dcrwne your anfwer fo t 
 Par. Do, Be take the Sacrament on't,bow & which 
 way you will lallsoncto him. 
 
 Her. Whsta paft-fauing flaoe is this ? 
 
 Cap.G Y’are dcceiu’dmy Lord, this Is Mounficur 
 Parra tin the gallant militanft, that was his owne phrafe 
 that had the whole theoricke of warre in the knot of his 
 fcarfe, and the praftife in the chape ofhis dagger 
 
 Cap E. I will neuer trufta man againe, for keeping 
 his fword deane, nor beleeurhecanhaue euetie thing 
 in him, by wearing his appartell neatly. 
 
 Int. Well, that’s fee downe 
 Par. Fiue or fix thoufand horfe I fed, I will fay true, 
 or thereabouts fee do wne, for He fpeake truth. 
 
 Cap G He’s very neere the truth in this. 
 
 Ber. Bin I con him no thankes fer't in the nature he-J 
 delivers ic. 
 
 Par. Poore toques, I pray you fsy, 
 
 Int. Well,that s fetdowne. 
 
 Par. I humbly thanke you fix, a truth s a truth, the 
 Rogues aremaruailous poors- 
 
 Inierp. Denrtaund of him of what ftrength they area 
 foot. What fay you to that ? 
 
 Par By my troth fir, if 1 were to hue this prefent 
 haute. I will tell true. Let me fee, Spuria 2 hundred# 
 
 dftie 
 
24§ iffifir V/elitbat ends Well. 
 
 httie, Set Apia* io many, Ccraxibrn fo many. Lapses fc> 
 many: Gusli ion, C e fa e , Lodawicgg, and Cwj, two him- 
 drtdfiftie each: Mine owne Company. Chitapher, Van- 
 tusni.'Bentiy, two hundred fi&je each; fo that the mufter 
 file, rotten and found, vppoo ir.y life amounts not to fif- 
 tsenethoufandpole, haife of the which, dare not fhske 
 the fnow from off these Caffock«,leaStliey (hake them- 
 felues to peaces. 
 
 "Her. WhatfhaLibecJonecohim. 
 
 Cap.G. Nothing, buc let him haue thankes. Demand 
 of him my condition : and what cteditel Haue with the 
 Duke. 
 
 Int. Well that’s fet downe ; you fhall detmund of 
 biro, whethei one CapiaiDeD«sM«re beei’sh Campe, a 
 frenchman: v-hat his reputation is with the Duke, what 
 bis v alour, honeffie, snu expertneffe in warres; or whe¬ 
 ther he thinkes it were not pofiible with well.waightng 
 fummes of gold to corrupt him to a reuolr.What fay you 
 to this? What do you know of it ? 
 
 Past. I befeech you let me anfwer to the particular of 
 the iatergatorics. Demand them fingly. 
 
 Int, Do you know this Captaine 'iJutvaine ? 
 
 Par. I know him,a was s Botchers Prenti~.e in Parts, 
 from whence he was whipt for getting theShrieues fool 
 withchiide, a dumbe innocent that could not fay him 
 nay. 
 
 Per. Nay, by your leaue hold your hands, though I 
 know his braincs are fotfeite to the next tile that fais. 
 
 fat. W ell, is this Cap wine in the Duke of Florences 
 canape ? 
 
 Par. Vpen my knowledge he is, and lowtie. 
 
 Cap.G. Nay iooke not fo vpon roe : we (hall heare of 
 your Lord anon. 
 
 Ins. What is his reputation with the Duke ? 
 
 Par. The Duke kno wes him for no other,but a pocre 
 Officer of mine, and writ io nice this other day, to turrsc 
 him out a’thband. I thinke I haue his Letter in my poc . 
 kec. 
 
 Ins. Marry we'll fearch. 
 
 Par. In good fadneffe I do not know, either it is there, 
 or it is vpon a file with the Dukes other Letters, in my 
 Tent, 
 
 Phs. Heeie’tis, heere's a paper,fhall I reade it to you? 
 
 Far. I do not know if it be tt or no, 
 
 Ber. Our Interpreter do’s it well. 
 
 Cap.G, Excellently, 
 
 hit. Dianjbe Connss a fcole,andfull of gold. 
 
 par. That is not the Dukes letter fir : thatisanad- 
 uertifement to a proper maide inFlorence, one Diana, to 
 take heede of the allurement of one Count Rojfdltou , a 
 fool dh idle boy :buc for all that very mtiih. J prayyou. 
 la put it vp agalne. 
 
 /»/. Nay, lie reade it firfl by your fauour, 
 
 Pat, My meaning in’t 1 proteA was very bontA in the 
 behaife of the maid: for 1 knew the young Count to be a 
 dangerous and lafeiuious boy, who is a whale to Virgi¬ 
 nity, and deuours vp all the fry it finds. 
 
 Per. Damnable boch-fides.rogue. 
 
 Ini.Let. fVhenbefwearts aaihes,bidbitr> deep told, and 
 take it : 
 
 sifter hefetrres,he neuer popes the /core : 
 
 Ha!ft won is match well made match arid-mil make it. 
 
 He tterepipes after■ debts, take it before, 
 siadfay a fouldter (Dian) told thee this ; 
 
 Min are to mtlltoitb, bojis are not to kit. 
 
 Fen- count of this, the Counts a Poole I knot' it, 
 
 ho popes before, but not when he dees owe it. 
 
 Thine as he vow'd to thee in thine care. 
 
 Par dies. 
 
 "Ber. He fhall be whipt through the Aimie with this 
 
 lime in’s forehead. 
 
 Cap.E. This is your deuoted friend fir, the manifold 
 Linguift, and the army-potent fouldier 
 
 Ber. I could endure any thing before but 3 Car, and 
 now he’s a Cat to me. 
 
 Ini. X perceiue fir by your Generals lcekcs, wee fh&il 
 
 be fisir.e to hang you. 
 
 Par. My life fir in any cafe: Noe that 1 em afraide to 
 dye, but char my offences beeing many, I would repent 
 out the remainder of Nature. Let me liue fir in adur.ge- 
 on , i’tb flockes.cr any where, fo I may liue. 
 
 Int. VVee’le fee w hat may bee done , fo you confe/Te 
 freely; therefore once mere to this Captaine Dunsautc: 
 you haue anfwcr’d to his reparation with the Duke, and 
 to hit valour. What is his honefiie ? 
 
 Par. He will ftealefiran Eggeouc ofa CloiAer: for 
 rapes and rauifhments he patalels Nejfm. Hce profefles 
 not keeping ofoaths, in breaking em he is Wronger then 
 Hercules. He will lye fir, with fuch voiubtIitie,that you 
 would thinke truth were a foole: drunkennefie is his beA 
 vertne, for he will be iwine-dtunkc, 3 nd in his fleepe he 
 does little harme , ftue to his bed-cloathes about him : 
 but they know his conditions, and lay him in Araw. I 
 haue but little more to fay fir of his honeAy, he ha's eue- 
 rie thing that an l.oneA rnatifiiould not haue; what an 
 horteft man fhould haue, he has nothing. 
 
 Cap.G. 1 begin to loue him for this. 
 
 Ber, For this defeription of thine honeAie ? A por. 
 vpon him for me, he’s more and more a Cat. 
 
 fat. What fay you to his expertndTc in warte? 
 
 Per. Faith fir, ha’s led the drurtime before the Eng- 
 lifh Tragedians: to bely e him 1 will not, and more of his 
 fouldierfiiip ! know nor,except in that Country, he had 
 the honour to be theOfficer at a place there called Milt, 
 end, to infiiu<3 for the doubling offiles, 1 would doe the 
 man what honour I can, but of this I am not certaine. 
 
 Cap.G. Hehathouc-viiiain’dvillaniefofarrc,shstthe 
 raritie redeemes him. 
 
 'Bet . A pox on him,he’s a Cat Ajll. 
 hit. His qualities boing at this poore price, I needs 
 not to arkeyou, ifGold will corrupt him to reuolt. 
 
 Par. Sir, for a Cardceue he will fell the fee-fimple of 
 his faluation, the inheritance of it, and cut th’inraiie from 
 all remainders, and a perpetual! fuccefsion for it perpe¬ 
 tually, 
 
 bit. What’s his Brother, the oih«r Captain BDutnaitt ? 
 
 Cap.P. Whydo’sheaskehimcfme? 
 
 Int. What’s he? 
 
 Par. E'ne a Crow a’th fame nefi : not altogether fc 
 great as the fir A in goodnefie, but greater 3 great deale in 
 euiil. He excels his Brother for a co ward,yet his Brother 
 is reputed one of the beft that is. In a retreate hec our-* 
 runnes any Lackey; marrte in cotnming on, bee ha’s the 
 Crampe, 
 
 Int. Ifyour life be faued.will you vndertake to betray 
 the Florentine. 
 
 Par. 1, and the Captains of his horfe .Count Refill ion. 
 
 Int, Jie whifper with the Generali, and knowe his 
 pleafure. 
 
 Par. Her, 0 more drumming, a plague ofall drummes, 
 onely to feeme to deleruc well,and to beguile the fuppo- 
 
 ficion 
 
<iA ll sWell/hat Ends Well. 2^1 
 
 fitton of that Isfciuious yongboy the Ceunc,haue 1 run 
 into this danger: yet who would Katie fufpeeled an sra- 
 bttfli where 1 was taker ? 
 
 Inc. There is no remedy fir, but you rauft dye : the 
 Generali (ayes, you that haue fo tranoroufly difeouerd 
 the ferrets ofyour army, and made fjch peftifferous re¬ 
 ports of men very nobly held, can ferue the world for 
 no honeft vfe ; thereforeyou rauft dye. Comeheadef- 
 tnan, off with his head. 
 
 Per. O Lord fir kt.roe!iue,or let me fee my death. 
 
 Ittt, That fhall you, and take your leaue of ail your 
 friends: 
 
 So, looke about you, know you any hecre ? 
 
 Ceunt. Good morrow noble Captaine 
 
 Le.E. GodblefTeyou Captaine Parella. 
 
 Cap.G. God faue you noble Cspiatne. 
 
 Le.E. Captain, what greetingwiii you to my Lord 
 Lefervl 1 am for France. 
 
 Cap.G. Good Captaine will you giue me a.Copy of 
 thefonnet you writ to Diana in behalfe of the Count 
 Rejfifiip' j,and I werenot a verieCoward, Idecompcll 
 tt of you, but far you well Exeunt. 
 
 Int You arevndone Captaine all but your fcarfe, 
 that has» knot on'tyet. 
 
 far. Who cannot be crufK'd with a plot ? 
 
 Infer. If you could finde outs Countrie where but 
 women were that had receiuedfo much (lame, you 
 might begin an impudent Nation. Fsreyce wellfir, l 
 zsn for France too, we fhall fpeake of you thete. Exit 
 
 Par. Yet am I thankfull: ifmy heart were great 
 ’Twould burfi at this: Captaine He be nomore, 
 
 But 1 will eate, and drinke, and fleepe as foft 
 
 As Captaine fhall. Simply the thing I am 
 
 Shall make me Hue: who knowes himfelfe a braggart 
 
 Let him feare this; for it will come to paffe, 
 
 That euery braggart fhall be found an Afl*. 
 Ru(lfword,cooleblu(he$, and ParreHet liue 
 
 Safeft in fname: being fool’d,by fool'rie thriue; 
 
 There’s place and meanes for euery man aliuc. 
 
 Ik after them Exit. 
 
 And helper to a husband. But O ftrange men, 
 
 That can fuch {Wee vfe make of what they hate, 
 
 When faweie trufrirg of the cofin’d thoughts 
 
 Defiles the pitchy night, fo luft doth play 
 
 Witn what it loathes, for that which is away, 
 
 But more ofthts hcereafter: you Thm&, 
 
 Vnder my poors infr rudlions yet mttft fuSer 
 
 Something in my behalfe. 
 
 Dia. Let death and honcfric 
 
 Go with your impofitions, I am yours 
 
 Vpon your will to fuffer, 
 
 Hel. Yeti pray you; 
 
 But with the word the time will bring on flimsier. 
 
 When Briars (ball haue feaues ®s well as shemee. 
 
 And be as fweetasfbsrpe: wemuftaway, 
 
 Out Wagon is prepar’d, and time reuiues vs, 
 
 All’s well that ends well, frill the fines the Crowne; 
 What ere the courfe, the end is the renowne. Exeunt 
 
 Enter CLsrne.^ eld Lady, end La foot. 
 
 Laf. No, no, no, your forme was mifred with a (nipt 
 uffata fellow there, whofe viilanoui fafrron wold haue 
 made all the vnbak’d and dewy youth of a nation in his 
 colour : your daughter-in-law had beenealiueat this 
 houre, and your forme heere a: home, more aduane"d 
 by the King, then by that red-tail’d humble Bee I fpeak 
 "of 
 
 La. 1 would 1 had not knowne him, it was the death 
 ofthemeftvertuous gentlewoman, thateuer Nature 
 had praife for creating. If /he had pertaken of my fis/h 
 andcoftmec the decreft groanesof a mother, I could 
 not haue owed her a more rooted loue. 
 
 laf Twasa goodLady,'twasa goodLady. Wee 
 may pieke a thoufand faliets ere wee light on fuch ano¬ 
 ther hcarbe. 
 
 Cl». Indeed fir /lie was the fweete Margerom of the 
 fallec, ot rathei the hearbe of grace. 
 
 Laf. They arc not hearbes you knaue,they are nofr- 
 hearbes. 
 
 Ciovene I am no great Uab*chtdrttz,*r fir, I haue not 
 much skill in grace. 
 
 Laf. Whether doeR thou prefefle thy felfe, a knauc 
 or a foole? 
 
 Cle. A foole fir at a womans feruiee, and aknaueat a 
 mans. 
 
 Laf, Your difrimfrion. 
 
 Clo. I would ccufen the man ofhis wife, and do his 
 feruiee. 
 
 Laf. So you were a knaue at his feruiee indeed. 
 
 CL. And 1 would giue his wife my bauble fir to doe 
 her feruiee. 
 
 Laf. 1 will fubfaibefor thee, thou art both knaue 
 and foole 
 
 Cie. At your feruiee. 
 
 Laf. No,no,no 
 
 C!o. Why fir, iflcannot fetus you,I canferue as 
 great a prince as you are. 
 
 Laf. Whofe that,a Frenchman? 
 
 Cle. Faith fir a has an Engli/hmaine, buthisfifno- 
 rrdeis more hotter in France then there. 
 
 Laf. What prince is that? 
 
 Cle The blacke prince fir, alia* the prince efdarke- 
 neffe, alias the diuell. 
 
 Laf. Hold thee there’s my purfe.I giue thee not this 
 tofuggeft thee from thy mafter thou tslk’ftoff, ferae 
 him Rill, 
 
 Claw 
 
 Enter Ilellen , H'iddow^/otd Diana . 
 
 Hel. That you may well perceiue I haue not 
 wrong'd you. 
 
 One of the greateft in the Chriflian world 
 
 Shallbs my furetie : for wbofe throne Yu needfull 
 
 Ere I can perfeft mine intents, to knccle 
 
 Time was, I did him a defired office 
 
 Deere almoft as his life, which gratitude 
 
 Through flinrie T artars bofome would peepe forth) 
 
 And anfwet thankes, 1 duly am inform'd, 
 
 His grace is at THeraiU, to which place 
 
 We Haue conuenient conuoy : you tnuft know 
 
 I am fuppofed dead, the Army breaking, 
 
 My husbandhieshim home, where htauen ay ding, 
 
 And by the leaue of ray good Lord the King, 
 
 Wee’l be before our welcome 
 
 K'uj. Gentle Madam, 
 
 You neuer had a feruant to whofe truft 
 
 Yourbufincs was mote welcont*. 
 
 Hit. Nor your Miftria 
 
 Eucr a friend, whofe thoughts more truly labour 
 
 To tecompence your loue: Doubt not but hesuen 
 
 Hath brought roe vp to be your daughters dower,' 
 
 ’As it hath fated her to be my raotiue 
 
Ill 
 
 Alts Well that ends Well. 
 
 Clo. I am a woodland fellow fir, that alwaies loued 
 a great fire, and the matter I fpeakof euer keeps a good 
 fire, but face he is the Prince of the world, let his No¬ 
 biline remains in’s Court. I am for the honfe with the 
 narrow gate, which I take to be too little for pompeco 
 enter: fome that humble themfelues may, but the ma¬ 
 nic will be too chill and tender, and theylebec for the 
 fiowrie way that leads to the bread gate, and the great 
 fire. 
 
 Laf Go thy waies, 1 begin to bee a wearic of thee, 
 and I tell thee fo before, becaufe I would not fall out 
 with thee. Go thy wayes, let ray borfesbewel look’d 
 too without anytrickes. 
 
 Clo. If 1 put any trickes vpen em fir, they fhall bee 
 lades trickes, which are their owne right by the law of 
 Nature. t vi.- 
 
 Uf, A fhrewd knaue and an vnhappie. 
 
 Lady. So a in. My Lord that’s gone made himfelfe 
 much fpcu out of him, by his authorise hesremaints 
 heerc, which he thinkes is a pattent for his faweineffe, 
 and indeede he has no pace, but runnes where he will. 
 
 Laf. I like him well, ’tis not amifletand I was about 
 to tel! you, fince I heard of the good I adics death, and 
 that my Lord your fonne was vpen his returne home. I 
 moued the King my matter to fpeake in the benalfe of 
 my daughter, which in the minoritieofthem both, his 
 Maieftieout ofafelfe gracious remembrance did firfi 
 propofe, his Highnefie hath promis’d me to doe it, and 
 tettoppe vpthedifpleafure he hath conceiued againft 
 your fonne, there is no fitter matter. How do’s your 
 Lady fhip like it? 
 
 La. With verie much content my Lord, and I wifli 
 it happily effected. 
 
 Laf. His Highnefie conies pott from MarceBm, of as 
 able bodie as when he numbci'd thirty, a will be heere 
 to morrow, or 1 am deceiu d by him that in fuch intel¬ 
 ligence hath feldome fail’d. 
 
 La Irreioyccsmc,that I hope I fhallfee himerel 
 die. I hauc letters that my fonne will be heere to night: 
 
 I Ihall befecch your Loulfhip to remaint with mee, till 
 they meete together. 
 
 Lef Madam, I was thinking with what manners I 
 might fafely be admitted 
 
 Lad. Younecdebut pleadeyour honourablepriui- 
 ledge. 
 
 Laf, Ladie, of that I haue made a bold charter, but 
 I thanke my God, it holds yet. 
 
 Cater Cl owne 
 
 Clo. O Madam, y ondersmy Lord your fonne with 
 a patch ofveluet on’s face, whether ihete bee a fear vn- 
 der't or no,the Vduet knowes, but’fisa goodly patch 
 of Veluetjhis left cheekeka cheekeoftwopile and a 
 halfe, but his right cheeke is worne bare. 
 
 Laf. A fcarre nobly got. 
 
 Or a noble fcarre, is a good liu’rie of honor. 
 
 So belike is that. 
 
 flo. But it is your carbinado’d face 
 
 Laf. Let vs go fee 
 
 your fonne 1 pray you, I long to talkc 
 Whh tbeyong noble fouldier. 
 
 Clowne. ’Faith there's a dozen of em, with delicate 
 fine hats, and moft courteous feathers, which bow the 
 head, and nod at cuerie roan. 
 
 Exeunt . 
 
 zAUus Quintus* 
 
 Enter tidier,. ff'iddovr, and bias ,a>cr» 
 two jittendantr 
 
 Hd. But this exceeding pott,ng day and night 
 
 Mutt wear your fpiiitslow, we cannot helpeii 
 But fince you haue trade the J asCs and nights as one 
 to weare your gentle limbes in my affayres, * 
 
 Be bold you do fo grow in my requital*. 
 
 As nothing canvnrootcyou. ?c ha P? j‘etime 
 
 ^ Eater agcnile Ajltingrr, 
 
 Th is man may helpe me to his Maicfiles eare 
 If he would fpend his power. God faue you fir. 
 
 Cent. And you. * 
 
 m. Sir I haue feeneyou inthe Court of France. 
 Gent. I haue beene foroetimes there. 
 
 He! I do prefuroc fir, that you art not falne 
 rrom the report that goes vpen volt gocdncfic. 
 
 And therefore goaded with mod fliarpeoccafion*. 
 
 \V h.ch lay nice manners by, I put you to 
 The vfe ofyour owne vertues, for the which 
 llhall continue thankefuli. 
 
 Cent. What's your will? 
 
 Hd, That it will plcafe you 
 To giue this poore petition to the King, 
 
 And ay dc me with that ttore ofpoweryou haue 
 To come into his prefence. 
 
 Gen. The Kings not heere. 
 
 Hd. Not heere fir? 
 
 Gen. Not indeed. 
 
 He hence remou’dlaft night, and with more haft 
 Then ;s nis vfe. 
 
 tf 7 td. Lord howweloofe our paines 
 
 Hd. All's well that ends well yet. 
 
 Though time feeme !o aduerfc, and rncanes vnfit; 
 
 I do beieech you, whither is he gone? 
 
 Gent. Marrie as I take it to Rojfitticn. 
 
 Whither I am going. 
 
 Hel. I dobefeech you fir 
 Since you are like to fee the King before me 
 Commend the paper to his gracious hand. * 
 
 Which 1 prefume fhall render you no blame. 
 
 But rather make you thanke your paines for it 
 I will come after you with what good fpeede 
 Our meanes will make vs meaner, 
 
 Gent, This lie do for you 
 
 Hd. And you fhall findeyour ftlft to be well thankt 
 what e rc falles more Wenmft to horfe apaine Go vo 
 prouide. * ’*> * 
 
 Enter floune and Parro/tet. 
 
 Par Good M' Launch giue my Lord Lafw cbislet- 
 ter, I haue ere now fir beene better fcnowne to you,when 
 1 haue held familiarise with frefner cioathes: but I am 
 now fir muddied in fortune* mood, and fine!! foroewhar 
 ftrortg of her ttrong difpleafure. 
 
 Clo Trudy, Fortunes difpleafure is but fltmifh if,t 
 fmcli fottronglyas thou fpeak’ft of ; 1 will hencefoorth 
 eatenoFjfh of Fortunes buct'riog. Prethee alow the 
 winde. 
 
 Par. Nay yon needenot to flop your note fir: I fpake 
 but by a Metaphor ° 
 
 Clo Indeed fu,ifyour Metaphor ttinke, I will flop 
 
 fXer ° J ^ mani M£C 3 P {lcr ’ Prethe g« thee 
 
 — ■ ___ .Par. 
 
Aits V/til that endslVell. 2 f I 
 
 Par. Pray you fir deliuej me this paper. 
 
 CIo. Foh.prcthee ftaudaway: t paper from fortunes 
 elofe-ftoolt. to g»ue to a Nobleman. Lcoks heere he 
 rorocs himfelfe. 
 
 Enter Lafew. 
 
 Cla. Heere is a purre of Fortunes fir, or of Fortunes 
 Cat, but not a Mtifcat, that ha's fatne into the vncleaoe 
 fifh-poad of her difplcafure, and as he fayes is muddied 
 withal), fray you fir, vfe che Carpe as you may, foi he 
 lookes like a poerc decayed, ingenious, foolifh, rsfcally 
 tnaue. 1 doc pittiehis diftreffe in nr-y fmiles of comfort, 
 and leant him to your Lotdfhip. 
 
 Par. My Lord 1 am a man whom fortune hath cruel¬ 
 ly fcratch’d. 
 
 Laf. And what would you haueme to dee? ’Tis too 
 late to paire her nailes now. Whereinhaue you played 
 the knaue with fortune that (he (hould fctatch you, who 
 ofher felfe is a good Lady, and would not haue knaue* 
 thrine long vndcr ? There’s a Cardecue for you: Let the 
 Jufiices make you and fortune friends ; I am for other 
 bufinefls. 
 
 Par. ibefeeebyour honour to heare mee ooefmgle 
 word, 
 
 Laf. you begge a (ingle peny more: Come you (hall 
 ha't, fasie your word. 
 
 Par. My name my good Lord is ParroHes. 
 
 Laf. You begge more then word then. Cox my paf- 
 fson, giue meyourhsnd: How does your drumme? 
 
 Par. O my good Lord, you were the fit ft that found 
 mee. 
 
 Laf. Was I infooth?And I was the firft that loft thee. 
 
 Per. It lies in you my Lord to bring me in fome grace 
 for you did bring me out. 
 
 Laf. Out vpon thee knaue, doeft thou put vppnmee 
 at once both the olS.ce ofGod and the diuel: one brings 
 thee in grace, and the other brings thee out. The Kings 
 (omming 1 know by his Trumpets. Sirrah, inquire fur¬ 
 ther after me, 1 had talke of you laft night, though you 
 are a foole and a knaue, you (hall eate, go too/oHow. 
 
 Par. I praifr God for you. 
 
 fflaHujh. Enter King , old Lady* Lafew, the two french 
 Lords , with attendants. 
 
 Kin. We loft a If well ofher, and our efteeme 
 Was made much poorer by it: but your fonne, 
 
 A* mad in folly, lack'd the fenc&to know 
 Hereftimation home. 
 
 Old La. ’Tis paft my Liege, 
 
 And 1 befeech your Msieftie to make it 
 Natural! rebellion, done i'th blade of youth. 
 
 When oyle and fire, too ftrong for rcafons force, 
 Ore-bearesit, and burnes on. 
 
 Kin. My honour’d Lady, 
 
 1 haue forgiuen and forgotten all. 
 
 Though my reueoges were high bent vpon him. 
 
 And watch d therimeto fhoote. 
 
 Laf. This I mull fay. 
 
 But firft l begge my pardon: the yong Lord 
 Did to his Maiefty, his Mother, and his Lathe, 
 
 Offence of mighty note; but to himfelte. 
 
 The greateft wrong of all. He loft a wife. 
 
 Whole beauty did aliens & the furuey 
 
 Of richeft eies: whofe words all eares tooke captiue. 
 
 Whole deere perfection, hearts that Scorn d to (true. 
 
 Humbly call'd Mtftris. 
 
 Kira. Ptaifing what is loft, 
 
 Maker the remembrance deere. We!!,call him hither. 
 We ire reconcil'd, and the firft view Or ail kill 
 AH repetition : Let him no: a;ke out pardon. 
 
 The nature ofhis great offence is dead. 
 
 And deeper then obliuion, we do burie 
 Th’inccnfing teliques of it. Let him approach 
 A (hanger, no offender; andinforme him 
 So ‘tis our will he (hould, 
 
 GVraf. I (hall my Liege. 
 
 Km. What fayes he to your daughter, 
 
 Haue you fpoke ? 
 
 Laf. All that he ts, hath reference to your Hrghnes. 
 Kin. Then (hall we haue a match i haue letters fent 
 me, that feu him high in fame. 
 
 Enter ftrunt Bertram. 
 
 Laf. He lookes well on't 
 Kin. I am not a day of feafon, 
 
 For thou maift feeafun-(hine,and ahaile 
 Jo me at once: But to the brighteft beames 
 Diftradled clouds gtue way, foftand thou forth, 
 
 The time is faireagaine. 
 
 Her My high repented blames 
 Deere Soueraigne pardon to me. 
 
 Kin. All is whole. 
 
 Not one word more of the confirmed time. 
 
 Let’s take the mftant by the forward top : 
 
 For weare old, and on our quick’ft decrees 
 Th'maudible, and noifelelTe foot oftiroe 
 Steales, ere we can effeft them. You remember 
 The daughter of this Lord i 
 
 *Ber. Admiringly my Liege, at firft 
 I ftucke my choice vpon her, ere my heart 
 Du/ft make too bold a herauld of my tongue : 
 
 Where the impreffion of mine eye enfixing. 
 
 Contempt his fcorn(u(l Perfpedliue did lend me. 
 
 Which warptthe line, ofeuerie other fauour. 
 
 Scorn'd a faire colour, or expreft it ftolne. 
 
 Extended or contraded ail proportions 
 Toamofthideousobie^l. Thenceitcame. 
 
 That (he whom all men prais'd, and whom my felft, 
 Since 1 haue loft, haue lou d; was in mine eye 
 The dull that did offend ft. 
 
 Km. Well excus'd: 
 
 That thou didftloue her,ftrikes fomefcorcs away 
 From the great compt: but loue that comes too late. 
 Like a remorfefuil pardon (lowly carried 
 To the great fender, turnes a fowrs offence. 
 
 Crying, that’s good that’s gone: Our rafh faults, 
 Maketriuutipiiceof ferious things we haue. 
 
 Not knowing them, vntill we know t)ieir graue 
 Oft our difpleafures to our felues vniuft, 
 
 Deftroy our friends, and after weepc their duft: 
 Ourowne loue waking, cries to fee what’s don,e 
 While (hamefull hate fleepes out the aftemoone. 
 Bethisfweet//c/r»r knell, and now forget her. 
 
 Send forth your amorous token for fairs Maudlin. 
 Themaine confents are had, and heere wes'l ftay 
 To fee our widdowers fecond marriage day : 
 
 Which better then the firft . O deere heauen bleffe. 
 
 Or, erethey meete in me, O Natute ceffe. 
 
 Laf. Come on my fonne, in whom my houfer name 
 Muft be digefted: giue a fauour from you 
 To fpatkle in the foi fits of my daughter. 
 
 That 
 
2?2 
 
 That (he may quickly eoine„ By my old beard. 
 
 And eu’ne haire that's on't, Hden thst’s dead 
 Was a meet creature: fuch 8 ring as this. 
 
 The lafi sh&t ere I tookc her Issue at Court, 
 
 1 faw vpon her finger. 
 
 Ber. Hers it was not. 
 
 Now pray you let me fee it. For mine eye, 
 While I was fpeaking.ofc was fatten'd too't: 
 
 This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Heikn, 
 
 I bad her if her fortunes cuer Rood* 
 
 Heceflkied to helpe, that by this token 
 1 would releeue her. Had you thst craft to rtraue her 
 Of what fhculd (lead her roott ? 
 
 B*r. My gracious Soueraigne, 
 
 How ere it pkafes you to take it fo. 
 
 The ring was neuet hers. 
 
 Old Lai Sonne,onry!y!ife 
 I haue feene her weare ir, end (lie reckon'd it 
 At her Jiues rate. 
 
 Laf. 1 am fure I faw her weare it 
 
 "Bar. Y ou are decern'd my Lord, fhe neuer faw it: 
 In.Florence was it from a cafcment thrown? mec, 
 Wrap’d in a paper, which contain'd the name 
 Of her that threw it: Noble fhe was,and thought 
 Iftoodingagd . but when 3 had fbbfcrtb’d 
 To mine owne fortune, and inform'd her fully, 
 
 I could not anfwer in that courfe of Honcur 
 As fhe had made the ouerture, /he ceatt 
 In heauie Fatisfa£|ion, and would neuer 
 Receiuethe Ring againc. 
 
 Kin, Flatni him felfe. 
 
 That knowes the tinS and multiplying med’eine, 
 
 Hath not in natures myfterie nvore fcience. 
 
 Then I haue in this Ring. Twas mine, ’twas Helens, 
 Who euer gaue it you: then if you know 
 That you are well acquainted with your felfe, 
 
 ConfefTe ’twas hers, and by whatioug)t enforcement 
 You got it from her. She call'd the Saints to fureue. 
 That flie would neuer put it from her finger, 
 
 Vnleffe fhe gaue it to your fdfc in bed. 
 
 Where you haue neuer come: or fent it vs 
 Vpon her great difafter. 
 
 Her. She neuer faw it. 
 
 Kin, Thou fpeak fl it’falfely: as I loue mine Honor, 
 And mak tt conneflurall feares to come into me. 
 
 Which 1 would fame fit it out, ifit fhould proue 
 That thou art fo inhumane, ‘twill not proue fo; 
 
 And yet 1 know not, thou didft hate her deadly. 
 
 And (be is dead, width nothing but to clofe 
 Her eyes my felfe, could win me to bdeeue. 
 
 More then ro fee this Ring, Take him away. 
 
 My fote-psft proofes, how ere the matter fall 
 Shall taze toy feares ofliuk vaakle, 
 
 Hauing vainly fear’d too 1 iu!e. Away with him, 
 
 Wee'S fife this matter further. 
 
 Her. Ifyou Rial! proue 
 This Ring was cuer hers, you fhal! aseafie 
 IVoue tliat I husbanded her bed in Florence, 
 
 Where yet fhe fierier was 
 
 Enter a Gentleman. 
 
 King. I am wrap d in difmall thinkings. 
 
 Cjen. Gracious Sooeraigne, 
 
 Whether I hauc bccnc too blame or no, I know nor 
 Here’s a petition from a Florentine, 
 
 Who hath fr« foureorfiuetemouescomefiiojj. 
 
 To tender it her felfe. I vndercooke is. 
 
 1 Vonquifh'd thereto by t he faire grace and fpeech 
 | Of the poore fcppliant, who by this J know 
 Is heere attending: her bufinefi'e looker in her 
 With an i-spotiing vifoge, and fhe told me 
 In a lweet veibal! btse.V, it did concerne 
 Your HighnefTt with her felfe. 
 
 jS Letter 
 
 Vpon ha many proteftatiens to marrie mee when his wife was 
 dead, / btujh to fay it, he wattne we.New « the Count Ro r ~ 
 flLon a It'iddewer, his vowet are forfeited to me*, and my 
 honors payed to hew. Heeft ole from Florence, tatmg no 
 leone,and !follow himto his Countrey for lufttce ; Grant 
 er me, O King, in you it heft he 's, sthcnvtfc afeducer ftott- 
 tijhes, i snd a poors Adaidisvndont- 
 
 Diana Capilet. 
 
 Lnf. I will buy me a Tonne in Law in a fsire,and toule 
 for this. He none ofhim. 
 
 Km. The heauens haue thought well on thee Lafew. 
 To bring forth this difcou’rie, feeke thefe f ulorJ • 
 
 Go ipeedily, and bring egaine theCount. 
 
 Enter 'Bertram. 
 
 I am a-feard the life of HeUen (ladie) 
 
 Wasfowly fnatcht. 
 
 Old La. Now iufiice on the doers 
 King, I wonder fir. fir, wiues atemoofiers to you, 
 And that you fiye them as yon fwearc them Lordfiiip’, 
 Yet you defire to marry. What woman's that ? 
 
 Enter W'iddow, Diana, andVarroUet. 
 
 Dia. i sm my Lord a wretched Florentine, 
 
 Deriued from the ancient Capilet, 
 
 My fuite as I do vnderttand you know. 
 
 And therefore know how farre I may be plttied 
 sped. ? am her Mother fir, whole age and honour 
 Both iufter vndcr this complaint we bring. 
 
 And both fhai! ceafe, without your temedie. 
 
 King. Come hethcr Count, do you know thefe Wo¬ 
 men ? 
 
 B:r. My Lord, I neither can nor will denie, 
 
 But cleat I know them, do they charge me further ? 
 
 Diet. Why doyoulooke fo ftrange vpon your wife ? 
 Ber. She’s none ofmine my Lord. 
 
 Dm. Ifyou'fhal! marrie 
 Yougiueaway this hand,and that isminc. 
 
 You giue away heauens vowes, and thofe are mine . 
 
 Yon giue away my ftlfe, winch is kno wnc mine • 
 
 For 1 dv vow am fo embodied yours. 
 
 That fire which marries you, mtift marrie me. 
 
 Either both or none. 
 
 Laf. your reputation comes too fhort for my daugh¬ 
 ter, you are no husband for her. 
 
 __ Ber. My Lord, this is a fond and defp rate creature. 
 Whom fomeeimcl haue laugh’d with: Let your highnes 
 Lay a more noble thought vpon mine honour. 
 
 Then forto shinke that I would finke it heere. 
 
 Kirt. Sir for my thoughts, you haue them i! to friend, 
 Til! your deeds gains them fairer: proue your honor. 
 Then in my thought it lies, 
 
 Dian. Good my Lord, 
 
 Aske him vpon his oath, if heedo's thinkc 
 He had not my virginity. 
 
 Kin. What faift thou tor her? 
 
 Her. She’s impudent my Lord, 
 
 And was a common gamefter to the Campe, 
 
 B»m. He do’s me wrong my L,ord: If] were fo, 
 
 H e might haue bought roe at a common price. 
 
 - - Do 
 
1 
 
 cjlls Well, that Ends W ell. _ 2S1 
 
 uccall Companion is this ? 
 
 Par. lamapooieman and es yourMaiefties com¬ 
 mand. 
 
 Laf. Hce's a good drumme my Lord, but a oaughtii 
 
 Jo not beieeuchim. O behold this Ring, 
 
 Whole high refpeft and rich validate 
 Did Ucke a Paralell '■ yet for ail that 
 He gaaeit to a Commoner a'th Campe 
 Ifl be one. 
 
 Conn He blufhes. and’cishlc: 
 
 Of fixe preceding Anccflors, that lemme 
 Confcr’d by ccflament to'th fequent tffue 
 Hath it beene owed and worne. Thu is his wife, 
 
 That Ring's a thoufand proofes 
 King Me thought you faide 
 Y ou faw one heere in Court could witneffe it. 
 
 Dia. I did my’iord, but loath am to produce 
 So bad an infirumem, his names ParrclUi 
 Laf. Tfaw the man to day, ifman he bee. 
 
 Kin, Finde him, and bring him hether 
 Ref. Whatofhim: 
 
 He s quoted for a mofl perfidious (hue 
 
 With all the (pots a'th world, taxi and debofli d, 
 
 Whofe nature fickens: but to fpeake a truth, 
 
 Am 1, or that or this for what be'l vtier, 
 
 That will fpeake any thing. 
 
 Km. She hath that Ring of yours 
 
 Rof. I thinke (he has; certaine it is I lyk'd her, 
 
 And boorded her i'th wanton way of youth 
 She knew her diftance, and did angle for mee, 
 
 Madding my eagerneffe with her tertraim, 
 
 As all impediments in fancies courle 
 Ate motiues of more fancie, and in fine, 
 
 Her infuite comming with her moderns grace, 
 
 Subdu'd me to her rate, (he got the Ring, 
 
 And I had that which any infeiiour might 
 At Market puce haue bought. 
 
 Dm. I muft be patient. 
 
 You that haue turn'd ff a firft fo noble wife, 
 
 Way mrtly dyetme. 1 pray you yet 
 
 (Since you lacks venue,I will loofe a husband) 
 
 : Send for your Ring, 1 will teturnc it home, 
 
 And giue me mine again*. 
 
 I Rof. Ihaueitnot. 
 
 Km. Whit Ring was youis I pray you ? 
 
 Dion. Sir much like the fame vpon your finger 
 Km. Know you this Ring, this Ring was hu of late 
 Dia. And this was it 1 gaue him being a bed. 
 
 Km. The (lory then goes falfe.you threw it him 
 Out of aCaferoenc. 
 
 Dtd, I haue fpoke the truth Enter ParoUes 
 
 Rof. My Lord, 1 do confeffe the ring was hers. 
 
 Km. You boggle fhrewdly, euery feather darts you 
 lathis the man you fpeake of? 
 
 Dia. I, my Lord. 
 
 Km. Tell me firrah, but tell me true I charge you, 
 Not fearing the difpleafure of your mafter. 
 
 Which on yout mft proceeding, He keepe off, 
 
 By him and by this woman heere, what know you } 
 
 Par. So pleafe your Maiedy, my mafter hath bin an 
 honourable Gentleman Tuckcshee hath had in him, 
 which Gentlemen haue. 
 
 Km. Come, come, to'th’purpofe Did hee loue this 
 woman ? 
 
 Par. Faith fir he did loue her, but how 
 Km. Howl pray you? 
 
 Par. He did loue her fir,3s a Gent, loues a Woman 
 Km. How is that? 
 
 Par. Helou'dhcrfir, and lou d her not. 
 
 Km. As thou »tt a knaue and no knaue, what an cqut- 
 
 Orator 
 
 Dta». Do you know he ptomift me marriage? 
 
 Par. Faith I know more then He fpeake. 
 
 Kin. But wilt thou not fpeake all thou know’ft ? 
 
 Par Yes fo pleafe your Maiedy : I did goe beiwcene 
 them as I faid, but more then that he loued her, farin- 
 deede he was maddc for her, and talkt of Sathan, and of 
 Limbo, and of Furies, and 1 know nor what: yet I was in 
 that credit with them at that time, that 1 knewe of choir 
 going to bed, and of other motions, as proroifing her 
 marriage, and things which would deriue mee ill will to 
 fpeake of, therefore I will not fpeake what 1 know. 
 
 Kin. Thou haft fpoken all alreadie, vnleffe thoucanft 
 fay they are marled, but thou art too fine in thy euidence, 
 therefore ftand afide. This Ring you fay was yours. 
 
 Dia. I my good Lord. 
 
 Km. Where did you buy it? Or who gaue it you ? 
 Dm. It was not giuenme, nor 1 did not buy it. 
 
 Km. Who lent u you? 
 
 Dm. 1 1 was not lent me neither 
 Km. Where did you finde it then ? 
 
 Dm. I found it not 
 
 Kin. If it were yours by none of all thefe wayes, 
 
 How could you giue it him ? 
 
 Dm 1 ncuer gaue it htm. 
 
 Laf, This womans an eafie gloue my Lord, (he goes 
 off and on at pleafure 
 
 Km. This Ring was mine, 1 gaue it his firft wife. 
 
 Dm. It might be yours or hers for ought I know. 
 Km. T ake her away, I do not like her now, 
 
 Topnfon with her : and away with him, 
 
 Vnleffe thou tclft me where thou hadft thb Ring, 
 
 Thou died within this hoare. 
 
 Dm. Ileneuertellyou. 
 
 Km, 12ae uei away. 
 
 Dm. lie put mbaile my Hedge. 
 
 Km. I ihmke thee now fome common Cuftomer 
 Did. By loue ifeuer 1 knew man 'twas you. 
 
 King. Wherefore haft thou accufde him al this while. 
 Dm. Becaufe he's guiltie, and he is not guilty : 
 
 He knowes 1 am no Maid, and hee l fweare took s 
 lie fweare 1 am ^Vlald, and he knowes not. 
 
 Great King I am no ftrumpet, by my life, 
 
 1 am either Maid, ot elfe this old mans wife. 
 
 Kin. She does abufe oureares, to prifon with her. 
 Dm. Good mother fetch ray bayie. Stay Royallfir, 
 The lewellet that owe* the Ring is fent for, 
 
 And he (ball furety me- But for this Lord, 
 
 Who hath abus'd me as he knowes himfelfe, 
 
 Though yet he oeuer harm'd me, heere I quit him. 
 
 He knowes himfelfe my bed he hath defil’d, 
 
 And at that time he got his wife withchilde: 
 
 Dead though (hebe, (he feeles her yong one kicks : 
 
 So there's ray riddle, one that s dead is quicke, 
 
 And now behold the meaning. 
 
 Enter Heflenand [f'iddow. 
 
 Kin. Is there no exordft 
 Beguiles the truer Office of mine eyes? 
 
 Is’treall that 1 fee ? 
 
 Hel. No my good Lord, 
 

 zAUs Well, that Ends Well. 
 
 Tis but-the fhadow of a wifeyoufee. 
 
 The name,and not the thing. 
 
 Xjf lioth, both,O pardon. 
 
 HcL Oh my good Lord, when 1 was like this Maidj 
 I found you wondrous kmde, theTtrisyour Ring, 
 
 And iookeyou, heeres your letter: this it fayes^ 
 
 When from my finger you can get this Ring, 
 
 And is by me with childt. 8tc. This is done, 
 
 Will you b.e mine now you are doubly wonne? 
 
 Rof. I fifhe my Liege can make me know this clearly, 
 lie lout het dearely, euer, euer dearly. 
 
 He/. Ifit appeare not plaine, and proue vnerue. 
 Deadly diuorce Hep betweene me and yo>» 
 
 O my deere mother do J fee you lining ? 
 
 Laf. Mine eyes fmell Onions, I (ball weepeanon: 
 Good Tom Drummeltnd me a handkcrcher. 
 
 So I thanke thee,waits on me home. Tie make fport With 
 thee: Let thy curcfies alone, they are feuruy ones. 
 
 King Let vs from point to point this ftorie know, 
 
 To make theeuen truth inpleafureflow: 
 
 Ifthoo beeftyet a frefh vneropped flower, 
 
 Cboofe thou thy husband,and lie pay thy dower. 
 
 For 1 can guelfe, that by thy honeft ayde, 
 
 ThoukeptRa wife her felfe, thy felfe aMaide 
 Ofthat and aSJ the propreffe more and leffe, 
 
 Refolduedly more lealtuefhajl osprefle t 
 All yetfeeroes well,and ifit end fo meet e, 
 
 The bitter paR, more welcome is the fweet, 
 
 Fhvrtfb. 
 
 T He King/ a 'Begger, now lbs Flay ii done, 
 
 ■A3 u well ended, ifthts Ju/tebc imr.nt , 
 
 That you exprefle Content: which we will pay. 
 
 Wish ftreft topleafcyat, day exceeding day 1 
 Ours be your patience then, and yews our partt, 
 
 Tour gentle hands lend vs, and taky our hearts. Exeunt Odin 
 
 FINIS. 
 
Tvvelfe Night, Or what you will. 
 
 AthisTrimus , Selena c Prima. 
 
 Enter Orfinc Duke °fi lUfrta, Cano.and ether 
 Leris. 
 
 Dukr. 
 
 5 £FMufickehe the food of Loue, play on, 
 
 [S Giuemeesceffeofit: thst furfettmg. 
 
 The appetite may ficken, and lodyc. 
 
 *** That ftraioe agen, it had a dying fall: 
 
 O k came ore my fare,like the fweet found 
 That breathes vpon a banke of Violets; 
 
 Stealing, and giuitig Odout £nough, no more, 
 
 ^Tis not fo fwecinow, as it was before 
 O fpirit of Loue, how quicke and frefh att thou, 
 
 That noiwithftandingthy capstans, 
 
 Receioeth as the Sea Nought enters there, 
 
 Of what validity,and pitch fo ete, 
 
 But falles into abatement, and low pnte 
 Euen in a minute; fo full offhapes is faocie* 
 
 That it alone, is high fanufticall 
 Ch. Will you go hunt my Lord } 
 c Du. What Cortot 
 Co. The Han. 
 
 Du. Why fol do.theNobleft thatllim: 
 
 O when mine eyes did fee Oltuia firft, 
 
 Me thought fhe purg'd the ayre of peftilencej 
 That inftant was 1 turn’d into a Hart, 
 j And my defires like fell and cruell hounds, 
 
 Ete fusee purfuc me. How now what nevm from her 1 
 
 Enter Valent ine, 
 
 Vnl. Sopleafemy Lord, I might not be admitted] 
 Bucfrom her handmaid doreturne this anfwer. 
 
 The Element it felfe, till feuen yeares heate, 
 
 Shall not behold her face at ample view i 
 But like a CloyftrelTe fhe will vailed walke, 
 
 And water once a day her Chamber round 
 With eye-offending brine: all this to feafors 
 A brothers dead loue, which fhc would keepe frefh 
 And lading, in her fad remembrance. 
 
 jD*. O (Be that hath a heart of that fine frame 
 To pay this debt of loue but to a brother, 
 
 How will fhe loue, when the rich golden fhafe 
 Hath kill'tl the flockeofall affe&ions clfe 
 That Hue in her. When Liuer,Braine,end HCart, 
 
 Thefe foueraigne thrones, are *11 fupply d and fill o 
 Hcrfweete perfections with one lelie king t 
 Away before me, to fweet beds ofFiowres, 
 Loue-ihooght* lyerich, when canopy d with bowres. 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 Scena Secunda 
 
 EnterViola, a Captaix«,anelSeylort, 
 
 Vo. What Country (Friendi>ij this l 
 fiep. This is Illyria Lsdie. 
 
 V'te. And what fbould 1 do in Qlyrja? 
 
 My brotner ne is in Eltzium, 
 
 Perchance he is not drown'd : What thinke you faylors f 
 Cap. [t is perchance that you your felfe were faued, 
 ATa.O my poore brother,and fo perchance may he be 
 Cap. True Madam, and to comfort you with chance. 
 Allure your felfe, after our fhtp did fpiit, 
 
 When you, and thofe poore number faued with you. 
 Hung on our driuing boate: I fsw your brother 
 Mod prouidenc in perill, binde himfelfe, 
 
 (Courageand hope both teaching him the praftife) 
 
 Tb a (hong Made, that fiu d vpon the fea t 
 Where like Orion on the Dofphines backe, 
 
 Ifaw him hold acquaintance with the waues, 
 
 So long as l could fee. 
 
 Via. For faying fo, there s Gold: 
 
 Mine owne efcape vnfoldeth to my hope, 
 
 Whereto thy fpeech femes for authoricie 
 The like of him, Know’fl thou this Counerey f 
 ('up. ] Madam well, for i was bred and borne 
 Not three homes trauaile from this very place* 
 
 Vo. Who gouernes heere? 
 
 Cop. A noble Duke in nature, at tn name, 
 
 Vo. What is his name? 
 
 Cap. Orfino. 
 
 Vo. Orfmo ■. I haee heard my father name him. 
 
 He was a Batcbellor then. 
 
 Cap. And fo is now, ot was fo very late t 
 For but 8 month ago I went from hence. 
 
 And then ‘twas frefh inmurmure fas you knew 
 What great ooes do, the leffe will prattle 
 That he did fecke the loue of fairc Olitei* 
 
 Vie. What’s diec ? 
 
 Cap. A venuous maid, the daughter of a Count 
 Thst dideTome t wetuemomb finee, then leaning her 
 In the protection ofhis forme, her brother, 
 
 WhoIhortlyalfo dide: for whole dcercloutf 
 (They fay) fhe hath abiur'd the fight 
 And company of men. 
 
 Vto. O that I feru'd that Ladv, 
 
 And might not be deducted t o the World 
 
 Ya Ta * 
 
2^6 
 
 Ttpelfe 3\( iybt, or, SVbatyOK rsi l!. 
 
 Till 1 had made mins owne occafion mellow 
 What my eftateis. 
 
 Cap, That were hard to compafTe, 
 
 Becaufe fbe will admit no kmde offmte? 
 
 No, not the Duke*. 
 
 Tie, There is a fairs behsuiour in thee Captains, 
 
 And though th at nature, with a bei>» r rous wall 
 Doth oft clo fe in pollution : yet of thee 
 I will bekeue thou haft a ran de that futtw 
 With this thy fairs and outward cht'rsfter. 
 
 I prethee(and ]ie pay t'teebounteoufty 1 
 Coots3ie me what'! am, and be my aycle. 
 
 For ftsch difguife; $ haply (hall become 
 The forms of my intent. Ik feme this Duke, 
 
 Thou fttalt prefent ms as »p Eunuch to him. 
 
 It may be worth thy p \t.'t : for i tan fin®. 
 
 And fpcake to him in many forts Oi’rduficke, 
 
 That will allow me very worth his feruice. 
 
 What elfe may hap, to time 1 will commit, 
 
 Oncly fhape thou thy filence to my wit. 
 
 Cap. Se you his Eunuch .andyour Mute tie bee. 
 When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes net fee. 
 
 Vie. I thanke thee : Lead nr.e on. ExtWH. 
 
 Sc^end *Tertli t 
 
 Enter Str Tcby t and ?.-faria. 
 
 Sir To. What a plague meanes my Neecetotakerhe 
 death of her brother thus? I a m fare caie s an cnemieto 
 life 
 
 Mar. By my troth fir Toby, you muft come in earlyer 
 anights: your Cofin, my Lady, takes great exceptions 
 to your ill houres. 
 
 To. Why let her except,before excepted 
 
 M». I, but yon muft confine yout lelfe within the 
 onodeft limitsoforder. 
 
 To, Confine? lie confine my felfe no finer then 1 am i 
 chefe doathes are good enough to drinke in, and fo bee 
 theft- boots coo : and they be not, let them hangthem- 
 felues in their ownc ftraps. 
 
 Me. That quaffing and drinking will vndoc you . I 
 heard oiv Lady cslke of it yefterday : and of a foolifh 
 knighc shat you brought in one night here,to be hsr woer 
 
 To. Who, Sir Andrew Agtu-chceke ? 
 
 slia, I he. 
 
 To. He's as tall a man as any’sin Illyria. 
 
 Ma, What's that co th'purpofe ? 
 
 To. Why he ha’s three tnoufand ducates a yeafe# 
 
 A fa. 1, but hee'l haue but a yeare in all thefe ducates : 
 f-ie's a very foole, and a prodigall. 
 
 7o.Fie,thac you"! lay fo : hepiayes o'th Viol-de-gam- 
 boys, and fpeaks three or four languages word forward 
 without booke,£t hath all the good gifu of nature, 
 
 M*. He hath indeed, atmoft caturall: for befides chat 
 he’s a foole, hc*s a great quatreller: and but that hre hath 
 the gift ofa Coward, ao eilay the guft he hath in quarrel¬ 
 ling, 'tis thought among the prudent, he would quiekdy 
 haae the gifs of a grsue. 
 
 Tob. B? this hand they are fccundrds and fub&ra- 
 dfors that fay foofhim. Who arc they i 
 
 Me, They chat adde morcour, hue’s drunke nightly 
 In yom company. 
 
 T». Wun thinking healths to royNeece: Iledrinke 
 
 to her as long as ehc-e i s a paffagt in my throat, fit drinke 
 in 51!y;k : t>e\ a Coward and a Coyftrill that will not 
 drinke to my Neeee. till his brair.csr...r 1 ,: o’th toe. like* 
 parifn top. What wench? CaJldtanevulgeSat here corns 
 Sir Andrew Agmface. 
 
 Enter Sir 
 
 And. Sir Toby 'Belch. H.y* no’i° fir Toby Bdch ? 
 
 To. Sweet fi t Andnx- 
 And, Blefte you faire bfirew. 
 
 Mar. And you too fir. 
 i Tob. Accoft Sic Andrew, accoft. 
 
 And. What's:-hat? 
 
 | To. My Merc is Chamber-maid, 
 
 Ma.Good .Vaftris acccft,! defire bessev acquaintance 
 * Ma. My name is Mary fir. 
 
 i'd. Good miftris Mary ,zczof}.. 
 
 To, You miftake knight t Arcoft. is front her, boerd 
 her, woe htr,?0ayle her. 
 
 And. By my troth l would nor vndercakeher in this 
 company, is that the meaning ofAccofl? 
 
 Afa. Ear you well Gentlemen 
 To. And thou let part fo Sir Andrew, would thou 
 mightfr neuer draw fword agen 
 
 And. And you part fo roifkis, I would ! might neuer 
 draw fwoid agen : l aire Lady, dec you thinkc you baue 
 foolcs in hand ? 
 
 (JWa. Sir, 1 hauenotycub/thhsnd, 
 
 A». Marry but you fiiali haiic, and heeres tny hand. 
 Afa. Now fir, thought is free : I pray you btmg your 
 hand to’th Bcsttry barre.and 1st it drinke. 
 
 An. Wherefore (fwest-heart/ ) What’i your Meta¬ 
 phor ? 
 
 (Alfa, It's dry fir. 
 
 .and. Why 1 thinke fo. I am not fuch an sfie, but 1 
 can kcepe my hand dry. But vvhat’s yout left ? 
 
 Afa. AdryicftSit. 
 
 And. Are you full of them ? 
 
 MaA Ssr, l hauc them at my fingers ends: msrry now 
 I let go your hand.l am barren. Exit Marir 
 
 To. O knight, thou lack'd a cup ofCanarie.when did 
 / fee thee fo put downe ? 
 
 *An. Neuer in your life I thinke, vnlefTeyoufeeCa- 
 narse put me dewne : mee thinkcsfcrcetimes I haste no 
 more wic then a Chadian, or an ordinary man ha’s: but I 
 am a great cater of beefc, and I bdeeuethat doesharme 
 to my wit. 
 
 To. Noqueftion. 
 
 An. And i thought that, l'de foriweare it. lie ride 
 home to morrow fir Toby. 
 
 To, Pur-ejaoy my deere knight? 
 
 An. What ispar^ncyPDcjOr no:do? I would I had 
 beftowed that time in the tongues, that I haue in fencing 
 dancing, and beare-bayting; O had 1 but foliowed the 
 Arcs, 
 
 To. Then haeSft thou had an excellent head ofhaire. 
 An. Why,-would that haueroeudsd my haire ? 
 
 To. Paft que«tion,for tlioo leeft it will nor ccole my 
 An. But it becoms we we! enough,tioft not? (nature 
 To, Excellent,it hangs like Sax ouadiftaffet & l hope 
 to fee a hufwife take thee between her legs,fit fpin it off. 
 
 J’aith He home to morrow fir Toh.y our niece wil 
 not be feer.e,os if fbe be it’s four to one,fhc’l none of me: 
 the Conns himfelf? here hard by, wooes her, 
 
 To. Shee'l t;ona o’th Count, fnelnot matchaboue hir 
 degree,neithei in eftate,yearcs,nor wit. 1 b. 3 ue heard her 
 fweart. TmtbeTe's hfe in't man. 
 
 And 
 

 r- ——-----, 
 
 Txvelfe &(jght y or, W r hat you'&tlL 2^7 
 
 And. He ftay e mcneth longer. 1 am a fellow o'th 
 ftrangtft rr.inde i’th world: I delight ia Maskes and Re¬ 
 ticle Sometime s altogether 
 
 T«• Art thou good at rhefe kicke-chawfes Knight s’ 
 And. hi any man in Illyria, whstfoeuer he be, vnder 
 the degree ofmy better*, & yet i will not compare with 
 an old man, 
 
 To. What is thy excellence in a g&lliard, knight 5 
 
 And. Faith, i can cut a caper. 
 
 To. And I can cut the Mutton tO«*‘t. 
 
 And. And ! thinke 1 haue the backc-tricke, (imply as 
 ftrong a* any man in Illyria. 
 
 T». Wherefore are thefe things hid ? Wherefore haue 
 thefe gifts a Curtaine before ’em ? Arethcy like to take 
 dud,like miftn* AAt/r pidlure ? Why doft thou not goe 
 
 For they (half yet belye thy happy yeeres, 
 
 That fay thou art a man : Dianas lip 
 
 Is not more frnooth, and rubious: ehy final! pipe 
 
 1 s as the maidens organ, (hnll, and found, 
 
 And all is femblatiue a womans part. 
 
 I know thy conftellacicn is right apt 
 
 For this attayre : foroe foure ot fiue attend him, 
 
 All if you will : for I my felfe am beft 
 
 When leaft in companie : profper we!! in this, 
 
 And thou (halt liue as freely as thy Lord, 
 
 To call his fortunes thine. 
 
 TJio. lie do my beft 
 
 To woe your Lady : yet a barrefull ftrife. 
 
 Who ere 1 woe, my felfe would be his wife. Exeunt. 
 
 toChureh in aGaliiard, and come home in a Carranto i 
 My aerie walks (houid be a ligge : 1 would not fo much 
 as make water but in a Sinke-a-pace : What dooeft thou 
 meane? It it a wotld to bide yertues in 5 l did thinke by 
 the excellent conftuutioo of thy kgge, u was form d vn- 
 dcr the ftarre of a G&iliard 
 
 And, I, ’ns ftrong, and it doe* indifferent well in a 
 darn'd colour'd ftocke. Shall we fit about fomc Reuels f 
 To. What fhall we do elfe: were we not borne vnder 
 
 T aurus ? 
 
 And. Taurus? That Tides and heart. 
 
 To. No fir, it is leggs and thighes: let me fee thee ca¬ 
 per. Ha,higher: ha,ha excellent. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Quinta. 
 
 Enter Adaria.and Citwae. 
 
 Afa, Nay, either cell me where thou haft bin,or 1 will 
 not open my lippes fo wide as a brtfsle may enter,m way 
 of thy escufe : my Lady will hang thee for thy abfence. 
 
 flo. Let her hang me : hee that is wei! hang’de in this 
 world, needs to feare no colours. 
 
 Ma. Make that good. 
 
 Ctc, He (hall fee none to feare. 
 
 Afe, A goodlenton aniwer: I cancel! thee where^ 
 faying was borne, ofl feare no colours. 
 
 Cto. Where good miftris Man t 
 
 Afa. in the wari$,& that may you be boldeto fay in 
 your foolene. 
 
 do. Weil, God giue them wifedome that haue ft: & 
 thofethat arefooles.lct them vfe their talents. 
 
 Ma. Yet you will behang'd for being fo long abletit, 
 or to be turn’d away : is not that ar good as a hanging to 
 you ? 
 
 Cto. Many a good hanging, presents a bad marriage -, 
 and foi turning away, let fumroer beare it out. 
 
 Ma. You are refoluie then ? 
 
 Cto Noe fo ncycher, but I ;m refolu'd on two jjotnts 
 
 Ma. That if one breake,the other will hofdior ifboth 
 breaks,your gaskins fall. 
 
 Cto. Apt in good faith, very apt; well go thy way, if 
 ftr Toby would leaue drinking,thou wert as witty a piece 
 o(Ents flefh.as any in Illyria 
 
 Afa, Peace you rogue, no more o'that; here comes my 
 Lady i make yourexcufe wifely, you were beft. 
 
 Enter Lady Oliuia, mtb Afatutlto, 
 
 Cto. Wit.and’t be thy will, put roe into good fooling . 
 thofe wits that thinke they haue thee, doe very oft proue 
 foolcs: and I that am fore 1 lacke thee, may paile for a 
 'wife man.For what faies Qj/iysapatm,Bzttet a witty foole, 
 then a foolifh wit. God blefle thee Lady. 
 
 Ot. Take the foole away. 
 
 Cto. Doyou not heare feiloves.eafce away cheLadie. 
 
 01. Go coo, y’are a dry foole: He no mote ofyouibe- 
 fidefyou grow dif-honeft. 
 
 flo. T wo faults Madona^hat drinke & good counfell 
 wii amend :for giue the dry foole drink, then is the foole 
 not dry: bid the difhoneft man mend htrnfelf,.f he mend, 
 he is no longer difhoneft; if hee cannot, let the Botcher 
 mend him: any thing that’s mended,is but patch‘d:vertu 
 that tranfgreffcs, is but pstcht with finoe, and fin that s- 
 roends, isbuepatefit with venue. If that this fimple 
 Sillogifme wiilfetue, fo ; if it will not, vvhatremeay? 
 
 Y ; As 
 
 Seen a Quart a. 
 
 Enter Patenting, and Viola in want attire. 
 
 Tat. Tf the Duke continue thrfc fauours towards you 
 Ceftrio, you are like co be much aduancd,he hath known 
 you but three dayes, and already you arc no ft ranger. 
 
 Vie, You either feare his humour, or my negligence, 
 that you call rrs queftion the continuance of his loue. Is 
 he inconftaru fir, in his fauours. Dal. Nobelecue me * 
 Enter Duke, Curio and Attendants, 
 
 Vis. I thsnkeyou : heere comes the Count. 
 
 Duke. Who fa w Ceforte ho a ? 
 
 Vtt>. On your artendance my Lord hecre. 
 
 Dm. St and you *- while gioof'e. Cefarto, 
 
 Thou knowft no IcfTe, but all: l haue vndafp d 
 
 To thee the bcoke euen ofmy lecret fouie. 
 
 Therefore good youth, addreffe thy gate vnto her. 
 
 Be not deni'ds ecccffe, (land at her doores. 
 
 And tel! them, there thy fixed foot (hall grow 
 
 Till thou haue audience. 
 
 Vis. Sure my Noble Lord, 
 
 If (he be fo abandon’d to her fortow 
 
 As it is fpoke, (rieneuer will admit.me. 
 
 Du, fte clamorous,and Icapc all ciuiil bounds, 
 
 Rather then make vnprofited returns, 
 
 Vto. Say I do fpeake with her (my Lord)what then? 
 Ou. O then, vnfold the pafsion ofmy loue. 
 
 Surprize heT with difeoutfe ofmy deere faith ; 
 
 It (ball become thee wclltoadl my wots . 
 
 She wiii attend it better in thy youth. 
 
 Then m a Nuntio’s of more graue afpeot 
 
 Vo 1 thmkenot fo, my Lord. 
 
 Du. ' Deere Lad, beleeue It t 
 
2^8 'Tveelfe Slight, or, IVhatjou will. 
 
 As there is no true Cuckold but calamity. To beauties a 
 
 flower ;The Lady bad take away the foolc, therefore I 
 fay againe,takc her awey. 
 
 01. Sir,l bad them take away you. 
 
 Clo. Mifprifion in the higheft degree. Lady, CuculUts 
 non fjcit monathum : that’s as mud) to fay, as I weare not 
 motley in my braine : good Madona, giue mee ieaue to 
 proueyou a foolc. 
 
 01. Can you do it? 
 
 do. Dexterioufly, good Madona. 
 
 Ol. Make your proofe. 
 
 Clo. I mull catechize you for it Madona, Good my 
 Moufe ofvertue anfwer mee. 
 
 Ol. W ell fir, for want of other idleneffe.Ile bide your 
 proofe. 
 
 Clo. Good Madona, why mournft thou ? 
 
 Ol. Good foolc, for my brothers death. 
 
 Clo. I thinke his foule is in hell, Madona. 
 
 Ol. I know his foule is in heauen, foole. 
 
 Ch The more foole (Madona,) to mournefor your 
 Brothers foule,bdng in heauen. Take away the Foole, 
 Gentlemen. 
 
 01. What thinke you of this foole Malttolto, doth he 
 not mend ? 
 
 Mai. Yes, and {hall do, till the pangs of death {hake 
 him s Infirmity that dccaies the wife, doth cuermahe the 
 better foole. 
 
 Cloiv. God fend you fir, afpeedie Infirmity, for the 
 better increafingyour folly : Sir Toby will be fworn that 
 
 I am no Fox but he wil not pafle his word (or two pence 
 that you are no Foole. 
 
 Ol- How fay you to that Maluoho } 
 
 Mol. 1 marucll your Ladyfhip takes delight in fitch 
 abarren rafcall: I law him put down the other day.with 
 inordinary foole, that has no more braine then a flonc. 
 Looke you now, he's out ofhis gard already . vnles you 
 Uugfi and minifler occafion to him, he is gag'd. I protefl 
 
 I take thefe YVifemen, that crow fo at theft fet kinde of 
 fooles, no better then (he foolcs Zanies. 
 
 Ol. O you are ficke of felfe-loue Maluoho, anduftc 
 with a diflemper’d appetite, Tobe generous, guitlelfe, 
 and offree difpofition, is to tele thole things for "Bird- 
 bolts, that you devme Cinnon bullets : There n no dan¬ 
 der in an allow'd foole, though he do nothing bui rayle; 
 oor no ravling, in a kno woe oifcreei man, though hee do 
 nothing but rcprouc 
 
 Clo* Now Mercury indue thee with leafing, for thou 
 fpeak’ft well of fooles. 
 
 Enter Marta. 
 
 (JMar. Madam, there is at the gate, a young Gentle¬ 
 man, much defires to (peake with you 
 
 Ol. From the Count Orpno, is it ? 
 
 J>U l know not (Madam ) ’tis a faire young man, and 
 well attended. 
 
 Ol Who of my people hold him m delay * 
 
 Ma Sir Toby Madam, your kmfman. 
 
 Ol. Fetch him off 1 pray you, he (peakes nothing but 
 madman . Fie on him. Go you Maluolto ; If u be at fuit 
 from the Count, 1 am ficke, or not at home Y^hac you 
 will, to difmifle it. Exit Maluo. 
 
 Now you fee fir,how your fooling growes old, & peo¬ 
 ple diflike it. 
 
 Clo Thou hafl fpoke for vs (Madona} ar if thy eldeft 
 fonne fhould be a foolc : who fe fcull, loue cramrne with 
 bramea, for heere he comes. Enter Sir Toby. 
 
 One ofthy kin has amofl vtake Pta-maicr. 
 
 Ol. By mine honor balfe drunke. What is be at the 
 gate Cofin? 
 
 To. A Gentleman. 
 
 Ol. A Gentleman ? What Gentleman? 
 
 To. Tis a Gentleman heere. A plague o'thefcpickle 
 herring: How now Sot. 
 
 Clo- Good Sir Toby. 
 
 Ol. Cofin, Cofin, how haueyou comefo earely by 
 this Lethargie? 
 
 To Letcherie.Idefie Letchery theres one at the 
 gate. 
 
 Ol I marry, what is he? 
 
 To. Let him be the diuell and he will,I carenotsgtue 
 me faith (ay I. Well, it’s all one. Exit 
 
 01. What's a drunken man like, foole? 
 
 Clo. Like a drown’d man, a foole, and a madde man . 
 One draught aboue hcate, makes him a foole,the fecond 
 maddes him, and a third drowncs him. 
 
 Ol. Go thou and feeke the Crowner, and let him fitte 
 o’my Coz : for he s in the third degree of drinkc : hec’s 
 drown’d : go looke after him. 
 
 Clo. He is but mad yet Madona, and the foole (hall 
 looke to the madman. 
 
 Enter Maluoho. 
 
 Mai Madam, yonj young fellow fwearcs hee will 
 fpeake with you. 1 told him you were ficke,he takes on 
 him to vnderfland fo much,and therefore comes to fpeak 
 with you. I told him you were afleepe, he feems to haue 
 a foie knowledge of that too, and therefore comes to 
 fpeake with you. What is to be faid tohim Ladie, bee’s 
 fortified againfl any denial! 
 
 04 Tell him, he (ball not fpeake with me. 
 
 Mai. Ha’s bcene told fo : and hee fayes hee l ftand at 
 your doors like a Sheriffes poft, and be the fupporter to 
 a bench, but hee’l fpeake with you. 
 
 Ol. What kinde o’man is he ? 
 
 Mol. Why ofmaokinde. 
 
 Ol What manner of man ? 
 
 Mai. Of verie ill manner : hee’l fpeake with you,will 
 you, or no 
 
 Ol. Of what perfonage, and yceres is he? 
 
 Mol. Not yet old enough for a man.nor yong enough 
 for a boy : as a fqualh is before tis a pefcod.or a Codling 
 when tiv ilmoll an Apple: Tis with him in flandingwa- 
 ttr, betweene boy and man. He is verie weil-fauour'd, 
 and he fpeakes verie fhrcwifhly : One would thinke his 
 mothers milke werefcarfe out of him. 
 
 Ol Let him approach : Call in my Gentlewoman. 
 
 Mel. Gentlewoman,my Lady calles, Exit. 
 
 Enter Maria. 
 
 Ol. Giue me my vaile: come throw n ore my face, 
 
 Wee’l once more heare Orjinoi Embalfie. 
 
 Enter 'UtoUnta. 
 
 Tio. The honorable Ladie of the houfe, which is fhe ? 
 
 Ol. Speake to me, I (hall anfwer for her: your will 
 
 XJto. Mod radiant, exquifue,and vnmatchable beau- 
 tie. I pray you tell me if this bee the Lady of the houfe, 
 for Incueriawher. I would bee loath to call away my 
 fpeech : for befides that it is excellently well pend.l haue 
 taken great paines to con it. Good Beauties, let mee fu- 
 flameno fcorne j 1 am very comptible, euen to the leaft 
 (inifler vfage. 
 
 Oh Whence came you fir? 
 
 V to. I can fay little more then I haue ftudied, & that 
 queftion’s out ot my part. Good gentle one, giue mee 
 model! affurance, if you bethe Ladie of the houfe, thac 
 
 I 
 
'Tvjelfe OSQghty or % IVhatyou will. 2^9 
 
 may proceede in my fpeech. 
 
 01. Are you a Comedian ? 
 
 Vto. No my profound heart : and yet (by the verie 
 p hangs of malice, I fweare) I am not that I play. Are you 
 the Ladie of the houfe f 
 
 Of. If I do not v furpe my felfe, I am. 
 
 Vio. Moll certaine, ifyoti are (he, you do vfurp your 
 felfe. for what is yours co beftowe, is, not yours to re- 
 ferue. But this is from my Commiffion: I will on with 
 my fpeech in your praife, and then fhew you the heart of 
 my meftege. 
 
 01. Cometo what is important in't Iforgiueyou 
 the praife. 
 
 Vto Alas, I tooke great paines to fludie it, and tis 
 Poetical!. 
 
 01 It is the more like to be feigned, I pray you keep 
 it in.l heard you were fawey at my gates,& ailowd your 
 approach rather to wonder at you, then to hearc you. If 
 you be not mad,be gone :it you haue reafon, be breefe 
 ’tis not that time of MoortC with me, tomalteonetn fo 
 skipping a dialogue. 
 
 t JMa. Will you hoyft fay !e fir,here lies your way 
 
 f'to. No good fwabber, I am to hull here a little lon¬ 
 ger. Some mollification for your Giant, fwcete Ladie j 
 tell me your minde, 1 am a meffenger. 
 
 0/ Sure you haue fomehiddeous matter to Jchuer, 
 
 , when the curtefie of it is fo fearefull Speake your office. 
 
 Vto It alone concernesyour care: I bring no ouer- 
 ture ofwarre.no taxation of homage; 1 hold the Olyffe 
 in my hand i my words are as full of peace ,as matter 
 
 01. Yet you began rudely. Wlutareyoti? 
 
 What would yon: 
 
 Vto. The rudenefle that hath appear’d in mee, haue I 
 learn d from my entertainment. What I am, and what 1 
 would, ate as feciet as maiden-head; to your eares, Di- 
 umity; io any others, prophanation. 
 
 01 Cme vj the place alone. 
 
 We will hearechis diuimtie. Now fir.what is your teat? 
 
 Vto Mod fwcet ladie 
 
 Ol A comforlable doflrme, and much may bee (aide 
 ofit- Where lie* your Text? 
 
 Vto In OrJinocj bolome 
 
 01 fnhisbofome? In what chapter ofhis bofome 5 
 
 Vto To anfwer by the method in the firfl of his halt. 
 
 01 O,1 haue read tt: it isberefle.Hjuc you no more 
 to fay 5 
 
 Vto. Good Madam, let me fee yout face. 
 
 Ot. Haue you any Comnufsion from your Lord, to 
 negotiate with my face: you are now out ofyout Text 
 but we will draw the Curtain, and fhew you the picture 
 Lookc you fir, fiich a one 1 was this prefent Ifl not well 
 done ? 
 
 Vto Excellently done, ifGod did all. 
 
 Ol Tis in oraine fir, 'twill endure vvinde and wea- 
 ther 
 
 Vto. Tis beauty truly blent, whofe red and white, 
 Natures owne fweet, and cunning hand laid on 
 
 Lady, you are the cruell ft fhee aliue. 
 
 If you will leade thele graces to the graue, 
 
 And leaue the world no copie 
 
 Ol O fir,1 will no: befo hard-hearted I will giue 
 
 out diners fccdules of my bcautie. Itfhalbt Inuentoried 
 and euety particle and vtenfile labell’dtomy will. As, 
 Item two iippes Indifferent tedde, Item two grey eyes, 
 with 'ids to them.- Item,one necke, one chin, & fo forth. 
 Were you fent hither to praife me/ 
 
 Vto. I fee you what you are, you'are roo proud : 
 
 Butifyou were the diueli, you are faire 
 
 My Lord, 3 nd matter loues you : O fuch loue 
 
 Could be butrecorapenc'd, though you were crown d 
 Tbenon-pareil of bcautie. 
 
 Ol. How docs he loue me? 
 
 Vto, With adorations, fcrttll teares. 
 
 With groanes that thunder loue, with fighes of fire. 
 
 Ol. Your Lord does know my mind,! cannot loue him 
 Vet 1 fuppofe him verTuous, know him noble, 
 
 Ofgreat eftate, offrefh and ttainlefleyouth; 
 
 ]n voyces well divulg’d, free, iearn'd.and valiant. 
 
 And in dimenfion, and the iliapeof natuie, 
 
 A gracious perfon ; But yet 1 cannot loue him : 
 
 He micht haue tooke his anfwer iono a^o 
 
 O O O ' 
 
 V to, Ifl did loue yoo in my mailers flame, 
 
 With fuch a fuffring, fuch a deadly life • 
 
 In your deniall, I would finde uo fence, 
 
 I would not vnderftand it. 
 
 Ol. Why, what would you ? 
 
 Vto. Make me a willow Cabine at your gate. 
 
 And call vpon my foule within the houfe, 
 
 Write loyall Cantons of contemned loue, 
 
 And fing them lowd euen in the dead of night j 
 
 Hallow your name to the reuerberare hilles. 
 
 And make the babhng Gofsip oftheaire. 
 
 Cry out Oltuta : O you fhould not reft 
 
 Betweene the elements of ayce, and earth. 
 
 But you fhould pittie me. 
 
 Ol. You might do much r 
 
 What is your Parentage f 
 
 Vto. Aboue my fortunes,yet my ftate is well: 
 
 I am a Gentleman. 
 
 Ot Get you to yout Lord : 
 
 I cannot loue him : let him fend no more, 
 
 Vn!tfle( perchance) you come to me a game, 
 
 To tell me how he takes if: Fare you well: 
 
 1 thanke you for your paines: ("pend tins (or mcr. 
 
 Vto. I am no feede poatt, Lady; keepe y our purfe. 
 
 My Matter, not my felfe, lackes recompeuce. 
 
 Lone make his heart ol flint, that you Aral loue. 
 
 And let your feruour like my matters be, 
 
 Plae d iu contempt . Fat well fay re rrueJtie. Exit 
 
 OL What isyour Parentage? 
 
 Aboue my fortunes, yet rrv ttate is well, 
 
 I am a Gentleman lie be lworne thou art, 
 
 Thy tongue, thy face, thy hmbes, aftiom.and fpitit. 
 
 Do giue thee fiue-fold blazon not too fatt fob, foft, 
 
 Vnleffc the M alter were the man. How now > 
 
 Euen fo quickly may one catch the plague ? 
 
 Me thmkes I fecle thu youths perfedhons 
 
 With an inuifible, and Subtle Health 
 
 To creepe mat mine eyes. Well, let it be. 
 
 What ho 3 , MaliioLo. 
 
 Enter (J^la/uofto. 
 
 Mol Heere Madam, at your feruice. 
 
 Ol Run after ihat fame peeuifh Meflenget 
 
 The Countes man: he left this Ring behmde him 
 
 W ould I, or not . tell him, lie none of it. 
 
 Delire him not to flatter with his Lord, 
 
 Nor hold him vp with hopes, 1 am not for him ? 
 
 II that the youth will come this way to morrow, 
 lie giue him teafons for’t hie thee MjJuoIio. 
 
 Mai Madam, I will. Exit. 
 
 Ol 1 do 1 know not what, and feare to hnde 
 
 Mine eye too great a flatterer for my minde i 
 
 • Faie 
 
7 Vrelfe Slight, or, JVhafyou mil. 
 
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 F ate, fiiev/ thy force, our felucs we do not owe. 
 
 What is decreed, nusft be 1 and be ihto fo. 
 
 Fim, Aciusprlmta. 
 
 Secundus, Scana prima. 
 
 Enter Antonio <y Sehaflian. 
 
 Ant. .Will you ftay no longer: nor will you not that 
 I go with you. 
 
 Seb. By yoarpatience, no: my (tones (hine darkely 
 ouerrne; thefnaltgnancieof my fate, might perhaps di- 
 fteroper yourr; therefore 1 (hall craue o£you your leaue, 
 that I may bearcmy cuils alone. Itvfere a b'ad recom- 
 pence for your loue, to toy any of them on you. 
 
 AnXtt me yet know of you, whither you are bound. 
 
 Seb. Nofoothfir: my determinate voyage ismcerc 
 extrsuagancie.But I perceiue in you fo excellent a touch 
 of modeftie, that you will not extort from me, what 1 am 
 willing to keepe in: therefore it charges roe in manners, 
 the rather to exprefle my felfe .• you mud knowofmee 
 then Antonio, my name wSebafiian (which [ call'd Rodo- 
 rigo) my father was that Sebtiftian of ijbfejfaline, whom I 
 know you haoe heard of. He left behinde him, my felfe, 
 and a lifter, both borne in an houre: if the Hcanens had 
 bceneplear'd, would we had fo ended. But you fir, al® 
 ter'd that, for fome houre before you tookemeftom the 
 breach of the fea, was my Cftcnorown’d. 
 
 Ant. Alas the day. 
 
 Seb. A Lady fir, though it was faidfhee much refcm* 
 bled roe,was yet ofmany accounted beamifuhbutthogh 
 I could not with fuch eftirtuble wondenouer farre be* 
 lee»ue bat, yet thus farre I will boldly publifh her, (bee 
 b<oreaminde that enuy could not but call faire : Sheeis 
 drown'd already fir with fair water, though! feemeto 
 drowne her remembrance agajne with more. 
 
 Ant, Pardoo me fir, your bad entertainment. 
 
 . Seb. O good y^sta/JM.forgiuenie your trouble.' 
 
 Ant. I fyou will not murther me for my loue, let tnee 
 be your feruant. 
 
 Seb. Ifyou will not vndo what you haue done, that is 
 killhim,whom you haue recover'd, defueit not., pare 
 ye well at once, my bofomc U full of kindneffe, and! 
 am yet fo neere the manners of my mother,that vpen the 
 leaft occafiots more, mine eyes will tell tales of roe: I am 
 bound tothe Count Grlino’s Court,fare well. Exit 
 
 Ant. The gentleneffe of all the gods go with thee: 
 
 I haue many enemies in Orfino's Court, 
 
 Elfe would I very (borily fee thee there 1 
 But coroe what may. I do adore thee fo, 
 
 That danger fhall feeme fport, and 1 will go. Exit. 
 
 Sc ana Secunda . 
 
 Enter Viol/i end tJAfalaolio, at fetterell doorct, 
 
 Mul. Were not you eu'n now, with the Couocefle O- 
 huiai 
 
 Pio. puen now fir,on a moderate pace, I haue fince a- 
 riu’d but hither. 
 
 TtUl She retumes this Ring to you (fir) you might 
 heuefaued meenr.y paines, to haue taken it away your 
 felfe.She adds moreover,that you fhouid put your Lord 
 
 into a defperate afliirance, (hewi!. 1 none or him. And one 
 thing more, thac you be neuer fo bardie to come egaine 
 in his affaires, vcleffeicbce to repott you? Lords taking 
 of this: receiueitfo. 
 
 V'io. She tooke the Ring of me, lie noneofit. 
 
 Mai. Come fir, you peeui/bly thre w it to her r and 
 her will is, it fhouid be fo return’d: If it bee worth (loo¬ 
 ping for, there it lies, in yoor eye: ifnot, bee it his that 
 findcs it. £xit. 
 
 no. I left no Ring with her: what meaoes this Lady? 
 Fortune forbid my our-fide haue not charm'd her: 
 
 She made good view of me, indeed fo much. 
 
 That me thought her eyes had lofi her tongue. 
 
 For (he did fpeake in darts difiradedly. 
 
 She loues me fure, the cunning of her pafsion 
 Inuitcs roe in this churlifh meffenger: 
 
 None of my Lords Ring? Why he fen: her none; 
 
 I am the man, if it befo astis, 
 
 Poore Lady, (he were better loue a dreame: 
 
 Difguife, 1 fee thou art a wickedneffe. 
 
 Wherein the pregnant enemie does much. 
 
 How eafie is it, for the propot talfe 
 In womens waxen hearts to let their formes; 
 
 Atos, O frailtie is the caufe.not wee, 
 
 For fuch as we are made, if fuch we bee: 
 
 How will thisfadge?My matter loues her deercly. 
 
 And I (poore monfter) fendafrouch on him: 
 
 Ar.d (he (mi(token) feemes to dote on mei 
 What will become of this ?. As ! am man. 
 
 My fiaie is defperate for ray tnaifters loue: 
 
 As I am woman (now alas the day) 
 
 What thriftleffe lighes (hall poore Olivia breath? 
 
 O time, thou mufi vntaogle this, not I, 
 
 I I is too hard a knot for me t’vnty. 
 
 Scan* -T* ?rtia. 
 
 Enter Sir Toby, and Sir Andrea. 
 
 To. Approach Sir Andrew : nottobeea beddeafter 
 midnight, is to be vp betimes, and Deliculo furgtre r thm> 
 know ft. 
 
 And. Nay by my troth I know not: but I know, to 
 be vp late, is to be vplate. 
 
 To. A. falfe condufion: I hate it as an infill'd Canne. 
 To be vpsftcr midnight, and to goto bed then is early: 
 fothat to gotobed after midnight, is to goeto bed be¬ 
 times. Does not our liues confifi of the foure Ele¬ 
 ments ? 
 
 Faith fo they fay,but I thinkeit rather coofifts 
 of eating and drioking. 
 
 To. Th’art a fcholler 1 let vs therefore eate and drinke, 
 Marian 1 fay, a ftoope of wine. 
 
 inter C latent. 
 
 And. Heere comes the fooleyraith. 
 
 CU. How now my harts: Did you neuer fee the Pic* 
 tureof we three? 
 
 To. Welcome affe, now Jet's haue a catch. 
 
 And. By tny troth the fool? has an excellent bread. I 
 had rather then forty (hillings I had fuch a legge, and fo 
 fweet abreathtofing,a$thefoolehas Infooih thou waft 
 in very gracious fooling laft night, when thou fpok'ft of 
 Pigrogromitut, of the ZJaputns pafsing the Equinn$jal of 
 Qnewiu: ’twas very good yfaith; 1 fent thee fixe pence 
 
 for 
 
Twife 2^ight,or 3 H' r b4tjouvrilL 261 
 
 for thy Lemon, badft it? 
 
 Clo. I did impeticos thy grat'illityi for Malaolios nofe 
 is no Whip-ftockc. My Lady has a white hand, and the 
 Mcrmidons are no bottle-ale houfes. 
 
 An. Excellent: Why this is the beft fooling, when 
 all is done. Now a fong. 
 
 To. Come on, there is fixe pence for you. Let's haue 
 a fong. 
 
 An. There's a reflrillofmetoo : if one knight giue a 
 
 Clo. Would youhaue a looc-fong,or a fong of good 
 life? 
 
 To. A loue fong, a loue fong. 
 
 An. 1,1. 1 care not for good life. 
 
 Clowe fsngi 
 
 0 Mifhrtt mine rvhere are you rormng 1 
 
 0flay and heare, yoter true lone: coming, 
 
 Jhat can (log both high and low. 
 
 Trip no further prettie /meeting . 
 tourneys end in loners meeting, 
 
 Carry wife mans forme doth know. 
 
 An Excellent good, ifaith. 
 
 To Good, good 
 
 Clo Whai is loue, tie not heereafier , 
 prefer,! mirth, hath prefeus laughter 
 
 Kt'hat's to come, u Jlsll vnftere. 
 
 In delay there liesno pltntie. 
 
 Then come kifle me fieeel and twenties 
 
 Tom hs a fltrfft will not endure. 
 
 A». A mellifluous voyce, as 1 am true knights 
 
 To. A contagious breath. 
 
 An. Very fwcet, and contagions ifaith. 
 
 To. To heareby the nofe,it is dulcet in contagion. 
 
 But Ihall we make the Welkin dance indeed ? Shall wee 
 rowze the night-Owle in a Catch, that will drawe thtee 
 foules out of one W eauer ? Shall we do that? 
 
 And. And you loue me, let's doo'c: 1 am dogge at a 
 Catch. 
 
 Clo ByrUdy fir, and fome dogs will catch well. 
 
 lAn, Mofl cettaine: Let our Catch be. Then Knaue 
 
 Clo. Hold thjpeace, then Knaue knight. 1 (hall be con- 
 drain’d in’c, to call thee knaue, Knight. 
 
 An. Tis not the flrft time 1 haue ccnftrained one to 
 call me knaue. Begin foole ; it begins, Hold thy peace. 
 
 Clo. 1 fhall neuer begin if I hold my peace. 
 
 An, Good ifaith iComebegin. Catch fang 
 
 Enter CM aria. 
 
 Mar. What a catterwalling doeyoukeepe heere ? If 
 my Ladio haue not call’d vp her Steward Maluolio, and 
 bid him turne you out ofdoores, neuertruft rne. 
 
 To, My Lady's a Cat ay an, we are politicians, Malueltos 
 a Pcg-a-ramfie, and Three merry men be wee. Am not 1 
 confanguinious? Am I not ofher blood : tilly vally. La- 
 die, There dwelt a man in ! 'Babylon, Lady,Lady. 
 
 Clo . Bcfhrew me, the knights in admirable fooling. 
 
 An. I, he do’s well enough if he be difpos’d, andfo 
 do I too ; he does it with a better grace, but I do it more 
 natural!. 
 
 To O the twe/feday of December 
 
 Mar, For the loue o God peace. 
 
 Enter Malttolio. 
 
 CMal. My rmftersareyoumad? Or what are you? 
 Haueyou no wu manners, nor honeftie, but to gabble 
 like Tmk ets it this time of night? Doyeemake an Ale* 
 houfe of my Ladies houfe, that ye fqueak out your Con- 
 era Catches without any mitigation or remorfe of voice? 
 
 Is there no refpc£l of place, perfons,not time in you ? 
 
 To. We did keepe tlnae fir iAour Catches. Snecke vp. 
 
 Mai. Sir Toby, I muft be round with you. My Lady 
 bad me tell you, that though (he harbors you as her kinf- 
 man, file’s nothing aily’d to yourdiforders. Ifyoti can 
 feparate your felfe and your mifdemeanora, you are wel¬ 
 come to the houfe : ifnoc, and it would pleafeyou to take 
 leaue ofher, (he is very willing to bid vou farewell. 
 
 To. Farewell deeie heart, fince I muft needs be gone. 
 
 Mar. Nay good Sir Toby. 
 
 Clo. His eyes do fhew his dayes are almoft done 
 
 Mai. Is’tcucnfo? 
 
 To. But 1 will neuer dye. 
 
 Clo. Sir Toby there you lye. 
 
 Mol. This is much credit to you. 
 
 To. Shall l bid him go. 
 
 Clo. and tfyoti do ? 
 
 To. Shad/bidhtntgo,and/pare not t 
 
 Clo. 0 noyto,m,no,you date not 
 
 To. Outo’tune fir, ye lye : Art any more then a Stew 
 ard ? Doft thou thinks bccaufe thou art vertuous, thete 
 (hall be no more Cakes and Ale ? 
 
 Clo. Yes by 5.Anne, and Ginger {hall bee hotte y'th 
 mouth too. 
 
 To. Th'art i’th right. Goefir, rub your Chaioe with 
 crums. A flops of YVtne Maria. 
 
 CM A. Miftris Mary, if you priz'd my Ladies fauour 
 at any thing more then contempt, you would not giue 
 meanes for this vnciuill rule j ihe fhall know of it by this 
 hand. txit 
 
 Mar. Go (hake your eares. 
 
 An, 'Twereas good a deede as to drink when a mans 
 ahungrie, to challenge him the field, and then tobreakc 
 promife with him, and make a foole ofhim. 
 
 To. Doo’t knight, He write thee a Challenge : or lie 
 dcliuer thy indignation to him by word of mouth. 
 
 Mar, Sweet Sir T oby be patient for to night: Since 
 the youth of the Counts war to day with my Lady, ftie is 
 much out of quiet. ForMonfieur Maluolio,let me alone 
 with him: If I do not gull him into an ay word, and make 
 him a common recreation, do not thiake i haue witte e- 
 nough to lye ftraight in my bed : I know I can do it. 
 
 To, PoflefTe vs, poffeffevs, celivsfomethingof him. 
 
 Mar. Marriefir, fometimes he isakindeofPuntane. 
 
 An, 0,if 1 thought that, Ide beate him like a dogge. 
 
 To. What for being a Puritan, thy exquifitc reafon, 
 deere knight. 
 
 An. T haue no exquifite reafon for’t^jut 1 haue reafon 
 good enough. 
 
 Mar. The diu’ll aPurltane tbarheets, or any thing 
 conftantly but a time-plrafer, an affc&ion'd Afte , that 
 cons State without booke,and veters it by great fwarths. 
 The beft perfwaded ofhimfelfe: fc cram’d(as he thinkes) 
 with excellencies, that it is his grounds of faith, that all 
 that looke on him, loue him: and on that vice ia him,will 
 my rcuenge finde notable caufc to worke- 
 
 To. What wilt thou do ? 
 
 Mar. I will drop in his way fomeobfeure Epiftles of 
 loue, wherein by the colour ofhis beard, the fhape of his 
 legge, the manner ofhis gate, the expreflure of his eye, 
 forehead, and completion,he fhall finde himfelfe moft 
 feelingly perfonated. I can write very like my Ladie 
 yourN eece, on a forgotten matter wee can hardly make 
 diftin£tion of our hands. 
 
 To. Excellent, 1 froell a deuice. 
 
 An, 1 hau't in my nofe too. 
 
 To, He (hail thinkc by the Letter* that thou wilt drop 
 
 that 
 
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 Tvelfe Slight t or } Whaiyoumll. 
 
 that they come from mybSeece, and that (bee's in loue 
 
 with him. 
 
 •JMxr. My purpofe is indeed ahorfe of that colour. 
 An. And vour horfe now would make him an Afte 
 AUe, I doubt net. 
 
 An. O twill be admirable. 
 
 Mar. Sport royallI warrant you 1 I know roy Phy- 
 ficke will worke with him, I will plant you two, and les 
 the Foole make a third, where he fhall findeche Letter: 
 obferue nis.conftrudhon ofit: For this night to bed, and 
 dreameon theeuent: Farewell. Exit 
 
 To. Good night Tenthifrlea. 
 
 An. Before me fhe's a good wench. 
 
 To. She s a beagle true bred, and one that adores roe: 
 what o’thst ? 
 
 An. I was ador’d once too. 
 
 To. Let’s to bed knight: Thou hadfineede fend for 
 more money. 
 
 An. If I cannot recouer your Neecv, I am a foulc way 
 cut. 
 
 To. Send for money knight, if thou baft her not i'th 
 end,call roe Cut. 
 
 An. If I do not, neuet truft me, take it how you will. 
 
 .To. Come, come, He goburne fomeSaclte.tis too late 
 to go to bed now : Come knight,come knight. Exeunt 
 
 Seen a Quart a. 
 
 Enter Duke, Viola, fur io,andethers. 
 
 Dtt.Giue me fome Mufick;Now good morovs fiends. 
 Now good Cefano , but thae peece of fong, 
 
 That old and Antkke fong we heard laft night; 
 
 Me thought it did releeue my paiTion much. 
 
 More then light ayres, and recolledfed terroes 
 Ofthefe rooft b riske and giddy-paced times. 
 
 Come, but on e verfe. 
 
 Cur. He is not heere (fo pleafe your Lordfhippe) that 
 Oiould ling it ? 
 
 Du. Who was it? 
 
 Cur. Fefie the Ieftermy Lord, a foole that the Ladie 
 Olnuaet Father tooke much delight in. He is about the 
 houfe. 
 
 'Du. Seeke him out, and play the tunc the while. 
 
 Ttlufrckeplayei. 
 
 Come hither Boy, ifeuer thou fhalt loue 
 In the Tweet pangs ofit, remember me : 
 
 For fuch as I am,all true Louers are, 
 
 Vnfhid and skittifh in all motions elfe. 
 
 Sane in the conftant image of the creature 
 That is belou’d. How doft thou like this tune ? 
 
 Vie. 1 1 glues a verie cccho to the feate 
 Where loue is thron'd. 
 
 D». Thou doft fpeake mafterly, 
 
 My life vpon't, yong though thou arc, thine eye 
 Hath ftaid vpon fome fauour that it loues : 
 
 Hath it not boy ? 
 
 Vio. A little, by your fauour. 
 
 Du- What kinde of woman ift i 
 Vie. Of your completion. 
 
 Du. She is not worth thee then. Whatyeares ifaith? 
 Vi». About your yeeres my Lord. 
 
 £>». Tooold by hesuen : Let ftill the woman take 
 
 An elder then her felfe, foweares fhe to him} 
 
 S» fwayes The laid! ir her husbands heart : 
 
 F»f boy, howeuer we do praifeour felues. 
 
 Our fancies are more giddie and vnfirme, 
 
 More longing, wauering, fooner loft and wome. 
 
 Then womens are. 
 
 Vio. I thitdee it well my Lord. 
 
 Du. Then let thy Loue be yonger then thy felfe, 
 
 Or thy affcSion cannot hold the bent: 
 
 For women are asRofes, wbofefaireflowie 
 Being once difplaid, doth fall that verie howre. 
 
 Vio. And fo they are : alas, that they are fo s 
 To die, euen when they to perfstftion grow. 
 
 Enter Curio & Clowne. 
 
 Du. O fellow come, the fong we had laft night s 
 Marke it Cefario, it is old and piaine; 
 
 The Spinfters and the Knitters inthe sun, 
 
 And the free roaides that weaue their thred with bones. 
 Do vfe to chaunt it,: it is filly footh, • 
 
 And dallies with the innocence of loue. 
 
 Like the old age. 
 
 Cb. Are you ready Sir? 
 
 Duke I preihee fing. Mufickt. 
 
 The Song. 
 
 fome away, come away death. 
 
 Ami inJad nprejfe let me he /aide, 
 fye away , fie away breath, 
 l ant ftaine by a faire cruell rnaide 1 
 7Hy frrowdof white,ftuckytll with [w,0 prepare it. 
 Kjkly part ofdeath no one fo true didJhare it. 
 
 Not a flower, net a fewer fweete 
 On my blacke coffin, let there be firewne: 
 
 Not a friend, not a friend greet 
 My poore corpes, where my bouts frail be threwne : 
 A thoufand thoufamlfighes to faue.lay me 0 where 
 Sad true loner nettcr find my graue,to weepe there, 
 
 Du. There’s for thy painet 
 
 Clo. No paines fir, 1 take pleafure in finging fir. 
 
 Du. He pay thy pleafure then 
 
 Clo. Truely fir, and pleafure will be paiJeone time,or 
 another. 
 
 Du. Giue me now leaue, toleaue thee. 
 
 Clo Now the mclanchelly God protect thee, and the 
 Tailor make thy doublet of changeable Taffata, for thy 
 minde is a very Opall.l would haue men of fuch conftan 
 cie put to Sea, that their bufmeffe might be euery thing, 
 and their intent euerie where, for that’s i.. that alwayes 
 makes a good voyageof nothing. Farew elb Exit 
 
 Du. Let all the reft giue place: Once more Cefario, 
 Get thee to yond fame foucralene crueltie : 
 
 Tell her my loue, more noble then the world 
 Prix.es not quantitle of dirtie lands, 
 
 The parts that fortune hath beflov/d vpon her • 
 
 Tell her I hold as giddily as Fortune . 
 
 But’tis that mirade,ondQuceneofIems 
 That nature prankes her in, attrads my foule. 
 
 Vio. But if (he cannot loue you fir 
 
 Du. It cannot be fo anfwer'cL 
 
 Vio. Sooth but you muft 
 Say that Tome Lady, as perhappes there is. 
 
 Hath for your loue as great a pang ofheart 
 A s you haue for Ohuia 1 you cannot loue her* 
 
 You tel her fo: Muft fhe not then be anfwt.’d ? 
 
 Du. Theic is no womans Tides 
 
 Can 
 
Tvpelfe D wight, or, What you m il. 
 
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 Can bids the beating of fo fhong a paflion. 
 
 As loue doth giuemy heartr.o womans heart 
 So bigge, to hold fo much, they lacke retention, 
 
 Alas, their loue may be call'd appetite, 
 
 No motion of the Liuer, but the Pallat, 
 
 That fuffer furfet, doyroenc, and reuolc t 
 But mine is all as hungry as the Sea, 
 
 Andean digeft as much, make no compare 
 Betweene that loue a woman can bears me, 
 
 And that I owe Olios a. 
 
 V*a. 1 but 1 know 
 On. What doft thou knows? 
 
 ZJte. Too well what loue women to men mayowe : 
 lo faith they are as true of heart, as we. 
 
 My Father had a daughter lou d a man 
 As it might be perhaps, were la woman 
 I fnould your Lord (hip. 
 
 Du. And what’s her hiftoty # 
 
 V 10 . Ablankemy Lord: (he’neuer told her loue, 
 
 But let concealment like a worme i'th budde 
 Fecde on her daroaskc cheeke: fhe pin’d in thought, 
 And with a greene and yellownteiancholly, 
 
 She fate like Patience on a Monument, 
 
 Smiling at greefc. Was not this loue indeede > 
 
 We men may fay more, fwearemore, but indeed 
 Our (liewes are more then will: for (hi! we proue 
 Much in our vowes, but little in our loue. 
 
 Dm. But di’de thy filler ofher loue my Boy ? 
 
 Via. 1 am all the daughters of my Fathers houle. 
 
 And all the brothers too: and yet I know not 
 Sir, lhall I to this Lady! 
 
 Dtt. ! that’s the Theame, 
 
 To her in hade : giue her this lewell; fay, 
 
 "My loue can giue no place, bide no denay. exeunt 
 
 Scena Quinta . 
 
 Enter Sir Toby. Sir (Andrew Fab tan. 
 
 To. Come thy wayes Signior Fabian. 
 
 Tab. Nay He come: ifl loofea fcruple of this fport, 
 let me be boyl’d to death with Melanchoily. 
 
 To. Wouldft thou not be glad to hauc the niggard¬ 
 ly Rafcally fheepe-biter.comeLy fome notable fhame? 
 
 Fo* l would exult man : you know he brought me out 
 o’fsuour with my Lady,about aBeare-baiting heerc. 
 
 To. To anger him wee’l haue the Beareagaine, and 
 we will foole him blacke and blew, (hail we not fir An¬ 
 drew } 
 
 An. And we do not, it is pittieofour lines. 
 
 Enter A4a.rU. 
 
 To. Heere comes the little villainc ; How now my 
 Mettle oflndiaf 
 
 Mar. Get ye all three into the box tree: Maluoltds 
 commingdownethiswalke, he has beetle yonder 1 the 
 Sunnc pra&ifing behauiour to his own fhadow this halfe 
 houre: obferue him for the loue of Mockcrict for I know 
 this Letter wil make a contemplatlue Ideotof him.C’ofe 
 in the name ofieaftmg, lye thou there! for heere comes 
 the Trowt, that muft be caught with tickling. Exit 
 Enter Maluolio. 
 
 Mai. Ti« but Fortune, ail is fortune- Marta once 
 told me (lie did afFe£k me, and l haue heard her fclf come 
 thus neere, that fhoold (hee fancie, 1« fhould bee one of 
 my eomple&ion. JJefide* fhe vfes me with a more ex¬ 
 
 alted refpedt, then any one elfe that followes her. W ha £ 
 (bould l thinke on’t ? 
 
 T 0 . Heere’s an oaer-weenir.g rogue. 
 
 Fa. Oh peace: Contemplation makes a rare Turkey 
 Cocke of him, how he iets vnder his aduanc’d plumes. 
 
 And. Slight I could fobeatc the Rogue. 
 
 To. peace 1 fay 
 
 Mai, To be Count Maluolio, 
 
 To. Ah Rogue. 
 
 An. Piftoll hira,piftoll him. 
 
 To. Peace, peace. 
 
 AUl. There is example ford : The Ladyof the5/r<*- 
 cbj, married the yeoman of the wardrob 
 
 An. Fie on him Lezabel. 
 
 Fa. O peace,now he’s deepely in : lookehow imagi¬ 
 nation blowes him. 
 
 Mat. Htming.beenethrce moncths married to her, 
 fitting in rwflace. 
 
 To. O fer a (lone-bow to bit him in the eye. 
 
 UMaf. Calling my Officers about me, in my branch'd 
 Veluct gowne : hailing come from a day bedde 8 where I 
 haue left Olittut fleeping 
 
 To. Fire and Brimftonc, 
 
 Fa. O peace, peace. 
 
 Mat. And then to haue the humor of Rate: and after 
 a demure trauaileof regard; telling them I knowemy 
 place, as I would they fhould doe theirs: to aske for my 
 kinfman Toby. 
 
 To. Boltes and Pnackles. 
 
 Fa. Oh peace, peace, peace, now, now. 
 
 UMal. Seauenofmy people with an obedient Rare, 
 make out for him I frowne the while , and perchance 
 wmde vp my watch, or play with my feme nen lewell: 
 Toby approaches; curtfies thereto me. 
 
 To. Shall this fellow liue ? 
 
 Fa. Though our filence be drawncfrom vs with cars 
 yet peace. 
 
 Alai. I extend my hand to hien thus; quenching my 
 familiar fmile with an auftere regard of comroll. 
 
 To. And do’s not Tab) cakeyouablow o’the lippes, 
 then? 
 
 Mat. Saying, Cofme Toby,a\y Fortunes kauingcaft 
 tne on your Neece, giue me this prerogatiue of fpeech. 
 
 To. What, whai? 
 
 Mai. You mull amend your drunkennefte. 
 
 To. Our fcab, 
 
 fab. Nay patience, or we breake the finewes of our 
 plot > 
 
 Mai Befides you wafie the treafure of your time, 
 with a foolifh knight. 
 
 And. That's mee I warrant you. 
 
 Mat. One fir Andrew. 
 
 And. ! knew was I, for many do call mec foole. 
 
 Afal. What employment h3ue we heere ? 
 
 Fa. Now is the Woodcocke neere the gin. 
 
 To. Oh peace, and the fpitit ofhumoka intimate rea¬ 
 ding aloud to him. 
 
 Afal. By my life this is my Ladiesband: tbefe bee her 
 very her V’i, and her Tt, sndthusmakes fhec het 
 great P's. !t is in contempt of queflion herhand. 
 
 An. Her Ct. her V’s, and her TV: why (hat ? 
 
 Afal. To ibe vnknowne belau d, thu, andmygoodtl/ijhrf: 
 Her very Phrafes: By your Icaue wax. SoJt.and the im- 
 preffiire her Lucrete, with which (he vfes to feale i tis my 
 
 Ladv ; To whom fnould this be ? 
 
 fab. This winnes him, Liuer and all. 
 
 Mai 
 
264. Tvpclfe JS(igkt, or, What you W/Z. 
 
 Mai. tone knowet None, tut who, Lift do not meant , no 
 man mu/l homo. No man muft know. What followes ? 
 The numbers alter’d : No man muft know, 
 
 If (his Should be thee Maluolio{ 
 
 To. Marrie hang theebrocke. 
 
 Alai. I may command where / adore, but (iler.ee like a Lu- 
 
 creffe knife : 
 
 FFith bUodleffe jlreke my heart doth gore, ULf. 0. A. /. doth 
 [way my life, 
 i'a. A fulhan riddle. 
 
 To. Excellent Wench, fay l. 
 
 Mid. c/K-O-A.l. doth fway my life Nay but firft 
 let me fee, fat me fee, let me fee. 
 
 Fab. Whatdilh a poyfon has fhe dreft him l 
 To. And with what wing thcftaflien checker at it ? 
 Mai. / may command,where I adore ; Whyfheemay 
 command me. 1 ferue her, She ts my Ladie. Why this is 
 euident to any formaJl capacitie. There is noobftrutftion 
 in this, and the end : What Should that Alphabetical! po. 
 fmon portend, if i could make that refemble fomethwg 
 io me ? Softly, M.O-AJ- 
 
 To Ol. make vp that, he is now at a cold fent 
 Fab. Sowter will cry vpoo't for all this, though it bee 
 as rente as a Fox 
 
 Mel. AT. Maluolio, AT. why that begins my name. 
 
 Fab. Did not 1 fay he would worke it out, the Curre 
 is excellent at faults. 
 
 Mol. TrfJJut then there is no confonancy in the fequell 
 that fuffsrs voder probation : A Should follow, but O. 
 does. 
 
 fa. And O {hall end, 1 hope 
 
 To. 1 , or 1 le cudgell him, and make him cry 0, 
 
 Afal. And then /. comes behind. 
 
 Fa. I, and you had any eye behmde you, youi might 
 fee more detta&ion at your heeles,thenFomines before 
 you 
 
 Mai M,0,A ,(.This fimulation is not as the former: 
 and yet to crulh this 3 little, it would bow to tnee, for e- 
 uery one ofthefe Letters are in my name. Soft .here fol¬ 
 lower profe : If thisfall into thy band, reuolue. ]n my ftars 
 I am aboue thee, but benotaffiaid of greatnefle: Some 
 are become great, fome atcheeues gtearneSfe, and fomc 
 haue greatneffethruft vppon era. Thy fates opentheyt 
 hands, let thy blood ana Spirit embrace them, and to in- 
 sre thy felfe to what thou art like to be : caft thy humble 
 fiough, and appeare freSh, Be oppofite with a kinfman, 
 ftirly withferuants: Let thy tongue tang arguments of 
 ftate;pu:thy felfe into the tricke of fir.gulamie. Shee 
 thus aduifes thee, that fighes fot thee. Remember who 
 commended thy yellow ftockings, and wlfh’d to fee thee 
 eucr croSTe garter’d : ! fay remember, goe too, thou art 
 made if thou defir'ft to be fo : J f not, let me fee thee a Re¬ 
 ward ftdi, the fellow offeruant*, and not wooithie to 
 touch Fortunes fingers Farewell, Shee that would alter 
 feruices with thee, tht fortunate unhappy daylight and 
 champian difeoners not more : This is open, 1 will bee 
 proud, 1 will reade poilticke Authaurs, 1 will baffle Sir 
 Toby, 1 will wafti ofFgroffe acquaintance, I will be point 
 deuife, the very man. I do not now fooie my felfe, to let 
 imagination lademee ; for euery reafon excites to this, 
 that my 1-sdy loues me. She did commend my yellow 
 ftockings oflate, fhee did praifc my legge being croSTe- 
 garter’d, and In this file manifeftsher felfe to my loue, &c 
 with a kmde ofiniunftion dnucs mee to thefe habrtes of 
 berliktnp. 1 thankemy ftmes, 1 am happy : JwiSibee 
 ftrange,uoui, in yellow ftockings, and erode Garter'd, 
 
 cuen with the fwiftnelfe of pitting on. loue, and my 
 ftarres be praifed. Heerc is yet 2 poflfcript. Tboucanfl 
 not cboofe but kyiorv who J am. If ihou entrrtatnfi my loue, let 
 tt appear e in thy finding, thy [miles become '.bee well . There- 
 fore in nry prefence fldl fertile, deere my fweete, / prethee J oue 
 1 thanke thee, I will futile, 1 wd ao cutty thing that thou 
 wilt haue me. Exit 
 
 Fab. 1 will not giue my part of this fport forapenfi- 
 on of thoufands to be paid from the Sophy. 
 
 To. 1 could marry this wench for this deuice, 
 
 An. So could 1 too. 
 
 To. And aske no other dowry with her, but fuch ano¬ 
 ther ieft. 
 
 Enter Marta. 
 
 An. Nor I neither 
 
 Fab, Hcere conies my noble gull catcher. 
 
 To Wilt thou fet thy foote o’my necke. 
 
 An. Or o’mme either > 
 
 To. Shall 1 play my freedome at tray-trip, and becom 
 thy bondflaue } 
 
 An. Ifaith.or I either > 
 
 Tob. Why, thou haft put him in fuch a dreime, (hat 
 when the image of tt leaues him,he muft run mad. 
 
 Ada. Nay but fay true, do’s it worke vpon him ’ 
 
 To. Like Aqua vite with a Midwife. 
 
 Mar, If you will then fee the frustes of the fpori, mark 
 his firft approach before my Lady : hee will come to her 
 in yellow ftockings, and ‘tis a colour fhe abhotres, snd 
 crofTe garter’d, a fafh:on fF.ee deteft*: and hee will fmile 
 vpon her, which will now be fo vnluteebie to her dilpo- 
 fition, being adduced to a melancholly, as (hee is, that it 
 cannot but turn him into a notable contempt; if you wil 
 fee it follow me. 
 
 To. To the gates ofTartar, thou moft excellent diuell 
 of l»lt. 
 
 Aed lie make one too Exeunt. 
 
 Find Aft xt fecund hi 
 
 <*_A Bus 'Tertius , Scana prim a. 
 
 Ester Viola tend Clerwne. 
 
 Fio. Saue thee Friend and thy Mufick : doft thou liue 
 by thy Tabor? 
 
 Clo No fir, 1 liue by the Church. 
 
 F> 0 . Art thou a Churchman? 
 
 (flo. No fuch matter fir, I do hue by the Church: For, 
 
 I do liue at my houfe, and my houfe dooth ftand by the 
 Church 
 
 Fto, So thou maift fay the Kings lyes by a begger, if a 
 begger dwell neer him : ortheChureh ftandsby thy Ta¬ 
 bor, it thy Tabor ftand by the Church. 
 
 Cfo. You haue laid fir: To fee this age : A fentence is 
 but a cheu riU gioue to a good wine, how quickeiyche 
 vrrong fide may be turn’d outward. 
 
 Fio. Nay that’* certame : they that dally nicely with j 
 words, may quukely make them wanton. 
 
 Clo. I would therefore my fifter had had no name Sir. 
 
 F*o. Why wicn ? 
 
 Clo, Why fir, het names a word, andtodallie with 
 that word, might make nay After wanton; Bot iodeede, 
 words are very elafeals, force bonds difgfac’d them. 
 
 Fso. Tnyreafoocrran? 
 
 Clo 
 
Tvpelfc jy' ioht, or, JVhatyou wi//. 2 7 $ 
 
 Qo, Troth fir, I can yeeld you none without wordes, 
 and wordes are growtie fo falie, 1 atn loath to proue rea¬ 
 son with them. 
 
 Vio I warrant thou art a merry fellow, and car’ft for 
 nothing. 
 
 Clo. Not fo fir,I do care for fomethingibut in my con- 
 fctence fir, l donor care for you : if that be to C3re for no¬ 
 thing fir, I would it would make you inuifiblr 
 ‘Vio. Art not thou Lhe Lady Ohm * s foole 3 
 
 Clo. Ho indeed Hr, the Lady Oliuia has no folly, (lice 
 will kcepe no foole fir, till fhc be married, and fooles are 
 as like huabands, as Pilchers rre to Herrings, the Huf- 
 bands the bigger, 1 am tndeede not her toole,but lur cor¬ 
 rupter of words. 
 
 Vio. 1 faw theelate attheCount Orfmo / 
 
 Clo. Foolery ftr. does wallet about the Orbe like the 
 Sun, it (Lines euery where. I would be forry fir, but the 
 Foole fhouldbe as oft with your Mafter.as with my Mi- 
 flris : I thinke I law your wifedome there. 
 
 Vio. Nay, and thou pa(Te vpon me, 1 le no more with 
 thee* Hold there's expences tor thee. 
 
 Clo. Now loue in Ins next commodity of li3yre, fend 
 theeabeatd. 
 
 Vio. By my troth lie tell thee, I am almoft ficke for 
 one, though 1 would not haue it grow on my chrnne. Is 
 thy Lady within ? 
 
 Clo Would not a paire of thefe haue bred fir ? 
 
 Vio. Yes being kept together, and put to vfe. 
 
 Clo. I would play Lord Pandanu o( Phrygia fir,to bring 
 a CrejfuLi to this Troylta 
 
 Vio. I vnderftandyou fir, tiswellbegg d 
 
 Clo The matter I hope is not great fir; begging,but a 
 begger -.Creffida wasaBegger. My Lady is wuhin fir. 1 
 will confter cothem whence you come, who you ate,and 
 what you would are cut of my welkin, I might fay Ele¬ 
 ment, but the word is ouer- worne. exit 
 
 Vio. This fellow is wife enough to play the foole, 
 AndtodotJmwelljCTauesa kmde of wit 
 
 He mull obferuetheir mood on whom he teds. 
 
 The quality ofpetfons, and the time 
 
 And like the Haggard, cheeke at euery Feather 
 
 That comes before his eye. Thisrsa pradhee, 
 
 As full of labour as a Wife-mans Art: 
 
 For folly that he wifely (hewes, is fit ; 
 
 But vvifemensfolly falne, ouite taint then wit 
 
 Enter Str Toby and sit drew 
 
 To. Saue you Gentleman. 
 
 Vio. And you fir.< 
 
 Sind. Dteu von guard Mon fear 
 
 Vio. Et vohz, oujte voflre feniiture. 
 
 %/In. I hope fir, you are, and 1 am yours. 
 
 To, Will you incounter the hcufe.my Neece is defi- 
 rous you fhould enter, if your trade be to her. 
 
 Vio. Iam bound to your Neece fir, I meanefhe is the 
 liftofmy voyage. 
 
 To. Taftc your legges fir, put them to motion 
 
 Vio. My legges do better vnderftand me fir,then I vn¬ 
 derftand what you rneane by bidding me tafle my legs. 
 To. I meaneto go lir, to enter 
 
 Via. I will anfwcr you with gace and entrance, but we 
 arepreuented. 
 
 Enter Clima, and Gentlewoman. 
 
 Mod excellent accornplifh'd Lady, the hcanena raine O- 
 dours on you. 
 
 Sind. That youth’s atareCouulcr, raine odours,wel. 
 IGo. My matter hath no voice Lady,but to yout owne 
 
 -.---- —-----—-— 
 
 mod pregnant 3nd vouchfafed e3re 
 
 Sind Odours, pregnant, and vouchfafed : lie get 'em 
 all three already. 
 
 01 Let the Garden doorc be fliut, and if aue met to 
 my hearing. Giue me your hand fir. 
 
 , Vio My dune Madam, and moll humble feruieel 
 
 Ol. What is your name? 
 
 Vio. Ceferio is your feruants name,faire PnncvfTe. 
 
 Ol. My feruant fir i Twas ncuer merry world. 
 
 Since lowly feigning was call'd complement 
 y are feruant to the Count Orfino youth. 
 
 V to And he is yours, and hts mull needs be yours : 
 your feruants feruant, is your feruant Madam. 
 
 OL For him, 1 thinke not on him : for hts thoughts, 
 Would they were blank es, rat her then fill d wuh mt 
 
 Vto Madam, 1 cometo wliei v our gentle thoughts 
 
 On hts behalfe 
 
 Ol. O by your leatie I prey you. 
 
 1 had you tie tier fpeake a game o fhim ; 
 
 But would you vndertake another fuite 
 
 1 had rather heare you, to folicit that. 
 
 Then Muficke from the fpheates. 
 
 Vio. Deere Lady. 
 
 Ol. Giue me leaue, befeech youj: 1 did fend, 
 
 After the laid enchantment yon did heart, 
 
 A Ring in chace ofyou. Sodidlabufe 
 
 My felfe, my feruant, and 1 feare me you : 
 
 Vnder youi hard conftrufbon muft 1 fit, 
 
 To force that on you in a fhamefull cunning 
 
 Which you knew none of yours What might you think? 
 Haue you not fet mine Honor at the (lake 
 
 And baited it with all th vnmuzled thoughts 
 
 That tyrannous heart can thmksTo one of yout reeeiuing 
 Enough is fhewne.a C'prefiV, not a bofome, 
 
 Hides my heart : fo let me heat e you fpeake. 
 
 Pto I pittie you. 
 
 Ol That's a degree to loue. 
 
 Vio. No not a grize i for tts a vulgar proofs 
 
 That verie oft we pttry enemies 
 
 Ol Why then me thinkes tis time to fmile agent 
 
 O world, how apt the poor c are to be proud ? 
 
 If one fhould be a prey, bow much the belle r 
 
 To fall before the Lion, ihen the Wolfe ? 
 
 Cloche ftriket. 
 
 The clocke vpbraides me with the wade of time: 
 
 Be not affraid good youth, I will not haue you. 
 
 And yet when wit and youih is come to harueft, 
 your wife is like to reape a proper man s 
 
 Therelies your way, due Weft. 
 
 Vio. Then Weft ward hoe . 
 
 GraceSnd good difpofuion attend your Ladyfh i p ! 
 you'l nothing Madam to my Lord, by me : 
 
 Ol. Stay : I prethce tell me what thou thinkft of me ? 
 pio. That you do thinke you are not what you are. 
 
 Ol. If I thinke fo, I thinke the fame ofyou. 
 
 Vio. Then thinke you right : 1 am not what I am. 
 
 Ol. 1 would you were, as I would haue you be, 
 
 Vio Would it be better Madam, then 1 am l 
 
 I wifh it might,for now 1 am your foole. 
 
 Ol. O what a deale of fcorne, lookes beautifull ? 
 
 In the contempt and anger ofhis lip, 
 
 A muvdrous guilt fhewes not it felfe more foone , 
 
 Then loue that would feeme hid : Loues night,is noone. 
 Ceftrto, by the Rofes of the Spring, 
 
 By maid-nood. honor, truth, and euerv thing, 
 
 I loue thee fo, that maugre all thy priae* 
 
 y Nor 
 
 -----—-- ■- —- 
 
a66 
 
 _ Twelfe fNjgjrt* JVf Mtym v>Uh 
 
 ^os v?it, nor reafon, can ray ps fison hide: 
 
 D c not extort thy reafens from this daufe,- 
 For that I woo, thou therefore haft no caufes 
 
 But rather reafon thus, with reafon fetter; 
 
 Loue fought, IS good: but giucn vnfought,asbei/JeR 
 Via. By innocence 1 fweare, and by my youth, 
 
 I haue one heart, one bofome,and one truth. 
 
 And that no woman has, norneuer none 
 ShaH'miftris be of it, fauel alone, 
 
 And fo adieu good Madam, ncuer more. 
 
 Will I my Mailers tcares to you deplore* 
 
 (?/. Yet come againe: for thou perhaps may ft mouc 
 That hearr which now abhorres to like his loue. Exeunt 
 
 SccenaSecmda . 
 
 Enter Sir Toly, Sir .Andrew, and Fabian. 
 
 A*A. No faith, He not (lay a iot longer: 
 
 Te. Thy reafon deere venom, giue thy reafon. 
 
 Eat. You muff needesyeeldey our reafon. Sir An¬ 
 drew i 
 
 And, Marry 1 fa w your Neece do more fauourt to the 
 Counts Seruing-man, then euer fhe beftow'd vpon nice: 
 Ifaw’t ifth Orchard. 
 
 To. Did fhe fee the while, old boy, tell me that. 
 
 And. Asplaincasl fee you now. 
 
 Fab. This was a great argument of loue in her toward 
 you. 
 
 And, STight j will you make an Afleo’me. 
 
 Fab. I will proue it legitimate fir, vpon the Oathes of 
 judgement, and reafon. 
 
 To. And they haue bcenc grand furie men, fin ce before 
 Noah was a Saylor. , 
 
 Fab. Shee did Ihew fauour to the youth in your fight, 
 onely to exafperate you, to awake your dormoufe valour, 
 to put fire in your Heart, and brimftone in your Liuer ; 
 you Ihould then heueaccofted her. and with fome excel* 
 lent iefts, fire-new from the mint, you fliould haueban^d 
 the youth intodumbeneffe rthts was look’d for at your 
 hand, and this was baulkt: the double gilt of this oppor- 
 tunitie you let time v/alh off, and you arc now iayld into 
 the North of my Ladies opinion, where you will hang 
 like an yfickle on a Dutchmans beard, vnlefle you do rc- 
 deeme it, by fome laudable attempt, either of valour or 
 policie. 
 
 tAnd. And’t be any way, it muff be with Valour, for 
 policie I hate: I hadas liefe be a Brownift, as a Politi¬ 
 cian. 
 
 To. Why then build me thy fortunes vpon the bafis of 
 valour.Challenge me the Counts youth to fight witbbim 
 hurt him in eleuen places, my Neece ftiall take note of it, 
 and allure thy felfe, there is no loue-Broker in the world, 
 can more preuaile in mans commendation with woman 
 then report of valour. 
 
 Fab. There is no way but this fir Andrew.. 
 
 An. Will either of you besreme a challenge to him? 
 To Co, write it in a martial hand, be curft and briefe: 
 it is no matter how wittie, fo j t bee eloquent, and full of 
 inuention: taunt him with the licenfe of Inke : if thou 
 thou’ft him fome thrice, it fhall not be amiffe, and as ma¬ 
 ny Lyes, as will lye in thy (heete of paper, although the 
 Iheetc were bigge enough for the bedde of Ware in Eng¬ 
 
 land, f$t’em downs, go about is. Let there bee gaullee- 
 
 neugh in thy inke, though thou write with a Gcofe-pen, 
 iMXixmter labour it. r 
 
 And, Where lhall Ifindeyou? 
 
 To, Wee l cali thee at the Cubiculo: Go. 
 
 Exit Sir Andrew, 
 
 Fa. This is a deere Manakin to you Sir Toly. 
 
 To. I hauebeene deere to him lad, fome two thoufand 
 ftrong, or fo. 
 
 Fa. We fhall haue a rate Letter from him; butyoulc 
 
 notdeliuer't. 
 
 To. Neuer tnift me then: and by all mear.es flirre on 
 the youth to an anfwer. J ihir.ke Oxen and waine-ropes 
 cannot hale them rogesban Fas Andrew, if he wereopen V 
 and you finde fo much bloodin his Liuer, as will clog the 
 feotc ofa flea, Ik eats thcv’efrofth’anaromy. 
 
 Fab. And his oppofit the youth beares in his vifage no 
 great prefage' of cruelty. 
 
 Enter Maria, 
 
 To. Looke where theyoungeft Wren of mine comes. 
 Mar. Ifyou de fire the fpleene, and will laughe your 
 lelues into flitches, follow me; yond gull Malutlio is tur¬ 
 ned Heathen, a veric Rcnegatho j for there is no ehriftian 
 that meanes to befaued by beleeuing rightly, can cuer 
 beleeue fuch impofftble pillages of groffeueffc. Hee’s in 
 yellow ftockings. 
 
 To. And erode garter’d ? 
 
 Alar. Mod viilanoufly: like a Pedant that keepcs a 
 Schoole i tb Church: I haue dogg’d him like his murthe* 
 rer. He does obey euery point of the Letter that I dropt, 
 to betray him : He does fmile his face into more lynes, 
 then is in thenew Msppe, with the augmentation of the 
 Indies: you haue not feene fuch a thing as tis: I can hard¬ 
 ly forbeare hurling things at him, I know my Ladie will 
 ftrike him; iflhee doe, hee*l fmile, andtake’t for a great 
 fauour. & 
 
 To. Come bring vs, bring vs where he is. 
 
 Exeunt Omncs. 
 
 Scana Tertia. 
 
 t 
 
 Enter Sebafliaa and Anthonie. 
 
 Seb. I would not by my will have troubled yo t». 
 But fince you make your pleafure of your paines, 
 
 I will no further chide you. 
 
 Ant. 1 could not flay behindeyou: my deflre 
 (More fharpe then filed fleele) did fpurreme forth. 
 And not all loue to fee you (though fo much 
 As might haue drawne one to a longer voyage) 
 
 But iealoufie, what might befall your rrauell, 
 
 Being skilleffeinthefeparts: which to a flranger, 
 
 Vnguided, and vnfriended, often prone 
 Rough, and vnhofpitable. My willing loue. 
 
 The rather by thefe arguments offeate 
 Set forth inyourpurfuite. 
 
 Seb, My kinde Anthonie, 
 
 I can no other anfwer make, but thankes. 
 
 And thankes: and eoer oft good tumgs. 
 
 Are fliuffel’d off with fuch vneurrant pay: 
 
 But were my worth, as is my confciencefirme. 
 
 You 
 
! Tvaelfe Slight, or, Whatjou will. 26 *? 
 
 I You (hould finde better dealing : what’s to do ? 
 
 Shall we go fee the rcliques of thisTewne ? 
 
 Ant. Tomorrowfir,befifirftgofeeyour.Lodging? 
 Stb. I am not weary, and'tis longto night 
 
 I pray you let vs facisfie oar eyes 
 
 With the memorials, and the things of fame 
 
 That do renowne this City. 
 
 1 Am. Would youl’d pardon me : 
 
 I do not without danger walke thefe flreetes. 
 
 Once in a fea-fight 'gamft the Count his gallics, 
 
 I ldid fome fensice, of fuch note indeede, 
 
 I That were I tane beere, it would fearfe be anfwer’d. 
 
 I Seb, Belike you (lew great number of his people. 
 
 I Am. Th offence is not offuch a bloody nature. 
 
 Albeit the quality of the time, and quarrell 
 
 1 Might well haue giutn vs bloody argument : 
 
 It might haue fince bene anfwer'd in repaying 
 
 I What wetookdfrom them, which forTraffiques fake 
 
 Moft of our City did. Onely my felfe flood our, 
 
 I For which if I be lapfed in this place 
 
 I I Cball pay deere. 
 
 I Seb- Do not then walke too open. 
 
 Am. Itdoth notfitme: hold fir, here’s my putfe, 
 
 I In theSouth Suburbesat the Elephant 
 
 I Is beft to lodge : I will befpeskc our dvee, 
 
 I Whiles you beguile the time, and feed your knowledge 
 
 I With viewing of theTowne, there ihail youhaueme, 
 
 Seb. Wbylyourputfc? 
 
 1 Am. Haply your eye fnall light vpon fome toy 
 
 I You haue defirc to purehafe: and your Acre 
 
 I I thinke is not for idle Markets, fir. 
 
 Seb. Ilebeyourpurfc-bearer.andkaueyou 
 
 I Foranhoure 
 
 Am. Toth’Elepbant. 
 
 I Seb. Ido remember# Exeunt. 
 
 Sccena Quart a. 
 
 Enter Qlittia tend Maria. 
 
 01. 1 haue fent after him,hefayeiheel come: 
 
 How fnall I feaft him? What beftow of hint? 
 
 For youth is bought more oft, then begg’d, or borrow’d. 
 
 I I fpeake too loud : Where's Maluo/io, he is fad,and ciuill, 
 And fuites well for a feruar.t with my fortunes, 
 
 1 Where is Malwlio ? 
 
 I Mat. He’scammingMadame: 
 
 But in very ffrange manner. Heisfurepoffefl Madam. 
 
 Ol. Why what's jhe matter,does he rsue ? 
 
 Mar. No Madam,hedoes nothing hut fmileiyour La. 
 dyfltip were beft to haue fomt guard about you, if hcc 
 come.for fure the man is tainted in's wits. 
 
 Ol. Go call him hither. 
 
 ; Enter TtUluolio. 
 
 I I am as madde as hee, 
 
 Iffad and merry rnadneffe equall bee. 
 
 I How now Maluelio} 
 
 Mai. Sweet Lady, ho, ho. 
 
 Ol. Smil’ft thou ? i fent for thee vpon a fad occafion. 
 Mai. Sad Lady, I cculd be fad : 
 
 This does make flame obftrudhon in the blood s 
 
 Tnis ctoffe gartering,but what of that ? 
 
 Ifit pleafe the eye of one, it is with me as the very true 
 Sonnet is : Pleafe one, and pleafe all. 
 
 Mai. Why how doeft thou man ? 
 
 What is the matter with thee ? 
 
 Trial. Not blackc in my mindc, though yellow in my 
 legges: It did come to his hands, and Commaunds (ball 
 be executed, I thinke wc doe know thcfweeiRomane 
 hand. 
 
 Ol. Wile thou go to bed Maluolio ? 
 
 Trial. To bed? I fweet heart, and He come to thee. 
 
 Ol. God comfort thee ; Why daft thou fmile fo, and 
 kiffe thy hand fo oft l 
 
 Mar. How do you Malttoho ? 
 
 Maluo. At your requeft •• 
 
 Yes Nightingales an (were Dawes. 
 
 Mar. Why appeare you with this tidiculous bold-* 
 neffe before my Lady. 
 
 Mai. Be not afraid of greatneffe :'twas well writ. 
 
 Ol. What meanft thou by that t Malieelit ? 
 
 Trial. Some are borne great. 
 
 01. Ha? 
 
 Trial. Some accheeue greatneffe. 
 
 Ol. What fayft thou? 
 
 Trial. And fome haue greatneffe thruft vpon them. 
 
 Ol. Hcaucn reftote thee. 
 
 Mai. Remember who commended thy yellow flock- 
 ings. 
 
 Ol Thy yellow (lockings? 
 
 Mai And wiftr’d to fee «hee croffe garter’d. 
 
 Ol. Croffe garter'd ? 
 
 t Mai. Gotoo, thou art made, ifehou defir'ft to be fo. 
 
 Ol. Amlrrtade? 
 
 Mai. If not, !er me fee thee a feruant ftill. 
 
 04 WhythisiaverieMidfommec madnefle. 
 
 Enter Servant. 
 
 Ser , Madame, the young Gentleman of the Count 
 OrJino't'M return'd, I could hardly cntreatehimbacke : he 
 attends youf Lady flups pleafure, 
 
 Ol. lie come to him. 
 
 Good Maria, let this fellow be look d too. Where’s my 
 Cofine Toby, let fome of my people haue a fpeciall care 
 of him, I would not haue him mifearriefor the halfe of 
 nsy Dowry. exit 
 
 Mai. Oh ho, do you come necre me now : no woife 
 man then fir Toby to looke to me. This concurres direct¬ 
 ly with the Letter, Che fends him on purpofe, that I may 
 appeare ftubborne to him: for {be incites me to that in 
 the Letter. Caft thy humble Hough fayes fhe ^ be oppo- 
 fite with aKinfroan, furly with feruancs, let thy tongue 
 Unger with arguments of ftate, put thy felfe into tne 
 tricke of Angularity : and fonfequently lettsdowne the | 
 manner how: as a fad face, a reuerend carriage, a flow j 
 tongue, in the babite of fome Sir of note, and fo footth. j 
 1 haue lymde her,but it is loucs doing,and loue make me 
 thankcfull. And when fhc went away now, let this Fel¬ 
 low be look’d too : bellow ? not tjMalnolie, nor after my 
 degree, but Fellow. Why euery thing adheres togither, 
 that no dramrne ofafcrup!e,no fcruple of a fcruplc, no 
 obftackjtio incredulous or vnfafe circnmftance : What 
 can be faide? Nothing that can be, can come betweene 
 me,and the full profpe&ofmy hopes. Well loue, not I, 
 is the doer of this, and he is to be thanked. 
 
 Enter Toby .Fabian,and Maria 
 
 Z 2 To. 
 
268 
 
 To. Which way is bee in the name of fanflity. If all 
 thediuelscfhdibedravMnein little, and Legion himfclfe 
 polfeft him, yet lie Ipeake to him. 
 
 Fab- Heere he is, heere he is: how ifl with you fir ? 
 How ill with you man? 
 
 Mai. Gooff,I difcard you; let me enioy my priuate: 
 go off. 
 
 Mar. Lo.hovv hollow the fiend fpeakes within him; 
 did not I tell you? Sir Toby, roy Lady pray ej you to haue 
 a cateofhim, 
 
 Md. Ahha,doesfhefo? 
 
 TV. Go too, go too: peace, peace, wee muff deale 
 gently with him: Let me alone. How do you Mdnolid) 
 How iff with you ? What man,defie the diuell: confider, 
 he's an enemy to mankinde. 
 
 Md. Do you know what you fay? 
 
 (JWar. La you, and you fpeake ill of the diuell, how 
 he takes it at heart Pray God he be not bewitch'd. 
 
 Fab. Carry his water to th'wife woman. 
 
 7 >iar. Marry and it ffwlt be doncto morrow morning 
 ifl liue. My Lady would not loofehim for more then ile 
 fay. 
 
 Md. How now miflris ? 
 
 Mar. Oh Lord. 
 
 T«. Prethee hold thy peace,this is not the way: Doe 
 you not fee you moue him 5 Let me alone with him. 
 
 Fa. No way but gentleneffe, gently,gently; the Fiend 
 isrough.andwiil not be roughly vs'd. 
 
 To. Why how now my bawcock?how doff y chuck ? 
 
 Md. Sir. 
 
 To. I biddy,come with me. What man, tis not for 
 grauiiy to play at cherrie-pit with faihan Hang him foul 
 Collier. 
 
 Mar. Get him to fay hisprayers, good fir Toby gette 
 him to pray. 
 
 Md. My prayers Minx. 
 
 Mar. No I warrant you,he wifi notheareof godly- 
 nefle. 
 
 Md. Go hang your feiues all: you are ydle fhallowe 
 things, I am not of your element, you fhallknowe more 
 heereafcer. Exit 
 
 To. Iflpofsible? 
 
 Fa. If this were plaid vpon a ff age now, I could con- 
 densne it as an improbable fiifion. 
 
 To His very geniushath taken the infedlion of the 
 deuiceman. 
 
 Mar. Nay purfue him no w,lcafl the denies take ayre, 
 and taint. 
 
 Fa. Why wefhallmakehimmadindeede. 
 
 Mar. The houfe will be the quieter. 
 
 To. Come, wee’l haue him in a darke room fk bound. 
 My Neece is already in the beleefe that he's mad: we may 
 carry it thus for our pleafure, and his pennance.til our ve¬ 
 ry pa (lime tyred out of breath, prompt vs to haue mercy 
 on him: at which time.wewil bring thedeu'seeto the bar 
 and crowne thee for a finder of madmen: but fee,but fee. 
 Enter Sir Andrew, 
 
 Fa. More matter for a May morning. 
 
 An. Heere's the Challenge, reade it: l warrsntthere'i 
 vinegar and pepper in’t. 
 
 Fab. Ifffofawcy? 
 
 And. I, ifl? I warrant him: dobut read. 
 
 To. Giueme. 
 
 Youth whatfteuir thou art, thou art but a ftttruy fallow. 
 
 Fa. Good,and valiant. 
 
 T». Wonder not,nor admire net in thy mindi why l doetaH 
 
 Twel/e or, W^hatyou will. 
 
 theeft, for I widfhew thee no reafinfor't. (Law 
 
 Fa. A good r.ote.that keeper you from the blow of $ 
 To, Thou com ft to the Lady Olinta and in tty fight [he vftes 
 thee kindly : but thou lyeft in thy throat , that it not the matter 
 
 l challenge thee for. 
 
 Fa. Very breefe, sod to exceeding good fence-Ieflc. 
 To. I win way-lay thee going home, where if it be thy chance 
 
 to kill me. 
 
 Fa. Good. 
 
 To. Thou Iftft me like a rogue and a villaine. 
 
 Fa. Still you keepe o’th windie fide ofthc Lawrgood. 
 Fob. Fartheewell. and Cod haue mercie vpon one of our 
 fodst. He may haue mercie vpon mine, but my hope « better, 
 and ft looke to thy ft/ft. Thy friend ae than vftft him, & thy 
 fwomeenemie, Andrew Ague-cheeke. J 
 
 To. if this Letter mouc him not, his legges cannot: 
 ile giu'chim. 
 
 Mar, Yon may haue verie fit occafionfot’t: he is now 
 in fome commerce with my Ladie, and will by and by 
 depart. 1 
 
 To. Go fir tAndrew : fcout mee for him at the corner 
 o, the Orchard like a bum-Baylie : fo foone as euer thou 
 feeit him, draw,and astbou draw’ll, fvveare horrible.• for 
 t comes to palTeoft,that a terrible oath, with a fwagge. 
 nng accent fliarpely twang'd off, giues manhoodemore 
 approbation, then euer proofe it felfe would haue earn'd 
 
 him. Away. 
 
 And. Nay let me alone for fwearing. Exit 
 
 To. Now will not I ddliuer his Letter: for the behauU 
 our of the yong Gentleman, giues him out to be of good 
 capacity and breeding; his employment betweene his 
 Lord and my Neece, confirmes no lefife. Therefore this 
 
 Let ter being fo excellently ignorant, will breed no terror 
 in the youth: he will finde it comes from a Clodde-pole. 
 But fir, I will dcliuer his Challenge by word ofmouth; 
 fet vpon Ague-cheeke a notable report of valor, and driue 
 the Gentleman (as 1 know his youth will aptly receiue it) 
 into a mofl hideous opinion of his rage, skill, furie, and 
 impecuofitie-This will fo fright them both, that they wil 
 kill one another by the looke, like Cockatrices. 
 
 Enter Oliuiaand Viola. 
 
 F^ Heere he comes with your Neece, giue them way 
 till hetakeleatie, and prefently afrer him. 
 
 To I wil meditate the while vpon forne horrid raeffaee 
 for a Challenge. ° 
 
 Ol. I haue faid too much vnto a hart offtene. 
 
 And laid mine honour too vnchsry on't: 
 
 There s fomething in me that reproues my fault: 
 
 But fueb a head-ftrong potent fault it is, 
 
 That it but mockes reproofe. 
 
 Via. With the fame hauiourthatyourpadion beares. 
 Goes on my Mailers greefes. 
 
 Ol. Heere, wcare this lewell for me, tis my pifluwj 
 Rcfule it not, it hath no tongue, to vex you: 
 
 And I befeecb you come againe to morrow. 
 
 What lhall you aske of me that Jle deny, 
 
 Thar honour (fau d) may vpon asking giue. 
 
 ^ Nothing but this,your true loue for my mafler. 
 Ol. How with mine honor may 1 giue him that. 
 Which I haue giuen to you. 
 yio I will acquit you. 
 
 Ol. Wellcome againe to morrow: far-thee-well, 
 
 A Fiend like thee might bears my foule to hell. 
 
 Enter Toby and Fabian. 
 
 To. Gentleman,God faue thee. 
 
 Fio 
 
c jWjfe Slight; or s Wh&yoa vsill. 
 
 262 
 
 Via. Andyowfir 
 
 77). That defence thou haft, betake the took: of what 
 nature the wrongs are thou haft done him, I knowe not: 
 but thy interceptor full of defpight, bloody ssthe Hun¬ 
 ter, attends thee at the Orchard end: diftnetmt thy tucke, 
 be ysre in thy prcparatiofi,fcnr thy affaylant is quick, rkii- 
 fuil, and deadly. 
 
 Vie. You roifiake fit I am fflre, no tnaft bath any quar¬ 
 rel! to me: my remembrance is very free and deere from 
 jany ima ge of offence done to any man. 
 
 T». You'lfindeitotherwifeIafiureyou:therefore,if 
 you hold your life at any price, betake you to your gard : 
 for your oppofite hath in him what youth, firength, skill, 
 and wrath, can furnifti man withal! 
 
 Vto. 1 pray you fir what is he ? 
 
 To. He is knight dubb’d with vnhaten'd llapif?, and 
 on carpet cor.fideration.butheis a diuell in priuate brsll s 
 foules and bodies hath he diuorc’d three, and hjs incenfe- 
 mentatthis moment is fo implacable, that fatitiafition 
 can be none, but by pangs of death and fepulches: Hob, 
 nob.ishis word: giu'toccakek. 
 
 Vto. I will returns againe into the houfe, snd defire 
 fome conduft of the Lady. I am no fighter, I haue heard 
 of fome kiude of men, that put quarrel!* purpofely on o- 
 thers, to talle their valour: belike this is a man of that 
 quirke 
 
 To. Sir.no : his indignation deriues it fclfe out of a ve¬ 
 ry eomputent iniurte, therefore get you on, and giae him 
 his defire. Backeyoufhallnotto the houfc, vnieffeyou 
 vndertakr that with me, .which with as much fafetie you 
 might anfwet him: therefore on, or ftrippe your fword 
 ftarke naked: for meddle you muft that’s certain, Otfor- 
 fweare to weate iron about you. 
 
 Vto. This is as vnciuill as ft range. 1 befeechyou jdue 
 roe this courteous office, as to know of the Knight wlwc 
 my offence tohimis : it is fomethrog of tny negligence, 
 nothing of tny purpofe. 
 
 7V. / will doe fo. Signiour Fabian, fay you by this 
 Gentleman,till my returne. Exit Toby. 
 
 Vie. Pray you fir, do you know ef this matter ? 
 
 feb. 1 know the knight is incenft againft you, euen to 
 a mortal! arbitrement, but no thing oAhe citcureftance 
 more. 
 
 Vio. I befeech you what manner of man is he ? 
 
 Fob. Nothing ofthat wonderf-oil promife to read him 
 by his forme, as you are like to fiodc him in the proofc of 
 his valour. He is indeede fir, the moil skilful!, bloudy,8e 
 fatall oppofite that you could pofsibSy haue found in anie 
 part of Illyria: will you walke cowards him, Jwilltnake 
 your peace with him, ifl can. 
 
 Vio. 1 fhali bee much bound to you for’t: ! am one, 
 that hid rather go with fir Prieft, then fir knight*: 1 care 
 not who knowes fo much of my mettle. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Tebj and Andrew. 
 
 To. Why man hee s a aerie diuell,! haue not feen fuch 
 a firago: lflad a pafle with him, rapier.fcahberd.and all: 
 gnd he giues me the ftucke in with fuch a mortall motion 
 that it is ineoitabie: and on the anfwer, he payes you as 
 fureiy, as your feete bits the ground they ftep on. They 
 .ay, he has bin Fencer to the Sophy. 
 
 /Ind. Pox on't He nor meddle with him. 
 
 To. Ibut he will not now be pacified, 
 
 Fabian can fcarfe hold him yonder. 
 
 Plague on’t, and I thought he had beerse valiant, 
 
 and Co cunning in Fence, I’de haue feene him damn'd ere 
 I’dehaue challeng’d him. Let him let the matter flip, and 
 
 liegiuebimmy horfe,gray Cepilet. 
 
 . To. lie snake the morions ftandheere, make a good 
 ihew on’t, this fhali end witboa: the perdition of foules, 
 marry lie ride your borfe as well as 1 ride you. 
 
 £stttr Fabian and Vtola. 
 
 I hauehishorfe to take vp the quarrel!, I haue perfyiatkd 
 him the youths a diuell. 
 
 Fa. He is ss horribly conceited of him: and pants, & 
 Sookcs pale,as ifa Scare were at his beeles. 
 
 To. There’s no remedie fir.he will fight with you fork 
 oath fake: marrie hee hath better bethought hirnof his 
 quarrell,and hce fin.des that now fcarfe to bee worth tal¬ 
 king of: therefore draw for die fupportsr.ee of his vowe, 
 he presefts he will not hurt yen. 
 
 Vie . Pray God defend me: a little thing would make 
 met ell them how much I lacke of a man. 
 
 Fab, Giue ground if you fee him furious. 
 
 To. Came fax Andres? t there’s not emedie s the Gen¬ 
 tleman wiii for his honors fake issue one bows with you: 
 he cannot by the Duello auoide it: -but hee has promifed 
 roe.Tis he is a Gentleman and aSoSdiour,he will not hurt 
 you. Ceroe©n,too't» 
 
 And. Pray God he keepe his oath. 
 
 Enter Antonie. 
 
 Vio. I do affure you tis agalr.ft my will. 
 
 slut. Put vp your fwora: if this yeng Gentleman 
 Haue done o&ence,! take the fault on me : 
 
 If you offend hitr., I for him skfie you. 
 
 To. You fir ? Why,what are you ? 
 
 sine. One fir, that for his loue dares yet do more 
 Then you haue heard him brag to you he will. 
 
 To. Nay,ifyou be an vndercaker,! am for you, 
 Er.terDfftcers. 
 
 Fab. O goad fir Toby hold: hccrecome the Offices*, 
 
 7*. lie be with you anon. 
 
 Vio. Pray fir,put yotss fword vp ifyou pleafe. 
 
 And. Marry will I fir: and for that I proms*’cl ycu !!e 
 be as good as my word. Hce will beare yoo cafiiy, asd 
 - raines well. 
 
 ( .Off. This is the man, do thy Office. 
 
 2 off. Amb<»iio,\ atrefl thee at the feit of Count Orfiw 
 
 An. You do mifiake me fir. 
 
 1 .Off. No fir,no ion I know your fauou? well: 
 Though now yon haue no fes-cap on your head: 
 
 Take him away, he knowes i know him well. 
 
 Ant. 1 muft obey. This comes with feekirtg ycu s 
 But there’s no remedie, I fihaii anfwet it: 
 
 What will you do : now my neceflitie 
 
 Makes me to aske you for my purfe. It greeues atee 
 
 Much mote, far what 1 cannot do for you, 
 
 7 hen what befals my felfe: you ft and amaz’d. 
 
 But be of comfort,. 
 
 2 Off. Come fit away. 
 
 Ant, 1 muft entreat of you fome of that money. 
 
 Vio. What money fir ? 
 
 For the fayre kindnelfe you haue Sbew’d me heere. 
 
 And part being prompted by your prefent trouble. 
 
 Out cf my leans and low ability 
 
 He lend you fomething: tr.y hailing is not much, 
 
 He make diuifion of my prefent with you n 
 Hold, there’s halfe my Coffer. 
 
 Am. Will you deny me now, 
 
 Ift poftible that my deferu to you 
 Can Ucke perfwafion. Do not tempt my mifery, 
 l.eaS that it make me fo vnfound a man 
 As to vpbsaid you with thefe kindnefles 
 
 2 i 
 
 That 
 
IFtoelfe &Qgfa> or, U^atyouyoUL 
 
 _ 27O 
 
 That 1 haue done for you. 
 
 Vio. 1 know of non.. 
 
 Nor know I you by voyce, or any feature ; 
 
 I hate ingratitude more in a man, 
 
 Then ly ing, vainneife, babisng drunkenneffe. 
 
 Or any uintof vice, whofe ftrong corruption 
 lnhabites our fraile blood, 
 
 ^ tut. Oh heauens tbemfelues. 
 
 2 . Off. Come fir, I pray you go. 
 
 Ant. Lei osefpeake a little. This youth that you fee 
 ] (hatch'd one halfe out of the iawes of death, (heere, 
 Releeu'd him with fuch fanftitieofloue; 
 
 And to his image, which me thought did promife 
 Moft venerable worth, did I deuotion. 
 
 i.Ojf. What's that to vj, the time goes by: Away. 
 Ant. But oh, how vilde an idoll proues this God : 
 Thou hall Sebajlian done good feature, flratr.e* 
 
 In Nature, there's no blemifh but the mindc; 
 
 None can be call d deform'd, but the vnkinde. 
 
 Veitue is beauty, but the beauteous euill 
 Are empty trunkes, ore-flourifh’d by the deuil!. 
 
 t.Ojf The man growes mad, away with him; 
 
 Come, come fir. 
 
 Ant. Lcademeon. Exit 
 
 Via. Me thinkes his words do from fuch pafsion fly e 
 That he beleeues himfelfe, fo do not 1 : 
 
 Proue true imagination, oh proue 1 rue. 
 
 That I decre brother, be now cane foryou. 
 
 To. Come hither Knight, come hither Fabian : Weel 
 whifper ore a couplet or two ofmoft fage fawes. 
 
 Via. He nam'd Sebajlian :Imy brother know 
 Yetliuing in my glaffe :euen fuch, and fo 
 In fauour was’my Brother, and he went 
 Still in this fafhion, colour, ornament. 
 
 For him 1 imitate: Ohifitproue, 
 
 Tempefts are kinds, and fait wsues frefh in loue. 
 
 To. A very difhoneff paltry boy, and more a coward 
 then a Hare, his difheneffy appeares, in leauing his frend 
 heere in necefTicy, and denying him: and for his coward 
 fhip aske Fabian. 
 
 Fab. A Coward, a moft deuout Coward, religious in 
 
 it. 
 
 And, Slid lie after him againe, and beats him. 
 
 To. Do,eufte him foundly, but neuer draw thy fwerd 
 
 And, And 1 do not. 
 
 tab. Come, let’s fee the euent. 
 
 To. I dare lay any money, twill be nothing yet. Exit 
 
 •lAttus Quartos, Secenaprima. 
 
 Eater Sebaflian and flown?, 
 
 Cio. WilIyoumakeniebeleeue,thatIamnotfentfor 
 
 ■ you? 
 
 Seb. Go too, go too, thou art a foolifh fellow, 
 
 .et me be cleere of thee. 
 
 Clo, Well held out y faith: No, I do not know you, 
 nor lam not fent to you by my Lady, to bid you come 
 fpeake with her: nor your n3me 1 snot Mailer Cefario, 
 nor this is not my nofe neyther: Nothing chatis fo,is fo. 
 
 Sd. I prechee vent thy folly fome-where elfe, thou 
 (now ft no: me. 
 
 C!o. Vent my folly :He has heard that word of fome 
 great mm, and now spplyes it to 3 foole, Vent my fol¬ 
 
 ly : 1 am afraid this great lubber the World will proue a 
 
 Cockney: I ptethee now vngird thy flrangenei, and tell 
 me what i (hall vent to ray Lady ? Shall I vent to fair that 
 
 thou art cotnming ? 
 
 Seb. I prethee fcoluli greeke depart from me, there’s 
 money for dree, if you tarry longer, I fhall giue work 
 
 paiment. 
 
 Cio. By my troth thou had an open handithefe Wife- 
 men than giue fooles money, get themfelues a good re¬ 
 port, after fouieceene ycares purchafe. 
 
 Enter Andrew, Toly, and Fabian. 
 
 And. Now fir, haue I rnetyou again : ther’s for you. 
 Seb. Why there’s for thee, and there,and there. 
 
 Are all the people mad ? 
 
 To Hold fir, or He throw yc-nr dagger ore the houfe 
 . 1 hi*a/wll I tell my Lady (freight,! would not be 
 
 mforr.eofyour coats for twopence. 
 
 To. Come on fir, hold. 
 
 , Nay let him alone, lie go another way to worke 
 with him: lie hauean action of Battery againfl him, if 
 there be a ny law in Illyria: though IBroke him Srft, yet 
 % sno matter for that. 
 
 Seb. Let go thy hand. 
 
 To. Come fir, I will not let you go. Coroemy yong 
 fouldicr put vp your yron: you are well flefh'd: Come 
 on. 
 
 Seb. I vvili be free from thee. What wouldfli) now? 
 If thou dar'ft tempt me further, draw thy fword 
 
 To. What, what ? Nay then I mull hauc an Ounce or 
 two of this malapert blood from you. 
 
 Enter Olittia. 
 
 01. Hold Tobj, on thy life I charge thee hold. 
 
 To. Madam. 
 
 Ol. Will it be euer thus; Vngracious wretch, 
 
 Fit for the Mountaines, and the barbarous Caues, 
 
 Where manners nere were preach’d tout of my fight. 
 
 Be not offended, deere Cefario : 
 
 Rudesbey begone. I prethee gentle friend, 
 
 Let thy fayre wifedome, not thy pafsion fway 
 In this vnciuiii, and vniuB extent 
 Agamfl thy peace. Go with me to my houfe, 
 
 And hcare thou there how many fruicleffe prankes 
 This RufHan hath botch'd vp, that thou thereby 
 Mayft fmileat this:Thou fhalt not choofebut goe: 
 
 Do no; denie, befhrew his foule for mee, 
 
 He (farted one poore heart of mine, in thee. 
 
 Seb. W’r.at reilifh is in this ? How runs the dreame ? 
 
 Or I arn mad, or elfe this is a dreame s 
 Let fancie Bill my fenfein Lethe fteepe. 
 
 If it be thus to dreame, frill let mefleepe. 
 
 Of.Nay come!prethee,wouldthoud’ftberuI'dbynte 
 Seb. Madam, I will 
 
 Ol. Ofay f 0 , and fobs. Exeunt 
 
 SccenaSecutida. 
 
 Enter Maria and Ctotem. 
 
 Mar. Nay, I prethee put cn this gown, & this beard, 
 make him beleeue thou art fu Tofeu the Curate, doe it 
 quickly, lie call fir Toby the whilft. 
 
 Ch. Well, Ilepuc it on, and I will diffemble my fclfe 
 in’t, and I would I were the firft that euer diflembled in 
 
 fuch 
 
‘T'&eife freight* fflhatyou wJl. 
 
 2JI 
 
 tflfuehapowne. I am not tall enough to become the 
 funa.cn well, not leane enough to bee thought a good 
 Studicnt i but to be faid an honeft man and a good houle 
 deeper goes a s fairely, as to fay, a carefull man, St a gteat 
 fchollcr. The Competitors emet. 
 
 Emer Tc&y* 
 
 7V. Icue bleffe thee M. Parfon. 
 
 Cb. 'Bosses dies fit Toby : for as the old hermi t ot Prage 
 that neuer faw pen and inke, very wittily fayd co a Neece 
 of King Ccrbodaeke, that that is, is : fo 1 being M.Padon, 
 
 1 sin M. Parfon; for what is that, but that ? and is, but is ? 
 
 ] To. To him fit Tofa. 
 
 ' clow. Whathoa, I fay. Peacein this ptifon. 
 
 To. The knaue countetfe ts-well: a good knaue. 
 
 Maludio vfitain* 
 
 Mai. Who cals there? 
 
 do. $\(Top a* the Curate, who comes to v nit Ma.uo- 
 Affthe LunatkHe, 
 
 Alai. Sir Topas, ft Topas, good fu Tufas goeto my 
 
 Cie. Out by petbolicall fiend, how vexed thou this 
 man ? Talkcfi thou nothing but of Ladies i 
 job. Well faidM. Parfon. 
 
 Mol. Sit Topas, neuer was man thus vrrongea, good 
 fir Tcpas do not thinkelamrr.ad : they haue laydemee 
 
 beer* in hideous darknefie. , 
 
 Clo. Fye, thou difhonefifathan: I call thee by the 
 rroft model! tetmes, for I am one of thofe gentle ones, 
 that will vfethe diueli himfeife witheumfie: fayft thou 
 that boufe is darks ? 
 
 dial. M hell fit Topes. . 
 
 Cb. Why it hath bay Windowes tranfparant as ban. 
 cadoes, and the time fiotes toward t he South north,are 
 asluftrous as Ebony: and yet complained choaot ob- 
 
 flruftion ? ,. ' r . 
 
 Mol. I am not mad fir Topas, I fay toy ou this houle is 
 
 Clo. Madman thou erreff: I fay theft * sn ® darkneffe 
 
 but ignorance, in which theuart more puzei d then the 
 
 /Egyptians in their fogga. 
 
 I fay this houfe is as darke as Ignorance, thogn 
 
 Ignorance were as darke a* hell* and i fay there was ne¬ 
 uer man thus abus’d, l am no more madde then you are, 
 make the trial! of it in any conftant queffion. 
 
 Cb- What is the opinion of Pythagoras concerning 
 Wilds-fowle? 
 
 Met. That the foule of our grandam, might happily 
 inhabit® a bird. 
 
 Clo. What tbinkft thou of bis opinion t 
 Mai. I thinke nobly of the foule,and no way aproue 
 his opinion. 
 
 Cb. Fare thee well s rem&ine thou ftiO in darken die, 
 thou (halt hold ch’opinion of Pythagoras, ere I will allow 
 of thy wits, and fears to kill a Woodcocke, left ihoti dif- 
 pc'Teffethe fouleof thy grandam. Fane thee weil. 
 
 dial. Slr7*/»<w,fir Topas. 
 
 Tab. Mymoft exquifite fit Topas. 
 
 Clo. Nay I am for all waters. 
 
 Mar. Thou mightft haue done this without thy herd 
 and gowne, he fees thee not. 
 
 To. To him in thine qwne voyce, and bring me word 
 how thou findft him • I would we were well ridtic ot this 
 knauery. If he may bjetconueniendy deliuer d,I would 
 he were, for I am now fo fatrein offence with my Niece, 
 that I cannot purfue with any fafety this fpoit the vppe- 
 (hot .Come by and by to my Chamber. Exit 
 
 Cb. H«y Robin, icily Robin, tell me how thy Lady 
 does. 
 
 Mai. Foole. 
 
 Clo. My Lady is vnkind^erafe. 
 
 Mai. Foole. 
 
 Cb. Alas why is (he fo ? 
 
 Mai. Foole.I fay. 
 
 Clo. She loues another. Who calks, ha? 
 
 Mai. Good foole, as euer thou wile deferue well at 
 my hand, helpe me to a Candle, and pen,inke,snd paper: 
 as I am a Gentleman, 1 willliue to bee thankefull to thee 
 for’c. 
 
 Cb. M. (Jilaluolio ? 
 dial. I good Foole. 
 
 Clo. Alas fir, how fell you befides your fine wires ? 
 
 Mall. Foole, there was neuer manfonotoriouflis a~ 
 bus’d: I am as well in my wits (foole) a i thou art. 
 
 Cb. But as well: then you are mad indeede,ifyou be 
 no better in your wits then a foole. 
 
 Mol. They haueheere propertied me: keepe mee in 
 darkeneffe, fend Miniftersto me, Afles, and doe all they 
 can to face me out of my wits. 
 
 Cb. Aduife you what you fay s the Minifter is heere. 
 cMalnolio, Molts olio, thy wittes the heauens teftore : en* 
 deauourthyfclfeto fleepe, andleaue thy vaine bibble 
 babble 
 
 Mol. Sir Topas 
 
 Clo. Maintaineno words with him good fellow. 
 
 Who I fir, not I fir. God buy you good fir Topas; Mar¬ 
 ry Amen. I will fir, I will. 
 
 Alai. Foole, foole, foole l fay. 
 
 Clo. Alas fir be patient. What fay you fir, I am fhent 
 for fpeakingtoyou. 
 
 Afal. Good foole, helpe me to fome light, and Come 
 paper, I tell thee I am as well in my witces, as any man in 
 Illyria. 
 
 Cb. Well-a-day, that you were fir. 
 
 Mai. By this hand l am: good foole, feme inke.pa- 
 per, and Sight: and ccnuey what 1 will fet downe to my 
 Lady: it (hall adusr.cage thee more, then euer the bea¬ 
 ring ofLetter did. 
 
 Clo. I will heip you took. But te! me true, ate you not 
 mad indeed, or do you but counterfeit. 
 
 Mai. Beleeuc me I am not.I tell thee true. 
 
 Cb. Nay, He nere be! ee sc a madman till I fee his brains 
 I will fetch you light, andp 3 per,ar,d ink?. 
 
 Mai.. Foole, He requite it in the h : gheft degree : 
 
 I prethee be gou®. 
 
 Clo. lam gone fir, sr.d anon fir, 
 lie be with you againe: 
 
 In a trice, like to the old vice, 
 your needeto fuftaine. 
 
 Who with dagger of lath, in his rage 3nd his wrath, 
 cries ah hs, to the diueli: 
 
 Like a mad lad, p3ir« thy nsyiesdad, 
 
 • ” Exit 
 
 Adieu good man diueli. 
 
 Sceena Tertia. 
 
 Enter Stbajhan. 
 
 This is theayre.that is the glonous Sunne,, 
 This pestle fine gatl? me, I do feel t, and fee t, 
 And though tis wonder that enwraps me thus, 
 
272 _ Twe/fe J•{ or, What you mil. 
 
 Yet 't >5 ftc« tnzandic. Where’s Amhonio then, 
 
 I could nbt finds hi© at tne Elephant, 
 
 Yet there he was, a nd there 1 found this credite. 
 
 That he did range the towne to feeke me out. 
 
 His councell now might do ate golden feruice. 
 
 For though my foulc difputcs well with my fencej 
 That this may be fome error,but no madneffe. 
 
 Yet doth this accident and flood of Fortune, 
 
 ! So farre exceed all inlhmje, all difeourfe, 
 
 That I am feadie to diftritllmine eyes, 
 
 And wrangle with my rcafon that perfwades me 
 To any other truft, but that 7 am mad. 
 
 Or che the Ladies mad; yet if tvserefo; 
 
 She could not fvvay her houfe, command her followers, 
 Take, and giue backc affayres, and their difpatch. 
 
 With lueli a fmooib, diforeet, and (lablebeartDg 
 As I percciue Che do’s: ihete’j fomething in t 
 That is deceiucable. But heere the Lady come*. 
 
 Enter Oliuta, andPrirft. 
 
 Ol. Blame not this hafte of mine: if you me aoe well 
 Now f >0 with me, end with this holy man 
 Into tne Chantry by : there before him, 
 
 And vnderneath that confecmed roofe, 
 
 Flight me the foil alTurance of your faith. 
 
 That my moli rcaliotis, aivd too doubtfuU foule 
 May line at peace. He ill all cone rale it 
 Whilesyou ate willing it fhall conic tonote, 
 
 What time we will our celebration keeps 
 According to my birth, what do you fay ? 
 
 Set. lie follow this good man, and go withyou. 
 
 And haumg fwotnc truth.coer will be true. 
 
 0/.Thcn lead the way good father,& heauens fo fhine, 
 That they may faitely note this ails of mme. IxttirA. 
 
 Finn ADuo Quartm. 
 
 <iABus Quintus. Seen a Trinia. 
 
 Enter Clcscne and Fabtm. 
 
 Eat. ■Now as thou lou’ft me, let mt lee his Letrer. 
 
 Cio. Good bA.Pabtan, grant tne another requeft. 
 
 Fab. Any thine, 
 
 Clo. Do not defire to fee this Letter. 
 
 Fab. Thu is to giue a dogge.and in recompence defire 
 my doggeagaine. 
 
 Enter Dube, ZJtola., forte, and Lords, 
 
 Duly Belong you to the Lady Ohma, friends/ 
 
 Cfa. I fir, we are fotpe ofhe r trappings. 
 
 Duke. I know thee well how doeifthot) tny good 
 Pellow ? 
 
 Clo. Truely fir, the better for my foes, andtheworfe 
 for my friends. 
 
 Dm. 1 lift the comtary . the better for thy friends 
 
 Clo No fir,the worfe. 
 
 Du, How can that be? 
 
 Clo. Marry Hr,they praife me, and make an a/Te of me 
 now my foes tell me plainly, 1 cm an Affe : fo that by 055 
 foes fir, I profit in the knowledge of my felfe, and by mj 
 friends I err abufeil. fo that ronclafions to be as ktfks,ii 
 your foure neaauues make your two ajfomariues , why 
 then f he worn for my friends, and ihe better for my foes. 
 
 Du, Why thins excellent. 
 
 Clo. By my troth Ar.oo.'iboughitpleafeyouttbe 
 ©tie of tny friends. 
 
 Du. Thou flutt not be the v/orfe for me, there’s gold, 
 
 Clt. But that it would be double dealing fie I would 
 you could make it another. 
 
 Du. O you giue me ill coanfell, 
 
 do. Put your grace in your pocket fir,for this once, 
 and let your flefh and blood obey it. 
 
 Du. Well, 1 will be fo much a fmner to be a double 
 dealer: there’* another. 
 
 Clo. Prime, feevndo, tertit, is a good play,and theoldc 
 faying IS, the third payes for sll s the triplex fir, is a good 
 trippiugmeafure.or the belles of S. Rennet fit, may put 
 you in minde, one, two, three, 
 
 ■fi“' You can foole no more money out of me* at this 
 throw 1 if you will let your Lady know I am here to fpcak 
 with her, end bring her along with you, it may awake mv 
 bounty further. * 
 
 Clo. Marry fir, lullaby to yout bountie till I come a- 
 geo. I go fir, but l would net haue yoa. to thinke , that 
 my defire of haumg is the fume of couetoufocfle; but as 
 you fay fir, let your bounty take a nappe,] will awake it 
 anon £r> , 
 
 Enter Ant bon to and Officers, 
 
 P’to Hete come* the man fir, that uid re feue race. 
 
 Du. That face of his 1 do remember well, 
 yet when 1 law it iafl, it was bffmeard 
 Asbhcfee as Vulcan, in thefmoake ofwarret 
 Abawbling Veffell was he Captaineef, 
 
 For fhallow draught and buike er»pnx.sbl*, 
 
 With which fuch frathlujl grapple did he make, 
 
 With the moil noble bottome of ou - Ficete, 
 
 That very eooy, and the tongue ofloffe 
 
 Cride fame and honor on him; What s the matter? 
 
 1 Cfft. Orfno, this is that Astbonto 
 That tooke the Pbaetuv, and her fraught From Condi, 
 
 And this 1 * be that did the 'T'ger boord, 
 
 When your yong Nephew Titus loft his legge ; 
 
 Heere in the ftreets, defperate of ftianie sod ftaie, 
 
 In priuate brabble did we apprehend him. 
 
 ZJ 10 . He didme kindnefie fit, drew or.my fide, 
 
 But in cooduficn put ftrange fpeech vpon me, 
 
 1 know not what twat, but diftra&ior,. 
 
 Da. Notable Pyrate, thou faje-water Theese, 
 
 What toolifti boldnclfe brought thee to their mercies 
 Whom thou in termes fo bioudie, and fo decte 
 Haft made thine enemies ? 
 
 Ant. Or fine Noble fir, 
 
 Be pleas'd that i fluke off thefe names you glue met: 
 
 Ant bento ncucryet was Theefe.or Pyrate, 
 
 Though 1 conreffe, on bafe and ground enough 
 Orfine’i enetnie. A witchcraft drew me hither; 
 
 That tneft ingratefuLi boy there by your fide. 
 
 From the rude feas enrag’d and foamy mouth 
 Did I retteeme : a wracke paft hope he was; 
 
 His life 1 gaue him, and did theteto addc 
 My lone without retention, ot reftraint, 
 
 AM his in dedication. For his fake 1 
 Did ! expofemy felfe (pure for his’loue) 
 
 Into the danger of this aduerfe T owne, 
 
 Drew to defend him, when he was bdet 1 
 Where being apprehended, his fi&lfe cunning 
 (Not meaning to partake with mein danger) 
 i aught bins to face rue out of his acquaintance, 
 
 And 
 
- ——- 1 ----■—---- 1 
 
 Twelfe Plight, or, JVbatyou vcill. 273 
 
 And grew a twentie yeerss remeued thing 
 
 While one would winke : denide me mine owne purfe, 
 Which I had recommended to his vfc. 
 
 Met halfe an hoare before, 
 
 . How can this be? 
 
 T>u. When came he to this Towne ? 
 e.s&st. To day my Lord ! and for three months before, 
 M<? mtri». 1 , not a minutes vacancie, 
 
 Soth day and night did we keepe companie. 
 
 Enter Oltuta and attendants 
 
 \ Du. HeerecomesiheCountclfe,now heauen walkes 
 on earth ; 
 
 But fot thee fellow, fellow thy words are madnefle. 
 
 Three monthes this youth hath tended vpon race. 
 
 But more of that anon. Take him sfidc. 
 
 Ol. What would my Lord, but that he may not haue, 
 Wherein GlMam»y feemeferutceabie? 
 
 Cefarse , you^do not keepe prooufe with me. 
 
 Vto. Madam. 
 
 Da. Gracious Ohcsia. 
 
 0!. What do you fay Cefaru} Good my Lord. 
 
 Via. My Lord wouldfpeake my dmie huOits me. 
 
 Ol. If it be ought to the old tune my Lord, 
 
 It isasfat and fullome to mine ears 
 
 As howhag after Mvficke, 
 r Du. Still fo crucll ? 
 
 01. Still fo eooftant lord. 
 
 Du. What tapcruerfenefTet you vnciuUl Ladie 
 
 To v/hofs In grate, and vnaufpiciou* A tars 
 
 My (oule the faichf iill’R offrmgs haue breath’d oat 
 
 That ere deuotion tender’d. What Ihall 1 do ? 
 
 Ol Euen vvliat it pleafe my Lord,that fhal betem him 
 Da. Why fbould I not, (had I the heart to do it) 
 
 Like to th’Egyptian theefe, at point of death 
 
 Kill what 1 loue : (a fauage icaloufic. 
 
 That fotr.esims fauourt nobly) but heare me this : 
 
 Since you to non-regardance cafl my faith, 
 
 And that 1 partly know the infttument 
 
 That ferewes me from my true place in your f&uout t 
 
 Line you the Marbk' btcflcd Tirant ftill. 
 feat this yout Minton, whom 1 know you loue, 
 
 And whom,by hcauen 1 fweare, 1 tender deerely, 
 
 Him wtD t trare out of that c resell eye, 
 
 Where he fits crowned in his mailer* fpight 
 
 Come boy with me, my thoughts ate npc in mifehisfe i 
 [le facnfice the Lambe that 1 do loue. 
 
 To fpight a Rauens heart within a Done. 
 
 Vto, And 1 mod tocund, apt, and willinglie, 
 
 To do you left, athoufand deaths would dye 
 
 01. W here goes fijario i 
 
 Vto. After him 1 leue, 
 
 More then I loue thefe eyes, more then my life, 
 
 More by &fl mores, then ere 1 fhal) loue wife. 
 
 | !f 1 do teigne. you witntfies aboue 
 s I'unifh my life, for tainting of my loue. 
 
 01. Aye me detcfted.how am 1 beguil'd? 
 
 Vn. W no does beguile you? who does do you wrong? 
 01. Haft thou forget thy felfe : I s it fo long? 
 
 Caii forth the holy Bather. 
 
 Da. Come, away. 
 
 Oh Whether my Lord ? Cefano , Husband, flay. 
 
 D* Husband ? 
 
 Gl. 1 Husband. Can he that deny ?• 
 
 I5s. Her l.csband, firrsh i 
 
 Vt a. No r.sy Lord, not 1. 
 
 OL Alas, it is the bafenefle of thy feare, 
 
 . 
 
 That mattes thee ftrangie tty proptiety; 
 
 Feare not Cefarjo , take thy fortunes ep 
 
 Be that thou know'll thou aH.aodthcn thou srt 
 
 As great as that thou (eat'ft. 
 
 Enter frttf) 
 
 O welcome Father: 
 
 Fathet, 1 charge thee by thy reuerence 
 
 Heere to enfold, though lately we intended 
 
 To keepe in darkened?, what oceaiion now 
 
 Reueaies before tis ripe: wharthou doft know 
 
 Hath newly pad, bet ween? this youth, end me, 
 
 Prteft. A Concratft of etcrnall bond of loue, 
 
 Gonfiimd by mutuall ioynder of your hands, 
 
 Attefted by the holy dole of lippes, 
 
 Strengthned by enterchangemetw of your flags, 
 
 And all theCetemonieof <hts compact 
 
 Seal’d in my funftion, by my teflitnony t 
 
 Since when,my watch bath told me, toward my gratae 
 ] haue trsuaii d but two homes 
 
 Du. O thou diflemblingCub : what wilt thou be 
 
 When timehath Tow’d a grizzle on thy cafe? 
 
 Or will not elfe thy craft io quickely grow, 
 
 T hat thine owne trip ftsall be thine cuerthrow : 
 
 Farewell,and take her, but direfl thy feete, 
 
 Where thou, and I (henceforth) may neuer meet. 
 
 Via. My Lord, 1 do proteft. 
 
 -OL O do not fweare. 
 
 Hold little faith,'though thou hafl too mueh feare. 
 
 Enter Sir Andrew. 
 
 And. Fotthe loue of God a Surgeon, fesd onepTe- 
 fently to fir Toby. 
 
 Ol. What’s the matter? 
 
 And. Has broke my head a-croffe, and has glneo Sir 
 Toby a bloody Cox combe too : for the loue ol God yoyr 
 helpe, 1 had rather then forty pound 1 were at home. 
 
 Ol. Who has done tins fir Andrew? 
 
 And. The Counts Gentleman, one Cefarto: we tooka 
 him for a Coward, but bee’s the eerie dtoell,incardinatc. 
 
 D«. MyGerttlemanCV/Swf®? 
 
 And Odd shfelings heere he 1st you broke myhead 
 for nothing, and that that 1 did, 1 wasfet oa to dc'i by fir 
 Toby 
 
 Vio Why do you fpeake to me, 1 neuer hartyou» 
 you drew your (word vpon me without caufe, 
 
 But 1 befpakc you faire. arid hurt you not. 
 
 Enter Toby and Cltmne. 
 
 And. If a bloody coxcombe be a hurt, you haue hurt 
 me: l thinke you fet nothing by a bloody Coxeeomhe. 
 Heere comes fu Toby hairing, you fhall heare more:but if 
 he had not beene in drinke, hee would haue tlckel’d you 
 other gates then he did 
 
 lm. How now Gentleman?how id with you ? 
 
 To. That’s all one,has hurt me,and there s th end or t; 
 Sot, didft fee Dtcke Surgeon, fot ? 
 
 Cto. O he'* drunke fir Toby an n«ure agone : hiaeyes 
 were fet at eight j th morning. 
 
 To. Then he'*a Rogue,and i paffy meafures panyn : I 
 hate a drunken rogue. 
 
 OL Away with him? Who hath made this hauockc 
 with them ? 
 
 And Ik helpe you fir Tc£y,becaufc we’ll be drefl to¬ 
 gether. 
 
 To. Will you helpe an Affs-hesd, and a coxcombc,&. 
 a knaue: a thin fac'd knaue, a gull ? 
 
 ® a. 
 
2 74- Twclfe JSf cr, JVhatjou mil 
 
 Ol- Get him co bed, and iec his hurt be look’d too. 
 
 Extsr Sebajhax, 
 
 Seb. I am lorry Madam I hauc hurt your fcinfnian: 
 
 But had itbeene thebrothcr of my blood, 
 
 I rtsufl hautdone no le(fe with wit and fafety. 
 
 You throw a ftrange regard vpon me, and by that 
 
 1 doperceiue it hath offended you . 
 
 Pardon me (fweet one) euen for the vowel 
 
 Wemade each ocher, bur fo late ago. 
 
 Du, One face, one voice, one habic,and two perfons, 
 A natural! PerfpeiSliue, that is, and is nou 
 
 Stb. Anthonie: O my deerc Anthonie, 
 
 How hsue the houres rack'd, and tortur'd me, 
 
 Since I haue loft thee ? 
 
 Ar.t. Sebafhan are you ? 
 
 Seb. Fear’ft thou that Anthonto ? 
 
 Ant. How haue you made diuifion of your felfe, 
 
 An apple cleft in two, is not more twin 
 
 Then thefe two creatures. Which is Stbafhaa ? 
 
 Ol. Moft wondeifull. 
 
 Stb. Do I (land there ? I neuer had a brother: 
 
 Nor can therebe thasDeity in my nature 
 
 Of heere,and euery where. I had a (icier. 
 
 Whom the blinde waues and furges haue deuout'd . 
 
 Of charity, what kinne are you to me ? 
 
 What Countteyman? What name? What Parentage ? 
 
 Vie. Of "Mejfubfte \ Sebaflimi was my Father, 
 
 Such a Seb.tffian was my brother toev 
 
 So went he fuited to his watery tonibe: 
 
 If fpitits can a flume both forme and fuite. 
 
 You come to fright vs. 
 
 Stb A fpirit I am indeed, 
 
 But atn in that dimenfton groffeiy clad. 
 
 Which from the wombe ! did participate. 
 
 Were you a woman, as therefl goes euen, 
 
 I ibouid my teares let fall vpon your cheeke. 
 
 And fay, thrice welcome drowned Viola. 
 
 Vto, My father had amoale vpon his brow. 
 
 Seb. And fo had mine. 
 
 Vio. Anddide chat day when Viola from her birth 
 
 Had numbred thirtcene yesres. 
 
 Stb. Othatrecord is Iniely in my foule, 
 
 Hefinifhed indeed his mortal! atfbc 
 
 That day rhat made iny After thirteene yeires. 
 
 Vio. If nothing lets to make vs happie both, 
 
 But this my mafeuline vfurp d attyrt: 
 
 Do not embrace me, till each circumftance. 
 
 Of place, time, fortune, doco-hereand sumpe 
 
 1 hat I am Viola, which to confirme, 
 lie bang you to a Captaine in this Towne, 
 
 Where lye my maiden weeds .• by whofe gentle help?, 
 
 | I was prefern’d to feruc this Noble Count: 
 
 All the occurrence of my fortune fince 
 
 Hath beene betweene this Lady, and this Lord, 
 
 Sob. So comes it Lady,you haue beene miftooke: 
 
 But Nature to her bias drew in that. 
 
 You would haue bin contra$ed to a Maid, 
 
 Nor arc you therein (by my life) deceiu’d. 
 
 You are betroth’d both to a maid and man. 
 
 Du, Be not amaz’d right noble is his blood; 
 if this be fo, as yet the glaflc feemestruc, 
 
 I (hall haue fhare in this molt happy wracke. 
 
 Boy, thou hall (aide to me a thoufand times. 
 
 Thou neutr fliouldft lone woman like to me. 
 
 Vio. And all thofe fayings, will I ouer fwearc. 
 
 And all thole fweatings keepe as true in foule, 
 
 As doth that Orbed Continent, the fire, 
 
 That feuers day from night. 
 
 Dtt. Giuemethy hand. 
 
 And ie: me fee thee in thy womani weedes. 
 
 Vio. The Captaine that did bring me firfl on Ihore 
 Hath my Maides garments: he vpon fome Aftion 
 
 Is now in durance, at Maluolio's fuite, 
 
 A Gentleman, and follower of my Ladies. 
 
 Ol. He (hall inlargc him; fetch 'JMaluobo hither 
 
 And yet alas, now I remember me, 
 
 They fay poore Gentleman, he’s much diftrach 
 
 Enter Clorene mth a Letter, and Fabian, 
 h moft extracting fienfie ofmine ownc 
 
 Trom my remembrance, clearly banifht his. 
 
 How does he fi rah? 
 
 C/.Truely Madam, he holds EcUebub at the flaues end as 
 wdlas a man in his cafe m a y do; hashecre writ a letter to 
 . you, I Should haue giuen’c you to day morning. But as a 
 madmans fcpiflles areno Gofpcls, foitskilles not much 
 when they are deliuer’d. 
 
 Ol. Open't, and read it. 
 
 CL. Lcokethento be well edified,when the Foole 
 deltuers the Madman. 'Ey the Lord Madam. 
 
 Ol. How now,art thou mad? 
 
 C/e No Madam, I do bus reademadneffe’ and your 
 
 Ladyfnip will haue it as it ought to bee, you muft allow 
 
 Cl. Prcthee reade i’thy right wits. 
 
 C- 9 ’ S° 1 do Madona : but to reade his right wits,is to 
 reade thus: therefore, perpend my Princefle, and giuc 
 eare. * fa 
 
 Ol. Readityou,firrah. 
 
 Fab. By the Lord Madam, you wrong me,and 
 
 the world (hall know it: Though you haue put mee into 
 
 darkenefic, and giuen your drunken Cofine rule ouer me 
 
 yet hauc 1 the benefit ofmyfenfcs as well as your Ladie- 
 (hip. I haue your owne letter, that induced mee to the 
 (emblance 1 put on; with the which 1 doubt not, but to 
 do my felfe much right, or you much ffume: ihinke of 
 me as you plcafe. I le.sue my doty a little vnthought of 
 and fpeake out of my iniury The madly vtd Maluolio. ’ 
 
 Ol. Did he write this s’ 
 
 Clo. I Madame. 
 
 £>«. This fauours not much ofdiflra&ion. 
 
 Seehim deliuer d Fabian, brine him hither; 
 
 My Lord, fo pleafe you, thefe things further thought on 
 To thmke me as well a fifter.as a wife, 
 
 One day (hail crowne t h’alliance on’c,Yo pkafe you. 
 lleere at my houfe, and at my proper coff. 
 
 D* Madam, lam mofl apt t'embrace your offer: 
 
 /our Mafler quits you: and for your fe mice done him. 
 
 So much agaum the fftettle ofyourfeK, 
 
 So farre beneath your foftand tender breeding 
 
 And fince you call'd me Mafler. forfo long: 
 
 Heere is my hand,you (hall from this time bee 
 your Maflers Miftris 
 
 Ol. A fifler, you are (fie. 
 
 Enter Maluolio. 
 
 Dtt. Is this the Madman ? 
 
 OL Imy Lord,thisfameiHownow Maluohel 
 (Jfrfal. Madam, you hauc doneme wrono, 
 
 Notorious wrong, 
 
 Ol. Haue I AAuWi'c?No. 
 tAfal. Lady you haue, prayyouptrufe that Letter, 
 sou rouft not now denie it is your hand, 
 
 Write frocnitifyou cai^in hand,or phrafe. 
 
 Or 
 
c Fmlfs &{ tgut, cr 3 JVbatyou will. 
 
 
 w 
 
 Or fay.tis not your feale, not your iuuention 
 You can fay none of this. Wdl, grant it then. 
 
 And tell me in the modedie of honor. 
 
 Why youhaue giuenme fuch clearelights offauour. 
 
 Bad me come fmiling, and crofle-gatter’d to you. 
 
 To put on yellow (lockings, and to frowne 
 Vpon fir Te£/, and the lighter people: 
 
 And a&ingthis in an obedient hope. 
 
 Why haue you differ'd me to be imprifon’d, 
 
 Kept in a darkehotife, vifited by the Pried, 
 
 And made the mod nototious gecke and gull 
 That ere inuention plaid on ? Tell me why > 
 
 Ol. Alas Maluolio, this is not my writing, 
 
 Though J confcffe much like the Charradlcr 
 Butoutof queftion, tisc JMariaa hand. 
 
 And now I do bechinke me, it was (hee 
 
 Fird told me thou wad mad ; then earn’d in fmiling. 
 
 And in fuch formes, which heerc were prefuppos'd 
 Vpon thee in the Letter : prethee be content. 
 
 This pratdice hath mod Shrewdly pad vpon thee: 
 
 But when we know the grounds,and authors of it. 
 
 Thou (halibcboth the Plaintiffeand the ludge 
 Of thine owne caufe. 
 
 fab. Cood Madam heare me fpeake. 
 
 And let no quart ell, nor no braule to cotne, 
 
 Taint the condition of this prefent houre. 
 
 Which I haue wondred at. In hope it (hall not, 
 
 Mod freely 1 confeffe my felfe, and Toby 
 Set thisdeuiceagaind Mahttlio heerc, 
 
 Vpon fotne dubbornc and vneourteoua part* 
 
 We had conceiu'd againd him. Maria writ 
 The Letter, at ftr Tobyes great importance. 
 
 In recompence whereof, he hath married her: 
 
 How with a fportfull malice it was follow'd. 
 
 May rather pluckc on laughter then reuenge. 
 
 If that the iniurics be iudly weigh’d. 
 
 That haue on both ftdes pad 
 
 Ol. Alas pofircFoole,how haue they baffcl’dtheef 
 Clo. Why fome are borne grcac.fome atchieue great- 
 ncfl'c.and fome haue grearned’e thrownc vpon them. I 
 was one fir, in this Entcrludc, one fir Topas fir, but that’s 
 
 _ _ . jZl 
 
 all one t ByThe LotdFoo'e,! srnnotmatl Tbut do you te- 
 
 tnember, Madam, why laugh you at fuch a barren rafcall 
 and you fmile nos he’s gag’d : and thus the whirlegigge 
 of time, brings in his reuenges. 
 
 Mai. He be reueng’d orj the whole packe of you? 
 
 Ol. He hath bene mod notorioufiy abus'd. 
 
 Du, Purfue him, and entreate him to a peace: 
 
 He hath not told vs of the Cap tain eyes. 
 
 When that is knowne,and golden time conuents 
 A folcmne Combination fhall be made 
 Of our deere foules. Meane time fweet lider# 
 
 We will not part from hence. Ccftrio come 
 (For fo you (hall be while you arc a man:) 
 
 But when in other habites you are feene, 
 
 Orfim't Miffris, and his fancies Queenc* Exeunt 
 
 (flowne pngs. 
 
 When that / was and a little tine boy, 
 with bey , ho, the winds and the rainet 
 
 A foclifh thing was bat a toy, 
 for the raine it raineth entry day. 
 
 But when / came to mans ejlase , 
 with hey bo,crc. 
 
 Gainfi Knattet and Theeaes men /hut their gate, 
 for the ratntjdrc. 
 
 ‘But when I came alas to wine, 
 with hej ho,drc. 
 
 ’Ey (waggering could l neusr tbrine, 
 for the ratneyirc . 
 
 "But when lcame vnto my beds, 
 with bey ho,(Ac 
 
 tf'itb toffottei fill bad drunken becdss, 
 for the raine,yo. 
 
 A great while ago-the world began, 
 hey ho, (ire. 
 
 But that's all one. our Play is done, 
 
 and wee'Ifriuetopleafeyou entry day. 
 
 FINIS. 
 

 
The Winters Tale. 
 
 a Atius Trim us. Sccena Trtma. 
 
 inter CanuUo and Arc hrdemtu. 
 
 Arch. 
 
 F you (hall chance(C<sw(/fo)to vifit 'Bohemia.on 
 the like occafion whereon my feruices are now 
 on-foor, you (ball fee (as I haue faid)great dif¬ 
 ference bet wixt out Boheima.snd your Sicilia. 
 
 Cam. I thinke, this comming Summer, the King of 
 Siciha meanes to pay 'Bohemia the Vifuation, which hee 
 iuftly owes him. 
 
 Arch. Wherein our Entertainment (hall fhame vs:we 
 will be iuflified in our Loues: for indeed— 
 
 Cam. 'flcfeech you-— 
 
 Arch.Vetcly 1 fpeakeit in thefreedomcofmy know¬ 
 ledge : we cannot with fuch magnificence— in fo rare— 
 
 L know not what to fay— Wee will giuc you fieepre 
 Drinkes, that your Senccs (vn-intelhgent of our infuffi- 
 cience; may, though they cannot prayle vs, as little ac- 
 cufe vs. 
 
 Cam. You pay a great deale to deare, for what's giuen 
 freely. 
 
 Arrh. 'Beleeue me, I fpcake as my vnderftanding in- 
 (irufts me,and asminehoneftieputs it to vtterance. 
 
 Cam. Sicilia cannot fbcwhiinfelfe ouer-kind to Bohe¬ 
 mia • They were trayn’d together in their Child-hoods; 
 and'thete rooted betwixt them then fuch an affeftion, 
 which cannot chufebutbraunchnow. Since their more 
 matureDignities,and RoyalJ Nece(Ttcies,made feperati- 
 or> of their Societie, cheir Encounters(though not Perfo- 
 nall) hath been Royally attornyed with enter-change of 
 Gift 5 ,Le«ers,louing Embaffies.thac they haue feem’d to 
 be together,though abfent:fhocke hands,as ouer a VaA; 
 and embrac'd as it were from the ends of oppofed Winds. 
 The Heauens continue their Loues. 
 
 Arch . I thinke there isnot in the World,either Malice 
 ot Matter, to alter it. You haue an vnfpeakable comfort 
 ofyour youngPrince Afamilhue: it is aGentleman of the 
 greateft Promife.that euer came into my Nore. 
 
 Cam. I very well agree with vou.in the hopes of him:. 
 itis a gaflanc Child ; ope,that (indeed Phyfkks the Sub- 
 left, makes old hearts frefb; they that went on Crutches 
 etehe was borne defire yet their life.to fee him a Man. 
 Arch. Would they elfe be content to die ? 
 
 Cam.Yesjifthere were rro other excufe,why they fhould 
 defire to liue. 
 
 Arch. K theKingbad no Sonne, they would defire to 
 li ne on Crutches till he had one. _ Ijxntnt. 
 
 Scoeaa Secuncia. 
 
 Enter Leonlei.HcrmioneJidimiHiue.Tolixenei,Camilla. 
 
 Pol. "Nine Changes of the W atry-Starre hath been 
 
 ( The Sbepheards Note.fince we haue left our Throne 
 Without a Burthen: Time as long sgaine 
 Would be fill’d vp(my Brother)vvith our Thanks, 
 
 And ye: we fhould,for perpetuitie, 
 
 Goe hence in debt: And therefore,like a Cypher 
 (Yet (handing in rich place) I multiply 
 With one we thanke you,many thoufands moe, 
 
 That goe before it. 
 
 Leo. Stay yont Thanks a while. 
 
 And pay them when you part. 
 
 Pol. Sir,chat's to morrow ^ 
 
 I am queftion’d by my fcares,of what may chance. 
 
 Or breed vpon our abfence,that may blow 
 No fneaping Winds at home.ro make vs fay, 
 
 This is put forth too truly: be Tides, 1 haue flay’d 
 To tyre your Royal tie. 
 
 Leo. We ate tougher (Brother) 
 
 Then you can put vs to’t. 
 
 Pol. No longer flay. 
 
 Leo. One Seue’night longer. 
 
 Pol. Very Tooth, to morrow. 
 
 Leo. Wee’Iepatt the time beeweene's then:and in that 
 lie no gaine-faying. 
 
 Pol. Preffe me not (’befeech you) fo: 
 
 There is no Tongue that moties;none,none i’th’ World 
 So fooneas yours could win me: fo it fhould now, 
 
 Were there neceffitie in your requeff,although 
 n'were need full I deny’d it. My Affaires 
 Doe cuendrag me home-ward : which to hinder, 
 
 Were (in your Loue) 3 Whip to me; my flay, 
 
 To you a Charge,and Trouble: to faue both, 
 
 FareVvell (ourBrother.) 
 
 Leo. Tongue-ty'dour Quecnc? fpeakeyou. 
 
 Her. I had thought (Sir)to haue held my peace,vntill 
 You had drawne Oathes from him,not to flay: you(Sir) 
 Charge him too coldly. Tell him,you are furc 
 All inBohemia i well: this facisfaftton. 
 
 The by-gone-day proclaym’d, fay this to him, 
 
 He’s beat from his befl ward. 
 
 Lee. Well h\A.Plerrnione. 
 
 Her. To tell,he longs to fee his Sonne,were ftrong: 
 But let him fay fo 1 hen,and let him goe; 
 
 But let him fwearc fo,and he (ball not flay, 
 
 Wee’l thwack him hence with Dirt affes. 
 
 Yet of yourRoyall prefence,He aduenture 
 The borrow of a Wceke. When at 'Bohemia 
 You take my Lord, Ite giue him my Commirtion, 
 
 To let him there a Mx>nech,bchind theGeft 
 Prefix’d for’s parting: yet (good-deed) tcontet, 
 
 I loue thee not a Larrc o’th’ Clock,behind 
 
1 ~}% 
 
 'Ths Winters T&k » 
 
 Wh« Lady flic her Lord. Yow'le ftay t 
 Pol. No .Madame. 
 
 Her. Nay, bu: you will ? 
 
 Pol. 1 may not verely. 
 
 Her. Verely l 
 
 You put me off with limber Vowes: but I, 
 
 Though you would leek t’vnfphcre the Stars with Oaths, 
 Should yet fay.Sit.no going • Verely 
 Y ou (hall not goe ; a Ladyes Verely * is 
 At potent as a Lord*. VVill you goe yet ? 
 
 Force me to keepe you at a Prifonei, 
 
 Not like a Gueft: fo you fhail pay yotst Feet 
 
 When you depSrt.and faue your Thanks. How fay you ? 
 
 My Prifoner ? or my Gueft ? by your dread Vercly, 
 
 One of them you fhail be. 
 
 Pol. Your Gueft then.Madame: 
 
 To be yout Prifoner,Giould import offending.; 
 
 Which is for me.lefle cafte to commit, 
 
 Then you to punifh. 
 
 Her. Not your Gaolerthen, 
 
 Bui youi kind Hofttffe. Come, lie queflion you 
 Of my Lords Tricks,and yours .when you were Boyes : 
 
 You were pretty Lordmgs then i 
 Pol. Wewerr(fane Oueene) 
 
 T wo Lads,that thought there was no rnore behind? 
 
 But fuch a day to morrow,ai to diy, 
 
 And to be Boy ccernall. 
 
 Her. Was not my Lord 
 The veryet Wag o’th* two ? 
 
 Pol W c were as twyn’d Lambs .that did frisk i'th'Sun, 
 And bleat the one at th other: what wc chang'd, 
 
 W as Innocence.for Innocence: we knew nor 
 The Dodfrine of ill-doing, nor dream'd 
 That any did : Had sve purlu'd that fife, 
 
 And our weakr Spirits ne're been higher rear d 
 
 Wit h ft onget blood,we ftiould hauc anfwet'd Heaueri 
 
 Boldlv.not guilty; the inipofition clear d, 
 
 Her^dirarie ours. 
 
 Her. By this w» gaihor 
 You hauc cript fine* 
 
 Pot O my rood facred Lady, 
 
 Temptations hauc fiocc then been borne co's: for 
 In thofc vnfiede'd dayes,was my Wife a Gtrle j 
 Your precious lelfe had then not ctofs’d the cyer 
 Of my young Play.fellow 
 Her. Grace to boot 
 
 Of this nsake.no conclufion,!eaft you fay 
 YourQuecoe and 1 are Dcuils vet goe on, 
 
 Th'off cnees we haue made you doe,wee'le anfwere, 
 
 If you fi.ift firm'd wiih vs: and ihat with vt 
 You did continue fault; and that you flipt not 
 With any,but with vs 
 Leo. Js he woon yet < 
 
 Her. Hce le ftay (my Lord.) 
 
 Leo. At my requeft he would not 
 Herrmone (my dcareft j thou ncuet fpoak’ft 
 To better purpofe. 
 
 Her . Neuer t 
 Lee. Neuer,but once 
 
 Her Whatchaue I twice faid well? when was’t before? 
 1 ptethee tell me . cram s with prayfe.and make s 
 At fat as tame things: One good deed,dying longudeffe. 
 Slaughters a thoufand.wayting vpon that. 
 
 Out prayics are our Wages. You may ride 9 
 With one foft Ktflc a thouland Furlongs,ere 
 With Spur we heat an Acre. But to th'Goalc : 
 
 My laft good deed,wa.* to entreat his ftay. 
 
 What was my firftf it ha’s an elder Sifter, 
 
 Or I miftake you O.would her Name were Greet, 
 
 But once before I Ipoke to th‘ purpofe e when ? 
 
 Nay,let me haue‘t; I long. 
 
 Leo Why .that was when 
 
 1 hree crabbed Moncths had fowr’d themfelues to tteath. 
 Ere 1 couid make thee open thy white Hand 
 A clap thy felfe.my Louc; then didft thou vttet, 
 
 1 am yours for cuer. 
 
 Her. Tis Grace indeed. 
 
 Why lo-you now;! haue fpoke toch' purpofe twice 
 The onc.for cuer earn'd a Royal) Husband j 
 Th'other .for feme while a Friend. 
 
 Leo Too hot, too hot: 
 
 To mingle friend (hip farre.is mingling bloods. 
 
 3 haue Tremor Ccrdu on me : my heart daunces. 
 
 But not for ioy ; not loy This Entertainment 
 May a free face put on: denue a Libertic 
 From Hcamncflc from Bountie,fertile Bofome, 
 
 And well become die A gent: 't may; I giaont: 
 
 But to be padling Pslmes.and pinching Fingers, 
 
 As now they are.and making praflij’d Smites 
 As in a Looking-GlaflV ; and then to figh.as 'twere 
 7 he Mon o'th'Dcerc oh,ihat is entertainment 
 My Bofome likes not, not my Browcs. AlomHitu, 
 
 Art thou my Boy ’ 
 
 Marn I,my good Lotd. 
 
 Leo Ifrcks: 
 
 W ny that s my Bawcock:whst?hast fmutch’d thy Nofe? 
 They fsy it is aCoppy out of mine. Come Captame, 
 
 W c mull be neat; not neat,but cleanly Captain*; 
 
 And yet the Stcere.chc Heycfcr.and the Calfe, 
 
 Are all call’d Neat. Still Virginallmg 
 Vpon hie Palme J How now (you wanton Calfe,? 
 
 Art thou my Calfe ' 
 rJHrtm, Ycs,if you will (my Lord .) 
 
 Leo Thou wsnt’ft a rough pafti A the fhools ihat ] haue 
 To be full,like me : yet they fay we arc 
 Alrooft as like as Egges; Women (ay fo, 
 
 (That will fsy any thing.) Bui were they falfe 
 As o re-rly d Blacks,as Wind,** Waters;falfe 
 As Dice ne to be wifh'd.by one char fixes 
 No borne’t wixe his and mine; yet were it true, 
 
 To fay this Boy were like me Come(Sir Page) 
 
 Lookc on me with youi Welkin eye: fweet Villaine, 
 Moil dcar'ft.my Collop: Can thy Dam.may't be 
 Affedbon?thy Intention ftabs the Center. 
 
 Thoudo'ft make poffiblc things not fo held, 
 Communicat ft with Dreamcs(how can this be?) 
 
 With whai’i vnreall thou coadhue an, 
 
 And fellow'll nothing Then'us very credent. 
 
 Thou rnay'ft co-ioyne With fomethmg.and ihou do’ft, 
 (And that beyond ComnnfTion) anu 1 find u, 
 
 (And that to ihe mfedhon of my Brarncs, 
 
 And hardnmg of my Browea.) 
 
 Pot. What meancs Stctlm ? 
 
 Her. He fomeihmg (cernes vnfctlcd. 
 
 Pol How? my Lord? 
 
 Lce.Whsi cheere? how is’t with you.beft Brother ? 
 Her. You look as if you held a Brow of much diftra&ion: 
 Are you mou’d (my Lord?) 
 
 Leo. No, in good earneft- 
 How fomettmes Nature will betray it's folly? 
 
 It's tendernefle ? and make u fclfc a Paftime 
 To harder bolomcs ? Looking on the Lyncs 
 
 Of 
 
The Winters Talc. 279 
 
 Of my Boyes face,ms thoughts 1 (2<3 requoyte 
 
 Twsotle three yceres.and law my felfe vo-breecb\i. 
 
 In my greene Vcluet Coat j my Dag 3 © rouz.zcf (9, 
 
 Lcalt it (hould bite it's Mafter, and ?0 preue 
 (As Ornaments oft do's) too dangerous s 
 
 How !ike(n>e thought)! then was to this Kernel], 
 
 This SquaQvhis Gentleman, Mine booeft Friend, 
 
 Will you take Egges for Money ? 
 
 28am. No (my Lord) Hafight. 
 
 Leo, You will; why happy man he’s dole. My brother 
 Are you lb fond of your young Princess we 
 
 Doe fcetnt to be of ours? 
 
 PoL If at home (Sir) 
 
 He’s all my Er.emfe,my Minh,my Matter; 
 
 Nov? my Iwome Friend,and then mine Enemy; 
 
 My Pstafite.my Sooldiet:Stacef-man;all: 
 
 He makes a Itdyes day.fbort as December, 
 
 And with his varying child-neffe, cure* in me 
 Tho>ughct,th 8 t would thick my blood. 
 
 Leo. So Hands this Squire 
 
 0 ^^ with me: We two will walke(my Lord) 
 
 And kaue you to your graaet fteps. Hermcone, 
 
 Kowtbou lou'ft vs.fttew in our Brothers welcome j 
 Letwhst is dears in Sicily.h< cbeape: 
 
 Neat to thy felfe,and my young RGues.he’s 
 
 Apparant to my heart. 
 
 Her. If you would feeke »s, 
 
 We ate youis i’tb'Gardcn : (hall's attend you there? 
 
 Leo. Toyourowne bents difpole yooryoulc be found, 
 
 Be you beneath the Sky: I am angling now, 
 
 (Though you perceiut ms not hew ! giue Lyne) 
 
 Goe too, goe too 
 
 How fiie holds cp the Nebf the ByU 10 him ? 
 
 And arroes her with the boldneffe of a Wife 
 
 To her allowing Husband. Gone already, 
 
 Ynch-thick,knee-deepe;ore head and eares a fork’d ooe. 
 Goe playfBcyVphy: thy Mother playes, and l 
 
 Play too;but fo dsfgrac'd a part.whofe iffoe 
 
 Will hiffe me to my Graue: Contempt and Clamor 
 
 Will be my Knell.Goe playf Boy)play,there haue been 
 (Or I am much deceit/J) Cuckolds ere now, 
 
 And many a man there is feuen at this prefent, 
 
 Now,while I fpeake this) holds his Wife by th'Arme, 
 
 That little tbinkes fhe ha’s been flnye'd in's abfence. 
 
 And his Pond fifli'd by hia nett Neighbor (by 
 
 Sir Scw&.hts Neighbor.) nay,there’s comfort int. 
 
 Whiles other rtien haue Gates, and thofe Gates open’d 
 (As mine) againfi their will Should all defpaire 
 
 That haue reuoited Wiues,the tenth of Mankind 
 
 Would hang themfelues, Phyfick for’t,there’s none: 
 
 It is a bawdy Planet,that wifi fir ike 
 
 Where ’sis ptedominantjsnd ’da pewrefull: rtsinke it» 
 Prom Eafi.Weli.North,and South,be it concluded, 
 
 No Barricade for a Belly. Koow't, 
 
 It will let in and out the Enemy, 
 
 With bag and baggage 1 many thoufand on’s 
 
 Haue the Difsafe.snd feele’t not. How now Boy 1 
 
 I am like you fay. 
 
 Leo, Why,that’s fome comfort. 
 
 W hat ? Cam/flo there ? 
 
 Can. I,my good Lord. 
 
 Leo. G o« pi sy ( Merrilliui) thoo'rt an honefi maut 
 CamtHo ,thii great Sir will yet Bay longer. 
 
 Can. Y 00 had much adoe totnake his Anchor hold. 
 When you caft out,u ftjfi came home. 
 
 Loo. Didftooteit? 
 
 .. 
 
 He would not flay st your Petitions, made 
 
 His Bufineffe more material!. 
 
 Leo. Did 11 percesue it ? 
 
 They're here with me sbeadyjwhifp'rsog^oundhig; 
 
 Sicilia is a fo-forth; 'ds farre gone, 
 
 When I {hall gufi it laft How cam’t ( Cantfjb) 
 
 That he did flay > 
 
 Cam. At the good Queen ec entreaiie. 
 
 Leo. ActheQucenesbe’ciGoodlhouldbepeninent^ 
 Bur lb it is,i; is not. Was this taken 
 
 By any vnderftaading Pate but thine? 
 
 For thy Conceit is (oaktpg.wtll draw in 
 
 More then the common Blocks. Not noted,is’t, 
 
 But of the finer Natures? by force Sen era Us 
 
 Of Hfad-pcece esrraordin&rie? Lower Meffes 
 
 Pert hance are to this Bufineffe purblind ? by. 
 
 Cam. Bufineffe,my Lord ? 1 cbiake trvsfi vnderftand 
 Tlcbem ia ftayes here longer, 
 
 Leo. Ha* 
 
 Cam. Scayes here longer. 
 
 Leo. I, but why? 
 
 Cam, To fatisjse year Highnefie s aDd the Eaerearles 
 
 Of our moft gracious Miftreffe. 
 
 Leo. Satisfic? 
 
 Themreaties of your Miftreffc?Satisfie ? 
 
 Let that (office, I haue trolled thee (CamiSo) 
 
 With all the neereft things to my heart, as well 
 
 My Chamber-Counce!s,wherein(Prieft-like)thcu 
 
 Haft cleans’d my Bofome: I,from thee departed 
 
 Thy Penitent reform’d; but we haue been 
 
 Deceiu’d in thy Integritic.deteiu’d 
 
 In that which feemei fo. 
 
 Cam. Be it fosbid (my Lord.) 
 
 Leo, To bide vpoo’t ithousrtootbonefhor 
 
 If thou toclin*fi that way,thou art a Coward, 
 
 Which hostes honeftie behind,reftraynmg 
 
 From Courfe requir'd s or elfe thou tnufibe eounred 
 \ Semantjgrafted in ray ferious Yroft, 
 
 And therein negligent: ot elfe a Foolc, 
 
 That feeft a Game play'd horoe.the itch Stake dravine, 
 And tak'ft it all for ieafi. 
 
 Cam. My gracious Lord, 
 l may be negligent,fooHfh,and fearefiili. 
 
 In euery one of thcfe,no man is free, 
 
 But that hisneeltgence.his folly,feare. 
 
 Among the infinite doings of the World, 
 
 Sometime puts forth in your affokes (my Lord.) 
 
 If euet I were wilfulLcegUgene, 
 
 It was my folly i if indufttioufiy 
 
 I p lay’d the Foole.it was my negligence, 
 
 Not weighing well the end: if cue* fcarefiiU 
 
 T 0 doe a thing, where I the iffoe doubte i* 
 
 Whereof the execution did ay out 
 Aaainftthenon-performatKe/twas a fesre 
 
 Whithoft infe&s the wifefi: ehefe(tny Lord) 
 
 Are fuch allow'd Infirmities,that honeftie 
 
 Is neuer free of. But befeech your Grace 
 
 Be plainer with rrse.kr rase know my Ytefpas 
 
 By it’s owne vifagej if I then deny it, 
 
 Tis none of mine. 
 
 Leo. Ha’ not you feerse CarriBol 
 (But th3t's paft doubt: you haue,orymireye-gjlsff e 
 
 Is thicker then a Cuckolds Horne) ot heard? 
 
 (For to aVsfiors fo apparant. Rum or 
 
 Cannot be mute) or though:?(for Cogitation 
 
 Refides not in that men,that do’s not thlnke) 
 
 Ae * My 
 
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 'The JVinters 'Tale. 
 
 180 
 
 My Wife is llipperie ? If thou wilt confeffe, 
 
 Or eifebe impudently negatiue, 
 
 To haue nor Eyes,nor Eares.nor Thought,then fay 
 My Wife’s a Holy-Horfe.defetues a Name 
 As ranke as any Flax-Wench,that puts to 
 Before Her troth-plight: fay't.and luflify’t. 
 
 Cam. I would not be a flanderby.to heare 
 My Soueratgne MirtrelTc clouded fo,without 
 My prefent vengeance taken: 'fhtew my heart, 
 
 You neuer fpoke what did become you lefle 
 Then this; which to reiterate,were fin 
 As deepc as that,though true. 
 
 Leo. Is whifpermg nothing ? 
 
 Is leaning Cheekc to Cheeke? u meating Nofes 
 Hiding with in-fide Lip? flopping theCariere 
 Of Laughter,with a figh? (a Note infallible 
 Of breaking Honcflie) horflng foot on foot? 
 
 Skulking iD corners Pwifhing Clocks more fwift ? 
 Houres,Minutes? Noone,Mid-night t and all Eyes 
 Blind with the Pin and Web.but theirs; theirs onely. 
 That would vnfeene be wickeds’Is this nothing? 
 
 Why then the World,and all that’s in't.is nothing. 
 
 The couering Skte is nothing, "Bohemia nothing. 
 
 My Wife is nothing,nor Nothing haue thefe Nothings 
 If this be nothing. 
 
 Cam. Good my Lord.be cur'd 
 Of this difeas’d Opinion, and betimes, 
 
 For ‘ns mofl dangerous. 
 
 Leo. Say it be,'ns true. 
 
 Gam. No,no,my Lord. 
 
 Leo. It is: you lye,you lye 
 I fay thou lyeft Camitlo, and 1 hate thee, 
 
 Pronounce thee a grofle Lowt.a mindleffc Slaue. 
 
 Or elfe a houermg Temporizer, that 
 Canfl with thine eves at once fee good and euiil, 
 Inclining to them both: were my Wiues L'uer 
 Infefied (at her life) (lie would not bus 
 The running of oneGlafTe. 
 
 Cam. Who do s infefl her ? 
 
 Leo. Why he that weares het like her Medull.hangm 
 About his neck ('Bohemia) who,if 1 
 Had Seruants true about me,that bare eyes 
 To fee alike mine Honor.as their Profits, 
 
 (Thejr owns particular Thrifts) they would doe that 
 Which fhould vndoemoredomg : f.and thou 
 Kis Cup-bearet,whom f from meaner forme 
 Haue Bench d,and rear'd to Worfhip.who may’rt fee 
 Piame'y.as Heauen fees Earth.and Earth fees Heauen, 
 Hew I am gaH'd.might’rt be-fpice a Cup, 
 
 To giue mine Enemy a lading Wmkc : 
 
 Which Draught to me,were cordial). 
 
 Cam. Sir (my Lord) 
 
 I could doc this, and that with no rafb Potion, 
 
 \ But with a hngring Drarn,d\ 2 t fhould not wotke 
 Malicioufly ,hke Poyfon . But I cannot 
 Beleeue this Crack to be in my dread MifttcfTe 
 (So foueraignely being Honorable.) 
 
 I haue lou’d thee, 
 
 Leo Make that tby queflion.and goerot: 
 
 Do’fl ihtnke I am fo muddy, fo vnfetlcd, 
 
 To appoint my felfe in this vexation ? 
 
 Sully the purme and whitcoeffc of my Sheetes 
 (Which to preferue,is Sleep?; which being fpotted, 
 
 IsGoades,Thornes Nettles,Tayles of Wafpcs) 
 
 Giue fcandall to the blood o tb Pnncc,my Sonne, 
 (Who I doe thinkeis mine,and louc asmincj 
 
 Without ripe mouing to’t ? Would 1 doe this t 
 Could man fo blench i 
 
 Cam. I mufl beleeue you(Sir) 
 
 I doe, and will fetch off 'Bohemia for’t: 
 
 Prouided.that when hee’s remou’d.your Highncfle 
 Will take againe your Queene.as yours at fiift, 
 
 Euen for your Sonnes fake, and thereby for fealing 
 The Iniurie of T ongues.in Courts and Kingdomes 
 Knowr.e.and ally d co yours. 
 
 Leo. Thou do’ft aduife me, 
 
 Euen fo as 1 mine owne courfc hauefet downer 
 He giue no blemifh to her Honor^sone. 
 
 Cam My Lord, 
 
 Goe then ; and with a countenance as eleare 
 As Frtendfhip weares at Feafls.keepe with 'Bohemia, 
 
 And with your Qiaeene: 1 am his Cup-bearer, 
 
 If from me hehauewholefomeBeucridge, 
 
 Account me not your Seruant, 
 
 Leo. This is all: 
 
 Do’t.and thou hart the one halfe of my heart; 
 
 Do t not,thou fplitt'ft thine owne. 
 
 Cam. He do't my Lord. 
 
 Leo. I wd feeme friendly,as thou hart aduis’d me. Exit 
 Cam. O miferable Lady. But forme. 
 
 What cafe ftand I in l ! mufl be the poyfoner 
 Of good Poltxenei ,and my ground to do t. 
 
 Is ihe obedience io a Maflcr; one, 
 
 Who in Rebellion with himfelfe.will haue 
 All that are his, fo too. To doe this deed. 
 
 Promotion followes t If I could find example 
 Of thoufand's that had flruck anoynted Kings, 
 
 And flourifh’d after, I I’d not do‘t: But fince 
 
 Nor Braffe.nor Stone.nor Parchment bearcs not one. 
 
 Let Villame it felfe forfweat’t. J mufl 
 Fptfakc the Court: to do’t.ot no,is cerrame 
 T a me a breake-neck. Happy Starre raigne now, 
 
 Here comes Bohemia Enter Voltxsna, 
 
 Pol. This is ftrange: Me thinkes 
 My fauor here begins to warpe. Not fpeakc? 
 
 Good day CamtKo. 
 
 Cam. Hayle mofl Royal! Sit. 
 
 Pol. What is the Ncwes i’th’Court ? 
 
 Cam. None rare(my Lord.) 
 
 Pol. The King hath on him fuch a countenance* 
 
 As he had lort fome Prouince,3nd a Region 
 Leu d, as he loues himfelfe . euen now 1 met him 
 With cuflomaric complement,when hcc 
 Wafting his eyes to th' contrary,and falling 
 A Lippc of much contemprjfpccdcs from me.and 
 So leaues me,to confider what is bteeding, 
 
 That changes thus his Manners, 
 
 ("am. I dare not know (my Lord.) 
 
 Pol. How,dare notPdoe not?doe you know,and dare not? 
 Be intelligent to me.’tis thereabout*: 
 
 For co your felfe,what you doe know.you mufl. 
 
 And cannot fay,you date not. Good Camille 
 Your chang d complexions are tome a Mirror, 
 
 Which fhewes me mme chang’d coo for 1 mufl be 
 A partie in this’alterauon.finding 
 My felfe thus liter d wuh’t 
 Cam. Thete is a fickncffe 
 Which puts fome of vs in di (Temper, but 
 1 cannot name the Difeafe,and 11 is caught 
 Of you .that yet are well. 
 
 Pol. How caught of me ? 
 
 Mnke me not figlited like the Bafilifque. 
 
 1 haue 
 
The Hunters Tale. 
 
 1 haue look'd on thoufands.who haue fped the better 
 By my regard,but kill'd none fo : Camilla, 
 
 As you are certainely a Gentleman,thereto 
 Clerke-like expertenc’d.which no leffe adornei 
 Out Gentry .then our Parents Noble Names, 
 
 In whofe fuceeffe we are gentle : I befeech you. 
 
 If yoti know ought which do’s behoue my knowledge. 
 Thereof to be inform’d,imprifon t not 
 In ignorant concealement. 
 
 Cam. I may not anfwere. 
 
 Pol. A Sickneffe caught of me,and yet I well Jr 
 I mult be anfwer'd. DoTt thou heare Camilla, 
 
 I coniure thee,by all the parts of man, 
 
 Which Honordo s acknowledge,whereofthe lead 
 Is not this Suit of mine,that thou declare 
 What incidence thou do’ft gheffe of harme 
 Is creeprng'.toward me', how faire off,how neere. 
 
 Which way to be preuentcd.if to be : 
 
 If not, how befl to beare it. 
 
 Cam. Sir.l will tell you, 
 
 Since I am charg'd in Honor,and by him 
 
 That I ihinkeHonorable:thereforemarkemycounfaile, 
 
 Which muR be eu'n as fwiftly followed,as 
 
 I meane to vtter it; or both your felfe.and me, 
 
 Cry loR.and fo good night. 
 
 Pol. On,good Camilla 
 
 Cam. 1 am appointed him to murther you. 
 
 Pel. By whom.CVwwTIe ? 
 
 Cam. By the King. 
 
 Vel. For what f 
 
 Cam. He thinkes,nay with all confidence he fweares, 
 Ashe had feen’t.or beene an InRtument 
 To vice you to't,that you haue toucht his Queene 
 Forbiddenly. 
 
 Pot. Oh then,my beR blood turne 
 To an infetfled Geliy,and my Name 
 Be yoak’d with his,that did betray the BeR : 
 
 Turne then my frefbeR Reputation re 
 A fauour,ihat may RrikethedulleA NoRhrill 
 Where I arrrue.and my approch be fhun'd. 
 
 Nay hated too.worfe then the great'ft Inferiors 
 That ere was heard,otread 
 
 Cam. Sweare his thought ouer 
 By each particular Starre in Heauen, and 
 By all their Influences *, you may as well 
 Forbid the Sea for to obey the Moone, 
 
 As (or by Oath) remoue.orf Counfai!e)fhake 
 TheFabrickof hi* Folly, whofe foundation 
 Is pyl'd vpon his Faith.and will continue 
 The flanaing of his Body. 
 
 Pol. How fhould this grow ? 
 
 Cam. I know not: but I am fure’tis fafer to 
 Auoid what’s gtowne,then queftion how tis borne. 
 
 If therefore you dare trufl my honeflie. 
 
 That lyes enclofcd in this T runke, which you 
 Shall beare along irapawnd.away to Night, 
 
 Your Followers I will wbifper to the Bufinrffe, 
 
 And will by twoes.and threes,at feueradl Poflernes, 
 Qearetbem o’lh' Citie: For my felfe.Ile put 
 My fortunes to your feruice(which are here 
 By this difeouerie lofl.) Be not vncertainc, 
 
 For by the honor of my Parents, I 
 
 Haue vttred Truth: which if you feeke toprouc, 
 
 I dare not Aand by; nor (ball yon be fafer. 
 
 Then one condemnd by the Kings owne month: 
 Thereon his Execution fworne. 
 
 Pol. Idoebelecuethee: 
 
 I fa w his heart in’s face.Gtue me thy hand, 
 
 Be Pilot to me,and thy places fhall 
 
 Still neighbour mine. My Ships are ready, and 
 
 My people did cxpeiA my hence departure 
 
 Two dayes agoe. This Iealoufie 
 
 Is for a precious Creature : as fhee % rare, 
 
 MuR it be great; and.as his Perfon's mightie, 
 
 MuR it be violent: and.as he do's conceiue. 
 
 He is difhonor’d by a man,which euer 
 
 Profefs’d to him: why his Reuenges mull 
 
 In that be made mote bitter. Feare ore-fbades me: 
 
 Good Expedition be my friend,and comfort 
 
 The gracious Queene.part ofhis Theame-.but nothing 
 
 Of his ill-ta'ne fufpition. Come Camille, 
 
 I will refpefl thee as a Father,if 
 Thou bcar’A my life off,hence : Let vs auoid 
 Cam. It is in mine authoutie to command 
 The Keyes of all the Poflernes: Pleafe your Highneffe 
 To take the vrgent houre. Come Sir,away. Exeunt. 
 
 ajttut Sccundus. Scena Trima 
 
 Cater Hermwne, MamilliuJ .Ladies. Leantei, 
 yinti^onue,Lords. 
 
 Her Take the Boy to you he fo troubles me, 
 
 Tis paft enduring. 
 
 Laij. Come(my gracious Lord) 
 
 Shall 1 be your play-fellow ? 
 
 Mam. No, lie none of you 
 Lai). Why (my fweet Lord’) 
 
 Mam. You'le kiffe me hard,and fpeake to me,*s if 
 I were a Baby Rill. I loue you better, 
 i. Lady. And why fo(my Lord;) 
 
 Mam. Not for becaufe 
 
 Your Browes are blacker (yet black-browes they fay 
 Become fome Women be A,fo that there be not 
 Too much haire there, but in a Ccim circle. 
 
 Or a halfc-Moone.made with a Pen.) 
 i.lad) . Who taughc’this 3 
 
 Mam. 1 learn'd ic out of W omens facest pray now. 
 What colour arc your eye-browes i 
 Led). Blew(my Lord.) 
 
 Mam. Nay,that's a mock: I haue feene a Ladies Nofe 
 That ha’s beene blew.but not her eye-browes 
 Lady. Harkeye, 
 
 The Qjieenefyour Mother)rounds apace:we fhall 
 
 Prefent our feruices to a fine new Prince 
 
 One of thefe dayes.and then youl'd wanton with vs. 
 
 If we would haue you. 
 
 2 .Lad). She is fptead of late 
 Into a goodly Bulke( good time encounter hct.) 
 
 Her. What Wifdome Airs amongfl you?Come Sir,noW 
 I am for you againe . ’Pray you fit by vs. 
 
 And tell s a Tale. 
 
 Mam. Merry,or fad, fhaPt be i 
 Her. As merry as you will. 
 
 Mam. A fad Tale’sbeR for Winter: 
 
 I haue one of Spnghts.and Goblins. 
 
 Her. Let’a haue that (good Sir.) 
 
 Come-on,fit downe.come-on.and doe your beR, 
 
 To fright mewith your Sprightstyou re pcwtefull at it 
 b A * X tJMam. There 
 
c fhe Winters 'Tale* 
 
 282 
 
 OWS^TThere was a roan. 
 
 Her. N»y,coroefitdowne;thenon. 
 
 Mam. Dwelt by a Church yard: I will tell it foftly, 
 Yond Crickets (hall not hearc it. 
 
 Her. Come on thcn,and giu't mein mine care. 
 
 Leon Was bee mcitbcre? hisTrame? Camitlo with 
 him? 
 
 Lord. Behind the tufc of Pines 1 met them,neuer 
 Saw I men fcowre fo on their way: I eyed them 
 Euen to their Ships. 
 
 Leo. How bled ami 
 In myiuft Cenfure? in my true Opinion ? 
 
 Alack,for Jeffer knowledge,hbw jeeurs'd. 
 
 In being fcblcd? Theremay bein,thcCup 
 A Spider deep’d,and one may drinke; depart. 
 
 And yet partake no venome: (forhi$ knowledge 
 Is not infe^ed) but if one ptefent 
 Th abhor'd Ingredient to his eye, make fcnowne 
 Howbe hath drunkc,hc cracks liis gorge.bis fidcs 
 With violent Hefts:! haucdntnkc,and feenc theSpiJcr. 
 C'awitlo was his helpe in this,bis Pandar: 
 
 There is a Plot againfl my Life,my Crowne; 
 
 All s true that is mif!ruP.ed:that falfe Villame. 
 
 Whom I employ'd,was pre-employ’d by him: 
 Hcha'sdifcoucr’d my Defigne and I 
 Kentaine a pinch'd Thing ;y«3,a very Trick 
 For theta to play at wills how came the Poftcrncs 
 So eafily open j 
 
 Lord. By his great authority. 
 
 Which often hath no kficprcuatl’d/hen fo. 
 
 On your command, 
 
 Leo. I know’t too well. 
 
 Giue me the Boy,] apiglad you did not nurfe him -. 
 Though he do's besre tome fignes of me, yet you 
 Haue too much blood in him. 
 
 Her. What is this? Sport? 
 
 Leo. Bearc the Boy hence,he dull nor come about £ 5 €r ; 
 Away with him,and let her (port her lelfc 
 With that flsee6 big-\v;di,fot ’tis Po/ixenes 
 Ha' s made thee fwelt thus. 
 
 Her. But Il'd lay he had not ; 
 
 And ile be fworne you would bcleeue my faying. 
 
 Ho w e’re you leans to th’Nay-ward. 
 
 Leo. You (mr Lords) 
 
 Lcoke on her,nwvrke her well: be but about 
 To fay flic is a goodly Lady,and 
 The iuflice of yotfr hearts will thereto adde 
 ’Tis piety (lice’snot honed: Honorable; 
 
 Prayfe her but for this her wiihout-dore-Fonr.e, 
 
 (Which on my faith deferucs high fpeech ) and f;reight 
 | T he Shrug,the Hum,orHa,(chefe Pctty-brands 
 That Calumnie doth vfe; Oh.I am out, 
 
 That Mercy tlo s, for Column.e will fears 
 Vcrttic it fclfe) thefc Shrugs,thefe Hum’s,ana Ha’s, 
 
 When you haue (Vid fhee’s goodiy ; ecriiebetv.*eene, 
 
 Ere you can fay dice's honed; But be’t knewse 
 (From him that ha’s mod caufe to gricue it fhould be) 
 Shee’s an Adukrefle. 
 
 Her. Should a Villaine fay fo, 
 
 (The mod replenifh’d Villame in the World) 
 
 He were as much more Villaine: you (my Lord) 
 
 Doc but mi flake. 
 
 Leo. You haue raifloeke (my Lady) 
 
 "Polixenes for Leontis : O thou Thing, 
 
 (Which Ile not call a Creature of thy place. 
 
 Lead Barbarians (making me the precedent) 
 
 Should a like Language vie to all degrees. 
 
 And mannerly dillinguifhmcnt leauc out. 
 
 Betwixt the Prince ar.d Beggcr:) I hauc fa*id 
 Shee’s an Adultreffe, 1 haue faid with whom: 
 
 More; fhee’s a Traycor.and CatsuHo is 
 A Federarie with her,and one that knowes 
 What fhe fhould (hamc to know herfelfe. 
 
 But with her mod vild Principall: that fhee's 
 A Bcd-fwsruer,euen as bad as thofe 
 That Vulgars giue bold’d Titles j I,and priuy 
 To this their late efcape. 
 
 Her* No (by my life) 
 
 Priuy to none of this: how will this grieue you. 
 
 When you {hall coroe to clearer knowledge, tha’t 
 You thus haue pubhfh’d roe ? Gentle my Lord, 
 
 \ ou fcarce can right me throughly,thcn,to fay 
 You did mistake. 
 
 Lto. No. if I miltakc 
 In thofe Foundations which I build voon. 
 
 The Centre is not bigge enough to beare 
 ASchooIe-Boyes Top. Away with hcr,to Prifon : 
 
 He who (hall fpcake for hcr,is a farrc.off guiltre. 
 
 But that hefpeakes. 
 
 Her. There’s fome ill Plenec raignes: 
 r muft bepatientjtill the Hfauens looke 
 With an afpeft more fauorable. Good my Lords. 
 
 1 am not prone to weeping (as our Sex 
 Commonly are) the want of which vaine dew 
 Perchance dial! dry your pitbes: but 1 haue 
 That honorable Grrefc lodg'd here,which butues 
 Worfc then Te sres drowned ’befecch you ail (my Lords! 
 With thoughts fo qualifiers your Charities 
 Shall bed inflruflyou meafureine; andfo 
 The Kings will b. 
 
 Lee. Shall! be he*. 
 
 Her. Who is’t that goes with me? befecch your Highnes 
 My Women may be with me,for you fee 
 My plight requires it. Doe not weepe(good Fooles) 
 There is no caufe: When you fhall knoWyour Midris 
 H»’s deleru’d Prifon.thcn abound in Teares, 
 
 As I come out; this Aflion I no w goc on. 
 
 Is for my better grace. Adieu (my Lord/ 
 
 I nester wtlh’d to fee you furry, now 
 I trud 1 (ball: my Women come,you haue feauc. 
 
 Leo. Goe,doc our bidding : ftenee. 
 
 Lord. Befecch yourHighnefle call the Qyeenc againe. 
 Ansig. Be certaine what you do(Sir)!eafi your luft.ee 
 Prouc violence, in the which three great ones differ 
 four Selle.your Queenc,your Sonne, 
 
 Lord. For her (my Lord) 
 
 I dare my life lay downe,and will do’t (Sir) 
 
 Pleafe yon t accept it,that the Qjjeeneis fpotleflc 
 Tib’ eyes of Heauen, and to you (i meane 
 In this,which you accufs her.) 
 
 Aung. Ifitproue 
 
 Snce s othet wife, lie keepe my Stables where 
 I lodge my Wife,Ile goe in couples with her: 
 
 Then when I fecle.and fee her,no farther trud her 
 For euery ynch of Woman in the World, 
 
 I.euery dram of Womans flefh is falfe. 
 
 If fire be, 
 
 Leo- Hold your peaces. 
 
 Lord. Good my Lord, 
 
 •Ansig. It is for you we fpeake,rsyt for cur (clues. 
 
 You are sbus’d.and by fome putter on. 
 
 That will be damn’d fer’t: would I knew the Villaine, 
 
 1 would 
 
--Sr -W.- 
 
 r* 
 
 c The JVinlm 7 ale. 
 
 ! would Land-ckmnchim: be fl:e hor.or-fiaw’d, 
 
 1 haut three daughters: the eldeft is tkuen; 
 
 The fccoud, and the third, nine: and fome flue s 
 If this prout true, they! pay for’t. By mint Hcnot 
 He gelid e® all: fouiteene they fhall not lee 
 Touring falfegenerations: they are co-hcytes. 
 
 And l had rathet glib my ft lfe, then they 
 Should not produce fairs iliac. 
 
 Loo. Ceafe, no mote . 
 
 You ftr.ell this bufineffe with a fence as cold 
 As is a dead.mans oofe : but I dolee't, andfccl't, 
 you fecit doing thus; and fee withal) 
 
 Tht lnfttuments that feelc. 
 j4nt<g If it be fo, 
 
 We needcno graue to burie honefty. 
 
 There'snot a gmneofit, the face toiweeten 
 Of the whole dungy-earth. 
 
 Le>. What? lacke 1 credit ? 
 
 Lori. i had rather you did lacks then 1 (my Lord) 
 Vponthis ground: and more it would content me 
 To hsue heT Honor true, then your fufpirion 
 Be blam’d for't how you might 
 Lee>, Why what neede we 
 Commune with you of this ? but rather follow 
 Our forceful) inlbgarion ? Our prerogative 
 Cals not your Counfsiles. but our natural! goodneffe 
 Imparts this s which, if you, or ftupified, 
 
 Ot feemlng fo, in skill, cannot, or will rot 
 Rellifb a truth, like vs: informeyour feluca, 
 
 We ncede no more of your aduice . the matter, 
 
 The Ioffe, the game, the ord'ring on>. } 
 
 Is all ptcpetly ours 
 
 Aulg. And i wifti (tny Liege) 
 
 You had onely in your filen: lodgement trtds it, 
 
 Without more ouerturt. 
 
 Leo. How could cha< be > 
 
 Either thou art moft ignorant by ago. 
 
 Or thou wrr't borne a foole t Camilla's flight 
 Added to their Familiarity 
 
 (Which was as groffe, as euei touch'd ronit&ure, 
 
 That lack'd fight onely, nought for approbation 
 But onely feeing, all other circumftances 
 Made vp to'th deed) doth puffi-on this proceeding. 
 
 Yet,for a greater confirmation 
 (For in an Afteof this importance/twert 
 Mod pitteous to be wilde) 1 haue difpatch d in poll, 
 
 To facred Delpboi^ to jlppollo'i Ttmp.lt, 
 
 Clteminet and Dion, whom you know 
 Of ftuff'd-fufficiency : Now, flom tbt Oracle 
 They will bring all, whole Spiritual! counfailc had 
 Shall flop, or fpurrt me. Kaue I done well < 
 
 Lord. Well done (my Lord.), 
 
 Leo. Though I am fatisfide, and needt no more 
 Then what 1 know, yet (hallthe Oracle 
 Giuc reft to th’mindes of others; fuch as ne 
 Whofe ignorant creduhtie, will not 
 Come vp to th'truth. So haue we thought it good 
 From our free perfon, (be fbould be confindt, 
 
 Leaft that the treachery of the two, fled hence, 
 
 Be left her to performs. Come follow vs, 
 
 We are to fpeake in publique: fo: this bufineffe 
 Willraife vs all. 
 
 Anttg To laughter, as 1 take it, 
 
 If the good truth, wffe known* Extum 
 
 Enter Paulina, a Gonslrraan, Gaoler, Emilia. 
 
 Paul The Keeper of the prifon, call to him ; 
 
 Let him Haue knowledge who 1 am. Good Lady s 
 No Court in Europe is too good for thee, 
 
 Whsi doft thou then in prifon ? Now good Sir, 
 
 You know me, do you not ? 
 
 Gao- For a worthy Lady, 
 
 And one, who much I honour 
 Pan. Pray you then, 
 
 Ccndu'flme to the Queene. 
 
 Gao. i may not (Madam) 
 
 To the contrary 1 haue expreffe commandment. 
 
 Pan. Keu-'s 2 -do, to locke vp honefty Si honour from 
 Thacccffeof gentle vifitors. 1st lawfull pray you 
 T o fee her V/ omen ? Any of them? Emilia ? 
 
 Guo. Sopleafeyou (Madam) 
 
 To put a-part thefe your attendants, 1 
 Shall bring Emilia forth. 
 
 Pan. 5 pray now call h£t s 
 Y/ith-diaw your feiues 
 Geo. And Madam, 
 
 ! mud be prefent at your Conference. 
 
 Pan. Well be’t fo tprethee. 
 
 Hecre s fuch a-dot, to make no ftaine, a flaine. 
 
 As paffes colouring. Deart Gentlewoman, 
 
 How fares our gracious Lady ? 
 
 Emit. As well as one fo gieat, and foforlorne 
 May hold together : On her frights, and greefes 
 (Which neuet tender Lady hath borne greater) 
 
 She Is, fomething before her tune, deliun'd. 
 
 Pet*. A boy ? 
 
 Emil. A daughter, and a goodly babe, 
 l ufty, and like to hue : the Qneene receiuet 
 Much comfort in’t; Sayes. my poort priloner, 
 i am innocent as you. 
 
 Pau 1 dare be fwornt; 
 
 Thefe dangerous, vnfafe Lunes i th King.befhrew them 
 He muft be told on't, and he (ball; the office 
 Becomes a woman beft. lie take t vpon me, 
 ifl prone hony-mouth’d, let my tongueblifter. 
 
 And neuet to my red-look'd Anger bet 
 The Trurnpet any more ; pray y° ls (Emit#) 
 
 Commend rny beft obedience to the Qjjeene, 
 
 If fhe dares tiuft me with her little babe, 
 
 Tie ihew’t the Xing, and vndertak f ,. to bet 
 Her Aduocate to th'lowd’ft. We do not know 
 How he may fofien at the fight o’th'Childe : 
 
 The filer.ce often ol pure innocence 
 Perfwades. when fpeaking failes. 
 
 1 Emil. Mofl worthy Madam, 
 
 | your honor, and your gcodneffe is ft> euident a 
 l That your free vndertaking cannot miffe 
 A thriving yft'ue; there is no Lady liulng 
 Someete for this great errand ; pleafe your LadilhJp 
 To vifit the neii tcome, lie ptefenrly 
 Acquaint the Queenc of your raw! noble offer. 
 
 Who, but to day hammered of this defigne, 
 
 Butdurft not tempt a miniftet of honour 
 Let ft (be fhould be deny’d. 
 
 Pan 
 
_ 284 Hoe Winters Hale. 
 
 Paul. T eli het (£ mha) 
 fie vfc that tongue I haue : If wit flow from’t 
 As boidnefTe from my bofome, le‘c not be doubted 
 I (hail do good, 
 
 Emil. Now be you bled for it, 
 lie to the Queene : pieafe you corne fcmething neerer. 
 
 Gao. Madam, iPj pleafe the Qjicene to fend the babe 
 ] know r.ot what 1 fhall incurre, topaffeit, 
 
 Haumgno warrant 
 
 Pats You needs not feare it (fir) 
 
 This Childe was prifonet to the wombe, and it 
 By Law and procefleofgreatNature,thence 
 Free d, and enfranchis’d,not a name to 
 The anger of the King, nor guilty of 
 (ifany be) the trefpafic of the Queene. 
 
 Cao. 1 do beleeue it. 
 
 Paul. Do not you feare : vpon mine honor, ] 
 
 Will (land betwixt you, and danger. ' Exeunt 
 
 Sc etna Hertia. 
 
 Eater Leentct, Servants, Paulina, Atitigomtt, 
 and Lords 
 
 Leo Nor night, nor day.no reft: It it but weakness 
 To beare the matter thus: meere weaknefle, if 
 The caufe were not in being: part o’th caufe, 
 
 She, th’AduhrefTe: for the harlot-Kmg 
 19 quite beyond mine Arme, out of the blanke 
 And leuell of my braine: plot-proofe :but face, 
 
 I cao hooks to me: fay that (be were gone, 
 
 Giuen to the fire, a moity of my reft 
 Might come to me againe. Whofe there ? 
 
 Set My Lotd. 
 
 Leo, How do‘s che boy ? 
 
 Ser. Hctookegnod reft to night s ‘ds hop’d 
 His ficknefls is difcharg’d 
 Leo To fee his Noblenefle, 
 
 Conceyuing the difhonour of his Mother. 
 
 He ftraight declin’d, droop’d, tooke it deeply, 
 
 Fatten'd, anti fix’d the fharoe on’t in himfeife r 
 Threw-offhis Spirit, his Appetite, his Sleeps, 
 
 And down-right languifa’d. Lcaue m« folely; gos, 
 
 ' Set hew he fares: Fie, fie, no thought of him, 
 
 The very thought of my Reuengesthat way 
 Recoyle vpon me: in himfeife too mightie. 
 
 And in his parties, his Alliance; Let him be, 
 
 Vntill a time may feme. For prefent vengeance 
 Take it on her: Camille, and Pslixtnes 
 Lsughat me: make their pattime at my forrew: 
 
 | * h c V fhould not laugh, if I could reach them,nor 
 Shall fae, within my powte. 
 
 Enter Passl/tut, 
 
 Lord. Y ou mutt not enter. 
 
 Paul. Nay rather (good my Lords) be freond tome •• 
 Feart you his tyrannous pafsion more(alas) 
 
 Then the Queenes life ? A gracious innocent foule. 
 
 More free, then he it iealous. 
 
 Antig. That’s enough. 
 
 Ser. Madam; he hath not flept to night, commanded 
 None faould come at him. 
 
 Pstts, Not fo hot (good Sir) 
 
 I come to bring him fleepe. 'Tis fuels at you 
 
 That creepe like fa adowes by him, and do fighc 
 At each his needleffe heauings: I'uch as you * 
 
 Nourifti the caufe of his awaking. I 
 Do.come with words, as medicinall, as true 
 (Honttt, a either;) to put gchitn of that humor 
 That prelTes him from fleepe. 
 
 Lee. Who ncyfe there, hoe ? 
 
 Van. No ncyfe (my Lord) but needful! conference. 
 About fomeGofsips for your Highneffe. 
 
 Leo, How ? 
 
 Away with that audacious Lady. Anngonut, 
 
 I charg d thee that fhe fhould not come about me, 
 
 I knew fhe would. 
 
 Ant I told her fo(my Lord) 
 
 On your difpleafures penll, and on mine. 
 
 She fhould not vide you 
 
 Leo. What? canft not rule her ? 
 
 Paul. From all diflioneflie he can : in this 
 (Vnleffe he take tlie courfc that you haue done) 
 Commit me, for commuting honor, truft it. 
 
 He fhall not rule me: 
 
 Ant. La-you now, you heare. 
 
 When (he will take the raine,] let her rt... 
 
 But faeel not Rumble. 
 
 Paul. Good my Liege,I come i 
 And 1 befeech you heare me, who profefles 
 My feife your ioyall Seruant. your Phylitun, 
 
 Your mott obedient Cour.failor: yet that dates 
 Lc fle ippeare fo, in comforting yout Emiles, 
 
 Then fuch as mod feeme yours. I fay, I come 
 From your good Queene. 
 
 Leo. Good Queene ? 
 
 Paul. Good Qiieene (my Lord)good Quetne, 
 
 I fsy good Queene, 
 
 And would by combate, make her good fo, were 1 
 Aman.thewoitt about you. 
 
 Leo. Force her hence. 
 
 Pan Lei him that makes but trifles of his eyes 
 Fir A hand me: on mine owne accord, lie off, 
 
 Bui firft, lie do my errand. The good Queene 
 (Por fhe is good) hath brought you forth a daughter, 
 Heere tis .Commend* it to your bleftiug 
 
 Leo Out • 
 
 A manktnde Witch > Hence with her, Of t o'dore i 
 A mott intelligencing bawd. 
 
 Tam!. Not fo ; 
 
 lamas ignorant in that, as you, 
 
 1 n fo entitling me : and no leffe honeft 
 
 Then you are mad: which is enough. He Warrant 
 
 (As this world goes) to paffe for honett: 
 
 Leo. Traitors j 
 
 Will you not pufa her out ? Giue her the Battard, 
 Thou dotards thou art womatt-tyt’d : vnroofted 
 By thy dame Partlet heere. Take vp the Battard, 
 Take’t vp, I Gsy : giue’t to thy Croanl. 
 
 Paul. Foreuer 
 
 Vn venerable be thy hands, if thou 
 Tak’ft vp the Frincefie, by that forced bafenelTe 
 Which he ha’j put vpon’t 
 Leo. He dreads his Wife. 
 
 Paul. So 1 would you did ? then’t were pail all 
 VouTd call your children, yours, 
 
 Leo. A neft of Traitors, 
 
 Ant. I am none, by this good light. 
 
 Pan. Not I: nor any 
 
 But one that's heere: and that’s himfeife s for he, 
 
 doubt 
 
'The JVin ter s ITalc, 
 
 28; 
 
 The facred Honor of himfelfe,hia Queues, 
 
 His hoperuIlSonnes.hu Babe*,betrayes to Slander, 
 Whole fting u fharpet then the Swords; and will not 
 (For as the cafe now ftands, it is aCurfe 
 He cannot be compell'd too't) once remeue 
 The Root of his Opinion,which is rotten, 
 
 As euer Oake.or Stone was found. 
 
 Leo. A Callat 
 
 Of boundlelfe tongue, who late hath beat her Husband, 
 And now bayts me: This Brat is none of mine. 
 
 It is the I due of Polixtnes, 
 
 Hence with it,and together with the Dam, 
 
 Commit them to the fire, 
 
 Paul, It is yours: 
 
 And might we lay th'old Prouerb to your chsrge, 
 
 So like you/tis the worfe. Behold (my Lords) 
 
 Although the Print be little,tbe whole Matter 
 And Coppy of the Father: (Eye.Nofe.Lippe. 
 
 The trick of '1 Frowne, his Fore-head, nay,the Valley. 
 Thepretly dimples of his Chtrv,and Cheeke; hisSmiles: 
 The very Mold,and frame of Hand.Nayle.Finger.) 
 
 And thou goodGoddelTc Nature, which half made It 
 So like to him that got it,if thou hafl 
 The ordering of the Mindtoo, mongftall Colours 
 'Jo Yellow in’t.leaftthe fufped ,19 he do's, 
 
 Her Children,not her Husbsnds. 
 
 Let. A groffe Hagge t 
 And Lozcll, thou art worthy to be hang’d, 
 
 That wilt not (lay her Tongue, 
 
 Antig, Hungall the Husbands 
 That cannot doe that Feat.you’leleaueyourfelfe 
 Hardly oneSubleft. 
 
 Leo. Once mote take her hence. 
 
 Paul. A mod vnworthy.and vnaatursll Lord 
 Can doeno more. 
 
 Lea. lie ha'thee burnt. 
 
 Paul. I care not t 
 It is an Keretique that makes the fire, 
 
 Not fht which burnes in't. lie not call you Tyrant ■ 
 
 But this moft cruell vfage of your Queeue 
 (Not able to produce more acculation 
 Then your owne wcake-hmdg’d Fancy)fomthing fauors 
 Of Tytannie.and will ignoble make you, 
 Yea.fcaridalous to the World. 
 
 Leo- Onyour Allegeance, 
 
 Out of the Chamber with her. Were laTyranr, 
 
 Where were her lile ? (lie durft not call me fo, 
 
 If (he did know me one. Away with her. 
 
 Paul. I pray you doe not pufh mcjlc be gone. 
 
 Loake to yourBabe(rey Lord/tis yovtr.loue fend bet 
 A betterguidingSpirit. What needs thefe hands? 
 
 You that ate thus fo tender o're his Follyes, 
 
 Will neuerdoe him good,not one of you. 
 
 ,$o,fo ; Farewell, we are gone. Exit 
 
 Leo. Thou(Traytor)haft fet on thy Wife to this 
 .My Child? away with e ? euen thoujthat haft 
 A heart fo tender o re it,take it hence. 
 
 And fee it inftamly conium’d with fire. 
 
 Euen thou,and none bus thou. Takettvpftraight: 
 Within this houre bring me word 'tisdone, 
 
 (And bv good teftimonie) or He feize thy life, 
 
 With wb»t thou elfe call’ll thine: if thou refufe, 
 
 And wilt encounter with my Wrath, fay fo; 
 
 The Baftard-braynes with thefe my proper hands 
 Shall 1 dafh our. Goe.take it to the fire, 
 
 For thou fett’ft on thy Wife. 
 
 AnHg. I did not. Sir: 
 
 Thefe Lords, my Noble Fellowes.if they pleafe, 
 
 Can deare me in't. 
 
 Lords. We can: my Royal! Liege, 
 
 He is not guiieie of her comming hither. 
 
 Leo. You’re lyers all. 
 
 Lord. Befeech your Highndfe,giue vs better credit: 
 We haut alwayes truly feru’d you,and befcech 
 So toeftcemeof vs: and on ourknees we begge. 
 
 (As recompence of our deare feruices 
 
 Paft,and to come) that you doe change this purpofc, 
 
 Which being fo horrible,fo bloody .rauli 
 
 Lead on to fome fcule I flue. Weallkneele. 
 
 Leo. I am a Feather for each Wind that blows: 
 
 Shall 1 Hue on,ro fee this Baftard kneele, 
 
 And call me Father ? better burne it now, 
 
 Then curfe it then. But be it: let it liue. 
 
 It fhall not neyther. You Sir,come you hither: 
 
 You that haue been* fo tenderly officious 
 With Li&y CMargcrie.yow Mid.wife there, 
 
 To faue this Ballards life; for his a Baftard, 
 Sofureasthis Beard's gray. What will you aduenture. 
 To faue this Brats life? 
 
 Antig. Any thing (my Lord) 
 
 That my abilitie may vndergoe, 
 
 And Noblenefie impofc: at leaft thtrs much ; 
 
 He pawns the little blood which I haue left. 
 
 To faue the Innocent: any thing poflible. 
 
 Leo. It (ball be pplTibl*: S wcare by this Sword 
 Thou wilt performe my bidding. 
 
 Antg. 1 will (my Lord.) 
 
 Leo. Marke.and performe it: feeft thou for the fade 
 Of any point in't,fhall not onely be 
 Death to thy I'elfe.but to thy lewd-eonga'd Wife, 
 (Whom for this time we pardon) We emoyne thee. 
 
 As thou art Liege-man to vs.that thou carry 
 This female Baftard hence,and that thou beire it 
 To fome remote and defart place,quite out 
 Of our Dominions; and that there thou leaue It 
 (Without more mercy) to it owne prote&ion, 
 
 And fauour of the Climate: as by ftrange fortune 
 It came to vs ,1 doe in Iufiice charge thee. 
 
 On thy Soules perill.and thy Bodycs torture, 
 
 That thou commend it ftrangely to fome place. 
 
 Where Chance may nurfe.or end it: take it vp. 
 
 Amg. I fweare to doe this: though a prefent death 
 Had beene more merciful!. Come on (poorc Babe) 
 Some powerfull Spirit inftruft the Ryces andRauena 
 To be thy Nurfes. ‘ Wolues and Beares.they fay, 
 (CaPiir.e tlseir fauageneffe afide)haue done 
 LikeofnceiofPttty. Sir.be profperous 
 In more then this deed do a require; and BlelTiftg 
 Againft this Crueltie. fight on thy fide 
 (PocreThing,condemn'd to loffc.) £xit* 
 
 Leo. No; He not reare 
 Anothers HTue, Enter a Seruant. 
 
 Serf). Pleafe’yourHighnefle,Polls 
 "From thofe you fent to th Oracle, are comfi 
 An houre fmee: Cieominei and Dion, 
 
 Being well arriu’d from Dclphos,are both la need, 
 Hailing to th’ Court. 
 
 Lord. So pleafe you (Sir)their fpttu 
 Hath beene beyond accompt. 
 
 Lee. Twentie three dayes 
 They haue beene abfent: tis good fpecd: fore*t« » 
 The great Apollo fuddcnly will haue 
 
 The 
 
i 8<5 The WintersTak* 
 
 The truth of ihij appeare : Prepare yen Lords, 
 Summon a SefTion.ihat vve may arraigne 
 Our rnofl difloyall Lady : for as (he hath 
 Been publike! y ace us'd, To (lull (he haue 
 A tuft and open Trial! While (he hues. 
 
 My heart will be a burthen io me. Leaue me, 
 And thinke vpon iny bidding, Extant 
 
 zJ chtf ertiui. Seen a *P rim a . 
 
 Enter Cleomwes and'Thcm. 
 
 Clco. The Clymats delicate,the Ayre mod fwcet. 
 Ferule the lfle, the Temple much furpaffimg 
 The common prayfe it beares. 
 
 Dwn. 1 (hall reports 
 
 For mofl it caught me .the Celeftiall Habits, 
 (Mrihinkcs 1 fo ftiould terme them)and the reference 
 Ot the grace Wearers. O.i he Sacrifice. 
 
 How ceremonious,lolemnc.snd vnearthly 
 It was t’th'Oftrine ? 
 
 dec Blit of ail,the burft 
 And the eare-deaff ning Voyce o th Oracle, 
 
 Km to lontt Thunder,lo lurpriz’d my Sence, 
 
 That I was nothing. 
 
 Die. If th euent o’th'f ourney 
 Prouc as fuccrfietull to the Queene (O bc’t fo) 
 
 As it hath beene to »s,nre,pleelant,fpcedi«, 
 
 The time is worth ihc vfe on t. 
 dec Great Apollo 
 
 Tumc all to th’beft: thefe Proclamation*, 
 
 So forcing faults vpon Hermione. 
 
 I little like. 
 
 Dio The violent carriage of it 
 W ill clea re. or end the ft u fined e. when the Oracle 
 (Thus by Apollo’ t great Oiume fcal'd vp) 
 
 Shall the Contents difcouci : tomeihing rate 
 
 Eucn then will rufh to knowledge. Goe; fnrfh Horfes, 
 
 And gracious be the ifluc E.vrrme , 
 
 Scan a Secunda. 
 
 ’Enter Leetttrt.Lordi ,Offcvrt Hermre/nc (at to her 
 Triall) Led.sei: C Iconunti ,Dton 
 
 Let. ThnSe(Tions(toour great gnefe we pronounce) 
 Eucn pufhcs’gainft our heart. The partie try’d. 
 
 The Daughter of a king,our Wife,and one 
 Of vs too much belou’J Let vs be clear'd 
 Of being tyrannous,fince we fo openly 
 Ptotera in lulhce. which Avail haue due courfc, 
 
 Euen to thcGuilt.ortlie Purgation 
 Produce (he Pnfoner, 
 
 Officer. Jt is hu Highneffe pleafure.that the Queene 
 Appearr m perfon,here in Court. Silence. 
 
 Leo. Rcade the Indidtmcm. 
 
 Officer. Hermione, Queene to tbe worthy Leontes.Afcog 
 of Sicilia.then an here accufed and arraigned of HtgbTrea- 
 fon.w committing Adultery with Poltxenes Kwg of Bohemia, 
 
 end conferring with Camilles tc tcJee meey tbe Left of cur Sotae. 
 tettgne Lord the Xtngyky Roy all Hueband the pretence whereof 
 being by ctrctemfiaiccei partly layd open ,thon( Hermione) con. 
 trary to the Faith and Allegiance of a true Subtell duift coun. 
 fatU and ayde them, for them belter fafeut, to fiji away by 
 Night. 
 
 Her, Since what I am to fay ,muft be but that 
 Which eontradifis my Accufarion.and 
 The teftimonie on my part.no other 
 But what comes from my felfe,it fhsll force boot me 
 To fay,Not guiltte : mine lniegntie 
 Being counted Falfehood,fhall(a* I eipiefle It) 
 
 Be fo receiu d. But thus,if Powres Diuine 
 Behold out humane Anions (as they doe) 
 
 1 doubt not ihen,but Innocence (hall make 
 Faife Accufatlon blufh.and Tyraroue 
 Tremble at Patience. You (my Loid)befl know 
 (Whom lead will fcemero doe fo)my paft life 
 Hath beene as continent,as chafte,as true, 
 
 Ai 1 am now vnhappy ; which is more 
 7 hen Hiftorie can pauerne,thoughdeuis'd. 
 
 And play d,to take Spectators. For behold me, 
 
 A Fellow ot the Royali Bed,which owe 
 A Moitteof the Throne . a great Kings Daoghter, 
 
 The Mot her to a hopeful! Prince,here (landing 
 To prate and talke for Life,and Honor,fere 
 Who plcafe to come.and hearc. For Life,I pure it 
 As 1 weigh Gnefe(which I would fparc:) For Honor, 
 Tin deriuatiue from me to mine. 
 
 And oneiy that I ftand for. I appealc 
 To your owne Conference (Sir ) before Polixcnei 
 Came co your Court, how ] was in your grace. 
 
 How metited to be fo: Since became. 
 
 With what encounter fovneurranr, I 
 Haue ftrayn'd t’appeare thus; if one iot beyond 
 The bound ot Honor,or in adt,or wit 
 Thai way endinmg hardned be the hearts 
 Of >11 that heaie me,and my oecr’ft of Kin 
 Cry fie vpon my Graue. 
 
 Leo. 1 ne reheard yet, 
 
 Thai anyot thrlc bolder Vice! wanted 
 Lcfte Impudence to gaine-fay what they did. 
 
 Then to perforate it nr ft. 
 
 Her That's true enough. 
 
 Though Tis a faymg(Sir) not due to qje. 
 
 Luo. You will not owne it. 
 
 Her. More then Miftrefleof, 
 
 Which comes to me in name ot Fault,I muft not 
 At ah acknowledge. For Pohxener 
 ( Wuh whom ] am atcus’d) I doeconfeffc 
 I loii’d him.ar in Honor he requir’d . 
 
 With fucb b kind of Loire,as might becon* 
 
 A Lady likeme ; with a Loue.euen fuch, 
 
 So.and no other,as youi felffe commanded s 
 Which,not tphauedone.I thinke had been In >>•«. 
 
 Both Dtfobedience.snd Ingratitude 
 T o you,and toward your Friend, whofe Louehad fpoke, 
 Eucn fince it could fprakr,from an Infant,freely. 
 
 That it vras yours. Now for Confpiracie, 
 
 I know not how u taftes.though it be difh’d 
 For me to try how : All 1 know of it, 
 
 Is.thad Camilla was an honeft man; 
 
 And why he left your Court,the Gods thetnfelues 
 (Wotting no more then I) are ignorant. 
 
 Lee. You knew of his departure,as you know 
 What you haue vDderta'nc to doe in's abfence. 
 __ Her, Sir, 
 
*The IVinters Talc , 287 
 
 Her. Sir, 
 
 You fpeake a Language that I vndcrdand not; 
 
 My Life {lands in the leuell of yout Dreames, 
 
 Which 1 le lay downe. 
 
 Let. Your Aflions are my Dreames. 
 
 You had a Baftard by Polixemt. 
 
 And ! but dream'd it: As you were pad all fhame, 
 (Thofe of your Faff are fo) fo paft all truth; 
 
 Which to deny,concernes more then aoailes: for as 
 Thy Brat hath been caff out,like to it felfe. 
 
 No Father owning it(whieh is indeed 
 More cnminall in ihee.then it)fo thou 
 Shalt feeleour luffice; in whofc caftert partsge, 
 
 Looke for no lefle then death. 
 
 Her. Sir.fpare your Threats : 
 
 The Buggc which you would fright me with,I feeke: 
 Tome can Life be no commoditie; 
 
 The crowne and comfort of my Life(yotsr Fauor) 
 
 1 doe giue lofl, for 1 doe feeleit gone, 
 
 But know not how it went. My fecond loy, 
 
 And find Fruits of my body,t:om his prefence 
 1 am bar'd t like one infefficmj. My third comfort 
 (Star'd moll vnluckily) is from my bread 
 (The innocent milke in it mod innocent mouth) 
 
 Hal'd out to murther. My felfe on euery Pod 
 Pioclaym'd a Strumpet: With immodeft hatted 
 The Cbild-bed priuiiedge deny d,which longs 
 To Women of all fafhion. Lafily,hurried 
 Here,to this place,i'th' open ayre.before 
 I haue got flrength of limit. Now(my Liege) 
 
 Tel! me what biefiings I haue here aliue. 
 
 That I ffiouid feare to die ? Therefore proceed: 
 
 But yet heare this i miftake me not: no Life, 
 
 (I prize it not a draw) but for mine Honor, 
 
 Which I would free: if 1 (ball be condemn'd 
 Vpon furmizes (all proofes flecping clfe. 
 
 But whse your lealoufies awake) 1 tell you 
 ’Tis Rigor,and not Law Your Honors all, 
 
 I doe refer re me to the Oracle: 
 
 Apollo be my fudge. 
 
 L<>rd. This your requeft 
 Is altogether iud; therefore bring forth 
 (And in Name) his Oracle. 
 
 Her. The Emperor ofRuflia was my Father. 
 
 Oh that he were aliue,and here beholding 
 His Daughters Try all: that he did but fee 
 The fiatnclTe of my miferie; yet with eyes 
 Of Pi tty,not Reuenge. 
 
 Officer. You here fhal fwesre upon this Sword ofluRice, 
 Thar you (CLomines and Duni) haue 
 Been both at Delpbos.artd from thence haue brought 
 This feal'd'Vp <5rade,fey the Hand deFioer’d 
 O? great ApoPAs Pried; end that fince then, 
 Youhauenot dat’d to breaks the holy Seale, 
 
 Nor read the Secrets in't. 
 
 CLo Dio. All this we fweare. 
 
 Leo. Bteakevp theSeales.snd read. 
 
 Offecr. Hermior.c u cbaft.Vohxenei bhmekffe.CbmWla 
 3 true SuSieS,Leonies a realout Tyraut, his moocent "Baht 
 truly begot ten, and the King fhaU line tettheut an Heire.ifthat 
 which iff lofi.be not found. 
 
 Loris. Now bleifcd be the great Apollo. 
 
 Her. Prayfed. 
 
 Leo. Hod thou read truth? 
 
 Ofiic. ] (my Lord) euen fo as it is here fet dowse. 
 
 Leo. There is no truth at all i’th'Oracle: 
 
 The SefTicns (bill proceed: this ismeere falfehooi). 
 
 Ser. My Lord the King : the King > 
 
 Leo. What is the bufineffe ? 
 
 Scr. O Sir,I fhall be hated to report it. 
 
 The Prince your Sonne,with meere conceit,and feate 
 Of the Quecnes fpeed,is gone 
 
 Leo. How?gone? 
 
 Ser. Is dead. 
 
 Leo. Apollo's ang^y.and theHeauens thernfeluet 
 Doe diikc at my Inioftice. How now there ? 
 
 P/Mi.T\us newes is mortal! to the Queeoe;Look downe 
 And fee what Death is doing. 
 
 Leo , Take her hence : 
 
 Her heart is but o’re-charg'd : (Tie will recouer. 
 
 I haue too much beleeu'd mine owne fufpition: 
 
 ’Befcech you tenderly apply to her 
 Some remedies for life. ApeSo pardon 
 My great prophanenefle ’gaind thine Oracle, 
 lie reconcile me to Vohxexes, 
 
 New woe my Qjeene, recall the good Camille 
 (Whom I proclaimed man of Truth, of Mercy:) 
 
 For being tranfponed by my lealoufies 
 To bloody thoughts.and to reuenge,I chofe 
 famtllo for the minider,to poyfon 
 My friend Vohxenes: which had been done. 
 
 But that the good mind of Camille tardied 
 My fwift command : though I with Death,and with 
 Re ward,did threaten and encourage him. 
 
 Net doing it,and being done: he(moft humane. 
 
 And 6H’d with Honor) to my Kingly Gueft 
 Vnclafpd my praffife.quit his fortunes here 
 (Which you knew great) and to the hazard 
 Of all Inccrtainticsjhunfelfe commended. 
 
 Noncherthen hisHonor:How he gliders 
 Through my Ruff? and how his Picue 
 Do's my deeds make the blacker ? 
 
 Paul. Woe tbewhile: 
 
 O cut my Lace,lead my heat .{cracking it) 
 
 Breake too. 
 
 Lord. What fit is thisfgood Lady? 
 
 Paul. What ftudied torments(ryrant)haR former 
 What Wheeles?Racki?Fires? What flaying?boylmg? 
 Int-cads.or Oyles ? What old,or newer Torture 
 Mud I receiucPwhofc euery word defenses 
 TotaOeof thy mod word. ThyTytanny 
 (Together working with thy lealoufies, 
 
 Fancies too weake for Boyes,too greene and idle 
 ForGirles of Nine) Othinke what they haue done, 
 
 And then tun mad indeed: darke-mad: for all 
 Thy by-gone fooleries were but fpices of it. 
 
 That thou betrayed'!! Pelixenes,\ was nothing, 
 
 (That did but fhew thce,of a Foole,incondant, 
 
 And damnable ingtateful!:) Nor was’c much. 
 
 Thou would’ft haue poyfon’d good £‘amillo’j Honor, 
 
 To haue him kill a King: poorcTrefpatTes, 
 Moremondrous dandlngby : whereof! reckon 
 The fading forth to Crowes,thy Baby-daughter? 
 
 Tobe or none.or little; though a Deuill 
 Would haue fhed water out of fire,ere don’t s 
 Nor is't direffly layd to thee the death 
 Of the young Prince, whofe honorable thoughts 
 (Thoughts high for one fo tender)clcft the heart 
 That could conceiue a g?offe and foolifli Sire 
 Blemifh’d his gracious Dam: this is not,no, 
 
 Layd to thy anfwere: but the lad: O Lords, 
 
 When 1 haue faid.cry woe: the Queene.the Queene, 
 
 The 
 
The Winters c Tale 
 
 288 
 
 The fweet'fi. deer'ft creature's dead:& vengeance for'c 
 JCot drop d downc yet. 
 
 Lcrd.. The highei powtes forbid. 
 
 Pm 1 fay file's dead •. lie fwear't. Ifword,noroath 
 Prcuallenot, go and fee ■ if you can bring 
 Tindlure, orluftrein her lip, her eye 
 Heatc outwardly ,01 breath within, lie ferueyou 
 As 1 would do the Gods. But, O tltou Tyrant, 
 
 Do not iepenr thefe things, for they are heauier 
 Then all thy woes can flirre : therefore betake thee 
 To nothing butdifpaire. A thoufand knees. 
 
 Ten thoufand yeaves together, naked, fefting, 
 
 Vpon a barren Mountaine, and Bill Winter 
 In ftotme perpetuall, could not moue the Gods 
 Tolooke that way thou wer’t. 
 
 Lea. Goon, go on 
 
 Thou canfl not fpeake too much, I haue deferu’d 
 All tongues to talke their bittreft. 
 
 Lard. Say no more j 
 
 How ere the bufineffe goes, you haue made fault 
 I th boldneffe of your fpeecb 
 Pd*. I am furry fet't; 
 
 AU faults {make, when I (ball come to know them, 
 
 I do repent: Alas, 1 haue fhew'd too much 
 
 The rafhneffe of a woman : he is tooeht 
 
 To th Noble heart. What's gone, and what's paB helpe 
 
 Should be paflgreefe: Donot receiue affliction 
 
 At my petition i [ befeech you, rather 
 
 Let mebcpunifh’d, that haue minded you 
 
 Of what you (hould forget. Now (good cny Liege) 
 
 Sir, RoyailSir, forgiue a foolifb woman j 
 The loue 1 bore yourQjieene (Lo, foole againe) 
 lie fpeake of her no more, nor of your Children t 
 lie not remember you ofmy ov/ne Lord 
 (Who is loB too:) take yourpatience toyou. 
 
 And lie fay nothing 
 
 Lea. Thou didft fpeake but well, 
 
 When moB the truth : which 1 receyue much better, 
 Then to be pittied of thee. Prcthee bring me 
 T 0 the dead bodies of my Querne, and Sonne. 
 
 One grauc fhall be for both s Vpon them (hall 
 The caufes of their death appeare (vnto 
 Our flaaroe perpetuall) once a day,He vifit 
 The Chappell where they lye, and tearcs fhed there 
 Shall be my recreation. So long ^s Nature 
 Will bear?, vp with this excrcife, fo long 
 1 dayly vow to vfe-it Come,and leade me 
 Jo thefe forrowes. 
 
 Serna Inertia, 
 
 Enter Antieonm, a GMarrincr, 'Babe, Sbeefe- 
 hard, and Ctowne 
 
 Ant .Thou arc perfect then, our (hip hath toucht vpon 
 The Dcfarts of'Behem/a. 
 
 eMar 1 (my Lord) and fearc 
 We haue Landed in ill time : the skies looke grimly. 
 And threaten prefent bluBers. In my confcience 
 The heauens wi*h that we haue in hand, ate angry, 
 
 And frovi'ne ypon's. 
 
 Ant. Their facred wil’i be done: go get a-boord, 
 Look* ro thy barkc.llenot be long before 
 
 I call vpon thee. 
 
 Mar. Make your beB hafle, aod go not 
 Too-farre i’tb Land: 'tis like to be lowd weather, 
 
 Befides this place is famous for the Creature* 
 
 Of prey, that keepe vpon’t, 
 
 AhUf> Go thou away, 
 
 He follow inflantly 
 
 tJVar. 1 am glad at heart 
 
 T o be fo ndde o'th bufineffe. $xit 
 
 Ant. Come, poore babe; 
 
 I haue heard (but not bclecuM) the Spirits o’th'dead 
 May walke againe ; iffuch thing be, thy Mother 
 Appear'd to me laB ni ght: forne'rc was dreamc 
 So like awaking. To me comes a creature, 
 
 Sometimes her bead on one fide, fome another, 
 
 1 ncuer faw a veffell ofhke forrow 
 
 So fill d, and fo becomming: in pure white Robes 
 
 Like very fan&ity the did approach 
 
 My Cabinc where 1 lay : thrice bow d before me. 
 
 And (gafpingto begin fome fpeech) hereye* 
 
 Became two fpoucsj the func fpcm, anon 
 Dad this breakeftom her. Good Ah itgo*m t 
 Since Fate(agaitiB thy better difpofition) 
 
 Hath made thy petfon for die 1 hower-out 
 Of my poore babe, according to thine oath. 
 
 Places remote enough are in 'Behemia, 
 
 There weepe, and leaue it crying: and for tbc babe 
 1$ counted loB for euer, PercLta 
 I prethee call't: For this vngcntle bufineffe 
 Put on thee, by my Lord, thou ne’rc (halt fee 
 Thy Wife Panltaa more; and fo, with (hriekes 
 She melted into Ayre. Affrighted much, 
 
 1 did in time collect my fclfe, and thought 
 This was fo, and no (lumber: Dreames, are toyes, 
 
 Yet for this once, yea fuperflinoufly, 
 
 I will be fquar’d by this. I do beleeue 
 Hermtone hath futfer’d death, and that 
 Ape/U would (thisbeing mdeede the iffue 
 Of King Polixenet) it Btouid heere be laide 
 (Either for life, or death) vpon the earth 
 Ofit'j tight Father. Bloffome, fpeed thee well, 
 
 There lye, and there thy charrafler: there thefe, 
 
 W liich may if Fortune pleafe, both breed thee (pretty) 
 And Bill rcB thine. The ftorme beginnes,poore wretch, 
 That for thy mothers fault, art thus expos'd 
 To Ioffe, and what may follow. Weepe! cannot, 
 
 But my heart bleede*: and moB accurfl am I 
 To be by oath enioyn’d to this. Farewell, 
 
 The day frownes more and more: thou'u like to haue 
 
 A lullabie too rough : I neuer faw 
 
 The heauens fo dim,by day. A fauage clamor ? 
 
 Well may I get a-boord : This is the Chace, 
 
 I.am gone for euer. Exit purfued by n Tscitre. 
 
 Shep. I would there were no age betweenc ten and 
 three and twenty, or that youth would Beep out the reft, 
 for there it nothing (in the betweene) but getting wen¬ 
 ches with childe, wronging the Aunciencty, dealing, 
 fighting hearke you now; wouid any but thefe boylde- ! 
 bratnesofnineteene, and two and twenty hunt this wei- ! 
 ther ? They haue fcarr'd away two ofrny beft Sheepe, 
 which I fearc the Wolfe will fooner finde then the Mai- 
 Ber; ifany where I haue them, 'ns by the foa-fide, btou- 
 z\n£ofluy. Good-luckc (and'c be thy will) what hzue 
 we heere? Mercy on’s, 3 Barne ? A ve^y pretty baime; A 
 boy, ora C.hildeT wonder ?(A pretty one, a vene prcttie 
 one) fine fome Scape; Though I am not bookifh yeti 
 can 
 
7 he Winters 'Tale. 
 
 csn rcadc Wsiting-Gentlc'voman in the fcape: this has 
 
 been? fome ftairc-worke, forr.a Trunke-worke/otnebe- 
 hinde-doore worke s they were warmer that got this, 
 then the poore Thing i* hecre. lie take it vp for pity.yet 
 lie carry till my fonnecome: he hallow**}but euen now. 
 
 cjfBus Quartus, ScenaTrima. 
 
 Whoa-ho-hoa. 
 
 Ester CUKme, 
 
 Clo. Hilloa.lna. 
 
 Sbep. What? art foneere ? ifchou'kfeea thing to 
 taike on, when thou art dead and rotten , come hither: 
 what ayl*ft thou, man ? 
 
 £lo. I haue feene two fiich lights, by Sea & by Land: 
 but! am not co fay it is a Sea, for it is now the A ie, be. 
 twist the Firmament and it, you cannot thruft a bodkins 
 point, 
 
 Sbep. Why boy, how is it ? 
 
 Cl». I would you did but fee how it cbafes.how it ra¬ 
 ges,how it takes vp the fhore,but that's not to the point: 
 Oh, the mod pitteous cty of the poore foules.foroetimes 
 to fee cm and not co fee 'em : Now the Shippe bearing 
 the Moone with her maine Mail, arid anon (wallowed 
 with yeft and froth, as you'ld thruft a Cotke into a bogf- 
 head. And then for die Land-fcruice , co fee how the 
 Beare core out bis fhoulder-bcne, how he cride to mee 
 for helpe, and faid his name was ^»/«yo»ay,a Nobleman: 
 But to make an end of the Ship, to fee how the Sea fiap- 
 dragon d it: but firft, how the poore foules roared, and 
 the Tea mock’d themiand how the poore Gentleman roa¬ 
 red, and the Beare mock d him, both roaring iowder 
 then the fea, or weather. 
 
 Sbep. Name ofmercy, when was this boy ? 
 
 C!o. Now, now: I haue not wink'd ftnee I fawthefc 
 fights ; . the men are not yet cold voder water, nor the 
 Beare halfe din'd on the Gentleman: he’s at it now. 
 
 Sbep Would I had bin by, to haue help'd the olde 
 man. 
 
 do. I would you had beene by the (laip fide, to haue 
 help d her;therc your chanty would haue lack’d footing. 
 
 Ship. Heauy matters, heauy matters: but lookethec 
 heere boy Now blelfe thy felfe: thou met’ilwith things 
 dying, I with things new borne Here's a fight for thee: 
 Lookc thee, a beanng-cloath for a Squires childe: looke 
 thee hecre, take vp, take vp (Boy:) open’t : fo, let s fee,it 
 was told me I fhould be rich by the Fairies. This is fome 
 Changeling • open't: what's wuhm.boy ? 
 
 Clo. You’re a mad oldcman: Ifthelinnes of your 
 youth ate forgiuen you, you're well co hue. Golde, all 
 Gold, 
 
 Sbep. This is Faiery Gold boy, and 'twill proue fo: vp 
 with t, keepe it elofe : home, home, the next way. We 
 sre luckie(bey) and to bee fo (fill tequires nothing but 
 frcrecie. Let my Iheepc go Come (good boy)tbe next 
 wav home, 
 
 Clo. Go you the next way with your Findings, lie go 
 fee if the Beare bee gone from the Gentleman, and how 
 much he hath eaten: ihey are neuer curft but when they 
 are hungry : if there be any of him left,lie bury it. 
 
 Sk/p, That s a good deed : if thou mayeft difeerne by 
 that which is left of him, what he Is, fetch me to th'lighr 
 of h Im, 
 
 Clownt. 'Marry will I: and you fhall helpe to put him 
 i"th'ground. 
 
 Sbep. Ti s a lucky day, boy, sod wee’l do good deeds 
 on t Exeunt 
 
 Enter Time , the Chert .. 
 
 Time. I that plcafe fome, try all: both icy and terror 
 Of good, and bad : chat makes, and vnfoldserroj. 
 
 Now take upon me (in the name of Time) 
 
 To vfe my wings : Impute it not a crime 
 To me, or my fwift paflage, that I Aide 
 Ore fixteene yeeres.and leaue the growth vntride 
 Of that wide gap, lince.it is in my powre 
 To orethrow Law, and in one felfe-borne howre 
 Toplant, and ore-whelmeCufiome. Letrnepafle 
 The fame ! am, ere sncicnt'ft Order was, 
 
 Or what is now receiu’d. I witnelfe co 
 The timet that brought them in, fo fhall ldo 
 To th’frelheft things now reigning, and make Sale 
 The glittering of this prefent.as my T ale 
 Now feemes to it: your patience this allowing, 
 
 I turne my glaffe, and giue my Scene fuch growing 
 As^you had flept betweenc : Leontes leauing 
 Th effects of his fond tealoulics, fo greeuing 
 That he fhutt vp himfelfe. Imagine me 
 (GcnileSpcfhtors) that I now maybe 
 In faire Bohemia, and remember well, 
 
 I mentioned a fonneo'th'Kings, which Flortx.eB 
 ] now name co you: and with fpeed fo pace 
 T o fpeake of Perdu a, no w gro wne in grace 
 Equallwithwond rmg. Whar of her mfue* 
 
 I litt not prophelie : but let Times newes 
 Be knowne when ric brought forth. A fhepherd* daugh- 
 And what to her adheres, which followes after, (tei 
 Is th*argument ofTime: of this allow, 
 
 Ifeuet you haue fpem time worfe, ere now : 
 
 Jfneuet, yet that Time himfelfe doth fay, 
 
 He wifhes earnettly, you neuer may. Exit. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter Toh xenei , totd CtwitRo. 
 
 Pol I pray thee (good Cxmtflo) be no more importu¬ 
 nate: ns a lickncflc denying thee any thing : a death to 
 grant this 
 
 Com. ltisfifceene yceres fince 1 faw my Countrey : 
 though 1 haue (fot the rnottpart) bin ayred abroad,I de« 
 fire to lay my bones there. Bcfides, the penitent King 
 (my Matter) hath lent for me, to whofefeeling (orrowes 
 1 might be lorae allay, or I oreweene to thinkefo) which 
 is another fpurre to my departure. 
 
 Pol. As thou lou'tt me (famillo) w/ipe not out the refi 
 of thy leruices, by leauing me now : the neede I haue of 
 thee, thincownei goodnefle hath made : better not to 
 haue had thee, then thus to want thee,thou hauing made 
 me BufinefTes, (which none (without thee) can fuff ci- 
 ently manage) mutt either ttay to execute them rby felfe, 
 or take 3way with thee the very feruices thou haft donei 
 which if] haue not enough confidered fas too much l 
 cannot) to bee more thankefull to thee, fhall bee my ftu- 
 die, and my profits therein, the heaping friendfhippes. 
 Of that fatall Countrey Sicillia, prethec fpeake no more, 
 whofe very naming,punmfhes me with cheremcnsbi&nee 
 
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^The Winters Tale. 
 
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 of that penitent (as rhoucalft him) and reconciled King 
 my brother, whofe Ioffe of his raoft precious Queene & 
 Children, are euen now to be a-frefb lamented. Say to 
 me, when faw'ft thou the Prince Florix.cH my fon ? Kings 
 are no lefle vnhappy, their tfTue,oot being gracious, then 
 they areinloofing them, when thev haue approued their 
 Vertues. 
 
 Cam. Sir, it is three dayes firtce 1 faw the Prince; what 
 his happier affayres may be, are to me vnknowne : but 1 
 haue (mifsingly) noted.be is of late much retyred from 
 Court, and is leffe frequent to his Princely exert ifes then 
 formerly he hath appeared. 
 
 Pol. I haue confidered fo much (famtHo) and with 
 fomc cate, fo farre, thatl haue eyes vnder my feruice, 
 which looke vpon hi*remouedneffe; from whom I haue 
 this intelligence, that he is fcldomefrom thehoufe of a 
 osofl homely fhephe-ard ; a man (they fay) that from very 
 nothing, and beyond the imagination of his neighbors, 
 jsgrowne into an vnfpeakahleeilate. 
 
 Cam. I haue heard (fir) of fuch 3 man , who hath a 
 daughter ofmofl rare note ; the report of her is extended 
 more, then can be thought to begin from fuch a cottage 
 
 Pot. "That’s likewife part ofmy Intelligence : btit(I 
 feare) the Angle that pluckes our fonne thither. Thou 
 fhalt accompany vs to the place, where we will (not ap. 
 rearing what we ate)hau; Tome queilton with the fhep. 
 heard ; from whofe fimplicity, 1 thinke it not vneafie to 
 get the caufe of rny Tonnes 1 tfort thether 'Prethe be my 
 preftnt partner in this bufincs.and lay afide the thoughts 
 of Sicillia. 
 
 Cam 1 willingly obey you: command. 
 
 Tot. My befl CamiP.o ,we muff difguife our felues.f.rrr 
 
 Seen a Tertia 
 
 Enter Autohcus pogmg. 
 
 When D off a dill begin to peers, 
 
 With heigh the T) oxy oner the dale. 
 
 Why then comet in the fveet o'lhejetrc. 
 
 For tbe red blood raigm m y vernier t fait 
 
 ’The white Jheete bleaching on the hedge , 
 
 Withhey ihefvoeet birds,O hour they png: 
 
 Doth fet my pugging tooth an edge. 
 
 For a quart of Jilt ua difhfor r a King 
 
 The L&rlte that rirra Lyra chavnts t 
 With heigh,the Thrufhandthe lay : 
 
 Are Summer fongs for me and my Aunti 
 While roe lye tumbling in the hay. 
 
 1 haue feru'd Prince FIorix^eH, and in my time wore three 
 pile, but no w I am out offetuice. 
 
 ‘But /hall lgo mourne for that [my decre) 
 the pale Moont fhines by night: 
 
 And when / wander here,and there 
 1 then do moflgo right. 
 
 If Tinkers may haue leaue to lute , 
 andbeare tbe Seur-ikjn Target, 
 
 Then rny account / well may gtue, 
 and in the Stocky! anouth-it. 
 
 My Traffickc is fheetes : when the Kite builds, looke to 
 lefler Linnen. My Father nam'd me xAutohcm, who be¬ 
 
 ing (as 1 am) lytter'd vnder Mercuric, waslikewifc a 
 fnapper-vp of vneonfidered miles; With Dye and drab, 
 l purchas'd this Csparifon.and my Reuennew is the filly 
 Cheatc. Gallowes. and Knocks, are too powerful! on 
 the Highway. Beating and hanging are tenors someei 
 For the life to come, 1 fleepe out the thought of it. A 
 prize, a priz.e 
 
 Enter Chrome, 
 
 Clo. Let me fee, euery Leauen-weather toddes, eucry 
 tod yeeldes pound and odee /billing; fifttene hundred 
 Thorne, what comes the wooll too i 
 
 Aut. Ifthe fprindgs ho!d,the Cocke's mine. 
 
 Clo. 1 cannot do t without Compters. Let meefee, 
 what am I to buy for ou: Sheepe-fitearing-Feafl? Three 
 pound of Sugar, flue pound of Currents, Rice: What 
 will this fifter ofmine do with Rice ? But my father hath 
 made her Miflris of the Feaft, and fire layes it on Shoe 
 hath made-rr.e four and twenty Nofe-gayes for the fhea- 
 rers(three-man long-men, all, and very good ones) but 
 they are mod of them Meanes and Bafes; but one Puri¬ 
 tan amongR them, and he fings Pfalmcs to horne-pipes, 
 I rnufl haue Saffron to colour the Warden Pies, Ma'ce: 
 Dates, none : that's out of my note : Nutmegges, feuen ; 
 a Race or i wo ofGinger, but that I may begge : Foure 
 pound of Prcwyns, and as many ofReyfons o'th Sun. 
 
 Am Oh,that euet 1 was borne. 
 
 Clo• I'th nameofme. 
 
 Am. Oh help? me, helpe mee . plucke but off thefe 
 
 eagges; and then, death,death, 
 
 Clo. Alacke poore feufe, thou hsfi need of more rag* 
 to lay on thee.rather then haue thafe off 
 
 An. Oh fir, the loathfomnrffe of them offendmee, 
 more then the ffripe* 1 haue seceiued, whichate mightte 
 ones and millions. 
 
 Clo. Alas poors man, a million ofbe*ting may come 
 to a great matter. 
 
 Aut. 1 am rob d fir, and beaten : my money, and »p- 
 parrell tane from me,and thefe dereflable things put vp¬ 
 on me. 
 
 Clo. What,by a hcrfe-man.or a foot-man ? 
 
 Aut. A footrmn (fweet fir) a footmsn 
 
 Clo. Indeed.he fhould be a footman, by the garments 
 hehas left with thee : Ifthis bee a horfemans Coate, it 
 hath feene very hot fetuice. Lend me thy hand,lie helpe 
 thee. Corne.lend me thy hand. 
 
 Aut Oh good fir, iender!y,oh. 
 
 Clo. Alas poore foule. 
 
 Aut. Oh good fir, foftly, good fir : 1 feare (fir) my 
 fhoulder-blade is out. 
 
 Clo. How now? Canfl fland ? 
 
 Aut. Softly,deere fir: good fir, foftly : you ha done 
 me a charitable office 
 
 Clo. Doeft lacke any mony ? 1 haue a little mony for 
 thee. 
 
 Aut. No,good fweet fit : no, 1 befeech you fir:l haue 
 a Kinfman not paft three quarters of amilehence , vnto 
 whome I was going: I (Trail therehaue money, or anie 
 thing I want: Offer me no money I pray you, that kills* 
 my heart 
 
 Clow What manner of Fellow was bee that robbd 
 
 you ? 
 
 Am. A fellow (fir) chat 1 haue knowne to goe about 
 with Troll-my-dames: 1 knew him once a feruant of the 
 Prince : I cannot tell good fir, for which of his Vcr* 
 tuesn was, but heewas certamely Whip; out of the 
 Court. 
 
 Clo. 
 
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 Ch. His vices you would fay: there’s no vertuc.whipt 
 
 out of the Court: they cherifh ic to make it thy there; 
 and yet it will no more but abide. 
 
 Aut. Vices I would fay (Sir ) I know this man well, 
 he hath bene fince an Ape-bearer, then a Proceffe-feruer 
 (a Bayliffc) then bee compafl a Motion of the Prodigal! 
 fonne, and married a Tinkers wife, within a Mile where 
 my Land and Liuing lyes; and (hauing flowne ouer ma¬ 
 ny knauilh profeflions) he fetled onely in Rogue: fomc 
 call him Autolicm. 
 
 Clo. Out vpon him: Prig for my lifePrigthehaunts 
 Wakes,Faires,and Beare-baitings. 
 
 Ant. Very true fir: he fir bee t that's the Rogue that 
 put me into this apparrell. 
 
 (Jo. Not a more cowardly Rogue in all 'Bohemia ; If 
 you had but look'd bigge, and fpitathim, hec'ld bane 
 tunne. 
 
 Ant. I muft confctfe to you(fir)I am no fighter s I am 
 falfe of heart that way,& that he knew I warrant him. 
 
 Clo. How dojoti now ? 
 
 Ant. Sweet fir, much better then I was: 1 can (land, 
 and walks: I will eucn take triy leaue ofyou,&paee fofu 
 ly towards my Kinfmaus. 
 
 Clo. Shall 1 bring thee on the way? 
 
 Am. No, good fac'd fir, no fweet fir. 
 
 Clo. Then fartheewell, I mud go buy Spices for our 
 (beepe-fbearing. Exit. 
 
 Aut. Profper yon fweet fir. Yourpurfe is not hot e- 
 nottgh to purchafe your Spice: lie be with you at your 
 fheepe-lbcaring too :Ifl make notthis Cheat bring out 
 another, and the fnecrers prouc fheepe,lct me be vnrold, 
 and my name put in the booke ofVertue. 
 
 Song, log-on Jog_.cn, the {cot path way, 
 
 And merrily hem the Stile-a: 
 
 A merry heart gees all the day. 
 
 Tour fadtyres in a (JMtle-a. Exit. 
 
 Hath not beenevs’d to feare:) euen now I tremble 
 
 To thinke your Father, by fome accident 
 
 Should paffethis way, as you did: Oh the Fates, 
 
 How would he looke, to fee his wockc, fo noble, 
 
 Vildely bound vp ? What would he fay ? Or how 
 
 Should 1 (in thele my borrowed Flaunts) beheld 
 
 The fternnefle ofhis prefence ? 
 
 Flo, Apprehend 
 
 Nothingbuc iollity: theGoddes themfelues 
 (Humbling their Deities to loue) haue taken 
 
 The flispes of Bcafls vpon them. lupiter. 
 
 Became a Bull, and bellow’d: the greene Neptune 
 
 A Ram, and bleated: and the Fire-roab’d-God 
 
 Golden Apollo, a poore humble Swaine, 
 
 As I feemc how. Their transformations. 
 
 Were neuer for a pccce of beauty, rarer, 
 
 Nor in a way fo chafle: fincc my defires 
 
 Run not before mine honor: nor my Lufls 
 
 Burne hotter then my Faith. 
 
 Perd. O but Sir, 
 
 Your rcfolution cannot hold, when 'els 
 
 Oppos'd (as it muft be) by th’powre of the King: 
 
 One of thefe rwo muft be necefsities, 
 
 Which then will fpeake, that you muft change this pur. 
 Orlmyiife. (pafe, 
 
 Flo. Thou decr’ft Perdu a. 
 
 With thefe forc’d thoughts, I prethee darken not 
 
 The Mirth o’th’ Feaft: Or He be thine (my Faire) 
 
 Or not my Fathers. Fori cannot be 
 
 Mine owne, nor any thing to any, if 
 
 I be not thine. To this I am molt conftant. 
 
 Though deftiny fay no. Be merry (Gentle)' 
 
 Strangle fuch thoughts as thefe,with anything 
 
 That you behold the while. Your guefts are comming: 
 
 Lift v p your countenance, as it were the day 
 
 Of celebration of that nuptial!, which 
 
 We two haue fwome fhall come. 
 
 Perd. O Lady Fortune, 
 
 Stand you aufpicious. 
 
 Flo. See, yout Guefts approach, 
 
 Addreffeyour felfe to entertaine them fprightly. 
 
 And let’s be red with mirth. 
 
 Ship, Fy (daughter) when my old wife lin’d: vpon 
 
 This day, die wis both Pander, Butler, Cooke, 
 
 Both. Dame and Scruant: Welcom’d all: ferti’d a!!, 
 
 Would fing her fong, and dance her tome s novfc heere 
 Atvppei end o’th Table; now, I’cb middle; 
 
 On his (boulder, and bis: her face o’fire 
 
 With labour, and the thing (he cookc to quench it 
 
 She would to each one fip. You are retyred. 
 
 As if you were afeafted one: and not 
 
 The Hofttffe of the meeting: Pray you bid 
 
 Thefe vnknowne friends tt/s welcome, for it is, 
 
 A way to make vs better Friends, more knowne. 
 
 Come, quench your hiofties, and prefent your felfe 
 
 That which you are, Mifttis o’th’Peaft. Come on. 
 
 And bid vs welcome to your fbeepe-fhearing. 
 
 As your good flocks (ball profper. 
 
 Perd. Sir,welcome: 
 
 It is my Fathers will, I (bould take on mce 
 
 The Hofteffelbip o’th’day: you’re welcome fir. 
 
 Giue me thofe Flovvres there ( Dorcat .) Reuerend Sirs, 
 
 For you, there’s Rofemary, And Rue, thefe kcepe 
 
 Seeming,and fauour all the Winter lone: 
 
 Grace, and Remembrance be to you both. 
 
 And welcome toouf Shearing. 
 
 Bbi PA-* 
 
 Seen a Quaita. 
 
 Enter FlerizeUSPerdita, Shepherd, Clorrne, Volixenes.Ca . 
 miRo.MopfaSDorsas.Seruants, A at aliens. 
 
 Fh>. Thefe your vnvfuatl weeds, to each part of you 
 Do’s giue a life: no Shepherdeffc, but flora 
 
 Peering in Aprils front. This your (heepe-lbcaring. 
 
 Is as a meeting of the petty Gods, 
 
 And you the Quecnc on’t. 
 
 Perd. Sir :tny gracious Lord, 
 
 To chide atyour extrearaes, it not becomes me: 
 
 (Oh pardon, that I name them:) your high felfe 
 llie gracious marke o’tn’Land, you haue cbfcur’d 
 
 With a Swaincs wearing: and me (poorc lowly Maide ) 
 Moft Goddefle-like prank'd vp: But that our Feafts 
 
 In euery Meffe.haue folly; and the Feeders 
 
 D>geft with a Cuftome, I fbould blufh 
 
 To fee you fo attyr’d : fworne 1 thinkc. 
 
 To fhew my felfe a glafle. 
 
 Flo. Iblefle the time. 
 
 When my good Falcon, made her flight s-croffe 
 
 Thy Fathers ground 
 
 Perd. Now Ioueaffoord you caufe: 
 
 To me the difference forges dread (yourGreatrefle 
 
The WtntersTalt, 
 
 2p2 
 
 Tot. Shepherdeffe, 
 
 (A fairc one are you:) well you fit our ages 
 With flowres of Winter. 
 
 Perd. Sir, they rare growing ancient. 
 
 Not yet on fummers death, nor on the birth 
 Of trembling winter, the fayreft flowres o'th feaforj 
 Are our Carnations, and flreak’d Gilly-vors, 
 
 (Which fome call Natures baflards) of chatkind 
 OurrufiickeGardensbarren, and I carenot 
 To gee flips of them. 
 
 Pel. Wherefore (gentleMaiden.) 
 
 Do you negle£l them. 
 
 Perd. For lhaue heard it f3id, 
 
 There is an Art, which in their pidenefle {hares 
 With great creating-Nature. 
 
 Pol. Say there be: 
 
 Yet Nature is made bettet by no meane, 
 
 But Nature makes that Meane t fo ouer that Art, 
 (Which you f»y addes to Nature )\s an Art 
 That Nature makes: you fee (fweet M»id) we marry 
 A gentler Sien, to the wildeft Stocke, 
 
 And make conceyue a barke of bafer kinde 
 BybudoFNoblerrace, This is an Art 
 Which do’s mend Nature : change it rather, but 
 The Art itfelfe. is Nature. 
 
 Perd. So it is. 
 
 Pol. Then make you Garden rich in Gilly’vors, 
 
 And do not call them baflards. 
 
 Terd. lie not puc 
 
 TheDiblein earth, to fet one flip of them: 
 
 No more then were I painted, 1 would with 
 
 This youth (hould fay 'twer well: and onely therefore 
 
 Defirc to breed by me. Here’s flowres for you : 
 
 Hflt Laucndcr, Mints, Sauory. Mariorum, 
 
 The Mary-gold,that goes to bed vvith'Sun, 
 
 And with him rifes, weeping: Thefe are flowres 
 Ofmiddle dimmer,and I thinkethpy arc giuen 
 To men of middle age- Y’are very welcome. 
 
 Cam. I fhould leaue grading, were! ofyour flocke. 
 And onely liuc by gazing. 
 
 Perd. Outalas: 
 
 You’ld be fo leanc, that blaflsof l 3 tnjary (Friend, 
 
 Would blow you through and through .Now (my fairft 
 I would I had fome Flowres o'th Spring, that might 
 Becoroeyour rime of day : and vours, and yours. 
 
 That weare vpon your Virgin-branches yet 
 Your Maiden.beads growing : O Proftrpina, 
 
 For the Flowres now, that (frighted) thou let’fl fall 
 From Dpffes Waggon : Daffadils, 
 
 Thar come before the Swallow dares, and take 
 The windcs of March with beauty : Violets (dim. 
 
 But fweeter then the lids o ilnno's eyes, 
 
 Or Cpberc.es breath) pale Prime-rofes, 
 
 That dye vnmanieci, ere they can behold 
 Bright Phoebus m his flrength (a Maladie 
 Molt incident to Maids:)bold Oxlips, and 
 The Crowne Imperial!: Lillies of ail kinds, 
 
 (The Flowrc-de-Lucebeingonc.) O, thefe I lack?. 
 
 To make you Garlands of) and my fweet friend. 
 
 To drew him oTe,and ore. 
 
 Flo. What? like a Coarfe f 
 
 Perd. No, like a banke.for Loue to lye, and play on: 
 Not like a Coarfe: or if: not to be buried. 
 
 But quicke, and in mine armes. Come,take your flours, 
 Merhinkcs I play aslhaue feenethemdo 
 Iu Whitfon-Paflorals: Sur« this Robe of mine 
 
 Do’s change my alfpofitlon: 
 
 Flo. What you do. 
 
 Still betters what is done. When you fpealce (Sweet) 
 I‘ld hfliue you do it euer: When you fing, 
 
 Tld hauc you buy, and fell fo: fo giue AlmeS, 
 
 Pray fo: and for the crd’ring your Aflayre}, 
 
 To ling thfcm too. When you do dance, I wifliyou 
 A waue o'th Sea, that you might euer do 
 Nothing bur that: moue Bill, Dili fo: 
 
 And o wne no other Fun£tion. Each your doing, 
 
 (So Angular, in each particular) 
 
 Crownes what you are doing, irt the prefent deeds. 
 
 That all your Adits, are Quecnes. 
 
 Perd. O Dor teles, 
 
 Y'ourpraifes are too large: but that your youth 
 And the true blood which peepes fairely through’t. 
 
 Do plainly giue you out an vnftain’d Sphepherd 
 With wifedome, 1 might feare (my Doricles ) 
 
 You woo’d me the falfe way. 
 
 Flc. I thinke you haue 
 As little skill to feare, as I hauepurpofe 
 To put you to’t. But conic, our dance I pray. 
 
 Your hand (my Perdtia :) foTurtles paire 
 That neuer meane to part. 
 
 Perd. Ilcfwearcfor’em. 
 
 Po . This is the prettied Low-borne La(Te,thateuer 
 Ran on thegreene-ford : Nothing flie do’s, ot feerhes 
 But fmackes offomething greater then her felfe, 
 
 Too Noble for this place. 
 
 Cam. He tels her fomething 
 That makes her blood looke on’t: Good footh {he is 
 TheQueene ofCurds arid Creame. 
 
 Clo. Come on: flrike vp. 
 
 Dorcas. A/cp/a mud be your MiftriS: marry Garlick 
 to mend her killing with. 
 
 UWcp. Now in good time. 
 
 Clo. Not a word,a word,we fland vpon ourmanners, 
 Come,flrike vp. 
 
 Heere a Dounce ofSbtpbeards and 
 SJxpfiearddeffes. 
 
 Pol. Pray good Shepheard, what faire Swaine is this. 
 Which dancer with your daughter ? 
 
 Shep. They call him Dorides, and boaffs himfelfe 
 To haue a worthy Feeding ; bud haue it 
 Vpon his owne report, and I beleeueit: 
 
 He lookes like footh : he fayes he lories my daughter, 
 
 ] thinke fo too; for neuer gaz’d the Moone 
 Vpon the water, as hee’l ftand and reade 
 As 'twere my daughters eyes: and to be plains, 
 
 I thinke there is not halfe a kifle to choofe 
 Who loucs another bed. 
 
 Pol. She dances featly. 
 
 Shep. So flaedo's any thing, though 1 report it 
 That fhould be filent: Ifyong Derides 
 Do light vpon her, (he (hall bring him that 
 Which he not dreames of. Enter SeruAnt. 
 
 Ser. O Mafter: ifyou did but hearethe Pedler at the 
 doore, you would neuer dance againe after aTabor and 
 Pipe: no, the Bag-pipe could not moue you: hee fingei 
 feuerall Tunes, fuller then you’l tell money: hec vtters 
 them as he had eaten ballads and all mens eares grew to 
 his Tunes: 
 
 Clo, He could neusr come better: beefliallcomein : 
 I loue a ballad but cuen too well, if it be doleful! matter 
 merrily fet downe : or a very pleafanv. thing indeede and 
 fung lamentably, 
 
 Ser. 
 
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 Str, He hath fonps for man, or woman, of all fiz.es: 
 No Milliner can fo fit his enftomers vvithCloues: he has 
 theorettiert Loue-fongs for Maids, fo without bawdrie 
 (which is ftrange,) withfuch delicate burthens of Dil- 
 do's-and Fadings: Iump-her, and thump-her; and where 
 fame ftretch-mouth'd Rafcall, would (as it were) means 
 mifeheefe, and breake a fowle gap into the Matter, hee 
 makes the maid to anfwere, Whoop, dot me no harme good 
 man : put’s him off, flights him, with whoop, doe met no 
 harm good man. 
 
 Pol , This is a braue fellow. 
 
 Clt. Beleeeemee, thou talkeft ofan admirable con¬ 
 ceited fellow.has he any vnbraided Wares ? 
 
 Sen. Hee hath Ribbons of all thecolours i th Rame- 
 bow; Points, more then all the Lawyers in 'Bohemia, can 
 learnedly handle, though they come to him by th'grofle: 
 Inckles, Gaddyffes, Cambrickes, Lawnes; why be (ings 
 ero ouer, as they were Gods, or Goddefles: you would 
 thinke a Smocke were a fhee-Angell, he fo chauntes to 
 the fleeue-hand, and the worke about the Iquare on t 
 
 Clo. Pte'thee bring him in, and let him approach fm- 
 gmg. 
 
 Perd. Forewarne him,that he vfe no fcurrilous words 
 in's tunes.* 
 
 Clot*. You haue of thefe Pedlers, that haue more in 
 them, then youl’d thinke (Sifter.) 
 
 Terd. I. good brother, or go about to thinke. 
 
 Enter Autehcwfingmg. 
 
 Lawneas white at dr men Snow, 
 
 Cypreffe blacke at ere wai Cron, 
 
 Clones as fweete as Damnske Rpfes, 
 
 Afaikjs for faces, and for nofes 
 'Bugle-bracelet , Necke lace Amber, 
 
 Perfume for a Ladses Chamber : 
 
 Coldest Jflucifes, and Stomachers 
 portly Lads, to glue their deers ; 
 
 Pens , andpeaking-ft tikes of (lerle. 
 
 What LAlatds lacke from head to heele: 
 
 (fome buy of me. come-come buy eonte buy. 
 
 Buy Lads, or elftyour Lajfes cry . Come buy 
 
 Clo. If I werenpetn loue vnt\\CMopfa, thoufhouldft 
 take no money ofme, but being enthrall’d as I am.it will 
 alfo be the bondage of certaine Ribbons andGloues. 
 
 Mop. I wai promis'd chem againft the peaft,but they 
 come not too late now. 
 
 Dor. He hath promis'd you more then that,’ or there 
 be lyars. 
 
 Mop. He hath paid you all he promis’d you: 'May be 
 he has paid you more, which will lhame you to giue him 
 againe. 
 
 Ch. Is there no manners left among maids? Will they 
 wcare their plackets,where they fhould bear their faces ? 
 Is there not milking-time ? When you are going to bed? 
 Or kill-hole? Towhiftleof thefe fecrets, buryoumuft 
 be tittle-catling before all our guefts ?'Tis well they are 
 whifpring:clamor your tongues,and not a word more. 
 
 Mop. I haue done ; Come you promis'd me a tawdry- 
 lace, and a paire offweet Gloues. 
 
 Clo. Haue I not told thee how I was cozen'd by the 
 way,and loft all my money, 
 
 Aut. And indeed Sir, there are Cozeners abroad,ther- 
 fore it behooues men to be wary. 
 
 Clo. Feare not thou man,thou fhalt lofe nothing here 
 
 Aut. 1 hope fo fir,for I haue about me many parcels 
 of charge. 
 
 Clo, What haft heere? Ballads? 
 
 2 top. Pray now buy fome: llouea ballet in print, 
 life, for then we are fure they are true 
 
 Aut Here's one to? very dolefull tune, howaVAj* 
 rers wife was brought to bed of twenty money baggs at 
 a burthen, and how fhe long d to eace Adders heads. and 
 
 Toads carbonado’d. 
 
 A'/op. Is it true, thinke you ? 
 
 Aut. Very true, and but a moneth old. 
 
 Dor. Bleft’e mefrom marrying a Vfurer. 
 
 Aut. Here's the Midwiues name to't: one Mift.Tst/e. 
 ^crrer.andfiueorfix honeft Wiues, that were prefent. 
 Why fhould I carry lyes abroad ? 
 
 Mop- Pray you now buy it. 
 
 do. Come-on, lay it by: and let's firft fee mae Bal¬ 
 lads Wee’l buy the other things anon. 
 
 Am. Here's another ballad ofa Fifh, that appeared 
 vpon the coaft,on wenfday the fourefcore of April, fottie 
 thoufand fadom aboue water, 6c fung this ballad againft 
 the hard hearts of maids: it was thought fhewasaWo- 
 man,and was turn'd into a cold fifh, for fhe wold not ex¬ 
 change flefh with one that lou'd her: The Ballad is very 
 pittifull,andastrue. 
 
 Dor. [5 it true too, thinke you. 
 
 A utol. Fiue luftices hands at it, and wicnefles more 
 then my packs will hold 
 
 Clo Lay it by too ; another. 
 
 Aut. This is a merry ballad, but a very pretty one. 
 Mop. Let's haue fome merry ones 
 tAut. Why this is a paffing merry one,and goes to the 
 tune of two maids wooing a man : there's fcarfe a Maide 
 weft ward but (he fings it: ‘min requeft.l can tell you. 
 
 Mop, We can both fing it: if ihou'k beare a part,thou 
 fhalt heare, tis in threepatts. 
 
 Dor. We had the tunc on e,a month agoe. 
 
 Aut. 1 can bean; my part, you rauft know tis my oc¬ 
 cupation : Haue at it with you; 
 
 Song Get you hence, for 1 muft g/e 
 
 Aut, Where it fit not you to know 
 
 Dor. whether ? 
 
 Mop 0 whether ? 
 
 Dor. Whether ? 
 
 Mop. It become 1 thy oath full well, 
 
 Thou 10 me thy fecret s tell 
 
 Dor: cMetoo: Le me go t bother : 
 
 Mop Or thougotft toth'Crangt , or %lill t 
 
 Dor: If to either thou doft ill. 
 
 Aut: Neither. 
 
 Dot: What neither ? 
 
 Aut; Neither: 
 
 Dor: Thou hafl ftvome my Loue to be, 
 
 Mop Thou hafl fwome it more to mee. 
 
 Then whethergoeft) Say whether i 
 
 Clo. VV'ee’l haue this fong out anon by our felues: My 
 Father.and the Gent.are in fad talke.St wee’ll not trouble 
 them: Come bringaway thy packafeer ra«, Wenches lie 
 buy foryou both:Pedler let s haue the firft choice;folow 
 megirles. Aut: And you (hall pay well for em. 
 
 Song, Wtllyou buy any Tape, or Lace for your Crpe ? 
 
 My dainty Ducke, my deere- a ? 
 
 Any Silke, any Thred, any Toyes foryour head 
 
 Of the new s’t,and fins r ,fini’t voeare-a. 
 
 (fome to the Pidler , sJMonef s 4 medlcr, 
 
 That doth vtter all resent ware -a , Exi e 
 
 Seruatti. Mayfter, there is three Carters, threefihep 
 herds,three Neat'herds.three Swme-herdsyhaue mad e 
 
 R b t them 
 
194- The P/inters *7 
 
 t hcmfe!ucs all men of hairc, they ea! themfdues Saltiers, 
 and they haue a Dante, which the VV cnchcs fay is a gal- 
 ly-msufrcy ofGambols, becaufe they arc not in t • out 
 they thcmfelues are o'th'mtnde (if it bee not too tough 
 fotfome, that know little but hoveling) it wtllplcafc 
 plentifully. 
 
 Sbqi. Away Wee’l none on’t ; heerc has beenc too 
 much homely foolery already 1 know (Sir) wee wca- 
 rie you. 
 
 Pul. You weane thofe that reftefh vs; pray let's fee 
 thefe foute-threes of Hcardtmen. 
 
 S?r. One three of them, by their owne report (Sir,) 
 hath danc'd before the King and net the worft of the 
 thfec, but lumpest wcluc foote and a halfc by th'fquue. 
 
 Shep. Lcaue your prating, fince thefe good men ate 
 pleaf'd, let them come in but quickly now. 
 
 Sir. Why, they flay at doore Sir 
 
 Heere a Ounce of t wetue Satyrci. 
 
 Pol. O Father, you’l know more of that heereafter: 
 
 It tt not too fane gone?Tit time to part them, 
 
 He's Ample, and tols much. How oow(faire (hepheard) 
 Your heart is full of fomething, that do*s take 
 
 Your mindefrom feafting Sooth, when J was yong. 
 And handed loue, as you do ; I was worn 
 
 To load my Shoe with knackes 1 would hauc ranfaekt 
 The Pcdlcrs (liken Tieafury, and hauepowt d it 
 
 To het acceptance you haue let him go, 
 
 And nothing marted with hun lfyourLsffe 
 Interpretation Aiould abufc, and call this 
 
 Your lac Ire ofloue, or bounty, you were ftraircd 
 
 For a reply as lea A, if you make a care 
 
 Of happie bolding her. 
 
 Flo. Old Sir, I know 
 
 She prizes not fuels trifle* as thefe are : 
 
 The gifts (he lookes from me, are packt and lockt 
 
 Vp in my heart, which I haue giuen alieady. 
 
 But not deiiucr’d. O hearc me bieath my life 
 
 Before this ancient Sir, whom ( it fhould feeme) 
 
 Hath fometime lou'd : i take thy band, this hand, 
 
 As foft as Doues downc, and as white as it. 
 
 Or Ethyopians tooth, or the fan’d fnow, that's bolted 
 
 By th’f'Jdrthcvne blafts, twice ore, 
 
 "Pol, What follower this ? 
 
 How prettily th’yong Swaine feernes to wa/h 
 
 The hand, was fairc before ? I haue put youcut. 
 
 But to your proteftation; Let oscheare 
 
 What you profeffc. 
 
 Flo. Do, and be witnefle too't. 
 
 Pol. And this my neighbour too ? 
 
 Flo And he, and more 
 
 Then he, and men : the earth, the heauens.and all j 
 
 That were J crown’d themoft Impcriall Monarch 
 
 Thereofmofl worthy : were 1 the fayreft youth 
 
 That eucrmade eye fvecrue, had force and knowledge 
 More then was cuer mans, I would not prize ibesn 
 
 Without her Loue ; for her, employ them all. 
 
 Commend them, and condemns them to het feruicc, 
 
 Qrto their owne perdition. 
 
 Pol Faircly offer'd. 
 
 Cam. This Are wes a found affe&ion. 
 
 Shep. But my daughter, 
 
 Sayyou the like tohim., 
 
 Per 1 cannot fpeake 
 
 So well, (nothing fo well) no, nermeane better 
 
 By th patterne of mine owne thought*, I cut out 
 
 The puntie of hi*. 
 
 L 
 
 Shep. Take hands, a bargaine ; 
 
 Ajid fncrids vnknowne, you Aiall beare wlcnefle to’t i 
 
 1 gi ue my daughter to him, and will make 
 
 Her Portion, equall his. 
 
 Tlo. O, that mud bee 
 
 I ih Venue of yout daughter : One being dead, 
 
 1 fhall hauc mote then you can dreame of yet. 
 
 Enough [hen for yout wonder : but come-on 
 
 Contrail vs fore thefe Witncdes. 
 
 Shep. Come, your hand : 
 
 And daughter, yours. 
 
 Pd. Soft Swaine a-while, befeech you, 
 
 Haue you a Father f 
 
 Fla. E haue : but what ofhitn ? 
 
 PoJ. Knowes he of thu i* 
 
 Flo. He neither do t, nor fhall. 
 
 Pol. Me-thmkes a Father, 
 
 Is at the Nuptiall of his fonne, a gueft 
 
 That belt becomes the Table : Pray you once more 
 
 1 s not your Father gtownc incapcable 
 
 Of reafonable affayres l Is he not Aupid 
 
 With Age, and altring Rheumcs?Can lie fpeake ? heare ? 
 Know man, from man ? Difpute hi* owne eftate ) 
 
 Lies he nor bed-rid > And agamc, do’s notnmg 
 
 But what he did, being chddifh* 
 
 F/o No good Sir 
 
 He hat his health, and ampler Arength Uldeede 
 
 Then mofl haue of his age 
 
 Pol By my white beard, 
 
 Y ou offer him (if this be lo) a wrong 
 
 Something vnfilliall. Keafon my fonne 
 
 Should choofe htmfelfe a wile, but at good reafon 
 
 The Father ( all whole loy is nothing elfc 
 
 But faitc pollcnty) flioold hold fonie coqnlade 
 
 In luch a bulinclfe 
 
 Flo i yeeld all this, 
 
 But for fomc other reafon* (my graue Sir) 
 
 Which us nor fit you know, j not acquaint 
 
 M y Father of this bofineffe. 
 
 Pol. Lei him k now t. 
 
 Flo He fhall not. 
 
 P»l. Prethcclet him. 
 
 Flo Ne, he mud nor 
 
 Shep. Let him (my fonne) he Aiall not need to greeue 
 At. knowing of thy choice 
 
 Flo. Come, come, he mud not 
 
 Marke our Contraifl 
 
 PoJ. Marke your diuorce (yong fir) 
 
 VV horn lonne I dare not t all . Thou art too bafe 
 f e be acknowledge Thou a Scepters bcire. 
 
 That thus afresh a fheepe-hookc ?Thdu, old Traitor, 
 
 I am forty, that by hanging thee, I can 
 
 but (honenthy life one weeke. And thou,frefh peecc 
 
 Of excellent Wiuhcraft, whom of force mull know 
 
 The royall Fooie thou coap’ft with. 
 
 'Shep. Oh my heart. 
 
 Pol. lie hauc thy beauty fcratcht with briers & made 
 More homely then thy Bate. For thee (fond boy) 
 
 If 1 may euer know thou doft but figh, 
 
 That thou no more fhalt neuer fee this knacke(as ncues 
 
 1 tncanc thou Aialt) wee’l barre thee from fucccffion. 
 
 Not hold thee of our blood, no not our Kin, 
 
 Fans then Dene alter) off : (marke thou my words) 
 
 Follow vs to the Court. Thou Churlc, for this time 
 (Though full of our difpleafure) yet wc freetbcc 
 
 From the dead blow of it. And you Enchantment, 
 
 Wor- 
 
The Winters Tale. _ 2-9 5 
 
 Worthy enough a Heardfman: yea him too, 
 
 That makes bimfelfe (but for our Honor therein) 
 Vnworthy thee. Ifeuer henceforth, thou 
 Tbefe rurall Latches, to his entrance open, 
 
 Or hope his body more, with thy embraces, 
 
 I will deuife a death,as cruell for thee 
 
 As thou art tender to't. Exit. 
 
 Ttrd. Euen hcerevndone: 
 
 I was not much a-fear d: for once, or twice 
 I wasabout to fpeake,»nd tell him plainelv. 
 
 The fclfe.farne Sun, that fliines vpon his Court, 
 
 Hides not his vifage from our Cottage, but 
 Lookcs on alike. Wilt pleafe you (Sir) be gone? 
 
 I told you what would come ofthis: Bcfeecbyou 
 Ofyourownefhtc take care :Tbis dreamc of mine 
 Being now awake, lie Queene it no inch farther. 
 
 But milke my Ewes, and wcepc. 
 
 Cam. Why how now Father, 
 
 Speakeere thoudyeft. 
 
 Shep. I cannot fpC3ke,nor thinke. 
 
 Nor dare to know, that which 1 know : O Sir, 
 
 You heite vndone a man of fourefcore three. 
 
 That thought to fill his grauc in quiet: yea. 
 
 To dye vpon thebedmy father dy'de, 
 
 To lyc clofc by his honed bones; but now 
 
 Some Hangman mud put on my fhrovvd, and lay me 
 
 Where no Pried fhouels-in dud. Oh curfed wretch, 
 
 That knew’d this was the Prince, and wouldd aduenture 
 
 To mingle faith with him. Vndone, vndone: 
 
 lfl might dye within this houre, 1 haueliu’d 
 
 To die when I defire. Exit. 
 
 Tlo, Why Iooke you fo vpon me ? 
 
 I am but fprry,nota£fcar’d : delaid, 
 
 But nothing altrcd; What I was, I am: 
 
 More draining on, for plucking backe; not following 
 My leafh vnwtlhngly. 
 
 Cam. Gracious my Lord, 
 
 You know my Fathers temper: at this time^ 
 
 He will allow no fpeech : (which I do ghefle 
 You do not purpofe to him:) and as hardly 
 Will he endure your fight, as yet l feare; 
 
 Then till the fury of his Highneffc fettle 
 Come not before him. 
 
 Fie. I not purpofe it: 
 
 I thinke Camille. 
 
 Cam. Euen he., my Lord. 
 
 Per. How often haue I cold you’twouldbe thus? 
 How often lYid my dignity would lad 
 But till ’twer kno wnc ? 
 
 fit. It cannot faile, but by 
 TheViolation of my faith, and then 
 Let Nature cru fh the Tides o th earth together. 
 
 And marre the feeds within. Lift vp thy lookes: 
 
 From my fuccefiion wipe me (Father) I 
 Am heyre to my affc&ion. 
 
 Cam. Beaduis’d. 
 
 Tlo. I am: and by my fancie.ifmy Reafon 
 Will thereto be obedient: 1 haue reafon : 
 
 Ifnot, my fence* better pleas’d with maduefle. 
 
 Do bid it welcome. 
 
 Cam. This is defperate(fir.) 
 
 Fie. So call it: but it do's fulfill my vow; 
 
 I need* mudthinkeithonedy. Camille, 
 
 Net for 'Bohemia , nor the pompe that may 
 Be thtre.at gleaned: for all the Sun fees, or 
 The clofc earth wombes, or the profound Teas, hides 
 
 In vnknowne fadomes, will 1 breakc my oath 
 To this my faire belou’d {Therefore, 1 pray you. 
 
 As you haue euer bin my Fathers honour’d friend 
 When he (hall miffe roe, as (in faith I mesne not 
 To fee him any more) call your good counfailes 
 Vpon his paltion: Let my felfe, and Fortune 
 Tug forthetimeto come. This you may know. 
 
 And fo deliucr, I am put to Sea 
 
 With her, who heefe I cannot hold on fhore: 
 
 And moft opportune to her neede, I haue 
 A Veffcll rides faft by, but not prepar’d 
 For this defigne. What courfe 1 meane to hold 
 Shall nothing benefit your knowledge, nor 
 Concernc me the reporting. 
 
 Cam. O my Lord, 
 
 I would your fpirit were eafier for aduice. 
 
 Or Wronger for your neede, 
 
 Flo. Hearke Psrdita, 
 lie heare you by and by. 
 
 Cant. Hee’s irremouesble, 
 
 Refolu’d for flight: Now were I happy if 
 His going, I could frame to ferue my turne, 
 
 Saue him from danger, do him loueand honor, 
 Purchafe the fight againe ofdecre Sicillia, 
 
 .And that vnhappy King, my Mafler, whom 
 l fo much thirft to fee. 
 
 Fie. Now good Camille , 
 i am fo fraught with curious bufinefle, that 
 I leaue out ceremony. 
 
 Cam . Sir, I thinke 
 
 You haue heard of my poore feruices, i'th loue 
 That I haue borne your Father ? 
 
 Flo. Very nobly 
 
 Haue you deferu d : It is my Fathers Muficke 
 To fpeake your deeds : not little of his cate 
 To haue them recompenc’d, as thought on. 
 
 Cam. Well (my Lord) 
 
 If youmay pleafe to thinke I loue the King, 
 
 And through him, what’s neereft to him, which is 
 Your gracious felfe; embrace but my dire&ion, 
 
 If your more ponderous and fetled proicfl 
 May fuffer alteration. On mine honor, 
 lie point you where you fhall haue fuch receiuing 
 As (hall become your Highncffe, where you may 
 Enioy your Mifiris; from the whom,! fee 
 There's no difiun&ion to be made, but by 
 (As heauens ferefend) your ruine: Marry her. 
 
 And with my belt endeuours, in your abfence. 
 
 Your difeonteming Father, ftriuc to qualifie 
 And bring him vp to liking. 
 
 Flo■ How Camille 
 
 May this (almoft a miracle) be done ? 
 
 That I may call thee fomething more then man. 
 
 And after that truft to thee. 
 
 Cam. Haue you thought on 
 A place whereto you'l go * 
 
 Flo. Not any yet ; 
 
 But as th’vnthoughc-on accidentis guiltle 
 To what we wildely do, fo we profeffe 
 Our fclues to be the (hues of chance, and flyea 
 Ofeuery windc that blowei. 
 
 Cam, Then lift tome: 
 
 Thi* tollowes, if you will not change your purpofe 
 But vndetgo this flight; make for Sicilli3, _ 
 
 And there prefent your felfe, and your fayre princefle, 
 (For fo 1 fee (he muft be) ’fore heontss ; 
 
 
6 The Winters Tale, 
 
 She fhall be habited, as it becomes 
 
 The partner of your Bed. Me thinkes I fee 
 
 Leontcs opening his free Armes.and weeping 
 
 His Welcomes fonhiatks thee there Sonne forgiuenefie. 
 As t were i’th* Fathers perfon: kifles the hands 
 
 Of your frefh PrincelTe; ore and ore dinidcs him, 
 
 Tsvixt his vnkmdnefTe.and his Kmdneffc : th’one 
 
 He chides to Hell ,and bids the other grow 
 
 Fafier then Thought, or Time. 
 
 Flo, Worthy Camille, 
 
 What colour for my Vifitation, fha.II I 
 
 Hold vp before him ? 
 
 Cam. Sent by the King your Father 
 
 To greet him.and to giue him comforts. Sir, 
 
 The manner of your bearing towards him,with 
 
 What you (as from your Father) (hall deliuer, 
 
 Things knowne betwixt vs three, Lie write you downe, 
 The which fhall point you forth at euery fitting 
 
 What you muft fay: that he (hall not perreiue, 
 
 But that you haue your Fathers Bofome there. 
 
 And fpeake his very Heart, 
 
 Flo. 1 am bound to you : 
 
 There is fome fappe in this. 
 
 Cam. A Courfe more promifing, 
 
 A hen a wild dedication of your felues 
 
 To vnpath d Waters,vndream'd Shores; mod certaine, 
 
 To Miferies enough : no hope to belpeyou. 
 
 But as you fhake off one.to take another; 
 
 Nothing fo certaine,as your Anchors, who 
 
 Doe their bert office,if they can but rtay you. 
 
 Where you le be loth to be : bertdes you know, 
 Profperitie's the very bond of Loue, 
 
 Whofe frefh complexion.and whofe heart together, 
 Affliction alters. 
 
 Perd. One of thefe is true : 
 
 I thmke Affliction may fubdue the Cheeke, 
 
 But not take-in the Mind. 
 
 Cam. Yea ? fay you fo? 
 
 There fhall not,at your Fathers Houfe,thefe feuen yeeres 
 Be borne another fuch. 
 
 Flo. My good CamiHo, 
 
 She's as forward,of her Breeding,as 
 
 She is i’th' reare 'our Birth. 
 
 Cam, I cannot fay ’tis pi tty 
 
 She licks InftruChons.for fhe feemes a Miflrefle 
 
 To mail that teach 
 
 Perd. Your pardon Sir,for this, 
 
 He blufh you Thanks. 
 
 f/o Mypretticrt Perdita, 
 
 But O.the Thornes we ftand vpon: (Camille) 
 
 Prelcriier of my Father,now of me. 
 
 The Medicine of our Houfe: how (hall we doe t 
 
 We are not furnifh d like Bohemia's Sonne, 
 
 Nor fhall appears in Sicilia, 
 
 Cam. My Lord, 
 
 Feare none of this; I thinkeyou know my fortunes 
 
 Doe all lye there: it fhall be fo my care, 
 
 To haue you royally appointed,as if 
 
 The Scene you play,vvere mine. For infiance Sir, 
 
 That you may know you fhall not want: one word. 
 
 Enter Autohcw 
 
 Aut, Ha.hfl.what a Foole Honeftie is ? and Truftfhis 
 fworne brother) a very fimple Gentleman. I haue fold 
 all my Tromperie. not a counterfeit Stone,not a Ribbon, 
 Glaffe, Pomander, Browch.Table-booke, Ballad, Knife, 
 Tape,Gloue,Shooe-tye,Bracelet,Horne-Rir.g, tokeepe 
 
 my Pack from fading : they throng who fhould buy firrt, 
 
 as if my i rinkets had beene hallowed,and brought a be¬ 
 nediction to the buyer : by which raeanes, 1 faw whofe 
 Putfe was beft in PiCture ; and what I faw, to my good 
 vfe.l remembred. MyClowne (who wants but lome- 
 thing to bea reafonablc man) grew fo in loue with the 
 Wenches Song,that hee would not (litre his Petty-toes, 
 till he had both Tune and Words, which fo drew the reft 
 of the Heard to me, that all their other Sences fiucke in 
 Eares: you might haue pinch'd a Placket, it W3$ fence- 
 lclTe ; Twas nothing to gueld a Cod-peece of a Purfe : I 
 would haue fill’d Keyes of that hung inChaynes : no 
 hearing,no feeling, but my Sirs Song, and admiring the 
 Nothing of it. So that in this time of Lethatgie.I pickd 
 and cut mod of their Fefiiuall Purfes ; Andhad’not the 
 old-man come in with a Whoo-bub againft his Daugh¬ 
 ter, and the Kings Sonne, and fear'd my Chowghes from 
 the Chaffe, I had not left a Purfe aliue in the whole 
 Army. 
 
 1 -am. Nay.butmy Letters by this meanes being there 
 So foone as you arriue,fiiall deare that doubt. 
 
 F/o. And thofe that you'le procure from King Leentesl 
 
 Cam. Shallfatisfie yourFather. 
 
 Perd. Happy be you : 
 
 All that you fpeake.fhewes faire. 
 
 Cam. Who haue we here 5 
 
 Wee’le make an Jnfirument of this. omit 
 
 Nothing may giue vs aide. 
 
 slut. If they haueouer-heard me now.why hanging. 
 
 Cam. How now (good Fellow) 
 
 Why fhak'fi thou fo ? Feare not (man) 
 
 Here's no harme intended to thee. 
 
 Am. ,1 am a poore Fellow.Sir. 
 
 Cave, Why,be fo fiill ; here s no body will fieale that 
 from thee : yet for the out-fide of thy pouertie, we mufi 
 niakean exchange; therefore dif-cafe thee infiantly(thou 
 mufi think e there’s a necefli tie in’t)and change Garments 
 with this Gentleman : Though the penny-worth (on h.is 
 fide) be the word,yet hold thee,there's fome boot. 
 
 tsfut. I am a poore Fellow, Sir: (I know ye well 
 enough.) 
 
 Cam. Nay prethee difpatch : cheGentleman is halfe 
 fled already. 
 
 Slut. Are you in earned, Sir? (t fmell the trick on’r.) 
 
 Flo. Difpatch, I prethee. 
 
 Ant. Indeed I haue had Earnefi, but I cannot with 
 confcience take it. 
 
 Cam. Vnbuckle.vnbuckle. 
 
 Fortunate Mtftrefle (let my prophecie 
 
 Come home to ye:) you mufi retire your felfe 
 
 Into fome Couert ; take your fweet-hearts Hat 
 
 And pluck it oreyour Browes, muffle your face, 
 Dif-mantle you, and (as you can) difliken 
 
 The truth of your owne feeming,that you may 
 (For I doe feare eyes ouer) to Ship-boord 
 
 Get vndefery’d. 
 
 Perd. ) fee the Play fo lyes, 
 
 That I mufi beare a part. 
 
 Cam. No remedies 
 
 Haue you done there ? 
 
 Flo. Should I now meet my Father, 
 
 He would not call me Sonne. 
 
 Cam. Nay,you fhall haue no Hat : 
 
 Come Lady, come : Farewell (my friend.) 
 
 Am, Adieu, Sir. 
 
 Flo. QPtrdita: what haue we twaine forgot? 
 
 Puy 
 
The Winters Tale . 297 
 
 Pray you a word. 
 
 Cam. What I doe next, (hail be eotd! the King 
 
 Of this efcape,and whither they are bound ; 
 
 Wherein,my hope is,I fliall Co preuaiie. 
 
 To force him after : in whofe company 
 
 I (ball re-view Sicilia ; for whofe bght, 
 
 I hauea Womans’Longing 
 
 Fie. Fortune fpeed vs: 
 
 Thus vse fet on (Camilla) to th’Sea-fide. 
 
 Cam. The fwifter fpeed.the better. Exit. 
 
 Ant. 1 vnderftand the bufineffe,! heare it: to hatse an 
 open care,a quick eye.and a nimble hand,is neceffary for 
 a Cut-purfe; a good Nofe is requifite alfo, to fmell ooe 
 woike for th'other Semes. I fee this is the time that the 
 vniuff man doth thriue.What an exchange had this been, 
 without boot i What a boot is here,with this exchange? 
 Sure the Gods doe this yeere conniuc at vs, and we may 
 doe any thing extempore. The Prince himfelfc is about 
 a peece of Inicuitie (dealing away fi'orn his Father,with 
 his Clog st hisneeles:) if I thought it were a peece of ho- 
 oeftie to acquaint the King withall, 1 would not do t: 1 
 hold it the mote knauerie to conceaie it; and therein are 
 
 J conflanc to my Profeffion. 
 
 Enter Clawne and Sbcpbtard. 
 
 Afide.afide, here is more matter for a hot bratne : Euery 
 Lanes end, euery Shop.Chutch.Seflion.Hanging, ycclds 
 a carefull man wotke. 
 
 C laant See, fee. what a man you are now ? there i* no 
 other way, but to tell the King (he’s a Changeling, aad 
 none of your flefh and blood. 
 
 Sbep. Nay,but heare roe. 
 
 Clow. Nay; but heare me. 
 
 Sbep. Goe too then. 
 
 Claw. She being none of your flefh and blood,year 
 flefh and blood ha's not offended the Kiog, and fo your 
 flefh and blood is not to be pumfh’d by him. Shew thofe 
 things you found abouc her (thofe fectet things, all but 
 what fhe ha s with hcr:)Thi» being done,let the Law goe 
 whifUe: I warrant you. 
 
 Sbep. I will tell the King all, euery word, yea, and his 
 Sonnes prancks too ; who, 1 may fay, is no bonell man, 
 neither to his Father,not to me,to goe about to make me 
 the Kins* Brother in Law. 
 
 o 
 
 Claw. Indeed Brother in Law was the fartheft off you 
 could haue beene to him,and then your Blood had beetle 
 the dearer,by I know how much an ounce 
 
 Ant. Very wifely (Puppies.) 
 
 Sbep . Well: let vs to the King : there is that in this 
 Farthcll.will make him fcraich his Beard. 
 
 Aut . 1 kno w not what impediment this Complaint 
 may be to the flight of my Ms (let. 
 
 Cla. ‘Pray heartily he be at' Pallace. 
 
 Ant. Though I am not naturally honeff ,1 am fo fome- 
 times by chance : Let me pocket vpmyPcdlcrs excre¬ 
 ment. How now(Ruftiques) whither are you bound ? 
 
 Shop. To th' Pallace (and it like your Wotfhip.) 
 
 Ant. Your Affaires there i what? with whom? the 
 Condition of that Farthell ? the place of your dwelling ? 
 your names ? your ages ? of what hauing ? breeding,and 
 any thing that is fitting to be knowne.difeouer ? 
 
 Cla. We are but plaine fellowes.Sir. 
 
 Am. A Lye ; you are rough,and hayrie: Let me hsoe 
 no lying; it becomes none but Tradcf-men,and they of¬ 
 ten glue vs (Souldiers) the Lye, but wee pay them for it 
 with damped Coyne.not (fibbing Steele, therefore they 
 | doe not giue vs the Lye. 
 
 C/a. Your Worlhip had like to haue giuen vs one, If 
 you had not taken your feife with the manner. 
 
 Sbep. Are you a Courtier,and’t like you Sit? 
 
 Ant. Whether it Ike me,or no,I am a Courtier. Seeff 
 thou not theayre of the Court,in thefe enfolding*? Hath 
 not my gate in it,the mcafure of the Court? Receiues not 
 tbyNofe Cotirt-Odour from me? Reflect 1 not on thy 
 Bafeneffe, Court-Contempt / Think’lf thou, for that I 
 infinu3te, at coaze from thee thy Bufineffe, I am there¬ 
 fore no Courtier ? I am Courtier Cap-a pc ; and one that 
 will eythet pufh-on,or pluck.back, thy BufindTe there: 
 whereupon l command thee to open thy Affaire. 
 
 Shop. My Bufine(Te,Sir,u to the King. 
 
 A at. What Aduocate ha'ff thou to him { 
 
 She p. 1 know not (and’t like you.) 
 
 C!o. Aduocate * the Court-wotd for a Pheazant: fay 
 y©o haue none 
 
 Sbep. None,Sir - I haue no Pheazant Cock,nor Hen. 
 
 Aut. How bleffcd are we,that are not Ample men? 
 
 Yet Niture might haue made me as thefe are. 
 
 Therefore l will not difdaine 
 
 Cla. This cannot be but a great Courtter. 
 
 Sbep. His Garments are rich, but he wearcs them not 
 handfomely. 
 
 Cla. He feetnes to be the more Noble,in being fama- 
 fticall: A great man,He warrant; I know by the picking 
 oo'i Teeth. 
 
 Am. The Farthell there f What’s i'th’Farthell ? 
 Wherefore that Box ? 
 
 Sbep. Sir, there lyes fuch Secrets in this Farthell and 
 B© 2 ,winch none muff know but the Kmg.and which hec 
 fhall know within this houre.if l may corse to th' fpeech 
 of him. 
 
 Ant Age,thou half loft thy labour. 
 
 Sbep. Why Sir? 
 
 Ant.The King is not at the Pallace,he is gone aboord 
 a new Ship,to purge Melancholy, and syte himfelfc : for 
 if thou bee'ft capable of things ferious, thou muff know 
 the King is full of griefe 
 
 Sbep, So’ns faid (Sir;) about his Sonne, that (hould 
 haue marryed a Shepheards Daughter. 
 
 Ant. If that Shepheard be not in hand-faff, let him 
 flyes theCurfcs he fhall haue,the Tortures he fhall tccle, 
 will bteake the back of Man,the heart of Monffer. 
 
 Cla. Thinke you fo.Sir ? 
 
 Ant , Not hee alone fhall fuffer what Wit can make 
 heauie.and Vengeancebvtterjbut thofe that are Jermaine 
 to him (though remou’d ftftic times)(hall ail come vnder 
 the Hang-man : whtch,though it be great pitty, yet it is 
 neceffarie. An old Sheepc-vthiftiing Rogue, a Ram-tcn- 
 der,to offer to hsue his Daughter come into gracc?Sorne 
 fay hee fhall be fton'd : but that death is too foft for him 
 (fay I:) Draw out Throne into a Sheep-Coat ? all deaths 
 are too few,thc (harped too cafie. 
 
 Clo. Hi'i the old-man ere a Sonne Sir(doe you heare) 
 and't like you,Sit ? 
 
 * Ant. Hee ha s a Sonne • who fhall be flayd aliue,then 
 ’noynted ouer with Honey, fet on the head ofaWafpes 
 Nell .then ft and till he be three quarters anda dram dead 
 
 then recouer’d againe With Aquavite. or fomeothar hot 
 
 Jnfufion: then,taw as he is( and in the hot elf da_y Piogno- 
 ftication proclaymes) lhall he be fet againft aBnck-waft, 
 (the Sunne looking with a South-ward eyevponhim; 
 where hee is to behold him,With Flyesblown to death) 
 But what talke we of theft Tiaitorly-Rafcals, whofe mi- 
 fenes are to be fmil d at.thert offences being fo capital!' 
 
 r Teli. 
 
8 The Witaert Tale. 
 
 Te!J me(for you fecmc to be honefl p!ainemen)what you 
 haue ce the Kir.g: being fomething gently canfidei'd s Jle 
 bring you where he is aboord, tender your perform t® hr* 
 pcefence, whifper him in ycur behalves : snd if it be in 
 man, befides the King,co effea your Suites, here is man 
 fhall doe it. 
 
 Clot r He feemes to be of great authoritietclofe with 
 him, giuc him Gold; and though Authentic be a ftub» 
 borne Beare, yet hee is oft led by the Nofe with Gold» 
 fhew the in-fide of your Purfe to the otu>fidc of his 
 hand, and no more adoe. Remember flen’d, and flay'd 
 aliue. 
 
 Sbtp. And't pleafe you(Sir)to vrsJenakethe DufincfTe 
 fot vs, here is that Gold i haue : lie make it as much 
 more, and lesue this young man in pawne, till 1 bring it 
 you. 
 
 Ant After I haue done what I prornifed? 
 
 Step. I Sir. 
 
 Aut. Well, giue me the Moitie: Are you a psrtie In 
 thn Buflneffe? 
 
 doer. In feme fort, Sir: but chough my cafe be a pit- 
 tifull one,! hope I fhall not be flayd out of it. 
 
 At r. On, that's the cafe of the Shephesrds Sonne: 
 hang him hee'le he made an evample. 
 
 Clov. Comfort,good comfort: We mu A to the King, 
 and fhew out firangefights : he mod know 'tis none of 
 your Daughter, nor my Sifter. wee are gone elfe. Sir,) 
 will giue you a* much as this old man do s, when thtBu- 
 finefie is performed,and remame(as he f«yes)your piwne 
 till w be brought you 
 
 Am. I will truft you, W*!ke before toward che Sea* 
 fide, goe on the right hand, 1 will but looke vpon the 
 Hedge,and follow you. 
 
 Cls-a We are blefs d,in this man: ss 5 may fay euen 
 blefs'd. 
 
 Skip. Let's before,as he bids vs: he was prouided to 
 doe vs good. 
 
 Ant. If I had a mind to be honefi ,1 fee Fortune would 
 not fuffer mee: fhee drops Booties in my mouth. I am 
 courted now with a double occafion:(Gold,and a means 
 to doe the Prime my M after good; which,whoknowes 
 how that may turne backs to my aduancerr.em ?) J will 
 bring thefe two Moales.thefeblind-oncs.aboord him, if 
 he thinke it fit to fhoare them againe, and that the Com¬ 
 plaint they hsue to the King, concernes liim nothing, let 
 him call me Rogue, for being fo farre ofticious, for°I am 
 proofs againft that Title.and what fhamc elfe belongs 
 to’t: To him will I prefent them,there may be matter in 
 it. Exeunt, 
 
 My blemifltes in them^nd fo (Till thinke of 
 
 The wrong I did ray felfe; which was fo touch, — 
 
 'Hist He ire-Jeffs ft bath made my Kingdoms,end 
 Deflroy'd the lWrt'R Ccrapan-on, that ere rr. 3 n 
 
 Bred his hopes oat of.true. 
 
 PmiL Too true (my Lord i) 
 
 If one by one,you wcddedo-Jl the World, 
 
 Or from che All that sre,cooke foraething good, 
 
 T* r.talte a pcrfefH Woman 5 (he you kill'd. 
 
 Would bevnparalidld. 
 
 Leo. 1 iLfiJtii fo. Kill’d ? 
 
 She I kill’d r 1 did fo: but thou flrsk’fi me 
 
 Sorely, to fay I did t it is us bitter 
 
 V pen thy Tongue^as in my Thought. Now,good row, 
 Say fo but feidmme. 
 
 fSeo. Not stall, go® d Lady: 
 
 Y ou might bang fpoken a thou land things,lhss woyjd 
 Haue done char time rr.ore benefit^nd grac’d 
 
 Your feindnefle better. 
 
 Paul. You sre one of th&fc 
 
 Would haue him wed again*. 
 
 Oio. If you would not fo. 
 
 You pitty net theSsatejior the Remembrance 
 
 Of bis itmS SoucraigneName: Conflder iirtle. 
 
 What Danger^by his KighndTe faiieof iSTae, 
 
 May drop »poa his Kingdom®, and dsuours 
 
 Incertain® lookers on. What were more htly, 
 f hen to rcsoyce ihe former Queene is mil ? 
 
 W hoc holyer.shen for Royalties repayse. 
 
 For prefens comfort,end for future good, 
 
 T 0 bicJTe the Bed of MaieRte again® 
 
 Witliafwttt Fellow tes't ? 
 
 Paul. There is none worthy, 
 
 (Refpediing her that's gene;) befldcr the Gods 
 
 W 111 haue fulfill’d ?b.es? feeret purpofes: 
 
 For ha's not the Diaine ApaSo laid/ 
 
 Js‘t not the tenor of his Oracle, 
 
 That King Lstmm Jbeil nor haue an He ire, 
 
 Till his loft Child be found t Which, that it fh?J5, 
 
 Is all as mooHrous to our humane reafon. 
 
 As my *Atuigmtu to bjeakc his Grsue, 
 
 And came againe tome; who,tsa my life. 
 
 Did perifh w*,th the Infam. Tis yoas ceuacefl. 
 
 My Lord Ihoold to the Heauerts be contrary, 
 
 Oppofe aoainft ehdi wills. Care not for lifue. 
 
 The Crowns mV 1 find as: Hdre. Great AU&atAsf 
 
 Left his to ch' Worthieft» fo his Sacceff&r 
 
 Was hke to he the befl. 
 
 Let- Good Pazolitta, 
 
 Who haft the mernone of Bermion* 
 
 ( know in honor: 0 7 that euer I 
 
 Had fqaar'd me to thy counceli: theo,esssn now, 
 
 1 might haste look'd s»pon my Queenes full eyes, 
 
 Hiue taken Treafure from bet Lippes. 
 
 Patti. And left them 
 
 More rich,for what they yecidsd, 
 
 Lee. Thoo fpeak’ft troth j 
 
 No more fucb Wiues,therefore no Wife: one worfo. 
 
 And better vs'd, would make her Sainted Spirit 
 
 Againe pofle/Tc her Corps,and on this Stage 
 (Where we OiftmlorSnovf appears) Soufo-vext* 
 
 And begin,why to me ? 
 
 PauL Had foe foeh power,. 
 
 She had tuft fucb cauls. 
 
 hen. She bad, and wc*M inseafe me 
 
 To tmurthet im ! irtarryed. 1 
 
 Paul. J 1 
 
 <zTFrus Quintus. Seen a Trima. 
 
 < 
 
 Enter Lemtei.Cleomtnes.Dion.Pau.lm 4 ,Servants • 
 Floriz^J, Perdita. 
 
 CUo. Sit,you haue done enowgh.&nd haue perform’d 
 
 A Sains-like Sorrow ; No fault could you make, 
 
 Which you haue not redeem'd; indeed pay'd downs 
 
 More penitence, then done trefpas: At the iaft 
 
 Doe^t the Heauens haue done; forget yout euill. 
 
 With them,for giue your felfe. 
 
 Leo. Whiieft 1 remember 
 
 Met .ana her Venues. I cannot forget 
 
The IVinters 'Tede. 199 
 
 Pant. I fhould fo : 
 
 Were I theGboft that walk’d.ll’d bid youonarke 
 Hercyt.and ten me for what dull part io*t 
 
 Youchofe her then ll d fhricke.that cuenyour earea 
 Should rtft to hearc me,and the wotds that follow d. 
 Should be, Remenibct mine. 
 
 Leo. Siarres.Statres, 
 
 And all eyes clle,dcad co3lcs: feare thou no Wifei 
 
 He haue no W if e,Pasdma. 
 
 Paul. Will you fweare 
 
 Ncuet to marry,but by my free leaue ? 
 
 Leo. Neucr (Patthna) fo be btefs'd my Spirit. 
 
 Pau/.Tben good my I.ords.beare witnefle to his Oath 
 Cteo. You tempt him ouer-much. 
 
 Paul. Vnlefle another. 
 
 As like Hermtone ,as is her Picture, 
 
 Affront his eye. 
 
 Cleo. Good Madame,! banedone. 
 
 Paul, Yet if my Lord will marry : if you will,Sit; 
 Noremedie but you will: Giuc me the Office 
 
 To chufc your- Qtieene : fhe fhall not be to young 
 
 As was your former,but fhe Hull be fuch 
 
 As (walk’d your firft QuecncsGhofl) it fhould take icy 
 To fee her in your armes. 
 
 Leo, My true Paulina^ 
 
 We fhall not marry,tiU thou bidfl vs. 
 
 Paul. That 
 
 Shall be when your firft Queene* againe in breath: 
 
 Neuer till then. 
 
 Enter a Sera ant. 
 
 Ser. One that giucs emt himfelfe Prince FlortXjeS, 
 Sonne of Polrxenes ,with his PimccfTe (fhe 
 
 The faireft I haue yet beheld) dclues acccffc 
 
 To your high prcfcncc. 
 
 Leo, What with him ? he comes not 
 
 Like to his Fathers GreatnefTe: his approach 
 (So out ofcircumftance,and fuddaine) tells vs, 
 
 Tis not a Viluation fram’d.but forc’d 
 
 By need,and accident. WhatTraync? 
 
 Ser. But few. 
 
 And thole but meane. 
 
 Leo, His Princcfle (fay you) with him ? 
 
 Ser. 1: the mofl pcere!e(Tc peccc of Earth,I chtnke. 
 That eic the Sunne fhone bright on, 
 
 Paul. Oh Hermtone, 
 
 As euery prefent Time doth boaft it felfe 
 
 Aboue a better,gone; Co rouft thy Graue 
 
 Giue war to what’s feene now. Sit, you your felfe 
 
 Haue faid,and writ Jo ; but your writing now 
 
 1 s colder then that Theatric; fhe had not beene. 
 
 Nor wat; not to be equall’d.thus your Vcrfe 
 
 Flow'd with her Beautieonce ; "tis fhtewdly ebb'd, 
 
 T 0 fay you haue feene a better, 
 
 Ser. Pardon .Madame: 
 
 The one ,1 haue almoff forgot (your pardont) 
 
 The other,when fhe ha’s obtayn d your Eye. 
 
 Will haue your Tongue too. This is a Creature, 
 
 Wouid fire begin a Soft .might quench the icale 
 
 Of all ProfdFors elfe; make Profelytes 
 
 Of who fhe but bid follow. 
 
 Paul. How f not women ? 
 
 Ser, Women will loue her,that fne is a Woman 
 
 Mote worth then any Man; Meu.that fhe is 
 
 The rated of all Women. 
 
 Leo, Goc Cleomtncs , 
 
 Y out felfe (»ffi0ed with your honor'd Friend*) 
 
 Bring them to our embracement. Still 'tis ftrange. 
 
 He thus fhould (leaf e vpon vs. Exit. 
 
 Paul, Had oui Prince 
 
 (Icwcll ofChildren)feencthis houre.he had payr'd 
 
 Well wuhthis Lord; there was not full a moneth 
 
 Betweene their births. 
 
 Leo. Prethee no more ; ccafc : thou know ft 
 
 He dyes to me<againc,whcii talk’d-of: fure 
 
 When 1 fhall fee this Gentleman,thy fpcechcs 
 
 Will bring me to conhder that, which may 
 
 Vnfurmfh me of Reafon. They are come. 
 
 Enter Flortzx\l,Vcrdita,Cl:omines ,anet others. 
 
 Your Mother was mofl true to Wedlock,Prince, 
 
 Hot fhe did print your Royal! Father off. 
 
 Concerning you. Were 1 but twenue one, 
 
 Your Fathers Image is fo hit in you, 
 
 (His very ayre) that l fhould call you Brother, 
 
 As 1 did him,and fpeake of fomething wildly 
 
 By vs perform d before. Moll dearcly welcome, 
 
 And your faire Princcfle(Goddeffc) oh: alas, 
 
 I loll a couple,that twist Heauen and Earth 
 
 Might thus haue flood,begetting wonder,as 
 
 You (gracious Couple) doe : and then I loft 
 (Allmmeowne Folly) cheSocictie, 
 
 Amine too of your braue Father,whom 
 (Though bearing Miferie) I defire my life 
 
 Once more to looke on him. 
 
 Flo, By his command 
 
 Haue l here touch d Stctha. and fiom him 
 
 Giue you all greetings,that a King (at friend) 
 
 Can fend his Brother and but Infirminc 
 
 (Which waits vpon vorne utnes)liath lomething lci*’d 
 
 His wifh’d Abiline.he had himfelle 
 
 The Lands and Waters, 'twixt yourThrone and his. 
 Meafur'd.io looke vpon you ; whom hcloues 
 (He bad me fay fo)tnore then all the Scepters, 
 
 And thofe that bcasc thcm,liuing. 
 
 Leo Oh my Brother, 
 
 (Good Gentleman) the wrongs I haue done thce,ftirre 
 Afrefh within me : and thefe thy offices 
 (Soratclykind) areas Interpreters 
 
 Of my behmd-hand flacknefle. Welcome hither. 
 
 As is the Spring coth’Earth. And hath he too 
 
 Expos’d this Paragon to th'fearefull vfage 
 ( Hi lead vngentle) of the dreadfull Neptune, 
 
 To greet a mao,not worth her paiaes; much leffe, 
 Th'aducnturc of her perfon f 
 
 Flo. Good my Lord, 
 
 She came from Libia. 
 
 Leo. Where the Warlike Smalm, 
 
 That Noble honor'd Lord, is fear’d,and lou’d ? 
 
 Flo. Mofl Royal! Sir, 
 
 From thence: from him.whofe Daughter 
 
 His Tcaxes proclaim'd his parting with her: thence 
 (A ptofperous Soueh-wind friendly) we haue crofs’d. 
 
 To execute the Charge my Father gaue me. 
 
 For vificingyour Highnefic: My beflTraine 
 l haue from your Ssaltan Shores diftnifs’d; 
 
 Who for 'Bohemia bend,to fsgnifie 
 
 Not onely my fuccefle in Libia (Sit) 
 
 But my arriuall, and rny Wifes,in fafetie 
 
 Here,where we are. 
 
 Leo. The bleffed Gods 
 
 Purge all Infe£tion from our Ayre, while® yoo 
 
 Doe Ciymarc here : you haue a holy Father, 
 
 A graceful! Gentleman,agamfl whofe perfon 
 
 (So 
 
3 e 0 The Winters Tale. 
 
 (So facred as it is) Ihaue done finne, 
 
 For which.thc Heaucns (taking angry note) 
 
 Haue left rtie'lffueHsffe: and yourracher’s blefs’d 
 (As he from Heaucn merits it) wjth you, 
 
 Worthy his goodneffe. What might i haue been, 
 
 Might I a Sonne and Daughter now haue look'd on, 
 
 Such goodly tilings as you ? 
 
 Enter el Lord. 
 
 Lord. Moft Noble Sir, 
 
 That which I dial! report,will beare no credit, 
 
 Were not theproofe l’o nigh, PlcafeyoufgreatSir) 
 "Bohemia greets you from himfclfc,by me: 
 
 Dcftres you to attach his Sonne,who ha s 
 (His Dignitie,and Du tie both caft off) 
 
 Fled from his Father,from his Hopes,and with 
 
 A Shcphcards Daughter. 
 
 Lo. Where’s 'Bobctnr* ? fpeakc: 
 
 Lord. Herein your Citic: I now camefromhim 
 
 I fpeakc amarcdlyjandit-becomcs 
 
 My meruaile.and my M efface. To your Cour t 
 
 Whiles he was haftmng(in theChafe.it feemes, 
 
 Of this faireCoupIe)nieetes he on the way 
 
 The Father of this feeming Lady, and 
 
 Her Brothcr.hauing both their Conntrey quitted, 
 
 With this young Prince 
 
 Flo. CemiRehi’s betray'd rue, 
 
 Whofe honor, snd wlicfe honeftie dll now, 
 
 Endur’d all Weathers. 
 
 Lord. Lay’i fo to his charge: 
 
 He's with the King your Father, 
 
 Leo. Who i Camilla ? 
 
 Lord. Camido (Sir:) 1 fpake with him: who now 
 
 Ha’s thefe poors men inqucllion. Ncucr law 1 
 
 Wretches ibquake: they knock,they kifle the Earth; 
 Forfwcare tbensfclues as often as tliey fpeakc: 
 
 "Bohemia flops his eares,and threatens them 
 
 With dsuers deaths, its death. 
 
 Ferd. Oh my poore Father: 
 
 The Heauen fees Spyes vpon vs,wiil not haue 
 
 Otir Coiurad celebrated, 
 
 Leo. You aremarryed ? 
 
 Flo. We are no: (Sir) nor are we like to be: 
 
 The Starres(I fee) will kifle the Valleyesfirfl: 
 
 The oddes for high and Sow’s alike. 
 
 Lee. My Loro, 
 
 Is this the Daughter of a King ? 
 
 Tie-. She is. 
 
 When or.ee flit is my Wife: 
 
 l.to. That ence(l fee) by your good Fathers fpeed 
 
 W d! come-on very (lowly. 1 an: forty 
 ( Moil forry) you haue broken from his liking. 
 
 Where you were ty’d in dutie: and as fairy. 
 
 Your Choife is not fo rich in Worth, as Beaucse, 
 
 That you might well enioy her. 
 
 Flo. De 3 re,!csoke vp: 
 
 Though JV/Mv.viGble an Encmie, 
 
 Should ebafe vs,with my Father; powrc no tot 
 
 Hath flic to chsngc pur Lones. Befeech you (Sir) 
 
 H emembfr,fmce you ow’d no more to T ime 
 
 Then I doe now: With thought of fucb Affciltons, 
 
 Step forth mine Adaocate: a your requefl. 
 
 My Father will grsunt precious things,as Trifles, 
 
 Leo. Would he doe fo, lid beg your precious MiRrss, 
 Which he counts but a Trifle 
 
 Paul. Sir (my Liege/ 
 
 Your eye hath too much youth in’i: not a monel h 
 
 Fore your Queene dy’d,fhe was more worth fuch gaxes. 
 
 Then what you looke on now 
 
 Leo. 1 thought of her, 
 
 Euen in thefe Lookes I made. Byt your Petition 
 
 Is> yet vn-anfwer’d : I will to your Father : 
 
 Your Honor not o’re-throwne by your dcfircs, 
 
 I am friend to them.and you: Vpon which Errand 
 
 I now goe toward him : therefore follow me. 
 
 And marks what way I make; Come good my Lord. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Sccena Secunda. 
 
 Letter jSfllplicw,a»d a Gentleman. 
 
 adtit. Befeech you (Sir) were you prefent at this Re-., 
 lation? 
 
 Gent.i. I was by at the opening of the Fatthell,heard 
 the old Shephcard deliuer the manner how he found it: 
 Whercupon(aftera litt!eamazednefie)we were all com¬ 
 manded out of the Chamber: onely this (me thought) I 
 heard the Shephcard fay,he found the Child. 
 
 slut. 1 would mod gladly know the iflue of it. 
 
 Gent.i. I make a broken deliuerie of the Bufinefle; 
 but the changes I pctceiued tn the King,and Camillo.viere 
 very Notes of admiration : they feem’d almoft.with fla¬ 
 ring on one another, to teare the Cafes of their Eycs.| 
 There was fpeech in their dumbneffe. Language in their 
 vervgefturet they look'd as they had heard of a World 
 ranfom’d,or one deflroyed : a notable paflion of Won¬ 
 der appeared in them : but the wifefl beholder,that knew 
 no mors but feeing, could not fay, if th’importance were 
 loy,or Sorrow: but mthe extremitie of the one, it mu A 
 needs be- Enter another Gentleman. 
 
 Here comes a Gentleman, that happily ktiowes more: 
 The Newer, 
 
 Cent... Nothing but Bon-fircs:ihc Oracle is fulfill’d: 
 the Kings Daughter is found : fuch a deale of wonder is 
 broken out within this houre,that Ballad-makers cannot 
 be able to exprefle it. Enter another (jentletstan. 
 
 Here comes the Lady Pavlina's Steward, hoc can deliuer 
 you more. Haw goes it now (Sir.) This Ncwcs (which 
 is call'd true) is fo like an old T ale,that the veritie of it is 
 in ftrong fufpiticn : Ha’s the King found his Heire i 
 
 Gast.j. Mcff true, if euerTruth were pregnant by 
 Circumflsnce : That which you heare, you’le fweare 
 you fee, there is fuch. vr.itie intheproofes. The Mantle 
 of Queene Herrmann : her lewell about the Neck of it : 
 the Letters of Jlotigomu found with it,which they know 
 to be his Character : the Maieffic of the Creature, in rc- 
 femblanceoftheMocher: the Affection of Noblcncffe, 
 which Nature (hewes oboue her Breeding, and snsnyo- 
 chcr Euidences.preclaymc her, with all certaintie to be 
 the Kings Daughter, Did you fee the meeting of the 
 two Kings? 
 
 Gsnr.%. No, 
 
 Gent. 3 . Then haue you loft a Sight which was to bee 
 fecnc,eannot bee fpoken of. There might you haue be¬ 
 held one loy crowne another,fo and iiiTurh manner, that 
 it feem’d Sorrow wept to take leaue of them : forthe'r 
 Icy waded in teates. There wa* rafting vp of Eycs.h ai¬ 
 ding vp of Hands,with Countenance of fuch difira£h©n, 
 thai they were to be knowne by Garmer.t,not by Fauor. 
 
 Our 
 
The Winters Talc. 
 
 Our King being ready to leapt out of hitnfelfe,for ioy of 
 
 his found Dauglfter; as if that loy were now become a 
 Lotfe, cryes, Oh, thy Mother, chy Mother : then askes 
 Bohemia forginenelTe, then embraces his Sonne-in-Law: 
 then sgeine worryes he his Daughter,with clipping her. 
 Now he thanks the old Shcpheard (which Hands by,!ike 
 a Weather-bitten Conduit, of many Kings Reigncs.) I 
 neuer heard of fuch another Encounterjwhich lames Re¬ 
 port to follow it,and vndo’s defenption to doe it 
 
 Cent. 2 . What, pray you, became of Antigomu, that 
 carryed hence the Child ? 
 
 Cent. 3 . Likean old Tale (till, which will haue matter 
 to rehearfe,though Credit be afteepe, and not an ease o- 
 pen; he was torne to pieces with a Bsare: This auouebes 
 the Shepheards Sonne; who ha’s not onely his Innocence 
 (which feemes much)co iu{lifiehiro,but a Hand-ketchicf 
 and Rings of his.that Paulina ktiGwes. 
 
 Cent. 1 . What became of his Satke, and his Fol¬ 
 lowers ? 
 
 Cent 3 . Wrackt the fame infiant of their Maflers 
 death, and in the view of the Shepheard: fo that all the 
 Inflrutnents which ayded to expofe the Child,were eucn 
 then left when it was found. But oh the Noble Combat, 
 tbaetwixt loy and Sorrow was fought in Paulina. Shee 
 had one Eye declin'd for the Ioffe of her Husband , ano¬ 
 ther eleuattd.that the Oracle was fulfill'd:Shce lifted the 
 Prioceffe front the Earth, and fo locks her in embracing, 
 as if (hee would pin her to her heart, that fhee might no 
 more be in danger of loafing. 
 
 Cent. 1 . The Dignitie of this Ad$ was worth the au¬ 
 dience of Kings and Princes,for by fuch was Raffed. 
 
 Cent 3 . One of the prettyeft touches of all, and that 
 which angl'd for mine Eyes (caught the Water, though 
 not the Fifii) was, when at the Relation of the Queenes 
 death(with the manner how fhee came to't braueiy con- 
 fefs'd, and lamented by the King) bow attentiueneffe 
 wounded his Daughter, till (from one figne of dolour to 
 another) fhee did( with an Alas) 1 would fainc fay,bleed 
 Ternes; for I am lure, my beau wept blood. Who was 
 ntoft Marble, there changed colons': fome fwcwnded,all 
 forte wed: if all the World could haue feen’t, the Woe 
 bad beene vniuerfali. 
 
 Cent.i. Arc they returned to the Court ? 
 
 Cent. $. No: The Princeffe hearing of her Mothers 
 Statue (which is in the keeping of Paulina) a Peece many 
 yceres in doing, and now newly perform’d, by that rare 
 Italian Mat! tt Julio Romano, who (had he himfelfe Ecet- 
 nitie, and could put Breath into his Woske) would be¬ 
 guile Nature of her Cuftonte, fo perfc^lly he is her Ape: 
 He fo neere to Hermicne t hnh done Hermans, that they 
 fay one would fpeake to her,and it and in hope ©f anfwer. 
 Thither (with all greedindfc of alfei£lioii)aic- they gone, 
 and there they intend to Sup. 
 
 Cent. s. I thought she had fome great matter there in 
 hand, for fhee hath priuately, twice or thrice aday,euer 
 fince the death of /Ar«w»f,v:l)ted that temoued Houfe. 
 Shall wee thither,and with outcompanie piece the Re- 
 ioycitvg ? 
 
 Cent .1 . Who would be thence, that ha’s the benefit 
 of Accelfe ? euery winke of an Eye, fome new Grace 
 will be borne: our Abfcncc makes vs vnthriftie to our 
 Knowledge. Let's aiong. Exit. 
 
 Aut. Now ( had 1 not the dash cf tny former Isfe in 
 me) would Preferment drop on my head. I brought the 
 old man and his Sonne aboord the Prinxe; told hirn,I 
 heard them talks of a Farthel!»aud I know not what: bus 
 
 gOI 
 
 be at that time ouer-fond of the Shepheards Daughterly 
 he then tooke her to be) who began to be much Sea-lick, 
 and himfelfe little better, extretnitie of Weather conti¬ 
 nuing, this Myfteric remained vndtfcouer'd. But’tie ail 
 one to me: for had I beene the finder-out of this Secret, 
 it would not haue rellifh'd among my other difciedits. 
 
 Enter Shepheard and Cl clone. 
 
 Here come thofe 1 haue done good to againft my will, 
 and alrcadie appearing in the blolfomcs of their For¬ 
 tune. 
 
 Sltep. Come Boy, I am paft woe Children: but thy 
 Sonnes and Daughters will be all Gentlemen borne. 
 
 Clew. You are well met (Sir.) you deny’d to fight 
 with mce this other day , becaufe I was no Gentleman 
 borne. See you thefe Clothes ? fay you fee them nor, 
 and thinke mefhllno Gentleman bosne: You were bed 
 fay thefe Robes are not Gentlemen borne. Giuemethe 
 Lye: doe: and try whether I am not now a Gentleman 
 borne. 
 
 Ant. I know you ire now(Sir)a Gentleman borne. 
 
 Claw. I,antl haue been fo any time thefe fouce houres. 
 
 Shep. And fo haue IJBoy. 
 
 Clew. Soyouhaue: but I was a Gentleman borne be¬ 
 fore my Father: for the Kings Sonne tooke me by the 
 hand, and call'd tnee Brother: and then the two Kings 
 call’d my Father Brother: and tbenthe Prince (my Bro- 
 ther)anathePn(tcclfe(mySifiet)call’droyFathcrJfiathcr; 
 and fo wee wspt: and there was the fitft Gentlcman-likc 
 tearmhat euetwefhed. 
 
 Shep. We may liue (Sonne) to fired many more. 
 
 Claw.h or ells“twece hard luck,being in foprcpoftc- 
 rouscflateaswe a<-c. 
 
 Am. 1 humbly befeech you (Sir) to pardon me $1! the 
 faults l haue committed to yourWorfbip.andtogiue 
 me your good report to the Prince my Mafter. 
 
 Shep. 'Prethce Sonne doe: for we mull be gcntlc,now 
 we are Gentlemen. 
 
 Clow. Thou wilt amend thy life ? 
 
 Am. I,and it like your good Worfhip. 
 
 Clow. Giueme thy hand: 1 will fwearctothe Prince, 
 tbou art as honefl a trucTellow as any is inEtbemiet 
 
 Shep. You may fay it,but not fweare it. 
 
 Clow. Not fweare it. now 1 am a Gentleman ? I et 
 Boores and Francklint fay it,lie fweare it. 
 
 Shep. How it it be falfe (Sonne?) 
 
 Clow. If it be nc’te fo falfe, a true Gentleman may 
 fweare it,in the behalfeof his Friend : Ana lie fweare to 
 the Prince thou art a tall Fellow ol thy hands, and that 
 thou wilt no: be dtunke: but I know thou art no ullFeU 
 low of thy hsnds,and that thou wilt be drunke : but lie 
 fweare it, and iwotild chouwould’R be a tall Fellow of 
 thy hands. 
 
 Am. I will proue fo(Sir) to my power. 
 
 Clow. I,by any meanes prove a tail Fellow: ifl do not 
 wonder.'how thou dar'ft venture co be drunke, net being 
 a tall Fellow,truft me not. Harkc.the Kings and the Prin¬ 
 ces (our Kindred) are going to fee the Queenes Pitlure. 
 Come, follow vs: wecle be thy goodMafiers. Exeunt. 
 
 Sc etna Tertia. 
 
 Enter Lecr.eei,Polixcnes,FlorU.eU,Verthta,C amillo, 
 Panlsna: Hertntone(J:ke a Statue:) Lordl C2~C. 
 
 Lee. O grauc and good Poo//«i 3 ,the greet comfort 
 That 1 haue had of thcc ? 
 
 Cc_ Paul. What 
 
302 . TEe Winterstate. 
 
 Paul. What (Soueraigne Sir) 
 
 I <itd not well,I meant well: all my Seruices 
 
 You haue pay’d home. But that you haue vouchfaf’d 
 (With your Crown'd Broiher,and thefeyourcontra&ed 
 Heires of your Kingdomes) tny poore Houfe to vifit; 
 
 It is a furpius of your Grace,which ncuer 
 
 M y life may laftto anfwere. 
 
 Leo. O Paulina, 
 
 We honor you with trouble: but we came 
 
 To fee the Statue of our Qucene. YourGallerie 
 
 Haue vvc pafs’d through,not without much content 
 
 In many ftngulaiines ; but wc faw not 
 
 That which my Daughter came to looke vpon. 
 
 The Statue of her Mother. 
 
 Patti. A.s (he tiu’d peereleffe. 
 
 So her dead hkeneflcT doe well bclecue 
 
 Excelb whit euer yet you look’d vpon, 
 
 Cr hand of Man hath done : therefore I keepe it 
 Louely.apatt. But here it is: prepare 
 
 To fee rhe Life as liuely mock'd,as euer 
 
 Still Sleeps mock’d Death: behold,and fay’tis well, 
 
 J like ycut fi!ence,it the more (hewes-off 
 
 Your wonder; but yet fpeake.tirfl you (my Liege) 
 
 Comes it not foroething nesre ; 
 
 Leo. Her natural! Pofitire. 
 
 Chide me (deare Stone) that I may fay indeed 
 
 Thou art Hermione ; or rather,thou art fhe. 
 
 In thy not chiding : for fhe was as tender 
 
 As Infancie,and Grace, But yet ( Paulina ) 
 
 Hermione via not fo much wrinck!ed,noihing 
 
 So aged as this feernes. 
 
 Pol. Oh,notbynmcb. 
 
 Paul. So much the more our Careers excellence, 
 Which lets goe»by fome fixteene yecfcs.and makes her 
 As fire liu'd now. 
 
 Leo. As no w fhe might haue done, 
 
 So much to my good comfort, as ic is 
 
 Now piercing to my Soule. Ob,thus fhe (food, 
 
 Euen with fuch Life of Maieflie(warme Life, 
 
 As now it coldly (lands) when firft ! woo’d her. 
 
 I am afham’d : Do's not the Stone rebuke me. 
 
 For being mote Stone then it? Oh Royall Peece s 
 
 There’s Magick in thy Maieflie,which ha’s 
 
 My Euils coniut’d to remembrance; and 
 
 From thy admiring Daughter toeke the Spirit#, 
 
 Standing like $rone with thee. 
 
 Ferd. And giue me If aue. 
 
 And doe not fay us Supetfiition.that 
 
 I kneele.and then implore her BSefifing. Lady, 
 
 Deere Queene.thac ended when I butbegan, 
 
 Giue me chat hand of yours,to kifle. 
 
 Paul. O, patience : 
 
 The Statue is but newly fix’d; the Colour’s 
 
 Not dry. 
 
 Cam. My Lord.your Sorrow was too fore lay’d-on. 
 Which fixteene Winters cannot blow away. 
 
 So many Summers dry : fcarce any Ioy 
 
 Did euer fo long Hue; no Sorrow, 
 
 .But kill'd itfelfemuch fooner. 
 
 Pol. Deere my Brother, 
 
 Let him,that was the caufe of this,haue powre 
 
 1 o take-off fo much griefe from you,ss he 
 
 Will peece vp in himfelfe. 
 
 Paul. Indeed my Lord, 
 
 If I had thought the fight of my poorc Image 
 
 Would thus haue wrought you (for the Stone it mine) 
 
 11 d not haue fhewdit. 
 
 Leo. Doe not draw the Curtaine. 
 
 Paul. No tonger (ball you gaze on’t,Ieaft your Fancie 
 May thinkc anon,it moucs, 
 
 Leo. Let be, let be: * 
 
 Would I were dcad,but that methinkes alreadie. 
 
 (What was he that did make it?) See (my Lord) 
 
 Would you. not deerne it breath’d ; and that thofe veines 
 Did verily beare blood ? 
 
 Pot. ’Mafterly done: 
 
 The very Life feemes wsrme vpon her Lippe. 
 
 Leo. The fixure of her Eye ha’s motion in c. 
 
 As we are mock’d with Art. 
 
 Paul, lie draw the Curtaine: 
 
 My Lord’s almoft fo farre tranfportedjthas 
 
 Hee'le thinke snon it hues, 
 
 Leo. Oh fweet Paulina, 
 
 Make me to thinke fo twencieyeeres together : 
 
 No fctled Sences of the World can match 
 
 T.lie pleafure of that madneffe. Left alone. 
 
 Paul. I am forry (Sir) I haue thus farre fttr’d you : but 
 
 I could afflifl you farther. 
 
 Leo. Doe Paulina: 
 
 For this Affli&ionha’s a tafle as fweet 
 
 As any Cordiall comfort. Still me thinkes 
 
 There is an ayre comes from her. What fine Chizzeil 
 Could euer yet cutbreath? !•« no man mock me. 
 
 For I will kifle her. 
 
 Paul Good my Lorckforbeare: 
 
 The ruddineffcyps>nherLsppe,is wet: 
 
 Y ou’le marre «t,jF you krfle it; ftayne your owne 
 
 With Oyly Paintings fhall I draw the Curtaine. 
 
 Leo. Nomotthefetwentieyeeres. 
 
 Ferd. So long could I 
 
 Stand-by, a looker-on. 
 
 Paul. Eisner forbeare. 
 
 Quit prefendy the Chappell.or tefolue you 
 
 For more amazement; if you can behold it, 
 lie make the Statue moue indeed; defeend. 
 
 And take you by the hand: but then you'le chmke 
 (Which 1 protefl agsinfl) I am aflifled 
 
 By wicked Powers. 
 
 Leo, What you can make her doe, 
 lam content to looke on: what to fpeake, 
 
 I am content to heare: for 'tis as eafie 
 
 To make her fpeake,as moue. 
 
 Paul. It is requir'd 
 
 You doe awake yourFaich: then,all (land (kill s 
 
 On: thofe that thinke it is vrslawfullBufineffe 
 
 I am about, let them depart. 
 
 Leo. Proceed: 
 
 No foot (ball ffirre. 
 
 Paul. Mufick; awake her: Strike: 
 
 ‘Tis time: defeend: be Stone no more: approach : 
 
 Strike all that looke vpon with mcruaile : Com,e : 
 lie fill your Graue vp: ftirre: nay, come away: 
 
 .Bequeath to Death yournumnc(Tej(forfrom him, 
 jDeare Life sedeemes you)youperceiue Ihe (lines: 
 
 Start not: her Aftions (hall be holy, as 
 
 You heare my Spell is lawfull: doe not fliun her, 
 
 Vntil! you fee her dyeagaine; for then 
 
 You kill her double: Nay,ptefent your Hand; 
 
 When (be was young,you woo'd her: now,in age, 
 
 I* (be become the Suitor ? 
 
 Leo. Oh (he’s warme: 
 
 If this be Magick, let it be an Art 
 
 Law* 
 
The Winters Tale. 
 
 J£1 
 
 Lawful! asTating. 
 
 Pol. She embraces him. 
 
 Cm n. She hangs about his necke, 
 ifftie petcametolife, letherfpeaketoo. 
 
 Pal, I, and make it manifeft where (he ha's Iiu’d, 
 
 Or how ftolne from the dead ? 
 
 Paul. That fhe is liumg, 
 
 Wei e it but told you,dliould be hooted st 
 -ike an old Tale : but it appeates (he juies, 
 
 Though yet (hefpeakenot. Markeallttlewhilc: 
 pleafe you to interpofe (fairs Madam) kncele, 
 
 And pray your Mothers bleflrng: turne good Lady, 
 
 Our Perdita is found. 
 
 Her. You Gods lookedowne, 
 
 And from your facred Viols poure your graces 
 V pon my daughters head :TdI me (mincowne) 
 
 Where hart thoubin preferu'd ? Where!iu'd?How found 
 Thy Fathers Court ?For thou (halt heare that l 
 Knowing by Paulina, that ihe Oracle 
 Gaue hope thou wart in being, haue preferu’d 
 My lelfe, to fee the yflue. 
 
 Paul, There’s time enough for that, 
 
 Lead they defire(vpon this pufb)to trouble 
 Your ioyes, with like Relation. Go together 
 You precious winners all: your exultation 
 
 Partake to cuery one: I (an old Turtle) 
 
 Will wing me to fome wither’d bough, and there 
 My Mate (that’s neuer to be found againe) 
 
 Lament, till 1 am loft. 
 
 Lea. O peace Vaulina : 
 
 Thou (houldft a husband take by my confent. 
 
 As I by thine a Wife. Thisis aMatcb, 
 
 And made betweene's by Vowes.Thou haft found mine. 
 
 But how, is to bequeftion’d: fori faw her 
 
 (As I thought) dead: 3nd haue (in vaine) faid many 
 
 A prayer vpon her graue. He not feeke farre 
 
 (For him, I partly know his minde) to finde thee 
 
 An honourablehusbaud. QomtCamiUo, 
 
 And take her by the hand : whofc worth,and honefty 
 Js richly noted; and heere iuftified 
 By Vs,apaite of Kings. Let's from this place. 
 
 What? lookc vpon ray Brother: both your pardons, 
 That ere I put betweeoe your holy lookes 
 My illlufpition: This your Son-in-law, 
 
 A nd Sonne vnto the King,whom heauens dire&ing 
 Is troth-plight to your daughter. Good Paulina, 
 
 Leade vs from hence, where we may leyfurely 
 Each one demand,and anfwere to his part 
 Perform’d in this wide gap of.Time, fince fitft 
 We wctc diffeuet’d: Haftily lead away. Exeunt, 
 
 The Names of the Attors. 
 
 L Ecntes , King ofSiCtlhd. 
 
 (JRfamillus,J 0 ng fnr.ee of SiClUia. 
 Camtllo. -v 
 
 Anttg onus ■ / Fours 
 
 Cleans mss ■ ( Lords »f Sicillia . 
 
 Than. ) 
 
 Hernuone , Queens to Leontes. 
 
 Perdita, Daughter to Lconte; atidHe/toionc 
 Paulina , wife to AntigonUt 
 
 Emilia, a Lady. 
 
 Polixenct, King of'Bohemia. 
 
 F lor tax'd, Prince of Bohemia. 
 
 Old Shepheard, reputed Father ofVirdita- 
 Clowne,his Sonne. 
 
 Autolicus ,a Rogue. 
 
 Archidaniue, a Lord of'Bohemia. 
 
 O ther Lords, and Gentlemen , and Servants. 
 Shepheards^ndShepbearddeffet. 
 
I 
 
 ABusTrimHf , Scoria "Trima. 
 
 Enter K,ng lohn , Queens Elinor, Pembroke, Ejfcx, and Sa¬ 
 lisbury, with the Chattylion of France- 
 
 Kmg lohn, 
 
 S Ow fay ChdtiHron, what would France with vs ? 
 
 Chat. Thus-(after greettng)fpcake$ the King 
 of Prance, 
 
 £n my behautcur to the Maiefty, 
 
 The borrowed Maiefty of Etigtandheete. 
 
 Sica. A ftrar.ge beginning rborrowed Miierty i 
 K loim. Sileaee ('good mother)hcare the Embafile. 
 Chat. Philip of Prance, in right and true bchalfe 
 Of thy deceafed brother, Gsjfreyerfotme, 
 
 Arthur P/antagtnel, laies inoif lawfou claims 
 To this fatre liand.and the Territories: 
 
 To Ireland, Poyftiers, Ahiave, Teray>u,Marne, 
 
 Defiring thee to lay slide tbefwor d 
 Which fwates vfurpingly thefeleuerall titles. 
 
 And pat the fame into yong Arlbttra hand , 
 
 Thy Nephew, and right royallS^uera'tgne. 
 
 K. John. What foi'owes if we di fallow of this ? 
 
 Chat. The prond cdntrole offlace 3iid bloudy werre. 
 
 To inforce thefe nghts.fo forcibly with-held, 
 
 K.Io. Heerehane we war for war,5k bloudfcrb.oud, 
 Controlemem for controlement; To arifwer France. 
 
 Chat. Then take, my Kings defiance from my mouth, 
 The fartheft limit of my EmbafTfc. 
 
 K. lohn. Bears mine to him,and fo depart in peace. 
 
 Be thou’as lightning in the etes of France ; 
 
 For ere thou card! report, 1 will be there: 
 
 The thunder of my Cannon Shall be heard. 
 
 So hence ibetbeu the trumpet of our wrath, 
 
 And fallen prefageofyout owne decay t 
 An honourable conduct let him haue, 
 
 Pembroke iooke too’t: farewell Chanittim ■ 
 
 Exit Chat cmd Vem. 
 
 Ele. What how my forme, haue I not euer find 
 How that ambitious Conlbance would not ceafe 
 Till the had kindled France and all the world, 
 
 Vpon the right and party of he: forme. 
 
 Thu might haue brene preuented.and made whole 
 
 With very eafle arguments of lotie» 
 
 Which now the mannage cA two kingdcirscs mult 
 With fearefiill bloudy tfrue arbitrate. - 
 
 K lohn. Out ftrongpoffcfllon, and our tight for vs. 
 F/i. Your ftrong poffefsso much rnore then your right, 
 Or elfe it must go wrong with you and me, 
 
 So much my conference whifpers in yourev.rv, 
 
 Which none but heauen. and you, and I, (bail heare. 
 
 Enter a Sheriffs. 
 
 Ejjbx. My Liege, here is ihe ftrsngefi controuetfie 
 Come from the Country to be iudg'd by you 
 That ere 1 heard : {hell 1 produce the men ? 
 
 K.Iobv. Let them approach : 
 
 Our Abbios and oui Prioriesfhall pay 
 This expeditious charge: what men are y ou 1 
 Ewer Robert Faulconkridgeand Philip. 
 
 Philip- Your faithfull fubiecgl agentleman 
 Roma in Nortbam.pt onfitre, and eiciefl fonne 
 Astuippcfe, to Robert Faulcenirtdge , 
 
 A Souldrerby the Honor-giumg-har\d 
 Oifordehort Knighted in the-field. 
 
 F John. Whatattthou? 
 
 Robert. THefonandheireto khatfame FaiJeevMdge 
 K .lohn 1 s that the elder,and art thou the Uyre? 
 
 You. came not of one mother then it feemc9. 
 
 Philip, Moftcertain of one mother.rnighty King, 
 That unwell knownc.end as 1 thmke one father; 
 
 But foT the eertaine knowledge ofthat truth, 
 
 I put you o ! re to heausn, and rc my mother; 
 
 Of that I doubt, as all men* children may. 
 
 Fit, Out on thee rude man, ^ doft (ham* thy mother, 
 And wound her honor with this diffidence. 
 
 Phil. 1 Madame ? No,l haue no reafon for it. 
 
 Thetis my brothers plea, and norieofmme, 
 
 Th? which if he can proue.apops me out, 
 
 At leaft from faire fiue hundred pound ayeere : 
 
 Heauen guard my mothers honor, an<f my Land 
 
 K.lohn. A good blunt fellow: why beingjfongtt born 
 Doth he lay claime to thme inheritance ? 
 
 Phil. I know not why,exeept to get the land i 
 But once heflanderd me with baftardy . 
 
 But where. I be as true begot or no. 
 
 That (fill 1 lay vpon my mothers head, 
 
 But that I am as well begot my Liege 
 (Faire fall the bones that tooke the paines for me) 
 Compare our faces, and be I udge yoot Telfe 
 If old Sir Robert did beget vs bolh, 
 
 Answers out father, and this fonne like him: 
 
 O old fir R obert Father, on my knee 
 I giua hoaoen thankes I was not like to thee. 
 jC/ww.Why what amad-cap hath heauen lent cs here? 
 Elm. He bail) a tricke of Cord'Ment face, 
 
 K I oh 
 
 The eccent of hi* tongue afr‘c£tefcS him: 
 Doe you not read fame tokens of my fonne 
 In the large competition ot this man ? 
 
2 l~he life and death of Kmgfohn. 
 
 K,Iohn. Mine eye hath well examined his parts, 
 
 And fiodcs them perfeft Rickard: firra fpeake, 
 
 Wha* doth moue you to claime vout brothers land. 
 
 Philip. Becaofe he hath a half~face like my fatheT : 
 
 With halfc that face would he haue all my land , 
 
 A halfe-fac'd groat, fiue hundred pound a yeere? 
 
 Rob. My gracious Licge.when that my father liu’d. 
 Your brother did imploy my father much. 
 
 Phil. Well fir, by this you cannot get my land, 
 
 Yout tale mud be how heemploy'd n>y mother. 
 
 Rob. And once difpatch'd him in an Embaffie 
 
 To Germany, there with the Emperor 
 
 To treat of high affaires couching that time : 
 
 Th'aduantagc of his lbfence tooke the King, 
 
 And in the meane time foioum'd at my fathers; 
 
 Where how he did preuaile,! fhameto fpeake: 
 
 But truth is truth .large lengths offeas and fhores 
 
 Bctwecoe my father.and my mother lay, 
 
 As 1 haue heard my father fpeake himfclfe 
 
 When this fame lufty gentleman was got: 
 
 Vpon hu death-bed he by will bequeath d 
 
 His lands tome, and tooke it on his death 
 
 That this my mothers fonne was none of his j 
 
 And if he were, he came into the world 
 
 Full foortcene weekes before the courfe of time 
 
 Then good my Licdge let me haue what is mine, 
 
 My fathers land, as was my fathers vrilL 
 
 K.Iohn. Sirra,your brother is Legitimate, 
 
 Your fathers wife did after wedlocks he are him : 
 
 And if (he did play falfe, the fault was hen , 
 
 Which fault lyes on the hazard s of all husbands 
 
 That marry wiucs: cell me.how if my brother 
 
 Who as you fay, tooke paines to get thisfonoe , 
 
 Had of your father claim'd this fonne for his, 
 
 Infooth.good friend,your father might haue kept 
 
 This Calfe, bred from his Cow from all the wotld * 
 
 Infooth he might: then if he were my brother* 
 
 My brother might not claune him, not your father 
 
 Being none of hia, refufe him : this concludes, 
 
 My mothers fonne did get your fathers heyre, 
 
 Your fathers heyre muff haue your fathers land. 
 
 Rob. Shal then my fathers Will be of no force, 
 
 To difpoffeffe that childe which is not his. 
 
 Phil. Of no mote force to dtfpofTelTc me fir, 
 
 Then was his will to get roe, as 1 think. 
 
 Eh. Whether hadft thou rather be a Fdulcoubridge , 
 And like thy brotherco enioy thy land: 
 
 Or the reputed fonne of Cordeiion , 
 
 Lord ofthy prefence.and no land befide. 
 
 Baft. Madam,and ifmy brother had my fliape 
 
 And 1 had his, fir Roberti his like him , 
 
 And if my legs were two filch riding rods. 
 
 My armcs.fuch celc-skins fluff, my face fo thin, 
 
 That in mine eare 1 dur(Vnoi fficke a rofe, 
 
 Left men fhould fay,looker where thtee farthings goes , 
 Aad to his Grape were heyre to all this land. 
 
 Would"! might neuer ftirre from off this place , 
 
 I would giue it eticry foot to haue this face: 
 
 It would not be fir nobbeiri any cafe. 
 
 Elmer. I like thee well:writ thou fodake thy fortune. 
 Bequeath thy land to him.and follow me? 
 
 I am a Souldisr,and now bound to France, 
 
 Baft, Brother,take you my land,lie cakeroy chance: 
 Yourface hath got fiue hundred pound ayeere,| 
 
 Yet fellyout face for fiue pence and’tis deere: 
 
 Madam.Ilc follow you vnto.tbe death. 
 
 EUnor. "Nay. I would haue you go before me ihirher. 
 "Baft. Our Country manner* giue our betters way. 
 KJohn. What is thy name? 
 
 Baft. Philip my Liege,fo is my name begun. 
 
 Philip, good old Sir Roberti wiuc* eldeft fonne. 
 
 K .l'ohn. From henceforth beaie his name 
 
 Whofe forme thou beateff : 
 
 Kneelc thou downe Phihp, butrffe more great, 
 
 Arife Sir Richard , and Platnagcnet. 
 
 Baft. Brother by th mothers fide, giue roe your hand , 
 My father gauc me honor,yours gaue land : 
 
 Now blefied be the houre by night or day 
 
 When 1 was got,Sir Robert was away. 
 
 Etc The very fpirit of Plantagtntt : 
 
 1 am thy grandame Rjchard, cal! me fo. 
 
 baft. Madam by chance, but not by truth,what iho; 
 Something abouralittle-from the tight, 
 
 In at the window, or elfe ore the hatch : 
 
 Who dares not ftirre by day.rouft walke by night, 
 
 And haue is haue, how euermendoc catch: 
 
 Neere ot farre off.well wonne is ftill well (hot. 
 
 And 1 am l.howere 1 was begot. 
 
 R./ohn. Cot ,Fautconbrtdpe,no'M haft thou thy deftre, 
 
 A landleffc Knight,makes thee a landed Squire i 
 
 Come Madam, and come Rjcbard, we muft fpeed 
 
 For France, for France, for it is more then need. 
 
 Baft Brother adieu, good fortune come to thet. 
 
 For thou waft gotith way ofhonefty. 
 
 Exeunt all but bnftard. 
 
 Baft- Afoot of Honor better then I 
 
 But many amany foot of Land theworfe. 
 
 Well,now can 1 make any leant a Lady, 
 
 Good den Sit /LcAwd.Godamercy fellow. 
 
 And if his name be gorge , He cal! him Peterr, 
 
 For new made honor doth forget mens names: 
 
 Tis tworefpe&iue, and too (ociable 
 
 For your conuerfion, now yourtratiellcr, 
 
 Hee and his tooth-picke atmy worfhips meffie, 
 
 And when my knightly ftomacke is fuftts'd, 
 
 Why then I lucHe my teeth, and catechize 
 
 My picked man of Countries: my deare fir. 
 
 Thus leaning on mine elbow I begin, 
 
 1 fhall befeeeh you ; that is queftion now. 
 
 And then comes anfwer like an Abfey booke: 
 Ofir.fayesanfwer.at your beft command , 
 
 Ac your employment, at yourferuteefir : 
 
 N o fir, faies queft ion, j fweet fir at yours, 
 
 And fo ere anfwer knowes what queftion would, 
 
 Sauing in Dialogue of Complement, 
 
 And talking of tne Alpes and Appenmes, 
 
 ThePerermean and tneriuer Poe, 
 
 It drawer toward fupper in rondufion fo. 
 
 But this is worfhipfull fociecy, 
 
 And fits the mounting fpirit like my fclfet 
 
 For he is but a baftard to the time 
 
 That doth not fmoake of obferuation. 
 
 And fo am I whether I fmacke or no ; 
 
 And not alone in habit and deuice, 
 
 Enterinr forme, outward accoutrement; 
 
 But from the inward motion to deliuer 
 
 Sweet, fweet, fweet poyfon for the ages tooth. 
 
 Which though I will noc pradiice to dteeiue, 
 
 Yercoauoid deceit 1 meane coleamcj 
 
 For itfhall ftrew the footfteps of my rifing: 
 
 But who comes In luch hade in riding robes? 
 
 Whac 
 
Tk life anddeath ofKjngfobn. 
 
 
 What woman port is this ? hath (he no husband 
 
 That will take psines to blow a home beforelher? 
 
 O me, 'cis my mother : how now good Lady, 
 
 What brings you heere to Court fo hazily ? 
 
 Enter Lady Titulcotxbridgecmd lames Curtsey. 
 
 Lady. Where is that Qaue thy brothet ? where is he ? 
 That holds in chafe mice honour vp and downe. 
 
 Haft. My brother Robert i old Sir Roberts fonne: 
 Colbrand the Gyant.that fame mighty man, 
 
 Is it Sir Roberts fonne that you feeke fo? 
 
 Lady, sir Roberts fonne,! thou vnreuereno boy, 
 
 Sit Roberts fonne ? why fcorn’ft thou at (it Rebert ? 
 
 He is Sir Roberts fonne, andfo art thou. 
 
 Baft. lames Gowrwe.wilt thou giuc'vs leaue a while? 
 Gotcr. Good leaue good Philip. 
 
 Baft. Pbthp. fparrow, lames. 
 
 There's toyes abroad,anon lie tell thee more. 
 
 Exit lames. 
 
 Madam, I was not old Sir Roberts fonne, 
 
 Sir Robert might haoe eat his part in me 
 Vpon good Friday,and nere broke his faft: 
 
 Sit Robert could doe well, matrie to coofeffe 
 Could get me (it Robert could not doe it; 
 
 We know his handy-workc, therefore good mother 
 To whom am I beholding for chefe limmes ? 
 
 Sir Robert neuer holpe to make this legge. 
 
 Lady. Haft thou confpired with thy brother too, 
 
 That for thine owne gaine fhouldft defend mine honor ? 
 What meanes this fcorne, thou moft vntoward kosue ? 
 
 Baft. Knight.knightgood mothcr,Bafilifco-like: 
 What, 1 am dub'd, 1 haueit on my (boulder: 
 
 But mother, ! am not Sir Roberts fontie, 
 
 I haue declaim'd Sir Robert* nd my land, 
 
 Legitimation, name, and all Is gone; 
 
 Then good my mother, let me know roy father. 
 
 Some proper man I hope, who was it mother? 
 
 Lady. Haft thou denied ihy frlfe a Favdconbridge } 
 
 Baft. As faithfully as I denie the deuill. 
 
 Lady. King RichardCordelton was thy father. 
 
 By long and vehement fait I was feduc’d 
 To make roome for him in my husbands bed: 
 
 Heauen lay not my rrsnsgrefhon to my charge, 
 
 That an the ifluc of my oeere offence 
 Which was fo ftrongly vrg'd paft my defence. 
 
 - Haft. Now by this light were I to get againe . 
 
 Madam 1 would not with a beftet father» 
 
 Some finnes doe beare their priuiledge on earth, 
 
 And fodoth yours: your fault,w3s not your follie, 
 Needs muftyou lay your heart at his difpofe, 
 
 Subie&cd tribute to commanding loue, 
 
 Againft whofe furieand ynmatched force. 
 
 The swleffe Lion could not wage the fight, 
 
 Nor kcepe his Princely heart from Richards hand: 
 
 He that perforce robs Lions of their beans, 
 
 May eanty wmne a womans: aye my mother, 
 
 With all my heart I thauke thee for my frrher: 
 
 Who Hues and dares but fay, thou didfi not well 
 When I was got. He fend his foule to hell. 
 
 Come Lady I wifi (hew thee to my kinne. 
 
 And they (hall fay, when Richard me begot. 
 
 If thou hsdft fayd him nay, it had beene finne; 
 
 Who fayes it was, he lyes,I fay ewasnot. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Scana Sc cum! a. 
 
 Enter before tAngtert, Philip King cf Trance t Lm‘is fDauL 
 phirs, AuShrla, Cmftance. Arthur. 
 
 Lewis. Before Angiert. well met braise AuftrUt, 
 Arthur that great fore-runner of thy blond, 
 
 Richard that rob’d the Lion of his heart, 
 
 And fought the holy Warres in Palsfihse, 
 
 By this braue Duke came early to his graeje: 
 
 And for amends to his pofteritie, 
 
 At our importance hether is he come, 
 o fpread his colours boy,in thy behalfe, 
 
 And to rebuke the vfurpation 
 Of thy vnnatnrail Vncle, Englifi \lohr>, 
 embrace him, loue him, giue him welcome hether. 
 
 Arth. God fhall forgiue you Cordclions death 
 The rather, that you giuc his off-fpring life, 
 
 Shadowing their right vnder your wings of wastes 
 giuc you welcome with a powcrleffe hand. 
 
 But with a heart full of vnftained loue. 
 
 Welcome before the gates of Algiers Duke. 
 
 Lewis. A noble boy,who would not doe thee tight? 
 Attft. Vponthycbeeke lay I this zelous kiffc, 
 
 As feale to this indenture of my loue: 
 
 That to my home I will no more returns 
 Till Angitrs i assd the right thou haft in France, 
 
 Together with that p 2 le, that white-fac’dftcre, 
 
 Whofe foot fpUrnes backe the Oceans roaring tides, 
 
 And coopes from other lands her Handers, 
 
 Suen till that England hedg’d in with the raalfi?. 
 
 That Water-walled Bulwatke, ftill fectsre 
 And confident from forreiiiepurpofes, 
 
 Euen till that vtmoft corner of the Weft 
 Salute theefor her King, till then faireboy 
 Will I not tbinke ofhome,but follow Armc-s. 
 
 Conft. O take his mothers thanks, a widdows thanks, 
 Till your ftrong hand fhall helpe to giue him ftrength, 
 To make a more requitail to your loue, 
 
 A aft. T he peace of heauen is theirs y lift their fwords 
 In luch a inft and charitable warre. 
 
 Ktng. Well.then to worke our Cannon fhallbc bear 
 Againft the browes ofthis refifting towp.c. 
 
 Call for our cheefeft men of difeipline , 
 
 To cull the plots ofbeft aduantages: 
 
 Wee’ll lay before this towne our Royal bones, 
 
 Wade to the market-place in French* mens blcud, 
 
 But we will make it (ubie& to this boy. 
 
 Con. Stay for an anfwer to your Embaffie, 
 
 Left vnaduis’d you ftajne your fwords with bloud. 
 
 My Lord Chattilion may from England bring 
 That right in peaee which heere we vtge in wstre , 
 
 And then we (hall repent each drop ofbloud, 
 
 That hot raft hafts (p.indire&ly ftedde. 
 
 Enter Chattilion. 
 
 King- A wondeT Lady.lo vpon thy wift 
 Our Meffen'ger Chattilion is srrin’d, 
 
 What England faies, fay breefely gentle Lord, 
 
 We coldly paufe for thee, Chat'dim fpeake, 
 
 Qsat. Then tume your forces from this paltrjf hege» 
 And ftirre them vp againft a mightier taske: r 
 England impatient of your iuft demands. 
 
 Hath put himfelfe in Arrr.es, the aduerfe windes 
 
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 4 - he life and death of KJn£ fohn. 
 
 Whofekifure i haueftaid. haue giuen him tune 
 
 To land his Legions al! as foone as I: 
 
 His marches are expedient to this towne, 
 
 His fortes fh'ong,his Souldieks confident: 
 
 With him along is come the Mother Queene, 
 
 An Ace Sirring him se bloud sod ftrife, 
 
 With her her Neece, the Lady Blanch of Spaine, 
 
 With them a Baftard of the Kings deceaft, 
 
 And all th'vnfetlcd humors of the Land, 
 Raflijinconfiderate,fiery voluntaries, 
 
 With Ladies faces,and fierce Dragons fpleenes, 
 
 Haue fold their fortunes at their naciut homes ,* 
 
 Bearing their birth-rights proudly on their backs. 
 
 To make a hazard of new fortunes heere 
 
 Inbriefe, abraucrchoyfeofdauntleffe fpirits 
 
 Then now the Enghfr bortomes hsue waft o re. 
 
 Did neuer floce vpon the fweliing tide, 
 
 To doe offence and fcsthe in Chriftendome; 
 
 The interruption of their churlilh drums 
 
 Cuts off more dreumftgr.ee, they are at hand, 
 
 Drumbeats. 
 
 To paclse or to fight, therefore prepare. 
 
 Kin. How much vnlook'd for, is this ejtpedision. 
 
 Aufl By how much vnexpc&ed, by fo much 
 
 We tnufV awake iodeuor for defence, 
 
 For courage mounteth with occafion, 
 
 Let them be welcome then,we are prepar'd. 
 
 Laser K. of England, Bafrard, Quecne, 'Blanch, Pembreke, 
 and others, 
 
 K.lohn, Peace be to Prance: If France in peace permit 
 Our iuft and lineal! entrance to our owns; 
 
 If not, bleede France^ and peace afeend toheasen. 
 
 Whiles we Gods wrathful! agent doe ccrreS 
 
 Their proud contempt that beats his peace to heatsen. 
 
 Fran, peace be to England, if that warre resume 
 
 From France to England, there to Hue in peace: 
 
 England weloue, and for that Englands fake, 
 
 Wjth burden of our at mor heere we fweat: 
 
 This toyie of ours ftioulu be a workc of thine; 
 
 But thou from lotting England art fo farre, 
 
 That thou haft voder-wrought his lawful] King, 
 
 Cutoff thefequenee of pollerky, 
 
 Out-faced Infant Stars, and done 3 rape 
 
 V pen the maiden mssie of the Crowne: 
 
 Looke beer© vpcs thy brother Qtffreyes face, 
 
 Thde eyes, thefe browes, were moulded out of his j 
 
 This iittte abftracfc dotheorstajne that iarge , 
 
 Which died in Geffrey uad the band of time, 
 
 She!! draw this breefe inro as huge a volume: 
 
 That Geffrey was thy eider brother borne, 
 
 And this hi* forme, frngland was Qeffr-tys right, 
 
 And this is Geffrtjrt in the name of God; 
 
 How comes it then that thou art call’d a King , 
 
 When Hiring blood doth in thefe temple* beat 
 
 Which owe the crowne, that thouore-msftercft ? 
 
 K.lohn. From whom haft thoa thi* great eotamiffion 
 
 T 0 draw my anfwer from thy Articles ? {France 
 
 Fra. Frd that fupernal lodge that ftirs good thoughts 
 
 In any beaftofftrong suthoritie, 
 
 To looke into the biots and (bines ©f right, 
 
 That Judge hath made me guardian to this bay 
 
 Vnder whofe warrant ! impeach thy wrong, 
 
 And by whole helpe I meane r® chaftifeit. 
 
 1 
 
 K. lekn. Alack thou doft vfurpe authorise. 
 
 Fran. Excufcitis to beat vfurping downe. 
 
 Queen. Who is it thou doft call vfurpet France} 
 
 Cenft, Let me make anfwer: thy vfurpingfonne. 
 
 grtws.Out infolent.thy baftard (hall be King, 
 
 That thou maift be a Queen, and checkc the world. 
 
 Ce». My bed was euer to thy fonne as true 
 
 As thine was to thy husband, and this boy 
 
 Liker in feature to his father Geffrey 
 
 Then thou and John, in manners being as like, 
 
 As raine to water, or deuill to his damme; 
 
 My boy a baftard f by my foule J thinke 
 
 His father neuer was fo true begot, 
 
 It cannot be,and if thou v.crt his mother. (-iher 
 
 Queen. I here* s good mother boy,thar blots thy fa- 
 Confr. There's a good grsndame boy 
 
 That woui'4b!ot thee. 
 
 Aufl, Peace. 
 r Bafl. H?are theCryer. 
 
 Aufl. What the dentil art thou? 
 
 Bafr, One that wi! play the deuil] fir with you. 
 
 And a may catch your hide and you alone: 
 
 V ou are th .? Hare of whom the Proucrb goes 
 
 Wbofe valour plucks dead Lyons by the beard ; 
 
 He fmoake yeur skin-coat and I catch you right, 
 
 Sirra looke too’c,yfaith I will, yfaith. 
 
 'Blan, O well did he become that L yons robe. 
 
 That did difrobe the Lion of that robe. 
 
 Bafr. It lies as Tightly on the backe of him. 
 
 As great Abides (hooes vpon an Afle: 
 
 But Afts, lie take that burthen from your batke. 
 
 Or lay on that (hail make your (houlders cracke. 
 
 A aft. What cracKer is this fame that deafes out earn 
 With this abundcnce of fuperfluous breath } 
 
 King Lewis, determine what we fhall doeftrait. 
 
 Lew. Women & fooles, break? off your conference. 
 King lohn, this is the very fumme of a!] : 
 
 England and Ireland. Angiers,Toraine, Maine, 
 
 In right of Arthur doe f claim? of thee . 
 
 Wilt thou refigne ihem.and lay downe thy Arroes } 
 lobn. My life as foone : I doe defie thee France , 
 
 Arthur of Srtteine, yeeld thee to my hand. 
 
 And out of my deere loue lie giue thee more. 
 
 Then ere the coward hand 0 f France can win \ 
 
 Submit thee boy. 
 
 Queen. Come to chy grandamc child. 
 
 Conf. Doe chiide.goe to yt gtandame childe , 
 
 Giue grandsme kingdom?, and it grandame will 
 
 Giue yt a plum,a cherry, and afigge. 
 
 There's a good grandame. 
 
 Arthur, Good my mother peace, 
 
 I would that I were low laid in my graue, 
 
 I am not worth this coyle that's made for me. (weepes. 
 Qu, Ado. His mother (Larues him fo , poote boy hee 
 Con. Mow fhsme vpon you where (he does or no, 
 Hisgrandames wrongs.and nor his mothers fhames 
 Drawes thofe beauen-mouingpearles fro his poor eies. 
 Which heauen (hail take in nature of a fee: 
 
 I, with thefe Chriftal! beads heauen (hall be brib'd 
 
 1 0 doe him Iuftice,and reuenge on you. 
 
 Qu, Thoa monftrous fisnoerer of heauen and earth. 
 
 Gen. Thoa monftrous Iniurer of heauen and earth. 
 
 Call not mefiafsderetjthou and thine vfurpe 
 
 The Dominations,Royal ties, and rights 
 
 Of this ©pprefied boy ; this is thy eldeft fonne. fonne . 
 Infertunatein nothing but id thee 1 
 
 nd 
 
‘jhy fin ties are vifised in this poors c-hiJde, 
 
 The Canon of the Law is iaide c o him, 
 
 Being but the feoond generation 
 Renuwed from thy finne-conceiuing wombs, 
 lob,. Bedlam haue done. 
 
 Con. I haue but this to fay. 
 
 That he is not onely plagued for her fin, 
 
 But God hath made her finne and her, the plague 
 Or. this rcmoued sffue, plagued for her. 
 
 And with her plague her finne: his injury 
 Her tniurie the Beadle to her finne, 
 
 Ali pumfh’d in the perfon of this childe. 
 
 And ali tor her, a plague vpon her. 
 
 Que. The>u vnaduifed (cold, l ran produce 
 A Will, that barres the title of thy fonne. 
 
 Con. 1 who doubts that, a Will ;a wicked will, 
 
 A womans will, a cankred Gran darns will. 
 
 Fra. Peace Lady, paufe, or be more temperate, 
 Itillbefeetnes this prefence to cry ayme 
 Tothcfetll tuned repetitions: 
 
 Some Trumpet fisromon hither to the walks 
 Thefcmenof Ang»ers,let vs hearethemfpeake, 
 
 V/hofe title they admit, Arthur] or lohm 
 
 Trumpet found] . 
 
 Enter a Citiz.cn vpen the mallei ■ 
 
 C«r, Who is it that hath warn'd vs to the walks? 
 fra- Tis Prance, for England. 
 
 John. England for it felfe. 
 
 You men of Anglers, and my louing fubiefh. 
 
 fra. You louing men of Angiers, Arthurt fubiedts, 
 Our Trumpet caird you to this gentle park. 
 
 lohn. For our aduantage, therefore heare vs hi It. 
 Thdefiagges of France that are aduanccd heerc 
 Before the eye and profpeft or your Towns, 
 
 Haue hither march'd ro your endamagement 
 The Canons haue their bowels ful] c. wrath, 
 
 And ready mourned are they to fpit forth 
 Their Iron indignation ’gainft your walks i 
 All preparation for a bloody hedge 
 And meretles proceeding, by thefe French, 
 
 Comfort yours Citties eies, your winking gates : 
 
 And but for our approch,tnoie lieeping Hones, * 
 Thatasawafte doth girdieycuabout 
 By the cempuifion of their Ordinance, 
 
 By this time from their fixed beds ot urns 
 Had bin difhabited, and wide hauocke made 
 For bloody power to ruth vppon ycur peace 
 gut on the fight of v s your lawful! King, 
 
 Who painefully with much expedient march 
 Haue brought a ccunter-checke before your gates, 
 
 To faue vnfcracch’d your Cittiss threatned cheekes: 
 Behold the French amaz’d vcuchfsfe a park, 
 
 And now infteed of bulletts wrapt in fire 
 To make a fhaking feuer in your walks, 
 
 They fhoote but calme words, folded vp in fmoake, 
 
 To make a fatthleffe errout in your cares. 
 
 Which truft accordingly kiadeCittizens, 
 
 And let vs in. Yout King, whofe labour d Spirits 
 Fore-wearied in this adfion effw.fr fpeede, 
 
 Craues harbourage within your Cine walks. 
 
 France. When i haue fatrk, make anfwer to vs both- 
 Loe in this tight hand, whofe protection 
 is rooft diuinely vow’d vpon the tight 
 Ofhitn it holds, ftandsyong flantagenet , 
 
 Sonne to tbe elder brother of this man. 
 
 And SCjng ore him, and all that he enioyes; 
 
 For this downe-troden equity, we tread 
 In warlike march, thefe green.es before your Town:, 
 Being no further enemy to you 
 Then the conftraint ofhofpitable zeale. 
 
 In the releefeof this oppre&d childe, 
 
 Religioufly prouokes. Be plcafcd rhen 
 To pay that dutie which you truly owe, 
 
 To him that owes it, namely, this yong Prince, 
 
 And then our Amies, like to a muzled Bcate, 
 
 Saue in afpeft, hath ail offence Seal'd vp : 
 
 Our Cannons malice vainly fhali be fpent 
 Againft th'involuerable clouds of heauen. 
 
 And with a bleffed and vn-vext retyte. 
 
 With vnhack’d (words, and Helmets all vnbruis’d, 
 
 We will beare home that Iisffie blood againe, 
 
 Which heere we came tofpout againfl your Town?, 
 
 And leaue your children, wiues, and you in peace 
 But if you fondly psffe our proffer’d offer, 
 
 Tis not the rounder of your old-facd wallet. 
 
 Can hide you from our meffengers of Warrt, 
 
 Though all thefe Englifh, and their difripline 
 Weie harbour’d in their rude circumference ; 
 
 Then tell vs. Shall yout Citie call vs Lord, 
 
 In that behalfe which we haue challeng'd it? 
 
 Ot (ball we gioe the fignall to our rage. 
 
 And ftalke in blood to our poffdfion ? 
 
 Ot. i n breefe, we are the King of Englands fubiefts 
 For him, and in his right, we hold this Towne, 
 
 John. Acknowledge then the King, and let me in. 
 
 Cit. That can vve nee : but he that proucs the King 
 To him will wt prone loyail, till that time 
 Haue we rarnnn’d vp our gates againft ths world. 
 
 lohn. Doth not the Ctowne of England, prooue the 
 King i 
 
 And if no: that, I bring you Witness 
 Twicefifteene theufand hearts of England* breed 
 Baft. BaHsrds and elfe. 
 lohn. To vetifieeur title with their lines, 
 f mn. As many ant^as well-borne bloods as thefe, 
 Hof, Some Baftards too. 
 
 Fran. Scandinhis face to contradict hisclaime. 
 
 Cit. Till you compound whofe tight is worthiefi, 
 We for the worchieS hold tbe right from both. 
 
 John. Then God forgiue the finne of ail thefe foules. 
 That to their euerlaSing refidence. 
 
 Before the dew ofeuening fall, (ball fieete 
 In dreadful! trial! of our kingdornes FC mg. 
 
 Fran. Amen, Amen, mount Chcualiers to Atrnes. 
 "Baft. Saint George that fwindg d tbe Dragon, 
 
 And ere fince fit's cn’shorfebacke at mine HoRcffe dote 
 Teach vs fotne fence. Simh, were I s: home 
 At your den firrah, with your Lionneffe, 
 
 1 would fet an Oxe-head to your Lyons hide.- 
 And make s tnonSer ©f you. 
 
 Aaft. Peace, no mors. 
 
 "Baft. O tremble.' for you heart the Lyon rore, 
 lob. Vp higher to the piaine, where we'l fet forth 
 In beft appointment all our Regiments. 
 
 Baft. Speed then to take aduantage of the field. 
 
 Fra. It Audi be fo, and at the other hill 
 Command the reft to Sand. God and our right. Exeunt 
 Heere after excurfttmt, Enter she Herald of France 
 with Trumpet t to the gates. 
 
 F. Her. You men of Angiers open wideyct.tr gazes, 
 And let yong Arthur Duke of Britsioe in, 
 
 A a? V/h - 
 
6 
 
 The life end dmh ofK x mg folm . 
 
 Fra. SftEkeQtlzens for England,whofevour t:in® 
 B*. The king of England,whenwe know the k if’. 
 Fra, Knowhsminvs, thatbeersholdvp hisfeht. 5 
 
 lohn. In Vj.thas are our ©wf*€ great Depuric ° 
 
 And beare poffelfien of our Pcifon heerc, * 
 
 Lord of ©ur prefence Angier$,.snd ofyeu, 
 frtu A greater powre then We dentes all this 
 And till it be vndoubted,we da lecke 
 Our former fcruple in our ftrongfearr'd gate*: 
 
 Kings of our feare, vnrill our feares refoio’d 
 Be by feme ceruine king,purg’d and depos'd. 
 
 beauen, chef* fcroyles of Aneiers flout you 
 And fund fecurely on their bascetoients, {kings. 
 As irta Theater, whence they gape and point 6 
 
 At your snduftnous Scenes snda&s of death, 
 s out Royal! prefences be mi d by mee. 
 
 Do like the Marines oflemfslem, 
 
 Befriends s-while, and both eonioymiy bend 
 YourfKsrpefl Deeds of malice on thisTowne. 
 
 % Eaft and Weft 1« fence and England mount. 
 
 Their biet ering Canon charged to the meushes, 
 Tilllheir foule-fesriBg clamours Haas braul’d teymt 
 i he fiiptit rib bet of rhjs contemptuous Citie 
 1'de play inceffently vpon thmi ades, 
 
 Euen till vnSmced defolanan 
 
 Le sue them ainaked as the vvlgw m : 
 
 That done, diffeueryour vnitgd llrengthj. 
 
 And pan yeur mingled colours once s^airfe. 
 
 1 orne face to face, snd bloody point to point: 
 
 Then in a moment Fortune 0s*ll cull forth 
 Otat sfone fide her happy Minion, 
 
 1 .3 vyhsfs* lr» feuaiif (ht fhail gz*ic ihf dsy 9 
 
 him v*??h a glo?ictu* victory: 
 
 Hsw like you this wild? couitft II mighty States, 
 Snvaekes it net Ismrthing of the policie. 
 
 fa'tn. New by the sky that hangjoboiiemir heads 
 \ like it well. France, fh*!l vie knit our powres. 
 
 And lay this Ang.ers euen with the ground. 
 
 Thee; after fight who fos!! b-e king of it > 
 
 And if thou haft the mettle of a king, 
 
 Being wrong’d as we are by th.s pemfh Town*: 
 
 T«rsse thou the mouth of thy Artiilerie. 
 
 As.wo will ours, agsinfl thefofavveie vealles, 
 
 And when that we na«e dalh’d them t.o the ground 
 Wlty then defie each other, and pell-mell. 
 
 Malic workevpon eurfelues/orheauentt.-hell. 
 fra. Let it be fo: fay, where will wou aiTault ? 
 
 /tU \ We ftom the Weft will fend dr.ftru<ftien 
 Ir,?o this Cities bofome. 
 
 I from the North 
 
 fra. Our Thunder from the South, 
 
 Shsi! r sine their drift of bullets on this Towns. 
 
 . Oprudent difcipline ! From North toSauth; 
 Aufbiaanc firance fheot tn each others mouth, 
 llaflirrc them to it: Come, sway, awsv, 
 
 . ^ SfeV3 E reat kings, vouchsafe awhile to flay 
 Ana i fnali Jhcw you peace, and faire-fac'd lcag'»e • 
 
 Win you this Citie without ftroke, or wound, 
 Rsfcuethcfe breathing Iwes to dye in beds, 
 
 Heerc coins facrifiee* for the field. 
 
 Perfsysr net, but beare rr,e mighty kings. 
 
 Mo. Speak? on with fauour,we are bent to hesre. 
 H*6. That daughter there of Spaine.tbe Lady Btanzh 
 Is neere to loexe vpan theyeerej 
 
 Ot leeti chs Dolphin, and that louely maid, 
 ifcii^loue (hoaW go In qneft af bejytie, 
 
 Where 
 
 Who by the hand of France, this day hath made 
 
 Mitch warke fet teates in many an Englifh mother, 
 Whefe (onr.es lye fesmred on the bleeding ground i 
 Many a widdoweshusband s?«us!iftglies. 
 
 Coldly embracing the dKcekured earth. 
 
 And vififorle with little Ioffe doth play 
 Ypoa the dancing banners of the French, 
 who are at hand triumphantly displayed 
 To enter Conquerors, and to proclaims 
 Arthur ef Britainc, EngUrsds King, and yours. 
 
 Enter Snglifb Herald mtts Trumpet. 
 
 E.Her Reioyce you men of Angiera^ing your beU, 
 King lohn, your king and England*, doth approach, 
 Commander of this hot malicious day, 
 
 Thsit Armours :im march’d hence fo flyer bright, 
 Hither returns all g;h with Frenchmens blood • 
 
 There ftocke no plume in any Englilh Creft, 
 
 That is rameusd by aftaffe of France. 
 
 Ou: colours do return? in thefe fame hands 
 Thai aid dtfpky them when we fuft marcht fotth 
 And like a tally troop? ofHonrfmen come 
 Our liiftis English, all with purpled hands, 
 
 Didc in the dying {laughter of their foes, 
 
 Open your gates, and giue the Vigors way 
 /?«£«rr.Ker*lds, from off our towres we might behold 
 Preim f.rfl to laft, the or., fet and retyre • 
 
 Of both your Armies, whefe equality 
 By our feeft eyes cannot be cenfured: (bio wes. 
 
 Elood hath bought blood, and bloweshaise anfwerd 
 Strength raaschs v-^ith flrength, and power confronted 
 power, 
 
 Seth are alnt^and both alike we like. 
 
 One muft prone greateft. While they wei gh fo euen. 
 We bald our Towns for neither: yet for both. 
 
 Enter the StPis Ktngr with shetr pouters, 
 at feueraSdaeret. 
 
 Mo. France, hail thou yet more blood to call away? 
 Say, fhall the currant of out right rome on, 
 
 Whofe paffiqe vert with thy impediment,* 
 
 Shall kaise his nasiue channel!, and ore-ftvel) 
 wish courfe dift«rb’d euen thy confining fhores, 
 
 Vstleffo thou let his filuer Water, keepe 
 A peacefull progrsffe to the Ocean. 
 
 Fra. England thou haft not fau'd one drop of blood 
 lathis hot trial 1 mote then we ef France, 
 
 Rather loft more. And by this hand I fwess-e 
 That fwayes the earth this Climate ©aer-icckes, 
 
 Eefore we will lay downe our iuft-bome Arraes, 
 
 Wee l put thse dowise, gainft whom thefe Armas wee 
 Or adde a rcyali fiumber to the dead : (beare. 
 
 Gracing the forauk that tels of this warm Ioffe, 
 
 With uaughter coupled to the name cfkmgs. 
 
 Baft. Hs Maiefty : how high thy glory Tswres, 
 
 When the rich blood af kings is fet on fife: 
 
 Oh now doth death line his dead chaos with ftecle, 
 
 1 be fwords of fouldiers are his teeth, his phawjs. 
 
 And now he feafts, msufing the fkfn of men 
 In vndetermire’d differejices of kings. 
 
 Why (land thefe rayslifsonts imaied thus: 
 
 Cry hauockc kings,feacke to the {famed field 
 Y ou equal! Potents,fierie kindled fpirit*, 
 
 Then let confufion afonepart confirm 
 The other* peace: till then, bi-awes, blood, and death. 
 M«. Whofe pasty do the Tovrnefmen yet admit? 
 
The life and death of Kjngfohn. 7 
 
 Where fhauld he finde It fairer, then sn "Blanch : 
 
 Ifzeslous loue fnouid go ifi fearch efvettue. 
 
 Where (houldhefindcit purer iV.en'uiWar.cbZ 
 Iflouestnbkieus, fought a march of birth, 
 
 Whofe vetoes bound richer blood then Lady Blanche 
 
 Such s* <ha is. sn beaurie, vertus, birth, 
 
 1$ the yor.g Dolphin euery way compleat, 
 
 I foot ceropteas of, fay be is not fhee. 
 
 And fiseagaSne wants nothing, to name W3nt, 
 
 Ifwant it bsnot, that fire is not hee: 
 
 He is the hrlfe part cf a bieffed man. 
 
 Left tebefinilbedby fuch ai fhee, 
 
 And (heafairediuSded cKeeUcnce, 
 
 Whole fulneffe ofpetfe&ion lyes in hint. 
 
 O tsvo fuch fiiuet currents when they ioyne 
 
 Do giorlfie the banket that bound them in: 
 
 And two fuch Shores, to two fuch ftteasnes made one, 
 
 Two fuch controlling bounds Shall you be, Kings, 
 
 To thefe two Princes, if you mzrrie them: 
 
 This Vnlonlhalt do more then baucrie can 
 
 To our fad do fed gates: for at this match, 
 
 With fwifter fpleene then powder can enforce 
 
 Thensouth ef pafiage fhali we titng wide ope. 
 
 And give you entrance: but without this match. 
 
 The fe 3 enraged is not half* fo deafe, 
 
 Lyons more confident, Mountings and rocke j 
 
 Mote free from morion, no not death himfelfe 
 
 In mortal! fisrie balfe fo paremptorie. 
 
 As we to keeps this Citie. 
 
 Baft. Bseresaftay, 
 
 That (hakes the rotten carkaffe of old death 
 
 Out cfhis ragees. Here's a large mouth indeede, 
 
 Thai fpits forth death, and mountaines.rockes, and feas, 
 Talkes as familiarly cf roaring Lyons, 
 
 As maids ofshirtecne do cfpuppi-doggfi. 
 
 What Cannanetrebegot this luftie blood. 
 
 He fpeakes plaine Casinos fire, and fmoake, and bounce, 
 
 Re glues thebaftin 2 d© with his tongue: 
 
 Our cares are cudgei'd, not a word ©f his 
 
 But buffets better then a fid of France? 
 
 Zounds, 1 waineuer fobethutr.pt with words. 
 
 Since l fit ft cal’d my brothers father D3d. 
 
 OldQu. Son,!:it tc this conismclipn^nake this match 
 Giue with our Neece a dewrie large enough, 
 
 For by this knot, theu (halt fo furely ty« 
 
 Thy now vnfur d afiurance to the Crowne, 
 
 That yon greene boy fhsii haue no Sanne to ripe 
 
 The blcome that protnifeth a mi gbtie fhiite 
 i fee a yeeldsng ia the looker of France s 
 
 Markehow they whifper, vrge them while their foules 
 
 Are eapesble of this ambition. 
 
 Lead zeals now melted by the wistdie breath 
 
 Offoft petition*, pstsie ana remorfe, 
 
 Ccole snd ccr.ggalssgaine to what itwas. 
 
 Hah. Why anfwer not the double Maieflies, 
 
 This friendly sreatie of our threaded Tewne. 
 
 fra. Speake England firft,that hath bin forward firft 
 To speaks vnt© this Cittis: what fay you ? 
 
 fdm.lt that the Dolphin there thy Princely fonne, 
 
 Can in this books of bcausie read.I Soue s 
 
 Her Dowtle (hall weigh equal! wtthaQueene: 
 
 For Angiers, and fairs Tcratne Aida?* PoyRicrt, 
 
 A nd aii that we vpon this fide the Sea, 
 
 (B^cept this Cittie now by vs befiedg'd) 
 pinde liable to our Crowne and Digmtie, 
 
 Shall gild her bridall bed and make her rich 
 
 In titles,honors, and promotions, 
 
 As fire in beautie, education,b!ood. 
 
 Holder band with any Princeffeefthe World. 
 
 fra. What fii’ft thou boy f looks in the Ladies face. 
 Dal. I do my Lord, and in her eie I find 
 
 A wonder, cr a wondrous miracle, 
 
 The fit ado w of my felfo form’d in her eye, 
 
 Wfsich being but the fhsdow of your fonne. 
 
 Becomes a fonne and makes your fonne a (hadow j 
 
 1 do proteft I neuer lots’d my felfe 
 
 Till ncw.infised I beheld my feife. 
 
 Drawn? in tbs Battering sable of her eie. 
 
 Whifper; toith Blanch. 
 
 Baft. Drawne in the flattering table of her eie, 
 
 Rang’d in the frowning wrinkle of her brow. 
 
 And quarter’d in her heart, hee doth efpie 
 
 Himfelfe losses tray tor, this is pittie now ;J 
 
 That bang'd, and drawee, snd quarter'd there fhould b« 
 
 In fuch aicue.fo vile 3 Lout as he, 
 
 Blaa. My vnckles will in this refpedl is mine. 
 
 If he fee ought in you that makes him like. 
 
 That any thing he fee’s which rogues his liking, 
 
 I can with eafe translate it to my will : 
 
 Or if you will, t© fpeake oiorepraperiy, 
 
 I will enforce it eaflie tomy loue. 
 
 Further I will nos flatter you, my Lord 
 
 That all I fee in you is worthie Soue, 
 
 Then this, that nothing do 1 fee in you. 
 
 Though churltlh thoughts tbemfcloes (hculd bee you: 
 ludge. 
 
 That I can finds, (hould merit any hate. 
 
 lobn. What fate thefe yong«ones ? What fay you ray 
 Neecc ? 
 
 Blan, That fne is bound in hone? Bill to do 
 
 What you in wtfedeme Bill vouchfafc to fay. 
 
 lehn. Speakc then Prince Dolphin, can you loue this 
 Ladle ? 
 
 Del. Hay asks me if I can refraine from loue. 
 
 For I doe loue her rooft vnfainedly. 
 
 lehr.. Then da I giue Vohjuefen t Tereine t Maine t 
 PafBiert, and Attune, thefe Sue Proutnces 
 
 With her to thee 9 and this addition more. 
 
 Full thirty thoufandMarkssof Bngiifh coyne. 
 
 Phillip of France, if thou be plsaf'd withal!. 
 
 Command thy fonne and daughter to icyne hands* 
 
 Fra. It likes vs well young Princes: clefs your hands 
 shift. And your lippes too, for I am well affur'd. 
 
 That 1 did fo when I was firft affur’d. 
 
 Fra. Now Cirtizsns of Angires ope your gates. 
 
 Let in that aroitis which you haue made. 
 
 For at Saint Maries Chappell prefenriy, . 
 
 The rights of marriage ihalSbe folemniz’d* 
 
 Is not the Ladle Canftanct in this trooped 
 
 I know (be is not for this match made vp. 
 
 Her prefencs would bane interrupted much. 
 
 Where is (he ar.d her fonne, tell me, whs knowes ? 
 
 DeL She is fad and pafsionate as year highnes Tent. 
 Fra. And by my fai th, this league that we haue made 
 Will grue her fadnefie very little cure t 
 
 Brother ofEns!and,how may we content 
 
 This widdow Lady ? fn her tight we came, 
 
 Vv’hich we God knowes, h3U* turn d another way. 
 
 To our owns vantage. 
 
 John. Wewiiihealevp all. 
 
 For wee^t create ycng^srrbwr Dake«f Brhatne 
 
 And Earle cfRichmond, and this rich falreTowne 
 
 We 
 
o ¥he life and death of Kjtig John. 
 
 We make Kim Lord of. Call the Lady CanjlatKe , 
 
 Some fpeedy Meffeoger bid her repaire 
 To oor folenmity: I truft wcfhali, 
 
 (Tfnoc fill vp the meafure ofher will) 
 
 Yet in fome meafure fetisfie her fo. 
 
 That we fhall (lop her exclamation. 
 
 Go we as well as baft will fuffer»s, 
 
 To this vnlook'd for voprepared pompe. Exams . 
 
 Bajl. Mad world, mad kings,mad ccmpofmon: 
 lobvt to ftop .Arthurs Title in the whole. 
 
 Hath willingly tiepaned with a pari. 
 
 And France, whofe armour Confidence buckled on. 
 Whom zeaie and charicie brought to the field. 
 
 As Gods owr.e fouldier, rounded in the eare, 
 
 With that fame purpofe-changer, that (lye diucl, 
 
 Thar Broker, that flill breakes the pate of faith, 
 
 That dayly breake-vow, he that winnes of ill, 
 
 Of kings, of beg gen. eld men, yongmer., maids, 
 
 Who hauing no ertemall thing to loofe, 
 
 But the word Maid, cheats the poore Maideofthat. 
 That fmooth-fac’d Gentleman, tick ling commodity, 
 Cornmoditie, the byas of the world. 
 
 The world, who of it felfeis peyfed well. 
 
 Made to run euen. vpon eucn ground; 
 
 Till this aduantage .this vile drawing byas. 
 
 This fway of motion, this commodirie, 
 
 Makes it take head from ail indirfetency. 
 
 From all dsrefftort, purpofe, courfe, intent. 
 
 And this feme byas, this Cornmoditie, 
 
 This Bawd, this Broker, this alt-chan,ging-word. 
 
 Clap’don the outward eye of fsckleRance, 
 
 Hath drawne him from hssowne determin'd ayd. 
 
 From a refolu’d and honourable warre. 
 
 To a moft bafe and wile-concluded peace. 
 
 And why rayle I on this Cornmoditie f 
 But for becaufehehach not wooed tneyee: 
 
 Not that I haaae the power to clutch my hand, 
 
 When his faire Angels would fslutemy paime. 
 
 But for my hand, as vnattempted yet. 
 
 Like a poore begger, raiieth on the rich. 
 
 Well, whileslsmabegger.l willtaile. 
 
 And fay there is no fin but to be rich: 
 
 And being rich, my vercuc then fhall be. 
 
 To fay there is no vice, but beggerk: 
 
 Since Kingsbreake faith vpon cornmoditie, 
 
 Gaine be my Lord, for i will worffihp thee. Sxts. 
 
 ojffltiS Seeundus 
 
 Enter Confiance, Arthur ^ad Salisbury. 
 
 Con. Gone to be married? Gone to fweare a peace ? 
 Tslfe blood to falfe blood ioyn’4. Gone to fce ftcinds? 
 Shall Louts hau ,z]S launch, and "Blsunch thofe Provinces ? 
 It is not fo, thou haflniifpoke,mi£heard. 
 
 Be well aduifd, tell ore thy tale sgsine 
 It cannot be, thou do’ft but fey ‘tis fo. 
 
 I truft I may not cruft thee, for thy word 
 Isbutthevaine breath of a common man • 
 
 Beleeue me, I doc not beleeue thee man, 
 
 Ihaue* Kings oath to the contrarie. 
 
 Thou fhiltbepumfh'd for thus frighting rac. 
 
 For I am ficke s and capcable of fear es. 
 
 Oopreft with wrongs, and therefore fid! of fesres, 
 
 A widdow,husbandles, fubie& to feares, 
 
 A woman naturally borne to fearts; 
 
 And though thou now coafdfe thou didftbur left 
 With my vexe fpiriss, I cannot take a Truce, 
 
 But they will quake and tremble all this day. 
 
 What doft thou meane by (baking ofthy head f 
 Why doft thou Iooke fo fadly on my fonne ? 
 
 What rr.eanes that hand vpon that breaft of ibine ? 
 Why holdes thine eietbat lamentable rhewms, 
 
 Like a proud riuer peering ore his bounds ? 
 
 Be thefe fad fignas confirmers of thy words ? 
 
 T hen fpeake sgaine, not all thy former tale. 
 
 But this one word, whether thy tale be true. 
 
 Sat. A s true as 5 beleeue you thtnke them falfe. 
 
 That giuc you cetife to proue my faying rrue. 
 
 Con. Oh if thou teach me to beleeue this forrow 
 Teach thou this forrow, how to make me dye. 
 
 And let belecfe, and lift encounter fo. 
 
 As doth the furie of two defpmte men. 
 
 Which in the very meeting fell, and dye. 
 
 Loses marry BUsenet )f O boy, then where art thou ? 
 France friend with England, what becomes of me/ 
 Fellow be gone : I cannot brookc thy fight, 
 
 This r.e wes hath made thee a moft vgly man. 
 
 Sat. What other harme haue I good Lady done, 
 
 But fpoke the harme, that is by others done } 
 
 Con. Which harme within it felfefo heynous is, 
 
 As it makesharmefull all thatfpeakeof it. 
 
 Ar. 1 do befcecb you Madam be content. 
 
 Con. Ifchauthatbidftmebeconccnc.tpertgrira 
 Vgly, and flandxous to thy Mothers woiubc, 
 
 Tull of vnpfeafing blots, and fightleSe ftaines. 
 
 Lame, foolilb, crooked, fwart, prodigious. 
 
 Patch'd with foule Moies,atid eye-offending marker, 
 
 I would not care, Ithsn would be content. 
 
 For then Ifhcald not loue thee: no, nos thou 
 Become thy great birth, nor dcferueaCrowne. 
 
 But thou art fsite, and at thy birth (deere boy) 
 
 Nature and Fortune ioyn’d to make thee great. 
 
 Of Natures guifts, thou mayft with Lillies hoaft. 
 
 And with the halfe-blowne Rofe. ButTorcune, ob, 
 She is corrupted, chang’d, and wonne from thee, 
 Sh'adidterates hourely with thine Vnckle fobn. 
 
 And with her golden hand hath pIucktorfFrance 
 To tread downs faire refpefit of Soueraigntie, 
 
 And made bis Msieftie the bawd to theirs. 
 
 France is a Bawd coTertune, and king John, 
 
 That ftrurnpet Fortune,that vfurping lobn : 
 
 Tell me iboufeliow, is not France forfwcme? 
 Euveraom him with words, or get thee gone. 
 
 And leaae thofe wots alone, which I alone 
 Am bound to vnder-beare. 
 
 Sal. Pardon me Madam, 
 
 I may not goe without you to the kings. 
 
 Con. Thou maift. thou lhaJt, 1 will not go with thee, 
 I will inftruilft my forrowes to bee proud. 
 
 Tor greefc is presid, and snakes his owner ftoope, 
 
 Tome and to the (late of ray great greefc, 
 
 Let kings aflemble: fortny greefe’s fo great. 
 
 That no fupporter fcutthe hugefirme earth 
 Can held it vp : here I and forrowes fit, 
 
 Keeie is my Throne, bid kings come bow to it. 
 
 AUus 
 
The life and dead? cfKjngfohn. 9 
 
 tins Tertins t Sci?na prim a. 
 
 Enter King fehn, France, ‘Dolphin, Blanch, FUaner, Philip, 
 Auftrta, Conftanre. 
 
 Fran. Tis true (faire daughter) and this bteifed day, 
 Euer in ftWwee/hall be kept feftiuall: 
 
 To folemnize this day the glorious funnc 
 Stayes in his coutfe, and playes the Alchyroift, 
 
 Turning with fplcndor of his precious eye 
 The meager cloddy earth to glittering gold t 
 The yearely coutfe that brings this day about. 
 
 Shall neuer fee it,but a holy day, 
 
 Ctnft A wicked day, an<] not a holy day. 
 
 What hath this day dcferu d ? what hath if done. 
 
 That it in golden lettets (hould befet 
 Among the high tides in the Kaler.der i 
 Nay, t3ther turne this day out of the weeke, 
 
 This day of ftiame, opprelTion, periury. 
 
 Or if it muft ftand fliil, let wiues with childe 
 Pray that their burthens may not fall this day, 
 
 Leftthzt theirhopes prodigioufly be croft r 
 But (on this day) let Sea-men feare no wracke, 
 
 No bargaints breakc that are not this day made ; 
 
 This day all things begun, come to ill end, 
 
 Yea, faith it fclfe to hollow falfhood change. 
 
 Fra. By heauen Lady, you fhall haue no caufe 
 To curfe the faire proceedings ofthis day: 
 
 Hme I not pawn'd to you my Maicfty ? 
 
 Con ft. Youhaue beguil'd me with a counterfeit 
 Refembling Matefty, which being touch’d and tride 
 Proues valueiefte :you are forfworne,forfworne, 
 
 You came in Armes to fpill mine enemies fcloud, 
 but now in Armesjyou ftrengthen it with yours. 
 
 The grspling vigor,and rough frowneol’Warre 
 !s cold in amirie.and painted peace, 
 
 And our oppreffion hath made vp this league : 
 
 Arme, arme, you heauens, againft thefe perjur'd Kings, 
 
 A widdo w cries, be husband to me (heauens) 
 i et not the howres ofthis vngodly day 
 Weareouc the dates in Peace ; but ere Sun-fet, 
 
 Set armed difeord ‘twixr thefe periur’d Kings, 
 
 Heart me. Oh, heare me. 
 
 Auft, Lady Conftanee, peace. 
 
 Con ft. War,war, no peace, peace is to me a warre: 
 
 O Lymogei,0 Auftria, thou deft fhame 
 
 That bloudy fpoyte: thou flaue.thou wretch, ^ coward, 
 
 Thou little valiant,gre 2 t in viUanie, 
 
 Thou euer ftrong vpon the ftronger fide; 
 
 Thou Fortunes Champion,that do'ft neuer fight 
 But when her humourous Ladifhip is by 
 Toeeach theefafety: thou art periur’d too, 
 
 And footh'ftvp greatneffe. What afoole art thou, 
 
 A ramping foo!e,to brag, and ftamp, and fweare, 
 
 Vpon my panic: thou cold blooded flaue, 
 
 Haft thou not fpoke like thunder on my fide ? 
 
 Beene fworrtemy Souldier,bidding,me depend 
 Vpon thy ftarres, thy fortune, and thy ftrength, 
 
 And doft thou now fall ouer to my foet ? 
 
 Thou weare a Lyons hide, doff it rot fhame. 
 
 And hang a Calucs skin on thofe recreant iimbes. 
 
 Auf. O that a mm fhould fpeake thefe words to me. 
 Phil And hang a Calucs-skm cn thofe recreant limbs 
 A"f Thou dartf net fay fc villains for thy life. 
 
 ~~Fbil. And hang a Calues skin on thofe recreant limbs. 
 
 fobn. Ws like not this, thou daft forget thy fe/fe. 
 Enter FanAxfph. 
 
 Fra. Heere comes the holy Legal of chePcpe. 
 
 Pan. Haile you annointed deputies of heauen; 
 
 To thee King John my holy errand is; 
 
 ] Pandulph, of faire Millane Cardinal!, 
 
 And from pope Innocent the Legate heere, 
 
 Doe in his name religiously demand 
 
 Why thou againft the Church,our holy Mother, 
 
 So wilfully doft fpurne 3 and force perforce 
 Keepe Stephen Langs on chofen Arfhbifhop 
 Of Canterbury from that holy Ses . 
 
 This In our forefaid holy Fathers name 
 Pope Innocent, 1 doe demand of thee. 
 
 lahn. What earihie name to Interrogatories 
 Can taft the free breath of a facred King ? 
 
 Thou oanft not (Cardinali) deuife a name 
 So flight, vnworthy,and ridiculous 
 To charge me to an anfwere, as the Pope! 
 
 Tel! him this tale,and from the mouth of England, 
 
 Adde thus much more, that no Italian Prieft 
 Shall tytheortoll in our dominions. 
 
 But as we, vnder heauen, are fupreamehead. 
 
 So vnder him that great fupremacy 
 Where we doc teigne, we will alone vphold 
 W ithout th’affiftance of a mottallhand : 
 
 So tell the Pape, all reuerence fet apart 
 To him and his vfutp’d authentic. 
 
 Fra. Brother of England, you blafpheme in this. 
 
 John. Though you,and all theKings cfChriftendom 
 Are led fo groflely by this medling Prieft, 
 
 Dreading the curfe that money may buy out. 
 
 And by the merit of viide gold, dtofle, duft, 
 
 Purchsfe corrupied pardon of a man, 
 
 Who in that falefels pardon from himfelfet 
 T hough you, and ai the reft fo groffely led, 
 
 This iugling witchcraft with reuenmiecherifh , 
 
 Yet | ilone, alone doe meoppofe 
 
 Againft the Pope, and count his friends my foes. 
 
 P and. Then by the Iswfull power that 1 haue, 
 
 Thou fhalt ftand curft.and excommunicate. 
 
 And bleffed fhal! hebe that doth reuolt 
 From his Allegeance to an hcretiqu*, 
 
 And meritorious fhall that hand be call'd. 
 
 Canonized and worfhip’d as a Saint, 
 
 That cakes away by any fecret coutfe. 
 
 Thy hatefull life. 
 
 Ccn. O lawful! let it be 
 
 That I haue toome with Rome to cur& a while, 
 
 Good Father Cardinal!, cry thou Amen 
 To my keene curfes; for without my wrong 
 There is no tongue hath power to curfe him right. 
 
 Pan. There's Law ana Wattant(Lady) for my curfe. 
 Conf. And for mine too,when Law can do no right. 
 Let it be lawful!,that Law batre no wrong! 
 
 Law cannot giue my childe his kingdome heere; 
 
 For he that holds his Kingdoms,holds the Law. 
 Therefore (ince Lawitfelfeis petfcdl wrong. 
 
 How can the Law forbid my tongue to curfe i 
 Pond Philip of France, on periil of a curfe , 
 
 Let goe the hand of that Arch-hereticjtie, 
 
 And raifethe power of France vpon his bead, 
 
 V fikft’e he dog fubmic himfelfc to Rome. 
 
 FUa. Look'd thou pale Franceldo not let go thy hand. 
 Con. Looke to that Deuill,left that France repent. 
 
* O the life and death ofKfngfohn. 
 
 And fey difioyning hands hell lofe a foule. 
 
 Stuft. King Phtltp, liften to the Cardinal!. 
 
 Baft. And hang a Calues-skin on his recreant limbs. 
 Auft. Well ruffian, I mud pocket vpthefe wrongs, 
 Becaufe, 
 
 'Baft. Your breeches bell may carry them. 
 
 John. Philips hatfaift thou to the Car dinail ? 
 
 Con. Whet flrould he fay,but as the Cardinall ? 
 Dolph. Bethinkeyou father, for the difference 
 Is purchafe of a heau-y curfefrom Rone , 
 
 Or the light Ioffe of EnglandSot a friend: 
 
 Forgoethe eafier, 
 
 Bla. That s the curfe of Rome, 
 fin. O Lewie, (land faff, the deuill tempts theeheere 
 In likeneffe of a new votrimmed Bride. 
 
 Bla The Lady Conftance fpeakes not from her faith , 
 But from her need. 
 
 Ccn. Oh, ifthou grant my need. 
 
 Which onely liues hut by the death of faith, 
 
 That need, muff needs inferre this principle, 
 
 That faith wouid hue agame by death of need: 
 
 O then tread downe my need, and faith mounts vp, 
 Kcepe my need vp, a nd faith is trodden downe. 
 
 John, 1 he hing is moud.and anfwers not to this. 
 
 Ccn. O be remou’d from him, and anfwere well* 
 yin ft. Dee fo king Philip t hang no more in doubt. 
 Baft,Hang nothing but aCslues skin moff fweetlout. 
 Fra. I am perpiexc.and know not what to fay. 
 
 Pan. What canff thou fay,but wit perplex thee more? 
 If thou ftand excommunicate, and cur ft ?' 
 
 Fra. Goodreuerend father,makenoy perfon yours, 
 And tell me'nowyou would beffowyour felfe ? 
 
 This royalihand and mine are newly knit, 
 
 And the coniimdUon of our inwardfoules 
 Married in league, coupled,and link d together 
 With all religous ftrengcbeffacred vowes, 
 
 The lateft breach that gaue the found of words 
 Was deepe-fworne faith, peace, amity, true loue 
 Betweene our kingdonies and our royall fellies. 
 
 And euen before this truce, but new before, 
 
 No longer then we well could wafh our hands, 
 
 To clap this^oyall bargaitsc vpofpeace, 
 
 Hcauen knowes they were befmeax'd and ouer-ffalnd 
 With (laughters pencill; where reuenge did paint 
 The feareful! difference of incertfed kings: 
 
 And (hall thefe hands fo lately purg’d ofbloud ? 
 
 So newly ioyn’d.in loue l fo ftrong in both, 
 
 Vnyoke this feyfure, and this k'tnde regreete ? 
 
 Play faft and loofe with faith Ho left with heauen, 
 
 Make fuch vneonffant children of our felues 
 AS now againe to fnatch our paime from paJme: 
 Vn-fwearefiith fworne, andon the marriage bed 
 Of fmiling peace to march a bloody hoaft. 
 
 And makea ryot on the gerttle brow 
 Qftrue fioeerity ? O hoiy .Sit 
 My reuerer.d father, let it not befo; 
 
 Out ofyotur grace, deuife, ordsine, impofe 
 Some gentle order,anil then weffeail be bleft 
 To doe your pleafutc, and continue friends, 
 
 Pand. All forme is foro\dleffe > Order erderiefie, 
 
 Saue what is oppofftg to Ertglan&i loue. 
 
 Therefore to Armes.be Champion of ouc Church, 
 
 Or let she Church our mother breathe her curfe, 
 
 A mothers curfe, o.i her reuolting fonne: 
 
 France thou maift hold a ferpenc by the tongue, 
 
 A cafed Lion by the mortal’ paw. 
 
 A faffing T y get fa far by the tooth, 
 
 Then keepe in peace that band which thou dofi hold. 
 
 Fra. I may di f-ioyne my hand, but not my faith. 
 
 Pand. So mak’ft thou faith an enemy to faith, 
 Andlikca ciuill warrefetftoath to oath, 
 
 Thy tongue againft thy tongue. O let thy vow 
 Firft made to heauen, firft betohe3iien perform'd, 
 That is, to be the Champion of our Church, 
 
 What fincethou fworft, is fworne againft thy felfe. 
 And may not be performedby thy felfe, 
 
 For that which thou haff fworne to doe amide, 
 
 Is not arniffe when it is truely done: 
 
 And being not done, where doing rends to ill, 
 
 The truth is then moff done not doing it: 
 
 The better Act of purpofes miffcoke, 
 
 Is to miftakeagain, though indircS, 
 
 Yet indirection thereby growes direct, 
 
 And falfhood, fslfhood cures, as fire cooles fire 
 Within thefcorehed veinesof one new burn’dr 
 Jtisrciigionthat doth makevowes kept. 
 
 But thou haft fworne againftreligiorv 
 
 By what thoufwear’ff againft the thing thou fwearff 
 
 And mak’ft an oath the fur etie for thy truth, 
 
 Againft an oath the truth, thou art vnfure 
 To fwcare, fweares onely not to be forfworne, 
 
 Elfe whatamockerie fhould it be to fweare ?* 
 
 But thou doff fweare, onely to be forfworne, 
 
 And moff forfworne, to keepe what thou doft fweara 
 Therefore thy later vowes,againft thy firft, 
 
 Is in thy felfe rebellion to thy felfe: 
 
 And better conqueft neuercanft thou make, 
 
 Then armethy conftant and thy nobler part s 
 Againft thefe giddy.loofe fuggeftions: 
 
 Vpon which better part, ourprayrscomein. 
 
 If thou vouchfafe them. But if not,then know 
 Theperill of our curfes light on thee 
 So heauy, asthou fhalt not (bake them off 
 But in dsfpaire, dye voder their blaeke weight. 
 
 Shift. Rebellion,flat rebellion. 
 
 Baft. Wil’tnot be? 
 
 Will not a Cahier-sk in flop that mouth ofthine ? 
 
 Haul. Father,to Armes. 
 
 Blanch. Vpon thy wedding day < 
 
 Againft the blood that thou haff married } 
 
 What,(hall our feaft be kept with flaugntered men ? 
 Shall braying trumpets, and load churlilh drums 
 Clamors ofbell.be rneaiures to our pomp ? 
 
 O husband heare me: aye,aUcke, how new 
 Is husband in my mouth ? cuen for that name 
 Which till this tirnemy tongue did hereprenouncej 
 Vpon my knee I beg, goe netto Arroes 
 Againft mine Vticle, 
 
 Conft. O, vpon my kneemade hard with kneeling, 
 
 1 doepray to thee, thou vertuous Daulphin , 
 
 Alter not the doome fore-thought by heauen, 
 
 Blau. Now (hall I fee thy loue, what motiue may 
 Be flronger with thee, then live name of wife 4 
 
 Can. That which vpholdeth him,that thee vpholds. 
 His Honor, Oh thine Honor, Aew»> thine Honor. 
 
 Dolph. I mufe your Maieffy doth feeme fo cold. 
 When fuchprofound refpedb doepuil you on { 
 
 Pand, I will denounce a curfe vpon his head. 
 
 Fra. Thou (halt not need. England, I will fall fro thee. 
 
 Conft . O faire returns ofbanifh'd Maieftie. 
 
 Flat. O fouie tench of French inconftancy. 
 
 France, (halt rue this houre within this houre, 
 ___ Baft 
 
The life mideath cfKjngfohn. I i 
 
 •Safi. Old Tims the clotke fetter,y bald fextan Times 
 
 Is it as he will ? well then prance Chall rue. 
 
 •Sla. The Sun's orecaft with bioud : fairs day adieu# 
 Which is the fide that I muft goe withall ? 
 
 Ism with both, each Army hath a hand. 
 
 And in theirrage.l hauing hold of bosh, 
 
 They whurle a-funder, and difmember mee. 
 
 Husband, I cannot pray that thou maift winne: 
 
 Vnde, I needs muft pray that thou maift Jofe: 
 
 1 Father, imay not wifh the fortune thine : 
 
 Grandaajjl will not vwfh thy wifhes thriue • 
 
 1 Who-euerWins.on that fide ftssll I lofe s 
 
 Allured lo<fe,before the match be plaid. 
 
 Dolpb. Lady,with me, with me thy fortune lies. 
 
 1 BU. There where my fortune Hues,there my life dies. 
 
 I John. Ccfin, goe draw our puifance together, 
 
 France, 1 am burn’d vp with inflaming wrath, 
 
 I A rage, whofe heat hath this condition; ^ 
 
 I Thatnothing can allay, nothing but blood, 
 
 I ybe blood and deereft valued bioud of France. 
 
 1 fra. Thy rage (hall burne thee vp,& thou fhah turns 
 
 I To allies, ere out blood (hall quench that fire: 
 
 1 Leoke to thy felfe,thou an in ieopardie. 
 
 Mn.No mote then he chat threats. To Arms Se'ts hie. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 John. Cc*„ ferewelL 
 
 Ele. Ceraehetber little km(m3n,harke,a worde. 
 
 John. Ccaie hetber Hubert. Omy gentle Hubert, 
 
 We owe thee much: within this wall offiefh 
 
 There is a fettle counts thee her Creditor, 
 
 And with advantage meanes to pay tby loues 
 
 And my good friend, thy voluntary oath 
 .iuesiathis bofome.deerely cheriflied. 
 
 Giue me thy hand, 1 had a thing to fay. 
 
 Jut I will fie it with feme better nine, 
 iy heauen Hubert, 1 am almoft afbaen’d 
 
 To fay what good refpeif 1 haue of thee. 
 
 Hub. I am much botsnden to your Maiefty. 
 
 John. Good friend,thou baft no caufe to fay fo yet, 
 
 »ut thou (halt hauerand creepe time nerefo flow. 
 
 Yet it (hall come, for me to doe thee good. 
 
 ] had a thing to fay, but let it goe : 
 
 ' fhe Sunoe is in the heauen, and the proud day. 
 
 Attended with the pleafures of%e world, 
 
 Is all too wanton, and too full 6f gawdes 
 
 To giue me audience: ifthe mid-night bell 
 >id with hisyron tongue,and brazen mouth 
 
 Sound on into the drowzie race of night t 
 
 If this fame were a Church-yard where we (land , 
 
 And thou poflefled with a thoufand wrongs t 
 
 Or if that fuily fpirit melancholy 
 
 Had bak’d tby bloud,and made it heauy, chicks. 
 
 Which elf® runnes tickling vp and downe the veinei, 
 
 , taking that idiot laughter keepe mens eyes'. 
 
 And ftraine their cheekes to idle merriment, 
 
 A pad!:on hatefull to my purpofcs : 
 
 Or if that thou could ft lee me without eyes, 
 
 Keare me without thine cares, and make reply 
 
 Without a tongue, vfing conceit alone. 
 
 Without eyes,eares.and hamrsefull found efwords t 
 
 Then, in defpight of brooded watchfull day, 
 
 I would into thy bofome pourc my thoughts j 
 
 But (ah) I will not. yet ] ioue ehee well, 
 
 And by my troth I thinke thou leu ft me welL 
 
 Hub. So wclljthst what you bid roe vndett&ke# 
 Though that my death were adjunct to my AS, 
 
 By heauen I would doeit. 
 
 John. Doe not I know thou weoldft ? 
 
 Good Hubert, Hubert, Hubert throw thine eye 
 
 On yon young boy s lie tell thee what my friend, 
 
 He-is a very ferpent in my way, 
 
 And whetefoere this foot of mine doth tread. 
 
 He lies before me: doft thou vnderibnd me i 
 
 Thou art his keeper. 
 
 Hub. And 1 lekeepe him fo. 
 
 That he (hall not offend your Maiefty. 
 
 John. Death# 
 
 Hub. My Lord. 
 
 John. A Graue. 
 
 Hob. He (hall not Hue. 
 
 John. Enough. 
 
 I could be merry now, Hubert, I loue thee. 
 
 Well, lie not fay what I intend for thee; 
 
 Remember. Madam, Fare you well, 
 lie fend tbofe powers o're to your Maiefty# 
 
 Ele. My bleffutg goe with thee. 
 
 John. Sea England Co fen, goe. 
 
 Hubert trail be your man, attend on you 
 
 With at true duetie: On toward CaSice, hoa. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Scene 
 
 Sccena Secunda , 
 
 AHarumc ,$xcurficns ; Enter Bafiard with Aufireat 
 
 | head. 
 
 I 'Safi. Now by my life^his day grows wondrous hot. 
 
 Seme oyery Deuill houers In the skie, 
 
 1 And pouf's downe mifehief t.Aufiriat head lye there# 
 
 Enter John, Arthur,Hubert. 
 
 | While Philip breathes. 
 
 John. Hubert, keepe this boy : Philip make vp, 
 j My Mother is affayled in our Tent, 
 
 And tanel feare. 
 
 Safi. M y Lord I refcoed her, 
 
 Her Highnefie is in fafety, feare you not : 
 
 But on my Liege, for very little paines 
 
 Will bring this labor to an happy end. Exit. 
 
 Alarums, excurfions. Retreat. Enter John,Eleanor,Arthur 
 
 Bafiard, Hubert, Lordt. 
 
 John. So (hall it bet your Grace (hall flay behinde 
 
 I So ftrongly guarded : Cofen,looke not fad. 
 
 Thy Grand sms loues thee, and thy Vnkle will 
 
 As deere be to thee, as thy father was. 
 
 Arth. O this will make my mother die with griefe. 
 leba. Cofen away for England, hafle before, 
 
 And ere cur comming fee thou (hake the bags 
 Ofhoording Abbots, imprifoned angells 
 
 Set at libertie : the fat ribs ofjpeace 
 
 Muft by the hungry now be fed vpon : 
 
 Vfe our Commiflion in his vtmoft force. 
 
 Safi. Bell, Booke,& Candle,(hall not driae ms back; 
 
 I When gold and filuer becks me to come on. 
 
 I I leaae your highneffe : Grandame, I will pray< 
 
 1 (If euer I remember to be holy ) 
 
 1 For your taire fafety s fo I kiffe your hand. 
 
 1 * £le. Farewell gentle Cafen. 
 
1 2 The life and death ofl\ mg fokn. 
 
 Scam Teitia. 
 
 Or madly thinke a babe of clovAs were he ; 
 
 I am not mad : too well, too well I feele 
 
 The different plague of each calamitie. 
 
 Fra. Bir.de vp thofe tteffos : O what louslrtote 
 
 In the fsire multitude of thofe bet haires ; 
 
 V/here but by chanceafiluer drop bath dine, 
 
 Euen to that drop tentboufand wiery fiends 
 
 Doe glew t'nemfelues in fodable griefe. 
 
 Like true, infeparable, faithfull Jones, 
 
 Sticking together in calamitie. 
 
 Con. T o EngLtnd, if you Will. 
 
 Fra. Binde vp your haires. 
 
 Con. Yes that I will : and wherefore will 3 do it 
 
 I tore them from their bonds, and aide aloud , 
 
 O, that thefe hands could fo redeeme my Tonne 
 
 As they haue giuen thefe hayres their libertit ; 
 
 But now I enuie at their libertie, 
 
 And will againe commit them to their bonds, 
 
 Becaufs my poore childe is a prifoner. 
 
 And Father Csidinall, 1 haue heard you fay 
 
 That we fhall fee and know our friends in heauen • 
 
 If that be true, I fhallfee my boy againe ; 
 
 For fincethe birth of Cams?, the hrft male-childe 
 
 To him that did but yefierday fufpire, 
 
 There was not fuch a gracious creature borne ■ 
 
 But now will Canker-forrow eat my bud 
 
 And chafe tbs natiue beauty from his cheekt. 
 
 And he will looke as hollow as a Ghofl , 
 
 As dim and meager as an Agues fitte, 
 
 And fq'hee'll dye : and riling fo againe, 
 
 When I fhall meet him in the Court ofheauen 
 
 1 fhall not know him : therefore ncucr. Deuce 
 
 Muft I behold my pretty > Arthur more. 
 
 F and. You hold too hey nous a refpedl of greefe* 
 
 Cmfi. He talkes fo me.that ncaer had a forme. 
 
 Fra. Y ou are as fond of greefe, ss of your childew 
 
 Can. Greefe fib the room® vp of my abfent child® : 
 
 Lies m his bed.walh&svp and downe with me, 
 
 Puts on his pretty lookes, repeatshis words, 
 RemembeisfEs of all lus gracious parts, 
 
 Stuffes cut his vacant garments with his forme 
 
 Then,haue I resfon to be fond of griefe t* 
 
 Fareyouwell : had you fuch a Ioffe as 1 , 
 
 1 could giue better comfort then you doc. 
 
 1 will not keepe thif forme vpen roy head, 
 
 When there is fuch diforder in my witte : 
 
 O Lord, my boy, my Arthur, my faire forme, 
 
 % m 7 ioy, my food, my ail the world : 
 
 b>y widov/*comfort,and my forrowes cure. Exit. 
 
 /><a. I fears fome ouc-r3ge,and lie follow her. Exit, 1 
 There s nothing in this world can make me ioy, 
 life is as tedious as 3 twice-told tale, 7 
 
 /cxing the dull care of adrowfie man ; 
 
 And bitter (name hath fpovl'd the fweet words caffe. 
 
 That it yeelds nought but ffiame and bittunwffc 
 
 Pa-td. Before the curing of a flrong difeafe 
 
 Euen in the inflantof repaire and health, 
 
 Tnefit is flrongeff : Euilsthat take leauc 
 
 On their dtpai ture,mofl of all (hew euill : 
 
 What haue you lofl bv lofing of this day ? 
 
 Dol. All dales of giory,ioy,and hsppineffe. 
 
 Pan. h you had won it, certainely you had. 
 
 No, no : when Fortune meanes tc men moff good. 
 
 Shea lookes vpon them with a threatning eye: 
 
 Tis ftrangeto thinke hew much Kin 3 Ic£n hath loff 
 
 In this which he accounts fo clearely wo nos ; 
 
 E M erf ranee, Dolphin, Pandulpho, Attendants. 
 
 Fra. So by a roaring Tempeft on the flood, 
 
 A whole Armado of conuidted faile 
 
 1$ fcattered and dif.ioyrs d from fellowfhip. 
 
 Pand. Courage and comfcrt.all fh&Il yet goe well. 
 Fra. W hat can goe well,when we haue runne fo ill ? 
 Are we not beaten ?I» not Algiers loft? 
 
 Arthvr tsne prifoncr? diuers decrc friends (bine } 
 
 - And bloady England into England gone f 
 
 Ore-bearing interruption fptght of France? 
 
 Dol. What he hath won, that hath he fortified: 
 
 So hot a fpeed, with fuch aduice difpos'd, 
 
 Such template order info fierce a caitfe. 
 
 Doth want example: who hath read,or heard 
 
 Of any kindred-adbon like to this? 
 
 Fra. Well could 1 bears that England had thispraife. 
 So we could finds lome patterns of our Pname: 
 
 Enter. £ enjl.wce. 
 
 Lookewho comes heere fa graue vnto a foul@. 
 
 Holding th'etcrnall fpmt againflher will, 
 
 In the vilde prifon of afflid>ed breath: 
 
 Iprcthee Lady goe away with me. 
 
 C<m Lot now:now fee die ilfue of your peace. 
 
 Fra. Patience good Lady,comfort gentle Construct. 
 Con. No.Idcfieall Counfell, all redreffe. 
 
 But that which ends all counfell, true Redreffe t 
 
 Death, death, O amiable, louely death , 
 
 Thou odoriferous flench •• found rottenneffp. 
 
 Arifeforth from the couch of iafling night. 
 
 Thouhate and terror toprofpeiitie. 
 
 And I will icifle thy deteflable bones , 
 
 And put my eye-bails in thy vauliie browes , 
 
 And ring thefe fingers with tby lioufhold worroes , 
 
 And flop this gsp of breath with fulfomc dufl , 
 
 And be s Carrion Monfler like thy fdfe; 
 
 Come,grin an me, and 1 will thinke thou 1 mil ft, 
 
 And bufle thee as thy wife: Mifcncs Loue, 
 
 O come to me. 
 
 Fra. O faire sfBtflion, pence. 
 
 Con, No,no, I will not, hauing breath to cry i 
 
 O that my tongue were in the thunders mouth, 
 
 Then with 4psffion would I fhakc the world, 
 
 And rowrc from fteepe that fell Anatomy 
 
 Which cannot heate n Ladies feeble voycc. 
 
 Which fcnrncs a moderns Inuocation. 
 
 Fajid. Lidy.you v«cr madneffe.and nos forrow. 
 
 Con. Thou art holy to be! y erne fo, 
 
 I am not mad : this haire 1 tearc is mine, 
 
 My name is Conftonce. 1 v.'as Gcffrcjer wife, 
 
 Vang Arthur i{ my (onr.t, and he ;s Sofl: 
 
 1 am not mad, 1 would to heatsen I were, 
 
 Forthcn'tss likel should forget my fclfc: 
 
 O, ifl could, what griefc fhould I forget ? 
 
 Preach fomc Philofophy to make me mad. 
 
 And thou fhalt be Canoniz'd (Cardinal!.) 
 
 For, being not mad, but fenfibleof greefe. 
 
 My reafonable part produces reafon 
 
 How I may be daliuer’d of chefs woes. 
 
 And teaches mee to kill or hang my felfe: 
 
 IfS were mad,! fhould forget my ionne. 
 
The life and death of Kjngfobn, 13 
 
 Are not you grieu'd that Arthur is His prifcncrZ 
 
 Dot. As heartily as he is glfid he hath him. 
 
 Pan. You: minde is all as youthful! as your biood. 
 Now heare me fpeake with a prophencke fpirir: 
 
 For euen the breath of what 1 meaoe to fpeake, 
 
 Shall blow each dufl, each ft raw, each little rub 
 
 Out of the pat h which As all direftly lead 
 
 Thy footeto EnglandsThtone. And thereforemarke: 
 iahn hath feiz'd Arthur, And it cannot be. 
 
 That whiles warmelife playes in that infants veines 
 
 The mif-plac’d-Afe fliould entertaine an houre, 
 
 One minute, nay one quiet breath of reft. 
 
 ASceptttfnatch’d with an vnruly hand, 
 
 Muft be as boyfteroufly maintain’d as gain’d. 
 
 And he that ftands vpon a flipp’ry place. 
 
 Makes nice ofno vilde hold to (lay him vp: 
 
 That lebt may ftand, then Arthur needs muft fall. 
 
 So be it, for it cannot be but fo. 
 
 Dal. But what (hall I gaine by yong Arthurs fall ? 
 
 Ten. You.in the right of Lady ’Blanch your wife, 
 
 May then make all the ciaimethat Arthur did. 
 
 Do!. And loofe it, life and all,as Arthur did 
 
 Pan. How greenyou are,and ftefts inthi* old world? 
 lobn layes you plots: the times confpire with you. 
 
 For he that fteepes bis fafetie in true blood. 
 
 Shall finde but bloodie fafety, and vntrue. 
 
 This Aftfo euilly borne fhall code the hearts 
 
 Of all his people, and freeze vp their zeale. 
 
 That none fo fmall aduantage thail ftep forth 
 
 To checke his reigne, but they will cherifh it. 
 
 No natural! exhalation in the skie, 
 
 No fcope ofNature,nodiftemper’d day. 
 
 No common wiode, no cuftomedeuent. 
 
 But they will plucke away his naturall caufe. 
 
 And call them Meteors, prodigies, and Agnes, 
 Abbnrtiues.prefages, and tongues ofheauen. 
 
 Plainly denouncing vengeance vpon John. 
 
 Dol. May be he will not touch yong Arthurs life. 
 
 But hold himfelfe fafe in his prifonment. 
 
 Pan. 0 Sir, when he fhal! heare of your approach, 
 
 If that yong Anitur benot gone alteadie, 
 
 Euen at that newes he dies: and then the hearts 
 
 Of all his people (ball reudt from him, 
 
 Andkiffe thelippes ofvoacquainted change. 
 
 And picke ftrong matter ofreuole, and wrath 
 
 Out of the bloody fingers ertds of lohn. 
 
 Me thinkes I fee this hurley all on foot 5 
 
 And O, what better matter breeds for you. 
 
 Then I haue nam’d. The Baftard Faleotsbridge 
 
 Is now in England ranfacking the Church, 
 
 Offending Charity: If but a dozen French 
 
 Were there in Arnes, they would Be as a Call 
 
 To traine ten choufand Engltfh to their fide; 
 
 Or, as a little fnow, tumbled about, 
 
 Anon becomes a Mountaine. O noble Dolphine, 
 
 Go with me to the King.’tiswonderfull, 
 
 What may be wrought out of their difeontent, 
 
 Now that their foules are topfull of offence. 
 
 For Eogland go; I will whet on the King. 
 
 Dol. Strongreafonsmakes ffrangeaftionstlet vs go, 
 If you fay I, the King willnotfay no. Exeunt. 
 
 pA'Ums QuartuSy Sccena prima. 
 
 Enter Hubert and Executioners, 
 
 Hub. Heate me thefe Irons hoc, and looks thou ftand 
 Within the Arras : when Iftrike my foot 
 
 Vpon the bofome of the ground, rufti forth 
 
 And binds the boy, which you (hall finde with me 
 
 Faft to che chaire: be heedfull: bence,and watch. 
 
 Exec. I hope your warrant will bears out the deed. 
 
 Hub. Vncleaniy fcruples fearenotyou: looke too’t. 
 Yong Lad come forth; 1 haue to fay with you. 
 
 Enter Arthur. 
 
 Ar. Good morrow Hubert. 
 
 Hub Good morrow, little Prince. 
 
 Ar. As little Prince, hauing fo great a Title 
 
 To be more Prince, as may be: you are fad. 
 
 Hub. Indeed I haue beene merrier. 
 
 Art. ‘Mercieonme: 
 
 Me thinkes no body fhould be fad but I: 
 
 Yet I remember, when I was inFrance, 
 
 Yong Gentlemen would be as fad as night 
 
 Onely for wantonneffe: by my Chriftendome, 
 
 So 1 were out ofptifon.andkepi Sheepe 
 
 I (hould be as merry as the day is long: 
 
 And fo I would be heere, bur that I doubc 
 
 My Vnckle pradiifes moreharme to me ; 
 
 He is affraid of me, and 1 of him: 
 
 Is it my fault, that 1 was Geffrcyes fonne ? 
 
 No in deede 1 st not: and I would to beaueo 
 
 1 were your fonne, foyou would loue me, Hubert: 
 
 Hub. Ifltalketohiro, with his innocent prate 
 
 He will awake my met tie, which lies dead: 
 
 Therefore 1 will be fodasne, and difpatch. 
 
 Ar. Are you fuke Hubert? you looke pale to day, 
 Ir.fooch l would you were a little ficke, 
 
 That I might fit all night,and watch with you. 
 
 I warrant I loue you more then you do me. 
 
 Hub. His words do take poffeffion of my bofome. 
 
 Reade heere yong Arthur. How now fooiifh rheume? 
 Turning difpitious torture outofdoore? 
 
 I muR Be breefe, leaf! refofution drop 
 
 Out at mine eyes, in fender womanifti teares. 
 
 Can you not reade it ? Is it not faire writ ? 
 
 Ar. Toofairely Hubert, lot fo fouleeffeff, 
 
 Muft you with hot 1 rons, burne out both mine eyes ? 
 
 Hub. Yong Boy.l muft. 
 
 Art. And will you? 
 
 Hub. And I will. 
 
 Art. Haue you the heart ? When your head did but 
 ake, 
 
 1 knit my hand-kercher about your browes 
 (The beft I had, a Prmceffe wrought it me,! 
 
 And 1 did neuer aske it you againe: 
 
 And with rny hand, at midnight held your head 
 
 And like the watchful! minutes, to the houre, 
 
 Still and anon cheer'd vp the heauy ctme; 
 
 Saying,whai lackeyou? and where lies your greefe? 
 
 Or what good loue may I performs for you l 
 
 Many a pooremans fonne wculdhauelyenfiill. 
 
 And ncre haue fpoke a louing ward to you: 
 
 But you, at your ficke fetuice had a Prince s 
 
 Nay, you may thinke my loue was ctaftie loue, 
 
 Andcall it cunning. Do, and if you will. 
 
14 The life and death ofK^ingfofm. 
 
 Ifheauen be pleas'd that you mtsft vfe me ill. 
 
 Why then you mu ft. Will you put out mineeyes. 
 
 Thefe eyes, that neuer did,nor neuer (ball 
 
 So much as frowne on you. 
 
 Hub. I haue fovorne to do it • 
 
 And with hot Irons mufti burne them out. 
 
 Ar. Ah, none but in this Iron Age.wculd do tt 
 
 The Iron of it feife, though heate red hot 
 
 Approaching neere thefe eyes, would drinke my teares, 
 And quench this fierie indignation, 
 
 Euen in the matter of mine innocence: 
 
 ^Jay, after that, confume away in ruft, 
 
 But for containing fire to harmemine eye. 
 
 Are you more (tubbome hard, then hammer’d Iron ? 
 
 And if an Angel! fhould haue come to me, 
 
 And told me Hubert fhould put out mine eyes, 
 
 J would not haue beleeu’d him : no tongue but Hubert!. 
 Hub. Come forth: Do as 1 bid you do. 
 
 Art. Ofaue me Hubert, hue me: my eyes are out 
 Euen with the fierce lookes of thefe bloody men. 
 
 Hub. Giueme the Iron 1 fay, and bindehim heerc. 
 Art. Alas, what needeyoube foboiftrousrough? 
 
 I will not ftruggle, I will fland ftone ftill; 
 
 Eorheauen fake Hubert let me not be bound i 
 
 Nay heare me Hubert, 6 riue thefe men away, 
 
 And I will fit as quietas a JLambe 
 
 1 will not ftirre, nor winch, nor fpeake a word, 
 
 Nor looke vpon the Iron angerly : 
 
 Thruft but thefe men away, arid He forgiueyoo, 
 
 What euer tofment you do put me too. 
 
 Hub. Go ftand within: let me alone with him. 
 
 Exec. 1 am beft pleas'd tobefromfuchadeede. 
 
 Art. Alas, I then haue chid away my friend. 
 
 He hath a fterne looke, but a gentle neart: 
 
 Let him comebacke, that his companion may 
 
 Giue life to yours. 
 
 Hub. Come (Boy) prepare your feife. 
 
 Art. Is there no remedied 
 
 Hub. None, but to lofe your eyes. 
 
 Art. O heauen: that there were but a moth in yours, 
 
 A grorne, a duft,a gnat, a wandering haire. 
 
 Any annoyance in that precious fenfe: 
 
 Then feeling what fmall things are boy fterous there, 
 
 Your vilde intent muft needs feeme horrible. 
 
 Hub. Is this your promife ? Go too,hold your toong 
 Art. Hubert , the vtterance of a brace of tongues, 
 
 Muft needes want pleading for a paire of eyes ; 
 
 Let me not hold my tongue: let me.not Hubert, 
 
 Or Hubert , if you will cut out my tongue. 
 
 So I may keepe mine eyes. O fpare mine eyes, 
 
 Though to no vfe, but ftill to looke on you, 
 
 Loe, by my troth, the Inftrument is cold, 
 
 And would not harme me. 
 
 Hub. I can heate it. Boy 
 
 Art No, in good footh: the fire is dead with gfiefe, 
 Being create for comfort, to be vs’d 
 
 In vndeferued extreames; See elfe your feife, 
 
 There is no malice in this burning cole, 
 
 The breath ofheauen, hath blowne his fpiritout, 
 
 And ftrew d repentant afhes on his head. * 
 
 Hub. But with my breath I can reuiue it Boy. 
 
 Art . And if you do, you will but make it blulb, 
 
 And glow with fbame ofyour proceedings, Hubert: 
 
 Nay, jt perchance will fparkle in your eyes; 
 
 And . like a dogge that is compelTd tohght. 
 
 Snatch at his Mafterthat doth tarre him on. 
 
 All things thar you fhould vfe to do me wrong 
 
 Deny their office : onelyyou dolacke 
 
 That mercie, which fierce fire, and Iron extends, 
 Creatures of note for mercy, tacking vfes. 
 
 Hub. Well , fee to liue : I will not touch thine eye, 
 
 For all the Treafure that thine Vnckle owes, 
 
 Yet am I f\yorne,and 1 didpurpofe.Boy, 
 
 With this fame very Iron, to burne them out. 
 
 Art , O now you looke like Hubert. All this while 
 You weredifguis’d. 
 
 Hub. Peace:no more Adieu, 
 
 Your Vnckle muft not know but you are dead, 
 
 He fill thefe dogged Spies with falfe reports : 
 
 And, pretty childe,fleepe doubtleffe, and fecure, 
 
 That Hubert for the wealth of all the world; 
 
 Will not offend thee. 
 
 Art. O heauen ’Jthanke you Hubert. 
 
 Hub. Silence, no more ; go clofely in with mee. 
 
 Much danger do I vndergo for thee. Exeunt 
 
 S'cena Secunda. 
 
 Bitter John , Pembroke, Saliibur y, and other Lordet, 
 fobn. Heere once 3gaine we fit : once againft crown'd 
 And look’d vpon, 1 hope, with cheatefull eyes. 
 
 Pem This once again (but that your Highnes pleas'd) 
 Was once fuperfluous : you were Crown'd before. 
 
 And that high Royalty was nere pluck’d off/ 
 
 The faiths ofmen,nere Rained with reuoltt 
 
 Frefh espetfation troubled not the Land 
 
 With any long’d-for-change, or better State, 
 
 Sal. Therefore, to be pofiefs’d with double pofflpe, 
 To guard a Title, that wasrich before; 
 
 To gilde refined Gold, to paint the Lilly ; 
 
 To throw a perfume on the Violet, 
 
 To fmooth the yee, or adde anoiher hew 
 
 Vnto the Raine-bow; or with Taper-light 
 
 To feeke the beauteous eye ofbeaue'n to garnifh. 
 
 Is waftefuli, and ridiculous cxccffe. 
 
 Pem. But that your Royall pleafuremuft.be done, 
 
 Thi s aifte, is as an ancient tale new told. 
 
 And, »n the laft repeating, troublefome, 
 
 Being vrged at a time vnfeafonable. 
 
 Sal. In this the Anticke, and well noted face 
 
 Of plaineold forme, is much disfigured. 
 
 And like a fhifted winde vnto afaile, 
 
 It makes the courfeofthoughts to fetch about, 
 
 Startles, and frights confederation: 
 
 Makes found opinion ficke,and truth fufpeded. 
 
 For putting on fo new a falbion’d robe. 
 
 Pem. When Wotkemen ftriue to do better then wel. 
 They do confound their skill in couetoufhefie. 
 
 And oftentimes excufing of a fault, 
 
 Doth make the fault the worfe by th'excufe 
 
 As patches fet vpon a little breach, 
 
 Difcredite more in hiding of the fault. 
 
 Then did the fault before it.was fopatch’d. 
 
 Sal- To thi s effeft, before you were new crown’d 
 
 W e breach d our Councell : but it pleas'd your Highnes 
 To ouer-beare it, and we are all well pleas'd, 
 
 Since all, and euery part of what we would 
 
 Doth make a ftand, at what your Highnefle wilL 
 
H'he life and death ofIQngfobn. 
 
 lob. Some reafons ofxhis double Corronidcn 
 
 I bate pofieft you with, and thinks than ftrong. 
 
 And mope, mcsreftrong, then Musis vsy feare 
 
 Khali indue you with; MeaneJisne, but aske 
 
 What you would haue reform'd, shat i $ not well. 
 
 And well (ball you perceiue, bow wills ngly 
 
 I will both heare, and grant yaayoi&aetjuefti. 
 
 Pem, Then 1, as one tlm am the tongue of ihefe 
 
 To found the purpofes of all their heat ts. 
 
 Both for my lelfe, and them; bar chiefe of all 
 
 Your fafety : for the which, my felfeand than 
 
 Bend their bed (ladies, heartily requeft 
 Th'infrinchifement of tstnkcr, whofe reftrainr 
 
 Doth moue the murmuring lips ofdifcontent 
 
 To breaks into this dangerous argument. 
 
 If what in reft you haue, in right you hold. 
 
 Why then your feares, which (as they fay) attend 
 Thefteppes of wrong fliouid moue you tomewvp 
 
 Your tender kinftnan, and to choake his dayes 
 
 With barbarous ignorance, and deny his youth 
 
 The rkh aduantage of good exercife, 
 
 That the times enemies may not haue this 
 
 To gracececafions; let it be our fuite. 
 
 That you hauebid vs aske his libertie. 
 
 Which for our goods, we do no further aske, 
 
 Then, whereupon our weale on you depending. 
 
 Counts it your weale the haue his liberty. 
 
 Enter Hubert. 
 
 Jcbn, Let it be fo : I do commit his youth 
 
 To your direftion: Hubert, what newes with you ? 
 
 Pen j. This is the man fnouid do the bloody deed: 
 
 He fhew’d his warrant to a friend ofmine. 
 
 The image ofa wicked heynous fault 
 
 Liues in his eye; that clofeafped ofhis. 
 
 Do (hew the mood of a much troubled bred. 
 
 And I do fearefuliybeleeue ’tis done, 
 
 What w&fc fear’d he had a charge to do, 
 
 Sal. 'Pte colour of the King doth come, and go 
 Betweene his purpofeand his confcience. 
 
 Like Heralds’twixt two dteadfall batcaiies fet ; 
 
 His pafsion is fo ripe, it needs muft bteake. 
 
 Pem. And when it breaker,! feare williflue thenco 
 The foule corruption of a fvveet chiides death. 
 
 lobn. We cannot hold mortalities ftrcpg hand. 
 
 Good Lords, although my will to giue, is Huing, 
 
 The fuite which you demand is gone, and dead. 
 
 He tels vs Arthur is deceas'd to night. 
 
 Sal. Indeed we fear’d his ftcknelfe was pad cure. 
 
 Pern. Indeed we heard how neere his death he was. 
 Before the childe himfelfe felt he was lieke t 
 
 This mu A be anfwer’d either heere, or hence. 
 
 Iok. Why do you bend fuch foiemne browes on me? 
 Thinke yoo I biare the Sheerer of deftiny ? 
 
 Haue 1 commandement on the pulfe of life ? 
 
 Sal. It is apparant foule-play, and'tis (hame 
 ThatGreatnelTe fhould fo groflely offer it; 
 
 So thriue it in your game, and fo farewell. 
 
 Pem. Stay yet (Lord Salisbury) lie go with thee. 
 
 And findethjnheritar.ee of this poors childe. 
 
 His little klngdome of a forced graue. 
 
 That blood which ow'd the bred th of all this lie. 
 
 Three foot of it doth hold; bad world the while: 
 
 This muU not be thus borne, this will breakeout 
 
 To ail our forrowes.and ere long I doubt. Exeunt 
 
 la. They burn in indignation: I repent t Enter Mef. 
 There is no fare foundation fet on blood: 
 
 Ko cemiae life atchieu’d by others death: 
 
 A feare&H cy e thou haft. Where is that blood, 
 
 That I hauefeens inhabits in thofe cheekes i 
 
 So foule a skie, deeres not without a fiorme, 
 
 Poure down? thy weather: how goes all in France ? 
 
 ?4ef. From France to England, neuer fuch apowtfi 
 
 For any forraigne preparation, 
 
 Was leuied in thebody ofa land. 
 
 The Copie ofyour fpeede is learn’d by them: 
 
 For when you (bould be sold they do prepare. 
 
 The tydings comes, that they are all arriu’d. 
 
 lob. Oh where hath' our Intelligence bin drunke ? 
 Where hath it flept ? Where is my Mother# care l 
 
 Thatfach an Army could be drawne in France, 
 
 And fhe not heare of it ? 
 
 ■fJMtf. My Liege, hercsre 
 
 Isftdpt with duft; the firft of April! dide 
 
 Your noble mother j and as I heare, my Lord, 
 
 The Lady Cortftance in a frenzie di’de 
 
 Three dayes before: but this frorn’Rumovs tongue 
 
 I idely heard : if true,or falfe 1 know not. 
 
 lobn. With»hold thy fpeed, dreadful! Occaiton : 
 
 O make a league with me/tilll haue pleas'd 
 
 My difcontcntedPeeres. What? Mother dead ? 
 
 How wildely then walker my Eftate in France? 
 
 Vnder whofe condudi came thofe ppwres of France, 
 
 That thou for truth giu'ft out are landed heere? 
 
 'Meft Vr.der the Dolphin. 
 
 Enter Bajlard and Peter ofPem fret, 
 fob. Tbdu haft made me giddy 
 
 With thefe ill tydings: Now ? What fayes the world 
 
 To your proceedings? Do not feeke to ftuffe 
 
 My head with more ill newes; for it is full. 
 
 “Baft. But if you be a-feard to heare the word. 
 
 Then let the worft vn-heard, fall on your head. 
 
 John. Beare with me Cofen, for I was amaz’d 
 
 Voder the tide; but now I breath againe 
 
 Aloft the flood,and can giue audience 
 
 To any tongue, fpeakeit of what it will. 
 
 Baft. How 1 haue fped among the Clergy men. 
 
 The fummes 1 haue eolSedled (hall exprefte: 
 
 But as I trauail’d hither through the land, 
 
 I finde the people Rrangely fantalied, 
 
 ■Pofleft with tumors, fall ofidle dreames 
 
 Not knowing what they feare, but full of feare. 
 
 And here’s a Prophet that I brought with me 
 
 From forth the ftreevs of Pomfret, whom I found 
 
 With many hundreds treading on his heeles: 
 
 To whom he fung in rude harfn founding rimes. 
 
 That ere the next Afeenfion day at noone, 
 
 Your Hi°hnes (hould deliuer vp your Crowne. 
 
 lohn. Thou Idle Dreamer, wherefore didft thou fo ? 
 
 Pet. Fore-knowing that the truth will fall out fo. 
 lobn. Hubert, away with him: imprifon him. 
 
 And on that day at noone, whereon he fayes 
 
 I (hall yeeld vp my Crowne, let him bchang’d. 
 
 Deliuer him to fafety, and returne. 
 
 For Irouftvfe thee. © my gentle Cofen, 
 
 Heat’ft thou the newes abroad, who are arrtu*d ? 
 
 Baft. The French (my Lord ) mens mouths are fill of its 
 Befides I met Lord Bigot, and Lord Sal is baric 
 
 With eyes as red as nev? enkindled fire, • • 
 
 And others more, going to feeke the graue 
 
 Of j4rtfotr,Yihom they fay is kill’d to nighe, on your 
 lohn. Gentle kinfman,go (fuggeftioo 
 
 Andthruft thy felfe into their Companies, 
 
 b a 1 
 
16 'The life and death of Kjng John. 
 
 I haue a way to winne their leues againe: 
 
 Bring them before roe. 
 
 Haft. I will feeke them out. 
 
 John., Nay, but make hafte: the better fooce before. 
 
 O, let me haue no fubiea enemies. 
 
 When adoerfe Forrey tiers affright my Townes 
 With dreadfull pompe of flout inuafion. 
 
 Be Mercurie.fet feathers to thy heeles. 
 
 And flye (like thought) from them, to me againe. 
 
 Baft. Thefpirit ofthetime (hall teach me fpeed.£*»r 
 hbn. Spoke like a fprightfull Noble Gentleman. 
 
 Go after him : for he perhaps (hall neede 
 Some MefTcnger betwixtrne, and thePeeres, 
 
 And be thou hee. 
 
 Mef. With all my hear}, my Liege. 
 lohn, My mother dead ? 
 
 Enter Hubert. 
 
 Hub. My Lord, they (ay fiue Moones were feene to 
 Fourefixed, and thefiftdid whirle about (night: 
 
 The other foure. in wondrous motion. 
 lob. Fiue Moones ? 
 
 Hub. Old men, and Beldames,in the ftreet? 
 Dopropheflc vpon it dangeroully : 
 
 Yong Arthuri death is common in their mouths. 
 
 And when they talke of him, they fhake theii heads, 
 
 Andwhifpet one another in the eare 
 
 And he that fpeakes, doth gripe the hearers wrift, 
 
 Whilft he that hearts, makes fearefjll affion 
 
 With wrinkled browes, with nods, with roi’*ng.*yes. 
 
 Ifawa Smith Hand wlthhis hammer (thus) 
 
 The whilfl his Iron did on the Anuile cooie. 
 
 With open mouth fwallowinga Taylors newes, 
 
 Who with his Sheeres, and Mcafure in his hand. 
 Standing on flippers, whtch his nimblehefte 
 Hadfal-fely thruft vpon contrary feefe. 
 
 Told of a many thoufand warlike French, 
 
 That were embattailed, and rank'd in Kent. 
 
 Another leane, vnwafh'd Artificer, 
 
 Cuts off his tale, and talkes of Anhurj death. 
 
 /e.Why feek'fl thou to poffefTe me with theft fearts^ 
 Why vrgeft thou <o oft yong Arihun death ? 
 
 Thy hand hath murdred him . I had a mighty caule 
 To wifh him dead, but tflou hadfl none to kill him. 
 
 // Nohad (my Lord )why.did you not prouokeroe? 
 lohn. It is the curfe ofKmgs^ to be attended 
 By flaues, that take theirhumors for a warrant. 
 
 To breaks within the bloody houfeof life. 
 
 And on the winking of Authorise 
 To vnderftand a Law ; to know the meaning 
 Of dangerous Maiefly, when perchance it frownes 
 More vpon humor, then aduis d refpedl. 
 
 i/nAHeereis your hand and Seale for what I did. 
 lob. Oh, when thelafl accompt twm heauengt earth 
 Is to be made, then (hall this hand and Scale 
 Witnefle sgamft vs to damnation. 
 
 How oft the light of meanes to do ill deeds. 
 
 Make deeds ill done? Had'd not tliois beene by 
 A fellow by the hand of Nature mark'd. 
 
 Quoted, and fign'd to do& deede of fhame, 
 
 This murther had not come into my rstinde. 
 
 But taking note of thy abhorr'd Afpefl, 
 
 Finding thee fie fot bloody villanie: 
 
 Apt, liable to beemploy’d in danger, 
 
 I faintly broke with thee of Arthurs death. 
 
 And thou.to be. endeered to a King, 
 
 Made it no confidence to deftroy a Prince, 
 
 Hub. My Lord. 
 
 /oA.Had’ft thou but fhooke thy head, or made a paufe 
 When I Spake darkely, what I purpofid: 
 
 Or turn'd an eye of doubt vpon my face; 
 
 As bid me tell my taleinexpreffe words : 
 
 Deepe fharr.c had ftruck me dumbe,made me break off, 
 And thofelhy feares,might haue wrought fearcs in me 
 But, thou didflvnderftand me by my fignes, 
 
 And diddm fignes againe parley with finne. 
 Yea.wiihout llop, didft let thy heart confent. 
 
 And confequently, thy rude hand to afte 
 
 The deed, which both our tongues held vildetoname 
 
 Out of my fight, and neuerfeeme more: 
 
 My Nobles leane me, and my State is braued, 
 
 Euen at my gates, with Tankes of forratgne powies; 
 Nay, in the body of this flefhly Land, 
 
 Thiskingdome, this Confine of blood, and breathe 
 
 Hoflihtie, and ciuill tumult reignes 
 
 Betweene my confcience, and my Cohns' death. 
 
 Hub. Arose yeu againflyour other enemies • 
 lie make a peace becwcene your foule, and you. 
 
 Yong Arthur is aliue This hand ofmtne 
 hyet a maiden, and an innocent hand. 
 
 N ot painted with the Crimfon fpots of blood. 
 
 Within this bofome, nsuer erilred yei 
 Thedresdfull motion ofa murderous thought. 
 
 And you haue ltander d Nature in my forme. 
 
 Which howfoeuer rtideexteriorly. 
 
 Is yet the couer of a fayrer rninde. 
 
 Then to be butcher of an innocent childe. 
 
 lohn. Doth Arthur liue ?0 haft thee to the Peeres, 
 Throw this report on their incenfad rage. 
 
 And make them tame to their obedience. 
 
 Forging the Comment that my paffion made 
 Vpon thy feature, for my rage was blirsde. 
 
 And foule imrr.aginjrieeyesofblood 
 Prefented thee more hideous then thou art 
 Oh, anfwer not; hut to my Cloffer bring- 
 The angry Lords, vrith all expedient haft, 
 
 I conitfre thee but fiowly : run more fafl. Exeunt 
 
 Sc ana Tertia. 
 
 Enter Arthur on the wallet. 
 
 Ar The Wall is high, and yet will 1 Ivape dovme. 
 Good ground be pitnfull, and hurt me not : 
 
 There’s few or none do know rne. ifthey did, 
 ThtsShip-boyes femblanct hath difguis’d me quite. 
 
 I am afraide,and yet He venture it. 
 
 If I get downe. and do not breake my iimbes. 
 
 He finde a thoufand frufts to get away; 
 
 As good to dye and go ; as dye, and Bay. 
 
 Oh rne,my VnckleS fpmt is in thefcftories, 
 
 Hcauen take my foule,.nnd England keep my bones Diet 
 
 Enter Pembroke . Salubmy^dr Bigot 
 Sal. I ords, 1 w ill meet him or S hcSvcndsbary t 
 ts is our fafetie, and we mud embrace 
 This gentle offer of the pcrdlous ti me. 
 
 Pe> n. Who brought that Letter from the Catdinall ? 
 Sal. The Count Meloone^ a Noble Lord of France. 
 Whofepriuate with me of the DoJpbines loOe, 
 
 Is much more genera!!, then thefe lines import. 
 
 Eg. 
 
c The life and death oflQng^ohn 
 
 Big. To morrow morning let vs meete him then. 
 
 S.iL Or rather then fee forward,for 'twill be 
 Two long dayes journey (Lcrds)ortre wemeete. 
 
 Enter Bafiard. 
 
 Tuft .Once more to day well met, didemper'd Lords, 
 The King by me requefts your prefence draight. 
 
 Sal. The king hath difpoflcll himfclfe oi vs. 
 
 We will not lyne his thin-befhined cloake 
 With our pure Honors: nor attend the foote 
 Thatleaues the print of blood where ere it walkes 
 Resume,and tell him fo : we know the word. 
 
 "Baft. What ere you thinke,good words Ithinke 
 were bed. 
 
 Sal. Our greefes, and nor our manners reafon now 
 
 Safi. But there is little reafon in your greefe. 
 
 Therefore'tvvere reafon you had manners now. 
 
 Pem. Sir, hr, impatience hath his priutledge. 
 
 Baft. ’Tis true, ?o hurt his mailer, no m3as elfe. 
 
 Sal. This is the prifon : What is lie lyes heere? 
 
 p .Oh death.made proud with pure & princely beuty, 
 The earth had not a hole to hide this deede. 
 
 Sal. Muriher, as hating what himfclfe hath done, 
 Doth lay it open to vrge on retienge. 
 
 Big. Or vclien he doom'd this Beautie to a graue, 
 Found it too precious Princely, for a graue. 
 
 Sat. Sir Richard, what thinke you.' you haue beheld. 
 Or haue you read, or heard, or couldyou thinke f 
 Or do you almoft thinke, although you fee. 
 
 That you do fee ? Could thought, v/ithom this obie£l 
 Forme fuch another ? This is the very top, 
 
 The heighih, the CreR : or Crefl vnto the Crefl 
 Of murthers Armes :This is the bloodied lhame. 
 
 Thewilded Sauagery, the vildeft droke 
 That euer wall-ey’d wrath, or daring tage 
 Prefemed to tbeteares of foft remorfe. 
 
 Pem. A11 murthers pad, do (land excus’d in this i 
 And this fo foie, and fo vnmatcheable, 
 
 Shall giuea holinelfe,a puritie. 
 
 To tlieyet vnbegottenfinne of times; 
 
 And proue a deadly blood-died, but a ieft, 
 
 Exampled by this heynous fpedlacle. 
 
 Baft. It is a damned,and a bloody worke, 
 
 The gracelefleadion ofaheauy hand, 
 
 If that it be the worke ofany hand. 
 
 Sal. I f that it be the worke of any hand ? 
 
 We had a kinde of light, what would enfue? 
 
 It is the diamcf«U workeof Hubertthzmd, 
 
 The pradlice, and thepurpofe ofihe king: 
 
 From whofe obedience I fotbidmy foule. 
 
 Kneeling before this ruine of fweete life, 
 
 And breathing to his breathlefleExcellence 
 The Incenfe of a Vow.a holy V ow: 
 
 Ncuer to tade the pleafures of the world, 
 Neuertobeinfedletfwith delight, 
 
 Nor conuerfant with Eafe,and Idleneffe, 
 
 Till 1 haue fet a glory to this hand. 
 
 By giuing it the wordiip of Reuerige. 
 
 Pem. Big. Our foules rehgioufiy confirme thy words. 
 
 Zrster Hubert. 
 
 Hub. Lords, I am hot with hade, in feeking you, 
 Arthur doth hue, the king hath fent for you. 
 
 Sal. Oh he is bold, and blufhes not ac death, 
 
 Auant thou hateful', villain,get thee gone. (the Law ? 
 
 j-ju. I am novillaine. Sal. Mud I rob 
 
 Baft Your fworet is bright fir, put it vp agame. 
 
 Sal. Not till I (heath it in a murtherers skin. 
 
 17 ... 
 
 Hub. Stand backe Lord Salsbury.fiand backe I fay • 
 By heauen, I thinke my fword's as fharpe as yours. 
 
 I would not haue you (Lord) forget your felfe^ 
 
 Nor tempt the danger of my true defence; 
 
 Lead I, by marking of your rage, forget 
 your Worth, your Greacnede, and Nobility. 
 
 Big. Out dunghill; dat’d thou braue a Nobleman ? 
 
 Hub. Not for my life: But yet I dare defend 
 My innocent life againdan Emperor, 
 i Sal. Thou art a Murtherer. 
 
 Hub. Do not proue me fo : 
 
 Yet I am none. Whofe tongue fo ere fpeakes fade. 
 
 Not truely fpeakes: who fpeakes not truly, Lies. 
 
 Pem. Cut him to peeces. 
 
 Baft. Kccpe the peace, I fay. 
 
 Sal. Stand by, or I (hall gau! you Fimlcant ridge. 
 
 Baft. Thou were better gaul the diue!! Salsbury. 
 if thou but frowne on me, or Rirre thy foote, 
 
 Or teach thy hadie fpleeneto do me fhame, 
 
 He drike thee dead. Put vp thy fword beiime. 
 
 Or He fo maule you, and your tofling-Iron, 
 
 That you (hall thinke the diuell is come from hell. 
 
 Big. What wilt thou do, renowned Faulcmbrldge ? 
 Second a Villaine, and a Muttherer ? 
 
 Hub Lord Bigct , 1 am none. 
 
 Big. Whokill'd this Prince t 
 
 Hub. 'Tis not an hourefince I left him well; 
 
 I honour'd him, 1 lou’dhim,and will weepe 
 My date of life out, for his fweete liues lode. 
 
 Sal T rud not thofe cunning waters of his eyes. 
 
 For villanie isnot without fuch rheume, 
 
 And he, long traded in it, makes it feeme 
 Like Riuers of remorfe and tnnocencie. 
 
 Away wi>h me, all you whofe foules abhorre 
 Th'vndeanly fauours ofaSIaughter-houfe, 
 
 For I am Rifled with this fmell offinne. 
 
 Big. A way, to ward Burie, to the Dolphin there. 
 
 P. There tel the king,he may inquirevs out£.v Lorils. 
 
 Ba.Here sa good world;knew you ofthis faite work? 
 Beyond the infinite and boundlefie reach of mercie, 
 
 (If thou didd this deed of death) arc^ damn’d Hubert • 
 
 Hub Do but heareme fir. 
 
 Baft. Ha? He tell thee what, 
 
 TltouTt damn'd as biacke, nay nothing is fo blacke. 
 Thou art more deepe damn’d then Prince Lucifer: 
 
 There is not yet fo vgly a fiend of hell 
 As thou (halt be, tf thou didd kill this childe. 
 
 Hub. Vpon my foule. 
 
 Baft. If thou didd but content 
 To this mod cruell Adi: dobuttiifpaire, 
 
 And if thou want'd a Cord, theftnalleflthrsd 
 That euer Spider twided from her wombe 
 Will ferue to drangle thee : i\ ruth will be a beame 
 To hang thee on. Or wouldd thoudrowne thy felfe. 
 
 Put but a Iiu!e water in a fpoone. 
 
 And it (hall be as all the Ocean, 
 
 Enough tc difle fuch a villaine vp, 
 
 I do fiifpedl thee very greeuoufly. 
 
 Hub. If I in adl, content, or finne of thought, 
 
 Be guiitie&f the dealing that fweete breath 
 Which was embounded in this beauteous clay. 
 
 Let hell want paines enough to torture me: 
 
 X left him veil. 
 
 Baft. Go .bears him in thine armes: 
 
 I am amaz'd me thinkes, and loofemy way 
 j Among the thotnes.and dangersof this world 
 1 b ? How 
 
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 How eafie dofl thou take all England vp , 
 
 Fromforth thbmoreellof deadRoyaltie? 
 
 The life, the right, and truth of all this Realms 
 Is fled to hcauen : and England now is left 
 To tug and feamble, and to part by th'tetth 
 The vn owed interefl of proud fwelling State ; 
 
 Now for the bare-pickt bone of Maiefly, 
 
 Doth dogged warre briftle his- angry erefl , 
 
 And frurletb in the gentle eyes of peace: 
 
 Now Powers from home.and difcontcnts at hom 
 Meet in one line : and vaA confufion waitcs 
 As doth a Rauen on a ficke-falne beafl. 
 
 The iminent decay of wrefled pompe. 
 
 Now happy he, whofe cloake and center can 
 Holdout this tempert. Beare away that childe. 
 
 And follow me with fpeed : He to the King; 
 
 A thoufand biifineffes are briefe in hand , 
 
 Andheauen itlelfe doth frownevpon the Land. Exit. 
 
 <tAUus Quart us, Scam a prim a. 
 
 Enter King John and Pandotph, attendantt, 
 
 K.lohn. Thushaue I yeelded vp into your hand 
 The Circle of my glory. 
 
 Pen. Takeagaine 
 
 From this my hand,as holding of the Pope 
 Your Soueraigne greatnefle and authorise. 
 
 John. Now keep your holy word,go meet the French, 
 And from his holineffe vfe all your powet 
 To flop their marches'fore we are enflam’d : 
 
 Our difeontented Counties doe reuolt; 
 
 Our people quarrel! with obedience. 
 
 Swearing Allegiance.and the loue of foule 
 To flranger-bloud, to forren Royalty; 
 
 This inundation of miflempred humor, 
 
 Refls by you onely to be qualified. 
 
 Then paufe not; fot theprefent time's fofleke. 
 
 That prefent medcine mull be miniftred , 
 
 Or ouerthrow incureable enfues. 
 
 • Pand. It was my breath (hat blew this Tempefl »p. 
 Vpon your ftubborue vfage of the Pope; 
 
 But fince you are a gentle conuertite. 
 
 My tongue fhall hufh againe this florme of warre, 
 
 And make faire weather in your bluflring land t 
 On this Afcemion day, remember well, 
 
 Vpon your oath of fetuice to the Pope, 
 
 Coe I to makethe French lay downe their Armos. Exit 
 /oh*. Is this Afcenfion day : did not the Prophet 
 Say, that before Alcenfion day at noonv. 
 
 My Crown* I fhould giue off? etiett fo I haue i 
 1 did luppofe it fhould be on conflraint, 
 
 But (heau’n be tbankdy it is but voluntary. 
 
 Euler 'Bajlard 
 
 Baft. All Kent hath yeelded : nothing there holds out 
 But Douer Caflle -. London hath tcceiu d 
 Like a kinde Hoft, the Dolphin and his powers. 
 
 Your Nobles will not heareyou.but arc gone 
 To offer feruice to your enemy : 
 
 And wilde amazement lvurries vp and downe 
 The little number of your doubtful! friends. 
 
 John. Would not my Lords returne to meagaine 
 | After tlsey heard yong tslrthnr was aliuc / 
 
 The l ife ami death ofKjngfohn . 
 
 Ban. They found him dead, and cafl into the ftreerf 
 An empty Casket, where the lewell of life 
 By fome damn’d hand was robd.and taneaway. 
 lohn. That villaine Hubert told me he did liue. 
 
 Ba(l. So on my foule he did,for ought he knew 
 Bur wherefore doe you droope > why looke you fad f 
 Be great in a<£>, as you hauebeenein thought; 
 
 Let not the world fee feare and fad diflruff 
 Gouerne the motion of a kinglye eye: 
 
 Be ftirringas the time, be fire with fire. 
 
 Threaten the threatner,and out-face the brow 
 Of bragging horror ; So fliall inferior eyes 
 That borrow their behauioui s from the great, 
 
 Grow great by your example, and put on 
 1 he dauntltfTe ipirit of refolution. 
 
 Away, and glifter like the god of warre 
 When he intendeds to become the field : 
 
 Shew boldneffe andafpiring confidence; 
 
 What.fhall they feeke the Lion in his denne, 
 
 And fright him there ? and make him tremble there 1 ’. 
 
 Oh let it not be fair!: forrage.and runne 
 To meet difpleafure farther from the dorej , 
 
 And grapple with him ere he come fo nye. 
 
 John. T he Legat of the Pope hath beene with fflee. 
 And 1 haue made £ happy peace with him, 
 
 And he hath promis'd to difmiflethePowers 
 led by the Dolphin. 
 
 Befl. Oh inglorious league: 
 
 Shall we vpon the footing of our land 
 Send fayre-play-orders and make comprimife, 
 Infmuation, parley.and bafetruce 
 ToArmes Inuafiue l Shall a beardlefle boy, 
 
 A cockred-filken wanton braue Out fields. 
 
 And fiefh hts fpuit in a warre-iike foyie. 
 
 Mocking the ayre with colours idlely fpred, 
 
 And finde no cheeke ? Let vi my Liege fo Armes: 
 Perchance the Card mall cannot make your peace; 
 
 Or if he doe, let it at leaf! be fa id 
 They faw we had a purpofe of defence. 
 
 John Haue thou the ordering of this prefent time, 
 hafl. Aviay then with good courage; yet.I know 
 Our Partiemay well meetaprowderfoe. * * Exeunt 
 
 Scoena Secunda. 
 
 Enter (h, jdrmei) Dolphm , $alUburj , UMetoone , Pent- 
 brek*_, B’got, Souldters. 
 
 Dot. My Lord Mellcone, let this be coppied out 
 And kcepe It fafe for our remembrance > 
 
 Returne ths prefident to thofe Lords againe. 
 
 That hailing our fair? order written downe, 
 
 Both they and we, perufing ore thefe notes ' 
 
 May know wherefore we tooke the Sacrament, 
 
 And keepe out faithes firroe and inuiolable. 
 
 Sal Vpon our fides it neuer lhall be broken. 
 
 And Noble Dolphin, albeit we fweare 
 A voluntary zeale, andan vn.urg'd Faith 
 Tc your proceedings; yet beleeue me Prince, 
 
 I am not glad that luch a foreofTiroe 
 Should feeke a plafterby contemn'd reuolt 
 And heale the inuetcrate Canker of one wound, 
 
 By 
 
The life anddeath o/Kjpg fohn. j g 
 
 By making many: Oh it grieues my took, 
 
 Tnat I mufi draw this merrfe from my fide 
 
 To beawiddovz-maker :oKandthere 
 
 Where honourable ref cue, and defence 
 
 Cries out vpon the name oC Salisbury. 
 
 But fuch is the infeftion of the time , 
 
 That for the health and Phyfickc of our right. 
 
 We cannot deale but with the very hand 
 OfftemeIniuftice,and confufed wrong: 
 
 And is't not pitty, (oh my grieued friends) 
 
 That we, thcfonnesand children of this Ifle, 
 
 Was borne to feefo fad anhoure as this , 
 
 Wherein we Rep after a Rranger, march 
 
 Vpon her gentle bofom, and HU vp 
 
 Her Enemies rankes ? I mu ft withdraw, and vveepe 
 
 Vpon the fpo£ of this inforced caufe, 
 
 To grace the Gentry ofa Land remote, 
 
 And follow vnacquainted colours heere. 
 
 What hccre ? O Nation that thou cou!dftren>oue, 
 
 That Neptunes Aimes who clippeth thee about, 
 
 Would beare thee from the knowledge of thy fclfe, 
 
 And cripple thee vnto a Pagan Chore, 
 
 Where thefe twoChriftian Armies might combine 
 
 The bloud ofmalice, in a vaine of league, 
 
 And not to fpend it fo vn-nelghbouriy. 
 
 Dolph. A noble temper doft thou the w in this. 
 
 And great affections wraflling in thy bofome 
 
 Doth make an eatth-quake of Nobility: 
 
 Oh, what a noble combat haft fought 
 
 Between compuifion,and a braue refpeft: 
 
 Let me wipe off this honourable dewe, 
 
 That filueily doth progrelTe on thy cheekes: 
 
 My heart hath melted at a Ladies teares. 
 
 Being an ordinary Inundation: - 
 
 But this effufion of fuch manly drops, 
 
 This fhowre, blowne vp by tempeft ofthe foule. 
 
 Startles mine eyes, and makes me more amaz’d 
 
 Then hadj feenethevaultie top of heauen 
 
 Figur’d quite ore with burning Meteors, 
 
 Lift wp thy brow (renowned Salubttric) 
 
 Ahd with a great heart heaue away this florme: 
 
 Commend thefe waters to thofebaby-eyes 
 
 That neuer fa& the giant-world enrag'd, 
 
 Ncr met with Fortune, other tbflp at feafts, 
 
 Full warm of blood, of mirtb,ofgoflipping: 
 
 Come,come; for thou fhaltehnift thy hand as deepe 
 
 Into thepurfe of rich profperity 
 
 As Lerk hinrielfe': fo (Nobles) fhall you ail, 
 
 That knit your finevres to the ftrength of mine. 
 
 Enter Pandulpke. 
 
 And euen there, methinkes an Angell fpake, 
 
 Looke where the holy Legate comes apace. 
 
 To giue vs warrant from tnehind of heauen, 
 Andonoura&ionsfet the name of right 
 
 With holy breach. 
 
 Pond. Haile noble Prince of France'. 
 
 The next is this: King /<?,(«hath reconcil’d 
 
 Himfelfeto Rome, his fpirit is come in, 
 
 That fo Rood out againft the holy Church, 
 
 The great Metropolis and Sea of Rome: 
 
 Therefore thy rbreatniog Colours now windevp , 
 
 And tame the fauage fpirit ofwilde warre, 
 
 That like a Lion foftered vp athand, 
 ltmay lie gently at the foot of peace. 
 
 And be no further harmefull then in flbewe. 
 
 Da/. Your Grace fhall pardon me, I will not baeke; 
 
 I am too high-borne to he propertied 
 
 To bp a feecodary ae ccntroll, 
 
 Or v fetul! feruing-maa, and Inftrument 
 
 To anySoueraigne State throughout the w6r!d. 
 
 Your breath firft kindled the dead coale of warves, 
 B«weene thischaftiz’dkingdome and my felfe. 
 
 And brought in matter that fhould feed this fire; 
 
 And now 'tis Carre too huge to be blowne out 
 
 With that fame weake winde, wliich enkindled it 
 
 You taught me how to knovvche face of right, 
 
 Acquainted me with intereft to this Land , 
 
 Yea, thruft this enterprize into my heart, 
 
 And come ye now to tel! me lohu hath made 
 
 His peace with Romei what is that peace to me? 
 
 I ( by the honour of my marriage bed ) 
 
 After yong Arthur, chime this Land for mine , 
 
 And now it is halfe conquer'd, muft I backe, 
 
 Becaufethat lohu hath made his peace with !\one ? 
 
 Ami RometH&ucl What penny hath Rome borne ? 
 
 What men prouided ? What munition fent 
 
 To vnder-prop this Aiftion ? Is’t not I 
 
 That vnder-goe this charge ? Who elfe bat I, 
 
 And fuch as to my chime are liable, 
 
 Sweat in this bufinefte,and maintaine this warref 
 
 Haue I not heard thefe Klanders (hour out 
 
 ZJ tuc le Roy , as 1 haue bank’d their Townes? 
 
 Haue I not heere the beft Cards for the game 
 
 Towinnethis eafiematch, plaid foraCtowne ? 
 
 And fhall I no w giue ore the yeelded Set ? 
 
 No, no, on my foule it neuer fhall be Laid. 
 
 Pand. You looke but on the out-lideofchis worlte. 
 
 Doi. Out-fideor in-fide,i will not returne 
 
 Till my attempt fo much be glorified, 
 
 As to my ample hope was promifed, 
 
 Before! drew this gallant head ofwarre-. 
 
 And cull’d thefe fiery fpisitsfrom the world 
 
 To out• looke Conqueft,and to winne renowne 
 
 Euen in the iawes of danger, and of death 
 
 What lufty Trumpet thus doth fummon vs f 
 
 Enter Beftard. 
 
 Baft. According to the faire-play of the world. 
 
 Let me haue audience: I am fent to fpeake : 
 
 My holy Lord ofMilUne, from the King 
 
 I come to karne how you haue dealt for him: 
 
 And,asyou anfwer, I doe know the fcope 
 
 And warrant limited vnto my tongue. 
 
 Fund. The Dolphin is coo wilful! oppofite 
 
 And will not temporize with my intreaties: 
 
 He flatly faies.hee 11 not lay downehis Amies. 
 
 Baft. By all the bloud that euer fury breath’d. 
 
 The youth faies well. Now heare our Evglifh King, 
 
 For thus his Royal tie doth fpcake in me: 
 
 He is prepar’d, and reafon to he fhould 3 
 
 This apifh and vnmannetly approach, 
 
 This harnefs’d Maske, and vnaduifed Feuell, 
 
 This vo-heard faweinefle and boyilh Troopes, 
 
 The King doth fmiie at,and is well prepar’d 
 
 To whip this dwarfifh warre, this Pigmy Armes 
 
 From out the circle ofhis Territories. 
 
 That hand which had the ftrength, euen at your dore. 
 
 To cudgell you, and makeyow take the hatch, 
 
 To diue like Buckets in concealed Welles, 
 
 To crowch in litter of your ftable plankes, 
 
 To lye like pawnes, lock’d vp in chefts and truncks, 
 
 To hug with fwine, to feeke fweet fafety out 
 
 In vaults and prifons, and to thrill and ftiake, 
 
 £uen 
 
20 *rke life anddeath ofKjngfohn* 
 
 Euen at the crying of your Nations crow. 
 
 Thinking this voyce an armed Engliffimaa. 
 
 Shall that vi&orious hand be feebied heere, 
 
 That in your Chambers gaue you chafti cement? 
 
 No; know the gallant Monarch is in Armes, 
 
 Add like an Eagle,o re hisayerietowres. 
 
 To fowSe aniicyaace that comes neere his Neft { 
 
 And you degenerate, you ingrate Reuolts, 
 you bloudy Nero's, ripping vp the wornbe 
 
 Of yourdeere Mother-England: blufh forfhame; 
 
 For your owne Ladies,and pa!e-vif3g'd Maides, 
 
 Like Ar.taxasns, come tripping after drummes: 
 
 Their thimbles into armed Gantlets change, 
 
 Their Meedi’s to Lances, and their gentle hearts 
 
 To fierce and bloody inclination. 
 
 r £;l. There end thy braue,and turn thy face lo peace, 
 We grant thou canft out-fcold vs: Far thee well, 
 
 Wehold our time too precious to be fpent 
 
 With fuch a brabler. 
 
 Pan, Giue me leaue to fpeake. 
 
 Baft. No, 1 will fpeake. 
 
 Del. We will actcod to neytber: 
 
 Strike vp the drummes, and let the tongue of wane 
 pleads for our irsteieft, and our being heere. 
 
 Baft. Indeede your drums being beaten,wil cry out; 
 And fofiiail you, being beaten : Do but ftarc 
 
 Aoeccho with the clamor ©f thy drumtne. 
 
 And euen at hand s achumme is readie brac’d. 
 
 That {hall reuerberateall.aslowd as thine. 
 
 Sound but another, and another (hail 
 (As lewd as thine) rattk the Welkins eare, 
 
 And mockcthe deeps mouth’d Thunder: for at hand 
 (Net crofting to thus halting Legate heere. 
 
 Whom he hath vs'd rather for fpoft,thcnneede) 
 
 ]s warlike John sand in his fore-head fits 
 
 Abare-tib'd death, whofe office is this day 
 
 To feaft vpon whole thoufands of iheFrench. 
 
 Da/. Strike vp our drummes, to finds this danger out. 
 Baft, A.nd thou fhak finds it (Dolphin)dor.ot doubt 
 
 Exeunt, 
 
 Scena Quarta . 
 
 Enter Salisbury, Pembroke, and ‘Stars. 
 
 Sal. I did Dot thinke the King fo ftor'd with friends. 
 Pern. Vp once againe: put fpirit lathe French, 
 
 If they mifearry t we mifearr/ too. 
 
 Sal. That misbegotten diueil Paleoxbridte, 
 
 In fpight of fpight, alone vphelds the day. * 
 
 Pent. They fay King Itbn fore fiek, hath left the field. 
 Enter PA el ton wounded. 
 
 Ale!. Lead me to the Reuolts of England heere, 
 
 Sal. When we were happic, we had.othcr names. 
 
 Pern. It is the Count Meioone. 
 
 Sal. Wounded to death. 
 
 PAel, Fly Noble Englifn, you are bought and fold, 
 Vnthted the rude eye of Rebellion, 
 
 And welcome home againe difearded faith, 
 
 Seeke out King Mr, and fa!! before his feete.” 
 
 For if the French be Lords of this loud day, 
 
 He cneanes to recompcnce the paines you take, 
 
 By cutting off your heads ■ Thus hath he fworne. 
 
 And I with him, and many moe with met, 
 
 Vpon the Aitar nS-Edutctsdsbu/y, 
 
 Euer. on that Altar, where we fwore to you 
 
 Deere Amity, and euerlafting loue. 
 
 Sal . May this be poiTibic? May this be true? 
 
 Mel . Haue I not hideous death within ray view. 
 Retaining but a quantity of life. 
 
 Which bleeds away, euen as a forme pf waxe 
 Refoiuethfrous his figure gainft the fire ? 
 
 What in the world ftiould make me now deceiue. 
 
 Since ! tnuft 1 oofs the vfe of all dcceice? 
 
 Why fhould l then be faife, fiocc it is true 
 
 That I muft dye heere, and iitiehence, by Truth ? 
 
 I fay againe, if Leah do wm the day, 
 
 He isforfwotne, if ere thofe eyes of yours 
 
 Behold another day breake in the Eaft 
 
 But eucn this night whofe blscke contagious breafft 
 Already fmoakes about the burning Creft 
 
 Of the old, feeble, and day-wearied Sunne, 
 
 Euen this ill night, your breathing {hall expire, 
 
 Paying the fir.eof rated Treachery, 
 
 Euen with a treacherous fine ofali your hues: 
 
 II Lewis, by your afsiftance win the day. 
 
 Commend me to one Hubert, with your King; 
 
 The loue of him, and this re*pe$ befides 
 (For char my Grandfire was an Englifhrnan) 
 
 Awakes my Confidence toconfeue all this. 
 
 In lieu whereof, I pray you be3re me hence 
 
 From forth the r.oife and rumour of the Field; 
 
 Where I may thinke the remnant of my thoughts 
 
 So peace: and part this bedieand my ioule 
 
 Wish contemplation, and deuout defires. 
 
 Sal. We do beleeue thee, and befhrtw ray foule, 
 
 J?ut S do loue the fauour, and the forme 
 
 Of this moft faireoccafion, by the which 
 
 We will vntread the fteps of damaed flight. 
 
 And like a bated acc! retired Flood, 
 
 ’ Leaning our rankneffe and irregular sourfc. 
 
 Stoops lowe within thofe bounds we haue ore» look'd, 
 And calmely run cn in obedience 
 
 Euen to our Ocean, to our great Xiog hhn. 
 
 My arms fed] gins thee hdpc to bears thee hence. 
 
 For 
 
 Sc Jena Ter t ia, 
 
 Alarumt, Enter hbn and Hubert, 
 
 lehn. How goes the day with vs? oh cell me Hubert, 
 Hub. Badiylfeare; how fares your Maicfry ? 
 hhn. This Feauer that hath troubled me fo long. 
 
 Lyes heauie on me . oh, my heart is ficke. 
 
 Enter a 'JMeflenger. 
 
 Mef. My Lord: your valiant kinfman falcottbridge, 
 Defires your Maieflie to leaue the field. 
 
 And fend him word by me, which way you go, 
 
 hhn. Teli him toward Swprftsd , to the Abbey there. 
 
 1 rJWef. Be of good comfort; for rhe great fuppJy, 
 
 That was expelled by the Dolphin heere, 
 
 Are wrack'd three nights ago on Gaedwin lands, 
 
 Thu newts was brought to Bichard but euen now. 
 
 The French fight coldly,and retyre themfeluss. 
 
 hhn. Aye me.this tyrant Feau&r burnes rose vp, 
 
 And will not let me welcome this goodnewes. 
 
 |gcton toward Sivinfted: to my Utter ftraight, 
 
 ”, W eakneffc pofleflieth me, and 1 ant faint. €xrt&t. 
 
The life anddeath of Rjngfoto- 
 
 For 1 do lee the crudl psngs oTdeath 
 
 Sight In chine eye. A way, my friends,new flight, 
 
 And happie newneffe, that intends old right. £»»> 
 
 Scena Quinta. 
 
 Enter 'lJt>lobin y andk'u TYairte. 
 
 ])al. The Sun ofbeaucn(me thought) was loth to fct 
 But (laid,and made die Wefterne Welkin blufit, 
 WhenEnglifh roerfure backward their owneground 
 In faint Retire: Oh biaucfy came we off. 
 
 When with a volley of our needlefl* (hot. 
 
 After fuch bloody toile, ws. bid good night. 
 
 And woon'd our tottVmg colours clearly vp, 
 
 Laft in the field, and alntoft Lords of it. 
 
 Enter a Mefteuger. 
 
 Mif. Where is my Prince, the Dolphin f 
 Dot. Heere: what newes ? 
 
 TrUf. The Count THeloane is flaine: 1 he English Lords 
 By his perfwafion, are againe fslne off, 
 
 And your (apply, which you Haue wifh’d io long, 
 
 Are caft away, and funkcon Goodwin fatids. 
 
 Dot. Ah fowls, (hrew’d newes. Belhrew thy very 
 C did not thinke to be fo fad to night (hart 
 
 As this hath made me. Who was he thaefaid 
 King Iohn did flie an houre or two before 
 The Rumbling Dight did part our wearie powres? 
 frlef. Who suer fpote it, it is true my Lord. 
 
 Dol. Well; keepe good guarter,& good care to night. 
 The day (hall not be vp fo focne as I, 
 
 To try thefaire aduensureoftomorrow. Exeunt 
 
 Seem Sexta. 
 
 Enter Buftard and Hubert,fmrdty. 
 
 Hub. Whofethere? Spetke hca,fpeakequickely, or 
 
 I (hoote. 
 
 'Baft. A Friend. What art thou ? 
 
 Hub. Of the part of England. 
 
 “Baft. Whether doeft thou go ? 
 
 Hub. What’s that to thee? 
 
 Why may not I demand of chine affaires, 
 is well a ® thou of mine ? 
 
 Baft. Hubert, I thinke. 
 
 Hub. Thou haft 3 perfe61 thought ; 
 
 I will vpon all hazards well bcleetse 
 
 Thou art my friend, that know'ft my tongue fo well: 
 
 Who art thou ? 
 
 Baft. Who thjy wilt: and if thou plcafe 
 Thou maift be-friend me fo much, as to thinke 
 I come enfcway ofrhe Plantagcneu. 
 
 Hub. Vnkinde rem B mbrance; thou, & endlesnight, 
 Haue done me flume: Brtue Soldier, pardon me, 
 
 That any accent breaking from thy tongue. 
 
 Should (cape thetrue acquaintance of mine eare. 
 
 Baft. Come,come:fans complement, Whs?newes 
 abroad ? 
 
 Hub. Why heere Wilke I, in the black fcrcwof night 
 Tofindeyou out. 
 
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 f.nft, BreefetHn : snd whars the newes? 
 
 Hub. O my fweet fir, newes fitting %■ the night, 
 BSackejfearefull, comfortieffe, and horr.ble. 
 
 Baft. Shew me the very wound of this ill newes, 
 lam no woman, lie not (wound at it. 
 
 Hub. Th ■ King ] fe*ye It poyfon'd by a Monke, 
 
 I left him almoft fpeerhleffe, and broke out 
 To acquaint you with this eui’l ,that you might 
 The better arme you to ti e fodaicc time. 
 
 Then if you had at leisure knowne of this. 
 
 'Baft. How did he take it ? Who did tafte to him ? 
 
 Hub. A Monkc I tel! you, 3 refolued villains 
 Whofe Bowels fodainly burft out: The King 
 Yetfpeakes,and peMduentcrernay recouer. 
 
 Baft Who didft thou leaue to tend his Maiefty ? 
 
 Hub. Why know you not? The Lords are all come 
 backe. 
 
 And brought Prince Henry in ihesreompanie. 
 
 At whofe requeft the king hath pardon'd them. 
 
 And they arc ail about his Muieftie. 
 
 Baft. With hold thins indignation, mighty heauen, 
 And tempt vs not to bea:e aboue our power, 
 lie teil thee Hubert, hslfe my power this night 
 Poising thefe Flare, are taken by the Tide, 
 
 Thefe Lincolns-Wafheshuedeuoured them. 
 
 My felfe, well mourned, hardly haue efcap’d. 
 
 Away before: Conduft me to the king, 
 
 I doubt he will be dead,or ere I coins. Extum 
 
 Scena Septima. 
 
 Enter Prince Henry t Salishuris, anti 
 
 Ben. It is too Iste, the life of sll hii blood 
 Is touch’d, corruptibly: and his purebraine 
 (Which fome fuppefe the fouies frailc dwelling houfe) 
 Doth by the idle Comments that it maker, 
 
 Fore-tei! the ending of mortality. 
 
 Enter Pembroke. 
 
 Pern. His Hjghnsfie yet doth fpeak. ft?, holds beleefe. 
 That being brought into the open ayre. 
 
 It would allay the burning qua lit re 
 Of that fell poifon which affayleth him. 
 
 Hen. Let him be brought into the Orchard heere: 
 Doth heft'd! rage? 
 
 Pern, He is more patient 
 Then when you left him; eoen now he fsng. 
 
 Hen. Oh vanity of fickneffc: fierce mreames 
 In their continuance, will not feelethemfslues. 
 
 Death hatting praide vpon the outward parts 
 Leattcs them inuifible, and his feige is new 
 Againft the winds,the which he pricks* and wounds 
 With many legions of ((range fantafies. 
 
 Which in their throng, and preffe to that laft hold, 
 Counfbnndthemfelues. *Tis ftcaoaej’death(holdfing: 
 I am the Symet to thi* pale faint S$sn, 
 
 Who chaunts a doleful! hymne to his owne death. 
 
 And from the organ-pipe of fraile’y lings 
 Hi* fouls and body to tboir! <ftit»g ireft. 
 
 Sal. Be of good comfort (prince) for ym are borne 
 To fgt a forme vpon that in digs ft 
 Which he hath left fofhapdeOe, and fovude. 
 
 irouept in. 
 
 John. I snarrie, now my fouls hath elbow rooms, 
 
22 _ Tbegeanddeath ofKmgfohn. 
 
 It would oot out at windowes, nor a? doares. 
 
 There is fo hoc a futntr.er in irfy bofome. 
 
 That all roy bowels crumble vp to dud : 
 lam aferibled forme drawme with a pen 
 Vpoo a Parchment, and agatnft this fire 
 Do 1 (hfinke vp. 
 
 Hen. How fares your Maiefly f 
 
 Job* PoyfonM, ill fare : dead, forfooke, call off. 
 
 And none ofyou will bid the winter come 
 To thruft his ycie fingers in my maw; 
 
 Nor let my kmgdomes Ruiers take their cootfe 
 Through my burn d bofome . nor irureat the Notch 
 To make his bleake wmdes kilfe my parched lips, 
 
 And comfort me vmh cold. I do not aske you much, 
 
 I begge cold comfort. and you are fo flraight 
 And fomgraeefu!!, you deny me that. 
 
 Hen . Oh that there were fome venue in my teares. 
 That might relesue you. 
 
 lobu. The fait in them is hot. 
 
 Within me is a hell, and there the poyfon 
 Is, as a fiend, confin d to tyrannize. 
 
 On vorepreeuable condemned blood. 
 
 Enter 'Eftard, 
 
 Baft. Oh, I am fcalded with roy violent motion 
 And fpleerse offpeede, to fee your Maicfty. 
 
 lobu. Oh Cozen, thou art come to fee mine eye: 
 
 The tackle ofmy heart, is crack'd and burnt. 
 
 And all the (hrowds wherewith my life fhould fade. 
 
 Are turned to one chred, one little hasre : 
 
 My heart hath one pootc firing to fiay it by. 
 
 Which holds but till thy newes be vueted. 
 
 And then all this thou feefi, is but a clod. 
 
 And module of confounded royalty. 
 
 Eft. The Dolphin is preparing hnher-ward, 
 
 W here heauen he knowes how we (hall anfwei him. 
 
 For in anight thebefi pari of my powre. 
 
 As f vpon aduantage did reruouc, 
 
 Were in the tVa/hcs all vowarily. 
 
 Devoured by the vnenpefled flood. 
 
 Sal. You breath thefe dead newes in as dead an eare 
 My Liege, my Lord . but now a King, now thus. 
 
 Hen Euenfomufl I run on, andeuen fo flop 
 What furety of the world, what hope, what flay. 
 
 When this was now a King, and now is clay ) 
 
 'Bft. Art thou gone fo ? E do but ftsy bchinde 
 To do the office for thee, of reoenge, 
 
 And then my foulefhall waite on thee to heauen, 
 
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 As it on earth hath bene thy fenuaju {fill. 
 
 How, row you Staires, that metre in ycot right fpheres 
 Where be your powres? Shew now your mended faiths 
 And ir.ftantly returne with me againe. 
 
 Topufh dcfiui(&ion,3nd perpetual! fhanse 
 Out of the we3ke douse of our fainting Land . 
 
 Straight let vs feeke, or ftraight we flail] be fought. 
 
 The Dolphine rages at out verie heeles. 
 
 Sal. 11 feemes yoy know net then fo much as we. 
 The Cardinall Pandulph is within at reft, 
 
 Who halfe an houre fince came from the Dolphin. 
 
 And brings from him fuch offers of our peace. 
 
 As we with honor and refpe$ may sake, 
 
 Wtthpurpofe prefeody soleauethis warre» 
 
 Eaft. He will the rather do i» whon he fees 
 Our felues well finew'd to our defence. 
 
 Ssl. Nsy.’tss in a manner done already. 
 
 For many carriages hea hath difpvch'd 
 To the fea fide, and put his caufe and quarrell 
 T o the difpofmg of the Cardinall, 
 
 With whom your feife, my feife, and otheT Lord*. 
 
 Ifyou tninkcmecte, this afternoone will poaft 
 
 Toconfuminate thisbufineffchappily. 
 
 Bft. Let it be fo, and you my noble Prince, 
 
 With other Princes that may beft be fpar'd, 
 
 Shall wane vpon your Fathers Funerall. 
 
 Hen. At Worfrcrmufi his bodie beimmd 
 For fo he will'd it. 
 
 Bft. Thither (hall it then. 
 
 And happily may yeur fweet feife put on 
 The lineal! (face, and glorie of the Land, 
 
 To whom withal! fubrmfston on my knee, 
 
 I do bequeath my faithful! feruices 
 And true fubiedhon euerlafiingly. 
 
 Sal. And the like tender of our loue wee make 
 To re$ without a fpot for euermore. 
 
 Hen. I haue a kinde foule.that would giuc thankes. 
 And knowes not how to do it, but with teares. 
 
 'Baft. Oh let vs pay the time: but needful! woe. 
 Since it hath beene before hand with our gteefes. 
 
 This England neuer did, nor neuer fhail 
 Lye at the proud foote of a Conqueror, 
 
 But when it firfl did helpe to wound jt feife. 
 
 Now,thefe her Princes are come home againe, 
 
 Come the three corners ofthe world in Aruies, 
 
 And we (hall fhocke them : Naught (hall make vs rue 
 if England to it feife, do reft but true. Exeunt 
 
The life and death of King Richard 
 
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 the Second, 
 
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 JftufTrimus , Sc ana < Vrima . 
 
 Enter King Richard, John cf Grunt, with other tVablet 
 and Attendants. 
 
 King Rickard. 
 
 Ld lohn of gaunt, time-honoured Lancafter, 
 
 S Haft thou according co thy oath and baud 
 Brought hither Henry Hertord thy bold fon : 
 Heevt to make good jboilkouslate sppeale, 
 Which then our leyfure-would not let vs hears, 
 
 Agaiuft the LHke of Nocfoike, Thomas Mowbray ? 
 
 Count. ; hauerny Liege. 
 
 King. Tell me moreouer,haft thou founded him, 
 
 If he appeale the Duke or. ancient malice. 
 
 Or worthily as a good fabie& fhouid 
 On feme knowtne ground eftreacherie in him. 
 
 Gaunt. As neere as I could fift him on that argument. 
 On feme apparent danger feene in him, 
 
 Avro'd atvour Highneffe, no inueterate malice. 
 
 ' Kin. Then call them to our prefence face to face. 
 
 And frowning brow to brow,cut Celtics willheare 
 Tr’accufer, and the accufed, freely fpeake; 
 
 High ftomack’d are they both, and full ofire. 
 
 In rage, beafe as the fea; haflie as fire. 
 
 Enter 'Bullh sheets and Mowbray. 
 
 %*L Many yeares of happy dayes befall 
 tdy gracious Soueraigne r my iaeS being Liege. 
 
 Ih eh day fttil better others happinefle, 
 Vtttiil the hsauens emsying earths good hap, 
 
 Adck an immortall title to your Crown*. 
 
 King. We thanke you both, yet one but flatters vs. 
 As well appeweth by the caufe you come. 
 
 Namely, to appeals each other cfhigh trealba. 
 Coofin of Hereford, what doft ibois obieft 
 Agamft the Duke of Norfolk®, 7kw/ Mowbray ? 
 
 Bui. Flrft, herucri bo da® r ecord to tny fpeech. 
 
 In the deuotion ofa ftibie&s loue, 
 
 Tendering the precious fa fetis of my Prince, 
 
 And free from other misbegotten hate. 
 
 Come I appellant to this Princely prefence. 
 
 Now Thomas Mowbray do I turne to thee, 
 
 And msrke my greeting well: for what I fpeake, 
 
 My body (hall make goad vpon this earth, 
 
 Or my druine foule snlWerit in beausn. 
 
 Thou art a Traitcr, and aMifereant; 
 
 Too good to be fe s and coa bca to laae 
 Since the irtort faire and chriftall is the sktCj 
 
 The vgiier fsemetheefoudes that in it five: 
 
 Once more, the more taaggraoate the note. 
 
 With a fcmle Traitors name ftuffe 1 thy throte. 
 
 And wifli (ft; pieafe my Soueraigne) ere I moue. 
 
 What my tong tpeaKs.my right drawn fwotd may proue 
 Alow, Let not tny cold words hcere accufe roy icaie: 
 'Tis net the triall of a Womans wane. 
 
 The bitter clamour oftwo eager tongues, 
 
 Can arbitrate this caufe betwmt vs twaine : 
 
 The blood is hot that muft be cool’d for this. 
 
 Yet can J-not of liich tame patience boaft, 
 
 As tobehuilu, and nought at all to fay. 
 
 Firft the faire teuerence of your Highneffe oirbes mee. 
 From gluing reirtes and fpurres t o my free fpeech. 
 
 Which elfe would poft, vntill it had return'd 
 Thefe teatmes of treafon, doubly downe his throat. 
 Setting afide his high bloods royalty. 
 
 And let him be no Kinfman to my Liege, 
 
 I do tkfis him, and I fpit at him. 
 
 Call him 2 fianderous Coward, and a Villaine r 
 Which to maintains, I would allow him oddes. 
 
 And meete him, were I tide torunne afoote 
 Euen re the frozen ridges of the Alpes, 
 
 Or any other ground inhabitable, 
 
 Where euet tnglifhman dutft fet his foots, 
 
 Meane time, let this defend my loysitie. 
 
 By ail my hopes moft falfely doth he he. 
 
 2?«/.Pale trembling Coward.tberp I throw my gage, 
 Difclaiminghecre the kindred ofa King, 
 
 And lay af.de my high bloods Royalty, 
 
 Which feate, not reuerence makes thee to except. 
 
 If guilty dread hath left thee fo much fttength, 
 
 As to take vp mine Honorspawne, then ftoopc. 
 
 By that, and all the rites cf Knight-hood elfe. 
 
 Will I make good againft thee arme to arme. 
 
 What I haueTpoken, or thou canft deuife. 
 
 Mow. I take it vp, and by that fword 1 fweare. 
 Which gently laid my Knight-hood on my fhoulder, 
 lie anfwee thee in any faite degree, 
 
 Or Chiualrous defigneof knightly trial!: 
 
 And when 1 mount, aliue may I not light, 
 ifl be Traitor, or vniuftly fight, 
 
 J&wf.What doth our Cofin lay to Alow hr ate s charge i 
 It aiuft be great that can mhente vs. 
 
 So much as ofa thought of ill in him. 
 
 3«LLooke v/hat 1 faid,my life Ihall proue it true. 
 That Mowbray hathteceiu’d sight thoufandNoblcs, 
 
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 The life and death ofTZjchard the Secvnd I 
 
 Innameoflendingsfor yourHighneffe Soldiers, 
 
 The which Ke hath detain'd for lewd employments. 
 
 Like a falfe Traitor, and injurious ViUame. 
 
 Befides I fay, and will in battaile proue, 
 
 Ofheere, or elfewhereto thefouheft Verge 
 That euer was furuey'd by Englifh eye. 
 
 That all the Treafons foi rhefe eighteene yeeres 
 Complotted, and contriued in this Land, 
 
 Fetch’d fromfalfe tJMowbrey their firft head and (prlng. 
 Further I fay, and further will maintains 
 Vpon his bad life, to make all this good 
 That he did plot the Duke ofGloufters dearh, 
 
 Suggeft his (bone bcleeuing aduerfaries, 
 
 And confeqaently.Hke aTraitorCoward, 
 
 Siue’d out his innocent foitle through ftreames ofblood 
 Which blood, like facnficing AMs cries, 
 
 (Euen from the toongleficcauernes of the earrh) 
 
 To me for iufttce, and rough chafticement: 
 
 And by the glorious worth os my difeent. 
 
 This armc (hall do it, or this life be fpent. 
 
 King, How high s pi tch hisrefoiution foares : 
 Thomas ofNotfolke, what fayeft thou to this ? 
 
 Mot/. Oh let my Soueraieue turne away his face. 
 And bid his esres a little white be deafe. 
 
 Till I haue told this (lander ofhisbiood. 
 
 How God, and good men, hate fo foule a lyas 
 
 King. Mcvkrtij, impartial are our eyes and eares. 
 Were he my brother, nay our kingdomes heyre. 
 
 As he is but my fathers brothers forme; 
 
 Now by my Scepters awe, I make a vow. 
 
 Such neighbour-ncerendTe to our facred blood. 
 Should nothing priuiledge him. nor partialize 
 The vn-ftoopingfirmenefle of my vpright loole. 
 
 He is our fubiedf [ Mowbreq)fo art thou. 
 
 Free fpeech, and fearelefle, I to thee allow. 
 
 Tiiow. Then 'BullinglrrookC) as low as to thy heart. 
 Through the felfe pail age of thy throat; thou lyeft: 
 Three parts of that receipt 1 had for Callice, 
 
 Disburft 1 to hisHighuefl’e fouldier*; 
 
 The other part reforu'd J by confent. 
 
 For that my Sooeraigne Liege was in my debt, 
 
 Vpon remainder ofadeere Accompi, 
 
 Since laft l went to France to fetch his C^uccne ? 
 
 Now fwallow downe that Lye. For Glouiier$ death, 
 
 I flew him not; but (to mine owne difgrace) 
 Neglefted my fworne duty in that safe r 
 For you my noble Lord of L<t»cafier, 
 
 The honourable Father to my foe, 
 
 Once I did lay an ambufh for your life, 
 
 A trefpaffe that doth vex my greeued foule: 
 
 But ere I lad receiu’d the Sacrament, 
 
 I did confoffeit, and exafiiy begg d 
 Your Graces pardon .and I hope I had it. 
 
 This is my fault: as fos the red appeal'd. 
 
 It iffues from the rancour ©f s Villaine, 
 
 A recreant, and mod degenerate Traitor. 
 
 Which in my felfe I boldly will defend, 
 
 And interchangeably hurle downe my gage 
 Vpon this ouer*weenittg Traitors foote ; j 
 To proue my felfe a loyall Gentleman, 
 
 Euer. in the bed blood chamber’d in his boforne., 
 
 In haft whereof, mod heartily 1 pray 
 Your Highnefle to affigne our Trial! day. 
 
 £i»g. Wrath-kiodled Gentlemen be rul’d by me t 
 Lee’s purge this choller without letting blood .- 
 This we preferibe, though no Phyfition, 
 
 Deepe malice makes too deepe incifionT 
 Forget,forg!vie, conclude, and be agreed, 
 
 Our Do&ors fay, This is no time to bleed. 
 
 Good Vnckle.ler this end where it begun. 
 
 Wee’l ealme the Duke of Norfolke; you, youi (on. 
 
 Gaunt. To be a roake-peaccfhal! become my age. 
 Throw downe (my fonne) the Duke of Norfolkcs gagt 
 Krug. And Norfolke, throw downe bis 
 Gmnt. When Home when? Obedience bids. 
 Obedience bids I fhould not bid agon. 
 
 Krug Norfolke, throw downe, wc bidde ; there u 
 no bootc. 
 
 ATca-.My feife I throw(dread Soucraignejat thy too: 
 My life thou (halt command, but not my (name, 
 
 The one my ducie owes, but my faire name 
 Defpight of death, that hues vpon my graue 
 To darke difhonours vfe.thou (bale not heue. 
 
 I am difgrac't!,lmpeach’<J,and baffel'd heere. 
 
 Pierc'd to the foule with (landers venom'd lpeare. 
 
 The which no balme can cure, but his heart blood 
 Which breath'd thispoyfon. 
 
 Kmg Ragemuft bevvuhftood. 
 
 Giue me his gage ; Lyons make Leopards tame. 
 
 Ttfff.Yea, but not change his fpou take but my fliame, 
 And 1 refigne my gage. My dem, dme Lord. 
 
 The pureft treafure mortall times afford 
 Is fpotleffe reputation : that away. 
 
 Men are bus gilded loame, or patneed clay. 
 
 A Icwell in a ten times hair'd vp Chc(i, 
 
 Is a bold (pint, in a loyall breft. 
 
 Mine Honor is my life; bosh grow in one: 
 
 Take Honor from me, and my life is done. 
 
 Then (deere my Liege) mine Honor let me trie, 
 
 1 n that I hue; and for that will I die. 
 
 Kncg Coofin, throw downe your gage, 
 
 Do you begin, 
 
 TfoL Oh heauen defend my foule from fuch foule. (In. 
 Shall! feeme Creft-falne in my fathers (ighr. 
 
 Or with pale beggar-feare impeach my hight 
 Before this out-dat’d daftard ? Ere my toong. 
 
 Shall wound mine honor with fuch feeble wrong; 
 
 Or found fobafe a parle : my teeth (hall teare 
 The flauifh ntoriue of recanting teare. 
 
 And fpic it bleeding in his high difgrace. 
 
 Where fhame dothharbour,euen in \JMawbrayet fact 
 
 Exit Gavuf 
 
 Kuro. We were not borne to fue,but to command. 
 Which Ence we cannot do to makeyoufiiends. 
 
 Be readie, (as your hues (hall anfwer it) 
 
 At Couentree, vpon S. Lamberts day : 
 
 There (hall your fwords and Lances arbitrate 
 The fwelling difference of your foiled hate : 
 
 Since we cannot attone you, you (hall fee 
 luftice defigne the Vi&orsChiualrie. 
 
 Lord Marfhall, command our Officers at Armes, 
 
 Be readie to direft thefe home A formes. Exeunt . 
 
 Sc ana Secunda . 
 
 Enter Cjau/it, andDutchejfe cj Gloucejlcr. 
 
 G<tutrc. Alas, the parti had in Gloofters blood, 
 Doth mote foliate me then your exclaimjss. 
 
 To ftirie againft the Butchers of his life. 
 
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The life and death of'Rickard the fecond , 
 
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 But fmce corre&ion lyeth in thofe hand s 
 
 Which tnad* the fault that we e3nnot correft, 
 put we our quarrell to the will of heauen, 
 
 Who when they fen the houtes ripe on earth. 
 
 Will raignehor vengeance on offenders head:. 
 
 Dm. Ftp.des brotherhood in thee no (harper fpurre ? 
 Hath loue in thy old blood no liuing fire ? 
 
 Edvards feuen fonnes (whereof thy felfe art one; 
 
 Were as feuen violles of his Sacred blood, 
 
 Or feuen faire branches fpringing from one roote s 
 Some of thofe feuen are drida by natures courfe. 
 
 Some of thofe branches by the deft inies cut; 
 
 But Thomas, my deere Lord, my life,my Gloufter, 
 
 One Violl full of Edvards Sacred blood, 
 
 Oneflomifhing branch ofhis rncli Royal! roote 
 ] s crack d, and a!! the precious liquor fpilt; 
 
 Is hackt dovvne, and his fummer leafes all vaded 
 By Enuieshand, and Murders bloody Axe 
 Ah Gamtt\ His blood was thine, that bed, that wertibe, 
 That mettle, that felfe-mould that fafhion'd thee. 
 
 Made him a man; and though thou hu'ft, and breath'ff. 
 Yet art thouflaineinhim: thou doff confent 
 Infome large meafure to thy Fathers death, 
 
 In that thou feeft thy wretched brother dye, 
 
 Who was the modell of thy Fathers life. 
 
 Call it not patience (Gaunt) it is difpaire, 
 
 In fuff ring thus thy brother to be flaughter’d. 
 
 Thou fhew’ft the naked pathway to thy life, 
 
 Teaching ft erne murthcr how to butcher thee s 
 That which in meane men we tntitle patience 
 Is pale cold cowardice in noble breft t: 
 
 Whacfhail I fay, to fafegard thineowne life, 
 
 The beft way is to venge my Gloufters death. 
 
 (?<w»r.Heauens is the quarrel! : for heaueos fubfticute 
 His Deputy annointedm his fight, v 
 
 Hath caus’d his death, the which if wrongfully 
 Let heauen reuenge: for I may neuer lift 
 An angry arm? againft his Minifter. 
 
 Dm . Where then (alasmay I)compIajnt my felfe f 
 Gnu. Tobeacen,the widdowes Champion to defence 
 Dut. Why then I wilb farewell old Gaum. 
 
 Thou go’ft to Ccuentrje, there to behold 
 Out Cofine Hetford,and fell Mowbray fight ? 
 
 O fit my husbands wrongs on Herfords fpeare. 
 
 That it may enter butcher Mowbrayes breft : 
 
 Or ifmiifortune miffe the firft carrcere, 
 
 Be Mowbrayes finnes fo heauy in his bofome, 
 
 That they may bteake his foaming Couriers backe, 
 
 And throw the Rider headlong in the Lifts, 
 
 A Caytiffe recreant to my Cofine Herford; 
 
 Farewell old Gaunt, thy fometlmes brothers wife 
 With her companionGreefe, meft end her life. 
 
 Gnu. Sifter farewell s 1 otltll toCouencrcc, 
 
 As much good ftay with tbee, as go with mee. 
 
 Dm. Yet one wotd more :Greefe boundeth where it 
 Not with the ernptle hollownes.bu: weight: (falls, 
 
 I take my ieatse, before 1 haue begun, 
 
 For forrow ends not,when it feemeth done. 
 
 Commend me to my brother Edmund Yorky. 
 
 Loe.this is alio nay, yet depart not fo, 
 
 Though tins be all, do not fo quickly go, 
 
 I dial! remember more. Bid him, Oh,y/hat? 
 
 With all good fpetd at Plafirie vifit raee, 
 
 Alackc.and whatilr&il good old Yorke there fee 
 But empty lodgings, and vnfumifti'd walks, 
 
 V n-peopel d Offices, vntroden ftones ? 
 
 And what hearc there for welcome, but my grones ? 
 
 Therefore commend me, let him not come there. 
 
 To feeke out forrow, that dwels euery where: 
 
 Defolare, defoliate will I hence, and dye, 
 
 The laft leaue of thee, takes my weeping eye. Exeunt 
 
 Seen a Tertia. 
 
 Emir ( JMarJball, and Attmerle. 
 
 Mm. My L Anmerle, is Harry Herford arm’d. 
 
 Aam. Yea, at all points, and longs to enter in. 
 
 Mar. The Duke of Norfolke, fprighr fully and bold, 
 fitayes but the fummonsofihe Appealancs Trumpet. 
 
 Ate. Why then the Champions, a:c prepar'd,and ftay 
 For nothing but his Maiefties approach. rlonnjh. 
 
 Enter King, Gaunt,Bufhy, Sagot, Greene t <$• 
 ether 1 : Then ejvtwhray in Ar¬ 
 mor, and Han old. 
 
 Rich. Mar (hall, demand of yonder Champion 
 The caufe ofhis arriual! heere in Armes, 
 
 Aske him his name, and orderly proceed 
 T 0 fweare him in the iuftice ofhis caufe. 
 
 Mar. In Gods name,and the King, fay who!} art, 
 
 And why thou com'ft thus knightly dad in Armes? 
 
 A gainft what man thou com’ft,and what’s thy quarrel!, 
 Speake truly on thy knighthood, and thine each. 
 
 As fo defend thee heauen, and thy valour. 
 
 < JMtm. My name is The. Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, 
 Who hither comes engaged by my c etn 
 (Which heauen defend a knight fhouid violate) 
 
 Both to defend my loyalty and truth, 
 
 To God, my King, and his fuc seeding i floe, 
 
 Againft the Duke of Herford, that appeales me: 
 
 And by the grace of God, and this mine arose, 
 Toprouehim (in defending of my felfe) 
 
 A Traicor to my God, my King, and me. 
 
 And as! truly fight, defend me heauen. 
 
 Tucket. Enta Hereford, and Harold. 
 
 Rich. Marfhall: Aske yonder Knight in Armes, 
 
 Both who he is, and why hecomrr.eth hither. 
 
 Thus placed in habiliments of wsrre t 
 And formerly according to out Lsw 
 Depofe him in the Suffice ofhis caufe. 
 
 Mar. What is thy name? and wherfore cotnft ^ hither 
 Before King Richard in his Royal! Lifts? 
 
 Againft whom com'ft *hot»i and what’s thy quatreil? 
 Speake like a true Knight, fo defend thee heauen. 
 
 'BtsL Harry of Herford, Lancaftcr.andDerbse, 
 
 Am I: who ready heere do Band in Amies, 
 
 To prone by-heauens grace, and my bodies valour) 
 
 In Lifts, on Thomas Mowbray Duke cf Norfolke, 
 
 That he's a Traitor foule, and dangerous, 
 
 T o God of heauen, King Rickard, and to me, 
 
 Andas I truly fight, defend me heauen. 
 
 Tdar. On psineofdeatli,nopevfonbe fobsid. 
 
 Or daring hardie as to touch the Lifts®, 
 
 Except the Mirfball, and fu;h Officers 
 Appointed 10 diredf thefe fairs defignes, 
 
 'Bui. LordMar(hall,letmc-kiflemy Soucraigitfhard. 
 And bow my ke*c before his Maiefti.; 
 
 For TMovbray and my feife are like two men. 
 
 That vow a long and weary pilgrimage. 
 
Then let vs take a ceremonious leaue 
 
 And louing farwell of our feuerall friends. 
 
 The life and death ofT^cbardthefecond. 
 
 it^ouing rarweu or our leuerau mends. j 
 
 And cranes to kifle youi hand, and take his leaue. 
 
 ‘Rich. We will defeend, and fold him in our armes. 
 Cofin of Her ford, as thy caufe is iuft. 
 
 So be thy fortune in this Roy all fight: 
 
 Farewell, my Hood, which ifto day thou (head. 
 
 Lament we may, but not reuenge thee dead. 
 
 "Bull. Oh let no noble eye prophane a teare 
 Fot me,ifl be gor’d with eJWowbrayes fpearc; 
 
 As confident, as is the Falcons flight 
 Againftabird,doI with Mowbray fight. 
 
 My louing Lord, I t3ke my leaue of you. 
 
 Of you (my Noble Cofin) Lord viumerle 
 Not ficke, although I hauc to do with death, 
 
 But luftie, yong, and checrely drawing breath. 
 
 Loe, as at Englifh Feafts, fo I reg-eett 
 The daintieft iaft, to make the end rnofl fweet. 
 
 Oh thou the earthy author of my blood, 
 
 Whofe youth full fpirit in me regenerate. 
 
 Doth with a two-fold rigor lift mee vp 
 To reach at vifloiy aboue my head, 
 
 Adde proofe vnto mine Armour with thy prayrej. 
 
 And with thy blefsings fleele my Lances point, 
 
 That it may enter Mowbrayes waxen Coate, 
 
 And fuinifh new the name of him a. Count, 
 
 Euen in the lufty hauiour of his fonne. 
 
 Grfwtr.Heauen in thy good caufe make theeprofp’rou^ 
 Be fwift like lightning in die execution, 
 
 And let thy blowes doubly redoubled. 
 
 Fall like amazing thunder on the Caske 
 Of thy amaz'd pernicious enemy. 
 
 Rouzevp thy youthful! blood,be valiant,and liue. 
 
 “Sul. Mine innocence, and S.George to thriue. 
 
 Mow. How euer heauen or fortune ca Amy lot. 
 
 There Hues, or dies, true to Kings Richards Throne, 
 
 A loyall, iuft, and vpright Gentleman t 
 Neuer didCaptiue with a freet heart, 
 
 Caft off his chaines of bondage, and embrace 
 His golden vncontroul’d enfranchifement. 
 
 More then my dancing foule doth celebrate 
 ThisFeaft ofBattell, with mine Aduerfarie. 
 
 Mod mighty Liege, and my companion Peeres, 
 Takefrom my rnouth.the wifh of happy yearea. 
 
 As gentle, and as iocond.as to left, 
 
 Gol to fight: Truth, hath aquietbreft. 
 
 Rich. Farewell, my Lord, iccurely 1 efpy 
 Vertue with Valour, couched in thine eye: 
 
 Order the trial! Marshall, and begin. 
 
 C Mar. Harrie of Herfird, Ler.cafter , and Derby, 
 Receiuethy Launce, and heauen defend thy right. 
 
 "Sul. Strong as a cowre in hope, I cry Amen. 
 
 Mar, GobearethisLancetoTAwwfrD. ofNorfolke, 
 
 I .Her. Harry of Hcrford, Lane after , and Derbie, 
 fitands heere for God, his Soueraigne, and himfclfe. 
 
 On paine to be found falfe, and recreant, 
 
 Toproue the Duke ofNorfolke, Thomas Mowbray. 
 
 A Traitor to his God, his King, and him. 
 
 And dares him to fet forwards to the fight. 
 
 a *au' L Let then ? ,3 F by their Helmets & their Speare 
 And both returne backe to their Chaires agalne • 
 Withdraw with vs, and let the Trumpets (bund 
 While we returne thefe Dukes what wt decree. ’ 
 
 A kt 'g Tlour fir. 
 
 Draw neere and lift 
 
 What with our Councell we haue done, 
 
 f.°, T l L h3 L °“f kin g domes earth fhould not be fovld 
 With that deere blood which it hath foftcred 
 And for our eyes do hate the dire afpetft 
 
 woun ds plowgh’d vp with neighbors fwordi. 
 ™ J f< V° U r d ? witii boy (Irons vntun’ddrummes 
 With harfh refounding Tiumpctsdreadfull bray 
 
 And grating (hocke ofwrathfull yron Armes * 
 Might from our quiet Confines fright faire peace 
 And make vs wade eUen in our kindreds blood i * 
 Therefore, we banifii you our Territories. 
 
 You Cofin Berford, vpon paine of death. 
 
 Till twice fiue Summers haue enrich’d our fields 
 Shall not re greet our faire dominions. 
 
 But treade the ftrangsr pathes of baniftiment. 
 
 Sul Your will be done: This muft my comfort be 
 That Sutuhat warmes you heere, (hall flfme on me-' 
 And thole his golden beames to you heere lent, 
 
 Shall point on me, and gild my baniftimenr. 
 
 No ^ fo r ike •' for remaines a heauier dombe. 
 Which I with feme vnwillingnefle pronounce. 
 
 The flye flow houres (lull not determinate 
 The dateleffe limit of thy deere exile: 
 
 The hopeleffe word, of Neuer to returne. 
 
 Breath I againft thee, vpon p'aineof life. * 
 
 ■Mow. Aheauy fentence, my moft Soueraigne Liege. 
 And all vnlook d for from your Highnefle mouth i 6 
 A deerer merit, not fo deepe a maime. 
 
 As to be caft forth in tiie common ayre 
 Haue I deferued at your Highnefle hands. 
 
 The Language I haue learn'd thefe forty yeares 
 (My natiue Englifh) now ] mufl forgo, 
 
 Andnowmy tongues vfeis to me no more, 
 
 Then an vnftringed Vyall, or a Harpe, 
 
 Or like a cunning Inftrument cas’d vp. 
 
 Or being open, put into his hands 
 
 That knowes no touch to tune the harmony. 
 
 Within my mouth you haue engaol’d my tongue. 
 Coubly perculiift with my teeth and lippes. 
 
 And dull, vnfeeling, barren ignorance. 
 
 Is made my Gaoler to attend on ms ;' 
 
 I am too old to fawnevpon a Nurfe, 
 
 Too farre in yeeres to be a pupil! now : 
 
 What is thy fentence then, but fpeechleffe death, 
 
 Which robimy tongue from breathing natiue breath > 
 Rich. It boots thee not to be compafsionate, 
 
 After our fentence, plaining comes too late. 
 
 LMow. 7 hen thus I turnemefrom my countries Ugh 
 To dwe/1 in folemne Andes ofendleffe night. 
 
 Ric. Returneagaine,and takean oath with thee. 
 
 Lay on our Royall fword, yourbaniflu bands ; 
 
 2 . Har. Here ftandeth Tho.Mowbray Duke of Norfolk Sweare by the duty that you owe to heauen 
 
 On paineto be found falfe and recreant. 
 
 Joth to defend him(elfe,and.to approUe 
 Henry of Herfard, Lancafter. and Derby, 
 
 To God,Wj Soueraigne, and to him difloyall; 
 Couragioufly.and with a free defire 
 
 (Our part therein we banifh with your (clues) 
 
 To keepe the Oath that we adminifter: 
 
 You ucuer (hail (fo helpe you Truth, and Heauen) 
 Embrace each others ioue in bsni fitment, 
 
 Not euer looke vpon each others face, 
 
The life and death of Richardthe fecond. 
 
 Not euet write, regreete, or reconcile 
 This lpwring temped of your horne-fcret! hate. 
 
 Not euet by aduiledpurpofemeete. 
 
 To plot, contrive, or complot any ill, 
 
 Gamft ^St our State, cutSubie<ftj,orcurLsnd. 
 
 'Bull. 1 fweare. 
 
 Mow. And I, to ketpe ail this, 
 
 but. Norfalke,fo fare, as to mmeenemie, 
 
 By this time (had the King permitted vs) 
 
 One of our foules had wandred in the ayre, 
 
 Banifh'd this fraile fcpulchre of our fiefh, 
 
 As now e--» ftefiris baniftfd from this Land. 
 
 ConfcRe thy Treafans ere thou fiye this Rcalme, 
 
 Since thou haft faire to go, beare not along 
 The clogging burthen of a guilty fault* 
 
 CMow. No Bxllmgiroke : Ifeuer l were Traitor, 
 
 My nameLt blocted from the booke of Life, 
 
 And 1 from heauen baniflr'd,as from hence : 
 
 But what thou art, heauen, thou, and I do know, 
 
 And all too foone ({ feare) the King fhai! rue 
 Farewell (my Liege) now no way can 1 ftray, 
 
 Saue backe to England, ail the worlds my way. Exit, 
 B;ch. Vnde, euen in the glades otihine eyes 
 I fee thy greeued heart: thy fad afpedf, 
 
 Hatb from the number of his banifh'd yeares 
 Pluck’d foure away: Si* frozen Winters (pent, 
 
 Returne v'.th welcome home, from baniflrment; 
 
 Bui. How long a time lyes in one little word : 
 
 Foure lagging Winters, and foure wanton fprings 
 End in a word, fuch is the breath of Kings. 
 
 Gaunt, 1 thankemy Liege, that in regard of me 
 He fhorter.s foure yeares ofmy fonnesexile : 
 
 But Mule vantage (hall 1 teape thereby. 
 
 Fot eic the fixe yeares that he bath to fpend 
 Can change their Moones, and bring then times about. 
 My oyle-dride Lartipe, and time-bewafted light 
 Shall be extin£l with age,and endleffe night: 
 
 My inch ofTapcr, will be burnt, and done, 
 
 And blindfold death, not let me fee my fonne. 
 
 Rich. Why Vtide, thou haft many yeeres to line. 
 Gaunt. But not a minute (King) that thou canft guie; 
 Shorten my dayes thou canft with Sudden farow, 
 
 And plucke nights from me, but not lend a morrow : 
 Thou canft helpc time to furrow me with age. 
 
 But Slop no wrinkle tn his pilgrimage : 
 
 Thy wend is currant with him, for my death. 
 
 But dead, thy kingdoms cannot buy my breath. 
 
 Ric. Thy fonne is banifh'd vpon good aduice, 
 Whereto thy tongue a party-verdift gaue, 
 
 Why at our IufHce fecnVft thou then to iowre ? 
 
 Can. Things fweet to taft, ptoue in digtftion fowre : 
 You vrg'd me as a Iudge, but I had rather 
 you would haue bid me argue like a Father. 
 
 Alas, 1 look'd when feme of you fhould fay, 
 
 I wastoo ftriflto makemme owns away: 
 
 But you gaue leaue to my vnwilling tong, 
 
 Againftmy will, to do my felfe this wrong. 
 
 Rich, Cofine farewell: andVncle bid him fo; 
 Six_yeares wcbaninihim,and he fhai! go. Exit. 
 
 Flourtflo. 
 
 An. Coiine farewell: what piefence muft trot know 
 From where you do remaine, Jet paper fhow. 
 
 Mat, My Lord, no leaue take I, fori will ride 
 As fatreas land will let me, by your fide. 
 
 Count.Ob. to what purpofe doft thou hord thy words. 
 That thou rciurnft nogreetirrg to thy friends ? 
 
 Bull. I haue too few to take my leaue of you 
 When thetongut s office fhould be prodigal. 
 
 To breath tk’abundant dolour of the heart, 
 
 Gau Thy gre rfe is but thy abfence fa? a time. 
 
 Bull. 1 oy abft-nt,greefeis ptefent fa? that tin.e. 
 
 Gau. What is uxe Winters, they arc quiet ;!y gene ? 
 Bui. Tc men w. ioy, but gteefemakes one boctre ten, 
 Qate. Call >t a frauell that thou tak’ft for pleafare-, 
 Bui. My heart will (igh, when I mifeali ic fo, 
 
 Which findes it an inforced Pilgrimage. 
 
 Gau. The fallen paffsge of thy weary fteppes 
 Efteeme a foyle, wherein thou art to fee 
 The precious lewell ofthy home rerurne. 
 
 Bui. Oh who can hold a fire in his hand 
 By thinking on the froftie Cattcafus ? 
 
 Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite, 
 by bare imagination of a Feaft ? 
 
 Or Wallow naked in December fnow 
 by thinking on fantafticke fummers heate ? 
 
 Oh no, the apprehenfion of the good 
 Glues but the greater feeling to the worfe i 
 Fei! forrowes tooth, doth euer ranckle more 
 Then when it bites, but hnceth nor the fore. 
 
 Caw.Come, come (my fan) lie bring thee on thy way 
 Had I thy youth, and caufe, i would not ftay. 
 
 #»/.Ther> England* ground farewell: fweet foil adieu. 
 My Mother, and my Nude, which beares me yet s 
 Where ere I wander, boaft of this 1 can. 
 
 Though banifh’d, yet a true-borne Englifhman. 
 
 Scoma Quart a. 
 
 Enter Kwr, Aunerle.Crsme^dBegot. 
 
 Rtch. We did obferue. Cofine Anmerle, 
 
 How far brought you high Hetfordon his way ? 
 
 Aum. I brought high Herford (ifyou call him fa) 
 but to the next high way,and there I left him. 
 
 Rtch. And fay, what (lore ofparting teats were fhedt 
 slum. Faithncne for me: except the Northeaft wind 
 Which then grew bitterly agamitour face, 
 
 Awak'd the (kepie rhewme,and fa by chance 
 Did grace our hollow parting with a teare. 
 
 Rtch. What ft id cur Co fm when you parted with him ? 
 Ax. Farewell: and for my hart difdeined j my tongue 
 Should fa ptophane the word, that taught me craft 
 To counterfeit opptefsionofluch gree*e, 
 
 That word feetr'd buriedinmy forrowes graue. 
 
 Marry,would the word Farweil.baue lengthen’d houses, 
 And added yeeres to his fiioct bsmftiment. 
 
 He fhould haue had a volume of Farwels, 
 but fioce it would not, he had noneofme. 
 
 Rtch. He is our Cofin (Ccfin) but Vic doubt. 
 
 When time final! rail him home from banifhmenr, 
 Wliether our Uinfman come cc fee his friends, 
 
 Our felfe, and Bufhy : heere Bagel and Crane 
 Obferu’d his-Covrtftrip to the common people t 
 How he did feeme to diue into their hearts, 
 
 Wids humble,and familiar courtefie, 
 
 Whatreuerer.ee Ire did throw away on flaues; 
 
 Wooing pcore Craftef-mcn, with the craft offoules, 
 And patient vnde;-beating of his Fortune, 
 
 As’twere to banifir their affects with him. 
 
 Off goes his bonnet to an Oyftes-vvench, 
 
% 3 'The life and death of Hkmrdthefecand. 
 
 A brace of EJfay-raien S13~GoJfpced him •'•>.‘11, 
 
 And had the tribute ofhis fupple kftee. 
 
 With thankes ray Countrimen, n <y louing friends. 
 
 As were cur England in reuetfion his. 
 
 And he our Cubieifo next degree in hope. 
 
 Cr. Wel!,be is gcne.oi with him go thef? thoughts: 
 No'.v For the Rebels, which Hand out in Ireland, 
 Expedient manage mull be made my Liege 
 Ere Ember Jeyfure, yeeld them further roeanes 
 For thetr aduamage, and your Hlghneffe Ioffe. 
 
 Rtc. We will our felfe m petfon to this wane. 
 
 And for our Coffers, with too great a Court, 
 
 And liberal! LsrgefTe, are growne feme what light, 
 
 We areinforc'd to farms cor royal! Rcsime, 
 TheReuennew wheteof (ball futnift vs 
 For our affsyres in hand: if that come fterr 
 ©us Subftitutes at home fhall bane Blanhe-charters . 
 Whereto, when they fhall know what men ate rich. 
 They fhail fubferibe them for largefvmmesofGold, 
 And fend them after to fupply our wantst 
 For we will make for Ireland prefently. 
 
 Euler Buflsy, 
 
 '"Bn/hj , what nevves ? 
 
 '£h. Old labnofGasm is veriefieVemy Lord. 
 Sodainiy taken, and hath font pofthafte 
 To entreat your Maiefty to vsfithirn. 
 
 'Rig. Where lyes he? 
 
 Bn. At Ely houfe. 
 
 Rie. Now put it (heauen) in bis Pbyfiuan* mirsde. 
 To belpe him to his graue immediately: 
 
 The lining of his coffers (hall make Coates 
 Todecke our fouldiersforthefe I rtfK warres. 
 
 Come Gentlemen, let's all go vifit him: 
 
 Pray heauen we may make haft, and come too late. Exit 
 
 qlAU ui Secundus. Sccna Trtma. 
 
 Enter Gaunt, fteke with Torke.^ 
 
 Gan. Will the King come, that! may breath my laft 
 In wbotfome counfell to hisvnftaid yctsth ? 
 
 Tar.Vts not your felfe. not fthoeron with yout breth. 
 For all in vaine comes counfell to fits care 
 
 Gats. Oh bus (they fey) the tongu ?s of dying men 
 Inforse attention like deepe harmony ; 
 
 Where words are fcarfe. they are ftldomefpem in vatne. 
 For they breath truth, that breath their words in patne. 
 He that no moremuft fay, is liften'd more. 
 
 Then they whom youth and eafe haue taught to glofe, 
 More are mens ends markr, then their hues before. 
 
 The fettiug Sun,and Mufickc is the clofe 
 As the laft tafte of fweetes, is fweeteft feft. 
 
 Writ in re membrance, more then things long paft ; 
 Though Richard my hues counfell would not he are. 
 
 My deaths fed tale, may yet vndeafe his eare. 
 
 Tor. No, it is flopt with other flatt'nng founds 
 Aspraifes of his Rate : then there are found 
 Lziciuiouj Meeters.to v/hofe venom found 
 The open care of youth doth a! wayes lifters. 
 
 Report of fafnions in proud Italy, 
 
 Whofe manners (fill our tardie apiils Nation 
 JLimpes after in bafe imitation. 
 
 Wi.rredoth the world thntfi forth a vanity, 
 
 So it be new, there’s no refpedf how vile. 
 
 That is not quickly bas'd into his cates i 
 That all too late coroes counfell to be heard* 
 
 Where will doth mutiny with wits regard: 
 
 Direft not him, whofe way himfelfe will choofe, 
 
 Tis breath then lackft, 3nd that breath wilt thou lonfe 
 Gaunt. Me thinkes I am a Prophet new infpir* 
 
 And thus expiring, d© foretell of him, 
 
 His ra(h fierce blaze of Ryot cannot laft. 
 
 For violent fires foone burne out themfelues. 
 
 Small (howres laft long, but fodaine ftorroes are ftort. 
 He tyres betimes, that fpuis too faft betimes; 
 
 With eager feeding, food doth choake the feeder: 
 Light vanity, infahste cormorant, 
 
 Confirming meanes foone preyes vpon it felfe. 
 
 This royail Throne©fKings, this (ceptred Ule, 
 Thisearrh ofMaiefty.this feate of Mars, 
 
 This other Eden,demv paradife. 
 
 This Fortreffe built by Nature for her felfe, 
 
 Againft infefiion, and the band of wane : 
 
 This happy breed ofmen, this little world, 
 
 This precious Bone, fet in the Bluer fea. 
 
 Which ferues it in the office of a wall. 
 
 Or as a Mcstedefenfiuetoa houfe, 
 
 Againft rhe enuy of IcfTe happier Lands, 
 
 This blefled plot, this eatth, this Rcalme.this England, 
 This Nurfe, this teeming wombeof Royall Kings, 
 fear'd by their breed, and famous for their birth, 
 Renowned for their deeds, as farie from home, 
 
 Fc.t Chriflian ferutce, and trueChiualrie, 
 
 As is the fepulcherm ftubborne Jury 
 
 Ofthr Worlds ranfome.bleffed ^Maries Sonne. 
 
 This Land of fuch deere foules.tbisdeere-deere Land, 
 Deere for her repuration through the world. 
 
 Is now Leas’d out (I dye pronouncing it ) 
 
 Like to aTenement or peltingFarme. 
 
 England bound in with thetiiurophant fea, 
 
 Whofe rocky ftore beates batke the enuiou* fledge 
 Ofwatery Neptune, is now bound in with ftame. 
 With Inky blotter, and totten Parchment bonds. 
 
 That England, that was wont to conquer others. 
 
 Hath made a ftamefuil conqueft of it felfe. 
 
 Ah! would thefcandall vamih with my life. 
 
 How happy then were my enfuing death ? 
 
 Enter Kttig, Queene f Aarrterla , Bu.fby , Greene, 
 
 Rmget, Res , and Willoughby . 
 
 Tor The King is come, deale mildly with his youth. 
 For voung horColu,being rag'd sio rage the more. 
 How fares our noble Vncle Lancafter t 
 Re What comfort man' How ift wirh aged Gaum ? 
 Ga. Oh how that name befits my compofmsn : 
 
 Old Gaunt indeed, and gaunt in being old : 
 
 Within me greefe hath kept a tedious faft. 
 
 And who abftsynes from meate, that is not gaunt t 
 For fkeping England long time h.me I watcht. 
 Watching breeds leanneffe, leanneffe is all gaunt. 
 
 The pleafure that fome Fathers feedc vpon, 
 
 Is my ftridt faft, I meane my Childrens lookes. 
 
 And therein faffing, haft thou made me gaunt: 
 Gaunearo ! for the graue, gaunt as a graue, 
 
 Whofe hollow wornbe inherits naught but bones. 
 
 Rie. Can heke men play fo nicely with their names? 
 Cjuss. Wo, m'ifery makes fport to mocke it felfe: 
 Since thou doft feeke to kill my name in mcc. 
 
7 ~he life and death Oj fc Rjf hard the fecond ,_ 29 
 
 I mocke oiy name (great King) Jo flatter thee 
 Rtc. Should dying men flatter thofe that hue ? 
 
 Cau. No, no, men Isuing flatter thofe that dye. 
 
 Rich. Thou now t dying, fayft thou flatrer'ft me. 
 
 Cau Oh no, thou dyefl, though I the fickstt be. 
 
 Rjcb, I am in health, I breath, l fee thee ill. 
 
 Cast. Now he that made me, knowes I fee thee ill • 
 
 Ill in my fcife to fee, 3nd in thee, feeing ii!, 
 
 Thy death-bed is no lefler then the Land,, 
 
 W herein thou lyeftin reputation ficke. 
 
 And thou too care-leffe patient as thou arc, 
 
 Commit’ft thy'anointed body to the cure 
 Of thofe phyfitians,thar firft wounded thee.' 
 
 Athoufand flatterers fit within thy OoWne. 
 
 VVhofe compafle is no bigger then thy head. 
 
 And yet incaged in fo fmali a Verge, 
 
 The wafte is no whit lefler then thy Lsnd: 
 
 Oh had thy Grandfi.e with a Prophets eye. 
 
 Scene how his formes fonne.ftioulddeftroyhis founts. 
 From forth thy reach he would haue laid thy ftiame, 
 Depofing thee before thou wert poffefl. 
 
 Which art poffeft now to depoferhy fclfe. 
 
 Why (Cofine) were thou Regent of the world. 
 
 It were a fhame to let his Land by leafe i 
 Sut for thy world enioyiog but this Land, 
 
 Is It nor more then fhame, to fhame it fo ? 
 
 Landlord of England art thou, and not King: 
 
 Thy flare of Law.ia bendflaue to the law. 
 
 And- 
 
 Rich. And thou, a Iwmicke leane-vmted foele. 
 Prefuming on an Agues priuiledge, 
 
 Dar’fl with thy frozen admonition 
 
 Wak e pale our cheeke. chafing else Royafl blood 
 
 With fury, from hisnatiue refidence ? 
 
 Now by my Seates right Royall Mrieftie, 
 
 Wer t thou not Brcthet to great Edwards forme, 
 
 This tongue that runs foroundly in thy head. 
 
 Should run thy head from tby vnreueient fhoulders- 
 go*. Oh fpire me not, my brothers Edwards fonne, 
 For that I was his Father Edwards forme; 
 
 That blood already (like the Pelliran) 
 
 Thouhaft capt out, and drunkenly carcws’d 
 My brother Gloucefter. plaint well meaning foule 
 (Whom fake befall in heauen ’mongft happy foules) 
 
 May beaprefident,ahd witneife good, 
 
 That thou refpecVft not (pilling Edvards blood : 
 
 I oyne with the pte fent ficknefle that 1 haue, 
 
 And thy vnkindnefle be like crooked age, 
 
 To crop at cr.cea too-long wither'd flowre. 
 
 Liue in thy fhame, but dye not fhame with thee, 
 
 Tbefe words heercafter, thy tormentors bee, 
 
 Conuev me to my bed, then to my graue, 
 
 Loue they to liue, that loue and honor haue. Exit 
 Rub. And let them dve.thac age and fullens haue, 
 
 For both haft thou, and both become the graue. 
 
 Tor. i do befeech your Maieflie impute his words 
 To wayward ficklineffe, and age in him: 
 
 He loues you on my life, and holds you deere 
 As Hsny Duke of Hsrford, were he heere. 
 
 R icb. Right, you fay true : as Herfords loue, fo his; 
 
 As theirs, fo mine: and all be as it is. 
 
 S/iUr Northumberland. 
 
 Nor My Liege, aide Count commends biro to your 
 Msieflit. 
 
 Rub. What fayes he l 
 Nor. Nay nothing, all is faid; 
 
 His tongue is now a ftringleffe inflrument, 
 
 Words, life, and all, old Lancafter hath (pent. 
 
 Tor. Be Yotke the next, thatmuft be bankrupt fo. 
 Though death be poor?, it ends a mortal! wo. 
 
 Rsab. The rtpefl fruit firflfals, and fo doth he. 
 
 His time is (pent, our pilgrimage muft be: 
 
 So much for that. Now for our Irtfh warres, 
 
 We muftfupplam thofe rough rug-headed Kernes, 
 Which liue like venom, where no venom dfe 
 But ©nely they, haue priuiledge to liue. 
 
 And for thefe great affayrej do aske fome charge 
 Towards our afsiflance, we do feize to vs 
 The plate, coins, reuennewes, and moueables,' 
 Whereofour VncleG<sa»rdid ftandpoffefl. 
 
 JV.How long fhall 1 be patient? Oh how long 
 Shall tender dueie make me faffer wrong ? 
 
 Not Glexfters death, nor Herfords bamfhment. 
 
 Nor Cauntes rebukes, nor England? priuate wrongs. 
 
 Nor the preuention ofpoore SuSinghraoke, 
 
 About his marriage, nor my ownedsfgrace 
 Haue euer made me fowre my pattens cheeke. 
 
 Or bend one wrinckle on my Soueraignes face: 
 
 I am the la ft of noble Edwards formes. 
 
 Of whom rhy Father Prince of Wales was firft. 
 
 In warre was newer Lyon rag'd more fierce: 
 
 In peace, was newer gentle Lambemore rssildg, 
 
 Then was that yong and Princely Gentleman, 
 
 His face thou haft, for earn fo look'd he 
 Accoroplifti’d with the number of thy bowers: 
 
 But when he frown’d, it wasagainft the French, 
 
 And not againft his friends: his noble hand 
 Did win what he did fpend t and fpent not that 
 Which his triumphant fathers hand had won: 
 
 His hands were guilty of no kindreds blood. 
 
 Bur bloody with the enemies ofbis kinne: 
 
 Oh Richard, Torke is too farre gone with greefe. 
 
 Or elfe he neuer would compare between®. 
 
 Rich. WhyVocle, 
 
 What's the matter? 
 
 Tor. Ohn^ Liege, pardon me ifyoupteafe, if not 
 I pleas'd nor to be pat don’d, am content with all: 
 
 Seeke you to feize, and gripe into your hands 
 The Royalties and Rights ofbanifti'd Hetford ? 
 is not Gaunt dead? and doth not Kerford liue? 
 
 Was not Ganns iufl? and is not Horn true ? 
 
 Did not the one deferue to haue an neyre? 
 
 Is not hisheyre a well-deferuing fonne ? 
 
 Takc Herfords rights away, and take from time 
 His Charters, and hiscuftomarierights: 
 
 Let not to morrow then jnfue today. 
 
 Be not thy felfe. For how art thou a King 
 But by faire fequence and fuccefsicn ? 
 
 NowaforsGod, God forbid I fay true. 
 
 If you do wrongfully feize Herfords right. 
 
 Call in his Letters patents that he hath 
 
 By his Aeturneyes genera!!, to fue 
 
 His Liuerie,and denie his offer’d homage, 
 
 You plucke a theufand dangers on your head, 
 
 You loofea thoufand well-difpofed hearts, 
 
 And prieke my tender patience to thofe thoughts 
 Which honor and allegeance cannot tbinke 
 
 RU. Thioke what you will: we feife into our hands, 
 H>s plate, his goods, his money, and his lands. 
 
 Tor. He not be by the while: My Liege farewell, 
 
 c 3 What 
 
JO 
 
 What will enfue heeteof, there s none can tell. 
 
 But by bad com fes may be vnderRood, 
 
 That their euersts can neuer fall out good. F.xi: 
 
 Rieb. Go Hufbie to the Earle of Wiltshire Rreight, 
 
 Bid him repaife to vs to Ely houfe, 
 
 To fee this bufmeffc . to monow next 
 We will for Ireland, and 'tis time, I trow • 
 
 And we create in abfcnce of our felfe 
 
 Out Vncle Voike. Lord Gouernor of England : 
 
 For he is luff, and alwayes lou d vs well 
 Come on out Queect, to morrow muR we part. 
 
 Be meny, for our time of flay is fhort. floiertlb. 
 
 tJWanel North. Willoughby , <*r KfH 
 Herr Well Lords, the Duke of LancaRer is dead. 
 
 Rcff. And liuing too, for now his fonne is Duke. 
 
 (y,[. Barely in title, not in reuennew 
 Nor. Richly in both, ifiuRice had her right. 
 
 Rof My heart is great: but it mull bieak with filence, 
 Er't be disburthen d with a hberall tongue 
 
 Nor. Nay fpeake thy mind . & let him ne’r fpe&k more 
 That fpeakes thy words againe to do thee hdtroe. 
 
 Tends thatthou dR fpeake toth Du.ofHeteloid, 
 If it be fo, out with it boldly man, 
 
 Quicke is mine eate to heateof good towards him. 
 
 Rof. Ho good at all that I can do for him, 
 
 Vnleffe you call it good to pitie him. 
 
 Bereft and gelded of his paenmonie. 
 
 Nor. Now afore heauen, ’Us fharne fuc.b wrongs are 
 borne, 
 
 In him a royall Prince.and m3ny moe 
 Of noble blood in this declining Land; 
 
 The King is not himfeife, but bakly led 
 By Flatterers, and what they will mfottne 
 Meerely in hate 'gatnR any of vs all. 
 
 That W ill the King feuerely profccute 
 
 GamR vs, our hues,out children, and our heires.' 
 
 Rof. The Commons harh he pi! d with greeuous taxes 
 And quite loR their hearts: the Nobles hath he find® 
 
 For ancient quarrels, and quite ioR their hearts. 
 
 W<1. And daily new exactions are denis’d. 
 
 As blaokes, benevolences, and I wot not what: 
 
 But what o'Gods name doth become oHhis? 
 
 Nor. Wars hath not waRcd it, for w^'d lie bach not. 
 But bafely yeelded vpon comprimtze, 
 
 Thar which his Anceftors atclneu'J with blowes: 
 
 Mote hath he fpenv in peace, then they in warm. 
 
 Rof. The Earle of Wiltfhire hath the realme in Farm®. 
 y/J. The Kings growne bankrupt like a broken man. 
 Ncr. Reproach, and diflblution fiangeth ouer him. 
 
 Rof. He hath not monie for chefe Irifh warres s 
 (His burthenous taxations nocwithRanding) 
 
 But by the robbing of the banifh'd Duke. 
 
 Hor. His noble Kinfman, mofi degenerate King; 
 
 But Lords, we heare this fearefull tempeft fmg, 
 
 Yet feeke no fheket to auoid the florroe: 
 
 We fee the winde lit fore vpon our fades. 
 
 And yet we (bike not, but fecurely perifh 
 
 Rof. We (ee the very wracke that we tnuft fuffer, 
 
 An3 vnauoyded is the danger now 
 For futfering fo the caufes of our wracke. 
 
 Nor. Not fo : euen through the hollow eyes of death, 
 
 1 fpie life peering : but 1 dare not fay 
 How neere the tidings of our comfort is, 
 
 IPitf. Nay let vs (bare thy thoughts, as thou doft oats 
 Ref. Be confident to fpeake Northumberland, 
 
 We three, ate but thy felfe,and fpeaking fo. 
 
 < Tbe life a nd d eath of^Rjcbard thef econd 
 
 Thy words are but as thoughts, therefore be bold. 
 
 Nor. Then thus: I haue from Port U B!an\ 
 
 A Bay in Urttaint, receiu'd intelligence, 
 
 That Mt/vyDukeof Her ford, /( maid Lord Cobban, 
 That late broke from the Duke of Exeter, 
 
 His brother Archbifhop, late of Camcrbury, 
 
 Sir Thomas F.rpwghtim, Sir John Roinflon, 
 
 Sir lobn Norbcrte , Sir Robert Watenonfo Francu Quo,™ 
 Ail thefe well furmfh'd by the Duke oi Ur frame, 
 
 W ith eight tall Chips, three thoufand men ofwarre 
 Are making hither with all due expedience. 
 
 And fhortly tneane to touch our Northeme (here ; 
 Perhaps they had ere this, but that they Bay 
 The fiifldepatting of the King for Ireland. 
 
 If then we (hall (hake off our ilauifh yoake. 
 
 Imps out our dtoopmg Countries broken wing, 
 Rtdeeme from breaking pawne the blemifh d Ciowne. 
 Wipe off the duR shat hides our Scepters gilt, 
 
 And make high Maiefiie lookc like it felfe. 
 
 Away with me in pofteto Rautmspurgh, 
 
 But if you faint, as fearing to do fo, 
 
 Stay, and be fecret, and my felfe will go. 
 
 Rof Tohorfe, tohorfe, vrge doubts to them i lean 
 
 Wi/. Hold our my horfe, and 1 will fufl he there. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter Quemc, Bufhy, andUagot. 
 
 Bufh. Madam, your Maiefty is too much fad. 
 
 You promis'd when you parted with the King, 
 
 To lay afide felfe-batmrngheauiuefie. 
 
 And entcitaine a cheerefull difpofiiion. 
 
 Topleale me King, I did . topkafemy felfe 
 I cannot do it: yet I know no raufe 
 Why 1 fhould welcome fuch a gueR as greefe, 
 
 5aue bidding farewell to fo fweet a gueR 
 As my Iwcet Richard-, yet againe me thinkes. 
 
 Some vnborne lorrow,ripe in fortunes wombe 
 Is camming towards me, and my inward foule 
 With nothing trembles, at fomething it greeues. 
 
 More then withparting frorn my Lord the King. 
 
 Bit/h. Each fubRance of a greefe hath twenty fhadcrw: 
 Which fliewes like greefe it felfe,but is not fo : 
 
 For forrowes eye, glazed with blinding teares, 
 
 Diuides one thing more, to many obiefts. 
 
 Like pcrfpefliues, which rightly gaz d vpon 
 Shew nothing but confufion, eyd awry, 
 
 Difbnguifh forme : fo your fweet Maieftle 
 Looking awry vpon your Lords departure, 
 
 Finde (hapes of greefe, more then himfeife to waile. 
 Which look’d on as it is, is naught bur (hadowes 
 Of what it is not: then thrice-gracious Queeoe, 
 
 More then your Lords departure weep,not/nore’s not 
 Or if it be, 'tis with falfe forrowes eie, (leerte; 
 
 Which for things true, weepe things imaginary. 
 
 Qje. It may be fo : but yet my inward foule 
 Perfwades me it is otherwife .- how ere it be, 
 
 I cannot but be fad ; fo heauy fad. 
 
 As though oa thinking on no thought I thinke, 
 
 Makes me with heauy nothing faint and fhrinke. 
 
 Bujb. "Tis nothing but conceit (toy gracious Lady.) 
 
 __ Quo me 
 
The life and death of Richard the fecond . 3 1 
 
 Qu. 'Tis nothing lefie: conceit isftill deriu’d 
 
 From Tome fore-father greefe, mine is not fo, 
 
 For nothing hath begot my fomethjng greefe, 
 
 Or fomething, hath the nothing that I greeue, 
 
 Tis in reuerfion that I do poffeffe. 
 
 But what it is, that is notyet knowne, what 
 
 I cannot name, ‘til namelefTc woe 1 wot. 
 
 Enter Greene. 
 
 Grce. Heauen faueyour Maiefty, and wel metGentle- 
 I hope the King is not yet fhipt for Ireland. (men: 
 
 Why hop’ft thou fo? Tis better hope he is » 
 
 For his deiignes craue haft,hi$hafi good hope. 
 
 Then wherefore doft thouhopehe is not fhipt ? 
 
 Gre. That he out hope, might haue retyr'd his power, 
 and dntienintodifpaire an enemies hope, 
 
 Who ftrongly hath fet footing in this Land. 
 
 The banifh’d BuEmgbrotke repeales himfeife. 
 
 And with vp-lifted Arnoes is’fafe arfiu’d 
 
 At Rauenffurg. 
 
 Qje. -Now God in heauen forbid. 
 
 Gr. O Madam 'tis too true: and that is worfe. 
 
 The L.Northumberland,his yong forme Hone Perch, 
 
 The Lords of Ruffe, Benamond, and W'iUongbbj, 
 
 With all their powrcfull friends are fled to him. 
 
 Bufb Why bane you not proclaim’d Northumberland 
 And the reft of the reuolted fadifon, Traitors ? 
 
 Gre. We haue: whereupon the Earle of Worceftcr 
 
 Hath broke hisftaffe, refign'dhisStewardfhip, 
 
 And al the houfhold feruantt fled with him to BuEir.brock, 
 
 Qu, So Cjreene, thou art the midwife of roy woe. 
 
 And Builtnbreokc my fotrowes difmall hryre : 
 
 Now hath my foule brought forth her prodegie, 
 
 And 1 a gasping new deliuered mother, 
 
 Haue woe to woe.forrow to forrowioyn’d. 
 
 Bnfb. Difpairenot Madam. - 
 
 Qu. Who fhall hinder me ? 
 
 1 will difpaire,and be at enmitie 
 
 With couzening hope; he is a Flatterer, 
 
 A Paraftte, a keeper backe of death, 
 
 Who gently would difiolue the bands of life. 
 
 Which falfe hopes linger in extremity. 
 
 Enter Torkf 
 
 Gre. Heere comes the Duke of Yorke. 
 
 With fignes of wane about his aged netke, 
 
 Oh full of carefull bufinefle ate his lookes: 
 
 Vncle, for heauens fake fpeake comfortable words: 
 
 Tor-Comfort's in heauen, and we are on the earth. 
 Where nothing Hues but croffes.care and greefe :i 
 
 Your husband he is gone to faue far re off, 
 
 Whilft others come to make him loofe at home s 
 
 Heere am I left to vnder-prop his Land, 
 
 Who weake with age,cannot fupport my fclfe . 
 
 Now comes the ficke houre that his furfet made. 
 
 Now fhall he try his friends that flattered him. 
 
 Enter a feruant 
 
 Ser. My Lord, your fonne was gone before I came. 
 
 Tor. He was: why fo : go all which way it will • 
 
 The Nobles they are fled, the Commons they are cold, 
 And will 1 feare reuoh on Herfords fide. 
 
 Sirra,get thee to Plafhie to my fifterGlofter, 
 
 Bid her fend me prefcntly a thoufand pound, 
 
 Hold, take my Ring 
 
 Ser My Lord, I had forgot 
 
 To tell your Lordfhip, to day I came by,and call’d there, 
 But 1 (hall greeue you to report the reft. 
 
 Tor. What is't knaue ? 
 
 Ser. An houre before I came, the Dutcheffe di’de. 
 
 Tor . Hesu n for his mercy, what a tide of woes 
 
 Come rufhing on this wofiiil Land at once ? 
 
 I know not what to do: I would to heauen 
 (So my vntrurh had not prouok'd him to it) 
 
 The King had cut off my head with my brother?. 
 
 What, are there poftes difpatcht for Ireland? 
 
 How fhall we do for money forehefe v/arres ? 
 
 Come After (Cozen I would fay) pray pardon me. 
 
 Go fellow, get thee home, paouide fomc Carts, 
 
 And bring sway the Armour that is there.i 
 
 Gentlemen, will you mufter men ? 
 
 If 1 know how, or which way jo order thefcaffaires 
 
 Thus diforderly ihtuft into my hands, 
 
 Neuerbelceue me. Both arc my kinfmen, 
 
 Th one is my Soueraigne, whom both my oath 
 
 And dotic bids defend ; tb’other againe 
 
 Is my kinfman,whom she King hath wrong’d. 
 
 Whom confcience, and my kindred bids to right: 
 
 Well, fomewhat we muft do: Come Cozen, 
 
 lie dlfpofe ofyou. Gentlemen,go mufter vp your men. 
 
 And meet me prefently at Barkley Caflles 
 
 1 (hould to Plafhy too: but time will not permit, 
 
 AH is vneueo, and every thing is left atlixandfeuen. Exit 
 Bufb. The winde fits faire for newes to go to Ireland, 
 Bui none recurnes: For vs toleuy power 
 
 Proportionable to th'enemy, is ail impofsiblc. 
 
 (fr. Befides our neeaeneffc to the King in lone. 
 
 Is neete the hate of thefe loue not the King . 
 
 "Bo And that’s the wauetine Commons,for tbeirloue 
 Lies in their purfes, and who lo empties them, 
 
 By fo much fils their hearts with deadly hate. 
 
 Bufh. Wherein the king ftands generally condemn’d 
 Bag. If mdgement lye in them, then fo do we, 
 Becaufe we haue beene eucr neere the King. 
 
 Gr. Well: I will for refuge ftraight to Briftoil Caftle, 
 T!>e Eatle of Wiltfhire is alreadie there. 
 
 Buf>. Thither will 1 with you,fo: little office 
 
 Will the hateful! Commons perforate for vs. 
 
 Except like Curres, to teare vs all in peeces .• 
 
 Will you go along with vs ? 
 
 Bag. Mo, 1 will to Ireland to his Maieftie: 
 
 Farewell, ifhearuptefagesbenot vaine. 
 
 We three here part, that neu t fhall meete againe. 
 
 Bu. That’s as Yorke thriues to beate back BuRinbrobe 
 Gr. Alas poore Duke, the tasks he vndertakes 
 
 Is numbrmg fands.and drinking Oceans drie s 
 
 Where one on his fide fights,thoufands will flye. 
 
 /?«/£>. Farewell at once, for once, for all, andeuer. 
 Well,we may meete againe. 
 
 Bag. I feare me neuer. Exit. 
 
 Sc ten a 'Tenia . 
 
 Enter the Duke of Hereford , and Kortbtw!- 
 bcrland- 
 
 Bui. How farre is it rny Lord to Berkley now ? 
 
 Nor. Beleeueme nebie Lord, 
 
 I am 3ftrangerheere mGloufterfhire, 
 
 Thefe high wlidchilks, and rough vneeuen wales, 
 Drawes out our miles, and makes them wearifome; 
 
 And yet out faire difcoisrfe hath beene as fugar, 
 
 Mak in 
 
3 * 
 
 Hie life and death of^rhard thefecond . 
 
 Making the hard way Tweet and detectable: 
 
 But 1 bethinke me,what a wearie way 
 From Rauenfpurgh to Coufbold will be found. 
 
 In Rtffc and Willoughby .wanting yom companie. 
 
 Which I proteff hath very much beguild 
 The tedtoufneiTe,and proceffe of my trauell: 
 
 But theirs is fweetned with the hope to haue 
 The prefent benefit that I polfefle; 
 
 And hope to ioy, is little leffe in toy. 
 
 Then hope enioy'd : By this,the wearie Lords 
 Shall make their way feeme fhort,as mine hath done. 
 
 By fight of what 1 haue,your Noble Companie. 
 
 Hull. Of much leffe value is my Companie, 
 
 Then your good words: but who comes here* 
 
 Enter H. Terete. 
 
 North. It is my Sonne, young Harry Perete, 
 
 Seht from my Brother Worcefier: Whence foeuer. 
 Harry, how fares your Vnckle? 
 
 Perciti, 1 had thought, my Lord, to haue team'd his 
 health of you, 
 
 North. Why,is he not with theQueenc? 
 
 Terete. No.niy good Lord,heh3th forfook the Court, 
 Broken hisStaffe of Office,and difperft 
 The Houfeheld of the King. 
 
 North. What was his reafon ? 
 
 Hewas not forefolu d.when welaff fpake together. 
 
 Perete. Because yot’t Lordlhip was proclaimed Traitor. 
 But hee, my Lord, is gone to Rauenfpurgh, 
 
 To offer feruice to the Duke of Herefoid. 
 
 And fent me ©uer by Barkely, to difcouer 
 What power the Duke of Ybrke had leuird there. 
 
 Then with direcVion tjSrepasre to Rauenfpurgh. 
 
 North. Haue you forgot the Duke of HerefordfBoy.) 
 
 Perete. No,«ny good Lord; for that is not forgot 
 Which ne’re I did rVniember: to my knowledge, 
 
 I neuer in my life dfd iooke on him. 
 
 North. Then learne to know him now: this is the 
 Duke. 
 
 Pent* . My gracious Lord.I tender you my feruke. 
 Such as it is,being'tender,raw,and young, 
 
 Whjch elder dayes fhall npen,and confirme 
 To moreapproued feruice.and defert. 
 
 BttU. I tnanke thee gentle Perete, and be fure 
 I count my felfe tn nothing elfe fo happy, 
 
 As'in a Souk remembring my good Friends: 
 
 An^as my Fortune ripens with thy Loue, 
 
 It fhall be Rill thy true Loues recompence. 
 
 My Heart this Couenans makes,my Hand thus feales it. 
 
 North. How farre is it to Barkely ? and what ftirre 
 Keepes good old Torky there.with his Men pf Warre ? 
 
 Perete. There Hands the Caffle,by yond tuft ofTrees, 
 Mann’d with three hundred men,as I haue heard, 
 
 And in it are the Lords cf Tcrke, Barkely, and Seymor, 
 None elfe of Name, and noble effitnate. 
 
 Enter Rojfe anft Willoughby. 
 
 North. Here come chc Lords of Rojfe and WiBofirbty, 
 Bloody with fpurring.fietie red with hafic. 
 
 Bull. Welcome my Lord*,I wot your ioue purfues 
 A bamfhtTraytor; all my Treafurie 
 I s yet but vnfeh thankes,which more enrich’d, 
 
 Shall be your loue, and labours recompence. 
 
 Rof. Y our prefence makes vs rteb.moff Noble Lord, 
 
 WtBo, And farre ftirrnounts our labour to attains is. 
 
 Hull. Euerraore thankes.th’Exchequer of the poore, 
 Which till my infant-fortune comes to yeeres, 
 
 Stands for my Reunite; but who comes here t 
 
 Enter Barkely. 
 
 North. Tt is my Lord of Barkely, as Ighefle. 
 
 "Barkj My Lord of Hereford,my Meffagc Is to you, 
 
 Hull. My Lord,my Anfwere is to Lane after, 
 
 And I am come to feeke chat Name in England, 
 
 And f muff finde that Title in your Tongue. 
 
 Before l make reply to aught you fay. 
 
 Bark j Mi flake me not, my Lord/tis not my meaning 
 To raze one Title of your Honor out. 
 
 To you.rrsy Lord,! come(v»hat Lord youwill) 
 
 From the moll glorious of this Land, 
 
 The Duke of Yorke,to know what pricks you on 
 To take aduantageof the abfent time. 
 
 And fright our Nature Peace with felfe-borne Armes. 
 
 Enter To- ky. 
 
 Bull. 1 eTiall not need tranfpert my words by you. 
 Here comes hisGracein Person My Noble Vnckle, 
 
 Torly Shew me thy humble heart,and not thy knee, 
 Whofe dutie is deceiuable.and felfe. 
 
 Baft. My gracious Vnckle. 
 
 Tork.. Tutjtut Grace me no Grace.nor Vnckle me, 
 
 I am no T ray tors Vnckle j and that word Grace, 
 
 In an vtigracious mouth,is bi>? prophane. 
 
 Why haue thefe baniffj'd.aod forbidden Legges, 
 Dar’donce to touch a Duff of F. 'glands Ground < 
 
 But mere then why, why haue they dar'd to march 
 So many miles vpon her peactfull Bofome, 
 
 Frighting her palc-fac'd Villages with Wane, 
 
 And ofientation of defpifed Aimes r 
 Com'ff theu becaufe th'anoyneed King is hence? 
 
 Why foolifh Boy.the King i> left behind, 
 
 And in my loyal! Bofome lyes his power. 
 
 Were I but now the Lord of fuch hot youth, 
 
 As when braue Gauk .,thy Father,and my felfe 
 Refcued the Black P'wce that yo,:»c_Af4r/of men, 
 From forth the Rankes of many thoufand French j 
 Oh then,how qt ick'y fhouid this Arme of mine, 
 
 Now Prifonenotbt Pdfte,chaffife thee. 
 
 And mimfier correftion to thy Fault. 
 
 Hull. My greelous Vnckle.'et me knowmy Fault, 
 On what Condition Hands it,and whetehi ? 
 
 Tork. Euen inCondstionoftheworff degree, 
 
 In grefic Rebellion,:.!:!deteffedTrcsfon.• 
 
 Thou art a banifh'd :i:an,and here art corr.e 
 Before thexpiration of thy time, 
 
 In brauing Atm - ? age-inff thySoueraigne. 
 
 Bull, hi I was bani(Vd,I was banilh’d Hereford, 
 
 But as I come, I com? for Laneafer 
 And Noble V ncklej befeech your Grace 
 Looks on my Wrongs with an indifferent eye: 
 
 You are my Father, for me thinkes in you 
 1 fee old (jaunt altee. Oh then my Father, 
 
 Will you permit.thi-t I fhall Hand condemn’d 
 A wandring Vagabond; my Rightsand Royalties 
 Pluckt from my armes pcrforce,and giuepaway 
 To vpffart Vnshfifr. / Wherefore was I borne i 
 If that mv Coufin Kng.be King of England, 
 
 It muff be gratsnted, I ata Duke of Lancaffer. 
 
 You haue a Sonne, Jinmerle ,my Noble Kinfman, 
 
 Had you fuff died,and he beene thus ttod dovsne. 
 
 He should haue found bis Vnckle Gaunt a Father, 
 
 To row as his Wrongs,and chafe theta to the bay. 
 
 1 am dmyde to fue my Liueiie here, 
 
 And yet my Letters Parents giae me leaue: 
 
 My Fathers goods are all diffraynd.and fold, 
 
 And these,and alLare all ami Be imployd. 
 
 What 
 
*7 be life and death ofl&hdrd the fecond • 
 
 What would youhaae nse doe H am a Subiect, 
 
 And challenge Law: Attorneys* ate deny’d me 5 
 And therefore perfonally I ky my claime 
 To my Inheritance of free D ifcent. 
 
 Worth. The Noble Duke hath been tcG much abus’d. 
 
 Ref. Is Sands yotsr Grace vpon,to doe him right. 
 
 Mils, Bafe men by his endowments are made great. 
 
 Torki My Lords of England, let me tell you this, 
 
 11 haue had feeling of my Cofens Wrongs, 
 
 And labour’d all 1 could so doe him right: 
 
 3«t its this kind.to cosne in trailing Armes, 
 
 Be his owneCartier,and cut out his way, 
 
 To find out Right with Wrongs.it may not be; 
 
 And yon that doe abeu him in this kind, 
 
 Cherllh Rebellicn.and are Rebels all. 
 
 Worth, The Noble Dukehath fwome his comm in g is 
 But forhisownet and for the righcof that. 
 
 Wee all haue Rrongly fwome to giuehim syd, 
 
 And let him neu’r fee loy.rhat breakes that Oath* 
 
 Ter^. Well,wel!,l lee the tffue of theie Armes, 
 
 I cannot mend sr,I muft needes con (elf?, 
 
 Becaule my power is weake, and all ill left s 
 But if I could,by him that gaue nte life, 
 
 I would attach you ali,and make you ftoope 
 Vnto the Soueraigne Mercy of the King. 
 
 But fince I cannot,be it knowne to yon, 
 
 I doe remaine as Neuter. So fate you well, 
 
 Vnleffe you pleafe to enter in the Caflle, 
 
 And there repofe you for this Night. 
 
 Usdl. An offer Vnckle.that wee will accept: 
 
 §ut wee mull winne your Grace to goe with vs 
 To Briftow Caflle.which they fay is held 
 By Bu!hie,Bagot .and their Complices, 
 
 The Cacerpillers of the Commonwealth, 
 
 Which I haue fwoaie to wecd,and plucke away. 
 
 Turk. It may be I will go with you: but yet lie pawfe. 
 For I am loth to brrake out Countries Lawes: 
 
 Nor Friends.r.or Foes,to me welcome you are. 
 
 Things pair tedrefie s are now with me paS cate. Exeunt. 
 
 Scania Quarta . 
 
 Eater Salubury, and a Captains. 
 
 Copt. My Lord of Salisbury ,we haue flayd ten dayes. 
 And hardly kept our Countreymcn together. 
 
 And yet we heate no tidings from the King 5 
 Therefore we will difperfe our felues: farewell. 
 
 Sal. Stay yet another day,thou truflie Welchman, 
 The King repofeth all bis confidence in thee. 
 
 Cape. Tis thought the King is dead.we will not Bay j 
 The Bay-trees in our Countrey all are wither’d. 
 
 And Meteors fright the fixed Starres of Heauen; 
 
 The pale-fac’d Moone lookes bloody on the Earth, 
 
 And leane-look’d Prophets whifper fearefull change; 
 Richmenlookcfad,and Ruffians dance arid lespe, 
 Tbecne in feate.to loofe what they enioy. 
 
 The other to enioy by Rage.and Wanes 
 Thefe Sgr.es fore-run the death of Kings. 
 
 Fate well,our Countreymen are gone and fled, 
 
 As well affut’d Rickard their Kingb dead. Exit. 
 
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 Sal. Ah Richard, with eyes of heauie mind, 
 
 1 fee thy Glory,like a (hooting Starre, 
 
 Fall to the bafe Earth,from thejrirmament: 
 
 Thy Sunne fets weeping in the lowly Weft, 
 
 Wimerting Stormes tocome,Woe,and Vnreft: 
 
 Thy Friends are fled,to wait vpon thy Foes, 
 
 And crofiely to thy good,all fortune goes. Exit, 
 
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 (tABm'Tenm. ScenaTrima. 
 
 Enter '.Buttingbrooke , TarVe^NorthumhcrlunJi, 
 
 R vfe, Ferae .Willoughby ,wtth Bajhig 
 and Greene Prrjotiers, 
 
 'Bull. Bring forth tliefe men: 
 
 "Bu/hte and (jreem, I will not vex your foules, 
 
 ( Since prefently your foules mud part your bodies) 
 
 With too much vrging yourpemitious hues, 
 
 For’twere no Charitie : yet to waflr your blood 
 From off my hands, here in the view of men, 
 
 I will vnfold feme caufes of your deaths. 
 
 You haue mis led a~Ptince,a Royall King, 
 
 A happie Gentleman in Blood.and Lineaments, 
 
 By you vr.happied,and disfigur’d cltane; 
 
 You haue in manner with your (infull houres 
 Made a Diuorce betwixt his Queene and him. 
 
 Broke the pofieffion of a RoySJi Red, 
 iknd flayn’d the beautie.of a f’aire Queenes Cheekes, 
 With teares drawnfro her eyes,with your foule wrongs. 
 My felfe a Prince,by fortune of my birth, 
 
 Neere to the King in blood.and ncere in Ioue, 
 
 Till you did make him mif-interprete me, 
 
 Haue ftoope my neck vnder yout injuries. 
 
 And figh’d my Enghfh breath in forraine Clouds, 
 
 Eating the bitter bread of banilhment; 
 
 While you haue fed vpon my Seignories, 
 
 Dif-park‘d my Parkes.and fell'd my Forreft Woods; 
 From mine owne Windovres tome my HoufeholdCoat, 
 Rax'd out my Imprefledeauing me no figne, 
 
 Saue mens opinions,and my luring blood. 
 
 To (hew the World I am a Gentleman. 
 
 This,and much more,much more then twice ail this, 
 Condemnes you to the death: fee themdeliueied ouer 
 ToeXeeutionjandthehand of death. 
 
 Bujhie. More welcome is the ftroake of death to me. 
 Then "BuBingbrookf to England. 
 
 Greene. My comfort is,that Heauen will takeout foules. 
 And plague Iniuftice with tbe paines ofHelh 
 
 Bull. My Lord NortbumberlmdSee them difpatch’d; 
 Vnckle,you fay the Queene is at your Houfe, 
 
 For Heauens fake fairely let her be entreated. 
 
 Tell her I fend to her my kind commends 6 
 Take fpeciail care my Greetings be deliuer’d. 
 
 Tork- A Gentleman of mine! haue difpatch'd 
 With Letters of your lone,to her at large. 
 
 Bull. Thankes gentle Vnckle: come Lords away. 
 To fight with Glendowe , and his Complices j 
 A while to worke^nd after hoitiday, 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Sccena 
 
it 
 
 The life and death of Tkhard thefecond* 
 
 Scena Secuncfa • 
 
 Drums: Flottrjfh,and Colours. 
 
 Enter Richard t Aumerle,Carltie,and So tidiers. 
 
 Rich. Barkloughly Caftle tail you this at hand ? 
 
 Ass. Yea,my Lords how brooks your Grace the ayre, 
 
 I Afteryour late tdfling on the breaking Seas ? 
 
 Rich. Needs mufti like it well: Iweepeforioy 
 To ftand vpon my Kingdome once againe. 
 
 Deere EarthJ doe falute thee with my hand. 
 
 Though Rebels wound thee with their Horfes hoofes: 
 As a long parted Mother with her Child, 
 
 Playes fondly with her teare*,and fnsiles in meeting; 
 
 So weeping,fiT5iling,greet I thee my Earth, 
 
 And doe thee fauor with my Royall hands. 
 
 Feed not thy SeuCraignes Foe, my gentle Earth, 
 Norwiththy Swcctes,comforthis rauenous fence: 
 
 But let thy Spiders, that fuck vp thy Venome, 
 
 And hesuie-gated Toades lye irt their way, 
 
 Doing annoyance to the trechtrous feete. 
 
 Which with vfurpingfleps doetrample thee. 
 
 Yeeld dinging Nettles to mine Enemies, 
 
 And when they from thy Bofome pluck a Flower 
 Guard it I prethee with a lurking Adder, 
 
 Whofe double tongue may with a mortall touch 
 Throw death vptm thy Staueraignes Enemies. 
 
 Mock not my fenceleffe Comuration.Lords; 
 
 This Earth mall haue a feeling,and thefe Stone? 
 proue armed Souldiers.ere her Natiue King 
 Shall falter vnder foule Rebellious Armer. 
 
 Car.Tare not my Lord,that Power that made you King 
 Hath power to keepe you King,in fpight of all. 
 
 Aum. Hemeanes,tny Lord,that weare too retniflc ; 
 Whileft "Bulltogbroolg through our fectiritie, 
 
 Growes fttong and great, in fubftanceand in friends. 
 
 Rich. DifcomfortableCoufin.knoweft thou not. 
 That when she fearching Eye of Hesuen is hid 
 Behind the Globe,that fights the lower World, 
 
 Then Theeues and Robbers raunge abroad vnfeene, 
 InMurthers and inOut-ragebloody here; 
 
 But when from vnder this Terr eftrial! Ball 
 Hefires the prmvd cops of the Eaftetnt Pines, 
 
 And darts bis Lightning through eu’ry guiltie hole. 
 
 Then Monhers,Treafons,and detefted mines 
 
 (The Cloake of Night being pluckt from offtheir backr) 
 
 Stand bare ana naked,trembling at chemfelues. 
 
 So when thisThe«fe,this Traytor 'BaRsnibrodhe, 
 
 Who all this while hath reueli’d in the Night, 
 
 Shall fee vs rHsng in our Throne,the Haft, 
 
 His Treafons will fit bluftiirtg in his face. 
 
 Mot able to endure the fiehr of Day; 
 
 But feife-affrighied.tremele at his finne. 
 
 Notalhhe Water in the rough rude Sea 
 Can wafh the Balmefrom an anoynted King; 
 
 The breath of worldly men cannot depofe 
 The Dcputie ele$ed by the Lord: 
 
 For entry man that EHBtngtroohg hath preft, 
 
 To lift llhrewd Steele agatnft our Golden Crowne, 
 Heaueo for his Rkhard hath in heauenly pay 
 
 A glorious Angell: then if Angels fight, 
 
 Weakemen muii fall,for Heauen ftill guards the right. 
 Enter Salisbury. 
 
 Welcome my Lord, how fame offlvesyour Power ? 
 
 Sclisb. Nor neere.nor farther off,my gracious Lord, 
 Then this weake arme; difeomfott guides my tongue, 
 And bids me fpeake of nothing but defpaire; 
 
 One day too late,I feare (my Noble Lord) 
 
 Hath clouded all thy happie dayes on Earth! 
 
 Oh call backe Yeftetday.bidTime returne. 
 
 And thou fhalt haue twelue thoufond fighting men: 
 
 To day,to day .vnhappie day too late 
 
 Orethrowes thy Ioyes,Friends,Fortune,and thy State; 
 
 For all the Welchmen heating thou Wert dead. 
 
 Are gone to BaSiKghrceAf.diipetCt^nd fled. 
 
 Aum. Comfort my Liege, why looker your Grace fo 
 pale? 
 
 R^ch. But now the blood of twenttethoufand men 
 Did triumph in my face.and they are fled. 
 
 And till fo much blood thither come againe, 
 
 Haue loot reafon to looke pale, and dead? 
 
 All Soules that will be fafe, flye from my fide, 
 
 For Time hath f« a blot vpon my pride. 
 
 tAttm. Comfort my Liege,remember who you are. 
 Rich. I had forgot myfclfe. Am I not King? 
 
 Awake thou fluggard Maieftie.thou fleepeft : 
 
 Is not the Kings Namefottie thoufand Names? 
 
 Arme,arme my Name: a punie fubiefi ftrikts 
 At thy great glory. Looke not to the ground. 
 
 Ye Fauoritesof a King: are wee not high: 
 
 High be our thoughts s I knew my Vnckle Torkf 
 Hath Power enough to ferue our tutne. 
 
 But who comes here S Enter Scrape. 
 
 Scroops. More health and happineffc betide my Liege, 
 Then can my care-tun'd tongue deliuer him. 
 
 Rich. Mine eare is open.and my heart prepar’d: 
 
 The worft is worldly loffc.thou canfl vnfold: 
 
 Say,Is my Kingdome loft? why ’twas my Care: 
 
 And what Ioffe is it to betid of Care? 
 
 Strtues Bttlhugbroohe to be as Great as wee t 
 Greater lie fhall not be: If hee ferueGod, 
 
 Wee’I ferue him too.and be his Fellow fo. 
 
 Reuo! t our Subie£k? Ihat we cannot mend, 
 
 They bteake iheirFaith toGod^s well as vs: 
 
 Cry Woe,Deftru<Rion,Ruine,Loffe,Decay, 
 
 The word is Death,and Death will haue his day. 
 
 Scroops. Glad ant I .that your Kighneffe is fo arm'd 
 To beare the tidings of Calamine. 
 
 Like an vnfeafonable ftormieday. 
 
 Which make theSiluer Utuers drowne their Shoies, 
 
 As if the World were all diffola'd toieares; 
 Sohigb,aboue his Limits,fwelfs the Rage 
 Of Bullingbrooke, coueting your fe3refull Land 
 With hard bright Steele,and hearts harder then Steele: 
 White Beares haue arm’d their thin snd hairelcfle Scalps 
 Againft thy Maieftie,and Boyes with Womens Voyces, 
 Sfriue to fpeake bigge, and clap their female iointa 
 In ftiffe vnwieldie Arroes: againft thy Crowne 
 Thy very Beadf-men learne to bend their Bowes 
 Of double farall Eugh»againft thy State 
 Yea Diflaffe-Women manage ruftie Bills: 
 
 Againft thy Scat both young and old rebell. 
 
 And all goes worfe then l haue power to tell. 
 
 Rich. Too well too well thou tell'ft a Tale fo ilL 
 Where is the Earle of Wiltihire?where is TSagtt ? 
 
 Whst is become of 2 lufhie} where is Greene ) 
 
 That 
 
The life and death of T^chard the Jiccnd . 3? 
 
 That they haue let the dangerous Enemie 
 
 Meafure our Confines with fucb peaceful! Reps ? 
 
 If we pretiaile,their heads (hill pay for it. 
 
 I warrant they haue made peace with 'BuIIingbrooke, 
 
 Scroops. Peace haue they made with him indeede (my 
 Lord.) 
 
 Rich. Oh Vtllains.Vipers.damn’d without redemption, 
 Dogge»,eafily woon to fawne on any man. 
 
 Snakes in-my heart blood warm'd, that fling my heart, 
 Three Iudaflet.each one thrice worfe then fudat. 
 
 Would they make peace? terrible Hell make warre 
 
 Vpon their fpotted Soules for this Offence. 
 
 Scroepe. Sweet Loue(l fee) changing his propertie, 
 Tumes to the fowreft.and mod deadly hate: 
 
 Againe vncurfe their Soules; their peace is made 
 
 With Heads,and not with Hands:thofe whom you curfe 
 Haue felt the word of Deaths deftroying hand, 
 
 And lye full low.grsu’d in the hollow ground. 
 
 Atuu. Is Bufhie, Greene, and the Earle of Wiltfhirc 
 lead# 
 
 Scroope. Yea all of them at Briftow loft their heads. 
 
 Aum. Where is the Duke my Father with his Power ? 
 
 Rich. No matter where; of comfort no man fpeake: 
 Let’s talke ofGraues.of Wormes,and Epitaphs, 
 
 Wake Duft our Paper, and with Raynie eyes 
 
 Write Sorrow on the Bofome of the Earth, 
 let’s chufe Executor*,and talke of Wills: 
 
 And yet not fo 5 for what can we bequeath, 
 
 ,5aue our depofed bodies to the ground i 
 
 Our Lands,our Liues.and all are BuRmghrooket, 
 
 And nothing can we call our owne.but Death, 
 
 And that fmall Model! of the barren Earth, 
 
 Which ferues as Pafle,and Couer to our Bones: 
 
 For Heauens fake let vs fit vpon the ground. 
 
 And tell fad ftories of the death of Kings: 
 
 How fome haue been depos’d, fomeflaine in warre, 
 
 Some haunted by the Ghofls they haue depos'd, 
 
 Some poyfon’d by their Wiuec.fomefleeping kill'd. 
 
 All murther'd. For within the hollow Ctowne 
 
 That rounds themortallTemplesofaKing, 
 
 Keepes Death his Court.and there the Antique fits 
 Scoffing his State,and grinning at his Pompc, 
 
 Allowing him a breath,a little Scene, 
 
 To Monarchize,be fear’d,and kill with looker, 
 fnfufinghim with felfe and vaine conceit, 
 
 As ifthisFlefh,which walls about our Life, 
 
 Were Brafte impregnable: and humor’d thus. 
 
 Comes at the laft,and with a little Pinne 
 
 Bores through his Caftle Walls,and fat well King. 
 
 Couer your heads,and mock notflefh and blood 
 
 With lolemneReuerence: throw away Refpcft, 
 Tradition,Fortr,e,and Ceremonious dutie. 
 
 Tor you haue but miflooke me all this while s 
 
 I liue with Bread like you, fecle \V2nr, 
 
 Tafte Griefe,need Friends: fubie&ed thus, 
 
 How can you fay to me, lama King ? 
 
 Carl My Lord,wife men ne’te waile their prefent woes, 
 But prefently preuent the wayes to waile: 
 
 To feare the Foe,fince feare opprefTeth ftrength, 
 
 Giues in your weaktnefle,ftrength vnto your Foe j 
 Teare.and be fiaine.no wotfe can come to fight. 
 
 And fight and die,is death deftroying death, 
 
 Where fearing.dying.payes death feruile breath. 
 
 Aum. My Father hath a Power.enquire of him* 
 
 And learne to make a Body cf a Limbe. 
 
 Rich. Thou chid'ft me welhproud BuSinghrooky I come 
 
 To change Blowes with thee,fbr om day ofDoome, 
 
 This ague fit of feare is otser-blowne. 
 
 An eafie taske it is to winne our cwne. 
 
 Say Scroope, where lyes our Vnckle with his Power ? 
 Speake fweetly man,alihough thy lookes be fowre. 
 
 Scroepe. Men iudge by the complexion cf the Skie 
 
 The ftate and inclination of the day > 
 
 So may you by my dull and heauie Eye: 
 
 My Tongue hath but a heauierTale to fay: 
 
 1 play theTorturer.by fmall and final! 
 
 To lengthen out the worft.that rr.uft be fpoken. 
 
 Your Vnckle Tcrke is ioyti’d with Bvllisigbrook*, 
 
 And all your Northerne Caftles yeelded vp, 
 
 And all your Soueherne Gentlemen in Armes 
 
 Vpon his Fa&ion. 
 
 Rich. Thou haft faid enough. 
 
 Befhrew thee Coufin,which oidft lead me forth 
 
 Of that fweet way I was in,to defpaire: 
 
 What fay you now ? What comfort haue we now ? 
 
 By Heauen lie hate him euerlaftingly. 
 
 That bids me be of comfort any more. 
 
 Goe to Flint Caftle,there lie pine away, 
 
 A King, Woes flaue, fhall Kingly Woe obey: 
 
 That Power I haue.difcharge.and let’em goe 
 
 To care the Land.thathath fomehopeto grow. 
 
 For I haue none. Let no man fpeake againe 
 
 To alter this,for counfaile is but vaine. 
 
 Aum. My Liege,one word. 
 
 Rich. He does me double wrong, 
 
 That wounds me with the flatteries ofhis tongue. 
 Difcharge my followers: let them hence away. 
 
 From Rickards Night,to Bullssigbr cokes faire Day. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Serna Tertia . 
 
 Enter with Drum and Colours ,Bullingbrooke, 
 
 Tcrke, Nntbttmberland, Attendant s. 
 
 ’Bull. So that by this intelligence we learne 
 
 The Welchmen are difpers’d,and Salisbury. 
 
 Is gone to meet the King,who lately landed 
 
 With fome few priuace friends,vpon this Coaft. 
 
 North. The newes is very faire and good,my Lord, 
 Richard, not farre from hence,hath hid his bead. 
 
 York. It would befeeme the Lord Northumberland, 
 
 To fay King Richard: alack the heauie day. 
 
 When fuch a facred King fiiould hide his head. 
 
 North. Your Grace miftakes: onely to be briefe. 
 
 Left 1 his Tide out. 
 
 Turk. The time hath beene. 
 
 Would you haue beene fo briefe with him.he would 
 
 Haue beene fo briefe with you,to fiiorten you. 
 
 For taking fo the Head,your whole heads length. 
 
 Bull. Miftake not (Vnckle) farther then you fheuld. 
 York- Takenot(good Coufin)farther then you fcould. 
 Leaftyou miftake the Heauens are ore ydur head. 
 
 bull, 1 know ic{Vnck!e)and oppofe not my felfe 
 
 A gainft their will. But who comes here ? 
 
 Enter Verne. 
 
 Welcome Harry: what,will not this Caftle yeeld? 
 
 Ter. The Caftle royally is mann’d^ny Lord, 
 
 Acainft thy entrance. 
 
 h Bull Roy- 
 
^6 Ihs life and death of ‘Richardthe fecond 
 
 Bi«S. Royally; Why,it containes no King ? 
 
 Per. Ves (my good Lord) 
 
 It doth cotitaine a King; King Richard lyes 
 Within the limits of yond Lime and Stone, 
 
 And with him.the Lord Aumerk,bold Salutary, 
 
 Sir Stephen Scroope, befides a Clergie man 
 Of holy reuerence; who,I cannot iearne. 
 
 North. Oh,belike ic is the Bifliop bf Carlile. 
 
 Hull. Noble Lord, 
 
 Goe to the rude Ribs of that ancient Caflle, 
 
 Through Brazen Tiumpet fend the breath of Parle 
 Into his ruin’d Eares, and thus deliuer: 
 
 Henry Bullingbrooke vpon his knees doth kiffe 
 
 King Richards hand,and fends aliegeance 
 
 And true faith of heart to his Royall Perfon: hither come 
 
 Euen at his feet,to lay my Armcs and Power, 
 
 Proutded,that my Banifliment repeal'd, 
 
 And Lands reftot’d againe.be freely graunted: 
 
 If not,He vfe th'aduancage of myPower, 
 
 And Jay the Summers dud with fhowers of blood, 
 
 Rayn d from the wounds of (laughter’d Englifhmen; 
 The which.hcw farre off from the mind of 'Bullingbrookf 
 It is, fuch Crimfon Temped fliould bedrench 
 The ftefli greens Lap of faire King Richards Land, 
 
 My Hooping dutie tenderly fhall ihc w. 
 
 Goe fignifie as much.while here we march 
 Vp on theGraffie Carpet of this Plainer 
 Let’s march without the noyle of thteatnlng Dtum, 
 That from this CafUes tatter'd Battlements 
 Our faire Appointments may be well perus’d. 
 
 Me thinkes King Richard and my felfe fhould meet 
 Wkhnoleffe terror then the Elements 
 Of Fire and Water .when their thundring fmoake 
 At meeting teares the cloudie Cheekes of Heauen :. 
 
 Be he the fire,lie be the yeelding Water; 
 
 The Rage be his white on the Earth I raine 
 My Waters on the Earth, and not on him. 
 
 March on.and marke King R/rAWhow he lookes. 
 
 Parle without , and anfwtrre within: then a Flourtfh. 
 Eater on the Walls,Richard, Carlile, A tsmerle,Scroop, 
 Salabuf-f 
 
 See fee, King Richard doth himfelfe appears 
 As do til the blufhing difeontenteri Sunne, 
 
 From out the fierie Portall of the Ead, 
 
 When he pcrcciuet she enuious Clouds are bent 
 Todimme his glory,and to daine the craiR 
 Of hisbright paffage to the Occident. 
 
 Ter^ Yet lookes lie like a King : behold his Eye 
 (As bright as is the Eagles) lightens forth 
 ControllingMaieftie: alack,slack,for woe, 
 
 That arry harmc fhould daine fo faire a fliew 
 
 Rich. Wee are amaz'd,and thus long haue we Rood 
 To watch the fearcfull bending of thy knee, 
 
 Becaufe we thought our felfe thy lawful! King: 
 
 And if we be,how dare thy ioynts forget 
 To pay their awfull dutie to our prefence ? 
 
 If webenot.fhew vs the Hand of God, 
 
 That hath difmifs’d vs from our Stewardlliip, 
 
 For well wee know,no Hand of Blood and Bone 
 Can gripe the facred Handle of our Scepter, 
 
 Vnlefie he doe prophane,Beale,or vfurpe. 
 
 And though you thinke.that all,as you haue done, 
 
 Haue tome their Soules,by turning them from vs, 
 
 And we are barren, and bereft of Friends: 
 
 Yet know,my Mailer ,God Omnipotent, 
 
 Is mudring in his Clouds, on our behalfe. 
 
 Armies of Peftilence, and they ihall ftrike 
 Your Children yet vnborne,and vnbegot. 
 
 That lift you; Valfali Hands againfi my Head, 
 
 And threat theGlory of ray precious Crowna 
 Tcli BuBrngbrooke, for yond me thinkes he is, 
 
 That euery ftride he makes vpon my Land, 
 
 Is dangerous Treafon t He is come to ope 
 The purple Teftamenc of bleeding Warrej 
 But ere theCro wne he lookes for,liue in peace, 
 
 Ten thoufand bloody crowne s of Mothers Sonnes 
 Shall ill become the Bower of Englands face. 
 
 Change the complexion of her Maid-pale Peace 
 To Scarlet Indignation, and bedew 
 HerPadorsGraffe with faithful! Engiifls Blood. 
 
 North. The King of Heauen forbid our Lord the King 
 Should fo with ciuil! and vnciuill Atmes 
 Be ruffl'd vpon: Thy thrice-nobleCoulin, 
 
 Horn TheHmgbrooke,doth humbly kiffe thy hand. 
 
 And by the Honorable Tombe he fweares. 
 
 That Hands vpon your Royall Giandfires Bonfcs, 
 
 And by the Royalties of both your Bloods, 
 
 (Currents that fpring from one mol) gracious Head) 
 And by the buried Hand of Warlike Gaunt, 
 
 And by the Worth and Honor of himfelfe, 
 
 Compriftng all that may be fworne.or faid. 
 
 His comming hither hath no further fcope. 
 
 Then for his Lineal! Royalties,and cobegge 
 Infranchifement immediate on his knees: 
 
 Which on thy Royall pat tie graunted once, 
 
 His glittering Armes he will commend to'Ruft, 
 
 His barbed Steedes to Stables,and his beast 
 To faithful] feruice of yourMaieftie ; 
 
 This fweares he,as he is s Prince.is iud. 
 
 And as I am a Gentleman, I credit him. 
 
 Rich. Northumberland Sty thus: The King rettirnes. 
 His Noble Coulin is right welcome hither, 
 
 And all the number of his faire demands 
 Shalt be accomplilb’d without conttadidlion. 
 
 With all she gracious vctcrance thou halt, 
 
 Spcakc to his gentle heating kind commends. 
 
 We doe debate our felfe(Coufin)do« we not. 
 
 To lcokc fo poorely.and to fpeakefo faire ? 
 
 Shall we cal! back Northumberland, and fend. 
 
 Defiance to the Traytor.and fo die ? 
 
 Aum. No,good my Lord,let's fight with gentle words 
 Til! time lend friends.and friends their helpefu* Swords 
 
 Rich. Oh God,oh God,that ere this tongue of mine. 
 That layd the Sentence of dread Bandhment 
 On yond prowd man,fhould take it offagainc 
 With words of loofh; Oh that I were as great 
 As is my Gtiefe.or leffer then my Name, 
 
 Or that I could forget what l hauebeene. 
 
 Or not remember what I mud be now : 
 
 Swell'll thou ptowd heart? He giue thee fcope to beat. 
 Since Foes haue fcope to beat both thee and me. 
 
 A ism. Northumberland comes backe from Bulling- 
 hr oeke. 
 
 Rich. What muft the King doe now: mud he Submit- 
 The King (hall doe it: Mud he he depos'd 
 The King lhall be contented; Mudbeloofe. 
 
 The Nametof King f d Gods Name let it goe. 
 lie giue my Jewels for a feet of Beades, 
 
 My gorgeous Pallace,fora Hermitage, 
 
 My gay Apparrell.for an Almcs-roans Gowne, 
 
 My figur’d Goblets,for a Difh of Wood, 
 
 My Scepter,for a Palmers walking Staffie, 
 
’The Life andUeathofRicbardthe Second. 
 
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 | My Subie£ls,for a payre of earned Saints, 
 
 A nd my large Kingdome/or a little Graue, 
 
 A little- littleGrauc.an obfeure Graue. 
 
 Orllebeburyed in the Kings high-way. 
 
 Some way of common Trade.where Subiecls feet 
 May howrely trample on their Soueraignes Head: 
 
 For on my hem they tread now.whileft I liue; 
 
 1 And buryed once,why not vpon my Head t 
 tsfumerle/\\o\i weep'fl (my tender-hearted Coufin)' 
 
 Wee’le make foule Weather with defpifedTeares: 
 
 I Our fighes.and they, <T»afI lodge the Sommer Come, 
 
 And make a Dearth in this reuniting Land. 
 
 Or fhall we play the Wantons with oqr Woes, 
 
 And make feme preuie Match, with fhedding Tcares ? 
 
 As thus ; to drop them ftill vpon one place. 
 
 Till they haue fretted vs a payre of Graues, 
 
 Within the Earth: and therein lay’d there lyes 
 Two Kinfmen,digg’d their Graues with weeping Eyes ? 
 Would not this iil.doe well ? Well,wel!,I fee 
 I talke but idly,and you mock at mee, 
 
 Moftmightie Ptince,my Lord Northumberland. 
 
 J What fayes King BttAingbrookfi*. Will his Maieftie 
 [ Giue Ricbard ieaue to!uie,tiil Richard die i 
 You make a Legge.and Bu&ingbrooke fayes I. 
 
 North. My Lord,in the bale Court he doth attend 
 To fpeake with you, may is pkafe you to come downe. 
 
 Rich. Downe,downeI come,l;ke gSifl’ring Phaeton s 
 Wanting the manage of vnruly lades. 
 
 In the bafe Court ? Safe Court.where Kings grow bafe. 
 To come at Tray tors Calls,and doe them Grace. 
 
 In the bafe Court comedown: down Court, down King, 
 Fornight-Owls flirike, where mousing Larks fliould ling. 
 Ball. What fayes his Maieftie ? 
 
 North. Sorrow,and griefe of heart 
 Makes him fpeake fondly,like a frantick man; 
 
 Yet he is come. 
 
 Bud. Stand all apart. 
 
 And Ihew fairedutie to his Maieftie. 
 
 My gracious Lord, 
 
 Rich. Faire Coufin. 
 
 Youdebafe yout Princely Knee, 
 
 To make the bafe Earth prowd with killing it. 
 
 Me racket had,my Heart might feele your Lout, 
 
 Then my vnpleas’d Eye fee your Courtcfie. 
 
 Vp Coufin,vp, your Heart is vp.I know. 
 
 Thus high at leaft,although your Kneebe low. 
 
 Bull. My gracious Lord, X come but for mine 
 owne. 
 
 Rich. Your owne Is yours , and I am yours, and 
 all. 
 
 Bed. So farre be mine.my mod redoubted Lord, 
 
 As my true feruice (halldeferue yout loue. 
 
 Rich. Well you deferu’d : 
 
 They well defence to haue, 
 
 That know the flrong’ft, and fureft way to get, 
 
 Vncklc giue me your Hand : nay.drie your Eyes, 
 
 I Teares (hew their Lone,but want their Remedies. 
 Coufin,! am too young to be your Father, 
 
 I Though you are old enough to be my Heire. 
 
 I What you will haue.Ile giue,and willing to, 
 
 For doe we mud.what force will baue vs doe. 
 
 Set pn towards London . 
 
 [ Coufin, is it fo? 
 
 "Bull. Yea.my good Lord. 
 
 Rich. Then 1 muft not fay.no. 
 
 ELmrifh. Extent. 
 
 Seem Quarta . 
 
 Enter the Qjteene, and two Lfidiet. 
 
 Qu. What fport dial! we deuife here in this Garden 
 Todnueaway cheheauie thought of Care? 
 
 La. Madame,wee’le play at Bowies. 
 f?r<.Tv?ili make me thinke the World is full of Rubs 
 And that myfortune runnes againfl the By as. 
 
 La. Madame,wee k Dance. 
 
 My Legges can keepe no meafure in Delight, 
 When my poore Hearc no meafure keeper in Griefe. 
 Therefore no Dancing^Gk!e ) Lome other lport. 
 
 La. Madame,wee’letei! Tales. 
 
 <$u. Of Sorrow, or of Guefe ? 
 
 La. Of cythcr,Madsme. 
 
 J£h. Ofneyther,Girle. 
 
 For if of loy.being altogether wanting, 
 
 It doth remember me the more of Sorrow: 
 
 Or if ofGriefe,being altogether had. 
 
 It addes mere Sorrow to my want of loy: 
 
 For what 1 haue,I need not to repeat; 
 
 And what I want.it bootes not to eomplalne. 
 
 La. Madame He ling. 
 
 < £J».’I'is well that thou had caufe: 
 
 But thou fhould’fl pleafe me better,would’rt thou wsepe. 
 La. I could weepe,Madame, would it doe you good, 
 JJu. And I could fing,would weeping doe me good, 
 And neuer borrow any Teare of thee. 
 
 Enter a Gardiner .and two SeraanSt. 
 
 But flay,here comes the Gardiners, 
 
 Let's flep intothefhadowof thefe Trees. 
 
 My wretchedneOe.vnco a Rowe of Plnnes, 
 
 They 1c talke of State; for euery one doth fo, 
 
 Againfl a Change; Woe is fore-runne with Woe. 
 
 Gxrd. Goebindethou vp yond dangling Apricocks, 
 Which like vnruly Children,make their Syre 
 Scoupewilhoppreifionof their prod igall weight: 
 
 Giue fome (Tipportance to the bending twigges. 
 Goethou.and like an Executioner* 
 
 Cut off the heads of too fed growing fpray es. 
 
 That looke too Softie in out Common-tvealth s 
 Ail mull be cuen,in our Gouernment. 
 
 You thus imploy’d.l will goe root away 
 The noyfome Weedes,that without profit fucke 
 The Soyles fertilitie front wholefome flowers. 
 
 Ser. Why fliould we,in the compalfe of a Pale, 
 
 Keepe Law and Forme,and due Proportion, 
 
 Shewing as in a Model! our firme Eflare ? 
 
 When our Sea-wailed Garden, the whole Land, • 
 
 Is full of Weedcs,hsr faired Flowers choakt vp, 
 
 Her Fruit-trees all vnptuin’d.her Hedges Htin d. 
 
 Her Knots difotdet’d.and her wbolelome Hearbes 
 Swarming with Caterptllcrs. 
 
 Card. Hold thy peace. 
 
 He that hath fuffedd this diforder’d Spring, 
 
 H3th now himfelfe met with the Fall of Leafe. 
 
 The Weeds that hisbroad-fpreading Le3ues didlheker. 
 That Teem’d,In eating him,to hold lnm vp. 
 
 Are pull’d vp,Root and all, by BuHingbrookp: 
 
 I mcane.The Earleof Wilsfhire,$«/Iw,Creese. 
 
 <J SVr.What 
 
c Tbe Life andDeaib o/lSkhtird the Second. 
 
 y men, 
 
 ie to tafte 
 
 Srr. What are they dead ? 
 
 Card. They are, 
 
 And 'Bxllinghooke hath feiz'd the waftefui! King. 
 
 Oh, what piety is it.thatbehad noefo uins’d 
 Anddrefthis Land.as we this Garden,at timeofyeare, 
 And wound the Barke,the skin of our Fruit-trees, 
 
 Leaf! being ouer-proud with Sap and Blood, 
 
 Withtco much riches it confound it fe'ft ? 
 
 Hadhe done fo, to great and growin 
 They might baue lin’d to beare, and 
 Their fruu.es of dutie. Superfluous branches 
 We lop away .that bearing boughes may hue; 
 
 Had he done fo.himfeife had borne the Browne, 
 
 Which wafle and idlehoures/nith quite thrown downs. 
 Srr. What thinkc you the King ihall be depos’d ? 
 Car. Depreft he is already, and depos'd 
 Tis doubted he will be. Lestevs came laft tiighi 
 To a deere Ftiend of the Duke cfYorkss, 
 
 That sell hlacke tydings. 
 
 Qu.OU l smpteft to death through want of fpeaking: 
 Thou old Adam likencfle, fet to drefle this Garden r 
 How dares thy harfh rude tongue found this vnpleaflng 
 What Euc? what Serpent hath fuggefled thee, (newss 
 To make sfecond fall of cuffed man* 
 
 Why do'ft thou fay. King Bfehard it depos'd, 
 
 Dar ft thou, thou little better thing then earth, 
 
 Diuine hit downfall ? Say, where,when,end how 
 Cam ft thou by this ill-tydings ? Speake thou wretch. 
 
 Card. Pardon me Madam. Little icyhauc! 
 
 To breath thefe newes; yet what 1 fay,is true j 
 K'ng Richard, he is in the mighty hold 
 Of Btilhngbrockr, their Fortunes both are weigh'd s 
 In your LordsScale, is nothing but himfelfe. 
 
 And fome few Vanities, that make him light: 
 
 But in the Ballance of great BuHtxykreeke, 
 
 Belides himfelfe. are all the Englim Peeres, 
 
 And with that oddes he weights King Richard downs. 
 Pofte you to London, and youT finde is fo, 
 
 I fpeake no more, then eucry one doth know. 
 
 Nimble mifchance,that ate fo fight of fooce. 
 Doth not thy P.mbaflage belong to me ? 
 
 And am 1 laft that kaowes it ? Oh thou think'ft 
 To feruc me laft, that I may iongeft keep? 
 
 Thy farrow in my breaft, Come Ladies goe. 
 
 To meet at London, Londons King in woe. 
 
 What was I home to this: that my fad iooke, 
 
 Should grace she Triumph of great BuSir.gbrt>d*. 
 Gard'ner.for telling me this newe* of wee, 
 
 I would the Plants thou graft'd, may newer grow, cxi*. 
 
 O Poore Queen, fo that thy State might be no worfe, 
 I would my sJsill were fubiedf to thy curfer 
 Heere did fhe drop a teare, be ere in this place 
 lie fet a Banke efRew, fovvre Herbe ofGraees 
 Rue, eu’nfor ruth,heere fhortly fhallbefceoe. 
 
 In the remembrance of a Weeping Queens. 
 
 E-.it. 
 
 AttusQuartm. Sazna'Prima. 
 
 Skier as to the Parliament, BuSmgbroalp, Attmerle, Nor. 
 thmr.bt7L:nd. fersse, Fttr^tVcser. Surrey^ar'ik, Abbct 
 of, srefttKiHjler. Hsranld, Ofitters t <md Paget. 
 
 BuBiugbrcch. Call forth Begot. 
 
 Now Begot, freedvlpeake thy minds. 
 
 What tbou do’ft Ktjov; ofNoble Glouftcrs -death: 
 
 Who wrought it-with the King, and who perform'd 
 The bloody Office cfhis Timeleffeend. 
 
 Bag. Then fet before my i fee, the Lord Aunurlg. 
 Bui. Coftn.ftand forth,(?:;d Jockcvpon chat man. 
 Bag. My Lord Aurttcrle, l know your daring tongue 
 Scornes to vnfay, what it hath once dsliuer’d. 
 
 In that dead time, when Glouftcrs death was platted, 
 
 I heard you fay, J t not my arme of length. 
 
 That reachech from the reftfuli Engfifh Court 
 As farre as Callis, to my Vnkles head. 
 
 Among ft much other taike, that very time, 
 
 1 heard you fay, that you had rather refufe 
 The offer of an hundred rheufand Crovmes, 
 
 Then BMagbreckfs return? to England; adding withal], 
 How bleft ttiis Land would be,in this you: Co Can death. 
 
 A*m. Prince»,and Noble Lords: 
 
 What anfwer fhall I make to this fcafe man f 
 Shsli 1 fo much dishonor my fairs Srerre.t, 
 
 On equal! termes to gaus him chafticement ? 
 
 Either I muff,or haue mine honor foyl’d 
 With th’Attaindor of his flandYous Lippes. 
 
 There is rcy Gage, the mamiall Seale ofdeath 
 Thar matkes thee out ior Hell. Thou iyeft. 
 
 And will maintaine what thou haft faid. is falfe. 
 
 In shy lieo.'ibisjcdj though being all eaobafe 
 T o ftaine the temper of my Knightly fwotd. 
 
 Bui. Hagai forbesre, thou(hah no:sake:! v»>. 
 
 Aara. Excepting one, I would he were the bell 
 In all this pretence, that futh moat'd me fo. 
 
 Fite,. If that thy valour (land on fyenpathixe» 
 
 There is soy Gage, Aeirxerle, in Gage to thine t 
 By that faire Sunne, that fhewes me where :bcu ftand’ft, 
 
 ! heard thee fay (and vauntingiy thou fpak'ft it) 
 
 That thou wer’t caufe ofNoble Gloufters death. 
 
 Ifthou denied it, twenty times thou Iveft, 
 
 And 1 will turne thy faHhocd to thy hstt, 
 
 W here it was forged with my Rapiers point. 
 
 Awr,. Thou dar’ft not (Coward) liue to fee the day. 
 Fite,. Now by cny Soule, ! would it were this bcute. 
 Aunt. FitcwetiT thou art damn’d to hell foe this. 
 
 Per. Aamerlz, theulye’ft this Honor ’sssttus 
 In chis Appesle, as thou art aii vniaft j 
 And that thou arc fo, there I throw my Gage 
 f o preye it on thee, to th’cxtrearseft point 
 Of mon ail breathing. Seise it, if thou dar’ft. 
 
 Aum. And if i do not, may my bands rot qS! 
 
 And neuer brandifiitnorc reuengeftiil Steele, 
 
 Ouer the glittering Helmet of my roe. 
 
 Surrey. M y Lord Pitt,- veattr : 
 
 I do rsmember well, the very titne 
 isftimer la, and you did taike. 
 
 Fiit.. My Lord, 
 
 Tis very true s You were in prefence then. 
 
 And you cao wstnefie with -ra, this it true. 
 
 Surrey. A a falfe, by besuc-i. 
 
 As Hesurn it felfe A true. 
 
 Fitx. Surrey, thou I.yeft. 
 
 Surrey. DiijionourabieBw i 
 That Lye, (ball He fo heauy on my gwerd, 
 
 That it (hali render Vengeance, and Reumge, 
 
 Till thou ths Lye-giuer, and that Lye, doe lye 
 Is: earth as quiet, as thy Fathers Scull, 
 
 In proofs whereof, there is mine Honors 
 Engage it to the Ttiall, if tbou thw’il, 
 
 Fife.* 
 
The Life andDeath ofTjch&rd the Second. 
 
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 Tit%u>. Mow fondly do’£l then fpurrea forward Horfe? 
 If 1 dare eate.or drinke.or bresthe.or Jiae, 
 
 I dare meecc Surrey in 2 Wtldernefle. 
 
 And fpit vpon bsm, whileft i fay he Lyes, 
 
 And Lyes.and Lyes: there is my Bond of Faith, 
 
 To tye thee to my ftrong Corre&icm, 
 
 At S intend to thriue in this new World, 
 s.umcrle is guiltic of my true Appeals. 
 
 Befides,! heard the bamfh’d Norfolke fay. 
 
 That thou Aumerle dsdfi fend two of thy men. 
 
 To execute the Noble Duke at Callts. 
 
 Aum. Some honeit Chriftian truft me with a Gage, 
 That Norfolke lyes: hcre^loe I throw downc this, 
 
 If he may be repeal’d,to trie his Honor. 
 
 "Bull. Thefe differences fttall all ted voilet Gage, 
 
 Till Norfolk* be repeal’d : repeal'd he fhall be; 
 And(thoiigh mine Enemte)tedor’d againe 
 To all his Lands and Seignoties: when bee’s return’d, 
 Againft Amur's Vie will enforce his T ry all. 
 
 Carl. That honorable d3y fhall ne’re be feene. 
 
 Marty 3 time hath banilh’d Norfolke fought 
 ForJefu Chtift, in glorious Chridian field 
 Streaming the Enhgneof the Chriflian CrofTe, 
 
 Againft black Pagans,Tutkcs.and Saracens ; 
 
 And toy! d with workes of Warre, tetyr’d himfelfc 
 
 To Italy,and there at Venice gaue 
 
 His Body to that pleafant Countries Earth, 
 
 And his pure Soule vnto his Captaine Chrift, 
 
 Vndcr whole Colours he had fought fo long. 
 
 Bull. Why Biftiop ,is Norfolk e dead ? 
 
 Carl. As lure as i Uue,my Lord. 
 
 Bull. Sweet peace condudl his fweet Soule 
 To theBofomeofgoodold Abraham. 
 
 Lords Appealaots youtdiflfcreces dial all reft vnder gage, 
 Till we afftgnc you to your dayes ofTryall. 
 
 Inter Tcrky. 
 
 Torke. Great Duke of Lancafler,I come to thee 
 From plume-pluckt Richard, who„with willing Soule 
 Adopts thee Heire,and his high Scepter yeclds 
 To the poffelfion of thy Royall Hand. 
 
 Afcend his Throne,defeending now from him. 
 
 And long line Henry ,of that Name the Fourth. 
 
 'Bull- In Gods Name Ileafcend the Regall Throne- 
 Carl. Mary,Hcancn forbid. 
 
 Word in this Royall Prefence may I ipeake- 
 Yet beftbefeeming me to i'peake tha truth. 
 
 Would God,that any in this Noble Prefence 
 Were enough Noble,to be vprighf Iudge 
 Of Noble Richard: then true Noblcneffe would 
 Learnehim forbearance from fofoulea Wrong, 
 
 What Subieil can giue Sentence on his King. 
 
 And who fits here,that is not Richards Sisb\c& i 
 Tbceues ate no: iudg d,but they are by to heare. 
 Although apparant guilt be feene in them; 
 
 And fhall the figure of Gods Maieftie, 
 
 His Captaine.Sccward.Deputie elc£f, 
 
 Anoymed,Crown’d,planted many yecrer. 
 
 Be judg'd by fubie$,and inferior breathe. 
 
 And he himfclfenot prefent ? Oh,forbid it,God, 
 
 That in a Chtiftian Climate,Soules refin’de 
 Should (hew fo heynous,black,obfcene a deed. 
 
 I fpeake to Subtc&s,and a Subtefl fpeakes, 
 
 Stirr'd vp by Heauen,thus boldly for his King. 
 
 My Lord of Hereford here, whom you call King, 
 
 Is a foule Tray tor to prowd Hereford 1 King. 
 
 Aod if you Crowne him, let me prophecie. 
 
 The blood of Engliffs fhall manure the ground. 
 
 And future Ages groane for his foule A<d. 
 
 Peace (Isail goe fleepe with Turkes and Infidels. 
 
 And in this Scat of Peacc.rumuituous Watres 
 Shall Kinne wish Kinne.and Einde wish Kiodcconfound. 
 Diforder,Horror,Feare^nd Mutinie 
 ShalThereissbabite.and this Land be call'd 
 The field of Go!gotha,and dead mens Sculls. 
 
 Ob,tf you reare this Hoofe, againft this Houfe 
 ft will tbevvofulleft Diuffionproue, 
 
 That suer fell vpon this eurfed Earth. 
 
 Prcuent it,refill it,and let it not be fo, 
 
 Lcaft Child,Childs Children cry againft yott.Woe. 
 
 A forth. Weil hauerou argu’d Sir: and for your paines. 
 Of CapitallTrcafon wearrefl you here. 
 
 My Lord ofWeftminfter,beit your charge. 
 
 To keepe him fafaly.til! his day of Tryall. 
 
 May ir pleafe yon. Lords,to grant the Commons Suit ? 
 
 Bull. Fetch hither Ricbard-,tha.i in common view 
 H e m 3 y fur render: fowc (ball procecde 
 Without fufpition. 
 
 Torke. I will be his Conduift. Exit. 
 
 'Bud. Lords,you that here are voder our Acreft, 
 Procure you; Sureties for your Dayes of Anfwver: 
 
 Little arc we beholding ro your Loue, 
 
 And little look'd for at your helpingHends. 
 
 Enter 'Richard and Torky. 
 
 Rich. Alack, why am ! fern foe to a King, 
 
 Before I haue fhooke off the Regall thoughts 
 Wherewith i reign'd? I hardly yet haue team'd 
 Toinfinuate,flatter,bowe,and bend my Knee. 
 GiueSorrow leaue a while,to tutureme 
 To this fubmiftion. Yeti well remember 
 The fauots of thefe men j were they not mine ? 
 
 Did they notfomctimecry,Allhayietome? 
 
 So/War did to Chrift : but he in t welue. 
 
 Found truth in all,but one; I,in twclue thoufand,rlone. 
 God fauc the King: will no man fay,Aracn ? 
 
 Am I both Ptieft.and Clarke? well then. Amen. 
 
 God faue the King.aithough I be not bee: 
 
 And yet Amen,tf Heaaen doe thinke him mee. 
 
 To doc what (entice, am 1 lent for hither ? 
 
 Torke. To doe that office of thine owns good will. 
 Which tyred Maicftie did make thee offer: 
 ThcRefignation of thy State and Crowne 
 To Henry B te din gbr sake. 
 
 Rich. Giuc me the Crown.Here Coufin t fcize f Crown a 
 Here Coufin,on this fide my Hind,on that fide thine. 
 Now is this Golden Crowne like adeepe We!!, 
 
 That owes two Buckets,filling one another. 
 
 The emptier euer dancing in the ayre. 
 
 The cither Jowne,vnfeene,and full of Water: 
 
 That Bucket downe,and full of Tearesatn 1, 
 
 Drinking my Griefes,whil’d you mount vpon high. 
 
 Bull. 1 thought you had been willing to refigne. 
 
 Rich My Crowne I am but ftill ray Gncfes arc mine; 
 
 You may my Glories and my State depefe. 
 
 But not my Griefer; ftlll am I Ring of thofe. 
 
 Bui,l Part of your Cares you giue me with your Crowne. 
 Rich. Yottr Cares fet vp,do not pluck my Cares downe. 
 M y Care.i s Ioffe of Care,by old Care done. 
 
 Your Care,is gaine of Care,by new Cate wonne; 
 
 The Cares I giuc,I haue, though ginen away. 
 
 They tend thcCfownc.yct ftdl with me they flay; 
 
 Bud. Are you contented to refigne the.Crowne ? 
 
 da A**. I, 
 
The Life and Death of Diehard the Second. 
 
 Rich. I,no; no,l: for 1 muft nothmgbee: 
 
 Therefore no,no, for 1 refigne to thee. 
 
 Now. marke me how 1 will vndoe my felfe. 
 
 I giue this heauie Weight from off my Head-, 
 
 And this vnwieldie Scepter from my Hand, 
 
 The pride of Kingly fway ficm out my Heart. 
 
 With mine owne Tearcs I wath away my Balme, 
 
 With mine owne Hands I giue away my Crowne, 
 
 With mine owne Tongue denie m v Sacred State, 
 
 With mine owne Breath releafe all dutious Oathes, 
 
 All Pompe and Maieftie 1 doe forfweare : 
 
 My Manors,Renis.Rcuenucs.l forgoe; 
 
 My AiSs,Decrees,and Statutes I denie: 
 
 Cod pardon all Oathes that are broke to mee, 
 
 God keepeail Vowes vnbroke are made to thee. 
 
 Make me.that nothing haue.with nothing grieu'd. 
 
 And thou with all pleas'd,that haft all acchien’d. 
 
 Lono may "ft thou liue in Richards Seat to fit, 
 
 Andtoone lye Richard irt an EarthiePit. 
 
 God faue King Henry. vn-King'd Richard fayes. 
 
 And fend him many yeeres of Sunne-fhine dayes 
 What more remaines? 
 
 North. No more: but that you reade 
 Thefe Accul'ations. and thefe griettous Crymes, 
 Committed by your Perfon,and your followers, 
 Agamft the State,and Profit of this Land : 
 
 That by confefTing them,the Soules of men 
 M ay deeme.that you are worthily depos'd. 
 
 Rich. Muft l doe fo i and muft 1 rauell out 
 My wean'd-vp follyes ? Gentle 'Northumberland, 
 
 If thy Offences were vpon Record, 
 
 Would it not (hame thee,in fofaire a troupe. 
 
 To reade a Lc3ure of them? If thou vvould'ft, 
 
 There fhould’ft thou finde one heynous Article, 
 Contaymng the depofing of a King, 
 
 And cracking t'nc ftrong Warrant of an Oath, 
 
 Mark'd with a Blot,damn'd in the Booke of Heauen. 
 Nay,all of you,that (land and looke vpon me, 
 
 Wbil’ft that my wretebednefledoth bait my felfe, 
 Though iome of you,with Pilate, wafli your hands, 
 Shewing an outward pictie: yet you Ptlates 
 Haue here deliuet’d me to my fowre Croffe, 
 
 And Water cannot wafh away your finne. 
 
 North. My Lord difpatch,reade o’rc thefe Articles 
 Rich. Mine Eves are full of Teares l cannot fee: 
 
 And yet fait-Water blindes them not fo much. 
 
 But they can fee a fort of Ttaytors here. 
 
 Nay.tf r turne mine Eyes vpon my felfe. 
 
 I finde my felfe a Tray tor with the reft : 
 
 For 1 haue giuen here my Soules confent, 
 
 T’vndeck the pompous Body ofa King; 
 
 Made Glory bale; a Souer3igntte,a Slaue; 
 
 Ptowd Maieftie, a Subieft ; State,aPefant. 
 
 North. My Lord. 
 
 Rich. No Lord of thine,thou haught-infultingman; 
 No,nor no mans Lotd : 1 haue no Nsriuyio Title; 
 
 No,not that Name was giuen me at the Font, 
 
 But ’tis vfurpt; alack the heauie day, 
 
 That I haue worne fomany Winters out. 
 
 And know not now,what Name to cal! my felfe, 
 Oh,rl\at I were a Mockeric, King of Snow, 
 
 Standing before the Sunne of Bullingbrooke, 
 
 To melt my felfe away in Water-drops. 
 
 Good King,great King, and yet not greatly good, 
 
 And if my word be Sterling yet in England, 
 
 Let it command a Mirror hirhet ftraight, 
 
 That it may (hew me what a Face 1 haue. 
 
 Since it is Bankrupt ot his Maieftie. 
 
 Hull. Goefomeof you,and fetcha Lookmg-GlafTe. 
 AVrfc.Read ©re this Paper,while yGlafle doth conic. 
 Rich. Fiend, thou torments me,ere I comeroHell. 
 
 Bull. Vrge it no more,my Lord Northumberland. 
 North. The Commons will not then be latijfy’d. 
 
 Rich, They fhall be fattsfy'd : lie reade enough. 
 When! doe fee the very Booke indeede. 
 
 Where all my finnes are writ,and that 's my felfe. 
 
 Enter one with a GLiffe 
 
 Giue me that Glafte,and therein will I reade. 
 
 No deeper wrinckles yet? hath Sorrow fttutke 
 So many Blowes vpon this Face of mine, 
 
 And made no deeper Wounds.'Oh flatt’ring Glafte, 
 Like to my followers in profperitie. 
 
 Thou do’ft beguile me. Was this Face,the Face 
 That euery day,vnder his Houfe-hold Roofe, 
 
 Did keepe ten thoufand men? Was this the Face, 
 
 That like the Sunne,did make beholders winke? 
 
 Is this theFace,which fac’d fo many follyes. 
 
 That was at laft out-fac’d by Bullingbrooke} 
 
 A brittle Glory fhineth in this Face, 
 
 As brittle as theGlory.is the Face, 
 
 For there it is, crackt in an hundred fhiuers. 
 
 M arke ftlent King,the Morall of rhis fpori, 
 
 How foone my Sorrow hath deftroyd my Face. 
 
 Bull. Thefbadowof your Sorrow hath deftroy*d 
 The Ihadow of your Face. 
 
 Rich. Say that againe. 
 
 The fhadow of my Sorrow: ha,let’s fee, 
 
 ’Tis very true, nty Griefe lyes all within. 
 
 And thefe cxternall manner of Laments, 
 
 Are nteerely fhadowes.to tite vnfeeneGriefe, 
 
 That fwells with filence in the tortur'd Soule. 
 
 There lyes the fubflap.ee: and I thauke thee K ing 
 For thy great bountie.that not ontly gin ft 
 Me caufc to wayle, but tcachcft me the way 
 How to lament the caufe. Jlc begge one Boone, 
 
 And then be gone,ind trouble you no more 
 Shall I obtains it i 
 
 Bull. Nante ic.fairc Cor fin, 
 
 Rich. Faire Coufm ? 1 am greater then a King; 
 
 For when I was a King.my flatterers 
 Were then but fubieits; being now a fubie3, 
 
 I haue a King here to my flatterer: 
 
 Being fo great.I haue no neede to begge. 
 
 'Bull. Yetaske. 
 
 Rich. And fhall 1 haue i 
 Hull. You fhall. 
 
 Rich. Thengiuemeleaueto goe 
 Bull. Whither? 
 
 Rich. Whither you will.fo I were tram your fights. 
 Bud. Goe fome of yott,conuey him to the Tower. 
 Rich. Oh good: conuey: Coiuieycrs are you ill, 
 
 That rife thus nimbly by a true Kings fall. 
 
 Bud.On Wednefday next,we folemnly fet downe 
 Our Coronation: Lords,prepare your felues. Exeunt, 
 
 Abbot \ wofull Pageant haur we here beheld. 
 
 Carl. The Woes to come.the Children yet vnborne, 
 Shall fceletliis day as fharpe to them as Thorne. 
 
 tsfum You holy Clergte-mcn,“is there no Plot 
 To rid theRealme of this pernicious Blot. 
 
 tsjbboe. Before 1 freely fpeake my minde herein. 
 
 You fhaH not onely take the Sacrament, 
 
 To bury mine intents,but alfo to cffe3 
 
 What 
 
TJx LifeandVeath of %chard the Second . 
 
 4 l 
 
 What euerl fhali happen to deuile. 
 i fee your Brower are fuM cf Difcontenc, 
 
 Your Heart of Sorrow,and your Eyes of Teeres. 
 Come home with me to Supperjie by 3 P 1 OC 
 ^ha.11 fhew vs all amerry day. Exemt. 
 
 Jclus Quintus. Scena Trima. 
 
 E'tier Queens,and Ladiet. 
 
 Qj>. This way the King will come: this is the way 
 ToT dim Cafers ill-ert&ed lower: 
 
 To whofe Smt 8 ofome,my condemned Lord 
 f s doom'd a Prifoner.by prowd ‘EuUrngbrocke. 
 
 Here let vs reft,if this rebellious Earth 
 Haue any refting for her true Kings Queene. 
 
 Later Richard and Cjtsard. 
 
 But fofqbut fee, or rather dee not fee. 
 
 My (hire Rofe wither: yet looke vp 5 behold, 
 
 That you in piuie may difloiue to dew. 
 
 And waftrhim frelh agiine with trueJoue Teares. 
 Ahthou.the Modeil where old Troy did Sand, 
 
 Thou MappeofHooorjdiou King Richards Tombe, 
 
 And not King Richard: thou moft beauteous Inne, 
 
 Why fhould hard-fauor’d Griefe be lodg'd in thee. 
 When Triumph is become an Ale-houfe Cue®. 
 
 Rich. Ioyne not with griefe,fairs Woman, do not fo, 
 o make my end too fudden s learne good Soule, 
 fo thinke our former State a happie Dreame, 
 
 From which a wak’d.the truth of what we are, 
 
 Shcwes vs but this. I am fworne Brother (Sweet) 
 
 To grimNeceflitie) and heeand I 
 
 Will keepe a League till Death, High thee to France, 
 
 And Cloy fterthee in fome Religious Houfe: 
 
 Our holy liues mu® winne a new Worlds Crowne, 
 Which our prophane houreshere haue firicken downe, 
 jgu. What,is my Richard both in fnape and minds 
 Transform’d.and weaken’d? Hath EuSingbrooki 
 Depos’d thiiie Intellect ? hath he beene in thy Heart ? 
 The Lyon dyingjthrtmeth forth his Paw, 
 
 And wounds the Earth.if nothing elfe.with rage 
 To be ©’re-powr’d : and wilt thou,Pupijl-like, 
 
 Take thy Correftion mildly,kiiFe the Rodde, 
 find fawne on Rage with bafe Humiiicie, 
 
 Vhich art a Lyots, and a Xing of Beads ? 
 
 Rich. A King of Beads indeed: if aught but Beafts, 
 i had fcecne ftiit a happy King of Men. 
 
 Goodfl’ometime Qyeene)piepare thee hence for France: 
 Thinke 1 am dead.and that euen here thou tak’ft. 
 
 As from my Dear h-bed ,my la® liuingleaue. 
 in Winters tedious Nights frt by the fire 
 Wiih good old felkes, and let them tell thecTaies 
 Of vrofull Ages .long ageebetide: 
 
 And ere thou bid gc.od-nlghc.to quit their griefe. 
 
 Tell thou the lamentable fa!! of me. 
 
 And (end the hearers weeping so their Beds: 
 
 For why?the fcncclefie Brands will fympathhe 
 The heauie accent of city mooing Tongue, 
 
 And in cotopsfiion.weepe the fne out • 
 
 And fome will moome in afires.lome coale-black, 
 
 For the depofing of a rightful! King. 
 
 Enter Ncrthftnsberlaitd. 
 
 RJerih.Wl'f Lord,tbs mind of BaUittgirodkg is chang’d. 
 
 You mu® toVomfre^not vnto the Tower. 
 
 And Msdarne t tbere is order ta'ne foryou: 
 
 With all fwift Ppeed.you muft av/ay to France. 
 
 Rich. Northumberland, thou Ladder wherewithal! 
 
 The mounting Huttlngkrcckg afeer.ds my Throne, 
 
 The time (Ball not be many houses of age, 
 
 More then it is,ere foule finne, gathering head. 
 
 Shall bteake into corruption: thou fha't thinke. 
 
 Though he diuide the Realme,and giue thee halfe. 
 
 It is too lkde,helpinghim to all: 
 
 He fiiall thinke, that thou which know’® the way 
 To plant vnrightfull Kings,wilt know againe. 
 
 Being oe’re fo little vrg’d another way. 
 
 To pluck him headlong from the vfurped Throne, 
 
 The Loue of wicked friends conuens to Feare; 
 
 That Feare.ro Hate; and Hate turnes one,or both, 
 
 To wortbieDanger,and deferued Death, 
 
 North. My guilt be on my Head,and there an end: 
 Takeleaue.and part/©? you mu® part forthwith. 
 
 Rich. Doubiydiuorc’d?(bad men)yeviolate 
 A two-fold Marriage;’twist my Crpwne.and me, 
 
 And then betwixt me,and my marryed Wife. 
 
 Let me vn-kiffe the Oath ’tvvixt thee,and me; 
 
 And yet not fo/or with a KifTe’twas made. 
 
 Part m\. Northumberland: I,towards the North, 
 
 Where fhiuering Cold and Sicknefle pines the Clyme: 
 My Queene to France: from whence.fet forth in pompe, 
 She came adorned hither like fweet May; 
 
 ■Sent back iskeHollowmavorfhort'® of day. 
 
 £ht. And mu® we be diuided ? mu® we part ? 
 
 Rich. I,hand from hand my Loue)and heart ®*> heart, 
 Q*. Eanifh vs bosh,and fend the King with me. 
 North. That were fome Loue.butlittlepollicy, 
 Then whither he goes,thithet let me goe. 
 
 Rich. So two together weeping.makeene Woe. 
 Weepe thou for me in France; I,for thee heere: 
 
 "Bette? farre off,then neere,be ne’fe the neere. 
 
 Goe,count thy Way with Sighes; I.mine with Groanes. 
 Qu. So longeft Way fhail Katie the longe® Moanes. 
 R«c&.Twieeforoneftep Uegroane,^ Way beingfhort, 
 And pecce the Way out with a heauie heart. 
 Come.come.in wocjngSorrow let's be briefe. 
 
 Since wedding it,there is fuch length inGriefe: 
 
 One KtfTe fnail ftopourmouthes, and dumbely part j 
 Thus giue ! mine.snd thus take I thy heart. 
 
 Qu. Giue memineowneagainefewere no good part 
 To take on me to keepe,and kill thy heart. 
 
 So.no w 1 haue mine owne sgsine,be gone. 
 
 That I may Rriue ro kill it with a groane. 
 
 Rick.VJe make Woe wanton with this fond delay: 
 Once more adieu; the re®,let Sorrow f 3 y. Exeunt. 
 
 Scwna Secunda . 
 
 Enter Torke,and his Duchejfe. 
 
 Dticb.My Lord you told me you would tell there®. 
 When weeping made you breake the ®ory off. 
 
 Of our two Coufins commirrg into London. 
 
 7V%. Where did Iteauer 
 Dttch. Ac that fad ftoppe.my Lord, 
 
 Where rude mif-gouero’d hands, from Windows tops 
 Threw dts® and mbbifh on King Richards head. 
 
 d $ TocJ^.Tksn 
 
4-2 c The Life and Death of 'Richard the Second . 
 
 Torke. Then,as I faid, the Duke,great 'Bullmglroche, 
 
 Mounted vpon a hot and fteric Steed, 
 
 Which his afpiring Ridet feem’d to know. 
 
 With flow, but (lately pace, kept on his courfe: 
 
 While all tongues elide, God faue thee BMUmgbrooke. 
 
 Yon would haoe thought the very tvindowes ipake. 
 
 So many greedy Sookes of yong and old, 
 
 Through Cafemeius darted their defiling eye* 
 
 Vpon his vifage: and that all the walles. 
 
 With painted Imagety had faid at once, 
 
 Tcfu preferue t'nee.welcom Ettll/ngbrooke. 
 
 Whil’fl he, from one fide to the other turning. 
 Bare-headed, lower then his proud Steeds necke, 
 Rcfpake them thus; I thanke you Countrimen: 
 
 And thus frill doing, thus he part along. 
 
 Dutch. Alas poore A/Vtard, where rides he Ihe whilft? 
 7 orke. As in a Theater, the eyes of men 
 
 After a eve’! grac'd AiSor leaues ehe Stage, 
 
 Areidlely bent on him that enters next, 
 
 Thinkinghis prattle to be tedious: 
 
 Eiien fo.or with much more contempt, mens eyes 
 
 Did fcowleon Richard ; no man aide, God faue him: 
 
 No ioyfull tongue gatie him his welcome home. 
 
 But dufi was throwne vpon his Sacred head, 
 
 Which with fuels genlle forrow he fiiooke off. 
 
 His face {till combating with teares and fmdes 
 (The badges cfhis greefe and patience) 
 
 That had not God (forfome fttongpurpofe) fteel'd 
 
 The hearts of men. they mull perforce hauc mdted, 
 
 And Batbatifme it felfe haue pittied him. 
 
 Bui heauen hath a hand in thefe euents, 
 
 To whole high will we bound our calme contents. 
 
 T o 'Btlhngbrookc, are we fworne Subicdfs now, 
 WhofeState.arsd Honor . I for aye allow. 
 
 Enter tAumerle. 
 
 Dm. Beere comes my fenne Aumcrle. 
 
 Tor. Axotcrle that was. 
 
 But that is loft, for being Richards Friend. 
 
 And Madam, you muff cal! him f{HtUnd now: 
 i am inParliament pledge for his truth, 
 
 And lading fealtie to the new-made King. 
 
 Dm. Welcomemyfonnetwhoare the Vioietsnow, 
 That drew the greene lap ofthe new-come Spring ? 
 
 Aum. Madam, I know not, nor I greatly care not, 
 God knowrs, 1 had as liefebe none,as one. 
 
 ror^f.Wdl, beareyou well in thisnew-fpring of time 
 Lead youbecropt befoie you come topnme. 
 
 What newes from Oxlord?Bold thoi'e Sufis & Triumphs? 
 Aum. For ought I know my Lord.they do. 
 
 7 or he. You will be there 1 know. 
 
 Aum. JfGodpreuent not, 1 pmpofcfo. 
 
 Tor. What Seale is that that hangs withoutthybofom? 
 Yea, look’d thou pale ? Let me fee tire Writing. 
 
 Anns. My Lord, ’tis nothing, 
 
 Tor^t, No matter then who lees it, 
 
 1 will be falisfitd, let me fee the Writing, 
 
 A urn. 1 do befecch your Grace topardon me, 
 
 It is a matter of fmail confequence. 
 
 Which for fomereafonsl would not haue feene. 
 
 Torke. Which for feme rcafons fir,I means to fee: 
 
 I feare. 1 tea re. 
 
 Dm. What fhould you feare? 
 
 ’Tis nothing buefome bond, that he is enter’d into 
 
 For gay apparrell agsinft the Triumph. 
 
 Tor!^. Bound toliimfelfe? What doth he with a Bono 
 That he is bound to ? Wife,thou area foole. 
 
 - 
 
 Boy, let me fee the Wiiting. 
 
 Am.>t. 1 dobefeech you pardon mej may not (hew it 
 Tor. I will be fatisfiedilet melee it I fay. Snatches it 
 
 Treafon, fouleTreafon, Villaine,Traitor,Slaue. 
 
 Dm. What’s the matter, my Lord ? 
 
 Torke. Hoa, who's within there ? Saddle my horfe. 
 Heauen for his mercy: what treachery it heere ? 
 
 Dut, Why ,what is'r my Lord ? 
 
 Torke. Giue me my boots, I fay: Saddle my horfe : 
 
 No w by my Honor, my life, my troth, 
 
 I will appeach the Villaitie. 
 
 Dm. What is the matter? 
 
 Torke. Pea.ce foofifh Woman. 
 
 Dut. 1 will not peace. What is themarter Sonne? 
 Aum. Good Motherbe content, it is no mote 
 
 Then my poore life mud anl wer. 
 
 Dm. Thy life anfwer ? 
 
 Enter Seruant with Boots. 
 
 Tor. Bring me my Boots, I will vnto the King. 
 
 Dm. Strike him Aumcrle. Poore boy, ^ art amaz'J, 
 Hence Villaine, neuer mote come in my fight. 
 
 Tor. Giue me my Boots,I fity. 
 
 Dut. Why Yorke, what wilt thoudo ? 
 
 Wilt thou not hide the Trefpafie of thine owne ? 
 
 Haue we more Sonnes? Or are we like to haue ? 
 
 Is not my teeming daiedrunkevp with time? 
 
 And wilt thou plucke my faire Sonne from mine Age, 
 
 And rob me of a happy Mothers name ? 
 
 Is he not like thee? Is he not thine owne ? 
 
 7or. Thou fond mad woman : 
 
 Wilt thou conceale this darkeConfpiracy? 
 
 A dozen of them heere haue tane the Sacrament, 
 
 And interchangeably fee downe their hands 
 
 To kill the King at Oxford. 
 
 Dm. He Dull be none : 
 
 Wcel keepe him heere : then what is that to him i 
 tor A way fond woman : were bee twenty times my 
 Son, 1 would appeach him. 
 
 ‘Dm. Hadft thou gtoan’d for him as I haue done, 
 
 Thou wouldefi be morepitnfull ; 
 
 But now 1 know thy minde jthou do’fi fufpecL 
 
 That I hauc bene difioval! to thy bed, 
 
 And that he is a Baflatd, not thy Sonne t 
 
 Sweet Yotke, Ivveet husband, benm of that minde t 
 
 He is as like thee,as a man may bee. 
 
 Not Ike to me, nor any ofmy Kin, 
 
 A' dyct 1 louc him. 
 
 Torke. Make way, vnruly Woman. Exit 
 
 Dm. After Aumcrle. Mount thee vpon his horfe, 
 Spurre pofi, and get before him co the King, 
 
 Andbegge thy pardon, ere he do accufe thee, 
 lie not be long behind : though 1 be old, 
 
 I doubt not butto ride as fall as Yorket 
 
 And neuer w.il I rife vp from the ground, 
 
 Till Bulltngbreokc haue pardon’d thee: Away be gone.farrt 
 
 Sccena Dntia. 
 
 Enter Buttingbreokf, Perfie.and other Lords. 
 
 Bui. Can no man tell of my vnthnftie Sonne? 
 
 'Tis full three monthes lince Idid Itehimlaft, 
 
 If any plague hang ouervs, ’tis he, 
 
 I would to heauen^my Lords)he might be found: 
 
 Enquire at London,-'mongft the Tauernes there: 
 
 Fot 
 
The Life and Death of Tabard the Second 1 4 5 
 
 For there (they fay) he dayiy doth frequent. 
 
 With vnreftratned loofe Companions, 
 
 Huen fuch (they fay ) as ftand in narrow Lanes, 
 
 And rob our Watch, and beateotir paftcngers. 
 
 Which he, yong wanton, and effeminate Boy 
 
 Takes on the point of Honor, to fupport 
 
 So diffoiute a crew. 
 
 Per, My Lord, fome two day es lincel faw the Prince. 
 And told him of thefe Triumphes held at Oxford. 
 
 Bui. And what faid theGallant ? 
 
 Per. His anfwerwas : lie would vnto theStewes, 
 
 And (root the common'll creature plucke aGloue 
 
 And weare it js a fauour, and with that 
 
 He would vnhorfe the lufticft Challenger. 
 
 Bui. As diffoiute as defp'rate, yet through both, 
 
 I fee fome fparkes of better hope whicli elder dayes 
 
 May happily bring forth. But who comes hecre ? 
 
 Sneer Aumerle. 
 
 A urn. Where is the King ? 
 
 "BA VVhatmeanes our Colin, that hee flares 
 
 And lookes fo wildely ? 
 
 Aam.G od faue yourGrace.l do befcech your Maicfty 
 To hauc fome conference with your Grace alone. 
 
 Bui. Withdraw y out fetues.and leaue vs here alone > 
 What is the matter with our Cofin now 1 
 
 Aunt. For euer may my knees grow to the earth, 
 
 My tongue clean eto my roofe within my mouth, 
 
 Vnlefle a Pardon, ete I rife,or fpeake. 
 
 'Bui. Intended, or committed was this fault ? 
 
 Ifon the firft,how heynousere u bee. 
 
 To win thy after louc, I pardon thee. 
 
 Aum. Then glue me leaue,thac I may turnethekey, 
 That no man enter, till my tale me done. 
 
 "Bui. Haue thy deftre. Torkgwithitt. 
 
 Tar. My Liege beware, looke to thy felfe. 
 
 Thou haft a Traitor in thy prefence there. 
 
 But. Vitlaine, Ilemaketheefafe. 
 
 Aum. Stay thy t euengefull hand, thou haft no caufe 
 to feare. 
 
 Torke. Open the doore,fecuref6ole-hardy King: 
 
 Shall 1 for loue fpeake treafon to thy face? 
 
 Open chedoore, orl will breake it open. 
 
 Enter Torke. 
 
 Bui. What is,the maitei (Vrrkleypeak.rcoooer breath. 
 Tell vs how neere isdanger. 
 
 That we may arme vs to encounter it. 
 
 Tar. Perufe this writing hcere.and thou fhalt know 
 Thereafon that my hafte foibids me fhow. 
 
 Aum. Remember as thou read’ft, thy promife paft : 
 
 I do repent me, reade not my name there. 
 
 My heart is not confederate with my hand. 
 
 Tor. It was (villaine)ere thy hand did let it downe. 
 
 I tore it from the Traitors bofonie.King. 
 
 Feare, and not Loue, begets his penitence ; 
 
 Forget to pitty him, leaf! thy phey proue 
 
 A Serpenc,that will (ling thee to the heart. 
 
 Bui. Oh heihous.ftrongjand bold Confpiracie, 
 
 O loyall Father of a treacherous Sonne: 
 
 Thou fhetfre, immaculate,and (iluer fountaine. 
 
 From whence ihi? ftreame, through muddy paflages 
 
 Hath had his current, and defil’d himfelfe. 
 
 Thy ouerflow of good, corjuerts to bad. 
 
 And thy abundant goodneffe fliall excufc 
 
 This deadly blot,in thy digreffing foone. 
 
 Torke. So fhall my Vertue be his Vices bawd, 
 
 And he fhall fpcndmineHonour,wah his Shame $ 
 
 As thrifcleffe Sonnes, their feraping Fathers Gold. 
 
 Mine honor lines, when his difhonor dies. 
 
 Or my fharn'd life, in his difhonor lies : 
 
 Thou kili’fl me in his life, giuing him breath. 
 
 The Traitor liues, the true man’s put to death. 
 
 Dutchejfe within. 
 
 T>ut. Whathoa(my Liege)forheauensfakelecmein. 
 Bui . What fhnli-voic’d Suppliant.makcs this eager cty ? 
 
 Dut. A woman, andthine Aunt(great King)tisl. 
 Speake with roe, pitty me, open the dore, 
 
 A Begger begs, that neuer begg'd before. 
 
 Bui. Our Scene is alter’d from a ferious thing. 
 
 And now chang'd to the Begger,and the King 
 
 My dangerous Cofin, let your Mother in, 
 
 I know Ihe’s come, to pray for your foule fin. 
 
 Torke. Ifthou do pardon, whofoeuer pray. 
 
 More finnes for this forgiueneffe.profper may» 
 Thisfeftcr’d ioynt cut off, tire reft tefts found, 
 
 This let alone,\vill all the reft confound. 
 
 Enter Dutchefje. 
 
 Dut. O King, beleeue not this hard- hearted man* 
 Loue, louing not it felfe,none other can. 
 
 Tor. Thou franneke woman, what doft y make here. 
 Shall thy old dugges.once more a Traitor reare? 
 
 T)ut. Sweet Yorkc bepacient,heare me gentle Liege. 
 Bui. Rife vpgood Aunt. 
 
 Cut. Not yet, I thee befeech. 
 
 For euer will l knecle vpon my knees. 
 
 And newer fee day, that the happy fees. 
 
 Till thou giue toy ; vntill thou bidme ioy. 
 
 By pardoning Rutland, my tranfgrelfingBoy. 
 
 Aum, Vnto my mothers prayres, I bend twy knee. 
 Torke. Againft them both,my true ioynts bended be, 
 Dut. Pleades he in earned? Looke vpon his Face, 
 
 His eyes do drop po teares: his prayres are in ieft : 
 
 His words come from his mouth, ours from our breft. 
 
 He prayes but faintly,and would be denide, 
 
 Weptay with heart, and foule.and all befide : 
 
 His weary ioynts would gladly rife, I know. 
 
 Our knees fliall kneele, till to the ground they grow 5 
 
 His prayers are full of falfe hypocrilie. 
 
 Ours of true zealc, and deepe iniegritie: 
 
 Our prayers do out-pray his,then let them haue 
 
 That mercy,which true prayers ought to haue- 
 Bui. Good Aunt (land vp. 
 
 Dut. Nay, do not fay ftand vp. 
 
 But Pardon nrft, and afterwards ftand vp. 
 
 AndifI were thy Nurfe,thy tongue to teach. 
 
 Pardon fhould be the firft word of thy fpeach. 
 
 I neuer long’d to heare a word till now : 
 
 Say Pardon (Kiug,)lec pitty teach thee how. 
 
 The word is fhort t but not fo fhott as fweet, 
 
 No word like Pardon,for Kings mouth’s fo meeS. 
 
 Torke. Speake it inFtench(King)fay Pardonueo/ay. 
 dm. Doft thou teach pardon. Pardon to beftrey ? 
 
 Ah my fowrehusband.my hard-hearted Lord, 
 
 That let’s the word it felfe,againft the wor d. 
 
 Speake Pardon,as ’tis currant in our Land, 
 
 The chopping French we do not vnderftaud. 
 
 Thine eyebegjns to fpeake, fet thy tongue there, 
 
 Or in thy pitteous heart, plant thou thine eare. 
 
 That hearing bow our plaints and prayres do pearce* 
 
 Pitty may moue thee. Pardon to rehearfe. 
 
 Pul. Good.Aunt,ftand vp. 
 
 Dut. Ido not fue to ftand. 
 
 Pardon is all the fuite I haue in hand. 
 
 fo*. 
 
44 _ T&i Life and Death of ‘Richard the Second. 
 
 Bui. I pardon him, as heauen fhall pardon mee. 
 
 Dut. O happy vantage of a kneeling knee : 
 
 Yet am I ficke for feare: Speake it sgame, 
 
 T wice faying Pardon, doth not pardon twaine, 
 
 But makes one pardon drong. 
 
 'Bui. 1 pardon him with all my hatt. 
 
 D'tf. A Cod on earth thou arc. 
 
 Hal. But for our crudy brother-in-Law,the Abbot, 
 With all the reft of that conforted crew, 
 
 Dellruflion draight fhall dogge them at the heeles: 
 Good Vnckle helpe to order feaerall powres 
 To Oxford,or where ere thefe Traitors are : 
 
 They fhall not line within this world 1I weare, 
 
 But 1 will haue them, if 1 once know where. 
 
 Vnckle farewell, and Cofin adieu: 
 
 Your mother well hath praid,and proue you true. 
 Uur.Ccmc my old fon,I pray heauen make thee new. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Exton and Seruxnlt. 
 
 Ext. Didd thou not marke the King what words hee 
 fpakc ? 
 
 Haue 1 no friend will rid me of this lining feare: 
 
 Was it not fo? 
 
 Ser. Thofe were his very words. 
 
 Ex. Haue I noPriend?(quoth he:)he fpakc it twice, 
 And vrg’d it twice together, did he not ? 
 
 Ser. He did. 
 
 Ex. And fpeakingit,he widly look'd on me, 
 
 As whofhoultj fay, I would thou wer t the man 
 That would diuorce tliis terror from my heart. 
 
 Meaning the King at Pomfrec: Come, let's goe; 
 
 I am the Kings Friend,and will rid his Foe. Exit. 
 
 Scana Qjiarta. 
 
 Enter Richard. 
 
 Rich. I haue bin fludying, how to compare 
 Tins Prifon where I liue, vnto the World : 
 
 And for becaufe the world is populous. 
 
 And heere is not a Creature, but my felfe, 
 
 I cannot do it: yet lie hammer's out. 
 
 MyBraine, ile proue the Female to my Soule, 
 
 My Soule, the Father; and thefe two beget 
 A generation of Bill breeding Thoughts ,* 
 
 And thefe fame Thoughts, people this Little World 
 In humors, like the people ot this world, 
 
 For no thought is contented. The better fort. 
 
 As thoughts of things Diuine, are intermixt 
 
 With fcruples, and do fet the Faith it felfe 
 
 Againft the Faitlv.as thtiss Comelide ones:& then again, 
 
 It is as hard to come, as for a Camel! 
 
 To thred the podeme of a Needles eye. 
 
 Thoughts tending to Ambition, they do plot 
 Vniikcly wonders ;how thefe vaine weake trades 
 May teare a paffage through the Flinty ribbes 
 Of this hard world, my ragged prifon walks: 
 
 And for they cannot, dye in their owne pride. 
 
 Thoughts tending to Concent,flatter themfelues, 
 
 That they are not thefirflofFonur.es flaues. 
 
 Nor fhall not be the lad. Like filly Beggars, 
 
 Who fitting in the Stcckes, refuge their fhame 
 That many haue, and others muft fit there; 
 
 And in this Th ought, they finde a kind of eafe. 
 
 Bearing their owne misfortune on the backe 
 Offuch as haue before mdur'd the like. 
 
 Thus play 1 in one Prifon,many people. 
 
 And none contented. Sometimes am 1 King j 
 ThenTreafon makes me with my felfe a Beggar, 
 
 And fo I am. Then crufhing penurie, 
 
 Perfwades me, I was better when a King : 
 
 Then am I king’d againe: and by and by, 
 
 Thinke that 1 am vn-king’d by Thedingbrooke, 
 
 And draighc am nothing. But wbac ere I am, Mujlck. 
 Nor I,norany man, that but man is 
 Wich nothing fhall be pleas’d, till he be eas'd 
 With being nothing, Muficke do I heart? 
 
 Ha, ha? keepe time: How fowrefweet Muficke is, 
 vVhen Time is broke, and no Proportion kept ? 
 
 So is it in the Mufickeof memliues: 
 
 And heere haue I the dainrinefle of eare. 
 
 To hearc time broke in a diforder'd firing: 
 
 But for the Concord of my State and Time, 
 
 Had nor an eare to heare my true Time broke. 
 
 I waflcdTime,andnowdothTimewafleme : 
 
 For now hath Time made mehisnumbring clocke; 
 
 My Thoughts,are minutes; and with Sighes they iarre. 
 Their watches on vnto mme eyes,the outward Watch, 
 Whereto my finger, like a Dialls point, 
 
 Is pointing (fill, in clcanfing them from teares. 
 
 Now fir, the found that tels what houre it is, 
 
 Are clamorous groanes, that ftrike vpon my heart. 
 Which is the bell: foSifihes.and Teares,and Grones, 
 Shew Minutes,Homeland Timei : but my Time 
 Runs poafiing on, in 'Bulltngbrooiei proud ioy, 
 
 While 1 (land fooling heere, his iacke o'th'Clocke, 
 
 This Muficke mads me, let it found no more. 
 
 For though it haue helpe madmen to their wits, 
 
 In me it feemcs.it will make wife-men mad ; 
 
 Y et blelfingon his heart that giucs it me; 
 
 For 'ns a fmue ot loue andloue to Ruhard , 
 
 Is aftrange Brooch, m this all hating wotid. 
 
 Enter Croovte. 
 
 Groo. Hsile Roya'l Prince. 
 
 Rich. Ttiankes Noble Peere, 
 
 The cheiped of vs, is ten groates too deere. 
 
 VVliat art thou ? And how corn'd thou hicher? 
 
 Where no man eucrcomes.but that fad dogge 
 That brings me food, to make misfortune liue ? 
 
 Croo. I was a poore Groome of ihy Stable (King) 
 When thou wer't Kingiwho traueliing towards Yorke, 
 With much adoo, at length haue gotten leaue 
 Tolooke vponmy(fometimes Royall) mafters face. 
 
 O how it yern'd my heart, when 1 beheld 
 In London dreec», that Coronation day. 
 
 When 'Biillviibrooke rode on Roane Barbary, 
 
 That herfe, that thou fo often haft bedrid, 
 
 Thai horfe, that 1 fo carefully haue drett. 
 
 Rich. Rode he on Barbary? Tell roe gentleFriend, 
 How went he vnder him ? 
 
 Groo. So proudly,as ifhe had difdain’d the ground. 
 Rich. So proud, that "Bulhngbrooke was on his backe ; 
 That lad iath eate bread from my Royall hand. 
 
 This hand hath made him proud with clapping him. 
 Would he not dtunble? Would he not fall downe 
 (Since Pride mud haue a fall) and breake the neckt 
 Of that proud man, that did v furpe his backe ? 
 Forgiueneffe horfe: Why do I taile on thee. 
 
 Since thou created to be aw’d by man 
 Was't home to beare? I was not made a horfe. 
 
 And 
 
The Life andDeatb ofTfchard the Second. 45 
 
 And yet 1 bearc a burthen liksan Afie, 
 
 Spur-gfiii'd, and tyid by iauncing 8 « Hingeroolg. 
 
 Enter Keefer with a Dipt. 
 
 Keep. Fellow, giueplace,heere isnolonger ftay. 
 
 'Rxh. If thou }ouc me,’tis citjnethou wcr'c away. 
 
 Grog. What my tongue dares not.thscmy heart (hall 
 fay Exit. 
 
 Keep. My Lord, wilt pleafe you to fall too ? 
 
 Rich. Tafte it firft, as thou wcr t wont to do®. 
 
 Keep. My Lord I dare not: Sir Pierce of Excon, 
 
 Who iately came from th'King,commands the contrary. 
 
 Rich. Thediucli take Hcnnc of Lancafter,and thee } 
 Patience is Rale, and I am weary of it. 
 
 Keep. He!pe,he!pe,he!pe. 
 
 Enter Exton end Servantt. 
 
 Rj. How now?wfm meartes Death in this rude sffalc? 
 Villaine, thine ownc hand yeelds thy deaths tnftrumens. 
 Go thou and fill another roome in hell. 
 
 Ext on finite i him downs. 
 
 That Sand fhall burne in naier-qucnching lift. 
 
 That flaggexs thus mypetton. Exton l thy fierce hand, 
 Hath with the Kings blood. Rain’d the Kings own land. 
 Mount,mount my foule, thy feate is vp on high, 
 
 Whil'ft my groffe flefh finkes downward,heete to dye. 
 
 Exton. As full of V alor. as of Roy all blood, - 
 Both haue 1 fpilt: Oh would the deed were good. 
 
 For now the diuell, that told roe I did well, 
 
 Saycs. that this deede is chronicled in hell. 
 
 This dead King to the liuing King i Ie bearc. 
 
 Take hence the reft, and giuc them bur iall heere, Exit. 
 
 The manner of their taking msy appears 
 
 At large difeourfsd inthispaper hecrc. 
 
 Sul. We thank thee gentle Percy for thy paine*, 
 
 Afid to thy worth will sdde right worthy gaises. 
 
 Eater VitK^wiiers. 
 
 FHf,. My Lord, I haue from Oxford femw London, 
 
 The heads of Breccas, and Sir Sennet Seely, 
 
 T wo ofthe dangerous conferred Traitors, 
 
 1 hat fought at Oxford, thy dire ouerthrow. 
 
 Bui. Thy paftles Fitnwatert fhall not be forgot. 
 
 Right Noble is thy merit, well I wot. 
 
 Enter Percy and CarliL. 
 
 Per. The grand Confpiracor, Ab bot of Wcftroioflcr, 
 With clogotConfciencejandfowreMelancholly, 
 
 Hath yeeldcd vp his body to the gratis: 
 
 But heere is Carlils, liuing to abide 
 
 Thy Kingly doome.and kntence of fei$ pride. 
 
 Bui. (farltle, this is your <£aome : 
 
 Choofe out feme fecret place, fomereuerend roome 
 More then thou haft, and with it joy thy life: 
 
 So as thou liu’ft in peace,dye free frota ftrife i 
 
 For though mine enemy, thou haft euer faeene. 
 
 High fpatkes of Honor in thee haue I feene. 
 
 Enter Ext on with a Cefftn. 
 
 Exion. Great King, wknintbls-Coffro I prefbst- 
 Thy buried feaxe. Heerein all breathkffe lies 
 
 The mightieftefthy greateft enemies 
 
 A/cWrf ofBurdeaux,by me hither brought. 
 
 Sul. Exton, I thanke thee not, for thou haft wrobgb* 
 A> deede of Slaughter, with thy fatall hand, 
 
 Vpon my bead, and $11 this famous Land. 
 
 Ar.Fromyour ownc mouth my Lord,did I this deed. 
 Sul. They loue not poyfon, that do poyfon neede. 
 Nor do I thee: though I did wilh himdeaci, 
 
 I hate the Murchercr, loue him marthered. 
 
 The guilt ofconfcience take thou for thy labour. 
 
 But neither my good word, nor Princely fauoer. 
 
 With go wander through the (bade of night. 
 
 And neuer (hew thy head by day, cqr light. 
 
 Lords, I proteftmy foule is full of woe. 
 
 That blood ftiouid fprinkle me, to make me grow® 
 
 Come mourns with me, for that I do lament. 
 
 And put on fullen Black e incontinent: 
 lie make a voyage to the Holy-land, 
 
 To waftt this blood off from my guilty hand. 
 
 March fadly after, grace my mourning heere, 
 
 ,In weeping after this vntimely Beere. Exeunt 
 
 Sccena Quinta. 
 
 Ffoterl/b. Enter SulUnghrookefTorkeyoith 
 other Lord] (jr attendants. 
 
 Bttl. Kinde Vnklc Yorke, the lateii newes we hearc. 
 
 Is that the Rebels haue confuofd with fire 
 
 Our TowneofCiceter inGlouyefterfhire, 
 
 But whether they be tane or flaine, weheare not. 
 
 Enter Northumberland. 
 
 Welcome my Lord: What is the newes? 
 
 A&r. Firft to thy Sacred State, wifh 1 all hsppinefle; 
 The next newes is, 1 haue to London feat 
 
 The heads of Saltbttry ^Spenser.Slunt.lad Kent) 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 * 
 
 

 The Firfl Part of Henry the Fourth, 
 
 with the Life and Death of HENRY 
 Sirnamed HOT-SPVRRE. 
 
 (tABiu ‘Primus. Scosna Prtma. 
 
 Eater the King. Lord labn of Lmtc after, Ear/e 
 ofiP , eJhn$rLsad t \P!th others. 
 
 King. 
 
 SfW^fOfhaken as W5 are, fo wan with care, 
 
 we a time for frighted Peace to pant, 
 £|JS|gJ"lAnd breath fbortwin&d accents of new broils 
 c:?£>5S>s>To be corrmiersc'd in Stronds a-firre remote : 
 N» mote the rhirfty entrance of tins Soile. 
 
 Shall daube-hcr lippes with hay owne childrens blood . 
 No more (ball trenching Wane channell her fields, 
 
 Nor bruife her Flow ret a with the Armed hoofes 
 Of hoflile p&ces. Thofe ©ppofed eyes. 
 
 Which like the Mereersof a troubled Heaueo, 
 
 .All of one Nature, of one Subftance bred. 
 
 Did lately mcece in theinteRine fbocke, 
 
 And furious cloze of ciuil Butchery, 
 
 Shall now id muTuall well-befeeming rankes 
 March all one way, sod be oo more oppos'd 
 AgamR Acquaintance, Kindred, and Allies. 
 
 The edge of Warre,tike an ill-fheathed knife. 
 
 No more (hall cut his Mafler. Therefore Friends, 
 
 At farre as to the Sepulcher ofChrift, 
 
 Whofe Souldier now vnder whofe blcffed Croffe 
 Weareimpreffed and ingag’d tohght. 
 
 Forthwith a power of Englifh (ball we leuie, 
 
 Whofe armes were moulded in their Mothers wombe. 
 To chace ehefe Pagans in thofe holy Fields, 
 
 Ooer whofe Acres walk’d thofe blcffed feete 
 Which fourteenehundred yeates ago were nail'd 
 For our aduasuage on the bitter Croffe. 
 
 But this our purpofe is a tweluemonth old, 
 Andbootleffe’tis to tellyouwe will go: 
 
 Therefore we roeete not new. Then let m* heare 
 Of you my gentle Coufin Weftmerland, 
 
 What yefternight our Councell did decree. 
 
 In forwarding this deere expedience. 
 
 iVefi My Liege: This hade was hot in queftion, 
 
 A nd many limits of the Charge fet downe 
 But yefternight: when all athwart there came 
 A Port from Wales,lo3den withheauy Newes; 
 
 Whofe worft was. That the Noble tJUart inter t 
 Leading the men ot Herefordfhire so fight 
 Againft the irregular and wiide Glendtnser, 
 
 Was by the tude hands ofthat Welfiaman taken. 
 
 And a thoufand of his people butchered: 
 
 Yp©» whofe dead corpes there was foch mifufe. 
 
 Such beaftly jdiayneleffe transformation. 
 
 By thofe Welfbwomen done, as may not be 
 (Without much fhame) re told orlpokenof. 
 
 K:»g It feemes then, thar the tidings of this broile, 
 Brake off our bufineffe for the Holy tend. 
 
 Weft. This nsatcht with other like,my gracious Lord, 
 Farre mote vneuenand vnwelcome Newes 
 Came from the North, and thus it did report: 
 
 On Holy-roode day, the gallant Hotfpurre there, 
 
 Young Ktny Percy, and braise t Archibald, 
 
 That euer-valiant and approoued Scot, 
 
 At Holms den met, where they did fpend 
 A fad and bloody houte: 
 
 As by difeharge of their Anillerie, 
 
 And (hape of likelybood the newes was told: 
 
 For he th 3 i brought them, in the very heate 
 And pride of their contention, did takeborfe, 
 Vncertaineofthe iffue any way. 
 
 King. Heere is a deere and true induftrious friend, 
 
 S if Walter Hhent, new lighted from his Horfe, 
 
 Strain’d with the variation of each foyle. 
 
 Betwixt thar Holmedei r,and this Seat ofourS : 
 
 And he hath brought vs fmooth and welcomes newes. 
 The Eatle offDotrglat is difeomfited, 
 
 Ten thoufand bold Scots, two and twenty Knights 
 Balk’d in their owne blood did Sir Walter fee 
 On Holmedor.s Plaines. Of Pnfoners, Horjpuire tocke 
 Mord&kn Earle of Fife, and elded Tonne 
 To beaten ‘Dotvglas, and the Earle of sltbell. 
 
 Of Murry, ttsirtgua ,and Menieith. 
 
 And is not this an honourable fpoyle ? 
 
 A gallant prize ? Ha Ccfin,i$ it not? Infaith it is. 
 
 Weft. A Conqueft for a Prince to boaf! of. 
 
 Kmg. Yea > theicthoumak‘ftmefad l 8 t roak’ftmefin, 
 Inenuy, that my Lotd Northumberland 
 Should be the Father offo blefi a Sonne : 
 
 A Sonne, who is theTheame ofHopon tongue j 
 Among'ft aGroue, the very flraighteft Plant, 
 
 Who is fweet Fortunes Mmion,and her Pride: 
 
 Whil’ft 1 by looking on the prates of him. 
 
 See Ryot and Difhonor ftaine the brow 
 Of my yong Harry. O that it could be prou’d. 
 
 That fome Night-tripping-Faiery, had exchang’d 
 In Cradle-clothes, our Children where they lay. 
 
 And call’d mine Percy, his Plant agenez : 
 
 The_ 
 
TZtf Fir(l \Tart of l\ tng Henry the Fourth . 
 
 4 ? 
 
 Then would 1 haue his H(trry,nnd he mine: 
 
 But lei him from my thoughts. What thinke you Coze 
 Ot ihi> yoongPcreiet pride ?The Prifoners 
 Which he in ihisaduencurehath furpriz’d. 
 
 To his owne vf’e hekeepes, and fends me word 
 I fhall haue none but jC{erdake Earle of Fife. 
 
 Wtfl, This is his Vneklesteaching.This is Worcefle 
 Maleuoienttoyou in all Afpefts: 
 
 Which makes him prune himfclfe and brittle vp 
 The crcft of Youth again!! your Dignity. 
 
 King. But I haue Tent for him to anfwer this: 
 
 And for this caufe a-while we mutt neglect 
 Our holy purpofe to lerufalem. 
 
 Cofin, on Wednefday next.our Councell we will hold 
 At Wind for, and fo informe the Lords : 
 
 But come your fclfe Auth fpeed to vs againe, 
 
 For more is to be faid, and to be done, 
 
 Then out of anger can bevttered. 
 
 IFeJi. I wtlltny Liege. Exeunt 
 
 Serena Secunda . 
 
 Enter Henry Prince of IVder t Sir fofoifd- 
 fiaffe, and point x.. 
 
 Fa!. Now Hu/jwhattimeofdayisit Lad? 
 
 Prince Thou art fo fat-witted with dunking ofoide 
 Sacke, and vnbuttonlng thee after Supper, and deeping 
 vpon Benches in the afternoone, that thou haft forgotten 
 to demand that truely, which thou wouldeft truly know. 
 Whata diuellhaft thou to da with the time of the day? 
 vnlefle houres were cups ofSacke, and minutes Capons^ 
 and cfockes the tongues of Bawdes, anddiallsthe fignei 
 of Leaping•houfes, andtheblcfled Sunne himfclfe ataire 
 hot Wench inTlame-colourcdTaffara; 1 feenoresfon, 
 why thou (houldeft bee fo fuperfluous, so riemaund the 
 time oftheday. 
 
 Pal. Indeed you come neere me now Hal, for we that 
 take Purfcs.go by the Moone and feucnStarrcs, and not 
 by Phoebus hes, that wand’ring Knight fo faire. And I 
 prythee fweet Wagge, when thou art King, 3$Godfaue 
 thy Grace, Maiefty I IhoukS fay, for Grace thou wilte 
 haue none. 
 
 Prin What, none ? 
 
 Fal. No, not fo much as will ferue to be Prologue to 
 an Egge and Butter. 
 
 Prm. Weil.how then? Come roundly,roundly. 
 
 Pd. Marry then.fwcet Wagge, when thou art King, 
 let not vs that ate Squires of the Nights bodie, bee call’d 
 Theeues of thcDayesbeautie. Let vs be Dtanacs Forrc- 
 tters,Gentlemen ofthe Shade. Mimonsof the Moone; 
 and let men fay, we be men of good Gouernment, being 
 goutrned as the Sc3 is, by our noble and chatt miftris the 
 Moone, voder whofe countenance we fteale. 
 
 Prin. Thou fay’ft well, and it holds we!! coo : for the 
 fortune of vs that are the Moones men, dooth ebbe and 
 flow iike the Se3, bcein^ gouerned as the Sea is, by the 
 Moone: asforproofe. NowsPurfeof Gold moftrefo- 
 luiely fnatch’don Monday night, and moft dilfolucely 
 fpenc onTuefdav Morning ;got with fwearing,Lay by : 
 and (pent with crying. Bring in : now. in as low an ebbe 
 as the foot or the Ladder, and by and by in as high a flow 
 as the ridge of the Gallo wes. 
 
 Fat. Thou fay’ft true Lad : and is not my HoAefle of 
 the Tauern e a mod fweet W en< h ? 
 
 Pnn. As is the hony, my old Lad of the Cattle .and is 
 not a Buffe Ierki.n a mod fweet robe o! durance ? 
 
 Fat. How now? how now mad \Vagge ? What in thy 
 quips and thy quiddities? What a plague.haue l-to doe 
 with aBuffe-Ietkin? 
 
 Prin. Why, what apoxehaue I to doe with my Ho - 
 fte(fe of the T auerne? 
 
 Fal. Weil, thou haft call'd her to a reck'rung many a 
 time and oft. 
 
 Prin. Did I euer call for thee to pay thy part 1 
 
 Fal. No, lie gsuetheethy due,thou haft paid al rf^ere. 
 
 Prin. Yea and clfewhere, fo farre as my Come would 
 ftretch, and where it would not, 1 haue vs’d rny credit. 
 
 Fat. Yea,and fo vs’d it, chat were it heere apparent, 
 that thou artHeire 3pparant. But I prythee fweet Wag, 
 (ball there beGallowcs (landing in England when thou 
 art King ?and tefolution thus fobb’d as it is, with theru- 
 ftie curbeofold Father Anticke the Law? Doe not thou 
 when thou art a King,hang aTheefe. 
 
 prin. No,thou (halt. 
 
 Fd. Shall I? O rare! lie be a braue ludgc. 
 
 Prin. Thcu itidgeft falfe already. 1 mcane, thou (halt 
 haue the har.g.ng of the Theeues, and fo become a rare 
 Hangman. 
 
 Fal. Well Hal, well: and in fome fort it iumpes with 
 my humour, as well as waiting in the Court, lean tell 
 you. 
 
 Prin. For obtaining offuites ? 
 
 Fal. Yea,for obtaining offuites, whereof the Hang¬ 
 man hath no leane Wardrobe. lam asMelancholIyasa 
 Gyb-Cat,or a lugg'd Scare. 
 
 Prin. Or 3ii old Lyon, or a Louers Lute. 
 
 Fd. Yca,or the Drone of a Lincolnlhire Bagpipe. 
 
 Prin. What fay 'd thou to a Hare, or the McJancholly 
 of Moore Ditch? 
 
 Fal. Thou haft the moft vnfauoury fmiles, *nd ars in¬ 
 deed the moft ccmparatiue rafcalleft fweet yong Prince. 
 But Hd,l prythee trouble me no more with vanity,I w old 
 thou and 1 knew, where a Commodity of good names 
 were to be bougnt: anoldcLordof the Ccuncell rated 
 me the other day in the ftreet about you fir; but I maik d 
 him not, and yet hec talk’d very wifely, but I regarded 
 him not,and yet he ealke wifely,and in the ftreet too. 
 
 Prcn. Thou didft well: for no man regards it. 
 
 Fal. O.thou haft damnable iteration, and arc indeede 
 able to corrupt a Saint. Thou baft done rou<!h hsrme vn- 
 to me Hall, God forgiue thee for it. Before I knew thee 
 Hd,\ knew nothing.-and now I am(ifa man fholdfpeakc 
 truly)litdebettcrthencneofthewicked. I mutt giueo- 
 uer this life,and 1 will giue it ouer : and I do not, lama 
 Vilbine, He he damn'd for neuer a Kings fonne in Chti- 
 ftendome. 
 
 Prin. Where fhall we take a purfe to morrow.Dcke? 
 
 Fd. Where thou wilt Lad, 1 le make one : and 1 doe 
 not.otll me Villaine.and bafflle me. 
 
 Prin, I fee a good amendment of life in thee ; From 
 Praying, to Purfe-taking. 
 
 Fal. Why .Hat. ’tis my Vocation Hat: ‘Tisnofinfora 
 man to labour in his Vocation. 
 
 Pointx.. Now (hall wee know if Gads bill haue fet a 
 Wauh. Ojifmen were lobe (aued by merit,what hole 
 in Hell werehot enough for him ? This istbe moft omni¬ 
 potent Villaine, chat euercryed,Stand,to atruemao. 
 
 Prin. Good morrow Ned, 
 
 Pointe.. 
 
50 The Fuji Fart of JQng Henry the Fourth . 
 
 Pomes. Good morrow fwcct Hal. What faies Mon¬ 
 ger Remorfe ? What fayes Sir Iobn Sack* and Sugar: 
 facke?How agrees thcDiue'.l and thee about thy Soule, 
 that thou folded him onGood-Fridsylaft, fora Cup of 
 Madera,and a eoldCaponr legge? 
 
 Prin. Sirlohn (lands to his word, thediue! (ball haue 
 hit bargainc.for he was neuer yet a Breaker ofProuerbsr 
 He will gift* the diuttl his due. 
 
 fc-fs.Then an thou damn'd for keeping thy word with 
 the diuell. 
 
 Prin. Elfe he had damn’d for cozening the diuell. 
 
 Poj. But my Lads, my Lads, to morrow morning,by 
 foure a clocke early at Gads bill, there are Pdgrimes go¬ 
 ing to Canterbury with rich Offerings, and Traders ri¬ 
 ding to London with fat Purfes. I h 3 ue vizards for you 
 all; you haue horfes fet your (clues: Gads-hill lyes to 
 night in Rorfiefter, 1 haue befpoke Supper to morrow in 
 Eaftcheape; we may doejt as fccure as lleepc: ifyouwill 
 go, I will ftuffe your Putfes full ofCrownes: if you will 
 not, tarry at home and be bang'd. 
 
 fat. Hearc ye Yedward,if 1 tarry at home and go not, 
 lie hang you for going. 
 
 Toy. Yod will chops. 
 
 Pal. Ha!, wilt rhou make one? 
 
 Prist, Who, I rob? I a Theefe? Not 1. 
 
 Fal. There’s neither honefly, manhood,nor good fel- 
 lowAiip in rhee, nor thou cam’ll not of the blood-royall, 
 if thou dar’ft not Band for ten (hillings. 
 
 pri>t. Well then.once in my dayes lie be a road-cap. 
 fat. Why, that’s well fsid 
 
 Prin. Well, come what will, lie tarry at home. 
 
 Fat. lie be a Traitor then,when thou art King. 
 
 Prin. I care not. 
 
 pojn. Sit Ioh»,\ prythceleaue the Prince & me alone, 
 
 I will lay him dbwnc fuch teafons for this adueniure ( th 2 [ 
 be (hall go. 
 
 Fal, Well, maill thou haue the Spirit of perfwalion ; 
 and he the eares ofprofiung, that whit thou fpeakeft, 
 may rootle ; and what he beates may be bclceued,that the 
 true Prince .may (for recreation fake)prr Q e a falfe theefe; 
 for the poore abtftcs of the time, want countenance. Far- 
 Well,you (hall finde me in Eaftcheape. 
 
 prin. Farwell the latter Spting. Farewell Alhollown 
 Summer. 
 
 poj. Now, my good Tweet Hony Lord, ride with v* 
 tomorrow, I haue a left to execute, that 1 cannot man¬ 
 na ge alone. Falftaffe, Harucj. Refill, and qads-hiU, (hall 
 robbe thofc men that wee haue already way-Uyde, vour 
 felfc and I, wil not be thereiand when they haue the boo- 
 jy^ifyouandl do not rob them, cut this head from my 
 shoulders. 
 
 Pri». But how fhal part with them tn letting rorth? 
 
 Poytt. Why.we wil fet forth before or after them,and 
 apnoint them a place of meeting, wherin it is at our plca- 
 fure to fajle 5 and then will they aduenture vppon the ex¬ 
 ploit rhemfelues, which they (hall haue no fooner archie- 
 ued, but wce’i fet vpon them, 
 
 Prut. I,but cis like that they will nnow vs by our 
 horfes.by our habits,and by euery other appointment to 
 
 ' be our feiues. - 
 
 Poj, Tut our horfes they (hall not fee, 11c tyc them in 
 the wood, our vizards wee will change after wee ieaue 
 them: and firra'n, 1 haue Cafes of Buckram for the nonce, 
 to imrmske our noted outwaro garments. 
 
 Pun. But i doubt they will be too hard »or vs. 
 posts. Weihfot t wo of them, I know item to bee as 
 
 true bred Cowards as cuer turn'd backe.-and for the third 
 if he fight longer then he fees rcafon, i le fcrlwc 3 r Artnes. 
 The vcitue of this left will be, the inconiprehcnfible ly«s 
 that this fat Rogue will tell vs,when we meete at Suppce: 
 how thirty at leaf! he fought with, what Wardcs, what 
 blowes,what extremities he endurcd;and in thereproofe 
 ofthis,lyes the ieft. 
 
 Trie. Well, He goc with thee, prouide vs all things 
 ncceffary, and mcete me to morrow night in Eaftchcape, 
 there lie fnp. Farewell. 
 
 Pojn. Farewell,my Lord. Exit Pointx. 
 
 Prin, 1 know you all, and will a-while vphold 
 
 The vnyoak’d humor of your idleneffe : 
 
 Yctheerein wiii I imitate the Sunne, 
 
 Who doth permit the bale contagious cloudcs 
 
 To Another vp hie Beauty from the world. 
 
 That when he pleafe ags’tne to be himfelfe. 
 
 Being wanted,he rosy bemoic wondred ar, 
 
 By breaking through the foulc and vgly mifts 
 
 Of vepours, that did feemc to ftrangle him. 
 
 It all :he yearc were playing holidaics, 
 
 To fport, would be as tedious as to worke; 
 
 But when they fcldeme come, they wiftu-for come. 
 
 And nothing pleafeth but rare accidents. 
 
 So when this loofe behjuiour I throw off, 
 
 And pay thedebt I neuer prorniled ; 
 
 By how much better then my word I am. 
 
 By fo much (hall I falfthe mens hopes, 
 
 And like bright Mettell on a lullen ground; 
 
 My reformation glittering o’re my fault, 
 
 Shall (hew more goodly, and attrasfl more eyes, 
 
 Then that which hath no foyle to fet it off. 
 
 He fo offend, to make offence a skill, 
 
 Redeeming tiroe,when men thinkc lead I will. 
 
 Serna Tenia. 
 
 Enter tbs King.NerthnmberLmdjForcejlerfotfittrre, 
 
 Sir IP alter Ulmt, and others. 
 
 Kmg. My blood hath beene too cold and temperate, 
 Vnapt to ftirre at thsfeindignities. 
 
 And you haue found roe; for accordingly. 
 
 You tread vpon my patience . But be fure, 
 
 I will from henceforth rather be my Selfe, 
 
 Mighty, and to be fear’d, then my condition 
 
 Which hath beene l'roooth as Oy le, foft as yong Dovme, 
 And cherefordoft that Title ofrefpe#, 
 
 Which the ptoud foulc ne’re payes,but to the proud, 
 
 tyor. Our houfe (my Soueraigne Liegc)llitle defcrucs 
 The fcourge of greatneffc to be vfed on it, 
 
 And that fame greatneffe too, which our owne hands 
 
 Haue holpe to make fo portly. 
 
 Nor. My Lord. 
 
 King. Worcefter get thee gone s for I do fee 
 
 Danger and difobedicnce in thine eye. 
 
 O fir. your prefenceis too bold and peremptory. 
 
 And Msieftie might neuer yet endure 
 
 The moody Frontier of a feruant brow, 
 
 You bane good ieauetoleaue vs. When we need 
 
 Your vfc and counfell,we (hall fend for you. 
 
 You were about to fpeake-. 
 
 North. Yes, my good Lord. 
 
 Thofe 
 
The Fur ft Tart ofKjng Henry she Fcurtb. 
 
 sri 
 
 Thofe Prifoners in your Highnefle demanded. 
 
 Which Harry Percy heere at Holmedsx woke. 
 
 Wet* (*s he feyes) not with fuch ftrength denied 
 As wa s dehuettti to your Maiefty : 
 
 Who cither through enuy.or mifprifion. 
 
 Was guilty of this fault; and not my Sonne. 
 
 Iiot. My Liege, 1 did deny no Prifonets. 
 
 Bur,! lemerober when the fight was done. 
 
 When I was dry with Rage, and cxtreameToyle, 
 Baeathle(fe,and Faint, leaning vpon my Sword, 
 
 Came there a certaine Lord, neat and trimly dreftj 
 Frefh as-a Bride-grooms, and his Chin new tegpt, 
 Shew'd like a ft obble Land at Harueft home. 
 
 He was pet fumed like a Milliner, 
 
 And twist his Finger and hisThumbe.he held 
 A Pourscet-box : which cuer and anon 
 He gaue bis Nofe, and took't away again?: 
 
 Who therewith angry, when it next came there, 
 
 Tooke it in Snuflfe. And Bill he fmil’d and'talk’d » 
 
 And as the Souldiers bare dead bodies by, 
 
 He call'd them votatight Knaues, Vnmannerly, 
 
 T obting a flouenly vnhandfomeCoatfa 
 Betwixt the Wmde.and his Nobility. 
 
 With many Holiday and Lady tearme 
 He queftipn’d me : Among the reft, demanded 
 My Prifoners, in your Maiefiies bebalfe. 
 
 I then, all-fmarting, with my wounds being cold, 
 
 (To be fo peftered with aPopingay) 
 
 Out of my OrceEe, and my Impatience, 
 
 Anfwcr’d (neglefVingly) I know nos whar. 
 
 He (hould, or fhotild not: For he made me mad. 
 
 To fee him finds fo brisk?, and finell fo fweet. 
 
 And talke fo like a Waiting-Gentlewoman, 
 OfGun» v & Drums,anU WoundsiGod faue themarlce; 
 And telling me.theSoueraign’fi thing on earth 
 Was Partmeity, for an inward bruife s 
 And tliat it was great pitty, fo it was. 
 
 That villanousSalt-peter fhouldbedigg’d 
 Out of the Bowels of theharmlefle Earth, 
 
 Which many a good Tall Fellow ha^deftro/d 
 So Cowardly. And but for chefe vileGunnes, 
 
 He would himfelfe haue bcene a Souldier. 
 
 This bald, vnioynted Char of his (my Lord) 
 
 Made me toanfwer mdireclly(as l laid.) 
 
 And 1 befeech you, let not this report 
 Come cutrant for an Accufation, 
 
 Betwixt my Loue,and your high Maiefiy. 
 
 Blunt. Tire circumllance confideied,good my Lord, 
 W hat euer Hurry Pereie then had faid. 
 
 To fueh a perfon, and in fuch a place. 
 
 At fuch a time, with all the reft retold. 
 
 May reafonably dye,and neuer rife- 
 To do him wrong.or any way impeach 
 What then he Card, fo he vnfay ir now. 
 
 Kmg. Why yet doth deny his Prifoners, 
 
 But with Prouifo and Exception, 
 
 That we at our owne charge, fhall ranfomeflraighfc 
 His 8rother-in-Law,the foolifh Merritner,, 
 
 Who (in my foule)hath wilfully betraid 
 The liues of rhofe, that he did leade to Fight, 
 Agair.ftthegreat Magitian,damn'd Gieedowert 
 Whofe daughter (as we hcare)the Earle of March 
 Hath lately married. Shall our Coffers then. 
 
 Be emptied, to redeeme a Traitor home ? 
 
 Shall we buy Treafon. and indent with Fcares, 
 
 When they haue loft and forfey ted therofelue®. 
 
 No : on the barren Moumaine Jet him fterues 
 
 For I fhali neuer hold thatman myFriend,{ 
 
 Whofe tongue fhali aske me foe oeepeny coft 
 Totranfome home reuolced Maztancr. 
 
 Hot . Reuolted effortimert 
 He neuer did fall off, my Soueraigne Liege, 
 
 But by the chance of \Afarre: top was that true. 
 
 Needs no more but one tongue. For all thofe Wounds, 
 Thofe mouthed Wounds,which valiantly he tooke. 
 When on the gentle Seuernes fiedgie banker 
 In fingleOppofitionhand to hand, 
 
 He did confound the beft part of an houre 
 In changing hardimenc with great GUndower: 
 
 Three times they breath’d, and three times did they drink 
 Vpon agreement, of fwift Sgueraes flood; 
 
 Who then affrighted with their bloody lookes. 
 
 Ran feacefully among the trembling Reeds, 
 
 And hid his'crifpe-he3d in the hollow banke, 
 Blood-ftained with thefe Valiant Combauncs, 
 
 Neuer did bafe and rotten Policy 
 
 Colour her working with fuch deadly wounds | 
 
 Nor neuer could the Noble c Mortimer 
 Receiue fb many, and all willingly: 
 
 Then let him not be Hand’red with Reuolt. 
 
 King. Thou do'ft bely him Percy, thou doft bely him; 
 He neuct did encounter with Glen dower: 
 
 I tell thee, he durft as well haue met the diuell alone. 
 
 As Owtn Gleudower for an enemy. - 
 
 Art thou not afham’d? But Sirrah, henceforth 
 
 Lee me not heare y ou fpeake of Mortimer . 
 
 Send me your Prifoners with the fpeedieft meanei. 
 
 Or you (hail heare in fueh a kinde from me 
 As will difpleafeye. My Lord Northumberland. 
 
 We License yout departure with yourfonne. 
 
 Send vs your Prifonets,or you’l heare of it. ExitKtlig. 
 
 Hot. And if the diuell come and roare for them 
 I will not fend them. I will after ftraight 
 Acid tell him fo i for I will eafe rhy heart. 
 
 Although it be with hazard of my head. 
 
 War. What? drunke with chollerfftay & paufe awhile, 
 Heere conies your Vnckle. Enter lP"orceJlcr. 
 
 Hot. Speakeof Mortimer} 
 
 Yes, I will fpeake of him, and letmyfoule 
 Wahtmercy s ifl do not ioyne with him. 
 
 In his bchalfe, lie empty all thefe Veiaes, 
 
 And fhed my deete blood drop by drop I’ch duft. 
 
 But I will lift the downfall i Mortimer 
 As high i’th Ayre,as this Vnthankfull King, 
 
 As this Ingrate aud Cankred "BuSingbroekf. 
 
 Nor. Brother,the King bath made your Nephewmad 
 Wot. Who ftrooke this heace vp after I was gone 
 Hot. He will (forfootMhaue all my Prifonersf: 
 
 And when I vrg’d the ransom once againc 
 
 Of my Wiucs Brother,then his cheeke look’d pale. 
 
 And on my face he turn’d aneye of death. 
 
 Trembling euen ttihenameofMcrtimr, 
 
 Wor. .1 cannot blame him: was he not proclaim’d 
 By Richard that dead is, the next of blopd ? 
 
 Nor. He was: I heard the Proclamation, 
 
 And then it was, when the vnbappy King 
 (Whofe wrongs in vs God pardon) did fet forth 
 Vpan his Irifh Expedition; 
 
 From whence he intercepted,did return* 
 
 To be depos’d, and fhorcly murtheted. 
 
 W'Sr-And for whofe death,we in the worlds wide mouth 
 Liue fcandaliz'd,and fouiy (poken of, 
 
 e Hoe. 
 
52 ^TbcHrfl Tart of K ing Henry the Fwtrth* 
 
 Hot. But (oft l pray you ; did King Richard then 
 Proclainic my brother Mortimer , 
 
 Heyre to the Crowne ? 
 
 Nor He did, my fdfe did heare it. 
 
 Hot. Nay then I cannoi blame his Coufin King, 
 That wi(h d him on rh? barren Mountaines Ifaru’d. 
 But (hall it be, that you that fet the Crowne 
 Vponthe head of this forgetfull man. 
 
 And for his fake, wore the deiefted blot 
 Of murtherous fubornation?Shoiru be. 
 
 That you a world of curfes vndergoe. 
 
 Being the Agents, or bafe fecond mtancs, 
 
 The Cords, the Ladder, or the Hangman rather ? 
 
 O pardon, if chat I defeend fo low, 
 
 To (hew the Line, and the Predicament 
 Wherein you range vndcr this fubtill King. 
 
 Shall it for fhame, be fpoken in thefe dayes. 
 
 Or fill vp Chronicles in time to come. 
 
 That men ofyourNobdlty and Power, 
 
 Did gage them both in an vniuft behalfc 
 (As Both ofyou.God pardon it,hauedone) 
 Toputdowne Richard, that fweetlouely Rofe, 
 
 And plant this Thorne, this Canker 'BtcHingbrookc t 
 Andflrall it in more fhame be further fpoken, 
 
 That you are fool’d, difcatded, and (hookeoff 
 By him, for whom thefe fhames ye vnderwent i 
 No : yet time ferucs, whcrcinyou may icdeeme 
 Your banifh d Honors, and reflore your felues 
 Into the good Thoughts of the world againe. 
 Reuenge the geering and difdam’d contempt 
 Of this proud King, who ftudies day and night 
 To anfwet all the Debt he owes vnto you, 
 
 Euen withthebloody Payment ofyour deaths: 
 Therefore I fay-- 
 
 If'or. Peace Coufin, fay no more. 
 
 And now I will voclaspea Secret booke. 
 
 And toyourquicke conccyuingDifcontem*, 
 
 He readeyou Matter, deepe and dangerous. 
 
 As fullofperill and sduenturous Spirit, 
 
 As to o’re-walke a Cutrent, roaring loud 
 On the vnftedfaft footing ofa Speare. 
 
 Hot. If he fall in, good night, or finke or fwimmfc: 
 Send danger from the Eaft vnto the Weft. 
 
 So Honor crofle it from the North to South, 
 
 And let them grapple: The blood more llirrcs 
 Torowze a Lyon.then to ftart a Hare. 
 
 Hot- Imagination of feme great exploit, 
 Driueshim beyond the bounds of Patience. 
 
 Hot. By hemen.me thinkes it were an eafieleap, 
 Tophjcke ©right Honor from the pale-fac’d Moone, 
 Or diue into the bottome of the deepe. 
 
 Where Fadome-line could neuer touch the ground, 
 
 , And plucks vp drowned Honor by the Lockes: 
 
 So he that doth redeeme her thence, might weare 
 Without Co-riuall, all her Dignities: 
 
 But out vpon\his halfe-lac’d Fellowfhip. 
 
 I Vor. He apprehends a World of F gures here, 
 
 Bnt not the forme of what he fhould attend : 
 
 Good Coufw giue me audience for a-while. 
 
 And lift tome. 
 
 Hot. I cry you mercy. 
 
 War. Thofe fame Noble Scottes 
 That are your Prlfoners. 
 
 Hot. lie keepe them all. 
 
 By heauen, he (hall not haue a Scot of them: 
 
 (^9 ifa Scot would fauc his Soule,he (hall not. 
 
 Tie keepe them, by this Hand. 
 
 H'or. Youftartaway, 
 
 And lend no care vnto my purpofes, 
 
 Thofe Prifoners you (hall keepe. 
 
 Hot. Nay, I will; that's flat: 
 
 He faid, he would not ranfome Manwicrt 
 Forbad my tongue ro fpeake of Mortimer^ 
 
 But] will findehira when he lyes afleepe. 
 
 And in his eare. He holla Mortimer * 
 
 Nay, lie haue a Starling (hall be taught to fpeake 
 Nothing \ya%TrUrumer ,and giue it him. 
 
 To keeps his anger ftill in motion. 
 
 ST«r. Heare you Coufin: a word. 
 
 Hot, Ad ftudies heerc 1 folemnly defie, 
 
 Sauehow to gall and pinch this BuDiogbroekf, 
 
 And that fame Sword and Buckler Prince of Wales. 
 
 But that I thinke his Father loues him not. 
 
 And would be glad he met with fomemifcbance, 
 
 I would haue poyfon’d him with a pot of Ale. 
 
 Wot. Farewell Kinfman: He talke to yon 
 When yon are better temper'd to attend. 
 
 Nor. Why what a Wafpe-tongu'd 8r impatient foole 
 Art thou, to breike into this Womans mood. 
 
 Tying thine eare to no tongue but thine owne ? 
 
 Hot. Why look y<?u, I am whipt & fcourg'd with rods, 
 Neried,and flung with Pifmires.when I heare 
 Of this vile Politician 'Bttllmgbrookg. 
 
 In Pyiehardt time: What tfe’yc call the place t 
 A plague vpon't, it i9 inGIoufterfhite ; 
 
 *Twa», where the madcap Duke his Vnde kept. 
 
 His Vncle Yoike.where Ifirft bow’d my knee 
 Vnto this King of Smiles, this BuHaugbrookei 
 When you and he came backe from Rauenfpurgh. 
 
 Nor. At Barkley Caflle. 
 
 Hot. You fay trues 
 Why what a caudle deale of curie fie. 
 
 This fawning Grey- hound then did profret me. 
 
 Looke when his infant Fortune came to age. 
 
 And gentle Horry “Percy, and kindeCoufin : 
 
 O, the Diuell take fuch Couzeners.God forgiuc me. 
 Good Vnde tell your tale, for I haue done. 
 
 IPor. Nay, ifyou haue not, toot againe, 
 
 Wce*l flay your leyfure. 
 
 I Tot. 1 haue done infooth. 
 tt'or. Then once more to your Scotrifh Prifoners. 
 Deliuer them vp without their ranfome ftrajght. 
 
 And make the Dcwght fonne youronely meane 
 For powres in Scotland; which for diuers reafons 
 Which I (hall fend you written,be affur'd 
 Will eafily be granted you, my Lord. 
 
 Your Sonne in Scotland being thus impl y*d. 
 
 Shall fecretly into the bofome creepe 
 Of that fame noble Prelate, well belou’d. 
 
 The Archbiftiop. 
 
 Hot. OfYorke,is'tnot? 
 tVor. True, who beares hard 
 His Brothers death at Brijhm, the Lord Senoft. 
 
 ] fpeake not this in eftimation, 
 
 As what I thinke might be, but what lknow 
 Is ruminated,plotced,and fet downe. 
 
 And onely Hayes but to behold the face 
 Of that occaflon that (ball bring it on. 
 
 Hot. Ifmelliti 
 
 Vpoo my life, it will do womfrous well. 
 
 Nor. Before the game’s a-foor, thou ftill let'ft flip. 
 H«t- Why.itcannotchoofcbut be aNobleplot. 
 
 Am 
 
Fhe Firjl Tan of Kjnj? Henry the Fourth. 5 3 
 
 And the* ch* power or beet! and,and of Yorke 
 
 T o ioytic with Mortimer, He. 
 
 W'er. Aridfocheyfnail. 
 
 Hot. Irsfaithfc is exceedingly well aym'd. 
 
 /?* c 7 . And ’cis no little rcafon bids vs fpeed, 
 
 Tofauc our beads, by raifingofa Head : 
 
 For, beaicour fclues as cuen.as wecao, 
 
 TlieKing will alvraycs thmke him in oar debt. 
 
 And thinke,we tliinke out fclues vnfatisfted, 
 j Till he hath found a time to pay vs home* 
 j And fee already, how he doth beginne 
 | To make vs Grangers to his looker of loue. 
 jj Met, He does, he does: wee'l be reueng’d on him. 
 
 | If'er. Coufin,farcwell. No farther go in this, 
 j Then 1 by Letters flialldireiS yourcoutfe 
 | When time is ripe, which will be fodainly: 
 
 | lie (leak to GJendawcr, and Ice, .Mcriiaier. 
 VVhsreyou.aod Douglas ^r \6 our pomes 3t once, 
 
 A* I will fafhion it, fhall happily tvseete, 
 
 T o beare our fortunes.in our ovvrre flrong artnes. 
 
 Which now we hold at much vneertainty. • 
 
 Nor. Farewell good Brother, we fhal! thriue, I t/uCL. 
 Met Vnde.adieu: Olet thehoures be fbort, 
 TUl/.eldsjandblowespsnd grones,applaud our fport .exes 
 
 dtng in the Sable 
 
 j .Car. Nay foft 1 pray ye, I know a trick worth two 
 
 of that 
 
 Gad. I prethee lend roe thine. 
 
 l-Car. I,when, canB tell t Lend mecchy Lanthorne 
 (quoth.a) marry lie lee thee liang'dfirft. 
 
 Gad. Strra Carrier: Wkat/time do you mean to com-’. 
 
 to London? 
 
 i.Car. Timeenouph to goe robed with aCandle, 1 
 warrant thes. Conie .neighbour cMxgges, wee’ll call vp 
 the Gentlemen, they wilialong with company, foe they 
 haue great chsrge. Exetsn 
 
 Enter Chamberlains. 
 
 Gal. What ho, Chamberlaine ? 
 
 Cham. At hand quoth Pick-putle. 
 
 Gad. Thai’s eueu as faire.as at hand quoth the Cham¬ 
 berlains«For thou varieB no more from picking of i’ur- 
 fes, thengiuingdireilian, dothfrom labouring Thou 
 Jay'S the plot, how. 
 
 Cham. Good morrow M after Gads-Htil, H holds srur- 
 radt that 1 told you ycfisfTugbt. There’s a Franklin in the 
 v/Hde of Kent, liarh brought three hundred Markes with 
 «>m in Gold: I heard him tell it to one of his company Sail; 
 night as Supper; a kinde of Auditor, one that hath abum= 
 dance ofcKarge too (God knowcj what) they are vp al« 
 ready, and call for Egges and Butter, They will away 
 prefcurly. 
 
 Gad. Sirra,ifthey meetsnotwithS.NicholasClarks, 
 Uegiue thee this necke. 
 
 Cham. No, lie none of it :I prythee keep that for the 
 Hangman, for I know thou WorfhipB S-Nicholas as tru¬ 
 ly as a man offal (hood may. 
 
 Gad. What talkefl thou to me of the Hangman? If J 
 Hang, Ile makeafacpayrcofGallowes, For, If I hang, 
 old Sir lohn hangs with tnee, and thou know’ft bee’s no 
 Starueling. Tut, there aie other Troians that ^dreem’f 
 not of, the which (for fport fake) are content to doe the 
 Profelfton fome grace; that would (ifmailers Siot'IJ bee 
 look d into) for theiro wns Ciedit fake, make all Whole. 
 
 I amioyned with noPooc-Iand-Rakerc, no Long-flaffr 
 fix-penny Brikers.none ofthefetntd MuSachio-piupic- 
 hu d Maltwormes, but wiih Mobility,and Ttanquililiej 
 
 Bourgoir.afiets, and great Cneyerf, fud: as ten htlde in, 
 fuch as will Bnke looncr then fpeake ; and fpcake loosif r 
 then drmke, and drinke fooner then pray: andvetllyc, 
 for they pray continually vr.fa their Saint the Common¬ 
 wealth ; or rather, not to pray to her, but prey on hertfet 
 they tide vp & downe <ui her.andmake hit their Boots. 
 
 Cham. What.ihe Commonwealth theii Booses? Will 
 {be hold out water in fouk way ? 
 
 Gad. She will,Cie will; luBicchash liquor'd her. We J 
 Bealeas in aCaBle,cockfure: wehaue thereceit ofFern- jj 
 feede.we walke tnuifibk. 
 
 (Oham. Nay, I thinke rather, you are more beholding 
 to the Night, then to the Fern feed, for your walking in- 
 nibble. 5 
 
 Gad. Gitseme thy hand 
 
 Thou fn&Jt haue a Sure in our ptirpofe 
 
 As 1 am a true men. 
 
 Chan. Nay, rather letmee haue it, as you are a falfe 
 Theefe. 
 
 G“d. Gee too : WW» i*» common name to al) men. 
 Bid the Gbkr bring the Gelding out of the fia'ok. f are- 
 wel!,ye muddy K naue. Exeunt. 
 
 e a Scom 
 
 JFtus Secundus . Scena Fnma. 
 
 Enter a Corner with a Lari tense tn his hand. 
 
 X.Car Heigh-ho, ant be not foure by the day, lie be 
 bang d. Charletreatne is ouer the new Chimney, and yet 
 our horfe not packt. What Oflkt ? 
 
 Oft. Anon,anon. 
 
 i £&. IpretheeTom,beateCuts Saddle, putafew 
 Flockes in the point : the poore Isde is wrung in the wi- 
 lherg,out of all ceffc. 
 
 Enter another Comer. 
 
 l.Cttr. Peafe and Beanes are as danke here as a Dog, 
 $r\d this is thereat way to giuepoore lades the Bo tes: 
 
 • This houfe is turned vpfide downe fince 7$cbtn the OBIer 
 dyed. 
 
 t.Car. Poore fellow neuer ioy’d fince the price of oats 
 tofe, it was the death ofhim. 
 
 a. Car. I thinke this is the moS vifianous houle in al 
 London rode for Fleas : I am Bung like a Teneb. 
 
 * -C ar - Like a Tench? There isne're a King in Chti- 
 ftenderne.could be bettesbit,then I haue beene fince the 
 firftCockfe 
 
 r.Car. Why, you wHl allow vsueTea’Iourdeo, and 
 then weleake in your Chimney : and your Chamber-lye 
 breeds Fleas like a Loach. 
 
 I .C<sr. What OBIer,come a way .and be hangd.come 
 away. 
 
 a- Car. I baue a Gammon ©f Bacon, and rwo razes of 
 Ginger,to be deliuertd as fatte as Charmg-croffe. 
 
 I .Car. TheTnrkies in my Pannier are quite Barued 
 Vvltat OB ! er? A plague on rhce,haB thou neuet an eye in 
 thy head?Can B notheare > And t’were not as good a 
 deed as drinkc to break cbepate oftbee.I am a very Vil- 
 laine. Come and be hang'd.hafl no faith in thee ? 
 
 Enter Cids-kill. 
 
 (jad Good-morrow Carriers What’s a clocked 
 
 Car Ithinke it be two a clocke. 
 
 Cad l piechee lend me thy Lanthorne to fee my Gel- 
 
 _ 
 
54 ^Tbe Fir/l'Tart ofKjng Hevry the Fourth* 
 
 ScatsaSecnnda. 
 
 inter Vance foyner,and Peto. 
 
 Points Come flicker,{belter, I hauerenioued Falftrf/ 
 Horfe.andhc frets like a gum d Veluet. 
 
 Prin. Stand dofc. 
 
 Enter paffiaffo. 
 
 Fal. PoinetfPo/nei, and be bang'd Peine/. 
 
 Prin. Peaccye fat-kidneyd Rafcall, wbat3brawling 
 doft tbou keepe 
 
 fas. W bat Peine/. Ho!} 
 
 Pnn. Hen walk'd vp to the topofthehijl.lle gofeek 
 him. , 
 
 Fa!. 1 »maccurft to rob in that Theefe company: that 
 
 Rafcall hitb remoued my Horfc,and tied him lknos* not 
 where. Jr I trauellbut fourefoo: by the fquire further a 
 foote, I fhall breake my winde. Well, 1 doubt not but 
 to dye a faire death for all this, if I fcape hanging for kil¬ 
 ling that Rogue, Ihaue forfworne his company Hourely 
 any time this two and twenty yeare,& yet 1 am bewitcht 
 with the Rogues company. IftheRafcallhauenot giuen 
 me medicines to make me louc him.Ile behang‘d;it could 
 not be elfe: 1 haue drunks Medicines. Points, HJ, ^ 
 Plague vpon you both. T.is'dolph, Peto\ lleftaruc ere I 
 rcb a foote further. And "twere not as good a deede as to 
 drinke, toturne True-man, and toleaue thefe Rogues, 1 
 am the verieft Varlet that euet chewed with a Tooth 
 Eight yards of vneuen ground, is thteefcore & ten miles 
 afoot with me: and the ftony-hearted Villaines knowe it 
 well enough. A plague vpon’t, when Theeuer cannot be 
 true oneto another. Theyuri/iftte. 
 
 Whew :a plague light vponLfou all.Giuemy Horfe you 
 Rogues: giue me my Horfe,and be bang’d 
 
 Prin. peace ye fat guttes, lye downc, lay thine eare 
 clofe to the ground, and lift if thou can heart the tread of 
 Trauellers, 
 
 Fal. Haue you any Leaoers to lift me vp again being 
 downe ? lie not beare mine own? ftafh fo far afoot again, 
 for all the coine in thy Fathers Exchequer What a plague 
 meane ye to colt me thus ? 
 
 prin Thouly'ft.thou art not colted.thou art vncolted. 
 
 Fal. 1 ptetheegood Prince Hal ,help me to my horfe, 
 good Kings fonne. 
 
 Prin. Out you Rogue, fhall I be your Oilier? 
 
 Fal. Go hang thy felfe in thine owne heire-appatant- 
 
 Garters: If I be tane. He peach for this: andl haue not 
 Ballads made on ail, and fung to filthy tunes, let a Cup of 
 Sacke be my poyfon: when a ieft is fo forward, 0 1 a foote 
 too, I hate it 
 
 Enter Gait-hill. 
 
 Gad Stand. 
 
 Fal. So ! doagainftmy will. 
 
 Pain. O’tisout Setter, I know his voyce • 
 
 Bardclfe, whatnewes? 
 
 'Bar. Cafe ye.cafeye ; on with your Vizards, there's 
 mony of the Kings comming downs the hill, tis going 
 tothe KingsExchequer. 
 
 Pal. You lie you roguc. tis going to the Kings Tsuern. 
 
 Gad. There's enough to make vs alt. 
 
 Fal. To be bang’d. 
 
 prin. You foute ftiall front them in the narrow Lana: 
 Ned and 1 .will waike lower; if they fcape from your «n- 
 counter .then they light on vs. 
 
 Peto. Bui how many be of them? 
 
 Gad. Some eight ot ten. 
 
 Fal. Will they not rob vs? 
 
 Prin* What,a Coward Sir lohn Paunch* 
 
 Fal. Indeed I am not Iebnof Gaum yout Grandfather; 
 but yet no Coward, Hal 
 
 Prin. Wee’l leauethat to theproofe. 
 
 Pein. Sirra Jacke.thy horfe ftsndsbchlnde thehedg, 
 when thon need’ll him, there thou (halt finde him, Eare* 
 well,and ftand faft. 
 
 Fal. Now cannot 1 firike him,if l fhould be hang’d. 
 Prin. Ned, where ate our difguifes i 
 Pein. Heere hard by : Stand clofe- 
 Fal. Now myMafters,happy man behisdole, fayl: 
 eueryman to hisbuflnefTe. 
 
 inter Trauellers. 
 
 Tra Come Neighbor: the boy fhall leadeourHorfea 
 downe the hill: Wee’l waike a-foot awhile.aodeafeour 
 Lcgges. 
 
 Thoeues. Stay. 
 
 Jra. IcfublellVvj, 
 
 Fat. Strike: down with them, cut the villains threats 
 a whorfon Caterpillars. Bacon-fed Knaufs, they hate vs 
 youth; dowoe with them,fleece them. 
 
 Tra. O.we are yndone,both we a odours for euer. 
 Fal. Hang ye gorbellied knaues,are you vndone ? No 
 ye Fat Chuffes, I would your {lore were heere, On Ba¬ 
 cons on, what ye knaues? Yong menmuft hue, you are 
 Grand lurers.areye f Wce l iure ve ifaith. 
 
 Nee re ‘hey rob them,and btnae them inter the 
 Prince andPotnes. 
 
 Prin. TheTheeues hauebound the Truc-men : N"W 
 could thou and I rob iheTheeues.and gometily to Lon. 
 don, it would be argument for a Wet ke Laughter for a 
 
 Moneth.and a good ieft for euer 
 
 Stand dofe, I heare them comming. e 
 
 Enter Theettet agame. 
 
 Fat. Come my Mailers, let vs fhare.and then tohorfle 
 before day .■ and the Pence and Poyncs bee not two ar- 
 rand Cowards, there's no equity (lirring. There's no mot- 
 valour in thatPoyr.es,than in a wildcDucke. 
 prin. Your money. 
 
 Pom. Villaines 
 
 tsdt they are fiaringyhePvnce and Poyn esfet vpo» them 
 They all run away grossing the booty behind them, 
 prince. Got with much cafe. Now merrily to Horfe: 
 TheTheeues are fcattred,and poffcft with fear fo (Irong- 
 
 lv that they dare not meet each other: each takes his e- 
 
 Jow for an Officer. Away good Ned, Fa! ft off* (Water to 
 death.and Lards the leane earth as be watkes along:wer t 
 not for laughing,I fliould pitry him. 
 
 Paw. How the Rogue roar’d. Exeunt, 
 
 ScemaF'ertia. 
 
 Enter Hotfourre folios, reading a Letter. 
 
 But for mine atone partany Lord, Jcould tee veil contented to 
 to there, tn nfbeH of the ioue 1 bears your hotefe 
 
Phe Firft Fart of Kjn% Henry the Pourth . 5 5 
 
 He could be contented •• Why is he not thenfin reject of 
 
 the loue he beares our houfc. He fhewe s in this,he loues 
 his 0 wne Barne better then he loues our houft. Let me 
 fee fome more. The purpofejou undertake ts.dangtrtm. 
 Why that's certaine :’Tts dangerous to take a Colde, to 
 fleepe, to drinke: but 1 tell you (my Lord foole) out of 
 this Netile,Dinger; we pluckethisplower, Safety. The 
 purpofejou undertake is dangerous, the Friends you haue na¬ 
 med uncertain!, the T>n>e it felfe vn fort id, and your whole 
 Plot toe light, for the eounterpoit-e of fogreat an Oppofmon. 
 Say you to, (ay you fo : 1 fay vnto you againe, you are a 
 fliallow cowardly Hinde,and you Lye. What a lackr- 
 brainejs this? 1 proteft, our plot is as good a plot as euer 
 was laid ; our Fricod true and cooflant: AgoodPlotte, 
 good Ptiends.and full of expert ion: An excellent plot, 
 very good Friends. What a Frofty-fpirited rogue is this? 
 Why, my LordofVorkc commends the plot, and the 
 generell contfe of the a#ion. By this hand.if I were now 
 by this Rafcall.l could btaine him with his Ladies Fan. 
 
 Is there not my Father, my Vnckle, andmySdfe, Lord 
 Edmund ATor timer, my Lord of Forke, and Owen Cjlendonr} 
 
 Is there not befides. the Domglas ? Haue I not all their let¬ 
 ters, to meets me in Armes by the ninth of the next Mo- 
 neth ? and ate they not tome of them fet forward already? 
 Whatap3ganFUr<3llisthis? AnlnfideJl. Ha, you fhall 
 fee now in very fincericy of Fcare and Cold heart, will he 
 to the King, and lay open all our proceedings. 0,1 could 
 dtuide my felfe, and go to buffets, for mouirtg fuch a difh 
 of skim'd Milk with fo honourable an Afhon. Hang him, 
 let him tell the King we are prepared. J will fet forwards 
 tonight. , 
 
 Enter his Lady. 
 
 How now Kate,1 mufl leaue you within thefe twohours. 
 
 La, O my good Lord, why areyou thus alone f 
 
 Por what offence haue 1 this fortnight bin 
 
 Abanifh’d woman from my Harriet bed? 
 
 Tell me(fweetLord) what is’t that takes from thee 
 
 Thy ftomacke.pleafure.and thy golden fleepe ? 
 
 Why deft thou bend thine eyes vpon the earth ? 
 
 And ftarc fo often when thou fui’ft alone ? 
 
 Why haft thou loft the frefh blood in thy cheekes > 
 
 And giuen my T reafures and my rights of thee, 
 
 To thieke-ey’d mufing, and cufft melancholly 
 
 In my faint-flombets, lby thee haue watcht, 
 
 And heard thee murmore tales of Iron Warrer; 
 Spcaketcatmes ofmanagetothy bounding Steed, 
 
 Cry courage to the field. And thou haft talk'd 
 OfSallies.and Retires; Trenches,Tents, 
 
 Of Palizadocs, Frontiers,Parapets, 
 
 OfBafiliskes, of Canon, Culuerin, 
 
 Of Prifoners tanfome, and of Souldiers flaine, 
 
 And all the current ofaheaddy fight. 
 
 Thy fpirit within thee hath becne fo at Wane, 
 
 And thus hath fo bcftiitd thee in thy fleepe. 
 
 That beds offweatehath ftood vpon thy Brow, 
 
 Like bubbles in a Ute-difturbedStreame ; 
 
 And in thy face ftrange motions haue appear'd, 
 
 Such as we fee when men rertraine their breath 
 
 On fome great fodaine haft, O what portents are thefe? 
 Someheauiebnfineffehathmy Lord In hand. 
 
 And I mud know it: elfe he loues me not. 
 
 Hot. What ho ; Is Gilliams with the Packet gone ? 
 
 Ser He is my Lord,an houre agone. 
 
 Hot. Hath Butler brought thofehorfes fro the Sheriffe? 
 
 Ser. One horfe.my Lord,he brought euen now. 
 
 Hot, What Hotfe? A Roane.a crop care,is itnot. 
 
 Ser. JtismyLord. 
 
 Hot. ThatKoanefhjtl be my Throne. Well, I will 
 back© him ftraight. Efp&ranco, bid Butler lead him forth 
 iuto the Parke. 
 
 La. But heare you,my Lord. 
 
 Hot. Wh3t fay*ft thou my Lady ? 
 
 La. What is it carries you away ? 
 
 Hot. Why,my hcerfe(rny Loue)my horfe. 
 
 La. Out you mail-headed Ape, a Weazell bath net 
 fuch adealeofSpleene, asyouaretoft with. Jnfooth He 
 know your bufir.elfe Harry, that 1 will. I feare my Bro¬ 
 ther Mortimer doth ftjrretbout his Title, and hathfent 
 for you to line his entetprize. Bucifyou go*-- 
 
 Hot. Sofarreafoot, 1 fhall be weary, Loue. 
 
 La. Come,come,you Paraquito, anfwer mcdireiftly 
 vnto this queftion. that I fhallaske. Indeede llebreake 
 thy little finger Harry thou wilt not tel me true. 
 
 Ho*. Away,away you trifler: Loue, I loue thee not, 
 
 I eare not for thee Kate \ this is no world 
 
 To play with Mammets,and to tilt with lips. 
 
 We mufl haue bloodieWofes.and crack'd Crownes, 
 
 And paffe them currant too. Gods me.my horfe. 
 
 What fay’ft thou Ad/f?whar wold’ft thou haue with me ? 
 
 La. Do ye not loue me? Do ye not indeed? 
 
 Well, do not then. Forfince you loue me not 
 
 Iwill not loue my felfe.. Do you not foue me? 
 
 Nay,tel! me if thou fpeak’ft in ieft or no. 
 
 Hot. Come, wilt thou fee me tide ? 
 
 And when I am a horfebacke, 1 will fwe3re 
 
 I loue thee infinitely. But bearke you Kate, 
 
 I rouft not haue you hencefotth,queftion me. 
 
 Whether I go : nor reafon whereabout. 
 
 Whether Imuft, 1 rouft: and to conclude. 
 
 This fiuening mufl l leaue thee,gentle Kate. 
 
 I know you wife,but yet no further wife 
 
 Then Harry Percies wife. Conflant you are, 
 
 But yet a woman : and for fecrecie, 
 
 No Lady dofer. For I will beleeuc 
 
 Thou wilt not vttet what thou do'ft not know. 
 
 And fo farre wilt 1 truft thee,gentle Kate. 
 
 La. Howfoferrc? 
 
 /fet.Not an inch further. Butharkeyou Kate, 
 
 Whither l go. thither fhall you go too ; 
 
 To day will 1 fet forth, to morrow you. 
 
 Will this content you Kate ? 
 
 La. It muftofforce. Sxeunr. 
 
 Fcena Quarta* 
 
 Enter Prince and Points. 
 
 Trin. ATrd.ptethee come out of that fat roome,fic lend 
 me thy hand to laugh a little. 
 
 Poinet. Where haft bene Hall} 
 
 Prin. With three or foure Logger-heads, amongft J 
 or fourcfcore Hogfhcsds. 1 haue founded the verie bafe 
 firing of humility. Sirra.lam fwot n brother to a leafii of 
 Drawers,and can call them by their names,as Tom Dicke, 
 and Francu They take it already vpon theit confidence, 
 that thoughlbebutPrir.ee of Wales, yet I am tbcKirig 
 bfCurtcfiettelling me flatly 1 am no proud lack like Val- 
 y?^f,butaConnthian,a!adof mettle, a good boy, and 
 when I am King of England,! fhall command al the good 
 Ladder in £*ft-cheape. They call drinking deepe, dy¬ 
 ing Scarlet ; and when you breath in youf watering, then 
 
 e 3 ey 
 
*)6 *1~he Firjl Fart ofFfogHenry the Fourth. 
 
 they cry hem,and bid you play it off. To conclude, 1 3 m 
 fo good a proficient ia one quarter of an hourc.that I can 
 drinke with any Tinker in his ovrne Language duringmy 
 life. I tell thee Ned, thou haft loft much honor, that thou 
 weft not with me in this aftion: but fweet Ned, to fwee- 
 ten which name eftted,! gjuc thee this peniworth ofSu* 
 gar, ciapt eucn now into my hand by an vnder Skinkcr, 
 one that ncuer fpakeother Enghfh in his life, then Eight 
 fltUtHgt axdj»s penes, and. You are welcome: with this JhtiS 
 addition, fir. ScoreaPtnt of ‘Ballard in tbs 
 
 Halfe Mesne,ox fo. But Ned, to driuc away time till Fal. 
 fl4‘ come > 1 prythee doe thou Band in ‘fome by-roomc, 
 while I queftion my puny Drawer, to what end hee gaue 
 roe the Sugar, and do neucr leaue calling Francis, shat his 
 Tale to me may be nothing but, Anon iftep afitje, and He 
 fhew thee a Prefident. 
 
 Poizes. Freusck. 
 
 Prist. Thou attperfeft. 
 
 pem. Franck. 
 
 Eat erT) rawer. 
 
 Fran. Anon,anon fir jlookc downe into the Pomgar* 
 net, RMfe. 
 
 Prince , Come hither Franck. 
 
 Fran, My Ixsrd 
 
 Prin. How long haft tiiou toferue, Francis? 
 
 Fran., Forfoothfiue ycarcs,and as much as to——-- 
 
 Pom. Francis. 
 
 Frem. Anon.anon fir. 
 
 Prm. Fiueyeares: Berlady a long Leafe for the clin¬ 
 king of Pewter. But Francis, dareft thou be fo valiant, as 
 to play the coward with thy Indenture, & (hew it a faire 
 paiteof heeles.and run from it? 
 
 Fran, OLord fir, He be fwortse vpou *11 the Books in 
 England,! could finds in my beast. 
 
 Pain. Fsancis. 
 
 Fran. Anon,anon fir. 
 
 Pritr, How old art thou.Fr^uccs ? 
 
 Fra jo. Let me fee, about Michaelmas neat I ftulbe—— 
 
 Pom. Francis. 
 
 Fran. Anon fir, pray youftay alittle.my Lord. 
 
 Prin. Nay but hatke you grands, for the Sugar thou 
 gailcft stse/twas spsnyworth.was't not ? 
 
 Fran. O Lord nr, I Would it had bene two. 
 
 Prin I will giue thee for it a thoufand pound : Askc 
 ISjewTien thou wilt,and thou fhalthaue it. 
 
 Poi/if Francis. 
 
 Fran, Anor>,anon. 
 
 Prin, Anon Francis? No Francis,but tomorrow Fran¬ 
 cis : or Francis,on thutfdoyior indeed Ftancis when thou 
 wilt- But Francis. 
 
 Fran. My Lord. 
 
 pros. Wilt thou rob this Leatherne Jerkin, Chriftall 
 button, Not-pated, A gat ring, Puke flocking, Caddice 
 garter. Smooth tongue,SpaniiT. pouch. 
 
 Fran. O Lord fir,who do you mesne ? 
 
 Prm. Why then your brawne Baftard is ycisc onely 
 drinke: for looke you Francis,yoar white Canuas doub¬ 
 let will fuliey. InBsrbary fir,it cannot come to fo much. 
 
 Fran. What fir? 
 
 Pom. Francis. , 
 
 Prin. Away you Rogue,doft thou hears them cal! ? 
 Metre they both call hi®, the Dreeter{lands amaxad, 
 not knowing which wet) to go. 
 
 Enter'Uintner. 
 
 Pmt. Wka^stend’ft thou ftill,and hcar’ft fcch a Cal 
 
 Ung?Loose to the Gucfh within: My Lord, oldeSir 
 iohs with halfe a dozen more,arc at the doore: fhall ] let 
 them in? 
 
 Friz. Let them alone awhile, and then open the doore. 
 
 Points. 
 
 Enter Pome/. 
 
 Pom.hnor<,znon fir. 
 
 Prin. Sirra, Fa/Jlafe and the reft of theTheeocs^re at 
 the doore.lhal! we be merry ? 
 
 Pain. As roerrie as Crickets nsy Lad. B ulwark yee.. 
 What cunning match hauc you made with this ieit of the 
 Drawer ? Come,what*$ the iftie ? 
 
 Prin.1 am now of ail hotnors,tbat haut {hewed them, 
 felues humors, fince the old dayes of goodraan Adam, to 
 she pupill age of this prefear tvrelue a clock at midnight. 
 What’s a clocke Francis ? 
 
 Fran, Anon,anoo fir. 
 
 Prin, That euer this Fcilowlhould hauc fewer words 
 then a Parret, and yet the fonne of a Woni-n. His issdu- 
 Itry is vp-ftaircs and down-fiaites, his eloquence the par¬ 
 cel! of a reckoning. I am not vet of Percies sr>ind,the Hot- 
 fpurre of the North, he that killes me fome fixe or fcaoess 
 dozen of Scot? at s Breakfaft, wafhes his hands,and file* 
 to his wife; Fie vpon this quiet life, I want workc. O ray 
 fweet Hx'rj fayes fhc, how many haft ehou kill’d to day? 
 Giue my Roane horfe a drench (layer hee) and anfwercs, 
 feme tourtecne,an house after: a trifle,a trifle. 1 prethec 
 call in Falftaffe, lie play Percy, and that damn’d Brawne 
 (hall play Dame UHcrtimer his wifc.&>»,fayes the drun¬ 
 kard. Call in Rihs,ca!S in Tallow, 
 
 Eater Falftaffe. 
 
 Poin Wc-lcome 1 acke,where haft thou beene? 
 
 Fat. A plagueofal! CowardsI faypand a Vengeance 
 too, marry and Amen. Giue tneacup ofSacke Boy. Ere 
 
 1 lcade this life long, He (owe nether ftockes, and mend 
 tlienitoo. A plague of all cowards. Giue roe aCup of 
 Sacke, Rogue, is there no Vcrrue extant? 
 
 prin. Didft thou ncuer fee Titan kiflea dilh of Butter, 
 pi tulull hearted Titan that rocked at the fwcetc Tale of 
 the Suune ? Ifthoudidft.thenbehold that compound. 
 
 Fal. You Rogue, lime's Lime in this Sacke toosthere 
 is nothing but Roguery to be found in Villanoas manjyct 
 a Coward is worfe then a Cup of Sack with lime. A vil- 
 lanous Coward, go vhy wayes old ladte, die when thou 
 wi!t,ifti.anhood.good manhood be not forgot vpon the 
 face of the earth then am I a Ihocten Herring: there lines 
 not three good men vnhang’d in England, & cne of them 
 isfat.and grovves old,God helpe the while,e bad world 1 
 fay. I would I were a Wesuer,I could fir.g all manner of 
 fougs. A plague ofallCowards,! fay ft ill. 
 
 Prin. Hownow Woolfack', what matter you? 
 
 Fed. A Kings Sonne: IfI do not bcatc thee out ofthy 
 Kingdoms with a dagger of Lath, and dtiue all thy Sub- 
 lefts afore thee like a fiocke of Wi'de-geefc, Ilcncoe? 
 YtV7.ec hairc on nty face more. You Prince of Wales ? 
 
 Pern, Why you horfon round man?what’s the matter ? 
 
 f a/. Are you not a Coward? Anfwet roe to that, and 
 Pomes there? 
 
 Prin. Ye fatch paunch, and yeccaOmee Coward, He 
 flab thee. 
 
 Fal. 1 call thee Coward ? lie fee thee damn'd ere J call 
 she Coward: bus! would giue a thoufand pound I could 
 mo as faft as thou can ft. Y ou arc ftraight enough In the 
 ffcauiders^yoa care not wb© fees your backe : Cnfl you 
 
 that 
 
Tie Fir ft Tart of Henry the Fourth, 5 7 
 
 *Hat backing of your friends? a plague rpon fuch bac¬ 
 king: giae me them that will face nse. GisemeaCup 
 of Sack, l am a Rogue if I drunks re day. 
 
 Prince. O Villains, shy Lippcs are foarec wip'd, fines 
 thoudrunk’fi !aft. 
 
 Falfi. All's one for that. Hedrinket. 
 
 A plague of all Cowards foil,fay L 
 
 Prince. What’s the matter ? 
 
 Falfi. What's the matter? hers be foureofvs.haae 
 ta’ne a thoufand pound this Morning. 
 
 Prune. Where is it./ssf^f where is it? 
 
 Falfi. Where is it ? taken from vs, it if; e hundred 
 vpon poors foure of vs. 
 
 Prince. What, a hundred, roan ? 
 
 Fall}. I am a Rogue,if I were not at Haifa Sword with 
 a dozen of them two homes together. 1 haue fcaped by 
 miracle. I am eight times thru ft through the Doublet, 
 foure through the Hofe, my Buckler cut through and 
 tnrough, my Sword backt like a Hand-law, eece figsnm. 
 
 I neuer dealt better fince 5 wtss a man: all would not doe. 
 
 A plague ©f a!! Cowards: let them fpeakc; if they fpeake 
 mere or lefle then truth,they are villaincs, and the fonnes 
 of darknefte. 
 
 Prince. Speake firs,how was it ? 
 
 Cad. We foure let vpon forae dozen. 
 
 Falfi, $meene,at kaft,rr,y Lord. 
 
 Cad. And bound them. 
 
 Pete. No,no,they were not bound. 
 
 Falfi. You Rogue, they were bound, euerym&n of 
 them, or I am a lew elfe,an Ebrew lew. 
 
 Cad. As we were foaring.fome fixe or feuen frelh men 
 fet vpon vs. 
 
 Falfi. And vnbour.d the reft, and then comet 5o the 
 other. 
 
 Prince. What/ought yee with them all ? 
 
 Falfi. All? 1 know not what yee call all : but if I 
 fought not with fiftie of them, I era a bunch of Radi ft ; 
 if there were not two or three and fiftie vpon poore olde 
 lackey then am I no ewo-legg'd Crea'tury. 
 
 Pom, Pray Heaucn, you haue not njurthered fome of 
 them. 
 
 Falfi. Nay, that’s paft praying for, I hsue pepper'd 
 two of them: T wo I sot futei haue payed, two Rogues 
 inBuckrom Sutcs. I tell thee what. Hal, if I tell thee a 
 Lye/pit in my face^rall me Horfe: thou knows!? my oidc 
 word: here I lay,and thus I bore my point; foure Rogues 
 in Buckrom let driue at me. 
 
 Rriwre.What,foure? thou fayd’ft but two.euen now. 
 
 Falfi. Foure H.%l,l told thee foure. 
 
 Pom. l,l,be faid foure. 
 
 Falfi. Thefe foure came'all a-fror,r,and maincly thruft 
 et rtie; I made do more adoe, but tookc all their feuen 
 points in my Targuec.thu*. 
 
 Prince. Seuen ? why there were but foure,cuen now. 
 
 Falfi. Io Buckrom. 
 
 PoJn, I,foure,in Buckrom Sutes. 
 
 Fsljl, Seuen.bythefeHilts,orlamaVillaineelfc. 
 
 Pun, Prethce let him alone,we (hall haue more anon. 
 
 Falfi, Doc ft thou he are roc.Hal i 
 
 Prin. Land marks thee coo, lack,. 
 
 Falfi. Doe fo, for it is worth the liftning too: thefe 
 nine ir. Buckrom,that I told thee cf. 
 
 Trin. So.twomore alreadie. 
 
 [atfi. Their Points being broken. 
 
 Pam. Dowrw fell his Hofe, 
 
 Falfi. Began to giae me ground t oat 1 followed 3W 
 
 clofe^ar.ie in foot and hsnd*and with a sho:tght,fcucn uf 
 the eleiscn I pay’d. 
 
 Pri.t. O laonftrous ! eicut-ri Buckrom men grows e 
 out of two ? 
 
 Falfi. But as the Dcuil! would haue it, three mif-be- 
 gottcnKnaueSjin Kendall Greene,cameat my Back,®!’ 1 
 let driue at me; for it was fo «hrkc,Br/,that thou could':! 
 trot fee thy Hand. 
 
 Pun. Thefe Lyes are like the Father that begets them, 
 groffe &s a Mountain?,open,palpable. Why thou Clay- 
 brayn’dGnts.thou Knotty-pated Foclc.thou Horlpnob- 
 feene greafie Tallow Catch. 
 
 Fallh What,art thou mad? art thou mad ? is not the 
 ttuth,the truth ? 
 
 prin. Why, how could'rt thou know thefe men in 
 Kendall Greene, when it was fo dark-, thou could’fi net 
 fee thy Hind# Cortic.tcil vs youv rcafonSwhat fay'ft theu 
 to this ? 
 
 Pom. Coate.yotv reafon lack, your realon. 
 
 Falfi. WhJt.vpon compulsion ? No j were I et the 
 Strappado, oraSl the Racks in the World, ! would ne t 
 tell you on ccmpuifioni Giue you a rcafon on compulfs- 
 on? If ^lesfoju were asplemie as Black-berries,I would 
 giue no man a Reafon vpon compul(io»,f, 
 
 Prin. Ik fceno longer gutltse of this fintie, Thisfari- 
 guineCowstd.thisBeJ-preftcr.this Horf-back-breaker,. 
 this huge Hill of Fkfh. 
 
 Falfi. Away you Scarueling,you Fife-skin.you dried 
 Neats tongue, Bulks-psifel!, youftocke-fiftnO forbreth 
 to vtter. What is like thee? You Tailors yard.you (heath 
 you Bow-cafe,yoa vileftandiog tuckc. 
 
 Prin. Well, breath a-whik,and then to t egaine • and 
 when thou haft tyr’d thy fclfe in bafe companions, beers 
 me fpeakc but thus. 
 
 fain. Marke heke. 
 
 fan. Wc two,few you foure fee on Shore and bound 
 them,and were Mailers of their Wealth : mark now 4ow- 
 a plaine Y§!e foal! put you down?. Then did we two, [ct 
 on you foure,and with a word, outfac'd yea from your 
 prize,and haue it : yea,and can (hew it you in t he Houle. 
 And Faifiafft,you carted yout Guts away as nimbly,with 
 asquicke dextemie,and roared for mercy, and fiill ranne 
 and roar'd,as euer I heard Bull-Caife. Whit a Slaue art 
 thou, t© backe thy fvvord as thou haft done, and then fty 
 it was in fight. What trick? what druice ? v. hst ftaning 
 liolecanft thou r.ow Had out,to hide thee from this open 
 and apparsnt fhime? 
 
 poinet. Come, let’s besre laeke : What tricke -haft 
 thou now? 
 
 Fa!. 1 knew ye as well as he that made ye. Why heart 
 yemy Mafters, w^s it tor use to kill the Helre 3 pp 3 :ani? 
 Should I turnevpor. thetruePrince? Why,thou k no weft 
 
 1 am as valiant at Hercules : but bewate Inftindt, the Lion 
 will not touch the true Prince : InfonCl is a great matter. 
 
 I was a Cowarden Inftinft: I fhall chinkethe better of 
 my felfe, and thee, during my life: I, foravahant L. ion, 
 and thou for a true Prince. But Lads, I am glad you base 
 the Mony. Hofteflc,clap to the doores: watch to night, 
 pray to morrow. Gallants, Lads,Boyes, Herts of Gold, 
 all the good Tides ofFellowfhip corne to you. Whas, 
 (ha!! we be merry? (hall we haue aPlay exfempory. 
 
 Prin. Coment,and the argument fhall be, thy tuning 
 away. 
 
 Fed. A,no more of that Hall, and tho u loucii me. 
 
 Enter Hcficffe. 
 
 Hofi, My Lord, the Prince ? 
 
 prin. 
 
5 $ The Fir ft Tart of King Henry tfe Fourth* 
 
 Frin How now my Lady the Hoftefle, what lay ft 
 thou to me ? 
 
 Hifie/fe. Marry,my Lord, there is a Noble man of the 
 Court at doore would fpeakc with you : hee fayeSjhee 
 comet from yout Father. 
 
 Prin. Giue him as much as will make him a Royall 
 man,and fend him backe ag-aine to my Mother. 
 
 Falfi. What manner of man is hee? 
 
 Hcfiefie. An old man. 
 
 Fslfl . W hat doth Crauitie out of his Bed at Midnight? 
 Shall! glue him his anfwere? 
 
 Pnn. Prcthce doe fackp. 
 
 Fa//}. Fsith,and lie fend him packing. Exit. 
 
 Prince. Now Sirs: you fought fatre; fo did you 
 Peto, fo did you Bardot: you arc Lyons coo, you ranne 
 awavvpon inftinft : you will not touch the true Prince; 
 no, fie. 
 
 Bard. 'Faith,1 ranne when I faw others tunne. 
 
 Prin. Tell roee now in earneft, how came Falfiafiei 
 Sword to hackt l 
 
 Prto. Why,he hackt it with his Dagger, and faid,hee 
 would fweare truth out of England,but hee would make 
 you beleeue it was done in fight.and perfwaded vs to doe 
 the like. 
 
 Hurd Yea.and to tickle ourNofes with Spear-grade, 
 to make them bleed, and then to beflubber our garments 
 with it, and fweare it was the blood of true men. I did 
 that 1 did not this feuen y eeres before, I hiufhc to heare 
 his monftrous dcuices. 
 
 Pnn. O Villain'e, chou ftoleft a Cup of Sacke eigh- 
 tcene yeeres agoe, and were taken with the manner, 3nd 
 euerfincethouhaft blulht extempore : thou hadft fire 
 and fword on thy fide,and yet thou ranft away ; what 
 infhndf hadft thou for it ? 
 
 "Bard. My Lord, doe you fee thefe Meteors ? doe you 
 behold thefe Exhalations > 
 
 Prin. I doe. 
 
 Bard. What thinke you they portend ? 
 
 Pnn. Hot Liuers.aiid cold Purfes. 
 
 Bard. Choler.my Lord,if rightly taken. 
 
 Vrw No,if rightly taken, Halter. 
 
 Enter Falfiaffe 
 
 Heere comes leane facile, hecre comes bare-bone. How 
 now my fwca Creature of Bombaft, how long is’t agoe, 
 /acky fines thqu faw’ft thine ownc Knee ? 
 
 Falfi. My owne Knee ? When 1 was about thy yeeres 
 {Hal) ! was not an EaglesTalent in the Waflc, 1 could 
 haue crept into any Aldermans Thumbe-Ring: a plague 
 of fighing and griefe, it blowes a man vp like a Bladder. 
 There's villanous Ncwes abroad : heere was Sir lo'nn 
 Braby from your Father; you muft goe to the Court in 
 the Morning. The fame mad fellow of the North^ercy; 
 and hee of Wales, that gaue tsfmamon the Baftinado, 
 and made Lucifer Cuckold, and Iwore the Deuill his true 
 Liege-man vpon the Crofie o‘ a Welch-hookc; what a 
 plague call you him? 
 
 Porn O, Glen dower. 
 
 Falfi. Owen,Owen ; the fame, and his Sonne in Law 
 CMoreimrr, and old Northumberland, and the fprightly 
 Scot of Scots, Dowghu, that runnes a Hotfe-backe vp a 
 Hill perpendicular. 
 
 pnn. Hee that rides at high fpeede.and with a Piftoll 
 kills a Sparrow flying. 
 
 Falfi. You haue hit it 
 
 Prin. So did he neutr the Sparrow, 
 
 Falfi. Well, that Rafcall hath goocLmettall in him, 
 
 hee wiil not tunne. 
 
 Pnn. Why .what a Rafcall art thou then,to prayfe him 
 fo forrurtning? 
 
 Falfi. A Horfe-baeke(yeCuckoe)but a foot hecwill 
 not budge a foot. 
 
 Prin. Yes /.«■%,vpon inftinft. 
 
 Falfi 1 grant ye.vpon inftinft: Well,hee is there too, 
 and one t JMordakf, and a thoufand blew-Cappes more. 
 W'ow/Arisftolne.away by Night: thy Fathers Beard is 
 fum’d white with the Newes; you may buy Land now 
 as cheapeas ftinking Mackrell. 
 
 Prin Then’tis like,if there cornea hot Sur.ne,and this 
 ciuill buffering hold, wee {hall buy Maiden-heads as 
 they buy Hob-nayles.by the Hundreds, 
 
 Falfi. By the Mafle Lad.thou fay'ft true.it is like wee 
 fhall haue good trading that way. But tell me Flat, art 
 not thou horrible afe3r’d ? chou being Heire apparant, 
 could the World picke thee out three fuch Enemyes a* 
 gaine as that Fiend Dowglae, that Spirit Percy, and that 
 Deuill Glendower? Art not thou horrible afraid ? Doth 
 not thy blood thrill at it ? 
 
 Prin. Not a whit: 1 lacke fome of thy inftindh 
 
 Falfi. Well.thou wilt be horrible chidde to morrow, 
 when thou commeft to thy Father: if thou doc lout me, 
 pradlife an anfwere. 
 
 Prin. Doe thou ftand for my Father,and examine mee 
 vpon the particulars of my Life. 
 
 Falfi. Shall I ? content: This Chayre fhall bee my 
 State, this Dagger my Scepter, and this Cufrnon my 
 Crowne. 
 
 Prin. Thy State is taken for a Ioyn’d-Stoole.thy Gol¬ 
 den Scepter for a Leaden Dagger, and thy precious rich 
 Crowne,for a pittifull bald Crowne, 
 
 Fain. Well,and the fire of Grace be not quite out of 
 chee now fhak thou be moued. Giue me a Cup of Sacke 
 to make mine eyes looke redde, that it may be thought 1 
 hauewepr for 1 muftfpeake inpalfion, and I will doe it 
 in King Cambyfet vainc. 
 
 Prin. Well,heere is my Legge. 
 
 Falfi. And heere is my fpecch: ftand afide Nobilitie. 
 
 Ho/hffe, This is excellent fport.yfaith. 
 
 Falfi. Weepe not, fweec Queene, for trickling teares 
 are vaine. 
 
 Hofleffe. O the Father, how hee holdes his counte¬ 
 nance? 
 
 Faiftfioi Gods fake Lords.eonuey my truftfull Queen, 
 For teares doe flop the fioud-gates of her eyes. 
 
 hofieffe. O tare,he doth it as like one of thefe harlotry 
 Players,as euerl fee. 
 
 Falfi. Peace good pint-pot,peace good Tickle-braine. 
 Harry, I doe not onciy maruell where thou fpendeft thy 
 time; but alio, how thou art accompanied : Fot though 
 the Camomile,the more it is troden.thefafter it grower; 
 yet. Youth, the more it is wafted, the fooner it weares. 
 Thou art my Sonne.: I haue partly thy Mothers Word, 
 partly my Opinion ; but chiefdy, a villanous tricke of 
 thine Eye,and a foolifh hanging ofthy nether Lippe,that 
 doth warrant me.. If then thoube Sonne to mee, heere 
 lycth the point: why, being Sonne to me, art thou fo 
 poynted at f Shall the blefTed Sonne of Heauen prouc a 
 Micher, and eate Black-berryes ^ a queftion not to bee 
 sskt. Shall the Sonne of England proue aTheefc, and 
 take Purfes ? aqueftion to be asftt. There is s thing, 
 /Tory, which thou haft often heard of,and it is knowne to 
 
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 19 
 
 meny incur tand,by the Narneof pitch: this pitch (as 
 ancient Writerr noe report }do?h dchlr.fo doth the ccm- 
 panic thou keepell : Tor Harry, no w I doe not fpC 3 &e to 
 tlieein Drmke.but inTeares,- not inFSeafure.but ir.Paf- 
 lico ; not in Wordsouely, but in Woes alfo : and yet 
 there is a vertudus man, whom i haue often noted in thy 
 compani^.but I know not his Name. 
 
 Prin. What manner of man, and it like your Ma- 
 icliie ? 
 
 Fa'.Jt. A goodly portly man yfsith, and a corpulent, 
 of a chearefol! Looke, a pieafing Eye, and » moll noble 
 Carriage, and as 1 thinke,his age fomc fiftie, or(byr!ady) 
 inclining to threclcore 5 and now I remember mcc, his 
 Name is Falfhtffe: if that man fhould'be lewdly giuen, 
 bee deceiues mee; tot Harry, I fee Venue in his Lookcs. 
 
 If then the Tree may be known? by the Fruit,as the Fruit 
 by the Tree, then peremptorily I fpcake ir.there isVcrttie 
 in that F*tljlxffe : him keepc with, the reft bantfh. And 
 cell mec now, thou naughtie VarJe:, tell mce, where hall 
 thou beene this moneth i 
 
 Prht. Do'ftthou fpeakc like a King? doe thou (land 
 formee, and lie play my Father. 
 
 Fall!. Depofe me: it thou do t! it halte fo graueiy.fo 
 maieftically.both in word and matter,hang me vp by the 
 heeles for allabbet-fucks.ora PoukeA Hare. 
 frin. Well,heere 1 am fet. 
 
 Faljl. And hcere I (land: iudge my Maflets. 
 
 Pnn. Now Harry, whence come y,ou ? 
 
 Faljl. My Noble Lord,from Eall-cheape. 
 
 Pra. The complaints I heare of thee,are grieuous. 
 falsi. Yfaith.my Lord, they are falfe : Nay,l!e tickle 
 ye fora young Prince. 
 
 Tn». Sweareft thou,vngracious Boy? henceforth 
 ne’ie looke on me: thou art violently carryed away from 
 Grace : there is a Deuill haunts thce,in the hkeneffe of a 
 tat old Man ; aTunne of Man is thy Companion: Why 
 dp’ft thou conuerfc with that Trunks of Humors, that 
 Boulting-Hutch of Beaftlinefle, that fvvoinc Parcel! of 
 Dropfies;that huge Bombard of Saeke.chat.ftuft Qoake- 
 baggeofGurs, that rolled ManningTree Ose with the 
 Pudding in his Belly, that reuerend Vice, that grey Ini- 
 quitie, that Father Ruffian,that Vanitie in yeeres? where - 
 in is he good, but to cade Sacke, and d/inkeit? wherein ‘ 
 neat and cleanly,but to caruea Capon,and eat it? where¬ 
 in Cunning, but in Craft ? wherein Craftie, but in Vilia— 
 nic ? wherein Villanous.bul in all things ? whaetn wor¬ 
 thy,but in nothing 
 
 Faltl, I wouldyour Grace would take me with you: 
 whom roeanes yourGrace i 
 
 Prince . That vlllanous abhcmir.able mis.leader of 
 Youth.Tb/??.*^,shat old white-bearded Sacban. 
 
 Fed if. My Lord,the man 1 know. 
 
 Prince. I know ;hos do ft. 
 
 FalSl. But to fay, [ know mote harme in him then in 
 my fcife.were to fay more then lknbw. That hee is oldc 
 (the more the pittic) his white hayres doc wimefle it:, 
 but that hec is (failing your, reuerence) aVVhore-ma- 
 ftcr, that I vtterly deny. If Sacke and Sugar bee a fault, 
 Heauen hclpc the Wicked : if tobcoldeandmerry,bea 
 finne, then many an side Hoftcthat I know, is damn’d: 
 if to be fst, be to be hated, then Pharaohs leane Kir.eare 
 tobelousd, No, my good Lord, ban\?i\Peto t banifa 
 BardoJpb, hftnifh Paines : but for fwectc larkc Falilajfe, 
 kinde lacks Falilajfe, true lacks Falslafftjrj\\2»Ztafk$ Fed - 
 ftajfe.snd. therefore more vahant.beirfg as hee is olde 
 Falflaffe, bamflanot him thy Htrryes compare?, banilh 
 
 not him chy Harryu companies banifh plumpest<re and 
 banifhell the World. 
 
 Prime , i doe, 1 will. 
 
 Enter Sardolfh running . 
 
 'Sard. O, my Lord, my Lord, the Sherifie.with 3 moll 
 tncfl monflrous Watch, is at the doore. 
 
 Faljl. Oat you Rogue,play out the PlayT haue much 
 to fay in the behalfe of that Faljl ofe. 
 
 Enter the Htjhjfe. 
 
 HoSlejfe, O, my Lord, my I ord. 
 
 Faljl. Heigh, heigh, the Deusil rides »pon a Fiddle 
 fticke : what's the matter ? 
 
 Hojlcife. The Sherife and ail the Watch an: at the 
 doo??': they arc come to fearth the Houfe, fhall 1 let 
 them in ?. 
 
 Faljl. Do'll thou heare Hal , neuer call a truapeeceof 
 GoldaCounterfeit: thou art efleoclslly made, without 
 feemmg fo. 
 
 Vrir.cc. And thou a natural! Coward, without in- 
 flindl. 
 
 Faljl. I deny your c Tklasav: if yea will denv the 
 Sherife,fo : if not, let him enter. If i become not a Cart 
 as well as another man, a plague on my bunging vp ; £ 
 hope 1 (ball as foone be llrangied with a Halter, as ano¬ 
 ther. 
 
 Prince, Goe hide thee behinde the Arras, (he reft 
 walke vp aboue. Now my Mailers, for a true Face and 
 goodConfcience. 
 
 Faljl. Both which 1 haue had: but their date is out, 
 and therefore lie hide me. Exit. 
 
 prince. Call in the Sherife 
 
 Enter Sherife and lbs Carrier. 
 
 Prince. Now MaflerShenfe, what is your will with 
 mec ? 
 
 She. Firfi pardon me,my Lord. A Hue and Cry hath 
 followed certainc men vnto this houfe. 
 
 Prince. What men ? 
 
 She. One of them is well knownc.my gracious Lord, 
 a groffe fat man. 
 
 Car. As fat as Butter. 
 
 Ib-mee. The man,! doe allure you,is not beere. 
 
 For I my felfe at thus tires haue imploy’d bun t 
 And Sherife,1 will engage my word to thee, 
 
 That I will by to morrow Dinner time. 
 
 Send himtosnfwere thee, or any man, 
 
 For any thing he fhall be charg'd withall: 
 
 And fo let me entreat you,leatie the houfe. % 
 
 She. I will,my Lord r there are two Gentlemen 
 Haue in this Rpbberic loll three hundred Mask® . 
 
 Prince , It may be fo : if he haue robb'd thefc men. 
 
 He fhall be anfvmable: and fo farewell 
 
 Sbe. Good Night.my Noble Lord. 
 
 Prince, i thinkc it is good Morrow,is it not ? 
 
 She. Indcede,my Lord, I ihinke it be two.a Clockc. 
 
 •fxrt. 
 
 Prince. This oyiy Rafcall is kuovvnc a: well as Poule's: 
 goe call him fortn. 
 
 pete. Falflaffe i fall afleepe behinde the Arras, and 
 (honing like aKorfe. 
 
 prince, Harkc, how hard he fetches breath: fcarch bis 
 pockets. __A* 
 
6o The Fir ft Tart ifI\ mg Henry the Fourth* 
 
 He [earthah ftie Ptckttt , and fwaerh 
 certains Paperr. 
 
 Prince. Whsi hall thou found ? 
 pete. Nothing but P.pers, my Lord. 
 
 Prater. Let’s fee, what bethey ? reade then?. 
 
 Pete, Item,a Capon. ii.s.ii.d. 
 
 Itetc,Sawce, 
 
 rfern,SacVe,two Gallons. V.s. viir.d, 
 
 Item.Anchouesand Sacke after Supper. ti.s.vi.d. 
 
 !tem,Bsead. ob, 
 
 prince. 0 monflrous, but one halfe penny-worth of 
 bread to this intolerable dcale of Sacked What there is 
 eile.keepe clofe.wee'le reade it at more aduantage: there 
 let him fleepe till day. lie to the Court in the Morning: 
 Wee mu ft all to the Warres,andthy place Giali be hono¬ 
 rable. He procure this fat Rogue a Charge of Foot, 
 and I kno w hi* death will bea Matchof Twelue-fcore. 
 The Money (hall be pay'd backeagaine with aduantage. 
 Be with me betimes in the Morning: and fc good mot- 
 tow Peto. 
 
 Pete. Good m.crroWjgood my Lord. ExsrnsK. 
 
 Steepie;,andirofrc-prowneTpv'ers. Atyout Birth, 
 
 Our Grsndsm Eanh,hsuing this diRemperatisre, 
 
 In palfioo Pnockc, 
 
 Giettd. Coufin: of many men 
 ! doe not beare thefe Crofting?: Giue ms leaue 
 
 To tell you once againe, that at my Birth 
 
 The front of Heauen wss full of fierie (Rapes, 
 
 The Goaies ranne ftom the Mounraines.and the Heards 
 Were flrangeiy clamorous to the frighted fields’ 
 
 Jhefc figneshaue markttne extra ordir.arie. 
 
 And all the courfcs of my Life doe (hew, 
 
 I am net in the Roll cf common men, 
 
 Wheie is tbs Liuing.clipt in with the Sea, 
 
 That chides the Bankes of England,Scotland,and Wales, 
 Which calls me Pupili.ox hath read to me ? 
 
 And bring him out.that is but Womans Sonne, 
 
 Can trace mein the tedious wayes of Arr, 
 
 And hold me pace in deepe experiments. 
 
 Ihtty, I thinhe there's no man fpeakes better Welfb: 
 lie tolliiiner. 
 
 Mart. Peace Coufin Percy , you will make him mad. 
 Glcitd 1 can cal! Spirits from the vaftie Deepe^ 
 
 Hetty. Why fo can 1 ,or fo can any man: 
 
 But wilfthey comp, when you doe call for (hem? 
 
 Glend. Why.I can teach thee.Coufio.to command the 
 Deuill. 
 
 Hotty.Atid 1 canteschthce,Coufin,to fhametheDeuil, 
 By telling truth. Ted truth,and (home lh* Deuill; 
 
 If thou haue power to rayle him,bring him hither. 
 
 And He he fworne,! haue power to (hamc him h&ice 
 Oh.while you liut, tell truth,and (frame the Deuill. 
 
 tJMmt. Come come, no more cf this vnprofu&hk: 
 Chat. 
 
 Gkstd. Three times hath Hearty Bulimebrcakf made head 
 Againft my Power: thrice from thcBanks of WyS. 
 
 And fandjr-botcom’d Seuerne,haue i hent him 
 
 Bootleffe home,and Weather-beaten backc. 
 
 Hetty. Home without Bootes, 
 
 And in fbule Weather too, 
 
 How fespes he Agues in thcDcuils name? 
 
 Clend. Come, heere's the Mapps; 
 
 Shall wee dwide our Right, 
 
 According to our three-fold order ta'ne ? 
 
 Mart. The Arch-Deacon hath dsuided it 
 
 Into three Limits,very equally : 
 
 England, from T rem,aod Seuerne.hithert^ 
 
 By South snd Eaft is to my part aftign'd : 
 
 All Weftward, Wales, beyond the Stuerne Store, 
 
 And all the fertile Land within that bound. 
 
 To Owen Glotion)er: And deare Ceuxe,ro you 
 
 The remnant Northward.lymg off from Trent. 
 
 And our Indentures Tripartite are drawn? : 
 
 Winch being fealed mterchangeably, 
 
 (A Bofineffe that ibis N'ght may execute^ 
 
 To morrow,Coufin Percy.you and I, 
 
 And rr.y good Lord of Worcefter,WHil fesforth, 
 
 To metre your Father,and the ScottKh Power, 
 
 A* ss appointed vs at Shrewsbury. 
 
 M y Father Gloidowcr is not readie yet; 
 
 Nor (ball wee neede his helpe thefe foureteene dayes t 
 
 W ithin that fpace.you may haue drawne together 
 
 Your Tenants Friends and neighbouring Gentleman. 
 
 Glend. A Oiorrer time (b all fend m? to you.Lords : 
 
 And in my Condeff (bail your Ladre&conie, 
 
 From Whom you now rWi'IRftde.and take no leatse. 
 
 Far rhe r c' will be a Wodd of Waset (hed. 
 
 AUus Tertius* Scena Trma, 
 
 Jsnter Hottynrre, fVorceJler Lord Mortimer, 
 
 Owen Giettdower . 
 
 Mart. Thefepromifesare fatre.the parties fure. 
 
 And our indufiton full of profperous hope. , 
 
 Hetty.. Lord Gftfertimer, and Coufin Glcndewcr, 
 
 Will you fit downe ? 
 
 And Vncklc H'orceftcr ; a plague vpon it, 
 
 I hsue forgot the Mappe. 
 
 Glend. No,here it is: 
 
 Sit Coufin Percy [ it good Coufin Hottyurre : 
 
 For by that Name.as oft as La nearer doth fpeakeofyou, 
 jflis Cheekes Iooke pale,and with a rifrng figh. 
 
 He wifheth you in Heauen. 
 
 Hetty. And you in HeU^u oft as he heares Owen Glen- 
 dower fpoke of. 
 
 GleruL 1 cannot blame him: At my Natjuitie, 
 
 The front of Heauen was full of fierie lhapeS, 
 
 Of burning Creflets : and at my Birth, 
 
 The frame and foundation of the Earth 
 
 Shak'd like a Coward. 
 
 Hatty. Why fo i t would hauedone at the fame feafon, 
 if your Mothers Cat had but kitten’d, though'your fe'fe 
 had neuet beenebome. 
 
 Clend, 1 fay the Earth did (hake when I was borne. 
 
 ffotty. And I fay the Earth was not of my minde, 
 if you fuppofe.as fearing you.it (books. 
 
 Ckni. The Heauens were all on fire, the Earth did 
 tremble. 
 
 Hetty. Ob, then the Earth (hooke 
 
 To fee the Heauens on fire . 
 
 And not in feare of yoiirNatiuitie. 
 
 Difcafed Nature oftentimes bre&kes forth 
 
 In firange eruptions? and the teeming Earth 
 
 Is with a kinds of Collick pincht andvest, 
 
 By the smprifomnij of vrtruiy Winde 
 
 Within her Wombc: which for enlargement ftriuin^, 
 Shakes the old Rddsme Earthed tomb-les downs 
 
The Firjl Tart ofKJng Hetsry the Fourth . 61 
 
 Vpon the parting of your Wines and you. 
 
 Hot ft. Me thinks my Moity,North from Simon here, 
 Irtquantitie equals not one of yours; 
 
 Sec,how this Riuet comes me cranking in* 
 
 And cuts me from the beR of all my Land, 
 
 A hugfi halfe Moone,a monfirous Cantlc out. 
 
 He haue the Currant in this piace damn'd vp. 
 
 And here the fmug and Siiuer Trent fhal! mine. 
 
 In a new Channel!, fairc and cucnly : 
 
 It fhalfnoiwinde with futh adeepe indent. 
 
 To rob me of fo tith a Bottoms here. 
 
 Glend. Not winde ? it fhali,it muft p you fee it doth. 
 
 Mart, Yea,but marke how he beares his eourfc. 
 
 And runnes mevp with like advantage on the other fide. 
 Gelding the oppofed Continent as much, 
 
 A* on the other fide it takes from you. 
 
 Wore. Yea.bnca little Charge will trench him here. 
 
 And on this Noith fide winne this Cape of Land, 
 
 And then he runnes firaight and euen. 
 
 Hot/{>. lie hiue it fo,a little Charge will doe it. 
 
 Glend. lie not haue it alter'd. 
 
 Hot ft. Will not you? 
 
 Glend. No, nor you Hull not. 
 
 Ht>tfj>. Who fhali fay tne nay ? 
 
 Glend. Why,that will I, 
 
 Hetft. Let menotvnderfland you then, fpeake It ir 
 Wclfh. 
 
 Glend. I can fpeake £ngliffi,Lord,as well as you: 
 
 For I was tiayn’d vp in the Englifh Court; 
 
 Where,being but young, 1 framed to the Harpe 
 
 Many an Englifh Dittie,lonely well, 
 
 And gaue the Tongue a helpcfull Ornament; 
 
 A Vertuethat was neuer feenein you, 
 
 Hotft. Merty.andlamgladof U with all my heart, 
 
 ! had rather be a Kitten,and cry mew. 
 
 Then one of tnefe fame Meeter Ballad-mongers: 
 
 I had rather heare a Brazen Candieftick turn’d, 
 
 Or a dry V/heele grate on the Axle-tree, 
 
 And that would fee my teeth nothing an edge, 
 
 Nothing fo much, as mincing Poetric; 
 
 Tis like the forc’t gate of a fhuffiingNag^e. 
 
 Glend. Come,you fhal) haue Trent turn d. 
 
 Hotft. I doe not care: He giue thrice fo much Land 
 
 To any well-deferuing friend ; 
 
 But in the way of Bsrgainc,marke ye me, 
 
 1 le cauill on the ninth part of a hay re. 
 
 Are the Indentures drawne? fhali we be gone ? 
 
 Glend. The Moone fhirves faire, 
 
 You may away by Night; 
 
 lie hafle the Writer; andwirhall, 
 
 Breakc with your Wines,of your departure hencei 
 
 1 am afraidmy Daughter will ruane madde. 
 
 So much (he doteth on her Mortimer, £snt. 
 
 Mori. Fie, Coufm Percy , how you crofie my Fa¬ 
 ther. 
 
 Hotft. I cannot chufe : fometimehe angers me, 
 
 With telling me of the Moldwarpc and the Ant, 
 
 Of the Dreamer iJUerhn, and his Prophecies j 
 
 And of a Dragon, and a finne-lcfle Fiih, 
 
 A clip-wing’d Griffin,and z moulten Rauen, 
 
 A couching Lyon.and a ramping Cat, 
 
 And fuch e deale of skimble-skamble Stuff , 
 
 As puts me from my Faith. I teil you what, 
 
 He held me hft Night,si lealhnine howres. 
 
 In teckning vp the feueraSl Deads Names, 
 
 That were hi» Lacqueyes t 
 
 i ery’d bum, and well, goe too. 
 
 But mark’d him not a word. O.he it as tedious 
 
 As a tyred Horfc, a raylteg Wife, 
 
 Woric then a fmoakie Kosifc. I had raehcr litre 
 
 With Cheefe and Garliek tea Windmill farre. 
 
 Than feed® on Cates,and base him talke to rue, 
 la any Summer-Houfc inChri 
 
 Mart. In faith he was a worthy GoJikman, 
 
 Exceeding well read,and profited, 
 
 In flrange Conceal etseats. 
 
 Valiant as a Lyon.and wondrous affable. 
 
 And as bountiful!,as Mynca of India. 
 
 Shall I tell yetijCoufm, 
 
 He holds your temper in a high rdpedl. 
 
 And cutbcs himfdfc.euen of his natural! fcope. 
 
 When you doc erode his humon’faith he docs. 
 
 I warrant you.that man Is not slice. 
 
 Might fo haue tempted hitn^s you haue done, 
 
 Without thetafie of danger.and rcptcofc; 
 
 But doe not vfe it oft,let me entreat you. 
 
 Were. In faith.my Lord,yoo are too wilfeU blstsse. 
 
 And fincc your comming hither.haue done enough, 
 
 To put him quite befides his patience. 
 
 You muft needcs leame.Lord,to amend this fesit: 
 
 Though fometimes U them GrcatneSV.CoursgedSlocd, 
 And that's the dearefl grace it readers you; 
 
 Yet oftentimes it dothprefent bsrfh Rage, 
 
 Defedl of Manners,want of Gouernmenc, 
 
 Pride,HaughtinefTe,Opinion,and Difdaine s 
 
 The Icafi of which.haunting a Nobleman, 
 
 Lofethmens hearts,and ieaues behinde a flayne 
 
 Vpon thcbcauticof all parts befides. 
 
 Beguiling them of commendation. 
 
 Hotft. Well, I am fchool’d: 
 
 Good-manners be your fpeede; 
 
 Heere come your Wines,and let vs take cos Igaue, 
 
 £ntcr GletiJfiWer,mih the Ladies. 
 
 Mart. This is the deadly fpightjtbat angers sae. 
 
 My Wife can fpeake no Enghfb'I noWelfh. 
 
 Glend My Daughter weepes,(hee*le not part with you, 
 Shee’Ie be a Souldier too.fhec’le to the Wattes. 
 
 Teiort. Go^d Father tell her,that Ore and my Auqe Persy 
 Shall follow in your Conducl fpeedily. 
 
 (ylendxwer fteakys to her in fflelfh, andfixan* 
 feeeret him in the fame, 
 
 Cjlend. Shfec is defperateheere j 
 
 A pccuifh felfc-wiird Harlotry, 
 
 One that no pcrfwafiois can doe good vpon. 
 
 The Lady ftgaies in Welfh 
 
 Mart. 1 vndcrftaad thy Lookes: that pretty VV t 1 fh 
 Which thou powr’ff down from thefe fweUing Heat-ens, 
 
 I am too perfeif in: and but for &arQ£, 
 
 In fuch a parley fbould I anfwere thee. 
 
 The Lady (game in Weftb. 
 
 Mart. I vnderffand thy lOSes,and tboumine. 
 
 And that’s afecling deputation: 
 
 But! will neuer be a Truant, Loec, 
 
 Till 1 haue iearn'd thy Language:fo:thy tosgiie 
 
 Makes 
 
c Tbe Fir(l \ Tart eflxing Henry the fourth* 
 
 within tbefs two howres: and fb <o*r.e in, when ye? 
 
 Will. Exst. 
 
 6z 
 
 Makes Welfh as fwTet asXJittieshighly penn’d, 
 
 Sun^by afaire Qucene in aSurnmcrs Bowre, 
 
 Wich rauifhingDtuifion to her Lute. 
 
 giend, Nay,if thou melt,then \vili (lie runne tmdde. 
 
 Lady peak's ageune in Wdjh. 
 
 tJHort. 0,1 am Ignorance it felfe in this, 
 giend. She bids you. 
 
 On the wanton Rudies lay you downe, 
 
 And reft your gentle Head vpon her Lappe, 
 
 And die will Ting the Song that plcafeth you. 
 
 And on your Eye-lids Ctowne the God of Sleeps, 
 Charming your blood with pleafingheauincfle; 
 
 Making fuch difference betwixt Wake and Slcepe, 
 
 As is the difference betwixt Day and Night, 
 
 The houre before the Heauenly Harneis'd Teeme 
 Begins his Golden ProgrelTe in the Eaft. 
 
 e^J/m r.With all my heart lie fit,and heare her Ling: 
 
 By that time will out Booke,I thinke.be drawne. 
 git7cJ. Doefo: 
 
 And thofc Mufitians that (hall play to you, 
 
 Hang in the Ayre a thoufand Leagues from thence; 
 
 And ftraight they fhall be here: fit,and attend. 
 
 Hctfr. Come fosrc.thou art perfect in lying downe: 
 Come, quicke.quicke, that 1 may lay my Head in thy 
 Lappe 
 
 Lady, Gee,ye giddy-Goofe. 
 
 The LAfuJicke ftayei. 
 
 Hot[p. Now Tperceiue the Dctiill vnderftands Welfli, 
 And 'tts no maruell he is fb humorous: 
 
 Byrfady Fee's a good Mufitian. 
 
 Lad y. Tlien would you be nothing but Muficsll, 
 
 For you are altogether gouetned by humors • 
 
 Lye (fill ye Thee!e,and heare the I.ady fing in Welfh. 
 
 Hotfr. 1 had rather heare (Lsdy) my Brach howk in 
 Irifh. 
 
 Lady. Would ft haue thy Head broken l 
 Hatfp. No. 
 
 Lady, Then be ft ill 
 
 Hatty. Neyther.’tis a Womans fault. 
 
 Lady, NowGod helperhee, 
 
 /dotty. To the YVeifh Ladies Bed. 
 
 Lady. What's that ? 
 
 HeSjty. Peace,fhee lings. 
 
 Metre the Lady Jings a tVtIfh Song. 
 
 Hatty. Come,Ilf haue your Song too. 
 
 Lady. Not mine,in good foo?b, 
 
 Hetty. Not yours,in good footh ? 
 
 You fweare like a Comnt.makers Wife: 
 
 H°t you.in goo-1 tooth ; and,as true as 1 line > 
 
 And,as Gcd fhall mend me ; and,as fure as day i 
 Ar.d giueft fuch Sarcenet furetic for thy Oathes, 
 
 As ifthou neuer walk'ft further then Finsbury. 
 
 .Sweare me,Kate .like a Lady ,31 thou art, 
 
 A good mouth-filling Oath: 3nd leaue in footh, 
 
 And fuch proceft of pepper Ginger-bread, 
 
 To Veluer-GuardSsSnd Sunday-Citizens. 
 
 Come, fing. 
 
 Lady. ! will not flog. 
 
 Iietfj). Tisthe next way to turneTsyfor,©? be Red- 
 Bisft teacher: end the Indentures be drawne, Ik away 
 
 Cleni. Come.come.Lord Mortimer, you ate 25 flow. 
 As hot Lord Fcrcy is on fire to goe. 
 
 By this our Booke is dra wne : wee'le but feale. 
 
 And then to Horfe immediately. 
 
 Alert. With all my heart. Exeunt. 
 
 Scxna Secunda, 
 
 if nter the King , prince of (Valet and others. 
 
 King. Lords, giuevs leaue: 
 
 The Prince of Waks.and I, 
 
 Mud haue feme ptiuate conference: 
 
 But be neere at hand. 
 
 For wee fhal! presently haue neede of you. 
 
 Exeunt Lor it. 
 
 I know not whether Heauen will haue it fo. 
 
 For fome difpleafing feruice I hauedonej 
 That in his fecrer Dootne.out of my Blood, 
 
 Hee.le bteede Reue ngemenr,and a Scourge for mei 
 But thou do'ft in thy paflages of Life, 
 Makemebeleeue c thar thou art onely mark’d 
 For the hot vengeance, and the Rod ofheauen 
 To punifh my Miftreadings. Tel! me slfe. 
 
 Could fuch inordinate and low defires. 
 
 Such poore,fuch bare,fuch lewd,fuch mfane attemptJ, 
 Such batren pleafures.ttide focietie. 
 
 As thou art tvulcht wishalfand grafted toe, 
 Accompanie the greatnefle of thy blood. 
 
 And hold their leuell with thy Princely heart ? 
 
 Prince So pleafe yopr Ma'tefty, I would 1 could 
 Quit all offences with as cleare excufe. 
 
 As well a31 arn doubtieffe I can purge 
 My felfe of many I. am charg'd withall: 
 
 Yet fuch extenuation let mebegge. 
 
 As in teproofe of many Talcs deuis'd. 
 
 Which oft the EareofGrearr.efie needes mu ft heare. 
 By fmiling Pick-thankes, and bafe Newes-mongers; 
 I may for fome things true,wherein my youth 
 Hath faultie wsrvd red,and irregular, 
 
 Fmde pardon on my true fubmifiwn* 
 
 King. Heauen pardon thee: 
 
 Yet let me wonder, Harry, 
 
 At thy affeflions, which doe hold a Wing 
 Quire ftom the flight of all thy anccftors. 
 
 Thy place in Counceli thou haft rudely loft. 
 
 Which by thy younger Brother is fuppiy'de ; 
 
 And art almcfl an alien to the hearts 
 Of all the Court and Princes of my blood. 
 
 The hope and expe&acion of thy time 
 Is ruin'd,and the Soule of euery man 
 Prophetically doe fere-chinke thy fall. 
 
 Had I fo lauifh of my prefence beene. 
 
 So common hackney’d in the eyes of men. 
 
 So ftale and cheape to vulgar Company; 
 
 Opinion,that did helpe me to the Crowne, 
 
 Had ftlll kept loyall to poffeiTion, 
 
 And left roe in reputelefte banifhment, 
 
 A fellow of no tnarke,nor likely hood. 
 
 By being feldoroe feene.l could not ftirre. 
 
 But like a Comer,! was wondred at. 
 
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 63 
 
 That men would tell tbefr Children,Tbit is bee: 
 
 Others would fays Where.Whicb is BuEtngbrockf- 
 And then I Role ail Courtcfie from Hcauen, 
 
 And dreft my felfe in fuch Humilitie, 
 
 That I did plucke Allegeance from mens hems, 
 
 _owd Showts and Salutations from their roouthes, 
 iuen in the prefence of the Crowned King. 
 
 Thus 1 did kcepc my Perfon frerti and new, 
 
 <dy Prefence like a Robe Pontificall, 
 
 'de're feene ,but wondred ax t and fo my State, 
 
 Seldoroe but fumptuous, (hewed like a Feaft, 
 
 And wonne by rareneffe fuch Solemnitie. 
 
 The skipping King hee ambled vp and dowre, 
 
 With (hallow Iefters.and ra(h Bauin Wits, 
 
 Soone kindled,and foonc burnt,carded his State, 
 Mingled his Royaltie with Carping Fooles, 
 
 Hadhis great Name prophanea with their Seornes, 
 
 And gaue his Countenance,sgainff his Name, 
 
 To laugh at gybing Boyei.and Rand the pu(h 
 Of euery Bcardleffe vaineComparatiue; 
 
 Grew a Companion to the common Streetes, 
 
 Enfeoff'd himfelfe to Populasitie: 
 
 That being day ly fwallowed by mens Eyes, 
 
 They furfeted with Honey,and began to loathe 
 The tafle of Sweetneffe,whereof a little 
 More then a little,!* by much too much. 
 
 So when he had occafion to be feene. 
 
 He was but as the Cucko w is in Iune, 
 
 Heard .not regarded: feene but with fuch Eyes, 
 Asfickc and blunted wiihCommunitic, 
 
 Affoord no extraordinaric Gaze, 
 
 Such as istoent on Sunne-likc Maieftie, 
 
 When it fhiues feldomc in admiring Eyes : 
 
 But rather dro wz'd.and hung their eye-lids downe. 
 Slept in hisTace, and rendred fuch afpeft 
 AsCloudie men vfe to doe to their aduerfaries, 
 
 Being with his prefence glutted,gorg’d.and full 
 And in that vety Line,Harry,(landed thou : 
 
 Forthou haft loft thy Princely Prhiiledge, 
 Wlthvijepanicipation. Not an Eye 
 But is awearie of thy common fight, 
 
 Saue mine,which hath defir’d to lee thee more : 
 
 Which now doth that I would not haue it doe. 
 
 Make blindc iefeife with foolifh tendernefle. 
 
 Prince. I (hall hereafter,my thrice gracious Lord, 
 
 Be mote my felfe. 
 
 King. For all the World, 
 
 As thon art to this houte,was Richard then. 
 
 When 1 from France fet foot at Rauenfpurgh; 
 
 And rum as I was then,is Percy now j 
 Now by my Scepter,and my Soule t reboot. 
 
 He hath more worthy interefl to the State 
 Then thou,the fhadow of Succeffion ; 
 
 For of no Right .nor colour like to Right. 
 
 He doth fill holds with Hameis in the Realme, 
 
 Turnes head igainff the Lyons armed Iawes ; 
 
 And being no mote in debt to yeeres,then tho«|, 
 
 Leades ancient Lords,and rcuerent Bifhops on 
 To bloody Battailes.and to brufing Armes. 
 
 What ncuer-dying Honor hath he got, 
 
 Againft renowned Devrg/tu ? whofe high Decdes, 
 Whofe hot lncurfions.and great Name in Armes, 
 Holds from all Souldiers chiefe Maioritie, 
 
 And Militarie Title Capitall 
 
 Through all the Kingdomet that acknowledgeChrift, 
 Thticehath the Hoi four t ,\n fwatblng Clothes, 
 
 This Tnfsnt Warrior, In hisEnterorifes, 
 
 Difcomfued great Dou>glM,n'ne him once. 
 
 Enlarged him, and made a friend of him. 
 
 To fill the mouth of deepe Defiance vp. 
 
 And (hake the peace and fafetie of cut Throne. 
 
 And what fay you to this ? Percy,Northumberland, 
 
 The Arch-bUhops Grace ofY t Dtneglsu, Mortimer, 
 Capitulate againft vs,and are vp. 
 
 But wherefore doe 1 tell thefe Newes to thee ? 
 Why.W-sry.doe I tell thee of my Foes, 
 
 Which art my neer'ft and deareft Enemie } 
 
 Thou,that art like enough,through vaffall Feare, 
 
 Bafe Inclination,and the ftart of Spleeoe, 
 
 To fight againft me voder Perdu pay, 
 Todoggehisheeles,3ndcurt(ieachis ftownes, 
 
 To (hew how much thou art degenerate. 
 
 Prince. Dcenotthinke fo.youQnllnotfindeii for 
 And Heauen forgiue them, that fo much haue fway'd 
 Your Maiefties good thoughts away from me; 
 
 I will tedeeme all this on Percies head. 
 
 And in the clofing of fome glorious day. 
 
 Be bold to cell you,that l am your Sonne, 
 
 When I will weare a Garment ail oFBlood, 
 
 And ff aine my fauours in a bloody Maske: 
 
 Which waflit away,(hall fcowre my (hame with it. 
 
 And that (hall be the d»y,when ere it lights. 
 
 That this fameChild of Honor and Renowne, 
 
 This gallant Wct#w,this all-prayfed Knight, 
 
 And your vnthought-of Harry chance to meet: 
 
 For euery Honor fitting on his Helme, 
 
 Would they were multitudes,and on tpy head 
 My fhames tedoubled. For the time will come. 
 
 That I (hall make this Northerne Youth exchange 
 His glorious Deedes for my Indignities: 
 
 Percy is but my Fattor,good my Lord, 
 
 T 0 engrofle vp glorious Deedes on my behaife: 
 
 And I will call him to fo (hi# account, 
 
 That he (hall render euery Glory vt>, 
 
 Ycsjeoen thcfleighteff wotlhip of bis time. 
 
 Or 1 will teare the Reckoning from his Heart. 
 
 This, in the Name of Heauen.I procnife here: 
 
 The which,if I performe.and doe furuiue, 
 
 Idocbefeech your Maieftie,may falue 
 The long-growne Wounds of my intemperacurc: 
 
 If not,the end of Life cancells all Bands, 
 
 And 1 will dye ahundred thoufand Deaths, 
 
 £rc breaks the (nwlleftpaTcellof this Vow. 
 
 King. A hundred thoufand Rebels dye in this: 
 
 Thou unit haue Charge,and foueraigne truft herein. 
 
 Enter ’Bltent. 
 
 How now good RUcmHh'j JLookes are full of fpeed. 
 
 'Blunt. So hath the Bufinefle that! come to fpeake of. J 
 Lord (JVtertimer of Scotland hath fent word, 
 
 That Hofeglae and theEnglifh Rebels met 
 The eleuenth of this moneth»at Shrewsbury: 
 
 A mightie and a fearefull Head they are, 
 
 (If Ptomifes be kept on euery hand) 
 
 As euet offered foole play in a State. 
 
 King. The Eatle of Weftmerland fee fbtth to day t 
 With him my fonne,Lord John of Lancafter, 
 
 For this aduertifemert is fiue dayes old. 
 
 On Wednefday next flurry thou (bait fet forward : 
 
 On Thurfday.wee out felues will march. 
 
 Out meeting isBridgenorth: and Hurry, you (hall march 
 
 f Through} 
 
^4 _ TheFzrflT m ofKmg Henry the Fourth, 
 
 ThroughGlocefterfhire: by which account. 
 
 Our Bufmdfc.vaiued fometweluedsyc* henre. 
 
 Our genera'll Forces at Bridgencrthfliall meetc. 
 
 Our Hands are full of Bufineffe: let's away e 
 Advantage fecdes him faqwhilc men delay. Exeunt. 
 
 pater faliiafie and Bi&deifh 
 
 FalTi. BurdaJpb, am 1 not falne away vilely, ftnce this 
 Isft action ? doe 1 not bate ? doe I not dwindle ? Why 
 my skinne hangs about me like an c?ic!e Ladies loose 
 Gowne s I am withered like an olde Apple Icb*. Well, 
 Jle repent,and that fuddenly, while I am in Come liking: 
 
 1 fhali be our of heart fhorcly, and then I (hall haue no 
 ftrengrh to repent, And I haue not forgotten what the 
 in-fidc of a Onirc.h is made of, I am a Pepper-Come, a 
 Brewers Horfe,the in-fidc of a Church. Company,villa- 
 fiousCompany hath beene the fpoyleofme. 
 
 Bard. Sir tehn, you are fo fretful!, you cannot line 
 long. 
 
 falfi. Why there if it: Come, fing me a bawdy-Song, 
 saakeme inerty.: I wasosvertuoufly giuen, as a Gentle¬ 
 man need to be; vertuousenough, 1 wore lfttie,dic’d not 
 aboue feuen times a wceke, went to a Bawdy-houfc not 
 afeoue once in & quarter of an houre, psyd Money that I 
 borrowed, three or foute times : liued well, and in good 
 compalTe: and now ISiaeout of all order, out of com. 
 paSe. 
 
 “Bard Why, you are fo far. Sir John, that you mad 
 needes bee out of all compaffe; out of all reafor.able 
 compare,Sit John. 
 
 Falfi. Doc thou amend chy Face,and He amend thy 
 Life : Thou art our Admin!!, thou beared the Lsnterne 
 intht-Poopc, but'tls intheNofe of thee; thou art the 
 Knight of the burning Lsmpe. 
 
 Bard. Why,Sir Jehn,my Face does you nohsrme. 
 
 Faijl. No,ficbeUvorne: I make as good vfe of ir, as 
 many a man doth of e Deaths-Herd.ora MementoTrior i. 
 
 I neuer fee thy Face,but 1 thinks vpon Hell fire,and £>»*« 
 that liued in Purple; for there he is in his Robes burning, I 
 burning. If thou v?crt anyway giuen to vertue,! would 
 fweare by thy Face ; my Oath (hould bee, By tkie Fire ; 
 But rhou art altogether giuen otierj and wert indeede, 
 but for the Light in thy Fice.the Sunne of vtter Darke- 
 ceffc When thou ran'ft vp Gads-Hill, in the Night, to 
 catch my Horfc.if I did not thinke that thou hadft bcene 
 an /jr»«/ifvj«,ora Ball of Wild-fire, there’s no Porchafc 
 in Money. O thou in a perpetual! Triumph, an euer- 
 <3ll!ngBone«fire-Liglrt! thou haft faued me athoufand 
 Mirkcs in Linkes and Torches, walking with thee in the 
 Night betwixt Taucmc and T auernc: Bus the Sack chat 
 thou haft drunks ms, would haue bought me Lights as 
 good cheapens the deareft Chandlers in Europe. I haue 
 maintain’d that Salamander of yours with fire, any time 
 this two and thirtie yeeresj-kauen reward me for it. 
 
 Bard I would my Fate were inyotirBelly, 
 
 FalH. So flbould I be fare tobe heart-bum’A 
 Eater Hofitffs, 
 
 H*w now,Dame Tmlet the Hen, haue you enquir’d yet 
 who pick’d my Pocket ? 
 
 Hefiefe. Why Sir Mr ,,what doe you thlnVeTSir lebn > 
 doe you thinke I keepeTheeues in my Houfe? I haue 
 fbrchkl, I haue enquired, fehaz my Husband, Man by 
 Man, Boy by Boy, Seruant by Seruanr: the tight of o 
 
 hsyre was neuer loft in my houfe before 6 
 
 Ulfl Ye lye Hofteffe: Betrdolphvnfo au’d.and loft 
 many ahayre; and llebefw me my Pocket was pick’d ■ 
 goeto,yotjare3 Woman,goe. r 
 
 tlefiefc. Who I ? I defiethee: I was neuer call’d fo 
 sn mine own« houfe before. 
 
 FeJfl. Goe to,! know you well enough. 
 
 Fhsleffe. No.Sir lobe,you doe not know me.Sir John : 
 I know yoUjSir / obit: you owe me Money, Sit John, and 
 new you pickea quarrel], to beguile me of it: I bough, 
 you adozenofShimtoyourBackc. 6 
 
 Falji. Doubs, filthy Doulas : J haus giuen them 
 away to Bakers Wsues.snd they haue made Boulters of 
 them. 
 
 Hoffefe. Now as I am a true Woman,Holland of eight 
 (hidings an Ell: You ewe Money here befides Sir John 
 for your Dyct, and by-Dnnkmgs, and Money ‘lent vou,’ 
 roure and twentie pounds. 
 
 Valft. Hcc hso his part of it,let him pay. 
 
 Hofitjfe. Hcc ? alas bee is poore , hee hath no¬ 
 thing. 
 
 Falfi. How? Poore? Looke vpon his Face: What call 
 youRich? Let them ooyne his Nofejet them roynchis 
 Cheekes, lit not pay a Denier. Whsr.will you make a 
 Younker of me ? Shall I net take mine cafe in mine Innc 
 hurl (bail haue my Pocket pick'd? I haue loft a Seale- 
 Ring of niy Grand.fathers,worth forneMarke. 
 
 floffejje. I haue heard the Piince tell him, I know nor 
 how oft,that that Ring was Copper. 
 
 falfi. How? the Prince is a Iacke.aSneakc-Cuppe: 
 and if hee v.-ere heere,I would cudgel! him like a Dos-ee 
 if hee would fay fo. 
 
 Enter ike Vrmee worthing,and Faljleffe meets 
 him , flaying on hie 7 runchiea 
 like a Fife. 
 
 Falfi. How now Lad? is the Winde in thacDoore? 
 Muft we all march? 
 
 Bard. Yca,two and two.Ncwgatt faffiion. 
 
 IJcshffe. M y Lord,I pray you ’neare me, 
 
 Brtrrce. What fay’ft thou, Miftrelfe Quickly f How 
 does thy Husband ? I loue him well, hee is an honefi 
 man. 
 
 Uofieffe. Good, my Lord,heare mee. 
 
 Falfi. Prethee let her alone,and lift to mee. 
 
 Prince. What fay'ft thou,f<«r%/ 
 
 Fafi. The oth*er Night 1 fell aOeepe heere behind the 
 Arras, and had my Pocket pickt: this Houfe is turn'd 
 Bawdy-heufe, they picke Pockets. 
 
 Trmce. What did ft thou Jofe, lade ? 
 
 Fafi. Wilrthoubtieeuetne,fW?Three or foure Bondi 
 of fortie pound apeece, and a Seale-Ring of my Grand¬ 
 fathers. 
 
 Prince. A Trifte/omeeight-penny matrer. 
 
 Kofi. So I told hii» 5 my Lord; and Ifaid.I heard your 
 Grace fay fo: and (tny.L ord) hee fpcakes rnoft vilely of 
 you, like s fenle-raoutb’d man as hee is, and faid, hee 
 would cudgcll.yeu. 
 
 Fnnce . What hee did not ? 
 
 Hofi. There’s nevther Faith,Truth,nor Woman-hood 
 iomeeife. 
 
 Fer.ft.Thete't 
 
Tk Fbfi Tart of KmZ Henry the Fourth, 
 
 
 Va!jt .There's no mere faith in thes then a ftu’de Prunsj 
 
 nor no more truth in thee, then m a drawne Fox: and for 
 Woomao-hood.Maid-marian may be the Deputies wife 
 of the Ward to thee. Go you nothing: go. 
 
 Heft. Say. vvhat thing? what thing? 
 
 Frift. What thing? why a thin? to manke heauen on. 
 Hojt. I am R® thing to tbsnke heauen on,I wold thou 
 foouldft know it: 1 am an heneft mans wife : and fetting 
 ihv Knighthood afide,thou art a knaoe to cal! me fo. 
 
 J Fdfi. Setting thy woman-hood 8fide,thou art a bcafi 
 to fay otherwife. 
 
 Hofi. Say,what bcaft,theu knauc thou ? 
 faL What beaftf Why an Otter. 
 frin. An Otter,fir leont Why an Otter ? 
 
 Fai. Why? She’* neither fifti nor Ikfh; a man knows 
 
 not where to haue her. 
 
 H*jt. T hou art vmuft man in faying fo; thou, or ante 
 man knowet where to haue me,thou knaue thou. 
 
 Prutee. Thou fay’ft trueHofteffe,snd he {lenders thee 
 
 mofi groffely. ., , . . . 
 
 Hofl. So he doth you,my Lord, and layce this other 
 day. You ought him a thousand pound. 
 
 prince. Sitt»h,do 1 owe you a thoufand pound t 
 FaJjl. A thoufand pound Held A Million. Thy loue is 
 worth a Million : thou ow'd me thy loue. 
 
 He/?. Nay my Lord,he call’d you lack*, and faidhee 
 would cudgel! you. 
 fit. Did 1, Bardahb} 
 
 'Bar. Indeed Sit lobn, you faid fo. 
 fa/. Yea.ifbefaid my Ring wa» Copper. 
 
 Trmce. I fay 'cis Copper. Dat’d thou bee as good as 
 thy word now ? 
 
 fa!. Why HcP. thou kncw*ft,&s thou art but a nsan.i 
 dare •. but,as thou art a Prince, 1 fc&re thee, as I feare the 
 roaring of the Lyons Whetpe. 
 
 prince. And why not as the Lyon ? 
 
 Fd. The King himfclfe it to bee feared as the Lyon : 
 Oo’ft thourhmke liefearc thce.as I fearc thy F«hei?nay 
 tfl do, let my Girdlebrcake. 
 
 Pun. O.if it fhould. how would thy gutter fall about 
 tfiy knees. But firta : There’s no rooms for Faith, Truth, 
 n^r Hcnefty.in thisbofome of ehir.e : it is all fill'd vppe 
 wsthGuttesandMidriffe. Charge an honed Woman 
 with picking thy pocket? Why thou tsorfon impudent 
 imbed Rafcall, if there were any thing in thy Pocket but 
 Tauerne Recknings, Memorandunu of Bawdie-houfes, 
 and one poore peny-vvotthofSugaf-candieto make thee 
 long-winded: if thy pocket were enrich’d with anie ©- 
 thcr injuries but cheie, I am s Viilainc: And yet you will 
 ftand to ir, you will not Pocket vp wrong. Art thou not 
 slbam d > 
 
 Fai, Daft thou be are Hal ? Thou know if in the Rate 
 of Innocency, Adam fell: and what Should poore hale 
 Falflafft do,in the dayes of Villany ? Thou feed, 1 haue 
 more fiefh then another mao,and therefore more frailty. 
 Yoncoufefte thenyoupicktmy pocket t 
 Prin. It appearesfo by the Story. 
 
 Fai. Hofteffe, 1 forgiue thee : 
 
 Go make ready Breakfaft, loue thy Husband, 
 
 Looke to thy Seruants, and chenlh thy Goefts : 
 
 Thou {halt find me ua&able to any honeft rcalont 
 Thou feed, I am pacified ftiU. 
 
 Nay, I ptethee be gone. 
 
 Exit Hdteffe. 
 
 Now Hd.ro the newts at Court for the Robbery, Lad? 
 How :s that anfwertd? 
 
 Prin. Q my fweee Beefe : 
 
 I mu ft Sill be good Angell to thee. 
 
 The Monie is paid baefee againe. 
 
 Fa/. O, I do not like that paying bade, ’cis a double 
 Labour. 
 
 Prin. I am good Friends with my Father.and may do 
 any thing. 
 
 fai. Rob me theExehequer thefirft thing thou do'ft, 
 and doit with vnwafh’d hands too. 
 
 Bard. Do my Lord. 
 
 prin. I haue procured thee laeke, a Charge of Foot. 
 
 Fai. I would it had beer.e ofHorfe. Where (ha! 1 finds 
 one that can fteale well ? O, for a fine ehetfet of two and 
 twentie.or thereabout: I amheynoufly vnptouided. Wei 
 God be thanked for thele Rebels, they offend none but 
 the Vcrtuous. I l3ud them,I praife them. 
 
 Prin. Bards/ph. 
 
 Bar. My Lord. 
 
 Pun. Go beate this Letter to Lord l«b» ofLancsftcr 
 To my Brother John. This to my Lord of Weftroerland, 
 Go Pete, to horfe : for thou.and 1, 
 
 Haue thinie miles to ride yet ere dinner time. 
 
 /ael(f,meet me to morrow in the Temple Hall 
 At two a clocke in the aftemoone, 
 
 There (halt thou know thy Charge,and there t eceiue 
 Money and Order for their Furniture. 
 
 The Land is burning, PcrAe funds onhye. 
 
 And either they, or we muft lower lye. 
 
 Fai. Rare words! braoe wot Id. 
 
 Hoftefle.my breakfaft, come i 
 
 Qh,l could wiflr this Tauer ne were my drumme. 
 
 Exetmt omnet. 
 
 Mus Quarter. Scorn a Trima. 
 
 Enter Hatrie Hot/purre , H'ercefier, 
 and Dowglat. 
 
 Hot. Well faid, my Noble Scot, if fpeaking ttrnh 
 In this fine A ge.were not thought flatterie. 
 
 Such attribution fliould the Dovglat haue. 
 
 As not a Souldiour of this feafons ftampe» 
 
 Should go fo general! currant through the world. 
 
 By heauen I cannot flatter: I defie 
 The Tongues of Soothers. But a Brauer place 
 In my hearts loue.hath no man then your Seife, 
 Nay.taske me to my word: approue trie Lord. 
 
 Dew. Thou arc the King of Honor . 
 
 No man fo poteot breathes vpoor.he gtound, 
 
 But 1 will Beard him. 
 
 Cater a Mejfeager. 
 
 Fiet. Do fo, and tis well. VVh3t Letters haft there ? 
 ! can but thanke you. 
 
 Meff. Thefc Letters come from your Father. 
 
 Hot. Letters from him ? 
 
 Why comes he not hienfeife ? 
 
 Mef He cannot come, my Lord, 
 
 He is gteeuous fitke.i 
 
 Hot. How? hai he the leyfurefobe fiekenow, 
 
 In foch s iuflung time? Who hades hu power ? 
 
 Voder whole GonernmeiH come they along? 
 
 1 t 
 
6 6 Fbe Firjl Fart ofKjrtz Henry the Fourth. 
 
 Mejf. His Letters bearcs his minde,noc I his minds. 
 War. 1 precbeeedl me.doth he keepe his Bed ? 
 
 Mejf. I le did,my Lord.fbure dsyes ere I fet forth t 
 And at the time of my departure thence, 
 
 He was much fear'd by his Phyficisn. 
 
 t?or. 1 would the Rare of time had firrl beenc whole, 
 Brehe by (kknefFe had beene vifited: 
 
 His health was neuer better worth then now. 
 
 HotftSickc now? droops now? this (icknesdoth infe& 
 The very Life-blood of our Bmcrprife, 
 
 'Tis catching hither ,eucn t© our Csntpe. 
 
 He writes rr.e here,that inward ficknefle. 
 
 And that his friends by deputation 
 
 Could not fo foone be drawne: nor did bethinke it meet, 
 To lay {©dangerous and deareatruR 
 
 On any Soule remou’d,but on his owne. 
 
 Yet doth he giue vs bold aduercifcment. 
 
 That with our fmall coniundlion we Ihould on. 
 
 To fee how rortune is difpos*d to vs s 
 
 For,as fie wntes,there is no quailing now, 
 
 Becaufc the King is cmainely poffeft 
 
 Of all ourpurpofes What lay you to jt? 
 
 Wor, Your Fathers ficknffle it a mayme to v*. 
 
 Hotjp. A perillousGafh.a very Limme !opt off; 
 
 And yet,in faith,it is not his prefent want 
 
 Seemes more then we (hall fin.de it. 
 
 Were it good,to fet the exaft wealth of al! our Rates 
 
 All at oneCsft ? To fet fo rich a mayne 
 
 On the nice hazard of one doubtful! houre, 
 
 It were not good: for therein (hculd we reads 
 
 The very Bottome,and the Soule of Hope 
 
 7 he very Llft.thevery vtmoft Bound 
 
 Of all our fortunes. 
 
 Dtnvg. Fai;h,and fo wee fiiould; 
 
 Where now remainssa fweet reuerfion. 
 
 We may boldly fpend.vpon the hope 
 
 Of what is to come in; 
 
 A comfort of retyrement lines in this. 
 
 Hotjp. A Randeuous,a Hometo Rye vmo, 
 
 If that the Deuill and Mifchance looke bigge 
 
 Vpon the Maydenhead of our Affaires. 
 
 fVrr. But yet ] would youcTather had bcene here: 
 
 The Qualitie and Heire of our Attempt 
 
 Brookes no diuifion; It will be thought 
 
 By fotne,that know not why he is away, 
 
 That wifedome,loyaltie,and meere riiflike 
 
 Of our proceedings.kept the Earle from hence. 
 
 And thinke.hovs (uch an apprehenfion 
 
 May tume the tyde of fcarefuil Fa^Hon, 
 
 And breede a kind? of queftion in our caufe: 
 
 For well you know,wee of the ofiiring fide, 
 
 Muft keepe aloofe from fit i <5 arbisreratent. 
 
 And fiep all fight-hok*,e®ery lo©pe,from whence 
 
 The eye of reafon may prie in vpon vs: 
 
 This ah fenc e of your Father drawer a Cunaine, 
 
 That (hewe* the ignorant a kinde of feare, 
 
 Beforenot dresmt of. 
 
 tfetjp. You ftrayne too farre. 
 
 I rather of his abfence make this vfe: 
 
 It lends a LuftM,and more great Opinion, 
 
 A larger Dare to your great Enterprise, 
 
 Then if the Earle were here: for men muft thinkc, 
 
 If we without his belpe,C3n makes Head 
 
 To pu(h agsinft the Kingdome 5 with his helpe, 
 
 Wc (hall ore-ranse it ropik-turuy downe : 
 
 Yet all goes well,yet all our ioynts are whole. 
 
 jy<rrs £. As heart car. thinke: 
 
 There is not fucb a word (poke of in Scotland, 
 
 As this D reams of Feare. 
 
 Inter Sir Richard Vernon. 
 
 Het$. My Cotsfln ^cracfc.welcome by my Soule. 
 Vem.Vtxy God my twvm bs worth a wdccwe.Lori 
 The Earle of Wdlmerlsod.feuen rhoofand ftrong. 
 
 Is marching hieber-umds,with Prince khn, 
 
 Hotjp. Noharms: what mote? 
 
 Vent. And further, I haue Seam’d, 
 
 The King himfelfe in perfort hath fit forth. 
 
 Or hither-wards intended fpeedify. 
 
 With Rrong and raightie preparation. 
 
 Hotjp. He (iisll be welcome too. 
 
 Where is his Sonne, 
 
 The nimfcle.fooredMad-Capjprince of Wales, 
 
 And his Comrades,that daft the World affde, 
 
 And bid it paffe? 
 
 Van. Allforniffitjall in Armes, 
 
 All plum’d likeEftridgeSjthat with the Winds 
 
 Bsyted like Eagles.hsoing lately bath’d, 
 GlitteringinGolden Coaces.like Images, 
 
 As full of fpirit as the Mbneth of May, 
 
 Ami gorgeous as the Sonne at Mid-furr.mer, 
 
 Wanton asyouthfull Goa:c5,wi!deas young Bulls. 
 
 I faw young Han 7 with his Bcuer on. 
 
 His Cufhes on his thighe*,gallantly arm’d. 
 
 Rife from the ground like feathered ijtfncury, 
 
 And vaulted with fuel) cafe into his Sear, 
 
 As if an Angel) dropt dowrte from the Clouds, 
 
 To rurne and winde a fieri ePegefu:, 
 
 And witch the World yrkh Noble Kotfemanfhip, 
 
 Hotjp. No more,no more, 
 
 Worfe then the Surme in March: 
 
 This prayfe doth ncurifh Agues: let them come. 
 
 They come like Sacrifices in their crimme, 
 
 And to the fire-ey’d Maid of fmoikieW me, 
 
 All ho:,and bleeding,will wee offer them ; 
 
 The mayled cBTsrr Hull on his Altar fit 
 
 Vp to the cares in blood. I am on fire, 
 
 To heare this rich reprizsll is fo nigh, 
 
 And yet not curs. Come,!et me take my Horfe, 
 
 Who is to beare me like a Thunder-bolt, 
 
 A geinft the bofome of the Jrrince of Wales. 
 
 Harry to Harry, (hall not Horfe to Horfe 
 
 Meece,and ne’re part,till one drop downs a Coarfe t 
 
 Oh,that Glendawer were come, 
 
 Ver. There is more newes: 
 
 I learned in W©rceftet,3s 1 rode along, 
 
 He cannot draw his Power this foureteene dayes. 
 
 Dcmg. That's the werft Tidings that 1 heare of 
 yet. 
 
 War. I by my faith,that hearts a frofty found. 
 
 Hotjp. What may the Kings whole Battaile reach 
 rnto? 
 
 Ver. T0 thirty thoufand. 
 
 Ho:. Forty let it be. 
 
 My Father and GUndover being both away, 
 
 The powres of vs,may ferue fo great a day. 
 
 Come,let vs take a muffer Ipeedily: 
 
 I>oomefday is neerc; dye all,dye merrily. 
 
 Dew. Talke net of dying,! atnout of feare 
 
 Ofdmh,cr deaths hand, for this one halfe yearc. 
 
 Sxem t Onmet, 
 Sana 
 
"The Fir ft ‘P art ofK ln Z Henry the Fourth. 6 7 
 
 Selena Secwida . 
 
 Fa ft. Tut,oeuer feare me, I am as vigilant as a Cat,to 
 fteaieCreame. 
 
 Pnnce I thinke to fte&le Creame indecd.for thy theft 
 hath alreadie made thee Butter ; but tell a>e,Atr£,whole 
 fell owes are thefe that come after t 
 
 Falfl. Mine.f/a/.mme. 
 
 Prince. 1 did neuer fee fuch pittifull Rafcais. 
 
 Falfl. Tut,tut,good enough totoffe: foooc tor Pow¬ 
 der, foode for Powder: they’le fill a Pit,as well.as better, 
 tufh man.mortall men,mortall men, 
 
 Weflm. I, Hut Sir lehn, me thsnkes they are exceeding 
 poore and bare,toe beggarly. 
 
 falfl. Faith,for then pouertie.l know not where they 
 had that \ and for their barenefls, I am furs they neuer 
 (earn’d that of me. 
 
 /’twee.No,lie be fworne.vnlefTc you calf three fingers 
 on the Ribbcs bare. But fitra.tnake bafle,/*ercy i$ already 
 m the field. 
 
 Falfl. What.is the King encamp'd? 
 
 Weflm. Hee is. Sir lohn , I feare wee £ball Ray too 
 long. 
 
 falfl. Well.to the latter end of a fray, and the begin- 
 oing of a Feaft, fits a dull fighter, and a keeneGuefl. 
 
 Extant. 
 
 Enter Falflaffe and Bardolph. 
 
 Falfl. 'Bnrdeflh.^et thee before to Couentry, fill me a 
 Beetle of Sack,cur Souldiers fhall march through: VBee*le 
 to Sutton-cop-h'll to N'ght. 
 
 'Bard. Will you giue me Money,Cap tame? 
 
 Falfl. Lay out,lay out 
 
 * Bard. This Bottle makes an Angell. 
 
 Falfl. And if't doe,take it fiortbylabonr . anti if it 
 make twentie, take them all, lie anfwerc the Coynage, 
 3 rd my Lieutenant Pete mectc me at the Townes end. 
 
 'Bard. I will Capiame; farewell. Exit 
 
 Falfl. If 1 be not afham’d of my Souldiers, 1 am a 
 fowc't-Gurnet: ! haue roif-vs‘d the Kings Prelfe dam¬ 
 nably. I haue got, in exchange of a hundred and fiftic 
 Souldiers, three hundred and odde Pounds. 1 prefte me 
 none but good Houfc-holders, Yeomens Sormestcnqoire 
 me out controlled Batchelers, fuch as had beene ask'd 
 twice on the Banes: fuch a Commoditte of warme flaucs, 
 as had as lieoe hearc the Deuiil, as a Drummc $ fuch as 
 feare the report of aCahucr.wotfcihena ftruck-Foole, 
 or a hun wilde-Ducke. I preft me none but luch Toftes 
 and Butter.with Hearts in their Bellyes no bigger then 
 Pinnes heads, and they haue bought out their feruiccs: 
 And now, my whole Charge confiftsof Ancients, Cor- 
 porals,Lisutenants,Gentlensen of Companies, Slaues as 
 ragged as Laxan* a in the painted Cloth,where the Glut¬ 
 tons Dogges licked his Sores; and fuch, as indeed were 
 neuer Souldiers, but dif-carded vniufi Seruingmen,youn- 
 ger Sonnes to younger Brothers, reuolced Tspftcrs and 
 Oftlers.Trade-falne, the Cankers of a calme World,and 
 long Peace . ccnne times more dis-honorable ragged, 
 then an old-fsc’d Aocienr; and fuch haue 1 to fill vp the 
 roorncs of them that haue bought out their fmi ices: that 
 you would thinke, that I had a hundred sod fiftie teeter'd 
 Prodigalltjlately come fromSwine-keepjng,fronaeating 
 OrafFean^ Huskes. A mad fellow met me on the way, 
 and told me,l had unloaded all theGibbets.and preft the 
 dead bodyes. No eye h3th feene fuch skar-Crowes: lie 
 not march through Couentry with them,that s flat. Nay, 
 and the Viilaines march wide betwixt the Legges, as tf 
 they had Gyaes on ; fo? indeed?, I had the tnoli of them 
 out of Prifon. There's not a Shirt and a halfe ia all my 
 Company : and the halfe Shirt is two Napkins tackt to¬ 
 gether, 3nd throwne ouerrhe fhoulders like a Heralds 
 Coat,witheut fleeues : and the Shin, to fay the truth, 
 fiolne from my HoA of S. Albones, or the Red-Nofe 
 Inne-kcepeT of Dauintry. But chat’s all ooe,they’k firsde 
 I.inneo enough on euery Hedge. 
 
 Enter the Prince t and the Lord of Wefttneriand. 
 
 Prince. How now blowne lackj how now Quilt ? 
 
 Falfl. What Hall How now rosd Wag,what a Deuiil 
 do’ft thou in Warwickfhire ? My good Lord ofWefl- 
 merland.I cry you mercy, I thought you Honour had al¬ 
 ready becrie at Shrewsbury. 
 
 ypeji 'Faith.5ti lohnfut more then time thar ! were 
 ihere. and you too: but my Powers are there alreadie- 
 fne K>ng,l tan tell yoy.loakes foi vsall: wemuft away 
 •jl ! to Night. 
 
 Serna T'ertia. 
 
 Enter Hit 'fpWflVoTCefier, Dcrog lot ,md 
 
 Per non. 
 
 Hotff Wee’le fsghr with him to Night. 
 
 Wore. It may not be. 
 
 D<ncg. You giue him thtnaduamage. 
 
 ZJem. Not a whit. 
 
 Hoff. Why fay you fo ? lookes he not for fupply? 
 
 Uervt. So doe wee. 
 
 Hotff. His it certame.ours is doubtful!, 
 
 Wore. Good Coufin be aduis'd,ftirre not to night. 
 
 Vem. Doe not,my Lord, 
 
 Z?ea?g. You doe not counfaile well : 
 
 You fpeake it out of feare,and cold heart. 
 
 XJtm. Doe me no dander, DowgLe: by my Life, 
 
 And 1 dare well maintame it with my Life, 
 
 If well-refpe£ied Honor bid me on, 
 
 I hold as little counfaile with weake feare, 
 
 As yoUftny Lord,or any Scot that this day lines,, 
 
 Let it be feene to morrow in the Bated!, 
 
 Which of es feares. 
 
 Dowg. Yea,or tonight. 
 
 "Vem. Content. 
 
 fhtfp. To nighr^fay I. 
 
 Vem. Come, come,it may nor be. 
 
 I wonder much.being me of fuch great leading as you ate 
 That yon fore-fee nos what impediments 
 
 Draghacke our expedition : certame Boris 
 
 Of my Coufitt Vement are not yet come vp. 
 
 Your V nckle Worceflcrs Horfe came bat to day s 
 
 Aod now their pride and mettall is afkepe. 
 
 Their courage with bard labour came and doll. 
 
 That not a Horfs is halfe the halfe of himfeife. 
 
 Hotff. So are the Horfes of the Enetsic 
 
 In general! tourney bated,and brought low ; 
 
 Tht better part ©f cars are foil of rrft. 
 
 f $ War. The 
 
68 The Firft Tart of King Henry the Fourth, 
 
 Wort. The number of ihe King cxcecdeth our*: 
 
 For GotSs fake.Coufin.ftay till all come in. 
 
 The Trumpet founds a Parley. Enter Sir 
 
 Welt or 'Blunt. 
 
 Then}. I come with gracious offer* from the King, 
 
 If you vouchfafe me hearmg,and refpcdl. 
 
 Hetty- Welcome,Sir Walter Titan. 
 
 And would to God you were of our determination. 
 
 Some of v$ loue you well : and euen thofe fome 
 
 Enuie your great deferuings.and good name, 
 
 Becaufc you are not of our qualitie. 
 
 But Rand againft vs like an Enemic. 
 
 ■2/»»r.And Heauen defend,but Rill I fhould Rand fo. 
 
 So long ss out of Limit, and true Rule, 
 
 You Rand againft anoynted MaieRie. 
 
 But corny Charge. 
 
 The King hath lent to know 
 
 The nature of your Griefei.snd whereupon 
 
 You coniure from the BreR of Ciuiil Peace, 
 
 Such bold HoRilitie, teaching his dutiou* Land 
 
 Audacious Crueltie. If that the King 
 
 Haueany way your good Deferts forgot, 
 
 Which he confeffeth to he manifold. 
 
 He bids you name yourGriefes,and with all fpeed 
 
 You fhall baue your defires,with intereR ; 
 
 And Pardon abfolute for your felfe, and thefe. 
 
 Herein mis-led,by your fuggeRion. 
 
 Hatty The King is kinde : 
 
 And well wee know, the King 
 
 Knowes at what time to promile,when to pay. 
 
 My Father,my Vnckle,and my felfe, 
 
 Did giuc him that fame Royaftie he weare* : 
 
 And when he was not fixe and twentie Rrong, 
 
 Sicke in the Worlds regard,wretched,and low, 
 
 A poore vnminded Out-law, fr,caking home. 
 
 My Father gaue him welcome to the (bore: 
 
 And when he heard h tm (wear e,and vow to God, 
 
 He came but to be Duke of Lancafier, 
 
 To fue his Liuerie.and begge his Peace, 
 
 With teares of Innocencie.and tearmes of Zeale; 
 
 My Father,in kinde heart and pitty mou'd. 
 
 Swore him afiiRance,and perform’d it too. 
 
 Mow,when the Lords and Barons of the Realme 
 
 Perceiu’d Northumberland did leane to him. 
 
 The more and IclTe came in with Cap and Knee, 
 
 Met him in Boroughs.Cities,Villages, 
 
 Attended him on Brldges.ftood in Lanes, 
 
 Layd Gifts before him .proffer 'd him their Oathes, 
 
 Gaue him their Heires.as Pages followed him, 
 
 Euen at the heeles.in golden multitudes. 
 
 He prefently.as Greatnefie knower it felfe. 
 
 Steps me a little higher then his Vow 
 
 Made to toy Father.whilehis blood was poore, 
 
 Vpon the naked (hore at Raucnfpurgh : 
 
 And now (forfooth) takes on him to reforme 
 
 Some certain* Edifts,and fomeRraii Decree*, 
 
 That lay too heauie on the Common-wealth; 
 
 Cryes out vpon sbufes.feemes to weepe 
 ©uerhi* Countries Wrongs: and by this Face, 
 
 This feemingBi ow of luflice.did hewinne 
 
 The hearts of all that hee did angle for. 
 
 Proceeded further,cut me off the Heads 
 
 Of all the Fauorites.iKat the abfent King 
 ' In deputation left behind* him heere. 
 
 When hee was perfonall in the Irlfli Wane. 
 
 Tlu.it . Tut,I came not to heare thi*. 
 
 Hetty. Then to the point. 
 
 In fhort time after, hee depos’d the King. 
 
 Soone after that,d*priu’d him of hi* Life ; 
 
 And in the neck of that.taik’t the whole State. 
 
 To make that worfe.fuffer’d hi* Kinfman \JMareb, 
 
 Who is,if euery Owner were plac’d, 
 
 Indeede his King,to be engag'd in Wales, 
 
 There,without Ranfome.to lye forfeited s 
 
 Difgrac’d me in my happie Vi&ories, 
 
 Sought to intrap me by intelligence. 
 
 Rated my Vnckle from the Councell-Boord, 
 
 In rage difmifs’d my Father from the Court, 
 
 Broke Oath on Oath,committed Wrong on W rong, 
 
 And in conclufion,droue vs to feeke out 
 
 This Head of fafetie; and witha.ll,to ptie 
 
 Into his Title : the which wee fiftde 
 
 Too sndtre&, for long continuance. 
 
 Tlunt. Shall I rcturne chit anfwertothcKing? 
 
 Hotty. Not fo.Sirffts/ffr. 
 
 Wee’le with-draw a while . 
 
 Goe to the King,and let there be impawn'd 
 
 Some furecie for a fafe returne agsine, 
 
 And in the Morning early Rial! my Vnckle 
 
 Bring him our purpofes and fo farewell. 
 
 Blunt. I would you would accept of Grace and Loue. 
 Hetty. And’tmay be.fo weefh&ll 
 
 Blunt. Pray Heauen you doe. Exttmt. 
 
 Scena Quarta. 
 
 Enter the Arcb-Btfhap §f Tories and Sir Bitched. 
 
 jirch. Hie,good Sir Mtchell, beare this fealed Briefe 
 With winged hafte to the Lord Marftiali, 
 
 This to my Coufin Scroope, and all the reft 
 
 To whom they ate direiRed. 
 
 If you knew how much they doe Import, 
 
 You would make haRe, 
 
 S/r Aftch. My good Lord,I gueffe their tenet. 
 
 Hrcb. Like enough you dee. 
 
 To morrow,good Sir Michitt, is a day. 
 
 Wherein the fortune of ten shoufand men 
 
 Muft bide the touch. For Sir.at Shrewsbury, 
 
 As I am truly giuen to vndeiftand, 
 
 The King,with mightie and quit k-rayfed Power, 
 
 Meetes with Lord Harry t and I fears,Sir Mtchsll, 
 
 What with the (kkr.effe of Northumberland, 
 
 Whcrfe Power was in the firft proportion; 
 
 And what with Owen Glendoretrt abfence thence. 
 
 Who with them W3S rated fitmely too. 
 
 And comes not sn,ouer-rul d by Prophecies, 
 
 1 fcare die Power of Percy is too weake. 
 
 To W8ge sn inftant uyall with the King. 
 
 Sir Mich- Why,my good Lord,you need nor fearc, 
 There isDoieglai,*ftd Lord Lfflortimer. 
 jdreh. No yJMertirmr is not there. 
 
 Sir Ttltc. But there is MerdakrJ^emon, Lord Harry Percy, 
 And there is my Lord of Worcefter, 
 
 And a Head of gallant Warriors, 
 feeble Gentlemen. 
 
 jSreb. And 
 
C Tbe Ftr/l "Tart of Kjng Henry the Fourth 6 9 
 
 lArcb. And To there is, du: yet tne King hath diswns 
 The fpccisll head of alJ the Land together: 
 
 The Prince of Wales, Lord Ms of LaEcaftcr, 
 
 The Noble Weftmerland, and warlike "Blunt ; 
 
 And many tnoe Corrtualt.and dearemen 
 
 Of eftimation, andcoeoasad tn Arases. 
 
 Sir M. Doubt not my Lord, he fnaii bcwell oppos'd 
 tsirch. I hope no lefle? Ye? needful! ’tis sc Rare. 
 
 And to pretsent the worft, Sir Mtched fpeed ; 
 
 For if Lord Percy thriue not, ere the King 
 
 Difmiffshts power, he meanes to vifit vs: 
 
 For hehath beard of our Cenfederacie, 
 
 And, 'tis but Wifedome to make ftrong againft him: 
 Therefore make haft, I mu ft go write againc 
 
 To other Friends: and fo farewell,Sir Micbsll. Excmt. 
 
 When yet you were in piece, and tn aecoaat 
 
 Nothing fo ftrong and fortunate, as f $ 
 
 It was my Selfe, o>y Brother, and his Scone, 
 
 That brought von home,aad boldly did otst-dere 
 
 The danger of the time. You fwore to vs, 
 
 And you did fweere chat Oath st DoncaSer, 
 
 That you did nothingofpurpofe 'gainfl the State, 
 
 Not daime no further, then your new-faint right. 
 
 The feate of iSdtfX!, Dukedcrne cf Lsnc after. 
 
 To this, we feast e our aide i Butin Sion spate. 
 
 It rain’d down? Fortune fhowring oa your hstd. 
 
 And fuch a ftoud ofGreatneffe fell cn you. 
 
 What with our hcipe,v?hat with the sbfent King, 
 
 What with the injuries of wanton time, 
 
 Thefeeming fuScrances that you had borne. 
 
 And the contrartous Windes that held the King 
 
 So long in the vnluckyltifa Wanes, 
 
 That all in England did repute him dead : 
 
 And from this fwarrae of fake advantages. 
 
 You tooke occafteo to be quickly wood. 
 
 To gripe the general! fway into your hand. 
 
 Forgot your Oath to vr at Doncafier, 
 
 And being fed by vs,you vs’d vs fo. 
 
 As that vngentle gull the Cuckowes Bird 
 
 Vfeth the Sparrow, did opprefle our Ncft, 
 
 Grew by our reeding, to fo grearabuike. 
 
 That euen oar Loue durft not come neere your fight 
 
 For feare offwallowing s But with nimble wing 
 
 We wete infcrc’d for Safety fake, to fiye 
 
 Out ofyour light, and raife this prefent Head, 
 
 Wbeteby we Hand oppofed by fuch roeanes 
 
 As you yourfelfc, haue forg'd sgsinft yout felfe. 
 
 By vnkinde vfage, dangerous countenance, 
 
 And violation ofai! faith and troth 
 
 S worne to v s in yon get enterprite. 
 
 Kin. Thcfe things indeede you haue articulated. 
 Proclaim’d at Marke t Croffes/cad in Churches, 
 
 To fact the Garment of Rebellion 
 
 With feme fine colour, that may pleafe the eye 
 
 Of fickle Changelings, and poore Difcorusmss, 
 
 Which gape, and rub the Elbow at the oewes 
 
 Of hurly burly Inncustion: 
 
 And never yet did Jnfurreilion want 
 
 Such water-colours, to impaint his caufe: 
 
 Nor tnoedy Beggars,fteruing for a time 
 
 Of pell-mell hauocke,and confufton. 
 
 Pries. In both our Armies, there is many a foule 
 
 Shall pay full dearely for this encounter. 
 
 If once they ioyne in trial!. Tell yout Nephew, 
 
 The Prince ofWaies doth ioyne with all the world 
 
 In praife of Henry Per ea : By my Hopes, 
 
 This prefent enterprise fet off his bead, 
 
 I do not thinke a brauerGentlcman, 
 
 Morea£tiuc } valiant,©?more valiant yong. 
 
 More daring,or more boldgis now aline, 
 
 T o gracf this ia trer A gc with Noble deeds. 
 
 For my part, I may fpeake it to my fhaase, 
 
 I hane a Truant beene to Chivalry, 
 
 And fo I hcare, he doth account ms too : 
 
 Yet this before my Fathers Maiefty, 
 
 1 am content that he fhall take the oddes 
 
 Of his great name and eftimation. 
 
 And vvili,to face the blood on either fide, 
 
 Tf y fortune with him, In a Single Fight. 
 
 King . And Prince of Wales,fo dare we venter lliwS » 
 Albeit, confiderations infinite 
 
 Jfluf Quintus. Scena Frima. 
 
 Enter the King, Prince of'Wales, Lord ! aim of Live after, 
 Earle of Wefttnerland,Sir Walter Blunt, 
 and Fdftaffe. 
 
 Kin*. How bloodily the Sunne begins to peers 
 
 Abouc yon bushy hill: the day lookes pale 
 
 At his diflemperatmc. 
 
 Pun. TbeSoutherne winde 
 
 Doth play the Trumpet to hispurpofee, 
 
 And by his hollow whiffling in the Leaues, 
 
 Fottels a Tempeft,and a bluft'ring day. 
 
 King. Then with the lofcrs let it fympathi*e. 
 
 For nothing can fectnc foule to thofe that win. 
 
 Tbe Trumpet founds . 
 
 Enter Wcrtcfter. 
 
 King. How now my Lord of VVcnler? ’Tis nos well 
 Th3tyouar,d 1 ftiould meet vpon Such tearmes. 
 
 As now we meet. You hsae deceiv'd our cruft. 
 
 And made vsdoffe our esfie Robes of Peace, 
 
 To ctufh our old limbes in vngentle Steele: 
 
 This is not well, my Lord,this is not well. 
 
 What fay you to it ? Will you againe vnknit 
 
 This churli fh knot of all-abhorred W arre? 
 
 And mouein that obedient Orbe againe. 
 
 Where you did giuea faire and r.aturall light. 
 
 And be no more an exhall'd Meteor, 
 
 Aprodigie ofFeare, andaPonent 
 
 Of broached Mifcheefe, to the vnborneTimes? 
 
 t Par. Heareme.myLieges 
 
 For mine owne part, I could be well content 
 ToentertainetheLagge-end of my life 
 
 With quiet houres: For I do proteft, 
 
 1 blue not fought the day of this diflike. 
 
 King. You haue rot fought it: how comes it then? 
 
 Fal. Rebellion lay in his way .and he found it. 
 
 Pun. Peace,Chewet, peace. 
 
 Wcr. It pleas'd your Maiefty, to tume your lookes 
 
 Of Faucur, from my Selfe, and all our Houfe ; 
 
 And yet I rnuft remember youmy Lord, 
 
 We were the firft, and deareft of your Friends t 
 
 For you, my ftaffe ofOffice did 1 breake 
 
 In Richards time, and poafted dav and night 
 
 Totneete you on the way,and kiffeyoot hand, 
 
7© TbeFir/l'Parto/Kjng Henry the Fourth. 
 
 Do mike againft it: No good Wor (Vrv.no, 
 
 We louc out people well; eoen tWofe we loue 
 
 TKac arc mi fled vpon your Coufins part: 
 
 A nd will they take the offer of our Once : 
 
 Both he, and they .and you \ yea,euery man 
 
 Shall he my Friend a gains, and lie benls. 
 
 So tell your Coufio.and bring me word.) 
 
 What he w ill do Bat ifhe will not yeeld. 
 
 Rebuke and dread corredVion waite on vs. 
 
 And they (hall do their Office. So bee gone, 
 
 We will not now be troubled with reply. 
 
 We offer faire, take it sdutfedly. 
 
 €xu tP'orcefier. 
 
 Prin. It will not be accepted,on tny life, 
 
 The Dowilaj and the Hat[parre both together, 
 confident againft the world io Artnes. 
 
 Ktng. Hence therefore, euery Lesder to his charge. 
 
 Far on their aafwer will wc fet on them; 
 
 And God befriend vi, as our caufe is iuA. Ixawt. 
 
 Manat Prince oral TeJjlcfftt. 
 
 Pal. Hal, if thou fee me downe in the bartell. 
 Andbeftride me, fo ;’tisa point of fnendlhtp. 
 
 Pr«n .Nothing but a ColofTiis can do thee that ftendfhip 
 Say thy prayers,and farewell. 
 
 pal. I would tt were bed time /AaZ,and all well. 
 
 Prin. Wby.thoo ow'ftheancn a death. 
 
 Folft. 'Tis not due yet: T would bee loath to pay him 
 before his day. What neede I bee fo forward with him, 
 that call's not on tue? Well, tis no matter .Honor prickes 
 neon. But how if Honour prreke me off when I come 
 oo ? How then? Can Honour Cet too a legge? No : or an 
 »rroe?No: Or take away the greefe of a wound ?No. 
 Honour hath no skill in Surgerie.tben ? No. What is Ho¬ 
 nour ? A word. What is that word Honour ? Ay re : A 
 trim ttekoning. Who bath it ? He that dy’de a Wednes¬ 
 day. Doth he feels it?No. Doth hee hearett? No, Is iy 
 infenfiblethen?yea.to the dead. But wil it not Itue with 
 the lining? No. Why ? Detraffion wil not fuffet it.ther- 
 fore lie nooe of tt. Honour is a meere Scutcheon, and fo 
 ends tny Catechifme. Exit. 
 
 And an adopted name ofPtiuiledge. 
 
 A haire-brain'd Hot finer re, gouern’d by a Spleeoe- 
 All his offences liue vpon my head. 
 
 And on his Fathers. We did traine himoo, 
 
 And his corruption being tane from vs. 
 
 We as the Spring of ail, (nail pay for all : 
 
 Therefore good Coufin, let not Harry know 
 
 I n aery cafe, the offer of the King. 
 
 Ver. Defrarr what you will,Ik lay tis £>. 
 
 Hcere comes your Cofin. 
 
 Enter Hatfiune. 
 
 Hat. My Vnklc is return’d, 
 
 Ddtuer vp my Lord of Wcftmerland. 
 
 Vnkle,what newe- # 
 
 \Per. The King Will bid you bartell prefently. 
 
 TW.Dcfie him by the Lord of Weffmerlind. 
 
 Hat. Lord Dau-fUt ■■ Go you and tell Sim fo. 
 
 Data. Marry aodfhaU,and verie willingly. 
 
 Exit Davgtat. 
 
 tvnr There is no feetning mercy in the King. 
 
 Hat. Did yot» begge any? God forbid. 
 
 trer I told him gently of our grecuancts. 
 
 Of his Oath-breaking : which he mended thua, 
 
 By now forfweanng that he is forfwome, 
 
 He cals vs Rebels,TraitoTs,and will fcourge 
 
 With haughty artnes, this hateful! name in vs. 
 
 Enter DtnagLat. 
 
 Data. Armc Gentlemen, to Artnes, for 1 haue thrown 
 
 A braoe defiance in King Hemet teeth : 
 
 And WeftxneTland that was iogag'd did bem it. 
 
 Which cannot choofe but bring him quickly on. 
 
 tf'ar. The Prince of Wales dept fotrh before the king. 
 And Nephew, challeng'd you to fingk fight. 
 
 Hot . O, would the quarrel! lay vpon our heads. 
 
 And that no man might draw fhort breath to day. 
 
 But 1 and Harry Monmouth . Tell me,(ell mee, 
 
 How fhew'd bis Talking ?Seem'd it in contempt ? 
 
 V it No, by my Soule J nruer in my life 
 
 Did heare a Challenge vrg'd more oiodefUy, 
 
 Vnleffe a Brother fhould a Brother dare 
 
 To gendenercife, and proofe of Armet. 
 
 He g3ue you all the Duties of a Man, 
 
 Tnmin'd vp your praifes with a Princely tongue. 
 
 Spoke yout deferuingi like a Chronicle, 
 
 Making you cuer better tbenhtt praife, 
 
 By ftill difpraifiog praife, valew'd with you : 
 
 And which became him like a Prince indeed. 
 
 He made a blnfKing dtall ofbimfeife. 
 
 And chid his Trewant youth wlthfucb a Grace, 
 
 As ifhe maltred there a double fpirit 
 
 Of teaching, and of learning inftantly : 
 
 There did he paufe. But let me cell the World, 
 
 Ifhe out-liue the entile of this day, 
 
 England did neucr owe fo fweet » hope. 
 
 So much mifeonftrued io hu W antonneffe. 
 
 Hot . Ccufio, I thtnke thou art enamored 
 
 On hit Follies : neoer did I heare 
 
 Of any Prince Co wilde at Liberty 
 
 But be he as be will, yet once ere night, 
 
 1 will imbrsce him with a Sooldters arm*. 
 
 That be (hall fhrinke vndvr my curtefic. 
 
 Arme,arroc with fpeed. And Fellow's,Sokliera^ricnds, 
 Better confider what you haue to do. 
 
 That I that hsne not well the gift of Tongue, 
 
 Can 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter tVtrrct/kr, and Sir "t^d/ard XitrncB 
 
 War. O no/viy Nephew mull not know,Sir Richard, 
 The liberal! kinde offer of the King. 
 
 Per. "T were beft he did 
 
 U'er, Then we are ill »ndone. 
 
 It is not pofTible, it cannot he. 
 
 The King would keeoe hu word in lotting vs. 
 
 He will Uifprfi vs (Vifl, and ftnde a time 
 
 To punifh this offence in others faults 
 
 Suppofitioo.all out hues, (hall be ffucke fall of eyes ) 
 
 For Treafon is but trufted like the Foie, 
 
 Who ne*re fo tame, fo chcrifht,and lock’d vp. 
 
 Will haue a wilde tncke of his Anceffors ’ 
 
 Lookc how he can, or fad or merrily, 
 
 Interpretation will mifquote our lookes. 
 
 And we (hall feede like Oicen at a Rail. 
 
 The better cherifht, (hll the nearer death. 
 
 My Nephewes trefpaffe nay be well forgot. 
 
 It hath the excufe of youth^uid heats of blood. 
 
The Firjl Tart ofKjng Henry the Fourth. _ ji 
 
 Moffins where they are pepper’d :c here's not thret of my 
 
 150. left aliue, and they for the Townes end, to begdu- 
 nnglife. But who comes heere/ 
 
 Enter she Prince. 
 
 Can lift yout blood vp with petfwafion. 
 
 Enter a. i^fejinger. 
 
 Mef. Wy Lord,hcere ate Letters for you. 
 
 Hot. I cannot reade them now. 
 
 OC entlemon,the time ofltfen (hort; 
 
 To Ipend that fhortncfTe bafely.were too long. 
 
 Jt'life did ride vpon a Dials point, 
 
 Still ending at the arnuall ot an houre. 
 
 And if we liue, we hue to t/eade on Kings; 
 
 It dye, btaue death.when Princes dye with vs. 
 
 Mow lot our Confcientes, the Arrnes is faire, 
 
 When the intent Qi t bearing them is iuft. 
 
 Enter toother <J+ief[enger. 
 
 Mef. My Lord prepare, the King comes on apace. 
 Hot. I thanke him, that he cuts me from my taler 
 For 1 profelTe not talking. Onely this, 
 
 Let eichtnan do his heft. And heerc I draw a Sword, 
 Whofc worthy temper l intend to Paine 
 With the bef> blood that 1 can meete withall, 
 
 Jnthe aJuentute of this perillous day. 
 
 Now Efperance Percy, and fet on : 
 
 Sound all the tofey [nPrumems of Wsrre, 
 
 And by that Muficke, let vs all tmbrace : 
 
 Fot heauen to earte/ome of vs neueT fhall, 
 
 Abscond time do fdch a curtefie. 
 
 7 hey embrace yhe Trumpet! found, the King entereth 
 with hit potter, alarum t"ito the but ell. Then enter 
 Dewglut,and Str Walter 'Blent . 
 
 .£/«».What is thy name,that in battel thus^erofleft me? 
 What honor doft thou feeke vpon my head ? 
 
 Dow Know then my name is Dowgtas, 
 
 And I do haunt thee in the bate ell thus, 
 
 Becaule fome tell me, that thou art a King. 
 blunt. They tell thee true. 
 
 Dow. The LordofStafforddeeretoday hathbought 
 Thy likencfTe ; for infled of thee King Harry, 
 
 This Sword hath ended him, fo fhall it thee, 
 
 Vnleffe thou yeeld thee as a Pnfoner. 
 
 Blot. 1 was not borne to yeeld,thou haughty Sees, 
 And thou (halt finds a King that willreuengc 
 Lords Staffords death. 
 
 Fight, Blunt u fame,then entert Hotfptcr. 
 
 Hot. O D*i 7 (r/ 4 r,hadftchoufoughiat Holmcdonthos 
 1 neuer had triumphed o’re a Scot. 
 
 Dow AH sdonc,alPs won.here breathles lies the king 
 Hot- Where/ 
 
 Dow Heere. 
 
 Hot. This Dtrsoglail No,I know this face full well: 
 
 A gallant Knight he was, his name was “Blunt, 
 
 Semblably furnifh’d like the Kinghimfelfe. 
 
 Dow. Ah foole: go with thy foule whether it goes, 
 
 A borrowed Title haft thou bought too deere. 
 
 Why didft thou tell me, that thou wer t a King i 
 Hot. The King hath many marching in his Coat*. 
 Dow. Now by my Sword.I will kill all his Coates, 
 lie murder all his Wardrobe peece by peece, 
 
 Vntiil 1 meet the King. 
 
 Hot. Vp,andaway, 
 
 Our Souldiers ftand full fairely for the day. Exeunt 
 alarum, and enter Falfaffs folios. 
 
 Fal. Though I could fcape fhot-freeat London.I fear 
 the fhot heere : here’s no fcoring, but vpon the paic.Soft 
 who ate you ? Sir Walter'Blunt, there's Honour for you: 
 hete’s no vanity, I am as hot as molten Lead, and as bea- 
 uy too; heauen keepe Lead out of mec, I neede no more 
 weight then mine owne Bawdies. 1 haue led my rag of 
 
 prt. What^ancfft thou idle here?Lend me thy fword, 
 Many a Nobleman likes ftafke and ftiffe 
 Vnder the hooues of vaunting enemies. 
 
 Whole deaths are vnreueng d. Prethy lend me thy fword 
 Fal. O Hal, 1 prethee giue me leaue to breath awhile : 
 Turke Gregory ncuet did fuch deeds in Armcs, as I haue 
 done this day. I haue paid Percy, 1 haue made him fure. 
 
 Prm. He is indeed,and hulng to kill thee : 
 
 I prethee lend me thy fword. 
 
 Falfl . Nay Hal, if Percj bee aliue, thou getfl not my 
 Sword ; but take my Piftoll if thou wilt. 
 
 Prm. Giue it me : What, is it id the Cafe * 
 
 Fal, I Hal, tis hot : There’s that wilfSaeke a Ciry. 
 
 The Prince drawer out a Bottle of Satie. 
 Prm. What, js it a time to left and dally now. ttert. 
 
 Thrown it at him. 
 
 Fal. If Percy be aliue. He pierce him : it he do come in 
 my way,fo : tfhe do not, if 1 come in his (willingly) let 
 him make a Carbonado of me. I like noc luch grinning 
 honour as Sir Walter hath : Giue mee life, which if I can 
 faue, fo ■ ifnoi,hooour comes vnlook’d for, and thet’s an 
 end. EM 
 
 Scena Tertia. 
 
 a/iLtrt/m e x cur font,enter the King,the Prmce t 
 Lord lohn ofLancaffer, and Earle 
 of Weft inert and. 
 
 King, 1 prethee Harry withdraw ihy feife, thoublee- 
 deft too much. Lord lohn ef Lane after ,go you with him. 
 p /oh. Not I,my Lotd.vnlefle I did bleed too. 
 
 Prm. 1 befeech your Maiefty make vp, 
 
 Leafl you retirement do amaze yout friends. 
 
 King. 1 will do to : 
 
 My Lord of Weftmerland leadehim tohisTent. 
 
 Weft. Come my Lord, lie leade you to your Tent. 
 Prm. Lead me my Lord? I do not need your helpe; 
 And heaueu forbid a (hallow fcratch fhould dtiue 
 The Prince of Wales from fuch a field as this. 
 
 Where ftain'd Nobility lyes trod on on. 
 
 And Rebels Armes triumph in mafiacres. 
 
 I oh. We breath too long: Come cofin Weftnserland, 
 Our duty rhis way lies,for heaueas fake come. 
 
 Prm. By heauen thou baft deceiu'd me Lancafler, 
 
 I did not thinke thee Lord of fuch a fpirit: 
 
 Before, 1 lou’d thee as a Brother, lohn; 
 
 But now, 1 do tefpeiSt thee as my Soule. 
 
 King. I faw him hold Lord Percy at the point. 
 
 With luftier maintenance then I didlookefot 
 Gf fuch an vngrowne Ware tout. 
 
 Frtn O this Bey. lends mettall to vs all. Exst. 
 Enter Dowglac. 
 
 Dow. Another King?They grow UkeHydia s head : 
 
 1 am the Douglas, fat all to all ttiofe 
 
 That weate ibofe colours on them. What an thou 
 
 *f hat counteTfek’ft the peTfon of a King i 
 
 fang The King himCeife: Who Deivgliu grieuesat hart 
 
yi The Firfl Fart ofl\ing Hairy the Fourth . 
 
 So many of his fiiadowes thou haft met. 
 
 And not the very King. I hsue two Boy es 
 
 Seeke Pcre/and thy felfeabout tbeField; 
 
 But feeing thou f&li'ft on me fo luckily, 
 
 I will aflay the?: Co defend thv felfe. 
 
 Hew. jtfearc thou art another counterfeit : 
 
 And yet infaith thou bcat'ft thee like a King: 
 
 But mine l am fure thou art.wboeze thou be. 
 
 And thus I win thee. They fight, the KJtting in danger, 
 
 fnmPrmce. 
 
 Prin. Hold vp they head vile Seot,or thou ait like 
 Neuer to hold it vp againe : the Spirits 
 
 Of valiant Sherlj ,Staffcrd.Plmt,STC in my Arrnesj 
 
 It is the Prince of Wales that threatens thee. 
 
 Who neuer promifeth-buehe rneanes to pay. 
 
 They right, ‘Dmglasflyetb. 
 CbeerelyMy Lord; how fare’s your Grace? 
 
 Sir Nicholas Gap fey hath for fnccourfest. 
 
 And fo hath (filiftm : fie to Clifton ftraight. 
 
 King. Stay,and breath awhile. 
 
 Thou haft redeem’d thy loft opinion, 
 
 And fhew’d thou roak’ft fornc tender of my life 
 
 In this fairerefeugthou haft brought to mee. 
 
 Prin. O heauen, they did me too much initiry. 
 
 That cues faid 1 heatkned to your death, 
 
 Ifit were fo,] might haue let alone 
 
 The infuhing hand of Dtmglas ouet you. 
 
 Which would haue bene as fpeedy in your end. 
 
 As ail the poyfonotis potions in she world. 
 
 And fau'd the Treacherous labour of your Sonne. 
 
 K. Make vp to £7 if ten fie to Sir Nicholas Ganfry. Exit 
 Enter Hot finer. 
 
 Hot, If I miftakenot, thou art Harry Monmouth. 
 
 Prin, Thou fpeak’ft as if I would deny my name. 
 
 Hot. My name is Harris Perch. 
 
 Prin. Why then I fees very valiant rebel of shat name. 
 Jam thcPrineeof Wales,and thinke not Percy, 
 Tofhatewithme in glory any more : 
 
 Two Starres keepe not their motion in one Sphere, 
 
 Nor can one EngLsnd brooke a double rtigne. 
 
 Of Harry Percy , and thePrince ofWaies. 
 
 Hot, Nor fha'l it Harry., for the Houre is come 
 
 To end the one of vs; and would to heauen. 
 
 Thy narswin Acmes, were now as great as mine. 
 
 Prin. Ileroake it greater,ere 5 part from thee. 
 
 And all the budding Honors on thy Creft, 
 lie erop,tomake a Garland fot my head. 
 
 Hot. lean no longer hrooke thy Vanities. Fight. 
 
 Enter Faljlajfe. 
 
 Fal. Well faid Hal, to it Hal. Nay yotJ fhall finds no 
 Boyes play heere,I can tel! you. 
 
 Enter DevgUt hr fights with Fa/ftaffit,wh» fats down 
 at if he were dead. 'The Prince kfllesh Percie. 
 
 Has. f)h Warrj’.thou haft rob’d roe of my youth s 
 
 I better brooks tfeeloSe of brittle life, 
 
 Then thofe proud Titles thou haft wonne of me. 
 
 They wound my choghts wotfe,chen the fword tny flelh; 
 But thought’s the flaueofLife.artd Life,Tiroes fools; 
 
 And Time, that takes furuey of all the world, 
 Mufthaueaftop. 0 ,3 could Prophefie, 
 
 Bat that the Earth,and sJiecold hand of death, 
 
 L 'fet on my Tongue :No Aery,thou art duft 
 
 And food for«~—— 
 
 Prin. For \Vormcs,b?aue Percy 'Slavic:' greet hearts 
 Ill-wcau’d Ambition.how much art thou Quunkc? 
 
 When that this bodie did coouine a fpim, 
 
 A Kingdoms: for it was too fmali a bound : 
 
 But now two paces of the vileft Earth 
 
 Is roome enough. This Earth that bearer the dead,’ 
 Bessres not aSftie fo Rout a Gentleman, 
 
 If thou wcr’tfenfible of cunefte, 
 
 I (hould not make fo great a Chew cfZesfet 
 
 Bus let my fanouts hide thy mangled face, 
 
 And esters in thy behalfe,Ile thanke my felfe 
 
 Tos^oing thefefayre Rites ofTenderoefte. 
 
 Adteu,and take thy prsife with thee to hesuefl. 
 
 Thy ignomy ftcepe with thee in the graue. 
 
 But not reniembred in thy Epitaph. 
 
 What?Old Acquaintance?Could not all this fiefh 
 
 Keepe in a little life#’ Poore lacke.farewels : 
 
 I could hasie better (par’d a better man. 
 
 O, I fhould haue a hrvsuy roiffe of thee. 
 
 If I were much in loue with Vanity. 
 
 Death hathnot ftrucUe fo fat a Deere today, 
 
 Though many deafer in this bloody Fray : 
 
 Imbowell'd will 1 fee thee by and by. 
 
 Till thtn.in blood.byNoble Feme lye. Exit. 
 
 Ftlpafft rifetb vp. 
 
 Falfi, Imboweil d? If thou imbowel! rose to day, He 
 giue you leaue to powder roe.and eat me too to roorow. 
 Twas time to coumerfet, or that hotte Termagant Scot, 
 hsd paid me fcot and lot too.Counterfeit? I am no court- 
 terfrit; to dye, is robe a counterfeit, forheeisbiit the 
 counterfeit ofa man.who hash r,ot the life of a rosniBur 
 to counterfeit dying,when a roan thereby liocth,is to he 
 no counterfeit,hut the trsie and per feft image of life in- 
 deede. The better part of Valour, isDjfcretior.s in the 
 which better part, I haue faued roy life. I am affratde o( 
 this Gun-powder Percy though he be dead. How if hee 
 fftould counterfeiuoo, andrjfe? I am afraid bee would 
 proug thebetter counterfeit-.sherefore Ilemake him fure.- 
 yea,and He fwcaro ! kill'd him. Why may not hee rife as 
 well as 1 fNothing confutes me but eyes, and no-boeie 
 fees me.TKcrefore firra.with s new wound in your thigh 
 come you si eng me. T*kes Htxffirrre on his beefy. 
 
 Enter Prince and lob» cj"Cane after. 
 
 Prin . ComeBrother John , full braucly haft thouflefht 
 thy Maiden fword. 
 
 Schn. But foft,who haue weheere? 
 
 Did you not tell me this Fat roan was dead ? 
 
 Prin. I did, 1 faw him dead, 
 
 Bre3th!e(Te,and bleeding on the ground: Art thou suite < 
 Oris i t fantalie that play es vpon our syc-fighs ? 
 i prethee fpeake, v/e will not truft out eyes 
 
 Without our eares. Thou *« not what thou feero'ft. 
 
 Fa!. No, that’s ccrraine: | am not a double man : but 
 if 1 be not lacks Falflajfe.xhen ami alaeke: There is Per¬ 
 cy, ifyourfathcr will do me anyRonorfo: ifnot,!et him 
 kill the next Perciehlmidiz. 1 lookc to be either Earle or 
 Duke,I can affureyou. 
 
 Prin. VI hf .Percy I kill'd my felfe, and fsw thee dead. 
 
 Fal. Dld’ft thou? Lord,Lord, how the world Is gioen 
 to Ly':ag?I grauntyou I was downe, and out ofBreath, 
 and fo was he, but we rofe both at su>tnftant^r»d fought 
 a lone houre by Shrewsburie decke. Iff may becbelce- 
 ued,(o : if iiot.ler them th»t (hould reward Vslosir.beare 
 the finne vpon their ewne heads. He take’; on tny death 
 
 I gauehsra this vvotsnd In the Thigh: if the man were a- 
 liuc,and would deny it, I would make him eate a pecce 
 ©f any fv/ord. 
 
 Eshn. This is tlic ftrsrsgcft Talc slue e’se I heard, 
 
 Prin. This is the ftrsngeft F’dlow,Bng»bt'r Esin?. 
 
 Come 
 
Come bring your Suggsge Nobly on your backs : 
 
 For my part.if a lye rosy do thee grace, 
 lie gil d it with the happteft tcatrocs I haue, 
 eW Retreat u founded. 
 
 The Trunipets found Retreat.thc day is our*; 
 
 Come Brother, let's to the higbeft of the field, 
 
 To fee what Friends are liumg.who are dead. Excant 
 
 Fal. Ilefoliow at they fay, forReward. Heethatrt- 
 wards me,heauen reward him. If I do grow great again. 
 He grow lefTe ? for lie purge, and iesue Sacke, andhut 
 ckaoly.as a Nobleman (hould do. Ext 
 
 Tbe Firjl Tart of Kmg Horny the Fourth. 
 
 75 
 
 Scxna Quarta . 
 
 'Tbf Trumpets found. 
 
 Enter the King, Prince of Wales t Lord / a bn cf Lane oft i 
 Earle of vyeftmerltind. tsrttb Worceper & 
 Demon Rrsfiners. 
 
 King. Thus eoer did Rebellion finds Rebuke 
 Ill-fpirfted vVoreeflcr.did we not fend Grace, 
 Perdon.and tearmes ofLoueroali of you f 
 And wouid’ft thou tame oor offers contrary ? 
 
 Mifufc the tenor of thy Kiufnaaris uuft ? 
 
 Three Knights vponour party (ktoe today, 
 
 A Noble Earle, md many a creature dfe, 
 
 Had beene aliue chishoure, 
 
 If like a Chnftian thou had ft truly borne 
 Betwixt out Arrsjits, true iDtelligence. 
 
 War. What I baue done, my fafety vrg’d me to 
 
 And I" embrace this tomsnepauemiy, 
 
 Since not to be auoyded. it fais on mce. 
 
 King. Bsare W'orccfterto death,and Demon too s 
 Other Offenders we will gaufevpon. 
 
 Exit WornflerandDermon. 
 
 How goes the Field ? 
 
 Prut. The Noble Scot Lord Dcwglas, when hee faw 
 The fortune of the day quite turn’d from him. 
 
 The Noble Percy fiainc,and alibis men, 
 
 Vpon the fooc offeare.fled with the reft; 
 
 And falling from a hill, he was fo bruiz'd 
 That the puriuers tooke him. Atcmy Tent 
 The Deasptftrss, snd I befeech your Grace. 
 
 I may difpofe of him. 
 
 Kteg. W ith all my heart. 
 
 Prm. Then Brother Inbn of Lancafier, 
 
 To you this honourable bounty fhall belong : 
 
 Go to the DoregLts^ftd deliuer him 
 Vp to his pleafure, ranfomiefle and free : 
 
 His Valour (hewne vpon our Crefts to day, 
 
 Hath taught vs howto cherifh fuch high deeds, 
 
 Etsen in the feofome ofotir Aduerfaries. 
 
 King. Then this reriiawes : that we diuide cm Power, 
 You Sonne lohn, and cay Coufin Wcftrarrland 
 T owards Yorkc fhall bend you. with your deereft fpecd 
 To meet Northumberland,and the Prelate Scroope, 
 Who(as we heate^arebufily in Armes. 
 
 Vfy Selfe, and you Sonne HttrtjmW towards Wales, 
 
 To fight with GlendoKer,ar\Aih? Earle of March. 
 Rebellion in this Land (hall lofe his way. 
 
 Meeting the Checke of luchanother <ky ; 
 
 And ftnee thisBufmeffie fo fane is dene. 
 
 Let vs not leaue till all Our owns be wonae. Exeunt. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
74 
 
 
 
 The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, 
 
 Containing his Death : and die Coronation 
 
 of King Henry the Fife. 
 
 ajftlus Trimus. 
 
 Scoena Trinuu 
 
 Indvction. 
 
 Seem Secunda. 
 
 Enter 7 \umour. 
 
 Vft>*JCMPen your Eares: Foe which of you will flop 
 
 The vent of Hearing, when loud R«mor fpeaket? 
 from theOrient, to the drooping Weft 
 
 Making the windemy Poft-horle) ftillvnfold 
 The AGti commenced on this Ball of Earth. 
 
 Vpon my Tongue, continuall Slanders ride. 
 
 The winch, in euery Language, I pronounce. 
 
 Stuffing the Eares of them with falfe Reports. 
 
 J fpeake of Peace, while couert Enmitie 
 (Vnder the fmileofSafecy)wounds the World ; 
 
 And who but Rumour , who but onely I 
 
 Makefearfull Mufters.and prepar'd Defence, 
 
 Whil'ft the bigge yeare, fwolne with fome other griefes, 
 
 Is thought with chitde, by the fterne Fyrant, Waite, 
 
 And iiofuch matter? Rumour ,\s a Pipe 
 
 Blowne by Surmifes. leloufies, Comedfures; 
 
 And of lo eafte, and fo plaine a ftop. 
 
 That the blunt Monfter, with vneounted heads. 
 
 The ftilldifeordant, watiering Multitude, 
 
 Can play vpon it. But what neede I thus 
 
 My welLknowne Body to Anathomire 
 
 Among my houfhold ? Why is Rumour heerc ? 
 
 1 run before King Hurries vhftory, 
 
 Who in a bloodie held by Shrcwsburie 
 
 Hath beaten downe yong Ho'fpurrt.aud his Troopes* 
 Quenching the flame of bold Rebellion, 
 
 Euen with the Rebels blood. But what mesne 1 
 
 To fpeake fo true at firfi t My Office is 
 
 To noyfe abroad, that Harry CMonmos/tb fell 
 
 Vnder the Wrath of Noble Hosfturret Swosd: 
 
 And that tltc King, before the Douglas Rage 
 
 Stoop'd his Annointed head, as low ai.dcath. 
 
 This iiaue 1 rumour’d through the pi.-afant-Town.es, 
 Betweene the Roy all Field of Shrcwsburie, 
 
 And this Worme-eaten-Hole of ragged Stone, 
 
 Where Hetftvrres Father, old Northumberland, 
 
 Lyes crafty ficke. The Poftcs come tyring on, 
 
 And uot a man of them brings other newes 
 
 Then they haue leatn’d of Me. From Rumours Tongues, 
 They bring fmooth-Comforts-falfe, work thtnT«u«* 
 wrongs. Bxit. 
 
 £nter Leri Heriotfe, and tie Porter , 
 
 LfSar. Who keepes the Gate heere boa? 
 
 Where is the Earle? 
 
 Per. What {ball I fay you are? 
 
 Bar. Tell thou the Earle 
 
 Thai the Lord Bardolfe doth attend him heete. 
 
 Per. His Lordfhip is walk’d forth into the Orchard, 
 Pleafe it yout Honor, knockc but at the Gate, 
 
 And he himfelfe will anfwer. 
 
 Enter Northumberland. 
 
 L"Bar. Heere comes the Earle. 
 
 Nsr. What newes Lord Bardolfe ? Eu’ry minute now 
 Should be the Father of fome Stratagem; 
 
 The Times are wilde .-Contention (like a Horfe 
 
 Full ofhigh Feeding) madly hath broke loofe, . 
 
 And beares downe all before him. 
 
 , LJlar. Noble Earle, 
 
 1 bring you certaine newes from Shrewsbury 
 
 Nor. Good,and heauen will. 
 
 L.Bar. As good as heart can wifh: 
 
 TheKingisalmoft wounded to the death r 
 
 And in the Fortune of my Lord your Sonne, 
 
 Prince Harris flaine out-right: and both the Blums 
 
 Kill’d by the hand of Deagles. Yong Prince lohn. 
 
 And WeftmerUnd, and Stafford,fled the Field, 
 
 And Harris Monmouth's Brawne (the I lulke Six lobsty 
 
 Is prifoner to your Sonne. O.fuchaDay, 
 
 (So fought, fo follow'd, and fo fairely wonoe) 
 
 Came not, till now, to digmfie the Times 
 
 Since Cafart Fortunes. 
 
 Nor. How is this deriu'd? 
 
 Saw you the Field? Came you from Shrewibtuy ? 
 
 LJSar. I fpake with one (my L,)that came frO thence, 
 A Gentleman well bred.and of good name. 
 
 That freely render’d me thefe newes for true. 
 
 Nor. HeeTe comes my Senianc Tru«w/,whom I fent 
 OnTuefday Uft, to liften after Newes. 
 
 Enter Tr assert, 
 
 LSBur. My Lord.I oucr-tod him on the way. 
 
 And he is furmfh'd with no certainties, 
 
 More then he (haply)may retaile from me. 
 
 Afar .Now Trauere, what good tidings comes ft 6 you? 
 
 Tra, 
 
The fecovidTart of K kg Henry the Fourth, y<; 
 
 Tra. My Lord,Sir XJmp-titiH turn'd rrie backs 
 
 With (oyfdi tyd'tngs>,And (bong better hors'd) 
 
 Out-rod me. After him, came (purring head 
 
 A Gentleman (urn a A forc-fpeuivihh fpeed) 
 
 That flopp’d by me, to breath his bloodied herfs. 
 
 He ask'd the- way to Chefter: Alid of him 
 
 I did demand what Htwes from Shrewsbury s 
 
 Ms told me, that Rebellion had ill lecke. 
 
 And that yon Q&xzry paries Spurre was cold. 
 
 With that he gaue his able Horfe the head. 
 
 Add betiding forwards droolse his able Hedes 
 
 Agiinft the panting tides of his poors lade 
 
 Vp to the Ro well head; and (barring fo. 
 
 He fsem’d in running, to denoure the way, 
 
 Staying no longer queftien. 
 
 North. Ha? Agaioet 
 
 Said he yc-ng Harris fercyesZ parrs wot cold ? 
 
 (Oi //et-Jjp«rr.’,cold-Sparref) that Rebellion, 
 i Had met ill lucke ? 
 
 h.'Ba* My Lord : Ik tel! you whaj, 
 
 T£rpy yong Lord your Sonne,hsue not the day, 
 
 Vpon mine Honor, for a fiiken point 
 
 He glue my Barony. Nesser talke of it. 
 
 Nor. Why fhoaid the Gentleman that rode by Trtmrs 
 due then ium infences of L ofle f 
 
 L.'B'S’, Who,hc? 
 
 He was femo hislding Pdlow, that had Rohic 
 
 The Hfltfehe rode-on : snd vpon my life 
 
 Spcake at adusntiite. I.ooke,here comes more Ncwes. 
 
 Enter \JMarton. 
 
 Nor. Yea, this mans brow, like to a Tide-leaf*, 
 Fore-teU theNature of a Tragtcke V oluroe: 
 
 Solookes the Strond, when the Imperious Flood 
 
 Hath left a witneft V furpation. 
 
 Say Manor ., did'fl thou come frost Shrewsbury ? 
 
 Mar. I ran from Shrewsbury (my Nobte Lord) 
 
 Whet® hateful! death put on his vglieft Masks 
 
 To fright our party. 
 
 North. How doth my Sonne,and Brother? 
 
 Thou trembl'fts and the whiteneffe in thy Cheeks 
 £s apter then thy Tongue, to tell thy Errand, 
 
 Euen fuchaman, fo faint,fo fpsrkleffe. 
 
 So dull, fo dead in look®, fo woc-be-gone. 
 
 Drew Prisms Curtaine.in the dead of night. 
 
 And would haustold him, Haifa his Troy was bum’d. 
 
 But Prim found the Fire^re he his Tongue; 
 
 And !, my Percies death, ere thou report'd it. 
 
 This, thou would’ff fey: Yout Sonne and Shas.and thus: 
 Your Brother, thus. So fought the Noble Dowglas l 
 Stopping my greedy eare,withthsir bold deeds. 
 
 But in the end (to flop mine Eare indeed) 
 
 Thou ha ft a Sigh, to blow away this Praife, 
 
 Ending with Brother, Sanneymdall are dead, 
 
 Mrs. 'Dc&gUtsia liuing^nd your Brother,yen 
 
 But for my Lord, your Sonne. 
 
 North. Why,he is desd. 
 
 See what a ready longueSufpition hath : 
 
 He shat but fearcs the thir.g.he would not knew. 
 
 Hath by Inftin&,kr.owledgejfrom others Byes, 
 
 That what he feard, is chanc’d. Yet fpeake^arfew) 
 
 Tell thou thy Earle,his Diuination Lies, 
 
 And I will take it, as a fweet Difgcaee, 
 
 And make thee rich, for doing me fuch wrong. 
 
 Mar. Y ou are ukj greet ,is be (by me) gainfeid t 
 
 Your Spirit Is was, your Fears-; toe eeraine. 
 
 North. Yet foe all this.fey roe that Psrem dead. 
 
 I fee 3 ({range Confeflton in thine Eye: 
 
 Thou fhak’ft thy head, and hoid’fi Is Fcare, or Sinn*, 
 
 T o fpe&ke a truth. If he be (laine,fay fo: 
 
 The Tongue offends not, shat reports list dtash: 
 
 And he doth finne that doth belys the dead : 
 
 Not he,which fayea the dead is roc aliue; 
 
 Yet the firft bringer ©f unwelcome Newes 
 
 Hath butaioofsog Office; andhisTongwe, 
 
 Sounds east sfter as a fuflen Bell 
 
 Rerocrabred, knotting s departing Friend. 
 
 L.Bsr. 1 c3nno: thinkc(roy Lordjyoar foo ifrdead. 
 
 Mar. I am forty, I Ihoiild force you to beleeue 
 
 That, which 1 would to heauen, I had nos feetie. 
 
 But thefe mine eyes,faw him in bloody flats, 
 
 Rend’rir.g feint quittance (wearied,and out-breath’d) 
 
 To Hen?a Matsmat*:h ,whcfa fwift wrath beat© down* 
 
 The neuer-daunted Persia to ths earth, 
 
 from whenee(withiife)heneeer more fprungvp. 
 
 In few; his death (whofe fpirit lent a fee, 
 
 Euen to the duilefl Peasant in his Carope) 
 
 Being bruited oiue, tooke fee and heate away 
 
 From the befl temper - d Courage in his Troopcs. 
 
 For from his Mettle, was his Party Heel'd; 
 
 Which once,in him abated, all the red 
 
 Turo'd on chemfelues, like dull and heauy Lead i 
 
 And as the Thing, theirs heauy in it felfe, 
 Yponenforccmentjflyes with greatefl fpeede, 
 
 So did out Men,heauy in Hatjburrss Ioffe, 
 
 Lend to this weight, fuch ligfuneffe with their Fesre, 
 
 That Arrowesfied not fwifter toward their ayme. 
 
 Then did our Soldiers ( aymin^et their fefety) 
 
 Fly front the field. Then was Utat Noble Worecfter 
 
 Too foone ta’ne ptifoner; end shstfurio-5 Scot, 
 
 (The bloody Datvolns) whofe weU-Sabooring (word 
 
 Had three times (fame th’appearartce of the King, 
 
 Gan vaile his flomacke, and did grace the shame 
 
 Of thofe that turn’d their backet: and in his flight. 
 Stumbling in Feate.wcs tooke. The femme of all. 
 
 Is, that she King hath vvonne: snd hath fent out 
 
 A fpeedy power, to encounter you my Lord, 
 
 Vnder the Condu<fl ofyong Lancafter 
 
 And Weflrrxerfend. This is iheNewea at fell. 
 
 North. For this,! Ihall haue time er»ough to rwrurae 
 
 In Poyfon,there is Phy ficke: and this newer 
 (Hauing been® well)thac would haue made roe fisk^ 
 Being ficke,haue in feme rr.eafssreyttade me well. 
 
 And as she Wretch,whofe Feauet-weafcoed ioynts. 
 
 Like flrengthieffe Hindges^buckle vnder life, 
 
 Impatient ofhis Fit, breakes like a fire 
 
 Out offer keepers amics : Euen fo, ray Limbe* 
 
 (Weak’ned with greefe) being now imag'd with gtest\ 
 Are thrice themfelues. Hence therefore thou nice enifedtj 
 
 A fcalie Gauntlet now,with ioynts ofSteese 
 
 Muft glaue this fend. And hence thou fickly QjKr!fc s 
 Thou art a guard too wanton tor she head. 
 
 Which Princes,flefli’d'wtth Conquefl/iymre to hit. 
 
 New biode my Browes with Iron, and approach 
 
 The ragged'fl heure,that Tim® andSpigbt dare bring 
 
 T o frowne vpon th’en rag’d Nortbamberlsad. 
 
 Let Heauen kiffe Earth : now let not Natures hssul 
 
 Keepe the w side Flood confin’d: Let Order 
 
 And I« the world no longer be s ilage 
 
 To feeds Contention in a Hng’ring A& i 
 
 But let one fpirit of ths Fsrft-botsw Ccm® 
 
 B Relgne 
 
7 6 The feeond Tart of Kim Henry the Fourth, 
 
 Reiene m all bofcmes, theteacb bean being fet 
 
 On bloody Courfes, the rude Scene may end. 
 
 And darkneffebe che buritr of the dead. {Honor 
 
 Jj.jfiar. Sweet Earle.diirorce not wifedoni from you 
 Tilor, The lines ofaliyour louing Complices 
 
 Leane-on your health, the which if you giufe^o're 
 
 To (lormy Paffion, muS perforce decay. 
 
 You cafl th’euent of Warte(tr.yNobSe Lord) 
 
 And fumm’d the accompt of Chance,bcforc you faid 
 
 Let vs make bead : I c was your prefurmize, 
 
 That in the dole of blowes.yout Son might drop. 
 
 You knew he walk’d o’re perils, on an edge 
 
 More likely to fall in, then to get o're: 
 
 Yon were aduis’d his fteffi wasopesble 
 
 Of Wounds, and Scarres ; and that his forward Spirit 
 Would lift hint, where moft trade of danger rang’d, 
 
 Yet did you fay go forth: and none of this 
 (Though ftrpngiy apprehended) could refrraine 
 
 The (Life-borne A&ion: What hath then befalne ? 
 
 Or what hath this bold entetprlze bring forth, 
 
 More then that Being, which was like to be ? 
 
 L.Bar . We all that are engaged to this Ioffe, 
 
 Knew that vre ventur'd oh fuch dangerous Seas, 
 
 That if we wrought out life,was ten to one: 
 
 And yet we ventur’d for the gains propos’d, 
 
 Choak’d the refpe$ of likely peril! fear’d. 
 
 And finre we are c’re-fc£,ventore againe. 
 
 Come,we will ail put forth; Body,and Goods, 
 
 Jvfrr.’Tis more then time: And (my moftNoble Lord) 
 
 I hears for certaine, and do fpeake the truth s 
 
 The gentle Arc'i-biff.op ofYorke is vp , 
 
 With well appointed Pqwres: he is a mars 
 
 Who with a double Surety bindes his Followers. 
 
 My Lord (your Sonne)Kad onely but the Corpes, 
 
 But /hadowes, and the (Lewes of men t© fight. 
 
 For that fame word(Rebel!ion) did diaide 
 
 The ai5Uan of their bodies, from their (dales. 
 
 And they did fight with queahneffe, ccnftrain’d 
 
 As men drinks Potions; that their Weapons only 
 
 Seem'd onourfide: but fortheit Spirit* and Souks, 
 
 This word (Rebellion))! bad froze them vp, 
 
 A sTifb ate in a Pond. But now the Bifhpp 
 
 Tutnes Infurrcdfion to Religion, 
 
 Suppos’d fincere,and holy in his Thoughts: 
 
 He’s follow’d both with 8ody,snd with Minde: 
 
 And doth enlarge his Riling, with the blood 
 
 Of falre Ring Richard, fersp’d from Porofret ftor.es, 
 Derbies from heaucn.hisQuarrell.ahd hisCaufe t 
 
 Tels them,he doth beflride a bleeding Land, 
 
 Gafping for life, voder great Bttil'mgbrwkg, 
 
 And more,and leffe,do flocke to follow him. 
 
 North. I knew of this before. Bat to fpeake truth. 
 
 This prefent greefe had wip’d is from mymiade. 
 
 Go in with me,and councell euery man 
 
 The aptefl way for fafety, and tfuenge: 
 
 Get Pofts.and Letters.snd make Friends wish fpeed. 
 
 Newer fo few .nor neueryet more need. £xcwt. 
 
 brairse ofthis foolifo compounded Clsy-man, is not able 
 
 to inuent any thing that tends to laughter, more then I 
 inuenc,or is inuemed on me, I am not onely witty in my 
 feife, but the caufe that wit is ’mother men. I doehevr'e 
 wslke before thee, like a Sow, that hath o'rewhelm’d all 
 her Litter, but one. If che Prince put thee into mv Ser¬ 
 vice for any other reafon, then to fee mee off, why then I 
 haue no judgement. Thou horfon Mandrake, thou art 
 fitter to be worne in my cap, then to wan at my heeles. 1 
 was neuer mann’d with an Agot till now: bus ! will fme 
 you neycher in Gold, nor Siluer, but invilde apparell.and 
 •fendyoubackeagaine to yourMafter,foralewell. The 
 luttenall (thcPrince your Matter) whofe Chin is not yet 
 fledg’d, I will fooner have a beard grow in the Palme of 
 my hand, then he (hall gcc oneonhischeeke: yet be will 
 not fticke tofay.hisFace is a Face-Royal). Heauen may 
 finifti it when he will, it is not a haire amiffe yet: he may 
 keepe it dill at aFace-Royail, for aBarber fhasl neuer 
 eame fix pence out of it; and yet he will be crowing, as if 
 he had writ man euer fince hisFatber was a BatcbeHour. 
 He may keepe his owne Grace, buthe.is almoft out of 
 mine, I canaffurehiro. VYhar faidM. bombkdon. about 
 the Sattcn for my Chore Cloake.ond Slops f 
 
 Pag. He faid fir,you lhould procure him better Affu- 
 rance.then Bardalfe: he wold not take his Bond & yours, 
 he lik’d not the Security. 
 
 Id. let him bee damn’d like iheGlutton, may his 
 Tongue be hocter,ahorfon Achitophe /; a Raft ally.yea. 
 fotfooth.knaue,to beare a Gentleman in hand, and then 
 (land vpon Security ? The horfon fmooth-pates doe row 
 weare nothing but high (hoes, and bunches of Keyes at 
 their girdles: and ifa man is through with them in ho- 
 neS Takmg-vp, then they mufi ftandvpon Securitie s I 
 had as liefe they would pus Rats-bane in mymouth, as 
 offer to ftoppekwith Seciricy. I look’d heefhould haue 
 fent me two and twenty yards of Sateen (as I am rroe 
 Knight) and he fends me Security. Well,he may fleep in 
 Security, for he hath the home of Abundance : and the 
 lightneffe of his Wife Chines through it, snd y et cannot 
 he fee.though he haue his ownetanchorne toli&ht him. 
 Where's 'Bardolfd 0 
 
 Pag. He’s gone intoSmithneldto buy your werfhip 
 a horfe, r 
 
 Id. 1 bought him in P«iiles,and hee’l buy mee a herfe 
 in Smith field. If I could get mee a wife in the Scesves, I 
 weieManu’d.Hors’d.and Wiu’d. 
 
 later Chiefe luftice/end Servant. 
 
 Pag. Sir, heerc comer the Nobleman that committed 
 the Prince for finking him.about ’Bardelfe. 
 
 Fd. Wait clofe.I will not fee him. 
 
 CbJttft. What's he that goes there? 
 
 Ser. Falftajftjuutt pleafe your Lordship. 
 
 Fuji. He that was in queftion for the Robbery ? 
 
 Ser. He myXord.but be hath fince done good feruice 
 at Shrewsbury: andfas 1 heare) is now going with fome 
 Charge,to the lord ItbH ofhcncafter. 
 
 lutf, What to Yorke? Call him backe againe. 
 
 Ser. Sir TohnToifiafe. 
 
 Id. Boy,tefi him,Iam deafe, i 
 
 Pa& You nrafl fpeake lewder,my Maftcr is deafe. 
 
 Fuji. I am foreheis.totheheasingofany thing good. 
 
 G - pluckehimby the Elbow,I muff fpeake with him. 
 
 Ser. Sir lehn. 
 
 yd. Whasj-a yong fenaue and begiTs there nos wars?Is 
 there not :mployoient/Doth nor the K.Iack fub*«as?Do 
 nos use Rebels want Scldjers?Though it be a (name ro be 
 
 on 
 
 Scena Tenia. 
 
 J",nier~Falft 6 $e and Page. 
 
 /Vj/.Ssrra.yois gi3fu,wh3t fates theDo61.ro my water? 
 
 £<'g He faid fir,the water it feife was a good healthy 
 wacertbu! for the piny that ow’d it,he might haue more 
 difeafe* then he knew for. 
 
 Jfef. Men of all forts take a pride to gird as tr.ee s the 
 
Tbe fecond Tart of Kjrig Hcmy the Fowtb 
 
 onanytToc but one Jit is wotYc iharos to begge, then to 
 be on the worfl fide.were it worfe then the name of Re¬ 
 bellion can tell how to make it. 
 
 Sir. Youmiftake meSit. 
 
 fal. Why fir? Did I fay you were an honc-fr taan?$et- 
 ong my Knight-hood,and mv SoulJierfrsip afide, S had 
 lyed io my throat, if 1 had faid fo. 
 
 Siff. I pray you (Sir) then fet your Knighthood and 
 yout SouldicT-fttip afrde, and giuetwee leiuctotel! you, 
 you lye in your throat, if you fay I am any other then an 
 feentfr man. 
 
 Fas. I gitie thee leaue to tell me fo ? I lay a.fide that 
 which growes to me? If thou gtt’ft any lease of me,hang 
 me : ifthou taVftleaue,thou wet t better be bang'd -.you 
 Hunt-counterihence : Auant. 
 
 Sir. Sir.my Lord would fpeake with you. 
 left. Sit lftan Felftafe, a word with you. 
 
 Fal. My good Lord .giueyour Lordlhip good time of 
 the day.I am glad to fee your LordGsip abroad : I heard 
 fay your Lordlhip was ficke. I hopeycur Lordfhip goes 
 abroad by aduife. Your Lordihip (though not dean pad 
 your youth)hath yet foroe fmack ofage in you: fome tek 
 lilh oftheisItncfTe of Time, and I mod humbly befeech 
 your Lordfhip,to haue a reuerend care of your health. 
 
 Juft. Sir / obit, Ifentyou before your Expedition, to 
 Shrewsburie. 
 
 Fal. Ifit pleafe your Lcrdlhip, I heare his Maitfiie is 
 return’d with feme difeomfort from Wales. 
 
 In ft. I talke not of his Maiefry: you would not come 
 when I fent for you ? 
 
 Fid. And I he3re moreouer,hb Highndfe is felne into 
 this famewhorfon Apoplesie. (you. 
 
 /ir^.VUelljheauen mend him. I pray let me fpeak with 
 Fid. This Apoplexie is(as I take it}* kind of Lethar¬ 
 gic, a Keeping of the blood,a horfon Tingling. 
 
 Juft. What tell you me of it? be it at it is. 
 
 Fal. It hath it originsll from much greefe; from frudy 
 and perturbation of the braine. I haue read tbecaufe of 
 his cffe£b in Galen. It is a kinds of deafendfe. 
 
 I aft. I thinke you are falne into the difeafe j For you 
 heare not what 1 fay to you. 
 
 FaL Very we!i(my LordVery well: rather an’tpleafe 
 you) it is the difeafe ofnot i-ifining, the malady of not 
 Marking, that I am tros^skd withal!. 
 
 Juft. To punith you by the hedes, would stsssed the 
 attention of your eares,& lease not if I be your Phyfman 
 Fal. Ism as poore as Ish, my Lordjbut not fo Patient: 
 your Lord&ip may minifret Use Potion of imprifontnene 
 so nse,snrcfpe£ of Pouenie: but how I&ouSd bee your 
 Patienr.to follow your prefcnpttana, the wife may make 
 fome dram of a fcruple.or indeede,a fcruple itfglfe. 
 
 Juft. J fent for you (when there were matters agatnfr 
 you to r yous sue) to come fpeake with mg. 
 
 Fal, As I was then aduifed by my learned Ccu»ce! ; :fi 
 the lawes of this Land-fcruice, I did not come* 
 
 f«/?.We!,the truth i»(fir/o&«)ycu hue is great infamy 
 Fa/.He that buckles him,in my beh.canot hue in lefTe. 
 l*ft. Your Meane* is ve»y {lendgr,and your wad great. 
 Fal. I would it were otnerwife 1 1 would n>y Msanss 
 were greater, and my walls fkndcrer. 
 
 Inft. You haue milled the youthful! prince. 
 
 Fal. The yong Prince hath mlOed tnee. I ara the Fel¬ 
 low w ith the great belly,and be ray Dogge. 
 
 Juft. Well,I am loth to gall aoew-heal’d wound: your 
 dsies fcruice at Shrewsbmy, bath a little gilded oner 
 your flights exploit on Gads-hiu. You may shanke the 
 
 - 12 —_ 
 
 vnqutet cirac^?or your quiet c’re-poftmg that Aftion 
 Fal. My Lord r (Wo.'fe, 
 
 Imft .But fince all is wel.keep it fo: wake not a Geeping 
 Fal. To wake a Wolfe,is as bad as to froell 3 Fox, 
 
 /« WhSt?yoa are as a candle,the better part burst cat 
 Fal. A Wa(Tel!-Candle, rny Lord; all Tallow : ifl did 
 fay ofwax,my growth would approue the truth. 
 
 /aft. There is not a white haire on your face,but G r id 
 haue his effeifr of grauity. 
 
 Fal. His effeci of gtasiy, grauy, grany. 
 
 Juft Yon follow the yoogPrince vp and downe, like 
 his cuill Angel!. 
 
 Fal. Not fo (my Lord) your ill Angel! is light: but I 
 hope, he that lookesvpou mCc, will take mee without, 
 weighing: and yet.in fome refpeeb I grant,! cannot go 1 
 I cannot tell.Versue is of fo Uttie regard in ibefe Cefroc. 
 ojongers.thst true valor is turn'd Scare-heard. Pregr jis- 
 cie i: made aTapfrer, and hath his quiche wit wafted in 
 giuingRecknings rail the other gifts sopatinent to man 
 (as the malice of this Age G>apesthem)ateno? woorrh a 
 Goofeberry. You that ate old, coaflder not the capaci¬ 
 ties ofvs that areyong: youmcafute the heat of our Li- 
 ucrs.wkh the bittemes of your gals. St we that arc in die 
 ?3W<srd of our youth,! muft confcfle.are wagges too. 
 
 I aft. Do you fet downe your name in the (crawls of 
 youth.that are written downe old, with all tbeCharvac® 
 cess of egeiHaueyou not a niolfi eye ? a dry land? a yel¬ 
 low cheekera white beard? a detreafiiig leg? an increfsng 
 belly? Is not your voice broken? your winds (hortlyottr 
 wit Gngle? and eaery part about you bhOcd with Ant i- 
 quityi-and wilyou cal your felfc yongrFy.fy ,fy, fir lobs. 
 
 Fai. My Lord,! was borne with a white head, & fern- 
 thing a round bclly.Fcr my votee,I haue loll it with bel¬ 
 lowing and forging of Arithcnses.To appeauemy youth 
 farther,! will not: the truth is, I am oaely okie :n tudge- 
 mentand vndetfranding: and he that will taper with race 
 fos a rhoafand Matkes,jet him lend me the atony, & haue 
 at him. For the boxe ofth'earc that t!«e Prince gaue you, 
 he gaue it like & rude Prince,snd you tooke it like a fenfr-. 
 b!e Lord. Ihsne checks him for it, and the yong Lion tes 
 pents s Marty not in africs and facke-cloath, but tr.nrw 
 Silke,«r.do!dSacke, 
 
 Juft. VVeljhesuen fend the Prince a better companion. 
 Fal. Heauen fend the Companion s better Prince : 1 
 cannot rid my hands of him. 
 
 Iuft. Well,the King hath feuer’d you and Prince Har¬ 
 ry ft heare you are going with Lord /«&» of Lancafrer, a- 
 gainft the Archbilnop.and tlie Earle of Northumberland 
 Fal. Yes^l thsnlseyour pretty fweet wit for it : bat 
 looke voa pray, (all you that kilferoy Ladie Peace, st 
 home)ibat our Armies ioyn not in a hot day; for ifl take 
 but two Grins out with me,and 1 mesne not to fweat ex. 
 tnrordiDarily: ifit bee a hot day, ifl brandiuv any thing 
 but my Bottle, would Insight neuet fpit white sgair.e : 
 There is not a daungerous A dion can ptepe cut his bt ad, 
 but I am tbraft vpon it. Well,I cannot laft cuer. 
 
 /aft. Well.be hoaefr.be hcnci! 3 and heanen bleflfe year 
 Expedition. 
 
 Fal. Will your Lordfhip lend asee a thoafand potr.d, 
 i» fjmtfri me forth 2 
 
 lap. Notaperjy, notapenytyow ere too impatient 
 ro bears croffes. hare you well. Gojnmend mee to ary 
 Colin WefttnarUnd. 
 
 Fal. ffj do.fi’lopmewkharhrec-man-Beetle. A m*n 
 can no more fepsrate Age and Coderou&'dTe.thets ht can 
 
 part yong limbes and kichery : bu?!he Gowt gailes the 
 _ g a one, 
 
7 8 Fke fecund *Part of Eying Henry the Fourth, 
 
 one,and the pox pincbes che other 5 and fo both the De¬ 
 
 grees pretient my ctsrfes. Boy? 
 
 Page. Sir. 
 
 Fal. Whar money is in my ptirfe ? 
 
 Page. Seuen groats,and twopence. 
 
 Fal, I can get no remedy againftrhis Cer.fumption of 
 theputfe. Borrowing onely lingers, and lingers it oat, 
 but the difcafe is incureable. Go beare this letter to my 
 Lord of Lancafter, this to the Prince,shis to the Earle of 
 Weftmerland, and this to old Miftris ZJrfula, whomc [ 
 haue weekly fwornero marry, fince I perceiu’d the fitft 
 white hake on my chin. About it: you know where to 
 finderr.e. A pox of thisGom, or aGowt of rhisPoxe : 
 for the one or th'other plsyes the rogue with my great 
 toe i It is no matter, if I do ha!t,I haue the warres for my 
 colour,and my Penfion fhal! feeme the more reafonable. 
 
 A good wit will make vfe of any thing : I will tame dif- 
 e&\e$ to commodity. Exeunt 
 
 And when we fee the figure of the houfe. 
 
 Then mud we rate the coif of the ErecThon, 
 
 Which ifwe finde out-wcighes Ability, 
 
 What do we then, but draw a-new the Modell 
 
 In fewer offices ? Or at leaft, defift 
 
 Tobuilde stall? Much more, in this great worke, 
 
 (Which is (almoli) ro plucke a Xingdorae downe. 
 
 And fet another vp)ftiou!d we furuey 
 
 The plot of Situation,and the Model!; 
 
 Content vpon a fure Foundation ; 
 
 Queftion Suroeyora, know our owneeftare. 
 
 How abiefuch a Worke to vndergo. 
 
 To weigh againfthisOppofite?Or elfe. 
 
 We fonifie in Paper s and in Figures, 
 
 Vfing the Names of men, inftead of men : 
 
 Like one, that drawes the Model! of a houfe 
 
 Beyond his power tobuilde it; who(halfe through) 
 
 Glues o‘re, and leaues his part-created Coft 
 
 A naked fubiedt to the Weeping Clouds, 
 
 And wafte.for churlifts Winters tyranny. 
 
 H ft Grant that out hopes(yet likely of faire byrth) 
 Should he fiill-borne: and that wenowpoffeft 
 
 The vtmoft man ofcvpeiftaiion : 
 
 I thinke we are a Body ftrong enough 
 (Euen as we are) to equal! with the King. 
 
 L.Bar. What is cheKingbut fiue&t twenty thoufand? 
 Haft. To vs no more : nay not fo much Lord Bardelf, 
 For his diuifions (as the Trmes do braul) 
 
 Are in three Heads: one Power againft the French, 
 
 And one again bGUndacver: Perforce a third 
 
 Muft take vp vs: So is the vnfirmc King 
 [n three diuided : and his Coffers found 
 
 With hollow Pouerty.and Emptmelfe. 
 e^Yr.That he fhould draw his feuerall ftrengths togither 
 And come againft vs in full puiffmce 
 
 Need not be dreaded. 
 
 Haft. Ifbe ftiouid do fo, 
 
 He leaues his backe vnarm’d, the French.and Welch 
 Baying him at the heeles : neuer feare that. 
 
 Letter . Who is it like ftiould lead his Forces hither ? 
 Haft. The Duke ofLancafter,and Weftmetland : 
 Againft the VVdfh himfelfe, and IIante Mcntaouth. 
 
 But whoisfubftituced gainft the French, 
 
 I haue no certaine notice. 
 air eh. Let vs on: 
 
 And publifti the occafion ofour Armes. 
 
 The Common-wealth is ficke of their owne Choice, 
 
 Their ouer-gteedy loue hath futfetted: 
 
 An habitation giddy, and vnfure 
 
 Hath he that buildeih on the vulgar heart, 
 
 O thou fond Many, with what loud applaufe 
 
 Did'ft thou beate heauen with bleffing "Buttmgbroakf, 
 Before he was,what thou would’ft h3ue him be? 
 
 And being now trirnm’d in thine ownedefiret. 
 
 Thou (beaftly Feederjart fo full ofhim, 
 
 That thou prouok ft thy felfe to caft Sim vp . 
 
 So,fo,(thou common Dcgge) did ft thou difgorge 
 
 Thy glutton-bofome of the Royall Richard, 
 
 Arid now thou would'ft eate thy dead vomit vp, 
 Andhowl’ft to findeit. What trufl ism thefeTimes ? 
 They,that whep Richard Su'd,would haue him dye, 
 
 Are now become enamour’d on his gr3ue 
 
 Thou that threw'ft duft vpon his goodly head 
 
 When through proud London he came fighingon, 
 
 After th’admired heeles 0 (Pudtr.gbraokt, 
 
 Crr’ft now, O Earth, yeeld vs that King agiue. 
 
 And 
 
 Scena Quart a* 
 
 Enter «. 4 tthbrjhupftfefthngt,eJMovbrag, end 
 
 Lerd 'Bardalft. 
 
 y^r.Thushaue you heard our caufes.fk kao our Means: 
 And my mo ft noble Friends. I pray you all 
 
 Speake plainly your opinions of our hopes. 
 
 And firftf Lord Marftstll)wha: fay you to it ? 
 
 Mate. I well allow the occafion ©four Arrnes, 
 
 But gladly would be better fatisfied, 
 
 How (in our Meanes ) we ftiouid sdusnee our feluts 
 
 To locke with forhesd bold and big enough 
 
 Vpon the Power and puifance of the King, 
 
 Heft. Out prefen: Mufters grow vpon the File 
 
 To Sue and twenty thoufand men of choice: 
 
 And our Supplies, litre largely in the hope 
 
 Of great Northumberland ,whofe bofome burnes 
 
 With an incenfed Fire of Iniuries. 
 
 L.Bar. The queftion rhen(Lord H */!«*£/) 0 a n deth thus 
 Whether our prefent fine and twenty thoufand 
 
 May hold-vp-head, without Northumberland: 
 
 | Haft. With him,we may. 
 
 t,-2ar. 1 rr!arry,thefe’s the point: 
 
 But if without him we be thought to feeble, 
 
 My judgement is,we fhould not ftep too farre 
 
 Till we had his Afsiftance by the hand. 
 
 For in a Thearoe fo bloody fac’d,as this, 
 
 Conie&tsre, Expe&ation.and Surmife 
 
 Of Aydes incenaine/hould not be admitted. 
 
 xZrch. 'Tis very true Lord BardotfeSov indeed 
 
 It was yo fig Hctfptirra cafe, at Shrewsbury. 
 
 L.Bar. It was(my Lord)who lin’d himfelfwith hope, 
 Earing the syre, on promife of Supply, 
 
 Flatt'rmg himfelfe with Proieift of a power. 
 
 Much (mailer, then the fmallefl ofhis Thoughts, 
 
 And fo with great imagination 
 
 (Proper to mad men) led his Powers to death. 
 
 And (winking) leap'd into deftrudlion. 
 
 Haft. But (by your leaue)it neuer yet did hurt, 
 
 To lay down? tikely-hoods,and formes of hope. 
 
 L. Bar. Yes, if this prefent quality of wane. 
 
 Indeed the mftarst a$ion: a caufe on foot, 
 
 Liues fo in hope : As in sw early Spring, 
 
 We fee ch'appearing buds .which to proue fruke, 
 
 Hope giue not fo much warrant, as Difpaire 
 
 That Frofts will bite them. When we meane to build. 
 
 We Sift furuey the P!ot,then draw the Model], 
 
The fecmdTart of H^ry l k e Fwtb. 7 9 
 
 " ' r~ “a ~A r\L m.a./’L'.mAiII ! r^rA mA't nti 
 
 And take thou this (O thoughts of men accut s'd) 
 
 “ Paft,anA to Com■«, fecmes Beft\ sbcr.gs Prefers,war ft. 
 Mow. Shall we go draw our numbers, and fci on ? 
 HaTt.We areTirr.es l'ubie6s,and Time btds.be goo 
 
 rftlus Secundur. Sccena Tnma. 
 
 Enter Hoftefe.ioitb t wo Officert , Fang , and Snort. 
 Heitefje. Mr.F^.hauc you cmred the Adtioo? 
 
 Fong. It is enter d. 
 
 Hoflijft Whet's your Yeoman/Is it a luOy yeoman? 
 Will be Hand to it? 
 
 Fong. Sinah, where's Snare f 
 
 Ho fiefs. l,I,goodM.5we.. 
 
 Snare, Heere.hceie. 
 
 Fi*ȣ. Snare ,wc mud Atrefl Sir lebn Falftaffe. 
 
 Heft. 1 good M.S«<mr,l haue enter d htm.tand all. 
 
 So .It may chance coft fomeofvs our ltues:he wil ftab 
 
 Heftejfe. Alas the day; take heed of him : he ftabd me 
 inmmeownehoufe, and that rood beaftly : he cares not 
 what mifcheefe he doth, if his weapon be out. Hee will 
 foyne like any diucll, he will Ipjre neither man, woman, 
 nor childc. 
 
 Fang. If I can clofe with him,I care noc for his thruft. 
 
 HoSitffe. No.nor 1 neither; He beat your elbow. 
 
 Fane, if I but fill him oncc.it he come but within my 
 Vice. 
 
 Heft. I am vndone with his going;! warrant he is an 
 tnfinitiuc thing vpon my fcorc. Good M Fang hold him 
 furc:good M. Snare let him not fcape, he comes continu¬ 
 ally to Py-Ccrner(fauwg your roanhoods)to buy a fad- 
 | die," and hee is indited to dinner to the Lubbars head in 
 j Lombardftrcet.to WLSmcotber the Silkman.I pra'ye.fince 
 my Exion is emer'd.snd my Cafe fo openly known toihe 
 world,let him be brought into his ar.fvm: A too.Marke 
 is a long one,for a poore lone woman to beare; & 1 haue 
 bctne.and borne,and borne, and haue bin fob’doff, and 
 fub’d-off, from this day to that day, that it is a (hame to 
 be thoughton.There is no horsefly in fuch dealing, vnles 
 a woman (hould be made an Affe and a Beaft, to beare e- 
 uery Kruues wrong. Enter Falftaffeand Bardolfe, 
 
 Yonder he comes, and that arrant Maimefey-Nofe Bar- 
 dslfe with hirtuDo your Offices,do your offices;M.F^, 
 
 M Snare,do me.dome.domeyour Offices. 
 
 fa/.How now/whofe Mare's dead?what’sthematter ? 
 
 Fang. Sir Iobn ,I arreft you,at thefuicofMift.C?"/^//. 
 
 Falft, Away Vatlets.draw 'Bardotfc : Cutmeotfihe 
 Villaines head, throw the Queane in the Channel. 
 
 Hoft. Throw me in the channe!l?!le throw thee there. 
 Wilt thou?wilt thou/thou baft ardly rogue.Murder.mur- 
 der,0 thou Hony-fuckle villaine.wilc thou kill Gods of- 
 ficess,and the Kings? O thou hony.feed Rogue,thou ail 
 ahonyfeed.aMan-queller.and a woman-quel let. 
 
 Falft. Keep them otf,Bardolfe. Fang A refcu.a refcu. 
 
 Heft. Good people bring a refcu.Thou wilt not?thou 
 wilt not? Do,do thou Rogue. Do thou Hempfecd. 
 
 Page Away you Scullion, you RampalJian, you Fuflil- 
 liria.i.Ik tucke yout Cataftrophe. Enter, Ch Jufttce. 
 
 Jnft. What’s the matter? Keeps the Peace here, hoa. 
 
 Heft. Good my Lord be good to met. I befeechyou 
 Rand to me. 
 
 (fh.luft.Wo'fs now fit lehrS What are you brauling here? 
 Doth thisbecome your place.your time,and bufinefie ? 
 
 Y ou fhould haue bene well on your way to Yot ke« 
 
 Stand from him Fellow jwhetefore hang’ft vpon him l 
 
 * Hoft. Oh my moft worfhipfull Lord.and’t pleafe your 
 Grace,! amspoore widdow of Eaftcheap, and he tsane- 
 Red at my fuit. Cb. inft.Vot what fumme ? 
 
 Heft. It is more then for fome(my Lord)it is for all: all 
 1 haue,he hath eaten me out of boufie and home; hee hath 
 
 put all my fubRance into that fat belly of his; but lwU| 
 
 haue fome of it out agause, ot I will ride thee o Nights, 
 like the Mare. 
 
 Falft. 1 chinke 1 am as like to ride the Mare, if 1 haue 
 any vantage of ground,to ger vp. 
 
 Cb Inft- How comes this,Sir lebn ? Fy, what a man of 
 good temper would endurethis tempeff otexcIimation ? 
 Ate you not alham’d to inforce a poore W iddo wc to fo 
 rough a courle.to come by hec ovine r 
 
 Falft. What is the groffe fumme that I owe thee? 
 
 Heft. Marry (ifthou wer’t an honed man)thy lclfe,& 
 themonytoo. Thou didil fweare to mee vponapatccll 
 gih Goblet,fitting in my Dolphin-chamber at the lound 
 table,by afea-cole fire.on Wednefday in Whicfon week, 
 when the Prince broke thy head for lik’mng him to a Tin¬ 
 ging man of WmdforjThou didff fweate to me thcn(ai 1 
 was wafhing thy wound)to marry me,and make mee my 
 Lady thy veife.Canft ^ deny ii ? Did not 1 goodwife Keecb 
 the Butchers wifccoine in then,and cal me goffip 
 //?commtngin to borrow amefie of Vinegar: telling vs, 
 (he had a good difh of Prawnes;whcteby.^didft defire io 
 eat fome : whereby I told thee they were ill for a greere 
 wound? And didft not thou (when (he was gone down* 
 (laires)defire nie to be no more familiar with luch poore 
 people,fay ing,that ere long they fhould call me Madam ? 
 And did ft f not kiffe me^nd bid mee fetch thee jo.s? I 
 put thee now to thy Book-oath,deny it if thoucanfl? 
 
 Fal. My Lcrd,thisisapootetaadfou!e:and(hefayes 
 vp & downe the town, that her eldeft fon is like you.She 
 hath bin in good cafc,& the truth is, pouerty hath diftrli¬ 
 fted her 1 but for thefe foolifh Officers, 1 befeechyou, I 
 may haue redrefle egainft them. 
 
 hft. Sir lohn.Ut lebn.I am well acquainted with your 
 manor of wrenching the ttue caufe,the falfe way.lt is not 
 a confident brow, nor the throng of wordes, that come 
 with fuih (more then impudent)fawdnesfiom you, can 
 thruft me from a leuell confidcracion,! know you ha'pra- 
 ftis'd vpon the eafie-yeelding fpiritofthis womao. 
 
 Hoft. Yes in troth my Lord. 
 
 /«/?.Prethee peacemay her the debt you owe her, and 
 vnpay the villany you haue done henthe one you maydo 
 with ftcrling mony ,8c the other with currant repentance. 
 
 Fal. My Lord, I will not vndergo this fneape without 
 reply.You call honorable Boldnesftmpudem Sawcineffe: 
 !fa man wil curt fie.and fay nothing.he is vertuous: No, 
 my Lord(your humble duty remebred)! will not beycur 
 Tutor ,1 fay to you,I defire deliu’rance from thefe Officers 
 being vponhafiy employment in the Kings Affaires. 
 
 heft. You fpealrc,as hauing power to do wrong : But 
 anfwcr in the effe&of your Reputation, and (aushe the 
 poore woman. 
 
 Falft. Come hither Hoftefle. Fmer T^Gower 
 
 Ch.Iuft. Now Mafter Cower', Whainewet? 
 
 Cou'.The King(my Lord) and Henne Pttnce of Wales 
 Are ncetc at hand; The red the Paper telles, 
 
 Falft. As I am a Gentleman. 
 
 Hoft, Nay,you faid fo befote. 
 
 Fal. As I im aGentleman.Come.no mote words ofit 
 Hoft. By this Heauenly ground I tread oq, I mull be 
 faine co pawne both my Plate,and the T apiftry of my dy- 
 ning Chambers. 
 
 Si r ^' 
 
& o 'Thefecond T* art ofKfng Henry the Fourth. 
 
 TdL GlaSes.glalfe, isthe onely drinking ; and for 
 thy walles a ptetty flight Drollery, os the Stotie of the 
 Prodigall, or the Germane hunting in Watetwotke, is 
 worth athoufandofthefe Bed-hangingi, and thefe Fly¬ 
 bitten Tepiftries. Let it betennepound (if thou canft.) 
 Come,if it were not for thy homois, thereis not a better 
 Wench in England. Go, wafh thy face, and draw thy 
 Afhon; Come, thou mud not bee in this humour with 
 roc,come, I know thou was’t fet on to this. 
 
 Hoft. Prethee (Sit lohn)\et it be buttwenty Nobles, 
 I loath to pawne my Phte.in good esrneft la. 
 
 Fa ,/. Let it alone, lie make other fltift :you’t be a fool 
 ftill. 
 
 Hofi. Well, you fhall haue it although 1 pawne my 
 Gowme. Ihopeyon“I come to Supper. You*! pay me al¬ 
 together ? 
 
 Fal. Will I Hue f Go with her,wirhher j book e-on, 
 booke-'on. 
 
 Ho) 7 . Will you haue Doll Tears firet meet you at (up¬ 
 per f 
 
 Tat. Nomoreword5 Let’s haue her. 
 
 Cb. /«/?. I haue heard bitter newer. 
 
 to! What’s the newer (my good Lord?) 
 
 £h,Iu. Where lay the Kino UA night ? 
 
 J&dif. AcBafingflokc my Lord. 
 
 J a). 1 hope (my Lord)all's well. What Isthe newes 
 
 roy Lord > 
 
 CbJufl. Come all his forces backs? 
 
 Jiftf No. TifceenehundredFoot.fiuehundred Rprfe 
 Are march'd vp to my Lord ofLancafier, 
 
 A galnft Northumberland.and the AtchbiAiop. 
 
 To!. Comes the King backe from Wales.m/nobleL? 
 
 Cb.Jufi. You fhall haue Letters of me prefently. 
 Come.go along with roc, goodM. C own. 
 
 Tdl. My Lord. 
 
 Cb lufl. What’s tbc marter ? 
 
 Fed. MaAer Ceit/re, fhall I entreate you with iTtee to 
 dinner ? 
 
 Oow. I mu ft waitevponmy good Lordheere. 
 
 I tliankeyou.good Sir lohn, 
 
 Ch.lufi, Sir lobn,y< 3 \) loyter beere too long being you 
 Sreto take Soulcfiers vp, in Countries as you go. 
 
 Fat. Will you fup with me.Wafter Covref 
 
 ChJufl. What foolifh Mafter taught youtbefe man¬ 
 ners, Sir lohn ? 
 
 Fa!. M after Cower, if they become met not, bee was a 
 F&rsSe that taught them ones . This is the tight Fencing 
 grace (ray Lord) tap for tap,and f© part faire. 
 
 Cb.Iu-P Now the Lord lighten thee, thou art a great 
 Foole. Exeunt 
 
 Seem Secunda . 
 
 JEnter Prince Henry, points,, 'Bardolfv, 
 and Page. 
 
 Prri. Tnift me, lam exceeding weary. 
 
 Fori. Is it eome to that? I had thought wearines durfl 
 BOt haue attach’d one of fo high blood. 
 
 Prin. It doth me: though it difcolours the complexion 
 ©fmy Crcstneffe so acknowledge it. Dothitnot fhew 
 vildely in me, to defire fmall Beere? 
 
 Pom. Why ,a Prince Should not be foloofely ftudted, 
 
 as co remember fo weake a Compofition. 
 
 Purer. Belike then, my Appetite was not Princely 
 got. for (in noth) I do now remember the poore Crea¬ 
 ture, Small Beere. But indeedethefe humble confedera¬ 
 tion* make me out of lone with my Greamdfe. What a 
 di fgr a ce is i t to me, to remember thy name ? Or t o Imo w 
 thy face to morrow ?Or to take note how many pjireof 
 Sdk [lockings hafif (Vi 2 .ihefe,and thofe that were thy 
 peach-colour’d ones:) Or to beare thelnuentori* of thy 
 Aunt, at one for fuperfluity, and one other.for vfe. But 
 that the Tennts-Court-kecper knowet better then I fo* 
 it it a low <bbe ofLinnen wnhthee, when thou kept A 
 not "Racket there, as thou hafi not done a great while,be- 
 caufe rherefl of thy Low Countries,haue made a Arift to 
 eatevp thy Holland. 
 
 Pori. How III it followes, after you haue labour’d fo 
 hard,you fhould talke foidlelyPTell me how many good 
 
 yong P,i 0C « would do fo, their fathers lying fo ficke as 
 voursls? ' 
 
 Prat. Shall I telf thee one thing, Points. ( 
 
 Pori Yes: and let it be an excellent good rhlng. 
 
 Prh. Ir /ball ferue among wines ofno higher breed¬ 
 ing then thine. 
 
 Pom. Go u>:IAand the pufb of your one thing, that 
 you ! tell. ° 
 
 Pr’,n. Why. I tell thee, it 1 * nor meet, that 1 fhould be 
 fed now my Father is ficke: albeit I could tell to thee (as 
 to one it pleafes me.for fault of a bctter,to call royfriend) 
 
 I could be fad,and fad indeed too. 
 
 pom Very hardly ,vpon futh a fabled. 
 
 Priii. Thou think ft me as fane in the DiuelsBooke, es 
 thou,and Fal/htffi, for obduracie and perfiftencie. Let the 
 end tty the man. But 1 tell thee, my hart bleeds inward, 
 ly.that my Father is fo ficke: anti keeping fnch vildcom- 
 pany as thou art, hath In reafon taken from me, all often- 
 tarton offorrow. 
 
 P»m. The reafon r 
 
 Trm What would’ft thou think of me,if I Amid weep ? 
 
 Pori , I Would thjnkc thee a moft Prlocely hypocrite. 
 
 Prtn. it would be euery mans thought .< and thoo art 
 a bleffed Fellow,to think? as euery man ihinket: neuer a 
 msnr thought in the world, keepes theRode-way better 
 iheo thine : euery man would thinkemean Hypocrite in- 
 deede. And what accites your rnoft woWbipfui thought 
 to thinke fo? __ 
 
 Pori. Why .becaufe you hauebeenefo lewde, and fo 
 much ingrafted to Fdt/lafe. 
 
 Prtn. And to thee. 
 
 Pomt k Nay, 1 am well fpoken of, I can htareit with 
 mine owne earesuhe worft that they can fay ofme i*,rhat 
 1 am a fecond Brother, and that I am a proper FelJowe of 
 roy hands : and thofe two things I confefle I canot helpe. 
 Looke,looke,here comes 'Bardo/fe. 
 
 Prince Arid the Boy that I FnJfinfe, he had him 
 fromme Chriftian,andfeeifchefar villain haue not tram 
 form’d him Ape. 
 
 Enter BanLdfe. 
 
 'Bar, Saoe your Grace. 
 
 Prtn. And yours,moft Noble 'Bardo^t. 
 
 Tori Comeyou pernicious Afle.you bafbfull Joole, 
 muft you be bluftiing ? Wherefore blufb you now f what 
 
 a Maidenly man at Armes are vou become 5 lsjtfucha 
 matter to get a Pottle-pots Maiden head ! 
 
 Page. He call’d me euen oow (my Lordjrhrough j red 
 Lattice, and I could difcemenopart of hts face from the 
 
 window: 
 
'The fecond'Part of Kfng Henry the Fourth. 8] 
 
 Window : at la(tl fpy’d his eyes, and methougnt he had 
 
 nude two holes in the Aie-wiues new Petticoat, & pee¬ 
 ped through. 
 
 Pnn Hath not the boy profited? 
 
 'Bur. Away,you hoefon vprighc Rabbet,away. 
 
 Pare. Aw.iy.you rafcaily Altheas dreams,away. 
 
 Prist, loftruA vs Boy: what dreacne, Boy t 
 
 Page. Marty (my Lord) Althea dream'd, (he was de- 
 buer’d of a Firebrand.and therefore I cal! him hir dream. 
 
 Pri»ce. A Crownes-worch of good Interpretation : 
 These it is. Boy. 
 
 Fem. Othat this good Bloffome could bee kept from 
 Cankers: Well,there is fis pence toprefetuethee. 
 
 Bard. If you do not make him be bang'd among you, 
 the gallowes (bail be wrong’d. 
 
 Prince. And how doth thy Mafter, Berdotpb ? 
 
 'Bar. Well.my good Lord; he heard ofyoer Graces 
 comnaingtoTowne. There’s a Letter for you. 
 
 Vein. Deliuet’d with good refpe<£: And how doth the 
 Martlemas, your M after ? 
 
 'Bard. In bodily health Sir. 
 
 Pain. Marry, the immorrall part needes a Phyfitian * 
 but that ensues not him; though that bee ficke, it dye* 
 not. 
 
 Prince. Ido allow this Wen to bee as familiar with 
 me.as tr.y dogge: and he bolds his place, for locks you 
 he writes. 
 
 Pe n.Letter. lehn Falftaffe Knight : (Eoery man muft 
 know that,as oft as hee hath occafion to name himfelfe:) 
 Euen like thofe that are kinne to the King, for they neuer 
 pricke their finger ,but they fay .there is Cam of the kings 
 blood fpilt. How comes that (fayes he) that takes vpen 
 him not to conceiue? the anfwet is as ready as n botrow* 
 ed cap: I am the Kings poors Cofin,Sit. 
 
 Prince. Nay, they wiil be kin tovs.bat they wil fetch 
 it from laphft. But to the Letter: ~—Sir loknFa/Jiiijfe, 
 Knight, se the Senne of the King, neere/i hie Father, Harrie 
 Prince ef Wales greeting. 
 
 Fein. Why this is a Certificate. 
 
 Prin. Peace. 
 
 i trill imitate the heneterable Romaintsin brtnitie. 
 
 Vein. Sure he meanes breuity in breath:fhort • winded. 
 
 / commendmetatbee , Icommendiheeandlleatuthee. Bee 
 net tea familiar tenth Pointz, far heemifufes thj Fsmovnfe 
 much, that hefweares then art to manic hie Sifler Nell. Re* 
 pent at tile timer as thou mayf/tndfcfarewell 
 
 Thing,by yea and no: which is at much at tofay, at thou 
 vfeftbrm. Iaeke Falftaffe with my familiars} 
 loba with nty Brother? andSifter:& Sir 
 Ichn, with aB Europe. 
 
 My Lord, I will fteepe this Letter in Sack, and make him 
 eace it. 
 
 Prat. That’s to make him cate twenty of his Words. 
 But do you vfe me thus Neil Muft I marry your Sifter? 
 
 Pent. May the Wcochhaue no worfe Fortune. But I 
 neuet faid fo. 
 
 Prin, W el), thus we play the Fooics with the time,8f 
 the fpirits of the wife,fit in the douds.and mecke vs : Is 
 your Mafter hcere in London ? 
 
 Bard, Y es my Lord. 
 
 Prin. Where fuppes be ? Doth the old Bore, feede in 
 theoldFranke? 
 
 Bard. At the old place roy Lord, in Eaft-cheapc- 
 
 Prin. What Company 1 
 
 Page. Ephcfians my Lord,of the old Church. 
 
 Prin. Sup any women with him? 
 
 Pace. None my Lord,but old Miftris S*tcl/t,»ad M. 
 
 Del Tearsfheet. 
 
 Prin, What Pagan may that be? 
 
 Page' A propel Gentlewoman,Sir, and a Kltifwoman 
 of my Mailers. 
 
 Prm. Euen fuch Kin, as the PariGi Heyfcrs-are to the 
 Towne-Bull ? 
 
 Shall we fteale vpon them {Ned) at Supper? 
 
 Pea j. I am your (hadow,my Lord,lie follow yon. 
 
 Prin. Sirrah, you boy,.*nd 'Rardohds, no wore to your 
 Mafter that I am yet in Towce. 
 
 There’* for your filence. 
 
 Bar, I haue no tongue,fir. 
 
 Page, And for mine Sir,I will gouemeh. 
 
 Prt*. Fare ye well: go. 
 
 This DoUTeare-lkeet fhould be foroeRode. 
 
 Fein. I warrant you,as common as the way between? 
 S.Albans.and London, 
 
 Prm, How might wef ssFalJlafe beftow himfelfe to 
 night, in his true coloors.and not our felues be feene? 
 
 Ptm. Put on two Leather lerkins, and Aprons, and 
 waite vpon him at his Table,like Drawers. 
 
 Prin. FrotnaGod,co8BuIl?Ahe3ui€ dedenfiontlt 
 was Jones cafe. From a Prince,to a Prcnticc.a low tranC 
 formation, that (hall fee mine: for in cuery thing,the pur- 
 pofe muft weigh with the folly. Follow me Ned. Exam 
 
 Scena Fertta. 
 
 Enter Northumbcrlandjsu Ladie/aid Harris 
 
 Percies Ladie. 
 
 Nertb. I pvethee louing Wife,and gentle Daughter, 
 Giuc an euen way vntomy rough Affaires: 
 
 Put not you on the vifage of the Times, 
 
 And be like them toPercie, troublefome. 
 
 fPife. 1 hauc giuen ouer, I will fpeak no more. 
 
 Do what you will: your Wifcdome, be your guides 
 Nath, Alas (fweet Wife)iny Honor is at pawne, 
 And'but my going, nothing can redeems it. 
 
 La. Oh yct/ot heauens fake,go not to thefe Wansj 
 The Time was (Father) when you broke your word. 
 When you were mote endeer'd to it,then now, 
 Whe&your owne Percy when my heart-deere .Harry, 
 Threw many a Northward iooke.t© fee his Father 
 
 Bring vp his s bet he did long ia vaine. 
 
 Who then perfwsde^ you to ftay at home? 
 
 There were two Honors loft; Y oars, and your Sonnes. 
 
 For Yours,may beauenly glory brighten it: 
 
 For His, it ftucke vpon him.as tb© Sonne 
 
 In the gray vault or Beauen: and by his Light 
 
 Did all the Cheualrie of England moue 
 
 To do brauc A As. He was (indecd)the Giaffe 
 
 Wherein the Noble-Youth did dreffe themfeloes. 
 
 He had no Legges, that praAic’d not his Gate: 
 
 And (peaking thicke (which Nature made his Metaiib J 
 Became the Accents of the Valiant. 
 
 For thofe that could fpeske lew,and tardily, 
 
 Would turne their owne Perfe&ion.t© Abufe, 
 
 To feeme like him. So that in Speech,in Gate* 
 
 In Diet, in AffcAions of delight, 
 
 In Militane Rules. Humors.of Blood. 
 
 He 
 
'The fee on depart o/Ifing Henry the Fourth . 
 
 i. Draw I le fee if i can finde out Smaht. 
 
 81 
 
 He was the Marketed Glaffc, Coppy.and Books. 
 
 That fafhion'd others. And him, O wondrous! him, 
 
 O Miracle of Men 1 Him did you lesue 
 
 ? iccood to none) vn-fecooded by you. 
 
 o looke vpon the hideous God of Wacre, 
 Indif-aduancage.to abide a field. 
 
 Where nothing but the found of Hotftatri Name 
 Did feeme deferable ; fo you left him. 
 
 Neuer,Oneuet doe his Gboft the wrong. 
 
 To hold yout Honor more precife and nice 
 With others, then with him. Let them alone : 
 
 The Marfhall and the Arch-bifbop are ftrong. 
 
 Had my fweet Harry fiad but halfe their Numbers, 
 Today might 1 (hanging on Hotfjwn Neche) 
 
 Haue talk’d of tJMonmouxh't Graue. 
 
 A Tmh. Beforew your heart, 
 
 (Faire Daughter) you doe draw my Spirit! from me. 
 With new lamenting ancient Ouer.fights. 
 
 But 1 muff goe,and meet with Danger there, 
 
 Or it will feeke me in another place, 
 
 And finde me worft prouided. 
 
 trife. O flye to Scotland, 
 
 Till that the Nobles.and the armed Commons, 
 
 Haue of their Puiffance made a little tafte. 
 
 Lady. If they get ground, and rantagt of the King, 
 Then loyne you with them, like a Ribbe of Steele, 
 
 To mike Strength ftronger. But,for all out lou«!, 
 
 Firft let cbemtt^e themfelues. So did your Sonne, 
 
 He wsj fo fuffer d j fo came I a Widow 
 And ncuet (hall haue length of Life enough, 
 
 Toraine vpon Remembrance with mine Eyes, 
 
 That it may grow.and fptowt,as high as Heauen, 
 
 For Recordation to my Noble Husband. 
 
 A/wti.ComejCome.go in with mentis withmy hfhade 
 As with the Tyde.fwell’d vp ento his height. 
 
 That makes a ftill-ftand,running neyther way. 
 
 Fame would 1 goeto meet the Arch-bi(hop. 
 
 But many thoufand Reafons hold me back*. 
 
 I will tefolue for Scotland ; there am I, 
 
 Till Tune and Vanuge crane my company. Erennt 
 
 Severn Quarta. 
 
 Enter two Drawer/ 
 
 T. Drawer. What haft thou brought there ) Apple- 
 Iohru ‘ Tbou know’ft Sit John esnnot endure an Apple- 
 lohn . 
 
 a. Drear. Thou fay’ft true: the Prince once fet a Difo 
 of Apple, lohns before him, and told him there were hue 
 more Sir Johns ■ and.putnng off his Hat,faid,I will now 
 take my leaue of thefe fine dne, round, old-wither d 
 Knights. It anger'd him to the heart: but hee hath for¬ 
 got that. 
 
 I . Draw. Why then couer, and fet them downe : and 
 fee if thou efinfl finde out 5«v2j(y/Noyfe ; Miftris Tearr- 
 fhttt would fame haue fome Mufique. 
 
 i. Draw. Sirrha, beere will be the Prince, and Mafter 
 Pomt/.r non : and chey will put on two of our Ictkina, 
 and Aprons, and Sir John muff not know of «t: 'BardoJpb 
 hath brought word. 
 
 r. Draw Then here will be old k'tu it will be an ex¬ 
 cellent ftratagem. 
 
 n - ■ , -- - ■ ■ - ■ 
 
 Enter Hofteffe, and DA. 
 
 Heft. Sweet-heart, me thinker now you are in an ex- 
 fellent good temperaiitie : your Polfidge beater at ex 
 tractdinarily, as heart would define ; and your Colour 
 (1 wart am you ) it as red as any Rofe : But you haue 
 drunkeioo much Canaries, and that's a marvellous feat- 
 chmg W ine; and it perfumes the blood, err wee can fay 
 what's this How doe you now ? 
 
 DA. Better then I wai: Hem. 
 
 H*ft Why chat was well faid . A good heart’s worth 
 Gold. Looke,hete comes Sir John. 
 
 Enter Falftafit. 
 
 Faljl. trhan Arthur ftrft in Court— (e mptie the 1 Of dan) 
 and woe a worthy E/nr How now Miftris Dot ? 
 
 Hofl Sick of aCalme : yea.good-footh. 
 
 FnJfl. So is all her Sefl: if they be once In a Cairo*, 
 they are Tick. 
 
 Do/ You moddie Rafcall ( is that all the comfort you 
 giue me ? 
 
 FAft. You make fat Rifc*lls,MirtrisZ>a/ 
 
 DA. 1 make them ? Gluttome and Difeafea make 
 them, I make them not. 
 
 Falft. If (he Cooke make the Gltmonie,you helpeto 
 make the Difeafes (' DoF) we catch of you (DA) we catch 
 of you : Gram that.my poor* Venue, grant that. 
 
 DA 1 marry.our Chaynei.and our Iewrit. 
 
 FolfJ Yotir Brooches, Pearles, and Owches : Forte 
 feme brauely.is to come halting off: you know,to come 
 off the Brtach.with bis P ike bent brauely, and toSurge- 
 rie brauely ; to venture vpon the charg d-Chambers 
 brauely. 
 
 H>p . Why this u the olde fafhion . you two newer 
 meere.but you fall to Came difeord : you are both ( in 
 good troth) as Rheumatike as two dne Toffer, you can¬ 
 not one beare with another! Confirmmes. What the 
 good-yere ? One maft {leaTe, and that muff bee you. 
 yoo are the weaker Veffell ; as they fay, the emptier 
 Veffell. 
 
 DA Cana weake emptie Veffell beare fuch a huge 
 full Hogs-head t There's a whole Merchants Venture 
 of Burdens-Stuffe in him : you htue not feene a Hulkt 
 berter ftufft in the Hold. Come, lie be friends with thee 
 Joeky Thou art going to theWarres. and whether 1 
 fhaji euet fee thee again* , or oo , there i» no body 
 cares. 
 
 EnterDrrtrrr. 
 
 Drawer. Sir, Ancient FiHoB is below, and would 
 fpcake with you. 
 
 Dot. Hang him, fwaggering Rafcall, let him not 
 come hither . it is the foule-mouth’dft Rogue in Eng¬ 
 land. 
 
 Hoft. If hee fwagger, let him not come here: I mufi 
 Hue amongft my Neighbors, lie no Swaggerers : 1 am 
 io good name, and fame, with the verybeff : ftiut the 
 do^re, there comes no Swaggerers heere • I haue not 
 liu’d all i his while, to haue Iwaggcring now : (hut the 
 doore. I pny you. 
 
 FAD Do'll then beare.Hoffeffe ? 
 
 Heft "Pray you pacifie your felfe(Sir John )there comes 
 no Swaggerers heere. 
 
 rafl.D&n 
 
< TheJe€*md c Pari&fK mgMznry the Fourth. 83 
 
 Talsl . Do’ft thou heare? it is tube Ancient. 
 
 Ho ft. Til!y-faliy(S(r/ofe)f!euer tell m^your ancient 
 Swaggerer comes r.ot in my doores. i was beforeMafter 
 Tiftek. the Deputie, the other izy: snd as bee faid to me, 
 it was no longer agoe then Wednesday laft: Neighbour 
 Jl»ickly (fayes hee;) Mafter Domls ,our Minifter,was by 
 then: Neighbour ftcyfickly (fayes hee) receiue thofe that 
 are Ciuill; for (faych hee) you are in an til Name: now 
 hee faid fo,I C3n tell whereupon: for(fayes hee) you are 
 so. honcft Woman, and well thought on 5 therefore take 
 hccde what Guefts you receiue: Receiue (fayes hee) no 
 Swaggering Companions.There comes none hcere. You 
 would bleffe you to heare what hee faid. No, lie no 
 Swaggerers. 
 
 Fat ft- Hee’s no Swaggerer(Hcfteffe:)a tame Cheater, 
 hee; you may ftroake him as gently, as a Puppie Grey¬ 
 hound: hee will not fwagger withaBatbarie Hsnne.if 
 her feathers turne backe in any (hew of refinance. Call 
 him vp (Drawer.) 
 
 Heft. Cheater, call you him ? I will barre no honeft 
 mau my houfe, nor no Cheater: but I doe not Joue fwag- 
 gering; 1 am the worfc when one fayes, fwagger: Feele 
 Tffsfters.how 1 (hake: looks yco„I warrant you. 
 
 Pel. Soyoudoe.HcfteflV. 
 
 Soft. Doe I ? yea,in very truth doe I,tf it werean Af- 
 peoLcafe: I cannot abide Swaggerers. 
 
 Enter Piftol,and TSardolfk and bn Bby. 
 
 Ttfl. 'SaueyoUjSir lobn. 
 
 FaJft. Welcome Ancient Piftol. Kttc{Piftol )! charge 
 you with a Cup of Saskei doe you difchsrgc vpon mine 
 Hofteffe. 
 
 Ptfl. I will difeharge vpon her (Sir lobn) wish two 
 Bullets. 
 
 Fal ft. She is Piftoll-ptooft (Sir) you fh:.U hardly of¬ 
 fend her. 
 
 Heft- Come,Iledrinkenoproofe$,tiornoBullets: I 
 will drinke 00 more then will doe me good, for no mans 
 pksfure, I. 
 
 Tift, Then to yob (Miftris Vorotbse ) I will charge 
 you. i 
 
 'Del. Charge me? I feerne you (feuxuie Companion) 1 
 what ? y oti pcore, bafe, rafcally, cheating, lacke-Linnen- 
 Mate: away you mouldie Rogue,away } 1 am meat for 
 your M after. 
 
 Fiji. I know you,MiiWs Dcrothis. 
 
 Del. Awry youCut-purfe Rafcail, you fjchy Bung, 
 away; By this Wine,lie thruft my Knife in your mouldie 
 Chappes,if you play the faweie Cauls with are. Away 
 you Bottle-Ale Rafcall,you Basket-hilt Sale lugkr.you. 
 Since when, I pray you,$ir ? what, with two Points on 
 yourihouldet ? much. 
 
 Pift. 1 will murcheryour Ruffe,for this,’. 
 
 Hoft No,good Captaine Piftol: not heere, fweete 
 Captaine 
 
 Del. Captaine? thou abhominabledamn’d Cheater, 
 art thou not afharo’d to be call’d Captaine ? If Captaines 
 were of my minds, they would truncbion you out,for ta¬ 
 king their Name s vpon you,before ycu haue earn'd them. 
 You i Captaine? you fUuc,for what > for tearing a poore 
 Whores Ruffe in a Bawdy-houfe? Hee a Captaine? hang 
 him Rogue, hee hues vpon mouldie fiew'd-'pruiries, ar.d 
 dry’oc Cakes. A Captaine r ThefeVinaines will make 
 the word Captains, odious : Therefore Captsincs had 
 needc looketo ir. 
 
 Bard. 'Fray sheegoe downejgflad Ancient, 
 
 Falft. Hearke thee hither, Miurss Dd. 
 
 Pift. Not I: I tell thee what, Cerpotali'iS^'de^ 1 
 could stars he?; He be reueng’d on he?. 
 
 Pan .0 'Pray thee goe downs. 
 
 Pip. He fee Her damn'd firft: to Pluto's damn’d Lake, 
 to the Infernal! Deepe, where Embm and Tortures vilde 
 alfo. Hold Hooke and Line, fay I: Downe : downe 
 Dogges,downs Faces: hau- wee not Hiren here ? 
 
 Hoft. Good Captaine Phftl be quiet, it is very late; 
 
 I befeeke you now,aggrauace yourCholer. 
 
 Fiji. Fhefe be good Humors indeede. Shall Pack- 
 Horfes,and hollow-pamper'd lades of Afia,which can¬ 
 not goe but thtrtie miles a day, compare with Cafttr, and I 
 with Caniba!!s,and Troian Greekes? nay, rather damne J 
 them with King Cerlerve.t nd let the Welkin roare; fti&li 
 wee fail fbole for Toy es ? 
 
 Heft. By my troth Captaine, chefs are very bitter 
 words. 
 
 'Bard. Be gone, good Ancientt this will grow to a 
 BrawSe anon. 
 
 Ftp. Die men,likeDoggei;gltteCrownes likePinsca: 
 Haas we net Htren here ? 
 
 Hojt. On my word(Captaine)therc’s none f«ch here. 
 Wbat the gocd-yere,doeyouthinkel would denye her ? 
 
 I pray be quiet. 
 
 Pift. Then feed .and be fat (my faire f’alipolis.) Coroe, 
 giue roe fame Sack, Si fortune me tarmersteffterato me cm~ 
 ter.te. Feare wee broad-fides ’ No,!et the Fiend giu? fire: 
 Giue roe fome Sack : and Sweet-heart lye thou there: 
 Come wee to full Points here, and are et cetera’ $ no- 
 thing ? 
 
 1 Fal. Piftol X woul d be quiet. 
 
 Pift. Sweet Knight,! kifTe thy Neaffej what? wee haue 
 feene the feuen Stances, 
 
 Del. Thtufi him downe (byres, I cannot endure fuch 
 aTuflian Rafcall. 
 
 Pijf. Tbruft him downe flayres ? know we not Gallo- 
 wayNsgges^ 
 
 Fal. Quoit him downe (Bardolfh) like a (houe groat 
 (hilling: nay,if hee doenothing but fpeakfe notbsng, hee 
 (half be nothing here. 
 
 "Bard. Come,get you downe (Sayres. 
 
 Pift. What? (hallwee haue Ineifion? (hall weeetn- 
 brew ? then Death rorke roe aOeepe,abridge vny doleful! 
 cUves: why then let grieuous, gaftly. gaping \Voands, 
 vntwind the Sifters three: Come j£trefet,l fay. 
 
 Heft. Here’s good ftuffe toward. 
 
 Fal. Gisseme my Rapier,Boy. 
 
 Pol. I prechee lack,, 1 prethce doe r.ot draw. 
 
 Fal. Get you downe ftayres. 
 
 Heft. Here's a goodly tumult: lie forfwesre keeping 
 houfe,before Ik,be in thefe tirrits,and frights. So;Mur- 
 ther I warrant now. Alas, alas, put vp your naked vVca¬ 
 pons,put vp your naked Weapons. ( 
 
 Dol, I prethee A't^be quiet, the Rafcall is gone: ah, 
 you whorfon little valiant Villaine } you, ^ ( > 
 
 Hdl. Ate you not hurt fth'Groync ? me thought hee 
 made a thtewd Thrult at yon? Belly. 
 
 To!. Haue you turn’d him out of doores i 
 
 Exri. Yes Sir: the Rsfcsll’s dvunke: you haua bun 
 him (Sir) in the fhouldcr. 
 
 Fal. A Rafcall to braue me. 
 
 Del- Ab.youfwcec little Rogue,you: ek^c-;-:e Ape, 
 how thou fweat’ft l Come,let roe wipe thv’Face: Come 
 on,you whorfon Chops s Ah Rogue,I iouc thee : Thou 
 ' * art 
 
_B_4_ fecond'Pari ofKjngHenry she Fourth. 
 
 ait as valorous as Hdtor off toy, worth ftueof Agamstn* 
 non, and tenne times better then the nine Worthies: ah 
 Villatne. 
 
 Fat. A rafcally Slaoe, I will tofle theRogue ina Blan¬ 
 ket. 
 
 Dol. Doe,if thou dar'ft for thy heart: if thoudoo'ft, 
 lie canuas thee betweene a paste of Sheetes. 
 
 Enter tJUssJl^ue, 
 
 Page. TheMufiqueis come.Sir. 
 
 FA. Let them play : play Sirs. Sit on my Knee, Dal. 
 A RafcaJl,bragging Slaoe; the Rogue fled from me liks 
 Quick-filuer. 
 
 Dol. And thou followd’ft him Wee a Church: thou 
 uvhorfoo little tydie Bartholmew Bore-pigge.when wilt 
 thou Issue fighting on dayes.and foyning on nights, and 
 begin to patch vp thine old Body for Heauen ? 
 
 Enter the Prince and Points disguis'd. 
 
 Pal. Peace (goad Dol) doe not fpeake like a Deaths- 
 head; doe not bid me remember mine end. 
 
 Dol. Sirrhs, what humor is the Prince of? 
 
 Fal. A good fiiallow your.g fello vj ; bee would haue 
 made a good Paotler, hee would haue chipp'd Bread 
 well. 
 
 Del. They fay Pnines hath a good Wit, 
 
 Fal Hee a good Wit t hang him Baboone.his Wit is 
 as thicke as Te wksburie Muftard: there is no more con¬ 
 ceit in him,then is in a Mallet. 
 
 Dol. Why doth the Prince !oue him fo then ? 
 
 Fal. Becaufetheir Legges are both of abigneffe: and 
 hee playesat Quoits well .and eates Conger and Fennell, 
 and drinkesoff Candles ends for Flap-dragons.and rides 
 the wilde-Mare with the Boyes.and lumpes vpon loyn’d- 
 flooles, and fweares with a good grace, end weares his 
 Boot very froootb.like vnto the Signe of the Legge; and 
 breedes nobate with telling ofdifcrecte (hones: and fuch 
 ocher Gamboll Faculties hee hath, that fhewa weake 
 Minde.and an able Body,for the which the Prince admits 
 him ; for the Prince himfelfe is fuch another : the 
 weight of an hayre will turne the Scales betweene their 
 Haber-de-yois. 
 
 Pnnee. Would not this Nauc of a Wheels haue his 
 Earn cut off ? 
 
 Poin. Let vs beat him before his Whore. 
 
 Pnr.ce. Looke, if the wither’d Elder hath not his Poll 
 claw’d like a Parrot. 
 
 Fein. !s it not ftrange.that Defire (hould fo many 
 yeeres out-iiue performance ? 
 
 Pal. Kiffe me Del. 
 
 Prince. Seturne and Vemu this yeers in Coniun&ion ? 
 What fayes the Almanack to that ? 
 
 Poin, And lookevrhether thefierie Trigem, his Man, 
 be not lifping to his Mailers old Tables.hts Note-Booke, 
 his Councell-keeper ? 
 
 Fal. Thou do’ft giue me flatt’ring Buffer. 
 
 Dol. Nay truel y, I kiffe thee with a rooft conftant 
 heart. 
 
 Fal. I am olde, 1 am olde. 
 
 Dal. 1 loue thee better,then I loue ere a feuruie young 
 Boy of them all. 
 
 Fal. WhatStuffe wilt thou haue a Kirtle of ? J (ball 
 receiue Money on Thuvfday ; thou (bait haoeaCappe 
 to morrow, A mtrtie Song, come : it growes late. 
 
 am 
 
 wee will to Bed. Thou wilt forget me, when I 
 
 gone. 
 
 Del. Thou wile fet me a weeping, if thou fay’ft f© 
 prone that euer I drefte my fdfe bandfome, til! thy re-, 
 tstrne: well,hearken die end. 
 pal. Some Sack,Fri»?f«. 
 firm,Fein. Anor^anon.Sir. 
 
 Pal. Ha? a Ballard Sonne of the Kings ? And art no: 
 thou Points, his Brother ? 
 
 prince. Why thou Globe of finfuli Continents, what 
 a Lifedo'ft thou lead ? 
 
 PA. A better then thou: I am a Gentleman,thou are 
 c Drawer. 
 
 prince. Very true. Sir : and I come to draw you out 
 by the Hares. 
 
 Heft. Oh, the Lord preferue thy good Grace: Wei* 
 ceme to London. Now Heauen bleffe that fweete Face 
 of thine: what,are you come from Wales? 
 
 Fal. 1 hou whorfon mad Compound of Maieftie r by 
 this light Flefh,and corrupt Blood.thou an welcome. 
 Dot. How? you fat Feolc,! fcorne you. 
 
 Poin. My Lord, hee will dnue you out of your re- 
 tienge,cnd turne aiho a fnerryment, if you take not the 
 hee?. 
 
 prince. You whorfon Candle-myne you, howvildly 
 did you fpeake of meeuen now, before ?hi: boned,ver- 
 tucus.ciuill Gentlewoman ? 
 
 Hojl, 'Bkff.ng on your good heart, and fo fhee is by 
 
 ray troth. 
 
 F J. Didftthcu hearema? 
 
 frir.ee. Yes: and you knew me,asyou did when you 
 rsnne away by Gads-hil!; you knew J was at yo Ur back, 
 and (poke it on parpofe.to trie my patience. 
 
 Fal. No,no s oo; not fo : 1 did net thinke,th©u waft 
 
 within hearing. 
 
 Prince. 1 (hall driue you then to corfdfe the wilful! 
 abufe, and then 1 know hew to handle you, 
 
 FA. No abufc (Hall) on mine Honor,no abufe. 
 
 Prince. Not todirprayf?rr.e?andca!lra{Pancler,and 
 Bread-chopper, and I know not whati? 
 
 Fal. No abufc (Hal.) 
 
 Poin. Mosbufe? 
 
 Fal. No abufe(W«/) in the World: honeft Ned. none, 
 
 I difprays’d him before the Wicked, that the Wicked 
 might not tail in Soue with him: In which doing, I haue 
 dorse the part of e carefuil F’iend.and ? true Subiefl, and 
 thy Father is to giue me chankcs for its No abufe (Heir) 
 none (Ned) none; no Hoycs/sane, 
 
 Prince. See now whether pure Feare,and entire Cow- 
 ardife, doth no? mike thee vrrong this verttiotssGentle- 
 womarijto clofe with vs? Is (heeof the Wicked l It tlii«»e 
 Hofteffe heere, of the Wicked ? Ot is the Boy of the 
 Wicked ? Or honeft Bcrdrty'j (vchofe Zeale bumes In hi* 
 Nofe) of the Wicked ? 
 foin. Anfwere thou dead Elroe.anfwere. 
 
 Fal The Fiend hath pneke ciowne 'Barde/pk irrecove¬ 
 rable,and his Face is Lsctfers Prmy-Kirchia, where hee 
 doth nothing but roft Maulc-Worries : for the Boy, 
 there is a good Angel! about h:m,but the Deuil! oui- 
 bids him too. 
 
 Prince. For the Women ? 
 
 Fa!. Foroneof them.ihee is in Hell alseadie, and 
 burnes poore Soules : for the othes, 1 owe her Mo¬ 
 ney ; and whether fhte bee damn'd for that, 1 know 
 not. 
 
 HA. No,] warrant you. 
 
 Pal No, 
 
The fecund Tart ofK jngH enry the Fourth. 
 
 8 * 
 
 Pal. No,I chinkc thou art not; I chinke thou art quit 
 
 for that. Marry, there is another Intiiflcson! vpon thee, 
 for fufFering flefh to bee eaten in thy boufe, contrary to 
 the Law, for the which f thinke thou w:it howls. 
 
 Hafl. Ail Victuallers doe fo ; What is a Ioynt of 
 Mutcon.orewo.tn a whole Lent? 
 
 Prince. You.Gentlewoman. 
 
 Del- What fayes yoor Grace ? 
 
 Felfi. Hu Grace fayes that , which his fkfis rebells 
 againft. 
 
 Hofi. Who knocks fo lowd at doore ? Locke to the 
 doore thece, Francis ? 
 
 Laser Peta. 
 
 Prince. Pete, how now ? what nswei r 
 
 Peso. The King,your Father,is at Weftroinfter, 
 
 And there are tweatae vveaks and wearied Pcftes, 
 
 Come from the North: and as I came along, 
 
 1 met,and cuer-teoke a dozen Csptaines, 
 Bare-headed/weating,knocking st the T aaeraes. 
 
 And asking eacry one for Sir lehrs Feslfiajf*. 
 
 Prince. By Heauen (Points) I feele me much to blame, 
 So idly to prophane the precious time. 
 
 When T empeft of Commotion ,hke the South, 
 
 Borne with black Vapour, doth begin to mek. 
 
 And drop vpon our bare vnarmed heads. 
 
 Giue me my Sword,and Cloaks: 
 
 Fatfiafie.good night. Exti. 
 
 Palf}. Now comes in the fweeteft Morfeli of the 
 night,and wee iRiaft hence, and leaue icvnpickt. More 
 knocking st the doors ? How now ? what's the mat¬ 
 ter ? 
 
 'Bard. Yoa mtift away to Court,Sir,prefeBtly, 
 
 A dozen Captasnes ftay at doore for you. 
 
 Falfi. Pay the Mufitians. Sirrha: farewell Hofteffc, 
 farewell Del You fee (my good Wenches) how men of 
 Merit are fought after : the vndeferuez may Oeepe.when 
 theroan of A£fion is call'd on. Farewell good Wenches: 
 If I benotfem awaypeftc, I will fee you agsine, ere I 
 goe. 
 
 Do/. I cannot fpeake : if my heart bee not readie 
 to bur ft— Well (fweece lack*) haue a care of thy 
 (el fe. 
 
 Folfi. Farewell .farewell. Exit. 
 
 Hofl Well, fare thee well : I haue knowne thee 
 thefe twentie nine yeeres, come Pefcod-tirae . bat an 
 honefter, and truer-hearted man-—- Well, fare thee 
 well. 
 
 Bard. Miftris Tearefbeet. 
 
 Hofi. What’s the master? 
 
 Bard. Bid M ifttis Teme-fhett come to my Mafter. 
 Hofi. Oh ruooe‘Z?e/,runne : nanne.good Del. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Jffut Tertius. Scena ^Prirna. 
 
 Eater the Kmg.vttb a Page. 
 
 Krag.Goe,call the Earles of Surrey,and of Warwick : 
 But ere they come,bid them ore-readethefe Letters, 
 And well confider of them: make good fpeed. Exn. 
 
 How many thoufand of my pooreft Subicfis 
 
 Arc at this howre afleepe ? OSIeepe.O gentle Sleepe, 
 Natures fort Nurfe, how haue I frighted thee, 
 
 That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids dowse. 
 
 And fteepe my Sences in ForgetfulneflV? 
 
 Why rather (Sleepe)lyeft thou in fmoakie Cribs, 
 
 Vpon vneafie Pallads ftretching thee. 
 
 And huiflrt with buffing Night, flyes to thy fisimber. 
 Then in the perfum’d Chambers of the Great ? 
 
 Vnderthe Canopies of coftly Stste, 
 
 And lull'd with founds of fwccteft Melodie ? 
 
 O thou dull God,why Jyeft thou with the vild?, 
 la loathfhtr.e Beds,and leau’ft the Kingly Couch, 
 
 A Watch-eafe,ora common Lsrum-Beli f 
 Wilt thou,vpon the high and giddie Mart, 
 
 Scale vp the Ship-boyes Eyes,and rock his Braines, 
 
 In Cradle of the rude imperious Surge, 
 
 And in the vifieation of the Windes, 
 
 Who rake the Ruffian Billowcs by the top, 
 
 Curling their monftroos heads,and hanging them 
 With deatfnkig Clamors in the fiipp'ry Clouds, 
 
 That with the hurley, Death it felft awakes t 
 Canft thou (O parti atl Sleepe)giue thy Repofe 
 To the wet Sea-Boy,in an boure fo rude: 
 
 And in the calmed,and mod fiiileft Night, 
 
 With all appliances, and meanes to boote. 
 
 Deny it to a King / Then happy Lowe,lye downe, 
 Vneafie lyes the Head,that wearess Crowne, 
 
 Enter Wane tike and Surrey. 
 
 iVtnr. Many good-morrowes to your Maieftie, 
 
 King. Is it good-morrow,Lords ? 
 
 War. ’Tis One a Clock, and paft. 
 
 King. Why then good-morrow to you all(my Lords;) 
 Haue you read o're the Letters that 1 fent you ? 
 
 rear. We haue (my Liege.) 
 
 Kmg Then you perceiue the Body of out Klngdome, 
 How foule it is : what ranke Difeafes grow, 
 
 And with what danger,neere the Heart of it ? 
 
 War. It is but as a Sody.yet diftemper'd. 
 
 Which to his former fttength maybe reftor d, 
 
 With good aduice.and little Medicine : 
 
 My Lord Northumberland will foone be cool’d, 
 
 Kmg. Oh Heaucn.tbat one might read the Book©f Fate, 
 And fee the reuolutioo of the Times 
 Make Mountsines leuell,snd the Continent 
 (Weane of folide firmendre)me!i it felfe 
 Into the Sea : and ether Times, to fee 
 The beachie Girdie of the Ocean 
 Too wide for Neytunes hippes; how Chances stocks 
 And Changes fill the Cuppeof Alteration 
 With diuers Liquors.'Tis not tenne yeeres gene* 
 
 Since R.tchxrd,sad Northumberland, great friends, 
 
 Did feaft together; and in two yeeres after. 
 
 Were they at Warres. It is but eight yeeres ftr.ee, 
 
 This Percic was the man, neereft my Soule, 
 
 Who,like a Brother, toyl’d in my Affaires, 
 
 And layd his Loue and Life vnder my foot: 
 
 Yea,for my fake,euen to the eyes of Bjahard 
 Gaue him defiance. But which of you was by 
 (You Coufin AA*//,as ! may remember) 
 
 When Richard, with his Eye.brim-full ofTeares, 
 
 (Then check'd,and rated by Northumberland) 
 
 Did fpeake.thefe words (nowprou'd a Prophetic;) 
 Northutakerltsnd.ihcu Ladder.by the which 
 
 My 
 
8 6 The fecond Tart o/K^n £ Henry the Fourth. 
 
 My Coufin 'ihellmgbrooke afcendt my Throne : 
 
 (Though chcn.Heauenknowes.I had no fo<h intent* 
 
 But that neceffuie To bow'd the State, 
 
 That I and Greatneffc were compell’d to kilTe:) 
 
 The Time (hall come (thus did bee follow it) 
 
 The Time will come,that foule Sinne gathering head, 
 
 Shall breake into Corruption t fo went on, 
 
 Fore-telling this fame Times Condition, 
 
 And the diuifion of our Araitie. 
 
 War. There is a Hiftorie in all mens Liues, 
 
 Figuring tl« nature of the Times deceas'd t 
 
 The which obferu d, a man may prophede 
 
 With a neerc ayme.of the roaine chance of things* 
 
 As yet not come to Life,which in their Scedes 
 
 And weake beginnings lyc etitrealured; 
 
 Such things become the Hatch arid Brood of Time; 
 
 And by the neceflarie forme of this. 
 
 King Richard might create a ptrfefl guefle, 
 
 That great Northumberland, then £s!fe to him. 
 
 Would of that Seed,grow tt> a greater falfeneffe. 
 
 Which fhould not finde a ground to roote vpon, 
 
 Vnlefle on you. 
 
 Kmg. Are thefe things then Neceffities ? 
 
 Then let vs meetc them like NecclTities j 
 
 And that fame word,cuen now cryesout on vs: 
 
 They fay,the Bifhop and Northumberland 
 
 Arefiftie thoufand firong. 
 
 War. It cannot be (my Lord:) 
 
 Rumor doth double,like the Voice.and Eccho, 
 
 The numbers of the feared Pleafe it your Grace 
 
 To goe to bed, vpon my Life (my Lord) 
 
 The Pow’rs that you alreadie haue fern forth, 
 
 Shall bring this Prize in very eafily. 
 
 To comfort you the more.l haue receiu’d 
 
 Acer tame inlbnce.that Glexdour is dead. 
 
 Your Maieftie haih.beeoe this fort-night ill. 
 
 And ihefe vnfeafon’d bowres perforce muft adds 
 
 Vntoyout SickneiTe. 
 
 Kmg. 1 will take your counfaile : 
 
 And were thefe inward Warres once out of hand. 
 
 Wee would (dcare Lords)vntothe Holy-Land. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 SiL You were call'd \ufi\e. Shallow then (Coufin.) 
 
 Shal. 1 was call'd any thing 1 and I would haue done 
 any thing indeede too,and roundly too There wasl, and 
 little Job* Dost of Siaftotdfhire, and black e George Sure, 
 and FranCu P telephone, and Will Stjuele a Cot-fal- man, you 
 hadnotfoure fuch S windge-bucklers in all the Innes of 
 Court agame t And I may fay to you, wee knew where 
 the Bma-'Robai were, and had the bed of them all at 
 commandemens. Them was /ache falflaffefnovi Sir Ida) 
 aBoy , and Page to ThomanJMowbraj, Duke of Nor- 
 folke. 
 
 Sil. This Sir lolm (Coufin) that comes hither inon a- 
 bout Souldiers ? 
 
 Shal. The fame Sir lehn , the very Came : 1 faw him 
 breake Scoggads Head at the Court-Gate, when hee was 
 a Crack,not thos high : and the very fsmeday did I fight 
 With one Sampfm Stecb-fi/h, a Fruiterer, bchmde Greyes- 
 Inne. Oh the mad dayes that I haue fpent ! and to fee 
 how many of mine olde Acquaintance arc dead ? 
 
 Sil. Wee fhall all follow (Coufin.) 
 
 Shot. Certain*! ’tis certainc: very fure, veryfurc: 
 Death is certaine to all, all fhall dye. How a good Yoke 
 of Bullocks at Stamford Fayre ? 
 
 Sil. Truly Coufin,I was not there, 
 
 Shal. Death is certaine. 1» old Zfca&c of your Town* 
 liuing yet ? 
 
 Sit Dead,Sir. 
 
 Shot Dead t See, fee : bee drew a good Bow : and 
 dead? hee fhot a fine fhoote. Ieh» of Gaunt lotted 
 him well, and betted much Money on hit head. Dead? 
 hee would haue clapt in the Clowt at Twelue-fcore^nd 
 carryed you a fore-hand Shaft at foureteene, and four*, 
 teeneandahalfe.that it would haue done a mans heart 
 good to fee. How a fcore of Ewes now ? 
 
 Sil. Thereafter as they be ; a fcore of good Ewes 
 may oe worth tenne pounds. 
 
 Shal And is olde Double dead? 
 
 Enter Bardolph and hu Boj. 
 
 Sil. Heete come two of Sit Iob» Falfiaffei Men (as 1 
 think e ) 
 
 Shal. Good-morrow,honefi Gentlemen. 
 
 Bard. 1 befeech you,which is luBice Shallow ) 
 
 Shal. I am Robert Shallow^ Sir)a poore Efquire of cbia 
 Counlie, and one of the Kings lufliccs of the Peace: 
 What is your good pleafure with me ? 
 
 Bard. My Captaine (Sit) commends him to you: 
 my Capiame.Sir hhnfaJJlaffe . a tall Gentleman, and a 
 tnoft gallant Leader. 
 
 Shal. Hee greetes me well: (Sir) I knew him a 
 good Back-Sword-man. How doth the good Knight ? 
 may I aske.how my Lady his Wife doth ? 
 
 Bard. Sir,pardon : a Souldier is better accomrood*. 
 ted,rhen wiih a Wife. 
 
 Shal It is well faid,Sir; and it is well faid, indeed*, 
 too: Better accommodated ? it is good,yea indeede is 
 it: good phrafes are furely.and euery where very com¬ 
 mendable. Accommodated , it comes of Actcmmodo : 
 very good, a good Phrafe. 
 
 'Bard Pardon, Sir, 1 haue heard the word. Phrafe 
 call you it f by this Day, 1 know not the Phtafe : but 
 
 I will msinraine the Word with my Sword, to bee » 
 Souldiet-fike Word, and a Word of axceeding good 
 Command. Accommodated : that is, when a man is 
 (as they fay) accommodated : or, when a man is, being 
 
 whereby 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Safer Shallow and Silence: with Afoeddie,Shadow , 
 
 Wert, Treble, Bull-ea/ft. 
 
 Shot. Come-on,come-on,eome-on ; giue mee your 
 Hand.Sit; gioemee yourHand.Sir : an early ftirret,by 
 the Rood. And how doth my good Coufm Silence t 
 
 S‘l. Good-morrow, good Coufin Shallow. 
 
 Shal. And how doth my Coufm, your Bed-fellow ? 
 and your faired Daughter, and mine,my God-Daughter 
 ZUen f 
 
 Sil. Alas,* blacke Ouzell(Coufifi [Shallow.) 
 
 Shal. By yea and rtay-,Sir,I dare fay my Coufin WilUttm 
 it become a good Scholler ? bee is at Oxford Rill, is lie* 
 not ? 
 
 Sil. Indeede Sir,to my cofi. 
 
 Shat. Hee mod then to the Innes of Coon fhortly % 1 
 was once of Clement! Inne 5 where (T thinke) they will 
 ulke of road Shallow yet. 
 
The fecondTart of King Henry the Fourth. 87 
 
 whereby he thought to be accommodated, which is an 
 excellent thing. 
 
 Ex ter FaJftaffe. 
 
 Shal. It is very iuft : Looke, heere comes good Sir 
 lobx. Giue me your hand, giueme your Worfhips good 
 hand :Tnift me,you looke well: and beare yout yeares 
 very well. Welcome.good Sit/obn. 
 
 Fal. Iam glad to fee you well, good M. Robert Shal¬ 
 low-. Matter Stert-card as I thinke ? 
 
 Shid. No fir lohn, it is my Cofin Srlence: in Commifft- 
 on with race. 
 
 Fd. Good M. Silence, it well befits you (hould be of 
 the peace. 
 
 Sil. Your good Worfbip is welcome. 
 
 ?d Fye, this is hot weather (Gentlemen) haueyou 
 proutded me heere halfe a doten of fufficient men? 
 
 SbaL. Marry haue we fir: Will you fit ? 
 
 Fd. Let me fee them,I befcech you. 
 
 Sbxl. Where's the Roll? Where's the Roll ? Where’s 
 the Roll ? Let me fee, let me fee.Iet me fee : fo.fo.fn.fo : 
 yea marry Sir. Raphe Mouldte : let them appeare as I call: 
 let tlrem do fo, let them do fo : Let mee fee, Where is 
 Mould*} 
 
 Mod. Heere.ifitpleafe you. 
 
 Sbd. Whatthinke you (Sir lohn) a good limb’d fel¬ 
 low: yoog.ftrong, and ofgood friends. 
 
 Fal. Is thy name Meddle ? 
 
 lMchL Yea.ifitpleafeyou. 
 
 Fell. Tis the more time thou wen vs’d. 
 
 Shed. Ha^ia,h3,moft excellent.Things that are moul- 
 die,lackcvfe ; very ftngular good. WellfaideSir lokm, 
 very well fasd. 
 
 P d. Pricke him. 
 
 lbfevl. Iwasprickt well enough before, ifyou could 
 haue let me alone: my old Dame will be vndone noWjlor 
 oneto doe her Husbandry, and her Drudgery; you need 
 not to haue prickt me, there are other men fitter to goe 
 out,then I. 
 
 Fal. Go too: peace Trlouldie, you fhall goe. (jMotddie , 
 it 11 time you were fpent. 
 
 Maul. Spent? 
 
 Shallow. Peace,fellow.peace; ttand afide : Know you 
 where you are?For the other fir lohn Let me (eeiSunon 
 Shadow. 
 
 Fal. I marry, let me haue him to fit vndet: he's like to 
 be a cold fouldier. 
 
 Shal. Where s Shadow 1 
 
 Shad. Heere fir. 
 
 Fal. Shadow, whofe fonne art thou l 
 
 Shad. My Mothers fonne,Sir. 
 
 Faljl. Thy Mothers fonne : like enough, and thy Fa- 
 thets (hadow : fo the fonne of the Female, is the fhadow 
 ofthe Male : it is often fo indeede,buc not ofthc Fathers 
 fubftance. 
 
 Shal. Do you like him.fu Iehn ? 
 
 Faljl. Shadow will fetue for Summer : pricke him : For 
 wee haue a number of (hadowes to fill vppe the Mufter- 
 Booke. 
 
 Shal. ’Thomai Wart ? 
 
 Faljl Where's he? 
 
 wart. Heere fir. 
 
 Faljl. I s thy name Wart ? 
 
 Wart. Yea fir. 
 
 Fal. Thou art a very ragged Wart. 
 
 Shal. Shall I pricke him downe. 
 
 Sir tobn ? 
 
 Faljl. It were fuperfluous: for his apparrel is built vp 
 on his backe,aod the whole frame ftands vponpms.prick 
 him no more. 
 
 Shal. Ha.ha.ha, you can do it fir: you can doe it i 1 
 commend yotl well. 
 
 Franca Feeble. 
 
 F bit. Heere fir. 
 
 Shal. What Trade art thou Feeble} 
 
 Feeble. A WomansTaylor fir. 
 
 Shal. Shall I pricke him^ir ? 
 
 Fal. You may: 
 
 But if he had beeneamans Taylor,he would haue prick d 
 you. Wile thou make as many holes in an enemies Bac- 
 taile,as thou batt done in a Womans petticote ? 
 
 Feeble. I will doe my good will fir, youesnhaueno 
 more, « 
 
 Faljl. Well find,good Womans Tailour: Wellfayde 
 Couragious Feeble : thou wilt bee as valiant as the wrath- 
 full Doue,or moll magnanimous Moufe. Pricke the wo- 
 msnr Taylout well Matter Shatlow, deepe Mutter Shal¬ 
 low. 
 
 Feeble. I would Wart might haue gone fir. 
 
 Fal. 1 would thou wert a mans Tailor,that ^ might’tt 
 mend him, and make him fit to goe. 1 cannot put him to 
 apriuate fouldier, that is the Leader of fomany thou- 
 faods Let that fuffice.mott Forcib!e/Ve£/r. 
 
 Feeble , It fhall fuffice 
 
 Faljl. I am bound to thee, reueren d Feeble Who is 
 the next ? 
 
 Shal. Peter Bulcalfe of the Greene. 
 
 Faljl. Yea marry, Iec v5 iit'Bulcalfe. 
 
 Bui. Heere fir. 
 
 Fal. Trutt oe.a likely Fellow. Come,pricke me 'Bui- 
 celfe till he roare againe. 
 
 'Bui. Oh.goodmy Lord Captaine. 
 
 Fd. What? do'tt thou roare before tfy'art prickt. 
 
 Bui. Oh fir,I am a difeafed man. 
 
 fal . What difeafe haft thou ? 
 
 Bui. A whorfon cold fir, a cough fir, which I caught 
 with Ringing in the Kings affayres, vpon his Coronation 
 day,fir. 
 
 Fal. Comethou (halt go to the Warres in aCowne: 
 we willhaue away thy Cold, and I will take fuch order, 
 that thy fr iends fhall ring for thee. Is heete all ? 
 
 Shal. Theteiscwo mote called then your number : 
 you mutt haue but foure heere fir,and fo 1 ptajr you go in 
 with me to dinner. 
 
 Fal. Come, I will goe drinke with you, but I cannot 
 satry dinner. 1 am glad to fee you in good troth. Matter 
 Sha/low. 
 
 ihal. O fir hhn ,doe yoo remember fince wee lay ail 
 night in the Winde mill.in S Georges Field. 
 
 Faljlcffs. No more ofihat good Matter SbaBow .* No 
 more of that. 
 
 Shal. Haf it was a merry night. And is lane Htghi- 
 r oorke iliue ? 
 
 Fal. She Woes.M.Shallow. 
 
 Shal. She neuer could away with noe. 
 
 Fal. Neuer, neuer : (he would aJwayes fay (hee could 
 not abide M Shallow. 
 
 Shal. I could anger her to the heart : fhee was then a 
 Bo** Roba. Doth fh? hold her owne well. 
 
 Fal. Old,old, M Shallow. 
 
 Shal. Nay,(he mutt be old, ttie cannot choofe but be 
 
 gg _ oid: 
 
■— ———-— -—— --————— — - — —- — - 1,.- 
 
 88 fectmdT^art ofing Henry the Fourth. 
 
 ol«S: certaioc diet*$ old : and had P.obtn -zvorkg , by 
 
 old Nigbt-spcrke, before 1 came to Clem eat; Jnrte. 
 
 Stl. That's fiftie fine yceres agoe. 
 
 Si W. Hah, Coufio Stlence, that thrvy had ft Irene that, 
 that this Knight and I haue feme : hah. Sit lebn, faid ] 
 well? 
 
 folft. Wee hatte heard die Chymes at mid-night,Ma¬ 
 tter Shallow. 
 
 Shod, That wee haue, chat wee baoe; in faith,Sir lohn , 
 wee haue • our watch-word was, Hcm-Boyes. Come, 
 let'i to Dinner; eonsg J )et'i to Dinner: Oh the day es that 
 wee haue feene. Come,come. 
 
 BtU. Good Mailer Corporate Barddph , {land roy 
 friend, and heere is feme Harry tonne (hillings in French 
 Crownes fot you : in very truth,fir,I had as lief be hang'd 
 fu.as goe : and yet,for mine owne part,fir,1 do not cate ; 
 but rather, becaofe 1 am vnwihing, and for mine owne 
 part,hiue a defire to (lay with my friends: elfe, fir, I did 
 not care/or mine owne part,fo much. 
 
 Bard. Go-too : (land afide. 
 
 Mould. And good Mafter Corporall Captasne/or my 
 old Dames fake, {land my friend : fhee hath no body to 
 doe any thing about her,when I am gone : and (he is old, 
 and cannot helpe her felfe ; you (hall haue fortie,fir. 
 
 'Bard. Go-too : Hand 3fide, 
 
 Fteblt. 1 care not, a man can die but once: wee owe a 
 death. J will neoer beare a bafe rrsinde: if it be my defh- 
 nte.fo ; if it be not.fo : no man istoo good to ferue his 
 Prince : and let it goe which way it will,he that dies this 
 yeere,is quit for the neat. 
 
 Bard. Well faid.thou art a good fellow 
 
 Treble. Nay,I will beare no oafe roinde. 
 
 Falfl . Come fir,whichmen (hall I haue ( 
 
 Sbal. Foure of which you pleafe. 
 
 Hard. Sir, j word with you: 1 haue three pound, to 
 fret LMouldie and E>/R-cclfe. 
 
 Falfl. Go-too: well. 
 
 Sbal. Come,fir /ohn, which foure will you haue ? 
 
 Falfl. Doe you chufe for me. 
 
 Sbal. Marry then , tJMottldit, BitU-calfe, Fettle t and 
 Shadow. 
 
 Falfl. Mculdji.mA Bull-calf/ .- for you Moaldle.R&y 
 at home,till you are pad (eruice : and for your p»n,Buti- 
 catfe .grow till you come vmolt : 1 willnone of you. 
 
 Sbal. Sir lab* Jin hbn,d oe not your felfe wrong,they 
 are your likelyeft men,and I would haue you feru'd with 
 the Dell. 
 
 Falfl Will you tel! me (Mafler Shallow) howto ebufe 
 a man? Care 1 for the Limbe, the Thewes, the ftature, 
 bulkc, and bigge affembl&nce of a man ? giue mee the 
 fpint (Mafler SbcsRow.) Where’s Wart} you fee what 
 a ragged appearance it is : hee fhall charge you, and 
 difeharge you, with the motion of a Pewterers Ham¬ 
 mer : come off, and on.fwiftet then hee that gibbets on 
 the Brewers Bucket. And this fame halfe-fac’d fellow. 
 Shadow, giue me this man ; hee prefents no marke to the 
 Encmie, the foe-man may with as great ayme Jewell at 
 the edge of a Pen-knife : and for a Retrait, how fwiftly 
 will this Feeble, the Womans Taylor, runne off. O, giue 
 me the (pare men, and (pare me the great ones. Put roe a 
 Calyuer into Warn hand, Bardo/ph* 
 
 Bard Hold Wart, Trauerfe • thus,thus,thus. 
 
 Falfl Come,managemeyout Calyuer: fo;very well, 
 go-too,very good.eaceedmg good. O.giue mealwayes 
 a little,lcanr,old,cbopt,bald Shot. Well faid Warr^Uov 
 ait a good Scab. hoid^heteis a Teller fot ihee. 
 
 sbal. Hee is not his Crafw-maftef, bee doth net doe 
 it tight 1 remember at Mile- end- Greene,when I l ay 
 at Clements Inne, 1 was then Sir'Dagonet \ntsfrthmt 
 
 Show: there was a little quiaer fellow, and hee would 
 manage you his Peece thus : and hee would about, 
 and about, and come you in, and come you in : Rais, 
 tah, tah, would hee fay, Bownce would hee fay, and 
 away a game would hee goe.amd againe would he coroe i 
 
 1 fhall rtener fee fuch a fellow. 
 
 fajft. Thefe fellowes will doe well. Matter Shallow 
 Farewell Mafter Silence, 1 will not vfe many wordei wtth 
 yon: fare you well. Gentlemen both: I thanke you, 
 
 1 raaft a dozen mile to night. Bardolpb.gw the Soddiers 
 Coates. 
 
 Shal. Sit l»bv, Heaueo bleffe you,and profper your 
 Affaires, and fend trs Peace. As you return*, rifit 
 mv houfe. Let our old acquaintance be renewed : per- 
 adueoture I will with you to the Court. 
 
 Falfl. I would you would,Mafter SbaBava. 
 
 Sbal. Go-too, I haue (poke at a word. Fare you 
 well. Earn. 
 
 Falfl. Fare you well, gentle Gentlemen, On Bar- 
 dclfh, leads the men away. As I retume, I will fetch off 
 thefe luftices i 1 doe fee the bottome of luftice Sbd- 
 low. How fubic£l wee old men are to this vkt of Ly¬ 
 ing? This fame ftaru'd luftice hath done nothing but 
 prate to me of the wildeneffe of his Youth, and the 
 Fretes hee hath done about Tumball-ftreet, and etsery 
 third word a Lye, duer pay’d to the hearer, then the 
 
 Torkes Tnbute. I doe remember him er Clements [nne 
 like a man made after Supper,of a Cbeefe-paring. When 
 bee was naked, hee was, for afl the world, like a forked 
 R-idifh, wirh a Head fantaftically earn’d epon a with a 
 Knife. Hee was fo forlome, that his Dimcnfions ( tn 
 arty thicke fight) were inuirvcible, Hee was the very 
 Gem us of Famine : bee came coer in the rere-wird of 
 the Fafhion : And now is this Vices Dagger become a 
 Squire, and tallies as familiarly of John of Gaunr.as if 
 hee had beme fwomt Brother to him : and lie be (wortse 
 hee neuer law him but once in the Tilt -yard, and then he 
 burd his Head, for crowding among the Mar (ha Is men. 
 
 I fa w it, and told lobn of Gaunt, hee beat his owne 
 Name, for you might haue trufi’d him and all his Ap- 
 parrell into an Eele-skinne: the Cafe of a Treble Hoe- 
 boy was a Manfion for him : a Court : and now hath 
 hee Land,and Beeues. W ell, I will be acquainted with 
 him,if I rcturne : and it fhall goe bard, but l will make 
 him a Philofopbers two Stones tome. If the young 
 Dace be a Bsyt fortheold Pike, I fee no reafon.io the 
 Law of Nature, but I may (nap a* him. Let time fhape, 
 and there an end. Esetsat. 
 
 AUus Quartus. Seem Prim a. 
 
 Enter the ^trchdlfhep, {Jtdcwbrcy ftFafhngt, 
 WeFhnerUend, Cdeath, 
 
 Bifh. What is this Forreft call'd ? 
 
 Haft. Tis Gualtrce Forreft, and t fhall pleafe your 
 Grace. 
 
 Bifh. Here ftand(my Lords)and fend difccruerers forth. 
 To know the numbers of our Enemies. 
 
 Hail Wee 
 
*The Cecond^axt of KjnzHcmj the Fourth. 
 
 Hail. Wee haue fcot forth alreadse. 
 
 '~Bijh. T»s well done. 
 
 My Friends.and Brethren (in thefe great Affaire*) 
 
 I muft acquaint you.that 1 houe receiu’d 
 New-dated Letten from Northumberland: 
 
 Their cold intent,tenure.and fubftanee thus. 
 
 Here doth hee wifh hi* Perfcn,with fueb Powers 
 As might hold i'ortance with his Qualnie, 
 
 The which hee could not letsie: whereupon 
 Hee it retyr’d,to ripe his growing Fortunes, 
 
 To Scotland; and concludes in heartic prayers. 
 
 That your Attempts m3? oucr-liue the hazard, 
 
 And fesrefullmeeting of their Oppcfite. 
 
 felt Thu* do the hope* we hau« in him,touch ground, 
 And dafli thcmfclues to pieces. 
 
 Enter a Meflenger. 
 
 Haft. Now? what newes ? 
 
 A/rJf. Weft of this Forteft.fearcely off a mile, 
 
 In goodly forme, comes on the Enemie: 
 
 And by the ground they hide, I judge their number 
 V’pon.orneerc.tbe rate of thirtie thoufand. 
 
 Mow. The iuft proportion that we gauetheTOOUt. 
 Let vs fway-on,and face them in the field. 
 
 Enter Weft merland. 
 
 tS^.What weli-appointed Leader fronts vs here ? 
 
 Mojo, 1 thlnkeit is my Lord of WeftmerUnd. 
 
 Weft. Health,and faire greeting from ourCcnerall, 
 The Prince, Lord tobei,snd Duke of Lancaller. 
 
 ’BiCo. Say on (my Lord of WeftmerUnd) in peace: 
 What doth concerne yourcomtoing ? 
 
 MSI. Then (my Lord) 
 
 Vnto your Grace doe 1 in chiefe addreffe 
 The fubftance of my Speech. If that'Rebellion 
 Came like tt felfe.in bafe and abieel Routs, 
 
 Led on by bloodic Youth.guardcd with Rage, 
 
 And cot/ntenanc’d by Boyes.and Beggerie : 
 
 I fay.if damn d Commotion fo appeare, 
 in his true.natiuc and moft proper fhape, 
 
 You (Reuerend Father.and thefe Noble Lords) 
 
 H»d not beerse here,to drefle the ougiy forme 
 Of bafe,and bloodie Infurreclion, 
 
 With your faire Honors. You.Lord Arch-bifhop, 
 Whofe Sea is bya Ciuill Peace maintain’d, 
 
 Whofe Beard,theSiluer Hand of Peace hath touch'd, 
 Whofe Learning,and good Letters,Peace hath tutor’d, 
 Whofe white Ir.ueftments figure Innocence, 
 
 The Doue.and very bleffed Spirit of Peace. 
 
 Wherefore doe you fo ill tranflaic yourfelfe. 
 
 Out of the Speech of Peace,that bearcs fuch grace, 
 
 Into the harfh and boy ftrous Tongue of War re ? 
 TuiningyourBookestoGraucs, your Inketo Blood, 
 YourPennes to Launces.and yoyrTongue diulne 
 To a lowd Trumpet ,and a Point of Warre. 
 
 r Bipt. Wherefore doe l this ? fothe Queftion (lands. 
 Brkfely tothisend : Wee ateall difeas d. 
 
 And with our furfetting^nd wanton howres, 
 
 Haue brought our felues into a burning Feuer, 
 
 And wge muft blcede for ii: of which Difeafe, 
 
 Our late Kino Rjchari {\being infafted^dy d. 
 
 3ui (my moll Noble Lord ot Weftmetland) 
 
 T take not on me here as a Phy fician. 
 
 Non dofl.es an Enemie to Peace, 
 
 Troope in tne Throngs of WiJitarie men 
 But rather fhew a while like fearefull Warre, 
 
 To dyet ranke Mindes.ficke of happineire. 
 
 And purge th obftru&ions, which begin to flop 
 Our very Veines of Lite : hesre me more plainely. 
 
 1 hauc in equal! ballance tuftly weigh’d. 
 
 What wrongs our Arms my do,what wronge wc fuft'er, 
 And finde ourGricfes heauier thtn ourOffences. 
 
 Wee fee which way the ftreame of Time doth runne, 
 And are enforc'd from our moft quiet there. 
 
 By the roughTorrent of O cot Aon. 
 
 And haue the fummane of at! out Griefrs 
 ( When time (hall ferue) to fhew in Articles t 
 Which long ere this,wee offer d to the King, 
 
 And might.by no Suit,gayne our Audience: 
 
 When wee are wrong'd.and would vnfold our Griefe*, 
 Wee aredeny'd acceffe vnto his Perfon, 
 
 Fuen by thoferr.en.that moft haue done vs wrong. 
 
 The dangers of the dayes but newly gone, 
 
 Whofe memotie is written on the Earth 
 With yetoppearing blood; and the examples 
 Of euery Minutes inflarice (prefers* now) 
 
 Hath put vs in thefe ill-befecmmg Armcs: 
 
 Not to breake Pcate,or any Branch of it. 
 
 But to eftablifh here a Peace indeede, 
 
 Concurring both ;n Name and Qualitie. 
 
 Weft. When euct yet was your Appealc deny'd ? 
 Wherein haue you bcenc galled by the King t 
 What Peerc hatli beene fuborn’d.to grate on you, 
 
 1 hat you fhould feale this la wlcffe bloody Bocke 
 Of forg'd Rebellion.witha Seale diuine? 
 
 Bift), My Brother general!,the Common-wealth, 
 
 1 make my Quarrel),in particular. 
 
 Weft. There is no neede of any fuch redrefle: 
 
 Qr if there were,it not belongs to you. 
 
 Mow. Why not to him in part, and to vs all. 
 
 That feele the bruizes of the dayes before. 
 
 And fuffer the Condition of thefe Times 
 To lay a heauie and vnequall Hand vpon out Honor* ? 
 
 Weft. O my good Lord (Mtnvbraj, 
 
 Conflrue the Times to their NecelTitics, 
 
 And you fhal! fay (indeede) it is the Time, 
 
 And not the King,that dothyou imurie*. 
 
 Yet for your part.it not appeares to me. 
 
 Either from the King,or in the prefent Time, 
 
 Thai you fhould haue an ynch of any ground 
 To build a Griefe on : were you not reftor’d 
 To all the Duke of Norfolkes Seignoric*, 
 
 Your Noble,and right well-remembred Fathers ? 
 
 Move. What thing,in Honor,had my Father loft, 
 
 That need to be reuiu’d.and breath’d in me ? 
 
 The King that lou’d him,as the State flood then. 
 
 Was forc'd,perforce compcll’d to banifh him : 
 
 And then,that Henry Btdhngbrotke and hee 
 Being mounted,and both rowfed in their Seates, 
 
 Their neighing Courfers daring of the Spurre, 
 
 Their armed Stsues in charge .their Beauersdowrc, 
 Their eyes of hre.fparkling through fights ol Steele, 
 
 And the lowd Trumpet blowing them together: 
 
 Then.then, when there was nothing could haue flay'd 
 My Father from the Bread of BuVmgbroobe ; 
 
 O.when the King did throw his Warder downe, 
 
 (His owne Life hung vpon the Staffe hee threw) 
 
 Then threwhee downe himfelfe.and all their Lines, 
 
 That by IndnSbwent.and by dint of Sword, 
 
 Haue lince nnf-carryed vnder 'Bollinybrookt- 
 _ g g 3 W*fi You 
 
I he fecond Fart of K ing Henry the Fourth . 
 
 9 1 
 
 Weftyau fpeak(lord Mnwbraj)noui you know not what. 
 The Earle of Hereford was reputed then 
 In England the raoft valiant Gentleman. 
 
 Who knowes,on whom Fortune would then haue foul'd? 
 But ifyour Father had been® Vifior there, 
 
 Hee ne're had borne it out of Couentry. 
 
 For all the Counireyjin a general! voyce, 
 
 Cry’d hate vpon him : and a!! their prayers,and lone. 
 Were fet on Herfrrd, whom they doted on, 
 
 And blefs'dyind graced,and did more then the King, 
 
 But this is meere digreffion from my purpofe. 
 
 Here come I from our Princely Generali, 
 
 To know your Griefesjto tell you,from his Grace, 
 
 That hee will giue you Audience: and wherein 
 It fhal! *ppeare,that your demands are tuft, 
 
 You (hail enioy them.euery thing fa off. 
 
 That might fo much at thinke you Enemies. 
 
 M» s*. But hee hath forc’d vs to compell this Offer, 
 And it procecdcs from Foliicy,not Loue. 
 
 Weft. iJrforbTaj,') ou ouer-weene to take it fot 
 This Offer comes from Mercy,not from Feare. 
 
 For loe,within a Ken our Army lyes, 
 
 Vpon mine Honor,all too confident 
 To giue admittance to a thought of feare. 
 
 Our Bart rile is more full of Names then yours, 
 
 Our Men more perfeS in the vfeof Armes, 
 
 Our Armor all as ftrong.our Caufe the bell j 
 Then Resfon will,our hearts fhould be as good. 
 
 Say you not then, our Offer it compeil’d. 
 
 ,V«r*\Wd!,by my will,wee (Ball admit no Parley, 
 Wefi. That argues but the (Bsme of your offence: 
 
 A rotten Cafe abides no handling. 
 
 Haft. Hath the Prince lehm a full Commifftpn, 
 
 In very ample vertueof his Father, 
 
 To heare,and abfolutely to determine 
 Of what Conditions wee (Ball ftand vpon? 
 
 Wtft. That is intended in the Generals Name s 
 I mule you make fo (light a Quoftion. 
 
 £ijh Then take(my Lord of Weftmetland)this Schedule, 
 Fot this container our generallGrieuances: 
 
 Each feuerall Article herein redrefs’d. 
 
 All members of our Caufe,both here,and hence. 
 
 That are Inftnewed to this A&ion, 
 
 Acquitted by a true fubfUntiall forme. 
 
 And prefent execution of our wills, 
 
 Tovs.and to our purpofes confin’d. 
 
 Wee come within our awful! Banks again?. 
 
 And knit our Powers to the Arme of Peace. 
 
 Weft .This will I (hew the Generali. Pleafe you Lords; 
 In fight of both out Battailes,wee may meete 
 At either end in peace: which Heauen fo frame. 
 
 Or to the place of difference call the Swords, 
 
 Which muff decide it. 
 
 r 8ifh. My Lord,wee wiR doe fo. 
 
 There is a thing within my Bofome telts me. 
 That no Conditions of our Peace can (land. 
 
 . Feare you not,that if wee can make out Peace 
 Vpon fuch large termes.and foabfolute. 
 
 As our Conditions (hall conftft vpott. 
 
 Our Peace (Bali (land as firm? as Rockie Mountains. 
 
 t M’ao. T,but our valuation (Ball be fuch. 
 
 That euery (light,and falfe-dctiued Caufe, 
 
 Yea.euery idle.nice,and wanton Reafon, 
 
 Shall,tothe King,caffe of this Aftion: 
 
 That were out Royall faiths,Martyrs in Loue, 
 
 Wee (Ball be winnowed with fo rough a winde. 
 
 That euen our Corne (hall feeme as light as Chaffe, 
 
 And good from bad findeno partition. 
 
 sip>. "No.no (my Lord) note this: the King is wearie 
 Of daintie.snd fuch picking Grieuanees: 
 
 For bee hath found,to end one doubt by Death, 
 
 Reuiues two gteaterln the Heiret of Life. 
 
 And therefore will hee wipe hit Tables clean?. 
 
 And keepe no Tcll-tsle to hi t Memorie, 
 
 That may repeat,ar.d Hiflorie his Icffe, 
 
 To new remembrance. For full well hee knowes, 
 
 Hee cannot fo preciCeiy vveede this Land, 
 
 As his mif-doubts prefent occafion : 
 
 His foes are fo en-rooted with his friends, 
 
 That plucking to vnfixe an Eaemk, 
 
 Hee dothvnfaffen fc.sr.d (hakeefrier^. 
 
 So that this Land .like an offenfiue wife. 
 
 That hath enrag’d him on, to offer ftrokes. 
 
 As he is (Irsking, holds his Infant vp, 
 
 And hangs refolu'd Correction in the Arme, 
 
 That was vprear'd to execution. 
 
 Haft. Befides,theKing hath wafted all his Rods, 
 
 On lace Offenders,that he now doth lacko 
 The very lolhuments of Chafticement: 
 
 So that his power, like ro a Fangleffe Lion 
 May offer,but not hold. 
 
 7hjb. Tis very true: 
 
 And therefore be a flar'd (my good LordMatfnaS) 
 ifwc donow make©urattonemenc well, 
 OurPeace,W!ll (like a broken Limbe ynited) 
 
 Grow ftronger.fc* the breaking. 
 
 More. Be it fo : 
 
 Heere is return’d my Lot d of Weftnaerssnd. 
 
 Enter Wtjhvserlaul . 
 
 JT^.The Prince is here at hand:p!eafeth your LordfBip 
 To me« his Grace, iuft diffanis’tweene our Armies? 
 
 Afe*. Your Grace of Yorke, in heauea* name shea 
 forward. 
 
 'Sip. Before,an<5 greet his Grace(iny Lordjwe come. 
 
 Enter Prince lehts. 
 
 /efcw.You are tvd encountred hcre(my cofin Tdmbrtf) 
 Good day to y ou,gent!e Lord Archbifrtop, 
 
 And (o to you Lord Haftings jeetA. to all. 
 
 My Lord of Yorke, it better fhew’d with you. 
 
 When that ycurFlocke (sffembled by the Bell) 
 Encircled you, to heare with reutreace 
 Your ekpolkion on the holy Text, 
 
 Then now to fee you heere an Iron man 
 C hearing a rowt of Rebels with yourDrumme, 
 Turning the Word, to Sword; and Life todeaih * 
 
 That man that fits within a Monarches heart. 
 
 And ripens in the Sitnne.ftiine of his fauor. 
 
 Would hee abufc the Countenance o? the King, 
 AlackjVvhjtMifchiefes might hee fet abroach, 
 
 Jn (Badow of fuch GrestneffePWich yeu,Lord BifBop, 
 It is euen fo. Who hath not heard it fpoken. 
 
 How deepe you were within the Bookes of Heauen ? 
 
 To vs,the Speaker in his Parliament; 
 
 To vtjth’imagine Voyce of Heauen it felfej 
 The very Opener,and Intelligencer, 
 
 Between? the Grace,the Sanctities of Heauen,* 
 
 And our dull workings. 0,v*ho (hall beleeue, 
 
 But you mif-vfe thsrcucrence of your Place, 
 
 Employ the Countenance,and Grace cf Heauen, 
 
 As a falfeFauorite doth his PrincesName, 
 
 In detde; dif-honorafcle i Ycuhsuc taken vp, 
 
 __ Vpder 
 
The fecond Tart of lying Henry the Fourth, p i 
 
 Vndcr the couuterSoced Zeale of Heauen, 
 
 The Sublets of Heauens Subftieete, my Father, 
 
 And both againft the Peace of Hesuen.and him, 
 
 Haue here vp-fwarmed them. 
 
 Bcjb. Good my Lord of Laccafter, 
 
 T am not here againft your Fathers Peace: 
 
 Bat (as 1 told aty Lord of Weftmerland) 
 
 The Time (mtf-ordet‘d) do;h in common fence 
 Crowd vs,and crufh vs,to this monftrous Forme, 
 
 To hold our fsfetie vp. I feus yourGrace 
 The parcels, and particulars of out Griefe, 
 
 The which bath been with fcorne fhou’d from the Cowtt: 
 Whereon this Hydra- Sonne of VVarra is borne, 
 
 Whole dangerous eyes may weii be charm'd aDecpe, 
 With graunt of our moll iull and right defires; 
 
 And true Obedience,of thisMadnelfe cur d, 
 
 Stoope tamely to the foot of Mateflie. 
 
 Mcr.v. If not.wee readie are to trye out fortunes, 
 
 To the lad man. 
 
 Haft. And though wee here fail downe. 
 
 Wee hatse Supplyes, to fecond our Attempt: 
 
 If they mif-carry.theirs (hail fecond them. 
 
 And fo.fuccefie of Mifchiefe fhall be borne. 
 
 And Heirc from Heite Ihsll hold this Quarrell tpt 
 Whiles England fhall haue generation, 
 
 John. You are too Giallow {Haftingi) 
 
 Much too (hallow, 
 
 To found the hot tome of the after-Times. 
 
 Weft Plea let h your Grace.to anfwere them direcU/, 
 How farre-forthyou doe like their Articles. 
 
 John. I like them a!l,and doe allow them well: 
 
 And fweate here.by the honor of my blood, 
 
 My Fathers purpofes haue beene miftooke. 
 
 Ami fome,about him.haue too lauifhly 
 Wrelied his mearnng.and Authoritie. 
 
 My Lord,thefe Gnefes (hall be with fpeed redrefl: 
 Vponmy Life.they IhalL If this may pleafe you, 
 Difcharge your Powers vnto their (euerall Counties, 
 
 As wee will our t: end here,betweene the Armies, 
 
 Let’s drinke together friendly,and embrace. 
 
 That all ihetr eyes may beare chofe Tokens home, 
 
 Ot our reftored Loue,and Acvutie. 
 
 Bijh. 1 take yout Princely, word,for theft redreffes, 
 John. I giue it you,and will maiotaine my word s 
 And thereupon 1 dnnke vntoyourGrace. 
 
 Haft. Goe Capcaine,sad deliuer to the Armie 
 This newes of Peace: let them haue pay,and part a 
 I know,it will well pleafe them. 
 
 High thee Captaine Exit. . 
 
 ’Dijh. To you,my Noble Lord of Weftmerland. 
 ifvJ?. I pledge vourGtace: 
 
 And if you knew what paines I haue beftow’d. 
 
 To bteede this piefent Peace, 
 
 You would drinke freely: but my loue to ye, 
 
 Shall fhew it felfe mote openly hereafter- 
 Bijh l doe not doubt you. 
 
 Weft. I am glad of it. 
 
 Health to my Lord,and gentle Coufin cMowbrxy. 
 
 Maw. You wifh me health in very happy fealon. 
 
 For I am,on the fodaine/omething ill. 
 
 r B'ft> Againft ill Chances,men ate euct merry. 
 
 But heauineffe fore-runnesihe good euent. 
 
 Weft. Therefore be merry(Cooa.e)(ince fodaine forrow 
 Serues to fay thus, (©me good thing comes to morrow. 
 Belceue rne.I am paffmg light infpitit. 
 
 Mow. So much the wotfe,if your owne Rule be true. 
 
 John. The word of Peace is render d : hearke how 
 they fhowt. 
 
 Mata. This had been chearefoll.afcer Vi$otie. 
 
 Bifto. A Peace is of the nature of a Conqueft : 
 
 For then both parties nobly ate fubdu’d. 
 
 And neitherpartie loofet. 
 
 John. Goe (my Lord) 
 
 And let our Army be difeharged too: 
 
 And good my Lotd(fopleafe you)!et our Ttaines 
 March by vs,that wee may perufe the men Exrf. 
 
 Weefbould hauecoap’d withall. 
 
 Btjb, Goe,good Lord Hafthtgs: 
 
 And ere they be difnnfs'd.let them match by. Exit. 
 John. 1 tfuft(Lotds)wee fhall lye to night together. 
 Enter Weftmerland. 
 
 Now Coufin, wherefore ft and s our Army ftill > 
 
 Well The Leaders hauing charge from you to (land, 
 
 Will not goe off.vntill they heare you fpeake. 
 
 lohn. They know their duties. Enter Hafttogs. 
 
 Haft. Our Army is difpers’d : 
 
 Like youthful! Sceeres.vr.yoak’d, they tooke their courfe 
 Eaft,Weft,Ncrth,Souih;ot like a Schoole.broke vp. 
 
 Each hurryes towards his home,and fponing place. 
 
 Weft. Good tidings(my Lord I-faftmg i )(ot the which, 
 
 1 doe arreft thee (Traylor) of high Tteafon : 
 
 And you Lord Arch-bifhop, and you Lord Mowbray, 
 
 Of CapitallTteafon,! attach you both. 
 
 Mow. Is this proceeding iuft,and honorable ? 
 
 Weft. Is your A (Terribly fo ? < 
 
 Uifh. Will you thus breake yout faith ? 
 
 John. I pawn'd thecnone: 
 
 I promis’d you redreffc of thefe fame Grieuauces 
 Whereof you did complaine; which,by mine Honor, 
 
 I wilt perforate,with a nwll Chriflian care. 
 
 But for you (Rebels) looke to tafte the due 
 Meet for Rebellion, and fuch A^Is as yours. 
 
 Mod fhallowly dud you thefe Aimes commence. 
 
 Fondly brought hcre.and foolifhfy fent hence. 
 
 Smke vp our Drummes,purfue the festtet d flray, 
 Heauen,artd not wee.haue fafely fought to day. 
 
 $ome guard thefe Traitors to ihe Block of Death, 
 Tteafons true Bcd.and yeeldet vp of breath. Exeunt. 
 Enter Falftafte and CoHentle. 
 falft What’s your Name,Sir? of what Condition ate 
 you ? and of what place,I pray ? 
 
 Col. 1 am a Knight,Sir : 
 
 And my Name is Celleuile of the Dale. 
 
 FalFi. Well then, Collenife is yout Name, a Knight is 
 your Degree, and your Place, the Dale. Cohemle fhall 
 ft,11 be your Name,a Traytor yout Degree,and the Dun¬ 
 geon your Place,a place deepe enough ; lo fhall you be 
 ftill CollsuUe of the Dale. 
 
 Col. Are not you Sir John falftaffe l 
 Fa/Ji. As goodaman as he hr, who ere 1 am . doeyee 
 yeclde fr,or fhall 1 fweate tor you ? if I doe fweate, they 
 arc the drops of thy Louers,an<1 they weep for thy death, 
 therefore rowie.vp Fcare and Trembling, and <lo obfer* 
 uance roray mercy 
 
 Col. 1 thinke you are Sir lobn Falftaffe ,6c in that thought I 
 yeeld me. 
 
 Fal. 1 haue a whole Schoole oftonguesinthisbeilyof 
 mine, and not a Tongue of them all, fpeakes aoie other 
 wotd but my name : and I had but a belly of any ulditfe- 
 lenrie, 1 were (imply the mod afhue fellow in Europe : 
 my wombe, my wombe.my wocobevndoes mee. Hccre 
 comes out Generali. 
 
9 2 The fecon d Tart ofKjng Henry the Fourth » 
 
 Enter Prince IohnutndtVe/hnerU.-td. 
 
 /#&*». The heat it paft,fallow no farther now : 
 
 Call in the Powerr.good Coufin H'eJtrnerlanJ. 
 
 Now FaDhtjfe.vihete haue you beeneall this while ? 
 
 When caery thing is ended,then you come. 
 
 Thefe tardie Tucks of yours will (on my life) 
 
 One lime.ot other jbreakefomeGallowes back. 
 
 Falfl. 1 would bee* forry (my Lord) but it fhould bee 
 thus: I neuev knew yet, but tebuke and cheeke was the 
 reward of Valour. DoeyouthinkemeaSwalloWjan Ar¬ 
 row,or a Bullet ? Haue I, in my poore and olde Motion, 
 the expedition of Thought ? 1 haue fpceded hither with 
 the very extreroeft ynch of poffibilitie. J hauefowndred 
 nine fcoreand odde Poftes: and heere (traueR. tainted 
 as lim) haue,in my pure and immaculate Valour, taken 
 Sir John CotkuiU of the Dale, a mod furious Kmght,and 
 jalorous Entmie: But what of that * hee faw mee, an* 
 gelded : that 1 may iuftly fay with the hooke-mos'd 
 cllow of Rome, I came.faw.and ouer-came. 
 
 John. It was more of his Courtefi^, then yourdefer- 
 uing. 
 
 Fal/t I know not: heere hee is, and heere 1 yeeld 
 him: and 1 befcech your Grace, let it be book'd, with 
 the reft of this dayes deedes; orl fweare,I will haue it 
 in a particular Ballad,with mineowne PiAure on the top 
 of it (CtHemle killing my foot:) To the which courfe, if 
 
 1 be enforc’d, if you do not all ihew like gilt two-pences 
 to me; and 1 ,in the cleare Skic of Fame, o're-fhine you 
 aa much a* the Full Moone doth the Cynders of the Ele. 
 ment ( which fhew like Pinaes-heads to her) beleeue no 
 the Word of the Noble: therefore let mee haue right, 
 and let defert mount. 
 
 John. Thine's too heauie to mount. 
 
 Fnljf. Let it fhine then. 
 
 John. Thine's too thick to fhine. 
 
 F»l)t Let it doe fomething(my good Lord)that may 
 doe me good,and call it what you will. 
 
 John, Is thy Name Collcuiie ? 
 
 Cot. It ts (my Lord.) 
 
 John. A famous Rebell art thou, ColUuile. 
 
 Falfl. And a famous true Subiecf tooke him 
 
 Col. I am (my Lord) but as my Betters are, 
 that led me hither: had they beene tul’d by me, 
 
 You fhould haue wonne them dearer then you haue. 
 
 Ftlfi. 1 know not how they fold themfelues, but thou 
 like a kinde fellow,gau’ft thy felfe away; and I thanke 
 thee,for thee. 
 
 Enter H'ettmerland. 
 
 John. Haue you left purfuit? 
 
 H'cjl. Retreat is roade.and.Ex ecu non Ray'd. 
 
 John. Send ^oUcuile,W\i\\ his Confederates, 
 
 To Yorkc.toprefent Execution. 
 
 A/»»f,leade him hence,and fee you guard him fure. 
 
 Exit with Colic Mile. 
 
 And no tvdi (patch we toward the Court (my Lords ) 
 
 I hearethe King,myFather,is fore ficke. 
 
 Our Newes fhjll goe before vs.tohis Maieftie, 
 Which(Coulin)you (lull beare.to comfort himi 
 
 And wee with fober fpeede will follow you. 
 
 Felfl My Lord, I befcech you,giue me leaue to goe 
 through Glouecflerfhirc: and when you come to Court, 
 (land my good .Lord.'pray ,ln your good report. 
 
 John Fare you 'xeW.Fablaff,-: l,in my condition, 
 
 Shall bettei fpcakeof you.then you deferue. Exit, 
 
 Fn!/}. 1 would you had but the wit: twtre better 
 
 then yout Dukedome. Good faith, this fame young fo- 
 ber-bloodcd Boy doth not loue me , nor a man cannot 
 make him laugh: but that’s no maruaile, hee drinkes no 
 Wine. There's neueranyof thefe demure Boyes come, 
 coanyproofc: for thinne Drinke doth lo ouer-code 
 their blood, and making many Fifh-Meales, that they 
 fall into a kindc of Male Greene-licknefle : and then, 
 when they marry.they get Wenches. They arc generally 
 Foolcs,and Cowards ; which fome of vs mould be too, 
 but for inflamation. A good Sherris-Sack hath a two¬ 
 fold operation in it: it afeendsme into theBraine.dryes 
 roe there all the foolifh, and dull, and cruddie Vapours, 
 which enuiron it; makes it apprehenfiue.quicke, forge- 
 tiue, full of nimble,fierie,and deleftable fttapes j which 
 deliuer'd o're to the Voyce, the Tongue, which is the 
 Birth, becomes excellent Wit. The fecond propenie of 
 your excellent Sherris, is, the warming of the Blood s 
 which before(cold.aod fetled) left the Liutr white,and 
 pale; which is the Badge of Pufillanimitie, and Cowar- 
 dixe: but the Sherris warmer it, and makes it courfe 
 from the Inwards, to the pans extremes: it illuminateth 
 the Face, which (as a Beacon) gluts warning to all the 
 reft of this lirtle Kingdome (Man) to Arme : and then 
 the Vitall Commoners.and in-land pettie Spirits,rnuftei 
 rneall to their CapcaiDe, the Heart; who great,and pufft 
 vp with his Retinue,doth any Deed of Courage- and thi« 
 Valour comes of Sherris. So, that skill in rhe Weapon 
 isnothing,without Sack (for that fets it a-worke:) 3 nd 
 Learning, a mecre Hoordof Gold, kept by a Deuill,ti!l 
 Sack commences it,and fets it in atft, and vfe. Htreol 
 comes it, that Prince Harr) is valiant: for the cold blood 
 hee did naturally ioherite of his Father, hee hath, like 
 leane, ftirrill, and bare Land, manured, husbanded,and 
 tyli'd, with excellent endeauour of drinking good, and 
 good (lore of fertile Sherris,that hee is become very hot, 
 and valiant. If I had a thoufand Sonnes,the firft Principle 
 
 I would teach them, fhould be to forfwcare thinne Puta- 
 ' tions^nd to addiift themfelues to Sack. Enter Bttrdolpb 
 Ho w no w 'Bardo/ph r 
 
 Bard. The Arroie is difeharged all, and gone. 
 
 Fa//t. Let them goe; He through Gloucefterfltire, 
 and there will I viftt Mafter Robert Shallow, Efquire: I 
 haue him alreadie tempering betweene my finger and my 
 thombe,and fhortly will J feale with him. Come away. 
 
 Exeunt, 
 
 Scena Secunda . 
 
 Enter K ing , H^arwicke, C ter met , Gtouctjter, 
 
 Kmg. Now Lords,if Heauen doth giuefuccefiefull end 
 
 To this Debate that bleedeth at our doores. 
 
 Wee will our Youth lead on to higher Fields, 
 
 And dea w no Swords,but what are fan&ify’d. 
 
 Our Nauic is addreffed.our Power collected, 
 
 Our Subftitutes ( in abfence.well inuefted, 
 
 And euery thing lyes leuell to out wifh ; 
 
 Oiiely wee want a little petfonall Strength: 
 
 And pawle vs,til! thefe Rebels,now a-fooc, 
 
 Come vndemeath the yoake of Gouernmenc. 
 
 it'jr. Both which we doubt not,bur yout Maicftie 
 
 Shall fcont enioy, 
 
 Kmg. Hum- 
 
Fhe fecond'Tart of IfingHenry the Fourth . 9 j 
 
 King. Humphrey (my Sonne of Glouceftcr) where Is 
 the Prince,your Brother ? 
 
 Glo. 1 thinkebee's gone to hunt (my Lord^at Wmd- 
 for. 
 
 King. And how accompanied? 
 
 Glo. [doenot know (my Lord.) 
 
 King. Is not his Brother, Thomas of Clarence, with 
 him f 
 
 Glo. No (my good Lord) hee is in prefence heere. 
 
 Clar. What would my Lord.and Father ? 
 
 King. Nothing bat well to thee, Thomas of Clarence. 
 How chance thou art not with the Prince,thy Brother? 
 
 Hee loues thee,and thou do’ft negle& him {Thomas.) 
 
 Thou haft a better phee in his Afte£Bon, 
 
 Then all thy Brothers : cherifh it (my Boy) 
 
 And Noble Offices thou m3y'ft effedl 
 Of Mediation (after I am dead) 
 
 Bctweene his GreatnefTe,and thy other Brethren. 
 Therefore omit himnot: blunt not his Lone, 
 
 Nor loofe the good aduantage of his Grace, 
 
 By Teeming coid,orcarelefleof his will. 
 
 Tor hee is gracious,if hee be obferu’d : 
 HeehathaTearefot Pitie.and a Hand 
 Open (asDay)formelungCharitie: 
 
 Yet notwiibftanding, being incens’d.hee's Flint 
 As humorous as Winter, and as hidden. 
 
 As Flawes congealed in the Spring of day. 
 
 His temper therefore muft.be well obferu’d: 
 
 Chide him for faults.and doe it reuerently, 
 
 When you perceiue hisblood enclin'd to mirth: 
 
 But being troodie.giue him Line.and fcope, 
 
 Till that his pafTioris (like a Whale on ground) 
 
 Confound themfelues with working Leame this Thomas, 
 And thou (halt prouea IheUerto thy friends, 
 
 A Hoope of Gold,to bijide thy Brothers in: 
 
 That the vnited Veftcll of their Blood 
 (Mingled with Venoms of Suggcflion, 
 
 As force,perforce,the Age will powre it in) 
 
 Shall neuet leake.thouoh it doe worke as ftrong 
 As stc/mitum,omih Gun-powder. 
 
 Qar. 1 fball obferue him with all care,and loue. 
 
 King. Why art thou not at Windfor with him fThc- 
 masl) 
 
 Clar Hee Is not there to day s hee dines in Lon¬ 
 don. 
 
 King. And how accompanyed ? Can ft thou tell 
 that? 
 
 Clar. With Poiniz ,, and other his continuall fol¬ 
 lowers. 
 
 King. Moll fuh 1 eft is the fatteft Soyle to Weedes: 
 And hee (the Nobielmage of my Youth) 
 
 Is ouer-fpread with them : therefore my griefe 
 Stretches it feife beyond the howre of death. 
 
 Hie blood weepes from my heart, when I doe (hape 
 (In formes imaginarie) th’vnguided Dayes, 
 
 And rotten Times,that you mail iooke vpon. 
 
 When 1 am deeping with my Anceftors. 
 
 For when hishead-ftrong Riot hath no Curbe, 
 
 When Rage and hct-B!oodarehis Counfa'iiors, 
 
 When Meanes and iauifh Manners meetc together; 
 
 Oh.with what Wings (hali his Affe&ions flye 
 Towards fronting Periil,and oppos’d Decay ? 
 
 War. My gracious Lord.you iooke beyond him quite: 
 The Prince but ftudies his Companions, 
 
 Like arrange Tongue: v/herein.to gaine the Language, 
 Tis needfull,that the moft immodeft word 
 
 | Be look’d vpon,and learn d: which once attayn’d, 
 
 Your Highneffeknowes, comes to no farther vfe, 
 
 I But to be knowne,and hated. So,like groffe termes. 
 
 The Prince will,in the perfeflneffe of time. 
 
 Caft off his followers : and their iremorie 
 Shall as aPatcerne,or a Meafurejiue, 
 
 By which his Grace mud mete the hues of others, 
 Turningpaft-euiils to aduantages. 
 
 Rh/rfr/Tis fcldome, when the Bee doth leaue her Combi 
 In the dead Carrion. 
 
 Enter Wifi mer! and. 
 
 Who’s heere ? Weflmerland l 
 
 Wefl. Health to my Soueraigne.and new happinefte 
 Added to that,that 1 am to deliuer. 
 
 Prince hhn. your Sonne,doth kifl'e your Graces Hand: 
 (JMowbray^be fUsfoopyScroepe t Hafirng:,vt\& all, 
 
 Are brought to the Corre&ion of your Law. 
 
 There is not now a Rebels Sword vnfheatb’d, 
 
 ’ But Peace puts forth her Oliue euery where . 
 
 The manner how this Afiion hath beene borne. 
 
 Here (at more ieyfure) may your Highnefle reade, 
 
 Vich euery courfe.in his particular. 
 
 King. O Weflrnerland ,thou art a Summer Bird, 
 
 Which cuer in the haunch of Winter Tings 
 The lifting vp of day 
 
 Enter Harcourt. 
 
 Looke, heere’s more newes 
 
 Hare. From Enemies,Heauen keepe your Maieftie: 
 And when they (land againft you,may they faii. 
 
 As chofe that 1 am come to tell you of. 
 
 The Ear !e Northumberland, and the Lord Bardolfe, 
 
 With a great Power of Engh(b,and of Scots, 
 
 Are by theSherife of Yorkefhire ouerthrowne; 
 
 The maimer,and ttue order of the fight. 
 
 This Packet (pleafe it you) container at large. 
 
 King. And wherefore fhould thefe good newes 
 Make me ficke ? 
 
 Will Fortune neuer come with both hands full. 
 
 But write herfaire words ft ill in fouieft Letters ? 
 
 Shee eyther giues a Siomack, and nopoode, 
 
 (Such ate the poore,in health) or elfea Feaft, 
 
 And takes away the Stomack (fucb are the Rich, 
 
 That haue aboundance,and enioy it not.) 
 
 I fhould reioyce now,at this happy newes. 
 
 And now my Sighc fayles.and my Braine is giddi®. 
 
 O me,come neere me,now I am much ill 
 Glo Comfort your Maieftie. 
 
 Cla. Oh,my Roysll Father. 
 
 Wejl. MySoueraigne Lord,ehearevpyourfelfe,leoke 
 vp. 
 
 War, Be patient (Princes) you doe know,thofe Fits 
 Are with his Highnefte very ordinarie. 
 
 Stand from him, giuehitnayre : 
 
 Hee’le ftraight be well. 
 
 Clar. No,no,hee cannot long hold out: thefe pangs, 
 Th'inceffant care,and labour of bis Minde, 
 
 Hath wrought the Mure,that fhould confine it in. 
 
 So thinne,that Life lookes through,and will breake out, 
 Glo. The people feare me: for they doe obferue 
 I Vnfather’d Heires.and loathly Births of Nature : 
 
 The Seafons change their manners,as the Yeere 
 Had found fome Moneths alWpe.and leao'd themouer, 
 Cfnr.The Riuer hath thrice flow’d.no ebbe betweene 
 And the old folke (Times doting Chronicles) 
 
 Say it did fo,a little time before 
 
 That our great Grand-fire Edward fick’d,and dy'de. 
 
 P p 4 War Speak 
 
9 4- The fecondT&rt of Kwg Henry the Fourth. 
 
 War. Speske lower (Princes ) for the Kmg r«co» 
 gcts. 
 
 Glo. This Apoplexie will (cercainc) be his end. 
 
 King, i pray you take me vp,and bcaie me hence 
 
 Into tome other Chamber . foftiy'pray. 
 
 Lee there be no noyfe made (my gentle friends) 
 
 Vnleffi fome doll and fauourable hand 
 
 Will whifpet Mufscke to my wcarie Spirit. 
 
 War. 0*1 fot the Muftckc in the othet Rnome. 
 
 King. Set me the Crowne ypon my Pillow here. 
 
 (lor. Hit eye ii hollow,and hec changes much. 
 
 War. LefTe noy'c, IcfTe noyfe. 
 
 Enter Prince Henry. 
 
 P Hen. Who faw the Duke of Clarence? 
 dor T am here (Brother) full of heaumeffe. 
 
 P.Ken. How now? Raine within deorcs, and none 
 abroad? How doth the King ? 
 
 Glo. Exceeding ill. 
 
 P .Hen. Heard hee the good newes yet? 
 
 Tell it him. 
 
 Ch> Vice alter’d rottch.vpon the hearing it. 
 
 P.PJen. If hcc be ficke with loy, 
 
 Hee le recouct without Phyficke, 
 
 War. Not fo much noyfe (my Lords) 
 
 Sweet Prince fpeakc lowe. 
 
 The Kmg.your Father,is difpoj’d to fleepe. 
 
 CUr Let vs with draw into the other Rcorr.e. 
 
 War Wil l plcafc your Grace co goc along wish vs ? 
 
 P.Hen. No. 1 will (it.and watch here,by the King. 
 Why doth the Crowne lye there,vpon hi Pillow, 
 
 Bemg fo troubiefome a Bed .fellow ? 
 
 Opnllifh’d Perturbation! Golden Care! 
 
 Thai keep ft the Ports of Slumber open wide, 
 
 T a imoy a watchfull Night t ftcepc with it now, 
 
 Y et not fo found, and haile fo deepely fweete. 
 
 As hec whofe Brow (with homely Biggen bound) 
 
 Snores out the Wafth of Night. O Maieftie ! 
 
 When thou do ft pinch thy Bearer,thou do’ft fit 
 
 Like a rich Armor,wotne m heat of day. 
 
 That fcald’ft with fafetie : by hts Gates of breath, 
 
 Thctc lyes a dowlncy feather which ftirres not ; 
 
 Did Itee fufpire.that light and weightleffe dowlne 
 
 Pei force muff moue. My gracious Lord,my Father, 
 
 This flccpc is found inefeede : this is a fleepe, 
 
 That from this Golden RigolJ hath diuorc d 
 
 So many Enghfh Kings. Thy duc.from me. 
 
 Is Teares.and heauicSorrowrs of the Blood, 
 
 Which Nature, Loue,and filiali tendemefle, 
 
 Shall (Odcare Father) pay thee plenteoufly. 
 
 My due,from thee,is this Impeiiall Crowne, 
 
 Which( as immediate from thy Place and Blood) 
 
 Demies it fclfe to me. Loe.heere it fits, 
 
 Which Hesocn (Kali guard : 
 
 And put the worlds whole ftrength tntoone gyant Armc, 
 
 1 1 lhall not force this I iaeall Honor from me. 
 
 This,from thee,will I to mine loue, 
 
 As‘tis left to me. Exit. 
 
 Enter Warancke, Ghmcefler, Clarence. 
 
 King. Wartoickf Glaurejler .Ctarenrr. 
 
 (‘Gr Doth the King.call ? 
 
 War What would your Maieftie ? how fares your 
 Giace ? 
 
 Kmg. Why did you leaue mehcre 3looe(my Lords?) 
 C/4. We left ihe Prince(my Brother)here(my Liege) 
 Who vndertooke to fit and watch by you. 
 
 Ki*g. The Prince of Wales ? where u hee ? let mee 
 fee him. 
 
 War. 1 his doore is open,hee is gone this way. 
 
 Glo. Hee came not through the Chamber where wee 
 ftayd. 
 
 King. Where is the Crowne? wherooke it frommv 
 Pillow? 1 
 
 War. When wee with-drew (my Liege ) wee left it 
 heere. 
 
 King. The Prince hath ta’ne it hence : 
 
 Goe feeke him out. 
 
 Is hee fo haftie,that hee doth fuppofe 
 
 My fleepe,my death ? Finde him(my Lord ofVVarwick) 
 Chide him hither : this part of his conioynts 
 
 With my difeafe.and helpes to end me. 
 
 See Sonnes,what things you arc i 
 
 How quickly Nature falls into reuolt. 
 
 When Gold becomes herObied? 
 
 For this,the foolifh oucr-catcfull Fathers 
 
 Haue broke their fleepes with thoughts, 
 
 Their braines with care,their bones with induftry. 
 
 For this,they hauc ingrofTed and pyl'd vp 
 
 The canker'd hcapes of ftrange-atchieucd Gold: 
 
 Fot this,they hauc becnethoughtfull.to inueft 
 TlicirSonncs with Arts,and Martiall Exercifes : 
 
 When,like the Bee,culling from euery flower 
 
 The vertueusSwectes.oor Thighes paekt with Wax, 
 
 Out Mouthes with Honey , wee bnng it to the Hiue ; 
 
 And like the Bees.are murrheted for our paines. 
 
 This bitter tafte ycelds his engroffementj, 
 
 To the ending Father. 
 
 Enter Wanercky. 
 
 No w,where is hee, that will not flay Co long, 
 
 Till his Friend Sickneflc bath determin’d me t 
 
 War. My Lord,! found the Prince in the next Roome, 
 Wafhmg with kindly Teares his gentle Chcekcs, 
 Withfucha deepe deoieaimre,in great fotrow, 
 
 That Tyranny, which neuer quaffs but blood, 
 
 Woolti(by beholding him)haue wafh’d his Knife 
 
 With gentle eye-drops. Hec is comming hither. 
 
 Awg-.Bat wherefore did Itee take away the Crowne ? 
 Enter Prince Henry, 
 
 Loe,where hee comes. Come hicher to m e^Harry.) 
 
 Depart the Chamber, leaue vs heerc alone. * Exit. 
 
 P Hen. I neuer thoughc to heare you fptake againe. 
 King. Thy wifh was Farher(Fr47ry)tothat thought: 
 
 1 (lay too long by thee, 1 wearie thee. 
 
 L?o'ft thou fo hunger for my emptie Chayre, 
 
 That thou wilt needes inueft thee with mine Honors* 
 Before thy howre be ripe ? O foolifh Youih ! 
 
 Thou feek’ft theGreatneffe, that will ouer-whelme chee. 
 Stay but a little : for my Cloud of Dignitie 
 
 Is held from falling,with fo weake a winde. 
 
 That it will quickly drop r my Day is dimme. 
 
 Thou haft ftslne that,which after fome few howres 
 
 Were thine,without offence : and at my death 
 
 Thou haft feal’d vp my expedition. 
 
 Thy Life did mariifeft.thou iou'dft me not. 
 
 And thou wilt haue me dye afTur’d of it. 
 
 Thou hid'ft a thouland Daggers in thy thoughts. 
 
 Which thou haft whetted on thy ftomeheasr. 
 
 To ftab at halfe an howre of my Life. 
 
 What? canft thou not forbeare me halfe an howre? 
 
 Then 
 
*1 he /econd[Tart of Kfng Henry the Fourth . r> 5 
 
 Then get thee gone, anddigge my grane thy felfe. 
 
 And bid the merry Belt ring to thy eara 
 
 That thou art Crowned, not that f am dead 
 
 Let al! the Tearcs, that fhould bedew my Hestrfa 
 
 Be drops of Balme, to fan&ifie thy heads 
 
 Onely compound me with forgotten duft. 
 
 Giue that, which gaue thee life, vntmthc Wormes s 
 
 Plutke do wne my Officers, breake my Decrees; 
 
 For now a time Is come, to mocke at Forme. 
 
 Henry the fift is Crown’d: Vp Vanity, 
 
 Downe Royall Stare: All you face Counfailora,hence : 
 
 And to the Englifh Court,afiemble now 
 
 From cu’ry Region, Apes of IdleneiTe. 
 
 Now neighbor-Confines,purge you of your Scum : 
 
 Haueyou a Ruffian that fwill (wcarc?drinke? dance/ 
 
 Reucli the night? Rob? Murder?and commit 
 
 The oldeft finnes, the newefi kinde of wayes ? 
 
 Be happy, he will trouble you no more: 
 
 England, fhali double gill'd, his trebble guilr. 
 
 England,fhall giue him Office, Honor, Wight s 
 
 For the Fift Harry, from curb'd Ltcenfe pluckes 
 
 Themutzle ofReftraint ;and the wilde Dogge 
 
 Shall Belli his tooth in euery Innocent. 
 
 Omy pocrc Kingdome(ficke,withciuillbl 0 vves) 
 
 When that my Care could not with-hold thy Ryots, 
 
 W hat wilt thou do, when Ryot is thy Care ? 
 
 O, thou wilt bca Wilderrteffe againe. 
 
 Peopled with Woluea (thy oid Inhabitants. 
 
 Trince. O pardon me (my Liege) 
 
 ButformyTeares, 
 
 The moft Impediments vnto my Speech, 
 lhad fote-ftall’dthis deere.and deepe Rebuke, 
 
 Ere you (with greefe) had fpoke, and I had heard 
 
 The courfc of it fo fane. There is yout Crowne, 
 
 And he that weares the Crowne immortally. 
 
 Long guard it yours. Iff affeft it more. 
 
 Then as your Honour, and as your Rcnowne, 
 
 Let rrte no more from this Obedience rife, 
 
 Which my moft true, and inward duteous Spirit 
 Teaehethtbis proftrate,and exteriour bending. 
 
 Heaucn witnefle with me, when I heere came in. 
 
 And found no courfc of breath within your Maiefiie, 
 
 How cold it ftrooke my heart, Ifldofaine, 
 
 O let me, in my prefent wUdencffe, dye, 
 
 Andneuerliue.to fhew th’incredulous Wotid, 
 
 The Noble change that I haue purpofed. 
 
 Comm'mgto looke on you, thinking you dead. 
 
 (And dead a!moft(my Liege)to thinke you were) 
 
 I fpake vnto the Crowne (as haoing fenfe) 
 
 And thus vpbraided it. The Care on thec depending. 
 Hath fed vpon the body of my Father, 
 
 Therefore, thou bed ofGold, art wotft of Gold. 
 
 Other, leffefinein Charvadf.is more precious, 
 
 Prefcruing life,in Med’cine potable: 
 
 But thou, moft Fine, moft Honour'd,moft Rcnown'd, 
 Haft cate the Beatet vp. 
 
 Thus (my Royall Liege) 
 
 Accufing it, I put it on my Head, 
 
 To try with it (as with an Enemie, 
 
 That had before my face murdred my Father) 
 
 I The Quatrell of a true Inheritor. 
 
 | But if it did infeft my blood with Ioy, 
 
 Or fwell ray Thoughts, to any ftrainc ofPridc, 
 
 If any Rebell, or vaine fpirit of mine, 
 
 Did, with the lead Affedion of a W eleome, 
 
 \ Giue entertainment to the might of it. 
 
 Let heauen, foreuer, keepe it from my head. 
 
 And make me, as the pooreft Vaffaile is. 
 
 That doth with awe, and terror kneele to it. 
 
 King. Omy Sonne! 
 
 Heauen put it In thy mlnde to take it hence. 
 
 That thou migbt’ft ioyne the more, thy Fathers loue. 
 Pleading fo wifely, in exeufe of it. 
 
 Come hither Horrtc^ fit thou by my bedde, 
 
 And hcate (I thinke, the very lateft CounfeJl 
 
 That euer I fhall breath ; Heauen knowe&,my Sonne) 
 
 By what by-pathes, and indiredl crook’d.wayes 
 jmet this Crowne: and 1 my felfe know well 
 rlow troublcfomc it fate vpon my head. 
 
 To thee, it fhall defeend with better Quiet, 
 
 Better Opinion, better Confirmation • 
 
 For all the foyle of the Atchieuement goes 
 
 With me, into the Earth, ltfeem’din mce. 
 
 But as an Honour fnatch’d with beyfi’rous hand. 
 
 And I had many Isoing, to vpbraide 
 
 My gaine of it, by their Affiftances, 
 
 Which dayly grew to Quarretl, and to Biocd-fhed, 
 Wounding mppofed Peace. 
 
 A11 thefe bold Feares, 
 
 Ihoufeeft (withperil!) I haueanfwered t 
 
 For all my Reigne, hath beene but as a Scene 
 
 Ailing that argument. And now my death 
 
 Changes the Moode: For what in me,was purchas’d, 
 
 Falles vpon thee, in a more Fayrer fort. 
 
 So thou, the Garland wcar’ft focceffiuely. 
 
 Yet, though thou ftsnd'ft more fure.then ! could do. 
 
 Thou art not firme enough, fince greefes are greene: 
 
 And all thy Frlersds, which thou muft make thy Friends 
 Haue but their ftings,and teeth,newly tak'n out. 
 
 By whofe feil working, I was firfl aduanc'd. 
 
 And by whofe power, ! well might lodge aFeare 
 Tobcagamedifplac’d. Which to auoyd, 
 
 I cut them off-.and hadapurpofenow 
 
 To leade out many to the Holy Land; 
 
 Lead t«ft, and lying ftill, might make themlooke 
 
 Too neere vnto my State. 
 
 Therefore (my Harric) 
 
 Be it thy courfe to bufie giddy Mindes 
 
 With Forraigne Quarrels: that Atftion hence borne out. 
 May waftethe memety of the former slaves. 
 
 Mere would I, but my Lungs are wafted fo, 
 
 That ftrength of Speech is vtterly deni’de nice. 
 
 How I came by the Crowne, O heauen forgiue t 
 
 And grant it may,with thee., in true peace hue. 
 
 Trince. My gracious Liege: 
 
 You wonne it, wore it • kept U,gaue it me. 
 
 Then plaine and tight muft my porteffion be i 
 
 Which I.with more, then with a Common psine, 
 
 ’Gsinft all the World, will rightfully maintain* 
 
 Enter Lord fohn of Lent after, 
 and lVa.ru/tcke 
 
 King Looke, looke, 
 
 Heere comes my lohn of Laneaftcrs 
 
 lobn Health, Peace, and Happineffe, 
 
 To my Royal! Father. 
 
 Khg. Thou bring’ft me happineffe and Peace 
 (Sonne tohn: 
 
 But health (alacke) with youthful! wings isflowne 
 
 From this bare, wither'd Trunk*. Vpon thy fight 
 
 My worldly bufineffc makes a period. 
 
g 6 _ c Ths feccndT art ofKjpg Henry the Fourth . 
 
 Where is my l ord ofWarwickef 
 prin. TVS y Lord of Warwick?. 
 
 X;» ? . Doth any name particular .belong 
 Voto the Lodging,where 1 hrft did fwoon'd ? 
 
 War. 'Tis call'd Jerusalem, my Noble hold. 
 
 Kut%* Laud be to heauen : 
 
 Eosn these my life mutt end. 
 
 is hath bcene prophefs'de to me many yeares, 
 
 ] fhould not dye, but in hrufalem : 
 
 Which (vainly) I fuppos d she Holy.Land, 
 gtu beare me to that Chamber, there IJe lye : 
 
 In that lerufidem, ftull Harry dye. ExcttrX. 
 
 Jftlus Quintus . Serna SPrima, 
 
 Enter Shallow , Sdence, Faljl rife, Bardolfe, 
 
 Page, and Dante. 
 
 Skat. By Cocke and Pye.you fhall not away to night. 
 Wha! Dairy, 1 fay. 
 
 Fui. You muft excufe rre, M.Robert Shallow. 
 
 Sbal l will not orcufe you :you Qaall not be excufcd. 
 Ex rufss fhall not be admitted : there is no excufe fhall 
 ferue: you ihall not be excus'd. 
 
 Why Dame 
 Dams. Heercfjr. 
 
 Shat. Deny, Dee/, Deny ,let me fee (Dairy) let me fee: 
 William Cooke, bid him come btthet. Sit tabu ,you fhal 
 not be excus'd. 
 
 Demy. M arry fu, thus: thofe Precepts cannot bee 
 feru'd . and againe fir, fhall we fowe the head-laud with 
 Wheat e J . 
 
 Sbed With red Wheate Davy. But for William Cook: 
 are there no yougPigeons? « 
 
 Deny. Yes Sir. 
 
 Keere is now the Smithes note, for Shooing, 
 
 And Plots £>h-lrons. 
 
 Sbri, Let it be catt, and payde :Sir John, you fhall 
 oot be excus'd. 
 
 Deny Sir, a new linke to the Bucket muft needes bec 
 had: And Sir, doe you meane to ftoppeany of William r 
 Wsges.about the Sacke he loft the othet day,at Hinckley 
 
 Fnyre ? 
 
 Shal, He fhall anfwer it: 
 
 Some Pigeons Deny , a couple of fbort-legg'd Hennea: a 
 ioynt of Mutton,and any pretty little Uae Kickfhawes, 
 tell William Cooke. 
 
 Dairy. Doth the man of Warrc.ftay all night fir ? 
 
 Sbal Yes Daily : 
 
 I will vfe him well. A Friend fth Court, is better then & 
 peony m purfe. Vfe his men well Deny, for they are ar¬ 
 rant Knauts, and will backe-bite. 
 
 Davy No worfe then they are bitten, hr ; For they 
 hatnr marucllous fowlehnnen. 
 
 SkeOciv, Well conceited Daty .- about thy Bufineffe, 
 Deny, 
 
 Deny. I befteeb you ft?. 
 
 To countenance William 1st for ofWoocot, againtt Cle¬ 
 ment Perky: ofthe hill. 
 
 Stud. T here arc many Complaincs Dairy, againtt that 
 Z/ifir, that Zhfbr is an arrant Kciauc, on my know- 
 ledge. 
 
 Deny. I tgrauni your Worftisp.that he is a knaue Sit:) 
 
 But yet heauen forbid Sir,but a Knaue fhould haue feme 
 Countenance, at his Friends requeft. An honeft mar. fir. 
 is able to fpeakefot himfelfe, when a Knaue is not.I hau« 
 feru'd your Worftiippe tcuely fir, thefe eight yeares:and 
 if! cannot once or twice in a Quarter bearc out a knaue, 
 againft an honeft man, I haue but a very litle credite with 
 y out Worftiippe. The Knaue is mine hor.eft Frieod Sir, 
 therefore I befeeeh you* Wotftup, let him bee Counte¬ 
 nanc’d. 
 
 Sbal. Go too, 
 
 5 fay he Cial! haue no Wrong: Looke about Daisy. 
 
 Where are you Sir Ishn ? Come, off with your Boots. 
 Giue me yout hand M. 'Bardctfe . 
 
 Bard. I am giad to fee your Wovftiip. 
 
 Shat. 1 thank e thee, with ail my heart, kinde Matter 
 Hardaife: arid welcome my tall Fellow ; 
 
 Come Sir lohn. 
 
 Falftafft. lit follow you, good Matter Robert SkaUcv. 
 'Bardalfe, looke to our Horffes. If 1 were faw’de into 
 Quantities, ] fhould make foure dozen of fuch bearded 
 Hermites ftaues, as Maftcr Shallow. It is awondcrfull 
 thing to fee the femblablc Coherence ofhls mens fpirits, 
 and his: They,by obferuing of him,do beare themfelues 
 like foolifh luftices: Hee, by eenuerfing with them, 1$ 
 turn d into a Iuttice-iike Seruingman. Their fpirits are 
 fo married in Conjunction, with the participation of So¬ 
 ciety, that they flocks together in cor.fent, likefe ma¬ 
 ny Wilde-Gtefe. If I had a fuiteto Mayfter Sba&no, I 
 would humour his men, with the imputation of beeing 
 neerc their Mayfter. If to his Men. I would currie with 
 MxiftexShallow, that no man could better command his 
 Seruancs. It is ceminc, that either wife bearing, ot ig¬ 
 norant Carriage is caught, as men take difeafes, one of 
 another: therefore, let men take heede of their Compa- 
 nie. I will dcuifc matter enough out of this Shallow, to 
 keepe Prince Harry in continual! Laughter, the wearing 
 out of fixe Fa!Yiions(which is feureTearmes)octwo Ac¬ 
 tions, and he thall laugh with IntcraAlurr.t. O it is much 
 that a Lye (with a flight Oath) and a ieft (with a fadde 
 brow) will doe, with a Fellow, that neuer had the Ache 
 in his ftioulders. O you ftiall fee him laugh, till his Face 
 be like a wet Cloake, ill laid vp, 
 
 Sbal. Sir lam. 
 
 Falfi, I come Matter ShcUcw, 1 come Matter Shallow. 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter tbt Earls ofWarwtcke, and tbs Lord 
 Chiefs iaft tee. 
 
 Warwicks How now, my Lord Chiefe lattice, whe¬ 
 ther away ? 
 
 Cb.lv) ?. How doth the King ? 
 
 U'arw. Exceeding well; his Cares 
 Are now, attended. 
 
 Ch.lufl I hope.not dead. 
 
 IF'ans'. Hee * walk’d the way ofNature, 
 
 And to oor purpofes,he hues no more. 
 
 Cb.InJl i would his Maiefty had call’d me with him. 
 The fcruicc, that I tiuly did his life. 
 
 Hath left me open to all uuuries. 
 
 War. 
 
The fecund Tart of Kjn g Henry the F o urth . ryj 
 
 tVxr. Indeed I thinke the yong King louesyou not. 
 Ch./uft. I know he doch not,and do arme my felfe 
 T o welcome the condition of the Time, 
 
 Which cannot looke morehideoufly vpon me. 
 
 Then I haue d rawne it in my fantafie. 
 
 Enter John ofLancaftcr t Gbucetter, 
 and Oarer ;c. 
 
 War. Heere come the beany IlFue of dead Home 
 O, that the liuing Harris had the temper 
 Of him,the worfl of thefe three Gentlemen: 
 
 How many Nobles then, fhould hold their places, 
 
 Thar mud Rrike faile, to Spirits of vildefort? ^ 
 
 Alas, I feare,all wiil be ouer-rurn’d. 
 jjpi. Good morrow Cofm Warwick,good morrow. 
 Glen. Cla. Good morrow, Cofm. 
 lobn. We meet, like men,that had forgot to fpeake. 
 War. We do remember: but our Argument 
 Is all too heauy, to admit much talke. 
 
 Iah. Well: Peace be with him,chat hath made vs heauy 
 Ch.Juft. Peace be with vs,leaf! we be heauier. 
 
 GLm.O, good my Lord,vou haue loft a friend indeed: 
 And I dare fweare.you borrow not that face 
 Qffeeming forrow, it is fure your owne. 
 
 lohn. Though no man be affur’d what grace to finde, 
 
 Y ou (land in coldeR expe& 3 tion. 
 
 I am the forrier,wou!d 'twere otherwife. 
 
 C4?.We!,youmufi nowfpeakeSir IohnFalftaffe faire, 
 Which fwimmes againft your ftreame efQtialuy. 
 
 fh.Iuji. Sweet Princes: what I did, I did in Honor, 
 Ted by th'Imper iall Condufl of my Soule, 
 
 Andneuerfhallyoufee,th3t I willbegge 
 A rapged, and fore-ftail’d Remifflon. 
 tfT 10 th, and vpright Innocency fayie me, 
 lie to the King (my Mafter) that is dead, 
 
 And tell him, who hath fent me after him. 
 
 War. Heere comes the Prince, 
 
 Enter Prince Hemic. 
 
 Ch.IaJi.Good morrow: and heauen faue your Maiefty 
 Prince. This new, and gorgeous Garment, Maiefty, 
 Sits not fo eafie on me, as you thinke. 
 
 Brothers, you route yourSadneffe with fome Feare: 
 
 This is the Englifn.not theTurkifhCourt: 
 
 Not Amur ah, an Amurah fucceeds, 
 
 E-ut Harry, Harry: Yet be fad (good Brothers) 
 
 For (to fpeake truth) it very well becomes you 
 Sorrow,fo Royally in you appeares. 
 
 That I will deeply put the Falhion on, 
 
 And weare it in my heart. Why then be fad. 
 
 But entertairse no more of it (good Brothers) 
 
 Then a ioyot burthen, laid vpon vs all. 
 
 For me, by Heauen (1 bid you be ador'd) 
 
 Be beyout Father, and your Brother too: 
 
 Let me but beare your Loue, lie beare year Carer j 
 But weepethat Horrie’% dead,and 10 wili I. 
 
 But Harry Hues, that fhall conuert thofe Teares 
 By number,intoheuret of Happineffe. 
 
 Iokn&c We hope no other from yout Maiefty. 
 
 Prm You all looke ftrangeiy on me ; and you mod, 
 You are (1 thinke) afTur d.l loue you not. 
 
 Ch.Iufl. I amafTut’d^ifl be meafur’d rightly) 
 
 Your Maiefty hath no soft caufe to hate rnee. 
 
 Pr No?How might aPrince ofmy great hopes forget 
 So great Indignities you laid vpon me? 
 
 What? Race?Rebuke? and roughly fend to Pnfon 
 Th’immediate HeireofEngland? Was this ealie ? 
 
 May this be walh’d in Lethe, and forgotten ? 
 
 Ch.IuJl. 1 then did vfe the Perfon ofyour Father *. 
 
 The Image ofhts power, lay then in me. 
 
 And in cfTadminiftration ofhis Law, 
 
 Whiles I was bufie for the Commonwealth, 
 
 Your Highneffe pleafed to forget my place, 
 
 The Maiefty, and power of Law.and Iufhce, 
 
 The Image of the King, whom I prefenced, 
 
 And Brooke me in my very Seateofludgement 
 Whereon (as an Offender to your Father) 
 
 1 gaue bold way to my Authority, 
 
 And did commit you. If the deed were ill, 
 
 Be you contented, wearing now theGarland, 
 
 To haue a Sonne, fet your Decrees at naught ? 
 
 To plucke downe luff ice from your awefull Benefit 
 To trip the fourfe of Law,and blunt the Sword 
 That guards the peace, and f'afety ofyour Perfon ? 
 
 Nay more, to fpurne atyour moft Royall Image, 
 
 And mockeyour workings.in a Second body ? 
 
 Quefticn yout Royal! Thoughts,make the cafe yout*: 
 
 Be now the Father,and propofe a Sonne. 
 
 Heare your owne dignity fo much prophan’d, 
 
 See your rneft dreadfull Lawes,fo loofely flighted? 
 
 Behold your fe!fe,fo by a Sonne difdained: 
 
 And then tmagineme,taking you part. 
 
 And in your power, foft fikncing your Sonne : 
 
 After this cold confiderance, fentence me; 
 
 And,as you are a King.fpeake in your State, 
 
 What 1 haue done, that misbecame my place, 
 
 My perfon, or my Lieges Soueraigntie. 
 
 J Prin. You are right luftice.and you weigh this well i 
 Therefore Rill beare the Ballance, and the Sword : 
 
 And 1 do wifb your Honors may encreafe, 
 
 Till you do Hue, to fee a Sonne of mine 
 Offend you, and obey you, as 1 did. 
 
 So (hall I Hue, ro fpeaicemy Fathers words : 
 
 Happy ami, that haue a man fobold. 
 
 That dares do luftice, on my proper Sonne ; 
 
 And no JefTe happy, hauing fuch aSonne, 
 
 That would deliuervp his Greatneffe fo, 
 
 Into the hands of luRice. You did commit me: 
 
 For which, I do commit into your hand, 
 
 Th’vnRained Sword that you hsue vs’d to beare: 
 
 With this Remembrance; That you vfe the fame 
 With the like bold, iuft,and impartial! fpirit 
 As you haue done’gainftme. There is my hand. 
 
 You fhail be as a Father, to my Youth : 
 
 My voice fhal! found,asyou doprompt mineeare, 
 
 And I will ftoope, and humble my Intents, 
 
 To your welt-praffis’d, wife Diredhons 
 And Princes all, beleeue me, I befeech you r 
 My Father is gone wilde into his Graue, 
 
 (For inhisTombc,!yemy Affe&ions) 
 
 And with his Spirits, fadly I furuiue, 
 
 T o mocke the expectation of the W orld; 
 
 To fruftrate prophefies, and to race out 
 Rotten Opinion, who hath writ me downe 
 After my feeming. TheTide ofBlood in rr>e 9 
 Hath prowdly flow’d in Vanity, till now. 
 
 Now doth it turne, and ebbe backe to the Sea, 
 
 Where it fhail mingle with the Rate ofFioods, 
 
 And flow henceforth in fcrmall Maiefty- 
 Now call we our High Court ofPariiament, 
 
 And let vs choofe fuch Limbes of Noble Counlaile, 
 
 iMt 
 
ThefnonJTarttfXmZ Henry the Fourth. 
 
 I ha* the great Body of our State may go 
 
 In equall ranke, with the befl gouern'd Nation 
 
 That Warre, or Peace,or both at once may be 
 
 As things acquainted and familiar to vs, 
 
 In ttrhteh you (Farher) fhall haue formofl hand. 
 
 Our Coronation done, we will accite 
 (As 1 before rcmembred)all our State, 
 
 Andheauen (coofigning to my good intents) 
 
 No Prince,nor Peere, fhall haue iufl caufe to fay, 
 
 Heauen fhortenHtme/happy life, one day. Extant. 
 
 Sd. f ill theCuppe, and let it come, lie pledge votl a 
 
 mile co the bouoroe. ® * 
 
 Shell. Honeft Bardelfe, welcome . If thou want’ll aov 
 thing,and wilt not call, befhrew thy heart. Welcome 
 
 w m ,y j e J bef ? ,4n l welc<:>nie io< fced too U e drinke to 
 hl.B erdolfc ,ir\d to all the Caoileroes about London. 
 
 Deu. I hope to fee London.once ere I die, 
 
 Bar. Ifl might fee you there.Awie. 
 
 M.B*ddfe} { CfaCke * qUa " ,0 8 ether ^ Ha > vvillyou not 
 "Bar. Yes Sir,in a pottle pot. 
 
 Shd. fthankethee: the knaue will flickebythee. 1 
 can afore «hee that. He will not out,he is true bred. 
 
 2?4r. And lie fticke by him.fir. 
 
 Shd. Why there fpoke aKing:lack nothing, bemerry. 
 l-ooke.who s at doore theie.ho: who koockes? ’ 
 
 Fal Why now you haue done me right. 
 
 noSo > D ° me r ' ght,and dub me Kni g hl i Santiago. I st 
 Fal. Tisfo. 
 
 Sd.l ft fo? Why then fay an old man can do fomwhat. 
 lfl 'pleafeyour Worfhippe, there’s one Pifioll 
 come from me Court with newes. 
 fal. From the Court? Let him come in. 
 
 Enter Pifi,li. 
 
 How now Pifioll ? 
 
 PiJF. Sir Ichn , faue you fir. 
 
 fd. What winde blew you hirher, Pifioll ? 
 
 Pijl. Not the III winde which blowes none to pood 
 fweet Knight : Thou art now one of the greatefi men In 
 theRealme. 
 
 Sil. Indeed, I thinkehebee, but’ Goodman Pafit of 
 Baifon. u 
 
 Ptf}. Pulfe? puffe in thy teeth.mofi recreant Coward 
 bafe. Sir John, I am thy Pifioll, and thy Friend : helter 
 skelter haue 1 rode to thee, and tydings do I bring, and 
 luckie ioyes, and golden Times, and happie Newesof 
 price. 
 
 fd. Iprethee now deliuer them, like a man of this 
 World. 
 
 />-/?. A footra for the World,aod Worldlings bafe, 
 
 I fpeake of A Africa,and Golden ioyes. 
 
 Fd- 0 bafe Afiyrian Knight, what is thy newes ? 
 
 Let King Ccmtha know thetruth thereof. 
 
 Sil. And Robin-hood, Scarlet, and Iohn, 
 
 Pift. Shall dunghill CurTes confroot the FFellintn } 
 
 And fhall good newes be baffel’d ? 
 
 Then Pifioll lay thy head in Furies lappe. 
 
 Sbd. Honefl Gentleman, 
 
 ] know not vour breeding. 
 
 Pi/t. W hy then Lament therefore. 
 
 Sbd. Giue mepardon.Sit. 
 
 If fir. you come with news from the Court, I take It,there 
 is but two wayes.eithe! to met them, or to conccale 
 them. 1 am Sir, vndet the King, in fome Authority. 
 
 PiJL.Voder which King? 
 l!ez.cntag, fpeake.or dye. 
 
 Shd. Vnder King Fi eury. 
 
 Pijt. Horryibe Fourth?orFift? 
 
 Shd Harrj the Four th. 
 
 Pifi ■ A footra for thine Office. 
 
 Sir Iohn, thy tender Lamb-kinne, now is King, 
 
 Honj the Fift’j the man, 1 fpeake the truth. 
 
 When Pifioll lyes, do this, and figge-me, like 
 
 The bragging Spaniard, 
 
 Fal. 
 
 Scena Hertia. 
 
 JEeuer Fd/ftafft, S hallow , Silence , B Of dal'ft , 
 
 VagtfOxd Ftftdl, 
 
 Shat Nay, you fhall fee mine Orchard: where, in an 
 Arbor we will eate a lafl yeares Pippin of my owne graf¬ 
 ting. with a di Hi of C»rrayvayes,an<3 fo forth (Come Co- 
 fin Silence, and then to bed. 
 
 JV You haue heere.a goodly dwelling,and a rich. 
 Shd. Barren, barren.barren ; Beggers all.beggers all 
 %\tlehn-. Marry .good ayre. Spread fpreaj Dante : 
 
 Well Paid Arctic. 
 
 Jalfl. Thii TFouie ferueyyoo for good vfes. be isyour 
 Struingman.and your Husband- 
 
 Shell- A good V arlei.a good Varlei ,a very good Var- 
 let. Sir lohey, I haue drunke too muchSacke at Supper. A 
 ^oodVarlet. Now fit downc, now fudowne . Cocne' 
 
 Si/. Ah firra(quotb-a) we fhall doe nothing but eate, 
 and make good cfieere, andpraife heauen for the merrie 
 yeere: when fle/h is cheape.andPemales deere.and luftie 
 Lad* rome heere.and there ; fo merrily, and euer among 
 fo merrily. 
 
 Fd. There's a merry heart, goodM..57/Wr<>, iJegiue 
 you a health fpr that anon. 
 
 Shed, Good M 'Betrdolfei fome wine, Denit. 
 f>a, Sweet fir, fit: lie be with you anon : moll fweete 
 fir,fit. Mafler Page.goodM.Page,fit: Proface. What 
 you want in meatt.wee’l haue in drinke : but you beare 
 the heart's all 
 
 Shd. Be merry M Barddfe, and my little Souldsour 
 there.be merry. 
 
 Sel. BemerTy, be merry.my wife ha's all. 
 
 For women are Shiewea, both fhort.and tall 
 *T «* merry in HalJ, when Beards wagge all ; 
 
 And welcome merry Shi ouetid* Be merry .be merry. 
 
 F&l. 1 did not thinkc M .Si/enct had bin a man of this 
 Mettle. 
 
 Sil, Who If I haue beene meny twice and once, ere 
 
 now. 
 
 Deny. There is a difh of Leihcr-coats for you. 
 
 Shed, 'Desuic. 
 
 Don. Your Wotfhip; Hebe with you ftraieht. Acuo 
 of Wine, fir* V 
 
 Sil. A Cup of Wine,that’s briske and fine, & drinke 
 
 vmo the Leman mine: and a metry heart Itueslong-a 
 
 Fel . Well faid.M' J.'We. 
 
 Sil. If we fhall be metry,now com*» m the fweete of 
 the night. 
 
 M JieaJih.andlonglifero you,M.^7»ncv 
 
c rhe [econd'Part o/Kjng Henry the Fourth, 9 9 
 
 Fed. What.is the old King dead? 
 
 pif. As oalle in docrc. 
 
 The things I fpeak e, are iutt. 
 
 Pal. Away Bardolfe, Sadie my Horfe, 
 
 Matter Robert Shallow, choofc what Office then wilt 
 Ja the Land, ’tis thine. Ptfiol, I will double charge thee 
 With Dignities, 
 
 Tard. O toy full day r 
 
 would not take a Knighthood for my Fortune. 
 
 Ptfl. What? I do bring good newes. 
 
 Pal, Carrie Matter Silence to bed i Matter Shake*, my 
 „otd Shallow,be what thou wilt,1 am Fortunes Steward. 
 
 1 3et on thy Boots, wee 1 ride all night. Oh fweet Piftoll : 
 Away Bardolfe : Come Pifioil, v tter more to mee: and 
 withsil deuife fomething to do thy felfe good. Boote, 
 >oote Matter Shall?*, I Know the young King is fuk for 
 oee» Let vs take any mans Horffes: The Lawes of Eog- 
 and are at my commandWnt. Happie are they, which 
 jau? beene my Friendes: and woe vnto my Lord Chiefs 
 Iuftice. 
 
 Pifl. Let Vultures vil’de feize on his Lungs aifo: 
 Where is the life that late I led.fay they? 
 
 Why heere it is,wdcome thofe pleafans duyes. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Qmrta, 
 
 Enter Hof efo fjfuichjy, Dc! Texre~{beste , 
 and'Beadles. 
 
 Hofieffe. No, thou arrant knaue: I would I might dy, 
 th 3 t I mighthaue thee hang'd : Thou haft drawne tny 
 (boulder out of ioynt. 
 
 Of. The Cooftables haue defitier\J her oucr to mee : 
 and (bse (ball haue Whipping cheere enough, 1 warrant 
 her. There hath beene a man or two (lately Jkill'd about 
 her. 
 
 'Del. Nut-hooke, nut-booke, you Lye: Come on,He 
 tell thee what, thou damn’d Trtpe-vifag’d Rafcall, if the 
 Childe 1 now go with, do Gfifcarrie, thou had'ftd>ettec 
 thouhad’ftftrooke thy Mother, thou Paper-fsc'd Vil- 
 laine, 
 
 Hof. O that Sir Iohn were come, hee would make 
 this a bloody day tofomebody. But I would the Fcuite 
 of her Wombemight mtfearry. 
 
 Ofteer. If it do, you (hall haue a dozen of Cuflaiont 
 againe, you haue but eleuen now. Come, I charge you 
 both go with me: for the man is dead, that you end Pi¬ 
 ftoll beate among you. 
 
 7 ) 01 . lie tell thee what, thou thin mao in a Cenfor; I 
 will haue you as foundly fwindg'd for this, youblew- 
 BatteLd Rogue: you filthy famiOVd Corredlioacr, ifyou 
 be not (wing'd, lie forfweare halfe Kirtles. 
 
 Of. Come* come, you fhee-Knight-arrant, come. 
 
 Hof. O, that righ»(hoaid tlius c'recorae ought.Wei 
 offtiffetance,co(Bes cafe. 
 
 Dd. Come you Rogue, come : 
 
 Bring me to a lattice. 
 
 Hof. Yes, come you ftaru’d Blood-hound. 
 
 Del. Goodman death, goodman Bones, 
 
 Hof. Thou Anatomy, thou. 
 
 Del. Come you thinne Thing i 
 Come y cu R afcol I. 
 
 Of. V ery well. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Quinta. 
 
 Enter two Oruemes. 
 
 I .Groo. More Rufhcs,more Rufhes. 
 
 i.Greo. The Trumpets haue founded twice.. 
 
 t .Groe. It will be two of ibeClockc, ere they come 
 from the Coronation. Exit Groo. 
 
 Enter Falfiafe,Shallow, PtfcS , 'Bardolfe,and Page. 
 
 Fafflafr. Stand hecre by me, M. RobertShaflew,l will 
 make the King do you Glare. I willlcere vpon him, as 
 he comes by: and do bur raarke the countenance that hee 
 will giueme. 
 
 Ptfol. BScfle thy Lungs good Knight. 
 
 Fatfi. Come heere Pifiol,l\»nd behind me O if] had 
 had time to haue made new I.iueries, 1 would hauebe- 
 ftowed the thoufand pound 1 borrowed of you.But it is 
 no matter, this poore fhew doth beuet; this doth iaftire 
 the zeale I had to fee him. 
 
 Shat. ]t doth fa. 
 
 Falfl. 1 1 fhewes tny earr.eftneffe in affeittion. 
 
 Tif. It dothfo. 
 
 Fal. Mydeuoticn, 
 
 Pif. It doth.it doth.it doth. 
 
 Fal. As it were, to ride day and night, 
 
 A nd not to deliberate, not to remember, 
 
 Not to haue patience to (hift mc.i 
 
 Shot. Lt ismoftcertaine. 
 
 Fal. But to ftand ftained with Trauaile, and fweattng 
 with defire to fee him. thinking of nothing elfe, putting 
 »1! affayres in obliuion.as if there were nothing duo bee 
 done, but to fee him. 
 
 pif. Tis femper idem: for ebfqwe boe nihil elf. *Tis all 
 ineuery part. 
 
 Shot, i is fo indeed. 
 
 Ptf: My Knight,! will ..imame thy Noble L ioer, and 
 make thee rage. Thy Dot, and Helen of thy noble thoghts 
 Is in bafe Durance, and contagious' prifon,:* Hail'd thi¬ 
 ther by mod Mcchanieall and durty hand. Rowze vppe 
 Reuenge from Ebon den, with fell Ale&o's Snake, for 
 Dol is in. Piftol.fpcakes nought but troth, 
 
 Fal. I will deiiuerher. 
 
 pifel. There roar'd the Sea: and Trumpet Clangour 
 founds. 
 
 The Trumpet j found. Enter King Hem ie the 
 ft ft. Brothers, Lord Chafe 
 lxf tee. 
 
 Talf. Saue thy Grsce,King Had, tny Royal! Hall. 
 
 7>tf. The heauens thee guard,and kcepc, moft royal! 
 ImpeofPame. 
 
 Fal. ’Satie thee my fweet Boy. 
 
 Ktng. My Lord Chiefe Iuftice, fpeake to 6at vaine 
 man. 
 
 CbJuft. Haue you your wits ? 
 
 Know you what ’tts you fpeake ? 
 
 Falf. My King, my lout ; 1 fpeake to thee, my heart. 
 
 King. I know thee not.oid man: Fall to thy Prayers: 
 How ill white haires become afoolc, and I«Q« ? 
 
 I haue 
 
IOO 
 
 'The feconaTart of f\ing Henry the Fourth. 
 
 I hatfe long dream’d offuth a kinde of mao, 
 
 So Curfest-fWdi'd, fo old, and fo prophane : 
 
 But being awake, 1 do defpife my dreame. 
 
 Mike Icffe thy body (hence) and more thy Grace, 
 
 Leaue gourroandizing; Know the Graue doth gape 
 For thee, thrice wider then for other men. 
 
 Reply not to me, with a Foole-borne left. 
 
 Prefume not, that 1 ato the thing I was. 
 
 For heauen doth know (fo fhall the worldperceiue) 
 
 That I hsue turn’d away my former Selfe, 
 
 So will I thofc that kept meCompante. 
 
 When thou daft heate I am, as 1 haue bin. 
 
 Approach me, and thou (halt be as thou wash 
 The Tutor and the Feeder of my Riots. 
 
 Till then, I banifh thee,on paine of death. 
 
 As I haue done the reft of my Mifleadcrs, 
 
 Not to come neere our Perlon, by ten mile. 
 
 For competence of life, I will allow you. 
 
 That lacke of meanes enforce you not to euill: 
 
 And as we heare you do reforme your l’elues. 
 
 We will according to your ftrength.and qualities, 
 
 Giue you aduancement. Be it your charge (my Lord) 
 To fee perform’d the tenure of our word. Set on. 
 
 Exit King. 
 
 Fal. Matter ShaHov ,T owe you a thoufand pound. 
 Shal. 1 marry Sir lobe, which I befeech you to let me 
 feaue home with me. 
 
 Ful.Thac can hardly be,M.5i«tf»w, do not you grieue 
 at this :I fhall befent for in pritsareto him : Looke you, 
 he muft feeme thus to the world: feare not your aduance- 
 roent: I will be the man yet.that (hail make vou great. 
 
 Sbal. I cannot well percciuc how, vnlefteyou (hould 
 
 gtue meyocr Doablet.and ftuffeme out with Straw. I 
 befeech you, good Sir Mi*, let mee hauc Sue hundred of 
 my thoufand. 
 
 Fal. Sit,! will be as good 35 my word. Tbit that you 
 heard, was but a colour. 
 
 Shall. A colour I feare,that you will dye, in Sir Ichrt. 
 Fal. Feare no colours, go with roe to dinner : 
 
 Come Lieutenant PtiloL ,come 'BarJolfe, 
 
 £ fhall be fent for {©one at night 
 
 Ch.lstft. Go carry Sir lohn Fatfhiffe to the Fleet?, 
 Take all his Company along with him. 
 
 Fa/. My Lord.my Lord. 
 
 Ch.lujl. I cannot now fpeake, I will heare you foone: 
 Take them away, 
 
 Ptfi. S i far cms! a me tarmc-nSo.fpera me caeumo. 
 
 Exit. Ctex»ct Lane after ad Chiefs luflke. 
 I aim. I like this faire proceeding of the Kings : 
 
 He hath intent his wonted Followers • 
 
 Shall all be very well preuided for: 
 
 But all are bam(ht,till their conuerfatlons 
 Appear e more wife,and modeft so the world. 
 
 Cb.lufl. And fo they are. 
 
 lebn. The King hath call’d his Parliament, 
 
 My Lord. 
 
 Cb.lufl. He hath. 
 
 lohn, i will lay oddes,thar ere this yeere expire, 
 
 We feeare our Ciuil! Swords, and Natiue fire 
 As fane as France. I heare a Bird fo fieg, 
 
 Whofe Muficke (to my chiniung)pkas’d the King. 
 Come.will you hence l $xumi 
 
 FINIS. 
 
EPILOGVE. 
 
 I r P K ST, my Fears: then, my Qirtfie : tail, my Speech. 
 My Feare, is your Dispieajure : My C Hrt f ie > m y ® ut,e : 
 Mnd my Fbeecb, to Beggeyour Far Jons. If you looks for a 
 good fpeech noTb,you 'vndoe me: For what I haue to jay, u 
 (fmine owrte making : and iphat (indeed) Ifhould fay , to ill 
 (I doubt) procue mine owns marring. But to the Furpofe, 
 and fo to the Venture- Be it knoipne to you (a* it is leery 
 Tt>eH)lwM lately been in the end of a difyleafingfPlay, topray yourf&tience 
 for it, and to promift you a Better: Ididmeane (indeede) to pay you tilth this, 
 Ttbich if (like an ill Venture) it come nmluchily home, I breake ; and you,my gen* 
 tie Creditors lofe. Heere 1 promift you I would be, and been I commit my Bodie 
 toy our Mercies : Bate me feme, and l willpay you feme, and(as moft Debtors do) 
 
 promtfeyou infinitely. __ . f 
 
 If my Tongue cannot entreats you to acquit me: TbiUyou command me to 'zfe 
 m y Legges ? And yet that were but light payment, to Dance out of your debt: But 
 a god Confciemeycnilmake any pofsible fatisfallion, andfo 'bid I. Ad the Gen* 
 tiewotnen beere,bates forgiusn me, if the Gentlemen '&UI not y hen the Gentlemen 
 do not agree with the GentUwowen, which Zb as neuer fane before, tnfucb sn Jf> 
 
 fembly. __ t 
 
 One word more, 1 befeechyou: if you be not too much clad with tat fcieate, 
 
 our humble Author will continue the Story (tbith Sir lohn in it) ai-J make pa 
 merry , Tbith faire K atherine of France: Tibere (for any thing I biolb) Fai~ 
 ftaffe (hall dye of a fweat, <vnlejfe already be be hK d with your hard Opinions : 
 Far Old-Caftle dyed a Martyr , and this is not the man. My Tongue is dearie, 
 when my Legs are too, I will bid you good night; and fo kneels downs before you: 
 But (indeed) to pray for the Qigene. 
 
THE 
 
 ACTORS 
 
 NAMES. 
 
 MOVR the Preientor. 
 gj [|&wKing Henry the Fourth. 
 
 llJf^Prince Henry y afterwards Crowned King/A*;™? tfieFift. 
 
 Prince/^ of Lancafter. 1 
 
 Humphrey of Gloucefler. >$onn€$ to Henry the Fourth,& brethren to Henry 5. 
 Tboma-i of Clarence. \ 
 
 Northumberland. 
 
 The Arch ByfhopofYorke. 
 Mowbray. 
 
 Mailings. 
 
 Lord Bardolfe. 
 
 Trauers. 
 
 Morton. 
 
 Coleuile. 
 
 Oppoflfesagair.fi King Henrie the 
 ’Foyrth. 
 
 Warwicke. 
 
 Wefttncrland. 
 
 Surrey. 
 
 Gowre. 
 
 Harccourt. 
 
 Lord Chiefe luff ice. 
 
 lofthe Kings 
 Partic. 
 
 Poifltz. 
 
 FalflafFe. 
 
 Bardolphe. 
 
 Piftoll. 
 
 Peto. 
 
 Page. 
 
 irregular 
 Hu ©Drifts. 
 
 , 
 
 Shallow. 7 Both Country 
 Silenre. Jluftices. 
 Dauie, Servant to Shallow. 
 Ph3ng,and Snare, 2 .Serieants 
 Mouldie. ^ 
 
 Shadow, f 
 
 Wart. > Country Soldiers 
 Feeble. ^ 
 
 Builalft 1 . 
 
 Drawers 
 
 Beadles. 
 
 Groorces 
 
 Northumberland* Wife. 
 Percies Widdow. 
 HoftefTe Quickly. 
 
 Doll Teare-fheete. 
 Epilogue. 
 
The Life of Henry the Tift. 
 
 Enter Prologue. 
 
 O F or a cMufe of Fire, that mould afcend 
 The bright efi Hearten of Invention : 
 
 A Kingdom for a Stage , Princes to AB, 
 
 And ijMonarchs to behold the feeding Scene. 
 
 Then fnould the WtrUkf Harry, like himfelft, 
 elffume the Port of Mars, and at his heeler 
 (Lea/ht tn, like Honnds'yfheuld Famine,Sreord,and Fife 
 Crouch for employment. 'Bur pardon. Gentler all • 
 
 The fat vnrayjed Spirits, that hath dard. 
 
 On this vnworthy Scaffold, to bring forth 
 Sogreal an ObieB Can this Cocks Prt bold 
 The vajfie fields of France I Or may we crarrrme 
 Within thu Woedden O, the very Casket 
 Thar did affright the Ayre at Agincourt f 
 O pardon fince a croaked Figure may 
 Attefi in little place a Million, 
 
 And let vs,Cyphers m this great Attempt, 
 
 On your tmagtnane Forces works. 
 
 Suppofe within the Girdle of thefe Walls 
 Are now confin'd two mtghne Monarchies, 
 
 M/hofe high,vp-reared,and abutting Fronts, 
 
 The periSoHi narrow Ocean parts a funder 
 Peece out our imperfefltons with your thoughts : 
 
 Into a thotifand parts divide one Man, 
 
 And make imaginarie Puiffance. 
 
 Thinkf when toe ta/fe of Horfe s ,ihatyou fee them* 
 
 Printing their prowd Hoofes i’rh' receiving Forth : 
 
 For ‘tityour thoughts that now mujl deck, our Ktngs % 
 
 Carry them here and there : lumping o're Timet; 
 
 Turning th' accomplifhmenl of many yeeres 
 Into an Howre glaffe: for the which fvppfie. 
 
 Admit me Chorus to this Hiflorie ; 
 
 Who Prologue-like,your humble patience prajt. 
 
 Gently to heare, kindly to tudge our Play. Exit. 
 
 o_AUus ‘Primus. Sccena Prima. 
 
 Enter the two Ht/hopr of Canter bury and Ely. 
 
 Bifh. Cant. 
 
 |Y Lord.Ue tell you,that felfe Bill is vrg’d. 
 Which in tb'eleuethyere of J laft Kings reign 
 Was like,and had indeed againft vspaft. 
 
 But that the fcarnbling and vnquiet time 
 Did pufh it out of farther queftion. 
 
 'Bi/h.E/y But bow my Lord (hall we refill it now? 
 'BiJh.Cant. J t muft be thought on-.if it pafle againft vs, 
 We loofe the better halfe of our Poffeffion : 
 
 For all the Temporal! Lands, which men deuout 
 By Teftament haue giuert to the Church, 
 
 Would they ftrip from vs; being valu'd thus. 
 
 As much as would maintaine.to theKings honor. 
 
 Full fifteene Earles,and fifteene hundred Knights, 
 
 Six thoufand and two hundred good Efquires: 
 
 And to rrliefe of Laiars.and weake age 
 Of indigent faint Soules,paft corporal! toylc, 
 
 A hundred Almes-houfes.right well fupply’d: 
 
 And to the Coffers of the King befide, 
 
 A thoufand pounds by th'yeere Thus runs the Bill. 
 Bifh.Ely. This would drmke deepe. 
 
 'B’fls.Cant T would drinke the Cup and ail. 
 
 • Bifh.Ely . But what preuemion? 
 
 Bt(b Cant. The King is full of grace, and faire re¬ 
 gard. 
 
 Bifh Fly. And a true louer of the holy Church. 
 
 Stfh Cant. The courfes of his youth promis'd it not. 
 The breath no fooner left his Fathers body. 
 
 But that bis wildnefie,mortify’d in him. 
 
 Seem'd to dye too: yea,at that very moment, 
 Confideration like an Angell came. 
 
 And whipt th'offending Adam out of him; 
 
 Leauing his body as a Paradife, 
 
 T’inuelop and containeCeleftull Spirits. 
 
 Neuer was fucha fodaine Scholler made; 
 
 Neuer came Reformation in a Flood, 
 
 With fuch a heady currance fcownng faults i 
 Nor neuer Hidra -headed Wsifulnefle 
 So foone did loofe bis Seat; and all at once j 
 As in this King. 
 
 Bifh Ely. We are bleffed in the Change. 
 
 Bifis fant Heare him but reafonin Diuinitie; 
 
 And ail-admiring,with an inward wifh 
 
 You would defire the King were made a Prelate t 
 
 Heate him debate of Common-wealth Affaires; 
 
 You would fay,it hath been ail in oil his ftudys 
 Lift his difcourfe of Waire; and you (hall heare 
 A fearefull Battaile rendted you inMuftque. 
 
 h Tume 
 
Ttfrne him to any Cairns of FoOlcy, 
 
 The Gordian Knot of it he wiii vnloofe. 
 
 Familiar as his Gaiter: thanwhcn he fpeakes, 
 
 The Ayre,a Charter'd Libertine,is (till. 
 
 And the mure Wonder iurkerb io mens eares. 
 
 To ftcale his fwcet and honycd Sentences: 
 
 So that the Art and Pra&iqtse part of Life, 
 
 Muft be the MiftrefTeto this Theotique. 
 
 Which is a wonder how his Grace faould gleanc it. 
 Since his addition was to Courfes vaine, 
 
 His Companies vnlecter’d.rtsdc,and fhallow. 
 
 His Houres fill'd vp with Ryotsjjanquets^ports; 
 
 And neuer noted in him any ftudie, 
 
 Any retyrement, any fequeftracion. 
 
 From open Haunts aod Pepularitie. 
 
 8.Ely. The Strawberry gtowes vnderneath theNeule, 
 And holefome Berrves thriue and ripen beft. 
 Neighbour'd by Fruit of bafer quaiitie: 
 
 And Co the Prince obfeur’d his Contemplation 
 Vndcr the VeyleofWildnefle.which (no doubt) 
 
 Grew like the Summer GrafTe, fafkft by Night, 
 Vnfeene,yet erefliue in his faetdtie. 
 
 73.Cant. It mu ft be fo; for Miracles are ceafl: 
 
 And therefore we mail ntedcs admit the meanes. 
 
 How things are perfedled. 
 
 8. Ely. But my good Lord: 
 
 How now for mittigadon of this Bill, 
 
 Vrg'd by the Commons ? doth his Maieflie 
 Incline to it,orno? 
 
 B.fant. He feemes indifferent: 
 
 Or rather fway ing more vpon our part. 
 
 Then cherifiiing th'eshibiters agamft ?s; 
 
 For I baue made an offer to his Maieflie, 
 
 Vpon our Spiritual! Connotation, 
 
 And in regard of Caufes now in hand. 
 
 Which I haue open'd to his Grace at large, 
 
 As touchingfrancejto giuea greater Summe, 
 
 Then eaer at one time the Qergie yet 
 Did to hisPredeceffort part witbail. 
 
 B.Ely. How did this offer feeme receiv'd,my Lord? 
 
 B.Cstst. With good acceptance of his Maicftie: 
 
 Ssue that there was not time enough to hears. 
 
 As I perceiu'd his Grace would faine h3ue done. 
 
 The feueralis and snhiddm paifages 
 
 Of his true Titles to fame certaine Dukedomes, 
 
 And generally,to the Crowne and Seat of France, 
 Deria'd from Ethaard ,his great Grandfather. 
 
 "B.Ely. What was th'impediment that broke this off ? 
 
 7$.Cam. Theprench Embaffador vpon tiiat inftanc 
 Crau’d audience j and the how re 1 1 [unite is come. 
 
 To giue him hearing: Is it faure a Clock ? 
 
 B. Ely. I c is, 
 
 B four. Then goe weia.roknow HisEmbafTte: 
 Which! could wit ha ready gueffe declare, 
 
 Before theFrenchman fpeake a word ofit. 
 
 B.Ely. lie wait vpon you.and 1 long to heare it. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Enterthe.'Bedford, Clarence, 
 H'arrxici^ Weflmerland, and Exeter. 
 
 -King. Where istsy gracious Lord of Canterbury I 
 Exeter.N ot here in prefence. 
 
 Hi«y. Send for him.good Yncfcle, 
 
 Wytm. Shall we call in th’Ambsffador.my Liege ? 
 Ktng. Noe yet,my Con (in: we would be refolu’d. 
 Before we heare him.of fame things of weight. 
 
 That taskcour thoughts,concerning vs and France. 
 
 c fhe Life of Henry the Fift . 
 
 Enter two Bi/hops. 
 
 73.Coat.God and his Angels guard your facred Throne 
 And make you long become it. 
 
 Kmg. Sure wethankeyou. 
 
 My learned Lord.wepray you to proceed. 
 
 And iuftly and religioufly refold. 
 
 Why the Law Saline ,that they haue in France, 
 
 Or should or fheuid not barre vrs in our Clayme s 
 And God forbid,my deare ar.d faithfoU Lord, 
 
 That you faculd famion.wtefl.or bow your reading, 
 Or nicely charge your vndcrftanding Soule, 
 
 With opening Tides mifereate, whofe right 
 Sutesrsot in natiue colours with the truth: 
 
 For God doth knowhow many now in health. 
 
 Shall drop their blood,in approbation 
 Of what your reuerence fhall incite vs to. 
 
 Therefore cake heed how you impawne our Perfon 
 Howyou awake our fleeping Sword of Warre; * 
 
 We charge you in theName of God take heed: 
 
 For neuer two fuch Kingdomes did contend, 
 
 Without much fall of blood, whofe guildeffe drops 
 A„re euery one,a Woe a fate Complaint, 
 
 ‘Gainft him,whofe wrongs giues edge vnto theSwords, 
 That makes fuch waftc in bnefe morcalitie. 
 
 Vnder this Conitiration } fpeake my Lord: 
 
 For we wi!lheare,note,and beleeue in heart, 
 
 That what you fpeake.is in yout Ccnfcicnce wafht, 
 
 As pure as finne with Baptil'mc. 
 
 2L£b».Then heateme gracious Soueraign,& you Peers 
 Thatoweyour fclues,your !iues,and feruices, 
 
 To this Imperial! Throne. There is no barre 
 To make againft your Highneffe Clayme to France, 
 
 But this which they produce from P bar amend. 
 
 In t err am Salicans Bfulteres nefttccedattl. 
 
 No Woman fhall fucceed in Salske Land: 
 
 Which Salike 1,2nd,the French vniuftly gloze 
 To be the Realme of France, and Pitmen end 
 7 he founder of this Law, and Female Barre. 
 
 Yet their owne Authors faithfully afhrme, 
 
 That the Land SaJiky is in Germanie, 
 
 Betwecne thePlouds of Sala and of Eloc: 
 
 Where Charles the Great hauing fubdu’d the Saxons, 
 There lefc behind and fettled certaine French: 
 
 Who holding in difdaine the German Women, 
 
 For fame difaoneft manners of their life, 
 
 Eftablifht then this Law; to wit,NoFemale 
 Should be Inheritrix in Sa/skf Land t 
 Which Safike (as I faid)‘twixt£)uear.d Sala, 
 
 Is at this day in Germanie,call’d Mesfen. 
 
 Then doth it well appeare, the Sahke Law 
 Was not deuifed far the Realme ofFrance: 
 
 Nordid the French pofTefle the &*£!;? Land, 
 
 Vntill faurehundred one and twentieyeeres 
 After defunftion of King Pbenmond, 
 
 Idly fuppos’d the founder of this Law, 
 
 Who died within the yeere of otlr Redemption, 
 
 Fourc hundred twentie fix: and Charles the Great 
 Subdu’d the Saxons,and did feat the French 
 Beyond theRiuer Sala, in the yeere 
 Eight hundred fiue, Befides.their Writers fay, 
 
 King Pepin ,which depofed Chtlderih, 
 
 Did as HcireGenerall,being defeended 
 Of Elithdd, which was Daughter to King Clot hair. 
 
 Make Clayme and Title to the Crowne of France. 
 
 Hugh Capet alfo,who vforpt the Crowne 
 
 Of 
 
c The Life of Henry the Fift. 
 
 Of Ckarlet the Duke of Loraine, fo!e Heire male 
 Of the true Line and Stock of Cbarisi the Great: 
 
 To find his Tide wuh femefbewes ot truth, 
 
 Though in pure truth it was corrupc end naught, 
 Conuey’d himfelfc as th'Heire to th’ Lady Livgare, 
 Daughter to Ckarlemaiue ^ho was the Sonne 
 To iiwwThfcEroperoiir.and Lswes theSonne 
 Of CbafUs the Great: aJfo King Levs' the Teruh, 
 
 Who was fok Heire to the Vfurpcr Copts, 
 
 Could not kcepe quiet in his confidence, 
 
 Wearing theCrowneo! France,’tiil fimfied, 
 
 That face Queecc Ifabd }jis Grandmother, 
 
 Was Lineall of the Lady Ermeugert, 
 
 Daughter to Charles the fbrefatd DukeofI orsine: 
 
 By the which Marriage,the Lyne of Char in the Great 
 Was re-vnited to the Crownc of France 
 S«, hat as cleare as is the Summers Sonne, 
 
 King Pepint Title.and Hugh Capets Qayme, 
 
 King Levies his fatisfa&on, all appeare 
 To hold in Right and Title of the Female r 
 So doe the Kings of France vote this day. 
 
 Howbettjtbey would hold tip this Salique Law, 
 
 To bant your Highneffe claymiog from the Female, 
 
 And rather chufe to bide them in a Net, 
 
 Then amply to imbarre their crooked Titles, 
 
 Vfurpt from you and your Progenitors. 
 
 Kmg.May l with right and coufctence make this claim ? 
 Lifts.Casts. The finnevpon my head,dread Soucraigne: 
 For in the Bookeof Numbers is it writ. 
 
 When the mao dyes, let the Inheritance 
 Defcendvnto the Daughter. Gracious Lord, 
 
 Stsed for your owrie,vn wind your bloody Flagge, 
 Looke back into your mightie Anceftors : 
 
 Goe my dread Lord, to your great Grandfires Torr.bf, 
 From whom you claytne; inuoke his Warlike Spirit, 
 And your Great V nckies ,Edvard the Black Prince, 
 Whoen the French ground play’d a Tragedie, 
 
 Making defeat on the foil Power of France: 
 
 Whiles his moft tnightie Father on a Hill 
 Stood failing,!© behold his Lyons Whelpe 
 Forrage in blood of French Nobilitie. 
 
 O Noble Eoghfh.tbat could catena me 
 With haife their Forces, the foil pride of France, 
 
 And Set another haife ftand laughing by, 
 
 All out of worke.and cold for action, 
 
 ‘ Htfh , Awake remembrance of thefe valiant dead. 
 And with ycut ptn/Sant Arme renew their Feats; 
 
 You are their Heire,you fit vpon their Throne; 
 
 The Blood and Courage that renowned them. 
 
 Runs in your Velnes ■. and my thrice-puiffant Liege 
 Is in. ehc very May-Mome of his Youth, 
 
 Ripe for Exploits and mightie Enterprifes, 
 
 Exe Your Brother Kings and Monarch* of the Earth 
 Doe all crxpe6t s that you fhould rowfe your felfe. 
 
 As did the former Lyons of your Blood, (might; 
 
 Weft .They kootvyou. Grace hath caufe-and means,and 
 So bath year Highneffe : never King of England 
 Had Nobles richer, and more Icsya.l Subiefts, 
 
 Whole beans bane left their bodyes here in England, 
 And lyepaeillion’d inthe fields of France. 
 
 'Btfb.Can.O kt thris bodyes follow my deare Liege 
 With Sloads.and Sword and Fire.to win your Right: 
 lo ayde whereof,we of the Spiritualtie 
 WiU rayfe yourHighnefle fuch a roightie Somme, 
 
 As neuer did tbeClergie s: one time 
 Bring ia to any of your Anceftors. 
 
 71 _ 
 
 King. We mufi not onely arms t’lntsade the French 
 But lay downe our proponions, to defend 
 AgainH the Scot,who will make roade vpon vs. 
 
 With all aduantages. 
 
 BiH-Cau. They ofchofe Marches,graciousSovereign, 
 Shall be a Wall fufficienc to defend 
 Our livland from the pilfering Borderers, 
 
 Ksng. We do not rocane the courfing fnatchers onely, 
 But feare the maine intendment of the Scot, 
 
 Who hath been Hill a giddy neighbour to vs; 
 
 For you fhall reade,that my great Grandfather 
 Mcucr went with his forces into France, 
 
 But that the Scot,on his vnfurnifhc Kmgdome, 
 
 Came pouring liketheTyde intoabreach, 
 
 With ample and brim fulncfTcofhis force. 
 
 Galling the gleaned Land with hot Affaycs, 
 
 Girding with grieuousfiege.Caftles and Townes: 
 
 That England being emptie of defence, 
 
 Hathfhookc and trembled atth’iii neighbourhood. 
 B.Caft She hath bin this more fear'd th€ harm'd, ray Liege. 
 For heare her but exampld by her felfe, 
 
 When all her Cheualrie hath been in Prance, 
 
 And fhee a mourning Widdowofher Nobles, 
 
 Shee hath her felfe not onely well defended. 
 
 But taken and impounded bs aStray, 
 
 The Ring of Scots: whom fhea did fend to France, 
 Tofil) Kingfiswdr fame with pufoner Kings, 
 
 And make their Chronicle as rich with prayfe, 
 
 A* isthcOwfeand bottomeof iheSea 
 With funken Wrackjand fum-leffe Treafuries. 
 
 Bi(h Ely. But there’s a faying very old and true, 
 Iflbatjou mil Frasice vsrm, then mrh Sear land ftrfl fregiA, 
 For once the Eagle (England) being in prey, 
 
 To het vnguarded Meft.the WeateiJ (Scot) 
 
 Comes fneaking,snd fo fucks her Princely Eggss, 
 Playing the Moufein abfence of the Cat, 
 
 To tame and hauocke morethen fhecan eate. 
 
 Exes, It foil owes theu, the Cat tauft Bay at home, 
 Yet that is but a cruOfd necefsity. 
 
 Since we haue lockes to fafegard neceffsries. 
 
 And pretty traps to catch the petty theeues. 
 
 While that the Armed hand doth fight abroad, 
 Th’aduifed head defends it felfe at home: 
 ForGouernmenc, though high,and Sow,and lower 5 
 Put into parts,doth keepe in one cocfent, 
 
 Congreeing in a full and natural dofe. 
 
 Like Muficfce. 
 
 Cant. Therefore doth heauen diuide 
 The fine of man in diners foeftioos. 
 
 Setting endeaour in continual motion: 
 
 To which is fixed as an aymeor butt. 
 
 Obedience: for fo wotke the Hony Bees, 
 
 Creatures that by a rule in Nature teach 
 The Aft of Order to a peopled Kmgdome* 
 
 They haue a King,and Officers of forts, 
 
 Where fame like Magiftrate3 correft at home: 
 
 Others,like Merchants venur Trade abroad; 
 
 Other*,!ike Souldiers armed in their ft tngs, 
 
 Make bcoce vpon the Summers Veluet buddes: 
 
 Which pillage,they with merry march bring borate, 
 
 To the T ent.royal of their Emperor 
 Whobufied in his Maiefties forueyes 
 The fingiog Mafons budding toofes efGold, 
 
 Th* eioil Citizens kneading vp she hony; 
 
 The poore Mechanicke Porters,crowding la 
 Their heauy burthens at his narrow gate; 
 
 b a . T he 
 
r 
 
 7X 
 
 The fad-e/d luftiee with his Curly humme, 
 
 Deliuering ore to Executors pale 
 The lazie yawning Drone: I this inferre, 
 
 That many things hauing full reference 
 To one confent, may worke contrarioufly. 
 
 As many Arrowes loofcd feuerall wayes 
 Come to one marke : as many wayes meet in one towne. 
 As many frefh dream es meet in one fait fea; 
 
 As many I.ynes clofe in the Dials center: 
 
 So may a thoufand actions once a footc. 
 
 And in one paitpoft, and be all well borne 
 Without defeat. Therefore to France, my Liege, 
 Diuide your happy England into foure. 
 
 Whereof, take you one quarter into France, 
 
 And you withal! fhall make all Galiia (hake. 
 
 Ifwe vmh thrice fuch powers left at home. 
 
 Cannot defend our owne doores from the dogge. 
 
 Let vs be woreied, and our Nanon lofe 
 Thenameofhardineffe and policie. 
 
 Ktng. -Call in the MeCfcngcrs fent from the Dolphin 
 Now are we well refolu'd, and by Gods bclpe 
 And yours, the noble fmewes ofour power, 
 
 France being ours, wee'l bend it to out Awe, 
 
 Or breake it all to peeces. Or there wee 1 fit, 
 
 (Ruling in large and ample Emperie, 
 
 Ore France, and all her (almott) Kingly Dukedomes) 
 
 Or lay thefe bones in an vnworthy Vrne, 
 
 Tomblefle, with no remembrance oucr them 
 Either our Hiftory fhall with full mouth 
 Speakc freely ofour A£ts, or elfe our graue 
 Like Tutkifh mute, fhall haue a tooguelcfle mouth. 
 
 Not worChipt with a waxen Epitaph. 
 
 Enter Ambjffadors of France. 
 
 Now are we well prepar’d to know the pleafure 
 Of our faire Cofin Dolphin : for wc heare, 
 
 Your greeting is from him, not from the King. 
 
 Jlmb. May t pleafe your Maiettie to giue vs leaue 
 Freely to renderwhat wehaue in charge : 
 
 Or (hall we fparmgly fhew you farre off 
 The Dolphins meaning, and our Embafsie. 
 
 King. We areno Tyrant, but aChriftian King, 
 
 Vnto whofe grace our pafsion is as fubiedf 
 As is our wretches fettred in our prifons. 
 
 Therefor with franke and with vacutbed plainnette, 
 Tell vs Dolphins minde 
 
 Anb. Thus than in few ; 
 
 YourHighnefle lately fending into France, 
 
 Did claime fomecertaine Dukedomes, in the right 
 Ofyour great Predece{Tbr,King Edward thethird. 
 
 In anfwer of which claime, the Prince our Matter 
 Saycs, that you fauourtoo much of your youth, 
 
 And bids you be aduis'd : There's nought in France, 
 That can be with a nimbleGalliard wonne: 
 
 You cannot reuell into Dukedomes there. 
 
 He therefore fends you meeter for yourfpitst 
 This Tun ot T reafure; and in lieu of this. 
 
 Defires you let the dukedomes that you claime 
 Heart no mote ofyou. This the Dolphin fpeakes. 
 
 Kmg. What Treafure Vncle ? 
 
 Sxe. Tennis ballcs, my Liege. 
 
 Km, We are glad the Dolphin is fo pleafant with vs, 
 His Prcfent, and your paines we thanke you for: 
 
 Wl*cn wehaue matcht our Rackets to thefe dalles. 
 
 We Will in France (by Gods grace) play a fet. 
 
 Shall ttnkehis fathers Crowne into the hazard. 
 
 Tell him, he hath made a match with fuch a Wrangler, 
 
 c Th e Life of Hmry the Ft ft. 
 
 That all the Courts ofFrance willbediftuib’d 
 With Ch3ces. And we vnderfiand him well. 
 
 How he comes o're vs with our wilder dayes. 
 
 Nor mea Turing what vfe we made of them. 
 
 We neuer valew’d thispoore feate ofEngland, 
 
 And therefore liuing hence, did giue our felfe 
 T o barbarous licenfe: As ’tis euer common. 
 
 That men are merrieft, when they are from home. 
 
 But tell the "Dolphin, l will keepe my State, 
 
 Be like a King, and fhew my fayle of Greatneffe, 
 
 When I do sowfe me in my Throne ofFrance. 
 
 For that I hsuelayd by my Maieftie, 
 
 And plodded like a man for working dayes : 
 
 But 1 will rife there with fo full a gloric. 
 
 That I will dazle all the eyes ofFrance, 
 
 \ ei ftrike the Dolphin blinde to looke on vs. 
 
 And tell the pleafant Prince, this Mocke of his 
 Hath turn’d his balles to Gun-ttones, and his fonle 
 Shall fland fore charged,for the wattefull vengeance 
 That fhall flye with them: for many a thoufand widows 
 Shall this his Mocke, mocke out of their deer hnsbands; 
 Mocke mothers from their fonnes, mock Cattles downe: 
 And lomeare yet vngotten and vnborne, 
 
 That fhal hauecaufe tocurfe the Dofpbmj home. 
 
 But this lyes all within the wil of God, 
 
 To whom I do appeale, and in whofe name 
 Tel you the 2 lolphm, I am ccmming on. 
 
 To venge me as I may, and to put forth 
 My rightful! hand in a wcl-hallow'd caufe. 
 
 So get you hence in peace : And tell the Dolphin, 
 
 His lett will fauour but of fhallow wit. 
 
 When thoufands weeoe more then did laugh atit. 
 Conuey them with fate condu£L Fare you well. 
 
 Exeunt Ambaffadart, 
 Exe. This was a merry Meffage. 
 
 Kmg. We hope to make the Sender blufh at it • 
 Therefore, rny Lords, omit no happy howre, 
 
 That may giue furth’ranceto our Expedition; 
 
 For wc haue now no thought in vs but France, 
 
 Saue thofe to God.that runne before our fcufineffe. 
 Therefore let our proportions for thefe Wanes 
 Be foone co!leitted,and all things thought vpon, 
 
 That may withreafonablefwiftnette adde 
 More Feathers to our Wings : for God before, 
 
 Wee’le chide this Dolphin at his fathers doore. 
 
 Therefore let euery man now taske his thought. 
 
 That this faire Aclion may on foot be brought. Exeunt. 
 
 FI cur if?. Enter Chorus. 
 
 "Now all the Youth of England arc on fire. 
 
 And filken Dalliance in the Wardrobe lyes: 
 
 Now thriuethc Armorers,and Honors thought 
 Reignes folely in the breatt of euery man. 
 
 They fell thePaflure now,tobuytheHorfe; 
 
 Following the Mirror of all Chrifiian Kings, 
 
 With winged heeles,asEnglifh Mercuries. 
 
 For now fits Expedition in the Ayre, 
 
 And hides a Sword,from Hilts vnto thePoinr, 
 
 With Crownes Imperial!,Csownes ana" Coronets 
 Promis’d to Harry, and his followers. 
 
 The French aduis d by good intelligence 
 Of this moft dreadful! preparation. 
 
 Shake in cheit feare,and with pale PolEcy 
 Seeke to diuert the Englifh purpofes. 
 
 O England. 'Mcdell to chy inward Greatnefle, 
 
 Like little Body with a mightie Heart: 
 
 J What 
 
*fhe L ife of Henry the Fifi. 
 
 Exit 
 
 What mightft thou do, that honour would thee do. 
 
 VVcrc all thy children kinde and natural]: 
 
 But fee, thy fault France hath in thee found out, 
 
 A neft of hello w bofomes, which he Files 
 With treacherous Crowses, and three corrupted men: 
 One, Richard Earle of Cambridge, and the fecend 
 Henry Lord Seroope of ■JWafh.'jr,, and the third 
 Si iThs-MM Grey Knight of Northumberland, 
 
 Haue for the Gilt of France (O guilt indeed) 
 
 Confirm’d Confpiracy with fcarefull France, 
 
 And by their hands,this grace ofKings mull dye, 
 if Heil and Tteafor. hold their promifes, 
 
 Efche take (hip for France; and in Southampton. 
 
 Linger your patience on, and wce’i digeli 
 Th'abufe of diftance; force a play: 
 
 The fummeis pay de, the Traitors are agreed. 
 
 The King is fet from London, and the Scefte 
 I» now ttanfportcd (Gentles) to Southampton, 
 
 There is the play-honfc now, there mull you fit. 
 
 And thence to France (hall we conuey you fafe. 
 
 And brmgtyou backe: Charming the narrow teas 
 To giue you gentle Paffe: for is we may, 
 
 Wee'I not offend one ftomacke with ©ur Play. 
 
 But till the King come forth, 2 nd not fill then, 
 
 Vnto Southampton do wefhiftourScene. 
 
 Enter CorporaS Nym, and LtcMtxanfBarddft. 
 
 'Bar. Well met Corporal! Njm. 
 
 Uj>n. Good metrow Lieutenant ’Bardolfe. 
 
 Bar. What, are Ancienc ptfioll and you friends yet ? 
 
 Nym. For my part, I care not; 1 fay little: but when 
 time fhall feroe, there (hallbe fmiles, but that (hall be as 
 itmay. I darenot fight, but I will winke smd holdeout 
 mincyron :itis afimpleoue,but whatthotfgh? It will 
 tofle Cheefe, and it will endure cold, as another mans 
 fword will: and there’s an end. 
 
 "Bar. I will beftow a breakfaft to make you firiendes, 
 and wee’l bee a{l three fworne brothers to France; Let't 
 be fo good Corporal! Nym. 
 
 Nym. Faith, 1 will hue fo long as T may,that’s the cer- 
 eaineofk: end when I cannot liuc any longer, I will doe 
 as I may t That.is rr.y reft, that is the rendeuous ofit. 
 
 "Bar. It is eertainc Corporal!, that he is marry ed to 
 Nell Quickly, and certainly (he did yon wtong, for you 
 were troth-plight to her 
 
 Nym. I cannot tell. Things tnuft be as they may ;men 
 may fieepe, and they may haue their throats about cbem 
 si that time, and feme lay, kniues haue edges : Itmuft 
 be as it may, though patience beamed name, yet due 
 will plodde, there rauft be Condunons, (well, l cannot 
 tell. 
 
 Enter TsfioB. (ft Quickly- 
 
 Bar. Heere comes Ancient Ptftou and his wife: good 
 Corporall be patient heere. HoW now ratine Hoafte/’i- 
 ftoll> 
 
 Pift. Bsfe Tyke, cal’ft thou meeHofte, now by this 
 hand I fwearel fcome the term?: not (haliroy Nclketp 
 Lodgers, 
 
 H«/?.Noby my troth, not long: For we cannot lodge 
 and board 3 dozen or fourteene Gentlewomen that hue 
 honeftly by the pricke of their Needles, but it will bee 
 thought we keepe a Bawdy-hoafe ftraigHt. Owelliday 
 La dy, ifbc be not hewne now, we (hall fee wilful adulte¬ 
 ry and murther committed. 
 
 Bar. Good Lieutenant,gAod Corporal offer nothing 
 bcert. Nysi. pifh. 
 
 Pift. Pi(h lor thee, Ifland dogge : thotipricKeard c ur 
 
 oflfiaod. 
 
 Haft. Good Corporall Nym (hew thy valor,asd pm 
 vp.youx fwotd. 
 
 Nftn. Will you (hogg? of?) 1. would haue you foh: s, 
 Tift. Solus, egregious dog ? O Viper vile; The (bins 
 in thy rooft meruailous face, the folus in thy teeth, and 
 in thy thro ate, and in thy hateful! Lungs,yea in thy Maw 
 perdy | and which is worfe, within thy naftie mouth. I 
 do retort the folus in ihy bowels, for! can cake, zftd Pr 
 ftdrcocVe is vp. and flafhing fire will follow, 
 
 Nym. I am not 'Barbaftn, yon cannot conjure m;e: ’ 
 haue an humor to knockeyoo indifferently well: If you 
 grow fowle with roePiftoU, I will fcoute you with irry 
 Rapier, as I may, la Gyre tearmes. If you would walke 
 off, I would pricke your guts a little in good tearmeas 
 I may,and that’s the humor ofit. 
 
 Fiji. OBraggard vile, and damned furious wight, 
 TheGraue doth gape, and doting death is necre, 
 Therefore exhale. 
 
 'Bar. Hears m®, he are me wh?.t I fay; nee that fii k'» 
 chefhft ftroake, ileruithisn vp to tbeh.)ts,as I am a foi- 
 
 dicr. 
 
 pi ft. An oath of mickle rnight.and fury ioall abate. 
 Giue me thy fift, thy fore-foott ro me giue: Thy fpi it es 
 are moft tall- 
 
 Ms, I will cut thy throate one time or other in fairs 
 tertr.es,that isthe humor ofit. 
 
 Couple a forge, that is the word, I difie thee a- 
 
 gaine.O hound of Greet, thir.I.’ft thot* my fro-'h to get i 
 No, to the fpitslegoe, and from the Poudtiog rub efi s- 
 faroy, fetch forth the Lazsr Kite cfCrefiids kindd, DsK 
 Tc&'-ftkett, (he by name, and herefpoufe ! hatse, and I 
 will hold the Quondam Quicbdy for the onely (bee : « d 
 Ponca, there’s enough to go to. 
 
 Enter the Bay. 
 
 Bay. Mine Hoa ft Ttftoll, you muft cometo my May- 
 iler, and your Hofteffe:He is very ficke,8t would to bed- 
 Good Bordolfey put thy face betweens his (beets, and do 
 she Office of a. W arming-pan: Faitbjhe's very iSL 
 
 Bard. Away you Rogue. 
 
 Hoft. By my troth Uel yeeld the Crow a pudding one 
 of thefe dayes: the King has kild his heart. Good Ehff- 
 band come home prefently „ Exit 
 
 Baf. Come,(hall 5 make you two friertds. Wee muft 
 -eo Frsnce togetherrwhy thediuel/hould we keep kniucs 
 • to cut one anothers throats ? 
 
 Vift. Let floods ore-Tv.-ell, snd fiends for food howle 
 on. 
 
 Nym. Youl pay me the eight (hillings l woo of you 
 at Betting? 
 
 />»/?. Bafe is the Slaue that payes. 
 
 Nym. That now I vvil haue: that’s the butfior ofit. 
 
 Pift. A* manhood fnal compound :pulh home. Drair 
 
 Bard. By this fword, hce that mak.es the Gtft thmft, 
 lie kill him: By this fvrord,! wil. 
 
 Pi. Sword is an Oath,& Oaths muft haue their coorfe 
 
 Bar. Coporall Njm.Sc thou wilt be friend? be trends, 
 and thou wilt not, why then be enemies with me to:pre*. 
 thee put vp. 
 
 Pift. A Noble (halt thou htme, sod prefeet pay, ^ 
 Liquor likewife will I giue to thee, sod frieodlhippe 
 (hall combyne, and brotherhood. He hue by Nyrmmr t %. 
 Nyswe (haj! Hue by me, is not this iuft ? For I (hal Sut¬ 
 ler be vnto the Campe, and profits will aeau&Gtae tssee 
 thy lund. 
 
 1 h3 Njn». 
 

 Ttym. I fliall haue my Noble? 
 
 Bift. In cafb, moft iuftly payd. 
 
 Nym. W ell, then that the humor oft. 
 
 Enter Hefteffe. 
 
 Heft. A setter you come of women, come in quickly 
 to fir letn : A poore heart, hee is fo fhakd of a burning 
 quotidian Tertian, that it is moil lamentable to behold. 
 Sweet men, come to him. 
 
 Njm. The King hath run bad humors on the Knight, 
 that's the euen ofit. 
 
 Tift. Hjtn, thou hafi fpokc the right, bis heart is fra. 
 fled and corroborate. 
 
 Nym. The King is a good King, but it mufi bee as it 
 
 may the paflVsfome humors, and carrceres. 
 
 fift. Let vs condole the Kmghr,for (Lambekins)we 
 will liue. 
 
 Enter Exeter, Bedford , c£- WeftmerUnd. 
 
 "Bed Fore God his Grace is bold to trufithefc traitors 
 Ext. They fhall be apprehended by and by. 
 Wr/?.How Smooth and euro they do beat themfclues 
 As ifallegeance in their bofomes fate 
 Crowned with faith, and conflant loyalty. 
 
 Bed. The King hath note of all that they intend, 
 
 By interception, which they dreame nor of. 
 
 Ext. Nay, but the man that was his bedfellow. 
 Whom he hath dull d and cloy d with gracious fauours j 
 That he (hould for a forraigne purfe, fo fell 
 His Soucraignes life to death and treachery. 
 
 Stand Trumpet t. 
 
 Enter the King, Scraepe Cambridge , and Cray. 
 
 King. Now fits the winde faire, and we will aboord. 
 My Lord o {Cambridge, and my kinde Lord of Majham, 
 And you my gentle Knight, giue me your thoughts: 
 Thinke you not that the powres we bearc with vs 
 Will cut their paffage through the force of France ? 
 Doing the execution, and the afie, 
 
 For which we haue in head afTembledihem. 
 
 Sero. No doubt my Liege,if each man do his befi. 
 King. I doubt not that, (ince we are well perfwaded 
 We carry not a heart with vs from hence, 
 
 That growes not in a faire confem with ours: 
 
 Not lcaue not one behinde, that doth not wifh 
 Succefle and ConqucR to attend on vs. 
 
 Cam. Neuer was Monarch better fear’d and lou'd. 
 Then is your Maicfiy; there’s not I thinke a fubieft 
 That fits in heart-greefe and vneafineffe 
 Vnderthefwect fhadeofyour gouemmenc. 
 
 Kni. True: thofc that were your Fathers enemies, 
 Haue fleep’d their gauls in hony.'and do ferue you 
 With hearts create ofduty, and ofzeale. 
 
 Kmg. We therefore haue great caufe of thankfufoes. 
 And fhall forget the office of our hand 
 Sooner then quittance of defert and meric. 
 
 According to the weight and worthineffe. 
 
 Sere. So feruiee fhall with Reeled finewes toyle, 
 
 And labour fhall refrefh it felfe with hope 
 To do your Grace inccffant feruicea. 
 
 King. We ludgenolefie. Vnkleo f Exeter, 
 
 'nlarge the man committed yefterday. 
 
 That rayl’d againrtourperfon: ^econfider 
 It was exceffe of Wine that Cet him on. 
 
 And on hit more aduice, We pardon him. 
 
 Sere. That * mercy, but coo mueh fecurity : 
 
 Let him be punifh’d Soueraignc, leafl example 
 Breed (by his fufferancc) more of filch a kind. 
 
 King O let vs yet be mercifull. 
 
 The Life ofHenry the Ft ft. 
 
 IS yours: 
 
 Cam. So may your Highnefle,ahd yet punifh too 
 
 Grey^ Sir,you fhew great mercy ifyou g iuc him iifc 
 After the cafie of much coxre&ion. # 
 
 King Alas, your too much loue and care ofmc 
 Are hcauy Orifons ’gainfi this poore wretch: * 
 
 Iflittlefaults proceeding ondiflemper, 
 
 Shall not be wink'd at, how fhall we ftretch our eye 
 
 Wold haue him putufh’d And now to our French caufes 
 Who are the late Com mi ffi oners ? * 
 
 ^ Cam. Ioue my Lord, 
 
 \ our Wighneffe bad me aske for it to day. 
 
 Sere. So did you me my Liege, 
 
 Cray. And 1 my Royail Soueraignc. 
 
 J3*.Then Richard E»tle of Cambridge, there is your, 
 There yours Lord Seroeve of CMafham ,and Sir Knight: 
 Gray of Northumberland, ;his fame is yours : 
 
 Reade them, and know I know your worthinefle. 
 
 My Lord of treftmtrland, and Vnkle Exeter 
 Wc will a boord tonight. Why how now Gentlemen? 
 What fee you in thofe papers, that you loofe 
 So much complexion? Lookeye how they change : 
 
 Their cheekes are paper. Why, what reade you tliere. 
 That haue fo cowarded and disc'd your blood 
 Out ofapparance. 
 
 Cam. I do confeffe myftult. 
 
 And do fubmit me to your Highnefle mercy, 
 
 Cray. Sero. To which we ail appeale. 
 
 King. The mercy that was quicke in vs but late 
 By your owne counfaile is fupprcR and kill'd : * 
 
 You muR not dare (for fhame) to talke of mercy. 
 
 For your owne reafons tumc into your bofomes, ’ 
 
 As dogs vpon their maifters, worrying you: 
 
 See you roy Princes, and my Noble Peerej, 
 
 Thcfe Englifh monfiers: My Lord o fCambridge heere. 
 
 You know how apt ourlouewas, to accord & ^ 
 
 To furnifh with all appertinents 
 Belonging to his Honour j and this man. 
 
 Hath for a few lightCrownes, lightly confpix'd 
 And fworne vnto the praftifes of France 
 To kill ysbeere in Hampton. To the which. 
 
 This Knight no lefle for bounty bound to Vs* 
 
 Then Cambridge is, hath likewife fworne. But O, 
 
 What fhall I fay to thee Lord Sc 7 *»?,thou cruel)," 
 Ingratefull, fauage,and inhumane Creature ? * 
 
 Thou that didfl bears? the key of all my counfailes. 
 
 That knew’R the very boetome of my foule, 
 
 That (almoRj might'fl haue coyn'd me into Golde, 
 Would'fl thou haue pn»ais‘d on me,for thy vfe ? 
 
 May it be pofsible, that forraigne hyer 
 Could out ofthee extras one fpatke of euill 
 That might annoy my finger ?T»s fo flrange, 
 
 That though the cruth oflt Rands off as grofle 
 As blacke and white, my eye will fcarfely fee it. 
 Treafon.and murtber, euerkept together, 
 
 A s cwo yoake diuels fworne to eythers purpofe> 
 
 Working fo groflely in an natural] caufe. 
 
 That admiration did not hoope at them. 
 
 But thou (gainA all proportion) dldft bring In 
 Wonder to waite on treafoa, and on murther i 
 And whstfoeuer cunning fiend it was 
 That wrought vpon thee fo prepofferoufly. 
 
 Hath got the voyce in hell for excellence : * 
 
 And 
 
The Life of Henry the Fift . 7 5 
 
 And other diuels that fuggeft by treafons, 
 
 Do botch and bungle vp damnation, 
 
 With patches, colours, and with formes being fetcht 
 
 From glift'ring femblances of piety: 
 
 But he that temper'd thee, bad thee Hand vp, 
 
 Gaue thee noinftance why thou fhouldft do treafon, 
 Vnleffe to dub thee with the name of Traitor. 
 
 If that fame Daemon that hath gull'd thee thus, 
 
 Should with his Lyon-gate walke the whole world. 
 
 He might returnc to vaftie Tartar backe. 
 
 And tell the Legions, I can neuer win 
 
 A foule fo eafie as that Engliflimans. 
 
 Oh, how half thou with italoufie infedled 
 
 The fweerneffe of affiance? Shew men dutifull. 
 
 Why fo didft thou : feeme they graue and learned 1 
 
 Why fo didft thou. Come they ofNoble Family ? 
 
 Why fo didft thou.Seeme they religious 5 
 
 Why fo didft thou. Or are they fpare in diet, 
 
 Free from groffe pafsion, or of mirth, or anger,' 
 
 Conftam in fpitit, not fweruing with the blood, 
 
 Gamifh’d and deck’d in modeft complement, 
 
 Not working with the eye.wtthout the eare. 
 
 And but in purged lodgement trufting neither. 
 
 Such and fo finely boulted didft thou feeme: 
 
 And thus thy fall hath left a krnde of bloc. 
 
 To make thee full fraught man, and beft indued 
 
 With tomefnfpition, 1 will wcepefor thee. 
 
 For this reuolt ofehine, me thinkes is like 
 
 Another fall ofMan. Their faults are open, 
 
 Arreft them to the anfwer of the Law, 
 
 And God acquit them of cheir pradifes. 
 
 Exe. I arreft thee of High Treafon, by the name of 
 Richard Earle of Cambridge . 
 
 1 arreft thee ofHigh Treafon,by the naraeof Tbomai 
 LotdScroepe ofUWarfi-am, 
 
 I arreft thee of High Treafon, by the name of Tbemae 
 Grey, Knight of Northumberland. 
 
 Scro. Our purpofes, God iuffly hath difeouer’d. 
 
 And 1 repent my fault more then my death, 
 
 Which 1 befeech your HighnelTe to forgiue.) 
 
 Although my body pay the price ofit. 
 
 Cam. For me, the Gold of France did not feduce. 
 Although I did admit it as a motiue. 
 
 The fooner to effc& what I intended: 
 
 ButGod be thanked for preuention, 
 
 Which in fufferance heartily will reioyce, 
 
 Befeeching God, and you, to pardon mee. 
 
 Gray. NeueT did faithfull fubie6l more reioyce 
 
 At the difeouery of mod dangerous Treafon, 
 
 Then I do at this houre ioy ore my felfe, 
 
 Preuented from a damned enterprise ; 
 
 Myfaulc,but not my body,pardon Soueraigne. 
 
 King. God quit you in his mercy: Hear your fentence 
 You haue confpir’d againft Our Royall perion, 
 loyn’d with an enemy proclaim’d,and from his Coffers, 
 Rcceyu’d the Golden Earned ofOur death: 
 
 Wherein you would haue fold your King to (laughter. 
 His Princes, and his Peeres to feruitude. 
 
 His Subie&s toopprefsion, and contempt.) 
 
 And his whole Kmgdome into defoiation : 
 
 Touching our perfon, feeke we no reuenge. 
 
 But we our Kingdomes fafety inuft fo tender 
 
 Whofe ruine you fought, that to her Lawes 
 
 We dodcliueryou. Get you therefore hence, 
 
 (Poore miferable wretches)to your death: 
 
 The tafte whereof, God ofhis mercy giue 
 
 You patience to indure, and true Repentance 
 
 Of alt your deareoffences. Beare them hence. Exit. 
 
 Now Lords for France .* the enrerprife whereof 
 
 Shall be to you as vs,like glorious. 
 
 We doubt not of a faire 3nd luckie Warre, 
 
 SinceGod fo gracioufty hath brought to light 
 
 This dangerous Treafon,lurking in our way. 
 
 To hinder our beginnings. We doubt not now. 
 
 But euety Rubbe is fmoothed on our way. 
 
 Then forth,deare Councreymen : Let vs deliuer 
 
 Our Puiffance into the hand ofGod, 
 
 Putting it ftraighc in expedition. 
 
 Chearely co Sea,the fignes of Warre aduatice, 
 
 No King of England,if not King ofFrance. Flourifk. 
 
 Enter piJtoll,Nim, r Bardo/fib, r Boy ,and Elofbefe. 
 
 Hofiefe- ’Pry thee honey fweet Husband,let me bting 
 thee to Staines. 
 
 Pipoll. No: for my manly heart doth erne. Bardolph, 
 beblythe: Nim,iow(e thy vaunting Veines: Boy,bnfile 
 thy Courage vp : for Fal/laffe hee is dead, and wee muft 
 erne therefore. 
 
 'Bard. Would I were with him, wherefomere hee is, 
 eythenn Heauen,or in Hell. 
 
 Hofiefe. Nay fure.hee’s not in Hell : hee's in jdrthun 
 Bofome,if cuerman went to Arthurs Bofome : a made a 
 finer end.and went away and it had beenc any Chriftome 
 Child: a partedeu’n mft betweene Twelue andOne,eu n 
 at the turning o'th'Tyde: for after I faw him tumble with 
 the Sheets,and play with Flowers,and fmile vpon his fin¬ 
 gers end,I knew there was but one way: for his Nofe was 
 as fharpe as a Pen,and a Table of greene fields. How now 
 
 Sir Iobn (quoth 1 i ) what man ? be a good cheare : fo a 
 
 cryed out,God,God,God,three or fnure times : now I, 
 
 to comfort him, bid him a fhould not thinke of God; I 
 hop'd there was no neede to trouble himfclfe with any 
 fuch thoughts yet : fo a bad me lay more Clothes on his 
 feet : l put my hand into the Bed,and felt them,and they 
 were as cold as any Itone : then I felt to his knees, and to 
 vp-peer’d, and vpward.and ail was as cold as any ftoile. 
 
 Ntm. They fay he cryed out of Sack. 
 
 Hofiefe. I,that a did. 
 
 Bard. And of Women. 
 
 Hofiefe. Nay .that a did not. 
 
 Boy . Yes that a did, and faid they were Deules incar¬ 
 nate. 
 
 IP'omart. A could neuer abide Carnation, ’twas a Co¬ 
 lour he neuer lik’d. 
 
 Bey. A faid once, the Deule would haue him about 
 Women. 
 
 Ho fit ft. A did in fame fort(indeed)hand!e Women : 
 but then hee W 3 s rumecique, and talk’d of the Wnore oi 
 Babylon. 
 
 Boy. Doe you not remembes^ f* w a Fl ea fticke vpon 
 Bardslphs Nofe,and a faid it was a blacke Soule burning 
 in Hell. 
 
 Bard. Well jtbe fuell is gone that maintain’d that fire: 
 that’s all the Riches I got in hisferuice. 
 
 Nitn. Shall wee fisogg? the King will be gone from 
 Southampton. 
 
 Ptfi. Come,let’s away. My Loue,giue me thy Lippes : 
 Lookc to my Chattels, and my Moueables : Let Senees 
 rule : The world is,Pitch and pay: cruft none: for Gathes 
 are Strawes, mens Faiths arc Wafer-Cakes,and hold-fad 
 is the onelyDogge: My Docke, therefore C<eueto bee 
 thy Counfailor. Goe, deare thy Chryftalls. Voice- 
 fellowes in Armes , let vs to France , like Hovfe- 
 
 leeches 
 
7 ^ Fke Life of Henry the Fift . 
 
 leeches my Boycs.to iucke.to fucke, the very blood to 
 fucke. 
 
 ’Bey. And that'* but vo wholeforoe food,they fay, 
 
 JV/?. Touch herfofr mouth,and march. 
 
 Bord. Farwcll Hodefle. 
 
 Nem. I cannot kiffe, that is the humor of it j but 
 adieu. 
 
 Pifi. Let Hufwifcrie appearc: keepe clofe, 1 thee 
 command. 
 
 Hofltfie. Far well, adieu. £xtmt 
 
 FftMrifb. 
 
 Fitter dte French King,the Dolphm.the Dukes 
 ej 'Berry and TSritaine. 
 
 King. Thus comes the Englilh with full power vpon vs, 
 And more theo carefully it vs concernes, 
 
 Toanfwer Royally in our defences. 
 
 Therefore the Dukes of Berry and of Britaine, 
 
 Of Brabant and of Orleancc.fliall make forth, 
 
 And you PrinceDolphin.with all fwift difpa.ich 
 Tolvneand new repayre ourTcwnesofV/arte 
 
 With aJeu of courage,and with meanex defendant; 
 
 For England his approaches makes as fierce. 
 
 As Waters to the fucking of a Gulfe. 
 
 It fits vs then to be as prouident. 
 
 As feare may teich vs,out of late examples 
 
 Left by the farail and neglefled Englilh, 
 
 Vpon our fields. 
 
 Delphi*. My mod redoubted Father, 
 
 It is rood meet we anae vs ’gainft-the Foe; 
 
 For Peace it felfe fhould not fo dull a Kiugdome, 
 (Though War nor no knowne Quarrel were in queftion) 
 But that Defence$,Mufiers,Preparations, 
 
 Should be maintain > d,affembled,and colleded. 
 
 As were a Warre in expedition. 
 
 Therefore 1 fay.’tis meet we all goe forth, 
 
 Toview the Belt and Feeble parts ofFrance: 
 
 And let vs doeit with no Chew of feare. 
 
 No, with no more.then if we heard that England 
 
 Were bulled with a Whitfon Morris-dance: 
 
 For,my good Liege,(hee is fo idly Ktng’d, 
 
 He?Scepter fo phansadically borne. 
 
 By a vaine giddic (hallow humorous Youth, 
 
 That fesre attends her not. 
 
 Cvnsl. O peace,Prince Dolphin, 
 
 You are too much midaken in this King ; 
 
 Question your Grace the late Embafiadors, 
 
 V/ith what great State he heard their EmbafEe, 
 
 How well fupply'd with Noble Councilors, 
 
 How raodeil in exception; and withali, 
 
 How terrible in conflant refolution: 
 
 And you (hall find,his Vanities fore-fpent, 
 
 W ere but the ou t-fidc of the Roman Brut at t 
 
 Coueritig Difcretion with a Coat of Folly ; 
 
 As Gardeners doc with Ordure hide thofe Soots 
 
 That lhail firft fpring,and be mod delicate. 
 
 Dolphin. Well,‘tis not Co .my Lord High Conftable. 
 But though wc thinke ii fo.it is no matter: 
 
 In cafes of dcfencei’tis bed to weigh 
 
 TheEnemie moremightie then he feemes. 
 
 So the proportions of defence are fill’d: 
 
 Which of a wcakc and niggardly proic&ion. 
 
 Doth like a Mifcr fpoyle his Coat,with Ranting 
 
 A little Cloth. 
 
 King. Thinke we King Horry ftrong : 
 
 And Pilnces.lookc you Orongly arme to meet him. 
 
 The Kindred of him hath beene flefht vpon vs: 
 
 And he is bred out or that bioedis ftraine, 
 
 That haunted vs in our famiiiarPathes • 
 
 Witncffecur too much memorable fhame. 
 
 When Crefly Batted fatally was dtucke. 
 
 And all our Princes captiu d.by the hand 
 
 Of chat black Name.£s/iw*rd, black Prince of Wales; 
 Whiles that his Mountaine Sire,on Mountaine ftaudinf 
 Vpin the Ayre.ercv n*d with the Golden Sunre, 
 
 Saw his Heroicall Seed,and froil'd to fee him 
 
 Mangle the Workeof Nature,and deface 
 
 The pacternes,that by God and by French Father* 
 
 Had twentse yeeres been made. Thisis a Stem 
 
 Of that Vndorious Stock: and let vs feare 
 
 The Nstiue mightineflc and fate of him. 
 
 Enter a cJMsJfenger. 
 
 tjMejf. EmbaEadori from Horry King of England, 
 
 Doe craue admittance to your Maieflie. 
 
 King. Weele giue them prefers audience. 
 
 Goe.and bring them. 
 
 You fee this Chafe is hotly followed,friends. 
 
 Dolphin. Turne head,and floppurfuiufor coward Dogs 
 Mod fnend their mouths,whe what they feem to threaten 
 Runs farre before them. Good my Soueraigne 
 
 Take vp the Englilh fhort,and let them know 
 
 Of what a Monarchic you are the Head : 
 
 Selfe-loue,my Liegc,is doc fo vile a finne, 
 
 As feife-neglecling. 
 
 Enter Exeter „ 
 
 Kh>g. From rfur Brother of England? 
 
 Exe. From him,and thus he greetiyour Maieflie: 
 
 He wills you in the Name of God Almlghtie, 
 
 That you deuefl your lelfe,3nd lay apart 
 
 The borrowed Glories,that by gift of Heauen, 
 
 By Law of Nature.and ofNations.longs 
 
 To him and to his Heircs, nsroely the Crowne, 
 
 And all wide-ftretched Honors,that pertaine 
 
 By Guftome.and the Ordinance of Times, 
 
 Vnto the Crowne of France: that you may know 
 'Tis no finider,nor no awk-ward Clayme, 
 
 Pickr from the wormc-lioles of long.vanifht dayes. 
 
 Nor from the dud of old Obliuion rakt. 
 
 He fends you this mod memorable Lyne, 
 
 I n euery Branch truly demondratiue; 
 
 Willing you ouer-looke this Pedigree: 
 
 And when you find him eucnly deriu’d 
 
 From his mod fam'd,of famous Ancedora, 
 
 Edward the third j he bids you then refigne 
 
 Y our Crowne and Kingdome.indireftly held 
 
 From him,the Natiue and true Challenger, 
 
 King. Or clfe what followes ? 
 
 Exe. Bloody condraint: for if you hide the Crowne 
 Euen in your hearts.rbere will he rake for it. 
 
 Therefore iu fierceTeroped is he camming, 
 
 InThunder and in Earth-quake, like a lout: 
 
 That if requiring faile.he will compel!. 
 
 And bids you, in the Bowels of the Lord, 
 
 Deliuer vp the Crowne,and to take mercie 
 
 On the poorc Soules,for whom this hungry Wane 
 
 Open? his vaftie Iawettand on your head 
 
 Turning the Widdowes Teares,the Orphans Cryes, 
 
 The dead-mens Blood,the pricy Maidens Groanes, 
 
 For Husband»,F£thers,and betrothed Louers, 
 
 That fball be fwallowed in this Controuerfie. 
 
 This is his Clayme.his Tbreacning,and my Mcflage: 
 
 Vhleffe the Dolphin be in preff nee here; 
 
 To whom crpreflely I bring greeting to. 
 
 King. For 
 
The Life of Henry theFtft. 7 7 
 
 King. For vs, we will confer of this further: 
 
 T 0 mo trow fha’lyou bearc c-ur full intent 
 
 Back to our Brotner of England. 
 
 Dvipb. For the Dolphin, 
 
 I ftsnd here for him; what to him from England ? 
 
 Ext. Scome and defiance, Height/wgard^conrempi. 
 
 And sny thing that may not mif-become 
 
 The mi ghtie Sender, doth he prize you at. 
 
 Thus fayes my King;and if your Fathers Highneffe 
 
 Dee nothin graunt of all demands at large. 
 
 Sweeten the bitter Mock youfent hisMaiefhe; 
 
 Hee'le callyou to fo hot an Anfwer of it. 
 
 That Caues and VVombie Vsultages of France 
 
 Shall chide your Trefpas,and retume your Mock 
 
 In fecond Accent of his Ordinance. 
 
 Detyk. Say: if my Father rentier faire returne. 
 
 It is againft my will: for I defire • 
 
 Nothing but Odder with England. 
 
 T0 that end.as matching to his Youth and Vanitie, 
 
 I did prefent him with the Paris-BaJIs. 
 
 £xe . Heele make your Paris Louer fhake for it, 
 
 Were it the Miftrcffe Court of mightie Europe: 
 
 And be affur’d.you'le find a difference, 
 
 As we hrsSubiefts haue in wonder found, 
 
 Betweene the premife of his greener dayes, 
 
 And thefe he mailers now: now he weigbei Time 
 
 Even to the vtmoftGraine: that you (ball readc 
 
 In vourevune Lefles,if he day in France. 
 
 King. Tosaartow fhsU you know our mind at fulL 
 
 Flourt/h. 
 
 Ere. Difparch vs with all fpeed, lea ft that our King 
 Come here himfelfe to queftion our delay; 
 
 For he is footed in this Land already. 
 
 Kmg. You fhalbe foonedifpatcht.with faire conditions, 
 A Night 1$ but fmail breathe,and littlepawfe. 
 
 To anfwer matters of this confequencc. Extvxt. 
 
 With one appearing Hayre.that will not follow 
 
 Thefe cull’d and choyfe-drawme Caualien to France? 
 Worke.wcrke your Thoughts,and therein fee a Siege : 
 Behold the Ordcnance on their Carnages. 
 
 With feral! mouther gaping on girdeaHarflew. 
 
 Scppofe th'Ernbsffador from the French comes back 1 
 
 Tells Har7y.Tb.z1 the King doth offer him 
 
 Katherine his Daughter,and with her to Dowrie, 
 
 Some petty and vtiptofitable Dukedornes. 
 
 The offer likes not: and the nimble Gunner 
 
 With Lynftock now the diuetiiffi Cannon couches. 
 Alarum,and Chambers get of. 
 
 And downe goes all before them. Still be kind. 
 
 And eech out our performance with your mind. Exn. 
 
 Enter tht King, Exeter, Bedford, and Cleuceftn 
 
 Alarum: Scaling Ladder i a: Harfew. 
 
 Kmg Oncemore vnto ibe Breach, 
 
 Dearc friends,once more ; 
 
 Or clofe the Wall vp with our Englifh dead : 
 
 In Peace,there’s nothing fo becomes a man, 
 
 As model! ftillneffc.and bumilitie: 
 
 Bot when the blafi of Wane blowes in out cares. 
 
 Then imitate the adlion of the Tyger: 
 
 Stiffen the finewes,commune vp the blood, 
 
 Dilguifefaire Nature with hard-fauour’dRsge : 
 
 Then lend the Eye a terrible afpefl : 
 
 Let ic pry through the portage of the Head, 
 
 Like the Braffe Cannon: let the Brow o’rewhelme it. 
 
 As fearefully.as doth a galled Rocke 
 
 O’re-hang and iutty his confounded Bafe, 
 
 Swill’d with the wild and wailfull Ocean. 
 
 Now fet the Teeth,and ffretch the Nofthril! wide. 
 
 Hold hard the Bteath.and bend vp eucry Spirit 
 
 To his full height, On.on.ycuNoblifh Englifh, 
 
 Whofe blood is fet from Fathers of Warte-proofe: 
 Tethers, that like fomany Alexanders, 
 
 Haue in thefe parts from Morne till Euen fought. 
 
 And fheath d their Swords,fot lack of argument. 
 Difhonournot yoar Mothers: now atteft. 
 
 That thofe whom you call’d Fathers,did beget you. 
 
 Be Coppy now to me of grofler blood. 
 
 And teach them how to Wane. And you good Yeomen, 
 Whofe Lyms were made in England i fhew vs here 
 Themettellof your Pafiure: let vs fwearc. 
 
 That you are worth your breeding: which I doubt not: 
 Tot there is none of you fo mesne and bafe. 
 
 That hath not Noble luftet in your eyes. 
 
 I fee you ftand like Grey-hounds in the flip*, 
 
 Straying vpon the Start. The Game’s afoot: 
 
 Follow your Spirit; and vpon this Charge, 
 
 Cry.God fot Harry, England,and S .George. 
 
 Alarum, and Chambers goe of. 
 
 Enter Nim, 3 ar£i!ph,?sfle!l,and Boy. 
 
 'Bard. On,on,on,on,on,to the breach.to the breach. 
 Kim. ’Pray thee Corporal! ftay, the Knocks arc too 
 hot: and for mine owne part.l hauenotaCafc of I.iuesi 
 the humor of it is too hot, that is the very plzine-Son^ 
 of it. 
 
 Vi/}. The plainc-Song Is moil iuft: for humors doe a- 
 bound: Knocks goe ana come: Gods Vaffals drop end 
 dye t and Sword and Shield, in bloody Field, doth winoe 
 immortall fame. 
 
 “Bay, Would I were in an Aie-houfe in London, I 
 
 would glue all my feme for a Pot of Ale, and fafetie. 
 
 rtf. And 
 
 zJtfus Secundas. 
 
 Tlourilh. Enter Chorus. 
 
 Thus with imagin’d wing our fwife Scene Ayes, 
 
 In motion of no leffe celericie then that of Thought. 
 Suppofe, that you haue feene 
 
 The well-appointed King at Douer Peer, 
 
 Embarke his Royaltie: and his braue Fleet, 
 
 With filken Streamers,the young Thants fayning; 
 
 Play with your Fancies: and in them behold, 
 
 Vpon the Hempen Tackie, Ship-boy es climbing; 
 
 Hcarc the fhrill Whiffle, which doth order give 
 
 To founds confus'd: behold ehethreaden Saylcs, 
 
 Borne with th’inuifible and creeping Wind, 
 
 Draw the huge Bortomes through the furrowed Sea, 
 Brcfling the ioftie Surge. 0 ,dae but thinke 
 
 You ftandvpon the Riuage,and behold • 
 
 A Citie on th'inconfiant Billowes daunting: 
 
 For fo appeares this Fleet Maieftlcall, 
 
 Holding due courfe to HaifleW. Follow, follow: 
 Grapple your minds to fteroage of this Nauie, 
 
 And leoue your England as dead Mid-night, ftill, 
 Guarded wUhGrandfirci,Babyes,and old Women, 
 Eyther pafhor ret arnu’d to pyth and puiffsnee: 
 
 Pot who is he.whofe Chin is out enricht 
 
7 $ c Thc Life of Henry the Ft ft . 
 
 i 3 */?. And I : If wifhts would preusyle with rat, my 
 
 purpofe fhould not fayle with me j but thither would I 
 high. 
 
 'Boy- Aj duly, but not*! truly, ti Bird doth ling on 
 bough. 
 
 Euler Fine Ben. ' 
 
 Flu. Vp to the breach, you Dogges ; auaunt you 
 Cullions. 
 
 Fiji. Be mercifull great Duketomert of Mould : a- 
 bate thy Rage, abate rhy manly Rage ; abate thy Rage, 
 great Duke Good Bawcock bate thy Rage; vfe lenitie 
 (weet Chuck. 
 
 Ntm Thefe be good humors : your Honor wins bad 
 humors. Exit- 
 
 Boy. Aj youne a» lam, 1 haue obferu’d chefe three 
 Swafhcrs; I am Boy to them all three,but all they three, 
 though they would ferue me, could not be Man to me ; 
 for indeed three fuch Antiques doe not amount to a man: 
 for Bardolpb, hee is white-liuer'd, and red.fac’d ; by the 
 meaner whereof,a faces it out,but fights not : for Piftoll, 
 hee hath a killing Tongue, and a quiet Sword ; by die 
 meaner whereof, a breakes Words, and keepts whole 
 Weapons : for Nsm, hce hath beard, that men of few 
 Words are the beft men.and thereforehee ftrornes to fay 
 his Prayers, left a (hould be thought a Coward ; but his 
 few bad Words are matcht with as few good Deeds; for 
 a neuer broke any mans Head but his owne, and that was 
 sgainft a Port,when he was drunke. They will ftealeany 
 thing, and call it Purchafc. Bardslph Role a Lute-cafe, 
 bore it twelus Leagues, and fold it for three halfepence. 
 Nim and Bardctph are fworne Brothers in filching : and 
 in Callice they Role a fire-fi-iouell. I knew by that peece 
 of Seruiec, the men would carry Coaies. They would 
 haue me as familiar with mens Pockets, as their Gloues 
 or tlieu Hind-kerchers : which makes much againfi rny 
 Manhood, if I (hould take from anothers Pocket, to put 
 into mine ; for it is plaine pocketting vp of Wrongs. 
 
 1 rnuft leauetbem,and feeke feme better Semite : their 
 Villany goes againR my weake Remacke, and therefore 
 Imuflcaftitvp. Exit. 
 
 Ejcter Cover. 
 
 Cover, Captaine FlutBon.y ou mufl come prefently to 
 the Mynet ; the Duke of Gloucefter would fpeake with 
 you. 
 
 Flu To the Mynes ? Td! you the Duke, it is not fo 
 good to come to the Mynes : for looke you, theMynes 
 is not according to the difeiplines of the Warrejthe con- 
 cauities of it is not fufficienc : for lecke you, ih'atbuer- 
 farie.you may difeuffe ynco the Duke, looke you, is dig 
 himfelfe (bare yard vnder the Countermines: by Chefhu, 
 Ithmke a will plowe vp all, if there is nos better directi¬ 
 ons. 
 
 Gower. The Duke of GlouceRer, to whom the Order 
 of the Siege is giuen, is altogether dirc&ed by an Irifls 
 man, a very valiant Gentleman yfimh. 
 
 Welch. It is~Captaine biakjnomc!, is it not ? 
 
 Cown. Ithinkeitbe. 
 
 Welch. By Chefhu he is an Affe, as in the World, I will 
 venfit at much in his Beard ; he ha*s no more iireftions 
 in the true difeiplines of the Warres, looke you, of the 
 Roman difciplincs.then is a Puppy-dog. 
 
 Enter Mahmarrke.and Capta/nt lorry. 
 
 Cower. Here a comes,and the Scots Cnptainc,C*ptalns 
 Zamy,with him. 
 
 Welch Czptaine lomy is a marutilcus falorousGeo- 
 fleman,tbat is cci tain,and of great expedition and know- 
 
 ledge in th’aunchlant Warres.vpon tr.y particular know 
 ledge of his dire&ions : by CJxfhu. he will malntaine his 
 Argument as well as any Militarie man in the World, in 
 the difeiplines of the PriRine Warres of the Romans. 
 
 Scot. I fay gudday,Captaine Fluetitn. 
 
 Welch. Godden to your Wcrfhip, good Captains 
 loom:. 
 
 Ge&er. How novr Capcaine Afackynorrin y baue you 
 quit the Mynes ; haue the Pioom giuen o’rc. 
 
 Irith. By Chrifh Law d(h ill done : the Worke ifh 
 giue ouer, the Trompe: found the Retreat. By my Hand 
 
 I fweare, and my fathers Soule, the Worke im 111 done ; 
 it ifh giue ouer : I would haue blowed vp theTowne, 
 fo Chrifn faue me law,in an houre. O tifh ill done,tilb ill 
 done: by rny Hand tifh ill done. 
 
 Welch. Captaine Mecimerrico, 1 befeech you now, 
 will you voutfafe me, looke you, 3 few deputations with 
 you, as partly touching or concerning the drfeipknes of 
 the Warre.ihe Roman Warres,in the way of Argument, 
 looke you,and friendly communication: partly to fatisfie 
 ray Opinion,and partly for the fatisfadhon, looke you, of 
 my Mind : as touching the direction of the Militarie dif* 
 cipline, that is the Point. 
 
 Scot. It fall be vary gud, gud frith,gud Captens bath, 
 and I fail quit you with gud JeuejSS I may oick oecafion : 
 that fall I mary. * * 
 
 trip*. It :j no time to difcotrrfe, fo Chrifh f«ue me : 
 the day is hot, and : he Weather, snd the Warres,and the 
 King,snd the Dukes r it is no time to difceurfe,theTown 
 is befeeeb’d : and the Trempet call vs to the breech, and 
 we talke, and be Chrifh do nothing, tis (ham* forvs all : 
 fo God fame tis fharr.e to Rand Rill, it is fhame by my 
 hand : and there is Throats to be cut, and Workes to be 
 dorie.and thereilh nothing donc,fo ChriR fa’me law. 
 
 Scot. By the Mes, ere theifc eyes of minetakethem- 
 felues to flomber, ayie de gud feruice, or lie liggei'ch’ 
 grund for it; ay.orgoe to death: and He pay’issvalo- 
 roufly as I may, that fa! I fuerly do, that is the breff and 
 the long: mary, I wad full faine heard fome queRion 
 tween you tway. 
 
 Welch. Captaine cMackftorriee, I thinke, looke you, 
 vnder your cor region, there is not many of your Na¬ 
 tion. 
 
 Irifh. Of rt.y Narion ? What ifh my Nation 1* ifh a 
 Vi Jlaine,and a BaRerd,and a Knaue, and a RafcaU. What 
 ifh my Nation? Who talkes of my Nation ? 
 
 Welch. Looke you, if you take the mauer otherwife 
 then is meant, Captaine \JHatkpwrkc , pmdssenture I 
 fhal! thinkeyou doe not vfe me with that affabillne,** k 
 diferetion you ought so vfe me locke y cu,being as good 
 a men as yeut felfe, both in the difeipl'.nt j of Wane, and 
 in the denuation of my Birth, and in other particula¬ 
 rities. 
 
 Irtfk I doe not know you fo good a man as my felfe; 
 fo Chrifh faue me,I will cutoff your Head. 
 
 Covert. Gentlemen both,you will miflikeeach other 
 
 Scot. A, that’s a foule fault. J Parley. 
 
 Omirrr. The Towne founds a Parley. 
 
 WeUh. Captaine cSHackyncrrict , when there ts more 
 better oportunirie to be required, looke you, I will be 
 fo bold at to tell you -1 know the difeiplines oi Warre: 
 and there is an end. Exit. 
 
 Enter the King end aB hie ’Frame before the CcUts. 
 
 King. How yet refoluestheGooernour of the Towne? 
 This is the lateft P*zk v;s will admit: 
 
The Life of Henry the Fift. 7 9 
 
 Therefore to our bed mercy giue your fdues. 
 
 Or like to men proved of dedrufiion, 
 
 Defie vs to our word : foe as I am a Souldier, 
 
 A Name that in my thoughts becomes me bed 5 
 if I begin the batt’rie once againe, 
 
 I will not leaue the halfe-atchieued Harflew, 
 
 Till in her alhes (he lye buryed. 
 
 The Gates cf Mercy flaall bead (hut vp. 
 
 And the flefh’d Souldier, rough and hard of heart. 
 
 In libertie of bloody hand,fhall raunge 
 
 With Confidence wide as Hell,mowing likeGrafle 
 
 Your frefh faire Virgins,and your flowring Infants, 
 
 What is it then to me,if impious Warrc, 
 
 Arrayed in flames like to the Pnnce of Fiends, 
 
 Doe with his fmyrcht complexion all fell feats, 
 
 Eniynckt to wad and dcfolation ? 
 
 Whac is’t to me.when you your felucs are caufe, 
 
 If your pure Maydens fall into the hand 
 
 Of hot and forcing Violation ? 
 
 What Reynccan hold licentious WtckednelTc, 
 VVhcndowne the Hill he holds his fierce Carriere? 
 
 We may as bootleffe fpend our vaine Command 
 
 Vpon th enraged Souldiers in their fpoyle. 
 
 As fend Piccepts to the Leaiatban,(.o come afhore. 
 Therefore, you men of Harflew, 
 
 Takepittyof yonrTowne and of yourPeople, 
 
 Whiles yet my Souldier* arc in my Command, 
 
 Whiles yet rhecoole and temperate Wind of Grace 
 O’re-blowes the filthy and contagious Clouds 
 
 Of headly Murthcr.Spoyle ;wi(f Villany. 
 if not: why in a moment looke to fee 
 
 The blind 2nd bloody Souldier.with fbuie hand 
 
 Defirethe Locks of your fhrill-fnnking Daughters: 
 
 Your Fathers taken by the filuer Beards, 
 
 And their mod rcuerendTIeads dafht to the Walls: 
 
 Your naked Infants fpttted vpon Pykes, 
 
 Whiles the mad Mothers,with their howles confus’d. 
 Doc breake t'ncClouds;as did the Wiuet of Iewry, 
 
 At Htrods bloody-hunting flaughtet-mcn. 
 
 What fay you? Will youyec'd,8nd this auoyd? 
 
 Or guilcie in dcfcnce.be thus deftroy’d. 
 
 Enter Gouerxour. 
 
 Goaty. Our expectation hath this day an end: 
 
 The Dolphin,whom of Succours we entreated, 
 
 Retumes vs.that hi! Powers are yet not ready-,. 
 
 Torayfe fo great a Siege:.Therefore great King, 
 
 We yeeld curTowne and Lines tc thy fof: Mercy: 
 
 Enter cur Gates,difpofc of vs and outs, 
 
 Fct we no longer are defenfibie. 
 
 Ki ng. Open your Gates: Come Vnckle Exettr, 
 
 Goe you and enter Harflew; there remaine, 
 
 And fortifie it flrongly 'gainfl the French: 
 
 Vie mercy to them all for vs.deare Vncklc. 
 
 The Winter comming on,and Sicknefle growing 
 
 Vpon our Souldiers,we will retyre to Calis. 
 
 To night in Harflew will we be yourGueft, 
 
 Tomorrow for the March are we addreft. 
 
 Flottnfb, and enter the Tcvene. 
 
 Enter Katherine and a<t fid Gentlen'oman. 
 
 Katbe. Abet, tu at efe en A ogle: err:, cf r« bteti parlor 
 It Language. 
 
 Alice. En pea Madame. 
 
 Katb. le te prie m enfgnicx-.il faut que ie apprend a par- 
 lert ■ Comur.t appelle vokj le maht en Anglou 
 
 Al:ce. t.e main tl Sr appelle de Head, 
 
 Kath. Tie Hand. 
 
 Alice. E le dayts. 
 
 Kat. Ledopts.ma fay Ie oublte ,e day t mart,it me fouemerry 
 ledoytt ie penfe qu'ils out appelle de f»gics,on de f ogres, 
 
 Alice■ Le main de Handle day is le Fingrct,ir pente que te 
 fast te bon efehofter. 
 
 Katb. I'aygxyme dtux mots <t Anglou vifiement foment 
 appelle vow le ongles ? 
 
 Alice. Le angle!,Its appellant de Nay/er. 
 
 Kath. De Naples efcoute: dttes may, ft te parte bien : de 
 Hand, tie Fmgrei , e dt Nay let. 
 
 Alice. C. ejl bien dill Madame,it effort bon Angfotj 
 
 Kath. Dim moy C Anglou pour lebrat. 
 
 Alice, De Acme,Madame 
 
 Kath. E decoudte, 
 
 Alice. D‘Elbow, 
 
 Kath. D'Elbow : Je T.en fay le repiticiode totut let mots 
 qaevous maves .apprtnt des sprefent. 
 
 Alice , // cf Irop dtjf.ctle Madame jcotnme Iepenje. 
 
 Kath Ei eufe moy tAlice efcoute, dt Hand, de ftngre, de 
 Naples, d'Arm*'deHslbow 
 
 Alice. O'Elbow, Madame, 
 
 Kath. 0 Seigneur Dtevje men oublte £ Elbow,cement ap. 
 fellevoui.le col. 
 
 Alice. De Ntck^, Madame. 
 
 Katb. De Nick L, e te mtntort. 
 
 Alice. De Chirt. 
 
 Kath. De Sin: te col de Nick_, le mertton de Sin. 
 
 Alice. Out. Saufvoflre bonneur en vertte voiu pronoun 
 cut let mot 1 xufi drotll, qtie le Nxtcfs d' An gist err e. 
 
 Kath, le ne dout; point d apprendre par de grace de Diets, 
 
 Gr en pen de tempt. 
 
 Alice. H'aue vosy defta oublte ce qtu ie vatu a enftgntt. 
 
 Katb. Nome ie recitera a vow promptement,<i'Handjde 
 Ftngre, de Mayleet. 
 
 Alice. De Naples,Madame, , 
 
 Katb. De Naples,de Anne, de Ilbow. 
 
 Alice. Sant vojhre honeut d Elbow. 
 
 Katb. Auift de te d Elbow de Nick,,Sr de Sin: content ap¬ 
 pelle vow let pied Cf dc rob a. 
 
 Alice. Le Foot Madame,Sr le Count. 
 
 Katb. Le Foot, cf le Count: 0 Seignieur Dieu, il font le 
 mots de fan mxuvaa corruptible groffe Sr tmpudtque, Sr non 
 pour le 'Dantes da Honettr d’vfer: te ne voudray pronouncer ce 
 matt deuant le Seigneurs de France, pour toute le rr.onde, fo le 
 foot Sr le Count, neant mops Je reciter a vn autreftys net lee on 
 enfembe, dl Hand, de Ftngre, de Nay let, dt Arme, d‘ Elbow, dc 
 Nick,. de Sm, de Foot, le Count. 
 
 Alice. Excellent, Madame. 
 
 Katb. Cejl ajfet pour vne foyes ,alont now a darter. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Enter the King of France , the Dolphin, tha 
 fonf able of France,and otbert. 
 
 Kmg. Ti&certainc he hat,b paft the RiuerSome. 
 
 Corf, And if he be norfolighc withall,my Lord, 
 
 Let vs not liue in France: let vs quit all. 
 
 And giue out Vineyards to a barbarous People. 
 
 Dtdfh- O Diei&vtuant : Shall a few Spraycs of vSj, 
 
 The emptying of out Fathers Luxurie, 
 
 Our Syens,put in wilde and fauageStock, 
 
 Spirt vp fo fuddcnly into the Clouds, 
 
 And oue: iookt their Grafters^ 
 
 ’Brit. Normans,but bafiard Normans.Norman baflards; 
 Mon dumavte,\t they march along 
 
 Vnfougbt withall.but 1 will fdFmy Dukedome, 
 
 To 
 
go The Life of Henry the Fift. 
 
 To boy a flobbry «nd a durtie Farme 
 
 In chat nookc-fhotten lie of Albion. 
 
 Canft. T)jcw dt 'Battailts, where haue they this mettell f 
 
 It not their Clymate foggy.raw.and doll? 
 
 On whom,at in defpight.ihe Suone lookespUe, 
 
 Killing their Fruit with frownes. Can fodden Water, 
 
 A Drench for fur-rcyn’d Iadea,their Barly broth, 
 
 Dccoa their cold blood to fuch valiant heat ? 
 
 And (ball our quick blood,fpirited with Wme, 
 
 Seeate froftie i 0 ,for honor of our Laud, 
 
 Let v* not hang like roping Ifyckles 
 
 Vpon our Houfes Thatch, whiles a more firoflic People 
 Sweat drops of gallant Youth in our rich field* i 
 
 Poore we call thcrn.in-their Natiue Lords. 
 
 Dofpbin. By Faith and Honor, 
 
 Our Madamet mock at vs.and plainely fay. 
 
 Our Mettell is bred out. 3nd they will giue 
 
 Their bodyes to the Lufl of Englifh Youth, 
 
 To new-flore France with Baftard Warriors. 
 
 Erie. They bid vs to the Englvlh Dancing-Scboolra, 
 And teach Leueltut high,and fwift Carrtinies, 
 
 Saying, our Grace i» onely in ourHeeles, 
 
 And that we are mod loftic Run-awayes. 
 
 King Where is Montioy the Herald?fpeed him hence. 
 Let him greet England with our fharpe defiance 
 
 Vp Princes,and with fpirir of Honor edged. 
 
 More (harper then your Swords,high to the field i 
 
 Chnrltt Delabreth, High Conftablc of France, 
 
 You Dukes of OrltoncefBurbou .and of Berrg, 
 tyfLnfon,'Brabant ,"Bur, and S Ur genie, 
 
 Uryrtei Chatlilhon, Ramburet, Vandemont , 
 
 'Beumrmi, Qrand Free, RoujJi^nA paulcontridge , 
 
 L»J<, Left rule , BoncitjuaJI, and Charalayet, 
 
 High Dukes,great Princes,Barons,Lords.and King*; 
 
 For your great Seats,now quit you of great (Fames: 
 Barrs FJary England .that 1 weepes through our Land 
 With Penons painted in the blood of H arflew • 
 
 Rufh on his Hoad,as dbth the melted Snow 
 
 Vpon the Valleyes.whofc low VafTiall Sear, 
 
 The Alpes doth fpir.and void his rhewme vpon. 
 
 Goc downe vpgn him^'ou haue Power enough. 
 
 And in aCaptiue Chariot, into Roan 
 
 Bring him our Prifoner. 
 
 Cenfl. This becomes the Great. 
 
 Sorry am 1 his numbers are fo few. 
 
 His Souldiers fick,and famifht in their March: 
 
 For I am fure.when he fhall fee our Army, 
 
 Hec’Ic drop his heart into the finck of feare. 
 
 And for atchicuement.ofTer vs liis Ranfome. 
 
 Ktrrg. Therefore Lord Conftable.had on Montioj, 
 
 And let him fay to England,that we fend. 
 
 To know what willing Ranfome he will giue. 
 
 Prince DoJptyw.y ou fhall (lay with vs in Roan. 
 
 Dolpb. Mot fo,l doe befeech your Maieflie. 
 
 Kiitf Be patienr.for you fhall remjine with v*. 
 
 New forth Lord Condable.andPrinces all, 
 
 And quickly bring vs word of England* falL Exerart 
 
 Eater faptjinte, Englifh end Welch, (g oarer 
 and Flue Hen. 
 
 C truer. How now Capiainc fluel(m t come you from 
 the Bridge ? 
 
 Flu. 1 »(Ture you,there is very excellent Scruices com* 
 mined at Ihe Bridge. 
 
 Cover. Is the Duke of Exeter fafe ? 
 
 Flu. The Duke of Exeter is a» magnanimous as A 
 
 memnon, and a man that I Joue and honour with my foule 
 and my heart, 8nd my ducie, and my Hue, and my liuing, 
 and my vttermoft power. He is not,God be prayfed and 
 bldfed, any hurt in the World, but kcepw the Bridge 
 moft valiantly,with excellent difeipline. There is an auo* 
 chient Lieutenant there at the Priage,I thinke in my very 
 tonfcience hee is as valianta man as ‘Piarif Ant Irony, and 
 hee is a man of no efVtmatlon in the World, but 1 did fee 
 him doe a» gallant feruice. 
 
 Cower. What dot you call him? 
 
 Flu. Hcc it call'd aunchicnt PffttIL 
 
 Gower. 1 know him not. 
 
 Enter Pifted. 
 
 Flu. Here is the man. 
 
 Fiji. CaptsineJ the.' befeech to doe me fauours ; the 
 Duke of Exeter doth loue thee well. 
 
 Flu. I, I prayfe God, and 1 haue merited fome loue at 
 his hands. 
 
 Pil1 Bxrdclpb, a Souldicrfirme and found of heart, 
 and of buxome valour, hath by croell Fate, and giddie 
 Fortunes furious fickle Wheel?.that Goddeffe blind,that 
 (lands vpon the rolling reftlcflc Stone. 
 
 Flu. By your patience, aunchicnt TifteS : Fortune i« 
 painted blinde, with a Muffler afore his eyes, to fignifie 
 to you, that Fortune is.blinde; and fhee is painted alfo 
 with a Wheele.to fignifie to you, which is the Morall of 
 it, that (hee is turning and inconfiant, and mutabilitie, 
 and variation i and her foot, looke you, is fixed vpon a 
 Sphericall Stone, which rowles.and rowles,and rowlca ; 
 in good truth,the Poet makes a mod excellent deferipti,. 
 on of it : Fortune Is an excellent Moral!. 
 
 Pift. Fortune is Bardo/pbt foe, and frownes on him: 
 for he hath flolne a Pax,and hanged mud a be: » damned 
 death; let Gallowes gape for Dogge, let Man goe free, 
 and let not Hcmpe his Wind-pipe luffocate : but Exeter 
 hath giuen the dooinc of death, for Pax of little price. 
 Therefore goc(pcake, the bukewill heart thyvoyce; 
 and let ndl 'Bxrdolpbs vitsd thred bee ciit with edge of 
 Penny-Cord, and vile reproach. Speake Capiainc for 
 hts Life,and 1 will thee requite. 
 
 Flu Aunchicnt Ttftoll, l doe partly vnderdand your 
 meaning. 
 
 Pift. Why risen reioyce therefore. 
 
 Flu. Certainly Aunchicnt, it is not a thingt* reioyce 
 at : for if,looke you,he were my Brother, 1 would defire 
 the Duke to vfe his good pleafure, and put him to execu. 
 non; for difeipline ought to be vfed. 
 
 Pift Dye.and be darn’d,and F'go for thy friendfhip. 
 
 Flu. It is well. 
 
 Pift The Figge of Spainc. Exit. 
 
 Flu. Very good, 
 
 Gower. Why, this is an arrant counterfeit Rafcall, 1 
 remember him now : a Bawd,a Cut-purfc. 
 
 Flu. lie affine you, avtt’ted as prauc words at the 
 Pridge,as you (hall fee in a Summers day : but it is very 
 well: what he ha’s fpokc to me.thst is wclll warrsnt you, 
 when time is ferue. 
 
 Gower. Why 'cts a Gull,a FooIe,a Rogue,that now and 
 then goes to the Warres, to grace himfclfc at his r< turne 
 into London, vndcr the forme of a Souldicr : and fuch 
 fellowes arc perfit in the Great Commanders Namcs.and 
 they will learne you by rote where Seruices were done; 
 at fuch and fuch a Sconce,at fuch a Breach,at fuch a Con- 
 uoy : who came off brauely, who was (hot, who dif- 
 grac'd.what termes the Enemy flood on : and this they 
 conne perfidy inchephul'cof Want ; which they tricke 
 
 vp 
 
The Life of Henry the Fift. 8/ 
 
 vp with new-tuned Oathes: and what a Beard of the Ge¬ 
 nerali* Cut, and a borride Sure of the Campe,will doe a- 
 mong fommg Bottles, and Ale-wafht Wits. is wonder- 
 full to be thoughc on: but you mufl leame to know fuch 
 (landers of the age, oreileyou may bermruelloufly mi- 
 flooke. 
 
 Flu. I tell you what,Captaine Cover : I doe perceiue 
 hee is not the man that hce would gladly make (hew to 
 the World hee is : if I findeaholein his Coat,I will tell 
 him my minde : hearke you.the King is comming, and I 
 mud fpeake with him from the Pridge. 
 
 Drum and Colours. Enter the King and hts 
 poore Souldiert. 
 
 Flu. God pleffe yourMaieflic. 
 
 Kwg. How now Flue Hen, ant'd thou from the Bridge? 
 Flu. I,fo pleafeyourMaieftie : The Duke of Exeter 
 ha's very gallantly maintain'd the Pridge ; the French is 
 gone off, looke you, and there is gallant and mod praue 
 paffages: marry, th'athuerfarie was haue poffeflton of 
 the Pridge, but he is enforced to retyre,and the Duke of 
 Exeter is Mailer of the Pridge : I can tell yout Maicdte, 
 the Duke is a praue man. 
 
 Kmg. What men haue you \od, Flue Hen f 
 
 Flu. The perdition of th'athuerfarie hath beene very 
 great, rcafonnable great: marry for my part, I thinke the 
 Duke hath lod neuer a man,but one that is like to be exe¬ 
 cuted for robbing a Church, one 'Bardolph, if your Maie- 
 die know the man : his face is aJl bubukles and whelkes, 
 and knobs, and flames a fire, and his lippes blowes at his 
 nofe, and it is like a coale of fire, fometimes plew.and 
 fometimesred , but his nofe is executed, 3nd his fire's 
 out. 
 
 Kmg. Wee would haue all fuch offendors fo cut off: 
 and we giue exprefie charge,that in our Marches through 
 the Countrey, there be nothing compelld from the Vil¬ 
 lages; nothing taken, but pay’d for: none of the French 
 vpbrayded or abufed in difdainefull Languagejfor when 
 Lcuiiie and Crucltie play for aKingdome, the gentler 
 G&mefler is the fooned winner. 
 
 Tucket. Enter Mount toy. 
 
 Mount &/. You know me by my habit. 
 
 King. Well then, I know thee: what dial! I know of 
 thee? 
 
 Mount icy. My Mafters mind. 
 
 Kmg. Vnfold it. 
 
 Mount toy. Thus fayes my King : Say thou to Harry 
 of England, Though we feem'ddead.wedid but fleepe: 
 Aduantage is abetter SouldieT then tadinefTe. Tell him, 
 wee could haue rebuk’d him at Harflewe, but that wee 
 thought not good to bruife an iniurie, till it were full 
 ripe. Now wee (peake vpon our Q^and our voy ce is im¬ 
 perial! : England (hall repent his folly, fee hisweake- 
 neffe, and admire our fufferance. Bid him therefore con- 
 fider of his ranfome.which mud proportion the Ioffes we 
 haue borne, the fubiefh we haue lod, tbedifgracewe 
 bauedigeded; which in weight to re-anfwer, hispecti- 
 neffe would bow voder. For our lodes, his Exchequer is 
 too poore jforth’effufion of our bloud,che Mufter of his 
 Kmgdome too faint a number; and for ourdifgrace, his 
 owneperfon kneeling ac our feet,but a weakeand worth, 
 leffe fatisfaflion.To this adde defiance ; and tell him for 
 conclufion, he hath betrayed his followers, whofe con¬ 
 demnation is pror>.ounc*t: So farre my King and Mafter; 
 fo much my Office. 
 
 •■i ..... ... - -- 
 
 King. What is thy name ?I know thy qualirie. 
 
 Mount. (JMevntioy. 
 
 King. Thou doo’ft thy Office fairely.Turne thee back. 
 And tell thy King, I doe not feeke him now. 
 
 But could be willing to march on to Callice, 
 
 Without impeachment: for to fay the footh. 
 
 Though’tis no wifdome to confefle fo much 
 
 Vnto an ertemie of Craft and V antage, 
 
 My people are with fickncffe much enfeebled, 
 
 My oumbers leffen’d : and thofe few I haue, 
 
 Almod no better then fo many French ; 
 
 Who when they were in health,! tell thee Herald, 
 
 I thought,vpon one payre of Englifh 1 egges 
 
 Did march three Frenchmen. Yet forgiue me God, 
 
 That I docbragge thus ; this your ayre of France 
 
 Hath blowne that vice in me. I mufl repent : 
 
 Goe therefore tell thy Mafler, heere I am; 
 
 My Ranfome.is this frayle and wovthleffe Ttunke ; 
 
 My Army,but a weake and fickly Guard : 
 
 Yet God before,tell him we will come on. 
 
 Though France himfelfe, and fuch another Neighbor 
 
 Stand in our way. There's for thy labour c Meunttoy. 
 
 Goe bid thy Mafler well aduife himfelfe. 
 
 If we may paffe,we will: if we be hindred, 
 
 We (hall your tawnie ground with your red blood 
 Difcolour: and fo LMountioy, fare you well. 
 
 The fumrr.e of all our Anfwer is but this : 
 
 We would not feeke a Baitaile as we ate. 
 
 Nor as we are, we fay we will not (hunit: 
 
 So tell your Mafler. 
 
 t JMount. I (haltdeliuer fo : Thankes to your High- 
 neffe. 
 
 Clouc. I hope they will not come vpon vs now.. 
 
 King. We are inGods hand,Brother, not in theirs: 
 March to the Bridge.it now drawes toward night. 
 
 Beyond the Riuer wee’leencampe our felues. 
 
 And on to morrow bid them march away. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter the Conflahle of France,the Lord Rumbtsrs, 
 
 Or loanee, Dolphin, with others. 
 
 Confi . Tut, I haue the beft Armour of the World: 
 would it were day. 
 
 Orleaece. You haue an excellent Armour: but let my 
 Horfe haue his due. 
 
 Confi. It is the beft Horfe of Europe. 
 
 Orleance, Will it neuer be Morning# 
 
 Dolph. My Lord of Orleance,and my Lord HighCon- 
 ftable.you talke of Horfe and Armour ? 
 
 Orleance. You are as well prouided of both, as any 
 Prince in the World. 
 
 Dolph. What a long Night is this ? I will not change 
 my Horfe with any that treades but on foure pollutes : 
 ch' ha: he bounds from the Earth.as if his entraylcs were 
 hayres: le Cheualvolatile, the Pegafus, chet let names de 
 feu. When I beftryde him,I foare,I am a Hawke: he trots 
 the ayre: the Earth (ings,when he touches it : the bafeft 
 home of his hoofe, is mote Muficall then the Pipe of 
 Hermes. 
 
 Orleanee. Hee’s of the colour of the Nutmeg, 
 
 Dolph. And of the heat of the Ginger. It is a Bead 
 for Perfect : hee is pure Ayre and Fire; and the dull Ele¬ 
 ments of Earth and Water neuer appeare in him.but on¬ 
 ly in pitient ftillneffe while his Ruler mounts him: hee 
 is mdeede a Horfe, and all other lades you may call 
 Beads. 
 
 Condi. lit- 
 
Sz < Tbc Life of Henry the Fift . 
 
 Conft. Indeed my Lord, it is a moft abfolute and ex¬ 
 
 cellent Horfe. 
 
 Dolpb. It is the Prince of Paifrayes,his Neigh is like 
 the bidding of a Monarch, and his countenance enforces 
 
 Homage. 
 
 Orleance. NomoreCoufm. 
 
 Dolpb. Nay, the man hath no vsjt, that cannot from 
 therifing of the Larke to the lodging of the Lambe, 
 variedeferued prayfc on my Palfray: itisaThcame as 
 fluent as the Sea:Turoe the Sands into eloquent tongues, 
 and my Horfe is argument for them all : 'tis a fubie& 
 foraSoucreigne to reafon on.and foraSoueraignes So- 
 ueraigne to ride on: And for the World,familiarto vs, 
 and vnknowne, to lay apart their particular Fun&ions, 
 and wonder at him, I once writ a Sonnet in his prayfe, 
 and began ibus t iyonderof Nature. 
 
 OrUance. I hauc beard a Sonnet begin fo to ones Mi- 
 ftrefie. 
 
 Dolpb. Then did they imitate that which I compos’d 
 to my Courfer,for my Horfe is my Miftrefle. 
 
 Orleance. Your Miftrefle bcares well. 
 
 Dolpb. Me well,whichis theprefeript prayfeand per¬ 
 fection of a good and particular Miftrefle. 
 
 Conft. Nay, for me thought yefterday your Miftrefle 
 fhrewdly fhooke your back. 
 
 Dolpb. So perhaps did yours. 
 
 Cmft. Mine was not bridled. 
 
 Dolpb. O then belike (he was old and gentle.and you 
 rode like a Kerne of Ireland,your French Hofe off.and in 
 your flraic Strofler9. 
 
 Conft, You haue good lodgement in Horfeman- 
 fliip. 
 
 Dolpb. Be warn’d by me then: they that ride fo, and 
 ride not warily, fall into foule Boggs: 1 had rather hauc 
 tny Horfe to my Miftrefle. 
 
 Conft. I had as liue haue my Miftrefle a T*de. 
 
 Dolpb. 1 tdi thee Conflable, my Miftrefle wearer his 
 ownehayre. 
 
 Conft. I could make as true a boaft as that, if I had a 
 Sow to my Miftixfle. 
 
 Dolpb. Le chien eft ret our ne a fan prepre vtmifement eft 
 Uleuye lanes an bourbier.-tboa rnak’ft vfe of any thing. 
 
 Conft. Yet doe I not vfe my Horfe for my Miftrefle, 
 or anyfucb Prouerbe,fo little kin to the purpofe. 
 
 Rami. My Lord Conflable, the Armour that I faw in 
 your Tent to night,are thofe Starres orSunnes vponit# 
 Conft. Starres my Lord. 
 
 Dolpb. Some of them wifi fall to morrow,I hope. 
 Conft. And yet my Sky fhal! not want. 
 
 Dolpb ■ That may be, for you beare a many fuperflu- 
 oufly.and’t were more honor fome were away. 
 
 Conft. Eu’n as your Horfe beares your prayfes, who 
 would trot as well.were fome of your bragges difmoun. 
 tcd. 
 
 Dolpb. Would I were able to loade him with his de¬ 
 fer;. Will it neuer be dsy ? I will trot to morrow a mile, 
 and my way fhall be paued with Englifli Faces, 
 
 Conft. I will not fay fo, for feare I (bould befac’tout 
 of my way: but I would it were morning , for I would 
 faine be about the earesof the Englifli. 
 
 Ramb. Who will goe to Hazard with me for twentic 
 Prifoners ? 
 
 Conft. You muft firft goe your felfe to hazard,ere you 
 haue them. 
 
 Dolpb. Tls Mid-night, He goe arme roy felfe. Exit, 
 OrUaoefiThe Dolphin longs for rooming. 
 
 Ramb He longs toeate the Englifli, 
 
 Conft. I thinkc he will eate all he kills. 
 
 Orleance. By the white Hand of my Lady,hee’s a gal¬ 
 lant Prince. 
 
 Conft. Swcareby herFoot,that Qiemay tread out the 
 Oath. 
 
 OrUance. He is Amply the moft afiiue Gcmlcroan of 
 
 Frsoee. 
 
 Conft. Doing is aftiuitie, and he will ftill be doing. 
 
 OrUance. He neuer did harme, that I heard of. 
 
 Conft. Nor will doc none to morrow: hee will keepc 
 that good name Rill. 
 
 OrUance. I know him to be valiant. 
 
 Conft. I was told that, by one that Jcnowes him better 
 then you. 
 
 Orleance. What’s bee ? 
 
 Conft. Marry hec told roe fo himfelfe,and bee fayd hee 
 
 car’d not who knew it. 
 
 OrUance. Hec ncedes not, it is no hidden verrae in 
 him. 
 
 Conti. By my faith Sir,but it is: neuer any body faw 
 it.buc his Lacquey: 'tis a hooded valour, and when it 
 appeares, it will bate. 
 
 Orleance. Ill will neuer fayd well. 
 
 Conft. I will cap that Proucrbe with,There is flatterie 
 in friendfhip. 
 
 OrUance. And! will take vp th&twith,Giue the Deuill 
 his due. 
 
 Conft. Well plac’t : there (landsyour friend forth* 
 Deuill: haue at the very eye of that Prouerbe with, A 
 Pox of the Deuill. 
 
 Orleance. You are the better at Prouerbs.by how much 
 a Fooles Bolt is foone (hot. 
 
 Conti. You haue (hot ouer, 
 
 Orleance. Tis not the firft time you were ouer-(hot. 
 
 Enter a ’Meftenger. 
 
 Meft. My Lord high Conflable,the Hnglifh lye within 
 fifteene hundred paces of yourTentt. 
 
 Conft. Who hath meafur’d the grouud? 
 
 Aicff. The Lord Cjrandprce. 
 
 Conft. A valiant and moft expert Gentleman. Would 
 it were day ? Alas poore Harry of England : hee longs 
 not for the Dawning.as wee doe. 
 
 Orleance What a wretched and peeuifh fellow is this 
 King of England, to mope withhis fat-brain’d followers 
 fo farre out of his knowledge. 
 
 Conft. If the Hnglifh had any apprehtnfion , they 
 would runneaway. 
 
 Orleance. That they lack: for if their heads had any in. 
 telledluall Armour, they could neuer weare fucb heauie 
 Head-pieces. 
 
 Ramb. That Ihnd of England breedes very valiant 
 Creatures; their Maftiflfes are of vnmatchable cou- 
 rage. 
 
 Orleance. Foolifh Curres, that runne winking into 
 the mouth of a Ruffian Beare, and haue their heads crufht 
 like rotten Apples : you may as well fay. rim s a valiant 
 Flea, that dare eate his breakefaft on the Lippe of a 
 Lyon. 
 
 Conft. lull, iutt: end the men doe fympathizc with 
 the.Mallifles, in robuftious and rough coromirig on, 
 leauing their Wits with their Wiues: and then giue 
 them great Mtalts of Beefe, and Iron and Steelejthey 
 will eate like Wolue*,and fight like Deuds. 
 
 OrUance. I, 
 
'ThelJfe of Henry the Fiji, g* 
 
 OritMct, I, but thefe Englifh are fhrowdly out of 
 
 Bcefe. 
 
 Cans}. Then (bill we finds to morrow,they haue only 
 ftomackes to eace, and none to fight. Now is it time to 
 arme ; come,(hall we about it ? 
 
 Orleanct . It it now two a Clock: but let me fee,by ten 
 Wee (hall haue each a hundred Enghfh men. Exeunt. 
 
 The Name of Agincourt: Yet fit and fee, 
 
 Minding true things, by what their Mock ries bee. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Enter the Ksng t Hedfgrdjswsl Ghwcefier. 
 
 King. C/^er,*tistrueth3tweare in great danger, 
 
 The greater therefore (bould our Courage be. 
 
 God morrow Brother "Bedford; God Almighcie, 
 
 There is fome foule of goodneffe in things euill. 
 
 Would men obfcruingly diftill it out. 
 
 For our bad Neighbour makes vs early ftirrers, 
 
 Which is both healthfull,and good husbandry 
 Befides.they arc our outward Confluences, 
 
 And Preachers to vs all; adroonifhing, 
 
 That we fhould drefle vs fairely for our end. 
 
 Thusmay we gather Honey from the Weed, 
 
 And make a Morall of the Diuell himfelfe. 
 
 Enter Erpingham. 
 
 Good morrow old Sir Thomas Erpingham; 
 
 A good fofi Pillow for that good white Head, 
 
 Were better then a churiifn turfe of France. 
 
 Erpmg. Not iomy Liege,this Lodging likes me better. 
 Since 1 may fay, now lye I like a King. 
 
 Kmg.T is good for men to loue their prefenc parties, 
 Vpon example,fo the Spirit iseafed : 
 
 And when the Mind is qoickned.out of doubt 
 
 The Organs,though defunfi and dead before, 
 
 Breake vp their crow fie Graue and newly onoue 
 
 With called flough,and frefh legencie. 
 
 Lend me thy Cloake Sir Thomas : Broihers both. 
 Commend me to the Princes in our Campej 
 
 Doe my good morrow to thero,and anon 
 
 Defire them all to my Pauiilion. 
 
 Glofurr. We (ball, my Liege. 
 
 Erring. Shall I attend your Grace? 
 
 King. No, my good Knight: 
 
 Goe with my Brothers to my Lords of England: 
 
 I and my Bofome mufl debate a while. 
 
 And then I would no other company. 
 
 Erpwg. The Lord in Heauen blefle thee , Noble 
 Harry. Exesnt. 
 
 King. God a mercy old Heart, thou fpeak’ft cheare- 
 fully. Enter PsfioH. 
 
 Pifi. (T?e vous la i 
 
 King. A friend. 
 
 Pi/}. Difcuffevncome, arc thouOfficsr»orart thoe 
 bafe,common,and popular ? 
 
 King . I am 3 Gentleman of a Company. 
 
 Tift. Trayl’fl thou the puiflant Pyke ? 
 
 King. Euenfo; what are you? 
 
 Pifi. As good a Gentleman as the Emperor. 
 
 King. Then you area better then the King. 
 
 Pifi. The King's a Bawcock, and a Heart of Gold, a 
 Lad of Life, an Impe of Fame, of Parents good, of Ft it 
 moft valiant: I kifle hisdurtie (hooe, and from heart, 
 ftringl louethe louely Bully. What is thy Name i 
 
 King. Harry le Roy. 
 
 Pifi. Le Roy ? a Cornilb Name: art tbouofCornifh Crew? 
 King. No, I am a Welchman. 
 
 Pifi. Know’ft tbou f tueBen} 
 
 Kmg. Yes. 
 
 Vtfi. Tell him He knock his Leeke about his Pat« vpon 
 S. T)*utes day. 
 
 King. Doe not you wears your Dagger in your Capr e 
 thac day,leaf! he knock that about yours. 
 
 i % Piflf.Art i 
 
 <±A ctus Tertius 
 
 Chorus. 
 
 Now entertaine conie&ure of a time. 
 
 When creeping Murmure and the poring Darke 
 
 Fills the wide VefTell of the Vniuerfe. 
 
 From Camp to Camp,through the foule Womb ofNight 
 The Humtoe of eyther Army ftitiy founds; 
 
 That the fiat Ceotinels almoft recetue ' 
 
 The fecret Whifpers of each others Watch. 
 
 Fire anfwcrs firc.and through their paly flames 
 
 Each Battailc fees the others vmber’d face. 
 
 Steen threatens Steed, in high and boaftfuil Neighs 
 Piercing the Nights dull Eare : and from theTents, 
 
 The Armourersaccomplifhing the Knights, 
 
 WithbufieHammers clofing Riuctsvp, 
 
 Giue dreadiull note of preparation. 
 
 The Countrey Cocks doe cro w,the Clocks doe towle: 
 And the third howre of drowfie Morning nam’d, 
 
 Prowd of their Numbers.and fecure in Soule, 
 Theconfidenc and ouer-luftie French, 
 
 Doe the low-rated Englifb play at Dice; 
 
 And chide the creeple-tardy-gated Night, 
 
 Who like a foule and ougly Witch doth limpt 
 
 So tedioufly away. The poore condemned Englifb, 
 
 Like Sactifices.by their watchfull Fires 
 
 Sit patiently, and inly ruminate 
 
 The Mornings danger : and their gefturefad, 
 Inueflinglanke-leaneCheekes,and Warre-worne Coats, 
 Prefemed them vnto the gazing Moonc 
 
 So many horride Ghofts. O now,who will behold 
 
 The Royill Captaine of this ruin’d Band 
 
 Walking from Watcb to Watch,from Tent to Tent ; 
 
 Let him cty.Prayfe and Glory on his head ; 
 
 For ford, he goes,and vifits all his Hoaft, 
 
 Bids them good morrow with a modeft Smyle, 
 
 1 And calls them Brothers,Friends,and Counneymen. 
 
 1 VponhLRoyaU Face there is no note, 
 j How dread an Army hath enrounded him; 
 
 Nor doth he dedicate one iot of Colour 
 
 Vnto the wearie and all.watchcd Night : 
 
 But frelbly lookes,and ouer-bcates Attaint. 
 
 With chearefull femblance^md fwcet Maieftie : 
 
 That euery Wretch.piningand pale before. 
 
 Beholding him,plucks comfort from his Lookes. 
 
 A LargefievniuerfaU.like theSunnc, 
 
 His liberall Eye doth ciue to euery one, 
 
 Thawing cold feare.ttst meant and gende all 
 
 Behold^* may Ynworthioeife define. 
 
 A litde couch of Harry in the Night, 
 
 And fo our Scene muft to the Bsttaile flye ; 
 
 Where,0 for pitty ,we (ball much difgracc. 
 
 With foureor fiuc moft vile and tagged foylei, 
 
 (Right ill difpoj’d, in brawle ridiculous) 
 
8 4- The Life ofHenry the Ft ft. 
 
 pft. Art thcru his friend F 
 
 King. And his Kinfroan too, 
 
 PtS The Ftgo for thee then. 
 
 King. 1 thsnke you: God be with you. 
 pft. My name is Pifiol call’d. Exit- 
 
 King It fotts well with yourfierreneffe. 
 
 Manet Katg. 
 
 Enter Flue Bert and Gowtr. 
 
 Gower- Captaine Flue Ben. 
 
 Flu. ’So. in the Name of iefu Chrift, fpeake fewer: it 
 is the greateft admiration in the vniutrfall World, when 
 the true and aunchient Prcrogatifes and Lawes of the 
 Warresisnot kept: if you would take the paines but to 
 examine theWarres offowp^theGreat.you (hall finde, 
 
 I warrant you.that there is no tiddle tadle nor pibble ba- 
 ble in Fompeyes Campe : I warrant you , you fhall finde 
 the Ceremonies of the Wanes, and the Cares of it, and 
 the Formes of ir.and the Sobrietie of it,and the Modeftie 
 of it,to beotherwife. 
 
 Gower. Why the Enemie is lowd, you heare him all 
 Night. 
 
 Fix.. If the Enemie is an Affe and a Foole, and a pra¬ 
 ting Coxcombe; is it meet, ihir.ke you, that wee fiiould 
 alfo.looke y ou,be an Affe and a Foole,and aprating Cox¬ 
 combe, in your owne conference now ? 
 
 Gm. I will fpeake lower. 
 
 Flu. ! pray you,and befeech you.that you will. Exit. 
 ifAg.Though it appears a little out of fafhion, 
 
 There is much care and valour in this Welchman. 
 
 Enter three SauldUrs , Iohn Batet , Alezander Ccurt, 
 and Michael Williams. 
 
 Court. Brother Iobss Bales , is not that the Morning 
 which breakes yonder? 
 
 ’Bases. I r hinke it be: but wee haue no great ctafs to 
 defire the approach of day. 
 
 Williams. 'Wee fee yonder the beginning of the day, 
 hut I thinke wee Ibail neuer fee the end of it. Who goes 
 there ? 
 
 Ktng. A Friend. 
 
 Williams. Vnder what Captaine ferue you l 
 
 K‘»g. Vnder Sir loan Erpingh&m. 
 
 Williams. A good old Commander, and a mod k inde 
 Gentleman : I pray you,what thinkes he of our efface ? 
 
 King. Euen as men wrack t vpon a Sand, that looke to 
 be waftu off che next Tyde. 
 
 Bates. He hath not told his thought to the King? 
 
 King. No: nor it is not meet he fhould : for though I 
 fpeake ic to you, I thinke the King is but a man, as I am s 
 the Violet fmells to him, is it doth to me; the Element 
 fijewes to him, ar it doth to me; all his Senccs haue but 
 humane Conditions: his Ceremonies layd by, in his Na- 
 kednefle he appeares but a man ; and though his affecti¬ 
 ons 3 re higher mounted chenours,yet when they ftoupe, 
 they (toupe with the like wing : therefore, when he fees 
 rcafon of feares,as we doe; his tcaces.out of doubr,be of 
 the fame reliifh as ours are: yet in reafon, no man fhould 
 pofleffe him with any appearance of feare; leaft hee, by 
 (hewing ir,fhould dis-hearten his Army. 
 
 Bates. He may (hew whit outward courage he will: 
 but I belceue.as cold a Night as'cis, hee could wifh h;m- 
 felfem Thames vp to the Neck; and fo I would he were, 
 and I by him,at all aduentures.fo we were quit here. 
 King, By myttoth,! will fpeake my conference of the 
 
 King ; I thinke hee would not wifh himfelfe my whett, 
 but where hee is, 
 
 'Bates. Then I would he were here nlorteffo (hould he be 
 fure to be ranfomed.and a many poore mens hues faued. 
 
 King. I dare fay, you louehimnot fo ill, to wifh him 
 here alone : howfoeuer you fpeake this to fecle other 
 mens minds, me thinks I could not dye an y where fo con¬ 
 tented,as in the Kings company; his Caufc being iuft,and 
 his Quarrel! honorable. 
 
 Williams. That’s more then we know. 
 
 Bates. I,or more then wee fhould feckc after; for wee 
 know enough, if wee know wee arc the Kings Subiedts: 
 if his Caufc be wrong, our obedience to the King wipes 
 theCrymeof it outofvs. 
 
 Williams. But if the Caufebe not good,the King him. 
 feife hath a heauie Reckoning to make, when all thofe 
 Legges, and Armes, and Heads, chopt off in a Battaile, 
 (hall ioyne together at the latter day,and cry all,Wee dy¬ 
 ed at foch a place, fome fviearing, tome crying for a Sur- 
 gean; fome vpon their Wiues, left poote behind them ; 
 lome vpon the Debts they owe,fome vpon their Children 
 rawly left: l am afeai’d, there are tew dye well,that dye 
 insBattaile: for how can they charitably difpofe of any 
 thing,when Blood is their argument ? Now,ifthefe men 
 deenot dye well, it will bca blackmattcr for the King, 
 that led them to it; who to difobey,were againff all pro¬ 
 portion of fubieftion. 
 
 King. So, if a Sonne that is by his Father fent about 
 Merchandize,doc finfully mifeatry vpon the Seajthe im¬ 
 putation of his wickednefle.by your rule, fhould be im- 
 pofed vpon his Father thu fent him: or if a Seruant. vn¬ 
 der his Maftet s command, tranfporting a fumme of Mo¬ 
 ney ,be affayled by Robbers,and dye in many irreconcil'd 
 Iniquities; you may cal! the bufioeffeef the Mafferchc 
 author of the Seruants damnation: but this is not fo: 
 The King is not bound to anfwer the particular endings 
 of hit Socldiers, the Father of his Sonne, nor the Mafiet 
 of his Seruant; for they purpofe not their death , when 
 they purpofe their feruices. Befidcs.chere is no King, be 
 his Caufe neuer fo fpotlefle, if it come to the arbitte- 
 ment of Swords, can ttye it out with all vnfpotted Soul- 
 diers: fome ( perc-duencure ) haue on them the guilt of 
 premeditated and conrriued Murcher; fome, of begui¬ 
 ling Virgins with the broken Seales of Feriurie ; fome, 
 making the Wanes their Eulwarke^iisi haue before go¬ 
 red the gentle Bofome of Peace with Pillage and Robbe- 
 rie. Now, if thefe men haue defeated the Law, andoot- 
 runne Naciut punifhment ; though they can out-ftrip 
 men, they haue no wings to 9 ye from God. Warre i3 
 his Beadle, Watrc is his Vengeance: fo that here men 
 are puntfhc, for before breach of the Kings I.awes, in 
 now the Kings Quarrcll; where they feared the death, 
 they haue borne life away; and where they would bee 
 fafe, they peri (h. Then if they dye vnprouided,no more 
 is the King guilcic of their damnation, then hee was be¬ 
 fore gutltie of thofe Impieties , for the which they are 
 nowvifited. EntrySubieds Dutis is the Kings, but 
 euery Sufeiedb Soule is his owhe. Therefore fhould 
 euery Souldier in the Wsires deeas enery ficke man in 
 his Bed, wafh euery Moth out of his Conference : and 
 dying fo, Death is to him aduantage ; or not dying, 
 the time was blefledly loft.whcrein Inch preparation was 
 gayred : and in him that efcapes, it were not finite to 
 thinke, that rn3kir>g God fo free an offer,he let him out¬ 
 line that day, to fee his Greacneffe, and to teach others 
 how they fhould prepare. 
 
The Life of Henry the Fift, 
 
 Wii. 'Tiscertaine,euery man that dye* ill,the ill vpon 
 his ovene bead,the King is not to anfwer it. 
 
 'Bates. I doe not defire hee fhould aQfwer for me. and 
 yet 1 determine to fight luftily for him. • 
 
 Kmg. I my fclfe heard the King fay he would not be 
 ranfom’d. 
 
 WiB. I, hee faid fo, to make vs fight ehearefully : but 
 when our throats are cut, hee may be ranfom’d, and wee 
 ne’re the wifer- 
 
 King: If I Hue to fee it, I will neucr cruft his word af- 
 
 ur. 
 
 Will. You pay him then: that's a perillous (hot out 
 of an Elder Gunne.that a poore and a priuate difpleafure 
 candoeagamft a Monarch : yon may as well got about 
 to torne the Sunne to vee.witb'fanning in h«s Face with 3 
 Peacocks feather : You’lc qeuer truft his Word after; 
 come,’its afoolifh faying. 
 
 King. Yourreptoofeis fomething too round,I (hoidd 
 be angry with you,if the time were conucnicnt. 
 
 Hitt. Let it bee a Quatrell betweene vs, if you 
 liue. 
 
 King. I embrace it 
 
 WilU How (halt 1 know thee age'ine? 
 
 Kv.tr. Giue meany Gage of thine, and I will weare it 
 in my Sonnet: Then if eucr thou dar'ft ackno wledge it, 
 I will make it my Quarrell. 
 
 iViB. Heete's my Gloue : Giue mee another of 
 thine. 
 
 King There. 
 
 WiB. This wift I alfo weare in my Cap . if euer thou 
 come to me, ar.d fay.aftcr to morrow,This is my Gloue, 
 bythis Hand I will take thee 4 box 00 the earc. 
 
 King, lfcqet 1 liue to fee it,I will challenge it. 
 
 Wit. Thou dat’d as well be hang'd. 
 
 Kmg. Weil, l will doe it, thoughl take thee in the 
 Kings companie. 
 
 f ViB. Keepe thy word: fare thee well. 
 
 "Bates. Be friends you Englifh fooles, be friends, wee 
 bauc French Quarrels cnow.ifyou could tell hoW to tec* 
 kon_ Exit SouUisri, 
 
 Kmg. Indecde the French may lay twentic French 
 Ctownes to one, they will beat vs, for they bcare them 
 on their (Wilders : but it is no Englifh Treafon to cut 
 French Crownes,and to morrow the Kinghimfeltc will 
 be a Clipper. 
 
 Vport the King.let vs our Liues.out Soules, 
 
 Our Debts,our carcfoll Wiues, 
 
 Our Children.and our Sinncs.lay on the King: 
 
 • Werauft beareall. 
 
 O hard Condition,Twin-borne with Grcatneflc, 
 Subiedi to thebteath of eucry foole.whofe fence 
 No more can feele.but his owne wringing. 
 
 Whac infinite heatts-cafe rouft Kings neglect. 
 
 That priuate men enioy? 
 
 And yvhat haue Kings.thac Priuates haue not too, 
 
 Sauc Ceremonie, fauc generall Ceremonie ? 
 
 And what art thou.chou Idoll Ceremonie? 
 
 What kind of God art thou? that fufifer’ft more 
 Of mortal I griefcs,thcn doe thy worfhippers. 
 
 What are thy Rents? what ?re thy Commings in ? 
 
 O Cercroonie.fhew me but thy. worth. 
 
 What? is thy Soule of Odoration ? 
 
 Art thou ought elfebut Place.Degree.and Forme, 
 Creating awe aad fearein other men ? 
 
 Wherein thou art leffe happy,being fea/d. 
 
 Then they in fearing. 
 
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 What drink’if thou ofc,in (lead of Homage fweer. 
 
 But poyfon'd flacterie? O.be fick,great Gteaineffe, 
 
 And bid thy Ceremonie giue thee cure. 
 
 Thinks thou the fierie Fcuer will goe out 
 With Titles blowne from Adulation ? 
 
 WiH it giue place to flexure and low bending ; 
 
 Canft thou,when tbou command's the beggets knee. 
 Command the health of it r No,chon prowti Drearae, 
 That play'ft fo fubiiliy with a Kings Repofc 
 I amaKingthat find thee: and I know, 
 
 ’Tis not the Baime.theScepter.and the Ball. 
 
 The Sword,the Mafe,the Crowrse Imperial!, 
 
 The enter-tiftued Robe of.Go!d and Pestle, 
 
 The farfed Title running’fore the King, 
 
 The Throne be fits on: nor the Tyde of porope. 
 
 That bcates vpon the high Shore of this World: 
 No,not all tliefc.thrice-gor^eous Ccrenxmk; 
 
 Not all thefe.liy'd in Bed M riefiicall. 
 
 Can fleepe fo foUndly,as the wretched Slaue: 
 
 Who with*a body fill'd,and vacant mind. 
 
 Gets him to reft, cram'd with o'lftrdFefidl broad, 
 
 Nener fees horride Night,the Ciiild of Hell: 
 
 But like a Lacquey, from the Rife to Set, 
 
 Svvcates in the eye of Phtbus ; and all Night 
 Sleepes in EUkJhw> : next day after dawne. 
 
 Doth rifear.d helpe Hiperio to bis Kotfe, 
 
 And followes fo theeUer-runningyccre 
 With profitable labour to hisGrasie: 
 
 And but for Ceremonie,fuch 3 Wretch, 
 
 Windingsp Dayes with toyie,and Nights with fleepe. 
 Had the fore-hand and vantage of 2 King. 
 
 The Shue.a’Mcmber of the Counsreycs peace, 
 
 Enioycs it; but in groffe brains little wots. 
 
 What witch the King keepes.to maintains the peace; 
 Whole hovvres,che Pefant Left aduantages. 
 
 Enter Erprngham. 
 
 Erp. My Lord,your Nobles realous of yourabfence^ 
 Sceke t hrough your Campc to find you. 
 
 King. Good old Knight,colled them dl together 
 AtmyTcnt: Ik be belore thee, 
 
 Erp. I (hall doo’t.my Lord. Exit, 
 
 Kmg. OGodcf Bacsasle$,fteeie£ny Souldiers hearts, 
 Poflelfe them not with fcare; Take from the® cow 
 The fence of tf ckning of rh’oppofed numbers s 
 Pluck their hearts from them. Not so day,Q Lord, 
 
 O not to day, thinke nest vpon the fault 
 My Father made,in compaflsng the Crowue. 
 
 I Richards body haue interred new. 
 
 And on it haue beftowed more conetite teareSj 
 Then from it iffued forced drops of blood. 
 
 Fiue hundred poore I haue in yeerelypay. 
 
 Who twice a cay their wlthcr d haad 3 hold vp 
 Toward Heaucn.to pardon blood: 
 
 And I haue buili.twoChauncries, 
 
 Where «he fad and folemne piiefts fingflill 
 For Richards Soule. More will I doe: 
 
 Thoughall that I can doe,is ttothifig worth j 
 Since thac my Penitence comes after all. 
 
 Imploring pardon. 
 
 Enter (jlcttcefftr, 
 
 Gloue. My Liege. 
 
 Kmg. My Brother Gioucejlers voyce ? I s 
 I know thy errand, 1 will goe with thee. 
 
 The 4 iy,my friend,and all things flay forme. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
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 Enter 
 
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 Enter the Dolphin, OrUanct, M.<tmturi } end 
 
 'Beaumont. 
 
 Orleancct The Sunne doth gild our Armour vp, my 
 Lords. 
 
 Dclpb. Monte CbrurJ: My Hoik, Verio: Lacquey 
 Ha. 
 
 Orleance. Oh brauc Spirit. 
 
 8 Dolpb. yiuletewes & terre, 
 
 I Orleatictt. Rien pun le air cf - ft*. 
 
 ■ ‘Dolpb, Cf"J.Coufin Orleance. inter Csnjiable. 
 IjNow my Lord Conflable? 
 
 Con ft. Hearke how our Stecdes, for prefent Seruice 
 neigh. 
 
 Dalph . Mount them,and make incifion ir. their Hides, 
 That their hot blood may fpin in Eoglifh eyes. 
 
 And doubt them with luperiluous courage: ha. 
 
 Kami What.wiI you haueahetn weep our Horfes blood? 
 How fhall we then behold their naturali ceares ? 
 
 Enter iJMcJfenger. 
 
 CAiejfer.g. The Englifh arc embattaii'd, you French 
 
 Peere*. 
 
 Confl. To Horfe ypu gallant Princes,ftraight to Horfe. 
 Doe but behold yond poore and ftarued Band, 
 
 And yourfaire fhew fhail fuck away their Soules, 
 Leauing them but the (hales and huskes of men. 
 
 There isnotwotke enough for all our hands. 
 
 Scarce blood enough in all their fickly Vcincs, 
 
 To giuc each naked Curtleax a fbyoe. 
 
 That our French Gallants fhail to day draw out. 
 
 And (heath for lack of fport. Let vs but blow on them. 
 The vapour of our Valour will OTC-turne them 
 Tis pofiriue sgainff all exceptions,Lords, 
 
 That our fuperfluous Lscquies,and our Pefsnts, 
 
 Who in var.eceffarie s£hon fwarme 
 About our Squares ofBatcaile, were enow 
 To purge this field of fuch a Hilding Foe; 
 
 Though we vpen this Mountaines Bafis by, 
 
 Tooke ftand for Idle (peculation: 
 
 But that our Honours jrcufl not. What's to fay i 
 A very little little let vs doe, 
 
 And all is done: then let the Trumpets found 
 The Tucket .Sonuancc,and the Note to mount: 
 
 For our approach (hall fo much dare the field,' 
 
 That England (hall couch downc in fc 3 re,andyedd. 
 Enter Granndpree. 
 
 Crandpree.Vfby co you Pay fo long,my Lords offrznee? 
 Yond Hand Carricns.defperatcof their bones, 
 111 -fauoredly becotTJe the Morning field: 
 
 Their ragged Curtains poarely are let loofe. 
 
 And our Ay re flukes them paffmg fcornefully, 
 BiggecAf^r/fecmesbanqurout tn their begger'd Hoaft, 
 And faintly through a rullie Bcuerpeepes. 
 
 The Hcrfemcn fit like fixed Candlcfiicfcs, 
 
 With Torch-flaiics in their hand: and theiy poore lades 
 Lob downc their hcads.dropping the hides and hips .- 
 The gunime downc roping fror.uheirpste-dead eyes. 
 And in their pale dull meuthesthe Iytnold Bitt 
 Lyes fonle With chaw’d-oraffe,fhlJ and motionlefle. 
 
 And their executors, the knauifh Crowes, 
 
 [lye o'rc thenvall.impatiem for their howre. 
 
 Dcfeription cannot fute it felfe in words, 
 
 Vo demon Prate the Life of fuch a Battaile, 
 
 In life fo huelefTe^S it fhewes it felfe. 
 
 Cm/!, They hauc faid their prayers, 
 
 And they flay tor death. 
 
 Dolpb ,Shill we goe fend them Dinnets.and frefh Sutes, 
 
 Tie Life of Henry the Fifu 
 
 And giue their fatting Hoi !cs Prouender 
 
 Ar.o after fight with them ? 
 
 1 fiay hut for my Guard: on 
 To the field ! will the Banner from iTrumpet take. 
 
 Ana vfe it for my hafle. Come,come awav, 
 
 1 he Sur.ne is high,and we our-weare the day. Ex vent. 
 
 Enter Glcacefler '2edford,Exettr JErvmgb-itn 
 with ail an Hoafi: S/iMrtry ,and 
 Wsf/merUnd. 
 
 G'ojec. Where is the King > 
 
 Bedf. The King himfdfe is rode toview their Bat- 
 tailt. 
 
 Of fighting men they hauc full thrcefcore thon- 
 
 fand. 
 
 £xe. There’s fiue to one,befides they all are frefh. 
 SoJisb. Gods A ride (trike with vs.'tis a feareful! nudes. 
 God buy' you Princes all; lie co my Charge: 
 
 If we no roorc meet, tiil we meet in Heaucn ; 
 
 Then ioyfully.my Noble Lord of Bedford, 
 
 My dcarc Lord Gloucefter.aiid my good Lord Exeter, 
 And my kind Kmfman, Warriors ali,adicu. 
 
 Ucd/Farwell good Sahibwrj.Py. good luck go with thee; 
 And yeti doethee wrong.tomind theeofit, 
 
 For thou art fram'd of the firme truth of valour. 
 
 Exe. Farwell kind Lord: fight valiantly today. 
 
 Pedf. HeisasiuJ! cf Valour as of Kindnefft, 
 
 Princely in both. 
 
 Enter the King. 
 
 Weft. O that we now had here 
 Bat one cernhoufand of thofe men in England, 
 
 That doe no workc to day. 
 
 Kmg. What's he that wiflics fo ? 
 
 My Coufin Weftmerland. Nc,my faire Coufin i 
 if we arc markt to dye,wc areenow 
 To doe our Ccuntrey Ioffe : and if to liuc. 
 
 The fewer men.the greater fhareof honour. 
 
 Gods will,I pray thee wifh not one man mote. 
 
 By / one , f am not couetous for Gold, 
 
 Nor care I who doth feed vpoji my coft; 
 
 It yernes me not,if men rny Garments weare j 
 Such outward things dweil nor in my defires. 
 
 But if it be a finne to couec Honor, 
 
 I am the mop offending Soule aliue. 
 
 No 'faith.my Couzc,vri(h not a man from England: 
 Gods peace,! would r.ot ioofe fo great an Honor, 
 
 As one man more me thinkes would fharc from me, 
 
 For the beft hope Inane. O.doenoc wi/h one more; 
 Rather prochime it (t,Veftmtritnd) through iny Hoaft, 
 That he which h2th no fiomack to tliii fight, 
 
 Lee him depart,his Pafport (hall be made. 
 
 And Crownes fcrConuoy put into hisPurfc: 
 
 We would not dye in that mans companie. 
 
 That feareshis fellowfliip,todye with vs 
 f his day is call’d the Feaft of Cnfpian: 
 
 He that out*!iucs this day.and comes fafe home. 
 
 Will (land a tip-toe when this day is named. 
 
 And rowle him at the Name of Cnjpian. 
 
 He that fhail fee this day, and liue old age. 
 
 Will yserely on the Vigil feaft his neighbours. 
 
 And fay,to morrow is Saint friftiaa. 
 
 Then-will he ftrip hisfleeue.and /hew his sksrrcsr 
 Old men forget} yet all fhail be forgot: 
 
 But hec'le tcmecDDCr.with aduinteges. 
 
 What feats he did that day. Then (hall our Names, 
 Familiar in his mouth as houfchold words, 
 
 Harry 
 
K Ike Life of Henry the Fift. 8 7 
 
 Hairy the King, Bedford and Exeter, 
 
 FPanHck. and Talbot, Said bury and < Jlettcefter, 
 
 Be in their flowing Cops frefhly remembred. 
 
 This ftory fhall the good man teach his fonne: 
 
 And Criftme Crsftim fhall ne’re goe by. 
 
 From this day to the ending of the World, 
 
 But we in it fhall be remembred; 
 
 Wc few,we happy few,we band of brothers: 
 
 For he to day that fheds his blood with me, 
 
 Shall be my brother: be he ne're fo vile. 
 
 This day (nail gentle his Condition, 
 
 And Gentlemen in Eogland.now a bed. 
 
 Shall thinkc themfelucs accurft they were not here, 
 
 And hold their Manhoods chcapc,whiles any fpeakes. 
 That fought with vs vpon Saint Crtftines day. 
 
 Enter Sda bury. 
 
 Sal-Wly Soueraign Lord.beftcw your felfe with f^aceda 
 The French ate brauely in their battailes fet. 
 
 And will with all expedience charge on vs. 
 
 King. All things are ready ,if our mind* be fo. 
 tyeff. 1 Perifh the man,whofc mind is backward now. 
 King. Thou do’ft not wifh more helpe from England, 
 Couxe ? 
 
 H-’eft. Goda vrill.my Liege,wouId you and I alone. 
 Without more heipe,could fight this Roy all battaile. 
 
 King. Why now thou haflvnwifht fiue thoufand men: 
 Which likes me better,then to w?di vs one. 
 
 You know your places: God be with you aJL 
 
 Tuck*t. Enter 2£cki toy. 
 
 Afoot. Once morelcome to know of thee King Harry , 
 
 If for thy Ranfome thou wilt now compound, 
 
 Beforethy rood allured Ouerthrow: 
 
 For certainly,<hou art fo neere the Gulfe, 
 
 Thou needs muff be englutted. Befides.in mercy- 
 The Conftable defires thee.thou wilt mind 
 
 Thy followers of Repentance; that their Soules 
 
 May make a pcacefull and a fweet retyre 
 
 From offrhefe fields: where(wrecches)their poore bodies 
 Midi lye and fefter. 
 
 King. Who hath fen: thee now ? 
 
 Afor.t. The Conftable of France. 
 
 King. I pray thee bears my former Anfwer back : 
 
 Bid them atchieueme.and then fell my bones. 
 
 Good God,why fhould tj?ey mock poore fellowes thus i 
 The man that once did fell the Lyons skin 
 
 While the beaft liu*d,was kill'd with hunting him. 
 
 Amany of our bodyes fhall no doubt 
 FindNatiueGraucs: vpon the which.I truft 
 
 Shall witneffe Hue in Staff? of this dayes worke. 
 
 And thofe that ieaue their valiant bones in France, 
 
 Dying like men,?hough bury ed in your Dunghills, 
 
 They (hall be fam'd: for there the Sun fhall greet them. 
 And draw their honors reeking vp to Kcaucn. 
 
 Leauing their earthly parts to choake your Clyme, 
 
 The fmell whereof fhall breed a Plague inFrance. 
 
 Marks then abounding valour io our Englifh: 
 
 That being dead,like to the bullets crafing, 
 
 Brcake out into a fecond courfe of mifehiefe. 
 
 Killing in relapfe of Mortalicie. 
 
 Let me fpeake prowdly : Tell the Conftable, 
 
 We are but Warriors for tire working day: 
 
 Oui GiynefTc and our Gilt are all befroyrcht 
 
 With uynie Marching in the psinthrli field. 
 
 There's not a piece of feather in our Hoafii 
 
 Good argument^! hope)we wiii not fiye; 
 
 And time hath worne vs intoflouenrie. 
 
 But by the Ma(fe,our hearts are in the trim: 
 
 And my pooie Souldiers tell me,yet ere Night, 
 
 Theyle be in frefber Robes,or they will pluck 
 
 The gay new Coats o’rc the French Souldierc heads, 
 Andturne them out of feruicc. If they doe this. 
 
 As ifGodpleafe, they fhall; my Ranfome then 
 
 Will foone be leuyed, 
 
 Herauld, faue thou thy labour t 
 
 Conic thou no more for Ranfome, gen tie Herauld, 
 
 They Pnall haue none.I fweare,but thefe my loynts: 
 Which if they haoe.as I will ieaue vm them. 
 
 Shall yctrld themTittle,tell the Conftable. 
 
 Mont, 1 fhalljKiflg Harry. And fo fare thee well s 
 Thou ncutr fhalt heare Herculd any more. Exit, 
 
 King . I fears thou wilt once more come againe for a 
 Ranfome. 
 
 Enter Tarke. 
 
 Tarke. My Lord.moft humbly on my knee I begge 
 The leading of the Vaw$rd. 
 
 King. Takett.braue Tork,£. 
 
 Now Souldiers march away, 
 
 And how thou pleafeflGod.difpofe the day. Exeunt. 
 
 Alarum. Exeter fens. 
 
 Enter PiftoSforeneb Sotddter ,Bcy. 
 
 Pift. YeeldCurre, 
 
 Premb . / e penfe qae vow ejles le (j/btHheme ie bon qua- 
 Hue. 
 
 Pft. Qualtitie calraie cuflure me-Art thou a Gentle¬ 
 man ? What is thyName ? difeuflfc. 
 
 French. 0 Seigneur Die*. 
 
 Ptft. O Signieur Dewe fhould be a Gentleman : per¬ 
 pend my words OSignieur Dewe,and marke: O Signieur 
 Dewe, thou dyeft on point of Fox, except O Signieur 
 thou doe giue to me egregious Ranfome. 
 
 French. O frennes miferccordie aye pitee, de may. 
 
 Tift. Moy fhall not ferue.I will haue fortie Moyestfbr 
 
 I will fetch thy rymme put at thy Throat, in droppes of 
 Crimfon blood. 
 
 French. Eft tl Intpcfoible d'efebapper le force is ton brae, 
 
 Ptft. Braffe.CotrePthou damned and luxurious Mourn 
 caine Goat, offer'll me Brafle ? 
 
 French. 0 perdonne moy. 
 
 Pift. Say'ft thou me fo ? is that a Tonne of Moycs ? 
 Come hither boy,aske me this flaue in French what is his 
 Name. 
 
 'Boy. Efceute ceminent eftts vow appelle l 
 
 French. TsfoMifiettr ie Fer. 
 
 Boy. He fayes his Name isM.Fer. 
 
 Pift. M. Fer: lie fer him,and fnke him,and ferret him: 
 difeuffe the fame in French vnto him. 
 
 Boy. I doe not know the French for fer.aud ferret,ar«d 
 firke. 
 
 Tift. Bid him prepare/or I will cut his throat. 
 
 French, flue die il Mounfieur ? 
 
 Bay. II ms command! a vote* dire que vote) fait* Vow 
 preft , car ce folios icy efl it ft ofet tout ajbere de couppes veftre 
 gorge, 
 
 Pft. Ox. y, cuppete gorge permafby pefant, vnlefle 
 tuou g.ue me Crownes,braue Crownesjor mangled fhalt 
 thou be by this my Sword. 
 
 French. O Ie vow fuppite peter Camour de Diets: ina pfir- 
 domerjefuie U Gentilhome de ben wsaifon^ardetnavie,(foie 
 Vow dtmneray deux cent efew. 
 
 Pft. What are his words t 
 
 Bey. He 
 
TTje Life of Henry the F'ift 
 
 _88 
 
 Boy .He prcyes you to faue his life, he is aGentleman 
 
 of a peed houle, and for his ranfom lie will giue you two 
 hundred Crownes. 
 
 Fiji. Tell him my fury fhall abate,and I the Crownes 
 will take. 
 
 Fren. Tit it tMonficttr (jue Jit ill 
 
 Boy. Etc on tju's/et com rofon foremen! .depardoaner ou. 
 cam prifonner: mam-monspoor In efenn tjtm Von; Urt o pro- 
 met s,il tjl content a vent daunts h liberie U fianchifemeut. 
 
 Fro. Sur mesgenouxfe vow donees mJl/rj remerclous.et 
 Icmesjhree leeurex qtte It tmembe ntre Us mum. d vn Che- 
 metier It penft le plttt hr out valiant et Ires dijlmse fignieur 
 JAngltterrt. 
 
 Ptfl. Expound vnto me boy. 
 
 Bop. He giues you vnon his knees a thoufand thanks, 
 end he cfleemes himfehe happy, that he hath falne into 
 the hands ofonc(8S he thinkes) the mofl braue, valorous 
 and chrice-worthy figneur of England. 
 
 Ptjl. As I fucke blood, I will feme mercy (hew. Fol¬ 
 low mee. 
 
 Boj Siutue vent /errand Copt!asm} 
 
 Idldneucr know fofull a voyce iffuefromfo empties 
 heart; but the faying is true. The empty veffel makes the 
 greateft found ,?Inrdolfe and A 7pm had itnne tinics mere 
 valour, then this roaring diurll i'tholdeplay, that euerie 
 one may paytehisriayles with a woodden dagger, and 
 they arc both bang’d, and fo would this be, if hee durft 
 flcile any thing aduenturoufiy. I muft flay with the 
 Lackies withtheluggageofour camp, the French might 
 haue a good pray ot vs, if be kuew of it, lor there is none 
 to guard it but boy cs. Exit. 
 
 Enter Conftoblc, Or leaner, Burton, Dolphin, 
 and Ramburj. 
 
 Con, O Diablo. 
 
 Orl. O Jigueur le iestr rt perdia,toute el ferdte. 
 
 Dot. cJWor Diets /no vn, all is confounded all. 
 Reproach, and euetUfting (hame 
 Stts mocking in our Plumes. A fhert Alarum. 
 
 O mefihante fortune, do not rUnne Sway. 
 
 • Cert. Why all our rankes are broke. 
 
 Del, O perdurable fhsme, let’s (lab our fclues: 
 
 Be thefe the wretches chat we plaid at dice for? 
 
 Orl. Is this the King we fent too, for his tanfome } 
 
 'Bur. Shame, and etcrnall flume, nothing but (haroe. 
 Let vs dye in once more bicke agsine. 
 
 And he that will not follow Burba* now. 
 
 Let him go hence, and with his cap in hand 
 Like a bale Pander hold the Chamber doore, 
 
 Whilft a bafe flaoe, no gentler then my degge, 
 
 Ht* faired daughter is contaminated. 
 
 Con. Diforder that hath fpoyl’d v s,friend vs now. 
 Let vs on heapes go offer vp avt iiues. 
 
 Orl. We are enow yet liuir^g in the Field, 
 
 To (mother vp the EnghfH in oar throngs. 
 
 If any order might be thought vpon. 
 
 Bur. The diuell take Order now,He to the throng} 
 Let life be Ihcrt, clfc (hame wall be too long. Exit. 
 
 Alamo. Enter the Kmg and hie trapne, 
 mtb Prtfaters. 
 
 King Well haue we done.thrice- valiant Countrimen, 
 But all i not done, yet keepe the French the field. 
 
 Sxe. The D. of York commends him to your Maiefty 
 
 ^•f.Liueshcgood Vncklei thrice within this heart 
 I faw him dewne ; thrice vp sgaine, and fighting. 
 
 From Helmet to the fpurrs,al( Blood he was. 
 
 Sxe. In which array (braue Soldier) doth he lyc, 
 
 I arding the plaine: and by his bloody fide, 
 
 (Yoakc-fellow to his honour-owing-wounds) 
 
 The Noble Earle of Suffolke alfo Ives. 
 
 Suffolk; firfi dyed, and Ycrke ell nagled ouer 
 Cotnes to hran, where in gore he lay inftceped. 
 
 And takes him by the Beard,kiffes the gaflica 
 That bloodily did yawne vpon his face. 
 
 He cry es aloud jTarry my Cofin Suffblke, 
 
 My foale fhall thinekeepe company to heauesi t 
 Tany (fweetfoule) for mine, then flye a-breft: 
 
 As in this glorious and well-fonghten field 
 We kept .together in our Chiualrie. 
 
 Vpon thefe words I came, end cheer’d him vp, 
 
 He fmii’d me in the face, raught me his hand, 
 
 And with a feeble gripe, fayea: Deere my Lord, 
 Commend my feruice to my Soueraigne, 
 
 5jo did be tume, and ouer Suffolkonecke 
 He threw his wounded arme,and kifthislippw, 
 
 And fo efpous’d to death, with blood he leal'd 
 A TcftamencofNoblc-ending-louc: 
 
 The prettie and fwcet manner ofic forc’d 
 
 Thofe waters from me, which 1 would haue Hop’d, 
 
 But I had not fo much ofmaninmee. 
 
 And all my mother came into mine eyes. 
 
 And gaue me vp to teares. 
 
 King. I blame you not. 
 
 For hearing this, I mufl perforce compound 
 With mixtfuil eyes, or they wiil ilfue to. Alorum 
 
 But hearkc, whar new alarum is this fame l 
 The French haue re-enforc'd their fcatcet’d men: 
 
 Then euery fouldiour k 11 his Prifoncts, 
 
 Giuc the word through. Frit 
 
 <u4Hus Quart us. 
 
 Enter Flue&tn and Gower. 
 
 Flu. Kill the poyes and the luggage, Tis eapreffely 
 againftth^ Lav/ of Armes, tis as arrant a peece orknaue- 
 ry markeyounow, as can bee offert in your Confcience 
 now, it it not? 
 
 Cove, Tis certaine, there’s not a boy left aliue^nd the 
 Cowardly Rafcalls that ranne from the battaile h* 1 done 
 this daughter: befides they haue burned and carried a- 
 way all that was in the Kings Tent, wheiefore the King 
 mod worthily hath caus'd euery foldiouno cut his pri- 
 foners throat. O’tit a gallant King. 
 
 Flu. I, hee was pome at Monmouth Cipttiae Gower: 
 What call you the Townes name where Alexander the 
 pig was borne? 
 
 Govt. Alexander the Gte»L 
 
 flu. Whylprsyyoujisnotpig.great ? Thepig, or 
 the grear, or the mighty, or the huge, or the magnani¬ 
 mous, are ail on; reckonings,faue the phrafe is a litle va¬ 
 riations. 
 
 Cower. I tlimke Alexander the Great was borne in 
 C Macedon. Ms Father was called PhtlLp of Mact dm, a? 1 
 take it. 
 
 Flu, l thinke it is in Mocedan whcTC %Alexmtd*r u 
 
 pome. 
 
The Life of Harry the Fift, 8 p 
 
 porne : I tell you Captaine,ifyou looke in the Mips of 
 
 the Oil J, I warrant you lall findc in the companions be- 
 cweene t Jriacedon & Monmouth ,that the fitiiauons looke 
 you, is both alike. There is a Riuer in \JMacedtm,6t there 
 it alfo moreouer a Riuer at Monmouth, it is call’d Wve at 
 Monmouth : but it is out of my praines, what is the name 
 of the other Riuer . but 'us all one, tis alike as my fingers 
 is to my fingers, and there is Salmons in both . If you 
 marke Alexander! life well, Harry of Monmoathei life is 
 comeaftcr it indifferent well, for there is figures in all 
 thidgs. Alexander God knovves, and you know, in his 
 rages,and his furies,and lus wraths, and his ehollers, and 
 hismoodes, and his difpleafurcs, and his indignations, 
 and alfo being a little intoxicates in hisprames, did in 
 his Ales and hu a-igeTS (looke you) kill his bell friend 
 Cljtus, 
 
 Goer. Out King is not like him in that, he neuer kill’d 
 any of his friends. 
 
 Fla. It is not well done (markeyou now) to take the 
 talcs out of my mouth, ere it is made and fimfhed.l fpeak 
 but in the figures, and companions of it • as Alexander 
 kild his ftieod ftytut, being fn his Ales and his Cuppes; fo 
 alfo Harry UMonmouih being mins tight wines, and his 
 go id lodgements, turn'd away the fat Knight with the 
 great belly doublet the w^s full of ieds, and gypes, and 
 knaueries, and mockes, 1 haue forgot his name. 
 
 Gov. Sit lobn Falftaffe. 
 
 Flu. That is he: lie tell you,there is good men pome 
 at (JMon month 
 
 Gerw. Heere comes his Maiedy 
 
 Alarum. Enter King Harry and Burton 
 with fnfonert Flourijh. 
 
 Kmg. I was not angry fince I came tofrance, 
 
 Vnttll thisindaut. Take a Trumpet Herald, 
 
 Ridethou vntoche Horfemen on yond hill: 
 
 Ifthey will fight with »s,bidthem come downe, 
 
 Or voyde the field : they do offend our fighi, 
 
 Ifthey'l do neither, we will come to them. 
 
 And make them sker away, as fwtft as doncs 
 Enforced from the old Affyrian flings; 
 
 Befides, wee'l cut the throats of thote we haue, 
 
 And not a man of them that we fhall take, 
 
 Shall tade our mercy. Go and tell them fo. 
 
 Enter Mont toy. 
 
 Exe. Here comes rhe Herald ot the French, my Liege 
 
 Glow. His eyes are humbler then they vs'd to be. 
 
 Kmg. How now, what raeanes this Herald ?Knowil 
 thou not, 
 
 That I haue' fin’d thefe bones of mine fot ranfome? 
 Corn'll thou againefor ranfome ? 
 
 Her. No great King e 
 1 come to thee for charitable Licenfe, 
 
 That we ma7 wandet ore this bloody field, 
 
 To booke our dead, and then to bury them, 
 
 To fort out Nobles from our common men. 
 
 For many of our Princes ( woe the while) 
 Lyodrown’dand foak’d in mercenary blood : 
 
 So do cur vulgar drench their peafant limbes 
 In blood ofPrincct, and with wounded deed* 
 
 Fret fet-lockedcepc in gore, and with wilderage 
 Yetke out their armed beeles at their dead mafias. 
 Killing thenr. twice. O giue vs leaue great King, 
 
 To view the field infafety, Und difpove 
 Of their dead bodies. 
 
 Km. I tell thee truly Herald, 
 
 1 know not if fhe day be ours or no, 
 
 For yet a many ofyour borfemeopecre, 
 
 And gallop ore the field. 
 
 Her. The day is yours. 
 
 Km. Praifed be God, and not our ftrength fot it a 
 What u this Cartle call’d that flands hard by. 
 
 Her. They call it Agmcetsrt. . 
 
 King, Then call we chis the field of Agineourt, 
 
 Fought on the day of Crtjpm(^rijpieuius. 
 
 Flu. Yoot Grandfatherof famous memoryfan't plea fa 
 your Maiedy) and your great Vncle Edward the Plackv 
 Prince of Wales,as I haue read in the Chronicles, fought 
 a mod praue pattle here in France. 
 
 Km. They did FlaeBen. 
 
 flu. Your Maiefty fayes very true: Ifyotir Maledies 
 isremembred ofu, the Welchmen did good feruicema 
 Garden where Leckes did grow, wcartog Leckcs in their 
 Monmouth caps, which your Maiefty know to thishoure 
 is an honourable badge of the feruice: And Ido beloeue 
 youf Maiedy takes no fcornc to wcare the- Lceke vppon 
 S. Tauics day. 
 
 Kmg. I weare it for a memorable honor r 
 For I am Welch you know good Countrirnan. 
 
 flu. All the water in Wye, cannot wafh yonr Miie- 
 flics Welfh plood out of your pody, I can tell you that: 
 God pleffe it, and preferuc it, as long as it plcaicshfs 
 Grace,and his Maiedy too. 
 
 Km. Thankcs good roy Countrymen. 
 
 flu. By lefhu, I am your Maiedies Countreyman, I 
 care not who know it: I will confcffe it to all the Orld, I 
 need not to be afhamed ofyoor Maiedy,praifedbcGod 
 fo long as your Maiedy is an honed man. 
 
 Kmg, Good keepeme fa 
 
 Enter fvi&ioau. 
 
 Our Heralds go with him. 
 
 Bring me iud notice<if the mrmbersdead 
 On both our parts. Call yonder fellow hither. 
 
 Ext. Souldiet, you mud come to the King. 
 
 Km Souldier, why wear'd tboo thst Gloue in thy 
 Cappt ? 
 
 H'd: And't pleafe your Maiedy, tis the gage of one 
 that I fhould fight wiihall,if be be aliue. 
 
 Kin. An Bnghfhman? 
 
 VFil. And't pleafe your Maiedy, a Rafcall tharfwag- 
 ge/d with me lad night : who if aliue*and euer dare to 
 challenge this Gloue, I haue fwornc to take him a boxe 
 a’th ere : or if I cau fee my GJoue in his cappe, which he 
 fwore as he was a Souldier he would weare(ifsliue^I wil 
 ftnke it out foundly. 
 
 Kin. What thlnke you Captaine f/iw&w, is it fit this 
 fouldier keepehls oath. 
 
 flu. Heeis aCraueoand a VillaineeJfe, and’t peese 
 your Maiedy ;n my confcience. 
 
 King. It may Dee, his enemy is a Gentleman of great 
 fort quite from the anfwer efhis degree. 
 
 Flu. Though he be as good a Ientleman as the diuel is. 
 at Lucifer and Belaebub nimfelfe, it is neceffary (looke 
 our Grace) that he keepe his vow and his oath: If hee 
 ee periur'd (fee yoo now), hi* reporationis as actant a 
 yffleineanda lackefawce.aseuerhisblaeke flioo trodd 
 vpon Gods ground, and his earth, in my confcience law 
 
 Kmg Then keepe thy vow firrah, when thou rr.eet’rt 
 the fellow. 
 
 Wd. So, I wil my Liege, as I Hue. 
 
 Kmg. Who feru’ft thou vodcf ? 
 
 mt. 
 
po The Life of Henry the Fift. 
 
 Witt. Vndcr Captaine Cover, roy Liege. 
 
 Flu. Cover is a goad Captaine, and is good know¬ 
 ledge and literaiiyed in the Warres. 
 
 King- Call him hither to me,Souldier. 
 
 trill. I will my Liege. Exit. 
 
 King* Hcref Mien, weare thou this fauour forme,and 
 fticke it in. thyCappe: when A l an {on and roy felfe were 
 downetogether,! plucktthisGloucfrotnhuHclme: If 
 any man challetigethis.hecis a friend to tAlanfon,&ad an 
 enemy to our Perfon; if thou encounter any fuch, appre¬ 
 hend him,aud thou do’fl me ioue. 
 
 fin. YourGrace doo’s me as grcatHonors as can be 
 .deflr’d in the hearts of his Subsects: I would faine fee 
 the man,that ha’s but two iegges, that ftull find himfelfc 
 agtecfdatthisGloue; that is all: butlwouldfaiucfee 
 it once,and pleafcGod ot his grace that I might fee. 
 
 King. Know'll thou Cover > 
 
 Fin- He is my dearc frieod,and plcafe y u. 
 
 King. Pray thee goc leckc him, and bring Jiim to my 
 Tent. 
 
 Fin. I will fetch him. Exit. 
 
 King. My Lord of trarwicl^anA my Brother Clofier , 
 Follow FlutUen dofcly at the hecles. 
 
 The Gloue which 1 hauc giuen him fora fauour, 
 May’haply purchafe him a box a th eare. 
 
 It is the Souldirrs: I by bargaine ftiould 
 
 Weare it my felfe. Follow good Coufin Warwick.: 
 
 If that the Souldier flrikehim,as I ludge 
 
 By his blunt bearing.he will keepe his word; 
 
 Some fodaine mifehiefe may atife of it; 
 
 For I doe know Flue Hen valiant, 
 
 .And ;oucht with Choice,hot as Gunpowder, 
 
 And quickly will retarne ah injurie. 
 
 Followed fee there be no hsrmc betwecnc them. 
 
 Goe you with me,Vnckle of Exeter. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Cover and MiUiams. 
 
 Witt. I warrant it i6 to Knight you,Captainc. 
 
 Enter Fine Ben. 
 
 Flu. Gods will,and his pleafure, Captaine, I befeech 
 you now, come apace to the King : there is more good 
 fee-ward you peraduenture, then is in your knowledge to 
 dreanae of. 
 
 f ML Sir,know you this Gloue? 
 
 Flu. Know the Gloue# 1 know the Gloue is a Gloue. 
 
 MU. I know this,aud thus 1 challenge it. 
 
 Strides him. 
 
 Flu. 'Sblud^narrant Tray tor as anyes in the Vnilftr- 
 fsll Woild.or in France,or in England. 
 
 Cower. How now Sir?yon Villaine. 
 
 Witt. Doe ,you thinke He be forfwome ? 
 
 Flu. Stand away Captaine Cower,l will giueTteafon 
 his payment intoplowcs,I warrant you. 
 
 WiB. I am no Tray tor. 
 
 Fin. That’s a Lye in thy Throat. I charge yoo inbis 
 MaicftiesNamc apprehend him,bc's a friend of theDuke 
 A lanfont. 
 
 Enter Marwick, and Cjlouceftcr. 
 
 Marw. How nqw.how now,wh3t’s the matter? 
 
 Fla. My Lord of Warwick, hccre is, pray fed be God 
 forit, a mod contagious Treafon come to light, Ic-a’te 
 you, as youfhall defire in a Summers day, Hcete is his 
 Mai eft i e. Enter King and Exeter. 
 
 Kmg, How now, what’s the matter? 
 
 Flu. My Liege, beerc is a Villaine, and a Traytor, 
 thetlookp your Grace, ba’s ftrooke the Gloue which 
 
 your Maieftic is take out of the Helmet of tAlan- 
 fo«. 
 
 __ Mitt. My Liege,this was roy Gloue,here is the fellow 
 of it: and he that I gaue it to in change,promis’d to weare 
 it in his Cappc: I promis'd to ftnke hiro.if he did: 1 met 
 this man with my Gloue in his Cappe,and I haue been as 
 good as my word. 
 
 Flu. Your Maieftic heare now, fauing your Maieftics 
 Manhood, what an arrant rafcally, beggerly, lowfic 
 Knaue it is : I hope your Maieftie is pcare me tcftimonic 
 and witneffe.and will auouchment, that thisis the Gloue 
 of Alan/on , that your Maieftie is giue roc, in your Con- 
 feience now. 
 
 King. Giue me thy Gloue Souldier. j 
 
 Lookc,hcerc is the fellow of it: 
 
 'Twas 1 indeed thou promifed’ft to ftnke, 
 
 And thou haft giuen me moft bitter termes. 
 
 Flu. Ana pleafe your Maieftie, let his Neck anfwerc 
 for it,if there is any Marftulj Law in the World. 
 
 King. How canft thou make me fatisfachon ? 
 
 Mitt. AH offences,my Lord,ccme from the heart: ne¬ 
 wer came any from mine, that might offend your Ma» 
 ieftie. 
 
 King. It was our felfe thou didftabufe. 
 
 MiU. Your Maieftic came not like your felfe : yon 
 appear’d to me but as a common man; witneffe the 
 Night, yout Garments, your Lowlincffe : and what 
 your HighnefTc fuffer’d voder that fhape, I befeech you 
 take it for your owne fault, and not mine : for had you 
 beene as I cooke you for, I made no offence ; therefore 1 
 befeech your HighnefTc pardon me. 
 
 King.Htre Vncklc Exeter, fill thisGIoue withCrowncs, 
 And giue it to this fellow. Keepe it fellow. 
 
 And weare it for an Honor in thy Cappe, 
 
 Till I doe challenge it. Giue him the Crownes s 
 
 And Captaine,you mull needs be friends with him. 
 
 Flu. By this Day and this Light, the fellow na’s raet- 
 •tell enough in his belly: Hold, there is twclue-pcnce for 
 you, and I pray you co ferueGod, and keepe you out of 
 prawlcs and prabbles,and quarrels and difticutions, and I 
 warrant you it is the better foryou, 
 
 MiU. I will none of your Money. 
 
 Flu. It is with a good will: I can tell you it will fevue 
 ■you to mend yourfhooes: come,wherefore fhould you 
 be fo pafhful), your fhoocs is not fo good: ’tis a good 
 filling I warrant you,or'I will change it. 
 
 Enter Hcratild. 
 
 King. Now Herauld.arc the dead numbred ? 
 
 Herald. Heerc is the number of the flaughtred 
 French. 
 
 King. What Prifoners of good fort are taken, 
 Vnckle? 
 
 Ext t. cbarlet Duke of Orleance,Ncphew to the King, 
 /<?&*Duke of Burbon,and Lord Bonchtquald : 
 
 Of other Lords and Barons,Knights and Squires, 
 
 Full fiftecne hundred,befides common men. 
 
 King. This Note doth tell me of ten thoufand French 
 That in the field lye flainc: of Princes in this number, 
 
 And Nobles bearing Banners, there lye dead 
 
 One hundred twentie fix: added to thefc. 
 
 Of Knights,EfquireS,and gallant Gentlemen, 
 
 Eight thoufand and foure hundred: of the which, 
 
 Fiue hundred were but yefterday dubb'd Knights. 
 
 So that in thefc ten thoufand they haue loft. 
 
 There arc but fixccenc hundred Mercenaries: 
 
 The reft are Princes,Barons, Lord»,Knight$,Squires, 
 
 And 
 
The Life of Henry the Fift. 
 
 And Gentlemen cf blood and qua'icie. 
 
 The Names of thofc that Nobles that lyc dead: 
 
 Charltj Delabrech, High Ccnflable of France, 
 la^ufs of Chatihon,Admiral! cf France, 
 
 The Matter of the Croffe-bowes.Lord Rambures 
 G rest Matter of France,the braue Sir Gu,chard Dolphin, 
 lohn Duke of Alanfon.^sTfiowicDukc of Brabant 
 The Brother to the Duke of Burgundie, 
 
 And Edward Duke of Barr : of luflic Earlet, 
 
 Grandprte and Rerjfie, Fanconbridge and Foyei, 
 
 Beaumont and Adorle,f r andfmont and Lelhrulc. 
 
 Here was a Royal! feliowfhip of death. 
 
 Where is the number of our Englifhdcad? 
 
 Edward the Duke of Yorke,tbe Earle of Suffclke, 
 
 Sit Richard Kcttj, Deny Cam Efquire ; 
 
 None elfeof name : and of all ether men, 
 
 But fiue and twenrie. 
 
 O God, thy Arroe was heerc : 
 
 And not to vs, but to thy Acme alone, 
 
 Afcribe we all: when, without flratagem, 
 
 But in plaiac fhock.and eutn play of Batiaile, 
 
 Was cuer knowne fo great and httJe Ioffe ? 
 
 On one gart and on th'other,takc it God, 
 
 Fo: it is none but thine. 
 
 Exec. Tis wonderful}. 
 
 Rt»g- Comt.\goe tue in proccffion to the Village: 
 And be it death proclaymed through our Hoafl, 
 
 To boafl of thi5,or take thai prayfe from God, 
 
 Which is his oncly. 
 
 Flu. Is it not lawful! and pleafe your Maieftie, to teh 
 how many is kill’d ? 
 
 Kmg. Yes Captarne: but with this acknowledgement, 
 That God fought for vs. 
 
 Flu. Yet,my confcience.he did vs great good. 
 
 Kmg. Doe we ail holy Rights: 
 
 Let there be fung Non «a£j»,and TV Deun, 
 
 The dead wjth cliaYitic enclos’d in Clay: 
 
 And then to Callice.and to England then, 
 
 Wb«e ne're from France arriu’d more happy men. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 <lAHus Quintui. 
 
 Eater Chornt. 
 
 Vouchfafe to thofe that haue not read the Story, 
 
 That I may prompt them : and of iuch as haue, 
 
 I humbly pray them to admit th'exrufe 
 Of time,of numbcrs,and due courfc of things, 
 
 Which cannot in their huge and proper life, 
 
 Be here prefented. Now wc besrc the King 
 Toward Callice: Graunt him there ; there feene, 
 
 Heaue him away vpon your winged thoughts. 
 
 Athwart the Sea: Behold the Engltfh beach 
 Pales inthe flood ; with Men, Wiues,3nd Boyer, 
 
 Whofe (hours & clapsout-voyce thedeep-mouth'd Sea, 
 Which like a mightie Whiffier 'fore the King, 
 
 Set-mes toprepare his Way : So let him land, 
 
 And felcmnly fee him fet on co London. 
 
 So fwift a pace harhThought,that euen now 
 You may imagine him vpon Black-Heath: 
 
 Where.'hat his Lord* defire hiai^o haue borne 
 His bruifcd Helmet,and his bended Sword 
 Before him,through the Citie : he forbids it, 
 
 91 
 
 Being free from vain-nefle,andfelfe-glorioui pride; 
 
 Giumgfull Trophee,Signal),and Oftent; 
 
 Quite from himfelfe,to God. But now behold, 
 
 In the quick Forge and work ing-houfc of Thought, 
 How London doth powre out her Citizens, 
 
 The Maior and all his Brethren in bed fort, 
 
 Like to the Senatours of th’antique Rome, 
 
 With the Plebeians fwarming at their hceles, 
 
 Goe forth and fetch their Cotvqu’ring Cafer in : 
 
 As by a lower,but by louing hkelyhood. 
 
 Were now the Generali of our gracious Empreflc, 
 
 As in good time he may,from Ireland comrmrg, 
 Bringing Rebellion broached on his Sword ; 
 
 How many would the peaceful! Citie quit, 
 
 To welcome him ? much more,and much moreesufe, 
 Did they this Harry. Now in London place him. 
 
 As yet the lamentation of the French 
 Inuitcs the King of Englands flay at hopie : 
 
 The Emperour's comming in behaife ofTrsnce, 
 
 To order peace betweene them: 3nd omit 
 All the occurrences,what euer chanc't, 
 
 T)H Harryes backc retume againc to France: 
 
 There muft we bring him; andmy felfchaue play’d 
 
 Theiwrmsw.by remembring you ‘tis pafl 
 
 Then brooke abridgement,and your eyes aduancc, 
 
 After your thoughts.ftraight backe againc to France, 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Enter Fine lien and Gower. 
 
 Gower. Nay, that’s right : but why weare you your 
 Leeke to day i S. Dauia day is pafl. 
 
 Flu. There is occafions and caufes why and v- hcrefore 
 in allthings: I will tell you afle my friend, Captaine 
 Gower- the rafcafly,fceuld,beggcrly, lowfie, praggmg 
 Knaue V1S0S, which you and your felfe.ar.d all tire World, 
 know to be no petcer then a fellow,looke you now,of no 
 menu : bee is come tome, and prings me pread and 
 fault yeflerday, looke you, and bid me eate my Leeke: 
 it was 10 a place where I could not breed no contention 
 with him ; but I will be fo bold as to weare it in my Cap 
 tdl I fee him once againe, and then I will tell him a little 
 piece of my defires. 
 
 Enter Ptftolk 
 
 Gower. Why heere hec <omes,fwclling like aTurky- 
 cock. 
 
 Flu. Tis no matter for his fwdlings, nor his Turky- 
 cocks. God plcfle you aunchicnt Piftckeyou feuruie low- 
 fie Knaue,God plefie you. 
 
 P>ft. Ha, art thou bedlam ? doefl then thirfl.bafc 
 Troian, to haue me fold vp P areas fatal! Web ? Hence; 
 
 I am qualtnifh at the fmcll of Leeke. 
 
 Flu. I pefeech you heartdy, feuruie lowfie Koaue, at 
 my defires, and my reqoefls, and my petitions, to este, 
 looke you,this Leeke ; bccaufe, looke yot», you doe not 
 loue it, nor your affe&iors.arid your appetites and your 
 dilgeftions doo's not agree with it, I would defire you 
 to eate it. 
 
 P'ft ■ Not for Cadwa Heeler and all bis GojUa 
 
 Flu. There isoneGoat for you. Str,lyes 
 
 Will you be fo good.fcauld Knaue,as eate it? 
 
 Piff; Bafe Troian,tfrou Chalt dye. 
 
 Flu. You fay very true, fcaultl Knaue', when Gods 
 will is: I will defire you to hue in tbc meane time, and 
 eate your ViittuiU : come, there is fav/ce for it. You 
 call'd me yeflerday Mountaine-Squier, but 1 will make 
 
 vou 
 
pz The Life of Henry the Fift. 
 
 you to day a fqutre of low degree. I pvay you fall toa,if 
 you can mocke a Lecke, you can cate a Leeke, 
 
 Gutr. EnoughCaptatne.you haue aftonifht him. 
 
 Flu. 1 fay, ! will make him e&re fome part of my leekc, 
 or 1 wiilpeatc his pate foure dayes :bice I pray you, it is 
 good for your greene wound, and your ploodieOaxc- 
 
 combe. 
 
 Tip-. Mufti bite. 
 
 Flu, Yes certainly,and out ofdoubt and out of que- 
 ftiontoo and ambiguities. 
 
 Ftp. By this Lecke, I will moil horribly rcuenge I 
 eate and eate I fweare. 
 
 Flu. Eate I pray you, will you haue feme more fauce 
 to your Leeke : there is not enough Leeke to fweare by. 
 
 P»P. Qn ct thy Cttdgell.thou doftfee 1 eate. 
 
 Fib. Much good do you feald knaue, heartilv. Nay, 
 prav you throw none away, theskinne isgoodforyour 
 broken Coxcombe ; when you take occafions to fee 
 Leekesheereafrer, I pray you rnocke at’em, that is all. 
 
 Tip. Good. 
 
 FI*. I, Leekes is good .• bold you, there is a groat to 
 hesle your pate. 
 
 Pip. Me a groat? 
 
 TU Yes veriiy, and in truth y< u (hall take it, or I haue 
 another Lecke in my pocket,wh.ch you (hall eate. 
 
 Pip. 1 take thy groat in earneftofreuenge. 
 
 Flu. Ifl owe you any thing, I will pay you in Cud¬ 
 gels, you fbail be a Woodmonger, and buy nothing of 
 me but cudgels •• God buy you,,and keepeyou, & heale 
 your pate. €xit 
 
 Pip. All hell Pnali ftirrefor this. 
 
 Gaw.Go, go, you are a counterfeit eowardty Knaue, 
 will you rrsocke a: an ancient Tradition began vpponau 
 honourable refpc 61 , and worne as a memorable Trophee 
 of predecealed valot,snd dare not auouch in your deeds 
 any of your words. 1 haue feene you glceking & galling 
 at this Gentleman twice or thrice. Y ou thought,bccauic 
 . he could nor fpeake Englilh inthepstiue garb, he could 
 not therefore handle an Englifh Cudgell : you finde it o- 
 therwife.andhencefonhUtaWelfh correSion, teach 
 you a good Englifh condition, fare ye well. Exit 
 
 Pip. Doeth fortune play the hufwife with me now ? 
 Neweahauelthatmy Doll\s dead i’th Spittle of a mala¬ 
 dy of France, and there my rendcuous.is quite cut off : 
 Old I do waste, and from my wearic linabc3 honour is 
 Cudgeld. Well, Baud lie turne, and fomething leaneto 
 Cut-purfe ofquicke hand: To England will I fteale, and 
 there He fteale : 
 
 And patches will I geivntothefe cudgeldfcarres. 
 
 And ( wore I got them in the Gallia warres. Exit. 
 
 Enter ct out dotrre, King Henry , Fxtter-Bedfcrd,tVarwic Ip, 
 andether Lords. At another, Qjt^ene IfaBel t 
 the King, the Duke efBourgongne f and 
 other French. 
 
 King. Peace to this meeting, whereforewe ate met; 
 Vnto our brother France, and to our Sifter 
 
 Health and fairc time of day: Ioy and good wifhes 
 
 To cur moft faire and Princely Cofine Katherine ; 
 
 And as a branch and member of this Royalty, 
 
 By whom this great aflembly is contriu’d. 
 
 We do falute you Duke of Burgegne, 
 
 A ad Princes French and Peeres health to you all. 
 
 Fra. Right ioyaits are we to behold your face, 
 
 Moft worthy brother England, faireiy met. 
 
 So are you Princes (Englifh) coery one. 
 
 Qgtee. So happy be the.HTue brother Ireland 
 
 Of this good day, and of this gracious meeting, 
 
 As wearenow giad to behold your eyes, 
 
 Your eyes which hitherto haue borne 
 
 In themagainft the French that met them intheirbent. 
 The fatal! Balls of numbering Bafiliskes: 
 
 Thevenome of fuch Lookeswe faireiy hope 
 
 Haue loft their qujlitie, and that this day 
 
 Shiii change all. griefes and quarrels into loue. 
 
 Eng. To cry Amen to that, thus we appeare. 
 
 Qyee. You Englifh Princes all,I doe falute you. 
 
 Berg. My dutie coyou both, oh equall loue. 
 
 Great Kings of France and Englandjihat I haue labour'd 
 With all my wits, my paincs.and ftrong endcuors. 
 
 To bringyour moft Jmpcriall Maieftie* 
 
 Vnto this Barre, and Royall enter view; 
 
 Your Migbcinetfe on both parts beft can witneffe. 
 
 Since then my Office hath fo ferre preuayl'd. 
 
 That Face to Face, and Royall Eye to Eye, 
 
 You haue cortgrceted: let it not difgrace me. 
 
 If I demand before this Royall view. 
 
 What Rub. or what Impediment there is, 
 
 Why that the naked, poore,and mangled Peace, 
 
 D earc Nourfe of A rts, Plentyes.and ioyfull Births, 
 
 Should not in this beft Garden of the World, 
 
 Ourfertilc France,put vp her louely Vifage? 
 
 Alas.Oice hath from France too long been chas’d. 
 
 And all her Husbandry doth lye on heapes. 
 
 Corrupting in it owne fertilnie. 
 
 Her Vine,the merry chearer of the heart, 
 
 Vnpruned.dyes : her Hedges euen pleach’d. 
 
 Like Pnfoners wildly ouer-growne with hayre. 
 
 Put forthdifordei’d Twigs: her fallow Leas, 
 
 The Dasneil.Hemlock.and ranke Femerary, 
 
 Dochroot ypon; while that the Culler rufls. 
 
 That ftiouid deracinate fuch Sauagery : 
 
 The euen Meade,that erft brought fweetly forth 
 
 The freckled Cowflip,Burnet and greene Cloucr, 
 
 Wanting the Sythe,withall vncorrcfted,ianke \ 
 
 Conceiues by idlenc(Te,and nothing teemes. 
 
 But hatefull Docks, rough Thirties, Kekfy«s,Burres, 
 Looling both beautie and vtilitie; 
 
 And all our Vineyards, Fallowes,Meades,and Hedges, 
 Defeftiue in their natures.grow to wildneffe. 
 
 Euen foourHoufes.andour felucs,and Children, 
 
 Haue loft,or doe not leame, for want of time. 
 
 The Sciences i’n3t fhould become our Councrey j 
 
 But grow like Sauages.as Souldiers will. 
 
 That nothing doe, but meditate on Blood, 
 
 To Swearing,and ftenie Lookes.defus’d Attyre, 
 
 And euery thing that feemes vnnatutall. 
 
 Which to reduce into cur former faiiour, 
 
 You ere alfcmbled : and my fneecii entreats. 
 
 That T may know the Let, why gentle Peace 
 
 Should not expel) tbefc inconueniences. 
 
 And blcfic vs with her former qualities. 
 
 Eng. ]f Duke of Burgonie.you would the Peace, 
 Whole want giues growth to th’tmperfeftions 
 
 Which you haue cited; youmuftfauy that Peace 
 
 With full accord to all our iuft demands, 
 
 W’hofe Tenures and particular effetfts 
 
 You liaue enfchedul'd briefely in yourhands. 
 
 'Berg. The King hath heard them: to the which,as yet 
 There is no Afifwei made, 
 
 Eng. Weil then: the Peace which you before fo vrg’d, 
 Lyes in his Anfwera 
 
 France. I 
 
The Life of Henry ihe Lift, 9 ] 
 
 Trance: I haue but with a curfelsrie eye 
 
 O’re-ghnc't the Articles: Plcafeth yourGrace 
 
 To appoint ferme of your Counceli prefently 
 
 To fit with v» once more,with better heed 
 
 To rc-funiey Chero; we will fuddenly 
 
 Paflc our accent and peremptorie Anfwer. 
 
 England. Brother wc (hall. Goc Vnckle Exeter, 
 
 And Bi other Clarence, and you Brother Cloucefcr, 
 
 H'arvichj and Huntington, goc with the King, 
 
 And take with you free power,to ranfie, 
 
 Augment,or alter, as your W ifdomes beft 
 
 Shall fee ado3ncageablc for our Digmtic, 
 
 Any thing in or out of our Demands, 
 
 And wec’ie configne thereto. Will you.faite Sifter, 
 
 Goe with the Princes.or (by here with vs ? 
 
 £?«rr. Our gracious Brother, I will goe with them; 
 Happily a Womans Voyce msy doe fome good, 
 
 When Articles to© nicely vrg d,be (rood on. 
 
 England. Y tl leaue out Coulio Katherine hetc w ith vs. 
 She is our capitill Demand,compris’d 
 
 Within the fore-rankeof otir Articles. 
 
 Qnee. She hath good 4 caue. Exeunt omnes. 
 
 Manet Kmg and Katherine. 
 
 King. Faire K at her me t zr\d moft faire, 
 
 Wiil you vouchfafe to teach a Souldier teatmes, 
 
 Such as will enter at a Ladyes eare, 
 
 And pleade his Loue-fuit to her gentle heart. 
 
 Kath Your Maieftie (hall mock at me,I cannot fpeake 
 your England. 
 
 King. O faire Katherine , if you will loue me (oundly 
 with your French heart, i will be glad to heare vou con- 
 fc(Te it brokenly with your Englifli Tongue. Doc you 
 like me. Rare? 
 
 Kath. Pardonne may. I cannot tell w at is like roe. 
 
 King. An Angellislike you &s/e,aod you are Idee an 
 Angell. * 
 
 Kath. Qne djt il tjue/efuu [emb table a let align ? 
 
 Lady. Ouyverayment (ftufvo/lre Croce) atn/iail il. 
 
 Kmg. I laid fo, deare Katherine, arid 1 muft not blu(h 
 toaffirme it. 
 
 Kalb. 0 bon Then, Us longues del bommit font pleia de 
 trompmes. 
 
 Kuyg. What fayes (he,faire one? that the tongues of- 
 men arc full of deceits ? 
 
 Lady. Ony,A at de tongeus of demans is be full of de¬ 
 ceits: dat is dePtinceffe. 
 
 Kmg. The Pnnceflc is the better Englifh-womaD s 
 yfaith Kate, my wooing is fit for thy vnderftandmg, I am 
 glad thou canft fpeake no better Englifh, for if thou 
 coold'ft.thou would’ft finde me fuchap!aineKing,that 
 thou wouldft thioke, I had fold my Farme to buy my 
 Crewnei Iknownowayes to mince it in loue, but di- 
 rccUy to fay, I loue you ; then if you vrge me farther, 
 then to fay .Dodyou m faith? 1 weare out my fuite: Giuc 
 me your anfwer, yfaith doe, and fo clap hands,and a bar- 
 game : how fay you,Lady 1 
 
 Kath. Saufvoftre honeur, trie vndetftand well. 
 
 King. Marry, if you would put me to Verfes, or to 
 Dance for your fakc,A(.t{e,why you vnrlid me: for the one 
 
 1 hauc neither words nor meafure > 3 nd for the other, 1 
 haue no ftrengtb in meafurc, vet a reafonablc meafute in 
 ftrength. If I could vviune s Lady at Leape.ftogge,or by 
 vawting into ruy Saddle, with my Armour on my backe ; 
 voder the correifion of bragging be it fpoken. I (hould 
 quickly Irape into a Wife : Of if I might buffer fot my 
 
 Loue,or bound my Horfe for hex fauours, I could lay on 
 
 likea Butchcr.and fit like a lack an Apes,ncuer off. But 
 before God Kate, 1 cannot lookc grecncly, nor gafpeout 
 my eloquence , nor I haue no cunning in prottftation ; 
 onely downe-rightOathes, which 1 neuetvfe tillvrg'd, 
 norneuer breake forvrgmg. If thou canft loue a fallow 
 of this remper.AVe.whofe lace it not worth Sunnc-bur- 
 ning? that neuer lookes in his Gla(Te, for loue of any 
 thing he fees there ? lei thine Eye be thy Cooke. I fpeake 
 to thee plaine Souldier : If thou canft loue me for this, 
 take me? ifnoc?co fay to thee that 1 fhall dye,is truc;but 
 for thy loue, by the L. No: yec I loue thee too. And 
 while thou liu fl,dea;c Kate, take a fellow of plaine and 
 vneoyned Conftancie.for hcpetforcc muft do thee tight, 
 becaufe lie hath not the gift to wooe in othei places: for 
 thefe fellowes ofinfinit tongue.that can ryme themfeiues 
 Into Ladyes fauours. they doc aJwayes rcafon themfeiues 
 out 3gaine. What l a fpeakcr is but a puter, a Ryme is 
 but a Ballad ; a good Legge will fall, e ftrait Backe will 
 ftoope.a blacke Beard will tume white, a curl’d Pate will 
 grow bald, a faire Face will wither, a full Eye will wav 
 hollow: but a good Heart, Kate, is the Sunnc and the 
 Moone,or rail'd the Sunnc, and not the Moone; for it 
 fhines bright, and neuer changes, but kccpcs his coutfe 
 truly. If thou would h3ue uich a one, take me ? and 
 take me; take a Smaldier : take a Souldier; take a King. 
 And what fty ft thou then to my Loue ? fpeake my faire, 
 and fairely, I pray thee. 
 
 Kath. Is it poftible dat I fould loue de ennernie of 
 Fraunce ? 
 
 Kmg. No.it is not poffibk you (hould loue the Ene~ 
 mie of France, Kate ; but in louingme, you fhouldloue 
 the Friend of France : for I loue France fo well, that ] 
 will not part with a Village of it; I will haue it all mine: 
 and ,Kase, when France is mice,sod I 2 ni yours;then yours 
 is Fraoce.and you 3re mine. 
 
 Kath. .1 cannot tell wat is dat. 
 
 Kmg. No, Kate 1 1 will tell thee in French,which I am 
 furc will hang vpon my tongue,like a new-marndd Wife 
 about her Husbands N-cke, hardly to be (hooke off; te 
 tpsand Jut te pofelfnn de frounce , & sjttand vom . ues l» pof■ 
 feffion de moy , ( Let mee fee.what then ? Saint Dennis l>ee 
 myfpeede) Dew voflre eft Frounce,& votu eft a mtennt. 
 
 It is as eafie for me,Af4re,to conquer the Kingdome.as to 
 fpeake fo much more French : ! (Tull neuer moue ti»€e id 
 F tcr.ch.vnlffie itbe to laugh at me. 
 
 Kath. Sanf voffre bonear,U francou tptes vansparleis,il 
 (Jr meltests true I'j'lngfois leqtsel le park. 
 
 King. Klo faith is’c not, Kate: but thy fpeaking of 
 my Tongue , and I thine , moft trueiy falfely , muft 
 ncedea be grsuntedtobemuchatOnc. Bui A<rfe,doo’ft 
 thou vnderftand thus much Englifti? Canft theti loue 
 mee ? 
 
 Kath. I cannot tell. 
 
 Kmg. Can 3ny of your Neighbours tell. Kite} lie 
 aske them. Comc.I know thou loiseft me : and at night 
 when you come into yout Clofet, you'le queftion t has 
 Gemlewoman about me; and I know.AVr, you will to 
 ber difprayfethofe parts in me,that you loue with your 
 hcarr: but good Af«f#,rDo<kcme meteiful'y, the rather 
 gentle Pnncefie.becaufc I loue thee cruelly, if euer thou 
 bceft mine, Kate ,6$ I haue a fauing Faith within me tells 
 methouihalt; I get thee with skambling , and thou 
 muft therefore needes proue a good Souldier-breeder: 
 Shall nok thou 8nd I, betsveene Saint Detmu and Saint 
 George , compound a Boy, halfe French halfe Englifh, 
 
 k that 
 
94 - _ 77 ;? Life ofHenry the Ft ft. 
 
 that (K3I! goe to Conftantinople, and take thcTurke by ~ " 
 
 th Beard. Shall wee not ? what fay'ft thou, my faire 
 Flower-de-Luce. 
 
 Kate. I doe not know dat. 
 
 King. No:’ta hereafter to know.but now to promlfe : 
 doe but now promife Kate, you will endeauour for your 
 French part of fuch a Boy; end for my Er-glilh moytie, 
 take the Wprd of a King, and a Datchelcr. How enfwer 
 you, La plus ScRe Katherine du mer.de man trefcher&demn 
 deejfe. 
 
 Kmh. YourMaieflee auc faufe Frcnche enough to 
 deceiue de tnoft fage Damoileil dat is en Fraunce. 
 
 King. Now fyc vpon my falfe Frcnch:by mine Honor 
 in true Engliih.l loue thee Kate; by which Honor.l dare 
 not fwearc thou loueft me, yet my blood begins to flat¬ 
 ter me,slut thou doo'ft; norwithftanding the poore end 
 vntra-pering effe& of my Vifage, Now beflircw my 
 Fathers Ambition, hee was thinking of Ciuill Warrcs 
 when hee got me, therefore was I created with a Oub- 
 borne om-fidc,with an afpefl of Iron, that when I come 
 to vvooc Ladyes,! fright them: but in faith Kate, the el¬ 
 der I wax,the better I fhall appeate. My comiort is,u>at 
 Old Age, that ill layer vp of Beaucie, can doe no more 
 fpoyle vpon my Face. Thou haft ir,c,if thou haft me, at 
 the wotft; and thou fhalt wcarc me, if thou weare me, 
 better and better: and therefore tell me. moft faire Ka. 
 therine, willyou haueme ? Put oft your Maiden Blufhcs, 
 attouch the Thoughts of your Heart with the Lookcs of 
 an Empreffe, take me by the Hand , and fay, Harry of 
 England,I am thine: which Word thou fhslc no fooner 
 bieffeminc Bare withal!, but I will tell thcealowd, Eng¬ 
 land is thine, Ireland iEthine,Franccisthine,and Henry 
 Planusginet is thine ; who, though 1 fpeakc it before his 
 Face, if he be not Fellow wich the bed King, thou fhalt 
 finds the beft King ofGood-fellowes. Come.your An- 
 fwer in broken Mufick ; for thy Voyce is Mufick, and 
 thy Engiifh broken : Therefore Queene ofaUjKatberine, 
 breake thy minde to me in broken Engiifh; wilt thou 
 bane roe ? 
 
 Katb. Dat is as it (hall pleafe de Ray mm fere. 
 
 King. Nay.it will pleal'e him well, Kate; it fliall pleafe 
 him, Km. 
 
 JCatb. Den it fall aifo content roe. 
 
 King. Vpon that I kiffc your Hand, and I call you 
 Qiiccne. 
 
 Hath, Laijfe men Seigneur , laiffe, laijfe, may foy ; Ie~ r.e 
 veus point que you* ablsaiffe wftte grandest !, en Saifant le 
 
 main dune noHyc Seigneurhubgnieftruiteurexcufemoy. Je 
 
 vasts fupplse men trej-puijfa»t Seigneur, 
 
 King. Then I will kifle your Lippes.Knfe. 
 
 Katb. Lei Dames <£• DameifeIs poureflre Saifee defiant 
 lear uopcefe il net pas Is cefirtme de Frounce, 
 
 King. Madame,my Interpreter,what fayes (hee ?, 
 
 Lady. Dat it is not be de faftion pourle Ladies of 
 Flwnog; I cannot tell wac is buiffe en Anglifh. 
 
 Kang, To kiffc. 
 
 Lady. Your Maieftee entendre Sett re que may. 
 
 King. It is nor a fafhion for the Maids in Fraunce to 
 kiffc before they are marrycd,would Che fay? 
 
 Lady. Otsy verayment. 
 
 King. O Kate,n\cc Cuftomes curfie to great Kings. 
 Deare Kate, you and I cannot bee confin’d within the 
 weakc Lyft of a Counrreyes fafliion : wee are the ma¬ 
 kers of Manners, Kate; and the libcrtiethat followes 
 our Places, ftoppes the mouth of all finde-faults, as I 
 will doe yours, for vpholdiog the nice fafliion of your 
 
 Countrey, in denying me a Kiffe: therefore patteMly, 
 and yeclding. You haue Witch-craft in your Lippes, 
 Kate: there is more eloquence in a Sugar touch of 
 them, then in the Tongues of the French Councell 5 and 
 they (hould foonerperfwade EAsny of England, then 3 
 genet all Petition of Monarchs. Hcerc comes you- 
 Father. 
 
 Enter the French Power, and the Esighfh 
 Lards. 
 
 'Burg. God faue your Maicftie, my RoyjJl Coufin 
 teach you cur Frinceffe Englilh ? 
 
 King, I would haue her learne, my faire Coufin, how 
 perfectly I loue her,3nd that is good Englifli. 
 
 Burg. Is thee not apt? 
 
 King. Out Tongue is rough, Coze, and my Conditi¬ 
 on is not (mooch : lo that hauing neyther the Voyee not 
 the Heart of Flatterie about me, I cannot foconiurevp 
 the Spirit of Loue in her, that hee will appeare in his true 
 iikeneffe. 
 
 Burg. Pardon the frankneffe of my mirth, if I ar.fwer 
 you for that. If you would coniurc in her, you muft 
 make a Circle: if coniure vp Loue in her in his true 
 bkeneffe, hee muft appeare naked, and blinde. Can you 
 b.ame her then, being a Maid , yet ros’d oucr with the 
 Virgin Crimlon of Modcftic, if fhee deny thespparance 
 of a naked blinde Boy in her naked feeing felfc? It were 
 (my Lord} a hard Condition for a Maid to Configne 
 
 King. Yet they doe winke and yeeld, as Loue is blind 
 and enforces. 
 
 "Burg, They are then excus’d,my Lord when they fee 
 not what they doe. 7 
 
 Kmg. Then good my Lord. teach your Coufin to 
 
 consent winking. 
 
 Burg. I will winke on her to confent,my I.ord.tf you 
 will ieoch her to know my meaning : for Maidts well 
 Summer'd, and watme kept, are like' FJycs at Bsrtholo- 
 mew-tyde, blinde, though they baue chcnr eves,and then 
 they will endure handling,which before would not abide 
 looking on. 
 
 Kmg. This Moral I tyesme ouerroTlme,snd a hot 
 Summer; and fo I fhall catch die Flye, your Coufin, in 
 the latter end.and fhee muft be blinde cot 
 Burg. As Loue is my Lord,bcfore it loues. 
 
 King. It is fo: and you may, fome of you, thankc 
 Loue tor my blindneffe, who C3nnoc fee many a faire 
 French Citie for one faire French Maid chat ftapds in my 
 way. 7 
 
 Fremh King. Yes my Lord, you fee them pcrfpec- 
 tiuely : the Cities turn J into a Maid ; for they are 
 all gyrdled with Maiden Walls, that Warre hath cn- 
 tred. 
 
 Lngland. Shall Kate be my Wife ? 
 
 France, So pleafe you. 
 
 England. I am content, fo the Maiden Cities you 
 talke of, may wait on her: fo the Maid that ftood in 
 the way for roy Wifli, (hall fhevy roe the way to my 
 Will. 
 
 France. W’eehaue conferred to all tearmes of rea- 
 fon. 
 
 England. Is’t fo, my Lords of England ? 
 
 Weft, The King hath graunted cuery Article; 
 
 His Daughter firft; and in fequele,all. 
 
 According to thdrfirmepropofcd nature*, 
 
 Exet. Onetv . 
 
Exet. Onely he hath not yet fubferibed this : 
 
 Where your Maiefticdemands,Thatthe King of "France 
 hauing any occafion to write tor matter of Graunt, fhai) 
 name your HighnetTe in this forme,and with chisadditu 
 on, in French : Nafire trefiberfJx. Hemp Rcj d' AngUurre 
 Her cure ic fr&mict : and thus in Latin e ; Prxclarifpmm 
 Flhia r.efier Heartens Rex Angles & Here) Frances. 
 
 France. Nor this I haue not Brother fo deny d, 
 
 But your tequeft fnaii make me iet it pefle. 
 
 SneUnl. I pray you then,in loue and deare sllyance, 
 Let that one Article ranke with the refi, 
 
 And thereupon giueme your Daughter. 
 
 France .Take her faire Sonne.and from her blood ray fe vp 
 Iffue to me. that the contending Kingdomes 
 Of France and England,whofe very fhoates looke pale, 
 With enuy of each others happioeffe, 
 
 Mfay ceafe then hatred ; and this deare Coniun£hon 
 plant Neighbour-hood and Chriftian-Iike accord 
 la their fweet Bofomes: that neuer Warre aduance 
 His bleeding Sword twtxt England and faire France. 
 Lerdj. Amen. 
 
 King. Now welcome Kate: and beare me wuneUe all. 
 That has I ktffeher ssmy SoueraigneQueene. 
 
 Flcterifb. 
 
 Qaee. God,the beft maker of all Marriages, 
 Combine your hearts in one,your Realmcs in one : 
 AsMan and Wife being two.are one in loue, 
 
 So be there’t wixt your Kingdomes fuch a Spoufall, 
 That neuer may dl Office, or fell lealoufie, 
 
 The Life of Hsnrj the Flft . 95 
 
 ——— •yyhich troubles oft the iieil of bkffed Marriage, 
 
 ▼V luvsi --— — -- fc> ' » 
 
 Thruftin betweene thePation of thefe Kingdomes, 
 
 To make diuorce cf their incorporate League: 
 
 That Englifln may as Fre.-ich/ftenchEngliftimcn, 
 Rcceiuc each other. God fpcake this Arcen. 
 
 M. Amen. 
 
 King- Prepare we for our Marriage : or. which day, 
 My Lord of Burgundy wce'le cake your Oath 
 And aii the Peeres.for furttic of our Leagues. 
 
 Then (half I fweareto Kate,*n6 you tome, 
 
 And may our Oathes well kept and profp rous be. 
 
 Semi Extern 
 
 Enter Charset 
 
 Thus farre with rough,and all-vnable Pen, 
 
 Our bending Author hath purfu’d the Story, 
 
 In little roocr.e confining mightie men. 
 
 Mangling by ftarts the full courfe of their glory 
 Smalltime ; but in that fmall.moft greatly liued 
 ThisStarte of .England.Fortune made his Swcrdj 
 By which,the Worlds belt Carden he atchreued '• 
 
 And of it left his Sonne Imperial! Lord 
 Henry the Stxt.in Infant Bands crown'd King 
 Of France and England,did this King fueceech 
 Whofe State fo many had the managing, 
 
 That they loft France,and made his England bleed i 
 Which oft our Stage hath fhownc ; and fot their take* 
 In your faire minds let this acceptance take. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 k i 
 
 The 
 
p6 
 
 The firft Part of Henry the Sixt. 
 
 a*Aflus ‘Primus Sccena Prim a. 
 
 Dead LMarch. 
 
 Enter the Tuner all of K mg Henry the Fift, attended on by 
 the Duke of Bedford, Regent of France ; the Duke 
 ofGlofier, Protedor, the Duke of Exeter War- 
 vtefy, the TSifhop of tVmshefter, and 
 the Dufy of Somerfet. 
 
 'Bedford. 
 
 Vng beyheauens with black,yield day tonight; 
 Cornets importing change of Times and States, 
 randilhyeur cry flail Trefles in the Skie, 
 
 And with them (courge the bad reuolting Stars, 
 That haue confemed'vnta Henries death j 
 King Henry the Fift.too famous to Hue long, 
 
 England ne'teloft a King of fo much worth, 
 
 ( jlofl. England ne’re had a King vntill his time: 
 Vertue he had»deferoing to command, 
 
 His brandifttt Sword did blir.de men with his beamei, 
 His Armes fpred wider then a Dragons Wings; 
 
 His fparktlne Eyes,repleat with wrachfull fire. 
 
 More dialed and droue back his Enemies, 
 
 Then mid-day Sunne.fierce bent againft their faces. 
 
 What (hoy id 1 fay? bis Deeds exceed ali fpeech: 
 
 He ne're lift vp his Hand,but conquered. 
 
 Exe.Vt e mournein black, why mourn we not in blood? 
 Henry isdead.and neuer (hall rcuiue: 
 
 Vpon a Wood den Coffin we attend; 
 
 And Deaths dilhonourable Vietorie, 
 
 We with our (lately prefenceglorifie, 
 
 Like Cap titles bound to a T riumphanr Carre. 
 
 What? (nail we curie the Planets of Mi(hap, 
 
 That plotted thus our Glories oumhrow? 
 
 Or (hall wethinkc the fubrilc-wicted French, 
 
 Coniurers and Sorcerers, that afraid of him, 
 iy Magick Verfes haue contriu'd his end, 
 hProch. He was a King.bleft of the King of Kings 
 Vote the French,the dreadful! Judgement-Day 
 So dresdfull will not be,as was his fight. 
 
 ‘ rhe Battailes of the Lord of Hods he fought; 
 
 ' he Churches Prayers made him fo profperour 
 Cleft. The Church ? where is it ? 
 
 3ad not Church-men pray'd, 
 
 riit thred of Life bad not fo focne decay’d. 
 
 Mon* doe you like, but an effeminate Prince, 
 
 Whom like a Schoole-boy you m3y ouer-awe. 
 
 H'tneb. Clefter ,what ere we iske.thou art Prote&or, 
 
 And looked to command the Prince and Rcalme; 
 
 Thy W ife is prowd. (he holdeth thee in awe. 
 
 More then God or Religious Church-men may. 
 
 Glojl. Name not Religion.for thou lou'fl the Flefh, 
 And ne're throughout the yeere to Church thougo’ft*. 
 Except it be to pray againft thy foes. 
 
 5 «vf.Ceafe,ceafe thefe larres,& red your mtnds in peace; 
 Let’s to the Altar: Heralds wayt on vs; 
 
 In (lead of Gold,wee leoffer vp our Armes, 
 
 Since Armes auayle not.no w that Henry / dead, 
 Poflemie await for wretched ytetes, 
 
 When at then Mothers motflned cyes.Babe*(hallfuck. 
 Our Ilebe made a Nourifh of fait Tcares. 
 
 And none but Women left to wayje the dead. 
 
 Henry the Fift, thy Ghofl I muocate : 
 
 Profper this Realme, keepe it from Ciuill BtoyJe*, 
 Combat with aduerfe Planets in the Heauensj 
 A f3rre more glorious Starre thy Soule will make 
 Then Isslisu Cefar, or bright-—- 
 
 Enter a Afejfmger 
 
 Afejf. My honourable Lords,health to you ail, 
 
 Sad tidings bring I to you out of France, 
 
 Of Ioffe, of flaughter.anddifcomfitures 
 Gitycn.Champaignc.Rheimes.Ofleance, 
 
 Paris,Gttyfors.Potdliers,are ali quite loft. 
 
 Bedf, What fay'd thou man,before dead Henry's Coatfc? 
 Sptike foftly 5 or the lolfe of thofe great Townes 
 Will make him burft his Lead.and rife from death. 
 
 Cleft. Is Paris loft? is Roan yeddedvp? 
 
 If Henry were recall'd to life againe, 
 
 Thefe news would caofe him once more yeeld rhe Ghoft. 
 Ext. How were they loft i what trecherie was vs’dj 
 Mefj. N© trecherie, but want of Men and Money. 
 Amcngft the Souldiers this is muttered. 
 
 That here you raaintaine feuerai! Faflions: 
 
 And whil’ft a Field (hould bedifpatcht and fought. 
 
 You are difputingof your Generals. 
 
 One would haue lingrrng Warres.with little coft ; 
 Another would Bye fwift.but wanteth Wings; 
 
 A third thinkes,wtthout expence at all, 
 
 By guileful] fair* words,Peace may be obtayn’d- 
 
 Awake,awake,EngIi(h Nobilitiej 
 
 Let not (louth dimme your Honors.new begot; 
 
 Cropt atetheFlower-de-Lucesin your Armes 
 Of England* Coat,one halfe is cut away. 
 
 Ext. Were our Teares wanting to this Funeral!, 
 
 Thefe Tidings would call forth her Bowing Tides. 
 
 Hcdf. Me they concerne,Regent I am of Franco 
 Giueme my fteeled Coat,lie fight for France. 
 
 Away with thefe difgiacefull wayling Robet; 
 
 Wounds will I lend rhe French.m dead of Eyca, 
 
 To weepe their intetmiftiue Mifertes. 
 
 Enter 
 
The firft Tart of Henry the Sixt . 07 
 
 Enter to them another Me longer. 
 
 Meff. Lords view thefe Letters,full of bad mifchance. 
 fiance is reuolted from the Euglifh quite, 
 
 Except fome petty Townes,of no import. 
 
 The Dolphin Charles is crowned King in Rheimes: 
 
 The Bjftard of Orleance with him is ioyn'd : 
 
 Reynold.DuVc of Amou, doth take his part, 
 
 The Duke of Alar.fon flycth to his fide. Exit. 
 
 Ext. The Dolphin crown'd King? all flye to him? 
 
 O whither fhall we flye from this reproach l 
 
 Gloft. We will not flye.but to out enemies throats. 
 'Bedford, if thou be flacke. lie fight it out. 
 
 ‘Bed. Clofler, why doubtft thou of aiy fovwardncfTc? 
 An Army hauc I murtet'd in my thoughts, 
 
 Wherewith already France is ouer-tun. 
 
 Enter another Meffenger. 
 
 t Jltef. My gracious Lords, to adde co your laments, 
 Wherewith you now bedew King Henries hearfe, 
 
 I mart informe you ofadifmali fight. 
 
 Betwixt the flout Lord Talbot, and the French. 
 
 Oft*. What?wherein Talbot ouercame, is't to ? 
 j.ejUef.Q no: wherein Lord Talbot was o'rechrown: 
 The circumflancc 1 le tell you more at large. 
 
 The tenth of Auguft lafl. this dreadfull Lord, 
 
 Rctyrinc from the Siege of Orleince, 
 
 Hauing hill fcarce fix thoofand in his troupe, 
 
 By three and t weatie thoufand of the French 
 Wasround incompaffed,and fetvpon: 
 
 No leyfure had he to enranke his men. 
 
 He wanted Pikes to fet before his Archers: 
 
 Inrftead whereof, fliarpe Stakes piuckt out of Hedges 
 They pitched in the ground confufedly, 
 
 Xo kcepe the Horferoen off,from breaking in. 
 
 More then three houres the fight continued: 
 
 Where valiant Talbot, aboue humane thought, 
 
 Enadfed wonders with his Sword and Lance. 
 
 Hundreds he font to Hell,and none durft ftand him: 
 Here,there,anefeucry where entag’d.he flew. 
 
 The French exclaym'd, the Deuill was in Arraes, 
 
 All the whole Army flood agax’d on him. 
 
 His Souldiers fpying his vndaunted Spirit, 
 
 A Talbot ,a Talbot,cry’d outamaine, 
 
 And rufht into the Bowels of the B attaile. 
 
 Here had the Cooqueft fully been feal'd vp, 
 
 If Sir John Falflaffe had not play'd the Coward. 
 
 He being in the Vauward, plac’t bchinde, 
 
 With purpofe to relieue and follow them, 
 
 Cowardly fled,not haulng ftruck cue flroake. 
 
 Hence grew the generall wrack and maffacre s 
 Encloled were they with their Enemies. 
 
 A bafe Wa!lon,to win theDolphins grace. 
 
 Thru ft Talbot with a Speare into the Back, 
 
 Whom all France,with their chiefc affembled ftrength, 
 Durft not prefume to looke once in the face. 
 
 Bedf. Is Talbot (lain* then? 1 will flay my felfe, 
 
 For liuing idly here, to pompe and cafe, 
 
 Whil’ft (uch a worthy Leader,wanting ayd, 
 
 Vntohis daftatd foe-men is betray'd. 
 
 j. Meft. O no,he liues, but is tookc Prifoner, 
 
 And Lord Stales with bim,and Lord Hungerford : 
 
 Moil of the reft flaughter*d,or tooke likewife. 
 
 Bedf. His Rsnfi>me there is none but J (ball pay 
 lie hale the Dolphin headlong from his Throne, 
 
 His Crowne (hall be the Ranlome of my friend: 
 
 Foure of their Lotds He change for one of our9. 
 
 Farwtll my Mafters.to my Taske will I, 
 
 Bonfires in France forthwith 1 am to make, 
 
 To keepe our great Saint Georges Fcaft vsithaR. 
 
 Ten thoufand Souldiers with me I will take, 
 
 Whofe bloody deeds fhall make all Europe quake. 
 
 3 .CMeft. So you had need, for Orleance is befieg'd. 
 The Englifh Army is growne weak® and faint i 
 The Earle of Salisbury craueth fupply, 
 
 And hardly keepes his men from tnutinie, 
 
 Since they fo few,watch fuch a mulritude. 
 
 Ext. Remember Lords your Oathcs to Henry fworne: 
 Eyther to quell the Dolphin vtterly. 
 
 Or bring him in obedience to your yoake. 
 
 Bedf. 1 doe remember It,and here take my leauc, 
 
 To goe about my preparation. Exit Bedford. 
 
 Gloft. He to the Tower with all the haft I can, 
 
 To view th'ArtiUerie and Munition, 
 
 And then I will prodayroe young Henry King. 
 
 Exit Gtoftcr, 
 
 Exe. ToElcam will 1 .where the young King Is, 
 
 Being ordayn’d his fpeciall Gouernor, 
 
 An<$ for his fafette there lie beft denife. Exit. 
 
 tfSnch. Each hath his Place and FumSion to attend: 
 
 I am left out; for me nothing remaines : 
 
 But long I will not be lack out of Office. 
 
 The King from Eltam I intend to fend, 
 
 And fit at chiefeft Steme of publique Weale. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Sound a Flottrtfb. 
 
 Eater Charles, AUnfon. and Retgneir, retarding 
 aith Drum and Souldiers. 
 
 Charles. Mart his true mouing.euen as io tbe Heeucns, 
 So in the Earth,to (hie day is not knewne. 
 
 Late did he fhine vpon the Englifh fide i 
 Now we ate Viffors.vpon vs he fmiles. 
 
 What Townes of any momcnt,but we hsue i 
 At pleafure here we lye,neere Orleance: 
 
 Othcrwhiles.the famifht Englifh,like pate Ghofts, 
 Faintly befiege vs one houre ioamoncth. 
 
 Alan .They want their Ponedge,& their fat BulBeeues: 
 Eyther they muftbedyeted like Mules, 
 
 And haue their Prouendet ty’d to their roouthes, 
 Orpitteocs they will looke,like drowned Mice. 
 
 Retgneir. Let's ray fe the Siege: why iiue we idly here ? 
 Talbot is taken, whom we wont to feare: 
 
 Remayneth none but mad-btayn’d Salubrery, 
 
 And he may well in fretting fpend his gall, 
 
 Nor men nor Money hath he to make Wane. 
 
 Charles. Sound,found Alarum,wc willrufh on them. 
 Now for the honour of the fcrlorne French: 
 
 Him I forgiue my death,that killethme, 
 
 When he lees me goe bark one foot, or flye. Exeunt. 
 Here Alar am, they ore beaten batk, by the 
 Englifh, with great Ioffe. 
 
 Enter Charles.Alanfon,and Reignetr. 
 
 Charles Who euer faw the like?what men haue 1 ? 
 Dogges.Cowards.Daftards: I would ne re baue fled. 
 But that they left me ’uiidft ray Enemies. 
 
 Retgneir, Salisbury is a defperate Homicide, 
 
 He fighteth as one weary of his life : 
 
 The other Loids.like Lyons wanting foode, 
 
 Doe rufb vpoo vs as their hungry prey. 
 
 k 3 Alanf. Froy. 
 
p 8 'Thejirjk 'V art of Henry the Sixt. 
 
 ALmfsn. Fmjfard, a Countreyman of ours,records, 
 
 England all Oliutrs and R etc lands breed, 
 
 During the time Ednard the third did raigne i 
 
 More truly now may this be verified 5 
 
 For none but Samfcxs and Gcliaffss 
 
 It fendeth forth to skirmifh: one to tenne ? 
 
 Leane raw-bon'd Rafcsls.who would e’re fuppofe) 
 
 They had fuch courage and audacitie 5 
 
 Charles. Let’s k*auc this To wne, 
 
 For they are hayre-brayn’d Slaues, 
 
 And hunger will enforce them to be more eager. 
 
 Of old 1 know them; rather with their T eerh 
 
 The Walls they leteare downe.thenforfake the Siege. 
 
 Reigneir. 1 thinke by fome odde Gimmors or Dcuice 
 Their Armes are fet,like Clocks.ftill to ftrike on; 
 
 Elfe ne're could they hold out fo as they doe t 
 
 By my confent.wee'le euen let them alone. 
 
 ALznfon. Be it fo. 
 
 Enter the 'Sa/lard ef Orhar.ce. 
 
 "Baft ad. Where's the Prince Dolphin ? I*haue newes 
 for him. 
 
 2 )e/ph. Raftvd of Orleance,thrice welcome to vs. 
 Baft. Me thinks your looks are fad ,yoor chear appal’d. 
 Hath the lace ouerthrow wrought this offence ? 
 
 Be not difroay'd/or fuccour is at hand: 
 
 A holy Maid hither with me I bring, 
 
 Which by a Vifion fent to her from Heaueo, 
 
 Ordayned is to rayfe this tedious Siege, 
 
 And driue the Englifh forth the bounds of France: 
 
 The fpirit of deepe Prophecie (he hath, 
 
 Exceeding the nine Sibyls of old Rome: 
 
 What’s pad,and what’s to come, (be can defery. 
 Speake.mal! 1 call her in ( bclecue my words. 
 
 For they are certaine,and vnfallible. 
 
 Dotph. Goe call her in: but firft, to try her skill,’ 
 
 Reigweer (land thou as Dolphin in my place 5 
 
 Queftion her prowdly.let thy Lookes be fterne. 
 
 By this meanes fhaii we found what skill (he hath. 
 
 Enter loans FazeL 
 
 Reigneir. Fsire Maid, is’t thou wilt doe thefe won¬ 
 drous feats ? 
 
 Panel. Reignterpth thou that thinkeft to beguile me? 
 Where is the Dolphin ? Come, come from behinde, 
 
 I know thee well,though neuer feene before. 
 
 Be not ama*’d,there’s nothing hid from roe; 
 
 In priuate will 1 talke with thee apart: 
 
 Stand back you Lords,and giue vs leauea while. 
 
 Reignerr. She takes vpou herbrauely at fiiftdafh. 
 
 Pur.el. Dolphin,I am by birth aShcpheards Daughter. 
 My .wit vntrayn’d in any kind of Art j 
 
 Heauen and our Lady gracious hath itpleas’d 
 
 T0 (bine on my contemptible eftate. 
 
 Loe.whileft I wayted on my tender Lambes, 
 
 And to Sonnes parching heat difplay*d my chcckes, 
 
 Gods Mother deigned to appear* to me, 
 
 And in a Vifion full of Maieftie, 
 
 Will'd me to leauemy bafe Vocation, 
 
 And free my Countrey from Calaraitie: 
 
 Her ayde (he promis'd,and a (lur'd fuccefTe. 
 
 In comp(e3t Glory fhee reueal’d her felfe: 
 
 And whereas I was black and fwart befojre, 
 
 W ith thofe cleare Rayes, which (hee infus'd on toe, 
 
 That beaucie am l hleft with,which you may fee. 
 
 Aske me what queftion thou canft poffiWe, 
 
 And l will anfvrer vnpremeditated t 
 
 My Courage trie by Combat,if thou dar’ft. 
 
 And thou malt fiode that I exceed my Sex. 
 
 Refolue on this^hou (halt be fortunate. 
 
 If thou recetuemefor thy Warlike Mate. 
 
 Dilph. Tfcou hafl aftonifhune with thy high tennesr 
 Oneiy this preofe lie of thy Valour make. 
 
 In fingle Combat thou (halt buckle with me; 
 
 And if thou vanquilheft.thy words are true, 
 
 Otherwife I renounce all confidence. 
 
 Vuxjd. 1 am prepar’d: here is roy kcene-edg'd Sword, 
 Deckt with fine Flower-de-Lucet on each fide. 
 
 The which at Touraine^n S .Katherines Church-yard, 
 
 Out of a great deale of old Iron, I chofe forth. 
 
 Dolpk. Then come 3Gods name,/ fesre no woman. 
 
 Panel. And while I liue.lle ne're fiye from a man. 
 
 Here they figbt.and loancdtPuzel oticnoms. 
 
 Dolph. Stay,flay thy hands, thou an ao Amazon, 
 
 And fightefi with the Sword of Dcbera. 
 
 Panel. Chrifts Mother helpes me, elfe I were too 
 weake. 
 
 Dolph. Who e’re helps thee.'tis thou that mud help me- 
 Impatiently I bume with thy defire. 
 
 My heart and hands thou haft at oncedubdu'd. 
 
 Excellent Panel ,if thy name be fo. 
 
 Let me thy feruant ,*nd not Soucraigne be, 
 
 Tis the French Dolphin fueth to thee thus. 
 
 Panel. I mu ft not yeeld to any rights of Lou*, 
 
 For my Profcftion's facred from aboue t 
 
 When I haue chafed all thy Foes from hence. 
 
 Then will I thinke vpon a recompence. 
 
 Delph. Meane time looke gracious on thy proftrate 
 Thrall. 
 
 Reigntir. My Lord me thinkes is very long in talke. 
 
 Atanf Doubtleffe he fhriues this woman to her froock, 
 El fe ne’re could he fo long prottadl his fpeech. 
 
 Reigneir. Shall wee dtfturbe him, fince hee k cepes no 
 meane? 
 
 Alan.We. may meane more then we poor men do know, 
 Thefe women are fhrewd tempters wich theirtonguet. 
 
 Reigneir. My Lord.where are you?what deuifeyou on? 
 Shall we giue o’re Orleance, or no ? 
 
 panel. Why no,l fay: diftruftfull Rerreants, 
 
 Fight till the laft gafpe; Hebe your guard. 
 
 Delph. What (hee fayes, lie confix me: wee’le fight 
 it out. 
 
 Panel. Alfign’d am I to be the Eoelifh Scourge, 
 
 This night the Siege affuredly llerayfe: 
 
 Expeft Saint cMartins Summer .Halcyons day et, 
 
 Since I haue encred into thefe Warres. 
 
 Glory is like a Circle in the Water, 
 
 Which neuer ceafeth to enlarge it felfe. 
 
 Till by broad fpreading, it dilperfe to naught. 
 
 With Henries death, the Englifh Circle ends, 
 
 Difperfed are the glories it included : 
 
 Now am 1 like that proved infulting Ship, 
 
 Which Cafttr and his fortune bare at once. 
 
 Dslpb. Was ‘Mahomet infp ired with a Doue l 
 
 Thou with an Eagle art infpired then. 
 
 Helen ,the Mother of Grear £mftantine. 
 
 Nor yet S .‘Philips daughters were like thee. 
 
 Bright Starre of P'rr*a,£ilne downe on the Earth, 
 
 How may I reuercntly wotfhip thee enough-? 
 
 %A tanfes. Leaue off delayer, and let vs rayfe the 
 Siege. 
 
 Reigneir. Wo- 
 
The firfl Tart of Henry iheSixt 
 
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 Reigmrir. Woman.do what thou canft to faue out honor*, 
 
 | Driue them from Orleance.and be immortaliz'd. 
 
 D*/pf>.Prefently wce'letry: come,let's away about it. 
 
 No Prophet will 1 uuft,if fhee proue falfe. Exasset. 
 
 Enter Glofler,with bis Struing.nun. 
 
 Glofl. 1 am come tofuruey the Tower thu day j 
 I Since Henries death, 1 fearc there isConue/ nee: 
 
 Where be thtfe VVarders,that they wait not heie? 
 
 Open the Gates,'tis Glofler that calls. 
 
 i. Warder. Who’s there,that knocks fo iroperioufly i 
 Glofl i Man. It is the Noble Duke of Glofler. 
 i. Warder. Who ete he be,you may not be let iru 
 j .Man. Villaines.anfwer you fo tbe Lord Prote&or ? 
 i. Warder. The Lord prote£I bun,fo we anfwer him, 
 We doe no other wife then wee are will'd. 
 
 Glofl Who willed you?ot whofewill (lands butmine? 
 
 I There'i none Prote&c-t of the Realme,but 1: 
 
 Bceake vp the Gates, lie be your warrantee ; 
 
 Shall 1 be flowted thus by dunghill Groomese 
 
 Gto/lcrs men rujbat ibl Tower Genet, and Wotdui/e 
 tbe Lieutenant fleshes within. 
 
 Weodule. What noyfe is this? what Traytors haue 
 [' v/ee here? 
 
 Cleft. Lieutenant.is it you whofc voyce I heare? 
 
 Open the Gates, here’9 (jlofler that would enter. 
 
 Woedude. Haue patience Noble Doke,l may not open, 
 TheCardinall of Winchefter forbids: 
 
 From him I haue exprefle commandement, 
 
 That thou nor none of thine fhall be let iq, 
 
 Glofl. Faint-hearted Weodsitle,prizett hft.Vfore roe? 
 Arrogant Winchefter, that haughtie Prelate, 
 
 Whom Henry our late Soucraigne ne’re could brooke? 
 Thou art no friend toGod,or to the King r 
 Open tbe Gates,ot lie (hut thee out fhordy. 
 
 Strung men. Open the Gates vntotbe Lord Proteflor, 
 Or wee’le bur ft them open,if that you come not quickly. 
 
 f nter to the Prote&orat the Tower (join Winchefler 
 and bis men in Tawncy Coates. 
 
 Wincbefl. How now ambitious rmphesr,whn meanea 
 thi*? 
 
 Glofl. Piel'd Prieft.doo’ft thou command me to be 
 (hut out? 
 
 Winch. I doe, thou mod vfurping Proditor, 
 
 And not Prote&or of the King or Realme. 
 
 Glofl . Stand back thou manifell Confpirator, 
 
 Thou that cotmiued'ft to morthet our dead Lord, 
 
 Thou that giu’ft Whores Indulgences to finne. 
 
 He canuas tnee in thy broad Cardmalls Hat, 
 
 If thoU proceed in this thy infolence. 
 
 H'tnch. Nay.ftand thou back.I will not budge a foot: 
 This be Damafcus, be thou cutfed Casn, 
 
 To flay thy Brother Abel, if thou wilt, 
 
 Glofl. 1 will not flay thee, but lie driue thee back t 
 Thy Scarlet Robes, as a Childs bearing Cloth, 
 lie vfe.to carry thee out of this place. 
 
 I Cinch. Doc what thou dar'ft , 1 beard thee to thy 
 face. 
 
 qtofi What? am I dat’d, and bearded to my face? 
 Draw men, for all this ptiuiledged place, 
 
 Blew Coats to Tawny Coats. Priell,beware your Beard, 
 [ J roeane to tugge it.and to cuffe you foundly, 
 
 Vnder my feet 1 ftampe thy Cardinslls Hat: 
 
 U>fpigWf p °P e > or< % nitic5 of " Church. 
 
 Hereby'the Cheekes lie drag thee vp anddowne. 
 
 tVmch. Glofler , thou wilt anfwere this before the 
 Pope. 
 
 Clofl Winchefler Goofe,! cry ,a Ropc.i Rope. 
 
 Now beac them hence,wby doe you let them (lay ? 
 
 Thee lie chafe hence,thou Wolfe in Sheepes array. 
 
 Out TaWney-Coatts.out Scarlet Hypociite. 
 
 Here Glofler i men beat out the Car dm ells men, 
 and enter in the hurly-burly the Mater 
 of London,and hit Officers. 
 
 Motor. Fye Lords that you being fupreme Mogiftiater, 
 Thus contumelioufly fhould breake the Peace. 
 
 Clofl. Peace Maior, thou know (1 little of my wrongs; 
 Here's Tetuford, that regards nor God nor King, 
 
 Hath here dlftrayn’d the Tower to^his vfe. 
 
 Winch. Here’s Glofler ,j Foe to Citizen*, 
 
 One that ftill taotions Warre.and neuer Peace, 
 O’re-charging your free Purfe* with large Fines j 
 That feekes to ouerthrow Religion, 
 
 Becaufe he is Protedor of the Realme; 
 
 And would haue Armour hereout of tbe Tower, 
 
 To Crowne himfelie King,and fuppre(T«the Paince. 
 
 Cjlofl. I will not anfwer thee wiih words,but blowes. 
 
 Here they sknrmifh agame. 
 
 Motor .Naught refls forme,inthls tqmultuous Hrife, 
 
 But to make open Proclamation. 
 
 Come Officer,as lowd as e're thou canfl.cty : 
 
 'AH manner of men, ajfcmbled here m Armei thu day, 
 againfl Gods Peace and the Kings, wee charge and command ) 
 you, in his Highneffe Name , to repayre so your feueraU dwel¬ 
 ling places, end not to weecre, handle, or vfe any Swerd, Wea¬ 
 pon,or T) “gen bence-ferward,vpon patne of death. 
 
 Glofl . Cardinall.Ilebe no breaker of the Law; 
 
 But we fhall meet,and breake our minds at targe. 
 
 Winch. Glofler,wee \e meet to thy cofl ,be fut e ; 
 
 Thy heart-blood I will haue for this dayes wotke, 
 
 Masor. lie call for Clubs.if youwillnot away: 
 
 This Cardinally more haughtie then the DeuiU. 
 
 Glofl. Maior farewell : thou doo'ft but what thou 
 may’ft. 
 
 Winch. Abhominable Glofler, guard thy Head, 
 
 For I intend to haue it ete long. Exeunt. 
 
 Motor. See the Coall clear d, and then we will depart 
 Good God.thcfe Nobles fhould fuch ftomacks beare, 
 
 I my fclfe fight not once in fonie yeere. Lxeetnt. 
 
 Enter the M after Gunner of Or leaner, and 
 his Boy. 
 
 W.Csojwfr.Sirtha.thouknow’ll how Orleanceiibefieg’d, 
 And how the Englifti haue the Suburbs wonne. 
 
 Tty. Father I know.and ofc haue (hot at them. 
 
 How e’re vnfottunate,I mifs'd my ayme. 
 
 M Gunner. But now thou fhaltnot.Be thou rul'd by me 
 Chiefe Mafter Gunner am lof thisTowne, 
 
 Something ! muft doe to procure me grace : 
 
 The Princes efpvals haue informed me, 
 
 How the Englifti,in the Suburbs dofe entrencht. 
 
 Went through a fecret Grate of Iron Barrea, 
 
 In yonder Tower,to ouer-peere the Citie, 
 
 And thence dtfcouer,how withmoft aduantage 
 They may vex vs with Shot or with Aflault. 
 
 To intercept this inconuenience, 
 
 APeeceof Ordnance’gamft it 1 haue plac’d, 
 
 And 
 
ioo *Ihefirft c Part ofHenry the Sixt. 
 
 And euen thele three dayes haue I watcht. 
 
 If I Could fee them. Now doe thou watch. 
 
 For 1 can ftay no longer. 
 
 If thou (py'ft any, runoe and bring me word, 
 
 And thou (halt node me at the Goucniors. Exit. 
 
 Bej Father,I warrant you,takeyou no care, 
 lie ncuct trouble you.if I may fpyc them. Exit. 
 
 Enter Salisbury and Talbot on the Turrets, 
 r nth ethers. 
 
 Salisb. Ttu’ht 3 my life,my joy.agajne return'd ? 
 
 How wert thou handlcd,being Pnfoncr ? 
 
 Or by what mcanes got’* thou to be releas’d ? 
 
 Difcoorfel prethec on this Turrets top. 
 
 T a!hot. The Earle of Bedford hsda Pnfoncr, 
 
 Call’d the braue Lord Ponton de Santrayle, 
 
 For him was I exchang’d,and ranfom’d. 
 
 But with a bafer man of Armes by farre. 
 
 Once in contempt they would haue barter'd me i 
 
 Which I difdiining,fcorn'd,and craued death. 
 
 Rather then 1 would be fo pd'd efteem'd: 
 
 In fine, redeem’d I was as l defir’d. 
 
 But 0 ,thc trechcrous Fa/fie fit wounds my heart. 
 
 Whom with my bare fills I would execute, " 
 
 If I now had him brought into try power! 
 
 Salisb. Yet tcll'ft thou not, how thou wert enter¬ 
 tain’d. 
 
 T* 1 . With fcoffes end fcorncs.and contumelious taunts. 
 In open Market-place produc’t they me. 
 
 To be a pdblique fpc&acle to all: 
 
 Here,fayd they,is the Terror of the French, 
 
 The Sea5>Crow that affrights our Children fo. 
 
 Then broke I from the Officers that led me, 
 
 And with my nayles digg’d (tones out of the ground, 
 Tohurleatthe beholder* of my (hame. 
 
 My grifly countenance made others fiye. 
 
 None durft come neere,for fcare of fiiddaine death. 
 
 In Iron Walls they deem’d me not fecure: 
 
 So great feare of myName’mongfi them were fpread. 
 That they fuppos’d I could rend Barres of Steele, 
 
 And Qmrne in pieces Pofts of Adamant. 
 
 Wherefore a guard of chofcr. Shot I had. 
 
 That walkt about me eucry Minute while: 
 
 And if 1 did but fibre out of my Bed, 
 
 Ready they were to tiiooc me ro the heart. 
 
 Enter the Boy with a Lmjiot 
 
 SalUb I gricuc to heart what torments you endur’d. 
 
 But we will bercucng'd fufSciently. 
 
 Now it is Supper time in Orleance: 
 
 Here,through thisGrate,I Count each one, 
 
 And view the Frenchmen how they fimifie: 
 
 I et vs looke in,the fight will much delight thee: 
 
 Sit Thomas (jargraue,nnA Sir William C loaf dale. 
 
 Let mehauc your expreffc opinion*, 
 
 'Where i* beft place to make out Batt’ry next ? 
 
 Cterraue. I thinke at the North Gate,for there Hands 
 Lords. 
 
 CUurfiLtle. And 1 heere, at the Eulwarke of the 
 Bridge. 
 
 Talb. For ought I fee^his Citie muft be facniflu, 
 
 Or with light Skttroifhcs enfeebled. Here they [hot,and 
 
 Salisbury falls downs. 
 
 SalUb. O Lord haue mercy on vs, wretched fitmers. 
 Gorge O Lord haue mercy on nse,%7o(uIl mao. 
 Talf.'Whit chance is this,that fuddcnly hath croft vs? 
 Spcake Salisbury ; et leaft, if thou canft. fpeake: 
 
 How far’ft thou,Mirror of all Martial! men ? 
 
 One of thy Eyes,and thy Checkes fide ftrackoff? 
 AccurfedTower. aeeurfed fatall Hand, 
 
 That hath contrru’d this wofuli Tragedie. 
 
 In shirteene Battai! Salisbury o’recame: 
 
 Henry the Fift he fitjft tsrsyn’d tothe Warres. 
 
 Whil’d anyTruropedid found,or Drum ftruck vp. 
 
 Hi* Swcrd did ne’re leans flriking in the field. 
 
 Yet iiu'ft ih6v Salisbury} though thy fpeech doth fayle. 
 One Eye thou haft to looke to Heauen for grace. 
 
 The Simnc w ith one Eye vieweth all the World. 
 
 Heauen be thou gracious to none aliue. 
 
 If Salisbury wants mercy at thy Wands. 
 
 Beard hence his Body ,1 will helpe to bury it. 
 
 Sir Thomas Gargntnsjt'.ift thou any life? 
 
 Speake vnte Talbot, nay,looke vp to him. 
 
 Sahibnry cheats thy Spirit with this comfort. 
 
 Thou (halt not dye whiles— 
 
 He bcckcns with his hand,and fmiles on me: 
 
 As who fhould fay. When I am dead end gone, 
 Remember to auengc me on the French. 
 
 Pla.ntagir.et I will, and like thee, 
 
 Playon the Lute,beholding theTowoesburne: 
 Wretched (hall France be oncly in ray Name. 
 
 Here an Alarum.and it Thunders and Lightens. 
 
 What ftirre is this f what tumult*r in the Hcauens ? 
 Whence commeth this Alarum,and the ncyfc ? 
 
 Enter a Adefitnger. 
 
 JMeff. My Lord my Lord,the French haue gather’d head. 
 The Dolphin,with one leant ds Puzel vcyn'd, 
 
 A holy Prophcceffe.new rifen vp. 
 
 Is come with a great Power,to rayfe the Siege. 
 
 H ere Salisbury liftethhimfelfie vf,andgroanet. 
 
 Talb. Heare, beare,how dying Salisbury doth groans 
 !c irkw his heart he cannot be reueng’d. 
 
 Frenchmen,ife be a Salisbury to you. 
 
 Puzel or Pujfel, Dolphin or Dog-fifh, 
 
 Your hearts lleftampeout wi h tny Horfcs heeles. 
 
 And make a Quagmire of your mingled braines. 
 ConueymeSu/iirAwyinto his tent. 
 
 And then wee'le tty what thele daftard French men dare. 
 Alarum. Exeunt. 
 
 Here as alarum aga'me.and Tallot purfueth the Dolphin, 
 and driueth him: Then enter loans de Puzel, 
 driuing Enghfhmen before her. 
 
 Then enter Talbot. 
 
 TV*. Where is my ftrength,my va!our,and my force f 
 Our Englifh Troupes retyre,I cannot ftay them, 
 
 A Woman clad in Armour chafeth them. 
 
 Enter Puzel. 
 
 Here,here fhee comes. 11 e haue a bowt with thee : 
 Deui!I,or Deutls Dam,Ile coniure thee t 
 
 Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, 
 
 And ftraightway giue thy Soule to him thou feru’ft, 
 
 Puzel. Come, come, ’tis onely I that rouft difgrace 
 thee. Here they fight. 
 
 Talb. HeauenSjCan you fuftcr Hell fo to preuayle / 
 
 My breft lie burft wish ftrainiog of my courage. 
 
 And from my (houlders crack my Armes afundcr. 
 
 But I will chaftife this high-minded Strumpet. 
 
 They fight againe. 
 
 Puzel. Talbot farwell.thy houre is not yet come, 
 
 I muft gos Viftuall Orleance fonhwith: 
 
 A fiort Alarum - then enter the Towns 
 
 With SouIdiers. 
 
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 Tba firjl *Part of Henry the Sixt. 
 
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 Cr re-take me if thou canft,I fcorne thy ftreigth. 
 
 Goc,goe, cbeire vp thy bungry-Rarued ram, 
 
 Helpc Salutary to make hisTeffamem, 
 
 This Day i*ours,as many more (hill be. Ertt. 
 
 Tali- My thought* arc whirled like a Potters Wbecle, 
 know not where 1 am.nor what I doe : 
 
 A Witch by feare,not force, like Bowubd, 
 l>vioes back our troupes.and conquers as (he lifH : 
 
 So Bees with fmoake, and Doucs with noyfomc flench, 
 Are from their Hyues and Houfes driuenaway. 
 
 They call'd vs,for our fierceneffe,Engli(h Dogges, 
 
 '{ow like to Whelpes,wc crying runnc away, 
 
 A fhert Alarum. 
 
 Heatke Countreyraen, eyther renew the fighc. 
 
 Or teate the Lyons out of England* Cost ; 
 
 Renounce your Soyle.giue Sheepe in Lyons (lead s 
 Sheepe run not halfe fo trechcrous from the Wolfe, 
 
 Or Horfe or Oxen from the Leopard, 
 
 As you Bye f-orn your oft- fubdued fliurs. 
 
 tAlaram. Here another Sbtrmifh. 
 
 It will notbe.retyre into yout Trenches: 
 
 You all confented vnto Salubariet death, 
 
 : or none would ftnkc a ftroake in bis reuenge, 
 
 Pucal itentted into Orlesnce, 
 
 In fpight of vs,or ought that we could doe 
 O would I were to dye with Salubary, 
 
 The Hume hereof, will make me hide my head. 
 
 Exit Talbot. 
 
 Alarum , Retreat, Flourifh. 
 
 Later an the tf’alh.'P axel, Dolphin, Retgneir, 
 eAlanftn, and Souldjars. 
 
 TuxA. Aduance our waaing Colours on the Walls, 
 Refcu’d is Orleaoce from the fcngliHi. 
 
 Thus laarx dt PhxA hath perform’d her word. 
 
 Dofph. Dioineft Ctextite.Aftrea'i Daughter, 
 
 How (hall 1 honour thee for this faceeife ? 
 
 Tby promifea are like Jidcnu Garden, 
 
 That one day blocm’d,*nd fruirfull were the neat. 
 France.tnumph in thy glorious Propheteffe, 
 
 Recooer'd is the Towne of Orleance, 
 
 More bleffed hap did ne’rc befall our State. 
 
 Reigueir. Why ring not out the Bells alowd. 
 Throughout tne Towne ? 
 
 Dolphin command the Citizens make Bonfires, 
 
 And feaft and banquet in the open ftrrnt, 
 
 To celebrate the ioy that God hath giuen vs. 
 
 ALaaf. All Prance will be replcat with mirth and ioy, 
 When they (hall he are how we haue play’d the men. 
 
 Dolfh. ’Tis leant ,not wc,by whom the day is wonne i 
 For which,1 will diuide ray Crowne with her. 
 
 And all the Priefts and Fryers in my ReaJmc, 
 
 Shall in proceflion fingher endleffe prayfe. 
 
 A ftatelyer Pyramis to her lie reare. 
 
 Then 'Rhedephet or fjMemphu cuer was. 
 
 In memorie of her,when (he is dead. 
 
 Her A(h«,m an Vme more precious 
 Then the ricH-icwel’d Coffer of Doriuo, 
 Tranfported,(hall be at high Feftiuab 
 Before the Kings and Queenes of France. 
 
 No longer on Saint ’Dtnxu will we cry. 
 
 But leant Je Taxxl (hall be France’s Saint. 
 
 Come in,and let vs Banquet Royally, 
 
 A/rct this Golden Day of Vi&orie- 
 
 Flounlh. Exeunt. 
 
 JBus Secundut . Scena Trima. 
 
 Enter a Sergeant ef a Band,with net SentmaO. 
 
 Str. Sirs, take your places.and be vigilant: 
 
 If any noyfeorSouldicryouperceiue 
 l^eeie to the walles, by fome apparent figne 
 Let vs haue knowledge at the Court of Guard. 
 
 Sent. Sergeant you (hall. Thus are poorc Seruiton 
 'When others fleepe vpon their quiet beds) 
 
 Conftram’d to watch in datkneffe, raine,and cold. 
 
 Enter Talbot, 'Bedford, and Burgundy , with feeling 
 Ladders : Their Dram met beating a 
 DeadtAfarcb. 
 
 Tal. Lotd Regent, and redoubted Burgndp, 
 
 By whofe approach, the Regions of Artery t , 
 
 W e aHm, and Picardy , are friends to vs : 
 
 This happy night, the Frenchmen are fecure, 
 
 Hauing all day carows'd and banejuetted. 
 
 Embrace we then this opportunity, 
 
 As fitting beft to quittance their deccite, 
 
 Concriu’d by Aft, and balrfull Sorcerie. 
 
 SwLCoward of France,how much he wrongs his fame, 
 Difpairing of his owne arrr.es fortitude,. 
 
 To ioync with Witches, and thehelpe ofHell. 
 
 Bur■ Traitors haue neuer other company. 
 
 But what’s that Paxall whom they tearme fo pure? 
 
 Tal. A Maid, they fay. 
 
 "Bed. AMaid?Andbefomattiall? 
 
 Bur. Pray God (Tie proue not mafeuline ere long: 
 
 If vnderneath the Standard of the French 
 She cany Armour, as (he hath begun. 
 
 Tal. Well, let them pradlife and conuetfe with fpirita. 
 God is our Fortreffe, in whofe conquering name 
 Let v* refolue to fcale their flinty bulwarkes. 
 
 Bed. Afcend braue Talbot , we will Sallow thee. 
 
 Tal. Not altogether:BetterfarreI gueffe. 
 
 That we do make our enctance fcuerall wayes: 
 
 That if it chance the one of vs do faile, 
 
 The other yet may rife againft their force. 
 
 Bed. Agreed; He to yond corner. 
 
 Bar. And I to this. 
 
 Tal. And beerc will Talbot mount,or make his graue 
 Now Sold bun, for thee and for the right 
 Of Englilh Heary,(bill this night appeare 
 How much in duty, 1 am bound to both. 
 
 Sent. Artne, arme, the enemy doth make affault. 
 
 Cty.S. George. A Talbot 
 
 The French leapt ore the wallet in theirfbertt. Enter 
 fetter all wojet, B aftardrAlaafen ,Reignier , 
 halfe ready, and half* vnreodj, 
 
 Alan. How now my Lords? whaiall vnreadie 1 
 Baft. Vnrcady?I and glad we fcap’dfo welL 
 Reig.'Twu time (I trow) to wakoand leaue our beds, 
 Hearing Alarums at our Chamber doores. 
 
 Alan. Of all exploits fincefirft I follow'd Atmea, 
 Nete heard I of a warlike emerprize 
 
TO I 
 
 More venturous,ordcfperate then this. 
 
 Baft. I chinke this Talbot be a Fiend of Kell. 
 
 Retg. Ifnoc of Hell, the Heauens furefauourhim. 
 AUnf. Here commeth Charles, I maruell how he fpcd? 
 
 Enter Charles and Inane. 
 
 Baft. Tut, holy loom was his dcfenfiueGuard. 
 
 Chari. Is this thy cunnmg,thou dcccitfull Dame? 
 Didft thou at fit ft,to flatter vs withall. 
 
 Make vs partakers of a little gayne, 
 
 That now our Ioffe might be ten times fo much? 
 
 Ioone. Wherefore is Charles impatient with his friend? 
 At all times will you haue my Power alike? 
 
 Sleeping or waking ,muft I ftill preuayle. 
 
 Or will you blame and lay the fault on me? 
 
 Improuident Souldiors,had your Watch been good, 
 This Hidden Mifchiefe neuer could haue falne. 
 
 Chari. Duke of Alanfon.this was your default, 
 
 That being Captaine of the Warch to Night, 
 
 Did looke no better to that weightie Charge. 
 
 Alxnf. Had all your Quarters been as fafely kept, 
 
 As that whereof I had the gouernment, 
 Weliadnotbeene thus fhamefully furpriz’d. 
 
 Baft. Mine was fecure. 
 
 Retg- And fo was mine, my Lord. 
 
 Chari. And formy felfc.moft part of all this Night 
 Within her Quarter,and mine owne Precinft, 
 
 I was imploy’d in palling to and fro, . 
 
 About rclieuingof the Cencinels. 
 
 Then how.or which way.fhould they firft breake in i 
 Ioane. Queftion(my Lords) no further of the cafe, 
 How or which way; ’tis fure they found fomc place, 
 
 But weakcly guarded,where tpe breach was made: 
 
 And now there reft* no other fhift but this, 
 
 To gather our Souldiors, fcatter'd and difperc't. 
 
 And iay new Plat-formcs to endammage them. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Alarum. Enter a Souldter ,i crying, a Talbot, a Talbot : 
 thej flpejtautng their Clothes behind. 
 
 Svuld. lie be fo bold co take what they haue left: 
 
 The Cry of Talbot ferues me for a Sword, 
 
 For I haue loaden me with many Spoyles, 
 
 Vfing no other Weapon but his Name. Exit. 
 
 Enter Talbot , Bedford, Burgtindie. 
 
 Bedf. TheDay begins to breake, and Night is fled, 
 Whofc pitchy Mantle ouct-vayl’d the Earth. 
 
 Here found Retreat,and ceafe our hot purfuit. Retreat. 
 
 Talk. Bring forth the Body of old Salisbury, 
 
 And here aduancc it in the Market-Place, 
 
 The middle Centure of this curfed Townc. 
 
 Now haue I pay’d my Vow vnto his Soule: 
 
 For euery drop of blood was drawne from him. 
 
 There hath at lead fiue Frenchmen dyed tonight. 
 
 And that hereafter Ages may behold 
 What ruine happened in reuenge of him. 
 
 Within their chiefeft Temple ] le crcift 
 A Tombe,wherein his Corps fhall be interr’d: 
 
 Vpon the which,that euery one may teadc, 
 
 Shall be engrau'd the facke of Orleance, 
 
 The trecherous manner of his mournefuli death. 
 
 And what a terror he had beene to France. 
 
 But Lords,mall ourbloudy Maffacre, 
 
 I mtife we met not with the Dolphins Grace, 
 
 his new-comc Champion,vertuous Ioane of Acre, 
 
 Nor any of his falfe Confederates. 
 
 Bedf.Tis thought Lord Tolbot.vthtn the fight began, 
 Rows’d pn the Hidden from their drowfie Beds, 
 
 They did amongft the troupes of armed men, 
 
 Leap* ore the Walls for refuge in the field. 
 
 Hung My felfe.as farre as I could well difeerne. 
 
 For fmoake and duskie vapours of the night, 
 
 Am fure I Test'd the Dolphin and his Trull, 
 
 When Arme in Arme they both came fwiftly running, 
 Like to a payre of leuing Turtle-Doues, 
 
 That could not liueafunder day or night. 
 
 After that things arefet in,order here, 
 
 Wce’le follow them witfi all the power we haue. 
 
 Enter a LAfeJfenger. 
 
 Meff. Ah hay!e,my Lords: which of this Princely trayne 
 Call ye the Warlike Talbot, for his Aifts 
 tao much applauded through the Rcalmeof France ? 
 
 Taib. Here is the Talbot,who would fpeak with him f 
 Meff. The vertuous Lady,CountefTe of Ouergne, 
 With modrftie admiring thy Renownc, 
 
 By me entreats (great Lord) thou would'ft vouchfafe 
 To vifu her poorc Caftle where fhe lyes, 
 
 That (lie may boaft (he hath beheld the man. 
 
 Whole glory fills the World with lowd report, 
 
 Burg. Is it euen fo ? Nay.then 1 fee our Warres 
 Will turne vnto a peaceful! Comick fport, 
 
 When Ladyes craue to be encountred with. 
 
 You may not (my Lord) defptfe her gentle fuit, 
 
 Talb. Nt’re truft me then: for when a World of men 
 Could not preuayle with all their Oratone, 
 
 Yet hath a Womans kindncfTe ouer-rul'd : 
 
 And therefore tell her, I returnc great thankes. 
 
 And in fobmiffion will attend on her. 
 
 Will not your Honors be are me company ? 
 
 Bedf No,truly, tis more then manners will. 
 
 And 1 haue heard it fayd.VnbiddenGuefts 
 Are often welcommcft when they arc gone. 
 
 Talb. Well then.alocie (fince there’s no remedie) 
 
 I mesne to proue this Ladyes courtefie. 
 
 Come hither Captaine, you perceiue my minde. 
 
 tt’hifieri. 
 
 Copt. ] doe my Lord, and meanc accordingly. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Countejje. 
 
 Count . Porter,remember what Igaue in charge. 
 
 And when you haue done fo,bring tnc Keyes to me. 
 
 Port. Madamc.I will. Exit. 
 
 Count. 1 he Plot is hyd, ifgll things fall out right, 
 
 I fhall as famous be by this exploit. 
 
 As Scythian Tomyrts by Cyr M death. 
 
 Great is the rumour of this dreadful! Knight, 
 
 And his atchieuemcnts of no leffe account: 
 
 Faine wouid mine eyes be witnefle with mine cares. 
 
 To giue their cenfure of thefc rare reports. 
 
 Enter Meftinger and Talbot, 
 
 Meff Madam«,according as your Ladyfhip defil'd. 
 
 By Meffage crau’d, fo is Lord Talbot come, 
 
 (fount. And he u welcome: wha:' is this «be man < 
 Mefi. Madame.it is. 
 
 Count. Is this the Scourge of France? 
 
 Is this the Talbot, forouch fear'd abroad ? 
 
 That with hi* Name the Mothers ftilJ their Babes? 
 
 I fee Report is fabulous and falfe. 
 
 ThcfjrJlTar t of Henry the Sixt. 
 
Thefir/} Tart of Henry theSixt. lox 
 
 I thought I fttoold haue feene fome HermUj, 
 
 A fecond htOor, for his grim afpe&, 
 
 And Urge proportion of hi* ftrong knit Lirabes, 
 
 Alas,this is a Child, a filly Dwarfe : 
 
 It cannot be,this weak- and writhled flhrimpe 
 
 Should ftnke fuch tenor to his Enemies. 
 
 Tatb. Madame, I haue beene bold to trouble jaui 
 
 But finceyour Ladyfhip is net at leyfure, 
 lie fort fome other time to vifi; you. 
 
 Certnt. What meanes he now ? 
 
 Goe aske him,whither he goes ? 
 
 Afejf. Stay my Lord Talbot, for my Lady craues. 
 
 To know the caufe of your abrupt departure f 
 
 Tali. Marry,for that fine's in a wrong belcefe, 
 
 I goe to certifie her Talbot't here. 
 
 Enter Porter with Keyes. 
 
 Coma. If thou be be,chen art thou Prifoncr. 
 
 Tali. Prifoncr ? to whom ? 
 
 Count. Tome.blood-thirftic Lord: 
 
 And for that caufe I myn’d thee to my Houfe. 
 
 Long time thy fiiado w hath been thrall to me. 
 
 For in my Gallery thy Pidlure hangs: 
 
 But now the fubftance fhall endure the like, 
 
 And I will chayne thefe Legges and Arroes of thine. 
 
 That hafi by Tyrannie thefe many yeeres 
 
 Wafted out Countreyjflaine our Citizens, 
 
 And fettt ourSonnes and Husbands cantiuate. 
 
 Tali. Ha,ha,h*. 
 
 __ Count. Laugheft thou Wretch ? 
 
 Thy mirth fhall turns to moane. 
 
 Tali. I laugh to fee your Lady fhip fo fond, 
 
 To thinke,thac you haue ought but Tidbots fhadow. 
 Whereon to prafiifc yourfeueritie. 
 
 (otatf. Whyr art not thou the man # 
 
 Talb. I am indeede. 
 
 Count. Then haue I fubftance too. 
 
 Talb. No,no, I am but fiiado w of my fclfe ; 
 
 You are deceiu’d, my fubftance is not here 5 
 
 Foe what you fce.is but the fmalleftpatt, 
 
 And leaft proportion of Humanitie: 
 
 I tell you Madame,were the whole Frame here, 
 
 It it of fuch a fpacious loftie pitth. 
 
 Your Koofc were not fufficient to coruayn’t. 
 
 Count- This is a Riddling Merchant forthenonce. 
 
 He will be here,and yet he is not here ; 
 
 How can thefe contrarieties agree? 
 
 Talb. That willl fitevs you prefendy. 
 
 Winds bis Hams, Drtmnmes /hike vp,a Pealt 
 of Or defence .-Enter Soul dean. 
 
 How fay you Madame? are you now perfwaded. 
 
 That Talbot is but fhadow of himfelfe? 
 
 Thefe 2 re his fubftance,finewcs,armes,and ftrength, 
 
 With which he yoaketh your rebellious Neckes, 
 
 Razeth your Ciries.and fubuerts your Townes, 
 
 And in a moment makes them defolate. 
 
 C&t-rt. Victorious Tk/^o/.pardon my abufe, 
 
 I ande thou art no leffetben Fame hath Sruiced, 
 
 And more then may be gathered by thy fitape. 
 
 Let my preemption not prouokcchy wrath. 
 
 For I am forty, that with t euerence 
 
 I did not entertsine thee as thou art. 
 
 ^ Talb. BeI^otdi^may'd,faireLady,no^I)ifconfta , 
 j he minde of Talbot, as you did miftake 
 
 The outward compofitlon of his body. 
 
 What you haue dene,hath not offended me J 
 
 Nor other feujfa&ion doe I craue, 
 
 But oriely with your patience.that we way 
 
 Tafte of your Wine.and fee what Cates yo« haue. 
 
 For Scuidiers ftomacks alwayes ferue thsm well. 
 
 Coons With all my heart, and chinke me honored 
 
 To feaftfo great a Warrior in my Houfe. Extttm, ‘ 
 
 Eater 'Richard Plantagcnet.WurtoKl^S oner fit 
 
 Poole , and others, 
 
 Tor^e. Great Lords and Gentlemen, 
 
 What meanes this filencc ? 
 
 Dare no man anfwer in a Cafe of Truth? 
 
 Snff. Within the Temple Hail we werctoo !owd. 
 
 The Garden here it more conuenient. 
 
 r<nfv Then fay at once,if I mainta-n’d the Truth: 
 
 Or elfe was wrangling Somerfet in th crrot? 
 
 Sujf, Faith I haue beene a Truant in the Law, 
 
 And neucr yet could frame my will to it. 
 
 And therefore frame the Lawvncorny will. 
 
 Som. Iudge you, my Lord of VVarwicke, then be. 
 tweene vs. 
 
 tr r. Bet ween twoHawks.whichSyestbchigherp/tch, 
 Between two Dogt,which hath the deeper mouth. 
 Between two Blades,which beares the better temper, 
 Between two Horl'es,which dothbeare him beft, 
 
 Between two Girles, which hath the merry eft eye, 
 
 I haue perhaps fome fhailow fpiric of Judgement: 
 
 But in thefe nice flharpe Quillets of the Law, 
 
 Good faith I am no wifer tnen a Daw. 
 
 Tork^ Tut,tut,here is 2 mannerly forbearance: 
 
 The truth sppeates fo naked on my fide. 
 
 That any purblind eye may find it cut. 
 
 Som. And on my fide it is fo well apprrell'd. 
 
 So cleare,fo fhining,and fo euident. 
 
 That it will glimmer through a blind-mans eye. 
 
 Torh. Since you are tongue-ty'd.and so loth to fpeake, 
 In dumbe fignificants proclay me your thoughts: 
 
 Let him that is a true-borne Gentleman, 
 
 And ftands vpon the honor of his birth. 
 
 If he fuppofe that I haue pleaded truth, 
 
 From oft this Bryer pluck a whiteRofe with me. 
 
 Som. Let him that is no Co ward, nor no Flatterer, 
 
 But dare maintaine tbepartieof the truth. 
 
 Pluck a red R.ofe from off this Thorne with me. 
 
 War. 1 loue no Colours: and without all colour 
 
 Of bafe infinuating flatterie, 
 
 I pluck this white Rofe with Plant agents. 
 
 Snf. I pluck this red Rofe.with young Somerfet, 
 
 And fay withall,I tbinkeheheld the right, 
 
 Pemon.Suy Lords and Gentlemen,and pluck no more 
 Till you conclude, that he vpon whofe fide 
 
 The feweftRofes are croot from the Tree, 
 
 Shall yecld the ether in the right opinion. 
 
 Som. Good MafterFVrtws.it is well obie&ed t 
 
 I f I haue feweft,! fubferibe in fileace. 
 
 Tor And I. 
 
 Vernon. Then for the truth,and phinnefle of the Cafe, 
 
 I pluck this paleand Maiden Bioflbme here, 
 
 Giuing my Verdifif on the white Rofe fide. 
 
 Som. Prick not your finger es you pluck it off, 
 
 Leaft bleeding,you doe painr the white Rofe red. 
 
 And fall on my iide fo againft your will. 
 
 V otjj, If l,my Lord,for my opinion bleed. 
 
 Opinion (hall be Surgeon to my hurt. 
 
 And keepe me on the fide where Hill I ant. 
 
 Som: Well,well,comeoti,wbo elfe? 
 
 LattyerlV n- 
 
104 . Tbefirjl Tart ofHenry the Sixt. 
 
 Layer. Vnlefle roy S cud i e an d ray Bookct befalfe, 
 The argument you held,was wrong in youj 
 
 Infignc wheteof.I pluck a white Rofe too. 
 
 Ttrkf. Now where is your argument? 
 
 Som. Here in my Scabbard, meditating,that 
 
 Shall dye your white Role in a bloody red. 
 
 2 V^_.Mcanc time your cheeksdo connterfeit bur Rofcs: 
 For pale they lookc with fcare.as witnefling 
 
 The truth on our fide. 
 
 Som. No PUntagenet: 
 
 *Tis not for fcare,but anger, that thy chcekes 
 
 Blufh for pure ihair)e,to counterfeit our Rofes, 
 
 And yet thy tongue will noc confcffe thy error. 
 
 York*. Hath not thy Rofc a Canker, Somerset ? 
 
 Som. Hath not thy Role a Thorne, Plant tgenct ? 
 
 Yorke. I.fharpe and piercing to maintsine his truth* 
 Whiles thy confirming Canker cates his falfehood. 
 
 Som. Well,lie find friends to vveare my bleeding Rofei, 
 That lhall maintainc what 1 hauelaid is true, 
 
 Where falfc PLntageaet dare not be feene. 
 
 Yorke. Now by this Maiden Biofiome in my hand, 
 
 I fcorne thee and thy fafhion,pecuifh Boy. 
 
 Suff. Turnc not thy fcomes thi? way, Flantagenet. 
 
 Yorke. Proved TWe, I will, and fcorne both him and 
 thee. 
 
 Suf. lie turnemypart thereof into thy throat. 
 
 Som. Away,awiy, good William do U Poole , 
 
 We grace the Yeoman,by conuerfing with him. 
 
 W'dJ-n’.Now by Gods will thou wrong’d Wim^Sornn-fet: 
 His Grandfather was Lyonel Dukdof Clarence, 
 
 Third Sonne to the third Edward King of England: 
 Spring CrelitdPe Yeomen from fo deepe a Root ? 
 
 Torke. He beareshim on the place’s Pnuiledgc, 
 
 Or durft not for his crauen hesrt fay thus. 
 
 Som. By him that made me, lie msintainc my words 
 On any Plot'ofGround in Chriftentlome. 
 
 Was not thy Fathcr,/!iciurd,Eir!e of Cambridge, 
 
 For Trcafon exeeuted in our late Kings dayc 8 f 
 
 And by his T reafon, (land'll not thou attainted, 
 Corrupted,and exempt from ancient Gentry# 
 
 His Trelpas yec hues guiitic in thy blood, 
 
 And till thou be reftor’d,thou arc a Yeoman. 
 
 Tbrke. My Father was attached, not attainted, 
 Condemn’deodye forTiealon,butnoTraytor; 
 
 And that lie proueon better men then Samir Jet, 
 
 Were g owing time once ripened to my will. 
 
 For your partaker Poole, and you your felfe, 
 lie note you in my Bookc of Memoric, 
 
 To fcourge you for this apprehenfion t 
 
 Lookc to it well,and fay ypu arc well warn’d. 
 
 Sem. Ah,thou (halt hnde vs ready for thee dill x 
 
 And know vs by tbefe Colour# tortby Foes, 
 
 For thefc.my friends in lpight of thee (hall tveare. 
 
 Yorke. And by my Sou!c,this pale and angry Rofe, 
 
 As Cognizance of my blood-jirinking hate. 
 
 Will I for euer.and my Faction weare, 
 
 Vntill it wither with me to my Graue, 
 
 Orflourifh to the height of my Degree. 
 
 Sujf. Goe forward,and be clicak’d with thy ambition: 
 And io farwelljVnnil I meet thee next. Exit. 
 
 Som. Haue with thee Poole: Farwel! ambitious Jit- 
 tbard. Exit. 
 
 Yorke. How I am brau’d, and mull perforce endure 
 ft? 
 
 Warw. This blor that they obie& againft yotlrHoufe, 
 Shall be whipt out in the next Parliament, 
 
 Call’d for tljeTruce of Wmchejler and Cloucefier: 
 
 And if thou be not then created York*, 
 
 I will not hue to be accounted Warwick*. 
 
 Meane time.in figoall of my loue to thee, 
 
 Againft prowd Somer/et.t nd William Poole, 
 
 Will Iupon thy partie weare this Rofe. 
 
 Anb hare 1 piophecie: this brawle to day, 
 
 Grownet© this fa&ion in the Temple Garden, 
 
 Shall fend betweene the Red-Rofc n pd the White, 
 
 A thoufand Soules to Death and deadly Night. 
 
 Pork*. Good Mafter Vernon,l am bound to you, 
 
 That you on my behalfe would pluck a Flower. 
 
 Per. In your behalfe ftili will I weare the fame. 
 
 Lawyer. And fo will I, 
 
 Yorke. Thankes gentle. 
 
 Come,let vsfoure to Dinner: I daTcfay, 
 
 Thia Qiranell will diinke Blood another day. 
 
 Exeunt, 
 
 Enter Mortimer, brought m a Cbayrt, 
 and lay Ion. 
 
 Vert. Kind Keepers of rtiy weake decaying Age, 
 
 Let dying t Mortimer here resthimfelfe. 
 
 Eoen like a man new haled from the Wrack, 
 
 So fare my Limbcs with long Imprifonmenta 
 
 And thefe gray Locks,the Purfuiuants of death, 
 
 Neftor- like aged, in an Age of Care, 
 
 Argue the end of Edmund Mortimer. 
 
 Thefe Eyes^ike Lampes,whofe wafting Oylc is fpenr, 
 Waxe dirome.as drawing to their Exigent. 
 
 Weokc Shoulder J,ouer-borne withbunhctiingGriefe, 
 And pythJefle Armcs.like to a withered Vine,' 
 
 Tloat droupes his fappc4c(Tc Branches to the ground. 
 
 Yet are thefe Feet.whofc ftrcngth-leflc flay is nlimme, 
 (Vnable to fupport this Lumpc of Clay) 
 
 Swift-winged with defire to get a Graue, 
 
 As wining I no other comfort haue. 
 
 But tell me,Keeper, will my Nephew come? 
 
 Keeper. Richard Flantagenet,my Lord,will come i 
 
 We fent vnto the Templc,vuto his Chamber, 
 
 Andanfwer was return'd,that he will come. 
 
 Mort. Enough: my Soule fhall then be fatisfied. 
 Poore Gentleman,his wrong doth equall mine. 
 
 Since Henry Monmouth firft began to reigne, 
 
 BcfoTe whole Glory I was great in Armes, 
 
 This' loathfome fequeftration haue I had; 
 
 And euen fincc then,hath Prichard beene obfeur'd, 
 
 Depriu’d of Honor and Inheritance. 
 
 But now.the Arbitrator of Defpaires, 
 
 I'll ft Death,kindcVmpire of mens miferies. 
 
 With fweet enlargement doth difmifle me hence: 
 
 I would his troubles likewifewere expir’d. 
 
 That fo he might recouer what was loft. 
 
 Enter Richard. 
 
 Keeper. My Lord,your louing Nephew now is come, 
 Mor. RichardPlantagcnet, my friend, is he come ? 
 
 Rtch. 1,Noble Vnckle.thus ignobly vs’d. 
 
 Your Nephew.late defpifed Richard,comet. 
 
 Vort.DiteSt mine Armes, I may embrace bis Neck, 
 
 And in hisBofom fpend my latter gafpe. 
 
 Oh tell me w hen my Lippes doe touch his Chcckes, 
 
 That I may kindly giue one fainting Kiffe. 
 
 And now declare fweet Stem from Torkys great Stork, 
 Why didft thou fay of late thou wert defpis’d ? 
 
 Rich. Firrt, 
 
Rick. FirftJesnc thine aged Back againft mine Arme, 
 And in that eafe,Ile tell thee my D.feafc. 
 
 Thisday in argument vpon aCaic, 
 
 Some words there grew 'twixe Samerfft and roe: 
 
 Among which tear-mes,he vs’d his lauifh tongue. 
 
 And did vpbrayd me with my Fathers death ; 
 
 Which obloquie fet barres before my tongue, 
 
 Elfc with the like 1 had requited him 
 Therefore good Vnckle.for my Fathers fake. 
 
 In honor of a true Plantagcnet, 
 
 And for Alliance f»ke, declare the caufe 
 My Father,Earle of Cambridge.!©!! his Head. 
 
 Mart. That caufe(faireNephew)ihat imprifon’d me, 
 And hath detayn d me all my flowring Youih, 
 
 Within a loathfome Dungeon, there to pyne, 
 
 Was cutfed Inllrumenr of his dectafe. 
 
 Rich. Difcouermore at large what caufethai was, 
 
 For 1 am ignorant,and cannot guefle 
 
 ■Mart. 1 will,if that my fading breath permit. 
 
 And Death approach not ( ere my Tale be done. 
 
 Henry the Fourth,Grandfather to this King, 
 
 Depos’d his Nephew Richard,Edvards Sonne, 
 
 The firft begotten, and the lawful! Heite 
 Of Edrrard King.the Third of chat Defcent. 
 
 During whofe Reigne. the Peretet of the North, 
 
 Finding his Vfurpation mod vniuft, 
 
 Endeuourd my aduancement to the Throne. 
 
 The reafon rootl’d thefe Warlike Lords to this, 
 
 Was.for that fyoung Richard thus rernou'd,* 
 
 Leaning no Heire begotten of his Body) 
 
 I was che next by Birth and Parentage: 
 
 For by my Mother.I deriued am 
 
 From Lionet Duke of Clarence,third Soone 
 
 To King Edvard the Third; whereas hee. 
 
 From hhn of Gaunt doth bring his Pedigree, 
 
 Being but fourth of that Heroick Lyne. 
 
 But market as in this haughtie great attempt. 
 
 They laboured.to plant the rightfull Heire, 
 
 ! loft my Libertie, and they their Liues. 
 
 Long after this,when Henry she Fife 
 (Succeedingbis Father BuUingbrooke ) did reigne; 
 
 Thy Father,Earle of Cambridee.then deriu'd 
 From famous EdmundLangley ffdwkt of Yorkc, 
 Marrying my Sifter,that thy Mother was; 
 
 Againe,in pitty of my hard diftreffe, 
 
 Leuied an Army .weening to redeeme, 
 
 And haue inftall'd roe in theDiademe: 
 
 But as the reft.fo fell that Noble Earle, 
 
 And was beheaded. Thus the {^Morumert, 
 
 In whom the Title reftcd.werc fuppreft 
 
 R>c'n. Of which,my Lord.your Honor is the laft. 
 Mm. True; and thou feed,that I no Iffue haue. 
 
 And that my fainting words doe warrant death; 
 
 Thou an my Heire; the reft, 1 wi(h thee gather: 
 
 But yet be wary in thy ftudious care. 
 
 T^.Tby grauc admomfhments preuayle with me: 
 But yet me thinkes.my Fathers execution 
 Was nothing leflc then bloody Tytanny. 
 
 A/en.With filence.Nephew.be thou pollitick, 
 Strong fixed is the Houfe of Lance ft er. 
 
 And like a Mountaine.no: to be remou’d. 
 
 But now thy Vnckle is reroouing hence. 
 
 As Princes doe their Courts, when they ate cloy'd 
 With long continuance in a fetled place, 
 
 Ricb.O Vuekle,would Come part of my young yeeres 
 Might but redeeme thepaflage of your Age. 
 
 The fir (ITart of Henry t he Sixt. 
 . . . ^ _ 
 
 
 Exit 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Mart.Thou do’ft then wrong me,as y fUughcererdoth, 
 Which giueth many Wounds, when one will kilL 
 Moume not,except thou forrow for my good, 
 
 Onely giue order for my Funerall. 
 
 And fo farewell,and fairebeall thy hopes. 
 
 And profperous be thy Life in Peace and Warre. Dye* 
 Rub And Peace.no Wane,befall thy parting Soule. 
 
 In Pnfon haft thou fpent a Pilgrimage, 
 
 And like a Hermiteouer-paft thy dayes. 
 
 Well.l will locke his Counccll in my Breft, 
 
 And what I doe imagine, let that teft. 
 
 Keepers conuey him hence,and I my felfc 
 Will fee his Buryall better then his Life. 
 
 Here dyes the duskie Torch of (JMortlmer, 
 
 Choakt with Ambition of the meaner fort. 
 
 And for thofe Wrongs,thofe bitter Injuries, 
 
 Which Somerfet hath offer’d fo my Houfe, 
 l doubt nor.but withHonor to tedrefle. 
 
 And therefore hafle 1 to the Parliament, 
 
 Ey kher to be reflored to my Blood, 
 
 Or make my will th'aduaacage of my good. 
 
 Mas Tertim. Scena Trima, 
 
 flatert(h. Enter King,Exeter fileftery mehcfler.OCaratick, 
 
 Somerfet,Suffolk,Richard Plant agent t Clofttr offer t 
 to put vp a Bti. Mfincktfter [hatcher it lerr a it. 
 
 H'mcb Com’ft thou with deepe premeditated Lines? 
 With written Pamphlets,fludioufly deuis’d? 
 
 Humfrey of Glofler.tf thou cauft accufe. 
 
 Or ought intend'ft to lay vnto my charge. 
 
 Doc it without inuention.fuddenly. 
 
 As I with fudden.and extemporallfpeech, 
 
 Purpnfe to aofwet what thoucanft obiedi. 
 
 Clo. Prtfumptuous Prieft,this place comands my patifee, 
 Or thou fhould’ft finde thou haft dis-Honor'd me, 
 Thinkenot, although in Writing I preferred 
 The manner of thy vile outragious Crymes, 
 
 That therefore I haue forg'd,or am not able 
 Verbatim to rebe3ffe the Mechode of my Penne- 
 No Prclate.fuch is thy audacious wickcdneffe. 
 
 Thy lewd.pefliferous.and diffenciousprancka, 
 
 As very 1 nfants prattle of thy pride. 
 
 Thou art a mo ft pernicious V furer, 
 
 Froward by nature.Enemie to Peace, 
 
 Lafciuious.wanton, more then well befeetnes 
 A man of thy Profeffion,and Degree. 
 
 And for thy Trecbene,whac'j more roanifeft ? 
 
 In that thou layd’ft a Trap toaiake my Life, 
 
 As well at London Bridgets at the Tower. 
 
 Befidc.I fcare me,if thy thoughts were lifted. 
 
 The King,thy Soueratgne,is not quite exempt 
 From enuious mallice of rhy fwelling heart. 
 
 H'toch. Clofter.X doe defie thee. Lords vouchfare 
 To giue me hearing what I (Trail reply • 
 
 If I were couetous,ambitious,or peruerfe. 
 
 As he will haue me: how ami fo pooce? 
 
 Or how haps it,I feeke not to aduance 
 Or rayfe my felfe? but kcepc my wonted Calling. 
 
 And for Diffention.who preferred Peace 
 More then 1 doe ? except 1 be prouok d. 
 
 'No.rnygood Lords.it isnot (hat offends. 
 
 It is not ihac.that hath incens’d the Duke: 
 
 It is becaufe no one fhould fway but hee, 
 
 "No one,but hee, fhould be about the King; 
 
 And that engenders Thunder in his breaft, 
 
 l 
 
 And 
 
*o6_ Thefirfl Tan of Hemy theSixt, 
 
 And makes himrore theft Accufrdons forth. 
 
 Bat he ihiU know I am as good. 
 
 CM. As good ? 
 
 Thoa Baftard of my Grandfather. 
 
 Winch. I,Lordly Sir: for what are you,! pray, 
 
 But one imperious in another* Throne ? 
 
 Gbfi. Am I not Proti&or.fawcie Pried ? 
 
 Watch. And am not I a Prelate of the Church ? 
 Gbft. Yes, as an Out-law in a Cadle keepes. 
 
 And vfeth it, to patronage his Theft. 
 
 Winch. Vnrcuercnt Cbeefier. 
 
 Cloth. Thou art teuerent, 
 
 Touching thy Spiriniall Ftin£Hon,nor thy Lift. 
 
 Winch. Rome fhall remedie this. 
 
 Want. Roame thither then. 
 
 My Lord,it were your durie to forbeare. 
 
 Som. I,fee the Bifhop be not ouer-bome: 
 Methinkes my Lord fhould be Religious, 
 
 And know the Office that belongs to fuch. 
 
 Warm. Me thinkes his Lordfhip fhould be humbler. 
 It fitteth not a Prelate fo to plead. 
 
 Som. Yes,when his holy State is toucht fo necrc. 
 Warm. State holy.or vnh3lIow’d,whatofthat? 
 
 Is not his Grace Proteidorto the King? 
 
 Rich, Rl.wtagentt I fee rr.ud hold his tongue, 
 
 Lead it be faid,Speake Sirrha when you fhould : 
 
 Muft your bold Verdi# enter ralke with Lords? 
 
 Elfe would I haue a fling at Wine,hefler. 
 
 King. Vocklesof Gloftcr ,and of Winchefler , 
 
 The fpecial! Watch-men of our Englifh Weale, 
 
 I would preusyie,if Prayers might pteuayle. 
 
 To ioyneyour hearts in loue and amitie. 
 
 Oh,whata Scandall is it to our Crowne, 
 
 That two fuch Noble Peeres as yt fhould iatre? 
 Beleeue me,Lords,my tender yeercs can tell, 
 
 Ciuill diffuition is a viperous Worme, 
 
 That gnawes the Bowels of the Common-wealth. 
 
 A noyft within, Downs with the 
 Towny-Coats. 
 
 King. What tumult's this? 
 
 Warm. An Vprore. 1 dare warrant. 
 
 Begun through malice of the Bifbops men. 
 
 A noyfe agaiste, Stones, Slones. 
 
 Enter eJWaior. 
 
 Maiar. Oh my good Lords, and vertuous Henry, 
 Piety the Citie of London, pitty vs : 
 
 The Bifhop,and the Duke of Gloders men. 
 
 Forbidden late to carry any Weapon, 
 
 Haue fill'd their Pockets full of peebleftone*; 
 
 And banding themfeloes in contrary parts, 
 j Doe pelt fo rad at one anothers Pate, 
 
 J That many heus their giddy braynes knocks out: 
 
 Our Windowes are broke downe in euery Street, 
 
 And we/or fearejcompell'd to fhut our Shops. 
 
 Enter tn skinnifh wtik bloody Rates. 
 
 Xing. We charge you,on allegeance to our felfe. 
 
 To hold your flaughtring bends,and keepe the Peace: 
 Pray' Vocklefw'pjJer mittigate this (Vrife. 
 
 iJicncsig. Nay,if we be forbidden Stones,weele fall 
 to it without Teeth. 
 
 ■L-Seruirg. Doe what ye dare,we are as refolute. 
 
 Skrrmijh againe. 
 
 Gloft. You of my houfehold t leaue this peeuifh broylfc, 
 And fet this vniccuftom*d fight afide. 
 
 3-Sent. My Lord,we know your Grace to be a nun 
 
 Iuft.andvprightj and foryourRoyallBirth, 
 
 Inferior to none,but to his Mareftie : 
 
 And ere that we will fuffer fuch a Prince, 
 
 So kinde a Father of the Common-weale 
 To be difgtaced by anlnke-home Mate, * 
 
 Wee and our Wiues and Children all will fight. 
 
 And haue our bodves flaughtred by thy foes. 
 
 i .Sera. I,and the very parings of ourNayles 
 Shall pitch a Field when we are dead. 
 
 Gbfi. Stay ,ftay,I fay : 
 
 And if you loucme, as you fay you doe 
 Let me perfwadc you to forbeare a while. 
 
 Oh,how this difeord doth affli& mv Soule. 
 Can you,my Lord of Winchefler, behold 
 My fighes and tearcs, and will not once relent t 
 Who fhould be pittifull.ifyoubenot f 
 Or who fhould ftudy to prefetre a Peace, 
 
 If holy Church-men take delight in broyles ? 
 
 Wars. Yeeld my Lord Prote&or,yeeld Wmctnfler 
 Except you meanc with obftinate rcpulfe 
 To flay your Soueraignc,and deflroy the Realme. 
 
 You fee what Mifchicfe,*nd what Murthet too, 
 
 Hath beene enabled through your enmitie: 
 
 Then be at peace except ye third for blood. 
 
 Wiisch. He (hall fubmit,or I will neueryeeld, 
 
 Cbfi. Compaffionon thcKingcommaodsmcftoupe, 
 
 Or 1 would fee his heart out.ere the Pried 
 Should euer gei that priuiledge of me. 
 
 Warm. Behold my Lotdof Winchefter,thcDuke 
 Hath banifht rooodie difeontented fury. 
 
 As by his fmoothed Browes it doth 3 ppure i 
 Why looke you dill fo dcrne.and tragicaU ? 
 
 Cloft . H ere Winchefler, I offer thee my Hand. 
 
 At'g. Fie Vncklc 'Beanford, I haue heard you preach, 
 That Mallicc was a great and grieuous finne; 
 
 And will not you matntainc the thing you teach? 
 
 But proue a chiefeoftendor in the fame. 
 
 Wars. Sweet King: the Bifhop hath a kindly gyrd: 
 For fhame my Lord of Wlncheder relent; 
 
 WhaijfhaJl a Child indru£t you what to doe ? 
 
 winch. Well,Duke of Glofier, 1 will yeeld to chcc 
 Loue for thy Loue,and Hand for Hand 1 giue. 
 
 Cb/h. L,but I frare me with a hollow Heart. 
 
 See here my Friendsand lotting Countreymen, 
 
 This token ferueth for a Flagge of Truce, 
 
 Betwixt our felucs.and all our followers t 
 So helpe me God,as I diffemble not, 
 
 Winch. So helpe me God,as I intend it not. 
 
 King. Oh louing Vnckle,kinde Duke of Glofier, 
 
 How Joyful! am I made by this Contraft, 
 
 Away my Maders, trouble vs no more. 
 
 But ioyne in fricndfhip.as your Lords haue done, 
 i.Srru. Content,He to the Surgeons, 
 a - Seru. And io will I. 
 
 5 -Jsrw. And i will fee what Phyfick theTauemeaf- 
 ^ or ^ s * Exeunt. 
 
 Worw. Accept this Scrowle.mod gracious Soueraigne, 
 Which in the Right of Richard Plamagenet , 
 
 We doe exhrbite to yourWaicftie. 
 
 <7/».\Vcll vrg’d,my Lord ofWarwick:for fweetPrince, 
 And if you? Grace markc euery citcumdance. 
 
 You haue grtst rcafan to doe Richard right. 
 
 Especially (or thofe occafious 
 At Eh^rt Place I told yourMaiedte. 
 
 King. And 
 
The fir ft Tart ofHenry the SixL 
 
 107 
 
 King And thofc occsfions,Vnckfe,were of force: 
 Therefore my louing Lords.our pleafure is. 
 
 That Richard be reftored to bts Blood. 
 
 iVanr. Let Richard be reftored to his Blood, 
 
 So fhall hi* Father* wrongs be recompeoe’c. 
 
 H'tKcb. As will the rcft.fo willeth Winchefter. 
 
 King If Richard will be true,not that all alone. 
 
 But all the whole Inheritance I giue. 
 
 That doth belong vnto the Houle of Turks, 
 rom whence you fprmg, by Lineal! Defccnt. 
 
 Rich. Thy humble feruant vowes obedience, 
 
 And humble fcruicc.til! the point of death. 
 
 King Stoopc then.and fet your Knee sgainft my Foot, 
 And in teguerdon of that dune done, 
 gyrt thee with the valiant Sword of Torke . 
 
 ^ilc Rickard,\iVe a true Plautagenct, 
 
 And rife created Princely Duke of Torke. 
 
 Rich. And fo thrioe Richard, as thy foes may fall. 
 And as my dutie fprings,fo perifh they. 
 
 That grudge one thought againft your Maiefty. 
 
 Ad. Welcome high Prince,ch« mighty Duke of Terke. 
 Som. Perifh bafe Prince, ignoble Duke of To>kg. 
 Clofl. Now will it bcftauaileyourMaieftie, 
 
 To croffe the Seas,and to be Crown’d inFrances 
 The prefcncc of a King engenders loue 
 AmongfthisSubiefts.and his loyall Friends, 
 
 As it dif-aniniates his Enemies. 
 
 King- When Clofl er fiye* the word,King Henry goes, 
 For friendly counfaile cuts off many Foes. 
 
 GUfl. Your Ships alreadie arc in r esdinefle. 
 
 Strut Flcurifh. Exeunt. 
 
 Manet Exeter. 
 
 Exet. I,we may march in England,or in Ftauce, 
 
 Not feeing what is likely to enfue: 
 
 This late di (Tent ion growne betwixt the Pceres, 
 
 Bomes wider fained allies of forg'd loue, 
 
 And will at laft breake out into a flame. 
 
 As feftred members rot but by degree. 
 
 Till bones and flefh and ftnewes fall away. 
 
 So will thisbafe and enuious difeord breed. 
 
 And now 1 feare that fatall Prcphccie, 
 
 Which in the time of Henry , nam’d the Fift, 
 
 Was m the mouth of cuery fucking Babe, 
 
 That Henry borne at Monmouth (hould winne all. 
 
 And Hemy borne at Windfot.loofe all: 
 
 Which is fo plaine, that Exeter doth wifii, 
 
 kits dayes may finifh, ere that hapleffe time. Exit, 
 
 Sccena Secunda . 
 
 Enter PttccH difguts'd. witbfbure Sotddurs with 
 Sackj vpon their backs. 
 
 Paced. Thefe are the CitieGates,the Gates ofRosrs, 
 Through which our Pollicy muft make a breach. 
 
 Take he*d,be wary how you place your words, 
 
 T»!ke like the vulgar fort of Market men. 
 
 That come to gather M oncy for theit Come. 
 
 If we haue cmrance,as I hope *c fhall. 
 
 And that wefindetheflouthfull Watch but weake, 
 lie by a figne gioe notice to out friends. 
 
 That Char let the Dolphin may encounter them. 
 
 ground. 
 
 Swldier. Our Sacks {bail be a meane to fack the City, 
 And vee be Lords and Rulers ouer Roan, 
 
 Therefore wee’le knock. Knock, 
 
 tyateb. Chela. 
 
 Pttcell. Pea fauns la pasture gent di Frounce, 
 
 Poore Market folkes that come to Fell their Corne. 
 
 Watch. Emer,goe in.the Market Bell is rung. 
 
 Pucell. Now Roan, lie (hake thy Bulwarkes to the 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Charles,Bafhrrd,Alanftm. 
 
 Charles. Saint Detsnu blclTe this happy Stratagcme, 
 And once againe wee’le fleepe fecure in Roan, 
 
 Bafierd. Here enreed Paced, and her Pradlifanti : 
 
 Now fheis there ( how wi{l fhe fpecifie ? 
 
 Here is the beft and fafeft pafiage in. 
 
 Rcig. By thrufting out a Torch from yonder Tower, 
 Which once difcern'<j,(hewes that her meaning is. 
 
 No way to ihac(for weakne(Ie)which Pne eiured. 
 
 Enter Paced on the top, tbrttjling cm a 
 Torch burning. 
 
 Pucell. Behold,this is the happy Wedding Torch, 
 
 That loyneth Roan vnto her Countreymen, 
 
 But burning fatal! to the Talhonttei 
 
 'BeflanL See Noble Charier the Beacon of our friend, 
 The burning Torch in yonder Turrec Hands. 
 
 (fharles. Now fliine it like a Ccmmet of Reuenge, 
 
 A Prophet to the fall of all our Foes. 
 
 Reig. Deferre no time,de!aycs haue dangerous ends, 
 Enter and cry, the Dolphin, prefcntly. 
 
 And then doe execuciou on the Watch. Alarum. 
 
 An Alarum. Talbot in an Exeter fen. 
 7"-</AFrancc,thou fhali rue thisTreafon with thy teares, 
 If Talbot but furuiuethyTrecbetie. 
 
 Pucell that Witch.that damned Sorcerefle, 
 
 Hath wrought this Hellilh Mifchiefe vnavearcs, 
 
 Thac hardly we efcap't the Pride of France, Exit. 
 
 An Alarum: Excurfons. Bedford brought 
 in fckg In <* Chayro 
 
 Enter Talbot and Eurgonie without: within,Paced, 
 Charles,Badard,and Reigneir on the Walls. 
 
 Pucell. God morrow Gallants,want ye Corn for Bread? 
 I chinke the Duke of Burgonic will faft. 
 
 Before hee’le buy againe at fuch a rate. 
 
 ’Twas full of Darnell c doe you like the tafte ? 
 
 Burg. Scoffe on vile Fiend,ant! fharoclHFe Curtizan, 
 
 I truft ere long to choake thee with tliineowne. 
 
 And make thee curfe the Harueft of that Corne. 
 
 Charles. YoflV Grace may ftarue (perhaps) before that 
 time. . 
 
 Bedf. Oh lee no words,but deedes,reuenge this Trea- 
 fon. 
 
 Pucell. What will you doc, good gray.beard ? 
 
 Breake a Launce, and runne a- Tilt at Death, 
 
 Within a Chayre. 
 
 Talb. Foule Fiend of France.and Hag of all oefpignt, 
 Incoropafs’d with thy luftfull Paramours, 
 
 Becomes it thee to taunt his vacant Age. 
 
 And twit with Cowardife a man halfe dead ? 
 
 Damfell,lle haue a bowt with you again*. 
 
 Or elfe let Talbot perifh with this ftiaroe. 
 
 paced. Ate ye fo hot,Sir: yet Pocell hold thy peace. 
 
 If Talbot doc buc Thunder,Ratoe will follow. 
 
 They wbtfyir together in court fell. 
 
 God fpeed the Parliament; who mall be the Speaker# 
 
 r j r Ta&.OsK 
 
The fir ft Tart of Henry the Sixt. 
 
 _io3 
 
 Talb . Dire yee come forth,and meet vs in the field ? 
 PuceH. Belike your Lordfhip t»kej vs then for fades, 
 To try if that our owne be ours,or no. 
 
 Tali. 1 fpeakenot to that ray 1 ing Hecate, 
 
 But vnto thee Alanfon, and the reft. 
 
 Will ye,like Souldiors.come and tight It out ? 
 
 Alanf. Seignior no. 
 
 Talk. Seignior hang: bafe Muleteri of France, 
 
 L ke Pefant fooc-Boyes doc they keepe the Walls, 
 
 And dire not take »p Armes.like Gentlemen. 
 
 PuctH. Away Capta ; nej,let's get vs from the Walls, 
 For Talbot meanes no goodnvfTe by his Lookes. 
 
 God b uy my Lord, we came but to tell you 
 That wee are here. Exeunt from the Walls. 
 
 Talk. And there will we be too,ere it be long. 
 
 Or elfe reproach be Talbots crcateft fame. 
 
 Vow Burgonie, by honor of tny Houfe, 
 
 Prickc on oy publike Wrongs fuftain’d in France, 
 Either to get theTowne againe.or dye. 
 
 And l,at Aire as Englifh Henry liues, 
 
 And as his Father here was.Conqueror j 
 At fure as In this late betrayed Towne, 
 
 Great Cvrdelions Heart was buryed ; 
 
 So fure I fweare.to get tbe Towne,or dye. 
 
 'Burg. My Vowes are equall partners with thy 
 Vowes. 
 
 Talb. But ere we got,regard this dyingPrince. 
 
 The valiant Duke of Bedford : Come my Lord, 
 
 We will bellow you in fome better place, 
 
 Fitter for (icknefle.and for crifie age. 
 
 Bedf. Lord Talbot .dot not fo difhonour me i 
 Here will I fit,before the Walls of Roan, 
 
 And will be partner of your weak or woe. 
 
 Burg. Couragious 'Bedford, ice vs now perfwade you 
 'Beaf. Not to be gone from hence: for once I read, 
 Tha: ftout Psntbr.tgon,\n his Litter fide, 
 
 Came to the field,and vanquifhed his foes. 
 
 .Me thinkes I fhould feuiue the Souldiors hearts, 
 Becaufe I euer found them as my felfe. 
 
 Talb. Vndannted fpifit in a dying breaft, 
 
 Then be it fo: Heauens keepe old Bedford fafe. 
 
 And now no more adoe, braoe Burgonie, 
 
 Bnt gather we ou: Forces out of hand. 
 
 And fet vpon ourboafting Enemie Exit. 
 
 tSZ-, silarum Exeurfont Enter Sir loha 
 Fatftaffe, and a Captame. 
 
 Capt. Whither away Sir Ithu Falftaffe ,in fuch haflef 
 Falfi W'hither away ? to faue my felfe by Sight, 
 
 We are like to haue theouerthrow againc. 
 
 Copt. What? will you flye.and leaue Lotd Talbot? 
 Falft I,all the T albcti m the World.to faue my life. 
 
 Exu . 
 
 Cap,. C owardly Knight,lil fortune follow thee. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Retreat Exetnfions. Ptictl, A/anfen, and 
 Charles fiye. 
 
 Bedf. Now quiet Soule,depart when Heauen pkafe, 
 For 1 houe feenc our Enemies ouerthrow. 
 
 What u the rruft or ftiength of foolifh man ? 
 
 They that of late were daring with their feoffc«. 
 
 Are glad and fame by flight to faue themfelues. 
 
 Bedford lya ,and u carrytd in by two n bn Chasre. 
 
 A n Alarum. Enter Talbot, Bargcmr. and 
 
 the reft. 
 
 Talb. Loft,and recouered in a day agrrine. 
 
 This is a doubie Honor, Bargome: 
 
 Yet Heauen* hanc glory fer this Vi&orfe. 
 
 Burg. Warlike and Martiall Talbot , Burgonie 
 Infhrine* thee in his heart,and there ereSs 
 Thy noble Deeds,as Valors Monument*. 
 
 Talb. Thanks gentle Duke: but where i* /W now i 
 I thinke hcrold Familiar i* afleepe. 
 
 No tv where's theBaftard*branes,*nd^W/«hls gliJtes i 
 Wha: all amort? Roan hangs her head (or griefe, 
 
 That fuch a valiant Company are fled. 
 
 Now will we take fomc order in theTowne, 
 
 Placing therein fome expert Officers, 
 
 And then depart to Paris, to theKing, 
 
 For there young Henry with his Nobles lye. 
 
 Burg. What wills Lord 74#«r ( ple»feth Burge nit. 
 Tall. But yet before we goe,let's not forget 
 The Noble Duke of Bedford, late deceas'd. 
 
 But fee his Extcuies fulfill’d in Roan. 
 
 A brauerSouldierneuer couched I.sunce, 
 
 A gentler Heart did neurr fway in Court. 
 
 But Kings and mighticft Potentates muft die, 
 
 For that's the end of humane miferie. Exeunt. 
 
 Scxna Tertia. 
 
 Enter Charles, Baft aid, uilanfon.'PuctB. 
 
 PaceR. Diftnay not (Prince*^ at this accident. 
 
 Nor grieue that Roan ia fo recovered i 
 Care isno cure,but rather corrofiuc. 
 
 For things that are not to be remedy’d. 
 
 Let frantike Talbot triumph for a while. 
 
 And like a Pracock fweepe along his tayle, 
 
 Wce’le pull his Plumes.and take away his Trayne, 
 
 If Dolphin and the reft willbe but rul’d. 
 
 Charles. We haue been guided by thee hitherto. 
 
 And of thy Cunning had no diffidence, 
 
 One fun’den Foyle (hall neuer breed diftrult 
 Baft or d. Search out thy wit for fecret poliicies. 
 
 And we will make thee famouj through the World. 
 
 Alanf. Wee'le fet thy Statue in fome holy pl«ce. 
 
 And haue thee reuerenc't like a bkfTed Saint. 
 
 Employ thee tben,fweet Virgin, for our good. 
 
 Tucell. Then thus it mull be, this doth loane deuile; 
 
 By faire perfwafions,mixt with fugred word*. 
 
 We will entice the Duke of Burgonie 
 To leaue the Talbot ,and to follow v*. 
 
 Charles. 1 marry Sweeting, if we could doe that, 
 France were no place for Hcnryes Warriors, 
 
 Nor fhould that Nation boaft it fo with vs, 
 
 But be extirped from our Prouinces. 
 
 Alanf. For euer fhould they be expuli'd from France, 
 And not hauc Title of an Eariedome here. 
 
 VuctU. Your Honors fhsllperceiue how I will woefte, 
 To bring this matter to the wifhed end. 
 
 Tirummt founds a fsrre ejf. 
 
 Hearke.by the found of Drumme you may pcrceiue 
 Tbeir Powers are marching vnto Pari*-ward. 
 
 Here found an Enghfb "Mirth. 
 
 There goes the Talbot .with his Colours fpted. 
 
 And allihc Troupes of Englifh after him. 
 
 French 
 
Thefir ft Tart ofHenry the Sixt. 109 
 
 French March. 
 
 Now in the Rereward comes the Duke and hi* s 
 fortune in fauor makes him lagge behinde. 
 
 Summon c Parley ,\7c will talke with him. 
 
 Trumpets found a Party. 
 
 Charles. A Parley with the Duke of Burgonie. 
 
 'Barg. \^ho cranes a Parley with the Burgonie > 
 
 Paced. The Princely Charles of France,thy Countrey- 
 tr. an. 
 
 "Burg. What fay’ft thou Charles} for I am marching 
 hence. 
 
 Charles. Speake Paced, and enchaunt him with thy 
 words. 
 
 PuetL Brsue 'Burgonie, vndoubted hope ofFrance, 
 
 Stay,let cby bumble Hand-maid fpeake to thee. 
 
 Burg. Speake on,but be not oner-tedious. 
 
 Paced. Xooke on thy Country,look on fertile France, 
 And fee the Cities and the Townes dcfac’s, 
 
 By wafting Ruine of the cruel! rot. 
 
 As lookes the Mother on her lowly Babe, 
 
 When Death doth clofe his tender-dying Eyes. 
 
 See,fee the pining Maladic ofFrance: 
 
 Behold the Wounds,the rooft vnnarurail Wounds, 
 
 Which thou thy felfe baft giuen her wofullBreft. 
 
 Oh turne thy edged Sword another way, 
 
 Strike chofe that hurt,and hurt notthol’e that helpe 
 
 One drop of Blood draw'ne from thy Countries Boforne, 
 Should grieue thee more then ffrearoes offorraine gore. 
 Returnethee therefore with a floud of Teares, 
 
 And wafh away thy Countries ftayned Spots. 
 
 ‘Burg. Either fbehath bcwucht me with her words, 
 OrNature makes me fuddenly relent. 
 
 Puce/I.Beftdes.all French and France exclaimes on thee 
 Doubting thy Bitth and lawful! Progente, 
 
 Who loyn’ft thou with,but with a Lordly Nation, 
 
 That Will not truft thee,but for profits fake ? 
 
 When TMot hath fet footing once in France, 
 
 And fafbion’d thee that Inftrument of 111, 
 
 Who then,but Engltfh Henry, will be Lord, 
 
 And rhou be tbruft out, like afugitiue > 
 
 Call we to tninde.and rnaike bur this for preofe: 
 
 Wis not the Duke of Otleance thyFoj ? 
 
 And was he not in England Prifoner > 
 
 But when they heard he was thine Enemie, 
 
 They fet him free,without his Ranfome pay'd, 
 
 In fpighc of Burgonie and all his friends. 
 
 See then,thoo fight ft agasnft thy Countreymen, 
 
 And toyn'ft with them will be thy flaughter-men. 
 Come,come,returne; rctutne thou wandering Lord, 
 Charles andthe reft will take thee tn their armes. 
 
 Burg. I am vanquifhed : 
 
 Tbefe haughtie wordes of hers 
 
 Haue batt'red me like roaring Cannon-(hot, 
 
 And made me almoft yeeld vpon my knees. 
 
 Forgiue me Couotrey,and fweet Countreymen : 
 
 And Lords accept rhis heartie kind embrace. 
 
 MyTorces and my Power of Men are yours- 
 So farwell Talbot,We no longer truft thee. 
 
 Paced. Done like a Frenchman : turne and turns a- 
 gahe. 
 
 Charles. Welcome braue Duke,thy friendlhipmakes 
 vs fre/h. 
 
 Bafford . And doth beger new Courage in our 
 Bret Ik*. 
 
 Alauf. Paced hath brauely play’d her part in this. 
 
 And doth deferue a Coronet of Gold. 
 
 Charles. Now let vs on,my Lords, 
 
 And ioynccur Powers, 
 
 And feeke how we may prejudice the Foe. Exeunt. 
 
 Sccena Quart a. 
 
 Enter the Kmgfilouecfler ,Wtnchefler ,Yorkc,Suffol\(e, 
 
 ScmerfetfVarwtekcjixeter: To them,with 
 his Souldiors, Talbot 
 
 Talk. My graciousPrince. and honorablePceres, 
 Hearing of your arnuall in this Realme, 
 
 I haue a while gtuenTruce vnto my Warres, 
 
 T 0 doe my dutie to my Soucraigne. 
 
 In figne whereof, this Arme.that hath redaym’d 
 
 T 0 your obedience, fiftie Forcrefies, 
 
 Twelwe Cities,and feuen walled Townes of ftrength, 
 Bcfide fiue hundred Prifoners of efteeme j 
 
 Lets fall hisSword before your Higbneffefeet: 
 
 And with fubmifTiue loyaltie of heart 
 
 Afcribes the Glory of his Conqueft got, 
 
 Firft to my God,and next vnto your Grace. 
 
 King Is this the Lord 7*/p«r,Vnckle Gloacefler, 
 
 That hath fo long beene tefident inFtance? 
 
 Cleft- Yes,if it pleafe your Maie(fie,my Liege. 
 
 Kmg. Welcome braue Captaine,and victorious Lord. 
 When 1 was young (as yet 1 am nor old) 
 
 I doc remember how my Father faid, 
 
 A (footer Champion neuer handled Sword. 
 
 Long fince we were refolued of your truth, 
 
 Yourfaithfiill ferutce,and yourtoylein Warre: 
 
 Yet neuer haue you raffed our Reward, 
 
 Or beene reguerdon'd with fo much asThanks, 
 
 Becaufe till new,we neuer faw your face. 
 
 Therefore (land vp.&nd for thefe good deferts, 
 
 We here creace you Earle of Shrewsbury, 
 
 And in our Coronation take your place. 
 
 Sexet. FUurtfh. Exeunt. 
 
 {Jkfanet Vernon and Bajfet, 
 
 Vem. Now Sir,to you that were fo hot at Sea, 
 Difgracingof thefeColours that l weaie, 
 
 In honor of my Noble Lord ofYorke 
 
 Dar’ft thou maincainethe former words rhou fpak'ft ? 
 
 Half Yes Sir,as well as you dare patronage 
 
 The cnuious barking of your fawcie Tongue, 
 
 Agajoft my Lord the Duke of Somerfct. 
 
 Vem. Sirrha, thy Lord I honour as he is. 
 
 Baff. Why,what is he ? as good a man as Torkg. 
 
 Vera, Hearkc ye: not fo t in witnefle take ye that. 
 
 Strikes him. 
 
 Ba(f. Villaine , thou knoweft 
 
 The Law of Atmes is fuch, 
 
 That who fo drawes a Sword.'tis prefent death, 
 
 Or elfe this Blow fhould broach thy deareft Bloud. 
 
 But lie vnto his Maieftie, and eraue, 
 
 I rosy haue libertie to venge ibis Wrong, 
 
 When thou (halt fce.Ilemeet thee to thy coft« 
 
 Vern. Well mtfcreant,lle be there as foone&syou, 
 Andaftermcete you, Cooncr then you would. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 lj Enter 
 
1 1 o The firjl Tart of Henry the Sixt. 
 
 Jtthis Quartur. Scena Trima. 
 
 1 For faker* jour prrnitient FaSion, 
 
 Sind ityn'd with Char lei, eh* r,ghtfu!l king of France 
 
 O monftrous Treachery Can this be fo > 
 
 That in alliance, amity, and oathes, 
 
 There fliould be found fuch falfe diffcmbling guile? 
 
 King. What? doth my Vnckle Burgundy reuolt ? 
 
 Git. He doth my Lord, and is become your foe. 
 
 Kmg. I s that the wotft this Letter doth conmne? 
 
 Gle It is the worft, and all (my Lord) he writes. 
 King. Why then Lord Talbtt there fhal talk with him, 
 And giuc him chafticement for this abufe. 
 
 How fay you (my Lord) are you not content? 
 
 Tat. Content, my Liege ? Yes- But f 1 am preuented, 
 I fhould haue begg’d I might haue bene employd. 
 
 King Then gather ftrength, and match vnto him 
 ftraight : 
 
 Let him perceiue how ill we brooke his Treafon, 
 
 And what offence it is to flout his Friend*. 
 
 T*I I go iny Lord, in heart defiring ftill 
 
 You may behold confiifion ofyourfoes. 
 
 Snler Vrrnon and "Beflit. 
 
 y tr. Grant me theCombate, graeious Soucraigne. 
 Taf. And me (my Lotd)grant methe Combate too 
 Terl(e. This is my Seruant, beare him Noble Prince. 
 Som. And this is mine (fwcct Henry') fmovi him. 
 
 Kwg. Bepatient Lords, and giuethemleauc tofpeak. 
 Say Gentlemen, whit makes you thus exelalme, 
 
 And wherefore craue you Combate ? Or with whom / 
 
 Vtr. With him (my Lord) for he hath done me wrong. 
 As/. And 1 with him, for he hath done me wrong. 
 XsHf.What is that wrong,wherofyou both complain 
 Firft let me know, and then lie anfwer you. 
 
 r Baf. Crofting the Sea, from England into France, 
 
 This Fellow heere with enuious carping tongue, 
 Vpbraided me about the Rofe 1 weare, 
 
 Saying, the fanguinc colour oftht Leaues 
 
 Did reprefent my Maftersblufhing cheekes t 
 
 When ftubbornly he did repugne the truth. 
 
 About a certain? quefhon in the Law, 
 
 Argu'd betwixt the Duke of Yorke, and him. 
 
 With other vile and ignominious tearme*. 
 
 In confutation of which rude reproach. 
 
 And in defence ofmy Lord* worthmefte, 
 
 1 craue the benefit of Law of Armea. 
 
 Ver. And that is mv petition (Noble Lord:) 
 
 For though hr feeme with forged queint concent 
 Tofetaglofte vpon his bold intent, 
 
 Yetknow/my Lord) I wasprouok'dby him, 
 
 Andhe firft tooke exceptions at this badge, 
 
 Pronouncing that the palenefte of this Flower, 
 
 Bewray'd the faintneftc of my Mafters hem. 
 
 Ttrky. Will not this malice Somerfec be left? 
 
 Som. Yourpriuaiegiudgemy Lord of York, wll out, 
 Though ne’re fo cunningly you fmotheril. 
 
 King. Good Lord, what madnefTe rule* in brain** 
 ficke men, 
 
 When for fo flighr and ftiuolous a caufe, 
 
 Such fa£hous xmulations fhall arife ? 
 
 GoodCofins bothofYorke and Somerfel, 
 
 Quiet yourfelues (1 pray)and be at peace, 
 
 Torhe. Let this dirtirntlon firft be tried by fight. 
 
 And then yout Highneffc fhall command a Peace. 
 
 Som. The quarrel! toucheth none but vs alone. 
 Betwixt our felues let vs decide it then. 
 
 Torke There is my pledge, accept itSomerfet, 
 
 Vtr. Nay, let it reft where it began at firft 
 
 7fcf. 
 
 Entir King, Glacefler, Winchtfler , Torht, Siflfofkt, Somer- 
 fit, Wamricite, Talbel.and Ctuerner Extier. 
 
 Gt*. Lord Blfhop fct the Crowpe vpon his head. 
 
 Win. God faue King Htnry ohhn name the fixt. 
 
 Gle. New GouetnourofParis take your oath, 
 
 That you eicift no other King but him; 
 
 Efteeme none Friends, but fuch aa are his Friends, 
 
 And none your Foes, but fuch as fhall pretend 
 
 M»iieious pratftifes again!) his State : 
 
 This Ota’S ye do, fo helpe you righteous God. 
 
 Enter Faljlaffe. 
 
 Ftd. My gr8<iou$Souersignc,as I rode from Calice, 
 
 To hafle vnto your Coronation : 
 
 A Letter W3* deliuer’d to my hands, 
 
 Writ to your Grace, from th'Ouke of Burgundy. 
 
 Tal. Shame to the Duke ofBurgtwsdy, and thee ; 
 
 1 vow'd (bafe Knight) when I didmeete the next, 
 
 To teate the Garter from thy Crauens legge, 
 
 Which 1 haue done, becaufc(vnwortbily) 
 
 Thou was’t inftalled in that High Degree. 
 
 Pardon me Princely Hemy, and the reft : 
 
 This Daftatd,at the battell of P tithe? i. 
 
 When (but in all) I was fixe tboufand flrong, 
 
 And that the French were almoft ten to one. 
 
 Before we met, or that * ftroke was giuen, 
 
 Like to a truftie Squire, did run away. 
 
 In which affault, we loft twelue hundred men 
 
 My fclfe, and diuersGentlemen befide. 
 
 Were thete furpriz'd.and taken prifoners. 
 
 Then iudge (great Lords) if I haue done amiftie i 
 
 Or whether that fuch Cowards ought to wear* 
 
 This Ornament oftCnighthcod, yea or no i 
 
 Git. To fsy the truth, this fa& was infamous, 
 
 And ill befeeming any common man ; 
 
 Much more a Knight, a Capiaine, and a Leader. 
 
 TV. When firft this Order was ordain'd my Lords, 
 Knights of the Qarter were of Noble hirth; 
 
 Valiant, and Vertuous, full ofhaughtie Courage, 
 
 Such as were grownc to credit by the wsrres 
 
 Not fearing Death, nor fhrinking for DifttefTe, 
 
 But alwayes tefolute, in mod extreames. 
 
 He then, th3t is not furnifh’d in this fort. 
 
 Doth but vfiirpe theSacred name of Knight, 
 
 Prephaaing this moft Honourable Order, 
 
 And fhould (if I were worthy to be ludge) 
 
 Be quite degraded, like a Hedge-borne Swaine, 
 
 That doth prefume toboaft of Gentle blood. 
 
 K. Suine co thv Countrymen, thou near’rt thy doom* 
 Be packing therefore, thou that was’t a knight r 
 Henceforth we banifh thee on paine of death. 
 
 And now Lord Proteflor, view the Letter 
 
 Sent ftom cur Vnckle Duke ofBnrgundy. 
 
 GU. What meaner his Grace, that he hath chsung’d 
 his Stile ? 
 
 No more but pleine and bluntly ? (Te the King.) 
 
 Hath he forgot he is his Scucraigne ? 
 
 Or doth this churlifb Superfcripticn 
 
 Pretend form alteration in good will ? 
 
 What’s heere ?/ bane vpontfirciall tanflr* 
 
 %JWo*'d ailh compafllcn efmj Conntritl sVrA'^f, 
 
 Tyreiher with the pillifnU tomplatntt 
 
 Of pith «U Jtttr opprefllao fittd/l vpsn , 
 
Thefirfb Part cf Henry the Sixt. mi 
 
 Tajf. Confirme it fo, mine honourable Lord. 
 do, Confirme it fo ?Confounded be your ftrife. 
 And perifli yc with your audacious prate, 
 
 Prefutr.pt uous vaflals, are you not aftism'd 
 With this immodeft clamorous outrage, 
 
 To trou We an d difturbe the King, and Vs i 
 And you my Lords, me thinkes you do not we!l 
 To bearc with their peruerfe ObiaSions : 
 
 Much leflc to take occaficn from their mout hes, 
 
 To raife a mutiny betwixt your fclucs. 
 
 Let me perfwade you take a better courfe. 
 
 Exet. ItgreeueshisHighneffe, 
 
 Good my Lords, be Friends. 
 
 A 'jug. Come hither you that would be Combatants • 
 Henceforth 1 charge you, as you loue our fauour. 
 
 Quire to forget this Quarrell, and thccaufe. 
 
 And you my Lords: Remember where we are, 
 
 In France, amongft a fickle waucring Nation: 
 
 Ifchey perceyue diflention inourlookes, 
 
 And that within our felues we difagree; 
 
 How will their grudging ftomackes be prouok'd 
 To wilful! Difobedicnce, and Rebell ? 
 
 Befide, What infamy will there arife. 
 
 When Focraigne Princes fttall be certified. 
 
 Tint for 2 toy, a thing of no regard. 
 
 King Henries Pccres, and cheere Nobility, 
 
 Deftroy'd themfelues, and loft the Rcalme ofFranec ? 
 Oh thinke vpon the Conqueft of my Father, 
 
 My tender yeares, and let vs not forgoe 
 That for a trifle, that was bought with blood. 
 
 Let me be Vmper in this doubtful! ftrife r 
 I fee no rcafon if I weare this Rofe, 
 
 That any one fnould t herefore be fufpitious 
 I more incline to Somcrfet, than Yotke i 
 Both arc my kinfmen, and Ileue them both. 
 
 As well they may vpbray'd me with my Ctowne, 
 Becaufe (forfooth) the King ofScots is Crown’d. 
 
 But vour difcrctions better can perfwade, 
 
 Then I amablcto ii>ftru£l or teach : 
 
 And therefore, as we hither came in peace. 
 
 So let vs ftill continue peace, and louc. 
 
 Coftn ofYorke, we inftitute your Grace 
 To be our Regent in tiiefc parts ofFranec: 
 
 And good my Lord of Somerfet, vnite 
 
 Tout Troopcsofhorfemen, with his Bands of foote, 
 
 And like true Sublets, fonnes ofyourProgenitors^ 
 
 Go chserefully together, and digeft 
 Your angry Choller on your Enemies. 
 
 Our Selft, my Lord Protestor, and the reft. 
 
 After fome refpit, will returne to Calicc 5 
 From thence to England, where I hope erelong 
 To be prefented by your Vt&ories, 
 
 With Charier, .Alanfan, and that Traiterous rout 
 
 Exeunt {jMuxet Tmb£y'arvsu\,f xtteryernen. 
 War. My Lord ofYotke, I promife you the King 
 Prettily (me thought) did play the Orator.) 
 
 Tarke. And fo he did, but yet Hike it not, 
 
 In that he weares the badge of Somerfet. 
 
 tf'ar. Ttifli, that was but his fancic, blame him not, 
 
 I dare prefume (fweet Prince) he thought no harme, 
 
 Terl^. And if Ivvifti he did. But let it reft, 
 
 Ocher affayres muftnowbe managed. Exeunt, 
 
 Flouriftj. Mann Exeter. 
 
 Exet Well didftthou ‘Richard to fupprefte thy voice: 
 For had the paflions of thy heart burft out, 
 
 I fee re we fhould haue fame decipher’d there 
 
 Mote rancorous fpight,tnote furiousragtng broyles. 
 Then yet can be imagin'd or fuppos’d: 
 
 But howfoere, no Ample man that fees 
 This iarring difeord ofNobilitie, 
 
 This ftsouldering of each other in the Court, 
 
 This faftious bandying oftheit Fauourltes, 
 
 But that it doth prefage fome ill euent. 
 
 *T'is much, when Scepters are in Childrens hands: 
 
 But more, when Enuy breeds vnkindc deuifion, 
 
 There comes the ruine, there begins confufion. Exit 
 
 Enter Talbot with Trumpe arid Drttmme, 
 before Bordeaux. 
 
 Talb. Go to the Gates of Burdeaux Trumpeter, 
 Summon their Generali vntothc Wall. Sounds, 
 
 Enter Qenerad aloft, 
 
 Englifli lohnTalbot (Captaines) cal! you forth, 
 
 Serusnt in Armes to Harry King of England, 
 
 And thus he would. Open your Citie Gates, 
 
 Be humble to vs, call my Soueraigne yours. 
 
 And do him homage as obedient Subiedh, 
 
 And lie withdraw me, and my bloody power. 
 
 But ifyou frowne vpon this proffer'd Peace, 
 
 You tempt the fury of my three attendants, 
 
 Leane Famine, quartering Steele, and climbing Fire, 
 Who in a moment, eetien with the earth, 
 
 Shall lay your {lately.and ayre-brauing Towers, 
 
 Ifyou for fake the offer of their loue. 
 
 Cap. Thou ominous and feareftil! Owle ofdeach, 
 QutNations terror, and their bloody fcourge. 
 
 The period of thy Tyranny approacheth. 
 
 On vs thou canft not enter but by death : 
 
 For 1 proteft we are well fortified. 
 
 And flrong enough to i(Tueout and fight. 
 
 If thou retire, the Dolphin well appointed, 
 
 Stands with thefnares of Warre to tangle thee. 
 
 On either hand thee, there are fquadrons pitchc. 
 
 To wall thee from the liberty of Flight 5 
 And 00 way canft thou turne thee for redrefle. 
 
 But death doth front thee with apparant fpoyie. 
 
 And pale definition meets thee in the face s 
 Ten thoufand French haue tane the Sacrament, 
 
 Toryue their dangerous Artillerie 
 
 Vpon no Chriftian loule but Englifh Talbot .* 
 
 Loe, there thou ftandft a breathing valiant man 
 Of an inuir.cibSe vneonquet’d fpirit: 
 
 This is the lateft Glorieot thy praife. 
 
 That 1 thy enemy dew thee withall: 
 
 For ere the Glaffe that now begins to runne, 
 
 Finifh the procefle ofhis fandy hourc, 
 
 Thefe eyes that fee thee now welt coloured, 
 
 Shall fee thee withered, bloody, pale, and dead. 
 
 Drum a far re off. 
 
 Harke, harke, the Dolphins dfumme, a warning bell. 
 Sings heauv Mufickc to rhy timorous loule, 
 
 And mine 4>all ring thy dire departure out. Exit 
 
 Tal. He Fables not,I hearc theenemie : 
 
 Out fome light Horfemen, and perufe their Wings. 
 
 O negligent and heedleflc D Helpline, 
 
 How are we pack'd and bounded in a pale ^ 
 
 A little Heard ofEnglands timorous Deere. 
 
 Max'd with a yelping kennel! ofFrench C»rres. 
 
 Ifwebe EngliftiDeere.be then in blood. 
 
 Not Rsfcall-like to fall downe with a pinch. 
 
 But rather moodiemad : Anddefpems Stagges, 
 
 Turne 
 
11 z ^Tbsj&fi *P&rt ofHensy tbz Sixs. 
 
 Jums on rite'fcleaiy Hounds with Bead* of$cce’«,. 
 
 And make the Cowards {knd e’oofe at bap : 
 
 Seli ewer? rastl hi* life rs dcere as mins,, 
 
 And they fhsfl findedeercDesve of vs my Fri ends. 
 
 God, and S- Gtergi, Talbot and England: right, 
 
 Profpet oui Colours in this dangeroo* fight. 
 
 gffflf at Ql* flintrcr that wests Torbe. Enter Terki 
 withTrnntpei, asi&*rj Soldiers. 
 
 Yoeif. Aft not the fpeedy fcouts return’d ngaine. 
 
 That dog'd the mighty Army of the Dolphin? 
 
 fifty. They are netifm'd my Lord, and give n out, 
 
 I Thar ho is match'd to Fiurdesvx with hi* power 
 
 To fight with Talbot as he march'd along. 
 
 By vour efpyals were difrouertd 
 
 Two mightier Troopes then that the Dolphin led. 
 
 Which ioyn’d with him, and made their march for 
 
 (Burdeaus 
 
 York?. A plague vpon that Viliaine Sonrerfet, 
 
 That shu* delayes my promtfed fupply 
 
 Ofhor&men, that were leuied for thst fiege. 
 
 Rsnowr.dd Talbot doth expert my ryde. 
 
 Ana I am low ted by a Traitor ViU a ine. 
 
 And cannot helpe the noble Ch«iali« s 
 
 God comfort hsmir. this neceffiry: 
 if he n)ifc;rry s farewell Wanes in France. 
 
 Enter another Meffengfr. 
 
 <o.Mef. Thou Princely Leader of cur EngEfbfirengtH, 
 'Neuer fo need full on the earth of France, 
 
 Sparse to the telVue of the Noble Talbot, 
 
 Who now is girdled with a wafte oflrots. 
 
 And h era'll about with grim, deftrurtien : 
 
 To Bordeaux warlike Duke, eo Btttdeaux Yorks, 
 
 Else farwell Talbot, Fnr.ce.and Engbnds honor. 
 
 7»rkt. O God, that Sometfet who in proud heart 
 
 Doth flop my Cocftsti, 'Were in Talbots plate, 
 
 Soffsoald wee fisue a valiant Gentleman, 
 
 By forfryting aTr.ntor, and a Coward i 
 
 Mad ire,and wraihfull fury make* me vveepe. 
 
 That thus we dye, whileremiffe Traitor* fleepe. 
 
 iJM'f 0 fer.d fame fuccoui to the difire A Lord. 
 
 Torkf. He dies, we leofe : 1 bterjse my warlike word: 
 We mourns, France fissile* : We loofe, they dayly get, 
 
 All long of this vile Traitor Somerfet. 
 
 Uhief.. Then God take mercy on braue Talbots fouie, 
 And on hie Sonne yang Ichn, who two hoitres fince, 
 
 I met intrauatle towardShis warlike Father; 
 
 Thle feuen yeere; did not Talbct ftefcisfonne. 
 
 And now they mectc where both their lir.es are dine. 
 
 Torke. Alas, what »oy (hall noble Talbot hauc. 
 
 To bid hi* yoog forme vittlceme to hisGreuc : 
 
 Away, vexation elraofi fioppes tny breath, 
 
 That fundred friend* greets in the heure of death, 
 
 Lttrh farewell, no more my fortune can, 
 
 Bot eurfe the caufe I cannot ayde the man. 
 
 Aiaine, Ploys, Voytirrs, sod Tanret, are wenne away, 
 
 Long all of Somerfet, and his delay. Exit 
 
 Mtf. Thus while the Vulture of Sedition, 
 
 Feeds* in the befome of fuch great Comroandersj 
 bieepnp.negiertion doth be tray co Ioffe : 
 
 TheCorr^uat of our fcarfe-coid Conqueror, 
 
 That euer -lining man of Meroorie, 
 
 Unsriei he fift: While* they each other croffe. 
 
 Lutes,Honours, Lands, and all, hureie to Ioffe. 
 
 Softer Somerfet vitb his Jlrsati, 
 
 So vi. It it too late, ! cannot fiend them row : 
 
 This expcdirlcn T’r* by Ttrkf arid T ir/fvr. 
 
 Too rafhly plotted. All cur genersJJ forte. 
 
 Might with a fnlly of the very Towne 
 
 Be buckled with i ehe cuer-daring Tr-lbet 
 
 Hath futlisd all his glefie of former Honor 
 
 By thisynbeedfuH,defrfirase, wilde aduenture t 
 
 Torkl fet him cn to fight* and dye in fhame, 
 
 That Talbot desd. great Terf-e might fceare the name. 
 
 Cap. Kstrreii'Sir wOHoks Ltssie. who with ms 
 
 Set from eor ore-mucht force* forth for ayde. 
 
 Sam. How now Sir fVsfojm, vdwther were you feat } 
 
 Lss.YJ bether my f .ord, f rr-> fraught ft fdd L.Ta&rt, 
 Who ring'd about with bold ad serfirie. 
 
 Cries out far noble Yorkr- and Somerfer, 
 
 To beace aday ling death from his weeke fi 
 
 And '.rhiles else honourable Cantaine there 
 
 Drops bloody fivet from his warn*-wewiedll(nbrt 3 
 
 And in aduanrage lingring lookes for re-due. 
 
 You hi* falfe hop?*, the rrufl of Fnclrad* hrsnor, 
 
 Keepe off alcofe with wonhidTeeousistien s 
 
 Let ntcj your priuate di fcord keeps away 
 
 The leuied fu* court that fhoy id lend h*frs 5 yde s 
 
 While lie reno vmed Noble Gentleman 
 
 Yecld vp his life vnio a wesld of oddc>. 
 
 Orleance the Bafiard, Charles, Usergundct, 
 
 Aia»fox, Reigaard, compaffe him about, 
 hod Talbot pesijheth by your default. 
 
 Sons. Yorke f« him on, Yorke should l>sus few hir.;: 
 eyda. 
 
 Luo. And Yorke as AH vpon your Giaceevslaiiceo,' 
 Swearing that you with-hold his leuied hoaft. 
 
 Collect^ for this expidition. 
 
 Jam. York lyes : He might haue font, ft had the Horfe? 
 
 I owe him lietleDutie, and kite Loue, 
 
 And take fouie fcorne so fawijc on him 'ey finding. 
 
 La. The fraud of England, not the force yfFttnee, 
 Hath now mtrapt the Noble-minded Talbot t 
 
 Neuet toEngland fiscil he hears his life. 
 
 But dies heiraid to fortune by your flrife. 
 
 Sent- Come go, I will difpatch the Horfirren Brats : 
 V.':thin fixe heures, they will be at his syde. 
 
 Lts. Too late comes refree, he if t»oe or f.sin;, 
 Forflyehrcouidnot, ifhewould hooefied: 
 
 And fiyc would Thibet nfuer though he might. 
 
 Sem. Ifhe be detd, braue Talks; thencdlvu. 
 
 La. Hi* Fame H ies in the world . Hh Sh vre in you. 
 
 Ernnent. 
 
 Siller Talbot and ku Stmt. 
 
 TH- O yon 3 hhn Talbot, I did fend for thee 
 
 Totucorthee in ftratagemsof Wstre, 
 
 That Ts.lbots name might fee in theeretsiu’d. 
 
 When fspleffe Age, ami weakevnablelimbcs 
 
 Should bring thy Farrier to his drooping Chairs. 
 
 Bot Omslignant and ill-beading kiarres, 
 
 Now thou att come vnto a Feafi of death, 
 
 A terribie and vnauoyded danger : 
 
 Tnaefore deere Boy, mount on my fwifttfllwrfe, 
 
 And He dirert thee how thou fhalt efeepe 
 
 | By fodatneflight. Come, dally not,be gone. 
 
 I John, Istiiy name Talbot ? and are 1 yottr SonnS? 
 
 I M. 
 
< Thefirfl < Part of Henry the Sixt. u\ 
 
 And Hi all I flye ? O, if you loue my Mother, 
 
 Difhcnor not her Honorable Name, 
 
 To make a Ballard, and a Slaue of me: 
 
 The World will fay,he is not Talbots bloodi 
 
 That bafely Bed,when Noble THbot Hood. 
 
 Tali. Flye.ro reuenge my death.if I be flaine. 
 
 Job*. Hethnflyeslo-.wiII nc’re ret urae ogaine. 
 
 "Talk. If we both day,we both are fure to dye. 
 
 Join. Then let me day ,and father doe you flye: 
 
 Your loflcis great/o your regard (hould be j 
 
 My worth vnknowne,no Ioffe is knowne inme. 
 
 Vpon my death, the French can little bead; 
 
 In yours they will,inyouaI! hopes are lod. 
 
 Plight cannot dayne the Honor you hsue wonne. 
 
 But mine it wii!,thai no Exploit hauedone 
 
 You fled for Vantage.eoery one will fweare: 
 
 But if I bow.theyle fay it was for feare. 
 
 There is no hope that euer I will flay. 
 
 If the firft hov/re 1 fhrinkc and run away; 
 
 Here on my knee 1 begge Mortalitie, 
 
 Rather then Life.prcferu’d with Infamic. 
 
 Talb. Shall all thy Mothers hopes lye in one Tombe ? 
 Job». I rather then lie flume my Mothers Wombe. 
 Talb. Vpon my BleflTng 1 command thee goe. 
 lob*. To fight I will.but not to flye the Foe, 
 
 Talk. Part of thy Father may be fau’d in thee. 
 
 John. No pan of him,but will be flume in mee. 
 
 Talb. Thou neuer ludft Renowne.nor canft not lofe it. 
 John. Yes,your renowned Name: fliail flight abufe it? 
 7WAThy Fathers charge ihal deare thee hom j ftaine. 
 John. You cannot witneffe for me,being flaine. 
 
 If Death be fo apparant.then both flye. 
 
 Talb. And teauemy followers here to fighr and dye# 
 My Age was neuer tainted with fuch fliame. 
 
 John. And AiallmyYouthbegailcieof fuch blame# 
 
 No more can i be feucted from your fide. 
 
 Then can your felfe.you felfe in twame diuide: 
 'Stsy.goc.doe what you witl^hc like doe]; 
 
 For litre I will not,if my Father dye. 
 
 Talb. Then here I take my leaue of thee, faire Soane, 
 Borne to eclipfc thy Life this afternoone: 
 
 Come.fide by fide, together liue and dye. 
 
 And Soule with Soule from France to Heauen flye. Exit, 
 
 Alarum: Excvrfsoxt, whore in Talbots Soma 
 it bomm’d about , sod Talbot 
 refeues him. 
 
 Talb- Sainc George,and Vi dory: fight Souldiers,fight: 
 The Regent hath wich Talbot broite his word. 
 
 And left vs to the rage of France his Sword. 
 
 Where is John Talbot ? pawfe,and take thy breath, 
 
 I gaue thee Life.and refeu’d thee from Death. 
 
 Jobn. O twice my Father,twice ami thy Sonne: 
 
 The Life thou gau'ft me firft, was lofl and done, 
 
 Tiil with thy Warlike Sword,defpight of Face, 
 
 To my determin’d time thou gau'it new date. 
 
 7V£.Whcn fro the Dolphins Creft thy Sword ftruck fire, 
 
 It warm'd thy Fathers heart wich provvd defirc 
 
 Of bold-fac'i VnSotie. Then Leaden Age, 
 
 Quicken’d with Youthfull Spleene.and Warlike Rage, 
 
 Beat downe AlanJon.OrleancefBttrgwtdte, 
 
 And from the Pride of Gallia refeued thee. 
 
 The irefull Baft ard Orlexnct, that drew blood 
 
 From thee my Boy, and had the Maidenhood 
 
 Of thy firft fight, I fooncencountred. 
 
 And interchanging blowes,! quickly Ihed 
 
 Some of his Baftacd blood,and indifgracc 
 
 Beipoke him thus: Contaminated,bafe, 
 
 And tnis-begotten blood,] fpill of thine, 
 
 Meane and right poore, for that pure blood of mine 
 Which thou didft force from Talbot, my braueBoy/ 
 
 Here purpofing the Baftsrd to deftr^y. 
 
 Came in ftrong refeue. Speake thy Fathers care; 
 
 Art thou not wearie,/tN&/> ? How do’ft thou fare > 
 
 Wilt thou yet leaue the Battaile,Boy,and flie. 
 
 Now thou art feaj’d the Sonne of Chiualrie ? 
 
 Flye,to reuenge my death wben I am dead. 
 
 The helpe of one ftands me in linleftead. 
 
 Oh.too much folly is it,well J wot. 
 
 To hazard all our lines in one final] Boat. 
 
 If I to day dye not with Frenchmens Rage, 
 
 To morrow I (hall dye with mickle Age? 
 
 Byrne they nothing game, and if I ftay, 
 
 Tis but the fliorening of my Life one day. 
 
 In chee thy Mother dyes.our Houfeholds Name, 
 
 My Deaths Rcuenge.thy Youth,and Englands Fame: 
 Allthefe.and mote,we hazard by thy ftay; 
 
 All thefe are fsu'd, if thou wilt flye away. 
 
 John. The Sword of Orleance hath not made me fmatt, 
 Thefe words of yours draw Life-blood from my Heart. 
 
 On that aduantage, bought with fuch a fhame. 
 
 To faue a paltry Life.and flay bright Fame, 
 
 Before young Talbot from old Talbot flye. 
 
 The Coward Hcrfe that beares me,fall and dyes 
 
 And like me to chepefant Boyesof France, 
 
 To be Shames fcome.and fubieff of Mtfchanc*. 
 
 Surely,by all the Glorie you haue wonne. 
 
 And if I flye,I am not Talbots Sonne. 
 
 Then talke no more of flight,it is no boot. 
 
 If Sonne to Talbot , dye at Talbots foot. 
 
 Talb. Then follow thou tby defp rate Syre of Greet, 
 Thou Ie.tr ho, thy Life to me is fweet: 
 
 If thou wilt fight, fight by thy Fathers fide, 
 
 And commendable prou d, let's dye in pride. Exit. 
 
 tAUrum. ExctSrJlons. Enter old 
 
 Talbot Jed. 
 
 Tdb. Where is my other Life? mine owne is gooe, 
 
 O,where's young Talbot? where it valiant John} 
 
 T riumphant Death, fmear'd with Captiuitic, 
 
 Y oung Talbott Valour makes me fertile at thee. 
 
 When he perceiu’d me (hrinke.and on my Knee, 
 
 His bloodie Sword he brandilht ouer mee. 
 
 And like a hungry Lyon did commence 
 
 Rough deeds of Rage,and fteme Impatiences 
 
 But when my angry Guardsnt flood alone, 
 
 Tendriog my mine, and a ftay I'd of none, 
 
 Dizzie-ey'd Furie,an'd great rage of Heart, 
 
 Suddenly made him from my fide to Hurt 
 
 Into the cluftring Bactaile of the French: 
 
 And in that Sea of Blood,my Boy did drench 
 
 His ouer-mounttng Spirit; and there di’de 
 
 My Icarus, my Bloftome.in nis ptide. 
 
 Esstervoitb John Talbot,borne. 
 
 Sens. O my deare Lord.loe where your Sonne is borne, 
 7<s/.Thou antique Death,which laugh'ft vs here Co fcotjr, 
 Anon from thy intuiting Tyrannie, 
 
 Coupled in bonds of perpetuitie. 
 
 Two Talbots winged through the litherSkie, 
 
 In thy defpight (hall fcape Mortalitie. 
 
 O 
 
The firfl Tart of Henry theSixt. 
 
 114. 
 
 O thou whofe wounds become hard fauoured death, 
 Speake to thy father, ere thou yet Id thy breath, 
 
 Braue death by (peaking, whither he will or no: 
 
 Imagine him a Frenchman, and thy Foe. 
 
 ’oore Boy, he fmiles, me thinkes, as who fnould fay, 
 dad Death bene French, then Death had dyed to day. 
 Come, come, and I ay him in his Fathers armes. 
 
 My fpirit can no longer beare thefe lurmes. 
 
 Souldiers adieu: I haue what I would hsue, 
 
 Now my old armes are yong I oh* Talbots graue. Dyes 
 
 Enter Charles, Alanfon, 'Btergu*dte, Bafiard, 
 
 And PuctB. 
 
 Char. Had Yorke and Somerfet brought refeue in, 
 We fhould haue found a bloody day of this. 
 
 How the yong whelpe of Talbots raging wood. 
 Did flefhhispume-fword in Frenchmensblood. 
 
 Pnc. Once I cncouncred him, and thus I faid : 
 
 Thou Maiden youth, be vanouifht by a Maide. 
 
 But with a proud Maicfticall high fcorne 
 He anfwer'd thus: Yong Talbot was not borne 
 To be the pillage of a Giglot Wench: 
 
 So rufhing in the bowels of the French, 
 
 He left me proudly, as vnworthy fight. 
 
 Btsr. Doubtleffe he would haue made a noble Knighi • 
 See where he lyes inherced in the armes 
 Of the moil bloody Nurfier of his harmes. 
 
 'Bafl- Hew them to peeces.hack their bones affundtr, 
 Whofe life was England* glory. Gallia s wonder. 
 
 Char. Oh no forbeare: For that which wc haue fled 
 During the life, let vs not wrong it dead. 
 
 Enter Lucie. 
 
 Cm. Herald, condufl me to the Dolphins Tent, 
 
 To know who hath obtain d the glory of the day. 
 
 Char. On what fubmilTiue mefTage art thou fern ? 
 Lucy Submiffion Dolphin?Tis a meere French word. 
 We EngltfH Warriours wot not what it meanes. 
 
 1 come to know what prifoners thou haft tane. 
 
 And to furuey the bodies of the dead. 
 
 Char. For ptifoners askft thou? Hell our prifon is. 
 But tell me whom thou feek ft 5 
 
 Luc. But where’s the great Alcides of the field. 
 Valiant Lord Talbot Earle of Shrewsbury t 
 Created for his rare fuccelfe in Armes, 
 
 Great Earle of IP'afhford. Waterford, and faience, 
 
 Lord Talbot of Coodrig and Vrcbinfirld, 
 
 Lord Strange of Blacbmere. Lord f rrdon of Alton, 
 
 Lord Cromwell of tWmgefield, Lord Fern mail of She fetid, 
 The thrice victorious Lord of Falconbndge, 
 
 Knight of the Noble Order of 5. George. 
 
 Worthy S. CMtchael and the Cj olden Fleece, 
 
 Great Marfhall to Henry the ftxt, 
 
 Of all his Warres within the Realme ofFrance. 
 
 Pm. Heere's a filly (lately ft'ile mdeede : 
 
 The Turke that two and fiftte Kingdomes hath. 
 
 Writes not fo tedious a Stile as this. 
 
 Him that thou magnifi'ft with al! thefe Titles, 
 
 Stinking and fly.blowne lyes heere at our feete. 
 
 Lacy. Is Talbot flaine, the Frenchmens only Scourge, 
 Your Kingdomes terror, and blacke Nemefis ? 
 
 Oh were mine eye-balles intoBullet* turn d. 
 
 That I in rage might (boot them at your faces. 
 
 Oh,that I could but call thefe dead to life. 
 
 It were enough to fright the Realme of France. 
 
 Were but his Pifture left amongft you here. 
 
 It would amaze the prowdeft of you all. 
 
 Giuc me then Bodyes.that 1 may beare them hence. 
 
 And giuc them Buriail.as befeemes their worth. 
 
 Pucel. I thinke this vpflart is old Talbots Ghoft, 
 
 He fpeakes with fnch a proud commanding fpint: 
 
 For Gods fake let him haue him, to keepe them here, 
 They would but ftinke, and putrifietheayre. 
 
 Char. Go take their bodies hence. 
 
 Lucy. He beare them hencerbut from their albesfbsl 
 bereard 
 
 A Phoenix that fhall make all Franceaffear’d. 
 
 Char So we be rid of them, do with him what y wilt. 
 And now to Paris in this conquering vaine. 
 
 All will be ours, now bloody Talbots flaine. Exit. 
 
 Seen a fecund a. 
 
 SENNET. 
 
 Enter King, (floctfler, and Exeter. 
 
 King. Haue you perus’d the Letters from the Pope, 
 The Emperor, and the Earle of Arirunack> 
 
 <yio. I haue my Lord, and their intent is this, 
 
 They humbly fue vnto your Excellence, 
 
 To haue a godly peace concluded of, 
 
 Beiwccne the Realmes ofEngland.and ofFrance 
 Kmg. How doth yout Grace affefl their motion > 
 Clo. Well (my good Lord) and as the only meanes 
 To Hop effufion of our Chriftian blood. 
 
 And ftablifh qutemefle on euery fide. 
 
 Kmg. 1 marry Vnckle,for 1 alwayes thought 
 It was both impious and vnnaturall, 
 
 That fuch immanity and bloody flttfc 
 Should reigne among Profeffors ofone Faith. 
 
 g/o. Beftde my Lord, the foonet to cffe£f. 
 
 And lurerbmde this knot ofamitie, 
 
 The Earle of Armmacke ncere knit to Charles, 
 
 A man of great Authorise in France, 
 
 Proffers his onely daughter to your Grace, 
 
 In marriage, with a large and fumptuous Dowrie. 
 
 Kmg Marriage Vnckle? Alas my yearcs are yong: 
 And fitter is my ftudie, and my Bookes, 
 
 Than wanton dalliance with a Patamour. 
 
 Yet call ch EmbatTadors, and as you pleaf;, 
 
 So let them haue their anfweres cucry one: 
 i (hail be well content with any choyce 
 Tends to Gods glory, and my Countries weale. 
 
 Enter Wtnchefter, and three Amsbafaderi. 
 
 Exet. What, u my Lord of Wir.chefter in flail’d, 
 
 And call'd vnto a Cardinalls degree ? 
 
 Then I perceiue, that will be verified 
 Henry the Fift did fometime propbefie. 
 
 Ifoncehecomc to be a Cardinall, 
 
 Hee’l make his cap coequall with the Crownc. 
 
 Kies My Lords Ambaftadors, your feueTall fuites 
 Haue b in confider’d and debated on. 
 
 Your purpofe is both good and rrafanable : 
 
 And therefore ere we certainly refolu'd, 
 
 To draw conditions of a friendly peace, 
 
 WhuiVi 
 
Twfirft'TartofHmrytheSixt. ik 
 
 Which by my Lord ofWincbefter we meane 
 
 Shall be cracfparted prefently to France. 
 
 Glo. And for the proffer of my Lord your Matter, 
 
 I haue inform’d his Htghneffe fo at large, 
 
 A* liking of the Ladies vercuous 
 
 Her Beauty, and tbe valew ofher Dower, 
 
 He doth intend five lhall be Engtands Queene. 
 
 King' In argument and proofe of which contrail, 
 Bcstrc her this lewell, pledge o f my affe&ion. 
 
 And fo my Lord Protest or fee them guarded, 
 
 And fafely brought to Doner, wherein fhjp’d 
 
 Commit them to the fortune of the fea. Exeunt. 
 
 Win. Stay my Lord Legate, you fhall firft teceiue 
 
 The lumme of money which I promifed 
 
 Should be deliuered to his Holincffe, 
 
 Forcloathingme inthefe graue Ornaments. 
 
 JLegxt. I will attend vpon your Lordfbips leyforc, 
 
 H'm. Now Winchefter will not fubmit,! rrow. 
 
 Or be itiferi our to the proud eft Peere; 
 
 Humfley ofGlofter, thou Ihalt well perceiue. 
 
 That neither in birth, or for authoritie. 
 
 The Bifhop will be ouer-borne by thee : 
 
 He either make thee ftoope, and bend thy knee. 
 
 Or facke this Country with a mutiny Exeunt 
 
 VndertheXordiy Monarch oftheNorth, 
 
 Appesre,and ayde rne in this enrerprize. 
 
 Enter Fiends. 
 
 This fpeedy and quicke appearance argues proofe 
 
 Of your sccuftom’d diligence to me. 
 
 Now yc Familiar Spirits, jhat are cull’d 
 
 Out of the po wetfiill Regions vnder earth, 
 
 Helpe me this o.ace, that France may get the field. 
 
 They walky, andjpeake not. 
 Oh hold me not with lilenee oucr-long: 
 
 Where I was wont to feed you with my blood, 
 lie lop a member off, and giue it you, 
 fn earneft of a further benefit: 
 
 So you do condifcend to helpe me now. 
 
 They hang their heads. 
 
 No hope to haue rcdreftW My body lhall 
 
 Pay reccmpence, if you will graunt my fuite. 
 
 They Jhake their heads. 
 Carnot tny body, nor blood-facrifice, 
 
 Increate you to your wonted furtherance e 
 
 Then takemy foulejmy body, foule,and all, 
 
 Before that England giue the French the foyle. 
 
 They depart. 
 
 See, they forfabe me. Now the time is come. 
 
 That France muft vale her lofty plumed Cteft, 
 
 And let her head fall into Englands lappe. 
 
 My ancient Incantations are too weake. 
 
 And hell too ftrong for me to buckle with: 
 
 Now France, thy glory droopeth to the duft. Exit. 
 
 Exetsrflons Etvrgun&ie and Tcrke fight hand to 
 band. French fly e. 
 
 Tar he. Damfell ofFranee, I thinke I haue you fitft, 
 
 Vnchaine your fpirits now with fpelling Charmes, 
 
 And try if they can gaine yourlibetty. 
 
 A goodly prize, fit for the diuels grace. 
 
 Seehowthevgly Witch doth bend her browes. 
 
 As if with Circe, fhe would change my Chape. 
 
 Vnc. Chang'd toa wotfer fhapethoucanft not be; 
 
 Tor. Q\\,(harlts theDolphin is a proper man. 
 
 No fhapobut his can pleafeyour dainty eye. 
 
 Puc A plaguing mifeheefe lighc on Charles, and thee, 
 And may ye both be fodainly furpriz'd 
 
 By bloody hands, in deeping on your beds. 
 
 Yorkc. Fell banning Hagge, Inchantrcffe hold thy 
 tongue. 
 
 Puc. 1 prethee giue me kaae to cutfe awhile. 
 
 Yorke. Curfe Mifcreant,wheo thou coaift to the flake 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 oAiarum. Enter Suffolfe with Margaret 
 in bis hand. 
 
 Suff. Be what thou wilt, thou art tny ptifoner. 
 
 Gaues on her. 
 
 Oh Faireft Beautie, do not feare, nor fiye : 
 
 For I will touch thee but with reuerend hands, 
 
 I kiffe thefe fingers for eternall peace, 
 
 And lay them gently on thy tender fide- 
 Who art thou, fay ? that I may honor thee. 
 
 t Mar. Margaret my name, and daughter to a King, 
 
 The King ofNaples, who foere thou art. 
 
 Suff. An Earle I am, and Suffblke am I call’d 
 
 Be not offended Natures myracle. 
 
 Thou art slotted to be tine by me: 
 
 So doth the Swan her downie Signets faue. 
 
 Oh toy; 
 
 Scma Tenia. 
 
 Enter Charles,Btsrgundy, lAlanftm, 'Baflard, 
 
 Reign ter, and lone, 
 
 Cher. Tbefe newes (my Lords)m«y chccre our droo¬ 
 ping fpirits: 
 
 Tis faid,the ftout Parifians doreuolt, 
 
 And turne againe vnto the warlikeErench. 
 
 .rfAst.Then march toparis Roy all Charter of France, 
 And keepenot backe your powers in dalliance. 
 
 Pucci. Peace be amongft them if they turne to vs, 
 
 Elfe tuine combace with their Pallaces. 
 
 Enter Scout. 
 
 Scour Succefie vnto our valiantGenerall, 
 AndhappineiTetohis accomplices. 
 
 Char What tidings fend our ScoutsPI prethee fpeak. 
 Scout. The Englifti Army that diuided was 
 
 Into t wo parties, is now conioyn'd in one, 
 
 And mear.es to giue you battel] prefently. 
 
 Char. Somewhat too fodaine Sirs, the warning is. 
 
 But we will prefently prouide for them. 
 
 "Bur. I truft the Ghoft of T tlbot is not there : 
 
 Now he is gone my Lord, you neede not feare. 
 
 Puce!. Of all bafe palTrons,Feare is molt accurft. 
 Command cheConqueft Charles, it lhall be thine: 
 
 Let Henry fret,and all the world repine. 
 
 C bar. Then on my Lords, and France be fortunate. 
 
 Exeunt Alarum. Ex cur (urns 
 
 Enter lone dt PuceU. 
 
 P*c. The Regent couquers, and theFrenchmen flye. 
 Now heipt yc charming Spellcs and Periapts, 
 
 And yc choife fpirits that admonifh me. 
 
 And giue me fignes of future accidents Thunder. 
 
 You fpeedy helpers, that ate fubftirutts 
 
11 6 Thefirjl Tart of Henry the Sixt . 
 
 Keeping them prifoner vnderneath his wings: 
 
 Yet if this feruile vfage once offend, 
 
 Co.and be free againc.as Suffolkes friend. Sbeisgootg 
 OhVlay : 1 haue no power to let her paffe, 
 
 My hand would free her, but my heart fayes no. 
 
 As playes the Sunnc vpon the glaffie ftreames. 
 
 Twinkling another counterfeited beame, 
 
 So feerncs this gorgeous beauty to mine eyes. 
 
 Fair* would 1 woe her, yet I dare not fpeake : 
 
 He call for Pen and Inke, and wrire my minde: 
 
 Fye De la Pole, di fable not thy felfe : 
 
 Haft not a Tongue ? 1 s fhe not hcere ? 
 
 Wile thou be daunted at a Womans fight? 
 
 I: Beauties Princely Maicfty is fuch, 
 
 'Confounds the tongue, and makes the fenfes rough. 
 
 CMer. Say Earle of Suffolke, ifthy name be fo, * 
 
 What ranfome mufti pay before Ipaffe? 
 
 For 1 perceiue 1 am thy prifoner. 
 
 Suf. How canft thou tell (he w«!l deny thy fuite. 
 
 Before thou mak e a triall of her loue ? 
 
 //.Why fpcak'ft thou not? What ranfommuft I pay? 
 
 Suf. She's bcauitfull; and therefore to be Wooed: 
 Hheis a Woman; therefore to be Wonne. 
 
 r JMot, Wilt thou accept ofranfome.yea or no? 
 
 Suf. Fond man, remember that thou haft a wife, 
 
 Then how can Margaret be thy Paramour? 
 
 Trior, 1 werebeft to leauehim,forhe will not heare. 
 Suf. There all is marr d : there lies a cooling card- 
 Mar. He talkes at randon : Cure the man is mad. 
 
 Suf. And yet a difpenfation may be* had. 
 
 Tiler. And yet 1 would that you would anfwer me. 
 
 Suf. lie win this Lady Margaret. For whom? 
 
 Why for my King: Tufh, that s a woodden thing. 
 
 Mar He talkes of wood : It is fome Carpenter. 
 
 Suf. Yet fo my fancy may be fatisfied. 
 
 And peace eftabhfhed betweene thefe Realmcs. 
 
 But there remaines a fcruple in that too ; 
 
 Forthough her Father be the King of N*plft, 
 
 Duke of Anion and iJSfajrne, yct is he poore, 
 
 And our "Nobility will fcorne the match. 
 
 Mar. Heare ye Captaine ? Are you not at leyfure ? 
 Suf. It (hall be fo, difdaine they ne're fo much; 
 
 Henry is youthfull, and will quickly yeeld. 
 
 Madam, Ihaue a lecret to reucale. 
 
 Mar. What though 1 be mthrard.he feems a knight 
 And will not any way difhonor me. 
 
 Suf. Lady, vouchsafe toliftcn what I fay. 
 
 Mar. Perhaps 1 fhall be refeu’d by the French, 
 
 And then 1 need not crane his curtefie. 
 
 Suf. Swece Madam, g>ue me hearing in a caufie# 
 c _M*r. Tufti, women haue bene captiuate ere now. 
 Suf. Lady, wherefore talke you fo ? 
 
 Mar. I cry you mercy, 'tis but Quid for Quo. 
 
 Suf. Say gentle Princeffe, would you not fuppofe 
 
 Yout bondage happy, to be unde a Queetje ? 
 
 Mar. To be a Queene in boodage, i* more vile. 
 
 Than is aflaue, in bafe feruility ; 
 
 For Princes ftiould be free. 
 
 Suf. And fo fhall you, 
 
 If happy England* Roy *J1 King be fret 
 
 Mar. Why what conceroeshis freedome vnto mee ? 
 Suf. lie vndertake to make thee Hmrkt Quccnc, 
 
 To put a Golden Scepter in thy band, 
 
 And fet a precious Crowne vpon thy head, 
 
 If thou wilt condifeend to be my ■ - — 
 
 Mmr What ? 
 
 Suf. His loue. 
 
 Alar. I am vnworthy to be Henriet wife. 
 
 Suf. No gentle Madam, I vnworthy am 
 
 To woe fo fairc a Dame to be his wife 
 
 And haue no portion in the choice my felfe. 
 
 How fay you Madam, arc ye fo content ? 
 
 Mar. And if my Father pleafe, I am content. 
 
 Suf. Then call our Csptames ar.d our Colours forth, 
 And Madam, ac your Fathers Caftle walles, 
 
 WeeT aaue a parley, to conferre with him. 
 
 Sound. Enter Reigsner onthefVaHes. 
 
 See Petgnkr fee, thy daughter prifoner. 
 
 Reg. To whom? 
 
 Suf. Tome. 
 
 Reg. Suffolke, what remedy ? 
 lama Souldier, and vnapt to weepe. 
 
 Or to exclaime on Fortunes fickleneffe. 
 
 Suf. Yes, there is remedy enough my Lord, 
 Confent.and for thy Honor giue confeot, 
 
 Thy daughter fhal) be wedded to my King, 
 
 Whom 1 with paine haue wooed and wonne thereto: 
 
 And this her calie held impnfonment, 
 
 Hathgain'd thy daughter Princely libertie. 
 
 Reg. Speaker Suffolke as he thinkes / 
 
 Suf. Faire Margaret knowes, 
 
 Thar Suffolk* doth nor flatter, face.or faine. 
 
 Reg. Vpon thy Pnncely warrant,I defeend, 
 
 To giue thee anfwer of thy tuft demand. 
 
 Suf. And hcere I will expedf thy comming. 
 
 Trumftifound. Enter Reiguier. 
 
 7 ijjg. Welcome braue Earle into our Territories, 
 Command in Axiou what your Honor pleafes. 
 
 Suf. Thinker happy for fo fweet a Childe, 
 
 Fit to be made companion with a King : 
 
 What anfwer makes yourGrace srnto my (bite ? 
 
 Reg. Since thou doft deigne to woe her little worth, 
 
 To be the Pnncely Bride offuch a Lord i 
 
 Vpon condition 1 may quietly 
 
 Emoy mine owne. the Country Maine and Anton, 
 
 Free from opprrflion, or the ftroke ofWarte, 
 
 My daughter fhall be Henries, if he pleafe. 
 
 Suf. That is herranfome, 1 deliuerher. 
 
 And thofe two Counties 1 will vndertake 
 
 YourGrace fhall well and quietly emoy. 
 
 Rag. Aod 1 againe in Henries Royall name. 
 
 As Deputy vnto mat gracious King, 
 
 Giue tnce her hand for flgnc of plighted faith. 
 
 Suf. of France, 1 giue thee Kingly thankes, 
 
 Becaufc this is in Traffickeofa King. 
 
 And yet roe thinkes 1 could be well content 
 
 To be mine owne Atturney in this cafe, 
 lie ouei then to England with this newes. 
 
 And make this marriage to be foJeroniz'd: 
 
 So farewell Reignltr, fet this Diamond fafe 
 
 In Golden Pallaces si it becomes. 
 
 Reig. I do embrace thee, as I would embrace 
 
 The Chriftian Prince King Htnrie were he hcere. 
 
 Atar.Farewcll my Lord,good wtfhes.praifc.fct ptaiers, 
 Shall Suffolke eutr haue of Margaret. Sbetiegong. 
 
 Suf. Farwell fweet Madam: but hearke you Margaret, 
 No Princely commendations to my King. 
 
 Mar. Such commendations as becomes a Mside, 
 
 A Virgin, and his Seruant, fay to him. 
 
 Stef. Words fwettly plac'd, andmodeftie diredtd, 
 
 But 
 

 4 
 
 The firft Tart of Hcnrj the Sixt. u 7 
 
 But Midame, I mu ft trouble you igaioe, 
 
 Noloumg Token to his Maieftie ? 
 
 tjWirr. Yes, my good Lord, a pure vnfpotted heart, 
 Neuer yet taint with loue, I fend the King, 
 
 Sttf. And this withaJJ. Kijfeber. 
 
 Mar. That for thy felfe, i will not fo prefume, 
 
 To fend fuch peeuith tokens to a King. 
 
 Sttf Oh wert thou for my fe/fe but Sujfotki flay, 
 
 Thou mayeft not wander in that Labyrinth, 
 
 There Minotaurs and vgly Trcafons furke, 
 
 Solicite Henry with her wonderous praife 
 
 Bechinke thee on her Venues thai furmount, 
 
 Madnaturall Graces that extinguifb Art, 
 
 Reprate their ftmblance often on the Seas, 
 
 That when thoueot^'fl to kneele at Henries fecte. 
 
 Thou mayeft beie 3 ue hi an ofhis vms with wonder. Exit 
 
 Enter Torke , Warueieke. S bey beard, Paced. 
 
 Tar. Bring forth that Sortertfle condemn'd to bume. 
 Shep Ah /one, this kils thyFathers heart out.right, 
 Haue 1 fought euery Country farre and nccte, 
 
 And now it u my chance to finde thee out, 
 
 Mufl I behold thy timelcflc cruell death : 
 
 Ah /«te,fweet daughter lone, lie die with thee. 
 
 Pace!. Decrepit Mifer, bafe ignoble Wretch, 
 
 I am defeended of a gentler blood . 
 
 Thou art ho Father, nor no Friend of mine. 
 
 Shep. Out, oet: My Lords,and pleafe you, 'tis not fo 
 l did beget her, all rhePanfti knowes : 
 
 Her Mother liueth yet, can teftrfie 
 
 She was the firft fruite of my Bachler-fisip. 
 
 War. Graceleffe, wilt thoudeny thy Parentage ? 
 
 Ter^e. This argnes what her kinde of life hath beene. 
 Wicked and vile, and fo her death concludes. 
 
 Shep. Fye fane , that thou wilt be fo obftarle; 
 
 God knowes, thoo art a collop of my flefh, 
 
 And for thy fake haue 1 (hed many a teare: 
 
 Deny me not, I prythee, gentle fane. 
 
 PuceB. Pezantauanc. You haue fuborn’d this man 
 
 Of purpofe. to obfeure my Noble birth. 
 
 Shep. Tis crue,I gaue a Noble to the Prieft, 
 
 The mome that 1 was wedded to her mother. 
 
 Kneele downe and take my biefting, good my Gyrle. 
 
 Wilt thou not ftoope ? Now curfed be the tune 
 
 Of thy naciuitie : I would the Milke 
 
 Thy mother gaue thee when thou fuck’tt her breft. 
 
 Had bin a little Piars-bane for thy fake. 
 
 Or e!fe,when thou didft keepe my Larnbes a-field, 
 
 I wlfn fornerauenous Wolfe had eat en thee, 
 
 Doeft thou deny thy Father, curfed Drab ? 
 
 O bume her, burne her,hanging is too good. Exit. 
 
 Terke. Take her a way, for fhe hath liu*d too long. 
 
 To fill the world with vicious qualities. 
 
 Pac Firft let me tell you whom you haue condemn'd; 
 Not me,begotten ofa Shepheard Sw 3 ine, 
 
 Bat ifliied from the Progeny ofKings. 
 
 Vertuous and Holy, chofen ftotn aboue, 
 
 By iofpiration of Celeftiall Grace, 
 
 To werkeexceeding myracles on earth. 
 
 I neuer had to do with wicked Spirits. 
 
 But you that are polluted with your iuftei. 
 
 Stain d with the guiltleffe blood of Innocents, 
 
 Corrupt and tainted with a thoufand Vices : 
 
 Becaufe you want the gtace that others haue, 
 
 You lodge it ftraight a thing irnpofsible 
 
 To compaffc Woodex^but byhelpe ofdiuels. 
 
 No mifconceyued, lone of A ire hath beene 
 
 A Virgin flora her tender infancie, 
 
 Chafle, and immaculate in very thought, 
 
 WhofeMaiden-blood thus rigoroufty effus'd. 
 
 Will cry for Vengeance, at theGates ofHeauen. 
 
 Torkg. 1,1: away with her to execution. 
 
 War. And hcaike ye firs: becaufe diets a Maide 
 
 Spare for no Faggots, let there be enow ; 
 
 Plaee banelies of pitch vpon the fat ail flake, 
 
 THtf Her torrute may be (Formed. 
 
 Pac. Will nothing turns your vnrelenting hearts > 
 
 Then lone difeonet thine infirmity, 
 
 That warranted! by Law, to be thy priuilt-Jge. 
 f am with chtide yebloody Homicides 
 
 Murfhet not then the Finite within my Wotr.be, 
 Adchonghye hale me to a violent death, 
 
 JV.Now heauen forfend, the holy Maid with child ? 
 war. The greateft miracle that ere ye wrought,. 
 
 Is all your ftnff prccil'enefte comcto this f 
 
 Torks. She and the Dolphin haue bin lugiing, 
 
 I did imagine what would be her refuge. 
 
 War. Well go too,we'll haue no Badards live. 
 Ffpecialiy finee (fharUs rauft Father it. 
 
 Pac. You are deceyud.my chifdeis none ofhis, 
 
 It was Alanfan that imoy’d my loue. 
 
 Terke. e^Hanfon that notorious Macheuile ? 
 
 It dyes, and if it had 3 thoufand burs. 
 
 Pue. Oh giue me leaue, I haue deluded you, 
 'Twssneyther Charles, not yet the Duke L nam'd. 
 
 But Pcignicr King of Naples chat preuayld 
 
 C"ar. A married man, that's tndft mtollerable. 
 
 Tor. Why here's 8 GyrleJthink fhc knowesuot wcl 
 (There were fo many) whom fhe mjy accufe. 
 
 War. It's figne fhe hath beene liberall and free 
 
 Tar. And yet forfooth fhe is a Virgin pure. 
 
 Strumpet, rhy words condemne thy Brat,and thee, 
 
 Vfe no intreaty, for it is in vaine 
 
 fVThen lead me hence: with whom I leaue my curie. 
 May tseuer glorious Sunne reflex his beames 
 
 Vpon the Countrey where you make abode : 
 
 But dat kneffe, and the gloomy diadc of death 
 
 Inuiron you, till Mifcheefc andDifpaire, 
 
 Driue you to break your necks, or hang your fe!ues«£iw 
 Enter Cardinall. 
 
 Torke. Breake dvau in peeces, and confumecoafhes, 
 Thou fowle accurfed minifter ofHeil. 
 
 Car. Lord Regent, I do greete your Excellence 
 
 With Letters ofConimiffiori from the King. 
 
 For know my Lords, the States of ChriftendoVr.s, 
 
 Mou'd with remerfe of thefe out-ragious broyjes, 
 
 Haue eameftly implor’d a general! peace, 
 
 Betwixt our Nation, and the afpytingFrench; 
 
 And heere at hand, the Dolphin and his Traine 
 Approacheth, to conferre about fome marcer. 
 
 Torke. Is all our trauell turn'd to this tSed, 
 
 After the Daughter of fo many Peeres, 
 
 So many Captaines,Gentlemen,and Soldiers, 
 
 That in this quarrell haue beene ouerthrowne. 
 
 And fold theirbodyes for their Country es benefit. 
 
 Shall we aclaft conclude effeminate peace ? 
 
 Haue we not loft resort part of all tne T ownes, 
 
 By Treafon, Falfbood, and by Treachene, 
 
 Our great Progenitors had conquered; 
 
 Oh Warwicks, Warwicke, I fotefee with greefe 
 
 The vtter Ioffe of all the Real me of France. 
 
 War. Be patient Y orke, if ws conclude a Peace 
 
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 It (bill be with fuch ftriid end feuete Couerunts, 
 
 As little (ball the Frenchmen gsine thereby. 
 
 Enter Charles, j 4 lanfon fBaffard^iignier. 
 
 Char. Since Lords ofEngland, it is thus agreed. 
 
 That peaceful! truce fhall be proclaim’d in France, 
 
 We come to be informed by your felues. 
 
 What the conditions of that league mud be. 
 
 Torkt . Speake Winch^jkr,for boyling choller chokes 
 The hollow paffage ofmy^>oyfon'd voyce, 
 
 By fight of chcfe our balefull enemies. 
 
 Ww. Ci<w/«,and the red, it is enabled thus: 
 
 That in regard King Henry glues confent. 
 
 Of rr.eere companion, and of lenity, 
 
 Toeafeyour Coutitrie ofdidreflefull Warre, 
 
 And differ you to breath in fruitful! peace. 
 
 You Iball become true Liegemen to his Crowne. 
 
 And Charley vpon condition thou wilt fwcare 
 To pay him tribute, and fubmit thy felfe, 
 
 Thou (bait be plac’d as Viceroy vndethim, 
 
 And dill enioy thy Regall dignity. 
 
 t,1/an. Muft he be then as fhadow ofhimfclfe ? 
 
 A dome his Tempics with a Coronet, 
 
 And yet in fubdance and authority, 
 
 Rctatne but priuiledge of a ptiuate man ? 
 
 This proffer is abford, and reafonleffc. 
 
 ffbar Tis knowne already that 1 am ported 
 With mot' then halfe the Callian Territor ics. 
 
 And therein rcuerene’d for.theit lawful! King. 
 
 Shall 1 for lucre of the red vn-vanquifbt. 
 
 Detract fomuch from that prerogatiue, 
 
 As tobe call'd but Viceroy ofthe whole ? 
 
 No Lord Ambaffador, lie rather keepe 
 That which 1 haue, than coueting for more 
 Be cad from possibility ofall. 
 
 York*, lnfuhmg CW/e/,hadthouhy fecretmesnes 
 Vs'd intercedion to obtaine a league. 
 
 And nowrhe matter gtowes to comptemlze, 
 
 Stand’d thou aloole vpon Comparifon 
 Either accept the Title thou vfurp’d, 
 
 Of benefit proceeding ftom our King, 
 
 And not of any challcngt of Defert, 
 
 Or we will plague thee with tncefTant Warres 
 Reig. My Lord, you do not well in obdinacy, 
 
 To cauill in the courfc of this Contract; 
 
 If once it benegleclcd, ten to one 
 We /bail not finde like opportunity. 
 
 Alan. To fay the truth, it is your policie. 
 
 To (sue your Subic&s from fuch maffacre 
 And ruthleffc daughters as aredayly feene 
 By our proceeding in Hodility, 
 
 And therefore take this compadl of a T nice. 
 
 Although you breake it, when your pleafure ferues. 
 
 \y*r. How fayd thou Chariest 
 Shall our Condition (land ? 
 
 (bar. It Shall: 
 
 Onely refcru’d.yeu daime no inrered 
 In any of our Townes ofGamfon. 
 
 Tor. Then fweate A llegeance to his Maiefty, 
 
 As thou art Knight, neuet to difobey, 
 
 Not be Rebellious to the Crowne of England, 
 
 Thou nor thy Nobles, to the Crowne of England. 
 So.now difmifTe your Army when ye pleafe: 
 
 Hang vp your Enfignes, let yout Drummes be dill, 
 
 For heere we entertalnc a folemne peace. Eaceuai 
 
 Tbefirjl Tart of Henry theSixt, 
 
 J9us Quintus. 
 
 Enter Suffolkf in conference with the King, 
 
 (ff loccfler,ctnd S'xeter. 
 
 King. Your wondrousrare defeription (nobleEarle) 
 Ofbeauteous Margaret hath adonifn d mei 
 Her venues graced withexternall giftt, 
 
 Do breed Loues fetled paffions in my heart. 
 
 And like asngour ofternpeOuous gudet 
 Prouokes the mightieft Hulke againd tbe tide. 
 
 So am ! driuen by breath of berRenowne, 
 
 Either to fuffer Shipwraeke, or arriue 
 Where I may haue fruition ofher Loue. 
 
 Suf. Tufb my good Lord, this fuperficiall tale. 
 
 Is but a preface ofher wortliypraifc: 
 
 The cheefc perfections of that louelyDame, 
 
 (Had I fufficicni skill to vttcr them) 
 
 Would make a volume of inticing lines, 
 
 Able to rauifh any dull conceit. 
 
 And which is more, (he is not fo Diuine, 
 
 So full replcate with choke of all delights. 
 
 But with as humble lowlineffe ofminde. 
 
 She is content to beat your command: 
 
 Command 1 mcane.of VertUous chafte intent*, 
 
 To Loue. and Honor Henry as her Lord. 
 
 King. And ocherwife, will Henry ne're prefume i 
 Therefore my Lord Protect or, giue confent. 
 
 That Margret may be Englands Royall Queene. 
 
 Gto So fhouid I giue confent to flatterftnne. 
 
 You know (my Lord ) your Highneffc is bettoath’d 
 Vnto another Lady ofedeeme. 
 
 How fhall we then difpenfe with that contract, 
 
 And not defaceyour Honor with reproach? 
 
 Suf. As doth a Ruler with vnlawfiill Oathra, 
 
 Or one that at a Triumph, hauing vow'd 
 To try his drength,forfakcthyet the Liftes 
 By reafon ofhis Aduerfaries oddes. 
 
 A poore Earle* daughter is vnequall oddes. 
 
 And therefore may be broke without offence, 
 
 Glotuefler. Why what (I pray) is ^Margaret mote 
 then that ? 
 
 Her Father is no better than an Earle, 
 
 Although in glorious Titles hecxcell. 
 
 Suf. Yes my Lord,herFathetUaKlng, 
 
 The King of Naples, and Ierufalem, 
 
 And of fuch great Authorise in France, 
 
 As his alliance will confirme our peace. 
 
 And keepe the Frenchmen in Allegeancc. 
 
 Clo. And fo tbe Earle of Arminackc may doe, 
 Becaufe he is neere Kinfman vnto Cbarlti. 
 
 Eret Bcfide.his wealth doth warrant a liberal dower. 
 Where Reignier fooner will receyue, than giue. 
 
 Suf. A Dowremy Lords?Difgrace not fo your King: 
 That he diould be fo abieil, bafe,and noore. 
 
 Toe hood for wealth, and not for perle& Loue. 
 
 Hriry is able to enrkh his Queene, 
 
 And not to feeke a Queene to make him rich, 1 
 So worthk-ffe Pezants bargaine for their Wiuea, 
 
 As M>rket men for Oxen, Sheepe.or Horfe. 
 
 Marriage i* a matter of more worth, 
 
 Then to be dealt in by Atturney-fhip : 
 
 Not whom we will, but whom his Grace affeiffi, 
 
 Mufl 
 
Thefir ft Tart cf Henry theSixt. 
 
 Mufi be companion of bisNoptiali bed. 
 
 And fhcrefore Lords* fince he affie&s her moft, 
 
 Mod of all chefe rcafoot bindeth vs. 
 
 In our opinions (he (hould be nreferr’d. 
 
 For what is wedloeke forcedrbut a Hell, 
 
 An Age ofdifeord and eontinuall flrife. 
 
 Whereas the comrade bringeth bliffe. 
 
 And is apatterne ofCcleftiall peace. 
 
 Whom (noald we match with Henry being a King, 
 
 But CMargaret. that is daughter to a King : 
 
 Her pecreTefle feature, ioyned with her birth. 
 Approves her fit for none, but for a King. 
 
 Her valiant courage, and vndaunted fpirit, 
 
 (More then in women commonly is feene) 
 
 Willanfwer out hopeln iffueofa King. 
 
 For Henry, foone rnto a Conqueror, 
 
 Is likely to beget more Conquerors, 
 
 If with a Lady offo highrefolue, 
 
 (As is faire Margaret) he be link’d in loue. 
 
 Then yeeld my Lords.and heerc conclude with mce. 
 That Margaret (hall be Queene, and none but fhee. 
 
 Kmg. Whether it be through force of your report. 
 My Noble Lord of Suffolke : Or for that 
 My tender youth was neuer yet attaint 
 With any paflion of inRiroina loue , 
 
 I cannot tell: but this 1 am allur'd. 
 
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 Ifeelc fuch (harpediflemion in my breaft. 
 
 Such fierce alarums both of Hope and Feare, 
 
 As I am ficke with working of my thoughts. 
 
 Take therefore (hipping, pofte my Lord to France 
 Agree to any eouenants, and procure 
 That Lady Margaret do vouch life to come 
 To erode the Seas to England, and be crown’d 
 King Henries faithfull and snnointed Queene 
 For your expences and fufficient charge, 
 
 Among the people gather vp a tenth. 
 
 Be gone 1 fay, for till you do retuxne, 
 
 I red perplexed with a thoufand Cares. 
 
 And you (goodVnckle)bani(h all offence: 
 lfyou do cenfsire me, by what you were. 
 
 Not v*h»t you arc, I know it will excufe 
 This fodatne execution of my will. 
 
 And fo conduct me, where from company, 
 
 I may rrtiolue and ruminate my greefe. Exit. 
 
 Ql*. I greefe I feare me, both at firft and laft. 
 
 Exit Ctotefler. 
 
 Sxf. Thus Suffolke hath preaail'd,and thus he goes 
 As did the youthful! Peru once to Greece, 
 
 With hope to finde the like euent in loue, 
 
 But profperbetter than tbeTroian did s 
 Margaret (hail now be Queene, and rule tbe King: 
 
 But Twill rule both her, the King,and Rc&lmc. Exit 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 m 2 
 
 The 
 
no 
 
 The fecond Part of Henry the Sixt, 
 
 with the death of the Good Duke 
 HVMFREY. 
 
 <iMlus Trimus. Sccena Trima. 
 
 Elottrifh cfT>» rrrpetj : Then Hoboyet. 
 
 Enter King, Duke Hnmfrey ,Saltabury ,Warmic'ue,and Beau- 
 ford on the one fide. 
 
 The Queen*, Suffelite, Torke, Somerfet, andBuckingham, 
 on the other. 
 
 Suffolk*. 
 
 by yout High ImpcriallMaiefty, 
 
 1 had in charge at my depan tor Prance, 
 
 As Ptocutator to your Excellence, 
 o f 0 marry Princes Margaret for your Grace; 
 So in the Famous Ancient City, Tourer , 
 
 In ptefenee of the Kings of France, and Stall, 
 
 The Dukes of Orleance, Calaber, "Britatgue, and Alanfon, 
 Seuen Earles,twcluc Barons,8i twenty reuerend Bithops 
 lhaue perform'd my Taske.and was cfpoui'd. 
 
 And humbly now vpon my bended knee, 
 
 In fight of England, and her Lordly Pceres, 
 
 Deliuer vp my Title in the Queene 
 Toyourmoft gracious hands, that are the Subftance 
 Of that great Shadow I did represent: 
 
 The happieft Gift, that cuer Marqueffc gaue, 
 
 The Faired Queene, that euerKingreceiu'd. 
 
 Kmg. Suffolkcarife. Welcome Queene Margaret, 
 
 1 can erprefie no kinder figne of Loue 
 
 Then this kinde kiffe : O Lord, that lenu. me life. 
 
 Lend me a heart repleate with chankfutnefie: 
 
 For thou haft giuen me in this beauteous Face 
 A world of earthly bleftings to my foule, 
 ifSimpathy of Loue vnite our thoughts. 
 
 Queen. Great King of England,& my gracious Lord, 
 The mutuall conference that my minde hath had. 
 
 By day, by night; waking, and in my dreames, 
 
 I n Courtly company, or at my Beades, 
 
 Wtthyou mine lA/der litfeft Soueraigne, 
 
 M akes me the bolder to falute my King, 
 
 With ruder termes, fucb as my wit affoordr. 
 
 And ouer ioy of heart doth miniftet. 
 
 King. Her fight did rauifh, but her grace in Speech, 
 Het wotds yclad with wifedomes Maiefty, 
 
 Makes me from Wondring, fall to Weeping ioyes, 
 Snch is the Fulneffe of my hearts content. 
 
 Lords, with one checrefull voice. Welcome my Loue. 
 AirXntel. Long line Qu. /SAirg^m,England* happines. 
 Queene. We thanke you all. Flortfh 
 
 Suf. My Lord Prote&or.fo it pleafe your Grace, 
 Hccre are the Articles of contracted peace, 
 
 Bctwecne our Soueraigne, and the French King Chula. 
 For eighteene moneths concluded by content, 
 
 Clo. Reads. 1 nprimis. It u agreedbeneeent the french K. 
 Charles . and Mlltum de In Pole {JMerquefe ofSuffolke, Am- 
 bsiffadorfer Henry King of £neland,Tbat the [aid HenryJhal 
 ejpoufe the Lady Margaret, aaugbter vnto Retrain King of 
 Naples, Sicillia, and terufalem, and Cr aunts her Queene of 
 England, ere the thirtieth of May next enfntng. 
 
 J tem, That the Dutch) of Aniou,and the County of trlati , 
 [hall be releafed and dehuered to the King her fat her, 
 
 Kmg. Vnkle, how now ? 
 
 Cjlo. Pardon me gracious Lord, 
 
 Some fodainequajme hath ftrucke me at the heart. 
 
 And dim'd mine eyes, that 1 can reade no further. 
 
 Kmg. Vp.ckleof Winchcfter, 1 pray read on. 
 
 Win. J tem. It it further agreed betweene them, That the 
 Dutchejjc of An tou and Maine,[ball be rtleafed and dehuered 
 suer to the King her Father, and Jhce fent ouer of the Kmg of 
 Fnglandi o-one proper Ccjl and Charges, without batting any 
 Dowry. 
 
 Kmg.Thcy pleafe vs well. Lord Marques kneel down. 
 We heere create thee the firft Duke of Suffolkc, 
 
 And girt thee with the Sword. Cofin of Yotke, 
 
 We heere difclmge your Grace from being Regent 
 1‘th parts ofFrancc, till terme of eighteene Moneths 
 Befullexpyr'd. Thankes Vncle Winchcfter, 
 
 Glofter, Yorke, Buckingham, Sometfct, 
 
 Salisburie, and Warwicke. 
 
 We thanke you all for this great fauour done. 
 
 In entertainment to my Princely Queene. 
 
 Come, let vs in, and with all fpeede prouide 
 To fee her Coronation be perform'd. 
 
 Exit King, Queen t, and Suf oiks, 
 
 Manet the reft. 
 
 Clo. Braue Peerw of England, Pillar* of the State, 
 
 To you Duke Humfrey muft vnload his greefe J 
 Your greefe, the common greefe of all the Land. 
 Whar?did my brother Henry fpend hit youth. 
 
 His valour, colnc, and people in the worres? 
 
 Did he fo often lodge in open field : 
 
 In W inters cold, and Summers parchlngbeate, 
 
 To conquer France,his true inheritance ? 
 
 And did my brother "Bedford toyle his wit*, 
 
 To 
 
Thefecoruf Tart of Henry the Sixt . 121 
 
 To keeps by policy what Jhnrit got: 
 
 Haue you your {clues, Semcrfet, Buckingham, 
 
 Braue Tar(f, Saltthury, and vi&orious Warwick*, 
 
 Receiud deepe fcarrcsin France ond Normandie: 
 
 Or hath mine Vnckle Beauford, and my felfe. 
 
 With all the Learned CounfeU of the Real me, 
 
 Studiedfo long, fat in the Councell houfe. 
 
 Early and late, debating too and fro 
 
 How Franccand Frenchmen might be kept in awe. 
 
 And hath his HighncCfe in his infancie. 
 
 Crowned in Pans in defpight of foes, 
 
 AndfhillthefeLabours, and thefe Honours dye? 
 
 Shall Hemet C onqueft, Bedfardt vigilance. 
 
 Your Deeds of Wane, and all our Counfell dye? 
 OPeeresofEngland,ftumefull is this Leagte, 
 
 Fat&ll this Marriage, cancelling your Fame, 
 
 Blotting your names from Bookes of memory, 
 
 Racing the Charra&crs of your Renowne, 
 
 Defacing Monuments of Conquet’d France, 
 
 Vndoing all as ail had neuer bin. 
 
 Car. Nephew,what mcanesthis palTionate difeourfe) 
 Thu preror8tion with fuch ctrcumilance t 
 
 For France, 'tis ours ; and we will keepeitflili. 
 
 git. I Vockk, we will keepe it, if we can i 
 
 But now it is impofsible we fbould. 
 
 Sufiolke, the new made Duke that rules the rod. 
 
 Hath giuentheDutchy of Anicu and Moyne, 
 
 Vmothe poorc King Retgxier, whofe large ftyle 
 
 Agrees not with the leanneffe of his purie. 
 
 Sal. Now by the death of him that dyed for all, 
 
 Thefe Counties were the Keyes of Normandie: 
 
 But wherefore weepes CSam/icke, my valiant forme? 
 
 War. For greefe that they are pail recouerie. 
 
 For were there hope to conquer them againe, 
 
 My fword fhould fhed hot blood, mine eyes no teares. 
 Ann* and Maine ? My felfe did Win them both : 
 
 Thofe Promisees, thefe Arrises of mine did conquer. 
 
 And are the Citties that I got with wounds, 
 
 Deliuer'd vp againe with peaceful! words t 
 
 Mart Diets, 
 
 Tarke. For Suffolkes Duke, may he be (uffocate. 
 
 That dims the Honor of this Warlike Ifle J 
 
 France fhould hsue tome and rent mv very harr, 
 
 Before I would haue ycelded to this League. 
 
 1 neuer read but England* Kings haoehad 
 
 Large fummei of Gold, and Dowries with their Wittes, 
 And our King Henry giues away his owne. 
 
 To match with her that brings no vantage*. 
 
 Hmn . A proper ieft, and neuer heard before, 
 ThatSuffolke fhould demand a whole Fifteenth, 
 
 Foi Coftsand Charges in uanfporting her t 
 
 She fhould haue Said in France, and Sew'd in France 
 Before- 
 
 Car, My Lord ofG!ofter,now ve grow too hot. 
 
 It was the plcafure of my Lord the King. 
 
 Httm. My Lord ofWinchefter I know yourminde. 
 
 Tis not my fpeeches that you do miftike s 
 
 But ’tis roy preffnee that doth trouble ye, 
 
 Rancour will out^proud Prelate, in thy face 
 ! fee thy futie: If I longer flay, 
 
 We fhali begin t>ur ancient bickerings: 
 
 Lording* farewell, and foy when 1 am gone, 
 i propheSed, France wifi be lofterelong. Exit Humfrej. 
 
 Car. 'Jo, there goes our Prots&or in a rage : 
 
 Tis kr.owne to you he is mine enemy t 
 
 Nay more, an enemy vnto you all. 
 
 And no great friend, I feare me to the King ; 
 
 Confidcr Lords, be is the next of blood. 
 
 And heyre apparant to the Englifh Crowne 
 
 Had Hearse got an Empire by his marriage. 
 
 And all the wealthy Kingdomes of the Weft, 
 
 There's reafon he fhould be difplcas’d at it! 
 
 Looke to it Lords, let not his fmoothiog words 
 
 Bewitch your hearts, be wifeaDd circumlpeft. 
 
 What though the common people fanout him. 
 
 Calling him, Httatjrey there A Duke cfClo/fcr , 
 
 Clapping rheir hands, and crying wiihlcod voyce, 
 
 Iefu maintaine your Royall Excellence, 
 
 WithGod preleruc the good Duke Hunsfrn-. 
 
 I feare me Lords,for all this flattering glofle, 
 
 He will be found a dangerous Protedfor. 
 
 Bttc. Why fhould he then protr A our Souetaigne ? 
 
 He being ofage to gouerneofhimfelfe. 
 
 Conn oFSomerfet,ioyne you withme, 
 
 And altogether with cheDakeofSu/folke, 
 
 Wec'l quickly hoyfe Duke Humfrey from his feat. 
 
 Car. This weighty buiinefle will not fejoofce delay, 
 lie to the Duke oi Sutfolkeprefently. Exu Cardinal! 
 
 Sum Conn of Buckingham, though Huwfruts pride 
 Aod greajneffe ofhis place be greefe to vs, 
 
 Yet let vs watch the haughtic Cardinal!, 
 
 His infolence is mere intoiterabie 
 
 Then allthe Piinces in the Land beflde, 
 
 If Gloflei be difplac’d, hee 1 be ProtcAor. 
 
 "Bus. Or thou,or 1 Someifei will be ProceAori, 
 Defpitc Du\.eHaiftfrej t ox the Cardinall. 
 
 Exu Buckingham, and Semerfet. 
 Sal. Pride went before, Ambition followes him. 
 
 While thefe do labour for their owne preferment, 
 Behooues it vs to labor for the Realme. 
 
 1 neuer faw but Humftey Duke ofGlofkr, 
 
 Did beare him like a Noble Gentleman: 
 
 Oft haue I feene rbehaughty Cardinall. 
 
 More like a Souldier then a man o’th’Church, 
 
 As flout and proud as he were Lord ©fall, 
 
 S weare like a Ruffian,ar-d demoene hliTifclfc 
 
 Vnlibe the Ruler of a Common- weale. 
 
 Warwicke my fonne, th* comfort of my age, 
 
 Thy deeds, thy plainneffe*and thy houie-keepfog. 
 
 Hath wonne the gicatcft fauouf of the Commons, 
 Excepting none but good Duke Humfiey. 
 
 And Brother Yorke. thy A As in Ireland, 
 
 In bringing them to ciutil Difciplme: 
 
 Thy late exploits done in the heart ofFr&nce, 
 
 When thou wert Regent for ourSoueraigne, 
 
 Haue made thee fear’d and honor'd of the people, 
 
 Ioyne we together for the publike good. 
 
 In what we can, to bridle and fupprcfte 
 
 The pride of SufFcJke, and the Cardinall, 
 
 With Somarfets and Buckinghams Ambition, 
 Andaswemay, cheriChDukeHantfriesdeeds, 
 
 While they do tend the profit of the Land, 
 
 War, So God helpe Warwicke.as he loues tbc Land, 
 And common profit ofhis Countrey. 
 
 Tar, And fo fayes Yorke, 
 
 For he hath greats ft caufe. 
 
 Solis bury. Then lea make haft awsy, 
 
 And looke vnto tire msine. 
 
 Warwicke. Vnto the maine? 
 
 Oh Father, (Maine is loft. 
 
 That Marne, which by maine force Werwkke did wince, 
 And would haue kept, fo long an breath did laflt 
 
 m j Main 
 
ill *Thefeccnd Tart of Horry theSixt. 
 
 Msin-chance father you mean:, but I meant 
 
 Which I will win from Fiance, orelfebeftaine. 
 
 Exit Wernicke jmd Salisbury, Manet Tirk$. 
 
 Terke. Amou and Name are giuen to the French, 
 
 Paris it loft, the ftste of Normandie 
 
 Stands on a < ickle point, now they are gone : 
 
 Suffolke concluded on the Articles, 
 
 1 hePeeres agreed, and Henri was well pleas’d. 
 
 To change two Dukcdomcs fot a Dukes faire daughter. 
 
 I cannot blame them all, what is’c tothemf 
 
 Tis thine they giue away, ar.d not their owne. 
 
 Pirates may make chcape penyworths of their pillage. 
 And purchalcFriends, and giae to Cunezant, 
 
 Still teuclHnglike Lords till all begone, 
 
 While as the filly Owner of the goods 
 
 Weepes ooer them, and wrings his haplefle tiands. 
 
 And (hakes his head, and trembling ftands aloofe. 
 
 While all is fhar’d, and all b bocrie away, 
 
 Ready to ftcrue,and dare not touch his owrvc. 
 
 So Yorke muft fit. and fret, and bite his tongue, 
 
 While his owne Lands are bargain’d for, and fold i 
 
 Me thinkes the Realises of England,France.& Ireland, 
 Beare that proportion tomy flefli and blood, 
 
 As did the fatall btand tAlthaa burnt, 
 
 Vmo the Princes heart of fahdon 
 
 /iniou and Maine both giuen vmo the French t 
 
 Cold newes forme ; for 1 had hope of France, 
 
 Eucnas IhaueoffenileEnglands foile 
 
 A day wittcome, when Yorke fhail claime his owne. 
 
 And therefore I will take the Afar to parts. 
 
 And make a (hew ofloue to proud Duke Humfrty, 
 
 And when \ fpy aduantage, claimc the Crowne, 
 
 For that’s theGolden marks 1 feeke to hit: 
 
 Not (hall proud Lancafter vfurpsmy right, 
 
 Noi hold the Scepter in his childifh Fift, 
 
 Nor weare the Diadem vpoo his head, 
 
 Whofe Church-like humors fits not fox a Crownc. 
 
 Then Yorke be ftill a* while, till time do ferue: 
 
 Watch thou, and wake when others be afleepe. 
 
 To prieintochefeetetsof the State, 
 
 Till Hearn forfeiting in toyes of loue. 
 
 With his new Bride, & Englandsdeere bought Queen, 
 And Humfrty with the Pecres be falne at iarrrs: 
 
 Then will! rtife aloft the Milke-white-Rofe, 
 
 With whofe fweet fmell the Ayre/hall be perfum’d. 
 
 And in in my Standard beare the Armes of Yorke, 
 
 To grapple with the houfe of Lancafter, 
 
 Andforce perforce lie make him yeeld the Crowne, 
 Whofe bookifh Rule,hsth pull'd faire England dowoe. 
 
 Exit Ter^e, 
 
 Enter Duke Humfrty and hie wifi EJtanrr. 
 
 Elia. Why droopes my Lord like ooer-ripen d Corn, 
 Hanging the head at Ceres plenteous load ? 
 
 Why doth the Great Duke Humfrty knit his browe* , 
 
 As frowning at the Fauour* of the world? 
 
 Why are thine eye* fret to the fullen earth, 
 
 Gazing on that which feemes to dirome thy fight ? 
 
 What feeft thou there ?King Henries Diadem, 
 
 Inehacd with all the Honor* of the world ? 
 
 Iffo.Gm on. and grouell on thy face, 
 
 Vntillthy head be Circled with the fame. 
 
 Put forth thy hand, reach at the glorious Gold. 
 
 What, is’t too lhort ? lie lengtlien it with mine, 
 
 And hauing both together heau'd it vp, 
 
 Wee’fbotb together lift our heads to heauen. 
 
 And neuer more abafe our fight fo low. 
 
 Aj to vouchfafe one glance rnto the ground. 
 
 Hum. O NeB>(wcttNeB,\( thou doft loue tby Lord, 
 Bans fh the Canker of ambitions thoughts i 
 
 And may that thought, when I Imagine ill 
 
 Againftmy King and Nephew, vertuous Henry, 
 
 Be my la ft breathing in this mortal! world. 
 
 My troublous dreames this night, doth make me fad. 
 
 Eli. What dream'd my Lord, tcil me,and lie requite ir 
 With fweet rehearfali of my mornings oreame # 
 
 Hum. Me thought this ftaffe mine Office-badge in 
 Court 
 
 Wat broke in twaine :by whom, ] haue forgot. 
 
 But as 1 thinke, it was by th Cardinal!, 
 
 And on the pceces of the broken Wand 
 
 Were plac'd the heads of Edmond Duke of Somerfet, 
 
 And William iIt la Pole fiift Duke of Suffoike. 
 
 This was my dreame, what it doth bode God know**. 
 
 Eli. Tut, this was nothing but an argument. 
 
 That he thatbreakes a fticke ofGiofters grooe, 
 
 Shall loofe his head for his prefumption. 
 
 But l>ft to me my Huvrfny, my fweete Duke; 
 
 Me thought I fateinSeateof Maiefty, 
 
 ItuhrCathedrall Church ofWeflminfter, 
 
 And in that Chaire where Kings & Queens wex caownd, 
 Where Henri e and Dime Margaret kneel"d to m«. 
 
 And on my head did fetthe Diadem. 
 
 Hum. Nay Elmor, then muft i chide outtlght i 
 Prefumptuous Dame, iil-nurter’d Elianor, 
 
 An thou not fecorvd Woman in the Rcalme ? 
 
 And the Prote&ors wifebelou’d ofhim ? 
 
 Haft thou not worldly pleafurt at command, 
 
 Aboue the reach or compafte ofihy thought ? 
 
 And wilt thou ftill be hammering Treachery, 
 
 To tumble downe thy husband, and thy felfc, 
 
 From top of Honor, to Difgracesfcete ? 
 
 Away from me, and let me heare no more. 
 
 Eha. What,what, my Lord? Are you fo chollericks 
 With [honor, for telling but her dreame ? 
 
 Nczt time lie kcepe my dteames vnto my felfe. 
 
 And not be check’d. 
 
 Ham. Nay be not angry, l am pleas’d again*. 
 
 Enter Mtjfcngrr. 
 
 Afeff. My Lord Protc<ftor,’ti« his Highnes pleafure, 
 You do prepare to ride vnto S. Alboni, 
 
 Where as the King and Queens do mean* to Hawke. 
 
 Hu. I go.Come Net thou wilt ride with tilEr.Huw 
 Eh. Yes my good Lord,He follow putfently. 
 
 Follow I muft, I cannot go before. 
 
 While Glofter beam this bafe and humble ininde. 
 
 Were I a Man, * Duke.and next ofbiocd, 
 
 I would ferooue thefe tedious ftumblfng biocket. 
 
 And fmooth my way vpon their headlefle ncckca. 
 
 And being* woman,! will not beflacke 
 
 To play my part in Fortunes Pageant. 
 
 Where ate you there? Sir fobrr, ray fearc not man. 
 
 We are alone,here's none but thee,& I. Enter Hume. 
 
 Hume. Icfus preferoe your Roy^ll Maiefty. 
 
 Elia. What Taift thou? Maiefty : 1 am but Grace. 
 Havre. But by the sjrace of God.and Humet adaice. 
 Your Grace* Title (bail be multiplied. 
 
 Elia. What faift thou man?Haft thou asyet confab 
 With Margerie fordone the cunning Witch, 
 
 With Roger ’BaBirjghvoks the Coniuter ? 
 
 And will they vodertaketo dome good ? 
 
 Hume. This they haue promifed to (hew your Hlghnes 
 
 A Spirit rais'd from depth of voder ground, 
 
 Thor 
 
TlefxonJ*Part ofHenry tkeSixi 
 
 That (hill make aofwereta fuck QoeftiorK, 
 
 As by your Grece (hall be propounded hiss, 
 
 SUanor. J t is enough, He chinke vpon the Q^efticns:' 
 When from Saint Albonrs we doe make returac, 
 
 Wee’le fee thefe things effected to the full. 
 
 Here Wtr.w,tike this mvard,make roetry man 
 With thy Confederttes in this wcighcie csufe. 
 
 Exit Stumor. 
 
 Hmtu.TJ.wx tnuft make merry with the DucheffeGold: 
 Msrry and ftnll : but boor now,Sir lohm Hume} 
 
 Scale vp your Lips.&nd giueno words but Muro, 
 Thebufmefie asketh fileot fecrecie. 
 
 Dame tliancrr giucs Gold, to bring the Witch t 
 Gold cannot come amiffe.wete.fhe a Deuill. 
 
 Yethaue I Gold fiyes from another Ceaft: 
 
 J dare not fay .from the rich Cardinal!, 
 
 And from the great and new-made DukeofSumolkq 
 Yet I doe finde it fo: for to be plaine. 
 
 They (knowing Dame EUanors a-fpiring humor) 
 
 Haae bjeed me to vnder-mine the Duchefic, 
 
 And buszathefe Coniurations in her brayn.e. 
 
 They fsy,A crafrje Knaue do's need no Broker, 
 
 Yet am I SufalkeAnd the Cardinalli Broker. 
 
 HuiacjS you take not heed,you (ball goe ncere 
 To cal! them both a payee of crafrie Koauci. 
 
 Well.foit (lands: and thus I fcareat lafl, 
 titenet Knaaerie will be tbs Due he He Wrackt, 
 
 And her Aoainture.will be Hmupbreyei fall: 
 
 Socthoer It wiil,l (hall baueGold for all. 6At. 
 
 Enter three or four? Petttionetsjhe Armorers 
 Mon being one. 
 
 l .Pet. MyMafter*,let** ftandclofe, my Lord Pro- 
 tefiot will come this way by and by, and then wee may 
 delruer our Supplications in the Quid. 
 
 a. pet. Marry the Lord prottd hm>, for bee’s a good 
 man, Iefu bleffe him. 
 
 Enter SuffeB&ond Queer..?. 
 
 Peter. Here s comes me thinkes.and the Qgrcne with 
 him: lie be the firft fore. 
 
 a. Pet. Come backe foole.this is the Duke of Suffolk, 
 and not my Lord Prose&or. 
 
 Snf. How now feHowjwould’ft any thing with roe? 
 i. Per. I pray roy Lord pardon me, l tooke ye for my 
 Lord Protedlor. 
 
 Qtusw. To my Lord Prote&or ? Ate your Supplica¬ 
 tions to his Lordfhip? Lertrse fee them: what is chioe? 
 
 I. Pet. Kline is, and't pleafe your Grace, againft Ukn 
 Goodman, my Lord Cardinals Mao,for keeping my Hcafe, 
 and Lands,and Wife and all,from me. 
 
 Suf. Thy Wife too ? that’s forr.e Wrong indeede. 
 What’s yours i What's heerc ? Againft the Duke of 
 Suffolke, for enclofing the Commons of Melforde. How 
 no w^ir Knaue? 
 
 X. Pet. Alas Sir, I aui but a poore Petitioner of our 
 whole T owneftiip. 
 
 Peter. Agsinil my Mafter Thomas Horner, for faying. 
 That the Duke of Yorke war rightful] Heire to the 
 Crowne. 
 
 Quente. What fav’fl thoo f Did the Duke of Yotke 
 fay, bee was rightful! Heire to the Crowne? 
 
 Peter .That my Miftreffe was? No fcrfooth;my Mafia 
 fjid.That he watjand that the King was an Vfucper. 
 
 Ill _ 
 
 Suf, Who is there < 
 
 Enter Sermons. 
 
 Take this fellow in.and fend fot his Mafter with a Putfe- 
 uattr ptdencly: wcele heare more of your master befote 
 r be King. Exit. 
 
 Qufene. And as for you that loue ro be protected 
 Voder the Wings of our Proteftors Grace, 
 
 Begin y out Suites anew,and foe co him. 
 
 Teste the Sxpplictfton. 
 
 Away.bafe Callien* Sttfelke let them goe. 
 
 Ail. Come,let’s be gone. Exit. 
 
 Gueenc. My Lord of Suffolke, fay,Is this the guife ? 
 
 Is this the Fafhions in rhe Court of England ? 
 
 Is this theGouemment of Bricaines lie ? 
 
 And this the Roydcic of Aikisnt King ? 
 
 Whar,fiiaJl King Henry be a Pupill ftill, 
 
 Voder rhe forty defers Gousrnansl^? 
 
 Am I a Qjreene in Title and in Stile, 
 
 And muff be made a Subieft to a Duke ? 
 
 I tel] thee Poole, when in the Citie Tours 
 Thou ran*!} a-tiit in honor of my Loue, 
 
 And dol’d away the Ladies {scans of France} 
 
 I thought King Henry had refembied thee. 
 
 In Courage,Courtihip.and Proportion: 
 
 But all his minde is bent to Kolincffe, 
 
 To number Aue. Adorns on his B cades: 
 
 His Champions.are the Prophets and Apoftles 
 His Vv’eapons, holy Sswcsof (acred Writ, 
 
 HisStudie is his Tilt-yard,and his Loue* 
 
 Are brazen Images of Canonized Saints. 
 
 I would the Coliedge of the Cardinal!* 
 
 Would chufebirn Pope,and carry him ro P-Ome, 
 
 And fet the Triple Crowne vpon his Head 3 
 That were a State fit for his Hoiineffe. 
 
 Stef. Madame be patient: as I wascaufe 
 YourHighneffe came to England, fo will I 
 In England workc year Graces full content. 
 
 ^woie.Befide the haughtieProtefior.haue ws BtMfirJ 
 The imperious Churchman;,." enter(u , Su;kyngham. 
 
 And grumbling Torke: and not the lead of thefe. 
 
 But can doe more in England then the King. 
 
 Sief. And he of the(e,rbat can doe mod of alt. 
 Cannot doe more io England then th z Mentis: 
 
 Salisbury and Waruiek. axe no fimpk Peetes. 
 
 £L*ser.e.'tie>i all thefe Lords do vex me halfi: foroucb, 
 As that prowd Dame, the LordProte&ors Wife? 
 
 She fweepes it through the Court with croups of Ladies, 
 More like an Emprefle,then Duke Humphreyes Wife: 
 Strangers in Court.doe take her for the Queene: 
 
 SW hearts a Dukes Reutrsewes on her backe. 
 
 And in her heart ihe fcoroes our Pouortie: 
 
 Shall I not liue to be aueng’d on her? 
 
 Contemptuous bafe-bome Cailot as (he is. 
 
 She vaunted ‘mongft her Minions t’other day. 
 
 The very trayne of her word wearing Go w.ne, 
 
 Wa* better worth then all my Fathers Lands, 
 
 Till Suffolke gaue tvto Dukedomes for his Daughter 
 S<tf. Madame.my felfe haue lyrr.’d a Bu(h forher» 
 
 And pise’s a Quierof foeb. enticing Birds, 
 
 That (he will light to lifter, to the Leyes, 
 
 And neuermount to trouble you againe. 
 
 So iet her reft: and Madams lift to me. 
 
 For I am bold to eounfsile you in this; 
 
 Altbongbjwe fancienor. the Cardinal, 
 
 Yet muff we ioync with him and with the Lord?, 
 
 Till we haae brought Duke Humphrey in difgracc. 
 
12-4- 'TheJhmd'Part ojHarry tkcSixt. 
 
 As for the Duke ofYorke.this lace Complain: 
 
 Will make but little for his benefit: 
 
 So one by one wee’le weed them all at tail. 
 
 And you your felfe fball fteexe the happy Helme. Erit. 
 
 Sound a Sennet. 
 
 Enter the King.Dstkf Hnmfrey.CcrdiruU.Bucking- 
 hamfTirkg.Selubury t Wanridtg % 
 and the Duchejfe. 
 
 King. Formy part,Noble Lords,! care not which. 
 
 Or Somerfet, or 2V£/,all's one to me. 
 
 Torke. If Turk* haue ill demean'd himfelfe in France, 
 Then let him be denay’d the Regcnt-fhip. 
 
 Sow. If Semtrfet be voworthy of the Place, 
 
 Let Tori /be Regenr,I will yeeld to him. 
 
 even?- Whetlier your Grace be worthy,yea orno, 
 Difpureooc that,7Vr/lr« is the worthyer. 
 
 r*rL Ambitious tVerwicke. let chy betters fpeake, 
 tv arm. TheCardituli'a noc my better in the field. 
 
 Bucks All in this prefence ate thy better*,** 'arwttkf. 
 tVarw. tyanoicke may liue to be the bed of all. 
 
 Saluh. Peace Sonne.&nd fhew Come reafon Buckingham 
 Why Seinerfet fhould be preferr'd in this ? 
 
 £j«rfw.Becaufe the King forfooth will b3ue it fo. 
 Husnf. Madame, the King is old enough himfelfe 
 
 To giue his Cenfure; Thefe aneno Womens matters. 
 
 Qaeene. Ifhebeold enough,what needs yoor Grace 
 To be Prote&or of his Excellence ? 
 
 Hamf. Madame,I am Protedlorof cheRealme, 
 
 And at his pleafuxe will refigne my Place. 
 
 St tf. Refigne it then,anI kau* thine infolence. 
 
 S'mce thou were King; as who is King,but thou i 
 
 The Common-wealth hath dayly run to wrack. 
 
 The Dolphin hash preuayl d beyond the Sea*. 
 
 And all the Peere3 and Nobles of the Realms 
 
 Haue beenc as Bond-men to thy Soueraigntie. 
 
 C^LThe Commons haft ihou rackt, the Clergies Saga 
 Are lanke and leane with thy Extortions. 
 
 .?it*.Thy (umptuous Buildings,and thy Wiuea; Attyrs 
 Haue coft a made of publiqoe Treaftirie. 
 
 Ttteck* Thy Ccueltie in execution 
 VponOffendo«,hathc*ceeded Law, 
 
 And left thee to the mercy of the Law. 
 
 no. Thy faie of Offices and Town.es in France, 
 
 If they were kno wne, as the fufpedi is great. 
 
 Would make thee quickly hop without thy Head. 
 
 Exit- Hnmfrey. 
 
 Giue me my Fanne: what,Mynion,can ye not ? 
 
 Sb*gives the Duchejfe e box o> the tetsy. 
 
 I ety you mercy,Midamerwas it you ? 
 
 Duck. Was t I ? yea,! it was.prowd French-woman : 
 Could ] come neere your Beau tie with my Nayles, 
 l could fet my ten Ccmmandemenrs in your face. 
 
 King. Sweet Aunt bequiet,’twas agatnft her will. 
 Duch. Againft her will,good King? looke to’t in time 
 Shec'k hamper thee,and dandle thee like a Baby; 
 
 Though in this place itioft Mafter wears no Breeches, 
 
 She (hall not (if ike Dame Eisamr vnreueng'd. 
 
 Exit Ehonor. 
 
 Bttck^ Lord CardinaJ) J will follow Ehowor, 
 
 And liften after Htarrfrty.bovi he praccedes: 
 
 Shee's tickled now,her Fume needs nofpunes, 
 
 Sheels gallop farre enough to her definition. 
 
 £ soil Budcingbam. 
 
 Enter Humfrty. 
 
 fixonf. Now Lordt,my Choller being nuer-blowne, 
 With walking oi.ee about the Quadrangle, 
 
 I come to calke of Common-wealth Affiiyres. 
 
 As for your ipightfulifalfe Obieffions, 
 
 Proue thcro.and I lye open to the Law: 
 
 But God in mercie fo deale with my Soule, 
 
 As 1 in dude ioue my King and Countrey. 
 
 But to the matter that we haue in hand : 
 
 I fay.my Soucraig ne,Torke is roeeteft man 
 
 To be yout Regent in the Realms of France. 
 
 Sxff. Before we make elc&ion, giue me ieaue 
 
 To fhew fome reafon,of no little force, 
 
 That Torlte is moft vtimect of any man. 
 
 Torke. 1 k tel! thee, Sxjfolke, why 1 am vnmeet. 
 
 Firfijfor 1 cannot flatter thee in Pndc: 
 
 Next,if 1 be appointed for the Place, 
 
 My Lord ofSomerfet will keepe me here. 
 
 Without Difcharge,Money,or Furniture, 
 
 Til! France be vronne into the Dolphins hands: 
 
 Lafi time 1 danc*t attendance on his will. 
 
 Till Paris was befieg‘d,faa>ifht,and loft. 
 
 Wn-v. That can 1 witneiTe. and a fouler facf 
 
 Did neuer Traytor in the Land commit. 
 
 Suff. Peace head-flrong iVarutcke. 
 
 tVeanso. Image of Pride, why fhould I bold my peace? 
 
 Enter Armorer and bn Man, 
 
 Snff. Becaufe here isa man a ecu fed of Treafon, 
 
 Pray God the Duke of Yorkeexcufe himfelfe. 
 
 Torke. Doth anyone accufe Torke for a Tray tor? 
 
 King. What roean'ft thou, Si.jfe/ke? tell me,what ere 
 thefe ? 
 
 Sujf Pleafeic yeut Maieftie, this is the man 
 .Thai doihaccufe his Mafter ofHighTteafon: 
 
 His words were thefe : That Richard, Duke of Yotke, 
 Was rightful! Heire vneo the Englifh Ctowne, 
 
 And that yout Maieftie was an Yfurper. 
 
 King. Say man,were thefe thy wotds ? 
 
 Armorer. And’c fhali pleat'syoot Maieftie,! neuer fayd 
 nor thought any fuch mattet; Cod is my yvitneffe, I am 
 falfely accus'd by the Viilaine. 
 
 Peter. By thefe tenne bones.my Lords,hejsdid fpetke 
 them to me in the Garret ors Night, es wee were Icow- 
 nng my Lord of Yorkes Armor, 
 
 Torke. Bafe Dunghill Villaine.and MechsnicaH 
 
 He haue thy Head for this thy Traytois fpeech: 
 
 I doe befeech yout Royal! Maieftie, 
 
 Let him haue a U the rigor of the Law. 
 
 Armorer. Alas,my Lord,hang me if euet I fpakc the 
 words: my accufer is my Pienuce, and when I did cac¬ 
 re (ft him for his fault the other day, he did vow vpon his 
 knees he would be euen with me : I haue good witnefle 
 of this i therefore I befeech your Maieftie, docootcaft 
 away an honed man for« Villaincs accufation. 
 
 Bmg. Vncklv.what fhail Vve fay to this in law ? 
 
 Hemf. This doome,my Lord,if J may iudge; 
 
 Let Somerset be Regent o’re the French, 
 
 Becaufe in Torke this bteedes fufpition; 
 
 And let thefe haue a day appointed them 
 
 For Angle Combat ,in conuecitm place. 
 
 For he Kath witneffe of his foments roaiice: 
 
 This is the Law,and this Duke Httmfrrjts dootne. 
 
 Sim. I 
 
Hoefecond Tart ofHenry the Sixt. 125 
 
 Sam. I humbly chankc your Royafl Maieftie. 
 
 Armorer. And I accept the Combat willingly. 
 
 Peter. Alas, my Lord, I cannot fight; for Gods fake 
 pitty roy cafe: the fpight of man prcuaylcth agamft me. 
 O Lord haue mercy vpon me, I (hall newer be able to 
 fight a blow ; O Lord my heart. 
 
 Humf. Sirrha,or you mutt fight,or clfc be hang’d, 
 Kmg. Away with them to Prifon : and the day of 
 Combat, fhall be the latt of the next rnoncth. Come 
 Somerfet, wccle fee thee fent away. 
 
 Flour ip). Exeunt. 
 
 Enter the Witch, the two Prtejls, and Httflingbrooke ■ 
 
 Hume. Come my Mafters.theDucheflc I tell you ex¬ 
 perts performance of your promifes. 
 
 Hulling. Matter Hume, \nc are therefore proutded : will 
 her Ladyfhip behold and heare out Exorcifmes? 
 
 Hume. I, what eltef fcareyou not her courage. 
 Hulling. I haue heard her reported to be 3 Woman of 
 an inuinciblc fpitit : but it (ball be conuenient. Matter 
 Hume, that you be by her aloft, while wee be bufic be¬ 
 low ; and fo I pray you goe in Gods Name,and leauc vs. 
 
 Exit Hume. 
 
 Mother Iordan, be you prottrate, and groucll on the 
 Earth; loba Southwell rcade you,and let vs to our wotke. 
 
 EnterFhonor aloft 
 
 Ehanor Well faid my Matters, and welcome all: To 
 this geere.the fooncr the better 
 Budm. Patience,good Lady,Wizards knowtheir times: 
 Deepc Night,darke Night,the hlent of the Night, 
 
 The rime of Night when Troy was fet on fire, 
 
 The time when Screech-owlcs cry,and Bandogs howle, 
 And Spirits walke.and Ghofts breake vp theit Graucs; 
 That cimcbeft fits the worke we haue in hand. 
 Madaroe.fic you,and feare not: whom wee rayfe, 
 
 Wcc will make faft within a hallow d Verge. 
 
 Here doe the fferemontet belonging, and make the Circle, 
 Bulmgbrooke or Southwell reader, Coniuro 
 CCj&c. It Thunders and Lightens 
 terribly • then the Spirit 
 nfeth. 
 
 Spirit. Ad pem. 
 
 Witch. Afmarh, by the eternal! God, 
 
 Whofe name and power thou trembleft at, 
 
 Anfwere that I (hall aske : for till thou fpeake, 
 
 Thoa (bait not paffc from hence. 
 
 Sprra. Aske what tbou wilt ; that I had fayd, and 
 dene. 
 
 Bufling. Firft of the King : What (ball of him be¬ 
 come? 
 
 Spirit. The Duke yet liues.that Henry (ball depofe: 
 But him out-liue.anti dye a violent death. 
 
 HuSmg. Wh3t fates await the Duke of Suffolkc ? 
 Spirit By Water (ball he dye,and take his end 
 ‘ Bulling . What (ball befall the Duke of Somerfet ? 
 Spent. La him fhun Cattles, 
 
 Safer fhall he- be vpon the fandic Plaines, 
 
 Then where Cattles mounted ftand. 
 
 Haue done.for more 1 hardly can endure. 
 
 Bulling. Difccnd to Da;kjac£re,and the burning Lake: 
 Falfe Fiend auoide. 
 
 Thunder and Lightning. Exit Spirit . 
 
 Enter the Duke of Tcrke and the Duke ofHucbfngham 
 with their Guard find breake in. 
 
 Tcnke. Lay hands vpon thefe Traytors.and their trafb: 
 Beldam I thinke we wstcht you at an ynch. 
 
 What Madame,are you there?the King & Commonyveale 
 Are deepcly indebted for this peece of paines; 
 
 My Lord Protcdlor will,I doubt it nor. 
 
 See you well guerdon’d for thefe good deferts. 
 
 Elianerr. Not halfe fo bad as thine to Englands King, 
 Injurious Duke.that threateft where’s no caufe. 
 
 Buck: True Madame,none at alhwhat call you this ^ 
 Away with them,let them beclapt vpclofe, 
 
 And kept afunder; you Madame fhall with vs. 
 
 Stafford take ha to thee. 
 
 Wee’le fee your Trinkets here all forth-comming. 
 
 All away. Exit 
 
 Torke.Lotd Buckingham,me thinks you watcht her well: 
 A pretty Ploc.wcll chofcn to build vpon. 
 
 Now pray my Lord,let's fee the Deuils Writ. 
 
 What haue we here ? Reader. 
 
 The Duke yet hues,that Henry frail depofe: 
 
 Bat him out-hue , and dye a violent death. 
 
 Why this is luft tALacicii Romanot vine ere poffo. 
 Well,to the rett : 
 
 Tell me what fate awaits the Duke ofSuffolke ? 
 
 By Water fhall he dye, and take his end. 
 
 What (ball betide ihe Duke of Somerfet ? 
 
 Let him (hunne Cullies, 
 
 Safer /hall he be vpon the fandie PDinct, 
 
 Then where Caflles mounted (land. 
 
 Come, come, my Lords, 
 
 Thefe Oracles arc hardly attain’d, 
 
 And hardly vnderttood. 
 
 The King is bow in progreffe towards Saint Albottet, 
 With him,the Husband of this loucly Lady : 
 
 Thither goes thefe Newes, 
 
 As faft 33 Horfe can C3rry them: 
 
 A lorry Breakfatt for my Lord Proteittor. 
 
 Huckfl our Grace Gial giuemclcaue.my LordofYotk; 
 To be the Pofte,in hope of his reward. 
 
 Torke. At yout pleafure.my good Lord. 
 
 Who's within there.hoe i 
 
 Enter a Seruingmart. 
 
 Inuite my Lords of Salisbury and Warwick 
 To fuppe with me to morrow Night. Away. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Enter the King, ffueens , Prof ell or. Cardinal!, and 
 Suffolk?.whh Faulknert hallowing. 
 
 Queene. Beleeue me Lords,for flying at rhe Brooke, 
 
 I faw not better fport thefe feuen yCeres day : 
 
 Yct by your leauc,the Wiade W3S very high, 
 
 And ten to one, old Dane had not gone out. 
 
 King. Bur what a point,my Lord,your Faulcon made, 
 And what a pyteh (be flew aboue the reft : 
 
 To fee how God in all his Crearures workes. 
 
 Yea Man and Birds arefaync of climbing high. 
 
 Svff. No maruell„and it like your Maieftie, 
 
 My Lord Protedlors Havrkes doe towre fo well, 
 
 They know their Matter loues to be aloft, 
 
 And beares his thoughts abc-ue his FauJcons Pitch. 
 
 CloffMv Lord, us butabafe ignobleminde. 
 
 That mounts no higher then a Bird can fore. 
 
 Card. 1 
 
The fecondTart of Henrj theSixt, 
 
 116 
 
 Card. I thought as much, hee would be aboue the 
 Cloud«. 
 
 Cloft. I my Lord Cardinall, how thinke you by that? 
 Were It not good your Grace could flye to Heauen ? 
 
 Ki»<g. TheTreafurieof euerleftingloy. 
 
 Card.Thy Heauen is on Earth,thine Eyes 8cThought* 
 Beat on a Crowne, the Treafure of thy Hearx, 
 
 Petnitiouj Prote^or,dangerous Peere, 
 
 That fmeoth'ft it fo with King and Common-weak. 
 
 Gloft. What, Cardinall ? 
 
 I* yout Prieft-hood crownepereroptorirf 
 Taut arte ammw CaJaftsbiti *r«,Chuich-men fo hot ? 
 
 Good Vnckle hide fuch tnallice; 
 
 With fuch Holyneff^ can you doe it ? 
 
 S*ff. No mallice Sir.no more then well become* 
 
 So good a Quarrell.and fobada Peete, 
 
 Gloft. A* who,my Lord ? 
 
 Why,as you, my Lord, 
 
 Ah'? like your Lordly Lords Proteftorfhip. 
 
 Why Sufc ^.England knowes thine infoltmce. 
 Quetne. And thy Ambition, Gloftsr. 
 
 Ks»f. I prythee peace,pood Queene, 
 
 And vvtaec net on thefe furious Peeres, 
 
 For bleffed are the Peace-makers on Earth. 
 
 Card, Let me be bleffed for the Peace I make 
 Againft this prowd Prote&or with my Sword. 
 
 Gloft. Faith holy Vnckle,would’t were come to that. 
 Card. Marry,when thoudar'ft, 
 
 Gbft. Make vp no fatuous numbers fox the matter, 
 
 In thine owne perfon anfwere thy abufe. 
 
 Cord. I,where thou dar'lt not peepe • 
 
 And if thou dar'ft, this Euemog, 
 
 On the Eaft fide of the Groue. 
 
 King. How now,my Lotds t 
 Carl. Belecue me, Coufin Ghfter, 
 
 Had not yout man put vp the Fowle fo fuddenly, 
 
 We had nsd morefport. 
 
 Come with thy two-hand Sword. 
 
 Gloft. TrueVnckle.aieyeaduis'd? 
 
 The Eaft fide of the Groue: 
 
 Cardinall,I am with you. 
 
 Why how now, Vnckle GJofter ? 
 
 C&y%.T*!lsing oj Hawking; nothingelfe.myLord. 
 Now by Gods Mocncr, Prtcft, 
 
 He fhaue your Crowne for this. 
 
 Or all my Fence (hall fiayle. 
 
 Card. Off dice terpfum, Protedlor fee to’t weli,prote<2 
 your fdfe. 
 
 King. The Winder grow high, 
 
 So dpeyoyr Stomacks,Lords: 
 
 How irkefpm? is this Mufick to my heirt? 
 
 When fuch Strjngs iarre.what hope of Harmony ? 
 
 1 pray my Lords let me compound this ftrife. 
 
 Cuter one crjtng a Miracle. 
 
 Gloft. What meanes this noyfe t 
 Fellow,what Miracle do’ft thou prociayme 1 
 One. a Mirsck, a MUacle. 
 
 Suffo&c. Come ty the King, and tell him what Mi¬ 
 racle. 
 
 One. Forfooch.a blinde man at Saint A thanes Shrine, 
 Within this halfe hours hath receiu*d his fight, 
 
 A man that ne’re faw in his life before. 
 
 King. Now God be prays’d,that to beleeuing Soule* 
 Giues Light in Darkn«ffe,Co:nfort in Defpatre. 
 
 Enter the Motor of Saint Albtmer.ondhu Timbre*, 
 bearing the man betweene two in a Chajrt. 
 
 Card. Here comes theTowncf-men,on Proceflion, 
 
 To prefent your Highneffe with the man. 
 
 King.Geest is his comfort in this Earthly Vale, 
 Although by hi* fight hisfinnebemulriplyed. 
 
 Gloft. Stand by,my Matters,briog him necTe the King, 
 His Highneffe pleafure is to talke with him. 
 
 King. Good-fellow,tell vs here the circumftance. 
 That we for thee may glorifie the Lord, 
 
 What,heft thou beer.e long blinde, and now reftor’d ? 
 Stmpc. Borne blinde,and’t pleafe your Grace. 
 
 Wife. I indeede wa» he. 
 
 Sujf. What Wornao is this ? 
 
 Wife. His Wife,and'c like your Worftiip. 
 
 Gloft. Hadft thou been his Mothcr,chou could’ft baue 
 better told. 
 
 King. Where were thou borne 
 
 Smpc. At Barwick in the North, and’t like your 
 
 Grace. 
 
 King. Poore Soule, 
 
 God3 goodneffe hath beene great to thee t 
 Let neuer Pay nor Night vnhallowed psife, 
 
 But ftill remember what the Lord hath done. 
 
 Queene. Tell me, good-fellow, 
 
 Cam'ft thou here by Chance,or of Deuotion, 
 
 To this holy Shrine t 
 
 Smtpc. God knowes of pure Deuotion, 
 
 Being calf d a hundred times, and oftner. 
 
 In my fieepe,bv good Saint Alton .- 
 
 Who faidj <?-roar/, ccmc; come offer at my Shrine, 
 
 And I will helpe thee. 
 
 Wife. Mott true,forfootbr 
 And many time and oft my felfehauehearda Voyce, 
 
 To call him fo. 
 
 Card. What,art thou lame ? 
 
 S’.tmc. I,God Almightie helpeme. 
 
 Huff. How cam’ft thou fo ? 
 
 Sinope, A fall off of a Tree, 
 
 Wife. A Plum.tree. Matter. 
 
 Gloft. How long haft thou beeneblintte? 
 
 Simpc, O borne fo,Matter. 
 
 Gloft. Whar,and would’ftciimbeaTree? 
 
 Sunpc. But that in all my life,when I was a youth. 
 Wife. Too true,and bought his climbing very deare. 
 Gloft. lou’dft Plummes wcll,that would’ft 
 
 venture fo. 
 
 Simpc. Ales, good Mafia, my Wife dtfired fome 
 Damfons, and made me clim.be, with dangn of my 
 Life. 
 
 Gift. A fubtill Kniue,but yet it fhall not f«ru*: 
 
 La me fee thins Eyes: winck now,now open them. 
 
 In my opinion, yet then feeft net well. 
 
 Simpc. Yes Matter, cleare a* day, I tlianke God and 
 Saint A lionet. 
 
 Gift. Say’ft thou me fo : what Colour is this Cloake 
 of? 
 
 Simpe. Red Mafter,Red as Blood. 
 
 Cloft. Why that’* well faid ; What Colour is my 
 Go woe of? 
 
 Simpe. Black ferfooth,Coele-B!acfe,a}Jct. 
 
 King. Why then, thou know’ft what Colour let it 
 oft 
 
 Soft. Ao^l yet I thinke,I« did he neuer fee. 
 
 1 _____ Gift. But 
 
The fecond Tart r£ Henry the Sixt. 117 
 
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 Gloft. Bat Cloakei and Gownes, before this day, a 
 many. 
 
 ff'ifi. Neoer before this day,ia ail his life. 
 
 Cleft. Tell me Sirrha, what's my Name? 
 
 Simps Alas Mafter,! know not. 
 
 Gleft. What's his Name? 
 
 Simps. I know not. 
 
 Gleft. Nor his? 
 
 Simps No indeede.Mafter. 
 
 Gleft. What's thine owoe Name ? 
 
 Soups. S/oorderStmpcext, and ifit plcafe you,Maftcr 
 Gleft. Then Stander, fit there. 
 
 The lyiog'ft Kr.aue in Chrifteodome. 
 
 If thou hadft beene borne bknde. 
 
 Thou might "ft as well haue IcnowneaJl ourNamet, 
 
 As thus to name the feuerall Colours we doe wears. 
 
 Sight may diftinguilh of Colours : 
 
 Bat fuddenly to nominate them all. 
 
 It is impofTible. 
 
 My Lords.Saint Albmtfwct hath done a Miracle: 
 
 And would ye not thinke it,Cunning to be great. 
 
 That could reftoce this Cripple to his Legges sgaioe. 
 Simps. O Mafter.that you could ? 
 
 Gleft. My Mafters of Saint Albmn, 
 
 Haue you not Beadles in yourTowne, 
 
 And Things call’d Whippes ? 
 
 Meier. Yes,my Lord, if it pleafe your Grace. 
 
 Gtejl. Then fend for one prefenrly. 
 
 Muter. 5 irrha,goe fetch the Beadle hither ftiaight. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Gleft. Now fetch me a Stoole hither by and by. 
 
 Now Sirrha,if you rne&ne to fsue yourfelfe from Whip- 
 ptng.leapeme ouer this Stoole,and ronneaway. 
 
 Simps. Alislyfafter.I am not able to ftaod alone: 
 
 You goe about to torture me in vaine. 
 
 Enter a Beadle with Whippet. 
 
 Cleft. Well Sir,we muft haue you finde your Legges. 
 Sirrha Beadle, whippe him till he leap e ouer that (sate 
 Stoole. 
 
 'Beadle. I will, my Lord. 
 
 Come on Sirrha,off with yourDoubiet.quicfcly. 
 
 Simpc, Alai Milter,what Cull I doc? 1 am not able to 
 (land. 
 
 After the Beadle hath hit him sncejhs Leaps! oner 
 the S tools, end run net away : and they 
 follow, and wy,A Miracle. 
 
 Ktog. O God,fccft thou this,and beared fo long? 
 
 It made me laugh.to fee the Villains ruane. 
 Glojl. Follow the Knaue,and take this Drab away. 
 Wife. Alas Sir,we did it for pure need. 
 
 Git/ft. Let the be whipt through euery Market Towoe, 
 Till they come to Barwick,from whence they came. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Card. Duk a Hurnfrey ha’s done a Miracle to day. 
 
 Sxff. True: made the Larne co lespe and fiye away. 
 Gloft. Bat you haue done more Miracles then I: 
 
 You made in a day,my Lovd.vy hole Townes to fly e. 
 
 Enter Buckingham, 
 
 Kmg What Tidings with our Cauftnjh-'skjnglram l 
 Bu<\. Such as my heart doth tremble to enfold : 
 
 A fort of naughtie perfont,lewdly bent, 
 
 Vndet the Countenance aud Confederacie 
 
 Of Lady Elion or, the Protedors Wife, 
 
 The Ring-leader and Head of a!J this Rout, 
 
 Haue pradis’d dangeroully againft your State, 
 
 Dealing with Witches and with Coniurers, 
 
 Whom we haue apprehended in tbe'Fsd, 
 
 Rayling vp wicked Spirits from vnder ground, 
 Demanding of King Henries Life and Death, 
 
 And other of your Highneffe Priuie Counccll, 
 
 As more at large your Grace lhall vnderftand. 
 
 Cord. And fo my Lord Protedor.by this meanea 
 Your Lady is forth-commiog.yet at London. 
 ThisNewes I thinke hath turn'd your Weapons edge 1 
 Tis like,my Lord,you will not keepeyour boure. 
 
 Gleft. Ambitious Chutch-man.leaue to afflid my heart: 
 Sorrow and griefehaue vanquifhc all my powers; 
 
 And vanquilht « I amj yeeld to thee. 
 
 Or to the meaneft Grooms. 
 
 King. OGod.whatmifchiefeswork the wicked ones? 
 Heaping eonfufion on their ov/ne heads thereby. 
 
 Queens. Qlollerfet here theTainfiufe of thy Heft, 
 
 And looke thy (eife be f3ultle(fe,thou wert beft. 
 
 Gloft. Madame.For my fe!fe,to Heauen I doe appeale, 
 How I haue Iou’d my King,and Common-weals: 
 
 And for my Wife.l know not how it ftaods. 
 
 Sorry I am tobcarewhat I haue heard. 
 
 NobleIhee is: but if fhee haue forgot 
 Honor and Vertuc.and conuess t with fuch, 
 AsliketoPytchjdcfile Nobilitiej 
 I banifh her my Bed,and Companie, 
 
 And giue her as a Prey to Law sndShame, 
 
 That hath dis-honored Gleft ers honeftName. 
 
 Kmg.V'l ei!,for thit Night we will repofe vs here: 
 
 To morrow toward London.back againe. 
 
 To looke into this Bufinefle thorowly. 
 
 And call thefe foule Offcndors to their Anfweres; 
 
 And poyfc theCaufe in Tuftice equall Scales, 
 
 Whole Beame ftands fure,whofe rightful caufe preuailes. 
 
 Iloterifh. Ex eta t. 
 
 Enter Tarfy,Salisbury,and Warwick^ 
 
 Terke. Now my good Lords ofSalisbury & Warwick, 
 Our fimpie Supper ended,giueme leaue. 
 
 In this clofe Wslke,tofatisfie my felfe. 
 
 In crauing yoar opinion of my Title, 
 
 Which is infallible,to Englands Ctowne. 
 
 SalLsb. My Lord,! long to heare it at full. 
 
 H'arnr. Sweet Torke begimand if thy clayme be good. 
 The I'leuiUs are thy Subiedh to command. 
 
 Torke. Then thus: 
 
 Edward the chird,my Lords,had feuen Sonnes: 
 
 The f\r(f,Edward the Black-Prince.Prince of Wales; 
 
 The fecon dftfSBiam of Hatfield ; and the third, 
 
 Duke of Clarence 5 nest to whom. 
 
 Was lean of Gaunt, the Duke of Lane after; 
 
 The fift.was Edmond LtfsgAy.Duke of YorKe > 
 
 The fut.was Thomas of Woocftock,Duke ofGlollerj 
 iPifliam of Wind for was the feuesiih,a 1 lift* 
 
 Edward the Black-Prince dyed before ftis Father, 
 
 And left behind? him Richard, his oneiy Sonne, 
 
 Who after Edward the third’s death, raign’d as King, 
 
 Till Henry BuUiagtreookf, Duke of Lancsfter, 
 
 The eldeft Sonne and Heire of lahr. of Gaunt, 
 
 Crown'd by the Name of Henry the fourth. 
 
 Seis'd on ibe Reslme, depos’d the tightfull King, 
 
 Sene h.s pocte Queeue to Ftsnce.ftoin whence fbe came, 
 
128 
 
 ThefecondTart of Henry theSixt. 
 
 And him to Pumfret; where.as all you know 
 Harmelcffe Richard was murthered traiteroufly. 
 
 Warte. Eather.the Duke hath told the truth ; 
 
 Thus got the Houfc of Lane oRer the Crowne. 
 
 Ter he. Which now they hold by forre.and not by right: 
 Fot Richard, the firft Sonnes Heire,being dead, 
 
 ThcI(Tuc of the next Sonne fhould haue reign’d. 
 
 Salub. But William of Hatfield dyed without an 
 Heire. 
 
 Tor\e. The third Sonne,Duke ofClarence, 
 
 From whofe Line 1 clayme the Ctowne, 
 
 Hid Ifiue Phi/Lp, a Daughter, 
 
 Who marry ed Edmond Mot timer JBarle of March: 
 Edmond had JEarle of March; 
 
 Roger had \ffut ,Edmond,*4nne,and Ehanor. 
 
 Salub. Thu Edmond,iri the Reigne of BuRmgbrookf, 
 
 As I haue read, Ijyd clayme vnto the Crowne, 
 
 And buefor Owen G/endour, had beene King j 
 Who kept him in Captiuiue, till he dyed. 
 
 But,to the tell. 
 
 Tort-e. His eldefl Sirter.t^ww, 
 
 My Mother.being Heire vnto the Crowne, 
 
 Marryed /?/fWd;Earle of Cambridge, 
 
 Who was 10 Edmond, Langley, 
 
 Edward the thirds fift Sonnes Sonne; 
 
 By her I clayme the Kingdome: 
 
 She was Heire to Roger, Earle of March, 
 
 Who was the Sonne of Edmond Mortimer, 
 
 Who marryed Phillip, foie Daughter 
 Vnto Lionel, Duke of Clarence. 
 
 So,ifthe llfue of the^elder Sonne 
 Succeed before the younger, I am King. 
 
 Warw Whai plaihe proceedings is more plain then this? 
 Henry doth clayme the Crowne from lohn ofGaunt, 
 
 The fourth Sonne, Torky cliymes it from the third : 
 
 Till Lioneli IfTue fayles.his fhould not reigne. 
 
 It fayles not yct.but flounfhes in thee, 
 
 And in thy Sonnes,faire flippes of fuch a Stock. 
 
 Then Father Salisbury , kneclc we together. 
 
 And in thijpriuate Plot be vve the firft, 
 
 Thai fhall falute our rightfull Souetaigne 
 With honor of his Birth-right tothc Ctowne. 
 
 "Both. Long Hue our Soueraigne Richard , Englands 
 ing. 
 
 Torke. We thanke you Lords: 
 
 But 1 am not your King.till I be Crown'd, 
 
 And thactny Sword be flayn’d 
 
 With heart-blood of the Houfe of Lancafler 
 
 And that’s not fuddenly to be petform'd. 
 
 But with aduice and filent fecrecie. 
 
 ^oeyou as I doe in tbefe dangerous dayes, 
 
 W inke at the Duke of Suffolkes mfotence. 
 
 At Beaufords Pride,at Somcrfeu Ambition, 
 
 At Buckingham,and all the Crew of them. 
 
 Till t hey haue fnar’d the Shepheard of the Flock, 
 
 That vertuous Prinre,thc good Duke Humfrey: 
 
 Tit that they fecke; and they.in feeking that, 
 
 Shall finde their dtotbi,\f Tor ky can ptophecte. 
 
 Sahib. MyLord.breake we off; we know your roinde 
 at full. 
 
 wane. My heart adores me,that the Earle of Warwick 
 Shall one day make the Duke of Yotke a King. 
 
 Tori'* And Afcsu'ff,this 1 doe affure my felte, 
 
 Richard fhall hue to make the E3rie of Warwick 
 The greiteft man in England, but the King. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Sound Trumpet r. Enter i he Kmg and State, 
 teith Guard,to bcnlfb the Duchefe. 
 
 King. Stand forth Dame EOanor Cobbam 
 qiofler, Wife: 
 
 In fight ofGod.and vs.your guilt is great, 
 
 Recciuc the Sentence of the Law fot finne' 
 
 Such as by Gods Booke are adjudg’d to death. 
 
 You foure from hence toPrifon,back againe; 
 
 Erom thence.vnto the place of Execution . * 
 
 The Witch in Smnhfield fhall be burnt to afhes 
 And you three fhall be ftrangled on the GilloweY 
 You Madame, for you are more Nobly borne, 
 
 Defpoyled of your Honor in your Life 
 Shall,after three dayes open Penance done, 
 
 Liue in your Countrey here,in Banifhment, 
 
 With Sir lohn Stan/p,in the lie of Man. 
 
 Eliancr Welcome isBanifhment,wclcome were my 
 
 Death. 7 
 
 c/o/f. Earner, the Law thou feeft hath iudged thee 
 I cannot iuftifie whom the Law condemnes: 
 
 Mine eyes arc full of ceares, my heart of griefe. 
 
 Ah Humfrey , this difhor\or in thine age, 
 
 Will bring thy head with forrow to t he ground. 
 
 I befeech yourMaiefhe gioe mcleaue to goe ; ' 
 
 Sorrow would follace.and mine Age would cafe. 
 
 King. Stay Humfrey, Duke of dorter, 
 
 JEre thou goe, giue vp thy Staffe, 
 
 Henry will to hitnfclfe Protedloi be. 
 
 And God (hall be my hope,my (lay,my guide. 
 
 And Laothorne to my feete: 
 
 And goe in pence, Humfrey, no leffe belou’d. 
 
 Then when thou wert Proteffor to thy King. 
 
 Qu.eene. ] fee no reafan, why a King of yeeres 
 Should be to be protedfed like a Child, 
 
 God and King Henry gouetnc Englands Realme : 
 
 Giue vp your Staffe,Sir,and the King his Realme. 
 
 Glojl. My Staffe ? lie re, Noble Henry, is my Staffe: 
 
 As willingly doe I the fame refigne, 
 
 As ere thy Father Henry made it mine; 
 
 And cuen as willingly at thy feete I leaue it, 
 
 As others would ambitioufly recciue it. 
 
 Farewell good King: when I am dead,and gone, 
 
 May honorable Peace attend thy Throne.° * 
 
 Exit Gloffer. 
 
 Qncerrc.Why now is Henry Kingpmd Margaret Queen. 
 And Humfrey ,!Duke of Gloflcr,(c3fcc himfclfe. 
 
 That beares fo fhrewd a may me : two Pulls at once; 
 
 His Lady banifhc.and a Limbe lopt off 
 This Staffe of Honor raitght, there let it ftand r 
 Where it befl fits to be.in Henricj hand. 
 
 Suf i hus droupes this loftic Pync,& hangs his fprayes, 
 Thus El/anorr Pride dyes in her youngeft dayes. 
 
 7 >£f.Lords,lct him goe.Pleafe it your Maieflie, 
 
 This is the day appointed for the Combat, 
 
 And ready ate the Appellant and Defendant, 
 
 The Armorer and his Man,to enter rhe Lifts, 
 
 So pleafe your HiehnefTe to behold the fight. 
 
 Qu.eene. l.goodmy Lord; for purpofely therefore 
 Left I the Court,to fee thisQ^rrell try'de. 
 
 King. A GodsName fee the Lyfli and all things fit. 
 Here let them end it.and God defend the right. 
 
 Torke . I neuer faw a fdlow worfc bcftcad, 
 
 Or more afraid to fight,then is the Appellant, 
 
 Tbefinuant of this Armorer,my Lords. 
 
 Later 
 
Tbe fecond'Tartof Henry theSixt. ng 
 
 Enter at one Doorc the Armorer and bis Neighbors.drinking 
 to btm fa much, that hee u drtsnkc ; and he enters wish a 
 Drummc before him , and bit Staff's , with a Sasid-bagge 
 faflened to it .• and at the other Docre bn Man , with a 
 Drumnx and Send-bagge l end Prentires dr tuning to him. 
 
 I ■ Neighbor. Here Neighbour Homer, I drinke to you 
 in a Cup of Sack ; and feare not Neighbor,you (hall doe 
 well enough. 
 
 a. Neighbor. And here Neighbour,here's a Cuppe of 
 Charneco. 
 
 3. Neighbor. And here’s a Pot of good Double-Becre 
 Neighbor: drinke.and feare not your Man. 
 
 Armorer. Let it come yfaith, and lie pledge you all, 
 and a figge for Peter. 
 
 r Prent. Here Peter, I drinke to thee, and be not a. 
 fraid. 
 
 t~ Prent. Be merry Peter, and feare not thy Matter, 
 Fight for credit of the Pi entices. 
 
 Peter. I thanke you alhdrinke.and pray for me,I pray 
 you , for I thinke I haoe taken my laft Draught in this 
 World. Here Rohm, and if I dye,l glue thee my Aporne; 
 and H?iB. thou (hall haue my Hammer : and'here Tom, 
 take ail the Money that I haue. O Lotd blefle me, I pray 
 God, for I am newer able to deale with my Matter, hee 
 hath learnt fo much fence already. 
 
 Saltsb. Come.leaue your drinking,and fall to blowes. 
 Sirrha.whats thy Name i 
 
 Peter, Peter forfooth. 
 
 Salub . Pet erf what more ? 
 
 Peter. Tbttmpe. 
 
 Sahsb. Thtunft f Then fee thou thumpe tby Matter 
 well. 
 
 Armorer . Matters, I am come hither as it were vpon 
 ray Mans inftigation, to proue him a Knaue.and my felfe 
 an honeft man: and touching the Doke of Yorke,I will 
 take roy death, I neuer meant him any ill, nor the King, 
 nor theQjJeene: and therefore /’aw haue at thee with 3 
 downe-right blow. 
 
 Torke. Difpatch,this Knaues tongue begins to double. 
 Sound TracnpetSjAlarum to the Combattants. 
 
 They fight, and Peter ftrtkes him down*. 
 Armorer. Hold Peter, hold,l confefle,I confeffcTrea- 
 fon. 
 
 Torke. Takeaway his Weapon: Fellow thankeGod, 
 and the good Wine in thy Matters way. 
 
 ‘Peter. O God^iaue 1 oner Come mine Enemies in this 
 prefence ? O Peter .thou haft preuayl’d in right. 
 
 King. Goe,take hence that Traytor from our fight. 
 For by hts death we doe perceiue his guilt. 
 
 And God in luftice hath reueal'd to vs 
 
 The truth and innocence of this poore fellow. 
 
 Which he had thought to haue murther’d wrongfully. 
 Come fellow,follow vs for thy Reward. 
 
 Sound a flotcrtjb. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Duke Httmfirey end hie Men in 
 
 Mottmptg Cloakes. 
 
 Glafl. Thus foroetimes hath the brighteft day a Cloud: 
 And after Sunxner.euermore fucccedes 
 
 Barren W inter .with bis wrathfull nippi/ig Cold j 
 
 So Cares and Ioyev abound,as Seafons fleet. 
 
 Sirs.wbat’s a Clock ? 
 
 Sen. Tenne,my Lord. 
 
 Glfft. Tenne Is the houre that was appointed me, 
 
 To watch the comming of my punittn Duchefle: 
 
 Vnneath may (hee endure the Flintie Street#, 
 
 To treade them with hertcnder-feelingfeet. 
 
 Sweet /V#/Z,)ll<an thy Noble Minde abrooke 
 
 The abie& People.ga2.1ng on thy face. 
 
 With enuious Lookes laughing at thy (h2me, 
 
 That erft did follow thy prowd Chariot-Wbceles, 
 
 When thou didft ride in triumph through the ttreets. 
 
 But foft,I thinke (he comes,and lie prepare 
 
 My teare-ftayn’d eyes,to fee her Miferies. 
 
 Enter the Ducheffe in a white Sheet,and a Taper 
 burning tn her hand, with the Shertfe 
 and Officers. 
 
 Seru. So pleafe your Grace, wee’le take her from the 
 Sherife. 
 
 Glofler. No, ftirre not for your liues, let her paffe 
 by. 
 
 Eliancor. Come you,my Lord,to fee my open fliamel 
 Now thou do’ft Penance too. Looke how they gaze, 
 
 See how the giddy multitude doe point. 
 
 And nodde thetr heads,and throw their eyes on thee. 
 
 Ah Cjlofter, hide thee from their hatefull lookes. 
 
 And in thy Clofet pent vp, rue my (hame. 
 
 And banne thine Enemioj,both mine and thine. 
 
 Gtofl. Be patient,gentle Nell, forget this griefe. 
 
 Elianor, Ah Glofler, teach me to forget my felfe : 
 
 For whtleft I thinke I am thy married Wife, 
 
 And thou a Prince, Protedior of this Land; 
 
 Me thinkes 1 fhould not thus be led along, 
 
 Mayl’d vp in (hame.with Papers on my back. 
 
 And follow'd with a Rabble, that reioyce 
 
 To fee roy teares, and l*earetny deepe-fiet groanes. 
 
 The ruthlefle Flint doth cut my tender feet. 
 
 And when 1 ftart.che enuious people laugh. 
 
 And bid me be aduifed how I treade 
 
 Ah Humfrey,can I beare this fliamefuU yoake? 
 
 Troweft thou .that ere He looke vpon the World, 
 
 Or count them happy,thac emoyes the Sunne ? 
 
 No: Darke (hall be my Light,and Night roy Day. 
 
 T0 thinke vpon my Pompe,{h a Il be my Hell. 
 
 Sometime lie fay,l am Duke Humfreyes Wife, 
 
 And hea Prioce.and Ruler of the Lands 
 
 Yet fo he rul’d,and fuch a Prince he was. 
 
 As he flood by.whileft I,his forlorne Duchefle, 
 
 Was made a wonder jand a pointing flock 
 
 T0 euery idle Rafcall follower. 
 
 But be thou mtide,and blufh not at my fbame. 
 
 Nor ftirre at nothing,till the Axe of Death 
 
 Hang ouer thee,as fure it fliortly will. 
 
 For Suffolke, he that can doe all m all 
 
 With her.thac hateth thee and hates vs all. 
 
 And Tor^eyand impious Beauford, that falfe Prieft, 
 
 Haue all lym d Bufhes to betray thy Wings, 
 
 And flye thou bow thou canft.iheyle tangle t’nec. 
 
 But feare not tl ou.vntill thy foot be fnar'd, 
 
 Nor neuer feeke preuention of thy foes. 
 
 Gtofl. Ah We/f,for beare; thou aymeft sllawiy. 
 
 I mutt offend,before I be attainted ; 
 
 And had 1 twentic times fo many foes. 
 
 And each of them had twentie tunes their power. 
 
 All thefe could not procure me any fcathe. 
 
 So lone i« I am loyaIl,crue,3od crimeleffe. 
 
 W oulo'ft haue me ref cue thee from this reproach ? 
 
 n Why 
 
!}0 The fecond Tart ofHenry the Sixt. 
 
 Why yet thy fcandaU were not wipt away. 
 
 But 1 in danger for the breach of Law. 
 
 Thy greatcR helpe is quiet,gentlc PfeSs 
 
 I pray thee fort tby heart to patience, 
 
 Thefe few daye* wonder will be quickly worne; 
 
 Enter a Herald. 
 
 Her .I fummon your Grace to hla Maiefties Parliament, 
 Holden at Bury,the firft of thl* nextMoneth. 
 
 Glojl.h nd my confent ne’re ask’d herein before ? 
 
 This is clofe dealing. Well,! will be there. 
 
 "My HelL,l take my leaue: and MafierSheilfe, 
 
 Let not her Penance exceeds the Kings CommifTion. 
 
 Sb. And't p'.eafe your Grace,here roy CommifTion ftayes: 
 And Sir lokn Stanlj is appointed now, 
 
 Totakeher with him to the He of Man. 
 
 Glojl. Muft you.Sir Iobn,ytoix& ray Lady here? 
 
 Stanlj. So am I giuen in charge, may't plcafe your 
 Grace.. 
 
 Glojl. Entreat her not the worfe.in that I pray 
 
 You vfe her well: the World may laugh againe. 
 
 And I may liuc to doe you kindneffedf you doe it her. 
 
 And fo Sir lebn, farewell. 
 
 Elianor What, gone my Lord, and bid me not fare¬ 
 well; 
 
 Glojl. Wicneffe my tearcs, I cannot Ray to fpeake. 
 
 Exit Glofler. 
 
 Elianor. Art thou gone to? all comfort goe with thee, 
 lor oone abides with me : my Ioy,is Death; 
 
 Death,at whofe Name 1 oft haue beene afear’d, 
 
 Becaufe I wifh’d this Worlds eternitie; 
 
 Sunity J prethee goc.and take me hence, 
 
 1 care not whither/oi I begge no fauor; 
 
 Onely conuey me where thou art commanded- 
 Stanley. Why,Msdame,»hac is to the lie of Man, 
 There to bevs’d according to your State. 
 
 Elianor. That's bad enough,for 1 am but reproach s 
 And dull I then be vwi reproachfully t 
 
 Stanley. Like to a Ducheffe,and Duke Humfreyet Lady, 
 According to that State you (hall be vs'd. 
 
 Elianor. Sherife fatewe!l,and better then I fare. 
 Although thou had beene Coodudi of my (home. 
 
 Sberipe. 1 1 is my OfBce,aad Madame pardon me. 
 Eleanor. I,I,farewdl,thy Office is difch&rg'd: 
 
 Come Stanley,hull we goe ? 
 
 Stanley. Madame.yourPenance done. 
 
 Throw off this Sheet, 
 
 And goe we to attyre you for our Journey. 
 
 Elianor. My lhame will not be drifted with my Sheets 
 No.it will hang vpon my ricbefi Robes, 
 
 And (bew it felfe.atiyre me how I can. 
 
 Goe,leade the way,I long to fee my Prifon. Exvttm 
 
 Sound a Senet. Enter King, Queen* ,C nr din/A^nfclfe, 
 
 TorktJBueltmgkfjn , S alts bury, and tf'arwich*, 
 to the Parliament 
 
 King. I rnufe my Lord ofGloftet is not come: 
 
 'Tis not hir wont to be the h'ndmcsfl man. 
 
 What e te occafion keepes him from vs now. 
 
 Queene. Can you not fee? or will ye not obferue 
 TheRrsngerreffe of his alter’d Countenance? 
 
 With what a Maieftic he beares himfelfe. 
 
 How infolent of late he is become, 
 
 How prowdjhow peremprorie,and vnlike himfelfe. 
 
 'We know the rime fince He was roilde and affable. 
 
 And if we did but glance a farre-off Lcoke, 
 
 Immediately he was vpon his Knee, 
 
 That aD the Court admir’d him for fubmiffion. 
 
 Bat meet him now,and be it in the Motor, 
 
 When eucry one will giue the time of day. 
 
 He knits bis Brow,and fhewes an angry Eye, 
 
 And pafletb by with ftiffc vnbowed Knee, 
 
 Difdaining dutie that to ts belongs. 
 
 Small Curres are not regarded when they grynne. 
 
 But great men tremble when the Lyon rorcs. 
 
 And Humfrey is no little Man in England. 
 
 Tirfi note,that he is netre you in diiccot. 
 
 And fhould you fail,he is the neat will mount. 
 
 Me feemeth then.it is no PoBicie, 
 
 Refpctting what a rapeorous minde he beares. 
 
 And his aduantage following your deceafe, 
 
 That he fhould come about your Royall Perfon, 
 
 Or be admitted to your KighneRe Councell 
 
 By flattcrie hath he wonoe the Commons hearts i 
 
 And when he pleafe to make Commotion, 
 
 ’Tis to be fear’d they all will follow him 
 
 Now Vis the Spring,and Weeds arc fhallow-rooted. 
 Suffer them now,and they 1e o’i e-grow the Garden, 
 
 And choakethe Hcrbes for want of Husbandry. 
 
 The reuercntcare 1 bcsrevniomy Lord, 
 
 Made me coiled thefe dangers in the Duke. 
 
 If it befond.rall it a Womans feare: 
 
 Which fearr,if better Reafons can ftipplant. 
 
 1 will fubfcribe.and fay I wrong'd the Duke. 
 
 My Lord of Suffolk?,Buck in gham,and Yorke, 
 
 Reproue my allegation.if you can. 
 
 Or elfe conclude my words effe£hia!l. 
 
 Stiff. Wel! hath your Highneffe feene into this Duke: 
 And had I full beene put to fpeake my pinde, 
 
 2 thinks I fhould haue told your Graces Tale. 
 
 The Ducheffe.by his fubornation, 
 
 Vpon my Life began her diucllifh pradifes > 
 
 Or if he were not prink to thofeTaults, 
 
 Yet by reputing of his high difeent. 
 
 As neat the K.ing,hc was fucceffiut Heire, 
 
 And ftich high vaunts of his Nobilirle, 
 
 Did inftigate the Bedlam braine-ftek Ducheffe, 
 
 By wicked meanes to frame our Soueraignes fall 
 
 Smooth runncstheWatrr,where thcBrooke is deepe. 
 And in his fimple (hew he harbours Treafon. 
 
 The Box backe: not, when he would (leak the Lambs. 
 No.no.my Soucraigne,G/r*^vr is a man 
 
 Vnfounded yet,and full of deepe deceit. 
 
 fard. Did he noc.contrary to forme of Law, 
 
 Deuifc ftrange deatbs.fcr fmall offences done i 
 
 Torke. And did he not,in his Protedorfliip, 
 
 Leuie great fummes of Money through the Reslmr, 
 
 For Sculdiers pay in France.and ncuct fen: it i 
 
 By meanes whereof,the Townea each day reuolred. 
 
 'Buek^ Tut,theft are petty faults to faults vnkoowne. 
 Which time will bring to light in fhiooth Duke Htursjrty. 
 
 Ktng. My Lords at once: the care you haue of vs, 
 Totncwe downeTbomes that would annoy our Foot, 
 
 Is worthy prayfe; but fhali I fpeake my eonfcicnce. 
 
 Out Ktnfmsn GUfltr is as innocent, 
 
 prom meaning Treafon ro our Roy a'lPerfon, 
 
 As is the fucking Lambe,or harmelcife Doue: 
 
 The Duke is sermous,mi!de,and too well eiuen, 
 
 To drvarne on euiU,or to workc oiy downeTalL 
 
 Qh .Ah what's more dangcrou*,then this fond affiance? 
 Seemes he a Doue? his feathers are but borrow'd. 
 
 For hec’s difpofed as the harrfull Rauen. 
 
 I* be a Lambe? bis Skinoc is furely lent biro, 
 
 lor 
 
The feccrJTartof Berra theSixt . qi 
 
 For bee’s enclin’d ss is the rauenous Woluts. 
 
 Who cannot fteale a (h*pe,tb«t meaner deceit? 
 
 Take heed.my Lord,the welfare of vs all. 
 
 Hangs on the cutting fftort that fiaadfull man. 
 
 Enter Samcrfet. 
 
 Sons. All health vtuo my gracious Soueraigne. 
 
 King. Welcome Lord Sometfet: What Newes from 
 France? 
 
 Sam. That all yout Inter eft in thofe Territories, 
 
 Is vttetly bereft you : all is loft. 
 
 King. Cold Newej,Lord Somcrfet: but Gods will bt 
 done. 
 
 Turk*. Cold Newes for me: for I had hope of France, 
 
 As Srwiely as I hope for fertile England. 
 
 Thus are my Bloltomes blaftcd in the Bud, 
 
 And Caterpillers eate my Leaues away i 
 
 But 1 will remedie this geare ere long. 
 
 Or fell my Title for a glorious Graue. 
 
 Enter Glouccftcr. 
 
 Ghft. All happineffe vr.ro my Lord the King: 
 Pardon,my Liege,that I haue fta/a fo long. 
 
 Suff. Nay Glofter ftinovs that thou art come too foone, 
 Vnleiffe thoo wert more loyall then thou art: 
 
 1 doe arreft thee of High Treafon here. 
 
 Glcft. WeWSxfolke, thou (halt not fee me blufh, 
 
 Nor change my Countenance for this Arreft: 
 
 A Heart vnfpotted.is not eaftly daunted. 
 
 The pureft Spring is not fo free from mudde, 
 
 As 1 am clears from Treafon to my Soueraigne. 
 
 Who can accufe me? wherein ami guilder 
 
 Torkg.’ Tis thought, my Lord, 
 
 That you tooke Bribes of France, 
 
 And being Protc&or.ftsy'd theSouldiers pay. 
 
 By meancs whereof,his Highneffe hath loft France. 
 
 Cleft. Is it but thought fo ? 
 
 What are they rhat thinkeit ? 
 
 1 neuer rob’d the Souldiers of their pay, 
 
 Nor euer had one penny Bribe from France, 
 
 So helpc me God,as I haue watcht the Ntgbr, 
 
 I,Night by Night,in ftudying good for England. 
 
 That Doyt that ere I wreffed horn the King, 
 
 Or any Groat I hoordedto my vfe. 
 
 Be brought againft me at my Tryail day. 
 
 No: many a Pound of mine ownc proper ft ore, 
 
 Becaufe 1 would nor taxe the needie Commons, 
 
 Haue I dif-porfed to cheGarrifons, 
 
 And neuer ask’d for reftitution. 
 
 Card. It ferucs you well,my Lofd.ro fay Co much. 
 
 Gloft. I (ay no more then erutb,ft> helpe me God. 
 
 Tarkf. InyourProteSorfhip.youdiddevife 
 
 Strange Tortures for Offendors.neuet heard of, 
 
 That England was-defamM by Tyrannic. 
 
 Cleft. Why 'tis well known,that whiles I was Protedor, 
 Pittie was ill the fault that was in me : 
 
 For I (hould melt at an Offendors rearer. 
 
 And lowiy words were Ranfomc for their fault i 
 
 Vntefte it were a bloody Murtherct, 
 
 Or foule felonious Theefe,that fleec’d poore paflengers, 
 
 I neuer gauethem coodigne pur.Uhment. 
 
 Murtber indeede,that bloodie finoe,I tortur’d 
 
 Abooe the Felon,or what Trefpas elfc. 
 
 Suft My Lord,theft faults ere eafie,quiek!y anfwer’d 
 But mightier Crimes are lay’dvnto your charge, 
 Wheieot you cannot esfily purge your fclfe, 
 
 1 doe trtuft you in his Highncflc Name, 
 
 A.nd here commit you co my Lord Cardinal! 
 
 To ket^ie,vntfl! your further time ofTryall. 
 
 King. My Lord ofGlofter,*tts my fpecisli hope, 
 
 That you will cleare yolir fclfe from ail fufpence. 
 
 My Confcience tells me you are innocent. 
 
 Gloft. Ah gracious Lord } thefe dayes are dangerous: 
 Venue is choakt with foule Ambition, 
 
 And Charitie chas'd hence by Rancours hand i 
 : oule Subornation is predominant, 
 
 And Equitie exild your H'ghnelfc Land. 
 
 I know,their Complot is to hstie my Life: 
 
 And if my death might make this liaod happy, 
 
 And proue the Period of their Tyramr.e, 
 
 1 would expend it wish all willingneffe. 
 
 But mine is made she Prologue to their Play : 
 
 For thoufacds more,that yet fufpcdl no pcrill. 
 
 Will not conciudetheirplottedTragedie. 
 
 Beaufcrds red fparkling eyes blab his hearts mallice. 
 
 And S*ffoik< cloudie Brow his ftormie hate j 
 
 Sharpe Buckingham snburrhens with his tongue, 
 Theenuious Load that lyes vpon his, heart: 
 
 And dogged Yuriy, that reaches at thcMoonr, 
 Whofeouer-wsentng Arme 1 hauepluckt bsck, 
 
 By falfe accufe doth Icuell st ray Life. 
 
 And you,my Souersignc Lady, with the reft, 
 
 Caufelefle haue Ly’d difgraces on my hesd, 
 
 And with your beft endeuour haue ftirr’d vp 
 
 My liefeft Liege to be miqe Enemie : 
 
 I,all of you haue lay’dyour heads togetlieT, 
 
 Mv felfe had notice of your Conuentides, 
 
 And all to make away my guiklefte Life. 
 
 I fhali not wan; falfe Witnt(fe,to condemns: me. 
 
 Nor Sore of Treafons,to augment my guilt: 
 
 The ancient Protrerbe will be well eftetfed, 
 
 A Staffs is quickly found to beat u Dogge. 
 
 Card. My Liege.his rayling is intoilerabie. 
 
 If thofc that care to keepe your Royal! Perfon 
 
 From Trea Tons fecret Knife,and Tray toss Rage, 
 
 Be thus vpbraydet^chld^std rated at, 
 
 And the Offendor graunted Scops of fpeech, 
 
 ■’T will make them coole in ieale vnto your Grace. 
 
 Suf. Hath he not twit our Soueraigne Lady here 
 
 With ignominious words^hough Clarkeiy coucht ? 
 
 As if fhe had fuborned fome co fweate 
 
 Falfe allegarior.Sjto ©’rethrow his ftate, 
 
 Qu, But I can giue the tefer leaue to chide. 
 
 Cloft.Y'it'tt truer fpoke then meant : I lofe indeede, 
 BeShrew the winners, for they play’d me falfe. 
 
 And well fuch lofers may haue ieatie to fpeake. 
 
 Buck- Hee’lc wreft the fenre,and hold vs here nil day. 
 Lord Cardinalljhe Is your Prifoner. 
 
 CW.Sirs,takeaway the Duke,and guard him sure. 
 Clift. Ah,thus King Horry throwes sway his Crutch, 
 Before his Legge* be nrme to bearc his Body. 
 
 Thus is the Shepbeard beaten from thy fide. 
 
 And Wolues are gnarling.who (hail g n5 tv thee nrlt 
 
 Ah that my Scare were falfe, ah that it were 
 
 For good King Henry', hy decay I feare. f-nt 
 
 King. My I-crds,what tojrour wifdomes feeroetn beitj 
 Doc,ot vndoe.as it eat felie were her?. 
 
 jftucene. What,will your Highneffe leaue the Parlia¬ 
 ment ? 
 
 King, 1 Tdargarst: my heart is drown’d with griefe. 
 Whole floud begins to fiowe within mine eyes ! 
 
 My Body round engyrs with mffsrie i 
 
 n a rot 
 
in The fecond‘Tartof HenryibeSixt. 
 
 Tor whit's more miferable thenDifcontemi 
 
 Ah VncVIc Humfrej, in thy fate I fee 
 
 The M»p of Honor .Truth,and Loyaltie 
 
 And yet, gooiHnmfrey ,\s thehouretocome, 
 
 That ere l prou'd thee fi)fe ; ot Test’d thy faith. 
 
 What lowtingScarrenow emiiesthyeftate? 
 
 That thefe great Lotdj.and Margaret otirQyccne, 
 
 Doe feeke fubuetlion of thy harmeieffe Life. 
 
 Thou neucrdidflthem wrong.nor no man wrong: 
 
 And as the Butcher takes away theCalfe, 
 
 And binds the Wretch,and beats it when it ftrayes. 
 Bearing it to the bloody Slaughter-houfe; 
 
 Eoen to remorfcleffe haoethey borne him hence: 
 
 And as the Damme runnes lowing vp and downe. 
 Looking the way her harmeieffe young one went, 
 
 And can doe naught but wayle her Darlings Ioffe* 
 
 Euen fo my felfc bewayles good Gkfiers cafe 
 
 With fad vnhelpefoli rcares, and withdimn'd eyes } 
 
 Looke afttT him,and cannot doe him good: 
 
 So migheie are his trowed Enemies, 
 
 His fortunes I will weepe, and'twixt each groane, 
 Say,who'sa Traytor?C/ef?<rhe is none. Era. 
 
 Ou'em. Free Lords • 
 
 Cold Snow melts with the Sonnes hot Beamev: 
 
 Henry,my Lord,is cold in great Affaires,' 
 
 Too full of foolifh pittie : and GU/ters (hew 
 
 Beguiles him.as the moumeful! Crocodile 
 
 With forrowfnares relenting paffengers; 
 
 Or as the Snake.roli’d in a flowing Bankc, 
 
 With fhining checker'd flougb doth fling a Child, 
 
 That fo: thebcautie thinkes it excellent. 
 
 Beleeueme Lords .were none more wife then I, 
 
 And yet herein I iudge mine o wne Wit good; 
 
 This Gloftrr lhould be quickly rid the World, 
 
 To rid rs from the feare we haue of him. 
 
 (ard. That he fhould dye,is worthie poliicie, 
 
 But yet we want a Colour for his death: 
 
 *Tfo meet he be condemn'd by courfe of Law. 
 
 Suff. But in my roinde.that were no poliicie: 
 
 The King will labour ftill to faue his Life, 
 
 The Commons haply rife,co faue his Life? 
 
 And yet we haue but triuia.ll argument. 
 
 More then miftruft.th&t (hewes him worthy desth. 
 
 Ttrkt. So that by this,you would not haue him dye, 
 Suff. Ah Tcrkf .no tnan aliue,fo faine ss I. 
 
 Tsrke, Tis Torkt that hath more reafon for his death. 
 But my Lord Cardin all ,and you my Lord ofSuffblke, 
 
 Say as you thtnke.and fpeake it from your Soules: 
 
 Wer't nor all one, an empue Eagle were fet, 
 
 To guard the Chicken from a hungry Kyte, 
 
 As place Duke Humfrty for the Kings Protedor t 
 
 Queens.So the poore Chicken fhould be fure of death. 
 $uf Madame 'tis true: and wer’t not madneffe then. 
 To mike the Fox furueyor of the Fold ? 
 
 Who being accus'd a crafTieMurtherer, 
 
 His guilt lhould be but idly polled ouer, 
 
 Bccaufchis purpofc Is net executed. 
 
 No: let him dye,in that he is a Fox, 
 
 By natute prou’d in Eocmie to the Flock, 
 
 Before his Chaps be flaytfd with Crimfcn blood. 
 
 As Hrmfrej prou'd by Reafons to my Liege. 
 
 And doe not (land on Quillets how to flay him: 
 
 Be it byGynoei.by Sna:es,by Subtletie, 
 
 Sleeping, or Waking/tis no matter how. 
 
 So be be dead; for that is good deceit. 
 
 Which mates him firfl.that firft intends deceit. 
 
 Qucent. ThnceNoble Suffolk* ,\\t tefolutely fpoke 
 
 Sxff. Not refolute,except fo much were done, 
 
 For things ire often fpoke, and feldoms meant, 
 
 But that my heart accordeth with my congee. 
 
 Seeing the deed is meritorious. 
 
 And to preferue my Soueraigne from h-s Foe, 
 
 Say but the word.and I will be his Priefl. 
 
 Curd.But 1 would haue him dead,my Lord of Suffolke, 
 Ere you can take due Orders for a Priefl: 
 
 Say you cenfent^nd ccnfure well the deed. 
 
 And He prouide his Executioner, 
 
 1 tender fo the fafetie of my Liege. 
 
 Suff. Here is my Hand.the deed is worthy doing. 
 
 Sigttnt. And fo fay I. 
 
 Turks. And I: and now we three haue fpoke it, 
 it skills not greatly who impugnes our doomc. 
 
 Enter a Pofte. 
 
 ?*/?.GreatLords,from Ireland am I come amaine, 
 
 To figtufie.that Rebels there arc vp, 
 
 And put the Englilhroen vnto the Sword. 
 
 Send Succours(Lords)and flop the Rage betime. 
 
 Before the Wound doe grow vnturable j 
 
 Fot being grecne.there is great hopeofhelpe. 
 
 Curd. A Breach that crauei a quick expedient ftoppe. 
 What ccunfailc giue you in this weightie caule? 
 
 Terkr. That Scrmcrftr be fern as Regent thnher : 
 
 ’Tis meet that luckie Ruler be implcy'd, 
 
 Witneffc the fortune he hath had in France. 
 
 Sum. If TV (e,with all his farre-fet poilicie. 
 
 Had beene the Regent there jn Read of me. 
 
 He neuer would haue flay'd in Fi ance fo long. 
 
 Torfe. No.no: to lofe it all,as thou haft done, 
 
 I rather would haue lofl my Life betimes, 
 
 Then bring a burthen of dis-hooout home, 
 
 By flaying there fo long.til! all were loft. 
 
 Shew me one skarre.chara&er'd on thy Skinne, 
 
 Mens fitfh preferu'd fo whole,doe feldome winne. 
 
 jQv. Nay then,this fparke will proue a raging Are, 
 
 If Wind and Foellbe brought, to feed it with: 
 
 No more.good Terky, fweec Scmrfct be dill. 
 
 Thy fortune,TVrfy, hadft thou beene Regent there. 
 
 Might happily haue prou'd ferre worfe then his. 
 
 Tarkf. What,worfe then naught ? nay,then n (Viame 
 take alL 
 
 Somafit, had in the number , thee , that wilhefl 
 fharr.e. 
 
 Card. My Lord ofYorke.trie what your fortune is; 
 TWVnciuil! Kernes of Ireland we in Acmes, 
 
 And temper Clay with blood of Erglifnmen. 
 
 To Ireland will you leade a Band of men, 
 
 Collected choyceJy .flora each Countic feme, 
 
 And trie your bap sgainft the Irithmenf 
 
 Terkf. J will,my Lord,fopliafebis Muieftie. 
 
 Stef. Why.our Authorise is his confent. 
 
 And wbat we doc eftabljfh.he con forties: 
 
 Ther.. Noble Turly,take thoa this Tsske in bind. 
 
 Tacky. I am content: Prouide me Souldiers, Lords, 
 Whiles! take order for mine ewne affaires. 
 
 Suff. A chsrge,Lord Terkf.t hat I will fee perform’d 
 
 But now retume wero the fslfe Duke Humfrty. 
 
 Card Nomoreof him: for I will deale with him. 
 That henceforth he (hall trouble vs no mote: 
 
 And fo brtake off.the day is afmofl foctit. 
 
 Lord SujfiQg. you and I muft talke of that eaepr. 
 
 TartfMy 
 
The fecond Tart of Henry the Sixt. \ 3 3 
 
 Torke. My Lord of Suffolke,Within fourctccnc daycs 
 Ai Endow I expedl my Souldiers, 
 
 For there He fhippe chem all for Ireland. 
 
 Sttff. lie fee it truly done,my Lord ot" Yorke, Exeunt. 
 Afanct Torkf. 
 
 7 "<»%.Now Torpor neuer.deelc thy fearfull thoughts 
 And change mifdoubt to refolution j 
 
 Be that thou hop'd to be,or what thou art; 
 
 Rcfigne to death.it is not worth th’enioying: 
 
 Let pale-fac’t feart keepe with the meane-bornc man. 
 And finde no harbor in a Roy all heart. 
 
 Fader the Spring-time fhowresjcomesthoght onthoght. 
 And not a thought.but thinkes on Dignitie. 
 
 My Brayne.more bufie then the laboring Spidct, 
 
 Weaues tedious Snares to trap mine Enemies. 
 
 Well Nobles,well:’tis politikely done. 
 
 To fend me packing withan Hoad of men: 
 
 I feare me,you but warme the darued Snake, 
 
 Who cherifht in your breads,will ding your hearts. 
 
 T was men I lackt,and you will giue them me ; 
 
 I take it kindly: yet be well aflut'd. 
 
 You put fharpe Weapons in a mad-mans hands. 
 
 Whiles 1 in Ireland nourifh a mightie Band, 
 
 I will dirre vp in England feme black Storme, 
 
 Shall blowe ten tboufand Soules to Hcauen.or Hell: 
 
 And this fell Temped fhall not ceafc to rage, 
 
 Vntill the Golden Circuit on my Head, 
 
 Like to the glorious Sunnes tranfparant Beames, 
 Doecalroethefurieof this mad-bred Fla we. 
 
 And for a mimder of my intent, 
 
 I haue feduc’d a head-drong Kentifhman, 
 lohn Code of Afhford, 
 
 To make Commotion,as full well he can, 
 
 Vnder the Title of I elm tAT orttmer. 
 
 In Ireland haue I fcenc this dubborne Cade 
 
 Oppofe hitnfelfe againd a Troupe of Kernes, 
 
 And fought fo long,till that his thighes with Darts 
 
 Wete aimed like a fharpe-quill'd Porpentine: 
 
 And in the end being refcued.I haue feene 
 
 Him capre vpright Jike a wilde Morifro, 
 
 "Shaking the bloody Darts.as hehis Bells. 
 
 Full often.likea fhag-hayr’d craftie Kerne, 
 
 Hath he conuerfed with the Enemie, 
 
 And vndifeouery,comc to me againe. 
 
 And eiueo me notice of their Villanies. 
 
 This Deuilt here (hall be my fubditute j 
 
 For that John 2tferrr77WT,which now is dead, 
 
 In face,in eate.in fpeech he doth refemble. 
 
 By this,I Oral] perceiue the Commons minde. 
 
 How they affcdl the Houfe and Clayme of Torke. 
 
 Say be betaken.rackt.and tortured; 
 
 I know.no paine they can infii£l vpon him. 
 
 Will make him fay.I rootl'd him to thofe Armes. 
 
 Say that he thriue.as ‘tis great like he will. 
 
 Why then from Ireland come I with my drength. 
 
 And reape theHarued which that Rafcall low'd. 
 
 For Uxmfrej ; being dead,as he (hall be. 
 
 And Henry put apart: the next for me. Exit. 
 
 Enter two or three running cucr the Stage, from the 
 
 Murther of Duke Humfroy . 
 
 I. "Runne to my Lord of Suffolke: let him know 
 
 We haue difpatcht the Dukc,as he commanded. 
 
 ». Oh,that it were to doc: what haue we done ? 
 
 D idft euer hcare a man fo penitent ? Enter Suffolke. 
 
 1 . Here comes my Lord. 
 
 Suff. Now Sirs.haue you difpatcht this thing? 
 
 1 . I,my good Lord,hee’sdead. 
 
 Suff. Why that’s well faid.Goe.get you to my Houfe, 
 
 I will reward vou for this venturous deed; 
 
 The King and all the Peeres arc here at hand, 
 
 Haue you lay d faire the Bed ? 1 s all things well. 
 
 According as 1 gaue directions ? 
 i . 'Tis.my.good Lord. 
 
 Suff Away,bc gone. Exeunt, 
 
 Sound Trumpets. Enter the Kingyhe Qucene, 
 
 Cardinall.Suffolke fSomerfet,with 
 
 Attendants. 
 
 King. Coc call our Vnckle to our prefence draight: 
 
 Say, we intend to try his Grace today. 
 
 If he be guiltie.as 'tis pubhdied. 
 
 Suff. lie call him prefently.my Noble Lord. Exit. 
 King. Lords take your places: and I pray you all 
 Proceed no draitet 'gaind our Vnckle Glofler , 
 
 Then from true euidence.of good edeeme, 
 
 Hebeapprou’d in pradife culpable. 
 
 fflueene God forbid any Malice fhould preuayle. 
 
 That fauhlefTe may condemne a Noble man : 
 
 PrayGod he may acquit him of fufpition. 
 
 King. I thanke ihce/Vn?, thefe wordes content mce 
 much. 
 
 Enter Suffolke. 
 
 How now? why look’d thou pale? why trembled thou? 
 Where is our Vnckle? what's the matter, Suffolke / 
 
 Suff. Dead in his Bed.my Lord; Glofler is dead, 
 
 Qtteene. MarryGod forfend. 
 
 Card. Gods fee ret Judgement: I did dreatne toNight, 
 The Duke was dumbe.and could not fpeake a word. 
 
 King founds. 
 
 S£u. How fares my Lord i Heipc Lords,the King is 
 dead. 
 
 Sons. Rere vp his Body,wring him by theNofea 
 ^«.Runne,goe,hclpe,helpe:Oh Henry ope thine eyes, 
 Suff. He doth teuiue againe.Madatne be patient. 
 
 King. Oh Hcauenly God. 
 
 < jgw.How fares my gracious Lord ? 
 
 Suff. Comfort my Soueraigne, gracious Henry com¬ 
 fort. 
 
 /f«T£.What,doth my Lord of Suffolke comfort mef 
 Came he right now to fing a RauensNote, 
 
 Whofe difmall tune bereft my Vitall powres ; 
 
 And thinkes he.that the chirping of a Wren, 
 
 By crying comfort from a hollow bread, 
 
 Can chafe away thefirft-conceioed found? 
 
 Hide not thy poyfon with fuch fugred words. 
 
 Lay not thy hands oh me : forbeare I fay. 
 
 Their touch affrights me as a Serpents ding. 
 
 Thou balefuil Medenger.out of my fight t 
 
 Vpon thy eye-balls,tnurderous Tyrannic 
 
 Sits in grim Maicdie.to fright the Wotld. 
 
 Looke not vpon me.for thine eyes are wounding j 
 
 Yet doe not goe away s come Bafiliske, 
 
 And kill the innocent gazer with thy fight : 
 
 For in the (Hade of dcath,I (hall finde ioy ; 
 fo life.but double death,now Glofler's dead. 
 
 Queenc. Why do you rate my Lord of Suffolke thus ? 
 Although the Duke was enemie to him. 
 
 Yet he rood Chridian.like laments his death: 
 
 And for my felfe,Foe as he was to me, 
 
 Might liquid teares,or heart-offending groanes. 
 
 Or blood-ccnfuming figbes recall his Life 3 
 
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134 - Hhs fecond Tart of. Henry the SixL 
 
 1 would be blinde with weeping, ficke with grones, 
 Loolcepale as Prim-rofe with blood-drir.ktng fighes, 
 And all to haue the Noble Duke aliue. 
 
 What know 1 how the world may deetne of me? 
 
 For it is kcowne we were but hollow Friends j 
 
 It may be judg'd I made the Duke away. 
 
 So (hall my name with Slanders tongue be wounded. 
 And Princes Courts be fill'd with my reproach : 
 
 This get I by his death: Aye me vnhappie. 
 
 To be a Quccne, and Crown'd with iofamie. 
 
 King. Ah woe is me for Glofter, wretched man. 
 Queen, Be woe for me, more wretched then he is. 
 What, Doft thou turne away, and hide thy face ? 
 
 I amno loath feme Leaper, lookeonme. 
 
 What# Art (thou like the Adder waxen deafe ? 
 Bcpoyfonous too, and kill thy forlorne Queene, 
 
 Is all thy comfort (hut inGloflers Tombe ? 
 
 Why then Dame Eli an or was neere thy toy, 
 
 EreCt his Statue, and wotfhtp it. 
 
 And make my Image but an Aie-houfe figne. 
 
 Was I for this nye wrack'd vpon the Sea, 
 
 Ar.d mice by ankward winde from England? bar.ke 
 Droue backe againe vnto my Natiue Clime. 
 
 Whar boaded this ? but well fore-warning winde 
 
 Did feeme to fay, feeke no: a Scorpions Neft, 
 
 Not fet no footing on this vnkinde Shore. 
 
 What did I then ? But curft the gentle gefts. 
 
 And he that loos’d them forth their Brazen Caoes, 
 
 And bid them blow towards Englands blefled fhore. 
 
 Or turne our Sterne vpon a dreadfull Rocke t 
 
 Yet /Bolus would not boa murtherer. 
 
 But left that hateful! office vnto thee. 
 
 The pretty vaulting Searefus’dto drowne me. 
 
 Knowing that thou would!! haue me drown'd on fhore 
 With teares as fait as Sea, through thy vnkindndfo. 
 Thefplitting Rockes cowt’d in the finking fartds. 
 
 And would not dafh me with their ragged fides, 
 
 Becaufe thy flinty heart more hard then they, 
 
 Might in thy Pailace, peril'll Etiancr. 
 
 As farre as I could ken thy Chalky Ctiffes, 
 
 When from thy Shore,ibeTempeff beate vs backe, 
 
 I flood vpon the Hatches in the ftormc: 
 
 And when the duskie sky, began to rob 
 
 My carneft-gaping-fight of thy Lands view, 
 
 1 tooke a coftly Iewell from my necke, 
 
 A Hattit was bound in with Diamonds, 
 
 And threw it towards thy Land : The Sea rcceiu’d it. 
 
 And fo I wifhd thy body might my Heart: 
 
 And euen with this, I loft faire Englands view. 
 
 And bid mine eyes be packing with my Heart. 
 
 And call'd them blinde and duskie SpcCtacles, 
 
 For looting ken of Albums widicd Coaft. 
 
 How often haue I tempted Stsffolkes tongue 
 (The agent of thy foule inconftancie) 
 
 To fit and watch me as Afcanhu did. 
 
 When heto madding Dido would vnfold 
 
 His Fathers A&s, commenc’d in burning Troy. 
 
 Am I not witcht like her ? Or thou not fa!fe like him I 
 
 Aye me, I cin no more: Dye Elinor, 
 
 For Henry weepes, that thou doff line fo long. 
 
 Neyfe within. Enter Warwtifa end maty 
 Commons, 
 
 War. It is reported, mighty Soueraigne, 
 
 That good Duke Traitercufly j$ murdred 
 
 By Suffolke, and the Cardinal! Beavfords meanes: 
 
 The Commons like an angty Hies of Bees 
 
 That want their Leader, icatter vp and downe 
 
 And care not who they fling in his rruengc. * 
 
 My feife haue calm’d their Ipleenfull mucinie, 
 
 Vntill they heare the order ofhis death. 
 
 King, That he is dead good Warwick, ’tis too true. 
 But how he dyed, God knowes, not Henry: 
 
 Enter his Chamber, view hi? breathlefTe Corpes, 
 
 And comment then vpon his fodainc death. 
 
 War. That ffiali I do my Liege; Stay Salsburie 
 
 With the rude multitude, till I rtturne. 
 
 Kmg.O thou thaciudgefl ail things, flay my thoghts: 
 My thoughts, that labour toperfwadc my foule. 
 
 Some violent bands were laid on Hnmfrut life: 
 
 1 f my fufpec! be falfe, forgiue me God, 
 
 For judgement onely doth belong to thee: 
 
 Fair.e would! goto chafe hispalielip?. 
 
 With twenty thoufand kiffes,and to dtaine 
 
 Vpon his face an Ocean of fait teates, 
 
 To tell my louc vnto his dumbedeafetrunke. 
 
 And with my fingers feelehis hand, vnfeeling. 
 
 But all in vaine ate thefe meane Obfequies, 
 
 Tied put forth. 
 
 And to furoey his dead and earthy Image: 
 
 What were it but to mike my forrow greater 
 
 Wane. Come hither gracious Souetaigne, view this 
 body. 
 
 King. That is to fee how deepe my grtue ii made, 
 
 For with his foule fled all my worldly folac* : 
 
 For feeing him, I fee my life in death- 
 
 War. As furely as my foule iatends to lice 
 
 VVith that dread King that tooke our flate vpon him, 
 
 To free vs from his Fathers wrathfull cut fe. 
 
 I do bdteue that violent hands were laid 
 
 Vpon thelifcof this thrice-famed Duke. 
 
 Suf. A dreadfull Oath, fworne with a folemn tongue: 
 What inffance giues Lord Warwicke for his vow, 
 
 War. See how the blood is fetled in liis face. 
 
 Oft haue I feene a timely-parted Ghofl, 
 
 Ofafhy femblance, meager, pale, and bloodlefle, 
 
 Being all defeended to the labouring heart. 
 
 Who in the Conflict that it holds with death, 
 
 A t traCts the fame for aydance 'gawfl the enemy, 
 
 Which with the heart there cooles, and r>e’re retumnh, 
 
 To blufh and beautifie the Cheeke againe 
 
 But fee, his face is blacke, and full of blood: 
 
 His eyc-balle* further out, than when he liufcd. 
 
 Staring full gafUy, like a flrangled man : 
 
 Hishayre vp rear'd, his noflrils ftrercht with ftrughng s 
 
 His hands abroad difplay’d, as one that grafpt 
 
 And tugg’d for Life, and was by ftrength fubdude, 
 
 Looke or. the fheets his hairt (you fee) is flicking. 
 
 His well proportion’d Beard, made ruffe and rugged. 
 
 Like to the Summers Come by Tempeft lodged: 
 
 Ic cannot bebut he was murdred heere. 
 
 The leaf! of all thefe figoes were probable- 
 
 Suf. Why Warwicke, who fnould do the D.to death? 
 My feife arid Beaufort had him in protection. 
 
 And we 1 hope fit, are no murtherer*. 
 
 War, But both of you were vowed D.Humfries foes. 
 And you (forfooth) had the good Duke to keepet 
 
 Tis like you would not feafl him like a friend, 
 
 And ‘tis well feene, be found an enemy. 
 
 Q**en. Thao you belike fufpec! thefe Noblemen, 
 
 As guilty of Duke Hwnf>t*s timelcjTe death. 
 
 War, 
 
The feccndTartcf Henry the Shot. 135 
 
 Wane. Who find* the Hey ter dead,and bleeding ftdh. 
 
 And ftei fsft-by, a Butcher with an Axe, 
 
 But will fufpe&.'cwa* he that made the daughter ? 
 
 Who find* the Partridge in the Putrock* Ncft, 
 
 But may imagine how the Bird wa* dead. 
 
 Although the Kyte (bare with vnbloudied Beake ? 
 
 ■Euen fo fufpitious it thu Tragedie. 
 
 Qu. Are you the Buscher.&^/^where'* your Knife? 
 r tHaaufcrd tearm'd a Kyte? where are hi* Tall on*? 
 
 Suff I weare no Knife,to (laughter fleeptng men, 
 
 8 ut here’* a vengefuiiSword.rufted with cafe. 
 
 That (hall be fcowred in hi* rancorous heart. 
 
 That (lander* me with Mitrthers Crimfon Badge. 
 
 Say,if thou dat'd,prowd Lord of Warwickfnlre, 
 
 Thar I am fsulric in Duke Humfrtyts death. 
 
 Wane. What dares not Warwick. j if falfe Suffolk? darv* 
 him ? 
 
 Q?r He dares not ralme hi* contumelious Spirit, 
 
 Nor ceafc to be an arrogant Controller, 
 
 Though Suffolk? dare him twentie thouftmd times. 
 
 Wane. Madame be (till: with reuerence may I (ay. 
 
 For cuery word you fpeake in hi* behalfe, 
 
 I* (lander to your Royall Dignitie. 
 
 Suff. Blunt-wittcd Lord,ignoble in demeanor. 
 
 If euer Lady wrong'd her Lord fo much. 
 
 Thy Mother tookc into het blameful! Bed 
 
 Some (feme vntutur’d Churlej and Noble Stock 
 
 Wa* graft with Crab-tree flippe, wbofe Fruit thou art. 
 
 And neuer of the hf evils Noble Race. 
 
 Warm. But that the guilt of Murther buckler* thep. 
 
 And 1 (hould rob the Deaths-man of his Fee, 
 
 Quitting thee thereby of ten thoufand (hames. 
 
 And that my Soueraignes prefence makes me milde, 
 
 I would, falfe murd'rou* Coward,on thy Knee 
 
 Make thee begge pardon for thy pafled fpeech. 
 
 And fay.it was thy Mother that thou meanf ft. 
 
 That thou thy felfe waft borne inBaftardie; 
 
 Aod after all tbit fcarefull Homage done, 
 
 Giue thee thy hjrre.and fend thy Soule'to Hell, 
 
 Pernicious blood-fucker of deeping men. 
 
 Suff. Thou (halt be waking.while I (hedthy blood. 
 
 If from this prefence thou dar’ft goe with me. 
 
 Went. Away euen now.or I will drag thee hence : 
 Vnworthy though thou art,lie cope with thee. 
 
 And doe (ome fcruice to Duke Humfroyes Gboft. 
 
 SsetUM. 
 
 KV.tjt. What ftronger Breft-place then a heart vntainted ? 
 Thrice i* be arm’d,that hath hi* Qua ire 0 tuft; 
 
 And he but naked,though lock; vp in Steele, 
 
 Whole Confcieace with Iniuftice is corrupted. 
 
 A aayji within. 
 
 Queone. What noyfe is chi* ? 
 
 inter Suffolk? and Warwick?, with this 
 
 Weapons drawn?. 
 
 King Why how now Lords t 
 
 Your wrathfull Weapon* drawn?. 
 
 Here in oar prdence ? Dare you be fo bold t 
 
 Why what tumultuous clamor haue we here ? 
 
 Suff. The rrsytroos Warwick, with the men ofBury, 
 
 Set aJlvponme, rmgbtteSoueraigoe. 
 
 inter Salisbury. 
 
 SeJish Sir* ft and apart, the King (hall know your 
 nsinde. 
 
 Dread Loed,che Commons fend you word by me, 
 VnldFe Lord Suffolk? ftraight be done to death. 
 
 Or bani£bed faire England* Territories, 
 
 They will by violence tcare him from yourPaflsce, 
 
 Aod torture him with gricuous lingriugdcath.' 
 
 They fav,by him the good Duke Hunsfrtj dy’de : 
 
 They fay,in him theyfeaxe your Higfcnefie death; 
 
 Aod meere inftifldl of Loueand Loyaltie, 
 
 Free from a ftubbome oppofite intent. 
 
 As being thought to contradiS your liking. 
 
 Makes them thu* forward in his Banifhmenc. 
 
 They fay.in care of your moft Royall Perfect, 
 
 That if your Higbneffe (hould intend to fleepe. 
 
 And charge.that no man (hould difturbe your reft, 
 Inpaiiseof your diflikc.or paine of death; 
 
 Yet notwitbftanding fuch a ftrait Ediff, 
 
 Were there a Serpent feene,with forkedTongue, 
 
 That flyly glyded to wards your Maieftie, 
 
 It were but ncccfiarie you were waic’t. 
 
 Lead being fuffer'd in that harmefull (lumber, 
 
 The mortall Wormc might make the fleepe eteroail. 
 
 And therefore doc they cry .though you forbid. 
 
 That they will guard you, where you will.or no, 
 
 From fuch fell Serpents as falfe Suffolk? i* 5 
 
 With whole inuenomed and fatall fling, 
 
 Y our louing V«ckle,twentietimes hi* worth. 
 
 They fay is (hamefully bereft of life. 
 
 Commons within. An anfwer from the Xing, my Lord 
 of Salisbury. 
 
 Suff. Ti* like the Common^,rude vnpoli/ht Hindes, 
 Could fend fuch Meffage ro their Soueraigne : 
 
 But votvny Lord,were glad to be imploy'd. 
 
 To (hew how queint an Orator you arc. 
 
 But all the Honor Salutary bath wonne. 
 
 It,that he was the Lord Embaffador, 
 
 Sent from a fort of Tinkers to the King, 
 
 Within. An anfwer from the King, or wee will all 
 breake in. 
 
 King Goe Salutuijand tell cfteraaH from me, 
 
 I chanke them for their tender louing care j 
 
 And had I not beetle cited fo by them. 
 
 Yet did I purpofe 8 sthey doe entreat : 
 
 For fure.my thoughts doe hourely prophetic, 
 
 Mifchance vnt© my State by Suffolk's measles. 
 
 And therefore by hisMaieflie I fweare, 
 
 Whofe farre-vnworthie Deputie I am. 
 
 He (hall not breathe infection in this ayre. 
 
 But three dayes longer,on the pains or death. 
 ffht. Oh Henry, 1st me jdeade for gentle Suffolk?. 
 
 King . Vngcntle Queene,to call him gentle Suffolk?. 
 
 No more I lay: if thou do *8 pleade for him. 
 
 Thou wilt but adde eocreafe vnto my Wrath. 
 
 Had I but £>yd, I would haue kept toy Word ; 
 
 But when I fweare.it is irreuoeablc ; 
 
 If after three dayes fpace tbojj here bce’ft found. 
 
 On any ground that I am Ruler of. 
 
 The World flvJl not be Ratifotr.e for thy Life. 
 
 C 0 me Warwick? . come good Warwick?, goe with mfe£, 
 
 I haue great matter* to impart to thee. Exit. 
 
 Qu. Mifchance and Sorrow goe aloag with you. 
 Hearts Difconteni, and fowre Affliction, 
 
 Be play-feilowes to keepe you companie : 
 
 There’s two of you, the Dcuill make a third. 
 
 And three-fold Vengeance tend vponyour fteps. 
 
 Suff. Ccafe,gentle Qyeene, thefe Execrations, 
 
 And let thy Suffolk? cake his heauie icaue. 
 
 Qiutcm. Rye 
 
The fecondTartqfHenry the Sixt< 
 
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 Queer:. FycCowerd woman, and foft harted wretch. 
 Haft thou not fpirit to curfe thine enemy. 
 
 Suf. A plague vpon them: wherefore fhould I curffe 
 Aem? 
 
 Would curfes kill, as doth the Mandrakes grone, 
 
 1 would itwent as bitter fearching termes. 
 
 As curfl, as harfh, and horrible to heare, 
 
 Dcliuer'd (IrongTy through my fixed teeth, 
 
 With full as many fignes of deadly hate. 
 
 As leanc-fac*denuy in herloathfome caue. 
 
 My tongue fnould (tumble in mine earneft words, 
 
 Mint eyes fhould fparkle like the beaten Flint, 
 
 Mine haire be fixt an end, as one diflraft: 
 
 I,euery ioynt (hould feeme co curfeand ban, 
 
 And euen now my burthen'd heat t would breflke 
 Should I not curfe them. Poyfonbe then drinke. 
 
 Gall, worfe then Gall, the daintieft that they tafte i 
 Their fweeteft (hade,a groue of Cypreffe Trees s 
 Their cheered Profpedl. murd’riogBafiliskes: 
 
 Their fofcefl Touch,as fmart as LyzardS Rings: 
 
 Their Muficke, frightful! as the Serpents hifle. 
 
 And boadingScreech-O wles, make the Confort full. 
 
 All the foale terrors in darke feated hell- 
 
 ^ Enough fvveet Suffolke,thou torment'd thy felfe. 
 And thefe dtead curfes like the Sunne ’gainfl glaffe. 
 
 Or like an ouer-charged Gun, recoile. 
 
 And turnes the force of them vpon thy felfe. 
 
 Suf. You bad me ban, and will you bidmeleaue? 
 Now by the ground that 1 am bamfh'd from, 
 
 Well could I curfe a way a Winters night. 
 
 Though (landing naked on a Mountaine top. 
 
 Where byting cold would neuer let grade grow. 
 
 And thinke it but a minute Tpent in fport. 
 
 Qu. Oh, let me inrreat thee ceafe,giue me thy hand. 
 That I may dew it with my mournfull tea es: 
 
 Nor let the raine ofheauen wet this place. 
 
 To wafh away my wofull Monuments. 
 
 Oh, could this k ifle be printed in thy hand. 
 
 That thou might'll thinke vpon thcle by the Seale, 
 Through whom a thoufand fighe* are-breath'dfor thee. 
 So get thee gone, that I may know my greefe, 
 
 ’Tis but furmiz’d, whiles thou art {landing by. 
 
 As one that furfets, thinking on a want: 
 
 I will repealc thee, or be well aflut'd, 
 
 Aduenrure tobe bantfhed my felfe : 
 
 And banifhed I am, if but from thee. 
 
 Go, Cpeake not to me; eucn now be gone. 
 
 Oh go not yet. Euen thus, two Friends condemn’d. 
 Embrace, and kiflc, and take ten thoufand Icaucs, 
 Loather a hundred times to pail then dye; 
 
 Yet now farewell, and farewell Life with thee. 
 
 Suf. Thus is poore Suffolke ten times bamfhed. 
 
 Once by the King, and three times thrice by thee. 
 
 Tis not the Land 1 care for, wer'c thou thcuce, 
 
 A Wilderneffc is populous enough, 
 
 So Suffolke had thy heauenly company: 
 
 For where thou art,there it the World It felfe. 
 
 With euery fouerall pleafurein the World: 
 
 And where thou arc aot,Defolation. 
 
 I can no more : Liuc thou to toy thy life; 
 
 My felfe no ioy in nought, but that thou Liu'S. 
 
 Enter Vnux. 
 
 Quesne. Whether goes V**x fo faft? What newts I 
 prethec ? 
 
 Vaux. Tofignifie vntohisMaiefty, 
 
 That Cardinall Beauford is at point ot death : 
 
 For fodainly a greeuous fickneffe tooke him. 
 
 That makes him gaspe, and flare, and catch the sire, 
 Bhfphcming God, and curfing men on earth. 
 
 Sometime he talkes, as if Duke Humfnts Ghoft 
 Were by his fide: Somctimc,he calles the King, 
 
 And whi(pcrs to his pillow, as to him. 
 
 The fecrets ofhis ouer-charged foule, 
 
 And I am fent to tell his Maieflic, 
 
 That eueonow he cries alowd for him. 
 
 <$u. Go tell this hcauy Meflage to the King. Exit 
 Aye me J What is this World ? What nc wes are thefe ! 
 But wheiefore greeue I at an hourcs poore Ioffe, 
 Omitting Suffolkcs exile, myfoulesTreafure > 
 
 Why onely Suffolke mourne l not for thee ? 
 
 And withtheSoucheme clouds, contend in teares? 
 Theirs tor the earths encreafe, mine for my forrowes. 
 Nowgct thee hence,theKmg thou know'll is comming. 
 If thou be found by me, thou art but dead. 
 
 Suf. If 1 depart from thee, I cannot hue. 
 
 And in thy fight to dye, what were it elle. 
 
 But like a plcafant (lumber in thy lap ? 
 
 Hcere could 1 breath my foule into the ayre. 
 
 Asmilde and gentle as the Cradle-babe, 
 
 Dying with mothers dugge betweene it s lips. 
 
 Where from thy fight, I (hould be raging mad. 
 
 And cry out for thee to elofc vp mine eyes : 
 
 To haue thee with thy lippes to (lop my mouth r 
 So (houldll thou eythcr turne my flying foule, 
 
 Ot I fhould breathe it fo into thy body. 
 
 And then it liu’d in fweetc Elizium. 
 
 To dye by thee, were but to dye in iefl, 
 
 From thee to dye, were torture more then death i 
 Oh let me (lay, befall what may befall. 
 
 £>ueen. Away; Though parting be a fretfull corofiue. 
 Iris applyedto a deathfull wound. 
 
 To France fweet Suffolke : Let meheare from thee: 
 
 For wherefoerc thou art in this worlds Globe, 
 
 He haue an Iru that (hall finde theeout. 
 
 Suf. I go. 
 
 Qtx And takemy heart with thee. 
 
 Suf. A Iewell loeke into the wofulfl Caske, 
 
 That cuer did contame a thing of worth, 
 
 Fucn as a fplitted Barkc,fo funder wc : 
 
 This way fall 1 to death. 
 
 ®u. This way for me. Exeunt 
 
 Enter the King, Salisbury , and[Kara>kbe> to the 
 (fardmal m bed. 
 
 Kmg. How fare’s my Lord?Speake(£M#fvrdtothy 
 Soueraigne. 
 
 Ca If thou beeft death,llc giue thee England* Treafure, 
 Enough to purchafe fuch another Ifland, 
 
 So thou wilt let meliue.and feele no paine. 
 
 King. Ah,whata figne it isofeuill life. 
 
 Where death’s approach is feeoc fo terrible. 
 
 War. Beaufard nisthySoueraignefpeakestothcc. 
 j Beau. Bring me vnto my Triall when you will. 
 
 Dy'de he not in his bed? Where (hould he dye ? 
 
 Can I make men liue where they will or no ?, 
 
 Oh torture me no more, I will confeffe. 
 
 Afiue againe? Then (hew me where he is, 
 lie giue a thoufand poued to looke vpon him. 
 
 He hath noevetr the dufl hathblinded them. 
 
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'The [econd c Part of Henry theSsxt. 
 
 Combe downs his hairs; lookt.looke, it fland* vpright. 
 Like Lime-twigi fet to catch my winged fouie • 
 
 Giue roe fome drickc, acd bid the Apothccarie 
 Bring the fttong poyfon that I bought ofhirn. 
 
 King. Ob thou etemall mouer of the hcauens, 
 
 Loolte with a gentle eye vpon this Wretch, 
 Ohbe 3 t*aw*y thebufie roediing Fiend, 
 
 That layes ftrong fiege vnto this wretches fouie, 
 
 /Vred from bis boforoc pu; ge this b’acke difpaire. 
 
 tTar, See how the pangs of death do make hungrin. 
 Sal. Difturbc him not, let him pafle peaceably. 
 
 King. Peace to his fouie, tf Gods good plea fine be 
 Lord Card'aall, if thou thiok’ft on heauens blilTc, 
 
 Hold vp thy hand, make fignali of thy hope. 
 
 He dies and makes no (igne : Oh God forgiue him. 
 
 \Par. So bad a death, argues a monftrous life. 
 
 King potbesreto judge, for we arc fioners all. 
 
 Qofe »p his eyes, and draw the Currsine clofe, 
 
 Andlet vs alltoMeditation. Exeunt. 
 
 aAlantm. Eight at Sea. Ordnance gcct off. 
 
 Enter Lieutenant. Suffolk*, andclbert. 
 
 Lieu. The gaudy blabbing and retnci fefull day. 
 
 Is crept into thebofome ofthe Sea : 
 
 And now loud hauling Welues aroufe the lade* 
 
 That dragge the Tragicke me! an< holy otght: 
 
 Who with their drowfie, flow.and flagging wings 
 Cleape dead-mens graces, and from their mifly lawes. 
 Breath fouie contagious darknelfc in the ayre : 
 
 Therefore bring fonh the Souldiers of our prize, 
 pot whilft our Pinnace Anchors in the Downes, 
 
 Hem (hall they make their ranlome on the (and. 
 
 Or with their blood Arsine this difccloared fhorc. 
 Meifter, this Pritoncr freely giue i thee. 
 
 And thou that att his Mate, make booce of this i 
 The other Walter whittnore is thy (hare. 
 
 \.<jent. What is my ranfeme Msftct.Iet roe knovr. 
 Ain. A thou find Crown es, or elfe lay down your heed 
 Mete. And fo much fhail you giue,or oft goes yours. 
 Lieu. What thsnkeyou much to pay zooo.Crowtres, 
 Anti beare the name and port of Gentlemen ? 
 
 Cut both the Villaines throats, for dy you (hall: 
 
 The Luca of thofe which we fcstie loft in fight. 
 
 Be eouatcr-poys‘d with fuch a pettie fumme. 
 i.Gent. lie giue it (ir, and therefore fpsre my life. 
 tOer. And ?o will I,and write home for it flraight, 
 fi'btrm. I loft mine eye in laying the prize abootd. 
 And therefore to reuenge it, (halt rheu dye. 
 
 And fo fhould thefe,if I might hasetr.y will. 
 
 Luv. Be not fo ra/h, take ran fome, let him liue. 
 
 Suf. Looke on my George, I am a Gentleman, 
 
 Rate meat what thou wilt, thou (halt be payed. 
 
 lybit. And fo am I: my name is Waiter Whitmore, 
 
 How now?why ftarts rhou? What doth death affright? 
 
 Suf. Thy name affrights me, in wbofe found u death: 
 A conning man did calculate my birth. 
 
 And cold me that by Water I (hould dye : 
 
 Yet let not this tnakc thee be bloody-minded. 
 
 Thy name is Guabio , being tightly founded, 
 
 B'&ir . Cualtar or Walter , which it is 1 care not, 
 
 Neuer yet thdbafe difhonour blurte our name. 
 
 But with our fword we wip'd away the blot. 
 
 Therefore, when Merchant-like 1 fell reuenge, 
 
 Eroke be my (word, my Armes tome and defac'd. 
 
 And I proclaim'd a Cowaid through the world. 
 
 3f 
 
 Sif. Stay Whitmore , for thy Ptifoner is s Prince, 
 
 The Duke of Suftolke, WlBietn de U Pole, 
 
 IPiir, The Duke ofSulfolkc. muffled vp in ragoes ? 
 Suf. I, but thefe ragges arc no parrof the Duke*. 
 
 Lieu. Btttiouc was neuer fiaine as thou (halt be, 
 Obfeurs sad lowfis S waine, King Heeritt blood. 
 
 $uf. The honourable bleod of Laocaflet 
 Muft not be (bed by fueh a iadedGrooroe : 
 
 Haft thou not kift thy hand, *nd held my ftir/op ? 
 Bare-headed plodded by my foot-cloth Mule, 
 
 And thought thee happy when 1 (hookc my head 
 How often haft thou waited at my cup. 
 
 Fed from my Trencher, kneel’d downe at the boord. 
 When J haue feafted with Qaeene Margaret ? 
 Remember ir,and let it make cbeeCreft-falne, 
 f, and alay this thy abottiuepride ; 
 
 How in our voydtng Lobby hsftthou flood, 
 
 And duly wayted for my comming forth > 
 
 This hand of mine hath writ in thy behalfe. 
 
 And therefore (hall it charme thy riotous tongue, 
 
 whit Speak Ciptame, (hall lftab the forlorn Swain. 
 Lieu. Firft let my words flab him,as he hath me. 
 
 Suf. Bafe (hue, thy words are blunt and fo art thou. 
 Lien. Conuey him hence.and on our long boats fide. 
 Strike ofFhia head. Swf.Tbou dai'ftnoi lor thy owrte 
 Lieu. Poole, Sir PvoUIXa. >rd, 
 
 1 kennel!, puddle, finke,whcfe filth and dire 
 Troubles the Bluer Sprittg,where England drinkesi 
 Now will I dam vp this thy yawning mouth, 
 Forfwallowing the Treafu/eofthe Realroe. 
 
 Thy lips that kift the Queene, (hall fweepe tht ground t 
 And thou that fmii’dft at good Duke Humfriet death, 
 Againft the feofclefle winder (hall grin in vainci 
 Who in contempt fliallhiffe at thee egaine. 
 
 And wedded be thou to the Hagges of hell. 
 
 Tor daring to aflye a mighty Lord 
 V mo the daughter of a vvotthleffe King, 
 
 Hauing neyther Subiedf, Wealth, nor Diadem i 
 By diuellifti policy art thou gtowne great. 
 
 And like ambitious Sy 11a oucr-gorg’d. 
 
 With gobbets of thy Mother-bleeding heart. 
 
 By thee Anton and Maine were fold to France. 
 
 The falfe reuniting Normans thorough thee, 
 
 Dtfdaine to call vs Lord, and Piccardte 
 
 Hath fiaaoe their Gouernorr. furpriz'd 9 ur Forts, 
 
 And fent the ragged Souldiers wounded home. 
 
 The Princely Warwick?, and the Neath all, 
 
 Whofe dread full fword s were neuer drawnc in vaine, 
 
 As hating thee, and riling vp in armes . 
 
 ADd now the Houfe of Yorke thruft from the Ccownev 
 By fhamefull murther of a guiltlefle King, 
 
 And lofty proud incroaching tyranny, 
 
 Bumes with tcuenging fire, whofe hopeful! coloan 
 Aduance our halfe-fac'd Sunne, ftriuing to (hine; 
 
 Voder the which is writ, Ir.Ktiu nuhtbta. 
 
 The Commons heere in Kent are vp in srrfies. 
 
 And to conclude, Reproach and Beggette, 
 
 Is crept into the Pallace of out King, 
 
 And all by thee: away, coouey him hence. 
 
 Suf. O that I were a God, to (hoot forth Tbuntks 
 Vpon thefe paliry,feruik,?bie£! Drudges: 
 
 Small things make bafe men proud. Thus Viltaine betre. 
 Being Captains of a Pinnace, threatens more 
 Thtp 3arg>ilui the ftrojjg Illyrian Pyratc. 
 
 Drones fucke not Eagles blood, but rob Bee-bktesr 
 It isfitrpolftble that I (hould dye 
 
Tlx fxondBertofHemytkeSixt. 
 
 
 make Dogges leather of. 
 
 Idol. And Dicke the Butcher. 
 
 Hew. Thenisfinftruckedownelikean Oxe,andlni 
 quities throate cut like aCalfe, 
 
 Ho/. And Smith the Weauer. 
 
 Bat. Argo.theirthrcd oflifeisfpun. 
 
 Hoi. Come, come, let’s fall in with them. 
 
 Drwmrte. Enter Cade, Dtcbe'Eutcber, Smith the Weauer, 
 and a Sawyer , with infinite numbers. 
 
 Cade. ’Wtelobn CWc, fo tcarm’d of out fuppofed Fa¬ 
 ther. 
 
 But. Or rather offtealing a Cade ofHerrings. 
 
 Cede. For our enemies (hall faile before vs, infpired 
 with the fpitit of putting down Kings and Princes. Com¬ 
 mand filence. 
 
 Hut. Silence. 
 
 Cade. My Father wat a Mortimer. 
 
 But. He was anhoneft man, and a good Bricklayer. 
 
 Cade. My mother a Plantagevct. 
 
 Butch. 1 knew her well,(he was a Midwife. 
 
 Cade. “My wife defeended ofthe Lattes. 
 
 But. She was indeed a Pedlers daughter,& fold many 
 Laces. 
 
 Weauer. But now of late, not able totrauell with her 
 furr'd Packe, fbe wafhes buckcs here at home. 
 
 Cade. Therefore am 1 of an honorable houfe. 
 
 But. I by my faith, the field is honourable, and there 
 washeborne.vnderahedge: for his Father had neucr a 
 houfe but the Cage. 
 
 Cade. Valiant I am. 
 
 Weauer' A muft needs, for beggery is valiant. 
 
 Cade I am able to endure much. 
 
 But. Noqoeftionoftbatsforlhauefecne himwhipt 
 Ihree Market dayes together. 
 
 Cade. 1 feare neither fword, not fire. 
 
 Wea. Henecde not feare the fword, for his Coate it of 
 proofe. 
 
 But. But me thinks he fhould Hand in feare offirc, be¬ 
 ing burnt 1'th hand for Healing of Shecpe. # 
 
 Cade. Bebrauethen.foryourCaptaineisBraue, and 
 Vowes Reformation. There fhall be in England, feuen 
 halfe peny Loaoes fold for a peny : the three hoop’d pot, 
 fhall haue ten hoopes, and I wil make it Fellony to drink 
 fmall Beere. All the Realme fhall be in Common,and in 
 Cheapfide fhall my Palfrey go to grafle: and when I am 
 King, as King 1 will be. 
 
 AH. Godfaue your MaieRy. 
 
 Cads . I thsnke you good people. There fhall bee no 
 mony, all fhall eateand drinke on my fcore, and I will 
 apparrell them all in one Liuety, that they may agree like 
 Brothers, and worfhip me their Lord. 
 
 Bui. The firft thing we do, let’s kill all the Lawyers 
 
 Cade . Nay, that I meanc to do. Is not this a lamenta¬ 
 ble thing, that of the skin of an innocent Lambe fhould 
 be made Parchment; that Parchment being fcribeld ore, 
 fhould vndoe a man. Some fay the Bee flings, but I fay, 
 tis the Bees waxe: for I did but feale once to a thing,and 
 I wasneuer mineownemanflnce. How nowr Who’s 
 there ? 
 
 Enter afflterkp. 
 
 We otter. The Cleaike of Chartam • hee can write and 
 reade, ondcaflaccompt. 
 
 Cade. Omonftrous. 
 
 STea. We tookehim fetting ofboyes Copies. 
 
 By fuch a lowly Vaffal! as thy felfe. 
 
 Thy words moue Rage, and not remorfe in me: 
 
 I go of MefTage from the Qtjeene to France s 
 I charge thee waft me fafelv erofle the Channell. 
 
 Lieu. Water: W.Come Suffollce, I muft waft thee 
 to thy death. 
 
 Suf. PtnegtUdut timer eccttfat artut, it is thee 1 feare. 
 rfW.Thou (halt haue caufe to feare before 1 leaucchce. 
 What, are ye dinted now? Now will ye ftoopc. 
 
 X.Gent. My gracious Lord intreat him,fpeak him fair 
 Suf. Suffolkcs Imperiall tongue is Herne and rough: 
 Vs’d to command, vntaught to pleade for fauour. 
 
 Fatre be it, we fhould honor fuch as thefe 
 With humble fuitet no, rather let my head 
 Stoope to the blocke. then thefe knees bow to any, 
 
 Saoc to the God ofheauen, and to my King: 
 
 And fooncr dance vpon a bloody pole, 
 
 ThenRand vneouer’d to the Vulgat Groome. 
 
 True Nobility, is exempt from feare .• 
 
 More can 1 beate, then you dare execute. 
 
 Lieu. Hale him away, and let him talke no more t 
 Come Souldkrs, fhew what cruehy ye can. 
 
 Suf. That ihirmy death may neucr be forget. 
 
 Great men oft dye by vilde Bcionions. 
 
 A Roroane Sworder, and Bandetto flaue 
 Murder'd tweet Tully Brmm Baflard hand 
 Stab’d luluaCafar. Sauage KUndcts 
 Pompey the Great, and Suffolk dyes by Py tats. 
 
 Exit Water with Suffolk?. 
 Lieu. And as for thefe whofc ranfome vvebaue let. 
 
 It is our pleafuTC one of them depart: 
 
 Therefore come you with vs, and let him go. 
 
 Exit Lieutenant, and tlte ref}. 
 xJManct t be firfi Cent. Enter ITalter with the body . 
 
 Wal. There let his head, and iiutkfle botlie lye, 
 Vntill the Queenehis Miftris bury it. Exit Walter. 
 
 t.Cent. O barbarous and bloudy fpedtode. 
 
 His body will 1 beate vnto the King: 
 
 Ifhcreuenge it not, yet will his Fncnds, 
 
 So will the Qnecne, that lining, held him deere. 
 
 Enter 'Bcuu , and John Holland. 
 
 Beuis. Come and get thee a fword, though made of a 
 Lath, they haue bene vp thefe two dayes- 
 
 Ho!. They haue the more needc to fleepe now then. 
 Basis. 1 tell thee, /acke Cade the Cloathier, meaner to 
 dteffe the Common-wealth and turneit, andfet anew 
 nap vpon St. 
 
 Hoi. Sohehadneed.fbr'tisthred-bare. Well, I fay, 
 it was neuer mervic world in England, fincc Gentlemen 
 came vp. 
 
 Bruu. O mifcrable Age i Vertue is not regarded in 
 Handy-crafts men. 
 
 Hoi. The Nobilieic thinkc fcorne to goe in Leather 
 Aprons. 
 
 Beuis. Nay mofe, the Kings Councell ate no good 
 Workemen. 
 
 Hot. True : and yet it is faid, Labour in thy Vocati¬ 
 on ; which is as much to fay, as let the Magiftrates be la¬ 
 bouring men, and therefore fhould wc be Magiftrates. 
 
 Bcuu. Thou haft hit It: for there’s no better figne of a 
 braue mindc, then a hard hand. 
 
 Hoi. I fee thym, I fee them: There's Bafts Sonne, the 
 Tanner of Wingham. 
 
 Bntie. Hec mail haue the akinnes of our enemies, to 
 
^The famd'Partof Henry the Six** 
 
 m. 
 
 Cade. Here’s a Villaine. 
 
 ma. He’s a Booke in his pocket with red Letters in’t 
 Code. Nay then he is a Coniurer. 
 hut. Nay,he can make Obligations,ana writeCotirt 
 hand. 
 
 Cade. 1 am forey for't : The man ts s proper man of 
 mine Honour : vnlefle I fiodebim guilty .he fliaUnoc die. 
 Come hitheT firrah, I rauft examine thee i What is thy 
 name ? 
 
 CJcarhc. EmatueR. 
 
 'But. They vfe to writ it on the top of Letters: T will 
 po hard with you. 
 
 Cade .Let me alone: Doft thou v fe to write thy name? 
 Ot haft thou a markc to thy fclfe, like a honeft plain dea¬ 
 ling man? 
 
 Ctearkf. Sk I tbankeGod, 1 baue bin fo well brought 
 vp, that 1 can write my name. 
 
 AO. He hath conWl: away with him l he’s a Villaine 
 and a Traitor. 
 
 Cade. AwSywithbtm I fay t Hang him with his Pen 
 and Inke-horac about his necke. 
 
 Exit me with the Clearke 
 ErCtr OKrcbae/. 
 
 Mich. Where's out Generali ? 
 
 Cade. Heere I am thou particular fellow. 
 
 Tritch. Fly, fly,fly. Sir Hunfrey Sufferd and his brother 
 are hard by, with thcKings Forces. 
 
 Cade. Stand villaine, ftand, or lie fell thee dowoe: he 
 fttall be encctmtrsd with a mar. as good as himfelfe. He 
 is but a Knight, is a ? 
 
 &ieh. No. 
 
 Cade. To equall him I will make my fdfe a knightlpre- 
 fcntly 5 Rife vp Sit lokn cMcrtinter. New haue at him. 
 
 Enter Sir Hunfrey Stafford , andhis Brother, 
 with Drum and Soldiers. 
 
 Staf. Rebellious Hinds, the filth and fernn of Kent, 
 Mark’d for tbeGallowes s Lay your Weapons downe, 
 Home to your Cottages: forfake this Groome. 
 
 The King is merciful!, if you reuolt. 
 
 Bro. But angry,wrathful!, and inclin'd to blood. 
 
 If you go forward: therefore yeeld, or dye. 
 
 Cafe. hi for theft filken-coated flaues I paffe not. 
 
 It is to you good people, that I fpeake. 
 
 Otter whom (in time to come) I hope to rmgne i 
 For I am rightfiJi heyre vnto the Crowne. 
 
 Staf. Viliaine, thy Father was a Play flerer. 
 
 And thou thy felfc a Shearesr.an, art thoo not ? 
 
 Cade. And Adam was a Gardiner. 
 
 Bro. And what of that ? 
 
 Cade. Marry, this Edmund Mortimer Earle of March, 
 married the Duke of Clarence daughter, did he not ? 
 
 Stef. I fir. 
 
 Cade. By her he had two children at one birth. 
 
 Bro. That’s faife. 
 
 Cade. I.chere's the queftion; Rut I fay.'tls true t 
 The elder of them beingput to nuife, 
 
 W»s by a begger-woman ftoloe away. 
 
 And ignorant of his birth and parentage. 
 
 Became a Bricklayer, when he came cosge. 
 
 His fonne am I, deny it ifyou can. 
 
 Bat. Nay, *ti» too true, therefore he (ball be King. 
 
 urea. Sir, he made a Chimney in my Fathers houfe, & 
 thebrickes&reaiiueatthisdaytotefhfielt : therefore 
 deny it not. 
 
 Staf. And will you credit this bafcDnidgcs Wo*dc«, 
 
 that fpeakes he knowes not what. 
 
 tsM. I marry will we: therefore get ye gone. 
 
 Bro. I ache Cade, the D.of York hath taught you this. 
 Cade. He lyes, for I inuented it my felfc. Go too Sir¬ 
 rah, tell the King from me, that for his Fathers fak tsKen* 
 ry thefift, (in whofe time, boyes went to Span-counter 
 For French Ctownes) I am content he fballtaignc.bur He 
 be Protedfot ouer him; 
 
 Butcher. And furthermore, wee*l haue the Lord Styes 
 head,for felling theDukedome of Mams. 
 
 Code And good rcafon: for thereby ss England main'd 
 And faine to go with c ftaffe.but that my ptiiifsnce holds 
 It vp, Fellow-Kings, I tellyou,that that Lord S.*?hath 
 gelded the Commonwealth, and made it an Eunuch :& 
 more then that, he can fpeake French, and therefore’nee is 
 a Traitor. 
 
 Staf. O groife and miferable ignorance. 
 
 Cads. Nay anfwer ifyou can: The Frenchmen are our 
 enemies: go too then, I ask but this: Can he that fpesks 
 with the tongue of an enemy, be a good CouoCeilour, or 
 no? 
 
 All. No, no, and therefore wee’l haue his head, 
 
 Bro. Well, feeing gemle words will not pteuayle, 
 AfTiile them with the Army ofthe King. 
 
 Staf. Herald away, and throughout euery Towns, 
 Prodaime them Traitors that are vp with Cede, 
 
 That thofe which flycbefore the battell ends. 
 
 May euen in their VViucs and Childrens fight. 
 
 Be bang’d vp for example at their daores: 
 
 And you that be the Kings Friends follow me. Exit. 
 
 Cade. And you that loue the Commons,follow me: 
 New Chew youtfeluesmen.’tis for Liberty. 
 
 We will not leaue one Lord, one Gentleman: 
 
 Spare none, but fitch as go in clouted £hooen s 
 For they are thrifty honeft men, and fuch 
 As would (but that they dare not) take our parts. 
 
 But. They are all in order,and march toward vs. 
 Cade. But then are we in order, when we are moft out 
 of order. Come, march forward. 
 
 Alarums to the fight , wherein hoth the Stafordt are flouts. 
 Enter Cade and therefi. 
 
 Cade. Where’s Dicke, the Butcher of Afoford ? 
 
 But. Heere fir. 
 
 Cade. They fell before thee like Sheepe and Oxen, & 
 thou behaued «thy felfc, as if thou had!? beene in thine 
 ownc Sbughter-houfe: Thcrfore thus will I reward thee, 
 the Lent (ball bee as long agalne as it is, end thou (halt 
 haue a Licenfe to kill for a hundred lacking one. 
 
 But. I defire no more. 
 
 Cede. And to fpeake tru th, iheu deferu’ft no lefte. 
 This Monument ofthe vitftory will I fcsare, and the bo¬ 
 dies fhal! be dragg’d at my horfe heeler,rill I do come to 
 London, where we will haue the Malots fiyord bam be¬ 
 fore vs. 
 
 But. If we roeanc to thriue.snd do good, breaks open 
 theGaoles, and let out the Prifoners. 
 
 Cads. Feare not that I warrant thee. Come s kt's march 
 towards London. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter the Kino with a Supplication,and the Queens with Suf • 
 (•AetherA, the Dule cfBuckingham, and the 
 Lord Say. 
 
 Queens. Oft baue I heard that greefe foftens the mind. 
 
 And 
 
14° _ TZi fecond'Tart of Henry theSixt, 
 
 And therefore am I bold and refolute. z xeun 
 
 Bnter Lord Sealei vpon the Tower walking. Ther. outers 
 two or three fitiz-ens Mow. 
 
 And makes it fearefull and degenerate, 
 
 Thioke therefore on reuengc, and ceafeco weepe. 
 
 But who ean ceafe to weepe, and lookeon this. 
 
 Hcere may his head lye on my throbbing breft: 
 
 But where's the body that I fhould imbrace? 
 
 'But. What anfwcr makes your Grace to the RebeJU 
 Supplication ? 
 
 King. Be fend fome holyBilhop to intreat s 
 For God forbid, fo many fimplefoules 
 Should perifh by the Sword. And I my felfe. 
 
 Rather then bloody Warre fhall cut them fhort. 
 
 Will parley with lacke Cade their Generali, 
 
 But (lay, lie read it ouer once againc. 
 
 Qu, Ah barbarous viflaincs: Hath this loucly face. 
 Rul’d like a wandering Plannct ouer me. 
 
 And could it dot inforce them to relent, 
 
 That were vnworthy to behold the fame, 
 
 King. Lord Sty, lacks Cade hath fworne to huae thy 
 head. 
 
 Syr. I, but 1 hope your Highneffe {hall haue hi*. 
 JCing. How now Madam? 
 
 Still lamenting and mourning for Suffolkes death ? 
 
 I Fearcme (Loue)ifchat I had beenedead. 
 
 Thou would'A not haue mourn'd fo much for me. 
 
 No my Lone, I (hould not moutnc, but dye Gm 
 
 thee. 
 
 Enter a Mcffengcr. 
 
 King. How now? What newes ? Why corn’ll thou In 
 filth hafle ? 
 
 Me/. The Rebels are in Southwatke: Fly my Lord t 
 lache Cade proclaimes himfelfe Lord Mortimer , 
 Defcended from the Duke of Clarence houfe. 
 
 And calles your Grace Vfurper, openly, 
 
 Aod vowes to Crowne himfelfe in Weflroinflcr. 
 
 His Army is a ragged multitude 
 OfHindes and Pedants, rudeand mercilcffe t 
 Si.r Humfrey Stafford, and his Brothers death. 
 
 Hath giuen them heart and courage to procecde; 
 
 All Schollere, Lawyers,Courtiers, Gentlemen, 
 
 They call falfe Cauerpillers, and intend their death. 
 
 Km. Oh gracclcflc men; they know not what they do. 
 Buck. My gracious Lord, retire to Killmgyvortb, 
 
 Vntill a power be rais’d to put them downe. 
 
 Qu. Ah were the Duke ofSufrolke now aliue, 
 
 Thefc Ksntllh Rebels would be foone appeas’d. 
 
 King. Lord Say, the Traitors hateth thee. 
 
 Therefore away with vs to Killmgwonh. 
 
 Say. So might your Graces perfon be in danger * 
 
 The fight of me is odious in their eyes s 
 And therefore in this Citty will I flay, 
 
 Andliuc alone as feeret as 1 may. 
 
 Enter another Meffenger. 
 
 Tifejf. lackfCnde hath gotten London-bridge. 
 
 The Citizens fly e and forfakc their houfes: 
 
 The Rafcall people, thirfling after prey, 
 loyne with the Traitor,and they loyntly fweare 
 To fpoyle the City, and your Royall Court; 
 
 But. Then linger not my Lotd, away, take horfe. 
 
 Kmg. Come Margaret, God our hope will fuccor vs. 
 gu. My hope is gone, now Suffolke is dcceaft. 
 
 Kmg. Farewell my Lord, trufl not the Kentilh Rebels 
 Bnc. Trufl no body for fcare you betratd. 
 
 Sip. Th* trufl I haue, is in mine innocence, 
 
 Stales. How now? Is Ietokf Cade flaine ? 
 
 j .Cit. No my Lord, nor likely to be fiaint 
 For they haue wonne the Bridge, 
 
 Killing all chofe that withftand them: 
 
 The L. Maior craues ayd of your Honor from the Tower 
 To defend the City from the Rebels. 
 
 Scales. Such ayd as I can fpareyou (hall command. 
 But I am troubled heere with them my felfe, 
 
 TheRcbels hsue allay’d to win the Tower. 
 
 But get you to Smithfield, and gather head. 
 
 And thither J will fend you Mathew Cojfe. 
 
 Fight for your King, your Countrcy,and your Llues, 
 
 And fo fuwcll, for I muft hence againe. Extant 
 
 JErttcr lacke Cade and the reft, emdftrikfshh 
 Jlaffe ori London ft one. 
 
 Cade. Now is Mortimer Lord of this City, 
 
 And heere fitting vpon London Stone, 
 
 1 charge and command, that of the Cities coft 
 The pifling Conduit run nothing but Clarret Wine 
 This firftyeare ofourraigne. 
 
 And now henceforward it fhall be Treafon for any. 
 
 That calles me other then Lord Mortimer. 
 
 Ent er a S oidicr r netting. 
 
 Soul. lacfe Cade, Jacks Cade. 
 
 Cade. Kr.ocke him downe there. ThcykfBhim. 
 
 'But. Ifthis Fellow be Wife, hec’lneuer call yee lacks 
 Curie more, I thinke he hath a very fsire warning. 
 
 Duke. My Lord, there’s an Army gathered together 
 in Smithfieli 
 
 Cade Come, then let’s go fight with them t 
 But firft, go and fetLondon Bridge on fire. 
 
 And if you can,buroe downe the Tower too. 
 
 Come, let’s away. Exeunt cranes. 
 
 Alarums. X^Maihew (j offs is flain^ndaStbe reft. 
 
 That enter Iackt Cade,wiib his Company, 
 
 C^dt. So firs: now go fome and pull down the Sauoy : 
 Others to’th Innes of Court, downe with them all. 
 
 Hut. J haue a fuite vnto your Lordlbip. 
 
 Cade. BceuaLotdlhippc, thou fhalt haue it for that 
 word. 
 
 "But. Onely that the Lawes of England may come out 
 ofyour mouth. 
 
 John. Malle ’rwill be fore Law then,for he was thrufl 
 in the mouth with a Spearc, and *tis not whole yet. 
 
 Smith. Nay/«ki»,itwilbe (linking Law.for his bteruh 
 ftinkes with eating ccafted checfe. 
 
 Cade. I haue thought vpon it, it (hall bee fo. Away, 
 burae ail the Records of the Rcalmc, my mouth (hall be 
 the Parliament ofEnglmd. 
 
 John. Then we are like to haue hiring Statutes 
 VnlefTehis ceeth be pull’d out. 
 
 Cade, And hence-forward all things (hall be tn Com¬ 
 mon. Enter ajbfcffcngtr. 
 
 Altf. My Lotd. a prize, a prize, heeres the Lord Saj f 
 which fold the Townes inTrtmce. He that made vs pay 
 one andtwentyFiftecnes.and onclhilling to the pouod, 
 the lafl Subfidle.« 
 
 Enter 
 
ThefecondTart ofHenry the Sixt* 54 .? 
 
 Enter Cforge,whh the Lord Soy. 
 
 Cade. Well, hce fhall be beheaded for it ten times: 
 Ah thou Say. thou Surge, nay thou Buckram Lord, now 
 art thou within point-bisnke ofour lurifdidhon Regal!. 
 What canft thou anfwer to roy Maicfty, for giuing vp of 
 Normandie voto Mouafuur&s/owcw, the Dolphine of 
 France? Beit knownevntotheeby thcfcprefeiwe, euen 
 thsprefenceofLord Mortimer, tbarlamchc Bcefome 
 that muft fweepe the Court clesne of fuch filth as thou 
 art: Thou haft mod traiteroufiy corrupted the youth of 
 the Rea'me, irocrc&ing a Grammar Schoole: and where¬ 
 as before, our Fore-fschets had no other Bookcsbutthe 
 Score and the Tally, thou haft caufed printing to be vs’d, 
 and contrary to the King, his Crowne, and Dignity,thou 
 haft built a Paper- Mill. It will be prooued to thy Face, 
 that thou haft men about thee, that vfually talke of a 
 Ncwne and a Verbe, and fuch abhominable wordes, as 
 no Chriftvan care can endure to hejre. Thou haft appoin¬ 
 ted Iuftices ofPeact,toc»11 poore men before them, a- 
 bouc matters they were not able to anfwer. Moreooer, 
 thou haft put them in prifon,and becaufe they could not 
 reade, thou haft hangM them, when (indeede) oneiy for 
 that caufe they haue beenemoft worthy toliue. Thou 
 doft ride in a foot-cloth,doft thou not? 
 
 Saj. What of that ? 
 
 Cede. Marry,thou ought'fl net toletthy horfe weare 
 a C'oske, when honefier men then thou go in their Hofe 
 and Doublets. 
 
 Dtckt, And worke in their fhirt to, as my feife for ex¬ 
 ample, that am a butcher. 
 
 Say, YouroenofKent. 
 
 Die. What fay yoa of Kent. 
 
 Sat. Nothing but this :*Tis bona terra, mala gent. 
 
 Calf. A way wtth him, away with him, he fpeaks La- 
 tine. 
 
 Say. Hears me but fpeake, and beare met whei’e you 
 will : 
 
 Kent, in the Commentaries Cefar writ. 
 
 Is term’d the ciuel'ft piece ofall this lfle: 
 
 Sweet is tbeCovntry.becsufe full of Riches, 
 
 The People Liberal!, Valiant, A ftiue, Wealthy, 
 
 Which makes me hope you are cot void of pitty. 
 
 I fold not tjblarte, I loft not Normandie, 
 
 Yet to recouer them would loofc my life: 
 
 Iu fries with fauour haue! a!wayes done. 
 
 Pray res and T eares hsuc mou'd me.Glfts could nev.tr. 
 When haue I ought erased at your hands ? 
 
 Kent to maintains, the King,the Rcalmc and you, 
 
 Large gifts haue I beftow*d on learned Qearkes, 
 
 Eccaarc my Esoke preferr’d rr.c to the King, 
 
 And feeing Ignorance is the curfe ofGod, 
 
 Knowledge the Wing wherewith we flye to heaueri. 
 Volefle you be poCTcft with diacllifh fpirits. 
 
 You cannot but forbeare to murthev me: 
 
 This Tongue hath parlied vntn Forraigne Kings 
 
 For your behoofe. 
 
 Cade. Tut, when ftruck’ft thou one blow in the field ? 
 
 Say. Great men haue reaching handssofc haue I ftruck 
 Jhoii th*t I neuer fa\v,artd ftrucke them dead. 
 
 Cjeo% Omonftrous Coward! What,tocornsbehinde 
 Folkes ? 
 
 cheekes are pale for watching for your good 
 
 Cede. Giuc Brn a bo* o’ih’eare, and that wii make'em 
 red againe. 
 
 Scr. L ong fitting to determine poore mens caufes. 
 
 Hath nude me full of fiekneffc and difeafes. 
 
 C id?. Ye fhali haue a hempen Candle dim,3c the help 
 of hatchet. 
 
 Dicky. Why doft thou quitter man ? 
 
 Say. The Palfie, and noefeateptouokes me. 
 
 Cade. Nay, he noddes at vs,as who fhculd fay, lie be 
 euen with you. lie fee ifhis head will fland fteddicr on 
 a pole,or no: Take him away, and behead him. 
 
 Say. Tell me: whereinbaue I offended mo ft f 
 
 Haue laffedied wealth,or honor?Spcalce. 
 
 Are my Chefis fill'd vp with extorted Gold ? 
 
 Is my Appatrel! fumptuous to behold ? 
 
 Whom haue I iniur'd, that ye feeke my death ? 
 
 Thefe hands are free from guililefle bloodfhedding, 
 
 This brcaft from harbouring foule deceitfull thoughts. 
 Olet rr.c hue, 
 
 Cade. I fcele remorfe in my felfe with his words: but 
 lie bridle it: he (hall dye, and it bee but for pleading fo 
 well for hi* life. Away with him, he ha’i a Familiar vo¬ 
 der his Tongue, he fpeakes not a Gods name. Goe, take 
 him away I fay, and ftrike off his head prefcncly.and then 
 breake into hisSonnein Lawes houfe. Sir James Cromer, 
 and ftrike off hi* head, and bsingthem both vppon two 
 poles hither. 
 
 All. It fhall be done. 
 
 5<*yAh Countrimen: if when you makeyour prair's, 
 God fhould be fo obdurate as your fclues: 
 
 How would it fare with your departed foules. 
 
 And thercforcyet relent, and fans my life. 
 
 Cade. Away with him, and do as I command ye ;the 
 ptoudeft Peerc in the Realme, fhall not weare a bead on 
 his fhoulders.vniefte he pay roe tribute : there fhall not 
 e m 2 td be married, but fh^ fhall pay to me her Mayden- 
 headesethey haue it : Men fhall hold of mec in Capita. 
 And wc charge and command, that their vriues be as free 
 as heart can wifh,or tongue can tell. 
 
 Dicky. My Lord, 
 
 When fhall we go to Cheap fide, and take vp commodi¬ 
 ties vpon our bilks ? 
 
 Cade. Marty prefently. 
 
 AS. Obrsue. 
 
 Enter one with the head:. 
 
 Cade. But is not this brauet r 
 
 Let them kifle one another s For they lou’d well 
 
 When they were aliue. Now part them ag3ine, 
 
 Leaft they confult about the giuing vp 
 
 Of fome more Townes in France. Soldiers, 
 
 Deferrethe fpoileofthe Gtievntill night: 
 
 For with thefe borne before vs,in deed of Maces, 
 
 Will v»c ride through the ftrceis,& at cuery Comer 
 
 Haue them kifle. Away. Exit 
 
 tAlarttm, and Retreat. Enter cgcineCade, 
 and aS his rabbkment . 
 
 Cads, vp Fifh-ftreete, dawne Saint Magnes comer, 
 kill and knocke dov.ne, throw them into Thames: 
 
 Saendapatbj 
 
 What noife is this I hears? 
 
 Dare any be fo bold to -found RfiUtax or Parley 
 
 When I command them kill ? 
 
 Binder 
 
*4-2, The fecond Tart of. Henry the Sixt. 
 
 Enter Buckingham/rndcJd Clifford, 
 
 "Bus. 1 heere they be, that dare and will difturb thee: 
 Know Cade, we come Ambaffadors from the King 
 
 Vnto the Commons,whom thou haft reified. 
 
 And heere pronounce free pardon to them all. 
 
 That will foriake thee, and go home in peace. 
 
 Cltf. What fay ye Countrimcn. will ye relent 
 
 And yeeld to mercy, whil'ft 'tis offered you. 
 
 Or let a rabble leade you to your deaths. 
 
 Who {cues the King, and will imbnace hir pardon, 
 
 Fiingvp hiscap^nd fay,God faue his Maieffy. 
 
 Who hateth h:m, and honors not his Father, 
 
 Henry the fife, that made all France to quake, 
 
 Shake he his weapon at vs, and paffe by. 
 
 tSfS- God faue the King, God faue the King. 
 
 Cade. What Buckingham and Clifford are ye fo braue ? 
 And you baCc Pezams, do ye beleeue him,will you needs 
 behang'd withyour Pardons aboutyout neckesf Hath 
 my fword therefore broke through London gates, that 
 you fhould leaue me at the White-heart in Southwatke. 
 
 1 thought ye viould neuerhaue giuen out ihcfc Armes til 
 you had recouercd your ancient fxeedome. But you are 
 all Recreants and Daflsrds, and delight toliueinfhuene 
 ro the Nobility. Let them breakeyourbackes with bur¬ 
 thens, take your houfes ouer yout heads, rauifh your 
 Wiuesand Daughters before your faces. Forme, 1 will 
 make fhift for one, and fo Gods Curfie light vppon you 
 all. 
 
 jilt Wee'l follow Cade, 
 
 Wee'l follow Cade 
 
 Ckf Is Cade the fnnne of Henry the fifi, 
 
 That thus you do exclatme you'l go with him. 
 
 Will he condutft you through the heart of France, 
 
 And make the meaneli of you Earles and Dukes i 
 
 Alas, he hath no home, no place to flye too 
 "Nor knowes he how to liue, but by the fpoile, 
 
 VnleiTe by robbing ofyour Friends.and vs. 
 
 Wet ’tnot a fhame, thar whilff you hue at larre. 
 
 The fearful! French, whom you late vanquifhed 
 
 Should make a ff arc orc-fcas. and vanquifhyou ? 
 
 Me thinkes alreadie in this ciutl! broyle, 
 
 I fee there Lording it in London ftreets, 
 
 Crying Villtago vnto all they meet*. 
 
 Better ten thoufand bafe-borne Cades mifearry. 
 
 Then you fhould ftoope vnto a Frenchmans reerev. 
 
 To France, to France, and get what you haue loft : 
 
 Spare England, for it is your Nauue Cosft: 
 
 Henry hath mony, you are ftrong and manly. 
 
 God on our fide,doubt not of Vi$one. 
 
 edlL A Clifford, a Clifford, 
 
 Wee'l followthe King.and Clifford. 
 
 Cads. WasetsetFeachet fo lightly blowne too&fro, 
 as this multitude 5 The name of Henry the fife,hales them 
 to an hundred mifehiefes, and makes them leaue met de¬ 
 folate. I fee them lay their heades together to furprize 
 me. My fword make way for me, for heere is no (faying: 
 in defpight of the dmels and hell, haue through the vene 
 middeflofycu, and heauens and honor bcwitneflc, that 
 no want ofrefolurion in mee, but onelymy Followers 
 bafe and ignominious creafons, makes me betake mee to 
 my heeles Exit 
 
 What, is he fled? Go fame and follow him. 
 
 And he that brings his head vnto the King, 
 
 Shall hace a thoufand Crownes for his reward- 
 
 Exeunt feme of them. 
 
 _—-- 
 
 Follow me fouldiers, wceT deuife a meane, 
 Toreconcileyou all vnto the King. Exetartomne: 
 
 Sound Trumpets. Enter King, Queene.and 
 
 Sumerfet m the Tarraj. 
 
 Kmg. Was euer King that ioy'd an earthly Throne, 
 And could command no more content then ]? 
 Nofoonerwas I crept out of my Cradle, 
 
 But I was made a Kmg,at nine months olde. 
 
 Was neuer Su’oie& long'd to be a Kmg, 
 
 As 1 do long arid wifh to be arfiubiedt. 
 
 Crst or Buckingham and fhffard. 
 
 Bue. Health and glad tydings to your Maiefly. 
 
 Km. Why Buckingham, is the Traitor Cade furpris'o ? 
 Or is he but retir'd to make him ftrong? 
 
 Enter Multitude: with Halters about them 
 
 Ncckfi 
 
 Clif. He is fled my Lord,and all his powers do yeeld, 
 And humbly thus with halters on their neckes, 
 
 Expefi your HighnefTedoome ofltfe,or death. 
 
 King. Then heatien fet ope thy euer lifting gates, 
 
 To entertaine my vowes of thankes and praile. 
 
 Souldiers, this day haue you redeem'd yout liues. 
 
 And fheiv’d how well you loue your Prince & Countrey 
 Continue ftil! in this fo good a minde. 
 
 And Henry though he be infortunate, 
 
 Affure your felucs will neuer be vnkmde . 
 
 And fo with cnankes, and pardon to you all, 
 
 I do difmiffe you to yout leuerall Countries. 
 
 «nil God faue the King,GodfauetheKing. 
 
 Enter a Afafenger 
 
 Mef. Pleafe it you: Grace to be aduertifed. 
 
 The Duke ofYorke is newly come from Ireland, 
 
 And with a puifTant and a mighty power 
 OfGailow-giafTes and flout Kernrs, 
 
 Is marching hitherward in proudarray. 
 
 And ftillproclaimeth as he comes along. 
 
 His Armes are onely to remeue from thee 
 
 The Duke of Somerfer,whom he tearmes aTraitor, 
 
 Kmg. Thus (finds my (fate, 'twixt Cade and Yorke 
 diftreff. 
 
 Like to a Ship, that hauino fcap'd a Teropeff, 
 
 Is firaight way calme, an J boorded with a Pyrs te. 
 
 But now is Cade driuen backe, his men difpierc'd. 
 
 And now is Yorke in Armes, to fecond him. 
 
 I pray thee Buckingham go and meete him. 
 
 And aske him what’s the reafsm ofthefe Armes . 
 
 Tell him, lie fend Duka Edmund to the Tower, 
 
 And Somerfet we will commit thee thither, 
 
 Vntiil his A rmy be difmift from him. 
 
 Stmserfet. My Lord, 
 lie yeeldemy felfe co prifon willingly. 
 
 Or vntodeatb, to domy Councrey good. 
 
 Kmg. In any cafe, be not to rough in termes. 
 
 For he is ficrce,and cannot brooke hard Language. 
 
 Buc. I will my Lord, and doubt not fo to dealt, 
 
 A.s all things fhali redound vnto vout good. 
 
 Kmg. Come wife.let's ln,and leameto gouern better, 
 For yet may England curie my wretched raigne. 
 
 Elourifh. Exeunt 
 
 falter. 
 
Thefecond Tori of Henry the Sixt 
 
 Enter Cock 
 
 £tds, Fye on Ambitions : ficonmy felfe, thstbeue a 
 fword, nud yet am ready to famifti. Thefc fiue daies haue 
 lhid me in tbefe Woods, and durft not peepe out, for all 
 the Country is laid for roe: but now am I fo hungry,that 
 if I might hauc a Leafc of my life for a thoufand yeares, 1 
 could Ray no longer. Wherefore on a Britke wall haue 
 I climb’d into this Garden, to fee if I can eate Graffe, or 
 picke a Sailet another wh'i!c,wbich is not smiffe to code 
 a roans ftomackc this hot weather: and 1 think this word 
 Sailet was borne to do me good, for many a time but for 
 « Sailet, my braine-pan had bene cleft with a brown Bill; 
 and many a time when I haue beene dry, & brauely mar¬ 
 ching, it hath feru'd me infteede of a quart pot to drioke 
 in : and nov/ the word Sailet muft ferue me to feed on. 
 
 enter [den. 
 
 1dm, Lord, who would liue tnrmoyled in the Cossti 
 And may enioy fuch quiet waikes as thefc ? 
 
 This final! inheritance my Father left me, 
 
 Conrcntcth me, and worth a Monarchy. 
 
 I feeke not to wane great by others warning, 
 
 Or gather Wealth 1 care not with what enuy: 
 
 Sufbceth, that I haue rnaintaines my Rate, 
 
 And fends the pocire well pleafed from roy gate. 
 
 Cede. Heere’s the Lord of the foile come to feize me 
 for a ftray, for entering his Fee*limple without leaue. A 
 Villaine, thou wilt betray roe, and get a sooo. Crownes 
 ofche King by carrying my head to him, but lie make 
 thee eate Iron like an Ofiridge, and fwallow roy Sword 
 like a great pin ere thou and I part. 
 
 Idea. Why tode Companion, whatfoere thou be,*, 
 
 1 know thee not, why then fiiould I betray thee ? 
 
 Is’t not enough to breake into my Garden, 
 
 And like aTheefe to come to rob my grounds r 
 Climbing my walies infpight of me the Owner, 
 
 But thou wilt brsue me with thefc faweie rermes ? 
 
 Cade. Brauethee?! by thebcftblood shateuer was 
 broach’d, snd beard thee to. Lookc on nice well, I haue 
 eate nomeate thefc liue dayes, yet come thou and thy 
 true men, and If I doe not leaue you all as dead as a doore 
 naik, I pray God I may neuer eate graffe more. 
 
 Idea. Nay, it (ball nere be faid,while England Bands, 
 That t,dhxwider Idcr. an Efqaiie ofKer,t, 
 
 Tooke oddes te combate a poore faroilht roan. 
 
 Oppofe thy ftedfaft gazing eyes to mine. 
 
 See if thou canft cut.face ros with thy lockes: 
 
 Set limb* to limbs, and thou art farre the kOen 
 Thy band is but a finger to roy fift, 
 
 Thy legge a ftickc compared with this Truncheon, 
 
 My foote (ball fight with all the firength thou haft. 
 
 And if mine arme bebeaued in the Ay re. 
 
 Thy graue is digg’d already in the esrth: 
 
 As for words, whofe greatneffe anfwer's words. 
 
 Let this roy fword.report what fpeech forbearsi. 
 
 Cade, By my Valour: the rooft coropleatu Champi¬ 
 on that suer I heard. Steele, if thou turne the edge, or 
 cut not out the burly bon'd Clowne in chines of Beefe, 
 ere thou fleepein tby Sheath,! befeecb Ioue on roy knees 
 thou rosy ft be turn'd to Kobnailes. 
 
 Heerctby fight, 
 
 Oljmflaine Famine md no other hath Q»lneiae,!et ten 
 
 _ _ _ 
 
 thoufand diuellescomeagainftme, andgiue me1>ut the 
 
 ten meales I haue loft, and I’de defie them all. Wither 
 Garden, and be henceforth a burying place to all that do 
 dwell in this houfe, becaufctbe vneenquered fouleof 
 Cads is fled. 
 
 Utah Is’c Cade that I haue tlain,that monftrous traitor? 
 Sword, I will hallow thee for this thy deede, 
 
 And hang thee o're my Tombe,when I am dead. 
 
 Ne*re (hall this blood be wiped from thy point, 
 
 But thou ft ait weare it as a Heralds coate. 
 
 To emblaze the Honor that thy Mafter got. 
 
 ('adc. Iden farewell, and be proud of thy vi$ory: Tell 
 Kent from me, (he hath loft her beft man, and exhort a!! 
 the World ro be Cowards: For 1 that neuer feared any, 
 am vanquifhed by Famine, not by Valour. Dyes. 
 
 /d.How much thou wrong'ft me.heauen be my iudge • 
 Die damned Wretch, the curfe of her diet bare thee: 
 
 And as I thruft thy body in with my fword. 
 
 So wifb F, I might thruft thy foule to hell. 
 
 Hence will I dragge thee headlong by the hecks 
 Vnto a dunghill, which (hall be thy graue. 
 
 And thete cut off thy moft vngracious head. 
 
 Which l will beate in triumph to the King, 
 
 Leaning thy trunke for Crowes to feed vpon. Exit. 
 
 Enter Torhe, and. bis eydrmy ef Irlfh, wish 
 Drum and Celestri, 
 
 Tar.From Ireland thus comes York to claim his right, 
 And piucke the Crowne from feeble Hurries head,, 
 
 Ring Belles alowd, burne Bonfires clears and bright 
 Toencertainegreat Eng'ands lawful! King. 
 
 Ah SassQit Ad ah ft as', who would not buy thee deerf ? 
 
 Let them obey, that knowes not how to Rule. 
 
 This hand was made to handle nought bus Gold. 
 
 I cannot giue due aftion to my words, 
 
 Except a Sword or Scepter baJlance it. 
 
 A Scepter (hall it haue, haue I a foule. 
 
 On which He coffe the Fleure-de-Luce of France, 
 
 Enter Butkingbam. 
 
 Whom hauc we heere ? Buckingham to difturbe me ? 
 The king hath fent him fure : I muft diflemble. 
 
 Hue. Yotke,ifthou meaneft wel, f greet thee well. 
 Tor. Bumfrey of Buckingham,! accept thy greeting. 
 Art thou a Meffenger, or come of pleafure. 
 
 Hue. A Meffenger from Henry, our dread Liege, 
 
 To know the reafon of thefe Armes in peace; 
 
 Or why, thou being a Subie&,as I am, 
 
 Againft thy Oath,and tree Allegeacce fworne. 
 
 Should raife fo great a power without his leaue ? 
 
 Or dare ro bring thy Force fo neere the Court i 
 Tor. Scarfe can 1 fpeake, my Cbolletis fo great. 
 
 Oh I could hew vp Rockes, and fight with Flint, 
 
 I am fo angry et thefe abieft tearroes. 
 
 And now like Jhax Telamonixs, 
 
 On Sheepe or Oxen could I fpend my furie. 
 lam farre better borne then is the king : 
 
 More Iikea King, more Kingly in roy thoughts. 
 
 But i muft make faire weather yet a while, 
 
 Tiil Henry be more weake-and I moreftrong. 
 Buckingham,! prethec pardon me. 
 
 That 1 haue glueo no ar.fwer all this while: 
 
 My minde was croubled with deepe Melancholly. 
 
 The caufe why I haue brought this Armie hither. 
 
*44 
 
 c Thsfeccr.d < Partof Henry thsSixt . 
 
 Is torcraoue proud Somerfetfrom theKing, 
 
 Seditious to his Grace, and to the Stare. 
 
 7-esc. That istoo much pteGimpaon oo thy part; 
 
 But if cby Armee be ta no other end. 
 
 The King hath yeeldcd vnto thy demand; 
 TheDukeofSometfecisin the Tower. 
 lorif. Vpon thine Honor is he Prifonet ? 
 
 Buekj Vpon mine Honor he is Prifoner. 
 
 Tndtg. Then Buckingham I do difraiffemy Powres. 
 $ouldier*,I thankcyouall: difperfeyout felues: 
 
 Meet me to morrow in S.Georges Field, 
 
 You (hall haue pay, and euery thing you wifh. 
 
 And let my Soueraigne, venuout Henry , 
 
 Command my eldeft fonne, nay all my fonnes. 
 
 As pledges of my Fcaitle and Lcue, 
 
 He fend them a!! as willing as I liue: 
 Lends,Goods,Horfe, Armor, any thing | haue 
 Is his to vfe.fo Somerfet may die. 
 
 Btv. Yotke, I commend thiskinde fjbmiffion, 
 Wciwaine willgo into hit.Highneffc Tent. 
 
 Enter King and lAitcndants. 
 
 King. Buckingham, doth Yorkc intend no harnne to vs. 
 That thus he marcheth with thee arme in arms ? 
 
 Ter he. In all fubmiflion and humility, 
 
 Yorke doth prefect himfclfe vnto yout Highnefie. 
 
 JC. Then whatimends thefe Forces thou doft bring ? 
 Tar. To heauethe Traitor Somerfet from hence, 
 Andfieht againft that monftrous Rebell Cade, 
 
 Who fence fneard to be difeemfited.- 
 
 Enter Idcn with Cades head 
 Idea. If one fo rude, and of fo meane condition 
 May pafle into the prefence of a King: 
 
 Loe, I prefent your Grace a Traitors head. 
 
 The head of Cm h, whom l in combat flew. 
 
 Kwj.The head of CV^!tf Great God,how lufl art thou ? 
 Oh let tnc view his Yifage being dead, 
 
 Thatliuing wrought me fuch exceeding trouble. 
 
 Tell me my Friend, art thou the man that flew him? 
 Idea. I was,ant likeyourMaiefly. 
 
 KingHo m arc rhou call'd? And what is thy degree ? 
 Idas, tsflexavder/dev,that's ny name, 
 
 A poore Efquire ofKent, that Icrnes his King. 
 
 Bear. Sopleafe it you ray Lord/twere not ami(fe 
 He were created Knight frr his good feruice. 
 
 Ktng. I dev, kneels downe, rife rp a Knight: 
 
 V/e giue thee for reward athoufart J Markes, 
 
 And will, that thou henceforth attend on vs. 
 
 /den. May /devfive co meiii fuch a bountie. 
 
 And nener liue but true vnto his Liege. 
 
 Enter Qucsne and Stmerfet. 
 
 X.Ste Buckingham Somerfetcomes with th’Queene 
 Go bid her hide htm quickly from the Duke. 
 
 Qtg. For thoufand Yotke* he {hall not hide hb head, 
 But boldly ftand, and front ftlmto his face. 
 
 Tar. How now* is Somerfet atliberti®? 
 
 Then Ycrke vnioofe thy long imprifoned thoughts. 
 
 And let thy conguebc cquall wh o thy heart. 
 
 Shill I endure the light ofSomer far t 
 
 1’alfc King, why haft thou broken faith with me, 
 
 Knowing how hardly 1 can brooke abufe ? 
 
 King did 1 call t’ncc ?JNot thou art not King: 
 
 Not fit rq goueme and rule multitudes. 
 
 Which dar ft act,no nor canft not rule a Traitor. 
 
 That Head of thine doth not become a Growne: * 
 
 Thy Hand is made to graspea Palmers ftsffe, 
 
 And not to grace an awefull princely Scepter. 
 
 That Gold, muft round engirt thefe browes of mine 
 VVbofe Smile and Frownc, like to Achslks Spcire ’ 
 
 Is able with the change, to kill and cure. 
 
 Heerc is a hand to hold 3 Scepter vp. 
 
 And with the fame to acle controlling Lawes: 
 
 Giue place: by heauen thou fhalt rule no more 
 O’re him, whom heauen created for thvjtulcr. 
 
 Sant. O monftrous Traitor! I arreit thee Yorke 
 Of Capital! Trcafcn geinfl the King and Crowne t 
 Obey audacious Trakor, knccie for Grace. 
 
 Torkj Wold’ft haue me kneeleJFitft let me ask ofehee. 
 If they can brookc I bow a knee to man: 
 
 Sirrah, call in my fonne to be roy bale : 
 
 I know ere they,will haue me go to Ward, 
 
 They'l pawne their fwordt of roy infranchiierneot. 
 
 £>u. Cali hither Clifford, bid him come amaine, 
 Tofay, if that the Baftard boyes of Yorke 
 Shall be the Surety fortheirTTrsitorFatbcr. 
 
 Tcrl^t. O biood-befpottedNeopolitan, 
 
 Out-csft of Naples, Englands bloody Scourge, 
 
 The fonnes of Yorke, thy betters in their birth. 
 
 Shall be their Fathers baile, and banctothofe 
 That for my Surety will refufe the Boyes. 
 
 Enter Edward ar.d ftehard. 
 
 See where they come, lie warrant they ’l make it good. 
 Enter C afford. 
 
 jQu. And here comes Clifford to deny their baile. 
 
 Clif. Health,and all happineffe to my Lord the King. 
 Tor.I rhanke thee Clifford : Say,what newes with thee? 
 Nay, do not fright vs with an angry lookc: 
 
 We are thy Soueraigne Clffird, kneele againe; 
 
 For thy miftaking fo, We pardon thee. 
 
 Clif. This is my King Yotke, I do not miflake, 
 Burthou miftakes me much to thinks T do, 
 
 To Bedlcm with him, is the mail erowne mad. 
 
 Kmg. I Clifford, a Bedlem and ambitious humor 
 Makes him oppofe himfclfe againfl his King. 
 
 Clif. He is a Traitor, let him to the Tower, 
 
 And chop away that fa&iou* paceof his. 
 
 Qdi Heisatrefted, but will not obey: 
 
 His fonnesfbe fayes)fliall giue their words for him. 
 
 Tor. Will you not Sonnes? 
 
 Edeo. I Noble Father, if our words will ferue. 
 
 Rich. Andifwords will not, then our Weapons (hal. 
 Clif. Why whfcta brood ofTrairors haue we heere ? 
 Tor^c. Lookc inaGIafldjOnd call thy Image fo. 
 lam thy King, and tnoa a falfe-beatiTraitor: 
 
 Call hither to the flakemy two braue Scares, 
 
 That with the very fluking oftheir Chaines, 
 
 They may aftonifh thefe fell-lurking Curres, 
 
 Bid Salsbury and Warw'ickeeometome. 
 
 Enter the Earles cfBTarttuks, end 
 Stslubury, 
 
 Cliffrc thefe thy Scares? VVee’l bare thy Bears to death, 
 Aj>d manacle tfieJk'rard in their Chaines, 
 if thou dar*ft bring them to tbebayting place. 
 
 Rich. Oft haue 1 feene a hot ore-weening Curre, 
 
 Run backe and bite, becaufe he was with-held, 
 
 Who being fufFet’d with the Bcarcs fell paw. 
 
 Hath chptnis tails, betweene his legges and Cf ide. 
 
 And fuch a peece effernice will you do. 
 
Thefecond Tart cfHenry (he Sixt* 1^.5 
 
 Jfycu Oppose you fttott to match Loid Wsrwlcke. 
 
 Chf. Hence heaps of wrath, foule indigefted lampe, 
 As crooked in thv manners* es thy flispe. 
 
 Tor. Nay wcfeallbcste you thorowly anon. 
 
 Chf. Takchecde lezft by your hew you bume your 
 felucs: 
 
 King. Why Warmirke, hath thy knee forgot to bow? 
 Old Sstsbury, fhame to thy bluer hsitc, 
 
 Thou madoiifltadct of thy brain-ficke tome. 
 
 What wilt thou on thy death-bed play the Ruffian# 
 
 And feeke fot forrow with thy Spectacles f 
 
 Oh where is Faith ?Gh, where is Loyalty ? 
 
 If it bebanifttt from the froflie head. 
 
 Where fbail it finds a harbour in the earth i 
 
 Wilt thou go digge a grauc to Bode out Warre, 
 
 And fltame thine honourable Age with blood ? 
 
 Why art thou old, and want'd experience i 
 
 Or wherefore doeft abufe it, if thou haft it? 
 
 For (hams in curie brad thy knee to me, 
 
 That bcwesvnto the graue^with mickle age. 
 
 Sal. My Lord, I haue eonfidered with my felfe 
 TheTitleofthismoft renowned Duke, 
 
 And in my conference, do repute his grace 
 
 The righvfull heyre to England* Royal! feate. 
 
 King. Haft thou not fworne Allegeance vnto me? 
 
 Sal. Ihiue. 
 
 K(. Canft thou difpenfc with hcauen fot fuch an oath ? 
 
 Sal. It is great none, to fweare vnto a finn? : 
 
 But gretter finne to keepe a finfull oath: 
 
 Who can be bound by any folemne Vow 
 
 To do a murd’tous deed?, to rob a man, 
 
 To force a fpedefie Virgins Chaftitie, 
 
 To reaue the Orphan of his p atrimonie, 
 
 T 0 wring the Widdow from her euftomd right, 
 
 And haue no other reafon for this wrong. 
 
 Bar that he was bound by 3 folemne Oath? 
 
 J£«, A Tub tie Traitor needs no Sophiftcr. 
 
 King. Call Buckingham,and bid him arose himfelfe. 
 
 York?. CsliBuckinghstr.ind sllthe friends thou haft, 
 
 I am refolu’d for death and dignitie. 
 
 OldClif. The firft I warrant ihee,ifdrcames proue true 
 
 War. You were br ft to go to bed,and dreame againe. 
 To keepe thee from the Tempeft ofthe field. 
 
 Old Chf. I am refold'd to bcare a greater ftorme, 
 
 Then any thou canft confute v p to day: 
 
 And that 1 le write vpon thy Butgonet. 
 
 Might I but know thee by thy houfed Badge. 
 
 War. Now by my Father* badge, old Nmill Creft, 
 The rampant Bears chain'd to the ragged flsffe, 
 
 This day lie wears aloft my Butgonet, 
 
 As oa a Mountainc top, the Cedar fhewes. 
 
 That keepcs his leases jnfpighi of any ftorme, 
 
 Euen io affright thee with the view thereof. 
 
 Old Chf. And from thy Bui gonet lie rend thy Scare, 
 And tread it vndcr foot with all contempt* 
 
 Defpight the Bearard, tHat prote<S?s the Scare. 
 
 Ye.CHf. And fo to Armes victorious Father, 
 
 To quell the Rebels, and their Complices. 
 
 Rich. Fie, Chari tie forfltaroe,fpe*ke riot in fpighr, 
 
 Fot you (hall fup with Iefu Chrift to nighi. 
 
 To Clif. Foule ftygmaticke that’s more then thou 
 canft cell 
 
 Rie. If not inheaien.you'l forely ftp inheU. Exeunt 
 Enter Warwick*. 
 
 War. Clifford of Cumberland, *ti» V/ arwickc calks i 
 And if thou doft not hide thee from the Scare, 
 
 Now when the angrieTrumpet founds alarum. 
 
 And dead mens cries do fill the emptie ayre, 
 
 Clifford I fay, come forth and fight with me, 
 
 Proud Northeme Lord,Clifford of Cumberland, 
 Warwkkc is hoarfe with calling thseto aunes. 
 
 Enter Ter kg. 
 
 War. How now my Noble Lord? What all s-foot. 
 
 Ter. The deadly handed Clifford flew my Steed; 
 
 But raatth to match 1 haue encountred him, 
 
 And made a prey for Camion Kytes and Ctowes 
 
 Euen ofthe bonnre besft he loued fo well. 
 
 Enter Clifford. 
 
 War. Of one or both of vs the time is come. 
 
 Tor. Hold Warwick feek thee out foroe other chase 
 For I my felfe mud hunt this Deere to death. 
 
 War. Then nobly Yotke* 'tis for a Crown thou fight ft; 
 Asl intend Clifford to thriue to day, 
 
 It greeues my fouieto leaue theee vnaffaii d. Exit War. 
 
 Clif. What feeft thouinms Yorke? 
 
 Why doft thou paufe ? 
 
 Terltf. Wiih thy braue bearing fhould I be in loue. 
 
 But that thou art fo faft mine enemie. 
 
 Chf. Nor fhouldthy prowcfFe want praife & efteeme. 
 But that Yis fhewne ignobly,and in Tteafon. 
 
 Tcrkc. So let it heipe me now againft thy fword. 
 
 As I in iufliee, and true tight ezpreffe it. 
 
 Clif, My foule and bodie on the a£Uon both. 
 
 Ter, A dreadful? lay.addreffe thee inftantly. 
 
 (Itf. Lafie Cerrone Icseumeues, 
 
 Ter. Thus Warre hath giuen thee peace,for y art Hill, 
 Peace with his foule, hesuen if it be thy will. 
 
 Enterjeng Clifford. 
 
 Chf. Shame and Confufion all is on the rout, 
 
 Feare frames difordcr, and diferrder wounds 
 
 Where it fhould guard. O Warre, thou tonne of hellg 
 Whom angry hcauens do maketheir mimfter. 
 
 Throw in the frozen boiomes of our part, 
 
 Hot Coales of Vengeance. LetnoSouIdierflye. 
 
 He that is truly dedicate to Warte. 
 
 Hath no felfe - lone • nor he that loues himfelfe. 
 
 Hath not effentially, but by circumftanee 
 
 Thename of Valour. O letthe vile world end. 
 
 And the premifed Flames of the Lafl day. 
 
 Knit earth and hcauen together. 
 
 Now let the general! Trumpet blow hiablafl. 
 Particularities, snd pettie founds 
 
 To ceafe. Was't thou ordain’d (deereFather) 
 
 To loofe thy youth in peace, and to atchecue 
 
 TheSiluer Liuery ofaduifed Age, 
 
 And in thy Reueierice,and thy Chaire-dayes, thus 
 
 T odie inRuffianbactell ?Euenat dais fight, 
 
 My heart is turn'd to ftone: and while'tis mine. 
 
 It fhall be ftony. Yorke, not our old men fpares t 
 ,'No more will I their Babes,Teares Virginall, 
 
 5hali be to me^neo as the Dew to Hre, 
 
 And Beautie, that the Tyrant oft reclaimes, 
 
 Shall to my flaming wrath, be Oyleand Flax t 
 
 Henceforth, I will not haue to do with pitty. 
 
 Meet I an infant of the houfe of Yotke, 
 
 Into as many gobbits will I cut it 
 
 As v’iide c Medea yong /thfirtu did. 
 
 In cruelty, will I feeke out my Fame. 
 
 Come thou new ruine of olde Cliffords bouts * 
 
 As did e.'Er.sdi old Jtncbjfes beare. 
 
 So beare I thee vpon my manly (boulders j 
 
 But then, %y£nm bare a liuing loade j .... 
 
 o 3 Nothing 
 
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 Nothing fo heauy a* ihefe woes of mine. 
 
 Enter Richard,and Somerfct to fight. 
 
 Rich. So lye thou there : 
 
 Forvnderneath an Ale-houfc paltry figne.i 
 
 The Caftie in S.. sflbons, Somerfet 
 
 Hath made the Wizard famous in his death : 
 
 Sword, hold thy temper; Heart, be wrathfull flail: 
 
 Priefts pray for enemies, but Princes kill. 
 
 Fight. Excurforts. 
 
 Enter K.ing,£>Meene,cnd others, 
 ght. Away my Lord, you areflow,for fharne away. 
 King. Can we outrun the Heaueas ? Good Margaret 
 • 
 
 Qj 4 . What are you made of ? You*I nor fight nor fly: 
 Now is it manhood, wrfedomc.and defence, 
 
 T o giue the enemy way, and to fecure vs 
 By what we can, which can no more but flye. 
 
 1 ^Alarum a fane of. 
 
 I f you be tane, we then (hould fee the bottoms 
 Of all our Fortunes: but if we haply fcape, 
 
 ('As well we may, if not through your negleft) 
 
 We (hall to London get, where you are lou’d, 
 
 And where this breachnow in our Fortunes made 
 May readily be flopt. 
 
 Enter Clifford, 
 
 ffltf. But that my hearts on future mifeheefe fet, 
 
 I wodd fpeake blaloheray ere bid you flye; 
 
 But flye you muft : Vncureable difeomfite 
 Reignes in the hearts of all our prefent parts. 
 
 A way for your releefe, and we will liue 
 
 I To fee their day.and them our Fortune gioe. 
 
 Away my Lord, away. Extant 
 
 The fecondTart ofHen ry tbeSba 
 
 JLanws. “Retreat. Enter Totkt, Richard, trorviekf , 
 and Soldiers jest h Drum & Cclours. 
 
 Tariff. Of Saisbury, who can report of him. 
 
 That Winter Lyon, who in rege forgets 
 Aged contufions, and all brulh of Time • 
 
 And like aGallant, in the brow of youth, 
 
 Repaircs him with Occafion. This happy day 
 Is not it felfe, nor haue we wooneone foot, 
 
 If Saisbury be loft. 
 
 Rjch. My Noble Father: 
 
 Three times.to day I holpehimtohis horfe. 
 
 Three times beflrid him; Thrice I led him off, 
 
 Perfwadedhim from any further a£h 
 
 But ftili where danger was, ftili there I met him. 
 
 And like rich hangings in a homely houfe, 
 
 So was his Will, in his old feeble body. 
 
 But Noble as he is, looke where he comes. 
 
 Enter Salisbury. 
 
 Sal. Now by my Sword,well haft thou fought to day 
 By'th’Maffe fo did we alL I tharke you Richard 
 God knowes how Song it is I haue to liue: 
 
 And it hath pleas'd him that three limes to day 
 You haue defended me from imminent death. 
 
 Well Lords, we haue not got that which we haue, 
 
 ’ Fis not enough our foes are this time fled. 
 
 Being oppofites of fucb repaytiog Nature. 
 
 Ymk.. I know out faftty is to follow them, 
 
 For (as 1 heare) the King is fled to London, 
 
 To call a prefent Court ofParliament i 
 Let vspurfueblm ere the Writs go forth. 
 
 What (ayes Lord Warwtcke.fhall we after them / 
 tVar. After them: nay before them if we can i 
 Now by my hand (Lords) ’twas a glorious day. 
 
 Saint Albons battcll wonoe by famous Yorko. 
 
 Shall he eterniz'd in all Age to come. 
 
 Sound Druntme and T tumpets, and to London all, 
 
 And more foch dayes as ihefe, to vs befalj, Exeunt 
 
147 
 
 The third Part of Henry the Sixt 
 
 with the death of the Duke of 
 
 YORKE. 
 
 d yfttus Trimus. Sccena Trim a. 
 
 esflarum. 
 
 Enter PlanUgcnct , Edvard, Richard,Norfolk?, Mount - 
 ague, Warwicks, and Souldiers. 
 
 Warwicks, 
 
 ?5J.Wonder how the King efcap’d our hands ? 
 
 PI. While we purfu'd che HorfmenofJ North. 
 ^ He fiyly ftole away .and left his men: 
 
 Whereacthc great Lord of Northumbeiland, 
 Whole Warlike cares could neuer brookc retreat, 
 Chear’d vp the drooping Army,3nd himfclfe. 
 
 Lord Clifford and Lotd Stafford all a-breft 
 Charg'd our maine Battailcs Front: and breaking in, 
 Were by the Swords of common Souldiers flaine. 
 
 £dw. Lord Staffords Father, Duke of 'Buckingham, 
 
 Is either flaine or wounded dangerous. 
 
 I deft his Beauer with a down-right blow : 
 
 7 hat this is true (Father) behold his blood. 
 
 Mount. And Brother,here's che Earle ofWilllhires 
 Whom I encoontred as the Battels ioyn’d. (blood 
 Rich. Speake thou for me,and tell them what I did. 
 Plan. Richard hath beft deferu'd of all my fonnes: 
 
 But is yout Grace dead,my LordofSomerfet ? 
 
 Nor, Such hope haue all the line of Iohn of Gaunt. 
 Ruth. Thus do I hope to fhake King Henries head. 
 Wares. And fo doe I,viftorious Prince of Torkf. 
 Before I fee thee feated in that Throne, 
 
 Which now the Houfe ofLancafier vfurpes, 
 
 I vovy by Heauen,thefe eyes (Kail neuer clofe. 
 
 This is the Pallaceof the fearefull King, 
 
 And this the Rega'l Seat: poflelTc it Torkf* 
 
 : or this is thine, and not King Henries Heires. 
 
 Plant. A (lift me then,fweet Warwick^ and I will. 
 
 For hither we haue broken in by force. 
 
 Norf. Wee’le all aflift you: he thar flyes.fhall dyes 
 Plant.Thankcs gentle Norfolk?,Bay by me my Lords, 
 And Souldiers flay and lodge by me this Night. 
 
 They gee vp. 
 
 Warw. And wheu the King eome*,ot?cr him no violence, 
 Vnlefie he £eeke to thruft you out perforce. 
 
 P/anr.TheQucenethisday here holds her Parliament, 
 But little thinket wc fhall be of her counfaile, 
 
 By words or blowei here let vs winne our right. 
 
 Rich. Aim’d as we are^et’s flay within this Hou&. 
 Wants. The bloody Parliament (hall this be call'd, 
 Vnleflc Plantagmet of Yorkc,be King, 
 
 And bafhfull Henry depos'd.whofe Cowardize 
 Hath made vs by-words to our enemies. 
 
 Plant. Then leauc me not.my Lords be refoluce, 
 
 I meane to take poflefflon of my Righr. 
 
 Warm. Neither the King,nor he that loucs him beft. 
 The prowdeft hee chat holds vp Lansafler. 
 
 Dares ftirre a Wing,if W'.snwf. fhake his Bells. 
 
 He plant Plautagenet , root him vp whodares: 
 
 Refoluc thee Richard, clayme the Englilh Crown?. 
 
 Flour tfh. Enter King Henry,Clifford, Northumberland, 
 Wefimerland,Exeter, and the rejt. 
 
 Herrrj. My Lords,looke where the fturdie Rebell (its, 
 Euen in the Chayre of State: belike he meanes, 
 
 Backc by the power of Warwickf, that falfe Peere, 
 
 To afpire vnto the Cro wne.and rcigne as King. 
 
 Earle of Northumberland, heflew thy Father, 
 
 And chine, Lord ffltfford.St you both haue vow’d reuenge 
 On him,his fonnes,hisfauorites,and hisftiends. 
 
 Northumb. If I be oot.Heauens be reueng'd on me. 
 Clifford. The hope thereof, makes Clifford moumc in 
 Steele. 
 
 Sffc/?w.What,fhaIl we fuffer this? lets pluck him down. 
 My heart for anger burnes,I cannot brooke it. 
 
 Henry. Be patient,gentle Earle of Weftmcrlsnd. 
 Clifford. Patience is for Poultroones,fuch as be s 
 Hedurfl not fit tbere,had your Fatherliu'd. 
 
 My gracious Lord,here in the Parliament 
 Let vsaflayle the Family of Torkf. 
 
 North Well haft thou fpoken.Coufin be it (b. 
 
 Henry. Ah.know you not the Citie fauours them, 
 
 And they haue troupes of Souldiers at their beck ? 
 
 Wefhn. But when the Duke Is flaine, they’le quickly 
 
 flye. 
 
 Henry. Fane be the thought of thi s from Henries beast, 
 To make a Shambles of the Parliament Houfe. 
 
 Ccufin of Exeter, frownes,word*,and threats. 
 
 Shall be the War re that Harry meanes to vfe. 
 
 Thou fa&ious Duke of Yorkc defeend try Throne, 
 
 And knecle for grace and raercie at my feet, 
 
 I am thy Soueraiene, 
 
 Torke. 1 am thine. 
 
 Exet. For ftiame come downe,be made thee Duke of 
 Yorke. 
 
 Torkf. It was my Inheritance, as the Earlcdome was. 
 
 _ Exet.Thy 
 
*4.8 Th* third Tart of Henry the Sixt. 
 
 1 Txet .Tby Father was aTraytor to the Crowne. 
 
 Wane. Exeter tb ou&rtaTrayterto the Crowne, 
 
 I In following this vfurping Henry* 
 
 flifford. Whom (hould hec follow, but hi* natuiau 
 
 Tree Clifford,thst't Richard Duke ofYorke, 
 Henry. And fhall I ftand.and thou fit in my Throne? 
 Titles. It raofi and fhall be fo,concent thy felfe# 
 
 Wane. Be Duke of Lancafter.lct him be King. 
 
 I Wefim. HeisbothKing,andDukeofLancafter, 
 
 And that the Lord of Weft wetland (hall mnutaine. 
 
 Wane. And H'orwiclt.fhz 11 dtfproue it. You forget, 
 That we are thofe which chas’d you from the field, 
 j And flew your Fathers,and with Colours fpread 
 
 I Marcht through the Citie to the Pallace Gates. 
 
 Nortbtmb. Yes Warwick?, 1 remember it to my griefe, 
 And by his Soule.thou and thy Houfe (ball rue it, 
 
 I wefim. Plantagetiet,of thee and thefe thy Sonnes, 
 
 Thy Kinfmen.and thy Friends,He haue more hues 
 
 Then drops of bloud were in my Fathers Veines. 
 
 Ofr Vrge it no more, left that in rtead of words, 
 
 I I fend thte,Wanricke, fucb a Meflenger, 
 
 | As fhall reuenge his dcath.beforc 1 ftirre. 
 
 Wane. Poore Clifford, how I fcorne his worthlefle 
 
 1 Threats. 
 
 <Elant. Will you we fhew outTitle to the Crowne ? 
 
 I If not,our Swords fhall pleade it in the field. 
 
 1 Henry. What Title haft thouTraytor to the Crowne? 
 
 I My Father was as thou art.Duke of Yorke, 
 
 I Tby Grandfather Roger Mortimer ,Earle of March. 
 
 1 1 am the Sonne of Henty the Fife, 
 
 I Who made the Dolphin and the French to.ftoupe, 
 
 1 And fcix’dvpon their Townes and Prouinces. 
 
 1 wane. Talke not of France,firh thou haft loft U all. 
 
 1 Henry. The Lord ProteSor loft it.and not 1 : 
 
 1 When I was crown’d.I was but nine moneths old. 
 
 I Rub. You are old enough now. 
 
 And yet me thinkes you loofe: 
 
 I Father teare the Crowne from the Vfurpcrs Head. 
 
 Edvard. Sweet Father doe lo.fec it on your Head, 
 j Mount. Good Brother, 
 
 1 Asthoulou'ftandhonoreftArmes, 
 
 I Let's fight it out.and not Band cauilling thus. 
 
 I Tiff hard. Sound Drummcs and Trumpets, and the 
 
 I King will fiye. 
 
 Plant. Sonnes peace. 
 
 Henry. Peace thou, and giue King Henry leaue to 
 j ^wane. Plantagerxt Aral fpeake fuftt Heate him Lords, 
 
 J And be you Client and atcemiue too, 
 
 j For he that interrupts him,fhall not hue. 
 
 /Aw.Think'ft thou,that 1 will leaue mv Kingly Throne, 
 J Wherein my Grandfireand my Father fat? 
 
 Nmfirft fliall Wanevnpeoplethis my Realmej 
 j I ,and their Colours often norne io Trance, 
 
 And now in England,to our hearts great forrovr. 
 
 Shall be my Winding-fheet.Why faint you Lords* 
 
 ] My Title’s good,and better fatre then his. 
 
 Wane. Pioue it Henry, and thou {halt be King. 
 
 Hen. Henry the Fourth by Conqueft got die Crowne 
 
 Plant. ’Twas by Rebellion againft bis King. 
 
 Henry. IJtnow not what to fay,my Tides wcake: 
 
 1 Tell me,may nor aKing adopt an Heire? 
 
 I Plant. What then#, 
 
 Henry . And if he may,then am I lawfiiUKing: 
 
 I For piehard.in the view of many Lords, 
 
 Refign d the Crowne to Henry the Fourth, 
 
 Whofe Heire my Father was,and I am his. i 
 
 Plant. He role againft him,being his Soueraigne, I 
 
 And made him torefigne his Crowne perforce. 
 
 War*. Suppofe,my Lords,hedid itvnconftrayn'd, 
 Thinke y ou't were prejudicial! co-his Crowne ? 
 
 Exet. No: for he could not l'orefigne his Crowne, 1 
 But that the next Heire {hould fuccced and reigne, 
 
 Henty. Art thou againft vsJDuke of Exeter ? 
 
 Exet. His is the right,and therefore pardon me. 
 
 Plant. Why whifper you,my Lords,and anfwer not ? I 
 Exet.My Confcience tells me he is lawful! King. 
 
 Henry. All willreuolrfromme.andtumetobim. 
 IPorthamb. Plamagenetfax all the Clayme thou lay'ft, 1 
 Thinke not,that Henry (haH be fo depos’d. 
 
 * Wane. Depos’d he fhall be,in defpight of all 
 
 Nonbumb. Thon art deceiu’d: ' j 
 
 *Tis not thy Southcrne power ! 
 
 Of Effcx,Notfolkt,S>uffolke,nor of Kent, 
 
 Which makes thee thus prefumptuous and prowd, 
 
 Can fee the Duke vp in defpight of me. 
 
 Clifford. King Henry fa thy Tide right or wrong. 
 
 Lord Clifford vowes to fight in thy defence: 
 
 May that ground gape,and fwallow mcafiue, 1 
 
 Where 1 fhall kneele to him that flew my Ftther. 
 
 Henry. Oh Clifford,how thy words revive my heart. I 
 Plant. Henry of Lancafter.refigne thy Ctownes 
 
 What mutter you,orwliatconfpire you Lords? 
 
 Wane. Doe right vnto this Princely Duke of Yfeike, 1 
 Or I will fill the Houfe with armed men. 
 
 And ouer the Cbayre of State,where now he fits. 
 
 Write vp his Title with vfurping blood. 1 
 
 He fiampei with kufoot, and i be Sottldiert 1 
 
 Jhevo them feints. 
 
 Homy. My Lord of Warwick,heare but one word. 
 
 Let me for this my life time reigne as King. 
 
 P/awr.Confirme the Crowne to me and to mine Heires, 1 
 And thou fhalt reigne in quiet while thou liuth 
 
 Henry. 1 am content: Richard Plantagcnct 
 
 Enioy the Kingdome after my deccafe. 
 
 Clifford. What wrong is this vmo the Prince,your 
 Sonne { 1 
 
 Wcrv. What good is this to England,and himfclfe? j 
 Wefim. Bafc.fearefull.and defpayring/*^. 
 
 Clifford. How haft thou mim'd both thy felfe and vs? I 
 Wefim. 1 cannot flay to heate thefe Articles. 
 
 Uonbumb. Not I. 1 
 
 Clifford. Come Coufin, let vs tell the Qyeenc thefe 
 Newes. 
 
 l refim. Fsrwell faint-hearted and degenerate King, 
 
 In whofe cold blood no fparke of Honor bidet. 
 
 Nortbamb. Be thou a prey vnto the Houfe of Ttrff, 1 
 
 And dye in Bands,for this vnmaniy deed. 
 
 Chff. Indreadfull Warreroay’ft thoubeouercome, I 
 Or liue in peace abandon’d anddefpis’d. 
 
 Wane. T urne this way Henry, and regard them not. 
 Exeter. They feeke reuenge, and therefore will not 1 
 yccld. 
 
 Henry. Ah Exeter. 
 
 Wane. Why fhouldyoufigh.my Lord; 
 
 Henry. Not for my felfe Lord WanriebJiM my Sonne, 
 Whom! vnnaturally (hall dif-inheme. 
 
 But be it as it may; I here eniayle 
 
 TheCrowne to thee and to thine Heires for euer. 
 Conditionally,that beere thou take an Oath, 
 
 To ceafe thiiCiuill Wane; and whil'ft I liue, 
 
 TpJ 
 
TbetMT^o/HemytheSixt. E 4 p 
 
 To honor me at tiiy Klng.aad Ssorrsignc; 
 
 And neyther by Treafon oor HofHlitie, 
 
 To feeke to purmc downc.and reigne thy feife. 
 
 Phot, This Oath I willingly take.and will pcrforme. 
 M?aru>. Long line King Henry : Plant agents embrace 
 him. 
 
 Plenty. And ling liue thou, and thefe thy forward 
 Sonnes. 
 
 Plant. Now Terkf and Laxcafter are reeoncild. 
 
 Eat:, Accurft be be that feekes to make them foes. 
 
 Strut. Here they eovte aorene. 
 
 Plant. Farewell my gracious Lord.lle to my Caftle. 
 Wane. And He keeps London with my Sonidiert. 
 
 Norf. And I to Norfolkc with my follower . 
 
 Mount. And I vnto the Sea,from whence I came. 
 
 Henry. And I with gtiefe and fotrow to the Coon. 
 
 Enter the Queene.' 
 
 Exeter. Heere comes the Queene, 
 
 WhofeLookes bewray her anger,* 
 lie ftcalcaway. 
 
 Henry. Exeter fo will I. 
 
 Queene. Nay,goenot from roe.I will follow thee. 
 Henry. Be patient gentle Queene, and 1 will {lay. 
 Queene. Who can be patient in fuch estreames i 
 
 Ab wretched man,wou1 d 1 had dy'de s Maid * 
 
 And neuer feene thee.ncucr borne thee Sonne, 
 
 Seeing thou haft prou d fo vnnatursl! a Father. 
 
 Hath he deferu'd to loofe his Birth-right thus ? 
 
 Hadft thou but lou'd himhalfe fo well as I, 
 
 Or felt that paine which I did for him once. 
 
 Or nounfht him,as I did with my blood ; 
 
 Thou would’ft haue left thy deareft heart-blood there. 
 Rather then haue made that fauage Duke thine Heirc, 
 
 And dif-inhetiied thine ODely Sonne. 
 
 Prtnte. Facher.you cannot dif-ir.htriteme: 
 
 If you be King,why fhould not I fuceeede? 
 
 Henry. Pardon me Margaret ,pardon me fweec Sonne, 
 The Earle of Warwick and the Duke eoforc’t me. 
 
 Eniorc’t thee? Art thou King,end wilt be forc’t? 
 
 I fhame to heare thee fpeake: ah timorous Wretch, 
 
 Thou haft vadonc thy felfc.thy Sonne,and me. 
 
 And giu’n rato the Houfe of Yorke filch bead. 
 
 As thou /bait reigne but by sbesr fyffmnce. 
 
 To entayle him and his Heires vnto the Crowne, 
 
 What is it,but to make thy Sepulcher, 
 
 And creepe into it ferre before thy time ? 
 
 Wetrmcky s Chancelof.md th.e Lord of Callice, 
 
 Sterne Fa/conbiHge commands the Narrow Seas, 
 
 T he Duke is made Proteftor of the Realme. 
 
 And yet flaalt thou be fafe ? Such fafetie fmdes 
 
 The trembling Latnfce.icuironned with VVolues. 
 
 Had I beene there,which am a (illy Woman, 
 
 The Souldicrs fhould haue rofs'd me on then PikeS, 
 
 Before I would haue granted to that Aft. 
 
 But thou preferr’ft thy Life,before thine Honor. 
 
 And feeing thou do’ft,I here diuorce my fclfe. 
 
 Both from thy Table hfcvrr.and tby Bed, 
 
 Vntill that Aft of Patliamentbe repeal’d. 
 
 Whereby my Sonne is dif-inhetited. 
 
 The Northerne Lords,thac haue forfwome thy Colours, 
 Will follow mine,if once they fee them fpread; 
 
 And fpread they ftullbe,to thy foule difgrace, 
 
 And vtter roine of the Houfe oiYerbe. 
 
 Thus doe I leaue thee: Come Sonne, let’s away. 
 
 Our Army is ready; contc,weele after them. 
 
 Henry. Say gentle Morg^mt^wX beate me ipetite. 
 
 Quant. Thou haft fpukc coo rtwth already: get t he*, 
 gone. 
 
 Henry. Gentle Sonne Edtvjrdyhou wilt ftay me ? 
 Queene. I,to be murthet’d by his Enemies. 
 
 Prince. When! rcturne with v: ft one to the field, 
 lie fee your Grace: till thenJLle follow her. 
 
 Queene, Come Sonne away, we may not linger thus, 
 Henry. Poore Queene, 
 
 How loue to me, and to her Sotine, 
 
 Hath made her breake out into terrnes of Rage. 
 
 Reucng’d may (he be on Utat hateful! Duke, 
 
 Whole haughtic fpirit,winged with deftre. 
 
 Will coft my Crowfie^snd hkeanemptie Eagle, 
 
 Tyre on the flefh cfme,and of my Sonne. 
 
 The Ioffe of thefe three Lords torments my hesrt: 
 lie write vnto them, and entreat them faire; 
 
 Come Cooftn.you fhail be the Meffenger. 
 
 Exet. And I,I hope,{halI reconcile them all. Exit. 
 
 FloariSh. Enter Richard, Edward, and 
 eJH ountagtte. 
 
 Richard. Brother, though 1 bee youngeft, gksc nsec 
 leaue. 
 
 Edward. No,I can better play the Orstor. 
 
 Mount, But I haue reafons firong and foreeable. 
 
 Enter the Duke of Yorky. 
 
 Yorke- Why how now Sonnes.and Brother, at a ftrife ? 
 What is yOurQoarrell ? how began it firft? 
 
 Edward. No Quarrel!,bat a flight Contention. 
 
 Yorke. About what i 
 
 Rich. About that which concernes your Grace and vs. 
 The Crowne ofEnglandJFarher, which is yours. 
 
 Yorke. MincBoy?not till King Henry be dead. 
 
 Richard. Your Right depends ooc on his iife,or death, 
 Edward.No w you are Heire,titereforeenioy i£ now; 
 
 By giuing the Hoofc of Lancajhr leaue to breathe. 
 
 It will out-runne you,Father,in the end. 
 
 Yorke, I tooke an Oath, that fcee fhould quietly 
 reigne. 
 
 Edamrd.'&oi for a ICmgdome any Oath may be broken; 
 
 I would breake a thoufand Oathes,to reigne otic yeere. 
 
 Richard. No: God forbid yout Grace should be fos- 
 fwornc. 
 
 Yorky. I Osall be,if I elayroeby openWarre. 
 
 Richard. lie proae the contrary, if you k heare met 
 fpeake. 
 
 Yorke. Thou canft not,Sonne: it is impoffible. 
 Richard. An Oath is of no moment .being not tooke 
 Before a true and lawful! Magiftrate, 
 
 That hath authoritie ouer him that fweares. 
 
 HenryU&d none.but did vfurpe the place. 
 
 Then feeing *twas he that made you to depofe. 
 
 Your Oat.h,my Lord,is vainc and ftiuolous. 
 
 Therefore to Artnes: and Father doe but thmke, 
 
 How fweet a thing it is to wcare a Crowne, 
 
 Within whofe Circuit is Elizrum, 
 
 And all that Poets faine of Bliffe and Joy. 
 
 Why dee we linger thus? I cannot reft, 
 
 Vntiliihe White Rofe that I weare.be dy’de 
 
 Eueo in the luke-wsrm blood of Henrict heart. 
 
 Tork{. Richard ynough; I will be King,or dye. 
 Brother^hou {halt to London presently. 
 
 And whet on WarmckJ-o Bus Enterprifr. 
 
 Thou 
 
150 
 
 The third Tart of Henry theSixt. 
 
 Thou Pochard (halt to the Duke of Norfolk?, 
 
 And tell him priuily of our intent. 
 
 You Edvard (hail vr.co my Lord Cob ham. 
 
 With whom the Kentifhmen will willingly rife. 
 
 In them l truft: for they are Souldiors, 
 
 Wittie.courteous.Uhetall/ull offpint. 
 
 While you are thus impioy'd, what rciieth more* 
 
 But thscl feeke occafion how to tile. 
 
 And yet the King not pr»uie to my Drift, 
 
 Hoi any of the Houfe of Ltmcoflcr- 
 
 Enter Gabriel. 
 
 But (lay, what Newes? Why comm'ft thou in fuch 
 pofte ? 
 
 Gabriel. Tbe Queens, 
 
 With all tire Nonheme Earles and Lords, 
 
 Intend here to beGege you in your Caftle. 
 
 She Is hard by.wlth twentie thoufand mem 
 And therefore fonine your HolcLmy Lord. 
 
 Terk*. I .with tny Sword. 
 
 What? think’ft thou,that we fearc them ? 
 
 Edvard and Richard, you Chill ftay with roe, 
 
 My Bttnlier Mountagtu (hell pofte to London. 
 
 Let Noble tyanoickoffebLcm ,and the reft. 
 
 Whom wehnue left Prote&ors of the King, 
 
 With powrefoll Pollicie ftrengthen themlelues, 
 
 And ttuft not Smple Hwy.nor his Oathes. 
 
 Mount. Brother, I goe; Jle winne them.feare it not 
 And thus raoft humbly 5 doe take tny lcaue. 
 
 Exit tJMcuJitague. 
 
 Enter cZtcrtimer t and hie Brother. 
 
 Tork, Sir Tbn,md Sir Hugh Mortimer Vnckles 
 
 You are come to Sandal! In a happie houre. 
 
 The Atmte of the Quecoe meant to befiege vs. 
 
 h>kn. Shec (hall not neede, wee'le rnrnc her in the 
 
 Bdd. , . 
 
 Terke. What.with Sue thoufand men ? 
 
 Pochard. I,with fiuehundred.Fathet.for anecdc. 
 
 A Woman’s general!: what (houid we fore ? 
 
 A March ofarrs off. 
 
 Ecboard. 1 heart their Drummes : 
 
 L «c*s fet our men in order. 
 
 And i{fue fcrth.and bid them Bsttaile (Iraight. 
 
 Turkc.Ptut men to twenties though the oddes be great, 
 I doubt r.ot,Vnckle,of our Vidorie. 
 
 Many aBattsikhaue I wonne in France, 
 
 When as the Encode hathbeene tenne tonnes 
 Why (houid i not now haue the like fucceffe ? 
 
 Alarum. Exit. 
 
 Enter Rutland.,and bat Tutor. 
 
 Rutland. Ah.whither (hall I fiye.to fcape their hands 
 AhTutor.loolce where bloody Cifford comes. 
 
 Enter {lifford. 
 
 Clifford Chaplaineaway.thv Ptjeftbcod foes thy life 
 As For the Brat of this sccurfed Duke, 
 
 Whofe Father flew my Father,he (ba.ll dye. 
 
 Tutor. Andl.nry Lord,wi!l beare him company. 
 afford. Souldiers.awsy with him. 
 
 Tutor. Ah Clfford, murthet not this tnnecetu Child, 
 Leaft thou be hated both ofGod and Man Exit. 
 
 Clifford. How now# is he dead aJreadie # 
 
 Or is it fore,that makes him dofe his eyes # 
 
 lie open them. 
 
 RutLtnd. So locks the pent-vp Lyon o’re tbe Wretch, 
 That trembles voder his deuconng Pawes. 
 
 And fo he walkes,infuking o’re hi* Prey, 
 
 And fo he conr.es.to rend his Litnbes afunder. 
 
 Ah gentle Clifford, kill me with thy Sword, 
 
 And not with fuch a cruell threading Looke. 
 
 Sweet Clifford heart me fpeake,before I dye: 
 
 1 an> too cfitane a fubiefi for thy Wrath, 
 
 8e thou reueog'd on men,and let me liue. 
 
 Clfford. In vainc thou fpeak'fl.poore Boy: 
 
 My Fathers blood hath ftopt the paifage 
 Where thy words (houid enter. 
 
 RutLtnd. Then let my Fathers blood open it againe, 
 He is a man^and Clifford cope with him. 
 
 Clifford. Had 1 thy Brethren here, their lines aad thine 
 W«e not reuenge fuffident for me : 
 
 No,if i digg’d vp thy fore-fathers Grants, 
 
 And hung their ratten Coffins vp in Chaynes, 
 
 It could not flake mine ire,nor eefe my heart. 
 
 The fight of any of the Houfe of 7orkt, 
 f s as a furie to torment my Soule; 
 
 And til! I root out their accurfed Line, 
 
 And lcaue not one aliue.I liuc in Hell. 
 
 Therefore— 
 
 RiulentLOh let me pray .before I take my death; 
 
 To thee I prayjfweet Clifford pitty me. 
 
 Clfford. Such pitty as roy Rapiers point afford*. 
 Rutland. I neuer did thee harme: why wilt thou flay 
 roe ? 
 
 CLffvrd. Thy Father hath. 
 
 Rutland. But 'twas ere 1 was borne. 
 
 Thou haft one Sonne, for his fake pitty me, 
 
 Leaft in reuenge thereof,fith God i* iuft. 
 
 He be as miferably fisine as I. 
 
 Ah,let mcliueinPrifonallmy dayes. 
 
 And when I giueoccafionof offence. 
 
 Then let me dye,for now thou haft no caufe. 
 
 Clifford. N o caufe ? thy Father flew my Fathet.-there¬ 
 fore dye. 
 
 Rutland. Diffncimt laudiifutnmafit tfla too. 
 
 Clifford. PlarJagerxt , I come Plcntagenet 
 And this thy Sonne* blood cleauing to my Blade, 
 
 Shall ruft vpon my Weapon.till thy blood 
 Congeal'd with this,doe make me wipe off both. Exit. 
 
 tsflaram. Eater R;chard,Duke ®/ Tcrfe’. 
 
 r«V.The Army of the Queene hath got the fieldi 
 My Vnckles both are flaine, In refeuing mej 
 And all my followers,to the eager foe 
 Tume back,and flye Jike Ships Defore the Winde, 
 
 Or Lambts purfu’d by hunger-ftarued V/olues. 
 
 My Sunnes.God knowes what hath bechanced them: 
 But this I know,they haue demean'd themlelues 
 Like men borne to Renowns, by Life or Death. 
 
 Three times did "Richard make a Lane tom#. 
 
 And thrice cry’dt,Coinage Father, fight it out t 
 And full as oft ca me Edward corny fide. 
 
 With Purple Fiukhion,painted to the Hilt, 
 
 In blood of thofe that had en couriered him s 
 And when the hardy eft Warriors did retyrr, 
 
 Richard cry'de,Charge,«nd giue no foot of ground. 
 
 And o/d^A Ctowne.or die a glorious Tomhe,_ 
 
The thi rd T&t of Henry the Sixi, sj i 
 
 And where’* chat valiant Crook-back Prodigie, 
 
 Diclgejout Boy,that with his grumbling voyce 
 Was wont co cbeate his Dad in Mutinies f 
 
 AScepter,oran Earcmy StpuJcnre. 
 
 With tins we charg’d againe: but out alas. 
 
 We bodg'd againe, as 1 baue fecnea Swsn 
 With bcotlelTe labour fwinune againft daeTyde, 
 
 And fpend her ftrength with ouer-matching Waues. 
 
 A fbort Alorum tots bat. 
 
 Ah hearke.tbe fiscall followers doe purfue, 
 
 And 1 am f 2 inr,and cannot fiye their furie: 
 
 And were I ftrong,! would not fbonne theu furie. 
 
 The Sands are numbrtd.that makes vp my Life, 
 
 Here muft 1 fiay.and here my Life court end. 
 
 inter the Qucrne,CUfford t Northumberland, 
 ibe joung Pnnct t andSouldien. 
 
 Come bloody Clifford, rough Northumberland, 
 
 I date your quenchlefle fut ie to more rage . 
 
 I am youtButt,and I abide yout Shot. 
 
 Nortbumb. Yeeld lo Out rnercy.proud Plamagenet. 
 Clifford. I.tofuch mercy,as his ruthldTe Arme 
 With downe-riglu payment,(hew’d vnto my Father. 
 Now Phaeton hath tumbled from his Carte, 
 
 And made an Euenmg at the Noone-tide Prick. 
 
 Torke My afhes,as the Phoenix,may bring forth 
 A Birdjihsi will reoenge vpon you all: 
 
 And in that hope,I throw mine eyes to Heauen, 
 Scorning what ere you can iffluft me with. 
 
 Why come you not ? what.multitudes.and fea ce * 
 
 CUff So Co wards fight, when they can flye uo further, 
 So Doues doe peck theFaulcons pieteingTalloos, 
 
 So defperate Thecues^ll hopelefie of their Liues, 
 Breathe out Inucdfiues 'gainft the Officers. 
 
 York,e. Oh ffUfford, but bethinke thee once againe. 
 And in thy thought ote-tun my formet time : 
 
 And if thou canft.for blufhing.view this face. 
 
 And bite thy tongue,that flanders him with Cowardice, 
 Whofc frowne hath made thee faint and flyc ere this. 
 
 Clifford, i will not bandie with thee word for word. 
 But huckler with thee blowes twice two for one. 
 
 Qneene. Hold valiant Clifford, for a thoufand caufes 
 I would prolong a while theTraytors Life: 
 
 W rath makes him deafe; fpeake thou Northumberland. 
 
 Northumb.H old Clifford. doenoc honor him fo much. 
 To pt ick thy finger,though to wound his heart. 
 
 What valotiT were it,when a Curie doth grinne. 
 
 For one tothruft his Hand betweene his Teeth, 
 
 When he might fpurne him with hisFoot away ? 
 
 It is Warres pure,to take all Vantages, 
 
 And tenne to one,is no impeach of Valour. 
 
 Clifford, I, I, fo rtriues the Woodcocke with the 
 Gynnc. 
 
 'Noribtcmb So doth the Conoie ftruggle in ihe 
 
 Net 
 
 TorC So triumph Theeues vpon their conquer’d Booty, 
 SoTiue men yeeld with Robbers,fo o’re-rnatcht. 
 
 So-thumb What would yout Grace hauedonevnto 
 him now ? 
 
 Qucem. Braue Wamors.Cfc^crdand Northumberland, 
 Come make him Hand vpon this Mole-hill here. 
 
 That raughi at Mountames with out-fttetched Arroes, 
 Yet parted but the fhadow with his Hand. 
 
 What,was it you that would be Englands King ? 
 
 VVa j t y°u ‘hat reuell'd in our Parliament, 
 
 And made j Preachment of your high Defcent ? 
 
 Where aie yout Wtflt of Soones,to back you now 
 The wanton Edirnrd.ind cheluflie Georgel 
 
 Or with the reft.where is your Darling ,TlMtlardt 
 Looke ftaynd this Napkin with the blood 
 
 That valiant Cbfford^viith his Rapiers point. 
 
 Made iSue from the Bofome of the Boy. 
 
 And if thine eyes can water for his death, 
 
 I giue thee this to dtie thy Cbeekes withall 
 Alas poors Tc^k*, but chat 1 hate thee deadly, 
 
 I fhouid lament ehy miferabie (late 
 I prythce grieue,to make me merry, Torl^ 
 
 WHat.hatn thy fieri e heart fo parcht thine entrayles. 
 That not a Tea re can fail/ot Rutijnds death > 
 
 Why art thou patient,man ? thou fhouid’ft.be mad: 
 
 And l,to make thee mad,doe mock thee thus. 
 Stampe.taue.and frct.chat 1 may fing and dance. 
 
 Thou would'ft be fee’d.I fee,to make me fport: 
 
 Terft cannot fpeake,vnle(Te he weare a Crowns. 
 
 A Crowne for Torke ; and Lords,bow lowe to him j 
 Hold you his hands,whileft i doe fet tt on. 
 
 I marry Sir,now looker he like a King . 
 
 I,this is he that tookc King Henrui Chaire, 
 
 And this is he was his adopted Heirg, 
 
 But how is it,that great Plantagmet 
 
 Is crown’d fo foone,and broke his folemne Oath ? 
 
 A.s l bethinke me you fhouid not be King, 
 
 Till our King Henry had (hookc hands withDeaih. 
 
 And will yotnaale yout head in Henries Glory, 
 
 And rob his Temples of the Diademe, 
 
 Now m his Life.againrt youi holy Oath ? 
 
 Oh’tis a fault too too vnpaidonable. 
 
 Off with the Crowne; and with the Crowne,his Head, 
 And whileft we breathe,take time co doe him dead. 
 Clifford. That is roy Office, for my Fathers fake. 
 Qtyvne Nay ftay , let’s heare the On teas hee 
 makes 
 
 Torke. Shee- Wolfe of France, 
 
 Buc worfe then Wolucs ofprance. 
 
 Whofe Tongue mote poyfons then the Adders Tooth ; 
 How ill-befceming is it in thy Sex, 
 
 To triumph like an Amazonian Tiull, 
 
 Vpon their Woes.whom Fortune captiuates i 
 Buc that thy Face is Vizard-l:ke,vnchangiog, 
 
 Made impudent with vfe of euill deedes. 
 
 J[ would aflsty,pro wd Qyecne.to make thee blufh. 
 
 To tell thee whence thou earn'd,of whom deriu'd. 
 
 Were fhame enough, to fhame thee. 
 
 Were thou not fhameleffe. 
 
 Thy Father beates the type of King of Naples, 
 
 Of both the Siols.and Ierufalem, 
 
 Yet not fo wealrbie as an Englifh Yeoman. 
 
 Hath that poore Monarch taught thee to mfuit ? 
 
 It needes not,nor it bootes thee nor,ptowd Queene, 
 Vnleflethe Adagemurtbe verify d. 
 
 That Beggers mounted,runne their Horfe to death. 
 
 TisBeautie that doth oft make Women prowd. 
 
 But God he knowes.thy (hare thereof is fmall 
 Tis Vertue,that doth make them mod admit d, 
 
 The contrary,doth make thee woodeed at. 
 
 Tis Gouernment that makes them feeme Diuioe, 
 
 Jhe want thereof,makes thee abhotninable. 
 
 Thou art as oppofue to euery good. 
 
 As th e Antipodes are vino vs, 
 
 Or as the South to the Seytentrton. 
 
 Oh Tygces Heart,wrapt in a Womans Hide, 
 
' < fhe third Tartof Henry tbeSixt* 
 
 HowcouldTi thoadrayne the Life-blood of the Child, 
 
 Tobid ihe Father wipe hit eyes withall, 
 
 And yet be fecne to bqare a Womans face ? 
 
 Women are fort,milde,pitufull,and flexible; 
 
 Thou.fteme.obdurate.flintie.rough.iemorfelcfle. 
 
 Bidft thou aie rage? why now thou haft thy with. 
 
 Would’ft hauc me weepe? why now thou haft thy will. 
 v or raging Wind blowea vp inceflant (howers. 
 
 And when the Rage al!ayes,the Raine begin*. 
 
 Thefe Teares are rey fweet Hollands Obfequies, 
 
 And euery drop crycs vengeance for his death, 
 
 ’Gainft thee fell Clifford, and thee falfcFrench-woman. 
 
 Northtsmb. Bethre w me,but his paflions mouesme fo. 
 
 That hardly can I check my eyes from Teares. 
 
 Terke. That Face of his, 
 
 The hungry Caniball* would not haue toucht, 
 
 Would not haue ftayn’d with blood: 
 
 Buc you arc more inhum^nc^norc incxorabiCi 
 Oh,tenne times more then Tyjers of Hyrcania. 
 
 See.ruthlefle Quecne,* hapleffe FathersT cares: 
 
 This Cloth thou dipd’ft in blood of my fweet Boy, 
 
 1 And I with Teares doe wafh the blood away. 
 
 Ke*pe thou theNapkin.and goeboaftof this, 
 
 And if thou tell ft the heauie ftorie right, 
 
 Vponroy Soule.the hearers will fhed Teares i 
 Yea.cuen my Foes will fried fart-falling Teares. 
 
 And Cay.Al as, it was a pittious deed. 
 
 There,take the Ctowne.and with the Crowne,my tune, 
 
 And in thy need,fiich comfort come to thee. 
 
 As nowl reape at thy too cruell band. 
 
 Hard-hearted Clifford ,take me from the World, 
 
 My Souk to Heaucn.my Blood vpon your Heads. 
 
 i-m f / r r . tL.l_min rr» oil mU 
 
 "Who hauiog plnc'nt a kw,?nd made them cry, 
 
 The reft ftsnd all siloofe,ar,d barkc at bim. 
 
 So far'd our Father with his Enemies, 
 
 So fled his Enemies my Warlike Father: 
 
 Me thinkes 'tis prize enough to be hi* Sonne. 
 
 Sec how theMorning opes her goldenGatea, 
 
 And takes her farwell of the glorious Sunne. 
 
 How well refemblet it the prime of Youth, 
 
 Trimm’d like a Yonker, prauncing to hi* Looe ? 
 
 Ed. I>az.le mine eyes,or doe I fee three Sunnes ? . 
 
 Jto&.Three glorious Suones,each one a perfeft Sunne, 
 "Not feperated with the racking Cloudy 
 But feuer'd in a paie ckare-friining Skye. 
 
 See/ee.they ioyne,crobrace,and fee me to kifTe, 
 
 As if they vow'd fome League inuiciable. 
 
 Now are they but one Lampc,on« Light,ooe Sunne t 
 In this,the Heauen figures fome euent. 
 
 Edward. Tis wondrous ftrange. 
 
 The like yet neuerheard of. 
 
 I thinke it cites v»(Brother)io the field. 
 
 That wee,the Sonnes of brine Plaestagenet, 
 
 Each ortealreadie blazing by our tneedcs. 
 
 Should notwithftanding ioyne our Lights together, 
 
 And ouer-fhine the Earth,as this the World, 
 
 "What ere it bodes, hence-forward will I beare 
 Vpon my Targuet three faire fhining Sunnes. 
 
 Richard. Nay,beare three Daughters: 
 
 By your leaue, l fpeake it. 
 
 You loue the Breeder better then the Male. 
 
 Enter one bloving. 
 
 
 I friould not for my Life but weepe with him. 
 
 To fee how inly Sorrow gripes his Soule. 
 
 JguetH. What,'weeping ripe,my Lord Northumberland i 
 Thinke but vpon the wrong he did vs all. 
 
 And that will quickly drie thy melting Teares. 
 
 Clifford. Heere's for my Oath, heere’s for my Father* 
 
 Death. . 
 
 Queent. And heere’* to right our gentle-hearted 
 
 King 
 
 Some dreadful! ftory hanging on thy Tongue i 
 Meff. Ah.one that was a wofull looker on. 
 
 When as theNoble Dukeof Yorke wasfraine, 
 
 Your Princely Fathcr.andmylouitJgLord. 
 
 Edvard. Oh fpeake no more, for I haue heard too 
 
 much. . 
 
 Ruhard. Say how he d/dc/or I will heare it til 
 Meff. Enuitoned he was with many foe*. 
 
 And flood againft them, as thchope of Troy 
 A gainft the Greekes.tbat wetdd haue entred Troy# 
 
 "—’*■ Exit. 
 
 Flntrijh. 
 
 A March. Enter Edvard, Richard, 
 and their power. 
 
 d Rdvard. 1 wonda howourPiincelyFathcrfcap’t: 
 Or whether he be fcap’t away.or no. 
 
 From Cliffords and Northumberland.t purfuu ? 
 
 Had he been tane.we fhould haue heard the newe*; 
 Had he beene flake,we fnould haue heard the newes: 
 I Or had he fcap’t.me thinkes wc fhould haue heard 
 The happy tidings of his good efcape. 
 
 How fares my Brother? why is he fo fad? 
 
 I Richard. 1 cannot ioy.vntill 1 berefolu’d 
 Where our tight valiant Father is become. 
 
 I faw him in the Batcaile range about. 
 
 And watcht him how he fingled Clifford forth. 
 
 Me thought he bore him in the thickeft troupe, 
 
 I As doth a Lyon in aHeard of Neat, 
 
 I Or as a Beare enebmpaft’d round with Dogges t 
 
 AilU ill dliy """ - -——* 
 
 Hewes downe and fells the hardeft-tymbet'd Oake. 
 
 By many hands youtFather was fubdu’d. 
 
 But onely flaught'red by the ireful] Arme 
 Of vn-releming Clifford ,and the Queenc: 
 
 Who crown’d the gracious Duke in high deipignt. 
 Laugh’d in his face: and when with g t>e } c *ff 
 The ruthlefTe Quecnc gaue him,to dry hiaCheekea, 
 
 A Napkin,ftccped in the harmelefle blood 
 Of fweet young Ratlandffsy rough Clifford flame t 
 And after many fcornes.many foule taunts, 
 
 I They tooke his Head.and on the Gate* of YorKe 
 They fet the fame,and there it doth remaine. 
 
 The faddefl fpeftacle that ere I view’d. 
 
 Edvcrd.Sviset Duke ofYorke.our Prop tokane vpon, 
 Now thou art gone,wee haue no Scaffe.no Stay. 
 
 Oh afford, boyf.’rous Clifford thou haft flame 
 The flowre ofEurope.for his Cheualne, 
 
 And trecheroufly haft thou van^uifht him. 
 
 For hand to hand he would haue vanquifht thee. 
 
 1 No w my Soule* Pal lace Is become a Prifon: 
 
 Ah,would fhe bretke from hence, that thit my bo ^.^ te 
 
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 M ight in che gToimd be dofed vp in reft; 
 
 For neuer heoceforth {Kali I icy againe r 
 
 Neuer, ob neuer (hall I fee more ioy. 
 
 R^ch. I cannot weepe: for all my bodies moyflure 
 
 Scarle ferues to quench my Furnase-bumlng hart: 
 
 Nor can my tongue voloademy hearts great burthen, 
 
 Fot felfts-famc winde that I fhould fpeake withall, 
 
 Ja kindling coales that fires all my bred. 
 
 And buines me vp with flames, that tears would quench. 
 To wvepe, is to make Iefle the depth of greefe; 
 
 Teares then for Babes; Biowes,and Reuenge for mee. 
 Richard, I bcare thy name, lie venge thy death, 
 
 Or dye renowned by attempting it. 
 
 Ed. His name that valiant Duke bath left with thset 
 
 His Dukedome, and his Chaire with me is left. 
 
 Rich. Nay,if thou be that Princely Eagles Bird, 
 
 Shew thy defeent by gsxing'gainfl the Sunne: 
 
 For Chstre and Dukedome, Throne and Kingdcme ft)', 
 Either that is thine, or elfe thou wet’t not his, 
 
 March. Enter Warwick?, Martftseffe Meant acute, 
 and their Army. 
 
 Warwick: How now faire Lotds ? What faire? WhaS 
 cewes abroad ? 
 
 RJch. Great Lord of Warwicke,if we (hould tecata p 
 Our balefull newes, and at each words deliueraoce 
 
 Stab Poniards in our flefh, till all were told. 
 
 The words would adde mote anguifti then the wounds, 
 
 O valiant Lord,the Duke ofYorke is fiaine. 
 
 Edo. OWarwicke, Warwicke, tkutPlantagenet 
 
 Which held thee deerely, as his Soules Redemption, 
 
 Is by the (feme Lord Clifford done to death. 
 
 War. Ten dayes ago, drown’d thefe newes in teares 
 And now co add? more meafure to your woes, 
 leome to tell you things fith then befalne. 
 
 After the bloody Fray at Wakefield fought. 
 
 Where your braue Father breath’d bis 1st eft gaspe, 
 Tydings, as fwtftly as the Poftcs could runne. 
 
 Were brought me of your Loffe, and bis Depart. 
 
 I then in London, keeper of the King, 
 
 Muftcr’d my Soldiers, gathered flockcsofFriends, 
 
 Marcht toward S. Albons.to intercept the Queens, 
 Bearing the King in my behalfe along s 
 
 For by my Scouts, I was aduertlfed 
 
 That (he was comming with a full intent 
 
 Todafti our late Decree in Parliament, 
 
 TouchingKing Henries Oath,and your Succeftion 3 
 
 Short Tale to make, we at S. Albons met. 
 
 Our Bactailes ioyn’d, and both (ides fiercely fought 3 
 
 But whether kw3s the coldncffe of che King, 
 
 Who look’d foil gently on his warlike Queene, 
 
 That robb’d my Soldiersoftheiv heated Spleene. 
 
 Or whether 'twas report of ber furceffe. 
 
 Or more then common feare of Cliffords Rigour, 
 
 Who thunders to his Captiucs,Blood and Death, 
 
 I cannot iudge; but to conclude with truth, 
 TheirWcaponsliketo Lightning, came and went s 
 
 Our Sooldietr like the Night-Owles laiie flight, 
 
 Or like a lazic Threftier with a Flaile, 
 
 Fell gently downe.as if ihey flrucke their Ftiends, 
 
 I cheer'd them vp with iuftice of our Caufc, 
 
 With oromife of high pay ,and great Rewards; 
 
 But all in raine, they had no heart to fight. 
 
 And we (in them) no hope to win the day. 
 
 So that we fled • the King vnto the Queene, 
 
 Lord George., your Brother, Notfolke, and rny Selfe, 
 
 Jn hade, port haftc. «re cane to loyne with you; 
 
 For in the Marches hccrewc beard you were, 
 
 Making another Head, to fight againe. 
 
 £ A Where is the Duke of Norfolke,gentle Warwick? 
 And when came Georgs from Burgundy to England? 
 
 war. Some fix miles off the Duke is with the Soldiers, 
 And for your Brother he was lately fenc 
 
 From your kir.de Aunt Duccheffe of Burgundle, 
 
 With ayde of Soijldiers to this needful! Warre. 
 
 Rich. Twas eddes belike,when valiant Warwick fled; 
 Ofchaue I heard his praifes in Putfuitc, 
 
 But ne’re till now, his Scandal! of Retire. 
 
 War. Nor now my Scandal! Richard,do(i thou lies re: 
 For thou (halt know this ftrong right hand of mine. 
 
 Can piucke the Diadem from faint Henries bead, 
 
 And wring the awcfull Scepter from his Fift, 
 
 Were he as famous, and as bold in Warre, 
 
 As he is fam’d for Mildnefle, Peace.and Prayer. 
 
 Rich. I know it well Lord Warwkk,blame me not, 
 
 Tis loue l beare thy glories makeme fpeake : 
 
 But in this troublous time, whatVco be done i 
 
 Shall wc gouhrow away our Coates of Steele, 
 
 And wrap our bodies in biacke mourning Gownes,' 
 Numb’ring our Aue-Mariea with our Beads ? 
 
 Or (hall we on the Helmets of our Foes 
 
 Tell our Deuocion with reueogeftjll Amies ? 
 Ifforthelaft.fay I, and to it Lords. 
 
 War. Why therefore Warwick came to feek you out. 
 And therefore comes my Brother Tetswnaguc : 
 
 Attend me Lords, the proud infulting Queene, 
 
 With Clifford, and the haught Northumberland, 
 
 And of their Feather, many moe proud Birds, 
 
 Haue wTOUghr the eafie-mclting King, like Wax. 
 
 He fv/ore confent to your Succeflion, 
 
 His Oath enrolled In the Parliament. 
 
 And now to London all the crew are gone. 
 
 To fruftrate both his Oath.and whar befide 
 
 May make againft the houfe of Lancafter. 
 
 Their power (I thinke)is thirty thoufand fttong a 
 
 Now, if the helpe of Norfolke,and my lelfe, 
 
 With all the Friends that thou braue carle of March, 
 Among’ft the lotting Welshmen can’ft procure. 
 
 Will but amount to fine and twenty tbouftnd. 
 
 Why Via, to London will we march. 
 
 And once againe, beflride our foaming Steeds, 
 
 Aod once againe cry Charge vpon our Foes, 
 
 But neuer once againe turnebacke and flye. 
 
 Rich. I, now me thinks I heart: great Warwick Tpeak; 
 Ne’re may he Hue to fee a Sun-fhine day. 
 
 That cries Retire. ifWarwicke bid himftay. 
 
 Ed. Lord Warwicke, on thy (boulder will I leaue. 
 And when thou fat!ft(asGod forbid the hoirre) 
 
 Muft Edward fall, which petillheauen forefend. 
 
 War. No longer Earle of March.but Duke o( Yorker 
 The next degree,is Englands Royall Throne: 
 
 Fot King ofEngUnd (halt thou beprodaim d 
 
 In euery Burrough as we pafic along. 
 
 And he that throwes not vp his cap for ioy. 
 
 Shall for the Fault make forfeit of his head. 
 
 King Edward, valiant 'Richard Mount ague : 
 
 Stay we no longer, dreaming of Renowne, 
 
 But found the Tnimpets,and about ourTaske. 
 
 Rich. Then Clifford, were thy heart as hard as Steele, 
 As thou haft (hewne it flimieby thy deeds, 
 
 I come to pierce it, or to giue thee mine. 
 
 Ed.Thcn ftrike vp Drutns,God and S.George for vs 
 
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 Enter a tMcffengtr, 
 
 War. How now? what newes t 
 
 M*f- The Duke ofNorfolke fends you word by me, 
 TheQueencis coraming with apuiffancHoaft, 
 
 And crauesyour company .for fpeedy counfell. 
 
 War. Whythenir forts,braue Warriors,let’saway, 
 
 Exettnt Omnet. 
 
 Flevrifh, Enter tbt Kutgfhe gueene, Clifford, Northum * 
 and Tong Prince, with Dtruvms and 
 
 Tru/npettet. 
 
 Jfu. Welcome nv Lord.to this braue town ofYorke, 
 Yondersthe head ofthac Arch-enetny, 
 
 Thac fought to be incoropaft with your Crowne. 
 
 Doth not the obieft cheere your beart,my Lord, 
 
 X. I,as the rocket cheare them that feare their wtack, 
 To fee this fight,ic irkes my very foule: 
 
 With hold reuenge(deercGod)’tis not my fault, 
 
 Hot wittingly haue I infring’d my Vow. 
 
 Clif. My graciousXiege, this too much lenity 
 
 And harmfull piny rouft be lay d afide: 
 
 To whom do Lyons caft their gentle Lookes f 
 
 Not to the Beaft, that would vlurpe their Den. 
 
 Whofe hand is that the Forreft Beare doth lieke ? 
 
 Not his that fpoyles her yongbefore her face. 
 
 Who fcapes the lurkingSerpemsmortall fling ? 
 
 Not he that ftts his foot vpon her backe. 
 
 The fmalieftWorme will tume, being croden on. 
 
 And Doues will pe eke in fafegard of their Brood. 
 Ambitious Yotke, did leuell at thy Crowne, 
 
 Thou fmiling, while he knit his angry btowes. 
 
 He but a Duke, would haue his Sonne a King, 
 
 And raife his iffue like a looing Sire. 
 
 Tbou being a King, bleft with a goodly fonne, 
 
 Did'ft yeeldconfent to difioherit him : 
 
 Which argued thee a moft vnlouingFather. 
 
 Vnreafonable Creatures feed their young. 
 
 And though mans face be fcarefull to their eyes, 
 
 Yet in proteftion of their tender ones. 
 
 Who hathnot feene them euen with thofe wings. 
 
 Which fometime they haue vs’d with fearfull flight. 
 
 Make wane with him that climb'd vnto their neft, 
 Offering their owne Hues in their yongs defence? 
 
 For (hame,my Liege, make them your Prefident: 
 
 Were it not pitty that this goodly Boy 
 
 Should loofe his Birth-right by his Fathers fault. 
 
 And long heereafter fay vnto his childe. 
 
 What my greacGrandfacher,and Grandfire got, 
 
 My careleffe Father fondly gaue away. 
 
 Ah, what a flume were this? Looke on the Boy, 
 
 And let his manly face, which proroifeth 
 
 SuccelTefull Fortune fteele thy melting heart, 
 
 Tohold thine owne,and ieaue thineowne with him. 
 
 King. Full well hath Clifford plaid the Orator, 
 Inferring arguments of mighty force: 
 
 But Clifford tell me, did'ft thou neuer heare, 
 
 That things ill got,had euer bad fucceffe. 
 
 And happy alwayes was it for that Sonne, 
 
 Whofe Father for his hoordiog went to hell r 
 lie Ieaue my Sonne my Vertuous deeds behind®, 
 
 And would my Father had left me oo more: 
 
 For all the reft is held at fuch a Rate, 
 
 As brings a thoufand fold more cate to keepe. 
 
 Then in poffeffion any iot ofpleafure. 
 
 Ah Cofin Yorke, would thy beft Friends did kneyv. 
 
 How it doth greeue me that my bead is heere. 
 
 Q *.My Lord cheere vp your fpirirs,our foes are nye. 
 And this foft courage makes your Followers faint: 
 
 You promift Knighthood to our forward fonne, 
 
 Vnfheatb your fword,and dub himprcfently. 
 Idsoardyaee\e downe. 
 
 Kmg. Edward Plantagenel, arife a Knight, 
 
 And learne this Leffon; Draw thy Sword in right, 
 
 Prm. My gracious Father,by your Kingly Ieaue, 
 
 He draw it as Apparam to the Crowne, 
 
 And in that quarrell.vfe it to the death. 
 
 Cliff. Why that is fpoken like a toward Prince, 
 
 Enter a "Meffcnger. 
 
 Rfeff. Royatl Commanders, be in readineffe. 
 
 For with a Band of thirty thoufand men, 
 
 Comes Warwicke backiog of the Duke ofYorke, 
 
 And in theT ownes as they do march along. 
 
 Prochimes biro King, and many flye to him, 
 
 Darraigne your battell,for they are at hand. 
 
 Clff. I would your Highnene would depart the field, 
 The Queene hath beft fucceffe when you are abfent. 
 
 £>u. I good my Lord,aod Ieaue vs to our Fortune. 
 Xing. Why, that’s my fortune too,therefore He flay. 
 North. Be it with rdoluclon then to fight. 
 
 Prm. My Royall Father,cheere thefeNoble Lords, 
 And hearten thofe that fight in youc defence: 
 Ynlbeathyour Sword,goodFather: Cry S.George. 
 
 March. Enter Edxard,Wam>icke,RkbarJ,Clarence, 
 Norfolk? yMcnntague/md Soldier t. 
 
 Edm. No w periur’d Henry, wilt thou kneel for grace? 
 And fet thy Diadem vpon my head? 
 
 Or bide the mortall Fortune of the field. 
 
 Qn. Go rate thy Minions, proud infulcing Boy, 
 Becomes it thee to be thus bold in termes. 
 
 Before thy Soueraigne,and thy lawfull King ? 
 
 Ed. IamhisKing.andhefhouldbowhisknce: 
 f wa» adopted Heire by his confent. 
 
 Cla. Since wheo,his Oath is broke: for as I "heare, 
 
 You that are King, though he do wcare the Crowne, 
 
 Haue caus’d him by new Aft of Parliament, 
 
 To blot out me,and put his owne Sonne in. 
 
 Clff. And reafon too. 
 
 Who (hould fucceede the Father, but the Sonne. 
 
 Rich, Are you there Butcher? 0,1 cannot fpeake. 
 
 Clif. 1 Crooke-backflrere I ftand to anfwertbee. 
 
 Or any he.theproudeft of thy fort. 
 
 Rich. T was you that kill’d yong Rutland,was it not? 
 Off. l.and oid Yorke,smdyet not fatisfied. 
 
 Rich. For Gods fakeLords giue fignaii to the fight. 
 War. What fay'ft tbou Henry , 
 
 Wilt thouyeeld the Crowne? (you fpeak? 
 
 Qa. Why how now long-tongu’d Warwicke, dare 
 When you and I, met at S.ts/lhont laft, 
 
 Your legges did better feruice then your hands. 
 
 V'ar. Then’t was my mine to fly, and now ’tis thine; 
 Clff. You Laid fo much before,and yet you fled. 
 
 War. ’Twas not yout valor Clifford drove me thence. 
 Wc7.No.nor your manhood that durft make you flay. 
 Rich. Northumberland,! bold thee reuerently, 
 Breakeoff the parky,for fcsrfe I can refraine 
 
 The execution of my big-fwolne heart 
 
 Vpon that Clifford, thac cruell Child-killet. 
 
 Clff. JflewtbyFather,caPft thoubimaChild? 
 
 Rich. 
 
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 Rich. I like a Daftard.aod a treacherous Coward, 
 
 As thou didd’ft kill our tender Brother Rutland, 
 
 But er e Sunfet.Ile make thee curfc the deeds 
 
 King. Hauc done with words (my Lords) and hear® 
 me fpeake. 
 
 Qh. Defie them then.or els hold clofe thy lip*. 
 
 King. I pry thee giue no limits to my T onguc, 
 lama King.and priuiledg’d to fpeake. 
 
 Cltf. My Liege.the wound that bred this meeting here 
 Cannot be cur d by Words,thcrefore be ft ill. 
 
 Rich. Then Executioner vnfheath thy (word; 
 
 By him that made vs all, I am refolu d. 
 
 That Cliffords Manhood.lyes vpon his congue. 
 
 Ed. Say I haue my right,or no: 
 
 A tboufand men haue broke their Fails to day. 
 
 That nc're (hall dine, vnlefle thou yeeld the Cro wne. 
 
 Wer if thou deny,their Blood vpon tby head. 
 
 For Yotke in iuftice put’s his Armour on. 
 
 Pr.Ed. If that be right,which Warwick faiesis right, 
 There is no wrong,but euery thing is tight. 
 
 War. Who tuer got thee,there thy Mother (lands. 
 
 For well I wqt,choa haft thy Mothers tongue. 
 
 £>u. But thou art ney tber like thy Sire nor Damme, 
 But like a foule mifhapen Stygmaticke, 
 
 Mark'd by the Deftmies to be avoided. 
 
 As venonie Toades, or Liaards dreadful! (Hogs. 
 
 'Rich. IronofNaples,hid with Englifti gilt, 
 
 Whofe Father beares the Title of a King, 
 
 (As if a Channel! (hould be call d the Sea) 
 
 Sham'd thou not, knowing whence thou ait extraught. 
 To let thy tongue deleft thy bafe-iorne heart. 
 
 Ed. A w i fpe of draw were worth a thoufand Crowns. 
 To make this fhamelefle Caller know her felfc: 
 
 Helen of Greece was fayrer farre then thou. 
 
 Although thy Husband may be Menelasu ; 
 
 And ne’re was Agamemnons Bcotherwrong’d 
 
 By chat falfe Woman.ss this King by thee, 
 
 HisFarher reuel’d m the heart of France, 
 
 And tsm'd the King,and made the Dolphin ftoope: 
 
 And had he match’d according to bis State, 
 
 He might haue kept that glory to this day. 
 
 But when he tooke a begger to his bed. 
 
 And grac’d thy poore Sire with his Bridal! day, 
 
 Euen then that Sun.fhine brew'd a (howre for him. 
 
 That wafnt bis Fathers fortunes forth of France, 
 
 And heap’d (’edition on his Crowneat home : 
 
 For what hath broach’d this tumult but thy Pride ? 
 Had'd thou benemeeke,our Title ftil! had flept, 
 
 And we in piety of the Gentle King, 
 
 Had dipt our Claime, viuill another Age. 
 
 CU.But when we faw, our Sunlhine made thy Spring, 
 And tha: thy Summer bred vs no increafe. 
 
 We fee the Ax« to thy vferping Rcote: 
 
 And though the edge hath lomething hit cur felues. 
 
 Yet know fRcu, fince we haue begun to ftrike, 
 
 Wce*l ncuer leaue, till we haue hewne thee down®, 
 
 Or bath’d tby growing,with our heated bloods. 
 
 Elw. And in this tefolution, I aefie thee. 
 
 Nor willing any longer Conference, 
 
 Since thou denicd’ft the gentle King to fpeake. 
 
 Sound i rumpets, let our bloody Colours waue. 
 
 And either Vi£lone,ot cifeaGraue. 
 
 SL*. Stay Edvard. 
 
 Ed. No wrangling Woman, wee’l no longer flay, 
 Thtfe words will con ten thoufand hues this day. 
 
 Excmt otnwt. 
 
 AUnsm. Excurfims. Enter Warwick/. 
 
 War. Fore-fpent with Toile, as Runner* with a Race, 
 
 I lay me downe a little while to breath: 
 
 For ftrokesreceiu’d.and many blowcs repaid, 
 
 Haue robb'd my ftroog knic fin ewes of their fttcngtli. 
 
 And fpight of fpight, needs muft l reft a-while. ? 
 
 Enter Edward naming. 
 
 Ed. Smile gentle heauen, or ftrike vngem'e death. 
 
 For this world frownes, and Edwards Suttnt is cluwded. 
 
 War, How now my Lord, what bappe? whathopeof 
 good? 
 
 Enter Clarence. 
 
 Cta. Our hap is Ioffe, oar hope but fad difpaire. 
 
 Our rankes are broke, and mine followes vs. 
 
 What counfaile giue yon? whether Gull we five? 
 
 Ed. Bootiefle is flight, they follow vs with Wings, 
 
 And wcake we arc,and cannot fhun purfuice. 
 
 Enter Richard. 
 
 Rich. Ah Wat wicke.why Hafty with^-awnthy felfe? 
 Thy Brothers blood thethirfty earth hath drunk. 
 
 Broach’d with the Steely point of Cliffords Launce: 
 
 And in the very pangs of death, he cryde. 
 
 Like to a difmall Clangor heard from fine, 
 
 Wstwicke, reuenge;Brother,reuenge my death. 
 
 So vnderneath the belly of their Steeds, 
 
 That (lain’d their FetlOckes in his fmoaking blood. 
 
 The Noble Geneleman gaue vp che ghoft. 
 
 War. Then let the earth be drunken with our blood: 
 lie kill my Horfe.becaufe 1 will not flye: 
 
 Why (land we like fofr-hearted women beere, 
 
 Wayling our lodes .whiles the Foe doth Rage, 
 
 And iooke vpon, as if the Tragedie 
 
 Were plaid in ieft, by counterfeiting A<ftors. 
 
 Heere on my knee, 1 vow to God aboue. 
 
 He neuer pawfe againe, neuer (land ftill. 
 
 Till either death hath clos’d tbefe eyes of mine. 
 
 Or Fortune gitien me raeaSure ofReuenge. 
 
 Ed, Oh W arwicke, I do bend my knee with thine. 
 
 And in this vow do chains my foule to thine: 
 
 And sre my knee rife from the Earths cold face, 
 
 I throw my hands, mine eyes, roy heart to thee. 
 
 Thou fetter vp, and slacker downe of Kings: 
 
 Be fetching thee (if with thy will it (lands) 
 
 That to my Foes this body muft be prey. 
 
 Yet that thy brazen gates of heauen may ope. 
 
 And giue fweet pafiage to my (infull foule. 
 
 Now Lords, take leaue vot'd! we rneete againe, 
 
 Where ere it be, in heauen,or in earth. 
 
 Rich. Brother, 
 
 Giue me thy hand, and gentle V/arwicke. 
 
 Let me imbrace thee in my weary anr.es : 
 
 1 that did neuer weeps, now melt with wo* 
 
 That Winter (hould cut oft'our Spring-timefo. 
 
 ITar. Away,aw3y: 
 
 Once more fweet Lords farwdl. 
 
 CU. Yet let vs altogether to cor Troopes. 
 
 And giue them leaue to flye, that will not (lay: 
 
 And call them Pillars that will ftsnd to vs : 
 
 And if we thriue, promife them fuch rewards 
 
 As Vigors weate at the Olympian Games. 
 
 This may plant courage in their quailing breads, 
 
 For ye t is hop e uf Li H and Vuftoiy: 
 
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 Excurffont. Enter Richard and Clifford. 
 
 Rtcb, Now Clifford ,1 haue fingled thee alone, 
 
 Suppose this armeisfor the Duke of Yorke, 
 
 And this for Rutland, both bound to reuenge, 
 
 Wer't thou inuiron’d with a Brazen wall. 
 
 Cliff, Now Richard ,1 am with thee heere alone, 
 
 This is the hand that ftabb’d thy Father Yorke. 
 
 And this the hand, that flew thy Brothe; Rutland, 
 
 And here’s the heart, that triumphs in their death. 
 
 And cheeres thefe hands, that (lev; thy Sire and Brother, 
 To caecute the like vpon thy felfe. 
 
 And fo haue at thee. 
 
 They Fight yvarooicke comet, Cliffordfiiil. 
 
 Rich. NayWarwicke,fingle out iome ether Chace, 
 ; or I my felfe will hunt this Wolfe to deat|a. Exeunt. 
 
 alarum. Enter King Henry alone. 
 
 Hen. This battell fares liketo the morningsWarre, 
 
 When dying clouds contend, with growing light. 
 
 What time the Shepheard blowing ofhis nailes. 
 
 Can neither call it perfect day, not night. 
 
 ^ow fwayes it this way, like a Mighty Sea, 
 
 Forc’d by the Tide, to combat with the Winde j 
 Mow fwayes it that way, like the felfe-fanae Sea, 
 
 Forc’d to retyre by furie of the Winde. 
 
 Sometime, the Flood preuailes; and than the Winde: 
 Now,one the better: then,anotber beft; 
 
 Both tugging to be Victors, breft to breft: 
 
 Yet neither Conqueror, nor Conquered. 
 
 So is the equall poife of this fell Warre. 
 
 Heere on this Mole-hill will I fit me downe, 
 
 ; To whom God will.thete be the Vi&orie: 
 
 For tJHergarettny Queene,and Clifford too 
 Haue chid me from the Battell: Swearing both. 
 
 They profpet beft of ail when I am thence. 
 
 Would I were dead, if Gods good will were fo ; 
 
 For what is in this world, but Greefe and Woe. 
 
 Oh God! methinkes it were a happy life, 
 
 To be no better then a homely Swaine, 
 
 To fit vpon a hill, as 1 do now. 
 
 To carue outDialls queintly,point by point. 
 
 Thereby to fee the Minutes how they runne s 
 How many makes the Houre full compleate. 
 
 How many H ourcs brings about the Day, 
 
 How many Dayes will ftnifh vp the Yeare, 
 
 How many Yeares.a Mortall man may liue. 
 
 When this is knowne.then to diuide the Times: 
 
 So many Houres, muft I tend my Flocke; 
 
 So many Houtes, muft I take my Reft: 
 
 So many Houres, mufti Contemplate: 
 
 So many Houres, muft I Sport my felfe; 
 
 So many Dayes, my Eweshauebene with yong: 
 
 So many weekes,ere the pooteFooles will Eane: 
 
 So many yeares, ere I fhall (heere the Fleece : 
 
 So Minutes, Houres,Dayes,Monthes,and Yeares, 
 
 Paft ouer to the end they were created, 
 
 Wouid bring white haires, vntoaQuiec graue. 
 
 Ah! what a life were this? How fweet? how louely ? 
 Giues not the Hawthorne bufh a Tweeter (hade 
 To Shepheards, looking on their filly Sheepe, 
 
 Then doth a rich Imbroider’d Canopie 
 ToKings, that feare their Subiefts treacherie ? 
 
 Oh yes, it doth; a thoufand fold it doth. 
 
 And to conclude, the Shepherds homely Curds, 
 
 His cold thinne drinkc out ofhis Leather Bottle, 
 
 His wonted fleepe, vnder a freftt trees (hade, 
 
 All which fecure, and fweetly he enloyes, 
 
 Is farre beyond a Princes Delicates : 
 
 His Viands fparkling in a Golden Cup, 
 
 His bodie couched in a curious bed. 
 
 When Care,Miftruft, and Treafon waits on him. 
 
 Alarum. Enter a Sonne that hath kjlTd hit Father, at 
 one docre : and a Father that hath kill d hie Sonne at 
 tberdoore. 
 
 Sen, Ill blowes the winde that profits no body. 
 
 This man whom hand to hand I flew in fight. 
 
 May be pofleffed with fome ftore of Crownes, 
 
 And I that (haply) take them from him now. 
 
 May yet (ere night) yeeld both my Life and them 
 To fome man elfe, as this dead man doth me. 
 
 Who’s this? Oh God! It is my Fathers face. 
 
 Whom in this Gonflidf.I (vnwares)haue kill’d : 
 
 Oh heauy times! begecting fuch Euents. 
 
 From London, by the King was I preft forth. 
 
 My Father being the Earle of Warwickesman, 
 
 Came on the part of Yorke, preft by his Maftei s 
 And I, who at his hands receiu’d my life, 
 
 Haue by mybands.ofLifebereaaed him. 
 
 Pardon me God, 1 knew not $vhat I did: 
 
 And pardon Father, for I knewjiot thee. 
 
 My Teares fhall wipe away thefe bloody markes: 
 
 And no more words, till they haue flow’d their filL 
 King. O pitteous fpeiftacle! O bloody Times! 
 Whiles Lyons Warte.and battaile for their Dennes, 
 Poore harmlefle Lanobes abide their enmity. 
 
 Weepe wretched man: He ayde theeTeate for Teare, 
 And let our hearts and eyes,like Ciuill Warre, 
 
 Be blindewith teares,and break ore-charg’d with griefe 
 Enter Father Rearing of hie Some. 
 
 Fa. Thou that fo ftoutly hath refilled me, 
 
 Giue me thy Gold, if thou haft aDy Gold : 
 
 For I haue bought it with an hundred blowes. 
 
 But let me fee: Is this our Foe-mans face ? 
 
 Ah.tio.no.no, it is mine onely Sonne. 
 
 Ab Bojr, if any life be left in thee, 
 
 ■fhrow vp thine eye : fee,fee,what fhowres arife, 
 Blowne with the windie Tempeft of my heart, 
 
 Vpon thy wounds, that kiilcs mine Eye,and Heart 
 O pitty God.this miferable Age! 
 
 What Stragems? how fell? how Butcherly? 
 
 Erreoneous, mutinous,and vnnaturall. 
 
 This deadly quarrell daily doth beget f 
 O Boy! thy Father gaue thee life too foone, 
 
 And hath bereft thee of thy life too late. 
 
 King. Wo aboue wo:greefe,more the common grfcefe 
 O that my death would flay thefe ruthfull deeds : 
 
 O pitty, pitty, gentle heauen pitty: 
 
 The Red Rofe and the White are on his face, 
 
 The fatal! Colours of our ftriuing Houfes: 
 
 The one,his purple Blood right well refembles, 
 
 The other his paleCheekes (me thinkes)prefenteth s 
 Wither one Rofe,and let the other flourifh : 
 
 Ifyou contend, a ihoul'and liues muft wither. 
 
 Sen. How will my Mother.for a Fathers death 
 Take on with me, andne’rebe fatisfi’d? 
 
 Fa. Howwillmy Wife.forflaughter ofmy Sonne, 
 Shed Teas ofTeares, and ne’re be fatisfi’d ? 
 
 King.Hovs will the Country,for thefe woful chances 
 
 Mif-thinke 
 
The third Tart o/KJng Henry the Six?. 
 
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 Mif-thinke the King, and not be fetisSed ? 
 
 San. Was eucr Tonne,forew'd a Father* death? 
 folk. Was cuer Father fo bemoan'd his Sonne ? 
 
 Hen. Wa* eucr King fo green’d for Sobie&s woe ?.• 
 Mncb is your forrow; Mioc,rcn times fo much. 
 
 San. lie be are thee hence, where I may weepe roy fill. 
 Fath. Thefie armes of mine (Kali be thy wioding (beet: 
 My heart (fweet Boy) (halt be thy Sepulcher, 
 
 For from my heart, thine Image ne’re (hail go. 
 
 My figbine breft, (hall be thy Faoerall hell; 
 
 And (o obfequious will tby Father be, 
 
 Men for the Ioffe of thee.hauing no more. 
 
 As Prior a was for all his V alunt Sonnes j 
 
 lie beirc tbee bcnce.and let them fight that will. 
 
 For I haoe onurtbered where 1 (hould not kill. Exit 
 Hm. Sad-heartcd-mcn, much cuergene with Care; 
 HetTe fits a King, more wofull then you are. 
 
 Alarums. Excurfions. Enter the Queen jbo 
 Prince,and Exeter. 
 
 Prin. Fly Farher.flye : for all your Friends are fled. 
 And Warwicke rages like a chafed Bull: 
 
 Away, for death doth hold vs inpurfoite. 
 
 Qu. Mourn you my Lord, towards Birwickepoft a. 
 maine: 
 
 Eduard. and Richard like a brace of Grey-hottnds, 
 
 Hauing the fearfull flying Hare in fight, 
 
 With fiery eyes.fparkling for very wrath. 
 
 And bloody fteele grafpt in their ytefull hands 
 Are at our backes.and therefore hence amasne. 
 
 Exit. Away: for vengeance comes along with them. 
 Nay, (lay not to expoftulate, make fpeed, 
 
 Of clfecocne after, lie away before. 
 
 Hen. Nay rake roe with thec,good fweet Exeter t 
 N »t that I (c»te co flay, but loue to go 
 Whether the Queene intends. Forward,away. Exeunt 
 
 isi lawdalartm. Enter Clifford Wounded. 
 
 £ 
 
 Clif. Heere bumes my Candle out; I.heere it dies. 
 Which whiles it lafted, gaue King Henry light. 
 
 O Lancaftcr! I feare thy ouerthrow, 
 
 More then my Bodies parting with my Soule: 
 
 My Loue and Feate, glew'd many Friends to thee, 
 
 And now I fall. Thy tough Commixtures melts. 
 Inspiring Henry, ftrength'ning mifproud Yorkc; 
 
 And whether flye the Gnats, but to the Sunne ? 
 
 And who (bines now, but Henries Enemies ? 
 
 O Phoebus'.had’ft thou neoer giuen confenr. 
 
 That Phaeton fhould checke thy fiery Steeds, 
 
 Thy burning Carre neuer had fcorch'd the earth. 
 
 And Henry , had'ft thou fway’d as Kings (hould do. 
 
 Or as thy Father.and bis Father did, 
 
 Giuing no grouod vnto the houfe of Yorke, 
 
 They neuer then had fprung like Sommer Flyes i 
 I, and ten thoufand in this luckleffc Realme, 
 
 Hcd left no mourning Wsddowes for our death. 
 
 And thou this day,had ft kept tby Chaise in pace. 
 
 For what doth chcrrilh Weeds,btit gentle ape? 
 
 And what makes Robbers bold, but too much lenity l 
 Boodeffe arePlaints.and Cureleffe are my Wounds; 
 
 No way to Sye. nor (hrength ro bold out flight: 
 
 The Foe is rnerciltfle, and will not pitty : 
 
 For at their hands I haue deferu'd no pitty. 
 
 The ayre hath got into my deadly Wounds, 
 
 And oad» eSule oi nVaite'rne taint: 
 
 Come Tcrleg, and RUhard.Wdrwichi-,and the refr , 
 
 I fiab’d your Fathers bofcsr.es; Split my brefi. 
 
 Altfrtms & Parent. Enter Edsirtsrd.Wsuiiirkks Richard, and 
 
 Soldiers,Montagus ,<*■ Clarence. 
 
 Ed. Now breath we Lords,good fortune bids ss 
 And (mocth the frowns: of W&r,wich peaceful! locket ; 
 SomeTrospespurfue the b]oody<^ninded Quejne, 
 
 That led calcic Henry, though he were a King, 
 
 As doth a Saile, fill’d with a fretting GuS 
 Command an A; go fie to fterontethe Weues. 
 
 But thinkc you(Lords)thac Clifford fled with them? 
 
 p Far. No, 'tis impofsiblc he (hould cfcspe: 
 
 (ror though before his face I fpeake the words) 
 
 Your Brother Richard markt him for theGraue. 
 
 And wherefoere he is, hee's Cutely dead. Clifford grows 
 Rich. Whofe foule is that which takes hir heauy kaue> 
 A deadly gr one, like life and deaths departing. 
 
 See who it is. 
 
 Ed. And now the Batrailes ended, 
 
 IfFriend ot Foe, let him begeocly vfed. 
 
 Rich. Reuokc that dooms of mercy .for'tis Clifford, 
 Who net contented that he lopp’d the Branch 
 In hewing Rutland, when hisleaues put forth. 
 
 But fet his muith ring knife vnto the Rootc, 
 
 From whence that tender fpray didfwecdy fpringj 
 I rr.eane our Princely Father .Duke of Yorke. 
 
 War. From off the gates of Y orke, fetch down f bead. 
 Your Fathers head, which Clifford placed there: 
 
 In dead whereof, let this fupply the roame, 
 
 Mesfore for meafure, mafl be aofwered, 
 
 £d.Enng forth that fstall Schreecbowle to our houfe. 
 That nothing fungbut death, to vs and oars; 
 
 Now death (hall flop his difimll threatning found. 
 
 And hia ill-boading tongne,no more (hall fpeake. 
 
 War. I thinke is vnderftandingis bereft: 
 
 Speakc Clifford, doft thou know who fpeakes to thee J 
 Darke cloudy death ore-frudes his beanies of life. 
 
 And he nor fees, nor heares vs,what we fay. 
 
 Rich. O would he did, and fo (perhaps)hc doth, 
 
 Tis but his policy to counter fet, 
 
 Becaufe he would auoid foeh bitter taunts 
 Which in the time of death he gaue our Father. 
 
 Cits If fo thou think'll, 
 
 Vex him with eager Words, 
 
 Rich. Cliffor <£aske mercy,and obtaine no grace. 
 
 Ed. Clifford,wps nt in bootlefife penitence. 
 
 War. Clifford, deuilc cxcufes for thy faults. 
 
 CU. While we deuife fell Tortures forthy faults. 
 Rich. Thou didd'ft loue Yotke,and I am fen to Yorks. 
 Edo. Thou pittieefft Rutland,! will pitty tbee. 
 
 Cla. Where’s Captaine {JWtngaret ,to fence you now? 
 War. They tnocke thee Clifford , 
 
 3wcare as thou was’twonr. 
 
 Rif. What, not an Oath? Nay then the world go’s haul 
 When Clifford cannot fpare his Friends an oath s 
 l know by that he’s dead,and by my Souk, 
 
 Ifthis right hand would buy two houres life, 
 
 ' That I(m all defpight) might rayle at him. 
 
 This hand (hould chop it off: & with the iffuisg Blood 
 Stifle the Villaine,whofe vcftanchcd third 
 Yorkc,and y 0112 Rutland could not f&iisfic 
 
 War. l,but he’s dead. Of with the Traitors head. 
 And reare it in the place your Fathers Hands. 
 
 An-1 now to London with Triumphant march, 
 
 p 3 There 
 
15 8 c fhe third ‘Tart of King Hetyy the Sixt. 
 
 Thereto be crowned Englands Royal) King : 
 
 From whence, (ball Warwicke cut the Sea to France, 
 
 And aske the Ladie Ben* for thy Queene: 
 
 So fhalt thou (iriow both thefe Linds together, 
 
 And hauing France thy Friend, ihon fhstt not dread 
 
 The framed Foe, that hopes to tife againe: 
 
 For t hough they cannot greatly fling to hurt, 
 
 Yctloeke to haue them buz to offend thine eares: 
 Firfl.will I fee the Coronation, 
 
 And then to Britar.ny IlecrofTe the Sea, 
 
 To effe<S this marriage, fa it pleafe my Lord. 
 
 £d. Euen as thou wilt fvveet Warwicke, let it bee: 
 
 For in thy (houWer do I btiilde my Scate 5 
 
 And neuer will I vndertake the thing 
 
 Wherein thy-eounfaile and confent is wanting: 
 
 ‘Hiskcrd, I will create thee Duke ofCiouccftcr, 
 
 And Oevrge of Clarence; Warwick? as our Selfe, 
 
 Shall do, and vodo as him pieafeth beft. 
 
 Rich. Let rat be Duke of Clarence, George cfGlcfter, 
 For Glofters Dukedomc is too ominous, 
 
 VPer. Tut, that’s a fooliflr obferuation : 
 ftjekard, beDakeofGlofler: Now to London, 
 
 To fee thefe Honors in poffefijon. Exeunt 
 
 Enter Smkjc^snd Homfrey,with Crcffi-bcws 
 tn sheer hands. 
 
 (our fellies: 
 
 Sink: Vnder this thicke grownebrake, wee'l (hrowd 
 For through this Laund anon the Deere will come. 
 
 And in this couert will we make our Stand, 
 
 Culling the principal! of all the Deere. 
 
 Huns, lie flay aboue the hill.fo both may flioot. 
 
 Sink. Thatcannot be, the noife of thy Crofle-bow 
 Will (carre the Heard,and fo my fhoot is loft ; 
 
 Heere fland we both, and ayme we at the beft: 
 
 And for the time (hall not feeme tedious. 
 
 He tell thee what befell me on a day. 
 
 In this felfe-place, where now we meane to Hand. 
 
 Sink. Heere comes a man, let’s fta y till he be part; 
 
 Enter the King with a Prayer book?. 
 
 Hm. From Scotland am 1 ftolnc euen of pure looe. 
 
 To gieet mine owne Land with my wifhfull fight: 
 
 No Harry,Harry, ’tis no Laud of thine. 
 
 Thy place is fill’d, thy Sccpcer wrung from thee. 
 
 Thy Balme wafhc oft, wherewith thou was Annointed : 
 No bending knee will call thee Cafart\ove, 
 
 No humble futers pteafetofpeake for right: 
 
 No, not a man comes for redreffe oftbee : 
 
 For how can I helpe them,and not my felfe ? 
 
 Sink: I,heere’saDeere,whofe skin's a Keepers Fee 
 This is the quondam King ; Let's feize vpon him. 
 
 Hen. Let me embrace the fower Adueifaries, 
 
 For Wife men fay, it is the wifeft courfe. 
 
 Hum. Why linger we?Let vs lay hands vpon him. 
 
 Sink^ Forbeare a.while.wee’l heare a little more. 
 
 Hen. My Queene and Son ate gone to France for aid: 
 And (as I heare)the great Commanding Warwicke 
 
 I: thither gone.toetaue the French Kings Sifter 
 
 T 0 wife for Edward. If this newer be true, 
 
 Poore Queene.and Sonne,your labour is but loft: 
 
 For Warwicke is a fubtle Orator: 
 
 And Lewis a Prince foone wonne with mooing words: 
 
 By this account then, Margaret may winne him. 
 
 For die’s a woman to be pitried much • 
 
 Her fighes will make a batt’ry in his brefl. 
 
 Her tea res will pierce into a Marble heart : 
 
 ThcTyget will bemilde, whiles the doth mourne; 
 
 And Nero will be tainted with remorfe. 
 
 To heare and fee her plaints, her Bnnifh Tearet. 
 
 1 , but (bee's come to begge, Warwicke to giue: 
 
 Shee on hie left fide, crauing ayde for Henrie ; 
 
 He on hss right, asking a wife for Edward 
 
 Shee Weepes, and fayes, her Henry is depos d: 
 
 He Smiles, and (ayes, his Edward is inftaul'd; 
 
 That (be (poore Wretch) for greefe can ipeakenoroote. 
 Whiles Warwicke cels his Title, fmooths the Wrong, 
 Inferreth arguments of mighty ftrength, 
 
 And inconclufion winnesthe King from her. 
 
 With prcmife of his Sifter, and whatelfe, 
 
 To ftrengthen and fupport King Echo or dr place. 
 
 O Margaret, thus ’twill be.and thou (poore fouk) 
 
 Art then fotfakcn,as thou went’ft forlome. 
 
 Hum. Say, what art thou taik’ft of Kmgs & Queens? 
 King. More then 1 ieeme.andleflethenl was born to : 
 A man at leaft, for lefle I fhould not be: 
 
 And men may talkc of Kings.and why not I ? 
 
 Hum. I,but thou taik’ft, as ifthou wer’t a King, 
 
 Kmg. Why fo 1 am (in Minde)and that’s enough. 
 Hum. But ifthou be a King, where is thy Crowne ? 
 King. My Crowne is in my heart,not on my head: 
 Not deck’d with Diamonds^and Indian (tones: 
 
 Nor to be feene : roy Crowne, is call’d Content, 
 
 A Crowne it is, that (ildome Kings enioy. 
 
 Ham. Well, ifyou be a King crown'd with Concent, 
 Your Crowne Contcnt,andyoo,muft be contented- 
 To go along with vs. For (as we thinke) 
 
 You are che king King Eduard hath depos'd: 
 
 And wc his fubie<fts,fworne in all Allegeance, 
 
 Will apprehend you.as his Enetnie. 
 
 King But did you neuer fweare,and breake an Oath. 
 Hum. No,neuer fuch an Oath,nor will not now. 
 
 King. Where did you dwell when I was K.ofEngland? 
 Hum. Heere in this Country,where we now remaioe. 
 Kmg. I was annoicued King at nine raonthes old. 
 
 My Faiher,and my Grandfather were Kings: 
 
 And you were fworne true Subiedh vneo me: 
 
 And tell me then,haue you not broke your Oatbes ? 
 5 /».No,for wc.werc Subie 6 b,bot while you wer king 
 Kmg. Why? Am I dead? Do I not breath a Man? 
 
 Ah fimple men,you know not what you fweare: 
 
 Lookers T blow thisFeather from my Face, 
 
 And as the Ay re blowes it to me againe. 
 
 Obey ing with my winde when I do blow. 
 
 And yeelding to another .when it blowes. 
 
 Commanded alway es by the greater guft; 
 
 Such is the lightncfle of you, common men. 
 
 But do not breake your Oaches, for of that (inne. 
 
 My milde intreatie (ball not make you guiltie. 
 
 Go where you will, the king (ball be commanded. 
 
 And be you kings, command,and He obey. 
 
 Stnk(o. We are true Subic&s to the king. 
 
 King Edward. 
 
 King. So would you be againe to Henrie, 
 
 If he were feated as king Edward is. 
 
 Smklo. We charge you in Gods name & the Kings, 
 Togo with vs vnto the Officers. 
 
 King. In Gods name lead,your Kings name be obeyd, 
 And what God wiIJ,rbat let your King performe. 
 
 And what he will, I humbly yecld vnto. Exeunt 
 
 Enter K.Edward, Glofker,Clarence,Lady Cray . 
 
 King. Brother ofGlofter.ar S.Albons field 
 
 This 
 
Hhe third\ 'part ofKjpg Henry tbeSixt. i$y 
 
 This Ladyej Husband.Sir RickardGrey ,was flaine. 
 
 His Land then feiz'd on by the Conqueror, 
 
 Her fuit is now,to repoflcffe thofe Lands, 
 
 Which wee in Iufticc cannot well deny, 
 
 Becaufe in Quarrell of the Houfe of Tarlp, 
 
 The worthy Gentleman did lofc his Life. 
 
 Rick. Yout Highnefle (hall doe well to graunc her fuit 
 
 It wetcdifhonor to deny it her. 
 
 Kv>g. It were no leffc.but yet lie make a pawfc. 
 
 Rich. Yca,is it fo : 
 
 I fee the Lady hath a thing to graunt. 
 
 Before the King will graunt her humble fuit. 
 
 ('Urenee. Hee knowes the Game, how truehee keepes 
 the winde? 
 
 Rich. Silence. 
 
 King. Widow, we will confider of yout fuit. 
 
 And come fome other time to know our mmde. 
 
 Wtd. Right gracious Lord,I cannot brooke delay: 
 
 May it plcafe your Highnefle to refolue me now. 
 
 And what your pleafure is,(hall facisfie me. 
 
 Rich. 1 Widow? then lie warrant you all your Lands, 
 And if what pleafes him„(haU pleafure you s 
 
 Fight clofer.or good faith you’le catch a Blow. 
 
 Clarence. I feare her not.vnlefle (he chance to fall. 
 
 Rich. God forbid that,for hee’le take vantages. 
 
 King. How many Children haft thou, Widow { tell 
 me. 
 
 Clarence. 1 thinfce he meanes to begge a Child of her. 
 
 Rich Nay then whip me: hee’le rather giuc her two. 
 
 triil. Three,my moft gracious Lord. 
 
 Rich. You (hall haue foure, if youle be rul’d by him. 
 
 Ktng. 'Twere pittie they (hould Sofe their Fathers 
 Lands. 
 
 Wtd. Be pittifull,dread Lord.and graunt it then. 
 
 Kmg. Lords giue vs leaue, Be trye this Widowes 
 wit. 
 
 Rich. I,good leaue haue you, for you will haue leaue 
 Till Youth take leaue,and leaue you to the Crutch. 
 
 Km. Now tell me, Madame, doe you loue you 
 Children ? 
 
 WLd. I,(ull at dearely as I loue my felfe. 
 
 King. And would you not doc much to doe them 
 good ? 
 
 tVid. To doe them good, I would fuftayne fome 
 harme. 
 
 King. Then get your Husbands Lands, to doe them 
 good. 
 
 wid. Therefore I came vneo yout Maieftie. 
 
 King. lie tel! you how chefe Lands are to be got. 
 
 Wd So (hall you bind me to your Highnefle feruice. 
 
 King. What fetuice wilt thou doe me,if 1 giue them? 
 
 " What you command.that refts in me to doe. 
 
 King. But you will take exceptions to my Boone. 
 
 trd No,gracious Lord,except I cannot doe it. 
 
 King. I.butthoucanft doe what I meant to aske. 
 
 friZ Why then I will doc what your Grace com¬ 
 mand;. 
 
 Rich. Hee plyes her hard, and much Raineweares the 
 Marble. 
 
 CUr. As red as fire l nay thcn,her Wax muft melt. 
 
 Vtd. Why ftpppei my Lord ? (hall I not heare my 
 Taske? 
 
 King. An e&fie Taske,'tis but to loue a King. 
 
 IKid. That’sfooneperform’d,becaufe 1 ama Subieft 
 
 King. Why then, thy Husbands Lands I freely giuo 
 thee. 
 
 tniiL I take my leaue with many thoufand thankes. 
 
 Rich. The Match is made,(he« (bales it with a Curfie. 
 King. Butftay thee/cis the fruits of loue I meant, 
 
 Wtd. The fruits of Loue,I incane.my louing Liege. 
 King. I,but I feare me in another fence. 
 
 What Loue.think’ft thou,I fue fo much to get ? 
 
 [Kid. My loue till death,my humble thanks,my prayers, 
 That loue which Vertue bcgges.and Vertue graunts. 
 
 Kwg. No,by my troth,I did not mesne fuch loue. 
 pciJ. Why then you meane not,as I thooght you did. 
 King. But now you partly may perceiuc my mindc, 
 U^id. My minde will netier graunt what I pcrcciue 
 Your Highnefle aymes at,if I ayme aright. 
 
 King. To tell thee plaine,I ayme to lye with thee. 
 
 ITid. To tell you plaine, 1 had rather lye in Ptifon, 
 
 King. Why then thou (halt not haue thy Husbands 
 Lands. 
 
 1 rid. Why then mine Honcftie (hall be my Dower, 
 
 For by that !o(fe,I will not purchafe them. 
 
 King. Therein thou wrong’d thy Children mightily. 
 lTuf. Herein your Highnefle wrongs both them Seme; 
 But mightie Lord, this merry inclination 
 
 Accords not with the fadnefleof my fuit: 
 
 Plcafc you difmifle me,eyther with I,or no. 
 
 King. I,if thou wilt fayltomyrequeft: 
 
 No,if thoudo'ft fay No to my demand. 
 
 [Fid. ThenNo.my Lord:my fuit is at an end. 
 
 Rich. The Widow likes him not, fhee knits her 
 Browes. 
 
 Clarence. Hee is the bluntcft Wooer in Chriften- 
 dotne. 
 
 King. Het Looks doth argue her replete with Modedy, 
 Her Words doth (hew her Wit incomparable. 
 
 All her perfe&ions challengeSoueraigntie, 
 
 One way,ot other,(hee is for a King, 
 
 And fhee (hall be my Loue,or elfe my Qpecne. 
 
 Say .that King Cdteard take thee for his Queene ? 
 
 [Kid. 'Tis better faid then done,my gracious Lord: 
 
 I am a fubiedt fit to icaft wtthall, 
 
 But farre vnfit to bt a Scueraigne. 
 
 Kmg. Sweet Widow.by my State I fweare to thee, 
 
 1 fpeake no more then what my Souleintends, 
 
 And that is,to enioy thee for my Loue, 
 
 ITid. And that is more then 1 will yteld vnto: 
 
 I know,! am too meane robe your Queene, 
 
 And yet too good to be your Concubine. 
 
 King. You cauill.Widow.I did meane my Queene. 
 mZ ’Twill gricue yout Grace, my Sonnes (hould call 
 you Father. 
 
 King. No more,then when my Daughters 
 
 Call thee Mother. 
 
 Thou art a Widow,and thou haft fome Children, 
 
 And by Gods Mother,! being but a Batchelor, 
 
 Haue other-fome. Why ,’tis a happy thing, 
 
 To be the Father vnto many Sonnes: 
 
 Anfwer no more,for thou (halt be my Qncene. 
 
 Rich. TheGhoftly Father now hath done his Shrifr. 
 Clarence. When hee was made a ShriuerAwas fot fhifu 
 King. Btothcrs, you mufe what Chat wee two haue 
 had. 
 
 Rich. The Widow likes it not, for (bee lookes my 
 fad. 
 
 Kmg. You’Jd thinke it ((range, if I (hould marrie 
 her. 
 
 Clarence. To who, my Lot d l 
 
 King . Why Clarence ,to my felfe. 
 
1 6 o 'The third Tart of Kjng Henry the Sixt. 
 
 Rath. Thu would bcterme dayes wondn at theleaP, 
 
 Clarence. Thai’s a day longer then a \Vonder laps. 
 
 Rich. By fo much it theWonder in extremes. 
 
 King- Well.ieaP on Brothers: I can tell you both, 
 
 Her fuit is graumed fot her Husbands Lands. 
 
 inter a Noble man. 
 
 Not. My gracious Lord, Harry your Foe is taken, 
 
 And brought ycur Prifoner to your paliace Gare. 
 
 King. See that hebecoouey'd vDtothe Tower i 
 
 And goe wee Brothers to the man that tooke him, 
 
 To quePion of his apprehenfion. 
 
 Widow goe you along: Lords vfe her honourable. 
 
 Examt. 
 
 "Manet Richard. 
 
 Rich. J,Edward will vfc Women honourably: 
 
 Would he were waPedjMa/Tcrw^oneSjand all. 
 
 That from his Loynes no hopefull Branch may fpring. 
 
 To erode me from the Golden rime I loeke for; 
 Andyet.betweene mySonles defire,and ate, 
 
 The inPfull EJr/ards Title buryed, 
 
 Is Clarence. Henry.sad his Sonne young Edward, 
 
 And all the vnlook’d-for Ifrue of their Bodies, 
 
 To take their Roomes.ere J can place cny felfe: 
 
 A cold premeditation for my purpofe. 
 
 Why then I doe but dreame on Soueraigntie, 
 
 Like one that flands vpon a Promonrorte, 
 
 And fpyes a farre-off (bore,where hec would tread, 
 Wifhinghis foot were equal! with his eye. 
 
 And chides the Sea,that landers him from thence. 
 
 Saying hce'le lade it dry.to hauc his way : 
 
 So doe 1 wifh the Crowne.being fo farre off. 
 
 And fo 1 chide the meanes that keeper me (torn it, 
 
 And fo(Ifay) lie cut the Csufesoff, 
 
 Flattering me with impoffibilities : 
 
 My Eyes too quicke,my Heart o’re-weenes too much, 
 Vnleffe my Hand and Strength could equall them. 
 
 Well,fay there is noKingdome then for Richard: 
 
 What other Pleafurecan the World affoord ? 
 lie make my Heauen in a Ladies Loppe, 
 
 And deckc my Body in gay Ornaments, 
 
 And ‘witch fwe'it Ladies with my Words and Lookes. 
 
 Oh miferable Thought j and more vnlikcly, 
 
 Tnen to accomplifn twentieGoiden Crownes. 
 
 Why Loue forfwore me in my Mother* Wombe : 
 
 And fori (hould not dcale in her foft Lswes, 
 
 Shee did corrupt frayleNature with fome Bribe, 
 
 To Oirinke mine Arme vp like a wither'd Shrub, 
 Tomakeancnuious Mountaineon my Back, 
 
 Where (its Deformitic to rnocke my Body; 
 
 To (hape my Lcgges of an vnequall fizt, 
 
 To dif-proportion me in euery part: 
 
 Like to a Chaos, or an vn-lick’d Beare-whelpe, 
 
 That carryes no imprelfion like the Damme. 
 
 And am I then a man to be belou’d? 
 
 Oh mor. Pious fault.to harbour fuch a thought, 
 
 Then fince this Earth affoords no loy to me. 
 
 But to command ,co check,to o’te-beare fuch, 
 
 As ate of brtte Perfon then my felfe : 
 
 He make my Heauen,to dreame vpon the Crowne, 
 
 And whiles I Iiue,t'account this World but Hell, 
 
 Vntill my mis-lKap d Trunke, thac hearts this Hrad, 
 
 Be round impaled with a glorious Crowne, 
 
 And yet I know not how to get the Crowne, 
 
 For many Liues ftand betweene me and home: 
 
 sj 
 
 And I,like one loll in a Thornie Wood, 
 
 That rents theThomes.and is rent with theTborne*, 
 Seeking a way ( and Praying from the way. 
 
 Not knowing how to nnde the open Ayte, 
 
 But toylmgdefperately to finde it out, 
 
 Tortnent my felfe,to catch the Enghfh Crowne; 
 
 And from that torment 1 will Pee my felfe, 
 
 Or hew my way out with a bloody Axe. 
 
 Why I can fmi!e,and murther whiles 1 (mile. 
 
 And cry,Content,to that which gtieues my Heart, 
 
 And wet my Cheekes with artificial! Team, 
 
 And Pame my Face to all occafions. 
 lie drowne more Saylcrs then the Mermaid fhall, 
 lie Hay more gazeis then the Bafiliske, 
 lie pUy the Orator as well as Ncfior, 
 
 Deceiue more Pyly then Vhffet could, 
 
 And like a Syr, on .we another Troy. 
 
 I can adde Colours to the Camelion, 
 
 Change fhapes with Proteus, for aduantsgea. 
 
 And fet the murtherous CMacbeuM to Schoole. 
 
 Can ! doe this^nd cannot get a Crowne? 
 
 Tut,were it farther off,He plocke it downe. Exit. 
 
 Flourifh. 
 
 Eater Lefts the Trench King, hie Sifter Son*, hie 
 */tdrruTaU,caird Tlonrtwi • Prince Edward, 
 
 Queene Margaret .and the Earle of Oxford. 
 
 Lewu fits,and rifetb vp agante. 
 
 Lewis. Faire Queene of England, worthy Margaret, 
 Sit downe wish vs : it ill befits thy State, 
 
 And Birth, that thou fhould'P Pand,whilc Lew* doth fit, 
 Marg. No,mightic King off ranee: now Marg artt 
 MuP Pnke her faylc,and leatne a while to feruc, 
 
 Whetc Kings command. 1 was (1 muP confeffe) 
 
 Great Albions Qoeenc.in former Golden dayes ; 
 
 But new mifchance bath trod my Title downe, 
 
 And with dif-honot layd me on the ground, - 
 Where I mud take like Seat vnto my fortune, 
 
 And to my bumble Seat conforme my lelfc. 
 
 Lewis. Why fay, faire Queene, whence fprings this 
 deepe defpaire ? 
 
 Marg.Vrom fuch a cau(V,as fills mine eyes with tcures, 
 And Pops my tongue,while heart is drown’d in cares. 
 
 Lewie. What ereit bc,be thou Pill like thy felfe. 
 
 And fit thee by our fide. Scan her try birr.. 
 
 Yeeld not thy necke to Fortunes yoske, 
 
 B A let thy dauotlefle mindc Pill ndc in triumph, 
 
 Ouer all mifchance. 
 
 Be plaine,Queene Margaret, and tell thy griefe. 
 
 It Piall be eas'd,if France can yeeld telicfe. 
 
 Mnrg. Thofe gracious words 
 
 Reuiuemy drooping thoughts. 
 
 And giue my torrgue-ty'd lorrowes leaue to fpeske. 
 
 Now therefore be it krvownc to Noble Laois, 
 
 That Henry fo\c poffcflbr of tny Loue, 
 
 Is,of aXing.becomeabanifhtman, 
 
 And foro’d to line in Scotland a Forloroe; 
 
 While prowd ambitious Edward.Duke of Yorke, 
 
 Vfnrpes the Reg.ili Title.and the Seat 
 
 Of Englands true anoynted lawful! King. 
 
 This is the caufe that l.poore CWargaret, 
 
 With this my Sonne.Prince Edward. Henrtet Heire, 
 
 Am come to craue thy iuP and lawfull ayde: 
 
 And ifthpu faile vn.all our hope is done. 
 
 Scotland hath will to he!pc,bat cannot helpe : 
 
 Our 
 
■ — ■ ■ ■■■■ — ■-■■■■ — ■■■■■■ ■■ - . . . . .. — -■ - - , 
 
 _ The third Tart of fag Henry the Sixt. _kfi 
 
 Out People,and our Peeres.are both mil-led, 
 
 Our Treafure feiz’d.our Souldiors put to flight. 
 
 And (as thou feeft ) our felucs in heauie plight. 
 
 Lewie. Renowned Queene, 
 
 With patience calme the Storme, 
 
 While we bethinkc a meanei to breafce it off. 
 
 Marg. The more wee ftay, the flronger gtowes our 
 Foe. 
 
 Lewie. The more I flay, the more He fuccour thee. 
 Marg. 0,but impatience waiteth on true forrow. 
 And fee where cornea the breedcrof my forrow. 
 
 Enter Warwick*. 
 
 Lewi/. What’s hee approacheth boldly to our pre- 
 fence ? 
 
 Marg. Our Earle of Warwicke, Edward/ greatefl 
 Friend. 
 
 Lewi/. Welcome btiue Warwicke, what brings thee 
 to France ? Hee defeends. Sbec artfitb. 
 
 Marg. I now begins a fecond Storme to rife. 
 
 For this is hee that moues both Winde and Tyde. 
 
 Wane. From worthy Edward, King of Albion, 
 
 My Lord and Soueraigne,and thy vowed Friend, 
 
 I come (in Kindneffe, and vnfayned Loue ) 
 
 Firfl.to doe greetings to thy Royall Perfon, 
 
 And then to craue a League of Atnitie: 
 
 And laftly,toconfirme that Amitie 
 
 With NuptUll Root,if thou vouchfafe to graunt 
 
 That vertuous Lady 2 ?<?<» 4 ,thy faire Sifter, 
 
 To Englands King.in lawful^Maniage. 
 
 Mart. If that goe forward, Henrie/ hope is done. 
 Ware*. And gracious Madame, SpeaktngtoBona, 
 In our Kings behalfe, 
 
 I am commanded,with your leaueand fauor. 
 
 Humbly to kiffe your Hand, and with my Tongue 
 To tell the paflion of my Soueraignes Heart; 
 
 Where Fame,late entring at his heedfull Hares, 
 
 Hath plac’d thy Beauties Image.and thy Vertue. 
 
 Marg. KmgL«*/>,and Lady^cija.hearemefpeake, 
 Before you zntoct Warwick* ■ His demand 
 Springs not from Edward/ well-meant honeft Loue, 
 
 But from Deceit,bred byNeceffitier 
 Forhow can Tyrants fafely couctne home, 
 
 Vtrleffe abroad they purchaie great allyance? 
 
 To proue him Tyrant,this realon may fuffice. 
 
 That Henry liueth ftill: but were hee dead, 
 
 Yet here Prince Edward ftands.King Henries Sonne. 
 Looke therefore Lewi,that by this League and Marisge 
 Thou draw not on thy Danger.and Dis-honor: 
 
 For though Vfurperi fwav the rule a while. 
 
 Yet Heau’ns arc iuft,and Time fuppreffetb Wrongs. 
 Wane. Iniurious tJMargaret. 
 
 Edw. And why not Queene ? 
 
 iVarw. Bccaufe thy Father Henry did vfurpe. 
 
 And thou no more art Prince,then (hee is Queene. 
 
 Oxf. Then difanulls great Icbn of Gaunt, 
 
 Which did fubdue the greateft part of Spaine; 
 
 And after iobnoi Gaunt, Henry the Fourth, 
 
 Whofe Wifdome was a Mirror to thewifeft: 
 
 And after that wife Prince, Henry the Pift, 
 
 Who by his Prowefle conquered all France: 
 
 From thefe,our Hwy lineally defeends. 
 
 Wane. Oxford. how haps it in this fmoorh difeourfe. 
 You told not,how Henry the Sixt hath loft 
 All that,which Htrrry the Fift had gotten: 
 
 Me thinkes thefe Peeres of France fhould fmile at that. 
 But for the reft; you tell a Pedigree 
 Of threefcore and two yeeres.aTilly time 
 To make preferiptioo for a Kingdomes worth. 
 
 Oxf. Why Warwicke,c anft thou (peak againft thy Liege 
 Whom thou obeyd’ft thirtie and (lx yeercs, 
 
 And not bewray thy Treafon with a Blu(h? 
 
 Wane. Can Oxford, that did eucr fence the right, 
 
 Now buckler Falfehood with a Pedigree ? 
 
 For fhame leaue//enrj , ,arKi call Edward King. 
 
 Oxf Call him my King, by whofe iniurious doome 
 My elder Brother,the Lord Idubrcj Here 
 Was done to death ? artdmore then fo,my Father, 
 
 Euen in the downe-fall’cf his mellow'd yeeres, 
 
 When Nature brought him to the doo*e of Death? 
 
 No Warwicke, no: while Life vpholds this Atmc, 
 
 This Anne vpholds the Houfe of Lancaftcr. 
 
 Warw. And I the Houfe of Torkt. 
 
 Lewie. Queene Margaret, Prince Edward, and Oxford , 
 Vouchfafe at our requeft,to ftand afide, 
 
 While I vfe further conference with Warwicke. 
 
 They (land eioofe. 
 
 Marg. Heaucns graunt, that Warwickei wordes be 
 witch him not. 
 
 Lw.Now Warwicke, tell me euen vpon thy confcienct 
 Is Edward your true King ? for I were loth 
 Tolinke with him,th3t were not lawful! chofen, 
 
 RTarw. Thereon I pawne my Credit, end mine He 
 nor. 
 
 Lewie. But is hee gracious in the Peoples eye? 
 
 IKarw. The more.that Henry was vnfortunate. 
 
 Lewie. Then further : all diffembling fet afide. 
 
 Tell me for truth,the mcafure of his Lous 
 Vnto our Sifter Bona. 
 
 {Par. Such it feernes. 
 
 As may befeeme a Monarch like hlmfelfe. 
 
 My felfe haue often heard him fay.and fweare, 
 
 That this his Loue was an external! Plant, 
 
 Whereof the Root was fixt in Venues ground, 
 
 The Leaues and Fruit maintain’d with Beauties Sunne, 
 Exempt from Enuy, but not from Difdaine, 
 
 Vnleffe the Lady 'Bona quit his paine. 
 
 Lewie. Now Sifter,let vs heate your firme refotue. 
 Bona. Your graunt,oryour denyall,fhall be mine. 
 Yet I confeffe,that often eretliis day. Speak/ to Ufa 
 When 1 haue heard your Kings defert recounted. 
 
 Mine eare hath tempted Judgement to defire. 
 
 Lewie. Then Warwicke, thus : 
 
 Our Sifter/ball be Edward/. 
 
 And now forthwith fliall Articles be drawno, 
 
 Touching the loynture that your King muft make, 
 Which with her Dowrie fliaUbecounter-poys’d; 
 
 Draw neere,Queene Margaret,o nd be a witneffe, 
 
 That Bona (ball be Wife to the Englilb King 
 Pr.Edw. To Edward, but not to the Enghfb King 
 Marg. Deceitfull Warwick* ft was thy deuice, 
 
 By this alliance to make void my fuit: 
 
 Before thy comming,Lr»« was Henries friend. 
 
 Lewie. And ftill is friend to him,and Margaret. 
 
 But if your Title to the Crownebe weake. 
 
 As may appeare by Edward/ good fuccefie; 
 
 Then 'tis but reafon,thac I be releas’d 
 From giuing ayde,which late I promifed. 
 
 Yet (ball you h3ueal! kindneffe at my hand. 
 
 That your Efface requires,and mine can yeeld. 
 
 Warw, Henry now liues in Scotland,at his eafe; 
 
 When 
 
i6z The third Tart of Henry the Sixt . 
 
 Where Viauing nothing, nothing can he lofe. 
 
 And at for you your (clfc(our quondam Queene) 
 
 You haue a Father able to maintaine you, 
 
 And better 'twere, you troubled him, then France. 
 
 Mur. Peace impudent^nd (hamelelTe W ai wicke, 
 Proud fetter vp, and puller downe ofKings, 
 
 I will not hence, till with myTalke and Tesrei 
 (Both full ofTruth) 1 make King Lewis behold 
 Thy (lye conueyance,and thy Lords falfe loue, 
 
 Tofi blowing a home Within. 
 For both of you are Birds of felfe-faroe Feathet. 
 
 Lewes. Warwicke.this is fome pofte to v*,or tbee. 
 Enter the Pcfle, 
 
 Tofi. My Lord Ambaffador, 
 
 There Letters are for you. Speaks to Warwick., 
 
 Sent from your Brother Marquefle Montague. 
 
 Thefe from our Kine.vnto your Maiefty, To Lewie. 
 And Madam,thefe for you; To Margaret 
 
 from whom, I know not. 
 
 Thy aRreade their Letter!. 
 
 Oxf. I like it well, that our faire Queene and Miftri* 
 Smiles at her newes, while Warwicke frownes at his. 
 
 Prmce Ed. Nay marke how Lcwu ftampes as he were 
 netted. 1 hop^all’sforthebefb 
 
 Lew. Warwicke.what axe thyNewesf 
 And youft, faire Queene. 
 
 Mar. Mine fuch.as fill my heart with vnhop’d ioyes. 
 -f/ar, Mine full of forrow, and hearts difeontent. 
 Lew. What? has your King married the Lady Grtj i 
 And now to footh your Forgery, and His, 
 
 Sends me a Paper to perfwade me Patience ? 
 
 1 s this th' Alliance that he feekes with France ? 
 
 Dare he prefume to fcorne vs In this manner ? 
 
 M>v. I told your Maiefty as much before t 
 This proueth Edwards Loue.and Warwickeshonefty. 
 
 War. King Lewie, 1 hcere protefl in fight of bcauen. 
 And by the hope I haue of heauenly blfffe. 
 
 That 1 am deere from this mifdeed of Edwards', 
 
 Np more my King,for he difhonors me. 
 
 But moll himfelfe, if be could fee his (hame. 
 
 Did I forget, that by the Koufe ofYorke 
 My Father came vntimely to his death? 
 
 Did I let paffe th’abufe done to my Neece ? 
 
 Did I impale him with the Regall Crowne t 
 Did I put Henry from hu Natiue Right ? 
 
 And am 1 guerdon’d at the laft, with Shame ? 
 
 Shame on himfelfe,for my Defert is Honor. 
 Andtorepaire my Honor loft for him, 
 
 I heere renounce him,and returne to Henry. 
 
 My Noble Queene, let former grudges paffe. 
 
 And henceforth, I am thy true Setuitour s 
 I will reuenge his wrong to Lady Tone, 
 
 And replant Henry in his former Rate. 
 tJMar. Warwicke, 
 
 Thefe words hauetum'd my Hate, to Louc,’ 
 
 And I forgiue, and quite forget old faults, 
 
 And ioy that thou becom’ft King Henries Friend. 
 
 fTar. Somuchhii Friend, I,his vnfainedFriend, 
 That ifKing Lewie vouchCafe to furnifb vs 
 With fome few Bands ofehofen Soldiours, 
 
 He vndertake to Land them on our Coaft, 
 
 And force the Tyrant from his feat by Warre 
 Tis not his new-made Bride (ball fuccour him. 
 
 And as for Clarence, as my Letters tell trie, 
 
 Hee's v try likely now to fall fron) him, 
 
 For matening more for v;anton Luft,then Honor, 
 
 Of then for ftrengthand fafety ofour Country. 
 
 "Bona. Deere Brother,how (hall Bona be reueng’d. 
 
 But by thy helpeto this diftrefled Queene ? 
 
 Mar. Renowned Prince.how (ball Poore Henry hue, 
 Vnieffe thou refeue him from foule difpaire ? 
 
 Boon. My querret.and this Enghfh Queens,are one. 
 War. Arid mine faire Lady ^Scftj.ioynes with yours. 
 Lew. And mine.with hers,and thine,and Margeries. 
 Therefore,at laft, 1 firmely am refolu’d 
 You (ball haueayde. 
 
 Mar. Let me glue humble thankes for all^at once. 
 Lew. Then Englands Mefienger,resume in Pofte, 
 
 And tell falfe Edward, thy 1'uppofed King, 
 
 That Lrwto of France, is fending ouer Maskers 
 To reuell It with him,and his new Bride. 
 
 Thou feeft what’s paft,g° feare thy King withal!. 
 
 Bona. Tell him,in hope hee’l proue a widower fhortly 
 1 weare the Willow Garland for his fake. 
 
 Mar. Tell him,my mourning weeds are Hyde afide. 
 And 1 am ready to put Armor on. 
 
 tt'ar. Tell him from me,that he hath done me wrong. 
 And therefore lie vn.Crowne him, er’t be long. 
 
 There’s thy reward, be gone. Exu Pofh. 
 
 Lew. ButWarwicke, 
 
 Thou and Oxford, with fiue thoufmd men 
 Shall crofTe the Seas,and bid faHe Edward battaile; 
 
 And as occafton ferues, this Noble Queen 
 And Prince, (ball follow with a frcfbSupply. 
 
 Yet ere thou go, but anfwer me one doubt. 
 
 What Pledge haue we of thy firme Loyalty ? 
 
 War. This (ball afTure my conftant Loyalty, 
 
 Tnat if our Queene.and this young Prince agree* 
 Ileioynemineeldeft daughter,endrny Ioy, 
 
 To him forthwith, in holy Wedlocke band*. 
 
 Mar. Yetjlagtee.aadihankcyouforyour Motion. 
 Sonne Edw,vd, (lie is Faire and Vertuous, 
 
 Therefore delay not, giue thy hand to W&rwicke, 
 
 And with thy hand, thy faith irreuocahlc, 
 
 That ondy Warwickes daughter (hall be thine. 
 
 Trirs.Ed, Yes,I accept her,for (he well deferues it. 
 And heere to pledge my Vow, I giue my hand. 
 
 Hegiues his band to Tk’arw. 
 
 Lew> Why ftay we now ? Thele fcldiers (halbeleuicd, 
 And thou Lord Bourbon,our High Admirall 
 Shall waft them ouer with out Royall Fleete. 
 
 I long till Edward by Waires mifchance, 
 
 For mocking Maniage with 3 Dame of France. 
 
 Exeunt. Mitnet IMarwickf. 
 fl^ar. I came from Edward as Arrvbafiador, 
 
 But 1 returne his fworne and mortall Foe; 
 
 Matter of Marriage was the charge he gaue me, 
 
 But dreadfull Warre (ball anfwer his demand. 
 
 Had he none elfc to make a (Tale but me ? 
 
 Then none but I, (ball turne his left to Sorrow. 
 
 1 was the Cheefetbat rais’d him to theCrowne, 
 
 And lie be Cheefe to bring him downeagaine i 
 Not that I piety Hnnes mifery. 
 
 But feeke Rcuenge on Edwards mockery. £xit. 
 
 Enter Richard, Ctarsnee, Somerfet, and 
 Mount ague. 
 
 Tfch, Now tell me Brother Clarence, uthit thinke you 
 Of this new Marriage with the Lady Cray} 
 
 Hath not our Brother made a worthy choice? 
 
 C/a. Alas,you know.tis farre from hence to France, 
 
7 'be third Tart of f\jn£ Henry the Sixt, 
 
 1 6\ 
 
 How could he (lav till Warwick* made returne? 
 
 Som. My Loidi,fotbeireihuta!ke: heerc comes the 
 King. 
 
 Floterifh. 
 
 Enter King Edward.Lady Grej.Penbrwlef,Staf¬ 
 ford, Hafiinos: fffttrt fland on one fid*, 
 and fourt on the othfr. 
 
 Rich. And his well-chofen Bride. 
 
 Clarence. 1 minde to tell him plainly what 1 thinke. 
 
 King. Now Brother of Clarence, 
 
 How like you our Choyce, 
 
 That you ftand penfiue,?s helfe rnalecontem ? 
 
 Clarinet. As well as Lewi* of France, 
 
 Or the Earleof Warwlcke, 
 
 Which are fo weake of courage,and in iudgement, 
 
 That they le take no offence at our abufe, 
 
 Kmg. Suppofe they take offence without a eaufe 
 They are but Levis and Warwick*, I am Edvard, 
 
 Yout King and H'arwickes, and muff haue my will. 
 
 Rich. And fhall haue your will, becaufe out King: 
 
 Yet haftie Marriage feldome proueth well. 
 
 King. Yea,Brother Richard, are you offended too t 
 
 Rich. Not I : no t 
 
 God forbid,that I fhould wi(h them feuer’d. 
 
 Whom God bath ioyn’d together: 
 
 I,and Twere pittie, to funder them. 
 
 That yoake fo well together. 
 
 King. Setting your ckomes,and yoar miflike afide, 
 Tell me fome reafon,why the Lady Grey 
 Should not become my Wife,and Englandl Queene? 
 And you too Sonscrfet ,zc\d GMossntague, 
 
 Spcake freely what you thinke. 
 
 Clarence. Then this is mine opinion: 
 
 That King Lewi* become yout Enemie, 
 
 For mocking him about the Marriaga 
 Of the Lady Bona. 
 
 Rich. And Warwicks, doing what yougaue in charge, 
 fsnow dis-honored by this new Marriage. 
 
 King. What, if both Levi* and iVcrwick^be appeas’d, 
 By fuch inuention as I can dcuife ? 
 
 Meant.Yet,to haue ioyn’d with France in fuch alliance, 
 i Would more haue fhength'ned this our Commonwealth 
 ’Gainft forraine (formes,then any home-bred Marriage. 
 
 HaSl. Why.knowes not Motortague, that of it felfe, 
 England is fafe.if true within it felfe ? 
 
 Mount. But the fafer.when 'tis back’d with France. 
 
 Hail. *T'u bettet vfing France,then trufting France: 
 Let vs be back'd with God,and with the Seas, 
 
 Which he hath giu’n for fence impregnable, 
 
 And with their helpes,oncly defend our felues: 
 
 In them.and in our felues.our fafetie lyes. 
 
 Clar. For this one fpeech, Lord Hafimgs well deferues 
 To haue the Heire of the Lord Hungerford. 
 
 King. I,what of that ? it was my will,and graunt, 
 And for this once,my Will ihall Hand for Law. 
 
 Rich. And yet me thinks.your Grace hath nor done well, 
 To giue the Heire and Daughter of Lord Scale* 
 
 Vnto the Brother of your louing Bride $ 
 
 $hee better would haue fitted me,or Clarence : 
 ButSfypgr Bride you burie Brotherhood. 
 
 Clar. Or elfe you would not hauebeftow’d the Heire 
 Of the Lot i "B orouU oq yournew Wiues Sonne, 
 
 And leaue your Brothers to goe (peede elfewberc. 
 
 Kcng, Ala* poore Clarence: Is h for a Wife 
 That tnoo art maleconcent l I will prouide tbets. 
 
 Clarence. In chufing for your felfe, 
 
 You fhew’d your iudgement: 
 
 Which being (hallow, you (hall giue me leaue 
 To play the Broker in mine owne behalfe; 
 
 And to chat cnd,I fhortly minde to leaue you. 
 
 King. Leaiie me,or tarry, Edward will be King, 
 
 And not be ty’d vnto his Brothers will. 
 
 Lady Grey. My l.ords,before it pleas'd his Maieftie 
 To ray fe my State to Title of a Queene, 
 
 Doe me but right^nd you meft all confeffe. 
 
 That I was not ignoble of Defcent, 
 
 And meaner then my felfe haue had like fortune 
 Sut as this Title honors me and mine. 
 
 So your diflikes.to whom I would bepleafing. 
 
 Doth cloud my ioyes with danger, ana with (arrow. 
 
 King.My I.oue,forbeare to fawne vpon their frownes 
 What danger,or what forrow can befall thee, 
 
 So long as Edward is thy conftant friend. 
 
 And their true Soucraigne,whons they mu ft obey ? 
 Nsy.whom they (hall obey,and loue thee too, 
 
 Vnlcfic they feeke for hatred at my hands: 
 
 Which if they doe.yet will I keeps thee Cafe, 
 
 A,nd they (hall feele the vengeance of my wrath* 
 
 BJsb. I heafe, yet fay not much,but thinke the more. 
 
 Enter a Pofie, 
 
 King, Now Mtflenger.what Letrtrs,or what Newes 
 from France ? 
 
 - Pofi. My Soueralgne Liege,no Letters,& few words, 
 But fuchyas I (without your fpeciall pardon) 
 
 Dare not relate. 
 
 King. Goe too,wee pardon thee : 
 
 Tbereforejn briefe,tell me their words. 
 
 As neete ss thou canft gueffe them. 
 
 What anfwer makes King Lewis vnto our Letters ? 
 
 Pofi. At my depart.tnefe were his very words j 
 Goe teil falfe Edward ,the fuppofed King, 
 
 That Lewis of France is fending ouer Maskers, 
 
 To reuell it with him.and his new Bride. 
 
 King. Is Lewi* fd oraue f belike he thinkes me Uer.ry. 
 But what faid Lady Bona to my Marriage ? 
 
 Pofi. Thefe were net words,vtt'red with mild difdaine 
 Tell him,in hope hee'le proue a Widower fhortly, 
 lie weare the Willow Garland for his (ake. 
 
 King. I blame not her j (he could fay little leffer 
 Shie had the wrong. But what faid Henries Queene ? 
 
 For I haue heard,that (he was there in place. 
 
 Pofi. Tell him(quoth (he) 
 
 My mourning Weedes are done. 
 
 And I am tea die co pur Armour on. 
 
 King. Belike {heminds tophy theA.roazon. 
 
 But what hidWurn'Ldiczo ikie iniuries ? 
 
 Pofi. He.more incens’d againfi your Maiefhe, 
 
 Then all the reft,difcharg’d me with thefe words: 
 
 Tell him from me,th3t he hath done me wrong, 
 
 And therefore lie vnerowne him.er’t be long. 
 
 A:»<^.H*?dutft the Traytor breath out fo prowd words? 
 Well,I will aime me,being thus fore-warn'd: 
 
 They (hall haue Warm,and pay for their preemption. 
 But f»y,is Warwicks friends with Margaretl 
 pofi. I, gracious Soueraigne, 
 
 They are fo link’d in friendfhip. 
 
 That yong Prince Edward marryes A '’"arwicij Daughter 
 Clarence. Belike,the elder; 
 
 Clarence will haue the younger. 
 
 Non 
 
16 4 TTu? third Tart of f\ing Henry the Sixt 
 
 Nov; Brother King farewell,and fit you faff. 
 
 For I will hence to Warwtckes other Daughter, 
 
 That though I want a Kiogdome, yet in Marriage 
 
 I may not proue inferior to your felfe. 
 
 You that loue me,and Wanvick?, follow me. 
 
 Exit Clarence t a»4 SomerfttfoBowts. 
 
 Rich. Not I« 
 
 My thoughts ayme at a further matter t 
 
 J Hay not fot the loue of £dn'urd,but the Crowne. 
 
 King. Clarence and Somrfet both gone to Warwicks ? 
 
 Yet am I arm’d againft the worft can happen t 
 
 And hafteis needfull in this defp'rate cafe* 
 
 Pembrooks and Stafford, sou in our behalfe 
 
 Goe leuie mcn,and make prepare for Warre $ 
 
 They are alresdie,or quickly will be landed: 
 
 My "felfe in perfon wiil ftraight follow you. 
 
 Exeunt Pends rook? and Stafford* 
 
 But ere I go e.Haftsngs and ftlomtague 
 
 Refohie tn/doubt; you ctvalne,of all the reft, 
 
 Are neere to Warwick?, by bloud,and by allyancc s 
 
 Tell me.if you loue/Panvicl^rmore then me; 
 
 If it be fo.thcn both depart to him: 
 
 X rather wifh you foes.then hollow friends. 
 
 But if you minde to hold your true obedience, 
 
 Giue me aflursnee with feme friendly Vow, 
 
 That I may neucr haue you in fufpedt, 
 
 t /Mount. So Go.d helpc cMmtntaeuc, as hee proues 
 true. 
 
 Hatt. And Huttings ,as hee fauours Edwards caufe. 
 Ktng. Now,Brother Richard,veM you (land by vs ? 
 Rich. 1, in defpight of all that (hall withftand yoa. 
 King. Why fo : thenainl fure of Vitftorie. 
 
 Now therefore let vs hence,and lofe no howre, 
 
 Till wee meet Warwick!, with his forreine powre. 
 
 Exeunt, 
 
 ’Enter Warwick? and Oxford in England, 
 with French Souldtors. 
 
 Warm. Truft me,my Lord, all hitherto goes well, 
 
 The common people by numbers fwarrne to vs. 
 
 Enter Clarexce and S enterfet. 
 
 But fee where Somcrfet and Clarence comes: 
 
 Speake fuddenly ,my Lords,are wee all friends ? 
 
 Cher, Feare not that,my Lord. 
 
 Warw. Then gentle Clarence ,welcome vr,to Warwick?, 
 And welcome Somerfet: 1 hold it cowardize. 
 
 To reft miftruftfull.where a Noble Heart 
 
 Hath pawn'd an open Hand, in figne of Loue; 
 
 Elfe might J thinks,that Clarence,Edwards Brother, 
 
 Were butafained friend to our proceedings: 
 
 Bur welcome fweet ffhrer.ee,nw Daughter fhall be thine. 
 And now,what refts ? but' in Nights Couertuie, 
 
 Thy Brother being careleflely encamp’d, 
 
 His Souldiors lurking in the Towns about, 
 
 And but attended by a Hroplc Guard, 
 
 Wee may furptize and take him at our pleafure, 
 
 Gur Scouts haue found the aduentute very safie s 
 
 That as Hlyjfitt, and ft out Dsomede, 
 
 With Height and manhood Role to Rhtfitt Tents, 
 
 And brought from thence the Thracian fatall Steeds; 
 
 So wee,wellcouer'd with the Nights black Mantle, 
 
 At vnawares may beat downe Edwards G uird, 
 
 And feizehimfelfe: I fay not,ftaughterhim, 
 
 Fpr I Intend but onely co furprize him, 
 
 Yon that will follow me to this attempt 
 
 Applaud the Name ot WVnry.with yourLeader. 
 
 They all cry.llenry. 
 
 Why then,let’s on our way in filcnt fort, 
 
 For Warwicks and his friends,God and Saint George. 
 
 Extant. 
 
 Enter three Watchmen to guard the Kings Tent, 
 
 i. rr-rr-i.Comcon my Mafters,each man take his Band, 
 The King by this,is fet him downe to (leepe. 
 
 i . Wasco. What, will he not to Bed? 
 
 X.Watch, Why,no;forhehath madeafelsmne Vow, 
 Neuer to lye and take his naturall Reft, 
 
 Till Warwick ?,or himfelfe,be quite fuppreft. 
 
 l Watch. To morrow then belike (hall be the day. 
 
 If Warwick? be fo neere as men report. 
 
 j. Watch. But fay,I pray,what Noble man is that. 
 
 That with the Xing here teftech in his Tent ? 
 
 1. Watch. Tis the Lord Huffing}, the Kmgs chiefefl 
 friend. 
 
 j, Watch. O.is it fo ? but why commands the King, 
 That his chiefe followers lodge in Townes about him. 
 While he hirofelfe kcepes in the cold field ? 
 
 2 . Watch. ’Tis the more honour,becaufe more dange¬ 
 rous. 
 
 3 . Watch. I,but glue me worfhip, and quictnefle, 
 
 I like it better then a dangerous honor. 
 
 If Warwick# knew in what eftate he fiands, 
 
 ’Tis to be doubted he would waken him. 
 
 1. Watch. VnlefTe our Halberds did fhut vp his paf- 
 fcge. 
 
 2 . Watch. I; wherefore elfe guard we his Roy all Tent, 
 But to defend his Perfon from Night-foes ? 
 
 Enter Warwick?, Clarence, Oxford,Stmerfit , 
 and French Souldiors,ftlent all. 
 
 Warw. This is his Tent.and fee where.ftand his Guard: 
 Courage my Mafters: Honor now,or neucr; 
 
 Eut follow me,and Edward (hall be ours, 
 t. Watch, Who goes there ? 
 
 S .Watch. Stay,or thou dyeft. 
 
 Warwick? arid the reft cry all, Warwick?,Warwick*, 
 and ftt upon the Guard,whofiye .crying,^irme,jdnM, 
 Warwick? and the reft following them. 
 
 The Drumnte flaying, and Trumpet founding. 
 
 Enter Warwick?,Somerfet,and the reft,ormgwe the King 
 out at bts Gown*, fitting in a-Chaire • Richard 
 and Haft mg t fiyes oner the Stage. 
 
 Som. What are they that fiye there? 
 
 Warw. Richard and Haftissgt: Unban goe, heere Is 
 the Duke. 
 
 K.Edtv. The Duke? 
 
 Why Warwick?, when wee parted. 
 
 Thou call’dft rae King. 
 
 Warw. I,but the cafe is alter'd. 
 
 When you difgr 3 c’d me in my Etr.ba(fade, 
 
 Then Idegraded you from being King, 
 
 Andcomenow to crest? you Duke of Yoike. 
 A’.as.howfhould you gouerne any Kingdome, 
 
 That know not how to vfe Embaffadors, 
 
 Nor how to be contented wuh one Wife, 
 
 Nor hew to vfc your Brothers Brotherly, 
 
 Nor how to ftudie for the Peoples Welfare, 
 
 i Nor how to (hrowd your felfe from Enemies? 
 
 K.Edts. Yea. 
 
Hoe third Tart of inz Henry the Sixt, 1 6 y 
 
 K.Ed w. Yea.Brothei of Clarence, 
 
 Art thou here too? 
 
 Nay then 1 fee,that Edward needs mull downe. 
 
 Yet Warwick;, in defpight of all mifehaoce. 
 
 Of chce thy (cifc.and all chy Complices, 
 
 Edward will alwayes beare himfclfe as King : 
 
 Though Fortunes uialllce ouerthtow my State, 
 
 M v mindc exceedes the compalTe of her Wheele. 
 
 Wan*. Then for his tninde, be Edward Englands King, 
 
 Taker off bu Crowr.e. 
 
 But Henry now (hall weare the Enghfh Crowne, 
 
 And be true King iodeede: thou but the (hadow. 
 
 My Lord of Somerfet, at ray reoueft, 
 
 See that forthwith Duke Edward be conuey'd 
 Vnto my Brother Arch-Bifhop of Yorke : 
 
 When 1 haue fought with Pfndrr oaky jnd his fellowes, 
 
 lie follow you, and tell what anfwer 
 
 Lewis and the Lady 'Bona fend to him. 
 
 slow fot a-while farewell good Duke of Yotke. 
 
 They hade him ent forcibly. 
 
 K.Ed. What Fates iropofe.that men mud needs abide 
 It boots not to refill both wlnde and tide. Exetan 
 Oxf. What now remaines my Lords for vs to do, 
 
 Bat march to London with our Soldiers ? 
 
 War. I.that’s the firft thing that we haue to do. 
 
 To free King Henry from imprtfonmcnt. 
 
 And lee him ieated in the Regall Throne. exit. 
 
 Enter Rmen,and Lady Cray. 
 
 R/o. Madam.what makes you in this fodaln change? 
 Cray. Why Brother Rivers, are you yet to learnt: 
 What late misfortune is befalneKing Edward ? 
 
 Rue. What lofle of fome pitcht battell 
 Againft Warwick.ft 
 
 Gray. No.but the Ioffe of his owne Royall perfon. 
 Riu. Then is my Soueraigne (laine ? 
 
 Gray. I almoft (Uine,fot be is taken prifoner. 
 
 Either betrayd by falfhood ofhis Guatd, 
 
 Or by his Foe furpnz’J at vnawares : 
 
 And as I further haue to vndetftand. 
 
 Is new committed to the Bifhop ol Yorke, 
 
 Fell Warwickes Brother, and by that our Foe. 
 
 Rut. Thefe Newcs I muft confeffc are full of greefe. 
 Yet gracious Madam, beare it as you may, 
 
 W at wicke may loofc that now hath woone the day. 
 
 Gray. Till chcn.faire hope muft hinder liues decay: 
 And l the rather waine me from difpsire 
 Fot loue of Edwardi Off-fprlng in my worobc: 
 
 This is it that makes me bridle paffion. 
 
 And beare with Miidneffe my misfortunes crofTe ; 
 
 1,1, for this I draw in many a teare, 
 
 And flop the rifing ofblood-fucking fighes, 
 
 Leaft with my fighes ot team, 1 blaft or drowns 
 King Edwards Fiuite,uue heyte to th'Engli(h Crowne. 
 
 Rut. But Madam, 
 
 Where is Warwicke then become ? 
 
 Cray- 1 am inform'd that he comes towards London 
 To fet the Crowne once more on Henriet head, 
 
 Gucffe thou the reft. King Edwards Fntnds muft downe 
 But to preuem the Tyrants violence, 
 
 (For truft nothim that hath once broken Faith) 
 lie hence forthwith vnto the Sanfluary, 
 
 To fauc (at leaft )the beite ok Edwards right i 
 There (hall I reft fecure fiom force and fraud ; 
 
 Come therefore let vs flye, while we may flye, 
 
 If Warwick? take vs,we arc furetodye. exeunt 
 
 Enter Richard,Lord Haftmgt t and Sir WiUiam 
 Stanley. 
 
 Rich. Now my Lord Haftmgt, and Sir William Stanley 
 Leaue off io wonder why I drew you hither, 
 
 Into this chcefeft Thicket of the Parke. 
 
 Thus (land the cafe :you know our Kmg,my Brother, 
 
 Is prifoner to the Bifhop here,at whofe hands 
 He hath good vfage.and great liberty. 
 
 And often but attended with weake guard. 
 
 Come hunting this way to difport hitnfelfe. 
 
 I h3ue aduertis’d him by fecret meanes. 
 
 That If about this houre he make this way, 
 
 Vnder the colour of his vfuall game, 
 
 He (hall beerefindehis friends with Horfe and Men, 
 
 To fet him free from his Capttuitie. 
 
 Enter King Edward, and a Huntfman 
 with him. 
 
 Hnntfman. This way my Lord, 
 
 For this way lies the Game. 
 
 King Edw. Nay this way man. 
 
 See where the Huntfmen (land. 
 
 Now Brother ofGlofter,Lord Haftingr.and the reft. 
 Stand you thus clofe to ftcalc the Biftiops Deere ? 
 
 Rjch. Brother,the time and cafe.requireth baft, 
 
 Your horfe (lands ready at the Parke-coroer. 
 
 KmpEd. But whether (hall we then? 
 
 Haft. To Lyn my Lord, 
 
 And (hipt from thence to Flanders. 
 
 %ich. W el gueft belecue me,for that was my meaning 
 K.Ed. Stanley ,] will requite thy forwardneffe. 
 
 'Rich. But wherefore flay we? 'tis no time to talke. 
 K.Ed. Huntfman, what fay'ft thou ? 
 
 Wilt thou go along l 
 
 H*»tf. Better do fo,then tarry and be bang'd. 
 
 Rich. Come then away,lets ha no more adoo. 
 
 K.Ed. Bifhop farwell, 
 
 Sheeld thee from Warwickes frowne, 
 
 And pray that I may re-poffeffe the Ctowoe. exeunt 
 
 Flonrifh. Enter King Henty thefixt, Clarence, Warwick#, 
 Somerfet, young Henry , Oxford, Mount ague, 
 and Lieutenant. 
 
 K.Hen. M Lieutenanc,now thatGod and Friends 
 Haue (haken Edward from the Rcgall feate. 
 
 And turn'd my captiue (late to libertie, 
 
 My feare to hope,my forrowes vnto loyes. 
 
 At our enlargement wh at are thy due Fees ? 
 L««.Subie£fs may challenge nothing of theit Sou’rains 
 But,if an humble prayer may preuaile, 
 
 1 then craue pacdonyrf your Maieftie. 
 
 K.Hen. Fot what. Lieutenant •’For well vfingtnc? 
 Nay .be thou fure.lle well requite thy kindneffe. 
 
 For that it made my iinprifonmcnt,apleafure; 
 
 I, fuch apleafure,asincaged Birds 
 Conceiue; when after many moody Thoughcs, 
 
 At laft,by Notes of Houfhold harmonie, 
 
 They quite forget that lofTc of Libertie. 
 
 _ 3 _ 
 
1 6 8 7 he third T 5 art of t\ing Henry tbc Sixt. 
 
 But V'arwtcke ) ihct God,thou fet’ft me free. 
 
 And chicfely therefore,! ihamke God,and thee. 
 
 He was the Author,thou the Inftrumcnt. 
 
 Therefore that I may conquer Fortunes fpight, 
 
 By liuing low, where Fortune cannot hurt roe. 
 
 And that the people of this blcffed Land 
 
 May not he punjfht with roy thwarting ftartes. 
 
 Varwtcke, although my Head Ihll wearc the Cro tvnc, 
 
 J here refigne roy Gouernment to thee. 
 
 For thou art fortunate in all thy deeds. 
 
 Varw. Your Grace hath ftill beene fara d for verwoui. 
 And now may feeroe as wife sa vertuotis. 
 
 By fpyingand auoiding Fortunes malice. 
 
 For few men tightly temper with the Starres t 
 
 Yet in this one thing let me blarae your Grace, 
 
 For chufing me, when Clarence is in place. 
 
 Cl or No Warwtcke art worthy of the fw*y. 
 
 To whom the Heauna in thy Natiuitie, 
 
 Adiudg'd an Oliue Branched LawreB Crowne, 
 
 As likely to be bieft in Peace and Warre : 
 
 And therefore I yeeld thee ray free confent. 
 
 Vara. And I thufe Clarence onely for Prote<9or. 
 
 Kmg.H'arwtcfiod Clarence,give me both your Hands 
 Now ioyne your Hands,Sc with your Hands your Hearts, 
 That no diflention hinder Gouernment: 
 
 1 make you both Prote&ors of this Land, 
 
 While I my fclfe will lead a priuate Life, 
 
 And in deuotion fpend my latter dayes. 
 
 To finnes rebuke.and my Creators prayfe. 
 
 Vara. What anfweres Clarence to his Soueraignts 
 will t 
 
 Clar. That he confents, if Varwtche yeeld confent. 
 
 For on thy fortune 1 rtpofe ray felfe. 
 
 Vara Why theo,though loth,yet muft I be content i 
 Weele yoake together,like a double fhadow 
 
 To Henries Body,and fuppiy his place ; 
 
 I meane.in bearing weight of Gouernment, 
 
 While he cnioyes ihe Honor.and his cafe. 
 
 And Clarence,now then it is more then needful], 
 
 Forthwith that Edwara be pronounc d a Traytor, 
 
 And all his Lands and Goods confiscate. 
 
 Clar. What elfe > and that Succeflion be determined 
 
 Vara. I,therem Clarence fhall not want his part. 
 
 King But with the firft,of all your chiefe affaires. 
 
 Let me entreat (for I command no mote) 
 
 That Margaret your Queene, and my Sonne Edvard, 
 
 Be lent for,to returne from France with fpeed : 
 
 For till l fee them here, by doubtful] fearc. 
 
 My toy of libertie is halfc eclips’d. 
 
 Cher. It fnall bee done, roy Soueraignc, with alJ 
 fpeede. 
 
 King My Lord of Somerfet,what Youth is that. 
 
 Of whom you feeme to haue fo tender cart ? 
 
 Somrrf. My Liege, it is young Henry, Earle ofRicl 
 mond 
 
 King. Come hither,England* Hope : 
 
 Layer hu Hand on bss Head, 
 
 If fecret Powers fuggeft but truth 
 
 To my draining thoughts. 
 
 This ptettie Lad will ptoue our Countries bliffe. 
 
 His Lookes are full of peaceful! Maieftie, 
 
 His Head by nature fram'd to wearc a Crowne, 
 
 Hit Hand to wield a Scepter, and hrmfelfc 
 
 Likely m time, to blcffe a Regall Throne : 
 
 Make much of hintjiny Lords; for this Is hee 
 
 Muft helpe you morc,thcn you are hurt by mee. 
 
 Eater a Pcffe. 
 
 Vara. What newes, my friend ? 
 
 Pofle. That Edward is efcaped from your Brothei 
 
 And fled (as hee hearcs fmee) to Burgundif 
 
 Vane. Vnfiuone newes . but how made he efcape ( 
 Pofle. He was conuey’d by Richard, Duke ofGloftcr, 
 And the Lord Hafimgi, who attended him 
 
 In Cecret arnbu(h,on the Forreft fide. 
 
 And from the Bifhops Huntfmen refeu’d him . 
 
 For Hunting was bis dayly Esercife. 
 
 Vara. My Brother was too careleflc of his chirge. 
 But let vi hence,my Soueraignc,to prouide 
 
 A faluc for any fore,that may betide Exeunt 
 
 CManet Somerfet Richmond .and Oxford. 
 
 Som.Mj Lord.Ilikenot of this flight of Edvards. 
 
 For doubr\e(f(,B urgundk will yeeld him h^Jpe, 
 
 And we fhall haue more Warres befor t be long. 
 
 As Henries late prefaging Prophecie 
 
 Did glad my heart,with hope of this young Richmond ; 
 
 So doth my heart mif-giue me, in thefe Confli&a, 
 
 What may befall him,to his harroe and ours. 
 
 Therefore, Lord Oxford, to preuent the worft, 
 
 Forthwith weeTe fend him hence to Brittanie, 
 
 Till ftorm« be paft of Ciuill Enmitie. 
 
 Oxf 1: for if Edvard re-poflefl'c the Crowne, 
 
 ’Tis like that Richmond, with ihe reft,(hail downe. 
 
 Sons It (hall be fo. he (hall to Brittame. 
 
 Come therefore,lct s about it fpcedily. Exeunt. 
 
 Flotertfi. Eater Edward. Richard, Hafhngs, 
 and Stuldsers. 
 
 Eda Now Brother Richard, Lord HaJ?mgr,znd the reft, 
 Yet thus farrt Fortune makrth vs amends, 
 
 And fayes,that once morel (halt enter change 
 
 My wained ftate.fot Hermes Regall Crowne. 
 
 V/ell haue wc pafs’d, and now re-j^afs'd the Seas, 
 
 And brought defired helpe from Burgundie. 
 
 What then tern tines,we being thus arriu’d 
 
 From Rauenfpurre Hauen.before the Gates ofYorke^ 
 
 But that we entet,as into out Dukedome ? 
 
 Rich , The Gates made faft f 
 
 Brother, I like not this. 
 
 For many men that ftumble at theThrefhold, 
 
 Are well fore-told,that danger luikes within. 
 
 Edse.T u(h man,aboadmcnts muft not now affright v». 
 By faire or foule raeanes we muft enter in. 
 
 For hither will our friends repaire to vs. 
 
 Haft. My Liege, lie knocke oocemore,to furnracn 
 them. 
 
 Enter OD the Vail, the t^Maior of Torkt, 
 and hu 'Brethren. 
 tJM aux. My Lords, 
 
 We were fore-warned of yourcomming. 
 
 And (hut the Gatea/ot fafeue of our feluc* , 
 
 For now we owe allegcsnce vnto Henry. 
 
 Echo. But.Mafter Muor.if Henry be your King, 
 
 Yet Edward, at the lcaft.is Duke of Yotke. 
 
 t JMasor. True, my good Lord, I know you for no 
 lefle. 
 
 Edw Why,and 1 challenge nothing but cny Dukedome, 
 As being well content with tV. alone. 
 
 Rich Bui 
 
The third.Tartqf t\ingHenry tbeSixt . 1 6 7 
 
 Rich. But when theF ok hath once got inhfs Note, 
 
 Hee'le foone findemeanes to make the Bodyfoliow. 
 
 FTif}. Why,Matter Maior,why (land you in a doubt ? 
 Open the Gates, we are King Hewitt friends. 
 
 Motor. 1, fay you fo ? the Gates (hall then bt opened. 
 
 Hedtfcendt, 
 
 Ttfch. A wife (lout Captaine^nd foone pcrfwadcd. 
 Haft. The good old man would fame that all were wel, 
 So '1 were not long of him: but being entred, 
 
 I doubt not I, but we (hall foone perfwadc 
 
 Both him,acdall his Brothers,vnto reafon. 
 
 Eater tbe C Motor, and two tsftdermen. 
 
 Sdw. So,Mailer Maior: thefeGates mud not be (hut. 
 But in the Night,or in the time of Warre. 
 
 What, feare not man,but yecld me vp the Keyes, 
 
 Takes bis Keyei. 
 
 For Edward will defend the Towne.and thee. 
 
 And all thofc friends,that deine to follow mcc. 
 
 March. Enter Mountgomertcjeith Drumtnt 
 ond Sou Uteri. 
 
 Rich. Brother,this is Sir /ohn Mo ntgomera, 
 
 Our truflie friend.vnlefle 1 be deceiu'd. 
 
 Edw. Welcome Sir John i bait why come you in 
 Armes / 
 
 Mount. To helpe King Edward in his time of ftorme. 
 As eoery loyall Subied ought to doe. 
 
 Edw. Thankes good LMcuntgemene 
 
 But we now forget our Title to the Ctowoe, 
 
 And or.elydaymeourDukedome, 
 
 Till God pleafe to fend the red. 
 
 Mount. Then fate you w«H,for I will hence agalne, 
 
 I came toferueaKmg^and not a Duke . 
 
 Druinme drikevp.and let vt march away, 
 
 * Tbe Drumme begins to march. 
 
 Edw. Nay day,Sit lobu, a while, and wec’le debate 
 
 By what fafe meanet the Crowne may be recouer'd. 
 
 Mount What tailfe you of debating ? in few words. 
 If you’le not here prodaimc your (cite our King, 
 lie leauc you to your fortune,and be gone, 
 
 To keepe them back,that come to fuccour you. 
 
 Why fhall we fight,if you pretend no Title ? 
 
 Rich. Why Brother, wherefore daod you on nke 
 points > 
 
 Edvo When wee grow flronger, 
 
 Then wceTe make our Clayme : 
 
 Till then.'iis wifdoroe to conceale our meaning. 
 
 H«ft Away with fcrupulous Wit, now Armes muft 
 rule. 
 
 Rich. And feareleffr minds dyme fooued vnto Crowns. 
 Brother,we will proclaime^you out of hand. 
 
 The bruit [hereof will bring you many friends. 
 
 Edw Then be it as you will; for tis my right. 
 
 And Henry but vforpes the Diademe. 
 
 Mount, l.now my Soucraigne fpeaketh likehimfelfe. 
 And now will I be Edward' Champion. 
 
 Haft Sound Trumpet, Edward dial be here proclaim'd: 
 Come.fellow Souldior, make thou proclamation. 
 
 Flcurtfh. Sound. 
 
 Soul Edward the Four’h , by the Croce of Cod, King of 
 England and France ^tnd Lord of Ireland, tire . 
 
 Mount. And whofoe're gainfayes King Edwards right. 
 By this 1 challenge him to bogle fight. 
 
 Thrown down* bis Count let. 
 o<U Long liuc Edward the Fourth. 
 
 Edw. Thankes braue Mountgomcry , 
 
 And mankes vnto you all: 
 
 if fortune ferue me,Ile requite this kindne (Te. 
 
 Now for this Nigbt.Iet s harbor here in Yorkej 
 
 And when the Motnmg Sunnc fhall cayfe his Carre 
 
 Abouc the Border of this Horizon, 
 
 Wee’le forward towards ITarwickf. and his Mates- 
 For well 1 woj. that Henry is no Souldier. 
 
 Ah froward Clare tce.how euiU it befeemes thee, 
 
 To flatter Henry , and forfake thy Brother ? 
 
 Yet as wee may,wee’le meet both thee and tFarwicke, 
 Come on btaue Souldiors ■ doubt not of the Day, 
 
 And that once gotten,doubt not of large Pay Sxcttm. 
 
 flcurtfh. Enter the King SVarwickc,Mount ague , 
 Clarence, Oxford,and Soonerfet. 
 
 IT or. What counfaile,Lordsf Edward from Belgia, 
 With hadie Germanes.and blunt Hollanders, 
 
 Hath pafs’d in fafetie thtough the Narrow Seas, 
 
 And with his troupes doth march amame to London, 
 
 And many giddie people flock to him. 
 
 King Let s leuie men,and beat him backe againe, 
 
 C/ar A little fire is quickly trodden out, 
 
 Which being fuffer*d.Riuers cannot quench. 
 
 War. In Warwickfhirel haue true-hearted friends, 
 Not mutinous inpeace, yet bold in Warre, 
 
 Thofe will I mufler vp : and thou Sonne Clarence 
 
 Shalt ftirte vp in Suftolke.Norfolke.and in Kent, 
 
 The Knights and Gentlemen,to come with thee. 
 
 Thou Brother Mount ague ,\n Buckingham, 
 
 Northampton,and in Leiceflerfhire.fhslt find 
 
 Men well enclm’d to hearc what thou command’d. 
 
 And thou,braue Oxford, wondrous well belou'd. 
 
 In OxfordQiire fhalt mufler vp thy friends. 
 
 My Souetaigne.wuh the louingCitizens, 
 
 Like to his Iland.gyrt in with tne Ocean, 
 
 Or modefl Dyan, circled with herNymphs, 
 
 Shall reft in London,nil we come to him : 
 faire Lords rake leaue,and ftand not to reply. 
 
 Farewell my Soueraigne. 
 
 King. Farewell my Heflor and my Troyes true hope 
 CLsr. In (igneof truth, 1 kifl'c your Htghneflc Hand. 
 King. Well-minded Clarence, be thou fortunate. 
 Mount. Comfort,my Lord,and fo I take my leaue. 
 Oxf. And thus I feale my truth,and bid adieu, 
 
 Kmg. Sweet Oxford,and ivy louing Mountague, 
 
 And (illat once,once more a happy farewell. 
 
 War. Fatewell,fweet Lords,let’s meet ae Couentry. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 King. Here at the Piilace will I reft a while. 
 
 Coufio of Exeter, what thmkes your Lordfhip ? 
 
 Me thmkes,the Power that Edward hath in field. 
 
 Should not be able to encountet mine 
 
 £*et. The doubt is,that he will feduce the reft. 
 
 Xt/fg . That’s not tny feare.roy meed hath got cne fame: 
 
 1 haue not ftopt mine eares to their demands. 
 
 Nor polled off their fanes with flow delayer. 
 
 My pittie hath beeoe balme to heale their wounds. 
 
 My mildnefle hath allay'd their fwelliug griefes, 
 
 My mercie dry’d their water-flowing teares. 
 
 I haue not been dcfirous of their wealth. 
 
 Mot much oppreft (hem with great Subfidies, 
 
 Nor forward of reuenge,though they much err’d. 
 
 Then whv (hould they loue Edward more then me/ 
 
 No £jf«er,thele Graces challenge Grace : 
 
 q * And 
 
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 And when the Lyon fawoes vpon the Lerobe, 
 
 Tbs Larabe will neuer ceafe to follow him. 
 
 Shorn within, A Lancafter,A Lane after. 
 Exet. Hearke,hearke,my Lord, what Shoots ate 
 thefc ? 
 
 Estifr Edward and bis Souldiers. 
 
 Ediv. Seize on the fhamefac’d Henry, beare him hence. 
 And once againe proclaims vs King of England, 
 
 You ate the Fount that makes fmall Brookes to flow. 
 Now flops thy Spring,<r,y Sea (hall fuck them dry, 
 
 And fwell fo much t. e hightr,by their ebbe. 
 
 Hence with him to tbeTower,!et him not fpeake. 
 
 Exit with King Henry. 
 
 And Lords,towards Couentry bend we our coutfe. 
 Where psremptorie IP'arrvick* now remaines: 
 
 The Sunne (Junes hot .and if we vfc delay, 
 
 Cold biting Winter marres our hop’d-fot Hay. 
 
 Rich Away betimes before his forces toyne. 
 
 And take the greac-growneTraytor vnawates: 
 
 Btauc Wattiort,match arnaine towards Couentry. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Wtsrwicke, the Maiorof Couentry , f»o 
 Weffengers ,and others vpon the Walls. 
 
 War. Where Is the Poft that came from valiant Oxford i 
 How fane hence is thy Lord,mine honeft fellow? 
 
 Meft.i. By this at Duufmore, matching hitherward. 
 War. How farre off is out Brother Tdotentague ? 
 
 Where is the Poft that came from Mount ague ? 
 
 Mtff. z. By this at Daintry,with a puifiant troope. 
 Enter SomcrutU. 
 
 War. Say SomcrutU, what fayes my louingSoane ? 
 And by thy guc{Tc,how nigh is Clarence now ? 
 
 Someru. At Southam I did Icaue him with his forces, 
 And doe expeft him here forne two howres hence. 
 
 War. Then Clarences at hand,I heare his Drumme. 
 Someru. It is not his.my Lord.hete Southam lyes : 
 The Drum your Honor hearesjraarchetb from Warwick?. 
 War. Who Ihould that be?belike vnlook’d for friends 
 Someru. They are at hand,and you fhall quickly know 
 
 March. Flosmfto. Enter Edward,Richard, 
 and Souldiers. 
 
 Ed». Goe,Trumpet,to the W?lls,and found a Parle. 
 Rich. See how the furly Warwick? mans the Wall. 
 lt*ar. Oh vabid fpight,is fportfuii Edward come ? 
 Where flept ourScouts,or how are they feduc'd, 
 
 That we could heare no newes of his repay re. 
 
 Edw. Now Wanetcke,w iltrhouopethc CitieGates, 
 Speakc gentle words,and humbly bend thy Knee, 
 
 Call Edward King,and at his hands begge Mercy, 
 
 And he (hall pardon thee thefc Outrages ? 
 
 War. Nay rather,wik thou draw thy forces hence, 
 Confeffe who fet thcevp.snd pluckt thee downe. 
 
 Call Warwick.? Patron.and be penitent, 
 
 And thou (hzlt ftill remaine the Duke of Yorke. 
 
 Rich. 1 thought at leaft he would haue faid the King, 
 Or did he make the leafiagsinft his will ? 
 
 Tbe third Ta rt of Kjnv Henry the Sixt 
 
 goodly gift? 
 carle to giue. 
 
 War. IsnotaDukedotne,Sir,a 
 Rich. l,bymy faith,forapoore 
 lie doe thee feruice for fo good a gift. 
 
 war. ’Twasl that gaue the Kingdome to thy Bro¬ 
 ther. 
 
 £du>. Why then ’tis mine,ifbnt by Wanvick.es gift 
 
 War. Thou art no Allas for fo great a weight: 
 
 And W eakeling, Warwick? takes his gift againe. 
 
 And Henry is my King, Warwicke his Subicci. 
 
 Edw. But Warwick. es King is Edwards Prifonrr. 
 
 Atd gallant ir.jrw,cke,dot but anfwer this, 
 
 What is the Body,when the Head is off * 
 
 Rich. Alas.that Warwick.e had no more fore-caft, 
 
 3ut whiles he thought to ftcalc the Angle Ttn, 
 
 The King was flyly finger"d from the Deck : 
 
 You left poore Henry at the Bifhops Pallacc, 
 
 And tenne to oneyou’le meet him in theTower, 
 
 Edw. ’Tis cu?n fo,yet you ate Warwicks ftilL 
 Rich. Come Warwick*, 
 
 Take the time, kneele downe, kneclc downe: 
 
 Hay when ? ftrike now,or elfe the Iron cooler. 
 
 War. 1 had rather chop this Hand off at a blow, 
 
 And with the other,fling it at thy face. 
 
 Then beare folow a fay!e,to ftrike to thee. 
 
 Edw. Sayle how thou canft, 
 hfaue Winde and Tyde thy friend. 
 
 This Hand,fall wound about thy coale-black ham. 
 Shall,whiles thy Head is watme, and new cut off. 
 
 Write in theduft this Sentence with thy blood. 
 Wind-changing Warwick* now can change no mere. 
 
 Enter. Oxf'jrdjviih Druatvse and Ctlotsrs. 
 
 {Tar. Oh cbearefull Colours.fee where Oxford comes 
 Oxf. O xford. Oxford, for Lane aft cr. 
 
 Rich. The Gates are open.let vs enter too. 
 
 Edw. So other foes may fet vpon our backs. 
 
 Stand we In good array: for they no doubt 
 W ill iffue out againe, and bid vs bat tailc j 
 If not,the Cirie being but of froall defence, 
 
 Wee’le quickly towze the Traitors in the fame. 
 
 War. Oh welcome Oxford, for we want thy helpe. 
 
 Enter Mount ague pith Drumme and Colours . 
 
 Mount. Mountaget, Mount ague,for Lane after. 
 
 Rich .Thou and thy Brother both (hall buy this Treafon 
 Euen with the deareft blood your bodies beare. 
 
 Edw. The harder matcht.the greater Vi&orie, 
 
 My minde prefageth happy gaine,and Copqueft. 
 
 Enter Somerfet.with Drumme and Colours. 
 
 Som. Scmerfct Berner fet fot Lane after. 
 
 Rich. Two of thy Name,both Dukes of Somerfct, 
 Haue fold their Liues vnto the Houfe of Fork*, 
 
 And thou Ihalt be the third,if this Sword bold. 
 
 Enter Clarence pith Drumme and Colours. 
 
 War. And loe.where George of Clarence fweepes along, 
 Of force enough to bid his Brother Battaile : 
 
 With whom,in vpright zeaieto tight,preuailes 
 More then the nature of a Brothers Loue. 
 
 Come Clarence.come : thou wilt,if Warwick? call. 
 
 £7*r.Ficher of Warwick.know you what this meanei? 
 Lcoke here,I throw my infamie at thee: 
 
 I will not ruinate my Fathers Houfe, 
 
 Who gaue his blood to lyme the ftones together. 
 
 And fet vp Lancafter. Why .troweft thou, Warwick?, 
 That Clarence isfoharfli.foblunt.vnnaturail, 
 
 To bead the fataU InftTuments of Warts 
 
 Agair* 
 
c rhe thirdPart ofKjng Henry the Sixt . 1 6 9 
 
 Againft hts Brother^nd his iawfiill King. 
 
 Perhaps thou wilt oble£t rr»y holy Osth: 
 
 T 0 keepe that Oath,were more itnpietie. 
 
 Then /^Wj.when he facrific'd his Daughter. 
 
 I am fo ferry for my Trefpas made. 
 
 That to deferue well at my Brothers hands, 
 
 1 here proclayme my felfc thy mortall foe: 
 
 With refolution, wherefoc’re I meet thee, 
 
 (As I will meet thee, if thou ftirre abroad ) 
 
 To plague thee,for thy foule mis-leading me. 
 
 And fo.prowd-hearted Wanutckf.i defie thee, 
 
 A.nd corny Brother turne my blufhing Chetkes. 
 
 Pardon me Edw,rrd, I will make amends : 
 
 And Richard,doe not frowne vpon my faults. 
 
 Fori will henceforth be no more vneonftant. 
 
 Edsv. Now welcome more.and centimes more belou’d. 
 Then if thou neucr hadft defetu’d our hate 
 
 Rich. Welcome good Clarence, this is Brother-like. 
 fParw. Oh palling Tray ter,periut d and vniuft, 
 
 Edw. What Warwick*, 
 
 Wilt thou leauetheTowne,and fight? 
 
 Or fhall we beat the Stones about thine Eares ? 
 
 >f 'art*. Alas.I am not coop d here for defence : 
 
 I will away towards Rarnet prefendy. 
 
 And bid thee Battaile.&ArW.if thou dar’ft. 
 
 Edw. Yes It* xrwidre, Edward dares,and leads the way: 
 Lords to the field: Saint George, and Vs&orie. Exeunt. 
 March, Warwick* and hit compani* fedoivet. 
 
 tsiUrum, and Excserforts. Enter Edward bringing 
 forth Warwick* wounded. 
 
 Edw. So.Iye thou there; dye thou,and dyeourfeare, 
 
 For Warwick.* was a Buggechat fear’d vs ail. 
 
 N 0 w Jl/otcnugue fi; fart, I feeke for thee, 
 
 That iranvickes Bones may keepe thine companie. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Wane. Ah,who is nigh? come to me,friend,or foe, 
 
 And tell me who is Vidor, Terke.ox H^arwick* i 
 
 Why aske I that ? my mangled body Ihcwes, 
 
 My blood,my want of ftrcngth,my ficke he 3 tt fhewes. 
 That Imuftveeld my body to the Earth, 
 
 And by my fall,the ionqueft to my foe. 
 
 Thus yeelds the Cedar to the A xes edgey 
 
 Whole Armes gauc Ihelter to the Princely Eagle, 
 
 Voder whofe lhade the ramping Lyon flept, 
 
 Whofe top-branch ouer-peer'd louts fpreading Tree, 
 
 And kept low Shrubs from Winters powVfollWinde. 
 Tbefe Eyes,that now are dim’d with Deaths black Veyle, 
 Haue beene as piercing as tire Mid-dsy Sunne, 
 
 T 0 fearch the lecret Treafons of the World: 
 
 The Wrinckles in my Browes.no w fill’d with blood. 
 Were lik’ned oft to Kingly Sepulchers; 
 
 For who liu’d King,but I could digge hisGraue ? 
 
 And who durft fmile.when Warwick* bent his Brow ? 
 Loe,now ray Glory fmear'd in duft and blood. 
 
 My Patkes.my Walkes.my Manriors that 1 had, 
 
 Euen now forfake me; and of ail my Lands, 
 
 Is nothing left me,but my bodies length. 
 
 W hy.what is Pompe,Rule,Retgne,but Earth and Duft ? 
 And line we how we can,yet dye we rr.uft. 
 
 Enter Oxford and Samerfbc* 
 
 Som Ah tt'aneicltfji''arwicke,wen thou as we are. 
 
 We might recouet all our Lode agame: 
 
 The Queene from France hath brought a puiffam power. 
 
 Euen now we heard the newes : ah.coula’ft thou flye. 
 
 tt’arro. Why then I would not flye. Ah Moisntague, 
 
 If thou be there,fv/eet Brother,take my Hand, ’ 
 
 And with thy Lippes keepe in my Soule a while. 
 
 Thou lou’ft mo not: for.Brotlier.if thoudidft. 
 
 Thy teares would wafli this cold congealed blood 
 
 That glewes my Lippcs.and will not let me fpeakc. 
 
 Come quickly Mount ague, ct I am dead. 
 
 Som. Ah Warwicks,Mount ague hath breath'd hit lad. 
 And to the Iatdft gafpe,cry'd out fot Warwick* : 
 
 And faid,Commend me to mv valiant Brother. 
 
 And more he would haue faid,and more he fpoke. 
 
 Which founded like a Cannon in a Vault, 
 
 That mought not bediftinguifht: but at laft 
 
 I well mighc heare, deliuered with a groane. 
 
 Oh farewell U^anvicke. 
 
 tv arts. Sweet reft his Souie : 
 
 Flye Lords, and faue your fciucs, 
 
 For Warvucke bids you ail farewell,to meet in Heauen. 
 
 Oxf. Away,away,to meet the Queenes great power, 
 Here they beare awry his "Body. Exeunt. 
 
 Ftoun/h. Enter King Edward in triumph, with 
 Richard,Cfarence /md the reft, 
 
 ATng.Thus farre our fortune keepcs an vpward courfe* 
 And we arc grac’d with wreaths ofViwforie t 
 
 But tn the midli of this bright-fliining Day, 
 
 1 fpy a black (ufpicious threarning Cloud, 
 
 That will encounter with our glorious Sunne, 
 
 Ere he attair.e his eafefuli Welt erne Bed : 
 
 I mesne,my Lords.thofe powers that the Queene 
 
 Hath rays*d mGal!ia,haue arriued ourCoaft, 
 
 And.as we heare/narch on to fight with Vs. 
 
 CLtr. A little gale will foone difperfc chat Cloud. 
 
 And blow it to the Source from w hence it came. 
 
 Thy very Beames will dry thofe Vapours vp. 
 
 For euery Qoud engenders not a Storme. 
 
 Rich. The Queene is valued thirtie thoufand ftrong. 
 And Somerfet Oxford,Red to her : 
 
 If fiie haue time to breathe.be well aflur’d 
 
 Her faction will be full as ftrong as outs. 
 
 King, We arc aduertis’d by our loumg friends. 
 
 That they doe hold their courlc toward Tewksbury. 
 
 We hauing now the beft at Barnet field. 
 
 Will thither ftraighe, for willingneffe rids way, 
 
 And as we match,our ftrength will be augmented: 
 
 In euery Countie as we goe along, 
 
 Strike vp the Dtummc,cry courage,and away. Exeunt, 
 
 Flmmjb. March, Enter the Queene,young 
 
 Edward, Senter fet, Oxford, and. 
 
 Soul doers. 
 
 Qu, Great Lords.wife men nefr fit and waile their Ioffe, 
 But chearely feeke how to redreffe theirharmes. 
 
 What though the Maft be now blowne ouer-boord, 
 
 The Cable broke^he holding-Anchor loft, 
 
 And halfe our Saylors fwallow’d in the flood ? 
 
 Yet hues our Pilot ftill. Is’t meet,that hee 
 
 Should leaue the Helme,and like a fearcfull Lad, 
 
 With tearefull Eyes adde Water to the Sea, 
 
 And giue more ftrength to that which hath too much. 
 Whiles in hismoane.the Ship fplits on the Rock, 
 
 Which Induftrie and Courage might haue iau’d ? 
 
 Ah what a fname.ah what a fault wete this. 
 
 Sav IF'aruncke was our Anchor: what of that ? 
 
 q 3 And 
 
170 The third'Tart of Kfrrg Henry the Sixt 
 
 And Mount Ague our T op-Maft: what of biro ? 
 
 Our Qaugbfred friends.the Tsckies: what of tbefe? 
 
 Why it not Oxford here.another Anchor ? 
 
 And Somerftt , another g ood ly Ma ft ? 
 
 The friends of France ourShrowds and Tackling*? 
 
 And though vnskilfull.why not Ned and I, 
 
 For once allow'd the skilfull Pilots Charge? 
 
 Wc will not fromtheHelme,to fit and weepe. 
 
 But keepe our Courfc (though the rough Winde fay 00) 
 FromShelues and Rocks,that threaten vs with Wrack. 
 
 As good to chide the Waues.as fpeake them faire. 
 
 And what is Eda'erd.bm a tutbleffe Sea ? 
 
 What Clarence, but a Quick-fand of Deceit ? 
 
 And Richard,but a raged fatall Rocke ? 
 
 All thefe.the Enemies to our poore Barke 
 
 Say you can fwim,aU» Yu but a while; 
 
 Tread on the Sand,why there you quickly finke, 
 
 Beftridc the Rock,the Tyde will wafh you off. 
 
 Or elfe you fatnifh,that’s a three-fold Death. 
 
 ThisTpeake 1 (Lords) to let you vnderftand. 
 
 If cafe fome one of you would fiyefrom vs, 
 
 That there's no hop’d-for Merry with the Brothers, 
 
 More then with ruthlefle Waues.with Sands and Rocks. 
 Why courage then,what cannot be auoided, 
 
 'Twere childiffi weakened to lament.orfeare, 
 
 Prmce. Me thinkes a Woman of this valiant Spirit, 
 Should .if a Coward heard her fpeake thefe words, 
 
 Infufe his Breaft with Magnanimitie, 
 
 And make him.naked.foyleamanat Arme*. 
 
 1 fpeake not this,as doubting any here: 
 
 For did 1 but fufped a fmcfull roan. 
 
 He fhould haue leaue to goeaway betimes, 
 
 Leaf! in our need he might infedt another, 
 
 And make him of like fpirit to himfclfe. 
 
 If any fuchbe here,as God forbid, 
 
 Let him depart.befcre we neede his helpe. 
 
 Oxf. Women and Children of fo high a courage, 
 
 And Warriors faint,why’twere perpetuall fhame. 
 
 Oh brauc young Prince ; thy famous Grandfather 
 
 Doth Hue againe in thee; long may'ft thou Hue, 
 
 Tobeare his lroagc,and renew his Glories. 
 
 Sam. And he that will not fight for fuch a hope. 
 
 Gee home to Bed,and like the Owle by day, 
 
 If he anfe, be mock’d and wondred at, 
 
 fffu. Thankes gentle Somcrfer ,lwcet Oxford thankes. 
 Prince. And take his thankes, that yet hath nothing 
 elfe. 
 
 Enter a tJMeffcngrr . 
 
 Meff. Prepare you Lords,for Edward is at hand, 
 
 Readie to fight: therefore be refolute. 
 
 Oxf. I thought no leffe: it is his Policie, 
 
 To hafte thus fafl.co fipde vs vnprouided. 
 
 Som. But bee's dcceiu'd, we are m read ine(Te, 
 
 Qu. This cheares my heart.to feeyour forwsrdneiTe. 
 Oxf. Here pitch out Battaile,hence we will not budge 
 
 Jfloxrifh /wd march. E^urr Edward, Richard, 
 
 Clarence, and Son!dim. 
 
 £d*>.Braue followers,yonder Rands the thomie Wood, 
 Which by the Heauens sffiffance,and your ftrength, 
 
 Muff by the Roots be hew'nc vp yet ere Night. 
 
 I need not adde more fuell to your fire, 
 
 For well 1 wot, ye bDze, to bumc them out; 
 
 Giue fignall to the fight,and to it Lords. 
 
 < £’j*.Lords,Knights,jmd Geotlemen.what I fhould fay, 
 My teares gaine-fay ; for euery word I fpeake, 
 
 Yc fee I drmke the water of my eye. 
 
 Therefore no more but this ; Henry yam Soueraigne 
 
 Is Prifoncr to the Foe.his State vfurp'd. 
 
 His Rcalme a flaughteuhoufe.his Subiedts flame. 
 
 His Statutes cancell'd^nd his Treafute fpent; 
 
 And yonder is the Wolfe.that nvikes this fpoyle. 
 
 You fight in Iuflice; then in Gods N*me,Lorda, 
 
 Be valiant,and giue fignall to the fight. 
 
 Alarum,Retreat ,Ejccurfieai. Exeunt. 
 
 Flotrifh. Ester Eduard, Richard, Qtpcne, Clarence, 
 Oxford, Somrrfei 
 
 EJv. Ndw here a period of tumultuous Broyles. 
 
 Away wnbOxford toHamesCaflle ftraight 1 
 
 For Somerfet, off with his guiltie Head 
 
 Goe heare them hence.1 will not heafe them fpeake. 
 
 Oxf For my part,He not trouble thee wiih words. 
 
 Sam. Not l.but ftoupe with patienccto my fortune. 
 
 Exeum 
 
 JPp. So part we fadly in this trotiblotn World, 
 
 T0 meet with Joy in fweet lenifalem. 
 
 Edw. Is Proclamation made,Thai who finds Edward, 
 Shall haue a high Reward,and he his Life? 
 
 T^ch. It is,and loe where youthfull Edward comet. 
 
 Enter the Prince. 
 
 Edu. Bring forth the Gallant.let vs heare him fpeake. 
 What ? can fo young aThorne begin to prick l 
 £d»><o-d,what fatisfafhon canft thou make, 
 
 Pot bearing Arme$,for fiirring vp my Sobiefb, 
 
 And all the trouble thou haft turn’d me to ? 
 
 Prince. Speake like a Subicfi.prowd ambitious Tor\e . 
 Suppofe that I am now my Fathers Mouth, 
 
 Rcfigne thy Chayre, and where 1 ftand.kneele thou, 
 Whil’ft 1 propofethe felfc-fame words to thee, 
 
 Which (Tray tor) thou would'ft haue me anfwer to. 
 
 Ah, that thy Father had beene fo refolu’d 
 
 Ruh That you might ftill haue worne the Petticoat, 
 And ne re haue ftolne the Breech from Lancafler. 
 
 Prmce. Let eAE/of fable in a Winters Night, 
 
 Hif Currifh Riddles forts not with this place. 
 
 'Rich. By Heauen,Brai,lle plague ye for that word. 
 
 ffu. l,thou waft borne to be a plague to men. 
 
 Rich. ForGods fake,take away this CsptiueScold. 
 
 PHnct. Nay .take away this fcolding Ctooke-backe, 
 rather, 
 
 Edw. Peace wilfull Boy,or I will charme your tongue. 
 
 Clar. VntutoPd Lad,thou art too malapert. 
 
 Prince. 1 know my dutie.you Bre all vuduufull 1 
 Lafciuious Edward, and thou periur'd George, 
 
 And thou mif-fhapen Dicho, 1 tell ye all, 
 
 I am your better,Traytors as yeare. 
 
 And thou vfurp'ft my Fathers right and mine. 
 
 Edw. Take that, the likeneffe of this Rayler here. 
 
 Stabs him. 
 
 Rich. Sprawl'ft thou ? take that.to end thy agonsc. 
 
 Rich, ft ah 1 him. 
 
 Clar. And ther's for twitting me with periurie 
 
 CUr.ftabi him 
 
 .go. Oh.kill me too. 
 
 Rich Marry, and fhslt Offers to kid her. 
 
 Ida. Ho\d,RJcbjrdJnold,(ox we haue done too much. 
 
 R*h Wty 
 
The thirds art ofKjng Henry the Sixt . 171 
 
 Rich. Why fhould fhee Jiue, to fill the World with 
 words. 
 
 Ed v. What? doth ftiee fwowne? vfe meanes for her 
 recouerie. 
 
 Rich. Clarence excufe me to the IClng my Brother : 
 
 He hence to London on a fenous matter. 
 
 Ere ye come there, be Cure to heare fome newes. 
 
 Cla. W'r*at? what i 
 
 Rich Tower,the Tower. Exit. 
 
 Qu. Oh Ned, fwtet Ned, fpeake to thy Mother Boy. 
 Can'll thou not fpeake ?0 Traitors, Murtherers 1 
 
 They that ftabb’d Cafrr,( hed no blood at all : 
 
 Did not offend, nor were not worthy Blame, 
 
 If this foule deed were by, to equall it. 
 
 He was a Man; this (io rtfpedl)a Childe, 
 
 And Men.ne're fpend theit fury on a Childe. 
 
 What’s wotfe then Murthem, that I may name it ? 
 
 No,no, my heart will bur ft,and if l fpeake. 
 
 And I will fpeake,that fo my heart may burft. 
 
 Botchers and Villaines, bloudy Camballes, 
 
 How fweet a Plant haue you vntimely ctopt : 
 
 Y ou haue no children (Butchers) if you had, 
 
 The thought of them would haue (hir'd vp remorfe, 
 
 But if you euet chance to haue a Childe, 
 
 Looke in his youth to haue him fo cut off 
 
 As deathfmen you haue rid this fvveet yong Prince. 
 
 Kmg Away with het.go beare her hence perforce. 
 
 Qu. Nay, neuer beare me hence,difpitch me heere s 
 Here (heath thy Sword.lle pardon thee my death: 
 
 What? wilt thou not? Then Clarence do it chou. 
 fta. By heauen,! will not do thee fo much eafe. 
 
 Qu Good Clarence do: fweet £larence do thou do it. 
 C/rf.Did’rt thou not heare me fweare I would not do it’ 
 Qt. I, but thon vfeft to forfweare thy lelfe. 
 
 ’Twas Sin before, but now ’tis Charity. 
 
 What wilt ^not? Whert is that diue's butcher Richard ? 
 Hard fauor'd Richard ? Rschard, where art thou ? 
 
 Thou art not heere; Murtlier is thy Almef-deed : 
 Petitioners for Blood, thou ne're put’fl backe. 
 
 Ed. Away I fay.l charge ye beare her hence. 
 
 Qu. So come to you,and yours,as to this Prince. 
 
 Exit Jluecne 
 
 Ed. Where s Richard gone. 
 
 Cla. To London all m pofl.and asl gue(Te,J 
 
 To make a bloody Supper in theTower. 
 
 Ed. He's fodainc if a thing comes in his head. 
 
 Now march we hence, difcharpe the common fort 
 
 With Pay and Thankes,and let s away to London, 
 
 And fee our gentle Quecnehow well (he fares. 
 
 By chis (I hope) (he hath a Sonne for me. Exit. 
 
 Eater Henry the fixt, and Rtchard,with the Lieutenant 
 on the Wallet. 
 
 Rich. Good day, my Lord,what at yout Booke fo 
 hard ? 
 
 Hen. I my good Lord my Lord I (houldfay rather, 
 Ti> finne to flatter. Good was little better i 
 ‘Good Glofier.aod good Deuill, were alike, 
 
 And both prepollerous therefore, not Good Lord. 
 
 Rich, Strra, leaue vs to our fe!ues,we mull conferre. 
 He». So flies the wreaklciTe fhepherd from j Wolfe ; 
 So firft the harmlelTe Sheepe doth yeeld his Fleece, 
 
 And next his Throatc, vnto the Batchers Knife. 
 
 What Scene of death hath Rofnui now to Atfte l 
 
 Rich. Sufpuionalwayes haunts the guilty mtode, 
 
 The Thecfe doth feare each bulb an Officer, 
 
 Hat. The Bird that hath bin limed in a bufh, 
 
 With trembling wings mifdoubtetheuery bufh; 
 
 And I the haplefre Male to one fweet Bird, 
 
 Haue now the fatal! Obieft in my eye. 
 
 Where my poore yong was Jim’d.wss caught.and kilPd. 
 
 Rich. Why what a peeuifh Foole was that of Creet, 
 That taught his Sonne the office ofaFowle, 
 
 And yet for all his wings, the Foole was drown’d 
 
 Hen. I Declaim , my poore Boy Icarus, 
 
 Thy Father Aitnns, that dertt’de our courfe. 
 
 The Sunne that fear'd the wings of my fweet Boy. 
 
 Thy Brother Edward, and thy Selfe, the Sea 
 WhofeenuiousGulfedid fwallow vp his life: 
 
 Ah, kill me with thy Weapon, not with woids. 
 
 My bred can better brookethy Daggers point, 
 
 Then can my cares that Tragicke Hiftory. 
 
 But wherefore doft thou come? 1 s t for my Life f 
 
 Rich. Think’li thou I am an Executioner ? 
 
 Hen. A Perfecucot I am fure thou an, 
 
 Ifmurthermg Innocents be Executing, 
 
 Why then thou art an Executioner. 
 
 Rich Thy Son 1 kill'd for his preemption. 
 
 Hen. Hadft thou bin kill'd,when firftijdidft prefome. 
 Thou had'd not liu’d to kill a Sonne of mine : 
 
 And chus i prophefie, that many a thoufand. 
 
 Which now miftruft no parcel! of my feare. 
 
 And many an old mans fighe, and many a Widdowes, 
 And many an Orphans warer-ftanding-eye. 
 
 Men for their Sonnes, Wiues for their Husbands, 
 Orphans, for their Parents tlmeles death, 
 
 Shall rue the heure that euer ihou was’t borne. 
 
 The Owle fiuiekd 3t thy birth, an euill figne. 
 
 The Night-Crow cry’de, a boding lucklcffe time, 
 
 Dogs howl’d,and hiddeous Temped fhook downTreest 
 The Rauen rook’d het on ihe Chimnies top. 
 
 And chart ring Pies indifmal! Difcords fung : 
 
 Thy Motherfelc morethen a Mothers pame, 
 
 And yet broughc forth leffe then a fvlothers hope. 
 
 To wit,an indigeded and deformed lumpe, 
 
 "Not like the fruit offuch a goodly Tree. 
 
 Teeth had'd thou in thy head,when thou wjs't borne. 
 
 To ftgnifie, thou cam’R to bite the world ; 
 
 And if the red be true, which I haue heard, 
 
 Thou earn’d.— ■■■ - 
 
 Rich. He heare no more : 
 
 Dye Prophet in thy fpeech, Stakket brm. 
 
 For this (among'ft the red) was l ordain'd. 
 
 Hen, I,and for much moreflaughcer after this, 
 
 O God forgiue my finnes. and pardon thee. Dyes. 
 
 Rich. What? will the afpiring blood ofLancafteT 
 Sinke in the ground? I thought it would haue mounted. 
 See how my fword weepes tor the poore Kings death. 
 
 O may fuch purple teares be alway (Tied 
 
 From thofe that wifh the downfall of our houfe. 
 
 Ifany fparke of Life be yet remaining, 
 
 Downe.downe to hell,and fay l fent thee thither. 
 
 Stake htrti agaeno. 
 
 I that haue neytherpitty.Ioue.nor feare. 
 
 Indeed *tis crue that Htnrie told me of: 
 
 For I haue often heard my Mother fay, 
 
 1 came into the world with my Legget forward. 
 
 Had I not reafon (thinkeye)to make haft. 
 
 And feeke their Ruine, that vfurp’d ourRight ? 
 
 The Midwife wonder'd, and the Women cti’de 
 
 O Icfus blefle vs,he is borne with teeth. 
 
 And 
 
The third Tart o f J\ing Henry the Sixt 
 
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 Andfo I was,which plainly fignified, 
 
 That I fhould fnarle, and bitc,and play the dogger 
 Then fince the Heaucns haue (hap’d my Body fo, 
 
 Let Hell make crook'd my Minde toanfwer it. 
 
 1 haue no Brother, I am like no Brother i 
 
 And this word [Loue] which Gray-beards call Diaintj 
 
 Be refident in men like one another. 
 
 And not in me: I am my felfe 3lone. 
 
 Clarence beware, thou keept’ft me from the Light, 
 
 But I will fort a pitchy day for thee : 
 
 For I will buzie abroad fuch Prophefies, 
 
 That Edward fhall befearefull of his life. 
 
 And then to purge his feare, lie be thy death. 
 
 King Henry, and the Prince his Son areigone, 
 
 Clarence thy turneirnext, and then the reft, 
 
 Counring my felfe but bad, till I bebefl. 
 
 lie throw thy body in another roome. 
 
 And Triumph Hemj ,inthy day of Doome. Exit 
 
 Fhurijh. Enter King,Queens,Clarence,Richard,Hdfliugi , 
 Nurfejt/ul tslnendants. 
 
 Kmg. Once more we fit in Englands Royall Throne, 
 Re-purchac'd with the Blood of Enemies: 
 
 What valiant Foe-men, like to Autumnes Corne, 
 
 Haue we mow'd downeia tops of aD their pride ? 
 
 Three Dukes ofSomerfec, threefold Renowne, 
 
 For hardy and vndoubtea Champions: 
 
 Two Clifford:,to the Father and the Sonne, 
 
 And two Northumberland s: two brauer men, 
 
 We're (purr'd their Courfers at the Trumpets found 
 With them, the two brace Bearcs ,tyarancl^ii. Monuigut, 
 That in their Chaines fetter d the Kingly Lyon, 
 
 And made the Forreft tremble when they roar’d. 
 
 Thus haue we fvvept Sufpicion from our Seste, 
 
 And made our Footftoole of Security. 
 
 Come hither Ticffe, and let mckifle my Boy: 
 
 Kong Ned s foe thee, thine Vnckles,and my felfe, 
 
 Haue in our Armors waceht the Winters night. 
 
 Went all 3foote in Summers fealding heate, 
 
 That thou might'ft repoffdfe the Ctowne in peace, 
 
 And of our Labours thou (halt reape the gaine. 
 
 Rich. lie blafthis Harueft, if your head were laid. 
 
 For yet I am not look’d on in the world 
 This fhoulder was ordain d (o thicke, toheaue. 
 
 And heaue it fhall fome waight, or breaks my backe. 
 Workc thou the way.add that fhalt execute. 
 
 King. Clarence and Gloffer ,louc my loudy Queene, 
 And *tis your Princely Nephew Brothers both, 
 
 Cla. The duty that I owe vntoyoo: Maiefty, 
 
 I Seale vpon the lips of this fwcct Babe. 
 
 Cla. ThankeNoble Clarence ,worthy brother thanks 
 T^tch. And that I loue the tree fro whence ^ fprang’ft 
 Witneflc tlie louing kiffe I giue the Fruite, 
 
 To fay the mith,fo Indus kift hi« rnafter. 
 
 And aied all haife.whenas he meant all harme. 
 
 Kmc. Nowam I fcated as my foule delights, 
 
 II suing my Countries peace,and Brothers loues. 
 
 Cld. What will your Gracehauc done with Margaret, 
 Rcjnerd her Father,to the King of France 
 Hath pawn'd the Sicils and Irrufalem, 
 
 And hither haue they fent it for her ranfotne 
 
 King, Away with her, and waft her hence to France: 
 And nov/ what tefis, but that we fpend the time 
 Withftately Triumphes, mirthfull Comicke (hewes, 
 .Such as befits thepleafure of the Court. 
 
 Sound Drums and Trnmpets, farwell fowre annoy, 
 
 For heere 1 hope begins our lading my Exeum emits 
 
 FINIS. 
 
75 
 
 The Tragedy of Richard the Third: 
 
 with the Landing of Earle Richmond, and the 
 
 Bactell at Boi worth Field. 
 
 zjTcttts Trimui. Sccena Trima. 
 
 E/rur Richard Duke ofGlofier Joins. 
 
 Ow is the Winter of our Difeontent, 
 
 Made glorious Summer by this Son ofYorke: 
 And all the clouds that lowr’d vpon our houfe 
 In thf deepe bofome of the Ocean buried. 
 Now are our browes bound with Vi&orious Wreathes, 
 Our bruifed armes hung vp for Monuments; 
 
 Our fterr.e Alarums chang'd to merry Meetings • 
 
 Our dreadfull Marches, to delightfull Meafures. 
 Grim-vifegd Warre,hath fmooth’d his wrinkled Front: 
 And now, in (lead of mounting Barbed Steeds, * 
 
 To fright the Soules of fearfull Aduetfaries, 
 
 He capers nimbly in aLedies Chambet, 
 
 T o the lafeiuious pleafing of a Lute. 
 
 But I, that am not (hap’d fot fportiue ttickes, 
 
 Not made to court an amorous Looking- glaffe t 
 I, that am Rudely ftampt, and want loues Maiefty, 
 
 To ftrut before a wontor. 3mbling Nymph ; 
 
 I, that am curtail'd of this faite Proportion, 
 
 Cheated ofFeature by diflembiing Nature, 
 
 Deform’d, vn.finifh’d, fent before my time 
 Into this breathing World, fcarfe halfe made Vp, 
 
 And that fo famely and vnfafhionable. 
 
 That dogges barke at me, as I halt by them. 
 
 Why I (in this weake piping time of Peace) 
 
 Haue no delight to paife away the time, 
 
 VnlefTe to fee my Shadow in the Sunne, 
 
 And defcant on mine owne Deformity. 
 
 And therefore,fince I cannot prooe a Louer, 
 Toentertainethefefaire well fpoken dayes, 
 
 I am determined toproue a Villaine, 
 
 And hate the idle pleafures of thefe dayes. 
 
 Plots haue I Iaide, Induftions dangerous. 
 
 By drunken Prophefies. Libels.and Dreames, 
 
 To (et my Biother Clarence and the King 
 In deadly hate, the one againft the other: 
 
 And ifKing Edw.ard be as true and iuft, 
 
 As I am Subtle, Falfe^md Treacherous, 
 
 This day (hould Clarence clofely be mew’d vpt 
 About a Prophefie,which fayes that G, 
 
 Of Edvnrrdi heyres themurtherer fhall be. 
 
 Diue thoughtsdowneto my foule.hete Clarence comes. 
 
 Enter Clarence and'Brakenbury .guarded. 
 
 Brother,good day: What meaner this armed guard 
 
 That waites vpon your Grace l 
 
 Cla. HisMaieftytendringmyperfonafafery, 
 
 Hath appointed this Condu&.to conuey me to th*Tower 
 Rich. Vpon what caufe ? 
 
 Cla. Becaufe my name is George. 
 
 'Rich. Alacke my Lord.that fault is none of yours i 
 He fhould for that commit your Godfathers. 
 
 O belike, his Maiefly hath fomeintent. 
 
 That you fhould be new Chriftned in the Tower. 
 
 But what's the matter Clarence ,may I know f 
 Cla. Yea Richard,when I know : but Iproteft 
 As yet I do not: But as I canlearne. 
 
 He hearkens after Prophefies and Dreames, 
 
 And from the Crofle-rowpluckes the letter G : 
 
 And fayes,a Wizard told him,that byG, 
 
 His iffue difinherited (hould be. 
 
 And for my name of George begins with G, 
 
 It followes in his thought .that I am he. 
 
 Thefe (as I !earne)and fuch hketoyes as thefe, 
 
 Hath mooud hisHighnelfe to commit me now. 
 
 Rich. Why this it is,when men are rul’d by Women 
 Tis not the King that fends you to the Tower, 
 
 My Lady Grey his Wife, Clarence 'tis (her. 
 
 That tempts him to this harfh Extremity. 
 
 Was it not fhee, and that good man of Worfhip, 
 jlnibeny Woodcutle her Brother there, 
 
 That made him fend Lord Hafimgr to the Tower I 
 From whence this prefent day he is delitiered ? 
 
 We are not fafe (Jiarenee, we are not fafe. 
 
 Cla. By heauen,! chinke there is no man fecure 
 But the Queenes Kindred,and night-walking Heralds, 
 That trudge betwixt the King,and Miflris S«erf. 
 
 Heard you not what an humble Suppliant 
 Lord//<*/?«£* was.for herdeliuery ? 
 
 Rich. Humbly complaining to her Deitie, 
 
 Got my Lord Cbambetlaine his libertie 
 He tell you what,l thinke it is our way. 
 
 If we will keepein fauour with the King, 
 
 To be her men,and weare her Liuery. 
 
 The jealous ore-wotne Widdow,and her felfe, 
 
 Since that our Brother dub'd them Gentlewomen, 
 
 Are mighty Gofsips in our Monarchy. 
 
 Bra I befeech yout Graces both to pardon me. 
 
 His Maiefty hath Araightly giuen in charge. 
 
 That no man fhall hauepriuate Conference 
 (Of what degree foeuer) with your Brother. 
 
 Ryh 
 
174 - < 77*’ Li/e tW Death ofTZjcbardthe Third. 
 
 Rich, tuen Ib.and pleal'e your Worship Brakenlrterj, 
 You may partake of any ihing wc fay : 
 
 We fpeakeno Trcafon man; Wc fay the King 
 
 Js wile and vertuous, and hi*Noble Queene 
 
 Well ftrooke inyeares, faire,andnot iealious. 
 
 We fay, that S hares Wife hath a pretty Foot, 
 
 A cherry Lip, a bonny Eye, a pafsing pleafing tongue t 
 
 And that the Qpeeres Kindred are made gentle Folkes. 
 How fay you fir? can you deny all this l 
 
 ‘Era. With this (my Lord) my felfehauenought to 
 do©. 
 
 Rjch. "Naught to do with Miftris Short} 
 
 I tell thee Fellow, he that doth naught with her 
 (Excepting one) were beft to do it fecretly alone. 
 
 'Bra. What one, my Lord? 
 
 Rjcb. Her Husband Knaue,wouid*ft thou betray me? 
 Bra. I do befcechyourGrace 
 
 To pardon me, and withall forbeare 
 
 Your Conference with the Noble Duke. 
 
 (Td. We know thy charge Brakcnbitry ,%r\& wll obey. 
 Rich. We are the Quccnes abie£h,and muft obey. 
 Brother farewell,! will vmothcKing, 
 
 And whatfocVe you will imploy me in. 
 
 Were it to call King Edwards VViddow.Ssftev, 
 
 I will performs it to infranchife you- 
 
 Meane time, this deepe difgrace in Brotherhood, 
 
 Touches me deeper then you can imagine. 
 
 Qa. I know it pleafeth neither of vs well. 
 
 Rich. Well.your imptifonment(hallnot belong, 
 
 I will deliuer you, or elfc lye for you: 
 
 Meane time, hsue patience. 
 
 CU. I muft perforce : Farewell. Exit Clar. 
 
 Rich Go treade the path that thou (halt ne’re return; 
 Simple plaine (lartnct , I do loue thee fo, 
 
 That I will fhortly fend thy Soule to Heauen, 
 
 JfHeauen will take the prefentat out hands. 
 
 But who comes heere? the new deiiueted Hnfltngt ? 
 
 Enter hard Ho flings. 
 
 Hafl. Good time of day vnto my gracious Lord. 
 
 ■Rich. As much vnto my good LordChambcrlainc; 
 Well art you welcome to this open Ayre, 
 
 How hath your Lordfhip brook’d impiifonment? 
 
 Hafl. With patiencc(Nob!e L.otd)as pnfoners muft; 
 But i fhall !iue(my Lord) to giue themthankes 
 
 That were the caufe of my irnprifonment. 
 
 Rich. No doubt,no doubt,and fo fhall Clarence too. 
 
 For they that were your Enemies,are his, 
 
 And houe preuail’d as much on him,as you, 
 
 Hafl. More pitty.that the Eagles (hould be mew’d. 
 Whiles Kites and Buxards play at liberty. 
 
 Rich. What newes abroad ? 
 
 Hafl. No newes fobad abroad,as this at homer 
 
 The King is ficklyjweake.and tnelancholly, 
 
 And his Phyfitians feare him mightily. 
 
 Rich. Now by S. I ohn,that Newes is bad indeed 
 
 O he hath kept an euii! Diet long, 
 
 And ouc: -much confirm'd his Royall Perfon: 
 
 ’Ti s very greeuous to be thought vpon. 
 
 Where is he, in his bed ? 
 
 Hafl. He is. 
 
 Rich. Go you before, and I will follow you. 
 
 Exit Haflmgt. 
 
 He cannot liue I hope, and muft not dye, 
 
 Ti'.’* George be pack'd with poft-horfe vp to Heauetu 
 
 1 ....—■ --- 
 
 lie in to vrge his hatred more to Clarinet, 
 
 With Lyes well fteel’d with weighty Arguments, 
 
 And if I faile not in my deepe intent, 
 
 CLrence hath not another day to liue : 
 
 Which done, God take King Edward to his mercy. 
 
 And leaue the world for me to bufsie in. 
 
 Fot then, lie marry Watwickcs yongeft daughter. 
 
 What though I kill’d her Husband.and her Father, 
 
 The readieft way to make the Wcneh amends. 
 
 Is to become her Husband.and her Father: 
 
 The which will I,not all fo much for loue. 
 
 As for another fccret dofe intent, 
 
 By marrying her, which I muft reach vnto; 
 
 But yet 1 tun before my horfe to"Market: 
 
 CTurwce (till breathes, Edward Rill liues and raignes. 
 
 When they are gone, then mufti count my games. £jrfc 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter the C oar ft of Henrie the flat with Halberds to guard it. 
 Lady A nos being the ^Mourner. 
 
 eArme. Set downe.fet downe your honourable load, 
 If Honor may be fhrowded in a Herfe; 
 
 Whil’ft I a-while obfequioufly lament 
 
 Th’vntisiely fail ofVertuous Lancafler. 
 
 Poore key-co!d Figure of a holy King, 
 
 Pale Afbes of the Houfe of Lancafter; 
 
 Thou blcodlefle Remnant of that Royall Blood, 
 
 Be it lawfull that I inuocate thy Gheft, 
 
 To hears the Lamentations of poore Anne, 
 
 Wife to thy Edward, to thy flaughued Sonne, 
 
 Stab’d by the felfefame hand that made thefe wounds 
 Loe.inthefe wir.dowcs that let forth thy life, 
 
 I powre the heiplcfie Balmc of my poore eyes. 
 
 O corfed be the hand that made thefe holes: 
 
 Curfed the Heart, th3t had the heart to do it: 
 
 Cnrfcd the Blood, that let this blood from hence: 
 
 More ditefull hap betide lhat hated W: etch 
 
 That makes vj wretched by the death of thee. 
 
 Then I can wlfh toWolues.to Spiders.Toade*, 
 
 Or any creeping venom'd thing that liues. 
 
 1 feuer he haue Childe, Abortiue be it, 
 
 Prodigeous. and vmimeiy brought tolight, 
 
 Whofe vgly and vnnaturall Afpedl 
 
 May fright the hopeful] Mother at die view. 
 
 And that be Heyre to his vnhappmefle. 
 
 If euer he haue Wife, let her be made 
 
 More rniferableby the death of him. 
 
 Then I am made by my young Lord,and thee. 
 
 Come now towards Chertfey with your holy Lode, 
 
 Taken from Pauics, to be interred there. 
 
 And ftill as you are weary of this wzighc. 
 
 Reft you,whi!es I lament King Henries Coarfe. 
 
 Enter Richard Duke of Glofler 
 
 “Rich. Stay you that beare the Coarfe, & fet it down. 
 An. What blacke Magitian coniures vp this Fiesd, 
 
 To flop deuoced charitable deeds ? 
 
 Rich. Vi Haines fet downe the Coarfe,or by S. Paul, 
 lie make a Coarfe of him that difobeyes. 
 
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*The Life and Death ofRichard the Third. 175 
 
 Cen. My Lord ftand backhand let the Coftin pafle. 
 Rich. Vnroanner’d Dogge, 
 
 Scand'ft thou when I comroaond : 
 
 Aduance thy Halbert higher then my breft, 
 
 Or by S. Paul lie ftrike thee to my Foote, 
 
 And fpurne voon thee Begger for thy boldnefTe. 
 
 Anne, Wbac do you tremble? ere you all affraid ? 
 
 Alas, I blame you not, for you are Mortall, 
 
 And Mortall eyes cannot endure the DiuelL 
 
 Auant thou dcead&UtnimftctofHell j 
 
 Thou had'ft butpowex oner hit Mortall body, 
 
 Hit Souk thou canft not haue: Therefore be gone. 
 
 Rich. Sweet Saint, for Charity,be not fo curft. 
 
 An. FoulcDiue’l, 
 
 For Gods fake hence, and trouble vs not. 
 
 For thou haft made the happy earth thy Hell: 
 
 Fill'd it with curling cries.and deepeexclaimcs: 
 if thou delight to view thy heynous deeds. 
 
 Behold this patteme of thy Butcheries. 
 
 Oh Gentlemen, fee.fee dead Henries wounds. 
 
 Open their congeal’d mouthes, and bleed afrelb. 
 BUsfti.blufe, thou iumpe offowle Deformitie: 
 
 For 'tis thy pretence that exhales this blood 
 
 From cold and empty Veines where no blood dwels. 
 
 Thy Deeds inhumane and vnnaturall, 
 
 Prouokes this Deluge moft vnnaturall. 
 
 O God! which this Blood mad'ft, reuenge his death: 
 
 O Earth! which this Blood drink’ft, reuenge his death. 
 Either Heau'n with Lightning ftrike the murth’rer dead: 
 Or Earth gape open wide, and sate him quicke. 
 
 As thou dolt fwailow vp this good Kings blood, 
 
 Which his Heil-gouern’d arme hath butchered. 
 
 Rich. Lady,you know no Rules of Charity, 
 
 Which renders good for bad, Bleflings for Curfes. 
 
 An. Villaine,thou know’ft nor law ofGod nor Man, 
 No Beaft fo fierce,but knowes fome touch of piety. 
 
 Rich. But I know none,and therefore am no Beaft. 
 
 An. O wonderfuIl,when diuels tell the truth! 
 
 Rich. More wonder full,when Angels are fo angry: 
 Vouchfafe (diuine perfe&ion of a Woman) 
 
 Of tbefe fuppofed Crimes,to giueoie leaue 
 
 By clrcumftance, but to acquit my felfe. 
 
 An. Vouch .afe (defus’d infection of man) 
 
 Of thefe kao woe emls, but to giue me leaue 
 
 By circutrftance, to cnrfe thy curfed Selfe. 
 
 Rich. Fairet then tonguecanname thec,let roehaue 
 Some patient ieyfure to excufemy felfe. 
 
 An. Fouler then heart can think* thee. 
 
 Thou can ft make no exetsfe currant, 
 
 But to hang thy felfe. 
 
 Rich. By fuch difpaire, I fhould accufemy felfe. 
 
 An. And by difpaitipg (halt thou ftand excufed, 
 
 Fot doing worthy Vengeance on thy felfe. 
 
 That did'ft vnwotthy (laughter vpen others. 
 
 Rich. Say thatl flew them not. 
 
 An. Then fay they were not Haines 
 
 But dead they are, ana diuellifti flaueby thee. 
 
 Rich. I did not kill yout Husband. 
 
 An. Why then he is aliue. 
 
 Rich. Nay,he is dead, and flaine by Edwards hands. 
 An. In thyfoulethtoatthau Ly'ft, 
 
 Quccne iJWargaret faw 
 
 Thy murd’rousFaulchion fmoaking in his blood *. 
 
 The which, thou oncedidd'ft bend againft her breft. 
 
 But that thy Brothers beate afide tbe point. 
 
 Rich. 1 was prouoked by her flana rout tongue. 
 
 That laid their guilt, vpon my guiltleffe Shoulders. 
 
 An. Thou was’t prouoked by thy bloody minde. 
 That neuer dream'ft on ought but Butcheries: 
 
 Did'ft thou not kill this King ? 
 
 Rich. Igrauntye. 
 
 An. Do’ft grant me Hedge-hogge, 
 
 Then God eraunt me too 
 
 Thou may’ft be damned for that wicked deede, 
 
 O he was gcncle, milde,and vertuous. 
 
 Rich.The better for the King of hcauen that hath him. 
 An. He is in hcauen,where thou (halt neuer come. 
 
 Rich. Let him thanke me, that holpeto fend him chi® 
 ther: 
 
 For he was fitter for that place then earth. 
 
 An. And thou vnfit for any plaee.but hell. 
 
 Ruh. Yss one place elfe,if you will heare tne name It, 
 Ah. Somcdungeon. 
 
 Rich. Your Bed-chamber, 
 a An. Ill reft betide the chamber wherethou lyeft. 
 Rich. So will it Madam,till I lye with you. 
 
 An. Ihopefo. 
 
 Rich. I know fo. But gende Lady Anne, 
 
 To leaue this keen* encounter of our wittes. 
 
 And fall fomething intoa flower method. 
 
 Is not the caufer oftbe timelefle deaths 
 
 Of thefe Plant agents s^Henrie and Edward, 
 
 As blamefull as the Executioner. 
 
 An. Thou was’t the caufe.and moft accurfteflfie^. 
 
 Rich. Your beauty was the caufe of that effeiS : 
 
 Your beauty, that did haunt me in my fleepe. 
 
 To vndertake tbe deads ©fall the world. 
 
 So I might line one houre in your fweei bofome. 
 
 An. Ifl thought that, I tell thee Homicide, 
 
 Thefe Nailes fhould rent that beauty from my Cheekes. 
 
 Rich. Thefe eyes could not endure f beauties wrack, 
 You fhould not blemifti it, ifl flood by; 
 
 As all the world is chearedby theSunne, 
 
 So I by that: It is my day, my life. 
 
 An. Blackc night ore-fhade thy day fiL death thy life. 
 Rich. Curfe not tby felfe fairc Creature, 
 
 Thou art both. 
 
 An. 1 would I were, to be reueng'd on thee. 
 
 Rich. It is a quarrell moft vnnaturall. 
 
 To be reueng’d on him that loueth thee. 
 
 An. It is a quarrell iuft and reafonable. 
 
 To be reueng’d on him that kill’d my Husband. 
 
 Rich. He that bereft the Lady of thy Husband, 
 
 Did it to helpe thee to abetter Husband. 
 
 An. His better doth not breath vpon the earth. 
 
 Rich. He Hues,that loues thee better then he could. 
 
 An. Name him. 
 
 Rich, P/antagenet. 
 
 An. Why that was he. 
 
 Rich. The felfefame name, but one of better Nature. 
 Ah. Where is he? 
 
 'Rjcb. Heere: Spits at him. 
 
 Why doft thou fpitat me. 
 
 An. Would it were mortal! pojfon, for tby fake. 
 
 Rich. Neuer came poyfoo from fo fweet a place. 
 
 An. Neuer hung poyfon on a fowler Toade. 
 
 Out of my fight, thou doft infedf mine eyes. 
 
 Rich. Thine eyes (fweet Lady)h3ue infefkd mine. 
 
 An. Would tney were BafilisKes.to ftrike thee dead. 
 Rich. I would they were.that I might dye at once: 
 
 For now they kill me with a liuing death. 
 
 Thofe eyes of thine, from mine haue drawne faltTeares; 
 
 For 
 
17 6 The Life and Death of : Richard the Third . 
 
 Sham'd tfceir Aipeci* wun itore of childilh drops: 
 
 Thefe eyej,whichr»euer (hed remorfefull teare, 
 
 No,when my Father Yorke.snd Edward wept. 
 
 To heare the pittious moane that Rutland made 
 
 When black-fac’d Clifford (hookehis fword at him. 
 
 Not when thy warlike Father like a Childe, 
 
 Told the fad ftorie of my Fathers death, 
 
 Aod twenty times, made paufe to fob and weepe: 
 
 That all the fiandersby had wet their cbeekes 
 
 Like Trees bedafh d with raine. In that fad time, 
 
 My manly eyes did fcorne an humble teare: 
 
 And what thefe forrewes could not thence exhale. 
 
 Thy Beauty hatl^and made them blinde with weeping. 
 
 I neuerfued to Friend, not Enemy t 
 
 My Tongue could ceuet learne fwcet fmoothlng word. 
 But now tby Beauty ii propos'd my Fee, 
 
 My proud heart fues, and prompts my tongue to fpeake. 
 
 She looker fccrmfullj as him. 
 Teach not thy lip fuehScome j for it was made 
 
 For killing Ledy, not for foch contempt. 
 
 If thy reueogefiiU heart cannot forgiue, 
 
 Loe heere 1 lend thee this fharpe-pointed Sword, 
 
 Which if thou pleafe to hide in this true breft. 
 
 And let the Soule forth that adoteth thee, 
 
 I lay it naked to the deadly ftroke. 
 
 And humbly begge the death vpon ray knee. 
 
 He lyes his href open fhe nfert at with hufverd. 
 Nay do not paufe; Por I did kill King Henrie , 
 
 But 'twas thy Beauty that prouoked me. 
 
 Nay now difpatch: ‘TwasI that ftabb’d yongE dward, 
 But 'twas thy Heauenly face that fet me on. 
 
 Shefals the Sword. 
 
 T ake vp the Sword againe,or take vp me. 
 
 An. Arife Diffemblcr, though I wifh thy death, 
 
 I will not be thy Executioner. 
 
 Rich. Then bid me kill my fcife,and I will do ir. 
 
 An. I hauealready. 
 
 Rich. Thai was in thy rage: 
 
 Spcake it againe.and euen with the word. 
 
 This hand, which for thy loue, did kill thy Loae, 
 
 Shall for thy Ioue,kill a farre truer Loue, 
 
 To both their deaths fhalt thou be acccflary. 
 tAn. I would I knew thy heart. 
 
 Rjeh. *Tis figur’d in my tongue. 
 
 An. I feare me,both are falfe. 
 
 'Rich, Then netier Man was true. 
 
 An. Well,well,put vp your Sword. 
 
 'Rich. Say then my Peace is made. 
 tAn. That (halt thou know heeTeafter. 
 
 Rah. But (hall I Hue in hope. 
 
 An. All men I hope Hue fo. 
 
 Vouchfafe to weare this Ring. 
 
 Rich. Looke how my Ring incompafleth thy Finger, 
 Euen fo thy Brefi indofeth my poore heart: 
 
 Weare both of them, for both of them ate thine. 
 
 And if thy poore denoted Seruant may 
 
 But beg one fauour at thy gracious hand. 
 
 Thou doft confirme his happineffe for euer- 
 An. What is it? 
 
 Rich. That it may plcafe you leaue thefe fad defignes, 
 To him that hath mod caufe to be a Mourner, 
 
 And prefently repayre to Crosbie Houfe s 
 
 Where (after I haue folemnly inten'd 
 
 At Chcttfey Monaft’ry this Noble King, 
 
 Aod wethisGraue with my Repentant Teares) 
 
 I J will with all expedient duty fee you. 
 
 For dhsers vnknowneRcctcns, I bofeech you. 
 
 Grant me this Boon. 
 
 An. With all my heart.and much it ioyes me too, 
 
 To fee you are become fo penitent, 
 
 Treffel and Barkley, go along with me. 
 
 Rich. Bid mefarwell. 
 
 An. Tis more then you deferue j 
 
 But tin ce you teach me how to flatter yoo. 
 
 Imagine 1 haue (aide farewell already. 
 
 Exit two with Arms. 
 
 Cent. TowardsCbertfey,Noble Lord? 
 
 Rich, Not to White Friars,there attend my commute 
 
 Exi: foarfc 
 
 Was euer woman in this humour woo'd » 
 
 Was euer woman in this humour wonne l 
 lie haue her,but I will not keepe her long. 
 
 What? I that kill’d ber Husband,and his Father, 
 
 To t3ke her in her hearts extreameft hare, 
 
 With curfes in her mouth, Teares in her eyes. 
 
 The bleeding witnefle of my hatred by, 
 
 HauingGodfher Confidence,and thefe bars agalnfl me. 
 And I, no Friends to backe my fuite withall. 
 
 But the platne Diuell.and diflembling lookes 7 
 
 And ^rct to winne hex? All the world to nothing. 
 
 Hath fhe forgot alreadle that brane Prince, 
 
 Edsvardfnzv Lord, whom I(fomethree monthes fince) 
 Stab’d in my angry mood, at Tewkesbury? 
 
 A fweeter, and a louelier Gentleman, 
 
 Fram'd in the prodigallity of Nature s 
 
 Yong, Valiant,Wife,and (no doubt)right Royal, 
 
 The fpacious World cannot againe affoord: 
 
 And will (he yet abafe her eyes on me. 
 
 That cropt the GoideD prime of this Tweet Princes 
 
 And made her Widdow to a wofiill Bed ? 
 
 On me, whofe All not equals Edwards Moytie ? 
 
 On me, that halts,and am mifhapen thus ? 
 
 My Dukedome, to a Beggcrly denier! 
 
 1 do miflake my perfon all this while: 
 
 Vpon my life fhe findes(ahhough I cannot^ 
 
 My felfeto be a mani'llou* proper maa 
 lie be at Charges for a Looklng-glaffe, 
 
 And entertaine a fcore or two of Taylors, 
 
 To fludy falhiom to adorne my body: 
 
 Since 1 am crepe in fauour with my felfe, 
 
 I will maintaine it with fome little coft. 
 
 But firft lie turneyonFeUov/inbisGraue, 
 
 And then rtturne lamenting to my Loue. 
 
 Shine out faireSunne.tiil I baue bought a glaffe. 
 
 That I may fee my Shadow as I paffe. 
 
 Seem Tenia. 
 
 Enter the Qutene TrlotherJ^ord Riuert, 
 aod Lord Cray. 
 
 RiaSlaue patience Madam, ther’s no doubt his Male fly 
 Will foone recouer his accuflom’d health. 
 
 Cray. In that you brooke it ill,it makes himworfe. 
 Therefore for Gods fake entertaine good comfort. 
 
 And cheere his Grace with quicke and merry eyes 
 
 Qy. If he were dead,what would betide on me t 
 
 Cr^y, 
 
The Life and Death of^Richard the Third, 
 
 Ifhe wcte dead, what would betide on me t 
 
 Cray. No other harms, but l&fleoffucha Lord. 
 
 Qu. The lotTe of fueh a Lord.indudes all names. 
 Cray. The Heauens haue bleftyou with a goodly Son, 
 To be your Comforter, when he it gone. 
 
 Qu. Ah! he isyong; and hi* minority 
 Is put vnto the rruft of Richard Gloufler, 
 
 A man that loues not me, nor rone of you. 
 
 Jju Is it concluded he (hall be Proteflor ? 
 
 It is determin’d,not concluded yet i 
 But fo it muft be, if the King mii'earry. 
 
 Enter Buckingham and Derby, 
 
 Cray .Here comes the Lord of Buckingham & Derby. 
 Buc Good time of day vnto your Royall Grace. 
 
 2)rr. God make your Maiefty ioyfu!,as you haue bin 
 Qu The Counccfle Richmond,good my L.of Derby. 
 To your good prayer, will fcatfely fay.Amen. 
 
 Yet .DrTpy.notwithftantlingfhee's your wife, 
 
 And loues not me, be you good Lord afifur'd, 
 
 I hate not you for her proud arrogance. 
 
 Der. 1 do befeech you,either not belecue 
 The enuious Banders ofher falfe Accufers: 
 
 Or if fhe be accus’d on true report, 
 
 Beare with ber weaknefle,which I thinke proceeds 
 From wayward GcknelTc.and no grounded malice. 
 
 Q>y. Saw you the King to day my Lord of Derby, 
 
 Der. But now theDukeofBuckmgham andl, 
 
 Ate come from vjfiting his Maiefty. 
 
 Que. What likelyhoodofhis amendment Lords. 
 
 Buc, Madam good bope.his Grace fpeaks chearfully. 
 Qu. God grant him health,did you confer with him? 
 Buc. I Madam,he defires tomakeactonement; 
 Betweene the Duke ofGloufter.and yeur Brothers, 
 
 Aod betweene them, and my LordChambcrlaine, 
 
 And fent to wame them to his Royall prefence. 
 
 £u. Would all were well.but that will ncuer be, 
 
 1 feate our happinefle is at the height. 
 
 Enter Richard, 
 
 Rich. They do me wrong and I will not indure it, 
 
 Who is it chat complaines vnto the King, 
 
 Thar 3 (forfooth) am fteme.and loue them not ? 
 
 By holy Foul, they loue his Grace but lightly. 
 
 That fill his eares with fuch diflentious Rumors. 
 
 Becaufe I canuot flatter,and iooke faire, 
 
 Smile in mens faces,fmooth,deceiue,and cogge, 
 
 Ducke with French nods,and Apifh curtefie, * 
 
 I rauft be held a rancorous Enemy. 
 
 Cannot a plaine man liue.and thinke no harme, 
 
 But thu s hk fimpie truth muft be abus'd, 
 
 With filken,Gye,infinuacing Iackes? 
 
 Grey. To who in ail this prefence fpeaks your Grace j 
 Ruth. To thee, that haft nor Honefty,not Grace ; 
 hen baue 1 iniur d thee? When done thee wroDg ? 
 
 Gr thee? or thee? or any ofyour Fadhon f 
 A plague vpon you all. His Royall Grace 
 
 horn God preferue barer (hen you would wills) 
 Cannot be quiet fcarfe a breathing while, 
 
 Bot you muft trouble him with lewd complaints. 
 
 J£h. Brother ofGloufter.you miftake the matter: 
 
 The King on his o wne Royall difpofit.on, 
 
 (And not prouok’d by any Sutor eife) 
 
 Ayming (belike)at your interiour hatred, 
 
 _ '77 
 
 That in your outward action fbewes it felfe 
 Again!) my Children, Brothers,and my Selfe, 
 
 Makes him to fend, that he may Jearne the ground. 
 
 'Rich. I cannot tell,the world is growne fo bad. 
 
 That Wrens make prey, where Eagles dare not pearcb. 
 Since euerie Iaeke became a Gentleman, 
 
 There's many a gentle perfon made a Iackc. 
 
 Qu. Come, come,we know your meaning Brother 
 
 You enuy my aduancemeot.and my friends: (Gloftet 
 God grant we ncuer may haue neede of you. 
 
 ^.Meanettmc.God grants that I haue need of you. 
 Out Brother is iinprifon’d by your meanes. 
 
 My felfe difgrac’d, and the Nobilicie 
 
 Held in contempt, while great Promotions 
 
 Are daily giuen to ennoble thofe 
 
 That fcarfe fome two dayes fince were worth a Noble. 
 
 Qu. By him that rais’d me to this carefull height. 
 From that contented hap which I inioy’d, 
 
 I neuer did incenfe his Maicftie 
 Againfl the Duke of Clarence.but haue bin 
 An earneft aduocace to plead for him. 
 
 My Lord you do me fhamefull imurre. 
 
 Falfely to draw me in chefe vile fufpe<ft’s. 
 
 Rich 1 . You may deny that you were not the meane 
 Ofmy Lord lace imprifonment 
 
 Rd*. She may my Lord,for^——. 
 
 Rich. She may Lord Riucrr, why who knowesnot fo? 
 She may do more fir then denying that; 
 
 She may he/peyou to many faire preferments, 
 
 And then deny her ayding hand therein. 
 
 And liy thofe Honors on your high defert- 
 What may fhe not, (he may. I marry may fhc. 
 
 Riu. Whac marry may fhe ? 
 
 Ric. What marrie may fhe ? Marrie with a King, 
 
 A Batcheller, and a handfocne ftriphng too, 
 
 I wis your Grandam had a worfer match. 
 
 £u. My Lord ofGloufler.I haue too long borne 
 Your blunc vpbraidings,3nd your bitter fcoffes r 
 By heauen, I will acquaint his Maieftie 
 Of thofe grofle taunts that oft I haue endur’d. 
 
 1 had rather beaCountrie feruan: maide 
 Then a great Queene, with this condition, 
 
 To be fo baited, (corn'd, and flormed at. 
 
 Small ioy haue I in being Englands Queene, 
 
 Enter old Queene Margaret, 
 
 Mar, And lefned be that fmall, God 1 befeech him. 
 Thy honor,(late,and feate,is due to me. 
 
 Rich. What? threat you me with celling of the King ? 
 
 I will auouch’t in prefence ofthe King: 
 
 I dare aduenture to be fenc to th’Towre. 
 
 Tis time to fpeake, 
 
 My paines are quite forgot. 
 
 Margaret. Out Diucll, 
 
 I do remember them too well: 
 
 Thou killd'ft my Husband Henrtem theTower, 
 
 And Edvard my poore Son.at Tewkesburie. 
 
 Rich. Ere you were Queene, 
 
 I, or your Husband King : 
 was a packe-borfe in his great affaires i 
 A weeder out of his proud Aduerfaries, 
 
 A liberal! rewardcr of his Friends, 
 
 To royalizehisblood.I fpent mine owue. 
 
 Margaret. I and much better blood 
 Then his,or thine. 
 
 _ l Rich. 
 
‘1 
 
 jj8 9 he Life and Dealh of ‘Richard the Third. 
 
 Suh. Jo ill which time,yeu and your Husband Grey 
 TVere fa<S'tou5,for thcHotife of Lore after ; 
 
 And Ri»«rj,fo were you; Was not your Husband, 
 
 In c Mirgarcit B«caile,at Saint adlbons \laine i 
 I/rt fne put in your mmdes, if you forget 
 What you haue beene ere this, sod what you are : 
 WahaU.whai I hauc beene.and what I am. 
 
 Q.M. A rourth rous Vil!aine,aod fo (fill thou art. 
 Rich. Poore (tneoct did forfake hts Father H'anntkr, 
 
 I and fotfworc himfelfe (which lefii pardon.) 
 
 ’ O^Af. Which God reuenge. 
 
 Rich. To fight on Sdwardi partie.forthe Crowne, 
 And fot his meede,poote Lord.he is mewed vp j 
 I would to God my heart were Flint,like Edwards, 
 
 Or Edwards foft and piltiful),likc mine ; 
 
 I am too childifh foohfh for this World. 
 
 JjJJVf.Hightheeto Hell for fhams.St leaue this Wotld 
 Thou Cacodemon^here thy Ktngdome is, 
 
 Roj. My Lord of Glofter: in thofc bufie dayes. 
 
 Which here you vrge.to proue vs Enemies, 
 
 We follow'd then ourLord,our Soueraigne King, 
 
 So fhould we you,if you fhould be our King. 
 
 Rich. If I mould be 1 1 had rather be a Pedler ; 
 
 Farce be it from my heart,the thought thereof. 
 
 Qu. As little ioy (my Lord ) as you fuppofe 
 You fhould enioy.were you this Countries King, 
 
 As little ioy you may fuppofe in me. 
 
 That I enioy,being the Queene ihcteof. 
 
 Q^jyf. A little ioy emoyesthe Queene thereof. 
 
 For T am fhce.and altogether loylclfe; 
 
 I can no longer hold me patient. 
 
 Hcareme,you wrangling Pyraces.that fallout, 
 
 Jn (haring that which you haue pill’d from me : 
 
 Which off you trembles not,that lookes on me ? 
 
 If not,that l am Queene,you bow like Subicfls; 
 
 Yet that by you depos'd,you quake like Rebclls. 
 
 Ah gentle V.llaine.dOe not turne away. (f'ght ? 
 
 /?irfe.Foute wrinckled Witch,what mak ft thou in my 
 Bui repetition of what thou haft marr d. 
 
 That will I make,before I let thee goe. 
 
 Rich. Wert thou not bamfhed. on palne of death ? 
 
 I was: but 1 doe find more paine in banifhmcnt, 
 Then death canyeeld me here.bymy abode. 
 
 A Husband and a Sonne thou ow’ft to me. 
 
 And thou a Kingdome ; all of you.allegeance : 
 
 This Sorrow that 1 haue, by rignt is yours, 
 
 Aud all the Pleafures you vfurpe.arc mine. 
 
 Rtcb. The Curfc my Noble Fathet layd on thee. 
 When thou didft Crown his Warlike Brows with Paper 
 And with thy fcornes drtrwft Riuers from his eyes. 
 
 And then to dry them,gau'ft ihcDukeaClowt, 
 
 Steep'd in the faoltlefle blood of prettte Rutland: 
 
 His Curfes thcn.fVom bicrerneffe of Soule, 
 
 Denounc’d againft thee,are ail falne vpon thee: 
 AndCod.not we.haih plagu'd thy bloody deed. 
 
 So iuft is God,to nght the mnorent. 
 
 Haft. O.’twas the fouleft deed to flay that Babe, 
 
 AnJ rbe mod mercile(Te,tlm ere was heard of. 
 
 Kju.T yrants themfelues wept when it was reported. 
 75 i 7 r/'No man but prophecied reuenge forit. 
 
 'Buck^ AIoTthiitnf>erland,\\\en prefent.wepc to fee it. 
 SfJrf. What’ were you fnarling all before 1 came, 
 "Ready to catch each other by the throat. 
 
 And turne you all your hatred now on me ? 
 
 Did Tor^ft dread Curfe preuaile fo much with Heauen, 
 Thai Henna death, my louciy Edwards death. 
 
 Their Kingdomes loffe.my wofull Bsnifhntem, 
 
 Should all but anfwer for that peeuifb Brat ? 
 
 Can Curfes pierce the Clouds,and enter Heaucn ? 
 
 Why then giue way dull Clouds to rr.y quick Curfes. 
 Though not by Warre.by Surfer dye your King, 
 
 As ours by Murthcr.to make him a King. 
 
 Edward thy Sonrif.that now is Prince of Wales, 
 
 For Edward our Soone.that was Prince of Walei^ 
 
 Dye in his youth,by like vntimely violence. 
 
 Thy felfe a Queene,for me chat was a Queene, 
 
 Oat-Hue thy glory,like my wretched felfe : 
 
 Long raay'ft thou Hue,to wayle thy Childrens death, 
 
 And fee another,os I fee thee now, 
 
 Deck'd in thy Rights,as thou art (fail'd in mine. 
 Longdyethy hsppie dayes,before thy death. 
 
 And after many length'ned howres of gnefe, 
 
 Dye neyther Mother,Wife ,notFoglands Queene 
 Biuers and Dcrfct y yo\l were danders by. 
 
 And fo waft thou,Lord Ha/twgi^hecs my Sonne 
 Was ftab'd with bloody Daggers:God,I piay him. 
 
 That none of you may hue his natural! age. 
 
 But by fomc vnlook'd accident cut off. 
 
 A*efc.Haue done thy Charme,^ hateful wither'd Hagge. 
 (yM And leaue out ihee?ftayDog.for&fhalt beareme. 
 If Hcauen haue any grieuous plague in (lore. 
 
 Exceeding thofe that I can wifti vponthee, 
 
 O let them keepe it,till thy linnes be ripe, 
 
 And then hurle downe their indignation 
 On thee,the iroubler of che poore Worlds peace. 
 
 The Wormc of Confcience ftill begnaysi thy Soule, 
 
 Thy Friends fufpedi for Traytors while thou iiu'ft. 
 
 And cakedeepe Fraytors forthy deareft Friends . 
 
 No (leepe clofe vp that deadly Eye of thine, 
 
 VnlefTe it be while fome tormenting Dtcamc 
 Affrights thee with a Hell of ougly Deuills. 
 
 Thou eluifh maik d, aboctiue tooting Hogge, 
 
 Thou that waft feal d in thy Natmitie 
 The flaue of Natute.and the Sonne of Hell i 
 Thou dander of thy heauie Mothers Wombe, 
 
 Thou loathed Jffue of thy Fathers Loynes, 
 
 Thou Ragge of Honor, thou detefted— 
 
 Rich \JMsrysret. 
 
 Q^M Richard Rich Ha, 
 
 Q^M. I call thee not. 
 
 Rich. ] cry thee mercie then ; for I did think?. 
 
 That thou hadfl call'd me all thefe bitter names. 
 
 £>_/*/. Why fo I did,but look’d for no reply. 
 
 Oh let mcmakc the Period to my Curfe. 
 
 Rich 'Tis done by mc.and ends in i^/fargaret . 
 
 £J«.Thus haue you breath'd your Curfeagatnftyourfelf. 
 £>. M.Poore painted Queen,vain Bourtfh Ot my fortune, 
 Why ftrcw'ft thou Sugar on that Bottel’d Spider, 
 Whofe deadly Web cnfnsreth theeabout ? 
 
 Poole,foole.tnou whet'ft a Knife to kill thy felfe : 
 
 The day will come, that thou (halt wi(h for me. 
 
 To helpe thee curfe this poyfonous Bimch-backt Toade. 
 
 Haft. Falfe boding Woman,end rby frantlck Curfe, 
 Lead to thy barroe.thou moue ourpatienre. 
 
 £/trf .Foule (home vpon you.yoa haue all moo d mine. 
 Rt W ere you wcl feru'd,you would be taught your duty. 
 ^Af To ferue me well,you all fhould do me duty. 
 Teach me to be yourQiieer.e.and you my Sublets 
 O ferue me well,and teach yourfclues that duty. 
 
 Drrf. Difpute not with her.fhee is lunaticke. 
 
 Peace VTafterMarqucffe^you arc malspert, 
 yourUte-ncw ftampe of Hoaor is lcarce currant. 
 
'The Life and 'Death chard the Third, iyp 
 
 O that your yongNobillty could fudge 
 
 Whn'twete tolofeu,and be miferuble. 
 
 They that ftarid 'nigh, hauemany blafts to (hake them. 
 And if they fall, they dafh tbemfelues tcpeeces. 
 
 Rtcb. Good cour,fails marry', icarne it, learne it Mar- 
 quefle. 
 
 Dor. It (ouches you my Lord,as much as me. 
 
 Kick. I, and much more : but I was borne fo high: 
 Our syerie buildeth in the Cedars top, 
 
 And dallies with the winde, and fcornes the Sunne. 
 
 Mar. And cumcs the Sun to (hade: 3!as,alas, 
 
 WitncfLe my Sonne, now in the fhade of death, 
 
 VVbofc bright ©ut-lhining bcames, thy cloudy wrath 
 Hath in etetnall datkneiTe folded vp. 
 
 Your aycry buildeth in out aycries Neft: 
 
 O God that feeft it, do not fuffer it. 
 
 As it is wonne with blood, loft be it fo. 
 
 Buc. Peace,peace for (hame: lfnot, for Charity, 
 Mar. Yrge neither charity.norihametome: 
 Vncharitably withmehaueyou dealt, 
 
 And (hamefully my hopes (by you) are butcher'd. 
 
 My Charity is outrage, Life my fhame, 
 
 And in that (hame, ftill hue my forrowes rage. 
 
 'Sue. Haue done.haue done. 
 
 Trior. O Princely Buckingham, lie kifle thy hand, 
 
 In figne of League and amity with thee s 
 
 Now faite befall thee,and thy Noble boufe : 
 
 Thy Garments are not fpotted with our blood: 
 
 Nor thou within the eompsfle of my curfe. 
 
 'Buc. Nor no one heere: for Curies neuerpafTe 
 
 The lips of thofe that breath them in the ayre. 
 
 Mar. I will not chinkebtit they aftendthesky, 
 
 And there awake Gods gentle fleeping peace. 
 
 O Buckingham, take heede ofyonder dogger 
 
 Looke svhen he fawnes, he bites; and when he bites, 
 
 His venom tooth will rankle to the death. 
 
 Haue not to do with him, beware ofhim, 
 
 Sinne, death,and hell haue fet their markes on him, 
 
 And all their Minifters attend on him. 
 
 Tych. Whit do:h (he fay.my Lord of Buckingham. 
 Buc. Nothing that I refpeft my gracious Lord. 
 
 Mar. What doft thou Icorne me 
 
 For my gerttlc counfell ? 
 
 Anti footh the diucll that I warn? thee from. 
 
 O but remember this another day : 
 
 When he fhallfpltc thy very heart with forrow : 
 
 Aod fay (poore Margaret )was aProphetefle; 
 
 Liue each ofyouthefubiecbto his hate, 
 Andhetoyours.&ndallofyoutoGods. Sx if. 
 
 Buc My haire doth Hand an end to beare her curfes. 
 Rt». And fo doth mine, I mufe why (he's at libertle. 
 Rtcb ! cannot blame her, by Gods holy mother. 
 
 She hath had too much wrong,and I repent 
 
 My pm thereof, that I haue done to her. 
 
 Mar I neuer did her any to my knowledge, 
 
 Rtcb. Y et you haue all the vantage of her wrong! 
 
 I was too hot, to do fomebody good. 
 
 That is too cold in thinking of it now : 
 
 Marry as for Clarence, he is well repayed: 
 
 He is frank d vp to fatting for his pajnes, 
 
 God pardon them, that are thecaufe thereof. 
 
 Rt<* A vertuous,and a Chtiftiarvlikc concluficn 
 
 To pray for them that haue done fcath to vs. 
 
 Rich. So do l euer,being well aduis’d. 
 
 Spcakp to huhflfe. 
 
 For had 1 turft now, 1 had curft my fclfe 
 
 Enter Ca/ejly. 
 
 Cates. Madam, hisMaiefty doth call fof you, 
 
 And for your Grace, and yours my gracious Lord, 
 
 £)u. Catcsby I come, Lords will you go with rnee. 
 
 Riu. We W3it vpon your Grace, 
 
 Exeunt all but G/after, 
 
 Rtcb, I do the wrong,and firft begin to brawle. 
 
 The fecret Mtfcheefes that 1 fet abroach, 
 
 I lay vnto the grecuous charge ofothers. 
 
 CYxrcTTce,who! indeedehauecaft in darknefTe 
 
 I do beweepe to many fimplc Guiles, 
 
 Namely to Derby, Hajiings,Buckingham, 
 
 And tell them'tis eheQueene.and ner Allies, 
 
 That (line the King aga:nft the Duke my Brother. 
 
 "Now they beleeue it, and withall whet me 
 
 To be reueng’d on Riuers, Derfet,Grey. 
 
 But then I figh, and with a peece ofSctipture, 
 
 Tell thermhat God bids vsdogoodforcuiil : 
 
 And thus I doath my naked Vjlanie 
 
 With odde old ends, ftdne forth ofholy Writ, 
 
 And leeme a Saint, when mofi I play thedeuilf. 
 
 Enter two rmrtberers. 
 
 But foft, heere comemy Executioners, 
 
 How now my hardy ftout refolued Mates, 
 
 Are you now going to difpatch this thine ? 
 
 Vit.We are my Lord,and come to haue the Warrant, 
 That we may be admitted where he is. 
 
 Ric. Well thought vpon, I haue it heare about me: 
 When you haue done, repayte to Crosby place; 
 
 But fits be fodaine in the execution, 
 
 Withal! obdurate, do not heare him pleade-j 
 
 For Clarence is well fpoken, and perhappes 
 
 May moue your hearts to piety, ifyou marke Mm. 
 
 Vil. Tut,iut,my Lord,wewi!lnot(landtoprate» 
 Talkers are no good dooers, be allur'd: 
 
 We go to vfe. our hands,and not our tongues. 
 
 Rich. Your eyes drop MilUftones, whenFooles eyes 
 fall Teares : 
 
 I Gke you Lads.about your bufmefle ftnight, 
 Go.go.difpatch. 
 
 Vtl. V/e will my Noble Lord. 
 
 Scena Quarta. 
 
 Enter Clarence and Keeper. 
 
 Keep. Why lookes yourGrace fo heaoily to day. 
 
 CD. 0,1 haue paft a miferablenight. 
 
 So full offeareful! Dteames, ofvg!y lights. 
 
 That as I am a Chriftian faithfull man, 
 
 I would not fpend another fuch a night 
 
 Though ’twete to buy a world of happy dales: 
 
 So full ofdifmall terror was the time. 
 
 Keep. What was your dream my Lord.I pray you tel me 
 Cla.Ule thoughts that I had broken from theTower, 
 
 And W3s embark'd to crolfe to Burgundy, 
 
 And in my company my Brother Gloufter, 
 
 Who from my Cabin tempted me to walke, 
 
 Vpon the Hatches: There we look'd toward England, 
 
 And cited vp a thoufand heauy ritnea, 
 
 c 2 During 
 
180 Tie Life andT>eato of ^RicharJthe Third. 
 
 During the warres of Yotke and Lancattcr 
 That bad bcfalne vsjks we pac’d along 
 Vpon the giddy footing of the Hatchet, 
 
 Me thought thaiGloufter ftumbled.and in falling 
 Strooke me (that thought to (lay him)ooer-boord. 
 
 Into the tumbling billowes of the maine. 
 
 O Lord, me thought what paine it was to drowne. 
 
 What dreadfull noife of water in mine earea, 
 
 What figbtt of vgty death within mine eyes. 
 
 Me thoughts, I faw a thoufand featfull wackesi 
 A thoufand men that Fifties gnaw'd vpoo: 
 
 Wedges of Cold.great Anchors, beapes ofPearle, 
 Ineflimable Stones, vnvalewed JewyU, 
 
 All fcattred in the bptcomc of the Sea, 
 
 Some lay in dead-mens Sen lies, and its the holes 
 Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept 
 (As ’twere in fcornc of eyes) refletfting Gemmes, 
 
 That woo’d the (limy bottome of the deepe, 
 
 And mock'd the dead bones that lay fcattred by. 
 
 Ketp. Had you fuch leyfureintht time of death 
 To gaie v pon thefe fee rets of the deepe t 
 
 C!a. Me thought I had.snd often did I flriuo 
 To yeeld the Ghoft: but dill the enuious Rood 
 Stop d in my foule, and would nor <«*t it forth 
 To rind the empry, vaft.and weno ring ayre t 
 But (mother'd it within my panting bulk?. 
 
 Who alrooft borft, to belch it in the Sea. 
 
 Keep. Awak’d you not in this fore Agony? 
 
 Clar. No,no,my Dreame was lengthen’d after life. 
 
 O then, began the Temped to my Soule. 
 
 I pad (me thought) the Melancholly Flood, 
 
 With that fowre Ferry-man which Poets write of, 
 
 Vnto the Kingdome of petpetuall Night. 
 
 The fitd that there did greet my Stranger-foule. 
 
 Was my great Father-in-Law,renowned Warwicke, 
 Who fpake alowd ; What fcourge for Periurie, 
 
 Can this dacke Monarchy affoord falfe Clarence} 
 
 And fo he vanifti’d. Then came wand ring by, 
 
 A Shadow like an Angcll.with bright hayte 
 Dabbel d inblood.and he fhrlek'd out alowd 
 Clarence is come.falfc.fleeting.pcnur'd Clarence , 
 
 That dabb’d me in the field by Tewkesbury : 
 
 Sene on him Furies, take him vnto Torment. 
 
 With rhai (me thought)a Legion of foule Fiends 
 Inuiron'd me, and howled in mine eates 
 Such hiddecua cries.that with the very Noife, 
 
 1 (trembling) wak d, and for a feafon after, 
 
 Could not beleeue, but that I was in Hell, 
 
 Such terrible Imptefsion made my Dreame. 
 
 Karp Ne maruell Lord.though it affrighted you, 
 
 I am affraid (me thinkes) to heare you tell it. 
 
 Cla. Ab Keeper .Keeper,I haue done thefe things 
 
 f That now giue euidcnce againd my Soule) 
 or Eduarh fake, and (ee.bow he requits mce. 
 
 0 God' if my deepe prayres cannot appeafe thee, 
 
 But thou wilt be aueng’d on my mifdeeds. 
 
 Yet execute thy wTath in me alone : 
 
 O (pare my gullilefEe Wife,and my poore children. 
 Keeper, I prythee fit by me a-while. 
 
 My Soule is heauy.and 1 faine would fleepe. 
 
 Keep I will my Lord. God giue your Grace good ted 
 
 Enter Brakp>l ><07 ri* Lieutenant. 
 
 “Bra. Sorrow breaker Seafons,and repofing houres, 
 
 Maka cbeNtght Morning,and the Noon-tide night: 
 
 Princes haue but their Titles for their Glories, 
 
 An outward Ho not, for an inward Toyle, 
 
 And fox vnfelt Imaginations 
 
 They often feele a world of redleffe Cares : 
 
 So usat betweene their Title&^nd low Name. 
 
 There’s oothing differs.but the out ward farce. 
 
 Laser taro t-5kf untenrs. 
 
 I .Mur. Ho.who’i hecre? 
 
 'Bra. What would ft thou Fellow ? And how cxmm’Q 
 thou hither. 
 
 a.t Mur. 1 would fpesk with Cl*rmce,v\&\ came hi- 
 cber on my Lcgees. 
 
 Bra. What (o brrefe? 
 t. Tis better (Sir ) then to be tedious r 
 Let him fee our Cotmmffson^nd calke no more. Roach 
 Bra. I am in this, commanded to deliuer 
 The Noble Duke of Clarence to your hands. 
 
 I will not reafon wbat is meant betreby, 
 
 Bccaufe I will be guiltlefte from the meaning. 
 
 There lies the Duke afleepe.and there the Keyes* 
 lie to the King,and fignirie to him* 
 
 That thus I haue tefign’d to you my charge. Exit. 
 
 1 You may fir.'tlsopotnoofwifedomer 
 Par you welL 
 
 l What,(hall we ftab him as be fietpes. 
 
 I No: bcel fay rwasdone cowardly .when be wakes 
 1 Why he (hall neuer wake, vntill the great lodge¬ 
 ment day. 
 
 I Why then heel fay, we ftab’d blm deeping, 
 a The vrging of that word lodgement, hath bteda 
 kir.de of remotfe in me. 
 
 I What? art thou affraid ? 
 s Not to kill him, hauing a Warrant, 
 
 But to be damn'd for killing htm, from the whkh 
 No Warrant can defend me. 
 
 i 1 thought thou had A bin refolutc. 
 a So I am, to let him liue. 
 
 1 rlc backe to the Duke of Gloufler,and tefl Mm £cx 
 
 1 Nay, 1 prythee ftay a little; 
 
 [hope this paflionatc humor of mine, will change. 
 
 It was wont to hold me but while one rcLs twenty. 
 
 I How do’ft thou feele thy felfe now ? 
 
 % Some ccrtaine dregges of confcience arc yet with- 
 n cnee. 
 
 1 Remember out Reward,when the deed's done, 
 a Come,he dies: I had forgot the Reward* 
 
 I Where’s thy confcience now. 
 a O, in the Duke ofGlouAers purfe. 
 
 t When bee opens his purfe to giue vs our Reward, 
 
 tby Confcience Ayes out. 
 
 a Tis no nmrer.let it goe: There’s few or none wil 
 entertaine it. 
 
 1 What if it come to thee agaioe ? 
 
 2 lie not meddle with it, it makes a man a Coward : 
 A man cannot fteale, but it acrufetb him : A mao car.ooi 
 Sweare.but it Chetkes him: A man cannot lye with his 
 Neighbours Wife, buindetedh him. Tisablu(hin{ 
 (hamefac'd fpirit, that mutinies in a mans bolomc : It 
 filles a man full of Obftaclea. It made me once teftorc a 
 Purffe of Gold that (by chance) 1 found It beggars any 
 man that keepes it : 11 is turn’d out of Townes and Ciu 
 ties for a dangerous thing, and eucry mao that means to 
 liue well, endeuours to truft to hunfclfe, aod hue with¬ 
 out it- 
 
 s Ti» 
 
The Life and Death ofRjchard the T bird. iSs 
 
 i Tis euco now at my elbow, perfwading me not to 
 kill the Dfcut- 
 
 j Take the diucll in thy mince,and beieeue him not t 
 He would infimiste with th« but to make thee figh. 
 t I am ftrong fram’d,he cannot preuaiie with me. 
 
 * Spoke like a tall raan,shat refpedw thy reputation. 
 Come,(hall we fall to worke? 
 
 l Take him on the Coftard, with the hike* of thy 
 
 S word.and then throw him into the Malmcfey-Butce in 
 the nest roome. 
 
 i O excellent deeice; and auks a fop efhim. 
 i Soft,he wake*, 
 a Strike. 
 
 I No.wee’i resfon with him. 
 
 CU. Where art thou Keeper? Gice me a cup of wine. 
 
 1 You (hall haue Wine enough my Lord anon. 
 
 CU. InGods name,what art thou ? 
 l A man,a»you are. 
 
 CU. But not at I am Royal!. 
 
 1 Not you as we are, LoyalL 
 
 CU Thy voice is Thunder,but thy looks are humble. 
 
 I My voice i* now the Kings,roylookes mine owne. 
 CU. Hew ci.crklyvand bow deadly doft thou (peaks ? 
 Ycur eyes do menace me: why looke you pale ? 
 
 Who few you hither? Wherefore doyou come ? 
 i To,;c,,to«- 
 CU. To murther me ? 
 
 Toth. 1,1. 
 
 CU. You ftarftly haue the hearts to tell me fo ? 
 
 And therefore cannot haue the hearts to do it. 
 
 Wherein my Friends haue! offended you { 
 l Offended vs you haue not,bus the King. 
 
 CU. 1 (hall be reconcil'd to him againe. 
 
 3 Neuer my Lord, therefore prepare to dye. 
 
 CU. Are you drawne forth among a world of men 
 
 To flay the innoceat? What is my offence f 
 
 Where is th? Euidence that doth secure me ? 
 
 What lawfull Queft haue giuen their Verdi<S vp 
 
 Vnto the frowning ludge? Or who pronounc’d 
 
 The bitter femence ofpoore CUrtnce death. 
 
 Before I be conuifi by courfcof Law ? 
 
 To threaten me with death, is moft vniawfuO. 
 
 I charge you, as you hope for any goododfe, 
 
 That you deparc,and lay no hands on me; 
 
 The deed you vndenake is damnable. 
 
 I What we will do,we do vpon command* 
 a And be that hath commanded,!* out King. 
 
 CU. Erroneous Va(Tals,the great King ofKings 
 
 Hath in the Table ofhis Law commanded 
 
 Thar thou (halt do no murther. Will you then 
 
 Spurne at his Edift.and fulfill a Mans ? 
 
 Take heed : for he holds Vengeance in his hand. 
 
 To hutle vpon their heads chat breake his Law. 
 
 s And that fame Vengeance doth he hutle on thee, 
 
 For falfeForfwearing,and for murther too s 
 
 Thoa did ft receiue the Sacrament, to fight 
 
 In quarrel! of the Houfe of Lancafter. 
 
 I And like a Traitor to the name cfGod, 
 
 Did’ft breake that Vow.and with thy treacherous blade, 
 Vnrip'ft rhe Bowels ofthv Sou'raignes Sonne. 
 
 •j 'Whom thou was't ^worne to cherifh and defend. 
 
 * How canft thou vrge Gods dreadful! Law to vs. 
 When thou haft broke it in fuch deere degree ? 
 
 CU. Alas! for whole fake did I that ill deed* ? 
 
 For Edward, for my Brother, for his fake. 
 
 He fends you not to murther me for this s 
 
 For in that finne, he is as deepe as I. 
 
 IfGod will be auenged for the deed, 
 
 O know you yet,he doth it publiquely, 
 
 Take not the quarteil from his powrefuil arme: 
 
 He needs no indire&,or lawleffe courfe. 
 
 To cut off thofe that haue offended him. 
 
 i Who made thee then a bloudy minifter. 
 
 When gallant fpringing braue Plantagtntt , 
 
 That Princely Nouice was ftrucke dead by thee ? 
 
 CU. My Brothers loue,the Diuell,and my Rage, 
 i Thy Brothers Loue,our Duty, and thy Faults, 
 Prouoke vs hither now,to {laughter thee. 
 
 CU. If you do loue my Brother,hate not files 
 
 I am his Brother, and l loue him well. 
 
 If you are hyr*d for meed, go backeagaine. 
 
 And I will lend you to my Brother Gloufier: 
 
 Who (hall reward you better for my life, 
 
 Then Edward will for tydings of my death. 
 
 a Youaredeceiu’d, 
 
 Your Brother Gloufter hates you. 
 
 CU. Oh oo,he loues me, and be holds me deere: 
 
 Go you to him from me, 
 i I fo we wilL 
 
 CU. Tell him,when that our Princely Father Yorke, 
 Bieft his three Sonnes with his vidfonous Arme, 
 
 He little thought of this diuided Friendftiip j 
 
 Bid Glouftet thinke on this, and he will weepe. 
 i I Milftones,as he leffoned vs to weepe. 
 
 CU. Odonotfianderhim,forheiskinde« 
 i RighqasSnowinHarueft: 
 
 Come, you deceiue your felfe, 
 
 ‘Tishe that fends vs to deftroyyou heere. 
 
 CU. It cannot be, for he bewept my Fortune, 
 
 And hugg'd me in his armes,and fwore with fobs, 
 
 That be would labour my deliuery. 
 
 t Why fo he doth, when he deliuers you 
 
 From this earths thraldome, to the ioyes of heauen. 
 i Make peace with God,for you muft die my Lord. 
 CU. Haue you that holy feeling in your foules, 
 
 To counfaile me to make my peace witHGod, 
 
 And are you yet to your owne foules fo biinde. 
 
 That you will warre with God,by murd'ring ms, 
 
 O firs confider, they that fet you on 
 
 Todo this deede, will hate you for the deede. 
 a What (ball we do? 
 
 (lar. Relent,arid faueyourfouies: 
 
 Which of you, ifyou were a Princes Scnac, 
 
 Being pent from Liberty,as I am now. 
 
 If two fucb murtherers as your felues came to you, 
 
 Would not intreat for life, as you would begge 
 
 Were you in my diftreffe. 
 
 i Relent? no: 'Tis cowardly and womanifh. 
 
 CU. Not to relent, is beaftlyjftuage.diudiifh : 
 
 My Friend, 1 fpy feme piety in thy lookes : 
 
 O, if thine eye be not a Flaiterer, 
 
 Come thou on my fide, and intreate for mee, 
 
 A begging Prince.what begger pitties not. 
 a Lookebehinde you,my Lord, 
 i Take that,and that,if all this will not do. Stabs him. 
 He drowne you in the Maimefey-But within. Exit. 
 
 a A bloody deed.and defperately difpatehl: 
 
 How faine (like Pilate) would I wafh my hands 
 
 Of this raoft grecucus murther. Bnter i.Jtfurtherer 
 
 i How nova? what mcan’ft thou that thou help‘ft me 
 not 1 By Heauen the Duke (hall know how flacke you 
 haue bcenc. 
 
 t| * * 
 
i Si Tbs Life and Death ofRickard the Third 
 
 ■xxMut I would he knew that 1 had (ail'd his brother, 
 
 Take thou the Fee.and tell him what I fay, 
 
 For I repent me that the Duke is Ibi.ie. Exit. 
 
 I .Mur. So do not I: go Coward at thou art. 
 
 Well,He go hide the body in fomc hole. 
 
 Till that the Duke giueorcler for his buriall: 
 
 And when Ihaoemy meede,I will away. 
 
 For this will out.and then l mu ft not {lay. Exit 
 
 Enter Ratclife, and Giofter. 
 
 RichGood morrow to my Soueraigne King & Queen 
 And Princely peeies^ happy time of day. 
 
 King, Happy iDdced,as wchauefpcnt the day: 
 
 Giofter, we bane done deeds of Charity, 
 
 Made pcaee of enmity, fairc loue of hate, 
 
 Betwcene cbefe fwelhng wrong mceofed Peeres. 
 
 Rich. A bleffcd labour my meli Soueraigne Lord: 
 Among this Princely hcape, if any heers 
 
 By falfe intelligence, or wrong l’urtnize 
 
 Hold me afoe. If I vn willingly,or in my rage, 
 
 Haue ought committed that is hardly home, 
 
 To any inf his prefence, 1 defire 
 
 To reconcile me to his Friendly peace i 
 
 Tis death to roe to be at enmitie: 
 
 I hate it,and defire all good mens loue, 
 
 Firft M adam,I intreate ttue peace of you. 
 
 Which I will purchafe with my dutious feruice. 
 
 Of you my Noble CofiD Buckingham, 
 
 If euer any grudge were lodg’d berweene vs. 
 
 Of you and you, Lord Rj tiers and of Dorfet, 
 
 That all without defert haue frown’d on ms: 
 
 Of you Lord tP'oeduid, and Lord Scales ofyon, 
 
 Dukes,Eaties, Lords, Gentlemen,indeed of aU. 
 
 1 do no: know that Englifliman aliuc. 
 
 With whom my foule is any iocatcddes. 
 
 More then the Infant that is borne to night: 
 
 I thar.ke my God for my Humility. 
 
 A holy day fhall this be kept heere*feert 
 
 I would to God all flrifes were weU compounded. 
 
 My Soueraigne Lard, 1 do befeechyour Highnefle 
 
 To take our Brother Clarence to your Grace. 
 
 Rich. Why Madam,haue I oared loue for this. 
 
 To be fo flowted in this Royall prefence? 
 
 Who knowesnotthatthegemleDukeisdead? They 
 You do him iniurie to feorne his Coarfe. aOftart, 
 
 King. Whoknowe*notheisdcad/ 
 Whoknoweshets? 
 
 All-feeing heauen, what a world is this ? 
 
 Buc. Looke I fo pale Lord Dcrfet,u the reft? 
 
 Dor. I my good Lord,and no man in the ptefroce, 
 
 But his red colour hath forfooke his cheekes. 
 
 King. Is Clarence dead i The Order was reuerft. 
 
 Rich. But he (poore man) by your firft order dyed, 
 
 And that a winged Mercuric did beare: 
 
 Some tardie Cripple bare the Countermand, 
 
 That came too lagge to fee him buried. 
 
 God grant, that fome leffe Noble,and leffe Icy ail, 
 Neerct in bloody thoughts,and not in blood, 
 
 Deferue not worfe then wretched Clarence did. 
 
 And yet go currant from Sufpition. 
 
 Enter Earle of Derby. 
 
 Der. A boone my Soueraigne for roy feruice done. 
 King. I prethee peace,my foule is full offorro w. 
 
 Der. I will r.oc rife, vnleffe your Highnes heare oe. 
 King Then fay se once,what is it thou requefts. 
 
 Dor. The forfeit (Soueraigne)ofmy fetuaots life. 
 Who flew to day a Riotous Gentleman, 
 
 Lately attendant on the Duke of Norfolke. 
 
 King. Haue I a tongue to doome my Brothers death/ 
 And fhallthse tongue giue pardon to a (hue? 
 
 My Brother kilTd no man, his fault was Thought, 
 
 And yet his puoilhment was bitter death. 
 
 Who 
 
 jMus Secundus. Sewn Trima . 
 
 FUttri/b. 
 
 Enter the Kingftcke the herd tsMarijuefe 
 
 Dor jet, RiMrs.Hoffings, Catesby , 
 
 "Buckingham, iKocdmS. 
 
 King. Why fo: now hane I done a good daies work. 
 You Peetes,continue this vnited League; 
 
 1, euery day expeft an Embaflage 
 
 From my Redeemer, to redeeme me hence. 
 
 And mote to peace my foule (hall part to heauen. 
 
 Since I haue made my Friends at peace on earth. 
 
 Dtsrfet and Rxusrs, take each others hand, 
 
 Diffcmble not your hatred, Sweare your loue. 
 
 A/«.By heauen,my foule is purg'd from grudging hate 
 And with my hand 1 feale my true hearts Loue. 
 
 Haft. So chriue I,as I truly fweare the like. 
 
 King. Take heed you dally not before your King, 
 
 Left he that is thefupreme King ofKtngs 
 
 Confound your hidden felfhood,and award 
 
 Either of you to be the others end. 
 
 Haft. So profper I,as I fweare perfedUoue. 
 
 Rt. And l.asi loue Haftmgs with my heart, 
 
 King. Madam.yout felfe is not exempt from this : 
 
 Nor you Sonne Dsrfet, 'Buckingham not you ; 
 
 You haue bene fsdHous one againft the other. 
 
 Wife.toue Lord Haftings, let him trifle yoor hand. 
 
 And what you do,do it vnfcignedly. 
 
 fttu. There Haft mgs,l will neuer more remember 
 
 Our former hatred,fo chriue I,and mine. 
 
 King. Dorfet, imbrace him: 
 thftings, loue Lord Marquefle, 
 
 Dor. This interchange ofloue.I heere proteft 
 
 Vpon my part,(hall be inuiolable. 
 
 Haft. And fo fweare I. 
 
 King. Now Princely "Buckingham, feale f this league 
 With thy erabracements to my wiues Allies, 
 
 And make me happy in your vnity. 
 
 Buc. When euer Buckingham doth turnehls hate 
 
 Vpon your Grace, but with *11 dutious loue. 
 
 Doth cherifh you,and yours, God punifh me 
 
 With hate in thofe where! expeftmoft loue. 
 
 When I haus moft need to imploy a Friend, 
 
 And moft affined that he is a Friend, 
 
 Deeps,hollow,treacherous, and full of guile, 
 
 Be heynto me: This do I feegge efheauen. 
 
 When I am cold in !oue,toyou,or yours. Embrace 
 
 King. A pieafing Cordial), Princely Buckingham* 
 
 Is this thy Vow,vnto my fickely heart: 
 
 There wanteth now oar BrotherGiofter heere, 
 
 To make the bleffed period of this peace. 
 
 Rue. And in good time, 
 
 Heere comes Sir Richard Raschfe,and the Duke, 
 
"The Life and Death of'Richard the c fhird. 1 8 5 
 
 Who fsed ic me for him ? Who (in my wrath) 
 
 Kneel’d and my feet, and bid me be aduis’d ? 
 
 Who fpoke of Brother-hood? who fpoke ofloac ? 
 
 Who told me how thepoore fouie did torfake 
 The mighty Warwicke,and did fight for me? 
 
 Who told me in tbefield acTewkesbury, 
 
 When Oxford had me do woe, he refeued me* 
 
 And faid deare Brother hue,and be a King t 
 Who told me.when wc both lay in the Field, 
 Fcoten(alrooft)tc death,how he did lap me 
 Euen in his Garments.and did giue himfelfe 
 (All thin and naked) to the numbe cold night I 
 All this from roy Remembrance, brutiih wcath 
 Sinfully pluckt, and not a man of you 
 Had fo much grace to put it in my minde. 
 
 But when your Carters,or your way ting Vaffalls 
 Haue done a drunken S!augb:er,and defac’d 
 The precious Image of our deerc Redeemer, 
 
 You ftraight are on your knees for Pardon, pardon, 
 And I (vniuftly too) muft grant it you. 
 
 But for my Brother, not a man would fpeake. 
 
 Nor I (vngracious) fpeake vnto my felfe 
 For him poore Souk. Theproudeft of you all, 
 
 Haue bin beholding to him in his life : 
 
 Yet none of you, would once begge for hii life. 
 
 O Goa! I feare thy iuftice will take hold 
 On me, and you; and mine^md yours for thi$. 
 
 Come ffefitngs helpe me to my Cl offer. 
 
 Ah poote Clarence. Exe'tnt fonts with K.& Queen. 
 
 Rich. This is the fruits ofrafhnes-.Markr you not. 
 How that the guilty Kindred of the Queenc 
 Look’d pale,when they did heare of Clarence death. 
 
 O! they did vrge it ftill vnto the King, 
 
 God will teuenge it. Come Lords will you go, 
 
 To comfort Edward with our company. 
 
 Buc. We wait vpon your Grace. exemt. 
 
 Scena Seem da. 
 
 Enter (he eld Dut chef's of Tork* f w ’itb the two 
 children of Clarence, 
 
 Ed*. Good C randans tell vs,is our Father dead ? 
 Dutch, No Boy. 
 
 2 'augh, Why do weepc fo oft? And beate yoerBreft? 
 And cry, O Clarence , my vnhappy Scnne. 
 
 Boy. Why do you looke on vs.and lhake your head, 
 And call *s Orphans, Wretches,Caftaweyes, 
 
 Ifthat our Noble Father were aline ? 
 
 Dnt. My pretty Cofins,you mifiake me both, 
 
 I do lament the fickneffe of the King, 
 
 As loath to lofe him, not yout Fathers death: 
 
 It were loft forrow to walle ooe that’s loft. 
 
 'Boj. Then you conclude,(my Grandatn) be is dead: 
 The King mine Vnckle is too blame for it. 
 
 God will reuenge it, whom I will importune 
 With earned prayers,all to that effeft. 
 
 Dough. And fo will I. 
 
 Dut. Peace children pcace,the King doth loue you weL 
 lncapcabte,and fhallovv Innocents, 
 
 You cannoi gueffe who caus’d your Fathers death. 
 
 Btj. Grands?. vie can: for my good Vnkle Gtofte: 
 
 Told me,the King prouok'd to it by the Qyeene, 
 
 Deuis’d impeachments to imprifon him ; 
 
 And when my Vnckle told me fo,he wept. 
 
 And ptetied me,and kindly kift my cheeke; 
 
 Bad me rely on him, as on my Father, 
 
 And he would toue me deerely as a childe. 
 
 Dm. Ah! that Deceit Ihould fieale fuch gentle fiiapf, 
 And with a vertuous Vizor hide deepe vice. 
 
 Hess my fonne, I,and therein my Hume, 
 
 Yet from my dugges,he drew not this deceit. 
 
 Boy. Thinke you my Vnkle did diffcmble Grandam ? 
 Dm. I Boy. 
 
 Bey. I cannot thinke it. Hearke,what noife is this ? 
 
 Enter the Queetie with her haire about her ears, 
 
 Riuert & Dor fit after her. 
 
 £a- Ah* who fh all hinder me to waile aodweepe? 
 To chide my Fortune,and torment my Selfe. 
 lie ioyne with blacke difpaire againft my Soule, 
 
 And to my felfe,become an enemie. 
 
 Dut. What meanes this Scene of rude impatience# 
 Qu. To make an a&ofTragicke violence. 
 
 Edward my Lord, thy Sonne,our King is dead. 
 
 Why grow the Branches,when the Roote is gone? 
 
 Why wither not the Ieaues that want their fap ? 
 
 Ifyou will Hue,Lament: if dye, be breefe. 
 
 That our fvyift-winged Soules may catch the Kings, 
 
 Or like obedient Subiefls follow him. 
 
 To his new Kingdome of nere-changing nighr, 
 
 Dut. Ah fo much intereft haue in thy forrow. 
 
 As I had Title in thy Noble Husband: 
 
 I haue bewept a worthy Husbands death, 
 
 And liu’d with looking on his Images: 
 
 But now two Mirrors of bis Princely femblance. 
 
 Are crack’d in pieces, by malignant death. 
 
 And I forcomfort,hauebutonefalfeGlaffe, 
 
 That greeues me, when I fee my (hame in him. 
 
 Thou art a Widdow: yec thou art a Mother, 
 
 And haft the comfon of thy Children left, 
 
 But death hath fn.arch’d roy Husband from mins Armes, 
 And pluckt two Crutches from my feeble hands, 
 Clarence ,and Edward. O, what caufe haue I, 
 
 (Thine being but a moityofmy moane^ 
 
 To ouer-go thy woes, and drowne thy cries. 
 
 Bey. Ah Aunt! you wept not for our Fathers death : 
 How can we ayde you with our Kindred teares ? 
 
 Daugh . Our fatherleffe diftreffe was left varnoan’d, 
 Your widdow-dolour, likewife be vnwepc. 
 
 Qu. Giue me no helpe in Lamentation, 
 
 I am not barren to bring forth complaints: 
 
 All Springs reduce their currents to mine eyes. 
 
 That I being gouern’d by the waterie Moone, 
 
 May fend forth plenteous teares to drowne the Wotld. 
 Ah, for my Husband,for roy deere Lord Edward. 
 
 Chil. Ah for our Father, for our deere Lord Clarence. 
 Due. Alas for both, both mine Edward and Clarence- 
 Qh, What ftay had 1 but £dward,u\d hee's gone? 
 Chil. What ftay had we but Clarence ? and he’s gone. 
 Dut. What fiayes had I,but they ? and they are gone, 
 fift Was neuer vviddow had fo deere a Ioffe > 
 
 Chil. Were neuer Orphans had fo deere a Ioffe. 
 
 Dot, Was neuer Mother had fo deere a Ioffe. 
 
 Alas! I am the Mother ofthefe Greefes, 
 
 Their woes are parcell’d.mineisgenerall. 
 
 She for an Edward weepe$,and fo do 11: 
 
i?4 
 
 The Life andDeath of T^cbardthe Third. 
 
 1 for a C lor free weepes, fo doth not fhee: 
 
 Thefe Babes for Clarence weepe, fo do not they. 
 
 Alas'- y° u lbree,on roe threefold diftrcfl : 
 
 Power all your teares. I am your foriowes Nurfe, 
 
 And 1 will pamper it with Lamentation. 
 
 Dtr. Comfort deere Mother.God is much difpleas’d. 
 That you talte with vothankfulnefle his doing. 
 
 In common worldly things,'tis call'd vngraccfull, 
 
 With dull vnwiUingncfte to repay a debt, 
 
 Which with a bounteous hand was kindly lent: 
 
 Much more to be thus oppoftte with heauen, 
 
 For it requires the Rcyall debt it lent you. 
 
 Rosen Madam.bethinkeyou likea carefull Mother 
 Of the young Prince your fonne: fend ftraight for him. 
 Let him be Crown'd, in him your comfort liues. 
 
 Drowne defperate forrow in dead Edwards graue, 
 
 And plant your ioyes in liuing Edwards Throne. 
 
 Enter 'Richard, r Buehyngham,T>crbtcJ{a~ 
 flings find R.ucbffc, 
 
 Rich. Sifter haue comfort,all of vshaue caufe 
 To waile the dimmiog ofeur fhinmg Scarre: 
 
 But none can helpe our harmes by way ling them. 
 Madam,my Mother, 1 do cry you roercie, 
 
 1 did not fee yourGrace. Humbly on my knee, 
 IcraueyourBIcfTing. 
 
 Dut. God blefle thee, and put mecknes in thy breaft, 
 Loue Charity,Obedience,and true Dune. 
 
 Rith. Amen,and make me die a good old man, 
 
 That is the butt-end of a Mothers blefling; 
 
 I matuell that her Grace did leaue it out. 
 
 Buc. You c!owdy-Princes,& hart-forowing-Peetes, 
 That beare this hcauie mutuall loade of Moane, 
 
 Now theere each other,in each others Loue: 
 
 Though we haue fpent our Harueft of this King. 
 
 We are to reape the Harueft ofhis Scnnc. 
 
 The broken rancour of your high.fwolne hates. 
 
 But lately fplinter'd, knit,and ioyn'd together, 
 
 Muft gently be preferu d.cherifhr,and kept : 
 
 Me feemeih good, that with fome little Tnine. 
 Forthwith from Ludlow*, the young Prince be fet 
 Hither to London^o be crown'd our King. 
 
 Raters . Why with fomelittleTraine, 
 
 Mv Lord of Buckingham ? 
 
 Buc. Marrie my Lord.kaft by a multitude, 
 
 The nesv-beal'd wound of Malice fhould breake out, 
 Which would be fo much the more dangerous, 
 
 By how much the eft ate is grecne.and yet vngoucm d. 
 Where euery Horfe bearcs his commanding Remc, 
 
 And may direfh his courfc as pleafe himfelfe. 
 
 As well the feare ofharme, as harme appat3nt. 
 
 In my opinion, ought to be preuenred. 
 
 Rich. 1 hope the King made peace with all of yj, 
 
 And the ccmpaiff is firme,and true in me. 
 
 - Rsu. And foinme,and fo(I chinke)in ell. 
 
 Yet ftnee it is but greens, it fhould be put 
 To no appa.'am likely-hood of breach, 
 
 Which haply by much company might be vrg'd r 
 Therefore I fay with Noble Buckingham, 
 
 That it is meete fo few fhould fetch the Prince. 
 
 Hafl, And fo fay I. 
 
 Rich. Then be it fo, and go we to determine 
 Who they fhall be that ftrait (hall pofte to London. 
 P-ladam,3nd you my Sifter, will you go 
 To giue your cenfuresin this bufinefle. Ejowu 
 
 M’anet Buckingham, and Richard. 
 
 ! Buc . My Lord,who euer iournies to the Prince, 
 
 For God fake let not vs two ftay at home : 
 
 For by the way. He fort occafion. 
 
 As Index to the ftory we late talk'd cf, 
 
 To part the Queenes proud Kindred from the Prince. 
 
 Rich, My other felfe, my Counfaiies Confiftory, 
 
 My Oracle, My Prophet,my deere Cofm, 
 
 I,as a childe, will go by tby direSion, 
 
 Toward London chen,for wce’l not ftay behindc.£*•«*•* 
 
 Scena Tern a. 
 
 Esrtir one Citizen at one /Lorre, and another at 
 the ether, 
 
 l C a - Good morrow Neighbour, whether awnyfo 
 faft > 
 
 a Cit. I promife you, 1 fcarfely know my felfe j 
 Heart you the ntwes abroad ? 
 
 Ves,that the King is dead, 
 a. Jll newer byrlady.feldome comes the better; 
 
 1 feare, 1 feare,’twill proue a giddy world. 
 
 Enter another Citizen. 
 
 3. Neighbours,Godfpeed. 
 
 T. Giue you good motTow ftr. 
 
 3. Doth the newes hold of good king Edwards death 
 
 2. 1 fir, it is too true,God helpe the while. 
 
 3. Then Mafters looks to fee a troublous world. 
 
 1. No,no,by Gods good grace.his Son fhall reigne- 
 3. Woe to that Land that s gouern’d by a Childe. 
 
 2. In himthere is ahope ofGouernrocot, 
 
 Which in hisnonage, counfell vnder him. 
 
 And in his full and ripened yearcs, himfelfe 
 
 No doubt (lull then,and till then goueme well. 
 
 r. So flood thcScite,when Henry the fixe 
 Was crown'd in Paris, but at tune months old. 
 
 3. Stood the State fo ? No,no,good friends,God wo 
 For then this Land was famoufty enrich'd 
 
 With politike graue Counfell; then the King 
 Had vertuous Vnkles toprore&his Grace. 
 
 j. Why fo hath this, both by his Father and Mother i 
 3. Better it were they all came by bis Father; 
 
 Or by his Father there were none at all 1 
 For emulation, who fhall now be neercfl, 
 
 Will touch vs all too neere,if God prevent not, 
 
 O full ofdsnger is the Duke ofGloufter, 
 
 And the Quecnes Sons,and Brothers,haught and proud 
 And y/ere they to be rul’d,and not to rule, 
 
 Thisfickly Land, might folacc as before. 
 
 1. Come,come,we feare the word; all will be well. 
 
 3.When Clouds are feen.wifemen put on their clokes, 
 When great leaues fail, then Wiocer is at hand ; 
 
 When the Sun fets,who doth not looke for night ? 
 Vntimely ftormes, makes men expedl a Dearth : 
 
 All may be well j but if God fort it fo, 
 
 ‘Tis more then we deferue.or 1 expert 
 
 3. Truly) the hearts of men are full of feare: 
 
 You cennot tesfon /almoft)wich a man, 
 
 That lookes not heauily.aod full ofdread 
 3. Before the dayes of Change,ftill is it fo, 
 
 By a diume inftinfl, mens minds* miftruft 
 
 Eofuing 
 
The L if e and Veath orchard the Third. _ 185 
 
 Purfuing danger: as by picofc we fee 
 The Water fweil before c boyft’rous fiorme: 
 
 3 ut jeaueit all to God. Whither away? 
 
 2 Merry we were foot for to the Iufticc6. 
 
 3 And fo was1 1 lie beare you company. ' Exeunt 
 
 Seem Quarta . 
 
 SuterArch 4iJhop #cng 7orke, the Qu*ene, 
 end lire Dtttebtfje 
 
 Arch. Laft nightl heard they lay at Stony Stratford, 
 And at Northampton they d® reft to night: 
 
 To morrow, or next day,they will be heere, 
 
 Ttvt 1 long with all my hear: to fee the Prince t 
 I hope he is much growne fince laft I faw him. 
 
 On,. But I heare no, they fay ooyfonne of Yorks 
 Ha'c almoft ouertane him in his growth. 
 
 Terb *. I Mother.but I would not haue it fo. 
 
 Due. Why my good Coitn.it is good to grow. 
 
 Tar. Grandam, one night as we did fit at Supper, 
 
 My Vnkle Ritters talk'd how I did grow 
 More then my Brother. I,quoth my VoSdc Gloufter, 
 Small Herbes haue grace,great Weeds do grow apace. 
 Aod fince,me thinkes I would not grow fc fa ft, 
 
 Bccaufe fweet Flowres are flow,and Weeds make haft. 
 
 Dta, Good faitb.eood faith,tbe faying did not hold 
 In him that did obieft the fame to tbee. 
 
 He was the Wretched'S thing when he was yong. 
 
 So long a growing,and fo leyfurely. 
 
 That if his rule were true,he (hould be gracious. 
 
 Tor. And fo no doubt he is,my gracious Madam. 
 
 Diet. I hope he is, but yet let Mothers doubt. 
 
 Tor. Now by my trothjfI had beetle remembredj 
 1 could haue giuen my Vnkles Grace, a flout, 
 
 To touch his growth, secret then he coucht mine. 
 
 Dut. How my yong Yorke, 
 t prythee let me heare it. 
 
 Tor. Marry (they lay) my Vnkle grew fofaft, 
 
 Tbit he could goaw acrufl at two houres old, 
 
 Twas full t woyeares eTe I could get a tooth. 
 
 Grandam .this would haue bcece a bytrog left. 
 
 Dm. I prythee pretty Yorke, who told thee this f 
 
 Tor.. Grandam.hisNutfle. 
 
 2Out. His Nu:fe? why fhe was deed,ere^ waft borne. 
 
 Tor. lf’twere not fee, I cannot ttli who told roe. 
 
 Q» t A parlous Bopgo too,you are too (brew'd. 
 
 Dm. Good Madam.be not angry with the Childe. 
 
 Pjt, Pitchers haue care*. 
 
 Enter a iJMefbuger. 
 
 Arch. Heeve comes a Meffenger: What Newes? 
 
 Mef. Such newes my Lcrd,as greeues me to .sport. 
 
 Qu How doth the Prince f 
 
 t-Mtf. Well Madam,and in health. 
 
 Dm. What is thy Newer? 
 
 Mrjf Lord (?;««■/,and Lord Gref, 
 
 Ate fent to Potafret, and with there, 
 
 |Sit Thomas Vaughan,$ rifoners. 
 
 Dm. Who hath committed them ? 
 
 ADf. The mighty Dukes, Glouftr? and ’Buckingham. 
 
 Arch. For what ottence ? 
 
 LAiff. The fumme of all I can, rhauo. difclosd s 
 Why,or for what, the Nobles were committed, 
 
 Is all vnknowneto roe, ruy gracious Lord. 
 
 Qu^ Aye me! I fee the rutne of my Houfe: 
 
 The Tyger now hath (eiz’d the gentle Hinde, 
 
 Infultiog Tiranny beginnes to lutt 
 Vpon the innocent and a welcfle Throne: 
 
 Welcome Deftru&ion,Blood,sod Maffacte, 
 
 I fee (as in a Map) the end of alL 
 
 Dut. Accurfed.and vnquiet wrangling dayes, 
 
 How many of you haue mine eyes beheld ? 
 
 My Husband loft his life, to get the Crowne, 
 
 And often vp and downe my fonnes were toft 
 For me to Ioy,*nd weepe, their gaine and Ioffe. 
 
 And being fcated, and Domcftickebroyies 
 Cleans ouer-blowne, themfelues the Conquerors, 
 
 Make warre vpon themfelues,Brother to Brother; 
 
 Blood to blood, felfe againftfclfe: O prepoftorous 
 And franticke outrage, end thy damned fpleene. 
 
 Or let me dye, to looke on earth no more. 
 
 Sit- Come,come my Boy.wc will to SanfUsary, 
 Madam,farwell. 
 
 Dut. Stay, I will go with you. 
 
 You haue no caufe. 
 
 Arch. My gracious Lady go. 
 
 And thether beare your Treafure and your Goodes, 
 
 For roy part .lie refigne vnto your Grace 
 The Seale I keeps,and fo betide to roe. 
 
 As well Itenderyou,and all of yours. 
 
 Go.Ile conduift vou eothe Samfluary. Exeunt 
 
 JfturTertiue. SccenaTrima. 
 
 The Trumpets found. 
 
 Enterjeng Prince,,theDuket of Glocefter, and Buckingham, 
 Lord far dsnaR, with others. 
 
 "Rue. Welcome fweete Prince to London, 
 
 To your Chamber. 
 
 Rich. Welcome deere Cofin, my thoughts Sooeraign 
 The wearie way hath made you Mclancholfy. 
 
 Trin. No Vnkle, bur our erodes on the way, 
 
 Haue made it tedious,wearifome,and heauie. 
 
 I wan? more Vnkles be ere to welcome we. 
 
 Rich. Sweet Prince, the vntaintedvertue ofyouryetrs 
 Hath not yet diu’d into the Worlds deceit: 
 
 No more canyoudiftinguifh ofa mao. 
 
 Then of his outward (hew, which God he knowes, 
 Seldome or neuer iurnpeth with the heart. 
 
 Thofe Vnkles which you want,were dangerous: 
 YourGrace attended to their Suered words. 
 
 But look’d notonthepoyfoo oftheir hearts i 
 God keepe you from them,and from fuch falfe Friends. 
 
 Prin. God keepe me from falfe Friends, 
 
 But they were none. 
 
 Rich. My Lord,the Maior of London comes to greet 
 you. 
 
 Enter Lord Maior. 
 
 Lo.lMaicr. Cod bleffe your Grace, with health and 
 heppie dayes. 
 
 pm t. I thanke you,good my Lord.and thank you aft) 
 
18 6 The Life and Death ofTjcbard the Third . 
 
 I thought my Motherland my Brother Yorke, 
 
 Would long,ere this,haue met v» on the way. 
 
 Fie.whac a Slug is Hafttngey hat he come* not 
 To tell vs,whether they will come,or no. 
 
 Enter Lord Hafttngi. 
 
 Turk; And in good time, heere comes the fweariog 
 Lord. 
 
 Prince, Welcome,my Lord: what, will our Mother 
 corned 
 
 Haft- On what occafion God he knowes,not I j 
 The Queene your Mother,and your Brother Tcrlte, 
 
 Haue taken Samftuarie: The tender Prince 
 Would fainehauc come with me,to meet your Grace, 
 
 But by hi* Mother was perforce with-held. 
 
 Buc^. Fie,what an indired and peeuifh courfe 
 Is this of hers ? Lord Cardinall.will your Grace 
 Perfwade the Queene,to fend the Duke ofYorke 
 Vnto his Princely Brother prefemly ? 
 
 If fhe denie, Lord Hailtngi goe with him, 
 
 And from her icalous Armes pluck him perforce. 
 
 Card. My Lord of Buckiogham.if my weake Otatorie 
 Can from his Mother winne the Duke ofYorke, 
 
 Anon expeS him here; but jf (he be obdurate 
 Tomilde entreaties,God forbid 
 We fhould infringe the holy Prioilcdge 
 Of blelfed Sanduarie : not for all this Land, 
 
 Would 1 be guiltie of fo great a finne. 
 
 "Buck- You are too fenceleiTe obftinate.my Lord, 
 Too ceremonious, and traditions!!. 
 
 Weigh it but with the giofTeneflfe of this Age, 
 
 You breake not Sandluarie.in fazing him i 
 The benefit thereof is alwsyes granted 
 To thofe, whofe dealings haue defem'd the place. 
 
 And thofe who haue the wit to dayme the place r 
 This Prince both neyther claym'd it,nor deferu'd it. 
 
 And therefore,m mine opinion,cannot haue it. 
 
 Then taking him from thencc.that is not there. 
 
 You breake no Priuilcdge,nor Charter there : 
 
 Oft haue I heard of Sandhiane men, 
 
 But San&uarie children,ne’re till now. 
 
 Card. My Lord,you fhall o re-rule my mind for once. 
 Come on,Lord Haftings, will you goe with me? 
 
 Haft. I goe,my Lord. Exit CardinaJl and Hafthgt. 
 
 Prmce.Good Lords.make all the fpeedie haft you may. 
 Say, Vnckle Qloctfter, if our Brother come. 
 
 Where fhall we foiourne,ti!l our Coronation? 
 
 Glo. Where it think’ft beft vnto your Royoll felfe. 
 
 If lmaycounfaile you.fomeday or two 
 Your HighdefFe fhall repofc you at the Tower i 
 Then where you pleafe.ond fhall bethought moftfit 
 For your beft health^nd recreation. 
 
 prince. I doe not like the Tower,of anyplace i 
 Did luiiiaCtfa x build chat place, my Lord? 
 
 "Buck: He did,my gracious Lord.beginthat place. 
 Which fince/ucceeding Ages haue re-edif/’d. 
 
 Prince. Is it vpon record ? or elfe reported 
 Succefliuefy from age to age,he built it ? 
 
 Buck,. Vpcn record,my gracious Lord. 
 
 Prince But fay,my Lord,it werenot regiftred. 
 
 Me thinkes the truth fhould hue from age to age, 
 As'twerc retayl'd to all pofteritie, 
 
 Euen to the general] ending day. 
 
 G>o. So wife,foyoung,they fay doe neuexliue long. 
 
 Prince. What fay you,Vnckle ? 
 
 Glo. I fay,withoutOnrc‘9ers,F3me hues long. 
 
 Thus,I ike the formall Vice,Iniquirie, 
 
 I morallize two meanings in one wotd. 
 
 Prince. That Iahus Cafrr was a famous man. 
 
 With what his Valour did enrich his Wit, 
 
 His Wit fetdowne.to make his Valour liue i 
 Death makes no Conqueft of his Conqueror, 
 
 For now he hues in Fame.though not in Life. 
 
 He tel) you what,my Coufin Buckingham, 
 
 Buclt_ What,my gracious Lord ? 
 
 Prince. And if I liuc vntili I be a man, 
 lie win our ancient Right in France againe. 
 
 Or dye a Souldier.as I llu’d a King. 
 
 Glo. Short Summers lightly baue a forward Spring. 
 
 Enter young Torke t Hafttngi^nd Cardinali. 
 
 Buck, Now in good rime, heere comes the Duke of 
 Yorke. 
 
 Prince. Richard of Yorke, how feres our Noble Bro¬ 
 ther ? 
 
 Yorke. Well,my deare Lord,fo mufti call you now. 
 Prince. I,Brother,to our griefe.as it Is yours : 
 
 Too late he dy'd.that might haue kept that Title, 
 
 Which by his death hath loft much Maseftic. 
 
 Glo. How fares our Coufin,Noble Lord of Yorke? 
 Yorke. I thanlte you,gentle Vnckle, O my Lord, 
 
 You faid,that idle Weeds arc faft in growth i 
 The Princc.tny Rrother,hath out-grownc me farrv. 
 
 Glo. He hath, my Lord. 
 
 Yorke. And therefore is he idle ? 
 
 Glo. Oh my falre Coufin,I muft not fay fo. 
 
 Yorke. Then he is more beholding to you,then I. 
 Gin. He may command me as my Soueraigne, 
 
 But you haue power in me,as in a Kinfman. 
 
 Yorke. I pray you,Vnckle,giue me this Dagger. 
 
 Glo. My Dagger,little Coufin?wiih all my heart. 
 
 Prince. A Begger .Brother i 
 
 Yorke. Of my kiod Vnckle.that l know will glue. 
 
 And being but a Toy,which isnogriefe to giuc. 
 
 Glo A greater gift then thar.Ilc ciue my Coufin, 
 Yorke. A greater gift ? O,that’s the Sword to ic. 
 
 Glo. I,gentle Coufin,were it light enough, 
 
 Yorke, O then I fee,you wiil part but with light gifts, 
 In weigbtierthingsyou’lefay afiegger nay. 
 do. I, is too weightlc for your 6race to wars, 
 
 York/. I weigh it lightly,weTe it hcauier. 
 
 Glo. What,would you haue my Weapon.little Lord ? 
 York/, I would that I might thankc you, asj tt t y@u 
 call me. 
 
 Glo. How? 
 
 Yorke. Little. 
 
 Prince. My Lord ofYorke will ftill be cicfle in talker 
 Vnckle,your Grace knowes how to beare with him. 
 
 York/. You meane to beare me, not to beare with me t 
 Vnckle,my Brother mockes both you and me, 
 
 Becaufe that I am little,like an Ape, 
 
 He thinkes that you fhould b»are roe on your fhoulden. 
 Buck. With what a Ibarye prouided wit he reefon* r 
 To mictigate the fcome he glues his Vnckle, 
 
 He prettily and aptly taunts himfelfc: 
 
 So cunning,and foyoung,is wonderful!. 
 
 Glo. My Lord.wilt pleafe you paffe along ? 
 
 My felfe,and my good Coufin Buckjxgbaa, 
 
 Will to your Motherentreat of her 
 Tomee: you at the Tower,and welcomeyou, 
 
 Terkg. What, 
 
The Life and‘Death ofTjchard the Third. 18 7 
 
 l orl?- What .will you goe vnto the Tov- er.my Lord? 
 Prince. MyLotdProteSotwtllhaueitfo. 
 
 Ter^e. I (hall not fleepein quiet at the Tower. 
 
 Gb. Why,what fhoald you feared 
 
 York*. Marry.roy Vnckle CIntense angry Ghoft s 
 
 My GrMdam told me he was raurther’d there. 
 
 Prince. 1 fcare no Vnckles dead. 
 
 Cb. Nor none that liuc.I hope. 
 
 Prince. And if they liue,l hope I need not feare. 
 
 But come my Lord: and with a heauie heart. 
 
 Thinking on them.goe 1 vnto the Tower. 
 
 si Scntt. Sxeur.t Prince forks,Heft tugs,and Dtjtfet. 
 
 Manet Rjcfsard.Buckingham^md Catttfy. 
 
 "Buck. Thinke you,my Lord,this little prating Tork* 
 Wat net tneenfed by hjs fubtile Mother, 
 
 To taunt and fcorne you thus opprobrioufly ? 
 
 g/o. Nodoubt,nodoubt: Oh’tisaperillousBoy, 
 Bold,quickc,ingenious,fotward,capable: 
 
 Hee is all the Mothers, from the top to toe. 
 
 Buck: Well,let thegjjeft: Come hither fitetly. 
 
 Thou art fworoe as deepely to effect what wc intend. 
 
 As clofeiy to conceale vihat we impart: 
 
 Thou know’ll our reafons vrg'd vpon the Way. 
 
 What think’ft thou ? is it not an eafie matter. 
 
 To make H'iSiam Lord fjaftings ofourtninde. 
 
 For the inftallmcnt of this Noble Duke 
 
 IncheSe3t Royall of this famous He ? 
 
 Carts. He for his fathers fake fo jpues the Prince, 
 
 That he will oot be wonne to ought again!! him. 
 
 Bnc!^ What think'ft thou then of Stanley ? Will 
 not hee ? 
 
 Cates, Hee will doe all in ail as riaftings doth. 
 
 Buck,. Well then, no more but this: 
 
 Goe gentle f'atesby, and as it were farre off, 
 
 Sound thou Lord Flattings, 
 
 How he doth (land affc<9ed to our purpofe. 
 
 And fummon him to morrow to the Tower, 
 
 To fiobout the Coronation, 
 
 If thou do’ft finde him tradable to vs. 
 
 Encourage hin^end tell him aftour reafons: 
 
 If he be Icadeo.ycie.cold.vnwilling, 
 
 Be chou/o tco,and fo breake off the talke. 
 
 And giue vs notice of his inclination: 
 
 For w< tomorrow hold diuided Councels, 
 
 Wherein thy felfe fh alt highly be employ'd. 
 
 Rath. Commend me to Lord tYiUsam: tell him Cate sty. 
 His ancient Knot of dangerous Aduerfaries 
 
 To morrow ace let blood at Pomfret Caftle, 
 
 Andbid my Lord.forioyof this goodnewes. 
 
 Glue Miftreflif Shtpe one gentle Kiffe the more. 
 
 Buck.. Good Cate:iy,% 9 t effedf this bulineffe foondly. 
 Cores. My good Lords both,with all the heed I can. 
 Rich. Shall we heare from you,C<?f«^,ere we fleepe ? 
 Cates. You /hall, my Lord. 
 
 Rich. At Crtskj Houfe,there fbai! you find vs both. 
 
 Exit Cares by. 
 
 Buck] Now, my Lord, 
 
 What lhall wee doe, if wee pereetue 
 
 Lord Haflings will not yeeld to our Cotnplots ? 
 
 Rich. Chop off his Head: 
 
 Something wee will determine; 
 
 And looke when 1 amKing.clayme thou of me 
 
 The Eatledome of Hereford,and all the moueables 
 Whereof the King.my Broths,was pcffeft. 
 
 Bucks He clayroe that promise at your Graces hand. 
 Rich. And looke to haue it yielded with all kmdaeffe. 
 Come, let vs fuppe betimes, that afterwards 
 
 Wee may digeft our comp lots in fome forme. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter a tskfejfertger tc the Deere of liajhr.gs. 
 
 LMcJf. My Lord, my Lord. 
 
 Hatt. Whoknockes? 
 
 xJMejf. One from the Lord Stanley. 
 
 Haft. What is’c a Clocke ? 
 
 Mejf. Vpon the ftroke of foure. 
 
 Enter Lord Haflings. 
 
 Hatt, Cannot my Lord Stanley fleepe thefe tedious 
 Nights? 
 
 Mejf. So it appeares.by that I haue to fay: 
 
 Fir ft, he commends him to your Noble felfe. 
 
 Haft. What then? 
 
 Mejf, Then certifies your Lordfhip, that this Night 
 
 He dreamt,-theBore had rafed off his Helme: 
 
 Befides.he fayes there are two Councels kept; 
 
 And that may be determin’d at the one. 
 
 Which may make you and him to rue at rh'other. 
 
 T herefore ne fends to know your Lordfhips plcafure. 
 
 If you will prefently take Horfe with him. 
 
 And with all fpeed poft with him toward the North, 
 
 To (bun the danger that his Soule diuines. 
 
 Hatt. Goe fellow,goe,retume vnto thy Lord, 
 
 Bid him not fearc the feperated Counceil: 
 
 Hu Honor and my felfe are at the one. 
 
 And at the other,is my good friend Catesky ; 
 
 Where nothing can proccede,that toucheth vs. 
 
 Whereof I (hall not haue intelligence: 
 
 Tell him his Feares are (hallow,without inftance. 
 
 And for his Dreame$,I wonder hec’s fo Ample, 
 
 To cruft: the mock’ry of vnquiet (lumbers. 
 
 To flye the Bore,befoye the Bore purfues, 
 
 Were to incenfe the Bore to follow vs. 
 
 And make purfuit,where he did meane no chafo. 
 
 Goe,bid thy Mafter tife,and come to me. 
 
 And we will both together to che Tower, 
 
 W here he (hall fee the Bore will vfe vs kindly 
 
 Mejf. lie goe,ray Lord,aod tell him what you fay. 
 
 Exit, 
 
 Enter Catetly. 
 
 Caret. Many good morrowes to my Noble Lord, 
 Hatt. Good morrow Catesby ,you are early ftirring: 
 What newes.what newes,inthis our tott’ring State ? 
 
 Cater. It is a reeling World indeed,my Lord: 
 
 And I bcleeue will neuer ftand vpright. 
 
 Til! Rsthard wearc the Garland of the Realrac. 
 
 Haft. How weare the Garland ? 
 
 Doeft thou meane the Crowne ? 
 
 Cater. I,my good Lord, 
 
 Ks/.Ilehauc this Crown of mine cut fromyfoCDlders. 
 Before He fee the Crowne fo foulc osif-plac'd: 
 
 But canft thou gueffe.that he doth aymeat it ? 
 
 Caret. 1, 
 
Hx Life and Death of c Rfhard the Third. 
 
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 Cates. I,on my life, and hopes to find you forward, 
 Vpon his pame.for the game thereof: 
 
 And thereupon he fends you this good newet, 
 
 That this fame very day your enemies. 
 
 The Kindred of the Queene.muft dye at Pomftec. 
 
 Haft. Indeed I am no mourner for that newes, 
 Becaufe they haue beene ft til my aduerfarics: 
 
 But,that lie giue my voice on Richards fide, 
 
 Tobarre tny Mafters Heires in true Defcent, 
 
 God knowes I will not doe it,to the death. 
 
 Cases. God keepc your Lordfhip in that gracious 
 minde. 
 
 Haft. But Iihall laugh at this a twelue-month hence, 
 That they which brought me in my Maftcrs hate, 
 
 1 litre to looke vpon their Tragedie. 
 
 Well Catesby.ete a fort-night makeme older, 
 
 He fend fome packing,that yet thinke not on e. 
 
 Cates. Tis a vile thing to dye,my gracious Lord, 
 When men are vnprepar'd.and looke not for it. 
 
 Haft. Omonftrous.monftrous! and fo falls it out 
 With Rums. Vaughan, Grey . and fo'twill doe 
 With fome men elfe.that thinke themfelues as fafe 
 As thou and l,who(as thou know’ft) are deare 
 To Princely Rtchard,»v\A to Buckingham. 
 
 Cates. The Princes both make high account of you, 
 For they account his Head vpon the Bridge. 
 
 Haft. I know they doe,and 1 haue well deferu'd it. 
 
 Enter Lard Stanley. 
 
 | Come on,come on,where is your Bore.fpcarc man ? 
 
 1 Fear* you the Bore,and goe fo vnprouided ? 
 
 Stan. My Lord good morrow,good morrow (fatesby: 
 You may ieaft on, but by the holy Rood, 
 
 I doe not like thefe feuerall Councels.l, 
 
 Haft. My Lord,I hold my Life as dearc as yours. 
 
 And r.eucr in my dayes,! doe proteft, 
 
 Wasitfo precious tome^s tis now. 
 
 Thinke you.but that 1 know out ftate fecure, 
 
 1 would be fo triumphant as I am? 
 
 SM.The Lords at Pomfret.whc they rode from London, 
 Were iocund.and fuppes'd their ftates were fine. 
 
 And they indeed had no caufe to miftrufl : 
 
 But yet you fee,ho w foone the Day o're-caft. 
 
 This fuddeo ftab of Rancour I mifdoubt: 
 
 Pray God (I fay) 1 prouea ntedleffe Coward. 
 
 What,(hall we toward the Tower? the day is fpent. 
 
 Haft. Come,come,haue with you: 
 Wotyouwhat,my Lord, 
 
 To day the Lords you talkt of,are beheaded. 
 
 ifa.They,for their cruth.might better wear their Heads, 
 Then fome that haue accus’d them, we are their Hats. 
 
 But come,my Lord,let’s away 
 
 Enter a Purfmuarst.. 
 
 Haft. Goe on before, lie talke with this good fellow. 
 
 Exit Lord Stanley,and Casetby 
 How rtaWjSirrha ? how goes the World with thee ? 
 
 Pstrf. The better,that your Lordfhip pleafe to aske. 
 Haft. I tell thee man.’tis better with me now. 
 
 Then when thou met’ft me laft,where now we meet 
 ThenwasJ going Prifoncr to the Tower, 
 
 By the fuggeftion of theQjieenes Ailyes, 
 
 But now 1 tell thee (keepe it co thy fell *) 
 
 This day thofe Enemies are put to death, 
 
 And I in better ftate then ere I was. 
 
 Purf. God hold it, to your Honors good content. 
 Haft . Gramercic fellow t there,dhnke that for me. 
 
 Thrown hrm hts Ptrrfc. 
 
 Pterf. I thanke your Honor. Exit Purfuusant. 
 
 Enter a Pneft. 
 
 Vrieft. Well met,my Lord,! am glad to fee yout Ho- 
 noT. 
 
 Hall. I thanke thee.good Sir lohn,viuk *11 my heart. 
 
 I am in your debt/or your laft Exercife : 
 
 Come the next Sabboth,and 1 will content you. 
 
 Pruft. lie wait vpon your Lordfhip. 
 
 Enter 'Buckingham. 
 
 Bus. What,talking with a Prieft.LordChambeTlaint? 
 Your friends at Pomfret.they doe need the Pneft, 
 
 Your Honor hath no fhriuing worke in hand. 
 
 Haft. Good faith,and when I met this holy man, 
 
 The men you talke of,came into my minde. 
 
 What,goe you toward the Tower ? 
 
 Bus. 1 doe,my Lord,but long 1 cannot ftsy therei 
 I fhall return? before your Lotdfhip,thence. 
 
 Haft May like enough.for I ftay Dinner there. 
 
 But. And Supper too,although thou know'ft it not 
 Come,will you goe ? 
 
 Haft, lie wait vpon your Lordfhip. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Dertia , 
 
 Enter Sir Richard Rarcliffe.uiirh Halberds,carrying 
 the Nobles 10 death as Perr.fret. 
 
 Riucrs. Sir Richard Ratchffe. let me tell ihtc this. 
 
 To day fhalt thou behold a Si_bie& die, 
 
 For Truth,for Dutie.and for Loyaltie. 
 
 (jrty. God bleffe the Prince fromall the Patk of you, 
 A Knot you are.of damned Blood-fucker 1. 
 
 Vaugb. You hue, that fhall cry woe for this hem- 
 after. 
 
 Rat, Difpatchjthe limit of your Liues is out. 
 
 Raters O Pomfret.Pomfret! O thou bloody Prifon I 
 Fatsll and ominous to Noble Pceres; 
 
 Within the guiltie Clofure of thy Walls, 
 
 Bphard the Second here was hackt to death : 
 
 And for more (lander to thy difmall Seat, 
 
 Wee giue to thee our guiltleflc blood to dnoke. 
 
 Grey. Now Margarets Curfe is falne vpon our Heads, 
 When fhee exclaim’d on /Ajl 7 o»jj.i,you,and 1 , 
 
 For ftanding by,when Richard ftab d her Sonne. 
 
 Ruitrt, Then curs'd Out Richard, 
 
 Then curs'd fhee Buckingham. 
 
 Then curs’d Ihee HaShngs. Oh remember God, 
 
 To hcare her prayer for them,as now for vs: 
 
 And for my Sifter,and her Princely Sonnes, 
 
 Be fatisfy’d,deare God, with our true blood. 
 
 Which,as thou know'ft,vniuftly null be fpilt. 
 
 Rat. Make hafte.the houre of death is expiate. 
 
 Rtuers. Come Crey } come V<utghan.\t\ vs here embrace. 
 Farewell,vntili we meet agame in Heaoen. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Sen* 
 
The Life andVcathofTijchard the Tmrd. 
 
 Scxna Quarta. 
 
 Entcr'Btickmgh&m Derby.HaSlingtJBifhepcfEly, 
 N’erfe/ke, Rate life, LoucD.jvith other /, 
 e.t a Table. 
 
 Haft. Now Noble Peete»,the caufe why we are met. 
 
 Is to determine of the Coronation : 
 
 In Gods Name fpeake.when is theRoyall day ? 
 
 Buck.. Is all things ready for the Royail time ? 
 
 Dark. It is,and wants but nomination. 
 
 Ely. Tomorrow then I iudgeabappieday. 
 
 Buck. Who knowes the Lord Protestors mind herein? 
 Who is mod inward with the Noble Duke ? 
 
 Ely. YourGtace,we thinke, Ihould focneft know his 
 minde. 
 
 "Bucks We know each others Faces: for out Hearts, 
 He knowes no more of niine,then I of yours. 
 
 Or I of his.my Lord.then you of mine: 
 
 Lord Hafttngt.yoo and he are neere in lone. 
 
 Heft. I thanke his Grace,I know he loucs me well: 
 Bur for his purpofe in the Coronation, 
 
 I hauenot founded him,nor hedeiiuer’d 
 His gracious pleafure any way therein; 
 
 But you,my Honorable Lords.may name the time. 
 
 And in the Dukes behalfe lie giue my Voice, 
 
 Which I prefume hee'le take in gentle part. 
 
 Enter Clouccfter, 
 
 Ely. In happie time.here comes the Duke hanafeife. 
 Rtcb. My Noble Lords,and Coufins all,good morrows 
 I hauebeene long a deeper: but I truft. 
 
 My abfence doth negledt no great defigne. 
 
 Which by'my prefence might haue beene concluded. 
 
 Buck.. Had you not come vpon your Qjny Lord, 
 
 WiScam.LozA Haftt*gt,\ud pronounc'd your part; 
 
 I meane your Voice,for Crowning of the King. 
 
 Rich. Then my Lord Hajfhrgt.no man might be bolder, 
 His Lordfhip knowes me well.and louesme well. 
 
 My Lord of Ely,when I was laft in Hoiborne, 
 
 I faw good Strawberries in your Garden there, 
 
 I doc befeech you,fend for fomc of them. 
 
 Ely. Mary and will,my Lord.with all my heart. 
 
 Exit Bi/hep. 
 
 T^icb. Couftn of Backingham.a word with you, 
 Catesby hath founded Hafhngt in our bufinefle, 
 
 And findes the ceftie Gentleman fohot, 
 
 That he will lofchis Head.eregiue confenc 
 His Mafters Child,as worlhipfully he teaimes it. 
 
 Shall lofe the Royaltie of Englands Throne. 
 
 Buck.. Withdraw your fdfc a while,lie goe with you. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Darb.We haue not yet fet downe this day of Triumph: 
 To morrow.in my judgements too fudden. 
 
 For 1 my felfe am not fo well prouided. 
 
 As elfe 1 would be,were the day prolong'd. 
 
 Enter the Btfhep of Ely. 
 
 Ely. Where is my Lord, the Duke of Gloflet ? 
 
 I haue fent for thefe Strawberries. 
 
 RlHis Grace looks chearfully &. fmooth this morning, 
 
 i8p 
 
 There's feme conceit or other likes him well. 
 
 When that he bids good morrow with fuch fpirit. 
 
 I thinke there's neuer a man in Chriflendome 
 Can leffer hide his loue,or hate^hen hee. 
 
 For by his Face ftralgbt (hail you know his Heart. 
 
 Darb. What of his Heatt perceioe you in his Face. 
 
 By any iiuelyhood he fhewd to day ? 
 
 Hoff. Mary .that with no man here he is offended: 
 
 For were he.hehad fhewne it in his Lookes. 
 
 Enter Richard ^wd Buckingham. 
 
 Rich. I pray you all.teii me what they deferue. 
 
 That doe confpire my death with ditiellifh Plots 
 Of damned Witchcraft,and that hauepreuatl'd 
 Vpon my Body with their Hellifh Charmes. 
 
 Haft. The tender looe I beare yourGrace,my Lord, 
 Makes me mo ft forward,in this Princely prefence, 
 
 To doome th’Offcndors,wbofoeVe they be : 
 
 I fay, my Lord.they haue deferued death. 
 
 Rich. Then be your eyes the witneffeof their euill. 
 Looke how I am bewitch'd : behold,msne Arme 
 Is like a blafted Sapling.wither'd vp : 
 
 And this is Edrpordt Wife,that monftrous Witch, 
 Conforted with that H adoc,Stmropet Shore , 
 
 That by their Witchcraft thus haue marked me. 
 
 Haft. If they haue done this deed,my Noble Lord. 
 Rtcb If? thou Protcdfor of this damned Strumpet, 
 Talk'd thou to me of Ifs; thou att a Traytor, 
 
 Off with his Head; now by Saint 'Pad I fweare, 
 
 I will not dine,vntill 1 fee the fame. 
 
 LoueH and 'RatcEffc.loake that it be done : Exeunt. 
 
 The reft that loue me, rife, and follow me. 
 
 tj^faner LottoU and Ratchffc , v>ah the 
 Lord Hafttngs. 
 
 Haft Woe,woe for England, not a whit for me, 
 
 For I,too fond,might haue preuented this : 
 
 Stanley did dreame.tne Bore did rowfe our Helmes, 
 
 And I did fcorne it,and difdainc to Aye: 
 
 Three times to day my Foot-Cloth-Horfe did ftuiubk. 
 And ftarted,when he look’d vpon the Tower, 
 
 As loth to beare me to the flaughter-houfe. 
 
 O now I need the Prieft.tbat fpake to me : 
 
 I now repent 1 told the Purfuiuant, 
 
 As too triumphing,how mine Enemies 
 To day at Pomfret bloodily were butcher’d. 
 
 And I my felfe fecure,in grace and fauour. 
 
 Oh Margaret,MargOret^now thy heauie Curfe 
 Is lighted on poore Hafhngt wretched Head. 
 
 ^d-Corne,come,difpatch,the Duke would be at dinner: 
 Make a (hort Shrift,he longs to fee your Head. 
 
 Haft. O momentarie grace of mortal! men, 
 
 Which we more hunt for,then the grace of God! 
 
 Who builds his hope in ayre cf your good Lookes, 
 Liues like a drunken Sayier on a Maft, 
 
 Readie with euery Nod to tumble downe, 
 
 Into the fatall Bowels of theDeepc. 
 
 Leu. Come,come,difpatch/tis bcotieffe to ettdaime. 
 Hoff. O bloody Richard; miferable England, 
 
 I prophecie the fearefull'ft time to thee. 
 
 That euer wretched Age hath look'd vpon. 
 Come.leadrneto the Bioek,beare biro my Head, 
 
 They fmilc at me, who fhcrtly Ihail be dead. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 f Enter 
 
i po The Life and' 'Death tf ) ’Richardthe Third. 
 
 Enter Rtchesrd.emd 'Buckingham,in rotten Armour, 
 mstrsesBous ill-fatuured. 
 
 Richard. Corne Coufin, 
 
 On!) thou qtsake,and change thy colour, 
 
 Murther thy breath in middle ot a word, 
 
 And then againe begin.and flop againe, 
 
 As if thou were diflraughc,snd mad w:th terror? 
 
 Buck, Tut, I car. counterfeit the deepe Tragedian, 
 Speake,and looke backe.and prie on cuery fide. 
 
 Tremble and ftart at wagging of a Straw : 
 
 Intending dcepe fufpiiion, gaftly Looke* 
 
 Are at my feruice.like enforced Smiles; 
 
 And both arc rcadie in their Cmccs, 
 
 At any time to gface my Stratagetnes, 
 
 But what, is Catetby gone ? 
 
 He is s and fee he brings the Maior along. 
 
 Enter the Metier jtod Ceitesbj. 
 
 ’Buck. Lord Maior. 
 
 Rick. Looke to the Draw-Bridge there, 
 
 Buck,. Hearke.a Drumme. 
 
 Rich. o’re-looke the Walls. 
 
 Lord Mai or,the reafon we haue fern. 
 
 Rich. Looke back,defend thee.here are'Enemies. 
 
 TSackj God and ourlnnocencie defend,and guard vs. 
 
 Enter LcsscR emdRat cl^fit,with Hflings Head. 
 
 Rich. Be patient,they are friends: RateUffie.ind LotteB. 
 
 Lotted. Here is the Head of that ignoble Traytor, 
 
 The dangerous and vnfufpe&cd Haft tugs. 
 
 RUh. So deare I lou’d the man,that I muft weepe : 
 
 I tooke him for the plaineft harmeleffe Creature, 
 
 That breath'd vpon the Earth,* Chrifhan. 
 
 Made him my Booke,wherein my Soule recorded 
 
 The Hiftorie of all her fecret thoughts. 
 
 So fmooth he dawbkj his Vice with fhew of Venue, 
 
 That his apparant open Guilt omitted, 
 
 I raeaae,his Conuerfation with Shores Wife, 
 
 He liu’d from all attainder of fufpe&s. 
 
 'Bstci^. Well.wcll.he was the coucrtfl Ordered Traytor 
 That cue? liu'd. 
 
 Would you imagine.or almoft beleeue, 
 
 Wert not,that by great preferuation 
 
 We Hue to tell it,that the fubtill Traytor 
 
 This day had plotted, in the Councell-Hoofe, 
 
 To murther me,and my good Lord of Glofter. 
 
 Maior. Had he done fo ? 
 
 Rich. What? thinke you we areTurkes,or Infidels? 
 (3r that we would, againft the forme of Law, 
 
 Proceed thus rafiily in the Villaines death. 
 
 But that the extreme perill of the cafe, 
 
 The Peace of England, and our Perfons fafene. 
 
 Enforc'd vs to this Execution, 
 
 Metier. Now f&ire befall you,he deferu’d his death. 
 
 And your good Graces both hsue well proceeded, 
 
 To warne faife Trayvon from the like Attempts, 
 
 Buck; I ncuer look'd for better at his hands. 
 
 After he once fell in with Miftreffe Shore •• 
 
 Yet had we not determin’d be fhould dye, 
 
 Vntillyour Lordfhip came to fee his end. 
 
 Which now the louing hafte of thefe our friends. 
 Something againfii our roeanings.haue pieuented 3 
 Becaufe.my Lord,l would haue had you heard 
 
 The Traytor fpeake,and tirooroufly confeffe 
 
 The manner and the purpofe of his Treafon*: 
 
 That you might well hauefignify'd the fame 
 
 Vnro the Citizens, who haply may 
 
 Mifconfler vs inhim^nd wayle his death. 
 
 Mi 3 . 8 ut,my good Lord,your Graces words Oral feme, 
 As well as I had feene,and heard him fpeake: 
 
 And doe not doubt,right Noble Princes both. 
 
 But lie acquaint ourdutious Citizens 
 
 With all your iuft proceedings in this cafe, 
 
 Ruh. And to that end we wifh’d your Lordfhip here, 
 T'auoid the Cenfures of the carping World. 
 
 fBtsckj Which fince you come too Ute of otxr intent, 
 
 Yet witneffe whac you heare we did intend: 
 
 «\nd io,tny good Lord Maior,we bid farwell. 
 
 Exit Messer. 
 
 Rich. Goe after,after,Coufin Buckingham. 
 
 The Maior towards Guild-Hall hyesnim in all poftc: 
 There,at yout roeetdl vantage of the time, 
 
 I nferre the Baftardie of Edwards Children: 
 
 Tell them,how Edwetrd put to death a Citizen, 
 
 Ontiy for frying,he would make his Sonne 
 
 Heire to the Crowns,meaning indeed his Houfe, 
 
 Which,by the Signe thereof,was tearmed fo, 
 Moreouer.vrgc his hatefull Luxuric, 
 
 And beaftiall appetite in change of Luft, 
 
 Which firctcht vnto their Seruants,Daughters, Wiues, 
 Euen where his raging eye,or fauage heart. 
 
 Without control!,luffed to make a prey. 
 
 Nay,for a need,thus farre come neere my Perfonr 
 
 Tell the m,when that my Mother went with Child 
 
 Of that infaciate Edward', Noble Torkf, 
 
 My Princely Father.then had Warres in France, 
 
 And by true computation of the time. 
 
 Found,that the KTue W 3 s not his begot: 
 
 Which well appeared in his Lineaments, 
 
 Being nothing like the Noble Duke.my Father: 
 
 Yet touch this fparingly,as’twere farre off, 
 
 Becaufe,my Lord.you know my Mother lines. 
 
 Buck- Doubt not,my Lord.llcplay tbeOrator, 
 
 As tf the Golden Fee,for which I plead. 
 
 Were for my felfe: and fo,my Lord,adue. 
 
 Rich.If you thriue wel,bring them to Baynards Caftle, 
 Where you fhall finde me well accompanied 
 
 With reuerend Fathers,and well-learned Bifhops. 
 
 Buck, I goe,and towards threeorfoureaClocke 
 Looke for the Newes that the Guild-Hall affetords. 
 
 Exit Buckingham. 
 
 Rich. Gee LoucB with all fpeed to Do&otSbaw, 
 
 Goe thou to Fryer Pinker, bid them both 
 
 Meet me within this houre at Baynards CafUe. Exit. 
 Now will 1 goe to take foroe priuic order. 
 
 To draw the Brats of Clarence out of fight. 
 
 And to giue order,that no manner perfon 
 
 Haue any tune recourfe vnto the Princes. Bssuta, 
 
 Enter a Scrtteener 
 
 Scr. Here is the Indi&ment of the good Lord Hflsugs, 
 Which in a fet Hand fairely isengrofe’d. 
 
 That it may be to day read o re in Patties. 
 
 And raarke how well the fequeil hangs together s 
 
 Eleuen houres I haue fpenr to write it oner. 
 
 For yefter-night by Comfy was it feat me. 
 
 The Precedent was full as long a doing. 
 
 And yec within thefe Hue houres He.flings liu’d, 
 Vntainted.vnexarain’djfvee.at libctrie. 
 
 Here's a good World the while. 
 
 Who is to grofle, that cannot fee this palpable device ? 
 
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 The Life and Death oflfybard the Third. _ 19 \ __ 
 
 Yet who fo bold.but fayes fie fees it not > 
 
 Bad it the Worid.snd all will come to nought. 
 
 When fuch ill dealing mttft be fcene in thought, Ex*t. 
 
 Enter Richard and 'Bucknigham at foutraU Doer a 
 
 Kith. Ho*v now.how now.what fay the Citizen* ? 
 "Buck.. Now by the holy Mother of out Lord, 
 
 The Citizens are mum.fay not a word. 
 
 Rich. Touch: you the Baflardie of Edwards ChiidreD i 
 'Buck. I did,with his Contra# with Lady Lucy, 
 
 And his Contra# by Deputie in France, 
 
 Th'vniatiate greedineffe of his defire. 
 
 And his enforcement of the Citie Wiues, 
 
 His Tyrannie for Trifles, his owne Ballsrdie, 
 
 As being got.your Father then in France, 
 
 And his refemblsnce,being not like the Duke, 
 
 Withall.I did inferre your Lineaments, 
 
 Being the right Idea of your Father, 
 
 Both in yourformc.and Nobieneffe of Minde : 
 
 Layd open all yout Viftorics in Scotland, 
 YourDifeipline in Warre,Wifdome in Peace, 
 
 Your Bcuntie, Venue,faire Humilitie: 
 
 Indeed,left nothing fitting for your purpofe, 
 Vnfcoucht.orfleightly handled in difeourfe. 
 
 And when my Oratorie drew toward end, 
 
 1 bid them that did loue their Counties good. 
 
 Cry,God faue Richard,EnghndsKoyall King. 
 
 Rich. And did they fo ? 
 
 Ziac^. No,foGod belpeme.they fpake not a word. 
 
 But likedumbe Statues,or breathing Stones, 
 
 Star'd each on other,and look’d deadly pale: 
 
 Which when 1 faw.I reprehended them, 
 
 And ask’d the Maior ,whac meant this wilfell filence ? 
 His anfwer was,the people were not vfed 
 To be fpoke to,but by the Recorder. 
 
 Then he was vrg'd to tell my Tale 3 game: 
 
 Thus fayth the Duke,thus hath the Duke inferr’d. 
 
 But nothing fpoke.in warrant from himfelfe. 
 
 When hehad done,feme followers of mine owne. 
 
 At lower end of the Hall.hurld vp their Caps, 
 
 And fome tenne voyccs cry’d,God faue King Richard: 
 And thus I tooke the vantage of tbofe few. 
 
 Thankes gentle Citizens,and friends, quoth 1, 
 
 This genciall appUufe.and chearetull Chowt, 
 
 Argues your wifdome.and your loue to Richard t 
 And euen here brake off,and came away. 
 
 Rah. What tongue-leffe Blockes were they. 
 
 Would they not fpeake f 
 
 Will not the Maic* then,and his Brethren,come ? 
 
 Rack- The Maior is here at hand: intend feme feare, 
 Benot you fpoke with,but by mightie feit: 
 
 And lookeyou get a Prayer-Bcoke in your hand. 
 
 And ftsnd berweene two Church-tnen,good my Lord, 
 For on that ground lie meke a holy Defcant: 
 
 And be not eafily wonne to our requefts. 
 
 Play the Maids parc.ftill anfwer nay,and take it. 
 
 Rich. I goe: and if you plead as well for them. 
 
 As I can fay nay to thee for my felfe, 
 
 No doubt vre bring ir to a happie iffue. 
 
 B-uck. Gr>,go vp to the Leads,tbe Lord Maior knocks. 
 
 Enter tie tAfeser } and CHixens. 
 
 W el come, my Lord, 1 dance attendance here, 
 i thinkc the Dubs wi II not befpokc withail. 
 
 Era or Catesby 
 
 ‘Buck,. Now easily , what fa yes your Lord to my 
 requeft i 
 
 Catesby. He doth entreat yourGrace,my Noble Lord, 
 To vtftt him to morrow,or nest day: 
 
 He is within,with rwo right reuercud Fathers, 
 
 Diuinely bent to Meditation, 
 
 And in no Worldly (bites would he be tnou’d. 
 
 To draw him from his holy Exercife. 
 
 Back; Returne,good Catesby,to the gracious Duke, 
 Tell him/ny felfe.the Maior and Aldermen, 
 
 In deepe defignes.in matter of great moment, 
 
 No Jefie importing then our geoerall good, 
 
 Are come to haue feme conference with his Grace. 
 Catesby. He fignifie fo much vnto him flraight. Exit. 
 Buck- Ah ha,my Lord,this Prince is not an Edward, 
 
 He is net lulling on a lewd Lcue-Bed, 
 
 But on his Knees,at Meditation; 
 
 Not dallying with a Brace of Curtizans, 
 
 But meditating with two deepe Diuines; 
 
 Net fleeping.to engroffe his idle Body, 
 
 But praying.roenrich his watchful! Soule. 
 
 1-bppie were England,would this vertuous Panes 
 Take on his Grace che Soueraigncie thereof. 
 
 But fere I feare we fhaii not winne him to iu 
 
 Motor. Marry God defend bis Grace lliould Cay vs 
 nay. 
 
 Buck. I feare he will: here Catesby comes again*. 
 Eater Catesby. 
 
 Now Castsby , what fayes his Grace? 
 
 Catesby. He wonders to what end you haue aflembled 
 Such troopes of Qtizens.to come to him. 
 
 His Grace not being warn’d thereof before: 
 
 He feares,my Lord,you mesne no good to him. 
 
 Buck- Sorry I am,my Noble Coufin fhculd 
 Sufpect me,that 1 meane no good to him: 
 
 By Heauen.we come to him in perfic loue. 
 
 And fo once more returne.and tell his Grace, Exit. 
 
 When holy and deuout Religious men 
 
 Are at their Beades,’tis much to draw them thence. 
 
 So fweet is zealous Contemplation. 
 
 Enter Richard aloft, berweene two Btfhajts. 
 
 Maior. See where his Grace ft&nds^weene two Cktgie 
 men. 
 
 BucL Two Props ofVerlue.for a Chn&isn Prince, 
 To flay him from the fall of Vanieie ; 
 
 And fee a Booke of Prayer in his hand. 
 
 True Ornaments to know a holy man. 
 
 Famous Piaxtagenet, rr.oft gracious Prince, 
 
 Lend fauourable eare to cur requefts. 
 
 And pardon vs the interruption 
 
 Of thy Dtuotion.and right Chriftian Zesle, 
 
 P.jch. My Lord,thereneedes no fech Apalogie: 
 
 1 doe befeech your Grace to pardon me, 
 
 Who earaeft in the feroice of my God, 
 
 Deferr’d the vifitstionof my friends. 
 
 But leauing thus.what is your Graces pleafure? 
 
 Buci^ Euen thai(!hopeywhich pleafcthGodabout. 
 And all good men,cf this vngouem’d lie. 
 
 Rich. I doe fufpe# 1 haue done feme offence, 
 
 That feemesdifgracious in the Cities eye, 
 
 And that you come to reprehend my ignorance. 
 
 f a BuJc You 
 
_ l 9 z The Life andDsatb of Tfybard the Third . 
 
 'Buckj You haue.my £ord: *•-'*'» 1 “=—-—*—- 
 
 Would it might pleafe your Grace, 
 
 On our entreaties, to amend your faulr. 
 
 Rich- Elfe wherefore breathe I in a Chriftian Land 
 
 Buck; Know then,it is your fault,that you refigne 
 The Supreme Seat, the Throne Maiefticall, 
 
 The Sceptred Office of your Aneeftors, 
 
 Your State of Fortune,and yourDeawof Birth, 
 
 The Lineall Glory of your Royall Houfe, 
 
 To the corruption of a blcmilht Stock; 
 
 Whiles in the mildneffe of your fleepie thoughu. 
 Which here we waken to our Countries good. 
 
 The Noble lie doth want his proper Limmes ; 
 
 Hi* Face defac’d with skarres of Infamie, 
 
 Hi*Royal! Stock graffc with ignoble Plants, 
 
 And almoft fhouldred in the fwallowingGulfe 
 Of darke Forgetfuineffe.and deepe Obliuion. 
 
 Which to recure,we heartily folicite 
 Your gracious felfe to take on you the charge 
 And Kingly Gouernment of this your Land : 
 
 Not as Prote&or,Steward,Subftituce, 
 
 Or lowly Fad!or,for anothers gaine; 
 
 But as fucceffiuely,from Blood to Blood, 
 
 Your Right of Birth.yonr Empyrie.your owoe. 
 
 For this.conforted with the Citizens. 
 
 Your very Worfhipfull and louing friends, 
 
 And by their vehement Inftigation, 
 
 In this iuft Caufe come I to moue your Grace, 
 
 "Rich. I cannot tell t if to depart in filence, 
 
 Or bitterly to fpeake in your reproofe, 
 
 Bed fitteth my Degree,or your Condition. 
 
 If r.ot to anfwer, you might baply thinke, 
 
 Tongue-ty*d Ambition,not replying,yeelded 
 To beare the Golden Yoake of Soueraigntie, 
 
 Which fondly you would here iropofe on me. 
 
 If toreproueyourorthisfuit of yours. 
 
 So feafon’d with your faithfull loue to me. 
 
 Then on the other fide I check'd my friends. 
 
 Therefore to fpeake.and to auoid the firft. 
 
 And then in fpeaking.not to incurre the laft, 
 Definitiuely thus 1 anfwer you. 
 
 Your loue deferues my thankes, but my defert 
 Vnmehtable,fhunnes your high requeft. 
 
 Firft.if all Obftacles were cut away. 
 
 And that my Path were euen to theCrowne, 
 
 As the tipe Reuenue,and due of Birth: 
 
 Yet fomuch is mypouertie of fpirit, 
 
 So mightie, and fo manie my defedls, 
 
 1 bat I would rather hide me from my Greacneffe, 
 
 Being a Barke to breseke no mightie Sea; 
 
 Then in my Greatnefle couet to be hid, 
 
 And in the vapour of my Glory fraother’d. 
 
 But God be thank'd, there is no need of me. 
 
 And much 1 need to helpe you,were there need s 
 The Royall Tree hath left vs Royall Fruit, 
 
 Which mellow'd by the dealing howres of time. 
 
 Will well become the Seat of Maieftie, 
 
 And make(oo doubt) yj happy by his Reigne. 
 
 On him I lay that,you would lay on me. 
 
 The Right and Fortune of hishappie Starred, 
 
 Which God defend that I Ihould wring from him. 
 
 BuckjMy Lord^his argues Confcicncc in your Grace, 
 hit the refpe£b thereof are nice, and triuiall. 
 
 All circumftanccs well confidered. 
 
 You fay,that Edward is your Brothers Sonoe, 
 
 So lay we too,but not by Edwards Wife: 
 
 For firft was he contract to Lady Luc,e, 
 
 Your Mother hues a Witneffe to his Vow; 
 
 And afterward by fubftitute betroth’d 
 To Bona, Sifter to the King of France. 
 
 Thefe both put off,a poorePetitioner, 
 
 ACare-cras'd Mother to a many Sonnes, 
 
 A Beautie-waining.and diftreffed Widow, 
 
 Euen in the afccr-noone of het beft dayes. 
 
 Made prize and purchafc of his wanton Eye, 
 
 Seduc’d the pitch.and height of his degree, * 
 
 To bafe dec!cnfion,and loath’d Bigamie. 
 
 By her,in his vnlawfull Bed.hegot 
 This Edward, whom our Manners call the Prince. 
 
 More bitterly could I ezpoftulate, 
 
 Sauc that for reuerence to fame aliue, 
 
 I giue a fparing limit ro my Tongue. ’ 
 
 Then good,my Lord.talte to your Royall felfe 
 This proffer'd benefit of Dignitie; 
 
 If not to blefie vs and the Land witball. 
 
 Yet to draw forth your Noble Anceftrie 
 From the corruption of abufing times, 
 
 Vnro 3 Lineal! true deriued courfe. 
 
 Maior. Do good my Lord,your Citizens entreat you. 
 Buck^ Refiife no^mtghde Lord.this proffer'd loue. 
 Catesb. O make them ioyfull, grant their lawfullfuit 
 Rich. Alas.why would you heape this Cate on me? 
 
 I am vnfit for State,and Maieftie: 
 
 I doe befcech you take it not amiffe, 
 
 I cannot,nor I will notyeeldtoyou. 
 
 Buck, Ifyourefufeit.asinloueandzesle, 
 
 Loth to depofe the Child,your Brothers Sonne, 
 
 As well wc knew your tenderneffe of heart, * 
 
 And gentle,kinde.effemmate remorfe. 
 
 Which we haue noted in you to your Kindred, 
 
 And egally indeede to all Eftates : 
 
 Yet know, where you accept our fuit.or no, 
 
 Your Brochers Sonne lhall ncuer reigne our King, 
 
 But wc will plant fome other in the Throne, 
 
 To the difgrace and downe-fall of your Houfe: 
 
 And in this refolution here we leaue you. 
 
 Come Citizens,we will entreat no more. Exeunt. 
 
 Cdsesb.CM him againe.fweet Prince,accept theit fuit: 
 If you denie them, ail the Land will rue it. 
 
 Rtcb. Will you enforce me to a world of Cares. 
 
 Call them againe.I am not made of Stones, 
 
 But penetrable to your kinde entreaties. 
 
 Albeit againft my Confidence and my Soule. 
 
 Enter Buckingham,and the reft. 
 
 Coufin of Buckingham,and fage graue men. 
 
 Since you will buckle fortune on my back, 
 
 To beare her burthen,where I will or no. 
 
 I mu ft haue patience to endure the Load : 
 
 But if black Scandall,or foule-fac'd Reproach, 
 
 Atcend the fequell of your Impofition, 
 
 Your meere enforcement lhall acquittance ms 
 From all the impure blots and ftaynes thereof} 
 
 ForGod doth know,and you may partly fee. 
 
 How farre I am from the defire of this. 
 
 Major. God bleffe your Grace, wee fee it, and will 
 lay it. 
 
 Rich. In fayin« fo.you lhall bur fay the truth. 
 
 Buck. Then I ialute you with this Royall Title, 
 
 -ong liue King ^/cWd.Englands wortbie King. 
 
 Ji!L Amen. 
 
 BuckdT o morrow may it pleafe you to be Crown’d. 
 Rich. Euen when you pleafe,for you will haue it fo. 
 
 Buck, To 
 
Ths Life and Death of%ichard the Third. 15 ? 5 
 
 '3uck i . To morrow then we will act end your Grace. 
 
 And fo moft ioyfully we take our leaue. 
 
 Rich. Co me, let vs to our holy W orke againe. 
 
 Farewell my Couhns,farewell gentle friends. Exeunt. 
 
 if thou wilt out-ftrip Deam.goe croiTe the Seas, 
 
 And hue with Richmond, from the reach of Hell. 
 
 Goe bye thec,hye thee from this flaugbter-houfe, 
 
 Left thou encreafe the number of the dead. 
 
 And make me dye the thrall of Margaret / Curfe, 
 
 Nor Mother, Wife,nor Englands counted Queene. 
 
 Stanley. Full of wife care,is this your counf&ile.Madame: 
 
 Take all the fwift aduantage of the howres: 
 
 You fhall haue Letters from roe to my Sonne, 
 
 In your behalfe,to meet you on the way : 
 
 Be not ta ne tardie by vnwife delay. 
 
 Doth. Yorke. O ill difperfing Winde ofMifetie, 
 
 O my accurfed Wombe.the Bed of Death i 
 
 A Cockatrice haft thou hatcht to the World, 
 
 Whofe vnauoided Eye is mtirtherous. 
 
 Stanley. Come,Madam$,coroe,I in all hafte was fen:. 
 
 Atme. And I withall vnwillingneile will goe, 
 
 O would to God,that the incluhue Verge 
 
 Of Golden Mettall,thac muff round my Brow, 
 
 Were red hot Steele.to feare me to the Brames, 
 
 Anoynted let me be with deadly Venome, 
 
 And dye ere men can fay.God faue the Queene. 
 
 gt*. Goe.goe,poors foule.I ensue not thy glory. 
 
 To feed my humor,wifh thy fclfe no hsrmc, 
 
 Anne. No: why? When he that is my Husband new. 
 Came to me,as I follow'd Henries Corfe, 
 
 When fcarce the blood was well wafht from his hands, 
 Which iffised from my other Angell Husband, 
 
 And that deare Saint.which then 1 weeping follow’d: 
 O.when 1 fa y I look'd on Richards Face, 
 
 This was my Wiflv. Be thou (quoth I)accurft, 
 
 For making me,fo young,fo old a Widow: 
 
 And when thou wed’ft,lct forrow haunt thy Bed; 
 
 And be thy Wife,if any be fo mad, 
 
 Moremiferable.by the Life of thee. 
 
 Then thou haft made me,by my deare Lords death, 
 Loe,ere I can repeat this Curfe againe. 
 
 Within fo fmali a time, my Womans hears 
 
 Groflely grew captiue to his honey words. 
 
 And prou’d the fubie& of mine owns Soules Curfe, 
 Which hitherto hath held mine eyes from reft i 
 
 For neuer yet one howre in his Bed 
 
 Did I emoy the golden deaw of fleepe. 
 
 But with his timorous Dreames was Fill await’d, 
 Befides.he hates me for my Father urarwickg. 
 
 And will (no doubt) fhortly be rid of roe. 
 
 Poore heart adieu.I pittie thy complaining; 
 
 <Anr,e. No more, then with my foule I moirme for 
 yours. 
 
 Dorf. Farewell,thou wofuli weleomroerof glory. 
 
 tA ntst. Adieu , poore foule, chat tak'ft thy leaue 
 of iu 
 
 Du.Y.Go thou to Richmond fie. good fortune guide thee. 
 Go thou to Rsckard y in& good Angels tend thee. 
 
 Go thou to.San<ftuarie,andgood thoughtspoffeffe thee, 
 
 I to my Graue,where peace and reft lye with mee, 
 
 Eightie odde yeeres of forrow haue I feeue. 
 
 And each howres ioy wrackt with a weeke of ceene. 
 
 Stay,yet looks bccke with me vnto the Tower. 
 
 Pi tty,you ancient Stones.thofe tender Babes, 
 
 Whom Enuie hath immur'd within your Walls, 
 
 Rough Cradle for fuch little prettie ones. 
 
 Rude ragged Nutfe,oid fullen Play-fellow, 
 
 For tender Princes: vfe my Babies well ; 
 
 So fooli/h Sorrowes bids you: Stones farewell. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 f 3 Sound 
 
 JBus Quartus. Scena Trima. 
 
 Enter the Quecne, Anne Duchefe of Glouceftcr t the 
 DuchefeofTorke } an(i Marijueffc Dorfet. 
 
 Ducn.Yarke. Who meetes vs heeie ? 
 
 My Neece IRLsntcgenet y 
 
 Led in the hand of ha kind Aunt of Glofter ? 
 
 Now.for my Life.fhee’s wandring to the Tower. 
 
 On pure hearts loue,to greet the tender Prince. 
 Daughter.well met. 
 
 Ame. God giue your Graces both, a happie 
 
 And a ioyfull time of day. 
 
 jQu. As much to you,good Sifter: whither away? 
 
 A»ne. No farther then the Tower,and as I guefle, 
 Vpon the like deuotion as your felues, 
 
 Togratulate the gentle Princes there. 
 
 Kind Sifter thankes, wee’le enter all together: 
 
 Enter the Lieutenant. 
 
 And in good time, here the Lieutenant comes. 
 
 Mafter Lieutenant, pray you,by your leaue. 
 
 How doth the Prince,and my young Sonne of Yorke ? 
 
 Lieu. Right weil.deare Madame : by your patience, 
 
 I may not fuffer you to vifit them. 
 
 The King hath firiftly charg'd the contrary. 
 
 .gv- The King? who’s that? 
 
 L>eu. I meane.the Lord Protector. 
 
 J2». The Lord protciS him from that Kingly Title. 
 Hath he fet bounds betweene their loue.and me ? 
 
 I am their Mother,who fhall barre me from them ? 
 
 Dueh.Terke. I am their Fathers Mother, 1 will fee 
 them. 
 
 Annc.Tbelt Aunt I am in law,in lone their Mother: 
 Then bring me to their fights, lie beare thy blame. 
 
 And take thy Office from thee.on my peril!. 
 
 Lieu. No,Madame,no; I may not leaue it fo t 
 
 I am bound by Oath,and therefore pardon me. 
 
 Exit Lieutenant. 
 
 Enter Stanley. 
 
 Stanley. Let me but meet you Ladies one howre hence. 
 And lie faiute your Grace of Yorke as Mother, 
 
 And reuerend looker on of two faire Queenes. 
 
 Come Madame,you mud ftraight to Weftminfter, 
 
 There to be crowned 'Richards Royall Queens. 
 
 JO*. Ah,cut my Lace afundcr, 
 
 That my pent beatt may haue fome fcope to beat, 
 
 Orclfe I fwoone with this dead.kiliing newes. 
 
 Anne. Defpightfull tidings,0 vnpleafing newes. 
 
 Daef. Be of good cheare: Mother, how fares your 
 Grace ? 
 
 Qu . ODorjit, fpcake not to me, get thee gone. 
 
 Death and Deftru&ton dogges thee st thy heeles. 
 
 Thy Mothers Name is ominous to Children. 
 
ip4 The Life arid Death ofTjcbard the Third . 
 
 Scents Secunda. 
 
 I will take order for her keeping ctofe. 
 
 Inquire me out fome rr.eanc poore Gentleman, 
 
 Whom I will marry flraighc to Clarence Daughter: 
 
 The Boy is fooii(b,and 1 feare not him. 
 
 Looke how thou dream'fl: I fay againe, giue out, 
 
 That -/fn»e,my Queene.is ficke,and like to dye. 
 
 About it,for it ftands me much vpon 
 
 To flop all hopes,whofe growth may dammsge me, 
 
 I muft be roarryed to my Brothers Daughter, 
 
 Or elfe my Kingdoroc (lands on brittleGlafTc: 
 
 Murther her Brothers,and then marry her, 
 
 Vncertaine way of gainc. But I am in 
 
 So farre in b!ood,that finne will pluck on finne, 
 
 Teare-falling Pittie dwells not in this Eye. 
 
 Enter Tyrrel. 
 
 Is thy Name Tyrrel ? 
 
 Tyr. lames Tyrrel,tad your tnofl obedient fubieft. 
 Rich. Art thou indeed ? 
 
 Tyr. Prone mc,my gracious Lord. 
 
 Rich. Dar’ft thou refolue to kill a friend of mine f 
 
 Tyr. Pleafe you : 
 
 Out I had rather kill two enemies. 
 
 Rich. Why then thou haft it: two deepe enemies, 
 Foes to my Reft,and my fweet fleepes difturbets. 
 
 Are they that! would haue thee deale vpon: 
 
 Ttrre/.l mesne thofe Baflards in theTowcT. 
 
 Tyr. Let me haue open mear.es to come to them. 
 
 And foone lie rid you from the feare of them. 
 
 Rich. Thou (ing’ft fweet Mufique; 
 
 Hearke.come hither Tyrrel , 
 
 Goe by this token: riie.and lend thine Eare, Wbifttrt, 
 There is no more but fo: fay it is done. 
 
 And I will louc thee.and preferre thee for it. 
 
 Tyr. I willdifpatch it flraight. Exit. 
 
 Enter Buckingham. 
 
 Buck,- My Lord.I haue confider'd in my mlnde, 
 
 The late tequefl that you cid found me in. 
 
 Rich. Well,let that reft : Dtr/et is fled to Richmond. 
 "Buck; I heare the r.ewes,my Lord. 
 
 Rich. Stanley, hee is your Wiues Sonne r weil.leeke 
 vnto it. 
 
 Buck. My Lord.I dayme the gift.my due by proto tie, 
 For which your Honor and your Faith is pawn’d, 
 Th’Harledome of Hertford,and the rnoueabUs, 
 
 Which you haue promifed I (hall poffefie. 
 
 "Rich. Stanley looke to your Wife : if (he comsey 
 Letters to Richmond, you (hall anfwet it. 
 
 Buck, What fayes your Highneflc to my iaft tequeft l 
 Rich. ! doe remember eve,Henry the Sixt 
 
 Did prophecie,that Richmond fhould be King, 
 
 When Richmond was a little peeuifh Boy. 
 
 A King perhaps. 
 
 "Buck, May it pleafe you to refolue me in my fult. 
 
 Rich. Thou troubled me.I am not in the vaine. Exit. 
 Buck. And is it thus? repaves he my deepe feruice 
 With fuch contempt ? made i him King for this ? 
 
 G let me thinke on Haftingi, and be gone 
 
 To Brccnockjwhiie my fearefuil Head is on. Exit. 
 
 Enter Tyrrel. 
 
 Tyr. The tyrannous andbloodie A<ftis done. 
 
 The moft arch deed of pittious m&flacre 
 
 r That 
 
 Sound a Sennet. Enter Richard in pompc,Bttc- 
 king ham,Cattshy , Ratciijfij^euet. 
 
 Rich. Stand all apart. Coufio of Buckingham. 
 
 Buck,- My gracious SouCraigne. 
 
 Rieb. Giue osethy hand. Sound. 
 
 Thus high.by thy aduice.and cby affiftance. 
 
 Is King Richard feared: 
 
 But (bail we weare thefe Glories for a day? 
 
 Or (hall they !aft,and we reioyce m them ? 
 
 "Buck. Still liue they,and foreuerlet themlaft. 
 
 Rich. Ah Backing*am.no'H doe I play the Touch, 
 
 To trie if thou be currant Gold indeed: 
 
 Young Ed&ard hues,thinke now what I would fpeake. 
 Buck,. Say on my louing Lord. 
 
 Rich, Wny "Buckingham, i fay 1 would be King. 
 
 "Back- Why fo you are,my thrice-tenowned Lord. 
 Rub. Ha ? 3m I King?'tU fo: but Edward lines. 
 
 Buck, True, Noble Prince. 
 
 Rich. O bitter confluence ! 
 
 That Edvard (Hi! fitould liue true Noble Prince. 
 Ccufin,thou waft not wont to be fo dull. 
 
 Shall 1 be plaine ? I wifnthe BafUrds dead. 
 
 And I would haue it fuddenly perform'd. 
 
 What fay’ft thou now ? fpeake fuddenly,bebriefe. 
 
 "Buck;, Your Grace may doe your pleafure. 
 
 Rub. Yur,tut,i.hou art all Ice,thy Kindneflc freezes: 
 Say.hsue I thy confent,that they (hall dye ? 
 
 Zte.Giue tae fome litle breath^fome pawfe.deare Lord, 
 Before ! pofitiuely fpeake in this: 
 
 I will refolue you hetein prefentiy. Exit B eck> 
 
 Cetesby. The King is angry .fee he gr.aweshis Lippe. 
 Rich, I will cor.uerfe with iren-witted Fooles, 
 
 And vnrefpedtius Soyes: none are for me, 
 
 To at looke into me with confidetate eyes. 
 
 High-reaching B-^rgkans gre wes ci;cumfpe£L 
 
 Boy. 
 
 Page. My Lord. 
 
 Rub. Knovv'ft thou not any.whom corrupting Gold 
 Will tempt vnto a eSafe exploit of Death ? 
 
 Pace. I know a difeontented Gentleman, 
 
 Who ft humble meaner match not his haughtie fpirit: 
 Gold were as good as mentis Orators, 
 
 And will (no doubt) tempt him to any thing. 
 fych. What is his Name ? 
 
 Page. His Name,my Lo:d,;s TsrreS. 
 
 "Rich, I partly know she man : goe call him hither, 
 Boy. Exit. 
 
 The deepe reuelaing wittie Buckingham, 
 
 No mote (hall be the neighbor to my counfailes. 
 
 Hath he fo long held out with me.vntyr'd, 
 
 And flops he now for breath ? Well.be it fo. 
 
 Enter Stanley, 
 
 How now,Lord Stanley ,whtt'i the newes? 
 
 Stanley. Know my louing Lord,tbc Msrqueffe Dor/et 
 
 As I heare, is fled to Richmond, 
 
 In the parts where he abides. 
 
 Rich. Come hither Cate sly, rumor it abroad. 
 
 That admit tr,y Wife is very grieuous ficke. 
 
The Life andDeathofPfchardthe Third. 19? 
 
 That eucr yet this Land was guilty of : 
 
 Die h ten and Ferny?,who I did fuborne 
 
 To do this p eece of ruthfull Butchery, 
 
 Aibeit they were Qeflu Villaines, bloody Dcgges, 
 
 Melted with cenderneftcjand milde compaflion. 
 
 Wept like to Children, in their deaths (ad Story, 
 
 O thus (quoth Digbtvt) lay the gentle Babes: 
 
 Thus,thus (quoth Ferrift) girdling one another 
 
 Within their Ahblafter innocent Artnes i 
 
 Their lies were foure ted Rofes on a ftalke, 
 
 And in their Summer Beauty kill each other. 
 
 A Booke of Prayers on their pillow lay, 
 
 Which one (quoth Ferrell) almoft chang’d my minde; 
 
 But oh the Diuell, there the Villaine flopt: 
 
 When 'Dtgktoa thus told on, we (mothered 
 
 The moil replenished fweet worke of Nature, 
 
 That from the prime Creation ere fhe framed. 
 
 Hence both are gone with Con Science and Remorfe, 
 
 They could not (peakc, and fo I left them both, 
 
 To beare this tydings to the bloody King. 
 
 Eater Richard. 
 
 And heere he comes. All health my Soueraigne Lord. 
 
 Fjc. Kinde TirreS, am I happy in thy Newes. 
 
 Tir. K to baue done the thing you gaue in charge. 
 Beget your bappinefle, be happy then. 
 
 For it is done. 
 
 Rich. But did’ft thou fee theta dead. 
 
 Tir. 1 did my Lord. 
 
 Rich. And buried gentle TcrreJL 
 
 Tir. The Chaplaine of the Tower hath buried them, 
 But where (to fay the auth) 1 do not know. 
 
 Rich. Come to me Tirrel foor.e,and after Supper, 
 
 When thou (halt tell the precede of their death. 
 
 Meane time,but thinke how 1 may do the good, 
 
 And be inheritor of thy defire. 
 
 Farewell till then. 
 
 Tir. I humbly take my leaue. 
 
 Rich. The Sonne of Clarence haue I pent vp dole. 
 
 His daughter meanly haue I matcht in marriage. 
 
 The Sonnes of Edward fleepe in Abrahams bo to me, 
 
 And Anne my wife hath bid this world good night. 
 
 Now for I know the Britaine Richmond aymes 
 
 At yong Elizabeth my btothers daughter, 
 
 And by that knot lookes proudly on the Crovme, 
 
 T 0 her go I,a iolly thriuing wooer. 
 
 Enter Ratclife. 
 
 Rat. My Lord. 
 
 Rich. Good or bad newes,that thou corn'd in fo 
 bluntly ? 
 
 Rat Bad news my Lord, LMourton is fled to Richmond, 
 And Buckingham backt with the hardy Welfhmen 
 
 Is in thefield.and (hll his power encreaferh. 
 
 Rich. Ely with Richmond troubles me more neere. 
 Then Buckingham and hisrafh leuied Strength. 
 
 Come,I haue learnd, that fearfull commenting 
 
 Is leaden fetuiior to dull delay, 
 
 Delay leds impotent and Snaile-pae’d Beggery: 
 
 Then fictie expedition be my wing, 
 
 Ioues Mercury,and Herald for a King: 
 
 Go mufter men: My counfaileis my Shceld, 
 
 W c rauft be breefe, when Traitors braue the Field. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Tertia. 
 
 Enter old Queer,e Margaret. 
 
 Mar. So now profperiey begins to mellow, 
 
 And drop into the rotten mouth of death 5 
 
 Keere in thefc Confines (lily haue I lurkt, 
 
 To watch the waining of mine enemies. 
 
 A dire induction,am I witnefle to. 
 
 And will to France,hoping-ihe eonfequence 
 
 Will prouea$biiter,b!acke, and Tragical!. 
 
 Withdraw thee wretched Margaret , who comes heere ? 
 
 Enter Datcheffi and Queette. 
 
 Qu. Ah my poore Princes! ah my tender Babes: 
 
 My vnblowedFlowres, new appearing fweets: 
 
 If yet your gentle fauks fiye in the Ayre, 
 
 And be not fixt in dcome perpetuall, 
 
 Houer about me with your ayery wings. 
 
 And heareyour mothers Lamentation. 
 
 Afar. Houer about her, fay that right for right 
 
 Hath dim'd your Infant raorne.to Aged night 
 
 Dei. So many tniferies haue crax'd my voyce. 
 
 That coy woe-wearied tongue is flill and mute. 
 
 Edward PUntagenet, why an thou dead ? 
 
 Mar. PUntagenet doth quit Plantagenet, 
 
 Edward for Edward, payes a dying debt. 
 
 Wilt thou.O God.flye from fuch gentle Iambs, 
 And throw them in the intraiies of the Wolfe ? 
 
 When didft thou fleepe,when fuch a deed was done ? 
 
 Afar. When holy Harry dyed,and toy fweet Sonne. 
 Due Dead life,b!ind fight, poore mortall lining ghoft, 
 Woes Scene,Worlds (htme.Graues due, by life vlurpt, 
 Breefe abftraift and record of tedious dayes, 
 
 Reft thy vnreft on Englands lawful! earth, 
 
 Vnlawfully made drunks with innocent blood. 
 
 Qu. Ah that thou wouldVt afioone affoord a Grane, 
 
 As thou canft yeeld a melancholly feats; 
 
 Then would I hide my bor.cs.nos reft them heere. 
 
 Ah who hath any caufe to mourne but wee ? 
 
 tJMar. If ancient forrow be mo ft reuerent, 
 
 Giue mine the benefit of figneurie, 
 
 And let my greefes frowne on she vpper hand 
 
 If forrow can admit Society. 
 
 I had an Edward ,till a Richard kill’d him: 
 
 I had a Husband, till a Richard kill'd him: 
 
 Thou had'ft an Edward, tilla RJckardkilVd him.• 
 
 Thou had'ft a Richard, till a Richard kill’d him. 
 
 Out. I had a Rickard coo,»nd thou did'ft kill him j 
 
 1 had a Rutland too, thou hop’d to kill him. 
 
 Mar. Thou had'ft a Clarence too. 
 
 And Richard kill’d him. 
 
 From forth the kennellefthy wombehath crept 
 
 A Hell -hound that doth hunt vs all to death: 
 
 That Dogge, that had his teeth before his eyes. 
 
 To worry Lambes,and lap their gentle blood; 
 
 That foulc defacer ofGods haody worke s 
 
 That reignes in gauled eyes of weeping foules s 
 
 That excellent grand Tyrant of the earth. 
 
 Thy wombe let loofe to chafe vs to our graties. 
 
 O vpright.iuft.and true-difpofingGod, 
 
 How do I thaoke tbee.that this carnall Cune 
 
 Prayes 
 
ip6 
 
 __ ^he Life and Death of 'JR^c hard the 'Third . 
 
 Prayes on the iffue of his Mothers body, ~ . . . -—-—- 
 
 And makes herPue-fellow with othersmone. 
 
 Dm. Oh Harriet wife, triumph not in my woes : 
 God witneffe with me, I haue wept for thine. 
 
 Mar. Beare with me: I a m hungry for rcuenge, 
 
 And now I cloy me with beholding it. 
 
 Thy Edvard he is dead, that kill'd my Edvard, 
 
 The other Edvard dead, to quit my Edvard: 
 
 Ycng Yorke.he is but boote, becaufe both they 
 Matcht not the high perfedfion of my Ioffe. 
 
 Thy Clarence he is dead, that ftab'd my Edvard, 
 
 And the beholders of this ftantickeplay, 
 
 Th’ 3 dulcerace Hajhngt ,Rjucrt .Vaughan,Gray, 
 
 Vmimeiy fmother’d in their dusky Graues. 
 
 Richard yet liues, Helsblacke Intelligencer, 
 
 Onely referu’d theirFa&or.to buy (oules, 
 
 And fend them thither: But st hand.at hand 
 Infueshispittiousaod vnpittied end. 
 
 Earth gapes.Hell burnes, Fiends roare. Saints pray, 
 
 To haue him fodainly conuey'd from hence : 
 
 Cancell his bond ofhfe, deere God I pray, 
 
 That I may liue and fay. The Dogge is dead. 
 
 jg*. O thou did'ft prophefie.the time would come. 
 That 1 feould wife for thee to helpe me curfe 
 That bottel'd Spider,that foule bunch-back d Toad. 
 
 Mar. I call’d thee then,vaine flourife of my fortune: 
 I call'd thee then,poore Shadow,painted Queen, 
 Theprefentationofbuc what I was; 
 
 Tbe flattering Index of a direfull Pageant; 
 
 One heau'd a nigh, to be burl'd downe below : 
 
 A Mother onely moekt with two faire Babes; 
 
 A dreame of what thou waft, a garilh Flagge 
 To be theayme ofeuery dangerous Shot, 
 
 A figne of Dignity, a Breath.a Bubble; 
 
 A Queene in ieaft, onely to fill the Scene. 
 
 WheTeis thy Husband now? Where be thy Brothers ? 
 Where be thy two Sonnes? Wherein doft thou Joy ? 
 Whofues, 3 ndkneeles,and fayes.God fauethe Queene 5 
 Where be the bending Peeres that flattered thee? 
 
 Where be the thronging Troopes that followed thee? 
 Decline all this,and fee what now thou art. 
 
 For happy Wtfe.a moft diftreffed Widdow : 
 
 For loyfull Mother, one that wailes the name : 
 
 For one being fued too,one that humbly fees: 
 
 For Queene, a very Cay tiffe, crown’d with care : 
 
 For fhethat fcorn’d at me, now fcorn’d of me j 
 for (he being feared of all.no w fearing one: 
 
 For fhe commanding all, obey'd of n one. 
 
 Thus hath the courfe ofluftice whirl'd about. 
 
 And left thee but a very prey to time, 
 
 Hauing no more but Thought of what thou waft. 
 
 To torture thee the more,being what thou art, 
 
 Thou didft vferpe my place, and doft thou not 
 VTurpe the iuft proportion of my Sorrow ? 
 
 Now thy proud Necke.beares halfe my burthen d yoke, 
 From which.euen heere I flip my wearied head, 
 
 And leaue the burthen of it all.on thee. 
 
 Farwell Yorkes wife, and Queene of fad mifchance, 
 
 Thefe Englifh woes, (hall make me fmile in France. 
 
 3*. O thou well skill’d in Curfes.ftay a-wnile. 
 
 And teach me how to curfe mine enemies. 
 
 Mar. Forbeate to fleepe the night,and faff the day: 
 Compare dead happineffe.with liuing woe: 
 
 Tbinkc that thy Babes were fweeter then they were 
 And he that flew them fowler then be is: 
 
 Bea'ring thy Ioffe, makes the bad caufer worfe, 
 
 Reuoluing this.wil! reach chtehow to Curfe 
 
 My words are dull, O quicken them with thine 
 Mar. Thy woes will make them fearpe. 
 
 And pierce like mine. ExitTOonrara 
 
 Dot. Why fhould calamity be full of words ? * 
 
 Su. Windy Atturnies to their Clients Woes 
 Ayery fecceeders ofinteftine ioyes, ’ 
 
 Poore breathing Orators of mifeies. 
 
 Let them haue fcope, though whst they will impart, 
 Heipe nothing els, yet do they eafe the hart. 
 
 a thcn » 1 Tongue-ty'drgo with me. 
 
 And in the breath of bitter words, let's (mother 
 My damned Son,that thy two fweet Sonnes (mother^. 
 The Trumpet founds, be copious in exdaimes. 
 
 Enter King Richard,and ku Tram, 
 
 Rich. Who Intercepts me In my Expedition ? 
 
 Dm. O fee that might haue intercepted thee 
 
 By ftrangling thee in bet accurfed wombe 
 From aH the (laughters^ Wretchjthat thou'haft done. 
 
 w £. l l‘ d ft ‘ h . ou ‘ hat with a Golden Crowne 
 
 Where t feould be branded, if that right were right ? 
 The flaughter of the Prince that ow’S.ha, Crowne, 
 And the dyre death of my pooteSonnes.and Brothers. 
 Tdlmt thou Wllame-flaue, where are my Children ) 
 Out. Thou Toad, thou Toade, 
 
 Where is thy Brother CUrenct} 
 
 And little A T td P/antagnet his Sonne ? 
 
 gu Where, s thegentle 'R^ten,Vouch an Grot ( 
 Out. Where is kinde Hajlmgt ? V 
 
 Rich. A flourife TtumpetSjftrike Alarum Drummes r 
 Let not the Heauens heare thefe Tell-tale women 
 Kaile on the Lords Armointed. Strike I fay. 
 cl Etourtpj. alarum, 
 
 tither be patient,and intreat me fayte. 
 
 Or with the clamorous report of Warre, 
 
 Thus will I drowneyour exclamations* 
 
 Dm. Art thou my Sonne? 
 
 Rich. 1,1 thankeGod.my Father.and your felfe. 
 
 Out. Then patiently heare my impatience. 
 
 Rich Madam.I haue a touch ofyour condition. 
 
 That cannot brooke the accent ofreproofe. 
 
 Oat. O let me feeake. 
 
 Rich. Do then,but He not heate. 
 
 Dm: 1 will bemilde, and gentle in my words. 
 
 Rich. And breefef good Mother)for I am in haft. 
 
 T)ut. Art thou fe hafty? I haue ftaid for thee 
 (Cod knowes)tn toiment and in agony. 
 
 Rich. And came I not at laft to comfort you ? 
 
 IDur. No by the holy Rood,thou know’ft it well. 
 Thou cam ft on earth, to make the earth my Hell. 
 
 A grecuous burthen was thy Birth to me. 
 
 Tetchy and wayward was thy Infande. 
 
 Thy School-daies frighifull.defp’tatt^wilde.and furious, 
 Thy prime of Manhood.daring.uold,and venturous: 
 
 Thy Age confirm'd,proud,febtJe.flye,and bloody, 
 
 More milde, but yet more harmful]; Xinde in hatred i 
 What comfortable houre eanft thou name. 
 
 That euetgrac’d me with thy company ? 
 
 Rich. Faith none,but Humfrej Hover, 
 
 That call'd your Grace 
 
 To Brcakefaft once,forth ofmy company- 
 
 lfl be fo difgr8cious in your tye. 
 
 Let me march on.and not offend you Madam. 
 
 Strike vp the Drumme. 
 
 Out. Iptytheeheareme fpeakt. 
 
 Rich. 
 
The Life and Death ofTZjchard the Third. 
 
 Rich. Y ou fpeake too bitterly. 
 
 Dot. Heare me a word s 
 For I iTtall neoer fpeake to thee agsine. 
 
 Rich. So. 
 
 Dut. Either thou wilt dye,by Godsiuft ordinance 
 Ere from this warre thou turnc a Conqueror: 
 
 Or I with greefe and extreame Age ihall penfh. 
 
 And neuer more behold thy face againe. 
 
 Therefore take with thee my mo ft greeuous Curfe, 
 Which in the day of Battell tyre thee more 
 Then all the coraplcat Armour that thou wear’ft. 
 
 My Prayers on the aduerfe party fight. 
 
 And there the little foules of Edwards Children, 
 Whifper the Spirits of thine Enemies, 
 
 And promife them Succefle and Vidlory • 
 
 Bloody thou art, bloody will be thy end: 
 
 Shame ferues thy life, and doth thy death attend. Exit. 
 
 jjJtf.Though far more caufe,yct much iefle fpirit to curfe 
 Abides in me, I fay Amen to her. 
 
 Rich. Stay Madam,I muft taike a word with you. 
 
 *2*. Ihauenomorc fonnes of the Roy all Blood 
 For thee to Gaughter. For my Daughters(^<cWd) 
 
 They (hall be praying Nunnes,not weeping Qusenes • 
 And therefore leucll not to hit their Hues. 
 
 Rich. You hauc a daughter call’d Elizabeth, 
 
 Vertuous and Faire,Royall and Gracious? 
 
 Qv. And muft file dye for this? O let her liuc. 
 
 And He corrupt her Manners,ftaine her Beauty,- 
 Slander my Selfe.as falfe to Edwards bid : 
 
 Throw ouer her the vaile of Infamy, 
 
 So flie may Hue vnfearr’d of bleeding Gaughter, 
 
 I will confeffe Gie was not Edwards daughter. 
 
 Rich. Wrong not her Byrth,G,e is a Royall Priccefle. 
 
 Qa. To foue her life, lie fay fhe is not fo. 
 
 'Rich. Tier life is fafeft onely in her byrth. 
 
 Qu And onely in that fafety,dyed hei Brothers, 
 
 Rich. Loe at their Birth,good ttarres were oppofite. 
 
 Qu. No, to their liucs,ill friends were contrary. 
 
 R^ch'. All vnauoydcd is the doome of Defiiny. 
 
 Q*. True: when auoyded grace makes Deliiny. 
 
 My Babes were deftin’d to a fairer death. 
 
 If grace hadbleft thee with a fairer life. 
 
 Rich, Y oa fpeake as If that I had flainemy Cofins ? 
 
 £h*. Cofins indeed, and by their Vnckle couzend. 
 Of Comfort,Kingdome,Kindred,Freedome, Life, 
 Whofe hand focuer lanch’d their tender hearts, 
 
 Thy head (all ind»efily)gaue direftion. 
 
 No doubt the mutd’rous Knife wasdu’l and blunt. 
 
 Till it was whetted on thy ftone-herd heart, 
 
 To reucll in thelntrailes of my Lambes. 
 
 But that flill vfe of greefe, makes wilde greefe tame. 
 
 My tongue fhould to thy eares not name my Boyes, 
 
 Till that my Nayles were anchor'd in thine eyes : 
 
 And 1 in fuch a defp’rate Bay of death. 
 
 Like a poore Barkc,off3i!es and tackling reft, 
 
 Rufh ail to peeces on thy Rocky bofome. 
 
 Rich. Madam.fo thriue I in my entevprize 
 And dangerous fucceffc of bloody warres. 
 
 As I intend more good to you and yours. 
 
 Then euer you and yours by me were harm'd. 
 
 JZi>. W hst good is coucr’d with the face ofheauen. 
 To be difc©uered,that can do me good. 
 
 Rich. Th'aduancement of your children,gentle Lady 
 
 Qa. Vp to feme Scaffdid.there to lofe their heads. 
 
 "Rich. Vnto the dignity and height ofFortunc, 
 
 The high Impet iall T ype of this earths glory. 
 
 _ m _ 
 
 (he Flatter my forrow with report of it: 
 
 Tell m ,whatState,whatDignity,what Honor, 
 
 Canft thou demife to any childc of mine. 
 
 Rich. Euen all I haue; I, and my felfe and all 
 Will [ withall indow a childe of thine: 
 
 So in the Lethe of thy angry foule. 
 
 Then drowne the fad remembrance of thofe wrongs. 
 Which thou fuppofeft I haue done to thee. 
 
 <%u. Be breefe,leafl that the proceflc of thy kindnefle 
 Lafr. longer celling then thy kindnefle date. 
 
 Rich. Then know. 
 
 That from my Soule, I loucthy Daughter. 
 
 My daughters Mother thmkcs it with her foulc. 
 Rich. Whatdoyouthinke? 
 
 That thou doll loue my daughter from thy foule 
 So from thy Soules louedidfl thou loue her Brothers, 
 
 And from my hearts loue, I do Chanketheefor it. 
 
 Rich. Be not fo hafly to confound my meaning t 
 I meane that with my Soule I loue thy daughter. 
 
 And do intend to make her Queenc of England. 
 
 Well then, who dofty meanc fhallbe her King. 
 Rich. Euen he that makes her Quecne: 
 
 Who clfe fiiould bee ? 
 
 What,thou? 
 
 Rich. Euen fo: How thinke yoo ofit ? 
 
 (he How canll thou woo her? 
 
 Rich. That I would learne of you. 
 
 As one being beft a cquainted with her humour- 
 <£». And wilt thou learne of me t 
 Rich. Madam.with all my heart. 
 
 Qu. Send to her by the man shat flew her Brothers, 
 
 A pairc of bleeding hearts: thereon ingrauc 
 Edward and Torke. then haply will fhc weepe: 
 
 Therefore prefent to her,as fometime Margaret 
 Did to thy Father,fteepc in Rutland* blood, 
 Ahand-kerchecfe, which fay to her did dreyne 
 The purple fappe from her fwcet Brothers body. 
 
 And bid her wipe her weeping eyes withall. 
 
 If this inducement moue her not to loue. 
 
 Send her a Letter of chv Noble deeds: 
 
 Tell her.thou mod’ll away her Vnckle Clarence^ 
 
 Her Vnckle Riuers, I (and for her fake) 
 
 Mad'ft qufeke conucyance with her good Aunt Asm. 
 
 Rich. You mockc roe Madam, this not the way 
 To win your daughter. 
 
 Jgu. There is no other way, .- 
 Vnlefle thou could’ft put on fomc other fhape. 
 
 And not be Ri chard,thyt hath done all this. 
 
 Ric. Say that 1 did all this for loue of her. 
 
 Qu. Nay then indeed fhe cannot choofe but hate thee 
 Hauiog bought loue, with fuch a bloody fpoyle. 
 
 Rich. Looke what is done, cannot be now amended: 
 Men fhal! deals vnaduifedly foroedroes, 
 
 Which aftcr-houres giues leyfure to repent. 
 
 If I did take the Kingdcme from your Sonnes, 
 
 To make amends, lie giue it to your daughter: 
 
 I f I haue kill’d the iflue of your wombs, 
 
 To quicken your encreafe, I will beget 
 Mine y flue of your blood, vpon your Daughter: 
 
 A Grandams name is little lefle in loue. 
 
 Then is the doting Title of a Mother; 
 
 They are as Children but one fieppe below, 
 
 Euen ofyour roettail.of your very blood: 
 
 Of all ooepsinc,faue for a night ofgr canes 
 Endur’d other, for whom you bid like forrow! 
 
 Your Children were vexation to your youth. 
 
i<?8 The Life andQeath of Tfchard the 'Third. 
 
 But mine ftsali be a comfort to your Age, 
 
 The Ioffe you haoe, is but a Sonne being King, 
 
 And by that Ioffe/your Daughter is made Quecne. 
 
 1 cannot make you what amends I would. 
 
 Therefore accept fuch kindneffe a» I can. 
 
 Zftirfet your Sonne, that with a fearfull foule 
 
 Leads difeontersted fteppes in Fotrsine foyle. 
 
 This faire Alliance, quickly (hall call home 
 
 To high Promotijons,and great Dignity. 
 
 The King that calks your beauteous Daughter Wife, 
 Familiarly (hall call thy ‘Per/ct^rother s 
 
 Againe fhslly ou be Mother to a King: 
 
 And all the Ruine* of diftrcffefuli Times, 
 
 Repayr’d with double Riches of Content, 
 
 What? we haucmanysoodly dayes to fee: 
 
 The liquid drops of JL earns cha. you haoe feed. 
 
 Shall come againe, transform’d to Orient Pcarle, 
 Aduantaging their Louc.with intereft 
 
 Ofcen-times double gaine of happineffe. 
 
 Go then (my Mother) to thy Daughter go. 
 
 Make bold her bafhfuil yeares.with your experience* 
 Prepare hereare* to heare a Woeis Tale. 
 
 Put in her tender heart, th'&fpiring Flame 
 
 OfGolden Soueraignty : Acquaintthe Princeffe 
 
 With thefweet filenr houres of Marr iage ioyes: 
 
 And when this Atme of mine hath ch a (fifed 
 
 The petty Rebell.dull-brein'd r Bucki»gknm l 
 
 Bound with Triumphant Garlands will 1 come, 
 
 And leade thy daughter to a Conquerors bed s 
 
 To whom 1 will rctaile my Ccnqueft wonne, 
 
 And {he fhalbe foie Vi&crcfie.Cs/dr/ Cafar. 
 
 Q*. What were I beft to fay, her Fathers Brother 
 Would be her Lord / Or (hall 1 fay her Vnkle ? 
 
 Or he that (lew her Brothers,and her Vnkles ? 
 
 Vnder what Title fhall I woo for thee, 
 
 That God.the Law,my Honor,and her Leue, 
 
 Can make feemc pleafing to her tender yeares? 
 
 Rich. Inferre faire Englands peace by this Alliance. 
 
 Qv Which (he fhall purchafe with fti! lading warre. 
 Rich. Tell her,the King that may command, intreats. 
 
 That at her hands,which the kings King forbids. 
 Rich. Say fhc fhall be a High and Mighty Queene. 
 
 J£u. To vatle the Title,as her Mother doth. 
 
 Rich. Say I will loue her euerlaftingly. 
 
 Qu. But how long fhall that title euer laft ? 
 
 Rich. Sweetly in force,vnto her faire Hues end. 
 
 But how long fairely fhall her fweet life laft ? 
 Rich. As long as Heauenand Nature lengthens it. 
 
 Qj^ As long as Hell and £>efardlikes ofit. 
 
 Rich- Say,1 her Soueraigne,am her§ab;e$low. 
 
 Quj But (he your Subic&.lothes fuch Soueraignty. 
 Rich. Be eloquent in my behalfe to her. 
 
 Qa. An honeft tale fpeeds beft.being plainly told. 
 
 Rich. Then plainly to her, tell my louing tale. 
 
 Qtt. Plaine and not honeft,is too harfh a ftyle. 
 
 Rich. YourReafons ate tooihallow,and to quick:. 
 Qh. O no.myRcsfons aretoodeepe and dead, 
 Toodeepe and dead (poor* Infancsjin their graues,' 
 
 Harpe on itftill fhalll,till heart-ftringsbreake. 
 
 Rich. Harpe r.ot on that firing Madam, that ispaft. 
 Now by my George,my Garter,and my Crown:. 
 
 Qh. Prophan'd, difltonor'd.and the third vfurpt. 
 
 Rich. 1 fweare- 
 
 By nothing, for this 19 no Oath : 
 
 Thy George prophan’d, bath loft his Lordly Honor; 
 
 Tby Garter bleroifh d, pawn'd hisKnightly Venue; 
 
 Thy Crowne vfurp’d, difgrac’d his Kingly Glory: 
 
 If (omething thou would n fweare to be beleeu'd, 
 
 Sweare then by fomeching,that thou haft not wrong'd. 
 Rich. Then by my Selfe. 
 
 Qo. ThySclfe,is felfe-mifvs’d. 
 
 Rich. Now by the World. 
 gu. Tis full of thy foule wrongs 
 
 Rich. My Fathers death, 
 
 Qu. Thylifehathicdiftionor’d. 
 
 'Rjch. Why then,by Heauen. 
 got. Heanenswrongismoftofall: 
 
 If thou didd’ft fearetobreakean Oath with him. 
 
 The vnity the King my husband made. 
 
 Thou had'ft not broken, nor my Brochers died. 
 
 If thou had'ft fear'd to bfeake an oath by him, 
 Th’Imperial! mettall, circling now thy head. 
 
 Had grac'd the tender temples of my Child, 
 
 And both the Princes had bene breathing heere, 
 
 Which now two render Bed-fellewes for duft. 
 
 Thy broken Faith hath made the prey for Worme*. 
 
 What can’ft thou fweare by now. 
 
 Rich. The time to come. 
 
 J%u. That thou haft wronged in the time ore-paft: 
 
 For 1 my felfe haue many tearet to wafti 
 
 Heereafter time, for timepaft,wrong'd by thee. 
 
 The Children liue,whofe Fathers thou haft (laughter’d, 
 Vngoucrn'd youth, to waile it with their age: 
 
 The Parents liue.whofe Children thou haft butcher'd. 
 
 Old barren Plants, to waile it with their Age. 
 
 Sweare not by time to come, for that chou haft 
 
 Mifvs'd ere vs’d, by times ill-vs’d repaft. 
 
 Rich. As 1 entend to ptofper.and repent 1 
 
 So thriue I in my dangerous Affayres 
 
 Of hoftile Armes: My felfe, my felfe confound t 
 Heauen,and Fortune barre me happy houres: 
 
 Day.yeeld me not thy light; nor Nighqthy reft. 
 
 Be oppofite all Planets of good lucke 
 
 To my proceeding, if with deere hearts loue. 
 
 Immaculate deuotion,holy thoughts, 
 
 I tender not thy beautious Princely daughter. 
 
 In her, confifts my Happineffe : and thine : 
 
 Without her, followes to my felfe, and thee$ 
 
 Her felfe, the Land,and many a Chriftian foule, 
 DeathjDefolation.Ruine.and Decay; 
 
 It cannot be auoyded, but by this: 
 
 I I will not be auoyded, butby this. 
 
 Therefore deare Mother (I mu ft call you fo) 
 
 Be the Attorney of my loue to her: 
 
 Pleade whatl will be, not what I haue been«( 
 
 Not my deferts,but what 1 will deferue s 
 
 Vrge the Neceflity and date of times. 
 
 And be r«ot peeuifh found,in great Defignes. 
 
 Q*. Shall I be tempted of :he Diucl thus? 
 
 Rich. J,ifthe Diuell tempt you to do good. 
 
 Shall I forget my felfe, to be my felfe. 
 
 Kuril. I,if yout lelfes remembrance wrong your feHc. 
 £l». Yet thou didftkil my Children. 
 
 Rich. But in your daughters wombe ! bury them. 
 Where in that Neft of Spicety they will breed 
 
 Selues of themfelues, to your reccmfcrture. 
 
 J%h. Shall I go win my daughter to thy will/ 
 
 Rich. And be a happy Mother by the deed. 
 
 2 j». 1 go.write tome very fhortly. 
 
 And you fhal vnderftand from me her mind. Exit Q* 
 
 Rich. Beare her my true lcucs kiffe.and fo farewell. 
 Relenting Foole.and (hallo w-changing Woman. 
 
 How 
 
The life and Death cfBfkard the Third. 
 
 How new, what newes ? 
 
 Enter Fatdifft. 
 
 Rat. Mart migheie Soueraigne.on the WeftcmeCoaft 
 P.idethapuifTanrNauie: toour Shores 
 
 Throng many doubtfull hollow-hearted friends, 
 Vr.arm'd,and vnrefolu’d to beat them baehe. 
 
 Tis thought,that Richmond is their Admirall: 
 
 And there they hull.expe&ing but the aide 
 
 Of Buckvgham, to welcome them afhore. 
 
 Rich Sour* light-foot friend poft to ) Duke of Notfolk: 
 Ratct.tfe thy felfe, or Catesby, where is bee ? 
 
 (,'at. Here, my good Lord. 
 
 "Rich. Cate shy. Bye to the Duke, 
 
 Cat. I will.my Lord,with all conueniem hafie. 
 
 Rich. Catesby come hither ,pofte to Salisbury: 
 
 When thou corn’d thither: Dull vnmir.dfu!! Villaine, 
 
 Why fray’d thou herc,and go’fi not to the Duke ? 
 
 Oaf.Firft,mighty Liege,tell meyourHsghndfepleafure, 
 What from your Grace I (hall deduct to him. 
 
 Rich. Otrue,good (etetby, bid him leuie ffraigbt 
 
 The greateft ftrength and power that he car. make. 
 
 And meet me fcddenly ft Salisbury. 
 
 Cat. I got. Exit. 
 
 Rat. What, may' it pteafe you, (hall I doe at Salis¬ 
 bury ? 
 
 Rich. Why, what would’ft thou doe there, before I 
 goe? 
 
 T^tS. Your Highneffe told me I mould poSe before. 
 "R(ch. My minde is chang'd: 
 
 Enter hard. Stanley. 
 
 Stanley, what newes with yoo ? 
 
 SfANonc.good my Lsege.to pleefe you with y hearing, 
 Nor none fo bad.but well may be reported. 
 
 Rick. Hoyday,a Riddle,neither good nor bad: 
 
 What need'ft thou rurtne fo many miles about. 
 
 When thou mayefr tell tby Tale the neerefr way } 
 
 Once more, what newes ? 
 
 Stan. Richmond is on the Seas. 
 
 Rich. There let him fioke^nd be the Seas on him, 
 Whste-liuer'd Runnagatc,what doth he there f 
 
 Stan. 1 know' not,mighrie 5ou£raigne,buc by guefie. 
 Rich. Well,as you guefse. 
 
 Stan. Stirr’d vp by Dsrfet.'Buckingham,and Morton. 
 lie makes for Englandjhere to chyme the Crowne. 
 
 Rich. Is theCbayre ernptie ? is che Sword vnfway'd? 
 
 Is the K:ng dead ? the Empire vnpofieft ? 
 
 What Hesre of Tcrle is there aliue.but wee ? 
 
 And who is England* King,but great Torkys Heire ? 
 
 Then tell me,wh3t makes he ?pon theSeas ? 
 
 Stan. Vnleffefor that.my Liege,I cannot guefTe. 
 
 Rich. Vnleffe for that be comes to be yeur Liege, 
 
 You cannot guefTe wherefore the Welchman comes. 
 
 Thou wilt reuolt.end fire to hitr.,1 feare. 
 
 Stan No,my good Lord,therefore mlftruft me not. 
 Rich. Where is thy Power then,to beat him back? 
 Where be tby Tenants,and thy followers t 
 
 A:e they not now vpon the VVefterne Shore, 
 
 Safe- conducting the Rebels from their Shippes ? 
 
 Sian. No, my good Lord, tny friends are in the 
 North. 
 
 Rich. Cold friends tome: what do they in the North, 
 When they fhould fetuetheir Soueraigne in the Weft ? 
 
 i . 
 
 Star.. They haue not been commanded eighty Yang- 
 Plea&th your Maieftie to giue me leaue, ° 
 
 Eeroufter vprciy friend$,and meet your Grace, 
 Where,and what time your Maieftie (hall pleafe. 
 
 Rich. I.thou would'fl be gone.co ioyne with Richmond 
 But He not truft thee, 
 
 Stan. Moft mightk Soueraigne, 
 
 You haue no caufe to hold my friendship doubdull, 
 
 I newer was^ior neuer will be faife. 
 
 Rich. Goethen,andfr»ufrermeo:butkaue behind 
 Your Sonne George Stanley: iocke your heart bs firme. 
 Or eife his Heads afTurance is but fraile. 
 
 Start. So deale with him,as I prone tree to you. 
 
 Exit Stanley. 
 
 Enter a LfWeffptger. 
 
 Metf. M7 gracious Sotieraigne,now in Oeuonfhirc, 
 As I by friends am well adesertifed. 
 
 Sir Edward £otermej-m& the haughtiePrelate, 
 
 Bifhop of Exeter,his elder Brother, 
 
 With many moe Confederare5,are in Armes* 
 
 Enter another UMeffenger. 
 
 Afeff. In Kent,my Liege,t5<« Gulifstds are in Anr«s, 
 And euery boure more Competitors 
 
 Flocks to the Rebels,and their power grows* ftreng. 
 
 Enter another tj’llejftnggr. 
 
 Meff. My Lord,the Armieof great Buckingham. 
 
 Rich. Out on ye,Owles > nothing but Songs of Death, 
 Hejbikeib him. 
 
 There,take thou that,till thou bring betcer newes. 
 
 Mc(f. The newes I haue to tell your Maieftie, 
 Is,th*tbyfuddeoFloods,and fall of Warm, 
 ’Buckinghams Armie is difpers’d and fcausr'd. 
 
 And he himfelfe wandred away alone. 
 
 No man knowes whither. 
 
 Rah. I cry thee roercie: 
 
 There is my Purfe,to cure that Blow of thine. 
 
 Hath any well-aduifed friend proclayrn d 
 
 Reward to him that brings the Traytor in ? 
 
 Mejf. Such Proclamation hath been rnade s n>y Lc:A 
 
 Enter mother tjMsfisnger. 
 
 7ile(f. Sit Thomas LousISand Lord Marque/fe JP orfee, 
 
 'Tss faid,my Liege,in Yorkefhire are in Armes : 
 
 Bat this good comfort bring I to your Highneffe, 
 
 The Briccaine Name is difpers’d by Tempefi. 
 
 Richmond in Dorfetfhire fent out a Boot 
 
 Vnto the fnore.to aske thofe on the Banks, 
 
 3 f they were his Aftiftants, yea.o? no i 
 
 Who anfwer'd him,they came from “S'.tckffsghton, 
 
 Vpon his partie: be miftrofting them, 
 
 Hoys’d fay!e,and made his courfe againe for Brittalne. 
 
 Rich/ March on,march oo.fince we are vp in Armss s 
 If noc to fight with forraine Enemses, 
 
 Yet co best dotvne chefe Rebels here at home. 
 
 Enter Catesby. 
 
 Cat. My Liege.thc Duke of Buckingham is taken, 
 That is the beft newes; that the Earle of Richmond 
 
 Is 
 
loo The Life and Death ofTic hard the Third. 
 
 Is with a mighty power Landed at Milford, 
 
 I s eolder Ne wes, but yet they muft be told. 
 
 Rich. Away cowards Salsbury.while we reafon here, 
 
 A Royall batceil might be wonne and loft: 
 
 Some one cake otder Buckingham be brought 
 ToSaUbury, the reft march on with me. Florijh.Exeunt 
 
 Hath turn’d my fained Prayer on my head. 
 
 And giuen in earneft.what I begg’dinieft. 
 
 Thus doth he force the fwords of wicked men 
 
 To cume their owne points in their Matters bofomes. 
 
 Thus Margarets curfe failes heauy on my neckc : 
 
 When he (quoth (he)fhall fplit thy heart with forrow. 
 Remember Marg,tret was a Prophercffe: 
 
 Come leade me Officers to the blocke offhame. 
 
 Wrong hath bur wrong,and blame the due of blame. 
 
 Exeunt Buckingham with Officers. 
 
 Scena Quart a. 
 
 Enter Dirty ,W Sir Chrifopher. 
 
 Her. Sir Chriflopber,tc\\ Richmond this from me. 
 
 That in the flye of the mod deadly Bore, 
 
 My Sonne George Stanley is frankt vp in hold: 
 Iflreuolc.oft goes yong Georges head, 
 
 The feare of ch<rt,holds off my prefent ay de. 
 
 So get thee gone; commend me to thy Lord. 
 
 Withal! fay, that the Queene hath heartily confcnttd 
 
 He fhould efpoufe Elfatl’eth hir daughter. 
 
 But tell me,where is Princely Richmond now ? 
 
 Ckn, At penbroke.ot at Hertford Weft m Wales. 
 
 Tier. WhatmenofNamerefcrttohim. 
 
 Cbri, Sir Waiter Herbert, a renowned Souldicr, 
 
 Sir Gilbert Talbot, Sir William Stanley, 
 
 Oxford, redoubted Pembroke, Sir lamer Blunt, 
 
 And Riceap Thomas, with a valiant Crew. 
 
 And many other of great name and worth: 
 
 And towards London do they bend their power. 
 
 If by the way they be not fought wtthall. 
 
 Per. Well hye thee to thy Loid : 1 kiffe his hand. 
 
 My Letter will refoluehimof my minde. 
 
 Farewell. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter Richmorni,Oxford,Blunt, Herbert, and 
 others,uatb drum and colours. 
 
 Rickm Fellowes in Armes.and my moft louing Fiends 
 Bruis'd vnderneath the yoake ofTyranny, 
 
 Thus fatre into che bowels of the Land, 
 
 Haue we marchc on without impediment; 
 
 And heere receiue we from our Fathet Stanley 
 
 Lines of faire comfortand encouragement : 
 
 The wretched, bloody.and vfurping Boare, 
 
 (Thacfpoyl'd your Summer Fields,and fruitfull Viues^ 
 
 S willes your warm blood like waft), & makes his trough 
 
 In your embowel'd bofomes : This fouieSwine 
 
 Is now cuen intheCentry of this Ifle, 
 
 ‘Ne’retothe Towncof Leicefter,as we learner 
 
 From Tamworth ihither,is but one dayes march. 
 
 In Gods name cheerely on.couragious Friends, 
 
 To reape the Harueft of perpetual! peace, 
 
 By this one bloody try all of fharpe Watte. 
 
 Oxf. Eucry mans Confcicnce is a thoufand men. 
 
 To fight againft this guilty Homicide. 
 
 Her. 1 doubt not but his Friends will tume to vs. 
 
 Blunt.Ht hath no friends,but vihat are friends for fear 
 Which in his deerett needs- will Rye from him, 
 
 Rkhm. All for our vantage,then inGods nametniudi, 
 Ttue Hope is fwift, and Ryes with Swallowes wings. 
 Kings it makes Gods,and meaner creatures Kings. 
 
 Exeunt Omnes , 
 
 Enter King Richard in tMrmes with Norfolke, Ratcliffs, 
 and the Earle of Surrey. 
 
 R.tch.Kexc pitch our Tent,euen here in Bofworth field. 
 My Lord of Surrey ,why looke you fo fad ? 
 
 Sur. My heart is ten times lighter then my lookes. 
 
 Rich. My Lord ofNorfolke. 
 
 N<rr. Heere moft gracious Liege. 
 
 Rich. Norfolke.we muft haue knockes: 
 
 Ha, rnuft we not l 
 
 Nor. We muft both giue and take my louing Lord. 
 Rich. Vp wtthmyTent.heere wil I lye to night. 
 
 But where to morrow ? Well,all’s one for that. 
 
 Who bathdefetied the number of the Traitors# 
 
 Nor Six or feuen thoufand is their vtmoft power. 
 
 Rich. Why our Battalia trebblesthataccountj 
 Befides.the Kings name is a Tower of ftrength. 
 
 Which they vpon the aduerfe Faiftion went. 
 
 Vp with the Tent; Come Noble Gentlemen, 
 
 Let vs furuey the vantage of the ground. 
 
 Coll for fomc men of found <Jire£hon: # 
 
 Let s 
 
 Adus Quintus . Seem Trim a. 
 
 Enter "Buckingham with Halberd t Jed 
 to Execution 
 
 Bite. Will not King Richard let me fpeake with him? 
 Sher. No my good Lord.therefore be patient 
 'Sue. Haflmgs. and Edwards children, Gray & 'Bisters, 
 Holy King Henry, and thy faire Sonne Edward, 
 
 Vaughan, and all that hauemifearried 
 
 By vnder-hand corrupted foulc iniuftice, 
 
 !f thp.t yout moody difeontented foules. 
 
 Do through theclowds behold this prefent home, 
 
 Euen for reitenge mocke my deftrudtion. 
 
 This is All-foules day (Tellow)isit not? 
 
 Sher. Iris. 
 
 7?«.Why then Al-fouiesday.is my bodies doomfday 
 This istheday.which in King Edwardt t imt 
 
 1 wifh’d might fall on me,when 1 was found 
 
 Falfetohis Children.und his Wiues Allies. 
 
 This is the day .wherein I wifhc to fall 
 
 By the falfe Faith of him whom moll I crufted. 
 
 This, this All-foules day to my fearfull Soule, 
 
 Is the determin'd refpit of my wtoogs. 
 
 That high All-fecr,which I dallied with. 
 
The Life mddeath of 'Richard the Third. 
 
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 Exeunt 
 
 Let'* ItckenoDUciplin^mjke no delay, 
 
 For Lord*, co morrow is a bufie day. 
 
 Cuter Richmond, Sir Wiium Brande*,*Ox¬ 
 ford, and Dorfet. 
 
 Richrn. The weary Sunne, hath made a Golden fct. 
 
 And by the bright Trail of hi* fiery Carre, 
 
 Giues token of a goodly day tomorrow. 
 
 Sir H'tHiam Brandon, you fhall beare my Standard t 
 Giue roe fome Inke and Paper in my Tent: 
 
 He draw the Forme aod Modell of our Battaile, 
 
 Limit each Leader to his feuerali Charge, 
 
 And part in iuft proportion our fmall Power. 
 
 My Lord o^Oxtord, you Sir f^iHiam.'Brasdoit, 
 
 And your Sir Walter Herbert flay with me) 
 
 The Earle of Pembroke keep e* his Regiment j 
 Good Captained/#**, beare my goodnight to him. 
 
 And by the fecor.d houre in the Morning, 
 
 Defire the Earle to fee me in roy Tent: 
 
 Yet one thing mote (goodCaptaine) do for roe t 
 Where li Lord Stanley quarter'd, do you know? 
 
 "Blunt. Vnleffe I haue miftane his Colour* roucb, 
 (Which well I am afiur'd 1 haue not done) 
 
 Hi* Regiment lieshalfe a Mile at leaft 
 South, from the mighty Power of the King. 
 
 Richm. Ifwithouc perill it be poff.ble. 
 
 Sweet £’/«»r,make foroe good mcanes to fpeak with him 
 And giue him from me, this mod needful! Note. 
 
 Blunt. Vpon my life, my Lord, He vndtrtakeit, 
 
 And fo Godgiue you quiet reft to night. 
 
 Rithm. Good night good Captaine^WJf: 
 
 Come Gentlemen, 
 
 Let vs confult vpon co roorrowes Bufinefle; 
 
 Into my Tent, the Dew is rawe and cold. 
 
 They mthdraw into the Tent. 
 
 Enter l Rjcbard,Ratcliffe,Nerfolk*,& Caxetbj, 
 
 Rich. What is’t a Clocke ? 
 
 Cat. It's Supper time my Lord,it’s ninea clocke. 
 
 King. I wiilnot fup to night, 
 
 Giue me fome Inke and Paper: 
 
 What, is my Beauereafierthenlt was/ 
 
 And all my Armour laid into my Tent ? 
 
 Cat . It is my Liege: and all things are in readioelTe. 
 Rub. Good Norfolke,hye thee to thy charge, 
 
 Vfc carefull Watch, choofe ttufty Centinels, 
 
 Her. I go my Lord. 
 
 Rich. Stit with the Larke to morrow, gentle Norfolk. 
 Her. I warrant you my Lord. Each 
 
 Rich. Ratcliffs. 
 
 Rat. My Lord. 
 
 Rich. Send out a Purfuiuant at Arme* 
 
 To Stanleys Regiment: bid him bring his power 
 Before Sun-rihng, leaft his Sonne George fall 
 Into the blinde Caue of eternal) night. 
 
 Fill roe a Bowie of Wine: Giue me a Watch, 
 
 Saddle white Surrey for the Field to morrow: 
 
 Look that my Staues be found,& not too hcauy Jladiff. 
 Rat. My Lord. 
 
 ^ick.Saw'ft the melaocholly Lord Northumberland t 
 Rat. ttemai the Earle ofSurrey, and hlmfelfe. 
 
 Much about Cockfhut time, from Troope to Ttoope 
 Weot through t^e Army .cheating vp the Souldiers. 
 
 King. So, I am fatisfied: Glue me a Bowie of Wine, 
 I haue not that Alacrity of Spirit, 
 
 Not cheere of Mlnde that I was wont to haue. 
 
 Set it downe. Is Inke and Paper ready ? 
 
 Rat. It it my Lord. 
 
 Rich. Bid my Guard watch. Leaucmc. 
 
 Ratcliffe, about the mid of night come to my Tent 
 And helpe to arme me. Leeuemelfay. Exit Ratchf, 
 
 Enter Derby to Tichmmi m hit Tent. 
 
 Dtr. Fortune,and Viltory fit on thy Kelme. 
 
 Web. All comfort chat the darke night canafifoord. 
 
 Be to thy Perfon, Noble Father in Law. 
 
 Tell me, how fares our Noble Mother f 
 
 Dtr. 1 by Accotsrney, bleffe thee from thy Mother, 
 Who prayes continually for Richmonds good: 
 
 So much for that. The filent houres fteaie on, 
 
 Andflakie darkened breakes within the Eaft. 
 
 In breefe, for fo the feafon bids vs be. 
 
 Prepare thy Battell early in the Morning, 
 
 And put thy Fortune co ch'Arbitrement 
 Of bloody ftroakes,and mortal! ftaring Warrei 
 I,as I may, that which I would I cannot. 
 
 With beft aduantage will deceiue thet ime, 
 
 And ayde thee io this doubtful! (bockeof ArmCi, 
 
 But on thy fide I may not be too forward, 
 
 Leaft being feene, thy Brother, tender Georgs 
 Be executed in his Fathers fight. 
 
 Farewell: the leyfure, and the fearfuU time 
 Cues off the ceremonious Yowes of Loue, 
 
 And ampleenterchange offweet Difcourfe, 
 
 Which fo long fundred Friends fhoulddwell vpotli 
 God giue vs leyfure for thefe rites of Loue. 
 
 Once more Adieu, be valiant,and fpeed well. 
 
 Rubin. Good Lords conduit him to bis Regiment t 
 He ftrlue with troubled noife, to take a Nap, 
 
 Left leaden (lumber peize me downe to morrow, 
 
 When 1 fhould moqnt with wings ofViltory i 
 Once more, good night kinde Lords and Gentlemen. 
 
 Exeunt. Manet Richmond. 
 
 O thou, whofe Captaine I account my felfe, 
 
 Looke on my Forces with a gracious eye: 
 
 Put in their hands thy bruifing Irons of wrath. 
 
 That they may crufh downe with a heauy fall, 
 
 Th’vfurp ing Helmets of our Adust f&iies ; 
 
 Make vs thy tninifters ofChafticement, 
 
 That we may praife thee in thy viltory t 
 To thee 1 do commend my watchfull foule. 
 
 Ere I let fall the windowes ofmineeyes s 
 Sleeping.and waking, oh defend me (till. Sleeps 
 
 Enter the Chojl of Prince Eduard, Setttte to 
 Henry the fixt. 
 
 Ch-to Ri. Let me fit heauy on thy foule to morrow t 
 Tbinke how thou ftab’ft me in my prime ofyouth 
 At T eukesbury: Difpaire therefore.and dye. 
 
 Gheft to Richtn. Be cheatefull Richmond, 
 
 For the wronged Soules 
 
 Of butcher'd Princes, fight in thy bebalfe '• 
 
 King Henries iffue Richmond comforts thee. 
 
 Enter the <j hojl of Henry the pxt.. 
 
 Choft. When I was mortal!, my Annointed body 
 By thee was punched full of holes; 
 
 Thinke on the Tower, and me: Difpaire,and dye, 
 
 Harr 7 the fix:, bids thee difpaire^nd dye. 
 
 To Richm. Vertuous and holy be thou Conqueror i 
 Harry that prophefied thou (hould’ft be King, 
 
 Doth comfort thee infieepe: Liue,and flourilh. 
 
 I Eater 
 
zoz _ r Ih* Ufc and dealt) ofVjcbard the Third, 
 
 Ester the Chofi cf Clarence. 
 
 Ghafi JLct me fit heavy in thy t'ouk te morrow, 
 
 I that was wsfh’d codsatb wtthFulfotne Wine i 
 Poore (l nr tact by thy guile betray’d to death; 
 
 To marrow in the battell thinke on use. 
 
 And fall thy edgclefic Swcrd.difpsire and dye. 
 
 7 » Richm.■ Thoti off-fpring of the hotsie of Lancafter 
 The wronged hey res of Y orke do pray for thee. 
 
 Good Angels guard thy battell, Liue and Floorifh. 
 Enter the Ghofit of Riuert ,Gray ^snd Kaughen. 
 
 Rift Let me fit heauy in thy soufe to morrow, 
 
 Rioers ,that dy’de at Pomfret: difpaive.snd dye. 
 
 Gnj. Thinke vpon Grt/, and let thy foule difpaire. 
 Vaueh. Thinke vpon Paugbcm .and with guilty feate 
 Let fail thy Lance, difpaire and dye. 
 
 A3 to Richm. Awake, 
 
 And thinke our wrongs in Richards Eofame, 
 
 Will conquer him. Awake,and win the day. 
 
 Enter thcGkofi of Lord Hafimgt. 
 
 Ght. Bloody and guilty: guiltily awake. 
 
 And in e bloody Battell end thy dayes. 
 
 Thinke on LordHsftings: difpaire.and dye. 
 
 Haft, to Rich. Quiet vntroubled foale. 
 
 Awake, awake: 
 
 Artne,fight,and conquer, for fairs England* fake. 
 
 Enter the Ghofts of the tveojong Princes. 
 
 • ghofit. Dreame ca thy Coufins 
 Smothered in the Tower : 
 
 Let vs be laid within thy bofome Richard, 
 
 And weigh thee downs to ruine^amCjand death. 
 
 Thy Nephewes foule bids thee difpaire and dye. 
 
 Ghofit to Rtckm. Sleepe Richmond, 
 
 Slrepe in Peoce.arxJ wake in Ioy, 
 
 Good Angels guard thee from the Boares annoy, 
 
 Lmc, and beget a happy race of Kings, 
 
 Eduards vnhappy Sonnes, do bid thee fiourifh. 
 
 Enter the Gh*J1 cf cAnr.tfiit H'sfe. 
 
 Cbcfi to Rich. Richard, thy W ife, 
 
 That wretched Anne thy Wife, 
 
 T hat neutr fiept a quiet houre with thee. 
 
 Now filles thy fleepc with perturbations. 
 
 To morrow in the Bactaile, thinke on me. 
 
 And fall ehy edgeleffe Sword, difpaire and dye; 
 
 Chofi to Richm. Thou quiet foule, 
 
 Sleepe thou a quiet (leepe; 
 
 Dreame of Succelfe, and Happy Vi&ory, 
 
 Thy Aduerfaties Wife doth pray for thee. 
 
 Enter the Chaff of Buckingham. 
 
 Ghofi to Rich. The firft wa$ t I 
 That help'd thee to the Crowne: 
 
 The lift was I that felt thy Tyranny. 
 
 O, in the Battaile think on Buckingham, 
 
 And dyein terror of thy gutltmcfle. 
 
 Dreame on, dreame on, cf bloody deeds and death. 
 Fainting difpaire; difpairing yeeid thy breath. 
 
 ghofi to Richm. 1 dyed for hope 
 Ere I could lend thee Ayde; 
 
 But chrere thy heart, and be thou not difmayde; 
 God,#nd good Angels fight on Richmonds fide, 
 
 And Richard fall in height of all his pride. 
 
 Richardfiarts cutofbu dreamt. 
 Rich. Glue me another Korfe, bind vp my Wounds: 
 Haue mgrey lefu. Soft. 1 did butdtearoe. 
 
 QcowardConfcicncel how doft thouaffiiflroe/ 
 
 The Lightsburoeblew. It isnot dead midnight. 
 Coldfearefull drops Band on my trembling firfh. 
 
 What? do I fcare rcy Sclfe ? Thttc’s none clfe by, 
 Richard leues Richer d, that is. 1 sm I. 
 
 Is there a Murthercr beere? No; Yes, I am: 
 
 Then five; What from my Sclfe f Great reafon: why ? 
 Left 1 Reoenge. What? my Selfe vpon my Scife > 
 Alscke, I loue my Selfe. Wherefore ? For any good 
 That I rr.y Selfe, base done vnjo.my Sdfe? 
 
 O no. Alas, l rather hate my Seifc, 
 
 For hate full Deeds committed by my Selfe. 
 
 I am a Villains: yet 1 Lye, I am not. 
 
 Fcole, of thy Selfe fpeske well: Foole, do not ft liter. 
 My Confidence hath a thoufand feueralJ Tonguet, 
 
 And euery Tongue brings in a fcuerall Tsie, 
 
 And eucrie Tale condenuies me for a Viliatne; 
 Perlurie,in the high’ft Degree, 
 
 Murther, ft erne murthetj in the dyr'ft degree. 
 
 All feuerall fir.nes, all vs d in each degree, 
 
 ThrongaSl to'th'Bane, crying all,Guilty,Guilty. 
 
 I (hall difpaire, there it no Creature loues me t 
 And ifl die,nofoulc (hallpittieme. 
 
 Nay, wherefore fhould they ? Since that I my Sclfe, 
 
 Finde in my Sclfe, no pittie to my Selfe. 
 
 Me thought, the Soules of all that I had nsunher’d 
 Came to my Tent, and eucry one did threat 
 Tomorrowei vengeance on the head of Richard. 
 
 Enter Ratcliffs. 
 
 Rat. My Lord. 
 
 King Who's there!? 
 
 Rat. Raiclsffe my Lord,*tls I: the early Village Cock 
 Hath twice done falutation to the Monte, 
 
 Youi Filends are vp, and buckle on their Armour. 
 
 Kmg. O Raiclsffe, I fcare.I feare. 
 
 Rat. Nay good my Lord, be not affr&id of Shadows. 
 King- By the Apoftle P«a//,fhadowes to nig'tt 
 Haue Broke more terror to she foule of Richard, 
 
 Then can thcfubftance often thoufand Souldicrs 
 Armed in proofe, and led by thallow Richmond. 
 
 Tis not yet necte day. Come go with me, 
 
 Vnder out Tents lie play the Eafe-dropper, 
 
 T o heate if any meane to fhnnke from me. 
 
 Exeunt Rjchard fr Ratliffe, 
 
 Enter the Lords to Richmond fisting 
 in hie Tent. 
 
 Richm. Good morrow Richmond. 
 
 Rich. Cry mercy Lords, and waichfull Gentlemen, 
 That you haue tane a tardie fluggard heerc / 
 
 Lords. How haue you flept my Lord? 
 
 Rich. The fweeteft fieepe. 
 
 And faircft boading Dreames, 
 
 That cue/ entted in a drowfie head, 
 
 Haue I fincc your departure had my Lords. 
 
 Me thought their Soules,whofc bodies/beA.murther’d, 
 Came to my Tent.aod cried on Vifiory s 
 I promife you my Heart is very iocond, 
 
 Jn the remembrance of lo faire a dreams, 
 
 How farre into the Morning is it Lords ? 
 
 Lor. Vpontheftrokeof fourc. 
 
 Rich. Why then 'tis time to Arme.and gioe direction. 
 Hss Oration to ku ScuLLcrt. 
 
 More then I haue faid, louing Countrymen, 
 
 The ley fure and inforcemeru of the time 
 Forbids to dwell vpon; yet remember this, 
 
 God 
 
7 "he Life and death orchard the Third. 203 
 
 God, and out good caufe, fight vpon our fide, 
 
 The Prayers of holy Saints and wronged fbu'es, 
 
 Like high rear’d Bulwgrkcs, ftand before cur Faces. 
 (pochard except) thofe whom wefight againft. 
 
 Had rather haue vs win, then him they follow. 
 
 For, what is he they follow? Truly Gentlemen, 
 
 A bloudy Tyrant, and a Homicide: 
 
 One rais'd in blood, and one in blood eftsblifh'd; 
 
 One that made meanes to come by what he hath. 
 
 And flaugSter’d thofe that were the meanes to help him ; 
 
 A bate foule Stone, made precious by the foy le 
 
 Of England! Chaire, where be is felfely fet : 
 
 One that hath euer beene Gods Enemy. 
 
 Then if you fight againft Gods Enemy, 
 
 God will in iuftice ward you as his Soldiers, 
 lfyoudo fweare to pot a Tyrant downe. 
 
 You fletpe in peace, the Tyrant being Caine r 
 
 If you do fight againft your Countries Foes, 
 
 Your Countries Fat fhall p3y your pames the hyre# 
 
 If you do fight in fafegard or your wiues. 
 
 Your wiues fhall welcome home the Conquerors. 
 
 If you do free your Children from the Sword, 
 
 Your Childrens Children quits it in your Age. 
 
 Then in the name of God and all thefe rights, 
 
 Adusnce your Standards, draw your willing Swords. 
 
 For me, tire ranfome of my bold attempt. 
 
 Shall be this cold Corpes on the earth’s cold free. 
 
 But if I thriue, the game of my attempt. 
 
 The leaft of you fhall (hare his pan thereof. 
 
 Sound Drummes and Trumpets boldly, and chetrefully, 
 God,and Saint George, Richmond, and Yi&ory. 
 
 Enter King 'Richard, Ratcliff* gtnd Catesiy. 
 
 K.What faid Northumberland as touching Richmond? 
 Rat. That he was neuer trained vp in Aimes. 
 
 Ksng. He faid the truth: and what faid Surrey then? 
 
 Rat. Hefmil’d and faid, the better for our purpofe. 
 
 King. He was in the right, end fo indeed it is, 
 
 TeW the docke there. (flodgftnitet- 
 
 Giue me a Kaicnder: Who faw the Sunne to day ? 
 
 Rat. Not I my Lord. 
 
 King. Then he difdaines to fhine: for by the Booke 
 He fhould haue brin’d the Baft an houre ago, 
 
 Abhcke day will it be to fomebody. Ratcliff *. 
 
 Rat. My Lord. 
 
 King. The Sun willcotbefeenetoday. 
 
 The sky doth frowns, and lowre vpon our Army, 
 
 I would thefe dewy teares were from the ground. 
 
 Not fhine to day i Why, what is that to roe 
 
 More then to Richmond ? For the felfe-fame Heauen 
 
 That frownes on me, lookes fadly vpon him. 
 
 Enter Noifalke. 
 
 Ww.Atrne,arme.my Lord: the foe vaunts fo the field. 
 King. Comc.buftle, buftle. Caparifon my horfe. 
 
 Call vp Lord Stanley, bid him bring his power, 
 
 I will leade forth my Soldiers to the plalne. 
 
 And thus my Battell fhal be ordted. 
 
 My Foreward (hall be drawnc in length. 
 
 Confiding equally of Horfe and Foot: 
 
 Our Archers fhall be placed in the mid’ft ; 
 
 John Duke of Norfolk*, Thsmat Earle of Surrey, 
 
 Shall haue the leading of the Foot and Horfe. 
 
 They chusdirefted, we will fllow 
 
 In the maine Battell,whole puillaoce on either fide 
 
 Shall be wdl.winged with our cheefeft Horfe s 
 
 This, and Saint George to boots. 
 
 What chink’d thou Notfolke, 
 
 A Tor* A good direction warlike Scueraigne, 
 
 This found I on my Tent this Morning. 
 lodgy of Not folks, he not f° hold. 
 
 Per Dickon tfo maifier u bought and fold. 
 
 King. Athingdsuifed by the Enemy. 
 
 Go Gentlemen, eucry rosn to his Charge, 
 
 Let not our tabling Dreames affright our foulest 
 
 For Confidence is a word that Cowards vfc, 
 
 Deais’d at firft to keepe the flrongm a we. 
 
 Out ftrong armes be our Confcience, Swards out Law. 
 March on, ioyne brauely, let vs too'r pell mell. 
 
 If not toheauen, then hand in hand to Hell. 
 
 What fhall 1 ley more then I haue infect'd ? 
 
 Remember whom you are to cope withal?, 
 
 A fort of Vagabonds, Rsfcais.snd Rtsn-awayes, 
 
 A feum ofBrittaines.snd baft Lackey Pezancs. 
 
 "Whom their o're-cloyed Country vomits forth 
 
 To defperstc Aduentures,and allur’d DefiruiTricn. 
 
 You tleeping fafe.they bring you to vnreft; 
 
 You having Lands, and bkft with beauteous wsucs, 
 
 They would, rdfrasne the one, diftaine the other. 
 
 And who doth ieade them, but a paltry Fellow ? 
 LoogkeptinBritaineat our Mothers coft, 
 
 A Milkc-fop,one thatneucr in his life 
 
 Fcic fo much cold, as ouer fhoecs in Snow: 
 
 Let’s whip thefe firaglers o’te the Seas againe, 
 
 Lafh hence thefe oucr-wceningRagges of France, 
 
 Thefe famifh'd Beggcrs, weary of their hues. 
 
 Who (but for dreaming on this fond exploit) 
 
 For want of meanes (poore Rats)had hang'd tfcemfelues. 
 
 ! fwe he conquered, let men conquer vs. 
 
 And not thefe baftard Britaines, whom our Fathers 
 
 Haue in their owne Land beaten, bobb’d.and thump’d, 
 Aud on Recor d, Ufr them the hesres of Shame. 
 
 Shall thefe toiey our Lands? lye with our Wiues ? 
 
 Rauifh our daughters? Drum afane sff 
 
 Hearke, 1 heare their Dramme, 
 
 Right Gentlemen of England, fight boldly yeomen. 
 
 Draw Archers draw your Arrowes to the head. 
 
 Spume your proud Horfes haTd,and ride in blood. 
 
 Amaze the welkin with your broken fiaucs. 
 
 Enter a Meffenger . 
 
 What fayes Lord Stanley, will he bring his power • 
 
 Me(. My Lord,he doth deny to come. 
 
 King. Off with his fonne Georgct head. 
 
 Nor. My LorsLtbs Enemy is pail the Marfht 
 
 After thebstraile, let George Stanley dye. 
 
 King. A thoufand hearts are great within myLefbin. 
 Aduance our Standards, fet vpon our Foes, 
 
 Our Ancient word efCaurace, farcS.George 
 
 Infpire vs with the fpleene of fiery Dragons i 
 
 Vpon them, Vt&crie fits on our helpes. 
 
 Jilartua,excurfons. inter CaZtsbye 
 
 Cat, Refeuc my Lord ofNerfolke, 
 
 Refoie,Refcue j 
 
 The King enadfr more wonders then a man. 
 
 Daring an oppofite toeuery danger t 
 
 His horfe is (Line, and all on foot hefighttj 
 
 Seeking for Richmond tn the thtoet of death s 
 
 Rcfcue frire Lord ,ot rife the day is left. 
 
 Alarumt. c 2 Enter 
 
* 04 - 
 
 < Tke Life and death ofTZjchard the Third, 
 
 Der. him Duke of Nortoike, WUter loto hems, 
 
 Sir Robert Eroktnbtery, and Sir Willie:r> Brandon. 
 
 Ruhm. Intcrre their Bodies, as become their Births, 
 Prodaimea pardon to the Soldiers fled. 
 
 That in fobmtfsion will rcturae to vs, 
 
 And then as we haae taoe the Sacrament, 
 
 We will vnite the White Rofe.and the Red. 
 
 Smile Hcaucn vpon this faire ConiumSlion, 
 
 That long hauc frown'd vpon their Enmity : 
 
 What Traitor heares rae,3nd fayes Dot Amen T 
 England bath long bcene mad, and fcart’d her felfef 
 The Brother blindely fried the Brothers blood j 
 The Father, rafrily {faughtered hit owne Sonnej 
 The Sonne compelt’d,beene Butcher to the Sire { 
 
 All thi3 diuided Yorke and Lancafter, 
 
 Diuided, in their dire Diuifion. 
 
 O now, let Richmond and EBxotbeth, 
 
 The true Succecders of each Royal! Houfe, 1 
 
 By Gods faire ordinance, conioyue together : 
 
 And let thy Metres (God if thy will be (o) 
 
 Enrich the time to come, with Smooth-fac'd Peace, 
 
 With fmilingPlenty, and faire Profperous dayes. 
 
 Abate thcedgeofTraitors.Graaous Lord, 
 
 That would reduce thefe bloudy dayes againe. 
 
 And make poorc England wtepe in Srreames of Blood; 
 
 I ct them Dot hue to tafre this Lands increafc. 
 
 That would with Treafon,wound this faire Lands peace. 
 Now Ciu.il wounds are flopp’d, Peace hues agen ; 
 
 That (lie may long liue heere.God fay. Amen. £jr«v 
 
 Enter Richard. 
 
 Rich A Horfe, a Horfe,coy Kingdomefora Horfe- 
 Caret. Withdraw my Lord, lie belpc you to a Horfe 
 Rich. Slaue, I hsuefbt mv life vpon a cad. 
 
 And i will (land the hazard of the Dye; 
 
 1 thmke there be fixe Richmonds in the field. 
 
 Fine hauc 1 frame to day, in (lead of him. 
 
 A Hotfe.a Horfe, my Kingdome for a Horfe. 
 
 jUaSum, Enter Rjchardond Richmond, they fight, Richard 
 ct flacae. 
 
 Retreat find Flourtfh. Enter Richmond, Derby bearing the 
 Crowne, with (Laces other Lords. 
 
 Fichm. God^nd your Armcs 
 Be prais’d Vidfonous Fiiends ; 
 
 The day is ours, the bloudy Doege is dead. 
 
 Dor. Couragiods Richmond, 
 
 Well hafi thou acquit thee: Loe, 
 
 Hecte thefe long vfurped Royalties, 
 
 From the dead Temples of this bloudy Wretch, 
 
 Haae I pluck’d off, to grace thy Browcs withall. 
 
 W'eare u,wid make much of it. 
 
 Ricbm. Great God of Heauen, fay Amen to all. 
 Buttcll me, n yong George Stanley huing 5 
 
 Der He is my Lord,and fafe in Leicefler Towne, 
 Whither (if you pleafe) we in3y withdraw vs. 
 
 Richm. Wbat men of name are frame on cither fide? 
 
 FINIS. 
 
*05 
 
 The Famous Hiftory of the Life of 
 
 King HENRY the Eight. 
 
 THE T%OLogve. 
 
 no more to moke you laugh, Things now, 
 a Too( heart a Weighty,and a Serious B'ow, 
 lySJljj'ji, high, ar.d working, fud of State and Wot . 
 Such Noble Sect net, at draw the Eye to flow 
 We nerw prefent. Thofc that can Pittyfeere 
 Mnj (tfthq thtnkc it well) lei fall a Teart, 
 
 The Subicfl willdefetueit. Suchasgrue 
 Then Money out of heft they may belecue, 
 
 M*i heere flr.de Truth too. Thoft that come to fee 
 Onely a jhow Or two, and[o agree. 
 
 The Play may paffe : if they lefltllfind willing, 
 lie vndertake may Jet away thetr (hilling 
 Richly tn twofbort _ koures. Onely they 
 That come to heart & Merry, bawdy Play , 
 
 A noyle of Targe ti: Or to fee a Fe/Javo 
 In a long Mottey Coate,garded with TeScw, 
 
 Will be deceyu'd. For gen tie Hearer), know 
 To ranke our chofen 7 ruth with ftuh a fhotv 
 At Foole, and Fight is , bejide forfeyttng 
 Our owne Frames, and the Opinion that toe bring 
 To make that onely true, we now intend, 
 
 Willleaue vs neuer an 'underloading Friend. 
 Therefore, for Geodneffc fake,and aayou are knowne 
 Toe Ftrfl and Hoppiefl Hearers of the Towru, 
 
 Be fad, as we would make ye. Th take ye fee 
 Toe very Per font of our Noble Story, 
 
 As they were Luting : Thtnke you fee them Great , 
 Andfollow'd with the general! throng,andfweat 
 of thou [and Friends : Then, tn a moment, fee 
 How (none this Migbtineffe, meets Mtfery : 
 
 Andtf you can be merry then, He fey, 
 
 A Mm may arcepe vpon hu Wedding day. 
 
 ttABus Primus. Sauna Prim a. 
 
 Enter the Duke of Norfotke at one doore. At the other, 
 the Duke ofBucktngbtm, and the Lord 
 Aburgattnwy. 
 
 Buckingham. 
 
 morrow .and well met. Howhaoe ye done 
 we ^ av * ,n France ? 
 
 g OtfjJlg Norf Ithanke your Grace: 
 s ®®' fSt4tt HealihfuU, and euer finceafrefh Admirer 
 Of what I faw there, 
 
 'Buck- An vntlmcly Ague 
 Staid me a Pnfoner in my Chamber,when 
 Thofc Sunnet ofGlory, thofe two Lights of Men 
 Met in the vale of Andren. 
 
 Nor- ‘Twixt Guy net and Arde, 
 
 I «it thenprefent, law them faluxeon Hotfcbscke, 
 Beheld them when they lighted, how they clung 
 In their Embracement.as they grew together. 
 
 Which had they. 
 
 What foure Thron'd ones could haue weigh'd 
 Such a compounded one >. 
 
 Buck,. All the whole rime 
 I was my Chambers Prifoncr. 
 
 A Tor. Then you loft 
 
 The view of earthly glory: Men might fay 
 Till this time Pompc war Engle. bur now married 
 To one aboue it felfe. Each following day 
 Became the next dayes matter, till the laft 
 Made former Wonders, It’s. Today the French, 
 
 All Clinquant all io Gold, like Heathen Gods 
 Shone downetheEnglifh ; and tomorrow, they 
 Made Britame, India : Euery man that flood. 
 
 Shew d like a Mine. Their Dwatfifh Pages were 
 AsCherufcms.allgilt: the Madams too. 
 
 Not vs'd totoyle, did almoft fweat to beate 
 The Pride vpon them, that their very labour 
 Was to them,as a Painting. Now this Maske 
 Was cry'de incompareable i and ih'enfumg night 
 Made it a Foole.and Begger. The two Kings 
 Equall in luff re, were now bed, now word 
 As prefence did prefent them Him in eye, 
 
 Still himinpraife, and being prefent both, 
 
 Twas faid they faw but one, and no DtfcCmer 
 Durft wagge his Tongue in cenfure, when tbefe Sunnes 
 fF orfo they phrafe ’em) by their Heralds challeng’d 
 The Noble Spirits to Arrnes, they did perforate 
 
 t | Beyoud 
 
zo6 The Life of Kjng Henry the Eight. 
 
 Boy cod thoughts Compaffe, that former fabulous Stone 
 
 Being now fecne, poffcble enough, got credit 
 
 That 'Bnuu was beieeu'd. 
 
 Bue. Oh you go farre. 
 
 Nor. As! belong to vrorfoifsarxj a{fe& 
 
 InHonor, Honcfty.the rrs&ofcu'rything, 
 
 Would by a good Dilcourfer loofe forae life, 
 
 Which A&ions felfe.was tongue too, 
 
 'But. All wssRoyall, 
 
 To the difpofing of it nought rebell'd. 
 
 Order gaue each thing vie w. The Office cSd 
 
 Diftin£Hy his full Punch on : who did guide, 
 
 I meant who fet the Body, and the Licnbes 
 
 Of this great Sport together? 
 
 A Tor. As you guefle: 
 
 One certes, that promifes no Element 
 la fuch a bufioeue. 
 
 But. 1 pray you who, my Lord/ 1 
 
 Nor. Ail this was ordred by the good Difctetion 
 
 Of the right Reuerend Cardinal! of Yotke. 
 
 Sue. The diuell fpeed hi®: No roans Pye is freed 
 From his Ambitious finger. What had be 
 
 To do in thefe fierce Vanities f i wonder. 
 
 That fuch a Keec'a can with his very bulke 
 
 Take vp the Rsyes o’th’beneficiall San, 
 
 And keepe it from the Earth. 
 
 Nor. Surely Sir, 
 
 There's m him ftufre, that pur's him to thefe ends: 
 
 For being not propt by Avnccftry, whofe grace 
 
 Cbalkes SucccfTors their way ; nor call'd vpon 
 
 For high feats done to’th'Crowne ; neither Allied 
 
 To eminent All* Rants; but Spider-like 
 
 Oat ofhis Scife-dravcing Web. O giues vs note. 
 
 The force ofhis ovrac met it makes his way 
 
 A guift that heauen gioes fot biro, which buyes 
 
 A place next to the King. 
 toiler. I cannot tell 
 
 Wb3t Heauen hath giuen him: let feme Grauer eye 
 
 Pierce into that, but I can fee his Pride 
 
 Peepe through each part of hi® : whence hs’s he that. 
 
 If not from Hell ? The Diuell is a Niggard, 
 
 Or ha's giuen all before, and he begins 
 
 A new Hell in himfelfe. 
 
 Hue. WhytheDiuell, 
 
 Vpon this French goin^ out, tooke he vponlura 
 (Without the priuity o T th'King) t'appoint 
 
 Who fhould 3tfend on him* He maxes vp the File 
 
 Of ail the Gentry; for the molt pan fuch 
 
 To whom as great a Charge, as little Honor 
 
 He meant to by vpon j and his owoc Letter 
 
 Tbc Honourable Boord of Councell, out 
 
 Mult fetch him in, he Papets. 
 
 Abu?. Jdo know 
 
 Kmfrnenof mine, three at the lesft, that haue 
 
 By this.fo ficken’d their EAates, that neuer 
 
 They (hall abound as formerly. 
 
 Hue. O merry 
 
 Hauc broke their backes with layingMannorsoo'em 
 
 For this great Journey. What did this vanity 
 
 But rainifter communication of 
 
 A mod poore tflue. 
 
 Not. Greeuingly I thinke. 
 
 The Peace berweetie the French and vs, not valcwes 
 
 The Cofi that did conclude it. 
 
 Hue. Eueryman, 
 
 After the hideous ftorme that follow'd,was 
 
 A thing Infpir’d, and not confulting.broke 
 
 Into a geneTall Prophefie; That thi9 Tempeft 
 
 Da&ing the Garment of this Peace, aboaded 
 
 The fodaine breach on’t. 
 
 Hot. Which is budded out. 
 
 For France hath flaw’d the League,and hath attach'd 
 
 Our Merchants goods at Burdeux. 
 
 Abxr. Is it therefore; 
 
 Th’Arobaffador isfilenc'd? 
 
 Nor. Marry Is’t. 
 
 A bur. A proper Title of a Peace.and purchas'd’ 
 
 At a fuperfluous rate. 
 
 Bue. Why all this Bufineffe 
 
 Our Reuerend Cardinall earned. 
 
 Nor, Like it your Grace, 
 
 The State takes notice of the priuate difference 
 
 Betwixt you, and the Cardinall. I aduifeyou 
 (And take it from a heart, that wifhes towards you 
 
 Honor, aod plenteous fafety) that you readc 
 
 The Cardinals Malice, and his Potency 
 
 Together ; Toconfidcr further,that 
 
 What his high Hatred would effedf, wentsoot 
 
 A Mimfler in his Power. You know his Nature, 
 
 That he’s Rruengcfjfl; and 1 know, hisSword 
 
 Hath a fbarpeedge : It's long,8od’t may befaide 
 
 It reaches tarre, and where "twill not extend, 
 
 Thitbet he darts it, Bofocue vp roy counfell, 
 
 You’lfindeit wholefome. Loe,where comesebax Rock 
 That I aduice your fhunmng. 
 
 Enter Cardinal Wolfey, the Purfe borne before btm, cert, am 
 of the Cuord, end two Secretaries anth Papers : Tbc 
 Cardmc.U in hnpafage.fxetbbts eye on Bue (- 
 bam,and Buckingham on (no \ 
 both full oj dtfdatne 
 
 far. The Duke of Buckinghams Surueyor?Ha? 
 
 Where's his Examination? 
 
 Seer. Heete fo plcafr you. 
 far. i t he in petfon,ready f 
 
 Seer. J, plcalc_your Grate. 
 
 Car. Wcll.wc fhail then know rnore.fic Buckingham 
 Shall leffen this bigge looke. 
 
 Exeunt Cardinall,andku Trame. 
 Bue This Butchers Curre is venom'd-mouth'd, and 1 
 Haue not the power to muzz le him, therefore befl 
 
 Not wake him in his (lumber. A Beggersbooke, 
 Out-worths a Nobles blood. 
 
 Not. What are you chaff'd? 
 
 AskeGod forTemn'tance, that's th’applianceonely 
 
 Which youi difeaft requites. 
 
 Buc. 1 read in's looks 
 
 Matter againfl me, and his eye rcuil’d 
 
 Me as his 3 bie& obieif, at this tnflant 
 
 He bores me with fomc trickc; He’s gone to'tb ICing • 
 lie follow,ami out-flare him. 
 
 Nor. Stay my Lord, 
 
 And let your Reafon with your Choller queftion 
 
 What’tis you go about itoclimbe ftcepehtlies 
 
 Requires flow paceatfirfl. Anger is like 
 
 A full hot Horfe, who being allow'd his way 
 
 Selfe-mertk tyres him : Not a man in England 
 
 Can admfe^nt like you: Be to youi (clfie. 
 
 As you would to your Friend. 
 
 But. He to the King, 
 
 And from a mouth of Honor, quite cry downe 
 
 Thu 
 
The Life of Kjng Henry the Sight. 
 
 This Jpfwich fellowes infolencc; or proclaime. 
 
 There'* difference in no petfons. 
 
 Kerf. Beaduifd; 
 
 Hear not a Furnace foe your foe fo hot 
 
 That u do findge your lelfe. We may out-runne 
 
 By violent fwiftnefle that* which we run at] 
 
 Andlofeby ouer-ninning: know you not, 
 
 The fire that mounts the liquor til t run ore. 
 
 In feeming to augment it. waft*it. beaduif'd; 
 
 I fay againe there is no Engl ifh Soule 
 More itronger iodire£lyou then your felf*; 
 
 If with the fap of reafon you would quench. 
 
 Or but allay the fire ofpalTion. 
 
 Bucks Sir, 
 
 I am tnankfull toyou.and Tie goe along t 
 By yourprefetiption : but this i op-proud fellow^ 
 Whom from the flow of gall I name not, but 
 From fincere motions,by Intelligence, 
 
 And ptoofes as cleerc as Founts in Inly , when 
 Weefceeacb gratae of graueil; I doe know 
 To be corrupt and treafonous. 
 
 Kerf. Say not treafonous. 
 
 S«|To rh'Ktng lie fay't,& make my vouch as (bong 
 As Ihore of Rocker attend. This holy Foae, 
 
 Or Wolfe, or both (for he i* eqoall rau’nous 
 A* he is fubtile, and a* prone to mifehiefe, 
 
 As able to perform't) his mindc, and place 
 Infecting one another,yea reciprocally. 
 
 Only to fhew hi* pompe, as well in France, 
 
 As here at home.fuggefls the King our Matter 
 To this iaft coftly TreatysTh'emeroiew, 
 
 That fwallo wed fo much treafure,and like a elafle 
 Did break* ich’wrcnehing. 
 
 Kerf. Faith ,andfo it did. 
 
 Suck- Pray giue me fauoor Sir: This cunning Cardinal! 
 The Articles o’th'Combination drew 
 Asbimfelfe plcas'd;and they were ratified 
 Ai he cride thus let be. to as much end. 
 
 As gtueaCrutch to ch’dead. But our Count-Cardinall 
 His done this,and tis well: for worthy lyol/ej 
 (Who cannoterre) he did it. Now this follower, 
 (Which as I cake it, is a kinde of Punpie 
 To th'old dam Treafon) Charier the Emperour, 
 
 Voder pretence to fee the Queene his Aunt, 
 
 (For twas indeed hi t colour, but he came 
 Towhifper H'oifrj)'k&e makes vifitation, 
 
 Hisfeares were chat the Interviewbetwtscc 
 England and France, might through their amity 
 Breed himfomeprciudicr; forfromthis League, 
 
 Peep’d harmes that menac d him Priuily 
 Deales with our Cardinal, and as r^roa 
 Which I doe well; for 1 am fure the Emperour 
 Paid ere he promis'd, whereby his Suit was granted 
 Ere it was ask'd. But when the way was made 
 And pau'd with gold: the Emperor thus defir'd. 
 
 That he would pleafe to alter the Kings courfe, 
 
 And breake the forefaidpzace. Let the King know 
 (As foonthefhsll by me) that thus the Cardinal! 
 
 Does buy and fell his Honour as he pleafos, 
 
 .And fot his owne aduamage. 
 
 Kerf. 1 am foi ry 
 
 Tohcarethisofhim; and could wi(h he were 
 Scmching mifliken in*c. 
 
 Bud^ No. not a fillable: 
 
 1 doe pronounce him in that very fhapo 
 He fhsllappejre tnproofe. 
 
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 Enter Brandon, a Sergeant at sit met before him, and 
 two or there of the Guard, 
 
 Brandon. YoUr Office Sergeanr: execute it, 
 
 Sergeant. Sir, 
 
 My Lord the Duke of Buckingham indEirle 
 Of Hertford Stafford and Northampton, I 
 Arreft thee of High T reafon, in the name 
 Of our moll Soueratgne King. 
 
 'Buck. Lo you my Lord, 
 
 The net has falnevpon me, I fhall perifh 
 Vnder deuice,and ptaftifes 
 Bran. I am forry, 
 
 To fee you une from libeny, to lookc on 
 Thebufincsprefent. Trs his Highncs picafute 
 You fhall toth'Tower 
 
 Buck, It will helpeme nothing 
 Toplead mine Innocence; for that dye is on me 
 Which makes my whit'ft part.black. The will of Heau'n 
 Be done in this and all things-1 obey. 
 
 O my Lord Jlbwgaiij : Fare you well. 
 
 Bran. Na_y. he muflbear* you company. The King 
 Is pleas'd you fhall to thTower,iill you know 
 How he determines further. 
 
 Abur. As rhe Duke faid. 
 
 The will of Heauen be done, and the Kings pleafure 
 By me obey’d. 
 
 Bran. Here is a warrant from 
 The-King,t*attach Lord Mountacute. and the Bodies 
 Of theDukes Confeflor, John da la Car, 
 
 OneCdbert Peeke, his Councellour. 
 
 Buck- So, fo; 
 
 Thefe are the limbs o'ch’ Plot: r*o more i hope. 
 
 Bra. A Monkeo'th’Cfwrrea.tr. 
 
 Buck,, o MtchaeUH cpktntl 
 Bra. He. 
 
 Buck, My Surueyor is falce . The ore-great Cardinal! 
 Hath fhew'd him gold; my life is fpand already: 
 
 1 am the fhadow of poore Buckingham, 
 
 Whole Figure men this inftant Clowd puts on, 
 
 By Darkning my cleereSunne.My Lords farewell. Exe. 
 
 Scena Secunda, 
 
 Comets Enter King Henry , leaning on the Card:noli jhoU. 
 Her .the Nobler, and Sir Thome u Lone 3 the Cardina/l 
 piercer bmfetfe vnder the Kings feet e on 
 hi l right fide 
 
 King My life it (clfe, and the bed heart of it, 
 
 Thankes you for this great care. I flood i'ih’ leueil 
 Of a full-charg'dconlederacie. and giue thankes 
 To you that choak*d it. Let be cald before vs 
 That Gentleman of Buckinghams , in perlon. 
 
 He hears him hisconfeffions tuftifie. 
 
 And point by point the T reafons of his Maifter, 
 
 He fhall againe relate. 
 
 A noyft within trying roome for the Queene. vfher’d by the 
 "Dukeof Norfolkt Enter the Queene, Norfotke and 
 Snffolkttfhe kneels Ksngrifethfromhtc State , 
 takes hn vp, kijfet and placetb 
 her by him. 
 
 Queen. Nav, we mufl longer kncele;I am a Suitor. 
 King. Anfe,and take place by v»; halfe your Suit 
 Neuer name to.vs; you haue halfe our powen 
 
 The 
 

 208 Thr Ufe ofKjng Henry the Sight, 
 
 The other moiry ere you aske is giuen, 
 
 Repeat youi will.andtake it. 
 
 • £1**™' Thanke your MaieOy 
 
 Thai you would loue your felfe.and in that loue 
 
 Not vnconfideredleaucyoui Honour,nor 
 
 The dignity ofyonr Office; is thepoynt 
 
 Of my Petition, 
 
 Km. Lady mine proceed- 
 Stmc*. 1 am folicued not by a few, 
 
 And thofe of true condition; That your Subieds 
 
 Ate in great grieuance: There haue beeneCommiflions 
 Sent dovsne among'em, which hath flaw d the heart 
 
 Of all their Loyalties; wherein, although 
 
 My good Lord Cardmail, they vent reproches 
 
 Mott bitterly on you,%j putter on 
 
 Ofthefeexa&ioos: yet the King,our Malrter (not 
 
 Whofe Honor Heauen fhteld from foilejeuen he efcapes 
 Language unmannerly ;yea,fuch which breakes 
 
 The fides of Ioyalry,and almofl appeare» 
 
 In lowd Rebellion. 
 
 Nerf. Not almofl appeares, 
 
 It doth sppearc; for, vpon thefe Taxations, 
 
 The Clothiers all not able to maintaine 
 
 The many to them longing, haue put off 
 
 The Spinfters,Carders,Fullers.Weauets,who 
 
 Vnfit for other life,compcld by hunger 
 
 And lack of other meanes, in defpetate manner 
 
 Daring th eoent too th’teeth.are all in vprote, 
 
 And danger ferues among diem. 
 
 Km. Taxation? 
 
 Whcrein’and what Taxation? My Lord Cardinal), 
 
 You that are blam'd for it alike with vs, 
 
 Know you of this T axation? 
 
 Curd. Pleafc you Sir, 
 
 I know but of a hngle part in ought 
 
 Pprcaines to th State; and front but in that File 
 
 Where others tell fteps with me. 
 
 No.my Lord ? 
 
 Youitno w no more then others? But you frame 
 
 Things rhat are knowne alike, which are not wholfomc 
 
 To thofe which wouldnot know them, and yet muft 
 Perforce be their acquaintance. Thefe exadions 
 (Whereof my Soueralgne would haue note) they are 
 
 Mod peftilent to th’hearing.and to beare 'em, 
 
 The Bscke is Sacrifice to th’load ; They fay 
 
 They are dcuis'd by you, cr elfe you fuffet 
 
 Too hard an exclamation. 
 
 Km. Still Exaftion: 
 
 The nature ofit, in what kinde let’s know. 
 
 Is this Exadion? 
 
 Quem. 1 am much too venturous 
 
 In tempting ofyour patience, but am boldned 
 
 Vndcr your promis’d pardon. The Subicd* griefe 
 
 Comes through Commiffions,which compels from each 
 Thefixt part of his Subftance.to beleuied 
 
 Without delay; and the pretence for this 
 
 Is nam'd,your warres In Hancetthis makes bold mouths, 
 Toogues fpir their duties out, and cold hearts freeze 
 Allegeance in them; their cutfct now 
 llue where their puyers did: and it s come to pafle. 
 
 This tradable obedience is a Slaue 
 
 To each in,enfed Willi 1 would your Highneffe 
 
 Would giuc it quickc confederation; for 
 
 There is no primer bafeneffe. 
 
 Km. By my life. 
 
 This is againft our pleafute . 
 
 Card. And for me, 
 
 1 haue no further gone in thb. then by 
 
 A Angle voice,and that not pafl me,but 
 
 By learned approbation of the Judges: Ifl am 
 
 Treduc'd by ignorant Tongues.which neither know 
 
 My faculties nor perfon,yet will be 
 
 The Chronicle* of my doing: Let me fav, 
 
 *Tis but the fate of Place,and the sough Brake 
 
 That Venue muft goe though : wemufl not flint 
 
 Our ncceffary 3 $ions, in the fearc 
 
 T 0 cope malicious Cenfureri,which eucr. 
 
 As rau nous Fifties doe a Veffell follow 
 
 Thai is new min’d ; but benefit no further 
 
 Then vainly longing. What we oft dee beft, 
 
 By ficke Interpreters (once weske ones) is 
 
 Not curi,or not allow'd; what wotft>as off 
 
 Hitting a grofler quality, is cride vp 
 
 For our beft Adi if we fhall (land ftill. 
 
 In fearc our motion will be mock'd,or carp’d at. 
 
 We fhould take toote here, where we fit; 
 
 Os fit State- Staines onely. 
 
 Kin Things done well, 
 
 A nd wish a cate, exempt themfelues from fears: 
 
 Things done without txample.in their ifltie 
 
 Are to be fear’d. Haue you aPrcfident 
 
 Of this Commiffion ? lbeleeue.not any. 
 
 We muftjiot rend our Subirds from our Lawes, 
 
 And fticke them in our Will. Sixt part of each ? 
 
 A trembling Contribution; why we take 
 
 From euery Tree, lop.barke.and part o’th* Timbers 
 
 And though we leaue is with a toote thus hacltt. 
 
 The Ayre will drinke she Sap. Toeuety County 
 
 Where this is queftion'd,fend our Letters, with 
 
 Free pardor. to each man that has deny’de 
 
 The force ofinisCoiwuiffioni pray iooke too't; 
 
 ] put it to yout care. 
 
 C»rd A word with you. 
 
 Let there be Letters wut to euery Shire, 
 
 Of the Kings grace and pardon : the greeued Commons 
 Hardly conceiue of me. Letitbeoois'd, 
 
 That through our InterrefTion, this Reuokement 
 
 And pardon comes; I (hall anon adulfe you 
 
 Further in the proceeding. Exit Secret, 
 
 Enter Surutjcr. 
 
 Quten. I am forty, that the Duke of "Sucftingtyam 
 
 Is run inyourdifpleafure. 
 
 Km. It gneueimany j 
 
 The Gentleman is Learn’d.and a mofl rare Speaker, 
 
 To Nature none morebound ; his trayning fuch, 
 
 That he may fumifh and mflrod great Teacbers. 
 
 And neuer feeke for ayd out of himfelfe t yet fee, 
 
 When thefe fo Noble benefits fhall prone 
 
 Not well difpos'd, the minde growing once corrupt. 
 They tume to vicious formes, ten times more vgly 
 
 Then cuer they were faire. This man fo complcat. 
 
 Who was enrold 'moogft wonders; and when we 
 
 Almofl with rauifh'd iiftmng,could not finde 
 
 Hishoureof fpeech,a minute: He,fmy Lady) 
 
 Hath into monflrous habits put tneGracea 
 
 That once were his.and is become as blacke. 
 
 As ifbefmtat’d in hell. Sit by V*,you (hall heart 
 
 (This was his Gentleman intruft) of him 
 
 Things to (hike Honour fad. Bid him recount 
 
 The fore-recited pradifes, whereof 
 
 We cannot Eeele too lmle, heare too much, 
 
 CtrJ. 
 
. The Life of ing Henry the Eight . 1 o 9 
 
 Card. Stand forth,& with boldTpirit relate what you 
 Moft like a carcfull Sublet haue colle&cd 
 
 Oat ofthe Duke of "Buckingham. 
 
 Kin. Spcake freely. 
 
 Strr. Fifft,it was vfuall with him; cueryday 
 
 It would info#his Speech: That if the Kiog 
 
 Should without tflue dye; heel carry ir fo 
 
 To make the Scepter his. Thefevery words 
 f ue heard him vtter to his Sonne in Law, 
 
 Lord yihurgany, to whom by oth be menac'd 
 
 Rcuenge vpon the Cardinal!. 
 
 Card. Pleafe your Highnsflc note 
 
 Thu dangerous conception in this point. 
 
 Not frended by his wi/n to your High perfon ; 
 
 Hts will is moft malignant,and h ftretches 
 
 Beyond you to your friends. 
 
 JjWw. My team’d Lord Cordmall, 
 
 Del suet all with Chanty. 
 
 Km. Speakeon; 
 
 How grounded hee his Titlero theCrowne 
 
 Vpon ourfaile; tothispoynt haft thou heard him, 
 
 Ac any time fpeake ougbtf' 
 
 Sur. He was brought to this. 
 
 By a vaine Prop belie of Nichelat Hcnten. 
 
 Kin. What was that Henten > 
 
 Sot. Sir, a Char mux Fryer, 
 
 His Confcffor,who fed htmeuery minute 
 
 With words ofSoueratgnty. 
 
 Km. How know'ft thou this ? 
 
 Sur. Not long before your Higneffe fped to France, 
 The Duke being at the Rofe,within the Parifh 
 
 Saint Laurence Peultr.tej.&iA of me demand 
 
 What was the (pcech among the Londoners, 
 
 Concerning the French louroey. I replidc, 
 
 Men feate the French would ptouc perfidious 
 
 To th« Kings danger : presently, the Duke 
 
 Said.twas the feate indeed,and chat he doubted 
 
 Twouid prouc the verity of certamc words 
 
 Spoke by a holy Monke, that oft.fayes he, 
 
 Haihfetu to me, wifhmg me to permit 
 lehn de la Car, my Chaplaine,a choyce howre 
 
 To he* re from him a roa rrer of fome moment: 
 
 Whom after vndcr the Commi(lions Seale, 
 
 He follemnly had fworne,tba« what he fpoke 
 
 Wy Chaplaine to no Creature iiuing,but 
 
 To me, fhould vtter, with demure Confidence, 
 
 This paufingly enfu’de; neither the King,norsHeyre* 
 (Tell you the Duke) (hall profper,bidhim tinue 
 
 To the loue o’th’Commonalty, the Duke 
 
 Shall gouernc England. 
 
 Queen. If I know you welL, 
 
 You were the Dukes Surueyor,and loft your Office 
 
 Oo the complaint o’th’ Tenants; take good heed 
 
 You charge not in your fpleene a Noble perfon. 
 
 And fpoyle your nobler Souie; I fay,take heed; 
 Yes.hcartily befeechyou. 
 
 Km. Let him on : Goc forward. 
 
 Star. On my Soule, lie fpeake but truth, 
 
 I told my Lord the Duke, by tb'Diaels illufions 
 
 The Mcnke might be deceio’d, and that 'twas dangerous 
 For this to ruminate on this fo forte, vntiil 
 
 It forg'd him fome defigne.which being beleeu'd 
 it was much like to doe. He anfwcr'd,Tufts, 
 
 It can do* me no damage;adding further. 
 
 That had the King in his taft Sickneflc faild. 
 
 The Cardinals and Sir Themai Loueltheids 
 
 Should haue gone off. 
 
 Km. Ha? Wbat„fo rancke? Ah,ha, 
 
 There’s mifehiefe in this man; can ft thou fay further > 
 
 Sur. 1 can my Liedge. 
 
 Km. Proceed. 
 
 Sur. Being M Grttmneb, 
 
 After your Highncffe had rtproo’d the Duke 
 
 About Sit William 'B lamer (want. 
 
 Kin. I remember of loch a time, being my fwom fer- 
 The Duke retem’d him bis. But on-, what hence? 
 
 Sur. If (quoth he) I fot this had bcene committed. 
 
 As to the Tower, I thought; I would haue plaid 
 
 The Part my Father meant to aft vpon 
 
 Th'Vfurpet Richard, who being at Sahhury, 
 
 Madefuit to come in’s pre fence; which if granted, 
 
 (As he made femblance of his duty)would 
 
 Haue put his knife into him. 
 
 Km. A Gy ant Tray tor. 
 
 Card. Now Madam.may bit Highnes Hue in freedome. 
 And thisman out of Pril’on. 
 
 Queen. God mend all. (fay’ft? 
 
 Km. Ther's fomthing more would out of thee; what 
 
 Sur. After the Duke his Father, with the knife 
 
 He ftretch'd him,and with one hand on his dagger. 
 Another fpread on's bread, mounting his eyes, 
 
 He did dtfeharge a horrible Oath.whofe tenor 
 
 Was, were he euill vs’d. he would outgo* 
 
 His F»ther, by as much a« a performance 
 
 Do's an irrcfolute purpofe. 
 
 Km. There’s his period, . 
 
 To (heath his knife in vs : he is attach’d. 
 
 Call him roprefenttryall: if he may 
 
 Find* mercy in the Law,'tit his; if none. 
 
 Let him notfeek’tof vs: By day and night 
 
 Hee’s Tuyicr to th’ height. ixeemt. 
 
 Sc<ena Tertia. 
 
 Cuter L. C homier lame and i. Sandy i . 
 
 L. Ch. ls\ poffible the fpels of France fhotdd iugglc 
 Men into fuch ftrange myficries ? 
 
 L.San:" New cuftomes. 
 
 Though they be neuer fo ridiculous, 
 
 (Nay let 'em be vutnanly) yet are follow’d. 
 
 L.Ch. As farce as I fee.al! the good our EnglifH 
 
 Haue got by the late Voyage, is but meercly 
 
 A fit or two o'th’ face, (but they are fhtewd ones) 
 
 For when they hold ’em,you would fweate dirediiy 
 
 Their very nofes had beenCounceiloura 
 
 To Pcpm or Clethariui .they keepe State fo. 
 
 L. San, They haue ail new legs. 
 
 And lame ones ;one would take it. 
 
 That neuer fee ’em pace 1 efo»e, the Spauen 
 
 A Spring-hale rain'd among’em. 
 
 L. Ch. Death my Lord, 
 
 Their cloathes are after fuch a Pagan cut too't. 
 
 That fure th’hauc wome out Ch riften domeiho w now/ 
 What ncwes,Sir Thomas Leueli ? 
 
 Enter Sir Themes LaueiL 
 
 Louell. Faith my Lord, 
 
 I hearc of none but the new Proclamation, 
 
 That'scjapt vpon the Court Gate. 
 
 L- Chan, j 
 
2 io The Life of K^ng Henry the Eight. 
 
 L. Cham. Whttis't for? 
 
 Lou TherefbrmattonofourtraoerdGallanta, 
 
 That fillthcCourt with quarrels, talke.and Tay lor s. 
 
 L.Cbxm I'm glad'tu there; 
 
 Now I would pray out Monfimrs 
 
 To thmkean EnglifhCouruer may be wife, 
 
 And ncocr fee the Louvre, 
 
 Lou, They mufl either 
 
 (For fo run the Conditioni) leaue thofe remnant* 
 
 Of Foole and Feather,that they got in France, 
 
 With all their honourable pointt of ignorance 
 
 Pertaining thereunto; a* Fights and Fire-workes, 
 
 Abufmg better men then they can be 
 
 Out of a forreigne wifedome, renouncing deane 
 
 The faith they h»ue in Tenms and till Stockings, 
 
 Short blirtied Bieechei, and thofe types ofTrtuell; 
 
 And vnderrtind agame like honed men, 
 
 Or pack to their old Playfellowes;there, 1 take it 
 
 They may Con Pranlegto , wee awiy 
 
 The hg end of their lewdneffc, and be laugh d at, 
 
 L, Sen. Tistime to giue’em Phyficke, their dif<*f« 
 Are growne fo catching. 
 
 L.Chnm What a Ioffe our Ladiei 
 
 Will haue of thefe trim vanities ? 
 
 LeutH. I marry, 
 
 There will be woe indeed Lords, the flyr whorfons 
 
 Haue got a fpeeding tncke to lay dowdeXadies. 
 Alrench Song, and aFiddle, ha's no Fellow 
 
 L.S*» The Diuell fiddle'em, 
 
 I gm glad they are going, 
 
 For fute there's no eonuerting of'em. now 
 
 An honeft Country Lord as I am, beaten 
 
 A long time out of play, may bring hu oleine fong, 
 
 And haue&nhoure of hearing,and by’r Lady 
 
 Held currant Mufieke too. 
 
 L.Cham. Well faid Lord Saudi, 
 
 Your Colts tooth is not taft yet? 
 
 L Son. No my Lord, 
 
 Korfhall not while 1 haue a ffurrspe. 
 
 L.Cham. Sir Thomao, 
 
 Whither were you a going? 
 
 Lou To the Cardinals; 
 
 Your Lordfhip is a gueft too. 
 
 L Cham O.kis true; 
 
 This night he makes a Supper .and a great one, 
 
 To many Lords and Ladies; there will be 
 
 The Beauty of this Kmgdome lie affure you. 
 
 L»u, That Churchman 
 
 Beires a bounteous miode iodeed, 
 
 Ahand as fruitfull as the Land that feeds vs, 
 
 His dewes fall euery where. 
 
 L Chon. No doubthee sNoble | 
 
 Hr had a black e mouth that faid other of him. 
 
 L.Sao. He may my Lord, 
 
 Ha s whe tewithall inhim ; 
 
 Sparing would fhevv a wotfc finne.then ill DotBnne, 
 
 Men offiis way, fhould be mod libcrall, 
 
 They are fet heere for examples. 
 
 /.. Cham True, they are fo; 
 
 Lot few now gioe fo great ones. 
 
 My Barge ftayes ; 
 
 You' Lordfhip (hall along : Come, good Sir Thomas, 
 
 We fhall be late clfe, which 1 would not be, 
 
 Tot I was fpoke to, with Sir Henry Guilford 
 
 This night to be Comptrollers. 
 
 L.Son, 1 am your Lordfhip*. Exeunt, 
 
 Scena Quarta. 
 
 Hobotei. A fmall Table imdrr o State for the Cordinal!, a 
 longer Table far the Guefti, Then Enter Anne Bute*, 
 and dutfri other Ladies, ejr Gentlemen aiCjtufli 
 ea one Deere; at an other Door, enter 
 
 Sir Henry Guilford. 
 
 S Hen.Gmlf. Ladyes, 
 
 A gcnerall welcome from his Crace 
 
 Salutes ye all; This Night he dedicates 
 
 To faire content,aod you : None heere he hope» 
 
 In all this Noble Bcuy, has brought with her 
 
 One care abroad : hec would haue all aa merry: 
 
 A i fir ft, good Company, good wine,good welccsme. 
 
 Can make good people. 
 
 EnterL.Chamberlaw, L. South and Louei. 
 
 O my Lord, y'irt tardy; 
 
 The very thought of this faire Company, 
 
 Clipi wings ro me. 
 
 Cham You ore yoong Sit Harry Guilford. 
 
 San. Sir Thomxt Lonelt, had the Cardinal! 
 
 But hilfe my Lay.thoughts in him, fome of thefe 
 
 Should finde a running Banket,ere they refled, 
 
 I thmkr would better pieafe 'em : by my life, 
 
 They are a fweet fociety of faire ones. 
 
 Lou Othat your Lordfhip were but now Confeffor, 
 
 T o one or two of thefe. 
 
 Son. I would I v/ere, 
 
 They fhould finde eafie pennarsce. 
 
 Lou Fajth how eafie? 
 
 San. At eafie as a downt bed would affoord it 
 
 Cbarn. Sweei Ladies will it pieafe you fit; Sir Harry 
 Phce you that fide, lie like the charge of this: 
 
 HisGrace is entrmg. Nay.you muff not freeie, 
 
 T wo women plac'd together,makes cold weather: 
 
 My Lord Satdi, you ate one will keepe'em wakmg r 
 
 Pray fu betweene thefe Ladies. 
 
 San By my faith, 
 
 And thanke your Lordfhip: by your leaue fweet Ladies, 
 If 1 chance to taike a little wilde,forgitse me • 
 
 1 had it firom my Father. 
 
 An. Bui Wa* he mad Sir? 
 
 Son. O,very mad, exceeding mad,in loaie too; 
 
 But he would bite none, luff as 1 doe now, 
 
 He would Kiffe you T wenty wuh a breath. 
 
 Cham. Well faid my Lord : 
 
 So no wy are fairely fcated : Gntlemen, 
 
 The pennance lyes on you; if theft faire Ladies 
 paffr away frowning. 
 
 San. For my little Cure, 
 let roc alone. 
 
 Hobejet. Enter Cardmallueolfey, asodtaket hio State. 
 Card Y'are welcome my faire Chsefts.that noble Lady 
 Or Gentleman that is not freely merry 
 
 Is not my Friend. This to conftrme my welcome. 
 
 And to you all good health. 
 
 San. Your Grace is Noble, 
 
 Let me haue fuch a Bowie may bold my tbankes. 
 
 And faue mefo much talking. 
 
 Card. My Lord Sand), 
 
 1 
 
The Life of Kjinp Hemy the Eight. 
 
 I am beholding to you: cbeereyour neighbours • 
 
 Ladies you are not merry j Gentlemen. 
 
 Whofe fault u this? 
 
 San. The red wine firftmufl rife 
 In their faire cheekesnfy Lord, then wee (halthaue'em, 
 Talke vs to filence. 
 
 An. H. You are a merry Garofler 
 My Lord Sands. 
 
 San. Yes, if I make my play: 
 
 Heet’s to your Ladifhip, aud pledge It Madams 
 For tisrofuchathing. 
 
 An.'B. You cannot fliew roe. 
 
 Drum and Trumpet, Chambers dsfch.trgd. 
 
 San. I toldyour Grace, they would taike anon. 
 
 Card. What's that? 
 
 Cham. Looke out there,fome of ye. 
 
 Card. What warlike voyce, 
 
 And to what end is this? Nay.Ladics,feare no: j 
 By all the lawes of Warre y’are priuiledg'd. 
 
 Enter a Seruaat. 
 
 Cham. How now,what is’t? 
 
 Sent. A noble troupe of Strangers, 
 
 For fo they feeme; th’haue left their Barge and landed 
 And hither make, as great Embafladors 
 From forraigne Princes. 
 
 Card. Good Lord Charaberlaine, 
 
 Go,giue ’em welcome;you can fpeake the French tongue 
 And pray receiue ’em Nobly, and ccndu& ’em 
 Into our prefence, where this hcauen of beauty 
 Shall Chine at full vpon them. Some attend him* 
 
 A S rife , and Tables rsmet/d. 
 
 Yoo bane now a broken Banket,but wee’l mend it. 
 
 A good dlgeftion to you ail; and once mare 
 * Ihowre a welcome on yee: welcome all. 
 
 Hobi /. Enter King end others as Afatbers , habited Idg 
 Sbefbeards , v/htr'd by the Lord Chamberlaine. They 
 fafle dirdlly before the Cardinal, and gracefully fa- 
 lute him. 
 
 A noble Company: what are their pleafures ? 
 
 Cham. Becaufe-they fpeak no Englifh.thus theypraid 
 To tell your Grace: That bauing heard by fame 
 Of this fo Noble and fo faire affcrably. 
 
 This night to meet heere they could doe no leCTe, 
 
 ^Out of the great refpeff they beare to beauty) 
 
 But leaue their Flockes,and vndcr your faire Condu& 
 Craue leaue to view thefe Ladies,and entreat 
 An houre ofReuels with 'em. 
 
 Card. Say, Lord Chamberlaine, 
 
 They haue done my poote houfe grace: 
 
 For which T pay’em athoufand thankes. 
 
 And pray ’em take their pleafures. 
 
 Choofe Ladies, King and An Ballon, 
 
 King The faireft hand I euet toueh'di O Beauty, 
 Tdlnowlneucr knew thee., 
 
 Mafickc, Dance. 
 
 Card. My Lord. 
 
 Cham. Your Grace. 
 
 Card. Pray tel!'em thus much from me: 
 
 There (bould beone amongft 'em by his perfon 
 Mote worthy this nlace then my felfe, to whom 
 if I but knew him) with my loue aud duty 
 would furrender it. vyhifprr. 
 
 Cham. 1 will my Lord. 
 
 Card. What fay they t 
 
 111 
 
 Cham. Such aoue.ihcyatlconfefle 
 There is indeed, which they would haue yaur Grace 
 Find our,and he will rake it. 
 
 Card. Let me fee then, 
 
 By all your food leaues Gentlemen; heere lie make 
 My royall choyce. 
 
 Kin, Yc haue found him Cardinal!, 
 
 You bold a faire AfTetnbly; you doe well Lord: 
 
 You are a Churchman.or lie tell you Cardinal!, 
 
 I fhould judge now vnhappily. 
 
 Card. I am glad 
 
 Your Grace is growne fo pleafam. 
 
 Kin. My Lord Chamberlaine, 
 
 Prethee come hither, what faire Ladle's that i 
 Cham, An’t pleafe your Grace, 
 
 Sir Thomas 'Balh.ns Daughter,the Vifcoom TLchfmL 
 One of her Htghncffe women. 
 
 Kin. By Heauen (lie is a dainty one. Sweet heart, 
 
 I were vnmaanerlycotakeyouout, 
 
 And not tokiffeyou. A health Gentlemen, 
 
 Let it goe round. 
 
 , Card. Sir Thomas Lwell^ the Banket ready 
 I th’ Priuy Chamber ? 
 
 Lou, Yes, my Lord. 
 
 Card. Your Grace 
 i feare, with dancing is a little heated. 
 
 Km I feare too much. 
 
 Card. There’s frefher ayre my Lord, 
 
 In the next Chamber. 
 
 Km, Lead in your Ladies eu’ry one 5 Sweet Partner 
 I mu ft not yet forfake you: Let’s be merry. 
 
 Good my LordCardinall: I haue halfe a dozen healths, 
 To drinke to thefe faire Ladies,and a meafurc 
 To lead ’em once againe.and then let’s dreamt* 
 
 Who s beft in fauour. Let the Muftcke knock it. 
 
 Exeunt with Trumpets. 
 
 jfdas Secundus. Scer.a Trma. 
 
 Inter two Gentlemen at JeueraS Domes. 
 
 I. Whether away fo faft ? 
 
 1. O.God faue yer 
 
 Eunto theHall, tohearewhat{hallbecome 
 Of the great Duke of Buckingham. 
 
 1. lie faue you 
 
 That labour Sir. All’s now done but the Ceremony 
 Of bringing backe the Prifooer, 
 
 2. Were you there? 
 
 1. Yes indeed was I. 
 
 2. Pray fpeake what ha*5 happen’d, 
 x. You may guefte quickly what. 
 
 2. Is he found guilty? 
 
 I. Yestiuelyishe, 
 
 And condemn’d 7poo’s, 
 s. I am ferry fort, 
 
 1. So are a number more. 
 
 But pray how paft it ? 
 
 *• Me tell you in a little. The great Duke 
 Came to the Bar; where, to his accufattons 
 He pleaded ftil) not guilty, and alisadged 
 Many fharpe reafons to defeat the Law. 
 
 The Kings Atturncy on thccontraty, 
 
 V rg d on the Examinations, proofs,ccnfcfiioas ^ 
 
21 % 
 
 Ofdluers wuncffea,"which thet)uke defied 
 To him brought voce to hi* face; 
 
 At which appear'd againAhim, his Sutueyor 
 S\x Gilbert Itckt hisChancellour.and John Car, 
 
 Confeffor to him,with that Diuell Monk*, 
 
 Hofbsns, that made this mifchiefe. 
 a That was hee 
 
 ' rhat fed him with his Prophecies. 
 
 i. The fame, .... e • 
 
 All thefe accus'd him ftrongly.whichhetaine 
 
 Would haoe flung from him; but indeed he couidnot; 
 And fo hisPcerer vpon this euidcnce. 
 
 ■jaue found him guilty of high Treafon. Much 
 ■Te fpoke.and learnedly for life: But all 
 Was either pi tried in him, or forgotten. 
 
 .. After all tbis.how did he beare himfelte? 
 
 j. When he was brought agcn to th'Bar , to hear* 
 
 His Knell rungout.hu lodgement, he wasftit d 
 With fuch an A gony.he fweat es trearoly, 
 
 And fomthingfpoke incholler, ill.sndhafty: 
 
 But he fell lohimfelfeagaine.and fweetly, 
 
 Id all the reft {View'd amoflNoble patience. 
 
 ». 1 doe not thinke he feares death. 
 
 i. Sure he does not. 
 
 He neuct was fo womanifh, the caufe 
 He may a little grieue at. 
 a. Certainly, 
 
 The Cardinall is the end of this. 
 
 I. Tislikely. 
 
 By all conle&urcs t Firft J iildaret Actcndure; 
 
 Then Deputy of Ireland, who remou'd 
 Earle Surrey } wtt fent thither, and in haft too, 
 
 Leaft he fhouldhelpe hisFathet. 
 
 a. That tt icke of State 
 Was a deepe enuieus one, 
 
 i. Athis returne, 
 
 Nodoubthe will requite it; this isnoted 
 (And generally) who eucr the King fauours, 
 
 The Catdnall inftantly will finde imployroent. 
 
 And farre enough from Court too. 
 a. All the Commons 
 
 Hate him pernicioufly.and o' my Confidence 
 Wl(h him ten faddotn deepe: This Duke as much 
 They loue and doateomcal! him bounteous 
 The Mirror of all courtefie. 
 
 Enter Buckjnshavt from hit Arraignment, Tiffiamt before 
 h,m the Axe ailhthe edge towards htm.Halberdron each 
 fide^ accompanied with Sir Thomas Lout It, Sir Nicholas 
 Vetux, Sir Ilf alter Sards „ and corr.mceiffopl*,Crc. 
 
 j. Stay there Sir, 
 
 And fee the noble ruin'd man you fpeake of. 
 a Let's (land clofe and behold him. 
 
 "Buck. All good people. 
 
 You that thus fatre haut come to pirtyme; 
 
 Heart what I fay.and then goc home and lofe me. 
 
 1 haue this day receiu'd a Traitors lodgement, 
 
 A nd by that name mu ft dye; yet Heauen beare witnes. 
 And if I haue a Confidence, let it flneke me, 
 
 Euen as the Axe falls, if! be not faithfull. 
 
 The Law 1 beare no mallice for rny death, 
 
 T’has done vpon the premtfes.but luftice: 
 
 But thofe that fought It, 1 could wilh mare Chriftittis: 
 (Be what they will) l heartily forgiue’em; 
 
 Yet let 'em looke they glory not in mifchiefej 
 
 The LifeofKjng Henry the Eight, 
 
 -ITT!--CTT .■ Ji . L v i, a^ as, a 1. r < 
 
 Nor build their culls on the gtauei of gieat men ; 
 
 For tbetvmy guiklefieblocortruft cry agamfl em. 
 
 For further life in this world I ne’te hope. 
 
 Nor will I fu«,although the King haue merciel 
 More then 1 dare make faults. 
 
 You few that lou d me. 
 
 And darebebold to weepe for Buckingham, 
 
 HisNoble Friends end Fellowes; whom to lesue 
 It only bitter to him, only dying: 
 
 Goe with rw like good Angels to my end. 
 
 And as the long dmorce of Steele fait on me. 
 
 Make of your Prayers one fweet Sacrifice, 
 
 And lift my Soule to Heauen. 
 
 Lead on a Gods name. 
 
 LotuB. 1 doe befeech your Grace, for charity 
 If euer any malice Inyour heart 
 Were hid agair.ft me. now to forgiue me (rankly. 
 
 Tttek, Sir Thomat LomB, 1 at free forgiue you 
 As I would be forgiuen : I forgiue all. 
 
 There cannot be thofe r.umbcrleffe offence* 
 
 Gainft me .that 1 cannot take peace with: 
 
 Noblacke Enuy {ball make my Graue, 
 
 Commend mee to his Grace. 
 
 And if he fpeake of Buckingham ; pray tell him. 
 
 You met him halfe in Heauen; my vowes and prayers 
 Yet are the Kings; and till my Souleforfske. 
 
 Shall cry for bleffings on him. May he liuc 
 Longer then 1 haue time to tell his yeares; 
 
 Euer belou’d and loumg, may his Rule be j 
 And when old Time (ball lead hirm to hit end, 
 Goodneffe and he.fill vo one Monument. 
 
 Lott To th' water fide I mod conduft your Grace: 
 Then glue my Charge vp to Sir Niche tat Item*, 
 
 Who vndertakes you toyout end. 
 
 Haux. Prepare there, 
 
 The Duke is camming. See the Barge be ready; 
 
 Ar.d fit »t with fuch furniture as fuites 
 The Greatnefie ofhis Perfon. 
 
 Is Kay, Sit Nicholas, 
 
 Let it alone-, my State now will but mocke me. 
 
 When 1 came hither, I was Lord High Conftable, 
 
 And Duke of 'Buckingham now poorc fdward Botnar, 
 Yet 1 am richer then my bafe Accufers, 
 
 That neuer knew what Truth meant: I now feale it; 
 And wuh that bloud will make em one day groaoe for't 
 My noble Father Henry of 'Buckingham. 
 
 Wh« firft rais'd head againfl Vfurping Richard, 
 
 Flying for fuccour to hifSeruant 
 
 Being diflrefl; war by that wretch besraid. 
 
 And without Tryst!,fell; Gods peace be with him. 
 Henry the Sesuenth fuctceding.truly pittymg 
 My Fathers Ioffe; llkeamoft Royall Prince 
 Reftor d me ro my Honours: and out of tuines 
 Made my Name once more Noble. Now hia Sonne, 
 Henry the Eight, Lifif.Honour.Nameand all 
 That made me happy; at one flroeke ha's taken 
 For euer from the World. I hadmyTryall, 
 
 And mud needs fay a Noble one; which makes me 
 A little happier then my wretched Father; 
 
 Yet thus forte we are one inFonuner.boih 
 Fell by our Seruants, by thofe "Men welco’dmoRi 
 A mod vnnarurall and fiithleffe Seruice. 
 
 Heauen ha's an end in all yet.youchatheareme. 
 
 This from a dying man recemc at certaine: 
 
 Where you are liberal! of your loue* and Councd*, 
 
 Be fore you be not loofe; for thofe you make fnntds, 
 
 | 
 
The Life offing Henry the Eight . 
 
 
 And giue your Ivcarti to; when cbey onccperceiue 
 
 The lealf rub in your fortunes, fall away 
 Like water from ye, oeuer found agame 
 But where they mesne to fir-.ke y e: all good people 
 Pray for me,I mutt now forfakc ye;the lafthoore 
 Of my long weary life tscome vpon me: 
 
 Farewell; and when you would fayfotmbing (hat is fad, 
 Speakehowl fell. 
 
 I have donejand God forgmc me. 
 
 Exeunt DuJ^e and Triune, 
 l. O.rhis is full of pitty; Si»,it cals 
 1 feare.too many turfes on their heads 
 That were the Authors. 
 
 a. If the Duke be guiltlefTc, 
 
 Tit full of woe: yet 1 can giueyou inckling 
 Of an enfum£ Mill, if it fall, 
 
 Gteater then this 
 
 t. Goad Angels keepe it from vs: 
 
 What may it be? you doc not doubt my faith Sir? 
 
 j. This Secret is fo weighty, twill require 
 A fVrong faith to conceale it. 
 
 i; Let me haue it : 
 
 I doe not ;alke much, 
 a 1 am confident; 
 
 You fhall Sir: Did you not of late dayes hears 
 A bulling of a Separation 
 Bet wecie the Kiog and Katherine I 
 t. Yes,but it held not; 
 
 For when the King once heard it.out of anger 
 He fent command tnthe Lord Mayor ftraight 
 To flop thetuniortand allay ihofe tongues 
 That durfl difperle it 
 
 *. But that (Under Sir, 
 
 Is found a truth now. for it growes agen 
 Frefher thene'reit was; and held for certaine 
 The King will venture at it Either the Catdiuall, 
 
 Ot fonse about him oeetc, haue out of malice 
 To the good Queenc, polled him with a fcruple 
 That will vndoe her. To confirmc this too, 
 
 Cardinal! Cum few is atnu’d, and lately, 
 
 A> all thinke for thubufines. 
 
 I. Tis the Cardinal!; 
 
 And nseerely to rcuenge him on the Emperour, 
 
 Fot not bellowing on him st his asking, 
 
 The ArchbiOiopttcke of ToUdo,tS\\% is purpos'd, 
 a. 1 thinke 
 
 You haue hit the matke j bat is’t not eruell. 
 
 That (Tie fhould feelc the fman of ihis ; the Card in all 
 Will haue his will,and fhe couft fall 
 t. Tiswofull. 
 
 Wee are too open heere to argue this: 
 
 Let's thinke in pnuate more- Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter Lord C haunt-eric me , reading tbu Letter. 
 
 M T Lord, the Horfrt yovr Lord/htp font for , t nth n!i the 
 care l had, /Cam w<H chofen , ridden, and fumtjhd. 
 They were young and handfome, and of the ke(i brad m the 
 North Hhrn they mere ready to fet out for London, a man 
 of my Lord CardenaSt fy Commiffton. tmdnumr power toolte 
 cm from me, with tbu rvafon Jtuj meufier mould bee fern d be - 
 
 ~firc a Subic<X,tf not irtferv tbe King, vbttBfto.o'd our mouthes 
 
 Sir. 
 
 ] feare he will indetde ; well, let him hnue them; bee 
 will haue all i thinke 
 
 Enter to tbe Lerdfhr.iri-crlame, eh Puf tl f f 
 ftfkc and Sttjfolhe, 
 
 Norf. Well met my Lord Cbturberlame. 
 
 Cham. Good day to both yout Graces. 
 
 Stiff. How is the King ienployd ? 
 
 Cham. 1 left him pnuate, 
 
 Fall of fed thoughts and troubles. 
 
 A Corf. What's the caufc ? 
 
 Cham. It feemea the Marriage with his Brothers Wife 
 Ha’s crept too oeere his Confciencc. 
 
 Sieff. No, hssConfeience 
 Ha’s crept too oeere another Ladie. 
 
 Norf. Tis fo; 
 
 This is the Cardinals doing : The King-Cardlnall, 
 
 That blni.it priefljlikc the cldefl S rime of Fortune, 
 Turner what he lift. The King will know him one day. 
 
 Stef. Pray God he doe, 
 
 Hee’l rtcocr know himfelfe clfe. 
 
 Norf. How boiily he svoikes tn all his bofincfTe, 
 
 And with what re ale? for itow he has crackt the League 
 Between vs St rbe Err.perorfthe Queens great Nephew) 
 Hediues into the Kings Soule, and there leaner* 
 Dangers,doubts, wringing of the Confciencc, 
 
 Fcaics, and defpurcs, and all thefe for his Marriage. 
 
 And out of all thefe,te refiore the King, 
 
 He counfcls a Diuorce.a Ioffe of her 
 That like a Jewell, ha s hung twenty ycares 
 About his necke, yet oetscr loll Let luftre; 
 
 Of her that louts him with that excellence. 
 
 That Angels looe good men with : Euen of her. 
 
 That when rhe grc3tefl flroake of Fortune falls 
 Will blefTe the King ; snd is not this courfe pious ? 
 
 Cham.H cauen keep me from ftsch couoceLm moO true 
 Thefe ncvtei are eueiy where.euery tongue (peaks cm. 
 And euery true heart weepes for’t. All that da ic 
 Lookc into thefe affaires, fee this mam end. 
 
 The French Kings Sifter. Heauen will one day open 
 Tbe Kings eyes,that fo long haue flrpt vpon 
 This bold had man. 
 
 Suff. And free vs from his flauery, 
 
 Ncrf. We had need pray. 
 
 And heartily, for oordeliuerance; 
 
 Or this imperious man will worke vs all 
 From Princes into Pages: all mens boootlrS 
 l ic like one lumps before ihayo be fafhioo’d 
 Into what pitch he pleafe. 
 
 Suff. For me,my Lords, 
 
 1 loue him not,nor feare him.chere’s my Crecde: 
 
 As 1 am made without him.fo lit- ftaoo, 
 
 If the Kingplcsfe : his Corfes and his bleffings 
 Touch me alike: ch’are breath 1 not beieeoe its, 
 
 I knew him.and i know him : fo I leaae him 
 7 o him that made him proud ; the Pope. 
 
 Norf. Let’s in; 
 
 And with fooic other bufmes.puc the King 
 From thefe fad thoughcs,that work too much vpon him: 
 My Lord,youiebearevs company? 
 
 Cbam Excuferoe, 
 
 T he King ha's fent me otherwhere: Befides 
 Y ou'l findc a cnoft vnfit umc to diflutbe him: 
 
 Health to your Lord (hips. 
 
 1 _ Use 
 
z 14 The life of Kfng Henry the Eight. 
 
 Norfolk*. Thankes my good Loid Cbamtcrl^ne. 
 
 Exit Lord CbtifrlrerLune, and tbt Kmg dr arts the C.urt tone 
 andfitj reading pen finely. 
 
 Suff. How fad lie lookes; lure he is much affluded. 
 
 Kin. Whc's there ? Ha ?’ 
 
 Neff. Pray God he be not angry. ( felues 
 
 Kin. Who's there I fay? How dare you thru ft your 
 Into mypriuace Meditations * 
 
 Who am I? Ha? 
 
 Nerff. A gracious King, that pardons 3 II offences 
 
 Malice ne’te meant: Our breach of Duty this way, 
 Isbufir.effeofEftate; in which, we come 
 
 To know your Royal! plcafure. 
 
 Kin, Ye are too bold : 
 
 Go too; ile make ye know your times of bufineffe: 
 
 Is this an howre for temporall affaires f Ha f 
 
 Enter fVclfey end C/impetus wub a (fommfftcn. 
 
 Who’s there ? my good Lord Cardinal! ? O my Wolfey, 
 
 The quiet of my wounded Confcienee; 
 
 Thou art a cure fit for a King; you’r welcome 
 
 Moft learned Reuerend Sir,into out Kingdome. 
 
 Vfevs.and it: My good Lord, haue great care, 
 
 I be not found a Tslkci. 
 
 1 Vtl. Sir, you cannot; 
 
 I would your Grace would giue vs but an home 
 
 Of priuate conference. 
 
 Km. Wears bufiesgoe. 
 
 Ncrff. This Pried ha’s no pride ia hm» ? 
 
 Suff. Not tofpeakeof: 
 
 I would not be fo ficke though for bis place: 
 
 But this cannot continue. 
 
 Ncrff. If it doe,lie venture one; haue at him. 
 
 Suff. I another. 
 
 Exeunt Norfolk* and Suffolk*. 
 
 Wot. Your Grace ha's gtuen a Prefidcnt of wifedome 
 Aboue all Princes,in committing freely 
 
 Yourfcruple tothevoyccof Chnfiendome: 
 
 Who can be ar.gty now ? What Enuy reach yeti / 
 
 The Spaniard tide by blood and fauoorto her. 
 
 Mud now confeffe, ifthey haue any goodnefTc, 
 
 The Tryall.iaft sad Noble. All the Clerkes. 
 
 (I means the learned ones in Cbriflian Kingdomes) 
 
 Haue their free voyeet. Rome (the Nurfe ofludgement ) 
 Inuiced by your Noble felfe.hath fent 
 
 One general! Tongue vitio vs. This good man. 
 
 This lud and learned Pried, Cardnall Ccmpeiui , 
 
 Whom once more, 1 prefent vuto your Highneffe. 
 
 Kin. And once more in mine acmes 1 bid him welcome. 
 And thanke the holy Condaue for their loues. 
 
 They haue fent me fuch a Man, I would haue wjfh'd for. 
 Cam. Your Grace mud needs deferue all ftrangw loees, 
 
 You are fo Hoble: T0 your Highneffe hand 
 
 I tender my CommnTion; by whofe venue. 
 
 The Court of Rome commanding. Youmy Lord 
 Cardinal! ofTsr^are ioyn’d with me their Seruant, 
 
 In the vnpartiali iudging of this Bufineffe. (ted 
 
 Km. T wo equal! men ; The Queene lhail ba acquain- 
 Fonhwithfor what you come. VV here’s Gardiner} 
 iyrf 1 knew you: Maiefty,ba'salwayes lou'd her 
 
 So deare in heart, not to deny her that 
 
 A Woman of leffe Place might asks by Law; 
 
 Schollers allow'd freely to argue for her: 
 
 Kin. I, and the bed fhc (hallhaue ; andmyfsuout 
 
 To him that does bed, God forbid els: Cardinal!, 
 Pmhee eall Gardiner to me,my new Secretary. 
 
 Ifind him a fit fellow. 
 
 Enter (jardtner. 
 
 Wal. Giue me your hand; much ioy & fauour to you; 
 You are the Kin gs now. 
 
 Gard. But to be commanded 
 or ever by your Grace, whofe hand ha’s rais'd me. 
 
 Km. Come hither Gordmer. 
 
 Walk.'! and v/bifpers. 
 
 Camp. My Lordo fTorke, was oov one Do&or face 
 Inthis mans place before him? 
 
 Wol. Yes,hewas. 
 
 Camp. Was he not held a learned man? 
 
 Wol. Yesfurely. 
 
 Camp, Beleeue me,there's an ill opinion fpread then, 
 Euen ofyout felft Lord Cardinall. 
 
 Wet. How? of me? 
 
 Camp They will not ft i eke to fay, you enuide him; 
 
 And fearing he would rife ( he was fo vettuous ) 
 
 Kept him afotraignemaoftill, which fogteeu'dbim. 
 
 That he ran mad, and aide, 
 
 u'ol. Hssu’ns peace be with him: 
 
 That's Chridian care enough: for liuing Munnutcrs, 
 There's places of rebuke. He wss a Foole; 
 
 For he would needs be vernjous. That good Fellow, 
 
 Ifl command him followes my appointment, 
 
 I will haue none fo neere els. Learne this Brother, 
 
 We liue not to be grip’d by meaner perfons. 
 
 Kin. Deduct thn with modefty toth Queen*. 
 
 Exit Gardiner. 
 
 The rnofl convenient place, that 1 can thinke of 
 
 For fuch receipt of Learning.!* Black-Fryers ; 
 
 There yefhal! roeere about ibis waighty bufines. 
 
 My Wotfiy ,fee it furnifh'd, O my Lord, 
 
 Would it not griene an able man to leaue 
 
 So fweer 3 Bedfellow? But Confcience.Coofcteoce; 
 
 O 'tij a tender place, and 1 mud leave her. t xeunt . 
 
 Sana Tertia. 
 
 Ente r ^mK'BuiUn l and an old Lady. 
 
 An. Not for that neithet;here*s the pang that pinches. 
 His HighnefTe.haumg liu’d fo long with her,and fhe 
 
 So good a Lady, that no Tongue could euet 
 
 Pronounce difhonour of her ; by my life. 
 
 She neuet knew harme-domg : Oh,now after 
 
 So many courfes of the Sun enthroaned. 
 
 Still growing >n a Maiedy and pompe.the which 
 
 1 0 leaue, a thoufand told more bitter, then 
 
 Tis fweet at firft t’acquire After this Proceffe. 1 
 
 To giue her the auaunt.it ts a pitiy 
 
 Would moue 2 Monder. 
 
 Old La. Hearts of mod hard temper 
 
 Melt and lament for her. 
 
 Aa. OhGods will, much better 
 
 She ne’rc had knowne pompe ; though't be temporall. 
 
 Yet if that qtrarrell Fortune, do diuorce 
 
 It from the bearer, 'tis a difference, panging 
 
 As foule and bodies feuering. 
 
 OUL Alas poure Lady, 
 
 Shee’s a fhrangcr r»w againe. 
 
 An. So much die more 
 
 Mud picry drop vpon her ; vcnly 
 
 I fv»/eare,ris better to be lowly borne, 
 
 And 
 
The Life of King Henry the Eight. ii* 
 
 And range with humble liucrs in Content, 
 
 Then to be perk'd vp in a gliftriog griefe* 
 
 And weate a golden forro w. 
 
 OldL. Our concent 
 
 Is out befl haoing. 
 
 jinnt: By my troth, xnd Maidenhead, 
 l would not fceaQoecnc. 
 
 Old.L. Befhtew me, I would. 
 
 And venture Maidenhead for't, slid To would you 
 for all this ffieeoi your Hipocrifie: 
 
 You that haue fofairc parts or Woman on you, 
 
 Haue (too) a Woraansheart,which eueryet 
 Affeftcdlsfllineotc, Wealth,Soueraignty; 
 
 Which, to fay footh.areBIclTings; apd which guifts 
 (Sauing your mincing) the capacity 
 
 Of your Cofi Chiucrctl Confcience,would recciue , 
 Ifyoumightpleafeto ftretch it 
 
 A are. Nay, good troth. 
 
 OUL. Yes troth,& iroth;you wc-uld not be a Queen? 
 Jlnxe. No, not for all the riches voder Heauen. 
 Old-L.T is ftrangeja threepence bow’d would hire nre 
 Old as I am, tc Queene it: bat I pray you, 
 
 Whai thmkc you of aDuicheiTe ?K3ueyou limbs 
 
 T o beare that load of Title ? 
 
 Aa. No in truth, 
 
 Old.L Thenyouate weakly made jplucke off a little, 
 
 I would not be a young Count in your way, 
 
 For more then blufhing comes to: ffyourbacke 
 
 Cannot voochfafe this burthen, us too weake 
 
 Euer to get a Boy. 
 
 jin- Hoyv you dee ralkc; 
 
 1 fwcare agsine.I woold not be aQueene, 
 for all the world: 
 
 Old.L. In faith,forlittlefingland 
 
 You’ld venture an ercballing: I my felfe 
 
 Would for Cam.rruanpiire, although there Song d 
 
 No more to ih'Crowfie but that: Lo, who comes here i 
 
 En«r Lord filyamberlcine. (k now 
 
 h.Cbtwt.Gcad morrow Ladies; wh«t wer’t worth to 
 The feerer of your con ference ? 
 
 Aa.hly good Lord, 
 
 Not your demand; it values not your asking ; 
 
 Omhltflris Sotrowes we were pictying. 
 
 Cham. It W8S a gentle bufineffe.and becorrmring 
 
 T be adftoo ofgood women, there is hope 
 
 All will be well. 
 
 An. Now I pray God, Amen. 
 
 Cham. You beare a gentle mirvie,& heaa'nly bleffings 
 Follow fuch Creatures That you may, faire Lady 
 PerceiueJ fpcake fincercly, and high notes 
 
 Tanc of your cmny verrues; the Kings Maiefly 
 
 Commends his good opinion ofyou.toyou; and 
 
 Doe's purpofe honour to you no leffi flowing. 
 
 Then Marchionclfe of Pembrcoic-, to which Title, 
 
 A Thoufand pound ayeare, Annual! fuppott. 
 
 Out ofhisCrace.hc addes. 
 
 Aa J doe not know 
 
 What kinde of my obedience,! ihould tender; 
 
 More then my AM,isNothing: Nor my Prayers 
 
 Are not words duely hallowed; nor my Wifhes 
 
 More wotih.thcn empty vanities; yer Prayers & Wilhes 
 Are all 1 ran teturne. Befeeth your Lotd/Vip, 
 
 Vouchfalc to fpeake my thankes,and my obedience. 
 
 At from a blulhing Handmaid, ro his HighneflV; 
 
 Whofe health and Royalty 1 pray for. 
 
 Own. Lady; 
 
 1 (bell not faile t’approue the faire conceit 
 
 The King hath of you. I hauepertis’d her well, 
 
 Betuty and Honour in her are fo mingled. 
 
 That ihcyhaue caught the King: end who knowes yet 
 But from this Lady,may proceed a letr.nx. 
 
 To lighten all this lie. Tie to the King, 
 
 And lay I fpoke with you. 
 
 Ex*C L‘iri Chamber tame 
 
 An- My honour’d Lord. 
 
 Old L. Why this it is : See, fee, 
 
 1 haue bccne begging frxteenc yeares in Court 
 (Am yet a Courtier fccggetly) nor could 
 
 Come pat betwixt too early, and too late 
 
 For any fuit ofpounds: and you,(oh fate) 
 
 A very frvfh Fifli hecte; fye,fye,fye vpon 
 
 This compcl'd fortune: haue your mouth Hid vp. 
 
 Before you open it. 
 
 An. This is flrange to me. 
 
 OUL. How tails it? Is it bitter? Forty penee,fflo; 
 There was a Lady once (tis on old Story) 
 
 That would not be a Queene, that would Ihe cot 
 
 For all the mud in Egypt; haue you heard it ? 
 
 An. Come you are pleafant. 
 
 0/d.L, With your 1 heame.I could 
 
 O’re-mount the Latke: The Marchioncfleof Tembrookfi 
 
 A thoufand pounds a yeate, for pure refpe£ ? 
 
 No other obligation ? fey my Life, 
 
 That promifes mo tboufands: Honours trsine 
 
 Is longer then his fore-skin; by this time 
 
 1 know your backewill beareaDutcheflc.Say, 
 
 Are you not flronger then you were? 
 
 An. Good Lady, 
 
 Make yout felfe mirth with your particular fancy, 
 Andleaue meouton’t. Would I had nobetDg 
 
 Ifthis falutemy blood a tot; it faints me 
 
 Tothtnke what followes. 
 
 The Queene is comfortleffe, ano wee forgetful) 
 
 In our (jog abfencetpray doe not deliucr, 
 
 Whai hccre yhaoe heard to her. 
 
 Old I. What doe you thinke me - Exeunt 
 
 Sccna Quart a. 
 
 Trumpets fiennet, and Cornett, 
 
 Enter mo Mergers, with fhort filuer Hands ; next them roc 
 Scttbtt '»the habstt of Dodcrs: after them, the Bifisop of 
 Canterbury al.ne ; after him, the Bifhopj efLmcebte, Ely, 
 Rocbefitrr, and S. Afaph ; Next them, vntb feme /mail 
 difiance, fo llorvet a Cent lemon bearing the Purje, with the 
 great Seale , and a Cardinal! Hat 4 Then twoErtefit hea¬ 
 ring each a Siltur Crojfe Then a Gentleman P'/her bare. 
 headed,accempanyeduntb a Sergeant at Aruses , hearing a 
 Si/uer Mace : Then too Gentlemen bearing toe great 
 Siluer Pttleri: After them, fide by fide, tin too Cardtfuslt, 
 tno Noblemen ,mth the Sword and A-face, The Ktng tab/i 
 place under the Cloth of Stare The too Cardtnatls fit 
 ■tinder him as lodget. 7 he ffixeene take t place feme de¬ 
 fiance from the King. The Ttfheps place themfelUeS on 
 each fide the Court in manner of a Confifiory. Hetew them 
 the Striker. The Lords fit next the Btfhopt, The rep of the 
 Attendants fiand in conncnient order about the Stage. 
 
 i Card. 
 
ii 8 . The Life of Kjng Henry the Eight. 
 
 Car. WhU'ft oor Commiffion from Rome is read. 
 
 Let filence be commanded. 
 
 King What’s the need? 
 
 It hath already publiquely bene read. 
 
 And on all /ides th’Authority allow’d. 
 
 You may then fpare that time. 
 
 Car. Bee't fo,proceed. 
 
 Seri. Say, Henry K. of England, come into the Court. 
 
 Crier. Henry King of England,&c. 
 
 King. Heere. 
 
 Scribe. Say, Katherine Queene of England, 
 
 Come into the Court. 
 
 Crier. Katherine Queene of England,8cc. 
 
 The Queene makes no anfwer , rifes out of her fhaire, 
 goes about the Court ^cornet to the King^and knee let at 
 his Feet e. Then fjseaket. 
 
 Sir, I delire you do me Right and Iuftice, 
 
 And to beftow yout piety on me; for 
 
 I am a moll poore Woman, and a Stranger, 
 
 Borne out of your Dominions : hauing heere 
 
 Noludge indifferent, nor no mote affurance 
 
 Ofequall Friendfhip and Proceeding. Alas Sir 
 
 In what haue I offended you ? What caufe 
 
 Hath my behauiour giuen to your difpleafure, 
 
 That thus you Ihould proceede to put me off. 
 
 And take yout good Grace from me ? Heauen witneffe, 
 
 I haue bene to you, a true and humble Wife. 
 
 At all tiroes to your will conformable: 
 
 Euer in feare to kindle your Diflike, 
 
 Yda,fubie<ft to your Countenance: Glad.or forry. 
 
 As I faw it inclin’d ? When was the houre 
 
 1 euer contradidfed your Dclire ? 
 
 Or made it not mine too ? Or which of your Friends 
 
 Haue I not ftroue to loue,although ] knew 
 
 He were mine Enemy ? What Friend of mine, 
 
 That had to him deriu’d your Anger,did 1 
 
 Continue in my Liking? Nay.gaue notice 
 
 He was from hence difeharg’d ? Sir, call to minde, 
 
 That 1 haue beeneyour Wife, in this Obedience, 
 
 Vpward of twenty yeares, and haue bene bleft 
 
 With many Children by you, Ifin the courfe 
 
 And proceffe of this time.you can report. 
 
 And proue it too, againft mine Honor, aught; 
 
 My bond to Wedlocke, or my Loue and Dutie 
 
 Againft your Sacred Petfon; in Gods name 
 
 Turne me away •. and let the fowl’d Contempt 
 
 Shut doore vpon me, and fo giue me vp 
 
 Tothe fharp’ft kinde of Iuftice. Pleafeyou,Sir, 
 
 The King your Father, was reputed for 
 
 A Prince mod Prudent; of an excellent 
 
 And vnmatch’d Wit, and Iudgement. Ferdinand 
 
 My Father, King of Spaine, was reckon’d one 
 
 The wifeft Prince, that there had reign’d, by many 
 
 A yeare before. It is not to be queftion’d. 
 
 That they had gather’d a wife Councell to them 
 
 Of euery Realme, that did debate this Buftneffe, 
 
 Who deem'd our Marriagelawful. Wherefore I humbly 
 Befeech you Sir, to fpare me, till I may 
 
 Be by my Friends in Spaine^tduis’d; whofeCounfaile 
 
 I will implore. Ifnoi,i’th'nameofGod 
 
 Your pleafure be fulfill’d. 
 
 Wei. You haue heere Lady. 
 
 (And of your choice) thefe Rcuerend Fathers, men 
 Offingular Integrity,and Learning; 
 
 Yea, the eledl o’ch’Land, who are affembled 
 
 To pleadc your Caufe. It (hall be therefore bootleffe. 
 
 That Ion get you defire the Courr, as well 
 
 For your owne quiet,as to redlifie 
 
 What is vnfecled in the King. 
 
 Camp. His Grace 
 
 Hath fpoken well, andiuftly: Therefore Madam, 
 
 It's fit this Royall Seffion do proceed, 
 
 And that (without delay ) their Arguments 
 
 Be now produc’d,and heard. 
 
 Qyg. Lord Cardinal!, to you I fpeake. 
 
 Wot. Your pleafure. Madam. 
 
 Sir, I am about to weepe; but thinking that 
 
 We ate a Queene (or long haue dream’d fo) cercaine 
 
 The daughter of a King, my drops ofteares, 
 lie turne to fparkes of fire. 
 
 Wol. Be p3tientyet. 
 
 Qjt. 1 will, when you are humble ;Nay before. 
 
 Or God wilipunifh me. ldobeleeue 
 (Induc’d by potent Circumftances) that 
 
 You are mine Enemy, and make my Challenge, 
 
 You fhall not be my lodge. Foricisyou 
 
 Haue blowne this Coale, betwixt my Lord,and me ; 
 
 ( WhichGods dew quench) therefore,I fay againe, 
 
 I vtterly abhorre ;yea,from my Soule 
 
 Refufeyou for my ludge, whom yet once more 
 
 I hold my moft malicious Foe,and thinkenot 
 
 At all a Friend to truth. 
 
 If'ol. I do profeffe 
 
 You fpeake not like your fetfe : who eueryet 
 
 Haue flood to Charity,and difplayd th’effedls 
 
 Of difpofition gentle, and of wifedome. 
 
 Ore-topping womans powre.Madam,you do me wrong 
 
 I haue no Spleene againft you, not iniuftice 
 
 For you,or any : bow farre 1 haue proceeded. 
 
 Or how farre further (Shall) is warranted 
 
 By a Commiffion from the Confiftorie, 
 
 Yea.the whole Coofiftorie of Rome. You charge me. 
 That 1 haue blowne this Coale: I do deny it. 
 
 The King is prefent : If it be knowne tohim. 
 
 That 1 gainfay my Deed, ho w may he wound, 
 
 And worthily my Falfehood, yea,as much 
 
 Asyou haue done my Truth. If he know 
 
 That I am free ofyour Report, he knowes 
 
 I am not ofyour wrong. Therefore in him 
 
 It lies to cure me, and the Cure is to 
 
 Remoue thefe Thoughts from you. The whichbefore 
 
 His Highnefie ftiall fpeake in, I do befeech 
 You(gracious Madam) to vnthinkc yourfpeaking, 
 
 And to fay fo no more. 
 
 jQueen. My Lord, my Lord, 
 
 1 am a fimple woman, much too weake < 
 
 T’of pofe your cunning.Y’are meek,& humble-moutb d 
 You figne your Place, and Calling, in full feeming, 
 
 With Meekeneffeand Humilitie : but your Heart 
 
 Is cramm’d with Arrogancie,Spleene,and Pride. 
 
 You haue by Fortune, and his Highnefle fauors. 
 
 Gone (lightly o're lowe fteppes.and now are mounted 
 Where Powres areyour Retainers, and your words 
 (Dcmeftickestoyou) ferue your will, as't pleafe 
 
 Your felfe pronounce their Office. 1 muff tell you. 
 
 You tender more your perfons Honor, then 
 
 Your high profeffion Spiritual!. That agen 
 
 I do refufe you for my judge, and heere 
 
 Before you all, Appeale vnto the Pope, 
 
 To bring my whole Caufe ’fore his Hof inefle, 
 
 And to be iudg’d by him. 
 
 She Curtfet to the King, and offert to depart. 
 
 Camp 
 
The Life cfKjng Ihmy ike Eight 
 
 2.17 
 
 Can/?. The Quecne is obflirate, 
 
 Stubbornc 10 luftice, apt toaecufe it,ao<l 
 Difdaiofull to be tride by't; ti« not well. 
 
 Shee t going away. 
 iiin. Call bet againe. 
 
 C**er. K&brm*, Q^jof England,cort>€ into tbc Court. 
 Gent.V/h. Madam.you ate csldbacke. 
 
 Q*c. What need you noce it?pray you keep your way, 
 Whenyouarecaldietume- Now theLofdhelpe, 
 
 They vexe me part my patience.pray you pafle onj 
 
 1 will not tarry:no, noreuer more 
 
 Vpon thit bufinefle my appearance make. 
 
 In any of their Courts, 
 
 Exit Quccrx , and her Atte/uLr.ts. 
 
 Km. Goethy waycs/Trf/e, 
 
 That man i'tli' world,who (hall report heha's 
 A better Wife.let him in naught be trufted. 
 
 For fptaking falfe in that; thou art alone 
 (Ifthy rare qualities, fweet gcwlenelTe, 
 
 Thy meekneffe Sulnt-ldtt, Wife-like Gouernment, 
 Obeying in commanding.and thy parts 
 Soueraigneand Pious elt,could fpeake thee out) 
 
 The Qurene of earthly Queenes: Sheet Noble bcrac,* 
 And likeher true Nobility,fhe ha s 
 Carried her feife towards me. 
 
 Wei. Mod gtaciout Sir, 
 
 In humbleft manner I requireyoor Highnes, 
 
 That it lhall pleafeyou to declare in hearing 
 Ofall thefe eates(for where I am rob d and bound, 
 
 There muft 1 be vnloos'd, although not there 
 At once,and fully fatisfide) whether euer l 
 Did broach thisbufines to your Highnes.or 
 Laid any fcruple in your way. which might 
 I nduce you to the qucftioo on'ttor euer 
 Hauc to you, but with thankes to God for fiich 
 A Royall Lady, fpake one, the leaftwotd that might 
 Be to the pteiudicc cfher prefent State, 
 
 Or touch of her good Petfon ? 
 
 Kin. My Lord Cardinall,. 
 
 I doe excufeyou ;yea, vpon mine Honour, 
 
 I free you from't: You are not to be taught 
 That you haue many tneroies.that know not 
 Why they are fo; but like to ViliageCurres, 
 
 Bar ice when their fellowes doe By fome of theft 
 The Queene is put in angetjy'are excus'd: 
 
 But will you be moreiuflifi’cle? You euer 
 
 Haue vvilh'd the flccping ofthit bufine»,n«uet defir’d 
 
 It to be flir'd; but oft haue hmdted.oft 
 
 The paff ges made toward it; on my Honour, 
 
 I fpeake my good Lord Cardnail, to thit point; 
 
 And thus farce clearehim. 
 
 Now, what mou'd me too’t, 
 
 I will be bold with time and your attention : (too’t: 
 
 Then marke th'inducemeiu Thusitcame; giuc heede 
 My Confcicncc firfl teceiu'd a tendernes, 
 
 Scruple,and pnc|<e,on certains Speeches vuer'd 
 By ih’ Bifhop of&xyew.thcn French Eoibaffador, 
 
 Who had beene hithej.fcnt on the debating 
 And Marriage't wixi the Duke of Orhanee .and 
 Our Daughter Mary rth’PtogrefTeofthisbufines, 
 Ert a determinate tefolutton. hec 
 (! meant the Bifhop) did require a refpire, 
 
 Wherein he might the Xing ins Lord aduertile. 
 
 Whether our Daughter weic legitimate, 
 
 Rcfpedf mg this our Marriage withthe Dowager, 
 Sometimes ourBrothers Wife. Thisrefpite fhookc 
 
 Thebcfome efmy Confciedce, enter’d me; 
 
 Yea, with a fpiwwg power and made t o tremble 
 The region ofmyBreaft, which forc'd fuch way. 
 
 That many maz'd confideungs.did throng 
 And prefl in with this Cautron. FirA,m« thought 
 I flood not in the fmile of Keauen, who had 
 Commanded Nature, that my Ladies wombe 
 Ifit concern'd a male-child by aie > (botlld 
 D oc no mom Offices of life too't; then 
 ThcGrauedoesto th’dead: For her MalelflTue, 
 
 Or dfde where they were made, or fhorily after 
 This world had ayt’d them. Hence 1 tooke a thought. 
 This was a lodgement on me,that my Kingdome 
 (Well worthy the beft Hcyreo'th' World) fhould not 
 Be gladded in’t by roe. Then followes.that 
 I weigh'd the danger which my Realmes flood in 
 By this my l llucs faik.and that gaue to me 
 Many a groaning throw : thus hulling in 
 The wild Sea of my Confcience,I did fteere 
 Toward this remedy, whereupon we are 
 Now prefent lieere together: that* to fay, 
 
 1 meant to rctflifie ray Confcience, which 
 1 then did feele ful'ficke.andyetnot well. 
 
 By all the Reverend Fathers of the Land, 
 
 And Doflors team'd. Firft 1 began in priuace. 
 
 With you my Lord of Lmcelne\ you remember 
 How voder my oppreffion I did teeke 
 When 1 firfl mou'd you. 
 
 B. Lin. Very well my Liedge. 
 
 Kin 1 haue (poke long, be pleas’d your feife to lay 
 How farreyou fsnsfide me. 
 
 Lin. So pleafeyour Highnes, 
 
 The queflton did at firfl fo flagger me, 
 
 Bearuig a State of mighty moment in'c. 
 
 And confeqoence of dread, that I committed 
 The dariogfl Counfaile which I had to doubt. 
 
 And did entteateyour Highnes to this coutfe. 
 
 Which you are rtinniog hcere. 
 
 Kin. I then mou'd you, 
 
 My Lord of C anterburj ,m& got your Ieaue 
 o make this prefent Summons vnfoiicitcti. 
 
 I left ooReuerend Petfon in this Court; 
 
 But by particular confirm proceeded 
 
 Vndet youi hands and Seales; therefore goc 00 , 
 
 For no diflike t’th’world againfl the perfon 
 Ofihegood Qoeene; but the fharpe thorny points 
 Of my »l!eadged reafons. driues this forward : 
 
 Ptouc but our Marriage la wfull, by my Life 
 And Kingly Dignity,we arc contented 
 To weare our mortal! State to come, with her, 
 (Katherine our Queene) before chr primed Creature 
 That 1 ! Parragon'd o’th’ World 
 
 Camp. So pleafe your Highnes, 
 
 The Quecne being abfent,'ti 5 a needful! fitneffe. 
 
 That we adiotimcth.it Court till further day; 
 
 Meane whilc,inofl be an ramefi motion 
 Made to the Queenc to call b&ckeher Appeale 
 She intends vnto his Holiueffe. 
 
 Kin. I may pcrceiue 
 
 Thefe Cardinals tnfle with me : 1 abhorre 
 This dilatory doth, and trickes of Rome. 
 
 My !earn'd arid welbeloued Seruatit Cranmer, 
 
 Preihee retume.with thy approth: J know. 
 
 My comfort comes along . breaks vp the Court; 
 
 I fay, let on. 
 
 Exeunt, in manner at they enter'd. 
 
 v \ 
 
n8 
 
 Li? Life ofKfngHmry the Eight . 
 
 JBusTertius . ScenaTrima . 
 
 Enter Qaoene and berWotssen as ot work*. 
 
 Queen. Take thy lute wench. 
 
 My Soule grcvves fad with troubles. 
 
 Sing, and difperfe 'em if thou cartft: lctue working: 
 
 Sono. 
 
 O Rpheseswitb bis Lute made Trees, 
 the Mountain reps that freeze, 
 
 “Bow tbemfelue/wben be didfmg. 
 
 To bit Mufckg, Plants and Flowers 
 Euer ffrung ; at Sunns and Skewers, 
 
 There had made a lofting Spring. 
 
 Essay thing that heard him play, 
 
 Euest she Hi Ileuses of she Sets, 
 
 Huog their heads,(Sr then lay ley. 
 
 Jn frets Mnftclcf isfttcb An, 
 
 KJling care, & griefs of heart. 
 
 Fad afleepe, or hearing dye. 
 
 Enter a Gentleman, 
 
 Queen. How now t 
 
 Gent. And’t plsafe your Grace.tbe two great Cardinals 
 Walt in the prefence. 
 
 Queen Would they fpeake with me f 
 Gent. They wil'd roe fay fo Madam. 
 
 Queen. Pray their Graces 
 To come neerer what can be their bufines 
 With me, a poore weake woman,falne from faoour } 
 
 I doe not like their eomming; now 1 thinke on'c. 
 
 They fhould bee good men, their affaires as righteous: 
 ButallHoods.makenot Monkes. 
 
 Enter the two Car distills, Volf) fr Campion. 
 
 Wolf, peace to your Highneffe, 
 
 Queen. Your Graces find me heere part of a Houfwlfe, 
 (I Would he all)agaiaft the worft may happen: 
 
 What are your pleafures with me,reuerem Lords ? 
 
 Wei. May It pleafe you Noble Madam, to withdraw 
 Into your priuate Chamber; we (hall gioe you 
 The full caufe of our eomming. 
 
 Queen. Speake it heere. 
 
 There’s nothing I haue done yet o’ my Confcienee 
 Deferues aCorner: would all other Women 
 Could fpeake this with as free a Soule as I doe. 
 
 My Lords.I care not (fornuch 1 am happy 
 
 Aboueanumber) ifroya&ions 
 
 Were tri’de by eu’ry tongoe.eu’ry eye faw ’em, 
 
 Enuy and bafe opinion fet againft 'em, 
 
 1 know my life fo euen, Jfyour bufines 
 Seeke me out, and that way I am Wife in | 
 
 Out with it boldly: Troth loues open dealing. 
 
 (fgrd. 7ant a eft ergo te mentis tntegrtias Regtna fcrentjfsnsa. 
 Queen. O good my Lord,no Latin; 
 
 I am not fucha Truant fince my eomming. 
 
 As not to know the Language 1 haue liu’d in: (ous: 
 A Orange Toogue makes my caufe more ftrange.fufpiti- 
 Pray fpeake inEnglifh ; heere arefome wilhhankeyou, 
 If you fpeake truth, for their poore Mjftris fake; 
 
 Beleeue me (he ha's had much wrong. Lord Cardinal!, 
 The willing*!! finnel euer yet committed. 
 
 May be abfolu'd in Engliih, 
 
 Card. Noble Lady, 
 
 Tam ferry my integrity fhoul breed, " 
 
 (And feruice co his Maiefty and you) 
 
 So deepe fufpition, where all faith was meant; 
 
 We come not by the way of Accusation, 
 
 To taint that honour cuery good Tongue blefTes; 
 
 Nor to betray you any way to forrow; 
 
 You haue too much good Lady : But roknow 
 How you (land minded in the waigbty difference 
 Betweene the King and you,and to deliuer 
 (Like free and honeft men) our iuft opinions. 
 
 And comfortsto our eaufe. 
 
 Camp. Moft honour'd Madam, 
 
 My Lord ofYotke, out of his Noble nature, 
 
 Zeale and obedience he Bill bore your Grace, 
 Forgetting (like a good man) your lateCenfure 
 Both ofbis truth and him (which was too fane) 
 
 Offers, as I doe,ig a figne of peace. 
 
 His Seruicc, and his Counfell. 
 
 Queen. To betray me. 
 
 My Lords, 1 thankeyou both foryourgood wills. 
 
 Ye fpeake like hone ft men, (prayGod ye prouefo) 
 But how to make ye fodainly an Anfwere 
 I n fuch a poynt of weight, fo neerc mine Honour, 
 (Moreneerc my Life I feare) with my weake wtt; 
 
 And to fuch men of grauity and learning; 
 
 In truth I know not. I was fet at worke, 
 
 Among my Maids,full little (God knowes)looking 
 Either for fuch men, or fuch bufineffe; 
 
 For her fake that I haue bcene, for 1 feele 
 Thelaftfit ofmyGreatneffe; good your Graces 
 Let me haue time and Councell for my Caufe: 
 
 Alas, lama Womanfrendleffe.hopcieffe. 
 
 Wei. Madam, 
 
 You wrong the Kings loue with thefe feares. 
 
 Your hopes and friends are infinite. 
 
 Quetn. In England, 
 
 But little for my profit tan you thinke Lords. 
 
 That any Engli/h m»n daregiuemeCounccIl? 
 
 Or be a knowne friend 'gainft his Highnes pleafure. 
 Though he be gro wne io defperate to be honed) 
 
 And liue a Subieft ? Nay fotfooth, my Friends, 
 
 They that mufi weigh out my afHliftions, 
 
 They that my truft muA grow to, liuc not beere. 
 
 They are (as all my other comforts) far hence 
 In mineowne Countrey Lords. 
 
 Com p. 1 would yout Grace 
 Would leaue your greefes.and take my Counfell. 
 
 Quern. How Sir/ 
 
 Camp. Put your maine caufe into the Kings protection, 
 Hee's louing and mod gracious Twill be much. 
 
 Both for your Honour better,and vour Caufe: 
 
 For if chetryallof the Law o retake ye, 
 
 You”, pan away difgrac'd. 
 
 W»l. He telt you rightly. 
 
 Queen. Ye tell me what ye wifh for both^ny ruioe: 
 Is this yourChriftian Councell ? Out vpon ye. 
 
 Heaiten is aboue all yet; there fits a Judge, 
 
 That no King can corrupt. 
 
 Camp. Your rage miftakes vs. 
 
 Queen. The more fhame for ye;holy men I thought ye, 
 Vpon my Soule two reuerend Cardinal! Venues: 
 
 But Cardinall Sins,and hollow hearts I feare yet 
 Mend 'em for flume my Lords: Is this your comfort! 
 The Cordial! that ye bring a wretched Lady ? 
 
 A woman loft among ye, laugh't at, fcorod ? 
 
 I will net with yebalfc my miferies. 
 
The Life of KJmg Henry the Eight. z 19 
 
 I haue mere Charsty. Bat &y I warn'd ye j 
 
 Take heed, for htauen* fake take heed. Icaft at once 
 
 The burthen of my ferrewer, fall vpon ye. 
 
 Car. Madam, thu is a meercdittra&ion. 
 
 Yon currrcthe good we offer, incoenuy. 
 
 J 2 *ef Yetume mo into nothing. Woe vpon ye. 
 
 And all fuch felfe Profeffor*. Would you h.8ue me 
 (Ifyoo haueany Iuftice.any Pttty, 
 
 If ye be any thing but C hurchmens habits) 
 
 Put my fickc caufe intohii hands, that hater me' 
 
 Alas,ha's bam (Vd me hi s Bed already, 
 
 HisLoue.too long ago. I am old my Lordty 
 
 And allthe Fellow (hip I hold now with him 
 
 Isonely my Obedience. What can happen 
 
 To me, abooe this wretchedncffe t All your Studies 
 
 Make me a Cutfe.like this. 
 
 Camp. Your feares are worfe. 
 
 Qu Haue I liu’d thus long (let me fpeake my felfe. 
 Since Venue findcs no friend*)* Wife.a true one > 
 
 A Woman (1 dare fay without Vainglory) 
 
 Newer yet branded with Sufpition? 
 
 Hanc I, with all any full Affe&ioos 
 
 Sttll met the King ?Lou‘d him next HeauWObcy'i him? 
 Bin (out offondneffe) fuperflitioua to him ? 
 
 Atmoft forgot my Pteyres to content him ? 
 
 And am I thus rewarded ? Tis not well Lords, 
 
 Bring me a conftant woman to her Husband, 
 
 One that oe’re ddeam’d a loy, beyond his plesfure $ 
 
 And to that W oman (when (he has done moil) 
 
 Yet will I adds an Honor; a grgat Patience, 
 
 Car. Madam,you wander from the good 
 
 We ayme at. 
 
 My Lord, 
 
 I dare not make my felfe fo guilds, 
 
 To giue vp williogly that Noble Title 
 
 Your Mailer wed me to; nothing but death 
 
 Shall e're diucrce my Dignities. 
 
 Car. Pray bears me. 
 
 Would 1 had never trod this EngK/h Sasth, 
 
 Or felt the Flatteries that grow vpon itt 
 
 Ye haue Angels Faces; but Heaven knowes your hearts. 
 Whac w ill become of roe now,wretched Lady ? 
 
 I am the moft vnhappy Woman iiuing. 
 
 Alas (poore Wencnes)whereerenow your Famines ? 
 Shipwreck'd vpon a Kingdoms, where nopitty, 
 
 No Friends, no Hope,no Kindred weeps for me ? 
 
 Almoft no Graue allow'd me ? Like the Lilly 
 
 That once was Miftris ofthcField,and fiouriCh'd, 
 
 Uc hang my head, and perifts. 
 
 Car. Ifyoot Grace 
 
 Could bat be brought to know,©or Ends are honeft, 
 Youl'd feele more comfort. Why (hold wef good Lady) 
 Vpon what csofe wrong you ?Alas,our Places, 
 
 The way of cur Prefeflfon is againft it; 
 
 We arc to Cure fuch forrowes, net to fowe 'em. 
 
 For Goodneffe fake, confidcr what you do. 
 
 How you may hurt your felfe: I, vtterly 
 
 Grow from the Kings Acquaintance, by this Carriage. 
 The hearts of Prince* kiffe Obedience, 
 
 So muchthey louc it. But to ft ubbotne Spirits. 
 
 They fwell and grow, at terrible as (formes. 
 
 1 know you haue aGcot!e,Nr)blet£mper, 
 
 A Soule as eucn as i Crime; Pray thinks ve, 
 
 Thofe we profefle,Peace-makets,Friends,andSertiants. 
 
 Camp. Madam.you'l finde it fo i 
 
 You wrong your Vertues 
 
 With tbefe weak? Womens feares. ANoble Spirit 
 
 As yours was, put into you, euet cafts 
 
 Such doubts as felfe Coine from it. The King loucs yov . 
 Beware you loofi it not : For vs(if you plcafe 
 
 To truft vs in your bufineflc)we are ready 
 
 To vfe our vtmoft Studies,in your feruice. 
 
 Qu. Do what ye wil!,my Lords: 
 
 And pray forgiueme; 
 
 If I haue vrid my felfe vnmannerly . 
 
 You know ! am a Woman, lacking wit 
 
 To make a feemely anfwer ro fuch perfonr. 
 
 Pray do my feruice to hi* Maieflie, 
 
 He ns’s my heart yet, and (hall baue my Prayers 
 
 While I (hall haue tny life. Come reuerehdPatherr, 
 Beftow your Counsels on me. She now begges 
 
 That little thought when (he fet footing heere. 
 
 She fhould haue bought her Dignities fo decre. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Error thejh/fy of Norfolk?, Dxi? tfSuffolk?, Lard Surry, 
 end Lord CbrmAosrUivs 
 
 Nerf. If you will now vnite in your Complaints, 
 
 And force them with a Conftancy,the Carding!! 
 
 Cannot ftand vnder them. Ifyov omit 
 
 The offer ofthis time,! cannot promife, 
 
 But that you (ball fuftainemoe new difgracee, 
 
 With thefe you bears alreadie. 
 
 Sur. I am soyfuli 
 
 To meete the lea ft oceafton, that may giuc me 
 Remembrance of my Father-m-Law, the Duke, 
 
 To be reueng'd on him. 
 
 Suf. Which of the Peeres 
 
 Haue vneontemn’d gone by him, or at lea ft 
 
 Strangely neglected? When did he regard 
 
 The ftampeof Nobleneffie in any per ion 
 
 Oucofhimfelfc? 
 
 Cham. Myl.ords,you (peake your pleaftires : 
 
 What he defenses of you and me, 1 knew : 
 
 What we can do to him (though now the time 
 
 Glues way to vs) I much feare. If you cannot 
 
 Barre his acreffe eoYp.’King, rteuer attempt 
 
 Any thing on him : for he hath a Witchcraft 
 
 Over the King in’s Tortgue. 
 
 Nor. O feare him not. 
 
 His (pel! in that is out : the King hath Found 
 
 Matter againft him, that for ever imrres 
 
 ThcKony Gfhis Language. No, he’s fetlcd 
 (Not to come off) in his difpleafore. 
 
 Smr. Sir, 
 
 I (hould be glad to hcare fuch Newes as this 
 Onceeueryhoure. 
 
 Ner. 8cleeaeit,thUistrue. 
 
 In the Diuorce, his contrarie proceedings 
 
 Are ail enfolded : wherein be appeates. 
 
 Asl would wilb snineFaemy. 
 
 Sot. How came 
 
 His pra&ifesto light ? 
 
 Suf. Moft ftrangely. 
 
 Sur. O how? how t 
 
 Suf. The Cardinals letter* tothe Pope mrfcarrlcd. 
 
 And 
 
220 
 
 And or/* to t’n'eye o cb’JSircg, whetain ms reed 
 How that the Cardinal! did initeat huHolinefle 
 To ftay the lodgement o’th’Diucrce; for if 
 It did oke place, I do (quoth be) pexcetue 
 My King U tangled id affc>Stoti t to 
 A Creature of the Qoecnes, Lady Amo Hr. Hen, 
 
 Sur. Ha’s the King this ? 
 
 Stef. Bel feat it. 
 
 Ster. Will this wotke? 
 
 Cham, The King in this pereerae* him.how he coaft* 
 And hedges hisowneway. But in this point. 
 
 All his trickes founder,aod he brings his PhyScke 
 After hie Patients death; the King already 
 Hath married the faire Lady. 
 
 Sur. Would h* had. 
 
 Stef. May you be happy in your with nay Lord, 
 
 For 1 peofeffeyou haue st. 
 
 Sur. Nov» all my ioy 
 Trace theConiun fit on. 
 
 Serf- My Amen too’t. 
 
 Nor. Ail mens. 
 
 Stef. There's order giuen for her Coronation: 
 
 Marry this is yet bat yong,and may he left 
 To fome eares vnrecounted. But my Lords 
 She is a gallant Creature, and compleatc 
 In rnirsde and feature. 1 perfwade me.ftom her 
 Will fall fome bleJSng to this Land,which (hall 
 Initberoemonr’d. 
 
 Ster. But will the King 
 Digcftthia Letter of the Cardinals ? 
 
 The Lord forbid. 
 
 Nor. Marry Amen. 
 
 Sxf. No,no; 
 
 There be moc Wafpes that buj about his Nofc, 
 
 Will make this fting the fooner. Cardinal! Campeiue, 
 
 1 $ ftolne away to Rome.hath 'tane no leaue, 
 
 Ha's left the caufe o’th’Kmg vnhandied, and 
 Is polled as the Agent of our Cardinal], 
 
 Tofecondall hisplot. I do aflfure you. 
 
 The King cry’de Ha,at this. 
 
 (fham. Now God mcenfe him, 
 
 And let him cty Ha.lowder. 
 
 Norf. But my Lord 
 When returner, Crammer ? 
 
 Stef. He is return'd in hir Opinions,which 
 Haue (atisfied the King for his Diuorce, 
 
 T o get her with all famous Colledgcs 
 AImaft mChriftendome: fbortly (I beleeue) 
 
 His fecond Marriage (hall be publiftid.and 
 Her Coronation. Katherine no mot* 
 
 Shall be call’d Queene. but Princefle Dowager, 
 
 And Widdow to Prime Arthur. 
 
 Nor. This fame &«wri 
 A worthy Fellow,and harh tane much paint 
 In the Kings bufineife. 
 
 inf. He ha’s, and we (hall fee bint 
 = or it.an Arch-byfhop. 
 
 Nor. So I heart. 
 
 S*f. Ttt fo 
 
 Enter h'olfey end Cromwell. 
 
 The Cardinall. 
 
 Nor. Obfetuc.obferue.hee's moody. 
 
 Car. The Packet Cromwell, 
 
 Gau’t you the King ? 
 
 Croat. Tohisowne hand,m’s Bed-chamber. 
 
 Card. Look’d he o'th’infide of the Paper ? 
 
 The Life ofK,[ing Henry the Eight. 
 
 Crtm, Prefently 
 He did vnfeale them, end the firft he view'd. 
 
 He did it wuh a Serious mind* i a heede 
 Was in his countenance. Youhebad 
 Attend him heere this Morning. 
 
 Card. Is he ready to come abroad t 
 Cram. Irhir.ke by thia be is. 
 
 Card. Leaue me a while. Exit Croravtll. 
 
 It (hall be to the Dutches of Aknfon, 
 
 The Preach Kings Sifter; He (hall marry bet 
 Anno Ba£tn?So: lie no Amo Bulltns for him. 
 
 There's mere in't then faire Vifsge. Butte » ? 
 
 No, wee! no HtUlsnt ; Speedily 1 wi(h 
 To hcore from Rome. The Marrhioneffc of Penbroke ? 
 Nor- He’s difcontented. 
 
 Saf. Maybe he heart* the King 
 Does whet his Anger to him. 
 
 Sur. Sharpe enough. 
 
 Lord for thy Iufticc- 
 
 Car. The late Quecnes Gentlewoman > 
 
 A Knights Daughter 
 
 To be her Miftris Miftris ?The Quecnes, Quccne ? 
 
 This Candle bumes notcleere,'tisTmuft fnuffeit, 
 
 Then out it goes. What though I know her vertuoos 
 And well deTerumg ? yet 1 know her for 
 A fpleeny Lutheran, and not wholfomc to 
 O ur caufe, that (he fhould lye i’th'bofome of 
 Our hard rul’d King. Agame.there is fprung vp 
 An Heretique, an Arch-one; Cranmer t one 
 Hath crawl'd into the fauour of the King, 
 
 And is his Oracle. 
 
 Nor. He is vex'd at fomething 
 
 Enter King,reading of a Sctdmlr. 
 
 Sur. 1 would ‘twer fomthing would fret the Bring, 
 The Maftcr>cotd on's heart. 
 
 Suf. The King, the King. 
 
 King. What piles ofwealth hath he accumulated 
 To his owne portion ? And what expence by‘th*houre 
 Seemes ro flow from him? How, I’th’nanie of Thrift 
 Does he rake this together? Now my Lords, 
 
 Saw you the Cardinal!? 
 
 Nor. My Lord.wehaue 
 
 Stood heere obferuing him. Some ftrange Commotion 
 I* in his braine: He bites his lip,snd ftarts. 
 
 Stops on a fodaine, lookes vpon the gtound. 
 
 Then byes his finger on his Temple : ftralght 
 Sp'ings out into faft gate, then flops againe. 
 
 Strikes his brefl hard, and anon, he rafts 
 His eye againft the Moons: in mod ftrange Poftute* 
 
 We haue feene him fet himfelfe. 
 
 King, i: may well be. 
 
 There is a mutiny in's minde. This morning, 
 papers ofState he fent me, to perufe 
 As 1 requir'd; and wot you what I found 
 There (on my Confciencc put vnwittingly) 
 
 Ferfooth an inuentoty, thus importing 
 The feueral! parcels of his Plate.his Treafure, 
 
 Rich Stutfles and Ornaments of Houfhold, which 
 I finde at fuch proud Rare, that it out-fpeakes 
 Pofleflion ofa Subiedt. 
 
 Nor. It's Heauenswill. 
 
 Some Spirit put this paper in the Packet, 
 
 To blefleyoor eye withaJl. 
 
 King. If we did thinke 
 
 HiJ 
 
The Life ofKfng Henry the Eight. 2 21 
 
 Hu Contemplation were aboue the earth, 
 
 And fixt on Spiritual! obieft, he fltould ftil) 
 DwfllmhiiMufiogs.bUtlam ainaid 
 
 His Thinkings are below the Moone,not worth 
 
 His ferious confidering. 
 
 King tahts his Scat ,rvbtjpers Lcuill, vbageet 
 re the Car dm all. 
 
 Car. Heauenforgioeme. 
 
 EurrGod blefle pour HighnefTe. 
 
 King Good my Lord, 
 
 You ate full of Heauenly ftuffi?, and beare the Inuentory 
 Of your beft Grace*,in your minde; ihe which 
 
 You were now running o'rt: yon hauefcarft time 
 
 To fteale from Spiritual! leyfure, a btiefe fpan 
 
 To keepe your earthly Audit, fure in that 
 
 Idcemeyouan ill Hus band,and am gald 
 
 Tohaue you therein my Companion. 
 
 Car. Sir, 
 
 For Holy Offices I haoe a time; a time 
 
 To thinks »pon the part of bufineffe,which 
 
 I beare ith'Scare •. andNature doet require 
 
 Hertime* ofprcferuation,which perforce 
 
 Iher fraile lonne, amoog'ft my Brethren mornll. 
 
 Mud glue my tendance to 
 
 Kmg. You hauefaid well. 
 
 Car, Andeucrmay your Highneffe yoake together, 
 (At I will lend you caufe J my doing well. 
 
 With my well faying. 
 
 King. ’Tiswellfaid agen, 
 
 And us a kindc of good deeds to fay well. 
 
 And yet word* are no deed*. My Father Iotfd yon. 
 
 He (aid he did, and with his deed did Crowne 
 
 Hu word vpoo you. Since I had my Office, 
 lhaue kept you next my Heart, haue not alone 
 lmploy’dyou where high Profits might come home. 
 
 But par'd my prefentHauings,to beftow 
 
 My Bountic* vpon you. 
 
 Cta. What Should this meane ? 
 
 Sw- The Lord increafe this buiincflc. 
 
 King Haue I not madeyou 
 
 The prime man ofthe State? Ipray you tell rrvej 
 
 Ff what I now pronounce, you haue found true • 
 
 And if you may confefle it, fay wuhall 
 
 Ifyou areboundto vs,ot no. What fay you l 
 
 Car. My Soueraigne, 1 confefie yout Royal! graces 
 Showr’d on me daily, haue bene more then could 
 
 My ftodied purpofet requite, which went 
 
 Beyond all mans endeauort. My enJeauots, 
 
 Hauecuer come too fhort ofmy Defires, 
 
 Yet fill d with my Abilities :M!ne owne ends 
 
 Haue beene mine fo, that cuermore they pointed 
 To'th’gocd of your mod Sacred Perfon, and 
 
 The profit of the State. For your great Grices 
 
 Heap’d vpon me (poore Vndeferuer) \ 
 
 Can nothing render but Allcgiant thankes. 
 
 My Prayres to heaoen for you; my Lay alcic 
 
 Which euer ha’s, and cuer fhat! be growing. 
 
 Till death (that Winter) kill ic. 
 
 King Fairelyjnfwrr’d: 
 
 A. Loyall, and obedient Subieft is 
 
 Therein illufirated, theHonor of it 
 
 Does pay the Aft of ic, as i'th'contrat v 
 
 The fowlenefle is thepunifbment. 1 prefome, 
 
 That »* my hand ha’s open’d Bounty co you, 
 
 My heart dr op’d Loue,my powre rain'd Honor, more 
 
 On you, then any: So your Hand,and Heatt, 
 
 Yeur Braine, and euety Funftion efyour power, 
 
 Should, noewithftanding that your bond of duty, 
 
 A s *t wet in Loues particular, be more 
 
 To meyourFriend,tbca any. 
 
 Car IdeprofefiV, 
 
 That for your HighnefTe good, 1 euer labour’d 
 
 More then mine ownc ; that am,haue,ar,d will be 
 (Though all the world fhould cracke their duty to you 
 And throw it from their Soule, chough perils did 
 Abound, as thitke as thought could rmke'em,and 
 Appeareln formes more horrid) yet my Duty, 
 
 As doth a Rockeagasnft the chiding Flood, 
 
 Should the approach of this wilde Ritter breske. 
 
 And ftand vnfliakeo yours. 
 
 King. TisNobly fpoken: 
 
 Take notice Lords, he ha's sJLoyall brefi. 
 
 For you Haue feene him open’i. Read o’re this, 
 Andafterthis,and then to Bteekfafl with 
 
 What appetite you haue. 
 
 Sxit King, frowning vpen the (‘arJmaH, the Neblei 
 throng after him Jmtisng find vtfbtffsung. 
 
 Car. Whst fitould this mesne? 
 
 What fodaine Anger’s thj»?Ho'.vhaue I reap’d it t 
 
 He parted Frowning from me, as if Rume 
 
 Xeap’d fiotn his Eyes. So lookes the chafed Lyon 
 
 Vpon the daring Hwntfmsn that has gall’d him. 
 
 Then makes him nothing. FijiuS reade this pap et: 
 
 I fesre the Story ofhis Anger. ’Tis fo: 
 
 This paper ha’s vndoneme: Tisth’Arcompt 
 
 Of all that world of Wealth I haue drawnc together 
 
 For mine ownc ends, (Indeed to gain® the Popedome, 
 And fee my Friends inRome.) ONsgligence ! 
 
 Fit for aFoole to fell by /What erode Diuell 
 
 Made me put this tnaine Secret tn the Packet 
 
 F fenc the King Lis there no way to cure this ? 
 
 Nonew deuice to beare this from his Staines? 
 
 I know ’twill flirts him fittingly ;yet 1 know 
 
 A way, if it take right, in fpight of Fortune 
 
 Will bring me off againe. What’r this ? Tc tWTejt ? 
 The Letter (as 1 Hue) with all the BufinefTc 
 
 F writ too sHolinefTe. Nay then, farewell : 
 
 I haue touch'd the highefi point of all my Greatncfie, 
 
 And ftom that full Meridian of my Gloty, 
 
 I ha fie now to my Setting. F (hall fall 
 
 Like a bright exhalation in the Euening, 
 
 And no man fee me more. 
 
 Enter toWcelfey, the Dt’het dfNorfcl^e andSiffoike, the 
 Earle ef Sttrrtj, and the Lord Chamhertame. 
 
 Nor Hears the Kings pleafore Cardinall, 
 
 W ho commands you 
 
 To render rp the Great Seale prcfently 
 
 Into our hands, and to Confine your felfc 
 
 To Afher-houfe, my Lord of Wtnehefters. 
 
 Till you hearc further from bis Highnefle. 
 
 Co. Stay: 
 
 Where's your CommiSTson? Lords,words cannot Carrie 
 Authority fo weighty. 
 
 Sisf Who dare crefie’em. 
 
 Bearing the Kings will from bis mooth expreficly ? 
 
 Car. Till l fir.de more chen will,or words to doit, 
 
 (F meane your malice) Know, Officious Lords, 
 
 I dere.and mufi deny it. Newlfeele 
 
 Of what courfe Mettle ye ate molded, Enuy, 
 
 How eagerly ye follow ray Difgraces 
 
 As 
 
222 
 
 As if:: fed ye, end hew fleekeand wanton 
 Ye appear* in cuery thing may bring my ruine? 
 
 Follow your cnuiouscourfei, men of Malice { 
 
 You haue Chriftun warrant for em.and no doubt 
 In time will finde their fit Rewards. That Srsie 
 You aske with fuch a Violence, the King 
 (Mine, and year Matter) with his owns hand,gaue me : 
 Bad me enjoy it, with the Place,snd Honors 
 During my life i and to confirme his Goodnefle, 
 
 Ti de it by Letters Patents. Now,who'll taken ? 
 
 Sue. The King that gaue it. 
 
 Car. 11 mutt be himfclfe then. 
 
 Sur. Thou art a proud Traitor, Priett. 
 
 Car. Proud Lotd, thou Jyeft j 
 Within thefc fortie houres, Surrey durft better 
 Hsue burnt that Tongue, then faide fo. 
 
 Sur. Thy Ambition 
 
 (Thau Scarlet finne) tebb’d this bewailing Land 
 OfNoble Buckingham, myFather*tn-La w. 
 
 The heads of all cby 8rother-Cardino's, 
 
 (With thee, and all thy bett psf ts bound together) 
 Weigh’d not ahaire ofbis. Plague of your polscie, 
 
 You Cent meDeputie for Ireland, 
 
 Farrc from hit fuccoarj from the King,from all 
 That might haue mercie on the fault, thou gau'ft him: 
 Whil’ftyour great Goodnefle, out olholy pitty . 
 Abfolu’d him with an Axe. 
 
 Wnl. This, and all eife 
 This talking Lord can lay vpon my credit, 
 
 ! anfwet.is me ft falfe. The Duke by La w 
 Fo«»td his deierts. How innocent I was 
 From any priuate malice in his end. 
 
 His Noble lurie, and foule Caufe can wicnefiV. 
 
 If 1 lou’d many words, Lord, I fhould tell you, 
 
 You haue as little Hcneftie, as Honor. 
 
 That in the way of Loy attic,and Truth. 
 
 Toward theKsrig.my euer RoialSMafter, 
 
 Dare mate a founder man then Suftie can be, 
 
 And a!! that ioue his follies. 
 
 Sur. By my Soule, 
 
 Your long Coat (Priefl) proteins you. 
 
 Thou Ihodd'ft feele 
 
 My Swotd i’th'hfe blood of thee elfc. My Lords, 
 
 Can ye endure to heare this Arrogance ? 
 
 And from this Fellow ?»f we liue thus tamely. 
 
 To be thus laded by s peete ofScarlet, 
 rarewel! Nobilitie: let his Grace go forward. 
 
 And dare vs with his Op, like Larkes. 
 
 Card. AUGood.neffc 
 fepoyfon to thy Stomscke. 
 
 Sur. Yes, that goodnefle 
 Of gleaning all the Lands wealth into one. 
 
 Into your owne hnnds(Card’nall) by Extortion i 
 1 he goodnefle of your intercepted Packets 
 You writ ic’th Pope, againft the King: your goodnefle 
 Since you prouoke me. fhall bemoft notorious. 
 
 My Lord ofNorfolke, as you are truly Noble, 
 
 As you refpetS ihe common good, the State 
 Of our defpis'd Nobilitie, our Iftbes, 
 
 ((Whom if he liue, will fcaifc be Gentlemen) 
 
 Produce the grand fumme of his nones, the Articles 
 CclleQed from his life, lie ftsrtlcyou 
 Worfethen ihe SacringBell, when the browne Wench 
 Bay kitting in your Armes,Lord Cardinal!. 
 
 Car. Howmochmcthinket.lcoulddcfpifethisman, 
 But that I am bound in Chantie againfl it. 
 
 The Life ofKjng Henry the Eight . 
 
 Nor. Thofe Aftic)ei,my Lord,are in the Kings hand 
 
 Kui thus much, chey are foule ones. 
 
 Wot .' So much fairer 
 
 And fpctlettc, (hall mine Innocence arife. 
 
 When the King knowes my Truth. 
 
 Sur. This cannot faue you r 
 I chanke my Meonorie, I yet remember 
 Some ot thefe Articles, and out they ihalL 
 No w if you can bltifti, and crie guiltie Cardinal!, 
 
 »ou 1 Ihew s lude Honefiie. 
 
 W»i. SpeakeonSir, 
 
 I dare your w©.-ft Obieflions: rf I blufli. 
 
 It is to fee a Nobleman want manners. 
 
 Sur. 1 bad rather want thofe, then my head t 
 Haue at yea. 
 
 Fuft, that witliout the Kings affirm oi knowledge. 
 
 You wrought to be a Legate, by which power 
 You maim'd the Iurtfdidhon of all Bifoops. 
 
 Nor. Then, That in all you writ to Rome, or elTe 
 To Eorraigne Princes, Ego & Rex ttxut 
 Was ffill infaib’d i in which you brought the King 
 To be your Seruant. 
 
 Suf. Then, that without the knowledge 
 
 Either of King orCouncclI, when you went 
 Ambaffadortothe Emperor,you made bold 
 Fo carry into Flanders, the Great Seale. 
 
 Sur. Item, You fent a large Corxroittion 
 T o Cj re gory de Cajfado, to conclude 
 VVithout the Kings will, or the States allowance, 
 
 A Leaguebetwccne his Highnelfe,and Ferrara. 
 
 Suf. Thar out ofmeete Ambition, you haue caus'd 
 Your holy-Hatcobeftampt on the Kings Coine. 
 
 Sur Then, That you haue fem inumerable fubflance, 
 (By whatmeanes got, I leaue to yout owne conscience) 
 To furmfh Rome, and to prepare the waye* 
 
 You haue for Dignities, to themeere vndootng 
 OI all the Kiogdome. Many more thete are. 
 
 Which flnee tivey ire of you, and odious, 
 
 I will not taint my mouth witt}. 
 
 Chan j. Omy Lord, 
 
 Prettenot a falling man too farre:’tu Venue i 
 His faults lye open to the Lawes.let them 
 (Not you) corredt him. My heart weepes to fee him 
 So little, of his grcatSelfe. 
 
 Sur. 1 forgiuc him. 
 
 Suf. Lord Caidmall, the Kings further pleafure is. 
 
 Be esufe all thofe things you haue done of late 
 By your power Legatiue within this Kmgdoroe, 
 
 Fall inro'th'compatte of g Premunire; 
 
 That therefore fuch a Writ be fued againtt you. 
 
 To forfeit all your Goods, Lands, Tenements, 
 
 Cattles, and whatfoeuer, and to be 
 
 Out of the Kings proteflicn. This is my Charge. 
 
 Nor. And (o wcel leaue you to ycor Meditations 
 How to liue better. For your ftubberne anfwcr 
 About the gluing backe the Great Seale to vs. 
 
 The King (hall know it, and (no doubt) flhal thanke you. 
 So fare you well, my little good Lord Cardinal!. 
 
 Exrunf aJl but H'olfoy. 
 
 Wot. So farewell, to the !irt!e good you bears me. 
 Farewell f A long farewell to all my Greacoefle. 
 
 Thu is the ftate ofMan j to day he puts forth 
 The tender Leaues of hopes, to morrow Bioffotnes, 
 
 And beares his bJuftiing Honors thickc vpon hitni 
 The third day, comes g Frcft ; a killingFroft, 
 
 And when he thinker, good eafie man, full furely 
 
 Hi* 
 
T he Life of K. ing Henry the Eight 
 
 }J± 
 
 Hit Gteatndk :i t ripening,ntppes hit root*. 
 
 And theo he fill at l do. 1 haue ventur'd 
 Like little wanton Boyes that fwim on bladders t 
 Thit many Summers in i Sea of Glory. 
 
 Bus fine beyond my depth: my high-blowne Pride 
 At length broke vnder me, and now ha's left me 
 Wearv.and old with Sendee, to the merey 
 Of* rude (freame, that muff for euer hide me. 
 
 Vnne pompe, and glory of thu World, 1 hite ye, 
 
 1 feele my hem new open'd. Oh how wretched 
 It that poore mm, that hangs on Pnncetfauoon? 
 
 There it betwixt that fmile we would afpire too, 
 
 Thn fweet Afpedl of Prince*, and their rume, 
 
 More pangs, and fearet then wtrret, or women hiue i 
 And when he falies.he falles like Lucifer, 
 
 Neuer to hope igame. 
 
 Enter CromtoeB,/landing amtturL 
 Why how now Q rvmwell ? 
 
 Crvm. 1 baue no power to fpeake Sir. 
 
 Cur. What.ernai d 
 
 Ai my misfortunes ?Canthy Spirit wonder 
 A grot man Ibould decline. N*y ,arvd you weep 
 I am faine indeed. 
 
 Cr»m How doet your Grace. 
 
 Cord. Why well: 
 
 Neuer fo truly happy, my good Cromwell, 
 
 I know my felfe now, and I feele within me, 
 
 A peace aboueall eauhly Dignities, 
 
 A ftill.and quiet Conscience. The King ha't cur'd me, 
 
 ! humbly thankc hit Grace : and from tbefe (boulders 
 Thefe ruin'd Pillers, out of piety, taken 
 A loadc, wouldfsnke a Nauy. (too moth Honor ) 
 
 O tit a burden Cronrxrel, tit a burden 
 Too heauy for a man, chat hopes for Heauen. 
 
 Crem I am glad your Grace, 
 
 Hai made that right vfe of it. 
 
 Card. 1 hope 1 haue I 
 
 I am able now (me ihioket) 
 
 (Out of a Tottiiude of Soule, 1 feele) 
 
 To endure more Mifenet, and greater farre 
 Then my Weake- hearsed Enemies, dare o<fer. 
 
 WhatNewet abroad? 
 
 Cnm. The heauieff, and the worff, 
 
 I I your difplcafure with the King. 
 
 Card God blcrte him. 
 
 Cram. The next it, that Sir Thomas Moon Is chofen 
 Lord Chancellor , in your place 
 Card. That i fomewhat fodaio. 
 
 But he's a Learned man. May he contmoe 
 Long in hit HighnelTe fauour, and do luftire 
 ?os Tmthv-fake.and hit Coofcience ; that hit bo net, 
 When he ha't run hit courfe, and {lerpec in Bleifmgj, 
 May haue a Tom be of Orphamt teares wept on him. 
 
 Wbat more? 
 
 Cnm. That Cummer is return’d with welcome ( 
 Inflat'd Lord Arch-byfSop ofCamerbury. 
 
 Cord. That's Newet indeed. 
 
 Cram. Laft, that the Lady rime, 
 
 Whom the Ki(>g hath in fecrecie long married. 
 
 This day w at viewd in open, at his Queenc, 
 
 Going to Chappell rand ihevoyceu now 
 Onely tboot hrt Corrotvation. 
 
 Cord There was the waigbt that pull'd we downe. 
 O ('’•o'rxrelt, 
 
 The King ha's gone beyond me i All my Glortes 
 In that one woman, 1 kaueioft for eucr. 
 
 No Sen, /ball eoer vfherforth mine Honors, 
 
 Or glide againe the Noble Troopes that waighted 
 Vpon my fmiles. Go get thee from me Crormorl, 
 l am a poore falnc man, unworthy now 
 To be thy Lord, and .Matter. Secke the King 
 (That Sun, 1 pray may neuer fet) 1 haue told him 
 What, 6nd how ttue thou art ; he will advance thee . 
 Some little memory of me, will (firre him 
 (I know hiaNoble Nature) nor to let 
 Thy bopefuil feruice peri/h too. Good Cronwe/I 
 Neglefl him nor ; malce vfe now, and provide 
 For thine owne future fafety. 
 
 Cron) O my Lord, 
 
 Muff I then leaue you ? Muff 1 needes forgo 
 So good, fo Noble, and fo trueaMafter ? 
 
 Beare witneiTe, all that haue not hearts of Iron, 
 
 With what a forrow Crotmoel leaues his Lord. 
 
 The King (ball haue my feruice s but my prayres 
 For ester, and for euet (ball be yours. 
 
 Card. Cromwei, I did not thinks to (bed o tearc 
 In all my Miferiet: But thou hart forc'd me 
 (Out of thy horseff truth) to play the Woman. 
 
 Let's dry our eyes i And thut farre hcare me Crorm re/, 
 
 And when I am forgotten, as 1 (ball be, 
 
 And (kept in dull cold Marble, where no mention 
 Of me, more muff be beard of: Say 1 taught thee; 
 
 Say Wolfty, that once trod the wayet ofGlorV, 
 
 And founded all theDeptht.and ShoalesofHonor, 
 Pound thee a way (out of hit wracke)corifc in : 
 
 A fore, and fafe one, though thy Maffer miff it. 
 
 Markc but rrryFal), and tha* that Ruin’d me : 
 
 Cwtwr/, I charge thee, Sing away Ambition, 
 
 By that finne fell the Angels : how can man then 
 (The Image of hit Maker)hope to win by it ? 
 
 .Loire chy felfe lafi, chenfh thofe hearts that hate thee ; 
 Corruption wins not mere then Horsefly. 
 
 Still in thy right band, cariy gcnile Peace 
 To filenee cmnous Tongues Be iufland feare nor ; 
 
 Let all the ends chou aym'ff at, be thy Countries, 
 
 Thy Gods,and Truths. Then if chou fall ft (0 Cromantf) 
 Thou fail'd a bleffcd Martyr. 
 
 Setue the King : And prythee leade me io : 
 
 There take an Inuentory of all I haue. 
 
 To the laif peny,'cis the Kings. My Robe, 
 
 And my Integrity to Heauen, u all, 
 
 I dare now call mine owne. O Crormrel, Cronwet, 
 
 Had I but feru’d my God, with halfe the Zeaie 
 I feru'd my King : he would not in mine Age 
 Haue left me naked io mine Enemies. 
 
 Crom. Good Sir, haue patsence. 
 
 Card. So I haue. Patewcll 
 The Hopei of Court, my Hopes in Heauen do dwell. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Jehu Quart us. Scena "Prim a. 
 
 Enter two Gentlemen, me 
 
 :cling 
 
 one another. 
 
 Tate well met once againe 
 So ate you. 
 
 Y osi come to take your (f and heere, and behold , 
 
 The Lady j4>w,pafie from ha Corrooadotv. 
 
 t 'Tir 
 
iM. 
 
 • Tit all my bafineffe. At oar [aft encounter, 
 
 Tfc* Duke ofliuckinghsm ramefrom hi* 1'naJL 
 
 l Tis very true. Btft that time offer'd fomow, 
 
 | This general! ioy. 
 
 * i is well : TheCitltea* 
 
 3 fem fure haue fhewne at full their RoyaJl mind*, 
 
 A* let cm haue tlieit rtghta.tbey era cue* fciward 
 !r> Celebration ofthis day wttb Shewcs, 
 
 Pageants, and Sights of Honor. 
 
 i Meuer greater, 
 
 Nor lie alfure you better taken Sir. 
 
 a May 1 be bold to sake what that contsincs. 
 
 That Paper in your hand. 
 
 1 Yes,'tu the Lift 
 
 Ofthofe that claim? their CfHccs tht; day. 
 
 By cuflome of the Coronation. 
 
 The Duke of Suffolk? i* the f.rfi.and claims* 
 
 To be high Steward; Nest the Duke of Norfolke, 
 
 He to be Eerie MerlbsU : yarn tr.3y read* the reft. 
 
 B IthankeyouSiriBad 1 cot known thefe cuftoms 
 I fhould baue beene beholding to your Paper : 
 
 But I bcfeech yoa,what’» beecme of Kathersnt 
 The Princefie Dowager? How gees her beftneffe ? 
 
 i T bar I cancel! you too. The Avchbifhop 
 Of Canterbury, accompanied with other 
 Learned,and Reuerend Fathers of his Order, 
 
 Held a Isrc Court at DunftabU; f«e miles off 
 From Ampthtll,where the princeffe lay, to which 
 She was often cy ted by thsn^but appear'd not: 
 
 And lobe fhort, for not Appearance .and 
 The Kings late Scrunle, by the maine a (Tent 
 Ofal! rbefe Learned men, Jhe was dioorc’d, 
 
 And the late Marriage made of none effefl ; 
 
 Since which.fhe was reroou’d coKymroahon, 
 
 Where Ibc remains* now ficke. 
 
 a Alas good Lady. 
 
 The Trumpets found i Stand cjofe, 
 
 The Queene is comming. tlo-boyei 
 
 The Life of IQtig Henry the Eight. 
 
 ~ , a A koyall Train* belceue me :Th*fe I know t 
 
 W no s that that beam the Scepter ? 
 
 I Marquefle Derfet, 
 
 And that the Earle of Surrey .with the Rod. 
 
 The Order of the Coronation. 
 
 A litulj Floarifh of Trumpets. 
 
 _ Then, twe Judget 
 
 3 LerdChancellor, with Pttrfe and effacebefore him. 
 
 4 Quirrifters fingmg. Muficke 
 
 Maior of London, bearing tht ATact. 7 hen G met, tn 
 bis Caste of Armet, and on hse bead be wore a Gilt Comer 
 C^owne. 
 
 Marqueffe Dorfet . bearing & Scepter of Gold, on bu bead , 
 a Demy CoronallefQold. Wilbhsm, the Earle (/Surrey! 
 bearing the Red efSi/uer with the Done, Crowned with an 
 Earles Coronet. Collars of Effes. 
 
 Duke ofSuffotke, in hu ftibe ofEfia'e,bu Coronet on bis 
 head bearing a long whin Wand, as High Steward. U'stb 
 bim,ibe Duke a/Norfolke, with the Rod of Afarfbaljbip, 
 a Coronet on his head. Collars of Ejfes. 
 
 A Canopy, bone byfoure of the Cinque Ports, under it 
 the Qusme in her Robe, m her hatre, richly adorned with 
 Team,Crowned On each fide her,the Btlhapt of London, 
 and WiDchefter. 
 
 Th* Olde Dutcheffe of Norfolke, t* a Cor mall of gold, 
 wrovgbi With Flowert leering r he £beeencs Train 
 
 10 Certaine Lethe* or CoumeiTes, with flaerje CsrcUtt of 
 Cjsld,without Flowers. 
 
 ElC ® n b pajjtng over the Stage in Order esidSlMe, and 
 then ,jd great Ftourifb of Trumpet t . 
 
 8 
 
 a AboldbrsueGentleman. That fhouid b« 
 
 The Duke of Suffolk*. 
 
 * *T> * * 3 4 S * * * * 10 the fame: high Steward, 
 a And that my Lot d of Norfolke? 
 
 i Yes. 
 
 i Heauen blefle thee. 
 
 Thou hafl the fweeteft face I euer look'd on. 
 
 Sir,as! haue aSoulefthc is an AngdI; 
 
 Our King hs s all the Indies in his Armes, 
 
 And more, and richer,when he ftraine* thai Lady, 
 i cannot blame his Conference. 1 
 
 t They that beare 
 
 The death of Honour cuer bct.ote foure Barons 
 Oi the Cinque Porta. 
 
 i Thofe men are happy. 
 
 And fo are all,are necre her. 
 
 ! cake it.fhe that carries vp th*Train*, 
 
 Is that old Noble Lady J 5 utcheffe of Norfolke. 
 i It ts.and til the ?cfl are Couc^ffipta 
 
 a Their Coronets fay fo. Thefeare Semes indeed. 
 And fcmetimes failtiig ones, 
 a No more cf that. 
 
 Enter a > h-j-d C cut lemon. 
 
 1 Godfsueyou Sir. Where haue you bin broiling 
 
 2 Among the crow'd i’th’Abbey, where a finger 
 t-ould not oc wedg’d in more: I am ftifled 
 With the mecte rsnkncfle oftheit ioy. 
 
 a You fa w the Ceremony? 
 
 That S did. 
 
 How was it ? 
 
 Well worth the feeing. 
 
 Good Sir.fpeake it to va? 
 
 , As well as I am able. The rich ftrsame 
 Ot Lords,and Lad«es, hauing brought the Queene 
 To a prepar’d place in the Quire, fell off ^ 
 
 A diflanre from her; while her Grace fate dotvne 
 l o reft a while, fome hslfc anhoure, or fo. 
 
 In a richChaire ofState, oppohng freely 
 The Beauty ofhej Perfoo to the People. 
 
 Beleeue meSir, fhe is the goodliefi Woman 
 That eucr lay by man: which when the people 
 Had the full view of, fuch a coyfe arofe. 
 
 As the fhrowdes make at Sea, in a ftirfe Teropeft, 
 
 As lowd,and to as many Tunes. Hats.Cloakes/ 
 (Dooblett, I thinke) flew vp, andhad their Faces 
 Bin loofe, this day they had beeneloft. Such ioy 
 I neuer faw before. Great beliy'd women. 
 
 That liad not halre a weeke to go, like Ramme* 
 
 In the old time of Warre, would Ibakethepreafe 
 And make em reele before ’em. No man lining 
 Could lay this U my wife there, all vine wouen 
 So ftrangely in one peece. 
 
 a But what follow'd ? 
 
 y Atlcngth.herGracerofe.andwitlimodeftpac^ 
 
 Came to the Altar.wbere £hc kneel’d.end Saint-likc 
 Call her faite eyes to Heauen and pray'd deuoutly. 
 
 Then ro(e agalnc.and bow’d her to the people: 
 
 When by the Arch-byfhop of Canterbury. 
 
 She had all the Rcy all makings of a Queene; 
 
 As holy Oyle.fiwisrWCoofefforaCrowne, 
 
 The Rod^nd Bird ofPeace.and all fuch Emblemea 
 " aid Nobly on her; which, perform'd, the Quire 
 
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 With all the choyfeft Muficke ofche K'ngdome, 
 
 Together lung Ta £>«iro. Sofheparced, 
 
 Ano with the fame full State pac'd tmkeagaine 
 
 To Yorke-Place,where the Fcaft s held. 
 
 1 Sir, 
 
 You mod no more call it Yotke-place, that's paft : 
 for fmce the Cardioall fell, that Title* loft, 
 
 >Tu now the Kings, and call'd White-Hall. 
 j I know it : 
 
 But ‘tit fo lately alter'd, that the old name 
 
 It fiefh about me. 
 
 j What twoReuereod ByQaops 
 
 Wctc thole that went on cat h fide of the Queene? 
 
 5 Sial^ky and C<rrds»wv, the one of Winthefter. 
 
 Newly prefen'd from the Kings Secretary i 
 
 The other London, 
 t HeofWmchefler 
 
 Is held no great good louer of the Axchbifhops, 
 
 The vertuous Cranmer, 
 
 3 All the Land knowesthat: 
 
 How euer,y« there is nogreat breach, when it comes 
 £rtrrmg will findc a Fnend will not (htudte from him. 
 
 * Who may that be, I pray you. 
 j Tturtnai Crvmn*lt, 
 
 A roan in much cflcemc with th'Krng, and truly 
 
 A worthy Friend. The King ha'a made him 
 
 Mailer o'thTeweU Houfe, 
 
 And ooe already of the Priuy Cooncell, 
 
 3 He will defcrue more. 
 
 j Yea without all doubr. 
 
 Come Gentlemen, ye (hall go my way, 
 
 Which it to'th Court^nd there ye fhall be my Guefli : 
 Something I can command. As I waike thither. 
 
 He tell ye more. 
 
 Bath. You may command vs Sir. Exeunt. 
 
 Lodg’d in the Abbey j where the reuerend Abbot 
 
 With all his Couem, honourably receiu’d him j 
 
 To whom he gauethefe words, <D Father Abbot, 
 
 An old man. broken with the (forme* of State, 
 
 Is come to lay his weary bones among yes 
 
 Giue him a little earth for Chancy. 
 
 So went to bed ; whereeagetly his fickntffe 
 
 Purfu’d him (fill, and three nights after this, 
 
 About the houre of eight, which he himfrlfe 
 
 Foretold (houtd be his laft, full of Repentance, 
 ConttnuallMeditations Teares,and Sorrowet, 
 
 He gaue his Honors to tne world agen, 
 
 His bleffed part to Heauen,and flept io peace. 
 
 Kaib. So may he reft, 
 
 HisFaults lye gently on him t 
 
 "Yet thus farte Cnfirb, giue meleaoe to fpejke him, 
 
 And yet with Charity. He was a man 
 
 Of an vnbounded ftomacke, cuet tanking 
 
 Htrrsfelfe with Princes. One that by fuggeftion 
 tydeall the Kingdoms. Symonie, tvas hire pla y, 
 
 Hts owne Opinion was his Law. Fih'prefence 
 
 He would fay vntrutha, and be euer double 
 
 Both in hit worda, and meaning. Hewajneuer 
 (But whete he meant to Ruine)pitt.fulL 
 
 HisPromifea, were as he then wa*,Mighty t 
 
 But his performance, as he is now, Nothing t 
 
 Of his owne body he was ill, and gaoe 
 
 The Clergy ill example. 
 
 Gnfr Noble Madams 
 
 Mens eulll manners, liue InBraffe, their Vcrrues 
 
 We write in Water. May it pleafe your Highneffe 
 Toheare me fpeake his good oow > 
 
 Katb. Yes good Griffith, 
 
 I were malicious effe, 
 
 Grif. This Cardinal!, 
 
 Though from an humble Stocke, vndoubtedly 
 
 Was fafhion'd to much Honor. From hisCradle 
 
 He was aSchoiler, and a ripe,and good one 
 
 Exceeding Wife, faiie fpoken.and perfwading : 
 
 Lofty ,and fowte to them that lou'd him noi : 
 
 But, to thofe men that (ought him, fweet as Summer 
 And though he were vnfatisfied in getting, 
 
 (Which was a finne) yet in beftowing,Madam, 
 
 He was mol! Princely ; Euer wicneflc for him 
 Tholetwinrve* of Learning, that he rais'd in you, 
 Jplwich and Oxford j one of which,fell with him, 
 Vnwilling to out-hue the good that did it. 
 
 The other (though vnfiniftt’d) yet foFamous, 
 
 So excellent m Art,and (fill fo fifing. 
 
 That Chnftendom? (hall euer fpeake hi* Vertue. 
 
 His Ooeuhrow.heap’dHappinefle vponhim i 
 
 For then,and not till then, he felt himfelfe, 
 
 And found thcBlefiedncfle of being little. 
 
 And to adde greater Honors to hu Age 
 
 Then man could giue him; he dy’de, fearing God. 
 
 Both. After my death, I wi(h no other Herald, 
 
 Mo other fpeaker of my liuing Aiftions, 
 
 T0 keepe mine Honor, from Corruption, 
 
 But fuels an honed Chronicler iiQrtffrtb. 
 
 Whom I moflhated Liutng,thou haft made mee 
 
 With thyBdigious Truth,and Modeflie, 
 
 (Now in hi* Afhes)Honor Peace be with him. 
 Taiimct, be ftcere me ftill, andfet me lower, 
 
 I haue not long to trouble thee Good Griffith, 
 
 Caufe theMulstians play me that fad note 
 
 I nam'd my Knell ; whil’ftl fit meditating 
 
 x On 
 
 Seen a Secunda. 
 
 Eater Katherine Dooager ,fiekt , lead frruww Qrtffitb, 
 her Cent lemon V /her, and Pm tenet 
 her tfaman. 
 
 'Grif. Hour do's your Grace ? 
 
 ICatb. O Griffith, to death : 
 
 My Leggeslikeloaden Branches bow to'th’Earth, 
 Willing to feaoe their burthen : Reach a Chatte, 
 
 So now (me thinkes) I feele a little eafe. 
 
 DitTrt thou not tell me Gnffrtb, as thoulead'fl mee, 
 
 That the great Guide ofHonot, Cvdintll < "o/fey 
 
 Was dead f 
 
 Gnf. Yes Madam: but I thanke your Grace 
 
 Osh of thepairte you differ'd, gaueno eare too'c. 
 
 Ktsb. Pre'thee good Cjrrffnb, tell me how he dy'de. 
 
 If well, he flep; before rne happily 
 i For rr.y trample. 
 
 Grif. Well, the voyce goCiMadant, 
 
 For a hca the (loot EjtleNorthumberland 
 
 Arrefied him at Yorke, and brought him forward 
 
 As a n.ao forely tainted, to his Anfwet, 
 
 He fell ficke fodamly, and grew fo ill 
 
 He could not fit his Mule. 
 
 JC mb. Alas poore man, 
 
 Onf At Lafl, with eafie Rodes, he came toLelcefter, 
 
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zz6 The Life ofKfng Henry the Eight. 
 
 On that Cocleftiall Harmony I go too. 
 
 Sad and folerwst LMttpcif. 
 
 Crif. She ii afleep: Good wcnc’n^ltt’s fit down quiet, 
 Fc< ftane W6 wake her. Softly .gentle Patience 
 
 ThoL'tfion 
 
 Enter folcmnely tripping one&fri’i another , fixe Per fen ages, 
 clad in white Robes, wearing on their hcades Car lands of 
 bayes.and golden Picards on their faces. Branches ofSoya 
 or Palme in their hands. They fr'fl Conge vnto her, then 
 Dance: and at certaine Changes, thefirjltwo ho/d a (fare 
 
 Cj or land otter her Head, at mhteh the ether fotcre make re - 
 ucrcnd Cur>fits. Then the two that held the Garland t delj- 
 uer the fame to the other reset two ,who oh ferae the fame or¬ 
 der in their Change /, and holding the Garland oner her 
 head. ItTsich done, they dchuer the fame Cjarland to tht 
 lafl two : who Itkewfe obfersst the fame Order, which 
 
 (<J i h were by infiltration)[he makes (tn her Jleepc) fignts df 
 yeieycingf and holdethvp her hands to heanen. Jlndfoyn 
 their Dancing vastilh, carrying the Garland wubthsyu 
 The tJUufickc continues. 
 
 Kath. Spirits of peace, where are ye/ Are ye ail gone 
 And Icaue me heere in wretchedneffe, bthinde y c ? 
 
 Grif. Madam,we are heere. 
 
 Kath, It it not you I call for, 
 
 Saw ye none enter fioce I ilept ? 
 
 Grif. None Madam. 
 
 Kath. No? Saw you not euen now a bleflfed Troope 
 Ionite me to a Banquet, whofe bright face* 
 
 Calf thoufand beames vpon me,Me the Sun? 
 
 They promis’d me eternall HappinelTe, 
 
 And brought me Garlands [Griffith ^which I feele 
 lam not worthy yet to weare : I (hall aflutedly. 
 
 Grtf. 1 am mod toyfull Madam,fuch good dreatnes 
 Poflcfie yout Fancy. 
 
 Kath. BidtheMufickeleaoe, 
 
 They ate harfh and heauy to roe. Mufitke coo fit. 
 
 Paid Do you note 
 
 How much her Grace is alter'd on the fodaine? 
 
 How long her face is dt awne ? How pale (be lookes, 
 
 And of an earthy cold? Marke her eyes ? 
 
 Grif. She is going Wench. Pray.pray. 
 
 Pati. Heaucn comfort her. 
 
 Enter a ijkteffenger. 
 
 Mef. And\ like your Grace'-- 
 
 Kath. You are a fawey Fellow, 
 
 Defense we no more Reuereoce ? 
 
 Grif. You ate too blame. 
 
 Knowing flic will not ioofe her wonted Greatneffe 
 
 To vfe fo rude bchaoioor. Go too,kneele. 
 
 Mef. I humbly do entreat yout Highnefie pardon, 
 
 My hail made me vnmannerly. There is Raying 
 
 A Gentleman fent ftom the King, to fee you. 
 
 K*th, Admit him entrance Griffith. But this Fellow 
 Let me ne refee againe. Exit Meffcng. 
 
 Enter Lord Capuchins. 
 
 Ifmy fight failenot, 
 
 You fhould be Lord Ambaflador from rhe Emperor, 
 
 My Royall Nephew,and your name Capuchstu. 
 
 Cap. Madam rhe fame. YourSeruant. 
 
 Kath. O my Lord, 
 
 The 1 iroci and Titles pow ere alter'd fttangely 
 
 With me, fincefitflyou knew me. 
 
 But i pray you. 
 
 What it your pleafure with roe f 
 
 Cap, Noble Lady, 
 
 Firft mine owne feroice to your Grace, the next 
 
 The Kings requeft,that 1 would vifit you, 
 
 Who greeues much for your weaknefTe,and by me 
 
 Send* you hit Princely Commendations, 
 
 And heartily entreats you take good comfort. 
 
 Kath.O my good Lord, that comfort comet too late, 
 ’Tis like a Patdon after Execution; 
 
 That gentle Phyficke giuen in time,h3d cur’d me: 
 
 But now I am paft all Comforts hcetc,but Prayers. 
 
 How does hit Highnefle ? 
 
 Cap. Madam,in good health. 
 
 Kath. So may he eoet do,and cuct floutifb. 
 
 When ! (hall dwell with Wormet.and my poore name 
 Bamfn d the Kingdome. Patience, U that Letter 
 
 I caus'd you write, yet fent away t 
 
 Pat, No Madam. 
 
 Kath. Sir,! mod humbly pray you to dcliucr 
 
 Tbit to trry Lord the King. 
 
 Cap. Moll willing Madam. 
 
 Kath. In which I haue commended to his goodneffe 
 The Modell of our chalk loues: his y ong daughter. 
 
 The dewes of Hearten fall tbickc in Bjetfings on her, 
 Bcfccching him to glue her vertnous breeding 
 
 She it yong, and ofa Noble model! Nature, 
 
 I hope ihe will deferoe well; and a little 
 
 To loot her for het Mothcrt fake, that lou'd Mm, 
 Heauen knowes how decrely. 
 
 My next poore Petition, 
 
 I s, that his Noble Grace would haue fomr pittie 
 
 Vpon my wretched women, that folong 
 
 Haue follow’d both my Fortunet/auhfully, 
 
 Of which thcreii notone, J dare auow 
 (And now 1 fhould not lye) but willdelertte 
 
 For Vertue,ar>4 1 rue Beaotie of the Soule, 
 
 For honefttejand decent Carriage 
 
 A right good Husband (let him bes Noble) 
 
 And fure thole men are happy tha; fhall haue'em. 
 
 The laft is for my men, they arekbe pooreft, 
 
 (But pouerty could neuer draw 'em from me) 
 
 Tbaf they may haue their wages,duly paid 'em, 
 
 And fomething oner to remember me by. 
 
 If Heauen had pleas’d to haue giuen me longer life 
 
 And ablemearws.we had not pined thus. 
 
 Thefeare the whole Contents, end good my Lord, 
 
 By that you low? the deerefl in this world, 
 
 As you wilh Chriftian peace to foulej departed. 
 
 Stand thefe pootc peoples Fricnd,»nd VTge the King 
 
 To dome this laft right 
 
 Cap. By Heauen 1 will. 
 
 Or let me Ioofe the fafhion ofa man. 
 
 Kath. I thanke you honeft Lord. Remember me 
 
 In all humilitie vnto hn Hightxlfe: 
 
 Say his long trouble now is paffing 
 
 Out of this world. Tell him in death I blefi him 
 (Forfol will) mine eyes grow dimme. Farewell 
 
 My Lord. Griffith farewell. Nay Patience. 
 
 Vou mull notleauemeyet. Jmufttobed, 
 
 C»H in more women. When I am dead,good Wench, 
 Let me be vs’d.wkh Hosier; drew roe ouer 
 
 With Maiden Flower*, that all the world may know 
 fwasachsfte Wife, to my Graue; Embalroe roe , 
 
 Then lay roe forth (although vsquctn’dj^tt like 
 
 A Queene, and Daughter to a King enters* me. 
 
 1 can no more. 
 
 Exeunt leading Katbernw. 
 
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The Life ofK «» t Hmr > tksE ^ ht ‘ “7 
 
 Our Reafcns fayd before him. hath commanded 
 
 Mus Quintus, Scena Trima . 
 
 Inter Cardtrtr TSfo*? *f Wnthefterf Page »uh* Ttrch 
 before bins,met by Sir Thomas Lentil. 
 
 Card. It'i one a clocke Boy,ts'c not. 
 
 “Boy. tt hath ftrooke. 
 
 Card. Thefe fhould be houres for nccefsities, 
 
 Not for delights: Times to repayre our Nature 
 With comforting repoft.and not for vs 
 To wafte thefetimes. Good houre of night Sir Then 
 Whether fo late ? 
 
 Leu. Came you from the King,n»y Lord? 
 
 Gar. 1 did Sir Them* and left him at Pnmeto 
 With the Duke ofSuffolke. 
 
 Leu. 1 muft to him too 
 Before he go to bed. lletakemy leaue. 
 
 Card. Not yet Sir Thomas Ltuell: what's the matter ? 
 t t feemes you are in haft: and ifthere be 
 No gteacoffence belongs too’t.giue your Friend 
 Some touch of your hte bufinafie: Affaires that waike 
 i’As they fay Spirits do) at midnight,haue 
 In them a wilder Nature, then the bufineffe 
 That feekes difpatch by day. 
 
 Leu- MyLord.IIoueyou; 
 
 And durft commend a fecret to your care 
 
 Much waightier then this wotke. The Qu eens in Labor 
 They fay in great Extremity,and fear’d 
 Shee’l with the Labour,end. 
 
 Card. The fruite fhe goes with 
 I pray for heartily, that it may finde 
 Good time,and hue: but for .he Stocke Sir Thomas, 
 
 I w-ifh it grubb'd vp now. 
 
 Leu. Methinkeslcould 
 Cry the Amen, and yet my Conference fayes 
 Shee’s a good Creature, aod fwect-Ladie do’s 
 Deferue out better wifhes. 
 
 Card. BucSir,Sir, 
 
 Heareme Sir Thomas, y’are a Gentleman 
 Ofmineowne way. 1 know you Wife, Religious, 
 
 And let me tell you,ir will ne’rebe well. 
 
 Twill not Sir ThemJU Ltuell, cak t ofme, 
 
 Till Crearner,Cremseel, her two hands, and Ihee 
 Sleepe in their Graues. 
 
 lentil. Now Sir.you fpeake oftwo 
 The moft remark'd TthTCingdome s as for CrtmaeU, 
 Befide that of the leweU-Koufe,ism8ds Matter 
 O’th'Rolles, and the Kings Secretary. Further Sir, 
 Stands in the gap and Trade of moe Preferments, 
 
 With which the Lime willioade him. Th'Archbyfhcp 
 Is the Kings hand,3nd tongue,and who date fpeak 
 Ooe fyllable againfi him ? 
 
 Card. Yes,yes,Sir T hetsuu. 
 
 There ate that Dare, and I my felfehaue ventur'd 
 To fpeake my miode of him : and indeed this day, 
 3ir(l may tell it you)I thinke I haue 
 Incentt the Lords o'th’CounceH, that he is 
 (For fol know he is, they know he is) 
 
 A moft Areh-Heretique.a Peftdenee 
 Thar does info# the Land: with which, they moued 
 Htut broken with the King, whohath fo fatre 
 Giucn care to our Complaint, of his great Grace, 
 
 And Princely Care, fore-feeing thefe fell Mifchicfes, 
 
 VU1 w ... 
 
 To morrow Morning to the Councell Boord 
 He be conuented. He's a ranke weed Sir Thomas, 
 
 And we mull root him out. From your Affaires 
 1 hinder you too long :Good night,Sir Thomas. 
 
 Exit Gardiner and page. 
 
 LeuMzny good nights, my Lord, I reft your feruant, 
 Enter King and Suffolk*. 
 
 King. Charles , I wiU play no more to night. 
 
 My mindes not on’t.you are coo hard for me. 
 
 Suff. Sir, I did neuer win of you before* 
 
 King. But little Charles, 
 
 Nor fhsll not when my Fancies on my play. 
 
 Nfow Leuel, from the Queer:e what is the Nswes. 
 
 Lots. 1 could not perfonaliy deliuer to her 
 What you commanded roe, but by her woman, 
 
 I fent your MefTage.who return’d her thankes 
 In the great’ft humbleneffe, and defil’d your Highneffe 
 Moft heartily to pray for her. 
 
 King. What fay’ft -thou? Ha f 
 To pray for her? What,is fhe crying out ? 
 
 Lett. So faid her woman, and that her fufftance made 
 Aimoft each pang,a death. 
 
 King. Alas good Lady. 
 
 Sff. God fafely quit her of her Burthen, and 
 With gemleTrauaile, to the gladding of 
 Your HighnefTe with an Heire. 
 
 King, 'Tis midnight Charles, 
 
 Pryrhee to bed, and in thy prayres remember 
 T heftate of my poore Queene. Leaue me alone, 
 
 For 1 muft thinke of that, which company 
 Would not be friendly too. 
 
 Suf. I wifh your Htghneffe 
 A quiet night, and my good Miftris will 
 Remember in my Prayers. 
 
 King. Charier good night. Exit 
 
 Well Sir,what followes? 
 
 Enter Sir aCnthcny Demy. 
 
 Den. Sir,I haue brought my Lord cbe Arch-by {hop 
 As you commanded me. 
 
 King. Ha.'Canterbury? 
 
 Den. 1 my good Lord. 
 
 King. 'Tis true: where is he Demy} 
 
 Den. H« attends your Highneffe pleafure, 
 
 King , Bringhimto Vs. 
 
 Leu. This is about that,which the By fhop fpske, 
 
 I am happily come hither. 
 
 Enter Crrunner and Denny. 
 
 King. Auoyd the Gallery. L oust femes to flay 
 
 Ha ? 1 haue faitL Be gone. 
 
 What? , Exetsnt LcueSand Dtmy. 
 
 Cran. I am fearefull: Wherefore frownes he thus ! 
 ’Tis his AfpeftofTerror. All’s not well. 
 
 King. How now my Lord? 
 
 You do defire to know wherefore 
 I fent for you. 
 
 Cran. Itismydutie 
 T’attend yout Highneffe pleafure. 
 
 King. Pray you arife 
 
 My good and gracious Lord ©fCanterburie s 
 Come, you and I muft walke a turne together > 
 
 I haue Newes to tell you. 
 
 Come, come, giue me your band. 
 
 Ah my good Lord, 1 greeueat what I fpeake. 
 
 And am right forrie to repeat what followes. 
 
 1 haue.andmoft vnwiliingly cflate 
 
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2 -iH The Life ofKJrgHenry the Eight. 
 
 Heard many greeuous. Ido fey ny Lord 
 
 Grecucus complaints ofyou; which being confider'd, 
 Haue rnon’d Vs.and our Councell, that you (hall 
 
 This Morning come before vs,where 1 know 
 
 You cannot with fuchfreedome purge your felfe. 
 
 Rut that tiU further Triall, in thofc Charge* 
 
 Which will require your Anfwcr, you mud take 
 
 Your patience to you, and be well contented 
 
 T o make your houfe our T ov/re: y ou ,a Kt ocher of vs 
 
 It fit* we thu* proceed, or elfe no witnefic 
 
 Would come againft you. 
 
 Cran. 1 humbly thanke your Highnefle, 
 
 And am right glad to catch this good occafion 
 
 Mod throughly to be winnowed,where myChaffe 
 
 And Come dull dye afunder. For I know 
 
 There’s none dands voder more calumnious tongues, 
 Then I ray felfe, poore mao. 
 
 King. Stand vp.goodCanterbury, 
 
 Tby Truth, and thy integrity is rooted 
 
 In vs thy Friend. Giuemetny hand, dand rp, 
 Prytheclet'* walke. Now by my Holydame, 
 
 What manner of man are you ? My Lord, 1 look’d 
 
 You would haue gioen me yotir Petition, that 
 
 I (Would haue cane force pames, to bring together 
 
 Your felfe, and your Accufer*, and to haue heard you 
 Without indurance further. 
 
 Cra v. Mod dread Liege, 
 
 The good I dand on, is my Truth and Honedie; 
 
 If they Ihali fade, I with mine Enemies 
 
 Will triumph ore my perfon, which I waighnot. 
 
 Being of chofe Venues vacant, I feare nothing 
 
 What can be faid agaJnd me. 
 
 King. Know you not 
 
 How your date dands i ch*world,with the whole world? 
 Your Enemies are many, and not fmall; their praitifei 
 Mudbeare thefamenroportion.andnoteuer 
 
 The ludiceand the Truth oth’queftion carries 
 
 The dew o’th’Vcrdidl with It ; a: whatesfe 
 
 Might corrupt mindes procure, Kccues as corrupt 
 Tcfweare sgaindyau ; Such things haue bene done. 
 
 You arc Potently oppos'd, and with a Malice 
 
 Of as great Size. Weencyouofbeiterlucke. 
 
 I meant in periur’d Witneffe, then your Mader, 
 WhofeMinifter you are, whiles heere he liu'd 
 
 Vpon this naughty Earth ?Go too, go too. 
 
 You take aPreecpitfbrnolespeof danger. 
 
 And woe your owne deftrudf ion. 
 
 Cran. God,and your Maiedy 
 
 Protefi mine innocence, or I fall into 
 
 The trap is laid for me. 
 
 King. Be of good c heere. 
 
 They (nail no more preualle, then we glue way too : 
 
 Keepe comfort to you,and this Morning fee 
 
 Y ou do appesre before them. If they (hall chance 
 
 In char ging you with matters, to commit you : 
 
 The bell perfwafions to the contrary 
 
 Fade not to vfe, and with wlm vebemencie 
 
 Th’occadon fhall inftru&you. If intreaties 
 
 Will render you no remedy, this Ring 
 
 Dehuer them, and your Appeale to vs 
 
 There make before them. Looke,the goodman weeps : 
 He s honed on mine Honor. Gods bled Mother, 
 
 I fweare he is true-hearted, and a foule 
 
 None better in ny Kingdoms. Get you gone, 
 
 I 0 /?.* 1 haue y° v - Cranmtr. 
 
 He ha’s dtangled his Language in his ceares. 
 
 Enter OUt Lad/, 
 
 Gent, wit bin. Come backe: what meane you ? 
 
 Lady. lie not come backe, the tydings that I bung 
 Will maketr.y boldneffe, manners. New good Angels 
 Fly o’re thy Royal! head .and (hade thy perron 
 
 V nder their blcfled wings. 
 
 Kasg. Now by thylookes 
 lgeflethyMeffage. Is theQueene deliuer’d ? 
 Sayl.andofaboy. 
 
 Lady. 1,1 my Liege, 
 
 And of a louely Boy : theGod of heauen 
 
 Both now,and euer bleffe her :*Tis a Gy tie 
 
 Promifes Boyes heereaftet- Sir,your Queen 
 
 Defire* your Vacation .and to be 
 
 Acquainted with this ft range r; ’tis as like you. 
 
 As Cherry,is to Cherry. 
 
 King. LeutlL 
 
 Lon. Sir. 
 
 King. Giue her an hundred Market, 
 lie to ihe Queene. Exit King. 
 
 Lad/. An hundredMatkes? By this llght,1le ha more. 
 An ordinary Groome is for fuch payment. 
 
 I will haue more,or fcold it out or him. 
 
 Said I for this, the Gyrlewas like to him? lie 
 
 Haue more,or elfe vcfay't : and uow,while’tishor ( 
 
 He put it to the iffue. Exit LadJt. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter Cranmer, jinbbjfbcg of Canterbury. 
 
 Cran. I hope I am not too late,and yet the Gentleman 
 That was fern to me from the Councell, pray’d me 
 
 To make great had. All fad ? What meaues this ? Hoa ? 
 Who waices there ?S ure you know me? 
 
 Enter Keeper. 
 
 Keep. Yes,my Lord i 
 
 But yeti cannot helpeyou. 
 
 Cran. Why? 
 
 Keep. Your Grace mud waighr till you be caird for. 
 Enter Dodor Huts. 
 
 Cran. So. 
 
 Buts. This is a P«re of Malice : I am glad 
 
 I came this way fo happily. The King 
 
 Shall vnderdsnd it prelcntiy. Exit ’Buts 
 
 Cran. TisButi. 
 
 The KingsPhyfitian,as he paft along 
 
 How eamefily he cad his eyes upon me : 
 
 Pray hcauen he found not my dilgrace : for certaine 
 
 This is ofpurpofe laid by fome that hate me, 
 fGod tutne their hearts, I neuer fought chcirmalice) 
 
 To quench mineHcnor; they would (hameto make me 
 Wait elfe at doore s a fellow Councellor 
 *Mong Boyes,Groomes,and Lackey es. 
 
 Bet tbeir pleafures 
 
 Mud be fulfill’d, and I attend with patience. 
 
 Enter tbe King^mdButs t at a Window 
 about. 
 
 Butt. lie (hewyourGrace the (hanged %ht* 
 
 Kcno. What’s that 2totr? 
 
 Buts 
 
The Life of King Hatty the Eight 
 
 "Butts. I thinks your HighnefTe faw this many a day. 
 Kin. Body a me ; where is it f 
 'Butts, There my Lord; 
 
 The high promotion of his Gi ace of Canterbury, 
 
 Who holds his State at dote ’mongft Putfeuancs, 
 
 Pages,and Foot-boyes. 
 
 Kin. Ha / ‘Tis he indeed. 
 
 Is this the Honour they doe one another? 
 
 'Tis well there’s one aboue 'em yet; I had thought 
 They had patted fo much hooefly among etn, 
 
 A.t leaf! good manners; as not thus to fuffer 
 A man oYhisPlacc.and fo necrc our faoour 
 To dance attendance on then Lordfhips pleafures. 
 
 And at the dorc too. like a Pofl With Packets: 
 
 By holy Mary (Buns) there's knauery; 
 
 Let ’em alone, and draw the Cuttaine clofe: 
 
 We (hall heare more anon. 
 
 yi C ounce H Table brought mwubCbayres and S t ooles , and 
 placed vnder the State. Enter Lord Chance Hour, placet 
 btmfelfe at the vpper end of the Table t on the left band: A 
 Scale being left void aboue him, tu for Canterburies Sente, 
 Duie of Suffolk *, Duke of Norfolke, Surrey, Lord Cham- 
 berlame. Got diner, [eat themfelues m Order on each fide. 
 Cromwell at loner end, as Secret ary. 
 
 Chan. Speakeco thebufindfe.M. Sectetaty; 
 
 Why are we met in Councell ? 
 
 Crom. Pleafc your Honours. 
 
 The clnefe caufc conccrnes his Grace of Cantcrbtnj. 
 fiord. Ha'shchadknowledgeof it? 
 
 Crom. Yes. 
 
 Norfi. Who waits there > 
 
 Keep. Without my Noble Lords? 
 
 Card. Yes. 
 
 Keep. My Lord Archbifhop ; 
 
 And ha's done balfe an houre to know your pleafures, 
 Chan, let him come in. 
 
 Keep. Your Grace may enter now. 
 
 Cranmer npprochet the CouncellTable 
 Cban. My good Lord Archbifhop,I'm very forty 
 To fit heere at this prefcnt,and behold 
 That Chayre ftand empty: But we all are men 
 In our owne natures fraile.atsd capable 
 Of our flcfh.few are Angels, out ofwhich frailty 
 And want ofwifedome.you that belt fhould teach vs, 
 Haue mifdemean’d your felfc^indnot a little : 
 
 T oward the King firfl, then his lawes, infilling 
 The wholeRealme,by yourteachiog 8t your Chaplaincs 
 (Tot fowe are inform'd) with new opinions, 
 
 Diucis and dangerous; which areHerefies; 
 
 And not reform'd, may proue pernicious. 
 
 Card. Which Reformation tnuft be fodaine too 
 My Noble Lords; for thofe that tame wild Horns, 
 
 Pace ’em not in their hands to make 'em gentle ; 
 
 But flop their mooches with ftubbornBits & fpurre'ero, 
 
 Till they obey the dunnage. If we fuffer 
 
 Out of our eafineffe and childifbpitty 
 
 To one mans Honour, this contagious fickneffe; 
 
 Farewell all Phyficke: and what followcs then ? 
 
 Commotions, vprores, with a gcncrall Taint 
 
 Of the whole State; as of late dayes our neighbours, 
 
 The vpper Germany can deetely witneffe 
 Yet ftcfhly putted its our memones. 
 
 Cra”. M.y good Loids; Hhherto,in all theProgreffe 
 Both of my Life and Office,I haue labour - d, 
 
 .And with no little fludy, that ruy teaching 
 
 219 
 
 And the ftrong courfe of ray Aurhority, 
 
 Might goe one way .and fafelyjand the end 
 Was euer to doe well: nor is there liuing, 
 
 (I fpeake it with a fingle heart, my Lords) 
 
 A man that more detcfts.more ftitres ag ainft, 
 
 Both in his priuate Conference, and his place, 
 
 Defacers of a publique peace then I doe : 
 
 Pray Heauen the King may neucr find a heart 
 With leffe Alleeeance in it. Meo that make 
 Enuy, and crooked malice, nourifhment; 
 
 Dare bice the beft. 1 doe befeech yout Lordfhips, 
 
 That in this cafe of lufticc, roy Accufers, 
 
 Be what they will, may ftand forth face to face. 
 
 And freely vrge agaioft me 
 Sufi. Nay, my Lord, 
 
 That cannot be; you are a Counfellor, 
 
 And by that vertuc no man dare accufe you. (roent, 
 G.vd. My Lord.becaufe we bauc buboes of more mo- 
 We will be (hort with you. Tis his Highutffe pieafure 
 And our confcnt.for better try all of you, 
 
 Trom hetice you be committed to the Tower, 
 
 Where being but a ptiuatc man againe. 
 
 You (hall know many dare accufe you boldly, 
 
 More then (1 feate) you are prooided for. 
 
 Cron. Ah my good Lord oSwincbefisr : lihankeyou. 
 You are al wayes my good Friend, if your will pafle, 
 
 I (hall bothfiodeyour Lordfhip, lodge and luror, 
 
 You are fo mercifull. 1 fee your end, 
 
 Tis my vndoing. Loue and meekenefle, Lord 
 Become a Churchman, better then Ambition ; 
 
 Win (fraying Soules with modefty againe, 
 
 Caft none away : That I (hall cleeTe my felfe, 
 
 Lay all the weight ye can vpon my patience, 
 
 1 make as little doubt as you doe confidence, 
 
 In doing dayly wrongs. I could fay more. 
 
 But rcuercnce to your calling,makes memodeft. 
 
 Card. My Lord, my Lord, you are aSeflary, 
 
 That’s the plaine truth ; yout painted gloffe difeouers 
 To men that vndcrftand you, words and weakr.efTe. 
 
 (from. My Lotd of lytnchefier, y’are a little, 
 
 By your good fauour.too fharpe;Men foNoble, 
 
 How euer faultly, yet (hould finde refpeiS 
 Tor what they haue betne: ’tis a cruelty, 
 
 To load a falling mau. 
 
 Gard. GoodM. Secretary, 
 
 I cry your Honour mercie; you may worft 
 Of all this Table fay fo. 
 
 Crom. Why my Lord? 
 
 Card. Doe not 1 knowyou for aFauourer 
 Of this new Se£f ? ye are not found. 
 
 Crom. Not found ? 
 
 Gard. Not found I fay. 
 
 Crom. Would you were halfe fo honeft •• 
 
 Mens prayers then would feeke you,not their feares. 
 (fiord. 1 (hall remember this bold Language. 
 
 Crom. Doe. 
 
 Remember your bold life too. 
 
 Cham. This is too much; 
 
 Forbcate for Gsame roy Lords. 
 
 Card. I h3ue dorse- 
 £>ar». And I. 
 
 Cham Then thus for you my Lord, it Hands agreed 
 I take it, by all voyces : That forthwith, 
 
 You be conuaid to th' Tower aPrifoner; 
 
 There to remainc till the Kings further pieafure 
 Be krsowne vrsto vs: are you all agreed Lords. 
 
i 3 0 < ^ je Life of Kjpz Henry the Eight. 
 
 Ail. We are. 
 
 Cran, Is there no other way of mercy, 
 
 £ut I muff needs to ih' Tower my .Lords? 
 
 C*ri. What other. 
 
 Would you cxpc& ? You are ftrangrly uoublefome; 
 
 Let fome o‘ih' Guard be ready there. 
 
 Enter the Guard, 
 
 Cron. For me ? 
 
 Mu ft I got like a T ray tor thither ? 
 
 Gird, Receiue him. 
 
 And fee him fife i th Tovver. 
 
 Cran. Stay good my Lords, 
 
 I haoe a Little yet to fay. Looke there my Lords, 
 
 By venue ofthat Rmg,l take cny caufe 
 
 Out of the gripes of croell men.and giue it 
 
 To a moft Noble Judge,the King my Maifter, 
 
 Cbem. This is the Kings Ring. 
 
 Site. ’Tis no counterfeit. 
 
 Suff. Ts the right Ring.by Heau'n: 1 told ye all. 
 
 When we fiifl put this dangerous ftonea fowling, 
 
 'Twold fall vpon ourGelues. 
 
 Norf. Doe you thmkemy Lords 
 
 The Kmg will fuffer but the tattle finger 
 
 Ofthis man to be vex'd? 
 
 Cham. Tis now too cmaine; 
 
 How much more is his Life m value with him ? 
 
 Would I were fairely out on't. 
 
 Cram My mind g»uc me, 
 
 In feeklng tales and Informations 
 
 A gainft this man.whofe honefty the DioeU 
 
 And his Difciples onely enuy at, 
 
 Ye blew the fire that burnes ye. now haoe at ye. 
 
 Enter Kang {.-owning on 'bem, tabjj bts Seale. 
 
 Gird Dread Soueraigne, 
 
 Howmuchare we bound to Heaoen, 
 
 In dayly thankei; that gaue vs futh a Prince; 
 
 Not onely good and wife, but moft religious: 
 
 One tbit in all obedience, makes the C hurch • 
 
 The chetfe ayme ofhis Honour, and to fVrengthen 
 
 Thai holy duty out of deare refpetft, 
 
 His Royail felfe in Iudgcment comes to heare 
 
 The caufe betwixt her, and this greai offender. 
 
 Km. You were euer good at fodaine Commendations, 
 Bifhop of R/incbefter. Bur know 1 come not 
 
 To beare fuch flattery now, and m my prefence 
 
 They are too tbin,and bafe to hide offences. 
 
 To me you cannot reach. You play the Spantell, 
 
 And thuike with wagging of your tongue to win me: 
 
 But whatfoere thou tak’ft me for; I’m fure 
 
 Thou haft a crucll Nature and a bloody. 
 
 Good man fit downe ; Now let me fee theproudeft 
 
 Hec, that dares moft, but wag his finger at thee. 
 
 Bv all that’s bo!y,he had beticr ftarue. 
 
 Then but on ethinke his place becomes thee not. 
 
 Sur. M?y it plcafe your Grace; 
 
 Km NoSir.lt doe'snot plcafe me, 
 
 I had thought, I hsd had men of fome vnderflanding. 
 
 And wifedome of my CounceU; but 1 finde none : 
 
 W#s it difcTCtion Lords,to let this man. 
 
 This good ir an (few of you deferue that Title) 
 
 Thu botveft man,wait like a lowfieFoot-boy 
 ,M Chamber dote? and one, as great as you are? 
 
 Why,what a fhjme was this ? Did my Commiflion 
 
 Bid ye fo far forget your fellies ? I ,j*ue ye 
 
 Power,as he was aCounfellour to try him. 
 
 Not as a Grooms • There’s foroe of ye, I fee 
 
 More out of Malice then Integrity, 
 
 Would tryt him to cht vtmoft.had ye meane, 
 
 Which ye (hall neuer blue while I hue. 
 
 Cbm. Thus farre 
 
 My moft dread Soueraigne, may h like your Grace, 
 
 To let my tongue exnife all. What waspurpos d 
 Concerning his Imprironment,was rather 
 (If there be faith in men) meant for his Tryall. 
 
 And faire purgation to the world then malice. 
 
 Ten fure in me. 
 
 Xjd. Well,well n*y Lords refpctft him. 
 
 Take him,and vfe him well; hec s worthy of It, 
 
 1 will fay thus much for him, if a Prmce 
 
 May be beholding to a Subiefl ; I 
 
 Am for his loueand feruice, foto him. 
 
 Make me no mote adoe,but all embrace him; 
 
 Be friends foi frame my lords : My Lord of Canterbury 
 
 I haue a Suite which you muAnot deny mee. 
 
 That is,a faire young Maid that yet wants Baptifme, 
 
 You muft be Godfather,and anfwcre for her. 
 
 Cran. 1 he greateft Monarch now aliuc may glory 
 
 In fuch an honour; how may I deferue it, 
 
 TTiar am a poors and humble Sobiedl to you ? 
 
 A. m. Come, come my Lord,you d fpare your fpoonet) 
 You fhall baue two noble Partners with you: tbe ok) 
 Ducheffe of NerfoBct, and Lady MarquefTt Dorfn ? will 
 thefe plcafe you ? 
 
 Once more my Lord of tt’inchefar, I charge you 
 Embrace,and loue this man. 
 
 Gtrrd. With a true heart, 
 
 And Brother; loue 1 doe it. 
 
 Cran. And let Heaucn 
 
 Wnnefle how deare, 1 hold this Confirmation, (hearts, 
 A/o. Good Man, thofe loyfull teares frew thy true 
 The common voy ce I fee is verified 
 
 Of thee, which fayes thus : Doe cny Lord of Canterbury 
 
 A frrewd tumr, and bee's your friend for ruet : 
 
 Come Lords,we trifle time away : 1 long 
 
 T o haue this young one made a Chriftian. 
 
 As I haue made ye one Lords.one temaioe: 
 
 So I grow ftronger,you moreHonour game. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Tertia. 
 
 No) ft and Tumult wahmi Enter Farter and 
 bit man. 
 
 Port. You’I leaoe your noyfe anon ye Rafeals : doe 
 you take the Court for Parifh Garden; ye rude Sfeues, 
 leaue your gaping; 
 
 tPTrben. Good Ml Porter I belong to tb' Larder- 
 Fart .Belong to th Gallcwes, and be bang'd ye Rogue: 
 la this a place to roare in ? Fetch me a dozen Crab-tree 
 ft sues, 3od ftrong ones ; thefe are but Twitches to 'em i 
 
 I le fcracch your heads t you muft be feeing Chriftenings? 
 Do you looke for Ale, and Cakes heere, you rude 
 Raskalls ? 
 
 Afar.. Pray Sir be patient; 'tis as much impoffible. 
 VnlefTe wee fweepe ’em from the dore with Cannons, 
 
 To fcatter’em, as ’tis to make'em fleepe 
 
 On May-day Morning.which will neuer bet 
 
 We may as vvellpufh a gainft povslesas ftitre’ero. 
 
 Par. How got they in,and be hang’d ? 
 
 Man . 
 
The Life cfK^ing Henry the Eight, z% I 
 
 Man. Alas I Isoow not,how gets the TkIc in ? 
 
 As much as or.efound Cudgel! of foure foote, 
 
 (Voo fee the pocre remainder) could diflr.buse, 
 
 1 made no fpare Sir. 
 
 Peri. You did nothing Sir. 
 
 Mm, I am not S amp fon,not Sir (fay, nor Colcbrand, 
 
 To mow 'em dcwr.e before met but if I (par'd any 
 
 That had a head to hit, either young or old. 
 
 He or fhee, Cuckold or Cuckold-maker: 
 
 Let me ne’tc hope to fee a Chine sgiuie, 
 
 And that I would not for s Cow, God fauc her, 
 
 V'ithm. Do you heare M. Porter ? 
 
 Part. I fhaMbewithyouptefently, good M Poppy, 
 Keepe the doredofc Sirha. • 
 
 Mm. What wouid you haue me doe ? 
 
 Par. What (hould you doe. 
 
 But knock ’em downeby th' dozens? Is this More fields 
 to owller in ? Or haue wee fome ftrange Indian with the 
 great Tack, come to Court, the women fo befiege »*? 
 BlefTe me,what a fry of Fornication is at dote f On my 
 Chriftian Confcicnce this one Chriftening will beget a 
 thoufand, here will bee Father, God-father, and all to¬ 
 gether. 
 
 Alan. The Spooncs will be the bigger Sir. There is 
 a fellow fomewhat necre thedoore, helhould be a Brafi- 
 er by his face,for o’my confcience twenty of the Dog- 
 dayes now reignetn'sNofc; all that flanJ about him arc 
 voder the Line, they need no other pcnnance i that Fire- 
 Dukedid I hit three times on the head, and three times 
 vv35 his Nofe difeharged againft mee; hee Hands there 
 like a Mortcr-piece to blow vs- There was a Habbetda- 
 Ihers Wife of fmall wit, neere him, that rail'd vpon me, 
 till her pinck'd porrenger fell off her head, for kindling 
 fuch a combcfiion in the State. 1 mill the Meteor once, 
 and hit that Woman, who cryed out Ciubbes, when I 
 might fee from far’re, fome forty Trunchconers draw to 
 her fuccour, which were the hope o'th’ Strond where (he 
 was quartered; they fell on, I made good my place; at 
 length they came to th’ brootue (laffe to me, I defide ’em 
 ftil.when fodair.lya File ofBoyes behind’em,loofe (hot, 
 deliuer’d fuch a fihowreof Pibbles, that I was fame to 
 draw mine Honour in, and let ’em win the Woike, the 
 Diucil was amongft ’em ! rhinke furely. 
 
 Par. Thefe are the youths that thunder at a Playhoufe, 
 and fight for bitten Apples, that no Audience but the 
 tribulation of Tower Hill, orthe Limbcsof Litnchoufe, 
 their dcare Brothers are able to endure. I haue fome of 
 ’em in Limbo Vatram, and there they are like to dance 
 thefe three dayes, befides the tunning Banquet of two 
 Bodies,that is to come. 
 
 Enter Lord Chamberlain?. 
 
 Clfism. Mercy o’me i whst a Multitude are heere > 
 They grow Hill too; from all Parts they are comroing. 
 
 As ir we kept a Faire heere? Wheteare thefe Porters? 
 Thefe lazy knaues f Ylisuc made a fine band fellowes ? 
 Tneres a trim rabble let in: are ell thefe 
 
 Your faiihfull friends o'th'Soburbs? We Hull baus 
 
 Great ftore ofrcome no doubt, left for the Ladies, 
 
 When they pefle bac'se from the Chriftening? 
 
 Per. And’t pleafe your Honour, 
 
 We ate but men;and what fo many may doe. 
 
 Not being tome a pieces, we haue done : 
 
 An Army cannot rule’em. 
 
 Cham. As I line, 
 
 If the King blame me fort) lie lay ye all 
 
 By th’hocles, and fodainlytand on your heads 
 
 Clap round Fines fornegleci: y'arelazy knaaes 
 
 Arid heere ye lye baiting of Bombards, when * 
 
 Y« (Houlddoe6eruice, Harkethe Trumpets found, 
 Th'arecome already from the Chriftening, 
 
 Go fcreake among the preafle, and finde away out 
 
 To let tbcTtcopepsffefairely; ot Ilefinds 
 
 A Marfhallfey, (hall hold ye play thefe two Monthej, 
 
 Per Make way there, for the Princefie. 
 
 Man. You great fellow. 
 
 Stand clofe vp, or 1 le make ycor head ake. 
 
 Par. You I’lh’Chamblet.get vp o’th’raile, . 
 
 I le pecke y ou o’te the pales elfe. Exenrt. 
 
 Scena Quart a. 
 
 Enter Tr-amfct s founding r Then tvo Aldarm?n,L. Motor, 
 Carter, Crammer. Duke of Mcrfol^t with bu Marjbah 
 Staff?, Cube of Suffolk?, two Noblemen, be sung great 
 Jlaudit,g 'Sew/rt for the Ckrtflemug Cuifit; Then (stare 
 N dictum bearing a (fanefy, vntbr which the Daukejfe sf 
 Norfolk,e, Godmother, bearing the Cbi/de richly bdttedm 
 a Alanile, &c. Train? borne by a Lady, Thru foilowei 
 the blarthrcneffe Dorfet , the other (godmother, and Lc - 
 dies. The 7 roope gaffe once about the Stage, end Car¬ 
 ter fgeeket. 
 
 Cart. Heauen 
 
 Fromthy cndlefle goodneffe, fend profperouslife. 
 
 Long and cuer happie, to the high and Mighty 
 
 Pnncefle of England bliuabetb. 
 
 Floortfh. Enter King end Guard. 
 
 Cran. And to your Royall Grace, & the good Queen, 
 My Noble Partners, and my fclfe thus pray 
 
 Ali comfort, ioy in this mod gracious Lady, 
 
 Heauen cuer laid vp to make Porents happy. 
 
 May hoards fall vpon ye. 
 
 Kin. Thanke you good Lord Archbifhop: 
 
 What is her Nam® f 
 
 Cram SUxodeth, 
 
 « Km. Stand vp Lord, 
 
 With this Kifle, take my Blcffing •• God prttc$ thcf» 
 Into whole hand, I giue thy Life, 
 
 Cran. adnmt. 
 
 Kin. My Noble Gfcfisp*,y'haue beens too Prodigal!; 
 
 I thanke ye heartily t So (Kail this Lady, 
 
 When (he ha’s fo much EngUfh. 
 
 Cran. Let me fpeakeSir, 
 
 For Heauen now bids me; and the words I vner. 
 
 Let no»c chinke Flattery; for rhey’l fiode'efti Trush. 
 
 This Royail Infant,Heauen fhll moue about her; 
 
 Though in her Cradle; yet nowpromiles 
 
 Vpon this Land a thoufand ihcufancLBltlfiogs, 
 
 Which Time (hallbring toripenefte : Shefhallbes 
 fBut few now liuing can behold that goodneffe) 
 
 A Pscterneto all Princes lining with her, 
 
 And all that (hall fucceed: Saba was neuer 
 
 More couetous ofWifedotns,and fiaire Verras 
 
 Then this pure Soule fhall be. All Princely Graces 
 
 That mould vp fnch o mighty Piece as this k, 
 
 With all the Venues that attend the good. 
 
 Shall Hill be doubled ©n her. Truth (ball Ntarfe her. 
 
 Holy 
 
2 31 The Life oj King Henry the Eight. 
 
 Holy and Heaucnly thought! dill Counfell her. 
 
 She (hall be lou’d and fear’d. Her owne fhall bluff* berj 
 Her Foes fhake like a Field of beaten Corne, 
 
 And hang their heads with forrow . 
 
 Good growes with her 
 
 In her dayes, Euery Man fhall eate in fafetv, 
 
 Vnder hisowne Vme what he planes; and hng 
 The merry S.ong» of Peace to all his Neighbours. 
 
 God fhall be trutly k'nowne, and thofe about her, 
 
 From heT fhall read theperfedl way ofHonoui. 
 
 And by thofe clatme their greatneflejnot by Blood. 
 
 Nor fhall this peace fleepe with het: But as when 
 The Bird of Wonder dyes, the Mayden Phoenix, 
 
 Her Afhes new create another Hcyre , 
 
 As great in admiration as her felfe. 
 
 So (hall fhe leaue her BlefTednefTe toOne, 
 
 (When Heauen fhal call her from this clowd of darknes) 
 Who,from ihe facred Afhes of her Honour 
 Shall Star-like rife,as great in fame as (he was, 
 
 And fo Band fix'd. Peace, Plenty.Loue, Truth, Terror, 
 That werethe Seruants to thischofen Infant, 
 
 Shall then be his, and like a Vine grow to him ; 
 
 Where euer the bright Sunne of Heaoen fhall fhme, 
 
 His Honour,and the greatneffe ofhis Name, 
 
 Shall be,and make new Nations. He (hail flourifh, 
 
 And like a Mouncame Cedar, reach his branches, 
 
 To all the Plaines about him: Our Childrens Children 
 Shall fee this,and bleffe Heauen. 
 
 Km. Thou fpeakeft wonders. 
 
 Cron. She fhall be to the happineffe of England. 
 
 An aged PrincefTe ; many dayes fhall feeher, 
 
 And yet no day without a deed toCrowne it. 
 
 W ould 1 had knowne no more : But fhe mu A dy«, 
 
 She muff, the Saints mud haueher; yet a Virgin, 
 
 A mod vnfpotted Lilly fhall fhepaffe 
 
 Toth ground, and all the World (hall mourn* her. 
 
 Km. O Lord Archbifhop 
 Thou haft made me now a man, neuer before 
 This happy Child, did 1 get any thing. 
 
 This Oracle of comfort, has fo pleas’d me, 
 
 That when I am in Heauen, 1 (hall deftre 
 To fee what this Child does, and praife my Maker. 
 
 I thanke ye all. To you my good Lord Maior, 
 
 And you good Brethren, I am much beholding • 
 
 I haue receiu d much Honour by your prefence 
 And ye fhall find me thankfull. lead the way Lords 
 Ye mud all fee theQueene, and (he muft thanke ye,’ 
 She will be fickc els. This day, no man thinkc 
 'Has bufmeffc at his houfe; for all fhall flay; 
 
 This Little-One fhall make it Holy-day. Exeunt. 
 
 The 
 
 T it ten to one, thu Play can never pleafe 
 
 ABtbot are beere Some come to take tbetr cafe, 
 And fleepe an A ff or two ; but tbofj we ftare 
 MS'have frighted with oter Ttemper t fo tit clean. 
 They I fay tv naught. Other t to heart tbe C ily 
 Abut d extrtamly.and to cry that'i wittj, 
 
 H'bich wee have not done neither-, that lfeare 
 
 E P I L O G V E. 
 
 A 0 the repelled good w’are hit to heart, 
 for thu Ploy at thti time , u oncly m 
 The merciful con fir nil ton of good women. 
 
 For fnch a one we Ibew'd em. If they fault. 
 And fay twill doe-, / I’now withm a while, 
 j4fl the heft mm a'e oter >; for'til iH hap, 
 
 If they hold, when tbetr Lathe ibid 'em clap 
 
 FINIS. 
 
The Prologue. 
 
 I Ntroy there lyes the Scene : From lies of Greece 
 The Princes QrgiCouf, their high blood chaf'd 
 l-hjue to the Fort of Athens frit theirJhippts 
 fraught with the minifrrs and mfruments 
 Of erne l! Warn : Sixty and nine that wore 
 Tb»tr frewnets fregalljrom th'Men,an bay 
 Fut forth toward Phrygia, and their ryoTO is made 
 To raufacke Troy ^ithm whofefrong emwres 
 The ranifh’d Helen, Menelaus Queene, 
 
 With wanton Paris Jleepes, and that’s the QuarreU. 
 To Ttnedos they come, 
 
 And the Jeepe- drawing Parke do there dtfgorge 
 Their it ar like fr outage : now on Vardan flames 
 Tie frejh and yet njnlruifed Greekes do pitch 
 Their braue Pavilion.Prizmsfix-gated Qty, . 
 Dardan and Timbria, Hellas,Chetas, Troien. 
 And Antcnonidus T kith mafsieStaples 
 And correjponjiue and fulfilling Volts 
 Stirre 'Vp the Sonnes of Troy, 
 frlolb Expectation tickling skittifh [pints. 
 
 On one and other fide, Troian and Greeke, 
 
 Sets all on hazard And hither am J come , 
 
 A Prologue arm’d, but not in confidence 
 Of Authors pen, or ASlors '»eyce ; but fuited 
 jn like conditions, as our Argument, 
 
 To tell you (fatre Beholders) that our Play 
 Leapes ore the njaunt and firJUmgs of thofe broyles, 
 Peginning in the middle .flar ting thence <0 bay. 
 
 To what may be dtgefied in a Play: 
 
 Ltkje, or f.nde fault , do as your pleafures are, 
 
 ?fyw 'Z'Ood.or bad, 'tis but the chance of Wor re. 
 
THE TRAGEDIE OF 
 
 froyius and Crefsida. 
 
 /$3us Trimus. Sccena c Prima. 
 
 Enter Pandarut end Trayftu. 
 
 Troylut. 
 
 All here my VarUt ,1 le vnarme agame. 
 
 Why fhould I wane without the wals of Troy 
 That findc foch cruell battel) her* within ? 
 
 Each Troian that » miftfl of his heart. 
 
 Let him to held, Troylm alas hath none. 
 
 Pat. W'H this geerenerc be mended ? 
 
 Troy.The Greeks ate ftrong.St skilful 10 their ftrength, 
 Fierce to their skill,and to their fierceneffe Valiant: 
 
 Burl am weaker then s womans teare ; 
 
 Tamer then fleepe.fonder then ignorance; 
 
 LefTe valiant then the Virgin in the night! 
 
 And skilleffe as vnpraftit'd Jnfancte. 
 
 Pan. Well, Ihauetold yot: itnough ofthis: For my 
 an, lie not meddle nor make no farther. Hee that will 
 bauc a Cake out of the Wheats, rouft needea tarry the 
 grinding. 
 
 Troj. Haue I not tamed > 
 
 Fan. 1 the grinding . but you rouft tarry the bolting. 
 Trey. Haue I not tarried ? 
 
 Pan. 1 the boulting; but you mud tarry the leau'ing. 
 Troy Still haue l tarried. 
 
 Pan. 1, tothe leauening ; but heerea yet in the word 
 ■sereafter, the Kneading, the making of the Cake, the 
 Heating of the Ouen, and the Baking; nay, you muft (lay 
 theeooling zoo,or you may chance to bumeyour lips. 
 
 Troy. Patience her felfe, what GoddelTe ere file be. 
 Doth leffer blench at fufferance.then 1 doe: 
 
 At Pr tarn Roy a I! Table doe I fit t 
 And whenfairc CreJJtd comes into my thoughts, 
 So(Traitor) then (he comes, when fhe is thence 
 pan Well. 
 
 She look'd ycftermght fairer.then ruer I faw her looke, 
 Or any woman effe 
 
 Troj. ] was about to tell thee,when my heart, 
 
 As wedged with a figh,would riue in ewame, 
 
 Leaft Hettor.ot my Father fhoold perceiue me: 
 
 1 haue (as when rhe Surtne doth light a-fcorne) 
 
 Buried this figh,m wrinkle of a fmiie: 
 
 But fonow.thit is couch'd in Teeming gladneffe. 
 
 Is like that mirth.Fate tufnesto fudden fsdoeffe. 
 
 Pan And her haire were not fomewhat darker then 
 Helots , well go too, there wereno more companfon be- 
 rwccr.c tbe Women. But for my part fhe is my Kinfwo- 
 man, ] wosild not (as they tcarme u) pratfe it,but 1 wold 
 
 feme-body bad heard her talke yefterday as 1 did: 1 will 
 
 not difpraifeyour fifter Cajfattdrat wit, but__ 
 
 Trey. Oh Pandarne * 1 1 tell thee Pandoras j 
 When J doe tell thee, there my hopes lye drown'd : 
 Reply not in how many Fadoraes deepe 
 They lye tndrench'd. I tell thee, T am mad 
 !n Crrfjldi loue. Thou snfwer'H fhe it Faire, 
 
 Po wr'ft in the open Vlcer of my heart 
 Her Eyes.her Haue.her Cheeke.her Gate,her Voice, 
 Handled in thy difeourfe. O that her Hand 
 (In whole comparifon.all whites are Jnke) 
 
 Writing their owne reproach ; to whofe foft feizure, 
 TheCignets Downc is harfh.and fpirn of Senf* 
 
 Hard as the paJme of Plough-man. This thou tel'ft me; 
 As True thou tel'ft me when I fay I loue het .• 
 
 But faying thui.lnftead ofOyle and Balme, 
 
 Thou lai’ft in eoery gafh that loue hath giuenme, 
 
 The Knife that made it. 
 
 Pan. J fpeake no more then truth. 
 
 1 roy Thou do’ft not fpeake fo much. 
 
 Pan Faith, lie not meddlem't: Let her be as fhee Is, 
 if fhe be faire, tis the better for her. and&ebe not, (be 
 ha‘s the mends in her owne hands. 
 
 Troy. Good Pandar-at : How now Vendors* l 
 Pan. I haue had my Labour for my trauell.ill thought 
 on of her,and ill thought on of you, Gone betweene and 
 berweene.but fmall thankesforrny labour. 
 
 Troy. What art thou angry Pandoras) what with me) 
 Pan. Becaufc fhe's Kinnetome, therefore fhee’s not 
 fo faire as Helm, and fhe were not kin to me, fhe would 
 bear faire on Friday, as Helen is on Sunday. But what 
 care I f I care not and fhe were a Black-a Moore, trs all 
 one to me. 
 
 Troy. Say I fhe is not faire? 
 
 Troy. I doe not rare whether you doe <w no, Shoe's a 
 Foole to flay behind? her Father: Let ber to tbe Greeks, 
 and fo lie ceil her the nest time 1 fee her . foi my part, lie 
 meddle nor make no more Dh'inacter 
 Troy. Pandjru! t p„, Not L 
 
 Troy. Sweete Panda us. 
 
 Pan. Pray you fpeake no more to me, 1 will leaue all 
 as 1 found it,and there an end. Exit Pond. 
 
 Sound Alcrrum 
 
 7>#.Peace you vngraciotjsClamorj .peace rude founds, 
 Fooles on both Helen muft needs be faire, 
 
 When with your blcud you daily paint her thus. 
 
 I cannot fight vpon this Argument: 
 
 It 
 
The Tragedie of Troy Ins and (jrefsida. 
 
 79 
 
 fti» too ftiru'd a fubiedt for my Sword, 
 
 of,hath euer (ince kept Heitor fading and waking. 
 
 Enter Pander set. 
 
 Bji paadanu . O Gods ! How do you plague me > 
 
 1 cannot come to Crrjfui but by Pa ndar , 
 
 And he's as teachy to be woo'd to woe, 
 
 As fhe is ftubborne,chaft .againft all fuite. 
 
 Tell me Apollo (or shy Daphnes Loue 
 What CVr/7*<f is,what Pander ye nd what we : 
 
 Hec bed is India, there (he lies.a Pearle, 
 
 Between out iliuin,and where fhee recides 
 Let ts be cald the wild and wandring flood , 
 
 Outfelfc the Merchint.snd this fayling Pa"d*r, 
 
 Our doubtfull hope,our conuoy and our Barke* 
 
 Alarum. Enter %/£neat. 
 
 t^ne. How now Prince Troylut! 
 
 Wherefore not a field ? 
 
 Trey. Becaufe not there; this womans anfwet fotts. 
 For womamfh it is to be from thence: 
 
 What newer o./£n;ae from the field to day ? 
 i/Ene. That Parts is returned home.and hurr, 
 
 Troy. By whom *AEncxs ? 
 
 %/£ne. Troy Isa by AlcneUtta. 
 
 Troy. Let Parts bleed,'tis but a fear to fcorne. 
 
 Parts is gor’d with Mene lasts home. s.llarum , 
 
 v£nc. Hatke what good fport isoutofTownetoday. 
 Troy. Better at home,if would I might were may : 
 
 But to thafport abroad.are you bound thithet ? 
 o/£ne. In all fwift haft. 
 
 T T »J- Come goe wee then rogither. Exeunt, 
 
 Enter Creffdand her man. 
 
 Cre. Who were thofe wens by ? 
 
 Man. Queene Hecuba, and He Hen. 
 
 Cre. And whether go they ? 
 
 Man. Vp to the Eafterne Tower, 
 
 Whofe height commands as fubietft all the s iile» 
 
 To fee the battell: Heitor whofe pacience. 
 
 Is as a Vertue fixt.to day was mou’d. 
 
 He chides Andromache and ftrookehis Armorer, 
 
 And like as there were husbandry in Warre 
 Before the Sonne rofc,hee was hatneft ly te, 
 
 And to the field goe’s he; where euery flower 
 Did as a Prophet weepe what it forfaw. 
 
 In Hectors wrath. 
 
 Cre. What was his caufe of anger? 
 
 Man. The noife goe $ this; 
 
 There is among the Greekes, 
 
 A Lord of Troian blood.Nephew to Heitor, 
 
 They call him Asax. 
 
 Cr». Good; and what ofhim ? 
 
 Man. They fay heisa very man perfe and ftandsalone. 
 Crt. So do all men, vnlcffc they arc drunke, ficke.or 
 hauenolrgges. 
 
 Man. This man Lady.hatb rob'd many beafts of their 
 particular addirions.he is as valiant as the Lyon.churlifh 
 as the Beare, flow as the Elephant: a man into whom 
 nature hath fo crowded humors,that his valour iscruftit 
 into folly, his folly fauced with diferetion : there isno 
 man hath a venue, that he hath not a glimpfeof, nor a- 
 nv man an attaint, but he carries fomc flame of it. He is 
 melancholy without caufe,and merry againft thehaire, 
 hce hath the toynts of euery thing, but euery thing fo 
 outotioynt, that hce is a gowtie^»»«re»«, many hands 
 and no vfe; or purblinded Argut, all eyes and no fight. 
 
 Cre. But how fhould this man that makes me fmile, 
 make //rf?or angry? 
 
 Man. They fay heycflerday cop'd Heitor in the bat¬ 
 tell and ftroke him 3owne.the difdaind 8t (hame whete- 
 
 Cre. Who comes here < 
 
 Man. Madam your Vnc! tpandarn 
 Cre. Heitors a gallant man. 
 
 Man. As may be in the world Lady. 
 
 Pan . What’s tbatjwhat's that ? 
 
 Cre. Good morrow Vncte Pandarut. 
 
 Pan. Good morrow Cozen Crefid-.mhzt do you talke 
 oOgood morrow Alexander, how do you Cozen ? when 
 were you at Illiumr 
 
 Cre. This morning Vnde. 
 
 Pan. What were you talking ofw hen I came? Was 
 Heitor arm’d and gonere yea came to l]Uom? HelUn was 
 oot vp ? was (he ? 
 
 Cre. Heitor was gone but He Hen w is not vp ? 
 
 Pan. E’ene Co;Heitor was ftimng early. 
 
 C Te - That were we talking of»nd of ms anger. 
 
 Pan. Was he angry? 
 
 Cre. So he faicj here. 
 
 Pan True he was fo; I know the caufe too, heele lay 
 about him to day 1 can tell them that,and there's Troylut 
 will not come farre behind him. let them ukeheedeof 
 Troyhes ; 1 can tell them that too. 
 
 Cre. What is he angry too ? 
 
 Pan .Who Troy lut i 
 Troylut is the better man of the two. 
 
 Cre. Oh lupiter-yhete's no companfoh. 
 
 Pan. What not bet weene Troy/iet and Heller ? do you 
 know a man ifyou fee him i 
 
 Cre. I.if I euer faw him before and knew him. 
 
 Pan . Well I fay Troylut is Troy/ttt. 
 
 Cre. Then you fay as I fay - . 
 
 For I am fore he is not Heitor. 
 
 Pan. No not Heitor is not Trcyltu in I’ome degrees. 
 Cre. Tis iuft,to each of them he is himfelfc. 
 
 Pin. HimfeJfe?a!as poorc Troylut 1 would he were. 
 Cre. So he is. 
 
 Pan. Condition I had gone bare-foote to India. 
 
 Cre. He is not Hector 
 
 Pan. Himfelfe ? nor hce's not himfeIfe,svould a were 
 himfelfetwell, the Gods are aboue, time muft friend or 
 endswf(l7><y/<MW«li, I would my heart were in her bo¬ 
 dy; no,Heitor is not abetter man then Troylut. 
 
 C r e. Escufeme. 
 
 Pen. He is elder. 
 
 Cre. Pardon me, pardon me. 
 
 Pan. Th'othets not come too'r, you fhal! tell me ano¬ 
 ther tale when th’othets come too’t: Heitor fhall not 
 haue hts will this yeare. 
 
 Cre. He fhall not ncede it if he haue his owne. 
 
 Pan. Nor his qualities. 
 
 Cre. No matter. 
 
 Pan. Not hisbeauiie. 
 
 Cre. Twould not become him,his own’s better. 
 
 Pan. You haue no lodgement Ncece; Hetlen het felfe 
 fworeth’othcrday thar Trey/w/forabrownc fauour^for 
 Co 'tis I muft confeffe ) not bto wne neither. 
 
 Cre. No,butbrownc. 
 
 Parr. Faith to fay truth.browne and not browne 
 C^e. To fay the truth .true and not true 
 Pen. She prais’d his complexion aboue Peru, 
 
 Cre. Why Parer hath coiout lnqugh. 
 
 Pan So he has. 
 
 Cre. Then Trojlas should haue too muchpffhe prasi’d 
 him aboue, his complexion is higher ihcn hij.he hailing 
 
 colour 
 
2 o The Tragedis oj Trqylus and Qefsida. 
 
 colour enough, and the other higher, is coo flaming a 
 
 praife for a good complexion,I had a* lieue Helium gol¬ 
 den tongue had commended Troyltu for a copper nofe. 
 
 Pan. I fweare to you, 
 
 1 thinke He He a loucs him better then Paris. 
 
 Cre. Then fhec's a merry Greeke indeed. 
 
 je». N ay I am fore fbe does.fhe came to him th’other 
 day into the compaft window,and you know he h3s not 
 part three or foure haires on hi s chmne. 
 
 Cref. Indeed a Tapflrrs Arithmetiquc may foone 
 bring his particulars therein,to a totall. 
 
 Pond. Why he is very yong, and yet will he within 
 three pound lift as much as his bt other Heitor. 
 
 Cref. Js he is fo youngs man,and fo old a lifter ? 
 
 Pan. But to prooue to you that Hellers ioues him.fhe 
 came and puts me her white hand to hisclouen chin. 
 
 Cref /xuohauc mcrcy,how came it douen ? 
 
 Pan. Why,you know *tis dimpled, 
 
 1 thmkc his fmyiing becomes hurt better then any man 
 in all Phrtgia. 
 
 Cre. Oh he fmiles valiantly. 
 
 Pan. Dooesheenot? 
 
 Cre . Oh yes,and’iwere a clow’d in jiutumne. 
 
 Pan Why go to then,but to proue to you that He Hen 
 loots Troy hit. 
 
 C f e. Troylus wil (land to thee 
 
 Proofe ,i{ youle prooue it fo. 
 
 Pan. Troyltul why he efteemes her no more then I e- 
 fteeme an addle egge. 
 
 Cre. Ifyou louc an addlecgge as well asyou loue an 
 •die head,you would eate chickens i’ch’fhell. 
 
 Pan. I cannot chufe but laugh to thinkc how fhe tick¬ 
 led his chin,indecd (heehas a marucl’s white hand J muft 
 needs confcffc. 
 
 Cre. Without the racke. 
 
 Pan. Andfhee takes vpon her to fpiea white haire on 
 nischinne. 
 
 C Ye - A las poorc chin? many a wart is richer. 
 
 Pond. But there was fuch laughing, Queene Hecuha 
 Uughi that her eyes ran ore. 
 
 Cre. With Milflones. 
 
 Pan. And Cajfsndre laughr. 
 
 Cre. But there was more temperate fire voder the pot 
 of her eyes : did her eves run ore to of 
 
 Pan. And Heitor laught. 
 
 Cre. At what was all this laughing? 
 
 Pend. Marry at the white haire that //cUmt fpied on 
 TroyUs chin. 
 
 Cref. And ttud beenea greene haire, I fbould haue 
 laught too. 
 
 Pond. They laught not fo much at the baire,aj at his 
 pretty anfwere. 
 
 Cre. What was his anfwere t 
 
 Pan. Quoth fhce,hecte’s but two and fifty baires on 
 your chinnejand one of them is white. 
 
 Cre. This is her queftion. 
 
 Pond That’s true,make no queflion oftbat, two and 
 fiftie haires quoth bee,and one white,that white haire is 
 my Father, and all the reft are his Sonnes. Uptter quoth 
 fhc.which of thefe haires is Paris my husband ? The for- 
 ked one quoth he, pluckt out and giue it him : but there 
 was fuch laughing, and Hellsn fo blufhc, rndParisfo 
 chaft.and all the reft fo laught, that it part. 
 
 Cre. So let it now. 
 
 For is has beenea great while going by. 
 
 Pan, Well Cozen, 
 
 I tcid you a thing yeflerday/hink on’r. 
 
 Cre. So 1 docs. 
 
 Pond. Jlebefworne Yu true, he will weepe you 
 arshwere a man borne i/> April!. Soundaretreare. 
 
 Cref. And He fpring vp in his teares,an’twere a nettle 
 
 againft M3y. 
 
 Pan. Harkethey arc commingfrom the field,Thai we 
 Band vp here and fee them, as they paffe toward IJlium 
 goodNiece do,fwcct Necce Crejfda. 
 
 Cre At your pleafure. 
 
 Pan. Heere.hcere,here’s an excellent place, hferew* 
 may fee mofl braucly.lle tel you them all by their names, 
 as they pafle by ,but marke Troyisu aboue the itfL 
 
 Enter ty£neas. 
 
 Cre. Speake not fo low’d. 
 
 Pan. That’s ey£neai,\i not that a braue man,hoe's one 
 of the flowers of Troy I canyou.but merkt Troyisu you 
 inal fee anon. 1 
 
 Cre. Who’s that l 
 
 Enter Jin ten or. 
 
 Pan. That s jdntenor, he has a (brow'd wit I can tell 
 you.and hee’s a man good inough, hec’s one o’ch foun- 
 defl lodgement in Troy whofoeucr, and a proper man of 
 per ion; when com t^Trojluj Pile fhew you TTcyba^tioWy 
 if hce tec me.you flnll fee him him nod at me. 
 
 Cro. Will he giue you the nod? 
 
 ran. You fhall fee. 
 
 Cre. If he do,the rich fhall haue,more. 
 
 Enter Heller 
 
 Pan. That’s Heller,that, that.lookc you.thar there's a 
 fellow. Goe thy way //cflar.thcre’s a braue man Ncece, 
 
 O braue Heller ! Lookc how liec lookes fthere's a coun- 
 tenance;ift not 2 brsuc man ? 
 
 Cre. Obrai'cmtnl 
 
 Pan. Is a not r It doersa mans heart good,looke yon 
 what hacks arc on his Helmet,lookeyou yonder,do you 
 Looke you there ?There’s noiefting,l»yingon,c*k’t 
 off.who ill as they fay,there be hacks. 
 
 Cre. Be thofe with Swords? 
 
 Enter Peru. 
 
 Pan. Svrordt, any thing he cates not, and theJiuel! 
 come to him,it’s all one.by Gods hd it doom ones heart 
 good. Yonder comes Par*, yonder comes Parts: looke 
 yre yonder Neece.ifl not a gallant man to, ift not ? Why 
 this ij braue now: who faitT he came hurt home co day ? 
 Hee snot hurl, why this will do Hellem heart good 
 now,ha? Would ] could let Troyisu now,you fhall Troy- 
 list trio n. 
 
 (re. Whofetharr 
 
 Inter lleOenru. 
 
 Pan. T hat’s Htllenur.l marucil where Treyhu is.ihat’s 
 He/enm, Ithinkc hc went not forth to day:that’s He!- 
 lenm. 
 
 Cre. Can HeRemu fight Vnc lei 
 
 Part- Hetimm t\o :yct hecle fight indifferent, wcll.l 
 marucil where Troylm is; harke, do you not baere the 
 people crie Troylsu i He'Janus is a Prieft. 
 
 Cre. What fucakingfellcw comes yonder? 
 
 Enter Try Ins 
 
 Pan. Where i Yonder ?Thar’s Dctkobue, Tis Troy- 
 Isu' Ther’s • man Ncece, hem j Braue Troyltu, the Prince 
 ofChiuslrie. 
 
 (re. Peacc,for(htmepuac«. 
 
 Pond. Marke him, not him 1 0 braue Treyhu : looke 
 well vpon him Neecejoaiteyou how his Sword ii blou- 
 died,and bit Hdroc mere backt then HeUetrs.tnA bow he 
 
 lookes, 
 
Troy lus and Crejsida. 
 
 looker, and How he goes. O admirable youth! he nc'tc 
 faw three and twenty. Go cby way Trtylus.go thy way, 
 hid 1 1 lifter were a (jract.ox a daughter a Goddeffe, hee 
 fhould take hi» choice O admirable man l Pari)? Parts 
 it durt to him, and I warrant, Helen to change, would 
 giuc money to boot. 
 
 Enter common SculAtzn. 
 
 Crtf Hcere come more. 
 
 Pan. AtTes.fooles. dolts,ehaff* and bran, chaffe and 
 bran; por [edge after meat. I could hue and dye I’th’eyes 
 o \Trotlm. Ne’tc looke.ne’re lookc ; the Eagles are gon, 
 Crown aodDawes, Ctowes and Dawes: 1 had rather be 
 fuch a man as T njU r, then rlgensemn ss.and all Greece- 
 
 Cref There is among the Greekei Acbiilet, abetter 
 man then Trojhu . 
 
 fan. ^i chillts ? a Dray-man, a Porter .a very Came!!. 
 Cref. Well well. 
 
 Pan. Well,we!i t Why have you any difcretionlhaue 
 you any eyes? Do you know whit a man is ? Is not birth, 
 b auty. good fhape, difeourfe, manhood,learning, gen- 
 tlcncffc, vertue.youih.liberalny.and fo forth : the Spice, 
 and fait that fesfons a man ? 
 
 Cref. I.a minc’d man and then to be bak'd with no Date 
 in the pye.fot then ihe mans dates out. 
 
 Pan. You arefucb another woman, ©ocknowes no? 
 a» what ward you lye. 
 
 fref Vpenmybsckc to defend my belly; vponmy 
 Wit. to defend my wiles; vppon my lecrsry, to defend 
 mine honefty ; my Maske, to defend my beauty ,and you 
 to defend all thefe : and at all thefe wardes I lye at, at ft 
 thoufand watches. 
 
 Pan. Say one ofyour watches. 
 
 Cref. Nay lie watch you fot that, and that’s one of 
 the chcefcft ofihcm too . If I cannot ward what I would 
 nor haue hit, 1 can watch youfot telling how I took the 
 blow, vnlefle it (well paft hiding, and then it s paft wat¬ 
 ching 
 
 Enter Boy. 
 
 Pan Y ou are fueh another. 
 
 'Boy Sir, my Lord would inftantly fpeake with you. 
 
 Pan. Where ? 
 
 Boy. At yout owne houfe 
 
 Pan. Good Boy tell him 1 come, I doubt he bee hurt 
 Fareye well good Niece 
 
 Cref. Adieu Vnkle 
 
 Pan. llebe with you Neece by and by 
 
 Cref. To bring Vnkle 
 
 Pan. I.a token from Troyltu 
 
 Crtf. By the fame token,you are a Bawd. Exit Panel 
 Words, vowes, g>ft*, teares, Sc loucs full facrifice. 
 
 He offers in anor hers cuterprile 
 Eut more in Trcrt/us tboufar.d told 1 fee. 
 
 Then in the ghffe of Pandar's ptaife may be ( 
 
 Yer hold I off. Women are Angels wooing, 
 
 Things won are done, loyes foule lyes in the dooing •. 
 That (he belou'd, knowes nought,thar knowes not this; 
 Men priie the thing vngain d, more then it is 
 That (Vie was neuct yet, that eucr knew 
 l ouegot fo fweet as when dcfire did luc : 
 
 Therefore this maxiroe out of loue 1 teach [ 
 
 M Atchiraement , u command ; Vngain d. be fetch. 
 
 That though my hearts Contents firnic loue doth beftre, 
 Nothing of that fhall from mine eyas appeate. Exit. 
 
 Sentt. Enter Agamemnon, Nefler, l^yffet. Cum 
 its 1 Menelatss,wnh othert. 
 
 A gam. Princes r 
 
 What gretfc hath fet the launches on your cheekes ’ 
 
 The ample propofition that hope makes 
 In all defignes, begun on earth below 
 Fayles in the promtft lurgencfle: eheckes and difaftess 
 Grow in the veines of anions higheft rear’d. 
 
 As knots by the ccnflux of meeting fap, 
 
 Infeff the found Pine,and diuens his Graine 
 Tornue andetant ftom his courfe of growth. 
 
 Nor Princes, is it matter new to vs. 
 
 That we come fhort of out fuppote fo farre. 
 
 That after feuen ycares fitgc, yet Troy walks (land, 
 
 Sith euery suftion that hath gene before, 
 
 Whereof we haue Record, Triall did draw 
 Bias and thwart, not anfwering theayme : 
 
 And that vnbodied figure of the thought 
 That gaue't furmifed fhape. Why shen(you Princes) 
 
 Da you with cheekes abafh’d, behold our wotkes, 
 
 And thlnkc them fhame, which are (indeed)aought elfe I 
 But iheprotraffiue trials ofgreat loue, 
 
 To finde penfiftiue cooftancie in men ? 
 
 The fioeneffe of which Mettsll is not found 
 In Fortunes loue ; for then, the Bold and Coward, 
 
 The Wife and Foole, the Artift and vn-read. 
 
 The hard and foft. feeme all affin’d.and kin. 
 
 But in the Winds and T crop eft ofher frowne, 
 
 Diftirs&ion with alowd and powrefull fan. 
 
 Puffing at all, winnowes the light sway j 
 And what hathnufle, or matter by it felfe. 
 
 Lies rich in Vertue.and vnmingled. 
 
 NeHex With doe Obferusn*eofthy godly feat. 
 
 Great Agamemnon , PJrftor fhall apply 
 Thy iateft words. 
 
 In the reproofe of Chance, 
 
 Lies the ttue proofeofmen tThe Sea being fmooth. 
 
 How many fhallow bauble Boates dare faik 
 Vpon her patient bteft, making their way 
 W ith thofe of Nobler b ulke ? 
 
 But let the Ruffian Street once enrage 
 The gentle Thetis,%n& anon behold 
 The (hong nbb’d Barke through liquid Mounraines cut,! 
 Bounding betweene the two moyfi Elements 
 Like Per feus Horfe. Where’s then the fawey Boste, 
 Whofe weake vntimber'd Tides but euen now 
 Co-riual’dGrcatneffe f Either to harbour fled, 
 
 Or made a Toftc fot Neptune. Euen lb, 
 
 Doth valours Chew,and valours worth diuide 
 In domes ofFortune. 
 
 For, in her ray and brightneffe, 
 
 The Heard hath more annoyance by the Brieie 
 Then by the Ty get: But, when the fplitting winds 
 Makes flexible the knees ofkooitcd Oakes, 
 
 And Flies fled voder fhade, why theo 
 The thing of Courage, 
 
 As rowt'd with rage, with rage doth fytnpathise, 
 
 And with an accent tun’d io felfe-fame key, 
 
 Retyres to chiding Fortune. 
 
 Agamemnon. 
 
 Thou great Commander, Nerue, and Bone of Greece, 
 Heart of our Numbers, foule, and onely fpirit. 
 
 In whom the tempers, and the mindes of all 
 Should be fhut vp : Heate whar PTyffet fpeakes, 
 
 Befides the applaofe and approbation 
 The which mod mighty for thy place and fway, 
 
 £And J 
 
82 'Troy lus and Crefsida. 
 
 And thou moO reuerend for thy Brctcht-cur fife, 
 
 I giue to both your fpeeches : which were fuch. 
 
 As Agamemnon and the handof Greece 
 
 Should hold vp high in BrafTe: aod fuch againe 
 
 As venerable Ncftor (hatch'd in Siluer) 
 
 Should with a bond of ayre.ftreng as the Axletree 
 
 In which the Hcauens ride, knit dll Greekes eares 
 
 To hu experienc'd tongue: yet let it pleafe both 
 (ThouGreat,and Wife,'to hear eV/yjfet fpeake- 
 
 Aoa. Speak Prince of Ithaca, and be t of leffc expe& : 
 That rnatterneedldTc ofimpprtlefle burthen 
 
 Dioide thy lips; then we are confident 
 
 WKtn ranke Therfitet opes his-Mafticke iawes. 
 
 We (h^ll heare Muficke Wit,and Oracle.' 
 
 VI// Troy yet vpon lusbafis had bene downe. 
 
 And the great HeRort fword had lack'd a Mafter 
 
 But for thefe in Dunces. 
 
 The fpcctalty ofRulc hath beene neglefted ; 
 
 Aod looke how many Grecian Tents do Band 
 
 Hollow vpon this Piaine,fo many hollow Fa&icns. 
 When that the Gentrall is not like the Hiue, 
 
 To whom the Forragers fhall all repairc, 
 
 What Hony is expedkd? Degree being vizarded, 
 Th’vnworthicD fhewes as faireiy in the Maske. 
 
 The Heauens therafeluci, the Planets, and this Center, 
 Obfctue degree, priority ^nd place, 
 loliftnrc, courfe, proportion, fcafon, forme. 
 
 Office, and cuftorne, in all line ofOrder: 
 
 And therefore ts the glorious Planet Sol 
 
 In noble eminence,enthron’d and fphear'd 
 
 Amtd'ft the other, whofe mcd’cinable eye 
 
 Correas the ill Afpe&s of Planets euill, 
 
 And poftes like the Commandment of a King, 
 
 Sans checke, to good and bad. But when thePlanetS 
 
 In euill mixture to diforder wander. 
 
 What Plagues, and what portents,what mutiny ? 
 
 What raging of the Sea? making of Earth ? 
 
 Commotion in the Winder? Frights,changes, horrors, 
 Diuett, and cracke, rendand dn acinarc 
 
 The vniry, and married calme ofStates 
 
 Qiaite from their fixnre ? O, when Degree is Brak'd, 
 (Which is the Ladder to all high defignes) 
 
 The enterprize is ficke. How could Communities, 
 Degrees in Schoolcs, and Brother-hoods in Cities, 
 Peaceful! Commerce from diuidab'e fhores. 
 
 The pnmogenitiue, and due of Byrth, 
 
 Prerogatiuc of Age, Crownes, Scepters, Lawrels, 
 
 (But by Degree) Band in Aurhcntique phee? 
 
 Take bytDegrct away, vn-mne that Bring, 
 
 And heatke what Difcord followes: each thing meetes 
 
 In unere oppugnancie. The bounded Waters, 
 
 Should lift their bofomes higher then the Shores, 
 
 And make a foppe ofall this foiid Giobe i 
 
 Strength fhould be Lord ofimbecility, 
 
 Aod ttie rude Sonne fhouid ftrike his Father dead t 
 
 Force fhculd be right, or rather, right and wrong, 
 (Betweene whofe cndlcffe iarre, Juftice recides) 
 
 Should loofe her names,and fo flrould I uftice too. 
 
 Then eucry thing includes it fclfe in Power. 
 
 Power into Will, Will into Appetite, 
 
 And Appecitc(an vniuerfalJ Wolfe, 
 
 So doubly fcconded with Will, and Power) 
 
 Muf) make perforce en vmuerfall prey, 
 
 And laft. cate vp himfelfe. 
 
 Great Agamemnon: 
 
 This Chaos, when Degree is fuffocare. 
 
 Foliowcs the choaking : 
 
 And this negleftion of Degree, is it 
 
 That by a pace goes backward in a purpofe 
 
 It hath to chtnbe. The Generali’s difdain'd 
 
 By him one Hep belo w ; he, by the next. 
 
 That next, by him benearh : (o enery ftep 
 
 Exampled by the firft pace that is ficke 
 
 Of bis Superiour, growes to an enoious Feauer 
 
 Ofpale, and bloodlefTc Emulation. 
 
 And ’tis thisFeaOCT that keepes Troy on foote. 
 
 Net her owne finewes. To end a tale of length, 
 
 Troy in our weakneBe liues. not in her ftrength. 
 
 Heft. Mod wifely hath Hjfes heere difeouer’d 
 
 The Peaucr. whereof all our power is ficke. 
 
 Aga. The Nature of the fickncffe found (VhlTet) 
 What is the reroedie? ‘ ^ J 
 
 fftjf The great AchiBet, whom Opinionctownes, 
 
 The fmew, and the fore-hand of our Hofte, 
 
 Hauing hisear^ full ofhis ayery Fame, 
 
 Growes dainty of his worth, and in his Tent 
 
 Lyes mocking our defignes. With him, Tatroelm, 
 
 Vpon a lazie Bed, the hue-long day 
 
 Breakcs fcnrrill lefts, 
 
 And with ridiculous and aukward a&ion 
 (Which Slanderer, he imitation call's) 
 
 HePageants vs. Sometime great Agamemnon, 
 
 Thy toptefie deputation he'puts on ; 
 
 And like a ftrutring Player, whofe conceit 
 
 Lies In his Ham-firing, and doth thinkc it rich 
 
 To heare the woodden Dialogue and found 
 
 T wi * 1 Dretcht footing, and the Scaffolagc 
 
 Such to be pittied, and orerefted feemmg 
 
 He afts thy Greatneflt In: and when hefpeakes, 
 TiilikcaChijnc. mending. Withtearmesvnfquar’d, 
 Which from the tengue of roaring Tnhou dropt 
 
 W<^uld feemes Hyperboles. At this fifty fluffe,’ 
 
 The large AchiHes (on his preft-bed lolling) 
 
 From bis deepe Cheft, laughes cur a lowd applaufc 
 
 Cries excellent, 'tis Agamemnon luft. 
 
 Now play me Neftor; hum, and ftroke thy Beard 
 
 As he, being dreft to fome Oration s 
 
 That s done, as Deere as the extreameft epdj 
 
 Of psralcls ; as like, as Vulcan and his wife 
 
 Yet god Achilla Bill cries excellent, 
 
 Tis Nctfor right. Now play him (me) Patrocln, 
 
 Arming to anfwer in a night-Alarme, 
 
 And then (forfooch) the hint defers of Age 
 
 Muft be the Scene ofmyrth, to cough, and fpic 
 
 And with a palfic fumbling on his Gorget, 
 
 Shake to and out the Riucc. an J at this fpo’re ’ 
 
 Sir Valour dies j cries,Ocnough PatrocLe 
 
 Or, giue me ribs ofSteelc, I fhall fplit all ’ 
 
 In i pleafure of my Splecne. And in this falhion. 
 
 All our abilities, gifts, natures, fhapes, 
 
 Scucrals and generals of grace cxs&, 
 
 Atchieumcnts, plots, orders, preueotions. 
 
 Excitements to the field, or fpecch for truce, 
 
 SuccefTeor loflc, what is,or is not,ferucs 
 
 As BuiTc for thefc two, to make paradoxes, 
 
 in ^ ir,, ‘ tation ofthefe rwaine. 
 
 Who (as V/jfits faves) Opinion crownes 
 
 With an Imperiali voycc, many are infcift • 
 
 AUx,, growne felfc will'd, and beares his head 
 Infuchareyne in full as proud a place 
 
 As broad AcbtHes, and keepes h;s Tent like him ; 
 
 Makes fattious Feafts^ailes on our Bare of Warre 
 
 _____ 
 
Troylus and CreJsicU . 
 
 Bold as *9 Oraele.and few Ther/utJ 
 
 A Qaoe, whofe Gall comes flinders like a Mint, 
 
 To match v* in comparifons with durt, 
 
 To weaken aod difcredtt out expoture. 
 
 How rank* Coeucr rounded in with danger. 
 
 f'lyf They taxeour policy, and call'll Cowardice, 
 Count VVifeoomc as no member of the W aire. 
 
 Fore-flail prcfciCTice, and cftccroe oo a&e 
 
 But that of hand : The ftill and memall pares. 
 
 That do contrive how many hands (hall ftrike 
 
 When ntneffc call them oo.ind know by meafurc 
 
 Ofmen obferoam toylc.thc Enemies waight, 
 
 Why this huh nor a lingers dignity : 
 
 They call this Bcd-worke, Mapp'ry, Cloffet-Wattc: 
 
 So that she Ramrnc that batters downe the wall. 
 
 For the great fwmg and rudeneffe of his polae. 
 
 They place before his hand that made the Engine, 
 
 Or thofe that with the finenefle of their foulcs. 
 
 By Resfoo guide hts execution. 
 
 Neff. Let 'his be granted, and AchiRcs hotfe 
 
 Makes many Thetta fonnes. 'Tucket 
 
 Ago. W hat Trumpet ? Looke Mmelam. 
 
 Me*. From Troy. Enter f y£usas. 
 
 Ago. What would you Tote our Tent f 
 
 eAjte. Is this great Agamemnon Ttnt,\ pray you ? 
 
 Ago. Euen this. 
 
 ty£ne. May one that is a Herald, and a Prince, 
 
 Do a faire oneffage to his Kingly eates t 
 
 Ago. Wuh luitcty ilronget then AchtlUi sritie. 
 
 Tore ell thcGreekifh heads, which with one troyett, 
 
 Call Agamemnon Head and Generali. 
 
 Faireleaue, and large fecunty. How axtj 
 
 A (hanger to thofe mo ft Imperial lookes. 
 
 Know them from eyes of other Mortals ? 
 
 Ago. How ? 
 
 ^Eae. 1:1 aske, that I might waken reutrence. 
 
 And on the cheekebe ready with ablufh 
 
 Modeft as morning, when fhe coldly eyes 
 
 The y oatbfull P her bus t 
 
 Which is that God til office guiding men t 
 
 Which is the high and mighty Agamcsnum f 
 
 Aga. This Troyan (comes vs, or the men eTTtoy 
 
 Are ceremonious Couriers. 
 
 t /£ne. Courtiers as free, as debocnaire; vnarm'd. 
 
 As bending Angels: that's their Fame, in peace: 
 
 Sue when they would feeme Soiddters, they haue galles. 
 Good armes, ftrong ioynts, true fwords,& Ioetes accord, 
 Nothing fo fill! of heart. But peace t/E 
 
 Peace Troyan, lay rhy finger on rhy lips. 
 
 The worthineffe ofpraife diftaines his worth : 
 i f ihai he prais'd hinsfelfe, bring the pri.fe forth. 
 
 Bat what the repining enemy commends, 
 
 That breath Fame blowes.that orail'e fble pure tranfet ds. 
 Ago. Sir.you of Troy .call you your felfe i/Eaeac t 
 ty£ne. 1 Greekc.tbai is my name. 
 
 Aga. What’s your aftsyre I pray you l 
 ts£nr. Sir pardon, 'tis for Agamenmom eares. 
 
 Aga. He heares nought priuatly * 
 
 That comes from Troy. 
 
 ry£ne. Nor I from Troy come not to whifper him, 
 
 I bring a Truasprt to awake hts eare, 
 
 To fet his fence on the atcemiue bent, 
 
 And then to fpcake. 
 
 Aga. Speakc frankely as the wmde. 
 
 It is not Agamemnon fleeping boars; 
 
 That thou malt know Troyan he is swike, 
 
 He cels thee fo rirofelfe. 
 
 c/&v. Troropet blow loud. 
 
 Send thy BralTc voyccthrOugh allthefelartc Tents, 
 
 And euery Greeke of cnetlla, 'let him know. 
 
 What Troy meases fairely, fhall be fpokc >lowd. 
 
 The Trumpet i found. 
 
 We haue great Agamemnon heere m Troy, 
 
 A Prince calld HeLior, pruna is hisFathet: 
 
 Who icj this dull and long-conrinew'd True® 
 is rofty growce. He bad me take a Trumpet, 
 
 And to this purpofe fpeake: Kings,Princes, Lords, 
 if there be one smong'ft thefayr'ft of Greece, 
 
 That holds his Honor higher then hiseafe. 
 
 That feekes his praife, more then he feares bis periil. 
 
 That knowes bis Valour, and knoweanot his feare. 
 
 That loues his Miftrtsroorc then in confcfHon, 
 
 (With truant vowes to her owne lips he loues) 
 
 And dare avow her Beauty ,and bet Worth, 
 
 In other artnes then hers: to him this Challenge. 
 
 Hf 9 or, in view of Troyans, and of Greckes, 
 
 Shall make it good, or do his befl to do it. 
 
 He hath a Lady, wifer, fairer jtrufcr. 
 
 Then eaer Greeke did compaffe in hisarmes. 
 
 And will to morrow with his Trumpet call, 
 
 Midway betweene your T ents.and walks of Troy, 
 
 To rovuze a Grecian that is trueinioue. 
 
 If any come, HMcr (hal honour him : 
 
 Ifoone,bce'l fay in Iroy whenhereiyres. 
 
 The Grecian Dames are fun-burnt,and not worth 
 
 The fo luster of a Lance : Euen fo much. 
 
 Aga. This fhall be told our Louers Lord 
 
 If none of the® haue fouie to (uch a kinde. 
 
 We left there all at home: ButweareSouldiers, 
 
 And may that Souldier » meere tecreant prone. 
 
 That m earns not,hath nos,or is not in ]©ee: 
 
 If then one is, or hath,or meanes to be. 
 
 That one meets Htdor \if none eife,ile be he. 
 
 Kefi. Tell him of Nr/far t coc that was a man 
 
 When Htiter / Grandfire feekt: he is old now, 
 Buciftherebenot in our Grecian mould. 
 
 One Noble man, that hatb'one fparkiof fire 
 
 To aofwer for his Lcue; tell him from me, 
 lie hide my Siluct beard in a Gold Beauer, 
 
 And in tny Vantbrace put ibis wither'd brawne, 
 
 And meeting him, vnl tell him, that my Lady 
 
 Was fayrer then bisGrand8C7M.,andas chafte 
 
 As may be in the world : his youth in flood, 
 lie pawne this truth with toy three drops ofblood. 
 
 ^/£ne. Now heauens foibid inch fcarfitie of youth. 
 
 yijf. Amen. 
 
 Aga. Faire Lord v£necu. 
 
 Let me toochyour hand : 
 
 To out Pauillion fhai 1 leade you fii ft 
 
 AciiJei fhall haue word of this intent. 
 
 So fhall each Lord of Greece from Tent to Tent l 
 
 Yoor felfe fhall Feaft with vs before you goe. 
 
 And fiodc the welcome of a Noble Foe. Extant. 
 
 iJManet Vljfies find Nejler. 
 
 rirf NcHor. 
 
 Neff. Whatfjycs Vfyf“t 
 
 Vtgf. I haue a young conception in roy braine. 
 
 Be you my time to bring it to (ome fhape. 
 
 Ntj}. Whatts’t? 
 
 ZStftfct. This 'tis : ( 
 
 Blunt wedges riue hard knots: the leeded Pride 
 
 That hath to this maturity blowne vp 
 
 6 a Id 
 
— ...— - - - ■ — 
 
 Trojlus and Crefsida. 
 
 In nnkc ✓icfclks,mufrcr now be crept, 
 
 Or (heading breed aNurfery of like coil 
 To ouei-bulke vs all. 
 
 Neft. Wcl.and bow ? 
 
 Vlyf. Tbts challenge that the gallant HtOarteadi, 
 Howeuet it is fpred in genera! name. 
 
 Relates in purpoi'c onely to ^icbtQes. 
 
 Mefi. The purpofc is perfpictious cuen as fubdance. 
 Whole groflenefle iittlecharra&crs (umnie vp. 
 
 And inthepnbhcation make noftraine. 
 
 But that Achilles, were his braint as barren 
 As bznkes of Lybis, though (Apello knowes) 
 
 *Rs dry enough, wil with great fpcede of lodgement, 
 
 I,with celerity, finde Hellers purpofe 
 Pointing on him. 
 
 ZMyf. And wake him to the anfwer, thinke you? 
 
 Hep. Yet, Vis mod meet j who may youclfcoppofe 
 That can from HeUor bring his Honoi off. 
 
 If not Achiffes ; tbough’t be afportfull Combate, 
 
 Yet in this trial], much opinion dwels. 
 
 Pot heere the Troyans tstte our deer'ft repnre 
 With their fin'd Pallate: and truft to me fTjJfes, 
 
 Out imputation (hatl be oddely poiz’d 
 In this wildc a&ion. For the fuee'effe 
 (Although particular) (hall giue a fcantling 
 Of good or t>ad, vnto the Generali: 
 
 And in fuch Indexes, although fmall pricket 
 To tbeir fubfequent Volumes,there is fccne 
 The baby figure of the Gy ant-maffe 
 Of things to ceme at large. It is fuppos'd. 
 
 He thatmeets i/eff«r,ifTues from our choyfe; 
 
 Andchoife being murualla&eofall our loulet. 
 
 Makes Merit her ele&ion, and doth boyle 
 As *twere, from forth vs all: a man diddl'd 
 Out of our Vertues; who mifearrying, 
 
 Whathean from hence rcceyues the conquering part 
 To fteele a ftrong opinion to themfehies. 
 
 Which entertain d, Limbes arc in his mftruments, 
 
 In oo lefle working, then are Swords and Bowes 
 Dire&iue by the Limbes. 
 
 Vljf. Giue pardon to my fpeech. 
 
 Therefore *tis meet, debt Het meet not Hetlar: 
 
 Let vs (like Merchants) fhew our fowled Ware*, 
 
 And thinke perchance they'l fell: If not. 
 
 The luficr of the better yet to fhew, 
 
 Shall Ihew the better. Do not content, 
 
 That euet Hetlar and Achilles mcetc •• 
 
 For both our Honour, and oar Shame !n this, 
 
 Are dogg’d with two ftrange Followers. 
 
 PJeft. I fee them not with my old cies: what are they? 
 
 ytjf. What glory our Achilles {hares from Heller, 
 (Were he not prood) we ali ftiou’.d wearc with him: 
 
 But he already is coo infolcnt, 
 
 And we were better parch in Affricke Sunne, 
 
 Then in the pride and fait fcorne of his eyes 
 Should he frape Heller l tire. If he were foyld. 
 
 Why then we did oor cnaine opinion crufii 
 In taint afour bed man. No, make a Lott*ry, 
 
 And by deoice let blockifh Aiaxdtivi 
 
 The fort to fight with Heller-. Among curfelueijy 
 
 Giue him allowance as the worthier man, 
 
 Tor that will phyfieke the great Myrmidon 
 Who broyles in lowd appiaufe, and make him fall 
 His CreO, that priauder then blew Iris bends. 
 
 If the dull brainleffe Aiax come fafe off, 
 
 Wce’l drefit him vp in voytes r ifhc faiic. 
 
 Yet go we vnder cur opinion did, 
 
 That we haue better men. But hit or mMTe, 
 
 Ourpioie&s life this drape offence affomes, 
 
 Aiax ireploy’d.pluckes downe Achilles Plumes, 
 
 Diefl\ Now VTyffce, I begin to rdlifh thy aduice. 
 
 And I wil giue a tade of it forthwith 
 To Agssmemrssts , go we to him ftraight: 
 
 Two Curies fnal tame each otheT, Pride alone 
 Mud tone the Madiffes on,as ‘twerc their bone. Extmn 
 Eater A tax yard Therfitct. 
 
 Ada. Therfiies} 
 
 Tber. ssigassxmseoe, how if be had Biles (ful) aUouer 
 generally. 
 
 Asti, TberJues} 
 
 7 her. And thofe Bylea did ronne, fay fo ; did not the 
 General run, were not that abotchy core? 
 
 tyfiis. Dogge. 
 
 7*cr.Then there would come fomc matter from him: 
 
 I fee none now. 
 
 •Aia. Thou Bitch* Wolfet-Socme, candy not Scare? • 
 Feclethen. $««(», 
 
 Tber. The plague of Greece vpon thee thou Mongrel 
 bcefe.witced Lord. 
 
 Aits Speake then you whinid'd leauen fpetke, 1 will 
 beate thee into handfomneffe, 
 
 Thex. I fhsl foonrr rayle rhee into wit and holinefle: 
 but 1 thinke thy Horfe wil fooner con an Oration, then y 
 learna prayer withoutbookt: Thoocand drike, canft 
 thou? A red Murrcn o'th thy lades trickes. 
 
 AU. To adi doolc, lcarne me the Proclamation. 
 
 Tber. Doed thou thinke I hauc oo fence thou drik'fl 
 
 •Aits. The Proclamation. (methull 
 
 Tber. Thou art proclaim'd a foole.l thinke. 
 
 Asa. Do not Porpcntine.do not; my fingers itch. 
 
 Tber. I would thou didd itch from head tofooi,snd 
 I had the Scratching of thee,l would make thee the loth- 
 fom'd fesbin Greece. 
 
 Aia. I fay the Proclamation. 
 
 Tber. Thou grumbled derailed eiseTyhoure on A- 
 chillts, and thou art at ful ofenuy at his greatnet, as Cer- 
 berm is at Proferjssntts beamy. I, that thou barkd at him. 
 
 Aia. Mlfhefle Therfiies. 
 
 Tber. Thou fboUliffl llnke him. 
 
 Aia. Coblofe. 
 
 Ther. He would pun thee into fhiuers with Wj fid, as 
 a Sailor breaker a bisket. 
 
 Aia. YouhorfonCurre. Tber. Do.do. 
 
 Ata. Thou doole fora Witch. 
 
 Tber. I, do,do,thou fodden-witted Lordt thoohad 
 oo more braine then I haue in mine elbows: An Anrsico 
 may tutor thee. Thou feuruy valiant Adc,thou art hecrc 
 buttothrefh Troyans, and thou art bought andfolde a* 
 mong thofe ofany wit, like a Barbarian {(sue. Iftbou vfe 
 to beat me,I wil begin at thy heelc and tel whatthoa*art 
 by inches.thou thing of no bowels thou, 
 
 Ata. You dogge. 
 
 Tber. You feuruy Lord. 
 
 AU. You Corre. 
 
 Ther. Af»rs his Ideot: do n)denes,doCamcll,do,d<X 
 Enter Achilles,andPtareelm. 
 
 Acbil Why how now Atax^vi hcrefore do you this? 
 How now Therfiies} what’s the matter man ? 
 
 Tber. You fee him there, do you ? 
 
 Achtl. J, what's the matter. 
 
 Tber. Nay lookr vpon him. 
 
 Achtl- So I do: what's the matter 7 
 _ Tber. 
 

 'Trqyliis and Grefsida. 
 
 Ther. Nay but regard him well. 
 
 Achd. W ell. why I do fo. 
 
 Tier. But yet you looke not well vpon him: for who 
 foroe ccer you take him to be,he is j4i*x. 
 
 AM. 1 know that foole. 
 
 Thsr. I. but that foole knowe* not bimfelfe. 
 
 Amx. Therefore I beete thee. 
 
 7 lor. Lo,1oj1o,Io, what modttsrms of wit he vttcrs:his 
 euafions hauc cates thus long. I bzuc bobb d his Bratne 
 mote then he has bestemy bones: I will buy nine Spar- 
 rowesfer 3 petty, and his Pianoxtr it not worth the ninth 
 part of a Sparrow. This Lord ( AchtBes ) Auuc who wears 
 his wit id bis brily, and his guttcs in bis head, lie ceil you 
 what I lay ofhan. 
 
 AM. What? 
 
 Thsr. I fay this tyfntx —— 
 
 jlM. Nay goo dA/ax. 
 
 Tk*r. Has not fo tmxh wit. 
 
 AM- Nay. I waft hold you. 
 
 Ttvr. As will flop the eye of /fiffe*/Needk,for whom 
 hecooxa to fight. 
 
 AM. Peace foole. 
 
 Ther. 1 would hauc peace and qnietce*,but the foole 
 will not: be there, that he.looV.e you there. 
 
 Au.r. Qthotidamn'd Curre, l fhall — — — - 
 
 AMI Wdl you fet your wit to aFooles. 
 
 Tier. No 1 warrant you.foeafooles wiil fliaroe it. 
 
 Pal. Good words 7 her fuel. 
 
 Acini. What's the quarrel! / 
 
 Amx. 1 bad thee vile Owie, gee leame me the tenure 
 of the Proclatnstion ,ond he rsyles vpon roe. 
 
 Her. I ferue thee not. 
 
 Ai*x. Well.go too, go too. 
 
 7 iir. Jferueheere voluntary. 
 
 Acini. Your laftferuice wasfufferaoee, t«as not »«»• 
 Jontary.no man is beaten voluntary '. Au&x washcerethe 
 voluntary and youasvnder anlmprefle. 
 
 7Vr.E’nclo,a great declcofyouc wit too Lesinyoot 
 finnewes, or elfc there be Liars- HeUtr fhall hauc a great 
 catch, ifhe knocke out either ©fyour hr a.incs,he were as 
 
 : good cracke a faftie nut with no kernel!. 
 
 Acbil. What svitb me to 7 hcrftei ? 
 
 T^jrr. There's tTrlfei, and old NcJ!cr, whole Wit was 
 mouldy ere iheirGtandfircs had nails on their tocs,y°ke 
 
 " you hkedraft-Oxen.and make you plough yp the wairc. 
 
 Achd, What?whet? 
 
 Tncr. Yes good footh, to Achilla, to Atnx, cc- 
 
 - Amx. I {hall cut out your toegue. 
 
 Tbcr. ’Tis no matter, I fhaUfpcakess roaches thou 
 afterwards. 
 
 fat. No more words Therjltes. 
 
 Ther.l will hold my peace when ActuBes Brooch bids 
 me.fhsl! 1? 
 
 Achd. There's for you Pdroclm. 
 
 Tner. J wi 1 fee you hang'd likeCiotpalcs ere i come 
 any more to yo ur Tctalt; I will keeps where there is wit 
 Ihirioo.and iesue the fa<3ion offoolcs. Exit, 
 
 pat. A good riddance. 
 
 A chit. Marry this Sit is proclaim'd throughal our hoi 1, 
 
 - That Heitor by the nit hours ol the Sunae, 
 
 - Will withaTtumpet/twinourTcntssridTroy 
 To morrow morning call force Knight to Artries. 
 
 That hath a ftocnackc, and fuch a one that date 
 
 j Mauitsine 1 know not what: ’tistraGi. Farewell. 
 
 * Aiax. Fitewcllf who fhall anfwex him? 
 
 AchU. I know not/tisput to Lotcyr othemife 
 
 Hcknew his roan. 
 
 Auix.O meaning you, T wil go leame more of \t.ExH. 
 
 Enter PTtctm.HvQcnjreyliuferu and. Helen hi. 
 
 Pri. After fo many hobres^iues.fpeechcsfpcnc. 
 
 Thus once againc fayes Neft or from the Greekes, " 
 
 Deliuer Helen, and all damage elfe 
 
 (As honour, Ioffe of time, trauaile, expcnce, 
 
 Wounds, friends.and whatsis deere that is confum’d 
 In hot digefhon of this comoratu Wane ) 
 
 Shall be Broke off. Hell cr,what fjy you toot. 
 
 Hell. Though no man lefferfearcs the Greeks then I 
 As farre as touches my particular: yet dread Pnom, ‘ 
 Thete is no Lady of mote fofter bowels. 
 
 More fpungie, tofucke in the fenfeof feare. 
 
 More ready to cry out, who knowes what Vcllowes 
 Then Hellor is ; the wound ofpeace is furety. 
 
 Surety lecure ; but modefl Doubt is cal d 
 The Beacon of the wife: thetent that fearches 
 T o'thbottotne of the worft. Let Helen go. 
 
 Since the firft fword was dra wneabout this queftlon, 
 Euciy tythe foule ’mongft many rholifand difmes. 
 
 Hath bin as decic as Helen \ i meane cl ours : 
 
 It we hauc loll fo maRy tenths of ours 
 To guard a thing not our»,nor worth to vs 
 (Had it out name) the valew of one ten j 
 What merit’s in that reafon whirh Monies 
 The yeddmg of her vp. 
 
 Trty.. Fie,fie/ny Biother; 
 
 Weigh you the worth and h< nourofsKing 
 (So great as our dread Father) in a Scale 
 Of common Ounces? Wil you with Counters ftinime 
 The part pt ©portion of his infinite, 
 
 Andbuckle in a wafte maft fathomleffe, 
 
 With fpannes and inches fo dimmutiue, 
 
 As featesand reafoos ? Fie for godly fhame? 
 
 Hot. No maruel though you bite fo (harp ac reafbes 
 You are fo empty.of them, fhould not our Father 
 Bfare the great fway of his afifayres with reafons, 
 Bccaufeyour fpcecb hath none that tels him (o. 
 
 Trot. You ate for dreantes 8c {lumbers brother Prieft 
 You furre your gloues with reafon there are your teafons 
 You know an enemy intends you hartne, 
 
 You know, a fword imploy’d is perillous. 
 
 And reafon fiycstheobieftof all horme. 
 
 Who mareels theh when Helenn» beholds 
 A Grecian and his Tword, if he do fet 
 The very wings of reafon to his heeles: 
 GTlikeaStarredsforb’d. Nay, if vie caikc of Reafon, 
 Aod fiye Isjke chidden Merciirie from Ioue, 
 
 Let's fliut our gates and fieepe : Manhood and Honor 
 Should haue haul hearts, wold they but fat their thoghts 
 With this cramm'd reafon : reafon and icfpeiS, 
 
 Makes LiuerS pale, and lutlyhood dciedl. 
 
 HeU. Brother, fhe is not worth 
 What flse doth cofl the holding. 
 
 Troy. What’s aught, but as ’tis vslew’d I 
 
 Heel. But value dwels not in particular will, 
 
 Ic holds his cftimaie and dignitie 
 As well, wherein’ris precious of it felfc,"! 
 
 Asin tbeprizer :‘Tts made Idolatrie, 
 
 To make the feruice greater then itieGod, 
 
 And the will dotes that is inclmcablc 
 To what infcfliouCy it feffeaffcSs, 
 
 Without feme image of th’affe&ed merit. 
 
 Try. I take to day a Wife, and my election 
 Is led on in thecofidti& of my Will; 
 
 /y My 
 
I'royiusand Crefeida. 
 
 My Will enkindled by mine eyes and eare?. 
 
 Two traded Pylots 'twist the dangerous I'hcrei 
 QfW»U, and 'lodgement. How mey I aoovds 
 (Although my will dUtafte what it elected) 
 
 ■fhc Wife 1 chofe.there can be no euafion 
 To blench from this, and to ftand firrnc by honour. 
 
 We turns not backs tht Silkes vpen the Merchant 
 When wehaue fpcyl’d them; nor the remainder Viands 
 We do net throw in vnrcfp«&«ue fame, 
 
 Eccanfe we r.ow ate foil. 11 was thought raeete 
 Pam fbould do fotne vengeance on the Greches 5 
 i Your breath of full confers bellied his Sailcs, 
 
 1 The Seat and YVmdes (old Wranglcrs) tooke a Truce, 
 And did him feruice; he touch'd the Ports defir’d, 
 
 And for an old Aunt whom the Grcckes held Captioe, 
 He troughs a Grecian Qtr-scn,whofe youth & ffefimefle 
 Wrinkles si) ielloes, and makes .Tile the morning, 
 
 ! Why keepe we her? the Grecians keeps our Aunt c 
 lr fhe worth keeping 1 Why fhe is a Pearle, 
 
 Whole price hstb launch’d aboue a thoofand Ships, 
 
 And turn'd Crown'd Kings to Merchants. 
 l£y©ul eunuchs’rwas wifedonic Puns went, 
 
 ( As you mud needs, for you ail cride,Go, go:) 
 
 IfyotiT confeffe, he brought home Nobis prize, 
 
 (As you muff needs) for you si! claps your hands. 
 
 And cride inefh finable; why do you new 
 Theiffae of your proper Wifedemes rare. 
 
 And do a died that Fortune neoer did ? 
 
 Bagger the eftimation which you pris'd. 
 
 Richer then Sea &nd Land ? O Theft meft bafe 1 
 That we halts f.olne what we do fears to kcepe 
 But Theeues vnwotthy of a thing fo ftolnc. 
 
 That in their Country did them that difgiace, 
 
 We fesre to warrant in our Natiorplace. 
 
 Enter Caffandrawithiter haireabout 
 her tares 
 
 Caf Cry Troyans, tty. 
 
 Pnom What noyfc ? what (breake is this ? 
 
 Troy- *Tss our msd lifter, 1 do know her voyce. 
 
 Caf Cry Troyans. 
 
 Hell. 1 1 is Caffandra. 
 
 Caf. Cry Troy arts ays lend me ten thoufand eyes. 
 And 1 will fill them with Propheticke tcarcs. 
 
 Hefi. Pc see lifter, peace. 
 
 Caf. Virgins,and 8oyes; mid-age & wrinkled old. 
 Soft tnfancie, that nothing can but cry, 
 
 Addeto my clamour: let vs pay betimes 
 A moity of that mafleof moane to come. 
 
 Cty Troyans cry, praftife your eyes with teares, 
 
 Troy muft not be, nor goodly Hilton hand, 
 
 Out fire-brand Brother Paris burnes vs all. 
 
 Cry Troyans cry, a Helen and a woe; 
 
 Cry.cry.Troy burnes, or elfe let Helen goe. Exit. 
 
 HeU f. Now youthiiiil Troylru, do not thefc hie (trains 
 Ofdiuination in our Sifter.'Woike 
 Some touches of remorfe ? Ot ss yotrr bloud 
 So madly hot, that no difrourfe ofresfon, 
 
 Nor fore of bsd fucceffe in a bad c2rife, 
 
 Can qualtfie the fame ? 
 
 Troy Why Brother Heller, 
 
 We may not ihinke the iuftnefie of escb a£fe 
 Such, and no other then silent doth forme is, 
 
 Nor once deiefl the courage of our mindcs; 
 
 Becaufe Caftstdra's mad,her brainfuke raptures 
 Cannot diftafie the goodneffc of a quarrel]. 
 
 1 
 I 
 
 Which hath cur fetters!! Honours ail engag'd 
 To make it gracious. For my prluaeepan, 
 
 1 am 00 more touch'd, then all Friams Tonnes, 
 
 And louc forbid there Should be done atnong’ft v$ 
 
 Such things as might offend the weakeft fpleena, 
 
 To fight for, and maintaine. 
 
 Par. Elfe might the world ecouioce cfletmie, 
 
 As well my vndcr-takings as your counfels: 
 
 8 m 1 atteft the gods, your full confent 
 Gaue wings to my propenfion, and cur off 
 Ail ftsrcs attending on fo dire a proiedb 
 For what (alas) can thefe my fingle stmts ■ 
 
 Wirat propugmation is in one mans vs'-our 
 To fiand die ptifli and enmity cf thole 
 This quarrdl would excite? Yet 1 proteft. 
 
 Were I alone to paffe the difficulties. 
 
 And had as ample power,as 1 haac will, 
 
 Peru fhould nc'te tetrad what he hath done, 
 
 Nor taint in the ntirfuice. 
 
 Pri. Parity you fpeake 
 Like one be-forted on ycur fweec delights; 
 
 You haue the rlony fill! but thefe theGslJ, 
 
 So to be vahant, is no praife at ail. 
 
 Par. Sir, I propole not meerdy to my fclfe, 
 
 The pleafures Rich a beauty brings with it: 
 
 But i would hsne the foyie ofher raire Rape 
 Wip’d off m honourable keeping her. 
 
 What Treafon were it to the ranfack’d Queene, 
 
 Difgtace to your great worths, .and (hamc to me, 
 
 Now to deliver her pofiefsiort vp 
 Gn terrnes of bale compulfion? Can itbe. 
 
 That fo degenerate a llrainc as this, 
 
 Should once fee looting in your generous bofom^y ? 
 There’s not the meaneft fpiru on our panic. 
 
 Without a heart to dare, or fword to draw. 
 
 When Helen is defended : no? none fo Noble, 
 
 Whcfe life were ill beftow’d.or death vnfam’d. 
 
 Where Helen is the (ubiedf. Then (I fay) 
 
 Well may we fight for her, whom wc know well. 
 
 The worlds large fpaces cannot paralrll. 
 
 Hod. P.rru and Trejtui , yoo haue both faid well: 
 
 And on the caufe and qucAton now in hand, 
 
 Haue gloz’d, but fupcrficially ; not much 
 Vnlike young men, whom sinjhale thought 
 Vnfit te> heare Moral! Pbilofophie. 
 
 The Reafonsyou alledge, do mote conduce 
 To the hot palfton ot diOemp’red blood. 
 
 Then to make vp a free determination 
 Tvmt tight and wrong: For plesfure, and reuenge, 
 
 Haue eares more dcafe then Adders, to the voyce 
 Of any true decifion. Nature craues 
 All dues be rendred to thett Owners: now 
 Whatnecrer debt in all humanity, 
 
 Then Wife is to the Husband ? If this law 
 Ot Nature be corrupted through affection. 
 
 And that great niindes ofpartiall indulgence. 
 
 To their benutbmed wills tefifi the fame. 
 
 There is a Law in each well-ordred Nation, 
 
 To curbe tbofe raging appetites that are 
 Mofi difobediem and rctraiiirrie. 
 
 If Helen then be wife to Scana's King 
 (As it is knownc fhe is) tnefc Morall Lawcs 
 Of Nature, and of Nation, fpeake alowd 
 To haue bet fcacke return’d. Thus topcrfiti 
 In doing wrong, extenuate; not wrong. 
 
 But makes it much more heauie. Hetlen opinion 
 
' 'Troyi&s and Crefsida* 
 
 It this tn way ot truth; yetneys thekfie, 
 
 My fpritely brethren, I pro pend to yea 
 
 Inreielution to keeps Hei&t ftul j 
 
 Por’rU a C8utt that hath nomc9ne dependaflee, 
 
 Vpoa oar ioynt and fetier ill dignities. 
 
 7>o. Why? there you toticht the Lift of oar defigne: 
 Were it netslory that wemorea2e&ed. 
 
 Then thepenormanre of our heeuio| fpieenes, 
 
 I would not wiih e drop of Tr»>an biood, 
 
 Spent cnore in her defence. But worthy Hedter, 
 
 She it a theame of honour and renowne, 
 
 A fpurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds. 
 
 Who ft preftnr courage may beate downs oar fees. 
 
 And fame m time to come canonise vs. 
 
 For I prefcnne hraue Heller would not !-oofe 
 
 So rich adusntage of a promifi giory. 
 
 As (miles vpon the fose-heed of this e&oa. 
 
 For the wide wot id* teuenew. 
 
 HeEt. I am yours. 
 
 You valiant off-fpneg of great PrustMUy 
 
 I haue a roiftiog challenge fens acvong’ft 
 
 The dull aod faSiotis oobles of the Grcckes, 
 
 Will flnke amatetnentto their drowfie fpitits, 
 
 ] was aduma’d.iheir Great genersli (kpt, 
 
 Whil’ft emulation in the artnie crept: 
 
 This I prefume will wake him. Seetsst. 
 
 Enter Therfites [aloe. 
 
 How now Ther fists ? what loft io the Labyrinth of thy 
 furies ? (hall the Elephant Afax carry' it rhos ? he beam 
 me, and I raile at him: O worthy fatisfadion, would it 
 were otbenvife« that 1 could beats him, wfciPft he rail'd 
 stmet Sfcote, lie learne co conjure and raifc Diueis.fetac 
 lie fee feme iffue of my fpitefuft execrations Then ther'* 
 Ackillei ,arare Engmer.If7>cy be not taken till thefetwo 
 vrulermioe it, trie wais will ftand till they fali of thero- 
 felues. O thou great thunder-dauer of Olympus, forget 
 that thou art Icm the Kmg of gods: and Uhisra&y. loofs 
 all the Serpentine craft ofthy Caducous, if thou take not 
 that little little letfe then little wit from them that they 
 hsw, tvhich (hort-arm'd ignorance it felfe knowes, is fo 
 abundant fcarfe, it will not incircumuention deliuee a 
 Flye from aSpider,without drawing the mrSie Iroii6 and 
 cutting the web x after this,the vengeance on the whole 
 Cimp,or tether the boce-Rch,for that ms chiokes Is the 
 cnrfe dependant on thofe that warre for a plackec. I haue 
 laid nsy prayers and diueiL enuie, fay Amen: What ho f 
 my Lord t/EehiBn ? 
 
 Eater Pan ccim. 
 
 Pair. Who’s there? T her fire/. Good Therfites come 
 in and raile. 
 
 Ther. Ifl could basis remembred a guilt counterfeit, 
 thou would’# not have dipt out of my contemplation; 
 but it is no matter, thy frlfe vpon thy felfe. The common 
 cvtfe of mankindc, ioilie and ignorance be thine in great 
 reoenew; heauen bletTe thee from s Turor.anJ Dtfciplice 
 come pot nme thre. Let thy blood be thy direction till 
 thy death, then if fhe chat iaies thee out fry es thou srtd 
 faire coerfc, Ilebe fworne cad fwotnt vpon't (he neues 
 Oirowdcd 2 ny but Lazars, Amen. Whcr's firchtHes ? 
 
 Parr. What art thou deuout? weft thou m (Sprayer? 
 
 Ther. 1, tbe heauetu hcare me. 
 
 Eater AehtHet. 
 
 AM. Who’s there? 
 
 Pa'r. Therfites t trtv Lotd. 
 
 ArbU. Where,whtts.art tboo come ? why my cheefe. 
 my digeftion. why haft thou not feru’d thy ft!fe into my 
 Table, fo many mestes? Come, what’s Ag<tmirm*m t 
 
 Ther. Thy Commander Achilla, then tell me Pairs, 
 duty what's c Achilles} 
 
 Pair. Thy Lord Therfites : then tell me r p r3 y thee 
 what's tbylelfe? 1 ’ 
 
 Ther. Thy knower Patrectsv i then tell me PmtkUu 
 what art thou? * 
 
 Parr. Thou rosift tell that know 'ft. 
 
 AchU. O tell, tell. 
 
 Ther. liedeelin the whole queftiont^/<*$sttR«M com¬ 
 mands Art/ulfes, Achiles is my Lord,! Pmeeitu know. 
 e»,and Patrsc/cs is a foole. 
 
 Pam. You rafeali. 
 
 Ter. Peace foole, I haue not done. 
 
 AchU. He is a priuiledg'd man. proceed® Therfites. 
 Ther. AgememttoH is a foole.AckBet is 8 foole, Thsr- 
 fites is a foole, end as eforefaid, Patrocimt is a foole. 
 
 Aehil. Dertue this? come ? 
 
 Ther. AguxKrsvon is a foole to offer to coccRend A- 
 ehtSet, Achilles is a foole to be commanded of Agaatnnae 
 Therfites is a fooie co ferue fuch a foole : and Pasrae/us is * 
 fooic pofittue. 
 
 Post. Why am f a foole t 
 
 Eater Agasumnca. Pltfes, Nefter, Hhmsdet, 
 
 A ssx, aid Chdcas. 
 
 Ther. Make that demand to the Creator,!! fufKfet me 
 tfr-ou art. Locke you,who comes here f 
 
 AchU. p & roc far , lie (peake with no body : come in 
 with me 7 bee fites. g xlt , 
 
 Ther. Hereisfuchpatcherie, fuch lugling, and fuch 
 knauerie : all the argument i< a Cuckold and a Whore, a 
 good quarrel to draw eroolations/adions^ad bleede to 
 death vpon :Now the dry Suppeags on theSubiedL, and 
 V/arre and Lecherie confound alL 
 
 A gam Where ic Achilles f 
 
 Patr. Wirhtn his Tent, but il 1 difpof d my Lord. 
 
 A^ttm. Let it be knownc co him that we are here ; 
 
 He font our MrfTengers, and we lay by 
 
 Our apperrainracsits.vifttmgofhurs : 
 
 Let him be told of, fo perchance he ibinke 
 
 We dare not mows the queftion of onr placf s 
 
 Ot know not wh*t we are. 
 
 Pat. I (frail fr> fay sc him. 
 
 Vlif. Wc faw him a? tbe opening of his Teat, 
 
 He is net ficke. 
 
 Am. Yes, Lycm (kke, ficke ofproud heart; you nay 
 call it Melancbolly if will fimour the man, but by my 
 hesd t it-ispride ; but v/«y,why,!C-thimIhow-rs the eaaft? 
 
 A word my Lord. 
 
 A hf W hat moues A sax thus to bay him ? 
 
 Plsfi Ada Use hath inueiglcd his Fook from bim. 
 
 PPefi Who, Therfites,) 
 
 PI if He. 
 
 STef. Then will A tux lacke Jastter, if he bane left his 
 
 A gument. 
 
 Pltf. No,you fee he is his argument that has his argil 
 
 ment Ach.ites- 
 
 N«f. All the better, thek fraction is more our wifh 
 then theirfiftion; but it wasa ftrong counfeil that a 
 Fooie could difumte. 
 
 yhf. The eraiue that v/.ftdotiK; knits, not foiiymey 
 eafify vnsse. Pater Patredtss. 
 
 Here 
 
Troy lus and Crefsida . 
 
 Here comet Patrtclus. 
 
 Nef N o Achilla with him? 
 
 VTtf. Tlte Elephant hath ioynts,but none for cunefie: 
 Hislegge »re legs for nccd!itie,not for Right. 
 
 Parra. Achilla bids n»< fay he is much forty : 
 
 If any thing mote then your (port and pleafure. 
 
 Did raoue your greatnefle, and this noble State, 
 Tocallvpoahim: he hopes it is no other. 
 
 But for your health, and your digcRion lake; 
 
 An after Dinners breath. 
 
 Aga. Heare you P&trodu *: 
 
 We arc too welt acquainted with thefe enfwers: 
 
 But his eeafion winged thus fwift with fcorne. 
 
 Cannot ourflyeourapprehenfions. 
 
 Much attribute he hath, and much the reafon. 
 
 Why weafcribcit to him,yet alt his vertues. 
 
 Not vertuoudy of hi« owne part beheld, 
 
 Doe in our eyes, begin to loofc their glofle f 
 
 Yea, and like faire Fruit in an vnholdfome dtQ>, 
 
 Are like to rot vntafled : gee and tell him. 
 
 We came to fpeake with him; and you (Vtall not fmne, 
 
 Ify on doe fay, we thinke him ouer proud. 
 
 And vndet hooeRjin felfe.affumption greater 
 
 Then in the note ofhidgement;& worthier then himfelfe 
 Here tends the fauage fttangenefTe he put s on, 
 
 Difguife the holy (Length of their command ; 
 
 And voder write in an obferuing kinde 
 
 His humorous predominance, yea watch 
 
 His pcttifti lines, his ebs, his Rowes, as if 
 
 The p adage and whole carriage of this aftion 
 
 Rode on his ty de. Goc tell him this, and adde. 
 
 That ifhe ouerhold his price fo much, 
 
 Weele none of him, but let him,like an Engin 
 
 Not portable, lye ynder this report. 
 
 Bring action hither, this cannot goe to wane t 
 
 A (fining Dwarfe, we doe allowance giae. 
 
 Before a (leeping Gyatit: tell him fo. 
 
 pat. I (hall, and bring his anfvvere prefently. 
 
 Aga. In fecond voyce week not be fausfied. 
 
 We come to fpeake with him, Vliffes enter you. 
 
 Exit Vhfei. 
 
 At ax. What is he mote then another ? 
 
 Ago, No more then what he thinkes he is. 
 
 Aia. Ishefocnuch, doe you not thinke, hethinltes 
 himfelfe a better man then lam? 
 
 Ag. No queflion 
 
 Atax. Will you fubferibe his thought,and fay he is? 
 
 Ag. No, Noble Am*, you are as fisong,rs valiam,as 
 wile, noleffe noble, much mors gentle, sod altogether 
 more tractable- 
 
 A tax. Why {hould a man be proud ? How doth pride 
 grow? 1 know not what It is. 
 
 ■Aga. Your mmde is the ileerer Aiax, and your venues 
 the fsirar ; he that is proud, eates vp himielfe; Pride is his 
 owne Gleflc.his owne trumpet, his owne Chronicle.snd 
 what euer praifct u fclfe but in the deede, deoetzres the 
 deede in the preife. 
 
 Surer XJlyffet. 
 
 A tax, I do hate a proud man,as 1 hate the Ingendting 
 ofTosdes. 
 
 Ncfl. Yet he loues himfelfc:is> not flrange ? 
 
 Vhf. Achtlhri will not ro the field to morrow. 
 
 Ag. What’s his eztufe f 
 
 Vh[. Hedoth relye on none. 
 
 But carries on the ftrcaoteofbisdifpofe. 
 
 Without ©bfetuance or refpcS of any, 
 
 In will peculiar, and In fclfe sdroiftion. 
 
 Aga. Why,will he not vponotir faire reqneft, 
 
 Vntent his perfon, and (harethe ayre with vs? 
 
 Pltf. Things frnall 83 nothing, tor requefts fake oogty 
 He makes important; poflefi he is with grearotffe, 
 
 And fpeakes not to himfclfc, but with a pride 
 
 That quarrels at felfc-breath. Imagin’d wroth 
 
 Holds in his bloud fuch fwolue and hot difcourfe 
 
 That twixt his mentall and his adfue parts, 
 Kingdom’d^ciffl:/ »n commotion rages. 
 
 And batters grind it felfo; what fbould 1 fay? 
 
 He is fo plaguy proodythat the death tokens of ft, 
 
 Cry notecouery. 
 
 Ag. Let At<jx ^os to him. 
 
 Deare Lord, goc you and greets him io his Tent; 
 
 Tis faid In: holds you well, and will be led 
 
 Atyour requeft a little from him£elfc. 
 
 Vhf O Agamemnon, (et it not be fo. 
 
 Week confecrate the Reps that Aiax makes, 
 
 When ibey eoe from Achilla-, (hall the ptoodLord, 
 
 That baflcs nis arrogance with his owne feame. 
 
 And neucr fuffers matter of the world. 
 
 Enter his thoughts: fauefuchasdocreuolne 
 
 Aud ruminate himfelfe. Shall he be worfhipt. 
 
 Of that we hold sn Idol!, more then hoe ? 
 
 No, this thrice worthy andright valiant Lord, 
 
 Muft not fo (fault his Palme, nobly acquir'd. 
 
 Nor by my will affubiugate his merit. 
 
 As amply titled ss Aehtlkn s: by going to Achtlkt , 
 
 That wetetoeiilard his fat already,pridc. 
 
 And adde more Coles to Cancer, when he bumes 
 
 With entertaining great Htperian . 
 
 This L.goe to him? Isipiter forbid. 
 
 And fav in ibunder^AchiHet goe to him. 
 
 Nt/t Othisis well, he rubs the velne ofhlm. 
 
 Dio. And how his filence drtnkes vp this gppUufe, 
 
 An. |f I goe to him,wr.h ir.y armed fift,lic paRi him 
 ore the face, 
 
 Ag. O no,you (ball not goe. 
 
 At*. And a be proud with me, ile phefc his pride: let 
 me goe to him. 
 
 Vltf. Not for the worth that hangs vponoui quarrel. 
 
 Aia. A paultry infolent fellow. 
 
 Nejl. How he deferibes himfelfe. 
 
 Am. Can he not be fociabie? 
 
 Vltf. The Rsuen chides blacknefle. 
 
 Aus. Ik let his humours blood. 
 
 Ag. He will be the Phyfitsan thst fbould be the pa¬ 
 tient. 
 
 Ata. And all men were a my minde. 
 
 Vltf. Wit would be cut of faQison. 
 
 Ata. A fhould not beare it fo, a fbould eat 8 Swords 
 fitft : (ball pride csrcy rt ! 
 
 EUfi. And ’ewetdd, yould carry hslfe. 
 
 ZMtf A would haue ten (bares. 
 
 Ata. I will knedehim,Ue make him fupple,bee’s not 
 yet through wsnnt. 
 
 Neft- Force bim withprslfes^oure in,poure in:hU am¬ 
 bition is dry. 
 
 Vltf My L. you feede too much on this diillfte, 
 
 Nc/t. Our nobk Generali, doe tot doe fa. 
 
 Dorm. You mod prepare to fight without Achilla. 
 
 VUf. Why. 'tis this naming of him doth him harms* 
 Here is a man, but ‘risbefocehis face, 
 
 I will be fikne. 
 
 Heft. W hcrefore (hould you fo 1 
 
 He 
 
' Trqylus and Crefstda, 
 
 He it not emulous,as Aohtikt\%. 
 
 PUf. *K now the whole world, he is as valiant. 
 
 Art. A horfon dog/hat (hal palter thus with vs.would 
 be were a Tretam. 
 
 Afyf. What a vice were It ta A tax now--* 
 
 Vltf. If he were proud. 
 
 Dt». Or couetoas of pratfe 
 riff. !, or Corley borne 
 •Du. Ot ftrange, or feJfe affefled. 
 
 VL Thank the heaoens L.thoo art of fweet composure; 
 Preifehim that got thee, (he that gauetheefucke: 
 
 Fame be thy Tutor,and chy parts of oat are 
 
 Thrice fam'd beyond, beyond all erudition t 
 
 But he that difetpiin'd thy armes to fight. 
 
 Let Mart decide Eternity in twasne. 
 
 And gtoe him halfe.and for thy vigour. 
 
 Bull-bearing ~Mdo\ his addition yeeide 
 
 To finnowie A tax . I will not praiSe thy wifdcstf. 
 
 Which like a bourne, a pale, a (here confines 
 
 Thy (pacioas snd dilated parts; here’s Ntftor 
 
 Inftrufled by the Antiquary times. 
 
 He tmsft,he is, he cannot but be wife 
 
 But pardon Father A/iy?*r,were your dsyes 
 
 At greeneas Aiax and yourbraine fo temper’d. 
 
 You (hould not haae the eminence of him. 
 
 But be as A tax. 
 
 * 4 ut. Shall 1 call you Father ? 
 
 Vltf. 1 my good Sonne. 
 
 Du. Be rul’d by him Lord Aiax. 
 
 VUf There is no tarrying here,the Hart ActMu 
 
 Keeper thicker: pfeafe it our General!, 
 
 To cal! together all bit (late of wares, 
 
 Frefli Kings are come to 7 >«y{to morrow 
 
 We muff with all our maine of power Band faft . 
 
 And here’s a Lord, come Knights from Eaftto Weft, 
 
 And cull their flowre, A tax (hsll cope the bed. 
 
 Ag. Goe we to Counfsile, 1 st AcbtZr: Gtepe i 
 
 Light Botes may fails fwift, though greater bulke* desw 
 deepe. Exeunt, founds anlhtn. 
 
 Eater Pan dorm and a Seruunt 
 
 Pan Friend, you, pray you a word; Dos nor you fol¬ 
 low the yong Lord Parit > 
 
 Ser. I fit, when he goes before me. 
 
 Pam. You depend vpon him I meanei’ 
 
 Ser. Sit, 1 doe depend vpon the Lord. 
 
 Pan. You depend vpan a noble Gcntkraae: I muft 
 needes praife him. 
 
 Ser. The Lord be ptaifed- 
 fa. You know me, doe you not ? 
 
 Ser. Faith fir, fuperficially. 
 
 Pa. Friend know me better, I am the Lord Paxdantt. 
 Sir. I hope I (hall know yout honour better. 
 
 Pa, I doe defire it, 
 
 S»r, You are in the ftateofGraee? 
 
 Pa. Grace, not Co friend, honor end Lord (hip are my 
 title: What Mufique is this? 
 
 Ser. 1 doe but partly know fir: it is Mtificke in parts 
 
 Pa. Know you the Mufitiant. 
 
 Sir. Wholly fir 
 
 Pa. Who play they to? 
 
 Ser. To the hearers fir. 
 
 Pa. At whofepleafure friend T 
 
 Ser. At mine fir. and theirs that lout Moficke. 
 
 Pa. Command, I means friend. 
 
 Ser. Who (hail 1 command fir ? 
 
 Pa- Friend, we vnderftant! not ons *«urh^ 1 1 am too 
 courtly,and thou an too cunning. At wbof* requeft do* 
 chefs men play ? 
 
 Ser. Thaj’t too’t indeed* fir : marry fir, at the rsqutfl 
 of Parts my L. who’s there mperfon: with him the mor- 
 tall Venus, the beau it loud of beauty, foa&i inotfibls 
 
 foul*. 
 
 Pa, Who? my Cefin Creffi&a. 
 
 Ser. No fir, Helem, could you no: finde cut that by 
 her attributes ? 
 
 Pa. 1 1 (Would feeme fcilow,chst thou hsft nos Teen the 
 Lady Creffida. I come to (peak* with Parse from the 
 pnnee Trtjhsr. 1 will make a cortiplernent&U ailault vpon 
 hirn.for my bufineffe feethes. 
 
 Ser. Sodden bufineffe,there’s aftewedphrafs indeed* 
 
 Eater Peer* and Helena i. 
 
 Peo.Faire be to you my Lcrd.and to a!i this faire com¬ 
 pany: fair*defires mall faire rneafure tairely guide them, 
 efpecially «o you faire Queene, faire thougbjc be your 
 faire pillow. 
 
 Hel. Deere L. you are full of faire words. 
 
 Pan Y ou fpcafee your fairs pleafvre fweete Queens: 
 feire Prince,here it good broken Muficke. 
 
 Par. You haue broke ttcoaen : and by rwy life you 
 (Wall make it whole a game, you (hall peace it out wmh a 
 peeceof your performance. N*l, he is full of harmony. 
 Pan. TruelyLady no, 
 
 Hel. Ofir 
 
 • ton. Rude in footh, in goad (both very rude. 
 ports. Well (aid my Lcrd ; well, you fay fo in fits, 
 fat. I hauebufindte to my Lord.deeie Queens : my 
 Lord will you vouchsafe esse a word. 
 
 He!. Nay .thus (Wall cot hedge v» out, wedt hears yets 
 fing certainely. 
 
 Pan, Well (vreete Queene you ere ptesfans with me, 
 but, merry thus my Lord,my deete Lord,and mofteftes- 
 nsed friend your brother Treyitu 
 
 Hel. My Lord fandoms. hony {wests Lord. 
 
 Pan. Go too fweete Queene, goe to. 
 
 Commends himfeife muft sffefliooeteSy to you. 
 
 Hel Y ou (hall not bob vs out of our melody: 
 if you doe. our melancholly vpon your bead. 
 
 fan Sweete Qoecrse,fwceic Queene, that's s fweete 
 Queene Ifaith—-— 
 
 } 4 el. And to make 8 fweet Lady f<sd,is a fewer® (fence. 
 Pm- Nay, that (hall aot ferue your turne, that (hall it 
 not tn truth la. Nay, I cars not for fuch words, ns, ns. 
 And my Lord he defires you, that if the King call for him 
 st Supper, you will make his escufe. 
 
 Hel. My Lord Pandora: ? 
 
 Pan. What faies my fweete Queene, my very, very 
 (weete Queene? 
 
 Tar. What exploit's in hand,where Caps he to night? 
 Hel. Nay but my Lord? 
 
 Pert. Wnatfafes iny fwecceQuecce? myrtosteh will 
 fail out with you. 
 
 Hel. You muft not know where he fops. 
 
 Far. VV ith or/ ddpofer frefisda- 
 Pas. Mo,003 futh matter,you ars wide/.wmf.yey: 
 
 difpafer is ficke. 
 
 Par, Well, He make excufe. 
 
 Pan. 1 good my Lord t why (heuld yaw fey Cnfiida f 
 no, your poote difpofer's ficke. 
 
 Par, I fple. 
 
 Pan You 
 
Troy his and Crefsida. 
 
 Past. You (fie, what doe you fpie : come, giucme an 
 fsfirument now fweete Queene. 
 
 Hel. Whythis is kindely done? 
 
 Pax. My Neeceishorriole in louewith* thing you 
 hsuc fweete Queene. 
 
 //»/. She (hall haue it my Lord, if it be not try Lord 
 Paris* 
 
 Pond. Hee? no, flieele none of him, they two are 
 twaine. 
 
 Hel. Falling in sfter falling oot.may make them three. 
 Pun, Come, tome, lie hcare no more of this, lie fing 
 you a fong now. 
 
 Hel. I, I, pmheenow: by my troth fweet Lord thou 
 haft a fine fore-head. 
 
 Pan. 1 you may,you may. 
 
 Hel. Let thy fong be loue: this loue will yndoe vs all 
 Oh Cttpid.Cuptd.Cicpsd. 
 
 Pan. Loue ? 1 that it (hall yfsith. 
 
 Par. l.good now loue.leue.no thing but loue. 
 
 Pan. In good troth it begins fo. 
 
 Lew,lent,net fong but lent,ft ill titert ; 
 
 Fer 0 tenet 'Beat, 
 
 Sheens Both* and Dee: 
 
 The Shaft confounds net that st return ds, 
 
 Bat trebles ft til the fere : 
 
 Theft Letters cry,eh ho they dye \ 
 
 Jet that which ftetnes the wound to kjB, 
 
 Dstb tuyyte eh hoye ha hale: 
 
 So dying tone hues ftiB, 
 
 Oho a white ha ha ha, 
 
 O hegrenet out for ha ha ba-—hey he. 
 
 Hel, In loue yfaithtotheverytipofthenofe. 
 
 Par. He eate* nothing but doues loue^nd that breeds 
 hot bloud, and hot blood begets hot thoughts, and hot 
 thoughts beget hot deedes.and hot deedes is loue. 
 
 Tan. 1$ this the generation of loue ? Hot bloud, hot 
 thoughts.and hot rlecdcs, why they are Vipers, is Loue a 
 generation of Vipers? 
 
 Swcete Lord whofe a field to day? 
 
 Par. Heller,Dtrpbabu), Helenae^/4»thet>er, end all the 
 gallantry of Trjry. I would faine haue arm'd today, but 
 my NcB would not haue it fo. 
 
 How chance my brother Trsylat went not ? 
 
 Hel. He hangs the lippe at fometbing; you know ell 
 Lord Pandoras ? 
 
 Pan. Not lhony fweete Qpeenet Jlongtobetrehow 
 they (bed to day : 
 
 Y oule remember your brothers ex cuff ? 
 
 Par. Toahayre. 
 
 ran. Farewell fweete Queene. 
 
 Hel. Commend me to yourNeece. 
 
 Pan. 1 will fweete Queene Setixla retreat. 
 
 Par. They’re come from fields: let vieo Prisms Hall 
 To greete the Warrieri. Sweet HeB(n % ltmtf\ tveeyou, 
 
 To helpc vnarme our Heitor: bis ftubbowe Suckles, 
 With thefe your white enchanting fingers couenr. 
 
 Shall more obey then to the edge of Steele, 
 
 Oi force of Greekifti finewes t you (hail doe more 
 Then tl! the Hand Kings,difarme great HeSef. 
 
 HeL ‘Twill make vs proud to bchisferuant Foris : 
 Yes what he fball recelde ofvsm ductie, 
 
 Glues vs mote palme in beauue then we h*ue* 
 
 Yci OUCtUkiiiii Otit u.r«. 
 
 Swcete sboue thought I loue thee. cxguzt. 
 
 Enter Pundartu and Trey lux Man. 
 
 Pan. How now, where’s thyMjifter, at myCouien 
 
 Crept doc l 
 
 Alan. No (ir,he ftayes for you to conduft him thitficr. 
 
 Enter Trejlta. 
 
 Pan. O here he comes: How now,how now? 
 
 Trey, Sitra walkeoff, 
 
 Pat. Haue you feene my Cocfin? 
 
 - No Pandtrtu : 1 ftalke about her doorc 
 LJke a firange foule vpon the Scigian bankes 
 Staying for wafhgc.O be thou my Charon, 
 
 And giue me fwift tranfportsnee to thofe fields. 
 
 Where ft may wallow in the Lilly beds 
 Propos'd for the deferuet. O gentle Pandora*, 
 
 From Cupids (houldet plucke his painted wings. 
 
 And flye with me to CrefstsL 
 
 Pan. Walke here ith'Otchard.ne'bring her fijcaighc. 
 
 Exit Fandoms. 
 
 T-try. I am giddy; expe&ation wh'ules me round, 
 Th'imaginary relirn is fo fweete. 
 
 That it inchants my fence: what will it be 
 When that the watry pallats tafte mdeede 
 Loues thrice reputed Medlar ? Death I feare me 
 Sounding diftru£tion,oTfbme ioy too fine, 
 i oo fubtiie.potent, tnd too fharpe in fwfctnefTf, 
 
 For the capacitieofmy ruder powers; 
 
 I fesrevi much, and I doe feare befides, 
 
 That I fhall loofc diflin tfftlon in my toy ej, 
 
 As doth a b:ttaile,viheo they charge on heapei 
 The enemy flying. Enter Past dorm. 
 
 Pat. Slice’s malting her ready,(heeie come ftraight;you 
 tnuft be witty now,ine does fo biu(h,&fctcbes her wirvde 
 fo ftiott ,»s if (he were fraid with a fprite: lie fetch her; it 
 it the prettieft villaine,fhe fetches her breath fo fbort at a 
 new une Sparrow. Exit Pand* 
 
 Trey. Euen fueh a paffton doth irabrace my bofotne: 
 My heart beatea thicker then a feauorous puife. 
 
 And all my powers doe their be ft owing loofe. 
 
 Like vadalage at vnawarcs cncountring 
 TheeyeofMaieftie. 
 
 Enter pandams and Crefsides. 
 
 Pan. Come,come,what ncede you blufh ? 
 
 Shames a babie j here ihc is now.fweare the oathes now 
 to her,that you haue fworne ro me. What are you gone a* 
 gaine.you Bicft be watcht ere you be made tame, mufl 
 oaf come vour w*yes,c«nee your wayes, and you draw 
 ack ward wetie put you i’th his: why doe you not fpeak 
 to her? Come drew this cur:aine,& let’s fee your piSure. 
 Alaffe the day,how loath you are ro offend day light?ind 
 ‘rweie darke yould dofe fooner: So,fo, rub on,and kiffe 
 the mifircfTe; how now, a ki25r in fee-farme ? build there 
 Carpenrer,the t)Te is fweete. Nay, you fliail fight your 
 hearts cist ere I part you. The Faulcon,as the Tcrcell, for 
 »U the Ducks itb Hiucr :go too,go too. 
 
 Trey. Yoa haue bereft me of all words Lady. 
 
 Port. Words psy no debts; giue herdeedes: bur flteele 
 bereeue you *cth’ deeds too, if (hee call your s&uiiy in 
 quefticn: v»fut billing sgaine? here’s in witr.cflc where¬ 
 of the parties interchangeably. Come ir.,ccmcin,)lego 
 get afire? 
 
 Crcf, Wi!! yoa wslke in my Lord? 
 
 7>ey. O Cre/snht/nowoften haue I wifhl me thus ? 
 
 Cr.f. Wifht niyicrd ? the gods grani t O my Lord, 
 Trey. What fimuid they grant? whit makes thisprrt. 
 rs? ibniwiomwhat too curious rite* efoiei mv fweeseLa* 
 ip in the fountains of oar looe ? 
 
 Crtf. More 
 
Troy Im and Crefsida. 
 
 Crtf. More dregs then water,if my teares haue eyes. 
 
 Trey. Fearesmskediuels ofCherubins.they neuerfee 
 Ituely. 
 
 Crtf. Blinde fcare.that feeing reafen leads,findcs fafe 
 footing, then blinde reafon, Rumbling without feare : to 
 feare the wot ft, oft cures theworfe. 
 
 Troy. Oh let in y Lady apprehend no feare, 
 
 In all Cupids Pageant there is prefented no monger 
 
 Crtf. Not nothing monftrous neither? 
 
 Troy. Nothing but our vndertakings, whenwevowe 
 to weepc feas.liue in fire.eate rockes.tame T ygers;think- 
 ing it harder for our Miftreffe to deuife impofuion 
 inough, thea for vs to vndergoe any difficultie imoofed. 
 This is the monftruofitie in loue Lady.that the will is in- 
 finite,andthe execution confin’djrhac the defite is bound- 
 Jc(fe, and the aft a flaue to limit. 
 
 (ref They fay all Louers fweare more performance 
 then they are able, and yet refetue an ability that they 
 neuer perfonne: vowing more then the petfeftion of ten; 
 and difeharging leffe then the tenth part of one. They 
 that haue the voyce of Lyons, and the aft of Hares s are 
 they not Mongers? 
 
 Troy. Are there fuch? fuch are not we : Praife vs as we 
 are rafted, allow vs as we proue : our head dial! goe bare 
 tiU merit crowne it: no petfeftion in teuerfion fhall haue 
 apraifeinptefent: wee will not name defert before his 
 birth,and being borne his addition (Tiall be homble: few 
 words to faire faith. Treylus (hail be fuch to Creffid, as 
 what enuiecan fay word,(ball be a mockefor his truth; 
 and what truth can fpeake trueft, not truer then Troy- 
 bu 
 
 Crtf. Will you walke in my Lord ? 
 
 Enter PancLirtts. 
 
 Pan. What blufhing ftill ! haue you not done talking 
 yet? 
 
 Crtf. WellVnckle, what folly I commit, I dedicate 
 to you. 
 
 Pan. I thankeyou for that; if my Lord get a Boy of 
 you.youlegiuehimme: be true to my Lord,if he flinch, 
 chide me for it. 
 
 Tro. You know now your hoflages:your Vnckles word 
 and my firmcfaith. 
 
 Pan. N ay, 1 le giue my word for her too: our kindred 
 though they be long ere they are wooed , they are con. 
 Rant being wonne: they are Burrea I can tell you,they'le 
 fticke where they are throwne. 
 
 Crcf. Boldneflc comes to mee now, and brings mee 
 heart: Prince Troylus.l haue lou d you night and day,for 
 many weary tnoneths. 
 
 Troy. Why was my Creftid then fo hard towin f 
 
 Crtf Hard to feeme won : but I was won my Lord 
 With the fitft glance; that eucrpardon me. 
 
 If I ccnfcife much you will play the tyrant: 
 
 I loue you now,but not till now fo much 
 But 1 might malfter it; infaith I lye: 
 
 My thoughts were like vnbrideled children grow 
 Too head-fltong for their mother: fee we fooles, 
 
 Why haue 1 blab’d : who fhall be true to vs 
 When we are fo vofecrcc to our felues? 
 
 But though 1 lou'd you well. I woed you not. 
 
 And yet good faith f wi(hc my (elfeaman ; 
 
 Or that we women had men* priuiledge 
 Offpeaking firfl. Sweet,bid me hold my tongue, 
 
 For in thu rapture I fhall furdy fpeake 
 The thing I (hall repent: fee,fee.your filence 
 Comming in dumbneffe, from my weakenefle drawes 
 
 My foule ofcounfel! from me. Stop my mouth. 
 
 Troy. And fhall.albeit fweete Mufickeiflues thence. 
 Pan. Pretty yfairh, 
 
 Crtf. My Lord, 1 doe beleech you pardon me, 
 
 ’Twas not my purpofe thus to beg a kiffe: 
 
 I am afham’d; O Heauens,whet haue I done! 
 
 For this time will I take my leaue my Lord. 
 
 Troy. Your leaue fweete Creffid ) 
 
 Pan. Leaue : and you take leaue till to morrow mot® 
 nmg. 
 
 Crtf. Pray you content you, 
 
 Troy. What offendsyo Lady? 
 
 Crtf, Sir, mine owne company. 
 
 Troy. You cannot fhuo your felfe. 
 
 Cref. Let me noc and try. 
 
 !,haue a kindeoflclfe recides with you: 
 
 But an vnkinde felfe, that it felfe will leaue. 
 
 To be anothers foole. Where is my wh f 
 I would be gone : 1 Ipeake 1 know not what, 
 
 Troy. Well know they what they fpeake, that fpeaJces 
 fo wifely. 
 
 Crc. Perchance my Lord, I (hew more craft then loue, 
 And fell lo roundly to a large confeffion, 
 
 To Angle for your thoughts: but you are wife. 
 
 Or elfeyou loue not : ferto be wife and loue, 
 
 Exceedes mans might,that dwelt with gods aboue, 
 
 Troy. O that I thought it could be in a woman: 
 
 As ifit can, I will prefume in you. 
 
 To feede for aye her lampe and flames of loue. 
 
 To keepe her conftancie in plight and youth, 
 
 Out-liuing beauties outward, with a minde 
 That doth renew fwiftet then blood decaies : 
 
 Or that perfwaflon could but thus conumce me, 
 
 That my integririe and truth to you. 
 
 Might be affronted with the match and waight 
 Of fuch a winnowed puriritie in loue: 
 
 How were I then vp.lifted f but alas, 
 
 1 am as true,as truths fimplicitie, 
 
 And Ampler then the infancie of truth. 
 
 Cref Jn that He warre with you. 
 
 Troy. O vertuous fight, 
 
 When right vmh right wars who (hall be mod right: 
 True fwaines in loue, (hall in the world to come 
 Approue their truths by Troylus , when theit rimes. 
 
 Full ofptoteft,ofoath and big compare; 
 
 Wants fimilcs, truth tir’d with iteration. 
 
 As true as ftcelc, as plantage to (he Moone : 
 
 As Suooe to day: as Turtle to her mate : 
 
 As Iron to Adamant: as Earth to th’Center: 
 
 Yet after all comparifons of truth, 
 
 (As truths authentkke author to be cited) 
 
 As true as Trojlus, fhall crowne vp the Verfe, 
 
 And fanftifie the numbers. 
 
 Cref Prophet may you be: 
 
 If I be falfe, or fwerue a haite from truth, 
 
 When time Is old and hath forgot it felfe: 
 
 When water drops haue worne the Stones ctTroy\ 
 
 And blinde obliuion fwallow’d Cities vp; 
 
 And niightie States charafterlcfte are grated 
 Toduflie nothing; yet let memory, 
 
 From falfe to fafle, among falfe Maids in loue, 
 
 Vpbraid my falfehood, when tbey’aue faid as falfe, 
 
 As Aire, as Water, as Windc.as fandie earth; 
 
 AsFoxeto Lambe; as Wolfe to Heifers Calfe; 
 
 Pard to the Hinde,or Stepdame tohes Sonne; 
 
 Yea, (et them fay, to fticke the heart of falfehood, 
 
 As 
 
Troylus and Crefsida , 
 
 As falfeas Crejjid. 
 
 Pond. Gotoo.abargainemade; (ealeit, feale it, He 
 be the witneflc here I hold your hand : here my Coufins, 
 tfeuer you proue falfe one to another, fince I haue taken 
 fuch paines to bring you together, let aJi pittifuli goers 
 betweene be cal'd to the worlds end after my name: call 
 them all Pandcts; let all conflant men be Troj/utfei , all 
 falfe women CreflUt , and all brokers betweene,Panders : 
 fay,Amen. 
 
 Troy. A men. 
 
 Cref. Amen. 
 
 Pan. Amen. 
 
 Whereupon 1 will (hew you a Chamber, which bed, be- 
 caufc it {hall nor fpeake ofyour prcttie encounters,preffc 
 it to death : away. 
 
 And Cupid grant all tong-tidcMeidens heere, 
 Bed,Chamber,and Pander,toprouide this geere. Sxcunt. 
 
 Later Vlyffes J>iomedes , Neflor, Agamemnon, 
 (jiHenelafls and Chaleo* Flor ifh. 
 
 Cal. Now Princes for the feruice i haue done you, 
 Th'adoantage of the time pcomps me aloud, 
 Tocallforrecompence: appeare it royourminde 
 That through the fight I beare in things to loue, 
 
 I haue abandon'd Troy, left my poffetfion, 
 
 Iocur’d a Traitors name.expofd my felfc, 
 
 -From certaine and poffeft conueniences, 
 
 To doubtful! fortunes, fequeftring from me all 
 That time,acquaintance, cuftome and condition, 
 
 Mide tame, and mofl familiar to my nature t 
 And here to doe you feruice am become. 
 
 As new into the world, Grange, vnacquainted. 
 
 I doe befeech you, as in way of tafte. 
 
 To giue me now a little benefits 
 Out of thofe many regiftred in promife. 
 
 Which you fay, liueto come in my behalfe. 
 
 Agam. What would’fl thou of vs Troian? make 
 demand ? 
 
 Cal. YoubaueaTroianprifoner.cal’d Anshenor , 
 Yefterday tooke: Troy holds him verydeere. 
 
 Oft haue you (often haue you, thankes therefore) 
 
 Defir‘d my Creflia in right great exchange. 
 
 Whom Troy hath dill deni'd : but this Anthenor, 
 
 I know is fuch a wreft in their affaires; 
 
 That their negotiations all muff flacke. 
 
 Wanting his mannage: and they will almoft, 
 
 Giue vs a Prince of Blood, a Sonne of Priam, 
 
 In change of him. Let him be fent great Princes, 
 
 And he Inal! buy my Daughter: and her prefeace. 
 
 Shall quite Qi;ike off allfcruice 1 haue done. 
 
 In mofl accepted paine. 
 
 Aga. Let Diomedes beare him, 
 
 And bring vs fre/pd hither: Calc a* fhal! haue 
 What he requefts of vs: good Diomed 
 Turnifh you fairely for this enterchange; 
 
 Withail bring word, if HeEltr will ro morrow 
 Be anfwcr’d in his challenge. Aiax is ready. 
 
 bio. This (hall 1 vnderwke,and"liraburthen 
 Which I am proud to beare. Exit. 
 
 Enter Achilles and Patroclus in theirTcnt. 
 
 ytif. Achilla ftattds i‘th entrance of his T enr ; 
 
 PIeafe it ourGenerall to paffe ftrangely by him. 
 
 As ifhe were forgot: and Princes all. 
 
 Lay negligent and loofe regard vpon him* 
 
 1 will come lad, iis like heel* queftion me. 
 
 Why fuch vnplaufiue eyes are bent ? why turn’d on him? 
 If fo, i haue dcrinon mcdicmable. 
 
 To vfe betweene your flrangeneffe and his pride. 
 
 Which his owne will {hall bauedefiretodrinke; 
 
 It may doe good, pride hath do other glaffe 
 To (how it (elfe, but pride; forfupple knees, 
 
 Fcedt arrogance, and are the proud mans fees. 
 
 Agam. Weele execute your purpofe, and put on 
 A forme offtrangeneffe as we paffe along, 
 
 So doe e3ch Lord, and eirher greete him not. 
 
 Or elfe difdainfully, which {hall {hake him more. 
 
 Then if not lookt on. 1 will lead the way. 
 
 Achtl. What comes the Generali to fpeake with me 1 
 You know my minde, lie fight no more 'gainft Troy. 
 
 Aga. What fates Achilles ,would he ought with vs ? 
 Xef Wouldyoumy Lotdcughc with the Generali? 
 
 Ac nil. No. 
 
 A hf. Nothing my Lord. 
 
 Aga. The better. 
 
 Acini. Good day, good <f3y. 
 
 Men. How doe you? how doe you? 
 
 Achi. What, do's the Cuckold fcomeme? 
 
 Aid x. How now Patroclsu ? 
 
 Achi/. Good morrow Ausxl 
 
 A tax. Ha. 
 
 Achd. Good morrow. 
 
 A tax. 1, and good oext day too. Exeunt. 
 
 Acbil. What meane thefe fellowes ? know they not 
 AchiUes ? ' 
 
 Parr. They paffe by ftrangely: they were rPd to bend 
 To fend their lmiles before them to AcbtOes : 
 
 To come as humbly as they vs’d to creepetoholy Altars. 
 
 Achu. What am 1 poore of late? 
 
 Tis certaine, greacnefie once faiue out with fortune 
 Muft fall out with mencoo: what the declin'd is. 
 
 He (hall as fooaereadc in the eyes of others, * 
 
 As feele in his owne fall: for men like butter-flies, 
 
 Shew not their mealie wings, but to the Summer; ’ 
 
 And not a man for being (imply man. 
 
 Hath any honour; but honour’d for thofe honours 
 That are without him; as placc,riches,and fauour, 
 
 Priz.es of accident, as oft as merit: 
 
 Which when they fall, as being foppery ftanderr j 
 The iouc that leand on them as flippery too. 
 
 Doth one plucke downe another, and together 
 Dye in the fall. But ’tis not fo with me; 
 
 Forcune 3nd 1 are friends, 1 doe enioy 
 At ample point, all that I did poffcffe, 
 
 Saue thefe mens lookes: who do me thinkes findeout 
 Something not worth in me fuch rich beholding, 
 
 As they haue often giueo. Here is Vhfei , 
 
 He interrupt his reading : how now AT tfftd) 
 
 ytif. Now great Thetu Sonne. 
 
 Achtl. What areyou reading ? 
 
 yiif. A ((range fellow here 
 Writes me, that man, howdearcly euer parted. 
 
 How much in hauing, or without.or in, 
 
 Cannot make boaft to haue that which he hath j 
 Nor feeles not what he owes, but by refieiHon : 
 
 As when his vertues (hining vpon others, 
 
 Heare them, and they retort thathcateagaine 
 To the fitfteioer. 
 
 Achd. Tnis is nor ftrange Vhffrs a 
 The beautie that is borne here in the face, 
 
 Thebearer knovmnot,but commends it felfe. 
 
 Not going from it felfe: but eye to eye oppos'd. 
 
 Salutes 
 
Troylus and Cre/stda. 
 
 Salutes each other with each others forme 
 For (peculation turtles not to it (elfe, 
 
 Till it hath crauail’d, and is married there 
 Where it may fee it (elfe : this is not ftrange at all. 
 
 Vlif. 1 doe not flrainc it at the portion. 
 
 It is familiar; but at the Authors drift, 
 
 Who in his clrcumflance, exprefly proues 
 That no may is the Lord of any thing, 
 
 (Though in and cf him there is much confiding,) 
 
 Till he communicate his parts toothers: 
 
 Nor doth he ofhimfelfe know them for ought, 
 
 Till he behold them formed in tb’applaufe. 
 
 Where they are extended . who like an arch reuetb'rate 
 The voyce againe; or like a gate of Rede, 
 
 Fronting the Sunne, receioes and renders backe 
 Hisfigure,andhisbeate. I was much rapt in this. 
 
 And apprehended here immediately; 
 
 The vnknowne Aiax ; 
 
 Heauens what a man is there?a very Horfe, (are 
 
 That has he knowes net what. Nature,what things there 
 Moft abieft in regard, and deare in vfe. 
 
 What things againe mod decrc in thceftceme. 
 
 And poore rn worth :now (Vial! we fee to morrow. 
 
 An aft that very chance doth throw vpon him? 
 
 Si tax renown’d ? O heauens,what fome men doe. 
 
 While fome men ieaue to doe ! 
 
 How fome men crcepe in skictifh fortunes hall. 
 
 Whiles others play the Ideots in her eyes: 
 
 How one man eates into anothers pride. 
 
 While pride is feafting in his wantonnefie 
 To fee thefe Grecian Lords; why.euen already, 
 
 They dap the lubber Ai&x on the fhouldcr, 
 
 As it his foote were on braue Hcftori bteft, 
 
 And great Troy (hrinking. 
 
 Acini. 1 doe beleeue it: 
 
 For they part by me,as myfers doeby beggars, 
 
 Neither gaue to me good word,nor looker 
 Wh»t arc my deedes forgot ? 
 
 Vlif. Time hath(my Lord) a wallet at his backe, 
 Wherein he puts almes for obliuion : 
 
 A great fu'd monfler of ingratitudes .* 
 
 Thole feraps are good deedes pafl, 
 
 Which aredeuout'd asfaft as they are made, 
 
 Forgot as foonc as done: perfeuerance.deere my Lord, 
 Kecpes honor bright, tohaue done, is to hang 
 Quite out offafhion like a rufliemale, 
 
 In monumentall mockrie t take the inftant way, 
 
 For honour trauels in a Qraight fo narrow. 
 
 Where one but goes a breaft,keepe then the paths 
 For emulation hath a thoufand Sonnes, 
 
 That one byonepurfue; ifyou giue way, 
 
 Or hedge afide from the direft forth right; 
 
 Like to an entred Tyde.they all rofh by. 
 
 And Ieaue you hindmoft : 
 
 Or like a gallant Horfe faine in firfl ranke, 
 
 Lyc there for pauement to the abieft, neere 
 
 Ore-run and trampled on: then what they doe in prefent, 
 
 Though iefic then yours in pafi,muft ore-top yours : 
 
 For time is like a fafhionable Hofle, 
 
 That (lightly (hikes his parting Guefl by th'hand; 
 
 And with his armes out-(lretcht,as he would fiye, 
 Grafpes in the commet: the welcome euer fmiles. 
 
 And farcwcls goes out fighmg :OIet not vertue feeke 
 Remuneration forthething it was :fot beautie,wit. 
 
 High birth, vigor ofbone, defeit in fetuice, 
 Loue,friend(hip,charity,ate fubrefts all 
 
 To enuious and calumniating time: 
 
 One couch of nature makes the whole world kin : 
 
 That all with one confent praife new borne gaudes, 
 Though they are made and moulded of things pafl * 
 
 And goe to dull,that is a little guilt, ’ 
 
 Morelaud then guilt oredufted. 
 
 The prefent eye praifes the prefent obieft f 
 Then marueil not thou great and compleat man. 
 
 That all the Grcekcs begin to worfliip Aiax; 
 
 Since things in motion begin to catch the eye. 
 
 Then what not Airs : the cry went out on thee. 
 
 And dill it might, and yet it may againe, 
 
 Jfthou would'll not entombe thy lelfealiue 
 And cafe thy reputation in thy Tent; 
 
 Whofe glorious deedes,but in thefe fields oflate 
 Made emulous millions ’mongfl the gods themfeluej, 
 And draue great Mars to faftion. 
 
 Achil, Ofthis my priuacie, 
 
 I haue ftrong reafons. 
 
 yhf But gainft your priuacie 
 The rejfons are more potent and heroyeall: 
 
 Tts knowne Achilla, thar you are m !oue 
 With one of Prtams daughters. 
 
 Achil. Ha?knowne f 
 Vlif. Is that a wonder ? 
 
 The prouidence that's in a watchful! Srare, 
 
 Knowes almofl euery graine of Plutoes gold ; 
 
 Fmdes bottome in th’vncomprehenfiue deepes; 
 
 Keepes place with thought; and almofl like the gods. 
 Doe thoughts vnuaile in tbetr dumbe cradles: 
 
 There is a myfterie ( with whom relation 
 Durft neuer meddle) in the foule of State; 
 
 Which h3th an operation more diuine, 
 
 Then breath orpen can giuc expreflure to: 
 
 All the commerfe that you haue had with Troy, 
 
 As perfeftly is ours, as yours.my Lord, 
 
 And better would it fit Achilles much, 
 
 T o throw downe Hell or then To/ixena. 
 
 But it mufl gneue yong Vtrhuj now at home, 
 
 When fame (hall in her Rand found her trumpe; 
 
 And all the Gteekifh Cities (hall tripping fing, 
 
 Great Heitors flfler did Achilles winne ; 
 
 But our great Aiax brauely beate downe him. 
 
 Farewell my Lord : l as your louer fpeake { 
 
 The foole Aides orethe Ice that you fhouid breake. 
 
 Pair. Tothiseffeft Achilles hose l mou’dyou; 
 
 A woman impudent and mannifh growne, 
 
 Is not more loth‘d,then an effeminate man, 
 
 In timeofaftion : I (land condemn’d for this ; 
 
 They thinke my little flomacke to the warre. 
 
 And your great loue to me.reftraines you thus : 
 Sweere.roufe your felfe;and the weake wanton fufid 
 Shall from your neckevnloofe his amorous fould. 
 
 And like a dew drop from the Lyons mane, 
 
 Be (hookero ayrieayre. 
 
 Achil. Shall Aiaxdghl with Hector ? 
 
 Pair. 1, and perhaps receiue much honor by him. 
 Achil. 1 fee mry reputation is at flake. 
 
 My fame is fhrowdly gored. 
 
 Pair. Othenbeware: 
 
 Thofe wounds heale ill,that men doe giue thtmfelues 
 Omiflion to doe what is neceffaiy, 
 
 Seales a commiflion to a blanke of danger, 
 
 And danger like ao ague fubtly taints 
 Euen then when we fit idely in the funne. 
 
 Achil. Goe call 7 berfires hither fweet ParracLs 
 
 «I % He 
 
Troy brand Crefsida. 
 
 ^le fend the fook to Atax , and defire him 
 
 Tinuite the Troiau Lords after the Combat 
 
 To fee vs hete vnarm’d. I haue a womans longing. 
 
 An appetite that I am ficke witball. 
 
 To fee great HeQor in his weedes of peace; Enter Thcrjl. 
 To talke with him, and to behold bis vifage, 
 
 Euen to my full of view. A labour fau’d. 
 
 Tber. A wonder. 
 
 Acbil. What? 
 
 Tber. *Aux goes vp and downe the field, asking for 
 hitnfclfe. 
 
 Acbil. Howfo? 
 
 Tber. Heemuft fight (ingly to mo;row with HeBor, 
 and is fo prophetically proud of an hetokrall cudgelling, 
 that he raues in faying nothing. 
 
 Acbil . How can that be ? 
 
 Thar. Why he ftalkcs vp and downe like a Peacock,® 
 ftride and a fbnd: ruminates like an hoflefle,that hath no 
 Arithmatique but her braine to fee downe her recko¬ 
 ning: bites his lip with a politique regatd.as who Ihould 
 fay t there were wit in his head and t woo’d out; and fo 
 there is: but it lyes as coldly in him, as fire in a flint, 
 which will not Ihew without knocking. Themans vn- 
 done for euer;for if Hetttrr breake not hisnecke I’th’com- 
 bat, hcele breakt himfelfe in vaine-glory. He knowes 
 not roee ; I faid, good morrow Atax ; And he teplyes, 
 thankes Agamemnon. What thinke you of this man, 
 that takes me for the Generali? Hce’s growne a very 
 Tand-Ffh, languageiefle, a monfter : a plague of o- 
 pinion, a man may weareit on both Tides like a leather 
 Ictkin. 
 
 Acbil. Thou muft be my Ambaffador to him Tbcrfites. 
 
 Tber. Who, I: why.heele anfwcr no body : hepro- 
 fefles notanfwering; fpeaking is for beggers: he wearcs 
 his tongue in's armes: 1 will put on his ptef ence; let Pa- 
 trod us make his demands to me, you (hall fee the Page¬ 
 ant of Atax. 
 
 Acbil. Tohim?arrec/«/i tell bim,l humbly defire the 
 valiant Atax, to inuite the noli valotous HcBor.io come 
 vnarm'd to my Tent, and to procute fafe condufl fot his 
 perfon,ofthe magnanimious and tfloft illuftrious, fixeor 
 feauen times honour d Captaine.Genetall of the Gtecian 
 Armic Agamemnon . doe this. 
 
 Patro. hat blcfle gteat Aiax. 
 
 Tber. Hum. 
 
 Vmr. 1 cotne from the worthy Achilla. 
 
 Tber. Ha? 
 
 Parr. Who moft humbly defires you to inuite HeBor 
 to his Tent. 
 
 Tber. Hum. 
 
 Patr. And to procure fafecondudl from Agamemnon. 
 
 Tber. Agamemnon} 
 
 Pair. I my Lord. 
 
 Tber . Ha? 
 
 Parr. Whai fay you loo’t. 
 
 Thee. God buy you with all my heart 
 
 Patr. Your anfwer fir. 
 
 Tber. Ifio morrowbeafaireday, by elcuena dockc 
 •i will goe one way ot otbet; howfoeuer, he fball pay for 
 me ttehehas me. 
 
 Pah Your anfwer fir. 
 
 Tber Fareyou well withall my hearr. 
 
 Acbil. Why, but he is not in 'his tune, isht ? 
 
 lb.' No,but he’s out a tune thus: what muficke will 
 be in him when HrBor hat knockt out hisbraines,! know 
 not: but lam furc none, vnleffe theFidler Apollo get his 
 
 fioewes to make catlings on. 
 
 Acbil. Come, chou fhalt beare a Letter to him 
 ftraighi. 
 
 Tber Let me carry another to his Horfejfor that's the 
 more capable creature. 
 
 Acbil. My minde is troubled like a Founcaineftir'd, 
 
 A nd I my felfe fee not the bottome of ic. 
 
 Tber . Would theFountaine ofyour minde were cleere 
 againe, that I might water an Afle at it ; 1 had rather be a 
 Ticke in a Shcepe, then fuch a valiant ignorance. 
 
 Enttrat one doore Anetu with a Torch, at another 
 
 Paru, Dicphabus , Am benor,D tamed the 
 
 Grecian,wttb Torches. 
 
 Par. See hoa, who is that there? 
 
 T)icpb. It is the Lord eAEneas. 
 
 *y£ne. Is the Prince there m perfon? 
 
 Had 1 fo good occafion to lye long 
 
 As you Prince /hm«,nothing but heauenly bufineffe 
 Should rob my bed-mate of my company. 
 
 Diom. That's my minde too : good morrow Lord 
 vAneas. 
 
 Par. A valiant Greekec^W.take his hand 
 
 Wi meffe the proccfTe ofyour fpeech within ; 
 
 You told how Diomed in awboleweeke by dayes 
 
 Did haunt you in theField. 
 
 ts£ne. Health to you valiant fir, 
 
 During all queflion of the gentle truce: 
 
 But when I mcete you arm'd,as blackc defiance, 
 
 A s heart can thinke,or courage execute 
 
 T)tom. The one and other i? i or red embraces. 
 
 Our blouds ate now in calmepnd fo long health. 
 
 Eui when coiuenticm.and occafion meetes, 
 
 By hue , lie play the hunter fot thy life. 
 
 With all my force, purfuite and pollicy. 
 
 •Ant. And thou fhalt hunt a Lyon that will flye 
 
 W r ith his face backward, in humaine genUcneffe : 
 
 Welcome to Troy ; now by Ancbifes life. 
 
 Welcome indeede.- by Tmut hand 1 fweare. 
 
 No man aliuc can loue in fuch a fort. 
 
 The thing he meanes to kill, mote excellently. 
 
 Dtom. Wefimpathise. /one \et tAZneiu hue 
 (If to my fword his fate be not the glory ) 
 
 Athoufandcompleate courfesoftheSuone, 
 
 But in mine emulous honor let him d_y 
 
 With euery ioynt a wound, and that to morrow. 
 
 •Ate. We know each other well. 
 
 Dio. We doe,3nd long to know each other worfe. 
 
 Par. This is the moft, dcfpightfufft gentle greeting ; 
 The nobleft hatefull loue, that ere I heard of. 
 
 What bufinefle Lord fo early ? 
 
 •Ant. I was fern for to the Kingjbut why,I know not. 
 Par His purpofc mectsyou;it was to bn ng this Greek 
 To Caleb*'t houfe;and there to render him. 
 
 For the enfreed Anthtnor, the fairc Creftd: 
 
 Lets haue your company ; or ifyou plcafe, 
 
 Haftc there before yS. I conftamly doc thinke 
 (Or rather call my thought a certaine knowledge) 
 
 My brother Troy/ur lodges there to night. 
 
 Roofe him^and glue him note of our approach. 
 
 With ibe whole quality whereof, 1 feate 
 
 We fhjll be much vnwc/come. 
 
 %Ane. That I afTore you : 
 
 Trojiut had rat her Troy were borne to Greece, 
 
 Then Crejftd borne from Troy. 
 
 Par. There | 
 
'Troyfosand (hfiida. 
 
 Par. There is no helpe: 
 
 The bitter difpcfirlon of the time will haue it fo. 
 
 On Lord, weele follow you. 
 
 */£nr. Good morrow ail. Exit t/Sstnar 
 
 Par. And tell me noble 'Diamci 5 faith tell me Uue, 
 Ettcn in the foule oFfound good fellow (hip. 
 
 Who in your thoughts merits faire Helen mefi ? 
 
 My felfe,or LMeneLtnsI 
 Hum. Both alike. 
 
 He merits well to haue her.that doth feeke her, 
 
 "Not making any fcruple of her foylurc. 
 
 With fuch a hell of paine,and world ofcliarge. 
 
 And you as well to keepe her,that defend her. 
 
 Not paiiating the tafte of her difhonotar. 
 
 With fuch acoftly lode of wealth and friends: 
 
 He like a puling Cuckold, would drinke vp 
 The lees and dtegs of a fiat tamed peece s 
 You like a letcher, out of whotifh loynes. 
 
 Arc plcafd to breeds our your inheritors: 
 
 Both merits poyz’d, each weighs no lefTe no? more,- 
 But he as he,whieh heauierfor a whore. 
 
 Tar. Y00 arc too bitter to your country-woman. 
 
 Dio. Slice's bitter to her countrey : hearc me Paris, 
 
 For eucry falfc drop in her baudy veines, 
 
 AGrecians life hath funke: for eucry fcruple 
 Of her contaminated carrion weight, 
 
 A Troian hath beene flajne.Since (he could fpcake. 
 
 She hath not giuen fo many good words breath. 
 
 As for hcr.Greckes and Troians fuffred death. 
 
 Par. Faire Dionted, you doe as chapmen doe, 
 
 Di( praife the thing that you defire to buy: 
 
 But we in filence hoid this vertue well; 
 
 Weeie not commend, what wc intend to fell. 
 
 Here lyes our way. Exenuz. 
 
 Enter Troylia and Crejftda. 
 
 Trey. Deere trouble not your felfe: the morne is cold. 
 Cref. Then fweet my Lord,lle call mine Vnckk down; 
 He (hall vnbolt the Gates. 
 
 Troy. Troublehtmnot: 
 
 Tobed.tobediQeepe kill thofepritty eyes, 
 
 And giueas foft attachment to thy fences. 
 
 As Infants empty of all thought. 
 
 Cref. Good morrow then. 
 
 Trcj. I prithee now to bed. 
 
 Cref. Ate you a weary ofme ? 
 
 Troy. O Crejftda, ! but that the bufie day 
 Wak’t by the Latke.hath rout’d the ribauld Crowes, 
 
 And dreaming night will hide our eyes no longer: 
 
 1 would net from thee. 
 
 Cref. Night hath beene too brlefe. (flayes, 
 
 Troy. Bethrevvthe witch! with venemous wights (he 
 As hidioully as hell 5 but flies the grafpes of loue. 
 
 With wings more momentary,fwift then thought: 
 
 You will catch cold, and curie me. 
 
 Cref Prithee tarry you men will r.euer tarry ; 
 
 O foolifii Crejfut , I might haue (fill held off, 
 
 And then you would liaoc tarried. Harkc.thcr’s one vp? 
 Pand. within. What’s all the doorcs open here ? 
 
 Troy It isyour Vp.ckle. Enter Par,darue. 
 
 Cref. A pellilence on him: now will he be mocking: 
 
 1 fhalt haue fuch a lite. 
 
 Pen. How now,how now? how goemaidcn.hcads? 
 Heareyou Maide : wher’s my cezin Creffd ? 
 
 Cry.Go hang your felf,you naughty mocking Vnckk: 
 
 You bring me to coo -—itnd then you floute me coo. 
 
 Pan. To do whet? to do what? let her fay what: * 
 What haue I brought you codoer 
 Cref. Come,conic,befhrew your heart: yoclenere be 
 good.nor fuffer others. 
 
 Pan. Ha,ha: alas poore wretch: 3 poore Chipocbia ,haft 
 not dept to night? would he not (a naughty man) J« it 
 fleepe:a bug.besre take him. Ore knocks 
 
 Cref. Did not I tell you? would he were knockt uh' 
 head. Who’s that at doore ? good Vnckle goe and fee. 
 My Lord, come you againc into my Chamber: 
 
 You fmilc and motkeme,as if I meant naughtily. 
 
 Troy. Ha, ha. 7 
 
 Cre.Come you are deceiu'd, I thinke of no fuch thing. 
 How earncfily they knockc: pray you come in. Knccke. 
 I would not for halfe Troy haue you (cene here. Exeunt. 
 
 Pan. Who’s there ? what’s the matter? will you beats 
 dowme the doore ? How now, what's the matter? 
 c r£ne. Good morrow Lord, good morrow 
 Paa. Who s there my Lord itAEneas f by my troth I 
 knew you not: what newes with you fo eatly ? 
 t/Eats Is not Prince 7 >oy/iirhere? 
 
 Pan. Here? what (hould he doe here ? 
 t/Ene. Come he is here, my Lord, doe not deny him; 
 It doth import him much to fpeake with me. 
 
 Pan. Is he here fay you r *tis mote then I know, Hebe 
 fworne: For my owne pert I came in late: what fhould 
 he doe here ? 
 
 ts£ne. Who.nay then .• Come,come, youledoehim 
 wrong, erd y'are ware: youle be fo true to him. to be 
 falfe to him : Doe not you know of him,but yet goe fetch 
 him hither, goe. 
 
 Enter Treylut. 
 
 Troy. How now, what’s the matter? 
 ty£ne. My Lord,! fcarce haue leifure to faluteyou, 
 My tnatrer is To rafh: there is at hand, 
 
 Pans your brother,and Deiphabut. 
 
 The Grecian Diomed , and our Anther or 
 Deliuer’d to vs, and for him forth.with. 
 
 Ere the firft facrifice,within this houre, 
 
 We trmil giue vp to Diomedt hand 
 The Lady Creffda. 
 
 Troy. Js it concluded fo? 
 
 t/Ene. By Prion a,and the generall Bate of Trey, 
 
 They are at hand,and ready to effeft it. 
 
 Troy. How my atchieuementsmocke me; 
 
 I will goe mcete them : and niy Lord t/£neai. 
 
 We met by chance; you did not finde me here. 
 
 ty£n. Good,good,my Lord,the fecrets ofnaiure 
 Haue not mote gift ia taciturnitie. Exrant. 
 
 Enter Pendants and Creffd. 
 
 Par. Is't poffible? nofooner gotb-tt loft • the diuell 
 take Arthenor; tbcjfong Prince will goe mad : a plague 
 vpen Anthenert I would chey had brok's necke. 
 
 Cref. How now ? what’s the matter ? who was here? 
 Pan. Ah.ha 
 
 Cref. Why figh you fo profoundly? wher’s my Lord? 
 gone ? tell me fw^Jt Vnckle, what’s the matter ? 
 
 Pan. Would I were as deepe voder the earth as I am 
 
 aboue. 
 
 Cref. O the gods! what’s the matter? 
 
 Pair. Pryshee get thee in: would thou had’ft nerebeeti 
 borne; I knew thou wouldfl be his death.O poore Gen- 
 tltrian: a plague vpon Aothenor. 
 
 $ $ 2 Cref. Good 
 
Troy las and Crefstda. 
 
 ffref. Good Vnckic I befccch you, on rry knees,I be-< 
 fccch you what's the matter? 
 
 jp an. Thou muft be gone wench, thou muft be gone; 
 thou art chang’d for jfnthenor: thou mutt to thyFather, 
 and begone from Troytus : 'twill be his death ; ’twill be 
 his baine, he cannot beare it.. 
 
 Cref. O you immortall gods! Iwilinotgoe. 
 
 Tan. Thou muft. 
 
 Cref. I will not Vr.ckle; l haue forgot my Father: 
 
 I know no couch of confanguinitie : 
 
 No kin, no loue,no bloud.no foule, fo neere me. 
 
 As she fweet Trojlta : O you gods dtuine! 
 
 Make Crejfdt name the very crowoc of faHhood ! 
 
 If euer (he leaue Trains: ciwe.orce and death. 
 
 Do to this body what extremitie you can; 
 
 But the ftrong bafe and building of my loue. 
 
 Is as the very Center of the earth. 
 
 Drawing all things to it. I will goeinand wcepe. 
 
 'Pan. Doe, doe. 
 
 Cref. Teare my bright heire, and fcratch my praifed 
 cheekes, 
 
 Cracke my clcere voyce with fobs, and breake my heart 
 With founding Trcylns.\ will Dot goe from Trey.Extent. 
 
 Enter Paru,Troylns > *SEneas, Deifbebus,yln- 
 thenor and Dtomedes. 
 
 far. It is great morning, and the houre prefixc 
 Ofher deliuerie to this valiant Gteeke 
 Comes faft vpon: good my brother Treylus, 
 
 T«Ii you the Lady what (he is to doe, 
 
 And haft her to the purpofe. 
 
 Trey. Walke into her houfc; 
 
 Ik bring her to the Grecian prefently; 
 
 And to his hand, when I dchuer her, 
 
 Thinke it an Altar, and thy brother Troylus 
 A Pricft, there offiing to it his heart. 
 
 Par. Jknow whae’tistoloue, 
 
 And would, as I (hall pittie, I could belpe. 
 
 Pleafe you walke in. my Lords. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Par.darus and CrtjfuL 
 Pan. Be moderate,be moderate. 
 
 Cref, Why cell you me of moderation? 
 
 The griefe is fine, full perfect that I tafle, 
 
 And no leffe in a fenfe as ftrong 
 
 As that which caufeth it. How can I moderate it ? 
 
 If I could temporife with my affe&ion. 
 
 Or brew it to a weake and colder pallat. 
 
 The like alaiment could I giue my °riefe : 
 
 My loue admits no qualifying croffe; Enter Troy [us. 
 
 No more my griefe, in fuch a precious loffc. 
 
 Pan. Hcrc,here,here,he comes,a Tweet ducke. 
 
 Cref. O Troylut, Trojltts 1 
 
 Pah. What a paire of fpc&acles is here f let roe em¬ 
 brace too : oh hart, as the goodly faying is; O heart, hea- 
 uie heart, why Aghcft thou without breaking ? where he 
 anfwers againc; bccaofe thou canft not cafe thy fmart by 
 fncrrdfbip.norby fpeaking : there was neuer a truer rime; 
 let vs caft away nothing, for we rosy liue to haue neede 
 of fuch a Vcrfe : we fee it, we fee it; how now Lambs? 
 
 Troy. Crefftd : I loue thee in fo ftrange a puritie ; 
 
 That the bleft gods, as angry with roy fancie , 
 
 More bright in zeate, then the dcootion which 
 Cold lips blow to their Deities: take thee from me. 
 
 Cref. Haue the gods enuie? 
 
 Pan. 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , *tis tooplainea cafe. 
 
 Cref. And is it true, that I rouft goe from Troy ? 
 
 Troy. A hatefull truth. 
 
 Cref. What, and from Trtsylus too ? 
 
 Trey, From T roy, 3 nd Troylut, 
 
 Cref. Iftpoffiblc? 
 
 Troy. And fodainely, where iniurie of chance 
 Puts backe leaue-taking, iuftles roughly by 
 All time of paufe j rudely beguiles our lips 
 Of all reioyndure : forcibly preuents 
 Our locktembrafures; ftranglos our deare vowes, 
 tuen in the birth ofotir owne laboring breath. 
 
 We two, that with fo many thoufand fighes 
 Did buy each other, rr.uft poorely fell our felues. 
 
 With the rude breui tie and difeharge of our 
 Imurious time; now with a robbers hafte 
 Crams his rich theeuerie vp, he knowes not how. 
 
 As many farwels as be ftars in hcauen. 
 
 With diftin& brcath.and conAgn’d kiffes to them. 
 
 He fumbles vp into a loofe adiew ; 
 
 And fcants vs with a Angle famifht kiffe, 
 
 Diftaftmg with the fait of broken teares. Enter vEneut 
 i/£neai within. My Lord,is the Lady ready? 
 
 Troy. Harke, you 3 re call’d : fomc fay the genius fo 
 Cries, come to him that inftantly mull dye. 
 
 Bid them haue patience: fhc (hall come anon. 
 
 Pan. Wheteare myteates? raine.co lay this winde 
 or my heart will be blowne vp by the root. 
 
 Cref I muft then to tbeGrccians ? 
 
 Troy. No remedy. 
 
 Cref A wofull Crejpd 'mong’ft the merry Greekcs. 
 Troy. Whcnfhallwefeeagaine? 
 
 Trey. Here me my loue: be thou but true ofheart. 
 Cref. I true ? how now? what wicked deeme is this? 
 Troy, Nay, we muft vfe expoftulation kindely. 
 
 For it is parting from vs; 
 
 I fpeake not, be thou true, asfearing thee: 
 
 For I will throw my Gloue to death himfelfe. 
 
 That there’sno maculacion in thy heart; 
 
 But be thou true, fay I,to fkfhion in 
 My fcquent proteftstion: be thou true. 
 
 And I will fee thee. 
 
 Cref. Oyou lhall be expoPd, my Lord to dangers 
 As infinite, as imminent: but He be true. 
 
 Troy. And lie grow friend with danger j 
 WearethisSleeue. 
 
 Cref. And you this Glottc. 
 
 When (hall I fee you? 
 
 Troy. I will corrupt the Grecian Centincls, 
 
 To giuc thee nightly vifitation. 
 
 But yet be true. 
 
 Cref. O heauens: be true againe? 
 
 Troy. Hcare why I fpeake it; Loue : 
 
 The Grecian youths arefullofqualitie. 
 
 Their louing well compos’d,with guift ofnature. 
 Flawing and fwelling ore with Arts and exercife: 
 
 How nouelties may moue, and parts with perfon. 
 
 Alas, a kinde of godly icaiouftc; 
 
 Which 1 befccch you call a vettuou; Anne: 
 
 Makes me affraid. 
 
 Cref O heauens, you loue me not J 
 Troy. Dye I a villaine then: 
 
 In this I doe not call your faith io queftion 
 So mainely as my merit; I cannot ftng, 
 
 Nor beele the high Lauolt ;nor fwceten talke; 
 
 Nor play at fubnll games; faire vertucs all; 
 
 To 
 
< ___-- - — _ _ __ , , —.— 
 
 'Troy lus and Cre/sida . 
 
 To which the Grecians are moft prompt and pregnant: 
 But 1 can tell that in each grace of thefe. 
 
 There lurkes a Ibll and durob-ditcourfioediuell, 
 
 ' rhat tempts moil cunningly: but be not tempted. 
 
 Cref. Doc you thinke I will: 
 
 7«7.No,but fomethingmay be done that we wil not: 
 And fomecimes we are diueis to our felues, 
 
 When we wili tempt thefrailtie ofour powers. 
 Prefuming on their changeful! poter-ie. 
 t/£*eas within. Nay, good my Lord? 
 
 Trej. Come kifle. and let vs part. 
 
 Paris within. Brother Trojlsu ? 
 
 Trrj. Good brother come you hither. 
 
 And bring tVEneat and chc Grecian with you, 
 
 Cref. My Lord .will you be true? Exit 
 
 Troy. Who I ? alas it is. my vice, my fault: 
 
 Whiles others fifh with craft for great opinion, 
 
 I, with great truth, catch metre hmplicicie ; 
 Whil’ftfome with cunning guild their copper crownes. 
 With truth and plainneflc I doc weare mine bate: 
 
 Enter the Gretfet. 
 
 J e2re not my truth ; the morralt of my wit 
 Is plaine and true, ther’s all the reach ofit. 
 
 Welcome fir Dtomed , here is the Lady 
 Which for Antencr,\NC deliuer you. 
 
 At the port (Lord) He glue her to thy hand, 
 
 And by the way poffeffe thee what (he is 
 Hnrreateher faire; and by my fouie,faire Greeke, 
 
 Ifere thou Hand at mercy of my Sword, 
 
 Name Creffid, and thy life (ball be as fafe 
 As Prusmit in lilton/ 
 
 Utcm Faire Lady Crefiid , 
 
 Sep ieafe you fauethc thankes thisPrince expc&s: 
 
 The lufttein youreye, heauen in your cheeke, 
 
 Picadesyour faire vlfage,and to Diomed 
 
 You flrsllbemifltefle.and command him wholly, 
 
 Troy. Grecian,thoudo'Anot vfeme curteoufly, 
 
 To (hamethe fcale ofmypetition towards, 
 Jptaifingher. 1 tell thee LordofGreece : 
 
 Shec is as farrehigh foaring o're thypraifes, 
 
 A» thou vr.worthy t o be csl’d her feruant: 
 
 I charge thee vfe her well, euen for my charge • 
 rot by the dreadfuil Pluto, if thou do'ft nor, 
 
 (Thought'n e great bulke lAcbtStsbe thy guard) 
 lie cut thy throate. 
 
 Diorn. ‘ Oh be not mou’d Prince Troylua ; 
 
 Let me be priuiledg’d by niyplace and meflage, 
 
 To be a fpeaker free ? when I am hence, 
 
 He anfwer to my luft : and know my Lord ; 
 lie nothing doe on charge : to her owne worth 
 She (ball be priz’d : but that you fay, be’t 10 ; 
 llefpeakeitinmy fpirit and honor, no. 
 
 Troy. Come to the Port .1 le tell thee 'D turned. 
 
 This braue, (ball oft make thee to hide thy head : 
 
 Lady giueme yourhand.and as we walke. 
 
 To our owns ftlues bend we our needeful! talke. 
 
 Sound Trumpet. 
 
 Par. Harke, Hefhrt Trumpet. 
 t/£ne. Ho«v hauc we fpent this morninj; 
 
 The Prince muft thinke me tardy and remifle. 
 
 That fwote to ride before him in the field. 
 
 Par. TisTray/wfault:come,come,tofieldwithhim. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Dio. Let vsmakeready ftratght. 
 
 ,s£nc. Yea, with a Bridegioomes frefh slacritie 
 
 Let vs addre(Te to tend on He&ora heeles: 
 
 The glory of our Troy doth this day lye 
 On his faire worth.and (ingle Chiuairie. 
 
 Enter A tax armed, Achilles ,P atroclus , Agamtrsnon, 
 Matthau yiiffes, Ntflcr,falcas.&c. 
 
 Aga. Here art thou in appointment frefh and faire. 
 Anticipating time. With flirting courage, 
 
 Giue with thy Trumpet aloud note to Troy 
 Thou dreadfuil ^fiur,that the appaultd aire 
 M ay pierce the head of the great Combatant, 
 
 And hale him hither. 
 
 Aul Thou, Trumpet, ther’s my purfe; 
 
 Now cracke thy longs, and fplitthy brafenpipe: 
 
 Blow villaine,till thy fphered Bias cheekc 
 Out-fwell the collicke ofpufi A q talon • 
 
 Come, ftretch thy cheft, and let thy eyes fpout bloudt 
 Thou blowcft for Hedor. 
 
 Vlif No Trumpet anfwers. 
 
 A chit. 'Tis but early dayes. 
 
 Ago. Is not yeng Diomed with Caicos daughter? 
 
 Vlif. 'Tis he, I ken the manner ofhis gate, 
 
 He rifes on the toe that fpirit ofhis 
 In afpiration lifts him from the earth. 
 
 Ago. Is this the Lady Creffid} 
 
 Dio Euen (be. 
 
 Ago. Moftdeerely welcome to the Grcekes, fwccie 
 Lady. 
 
 Neff. Our Generali doth falute you with a kifle. 
 
 Vlif. Yet is thekiudeneffe but particular; twere bet¬ 
 ter (be were kid in generall, 
 
 Neft. And very courtly counfell: lie begin. Somuch 
 fotNtflor. 
 
 Achil. lie take that winter fromyour lips fairs Lady 
 Achilles bids you welcome. 
 
 Alone, l had good argument for killing once. 
 
 Patro. But that’s no argument for killing now ; 
 
 For thus pop’c Paris 'm his hardimenc. 
 
 Vlif. Oh deadly gall, and theamc of all our fcornes, 
 For which we loofeour heads, to gild his homes. 
 
 Patro. ThefirA 'tsz%tJHemlaus k;(fe,thismine: 
 Patrocluo Vlfci you. 
 
 Mene. Oh this is trim. 
 
 Patr. Paris and I kifle euermore for him. 
 
 Mene. lie haue my kiffe fir: Lady by your leans. 
 Cref. In kiffing doe you tenderer receive. 
 
 Patr. Both take and giue. 
 
 Cref. lie make my match to liue. 
 
 The kifle you tjke is better then you giue: therefore no 
 kifle. 
 
 Mene. Ilegiueyouboote, Ilegiueyou three for one. 
 Cref. You are an oddc man, giue euen,or give none. 
 Mene. An odde man Lady, tuery man is odde. 
 
 Cref. No. Paris is not; foryou know 'tis true, 
 Thatyou are odde, and he is euen with you, 
 
 Mene. You fillip me a'th'head. 
 
 Cref. No,lie be fworne. 
 
 VIif. It were no match,your nailejgainft bis home: 
 May I fwecteLadybegakiffe ofyou ? 
 
 Cref. You mry, 
 
 Vlif 1 doe defire it. 
 
 Crtf. Why begge then ? 
 
 Vhf Why then for Venus fake, giue me a kifle : 
 When Helen is a maide againc, and his—— 
 
 Crtf. lam your debtor, daime i; when ’tis due. 
 
 ^ y ) Vhf. Newt's 
 
Troy lus and Crefsida. 
 
 Zlfif. Neucr's my day. and men a kiffe ofyon. 
 
 TJiom, Lady a word. He bring you to yourTather 
 P/cfl. A woman ofquickc fence. 
 ylif. Fie. fie,vpon her: 
 
 Ther’s a language in her eye, her cheeke.hcr lip; 
 
 Nay,her foote fpeakcs,her wanton fpirites looke out 
 At euery ioynt,8nd motiue of her body: 
 
 Oh tbefeencounttrers fo glib of tongue. 
 
 That giue a coafiing welcome etc it comet 5 
 And widevnclafpe the tables oftheir thoughts, 
 
 To euery tickling reader: fet them downe. 
 
 For fluttifh fpoyles ofopportunitie; 
 
 And daughters of the game. Exsmt. 
 
 Enter aUsfTrartMcllor^aris^^neaj, HtlenKs 
 and Attaidants. E/oriJb. 
 
 Jill. TheTroiansTrumpet. 
 
 Aga. Yonder comes the troope. 
 tAhn. Haile all you Hate of Greece: what fhaibedone 
 To him that vi&ory commands ? or doe you purpofe, 
 
 A v'l&or Jhall beknowne s will you the Knighta 
 Shall to the edge of all extremitic 
 Purlue each other, or {hall bediuided 
 By any voyee.or order oft he field -.JHeflarbad aske? 
 Aga. Which way wouldHellor haueit? 
 
 %AE.ee. He cares not, heele obey conditions. 
 
 Aga. ’Tis done like Hell or, bu: feeurdy done, 
 
 Aiittle proudly, and great deale difprifmg 
 The Knight oppos’d. 
 
 os£jte. If not Achilles fir, what is your name ) 
 
 Achil. If not AcbiBtt,nothing. 
 t/£w. Therefore AchiBee: but what ere,kno» this. 
 In tbe extremity of great and little : 
 
 Valour and prideexcel! themfelues in Hsttor j 
 The onealmoft as infinite as all; 
 
 The other blanke as nothing: weigh hint well; 
 
 And that which looltes like pride, is cuntfie: 
 
 This Aiexis halfe made of He&ort blood; 
 
 In loue whereof> halfe Helior fiaies at home: 
 
 Halfe heart,halfe hand, halfe Heifer t com& to feeke 
 This blerujedSnight,halfe Troian and halfe Grecke. 
 Achil. A maiden battatk then tO 1 perceiue you. 
 Aga. Here is fir,D«vraei: «oe gentle Knight, 
 Standby ouras you and Lord %/£neas 
 Confer.? v pon the order oftheir fight. 
 
 So be it: either to thevttermofi, 
 
 Or elfe a breach: the Combatants being kin, 
 
 Halfe flints their flrife, befosetheir flrokes begin. 
 ylif. They are oppos’d already. 
 
 •dfga.'WhatTroian is that fame that {cokes fo heauy? 
 tWf. The yongeft-Sonne 0 (Priam ; 
 
 A true Knight; they call him Troyltu ; 
 
 \ 'Jot yet mature, yet matchlefTe.firmc of word, 
 
 Speaking in deedes, and deedelefie in his tongue; 
 
 Not foone proook'e.nor being prouok’t,foonc calm’d; 
 
 {is heart and hand bothopcn,and both free: 
 
 Tor whathe has,hegioes; what rhinites,he fhewes; 
 
 Yet giues he not till judgement guide bis bounty, 
 
 Nor dignifies an impairc thought with breath: 
 idanl y ns Heifer, but more dangerous; 
 
 Tor Heel or in his blare of wrath lubfcribes 
 To tender obiefls; but he,in heate ofaftioo. 
 
 Is more vindecatiuc then iealous loue. 
 
 They call him Tryfsu ; and on him credl, 
 
 Afecond hope, ss fairely built as HeUor. 
 
 Thus fcies«^«?rff.oneah3t knowes theyouth, 
 
 Euentahis inches; and with priuatefade. 
 
 Alarum. 
 
 Did in great Iliion thus tranflate him to me. 
 
 Atu. They areinaftion. 
 
 Neft- Now Aiax hold tbine owne. 
 
 7>ey. He tier, thou fleep’fl, awake thee. 
 
 A i a - b, °wes are wel difpos'd there Aiax. trgpm 
 Dia.'u. You mnfl no more. crate 
 
 tALnc. Princes enough, fopleafe you. ' 
 
 Aia. I am not warme yet, let vs fight againc- 
 Diom. As Heifer pleafes. 
 
 HeU. Why then will I no more: 
 
 Thou arc grht Lcrd.my Fathers filler j Sonne ; 
 
 A coufen german to great Prisons feedc: 
 
 The obligation of our bloud forbids 
 A gorie emtilstion’twixt vs twaine: 
 
 Were thy cotnmixion, Grecke and Troian fo. 
 
 That thou cotjld’fl fay, this hand is Grecian all 
 And this is Troian: the finev?esofchis Lcgge 
 All Greeke, and this all Troy: my Mothers bloud 
 Runs on the dexter checkc,and this finifler 
 Bounds in my fathers: by /osetnuhipotent. 
 
 Thou fhould’ft not beare from me a Greckifh member 
 * herein my fword had not impreflure made 
 Of our ranke feud : but the iufl gods gamfay. 
 
 That any drop thou borrwdfl from thy mother. 
 
 My facied Aunt, fhould by my mortal) Sword 
 Be drained. Let me embrace thee Aiax: 
 
 By hirothat thunders, thouhaft luflie Armcs; 
 
 Heifer would hane them fall vpon him thus. ’ 
 
 Cozen, all honor to thee. 
 
 Asa. 1 tbanke thee Heifer : 
 
 Thou art too gentle, and too free a man: 
 
 I came to kill thee Cozen, 3nd beare hence 
 A great addition, earned in thy death. 
 
 HcO. Not Pleoftoljnous fo rumble, 
 
 On whofe bright crefl.fame with her lowdft (O yes) 
 Cries.Tbis is he; coulcfftpromifetohimfelfe, 
 
 A tliought of added honor, toroe from Heifer. 
 
 , Therc is "Prance here from both the fide*. 
 
 What further you will doe? 
 
 Hell. Wcelcanfwereit: 
 
 The iffue is caibracemenc: farewell. 
 
 Aia, Ifl might in entreaties finde fuceefle. 
 
 As feld 1 haue the chance ; I would defirc 
 My famous Coufin to our Grecian Tents. 
 r> T'i dgememnMs wifh.and great AthsSti 
 
 Doth long to fee vnarm’d the valiant Heifer. 
 
 e ?‘ ^ncas ,cn]\ iny brother Trejlni to me: 
 
 A. no’ figmfic this louing enterview 
 To the expcflcrsof our Troian part: 
 
 Defirethemhomc. Giue roe thy hand^nyCoufin; 
 
 I will gee cate with thee, and fee your Knights. 
 
 Enter Agamemnon and the reft. 
 
 Aia. Great Agamemxenc emes to meetevs here. 
 
 Hell. The worthieft ofthem,tell menume by name: 
 But for Achilla, mine owne ferching eyes 
 Shall finde him by his laigc and portly fire. 
 
 Aga. Worchy of Armes: as welcome as to one 
 That would be tid of fuch an enemic. 
 
 But that's no welcome: vnderftand more cleere 
 What's paft.and what’s to corners firew'd with huskes 
 And forroclelfe ruine ofobliuion: 
 
 But in this extant moment, faith and troth. 
 
 Strain’d purely from all hollow bias drawing: 
 
 Bids thee with mod diuineintegritie. 
 
 From heart of very heart, great Heller welcome. 
 
 Hell. I thanke thee moll imperious aAgdBsemmn. 
 
 __ _ ■'fe* My 
 
Troy lus and Cre/sida. 
 
 Ago. "My well-fam'd Lord of Ttoy.no Icffc to you. 
 Men. Let tne confirms my Princely brothers greeting, 
 You brace of warlike Brothers, welcome hither. 
 
 Heft. Who muft we anfwer? 
 ts£ae. The Noble XfsneUus. 
 
 Heft. O. you my Lord.by Mars his gauntlet thanks, 
 Mockcnor, that I affeft thvntraded Oath, 
 
 Your quindam wife fwcares Bill by yemu Glouc 
 Shee t well, but bad me not commend her to you. 
 
 Men. Name her not now fir,fhc’s a deadly Thcame. 
 Heft. O pardon, I offend. 
 
 Nefi. I haue(thou gallant Troyan) feene thee oft 
 Labouring for deftiny, make cruel! way 
 Through rankes ofGtcekiftiyouth: and Ihauefcenthe* 
 As hot as Perfeus, fputre thy Phrygian Steed. 
 
 And feene thee fcorning forfeits and fubdurnents. 
 
 When thoa haft hung thy aduanced lword i th'ayre. 
 
 Not letting it decline, on the declined : 
 
 That 1 haue faid vnto my ftanders by, 
 
 Loe lupiter is yonder,dealing life. 
 
 And I haue feene thee paufe, and cake thy breath. 
 
 When that a ring of Greekes haue hem'd thee in. 
 
 Like an Olympian wreftling. This haue 1 feene, 
 
 But this thy countenance (ft ill loekt in fteele) 
 
 I neuer faw till now. 1 knew thy Grandfirc, 
 
 And once fought with him ; he was a Souldier good, 
 
 But by great Mars, the Captaine of vs all, 
 
 Neuer like thee. Let an oldman embrace thee. 
 And(worthy Warriout) welcome to our Tents, 
 ts£ne. Tis the old Netlar. 
 
 Heft. Let me embrace thee good old Chronicle, 
 That haft fo long walk'd hand in hand with time; 
 
 Moft teuerend Hefior, I am glad to clafpe thee 
 
 He.I would my armes could match thee in contention 
 As they contend with thee in courtefie. 
 
 Heft 1 would they could. 
 
 Heft. Ha? by this white be 3 rd I‘ld fight with thee to 
 morrow. Well,welcom,welcome : I haue feen the time. 
 
 ytyf, I wonder now,bow yonder City ftands, 
 
 When we haue heerc her Bafe and pillar by vs. 
 
 Heft. I know your fauour Lord yijjfes welL 
 Ah fir, there’s many a Grecke and Troyan dead. 
 
 Since firft i faw your feife, and Dtomed 
 In lliion,on your Gteekilh Embaftie. 
 
 yijf Sir, I foretoidyou then what would enfue. 
 
 My prophefie is but halfe his toutney yet; 
 
 For yonder wals that pertly front yout Towne, 
 
 Yond Towers, whofe wanton tops do buffe the clouds, 
 Muft kifle their owne feet. 
 
 Heft. 1 muft not beleeue you : 
 
 There they ftand yet: and modeftly 1 thinke. 
 
 The fall of euery Phrygian ftonc will coft 
 A drop of Grecian blood : the end crownes all. 
 
 And that old common Arbitrator, Time, 
 
 Will one day end it 
 
 y/jf. So to him we leaue it. 
 
 Moft gentle, and moft valiant Heftar, welcome; 
 Aflerthe Generali, 1 befcech you next 
 To Feaft with me, and fee me at my Tent. 
 
 Achil I (hall fore ft all thee Lord yfyffei, thou; 
 
 Now Heft or 1 haue fed mine eyes on thee, 
 
 I haue with exa£i view perus'd thee Heitor, 
 
 And quoted ioynt by loynt. 
 
 Heft ■ Is this Achilla ? 
 
 Achil. Iam Achilla. 
 
 Heft. Stand fane 1 ptythee, let me looke on thee. 
 
 Achil. Behold thy fill. 
 
 Heft. Nay,1 haue done already. 
 
 Achil. Thou art to breefe, I will the fecond time, 
 
 As 1 would buy thee, view thee, lirnbe by limbe. 
 
 Heft. O like a Booke of fport thou'lt reademe ote ; 
 But there's more in me then thou vndetftand'ft. 
 
 Why doe ft thou fo oppreffe me with thine eye f 
 
 AchiLTeW rncyou Heauens.in which part of his body 
 Shall 1 deftroy him? Whether there.or there.or there. 
 That 1 may giue the locall wound a name, 
 
 And make diftinc? the very breach, where-out 
 Heftors great fptrit flaw. Anfwer me heaueos. 
 
 Heft. It would dtferedit the bleft Gods, proud man. 
 To anfwer fuch a queftion : Stand againe; 
 
 Thmk'ft thou to catch my life fo plealantly. 
 
 As to prenomimte in nice conie&ure 
 Where thou wilt hit me dead? 
 
 Achil. ltelltheeyea. 
 
 Heft. Wert thou the Oracle to tell me fo, 
 l id not beleeue thee; henceforth guard thee well. 
 
 For lie not kill thee there, nor there, nor cherv. 
 
 But by the forge that ftythied Mars his he I me, 
 lie kill thee euery where, yea,ore and ore. 
 
 You wifeft Grecians, pardon me this bragge, 
 
 His infolencc drawes folly from my lips. 
 
 But lie endcuour deeds to match thefe words, 
 
 Or may I neuer- 
 
 Aiax. Do not chafe thee Cofin: 
 
 And you Achilla, let thefe threats alone 
 Till accident.or purpofe bring you too't. 
 
 Y ou may euery day enough of Heftor 
 
 If you haue ftomacke. The generall ftate 1 feire, 
 
 Canfcarfc mcreat you to be odde with him. 
 
 Heft. I pray you let vs fee you in the field. 
 
 We haue had pelting Warres finceyou refus'd 
 The Grecians caufe. 
 
 Achil. Doft thou intreat me Hefter? 
 
 To morrow do 1 meete thee fell as death, 
 
 To night.all Friends. 
 
 Heft. Thy hand vpon that match. 
 
 Ago. Firft,all you Peetes ofGreece go to rnyTcnt, 
 There in the full conuiue you : Afterwards, 
 
 As Heftors leyfure, and your bounties lhall 
 Concurretogether,feuerally iotreai him, 
 
 Beate lowd the Taborins, let the Trumpets blow, 
 
 That this great Souldier may his welcome know.farrant 
 
 Troy. My Lord Vlyftcs, tell me I befcecli you, 
 
 ]n what place of the Field doth Calebs* keeps? • 
 
 XJlyf. At yfencUnt Tcnt.moft Princely Troylus , 
 
 There ’Diorntd doth feaft with him tonight, 
 
 Who neither lookes on hesuen.noT on earth. 
 
 But gives all gaze and bent of amorous view 
 On the faire Crcjftd. 
 
 Troy. SlullI (fweet Lord)be bound to thee fo much. 
 After we pact from Agamemtiotu Tent, 
 
 To bring me thither? 
 
 Plyf. You fhall command me fir: 
 
 As gentle tell me, of what Honour was 
 This Creffida in Ttoy, had fne no Louer there 
 That wailes her abfence? 
 
 Troy. O fir, to fuch as boaftrng (Lew their fcarres, 
 
 A mockc is due: will you walke on my Lord ? 
 
 She wasbelou’d, fhe Iou'd; (he is,and dooth; 
 
 But flill fweet Loue is food for Fortunes tooth. £are««r | 
 Enter Achilles,and Pamela/. 
 
 Achil.Wc heat his blood withGreekilh wineto night 
 
 Which 
 
[ Which with my Ccmitar ] le code to morrow 
 I Tatrothu^ let vs Feaft him to the hight, 
 
 Pai. Heere cotneiThcr/ittt. Enter TherfUt. 
 
 Achil. How dow, thou core of£nuy ? 
 
 | Thou crufty bitch of Nature,what's thenewes ? 
 
 Tier. Why thoupi&urc of what thou feem’rt.&Idoll 
 | of ldeot-wor(hippers,hcrt's a Letter for thee. 
 
 Acbd. From whence, Fragment ? 
 
 Tber. Why thou full difh of Foole, from Troy. 
 
 Par. Who kcepes the Tent now? 
 
 Tber. The Surgeons box.or the Patients wound. 
 Pur. Well faid adueTfity.and what need thefe tricks? 
 Her. Prytheebe Client boy, 1 profit not by thy talke, 
 tbouart thought to be Achilla rrule Varlot. 
 
 Poire, Male Varlot you Rogue ; What’s that? 
 
 Tier. Why his mafculine Whore. Now the rotten 
 difeafes ofthe South, guts-griping Ruptures, Catarres, 
 Loades agrauell i'th’backe, Lethargies, cold Palfies^nd 
 the like, take and take againe, fuch prepoftrous difeoue- 
 ries. 
 
 Pat. Why thou damnable box of enuy thou, what 
 mean’ft thou to cutfe thus ? 
 
 Thcr. Do I curfe thee ? 
 
 Pair. Why no, you ruinous But, you whorfon mdi- 
 ftingutfhable Curre. 
 
 Ther. No? why art thou then exafperate, thou idle 
 immaterial! skiene of Sleydfilkej thou greene Sarcenet 
 flap for a fore eye, thou taflell of a Prodigals purfethou: 
 Ah how the poore world is peftred with Cuch water-flies, 
 diminutiues of Nature. 
 
 Tot. Out gall. 
 
 Tier. Finch Egge. 
 
 Ach. My fweetPotroclui.l am thwarted quite 
 From my great purpoCe in tomorrowes battell s 
 Heere is a Letter from Queene Hecubo, 
 
 A token from her daughter,my faire Loue, 
 
 Both taxing me, and gaging me to keepe 
 An Oath that I haue fworne. 1 will not breake it, 
 
 Fall Greekcs, faile Fame, Honor or go.or flay, 
 
 My maior vow lyes heere; this lleobay: 
 
 Corne,comc Therfiees, helpe to trim my Tent, 
 
 This night in banquecting muft all be fpent. 
 
 Away Patrochu. Exit. 
 
 Jber. With too much bloud,and tcc little Brain, thefe 
 two may run mod : but if with too much braine, and to o 
 littieblood, they do, Ilebe a curer of madmen. Heere’s 
 Agamemnon, an honeft fellow enough,and one that loues 
 Quailes,but he has not fo much Braine as eare-wax ; and 
 the goodly transformation of Jupiter there his Brother , 
 the Bull, the primatiue Statue, and oblique memorial! of 
 Cuckolds, a thrifty (hooing-horne in a chaine, hanging 
 at his Brothers legge, to what forme but that he is, (hold 
 wit larded with milice, and malice forced with wit.turne 
 him too : to an AlTc wetc nothing ; heeds both AflTe and 
 Oxe; to an Oxe were nothing, hee is both Oxe and Afle : 
 to be a Dogge, a Mule, a Cat, a Fitchew, aToade, a Li- 
 xard, an Owle, a Puttocke, or a Herring without a Roe, 
 
 I would not care : but to betJWiwArwi, I would confpire 
 agimft Deftiny. Aike me not what I would be,if l were 
 not Th erfuet : for I catc not to bee the lowfe of a Lazar 
 fo I were not Menelam. Hoy-day, fpirits and fires. 
 
 Enter Heftor, A tax, Agamemnon,yiy\fet,Ne~ 
 for,Dion>ed,vt\b Lightj. 
 
 Ago. We go wrong, we go wrong. 
 
 Aiox ‘Noyonder’tis.tbeie whete we fee the light. 
 Heft. I trouble you. 
 
 Aiox. No,notawhic 
 
 Enter AcbiHet. 
 
 yijf Heere comes himfelfe to guide you ? 
 
 Achtl. Welcome brsue welcome Prince, all. 
 Agom. So now faire Prince of Troy,I bid goodnight 
 Atox commands the guard to tend on you, B g * 
 
 thanks,and goodnight to the Creeks general. 
 Men. Goodnight my Lord. 6 
 
 Hell. Goodnight fweet Lord Mentions 
 
 f*Wure SWm draUSh ‘ 1 fWWt ^ UOtlw? finkt, 
 
 yfcRGoodnight and wclcom, both at oncc.to thofe 
 that go, ot tarry. 
 
 tsfga. Goodnight. 
 
 Ach,t Old N'flor tatties, and you too D,omed. 
 Kecpc Heitor company an houre,or two. 
 
 Dio. 1 cannot Lord,1 haue important bufinefle. 
 
 The tide whereof is now, goodnight great Hitter 
 nett. Giue me your hand. 
 
 Vlyf Follow his Torches goes to Chaleo, Tent, 
 tie keepe you company 
 
 Tr°j. Sweet fir.you honour me. 
 
 Htli. And fo good night. 
 
 Achtl. Come,come,cn(ermyTent. Exeunt 
 
 7her. That fame Diomid t a falfe-hearted Rogue a 
 mod vniuft Knaue; 1 will no more truft him when See 
 leeres, then I will a Serpent when he hiflTes: he will fpend 
 his mouth & promife, like Brabler the Hound; but when 
 heperformes, Aftronomers foretell it, that itisprodiei- 
 
 ous there will come feme change; the Sunne borrows 
 
 otthe Moonewhen Diomid kcepes his word. I will ra¬ 
 ther leaue ro fee HeRor, then not to degge him :they fay, 
 he keepes a Troyan Drab, and vfesthe Traitour Chaleo, 
 
 his Tent, lie afeer.-Nothing but Letcherie > All 
 
 incontinent Varlets. Extant 
 
 Enter Diomid, 
 
 Dto. What are you vp here ho ? fpeake ? 
 
 Choi- Who cals? 
 
 D,o. D ttmed. Chat cat ( J thinke) wher’s you Daughter? 
 Choi. She comes to you. 
 
 Enter Troylw andyiiffts. 
 
 Vlif. Stand where theTorchmay not difcouei vs. 
 
 Enter Crcfitd. 
 
 Troy. C rep id comes forth to him. 
 
 Die. How now my charge? 
 
 Cnf :Now my fweet gardian: harke a word with you. 
 Troj. Yea, fo familiar? 
 
 WjP She will fing any man at firfl fight. 
 
 Tber. And any man may finde her.if he can take hei 
 lire : ft>e s noted. 
 
 Du. Will you remember? 
 
 Col. Remember ? yes. 
 
 Die. Nay, but doe then; and ler your minde be cou¬ 
 pled with your words. 
 
 Troy. What fhould (heremember? 
 
 n,f. Lift ? 
 
 Cref. Sweete hony Greek.tempt me no more to folly. 
 Tber. Roguery. 
 
 Dto. Nay then. 
 
 Cref. He tell you what. 
 
 Du>. Fo, fo, come tell a pin,you are a forfwome.—— 
 Cref, In faith J cannot: what would you haue me do? 
 Ther. A iugling rricke.to be fecretly open. 
 
 Dio. What did you fwearc you would beflow on me? ! 
 Cref. I prethee do not hold me to mine oath. 
 
 Bid me doe nor any thing but that fweere Greeke. 
 
 Dio- Good 
 
Tryylusand Cref side. 
 
 i' 
 
 Dio. Good night. 
 
 Troy. Hold, patience. 
 
 VUf. How now Troian ? 
 
 Cref. Diomed. 
 
 Die. No.no, goodnight: IU beyouT Toole no more. 
 Troy. Thy better mart. 
 
 Cref. Harke one word in youreare. 
 
 Troy, O plague and madneffe ! 
 
 Vlif. You arc moucd Prince, let vs depart I pray you, 
 Left your difpleafure fhould enlarge it felfe 
 To wrathful! teatmes: this place is dangerous j 
 The time right deadly ; I befeech you gee. 
 
 Troy. Behold, I pray you. 
 
 VUf. Nay, good my Lord goe off: 
 
 You flow to great diflratlion; come my Lord ? 
 
 Troy. I pray thee (lay? 
 
 Vltf. You haue not patience, come. 
 
 Troy. 1 pray you flay ? by hell and hell torments, 
 twill not fpeake a word. 
 
 Ob. And fo good night. 
 
 Cref. Nay .but you part in anger. 
 
 Troy. Doth that grieue thee ? O withered truth! 
 
 VUf Why, how now Lord? 
 
 Troy. By lout I will be patient. 
 
 Cref. Gatdian ? why Greeke ? 
 
 Dto. Fo/o,adew, you palter. 
 
 CnC. In (kith I doe not: come hither once a gain e. 
 
 VUf. You (bake my Lord at fomething,will you goe 
 you wiilbteakeout. 
 
 Trey. She ftroakes his chceke. 
 
 VUf Come, come. 
 
 Troy. Nay flay, by /cue I will not fpeake a word. 
 There is betweene my wiff,and all offences, 
 
 A gnard of patience ; ftcy a little while. 
 
 Tier. How the diuell Luxuty with his fat rumpe and 
 potato finger, tickles thefe together jfiye lechery,frye. 
 D<e- But will yon then > 
 
 Cref. In fa:th 1 will lo; newer cruft me elfe. 
 
 T>ic. Giue me fome token for the furety of it. 
 
 Cref He fetch you one. Exit. 
 
 VUf You haue fworne patience. 
 
 Troy. Fearemenot fwcete Lord. 
 
 I will not be my feife, not haue cognition 
 Of what 1 fecle: I am all patience. Enter Crejfid. 
 
 Ther. Now the pledge,now,now,now. 
 
 Cref. Here Deemed, keepe this Sleeue. 
 
 Troy. O beautie! whete is thy Faith ? 
 
 VUf. My Lord. 
 
 Troy. 1 will be patient, outwardly I will. 
 
 Cref. You lookevpon that Sleeue ? behold it Well: 
 He loud me: O falfe wench: giue*t me againe. 
 
 Die. Whofe was’t ? 
 
 Cref. It is no matter now I haue’t againe. 
 
 IwiUnot meetewith you tomorrow night: 
 r ptythce Dfonud vifue roe no more. 
 
 Tber. Now (he (harpenj ; well (aid Wbetflooe. 
 
 Dio. 1 (balihaueit, 
 
 Cref. What.tbis? 
 
 Vho. I that. 
 
 Cref. O all you gods! O prettif, p?ctcte pledge j 
 Tny Maifter now Iks thinking in Lis bed 
 Of tbeeand me, and figbes, and takes my Gloue, 
 
 And gices memoriall oaintie kiffes to it j 
 As I kiffethee. 
 
 •Die Nay,doe not (hatch it from me. 
 
 C.rrf kle that takes that, rakes my heart witbail. 
 
 Dio. I had your heart before, thisfblloweslt. 
 
 Troy. I did fwtart patience. 
 
 Cref. Y ou (ball not haue it Diomed^fmh youlbsll not j 
 lie giuc you fomething elfe. 
 
 The. I will haue this: whofe was it? 
 
 Cref. It is no matter. 
 
 Dio. Come tell me whofe it was ? 
 
 Cnf. Twas one that !ou*d me better then you will. 
 But now you haue it, take it. 
 
 Dio. Whofe was it t 
 
 Cref. By all Diotuu waiting women yond s 
 And by her felfe, I will not tell you whofe. 
 
 Dw.Tomorrow will I weareitonmyHelme, 
 
 And grieue his fpirit that dates not challenged. 
 
 Troy. Wert thou the diuell,and wor’ft it on thyhorne, 
 It fhould be challeng’d. 
 
 (ref. Well,well, 'tis done, ’tispaft j and yet icis rocs 
 I will not keepe my word. 
 
 Dio. Why then farewell. 
 
 Thou neuet (bait mocke Dinned againe. 
 
 (ref. Y ou dial I not goe: one cannot fpeake a word, 
 But it ftrait (lares you. 
 
 Dio. I doe not like this fooling. 
 
 Ther. Nor 1 by Pluto . but that that likes net tne,plea« 
 fesme bed. 
 
 Dio. What (ball I come? the houre. 
 
 Cref. I j come: O Itue! doe,come: 1 (hall be plagu'd. 
 
 Dio. Farewell till then. £xit. 
 
 Cref. Goodnight: Iprythcecomes 
 T r o)ln> farewell j one eye yet lookes on thee j 
 But with my heart, the other eye,doth fee. 
 
 Ahpoorcour fexej this fault in vs 1 Andes 
 The errour of our eye.dire&s our minds.: 
 
 Whet errour leads, mufi erre: O then conclude, 
 
 Mindes fwai’d by eyes, are full ofturpitude. ‘ Exit, 
 
 Ther. A proofs of ftrength (be could not publifh more) 
 y oleffe (be fay, my minde Is now turn’d whore, 
 
 VUf. Al's done my Lord. 
 
 Troy. It is. 
 
 VUf. Why flay we then? 
 
 Troy . To make a recordation to my foule 
 O f euery fy liable that here was fpoke: 
 
 But if i tell how thefe two did coa& 5 
 Shall I not lye, in publifbing a truth ? 
 
 Sith yet there is a credence in my heart 1 
 An efperance fo obftinately ftrong, 
 
 That doth inuett that teft of eyes and eares j 
 As if thofe organs had deceptio us functions. 
 
 Created onely to calumniate, 
 yyas Crejfed here? 
 
 VUf. 1 cannot coniute Troian. 
 
 Troy, Shewasnotfure. 
 
 Vlif. Moftfurelbe was. 
 
 Troy. Why my negation hath no tafte of madnefle? 
 
 VUf. Not mine my Lord: Crcffid was here but now. 
 
 Trey. Let it not be beleeu’d for womanhood t 
 Thinke we had mothers; doe not giuc ad wantage 
 To flubboroe Criticks,apt without a theatric 
 Fordeprauation,to fquare the genera! 1 fex 
 By Crtfid) rule. Rather thinke this not Cnflii. 
 
 VUf. What hath (be done prince, that can foyle our 
 mothers ? 
 
 Troy. Nothing at ail.vnldfe that this were (be. 
 
 Ther. Will he fwagget himfelfe out on*s owns eyes? 
 
 Troy. Thisfhe? no, this is Crtffda 1 
 
 ] fbeautic haue a foule,this is not (be« 
 
———-- - I ■■ . — 
 
 Troylus and Crefsida. 
 
 Iffoultt guide vowes;ifvowes src famfttroonie; 
 
 If larvfhmonte be the gods delight i 
 If iVie/a be rule in vmtie it fclfe, 
 
 Thms not (he: Omadneffe of difeourfe I 
 That eaufe lets vp, with, and agamft thy felfe 
 By foul; authoritie : where reafon c«n ,-euoli 
 Without perdition, and Ioffe affume all rcafoti, 
 
 Without reuolc. Thi* is, and is not Crefjld : 
 
 Within my foule,there doth conduce a fight 
 Of this ftrangenature, that a thing infeperate, 
 
 Dithdes more wider then the skie and ear ihi 
 And yet the tpacious bredth of thisdiuifion. 
 
 Admits no Orifexfor a point as fobtle, 
 
 As Artachnet broken woofe to enter; 
 
 Inftance.O infiance ! ftrong as pint act gates: 
 
 Crtjfid is mine, tied with the bonds of heauen; 
 Inlbnce.Oinftancc, ftrong as heauen it felfc : 
 
 The bonds of heauen are flipt,diffolu*d end loos’d. 
 
 And with another knot fiue finger tied. 
 
 The ftatf ions of her faith, orts of her !oue : 
 
 The fragments,fcraps,the bits, and greaiie reliqucs, 
 Ofher ore-eaten faith, are bound to D turned 
 yitf. May worthy Troylm be halfe attached 
 With that which here his paffion doth expreffe> 
 
 Troy. 1 Greeke : and that (hall be divulged well 
 In Charafters.as red as Mars his heart 
 Inflam'd with Venue ; neuer did yongman fancy 
 With fo eternal!,and fofixt a foule. 
 HarkeGreekrasmuchl doeCre^y««louc ; 
 
 So muchby weight, hate I her Dtomed, 
 
 ThatSIeeue is mine, that heele beare in his Helme : 
 
 Were it a Caske compos'd by yulcam skill. 
 
 My Sword fhould bite it: Not the dreadfuil fpout, 
 Which Shipmen doe the Hurricane call, 
 
 Conftring'd in maffe by the almighty Fenne, 
 
 Shall diz.z.iewnh more clamour Neptunes eare 
 In his difeent ;then ftvallmy prompted fword. 
 
 Falling on Diomed. 
 
 Ther. Heele tickle it for his eoncupie. 
 
 T r oy. O Crtjfid ! O falfe CrtjfidI falfe.falfe/alfe: 
 
 Let all vntruths (land by thy flamed name. 
 
 And theyle feeme glorious. 
 
 VUf. O containe your felfe-’ 
 
 Your paffion drawer eares hither. 
 
 Enter lA-ttcat. 
 
 is£ng. I haue becne feekmg you this boure my Lord; 
 Heller by this is armiogh:m in Troy, 
 
 Aiax yourGuard, ftaiesto conduift you home. 
 
 Troy. Haue with you Prince: my curtcous Lord adew: 
 Farewell reuolted faire : and Dierntd, 
 
 Stand fafl and weare aCaflle on thy head. 
 yii. He bring you to the Gates. 
 
 Troy. Accept diffracted thankes. 
 
 Exeunt Trtryha .r/Eneiu ,ttr.d Vhjfet. 
 
 Ther. Woutd I could meete that rosgue Diomed , I 
 would croke like a Rauen : I would bode,! would bode: 
 Fntroeluj will giue me any thing for the intelligence of 
 this whore: the Parrot will not doe more foran Almond, 
 then he for a commodious drab: Lechery, lechery. Aill 
 warres and lechery,nothing clic holds fafhion, A burning 
 
 diucll take them. 
 
 Enter Helter and Andromtube. 
 
 And. When was my Lord fo much vngently temper’d, 
 To flop his cares againfl adrnonifhment ? 
 v narme.vnarme.and doe not fight to da y. 
 
 HtO. You trame me to offend you: get you gone. 
 
 By the euertafting gods.Ue goe. 
 
 And. My dreamer will lure proue ominous to the day. 
 I fell. No more I fay. Enter Cajfandra. * 
 
 Caff*. Where is my brother Heller ? 
 
 And, Here After, arm'd,and bloudy in intent; 
 Confort with me in loud and deerc petition; 
 
 Purfue we him on knees :for I hauedreampl 
 Ofbloudy turbulence; and this whole night 
 Hath nothing becne but fliapes,and formes of (laughter. 
 
 C‘f- O.’tisfrue, 
 
 Hell. Ho ? bid my Trumpet found 
 C*jf. No notes of fallie.for rhe liesuen»,fweet brother. 
 Hell. Begon I fay : the gods haue heard me fwetre. 
 C“jf. 1 he gods aredeafe to hot and peeuifh vowes j 
 They are poilutej offrings, more abhotd 
 Then fpotted Liuers in the facrifice. 
 
 And. O be perfwaded, doe not count it holy, 
 
 To hurt by being iuft ; it isasiawfuil: 
 
 For we would count giue much to as violent thefts, 
 
 And rob in rhe behalfe of charitie. 
 
 Cuff It is thepurpofe that makes ftrong the vows j 
 But vowes to euery purpofe mull not hold ; 
 
 Vnarme fweete Heller. 
 
 Hell. Hold you flilll fay ; 
 
 Mine honour keepes the wejtherofmyfate: 
 
 Life euery man holds decte, but the deere man 
 Hoids honor farre more precious,deere,then life. 
 
 Enter Troylut 
 
 How now yong man f mean’ftihou to fight to day f 
 And. Cajfandru, call my father to perfwsde. 
 
 Exit Cajfandra. 
 
 Hell. No faith yong Troyftu; deffe thy harneffe youth: 
 I am to day ithVaine ofChiualrie: 
 
 Let grow thy Sinews till their knots be ftrong ; 
 
 And tempt not yet the brufhes of the w»tre. 
 
 Vnsrme thee, goe ; and doubt thou not braue boy, 
 
 He Hand to day.for chee.andme.andTroy. 
 
 Troy Brothcr,you haue a vice ofmercy in you; 
 Which better fits a Lyon.then a man. 
 
 Hell. What vice is thatf good Troyliu chide me for >u 
 ) Troy. When many times the capciueGteciao fats, 
 Euen in the fanne and windc of your faire Swoid; 
 
 You bid them rife,and liue. 
 
 Hell. O'tis faire play. 
 
 Troy. Fooles play, by heauen Hcdor. 
 
 Hell. How now ? how now? 
 
 Troy. For th'loue of all the gods 
 Lee’s leaue the Hermit Pitty with ourMothers; 
 
 And when we haue our Armors buckled on. 
 
 The venom’d vengeance ride vpon our fwords. 
 
 Spur them to luthfull worke,rejne them from ruth. 
 
 Hell. Fie fauage, fie. 
 
 Tray. Heller, then ‘ns warres. 
 
 Hell. Treyluj_\ would not haue you fight to day. 
 Troy. Who fhould with-holdme? 
 
 Not fate.obedience,nor the hand of Mart, 
 
 Beck rung with fieri e trunchion my retire; 
 
 Not PrtarriHj.znd Hecuba on knees; 
 
 Their eyes ore-galled with recourfe of teares; 
 
 Nor you my brother,with your true fword drawne 
 Oppof’d to hinder me,fhould flop my way: 
 
 But by my rusne 
 
 Enter Priam and Caffandea. 
 
 Cajf. Lay hold vpon him Pruvn,\\o\d hlmfafts 
 He is thy crutch; now ifthou loofe thy flsy. 
 
 Tbou on him leaning, and all Troy on thee. 
 
 Fall 
 
'TrqyltiS and Cre/sida . 
 
 Fall all together. 
 
 Pt*u v. Come Ehdrr, come,goe bscke: 
 
 Thy Wife hath dreampt : thy mother hath hadvifions ; 
 Qfandra doth tote Ice; and l fay felfe. 
 
 Am like * Prophet fuddeniy em apt, 
 to tell c hee that chi* day is ominous s 
 
 Therefore come baeke. 
 
 Hed x/Untat is s field, 
 
 And I do (land engag'd to many Greekes, 
 
 Euen in the faith of valour, to appeare 
 
 This morning to them. 
 
 Priam. 1, but thou fha!t not got*. 
 
 HeO. I tnuft oot breakc my faith : 
 
 You know me duttfull, therefore deare fir. 
 
 Let me not fliame refpefl s but giue roe leaue 
 
 To take that courfe by your confent and voice. 
 
 Which you doe here fotbid me.Royall Prtam. 
 
 C*j[. O Prw/»,yce!de not to him. 
 
 And. Doe not deere father. 
 
 Htd. Andromache 1 am offended with you t 
 
 Vpon the louc you beate me, get you in. 
 
 Exit Andromache. 
 
 Troy. This foohfh, dreaming,fupetftuious girle. 
 
 Makes all thefc bodements. 
 
 Caff. O farewell.deerc Htdor ; 
 
 Looke how thou dieft; looke how thy eye turner pale i 
 Looke how thy wounds doth bleede at many vents .• 
 
 Harke how Troy roares ; how Hectsb* cues out; 
 
 How poote t Andromache fhrils her doloui forth ; 
 
 Behold diftra£fion,frcnz.ie,and amazement. 
 
 Like wuleffe Antickes one another meece. 
 
 And all cry Hedor,Hcdors dead: O Hedor } 
 
 Troy. Away,away. 
 
 Caf. Farewell :yes,foft; Hotter \ take my leaue ; 
 
 Thou doll thy felfe,and all ourTtoy deceiuc. Exit. 
 
 Hod. You are amaz’d.my Liege, at her exclaime: 
 Goein and cheere theTowne. weele forth and fight! 
 
 Doe deedes ofpraife, and ttli you them at night. 
 
 Pnom. Farewell, the gods with fafetie ftand about 
 thee. Alarum. 
 
 Trey. They arc at it,harke: proud Dunned, bcleeue 
 
 1 come to loofe my arme, or winne my flceue, 
 
 Enter PatuLtr. 
 
 Pond. Doe you heate my Lord ? do you heare? 
 
 Troy- Whatoow? 
 
 Pend, Here's a Letter come from yond poore girle. 
 Troy. Let me tekde. 
 
 P&td. A whorfon tificke, a whotfon rafcaily tifitke, 
 
 (o troubles me; and the foohfh fortune of this girle, and 
 what one thing, what another, that I (half leaue you one 
 o th's dayes and I haue a rheume in mine eyes too; and 
 fuchanache in my bones; that vnlefiea jnan werecurft, 
 
 1 cannot tell what to thinkc on't. What fayes (hee 
 there? 
 
 Troy. Words, words,meere words, no matter from 
 the heart; 
 
 Tb’effeftdoth operate anothet way. 
 
 Goewindc to wmde,there turne and change together: 
 
 My loue with words and errors flill (he feedes; 
 
 But edifies another with her deedes. 
 
 Parti. Why,buthe*reyou? 
 
 Troy. Hence brother lackie; ignomleand (bame 
 Purfuethy life,and hue aye with thy name. 
 
 A Larum. Esecvort. 
 
 Enter 7 Iterfke: A excurficn. 
 
 Ther. Now they are clapper-clawing one another, He 
 goe looke on :that diffemblmg ebhommablcvarlet Dio* 
 mode, has goc that fame fcuruie, doting, fooiifh yong 
 knauesSIeeue of Ttoy,there in his Helmc. 1 would fame 
 fee them meet;that,that lame yong Troian afie.thatlouea 
 the whore there, might fend that Grcckifh whore-raai- 
 fterly villaine, with the Sletue, backs to thediflemblmg 
 luxurious dtabbe.ofa fleeueleffeerrSnt.O'th'coiher fide, 
 the pollicieofthofe craftie fwtaiing r sftals; that dole 
 old Moufe-csien diy cheefe, t^rftor: and that fame dog- 
 foxc P7 i(fet‘ is oot prou'd worth a Black-berry. They fet 
 me vp in polliiy, thatmungnll curre Asox, ag 2 iuft that 
 dogge °f 85 had a k\c\de, Achilles And now is the cunt 
 Aiax prouder then the curre Achilles, and will not arrric 
 today. Whereupon, the Grecians began io proclaime 
 barbartfme; and polhcie giowes into an ill opinion. 
 
 Enter Dtomed and 7 ro)h*t. 
 
 Soft.hcre comes Sleeuv ,and thochcr. 
 
 Troy. Flye not: for (hould'rt thou take tbeRiuer Stilt, 
 
 I would fwim after. 
 
 Diom. Thou do’fl mifcalt retire: 
 
 1 doe not flye; but aduantagious cate 
 
 Withdrew me from the oddes of multitude t 
 
 Haue at thee ? 
 
 Ther. Hold thy whore Grecian. now for thy whore 
 Troian: Now the Slceue.now the Sleeue. 
 
 Enter Holier. 
 
 //irfif.What art thou Greek?att thou for Hedort match. 
 Art thou ofbloud^nd honour ? 
 
 Ther. No, no : 1 am a rafcail: a fcuruie railing knaue : 
 a very filthy rosgue. 
 
 Hed. I doe beleeut thee, liue. 
 
 Ther God a mercy,that thou wilt beleeueme; but a 
 plague breake thy necke-—for frighting me : what's be¬ 
 come of the wenching rogues i 1 thinkc they haue 
 fwallowed one anothat. 1 would laugh at that mira¬ 
 cle_yet in a fort,lecherie rates ii felfe; Ilefeeke them. 
 
 kxrt 
 
 Eater D'omed and Seruantj. 
 
 Dio. Goe,goe,my feruam.rake thou TrtrrUu Hotft > 
 Preftnt thefaireSteedeto my Lady Crtjftd ; 
 
 Fellow, commend my fcruice to her beauty; 
 
 Tell her.1 haue chaftif'd the amorous Troyan. 
 
 And am her Knight by proofe 
 
 Ser. I goe my Lord Enter Agamemnon. 
 
 Aga. Renew,renevr.the fierce Pohdamue 
 
 Hath beate downe Atenon bartrrd Matgartlon 
 
 Hath Doretu prtfoncr. 
 
 And ftsndsCaloffus-wife wauing his bcame, 
 
 Vpon the pafhed courfes of the Kings; 
 
 Epiflropue and Cedxs, Polixines is flaifte j 
 
 Amphtmacue, and Thom deadly hurt; 
 
 Poirot!tu lane or flaine.and Valarr.edes 
 
 Sore hurt and bruifed; the dreadfull Sagittary 
 
 Appauls our numbers,hafle we Doomed 
 
 To re-enforcement, or we perifis all. 
 
 Enter Nefi or ■ 
 
 Nefi. Coe beate Patrcxhu body to AchiZti t 
 
 And bid the fnaile-psc’d tAt*x arme for fhamt; 
 
 There is a choufand Hedort in the field i 
 
 Now here he fights on GaUsthe his Horfe, 
 
 And there lacks woike*. ano-i he's (here afoote, 
 
 And there they flye ot dye, like fealed feuls. 
 
 Before 
 
Troy lus and Crefsida. 
 
 Before the belching Whale; then is he yonder, 
 
 And there the (haying Greekes, ripe for his edge. 
 
 Fall dovwnebefore him,like the mowers fwath s 
 Herc.there.and euery where.he leanes and tak cs; 
 Dexterme fo obaying appetite. 
 
 That what be will.be does.and doe* fo much. 
 
 That proofe i* call d impoflibilny. 
 
 Enter Thfjet. 
 
 Vhf. Oh, courage,counge Prince* : great AchtHei 
 harming, weeping.curling .vowing vengeance; 
 PaiToclui wound* baue rouz'd hi* drowzie blond, 
 Together with his mangled Afyrrruebmt, 
 
 That nofcleffe.handlefle.hackt and chipt.come to him ; 
 Crying on Hitter. A tax hath loll a friend, 
 
 And foarnes at mouth.and he is arm d.and at it : 
 Roaringfot Troylut ; who bath done to day. 
 
 Mad and fantaftuke execution; 
 
 Engaging and redeeming of himfelfe. 
 
 Wrth fuch a careleffe force,and forceleffe care, 
 
 A* ifthat luck in very fpight ofcunnmg.bad him win all. 
 Enter A tax. 
 
 Aia. Tr oy Ins, thou coward Troylut Exit. 
 
 Dio. J .there,there. 
 
 Ntfi. So,fo,we draw together. Exit. 
 
 Enter Achilles 
 
 Achtl. Where i* this Hettor » 
 
 Cotne.come.thou boy-qucller.fhew thyface : 
 
 Know what it is to meete Achilles angry. 
 
 Hotter, whet’s Hettor} I will none bt wHcllor Exit. 
 
 Enter Atax. 
 
 Am. Troylut, rhou coward 7>ey/«w,(Vicw thy head. 
 Enter Dtomed. 
 
 Diem. Troylut, 1 fay, whet's Troyhu ? 
 
 Am. What would ft thou ? 
 
 Dtom. 1 would correfl him. 
 
 Aia. Were Fthe Generali, 
 
 Thou fhould'ft baue my office. 
 
 Ere that corre&ion ; Troylut 1 fay, what Troylut i 
 Enter Trey tut. 
 
 Trey. Oh traitour D sorned ] 
 
 Tumethy falfe face thou tTaytor, 
 
 And pay thy life thou oweft me for my hotfe. 
 
 Du. H a,art thou there/ 
 
 Am. lie fight with him alone.ftartd Dusmed. 
 
 Dio, Heismyptize, 1 will not looke vpon. 
 
 Trvy. Come both you coging Greekes. haoeatyou 
 both Exit Troylut. 
 
 Enter Heller. 
 
 Hell. Yea Troylut} O well fought my yongefl Brother. 
 Enter AcbtUet. 
 
 Achil. Now doe I fee thee; haue at thee Hotter. 
 
 Hett. Paufe ifthow wilt, 
 
 Achtl. 1 doedifdainethy curtefie,proud Troian; 
 
 Be happy that my armes are out of vie s 
 My reft and negligence befriends thee now. 
 
 But thou anon (halt heare of me ajjain? : 
 
 Till when,goc feeke thy fortune. Exit. 
 
 Hctt. Fate thee well-: 
 
 I would haue berne much more a frefher min. 
 
 Had I expeiled tbee i how now my Brothei f 
 Enter Trey bn. 
 
 Trot, Amx hath cane tA.neaa\ fhsll it be? 
 
 No.by the flame of yonder glorious heavier. 
 
 He (hallnot carry him : He betanetoo. 
 
 Or bring him off: Fate heare me what I (ay j 
 
 I wteake not, though thou end my life to day. £*„ 
 
 Enter one in Armour. 
 
 Hett. Stand.ftand.thouGteeke, 
 
 Thou art a goodly marke : 
 
 No? v/ilt thou not 1 1 like thy armour well, 
 lie frufh it, and vnlocke the riueu all. 
 
 But lie be maifter of it; wilt thou not bcaft abide * 
 
 Why then 0ye on,lie hunt thee for thy hide. Exit 
 
 Enter AcbtUet teak Tdjrmtdcrt. 
 
 Achtl. Come here about meyeu my My midont 
 Marke wbat I fay ; attend me where I whcelc : 
 
 Strike not a ftroake. but keepe your fdues in bieatb , 
 And when I haue the bloudy Heitor found, 
 
 Empale him with your weapon* round about . 
 
 In ftlleft manner execute yout arme. 
 
 Follow me firs, and my proceedings eye. 
 Uisdecreed./Zeriorthtgreatmuft dye. £ )cU 
 
 Enter Thcrfiles, Aienelaws,and Parte. 
 
 Ther The Cuckold and the Cuckold maker are at it : 
 now boll, now dogge, lowe ; Parc lowe ; now my dou¬ 
 ble hen'd fparrow; lowe Parse, lowe; the bull ha* the 
 game: warehornei ho? 
 
 Exit Tar so and Afenel.ws. 
 
 Enter 'Baftorli. 
 
 Baft. Turne flaue and fight. 
 
 7her. What art ihou/ 
 
 Baft. A Baftard Sonne of Pr/amt 
 Tber. ] am a Baftnrd too, I loue Baftard*, lam a Ba¬ 
 ftard begot, Baftard inftrufled,Baftard in minde,Baftard 
 in valour,m euery thing illegitimate ; one Beare w»Jl not 
 bite another, and wherefore (hould one Baftard? take 
 heede.the quarrel's moft ominou* to v* : if the Sonne of a 
 whoie fight for a whore, he tempt* lodgement .-farewell 
 Baftard. D 
 
 "Baft. The diucll take thee coward. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Hettor. 
 
 Hett. Moft purrified core fo faire without: 
 
 Thy goodly armour thus hath coft thy life. 
 
 Now ismy date, workedone; llctake good breath* 
 
 Reft Sword, thou haft thy fill of blond and death. 
 
 Enter Achilles andhu Alyrmidous, 
 
 Achtl. Looke Hettor how the Sunne begins to fee t 
 How vgly night comes breathing at hi, hcele*, 
 
 Eucn with the vaile and datkingof thcSuune. 
 
 To clofe the day vp, Hettor, l.fc is done. 
 
 Hell. I am unarm'd, forgoc this vantage Greeke. 
 Acbd Strikeft!Iowe*.ftnkc,thi*i* the man Ifcdcc. 
 So Mi-on fall thou: now Troy finkedowne; 
 
 Here lyes thy heart,thy finewe*, and thy bone. 
 
 On Myrmidons,cry you all a mainc, 
 
 Achilles hath the mighty Hettor flame. Torrent. 
 
 Harke, a retreat Vpon our Grecian parr. 
 
 Crte. The-Troian Trumpet* found, the like ray Lord. 
 Acbt. The dragon wing of night orc-fpred* the caub 
 And fticklcr-like the Armic* fcperaie* 
 
 My halfc fupt Sword,that frankly would haue fed, 
 
 Pleas d with this dainty bed ; thu* goes to bed. 
 
 Come, tye his body to my horfes tayle ; 
 
 Along che field,I will the Troian naile. Exetertu 
 
 Sound Retreat. Shout . 
 
 Enter Agamemnon, A cox. Mention, ,7Vtftor 
 Dtomed. and iht reft marching. 
 
 Aga. Harke.Sarke.what fhout uihal? 
 
 Heft. Peace Drums. 
 
 SoL eiahJhj 
 
Troy lus and Crcfstda . 
 
 Se!d. Achilles, A chtlki , HeihA 5 dime. AchtRet. 
 
 Die ■ The bruiteis, //e£?»r’s{Uine,and by Acbi'let. 
 An. It'it befo yet braglelTe let it be ; 
 
 Great Heiler was a min as good as he. 
 
 Agem. March patiently along; let one be Cent 
 To pray A chillis fee vs at our Tent. 
 
 If m his death the gods haue vs befrended. 
 
 Gieat Troy is ours,and our (harpe wars are ended. 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 Enter (AP-niai,Parrs, Ant better and Dttpnabtu. 
 
 Stand hoe,yet are wemaiflers of the field, 
 Neuer goe home j here ftarue we out the night. 
 
 Enter Trey I us. 
 
 Trey. HtQeris flaine. 
 
 AH. H‘Oerl the gods forbid 
 Trey. Hee't dead : and at the murtherers Hotfes taile, 
 Inbeaflly fort, drag’d through the lhameful! Field. 
 Ftownc on you heauens, effed your rage with fpeede: 
 
 Sit gods vpon your ihro3nes,and fmile at Troy. 
 
 I (ay at once.iet your briefeplagues be mercy, 
 
 And linger not our fure defiru&ions on. 
 
 tALoc. My Lord, you doe difeomfort all the HoRe. 
 Trey. You vnderftand me not,that tell me (o 
 rdoenoc fpeake offlight,offeare,ofdeath, 
 
 But dare all imminence that gods and men, 
 
 Addrcffc their dangers in. Heller is gone • 
 
 Who (hall tell Priam fo ? or Hecuba* 
 
 Let him chat will a facethoule syebe call'd, 
 
 Goe in to Troy, and fay there, Heller's dead: 
 
 There is a wotd will Priam cutne to Rone; 
 
 Make weis,and Niobcs of the maides and wiues; 
 
 Coole Racues of the youth : and in a word, 
 
 Scarce Ttoy out of it felfe. But march sway, 
 
 Hetlee ,s dead: thete is no more to fay. 
 
 Stay yet.' you vile abhominable Tents. 
 
 Thus proudly pighe vpon our Phrygian plainer t 
 Let Titan rife as early as he dare, 
 
 lie through,and through you;& thou great fil'd coward; 
 No fpacc of Earth fhallfunder our two hues, 
 lie haunt thee,like a wicked confcience Rill, 
 
 That mouldcth goblins fwift as frenfiei thoughts. 
 
 Strike a free march to Troy, with comfort goe: 
 
 Hope ofreuenge.fhall hide our inward woe. 
 
 Enter Pandarru. 
 
 Pond. But heare you ? heare you ? 
 
 Trey. Hence broker, latkie,ignomy,and fhame 
 Purfue thy life and liue aye with thy name. Exeunt, 
 Pan. A goodly medcinc for mi ne akingbonesioh world, 
 world,world ! thus is the poore agent difpifde: Ohtrai* 
 tours and bawdes; how earnefllyaieyou fet sworke.and 
 how til tequited ? why fiioold our indeuoor be fo defir’d, 
 and the performance fo loath'd? What Verfefor it?what 
 inRance for it ? let me fee. 
 
 Full merrily the humble Bee doth fing. 
 
 Till he hath lofi hit hony.andhis fling. 
 
 And being once fubdu'd in armed taile, 
 
 Sweetehony.and fweete notes together faile. 
 
 Good tradetsinthe flcfla.fet this inyour painted doatbes; 
 As many as be here of Panders hall, 
 
 Your eyes halfe out, weepe out at Pandar's fall • 
 
 Or if you cannot weepe,yet giue fome gronesj 
 Though not for me,yet lor your akingbones : 
 
 Brethren and frflers of the bo!d-dore trade, 
 
 Seme two months hence,my will fhall here be made: 
 
 It fliouid be now,but that my feare is this; 
 
 Some galled Goofe of Wmchefler would hifife ,• 
 
 Till then, lie fweatc, and feckc about for eafes ; 
 
 And at that ume bequeath you my difeafes, exeunt, 
 
 11 it 
 
 FINIS. 
 
I 
 
 The Tragedy of Coriolanus. 
 
 ojfflus Trim us. Scoena Tnma. 
 
 enter a Company cf (Jtentinouo C,titans, with Stages, 
 Cln6i,andether weapon!. 
 
 I. ^ricrw. 
 
 #Efore we proceed any further, heare me fpeake. 
 
 ” A!l Speake,fpeake. 
 
 i .Cir. You are all refolud rathef to dy then 
 ^tofamifh ? 
 
 AH. Refolu’d, refolud. 
 
 i Cit. Firft you know, &•“’ Mart** is chiefe enemy 
 a the people. 
 
 All. Weknow’c.weknow’c. 
 
 i .^r.Let vs kill him,and wee’l haue Corne at our own 
 rice. Is’ta Verdift? 
 
 t^T.No more talking on’t; Let it be done.away.away 
 
 i.Ctt. One word, good Citixens. 
 
 i. Cit. We ate accounted poore Citixens, thePatri- 
 ians good: what Authority furfetsone, would reteeue 
 t. Jfthey would yeelde vi but the fuperflultie while it 
 
 rcrc w holfome. wee might guefle they releeued vs hu- 
 ia nely: But they thinke we are too deere, theleannefle 
 ha: affli£ls vs, the obietf of our mifery, is as an inuento- 
 y to particularixe their abundance, our fuffcrance is a 
 ■line co them. Let vs reuenge this with our Pikes ere 
 ve become Rakes. For theGods know, 1 fpeake this in 
 
 mneer for Bread, not in thirft for Reuenge. 
 
 4 Cit. Would you proceede efpecially againfl Cauu 
 
 yHartim. 
 
 All. Againfl himfirfl: He’s a very dog to the Com. 
 
 Confider you what Seruices he ha s done for his 
 'oentryr . .. 
 
 I,Cit. Very well, and could bee content to giue him 
 
 >aod report fot't, but that heepayeshimfelfc withbee- 
 ng proud. 
 
 All. Nay,but fpeak not malictoullv. 
 r Cit. I lay vnto you, what he hath done Famouflie, 
 te did U to that end : though foft confcienc’d men can be 
 :ontent to fay it was for his Countrey, he did it to p leafe 
 lis Mother,and to be partly proud, which he is, euento 
 be altitude of his vertue. 
 
 1 Cit. What he cannot helpe in his Nature, you ac¬ 
 count a Vice in him ; You tnuft in no way fay be is co- 
 
 l/rt. lfl muflnot.Ineede not be barren of Accufa, 
 
 [ions he hath faults (with furplus)co tyre in repetition. 
 
 S b crons wtt bin. 
 
 What fhowts are thefe ? The other fide a th City is rifen: 
 why flay we prating heere/ To th CapitolL 
 AU. Come,come. 
 
 i Cit. Soft,who comes heere ? 
 
 Enter Mcnentm Agrtppa. 
 
 a Cu. Worthy Menentut tAgrjppa, one that hath al- 
 wayes lou’d the people. 
 
 t Cit. He’s one honed enough,wold al the reft wer Co. 
 Man. What work’s my Countrimen in hand f 
 Where go you with Bats and Clubs? The matter 
 Speake I pray you. 
 
 iCn. Our bufines is not vnknowneto chSenat, they 
 haue had inkling this fortnight what we intend to do, w 
 now wee’l (Lew em in deeds: they fay poore Suters haue 
 flrong breaths, they (hal know we haue flrong arms roo. 
 
 Menen. Why Matters,my good Friends, name honeft 
 Neighbours.will you vndoyour felues f 
 
 x Cit. We cannot Sir,we are vndone already. 
 
 Men. 1 tell you Friends, mod charitable care 
 Haue the Patricians of you for your wants. 
 
 Your differing in this dearth, you may as well 
 Strike at the Heauen with your flaues,aslift them 
 Againfl the Roman State,whofe courfe will on 
 The way it takes: cracking ten choufand Curbea 
 Of more flrong linke aflunder, then can euer 
 Appeare in your impediment. For the Dearth, 
 
 The Gods, not the Patricians make it, and 
 
 Your knees to them (not atmes) rnuft helpe. Alacke, 
 
 You are irahfporced by Calamity 
 
 Thether, where more attends you,and you flander 
 
 TheHelmeso’ih State; who care for you like Faiherv, 
 
 When you curfe them,as Enemies. 
 
 xCit. Care for vs?True indeed, they nere car’d fox r» 
 yet. Suffer vs to farotfh.and their Store-houfes ciamm'd 
 withGrame: Make Ediftsfor Vfutie , to fuppoit Vfu* 
 rers; repeale daily any wholfome Adf eftablifhed againfl 
 therieh, and prouidemore piercing Statutes daily, to 
 chaine vp and reft taine the poore. Ifthe Wanes eate vs 
 not vppe, they will; and there's allthc lease theybsare 
 vs. 
 
 Menen. Either you mutt 
 Confeffe your felues wondrous Malicious, 
 
 Or be accus'd of Folly. 1 fhall cell you 
 A pretty Tale, it may be you haue heard it. 
 
 But fince it ferues my purpofe, 1 will venture 
 To fcale’t a little more, 
 x Qitix^n. Well, 
 
 He heare it Sir: yet you mull not thinke 
 To fobbe offour difgrsce with a tale: 
 
 But and’t pleafe you celiuer. 
 
 Afen.There was a time, when all the bodies member* 
 Rebcll’d againfl the Belly; thus accus’d it; 
 
 That onely like a Gulfe it did remains 
 
 a a 
 
z "The Tragedis of (forioUnus. 
 
 I’th midd'ft a th’body, idle and vnaiftiue. 
 
 Still cubbordingtbe Viand, oeuer bearing 
 
 Like labour with the reft, where th’other Jnftnimcncs 
 
 Did fee,and heare, dcuife. inftiuift.\va]kc,fiee!e. 
 
 And mutually participate, did mimfter 
 
 Vntothe appetite; and affetSlon common 
 
 Of the whole body, the Belly anfwer’d. 
 
 j Cit. Well fir,what anfwermade the Belly, 
 
 Men. Sir, I fhai! teJl you with a kinde of Smile, 
 
 Which ne're C3tne from the Lungs, but euen thus: 
 
 For looke you I may make the belly Smile, 
 
 A* well as fpeake,it taincingly replyed 
 
 To'th'difcontented Members, the mutinous parts 
 
 That enuied his receite: euen fo moll fitly. 
 
 As you maligne our Senators, fot that 
 
 They are not fuch as you. 
 
 t.Cit. Your Bellies anfwer : What 
 
 The Kingly crown'd head, the vigilant eye, 
 
 The Counfailor Heart, the Armeour Souldier, 
 
 Out Steed the Legge, the Tongue our Trumpeter, 
 
 With other Muniments and petty helpes 
 
 In this our Fabricke, if that they 
 
 iJMjen. What then?Foreme,this Fellow fpeakes. 
 
 What then? What then ? 
 
 i Or. Should by the Cormorant belly be reftrain'd. 
 Who is the finke a ih’body. 
 
 Men. Well, what then ? 
 
 a -Cit. The former Agents,ifthey did complaine, 
 
 W hat could the Belly anfwet? 
 
 Men. 1 will tell you, 
 
 lfyou’1 beftow a fmail (ofwhat you haue little) 
 
 Patience*.while; you'ft heare the Bellies anfwer 
 i.Cit, Y’are Iqng about it. 
 
 CMen. Noteme this goodFriend; 
 
 Y our mo ft graue Belly was deliberate, 
 
 Not rafb like his Accufers,and thus anfwered. 
 
 True is it my Incorporate Friends(quoth he) 
 
 That I receiue the general! Food at fir!) 
 
 Which you do line vpon:and fit it is, 
 
 Becaufe I am the Store-houfe,and the Shop 
 
 Of the whole Body. But^f you do remember, 
 
 I fend it through she Riuersof your blood 
 
 Euen yj the Court, the Heart, to th'feate o th’Brame, 
 
 And through the Crankes and Offices of man, 
 
 The ftrongeft Ne'ues. and fmail inferiour Vemes 
 
 From me teeeiwe that natural! eompetencie 
 
 Whereby they Hue, And though that all at once 
 (You my good Friends.this fayes the Belly) markc me. 
 t.Cit. I fir,well,well. 
 
 Men. Though all at once, rannot 
 
 See what I do debuer out to each. 
 
 Yet I can make my Awditvp,that all 
 
 From me do backe receiue the Flowre ofal), 
 
 And leaue me but the Bran. What fay you too’t ? 
 a Ctt. It was an anfwer,how apply you this ? 
 
 Men. The Senators of Rome, are this good Belly, 
 
 And you the mutinous Members : For examine 
 
 Their Counfailes, and their Caresjdifgeft things rightly, 
 
 Touching the Weale a'th Common, you (ball finde 
 
 No publique benefit which you receiue 
 
 Bus it pro reeds,or comes from them to you, 
 
 And no way from your felues. What do you thinke? 
 
 Y ou, the great Toe of this Alfembly < 
 
 t.Cit. I the great Toe ? Why the great Toe ? 
 
 Men. For that being one o’thloweft.bafeft.pooreft 
 
 Of this mod wife Rebellion, thou goeft formofl 
 
 Thou Rafcall, that ait worft in blood to run, 
 
 Lead’ft firft to win foms vantage. 
 
 But make yon ready your ftiff? bats and clubs. 
 
 Rome,and her Rats^trc at the point of baitell. 
 
 The one fide mud haue bade. 
 
 Enter Caita Afartuu. 
 
 Hayie, Noble UWartna. 
 
 W-r.Thanks. What’s the matteryou diffentiom rogues 
 That rubbing thepoorc Itch of youi Opinion, 
 
 Make your felncs Scabs. 
 
 t.Cit. We haue eucr your good word, 
 
 ACarAie that will giue good words to thee, wil flatter 
 Beneath abhorring. What would you hauc.you Currrs 
 That like not Pcace.nor Warre ?Thc one affrights you, ’ 
 The other makes you proud. He that trufls to you. 
 Where he fhould fiode you Lyons,findesycu Hares : 
 Where Foxes, Geefeyou are : No furer,no. 
 
 Then is the coale of fire vpon the Ice, 
 
 Or Hailftone in the Sun. YourVcrtueis, 
 
 To make him worthy,whofe offence fubdues him. 
 
 And curfe that loftier did it. Who defenses Greacncs, 
 Deferues your Hate : and yout Affetflions ate 
 
 A fickmans Appetite ; whodefites mod that 
 
 Which would eocreafehis euill. He that depends 
 
 Vpon your fauours, fwimmes withfinnes ofLeade, 
 
 And hewes downe Oakes,with mftres.Hang yettrurt ye ? 
 With cuery Minute you do change a Minde, 
 
 And call him Noble, that was now your Hate: 
 
 Him vilde, that was yout Garland. What’s the matter. 
 That in thefe feuerall places of theCitie, 
 
 You cry againft the Noble Senate, who 
 ( Vnder the Gods) keepey ou in awe, which elfe 
 
 Would feede on one another? What’s their feeking ? 
 
 Men. For Corne at their ownc rates,wherof they fav 
 The C»tie is well ftor’d. 
 
 t-Mar. H»nj> 'em : They fay > 
 
 They'l fit by th fire, and prefume to know 
 
 What s done i th Capitol!: Who’s like to rife, 
 
 Who thriues.Sc who declines: Side fa£iions,& giue out 
 Coniedfurall Marriage#, making parties fftong. 
 
 And feebling fuch as ft and not in their liking. 
 
 Below their cobled Shooes,They fay ther’s grain enough? 
 Would the Nobility lay afide theit ruth. 
 
 And let me vfe my Sword, Ide make a Quarne 
 
 With thoufands of thefe quarter’d fl jues, 3 s high 
 
 As I could pickemy Lance. 
 
 Maien. Nay thefe are almcft thoroughly petfwaded: 
 For though abundantly they la eke diferecion 
 
 Yet are they pafsing Cowardly. But I brfeech you. 
 
 What fayes the other Trcope ? 
 
 Mar. They arc diffolu’d : Hang em ; 
 
 They faid they were an hungry, figh’d forth Prouerbes 
 That Hunger-broke Done waJs: that dogges muff eate 
 That meate was made for mouths.That the gods fent not 
 Corne for the Richmenonely : With thefe fhreds 
 
 They vented their Complainings, which being anfwet d 
 Anda petition granted them,* ftrangc one. 
 
 To breahe the heart ofgenerofity. 
 
 And make bold power looke pale, they threw theit caps 
 
 As they would hang them on the homes a th Moone, 
 Shooting their Emu La tt on. 
 
 Mcnen. What is graunced them' 
 
 Mar. Fiue Tribunes to defend their vulgar wi/doms 
 Of their owne choice. One’s lunitet Truetej, 
 
 Sieituui Velurtu t and 1 know not. Sdeath, 
 
 The 
 
The Tragedieqf Qjriolams. 
 
 1 
 
 Th< rabble (houid haue fixft vnroo’ft tbe City 
 Ere fo preuayl’d with me ; it will in time 
 W in vpon power,md throw forth grczurr THfimei 
 For Infurrettions arguing. 
 
 Menem. Thu it fhange. 
 
 Mar. Go get you home you Fragments. 
 
 Enter a Me{fngtr bafh/j. 
 
 Mejf. Where * Cami Mart ton } 
 
 Mat, Heere: what’s the matter ? 
 jtjtf. The newes is fir, the Volcies are In Armet. 
 
 Mar 1 am glad on't, then we (hall ha meanes to verve 
 Our muflie fuperfluity. See our beft Elders 
 
 Eattcr Stent me Ye hum , dwi* Bmtm Commt/u.Ttim 
 Lon no, with ether Sen at sun. 
 
 i.Sen. LMartint tis true,that youhaue lately told ft. 
 The Voices are in Armes 
 Mar. They haue a Leader, 
 
 TnUnt Anfuimt that will put you too*t: 
 
 1 fwne m enuyinc his Nobility •• 
 
 And were I any thing but what I am, 
 
 1 would wifh me oncly he. 
 
 Com. You haue fought together 5 
 Mar. Were halfe to nalfe the world by tb cares, & he 
 vpon my partie, 1 de reuolt to make 
 Onely my warres with him. He is a Lion 
 That 1 am proud to hunt. 
 
 i .Sen Then worthy Marttm, 
 
 Attend vpon Common to thefe W arres 
 Com. It is yout former promile. 
 
 Mar. Sir it is, 
 
 And I am conffant: TttmLuerus, thou 
 Shalt fee me once more (Ink* at TnUm fsce 
 What art thou ftiffe? Stand’ft out ? 
 
 Til. No CatHi Martini, 
 lie leane vpon one Crutch.and fight witbtotber, 
 
 Ereftay behmdethis Bufineffe. 
 
 Men. Oh true-bred. 
 
 Sm. Your Company to’rh Capitoll.where I know 
 Our greateftFriends attend rs. 
 
 Tit. Lead you on: Follow Commutt ,vtt tooft followe 
 you, right worthy you Priority 
 Com Noble Mart me. 
 
 Sen. Hence to your homet.be gone. 
 
 Mar. Nay let them follow, 
 
 The Voices haue much Corne; take thefe Rars thither. 
 To gruw their Garnets. Worfhipfull Mutiners, 
 
 Your valour puts well forth: Pray follow. Exeunt. 
 Citizen fleale etaaj. Mamet Stem.# Brut it t. 
 
 Stem. Was ever man fo proud as is this Morton ? 
 Urn. He has noequall. 
 
 5(cw.When we were chofen Tribunes for thepeople. 
 "Bra. Mark’d you his lip and eyes. 
 
 Stem Nay,but bis taunts. 
 
 'ilm. Being mou’d.he will not fpare to gird the Gods. 
 Stein. Bemocke themodefl Moone. 
 
 Bru. The prefent Warres deuourc him, he is growne 
 Too proud to be fo valiant. 
 
 Stem. Such a Nature. tickled with good fucceCTc.dif- 
 daines the (hadow which he treads on st noone,bur ] do 
 wondet.hisinfolencecanbrooke to be commanded vo¬ 
 der Common ? 
 
 Bm Fsrne.sr the which be avmes. 
 
 In whom already he s well grac’d, cannot 
 Better be held, not more attain’d then by 
 
 A placebelow the firft : for what mtfearries 
 Shall be the Generals fault, though he performe 
 To thvtmoft of a man, and giddy cenlure 
 Will then cry out of < JMxrtan . Oh, ifhe 
 Had borne the bofinede. 
 
 Stein. BeGdes,if chings go well. 
 
 Opinion that fo fhekes on Morton ) fhall 
 Ofhis demerits rob Cormmtn. 
 
 Bru. Come: halfe all Comorin Honors are to Martha 
 Though Martini earn'd them not; and all bis faults 
 To Marian fhall be Honors, though indeed 
 In ought he merit not. 
 
 Stem. Let’s hence,and heare 
 How the difpatch is made,and in what fafhioo 
 More then his fingularity, he goes 
 Vpon this prefent Atftion. 
 
 'Bru, Lei s along. Exeunt 
 
 Enter TuSmi Aafidon with Senator t of C ft taint. 
 
 t^en. So, your opinion is Atefftdmt, 
 
 That they ofRome ate entred in our CounfaiJes, 
 
 And know how we proceede, 
 
 Anf. Is it not yours t 
 
 What eoer haue bin thought one in this State 
 That could be brought to bodily a#, ere Rome 
 Had nrcumuentioo : 'tis not fouje dayes gone 
 Since I heard thence, thefe are the words, 1 thinke 
 1 haue the Letter heere: yes.heere it is; 
 
 They haue pcefl a Power, but it is not knowne 
 Whether for Eaft or Weft : the Dearth is great. 
 
 The people Mutinous; And it is rumour'd. 
 
 Common ,Mortiu) your old Enemy 
 (Who is ofRome wotfe hated then of you) 
 
 And Titui Lor tan, a moft valiant Roman, 
 
 Thefe three leade on this Preparation 
 Whether tisbcot: mod likely, tis for you; 
 
 Confider ofit. 
 
 i .Sen. Our Armie s in the Field i 
 We neuct yet made doubt but Rome was tetdy 
 Toanfwer vs. 
 
 Anf Not did you thinke it folly, 
 
 Tokeepe your great pretences vayl d, till when 
 They needs mult (hew themfelues,which m the hitching 
 It feem’d appear"d to Rome. By the difeouery, 
 Wefhalbe fhortned in our ay me, which waa 
 To take in many Townes, ere (almofl)Rome 
 Should know we were a-foot. 
 
 t .Sen. Noble Ateffiditn, 
 
 Take your Commifiion, hye you to your Band*, 
 
 Let vs alone to guard (tritlti 
 If they fet downe befote’s: for the remoue 
 Bring vp your Army : butfl thinke) you I finds 
 Th’haue not ptepar d fot vs. 
 
 Anf. O doubt not that, 
 
 I fpeake from Certainties. Nay more, 
 
 Some parcels of their Power are forth already, 
 
 And cmely hitherward. I leaue your Honota. 
 lfwe,arvo Coon Mart an chance to meece, 
 
 Tis (wornebetweene va, we (hall euc» (hike 
 Till one can do no more. 
 
 AU The Gods afsifl you. 
 
 Auf. And keepe yom Honon fafe. 
 
 ■ Sen, Farewell. 
 t.Sen. Farrwell. 
 
 At. Farewell Exeunt tmme. 
 
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4 . 
 
 77 *? 'Tragedie of f'crioLmus. 
 
 Baser Vohtmnu s andVirgilia , mother and wife t» Martha i 
 They fit thrm dawns on two lews fioelei and fats. 
 
 Volumlpmyyou daughter fing.or exprefTeyour felfe 
 in a more comfortable fort : If my Sonne were my Huf- 
 band, I fhoold freelier reioyce in that abfence wherein 
 he wonneHonor, then in tbe embtacementi of Ins Bed , 
 where he would fhew moft loue. Whenyei heew&» but 
 tender-bodied, and the onely Soone of my womb; when 
 youth with comelinefTc pluck'd all gaze hit way ; when 
 for a day of Kings cotreaties,a Mother fhould not Id him 
 an houre from her beholding; I confidering how Honour 
 would become fuch a perfon, that Ir was no better then 
 Piffure-hke to haug by th'wall, if renownetTudc it not 
 ftme, waspleas'd to let him feeke danger, where he was 
 like to finde fame : To a cruell Warre 1 fern him, from 
 whence he return d,his browes bound with Oake. 1 tell 
 thteDaughter, I fprangnot more in loy at firft hearing 
 he was a Man-child, then now in firft feeing he hsd pro- 
 tied himfelte a man. 
 
 Vtrg, But had he dierfin the BufinefTe Madame, how 
 then f 
 
 Velum. Then his good report fhoutd haue beene my 
 Sonne, I rhercin would haue found ifTue. Hcare me pro- 
 fcfTe fwcerely, had I a dozen fons each in my loue alike, 
 and none lefle deere then thine, and my good Matna, 1 
 had rather had eleucn dye Nobly for their Countrey,then 
 one voluptuoufly furfrt nucot Action. 
 
 £rrter t Cenilrweman. 
 
 Cent. Madam, the Lady Valeria is come to vifit vow. 
 
 Vrg. Befcech you giue me leaue to retire my feife. 
 
 Volum. Indeed you fhall not: 
 
 Me thmkes. 1 beafe hither your Husbands Drumme : 
 
 S«« him plucke eAuffuUut downe by rh'haire : 
 
 (As children from a Beare) the Volca fhunnmg him : 
 
 Me thinkes 1 fee him Rampc thus, and call chuc. 
 
 Come on you Cowards,you were got in feare 
 Though you were borne in Rome ; his bloody brow 
 With his mail’d hand, then wiping, forth he goes 
 Like to a HarueR man, that taik'dto roowe 
 Or all,or loofe lu» hyre. 
 
 Vrrg. His bloody Brow ?Oh lupuer, no blood. 
 
 Volum. Away you Poole ; it more becomes a mao. 
 Then gilt his Trophe. The brefts of Hecuba 
 When fhedid fucklc Hellor, look'd not louelier 
 Then HsUori forhead, when it fpit forth blood 
 At Grecian fword. Conttnnmg, tell Valeria 
 We are fit to bid her welcome. Exit Gent, 
 
 Vir. Heauens bleRe my Lord from fell Auffuluu. 
 
 U<?(, Hee l beat Aujftdtui head below his knee, 
 
 Aad treade vpon his necke. 
 
 Enter V data with an VJher, and a Gentlewoman , 
 
 ynl. My Ladies both good day to you, 
 
 Vo/. Sweet Madam, 
 
 Vir. 1 am glad to f?eyour Ladyfhlp. 
 
 VaL How do you both ? Y ou are menifef! houfe-kte- 
 pers. What are you fowmg heere ? A fine fpoue in good 
 faith. How does your little Sonne ? 
 
 Vir I thankr your Lady.(hip : Well good Madam. 
 
 Vol. He had rather fte the fwordi, and heart a Drum, 
 then look? vpon his Schoolmaftcr. 
 
 V*l. A my word the Fathers Sonne t He fweare ’tls a 
 very pretty boy. A my tTOth.l look'd vpon him a Wenf- 
 day halfe an hourc together : ha’s fuch a confirm’d coun¬ 
 
 tenance. I 6w him run after e gilded Butterfly, & when 
 
 he caught it,he let it go agame, and after it again*, and o- 
 uer and ouer he comes,and vp agame: cetcht it again or 
 whether his fall enrag’d him, ot how twas, hee thd fo (c t 
 his teeih,and teare tu Oh, lwarrant how he mammockt 
 
 it. 
 
 Vol. One on's Fathers moods. 
 
 Vol. Indeed la, tis a Noble childe. 
 
 VTrg. ACrackeMadam. 
 
 Vat. Come, lay afide your flitchery, I muft haue you 
 play the idle Hufwife withmethitafternoonc. 
 
 Virg. J$o(good Madam) 
 
 1 will not out of doores. 
 
 Vol. Not out of doores 1 
 Volum. She fhall,the (hall 
 
 V~irg. Indeed no, by your patience; lie not ouer the 
 thrtfhold, till my Lord rttumc from the Warrcs. 
 
 Vol. Fye, you confine your felfc moR vnreafonably ; 
 Come,you muft go vifit the good Lady that lies in. 
 
 Vcrg. 1 will wifh her Ipeedy fhrngth, andvifiteher 
 with my prayers : but I cannot go thither. 
 
 Velum. Why! pray you, 
 
 Vlug. Tis not to faue labour,nor that I want loue. 
 
 Vai. YOu would be another VeneUpe: yet they fay. all 
 the ytarne fhe fpun in V/,f tJ ablence, did but fill Athrea 
 full of Mothes Come,I wouldyour Cambrjck were (co¬ 
 bble as your finger, that you might leaue pricking it for 
 pitir Come you fhall go with va. 
 
 V<r. No good Madam, pardon me, indeed I will not 
 
 foorth. 
 
 Vol. In truth la go with me, and He tell you excellent 
 newes of ) our Husband. 
 
 yrrg. Oh good Mldam.therecanbenoneyct. 
 
 Vol. Verily 1 do not left withyoui there came ntwes 
 from him laft night 
 Vr. Indeed Madam. 
 
 Vd. In carncft it’s true; I heard a Senatour fpeakeit. 
 Thus it is : the Volcies haueen Army forth, againft whb 
 Common tho General! is gone, with one part of our Ro- 
 mane power. Your Lord, and Tituj Larnuj, aie fet down 
 before their Citic (anclet, they nothing doubt prcuai- 
 ling.and to make it breefe Warres. This is true on mine 
 Honor,and fo I pray go with vs. 
 
 Virg, Giue meexcufegood Madame, I will obey you 
 iheuery thing heereafter. 
 
 Vol. LetheraJone Ladie,as(heiinow: 
 
 She will but difeafe our better jnirth. 
 
 Valerta. In troth I thinke fhe would : 
 
 Fare you well then. Come good fweet Ladle. 
 
 Prythee Virgtha cume thy folcmntffe out a doore, 
 
 And go along with vs. 
 
 Virgil. No 
 
 At a word Madam; Indeed I muft not, 
 
 I wifh you much mirth. 
 
 Vol. Well, theri farewell. Extxm Ladies 
 
 Enter CMartiw, Tinu Lartttes ,nith Drumme and Co¬ 
 lour! , with Captaorts and Souldteri, at 
 before the City Coriolis* : to them 
 a LMeffengrr. 
 
 Marthu. Yonder comes Newes ■ 
 
 A Wager they haue met. 
 
 Lor. My horfetoyoun,no. 
 
 Mar. Tls done. 
 
 Lari. Agreed- 
 
 M*r. 
 
The Tragedie of Conolanm 
 
 5 
 
 t, Altr. tvf&z's our General! met the Enemy? 
 cfcfcjf. "Ihr/ lye in view, but haue not fpoke as ye:. 
 Lart. So,the good Horfe is refine. 
 
 Mart. He buy him of you. 
 
 j^sw.No, lie oot fcl.nor giue him:Lend ycuhim I will 
 Forhalfe ahundredyeares: Summon theiowne. 
 
 Mar. How fan-e off lie thefe Armies? 
 
 Msff. Within this mile andhaife. 
 
 Mar, Then (hall we heare their Larum, Sc they Oar*. 
 Now Mars, I pry thee make vs qui eke in works, 
 
 TS>at we with Tmoaking fwords may march from hence 
 Tohelpeour fielded Friends. Come, blow thy blalh 
 
 •yhij Sounda Parity . Enter two Senator/ with other/ on 
 the Wafas of Certalus. 
 
 TullusAuftduus, is he within your Walles ? 
 
 i Senat, No,nor a man that feares you leiTe then he, 
 That's kffer then a little : Drton a fam off. 
 
 Hearkc, oor Drumroes 
 
 Are bringing forth our youth W ee'l breake our Walks 
 Rather then they (hail pound vs vp our Gates, 
 
 Which yet feeme (hut, wehaue out pin'd withRufties, 
 They'le open of themfelucs. Harke you, farre off 
 
 ^Alanmtfa/re off. 
 
 There is Aujfidious. Lift what worke he makes 
 Among’ft your elouen Army. 
 
 Mart. Oh they are at it. 
 
 Lart. Their noife be our inftruSion. Ladders hoa. 
 
 Enter the Army of the Voices, 
 sjblar. They feare vs not, but iffue forh their Citie. 
 Now put your Shields before your hearts,and fight 
 With hearts more proofe then Shields. 
 
 Aducnce brsue Titus, 
 
 They do difdaine vs much beyond our Thoughts, 
 which makes me fweat with wrath.Come on my fellows 
 He that retires, lie take him for a Voice, 
 
 And he (ball feele mine edge. 
 
 Alarum.the Romans are heat hackjo their Trenches 
 Enter Mart tits C ur fi n g‘ 
 
 Afar. All thecontagion oftheSooth.light on you, 
 You Shamesof Rome: you Heard of Eyles and Plagues 
 Plaifier you o’re.that you may be abhorr’d 
 Farther then feene, and one infeft another 
 A gain ft the Windea mile : you foulesof Geefe, 
 Thatbeare theibapes of men,bowhaue you run 
 From Slaues, chat Apes would beare ; Pluto and Hdl^ 
 
 All hurtbehinde, backes red, and faces pale 
 With flight and agued feare, mend and chai gehome, 
 
 Or by the fires of heaisen, He Icaue the Foe, 
 
 And make my Watrescn you : Looketoot: Come on, 
 Ifyou'I ftand faft, v/ec’l beate them to their V/iues, 
 
 As they veto our T renches foliowes. 
 
 Another Alarum,and AfartiusfoSowct them to 
 gates,andu (but in. 
 
 So, now the gates are ope: now proue good Seconds, 
 'Tisfot the followers Fortune, widens them. 
 
 Not for the flyers: Marke me,and do the like. 
 
 Enter the Cast. 
 i.Sol. Foo!e-hardineffe,not I. 
 i.SoL NcrI. 
 
 1 ,3sL See they haue (but himits. oAlertm continues 
 AS. Teth'pot I warrant him. EuttrTkut Lesrtists 
 Tit. What is become oPtASarttat ? 
 
 A faSaint (Sir) doubtleifc. 
 
 i.Stl- Following the Flyers s: the veryhesles. 
 
 With them he enters : who vpen the fodame 
 
 Clapt to their Ga?es,he is himfelfe alone, 
 
 Toanfwer all the City. 
 
 Ear. Oh Noble Fellow l 
 Who fenfibly out-dares his fenccleffe Sword, 
 
 And when it bowes.ftand'ft vp: Thou art left ^Martius, 
 A Carbuncle inti re: at big as thou art 
 Weare not fo rich a lewell. Thou was’t a Souldter 
 Euen to Calues wi(h,not fierce and terrible 
 Oncly inflt okes,but with thy grim lookss^od 
 The Thunder-like percuffion of thy founds 
 Thou mad ft thine enemies (Tiake,as if the World 
 W ere Feauerous, and did tremble. 
 
 Enter Manias hleedingyuffaalteiby the Enemy, 
 i Set. LookeSir. 
 
 Ear. O 'tis Martins. 
 
 Let's fetch him off.or make remaine alike. 
 
 They fight, and ai! enter tht City. 
 Enter certnine Romanes with (pailss. 
 i .Ram. This will 1 carry to Rome, 
 a. Rom. And 1 this. 
 
 3 Rsm.h. Murrain on't, I tooke this for Siluer. exettht. 
 Alarms continues fiitt a-farre off. 
 Enter Martins,and Titus with a Trumpet 
 AAm.Seeheere ehefe mouers,thar dop^'me their hours 
 At a crack’dDrachme: Cufbions,LeadenSpoones, 
 
 Irens of a Doit, Dublcts that Hangmen would 
 Bury with thofe that wore them. Thefe bafe fiaucs. 
 
 Ere yet th§ fight be done,packe vp,downs with them. 
 
 And harke, what noy fe the General! makes; To him 
 Thete is the man of my fouies hate, Aujfidieect, 
 
 Piercing out Romanes: Then Valiant Titus take 
 Comienienc Numbers to make good the City, 
 
 Whil'ft I with thofe that haue the fpirit,wil hafts 
 To helpe Cominias. 
 
 Lax. Worthy Sir,(thou bleed*ft, 
 
 Thy exercifehath bin too violent, 
 
 For a fecond courfe of Fight. 
 
 Mar. Sir,praife me not: 
 
 My worke hath yet not warm’d roe. Fare you well: 
 
 The blood I drop, ts rather Phy/icaU 
 Then dangerous to me; To Aufftdic-us thus,! will appear 
 Ear. Now the faireGoddeffe Fortune, (and fight. 
 Felt deepe in loue with thee.and her great chsrmes 
 Mifguide thy Oppofers fwords, Bold Gentleman: 
 Profpcrity be thy Page. 
 
 Mar. Thy Friend no leffe, 
 
 Then thole fne placeth higheft: So farewell. 
 
 Lar. Thou worthieft?»?<«■/&/, 
 
 Go found thy Trumpet sn the Marker place , 
 
 Cal! thither all the Officers a’th'Towne, 
 
 Whcrethey (ball know ourminde. Away. Extent 
 Enter Comintut as tt were in retire,wish feldiers. 
 
 Com. Breath youmyfriends.wclfoughc.wearecome 
 Like Romans,neither fooiifh incur (lands, (fi*% 
 
 .Nor Cowardly in retyre : Belecue me Sirs, 
 
 We (ball be charg’d 3gaine. Whiles we haueftreolw 
 By Interims and conueying gufts.we haue heard 
 The Charges ofou; Friends. 1 beRorrtanGods, 
 
 Leadc their fucce(fes,as we wifhour owne. 
 
 That both our powers,with finding Fronts encountrlng, 
 May giue you thankful! Sacrifice. Thy Nevres ? 
 
 Enter a Js/effengir. 
 
 Msjf. TheCittizeos of Cerirhs hausyffsicdi 
 And gttien to Lertius and to AiartLse Baoaile s 
 sz ? 
 
 l(ew 
 
6 
 
 I faw oar party to their Trenches driucn. 
 
 And then I came away. 
 
 Com. Though thou fjpeakcft truth. 
 
 Me thinke* thou fpcsk’ft not well. Howlongis’t fines? 
 Mef. Abaue an houre.my Lord. 
 
 Cm w.'Tis not a mile: bricfely we heard their drummer 
 How could'ft thou in a mile confound an houre. 
 
 And bring thy Newer fo late f 
 2&f, Spier of the Veins 
 Held me in chace, that 1 war forc’d to wherlc 
 Three or foore miles about, elfe had I fir 
 Halle an houre finee brought my report. 
 
 Enter CM art tin. 
 
 Cere. Whofe yonder. 
 
 That doe's appeare as he were Flead ?0 Cods, 
 
 He has the ftampe of Marum pod I haue 
 Before time feene him thus. 
 
 Mar. Cornel too late ? 
 
 Com.The Shepherd knowes not Thunder fr3 a Taber, 
 More then I know the found of Martina Tongue 
 From euery meaner man, 
 
 Martina. Come I too late ? 
 
 Cow. 1, ifyou comenot in the blood ofothers. 
 
 But mantled in your owne. 
 
 Mart. Oh’ let me clip ye 
 In Armes at found, at when I woo'd in heart; 
 
 At merry,at when ourNup rial! day was done. 
 
 And Tapers burnt to Bed ward. 
 
 Co«.Flower of Warriors, how is't with Tit in Larthu ? 
 Mar. Aa with a man bulled about Decrees : 
 Condemning fome to death, and fome to exile, 
 Ranfoming him, or pittying, threatning th’ocher; 
 Holding C oriole.t in the name of Rome, 
 
 Euen like a fawning Gtey-hound in the Lcalh, 
 
 Jo let him flip at will. 
 
 Com. Where is that Slaue 
 
 Which told me they hadbeateyoti to your Trenches ? 
 Where is he? Call him hither. 
 
 Mar. Let him alone, 
 
 He did informe the truth: but for our Gentlemen, 
 
 The common file,(a plague Tribunes for them) 
 
 The Moufe ne'rcfhurm’d theCac,as they did budge 
 FrosnP.afcals vsorfe then they. 
 
 Corn. But how preuail'd you ? 
 
 Mar. W ill thetime feruetotell, l do not thinke: 
 Where is the enemy? Are you Lords a’th Field ? 
 
 If not,why ceafe you till you are fo ? 
 
 Com. CMarUuu\tt. haue at difaduantagefought. 
 
 And did retyre to win our purpof;. 
 
 Mar. How lies their Batceil? Know you on vk fide 
 They haue plac'd their tnenoftruft ? 
 
 Com- At 1 guefte Martins. 
 
 Their Bands i’th Vaward are the Antients 
 Of their beft truft : O're them Avfuiiaica, 
 
 Their very heart ofHcpc.. 
 
 Mar. 1 do befecehyou. 
 
 By all the Baitailcs wherein we haue fought. 
 
 By th'Blood we haue fhed together, 
 
 Byth'Vowes we haue made 
 To endure Friends,that youdiredly fetroe 
 Againft slfftdiota, and his yimittts. 
 
 And that you not delay the prefesu (but 
 Filling the aire with Swetds aduanc’d)and Darts, 
 
 We proue this very boure. 
 
 Com. Though 1 could wifo. 
 
 The Tragedis of QmoUnus. 
 
 Vou were conducted to a gentle Bath, 
 
 And Balmea applyed to you, yet dare 1 neuer 
 Deny your asking, take your choice of thofe 
 Thatbeft can aydeyour a&ion. 
 
 'Mar. Thofe are they 
 
 That raoft are willing; if any fuch beheere, 
 
 (A* it were (inne to doubt_)that loue thij painting 
 Wherein you fee me fmear’d, if any fetre 
 Leflen his nerfon, then an ill report. 
 
 If any thinke, braue death out-weighes bad life. 
 
 And that his Countries deerer then himfelfe. 
 
 Let him alone: Cr fo many fo minded, 
 
 Waue thus to cxpreiTe his difpofuion, 
 
 And follow Manila. 
 
 ThejaBjhout end wane tbeirfwords,take b,m vpn, their 
 
 A rmesjtnd cefl vp their Copt, 
 
 Oh me alone, make you a fword of me : 
 
 If thsfeihewes be not outward, which ofyou 
 But is footed tlcet ? None of you, butis 
 Able tobeareag 2 inft the great jiuffidtom 
 A shield, ss hard ss nis. A certainc number 
 (Though thankes to all) mufti fried from all : 
 
 The reft fhall beare the bufinelTe in fome other fight 
 (Ascaufe will be obey’d;) pleafe you to March, 
 
 And foure fhall quickly draw out my Command. 
 
 W hich men are beft inclin’d. 
 
 Com. March on my Fellowes: 
 
 Make good this oftencation,and you fhall 
 Diuidcinall.withvs, Extant 
 
 lituj Lartieu, hauingfet a guard vpou Cario/rt, gong with 
 T>rum andTrtsmpet toward C umtn.it,,and Ceitu Mar - 
 1,1,1 * Enters rvtth a Lieutenant, other Souleltourt. ami a 
 Scout 
 
 Lor. So.let tbePorts be guarded ;keepeyourDuties 
 Ail haue fet them downe. Ifl do fcnd.difpatch 
 Fhofe Centuries to our ayd,the reft will ferue 
 For a fhort holding, if we loofc tbeField, 
 
 We cannot keeps theTowne. 
 
 Leers. Feare not our care Sir. 
 
 Lari Hencejand ftiut your gates vpen's : 
 
 Our Guides come, to ih’Roman Camps condud vs. Exit 
 
 sliarum, as m iutttult. 
 
 trster Martins and ah/Jfidiiej at fetterel doom. 
 
 Mar. He fight with none but thee,for 1 do hate thee 
 Worfe then a Promile-breaker. 
 
 afuffui Wehate alike: 
 
 Not Affricke ownes a Serpent I abhorre 
 More then thy Fame and Entty: Fix thy foot. 
 
 Mar. Let the firft Budger dye the others SUue, 
 And the Gods doorne him after. 
 
 yiuf. Ifl flye cA/4rr«i.r,hollow me like a Ka;E. 
 
 Mar. Within thefe three houres TuSiu 
 Alone 1 fought in your Coriolct walles. 
 
 And made what worke I pleas’d: Tis nut my blood. 
 Wherein thou feeft me maskt.for thy Rearnge 
 Wrench vp thy power to th'higheft. 
 
 xiuf. Wer’t thou the HeClor t 
 That was the whip of your bragg'd Progeny, 
 
 Thou fhould'ft notfeape meheere. 
 
 Hurt tbej fight, and certain* yokes come in tkeayde 
 of rluffi- Martins fights id the) be dr men ta breathltt. 
 Otficioui and not valiant,you haue foam'd tne 
 In your condemned Seconds. 
 
 ___ llour.Jb, 
 
Ftcunfh. Alarum. Retreat is founded. Enter tit 
 
 one 'Doere Comini ns, with the Romanes: At 
 another Doore (jMartins, with hb, 
 
 Arme in a Sctrft. 
 
 Com. Iff fhould tell thee o’re this thy dayes Worke, 
 Thou't not beleeue thy deeds: but He report it, 
 
 Whete Senators (hall mingle teares with (miles, 
 
 Where great Pstricians (hall attend,sod (hrug, 
 
 I’th end admire: where Ladies (hall be fnghted, 
 
 And gladly quak’d.heare more: where the dullTribune*, 
 That with the fuftie Plebeani.hate thine Honors, 
 
 Shall fay againft their hearts, We thanke the Gods 
 Out Rome hath fuch a Souldier. 
 
 Yet earn’d thou to a Morfell of this Fead, 
 
 Hauing fully din'd before. 
 
 Enter Tints with his Power, from the Pttrfteit. 
 
 Titles Larries. Oh Generali: 
 
 Here is the Steed, wee the Caparifon: 
 
 Hadft thou beheld— 
 
 Martins. Pray now.no more r 
 My Mother,who ha’s a Charter to extoll her RIoud, 
 When (he do's pravfe me, gtieues me: 
 
 I haue done as you haue done,that s what I can. 
 
 Induc'd as you haue beene,that's for my Countrey: 
 
 He that ha’s but effefted his goodwill. 
 
 Hath ouetta’ne mine Aft. 
 
 Com. You (hall not be the Graue of your defeating, 
 Rome mud know the value of her c wnc : 
 
 Twere aConcealement wotfe then a Theft, 
 
 No lefle then aTraducement, 
 
 To hide your doings,and to filence th3t, 
 
 Which to the fpire.and top of prayfes vouch’d, 
 
 Would feeme but moded j therefore I befeech you, 
 
 Infigne of what you arc, not to reward 
 
 What you haue done.before our Armie heare me. 
 
 Martius.l haue fome Wounds vpon me,and they fmart 
 To heare therofelues remembred. 
 
 Com. Should they not i 
 Well might they feflet 'gaind Ingratitude, 
 
 And tent thcmfelues with death: of all the Horfes, 
 Whereof we haue ta’ne good, and good dore of all, 
 TheTreafure in this field atchteued,and Citie, 
 
 We render you the Tcnth,to be ta’ne forth, 
 
 Before the common didribution. 
 
 At your onely choyfe. 
 
 (JMartms. I thanke you Generali: 
 
 But cannot make my heart confirm to take 
 A Bribe,to pay my S word : I doe refufe it. 
 
 And dand vpon my common part with thofc, 
 
 That haue beheld the doing. 
 
 A lono fourifl. They *8 cry, Martins, Martins , 
 cafl vp their Caps and L ounce! : Coni mots 
 and Lor tins Jl and hare. 
 
 Mar. May thtfe fame Indruments, which you prophane, 
 Neuet found moreiwhen Drums and Trumpets (hall 
 1'ih'ftel d proue flatterers,!et Courts and Cities be 
 Made all of fslfe-fac’d foothing: 
 
 When Steele growei foft.as the Parafites Silke, 
 
 Let him be made an Ouettute for th' Warrej i 
 No more 1 (ay, for that 1 haue not walh’d 
 
 The Tragedie of Qmolanus. _ 7 _ 
 
 “ My Nofe that bled,or foy I’d fome debile Wretch. 
 
 Which without note,here's many elfe haue done. 
 You (hoot me forth in acclamations hyperbolical!, 
 
 As if I lou’d my little fhould be dieted 
 In prayfes, fawe'd with Lyes. 
 
 Com. Too moded are you : 
 
 More cruell to your good report.then gratefull 
 To vs,that giue you truly: by your patience, 
 lf’gaind your felfe you be incens'd,weele put you 
 (Like one that meanes his proper harme) in Manacles, 
 Then reafon fafely with you t Therefore be it knownc, 
 As to vs,to all the World.That Cana Martins 
 Weares this WarresGarland : in token of the which. 
 My Noble Steed,knowne totheCampe.I giue him, 
 With all his trim belonging; and from this time. 
 
 For what he did before Corioles, call him. 
 
 With all th’applaufe and Clamor of the Hoad, 
 
 CMartns Cains f oriolanns, Beare th'addition Nobly CUCt? 
 Flotsnfh. Trumpet! found, and Drnmi. 
 
 Omnei. Moreno Cains Cor iolanns. 
 
 Martins. I will goe wafh : 
 
 And when my Face is faire, you (hall perceiue 
 Whether 1 blufh.or no : howbeit,I thanke you, 
 
 I mesne to dride your Stced.and at all times 
 To vnder-ctefl your good Addition, 
 
 To th'fiireneffe of my power. 
 
 Com. So,to our Tent: 
 
 Where ere we doe repofe vs,we will write 
 ToRome of ourfuccefle : you Tuns Lana* 
 
 Mud to Cortsilet backe, fend vs to Rome 
 The bed, with whom we may articulate. 
 
 For their owne good,and ours. 
 
 Lartins. I fhall,my Lord. 
 
 Martins. The Gods begin tomocke me t 
 I that now refus’d mod Princely gift*, 
 
 Am bound to begge of my Lord General!. 
 
 Com. TakVtis yours : what is’t? 
 
 Martins. I fometime lay here in Cor teles. 
 
 At a poore mans houfe: he vs’d me kindly, 
 Hecrydtome: 1 faw him Prifoner: 
 
 But then A off, dins was within my view, 
 
 And Wrath o’re-whelm'd my pittic : I requed you 
 To giue my poore Hod freedom®. 
 
 Com. Oh well begg'd : 
 
 Were he the Butcher of my Sonne.he fhould 
 Be free,as is the Winde: deliuer him,7"i»<*». 
 
 Lartins. Martins, his Name. 
 
 Martitss. By Inpiter forgot: 
 
 I am wearie, yea my memorte is tyr’d i 
 Haue we no Wine here ? 
 
 Com Goe we to our Tent: 
 
 The bloud vpon your Vifage dryes,’tis time 
 It fhould be lookt too: come. Exeunt. 
 
 A flour,fh. Cornett Enter TuBus Attjfidins 
 hlondiCyWtth two or three Souldnrs. 
 
 A*fi. TheTowne is ta’ne. 
 
 Sould. ’Twill be deliuet’d backe on good Condition. 
 Aaffid. Condition? 
 
 I would I were a Roman, for I cannot, 
 Beingat/Wrr.berhatlam. Condition? 
 
 What good Condition can aTreatie finde 
 I'th’patt that is at mercy t fiue rimes, Martiut, 
 
 I hsue fought with thee; fo often had thou beat me: 
 And would'ftdoe (o.I thinkc,(hould we encounter 
 
8 The Tragedie of Cwiolanus. 
 
 As often as we eate. By th’EIements. 
 
 If ere againe I meet him beard to beard. 
 
 He’s mine, or I am his : Mine Emulation 
 
 Hath not that Honor in’t it had ; For where 
 
 I thought co crofh him in an equal! Force, 
 
 True Sword to Sword : lie potche at him fonne W8y, 
 
 Or Wrath,or Craft may get him. 
 
 Sol. He's the dtuell. 
 
 A/. Bolder, though not fo fubtlerir.y valors poifon'd. 
 With onely fuff ring ftaine by him : for him 
 
 Shall Syeout ofit (elfe, norfleepe, nor fandhiary. 
 
 Being nalted, ficke; nor Phane,nor Capitol!, 
 
 The Prayers of Prieffs, nor times of Sacrifice: 
 Embarquements all of Fury,(hall lift vp 
 
 Their rotten Priuiledge,and Coflome’gainft 
 
 My hate to Martins . Where I finde him, were it 
 
 At home, vpon my Brothers Guard, euen there 
 
 Againff the hofpitable Canon, would 1 
 
 Wafh my fierce hand in’s heart. Go you toth'Citie, 
 luarne how ’ris held, and what they are that muff 
 BeHoftages foj: Rome. 
 
 Soul. Will not you go? 
 
 Auf. Ism attended at the Cyprus grouc. I pray you 
 ( Tis South the City Mils) bring me word thither 
 
 How the world goes : that to the pace ofit 
 
 1 may fpurre on my ioutney. 
 
 Soot, 1 fhall fir. 
 
 Giue your dffpofitions the reines, and bee angry at your 
 
 oleafures (at theleaftjifyoa take it as apleafuretoyou, in 
 being fo : you blame Martins for being proud. 
 
 Brut. We do it not alone,fir. 
 
 Men. I know you can doe very little alone, for your 
 helpes arc many, or elfe ycur anions would growe won. 
 drous Jingle : your abilities are to 1 nfant-like, for dooing 
 much alone. Y ou talkc of Pride: Oh.thar you could turn 
 your eyes toward the Napes of your neckes , and make 
 but an Interiour furuey of your good felues. Oh that you 
 could. 1 
 
 Both. What then fir? 
 
 Men. Why then you fhould difcoitera brace of vn« 
 meriting,proud,violent, teftie Magiftraee* (alias Poole*) 
 as any in Rome. J 
 
 Sicin. Menexrus, you areknowne well enough too. 
 
 Men. I am knowne to be a humorous fotritutn , and 
 one that loucs a cup of hot 'WinejWuh net a drop ofalay. 
 ing Tiber in t : Said,to be fonaeihing impeefeft in fauou. 
 ring the full complain:, hafly and Tinder-like vppomto 
 wto _ !,n motion : One, that ccnuerfes more with theSuc- 
 tocke of the night, then with the forhead of the morning. 
 vV ut think, I vrter,and fp»nd my malice in my breath. 
 Meeting two fuchWealesmenas you are (I cannot call 
 yon Licnrnnff,,') ’,f lh - drinkeyou giue me. Couch my Fa- 
 • at aduerfiy, I make a crooked face at it, I can fay, your 
 Worlhippes haue deliucr’d the matter well, when 2 nnde 
 tne Afle in compound, with the Maior part ofyour fyila. 
 blcs. And though 1 muff be content to beare with thofe, 
 that fay you are reuerend grsuc men, yet they lye deadly 
 that tell you haue good faces, if you fee this in the Map 
 ofrny fol)cw$s it that I ao> fenowne well ۥ 
 
 nough too ? What harme can your beefeme Confpeflui- 
 1 1 es gleane out of this Charter. if I be knowne well e- 
 nough too. 
 
 Bru. Come fir come, we know you well enough. 
 
 Mcnsn, You know neither mee, your fellies, nor any 
 thing: you are ambitious, far poore kntues capper and 
 legges : you weare out a good wholefome Forenoone.in 
 heating a caufe betweene an Orendge wife, and aForfet- 
 felier, and then reiourue the Contrcuerfieof three*pcnce 
 to a fecond day of Audience. When you are hearing a 
 matter betweene party and party, ifyou chaunce to bee 
 pinchd wsththe Collicke, youmalte faceslike Mum¬ 
 mers, fetvp the bloodieFlaggeagainft ail Patience, and 
 in roaring for a Chamber-pot, difmiffethe Controuerfie 
 bleeding, the more intangled by your hearing : All the 
 peaceyou make in their Caufe. is cailing both rhe partie* 
 Knaues. You are a payre efftrange ones. 
 
 Brtt. Come, come, you are well vnderflood to bee • 
 perfeftcr gyber for the Tab^then a ncceffary Beochcr in 
 theCapitolI. 
 
 Men. OurveryPrieflsmufl become Mockers, if they 
 (ha!! encounterfuch ridiculous Subicdts as yottare, when 
 you fpeakc beff vntothe purpofe. It is not woorththe 
 W9 3S' n f> °fy»ur Beards, and your Feards deferuenot fo 
 honourable a graue.as to Ruffe a Botchers Culhioo,or to 
 benitombdinan Affes Packe-faddle; yet you muftbee 
 k/' ri g» Martini is proud : whoinacheape eflimation, is 
 wotth a!! your predeccffors, fince Deucalion, though per. 
 aduenture feme of the beff of’em wete hercdicatic hang¬ 
 men. Godden to your Worlhipj, more of your cornier* 
 fation would mfeft my Braine, being the Heardfmen of 
 t..eUcaIily A J^beans. I will be bold to take my leuuc of 
 you. J 
 
 Bru. and Stic. *AJide. 
 
 fnter 
 
 A'tfm Secundus. 
 
 Eater Menenius with the two Tribunes of the 
 people,Skintus & Brutus 
 
 Men. The Agurer tels me, wee (ball haue Newes to 
 night. 
 
 Bus. Good or bad? 
 
 Men. Net according to the prayer of the people, for 
 they loue not Martins, 
 
 Sictn. Nature teaches Beads to know their Friends. 
 
 Men. pray you, who does the Wolfe loue ? 
 
 Sit in. The Lambe. 
 
 Men. I,to deuour him,as the hungry Plebeians would 
 the Noble Martini . 
 
 Ben. He’s a Lambe indeed, thatbaes like a Beare. 
 
 Men. Hee’s a Beare indeede, that Hues like a Lambe. 
 You two are old men, cell me oae thing that I {hall aske 
 you. 
 
 Both. Well fir. 
 
 Men. In what enormity is Martini poore in,that you 
 two haue noc in abundance i , 
 
 Bru. He’s poore in no one fault, but florid withal). 
 
 Sicin. Efpecially in Pride. 
 
 Bru. And topping ail others in boafling. 
 
 UMcn. This is flrange now : Do you two know.how 
 you are cenfured hcere in the City,I mean of vs a’th’righc 
 hand File, do you? 
 
 Both. Why? ho ware we cenfur'd? 
 
 Al<n. Bccaufe you talke of Pride now, will you not 
 be angry. 
 
 Both. Well,well fir,well. 
 
 Men. Why 'tis no great matter : for a very little tbeefe 
 ©fOccafion, will rob you of a great deale of Patience: 
 
Tk* Tnigecfk of Qonolanus. 9 
 
 Evt«r V'obatsiaaJ'TrgtJrajtitd Valeria. 
 
 How now (my es faire as Noble) Lstyes.and the Moone 
 were (hee Earthly, no Nobler; whither doe you follow 
 your Eyes fo faft ? 
 
 VoUm. Honorable Menetritu,xay Boy Martua appto- 
 thes: for the loue of luno let’s goe. 
 
 Merten. Ha? Maritas commiog home ? 
 
 Yobrm. I,worthy Mensr.iti r,and with tnofl profperous 
 approbation. 
 
 Mtntn. Take wy Cappe fupiiet,md I thanke thee i 
 hoo,Ma>tuu coraming home ? 
 
 y.Ladsst. Nay,'tis true. 
 
 Volum. Looke.here’s a Letter frocnhirD,ihe State hath 
 another, his Wife another, and(Ithinkeythcr« , r;oncat 
 home for you. 
 
 Men . I will cnakeray very home recle tonight: 
 
 A Letter fot me ? 
 
 Vhrad. Yes certaine,there's a Letter for you,l faw’t. 
 
 Mom. A Letter for me ? it glues me an Eftate of fc- 
 uen veercs health ; in which time, 1 will make a Lippe at 
 thePhyficisniTberaoft foueraigrse Prescription in G alert, 
 is but Empcnckcjuttquet and to this Preferuatius, of no 
 better report then a Borfe-drench. Is he not wounded ? 
 he was wont to come home wounded ? 
 
 Virgil. Oh no,no,no. 
 
 Vobm. Oh,he is wounded,I thanke the Gods for’t. 
 
 Merstn. So doe I too, if if be not too much : brings a 
 Yiftorie in his Pocket?the wounds become him. 
 
 Volxm. On’s Browes: A/rwurtsr.hce comes the third 
 time home with the Oaken Garland. 
 
 Mcnen , Ha’s he difciplin’d AufUua foundly ? 
 
 Vvhem. Taw Lor sites writes,they fought together, hut 
 Aufiuhus got off. 
 
 Mmtn. And ’ewas time for him too, He wanant him 
 that: and he had Pay’d by him,I would not baue been fo 
 fiddious’d, for all the Chefh inCarioles, and the Gold 
 that'! in them. Is the Senate polfeft of this? 
 
 Velum. Good Ladies let’s gee. Yeg yes, ye 3 : The 
 Senate ha's Letters from the Genera!!,wherein hee giucs 
 my Sonne the whole Name of the Warre: he hath in this 
 ariosi out-done his formerdeeds doubly. 
 
 Voter. In troth,there’s Wondrous things fpoke of him. 
 
 Menen. Wondrous: 1,1 warrant ycu^nd not with¬ 
 out hit true purchasing. 
 
 Kirjra. The Gods graant them true. 
 
 Velum. True ? pow waw. 
 
 Mote. True ? lie be fwome they sre true : where is 
 hee wounded,God faueyour good Worlhips^ (JMartim 
 is coroming home: hee ha’s more caufe to be prowd : 
 where is he wounded ? 
 
 Voittm. Ith'Shoulderedith’left Arose : there willbe 
 large Cicatrices to fhew the People, when hee (hall (land 
 for his place: he receiued in the repulfe of Tarcjum feuen 
 hurts uh' Body. 
 
 Mne. One ith'Neck,andiwo ith’Thigh,there'»nine 
 that I know. 
 
 Velum. Hee had, before this lift Expedition, twenrie 
 nuc W ounds vpon hicn. 
 
 Mene. Now it’* twemie fatten; euery gaih was ar. 
 Enemies Graue. Hearke,the Trumpets. 
 
 v A (heart, and flourtjb. 
 
 Velum. Theft are the V (hers of LMarsiw : 
 
 Before him.hcecarryes Noyfc; 
 
 And behind: tv.m.hre leaues Tastes: 
 
 Death,chai darke Spirit, in’s ncraic Arms doth lye. 
 
 Which being adaar.c’d,dedi 3 cs.at»d -hen men dye. 
 
 zA Sennet. Trumpets found. 
 
 Enter Ctminisu the Generali,and Titus l alius • be. 
 tveerte them Cor colanta.erteam'd ntth an Oatgn 
 
 Garland, wish Capt'aiva and Soul - 
 dten, and a Her gold 
 
 Herasdd. Know Rome,that all alone Manna did fight 
 Within Corioles Gates i where he hath wonne. 
 
 With Fame, a Name to sMarutee Cause; 
 
 Thefe in honor followcs t Mart use Cains Ceriolorttss. 
 Welcome to Rome, renowned CerioLsnws. 
 
 S euttd. FUtsrifb. | 
 
 AS. Welcome to Roroe.renowned CorioLtnsu. 
 
 Cartel. No more of this,it does offend tny heart:pray 
 now no more. 
 
 Com. Looke,Sir,you: Moihet. 
 
 Cortot. Oh! you haue,! know,petition'd all the Gods 
 formyprofpentie. Kneele:. 
 
 Velum. Nay,my good Souldier.vp : 
 
 My gentle tJh artias.vtonhy {'aicss, 
 
 And bydeed-atchieuing Honor newlynaa’d. 
 
 What is it (Cortohuntcs) meft I call thee ? 
 
 Bot oh s thy Wife. 
 
 C<rrio. My gracious fiknee.haylc: 
 
 Would’ft thou haue laugh’d^had 1 corre Coffin'd hoBVr, 
 That weep'A to fee me triumph? Ah my time, 
 
 Such eyes the Widowes in Carioles were, 
 
 And Mothers that lacke Sonnes. 
 
 Men ?. Now the Gods Crowncthefl, 
 
 Com. And liue you yet >Oh my fweet isdy.pardon. 
 Volum. I know not where to tame. 
 
 Oh welcome homeland welcome Generali, 
 
 And y’arc welcome all. 
 
 Mens. A hundred thoufand Welcomes: 
 
 1 could weepe,and I could laugh, 
 
 I am light,and heauie; welcome : 
 
 A Curfc begin at very root on’s heart. 
 
 That is not glad to fee thee. 
 
 Yon are three,that Rome (hould dote on i 
 
 Yet by the faith of men.ws haue 
 
 Some old Crab-trees here at home. 
 
 That will not be grafted to your Rsllifib, 
 
 Yet welcome Warriors: 
 
 Wee call aNettkjbuc a Nettle; 
 
 And the faults of footes.but folly. 
 
 Com. Euer right. 
 
 Cor. Menem w, euer.euer. 
 
 Herauld. Giue way there,and goeon. 
 for. Yoar Hand.and yours ? 
 
 Ere in our owne houfe I doe (bade my Head, 
 
 Tbe good Patricians muft be vifited. 
 
 From whom \ haue receio’d not onely greetings, 
 
 But with them,change of Honors. 
 
 Voluirt. I haue lined, 
 
 To fee inherited my very Wifhes, 
 
 And the Buildings of tny Fancie» 
 
 Onely there’s one thing wanting, 
 
 Which (I doubt not) but our Rome 
 
 Will cart vpon thee. 
 
 for. Know.good Mother, 
 
 I had rather be their fercatu in my way, 
 
 Then fway with th*tn in theirs. 
 
 Com On,to the Capital). Ftetrifb. Ccmett. 
 
 B.r**nt in State, as before, 
 
 Snter 
 
io The Trage die of Qonolanus . 
 
 Cater Brians and Scictrtisa. 
 
 Bra. AU tongues fpeake ofbim.and the bleared fight* 
 Are fpedlacled to fee him. Your ptatling Nutfe 
 
 Into a rapture lets her Baby trie. 
 
 While (be chats him: the Kuchin MsBern pinoes 
 
 Het richcfl Lockram’bout her reechie necke, 
 
 Clambring the Walls to eye him: 
 
 StallsJJulkes, Windowes,ate (mother'd vp, 
 
 Leades fill’d, and Ridges hors’d 
 
 With variable Completions; all agreeing 
 
 In eameftneffe to fee him: fcld-fbowne Hansius 
 
 Doc preifc among the popular Thronga>and puflre 
 
 To winne a vulgar Ration : out vey I’d Dames 
 
 Commit the Warte of Whire and Damaske 
 
 In their nicely gawded Cheekes,cotb' wanton fpoyle 
 
 Of Phabsss burning Ktffcs : fuch a poothet. 
 
 As if that wh*tfocuerGod,wbol«edeshim, 
 
 Were flyly crept into his humans powers. 
 
 And gauc him graceful! pollute. 
 
 Scicm. On the foddaine.I warrant him Confull. 
 
 Brmm. Then our Office may,during his power, goe 
 flcepe. 
 
 Scum. He cannot cemp’rately tnnfpon his Honors, 
 From whetc he fhould bcgin^nd end,but will 
 
 Lofe thofe he hath wonne. 
 
 "Brutus In that there’s comfort. 
 
 Seta. Doubt not. 
 
 The Commoners,for whom we (land,but they 
 
 Vpon their ancient mallice.will forget 
 
 With the leafl cau(e,thefe his new Honors, 
 
 Which that he will giue them,make 1 as little queftion, 
 
 As he is prowd to doo*t. 
 
 "Brutus. I heard him fweare, 
 
 Were he to Rand for Confull,neuer would he 
 
 Appeate i’th'Market plactyioron him put 
 
 The Naples Veflure °f Hutnilitie, 
 
 Nor fhewmg(as the manner is)his Wounds 
 
 Toth' People.begge their (linking Breaths. 
 
 Scum. Tis tight. 
 
 'Brutus. It was his word : 
 
 Oh he would mi(Te it, rather then carry it. 
 
 But by the fune of the Gentry to him, 
 
 And the defire of the Nobles. 
 
 Scum. 1 wifh no better,then haue him bold that put- 
 pofe.and to put it in execution. 
 
 'Brnttss. 'Tis mod like he will. 
 
 Scum. It (ball be to him ihco, as our good wills; a 
 furc deflroclion. 
 
 ’ Bnnus . So it muft fall out 
 
 To him.ot out Autbotrti«,for an end 
 
 We mufl fugged the Peopie.in what hatred 
 
 He dill hath held them; that to's power he would 
 
 Haue made them Mules.dlenc’d their PI cadets. 
 
 And difpropetticd their Frcedomes; holding them. 
 
 In humane A&ion,and Capacitie, 
 
 Of no more Sou!e,nor fitneffe for the Woild, 
 
 1 ben Cammcls in thor Watte.who haoe their Prouand 
 Ouciy for bearing Burthens ,and (oie blowcs 
 
 For finking vnder them 
 
 Scum. Thisfas you fay)fuggeded, 
 
 At fome urne.when his (oaring Infoletico 
 
 Shall tesch the Pc oplc,which time (ball oot want, 
 l(he be put vpon i,and that's as cade. 
 
 As to fet Doggcs on Shecpe.will be his fire 
 
 To kindle tbeir dry Stubble : end their Blaze 
 
 Shall darken him for euer. 
 
 Cuter a Afcfftnga . 
 
 Bnota. What s the matter f 
 
 Ttlef. Y ou are fept for to the Capitoll : 
 
 Tis thought,that LMuritus (hall be Confull. 
 
 I haue feenc the dumbe men throng to fee him. 
 
 And the blind to heart him fpeakiMacTons flong Gloutt, 
 Ladies and Maids their Scarffes.and Handkerchers, 
 Vpoohimas he pafs'd : the Nobles bended 
 
 As to Icuss Statue.and the Commons made 
 
 A Shower,and Thutsdet.wich theit Caps.and Showta: 
 
 I neuei (aw the like. 
 
 'Brutus. Let s to theCapiroll, 
 
 And carry with vs Eaies and Eyes for th'ume, 
 
 But Hearts for the cuent. 
 
 ScUm Haue with you. Exeunt 
 
 Enter two Officers, to lay Cufbtonj.ai c n ( rt, 
 n tbs CupttoH. 
 
 i . Of Come,come,they arc almod hoe . how many 
 (land for Conlulfhips i 
 
 ». Off. Three,they fay : but’tis thought of euery one, 
 
 Coriels**s will carry it. 
 
 i .Of. That's a braue fellow : but bee s vengeance 
 ptowdrand louet not the common people 
 
 7 . Of. Tauh,there hath beene many grest men that 
 haue flatter'd the people.who ne re loutd them;and there 
 be many that they haue loued,they know not wherefore 
 fo that if they loue they know not why, they hate vpon 
 no better a ground. Therefore, for Cortolsnus ncythcr to 
 cate whether they loue, ot hate him , mamfcfls the true 
 knowledge he ha s in their dtfpofuton.and out ol his No- 
 ble carelefnefTe lets them plamely fee t. 
 
 i .Of. If he did not care whethet lie had their loue,or 
 oo,heewaucd mdifferently/twixt doing them neyther 
 good.nor harmc : but hec feckes their hate with greater 
 deuotion,thcn they can render it him; and Icaues nothing 
 vndone.that may folly difeoue him then oppofite. Now 
 to feeme to idea the roallice ana difpleafurc of the Peo- 
 ple,is as bad,as chat which he diflikes, to flatter them for 
 then loue. 
 
 i.Of. Hec hath deferued worthily of his Countrcy, 
 and his aflent is not by fuch eafie degrees as tbo(t, who 
 hauing beenc fupple aDd courteous to the People, Bon- 
 netted, without any further deed, to haue them at all into 
 theit edimatioo,and report; but bee hath fo planted bis 
 Honors in their Eyes,and his aibons in their Hearts, that 
 for theit Tongues to be fileot.and not confeffc (onruch, 
 were a kinde of ingratcfull Imune i to report otherwife, 
 were a MalJiee, that giumg it felfethe Lye,would plucke 
 icptoofc and rebuke from cuery Eare that heard it. 
 
 t .Of No more of him, hce's a worthy man t make 
 way,they are commmg, 
 
 A Sennet. Enter tbs PstrietMi, and. the Tribunes of 
 the Pccfile,LiUori before them : Ctrtolanus, Mri ic. 
 nins CtrmmiMs the Conful:SeuntusandBnnus 
 take tbsir plscti by t bemftlues Cor to. 
 ism ms funds 
 
 Menen. Hauing determin’d of the Voices, 
 
 And to (end lot Titus Lartuus it remaines, 
 
 As thcmainc Point ot this our after-meeting, 
 
 T« 
 
The Tragedie of Qbriolanus . 1 1 
 
 To gratifie hu Noble feruice.that hsth 
 
 Thus flood for bis Countrey.Therefore p.'eafe you, 
 
 Moft reuerend and graue Elders.to defire 
 
 The prefent Confull, and lafl Genera/1, 
 
 In our well-found Succcfles, to rep ort 
 
 A little of that worthy Worke.peiform’d 
 
 By '-JMtrtitu Can* Condon*: whom 
 
 Yye met here,both to thanke,and to remember. 
 
 With Honor* like bimfelfe. 
 
 1 .Sen. Speake,good Commit*: 
 
 Leaue nothing out for length, and make vs thmkc 
 
 Rather our flates defeftiue for requital!, 
 
 Then we to ftretch it out. Mafters a'th' People, 
 
 We doe requeft your kmdeft eares: and after 
 
 Your louing motion toward the common Body, 
 
 To yeeld what paffes here. 
 
 Sctctn. We are conuented vpon a pleafingTreatie.and 
 haue hearts inclinable to honor and aduance the Theame 
 of our Affembly. 
 
 Brio*. Which the rather wee (hall be blefl to doe, if 
 he remember a kinder value of the People, then be hath 
 beroo-priz’d them at. 
 
 Menen. That’s off,that’s off; I would you rather had 
 Keen filen(;Pleafe you to hearc Commit* (peaks?* 
 
 irsiM.t Moft willingly : but yet my Caution was 
 more pertinent then the rebuke you giue it. 
 
 Menen. He loue* your People, but tye him not to be 
 their Bed-fellow: Wcrthie Commit* fpeake. 
 
 Cor id ant* rtfei,and offers to got array. 
 
 Nay, keepe your place. 
 
 Sonar. Sit Conolemu: neuet fhame to heare 
 
 Whac you haue Nobly done. 
 
 (forml. Yoot Honors pardon: 
 
 ( had rather haue my Wounds to heale againe. 
 
 Then heare fay ho w I got them. 
 
 ISrutiit. Sir,I hope my words dis-bench’d you not ? 
 (fond. No Sir: yet oft, 
 
 When blowes haue made me flay,I fled from word*. 
 
 You Tooth'd not,therefore hurt not: but yout People, 
 
 I loue them as they weigh— 
 
 Mont*. Pray now fit downe. 
 
 Cm*.I had rather haueoneferacchmy Head i’th‘ Sun, 
 When the Alarum were ftrucke,then idly fit 
 
 To heare my Nothings monfter'd. Exit Cor solan* 
 
 Menen. Maftecs of the People, 
 
 Your multiplying Spawne.how can he flatter ? 
 
 That’s thoufand to one good one,when you now fee 
 
 He had rather venture all his Limbes for Honor, 
 
 Then on ones Eares to heare it. Proceed Commit*. 
 
 Com. 1 (hall lacke voyce: the deeds of Cartel ant* 
 Should not be vtter’d feebly : it is held. 
 
 That Valour is the chiefeft Venue, 
 
 And moft dignifies the hauer: if it be, 
 
 The man I fpeake of, cannot in the World 
 Befinglycounter-poys’d. At fixteene yeeres. 
 
 When Tartfum made a Head for Rome,he fought 
 
 Beyond the marke of others: our then Diftatot, 
 
 Whom with all prayfe 1 point at, faw him fight. 
 
 When withhis Amazonian Shinne he droue 
 
 The brizled Lippes before him : he beflrid 
 
 An o're-preft Roman,and I'th’Confuls view 
 
 Slew three Oppofers: Toreynint felfe he me*. 
 
 And ftrucke him on his Knee: iruhac dayes feates. 
 
 When he might aft the Woman m the Scene, 
 
 He prou'd beft man i th' field,and for his meed 
 
 Wa* Brow-bound with the Cake. His Pupill age 
 
 Man-enrred thus,he wasted like a Sea, 
 
 And in the brunt of feuenteene Battaile* fince. 
 
 He lurcht all Swords of the Garland : for this lafl, 
 Before.and in Corioles, let me fay 
 
 I cannot fpeake him home : he ftopt the flyers, 
 
 Apd by his rare example made the Coward 
 
 Turne terror into (port : as Weeds before 
 
 A Veflell vnder fayle,fo men obey’d. 
 
 And fell below his Stem : his Sword .Deaths ftampe, 
 Where it did marke,it tooke from face to foot. 
 
 He was a thing of Blood,whofe euery motion 
 
 Was tim d with dying Cryes: alone he entred 
 
 The roortallGateof th’Citie,which he painted 
 
 With fhtinlefle deftinie : aydeleffe came off. 
 
 And with a fudden re-mforcement ftrucke 
 
 Canotes like a Planet : now all’s his, 
 
 When by and by the dinne of Warre gan pierce 
 
 His rcadic fence : then ftraight hit doubled fpirit 
 Requiekned what in flefh was fatigate. 
 
 And to the Battaiie came he,where he did 
 
 Runne reeking o’re the hues of men.as if’t were 
 
 A perpetual! (poy le ; and till we call’d 
 
 Both Field and Citie ours,he neuer flood 
 
 To eafe his Bred with panting. 
 
 Menen Worthy man. 
 
 Settat He cannot bur with meafure fit the Honors 
 which wcdeuife him. 
 
 Com. Our fpoyles he kickt at. 
 
 And look’d vpon things precious,as they were 
 
 The common Muck of the World : he couets lefle 
 
 Then Miferie it felfe would giue,rewards his deeds 
 
 With doing them, and is content 
 
 To fpend the time,to end it. 
 
 Menen. Hee s right Noble.let him be call’d for. 
 
 Senat. Call (ortolan*. 
 
 Off He doth appeare. 
 
 Enter Condom*. 
 
 Menen. The Sena ie,Cortelam*, are well pleas’d to make 
 chee Confull 
 
 Corto. I doe owe them ftill my Life.and Serutces. 
 
 Menen. It then reraaines, that you doe fpeake to the 
 People. 
 
 Corio. I doe befeech you. 
 
 Let me o’re-Ieape that cuftome : for I cannot 
 
 Put on the Gowne,ftand naked,and entreat them 
 
 For my Wounds fake,to giue their fufferage ; 
 
 Pleafe you that I may palfe this doing. 
 
 Sctdn. Sir,the People mud haue their Voyces, 
 Neyther will they bate one iot of Ceremonie. 
 
 7 Menen. Put them not too’c : 
 
 Pray you goe fit you to the Cuftome, 
 
 And take to you,as your Predeceffors haue, 
 
 Your Honor with your forme. 
 
 Corio. It Is a part that I (hall blufh inafting. 
 
 And might well be taken from the People. 
 
 Brio*. Marke you that. 
 
 Corio. To brag vnto them,thus I did,and thus 
 
 Shew them th’vnakmgSkarres,which I (houldhide. 
 
 As if I had receiu’d them for thehyre 
 
 Of theit breath onely 
 
 Menen. Doe not (land vpon't : 
 
 We recommend to you Tribunes of the People 
 
 Our purpofe to them,and to out Noble Confull 
 
 Wi(h we all Ioy,and Honor. 
 
 ' Snot. To 
 
iz tfhe Tragedk of Coriolanus. 
 
 Str.it- To Coritlanxs come all ioy and Honor. 
 
 Flonnfi Cornett. 
 
 Thin Exeunt. UWanet Siciruue And Brutut. 
 c Bru. You Tee how be intends to vie the people. 
 ScicinMi.'i they perceiue’s intent: he wil require them 
 
 As if hedid contemne what herequefted, 
 
 Should be in them to giue. 
 
 Tint, Come,wee'l infotmethern 
 
 Ofour proceedings heere on th'Marke: place, 
 
 I know they do attend vs. 
 
 Enter feurn or eight Citizens. 
 i.CVf. Once if he do require our voyce*, wee ought 
 not to deny him. 
 
 i-Cit. We may Sir if we wilL 
 ■j.Cit. We haue power in our felues to do it, but it is 
 a power that we haue no power to dot For.ifhee (hew v» 
 his wounds, and tell vs his deeds, we are to put out ton¬ 
 gues into thofe wounds, and fpeake for them : So if he tel 
 vs his Noble deeds, we muft 2 lfo tell him our Noble ac¬ 
 ceptance ofthem- Ingratitude is monftrous, and forth* 
 multitude to be ingratefull, were to make a Monfter of 
 the multitude; of the which, we being members, ihould 
 bring our felues to be monftrous members. 
 
 l.Cit. And to make vs no better thought of a little 
 helpe will fetue: for once we ftoodvp about theCorne, 
 he himCclfe ftucke not to call vs the many-headed Multi¬ 
 tude. 
 
 We haue beene call’d fo of many, noithatour 
 heads are feme browne.fome biacke, foroe Abram/ome 
 bald;but that our wits are fodiutrfly Coulord; and true- 
 ly I thinke, i fall our wittes were to iflue out of one Scull, 
 they would flye Eaft, Wcft,North,South, and their can- 
 fent of one direct way, fhould beat once to *11 the points 
 a'th Compaffe- 
 
 a .(fit. Thinke you fo? Which way do you iudge toy 
 wit would fiye. 
 
 j.Cii. Nay your wit will not fo fooneout at another 
 mans will, 'tis ftrongly wedg’d vp io a blocks bred: but 
 if it were at liberty, 't would furt Southward. 
 
 2 Cit. Why that way? 
 
 j Cit. To loofe it felfe in a Fogge, where being three 
 parts melted away with rotten Dewes, the fourth would 
 returne for Confcience fake, to helpe to get thee a Wife. 
 
 s Or. You are neuer without your trickes.you may, 
 you may. 
 
 3 Cir. Areyouallrefolu'dto giueyour voyccs ? But 
 that's no marter, the greater part carries it, I fay. If bee 
 would incline to the people, there was neuer a worthier 
 man. 
 
 Enter Cor felon m in a gewne of Humility,with 
 Mfntunu. 
 
 Heere he comes, and in the Gowns of humility, tnarke 
 his behauiour : we are not to ftay altogether,but to come 
 by him where he ftands, bv ones, by twoes,& by threes. 
 He's to make his requefts oy particulars, wherein euene 
 one of vs ha’s a fingic Honor, in giuing him our own voi¬ 
 ces with our ownc tongues,therefore follow me, and lie 
 direct you how you fhall go by him. 
 
 .✓tffl. Content,content. 
 
 Mm. Oh Sir,you arenotnghtihaueyou notknowne 
 The worthieft men haue dont'i ? 
 
 Cor to. Whit muft 1 fay, I pray Sir ? 
 
 Plague vpon't, l cannot bring 
 
 My tougne to fuch a pace. LookeSir.my wounds, 
 
 I got them in my Countries Scruice, when 
 
 Some certainc of youi Brethren roar d, and ranne 
 
 from th'noife of our owne Diummes. 
 
 Mensn. Oh me the Gods.you muft not fpeak of that, 
 You muft defire them to thinke vpon you. 
 
 Conoi. Thinke vpon me? Hang 'em, 
 
 I would they would forget me, like the Vertuet 
 
 Which our Diuines lofe by cm. 
 
 Men. You’l roarre all, 
 
 lie leaue you: Pray you fpeake to em,I pray you 
 
 In wholfome manner. £*,» 
 
 Enter three of the Citizens. 
 
 Corio. Bid them wafh their Faces, 
 
 And keeps chcit teeth cleane ; So,heere comes a brace. 
 You know the caufe (Sir) of my ftandlng heere. 
 
 3 C rt ' We do Sir,tell vs what hath brought you too’t. 
 Corn, Mine owne defert. 
 a Cit. Your owne defert. 
 
 Corio. 1, but mine owne defire. 
 
 ^Ctr. How not your owne defire? 
 
 Corio. No Sir,'twas neuer my defire yet to trouble the 
 pacre with begging 
 
 3 Cit. You muft thinkeifwegiueyou any thing, wr 
 hope to gaineby you. 
 
 Corio. Well then I pray,your price ath’Confulfhip 
 i Or. The price is, to aske it kindly. 
 
 Cone. Kindiy fir, I pray letmeha’t : I haue wounds ro 
 (hew you, whicn (hall bee yours in priuate • your good 
 voice Sir, what fay you? 
 
 iCit, You (hall ha't worthy Sir. 
 
 (forte. A match Sir, there’s in all two worthie voyccs 
 begg'd : 1 haue your Aimes, Adieu. 
 
 3 Cit. But this is fomething odde. 
 a fir. And twere to giue againe i but tis no nutter. 
 
 Exeunt Enter two other Citizeni. 
 
 Cerid. Pray you now, ifitmay ft and with the tune 
 of your voices, that I may bee Confull, 1 haue heere the 
 CuftomarieGowne. 
 
 t. You haue deferued Nobly of your Countrey, and 
 you haue not deferued Nobly. 
 
 Cartel. Your /£,nigma. 
 
 i You haue bin a (courge to hcrenemies, you haue 
 bin a Rod to bet Friends, you haue not indeede loued the 
 Common people. 
 
 Conoi You fhould account mee the more Verruous, 
 that I haue not bin common in my Loue, I will fir flatter 
 my fwotne Brother the people to earne a deerer eftima- 
 tion of them,‘tis a condition they account gemle:& fince 
 the wifedome of their choice, it rather to naue my Hat, 
 then my Heart, 1 will prafbee the tnfinuatmg nod,and be 
 off to them moftcounterfetly, that is fir, 1 willcounter- 
 fet the bewitchment of fome popular man, and giue it 
 bountiful! to the defirers. Thereforebefeech you, I may 
 be Confull. 
 
 a. Wee hope to finde you our friend : and therefore 
 giue you our voices heartily. 
 
 i. You haue receyued many wounds for your Coun- 
 trey. 
 
 Conoi. 1 wil not Seale your knowledge with fhewing 
 them. I will make much of your voyccs, and fo trouble 
 you no farther. 
 
 Bosh. The Gods giue you ioy Sir heartily. 
 
 Conoi. Moft fweet Voyccs : 
 
 Better it is to dye, better to fterue. 
 
 Then craue thahigber, which firft we do deferue. 
 
 Why in this Wooluifh tongue fhould I Band heets, 
 
 To begge of Hob and Dickc, that doef appeere 
 
 Their 
 
ThelragedieafCoriclamis. 
 
 Thfir nccdleffc Vouches x Cuftome calls rae tco't. 
 
 What Cuftotne will* in aii things.fhould we don’t? 
 
 The Duff on antique Time would lye vnfwept. 
 
 And mountainous Error be too highly heapt, 
 
 For Truth to oYe-peerc. Rather then foole it fo. 
 
 Let the high Office and the Honor go 
 
 To one that would doe thus. 1 am halfe through. 
 
 The one part fuffered.the other will I doe. 
 
 Enter three Ctttunt mare. 
 
 Here come moe Voyces. 
 
 YourVoyces? for your Voyces I haoe fought, 
 
 Watcbt for your Voyces: for your Voyces.beare 
 
 Of Wounds.two dozen odde: Battailes thrice fix 
 
 Ihaue feene.and heard of: for your Voyces, 
 
 Haue done many things,fome leffe,fome more : 
 YourVoyces? Indeed I would be Confull. 
 
 l£it. Hee ha's done Nobly, and cannot goe without 
 any honed mans Voyce, 
 
 x.Cit. Therefore let him be Confull: the Gods glue 
 him ioy,and make him good friend to the People. 
 
 AO. Amen,Amen. God faue thee,Noble Confull r 
 Cerio. Worthy Voyces. 
 
 Enter Menmitu, veith'Brattu and Saeinati. 
 
 Mene. You haue ftood your Limitation: 
 
 And the Tribunes endue you with the Peoples Voyce, 
 Remaines,that in th’Officiall Market inucded. 
 
 You anon doe meet the Senate. 
 
 Carta. Is this done? 
 
 Jcw/sf.The Cuflome of Requeft you haue difcharg'd: 
 The People doe admit you and are fummon’d 
 
 To meet anon,vpon your approbation. 
 
 Cent. Where? at theSenate-houfe ? 
 
 Scion. There, ^ariolantat 
 
 Carte. MayI changethefeGarments? 
 
 Sticin. You may,Sir. 
 
 Can. That lie ftraight do: and knowing my felfe again, 
 Repayre toth’Senate-houfc. 
 
 Mena. He keepe you company. Will you along ? 
 
 Unu. We day here for the People. 
 
 Sctctn. Fare you well. Exeunt Cartel. end Meat. 
 
 He ha’s it now ; and by his Lookea.me thinkes, 
 
 Tis warms at’s heart. 
 
 True. With a prowd heart he wore his humble Weed* « 
 Will you difanfTe the People? 
 
 Enter the Ple&ciaxt. 
 
 Sctci. How now,my Maders,haue you chofe this man? 
 l.Ctf. Heha'sourVoycea.Sir. 
 
 Brut. We pray theGods.hcmay deferucyour looes. 
 a .Cit. Ameo,Sir:to my poore vnworthy notice, 
 Hemock’d vs,when bebegg'd out Voyces. 
 j.Cr/.Cettainely.he flowted vs downe-righr. 
 i .Cit. No.’tishis kind of fpeech.hedid not mock vs. 
 a .Or. Not one amongd vs,faue yeur felfe,but fayes 
 
 He vs’d vs fcornefully : he fhould naue fhew’d v» 
 
 His Macks of Meric, Wounds receiu’d far's Counrrey. 
 Scicin. Why fo he did lemfure. 
 
 AO. No,no:nomanfaw’em. 
 
 Hee faid hee had Wounds, 
 
 Which he could (hew in priuate: 
 
 And with his H8t,thus W8uing it in fcorne, 
 
 1 would be Confull.fayes he: aged Caftome, 
 
 But by your Voyces, will not fo pecrait me. 
 
 Your Voyces therefore: when we graunted thae, 
 
 Here was,I thar.ke you for your Voyces,thanke you 
 
 Your mod fweet Voyces .now you haue left your Voyce s 
 
 1 haue no further with you. Wes not this mockerie? ’ 
 
 Sticin. Why eyther were you ignorant to fee’t ? 
 
 Or feeing it.of fuch Childifh triendhnefle. 
 
 To yeeld your Voyces ? 
 
 Srta. Could you not haue told him. 
 
 As you were IclTon’d: When he had no Power 
 
 But was a pettie feruant to the State, 
 
 He was your Enemie, euer fpake againfi 
 
 Your Liberties.and the Charters that you beare 
 I'th’Bodyof the Weale: and now arriuing 
 
 A place of Potencie.and fway o'th’State, 
 
 If he fhould dill malignantly temaine 
 
 Fad Foe toth ’P/eieij, your Voyces mioht 
 
 Be Curfes to your felues. You fhould hfue faid, 
 
 That as his worthy deeds did clayme no Icfle 
 
 Then what he dood for: fo his gracious nature 
 
 Would thioke vpon you, for your Voyces, 
 
 And tranflate his Mallice towards you.into Lcue 
 
 Standing your friendly Lord. 
 
 Sctctn. Thus to haue faid. 
 
 As you were fore-aduis'd.had toucht hisSpirir, 
 
 And try’d his Inclination:from him pluckt 
 
 Eyther his gracious Promife,which you might 
 
 As caufe had call’d you vp.haue held him to; 
 
 Or elfc it would haue gall'd his furly nature. 
 
 Which eafily endures not Article, 
 
 Tying him to ought, fo putting him to Rage, 
 
 You fhould haue ta'ne th'adoantage of his QjoJIer, 
 
 And pafs’d himvnele&ed. 
 
 Bnet. Did you perceiue. 
 
 He didfollicite you in free Contempt, 
 
 When he did need your Loues.'and doe you thinke,' 
 
 That his Contempt fhall not be brufing to you. 
 
 When he hath power to crufh? Why.bad your Bodyea 
 
 No Heart among you ?Or had you Tongues, to cry 
 
 Againft the Redlorfhip of Iudgement? 
 
 Scion. Haue you,ere now.deny'd theasker: 
 
 And now againe.ofhim that did not aske,but mock, 
 
 Be (low your fu'd-for Tongues? 
 l.Cit. Hee’s not confirm'd,we may deny him yet. 
 i.Cit. And will deny him : 
 lie haue fiue hundredvoyces of that found. 
 i.Or. I twice fiue hundred,& their friends,to piece ’em, 
 Una.Get you hence inRantly.and tel! thofe friends. 
 They haue chofe a ConfuJi,that will from them take 
 
 Their Liberties,make them of no more Voyce 
 
 Then Dogges.that are as often beat for barking. 
 
 As therefore kept to doe fo. 
 
 Sctci .Let them affemblrand on a fafer lodgement. 
 
 All reuoke your ignorant election: Enforce his Pride, 
 
 And his old Hate vnto you: befidcs,forget aos 
 
 With what Contempt he wore the humble Weed, 
 
 How in his Suit he fcorn’d you: but your Loues s 
 
 Thinking vpon his Seruiees^ooke from you 
 Th’apprehcnfion of his prcfentportance. 
 
 Which mofl gibingly,vngrauciy,he did faArion 
 
 After the inuetcrate Hate hebearea vou. 
 
 Brut . Lay a fault on vs,yout Tribunes, 
 
 That we labour’d (no impediment bttweeoe) 
 
 But that you mad call yourEie£I:on on him. 
 
 Srirt.Say you chofe him,incsre after our commandment. 
 Then as guided by your owne true afte$ions,and that 
 
 Yout Minds pre-occupy’d with what you rather muflt do„ 
 Then what you fhould,made you againfi the grains 
 
 To Voyce bins Confull. Lay the fault cn vs. 
 
 b b ’Strut. I, 
 
14 < TkeTragedie of Cortolanus » 
 
 Bruu I,fpare vs not: Say .we read Le&ures to you, 
 
 Howyounglyhebeganto lerue his Countrey, 
 
 How long continued,and what Sock he fprings of, 
 
 The Noble Houfe o\h'LMurtitns: from whence came 
 That Sinew Trier tins, Numaet Daughters Sonne. 
 
 Who after great HofiUius here was King,. 
 
 Of the fame Houfe "Publius and Quint w were. 
 
 That our beft Water,brought by Conduits hither, 
 
 And Nobly nam'd, fo twice being Cenfor, 
 
 Was his great Anceftor. 
 
 Seisin. One thus defeended, 
 
 That hath befide well in hisperfon wrought. 
 
 To be fet high in place,we did commend 
 
 To your remembrances: but you haut found, 
 
 Skaling his pfefent bearing with his part, 
 
 That bee’s your fixed enemie; and reuoke 
 
 Your fuddaine approbation. 
 
 Brut. Say you re*re bad don’t, 
 
 (Harpe on that ftill) but by our putting on: 
 
 And prefently,when you haue drawnc your number, 
 Repaire toth’ Capitoll. 
 
 jiH. We wtll fo: almoft all repent in their ele&ion. 
 
 Exeunt TUbeums. 
 
 'Brut. Let them goeon: 
 
 This Mutinie were better put in hazard, 
 
 Then ftay paftdoubt,for greater: 
 
 If,as his nature is,he fall in rage 
 
 With their refufall, both obferue and anfwer 
 
 The vanrage of his anger. 
 
 Scicm. Toth'Capitol!,come: 
 
 We will be there before the ftreame o’th’People: 
 
 And this fhall feeme,as partly ’tis,thcir owne, 
 
 Which we haue goaded on-ward. Exeunt. 
 
 For they doe pranke them in Authoritie, 
 
 Againft all Noble fufferance. 
 
 Sctctn. Paffe no fiiTther. 
 
 Cor. Hah ? what is that ? 
 
 Brut. It will be dangerous to goe on— No further. 
 
 Cano. What makes this change s’ 
 
 Mens. The matter? 
 
 Cem.Hath he not pafs'd the Noble^nd the Common? 
 
 Brut. Committs t no. 
 
 Cone. Haue I had Childrens Voycei? 
 
 Senas .Tribunes giue way,he fhall toth’ Market place. 
 
 Brut, The People are incens’d againft him. 
 
 Sctcin. Stop.or all will fall m broyle. 
 
 Certo. Are thefeyour Heard ? 
 
 Muff thefe haue Voyces, that can yeeld them now. 
 
 And fhaight difclaim their toungs?what are your Offices? 
 
 You being their Mouthes,why rule you not their Teeth ? 
 Haue you not fet them on > 
 
 Mine. Be calme.be calme. 
 
 Carie. It is a nurpos d thing,and growes by Plot, 
 
 To curbe the will of the Nobilme: 
 
 Suffer’t,and liue with luch as cannot rule. 
 
 Nor euer will be ruled. 
 
 Brat. Call’t not a Plot t 
 
 The People cry you mockt them: and of late, 
 
 When Cotne was giuen themyratu, you repin’d, 
 
 Scandal d the Suppliants: for the People, call’d them 
 Time-pleafers,flatterers,foestoNobleneffe. 
 
 Carte. Why this was knowne before. 
 
 Brut. Not to them all. 
 
 Cano. Haue you inform’d them fuhence f 
 
 'Brut. How? I informe them ? 
 
 Com. You are like to doe fuch bufinefle. 
 
 'Brut. Not vnlike each way to better yours. 
 
 Cane Why then (hould I beConful!?by yond Clouds 
 Let me deferue fo ill as you,and make me 
 
 Your fellow Tribune. 
 
 Sctcin. You fhew too much of that, 
 
 For which the People flirte: if you will palte 
 
 To where you are bound, you mud enquire your way, 
 Whichyou are out of.witha gentler fpirir. 
 
 Or neuet be fo Noble as a Confull, 
 
 Nor yoake with him for Tribune. 
 
 Metso. Let's be caime. 
 
 Com. The People are abus’d: fet on,this paltrtng 
 Becomes not Rome . nor ha’s ^artolarmt 
 
 Dcferu'd this fo difhonor'd Rub,layd falfely 
 l’ch' plaine Way of his Merit. 
 
 Cano. Tell me of Corner this was my fpeech. 
 
 And I will fpeak'c againe. 
 
 Mena. Not now, not now. 
 
 Senas. Not in this bcat,Sir,now. 
 
 Cone. Now as 1 liue,I will. 
 
 My Nobler friends, I craue their pardons 1 
 
 For the mutable ranke-fented Meynie, 
 
 Let them regard me.as l doe not flatter. 
 
 And therein behold themfclues: I fay againe. 
 
 In Toothing them,we nourifh gainft our Senate 
 
 The Cockle of Rebellion, Jnfolence,Sedition, 
 
 Which we our felues haue plowed for.fow’d.flc fcattcr d. 
 By mingling them with vs,the honor'd Number, 
 
 Who lack not Vertue, no,nor Power, but that 
 
 Which they haue giuen co Beggers. 
 
 Merit. VVell.no more. 
 
 Senas. No more words, we befeechyou. 
 
 Cono. How ? no more; 
 
 As 
 
 JGus T'erttus. 
 
 Cerruti. Enter CorteJanue.Mtnenitet , aU the Gentry, 
 Commute,Til ta Lastw, end other Senators. 
 
 Corns. TuBm ylnffuLw then had made new head. 
 
 Lot net. He had,my Lord.and that it was which caus'd 
 Our fwifterCompofition. 
 
 Cwi». So then the Voices ftand but as at firft, 
 
 Readie when time fhaiJ prompt them.to make roade 
 Vpon's againe. 
 
 Cent, They ate worne(Lord Confull) fo. 
 
 That we fhall hardly in our ages fee 
 
 Their Banners waue againe. 
 
 Cone. Saw you sluffuUut ? 
 
 Latins. On fafegard he came to me,and did curfc 
 Againft the Vo!ces,for they had fo rildly 
 
 Ycelded theTowne: he is retyred to Annum. 
 
 Corse. Spoke he of me > 
 
 Las ms. He did,my Lord. 
 
 Cone. How ? what? 
 
 Las tut. Hew often he had met you Sword to Sword: 
 That of all things vpon the Earth,he hated 
 
 Your perfon moll: That he would pawne his fortunes 
 
 Tohopelefle rcftitution.fohe might 
 
 Be call'd your Vanquifher. 
 
 Cone. At Annum Hues he? 
 
 Las ms. At Antium. 
 
 Cone. I wifh I had a caufe to fecke him there. 
 
 To oppofe his hatred fully. Weleome home. 
 
 Enttr Scientists and Brutus. 
 
 Behold,thefearetheTnbunes of the People, 
 
 The Tongues o'th'CemmonMomh. Idodefpife them: 
 
 . 
 
The Tr age die ofComlanus. \ 5 
 
 At for my Country, I haue fhed my blood, 
 
 Not taring outward force : So fhall my Lungs 
 
 Come words till their decay,againft thoCe Mea*el* 
 
 Which wedifdame (hould Tetter vs, yet fought 
 
 The very way to catch them 
 
 Srm. You fpeakc aih people,as if you were a God, 
 Topunifh; Not a man.of iheir Infirmity. 
 
 Stem. Twere well we let the people know'i 
 
 Mert. What.what? His Chollet 0 
 
 Car.Choller? Were 1 aa patientas the midnight flerp, 
 
 By Ioue.'twould be my mrnde 
 
 5<cia. It is a minde that fhall remain a poifon 
 
 Where it is: not poyfon any further. 
 
 CVw. Shall remaine? 
 
 Heare you this Triton of the Momottet f M strife you 
 
 His absolute Shall ? 
 
 Con. 'Twas from the Cannon. 
 
 Car. Shall? O God ! but mod vnwife Patricians why 
 You graue, but wreakleffe Senators, haue you thus 
 
 Giuen Hidra heere to choofe an Officer, 
 
 That with his peremptory Shall, being but 
 
 The botne, and noife oih'Monfters, wants not (pint 
 
 To fay, heel turne your Current in a ditch, 
 
 And makeyout Channell his ? If he haue power, 
 
 Then vale your Ignorance : Ifnone,awake 
 
 Your dangerous Lenity, If you are Learn d, 
 
 Be not as common Foolcs ; if you are not, 
 
 Let them haue Cufhions by you. You are Plebeians, 
 lfthey be Senators and they ate no leffe. 
 
 When both yout voices blended, the great'ff caffe 
 
 Moff pallatts theirs. They cboofetheir Magiftiat e, 
 Andfuch a one as he, who puts his Shall, 
 
 Hu popular Shall, agamft a grauer Bench 
 
 Then euet ftown’d in Greece. By loue himfelfe, 
 
 It makes the Confuls bafe; and my Soule akes 
 
 To know, when two Authorities are vp. 
 
 Neither Suprcame : How foone Confufion 
 
 May enter ‘twntt the gap of Both,and take 
 
 The one by thother. 
 
 Com Well, on to'th’Marker place. 
 
 Ctmo. Who euet gauethat Counfell.to giue forth 
 
 The Corne a’ch'Store-houfc gratis,as twas vs'd 
 
 Sometime inGreece. 
 
 Men*. Well,well,no more of that. 
 
 Cw.Thogh there the people had more abfolute powre 
 
 I Cav they norifht difobediencer fed.tbc rum of the State. 
 
 2?r«. Why fhall the people giue 
 
 One that fpeakes thus, their voyce? 
 
 Ceno. lie giue my Reafons, 
 
 More worthier then their Voyces.Tbey know the Corne 
 Was not our recompence,refting weil affui’d 
 
 They ne re did feruice for't, being preff to'th'Warre, 
 
 Euen when the Nauel! of the State was touch'd, 
 
 They would not thred theGares: Thiskinde ofSeruiee 
 Did not deferue Corne gratis Being i'th Warre, 
 
 There Mutinies and Reuolts, wherein they ftiew'd 
 
 MoA Valour, fpokenotfor them. Th'Accufatioo 
 
 Which they haue often made agamft the Senate, 
 
 AH caufe vnborrse, could neuer be the Natiue 
 
 Ofour fo frankeDonation Writ, what then } 
 
 How (hall this Bofome-multiplied, digeff 
 
 TheSeoatcs Courtefse ?Lft deeds expreffe 
 
 What’s like to be their words, We did requeft it. 
 
 We arethe greater pole, and in true feare 
 
 They giue vs our demands. Thus we debaf* 
 
 TheNacure of our Seats, and make the Rabble 
 
 Call our Cares, Feares; which will in time 
 
 Breake ope the Lockes a’th'Senate, and bring in 
 
 The Crowes to pecke the Eagles. 
 
 Metre. Come enough. 
 
 Hr*. Enough,withouermeafure. 
 
 Cano. No, take more. 
 
 What tr.ay be fworne by, both Dmine and Humane, 
 
 Seale what I end wit hall. This double wodTup, 
 
 Whereon part do’s dtfdaine with caufe, the other 
 
 Infult without allrcafon ■ whereGentry ,Tit!e,wifedoro 
 Cannot conclude, but by rhe yea and no 
 
 Of generall Ignorance, it muftcmic 
 
 Real! NecefTities, and g>ut way the while 
 
 Tovnftable Slightneffe. Putpofe fo batr’d, it followes, 
 Nothing is done to purpofe. Therefore befeech you. 
 
 You that will be leffe fearefull, then difereer. 
 
 That loue cbe Fundamental! part of State 
 
 More then you doubt the change on’r. That preferre 
 
 A Noble life, before a Long.and Wtfb, 
 
 To iurripe a Body with a dangerous Phyficke. 
 
 That's fure ofdeath without it . at once pluckeout 
 
 The Multitudinous Tongae, let them ootlicke 
 
 The fwcet which is their poyfon. Your difhonor 
 
 Mangles true judgement and beresues the State 
 
 Of that Integrity which fhould becom't; 
 
 Not hauing the power to do the good it would 
 
 For thill which doth controul't. 
 
 Bn* Has faid enough. 
 
 Stem. Ha's fpoken like a Traitor ,and iTiall anfwet 
 
 As Traitors do. 
 
 Cortc. Thou wretch,defpight ore whelme thee : 
 
 What fhould the people do with thefe bald T nbunes ? 
 
 On whom depending, their obedience fades 
 
 To'th greater Bench, in a Rebellion; 
 
 When what’s not meer,but whar muft be, was Law, 
 
 Then were they chofen : in a better houre. 
 
 Let what is meet, be faide it muftbe meet. 
 
 And throw their power I’th’duft. 
 
 Bru. ManifeftTreafon. 
 
 Sum. This aConfull?No. 
 
 Enter on 
 
 Hr*. The Ediles hoe: Let him be apprehended 
 
 Sum Go call rhe people, in whofe name my Selfe 
 Attach thee as a Traitorous Innouatori 
 
 A Foe to’th publike Weale. Obey i charge thee. 
 
 And follow to thine anfwer 
 
 Cano. Hence old Goat 
 
 AU Wee'l Surety him 
 
 Com. Ag d fir, hands off. 
 
 Cono . Hence roetc/i thing,or I fhall fhake thy bones 
 Out of thy Garments. 
 
 Stein. Helpe ye Citizens. 
 
 Enter a rabble of Plebeian i mth the tsEAiler. 
 
 Mene. On both Tides more refpedi. 
 
 Sicr*. Hcere's her, chat would take from you all your 
 powet. 
 
 Bra Seize him «y£dr/cr. 
 
 Alt. Downe with him,downe with him 
 lit*. Weapons,weapons,weapons: 
 
 7 ~h*j all bnfl/e about Cortolantu. 
 
 Tribunes, Patricians.Citizens ; what ho: 
 
 Sutnnn, BruttUy Cerrekat*/, Citizens. 
 
 AU. Peace,peace,peace,ftay,hold,peace. 
 
 Mene What is about to be? I am out of Breath, 
 Cor.fuficns neerc.Icannot fpeake. You,Tribures 
 To'sh’people . ConaUnu .patience . Speak good Stctruxi. 
 
 Bb 1 Seelrt. 
 
The Tragedie of Cork (arms, 
 
 1 6 _ 
 
 Scici. Heare me. People peace. 
 
 AS. Let's here our Tribune; peace, fpeake, fpeake, 
 
 fpeake. 
 
 Scict. You are at point to lofeyour Liberties: 
 Mantua would haue all ft om you; Maruus, 
 
 Whom late you haue nam’d for Confull. 
 
 Meat. Fie, fie, fie, this is the way to kindle, not to 
 quench. 
 
 Sena. To vnbuild the Cicie,and to lay all flat- 
 
 Sciei* What is theCitie.but the People ? 
 
 AIL True,the People are the Citie. 
 
 "Brut. By the content of all, we were eftablifh’d the 
 Peoples Magiftmes. 
 
 AL You fo remaine. 
 
 Mene. And fo are like to doe. 
 
 Com. That is the way to lay the Citie fist, 
 
 To bring the Roofe to the Foundation, 
 
 And bune all,which yet dirtinftjy raunges 
 In heapes,and piles of Ruine. 
 
 Scict. Thisdeferues Death. 
 
 'Brut. Oc let vs (land to our Authorise, 
 
 Or let vs lofe it •• we doe here pronounce, 
 
 Vpon the part o’th' People, in whofc power 
 We wereeie&ed theirs t Martsus is worthy 
 Of picfent Death. 
 
 Scict. Therefore lay hold of him: 
 
 Beate hi m toth’ Rock Tarpetan, and from thence 
 Into deftrufhon cart him. 
 
 Brut. /Ediles fme him. 
 
 All Pie- \ee\d Martiue,yet\i. 
 
 Mene. Heare me one word, ‘befeech you Tribunes, 
 heare me but a word. 
 
 tAEdi/tf. Peace,peace. 
 
 Mote. Be that you feeme,truly your Countries friend. 
 And temp’rately proceed to what you would 
 Thus violently rcdrefie. 
 
 Brm. Sir,thofe cold wayes. 
 
 That feeme like prudent helpes,are very poyfonoiis. 
 Where the Difeafe is violent. Lay hands vpon him. 
 
 And beare him to the Rock. Corio. drewei hu Steord. 
 
 Corio. No.Iie die here : 
 
 There's fome among you haue beheld me fighting, 
 
 Come trie vpon your felues.what you haue feene me. 
 
 Mtne. Dowr.e with that Sword, Tribunes withdraw 
 a while. 
 
 Brut. Lay hands vpon him. 
 
 Mens. Helps /»Air/i«),he!pe: you that be noble,heipe 
 him young and old. 
 
 AS. Downe with him.downe with him. Exeunt. 
 
 In th»s TUteiinis, the Tribunes, the ts£dtlei, and the 
 People are beat m. 
 
 Mens, Goe,get you to our Houfei be gone.away. 
 
 All will be naught elfe. 
 
 i.Sena. Get you gone. 
 
 Com. Stand faft,we haue as many friends as enemies. 
 
 Mene. Shall it be put to that ? 
 
 Sena. The Gods forbid : 
 
 ] prythee noble fnend,home to ihy Houfe, 
 
 Leaue vs to cure thisCaufe. 
 
 Mtne. For’tis a Sore vpon vs, 
 
 You cannot Tent your felfeibe gone.’befeech you* 
 
 Corio. Come Sir,along with vs 
 
 Ment. J would they were Barbarians,as they are, 
 Though m Rome luter’di not Romans,as they are not, 
 Though calved i‘sh’ Poich o’th’ Capicoll • 
 
 Be gone,put not your worthy Rage into your Tongue, 
 
 One time will owe another. 
 
 Corio. On faire ground^ could beat fortie of them. 
 
 Mens. I could my felfe take vp a Brace o’th’ btft of 
 them, yea,the two Tribunes. 
 
 Com. 3ut now 'cis oddes beyond Arithmetick. 
 
 And Manhood is call’d Fcolerie,when it ftands 
 Agamft a falling Fabrick. Will you hence, 
 
 Before the Tagge returne ? whofe Rage doth rend 
 Like interrupted Waters,and o’re-beare 
 What they are vs'd to beare. 
 
 Mens. Pray you be gone: 
 
 He trie whether my old Wit be inrequeft 
 With thofe that haue but little: this mud be patchr 
 With Cloth of anyColour. 
 
 Com. Nay,come away. Exeunt ConoUmesand 
 
 Ctmuttm. 
 
 Patri. This man ha’s marr’d his fortune. 
 
 Mene. His nature is too noble for the World: 
 
 He would not flatter Neptune for his Trident, 
 
 Or loue fox's power to Thunder: his Heart’s his Mooth; 
 What his Bret! forges,that his Tongue muft vent. 
 
 And being angry,does forget that euer 
 
 He heard the Nsme of Death. u Noife withm. 
 
 Here’s goodly worke. 
 
 Patn. I wouid they were a bed. 
 
 Mene. I would they were in Tyber. 
 
 What the vengeance, could he not fpeake ’em faiie I 
 Enter Brut toe andSictmus with the rabble again*. 
 
 Skin. Where is this Viper, 
 
 That would depopulate the city ,k be euery man himfelf 
 
 Mene. You worthy Tribunes. 
 
 Skin. He fhall be throwne downe the Tarpeian rock 
 With rigorous bands ; he hath refilled Law, 
 
 And therefore Law fnaJl fcorne him further Trull 
 Then the feuerity of the publike Power, 
 
 Which be fo fees at naught. 
 
 s Cit. He fhall well know the Noble Tribunes aic 
 The peoples mouths,and we their hands. 
 
 AS. Hefhallfuieont. 
 
 Mere. Sir.fir. Stem. Peace. 
 
 cMr. D o not cry hauocke,whcre you fhold but hunt 
 Wuh modefl warrant. 
 
 Stein. Sir,how com'fl that you haue holpc 
 To make this refeue ? 
 
 Mem. H«ere me fpeake? As I do know 
 The Confuls wotthineffe, fo can 1 name his Faults. 
 
 Stem. Confull? what Confull ? 
 
 Mene. The Confull Coriolanut, 
 
 £ru. He Confull. 
 
 AS. No,no.no,no,no. 
 
 Aiene. If by theTnbunesleaue, 
 
 And yours good people, 
 
 Jmay be heard, I wouid craue a word or two. 
 
 The which fhall turne you to no further harme. 
 
 Then fomuch Ioffeoftime. 
 
 Sis. Speake breefely then. 
 
 For we are peremptory to difpatch 
 This Viperous Trait or: to eie& him hence 
 W ere but one danger,and to keepe him heere 
 Our certaine death: thetefore it is decreed. 
 
 He dyes to night. 
 
 Menon. Now the good Gods forbid, 
 
 That our renowned Rome,whofe gratitude 
 Towards her deferued Children,is enroll’d 
 in loues owne Booke.like an vnnaturallDam 
 Should now eate vp her owne. 
 
 _ SicrH, . 
 
TbeTragedie of Qoriolanus . i j 
 
 stem. He'* a Difeafe that mult be cut away, 
 t Jtoene. Oh he's a Lirobe, that ha * but a Difeafe 
 Morcall, to cut it off s to cure it,eafic. 
 
 What ha’» he done to Rome, that’s worthy death ? 
 
 Killing our Enemies, the blood he hath loft 
 (Which I dare vouch.is mere then that he hath 
 
 By many an Ounce) he dropp'd it for his Country: 
 
 And what is left, to loofe it Dy his Countrey, 
 
 Were to vs all that doo’c, and fuffer it 
 
 A brand to th’end a’th World. 
 
 Stein- This is cleane ksmtnc. 
 
 Brmt. Meetelyawry: 
 
 When be did loue his Country, it honour'd him. 
 
 Merten. The femice ofthe foote 
 
 Being once gangren’d, is not then refpe&ed 
 
 For what before it was. 
 
 Bm. Weelbearenomore: 
 
 Pcrfuehim tohishoufe,and plucke him thence. 
 
 Leaft his infe&ion being of catching nature, 
 
 Spred further. 
 
 Merten. One word more, one word: 
 
 This Tiger-footed-rage, when it (hall find 
 
 The haxrae of vnskan'd fwiftnefle, will (too late) 
 
 Tye Leaden pounds too's heeles. Proceed by Procefle, 
 Leaft parties (a* he is belou'd) breake out. 
 
 And facke great Rome with Romanes. 
 
 Bna. It it were fo? 
 
 Stem. What do ye talke f 
 
 Haue we not had a tafte of his Obedience ? 
 
 Out Ediles fmot: our felues refifted: come. 
 
 Men*. Confider this: He ha's bin bred i'th'Warrcs 
 Since a could draw a Sword, and is ill.fchool'd 
 
 In boulied Language: Meale and Bran together 
 Hethrowes without diftin&ion. Giuemeleaue, 
 lie go to him, and vndertake to bring him in peace. 
 Where he (hall anfwer by a lawful! Forme 
 (In peace) to hit vtmoft perill. 
 
 r.5«w. Noble Tribunes, 
 
 It is thtbumaneway: the other courfe 
 
 Will proue to bloody: and the end of ir, 
 
 Vnknowne to the Beginning. 
 
 ■Str.Noble A/ew«r;w,beyou then as the peoples officer: 
 Mafters.Iay downe your Weapons. 
 
 'Bm. Go not home. 
 
 Sic. Meet on the Market placerweel attend you there: 
 Where ifyou bring not Marline, wee^ proceeds 
 
 In our firft way. 
 
 Menen. Ilebtinghimtoyou. 
 
 Let me deftre your company : he muft come, 
 
 Or what is word will follow. 
 
 Sena. Pray you let’s to him- Exeunt Otmet. 
 
 Enter (^arieUnsu with titbits. 
 
 Crete. Let them pull all about mine cares, prefent me 
 Death on the Wheele, or at wtlde Horfes heeles. 
 
 Or pile ten hiiles on thcTarpeian Rocke, 
 
 That the precipitation might downe ftretch 
 
 Below the beame of fight; yet will I ftill 
 
 Be thus to them. 
 
 Enter Vtlumnia. 
 
 Untie. You do the Nobler. 
 
 Cerie. 1 rnufe my Mother 
 
 Do'i not approueme further, who was wont 
 
 To call them Wollen VafTailes, things created 
 
 To buy and fell with Groats, to (hew bare heads 
 InCongregaiion*, to yawne, be ftill,and wonder, 
 Wheuone but of ray ordinance ftoodvp 
 
 To fpeakeof Peace.or Warre. I talke of you. 
 
 Why did you wifh me milder? Would you haue me 
 
 Palfe to my Nature ?Rather fay, I play 
 
 The man 1 am, 
 
 Velum, Oh fir ( fir,fir, 
 
 I would haue had you put your power well on 
 
 Before you had worne it out. 
 
 Cone. Let go. 
 
 Vol. Y ou might haue beene enough the man you are 
 With ftriuing lefle to be fo: Leffer had bm 
 
 The things ofyourdifpoficions, if 
 
 Youhadnot (hew'd them ho w ye were difpos’d 
 
 Ere they lack'd power to crofte you. 
 
 Cone. Let them hang. 
 
 Valntm. J.and'bume too. 
 
 Enter Meoenitu with the Sen at on. 
 
 Men. Come,come,you haue bin too rough,fcmthing 
 too rough : you muft retome,and mend it. 
 
 Sen. There’s no remedy, 
 
 VnlefTe by not fo doing, our good Citie 
 
 Cleaue in the midd'ft.and petifh. 
 
 Velum- Pray becounfail'd; 
 
 I haue a heart as little apt as yours. 
 
 But yet a braine, that lcades my vie of Anger 
 
 To better vantage. 
 
 Mute. Well &id,Noble woman: 
 
 Before he (hould thus ftoope to'diTwart, but that 
 
 The violent fit a'th'time craues it as Phyficke 
 
 For the whole Scare; I would put mine Armour on. 
 Which I can fcarfely beare. 
 
 Cana. What muft Ido? 
 
 Mene. Retume to thTribunes. 
 
 Cerie. Well,what then?what then? 
 
 Mine. RcpentjWhat you haue fpoke. 
 
 Cano. For them, I cannot do it to the Gods, 
 
 Muft 1 then doo't to them ? 
 
 Vol turn. Y ou are too abfolure. 
 
 Though therein you can neuer be too Noble, ^ 
 
 But when extremities fpeake. I haue heard you lay. 
 Honor and Policy, like vnfeuer'd Friends, 
 
 I’th'Warre do grow together: Grant that^nd cell me 
 
 In Peace.what escb of them by th’other loofe. 
 
 That they combine not there ? 
 
 Caria. Tu(h,tuftl. 
 cMeve. A good demand. 
 
 Velum. If it be Honor in your Warre$,to Ceetne 
 
 The fame you are nor, which for your beft end* 
 
 You adopt your policy: How is i c lcfTe or wotfe 
 
 That it (nail hold Companionfhip inpcace 
 
 With Honout,asin Warre; fince that to both 
 
 It ftands in like requeft. 
 
 Carlo. Why force you this l 
 
 Volum. Becaufc,that 
 
 Now it lyes you on to fpeake to th’people: 
 
 Not by your ownc mftrueftion, nor by , th*matter 
 
 Which your heart prompts you,but with fucb words 
 
 That are but roated in yout Tongue; 
 
 Though but Baftards,and Syllables 
 
 Of no allowance, to your bofomes rruth. 
 
 Now, this no moie dilbonors you at all, 
 
 Then to take inaTownewith gentle words. 
 
 Which eife would put you to your fortune,and 
 
 The hazard of much blood. 
 
 I would diiTemble with my Nature, where 
 
 Mv Fortunes and my Friends at ftake/eqnit'd 
 
 I mould do fo in Honor. I am in this 
 
 b b j Your] 
 
\2 The Tragedieof Qorioldnus. 
 
 Your Wlfc,yo lit SonnetTbefe Senators,the Nobles, 
 
 And you,will rather Chew our generall Lowts. 
 Howycucan frowne,thenfpend,afawne vpon’em. 
 
 For the inheritance of their loues, and fafegard 
 
 Of what that want might ruine. 
 
 C Jifenen. Noble Lady. 
 
 Come goe with vs,fpeake faire: you may falue fo, 
 
 Not what is dangejous prefect,but the Ioffe 
 
 Of what is paft. 
 
 Velum. 1 pry theenow,my Sonne, 
 
 Goeto them,with this Bonnet in thy hand. 
 
 And thus farre hauing ftretcbt irfhere be with them] 
 
 Thy Knee buffing the ftones: for in fuch bufmeffe 
 
 A&ion is eloquence.and theeyes of th'ignorant 
 
 More learned then the eares, waning thy head. 
 
 Which often thus corre&ing thy ftout heart, 
 
 Now humble as the ripeft Mulberry, 
 
 That will not hold the handling ; or fay to them, 
 
 Thou art theirSouldier.and being bred in broyles, 
 
 Haft not the foft way .which thou do’ft confeffe 
 
 Were fit for thee to vfe.as they to clayme. 
 
 In asking their good loues, but thou wilt frame 
 
 Thy felfe (forfooth) hereafter theirs fo farre. 
 
 As thou haft power and perfon. 
 
 Menen This but done, 
 
 Euen as fhe fpeakes,why their hearts were yours: 
 
 For they haoe Pardons,being ask’d,as free, 
 
 As words to little purpofe. 
 
 Velum. Prytheenow, 
 
 Goe,and be rul'd: although 1 know thou hadft rather 
 Follow thine Enemie in a fierie Gulfe, 
 
 Then flatter him in a Bower. Enter Ceminiut. 
 
 Here is Cemmiw. 
 
 Com I hauebeenei’th* Market place: and Sir 'tis fit 
 You make ftrong partie.or defend your felfe 
 
 By calmenefTe,orby abfence: all’s in anger. 
 
 Menen. Onely faire fpeech. 
 
 Com. I thmke twill fecue.if he can thereto frame his 
 
 fpint. 
 
 Voltm He muft.and will t 
 
 Prythee now fay you will,and goe about ijt. 
 
 Cano. Muft I goe fhew them nty vnbatb’d Sconce l 
 Muft I with my bafe Tongue giue to my Noble Heart 
 
 A Lye, that it muft beare well ? Iwilldoo't. 
 
 Yet were there but this Angle Plot,to loofe 
 
 This Mould of Mart na .they toduft fhould grinde it. 
 
 And throw’: againft the Winde-Toth’ Market place: 
 You haue put me now to fuchapart,whichneuer 
 
 I (hall difeharge toth’ Life. 
 
 Cam Come,come,wee'le prompt you. 
 
 Volum. 1 prytheenow fweetSon.as thou haft laid 
 
 My praifes made thee firft aSouldier; fo 
 
 7 o haue my ptaife for this, performe a pan 
 
 Thou haft not done before 
 
 Carta. Well,I muft doo’t: 
 
 Away my difpofition, and pofTeffeme 
 
 Some Harlots {pirit: My throat of Warre be turn'd. 
 Which quiet'd with my Drumme into a Pipe, 
 
 Small as an Eunuch, or the Virgin voyce 
 
 That Babies lull a-fleepe : The fmiles ofKruues 
 
 Tent in my cheekes, and Schoole-boyes Teates take vp 
 The Glades of my fight : A Beggars Tongue 
 
 Make motion through my Lips.and my Arm'd knees 
 
 Who bow'd but in my Stirrop, bend like his 
 
 That hathreceiu'd an Aimes, f willnotdoo't, 
 
 Leafl l furceafe to honor mine owne truth, 
 
 And by my Bodies a&ion, teach my Minde 
 
 A moft inherent Bafenefie. 
 
 Velum, At thy choice then j 
 
 To beggeof thee, it is my more dif-honor. 
 
 Then thou of them. Come all to ruine, Jet 
 
 Thy Mother rather feele thy Pride, then fearc 
 
 Thy dangerous Stoutneffe : for I mocke at death 
 
 With as bigge heart as thou. Do as thou lift. 
 
 Thy Vahaneneffe was mine, thou fuck’ft it from me ; 
 
 But owe thy Pride thy felfe. 
 
 Cone. Pray be content : 
 
 Mother, 1 am going to the Market place 
 
 Chide me no more, lie Mountebanke their Loues, 
 
 Cogge their Hearts from them,and come home belou d 
 
 Of all the Trades in Rome. Looke.I am going: 
 
 Commend me to my Wife, lie returne Confull, 
 Orneuertruft to what my Tongue can do 
 
 I'th way of Flattery further. 
 
 Velum. Do your will. ExitVolumnia 
 
 Com. Away,the Tribunes do attend youtarm your felf 
 
 To anfwer mildely: for they are prepar'd 
 
 With Accufacions, as I heare more ftrong 
 
 Then are vpon you yet. 
 
 Cerio. The word is, Mildely. Pray you let vs go, 
 
 Let them accufe me by inuention -I 
 
 Will anfwer in mine Honor. 
 
 Mentn. I, but mildely. 
 
 Cerio, Well mildely be it then, Mildely. Exeunt 
 
 Enter Sictniutand Bruttu. 
 
 "Bth. In this point charge him home,that he affefts 
 Tyrannical! power: Ifheeuade vs there, 
 
 Inforce him with hte enuy to the people. 
 
 And that the Spoile got on the Antiats 
 
 Was ne're diftributed What,will he come ? 
 
 Enter tin Edile. 
 
 Edile. Hee’scomming. 
 
 Bru. How accompanied? 
 
 Edile. With old Mmenitu, and thofe Senators 
 
 That alwayes faliour’d him. 
 
 Sicin. Haue you a Catalogue 
 
 Of all the Voices that we haue pfocur’d,fet down* by’ih 
 
 Edile. I haue:’usready. (Pole? 
 
 Skin. Haue you collected them by Tribes? 
 
 Edile. 1 haue. 
 
 Sicin. Affemble ptefetuly the people hither ; 
 
 And when they heare me fay, it fhall be fo, 
 
 Tth’right and ftrength a'th’Commons: be it either 
 
 For death, for fire,or Banilhmcnc, then let them 
 
 Ifl fay Fine,cry Fine ; ifDcath, cry Death, 
 
 Infifting on theolde prerogatiue 
 
 And power i’th Truth a'th Caufe, 
 
 Edile. I fh all informe them. 
 
 ’Bru. And when fuch time they haue begun to cry, 
 
 Let them not ceafe. but with a dinne confus’d 
 
 Inforce theprefent Execution 
 
 Of what we chance to Sentence 
 
 Edi. Very well. 
 
 Stem. Make them be ftrong,and ready for this hint 
 When wc fhall hap to giu't them. 
 
 "Bru. Go about it. 
 
 Put him to Choller ftraite, he hath bene vs’d 
 
 Euer to conquer, and to haue his worth 
 
 Of contradiction. Being once chaft.he cannot 
 
 Be rein’d againe to Temperance,then befpeake* 
 
 What* 
 
TheTragedie of (oriolantis . I p 
 
 What's in his heart,and that is there which lookes 
 
 With vs to breakehis necke. 
 
 Enter Corklantu , Trteneniue y and Comi - 
 rtiw,t»ith others. 
 
 Sicin. WeiJ,heetebecomes, 
 
 Ttiene. Calmeiy, I do befeech you. 
 
 Cork. I, as an Hoftler, that fourth pooreftpecce 
 
 Will bearethe Knaue by'th Volume : 
 
 Th'honor’dGoddes 
 
 KeepeRome in fafety, and the Chaires ofluflice 
 
 Supplied with worthy men, plant loue amongs 
 
 Through our large Temples with J (bewes ofpeace 
 
 And not our (freecs with Warte. 
 xSen. Amen,Amen 
 cMene. ANoblewifb. 
 
 Enter the Edite with the VUbet&nt. 
 
 Skin. Drawneere ye people- 
 Seliie. Lift co your Tribunes. Audience: 
 
 Peace I fay. 
 
 Cork. Firft heare me fpeake. 
 
 BothTri, Wcll.fay: Peace hoe. 
 
 Cork. Shall I be charg’d no further then this prefent i 
 Muft all determine heere ? 
 
 'kin. I do demand. 
 
 Ifyou fubmityou to the peoples voices, 
 
 Allow their Officers, and are content 
 
 To fuffer lawfull Cenfure for fuch faults 
 
 As fhall be prou’d vpon you 
 
 Corto. I am Content. 
 
 Mine. Lo Citizens,he fayes he is Content. 
 
 The warlike Seruice he ha’s done, confider: Thinke 
 
 Vpon the wounds his body beares, which (hew 
 LikeGraues i’thholy Church-yard. 
 
 Cono. Scratches with Briars, fcatres to rooue 
 
 Laughter onely. 
 
 Mcne. Confider farther; 
 
 That when be fpeakes no< like a Citizen, 
 
 You finds him like a Soldier : do not take 
 
 His rougher Adlions for malicious founds 
 
 But as I fay, fuch as become a Soldier, 
 
 Rather then enuy you. 
 
 Com. Well,we!l,no more 
 
 Corto. What is the roattet, 
 
 That being paft for Confult with full voyce s 
 
 I am fo difnonour’djthat the very houre 
 
 You take it off againe. 
 
 Skin. Anfwertovs. 
 
 Cor to. Say then: ’cis true, I ought fo 
 
 Stcm.We charge you,that you haue cotnriu’d to take 
 From Rome all feafon’d Office, and to winde 
 
 Yourfelfe into a power tyrannical!, , 
 
 For which you are a Traitor to the people. 
 
 Cork. How? Tray tor ? 
 
 Mem. Nay temperately: your promife. 
 
 Corto. The fires i’th’loweft hell. Fould in the people: 
 Call me their Traitor, thou iniurious Tribune. 
 
 Within thine eyes fate twenty thoufand deaths 
 
 In thy bands ciutcht: astnany Millionsin 
 
 Thy lying tongue, both numbers. I would fay 
 
 Thou lyeft vnco thee, with a voice as free, 
 
 As 1 do pray the Gods. 
 
 Stem. Marke you this people ? 
 
 kill. To’th’Rocke, to’th'Rocke with him. 
 
 Stein. Peace: 
 
 We ncedc not put new matter to his charge: 
 
 What you haue feenehim do, and heard nim fpeake ; 
 
 Beating your Officers, curling your felues, 
 
 Oppofing Lawes with flroakes.artd heere defying 
 
 Thofe whofe great power muft try him. 
 
 Euen this fo criminal], and in fuch capital! kinde 
 
 Deferues ch’cxtreameft death. 
 
 Une. But fince he hath feru'd well for Rome, 
 
 Cork. What do you prate ofSeruice. 
 
 "Brut. I talkeof that, that know it 
 
 Cork. You? 
 
 More, Is this the promife that you made your mother. 
 
 Com. Know, Ipray you. 
 
 Cork. lie know no further : 
 
 Let them pronounce the fteepe Tarpeian death. 
 Vagabond exile, Fleaing, pent to linger 
 
 But with a gtaine a day, I would not buy 
 
 Their mercie.ac the price of one faire word, 
 
 Nor checke my Courage for what they can gme. 
 
 To haue’t with faying, Good morrow. 
 
 Skin. For that he ha’s 
 (As much as in him lies,) from time to time 
 
 Enui’d againft thepeople; feeking meanes 
 
 To plucke away their power: as now at laft, 
 
 Giuen Hoftileftrokes, and that notin theprefence 
 Ofdrcaded Iuftice, but on the Minifters 
 
 That doth diftribute it. In the namea’th’people. 
 
 And in the power ofvstheTribunes, wee 
 (£u’n from this inftant) bamfli him our Citie 
 
 Inperill ofprecipication 
 
 From off the Rocke Tarpeian, neuer more 
 
 To enter our Rome gates, 1’th’PeopIes name, 
 
 I fay it /hall bee fo. 
 
 dll It (hall be fo,it(haIlbefo: let him away : 
 
 Hec’s banilh’d, and it (hall be fo. 
 
 Com. Heare me my Matters,and my commonfiriends. 
 
 Skirt. He’s femenc’d; No more hearing. 
 
 Com. Let me fpeake: 
 
 I haue bene Confull,and can /hew from Rome 
 
 Her Enemies markes vpon me. I do loue 
 
 My Countries good, with a refpe&mcre tender. 
 
 More holy, and profound, then mine owne life. 
 
 My deere Wiues eftimate, her wombes encreafe, 
 
 And treafure of my Loynes: then ifl would 
 
 Speake that. 
 
 Skin. We know your drift, Speake what ? 
 
 'Em. There’s no more to be faid, but he is banifh’d 
 i As Enemy to the people, and his Counttey. 
 
 I (t (hall bee fo. 
 
 AH. Itfhallbefo, it (hail be fo. 
 
 Cork. You common cry of Curs, whofe breath I hate. 
 As reeke a’th rotten Fenncs: whofe Loues I prize, 
 
 A s the dead Carkaffes of vnburied men. 
 
 That do corrupt my Ayre : I banifh you, 
 
 4nd heere remaine with your vneertaintie 
 
 Let euery feeble Rumor fhake your hearts: 
 
 Your Enemies,witb nodding of their Plumes 
 
 Fan you tntodifpaire: Haue the power ftill 
 
 To banifh your Defenders, till at length 
 
 Your ignorance (which Andes not till it feelcs. 
 
 Making but teferuation of your felues. 
 
 Still your owne Foes) deliuer you 
 
 As moll abated Captiues, to fome Nation 
 
 That wonne you without biowes, defpifmg , 
 
 For you the City. Thus I turne my backe; 
 
 There is a world elfewhere. 
 
 Exeunt Cortolanue , Cominrus.vithCumalijt. 
 
 The) all 1hout , and throw vp them Caps. 
 
 Mile 
 
2 ° The Tragedk of f ortolan ms. 
 
 £dik. The peoples Enemy is gonc,is gone. 
 
 •AH. Our enemy is bamfh’d.hc is gone: Hoo,oo. 
 
 Stem. Go fee him out at Gates,and follow him 
 
 As he hath follow’d you, with all defpight 
 
 Glue him deferu’d vexation. Let a guard 
 
 Attend vs through the City. 
 
 AIL Come,come,lei s fee him out at gates,come: 
 TheGodsprcferueourNobleTribunes,come. Exeunt, 
 
 Of^the warres futfets, to go roue with one 
 
 That’s yet r,'.bruis’d : bring me but cut at gate. 
 
 Ccme my fweet wife, my deereft Motber.and 
 
 My Friends of Noble couch: when ] am forth. 
 
 Bid me farewell, and fmile. 1 pray you come : 
 
 While I remaine aboue the ground,you fhall 
 
 Heare from me Rill, and neuer ofmc ought 
 
 But what is like me formerly. 
 
 tJUenen. That’s worthily 
 
 As any eare can he3re. Coroe^ct’snot wcepe, 
 ll I could fiiake offbnt one feuen yecres 
 
 From thefcold armes and leggcs, by the good Gods 
 
 I’ld with thce.euery foot. 
 
 Corto. Giuemethy hand, come. Exeunt 
 
 Enter the treo Tribunes, SictmUtxnd'BrsUaa, 
 wub the Edile. 
 
 5/c;».Bid them all home.he’s gone: & wee’J no further 
 The Nobility ate vexed,whom we fee haue fided 
 
 In hisbehalfe. 
 
 Brtst. Now we haue fhewne our power 
 
 Let vs feeme humbler after it is done. 
 
 Then when it was a dooing. 
 
 Stem Bid them home- fay their great enemy is gone 
 And thcy.fland in their ancient flrength. 
 
 lirxt. Difmifle them home. Here comes his Mother 
 Emeryrlxmnt£,VirgUMyend CWenemset. 
 
 Stria. Let’s not meet her. 
 
 “Brut Why ? 
 
 Stem. They fay the’s mad. 
 
 Brut They haue tane note of vs:Jceepe on your way 
 
 Volssm. Oh y’are well met : 
 
 Th hoorded plague a’ch’Gods requit your loue. 
 
 Menen Peace.peacebenot foloud. 
 
 VoUm. If that I could for weeping,you (hould heare 
 Nay,and you fhall hearefome. Will you be gone l 
 yng. You fhall flay too . I would 1 had the power 
 
 To fay Co to my Husband. 
 
 Stem. Arc you mankinde ? 
 y*htm. I fooie.is that a fharoe. Note but this FooJe 
 Was not a man my Father? Had’ft thou Foxlhip 
 
 To bam fh him that ftrooke more blowes fot Rome 
 
 Then thou haft fpoken words. 
 
 Stem. Oh bltCTed Hcauens J 
 
 Volttm. Moc Noble blowes, then eaer ^ wife woids. 
 And for Romes good, lie tell thee what : yet goe : 
 
 Nay but thou (halt flay too : I would my Sonne 
 
 Were in Arabia,and thy Tribe before him. 
 
 His good Sword in his hand. 
 
 Stem. What then? 
 
 l^irg.yfe hat then? HeeTd make an end of thy pofterity 
 y olttm. Baftards.and all. 
 
 Good man, the W ounds that he does be arc for Rome | 
 Menen. Come.come,peace. 
 
 Stem. I would he had continued tbhis Country 
 
 As he began.and not vnknir himfelfe 
 
 The Noble knot he made. 
 
 Erie. 1 would he had. 
 
 V slum 1 would he had ? Twas you incenft the rable. 
 Cats, thar can ludge as fitly of his worth. 
 
 As I can ofthofe Myftcries which heauen 
 
 Will not haue earthroknow. 
 
 Brut. Pray let’s go. 
 
 Volum. Now pray fir get you gone. 
 
 You haue done a braue deede : Ere you go, heare this : 
 
 As farre as doth the Capicoll exceede 
 
 The meaneft houfe in Rome; fo farre my Sonne 
 
 This 
 
 Alius Quartos . 
 
 Enter Ccrtolxvw yolttmnta, Vtrgtlta , Menentus , C omtmut. 
 with tbejong Nobility of Rome. 
 
 Coria.Come leaueyour tearcs:a brieffarwel.chebeafl 
 With many heads butts me away. Nay Mother, 
 
 Where is your ancient Courage ?You weie vs’d 
 
 To fay,Extreamuies was the trier of fpirits. 
 
 That common chances. Common men could bcare. 
 
 That when the Sea was ealme, all Boats alike 
 
 Shew'd Mafierfhip in floating. Fortunes blowes. 
 
 When mod ftrooke home, being gentle wounded,craues 
 
 A Noble cunning. You were vs’d to load me 
 WithPrecepts that would make inuinable 
 
 The heart that conn’d them. 
 
 Virg. Oh heauensJO hcauens .’ 
 
 Corrt. Nay, 1 prychcc woman. 
 
 PV.Now the Red Peftilence ftrike aJ Trades in Rome 
 And Occupations petifh. 
 
 (forio. What,what, what : 
 
 1 (ball be lou’d when 1 am lack’d. Nay Mother, 
 
 Relume that Spirit, when you were wont to fay, 
 if you had beene the W ife of Hercules, 
 
 Six of his Labours youl’d hauedone, and fau’d 
 
 Your Husband fo much fwet. Cominitu t 
 
 Droopenot, Adieu . Farewell my Wife,my Mother, 
 
 11c do well yec. Thou old and true Menemus, 
 
 Thy tearcs arc falter then a yonger mans. 
 
 And venomous ro thine eyes. My (fomctime)Genetall, 
 
 I haue feene the Sterne, and thou hall oft beheld 
 Heart-bardning fpe&acles. Tell thefefad women, 
 
 Tis fond to waile ineuttable flrokes. 
 
 As ’tis to laugh at’em My Mother,you wot well 
 
 My hazards ftill haue beene your fo!ace,and 
 
 Beleeu’c not lightly, though I go alone 
 
 Like to a lonely Dragon, that his Fenne 
 
 Makes fear’d,and talk’d of more then feene : your Sonne 
 Will or exceed the Common.or be caught 
 
 With caucelousbaus and practice. 
 
 Volum. My firft forme. 
 
 Whether will thou go?Take good Cotntnim 
 
 With thee awhile : Determine on fome courfe 
 
 More then a wilde exposure, to each chance 
 
 That flare’s i’rh’way before thee. 
 
 Corio. O the Gods! 
 
 Ce/w.Iie follow thee a Moneth, deuife with thee 
 
 Where thou (halt reft, that thou mayll heare of vs. 
 
 And we of thee. So if the time thruft forth 
 
 A caufe for thy Repeale, we fhall not fend 
 
 Cte the vaft world, to feeke a Angle man. 
 
 And loofe aduaneage, which doth eucr coole 
 
 Ith’abfence of the nceder. 
 
 Corie. Fare ye well: 
 
 Thou haft yeares vpon thee»and thou art too full 
 
The Tragedie of Conolanus. 21 ' 
 
 This Ladies Husband bcere; this (doyou fee) 
 
 Whom you haoe bant fh'd, does exceed you all. 
 
 ' Bru. WeH.well.weclleaueyou. 
 
 Stem. Why flay we to be baited 
 
 With one that wants hot Wits. Exit Trtbunet 
 
 Velum. Take my Prayers with you. 
 
 1 would the Gods iud oothiogelfetodo, 
 
 Buctoeonfirme my CurfTcs. Could Imeete'cm 
 
 But once a day, it would vndogge my heart 
 
 Of what lyes heauy too*t. 
 
 You haue told them home. 
 
 And by my troth you haue caufe: you'l Sup with me. 
 
 Volum. Angers my Meate : I fuppe vpon my fclfe. 
 
 And fo fhail ftcrue with Feeding: Comejei's go, 
 
 Ltaue this faint-puling, and lament as l do. 
 
 In Anger, Juno.like : Come,come,come. Exeunt 
 
 Men*. Fie,fie,6e. Exit. 
 
 Enter a Roman, and a Volet. 
 
 Rom. 1 know you well fir, and you know mce: your 
 name 1 thmke is Adrian. 
 
 Voice. Tc isfofir, truly I haue forgot you. 
 
 Rom. 1 am a Roman, and my Setuices are as you are, 
 againft 'em. Know you me yet. 
 
 Volet. Nicojwr: no. 
 
 Rom. The fame fir. 
 
 Voice. You had more Beard when I laflfawyou, but 
 your Fauour is well appear'd by your Tongue. What * 
 tbeNcwcsio Rome : I haueaNote fromtheVolcean 
 Rate to fiode you out there. You haue well fauedmeea 
 dayes ioumey. . 
 
 7 Igm. There hath beene in Rome ftrannge Infurre<f>i- 
 oos: The people, agaiofl the Senatours, Patricians, and 
 Nobles. 
 
 Vol. Hath bin; is It ended then?Our State thinks not 
 fo.they are in a roofl warlike preparation.6c hope to com 
 vponthem.in the beatc of their diutfion 
 
 Rom. The maine blaze ofit is paft, but a finsll thing 
 would make it flameagaine. Fortbe Nobles receyuefo 
 to heart, the Bamfhmeot of that worthy Constanta, that 
 they arc m a ripe apt,idle, to take al power from the peo¬ 
 ple, 3nd to plucke from them thett Tnbunes for eucr. 
 This lyes glowing I cantellyou.anditalmoft mature for 
 the violent breaking out. 
 
 Vol. Coriolanui Baniibt ? 
 
 Rom. Banifh'd fir. 
 
 VoL You will be welcome with this intelligence Ni~ 
 tan or. 
 
 Rom. The day femes well for them now. I haue heard 
 it faide, the fitteft time to corrupt a mans Wife, is when 
 fhee’sfslne out with hei Husband. YourNobie TuUuo 
 Auffidtut well appearc well in thefe Warm, his great 
 Oppcfci CcnoUruu being uow innorequeftofhis couo- 
 trey. 
 
 Voice. He cannot choofc: I am mod fortunate, thus 
 accidentally to encounter you. You ltaue endedmy Bu- 
 fioeflV.and I will merrily accompany you home. 
 
 Rom. 1 fhail becwcene this and Supper, tell you mofl 
 flrange things from Rome : all tending to the good of 
 their Aduemries. Haue you an Army ready fay you? 
 
 Vet. A mofl Royal! one : The Centurions, and their 
 charges diftin^lly billettrd already in th’entenaincneot, 
 and to be on foot at an hourcs warning. 
 
 Rom IamioyfuUroheareofioeitreadinefTe.and am 
 the man I thmke, that (lull fet them in prefent Adfron.Su 
 fir .heartily well mcc^nd mofl glad of your Company. 
 
 Volet. You take my part from me fri, I bane the moft 
 
 caufe to be glad of yours. 
 
 Rem. Well, let vs go together, Exe 
 
 Enter ConclanUi tn meant Appanrll, Dtf- 
 gutfd^ud muffiid. 
 
 Corto. Agoodly City is this Annum. Citty, 
 
 ’Tis I that made thy Widdo wes: Many an heyre 
 
 Of thefe farre Edifices fore my Warres 
 
 Haue 1 heard groanc.and drop: Then know not, 
 
 Lcafl that thy Wiues with Spits,and Boyes withftoncs 
 
 In puny Battell Gay me. SaucyouGr. 
 
 Enter a Citizen. 
 
 Ctt. And you. 
 
 Corn . Dircdi me.if it be your will,where great tcAuf- 
 fidtta lies : Is he in Ant atm f 
 
 Cit. He is, and Feafts the Nobles of the State, at his 
 houfe this night. 
 
 Cor to. Which i s his houfc.befceyh you 
 
 Ci/. This heere before you, 
 
 CXtrto . Th3nkc you fir, farewell. Exit Citizen 
 
 Oh World, thy flippery turnes!Friend? now faftfwotn. 
 Whole double bofomes feemes to weite one heart, 
 
 Whofe Moures.wbofe Bcd.whofe Menle and Exercifc 
 
 Are flill together: who Twin (as 'twcrc]in Lour, 
 Vnfcparable, fhail within this houre. 
 
 On a diflention of a Doit, breakc out 
 
 1 o bittcrcfl Enmity : So fellefl Foes. 
 
 Whofe Pillions, and whofe Plots haue broke then Deep 
 Totakc the one the other, by forne chance. 
 
 Sometnckenot worth an Egge, fhail grow deerefriends 
 And iotcr-ioynetheir yffucs. So with me, 
 
 My Birth-place haue I.andmy loucsvpon 
 
 This EitemieTowne; lie enter, ifhe Gay me 
 
 He docs faire luflice: ifhe giucrnc way, 
 lie do his Country Scruice. Exit, 
 
 ACttjicke ptayes. Enter a Serumgrr.an. 
 
 \ Ser. Wine,Wine,Wine: What fetuiefiis beerc ? I 
 thinke out Fellowes are afleepe. 
 
 Enter another Serutr.gman, 
 
 j Ser. Where's fortes-.my M.csis for him.- Caitu. Exit 
 Enter CortdaBM, 
 
 Corto. A goodly Houfe: 
 
 The Fcafi fmcls well: but I appeare not like 3 Goefr. 
 
 Enter the firft Serutngmcm. 
 
 l 5/r.What would you haue Friendiwhence are you? 
 Here’s no place for you: Pray goto the dootc? Exit 
 Corto. I haue deferu’d oo better entertainment^ be¬ 
 ing Cartel anus. Enter fecond Seraavt. 
 
 z Ser. Whence are you fit ? Ha's the Porter bis eyes In 
 his head,that he g'mes entrance to fuels Companions ? 
 Pray get you ou„ 
 
 Corto. Away. 
 
 s -<t. Awsy ? Get you avrsy. 
 
 Corto. Now th’art troublcfome. 
 zSer. Arc youfobraue: Ik haoe you talkc with anon 
 Enter y Sennngman , the t meetrbtm, 
 j What Fellowes this? 
 
 t A Grange one as truer I look'd orJ; I cannot get him 
 out o’th'houfc : Piythee call tny Matter to him. 
 
 a What baue you to do here fellpw? Pray you auotd 
 the houfe. 
 
 Corio. Let me but Band,! will not hurt y our March. 
 
 3 What are you? 
 
 Corto. A Gentleman. 
 
 3 A ma/ullous poors one. 
 
 Corio. True,fol8m. 
 
 3 Prsy you poors Gentleman, take vpfome other fh- 
 
 1 rtJoo. 
 
vi The Traged'te of Coriolanus. 
 
 tion: Heerc’s no place for you,pray you auoirf: Come. 
 
 Certo. Follow your Funftion,go,ar.d batten on eolde 
 bits. P reflet him away from him. 
 
 3 What you will not? Prythec tell my Maifter what 
 a frrange Gueft he ha’s heere. 
 
 i AndTfhall. ExitfecendSeruirgman. 
 
 3 Where dwel’fl tlron? 
 
 Certo. Vnder the Canopy. 
 
 } Vnder the Canopy ? 
 
 Certo. I. 
 
 5 Where’s that? 
 
 Certo. J’th City cf Kites and Crowes. 
 
 3 I’th City of Kites and Crowes? What 8 n Afle it is, 
 then thou dwci’ft with Dawes too ? 
 
 Certo. No, I feme not thy Maflcr. 
 
 3 How fir? Do you meddle with my Mafter? 
 
 Cono. I.tis an honeftcr leruice, then ro rrcddle with 
 thy Miftris : Thou prat’ft, 3 iid prat’ft, ferue with thy tren¬ 
 cher : Hence. 2 rurr hint way 
 
 Eater AofpJiut with the Serutngmetn. 
 
 Anf. Where is this Fellow J 
 
 z Here fir, Tde hauc beaten him like a dogge, but for 
 dillurbing the Lords within. 
 
 ^///.Whence com’ft thou? What woldR ^?Thy name? 
 Why (peak ft not? Speakc m 3 n : What’s thy name ? 
 
 Cor to. If Tnlltu not yet thou know'll me, andfeerng 
 me, doft not thinke me for the man I am, necelluic com¬ 
 mands me name my felfe. 
 
 Anf. What is thy name? 
 
 Corto. / A name wnmuficall to the Volctans eares,| 
 
 And harfh in found to thine. 
 
 Anf. Say .what’s thy name ? 
 
 Thou haft a Grim appar ance, and thy Face 
 jkares a Command in’t: Though thy Tackles tome, 
 Tboufhew'fta Noble VefTell; What's thy name ? 
 
 Certo. Prepare thy brow to frownc.knowll ^ me yet? 
 
 Auf. I know thee not ? Thy Name? 
 
 Corto My name is Catm kJM art ties, who hath done 
 
 To thee particularly, and to all the Voices 
 
 Great hurt and Mifchiefe; thcicto wunefle may 
 
 My Surname CertaUnnt. The painfull Seruice, 
 
 The exeteroe Dangers,and the droppes of Blood 
 
 Shed for my thanklelfeCountry,arerequttted : 
 
 But with that Surname, a good onemorie 
 
 And witncffe of the Malice Bad Difpleafure 
 
 Which thoa fbould'ft beare me,only that name remains. 
 TheCruelty and Enuy of rhe people. 
 
 Permitted by our daftard Nobies.who 
 
 Haue all forfooxe me, hath deuour d therefl : 
 
 And fuffet'd me by th’voyre of Slaues to be 
 
 Hoop'd out of Rome. Now this extremity. 
 
 Hath bt ought me to thy Harth, not out of Hope 
 (MiftaV.c me not) to faue my life : for if 
 
 I had fear'd death, of all the Men i th'World 
 
 I would haue voided thee. But in rocere fpight 
 
 To be lull quit of thofemy Samfhers, 
 
 Stand I before thee hceic : Then if thou haft 
 
 A heatc of wreake in thee, that wilt reuenge 
 
 Thmc owne particular wrongs, and flop cbofe maimes 
 
 Of fhanie fecne through thy Couotry, fpeed thceftraight 
 And mekemy mifery feruethy turne i So vfe it. 
 
 That my tcuengcfulISeruices may proue 
 
 As Benefits io ihcc. Fori will fight 
 
 Agamft my Cankred Coumrcy.with theSpleene 
 
 Of all the vnder Fiends. But if fo be. 
 
 Thou dar'ft not this, and that to proueroore fortunes 
 
 Th’art tyr'd, then in a word, I alio im 
 
 Longer to hue rnoft wcarie: and prefent 
 
 My throat to thee, and to thy Ancient Malice r 
 
 Which not to cut,woiild ftiew thee but a Foole, 
 
 Siace ! haue eueT followed thee with hate. 
 
 Drawne T unnes of Blood out of thy Count ries breft. 
 
 And cannot hue but to thylhame, vnlcflTe 
 
 It be to do thee fcruice. 
 
 Auf. Oh Martini, Martini; 
 
 Each word thou haft lpcke,hath weeded from my heart 
 
 A roote of Ancient Fmiy. Iflupicer. 
 
 Should from yond dowd fpeake diuine things. 
 
 And fay Yts true; Tdenot beleeue them more 
 
 Then thee all-Noble Morutv. Let me twine 
 
 Mine armes about that body,where againft 
 
 M y grained Afh an hundred times hath broke, 
 
 And fcarr'd the Moonc with fplinters. heeTC I deep 
 
 The Anuileofmy Sword, and doconteft 
 
 As hotly,and as Nobly with thy Loue, 
 
 As euer in Ambitious ftrength, 1 did 
 
 Contend againft thy Valour. Know thou firft, 
 
 I lou’d the Maid I married . neuer man 
 
 Sigh’d truer breath But that I fee thee heere 
 
 Thou Noble thing, more dances my rapt heart. 
 
 Then when 1 firft my wedded Mjftris law 
 
 Beftride my Threfhold. Why, thou Mars I cell dice, 
 
 We haue a Power onfoote : and 1 had pnrpofe 
 
 Once more to^icw thyTarget fromthy Brawne, 
 
 Or loofemine Arme for’:.:Thou haft beatemeeom 
 Twduc fcuerall times.and I hauc nightly fine* 
 
 Dreamt ofencounters’t wixt thy felfe and me: 
 
 We hauc beene downc Mjgethcrmmy fleepe, 
 Vnbuckling Hclmcs,lifting each others Throat, 
 Andwakd halfe dead with nothing. Worthy Martov*, 
 Had we no other quarrell die to Rome, but that 
 
 Thou art thence Bamfh'd, we would mufterall 
 
 From twelue,to feuentie: and powring Wurc 
 
 Into the bowels of vngraicfpll Rome, 
 
 Like a bold Flood o'rc-beate. Ohcom&go in. 
 
 And take our Friendly Senators by’th’hands 
 
 Who now arc heere, taking their Icaues of mee, 
 
 Who am prepar'd agamft your Territories. 
 
 Though not for Rome it felfe- 
 Cor,f. You blefTe me Gods. 
 
 At/f. Therefore moft abfolutc Sir.ifthou wilr haue 
 
 The leading ofthineowne Reucngcs, take 
 
 Tb’one Hal fc of my Commi(Tion,and fet dewne 
 
 As beft thou art txpericnc d.fmce thou knowl? 
 
 THy Countries ftrength and weaknelTc, thine own waits 
 Whether to knockc againft theGates of Rome, 
 Orrudely vifir them tn parts remote,' 
 
 To fngtu them, ere deftroy. But comem, 
 
 Ler me commend thee firft. to thofe that {hall 
 
 Say yci to thy defires. A thoufand welcomes. 
 
 And more a Friend,then ere an Enemic, 
 
 Yet JrUtrtiiu jhdt was much- Your hand: moft welcome. 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 Enter two of the Serumgnun. 
 
 ( Heeresaftrangealteration? 
 l By my hand, I had thoght to haue ft token him with 
 a Cudge!l,and yet my minde gauc me, his cloathcs made 
 a falfr report of him. 
 
 i What an Arme he has, l»e turn’d me about with hu 
 finger and histhumbc.as one would let vp a Top. 
 
 i Nay,I knew by his face that there was fome-thing 
 in him. He had frr,a kinde of face me thought, I cannot 
 
 tell 
 
The Tragedie of ConoUmis. i 3 
 
 ceu now to zcztme ic. i 
 
 1 He had fo,looking as it were, would I were bang'd 
 but 1 thought there was more in him,then 1 could think. 
 
 i So did 1,11c be fworne: He is limply the rareft man 
 fth’world. 
 
 j I thinke he is: but a greater foldier then he, 
 
 | You wot one. 
 
 1 * WhomyMafter? 
 
 I Nay, it’s no matter for that. 
 
 * Worth fix on him. 
 
 i Nay not {©neither: but I take him to be the greater 
 Sooldiour. 
 
 I a Faith lookeyou.one cannot tell how to fay that:for 
 
 1 theDetenceofaTowne.ourGenerali is excellent, 
 t Ijandforanaffaulttoo. 
 
 Enter the third Seruingman. 
 
 3 Oh Slaues, 1 can tell you Newes,News you Rafcals 
 “Both. What,what,what? Let’s partake. 
 
 3 I would not be a Roman of all Nations; I had as 
 
 I liue be a condemn’d man. 
 
 "Both. Wherefore? Wherefore ? 
 
 3 Why here's he chat was wont to thwacke out Ge¬ 
 nerali, Cants CM&rttus. 
 
 1 Why do you fay, thwacke our Generali ? 
 
 3 I do net Cay thwacke our Generali, but he was al- 
 I wayes good enough for hi m 
 
 2 Come we are fellowes and friends: he was euet too 
 hard for him, I haue heard him fay fo himfelfe. 
 
 S i He was too hard for him direilly, to fay the Troth 
 
 | on’t before Corbitt, he fcotcht him,and notent hitn like a 
 
 I Carbinadc. 
 
 j i And hee had bin Cannibally giuen, hee might haue 
 
 1 boyld and eaten him too. 
 
 3 But more of thy Newes. 
 
 j 3 Why he is fo made on heere within, as if hee were 
 [ SonandHciretoMars.fetatvpperend o’th’Table: No 
 
 I queftion&skt him by any of the Senators, but they Hand 
 j fcidd before him. Out Generali himlelfe makesa Miftrls 
 
 I ofhim,San£hfieshimfelfe with’shand, and turnes vp the 
 
 I white o’th’eye to his Difcourfe. But the bottome of the 
 
 I Newes is.out Generali is cut i’rh’middle,& but one halfe 
 j cfwhathewasyefterday. For the other hs’s halfe, by 
 
 1 the intreaty and graunt of the whole Table. Hee’lgohe 
 ] fayes.and foie the Porter of Rome Gates by th cares. He 
 
 J will mowe all downe before him, and leauehis pafTage 
 
 I pould. 
 
 I a And he’s as like to do’v.as any man I can imagine. 
 
 3 Doo’t? he will doo’t: for look you fir,he has as ma- 
 J ny Friends as Enemies: which Friends fir as it were,durft 
 
 I not (lookeyou fir) (hew themlelues (as we terme it) his 
 
 1 Friends, whileft he’s in Direiftitude. 
 
 I t Dire&itude? What’s that ? 
 
 3 But when they (hall fee fir,his CreR vp againe,»nd 
 j the man in bl ood, they will out of their Burroughcs (like 
 
 I Conies after Raine) and reucll all with him. 
 
 I But when goes this forward .- 
 3 Tomorrow, today, prefently, youHiail haue the 
 
 I Drum ftrooke vp this afternoone: ‘Tis as it were a parcel 
 
 I of their Pcafl,and to be executed ere they wipe their lips. 
 
 l Why then wee (hall haue a ftirrmg World againe • 
 
 I This peace is nothing, but to ruft Iron r encreaCe Tay lors, 
 
 J and breed Ballad-makers. 
 
 l Let me haue Watre fay I, it exceeds peace as farrt 
 j as day do s night»It’s fprightly walking,audible,and full 
 
 J of Vent. Peace, is a very Apoplexy, Lethargic, mull'd, 
 deafe,fleepe,infenfible, a getter of more balt 3 rd Chil* 
 
 c(ren,then warres a defiroyer ofmen. 
 
 2 Tis fo.and as warres in feme fort ui 3 y be faide to 
 se a RauKher, fo it cannot be denied, but peace it a great 
 maker ofCuckolds. 
 
 i I,and it makes men hate one another. 
 
 3 Reafon.becaufe they then lefle needs one another : 
 The Warres for my money. Ihopetofee Romanes as 
 cheapeas Volcians. They arc riling they arc rifing. 
 
 Both. In, in, in, in. Exeunt 
 
 Enter the two Tribunes ,Siciniitt,and 'Brutus. 
 
 Sicin. We hesre not of him,neither need we fear him, 
 dis remedies are tame, the prefent peace. 
 
 And quictnefie of the people,which before 
 
 Were in wilde hurry. Heere do we make his Friend* 
 
 3lu(h, that the world goes well : who rather had, 
 
 Though they themfdues did fuffer by’t, behold 
 >i(Tentious numbers pefiring ftreets, then fee 
 
 Qnr Tradefmen finging in their (hops,and going 
 
 About their Fun&ions friendly. 
 
 Enter tJMenittius. 
 
 Bnt. We Hood too t in good time. Is this Mitsenius) 
 Sicin. ’Tis he,’cis he : O he ir grown moft kind of lace: 
 Haile Sir. Mere. Haile to you both. 
 
 Sian. Your CerieUnns is not much mifl, but with his 
 Friends: the Commonwealth doth Hand, and fo would 
 do,were he more angry at it. 
 
 Mate. All’s well, and might haue bene much better, 
 ifhc could haue temporiz’d. 
 
 Sicin. Where is be.heare you ? 
 
 Mene. NayIhearenothing: v 
 
 His Mother and his wife, heare nothing from him. 
 
 Enter three prfeure Citizens, 
 sill. The Gods pteftruc you both. 
 
 Sian. Gooden our Neighbours. . 
 
 Brie. Gooden to you all.gooden to you all. 
 t Our fclucs.our w mes.and children, on our knees. 
 
 Are bound to pray for you both. 
 
 Stem. Liue,and thriuc. 
 
 Bra. Farewell kinds Neighbours : 
 
 We wi/ht Cenolamu had lou'd you as we did. 
 
 All. Now the Gods keepeyou. 
 
 Both Tri. Farewell,farewell. Exeunt Citizens 
 
 Sicm . This is a happier and more comely time. 
 
 Then when thefe Fellowes ran about the fireets. 
 
 Crying Confufion. 
 
 Bra. Cants Martins was 
 
 A worthy Officer i'th’Warrc,btir Infolent, 
 
 O’recome with Pride, Atnbitiou 3 ,paft all thinking 
 Selfe-louing. 
 
 Stcm.KtA affcftmg one foieThrone,without sifiRSct 
 tJMsne. I thinke not fo. 
 
 Sicin. We (hould by this,:o ail our Laroention, 
 
 If he had gone forth Confull/ound it fo. 
 
 Bra. The Gods haue well presented it,and Rente 
 
 Sits fafe and ftill,without him. 
 
 Enter an ihEdite. 
 tAZdi/e. Worthy Tribunes, 
 
 There is a Slauc whom we haue put in prifoa. 
 
 Reports the Voices with two feuerail Powers 
 
 Are entred in the Roman Territories, 
 
 And with the deepeft malice of the Warre, 
 
 DeRroy, what lies before ’em. 
 
 Mens. Tl$ Avffidvss, 
 
 Who hearing of our Martins Banifhmer.t, 
 
 Thruftt forth his homes againe into the world 
 
 Which were In-lheil’d.when Martstce Hoed for Rems, 
 
 And 
 
24 The Trage&e of Coriolanus. 
 
 And durft not once peepeout. 
 
 Sic in. Come, what talke you of UVLtrtisa. 
 
 'Bru Go fee this Rumorcr whips, it cannot be, 
 
 The Voices date breake with vs. 
 
 Mene. Cannot be ? 
 
 We haueRecord, that very well it can, 
 
 And three examples of theltke, bath bee-ne 
 
 Within my Age. But reafon with the fellow 
 
 Before you punifh him, where he heard this, 
 
 Leaft you fhat! chance to whip your Information, 
 
 And beate the Meffenger.who bids beware 
 
 Of what is to be dreaded. 
 
 Sum. Tell not me : Iknow this cannot be. 
 
 Lru. Not pofTible. 
 
 Enter a MeJJenger. 
 
 Mef. TheNobks in great earneftnefie are going 
 
 All to the Senacc-houfe: fome newes is comming 
 
 That turnes their Countenances. 
 
 Skin. ’TisthisSlaue: 
 
 Go whip him fore the peoples eyes : His raifing, 
 
 Nothing but his report 
 
 Mtf. Yes worthy Sir, 
 
 The Slaues report is feconded, 3 nd more 
 
 Morefearfull is deiiuer’d. 
 
 Sicin. Whst more fcajefull> 
 
 Mef. Itis fpoke freely out of many mouths, 
 
 How probable I do not know, that Martina 
 
 Ioyn’dwich Anffidiut, leads a power gainfiRome, 
 
 And vowo Reucnge as fpacious, as betwetne 
 
 Tbeyong’ft and oldeft thing. 
 
 Sieve. This is moil likely. 
 
 Bru. Rais'd onely.that the weaker fort may wifh 
 Good IrTartiuj home agawc. 
 
 Stem The very tiickeon’c. 
 
 /Went. This is vnlikely, 
 
 He,and afujfidtua can no more attone 
 
 Then violcm’AConrrartetv. 
 
 Surer Meflengtr. 
 
 Mef You are fent for to the Senate» 
 
 A fearefull Army,led by Cairo Mxruua, 
 
 Affociated with AnfftJtut, R ages 
 
 Vpon oir Territories,and haue already 
 
 O’re-bome their way, confum’d with fire.and tooke 
 What lay before them. 
 
 Enter Contemns 
 
 Com. Oh you haue made good worke. 
 
 Trtcne. What newes ? What newest 
 
 Com. You haue holp to rauiih your ownc daoghtm,& 
 Jo melt the Citty Leades vpon youT pates, 
 
 To fee your Wiues difhonour’d toyourNofes. 
 
 Mens. W hit’s the newes? What's the newes ? 
 
 Cem. Your Temples burned in their Ciment, and 
 
 Your Francis'!fes, whereon you flood,confin'd 
 
 Into an Augors boare. 
 
 Zfene. Pray now,your Newes; 
 
 You haue made faire wotke I feare me: pray your newes, 
 
 \(Martina ftsould be toyn’d with Volceans. 
 
 Com If? He is their God, he leads them like a thing 
 Made by Come other Deity then Nature, 
 
 That fhipes man Better : and they follow him 
 
 Againft vs Brats, with no lefie Confidence, 
 
 Then Boyes purfuing Summer Battct-fiies, 
 
 Or Butchers killing Flyes. 
 
 Til***- You haue made good worke, 
 
 Yoofid your Apron men t you,that ftood fo much 
 
 Vpon the voyccof occupation, and 
 
 The breath ofGarlicke-oaters. 
 
 Cem. Hee'l fbake your Rome tsbout your eares. 
 
 Mens. As Hcrcvlet did fhakedowne Meilow Pnm» : 
 You haue made faire worke, 
 
 Bmt. But is this true fir? 
 
 Com, J.andyouTlookepale 
 
 Before you findc it other. All the Region* 
 
 Do fmilingly Reuolt, and who refifts 
 
 Are mock’d for valiant Ignorance, 
 
 And perifh corftant Fooles: whois’t can blame him ? 
 
 Your Enemies and his, finde fomething in him. 
 
 Mene. We are all vndone, vnlefTc 
 
 TheNoble manhauemercy. 
 
 Com. Who fhall aske it? 
 
 The Tribunes cannot doo't for fhame ; the people 
 Deferuefuchpiety ofhim.asthe Wolfe 
 
 Doe’s of the Shcpheards : For his befi Friends, ifthey 
 Should fav be good to Rome, they charg’d him.euen 
 
 As thofe mould do that had deferu’d his hate. 
 
 And therein fhevi'd like Enemies. 
 
 LMe. Tis true,ifhe were putting to my houfe.the brand 
 That fhould confume it, 1 haue not the face 
 
 To fay, befeecn you ceafe. You haue made faire hands, 
 You and your Crafts.you haue crafted fame. 
 
 Com. You haue brought 
 
 A Trembling vpon Rome, fueh as wasneuer 
 S'mcapeable ofhelpe. 
 
 Tri. Say not, we brought it. 
 
 Mene. How? Was’t we ? Welou’dhim, 
 
 Bui like Bcafts, and Cowardly Nobles, 
 
 Gaue way vnto your Clufters, who did hoote 
 
 Him out o’th'Citty. 
 
 Com. But I feare 
 
 They'1 roare him in 3gaine. Tullus rdujfuiua. 
 
 The fecond name of men, obeyes his points 
 
 As if he were his Officer: Defperation, 
 
 Is all the Policy, Strength,and Defence 
 
 That Rome can make againft them. 
 
 Enter aTrocfe of Citttxnr. 
 
 Mtne Heere come the Clufters. 
 
 And is Auffidjta with him f You are they 
 
 That made the Ayre vnwholfome.whcn yot» caft 
 
 Your ftinking, gieafie Caps,io hooting 
 
 At ConoUnm Hstile. Now he's comming, 
 
 And not a haire vpon a Souldiers head 
 
 Which will not proue a whip : As many Coxcombcs 
 
 As you threw Caps vp,will he tumble downe, 
 
 And pay you for your voyccs. 'Tis no matter, 
 
 If he could burnt vs all mto oue coalc, 
 
 We haue deferu’d it. 
 
 Omntt. Faith,we heare fearful! Newes, 
 
 i Cit. For mine ownepart. 
 
 When I faid bani fh him, l laid *twas pitty. 
 
 z Andfodidl. 
 
 $ And fo did I: and to fay the truth, Co did very ma* 
 ny of vs, that we did we did for the beft.and though wee 
 willingly confcnted to his Banuthmcn* yet it was againft 
 our will. 
 
 Com. Y are goodly things,you Voy cci. 
 
 "Mene. You haue made good worke 
 
 You and your cry. Shot’s to the Capitol! ? 
 
 Com. Ohl.whatelfeV Exeunt both. 
 
 Stein. Go Mailers get you home.be not difmaid, 
 Thcfearea Side,tbar would be glad to haue 
 
 This true,which they fo feeme to feare. Go home. 
 
 And fhew no figne of Feare 
 
 * C#r. 
 
'Tke'Tragedie of Qbriolanus, 
 
 2 ? 
 
 t rtt. TheGodsbee gcodtovs: ComeMaftcrslet's 
 home,I cuer faid we were i'th wrong, when we banifh’d 
 
 hid 1 * . • . _ . 
 
 ifitt. So did we ail. But come, lei s home. ExttCit. 
 
 & 7 U. I do not like this Newe*. 
 
 Sinn. Nor I. 
 
 *Br«. Let’s to the Capitoll: would halfemy wealth 
 Would buy this fot a lye. 
 
 Sicix. Pray let’s go. Ext mu Tribunes. 
 
 Enter slujfidita with hu Lieutenant. 
 
 A*f. Do they ftill fiye to’th’Rcman ? 
 
 £jm. I do not know what Witehcrart’sinhim : but 
 Your Soldiers vfe him as the Grace ’fore meate. 
 
 Their talke at Table, and their Thankcj at end, 
 
 And you are darkned in this aftton Sir, 
 
 Euenby yourowne. 
 
 Auf I cannot helpe itnow, 
 
 Vnleffcby vfingmeanes I lame thefcote 
 Of our defigne. He beares himfelfe more proudlier, 
 Euentomy perfon, then I thought he would 
 When fit ft I di d embrace him. I et his Nature 
 Inth 3 t’s no Changeling, and 1 nnufl excufe 
 What cannot be amended, 
 lit*. Yet I with Sir, 
 
 (I meane for your particular) you had not 
 
 Ioyn’d in Commiffion with him t but either haue borne 
 
 The aft ion of your fclfe, or elfe to him,b3d left it foly. 
 
 tAuf. I vnderfland thee well,and be thou fure 
 When he fhal! come to his account.he knowes not 
 What 1 can vrge agamfl him. although it feemes 
 Aod fohethinkei, and u no leffe apparant 
 To th'vulgar eye, that he beares all things fairely : 
 
 And fhewesgood Husbandry fot the Volcian State, 
 Fights Dragon-like, and does atcheeue as foone 
 As draw his Sword : yet he bath left vndone 
 That which (hall breakehis necke,or hazard mine. 
 When ere we come to our account. 
 
 Lie*. Sir, 1 befeechyou, think you he ! cany Rome? 
 A*f- AH places yeelds to him ere he fits downe. 
 
 And theNobility of Rome are his: 
 
 The Senators and Patricians loue him too: 
 
 The Tribunes are no Soldiers: and their people 
 Will be as ra(h in the repeale, as hafty 
 To txpell him thence. I thinke hee’l be to Rome 
 As is the Afpray to the Fifb.who takes it 
 BySoueraignty ofNature. Firft,hewa$ 
 
 A N oble feruant to them, but he could not 
 Carry his Honors eeuen s whether ’was Pride 
 Which out of dayly Fortune eucr taints • 
 
 The happy man; whether deteft of judgement. 
 
 To fade in the difpofing of thofe chances 
 Which he was Lord of: or whether Nature, 
 
 Not to be other then one thing, not moouing 
 Fromth’Caske co th’Cufhion : but commanding peace 
 Euen with the fame auftetity and garbe, 
 
 Aj he controll’d the warre. But one of thefe 
 (Ashe hath fpices of them all)not all. 
 
 For I dare fo farre free him, made him fear d. 
 
 So hated, and fobamftVd: but he ha's a Merit 
 To choake it in the vtt'rance: So out Venue, 
 
 Li<?in th’inrerpTetation ofthe time. 
 
 And power vnto it felfe rpoft commendable. 
 
 Hath not aTombe foeuident asaChaire 
 T ex toll what it hath donr. 
 
 One fir* driues out one firet one Naile*otie Naile} 
 Rights by tights fouler, ftiengths by Arength* do fails 
 
 Come let’s away: when Cains Rome is thine, 
 
 Thou ait poor ft of alii then fiiortly art thou mine exeunt 
 
 Enter Menemess,Commute, Skinttu,Brutus, 
 the two Tribunes,with others. 
 
 THtnen. No, lie not go: you heare what be bath fa'id 
 Which was fometime his Generali: who louedhim 
 In a mod decre particular. He call’d me Father: 
 Botwhato'that / Go you thatbanifh’d him 
 A Mile before his Tent, fall downe,and knee 
 The way into his mercy: Nay,if he coy’d 
 To heare Cominitu fpeake, He keepe at home 
 Com. Ke would not feeme to know me. 
 
 Menen. Do you heare? 
 
 Com. Yet one time he did call me by my name: 
 
 I vrg’d our old acquaintance.and the drops 
 That we haue bled together. Coriolanus 
 He would not anfwer too: Forbad allNames, 
 
 He was a kinde of Nothing, Titleleffe, 
 
 Till he had forg’d himfelfe a name a’th’fire 
 Of burning Rome. 
 
 Menen. Why fo : you haue made good works 
 A patre ofTribunes. that batse vrrack’d for Rome, 
 
 To make Coales cheape: A Noble memory. 
 
 Cent. I minded him, how Royall "twas to pardon 
 When it was lcfte expefted. Hereplyed 
 It was a barepetition ofa State 
 To one whom they had punifh’d. 
 
 Menen. Very well, could he fay lefle. 
 
 Com. I offered to awaken his regard 
 Fot’s priuate Friends. His anfwer to me was 
 He could not ftay topidee them, in a pile 
 Ofnoyfomemufty Chaffe. He faid, ’twas folly 
 For one poore graine or two, to leaue vnburnt 
 And ftill to nefe th’offence. 
 
 Menen. For one poore graine or two? 
 
 I am one of thofe: his Mother, Wife,his ChiJde, 
 
 And this braue Fellow too: we are the Graines, 
 
 You are the mufty Chaffe,and you are fmelt 
 Aboue the Moone. We muft be burnt for you. 
 
 Sicin. Nay,pray be patient: If you refule your ayde 
 In this foneuei-needed helpe, yet do nos 
 Vpbraid’s with our diftTeffc. But fure ifyoa 
 Would be your Countries Pleader, your good tongue 
 More then theinftant Armie we can make 
 Might ftop our Countryman. 
 
 (JHene. No: lie not meddle. 
 
 Skin, pray you go to him. 
 
 Went, WhatfhoukiIdo? 
 
 Bns. Om ly make triail what your Loue can do. 
 
 For Rome,toward* Afartita. 
 
 tJMent. Weli,and fry that Martins returnesnee. 
 
 As fieminiut is return’d, vnhesrda what then ? 
 
 But as a difeontented Friend) grsefe-fhot 
 With his vnkindnefTe. Say t be fo ? 
 
 Skin. Yet your goodwill 
 
 Muft haue that thankes from Rome.after the mealure 
 A* you intended weS*„ 
 
 Mtne. Ilovndertak’t t 
 1 thinke hee’l heare me. Yet to bite his lip. 
 
 And humme at good C#wi>w««»mucb vnhearts mee. 
 
 cc He* 
 
2 Tfo Tmgedie of Coriolanus. 
 
 He was not taken well, be had not din’d, 
 
 TheVeines vnfill’d, our blood is cold,and then 
 
 Wepowtvponthe Morning, are vnapt 
 
 Togiueor to forgiue; but when we haue flufff 
 
 Thefe Pipes,and rhefe Conueyanccs of our blood 
 
 With Wine and Feeding, we haue fuppler Soules 
 
 Then in our Prieft-like Fafts: therefore He watch him 
 
 Till he be dieted to my rcqueft, 
 
 And then lie fetvponhkn. 
 
 Urn. You know the very rode into his kindnefle. 
 
 And cannot lofe your way. 
 
 Mene. Good faith lieproue him, 
 
 Speed bow it will. 1 (hall ere long,h 2 Uc knowledge 
 
 Of my fuccefle. Exit. 
 
 Com. Heel neuerlieare him. 
 
 Si tin. Not. 
 
 Corn. I tel! you,he doe’s fit in Gold, his eye 
 
 Red as’twould burneRome: and his lniury 
 
 The Gaoler to his pitty. 1 kneel’d before him, 
 
 Twas very faintly he laid Rife: difmirt me 
 
 Thus with his fpeechleffc hand. What he would do 
 
 He lent in writing after me : what he would not. 
 
 Round with an Oath to yceld to his conditions: 
 
 So that all hope is vaine.vnlefTe his Noble Mother, 
 
 And his Wife,who (as I heare) meane to folicite him 
 
 For mercy to his Countrey : therefore lei’s hence. 
 
 And with our faire intreaties hart them on. Exeunt 
 
 Enter Merten nee to the Watch or Guard. 
 l.Wat, Stay: whence are you. 
 i-tt'at. Stand,and go badce. 
 
 Me. You guard like men, tis well.Butby yourleaue, 
 
 I am an Officer ofState.gc come to fpeak with CortoUnut 
 
 I Fromwhence? Mene. FromRome. 
 
 i You may not parte,you muft returne: our Generali 
 will no more heare from thence. 
 
 a You’l fee your Rome embrac'd with fsre, before 
 You'l fpeake with C or idan tee. 
 
 Trkht. Good my Friends, 
 
 If you haue heard your Generali talke of Rome, 
 
 And ofhis Friends there, it is Lots to Blankes, 
 
 My name hath touch'c your eares: it is Mencniui, 
 i Beit fo,goback;the venue of yout name. 
 
 Is not heere paflable. 
 
 tJMenc. I tell thee Fellow, 
 
 Thy Generali is my Louer : I haue beene 
 
 Thebooke ofhis good A£b, whence men haue read 
 
 His Fame vnparaleli’d.liSppely amplified : 
 
 For I haue euer verified my Friends, 
 
 (Of whom hee’s cheefe) with all the fize that verity 
 Would withoutlapfingfuffer. Nay,fometimes, 
 
 Like to a Bowie vpon a fubtle ground 
 
 I haue tumbled part the throw : and in his praife 
 
 Haue (almoft)rtampt the Leafing, Therefore Fellow, 
 
 I mull haue leaue to parte. 
 
 I FaithSir.if you Ivad told as many lies in his bebalfe, 
 as you haue vetered words in your owne, you fhould not 
 parte heere : no, though it wereasvertuoustolye, m to 
 huechartly. Therefore go backe. 
 
 Men Prythte fellow,remembermy name is Meneniut, 
 alwayes fa£lionary on the party ofyourGencrail. 
 
 z Howfoeuer you baue bin his Lier, as you fay you 
 haue, lam one that tellingtrue voder him, mull fay you 
 cannot parte. Therefore go backe. 
 
 Mens. Ha's he dm'd can’ft thou tell? For J would not 
 fpeake with him, till after dinner, 
 i You ate a R oman,are you i 
 
 Metre. 1 am as thy Generali is. 
 
 l Then you fhould hate Rome, as he do’s. Can you 
 
 vvhen you haue pufnt out your gates, the very Defender 
 of them, and in a violent popular ignorance, giuen your 
 enemy your flaield, thinke to front his reuenges with the 
 eafie groanes of old women, the Virginal! Palms of your 
 daughters, or with thepalfied intetccflion of furh a de 
 cay d Dotant as you feetne to be? Can you think to blow¬ 
 out the intended fire,your C. ty is ready to flame in, with 
 luch weake breath as t his? No,you are deceiu’d, therfore 
 backe to Rome.and prepare for your execution : you are 
 condemn d.our Generali has fworne you out of repreeue 
 and pardon. r 
 
 Z. me. Sirra, if thy Captaine knew I were heere. 
 
 He would vfe me with eftimntion. 
 
 1 Come, my Captaine knowes you not, 
 
 Afene. I meane thy Generali. 
 
 I My Generali cares not for you. Back I fay,go: leaft 
 
 I let forth your halfepinte of blood. Backc,<hat'sthe vt- 
 
 moft of your hauing, backe. 
 
 Mene. Nay but FcllowJFellow. 
 
 Enter Cortolamuwtth tsfnfftdeus, 
 
 Corto. What's the matter ? 
 
 Mem. Now you Comp an ion: He fay an arrant for you: 
 you /hall know now that I am in ertimanon: you fhail 
 perctiuc, that a Iacke gardanc cannot office me from my 
 Son ConoLunu, guertc but my entertainment with him: if 
 thou fland'rt not i'th flare of hanging, or of fame death 
 more long in SpecUtorfhip,and crueller in fuffering, bc- 
 
 hold now prelently, and l'woond for whar’s to come vpon 
 
 thee. The glorious Gods fit in hcurcly Synod about thy 
 particular profperity ,and loue thee no worfe then thy old 
 Father Menemut do’s. C my Son, my Son 1 thou art pre¬ 
 paring fire for vs : looke thee, hecrc’s water to quenrh it. 
 
 1 was hardly moued to come to thee : but beeing artured 
 none but my felfe could moue rhee ,1 haue bene blcwne 
 out or your Gates with fighes : andconiure thee to par¬ 
 don Rome, and thy petitionary Countnmen. The good 
 Gods artwage thy vmth.and rurne the dregs ofit, vpon 
 this Varlct heere: This, who like a blocke haihdenyed 
 my accefle to thee. 
 
 Corio, Away. 
 
 Mene. HowPAway? 
 
 Cano. Wife, Mother, Child I know not My affaires 
 AreSeruantedto others : Though I owe 
 
 My Rcucnge properly, my remiflion lies 
 
 In Volcean brerts. That we haue beene familiar, 
 
 Ingrate forgetfulneflc fhail poifon rather 
 
 Then pitty : Note how much, therefore be gone. 
 
 Mine eares againrt your Antes, are Rrongcr then 
 
 Your gates againrt my force. Yet for I loued thee. 
 
 Take this along, I writ it for thy fake. 
 
 And would haue fent it. Another word Menenitei, 
 
 I will not heare thee fpeake. This man jiuff'tdua 
 
 Was my belou'd in Rome : yet thou behold’ft. 
 
 Aujfid. You keepe a conftan: temper. Exeunt 
 
 Manet the Cuard and Mevert tee. 
 
 1 Now fir, is your name Menenitu f 
 
 z Tis afpellyoufeeofmuchpower: 
 
 You know the way home 3goirte 
 
 i Do you heare how v/ce are/hent for keeping your 
 greatnertc backe ? 
 
 » What caufe do yon thinke I haue tofwoond? 
 
 Merten. I neither care for th'world, nor your General: 
 for fuch things as you, I can fcarfe thinke ther’s any,y art 
 fo flight. He that hath a will to die by himfelfe, fcarvs it 
 
 not 
 
The Tragedie of Qjriolanus. 
 
 not from another. Let your Generali do hit worft. For 
 yon, bee that you are.ilong ; and yourmHery emteafe 
 with your age. I fay toyou,as I was faid to, AvtayJExtt 
 I A Noble Fellow I werrant him. 
 a The worthy Fellow Is our GeneraLHe's the Rock, 
 The Oakenot to be windc-Rsaken. ExetW/aeb. 
 
 Enter Corielania anti Aufftdstto. 
 
 Carte. We will before the walls of Rome tomorrow 
 Set downe our HoaR. My partner in this A&ion, 
 
 You mufl report to th’VoIcian Lords, how plainly 
 1 haue borne this Bufinefle. 
 
 Aief. Onely their ends you haue refpedfed, 
 
 Stoptyour eases againfl the generall fuite of Rome : 
 Neuer admitted a prioat whifper.no not with fuch frends 
 That thought them fure of you. 
 
 Cerie. This laft old man, 
 
 Whom with a crack'd heart I haue Tent to Rome, 
 
 Lou’d me, aboue the rocafure of a Father, 
 
 Nay godded me indeed. Their latell refuge 
 Wasrofendhim: forwhofeold Loue I haue 
 (Though I fhew'd fowrefy to him,) once more offer'd 
 The firR Conditions which they did refufe. 
 
 And cannot now accept, to grace him onely, 
 
 That thought he could do more .- Avery little 
 I hsae yeelded too. Frelh £mba(Tes,and Suites, 
 
 Not from the State,nor priuate friends hecreafter 
 Will 1 lend eare to. HaPwhat Rtout is this’ Shout within 
 Shall 1 be tempted to infringe my vow 
 In the fame time *tis made? 1 will got. 
 
 Enter ytrgilutf r olumnia,Valeri* t jeng Mar mu 
 with Attendants. 
 
 My wife comes formofl, then the honour’d mould 
 Wherein this Trunke was fram’d, and in her hand 
 The Grandchilde to her blood. But out affe&ion. 
 
 All bond andpriuiledgeof Nature breake ; 
 
 Let it be Vertuous ro be Ob Aioate. 
 
 What is that Curt’fie worth? Or thofeDoues eyes. 
 Which can make Gods forfworne ?I melr,and am not 
 Of Wronger earth then others: my Mother bovves. 
 
 As if Olympus to a Mole-hill fhould 
 In fupplication Nod : and my yong Boy 
 Hath an Afpetft ofintercefsion, which 
 Great Nature cries, Deny not. Let the Voices 
 Plough Rome, and harrow Italy, lie neuer 
 Be fuch aGofliog to obey infiinft; but Rand 
 As if a man were Author of himfelf,& knew no other kin 
 Virgil. My Lord and Husband. 
 
 Cor to, Thefe eyes are not the fame I wore io Rome. 
 Vtrg. The forrow that deliuers vs thus chang’d. 
 Makes you thinke fo. 
 
 Cerio Like a dull Aflor now.I haue forgo: my part. 
 And I am out, euen to a full Difgrace. BeRofmy FleQi, 
 Forgiue my Tyranny: but do not lay, 
 
 For that forgiue our Romanes. Oakiffe 
 Long as my Exile, fweet as my Reuenge J 
 Now by the iealous Queens of Heauen, that kiffe 
 I carried from thee dcare; and my true Lippe 
 HathVirgin’d itereftncc. You Gods, I pray. 
 
 And the raoft noble Mother of the world 
 Leaue vnfalured: Sinke my knee i’ch’earth, Kneelet 
 Of thy deepe duty, more imprefsion Ihew 
 Then that of common Sonnes. 
 
 Velum. Oh Rand vp bleR! 
 
 Whil’fi with no fofter CuRnon then the Flint 
 I kneele before thee, and vnproperly 
 Shew duty as miRaken, all this while, 
 
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 Betwcene the Ch»lde,and Parent. 
 
 Cerio. What’s this? your knees to me l 
 To your Cocre&ed Sonne ? 
 
 Then let the Pibbles on the hungry beach 
 Fillop the Starre*; Then, let the mutinous wmdes 
 Strike the proud Cedars 'gainR the fiery Sunt 
 Murd’ring Impolfibility.to make 
 What cannot be,flighe worke. 
 
 Vo/nm. Thou art my Warnour, I hope to frame thee 
 Do you know this Lady ? 
 
 Cerio. The Noble Siflerof Publtcola ; 
 
 The Moone of Rome: ChaRe as the Hide 
 That’s curdied by the FroR, from pureR Snow, 
 
 And hangs on Dions Temple: Deere “Ualeria. 
 
 Velum. This is a poore Epitome of yours. 
 
 Which by ^’interpretation of full time, 
 
 Msy R:cw like all your felfe. 
 
 Cone. The God of Souldiers : 
 
 With the confentoffupreame loue, informe 
 Thy thoughts with Nobleneffe, that thou mayfi proue 
 To Riame vnvulnerable, and Ricke t’th Warres 
 Like 3 great Sea-marke Randing euery flaw. 
 
 And faumg thofethat eye thee. 
 
 Volum. Yout knee, Sirrah. 
 
 Cerie, Thai’s my braue Boy. 
 
 Volnm. Euen he.yout wife,ihis Ladie.and my felfe, 
 Are Sutorsto you. 
 
 Cerio. 1 befeech you peace: 
 
 Or if you’ld aske, remember this before; 
 
 The thing 1 haue forfworne to graunt, may neuer 
 Be held by you denials. Do not bid me 
 Difmifle my Soldiers,or capitulate 
 Againe.with Romes Mechanickes. Tell me not 
 Wherein I feeme vnnaturall :Defire not t’allay 
 My Rages and Reuenges,with your colder reafons. 
 
 Velum. Oh no more,no more: 
 
 You haoe faid you will not grant vs any thing: 
 
 For we haue nothing elle to aske. but that 
 Which you deny already: yet we will aske. 
 
 That if you fade m our requefl, the blame 
 May hang vpon your hardneffe, therefore heare vs. 
 
 Cerio. Auffiditoi, and you Voices marke, for wee’l 
 Heare nought from Rome in priuate. Your requefl ? 
 
 Volum , Should we be filent& not fpeak,our Raiment 
 And Rate of Bodies would bewray what life 
 We haue led fince thy Exile. Thinke with thy felfe, 
 How more vnfortunace then all liuing women 
 Are we come hither; fince that thy fight, which fhould 
 Make our eies flow with ioy.harts dance with comforts, 
 ConRraines them weepe,and fhake with feate& forow. 
 Making the Mother, wife,and Childe to fee. 
 
 The Sonne, the Husband,and the Father tearing 
 HisCountries Bowels out; and topoore we 
 Thine enmities moR capital!: Thou barr’ft vs 
 Our prayers t o the Gods,which is a comfort 
 That all but we enioy. For how can we ? 
 
 Alas! how can we,for our Country pray > 
 
 Whereto we are bound, together with thy vidhory: 
 Whereto we are bound: Aiacke.or v/e muR loofe 
 The Countrie cur deereNurfe, cr elfe thy perform 
 Our comfort in the Country. We muflfinde 
 An euident Calamity, though we had 
 Our wilh, which fide fhould win. Foe either thou 
 MuR as a Forraine Recreantbe led 
 With Manacles through our Rreets, of elfe 
 Triumphantly trsade on thy Countries mine, 
 
 «c x And 
 
28 
 
 Tfe 'Trage&e offorioUnus. 
 
 And beare the Palme, for haoingbrauely (hed 
 Thy Wife and Childrens blood: For toy fclfe, Sonne, 
 
 I purpofe not to wane on Fortune, till 
 
 Thele warres determine : If I cannot perfwade thee, 
 
 R ather ro /hew a Noble grace to both parts. 
 
 Then fecketheendofone ; thou /halt nofooner 
 March to aflault thy Country, then to treade 
 (Truft too’c, thou /halt not) on thy Mothers wombe 
 That brought thee to this world. 
 
 Virg. J,and mine.that brought you forth this boy. 
 
 To keepeyout namehuing to time. 
 
 'Bey. A/hall not tread on me: lie run away 
 Till 1 arn bigger, but then ilc fight. 
 
 Cario. Not of a womans tendcrnefle to be. 
 
 Requires nor Childe.nor womans face to fee: 
 lhaue fate too long. 
 
 Velum. Nay,go not from vs thus: 
 
 If,t were fo.that our requeftdid tend 
 
 To faue the Romanes thereby to deftroy 
 
 The Voices whom you ferue, you might condemne vs 
 
 As poylonous ofyout Honour. No,our fuite 
 
 Is that you reconcile them : Whilethe Voices 
 
 May fay, this mercy we haue fhew’d: the Romanes, 
 
 This we tecem’d, and each in either fide 
 
 Giue the All-haile to thee', and cry be Klefl 
 
 For making vp this peace. Thouknow’A (great Sonne) 
 
 The end of Wanes vneertaine: but this cettaine. 
 
 That if thou conquer Rome, the benefit 
 Which thou lhalt thereby reape, is fuch a n3me 
 Wbofe repetition will be dogg’d with Curfes ; 
 WhofeChronide thus writ,The man was Noble, 
 
 But with his la A Attempt.he wip d it out: 
 
 DeAroy’d his Country,and his name tamaines 
 To th’infuing Agc,abhorr’d. Speaketo meSon: 
 
 Thou ha A affedted the fiue ftraines of Honor, 
 
 To imitate the graces ofcheGods. 
 
 To ceare with Thunder the wide Cheekes a'th’Ayre, 
 And yet to change thy Sulphurc with a Boult 
 That Aiould but tiueanOake. Why do’ft i>ot fpcake? 
 Think'ft thou it Honourable for aNobleman 
 Still to remember wrongs i Daughter,fpcake you 
 He cares not for your weeping. Speake thou Roy, 
 Perhaps thy chtldifhneffe will moue him more 
 Then can our Reafons. There s no man in the world 
 Morebound to’s Mother,yet heere he let's me prate 
 Like one ith’Stockes. Thou haA neucr in thy life, 
 Shew’d thy deere Mother any curtefie. 
 
 When /he(poore Hen ) fond of no feconrf brood, 
 
 Ha’s clock’d thee to the Warres: and fafelie home 
 Loden with Honor. Say my RcqueA’s vniuft. 
 
 And fpurnc me baefce: But, if it be not fo 
 Thou arc not honeft, and the Gods will plague thee 
 That thou reftrain’ftfrom me the Duty, which 
 To a Mothers part belongs. He turnes away : 
 
 Down Ladiesile: vs /hame him with him with our knees 
 To his fur-name Ceriolanut longs more pride 
 Then pitty to our Prayers. Downe: an end, 
 ThisistheUA. So, we will hometoRome, 
 
 And dye among our Neighbours: Nay, behold’s. 
 
 This Boy that cannot tell what he would haue. 
 
 But knceles, and holds vp hands for fellow/hip, 
 
 Doc’s reafon our petition with more /rrength 
 Then thou haA to deny’t. Come,Jet vs go : 
 
 This Fellow had a Vckean to his Mother: 
 
 His Wife is in Certain, and his Childe 
 Like him by chance: yet giue vs our difpatch: 
 
 I am hu/ht vntill our City be afire,& then He fpeak a lrile 
 
 Holds her by the hand jtleni. 
 
 Carte . O Mother,Mother 1 
 What h3ue you done ? Behold, the Heauens do ope, 
 
 The Gods looke downe, and this vnnarurall Scene 
 They laugh at. Oh my Mother, Mother : Oh! 
 
 You haue wonne a happy Viftory to Rome. 
 
 But for your Sonne, beleeue it: Oh beleeue it, 
 
 MoA dangcroufly yop haue with him preuail'd. 
 
 ] f not mofl mortall to him. But let it come: 
 
 Anfftduts, though I cannot make true Warres, 
 
 He frame cofiuenient peace. Now good Aufftdsus, 
 
 Were you in my fteed, would you haue heard 
 A Mother le/Te? or granted \tftc Atrfftdhu ? 
 
 Auf. 1 was mou’d withalL 
 
 Cone. 1 dare be fworne you were : 
 
 And fir, it is no little thing to make 
 
 Mine eyes to fweat compaflion. But (good fir) 
 
 What peace you'l make.aduife me :For my part, 
 
 He nor to Rome, lie backe with you.and pray you 
 Stand to me in this caufe. Oh Mother! Wife ! 
 
 Auf. 1 am glad thou haft fet thy mercy, 8t thy Honor 
 At difference in thee : Out of that lie worke 
 My fclfe a formerl-orrune. 
 
 Carle. 1 by and by; But we will dtinke together; 
 
 And you/hall beare 
 
 A beuer wicnefle backe then words, which we 
 On like conditions,will haueCounter-feai’d. 
 
 Come enter with vs: Ladies you deferue 
 Tohaue a Temple built you : All theSwords 
 In lta!y,and her Confederate Arcncs. 
 
 Could not haue made this peace. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Menenim and StcimM. ftone? 
 
 Meat. Seeyouyon'dCaina’th Capitol,yon'd comer 
 
 Sic in. Why what of that? 
 
 Mene. If it be poftible for you to difplaceic with your 
 liule finger, there is fometiope.the Ladies of Rome,e/pc- 
 cially his Mother, may preoaile with him.But 1 fay.there 
 is no hope in‘c,our throats are fentenc’d, and Aay vppon 
 execution. 
 
 Stein. Ii’tpofstble.thatfo/hort a time can alter the 
 condition ofaman. 
 
 Aiene. There is differtney between a Grub & a But¬ 
 terfly, yet your Butterfly was a Grub; this tJMarttw, is 
 growne from Man to Dragon : He has wings,hee's more 
 then a creepingthing. ’ 
 
 Stein. He lou d his Mother deerely. 
 
 Mene Sodidhemee: and he no more remembers his 
 Mother now ,then an eight yeare old horfe. The tartne/fc 
 ofhisface.fo'wres ripe Grapes. When he walks,he moues 
 like an Engine,and the ground fhrinkes before his Trea¬ 
 ding. He is able to pierce a Corflec with his eye: Talkes 
 
 like a knell.and his hum is a Battery. He fits in his State, 
 as a thing made for Alexander. What he bi<^ bee done,is 
 fini/ht with his bidding. He wants nothing ofa God but 
 Eternity,and a Heauen to Throne in. 
 
 Stem. Yes,mercy,ifyou report him truly. 
 
 Mene. IpainthimiotheChara&er. Mark what roer- 
 cy his Mother/hall bring from him: There is no more 
 mercy in him.chen there is milke in a male-Tyger, that 
 /hall our poore City finde; and all this is long of you. 
 
 Stem. TheGodsbegood vr.to vs. 
 
 Mene. No,in fuch a cafe the Gods will not bee good 
 vnto vs. When we bani/h’d him.we refpedted not them; 
 and he returning tobreakeour necks.they rcfpe&not vs. 
 
 Enter a A/efenaer. 
 
 Mrjf. 
 
The Tra ffedie of C onol^nus 
 
 19 
 
 7>{rf, Sir, if you’ld faue your life, flye to yout Houfe, 
 
 The Plebeians haue got your Fellow Tribune. 
 
 And hale him vp and downe ; allfwearing, if 
 The Romane Ladies bring not comfort home. 
 
 They'l giue him death by Inches. 
 
 Enter another Me fencer. 
 
 Stem. What’s the Newes f (preuayfd, 
 
 Ttleff. Good Newes, good newes,the Ladies hauc 
 The Volcians are diflodg’d, and Martins gone : 
 
 A merrier day did neuer yer greet Rome, 
 
 No,not th’expulfion ofthe Tar quins 
 
 Stein Friend, art thou certaine this is true * 
 
 H’t mod certaine. 
 
 Mef. As certaine as I know the Sun is fire: 
 
 | Where haue you lurk’d that you make doubt of it: 
 
 Ne’re through an Arch fo hurried the blowne Tide, 
 
 As the recomforted through th'gates. Whyharkeyou : 
 
 Trnmpcts , Hobojes fDrums hate, altogether. 
 The Trumpets, Sack-burs, Pfalteries.and Fifes, 
 Tabors.and Symboles.and the fhowting R omans 
 Make the Sunne dance. Hearke you. AJbotu within 
 
 Mene. This is good Newes: 
 
 1 will gomeete the Ladies. This Volnntma, 
 
 Is worth ofConfuls, Senators, Patricians, 
 
 A City full -.OfTribunes fuch as you, 
 
 A Sea and Land full: you haue pray'd well to day: 
 
 This Morning, for ten choufand of your throates, 
 l’de not haue giuen a doit. Harke.how they ioy. 
 
 Sound fltll with the Shouts. 
 Stem. Firft, the Gods bleffe you for your tydings : 
 Next,accept my tbankefulnefle. 
 
 Tslef. Sir,we haue all great caufc to giue great thanks. 
 Stem. They are neere the City. 
 
 Mef Almoft at point to enter. 
 
 Stein. Wce'l meet them, and helpe the ioy. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter two Senatorsfvith Ladies, paftingtuer 
 the Stage, with other Lords. 
 
 Sena. Behold our Pstronnefle, the life of Rome: 
 
 Call all your Tribes together,praife theGods, 
 
 And make triumphant fires, ftrew Flowers before them : 
 Vn/hoot the noife that Banifh'd Martius\ 
 
 Repcale him, with the welcome of his Mother: 
 
 Cry welcome Ladies, welcome 
 AS. Welcome Ladies, welcome. 
 
 A Fieurtfb with Drummes & Trumpet3. 
 
 EntctfTuBsst ts{iiftdiMl,wtth Attendants. 
 
 Auf. Go tell the Lords a’th’City, I amheere: 
 
 I Dehuer them this Paper: hauing read it, 
 
 | Rid them tepayre to th’Matket place, where I 
 Eoen in theirs,and in the Commons eares 
 Will vouch the truth ofit. Him I accufe: 
 
 The City Ports by this hath enter’d, and 
 Intends t’appeare before the People, hoping 
 To purge himfelfe with words. Difpatch. 
 
 Enter $ or fonftrtratorr of Aufidtus Faflien. 
 
 Moft Welcome. 
 
 1 Con. How is it with our Generali ? 
 
 Auf. Euen fo.as with a man by his ©wne Aimes im- 
 I poyfon’d. and with his Charity flaine. 
 
 x.Con. Moft Noble Sir, If you do hold the fame intent 
 I Wherein you withe vs parties: Wee’l deliuer you 
 lOfyour great danger. 
 
 A*f Sir, I cannot tell. 
 
 We rauft proceed as we do fir.de the People. 
 
 j.Cea. The People will remaioc vncertaine,whil’ft 
 ‘Twixt you there's difference: but the fall of either 
 Makes theSuruiuor heyre of all. 
 
 Auf. I know it: 
 
 And my pretext to (hike at him, admits 
 A g<?od conftru&ion. I rais’d him, and I pawn’d 
 Mine Honor for his truth: who being fo heighten’d. 
 
 He watered his new Plants with dewes of Flattery, 
 Seducing fomy Friends rand to this end. 
 
 He bow'd bis Nature, neuer knowne before. 
 
 But to be rough, vnfwayable.and free. 
 
 j .Confp. Sir, his ftoutnefle 
 When he did ftand for Confull, which he loft 
 Bylackeof (looping. 
 
 Auf. That 1 would haue fpoke of• 
 
 Being banifh'd for't,hecame vnto my Harth, 
 Prefentedtomy knifehisThroat: 1 tookehim. 
 
 Made him ioynt-feruant with me: Gaue him way 
 In all his owne defires :Nay,lethimchoofe 
 Ouc of my Files, his proie£ts,to accomptilh 
 My beft and freftieft men, fetu’d his defignements 
 ]n mine owneperfon : holpe to reape the Fame 
 Which he did end all his; and tooke feme pride 
 To do my felfe this wrong : Till at the laft 
 1 feem’d his Follower, not Partner; and 
 He wadg’d me withhisCountenancc.asif 
 1 had bin Mercenary. 
 
 .Con. So he did my Lord : 
 
 The Army marueyl’d at it, and in the laft, 
 
 W hen he had carried Rome, and that we look d 
 For no leffe Spoile. then Glory. 
 
 Auf There waste: 
 
 For which my (inewes (hall be ftretcht vpon him, 
 
 Ac a few drops of Womens rhewme, which are 
 Ascheape as Lies; he fold the Blood and Labour 
 Of our great Aiftion; therefore fhall he dye. 
 
 And lie renew me in his fall But hearke 
 
 Drummes and Trumpet i founds,totchgreat 
 Ihowts of the people. 
 
 1. Con. Your NacitieTownc you enter'd like a Pofte, | 
 And had no welcomes home, but he returnes 
 Splitting the Ayre with noyfe, 
 
 2 . Con. And patient Fooles, 
 
 Whofe children he hath flame, their bafe throats teate 
 With giumg him glory. 
 
 j. Con. Therefore at your vantage. 
 
 Ere he expreffe himfelfe, or moue the people 
 With what he would fay, let him feels your Swotdi 
 Which we w ill fecond, when he lies along 
 After your way. His Tale pronounc’d, (hall bury 
 His Reafons, with his Body. 
 
 Auf. Say no more. Heere come the Lords, 
 
 Enter the Lords of the City. 
 
 All Lords. You are moft welcome home, 
 
 Auf. I haue not deferu'd it. 
 
 But worthy Lords, haue you with heede petufed 
 What I haue written to you ? 
 
 AH. We haue. 
 
 i .Lord. Andgreeuetoheare'r: 
 
 What faults he made before the laft, I thinke 
 Migh t haue found eafie Fines : But there to end 
 Where he was to begin,and giue away 
 The benefit of our Leuies,anfwering vs 
 With our owne charge: making a Treatie, where 
 There was a yeeldiog;this admits noexcufe. 
 
 1 cc I Auf. 
 
The TrageJie of Qonolmas 
 
 _ 3 ° 
 
 jfkf. Heapproaches, you (hall hearehim. 
 
 Bitter Ceriolanus marching with Druume,ttnd Cohort. The 
 Commoner j being with him. 
 
 Corio. Haile Lords, I am return’d your Souldier: 
 
 No more infe&ed with my Countries loue 
 Then when I parted hence; but Hill fubfifting 
 Vnder your great Cdhimand. You arc to know. 
 
 That profperoufly I haue attempted, and 
 
 With bloody paffage led your Wanes, euen to 
 
 The gates of Rome: Our (poiles we haue brought home 
 
 Doth more then counter poire a full third part 
 
 The charges of the Action. We haue made peace 
 
 With no leffe Honor to the Antiates 
 
 Then (harne to th’Romaines. And we hecre deliuer 
 
 Subscrib'd by’cb'ConfuIs.snd Patricians, 
 
 Together with the Seale a’th Senat.what 
 Wehaue compounded on. 
 
 Auf. Read ic not Noble Lords, 
 
 But tell the Traitor in the higheft degree 
 He hath abus'd your Powers. 
 
 Cor/o Traitor? How now? 
 
 Auf. I Traitor, Mat tuts. 
 
 Certo. Martins ? 
 
 Auf. 1 Martins, Caine Martiue : Do'ft thou thinke 
 lie grace thee with that Robbery, thy ftolnc name 
 Conotanui in Corioles ? 
 
 You Lords and Heads a’th'State.perfidioufly 
 He ba’s betray’d your buline(fe,and gtuen vp 
 For certaine drop sofSalt.your City Rome .- 
 I fay your City to his Wife and Mother, 
 
 Breaking his Oath and Resolution, like 
 A twift of rotten Silke, neuer admitting 
 Counfaile a’th’warre : But at his Nurfes teares 
 He whin'd and roar’d away your Vifiory, 
 
 That Pages blufti'd at him, and men of heart 
 Look'd vrond’ring each at others. 
 
 Corio. Hear’ft thou Mars ? 
 
 tAuf. Name not the God, thou boy of Teares, 
 
 Cono. Ha? 
 
 Aafid. No more. 
 
 Corio. Mcafureleffe Lyar,thou haft made my heart 
 Too great for what container it. Boy? Oh Slauc, 
 Pardon me Lords, ’ris the fit ft time that cucr 
 I was forc’d to fcoui’d.Your iudgments my graue Lords 
 Muft giue this Curve the Lye: and his owne Notion, 
 Who weares my ftripes imp re ft vpon him, that 
 Muft beare ray beating to his Graue, (hall ioy ne 
 To thruft the Lyevntohitn. 
 
 s Lord. Peace both,and heare me fpeake. 
 
 Corio. Cut me to pceces Voices men and Lads, 
 
 Staine all your edges on me. Boy, falfe Hound: 
 
 If you haue writ your Annales true, *tis there. 
 
 That like an Eagle in a Doue-coat, I 
 
 Flatter’d your Volcians in Corio let. 
 
 Alone I did it 4 Boy. 
 
 t Atf. Why Noble Lords, 
 
 W ill you be put in minde of his blinde Fortune, 
 
 Which was your (Lame, by this vnholy Braggart ? 
 
 ’Fore your owne eyes,and eares ? 
 iAl\Conft, Let him dyefor't. 
 
 AH People. T eare him topeeces,do it prefcntly : 
 
 He kill’d my Sorme, my daughter, be kill'd my Cofine 
 Marcm ,he Kill’d my Father. 
 
 2 Lori. Peace hoe : no outrage,peace: 
 
 The man is Noble.and his Fame folds in 
 This Orbe o’th’earth: His laft offences to vs 
 Shall haue Iudicious hearing. Stand Auffidtut, 
 
 And trouble not the peace. 
 
 Corio. O that I had him,with (re. Anfidiujfes ,ot more : 
 His Tribe, to vfe my lawfullSword. 
 
 Auf. Infolent Villaine. 
 
 All Conip. Kill,kill,kill,ki!l,kill him. 
 
 Dram both the Confpirators , and pile {JHartiw, to ho 
 falles, Anfiiitn floods on him. 
 
 Loris. Hold,held,hold,hold, 
 
 A if. My Noble Mafters,heare me fpeake, 
 
 I Lori, or Mm. 
 
 2 .Lord. Thou haft done a dcedjwheteat 
 Valour will werpe. 
 
 3 -Lori. Tread not vpon him Maftcrs,all be-quiet, 
 Put »p yourSwords. 
 
 Auf. My Lords, 
 
 Whenyou fhall know (as in this Rage 
 Ptouok'd by him,you cannot^ the great danger 
 Which this mans life did oweyou,you1 reioyce 
 That he is thus cut off. P’cafe it yout Honours 
 To call me toyour Senate, lie deliuer 
 My felfe your loy all Seruant, or endure 
 Your heauieft Cenfure. 
 
 i .Lori. Beare from hence his body, 
 
 And mourne you for him. Let him be regarded 
 As the moft Noble Coarfc, that euer Herald 
 Did follow to his Vrne. 
 
 2 .Lori. His owne impatience. 
 
 Takes from Affiisut a great part ofblame: 
 
 Let’s make the Beft of it. 
 
 Auf. My Rage is gone. 
 
 And ! am ftrucke with forrow. Take him vp: 
 
 Helpc three a'th’chtcfeft Souldiers.Ile be one. 
 
 Beat? thou the Drumme that it fpeake mournfully: 
 Trade your ftcelc Pikes. Though in this City hee 
 Hath widdowed and vtlchilded many s one, 
 
 Which to this houre bewaile thejniury. 
 
 Yet he (hall haue a Nobis Memory. Affift. 
 
 Exeunt bearing the “Body of Martha. A dead Marti 
 Sounded. 
 
 I 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 I- ___I 
 
V 
 
 The Lamentable Tragedy of 
 
 Ticus Andronicus. 
 
 dSf3us Trim us. Sccena 'Trima. 
 
 fbwtfb. Enter the Tribunes and Senatorsaloft And then 
 enter Satummut Aid hu Followers at one doore, 
 and Rafndr.ru and bit Followers at (S e 
 other t ttnib "Dram & Colours, 
 
 Saturnism, 
 
 Oblc P atrtcians, Patrons of my right. 
 
 Defend the mftice of my Caufe with Armes 
 And Coootrey-mcn, myloumg Followers, 
 Pleade my Succefliuc Title with your Swotds. 
 I wat the fn ft borne Sonne, that wasthelaft 
 That wore the Imperial! Diadem of Rome . 
 
 Then let my Fathers Honours hue in me, 
 
 Not wrong mine Age with this indignuic. 
 
 Hafuantu. Romaines, Friends, Followers, 
 
 F luotircrs of my Right . 
 
 1 f cuet Tafitanm, Cafari Sonne, 
 
 Were gracious in the eyes of Rovall Rome, 
 
 Kcepc then this paflage to the Capitoll. 
 
 And fuffer not Di (honour to approach 
 
 Th’lmpcnallSeatc to Vertue : confecrate 
 
 To Iufhcc, Continence, and Nobility 
 
 But lei Defcrt in pure Eledhon (bine j 
 
 And Romanes, fight for Freedome in your Choice. 
 
 Enter Maretu Aadrontcm aloft with the Cravne. 
 
 Princes, that (trine by Fa&ions. and by Friends, 
 
 Amb tioufly for Rule and Lmpcry : 
 
 Know, that the people ofRomc for whom we Band 
 A fpecull Party, haue by Common voyce 
 In Elc&ion for the Romanc Emperie, 
 
 Chofen Antiromcue , Sur-narned Ptttet, 
 
 For many good and great deferts to Rome. 
 
 A Noblct man, a braucr Wamour, 
 
 Liues not this day within the City Walles. 
 
 He by the Senate is accited home 
 
 From weary Warrcs agamft the batb2rousGoth€5, 
 
 That with his Sonnes (3 tetrof to our Foes) 
 
 Hath yoak'd a Nation flrong, train'd vp m Armcs. 
 
 Ten yearcs are fpen;, fince mft he vodertooke 
 This Caufe ofRomc, and chafticed with Armes 
 Out Enemies ptide. Fiue times he hath return d 
 i’ccding to Rome, beating bis V aliaflt Sonnes 
 n CofRns from the Field, 
 tnd now at lift, laden with Honours Spoyles, 
 
 Returnes the good Andronnut to Rome, 
 enowned Tam , ftourifhmg 10 Artnes. 
 
 Let vs tntreat.by Honour ofhis Name, 
 
 Whorn (worthily) you would haue now fuccecdc. 
 
 And in the Capitoll and Senates right, 
 
 Whom you pretend to Honour and Adore, 
 
 That you withdraw you, and abate your Strength, 
 Difmtfle yout Followers, and asSuters fhould, 
 
 Pleadt your Deferts in Peace and Humblenefle. 
 
 Saturnine. How fay re the Tribune fpeakc*. 
 
 To calme my thoughts. 
 
 Kafiia. t^Mareiu Androntcue , fo 1 do a (Re 
 Id thy vpnghuieffe and Integrity : 
 
 And fo I Loue and Honor thee, and thine, 
 
 Thy Noble Brother Turn, and hisSonnes, 
 
 And Her (to whom my thoughtsaie humbled all) 
 Gracious Lausrjut, Romes rich Ornament, 
 
 That I will heeredifraiffemy louing Friends: 
 
 And to my Fortunes, and the Peoples Fauour, 
 
 Commit my Caufe in bsllance to be weigh d. 
 
 Exit Sou Idiom 
 
 Saturnine. Friends, that haue betne 
 Thus forward in my Rights 
 1 thankc yon all, and heere DiGniffe you all, 
 
 Aod to the Loue and Fauour of my Coontrcy, 
 
 Commit my Selfe, my Perfoo, and the Caufe . 
 
 Rome, be as iuft and gracious vnto roe, 
 
 As I am confident and kinde to thee. 
 
 Open the Gates,and let me in. 
 
 'BaftUt, Tribunes,and me, a poore Competitor. 
 
 FInsert[h. They go vp mto toe Senat houfe 
 
 Enter a Captain*. 
 
 Cop. Romanes make way : the good Andromrue, 
 Patron ofVertue, Romes bell Champion, 
 
 Succcflcfjll n the Battailes that he fights, 
 
 With Honour and with Fortune is return'd. 
 
 From whence he circumfcnbed with bis Sword, 
 
 And brought to yoke the Enem.es of Rome 
 
 Sound Drum me s and Trumpets. And then enter two ofTttut 
 Sonnet ; After thestit, two me* bearing a Coffin counted 
 with bUcke, then two other Sonnes. After them, Titut 
 
 Androntcue, and then Tamora the JJuecw of Gotber ,tfv 
 her two Sonne; Chiron and Demetrius, wtih *Aaron 1 he 
 M o«rt,and other t,ao many at can bee. They fet down* 1 he 
 faff intend Tttut [peak's. 
 
 Andromcus. HiileRome; 
 Vifioriour mthy Mourning Wecdes 
 
 Loc, 
 
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 "oc as the Barke that hath difcharg'd his fraught, 
 Returnei with precious lading to.the Bay, 
 
 From whence at firft (he wegih'd her Anchorage : 
 Commeth Audronicue bound with Lawrell bowca, 
 
 To rclalutc hi6 Country with hw teares, 
 
 Tcares of true Loy for his retutne to Rome, 
 
 Thou great defender of this Capitoll, 
 
 Stand gracious to the Rites that we intend. 
 RomaineSfOffiuc and twenty Valiant Sonnes, 
 
 Halfe of the number that King Pnam had. 
 
 Behold the poore remaines aliue and dead! 
 
 Thefe that Suruine.lec Rome reward with Loue: 
 
 Thefe that 1 bring vnto their latefl home. 
 
 With buriall amongft then Aunceftors. 
 
 Heere Gothes haoe giuen me leaue to (heath my Sword: 
 Tttiu vnkmde,and cardefle of thine owne, 
 
 Why fuffer'ft thou thy Sonnes vnburied yet, 
 
 To hotter on the dreadfull fhore of Stix ? 
 
 M ake way to lay them by their Brotheren. 
 
 They open iheTornhe, 
 
 There greete in (iknee as the dead are wont, 
 
 And fleepe in peace,flame in your Countries wanes: 
 
 O facred receptacle of my ioyes, 
 
 Sweet Cell of vertue and Noblitic, 
 
 How many Sonnes ofroine haft thou in (lore, 
 
 That thou wilt neuer tender to me more ! 
 
 Luc, Giue vs the proudeft prifonei of the Gothes, 
 That we may hew his limbes.and on a pile 
 Ad monies frajrum,(»cr\ficc his flefn : 
 
 Before this earthly prifon of their bones, 
 
 That fo the (hadowes be not vnappeas'd 
 Nor we difturb'd with prodigies on earth. 
 
 Tit. 1 giue him you.the Nobieft that Suruiues, 
 Theeldeft Son ofthis diftrcfied Queene. 
 
 yens. Stay Romame Bietheren,gracious Conqueror, 
 Vnftorious Ttfrw.rut the teates 1 fhed, 
 
 A Mothers teares in paflton for her fonne t 
 And if thy Sonnes were euet decre to tltec, 
 
 Oh thinke my fonnes to be as decre to met 
 Sufficeth not,that we are brought to Rome 
 Tobeautt6e thy Triumphs,and returne 
 Captiue tothee,and to thy Romaine yoske, 
 
 But muft my Sonnes be fiaughtred inthe Areetcs, 
 
 Pot Valiant doings in their Countries caufe ? 
 
 O I If to fight for King and Commotv-weale, 
 
 Were ptety in thme.it is in thefe: 
 
 Andrvmcusftt>\(\e not thy Tombe with blood. 
 
 Wilt thou draw neere the nature of the Gods ? 
 
 Draw neere them then in being merctfull, 
 
 'Sweet mercy is Nobilities true badge, 
 
 Thrice Noble T»r»r,fparemy firft borne fonne. 
 
 T’t. Patient yout feife Madam.and pardon me. 
 
 Thefe arethc Brethren,whom you Gothes beheld 
 Aiiuc and dead, and for their Bretheren flaine, 
 Rcligioufly they aske a facrifice: 
 
 To tins your fonne is markt,and die he mull, 
 
 Pappeafe their groaning fhadowes that are gone. 
 
 Luc. Away with him, and make afire ftraight. 
 
 And without Swords vpon spile of wood. 
 
 Let's he w his limbes nil they be cleace ccnfum'd. 
 
 Exit Sonnei With Alar hue. 
 
 Tamo O ctuell irreligious piety. 
 
 Chi. Was euer Scythia halfe fo barbarous# 
 
 Peru Oppofc me Scy thia to ambitious Rome, 
 
 Alarhue goes to rcft.andwe furutue, 
 
 To tremble vnder Titus threatning looker. 
 
 Then Madam ftand refolu'd,but hope wiihall. 
 
 The feife fame Gods that arm'd the Quecoe ofTroy 
 With opportumtie of (harpe reuenge 
 Vpon the Thracian Tyrant in his Tent, 
 
 May fauoer Tamara cheQueene ofGothes, 
 
 ( When Gothes were Gothes.and was Queene) 
 
 To quit the bloody wrongs vpon her foes. 
 
 Enter the Sonnes of Andromctee ayame. 
 
 Ltd. See Lord and Father,how we haue perform’d 
 Our Romaine rightes yAlarhut limbs are lopt, 
 
 And intrals feede the facrififing fire. 
 
 Whole fmokc like incenfe doth petfume the skie. 
 Femameth nought but to interre our Brethren. 
 
 And with low'd Larums wtlcomethero to Rome. 
 
 Tit. Let it be fo.and let Andrntcm 
 Make il.ii his lateft farewell to their foules. 
 
 Flottrtfh. 
 
 Then Sound Trumpets ^ndlaj the Coffins in the Totrthe. 
 In peace and Honour reft you heere my Sonnes, 
 Romesreadieft Champions,repofe you heere in reft. 
 Secure from worldly chauneesand miftiaps ; 
 
 Heere lurks no Trealon.hecre no cnuie fwels, 
 
 Heere grew no damned grudges, heere are no ftonne. 
 No noyfe.bur filence and Eternall fleepe, 
 
 1 n peaceand Honour reft you heere my Soanes. 
 
 Enter Levin ia. 
 
 Lam In peace and Honour,liue Lord Tdtee long. 
 
 My Nobis Lord and Father,lioe mFames 
 Loe at this Tombe my mbutane teares, 
 
 I render for my Bretberens Obfequies; 
 
 And at thy feece l kneele,with teares of ioy 
 Shed on (he earth for thy ret urne to Rome. 
 
 O blefle me heere with thy vi£\o>rious hand. 
 
 Whole Fouune Romes befl Citizens applau'd. 
 
 Ti Kind Rome, 
 
 That naft thuslouingly referu d 
 
 The Cordtall of mine age to glad my hart, 
 
 Laumia liuc,out-liue thy Fathers dayes i 
 And Fames eternall date for vertues praife. 
 
 Mure. Long litre Lord Time, my bclooed brother. 
 Gracious Triumphet in the eyes of Rome. 
 
 Tn. Thankes GemleTiibune, 
 
 Noble brother Marcus 
 
 Mar. And welcome Nephews from focceffiall wees. 
 You that furuiueand you that fleepe in Fame: 
 
 Fane Lords yourForiunes are all alike to all, 
 
 That m yout Countries feruice drew your Swosdi. 
 
 But (afer Triumph is this Funerall Pompe, 
 
 That hath afpir'd to Seism Happines, 
 
 And Tnumphs ouer chaunca in honours bed. 
 
 Titus Avdromtue .thepeopleofRome, 
 
 Whole friend in luftieethou halt euer bene, 
 
 Send thee by me their Tribune and their tnsft. 
 
 This Palliament of white and (potlcfleHue, 
 
 And name thee in Ele&ion for the Empire, 
 
 With rhefe our late deceafed Emperours Sonnes t 
 Be Candidas m then and put ir on, 
 
 And helpe to fet a head on headlrfle Rome. 
 
 Tu. A better head her Glorious body fits. 
 
 Then hi $ that fhakes for age and fccblenefte\ 
 
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 What fbculd I d’on thus Robe and trouble you, 
 
 Becbofcn with proclamations today. 
 
 To morrow y ccld vp rule, refigne my life. 
 
 And fet abroad new buflneffe for yets all. 
 
 Rome I haue bene tby Souldkr forty yeares. 
 
 And Icdnsy Countries drength fuccenefully. 
 
 And buried one and twenty Valiant Sonnet, 
 
 Knighted in Field, fiaine manfully in Aimes, 
 
 In ri ght and Sendee of their N oble Coumrie: 
 
 Giue me s fiaffe of Honour for mine age. 
 
 But not a Scepter to controu 1c the world, 
 
 Vpright he held it Lords.that held it last. 
 
 Mar. 7 Ttf*«\thou (halt obtaine and aske theEmperie 
 
 Sat. Proud and ambitious Tribune can'd thou tell? 
 
 Titos. Patience Prince Satstrnmns. 
 
 Sat. Romaines do me right. 
 
 Patricians draw your Swords ,andfheath tftemnot 
 
 Till Setuminut be Romes Emperour: 
 
 ArJromcut would thou wert uiipt to hell. 
 
 Rather then rob me of the peoples harts. 
 
 Luc. Proud Saturnine, interrupter of the good 
 
 That Noble minded Titus mcancs to thee. 
 
 Tit. Content thcePrinceJ will reftore to thee 
 
 The peoples harts.and weane them from themfelus*. 
 
 Haft, Androntcus,l do not flatter thee 
 
 But Honour thee,and will doe till I die: 
 
 My FadUon if thou flrengthen with thy Friend ? 
 
 I will mod thankefull be,and thankesto men 
 
 Of Noble mindes.is HonourableMeeda. 
 
 Tit. People of R ome.and Noble Tribune s hcere, 
 
 1 aske your yoyces and your Suffrages, 
 
 Will you bellow them friendly on Antbonicus? 
 
 Tribunes. To gratifie the good Aodronicus^ 
 
 And Gratulate his fafe rcusrnc to Rome, 
 
 The people will accept whom he admit*. 
 
 Tit. TribunesI thanke yoo.and this fore 1 make. 
 
 That you Create your Eroperoun elded fonne. 
 
 Lord S^tf/w-wK'.whofe Venues will I hope, 
 
 Refle&oa RomcasTytansRayes on earth 
 
 And ripen Juftice in this Common- weale: 
 
 Thrnifyou will ele&bymy aduife, 
 
 Crownebim, and fay: Long hue our Emperour. 
 
 Mar. An. With Voyces and spplaufe ofeuery fort. 
 Patricians and Plcbeans we Create 
 
 Lord Sattminus Romes Great Emperour. 
 
 And fay. Long Hue our taper our Saturnine. 
 
 A long riourifh tiB they come dnetse. 
 
 Satu. Titus ArJronieus ,fot thy Fauours done. 
 
 To vs in our Elcftioa this day, 
 
 I giue thee thankes in part of thy Deferts, 
 
 And will with Deed* requite thy gemienefle j 
 
 And for an Onfet Titus to aduance 
 
 THy Name.and Honorable Familie, 
 
 Loumia will I make my Emptefle, 
 
 Rome sRoyall Miftris,Miftns ofmy hart 
 
 And in the Sacred Paiban her efpoufe : 
 
 Tell me Andtantcus doth this motion plcafethee# 
 
 Tit. It doth mv worthy Lord,and in this match, 
 
 1 hold me Highly Honoured ofyour Grace, 
 
 And hecrein light of¥.on\e,to Saturnine, 
 
 King and Commander of our Common-weate, 
 
 The Wide-worlds Emperour,do 1 Confecrate, 
 
 My Sword.my Chariot,sod my Ptifonrrss, 
 
 Prcfehtj well Worthy Rdmcs Imperiall Lord: 
 
 Receive them then,the Tribute that I owe. 
 
 Mine Honours Enfignej humbled at my fceie. 
 
 Satu. Thenkes Noble Titus, Father of my life. 
 
 How proud I amofthee,andcfchygifts 
 
 Rome fhall record,and when I do forget 
 
 The lead of thefe vnfpeekableDefero, 
 
 Romans forget your Fealtietome. 
 
 Tit. Now Madam are your priToner to an Emperom, 
 To him that for you Honour and your State, 
 
 Will vfeyou Nobly and your followers. 
 
 Satu. P goodly Lady,truft me of the Hue 
 
 Thatl wouldchoofe, were! to thoofeanew: 
 
 Cleere vp Faire Queens that cloudy countenance, 
 Though chance of warre 
 
 Hath wrought this changeofeheere, 
 
 Thou com’fi not to be made a fcome In Rome: 
 
 Princely fhall be thy vf 3 ge cuery way. 
 
 Reft on my word,and let not dilcontenc 
 -Dauntall your hopes: Madam he comforts you. 
 
 Can make your Greater then the Queene of Gothes ? 
 Lauioia you are not difpleaf’d with this ? 
 
 Lou. Not I my Lotd, fich true Nobilitte, 
 
 Warrants thefe words in Princely curtefie. 
 
 Sat . Thankes fweete Lauinia Romans Jer vs goe: 
 Rartfomlefte hcere we fet our Prifoners free, 
 
 Proclaime our Honors Lords with Trumpe and Drum. 
 Bafs. Lord Titus by your leauc.this Maid is mine. 
 
 Tit. How fir i Are you in earned then my Lord ? 
 
 Bafs. ] Noble Tittu ,snd refolu’d withall. 
 
 To doe my felfe this reafon, and this right, 
 
 Mare. Stttsmcxtquamjs our Romans] uflice. 
 
 This Ptincc in luftice ceazeib bur his owne. 
 
 Luc. And that he will and fhall, if Lucius liue. 
 
 Tit. Trayrors auant,where is the Emperouis Guarde? 
 Treafon my Loti^Lauima is furprif'd. 
 
 Sat. Surprif’djbywhom? 
 
 Bafs. By him that iuftiy may 
 
 Bcare his Betroth’d,from all the world away. 
 
 Mutt. Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, 
 
 And with my Sword He keepe this doore fafe. 
 
 Tit ■ Follow my Lord,and lie foone bring her backe. 
 Mat. My Lord you pafle not heere. 
 
 Tit . What villaine Boy,bar’ft me my way in R ome ? 
 Mur. Helpe Ltccttct helpe. Het^lshtm. 
 
 Lue. My Lord you are vniuft,and more then fo. 
 
 In wrongfull quarrell.you haue flame your fon. 
 
 Tit. Nor thou, nor he are any fonnes of mine, 
 
 My fonnes would neuer fo difhonour me. 
 
 Traytor reftcre Lastmta to the Emperour. 
 
 Luc. Dead ifyou will, botnot to be his wife. 
 
 That isanothers lawful!promift Loue. 
 
 Enter aloft the Emperour with "tamora and her two 
 fonnes ,and Aaron the Moore. 
 
 Empe, No 7Vrx*,no,the Emperour needs her not. 
 
 Nor her,nor thee.nor any of thy ftocke: 
 lie truft by Lcifure him that mocks me once. 
 
 Thee ncucr : nor thy Traytcrous haughty Tonnes, 
 Confederates all,thus to di/honour me. 
 
 Was none in Rome to make a ftale 
 
 But Saturnine ? Full well Andronicus 
 
 Agree thefe Deeds,with that proud bragge of thine. 
 
 That faio'ft ,1 beg’d the Empire at thy handsl 
 
 Tit. O monflrous,what reproachfull woids are thefe i 
 Sat. But goe thy wayes,goe giue that changing pccce. 
 To him that flourifht for her with his Sword : 
 
 A Valliant fonne in-law thou flialtcnioy a 
 
 Oncjfic to bandy with thy lawleffc Sonnes, 
 
 To 
 
3 4* ^The Travedie of Titus <tAn dr emeus* 
 
 To ruffle in the Common-vyealth of Rome. 
 
 Ttt* Thcfe words are Razors to my wounded hart. 
 Sat. And therefore iouely Tamara Queene ofGothes, 
 That like the (lately 7hebe roong’ft her Nimphs 
 
 Doft ouer-Chine theGaUant’ft Dames of R ome, 
 
 If thou be pleaPd with this my fodaine choyle. 
 
 Behold I choofe thee Tamara for my Bride, 
 
 And will Create thee Emprefle of Rome. 
 
 Speake Queene of Goths dofl thou applau’dmy choyfe? 
 And heere I fweare by all the RomaineGods, 
 
 Sith Pried and Holy-water are fo neere. 
 
 And Tapers burne fo bright, andeuery thing 
 
 Id readines for Hjmeneus (land, 
 
 I will not refalute the (beets of Rome, 
 
 Or clime my Pallace.till from forth this place, 
 
 I leade efpoufd my Bride along with me. 
 
 Tamo. And heere in fight of heauen to Rome 1 fweare. 
 If Saturnine aduance the Queen ofGothes, 
 
 Shee will a Hand-maid be to his defires, 
 
 A louing Nurfe, a Mother tohis youth. 
 
 Saner. Afccnd Faire Qeene, 
 
 Panthean Lords, accompany 
 
 Your Noble Empeiour and his Iouely Br id,e 
 
 Sent by the heauens for Prince Saturnine, 
 
 Whofe wifedome hath her Fortune Conquered, 
 
 There (hall we Confummate our Spoufal) rites. 
 
 Exenntomnes. 
 
 Tit. I am not bid to Waite vpon this Bride: 
 7<r»*rwhen were thou wont to walke alone, 
 Diftionoured thus and Challenged of wrongs ? 
 
 Enter (JMarcus and Titus Sonnes. 
 
 Mar O Tit*s fee ' O fee what thou haft done 1 
 
 In a bad quarrell .flaine a Vert uous Tonne. 
 
 Tit. No foolilh Tnbune.no: Nofonneof mine, 
 
 Nor thou, not thefe Confedrates in the deed. 
 
 That hath difhonoured all our Family, 
 
 Vnworthy brother, and vnworthy Sonnes. 
 
 Lnei. But let vs giuebim buriall as becomes : 
 
 Giue tJMurutt buriall with our Bretheren. 
 
 Tn. Traytors away.hc teft’s not in ihisTombo 
 
 This Monument fiuehundreth yeares hath flood 
 
 Whtch I haue Sumptuoufly re-edified : 
 
 Heere none but Souldiers.and Romes Seruitors, 
 
 Repofe in Fame : None bafely flaine tn braules. 
 
 Bury him where you can,he comes not heere. 
 
 Mar. My Lord this is impiery m yon. 
 
 My Nephew CMntsu s deeds do plead for him, 
 
 He muff be buried with his bretheren. 
 
 Titus two Sonnes /peaces. 
 
 And (hall,or him we vrill accompany. 
 
 Tt. And (hall! Wbat viljatne was it fpake that word t 
 Titus forme (peaces. 
 
 He that would vouch’d it in any place but heere. 
 
 Tu What would you bury htm in my defpight t 
 
 Mar. No Noble 7'«rar,burincreatofihee, 
 
 To pardon Mattus. and to bury him. 
 
 Tn. Marcus, Euen thou haft fbokc vpon my Creft, 
 
 And with thcfe Boyes mint Honour thou haft wounded 
 
 My foes I doc repute you euery one. 
 
 So trouble me rtomore.but get you gone, 
 a.acmic. He la nothimfelfe.let vs withdraw. 
 
 Z.Som*. Not I icilMutiui bonesbe buried. 
 
 The ‘Brother and the fonnes leneele. 
 
 Afar. Brother, for in that name doth nature plea d. j 
 
 i^amne. Fsther,and in that name doth nature fpeake 
 
 Tit- Speake thou no more if all the refliw ill fpeede. 
 
 t-Mar. Renowned Titus more risen halfe my foules 
 
 Luc. DeareFajher.fouleandfabftar.ee of vs all. 
 
 <■ Mar. Suffer thy brother Mamxs to interre 
 
 His Noble Nephew heere in vermesneft. 
 
 That died in Honour and Latwsia't caufe. 
 
 Thou art a Romaine.be not barbarous: 
 
 The Greekes vpon aduife did bary Aiasc 
 
 That flew himfelfe: And Laertes fonne. 
 
 Did gracioufly plead for his Funerals : 
 
 Let not young Mutual then that was tby iov. 
 
 Be bar’d his entrance heere. 
 
 7 it Ri fe Mar cut,rife. 
 
 The difmall’ft day is this that ere I faw. 
 
 To be di (honored bv my Sonnes in Rome : 
 
 Well ,bury hitn,and bury me the next. 
 
 They put htm tn the Tomht. 
 
 Lur. There lie thy bones fweer Mathis with thy 
 
 Till we withTrophees do adome thy Tombc. (friends 
 
 7 bey all k*eele and fay . 
 
 No man (bed teares for Noble Matins, 
 
 He hues in Fame, that di’d in venues caofe. Exit 
 
 Mar. My Lord toftepouc of thefe foddeo dumps 
 
 How comes it that the Tubule Queenc ofGothes, * ’ 
 
 1 s of a fodaine thus aduanc’d in Rome ? 
 
 Tt. 1 k now not Marcus : but 1 know it is, 
 
 (Whether by deuife or no) the heauens can tell, 
 
 1 s (he not then beholding to the man. 
 
 That brought her for this high good turne fo farre? 
 
 Yes, and will Nobly him remunerate. 
 
 Flourijh. 
 
 Enter the Emperor , Tamora , and her two fons.with the Moore 
 at one dome. Enter at the other doorc 7hiftuir.su and 
 Lausnsa with others. 
 
 las. So Bafttanus t you haue plaid your prize, 
 
 God giue you loy fu of your Gallant Bride. 
 
 Baft. And you of yours my Lord : I fay no more, 
 
 Nor wifh no lefTe.and fo J cake my leaue. 
 
 Sat. Traytor.if Rome haue law.or we hauepower 
 
 Thou and thy f uaion (hall repent this Ripe. 
 
 Baft. Rape call you it my Lord.to ceife my ownc. 
 
 My true betrothed Loue, and now my wife t 
 
 But let the la wes ofRome determine all, 
 
 Meane while I am poffeft of that is mine 
 
 Sat. ’Tis good fir : you are very fbort with vs. 
 
 But if we Iiue.weele be as fharpe wuh you. 
 
 Baft. My Lord,what I haue done as beft 1 may, 
 Anfwere 1 mull, and (ball do with my life, 
 
 Onely thus much 1 giue your Grace to know. 
 
 By all the duties that I owe to Rome, 
 
 This Noble Gentleman Lord Titus heere. 
 
 Is in opinion and in honour wrong’d. 
 
 That in therefeueof Lsutnui, * 
 
 With his owne hand did flay his youngefl Son, 
 
 In zealecoyou,and highly mou’d to wrath. 
 
 To be controul d in that he frankly gaue: 
 
 Recleue him then to fauour Saturnine, 
 
 That hath expre’ft himfelfe in all his deeds, 
 
 A Father and a friend to thee.and ft ome 0 
 
 Tit. Prince Baftianus leaue to plead my Deeds, 
 
 ’Tis thou, and tbofe, that haue difhonoured me. 
 
 Rome and the righteous heauens be my tudge 
 
 How I haue lou d and Honour'd Saturnine. * 
 
 Tam. My worthy Lord if cuer Tamora, 
 
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 Were gracious in thofe Princely ryes ofthinc, 
 
 Then hearc me fpeake indifferently for all: 
 
 And at roy fine ( fwcec ) pardon what is paft. 
 
 Sant. What Madam, be difhononred openly. 
 
 And bafely put it vp without reuenge ? 
 
 Tam. Notfo my Lord, 
 
 The Gods of Rome for-fend, 
 
 IfhouldbeAuthour to diflionourvou. 
 
 But on mine honour dare, 1 vndertake 
 pot good Lord Tstw innocence m all: 
 
 Whofe fury not diflembled fpcakes his griefes : 
 
 Then at my lute looke graeiouflv on hion, 
 
 Loofc not fo noble a friend on »ame foppofe. 
 
 Not with fowre lookes afBidf his gentle heart, 
 hly Lord.bc rul'd by mc.be wonne at lafl, 
 
 Diffcmbie al! your gnefes and difeontents. 
 
 You are but newly planted in yout Throne, 
 
 Leaf! then the people, and Patricians too, 
 
 Ypona iuR furucy take Tttm part. 
 
 And fofupplant vsfot ingratitude. 
 
 Which Rome reputes to be a hainous fin ne. 
 
 Yecid at tnaeats, and then let roe alone : 
 
 Ilefinde a day to maff3cre them all. 
 
 And raretheirCaftion.and their farmlic. 
 
 The cruell Father .and his crayt'rous fonnes. 
 
 To whom 1 foed fot my deare fonnes life. 
 
 And nuke them know what kis to let a Queene. 
 
 Knecle in the ftreetcs.and beg for grace in vame. 
 Comc.coroe.fwecc Empcrour,(conic Anciremcm) 
 
 Take vp this good old man, and cheerc the heart. 
 
 That dies in tempeft of thy angry frowne. 
 
 Kmg, Rife Thh*, rile. 
 
 My Emprcfle hath preuail'd. 
 
 Tit m IthankcyourMaieftie, 
 
 And her my Lord. 
 
 Thefe words.thefe lookes, 
 
 Infufe new life in me. 
 
 Tamo. Tmu,\ am incorparate in Rome, 
 
 A Roman now adopted happily. 
 
 And muft aduife the Empcrour for bis good , 
 
 This day all quarrels die Aadronrtms. 
 
 And let it be mine honour good my Lord, 
 
 That I haue reconcil'd your frtendsand you. 
 
 For you Prince Bafnanui.l haue paft 
 
 My word and proroife to the Emperour, 
 
 That you will be mote roildc and tns&able. 
 
 And feare not Lords: 
 
 And you Laamia. 
 
 By mv aduife all humbled oc your knees. 
 
 You mail aske pardon ofhis Maieftie. 
 
 Sen. We doe, 
 
 Andrew to heauen,and to hisHighnes, 
 
 That what we did, was mildly, as wemighr, 
 
 Tcndring our fiflers honour arad our owne. 
 
 Mar. Th3t on mine honour he ere I doproceff. 
 
 Km&. Away and talkc not,trouble vs no mote. 
 Tamera. Nay.nay, 
 
 Sweet Empcrour, we muff all 'oe friends. 
 
 The Tribune and his Nephews kneeiefor grace, 
 
 ] will not be denied,fweet hatt looke back. 
 
 Kr«g. Si or cm, 
 
 Fot thy fake and thy brothers fceere. 
 
 And at my leuely Tamara's intreats, 
 
 1 doe remit thefe young merit haynous faults. 
 
 Stand vp : L*uma t \hough you left me like a churle, 
 
 1 found a friend,and fure as death 1 fware. 
 
 1 would not part a Bateheilour from the prieft. 
 
 Coroe, if the Empcrours Coutt can feaft two Brides, 
 
 You are my guefl JLmmia, and yout friends: 
 
 This dayfisaU be a Loue-dsy Tamer a. 
 
 Tit. T o morrow and it pleafe your Majeftie, 
 
 To hunt the Panther and the Kart with 
 
 With borne and Hound, 
 
 Weele giue your Grace Ben uur. 
 
 Satur. Be it fo 7"if*u,and Gramercy to. Exeunt, 
 
 Alius Secunda, 
 
 ilturifh. Enter /(area alone. 
 
 Aren . Now dirr.beth Tamara Olympus toppe, 
 
 Safe out of Fortunes fhot, and fits aloft, 
 
 Secure cf Thunders crackeor lightning flafh, 
 
 Aduanc'd about pale eauies thteatnmg reach; 
 
 As when the goIdcnSunne falutesthe motne. 
 
 And haying gilt the Ocean with his beames. 
 
 Gallops theZodiacke in his glifleting Coach, 
 
 And ouer-lookes the higbeft piering hills; 
 
 So Timor a i 
 
 Vpon her wit dothearthly honour waite, 
 
 A nd vertue lloopes and trembles at her frowne. 
 
 Then Aaron arroe thy hart,and fit thy thoughts. 
 
 To mount aloft with thy Eroperull MiRris, 
 
 And mount her pitch, whom thou in tuurophloog 
 
 HaR pnfoner heid.fcttred in amorous chaines, 
 
 And tafter bound to Aarons charming eyes. 
 
 Then is Prometheus ti "de to Cater a far. 
 
 Away withflauifh weedes.and idle thoughts, 
 
 I will be bright and fliinc in Pearle and Gold, 
 
 To wane vpon this new made Emprcfle 
 
 To waite faid I ? To wanton with this Queene, 
 
 This Goddefle, tiiis Sorter imi», this Queene, 
 
 This Syren.that will charme Romes Saturnine, 
 
 And fee his fhipwracke.and his Common weaies. 
 Hollo.what Rorme is this ? 
 
 P.ntrr Cbtrtm and Demetrius brasttng. 
 
 Dem. Chrron thy yeres wants wit,thy wit wants edge 
 And manners to intru'd where 1 ant grac'd. 
 
 And may for ought thou know'ft affedied be. 
 
 Chi. Demetrutj,i\\ou doo’R ouer* weene in aii. 
 
 And fo in this, to beare me downc with hraues, 
 
 Tis not the difference of a yeere or two 
 
 Makes me Icfle gracious,or thee more fortunate j 
 
 1 am as able.and as fit,as thou. 
 
 To feme,and todeferuemy Miflris grace, 
 
 Andthatmy fword vpon thee fhatlapproue. 
 
 And plead my paffions for Lauintas lone. 
 yfr<?>/.Qubs,clubs,thcfe loners will not ke^-p the petce. 
 Dcm. Why Boy .although our mother (vnaduifed) 
 Gaue you a daunfing Rapier by your fide. 
 
 Arc you fo desperate grow ne to threat your friends? 
 
 Goe too : haue your Lath glued within your (hearts, 
 
 Till you know better hpw to handle it. 
 
 Coi. Meane while fir, with the little skill I haue, 
 
 Full well fhalt thou percciue how much I dare. 
 
 Dime. I Boy,grow ye fo braue t Tbej&rtc.te. 
 
 Aron. Why how now Lords ? 
 
 So cere the Emperours Pallace dare you draw. 
 
 And 
 
3 <$ 
 
 Aod maintamefuch a quarrell openly. 
 
 Fall well I wore, the ground of all this grudge. 
 
 I would not for a million of G old, 
 i he f aisle were knowne to them it mod conceincs. 
 Nor would yournoble mother for much more 
 Be to diflaonored in the Court of Rome; 
 
 For {Faroe put vp. 
 
 Dm*. Not I, till I haue flieath’d 
 My rapier in his bofome,and withall 
 Thraft thefe reprochfull fpeeches downe his throat. 
 That be hath breath'd in my di/honour hecre. 
 
 Chi. For that I am prcpar‘d,and full refolu'd, 
 
 Toule fpokco Coward, 
 
 Thatthuodreft with thy tongue, 
 
 And with thy weapon nothing dar’fl performe. 
 siren, A way I (ay. 
 
 Now by the Gods that warhkeGothes adore. 
 
 This pretty brabble will vndoo vs all: 
 
 Why Lords,andthinkeyounothow dangerous 
 It is to fet vpon a Princes right ? 
 
 What is Laui*ut then become fo loofe. 
 
 Or EifiUnm fo degenerate, 
 
 That for her loue (uch quarrels may bebroachr. 
 Without concroulemem, Iuftice, or reuenge? 
 
 Young Lords beware, and (hould the Empreffe know, 
 This difeord ground,the muficke would not pleafr. 
 
 Chi, I care not I, knew (he and all the world, 
 
 I loue Lr.ninU more then all the world. 
 
 Demet. Youngling, 
 
 X earne t hou to make fame meaner ehoife, 
 
 Laxinut is thine elder brothers hope. 
 
 Am. Why are ye mad ? Or knowye not in Rome 
 How furious and impatient they be, 
 
 And cannot brooke Competitors in loue ? 
 
 I tell you Lords,you doe but plot your deaths, 
 
 By this deuife. 
 
 Chi. Axron f \ thoufand deatht would 1 propefr, 
 
 To atchieue her whom I do loue. 
 
 Ann. To atcheiuc her.how > 
 
 Dime. Why.mak'ft thou it fo Grange ? 
 
 Shee is a woman,therefore ruay be woo'd, 
 
 Shee is a wotnan,thcrfore may be wonne, 
 
 Shee is Lamnus therefore mufl be iou d. 
 
 What man, more water glideth by the Mill 
 Then wots the Miller of, and eafie it is 
 Of a cut loafc to ftcale a fhiue we know : 
 
 Though 'Btfsianun be the Emperours brother, 
 
 Jletter then he hauc worncK*/f W badge, 
 
 Aren, I, and as good as Saturnine may. 
 
 Dm*. Then why (hould he difpaire that knowes to 
 With words, faire lookes.and liberality : (court it 
 
 What had not thou full often ftrucke a Doe 
 And borne her cleanly by the Keepers nofc t 
 I Aron. Why then it (eemes foroe ernaine fnatch or fo 
 Would ferue yourtUrnes. 
 
 Chi. I fo theturne were(Vrued, 
 
 Dene, 'Aaron thou haft hit jc. 
 
 Arm r. Would you had hit it eoo. 
 
 Then (hould not we be tir'd with this adoo : 
 
 Why hatke yee, harke yce, aud are you fuch fooles, 
 
 1 o fquare for this f Would it offend you then ? 
 
 Chi Faith not me. 
 
 Dene. Nor me,fo I were one. 
 
 For (hame be friends, (c ioyoe for that you iai: 
 "T*s pollicie.and ftratageroc muft doe 
 That you afftfi,and fo mull you refolue, 
 
 ^Tbe Tragedy of Titus <zAndronicus. 
 
 That what you cannot as you would atcheiue 
 
 You miirt perforce accoroplifh as you may i * 
 
 Take this ofme,Lucrcee was not more ebaft 
 Then l\)isLaitsnui t Jlafiartsetlouc 
 Afpecditt courfe this lingring languilhment 
 Muft we purfue, and I haue found the path: 
 
 My Lords, a folemne hunting is in hand. 
 
 There will the loucly Roman Ladies troopei 
 The Forreft walkes ate wide and (pacioos, 
 
 And many vnfrequenred plots there are. 
 
 Fitted by kinde for rape and rillame : 
 
 Single you thither then this dainty Doc. 
 
 Ar<d (Trike her home by force.ifnot by words: 
 
 This way or not at all.ftand you in hope 
 Come come.our Empreffe with her facrcd wit 
 To villainie and vengance confecrate, 
 
 Will we acquaint with all that we intend. 
 
 And (he (hall file our engines with aduife, 
 
 That will not fuffer you to fquare your felues. 
 
 But to your wilhes height aduance you both/ 
 
 The Emperours Court islike the boufe ofFame 
 The paliace full ot tongues,of ryes.ofearcs; 
 
 The Woods are ruchleffe, dreadfull.deafe, and dull -. 
 
 ncrc fpeake.and fluke braue Boyes,& take your tomes. 
 1 here ferue y our luffs, fhadow’d from heauens eye, 
 
 And reuell in Lautnia Treafur ie. 
 
 Chi. Thy counfell Ladfmellsofno cowardife. 
 
 Dene. Sy fas out ntfat , till 1 finde the ftreames. 
 
 To coole this heat, a Charme to calme then fits, 
 
 Per StigU fee manes Deter. Exeunt 
 
 Enter Tit w Anironscsu and bis three femes, making a neyft 
 te;:h btundj and bentts, and i ACarcvs, 
 
 Tit- The hunt is vp, the morne is bright and gray. 
 The fields are fragiaur, and the Woods are greeoe, 
 Vncouplc heeie, and let vs make a bay, 
 
 And wake theEmperour, and his loucly Bride, 
 
 And rouze the Prince, and ring a hunters pcalc. 
 
 That all the Court may eccho with the noyfe. 
 
 Sonnes let it be your charge, as it is ours. 
 
 To attend the Emperours perfon carefully : 
 r haue bene troubled in my fleepe thisnighr. 
 
 But dawning day oew comfort hath infpird. 
 
 Wind? Hornes, 
 
 Hecre a cry ef bomdes , and winds homes in a pcalc,then 
 Enter SatXrmnxs, Tamara {Baffixmu , Lautnia , C4<r<n,Df- 
 metnsts ,and their Attendants. 
 
 Ti. Many good morrowes royourMaieftie,} 
 Madam toyouasmanyandasgood. 
 
 I promised your Grace, a Hunters peale. 
 
 Sasser. And you haue rung it luftily my Lords, 
 Somewhat to earely for new married Ladles. 
 
 Taft. Lastinia ,how fay you ? 
 
 Lasts. I fay no: 
 
 I haue bene awake two houres and more. 
 
 Sutter. Come on then, horfc and Chariots letvs haue, 
 And to out fport: Madaoi-now {hall yc fee. 
 
 Oar R omainc hunting. 
 
 Afar. I hauc dogger my Lord, 
 
 Will rouze the proudeft Panther in the Chafe, 
 
 And clime the higheft P otnontary top. 
 
 Tit, And I haue horfe will follow where the game 
 - iLakes way, and runnes likes Swallowcs ore. theplaine 
 
 Derrx. Chiracs, 
 
The T"age die of Titus zAndronicus. 37 
 
 Derm. Chiron we hunt not we,with Horfe nor Hound 
 But hope to plucke a dsinty Doe to ground. Exetent 
 
 Enter Aaron alone. 
 
 Aron. He that had wit,wou!d thinkc that I had none. 
 To bury fo much Gold vnder a Tree, 
 
 And neucr after to inherit it. 
 
 Let him that thinks ofmefo abie&ly, 
 
 Know that this Gold mufl cornea flrarageme. 
 
 Which cunoingly cffe£ed,will beget 
 
 A very excellent peece ofvillany : 
 
 And fo repofc fweet Gold for their vnreft. 
 
 That haue their Aimes out of the Ejnpreffe Chcft. 
 fitter Tamara to the Moore . 
 
 Tamo. My louely Aaron, 
 
 Wherefore look'ft thou fad. 
 
 When eucry thing doth make a Gleefull boift ? 
 
 The Birds chaunt melody on eucry bufli, 
 
 The Snake lies rolled in the ehearcfull Sunne, 
 
 The grecne leaues quiuer.with the cooling winde, 
 
 And make a dicker'd (hadow on the ground : 
 
 Vnder their fweete finde,tAarm let vs fit, 
 
 And whil'd the babling Eccho mock's the Hounds, 
 Replying fhrilly to the well tun’d-Hornes, 
 
 As if a double hunt were heard ar onee. 
 
 Let v s fit downe.and marke their yelping noy fe: 
 
 And after confiid, fuch as was fuppos’d. 
 
 The wandring Prince and Dido once enioy’d. 
 
 When withanappy ftorraethey were furpris’d. 
 
 And Curtain’d with a Cotinfaile-keeping Caue, 
 
 We may each wreathed-in the others armes, 
 
 (Out paftimes done) poflefle a Golden Humber, 
 
 Whiles Hounds and Homes.and fweet Melodious Birds 
 Be vnto vs, as is a Nurfes Song 
 
 Oi'Lullabie.to bring her Babe adeepe. 
 
 Arm. Madame, 
 
 Though yenw gouerne your defires, 
 
 Saturne is Domioator ou tr mine: 
 
 What fignifies my deadly Handing eye. 
 
 My filence.and ray Qoudy Melancholic, 
 
 My fleece of Woolly haire,that now vntfurles, 
 
 Euen as an Adder when Hie doth vnrowlc 
 
 To do fome fatall execution ? 
 
 No Madam,tbefe are no Veneriall fignes, 
 
 Vengeance is in my hearc,deatb in my hand. 
 
 Blood, and rcuenge.are Hammering in my head. 
 Hat\icTamara,the Empreffeofmy Soule, 
 
 Which neuer hopes more heauen.then refls in thee, 
 
 This is the day cf Doome for Bafstanus ; 
 
 Hit “Philomel muft loofeher tongue to day. 
 
 Thy Sonnes make Pillage ofher Chaftity, 
 
 And wafh their hands in Ba{futn blood. 
 
 Seed thou this Letter,take it vp l pray thee. 
 
 And gtue the King this fatall plotted Scrowle, 
 
 Now queftion roe no more, we 3re efpied, 
 
 Hcere comes a parcel! of our hopefull Booty, 
 
 Which dreads not yet their liues deftru&ion. 
 
 Enter 'Baffueuu and Lattmia. 
 
 Tamo. Ah my fweet UMorrei 
 
 Swjeter to me then life. 
 
 Aron. No more great Emprefle.R^*’*** comes. 
 
 Be crofTe with him,and llegoe fetch thy Sonnes 
 
 Tobacke thy quanell what fo etc they be. 
 
 Beffi. Whom haue we heere ? 
 
 Romes Rcyail Empreffe, 
 
 Vnfurnilhe cfour well bcfeeming troopc ? 
 
 Or is it Dhm habited like her. 
 
 Who hath abandoned her holy Groues, 
 
 To fee tbe general! Hunting in this Forrefl ? 
 
 Tamo. Sawcic controuler cf our priuatc fleps: 
 
 Had I the power,that fome fay Dum had. 
 
 Thy Teroplcs fhould be planted prcfently. 
 
 With Hornes, as was Atleonr, and the Hounds 
 
 Should driue vpon bis new transformed limbcs, 
 Vnmannerly Intruder as thou art. 
 
 Laui. Voder your patience gentle Empreffe.^ 
 
 Tis thought yon haue a goodly gift in Homing, 
 
 And to be doubted,that your tCccrre and you 
 
 Are fingled forth to try experiments: 
 
 hue (hold your husband from his Hounds to day, 
 
 Tis pitty they fhould takehimfor a Stag. 
 
 BaJJL Bdeeue me Queene.your fwerth Cyraerion. 
 
 Doth make your Honour ofhis bodies Hue, 
 Spotted.decefted.and abbominable. 
 
 Why arc you feqoeftted from all your craifte ? 
 
 Difmounted from your Snow-white goodly Steed, 
 
 And wandred hither to an obfeure plot. 
 
 Accompanied with a barbarous Moore, 
 
 If foulc defire had not conduced you? 
 
 Lam. And being intercepted in your fport. 
 
 Great reafon that my Noble Lord,be rated 
 
 For SatKine{Te,l pray you let vs hence. 
 
 And let her ioy her Raucn coloured icue. 
 
 This valley fits the purpofe pading well. 
 
 Bajft. The King my Brother fhall haue notice of this. 
 Lent. I,for tbefe flips haue made him noted long. 
 
 Good King, to be fo mightily abufed, 
 
 Tamara. Why i haue patience to endure all this 3 
 
 Enter Chiron and Uemeiriuf, 
 
 ‘Dan. How now deere Soueraigne 
 
 And our gracious Mother, 
 
 Why doth your Highnes looke fo pale and wan? 
 
 Tamo. Haue I not reafon thinke you to looke pale. 
 Thefc two haue tic’d me hither to this place, 
 
 A barren,detefted vale you fee it is. 
 
 The Trees though Somraer.yet forlorne and leane. 
 Ore-come with Moffe.and baleful! Miflelto. 
 
 Hcere neuer (hines the Sunne.hccre nothing breeds, 
 Vnlefle the nightly Ow!e,or fatall Rauen: 
 
 And when they {hew’d me this abhorred pit. 
 
 They told me heere at dead time of the ni£hc, 
 
 A thoufand Fiends.a thaufand UirtingSnakes, 
 
 Ten thoufand fweliing Toades.asroany Vrchins, 
 
 Would make fuch fearefull and confufed cries. 
 
 As any mortail body hearing it. 
 
 Should ftraite fall mad,or elfe die fuddeniy. 
 
 No fooncr had they told this hellifli tale. 
 
 But Hi ait they told me they would bindetaehesw, 
 
 Vnto the body of adifmall yew. 
 
 And leaue me to this miferable death. 
 
 And then they call’d me foule Adtflterefle, 
 
 Lafciuious Goth,and all the hitterfft tearroes 
 
 That euer care didhearcto fuchefFe&. 
 
 And had you not by wondrous fortune come, 
 
 This vengeance on me had they executed : 
 
 Reuenge it,as you loue your Mothers life, 
 
 Qr be ye not henceforth cai’d my Children, 
 
 “Dent, This is a wuneffe that 1 ana thy Sottae.fioi Awn, 
 Chi. And this for me, 
 
 Strook home to fhew my ftrength. 
 
 Lmi I come Semer arms,nzy Barbarous Tamara. 
 
 d d For 
 
*8 
 
 For no n3mc fits thy nature bat thy owne, 
 
 Tam. Giueme thy poym3rd,you Aral knovmry boyes 
 Your Mothers hand (hall right your Mothers wrong. 
 
 Deme. Stay Madam heete is more belongs to her, 
 Firft thrafh theCome,then after burne the ftrew: 
 
 This Minion flood vpon her chaftity, 
 
 Vpon her Nupttall vow.her loyaltie. 
 
 And with that painted hope*bcaues yoar Mighttneffe, 
 And (ball (he carry this vnto her graue ? 
 
 Chi. And if (he doe, 
 
 I wouldl were an Eunuch, 
 
 Drag hence her husband to feme fecret bole. 
 
 And make his dead Trunkc-Pillow to our loft. 
 
 Tamo But when yehaue the hony we defire. 
 
 Let not this W afpe ouc-liue vs both to (ling. 
 
 Cbtr. I warrant you Madam we will make that fure: 
 Come Miftris.now perforce weVtill enioy. 
 
 That mce-preferued honefty ofyours. 
 
 Lam. Oh Tamora,t\\ou bcar'ft a woman face. 
 
 Tamo. I will not hcare her fpcake,away with Iter. 
 Lout. Sweet Lords intreac her hearc me but a word 
 Demet. Liften fane Madam,let it be your glory 
 Todee her teares.but be your hart to them. 
 
 As vnrelenring flint to drops ol raine. 
 
 Lfut. When did the Tigers young-ones teach the darn) 
 O doe not leame her wrarh,fhe taught it thee, 
 
 The tnilke thou fuck ft from herdid turne toMarble, 
 Euen at thy Teat thou had'ft thy Tyranny, 
 
 Yct eucry Mother breeds not Sonnes alike. 
 
 Do thou intreat her (bew a woman pitty. 
 
 Chiro. What, 
 
 Would’ft thou haue me proue njy felfe a baftard ? 
 
 Lam. Tis true. 
 
 The Rauen doth not hatch a Larke, 
 
 Yet haue 1 heard,Oh could I fiode itnow. 
 
 The Lion mou d with pitty,did indure 
 To haue his Princely pawes par’d all away. 
 
 Some fay,that Rauens fofter forlornc children. 
 
 The whil’ft their owns birds famifh in their nefts: 
 
 Oh be to me though thy hard hart fay no. 
 
 Nothing fokind but iomething pitttfuli. 
 
 Tamo, I know not what it meanes.away- wuh her. 
 Lama. Oh let me tcacli thee for my Father? fake, 
 
 That gaue thee life when well he might haue flame thee: 
 Be not obdurate,open thy deafe cares. 
 
 Tame Had'ft chou in perfonnere offended me. 
 
 Euen for his fake am 1 pittilcffe: 
 
 Remember Boyes 1 powt’d forth teares in vainc. 
 
 To faue your brother from the facrificc. 
 
 But fierce Androntcw would not relent, 
 
 Therefore away with her,and vfe her as you will. 
 
 The worfc to her,the better lou’d of me. 
 
 Lam. Oh Tamara, 
 
 Be call'd a gentle Queene, 
 
 And with thine owne hands kill me in this place. 
 
 For ‘tis not life that I haoe beg'd fo long, 
 
 Poore I was flainc, when Xaffismstt dy’d. 
 
 Tam. What beg’ft thou then ?fond woman let me go ? 
 /.aa;. ‘Tis prelent death 1 beg.and one thing more, 
 That womanhood denies noy tongue to tell: 
 
 Ohkcepe me from their worle then killing luft. 
 
 And tumble me into fome loathfome pit. 
 
 Where neucr mans eye may behold my body, 
 
 Doe this,and be a charitable murderer. 
 
 Tam. So flrould I rob my l'weet Sonnes of their fee, 
 No let them latiffie their lull on thee. 
 
 The Tragedieof Titus sJndronicus. 
 
 Deme. Away, 
 
 For thou haft Raid vs htfere too long. 
 
 Lanin ia. NoGarace, 
 
 No womanhood ? Ah beaftly creature, 
 
 The blot and enemy to our generall fame, 
 
 Confufion fall— 
 
 Chi. Nay then He flop your mouth 
 Bring thou her husband, 
 
 1 his is the Hole where Aaron bid vs hide hitn. 
 
 Tam. Farewell my Sonnes,fee that you make her fure 
 Nae let my heartknow merry cheere indeed, 
 
 Til* all the Andrentei be made away : 
 
 Now will I hence to feekemy lonely Mcort, 
 
 And let my fpleenefuli Sonnes this Trull defloure. Exit. 
 
 Enter A. iron with two ofTitw Sonnes. 
 
 Aron, Come on my Lords,the better foote before. 
 Straight will I bring you to the lothfome pit, 
 
 Where I efpied the Panther faft afleepe. 
 
 Qnn. My fight is very dull what ere it bodes. 
 
 Marti. And mine 1 promife you,were it not for fbamc. 
 Well could 1 Icaue our fport to fleepe a while. 
 
 Q»»>. What art thou fallen? 
 
 Whet fubcile Hole is this, 
 
 Whofe mouth is couered with Rude growing Briers, 
 Vpon whofe leaues aredrops of new-(hcd-blood. 
 
 As frrfh as morningsdew diftil’d on flowers, 
 
 A very fatall place n feernes to me 
 Speake Brother haft chou hurt thee with the fall i 
 Manna Oh Brother, 
 
 With the difmal'ft cbiedf 
 
 That euer eye with fight made heart lament. 
 
 Aren? Now will I fetch die King to finde them heere, 
 That he thereby may haue a likely geffe, 
 
 Howchefe were they that made away his Brother. 
 
 Exit Aaron-, 
 
 Marti. Why doft not comfort me and helpe me ouf. 
 From this vnhallow'd and blood-ftamed Hole? 
 
 $tu»uss. 1 am furprifed with an vneourh fcarc, 
 
 A chilling fweat ore-runs my trembling icynts. 
 
 My heart lufpe&s more then mine eie can fee. 
 
 Marti. To prone thou haft a true di tuning heart, 
 Aaron and thou lookedowne into this den. 
 
 And fee a fearefull fight ofblood and death. 
 
 Quintal. Aaron is gone. 
 
 And my compaftionate heart 
 
 Will not permit mine eyes onceto behold 
 
 The thing whereat it trembles by furroife: 
 
 Oh tel! me how it ts,for nere (ill now 
 Was I a child,to fearel know not what. 
 
 Marti. Lord Ta/Jianui I icsembrewed heere, 
 
 All on a heape like to the flaughtred Lambe, 
 
 In this detefted, davke,b!ocHJ-drinking pit. 
 
 Qum. J fit bedarke.how dooft thou know'tis lie? 
 Mart. Vpon bisblaodyfinger hedoth weare 
 A precious Ring,that lightens all the Hole. 
 
 Which like a Taper in fome Monument, 
 
 Doth (hine vpon the dead mansearthly cheekes. 
 
 And (hewes the tagged imrailesof the pit: 
 
 So pale did fhioethe Moone on Ptrasntu, 
 
 When he by night lay bath'd m Maiden b lood; 
 
 O Brother helpe me with thy farming hand. 
 Iffearchathmade theefaint 3Stneeit hath, 
 
 Out of this fell dcuouring receptacle, 
 
 A s hatefull ss OcitHj miftic mouth 
 
 Quint. Reach me ;hy hand,that I may helpe thee out, 
 
 O* 
 
j The 'Tragedieof c JTttus iJndrcnicuSa JP 
 
 Or wanting ftrength :o doe thee fo much good, 
 
 I m*y be pluckt into the (wallowing wombe. 
 
 Of thisdeepe pit,poore Ttafsianm graue: 
 
 J haue no flrengtb so plucke thee to the brinke. 
 
 Martini. Nor 1 no ftrengtb to clime without thy help. 
 £ucu Thy hand once more,1 will not loofeagaine. 
 Till thou art hecrc aloft,or I below, 
 
 ThouOn'ft not coidc to me,! come to shee. "Bethsfailm. 
 
 Enter the Emperovr , Aaron the (Jlfoere. 
 
 S*t«r. Along with me, Tie fee what hole it he 
 
 And what he is that now is leapt into it. 
 
 Say,who art thou chat lately did’ft defeend. 
 
 Into this gaping hollow of he earth ? 
 
 A/arti. .The vnhappie lonne of old Andronictu, 
 Brought hithet in a mod vnluckie houre, 
 
 To finde thy brother Bafstausu dead. 
 
 Sauer. My brother dead ? I know thou dofl but ieft. 
 
 He and his Lady both are at the Lodge, 
 
 Vpon the North-ftde of this pleafant Chafe, 
 
 •Tis not an houre fince I left him there. 
 
 CMarti. We know not where you left him all afiue. 
 But out alas,heere hauc we found him dead. 
 
 Enter Tamra,AndronicHJ } end Luc tut. 
 
 Tame. Where is my Lord the King ? 
 
 Jf«»^.Heere 7 <n»cnj,though grieu'd with killing griefc. 
 Tam. Where is thy brother Bafsiantts f 
 
 ATrrjr.Now to the bottome doft thou ftarch my wound, 
 Pcote 'Bafnantu heere lies murthered. 
 
 Tam. -Then all too late 1 bring this fatall writ. 
 
 The comploc ofthistimeleffeTragedie, 
 
 And wonder greatly that mans face can fold. 
 
 In pleafing fmiles fuch murderous Tyrannie. 
 
 Shegtmh Saturnine a Letter, 
 
 Satuminus reads the Letter. 
 
 And if we miffato meets ban ban fame ty. 
 
 Sweet huntfrtum ,BeffusMs'tis we me&se, 
 
 Dee thou fo much at dig she grout far bust. 
 
 Thou know ft our meaning,look* for thy reward 
 
 Among the Nettles at toe Elder tree : 
 
 Wbitb otter, ftsaeses the mouth of that fame pit : 
 
 V here we decreed to bury Bafftanust 
 
 Doe this andpstrehafe vs thj laftsng friends. 
 
 King. Oh Tamara, mi eucr heard the like ? 
 
 This is the pit,aud this the Elder tree, 
 
 Looke firsjif you can ftnde the huutfman out, 
 
 That fhould haue murthered Baftiaum heere. 
 
 Aron. My gracious Lord heere is the bag of Gold. 
 King. Two ofthy whe!pes,fe!l Curs of bloody kind 
 Haue heere bereft my brother of bis life; 
 
 Sits drag them from the pic vnto the prifon, 
 
 There let them bide vntill we haue deuis'd 
 
 Some neuer heard-of tortering paine for them. 
 
 Tamo. What are they in this pit, 
 
 Oh wondrous thing! 
 
 How eafily motder is difccuered ? t 
 
 Tit. HighEmperour, vpon my feeble knee, 
 lb eg this boone.with teares, not lightly fned, 
 
 T hat this fell fault of my accurfcd Sonnes, 
 
 Accurfed.if the faults be prou d in them. 
 
 Kmg. If u be prou'd l you fee it is spparanr, 
 
 W ho found this Letter, 2 o*-*ra was it you ? 
 
 Tamara. Andror.’cM himfelfedid me it vp. 
 
 Tit. 1 did tr.y Lord, 
 
 Yet ler roe be their baile. 
 
 For by roy Fathers reuerem Tombe I vow 
 
 They (hall be ready 31 yout Highnes will, 
 
 Tt> anfwere their fufpieion with their liues. 
 
 King. Thou (halt not baile ihem,fec thou folloveme. 
 Some bring the murthered body.fbme themurthcrcrs. 
 
 Let them not fpeake a word,the guilt is platne. 
 
 For by my foule,wete there worfe end then death. 
 
 That end vpon them fhould be executed. 
 
 Tamo. Andraniens I will entreat the King, 
 
 Feare not thy Sonnes,they (hall do well enough. 
 
 Tit. Come Lucins come, 
 
 Stay not to talke with them. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter the Emprofte Sonnet , with Lauima,her hands ettt off and 
 her tongue cut eat, turd rautftrt. 
 
 Deme. So now goe rel! and if thy tongue can fpeake, 
 Who t'was that cut thy tongue and rauifht thee. 
 
 Chi. Write downe thy mind, bewray thy meaning fo, 
 And if thy ftumpes will let thee play the Scribe. 
 
 Derrs. See how with fignes and tokens (he can fcowic. 
 Chi. Goe home, 
 
 Call for fweet water.wafh thy hands. 
 
 Dcm. She hath no tongue to call ,nor hands to wafh- 
 And fo let’s leaue her to her fr’.ent walkes. 
 
 Chi. And t’weremy caufe.I fhould goe hang roy felfe. 
 'Dem. If thou had’ft hands to helps thee knit the cord. 
 
 <■ Exeunt. 
 
 Wiode Hornet. 
 
 Enter Adarctu freest bursting to LaHtnitt. 
 
 Who is this,roy Ncece that flies away fo fad? 
 
 Cofen a word,where tsyour husband ? 
 
 If 1 do dreame .would all my wealth would wake me; 
 
 If I doe wake,force Planet fttikeme downe. 
 
 That 1 may (lumber in eternal) fleepc. 
 
 Speake gentleNecce,what fterne vngentle hands 
 
 Hath k>pt, and hew’d.and made thy body bare 
 
 Of her two branches,thofe fweet Ornaments 
 
 Whofe circkling fhadowes.Kings haue fought to deep is 
 And might not gains fo great a happines 
 
 As halfe thy Loue ; Why dooft not fpeake tome/ 
 Alas.aCrimfon riuer of warmc blood 9 
 
 Like to a bubling fountaine flir’d with vvinde. 
 
 Doth rife and fall betweenc thy Rofed lips, 
 
 Comming and going with thy hony breath. 
 
 But Cure fome Ter tun bath defloured thee, 
 
 And leaft thou Pnould’ft deleft them.cut thy tongue. 
 Ah.now thou turfl’ft away thy face for fharces 
 
 And notwiihftanding all this Ioffe ofbiood. 
 
 As from a Conduit with their iffuing Spouts, 
 
 Y ct doc thy cheekes looke red as Titont face t 
 
 Blufhing to becncountred with a Cloud, 
 
 Shall I fpeake for thee ? (hall 1 fsy ’tis fo ; 
 
 Oh that 1 knew thy hart.and knew the beaft 
 
 That I might raile at him to cafe roy mind. 
 
 Sorrow concealed.like so Ouen dope. 
 
 Doth burne the hart to Cinders where it is. 
 
 Fail's Philomela (he but loft her tongue. 
 
 And in a tedious Sampler fowed herrninde. 
 
 But loucly Ncece,that meant is cut frbm thee, 
 
 A craftier Ter cue haft thou met withal), 
 
 And he hath cut thofe pretty fi ngers off, 
 
 dd a That 
 

 The 'Tranche of Titus <i/fndronicus. 
 
 That could haue better fo wed then Philomel. 
 
 Oh had the moofter fecne thofe Lilly hands* 
 
 Tremble like Afpen leaues vpon a Luce, 
 
 And make the hlken firings delight to kifle them, 
 
 He would not then h3ue toucht them for his life. 
 
 O t had he heard the heaueniy Harmony, 
 
 Whic h that fweet tongue hath made: 
 
 He would haue dropt his knife and fell afleepe, 
 
 As ferheriu at the Thracian Poets feete. 
 
 Come,let vs goe.and make thy father blinde. 
 
 For fuch a fight will blinde a fathers eye. 
 
 One houres florme will drowne the fragrant rneades. 
 What, will whole months of teares thy Fathers eyes ? 
 Doe not draw backe/or we will mourne with thee: 
 
 Oh could our mourning eal'c thy mifery. Exeunt 
 
 ABus Tertius . 
 
 Enter the fudges and Senatours with Titus two fonnes hound, 
 pajfng on the Stage to the place of execution, and Turn going 
 before pleading. 
 
 Tt. Heare me graue fathers,noble Tribunes Ray, 
 
 For pitty of mine age, whofe youth was fpenc 
 In dangerous wanes,whilft you Jecurrly flepc: 
 
 For all my blood in Romes great quarrellfhed. 
 
 For ail the hrofty nights that F haue watch:, 
 
 And for thefe bitter teares, which now you fee, 
 
 Filling the aged wrinkles in my checkes, 
 
 Be pittifull to my condemned Sonnes, 
 
 Whole foules is not corrupted as tis thought: 
 
 For two and twenty fonnes 1 neuer wept, 
 
 Becaufe they died in honours lofty bed. 
 
 jjndrontcut Iyer Is downe^tnd the fudges paffe bj him. 
 
 For thefe, Tribune«,in the duft 1 write 
 Mv ham deepe languor,and my foules fad teares: 
 
 Let my teares fianch the earths dne appetite. 
 
 My lonncs fweet blood, will make it (name and biofh: 
 
 O earth ! 1 will be friend thee more with raine Exeunt 
 That fhall diftill from thefe two ancient rulnes, 
 
 Then youthfull April! fhall with all his fhowres 
 In fummers droughiille drop vpon thee Hill, 
 
 In Winter with warme teares He melt the foow. 
 
 And keepe eremall fpnng time on thy face, 
 i So thou refufe to drinke my deare fonnes blood. 
 
 Enter Lucius,t»ith his weapon drawnt. 
 
 Oh reuerent Tribunes,oh gentle aged men, 
 
 1 nbmde my loones.reuerfe the doome of death, 
 
 A nd Iet me fay(that neuer wept before) 
 
 M v teares arc now preualing Oratours. 
 
 /.. Oh noble father,you lament in vaine, 
 
 1 lit T > ibunes heare not.no man is by, 
 
 Aod you recount your lotto wes to a ftone. 
 
 7*. Ah Lucuu for thy brothers let me plead, 
 
 Graue Tnhunes.once more I intreat ofyou. 
 
 Eu. Mv gracious Lord,no Tribune he3res you fpeake. 
 7i. Why 'tis no matter man,if they did heare 
 They would not rmrke me:oh if they did heare 
 They w&uld not piety m«. 
 
 Therefore 1 tell my forrowes booties to the ftones. 
 
 Who though they cannot anfwere my diftreffe, 
 
 Yet in lome fort they ate better then the Tribunes. 
 
 For that they will not intercept my tale; 
 
 When I doe weepc,they humbly at my feete 
 Receiue my teares,and ieeme to weepe with me. 
 
 And were they but attired in graue weedes, 
 
 Rome could afford no Ttibune like to thefe; 
 
 A ftone is as fofc waxe. 
 
 Tribunes more hard then Rones: 
 
 Aftone is filent.and offendeth not. 
 
 And Tribunes with their tongues doome men to death. 
 But wherefore ftand’tt chou with thy weapon drawne ? 
 
 Lu. To refeuemy twobtothers from their death. 
 For which attempt the Iudges hauepronounc lf 
 My euerlaitmg doome ofb&nifhmenc. 
 
 TU O happy man,they haue befriended thee: 
 
 Why fooiifh £*<■»«/, do ft thou not perceiue 
 That Rome is but a wildernes ofTigcrs ? 
 
 Tigers muft pray.and Rome affords no prey 
 But me and and mine: how happy art thou then. 
 
 From thefe deuourers to be bamfhed ? 
 
 But who comes with our brother Marcus heere i 
 
 Enter "Marcus and Lcutnta. 
 
 Mar. Titus .prepare thy noble eyes to weepe, 
 
 Ot if not lo,thy noble heart to breake: 
 
 1 bring confuming forrow to thine age. 
 
 Tt. Will it confumeme ? Let me fecit then. 
 t^Mar This was thy daughter. 
 
 Tt- Why Marcus fo fhe is. 
 
 Luc. Ayemethisobie&kilsme. 
 
 Ti. Faint-hatted boy.arife and looke Ypon her, 
 Speake £.4#/n/<*,what accurfed hand 
 Hath made theehandleffe in thy Fathers fight? 
 
 What foolehath added watet to the Sea ? 
 
 Or brought a faggot to bright burning Troy t 
 My griefe was at the height before thou cam'ft, 
 
 And now like Njlm it dildaineth bounds : 
 
 Giueme a fword ,Ue chop off my hands too, 
 
 Fo: they haue foughi for Rome.and all in vaine: 
 
 And they hauenuTft this woe. 
 
 In feeding life: 
 
 In bootelcffc prayer haue they bene held vp, 
 
 And they haue feru'd me to effcdflefTe vfe. 
 
 Now all the feruice I require of them, 
 
 Is that the one will helpe to cut the other: 
 
 'Tis well LausntAjihax thou haft no hands. 
 
 For hands to do Rome feruice,is but vaine. 
 
 Luct. Speake gentle filler, who hath martyr’d thee? 
 Mar. O that delightful) engineofher thoughts. 
 That blab'd them with fuch pleating eloquence, 
 
 Is torne from forth that pretty hollow cage, 
 
 Where like a fweet mellodius bird it fung, 
 
 Sweet varied notes inchanting euery eaie. 
 
 Luci. Oh fay thou for her. 
 
 Who hath done this deed i 
 
 Al.ve. Oh thus 1 found her ftraying in the Parke, 
 Seeking to hide herfelfe as doth the Deare 
 That hath receiude fome vnrecuring wound. 
 
 Tit. I c wat my Dearc, 
 
 And he that wounded ha. 
 
 Hath hurt me more, then had he kild me dead i 
 For now I ftand as one vpon a Rocke, 
 
 Inuiron’d with a wiiderneffe of Sea. 
 
 Who markes the waxing tide. 
 
 Grow wauc by waue, 
 
 Expe^ing 
 

 < The Tragedie of^Titas ndronicm . 
 
 Expefling eueTwbenfome enuious furge, 
 
 VVili in his brimfh bowels fwallow hins. 
 
 This way to deathmy wtetched formes sregone: 
 
 Heere flandsmy othet for.ne,a baoifht man. 
 
 And heere my brother weeping at my woe*. 
 
 Jut chat which giues my foule the greateft fpume, 
 is depre Laamus,iKret theo my Toole. 
 
 -lad I but feene thy pi&ure in this plight. 
 
 It would bauc maadedme. What fhall I doe? 
 
 Mow I behold thy liueiy body fo? 
 
 Thou haft no hands to wipe away thy team, 
 
 \Jof tongue to tell me who hath martyr'd thee: 
 
 'hy husband be is dead,and for his death 
 Thy brothers are condemn'd.and dead by this. 
 
 . .ookc Mareti(,ab fono vLucim looke on her t 
 V/hen I did name her brothers,then frefh tearcs 
 Stood on her cheekcs.as doth the honv dew, 
 
 Vpon a gst’nred Lillie almoft withered,. 
 
 Mar. Perchance (he weepes bcc3ufe they kil'd her 
 husband, 
 
 i J t rchar.cebecaufe fheknowes him innocent. 
 
 TV. if they did kill thy husband then be ioyfull 
 Jccaufe chelaw hath cane ccoenge on them. 
 
 No,no,chey would not doe fo foule a deede, 
 
 Witncsthc forrow that their filter makes. 
 
 Gentle Leuatl& let me kiffc thy lips, 
 
 Or makefomc figocs how 1 may do theceafe: 
 
 Shall thy good Vncle.aodthy brother Lacinr, 
 
 And thoo and I fit round about fome Fountasne, 
 
 .coking all downcwatds to behold our cheekes 
 How they are ftain’d in iseadowcs, yet not dry 
 With miery Gitas ieft on them by a flood : 
 
 And in the Fouotaine (ball we gaze folong. 
 
 Till the frc(h tafte be taken from that cleerenes. 
 
 And made a brine pit with our bitter teare* l 
 Or fhall we cut away our hands like chiDe ? 
 
 Or (ball v?e bite our toogues,and in dumbe ibewes 
 Pnfle the remainder of out hateful! dayes } 
 
 What (hall we doe ? Let vs that haue out tongues 
 Plot fomc deuife offunher miferies 
 To make vs wondred at in time to come?. 
 
 Acs. Sweet Father eeafe your tcares,for at yotirgriefe 
 e fcov? my wretched filler fobs and weeps. 
 
 Trior, Patience deere Necce,good Tiisu drie thin* 
 eyes. 
 
 77. Ah MarctUyMscrcw .Brother well I wot. 
 
 Thy napkin cannot drinke a teare of mine. 
 
 For thou poore cnan haft drown’d it with thine owne. 
 
 Lu. Ah my Lonima I will wipe thy chcekes. 
 
 Ti Marke Marcus marke,! vndetitand her fignes. 
 Had £he a tongue to fpeakc.now would (he fay 
 Thet to her brother which 1 faid to thee, 
 
 Hts Napkin with hertrue tearcs all bewet. 
 
 Can do no feruice on her forrowfuil cheekes. 
 
 Oh what a fimpachy of woe is thisl 
 As fane from hclpe as Limbo is fromblifie. 
 
 Enter Aron the Moore alone. 
 
 Moors. Titue /IndrovscKStCaj Lord the Etuperour, 
 Sends thee this word.chet if thou lone thy (bones. 
 
 Let Marau,L ucius, ax thy felfe old Taut, 
 
 Or any one of you,chop off your hand. 
 
 And fend it to the Kiog.hc for the fame. 
 
 Will fend thee hith« both thy fonnes aliue. 
 
 And that (hall be the tanfomc for theit fault. 
 
 Ti. Ob gracious Emperour.ob gentle Aaron. 
 
 Did euer Rauen fing fo like a Larire, 
 
 That glues fweettydings ofthe Sunr.es oprife? 
 
 With all my heart, He fend theEmpcrowr my bsnd. 
 Good Aron wilt thou help to chop it off ? 
 
 Lu. Stay Father, for that noble hand of thine, 
 
 That hath throwac downe fo many enemies. 
 
 Shall not be fern: my hand will ferue the turne. 
 
 My youth can better fpare my blood then you. 
 
 And therfotemine (hall faue my brothers hues. 
 
 Mar. Which of your bands hath not defended Rome 
 And rear’d aloft the bloody Battic3xe. 
 
 Wriling deftrudiion on the enemies Caftle? 
 
 Oh none of both but are ofhigh deferc: 
 
 My hand hath bin but id!e,!ec it ferue 
 To ranfome my two nephewes from their death, 
 
 Then haue I kept it to a worthy end. 
 
 Moors. Nay come agree, whofe hand fhallgos along 
 Fot fcarc they die before their pardon come. 
 
 My hand (hail goe. 
 
 Lu. Ey heauen it fhallnot goe. 
 
 T>. Sirs ftrioe no more,(uch withered Isearbsastb*ife 
 Are meete for plucking vp.and therefore mine. 
 
 Lu. Sweet rarhcr.ifl Iball be thought thy tonne, 
 
 Let me rede erne my brothers both from death. 
 
 Afar, And for our fathers fake,and mothers care, 
 Now let me (hew a brothers loue to thee. 
 
 Ti. Agreebetweeneyou,! will fpare my hand. 
 
 Lu. Then lie goe fetch an Axe. 
 
 Mar. But I will vfe the Axe. Exsum 
 
 Ti. Come hither Aaron ,]le deceiue them both. 
 
 Lend me thy hand,and I will gitiethee mint, 
 
 LMsore. If chat be cal'd deceit,! will be honed, 
 
 And neuer whtlU I line deceiue meo fo : 
 
 But lie deceiue you in another fort. 
 
 And that you'l fay ere halfe an hour* pefTc. 
 
 He eats off Tit & band. 
 
 Eater Lsdtso and Mares jagaine . 
 
 77. Now ftay you ftrife,what (hall be,is difpatcht r 
 Good Arm glue his Maieftte me hand, 
 
 Tell him,it was a hand that warded him 
 From thoufacd dangers: bid him bury it t 
 More hath it merited -.Thai let it haue. 
 
 As foe formy fonnes,f3y I account of them. 
 
 As ieweU parchafl at an eafic price. 
 
 And yet deere too,becaufe I bought mine owne. 
 
 Aron. I goe Androatars,s.n& for thy hand, 
 
 Looke by and by to haue thy fonnes with thee : 
 
 Theit heads I meane: Oh how this villany 
 Doth fat me with the very thoughts of it. 
 
 Let fooles doe good,and faire men call for grace, 
 
 Aron will haue his foule blacke like his face. Er.it. 
 
 Ti. O heere I lift this one hand srp to heauen. 
 
 And bo w this feeble ruine to the earth, 
 Ifanypowcrpitcies wretched tearcs, 
 
 To that I call: whaewilt thou kneele with esd ( 
 
 Doe then deare heart, for heauen (hall heart our prayers. 
 Or with our fighs week breath the welkin direme-. 
 
 And ftsine the Sun with fogge a s fomrime doudes. 
 When they do hug him in their melting bofotnes. 
 
 Mar. Oh brother fpeake with poffibilities. 
 
 And do not break e into thefedeepeextrearaes. 
 
 Ti. Is not my forrow deepe,hauing no bottoms l 
 
 dd? Then 
 
4 * __ The Traged ie of T'iftis zA ndronieus, 
 
 Then be my pj/Hofii bortomlefTe with them. 
 
 Alar. But yet let reafon goueme thy lament. 
 
 Tnm. If there were reafon for thefe miferies. 
 
 Then into limi ts could I binde my woes: 
 
 When heauen doth weepe, doth not the earth orcflow i 
 if the windes rage, doth not the Sea wax mad, 
 Threatning the welkin with his big-fwolne face t 
 And wilt thou h3ue a reafon for this code i 
 I am the Sea. Hatke how her fighes doe flow s 
 Shee is the weeping welkin, I the earth : 
 
 Then mud my Sea be moucd with her fighes, 
 
 Then muft my earth with her contmuall teares. 
 
 Become a deluge : ouerflow'd and drown’d : 
 
 For why, my bowels cannot hide her woes. 
 
 But like a drunkard mull I vomit them; 
 
 Then giueme leaue, for loofers will haue leaue. 
 
 To eafe their ftomackes with their bitter tongues, 
 
 Enter ametfenger with ewe beads and a hand., 
 
 Mef. Worthy jin dr omens, ill art thou repaid, 
 
 For that good hand thou fenift the Emperour: 
 
 Heere are the heads of thy two noble formes. 
 
 And heeres thy hand in fcorne to thee fent backe; 
 
 Thy griefcs,ibeir fports: Thy refolutionmockt, 
 
 That woe is me to chinkevpon thy woes, 
 
 More then remembrance ot my fathers death. Exit. 
 
 M&e. Now let hot /fltitna code in Cicilie, 
 
 And be my heart an euer-burning hell: 
 
 Thefe miferies arc more then may be borne 
 To weepe with them that weepe, doth eafe fome deale. 
 But farrow flouted at, is double death. 
 
 Lvri.hh that this fight fhould make fo deep a wound, 
 And yet detefted life not fhrinke thereat: 
 
 That eucr death fhould let life beare his name, 
 
 Where life hath no moreincereft but to breath. 
 
 Mar. Alas poore hart that kifleis comfortlefTe, 
 
 As frozen water to a darted fnake. 
 
 Tstw When will this feareful! dumber haue an end * 
 Mar. Now farwell flatterie,die Ar.dromcm, 
 
 Thou dofi not flumber, fee thy two fons heads, 
 
 Thy warlike bands, thy mangled daughter here • 
 
 Thy other banifht Tonnes with this deere light 
 Strucke pale and bloodleffe, and thy brother I,- 
 Euen tike a dony Image, cold and numme. 
 
 Ah now no mere will I controule my gnefes, 
 
 Rent off thy filuer hairc, thy other hand 
 Gnawing with thy teeth, and be this difmail fight 
 The doling vp of our mod wretched -eyes: 
 
 Now is a time to dorme, why art thou dill? 
 
 Turn. Ha,ha,ha, 
 
 Mar. Why dod thou laugh i it fits not with this houre, 
 7V. Why 1 haue not another teare to fhed ; 
 
 Befides, this forrow is an enemy, 
 
 And would vfurpe vpon my watry eyes, 
 
 And make them blinde with tributaiie teares. 
 
 Then which way fhall I finde Reuenges Caue i 
 For thefe two heads doe feeme to fpeake to me. 
 
 And threat me, I fhall neucr come to bliffe, 
 
 Till all thefe mifehiefes be returned againe, 
 
 Euen in their throars that haue committed them. 
 
 Come let me fee what taske I haue to doe, 
 
 You heauie people, circle me about* 
 
 That Imayturneme to each one of you, 
 
 And fweare vnto my foule to right your wrongs. 
 
 The vow is made, come Brother take a head. 
 
 And in this hand the other will I heart. 
 
 And Laistnia thou fhalt be employd in tbefe things j 
 Beare thou my hand fweet wench betweene thy teeth: 
 
 As for thee boy, goe get thee Item my fight. 
 
 Thou art an Exile, and thou muft not day. 
 
 Hie to the Catbcs, and raife an army there. 
 
 And if youloue me, as I thinkeyoudoe, 
 
 Let’s kifTc and pan, for we haue much to doe. Exeunt 
 
 Manet Lucius. 
 
 Lucs. Farewell /indrenieu; my noble Father: 
 
 The woful'd man that euer liu’d in Rome; 
 
 Farewell proud Rome, til Lucius come againe, 
 
 Heloues his pledges dearer then his life; 
 
 Farewell Lonmin my noble lifter, 
 
 O would thou wen as thou to fore haft beene. 
 
 But now, nor Lucius nor Lautnia hues 
 But in obliuion and hateful griefes: 
 if Lucius hue, he will requit your wrongs. 
 
 And make proud Saturnine and hisEmprc/Ie 
 Beg at the gates likes Tarquiu and his Queene. 
 
 Now will I to the Gothcs and raife a power, 
 
 To bereueng J on Rome and Saturnine. Exit Lucnas 
 
 ji Bnaket. 
 
 Enter ji ndr emeus, Marcus, Lanin to, and the Boy . 
 
 So,fo, now fit, and looke yoo eaeeno mote 
 Then will preferue iud fo much ftrength in vs 
 As will reuenge thefe bitter woes of ours. 
 
 "Marcus vnknit that forrow.wreathen knot „• 
 
 Thy Neece and I( poore Creatures)* am our hands 
 And cannot paflionate out tenfold griefe, 
 
 Withfoulded Armes. Thispoorenght handofmine, 
 
 Is left totirranizevpponmy bread. 
 
 Who when my hatt all mad with mifery, 
 
 Beats in this hollow prifon ofmy flefh. 
 
 Then thus I thumpe it downe. 
 
 Thou Map of woe, that thus doft talk in fignes, 
 
 When thy poore hart beates without ragious beating. 
 Thou canft not flrike it thus to make it ftill ? 
 
 Wound it withfighing girle.kilit with gTones : 
 
 Or get fome little knife betweene thy teeth, 
 
 And iud agamfl thy hart make thou a hole, 
 
 That all the teares that thy poore eyes let fall 
 May run into that finke, and foaking in, 
 
 Drowne the lamenting foole, in Sea fait teaTes. 
 
 Mar. Fy brother fy, te3ch her not thus to lay 
 Such violent hands vppon her tender life. 
 
 jin. How now ] Has forrow made thccdoate already? 
 Why Marcus, no man fhould be mad but I: 
 Wbato/iolent hands can fht lay on ber life: 
 
 Ah wherefore dod thou vrge the name ofhands. 
 
 To oid ^£neas tell the tale twice ore 
 How Troy was burnt, and he made mWerable? 
 
 O handle not the theame, to talke of hands, 
 
 Leaft we remember ftill that we haue none. 
 
 Fie, fie, how Frantiquely J fquare my talke 
 As if we fhould forget we had no hands: 
 
 If Marcus did not name the word ofhands. 
 
 Come, lets fall too, and gentle girleeatethis, 
 
 Heere is no dtinke? FLarke Mareut what Die faies, 
 
 I can interpret all her martir'd fignes, 
 
 She faies. fhe drinkes no other drinke but reenw 
 j Breu'd with her forrow: mefh’d vppon her checker,, 
 
 Speech. 
 
The Tragsdi? of Titus <iA ndronicus ♦ 43 
 
 Spccchlcffe coroplayne, I wlU lcarne thy thooght t 
 
 In chy dumb adbon, will I be as pcrfea 
 
 A s begging Hermits in their holy prayers. 
 
 Thou [halt not fighc nor hold thy flumps to heaOen, 
 
 Nor winke,nor nod,nor kneele.nor makea (igne. 
 
 But I(of theft) will wrcfl an Alphabet, 
 
 And by ftil) pradfcce.leame to know thy meaning. 
 
 Boy. Good grandlire leaue thefebitter dcepe laments, 
 Make my Aunur.erry,with fomepleafmg tale. 
 
 (JHar. Alajjthe tender boy in paflion mou'd, 
 
 Doth weepc to fee his grandfires heauinefic. 
 
 An. Peace tender Sapling,chou srt made ofteares, 
 
 And teares will quickly'melt thy life away. 
 
 Marcus flrtkei the dsjb with a kyife. 
 
 What doeft thou ftrike at Marcus with Knife. 
 
 Mar. Ac that that 1 haue kil’d my Lord,* Flys 
 
 An. Out on the rnurderourthou kil’ft my hart. 
 
 Mine eyes doi’d with view ofTirranie; 
 
 A deed of death done on the I nnocent 
 
 Becoms not Titus broher: get thee gone, 
 
 1 fee thou art not for my company : 
 
 Mar. Alas(my Lord) 1 haue but kild a flie. 
 
 An. But ? How : if that Flie had a father and mother ? 
 How would he hang his (lender gilded wings 
 
 And buz lamenting doings in the ayer, 
 
 Poore harmelcflc Fly, 
 
 That with his pretty buzing melody, 
 
 Came heere to make vs merry, 
 
 And thou hafl kil'd him. 
 
 C Mar. Pardon me fir, 
 
 I: was a blacke illfauour’d Fly, 
 
 Like to the Emprefie Mocre,therefore I kild him. 
 
 An. O.o.o, 
 
 Then pardon me for reprehending thee. 
 
 For thou haft done a Charitable deed : 
 
 Giuc me thy knife,! will infult on him, 
 
 Flattering my fclfes.as if it were the Moore, 
 
 Come hither purpofely to poyfon me. 
 
 Ther'es for tby felfe.and chats for Tament : Ah firra. 
 
 Yet 1 thinkewcarenot bcought folow. 
 
 But that betweene vs,we can kill a Fly, 
 
 That comes in likeneffe of a Cole-blacke Moore. 
 
 Tyler. Alas poorc man,griefe ha's fo wrought on him. 
 He takes falfe fhadowes.for true fubftances. 
 
 And. Come.take away : Lauinia, goe with me, 
 lie to thy clofiet,and goe read with thee 
 
 Sad flories,chanced in the times of old. 
 
 Come boy^md goe with me,thy fight is young. 
 
 And thou [halt tead v when mine begin co dazell. Exeunt 
 
 Mar . Wbac meaucs my Ncece loainia by thefe fi«nes? 
 7). Feare not Lsseiusj ome what doth [he meane; 
 
 See Lucius fee,bow much [he makes of thee t 
 
 Some whether would (be haue thee goe with her. 
 
 Ah boy, Cornelia neuer with more care 
 
 Read to ha fonnes.tben (be hath read to thee 
 
 Sweet Poetry,and Tollies Ora tour : 
 
 Canft thou not gefle wherefore fhc plies thee thus ? 
 
 Bay. My Lord 1 know not l.nor can I gefle, 
 
 Vnlefle fome fit or frenjtic do poflcffe her: 
 
 Fori haue heard roy Grandfiet fay full oft, 
 
 Extremitic of griefes would make men mad. 
 
 And I haue read that Htxuhaof Troy, 
 
 Ran mad through forrow.that made me to feare 
 
 Although my Lord,l know my noble Aunt, 
 
 Loues me as deareas ere my mother did. 
 
 And would not but in fury fright my youth, 
 
 Which made me downe to throw my bookei, and Eie 
 Caufles perhaps,buc pardon me fweet Aunt, 
 
 And Madam,ifmy Vncle Morcnt goe, 
 
 I will moft willingly attend your Ladylbip. 
 
 Mar. Lucius l will. 
 
 Ti. How now Laninia,Marcus what mcanes this ? 
 Some booke there is that [he dcfircs to fee. 
 
 Which is it girle of theft ? Open them boy. 
 
 But thou art deeper read and better skild, 
 
 Come and cakechoyfe of all my Library, 
 
 And fo beguile thy forrow.till the heauens 
 
 Reuealethe damn'd couuiuer of this deed. 
 
 What booke ? 
 
 Why lifts (be vp her armes in fequence thus ? 
 
 Mar. I thinke (be meaner that ther was more then one 
 Confederate in the fa£f,I more there was : 
 
 Or elfe to heauen the hcaues them to reuenge. 
 
 Ti. Lucius what booke is that (be to (Tech fo? 
 
 Bay. Grandfier 'its Quids Mecatnosphofis, 
 
 My mother gauc it me. 
 
 t-Mar. For lone of her that’s gooe, 
 
 Pethahs (be culd it from among the reft. 
 
 77. Soft,fo bufily (be tarries the lesues, 
 
 Helpe her,what would [be finde TLauinia [hall I read? 
 
 This is the cragicke tale of Philomel } 
 
 And creates of Teresas creafon and his rape. 
 
 And rape I feate was rooteofthine annoy. 
 
 Ttlor. See brother fee,note how (be quotes the leaues 
 
 77. Lauiata,west thou thus forprtz d fweet gitlc, 
 Rauifht and wrong'd as Philomela was f 
 
 Forc'd in the ruihlelTe,vaft,and gloomy woods ? 
 
 See.fee,! fuch a place there is where we did hunt, 
 
 (O bad we neuer,neuer hunted there) 
 
 Patern’d by that the Poet heere deferibes. 
 
 By nature made for murthers and for rapes. 
 
 rJMar. O why (bould nature build Co foule a den, 
 
 Vnleflc the Gods delight in tragedies t 
 
 7».Giue fignes fweet girle,for neere are none bnt friend. 
 What Romaine Lord it was durft do the deed? 
 
 Or (lunke not Saturnine, as Tar quin etfts. 
 
 That left the Canape to finne in Lucrece bed. 
 
 7rtar.Sn downe fweet Neece,brother fit dovtoe by me, 
 
 AppoBo^Pados,1 sue,ot UMercury, 
 
 Infpire me that I may this treafon finde. 
 
 My Lord looke heere,looke heere Laninia. 
 
 He writes bts Name with hie fluffs t <tidguides it 
 wish fecte and mouths. 
 
 This fandie plot is plaine,guide if tbt>u canft 
 
 This 
 
 JBus Quart us. 
 
 Enter young Lucius and Lanin ia running after btm .and 
 the'Bey flies from her with his hookes under his drs.se , 
 
 Enter Thus and Alarms. 
 
 Toy. Helpe Grar.dficr helpe/r.y Aunt Lauivia, 
 
 Foliowes me euery where I know not why. 
 
 Good Vncle Marcus fee how fwrfj [he comes, 
 
 Alas fwcet Aunt,I know not what you meane. 
 
 Mar. Stand by me Luctus.doc not feare thy Aunt. 
 
 Taut. She loues thee boy too weil to doe thee harac 
 'Boy 1 when my father was in Rome [he did. 
 
44 
 
 The Tragedie of Titus z_Andromcus. 
 
 This after me, I haue writ my name, 
 
 Wirhouc the helpe of any band at ail. 
 
 Curft be that hart that fore'ft vs to that (Rift: 
 
 Write thou good Neece,and heeredifplay atlaft, 
 
 Wh3t God will haue difcouered fot reucnge, 
 
 Heauen guide thy pen to print thy fotrowes plaine. 
 
 That wemay know the Traytors and the truth. 
 
 She take t the ftajfe in her month,and guides it with her 
 Jlumpt and writes. 
 
 Ti . Oh doe ye read my Lord what file hath writs ? 
 Stuprum.Chtrcn,Demetrius 
 
 tsHar. What,what,the luftfull formes of7 amcra. 
 Performers of this hainous hi oody deed ? 
 
 Ti. Magni Domsr.atorpoll, 
 
 Tarn lent us audis fcdera,tam lentus vtdes ? 
 
 Mar. Oh calme thee gentle Lord ; Although 1 know 
 There is enough written vpon this earth, 
 
 To ftirre a mucinie in thcnnldcft thoughts. 
 
 And arme the mindes of infants to exdaimcs. 
 
 My Lord kneelc downe with wciLautma knccle, 
 
 And kneeie Sweet boy,the Rotnainc Hctton hope, 
 Andfweare with me,as w ith the wofull Feere 
 And father of that chart difhonoured Dame, 
 
 Lord hsmus Brutus fwcare for Lucreee rape. 
 
 That we will prcrfccute(by good aduifc) 
 
 Mortal! reuenge vpon thefc traytorous Gothes, 
 
 And fee their blood.or die with this reproach 
 T5. Tis furc enough,and you knew how. 
 
 But if you hunt thefe Bears- whelpes, then beware 
 The Dam will wake,and if fhe witide you once , 
 
 Shoe’s with the Lyon deepely ftill in league. 
 
 And lulls him whilft fhepalyethonher backe, 
 
 And when he fleepes will (he do whatrtaelift. 
 
 You arc a young huntfman lM treat\zt it alone : 
 
 And come,I will goe get a leafe ofbraflc, 
 
 And with a Gad ol fteele will write thefe words. 
 
 And lay it by : the angry Northerns winde 
 Will blow chcfc lands like Sibcls leaucs abroad. 
 
 And wherea your leffon then. Boy what fay you i 
 Boy. I fay my Lord.thac if I were a man. 
 
 Their mothers bed-chamber fiaould not be fafe. 
 
 For thefe bad bond-men to the yoake of Rome. 
 
 Mar. I that’s my boy,thy father hath full ofc, 
 
 For his vngracefall country done the like 
 Bop. AndVnclefo will !,andifl liue. 
 
 Ti. Come goe with me into mine Atmotie, 
 
 Lucius He fit thee,and withall,my boy 
 Shall carry from me to the EmprefTc fonnes, 
 
 Prefents that I intend to fend them both, 
 Comc^omejthou’lt do thy mcffage.wilr thou not ? 
 
 Boy , I with my dagger in their bofomesGrandfire : 
 Tt. No boy not fo,lle teach theeanothet courfe, 
 Laainia come,LMarOut looke to my houfe, 
 
 Lucius and lie goc brauc it at the Court, 
 
 1 marry will we fu,and wcelebe waited on. Exeunt 
 Mar. O heauens! Can you hcare a good man grone 
 And not relent,or not ccmpalfion him ? 
 
 Marcus attend him in his extafie, 
 
 That hath more fears of forrow in his heart, 
 
 Then foe-mens marlres vpon his batter'd fhield, 
 
 But yet fo iuft,that he will not reuenge, 
 
 Reuenge the heatfens for old Ar.dromcus. Exit 
 
 Enter. Aran,Chiron and Demetrius at one dore-andat another 
 dstreyoungLucissi and another,with a bundle of 
 weapons , and verfts writ vpon them. 
 
 Chi. Demetrius heercs the fonne ok Lucius, 
 
 He hath fome tnefiage to deiiuer vs. 
 
 Aron. I fome mad mtflagefromhis mad Grandfather. 
 'Boy . My Lords,with all the humblencfle 1 may, 
 
 I greetc your honours from Andrenicus, 
 
 And pray the Romane Gods confound you both. 
 
 heme. Gramercie louely Zwrw.^what'sthenewes? 
 
 For villanie smarkt with tape. May itpleafcyou, 
 
 My Grandfircwelladuif'd hath ferit by me. 
 
 The goodliert weapons of his Armorie, 
 
 To grattfie your honourable youth. 
 
 The hope of Rome,for fo he bad me fay ; 
 
 And fo 1 do and with his giftspreferit 
 Your Lordfiiips,when eucr you haue need, 
 
 You may be armed and appointed well, 
 
 And fo I leaue you both : like bloody villaines. Exit 
 Deme. What’s hcete ? al’erolc,& written round about { 
 Let’s fee. 
 
 Integer vti* fceleriftjue pur Us, non egit maury iaculii nee ar¬ 
 cus, 
 
 Chi. O ’tis 3 vetfe in Horace, 1 know it well. 
 
 I read it in the Grammer long agoe. 
 
 tJMoore, 1 iuft,a verfein Horace :right,you haue it. 
 Now what a thing it is to be an Affe ? 
 
 Hcer's no found ieft,the old man hath found their guilt, 
 And lends the weapons wrapt about with lines, 
 
 Tha t woundfbeyond their feelirg)to the quick i 
 Rut were out witcy EmptefTe well a foot, 
 
 She would applaud Andronictu conceit: 
 
 Rut let her reft,in her vnreft a while. 
 
 And now young Lords, wa’s tnot a happy ftarre 
 Led vs to Romcrtrangers,and mote then fo; 
 
 Captiurs, to be aduanced to this height? 
 
 It did me good betore the Pallacc gate, 
 
 I obraue the Tribune in his brothers heating. 
 
 D/me. But me mote good, to lee fo great a Loid 
 Bafcly insinuate,and fend vs gifts. 
 
 Moore. Had he not teafon Lord Demetrius i 
 Did you not vfe his daughter very friendly ? 
 
 Deme. 1 would we had a thoufand Romane Dames 
 A t fuch a bay,by turne to ferucour lull. 
 
 Chi. A charitable wifh, and lull ofloue, 
 
 Moore. Heerelack’sbutyou mother for to fay,Amen. 
 Chi. And rhat would fhe fo: twenty thoufand more. 
 Dense. Come jet vs go,and pray to all the Gods 
 For our beloucd mother in her paincs. 
 
 Moore.Pny to the dcuils.ihc gods haue giuen vt ouer, 
 Eloitnjh, 
 
 Derr.. Why do the Emperors trumpets fiourifh thus ? 
 Chi. Belike for ioy the Emperour hath a fonne, 
 
 Deme. Soft,who comes heere i 
 
 Enter Nurfe with a hlacTe a Moore childt. 
 fTser. Good morrow Lords: 
 
 O tel! roc,did you fee Aaron the Moore ? 
 
 Aron. Well^norc or leffe,ot nere a whit at all, 
 
 Heere eM.tron is,and what with nAaron now ? 
 
 Nurfe. Oh gentle Aaron,we are all vndonc. 
 
 Now helpe,or woe betide thee euermore. 
 
 Aron. Why, whar a catterwaliing doft thou keepe ? 
 What doft thou wrap and fumble in thine armes ? 
 
 Nurfe. O that which I would hide from heauens eye, 
 Our Empteflc (hame.ondrtately Romes difgrace, 
 Shejsdeliucred Lords,fhe is deliuered. 
 
 /JtwTowhom? 
 
 Nurfe. I meanc fhe is brought a bed ? 
 
 Aron. .Wei God giucher good reft. 
 
77?f Tragedie of Thus ^Androvms. 
 
 4-5 
 
 Wast bath he fern her ) 
 
 N*rfe. Adeuill. 
 
 Aren. Why then (he isJthe Petals Dam: a soynrll iflue. 
 Hot ft. A iov/efle, difnvaii, blacke &,for.owaili iflus, 
 Heere is the babe as loathfome as a toad, 
 
 Aracmg ft the faireft breeders of enr dime, 
 
 The Empreffe lends it tbee,tby ftampe,thyfeale. 
 
 And bids thee chriften it with thy daggers point. 
 
 Area Outyou whore,is bl3<k fo bafie a hue i 
 Sweel blowfe.you are a beaunous blofforoe fure. 
 
 Dane. Villaine what haft thou done f 
 Arm. That which thou tanft not vndoe. 
 
 Cbt. Thou Lift vndone our mother. 
 
 Berne. And therein helhfh dog.thcu haft vndone. 
 Woe to her chance,and damn'd he loathed choyce, 
 Accur'ft theoff-fprwg of fo foule a fiend. 
 
 Cbi. It (hall not hue. 
 
 Area. 1 1 (hall not die. 
 
 Nurji. Aaron it mod, the mother wils it fo. 
 
 Aron. What, muft it Nurfi ? Then let no man but I 
 Doe execution on my fleftt and blood. 
 
 Drme. lie broach the T adpole on my Rapiers point; 
 Nterfegme it me.my fword fha.ll foone difpatch it 
 Aron. Sooner this fword fhall plough thy bowels vp. 
 Stay murtherous villaines, will you k’ll your broi her i 
 Now by the burning Tapers of the skie. 
 
 That fh'one fo brightly when this Boy was got. 
 
 He dies vpon my Semitars fharpe pome. 
 
 That touches this my firft bome fonne aad heire. 
 
 J tell you young-lings,not EnceUdsv 
 
 With all nisthreatmngband ofTrphentbroode, 
 
 Nor great AlcAit.no: the God of warre, 
 
 Shall cejiethtsprey out ofhis fathers hands: 
 What,what,ye fangoine fhailow hartedBoyes, 
 
 Ye white-limb'd walls, ye Ale*houfe painted fignes* 
 Cole-blacke is benerthen another hue, 
 fn that it fcomesto beare another hue; 
 
 For all the water in the Ocean, 
 
 Can ncurr turne theSwans blacke legs to white. 
 Although fhe lane them houtely in the flood : 
 
 Tell the EmptefTefrom me,! am ofage 
 Tokeepermne owne,excufe it how fhe can. 
 
 Dene. Wilt thou betray thynoblemiftristhus? 
 Ann. My miftris is ray mrftrisithis my felfe. 
 
 The vigour,and the pufture of my youth; 
 
 This,before all the world do I preferre, 
 
 This mauger all the world wtl) ! keepe fafe. 
 
 Or femeof you fhall fmoake for it in Rome* 
 
 Dtme By this our mother is for euerfham'd. 
 
 Cbt. Rome will defpife her for this foule efcape. 
 
 Nnr. The Empcrour in hn rage will doome her death. 
 Cbt. I blufh to thmke vpon this ignominie. 
 
 Aren Why ther's the pnoiledge your beauty bearcs: 
 Fie trecherous hue.t hat will betray with blu/hing 
 The elofeeuadls and counfe'.sot the hart: 
 
 Heer’s a young Lad fram'd of another Icere, 
 
 Looke how the blacke fljue fmiles vpon the father, 
 
 As who fhouid fay, old Lad 1 am thine owne. 
 
 He is your brother Lords, (enfibly fed 
 Of that felfe blond that firft gaue life to you, 
 
 AruJ from that wombe where you imprifoned were 
 He is mfranchiled and come to light: 
 
 Nay he it your brother by the furer fide. 
 
 Although my feale be ftamped in his face. 
 
 Nurfe aAeron what fhall I fsy vntothe Empreflef 
 Dtm. Aduifc thee t Aaron, what is to be done. 
 
 And we will ail fubfenbe to thy aduife: 
 
 Sauc thou the chi!d,fowe may &11 be fafe. 
 
 Aron. Then fit we do woe and let vsallcoafuh. 
 
 My fonne and I will haue the winde of you i 
 Keepe there.now talke at p!cafu,e of your fafety. 
 
 Berne. Hr-w many women faw this chtlde ofhn ? 
 Aron. Why fo braue Lords, when we ioyne us league 
 I am a Lambe. but if you braue the Moore, 
 
 Thechafed Bore,the mountaine Lyonefie , 
 
 The Ocean fwells not fo at Aaron ftotmes : 
 
 But fay againe,how many few thechilde < 
 
 Nurfe. f'crnc/t.i.ibi midwife,and ray felfe. 
 
 And none elfe but the deliuered Empiefle. 
 
 Arm. The ErDprefTe.che Midwife.and year felfe, 
 
 T wo may keepe counfell, when the the third's away: 
 Goe to the Empteffe.ieli her this l faid. He kflt ha 
 Weeke,weeke,fo cries a Piggeprepared to th'fpit 
 Deme. What mean'ft thou A&on ? 
 
 Wherefore did'ft thou this ? 
 
 tAton, O Lord fir, 'tisadeed of pollicie f 
 Shall fhe hue to betray this guilt of our's ; 
 
 A long tongu’d bablmgGoffip r No Lords no ; 
 
 And now be it knowne to you my full intent. 
 
 Not farre, one MuUueta my Country-man 
 His wife but yeftetnight vras brought to bed. 
 
 Hi s child? is like to her,farre as you are: 
 
 Goe pac ke with btm, and giue the mother gold. 
 
 And tell themboththceitcumftsnceofall. 
 
 And how by this their Chtlde fhall be adnaurvd. 
 
 And be receiuedfor the Empe tours heyre, 
 
 And fubfticuted in the place of mine. 
 
 To calroetnis tempeft whirling in the Court, 
 
 And let the Emperout dandle him for his owne. 
 
 Hatke ye Lords, ye fee 1 haue giuenher phyficke. 
 
 And you muft needs beflow her funerall. 
 
 The fields areneere.and you aie gallant Groome*! 
 
 This done, fee thatyou take no longet daies 
 But fend the Midwife prelcmly to roe. 
 
 The Midwife and tfie Nurfe weli made away, 
 
 Then let tbe Lad.es tattle what they pleafe. 
 
 Cbi. Aaron 1 fee thou wilt not uuft the ay re with fc 
 Deme. jpor this care ofTamora, (CTets, 
 
 Her f:lfe,and bets ate highly bound to thee. Exeunt. 
 
 Aron, Now to the Gothes, es fwift as Swallow flies, 
 There to difpofe this treafure in mine arroes, 
 
 And fecreily to greets the Etnpreffe friends; 
 
 Come on you thick-hpt.flaue. lie beare you hence. 
 
 For iris you that puts vs to our fhifrs • 
 lie make you feed on berries, 3nd on too res. 
 
 And feed on curds and whay.and fucke the Goate, 
 
 And cabbm in a Caue, and bring you vp 
 
 To be a waniour, and command a Campe. Exit 
 
 Enter Trtsee, old Mxrcue .jotirg Lueim anjotber gentlemen 
 rvrtb besot t and Titus bearer the arr owes With 
 Letter I on tbe end of them. 
 
 Tit. Come Hsmsr.come.kinfmen this is the way. 
 
 Sir Boy let me fee your Archerie, 
 
 Looke yeedraw home enough,and 'us there ftraight t 
 Terrm Afrearehaitu ,be you remembred Marcus. 
 
 She's gone,(he's fled,firs take you to your tooles, 
 
 You Cofens fhall goe found tbcOceaor 
 
 And caft your octj.hsply you may find her intheSea* 
 
 Yet rher's is litiie luftice as at Land . 
 
 No PAUns and S mgr on ate ,you muft doe it, 
 
The Tragedte of Titus aAndronicus. 
 
 Tis you mu ft dig with Mattocke,and with Spade, 
 
 And pierce ihe inmoft Center of the earth: 
 
 Then when you come to Plutott Region, 
 
 ! pny you deliuer him this petition, 
 
 Teil him it is for iuftice.snd for aide, 
 
 And that it comes from old A ndronicus, 
 
 Shaken with forrowes in vngtarefull Rome. 
 
 Ah Rome! Well, well,I made thee miferable, 
 
 What time I thiew the peoples feffrages 
 On him that thus doth tyrannize ore me. 
 
 Goe get you gonc,and pray be carefull all. 
 
 And leaue you not a man of warre vnfearcht. 
 
 This wicked Emperour may hauelhipt her hence, 
 
 And kinfmen then we may goe pipe for iuftice. 
 
 Men. O Publius is not this a heauie cafe 
 To fee thy Noble VnckJ$ thus diRratf { 
 
 PM. Therefore my Lords it highly vs concernes. 
 
 By day and night t’attend him carefully : 
 
 And feedehis humour kindeiy as we may. 
 
 Till time beget fomc careful! temedic. 
 
 Marc. Kinfmen.his forrowes are part remedie. 
 
 Ioyne with the Gothes,and with reuengefull vyarre. 
 Take wreake on Rome for this ingratitude, 
 
 And vengeance on the Tray tor Saturn in*. 
 
 Tit. Publius how now ? how now my Maifters? 
 Whaihaue you met with her ? 
 
 full. No my good Lord.but Pluto fends you word. 
 
 If you will haue reuenge from hell you fhall, 
 
 Marrie for iuftice (He is foirnploy'd, 
 
 He thinkes with I cm in heauen.or feme where elfe: 
 
 So that perforce you muft needs ftay a time. 
 
 Tit , He doth me wrong ro feed me with delay es. 
 
 He diae into the burning Lake below. 
 
 And pull her out of nAcaron by the heeles. 
 
 Manns we are but fhrubs.no Cedars we, 
 
 No big-bon’d.men,fram'd of the Cyclops fizc. 
 
 But mettall UWurcw.fteele to the very backe. 
 
 Yet wrung with wrongs more then our backe can beare: 
 And fiththere’snoiuftice inearth nor hell. 
 
 We wilifollicite heauen.and moue the Gods 
 To fend downe Iuftice for to wreake our wongs: 
 
 Come to this geare,you are a good Archer Marcus , 
 
 Hegtues them the Arrawei. 
 
 AUottem. that’s for you;here ad tAppollenem, 
 
 Ad Mortem, that's for my felfe, 
 
 Heere Boy to Pallot, heere to LMercury, 
 
 To Saturnine, to Cams, not to Saturnine, 
 
 You were as good to finoote againft the winde. 
 
 Too it Boy, Marcus loofe when 1 bid: 
 
 Of my word, I haue written to effeft, 
 
 Ther’s not a God left vnfollicited. 
 
 Mart. Kinfmen,lhoot all your rtufts into the Court, 
 We Will afflidl the Emperour in his pride. 
 
 Tit, Now Maifters draw,Oh well faid Lucius : 
 
 Good Boy in Virgoes lap, giue it Pallas. 
 
 Marc. My Lord,! aime a Mile beyond the Moone, 
 Your letter is with Pupiler by this. 
 
 Tit. Ha,ha, Publius,Publius ,what haft thou done ? 
 See.fee.thou haft fhot off one of Taurus homes. 
 
 Mar. This was the fport my Lord.when Pubhu . (hot. 
 The Bull being gat’d,gaue Aries fuch a knocke. 
 
 That downe fell both the Rams Hornes in the Court, 
 And who ftiould finde them but the Empreffe villaine : 
 
 | Sfcelaught,and told the Moore he (hould not choofe 
 djjut giue them tc his Maiftcr for a prefenr. 
 
 | Tsi. Why there it goes,G«d gtue youi Lordlbip ioy. 
 *- — 
 
 Enter the Clowne wish a basket and two Pigeons in it, 
 
 Titus . Newes,newes,firom heauen, 
 
 Marcus the poaft is come. 
 
 Sirrah.what tydmgs fhaueyou any letters? 
 
 Shall I haue luftice,what fayes Jupiter ? 
 
 Clowns. Ho the Iibbetmakcr,he faye s that he hath ta. 
 ken them downe againe, for the men muft not be bang’d 
 till the next wceke. 
 
 Tu. But what fayes Jupiter 1 aske thee ? 
 
 Ctownie. Alas ftr 1 know not Jupiter s 
 I neuet dranke with him in all my life. 
 
 Tit. Why villaine an not thou the Carrier ? 
 
 Clowns. 1 of my Pigious fir.nothing elfe. 
 
 Tit. Why, did’ft thou not come from heauen > 
 
 Clowns. From heauen ? Alas fir,I neuet came there, 
 God lorbid I fhould be fobold,to prefle to heauen in my 
 youngdayes. Whylamgoing with my pigeons to the 
 Tribunal! Plebs, to take vp a matter ofbrawle, betwixt 
 my V nck.and one ofthe Emperialls men. 
 
 Alar. Why fir, that isas fit a scan be to ferue for your 
 Oration,and let him deliuer the Pjgions to the Empcrout 
 from you. 
 
 Tu. Tell mee,can you deliuer an Oration to the E«s- 
 perourwith a Grace f 
 
 Clowne. Nay truely fir, I could neuer fay grace in all 
 my life. 
 
 Tit. Sirrah come hither,make no more adoe, 
 
 But giue your Pigeons to the Emperour, 
 
 By me thou (halt haue Iuftice at his hands. 
 Hold.hold.meane while her's money for thy charges. 
 Giue me pen and inke. 
 
 Sirrah,can you with a Grace deliuer a Supplication ? 
 
 Clowne. 1 ftr. 
 
 Titus . Then here is aSuppiication for you, indwhen 
 you come to him, at the firft approach you muft kneele, 
 then kiiTc his foote, thendeliuer vpyour Pigeons, and 
 then looke for your tewatd. He be at hand fir, fee you do 
 it brsuely. 
 
 Clowne. I warrant you fir, let me alone. 
 
 Tit. Sirrha haft thou a knife .'Come let me feelt, 
 Heere Marcus fold it in the Oration, 
 
 For thou haft made it like an humble Suppliant: 
 
 And when thou haft gioen it the Emperour, 
 
 Knocke at rvy dore,and tell me what he fayes. 
 
 Clowne. God be with you fir.I will. Exit. 
 
 Tit. Come Marcus let vs goe ,Pabbas follow me. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Enter £mferour and Srupreffi .and her two femes, the 
 Emperour brings the Arrtwes in his baud 
 that Tittss fb*'t at him. 
 
 Sane. Why Lords, 
 
 What wrongs are thefe ? was eucr feene 
 An Emperour in Rome thus oner borne, 
 
 Troubled.Confrontcd thus,and for the extent 
 Of eg all iuftice,vf'd in fuch contempt ? 
 
 My Lotds.yoo know the (nightfall Gods, 
 
 (How euer thefe diflurbers of our peace 
 But in the peoples cates)rherc nought bath paft. 
 
 Bur euen with law againft the wfllrell Sonnes 
 
 Of old AndrenicM . And what and if 
 
 His forrowes haue fo ouerwhelm’d his wit*. 
 
 Shall we be thus afflified in his wreakes. 
 
 His fits,his freczie.ar.d his bittemeffe t 
 And now he writes to heauen for his redreffe. 
 
 See,bceres to /esse, and this to Mercury , 
 
 Thi 
 
TbeTragedie of Titus <iAndronicus. 
 
 This to Apollo,this to the God ofwatte: 
 
 Sweet fcrowles to flie about the ftreets of Rome: 
 
 What’s this but Libelling againd the Senate, 
 
 And blazoning our Iniudice euery where ? 
 
 A goodly humour,!* it not my Lords ? 
 
 As who would fay.in Rome no Iuftice were. 
 
 But if I liue,his fained extafie* 
 
 Shall be no (belter to thefe outrages: 
 
 But he and his (hall know,that Iuftice liues 
 In Saturmnui health ;whom if he fleepe. 
 
 Heel fo awake,at he in fury (hall 
 
 Cut off the proud'd Confp irator that hues. 
 
 Tetmo. My gracious Lord,my loueiy Saturnine , 
 
 Lord of my life,Commanderofmy thoughts , 
 Calmethee.and beare the faults of7Vnw age, 
 
 Th’effefls offorrow for his valiant Sonnes, 
 
 Whofe lolTe hath pier'ft him deepe.and fear’d his h eart; 
 And rather comfort his diftre (Ted plight, 
 
 Then profecute the meaneft or the bed 
 For thefe contempts. Why thus it (hall become 
 High witted Tamara to gjofe with all: Afde. 
 
 But Thus, l haue touch'd thee to thequicke. 
 
 Thy life blood out: If A arm now be wife, 
 
 Then is all fafe.the Anchor’s in the Port. 
 
 Enter Clowne, 
 
 How now good fellow, would’ft thou fpeake with v$ ? 
 Clow Yea forfooth,and your Miderfiaip be Emperiall. 
 7 *m. Emprefie I am,but yonder fits the Emperour. 
 Clo. Tis he; God & Saint Stephen giueyou good den; 
 I haue brought you a Letcer,5t a couple of Pi gions heere. 
 
 He reels the Letter. 
 
 Satie. Goe take him away,and hang him prefently. 
 Clowne. How much money muff I haue ? 
 
 Tem. Comcfirrahyoumuftbe hang’d. 
 
 Chw. Hang’d ?berLady,then I haue brought vp a neck 
 toafaireend. Exit. 
 
 Sane. DefpightfulJ and intollerablc wrongs, 
 
 Shall I endure this monftrous villany ? 
 
 I know from whence this fame deuife proceedes: 
 
 May thisbeborne ? As ifhis traytrous Sonnes, 
 
 That dy’d by law for murther of our Brother, 
 
 Haue by my meanes beene butcher'd wrongfully ? 
 Goedragge thevillainc hither by the haire. 
 
 Not Age,nor Honour,(hall (hape priuiledge: 
 
 For this proud rnocke,! le be thy (laughter man: 
 
 Sly franticke wreteh,that holp'ft to make me great, 
 
 In hope thy felfe (hould gouetne Rome and me. 
 
 Enter Hunttus Emtlliue. 
 
 Setur. What newes with thee EmtHlus f 
 Emil- Arme my Lords,Rome neuer had more caufe, 
 TheGothes haue gather’d head,and with a power 
 Of high refolued men,bent to the fpoyle 
 They hither march amaine.vnder condufl 
 Of Lucius,Some to old Andronicus : 
 
 Who threats in courfe of this reuenge to do 
 As much as euer Carralenus did. 
 
 %-tng. Is warlike Lucius General! oftheGotbes? 
 Thefe tydings mp me,and I hang the head 
 As flowers with froft.or graffe beatdownewith dormes: 
 I,now begins our forrowes to approach, 
 
 Tis he the common people loue fo much. 
 
 My felfe hath often heard them fay, 
 
 (When I haue walked like a priuate mah) 
 
 That L uciuj banifhment was wrongfully. 
 
 And they haue wifht that Loom were their Emperour. 
 Tam. Why (hould you feare Pis not our City (hong? 
 
 +7 _ 
 
 Ktng, i,but the Cittizens fauour Lucius, 
 
 And will reuolt from me,to fuccout him. 
 
 Tam. Ktng.be thy thoughts Imperious like thy name. 
 Isthe Sunne dim’d, that Gnats do flte in it ? 
 
 The Eagle differs little Birds to fing. 
 
 And is not carefull what they meane thereby. 
 
 Knowing that with the fhadow ofhis wings, 
 
 He can at pleafure (lint their melodic. 
 
 Euen fo mayeft thou,the giddy men of Rome, 
 
 Then cheare thy fpirit,for know thou Emperour, 
 
 1 will enchaunt (be o\6 Andronicus, 
 
 With words more fweer, and yet more dangerous 
 Then baites to fi(h,or hony (hikes to fheepe, 
 
 When as the one is wounded with the baite. 
 
 The other rotted with delicious foode. 
 
 King. But he will not entreat his Sonne far vs. 
 
 Torn. If Tamara entreat him, then he will. 
 
 For I can fmoothand fill his aged eare. 
 
 With golden promifes,that were his heart 
 Aimed Impregnable.hisold eares deafe, 
 
 Yet (hould both eare and heart obey my tongue. 
 
 Goe thou before to our Embaffadour, 
 
 Say .that the Emperour requeds a parly 
 Of warlike Lucius ,and appoint the meeting. 
 
 King. EmiHius do this meffage Honourably, 
 
 And if he (land in Hoftage fot his fafety, 
 
 Bid bimdemaund what pledge will pleafe him bed. 
 
 Emill. Your bidding fhall I do effeffuaily, [xtt. 
 
 Tem. Now will I to that old Andromcm, 
 
 And temper him with all the Att I haue, 
 
 To plucke proud Lucius from the warlike Gothes. 
 
 And now fweet Emperour be blithe againe, 
 
 And bury all thy feare in my deuifes. 
 
 Sat». Then goe fucceffamly and plead fot him. Exit. 
 
 Jfctus Quintus . 
 
 Elttcrifh. Enter Luciut with an Army <rf Gather, 
 with Drum and Souldiert. 
 
 Luci. Approued warriours.and my faithful! Friends, 
 I haue receiued Letters from great Rome, 
 
 Which figmfies what hate they beare their Emperour, 
 And how defirous ofour fight they are. 
 
 Therefore great Lords.be asyour Titles witnefle. 
 Imperious and impatient of your wrongs, 
 
 And wherein Rome hath done you any fcathe. 
 
 Let him make treble fattflfaflion, 
 
 Goth. Braue flip.fprung from the Great Andronicw t 
 Whofe name was once out terrout.no w our comfort, 
 Whofe high exp!oits,and honourable Deeds, 
 
 Ingracefull Rome requites with foule contempt: 
 
 Behold in vs.weele follow where thou lead'd, 
 
 Like dinging Bees in hotted Sommers day. 
 
 Led by their Maider to the flowred fields, 
 
 And be aueng d on cutfed Tamara: 
 
 And as he faith.fo fay we all with him. 
 
 Luo I humbly thanke him,and I thankeyou all. 
 
 But who comes heere,led by a ludy Goth ? 
 
 Enter a Gotb leading of Aaron with hu child 
 in his armet. 
 
 Goth. Renowned Lucius , from our croups I draid. 
 
 To gaz* vpon a ruinous Monadetie, 
 
 And 
 
4& 
 
 The Tragedie oj Titus e, Andronicus . 
 
 And as I earneftly did fixe mine eye 
 Vpon the wafted building,fuddainely 
 I heard a chiide cry vnderneath a wall : 
 
 £ made vnto the noyfe,when foone I heard, 
 
 The crying babe control'd with this dilcourfc: 
 
 Peace Tawny flaue,halfe me,and halfe thy Dim, 
 
 Did not rhy Hue bewray whofc brat thou art ? 
 
 Had nature lent thee, but thy Mothers looke, 
 
 Villaine thou might’ft hauebene an Empcrour. 
 
 But where the Bull and Cow are both milk-white, 
 Theyneuerdo beget a cole-blacke-Calfe : 
 
 Peace,villaine peacc.euen thus he rates the babe, 
 
 For 1 muft bears thee to atrufty Goth, 
 
 Who when he knowes thou art the EmpreiTe babe, 
 Will held thee dearely for thy Mothers fake. 
 
 With this,my weapon drawrse I rufht vpon him, 
 Surpriz’d him fuddainely ,and brought him hither 
 To vfe,as you thinke neeedefull of the man. 
 
 Lucs. Ob worthy Goth.this is the incarnate deuill, 
 Thatrob’d Andrenicsa of his good hand : 
 
 This is the Pearle that pleafdyout EmprefTe eye. 
 
 And heerc's the Bafe Fruit ofhis burning luft. 
 
 Say wall-ey’d Haue.whether would’ft thou conuay 
 This growing Image ofthy fiend-like face ? 
 
 Why doft notfpeake £ what deafe? Not a word ? 
 
 A halter Souldiers.hanghim on this Tree, 
 
 And by his fide hisFruite of Baftardie. 
 
 Aron. Touch not the Boy,he is ofRoyall blood. 
 Lstci. Too like the Syre for etter being good. 
 
 Firft hang the Child that he may fee it fprail, 
 
 A fight to vexe the Fathers foule withal!. 
 
 Aron. Get me a Ladder-Lwow/aue the Chiide, 
 
 And beare it from me to the Empreffe: 
 
 Ifthou do this,lie fhew thee wondrous things, 
 
 That highly may aduantage thee to hearc ; 
 
 Ifthou wilt not,befall what may befall, 
 lie fpeake no more: but vengeance rot you all. 
 
 Luci. Say on.and if it pieafe me which thou fpeak’ft, 
 Thy child fhall liue,and I will fee it Nourifht. 
 
 Aron. And ifit pieafe thee? why aflfure thee Lucim, 
 ’Twill vexe thy feuie toheare what 1 fhall fpeake: 
 
 For I muft tslke of Mu rthers,Rapes,and Maflucres, 
 
 A 6b ofBlacke-niglu.abhominabie Deeds, 
 
 Ccmplots ofivfifchiefe.Treafon.VilUnics 
 Ruthfull toheare.yet pitrioufly preform’d, 
 
 And this fball all be buried by my death, 
 
 Vnlefle thou fweare to me my Chiide fball liue. 
 
 Loci. Tell on thy minde, 
 
 I fay thy Chiide fhall liue. 
 
 Aron. Sweare that he fhall,and then I will begin. 
 Luci. Whofhould I fweare by, 
 
 Thou beleeueft no God, 
 
 That oraunted,how c3n’ft thou beleeue an oath ? 
 
 Aron What if I do not,as indeed ldo not, 
 
 Yet for 1 know thou art Religions, 
 
 And haft a thing within thee,called Confcience, 
 
 With twenty Pcpifti trickesand Ceremonies, 
 
 Which I haue feene thee carefull to obferue s 
 Therefore I vrgethy oath/or that I know 
 An Ideotholds bis Bauble fora God, 
 
 And keeper the oath which by that God he fweares, 
 
 To that lie vrge him: therefore thou (bait vow 
 By that fame tjod,what God foe re it be 
 
 "rL,«■ ,1,... -,1.—.. J »mv>f>onr^ 
 
 To faue my Boy.to noucifh and bring him vp, 
 
 Ore elfe l will difeouer nought to thee. 
 
 Luci. Euen by my God I fweare to to thee I win. 
 
 Aron. Firft know thou, 
 
 I be got him on the Empreffe. 
 
 Luci. Oh moft Infatiate luxurious woman | 
 
 Aron. Tut Lucius, this was but a deed of Charitie, 
 
 T o that which thou fhalt heare of me anon, 
 
 ' Twas her two Sonnes that murdered 'Bnfilartus, 
 
 They cut thy Sifters tongue,and rauifht her, 
 
 And cut her hands off, and trim’d her as thou faw’ft; 
 
 Lucius. Oh deteftable villaine! 
 
 Call'd thou that Trimming ? 
 
 Aron. Why fhe was wafht.and cut,and tritn’d, 
 And’twas trim fport for them that had the doing ofit. 
 
 Luci. Oh barbarous beaftly villaines like thy felfc! 
 
 a Aron. Indeede,] was their Tutor to inftrudl them. 
 That Coddingfpirit had they from their Mother, 
 AsfureaCard aseuer wonnetheSet: 
 
 That bloody minde I thinke they learn’d of me, 
 
 As true a Dog as euer fought at head. 
 
 Well.let my Deeds be witneffc of my worth: 
 
 J trayn'd thy Bretheren to that guilefull Hole, 
 
 Where the dead Corps of 'Bafcar.tts lay: 
 
 I wrote the Letter,that thy Father found. 
 
 And hid the Gold within the Letter mention'd. 
 
 Con federate with the Queene.and her two Sonnes, 
 
 And what not done,that thou haft caufc to rue, 
 Wherein I had no ftroke of Mifcheifc in it. 
 
 I play'd ebe Cheater for thy Fathers hand. 
 
 And when l had it,drew my felfe apart, 
 
 Andalmoft broke my heart with extreame laughter. 
 
 I pried me through the Creuice of a Wall, 
 
 When for hishand,hehad his two Sonnes heads. 
 
 Beheld his teares.and laught fo hartily, 
 
 That both mine eyes were rainie like to his: 
 
 And when 1 told the Empreffe of this, fport. 
 
 She founded ahr.oft at my pleafing tale. 
 
 And for my tydings,gaueme twenty kiffes. 
 
 Goth. What canft thou fay all this,and neuer blufh ? 
 
 Aron. I ,hke a blacke Dogge.as the faying is. 
 
 Luci. Art thou not forty for thel’e hainous deedes ? 
 
 Aron, l.that J had net done a thoufand more; 
 
 Euen now I corfetheday.andyetl thinke 
 Few come within few compalTeofmy curfe. 
 
 Wherein I did not fome Notorious ill. 
 
 As kill a man,or elfe dcuife his death, 
 
 Rauifti a Maid,or plot the way to do ir, 
 
 Accufe fome Innocent,and forlweare my felfe, 
 
 Set deadly enmity beeweene two Friends, 
 
 Make poore mens Cattell breakc their neckes, 
 
 Set fire on Barnes and Hayftackes in rhenighr. 
 
 And bid the Owners quench them with the cearcs: 
 
 Ofc haue I dig'd vp dead men from their graues, 
 
 And fee them vpright at cheir deere Friends doore, 
 
 Euen when their forrovves almoft was forgot. 
 
 And on their skinnes.as or. the Barke ofTrees, 
 
 Haue with my knife carued in Romaine Letters, 
 
 Let not your forrow die, though I am dead. 
 
 Tut,I haue done a thoufand dreadful! things 
 As willingly.asone would kill a Fly, 
 
 And nothing greeues me hartily indeede. 
 
 But that I cannot doe ten thoufand more. 
 
 Luci. Bring downe the dioell,for he muft not die 
 So fweet a death as hanging prefemly. 
 i Aren. J f there be diuels. would 1 were a deuill, 
 
 1 To liue and burnt* in euerlafting fire, 
 
 1 So i might haue your company m hell. 
 
 But 
 
( Fhc Tragedie of’Titus oAndrmkus. 4-9 
 
 Sac to torment you with my bitter tongue. 
 
 Luti, Sir* ftop hbmourh.Sc let him (peaks no mote. 
 Enter EmiBiue. 
 
 Gath. My Lcrd.there is a Meflengerfrom Rome 
 
 Dcfires to be admitted to your prefence. 
 
 Luc. Let him come neete. 
 
 Welcome SmiBixi,'"bti the news* from Rome f 
 
 Emi. Lord L*ci*i,and you Prince* ofthe Goches, 
 
 The Romainc Ereperour greete* you all by me. 
 
 And for he vnderftands you are in Armes, 
 
 He craues a parly at your Fathers houfe 
 
 Willing you to demand your Hoftagcs, 
 
 And they (ball be immediately deliuered. 
 
 Gath. What fates our Generali ? 
 
 Luc. Cmt&uijst the Emperour gitie his pledge* 
 
 Vnto my Father,and my Vncle Marcia, Tlourjfb. 
 
 AndwewiU come; march away. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Tamer aytnd her net Sonnes Jifettifed, 
 
 Tam. Thus in this Grange and fad Habilliament, 
 
 I will encounter with Andronicus, 
 
 And fay,I am Reuenge fern from below, 
 
 Toioyne with him and right his hainous wrong*: 
 
 Knocke at his ftudy where they fay he keepes. 
 
 To ruminate ftrangc plots of dire Reuenge, 
 
 Tell him Reuenge is come to ioyne with him. 
 
 And worke confufion on his Enemies. 
 
 They k”tcke and Titus ootnshis Jhtdy dtre. 
 
 Tit. Who doth mol left my Contemplation ? 
 
 Is it your tricke to make me ope the dote. 
 
 That fomy fad decrees may (lie away, 
 
 And all my ftudie betonoeffed? 
 
 You aredeceiu‘d,forwhat 1 meane to do, 
 
 See hecre in bloody lines I haue fet downe ; 
 
 And what is written (hall be executed. 
 
 Tam. Titus ,1 am come to talke with thee. 
 
 Tit- No not a word : how can I grace my talke. 
 Wanting a hand to giue it aflion. 
 
 Thou haft the ods of me.therefore no more. 
 
 Tam. Ifc’noudid’ftknowme, 
 
 Thou would’ft talke with me. 
 
 Tit. 1 am not mad,I know thee well enough, 
 
 Witnefle this wretched Rump, 
 
 Witnefle thefe crimfon lines, 
 
 Witnefle thefeTtenches made by grieft and care, 
 Witnefle the tyring day, andheauie night, 
 
 Witnefle all forrow.that I know thee well 
 
 For our proud Emprefle,Mighty Tamora-. 
 
 Is not thy comming for my other hand ? 
 
 Tame. Know tbou fad nrjan.I am not Tamora , 
 
 She is thy Enemie^nd 1 thy Friend, 
 
 I am Reuenge fent from th’infernall Kingdom?, 
 
 T o eafe the gnawing Vulture of the mind. 
 
 By working wreakefull vengeance on my Foe*: 
 
 Come downe and welcome roe to this worlds light, 
 Conferre with me of Murder and of Death, 
 
 Ther’s not a hollow Caue or lurking place. 
 
 No Vaft obfcurity.or Mifty vale, 
 
 Where bloody Murther or dereftedRape, 
 
 Can couch for feare.but I will finde them out. 
 
 And in their eare* tell them my dreadful! name, 
 Reuenge.which makes thefoule offenders quake 
 
 Tit. Art thou Reuenge?and art thou fent to me. 
 
 To be a torment to mine Enemies ? 
 
 Tam- I am,therefore come downe and welcome me. 
 
 TU . Doernefomeferuice ere I come to thee: 
 
 Loe bythyfide where Rape and Murder (land*, 
 
 N ow giue fome futance that thou art Reuenge, 
 
 St ab them ,or teare them on thy Chariot wheel**. 
 
 And then lie come and be thy Waggoner. 
 
 And whirle along with thee about the Globes. 
 
 Provide thee two proper Palfries.as blacke as let. 
 
 To hale thy vengefull Waggon fwift away. 
 
 And finde out Murder in their guilty cares. 
 
 And when thy Car is loaden with their head*, 
 
 I will difmounr,and by the Waggon wbeele. 
 
 Trot like a Seruile focteman all day long, 
 
 Euen from Eftom rifing in the Eaft, 
 
 Vntill his very downefall in the Sea. 
 
 And day by day 1 le do this heauy taske. 
 
 So thou deftroy Rapine and Murder there. 
 
 Tmi. Thefe are my Mi mfkrs,and come with me. 
 
 Tit. Are them thy Mi o ifler*,v*bat are they call'd ? 
 Tam. Rape and Murder,therefore called fo, 
 
 Caufe they take vengeance offuch kind of men. 
 
 Tit. Good Lord how like the Emprefle Sons they are 
 And you the Emprefle: But we worldly men, 
 
 Haue mifcrable mad miftakiDgeye*: 
 
 Oh fweet Reuenge,now do! come to thee. 
 
 And if one armes imbracement will content thee, 
 Iwillimbr3cetheei it by and by. 
 
 Tarsi. This doling with him.nts bis Lunacie, 
 
 What ere I forge tofeede his braine-f.cke fits. 
 
 Do you vphold,and mainline in your fpeeche*, 
 
 For now he firmely takes me for Reuenge, 
 
 And being Credulous in this mad thought, 
 lie make him fend for Lucius his Sonne, 
 
 And whil’ft I at a Banquet hold him fure, 
 lie find fome cunning praflife out of hand 
 
 To fcatter and difperfe rhe giddie Gothes, 
 
 Or at the lead make them his Enemies s 
 
 See heere he comes.and I ro&ft play ray theatre. 
 
 Tit. Long haue 1 bene forlorne,and all for thee, 
 
 Welcome dread Fury to my woefull houfe. 
 
 Rapine and Murther.y ou are welcome too. 
 
 How like the Emprefle and her Sonnes you are. 
 
 Well are you futed.had you but a Moore, 
 
 Could not all hell afford you fuch a deuill ? 
 
 For well I woce the Emprefle neuer wags; 
 
 But in her company there is a Moore, 
 
 And would you reprefent ourQueene aright 
 
 It were conuenient you had fuch a deuill: 
 
 But welcome as you are,what (hall we doe ? 
 
 Tam. What would’ft thou haue vs doe AniranicwV 
 Hem Shew me a Murtherer.llc deale with him. 
 
 Chi. ShewmeaViilainethatbathdonea Rape, 
 
 And 1 am fent to be reueng’d on him. 
 
 Tam. Shew me a thoufand that haue done thee wrong, 
 And lie be reuenged on them all. 
 
 Tit. Looke round about the wicked ftreets ofRome, 
 And when thou find’ft a man thst's like thy felfe. 
 
 Good Murder ftab him,hee’s a Murtherer. 
 
 Goe thou with him, and when it is thy hap 
 
 To finde another that is like to thee. 
 
 Good Rapine ftab him,be is a Rauifher. 
 
 Go thou with them,and in the Emperours Court, 
 
 There is a Queene attended by a Moore, 
 
 Well m»ift thou know her by thy owne proportion. 
 
 For vp and downe (he doth refemblethee. 
 
 I pray thee doe on their, feme violent death. 
 
 They haue bene violent tome and mine. 
 
 ce Tomes a. 
 

 Tam. Well Waft thou lelfon'd vs,this fnall we do. 
 
 But would it pleafe thee good Andronicus, 
 
 Tofend for Lucius thy thrice Valiant Sonne, 
 
 Who leades towatds Rome a Band of WarhkcGothes, 
 And bid him come and Banquet at thy houfe. 
 
 When he is heete,euen at thy Solemne Feaft, 
 
 I will bring ia the Emprcfle and her Sonnes, 
 
 The Emperotirbimfclfe,and all thy Foes, 
 
 And at thy mercy fhall they ftoop.and knccle. 
 
 And cruhcmfhalt thou eafe,thy angry heart: 
 
 What faies Andxonicm to this deuile i 
 
 Enter Marcus. 
 
 Tit. Marcus my Brother, 'tis fad Titus calls. 
 
 Go gentle Marcus to thy Nephew Luc,us, 
 
 Thou (halt enquire him out among the Gotbes. 
 
 Bid him repaire to me, and bring with him 
 Some of the chiefeft Princes of the Gothes, 
 
 Bid him encampe his Souldiers w here they are. 
 
 Tell him the Emperour.and the Emprcffc too, 
 
 Fcalts at my houfe,and he fhall Feaft with them, 
 
 This do thou for my loue.and fo let him.. 
 
 As he regards bis aged Fathers life. 
 
 Cllar. This will 1 do,and foonc returne againe. 
 
 Tam. Now will 1 hence about thy bufinelfe, 
 
 And take my Mtmfters along with me. 
 
 Tit- Nay,nay,l« Rape and Muider Bay with me, 
 
 Or els He call my Brother backe againe. 
 
 And cleauc to no reuenge but Lucius. 
 
 Tam. What fay you Boyes,will you bide with him, 
 Whiles I goe tel! my Lord the Emperour. 
 
 How 1 haue gouern’d our determined self } 
 
 Yeeld to his Humour.tmooth and fpeake him faire, 
 
 And tarty with him till 1 turne agame. 
 
 Tie. 1 know them all .though they fuppofc me mad, 
 And will ore-reach them in their owne deuifes, 
 
 A payre of curfed helUhounds and theit Dam. 
 
 Dcm. Madam depart atpleafure.leauevs heete. 
 
 Tatn. Farewell Andronicus ,reuenge now goes 
 To Uy a complot to betray thy Foes. 
 
 Tit. 1 know thou doo’ft.and fweet reuenge farewell. 
 
 Ch, Tell vs old man.how fhall we be imploy'd > 
 
 Tit. Tut,I h 3 uc wotke enough for you to doe, 
 
 Publius come hither, Caius .and Vaicnltne. 
 
 Pub. What is your will ? 
 
 Tit. Knowyou thefe two ? 
 
 Pub. The Empteffe Sonnes 
 I take them,Chiron,Demetrius. 
 
 Thus. Fie /’*£/<*>,fic,thou art too muchdeceau’d. 
 
 The one is Murder ,Rapc is the others name. 
 
 And therefore bind them gentle Publius, 
 
 Caius, and talent,Ki,\ty hands on them, 
 
 Oft haue you heard me wifh for fuch an hourc, 
 
 And now l fi nd it,therefore binde them fure, 
 
 (hi. Villaioes forbeare.we are the EmprefTe Synnes. 
 
 Tub. And therefore do we,what we are commanded. 
 Stop clofc their mouthes,let them ant fpeake a word. 
 
 Is he lure bound,lookethat you bindethem fall. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Titus Andronicus with a knife,and Lauttua 
 icsthaTafon. 
 
 Tit. Come,come Latsmta,\coVe,t^y Foes are bound, 
 Sirs flop their roouthes,let them not fpeake to me. 
 
 But let them heare what fearcfull words I vtter. 
 
 TbeTragedie of Titus ^Andronicus. 
 
 OhViIlaines,C(wv»,and Demetrius, 
 
 Here fonds the fpring whom you haue ftain’d with mud, 
 This goodly Sommer with your Winter mixr. 
 
 You kil’d her husband,and for that vil’d fault, 
 
 Twoofher Brothers were condemn’d to death. 
 
 My hand cut off,and made a merry ieff, 
 
 Both her fwcct Hands s herTongue,and that mere deere 
 Then Hands or tongue,her fpotleffe Chaff ity, 
 luburoainc Traytors,you confirain’d and for’ff. 
 
 What would you fay,if 1 fhould let you fpeake { 
 
 Villajnes for frame you could not beg for grace. 
 
 Harke Wrctches.how Itneanecotmrtyryou, 
 
 This one Hand yet islefc.to cut your throats, 
 
 Whil’ff that hauinia tweenc her ffumps doth hold: 
 
 The Bafon that receiues yout guilty blood. 
 
 You know your Mother meanes to feaft with me. 
 
 And calls herfelfeRcuenge.and^hinkesme road. 
 
 Hatke Viilaines.I will gttn’d your bones to duff. 
 
 And with your blood and it,lJc make t. frafie. 
 
 And cf the Paffe a Coffen 1 will rearc, 
 
 And make two Parties of yourfhamefull Heads, 
 
 And bid that fftumptt your vnhallowed Dam, 
 
 Like to the catth fwallow her incteafe. 
 
 This is the Feaff ,that 1 haue bid her to, 
 
 And this the Banquet fhc fhall furfet on, 
 
 For worfe then Philomel you vfd my Daughter, 
 
 And worfe then Prague,] will be reueng’d. 
 
 And now ptepate your throats : Lauinsa come. 
 Receiucthe biood,and when that they 3rc dead. 
 
 Let me goe grin’d their Bones topowder fmall. 
 
 And with thishatefujl Liquor temper it, 
 
 And in that Parte let their vil’d Heads bebakte. 
 
 Come,come,be cucry one officious, 
 
 To make this Banket, which 1 wifh might proue, 
 
 Mcye fterne and bloody then the Centaures Feafl. 
 
 He cuts their throats, 
 
 So now bring them in.for lie play the Cooke, 
 
 And fee them ready,gainft theit Mother comes.' Exeunt. 
 
 Entei Lucius,Marcus/end the Gothes. 
 
 I Luc. Vnckle Marcus fwce ’tis my Fathers minde 
 That! tepairto Rome,I am content. 
 
 Goth. And ours with thine befall, what Fortune will. 
 Luc. Good Vnckle take you in this barbarous Meare y 
 This Rauenous Tiger.thisaccurled deUill, 
 
 Let him receiue no fuftenance,fetter him. 
 
 Till he be brought vm o the E mperous face, 
 Fortcffimony ofher foulc proceedings. 
 
 And fee the Ambufhofour Friends be rtrong, 
 
 1 f ere the Emperour meanes no good to vs, 
 
 Aron. Some deoiil vvhifper curfesinoiy eare, 
 
 And prompt me that my tongue may vtter for th, 
 
 The Venomous Mallicc of my fwelling heart. 
 
 Luc. Away Inhumaine Dogge, Vnhallowed Slaue, 
 Sirs,he!pc out Vnckle.to conucy him in, Floun/h. 
 
 The Trumpets thew the Emperour is at hand. 
 
 Sound Trumpets. Enter Emperour, 
 Tribunes ana others 
 
 'our and Emprefe^uh 
 
 Sat. What Jiath the Firemament more Suns then ooe i 
 Luc. What bootes it thee to cal! thy felfe a Sunne t 
 Mar. Romes Emperour & Nephewc breaketheparle 
 Thefe quarrels muff be quietly debated, 
 
 The Feaft is ready which tbc carefull Turn, 
 
 Hai b 
 
The Tragedie of Titus tAndronicus , 
 
 5i 
 
 Math ordained to sn Honourable end. 
 
 For Peace,for Louc,for League,and good to Rome: 
 Pleafe you therfore dtaw nie and take yoar places. 
 
 Sat nr. Marcus we will. Hebojes. 
 
 ad 7 able brought in. 
 
 Enter Titut liken Cooke,placing the meat on 
 the Tableland Lautnta with a vale otter her face. 
 
 Titut. Welcome my gracious lord, 
 
 Welcome Dread Qucene, 
 
 Welcome ye Warlike Cothes,welcome Lucius, 
 
 And welcome alltalthough the checre bepoore, 
 
 'Twill fill your ftomacks, pleafe you eat of it. 
 
 Sat. Why art thou thus attir'd uindrcnicut ? 
 
 Tit. Eecaufe I would be fure to haue all well. 
 
 To entertaineyour HighnefTe,andyout Empreffe. 
 
 Tam. Wc ate beholding to you good jlndremcm l 
 
 Tit. And if your Highneffe knew my hca:t,you wfte: 
 My Lord the Emperour refolue me this. 
 
 Was it well done of rath VirgMus, 
 
 To Gay his daughter with his owne right hand, 
 
 Becaufe (he was enfor’ft,ftain’d,and deflowr’d ? 
 
 Satur. It was Andronicsu. 
 
 Tit. Yourteafon.Mighty Lord? 
 
 Sat. Becaufethc Gsrle.fhould not furuine her fttame. 
 And by her prefence ftill renew his forrowes. 
 
 Tit. A reafen mighty,ftrong,and effe&uaJI, 
 
 A patterne,prefident,and liuely warrant. 
 
 For me(moft wretched) to performe the like: 
 Die,dic,L 4 #«Md,and thy (hame with thee. 
 
 And with thy (hame/by Fathers forrow die. 
 
 fftkflther. 
 
 Sat , What haft done.vnnaturall and vnkinde l 
 
 Tit. Kil’d her for whom my teares haue made me blind. 
 I am as wofull as Virginiw was. 
 
 And haue a thoufand times more caufetben he. 
 
 Sat. What was Are raiiifht ?tcll who did the deed. 
 
 Tit. Wilt pleafe yoa eat. 
 
 Wilt pleafe yourHigneffe feed f 
 
 Tam. Why haft thou flaine thins onely Daughter ? 
 
 77l«#. &ot 1 ,’twat Chiron and D erne trine , 
 
 They rauilht her, and cut away her tongue. 
 
 And they, ’twas {hey.that did her all this wrong. 
 
 Satu. Go fetch them hither to vs presently. 
 
 Tit. Why there they are both,baked in that Pie, 
 Whereof their Mother dantily hath fed. 
 
 Eating theflefls that (he herfelfehath bred. 
 
 'Tistrue, ’tis true, Witneffe my kniues (harpe point. 
 
 He fiabt tlx Emprejfe. 
 
 Satu Die franticke wretch, for this accurfcdsdeed, 
 
 Luc. Can theSonnes eye,behold his Father bleed? 
 There’s meede for meede,death for a deadly deed. 
 
 Mar. You fad fac’d men, people and Sonnes of Rome, 
 By vprores feuer’d like a flight of Fowle, 
 
 Seamed by winder and high tempeftuous gufts j 
 Oh let me teach you how, to knipagaine 
 This fcattred Corne,into one mutuall (heafe, 
 
 Thefe broken limbs againe into one body. 
 
 Coth. Let Rome herfelfc be bane vnto herfelfe. 
 
 And (hee whom mightie kingdomes curfie too. 
 
 Like a forlome and defperate caftaway. 
 
 Doe (hamefull execution on herfelfe. 
 
 But if my fro (Vie Genes and chaps of age, 
 
 Graue witneffes oferue experience. 
 
 Cannot induce you to attend my words, 
 
 Spcake Romes deete friend,as 'erft our Aunceftor, 
 
 When with his (olemne tongue he did difeourfe 
 To loue-ficke2Ww/ fad attending eare. 
 
 The ftory of that balefull burning night. 
 
 When fubtilGreekes furprir’d King Pnamt Ttoy: 
 
 Tell vs what Smon hath bewichc our cares, 
 
 Or who hath brought the fara.ll engine in. 
 
 That glues our Troy,our Rome the ciuill’ wound. 
 
 My heart is not compact of flint nor fteelc 
 Nor can I vtter all our bitter griefe, 
 
 But floods of teares will drowne my Otatorie 
 . And breake my very vttrance.euen in the time* 
 
 When it fhould moue you to attend me moft 
 Lending your kind hand Commiferation. * 
 
 Heere is a Cepcainc,let him tell the tale. 
 
 Your hearts will throb and weepe to heare him fpeake 
 
 Luc. This Noble Audttory.be it hnownc to Jou. ’ 
 
 That curled fbtron and Demetrius 
 
 Were they that murdredout Emperours Brother 
 
 And they it were that rauifhed our Sifter, 
 
 For their fell faults our Brothers were beheaded. 
 
 Our Fathers teares dcfpifd.and bafely coufen’d ’ 
 
 Ofthat true band that fought Romes quarrell our. 
 
 And fent her enemies vntothe graue. 
 
 Laftly.my felfe vnkindly baniflbed. 
 
 The gates ftiut on me,and turn'd weeping out 
 To beg reliefe among Romes Enemies, * 
 
 Who drown'd their enmity in my true teares, 
 
 And op’d their armes to imbrace me as a Friend ; 
 
 And I am turned forth.be it knowne to you. 
 
 That haue preferu’d het welfare in my blood, 
 
 And from her bofome tooke the Enemies point. 
 Sheathing the fteelc in my aduenrrous body. * 
 
 Alas you know.I am no Vaunter I, 
 
 My fears can witncffe.duoibe although they are 
 That my report is iuft and full of truth: * 
 
 But fofc.me thinkes J do digreffe too much, 
 
 Cyting my wortbleffe praife:Ob patdon me. 
 
 For when no Friends are by,men praife thcmfelues. 
 
 Triarc. Now is my turnc to fpeaketBehold this Child 
 Ofthis was74:»«r4<klmered, * 
 
 The tffue of an Irreligious Moore, 
 
 Chiefe Archite& and plotter of thefe woes 
 The Villaine is aliue in Titut hotife. 
 
 And as he is,to witneffe this is true. 
 
 Now iudge what courfe had Titm to reuenge 
 Thefe wrongs.vnfpeakeable pafl patience,* 
 
 Or more their any liuing man could beare. 
 
 Now you haue heard the truih.what fay you Romaines? 
 Haue we done ought amiffe? (hew vs wherein. 
 
 And from the place where you behold vs now, 
 
 The poore remainder of Andromci, 
 
 Will hand in hand ail headlong caft vs do wne 
 And on the ragged ftones beat forth our braines, 
 
 And make a mutuall clofure of our boufe: 
 
 Spcake Romaines fpeake,and if you fay wefhall, 
 
 Loe hand in hu\6,Luciut and I will fall. 
 
 ErniHt, Come come.thoureuerent man ofRome, 
 
 And bring oor Emperour gently In tby hand, 
 
 Lucisa our Emperour :for well I know. 
 
 The common voyce do cry it (hall be fo. 
 
 Mar. Lueiut,zll haile Romes Roy all Emperour, 
 Goe.goe into old Titut forrow full hoafe. 
 
 And hither hale that misbelieuing Moore, 
 
 To be adiudg'd fome direfull (laughtering death. 
 
 As puniQiment for his moft wicked life. 
 
 Luittet all haile to Romes gracious Gouemour. 
 
 ____ ce t Lucius 
 
5* 
 
 l.vc. Thankes gentle Romanes,may I gouctne fo. 
 To bcale Romes harmes,and wipe aw ay her woe. 
 
 But gentle people,giue me ayme a-while. 
 
 For Nature puts me to a heauy taske : 
 
 Stand all aloofe, but Vnokle draw you neere, 
 
 To fhed obfequious teares vpon this Trunke : 
 
 Oh take this warme kiffe on thy pale cold lips, 
 Theleforrowfull drops vpon thy bloud-flaincfacc. 
 
 The lad true Duties of thy Noble Sonne. 
 
 Mar. Tearefor teare^tnd louing kiffe for kifTc, 
 
 Thy Brother Marcus tenders on thy Lipe : 
 
 O were tho furame of thefe that 1 fhould pay 
 Countlcffe, and infinit,yet would I pay them. 
 
 Luc. Come hither Boy,come,come,andlearneofvs 
 To melt in fhowres: thy Grandfire lou d thee well: 
 Many a time he danc'd thee on his knee: 
 
 Sung thee afieepe, his Louing Bred, thy Pillow 
 Many a matter hath he told to thee, 
 jMeete,and agreeing with thme Infancie . 
 n that refpe# then, like a louing Childe, 
 
 Shed yet fome fmall drops from thy tender Spring, 
 Becaufe kinde Nature doth require it fo: 
 
 Friends.fhould afTociate Friends,in Greefe and Wo. 
 
 Bid him farwell, commithim to theGraue, 
 
 Do him that kindnefTe,and take lesue of him. 
 
 Hoy. OGrandfire,Grandftre: euen with all my heart 
 Would I were Dead ,fo you did Liue againe. 
 
 O Lord, I cannot fpeaketohimfot weeping, 
 
 My teares will choake me, if I ope my mouth. 
 
 c rhe c rragedie of Titus lArtdromcus . 
 
 Romans. Youlad AnJromri, haue done with v/oes 
 Giue fentence on thisexen&ble Wretch, 
 
 That hath beenc breeder of thefe dire euentj. 
 
 Luc. Set him bred deepe in earth,and famifh him: 
 There let him dand,and r*ue,and cry fot foode r 
 If any one releeues, or pi tiles him, 
 
 For the offence.hc dyes. This is our doome : 
 
 Some day, to fee him fad'ned in the earth, 
 
 Aron. O why fhould wrath be mute,& Fury dumbe? 
 
 I am no Baby I, that with baf* Prayers 
 I fhould repent the Euils I haue done. 
 
 Ten thoufand worfe, then euer yet 1 did, 
 
 Would I petforme .f 1 might hauc my will • 
 
 If one good Deed in all my life I did, 
 
 1 do repent it from my very Soule. * 
 
 Some louing Friends conuey the Emp.bcncc 
 And giue him buriall in his Fathers grauc. 
 
 My Father, and Laum, 4, fhall forthwith 
 Be cfofed in our Houfholds Monument: 
 
 As for that heynous Tyger Tamora, 
 
 No Funcrall Rite, not man in mournful! Weeds -1 
 No mournfull Bell fhall ring her Buriall: * J 
 
 But throw her foorrh to Beads and Birds ofpicv : 
 
 Her life was Bead-like, and deuoid of pitty, J 
 And being fo, fhall haue like want of pitty. 
 
 See luftice done on tMaron that damn'd Moore, 
 
 From whom, our heauy happes hadiheir beginning r 
 Then afterwards, to Order well the State, 
 
 That hkeEuents, may ne're it Ruinate. ’ Exeunt omnes. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
5 } 
 
 THE TRAGEDIE OF 
 
 ROMEO and IVL1ET. 
 
 ojfVm Trim us. Secern Trima. 
 
 Enter Sampfon and Gregory .with S’/tor Is ml Bucklers, 
 ofthe Hottfe ofCaptsltt » 
 
 Sampfon. 
 
 grRegffry : A my word wee‘l not carry coales. 
 Cre Z’ No,for then we fhoold be Colliars. 
 V<3gjw3 Samp. I mcan.ifwe be in eho!Ier,weeT driw, 
 ^ aG ^ 3 I, While you liue, draw your occkc out 
 
 o’th Coll &r. 
 
 Samp. 1 ftrike quickly, being mon’i 
 Greg. But thou art not quickly mou’J to Rrike, 
 
 Samp. A dog ofthe houfe of /kA>Ks»M£*e,rooues me. 
 <?r<^.Tomoue,is to fiir: and to be vsii3n!,is to ftand: 
 Theretore.iftbou an mcu’d.thcu runft away. 
 
 Samp. A dogge of that houfe Cball mouemeto Hand. 
 I will take the wall ofany Man or Maid of Mmntagius. 
 
 Greg. That Ihcwcs thee a vreake (hue, for the wU- 
 keft goes to the wall. 
 
 Samp. True,and therefore women being the weaker 
 Veffds.arc eucr thruft to the wall: therefore I will path 
 Mount agues <&v\ from the wall, and thru ft hi3 Maidcs to 
 the wall. (thtiruten. 
 
 - Greg. TheQuarrcll'is betwccncour Mailers,endvs 
 Samp. Tis all©nc,IVYillfhewmy fclfc a tyrantrwhen 
 Ihace fought with the men, Iwilihee ciuill with the 
 Maid?,ana cut off their heads. 
 
 Greg, The heads ofthe Maids? 
 
 Son.I,the heads of the Maids,or their Maiden-heads, 
 Takc it in what fence thou wilt. 
 
 ‘ Greg. They mull take it fence, that fcele it. 
 
 Samp. Ue they Stall fede while 1 am able to Rand: 
 And 'tis knownc I am a pretty peece of fielh. 
 
 Greg. Tis well thou art not Fifh: If thou bad‘ft, thou 
 hidfi Beene poorc Iohn. Draw thy Toolc.here comes of 
 the Houfe of the CMrtmtaguet. 
 
 Ester two other Seruingnmt. 
 
 SamMy naked weapon is out: quarrel,! wil back thee 
 Gu. How? Turne thy backe,ar.d run, 
 
 Sam. Fearetnenot. 
 
 Grt. No marry : 1 feare thee. 
 
 Sem. Let vs take the Lav* of our fidesdet them begin. 
 Cr.I wil frown as I pafi*eby,& let the take it as they lift 
 Sam, Nay,a* they darc.I wil bite cny Thumb at them, 
 which is a dtfgracetotbem, ifthey beare it. 
 yShrs, Do you bite your Thumbe at vs fir? 
 
 Samp. 1 dobitemyTbumbe,fir. 
 jima. Do you bite your Thumb at vs, Sr? 
 
 Sam. Is the Law ot our fide,if I fay I? Gre. No. 
 
 Sam. NofirJdonotbitemyThunabcstjrouSr: but 
 IbitemyThumbefir. 
 
 Greg, DoyouquarrellSr? 
 
 Abra. Quarrellfir?cofir. (as you 
 
 Sea. If you do fir, 15m for you,X fet tie as good a man 
 
 Abra. No better? • Samp. Well fir. 
 
 Ester 'BoiKolto. 
 
 (JrjSiy betterthere cosies one of ray maften kinf nsa. 
 
 Samp. Yes, better. 
 
 Abra. You Lye. 
 
 Samp. Draw ifyau be men. Gregory , remember thy 
 walkingblow. They Fight. 
 
 Ben. Part Foo!es,put vp your Swords ,yoa know not 
 what you do. 
 
 Enter Tibalc. 
 
 Tyb. What art thou drawne, among thefc hesttleffe 
 Hinder? Tumethee '2?e*e3!ke,lookevpcn thy death. 
 
 Bat. I debut keepe the peace,pu; vp thy Svrord, 
 
 Or manage it to part thefe men with me. 
 
 Tfb. What draw,and calks of peace ? I hate tbs word 
 As fhate hell, all Moxntaguespgid thee: 
 
 Hgsie st thee Coward. Fight, 
 
 Enter threeerfcxra Citizens with Chebs. 
 
 0$?.C!ubs,Bits,and Pardfons s ftrike,beat them down 
 Downe w\th the Captt!ett,d owns with the Meant ague t. 
 Enter Ad Cepalet in hie Gowtte.twd his wife. 
 
 Cap. Whatnoife is this?Giue me my long Swcrd ho. 
 
 Wife. A crutch,a crutch: why call you for a Sword ? 
 
 Cop. My Sword I fay: Old ’Mosntague is cotjie g 
 And flounfhes his Blade in fpighe ofme. 
 
 Enter old Moms ague & hie wifi. 
 
 37e««.Thou villaine CapuUt. Hold me not, let me go 
 
 4 .wife. Thou (halt net ftir a foote to fecke a Foe, 
 
 £titer Prince Sibaies, with bit Train*. 
 
 Prince. Rebellious Subie&s.Enemics topeace 8 
 Prophaners of thisNeighbor-ftained Scecie, 
 
 Will they not he ate ? What hce.ycu Men, you BeaRs 8 
 That quench the fire of your peraitious Rage, 
 
 With purple Fountaines Ufurng from your Veinss s 
 On paine ofTorture,frorn thofe bloody hands 
 Throw your miftemper’d Weapons to the ground. 
 
 And heare the Sentence efyour roooacd Prince, 
 
 Three ciuill Broyles, bred of an Ayety word. 
 
 By thee old CapUat and Meant ague, 
 
 Haue thrice difturb’d the quiet of out ftreets. 
 
 And made Vermeil ancient Citizens 
 Caft by their Grauebefeeming Ornaments, 
 
 To wield old Partizans, In hands as old, 
 
 €8 a C®wtred 
 
Cankred with peace,to part youtCankred hate. 
 
 H 
 
 The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet. 
 
 ]f euer you difturbt our ftreets againe, 
 
 Your Hues (hall pay the forfeit of the peace. 
 
 : or this time all the reft depart away . 
 
 You Cajmiet fhal! goe along with me, 
 
 And Monntafue co me you this afternoone, 
 
 To know our Fathers pleafure in this cafe: 
 
 To old Free-towne,our common judgement place: 
 
 Once rnoreon paine ofdeath, all men depart- Exeunt* 
 Moun. Who fee this aunciem quarrel! new abroach? 
 Speake Nephew,were you by .when it began : 
 
 Hen. Hecre were the feruants of your aduerfarie. 
 
 And yours clofe fighting ere ] did approach, 
 
 I drew to part them,in the mftant came 
 The fiery Tthah ,with his fword prepar'd. 
 
 Which as he breath'd defiance to my cares, 
 
 He fwong about his head,and cut the windes, 
 
 Who nothing hurt with.a)l,hift him in fcorne. 
 
 While wc were enterchanging thrullsand blowes , 
 
 Came more and more,and fought on part and par t, 
 
 TiU the Prince came, who parted either part. 
 
 le'ife. O where is Romeo ,law you him to day? 
 
 Right glad am l.he was not at this fray. 
 
 Ben Madam,an houre before the worfhipt Sun 
 Peer'd forth the golden window of the Half, 
 
 A troubled mind draue me ro walke abroad, 
 
 Where vnderneath thegroue of Sycamour, 
 
 That Weft-ward rooteth from this City fide ; 
 
 So earely walking did 1 fee your Sonne; 
 
 Towatdshtm I made,buthe was ware of me, 
 
 And ftole into the couett of the wood, 
 
 I meafuring his affedhons by my owne, 
 
 Which then mofl fought,wher mod might not be found: 
 Being one too many by my weary felfe, 
 
 Purfucd my Honour,not putfuing his 
 And gladly fhunn’d.who gladly fled from me. 
 
 Mount. Many a morning hath he there bcene feene, 
 With teares augmenting thefxe-fh mornings deaw, 
 Adding to cloudes.more eloudes with his deepe fighes. 
 But all fo foone as the all-cheering Sunne, 
 
 Should in thefarrheft Eaft begin to draw 
 The fhadie Coriaines from Auroras bed, 
 
 Away from light fteales heme my beany Sonne, 
 
 And pnuaie tnhis Chamber pennes himfelfe. 
 
 Shuts vp his windowes .lockes faire day-light our. 
 
 And makes himfelfe an amficiall night: 
 
 Blacke and portendous mu ft chts humour proue, 
 
 VnlefTe good counfcll may the caufe remoue. 
 
 Ben. My Noble Vncle doe you know the caufe 5 
 Moun. I neither know it,nor can learne ofinm. 
 
 Ten. Haue you importun’d him by any mcanes > 
 Moun. Both by my felfe and many others Friends, 
 But he his owne affcdbiom counfeller. 
 
 Is to himfelfefl will not fay how true) 
 
 But to himfelfe fo fecret and fo clofe. 
 
 So tarre from founding and difeouery. 
 
 As is the bud bit with anenuious worm*, 
 
 Fre he can fpread his fvveete leaucs to the ayre, 
 
 Oi dedicate his beaory to the fame. 
 
 Could we but learne from whence his forrowes grow. 
 We would as willingly giuecure.as know. 
 
 Enter Romeo. 
 
 Be n See where he comes,iopleafeyou ftcpafide, 
 
 Jle know his greeuance.or be much denide. 
 
 Aton*. I would thou wert fo happy by thy ftay, 
 
 To hearc true fhrift Come Madam Jet's away. Exeunt 
 
 Ten* Good morrow Coufin- 
 Rom. Is the day fo young? 
 
 Ben. But new ftrookc nine. 
 
 Rem, Aye me, fad houres feeme Ion g*. 
 
 Was that my Father that went henec /ofaft? 
 
 Ten. It was : what fadnes lengthens Romeo s houres ? 
 Ro. Not hauing that.which hauing,makes them ftiort 
 Ben, In loue, 
 
 Romeo. Out. 
 
 Ben. Ofloue. 
 
 Rom. Out of her fauour where 1 am in loue. 
 
 Ten, Alas that loue fo gentle in bis view. 
 
 Should be fo tyrannous and rough in proofe. 
 
 Rom. Alas that loue.whofe view is muffled ftill. 
 Should without eyes.fce path-wayes to his will 
 Where {hall we dine? O me : what fray washcere> 
 
 Yet tell me not,for I haue heard it all: 
 
 Heere's muchtodo with hate,but more with loue: 
 
 Why then.O brawling loue.O louing hate r ' 
 
 O any thing,of nothing firft created ; 
 
 Ohesuie Iightneffe,ferious vanity, 
 
 Mifliapen Chaosofwelfeeing formes, 
 
 Feather ofiead,bright fmoake.cold ftre,ficke health 
 Still waking fleepe.that is not what it is . 
 
 ■phis loue feele i,that feele no loue in this. 
 
 P)oeft thou not laugh ? 
 
 Ten. No Coze,I rather weepe. 
 
 Rom. Good heart,at whatr 
 
 Ten. At thy good hearts opprefsion. 
 
 Rom. Why fuch is loues cranfg refsioa 
 Griefcs ofmineowne liehcauie in my breaft. 
 
 Which thou wilt propagate to haue it preaft 
 Withmore of thine,this loue that thou haft fbownc, 
 Doth add; more gtiefe,co too much of mineowne, 
 Loue^safmoa'ke made with the fume of fighes, 
 
 Being purg'd,afire fparkling in Louerseyes, 
 
 Being vent,a Scanouriftrt with louing teares, 
 
 What is it elfe ? a madneffe,moft dsfcrcet, 
 
 A choking gall.and a preferuing fwcet: 
 
 Farewell my Coze. 
 
 Ben. Soft / will goe along. 
 
 And if you leaue me fo,you do me wrong. 
 
 Rom . Tut I Haue loft my felfe, I am not here, 
 
 This is not Romeo, hec's fomc other where. 
 
 Ben. Tell me in fadneffe 4 wbo is that you loue ? 
 
 Rom What (Hall I grone 3nd tell thee ? 
 
 Ben. Grone,why no : but Cadly tell me who. 
 
 Rem. A fveke man in fadneffemakes his will: 
 
 A word ill vrg’d to one that is fo ill -• 
 
 In fadneffe Cozin.l do loue a woman. 
 
 Ten. I aym d fo neare.whcn I fuppofdvou loll'd. 
 Rom. A right good marke man,and fhce'sfaire I loue 
 Ben. A right faire marke,faire Coze,is fooneft hit. 
 Rom. Well in that hit you miffe,(hecl not be hit 
 With Cupids arrow,Ihe hath Dions wit : 
 
 And in ftrong proofe ofchafticy weliarm’d.- 
 From loues weake chiidifti Bow.Oie hues vneharm’d. 
 Shee will not ftay the fiege of louing tearmes. 
 
 Nor bid th'incouncer ofaffailingeyes. 
 
 No: open her lap toSaioft-feducingGold : 
 
 O fhc is rich in beautie.onely poore, 
 
 That when fhe dies.with bcautie dies her ftore. 
 
 Ben. Then fhe bath fworne,tbat fhe willftilMiue chart ? 
 Rem. She harh^nd in that fparing make huge waft ? 
 c or beauty fteru’d with her feuericy, 
 
 Cuts beauty off from all pofteritic- 
 
 Sh c 
 
The Tragedie ofTtymeo and Juliet. 5-5- 
 
 She is too faire,too wifewi: fely too faire. 
 
 To meric bh fife by making me difpsire : 
 
 She hath forfworoe to loue,and in that vow 
 
 Do I liue dcad.that Hue lo tell it now. 
 
 "Ben. Be rul'd by me.forgetto ihinke ofher. 
 
 Rem. O teach roe how I (hoold forget to thinkc. 
 
 Ben. By giuing liberty vnto thine eyes, 
 
 Examine other beauties, 
 
 R 0 Tis the wflytoca|herj(exqui(it)inqueftionroore, 
 Thefe happy maskes that kiffe faire Ladies browes. 
 
 Being b!acke,puts vsin mind they hide the faite: 
 
 He that is ftrooken blind.cannoc forget 
 
 The precious treafureofhis eye-light loft : 
 
 Shew roe a MiftrelTe that is parting faire. 
 
 What doth.her beauty feruc but as a note. 
 
 Where 1 may read who part that parting faire. 
 
 Farewell thou can If not teach me to forget, 
 
 'Ben. lie pay that dodUine.otelfe diem debt. Exeunt 
 Enter Capultt .Countie Paris % and the Clowue . 
 
 Caym Jrfotentague isbound as well as I, 
 
 In penalty alike^nd tis not hard f thinke, 
 
 Fbrmen fo old as wee, to keepe the peace. 
 
 Par. Of Honourable reckoning are you both. 
 
 Amlpittie tis you liu'd at ods fo long - 
 But now my Lord, what fay you to my futc > 
 
 Cnfu But faying ore what I haue faid before. 
 
 My Child is yet a ftrangcr in the world, 
 
 Shee hath not feenethe change offouiteeneyeares. 
 
 Let two more Summers wither in their pride 
 
 Ere we may thinke her ripe to be a Bride. 
 
 Pan. Younger then fhe.are happy mothers made. 
 
 Cap m And too foone mar'd are ihofc fo early made : 
 Farth hathfwallowed all rovhopes but (he, 
 
 | Shee's the hopefull Lady of my earth: 
 
 (j But wooeher gentle Para .get herheatt, 
 
 1 My will to her confent.rs but a part. 
 
 S And fheeagree.within her fcope of choife, 
 
 } Lyes my confent,and faire according voice : 
 
 This night 1 hold an oJdsccurtom'd Feaft, 
 
 Whereto I haueinuited many aGueft, 
 
 Such as I loue.and you among rne ftore. 
 
 One fjoie moS welcome makes my numbet more • 
 
 .At my poore houfe,loo kc io behold this night. 
 
 Earth /treading (larres.ihat roakedarke heauen Vighr, 
 
 Such comfort as do lofty young men feele. 
 
 When well mparrel’d A.pnll on the heele 
 
 Of limping W inter treads,cuen fuch delight 
 
 Among frefti Fennel! buds lhall you this night 
 
 Inherit atmy houfe:hearc all all fee : 
 
 And like her raoft.whofe mei it moft fhall be : 
 
 Which one more veiw,of many,mine being one. 
 
 May fland in number.though in rccknmg none. 
 
 Come,goe with me.- goc firrah trudge about. 
 
 Through faire Verona, find thofe perfons out, 
 
 Whofc names are svritten there,and to them fay. 
 
 My houfe and welcome,on their pleafure ftay. Exit. 
 
 Ser. Find them out vvhofe names arc written. Hecre it 
 is wrmen. ih»« the ShOo-maket fhould meddle with his 
 Yard, and the "fayler with his Laft.the Fifliet with his 
 Pentill. and the Painter with his Nets. But 1 am fent to 
 find thofe perfons whofc names are wru,8r can neuer find 
 what names the writing perfon hath here writ ( 1 mufti o 
 the learned) in good time. 
 
 Enter 'Bei:uoI:a.a>:d Romeo. 
 
 Ben. Tut man,one fire burners our anothers burning. 
 One paint is lefiled by anothers anguifh : 
 
 Turne giddta,and be holpe by backward turning : 
 Onedcfparaie greefe,cures with anothers lauguifh : 
 
 Take thou fome new infection to the sye. 
 
 And the rank poyfon ofihe old wil die. 
 
 'Rgm. Your Plantan Icafc is excellent for that 
 'Ben. For what I pray theef 
 
 Rem. For your broken fhin. 
 
 "Ben. Why Romeo art thou mad? 
 
 Mem. Not mad,but bound more then.a mad man is: 
 
 Shut vp mprifon,kcpt without my foode, 
 
 Whipt and tormented : and Goddcngood fellow, 
 
 Ser. Godgigoden.l pray fir can you read ? 
 
 Rom. I mine ownt fortune in my miferie. 
 
 Ser. Perhaps you haue learn'd it without booke : 
 
 But I pray can you read any thingyou fee 
 
 Rom. i,ifl linow the Letters and the Language. 
 
 Ser. Ye lay honeftly,reft you merry. 
 
 Mem. Stay fcllow.l can read. 
 
 He reades the Letter. 
 
 ^ EifneUr Nat two .ana ms wife and daughter : County /1n- 
 i3 ftlme and his beauuous fiflert : the Lady veiddow ofZdtru - 
 uto. Seigneur Placenno /md his lonely Neeccj feftrcutlo and 
 hu brother Valentine : mine vnch Copula bt$ nfcanddaugL ■ 
 ters ;mj faire fleece Rofxlme ,Lmia .Seigneur Vtdenttojgfflis 
 Cofen Tybalt • Lucto and the butty Helena. 
 
 A faire artemb'y, whither fliould they come ' 
 
 Ser. Vp. 
 
 Rom. Whither? tofupper 1 
 
 Ser. To onr houfe. 
 
 Rom. Whofe houfe ? 
 
 Ser. MyMaifters. 
 
 Rom. Indeed i (hould haue askt you ihai before. 
 
 Ser Now lie tellyou without asking. Mymaifteris 
 the great rich Copula , and if you be not of the houfe of 
 Mountagues I pray come and crufha cupofvrinc- Peft 
 you merry. Exit. 
 
 Ben. At this fame sentient Feaft of Caputets 
 
 Sups the fatre'^o/ij/i»e,whom thou fo loues; 
 
 With all the admired Beauties of*'' erena. 
 
 Go thither and with vnatlaintcd eye. 
 
 Compare her face with fome that I {bill fbow. 
 
 And I will make thee thinkc thy Swan a Crow. 
 
 Rom. When the deuouc religion of mine rye- 
 Mamtaines fuch falrtiood.then turne tcares to fite : 
 
 And thefe who often drown'd could neuer die, 
 
 Tranfparent Heretiques be burnt for liers. 
 
 One fairer then my loue the all-feeing Sun 
 
 Nere faw her match,fmee firft the world begun. 
 
 Ben. Tot,you faw her faire,none «lfe being by, 
 Herfclfepoyfd with herfelfe in either eye : 
 
 But in chac Chriftall fcales.let there be waid, 
 
 Y our Ladiejloue againft fome other Maid 
 
 That [willfhow you,(Tnning at this Feaft, 
 
 And (he ftievv fcant fhcll,well,that now fbewes beft. 
 
 Ron ». lie goc along,no fuch fight to be (bowne. 
 
 But to reioyce in fplendor cf mine ovvne. 
 
 Enter Copulet s Wife and Nut fe. 
 
 IVife Nurfe whet's my daughter? call her forth to me. 
 Nurfe. Now by my Maidenhead, at cwelue y tare old 
 
 1 bad her come,what Lamb:what Ladi*bud, God forbid. 
 Where s this Ciric ? what fuhet f 
 
 Enter lultet. 
 
 fnltrt. How now, who calls ? 
 
 Nut. Yoor Mother. 
 
 Inhet. Madam I acn heerc, what U your v,i|l t 
 
 Wife. This is the niaugi . Nurfe giae le3ue awhile, wg 
 
 enuft 
 
muft tilke in fecret. Nurlecomebacke againcj haue rc- 
 membred me.thou’feheareour counfell, Thou knoweft 
 my daughter’s of a prety age. 
 
 Nu*fc. Faith 1 c3n tell her age vnto anhoure. 
 tVtfe. Shee’snotfourteene. 
 
 Ntffi. He lay foumene of try teeth. 
 
 And yet to my teene be it fpoken, 
 
 I haue but foure,fhce's not fouruene. 
 
 How long is it now io Lammas tides* 
 lytfe. A fortnight and odde dayec, 
 
 Nurfe. Euenor odde, of a!l daies in the years come 
 Lammas £ue at night (hall fbe be fourteene. Suf/in ft: fire, 
 God reft ajlChriftian fouJes, were ofan age. Well Sxfan 
 Is with God,(he w as coo good for me.Buc as I faiei. on La. 
 mm Hue at night fhail Hie be fourteene, chat (hall (he ma¬ 
 rie,! remember it well. ’I'is fincethe Earth-quake now 
 eleuen yeares,and ("he was wean’d I neucr fhail forget if, 
 of all the daks of the yeare,vpon that day .• for I had then 
 bid Worms-wood to my Dug fitting in the Sunne vnder 
 the Douehouf'e wall, my Lord aodyoti were then at 
 JUdntujS.zy J dee be»re abraine. But as I laid, when it 
 did taft the Worme-wood on the nipple of my Dugge, 
 and felt it bitter.pretty foole.to fee it ceachie, and fall oat 
 with theDagge, Shake quoth the Doue-houfe, ’ewasno 
 needeltrowtobidmce trudge: and fines that time it is 
 a eleuen yeares.f’or then Hie could ftand alone, nay bi’th' 
 reode she could haue runne & wadled all about: for cuen 
 the day before flic broke her brow, & then my Husband 
 God be with his iouie, a was a merne man, t&oke vp the 
 Child, yea quoth hee,doeft thou fall vpon thy face? thou 
 wilt fill backsword when thou haft more wit, wilt thou 
 not /vie? And by tr.y holy-dan, the pretty wretch Jefte 
 crying,& laid I: to fee now how a I eft (hail come about. 
 
 I warrane,& 1 fhail !iue a thoufand yeares.I neuer fhould 
 forget it; wilt thou not Inlet quoth he?and pretty foole it 
 ftinted.and faid I. 
 
 Old La. Inaugh of this,I pray thee held thy peace. 
 N(*r[e. Yes Madam,yet I cannot chufe but laugh, to 
 thinkers ihouldleaue crying, & fay I: and yet 1 warrant 
 it hadvpCGnbiow,abi)mpe45 big asayoungCockrels 
 florte?A perilous knock,and it cryed bitterly. Yea quoth 
 my husband, fall’ll vpon thy face, thou wilt fall back¬ 
 ward when thou commeft to age: wilt thou not Intel It 
 ftintcdtandfaidl. 
 
 Jute. And flint thou too.I prsy thee Wnrjefiy I. 
 
 User. Peace I haue done:God markc thee too his grace 
 thou waft the prettieft Babe that ere 1 nurft, and I might 
 iue to fee thee married once, 1 haue my wifh. 
 
 Old L.u Marry that marry is the very theame 
 ' came to talks of.tdl me daughter htlitt, 
 
 -low (binds your difpofition to be Married? 
 
 Ml. It is an hours that I drearoenot of. 
 
 Nfttr. Anhoure,wercnot 1 thine onely Nurfe,I would 
 ay thou had’d fuckt wifedome from thy teat. 
 
 Old La.Well think e of marriage now,yonger then you 
 deere in Verona ,Ladies of efteeme, 
 
 Arc made already Mothers. By my count 
 was youtMotber,much vponshefe yeares 
 'hat you ate now a Maide,ihus then in briefe: 
 
 The valiant Vasit feekes you for his lc-ue. 
 
 Narfe. A man young Lady, Lady, fnch a man os all 
 the world. Why hee’6 a man of waxe. 
 
 Old La. Vtrouas Summer hath not fucha flower. 
 
 A r wfe, Nay bee’s a flower,infaith a very flower. 
 
 OldLt i: What fay you,can you Joufi the Gentleman ? 
 "'his night you (hall behold him at our Fcaft, 
 
 Head ore the volume ofyoung/’arAtace, 
 
 And find delight,writ there with Eeamies pen: 
 
 Examine cuery feuerall liniament. 
 
 And fee how one another lends content: 
 
 And what obfeut’d in this faire volume lies, 
 
 Find written in the Margent of bis eyes. 
 
 This precious Booke of Loue,this vnbound Louer, 
 
 "o Beaotifie hstr.,occly lacks a Couer. 
 
 The fifh hues in the Sea, and 'tis much pride 
 Fdrfiire withot>t,the faire within to hide: 
 
 Tbr;: Booke in manies eyes doth fharc the glorie, 
 
 Tim in Gold dafpes,Locke* in the Golden ftorie: 
 
 So fhali you (hare all that he doth poflefle. 
 
 By nauing him,making your fclfe no lefTc. ’ 
 
 /-i leffe » na y k>gger:wemen grow by men. 
 Ola La. Speakc brieflj^can you like of Tans loue ■» 
 ldt - 1^ keke to like.sflooking liking moue. 
 
 But no more deepe will I endartmine eye. 
 
 Then your conftnt giues ftrength to make flye. 
 
 Enter a Serving man, 
 
 Sct. Madam,the guefts are come,fupper fero’d vp,you 
 c:! u,my young Lady askt for,the Nutfe cur’d in the Pan- 
 tery,ar.deuery thing in extremitie :lmufthencetovvait, 
 befeech you follow ftraight. £ xit 
 
 LMo, We follow thee, 1*1#:, the Countieftaiw, 
 Nserfe. ^>oeGyrle,feeke happ^e nights to happy daies. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 SutfT Rente o y CMe rent so 3 Pcnuolio ^witb jitse cjy fixe 
 other Masers, Torch-hearers. 
 
 F.em, What (hall this.peeh be ipeke fo 7 our cacufe 
 Or fhal! we on without Apolcgie? 
 
 Hen. The date is cut of fucb prolixttie. 
 
 Wee’s haue no C«p.'o } hood wink t with a skarfe. 
 
 Bearing a Tartars painted Bow of lath. 
 
 Sharing the Ladies like a Crow-keeper. 
 
 But let them meafure vs by what they will. 
 VVeelemeafure them a Meafure,and be gons. 
 
 Rem. Giue me a Torehj am not fer this ambling. 
 Being but h?3uy I will beaie the light. 
 
 Mer. Nay gentle Romeo ,we muft haue you dance, 
 Rom. Not 1 beleeueme,you haue dancing fhcoes 
 With nimble fcks,l haue a foale of Lead 
 Sofbkes meto the ground, I cannot moue, 
 
 OMir. Yon are a Louer s horrow Cupids wings. 
 
 And loavc with them aboue a common bound. 
 
 Rom, I am too fore eiipearcet) with his fhaft, 
 
 1 o foare with his light feathers,and to bound: 
 
 I cannot bound a pitch aboue dull woe, 
 
 Vnder leues heauy burthen doe I finkt 
 ^ Hera. And to finite in it ftiould you burthen Joue, 
 
 Too great epprefilon for a tender thing. 
 
 Rom. Is loue a tender thing? it is too rough, 
 
 Too rude,too boyfterous.and it pricks like thorne. 
 
 Cftfer. If loue.be rough with you^e rough with loue, 
 Pricke loue for pricking.snd you best loue downe, 
 
 Giue me a Cafe toputmy vifagein, 
 
 A Vi for for a Vlfcr.whar care 3 
 What curious eye doth quore defcnnittei .■ 
 
 Here are theBeetle-brcwesfhali bluth forme. 
 
 Sen. Come knock? and enter,and no fooner In, 
 
 But euery manberake him to his legs. 
 
 R'sm. A Torch forwantons light ofheart 
 Tickle the fenedeft: wflfes with their heeles : 
 
 For I am prouetb’dwitha GrandfierPhrafe, 
 lie be a Candle-holder and looke on, 
 
 The game was nere fo falre.aDd 1 am donr. 
 
 
 Met. T ut 
 
The Tragedy of Ttyneo Mie, 
 
 ~ttr. Tut^dum the Mcufe.theCooftablesovme word, 
 lf|hou ate dun,wee!e draw thee from the mite. 
 
 Or (one your reference loue,wherein thou ftickefl 
 Vp to the eares,come we bume day .light ho. 
 
 Rem, Nay that * not To. 
 
 Met. I meant fir I delay. 
 
 Wcwsft cur lights in vaine,Iights,lights,by day; 
 
 Take our good meaning,for our Judgement fits 
 Fiue tiroes in that,ere once in our fine wits. 
 
 Reta. And we meane well in going to this Maske, 
 f ut 'tis no wit to go. 
 nMtr. Why may one aske ? 
 
 Rem. 1 dreeropt a dreame to night 
 i^Mer, And fo did I. 
 
 Rem. Well what was yours? 
 
 C Mir. That dreamers often lye. 
 
 Ro. Inbedaficepe while they do dreame things true. 
 Mer O then I lee Quecne M »b hath beene with you i 
 She is the Fairies Midwife, & fhe comes in (hape no big¬ 
 ger then Agat-ftone, on the fore-finger of an Alderman, 
 drawne wiili a teeroe of little Ate mies.ouer mens oofes as 
 they lie afleepe : her Waggon Spokes made oflor.g Spin¬ 
 ners kgs ;the Couer of the wings of Gralhoppets, her 
 Traces ofithe fmalleft Spiders web, her coollers of the 
 Meonlhines watry Beatnes, hex Whip ot Crickets bone, 
 the Lafh ofPhilome.hei Waggoner, afmsll gray-coaied 
 Gnat,not haife fo bigge as a round little Woime, pnekt 
 from the Laaie-finger of a man. Her Chariot is an emptie 
 Hafelnut, made by the Icyner Squirrel ot old Grub, time 
 out a mind, theFaries Coach-makers 8i in this ftate fhe 
 gallops night by rughi.ihroughlouers btames : and then 
 they dreame of Louc.On Couttiers knees,that dreame on 
 Curfies fttait; ore Lawyers fingers, who firait dreamt on 
 Fees, ore Ladies lips, who ftrait on kifles dreame, which 
 oft the angry M&b with btifters plagues, becaufe their 
 breath with Sweet meats tainted are. Sometime fhe gal¬ 
 lops ere a Courtiers noie, & then dreameshe offmeiling 
 out afiae.& fomnroe comes foe with Tith pigs tale,tick¬ 
 ling a Patfonsnofe as a lies afleepe, then he dreames of 
 another Benefice. Sometime fhe drtueth ore a Souldiers 
 netke, & then dreames he of cutting Forrainc throats 4 of 
 Breaches,Ambofcados.Spanifh Blades : Of Healths fiue 
 Fadotne deepe.and then anon drums in his eares,at which 
 he (lanes and wakes; and being thus frighted, fwesres a 
 prayer ot two & Qeepes againeithis is that very Mab that 
 plats the manes of Hotfes in the night: fit bakes the Elk- 
 locks In fouleflutnfh haites.whiihonce vntangled.aiuch 
 misforume.bodes, 
 
 This is the hag,when Maides lie on their backs. 
 
 That preffes them,and learaes them firft to beare, 
 
 Making them women of good carriage -. 
 
 This is fhe. 
 
 Rom, Peace.peace ,LMercmto peace, 
 
 Thou talk’ft of nothing. 
 
 t M*r. TrueJ talkeofdteames.- 
 Which are the children of an idle braine, 
 
 Be«ot ofoothing.butvaine phantsfie, 
 w(ii<b is ai thin of fubftance as the ayte. 
 
 And more inconllam then the wind,who wooes 
 Euen now the frozen boiome of the North : 
 
 And bong anger'd, pulfes away from thence. 
 
 Turning his ude to the dew dropping South. 
 
 'Ben. This wind you talke ofblowesvs ftotnour ftlues, 
 Supper is done,and wc (hall come coo late. 
 
 Ram. I fears too early,for my mind mifghXij 
 Some confequencc yet hanging in the ftarres, 
 
 IZ 
 
 Shail bitterly begin his fearcfulf date 
 With this nights reuels t and expire the tcarrne 
 OfadcfpifedhfecloPd mmy breft 
 By feme vile forfeit of vnnroely death. 
 
 But he that hath the ftinsge ofmy courfe, 
 
 Oiredf my fute : on luftie Gcfitlemesv, 
 
 Ben. Strike Drum. 
 
 They march about the Stage, and S/rttingeaen come forth\ 
 wtth then- napijnt. 
 
 Enter Servant. 
 
 Ser. Where's P»rp<w,thar he helpes not to take away ?| 
 He fhifr a Trencher ? he (crape a Trencher ? 
 
 I When good manners,fhall lie in one or two mens 
 hands,and they vnwafhc too, "tis a foulethlng. 
 
 See. Away with the Ioynftoolea, remoue the Court-1 
 rubbotd, looke to the Plate: goodthou, faue mee a piece 
 of Marchpane,and as thou loueft me, let thePortetletin 
 Stefan Gnrtd/l one find Nod, sinthame and Potpeu. 
 
 1 . 1 Boy readie. 
 
 Ser. You are lookt for,and cel'd for,asktfo , ,& fought 
 for^n the great Chamber. 
 
 j We cannot be here and there too,chearly Boyts, 
 
 Be brisk a while,and the longer hue? take all. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 fmur aft the Gut ft and Cent lew emeu to the 
 Matkeri. 
 
 j. Cap*. Welcome Gentlemen, 
 
 Ladies that haue their toes 
 Vnplagu d with Comes,will walke about with you : 
 
 Ah my Mifrreffcs,which of you all 
 
 Will now deny to dance t Sne that makes dainty, 
 
 She lie fweare hath Comes am 1 come neare yc now? 
 Welcome Gentlemen,l haue fretie the day 
 That I haue worne a Vifot, and could tell 
 A whifpering tale in a fane Ladies eare : 
 
 Such as would pleafe ; ’tis gone, ’tis gone, ‘tis gone, 
 
 You art welcome Gentlemen,come Mufinans play : 
 
 Mufichf platen and the donee. 
 
 A Hill,Hall,giue toome,and fbote it Gitles, 
 
 More light you knaues.and turne the Table* vp 
 And quench the fire.the Roome is growne too hot. 
 
 Ah firrahjthis vnlookt for fport comes well: 
 
 Nay fit.nay fit,goodCozin Capulel, 
 
 For you and l are pad out dauncrag dates : 
 
 How long 'iff now fince lafl yout lelfe and 1 
 Were in a Maske ? 
 
 a. Capu. Berlady thirty yeare?. 
 j. Caps. What man: 'tis not fo much/di not fo much, 
 •Tis fince the Nuptiall of Lacenrto, 
 
 Come Pentycofl as quiekely as it will. 
 
 Some fiue and twenty yeates,and then we Maskt. 
 
 a . Cap. ‘Tis more, 'tis more,his Sonne b elder fir : 
 
 His Sonne i» thirty. 
 
 j. Cap. Will you tel! roe that i 
 His Scone was bur a Ward two yearesagoe. 
 
 Rom. What Ladse is that which doth inrich the hand 
 Of yonder Knight? 
 
 Ser. i kno w oot fir. 
 
 R»m. O fhe doth teach the Torches to bume bright : 
 It fee rues {be bangs vpon the cheeke of night, 
 
 As & rich Jewel in sn /Schiops eare: 
 
 Beauty too rich fiat vfe-,Spr earth too desre: 
 
 So fhewesa Snowy Doue trooping with Crowes, 
 
 As yonder Lady ore her fellcwes Ihowes ; 
 
 The meafure done.U* watch her place of ftand, 
 
 And touching hers,snake blefled my rude hand. 
 
 L/l(i I 
 
58 
 
 
 c The i Trazedie ofHipmeo and Juliet, 
 
 Did my hem loue til! now,forfweare it fight, 
 
 For 1 neuei faw true Beauty till this night. 
 
 Tib. This by his voice,(hould be a Mottntague. 
 
 Fetch me my Rapier Boy,what dares the (hue 
 Corne hither couer’d with an antique face, 
 
 To fleere and fcorne at our Solemnitie? 
 
 Now by the ftockeand Honour of my kin, 
 
 To (hike him dead 1 hold it not a fin. 
 
 Cap. Why how now kinfman, 
 
 Wherefore florme you fo ? 
 
 Tib. V nde this is a Mount ague , our foe: 
 
 A Villaine that is hither come in fpighr. 
 
 To fcorne at our Solemnitie this night. 
 
 Cap. Young^owjwisit ? 
 
 Tib. ’Tis he,that Villaine Romeo. 
 
 Cap. Content thee gentle Coz,let him alone, 
 
 A beares him like a portly Gentleman : 
 
 And to fay truth, Verona brags of him. 
 
 To be a vertuous and well gouern’d youth: 
 
 I would not for the wealth of all the towne, 
 
 Here in my houfe do him difparagement: 
 
 Therfore be patient,take no note of him. 
 
 It is my will,the which if thou refpedl. 
 
 Shew a fairc prefence,and put off thefe fcownes. 
 
 An ill befecming femblance for a Fcaft. 
 
 Tibs It fits when fuch a Villaine is a gueft, 
 lie not endure him. 
 
 Cap, He (hall be endu’rd. 
 
 What goodman boy,I fay he {hall,go too, 
 AmltheMaifterhereoryou ? go too, 
 
 Youle not endure him,God fhall mend my foule^ 
 
 Youle make a Mutinie among the Guefts: 
 
 You will fee cocke a hoope,youle be the man. 
 
 Tib. Why Vnde.’tisa fhame. 
 
 Cap. Go too,go too, 
 
 You are a fawey Boy, ‘ift fo indeed ? 
 
 This trieke may chance to fcath you,I know what. 
 
 You mud contrary mc,marry ’cis time. 
 
 Well faid my hearts,you are a Princox.goe, 
 
 Be quiet,or more light,more light for fiiame, 
 lie make you quiet. What,chearely my hearts. 
 
 Tib. Patience perforce, with wilfuil choler meeting, 
 Makes my fiefh tremble in their different greeting.’ 
 
 I will withdraw, but this intrufion (hall 
 Now Teeming fweet,conuert tobitter gall. Exit, 
 
 Rom. If I prophane with my vnworthieft hand, 
 
 This holy lhrine,the gentle fin is this. 
 
 My lips to bluihing Pilgrims did ready ftand, 
 
 To fmooth that rough touch,with a tender kifle. 
 
 Id. GoodPilgrime, 
 
 You do wrong your hand too much. 
 
 Which mannerly deuotion fhewes in thi^ 
 
 For Saints haue hands,that Pilgrims hands do tush, 
 Aodpalmeto palme,Is holy Palmers kifTe, 
 
 Haue not Saints lips,and holy Palmers too ? 
 
 Id. I P’ilgrim,lips that they muftvfe in prayer. 
 
 Rom. O then dears Saint,!ct lips do what hands do, 
 They pray (grant thou)leaft faith tuxne to difpaire. 
 
 Id. Saints do notmoue. 
 
 Though grant for prayers fake. 
 
 Rom. Then moue not while my prayeTS effe& I takes 
 Thus from my lips,by thine my fin is purg’d. 
 
 Id. Then haue my lips the fin that they haue tooke. 
 Rom Sin from my iips?Otrefpaffefweetly vrg d: 
 Giueme my fin a game. 
 
 Id. Youkiffe oy'th'booke. 
 
 Kur. Madam yout Mother ciaues a word with you. 
 
 Ram, What is her Mother .* 
 
 Nurf, MarrieBatcheler, 
 
 Her Mother is the Lady of the houfe, 
 
 And a good Lady,and a v»ife,and Vertuouj, 
 
 I Nur’ft her Daughter that you talkt withal: 
 
 I tell you,he that can lay hold ofher. 
 
 Shall haue the chincks, 
 
 Rom. Is fhe a Cnpuleti^ 
 
 O deare account J My life is my foes debt. 
 
 Ben. A way,be gone.the fport is at the belt. 
 
 Rom. I fo I feare.the more is my vnreR. 
 
 Cop. Nay Gentlemen prepare not to be gone. 
 
 We haue a trifling foolifb Banquet towards : 
 
 Is it e’ne fo i why then 1 thanke you all. 
 
 I thanke you honeft Gentlemen,good night s 
 More Torches here:comeon,ihen let’s to bed. 
 
 Ah firrah,by my faie it waxes late. 
 
 He to my reft. 
 
 I ah. Come hither Nurfe, 
 
 What is yond Gentleman: 
 
 Nur, 1 he Sonne and Heire of old Tyhtrio. 
 
 Mi. What’s he that now is going out of doore ? 
 
 Nur. Marriechat I thinkebe young Tetmcbio. 
 
 Id. What’s he that follows here that would not dance ? 
 
 Nur, I know not. 
 
 Id. Go aske his name.’ifhe be married. 
 
 My graue is like to be niy wedded bed. 
 
 Nor. His name is 'Romeo, and a Mount ague , 
 
 The onely Sonne of your great Enemie. 
 
 Id. My onely Loue fprung from my onely hate. 
 
 Too early feene,vnknowne,and knowne too late. 
 Prodigious birth of Loue it is to me. 
 
 That I tnuft loue aloathed Enemie. 
 
 Nur. What’s this ?whats this? 
 
 Id. A rime.l learne euennow 
 Ofoneldan’ftwithall. 
 
 One (dswhb'm % Iuliti. 
 
 Nur. Anon,anon: 
 
 Come let’s away,the Grangers all are gone. 
 
 Exeunt, 
 
 Chortu. 
 
 Now old defire doth in his death bed lie. 
 
 And yong affeilion gapes to be his Heire, 
 
 That faire.for which Loue gron’d for and would die. 
 With tender Iuliet matcht,i$ now not faire. 
 
 Now Romeo is beloued,and Louesagaine, 
 
 A.!ike bewitched by the charme oflookes: 
 
 But to his foe fuppos’d he muft complaine. 
 
 And fhe fteale Loues fweet bait from fearefull hookes: 
 Being held a foe,he may not haue acceffc 
 To breath fuch vowes as Louers vfe tofwe3re. 
 
 And fhe as much in Loue,her meanes much lefle, 
 
 To meete her new Beloued any where: 
 
 But paffion lends them Pawer,time, meanes to meete, 
 Temp'ring extremities with extreamefweece. 
 
 Enter Romeo dene, 
 
 Rom. Can J goe forward when my heart is here? 
 Turnebacke dullearth, and find thy Center out. 
 
 Enter 'Benuolio.with Tile rent to. 
 
 "Ben. Romeo,my Cozen Romeo .Romeo. 
 
 UMere. He is wife. 
 
 And on my life hath ftolne him home to bed. 
 
 Ben. He ran this way and leapt this Orchard wall 
 Call good Mercutio: 
 
 Nay ,11c eoniuretoo. 
 
'The'Tragedie of c Romto and Juliet . 5 9 
 
 UVrr. £tfOT«,Horoows,M&dman t pai5on,Louer, 
 
 Appeare thou in ihelikeneffeof a figh. 
 
 Spoke but one time,and I am (imbed: 
 
 Cryme buc ay me,Prouant,but Loue and day, 
 
 Speakeco my gofhip^wKW one faire word. 
 
 One Nickname for her purblind Sonne and bef, 
 
 Young slirdhuj.J Cupid he that (hot fo true, 
 
 When King Cepbttu* lou’d the begger Maid, 
 
 He heamh not.he ftlrreth not.hemoBethn ot. 
 
 The Ape is dead J rnuft conlure him, 
 
 I comure thee by 'RcpUmes bright eyes. 
 
 By her High forehead,and hex Scarlet lip. 
 
 By her Fine foore.Straight kg,and Quiocring thigh, 
 
 And the Demeanes,that there Adiacent lie, 
 
 That in thy likenefle thou appeare to va. 
 
 “Bin. Aod if he heare tbee thou wilt anger him. 
 
 Mer. This cannot anger hiaa,t'would anger bun 
 Toratfe a fpirit in his Midreffe circle* 
 
 Of fomc (fringe nature,letting u (find 
 
 Till (he had laid it,and eoniuted it downe. 
 
 That were (ome fp'ght. 
 
 My muocacion is faire and honed, 8c in his Miflrb name, 
 l comure onely but to raife vp him. 
 
 'Ben. Come,he hath hid himfelfe among thefe Ttees 
 
 To becooferted with the Humerous night : 
 
 Blind is his Loue,and bed befits the darke. 
 
 Mrr. if Loue be blind,Lone cannot hit thetnarke. 
 Now will he fit vnder a Medler tree, 
 
 And wt(h his Midreffe were that kind ofFmlte, 
 
 As Maides call Medlers when they laugh alone, 
 
 O Amwothat (he were.O that (he were 
 
 An open,or thou a Popnn Peare, 
 
 Rtixeo goodnight,Ik tomy Trutklebed. 
 
 This Field-bed is to cold for me to fleepe. 
 
 Come (hall we go ? 
 
 Bt*. Go then,for *tia'm vaine to feekehim here 
 
 That meaner not to be found. Extent • 
 
 Rem. He ieafts at Scarres that neuer felt a wound. 
 
 But fofi, what light through yonder window breaks? 
 
 It it the Eaft,ana lulut is the Sunne, 
 
 Atife faire Sun and kill the enuioos Moone, 
 
 Who is already ficke and pale with griefe, 
 
 That thou her Maid art far more faire then (he 
 BenotherMald fince (he i s enuioos, 
 
 Her Veftalhoery is bur fteke aod gretne. 
 
 And none but fooies do weare it,caff it off: 
 
 It is my Lady.Oit is my Loue,Othat fheknewfhe wete. 
 She fpeakes.yet (he fayes nothing,what of chat ? 
 
 Her eyedifcourfes.l will anfwere it: 
 
 I am too bold 'tis not to me (he fpeakes : 
 
 Twoofthefaireff (farres in all the Heauen, 
 
 Hauing fomebufineffe do entreat her eyes. 
 
 To twinckle in their Spheres till they rcturne. 
 
 What ifher eyes wete there,they in her head. 
 
 The bnghtneffeof her cheeke would (hame thole Harris, 
 As day>ltght doth a Lampe.her eye in heauen. 
 
 Would through the ayrie Region ffreame fo bright. 
 
 That Birds would (ing.and thinkeit were not night: 
 
 See how (he leanes her ebeeke vpon her hand. 
 
 O that I were aGloue vpon that hand, 
 
 Thar I might touch that cheeke. 
 
 ]*(. Ay me. 
 
 Rrm. She fpeakes. 
 
 Oh fprake sgame bright Angcll,for thou art 
 
 As glonou t to this night being ore my head. 
 
 As is * winged meffenger ofheauen 
 
 Vnto the white vpeurned wondtmg eyes 
 
 Ofmonails that fall backe to gate on him. 
 
 When he bed rides the lane puffing Cloudes, 
 
 And failes vpon the bofome of the ayre. 
 
 Ini. O Renoee^Renuo, wherefore art thou Remit * 
 
 Dente thy father and tefufe thy name: 
 
 Or if thou wilt not,be but fworne my Loue, 
 
 And He no ionget be a Cepulet. 
 
 Rem. Shall! beare more,or (hall I fpeake at this ? 
 
 /». Tit but thy name that umy Enemy : 
 
 Thou in thy (elfe,though not a A'fovtiteeue. 
 
 What’s Moumagu* ? it is not hand nor foote, 
 
 Nor arme.nor face.O be fomc other name 
 
 Belonging to a man. 
 
 What f in a names that which we call a Rofe, 
 
 By any other word would (mell as fweete, 
 
 So Romeo would, were he not Rome* cal’d, 
 
 Retaine that deare perfetffion which he owes. 
 
 Without that title ^uwe»,doffethy name, 
 
 And for thy name which is no part of thee, 
 
 Take all my felfe. 
 
 Rem. 1 take thee at thy word : 
 
 Call me bur Loue,and lie be new bapttt’d. 
 
 Hence foorth I neuer will be Renee. 
 
 lull. What min art thou, that thus befereen’d in night 
 So Humbled on my counfell f 
 
 Rem. By a name, 
 
 I know not how to tell thee who I am : 
 
 My name deare Saint.is hatefull to my felfe, 
 
 Becaufe it is an Enemy to thee. 
 
 Had I it written,! would teare the word. 
 
 htli. My carts haue yet not dtunke a hundred words 
 Of thy tongues vttering,yet 1 know the found. 
 
 Art thou not R erase,in d a Montague! 
 
 Bern. Neither faire Maid,if etcher thee diflike. 
 lul. How earn’d tbou hither. 
 
 Tell me,and wherefore? 
 
 The Orchard walls are high,and hard to elimbe. 
 
 And theplace death,confidering who thou art. 
 
 If any of my kinfmen find thee here. 
 
 Rem. With Loues light wings 
 
 Did I ore.perch thefe Walls, 
 
 For dony limits cannot hold Loue out, 
 
 And what Loue can do .that dates Loue attempt i 
 Thetefore thy kinfmen are no dop to me 
 
 /«/ If they do fee thee,tbey will murther thee. 
 
 Rem. Alacke there lies more peril! in thine eye, 
 
 Then twenty of their Swords^ooke thou but fwee*e. 
 
 And 1 am proofe againd their enmity. 
 
 lul. 1 would not for the world they faw thee here. 
 Rom. I haue nights cloake to hide me from their eyes 
 And but thou loue me,let them finde me here. 
 
 My life were better ended by theit hate. 
 
 Then death proroged wanting of thy Loue. 
 
 lul. By whofe direction found'd thou out this place f" 
 Rem. By Loue that fird did prorop me to enquire. 
 
 He lent me counfell.and 1 lent him eyes , 
 
 1 am no Pylot,yet wert thou as far 
 
 As that vad-(Bore-vva(bet with the fartheft Sea, 
 
 I fhould aduenture for fuch Marchandife. 
 
 lui. Thou k no wed the maske ofnighc is on eny fscs, 
 Elfe would a Maiden blufh bepalnt my cheeke. 
 
 For that which thou had heard me fpeake to nigh*. 
 
 Fame would 1 dwell on forme,falne,f£iae,deniu 
 
 What I hiue fpoke.bct farewell Complement, 
 
 Doed thou Loue ? 1 know thou wilt fay I, 
 
 And 
 
do 
 
 TheT n tgedie of c J \o;m oand Julief 
 
 And I will cake thy word,yet h thou fweat’ft, 
 Thonmaieft prone fa I fe: as Loaers periurtes 
 They fjy love laught.oh gentle Romeo, 
 
 If thou daft Lout.ptonour.ee itfsithfuLlp : 
 
 Oc if thou tbinkeft I am too quickly wonne, 
 liefrcwne and be pettier fe,and fay thee nay. 
 
 So thou wilt wooe : But elfe not for the world. 
 la truth faire Mountcg*e 1 am too fond : 
 
 And therefore thou maieft thmke my behauiour light. 
 But truft me Gentleman,I leproueaiore true, 
 
 Tbenthofe that haut coytng to be Grange, 
 
 I fhould hauc becnemore ftrange,! muft coofefle. 
 
 But that thou cuerheard'ft ere I was W 3 re 
 My true Loues pafTion,therefore pardon me. 
 
 And not impute this yeelding to light Loue, 
 
 Which the datke night hath fo difeouered. 
 
 Rom. Ludy,by yonder Moonel vow. 
 
 That dps with Bluer all thefe Fruite tree tops. 
 
 Iul. O fweare not by the Moone.ih'inconftam Moone, 
 That mortethly changes in her circled Orbe, 
 
 Leaft chat thy Loueproue likewife variable. 
 
 Rom. What fhail I fweare by ? 
 
 Ini. Do not fweare at all; 
 
 Orif thou wilt fweare by thy gratlous felfc. 
 
 Which ts the God of my Idolatry, 
 
 And Ilebeleeue thee. 
 
 Rom. Ifmy hearts deare !ouc. 
 
 lull. Well do not fwcare.although I ioy in thee: 
 
 I haue no ioy ofchis comradf to night, 
 
 It is too rafh.too vnaduif’J toofudden. 
 
 Too like the lightning which doth ceafe to be 
 Ere,one can fay.it Iightens.Sweete good night: 
 
 This bud of Loue by Summers ripening breath, 
 
 May proue a beauttoos Flower when next we meete: 
 Goodnight,goodnight,as fweete repoie and reft, 
 
 Come to thy heart,as that within my breft. 
 
 Rom. O wilt thou leaue me fo vnfatitfied ? 
 
 Juh. What famfa&on can'll thou haue to night ? 
 
 Ro. Th’exchange of thy Loues faithful! vow for mine 
 Ini. I gaue thee mine before thou did’ft ttqucft it: 
 And yet I would it were to giue againe. 
 
 Rom. Would’ft thou withdraw it. 
 
 For what purpofe Loue ? 
 
 Iul, But to be franke and giue it thee againe. 
 
 And yet I wifh but for the thing I haue. 
 
 My bounty is as boundleffe as the Sea, 
 
 My Loue as deepe.the more I giue to thee 
 Themorc i hatie,foHx>fh are Infinite 
 I beare fotne noyfe within deare Loue adue : 
 
 Cah witbm. 
 
 Anon good Nurfe,fweet Mourn ague be true; 
 
 Stay but alittle,! will come againe. 
 
 Rom. O blefled biefied night, 1 am afear’d 
 Being in nigh:,a!i this is but a dreame. 
 
 Too flattering fweet to be fubftantiaU. 
 
 Iul. Three words deare Romeo t 
 Ar.d goodnight indeed, 
 
 If that thy ben: of Loue be Honourable. 
 
 Thy putpofe tnarmge.fend me word to morrow, 
 
 By one that I le procure to come to thee, 
 
 Whete and what time chod wiltperfonne the right. 
 
 And all my Fortunes at thy foots lie lay, 
 
 And follow thee my Lord throughout the world. 
 
 tf'etbm: Madarc • 
 
 I come,anon : but if thou roeaaeft not well, 
 
 1 do beftech thcee trubur. M-idani. 
 
 (By and by i corae) 
 
 To ceafe thy ftrife,8nd leaue ore to my gtitfe, 
 
 To morrow will I fend. 
 
 Rom, So thriue my foule. 
 
 Ik* A thoufand times goodnight. Exit. 
 
 'Rome. A thoufand tiroes the wotfe to want thy light. 
 Lone goes toward Loue asfchool-boyesfib thier books 
 BotLoue fro Lone,toward# fchoole with heauic looker 
 
 Enter lalui oguomt. 
 
 ltd. Rift Romeo hiftiO for aFalkners voice, 
 
 To lure this Tafleli gentle backe againe, 
 
 Bondage is hoarfe,and may not fpeake aloud, 
 
 Ele would I teare theCaue wheteEcchohcr, 
 
 And m a k c her ayrte tongue mote hoarfe.then’ 
 
 With repemioo ofmy Romeo. 
 
 Rom. It is my foule that calls vpen nay name,, 
 
 How Bluer fweet, found Louers tongues by nigh*, 
 
 Like fofteft Muftckc to attendingeares. 
 
 Ini. 'Romeo. 
 
 S ~m. MyNeeee. 
 
 . What a clock tomorrow 
 
 Shall I fend to iheef 
 
 Rom, By the houre of nine. 
 
 Ini I will not faiie, ’tis twentyyeares tiD then, 
 
 I haue forgot why I did call thee backe. 
 
 Rom. Let me Band here till thou remember it. 
 
 1*1. 1 fhail forget,to haue thee ftill Band these, 
 Remembting how I Loue thy company. 
 
 Rom And lie ftill ftay.to haue thee fillJ forget, 
 Forgetting any other home but this. 
 
 InU Tis almoft rooming,! would haue thee gone, 
 
 And yet no further thena wantons Bird, 
 
 That let’s it hop a little from his hand, 
 
 LAe a poore prifoncr in his twifted Gyuci, 
 
 And with a Blken thred plucks it backe againe. 
 
 So loumg Iealousofhis liberty. 
 
 Rom. I would I were rbv Bird. 
 
 Iul. Sweet fo would !. 
 
 Yer I fhould kill thee w ith much chenlhing: 
 
 Good mght.good night. 
 
 Rom. Parting is fuch fweete forrow, 
 
 That 1 (hall fay gcodaight,oll it be morrow. 
 
 Ini, Slcepe dwell vpon thine eyes^peace in tby breft. 
 Rgm. Would 1 were fleepe and peace fo fvsetnorefl, 
 The gray ey’d mornc fmiles on the frowning night. 
 Checknng the Eafteme Qouds with ftreakes oflighc. 
 And daxkntCTeflcckel’dlikea drunkardreeles. 
 
 From forth dayes paihway.roade by Titetat w bests. 
 Hence will I to my ghoftly Fries clofe Cell, 
 
 Hi sbelpc to crane,and roy dearc hap to ccU. Exit, 
 
 Eater Frter Alone mtb a basket- 
 
 Fr/.The gray ey'd morne fmiles on the frowning night. 
 Checkring the Eafteme Cloudcs with ftreaksoFlight. 
 And Heckled darkneffc like a drunkard reeles, 
 
 From forth daiC3 path.snd Titan% homing wbeeles t 
 Now etc the Son aduance his bum tog eye, 
 
 The day to chcere.and nights dankedew odry, 
 
 Ironft vpfill this Oficr Cage ofours. 
 
 With balefnll weedes,8nd preciousjuicedflowers. 
 
 The eanh that’s Natures mother, is her Tombe, 
 
 What is her burying graue that is her wombe : 
 
 And from her wombe children of diuers kind 
 
 We 
 
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 The Traps die of‘Borneo andfuliet. 6 1 
 
 Wt fucking on her naturall boforoe find; 
 
 Many for many vertucs excellent: 
 
 None but for fome.and yet «11 different. 
 
 Omichleis the powerfull grace that lies 
 InPUntsJHfcarbs.ftoncs.andtheit true qualities; 
 
 For nought fa rile,that c-n the earth dothliuc, 
 
 But to the earth feme fpectall g =od doth giue . 
 
 Nor ought fo good,but drain'd from charfahevfe, 
 
 Reuolts from true btrth,ftmnbhng on abufe. 
 
 VertUk 1 it felfe turnes vice being mifapplied, 
 
 And vice •'ometime by aftion dignified. 
 
 Eater Romeo. 
 
 Within the infant tin d of this weake flower, 
 
 Poyfor. hath refidence^nd medicine power» 
 
 For tb» being fmclt.with that part cheares each part. 
 Being ;*fted flayes all fences with the heart. 
 
 Two inch oppofed Kings encampe them ftill, 
 
 In man es well as Hearbes grace and rude will t 
 
 And where the worfer is predominant, 
 
 Full fooue the Canker death eates vp that Plant. 
 
 Eont. Cood morrow Father. 
 
 Trim Bei.caectte. 
 
 What early tongue fo fweer (aluteth me i ^ 
 YoungSonne.it argues a dlftempered head, 
 
 So foco* to bid goedmorrow 10 thy bed; 
 
 Cate keepes his watch In euery old mans eye. 
 
 And where Care lodges.fleepe will neuer lye : 
 
 But whore vnbtufed youth with vnfluft braine 
 
 Doth couch his lirni.there.golden fteepe doth rsigne; 
 Therefore thyearlineffe doth me afTure, 
 
 Thou art vgrous’d with fomc diftemptaturej 
 
 Ot if not fo/.Sen here I hit it right. 
 
 Our iJo asrshath not beene inbed tonight. 
 
 Ron That Ufl is true.the Tweeter reft was mine. 
 
 Trt. God pardon (inrwaftthou-with Rofttltne ? 
 
 Rom. Withi!e/i/«*e,my ghoftly Father ? No, 
 
 T haue forgot that n 3 tne,an<J that names woe. 
 
 Tri. Thar's my good Son,but wher haft thou bin then. 
 Rem lie tell thee ere thou aske it me agen . 
 
 I haue o.cni tesiUng with mineenemie, 
 
 Where on a fudden one hath wounded me. 
 
 That’s by me woundcd:both our remedies 
 
 Within thy helpc and holy phifickelies : 
 
 I beaie no hatred.biefted mantfor loe 
 
 AJy interc' , (Tion iikewife (leads my foe. • 
 
 fri. P.e plaine good Son,reft homely in thy drift, 
 'Ridling confeflion.findes but ridling thrift. 
 
 Rem. Then plainly know my hearts deare Loue islet 
 On the faitc daughter of rich Cef*lrt ; 
 
 As mine ort hers.fo hers is fet on mine; 
 
 And all combin’d,faue what thou muft combine 
 
 By holy marriage; when and where.and how. 
 
 Vie met,we wooed .and made exchange of voW t 
 
 He tell thee as we paffe.but this I pray, 
 
 That thou confent to marrie vs today- 
 
 Trt. Holy S. Francis, what a change is heere? 
 
 [r Re felloe that thou didft-Loue fo deare 
 
 So foone forfaken f yogng mens Loue then lies 
 Nottruely in their hearts,but in their eyes. 
 
 Iefu AtwrJ.whae a deale o/brine 
 
 Hath wiftu thy fallow cheekes for Rofa/ine ? 
 
 How much fair water throwne sway in waft, 
 
 To feafon Loue that of it doth not tad. 
 
 The Sun nor yet thy fighas.from hestieo ' leases. 
 
 Thy old jp ones y ct f * a §’ ,n § my acncieni eares .• 
 
 La here v»on thy chetkethc ftaine doth fit, 
 
 Of an old teare that is notwalht off yet. 
 
 If ere thou waft thy feife.and thefe woes thine. 
 
 Thou and thefe woes,were all for Roft/me. 
 
 And art thou chang’d?ptonounce this fenrence then, 
 
 Women may fall,when there's no (Length in men. 
 
 Rom. Thou chid'ft me oft for louing RofaLne. 
 
 Fri. For doting.not for louing pupill mine. 
 
 Rem. And 'oad'ft me bury Loue. 
 fri. Not in a graue, 
 
 Tolay one in.anoiherout tohaue. 
 
 Rom. 1 pray thee chide me nor,her I Loue now 
 
 Doth grace for gmce.and Louefot Loue allow s 
 
 The other did not fo. 
 
 Fri. O (he knew well. 
 
 Thy Loue did read by rote,that could not fpel!: 
 
 But come young wauerer,com<” goe wtthniCj, 
 
 In one refpeft, He thy affiftant be ; 
 
 For this alliance may fo happ/proue, 
 
 To tome your houfhould rancor to pure Loue. 
 
 Rom. O lei vs hence.I (land on fudden haft. 
 fri. Wifely and flow, they durable that run faft. 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 Enter Benuoiio and Mettutio, 
 
 Mer. Where the deu le fhould shir Rowro be ? came fie 
 not home to night i 
 
 'Ben. Not tohisFathers.I fpo v «e with his man. 
 
 Mer, Why that fame pale haid-harted wench, that Ro 
 Jaleae torments him fo,that he wil' fvre run mid 
 
 Ren. Tiheliy. he kmfman to old Capu/tf f":.t a Let¬ 
 
 ter to his Fathers houfe. 
 
 tJMsr. Achalleogeonmy life. 
 
 Ten. Romeo will anfwere it. 
 
 Mer. Any man that can write,may anfwere a Let:t:. 
 
 'Ben. Nay. he will anfwere the Letters Matfici how he 
 dares.being dared. 
 
 jsjer Alas poore Romeo, he is already dead ftab'd with 
 a white wenchet blacks eye, runne through the ears with 
 aLouefong, the very pinne of his heart, cleft w ti. the 
 blind Bowe-boyes but- fhaft.and is he a man to r.-.courter 
 Tybalt ? 
 
 Ben. Why what is Tibalt ' 
 
 Mer. More then Prince of Cats. Ohhee'sthe Ceuragl- 
 ous Captaine of Complements : h- hgt'ts as you frog 
 prickfong, keeps time, di(tan:e v 6iid pr^ portion, herefls 
 his minurn, one, two,and the third in your bofom :we ve¬ 
 ry butcher ofa filkbutton aDu 3 lift,a£)t.talift:a Gentleman 
 of the very fitft houfe of the frft and fecond caufe: ihthc 
 immortal) Paffado the Punt*J icuerfeithcldsy. 
 
 Ren. The what? 
 
 Mer. The Pcx offuch antique lifping tK L'mgpnan- 
 tacies,thefe new tuners of accent; Iefu a very good Made, 
 a very tall man,a very good whore. Whv is net this a la¬ 
 mentable thingGrandli.e.that tAe fhould be thus affi^leJ 
 with thefe Orange flics tthsfc faftiion Mongers.thcf: par¬ 
 don rnee^who ftand fo much on tne new farm, that they 
 cannot fit at eafecn the old bench* 0 their bones.their 
 bones. 
 
 Enter Romo. 
 
 Ben. Here comes ftjsw.herc copies Rome*. ^ 
 
 Mer. Without his Roe, like a dryed Hering.G Left, 
 flefh.howart thou fifhified ? Nov» Ii he for the numbers 
 that Petrarch flowed in; L.rv r -; to his Lsdy.vvasa kitchen 
 wrieh.marrie (he Had s better Loue to berime hit : Dido 
 a do-vdi e, Cleopatra aGipfie, Helun an dliet.. hudlirfgs 
 and H arlots:T(tf/^e a gray eie or fo.but not to the ptH pofc, 
 Sigmor Romeo,Bor. ^.there's a French falutation to your 
 ° ff Trench J 
 
6l 
 
 flop : you gaucvs the the couatertan taucly laii 
 
 nighr. 
 
 Rortea. Good morrow to you both, whtt counterfeit 
 did l gioe you i 
 
 Mer. The flip fir,the flip,can you not conceiue ? 
 
 Rant. Pardon Mercvu3,m'j bofmeffe was great,and in 
 fuch a cafe as mine,a man may ftraine curtefie. 
 
 Mrr. That's as much as to fay,fuch a cafe as yours con- 
 flrams a roan to bow in the hams. 
 
 ‘Ram. Meaning to corfie. 
 
 Mer. Thou haft moft kindly hit it. 
 
 Rom- A moft cucteous expofition. 
 
 Mer. Nay. I am the very pinck ofcuvtcfie. 
 
 Rom. Pinke for flower. 
 
 Mer. Right. 
 
 Rom. Why then i* my Pomp well Howr'd. 
 
 Mer. Sure wit, follow me this ieaft,now till thou hafi 
 worne out thy Pump, that when the Angle foie of it is 
 worne, the ieaft may remains :sftet the wearing, fole- 
 hngular. 
 
 'Rom. O fingle fol‘d ieaft, 
 
 Sely fingular for the fingleoefle. 
 
 Mer. Come betweene vs good Benwlie,vny wits faints. 
 Svm Switsand fputs, 
 
 Swits and fpocs.or He crie a mateh. 
 
 Mer. Nay,if our wits run the Wild-Goofe chafe,! am 
 done: For thou haft more of the Wild-Goofe in one of 
 thy wits, then 1 am furel hauein my whole fiue. Was I 
 with you there for the Goofe i 
 
 Rom. Thou waft neuer with mee for 3ny thing, when 
 thou waft not there for the Goofe. 
 
 Mer. I will bite thee by the eare for that left. 
 
 Rem. Nay.good Goofe bite not. 
 t JMer. Thy wit is a very Bitter-fwetting, 
 t is a moft (harpe fawee. 
 
 Rom. And is it not well feru’d into a Sweet-Goofe ? 
 > 1 er. Oh here's a wit of Cheuerell, that ft retches from 
 sn vnch narrow,to an el! broad. 
 
 Rem. I ftretch it out for that word ,broad,which added 
 to the Goofe,proues th.ee farreand wide,abroad Goofe. 
 
 Mer. Why is not this better now, then grotnngfor 
 .oue,now art thou fociable.now art thou Romeo; now art 
 thou what thou art by Art as well as by Nature, for this 
 driueling Loue is like a great Natural!, ch3truns lolling 
 vp and do wnc to hid his bable in a hole. 
 
 Bert. Stop there.flnp there. 
 
 Mer. Thou dcfir'ft me to flop in my tale againftthe 
 Be h. Thou would‘ft elfe haue made thy tale terge.(haire. 
 
 • Mer. O thou art deceiu'd, I would haue made it fhort, 
 or I was come to the who!? depth of my tale, 3ndmeatic 
 indeed tooccupie the argument no longer. 
 
 Enter Nurfe and her man. 
 
 Rom. Here's goodly gcarc. 
 
 A fayle.a fayle. 
 
 LMer. Two,two:a Shirt and a Smocke. 
 
 Blur. Peter ? 
 
 Peter. Anon. 
 
 Nur. My Fan Peter ? 
 
 Mtr. Good Peter to hide her face ? 
 
 For her Fans the fairer face? 
 
 Nur, God ye good morrow Gentlemen. 
 
 Mer Godyegoodcnfaire Gentlewoman. 
 
 Nur. 1 s it gooden { 
 
 7Her. Tisnoleffc I tell you: forthebawSy hssd -of e. 
 Dyall isnow vpon the pneke of Noonc. 
 
 Fke Fr age die of c Rmeo andfuliet. 
 
 Nur. Oct vpor, you: whst a man ate you ? 
 
 Rom. One Gentlewoman, 
 f bat God hath made,l.imfelfe to mar. 
 
 Nur. By my troth U is faid , fo. himfelfcro.marmia^ 
 in aGentlemsn: caa any of you tel me where I may find 
 the young Rom eat 
 
 Borneo. 1 can tell you: but young Romeo will be older 
 when you haue found him, then he was when you fought 
 him: I am the youngeft of that name, for fault of a worth 
 
 Nur. You fay well. 
 
 Mer. Yea is the worft well. 
 
 Very well tooke: lfeit'n,wifely,wifely. 
 
 Blur, if you be he fir, 
 
 J defire fome confidence with you? 
 
 Ben. She will endite him to fome Supper. 
 
 Mer. A baud,abaud,aband. SohoT 
 
 .R»m. What haft thou found? 
 
 UMer: No Hare fir, vnleffe a Hare fir in a Lenten pie, 
 that is fomething ftale and hoare ere it befpent. 
 
 An o.d Hare hoare, and sa old Hare hoateisvery good 
 meat in Lent. 
 
 Bur a Hare that is hoare is too much fora fcore, when it 
 hoares ere it befpent, 
 
 Romeo will you come to your Fathers ? Weele to dinner 
 thither. 
 
 Rom. I will follow you, 
 
 Mer. Farewell aunciem Lady: 
 
 Farewell Lady,Lady,Lady. 
 
 Exit. Mercutio, Bevucl.h 
 
 Blur. I pray you fir, what faw'cie Merchant was this 
 that was fo full of his roperie ? 
 
 Rom. A Gentleman Nurfe, tba. louestohearehimfclfc 
 talke.and will fpeakeajo:einatr;nuie t then bcwillftand 
 to in a Moneth. 
 
 Nur. Anda fpeakeany thing sgainftme, lie take him 
 downe,& a were luftier then he is,and twentie fuch lacks: 
 and if I cannot, lie finde thofc that (hall: feuruie knaue, I 
 amnontofhisfiurt-gils, I am none of his sltainesmates, 
 and thou muft flandby too and fuffer euery knaue tovfe 
 me at h>s yleafure. 
 
 pet. 1 fawnoman vfeyou 3t hispleafure; if I had, my 
 weapon fhould quickly haue beeneout, I warrant you, I 
 dare draw afi’oone as another man, if I feeoccafionin a 
 good qtmrell.andtheiaw on my fide. 
 
 Nur. Now afore God,I amfo vext.ihat euery part about 
 me quiuers, skuruy knaue: pray you fir a word: and as 1 
 told you, my young Lady bid me enquire you out, what 
 (he bid me fay, Iwillkeepe tomyfelfe : but firft let roe 
 tell ye, ifyc fhould leade her in a foolcs paradife, as they 
 fay.it were a very grofle kind of behautour, as they fay: 
 for the Gentlewoman is yong: & therefore.ifyou fhould 
 deale double with her, truely it were an ill thing to be of. 
 fered to any Gentlewoman,and very weakedesling. 
 
 Nur. Nurfe commend me to thy Lady 3nd MiflreffeJI 
 proteftvnrothee. 
 
 Nur. Good heart, and y Faith I will tell her as much: 
 Lord,Lord (he will be a ioyfiiil woman. 
 
 Rom. What wilt thou tell her Nurfe? thou doeft not 
 Oiarke me i 
 
 Nut. I will tell her fir, that you do protefl, which as I 
 take it,is 3 Gemletnan-like offer. ( afeernoone, 
 
 Rom Bid her deuife fome meanes to come to fbrife this 
 And there fhc (hall at Frier Eueorence Cell 
 Jkfhriu’d and married: here is for thy paines. 
 
 Nur. Nottuly firoot apenny. 
 
 Zam. Go too, I fay you (hall. 
 
 Nurfe 
 
TbeTra pedie of %meo and Juliet 
 
 *1 
 
 Nur. Thi» afcernoooe fir? well (he (hall be there. 
 
 T{t. And ft ay thou good Nurfc behind the Abbey wall, 
 W a hm this houre try min (hall be with thee, 
 
 A'ndbrmg thee Cord* made like a tackled ftaite. 
 
 Which to the high top gallant of my toy, 
 
 Muft be my coouoy in the fecret night. 
 
 Fatewell.be truftie and lie quite thy patnes 
 Farewell,commend me to thy Mifbelfe. 
 
 Nur Now God in heiuen bieffe theeiharke you hr, 
 Rem. Whatfaift thou my dcare Nurfe? 
 
 Nurfe. 1* your man fectet, did you nere heart fay two 
 may keepe counfeH putting one away. 
 
 /fa. Warrant thee my man a» true a* fteele. 
 
 Nur. Well fir,my Miftreffe i* t he fweciefi Lady,Lord, 
 .ord, when 'twai a little prating thing. O there u* No¬ 
 ble man m Towne.one / > <tru,ihat would taine lay knife a- 
 board ; but (he good foulehad as leeue a fee Toadc.a very 
 Tosdc as fee him: 1 mgei her fomeiimes.and tell her ihat 
 Peru it the properei man, but lie waitam you, when 1 fay 
 o, (bee looks* as pale as any clout in the verlall world. 
 5othnct Rofemarieand Romeo begin both with a letter i 
 Rom. 1 Nurfe,whatof that ? Both with an R 
 Nur. A mocker that s the dogsname R. is for the no, 
 
 I know it begins with fome other letter, and (lie hath the 
 preuieft fententious ofit, of you and Rofemaxy, that it 
 would do you good to heare it. 
 
 Rem. Commend me to thy Lady. 
 
 Nur. 1 a thoufand time*. Peer} 
 
 Pa. Anon. 
 
 Nur. Before and apace. lx it Nurfe end Peter. 
 
 Enter luliet. 
 
 Iil. The clocke ftrook nine,when I did fend the Nurfe, 
 In hslfc an houre (be promtfed to returne, 
 
 Perchance (Vie cannot meete himuhat’s not fo : 
 
 Oh flic is lame,Loue* Hereuld fhould be thought*, 
 Which ten times fafter glides then the Sunnesbeames, 
 Driuing backe (badowrs ouctlownng hi Is. 
 
 Therefore do nimble Pinion'd Doues draw Lous, 
 
 And therefore hath the wind-fwifr Cupid wings; 
 
 Now is the Sun vpon the highmoft hill 
 Of this dates iourney.and from nine till tvtelue, 
 
 ] three long houtes.yet fbe is not come. 
 
 Had fhc a (regions and warmeyouthfull blood. 
 
 She would be as fwift in motion as a bail, 
 
 My word* would bandy her to my fweete Loue, 
 
 Andhis to me,but old folkes, 
 
 Many fame as they were dead, 
 
 Vnwieldt«,flow,hc*uy,#nd pale a* lead. 
 
 Enter Nurfe. 
 
 OGod (be comes.O hony Nurfe what newes ? 
 
 Haft thou met with bim?fend thy man away, 
 
 Nur. Peter ftsy at the gate. 
 
 Iul. Now good fweet Nurfe: 
 
 O Lord,why looked thou fad ? 
 
 Though newes.be fad.yet tell them merrily. 
 
 If good thou QiamYl themufickc offweet newes. 
 
 By playing it to me,with fo fower a lacs. 
 
 Nur. I am a weary ,giue me leauc awhile, 
 
 Fie how roy bone* ake.what a taunt hau« 1 had t 
 
 Iul. I would tliou had’ft my bones.and I thy newes : 
 Nay come I pray thee fpeake.good good Nurfe fpeake. 
 
 Nur. Jefo what h»ft?can you not ftay a while ? 
 
 Do you net fee that I am out of breath } 
 
 Iul How att thou out ofbreath, when thou haft breth 
 To fay to me.that thou art out ofbreath * 
 
 The cxcufe that thou doft make in this delay, 
 
 Is longer then the tale thou doft rxcufe. 
 
 Is thy newes good or bad 5 anfwere to that. 
 
 Say either .and Me ftay the circuftance .• 
 
 Let me be fatisfied.ift good ot bad ? 
 
 Nur. Well, you haue made a fimple choice, you know 
 not how to chufe a man Romeo, no not h« though hisfacc 
 be better then any mans, yet his legs excel* all mens, and 
 for a hand,and a fooce.and a body, though they be not 10 
 be talkt on.yet they are pad compare' he is not the flower 
 of curtefie.but lie warrant him as gentle a Lambc go t hy 
 wurs wench,ferue God, W hat haue you din’d at home > 
 Iul. No no but all this this did I know before 
 What faies he of our marriage? what of that ? 
 
 Nur Lord how my head akes,what a head haue]? 
 
 It beates as it would fall in twenty peeces. 
 
 My backe a tothei fide o my backe,my backe : 
 
 Befhrew your heati for fending me about 
 To catch my death with laummg vp and downe. 
 
 Iul. 1 faith-1 am foirte that that thou art fo well. 
 Sweet fweet,fweet Nurfe,tell me what faies my Louc } 
 Nur . Y our Loue faies like an honeft Gentleman, 
 
 And a courteous,and a kind,and a handfome. 
 
 And 1 warrant a vertuoustwher* is your Mothci } 
 
 Iul, Where is my Mother 5 
 Why fhe is within,where fhould (be be ? 
 
 How odly thou reph’ft : 
 
 Yout Loue faies like an honeft Gentleman : 
 
 Where is your Mother? 
 
 Nur. O Gods Lady deate. 
 
 Arc you fo hot?niarrie tome rp I trow, 
 
 Is thisthe Poultis for my aking bones ? 
 
 Henceforward do your mtftagesyour felfe. 
 
 Iul. h'eere’s (ucha code,come what faies Romeo } 
 
 Nur. Haue you got leaue to go to (bnfttoday / 
 
 Iul. 1 haue 
 
 Nur , Then high you hence to Frier Lawrenee Cell, 
 There ftaies a Husband to make you a wife : 
 
 Now comesche wanton bloud vp in yourcheekei, 
 Thei'le be in Scarlet ftraight at any newes . 
 
 Hje you to Church, I muft an other way, 
 
 To fetch a Ladder by the which your Lcue 
 Muft ciimde a birds neftSoone when it is dark® : 
 
 J am the drudge,and toile in your delight: 
 
 But you (ball beare the burthen foone at night. 
 
 Go 1U to dinner hie you to the Cell. 
 lut Hictohigh Fortune,honeft Nurfe/areweil. £*««/. 
 
 Enter Frier and Romeo. 
 
 Fri. So fmile the heauem vpon tins holy »&, 
 
 That after houres,with forrow chide vs not. 
 
 Rom Amen,amen,but come what forrow can e 
 It cannot counceruaile thetxchange of ioy 
 That one fhort minute giuesmc in her fight: 
 
 Do thou but dofe our hands with holy words, 
 
 Then Loue-deuouring death do what he dai e, 
 
 It is inough.l may but call her mine. 
 
 Fn. Thcfe violent delights haue violent codes, 
 
 And in tbeit triumphidie likefite and powder; 
 
 Which as they kifle confume. The fweeteft honey 
 Is loathfome in bis owne delieioofneffe. 
 
 And in thetafteconfoundes the appetite. 
 
 Therefore loue moderately,long Loue doth fo, 
 
 Too fwift airiues at tardie as too flow. 
 
 t nter lu/tet. 
 
 Here comes the Lady. Oh fo light a foot 
 Will nere weate out the eueilaftmg fluu, 
 
 f f a A 
 
6 4 
 
 The Tragedie of‘Romeo and Juliet, 
 
 A Louer may beftride the Goffamours, 
 
 That ydles in the wanton Summer ayre, 
 
 And yet not fall,Co light isvanicie. 
 
 Jul. Good euen to my ghottly Confeffor. 
 
 Fri. Romeo (hall thanke thee Daughter for vs both. 
 lui. A* much to him,elfe in his thanks too much, 
 fri. Ah lultit, if the meafure of thy ioy 
 Be heapt like mme.and that thy skill be more 
 Toblafon u.then Iweecen with thy breath 
 This neighbour ayte.and let rich mufickes tongue, 
 
 Vnfold the imagin’d happineffe that both 
 Receiue in either,by this deere encounter, 
 
 Jul. Conceit more rich in matter theo in words. 
 
 Brags of his fubftance.not ofOmament: 
 
 They arebutbeggers that can count cheir worth. 
 
 But my true Lone is growne tc fuch fuch excefie, 
 
 I cannot fum vp fome of halfe my wealth. 
 
 fri. Come,come with me,Sc we will make fnort wotke, 
 For by your leaues.you (hall not ftay alone, 
 
 Till holy Church incorporate two in one. 
 
 Enter Meremit,Benuolto,and men. 
 
 'Ben. 1 pray thee good Mercutto leu retire. 
 
 The day rs hot,the Capulcts abroad : 
 
 And if we meet, we fhal not fcape a brawle,for now thelc 
 hot dayes,is the mad blood flirting. 
 
 Mer. Thou art like one of thtfe fellowes.that when he 
 enters the confines of a Tauerne.claps me his Sword vpon 
 the Tahle,snd fayes,God fend me no need ofihee. and by 
 the operation of the fecond cup.drawes him on the Draw¬ 
 er, when indeed there is no need. 
 
 Ben. Am I like fuch a Fellow? 
 
 Mer. Come.come.thou art as hot a Tackc in ihy mood, 
 as any in Italic : and affoone mooed to be moodie, and af¬ 
 foone moodie to be mou d. 
 
 Be*. And what too? 
 
 Mer. Nay, and there weretwo fuch, we (Would haue 
 none (hortly.fot one would kill the otherrthou, why thou 
 wilt quartell with a man that hath a haire more, or a haire 
 leffe in his beatd,then thou had .thou wilt quarrel! with a 
 man for crackingNuts, hau'mgno other reafon, butbe- 
 caufe thou haft hafell eyes: what eye, but fuch an eye, 
 would fpie out fuch a quarrel! ? thy head is as full of quar- 
 tels,as ?rs egge is full of meat, and yet thy head hath bin 
 beaten as addle as an egge for quarrelingithou haft quar- 
 tel’d with a man for coffing in the ftreec.becaufc he hath 
 wakened thy Dog tha'.hath lameafleepc in the Sun Did'ft 
 thou not fall out with a Tailor for wearing his new Doub¬ 
 let before Eafter ? with another.for tying his new ftiooes 
 with old Riband,and yet thou will Tutor me from quar¬ 
 relling? 
 
 Ben. And 1 were fo apt to quarell as thou art,any man 
 (bouldbuy the Fee-fimple of my life, for aa houre and a 
 quarter. 
 
 CMer. The Fee-fimple fO fimple. 
 
 Enter Tybalt jPctruchic,and others. 
 
 Btn. By my head here comes the Capnleis. 
 c JVler. By my beele I care not. 
 
 Tyb. Follow me dofe.for 1 will fpeake totheqx 
 Gentlemen,Good den,a word with one ofyou. 
 
 trier. And but one word with one of vs?coupIe it with 
 fomething,make it a word and a blow. 
 
 Tib. You fhal! find me apt inough to that fir, and you 
 will erne me oecafion. 
 
 kJ,Utcu. Could you not take fome oecafion without 
 giumg? 
 
 Tib. Merencio thou confort’ft with Barnet. 
 
 Mer. Confort?what doft thou make vs Minftrels ’ ic 
 
 rhou make Minftrels of vs,look e to beare nothing but dif. 
 cords iheere's my fiddleftieke.hcetc's that (ball make you 
 dsuocc. Come eenfost. 
 
 Ben, We calks here in the publike haunt of men 
 Either withdraw vnto fome pntate place, 
 
 Or reafon coldly of your gieeuances: 
 
 Or elfe depart,here all sies gaze on vs. 
 
 Mer. Mens eyes were made so looke,and let them gaze. 
 I will not budge for uo mans pleafure I. 
 
 Enter Romeo. 
 
 Tib. Well peace be with you fir,here comes my man 
 Mer. But lie be hang’d fir ifhe wcareyour Liuery. 
 Marry go before to field,heele beyouriollower, 
 
 Your worfhip in that fenfe,m3y call him roan. 
 
 Tib. Romeo,the loue I beare thee,can affoord 
 No better terme then this: Thou art a Villaine. 
 
 Rom. Ttbalt ,the reafon that I haue to louc thee. 
 
 Doth much excufe the appertaining rage 
 To fuch a grecting:Vi!lasne am 1 none; 
 
 Therefore farewell,I fee thou know’ft me not. 
 
 Tib. Boy,this fball not excufe the injuries 
 That thou haft done me .therefore turne and draw. 
 
 Rom. ] do proteft I neuer miur'd thee, 
 
 But lou’d thee better then thoucan’ft deuifc: 
 
 Till thou (bait know the reafon of my loue. 
 
 And fo good C<ip*/rf,which name I tender 
 As dearcly as my owne.be farisfied. 
 
 Mer. O calme,difhonourable,vilefubmiffion; 
 a4lla flucatho carries it away. 
 
 Tyb,tit ,you Rat catcher.will you walke? 
 
 Tib. Whai woulds thou haue with me? 
 
 Mer. Good King of Cats,nothing but one of your nine 
 liues,that I mesne to make bold withall,and as you (ball 
 vfe me hereafter dry beate the reft of the eight. Will you 
 pluck your Sword out of his Pilcher by the eares ? Make 
 haft,lea ft mine be about your eares ere it be oat. 
 
 Ttb. 1 am for you. 
 
 Rom. Gentle Merrier io.pvt thy Rapier vp. 
 
 Met. Come fir,yout PafTado. 
 
 Rom. Draw Benuoho,hen downe their weapons: 
 Gentlemen,for fhame forbearethis outrage, 
 
 Ttbalt'Mtrcutio,i\\e Prince exprefly hath 
 Forbidden bandying in Verona ftteetes. 
 
 Hold Tybalt,good Jrlercntto, 
 
 Exit Tybalt. 
 
 Tiler. lam hurt. 
 
 A plague a both the Houfes,! am fped: 
 
 Is he gone and hath nothing ? 
 
 Ben. What art thou hull ? 
 
 Mer. 1,1,a fcratch,a fcrateh.marry Yis Ir.ough, 
 
 Where is my Page?go Villaine fetch a Surgeon. 
 
 Rom. Courage man,the hurt cannot be much. 
 
 Mer. No ;’iis not fo detpe as a well, oor !'o wide as a 
 Church doore,but tis inough, ‘twill ferue : aske for me to 
 morrow,and you (ball find me a grade man.l am pepper'd 
 1 warrant,for this world : a plague a both your houfes. 
 What, aDog, a Rat, a Moufe.a Cat to fcratch a man to 
 death : a Braggart,a Rogue,a Villaine, that fights by the 
 bookeof Arithmcticke, why the deu’le came you be- 
 tweenevsf 1 was hurt vnder yout arme. 
 
 Rom. 1 thought all for the beft. 
 
 Mer. Helpe me mto fome houfe Benuolu, 
 
 Or I (ball fauitia plague a both your houfes. 
 
 They haue made wormesmeat of me, 
 
 I 
 
TheT r e^idit of Horn to and Ldiet 
 
 6s 
 
 I ha uc it,and foundly to yourHoafes. Exit. 
 
 Rom. This Gentleman the Princes neere Alie, 
 
 My very Friend hath got his mortal! hurt 
 In my behalfe.my reputation ftain’d 
 With Ttbaltt flaundcr.Ty&a/f that an houre 
 Hath beenemy CozimO Sweet lultct, 
 
 Thy Beauty hath made me Effeminate, 
 
 And in my temper foftned Valours fteele. 
 
 Enter 'Bcrmoho. 
 
 'Bert. O Romeo,Romeo,[> raue Mercutiot is dead. 
 
 That Gallant fpint hath afpir’d the Cloudes, 
 
 Which too vntimely here did fcorne the earth. 
 
 Rem. This dales biackc Fate.on mo daies doth depend. 
 This but begiiu,ths wo others muft end. 
 
 Inter Tybalt. 
 
 Ben. Here comes the Furious Tybalt backe againe. 
 T^m. He gon in triumph,*tul Metreutio (laine ? 
 
 Away to heauen refpe&iue Lenitie, 
 
 And fire and Fury.be my conduft now. 
 
 Now Tybalt take the Villaine backe againe 
 That late thou gau’ft me,for Mcreutioi foule 
 Is but a little way aboue our heads. 
 
 Staying for thine to keepe him companie: 
 
 Either thou or I ,or both.muft goe with him. 
 
 Ttb. Thou wretched Boy that didft confort him here, 
 Shalt with him hence. 
 
 Rem. This (hall determine chat. 
 
 They fight. Tybalt fallet. 
 
 Ben. Romeo, be gone: 
 
 The Citizens are vp,and Tybalt (laine. 
 
 Stand not amaz’d,the Prince will Dooms thee death 
 If thou art takeD:hence,be gone, away. 
 
 Rem. O t lam Fortunes foole. 
 
 Ben. Whydoft thou flay ? 
 
 Exit Romeo. 
 
 Enter Citlxens. 
 
 Citi. Which way fan he that kild t^Mercutio ? 
 
 Ttbalt that Murtheter,which way ran he? 
 
 Ben. There lies that Tybalt. 
 
 Citi. Vp fir go with me: 
 
 Ichargc thee in the Princes names obey. 
 
 Enter Prince,eld ’Montague,Capulet,their 
 It'uees and all. 
 
 Erin. Where are the vile beginners of this Fray i 
 Ben. O Noble Prince,I can difeouer all 
 The vnluckieMannageofthis facall brail: 
 
 There lies the man flaine by young Rerr.eo , 
 
 That (lew thy kinfmanbraue Mcrcutio. 
 
 Cap. fr~t Tybalt,my Cozin ? O my Brothers Child, 
 
 O Ptmce.O Cozin.Husband.O the blood is fpild 
 Of my deare kinfman.Ptinceasthou art true, 
 
 For bloud ofours.fhed blcud of Motentague. 
 
 O Cozin,Cozin. 
 
 Prm. Bentuln.who began this Fray ? 
 
 Ten. Tybalt here flaine. whom Remeo’ nd did flay, 
 Rcrteo that ("poke him faire^bid him bethinke 
 How nice the Quarrell was,and vrg'd v/ithall 
 Your high difplcafuretall this vttered, 
 
 With gentle breath.calme looke,knees humbly bow’d 
 Could not take truce with che vntuly fpleene 
 Of 7y/><*/r/«Jeafe to peace,but that he Tilts 
 With Pcireingflcelc at bold Afercutie t bread. 
 
 Who all as hor.turne s deadly point to point. 
 
 And with a Marttall feornc,with one hand beates 
 Cold death afide.and with the other fends 
 It back to Tybalt ,whofc dexterity 
 
 Retorts it: Romeo he cries aloud, 
 
 Hold Priends,Friends part,and fwiftcr then his tongue. 
 His 3 ged atme.beats downe their fatall points. 
 
 And twixt them ru(hes,vndetneath whofe arme. 
 
 An cnuious thrufl from Tybalt,h\t the life 
 Of flout Afereutu/tfnd then Tybalt fled. 
 
 But by and by comes backe to Romeo, 
 
 Who had but newly entertained Reuengc, 
 
 And too’t they goe like lightning,for eie I 
 Could draw .to p^rt them.was flout Tpbdt flaine: 
 
 And as he fell,did Romeo turnc and flic: 
 
 This is the truth.ot let Eenuoho die. 
 
 Cap. f Vi. He is a kinfman to the Mount ague. 
 
 Affection makes hnn falfe.be fpeakes not true: 
 
 Some twenty of them fought in this blacks firife. 
 
 And all thofe twenty could but kill one life. 
 
 I beg for Iufticc,which thou Prince muft giue: 
 
 Romeo flew Tybalt ,,Romeo muft not hue. 
 
 Prm. Romeo flew hsm,he flew Kercvtio, 
 
 Who now the price of his dearc blood doth owe. 
 
 Cap. Nor Romeo Prince.hc was Alcrcvtict Friend, 
 
 His fault eoncludes,but what the law Ihould end, 
 Thelifeof7y^a/r. 
 
 Pnn. And for thst offence, 
 
 Immediately we doe exile him hence: 
 
 I haue an interefl iryyour hearts proceeding: 
 
 My bloud for your rude brawlesdoth lie abieedifig. 
 
 But lie Amerce you with fo flrong a fine, 
 
 That you (ball all repent the Ioffe of mire. 
 
 I I will be deafe to pleading and ractifcs, 
 
 Nor teares.nor prayers (hill purebafe our at-ufes. 
 Therefore vfe none,let Romeo hence in haft, 
 
 Elfe when he is found,that houre is his laft. 
 
 Bcare hence this body,and attend our will: 
 
 Mercy not Murdcts,pardoning thofe that kill• 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 Enter Juliet alone. 
 
 lul. G allop apace,you fiery footed fleedes. 
 
 Towards PbJtw lodging,fuch a Wagoner 
 As Phaeton would whip you to the weft. 
 
 And bring in Cloudie night immediately. 
 
 Spred thy clofcCurtaine Loue-performing night. 
 
 That run-awayes eyes may wincke.and Romeo 
 Leape to thefc armes.vntalkt of and vnfeene, 
 
 Loucrs can fee to doe their Amorous rights. 
 
 And by their owne Beauties:or if Lone be blind. 
 
 It beft agrees with nighneome ciuill night. 
 
 Thou fober futed Macron ail in blacks, 
 
 And leatne me how co loote a winning match. 
 
 Plaid for a paire of ftairsleffe Maidenhoods, 
 
 Hood my vnman'dblood bay ting in ro y Cheek es, 
 
 With thy Blacke mantle,till ftrange Loue grow bold, 
 Thinkc true Loue aSed fimple modeftie : 
 
 Come night.come Romeo, come thou day in night. 
 
 For thou wilt lie vpon the wings of night 
 Whiter then new Snow' vpon a Raucns backe: 
 
 Conic gentle night,come iouing blackcbscw'd night. 
 Giuc me my Romeo, and when I (hall die. 
 
 Take him and cut him out in little ftarres. 
 
 And he will make the Face ofheauen fo fine, 
 
 Tbac all the world will be in Loue with night. 
 
 And pay no worfhip to the Gartfh Sun, 
 
 OI haue bought the Manfion cf a Loue, 
 
 Butnot pofiert it,and though] am fold. 
 
 Not yet emoy’d.fo tedious is this day, 
 
 A» is the night before feme Feftiuall, 
 
 ff a Ti 
 
6 6 The Tmgedie of %om eo and Juliet . 
 
 1 o an impatient child thashath new robes 
 
 And may nor weare them,0 here comes my Nurfe . 
 
 Enter Nurfe with cord:. 
 
 And fbe brings newes ar.d eoery tongue that fpeak* 
 
 Bur ^<wocor,name,fpeakcs heauenly eloquencel: 
 
 Now Nurfe,what ne wes?what haft chou there ? 
 
 The Cords that Romeo bid thee fetch r 
 
 H*#. I,I,the Cords. 
 
 Iult- Ay me.whac newes ? 
 
 Why doft thou wring thy hands. 
 
 Nser, A welady.hee's dead,hee's dead. 
 
 We are undone Lady.we are undone. 
 
 Aiacke the day.hee’s gone,hec’s kil'd.he'i dead. 
 ltd. Can heauen be foenuious ? 
 
 Nttr. ^sOTcecan, 
 
 Though heanen cannot .ORomeo,Romeo. 
 
 Whoeuer would haue thought it Romeo. 
 
 Iult. What diueli art thou, 
 
 That doft torment me thus t 
 
 This torture fhould be roar’d in difmall hell, 
 
 Hath Romeo flaine himfelfe i fay thou but 1, 
 
 And that bate vowell 1 fliall poyfon more 
 
 Then the dcath-darting eye of Cockatrice, 
 
 I am nor I,ifthere be fuch sn J. 
 
 Or thofe eyes fhot,tbat makes thee anfwete I : 
 
 Ifhebe flame fay I,or ifnoi.no. 
 
 Briefe,founds,determine of my wealc or wo. 
 
 Nwr. I faw the wound,! fsw it with mine eyes, 
 
 God fauc the rrmke.here on his manly breft, 
 
 Apitteous Coarfe,a bloody piteous Coarfe: 
 
 Pale.pale as afhes,all bedawb’d in blood, 
 
 All m gore blood,I founded at the fight- 
 /«/ O breake my heart, 
 
 Poore Banckrout breake at once, 
 
 To prifon eyes.nere looke on liberne. 
 
 Vileearth to earth refigne.end motion here, 
 
 And thou and Romeo prefle on heauie beere 
 
 A fur. O Tybalt .Tybalt , the beft Friend 1 had: 
 
 O curteous Tybalt honeft Gentleman, 
 
 Thar euer 1 fbould line rofee thee dead- 
 
 1*1 What ftotme is this that blowes fo contrarie ? 
 ls'Rewrefliughtred rand is Tybalt dead'e 
 
 My deaieft Cozen,and my deareT Lord: 
 
 Then dread full Trumpet found the generall doooie, 
 
 For who is !iuing,ifthofe two aregonc ; 
 
 Ntsr. Tybalt Is gone,and Romeo baniftied, 
 
 Romeo chat kil’d him,he is bamfhed. 
 lul. OGod’ 
 
 Did Rom'os hand (hedTybaltt blood 
 
 Jt did.it dtd.alas the day,u did, 
 
 N*r. O Serpent heart,hid with a flowting face. 
 hd. Did euer Dragon keepe fo faire a Caue ? 
 
 Beauofvill Tyranc.hend Angelical! t 
 
 Rauenous Doue-feaiher d Rauen, 
 
 Woluifh-rauenirg Larr.be, 
 
 Difpifed fubftance of Diumeft fhow . 
 lull oppofite ro what thou luftly fcem’ft, 
 
 A dimoe Saint,ar. Honourable Villaine • 
 
 O Nature! what had'ft thou to doe in hell. 
 
 When thou did'ft bower thefpirit of a fiend 
 
 In moriall paradifeoffuch fweet ftefh ? 
 
 Was euer booke containing fuch vile matter 
 
 So fairely bound ? O that deceit (Thould dwell 
 
 In fuch a gotgeous Pallace. 
 
 N*r. Then-’* no truft.no faith,no honeftiein men. 
 
 All pwiur d,ai;fotfwome.all naught,ail diffemblm, 
 
 Ah where’s my man ? giue me fome Aqua-vitae ? 
 
 T hefe griefes,tbefe woes.thefe forrowes make me old: 
 Shame come to Romeo, 
 
 lul. Bliftcr’d be thy tongue 
 
 For fuch a wtfh,he was not borne to fliame : 
 
 Vpon his brow fhame is afham’d to fit j 
 
 Fot'tisatbroane where Honour may be Crown'd 
 
 Sole Monarch of the vniuerfall earth: 
 
 O what a beaft was 1 to chide him 1 
 
 Nur. Will you fpeake well ofhim. 
 
 That kild your Cozen ? 
 
 lul. Shall I fpeake ill of himthat is my husband? 
 
 Ah poore my Lord, what tongue fliali fmooth thy name, 
 When I thy three hourcs wife haue mangled it. 
 
 But wherefore Villain* did’ft thou kill my Cozin ? 
 
 Th3t Villaine Cozin would haue kil’d my husband : 
 
 E acke foolifh teares.backe to your natiue fpring, 
 
 Your tiibutarie drops belong to woe, 
 
 Which you miftaking offer vp to ioy : 
 
 My husband hues that TtbaJt would haue flaine, 
 
 And Tib alt dead that would haue flaine my husband : 
 
 All thisls comfort,wherefore weepe I then? 
 
 Some words there was worfer then Tybalts death 
 
 That murdered me,I would forget it feme. 
 
 But oh,it prefles to my memory. 
 
 Like damned guilty deedesto Tinners mindj, 
 
 Tybalt is dead and Romeo bamfhed : 
 
 T hat banifhed,that one word ban fhed, 
 
 Hath flaine ten thoufand Ttbalts-. Tsbalts death 
 
 W as woe inough if it had ended there: 
 
 Or if fower woe delights in fellowfhip, 
 
 And necdly will be rankt wifh other gnefes, 
 
 Why followed not when (he (aid Tibalti dead, 
 
 Thy Father or ihy Mother,nay ot both. 
 
 Which rcoderne lamentation might haue moo'd. 
 
 But which a rere-vratd following Tybalts death 
 
 Romeo is banifhed to fpeake chat word, 
 
 1 s F a t her ,M other, Tybalt .Romeo.Juliet, 
 
 All flaine,all dea A.Romeo is bamfhed, 
 
 There is no end,no iimit,meafure,bound, 
 
 In that words death,no words can that woe found. 
 
 Where is my Father and my Mother Nurfe l 
 
 Nur. Weeping and wailing ouer Tybalts Coarfe, 
 
 Will you go to them ?1 will bring you thither. 
 
 In. Wafh they his wounds with tears.-mme fhal be fpent 
 When theirs are dtie for Romeo jbamfhment 
 
 Take vp thofe Cordes .poore ropes you arc beguil’d, 
 
 Both you and I for Romeo is exild: 
 
 He made you for a|high-wsy to my bed. 
 
 But I a Maid,die Maiden widowed 
 
 Come Cord,come Nurfe,lle to my wedding bed, 
 
 And death not Romeo,nVc my Maiden head. 
 
 Nur. Hie to your Chambcr.llefind R^mto 
 
 To comfort you.I wot well where he is: 
 
 Harkeye your Romeo will be hecreat night, 
 lie to hiro.hc is hid at Lawrence Cell. 
 
 hd. O find him,giue this Ring to my true Knight, 
 
 And bid him come,to take hislaft farewell. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Enter Frier and Romeo. 
 
 fro. Romeo come forth, 
 
 Come forth thou fearful! man, 
 
 Afftiftion it enamor'd ofthy parti 
 
 And thou art wedded to calamine, 
 
 Rom. Father wbatnewes? 
 
 What 
 
71 be T^ragcdie cfRomeo and Juliet . 6 7 
 
 Then mighieff thou fpeake, 
 
 Then mtghteft thou teste thy hayre. 
 
 And fall vpon the ground as 1 doe now. 
 
 Taking themeafure of an vnmade gune. 
 
 Enter N<*rft ,ttnAi(riockti. 
 
 Frier. Arife one knockes, 
 
 What i* the Princes Doome / 
 
 What forrow creuet acquaintance at my h and, 
 
 Thu I yet know not ? 
 
 Fri. Too familiar 
 
 Js my deare Sonne with fuch fowrc Company 1 
 1 bring thee tydings of the Princes Doome. 
 
 Rim. What iefle then Dooroefday, 
 
 I»tire prioces Doome ? 
 
 Fri. A gentler iudgerr.ent vantfht ftom his lips. 
 
 Not bodies death,but bodies bamfhmeot 
 
 R„ m . He,bim(hatent?be mercifoll.fay death ; 
 
 For exile hath more tfcrror in his icoke, 
 
 Much more then death.do not fay banifhment. 
 
 Fn. Here ftom Verona art thou banifhed: 
 
 Be patientjfot the world is broad and wide. 
 
 Rom. There is no world without Verona wallet. 
 
 But Purgatone,Tortutc , hellu felfe : 
 
 Hence banirtwd.is bantfht from chc world. 
 
 And worlds exiie is death Then banifhed, 
 
 Is death/nifteairn'd,calling death banifhed, 
 
 Thou cut'ft my bead off with a golden Axe, 
 
 And fmilcft vpon the Broke that murders me. 
 
 Fn. O deadly fin.Orude vmhankefulncffe! 
 
 Thy fait our Law calles death.but the kind Prince 
 Taking thy part.hath rufht afidc the Law, 
 
 And turn’d that blacke word death,to banifhment. 
 
 This is deare mercy,and thoti keft it not. 
 
 Retro. Tis Torture^nd not mercy,beauen is here 
 Where Juliet liucs,and euery Cat and Dog, 
 
 And little Moufe,et»ery vnwonhy thing 
 Liuc here in Heauen and may looke on her, 
 
 But Romeo may not.More Validitie, 
 
 More Honourable flate.more Courtfnip liues 
 In carrtbn Flies,then fywnee.thry may feaze 
 On the white wonder of deare Juliet t hand. 
 
 And Beale immottall blefTing from her lips, 
 
 Who euen in pure and vcfhll modeftie 
 Still blufh.as thinking their owne kifles fin. 
 
 This may Flies doe,when I from this muff flic , 
 
 And faift thouyet.that exiie isnot death ? 
 
 But Romeo may ooi,hee is banifhed. 
 
 Had'ff thou no poyfon mixt,no (harpe ground knife. 
 
 No fudden meane of death though nere fo mr ane. 
 
 But banifhed to kill me? Banifhed ? 
 
 O Ftier,the damoed vfe that word in bell: 
 
 Howhngs attends ic,how haft theu tbe hart 
 Being a Diuinc, a Ghoffly ConfefFor, 
 
 A Sin-Abfoluer,and my Friend profeft : 
 
 To mingle me with that word,banifhed ? 
 
 Fn. Then fond Mad man,heart me fpeake. 
 
 Rrn. Ochou wilt fpeake agatneofbanifhment. 
 
 Fri. lie giue thee Armour to keepe off that word, 
 Aduerfities fvveete mtlke.PhilofoDhie, 
 
 To comfort thee,though thou art oanifhed. 
 
 Rom Yet baniflied/hans vp Philofcphie: 
 
 Vnlcffe Philolobpie can make s Juliet, 
 
 Difplam a Townr.teuerie a Princes Doome, 
 
 It helpcs not,tt preuailesnot ,talke no more. 
 
 hn C then I fee,that Mad men haue no cares. 
 
 Ron j. How fhould they, 
 
 When wifenien haue no eyes ? , 
 
 Fri. Let me difpaire with thee of thy eftate, 
 
 Rom. Thoacan'ft not fpeake of that y doff not ficele, 
 Wert thou as young as Juliet my Loue; 
 
 An houre but married ,TySuJt murdered. 
 
 Doting like me,and like me banifhed. 
 
 Good Romeo hide thy felfe 
 Row Not I, 
 
 Vnlefle the breath of Hartficke groanes 
 Mtft-like infold me from the fcarch of eyes 
 
 Ft/otko 
 
 Fri. Harke how they knocke: 
 
 (Who’s thete ) Romeo arife. 
 
 Thou wilt be taken,(fay a while,Band vp 
 
 Knock*. 
 
 Run Co my ftudy.by and by .Gods will 
 What fimplenefle ischiy.l come,! come. 
 
 Knoclrj 
 
 Who knocks fo hard f 
 
 Whence come you ? what’s your will ? 
 
 Enter Wkt ft. 
 
 TVw. Let me coroein. 
 
 And you fhall know my en&nd : 
 
 I copse from Lady In/iet. 
 
 Fn Welcome then. 
 
 Nnr O holy Frier,O tell me hoJy Frier, 
 
 Where s my Ladies Lord?whcte's Romeo i 
 Fri. There on the ground, 
 
 With his owne teares made drunke. 
 
 Nur O he is euen in my Miftteffe cafe, 
 loft tn her cafe.O wofull fimpathy : 
 
 Pittious predicament.euen fo lies (be, 
 
 Blubbrmg and weeping,weeping and blubbring. 
 
 Stand vp,ffand vp.ftand and you be a roan, 
 
 Por Julieti fake,for her fake rife and Band i 
 Why (Viouldyou fall into fo deepe an O. 
 
 Rom Nurfe. 
 
 Nur. Ah fir,ah fir,deaths the end ofaJ. 
 
 Rom. Spcak'ft thou of /■/u’tfhow is it with her ? 
 
 Doth not fhe thinke roe an old Murtherer, 
 
 Now 1 haue ftsin'd the Childhood of our ioy. 
 
 With blood remoued.but little from her owne ? 
 
 Where it flic ? and how doth fhe ? and what (syes 
 My conceald Lady to our conceal'd Lout ? 
 
 JVur. Oh fhe fayes nothing fir, but weeps and weeps. 
 And now fals on her bed,and then Him vp. 
 
 And Tybalt calls,and then on Romeo cries. 
 
 And then'downe falls againe. 
 
 Ro As if that name (hot from the dead leuell ofaGon, 
 Did murder her,as that names curfed hand 
 Murdred her kjnfman Oh tel! roe Frief,telJ me, 
 
 In what vile part ofthis Anatomic 
 
 Doth my name lodge f Tell me,that I may facke 
 
 Thehatefull Manfioo. 
 
 Tri. Hold thy defperate band : 
 
 An thou a man ? rhy forme cries out thou art: 
 
 Thy teares ere womanifh.thy wild a£ts denote 
 The vnreafonableFurieofabeaff, 
 
 Vnfeemely woman,in a feetning mao, 
 
 And ill befeeraing beaft in feetning both. 
 
 Thou haft srruz’droe.By my holy order, 
 
 I thought thy difpofition better temper'd. 
 
 Haft thou fliine Tjbalt ? wilt thou flay thy fitlfe ? 
 
 And flay chy Lady .that in thy life lies, 
 
 By doing damned hate vpon thy felfe? 
 
 Why raylff thou on thy birth ? the heauen and earth ? 
 
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 Since birth.snd heauen and earth.a!! three do meete ( I would haue bin a bed fr houreago 
 
 In thee at oncc.whrcb thou at once would’ft look. 
 Fie,fie,thou (ham’fi thy{r.sp?,thytaue,thy wit. 
 Which like a Vfurer abound ft in ai!: 
 
 And vfeft none in that true vfe indeed. 
 
 Which fhouid bedecke thy fhape.thy !oue,thy wit .• 
 Thy Noble fhape.isbut a forme of waxe. 
 
 Digrefling front the Valour of a man, 
 
 Tny deare Loue fwornc but hollow periurie. 
 
 Killing that Loue which thou haft vow’d to cherifti. 
 Thy wit,that Ornament,to fhape and Loue, 
 Miihapenintheconduflofthem both 
 Like powder in a skillefTe Souldiers flaske. 
 
 Is fee a fire by thine cwne ignorance. 
 
 And thou difmembred with thine ownc defence. 
 What,rowfe thee man,thy Juliet isaliue, 
 
 Forwhofe deare fake thou waft but lately dead. 
 There art thou happy .Tybalt would kill thee. 
 
 But thou fiew'ft there art thou happie. 
 
 The law that threatued death became chy Friend. 
 And turn'd it to exile,there art thou happy. 
 
 A packe or blcfting iight vpon thy backe, 
 
 Happineffe Courts thee in her beft array. 
 
 But like smilhaped and fallen wench, 
 
 Thouputteft vpthy Fortune and thy Loue: 
 
 Take heed,take heed,for fuch die miferablc. 
 
 Go« get thee to thy Loue as was decreed, 
 
 Afccnd her Chamber.hence and comfort her: 
 
 But looke thou ftay not till the watch be fet, 
 
 For then thou canft not paffe to Mantua, 
 
 Where thou fttaltliue till we can findea time 
 To blaze you; marriage,reconcile your Friends, 
 
 Beg pardon of thy Prince,and call thee backe. 
 
 With twenty hundred thoufand times more loy 
 Then thou went’ft forth in lamentation. 
 
 Goe before Nutfe,commend me to thy Lady, 
 
 And bid her haften all the houfe to bed, 
 
 Which heauy forrow makes them apt vnto, 
 
 Romeo is comming. 
 
 tfur • O Lord,I could haue ftaid here all night. 
 
 To heare goodcounfelhoh what learning is; 
 
 My Lord lie tell my Lady you will come. 
 
 Ram Dofo.and bid my Sweete prepare to chide. 
 Nmt. Heerc fir,a Ring fhe bid me giue you fir.: 
 Hieycu.makehaft, font growes very late. 
 
 Rom. How well my comforc is reuiu’d by this. 
 Tri. Go hence, 
 
 Goodnight,ann here (lands all your ftate: 
 
 Either be gone before the watch be fet. 
 
 Or by the oreakeofday difguis’d from hence, 
 Soioune in lie find out your man, 
 
 Aod he (hall (ignifie from time to time, 
 
 Euery good hap to you,that chaur.ces beere: 
 
 Giue me thy hand, Yis late.farewell,goodnight. 
 
 Rom. But that a ioy psft ioy.calls out on me, 
 
 It were a griefc>l*o briefe to part with thee: 
 
 Farewell. Exeunt . 
 
 Enter old Capnleijku ITife and Farit. 
 
 Cap. Things haue falne out fir fovnluckily. 
 
 That we haue had no time to rnoue our Daughter: 
 Looke you.fhc Lou’d hcrkinfman7>A»4dearely, 
 And fo did I. Well,we were borne to die. 
 
 Tis verylace.fhe’i not come downe to night : 
 
 1 promifeyou.but for your company. 
 
 F*>. Thefe times of wo, affoord no tunes to wcoe- 
 Madam goodmght.commend me to your Daughter. 
 
 Lady. I will,and know her mind early tomorrow, 
 
 To night,(be is mewed vp to her heauincffc. 
 
 Cap. Sir Faru, 1 will make a defperate tender 
 Of my Childes loue: I thinke fhe will be rul'd 
 In all rcfpctfts by me: nay more,! doubt it not 
 Wife,go you to her ercyou go to bed. 
 
 Acquaint he: here,of my Sonne Petru Loue, 
 
 And bid htr.marke youme,on Wendlday nest. 
 
 But foft,whar day is this ? 
 
 Par. Monday my Lord. 
 
 Cap. Monday,haha:well Wendfday is too foone, 
 
 A Thutfday let it be. a Thurfday tell her. 
 
 She ftiall be married to this Noble Earle : 
 
 Will you be ready ? do you like this haft ? 
 
 Wtele keepe no great adoe,* Friend os two 
 For harke you,Tybalt being flainc fo late, * 
 
 ] t may be thought we held him carelefly. 
 
 Being our kinfman,if we reuell much ; 
 
 7 berefore w eele haue fome halfe a dozen Friends, 
 
 And there an end. But what fay you to Thurfday? 
 
 Pa>u. My Lord, 
 
 I would that Thurfday were to morrow. 
 
 Cap. Well,get you gone, a Thurfday.be it then i 
 Go you to Juliet ere you go to bed. 
 
 Prepare her wife.againft this wedding day. 
 
 Farewell my Lord,light to my Chamber hoa, 
 
 Afote me,it is folate, that we may call it early by and by 
 Goodnight. txeune\ 
 
 Enter Romeo and lultet aloft. 
 
 Ini. Wilt thou be gone ? It is not yet neere day ; 
 
 It was the Nigntingale,a'nd not the Latke, 
 
 That piet'ft the fearefull hollow of thine care. 
 
 Nightly fhe fings on yond Pomgranet tree, 
 
 Bcleeue me Loue.it was the Nightingale. 
 
 Rom. Jt was the Larke the Herauld of the Mome: 
 
 No Nightingaletlooke Loue what enuiousftteakes 
 Do lace the feuering Cloudes in yonder Eaft: 
 
 Nights Candles are burnt out,and locond day 
 Stands tipto on the miftie Moumames cops, 
 Imuftbegone and hue,or ftay and die. 
 
 /«/. Yond light is not daylight,I know it I: 
 
 It is fome Meteor that the Sun exhales. 
 
 To be to thee this nighca Torch-bearer, 
 
 And light thee on thy way to Mantua. 
 
 Therefore ftay yet.shou need ft not to begone, 
 
 Rom. Let me bctane.let me be put todcath, 
 
 I am content,fo thou wilt haue it fo. 
 lie fay yongray is not the mornings eye, 
 
 Tis but ihe pale reflexc of Cintkiaa brow. 
 
 Northatis not Larke whofc noates do beate 
 The vaulty heauen fo high aboue our heads, 
 
 I haue more care to ftay,then will to go : 
 
 Come death and welcome../*/*; wills it fo. 
 
 How ift my foulcjets tilke.it is not day. 
 
 luh. It is.it is,hie hence be gone away : 
 
 It is the Larke that fings fo out of tune. 
 
 Straining harfh Difcords.and vnpleafine Sharpes. 
 
 Some fay the Larke makes fweete Druifion; 
 
 This doth not fo:for fhe diuideth vs. 
 
 Some fay,the Larke and loathed Toad change eyes, 
 
 O now 1 would they hid chang'd voyecs too i 
 
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 Since arms from arme that voyce doth vs affray. 
 
 Hunting thee hence,with Hunt f-vp to the day, 
 
 O now be gone.more light and itli ght growes. 
 
 1 Rom. More light bl light,more darkc & darks our woes. 
 Enter Madam and Nat ft. 
 
 Nor. Madam. 
 
 | lul. Nutfc. 
 
 Nur. Your Lady Mother is commlng to your chamber, 
 The day ubroke.be wary.looke about. 
 
 lul. Then window let day ln,and lec life cut. 
 
 Rora. Farewell,farcwell.one kiffe and He defeend. 
 iul. Art thou gone fo?Loue,Lord,ay Husband.Ftiend, 
 
 I muft heace from thee euery day in ch&oure. 
 
 For in a minute there are many dayes, 
 
 O by this count I (Kail be much in yearn. 
 
 Ere I againe behold my Romeo. 
 
 Rem. Farewell: 
 
 I will omit no oportunitie. 
 
 That may conuey my greetings Loue.to thee. 
 
 I lul. O thinkeft thou we (ball euer meet againe ? 
 
 Rem. I doubt it not,and all thefe woes (ball ferue 
 
 For fweet difeourfes in our time to come. 
 
 I Iuiltt. OGodllhaueanillDiuiningfoule, 
 
 Ms thinkes 1 fee thee now,thou art fo lowe, 
 
 I As one dead in the bottomc ofaTombe, 
 
 Either my eye-light failes.or thou look'ft pale. 
 
 R*w. ‘ And truft me Loue,in my eye fo do you t 
 
 I Dtie forrow drinkes our blood. Adue,adue. lx it. 
 
 [ faL O Fortune,Fottunc.all men call thee fickle, 
 
 1 Iftlioc art fickle.what doft thou with him 
 i That is renewed for faith ? be fickle Fortune: 
 
 For then I hejse thou wilt not keepe him long, 
 
 I But fend him oacke. 
 
 fitter Mother. 
 
 LitA. Ho Daughter,are you vp ? 
 
 Istl. Who ift that calls? I*it my Lady Mother. 
 
 I Is (be not downe fo late, or vp fo early ? 
 j Whatvnaccuftom’d caufe procures her hither ? 
 
 I Lax. Why how no v* lulut} 
 
 lul. Madam I am not well. 
 
 Lad. Euetmore weeping for your Cozins death l 
 
 What wilt thou wafts him from his graue with teares i 
 | And if thou could'ffchou couid'ft not make him liue : 
 j Therefore hauc done,fome griefe (hewes much of Loue, 
 j But much of griefe,(hewes fill! fome want of wit. 
 
 1 lul. Yet let me weepe/orfuch a feeling Ioffe, 
 j Lad. So (hall you feele the Ioffe,but not the Friend 
 
 I Which you weepefor. 
 
 lul. Feeling fo the Ioffe, 
 
 II cannot chufe but euer weepe the Friend. 
 
 La. Well Girle.thou weep’ft not fo much for his death, 
 
 I As that the Villaine liues which flaughter’d him. 
 
 Jul. What Villaine,Madam ? 
 
 Lad. That fame Villaine Romeo. 
 
 Jul. Villaine and he.be many Miles affunder: 
 
 I God pardon,1 doe with all my heart: 
 
 I And yet no man like he,doth grieue ray heart. 
 
 Lad. That is becaufe theTraicor liues. 
 
 Iul . I Madam from the reach of thefe my hands: 
 j Would none but I might venge my Cozins death, 
 j Lad. We will hauc vengeance for it.feare thou not. 
 jThen weepeno more,lie fend to one in Mantua, 
 
 {Where that fame bantfht Run-agate doth iiuc, 
 
 {Shall giue him fueh an vnaccuftom’d dram, 
 
 |Th 3 t he (ball foone keepe Ty bait company: 
 
 1 And then 1 hope thou wilt be fatisfied. 
 
 lul. Indeed I neuer fisaii be fatisfied 
 
 With 35»/*«,ci!l I behold him. Dead 
 
 Is my poore heart fo for 3kinftmnvcxt: 
 
 Madam if you could find out but a man 
 
 Tobeare a poyfon,! would temper it; 
 
 That Romeo (bould vpon receit thereof, 
 
 Soonefleepe in quiet. O how my heart abhors 
 
 To heare him nam’d,and cannot come to him, 
 
 To wteake the Loue I bore my Cozin, 
 
 Vpon his body that hath flaughter’d him. 
 
 Me. Find thou the meanes, and Jle find fuch a man. 
 
 But now lie tell thee ioyfull tidings Gyrle. 
 
 ltd. And ioy comes well,in fuchaneedy time. 
 
 What are they,befeecb your Ladyftiip ? 
 
 t^Mo. Well,well,thou haft a carefull Father Child? 
 
 One who to put thee from thy heauineffc. 
 
 Hath forced out a hidden day of ioy, 
 
 That thou expels not.nor ] lookt not for. 
 
 Iul. Madam in happy time,what day is this? 
 
 Ale. Marty my Child.eariy next Thurfday morns?. 
 
 The gallant .young,and Noble Gentleman, 
 
 The Couniie Pane at Saint Peters Church, 
 
 Shall happily make thee a ioyfull Bride. 
 
 Iul. Now by Sainc Peters Church.and Peur to^x 
 
 He /hall not make me thete a ioyfull Bride. 
 
 ! wonder at this haff that 1 tnufl wed 
 
 Ere he that (bould be Husband comes to woe ? 
 
 I pray you cell my Lord and Father Madam, 
 
 1 will not marne yet,and when l doe,I fweare 
 
 It (ballbe Romeo,wihotft you know i hate 
 
 Rather then Paris. Thefe are newes indeed. 
 
 Mo. Here comes your Father,tell him fo your feiftr. 
 
 And fee how he will take it at your hands. 
 
 Enter Cafidst andNurfe. 
 
 Cay. When the Sun fets.the earth doth drizzle dsew 
 But for the Sunfet of my Brothers Sonne. 
 
 It raines downright. 
 
 How now 1 A Conduit Gyrle,what flill in teares ? 
 Euermorefhowring in one little body ? 
 
 Thou counterfeits a Barke.a Sea,a Wind: 
 
 For dill thy cyes.which I may call the Sea, 
 
 Do ebbe and flow with teares,the Barke thy body is 
 Sayling in this fait floud.she windes thy fighes. 
 
 Who raging with the teares and they With them. 
 
 Without a bidden caiine will ouer fet 
 
 Thytempeft toffed body.Haw now wife? 
 
 Haue you deliuered to her cur decree ? 
 
 Lady. I fir; 
 
 But (be will none,(be giues you chankes, 
 
 I would the fooie were married to her grau?. 
 
 Cay, S offtake me with ycu.take roe with you wife, 
 How .will (be none?doth (he not giue vs thanks? 
 
 Is fire not proud?doth (be not count herbleft, 
 
 Vnworthy as (beis.that we haue wrought 
 
 So worthy aGentleman,tobeher Sridegroome 
 
 IA. Not proud you haue. 
 
 But chankfull that you haue : 
 
 Proud can I neuer Deaf what I hauc. 
 
 But thankfull euen for hate,that as meant Loue. 
 
 Cay. How now ? 
 
 How now ? Chops Loglcke? what is this? 
 
 Proud, and I thanke you;and I thanke you net, 
 
 Thanke me no thankings,nor proud ms no pro info. 
 
 But fettle vour fine joints‘gatnft Thurfday nest. 
 
 To 
 
7° The 1 ''ragedie of TRmeo andfuliet . 
 
 i o £0 with Paris to Saint Peters Church: 
 
 Or I will drag thee,on a Hurdle thither. 
 
 Out you grccne hcknelfe (£rrion,out you baggage. 
 
 You taJlowface. 
 
 Lady. Fie,fie,what are you mad ? 
 
 lul. GoodFather,I befeechyou on my knees 
 
 Hearc roe with patience.but to (peake a word. 
 
 Fa. Hang thee youog baggage,difobedient wretch, 
 
 I tell thee what,get thee to Church a Thurfday, 
 
 Or neuer after looke me in the face. 
 
 Speake not .reply not.donotaofwere me. 
 
 My fingers itch,wife: we fcarce thought vs bleft. 
 
 That God had lent vs but this onely Child, 
 
 But now I l'ec this one is one too much. 
 
 And that wc haue a curfc in hauing her: 
 
 Out on her Htiding. 
 
 Nur. God in heauen blefle her. 
 
 You are too blame my Lord to rate her fo. 
 
 Fa. And why my Lady wifedome?hold your tongue. 
 Good Prudence.fmatter with your go(fip,go. 
 
 Nur. I fpeake no tresfon, 
 
 Fathcr.O Godigoden, 
 
 May not one fpeake ? 
 
 Fa. Peace you mumbling foole, 
 
 Vtteryour grauitic ore aGodipsbowles 
 
 Fot here we need it not. 
 
 La. You are too hot. 
 
 Fa. Gods bread, it makesme mad: 
 Day,night,houre,ride,time,worke,play, 
 
 Alone in coropante.ftill my care hath bin 
 
 To haue her matcht.and hauing now prouided 
 
 A Gentleman of Noble Parentage. 
 
 Offaire Derneanes,Youthfull,and Nobly Allied, 
 
 Scuft as they fay with Honourable parts, 
 
 Prop onion'd as ones thought would wi/h a man. 
 
 And then to haue a wretched puling foole, 
 
 A whining matnmet.m her Fortunes tender. 
 
 To anfwer.Ue not wed,! cannot Loue: 
 
 I aro too young,I pray you pardon me. 
 
 But.and you will not wed,lie pardon you. 
 
 Gnxe where you will.you (hall not heufe with me: 
 
 Lcoke too’t,thinke ou’t.I do not vie to ieft. 
 
 Thurfday is neere.lay hand on heart.aduifc, 
 
 And you be mine,lie giuc you to my Fiiend: 
 
 And you be noc,hang,bcg,ftrauc,die in the ftreets. 
 
 For by my foule.llenere acknowledge thee, 
 
 Nor what is mine (hail neuer do thee good: 
 
 \ Truft too't,bethinke you.Ile not be forfworne Exit , 
 
 ' fait. Is there no pittie fitting in the Cloadcs, 
 
 * That fees into the bottomeof my griefc? 
 
 | O fweet my Mother caft roe not away, 
 
 \ Delay this m3rriage,for a month, a weeke, 
 
 5 Or if you do not,mike the Bridall bed 
 
 In that dim Monument where Tybalt lies. 
 
 Mo. Talke not to me,for 1 lc not fpeake a word, 
 
 Do as thou wilt.for I haue done with thee. Exit. 
 
 Itil. O God! 
 
 0 Nurfc.how (hall this be preuented? 
 
 My Husband is on eatth,my faith in heauen. 
 
 How (hall that faith rcrurne againeco earth, 
 
 Vnlcffc that Husband fend tt me from heauen. 
 
 By leaning earth iComforc me.counfaile me : 
 Hlackt.alacke.that heauen fhould pradhfe firatagems 
 
 Vpon fo foft a fubiedl as my l’elfe. 
 
 What faift thou?haft thou noc a word ofioy ? 
 
 Some comfort Nuric. 
 
 Nur. Faith here it js, 
 
 Fomet is ban:<hed,and all the world to nothing 
 
 That he dares ncre come backe to challenge yon: 
 
 Or if he do,it needs mufl be b y ftealth, 1 
 
 Then fince the cafe fo ftands as now it doth 
 
 I thinke it befl you married with the Coontic, 
 
 O hce’s a Loudly Gentleman: 
 
 F.emeos a difh-clout to hirti: an Eagle Madam 
 
 Hath net fo grecnc,fo quicke.fo faire an eye 
 
 A s Parts hath>befh;ow my very heart, 
 
 I thinke you are happy in this fecond match. 
 
 For it excels your firftior If it did not, 
 
 Your firft is dcad.or kwer* as good he were, 
 
 Asliuingherc andyounovfeofhim. 
 lul. Speakeft thou from thy heart? 
 
 Nur. And from myfoule too. 
 
 Or elfe belhrcw them both. 
 lul. Amen. 
 
 Nur , What? 
 
 lul. Well,thou haft comfoi ted me marue’lous ouch 
 Gojn,and tell my Lady I am gone, "* 
 
 Hauing difpleafd my Father.to LawrnceCdL 
 
 To make confeflion,and tobeabfolu’d. 
 
 Nur. Marrie I will,and this is wifely dqne. 
 lul. Auncienc damnation,O mod wicked fiend! 
 
 It is mote fin to wifhme thus forfworne. 
 
 Or to difpraifr my Lord with that fame tongue 
 
 Which (he hath praifd him with aboue compare. 
 
 So many thouland times ? Go Councilor, 
 
 Thou and my bofomc hcncbfortb (hall be twaincj 
 
 He to the Frier to know hisrcmedic, 
 
 . If all elfc failc,my fclfe baue power to die. Exeunt. 
 
 Eater Frier and Ccuntie Paris. 
 
 Fri. OnThurfday fir?the time Js very fhort. 
 
 Tar My Father Capulet will haue it fo. 
 
 And I am nothing flow to (lack his haft. 
 
 Fri. You fay you do not knovy the Ladies mind? 
 
 Vncuen is thecourfc.I like it not. 
 
 Pa. Immoderately (he wecpcs for Tybalts death. 
 
 And therfore haue I little talke of Louc, 
 
 Fot Venus fuiiles not in a houle of teares. 
 
 Now fir,her Father eouncs it dangerous 
 
 That (he doth giuc her forrow fo much fway: 
 
 And in his wifedomc,hafts our marriage. 
 
 To flop the inundation of het teares, 
 
 Which-too much minded by her fdfealone, 
 
 May be put from her by foctetie. 
 
 Now doe you know the realon ofthishafl ? 
 
 Fri. I would I knew not why it (hould be (low’d. 
 
 Looke (inhere comes the Lady towards roy C«1L 
 
 Enter Inker. 
 
 par. Happily rnet.my Lady and my wife. 
 lul. That may be fir,when I may be a wife. 
 
 Par. That may bc.muft be Lone,on Thurfday next. 
 lul. What muft be (hall be. 
 
 Fri. That’s a certaine text. 
 
 Far. Comeyou to make confeffionro this Father? 
 lul. To anfwere chatJ (hould confefleto you. 
 
 Far. Donotdenietohiro.thacyou Loue me. 
 lul. I will confefle to you that I Lcue him. 
 
 Par. So will ye.I am lure that you Loue me. 
 lul. If I do fo.ic will be of more price, 
 
 Jcnig fpoke behind your backe, then to your face. 
 
 Par Poore fi>ule,thy face i$ much abufd with teares. 
 
 luh. The 
 
The Trdgedie of Ttyneo and Juliet 
 
 7' 
 
 ful, The tcares haue got fmall viiforie by that: 
 
 F 0 r it was bid inongb before their fpight. 
 
 Pa. Vhou wrcng'ft it more then scares with that report. 
 lul. That is no (launder fir.whi ch is a truth, 
 
 And what I fpakc.I l'pahe it to thy fate. 
 
 Par. Thy face is mine,and thou haft (Hundred it. 
 
 /#/. It may be fo,fot it is not mine o wne. 
 
 Are you at Ictfure.Holy Father now. 
 
 Or (hall 1 tome to you at euening Mafic ) 
 
 Fri. My leifure ferues me penfiuc daughter now. 
 
 My Lord you mud intreat the time alone. 
 
 Pjt. Godflteild: I (hould difiurbeDeuotion, 
 Ittlwyon Thurfday early will Irowfe yee, 
 
 T ill then adue.ard keepe this holy kiffe. Exti Pqru. 
 
 ltd. O (hut the doorc.and when thou hafi done fo, 
 Come veeepc with me,pad hope.paft care,part helpe. 
 
 Frr O Julitt,\ alreadte know thy gtiefe. 
 
 It ftreanica me pafi the compaffs oftny wits: 
 
 I hearc thou rmift and nothing may prorogue it. 
 OnThurfday next be married to this Couutie. 
 
 ltd. Tell me not Frier that thou heareft of this, 
 Vntefie thou sell me how I may preuent it: 
 
 Ifin thy v\nfedome,thou canft giue no helpe. 
 
 Da thou but call my refolutson wife, 
 
 And with' his kntfe. Me helpe it ptefently. 
 
 God toyn’d my heart,and Fo«*w,thou our hand*. 
 
 And ere this hand bythee to Romeo ftsl d ; 
 
 Shall be the Label! to another Deede, 
 
 Or my true heart with ttccherous teuoit, 
 
 Turne «o another.this fhall flay them both j 
 Therefore out ofthy long rxpetien’ll time, 
 
 Giue me forne prefent eounfeil.ot behold 
 Twixt my cxSreames and me,cliisbloody knife 
 Shall play the vrnpeere,arbitrating that. 
 
 Which the commifiion of thy yeares and art. 
 
 Could to ooifiue of true honout bring: 
 
 Be not fo long to fpeak.I long to die. 
 
 If what thou fpeak ft.fpeake not of remedy. 
 
 Fri. Hold Daughter,I doe fpie a kind ofhope. 
 Which craues as deaerate an execution. 
 
 As that is desperate which we would preuent. 
 
 Lf rather then ro marrie Countie Parts 
 Thou haft the ftrengtK of will to ftaythy feife. 
 
 Then is it likely thou wilt vndertake 
 A thinghke death to chide away this (hame. 
 
 That coap'ft with death himfclfe.to fcape fro it: 
 
 And if thou dar'ftjlle giue thee remedie. 
 
 ltd- Oh bid me leape.rather then marrie Paris , 
 
 From ofthtfBaulemencs of any Tower, 
 
 Or walke in thceuifh waies,or bid me lurke 
 Where Serpents are . chaine me with roaring Bearcs 
 Or hide me nightly in a Chamcll houfe, 
 
 Orecoucred quite with dead mens ratling bones. 
 
 With reckie fhankesind yellow chappels fculls : 
 
 Or bid me go into anew made graue. 
 
 And hide me with a dead man in his graue , 
 
 Things that toheare them told.haue made me tremble. 
 And I will doe it without feare or doubt. 
 
 Toliue an vnftaioed wife to my fweer Loue. 
 
 Fri. Hold then: goe home be mcrtte,,giue c oft fen t. 
 To marrie Paris i wenfday is tomorrow. 
 
 To morrow night looke that thou lie alone. 
 
 Let not thy Nurfe lie with thee in thy Chambct. 
 
 Take thou this Viol! being then in bed. 
 
 And chisdtftilling liquor dnnkethou off. 
 
 When presently through ill thy veincs fha.lt run, 
 
 A cold ind drowfie humour: foi no pulfe 
 Shall keepe his natiue progtefic.but furccafc: 
 ■Nowarmth.no breath fhall teftifie thou liueft. 
 
 The Rofes in thy lips and checker fhall fade 
 To many afhes,tbe eyeswindowes fall 
 Like death when he fhut vp the day oflife: 
 
 Each part drpriud of fupple gouernmem. 
 
 Shall ftiffe and ftatkc,and cold sppearelike death. 
 
 And in this borrowed likenefle of(hrunke death 
 Thou (halt continue two and fortyhoures, 
 
 And then awake,as from a pleafant fleepe. 
 
 Now when the Btidegroomc in the morning comes, 
 
 To rowfe thee from thy bed,there art thou dead t 
 Then 35 the manner ofour country is. 
 
 In thy beft Robes vneouer’d on the Beere, 
 
 Be borne to buriall in thy kindreds graue: 
 
 Thou (halt be borne to that fame ancient vault. 
 
 Where all the kindred of the Captdeti lie. 
 
 In the meane time againft thou (halt awake. 
 
 Shall Romeo by my Letters know our drift, 
 
 And hither fhall he come,and that very nighr 
 Shall Romeobeste thee hence to Mantua. 
 
 And this (hall free thee from this prefent fhame. 
 
 If no inconflant toy nor womanifh feare. 
 
 Abate thy valour in the a&ing ir. 
 
 lul. Giue me.giuc me.O tell not me ofcare. 
 
 Fn. Hold get you gone,be ftrong and profpetous? 
 
 In this refolue,Ue fend a Frier with fpesd 
 To AAa«f<i4 with my Letters to thy Lord. 
 
 lu. Loue giue me ftreneth, 
 
 And ftrength (hall helpe afford t 
 
 Farewell deare fsthet. Exit 
 
 Enter Father Capulet, Mother, Nurfe, and 
 Struing men,two or three. 
 
 Cap So maoy guefts inuite as here are writ, 
 
 Sirrah.go hire me twenty cunntng Cookes. 
 
 Ser. You (hall haue none ill fir, for He trie if they can 
 l>cke their finger? 
 
 Cap. How canft thou trie them (o? 
 
 See. Marrie fir,'tis an ill Cooke that cannot licVehis 
 owne fingers therefore he that cannot licke his fingers 
 goes not with me 
 
 Cap. Go be gone.wc (hall be much vnfurniftu for this 
 time what is my Daughter gone to Frier Laryrcnce > 
 
 N*r 1 forfooth 
 
 Cap. Well he may chance to do fome good on her, 
 
 A pecuilh felfe-wild harlotry it is. 
 
 Enter lulirt. 
 
 Nur See where (he comes from (Tuift 
 With mertie lookc. 
 
 Cap. How now my headfirong. 
 
 Where haue you bin gadding ? 
 
 ltd. Where 1 haue learnt me to repent the (in 
 C difobedient oppoficion • 
 
 To you and yourbehefts.and am enioyn'd 
 By holy Laurence, to fall proftratc here. 
 
 To beg your pardoo;pardon 1 befeech you. 
 Henceforward 1 ameuer rul'd by you 
 
 Cap. Send for the Countie.goe tell him of this, 
 lie haue this knot knit vp to morrow morning. 
 
 ltd, 1 met theyouthfull Lord at Laurrence Cell, 
 
 And goue him whatbecomcd Loue I might. 
 
 Not fteppmg ore the bounds ofmbdeftie. 
 
 Cap. Why I am glad on’t.this is well,(land vp, 
 
 Thil 
 
ji The Tragedie of Tgmeo and Juliet. 
 
 This is as't fhould be.let me fee she County i 
 I marrie go I fay,and fetch him hither. 
 
 "Now afore God,this reutrcn'd holy Frier, 
 
 All our whole Cistie is much bound to h»m. 
 
 ltd. Nutfe will you goe with me into my Clofct, 
 
 To hclpe me fori fuch ncedfull ornaments. 
 
 As you thinke fit to furnifh me to morrow? 
 
 Mo. No not till Thurfday.there's time ip.ougb. 
 fa. Go Nurfe.go with her, 
 
 VVeele to Church to morrow. 
 
 Exeunt Ittliet and AlterJi. 
 Me. We fhall be fhort in our prouifion, 
 
 Tis now neere night. 
 
 Fa Tufh.I will fiirreabout. 
 
 And ail things fhal! be well,1 warrant thee wife: 
 
 Go thou to /«//er,he!pe todeckevp her. 
 
 He not to bed to night,let me alone: 
 lie play the hufwife for this once. What ho ? 
 
 They are all forth,well I will walkemy felfe 
 To Countie Paris,to prepare him *p 
 Againft to mortow.my heart is wondrous light, 
 
 Since this fame way-ward Gyrle is fo reclaim’d. 
 
 Extant Father and Mother' 
 
 E/iter Juliet and Nor ft. 
 
 Jal. 1 thofeattires are beft,but gentle Nutfe 
 I pray that leauemeto my felfe to night: 
 
 For 1 haue need ofmany OryTons, 
 
 To moue the heausns to fmile vpon my Hate, 
 
 Which well thou know'ft.iscrofTe and full of fin* 
 
 Enter dlothcr. 
 
 Mo. What are you bgfie ho?necd you my help ? 
 ltd. No Madam.wcbauecul’d fuch neccflaries 
 As are behoouefull for our (late to morrow ; 
 
 So pleafe you,let rne now be left alone; 
 
 And let the Nurfe this night fit vp with you, 
 
 For I am fute^'ou haue your hands full all. 
 
 In this fo fudeten bufineffe. 
 
 Mo. Goodnight. 
 
 Get thee to bed and reft/or thou haft need. Exeunt. 
 
 Ini Farewell': 
 
 God knowes when we fhall meece againe. 
 
 J haue a fain: cold feare thrills through my veines. 
 
 That almoft freezes vp the heate of fire» 
 lie call them backc againe to comfortbnc. 
 
 Nutfe, what (hould (he do here? 
 
 My difmall Sccane,l needs muRaft alone: 
 
 Come Viall what if this mixture do not worke at all ? 
 
 Shall I be married then to morrow morning ? 
 
 No, no, this mall forbid it. Lie thou thete. 
 
 What tfit beapoyfon which the Frier 
 Subtilly hath miniftred to haue me dead. 
 
 Leaf! in this marriage he fhould be difhonour'd, 
 
 Bccaufc he married me before to Romeo ? 
 
 I ft are it is.and yet me thinkes it fhould not. 
 
 For he hath ftillbe ene tried a holy man. 
 
 How,if when 1 am laid into the Tombe, 
 
 I wake before the time that Romeo 
 
 Come to redeem? me? There’s a fearefull point: 
 
 Shall Inot then be Rifled in the Vault f 
 To whofcfoule moutrir.ohealthfome ayre breaths in, 
 
 And there die fttargleii ereroy Romeo comes. 
 
 Or ifl liuc.is it not very like, 
 
 The horrible conceit of death and night. 
 
 Together with thcte'.Torofthe place. 
 
 As in e Vaultc,an ancient receptacle. 
 
 Where for thele many hundred yeeres the bonts 
 Of all my buried Aunceftors arc packt. 
 
 Vv here bloody Tybalt, yet but greeoc in earth. 
 
 Lies fcllnng in his throw’d,where as they lay. 
 
 At fome hourei m the night,Spirits rfffori; 
 
 Alackc,a!ar ke.is ir nos like that 1 
 
 So early wakmg.wnat with loathfomc fmels. 
 
 And ftarikes like Mandrakes torne our of the earth. 
 
 That lining mortalls hearing them,run mad. 
 
 O.fl walke.fhall 1 not be diftr3ught, i 
 
 Inuironcd with all thefe hidious fcarcs,- 
 And madly play with my forefathers ioynts ? 
 
 And plucke the mangled Tybalt from his fhrowkl ? 
 
 And in this ragc.with fome great kinfmans bone. 
 
 As (with a elub)dsfh out my defperate braincs 
 O looke,mc thinks I fee my Cozins Ghoft, 
 
 Seeking out Romeo that did fpit his body 
 Vpon my Rapiers point : flay Tybalt, flay; 
 
 Ro/nco,Romeo fiRgmeo fisete % dnnke: 1 dnnke to thee 
 
 Enter Lady of the houfe/wd Nwfe. 
 
 Lady. Hold, 
 
 Take thefe keies.snd fetch more fpicesNurfe. 
 
 Nor. They call for Dates and Quinces in the Paflrte. 
 
 Enter old Capalet. 
 
 Cap. CofTte,ftif,fl'.r,fl:r, 
 
 The fccond Cocke hathCrov/d, 
 
 ThcCurphew Beil hath rung,“tis three a clock? ■ 
 
 Looke to the bakte meates,good Angelica, 
 
 Spare notforcofl. 
 
 ~Hur. Go you Cot-queane,go, 
 
 Get you to bed,faith youlc be ficke to morrow 
 For this nights watching. 
 
 Cap. No not a whit.-what ? 1 haue watcht ere now 
 All night for lefTe caufe.and ncrc beene firke. 
 
 La. 1 you haue bin a Moufc-hunt in your time. 
 
 But I will watch you from fuch watching now. 
 
 Exit Lady and IWrsrfe. 
 
 Cap. A iealous hood.a jealous hood. 
 
 Now fellow.whatthere? 
 
 Enter three orfottre with frits,and logs,and bafrets. 
 
 Tel. Things for the Cooke (it,but 1 know not what. 
 Cap. Makehflrt.make haft,firrah,fetch drier Logs. 
 
 Call Peter, he will Chew thee where they are. 
 
 Pet. I haue a head fir,that will find out logs. 
 
 And ncuer trouble Peter for the matter. 
 
 Cap. Made and well faid a tnerrie horfon,ha. 
 
 Thou fhalt be loggerhead; good Father,'tis day. 
 
 Play CM*fitly 
 
 TheCcuntir will be here with Muficke flraight, 
 
 For fohe fatd he would,! heare him neere, 
 
 Nutfe,wife,what ho?what Nuifc I fay ? 
 
 Enter Uurfe. 
 
 Go waken 7«Afr,go and trim her vp, 
 
 ]!e go and chat with / > rfrArih\e,mak6 hsft, 
 
 Make haft,the Bridegtoome,he is come already • 
 
 Make haft I fay. 
 
 A !ur. fldiftns.whac Miflns?/*/iefcFaft I warrant her fhe. 
 Why Lamhe.why Lady { ficyou fluggabed. 
 
 Why Louc 1 fay?Madam,fweet heart:why Bride ? 
 
 What not a word ? You take your pentworths now. 
 Slecpefor a v;eeke,for the nextnight I warrant 
 TheCounrieR^M hath fet vp his reft, 
 
 Thac you fhal! reft but litt!e,God forgiuc me : 
 
 Mattie and Amen : how found is fhe a fleece ? 
 
The 7:ragedie of^omeo and Miet. 
 
 71 
 
 I fouft needs wake her i Madam,Madam,Madam, 
 
 T.Jet theCountie takeyou In your bed, 
 
 Hcelt. {tight you vp yfaith. Will it not be f 
 What dreft,and in your clothes,ami downe agatoe t 
 1 moft needs wake you : Lady, Lady,Lady # 
 iUas,altiJhe!pe,bclpe,my Ladye6 dead. 
 
 Oh wdaday.that euet 1 was borne. 
 
 Some Aqua* vita; ho,my Lord,my Lady i 
 
 Mi. What noife 1* heere ? Enter Mtthsr. 
 
 A Tur. O lamentable day. 
 
 %JMn. What is rhe mattet ? 
 
 Nsr. Looke.looke.oh heauie day. 
 
 Hi. O me,Ome,my Child.niy onely life: 
 Reoiue,looke vp,or I will die with thee ; 
 
 Helpe,heipe,call helpe. 
 
 Lifter Fat her. 
 
 Fa. For fhatne bting hthet forth,her Lord is come. 
 
 e\itr. Shee’s de»d:deceaft,(Bee's deadialacke the day. 
 
 W.Alacke the day.fhee’s dead.fhees dead,fhee’» dead. 
 
 Fa. Ha ? Let me fee her.out alas fhee s cold, 
 
 Herblood is fetled and her ioyntsare ftiffe : 
 
 Life and thefe lips haue long bene fep etated j 
 Death lies on her like an vntimely Iroft 
 Vpon the fweteft flower of all the field. 
 
 H*r, O Lamentable day ! 
 
 Ate. O wofull time. 
 
 Fa. Death that hathtane her hence to make mew8tie, 
 Ties vp my tongue, and will not let me fpcake. 
 
 Eater F'ter end the Canute 
 
 Fri. Corners the Bride ready to go to Church ? 
 
 Fa. Ready to go,butneucr to returne. 
 
 O Sonne,the night before thy wedding day. 
 
 Hath death Isine with thy wife: there Ehe lies. 
 
 Flower as flic waj,defiowred by bim. 
 
 Death is my Sonne in Iaw,<ksth it rr.y Heire, 
 
 My Daughter he hath wedded. 1 will die. 
 
 And leaue him all life ItuiDg.&ll isdeaths. 
 
 Pa. Haue ! thought long to fee this mornings face, 
 And doth it giuc tncfuch a fight at this ? 
 
 hie. Accur’ftjVnhappie,wretched hatefull day, 
 
 I Mod miferable houre.that ere time favy 
 j in lading iabour of hi* Pilgrimage. 
 
 I Bur one.poare one,one poorc and lotting Child, 
 j But one thing, to reioyce sod folate in, 
 i And crcefl death hath catcht it from my fight. 
 
 A Tut. O wo,0 wofull,wofull,wofullday, 
 
 Mofi lamentable day,moft wofull day, 
 
 That euer.euer ,1 did yet behold. 
 
 O dry .O day.O diy .O hatefull day, 
 
 Neuer was ieene fo blscke a dry as this: 
 
 O wofull day, O wcfiill day. 
 
 Fa. Begui!d,dnicrced,WTonged,fpigbted 1 ftaee, 
 Moft dcteftable death.by thee beguil’d. 
 
 By cruell.Ciuell thee quiteouerthrowne : 
 
 O lone, Oiife;noi life,but loue in death. 
 
 fat. Defpis’d.diftrcfTed, hated, marttr'd, Wil'd, 
 Vncomfortable time,why catr.'ft thou now 
 T o niurthet.murtherour folcmnitte ? 
 
 O Child s O Chtid;my foule.and not my Child, 
 
 Dead art thou,al»ckc my Child is dead, 
 
 And with my Child/ny ioyes are buried. 
 
 Fri. Peace ho for fhame.eonfufions: Care.liues not 
 In thefe ccmfufion*,hcau«n and your felfc 
 Had partin this fsire Maid,now heaven hath all. 
 
 And all the better is it fot the Maid : 
 
 Yoiii part in bet,you could not keepc from death. 
 
 B tit heauen keepes his pan in eternal! life : 
 
 The mod you fought was her promotion, 
 
 For kwas yout heauen,flic fhouldft be aduan'ft, 
 
 And weepe ye now.feeing fihe is adnan‘fl 
 Abocethe Cloudes.at high as Hiaucn it <elfe# 
 
 O in this loue,you loue your Child fo ill. 
 
 That you run mad,feeing ths; fhe is well , 
 
 Shee*»not well mamed,thct hurt married long, 
 Butfhee** beft married,dm dies married yong. 
 
 Drie vp your teares.and fiickc your Rofemane 
 On this faire Coarfe.and as the cuftome is. 
 
 And tn her beft array besre her to C hurch t 
 Fot though fome Nature bids all vt lament. 
 
 Yet Natures teares are Reafons merriment. 
 
 fa. All things that we ordained FrftiuaIJ, 
 
 Tnine from their office to blacke Funerail; 
 
 Our tnftruments to melaneholy Bells, 
 
 Out wedding cheare,to afadbunall Feaft . 
 
 Our folemne Hyntmes.ro fullrn Dyrges change : 
 
 Our Brtdall flowersferue for aburied Coirft: 
 
 And *// things change them to the contrane, 
 
 Fri. Sir go you m ; and Madam.go with hm>. 
 
 And go fit Peru ,euery one prepare 
 Tofollow this faire Coarfe vntober grave: 
 
 The heauens do lowre vpon you.foi forre ill : 
 
 Morse them no mote,by crofting their high will. Ernest 
 Ms. Faith we may pur vp our Pipes and be gone. 
 Nut. Honeft goodfellowes : Ah put vp.put vp. 
 
 For well you know,this is a pirifuil cafe. 
 
 Ms- 1 by my troth,!he cafe may be amended. 
 
 Enter pair. 
 
 Pet. Mufittons.ob Mufitions, 
 
 Hearts eafe,hearts eafe, 
 
 O.and you will haue me liue,plsy hearts cafe, 
 
 Ms. Why hearts eale , 
 
 Pet O Mufitions, 
 
 Becaufe my heart it fclfe plaies^ny heart it full. 
 
 Ms. Not a dump we, Vis no time to play now. 
 
 Pet. You will not then ? 
 
 Ms. No. 
 
 Pet. ! will then glue it you foundiy. 
 
 Ms What will you giuc vs ? 
 
 Pet. No money on my faich.but die gleeke. 
 
 I will giue you the Minftrell. 
 
 Ms. Then, will 1 giue you the Seruing cresnbt. 
 Peter. Then will I lay the feruing Creatures Dagger 
 onyourpate.I will carie no Crochetsjle Re yoU,ile Fa 
 you,do you note me# 
 
 Mu. And you Re vs.and Pa vs,you Note vs. 
 i M. Pray you put vp your Dagger, 
 
 And put our your wit. 
 
 Then haue at you with my wit. 
 
 Peter. I will dtie-beate you with an yron wit, 
 
 And put vp my yron Dagger. 
 
 Anfwere me like men . 
 
 When griping griefrs the heart doth wou^d, ihenM'i- 
 Ikkewith her filucr found. 
 
 Why filuer found > why Mulicke with her filucr found# 
 what fay you Smten Catling t 
 
 Ms . Mary fir.becaufe nluer hath a fweet found. 
 
 Pet. Prateft ,what fay you Hugh Pr&tcke? 
 iM I fay filuer found,becaufe Mufi; ions found for fiL- 
 Pet. Prateft to,what fay you lama Uund-Fefl ? (utr 
 j.lMu. Faith I know nor what to fay. 
 
 Pet ■ O I ery you mercy.ycu are the Singer. 
 
 I will fay for you; it is Muficke with bet (uuer found, 
 
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7 + 
 
 The Tragedie ofRomeo andJuliet. 
 
 Becaufe Mufitions h 2 ue no gold for founding* 
 
 Then M uficke with her filuer found with fpeedy helpe 
 doth lend redreffe. Exit, 
 
 Mu. What apeftilentknaueisthisfamef 
 >i. a. Hang him Iacke, come week inhere, tarrie for 
 the Moutnersjand ftay dinner. Exit. 
 
 Enter Romeo. 
 
 Rom, If I may trufi the fluttering truth of fleepe. 
 
 My dreames prefage fome ioyfull newes at hand: 
 
 My bofcmes L.fics lightly in hit throne: 
 
 And all thisan day an vccuftom'd fpirir. 
 
 Lifts me aboUe the ground with cheerefull thoughts. 
 
 I dreamt my Lady came and found me dead, 
 
 (Strange dreame that giues a dead man leaue to thinke,) 
 And breath'd fuch life with kifTes in my bps, 
 
 That I teuiu'd and was an Emperour. 
 
 Ah me.how fweet is loue it felfe poffeft. 
 
 When but loues (hadowes ate fo rich in ioy. 
 
 Enter Romeo's stum. 
 
 Newes from ZJerona,\iovs now 'Baltbax.tr? 
 
 Doft thou not bring me Letters from theFrier* 
 
 How doth my Lady ? Is my Father well f 
 How doth my Lady Ialtet ? that 1 aske againe. 
 
 For nothing can be ill,if fhe be well. 
 
 Man. Then fhe is well,and nothing can be ill. 
 
 Her body fleepes in Capets Monument, 
 
 And her immortal! part with Angels liue, 
 
 1 faw her laid low in her kindreds Vault, 
 
 And prefently cooke Pofte to tell it you: 
 
 O pardon me for bringing thefeill newes. 
 
 Since you did leaue it for my office Sir. 
 
 Rom. Isiteuenfo? 
 
 Then I denie you Starres. 
 
 Thou knoweft my lodging,get me inke and paper. 
 
 And hire Poft-Horfes.I will hence tonight. 
 
 Man. I dobefeech you (ir.hauepatience: 
 
 Your lookes are pale and wild,and doimporr 
 Some mifaduenture. 
 
 Rom. Tufh.thou art deceiu'd. 
 
 Leaue mc.and do the thing I bid thee do. 
 
 Haft thou no Letters to me from the Frier ? 
 
 Man. No my good Lord. 
 
 Exit Man. 
 
 Rent. Mo matter: Get thee gene. 
 
 And hyre thofe Hotfes.lle be with thee ftraight. 
 
 Well Iuliet, 1 will lie with chee to night: 
 
 Lets fee for meanest O mifehiefe thou art fwift, 
 
 To enter in the thoughts ofdefperate men: 
 
 I do remember an Appothecarie, 
 
 And here abouts dwells.which late I noted 
 In tattred weeds,with ouerwhelmingbrowes. 
 
 Culling of Simples,meager were his lookes, 
 
 Sharpe miferie had worne him to thebones ; 
 
 And in his ncedie fhop a Tortoyrshung, 
 
 An Allegater ftuft.and other skins 
 Of ill fhap’d fifhes.and about his fhelues, 
 
 A beggerly account of empeie boxes, 
 
 Greene earthen pots,Bladders, and muftie (cedes, 
 Remnants of packthred,and old cakes ofRcfes 
 Were thinly fcattered ( to make vp a ftiew. 
 
 Noting this penury,to my felfe I faid, 
 
 An if a man did need a poyfon now, 
 
 Whofe fak ij perfent death in Mantua, 
 
 Here hues a Caiciffe wretch would fell it him. 
 
 O this fame thought did but fore-run my need. 
 
 And this fame needic man muft fell it me. 
 
 As 1 remember,this fhould be the houfe, 
 
 Being holy day,thebeggers fhop la /hut. 
 
 What he? Appothecarie ? 
 
 ln.tr Appethecarit. 
 
 App. Who call’s fo low'd ? 
 
 Rom. Come hither man, 1 fee that thou art poorr, 
 Hold,there is fortie Duckets,let me hauc 
 A dram of poyfon,fuch foone fpceding geare. 
 
 As will difpcrfe it felfe through all the veinca. 
 
 That the life-wearie-taker may fall dead, 
 
 And that the Trunk* may be difcharg’d of breath. 
 
 As violently,as baftie powder fier’d 
 Doth hurry from the fatal! Canons wombe. 
 
 jfpp. Such mcrtall drugs I haue.but Masstuat law 
 Is death to any he, that vtten them. 
 
 Rem. Art thou fobare and full ©fwrctchednefle^ 
 And fear ft to die ? Famine is in thy cheekes. 
 
 Need and opreftion ftarueth in thy eyes. 
 
 Contempt andbeggery hangs vpon thy backei 
 The world ts not thy friendlier the woildslaw: 
 
 The world affords no law to make thee rich. 
 
 Then be not poore,but breaks it.stnd take this. 
 
 App. My pouerty,but not my will coofcnt*. 
 
 Rom. 1 pray thypouerty,and notthywilL 
 
 App. Put this in any liquid thing you will 
 And drinke it off,and if you had the ftrength 
 Of twenty men.it would difpatch you ftraight. 
 
 Rem. There’s thy Gold, 
 
 Worfe poyfon to mens foulcs, 
 
 Doing mote murther in this loathfome world. 
 
 Then thefe poore compounds that thou maieft not fell* 
 I fell thee poyfon,thou haft fold me none. 
 
 Farewell,buy food.and get thy felfe in flefh. 
 
 Come Cordiall,and not poyfon,go with me 
 To lnisei t gtaue,for there muft I vfe thee. 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 Enter Frier tobn to Frier Laurence, 
 
 John. Holy Fmncifcan Frier,Brother.ho? 
 
 Enter Frier Lawrence. 
 
 Law. This fame fhould be the voice of Frier John. 
 Welcome from <JMantua,vehu fa yes Romeo ? 
 
 Or if his mind be writ.giue me his Letter. 
 
 Iehn. Going to find abare-foote Brotbef out, 
 
 One ofourordertoaffociateme. 
 
 Here in this Citic vifiting the fick. 
 
 And finding him,the Searchers of the T owne 
 Sufpe&ingthat we both were in a houfe 
 Where the infe&ious peflilence did raigne. 
 
 Seal’d vp the doores,and would not let vs forth. 
 
 So that my fpeed to Mantua there was Raid. 
 
 Law. Who bare my Letter then to Romeo} 
 
 lohn. I could not fend ic,heTe it is againe. 
 
 Nor get a meffenger to bring it thee, 
 
 So frarefull were they of infe£fion. 
 
 Law. Vnhappie Fortune: by my Brotherhood 
 The Letter was not nice,but full ofeharge, 
 
 Of deare import,and the negle&ing it 
 May do much danger: Frier lohn go hence, 
 
 Get me an Iron Crow,and bring it ftraight 
 Vntomy Cell. 
 
 John. Brother He go and bring it thee. Exit. 
 
 Law. Now muft i ro the Monument alone. 
 
 Within this three houres willfsirc Iuliet wake, 
 
 Shcc will befhrew me much chat Romeo 
 Hath had no notice of tbefe accidents: 
 
 But I will write againe to Mantua, 
 
 And 
 
i WsVUfc Art 1 Wilful*. loit. ■' „ > / . • <••****■ #*»**•■ 
 
 Tbe 'Tragcdie of Borneo and Juliet, 
 
 And kccpc bet at my Cell till pomeo come, 
 
 Poore luring Coarfe,dos'd in a dead mans Torobe, 
 
 Enter Porn and bis P»ge- 
 
 Per. Giue me thy Torch Boy .hence and ft. and aloft, 
 Yet pot it out/or I would not be feene ; 
 
 Vndcr yond voungTrecs lay thee all along. 
 
 Holding thy eare dofe to the hollow ground, 
 SoftuUnofoot vpon theChurchyard tread, 
 
 Being loofe.vnbrme with digging vp ofGtaues, 
 
 But thou {halt heareit.-whiflle then tome. 
 
 As fignail chauhoa hsarcft feme thing approach, 
 
 Giue me thofeflowers. Do as I bid thee,go. 
 
 Page. I am almoft afraid to ftsnd alone 
 Here in the Churchyard,yet 1 will aduenture. 
 
 PaSvteei Flower with flowers thy Bndall bed Iftrew 
 O woe.thy Canopie is duff and ftoncs. 
 
 Which with fweet water nightly 1 will dewe, 
 
 0.< wanting that,with teares deflil’d by monesj 
 The obfequies that 1 for thee will keepe, 
 
 Nightly (ball be,to ftrew thy grape, and weepc, 
 
 tpbiftle Bay. 
 
 The Boy giues warning,fomething doth approach. 
 What coded foot wanders this wayes to night, 
 Tocrofiemy obfequies,and trueloues right f 
 What with a Torch? MufBemenighta while 
 
 Enter Romeo/md Peter. 
 
 Rom Giue me that Martocke,& the wrenching Iron, 
 Hold take this Letcer.early in the morning 
 See thou deliuer it to my Lord and Father, 
 
 Giue me the light; vpon thy life I charge thee. 
 
 What ere thou hear'ft or fee!l,ftand all aloofe, 
 
 And do not interrupt me in my courfe. 
 
 Why 1 defeend into this bed of death, 
 
 1 s partly to behold my Ladies face: 
 
 But chiefly to take thence from her dead finger, 
 
 A precious Ring: a Ring that I mufi vfe. 
 
 In deare employment therefore hence be gone; 
 
 But if thou iealoos doft retume to prie 
 In what I further fhall intend to do. 
 
 By heauen I will reare thee ioynt by ioynr, 
 
 And ftrew this hungry Churchyard with thy limbs s 
 The time,and my intents are fausge wilde: 
 
 More fierce and more inexorable farre, 
 
 Then emptie Tygers,or the roaring Sea- 
 
 Pet. I will be gone fir.and not troubl e you 
 
 R». So fhalt thou fhew me friendfhip :take thou that, 
 Liue and be profperous,and farewell good fellow. 
 
 Pet. For all this fame.Ile hide me here about. 
 
 His looker I fcare.and his intents I doubt. 
 
 Rom. Thou deteftablemawe.thoe wombe of death. 
 Gorg’d with the deareft morfcll of thceanh : 
 
 Thus I enforce thy rotten Iawes to open, 
 
 And in defpight,lle cram thee with more food. 
 
 Per. This is that banifnt haoghtie Mountagtte, 
 
 That mordted my Loues Cozin; with which griefe. 
 
 It is fuppofed thefaire Creature died. 
 
 And here is come to do fome villanous lhame 
 To the dead bodies : I will apprehend him. 
 
 Step thy vnhallowed toyle,vile Mount so ns ; 
 
 Can vengeance be purfued further then death? 
 Condemned valhineil do apprehend thee. 
 
 Obey and gowithme.for thoumtlfl die, 
 
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 Rom. [ rauft indeed,and tncrforc came I hither: 
 
 Good gentle youth,tempt not a defperste man, 
 
 Flic hence and leaue mc.thinkc vpon ihofe gone. 
 
 Let them affright thee, 1 bcieech thee Youth, 
 
 Put not an other fin vpon my Head, 
 
 By vrging me to furie. O be gone. 
 
 By heaueo I loue thee better then my felfe. 
 
 For I ccmc hither arm'd againft my felfe: 
 
 Stay not.be gone,Iiuc,and hereafter fay, 
 
 A mad mans mercy bid thee run away. 
 
 Pot. I do defiethy comrnifferation. 
 
 And apprehend thee for a Fellon here. 
 
 Re. Wiltthou prouokeme i ThenhaueattbeeBoy. 
 Pet. O Lord they fight,I will go call the Watch. 
 
 Pa. O I am flaine.if thon be mercjfull, 
 
 Open the Tombe,fay me with lulut. 
 
 Rem. In faith I will,let me perufe this face; 
 
 Merest ms kinfman,Noble Countic Parts, 
 
 What faid my man, when my betofled foulo 
 Did not attend him as we rode ? I thinke 
 He told me Paris fhould haue married lulitt. 
 
 Said he not fo ? Or did I dreame it fo ? 
 
 Or am I mad,hearing him talke of Iuitei, 
 
 To thinke it was fo ?0 giue me thy hand, 
 
 One,writ with me in Co wre misfortunes booke. 
 
 He burie thee in a triumphant graue. 
 
 A Graue;Ono,a Lanihorne; flaughtred Youth; 
 
 For here lies /n/erf,and her beautie makes 
 This Vault a feafting prefence full of light. 
 
 Death lie thou there.by a dead man inter'd. 
 
 How oft when men ate at the point of death, 
 
 Haue they beene merne? Which their Keepers call 
 A lightning before death ? Oh how may 1 
 Call this a lightning ? O my Loue.my Wife, 
 
 Death that hath fuckt the honey of ihry breath. 
 
 Hath had no power yet vpon thy Beautie 
 Thou are not conquer’d . Beauties enfigneyes 
 Is Crymfon in thy lips,and in thy chcekes, 
 AndDeathspale flagis not aduanced there. 
 
 Tyta/f.ly'ft thou there in thy bloudy fheet ? 
 
 O what more fauour can 1 do to thee. 
 
 Then with that hand that cut thy youth in ewaine. 
 
 To funder his that was thy encmie ? 
 
 Forgiue roe Cozen. Ah dear eJultet: 
 
 Why srt tbou yet (o faire ? I will beleeoe. 
 
 Shall I beleeue.that vnfubftancial! death is amorous ? 
 And that the leane abhoned Monffer keepes 
 Thee here in darke to be his Paramour? 
 
 For feare ofthac,! frill will ftay with thee. 
 
 And neuer from thisPallace ofdym nighr 
 Depart agsine:come lie thou in my arrocs, 
 
 Heere's to thy bealth.whereere thou turobiert io. 
 
 O true Appothecarie! 
 
 7 hy drugs are quick*. Thus with a kifle I di*- 
 Depaixagaine; here,here will I remaine. 
 
 With Wormes that are thy Chambermaides; Ohere 
 Will I fet vp my eaerlafting reft ; 
 
 And fhake theyokeof inaufpicious flarres 
 From this world- wearied flefh : Eyes looke yoar lift » 
 Armes cakeyour laft embrace; And lips.Oyou 
 The doores of bteath.feale with a righteous kifie 
 AdatelefTe bargaine to ingrofTmg death: 
 
 Come bitter condu£>,coroe vnfauouty guide. 
 
 Thou defperate Pilot,now at once run on 
 The dafhing Rocks,thy Sea-ficke wearie Barke: 
 Heere'rto my Loue- Otrue Appothecary 
 £g> 
 
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7 6 The Tragedie of%meo and Juliet . 
 
 Thy drugs are quicke. Thus with a kifle I die. 
 
 Enter Frier with Laxtbamc,Crew,and Spade. 
 
 Fri. Sc. Francis be my fpeed.how oft to night 
 
 Haue my old feet ftumbled at graues? Who's there? 
 
 Irian. Here's one,a Friend,& one thar knowes you well. 
 Fri. Bhffebc vponyou. Tell me good my Friend 
 What Torch is yond that vainely lends his light 
 
 To grubs,ahd eyelefle Scullci ? As 1 difeerne, 
 
 1 1 burncth in the Cupels Monument. 
 
 Man. It doth fo holy fir. 
 
 And there’s my Matter,one that you loue. 
 
 Fn. Who is it? 
 
 Man. Romeo. 
 
 Fn. How long hath be bin there? 
 cMan. Full halfe an houre. 
 
 Fri. Go with me to the Vault. 
 
 A/an. I dare not Sir; 
 
 My Matter knowes not but I am gone hence, 
 
 And fearefully did menace me with death. 
 
 If I did ttay to looke on his entents. 
 
 Fn. Stay,then ]le go alone,feares comes vponme, 
 
 0 much I feare fome ill vnluckie thing. 
 
 Mm. As I did fleepevndct this young tree here, 
 
 I dreamt my maiftcr and another fought. 
 
 And that nny Maitter flew him. 
 
 Fri. Romeo. 
 
 Alacke.alacke.whac blood is this which flames 
 
 The ftony encrance of this Sepulcher? 
 
 What mcanethefe Mafterle(fe,and goarie Swords 
 
 To 1 ie difcolour’d by this place of peace ? 
 
 Romeo,oh pale : whodfe?what Paris too? 
 
 And tteept in blood i Ah what an vn knd houre 
 
 Is guiltie of this lamentable chance ? 
 
 The Ladyftirs. 
 
 lul. O comfortable Frier, where's my Lord? 
 
 I do remember well where I fliould be: 
 
 And thete 1 am,where is my Romeo i 
 
 fri. I heare fome noyfc Lady,come from that nett 
 
 Of death,contagion,and vnnarurall fleepe, 
 
 A greater power then we can contradift 
 
 Hath thwarted our entents,come,tome away, 
 
 Thy husband in thy bofomc there lies dead ; 
 
 And Paris too:comc He difpofe of thee. 
 
 Among a Sitterhood of holy Nunnes: 
 
 Stay not to queftion/orthe watch iscomming. 
 
 Come,go good Juliet ,1 dare no longer tt ay. Exit. 
 
 lul. Go get thee hence,for 1 will notuaway. 
 
 What's here ? A cup clos'd in my true lo:cs hand? 
 PoyfonI fee hath binhistimeleflcend 
 
 O churle,drinke aIJ?and left no friendly drop, 
 
 Tohelpeme after,! will kifle rhy lips, 
 
 Happlie fome po yfon yet doth hang on them. 
 
 To make me die wth a rcftoratiuc. 
 
 Thy lips are warme. 
 
 Enter B oy and Watch. 
 
 ^r\atch. Lead Boy,which way i 
 lul. Yea noife? 
 
 Then ile be brief®. O happy Dagger. 
 
 ’Tis in thy (heath,there nift and let me die Kils herfelfe. 
 
 'Boy. This is the place, 
 
 Thcrewhere theTorch doth burne 
 y'atcb. The ground ii bloody, 
 
 Search about thcChurchyard. 
 
 Go Ionic of you,who ere you find attach. 
 
 Pittifull fight.herc lips the Countie flaine, 
 
 A nd lulint bleedingjwaro* and newly dead 
 
 Who here bath laine thefe t wo dayes buried. 
 
 Go tell the prince,runne to the Capuletj, 
 
 Raife vp the Ttlrunt agues, fome others fcarch. 
 
 We fee the ground whereon thefe woes do lye. 
 
 But the true ground ofai! thefe piteous woes, 
 
 We cannot without circumfiancc defery. 
 
 Enter Romeo \sman. 
 
 Watch. Here’s Romeo'r man, 
 
 We found him in the Churchyard. 
 
 Con. Hold him infafety, tillthcPrlnct come hither. 
 Enter Frierasn d another Watchman. 
 
 ^.Wat. Here is a Frier that trembks,fighes,and weepc s 
 We tcoke this Matcockc and this Spade from him. 
 
 As he was comming from this Church-yard fide. 
 
 Con. A great fufpition,ftay the Frier too. 
 
 Enter the Prince, 
 
 Trin, What mjfaduenture is fo earely vp, 
 
 That calls our perfon from our mornings reft ? 
 
 Sr.ter Capulct and his Wife . 
 
 Cap. What fhould it be that they fo fhrikeabroad ? 
 Wife, O the people ir, the ftreete crie Romeo. 
 
 Some lul,et, and fome Paris ,and all runne 
 
 With open outcry toward out Monument. 
 
 Pri. What feare is this which ftsrties inyoutearcs? 
 Wat. Soiieraignc,here lies the Couiuie /Ww flaine. 
 And Romeo deadend Itt'net dead before, 
 
 Warme and new kil'd. 
 
 Prin. Search, 
 
 Seekc.and know how,this foule murder comes. 
 
 Wat. Here is a Fr;er,and Slaughter’d Remeos man, 
 With Inflromcnts vpon them fit to open 
 
 Thefe dead mens Tombes. 
 
 Gy. O heauen I 
 
 O wife looke how our Daughter bleedes! 
 
 This Dagger hath mi(hiQe,forloehishoufe 
 
 Is empty on the backe Mount ague t 
 
 And is mifheathcd in my Daughters bofome. 
 
 Wife. Ome.this figlu of death,is as a Eell 
 
 That warnes my old age to a Sepulcher. 
 
 Enter Alountague. 
 
 Pn. Come Mountague fot thou art early Vp 
 
 To feethy Sonne and Heire,now early dowoe. 
 
 Moun. Alas my liege,my wife is dead tonight, 
 
 Griefe of my Sonnes exile hath rtopc her breath: 
 
 What further woe confpires againft my age ? 
 
 Prin, Looketand thou (halt fee. 
 
 Moun. O thou vntaught,what manners in is this, 
 
 To prefle before thy Father to a graue ? 
 
 Pnn. Seale vp the mouth of outra ge for a while, 
 
 TUI we candeare thefe ambiguities. 
 
 And know their fpring,their head,their true defeent, 
 
 And then will I be generall of your woes, 
 
 And lead you euentodeath?meanetimeforbcaie. 
 
 And let rmfchance be flaue to patience, 
 
 Bring forth the parties of fufpition. 
 
 Fri. I am the greateft,able to doe leaft. 
 
 Yet mod fufpedledastheiime and place 
 
 Doth make againft me of this dircfull mtirther: 
 
 And hcere 1 (land both to impeach and purge 
 
 My (dfe condemned,snd my felfe excus'd, 
 
 Prm. Then fay at once, tvhati thou.doft know in this ? 
 Fn. I will be briefe/or my (hort date ofbreath 
 
 Is not fo long as is a tedious tale. 
 
 Romeo there dead,was husband to that Juliet, 
 
 And (he there dead,that's Ramtct faithfull wifes 
 
 I 
 
Tke < Tragedie of*R 
 
 otneo and Juliet. y y 
 
 I married them; and their ftolne marriage day 
 
 Was Tybalt! Doomefday : whofe vntimeiy death 
 
 Banilh d the new-made Bridegroomc from this Citic : 
 For whom (and not for Tybalt) lultet pinde. 
 
 You, to rcmouc that fiegeof Grcefe from her. 
 
 Betroth’d,and would haue married her perforce 
 ToCountie Paris Then comes fhe to me, 
 
 And (with wilde lookei) bid me deuife fome meancs 
 
 To rid her from thu fecond Marriage, 
 
 Or in my Cell there would (lie kill her felfe 
 
 Then gatte I her (fo Tutor’d by my Arl) 
 
 A fleeping Potion, which fo tooke effect 
 
 As I intended, for it wrought on her 
 
 The forme of death. Meanc time, I writ to Borneo, 
 
 That be fhould hither come, ss this dyre night. 
 
 To helpc to take her from her borrowed graue, 
 
 Being the time thcPotions force Ihoold ceafe. 
 
 But he which bore my Letter, Frier lobn. 
 
 Was flay'd by accident; and yefternight 
 
 Return’d my Letter backe. Then ail alone. 
 
 At the prefixed hourc of her waking. 
 
 Came 1 to take her from her Kindreds vault. 
 
 Meaning to keepe her clofoly at my Cell, 
 
 Till 1 conuemently could fend t o Romeo. 
 
 But when I came (fome Minute ere the time 
 
 Of her awaking) heete vntimeiy lay 
 
 The Noble Paris, and true Romeo Ac ad. 
 
 Sbce wakes, and 1 intreated her come foorth, 
 
 And beate this worke of Heaucn, with patience: 
 
 But then,anoyfe did fcarre me from the Tombe, 
 
 And fhe (too defperate) would not go with me’ 
 
 But (as it feemes) did violence on her felfe. 
 
 All this 1 know,and to the Marriage her Nurfe is priuy: 
 And if ought m this mifrarried by my fault. 
 
 Let my old life be facnftc’d,fome hours before the time, 
 Vnto the rigour of Icuercft Law. 
 
 Pros. We ftill haue knowne thee for a Holy man. 
 Where’s "Borneo's man ? What can he fay to this ? 
 
 'Bay. I brought my Matter newes of luliett death. 
 
 And then in pofte he came from Ptfjnrua 
 
 To tins fame pi ace, ro this fame Monument. 
 
 This Letter he early bid me giue his Father 
 
 And threatned me with death, going in the Vault 
 
 If 1 departed not,and lefi him there 
 
 Prtn. Gtucme the Letter, 1 will look on it 
 
 Where is the Counties Page that rais’d the Watch? 
 
 Sirra, what made your Matter in this place > 
 
 Page.Hccamc w.thflowres to ftrew his Ladles urauc 
 And bid me (land aloofe, and fo 1 did : & * 
 
 Anon comes one with light to ope the Tombe, 
 
 And by and by my Maitter drew on him. 
 
 And then I ran away to call the Warch. 
 
 Prin. This Lcttct doth make good ihc Friers words 
 Their courfe of Louc, the tydmgs of her death • 
 
 And heere he writes, that he did buy a poyf on 
 
 Ofa poorc Pothecarie, and therewithal! 
 
 Came to this Vault to dye, and lye with lultet. 
 
 Where be thefe Fnemies ? Capulct, Mourn ague. 
 
 See what a feourge is laide vpon your hate. 
 
 That Hcauen finds meanes to kill your ioyes with Louc • 
 And I, for winking at yourdifeord* too, 
 
 Haue loll a brace of Kinfmen . All arc piln.fh’d. 
 
 Cap. O Brother Mount ague , giucnic thy h a nd 
 
 1 his is my Daughters ioynture, for no mote 
 
 Can 1 demand. 
 
 Moan But I can giue thee more 
 
 For 1 will raife her Statue in pure Gold, 
 
 That whiles Verona by that name is knowne. 
 
 There fhall no figure at that Rate be fee. 
 
 As that ofTrue and Faithfull luhtt 
 
 Cop As rich fhall Romeo by his Lady ly, 
 
 Poore facnfices of our enmity. 
 
 Prin. A glooming peace this morning with it brings. 
 The Sunnc for forrow will not (hew his head j 
 
 Go hence, to haue more talke of thefe fad things. 
 
 Some (hall be pardon d, and fome punilhed 
 
 For neuer was a Stone ofmore Wo, 
 
 Then this of luhet, and her Romeo. Exeunt omme 
 
 °g 
 
 
 FINIS. 
 
8o 
 
 THE LIFE OF TYMON 
 
 O F AT HENS. 
 
 ey fBus Trim us. Scama Trima . 
 
 SnttrPaet ,Pamter, 1eweHer , Merchant,and Mercer, 
 at ftaeraScUcres. 
 
 Poet. 
 
 Ood day Sir. 
 
 Pain. I am ^lad y‘are well. 
 poet. 1 haue not feene you long, how goes 
 the World ? 
 
 It wesres fir, as it growes. 
 
 I that's well knowne : 
 
 But what particular Kariry ? What Orange, 
 
 Which manifold record not matches: fee 
 Magicke ofBounty, all thefefpirits thy power 
 Hath coniur'd to attend. 
 
 1 know the Merchant. 
 
 pain. I know them both: th’others a Jeweller- 
 
 (JN'rr. O tis a worthy Lord. 
 
 lev. Kay that's mod fixt. 
 
 Mer. A rood incomparable man, breath'd as it were, 
 To an vntyreable and tontinuaie goodnefle ;• 
 
 Hepaffes. 
 
 lev;. I haue a 1 ewell heere. 
 
 Mer. O pray let’s fee’t. For the Lord Ti*»tw,fir ? 
 
 Jewel. If he willcouchtheeflimate. But for that— 
 
 Poet. When we for recompence haue prais'd the vild, 
 ] t Baines the elory in that happy Verfe. 
 
 Which aptly fings the good. 
 
 (J/'er. 'Tis a good forme. 
 
 Jewel. And rich : heere is a Water iooke ye. 
 
 Tam. You are rapt fir, in Tome worke> fomeDedicg- 
 tion to the great Lord- 
 
 Poet. Athing flip; idlely from me. 
 
 Our Poefic is as a Govrne, which vfes 
 From whence 'tisnourifht: the fire i’thTlint 
 Shewts nor, till it be ftrooke: our gentle flame 
 Prouokes it felfe, and like the currant 8yes 
 each bound it chafes. What haue you there? 
 
 Ptvt. A Pufture fir: when comes yourBooke forth ? 
 Poet. Vpon the heeles ofmy ptefenttnent fir. 
 
 Let’s fee four peece. 
 
 Pant. Tts a good Peece. 
 
 'Poet. So tis, this comes off wdl^nd exc^Ueni. 
 
 P»m Indifferent. 
 
 Pt;t. Admirable; How this grace 
 SpC’kts V.i* owne Banding: what a mentall power 
 This eyefitootes forth? How bigee imagination 
 Moyes m this Lip, to th’dumbnefle of the geftur*, 
 
 One might interpret. 
 
 Pam. It is a pretty mocking of the fife: 
 
 Hecic is a touch : 1s t good? 
 
 Poet. ] will fay ofic. 
 
 It Tutors Nature, Artificial! firife 
 Liues tn thefc toutches, liuclier then life. 
 
 £>ner cer tat at Serna on. 
 
 Fain. How thisLcrrd is followed. 
 
 Poet. Jhe Senators of Athens, happy men. 
 
 Pam. Looke moe. 
 
 Pa.You fee this conflm.ice.this great flood of vjfitors 
 1 haue in this rough wo tke, fit ap’d out j man 
 Whom tins beneath world doth embrace and hugge 
 With.ampleA entertainment . My fiee drift 
 Halts not particularly, but moues it felfe 
 In a wide Sea ol wax, no Ifuell'd malice 
 Infetfis one comma in the courfc 1 hold. 
 
 But flics an£aglc flight, bold, and forth on, 
 
 Leauing no Tra?T behind?. 
 
 Pam. How fhsll 1 vnderfland you ? 
 
 Poet. I will vnboult to you. 
 
 You fee how all Conditions, how all Mindes, 
 
 As well of glib and flipp'ry Creatures, as 
 OfGraue and aufiere qualitie, tender downe 
 Their fcruices to Lord Timm : his UrgePoitune, 
 
 Vpon his good and grtcious Nature hangiog. 
 
 Subdues and properties to his loue and tendance 
 All forts of hearts; yea,from the glafTe-fac'dFUtterer 
 To siptmtmtm, that few things loues better 
 Then to abhorre bimfelfe; euen hec drops downe 
 The knee before him, and rstumes in peace 
 Moft rich in T'tnont nod. 
 
 Pam. I faw them fpeakc together. 
 
 Poet. Sir,I haue vpon a high and pleafant bill 
 Feign'dFortune to be thron d. 
 
 TheBafeo'th’Mount 
 
 Is rank'd with all deferts, ail kind? of Natures 
 That labour on the bofome of this Sphere, 
 
 To propagate their Bates; among’!* them all, 
 
 V/hofe eyes are on this Sotseraigne Lady fixt, 
 
 One do J perfonate of Lord 77 **** ! trame, 
 
 Whom Fortune with her luory hand wafts to her. 
 Whole prefent gift*, to prefent flaues and feruants 
 Tranfiates his Riuals. 
 
 Pam ’Tis conceyu’d,£0fcope 
 This Throne, dm For tone .and this Hill me thinkes 
 
 ’ With 
 
T *imcn of <iAthem. 81 
 
 With one man beckcn'd from the reft below, 
 
 Bowing his head agamft the fteepy Mount 
 
 To dimbe his happmefte.wouid be well expreft 
 
 In our Condition. 
 
 Poet. Nay Sir, but heare me on : 
 
 All thofe which were his Fellowes but oflace. 
 
 Some better then his valew ; onthe moment 
 
 Follow his ftrides, his Lobbies fill with tendance, 
 
 Raine Sacrificial! whirperings iohis eare. 
 
 Make Sacred euen his ftyrrop, and through bim 
 
 Drinke the free Ayte. 
 
 Pam. I marry, what of thefe ? 
 
 Peer. WbcnFottuoe in her fhtfx and change of mood 
 Spumes downe her late beloued;.all his Dependants 
 Which labour'd alter him to theMoumaines top, 
 
 Euen on their knees 3tid hand, let him fit downc, 
 
 Not one accompanying his declining foot. 
 
 Pam . T'S common: 
 
 A thoufand moral!Paantings I can (hew. 
 
 That fhall demonftntc thefe quicke blowes ofFortunes, 
 More pregnantly then words. Yet you do well, 
 
 To (hew Lord 7ir*»»i»,that rocane eyeshaue feene 
 
 The foot aboue the head. 
 
 Trumpet 1 found. 
 
 Enter Lord Tatton, addreffingbrnfelfe cvrteeuflj 
 totuerj Sitter, 
 
 Thu. Imprifon’d is he, fay you ? 
 
 C*fef. Imy good Lord, fiue Talents is his debt, 
 
 His meanee mott fhott, his Creditors mod ftraitc: 
 
 Your Honourable Letter he deftres 
 
 To thofe haue (but him vp, which failing, 
 
 Periods his comfort. 
 
 Tint. Noble Twiiid/ar well: 
 
 1 am not of that Feather, to (hake off 
 
 My Friend when he muft neede me. ! do know him 
 
 A Gentleman,that well deferues a helpe. 
 
 Which he (hall haue. lie pay the debt, and free him. 
 
 Mef. Your Lotdfhip euet bindes him. 
 
 Tim. Commend me to him,! will fend his ranfome. 
 And being enfranchised bid him come to me; 
 
 'Tis not enough to helpe theFeeblc vp, 
 
 But tofupporthim after. Fareyou well. 
 
 Efitf. All happinefle to your Honor. Exit, 
 
 Enter en old Athenian. 
 
 01 dm. Lord7’nwo»»,hearemcfpeake. 
 
 Tim. Freely good Father. 
 
 Oldm. Thouliaft a Setuant nam’d Lucihta. 
 
 Tim. I haue fo : What ofhim ? 
 
 Oldm. Moft Noble Timon , call the man before thee. 
 Tint. Attends he heerc, or no? LuciP.uu. 
 l.ue Heere at yourLordfhips fetuice. 
 
 O'dm. This Fellow heere.L. T'tmon, this tby Creature, 
 By night frequents my houfe. I am a man 
 
 That from my firft haue beene inclin'd to thrift. 
 
 And my eftatc deferues an Heyre mote rais’d, 
 
 Then one which holds a Trencher. 
 
 Tint, Well : what further? 
 
 Old. One ouely Daughter haue I, no Ktatlfe, 
 
 On whom J may conferte what I haue got: 
 
 TheMaidis faire,a’ih’youngeft for a Bride, 
 
 And 1 haue bred her at my deeteftcoft 
 
 In Qualities ofthebeft. This man of thine 
 
 Attempts her loue: I prythee (Noble Lord) 
 
 Ioyne with me to forbid himherrefott, 
 
 My felfe haue fpokc in vaine. 
 
 Thu. The man is honeft. 
 
 Oldm, Therefore he will be Timon, 
 
 His honefty rewatds him in it felfe. 
 
 It muft not beare my Daughter. 
 
 Tim. Does (he loue him 5 
 
 Oldm. She is yong and apt : 
 
 Our owneprecedent partions do inftrudl vs 
 
 What leuicics in youth. 
 
 Tint. Loue you the Maid? 
 
 Luc. I my good Lord,and (he accept* of it. 
 
 Oldm■ If in her Marriage my confem be milling, 
 
 I cal! the Gods to witnefie, I will choofe 
 
 Mine heyre from forth theBeggers of the world. 
 
 And difpoffefleher all. 
 
 Tmt. How (hall (he be endowed. 
 
 If fh« be mated with an eqoall Husband ? 
 
 Oldm. Three Talents on theprefent ; in future, all. 
 
 Tim. This Gentleman of mine 
 
 Hath feru’d me long : 
 
 To build hisForume.I will ftrainealictle. 
 
 For tis a Bond in men. Giue him thy Daughter, 
 
 What you bellow, in him lie counterpoize, 
 
 And make him weigh with her. 
 
 Oldm. MoftNoble Lord, 
 
 Pawne me to this yout Honour, (he is hi*. 
 
 Tim My hand to thee. 
 
 Mine Honour on my promife. 
 
 Luc. Humbly I thankeyour Lordfhtp, ncuer Way 
 
 That date orFottune fall into my keeping, 
 
 Which is not owed to you. Exit 
 
 Peer. Vouchfafe myLabour, 
 
 And longiiue your Lotdfhip. 
 
 T t m. I thanke you.you (hall heare from me anon : 
 
 Co not away. Wliat haue you there, myFnend ? 
 
 Fern. A peece ofPainting,which 1 dobefeech 
 YourLordfhip to accept. 
 
 Tint. Painting is welcome. 
 
 The Painting is almoft theNaturall man : 
 
 For fmee Dilnonot Trafficker with mans Nature, 
 
 He is but out-fidc : Thefe Penfil'd Figutes ste 
 
 Euen fuch as they giue out. I (ike your watke. 
 
 And you (hall finde I like it ; Waite attendance 
 
 Till you hearc further from me. 
 
 Pain. The Gods preferue ye. 
 
 Tim. Well fare you Gentleman : giue meyourhaod. 
 We muft needs dine together: fir yout Iewell 
 
 Hath differed vnder praifr. 
 
 lewd. Whatmy Lord, difpraife? 
 
 Tim. A metre facicty of Commendations, 
 
 If! (houldpay youfor't as 'tu extold. 
 
 It would vndew rce quite. 
 
 Jewel. My Lord,’tis rated 
 
 As thofe which fell would giue :buc you well know. 
 Things of like valew differingin the Owners, 
 
 Are prized by their Mafters. Beiccu’t deere Lord, 
 
 You mend thelawell by the wearing it. 
 
 Tim. Well mock’d. Enter Atermantui. 
 
 Mer. No my good Lord.he fpeakes y common toong 
 Which all men fpeake with him. 
 
 T tm. Looke who comes hetrte,will you be chid? 
 
 Jewel. Wee'l beare with yout Lordfhtp, 
 
 Mtr. Heel fpste none. 
 
 Tim. Good morrow to thee, 
 
 Gentle Apermantue. 
 
 1 gR l 
 
2z 
 
 Ape. Till I be gentle,flay thou for thy good morrow. 
 
 When thou art Timms dogge, and thefeXcaoes honetL 
 Tun. Why deft thou call them Knaoes, thou kDOvv’ff 
 them not. 
 
 Ape. A x e they not Athenians ? 
 
 Tim. Yes. 
 
 yips- Then I repent not. 
 lew. Ycuknowme, Apet&antfss) 
 
 Ape. T'nouknow'fi 5 do, 1 call’d thee oy thy name. 
 
 7Vm. Thou art piouc’y?p«w^»<KJ? 
 
 Ape. Of nothing fo tnuch.as that I am not like Timas 
 Tim- Whether an going ? 
 
 Apt. To kncckeout anhoneft Athenians braines. 
 T,m. That's a deed thou’t dye for. 
 tApe, Right,if doing nothing be death by th’Lsw. 
 Tim. How lik'ft thou this pifture Aftmamses i 
 Ape. The beft/or the innocence. 
 
 Tim. Wrought he not well that painted it, 
 
 Ape. He wrought better that made the Painter, and 
 yet he's but a filthy pcccc of woike. 
 
 Baits. Y’areaDoggs. 
 
 Ap:. Thy Meihersoftny generation; what’s the,If 1 
 bs a Dogge? 
 
 Tim. Wiit dine with me Apemantue ? 
 
 Ape. No: I cate not Lords* 
 
 Tim. And thou (hould’ft,thoud’ft anger Ladies. 
 
 Ape. O they cate Lords} 
 
 So they corns by great bellies. 
 
 Tim. That's a lafeiuious apprehenfion. 
 
 Ape. So, thou apprehend’!! it, 
 
 Take ir for thy labour. 
 
 Tim. How doft thou like thislewell, Apemantm} 
 Ape. Not fo well as plain-dealing,which wil not caft 
 a man a Doit* 
 
 Tim. What doft thou thinke *ti$ worth? 
 
 Ape. Not worth my thinking. 
 
 How now Poet ? 
 
 Poet. How r.ow Philofopher ? 
 
 Ape. Thoblyeft. 
 
 Paste Art not one? 
 
 Ape. Yes. 
 
 Poet. Then I lye nor. 
 
 Ape. An not a Poet? 
 
 Post. Yes. 
 
 Ape. Then thou lyeft: 
 
 Lcoke in thy I aft worke, where thou haft fegin’d him 2 
 Worthy Fellow. 
 
 Tset. That’s not feign’d, he is fo. 
 
 Ape. Yes he is worthy ofthee^nd to pay thee for thy 
 labour. He that loues to be flattered,is worthy o’ch flat¬ 
 terer. Heauent.thatl were a Lord, 
 
 Tim. What wouldft do then /ipemantissf 
 Ape. E'neas Apensuntsu does now,.hate a Lord with 
 my heart. 
 
 Tim. What thy feifei* 
 
 Ape. I. 
 
 Tim. Wherefore? 
 
 Ape. That I had no angry wit to be a Lord. 
 
 Art not thou a Merchant ^ 
 
 Mir. 1 Aprmantuf. 
 
 Ape. Traffick confound thee.ifthe Gods will not. 
 Mer. lfTraffickedoit, the Gods do it. 
 
 Ape. Traffickes thy God,& thy God confound thee. 
 
 Trumpet founds. Enter <s JHejf eager. 
 
 Tim. What Trumpets that t 
 
 Mef. Tis AUibusdts ,and fome twenty Horfe 
 
 All of Compantonflii^. 
 
 _ Ttm. Pray entertalnethem.ghie them guide to vs. 
 
 Youmufl reeds dine with me : go not you hence 
 Til! I haue thankC you: when dinners done 
 Shew me this peece, I am ioyfull of your fights. 
 
 Enter AUi&iades wish the reft, 
 
 Moft welcome Sir. 
 
 Ape. So,fo • their Aches contract, and fterue your 
 fupple ioynts: that there fhould bee fmall loue amongeft 
 thefe fweet Kr.aues, and all this Curtefie. The ftraine at 
 mans bred out into Baboon and Monkey. 
 
 Ak. Sir,you haue fau'd my longine,tnd I feed 
 Mcfthungerly on your fight. 
 
 Tim. Right welcome Sir: 
 
 Ere we depatt, weel flute a bounteous time 
 In different pleafures. 
 
 Pray you let vs in. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter tuv Lorit. 
 
 i. Lord What time a day is*t Apemuxtut } 
 
 Ape. Time to be heneft. 
 i That time femes ftill. 
 
 Ape. The mofl accutfed thou that ftill omitft it. 
 x Thou art going to Lord Timms Feaft. 
 
 Ape. I, so fee meats fill Kr.aues,and Wine heat fcoles. 
 a Fartheewell, fartnee well.. 
 
 Ape. Thou.art a Foole to bid me farewell twice, 
 a Why A peasant us ? 
 
 Ape. Should’fl haue kepc one to thy felfe, for I mesne 
 togiuetheenonei 
 
 1 Hang thy felfe. 
 
 Ape. No 1 will do nothing at thy bidding: 
 
 Make thy requefts to thy Friend. 
 
 2 A.vvay vr.peaceable Dogge, 
 
 Or lie fpume thee hence. 
 
 xApe. I willflyc like a dogge, theheeles aWAffe. 
 i Hee’s eppofite to humanity. 
 
 Comes fhai! wein^ 
 
 And tafte Lord7«wcwr bountie: he out-goes 
 The verie heart ofkindnefle. 
 
 i Hepowrcs it out: Vituses the God of Gold 
 Is but hi3 Steward: no meede but he repayes 
 Sene n-foid3boue it felfe: Noguifc tohitn. 
 
 But breeds the giuer a retume: .exceeding 
 Ail vfe of quittance. 
 
 i TheNobleftmindehecarrieSj 
 Thateuer gouern’d man. 
 
 i Long may he lice in Fortunes. Shall we fo ? 
 lie keepe you Company. Exeunt. 
 
 flobejes Playing lewd Muftclte. 
 
 A great Banquet fone'd us: uni then , Enter Lord Timers, the 
 States, tie Athenian Lords, Vzrttigiut xchick Timon re¬ 
 deem'd from prifen. Then comes dropping after all Ape. 
 mantus difcontentedlj like h'anfetfe. 
 
 Ventig. Moft honoured Timon, 
 
 It hath pleas’d the Gods to remember my Father* age 2 
 And call him to long peace: 
 
 H e is gone happy, and has left mericb i 
 Then, as in gTatcful! Vertue I am bound 
 To your free heart, I do returns thofe Talents 
 Doubled with thankes and feruice, from whoft helpe 
 I deriu’d libertie. 
 
 Tm. Obynomeanes, 
 
 Honeft VemigUu s You miftake my loue, 
 
 Timon cfAthens- 
 
 
 
Timm of zsf c bens . 8r 
 
 I ganc it freely euer, and ther’s none 
 
 Car. truely fay he giues, if he receiues: 
 
 If out betters play at that game,we mu ft not dare 
 
 To imicate them: faults chat are rich are fatre. 
 
 Voa. ANoblefpirit. 
 
 TWJ'lay my Lord$,Cercmony was but deuis’d at firft 
 To fct a glofle on faint deeds,hol!ow welcomes, 
 
 Recanting goodneffc.forry ere'cis (howne: 
 
 Bot where there istrue friendfhip.thcrenceds none. 
 
 Pray fit/nore w clcome are ye to my poriunes, 
 
 Thtn royFortunes tc me. 
 
 i. Lin'd. My Lord.wealwaics haue confeft It. 
 
 Aper. So bo, confeft it f Handg’d it ? Haue you not / 
 Time. O sipermantutyou are welcome. 
 
 Aper. No: You fbalJ not make me welcome: 
 
 I come to haue thee thruft me out of doorcs. 
 
 Tm. Fie, th’art a churie, ye haue got a humour there 
 Does not become a man, *cis much too blame s 
 
 They uy my Lords,Irafuror brvuis eft, 
 
 But vood man is verie angrie. 
 
 Go,let him haue a Table by himfelfe: 
 
 For he does neither affed companies 
 
 Nor is be (it for’t indeed. 
 
 Aper. Let me ft ay at thine apperill 7nw», 
 
 I come to obferue,! giue thee warning on't. 
 
 Thu. 1 take no hcede efthee :Th'arr an Athenian, 
 therefore welcome: I my felfe would haue no power, 
 prythee let my raeate make thee filent. 
 
 Aper. Ifcomechy meate, ’twould choake me .■ for I 
 ftiould neve flatter thee. OhyouGods! Whatanumber 
 of men eats Time*, and he fees 'em not ? It greeues me 
 to fee fo many dip there meate in one mans blood, and 
 all the madoelfe is,he cheere* them vp too. 
 
 1 wonder men dare truft themfclues with men. 
 
 Me thinks they fbould ennite ihem without kniues. 
 
 Good for there meate,and fafer for their liues. 
 
 There’s much example for t,the fellow that fits next him, 
 now parts bread with him,pledge$ the breath of him in 
 a diuided.draughr : is the readiefimantokillhim. Tas 
 bcene proued, if I were a huge man Ifhould feare to 
 drioke.at meaies,leaftthey (hould fpiemywind-pipcs 
 dangerous noaces,great men (hould drinke with harneffe 
 on their throaces. 
 
 Two. My Lord in heart : and let the heaich go round, 
 a. Lord. Let it flow this way my good Lord. 
 
 Aper . Flow this way? Abraue fellow. Hekeepeshis 
 tides well, thofe healths will make thee and ihy Rate 
 looke ill ,Timon. 
 
 Heere's that which is too weake to bea finper, 
 
 Honeft water.which nere left man ikh'mire : 
 
 This and mv food are equals, there’s no ods, 
 
 Feaftsare to proud to giue thanks to the Gods. 
 
 Apermaniut (Jrace. 
 
 Immortal! Cj edj./crasse no felfe, 
 l fray for no man but my felfe t 
 
 G'AHnilrouj nener prom Jo fond. 
 
 To truft man on hit Oath or 'Bond. 
 
 Ora Harlot for her weeping, 
 
 Ora bogge that ft erne r a flee ping , 
 
 Or a keeper with my free dome. 
 
 Or my friends if/ jhottld need ’em, 
 
 Amen. So fall too’ t : 
 
 Rich men fin, and / tat root , 
 
 Much good dich thy good heist ^Apermantut 
 
 Tim. Capraine. 
 
 Ateif lades, your heaits In tire field now. 
 
 Aid. My heart is euer at your feruice,my Lord. 
 
 Tim. You had rather be at a bteakefaft of Enemies, 
 then a dinner of Friends. 
 
 Ale. Sothey were bleeding new my Lord there's no 
 meat like’em,! could wifli my beft friend at fucb aFeaft. 
 
 Aper. Would all thofe Flatterers were thine Enemies 
 then, that then thou raight'ft kill’em :& bid metoVm. 
 
 r. Lori. Might we but haue that happlaefTe my Lord, 
 that you would once vfe our hearts, whereby we might 
 exprefle fome part of our reales, we (hculd thinke out 
 felues for euer perfedl. 
 
 Titnon. Oh no doubt my good Friends, but the Gods 
 themfelucs haue nrouided that I (hall haue much helpe 
 from you: how nad you beenemy Friends e!fe. Why 
 haue you that chaticablc title ftom thoufands ?Did not 
 you chiefciy belong to my heart ?I haue told more of 
 yob corny felfe, then you can with modeftic fpeake in 
 your ownebehalfc. And thus farre l confirme you. O h 
 you Gods(thloke I,) what need we haue any friends; if 
 we (hould nere haue need o( 'em ? They were the mod 
 .needlcfle Creatures lining; (hould v»e nere haue vfe for 
 ’em ? And would mod refemble fweece Inftruments 
 hung vp in Cafesjthat keepes there founds to them- 
 felues. Why 1 haue often wi(ht my felfe poorer, that 
 
 1 might come ncerer to you : we are borne to do bene¬ 
 fits. And what better or properer can we call our owne, 
 then the tithes of our Friends ? Oh what a pretious com- 
 fort’tts, to haue fo many like Brothers commanding 
 one anothers Fortunes. Oh ioyes.e’ncmade away er't 
 can be borne ; mine eies cannot hold out waterme thinks, 
 to forget their Faults. I drinke to you. 
 
 *--4per. Thou weep’ft to make them drinke, Tunm. 
 
 1 . Lord, loy had the like conception m our eies. 
 
 And at that mflaru, like a babe fprung vp. 
 
 Aper. Ho.ho: I laugh to thinke that babeabaftard 
 
 l-Lord. Ipromife you my Lord you mou’d me much. 
 
 Aper. Much. 
 
 Sound 'Tucket. Enter the Maskgrt of Amazon yrilh 
 
 Lit let in their bands flouncing tmdpUjmg, 
 
 Tim. What meanes that Trumpe? Ho w now * 
 
 Enter Serwtnt. 
 
 Set. Pleafeyoumy Lord,there are certain® Ladies 
 bCoftdefiroos ofadmittance. 
 
 Tim. Ladies? what are their wift ? 
 
 Scr. There comes with them a fore-runner my Lord, 
 which beares that office,to fignific their pleafures. 
 
 .Tm. J[pray let them be admitted. 
 
 Enter Cupid with the (JkCtskf ef Ladies. 
 
 Cup. Haile to thee worthy Ttmon and to all that of 
 his Bounties tafterthe fiue beft Sencesa cknowledge thee 
 theitPatton,andcome freely to gratulate thy pientious 
 bofotne. 
 
 There taft,touch all pleas’d from thy Table rife; 
 
 They onely now coroebut to Feaft thine eies. 
 
 Tlmo. They’rwecomcall, let 'enlhauekind admit¬ 
 tance. Mufickc make their welcome. 
 
 Inc. You fee my Lord,how ample y'are beloti’d. 
 
 Aper. Hoy day. 
 
 What a fweepe ofvanitie come? this way. 
 
 They dauoce? They are madwomen, 
 
 ggl *- ik * 
 
82 
 
 Timon ofzAthenf. 
 
 Like Madnefle is the glory ofthis life. 
 
 As this porope fhewes to a little oyle and roote. 
 
 We make our fcluesFooles, to difport our fclues, 
 
 And fpend our Flatteries, to drinke thofe men, 
 
 Vpon whofe Age we voy de it vp agen 
 With poyfonous Spight andEnuy. 
 
 Who liues, that’s not deptaued, or depraues j 
 Who dyes, that beares not,one fpurne to their graues 
 Of their Friends guift: 
 
 1 fhould feare, thofe that dance before me now. 
 
 Would one day (lampe vpon me : Tas bene done. 
 
 Men (hut their doores againfl a Petting Sunne, 
 
 The Laris rife from Table,with much adoring of Timon, and 
 tofbew their louts , each fngle out an Amazam^tndall 
 Txsnce, men with women, a loftiefir tone or two to the 
 Hobojes, and ceafe. 
 
 Tim. You haue done our pleafures 
 Much grace (faire Ladies) 
 
 Set a faire fafhion on our entertainment, 
 
 W'bich wasnot halfe fo bcautifoll, and kinde ; 
 
 You haue added worth vntoo’t, and luftcr, 
 
 And entertain’d me with mine owne deuice. 
 
 I am to thanke you for't. 
 
 i Lera. My Lord you take vs euen at the beft. 
 
 AperS aith for the vs or ft is filthy, and would not hold 
 caking, I doubt me. 
 
 Tim. Ladies,there is an idle banquet attends you, 
 Plcafe you to difpofe your felucs. 
 
 All La. Mod thankfully,my Lord. Exeunt. 
 
 Tim. Flautta. 
 
 Fla. My Lord. 
 
 Ttm. The little Casket.bring me hither, 
 
 Fla. Yes,my Lord. More Jewels yet l 
 There is no crolTing him in s humor, 
 
 Elfe I fhould tell him well, yfaith I fhould ; 
 
 When all s fpcnt,hec’ld be croft then,and he could . 
 
 ’Tis piety Bounty had not eyes behinde. 
 
 That man might ne're be wretched for his minde^ Exit, 
 l Lord. YVbcre be our men ? 
 
 Ser. Heeremy Lord,in readinefle. 
 zLnrd. OurHorfes. 
 
 Tim. O my Friends: 
 
 I haue one word to fay to you: Lookeyou.my good L. 
 I tmift intreat you honour me fo much. 
 
 As to adtsancethislewel],accept it,and wearc It, 
 
 Kinde toy Lord. 
 
 i Lord. 1 am fo farre already iayour guifts. 
 
 Ail. So are we all. 
 
 Enter a Servant. 
 
 Ser. My Lord,therc are certaine Nobles of the Senate 
 newly alighted, and come to vific you. 
 
 Jim. They are fairely welcome. 
 
 Enter Flantos. 
 
 Fla. 1 befeech your Honor, vouchfafemea word, it 
 does concerneyou neere. 
 
 Ttm. Neere ? why then another time lie heare thee. 
 
 I prythcc let's be prouided to fbew them entertainment, 
 Fla. 1 fcarfe know how. 
 
 Enter another Servant. 
 
 Ser ‘ May it pieafe your Honor ,Lord Luc,or 
 (Ootof his free loue) hath prefemed to you 
 Fou:?Mfi!ke-whue Horfes, trapt in Siluer. 
 
 7:m. I fhaf! accept them fairely r'let thcPrefeots 
 £» worthily entertain’d. 
 
 Enter a third Servant, 
 
 How now ? What newes t 
 
 3 .Ser. Pleafeyou nsy Lord, that honourable Gentle¬ 
 man Lord LucttUus, entreats your companie tomorrow, 
 to hunt with him, and ha’s fent your Honour two brace 
 ofGrey-hounds. 
 
 Tim, lie hunt with him, 
 
 And let them bereceiu’d, not without faire Reward. 
 
 Fla. What will this come to? 
 
 He commands vs to prouide, and giue great guifts, and 
 all out ofan empty Coffer: 
 
 Nor will he know his Purfe,or yeeld me this. 
 
 To (hew him what a Begger his heart is. 
 
 Being ofno power to make his wilhes good. 
 
 H is promtfes flye fo beyond his Rate, 
 
 That what he fpeaks is all in dcbc,hccw$ for eu’ey word; 
 He is fo kmde,that he now payes intereft for't; 
 
 His Land’s puttotheirBookes. Well, would I were 
 Gently put out ofOffice,before I were forc’d out: 
 Happier is he that has no friend to feede, 
 
 Then fuch that do e’ne Enemies exceeds 
 I bleed inwardly for myLcrd. 
 
 Tim. You doyom (clues much wrong, 
 
 You bate too much ofyoutownc merits, 
 
 Heeremy Lord,a tTifleof our Loue. 
 
 a Lord. With more then common thankts 
 I will receyue it. 
 
 3. Lord. O he’s the very foule of Bounty 
 Tim. And now I remember my Lord,you gaue good 
 words the other day of a Bay Courfer 1 rod on. Tis y ours 
 bccaufc you lik’d it. 
 
 1. L. Oh, 1 befeech you pardon mee.my Lord,in that. 
 Tim. You may take my word my Lord : I know no 
 
 man can iuftly praife, but what he does affe£L I weighe 
 my Friends affc&ion with mine owne; lie tell you true, 
 llccalltoyou. 
 
 All Lor. O none fo welcome. 
 
 Ttm ] take all, and your feuerall vifitations 
 So kinde to heart, ’tis not enough to giue . 
 
 Me thinkes.J could deale Kingdomesto myPtiends, 
 And nere be wearie. Alcibiadet , 
 
 Thou art a Soldiour, therefore fildomerich. 
 
 It comes in Charttie to thee: for all thy liumg 
 Ismong’ft the dead i and all the Lands thou haft 
 Lye in apitchtfield. 
 
 Ale. 1 , defil’d Land,my Lord. 
 i .Lord. We are fo vercuoufly bound. 
 
 Tim. And fo am I to you. 
 
 2. Lord. So infinitely endeer’d, 
 
 Tim. All to you. Lights,more Lights, 
 j Lord. The beft ofHappines,Honor, and Fortunes 
 Kcepe with you Lord Timon. 
 
 Tim. Ready for hisFriends. Exeunt Fords 
 
 Apee. What a codes heere, feruing ofbeckes.and tut¬ 
 ting out ofbummes. Idoubt whether their Lcgges be 
 worth the fummes that are giuen for ’em. 
 priendthips full of dregges, 
 
 Me thinkes falfe hearts,fhould ncuer haue found legges. 
 Thus honeftpooles lay out their wealth on Curtfies. 
 
 Turn. Now Aptrs»*ntns(\f thou w;rt not fallen) 
 
 I would be good to thee. 
 
 Aper. No, fie nothing; for if I fhould be brib’d too, 
 there would be none left toraile vponthee.and then thou 
 Wouldft finite the faftcr. Thou giu'ft fo long Timao (I 
 feare me) thou wilt giue away thy felfe in paper fhortly. 
 What needs thefeEcaft»,pompes, and Vaiue-glories? 
 
 Ttm. 
 
‘Timers of’iAthens. 
 
 ll 
 
 Tim. Nay,and you begin to rails on Socistie once, I 
 stn fworne not to giue regard to you. Farewell,* come 
 with better Mistake. €*it 
 
 j4jh-r. So : Thou wilt not beareinee now, thouihalt 
 nouhen. Uelockethy heauen from theesi 
 Oh that mens eares ftiould be 
 
 I To Counfeil deafe, but not to Fiatterie. Sxtt 
 
 Enter a Senator. 
 
 Sen. And late fiue thoufand : to Farm and to ijiiorc 
 He owes nine thoufand, befides my former fumme, 
 Which makes it fiue and twenty. Still in motion 
 Of raging wafte.'J t cannot hold, it will not. 
 
 If I want Gold, fteale but a beggers Dogge, 
 
 And giue it Tn»<m, why the Dogge coines Gold 
 If I would fell my Horfe.and buy twenty moe 
 I Better then he; why giue my Hotfe to Tmton. 
 
 Aske nothing, giue it him, it Foies me ftraight 
 And able Horfes : No Potter at his gate, 
 
 I But rather one that fmiles,and firll iouites 
 I All that pafle by. It cannot hold, no reafon 
 Can found his Rate in fafety. Capkit hoa, 
 
 (fop hu I fay. 
 
 Enter COf hit. 
 
 Ca. Heere fir .what is your pleafure. 
 
 Sen. Get on your cloake.Sc haft you to Lord Timon, 
 Importune him for my Moneyes, be not ceaft 
 With flight dcniall j nor then filenc’d, when 
 Commend me to your M after.and the Cap 
 Playes in the right hand, thus: but tell him. 
 
 My Vfcs cry to roe ; I muft ferue my turne 
 Out ofmine owne, his dayes and times are part. 
 
 And my reliances on his frafted dates 
 Haue fmit tViy credit. I loue.and honour him. 
 
 But muft not breake my backe, to heale his finger. 
 Immediate are my needs, and my rcleefe 
 Muft not be toft and turn’d to me in words, 
 j But finde fupply immediate. Get you gone, 
 
 Put on a moft importunate afpeift, 
 
 A vifage of demand : for I do feare 
 
 When euery Feather ftickes in his owne wing, 
 
 Lord T>mon will be left a naked gull, 
 
 I Which fiafhes now a Phoenix, get you gone. 
 
 Ca. 1 go fir. 
 
 Sen. 1 go fir ? 
 j Take the Bonds along with you, 
 
 | And haue the dates in. Come. 
 
 Ca. ? will Sir. 
 
 Sen. Go. Extunt 
 
 Enter Stewarfwitb tstanj titles in hie hand. 
 
 Stew. No care, no flop, fo fenfelefte of expence, 
 
 That he will neither know how to mamtaine it, 
 
 Nor ceafehis flowofRiot. Takes no accompt 
 How things go from him, nor refume no care 
 Ofwhat is to continue: neuerminde. 
 
 Was to be fo vnwife, to be fo kinde. 
 
 What fhall be done, he will noc heare, till feelc: 
 
 I muft be round with him, now he comes from hunting, 
 Fye,fie,fie,fie. 
 
 Enter Capbis, If dare t andZJ arm. 
 
 Cap. Good euen forro: what, you come for money? 
 Far. Is't not youtbufinede too i 
 Cep. It is.md yours too ,/fdoref 
 lfid. lttsfo. 
 
 Cap. Would we were all dsfeharg’d, 
 
 Far. 1 feare ic, 
 
 Cap. Heere comes the Lord. 
 
 Enter Timor) ^and bis Traitte . 
 
 Tm. So foone as dinners donc,wec’l forth againe 
 dy AUibindet. With me,what is your will? 
 
 Cap . My Lord,heere is a note of ccrtaine dues, 
 
 Tim. Dues? whence are you? 
 
 (fap. Of Athens hecrc, my Lord. 
 
 Tim. Go to my Steward. 
 
 Cap. Pleafe it your Lordfhip,he hath put me off 
 To the fucceffton of new dayes this moneth: 
 
 My Mafter is awak'd by great Occafion, 
 
 To call vpon his owne, and humbly prayes you, 
 
 That with your other Noble parts,you l fuite. 
 
 In giuing Sism his right. 
 
 Tim. Mine honeft Friend, 
 
 I prvtbee but repaire to me next morning. 
 
 Cap. Nay, good my Lord. 
 
 Tim, Containcchy felfe,good Friend. 
 for. One Farross feruanc, my good Lord. 
 
 Ifd From If dare,he humbly prayes your fpeedy pay¬ 
 ment. 
 
 Cap. Ifyoudidknowmy Lord,my M afters wants. 
 Far. 'Twasdueonforfeyiutemy Lord,fixe weekes, 
 and paft. 
 
 If Your Steward puts me off my Lord,and I 
 Am fcntexpreffely to your Lordfhip. 
 
 Tim. Giue me breath: 
 
 Ido befeech y ou good my Lords keepe on, 
 lie walte vpon you inftantly. Come hither. pray you 
 How goes the world, that lam thus encountred 
 With clamorous demands of debt, broken Bonds, 
 
 And the detention oftong fince due debts 
 Againft my Honor? 
 
 Stew. Pleafe you Gentlemen, 
 
 The time is vnagreeable co this bufineffe: 
 
 Your importunacie ceafe, till after dinner, 
 
 That I may make his Lordfliip vnderftand: 
 
 Wherefore you are not paid. 
 
 Tim. Do fo my Fttends/ee them well entertain’d. 
 Stew. Pray draw necrc. Exit. 
 
 Enter Apemantus and Foole. 
 
 Caph. Stay,flay, here comes the Foole with Apemart- 
 nu, let’s ha fome fport with 'em. 
 
 Far. Hang him.hee’l abufe vs. 
 
 Ifd. A plague vpon him dogge. 
 
 Far. How dofl Foole? 
 
 jlpe. Doft Dialogue with thy fhadow ? 
 
 Far. 1 fpeake not to thee. 
 
 Ape. No 'tis to thy felfe. Come away. 
 
 If. There’s the Foole hangs on your backe already. 
 Ape. Notboulbnd’ft (ingle, th’arl not on him yet. 
 £ap. Where’s the Foole now t 
 aipe. He laft ask’d the queftion, Poore Rogues, ant 
 Vfurers men, Bauds betweeneGold and want. 
 
 At. What are we Apemanttts ? 
 
 Ape. Affes. 
 
 All. Why? 
 
 %Ape, That you ask me what you are, 8c do not know 
 your feiues. Speake to ’em Foole. 
 
 Foole. How do you Gentlemen? 
 
 All. Gr*mercies good Foole : 
 
 How does your Miftris ? 
 
 Foole 
 
84 Ttmon of' lA them. 
 
 Fo»U. She** e’ne fetting on water to fcal'd fuch Chim¬ 
 kent as you are. Would we could fee you at Corinth. 
 
 Ape. Good, Grim trey. 
 
 Enter Page. 
 
 Foe/e- Lookeyou.heere comet my MaftersPage. 
 
 Ptf*- Why how now Capraine? what do you in this 
 wife Company. 
 
 How tioft thou Apemantta} 
 
 Apt. Would I had a Rod In my mouth, that I might 
 anfwer thee profitably 
 
 "Boy. Prythee Aptmanttu reide me the fnperferipti- 
 ODofthefe Letters, I know not which is which. 
 
 Apt. Canft not read? 
 
 Page No. 
 
 Apt There will Title Learning dye then that day thou 
 art hang'd. This it to Lord Timon, this to Alcibuedet, Go 
 thou was’t bornea Baflstd, and thou t dye aBawd. 
 
 Page. Thou wat t whelpt a Dogge, and thou (halt 
 femiffi a Dogges death. 
 
 Anfwer not, I am gone. p r p 
 
 Ape. Fnefo thou out-runfl Grate, 
 
 Foole 1 will go with you to Lord Ttmcnt. 
 
 Fool*. Will you leaue me there? 
 
 Ape. If Ttmen flay at home. 
 
 "You three ferue three Vfureri ? 
 
 AH. I would they fefu'd vs. 
 
 Ape. So would I: 
 
 As good a tritke as euer Hangman feru’d Theeft. 
 
 fecit. Are you three Vfurert men? 
 
 AV. iFoolc. 
 
 Toole. I thinkeno Vfurer, but ha's 3 Foole to his Ser- 
 uanc. My Miftris is one, and I am her Foole : when men 
 <©mc to borrow of your Maftcrs, they approach fildly, 
 and go away merry : but they enter my Maflm houfe 
 merrily.and go away fadly. The reafon of this ? 
 
 Var. I could render one. 
 
 Ap. Do it then, that we may account thee a Whore- 
 mafter, bihI a Knaue, which notwithflanding thou (halt 
 be no lefle efteemed. 
 
 Varro. What is a Whoremafter Foole? 
 
 Foole. A Foole in good doathes, and fomething like 
 thee. ‘Tis a fpirit,fomeume t’appeares like a Lord.fom- 
 time like a Lawyer, fometime like a Philofopher, with 
 twoftones moethen’s artificial) one. Heeisvefie often 
 likea Knight; andgenerally.ln all (hapes that man goes 
 vp and downe in, from fourefcore to thirteen, this fpirit 
 wslkes In. 
 
 Veer. Thou art not altogether a Foole: 
 
 foclt. Nor thou altogether a Wife man, 
 
 As much foolerie as 1 haue.fo much witthou lack’d. 
 
 Aj>«. Thar anfwcr might hauc become Apenaenttw. 
 
 All. Afidcjafide^ieere comes Lord Tamm. 
 
 Inter 7anon and Steward, 
 
 Apt. Come with me(Foole)<ome. 
 
 Foote. I do not al wayes follow Louer, elder Brother, 
 aad Woman, fometime the Philofopher. 
 
 Stew. Pray you walken cere. 
 
 He fpeake with you anon. Exeunt. 
 
 Tim You make roc meruell wherefore ere this time 
 Had you not folly hide my date before me. 
 
 That I might fo haue rated my expence 
 
 A» I had Icaue of meanet. 
 
 Stew. You would not heare m*: 
 
 Ac many ley fures 1 propofr. 
 
 Tim. Go too: 
 
 Perchance forne fingle vantages you took? 
 
 When my mdifpontion put you backe, * 
 
 And that vnamnefle made your miniftet 
 
 Thus to excufe your felfe. 
 
 Stew. O my good Lord, 
 
 At many times 1 brought inmyaceompts, 
 
 Laid them before you, you would throw them off. 
 
 And [ay you found them in mine honedie. 
 
 V\ hen for fome trifling prefent you haue bid me 
 
 Returoe fo much, I haue fhookc my head.and wept, 
 
 Yea gamfl th Authonue of manners,pray’d you^ 
 
 To ho d yout hand mote dofe: I did mdure 
 ^iot fildome, nor no fl.chr checkes.when I hauc 
 Prompted you in the ebbe of your eftare 
 
 And your great flow of debts; my lou’d Lord 
 
 Though you heare now (too late) yet noweia’tlme 
 
 The greauft of your hauiiig,| ac kesa halfe * 
 
 To pay your prefent debts. 
 
 Tim. Let all my Land be fold. 
 
 Suw Tis all engag'd, feme forfeyted and gone 
 
 And what remainec will hardly flop the mouth 
 
 Ofpr cfent dues; the future comes apace: 
 
 What fhall defend the interim.and at length 
 
 How goes our reck’ning? D 
 
 T,m. To Lacedcmon did my Land extend. 
 
 Stew. O my good Lord.the world is but 8 word. 
 Were it all yours, to giue it in a breath, 
 
 How quickely were it gone. 
 
 Trm. You tell me true. 
 
 Stew. If you fufpedf my Husbandry orFtUhood, 
 
 Call me before ch’exadVeft Auditors, 
 
 And fet me on the proofe. So the Godsblefle me 
 
 VVhen all our Offices haue betne oppreft 
 
 W.ih riotous Feeders,when our Vaulcshaue wept 
 
 With drunken fpilih of W.ne ; when eOery roome 
 
 Hath bias’d with Lights, antfbrard with Minftrelfie 
 
 1 haue retyr d me to a waflefull cotke, 
 
 And fet mine eyes atflow. 
 
 Trm. Prythee no more. 
 
 Stew. Heauens.haue 1 faid, the bounty of this Lord : 
 How many prodigal) bits haue Slaues and Pezants 
 
 Th.s mghtengluited : who is not Ttment, 
 
 What hcart.head fword,forrc,meanes,but is L. Tmonr. 
 Great Tww*,Noble,Worthy,Royal! Twrum: 
 
 Ah, when the mesnes are gone, that buy this praife, 
 
 The brr a th u gone, whereof this Dtaife it made: 
 
 Feaft won, fart loft ; one cloud of Winter ffiowres, 
 
 Thcfe flyes are coucht. 
 
 Trm. Come fermon me no ftmher. 
 
 No villanous bouncy yet hath part my heart; 
 
 Vnwifely, not ignobly haue 1 giuen. 
 
 Why doft thou wreepe, canft thou the eonfcienctlacke, 
 
 T 0 thinke 1 Or all beke friends: ftcure thy heart, 
 
 If l would broach the veflels ofmy loue. 
 
 And try the argument of hearts, by borrowing, 
 
 Men.and1 mens fortunes could ] frankely vfe 
 
 As 1 can bid thee fpeake. 
 
 St*. Affurance bleffeyour thoughts. 
 
 7iw And in fome fort rhefe wants ofminearecrowrfd, 
 That I account them bleffings. For by thefe 
 
 Shall I trie Friends. You/Tall percetue 
 
 Ho*v you miftake my Fortunes; 
 
 Ism wealthie in my Friends. 
 
 Within there, F Umuu .SeruUiml 
 
 Enter 
 
TimgnofeAtbens. 
 
 85 
 
 Eater three Sertutnts. 
 
 Ser. My Lord, my Lord. 
 
 Tan. I will difpatch you feuerally. 
 
 You to Lord Lucius. to Lord Lvcutha you, I hunted 
 with hi; Honor to day; you to Semproniue-, commend me 
 to their loues; and I amproudfay, that my occafions 
 baue found time to vfe’em toward a iupply of mony : let 
 the reqUeft be fifty Taleats. 
 
 Flam. As you baue faid, my Lord. 
 
 Stew. Lord Lucan and LucuRut ? Humh. 
 
 Ttm. Go you fir to the Senators * 
 
 Of whom, eucn to the States bed health ;T haue 
 Defer o’d this Hearing ibid'em fend o’thinftaQi 
 A thoufand Talents to rue. 
 
 Ste, 1 baue beene bold 
 (For tb 2 t I knew it the men generall way) 
 
 To them, to vfe your Signet,and your Name, 
 
 But they do (bake their heads, and 1 am hecre 
 No richer in return e. 
 
 Tan. I s'c true? Can't be ? 
 
 Stew. They anfwct in a ioynt and corporate voice* 
 Tb 3 t now they are at fall, want Treatute cannot 
 Do what they would, are forrie -• you are Honourable, 
 
 Big yet they could haue wifht, they know not. 
 Something bath beene amifle; a Noble Nature 
 May catch a wrench; would all were well jtl5 pitty, 
 
 And fointendingotber (erious matters. 
 
 After diftafteful! lookes; and thefehard Fradlions 
 With certaint halfe-caps,and cold moaingnods. 
 
 They frose me into Silence. 
 
 Tan. You Gods reward them: 
 
 Prythee m 3 n lookc cheerely. Thefe old Fellowes 
 Haue iheit ingratitude in them Hereditary r 
 Their blood is cak’d, tis cold, it fildome Bowes, 
 
 Tis lacke ofkindcly warmth, they are not kinds j 
 And Nature,as it growesagaine toward earth. 
 
 Is falbion'dfbt the ioumey,du!l and heauy. 
 
 Go to Ucnttddsui (prythee benoc fad. 
 
 Thou art true.and honeft ; 1 ngeniotsfly I fpeake. 
 
 No blame belongs to thee :) Tenciddtue lately 
 Buried his Fathei, by whofe death hee s ftepp'd 
 Into a great eftace; When he was poore, 
 
 Imprifon'd, and in fcarficie of Friends, 
 
 I elect’d hmi with fiue Talents ’.Greet iuro from me. 
 
 Bid him mppofe, feme good necefiity 
 Touches his Friend, which cranes to beremembred 
 With chofe fiue Talents; that had, glue’t thefe Fcllovses 
 To whom ’tis inftant due. Neu’r fpeake, or tbsnkc. 
 
 That Ttm am fortunes ’mong b»s Friends can Bake. 
 
 Stew. I would I could not thinke it: 
 
 That thought is Bounties Foe; 
 
 Being free itfelfe, it thinkes all others fo. Extent 
 
 F Lanin 1 m waiting to fpeake with a Lordfrom hit L&fa/hrr, 
 enters a feruant to him. 
 
 Ser. I bane told my Lord of you, he is commit! g down 
 co you. • 
 
 Flam. I thanke you Sir. 
 
 Enter LueaStu . 
 
 Ser. Heere’s my Lotd. 
 
 bnc. OneofLord Timcns men? AGuiftI warrant. 
 ►Why this hits right: 1 dreampt of a Silucr Bafors & Ewrt 
 tonight. Flamimsts. hone to FLortinim, you are verie re- 
 (pedbuely welcome fir. Fillme.fome*Wine. And how 
 does that Honourable, Compleate,Free-hearted Gentle¬ 
 
 man ef Athens, chy very bouutifull good Lord and May. 
 fo? 
 
 Flam. His health is well fir. 
 
 Luc. I aai right glad that his health.is well fir : and 
 whar baft thou there voder thy Cloake,pretty FUmmiusl 
 
 Flam. Faith, nothing but anempty box Sir, which in 
 my Lords behalfe, I come to mtreatyour Honor to fup- 
 ply: who bauing great and inftanr oesafion to vfefifuc 
 Talents, hath font to your Lordfhipto furnifhhim: no* 
 thing doubting your ptefentafiiftanceiherein. 
 
 Iak, La.la.la,la:Nothing doubting fayeshce? Alas 
 good Lord.aNobieGenikman ’tis,ifhc would not keep 
 fo eood'a houfe. Many a time and often 1 ha din'd with 
 him, and told himon’t.and cotneagaine to fopper to him 
 ofpurpofe, to haue himfpend lefl’e, and yec be woldcm- 
 brace no counfell,take no warning by my commsng.eue- 
 ry man has his fault,and honefty is his.l ha told him on’t, 
 bur J could uere gee him from't. 
 
 Enter Seruant with Wine. 
 
 Ser. Pleafcyour Lordlhip,heere is the Wine. 
 
 Luc. Flamtnty.s, I hsue noted thee aiwayes wife. 
 Beere's to thee. 
 
 Flam. Your Lordfhip fpeakes your pleafure. 
 
 Luc. 1 haueobfertied thee aiwayes for a towardlie 
 prompt (pint, giue ihcetby due, and one that knowes 
 what belongs to reafon; andtanft vfe the t ime wel, if the 
 time-vfe thee well. Good parts in thee ; get you gone fir- 
 uh. Draw fleeter honed Flaminitte. Tfiy Lords a boun¬ 
 tiful! Gentleman, but thou art wife, and thou know’ft 
 well enough (alchoughthou corn ft to me) that this is no 
 time to lend money, efpeoally vpon bate friendfhippc 
 without fecuntie. Here’s three S&Udares for thee, good 
 Boy winke at me, and fay thou faw’ft mee not. Fare thee 
 well. 
 
 Flam. Is't poffible the world fhould fo much differ, 
 And we aliue that lined ? Fly damned baienefie 
 To him that worfhips thee. 
 
 Luc. Ha ? Novi Ifee thou art a Foole, and fit for thy 
 Maftcr. Exit L. 
 
 , Flam May thefe adde to the number p may feald thee; 
 Let rooulten Coine be thy damnation, 
 
 Thcu dileafe of a friend.and not himfeffe: 
 
 Has friendfljip fuch a faint and milkie heart, 
 
 It turnes in lefie then two nights? O y ou Gods! 
 
 I feele my M afters paflion. This Slaue vnto his Honor, 
 Has my Lords mease in him: 
 
 Why fhould it thriue, and tutne co Nutriment, 
 
 When he is tam'd to poyfon ? 
 
 O may Difeafes onely worke vpon’t: 
 
 And when he’s ficke to death,let not that part of Nature 
 
 Which my Lord payd for, be of any power 
 
 To expell fickneffe, but prolong his bower. Silt. 
 
 Enter Lucius, with three (b angers . 
 
 Luc. Who the Lord Ttmont He is my very good friend 
 and anHonourableGentleman. 
 
 I We know him for no lefle, thogh we are bat flren- 
 
 gejstohim. But I can tell you one thing my Lord, and 
 
 which I heare from common rumours ,r.ow Lord Timcns 
 hippie howres are done and paft, and his efface thrinkes 
 from Him. 
 
 Lucius. Fye no, doe not beleeue it: bee cannot want 
 for money. 
 
 2 . Butbeleeue you this my Lord, thatnot long agoe, 
 
 one of his men was with the Lord Lueullttsy to borrow fe> 
 tasoy TaJems, nay vrg d extresmly for'c, and fhewed 
 
 wnat 
 
Timm of Qyftbens. 
 
 S6 
 
 what necsflity belong’dtc©’t ( and yet was deny'da 
 
 Lstci. How? 
 
 a I tell you, deny’de my Lord. 
 
 Luci. What a Orange cafe was that? New before the 
 God* I am afham’d or»*t. Denied (hat honourable man ? 
 There was verie Little Honour Jbcw'd in't. For my owne 
 an. 1 (Ruft needes confcffe, I haoereceyoed fame (mail 
 indnefTes from him, as Money .Plate, Jewel*, and fuch 
 like Trifles i nothing compari ng to his: yet had hce ttsi- 
 Scaiic him,and fent to me.J (houid ne*rehaue denied his 
 Occafiea fo many Talents. 
 
 Enter SeruHtta ■ 
 
 Semi!. See, by good hap yonder* my Lord, I haue 
 fv?ec to fee his Honor. My Honor’d Lord. 
 
 LttciL SenuUMl Youarekindelymetfir Farthewell, 
 commend me to thy Honourable vertuous Lord, my ver 
 ry exquifite Friend. 
 
 SeraiL May it plcafe your Honour, my Lord hath 
 fent —— 
 
 Loci. Ha? wb»t Wa s he fent ? I am fo much endeeted 
 to that Lord ; hee’s euer fending; how (hall I thank him 
 chink’ft thou ! And what has he fent now ? 
 
 Semd- Has one\y fent his prefect Oceafion now my 
 Lordtrequefting your LotdOup toiopply hu mftant vie 
 with fo many Talents. 
 
 Lucd. I know his Lord (hip is but merry with me, 
 
 He cannot want fifty fiue hundred Talents. 
 
 Semd. Butin tbemean time he wants Idle my Lord. 
 If his oecafion were not vertuous, 
 
 I fhould not vrge it halfe fo faithfully. 
 
 Lac. Doft thou fpeake fenoufly Serudnul 
 
 Serial. Vpon my foule 'its true Sir. 
 
 I«ri. What a wicked Be aft was 1 to disfurnifh my 
 felfagainft fuch a good time, when I might ha (bewn my 
 feife Honourable ? How vnluckily it hapned^hat I (hold 
 Purchafe the day before for a little pau.and vndo a great 
 deale of Honour? Sermliui. now before tf>e Gods I am 
 not able to do (the more bezft 1 f»y)I war fending to vfe 
 Lord Ttmon my feife, thefe Gentlemen can witneffe i but 
 I would not for the wealth of Athens 1 had done’t now. 
 Commend me bountifully to hu good Lordfhip, and I 
 hope his Honor will coneeiue the faireft of mee, becaufe 
 I haue do power to be kinde. And tell him this from roe, 
 J count it one of my greateft afflictions fay,that I cannot 
 plesfure fuch an Honourable Gentleman. Good Sertult- 
 ui, will you befriend mee fo farre, as to vfe mine oysne 
 words to him ? 
 
 Ser. Yes fir, I /hall. Em Strud. 
 
 Lucd. He looke you out a good ttsrne Serudtus. 
 
 Ttue as you faid. Taboo it fhrunke icdeede. 
 
 And he that’s once deny'de» will hardly fpeede. Exit. 
 
 i Do you obferuc this Hof!dims ? 
 
 4 I, to well. 
 
 t Why this is the worlds foule, 
 
 A nd iuft of the fame peece 
 
 Is euery Flatterers fpon ; who can call him his Friend 
 That dtps in the fame difh ? For in my knowing 
 Tosoh has bin this Lords Father, 
 
 And Kept his credit with his put Ct: 
 
 Supported his eftate.nay Ttntoat money 
 
 Hat paid his men their wages. He ne’re drinker. 
 
 But Ttrr.mi Silucr treads vpon his Lip, 
 
 And yet, oh fee the monftroufnefieof man. 
 
 When be looker out in an vngratefuli (Isope ( 
 
 ■Je does deny him (in tefpelt of bis} 
 
 What charitable men affoord to Beggers. 
 
 J Religion grones at it. 
 
 i For mine owne part, I neuertafledjTaw. intay life 
 
 Nor came any ofhis bounties otter me, 
 
 Tomarkc me for bis Friend. Yet J proreft. 
 
 For his right Noble roinde, iilufirious Venue, 
 
 Aod Honourable Carriage, 
 
 Had his oecdfity made vfe of me, 
 
 1 would haue put mv wealth into Donation, 
 
 And the beft balfe (houid bane return'd to fonj, 
 much 1 loue his heart > But I perceiue. 
 
 Men muftlearne now with piety to difpencr 
 
 For Policy fits aboueConlcience. ’ Exeunt 
 
 Eraer a third fervent with Smxpronius^uxbtr 
 cfTimoai Frrsodj. 
 
 Scrap Mufl he needs trouble tn« in’t? Hum. 
 
 Boue all others ? 
 
 He might haue tried Lord Lmcou ,or r^'tdhi 
 And now f'entrdgnu is wealthy too, 
 
 Whom he redeem'd from pnfon. All tbefe 
 Owes their eftates vmo him. 
 
 Ser. My Lord, 
 
 They haue all bin touch'd, and found Bafc-Mettk, 
 
 For they haue all denied him. 
 
 Semp. How? Hsue they deny’de him? 
 
 Has Ttiif^rio and LucuOu, deny’de him. 
 
 And does he fend tome ?Three ?Humh? 
 
 It (bewes but little loue, or lodgement in him. 
 
 Muft I be his lafl Refuge ? His Frtendt(like Phyfoians) 
 Thnue, gioe him ouer : Muft I take th’Cure vpon me ? 
 Has much difgrac d me in t, fine angry at him, 
 
 Thst might haue knowne my place. 1 fee no fenfe fort. 
 But hu Octifions mioht haue wooed mefirfl : 
 
 For in my confctence, I was the firft man 
 That ere recciued guift from him. 
 
 And doet he thinke fo backwardly of me tsow. 
 
 That He require it laft?No : 
 
 So it may proue an Argument of Laughter 
 
 To th reft, and mong’ft Lords be thought a Foole: 
 
 l'deeat her then the worth of thrice the firnime. 
 
 Had fent to me firft,but for my mindes fake : 
 
 1 de fuch a courage to do him good. But now rcrarne. 
 And with their faint reply, thsa anfwer ioyne ; 
 
 Who bates mine Honor .(ball not know my Coyne. Exit 
 Ser Excellent: Your Lordfhips a good/y Villain: the 
 dwell knew not what he did, when bee made man Poli¬ 
 tick e ; he eroded himfelfc by't: and I cannot thinke, but 
 in the end, the Villanies of roan will fet him cieete. How 
 fairely this Lord ftriues to appeare foule t Takes Vertu- 
 ous Copies to be wicked: like thofc,that vnder hotte ar¬ 
 dent zeale,would fet whole ReaJroes on fire,of fuch a na- 
 tote is bis polmke loue. 
 
 Thu was my L ords beft hope, now all are fled 
 Saueonely theGods. Now bis Friends are dead. 
 
 Dooret that were ne're acquainted with their Wards 
 Many abounteous ycerr, muft beiroploy’d 
 Now to guard fore theit Mafler i 
 And this is all a liber all courfe alio wet, 
 
 Wbo cannot keepe his wealth) muft keep bis boufc.fxtf. 
 
 Enter Vamf, man. meeting ethert. jiB Ttmcm Creditort to 
 wan for hu camnung mu. Then enter Luma 
 and Hartenfilu. 
 
 Vor.man. Wei 1 met,goodroorTow Tutu fit Horttmfuu 
 
 - Zeul. 
 
Tit. The like to you kinde Vam 
 Hoit- Laerrw.whai do we meet together ? 
 
 Luci. I,and 1 think one bufineflc do*s command vs all. 
 
 For mine is money. 
 
 Tit. So is iheirs.and ours. 
 
 Enter VhdotUS. 
 
 Luci. And fir Pbdetue too. 
 pbd. Good day at on<e. 
 
 Luci. Welcome good Brother. 
 
 What do you thmke the houre ? 
 pbd. Labouring for Nine. 
 
 Luci. So much? 
 
 pbd. Is not my Lord feenc yet ? 
 
 Luci. Not yet. 
 
 pbd. I wonder onk.he was wont to mine at leauen. 
 Luci. I, but ihe dayes are waxt fhorter with bhn t 
 You rrnift confider. chat aProdigall courie 
 Is like the Sonnes, but not like his teconerable, I feare : 
 
 Tis decpell Winter in Lord Timovt purfe, that is : One 
 may reachdeepe enough.and yet finde little. 
 pbd. lamofyourfearc,forthat. 
 
 Tit . lie (hew you how t’obferue a ftrange euent t 
 Your Lord (ends now lot Money ? 
 
 Hart. Mott true,he doe’s. 
 
 Ta And lie weares lewels now ofTtawwx guitr. 
 
 For which l waite lor money. 
 
 H»rt. Itisagainft my heart. 
 
 Lhci. Markehow ftrange it (howes, 
 faun m this, fhould pav more then he owes t 
 And e'ne as it your Lord (hould weare rich lewels. 
 
 And tend for money for 'em. 
 
 Hart. I’me weary of this Charge, 
 
 The Gods can witneffe : 
 
 I know my Lord hath fpenr o(Timant wealth, 
 
 And now Ingratitude, makes u worfe then Health. 
 
 Farm. Yes.mine’s three tboufand Ctownes: 
 
 What i yours ■ 
 
 Luci. Fiue thoufand mine. 
 
 Farro. ’Tis much deepe,and it fhouldfeemby thfum 
 Your Matters confidence was aboue mine, 
 
 Elfe finely his had equall'd. 
 
 Enter fUminiut. 
 
 Tit. One of Lord Ttmans men. 
 
 Uc. FUmtrnm? Sir, a word : Pray is my Lord readie 
 to come forth e 
 
 Flam. No.indeed he is n of. 
 
 Tit. We attend his Lotdfhip: pray fignifiefo much. 
 Flam. 1 need not tell hirrrthat, he knowes you are too 
 Enter Stewardtna Cloak?, muffled (diligcut. 
 
 Luci. H a : is not that his Steward muffled fo ? 
 
 He goes away in a Clowd: Call hira,call him. 
 
 Tit. Do you hcare.fir? 
 a^uTTo. By your leaue.fir. 
 
 Stew. What do ye aske of me, my Friend. 
 
 Tit. We watte for ccrtame Money heere. fir. 
 
 Stem. I, if Money were as certaine aa your w siting, 
 
 T were fure enough. 
 
 Why then preferr'd you not your fummes and Billes 
 When vour f*He M afters eate of my Lords meat ? 
 
 Then they coujd fmile, and fawoe vpon his debts. 
 
 And take downe th'Intreft mto their glutt nous Mawes. 
 You do your lelues but wrong,to ftirre me »p. 
 
 Let me psfle quietly: 
 
 Belceue’t. my Lord and I haue madeaneod, 
 
 1 haue no more to teckoo, he to fpeod. 
 
 Luci. 1, but this anfwer will not lerue. 
 
 For you feme Knaues. 
 
 » .Farm. How ? What does his calhccr’d WodTiip 
 mutter i 
 
 %Varra. No matter what, hee's poore, and that’s rt- 
 uenge enough. Who can fpeakebroadet, then hee that 
 has no houfe to put his head in? Suchmayrayle againft 
 great buildings. 
 
 Enter Semi hut. 
 
 Tit. Oh heere’s Scruihm : now wee (hall know fome 
 anfwere. 
 
 Sent. If 1 might befeech you Gentlemen, to repayrt j 
 fome other home, I fhould denue much frora’t. Fortakr | 
 of my foule, my Lord (canes wondroufly to difeonrens : 
 His comfortable temper has forlooke him,hc's much out 
 of health, and keepes his Chamber. 
 
 Luci. Many do keepc then Chambers,a re not Tick :; 
 And if it be fo fane beyond his health, 
 i Vic thinkes he fhould the fooner pay his debts. 
 
 And make a cleete way to the Gods. 
 
 Scmtl, Good Gods. 
 
 Tuns We cannot take this for anfwer, fir. 
 
 FUmmtus within. Scrniluu heipe, my Lord, my Lord, j 
 
 Enter Tivten m a rage. 
 
 Tim What, arc my dores oppos'dagainfl my paffage? 
 Haue l bin eucr free, and muff my houfe 
 Be my retentiue Enemy ? MyGaole? 
 
 The place which 1 haue Feafted.docs it now 
 (Like all Mankinde) (View me an Iron heart ? 
 
 Luci. Put in nova Tutu. 
 
 T<t- My Lord,heere n my Bill. 
 
 Luci. Here’s mine, 
 l Far. And mine.my Lord. 
 iVar. And ours,my Lord. 
 
 Philo. All our Billes. 
 
 Tim. Koocke me downe with'em, cleaae meetothc- 
 Girdle. 
 
 Lac. Alas,my Lord. 
 
 Tim. Cut my heart in fummes. 
 
 Tit Mine.fifty Talents. 
 
 Tim. Tell out my blood. 
 
 Luc. Fiue thoufand Crownes, my Lord. 
 
 Tim. Flue thoufand dropspayes that. 
 
 What yours? and yours ? 
 l Ver. My Lord. 
 i Far. My Lord. 
 
 Tim. Teare me, take me,and the Gods fall vpon you. 
 
 Exit Ttenon. 
 
 Hart. Faith I perceitse our M afters may thro we their 
 Caps at their money .tbefe debts may well be call’d defpe- 
 tate ones, for a madrr^n owes ’em. Exeunt, 
 
 Enter Timon. 
 
 Timon. They haue e’ene put my breath from entt the 
 flaues. Creditors ?Diue!s. 
 
 Stew. My deere Lord. 
 
 Tim. Whattfic fhould befo? 
 
 Stunt. My Lord. 
 
 Tim lie haue ,t fo. My Steward? 
 
 Stew. Heere my Lord. 
 
 Tmt. So fitly ? Go, bid all my Friends 9gaice 
 Lucnu, Lucstiue, and Semfronue* FZorxa : All, 
 
 lie once more fcaft the Rafcals. 
 
 Slew. O my Lord,you ondv fpeake from your diftra. 
 &ed foule ; there’s not fo much left to, fumifh out a mo¬ 
 derate T able. 
 
 T'imon 
 
8 £ ' c Timcn of <eA them. 
 
 I Tim. Be it net in thy care: 
 
 |Go I charge thee, inuite them all, let in the tide 
 
 lOl Knaues once more: my Cooke and He prouide.£.«#■*» 
 
 I Enter three Senator) at one doore, Alctbmie) westing them, 
 with Attendant). 
 
 I t Sen. My Lord, youhauc my voyce,too’c, 
 
 I The faults Bloody: 
 
 I'Tis necefiary he fhould dye : 
 j Nothing tmboldens finne fo much,as Mercy. 
 z Moft true; the Law fhalj bruife 'em. 
 
 Ale Honorjhealthjand companion to the Senate. 
 
 1 t NowCaptaine. 
 
 j Ale, 1 am an humble Suror to your Verities) 
 
 | For pitty is the vercue of the Law, 
 j And none bucTyrants vfe it cruelly. 
 
 | It pleafes time and Forcuneto lyeheauie 
 
 1 Vpon a Friend of mine, who in hot blood 
 j Hath liept into the Lavr • which is pad depth 
 j To thofe that (without heede ) do plundge tntoo’t. 
 
 I He is a Man (femng his Fate afide)of comely Vertues, 
 INor did hefoyle thefadl with Cowardice, 
 
 | (And Honour in him,which buyes out his fault) 
 
 1 But with a Noble Fury, and faire fpirit, 
 
 I Seeing his Reputation touch'd to death, 
 
 I He di d oppofe his Foe: 
 
 I And with fuch fobtrand vnnoted paflion 
 
 I He did bchooue his anger ere ‘twas fpent, 
 
 I As if he had but prou d an Argument 
 
 t Sen. You vndergo too flridf a Paradox, 
 
 I Striumg to make an vgly deed looke faire: 
 
 I Your words haue tookc fuch pames, as if they labour’d 
 j To bring Man-flaughter into forme, and fet Quarrelling 
 
 I Vpon the head ofValour; which indeede 
 
 1 Is Valour mif.begor, and came into the world, 
 
 1 When Se<5fs, and Fadhons were newly borne. 
 
 I Hee’s truly Valiant, that can wifely fuffer 
 
 I The worft that man can breath, 
 
 1 And make his Wrongs, his Qut-fidet, 
 
 I To weare them like his Rayment, careleflely, 
 
 J And ne're preferre his injuries to his heart, 
 
 | To bring it into danger. 
 
 I If Wrongs be euilles, and inforce vs kill, 
 
 What Folly tis,to hazard life for 111. 
 j csflci. My Lord. 
 
 t Sen. You cannot make grofle finnes looke cleare, 
 j To reuenge is no Valour, but tobeare. 
 
 A lei. My Lords, then vnder fauour, pardon me, 
 
 | If I fpeake like a Captaine. 
 
 J Why do fond men expofe themfelues to Batcell, 
 j And not endure all threats ? Sleepe vpon’t, " 
 
 | And let the Foes quietly cut their Throati 
 j Without repugnancy ? If there be 
 
 J Such Valour in the bearing, what make wee 
 j Abroad? Why then. Women are more valiant 
 
 J That ftay at home, if Bearing carry it : 
 
 | And the Affe, more Captaine then the Lyon ? 
 j The fellow loaden with Irons.wiferthen the ledge? 
 j If Wifcdomebe in fuffering. Oh my Lords, 
 
 I As you are great, be pittifully Good, 
 
 I Who cannot condemne rafhnefle in cold blood t 
 
 I To kill, I grant, is finnesextreamefi Guft, 
 
 I But m defence, by Mercy, 'ris mofl iuft. 
 
 I Tobe in Anger, ts impietie : 
 
 1 Rut who is Man. that is not Angrie- 
 Weigh butthe Crime with this. 
 
 z.Stn. You breath in vaine. 
 
 Aki. In veine t 
 
 His feruice done at Lacedemon.and Bizantium, 
 
 Were a fufficient briber for his life, 
 t W'hat’s that ? 
 
 Ale. Why fay my Lords ha’s done faire feruice. 
 
 And flaine in fight many ofy our enemies: 
 
 How full of valour did he beare himfelfe 
 
 In the laft Conflidf,and made plenteous wounds ? 
 
 * He lias made too much plenty with him t 
 
 He’s a fworne Riotor, he has a finne 
 
 That often dremnes him,ar.d takes his valour prifoner. 
 
 If there were no Foes, that were enough 
 
 To ouercome him. Ir, that Beaflly furie. 
 
 He has bin knowne to commit outrages 
 
 And chernfh Fadhons. ’Tis inferred to vs. 
 
 His dayes arefou!e,and his drinkedangerous, 
 t He dyes. b 
 
 Aid. Hard fate: he might haue dyed in warre. 
 
 My Lords, ifnot for any parts in him. 
 
 Though his right arme might purchafe his owne time. 
 And be in debt to none: yet more to moue you, 
 
 Take my deferts to his, and loyne’em both. 
 
 And for I know, yourreuerend Ages loueSecurity 
 lie pawne my Vidforics, all my Honour to you 
 
 Vpon his good returnes. 
 
 If by this Crime,he owes the Law his life. 
 
 Why let the Warre receiuc t in valiant gore, 
 
 For Law is flridl, and Warre is nothing more. 
 
 i We are for Law.he dyes, vrge it nomore 
 
 On height ofour difpleafore : Friend, or Brother, 
 forfeits his owne blood, that fpillcs another. 
 
 Ale. Muff it be fo t It muft not bee: 
 
 My Lords, j do befeech you know mee. 
 a How ? 
 
 Ale. Call me to your remembrances, 
 j What 
 
 Ale 1 cannot thi.nkebut your Age has forgot me, 
 
 It could not elfe be, 1 fhould proue fo bacc, 
 
 To fue and be deny de fuch common Grace. 
 
 My wounds ake ar you. 
 
 i Do you dare our anger ? 
 
 Tis in few words, but fpacious in eSedl: 
 
 Webanifh thee for euer. 
 
 Ale. Banifhme? 
 
 Banilh your dotage, banifh vfurie, 
 
 T hat makes the Senate vgly. 
 
 i 1 f after two dayes (hine, Athens containe thee. 
 Attend our waightier Judgement. 
 
 And not to fwcll our Spirit, 
 
 He (hall be executed prefently. Exeunt. 
 
 Ale, Now the Gods keepe you old enough. 
 
 That you may hue 
 
 Oncly in bone, that none may looke on you. 
 
 J m worfe then mad : I haue Kept backe theirFoes 
 
 While they haue told their Money, and let out 
 
 Their Coine vpon large Intereft. I my felfe. 
 
 Rich onely in large hurts. All thofe,for this ? 
 
 I s this the Balfome, that the vfuring Scnat 
 
 Powres into Captaine* wounds/ BanilhmefU, 
 
 It comes not ill • I hate not to be banifht. 
 
 It is a caufe worthy my Spleene and Furie, 
 
 That I may ftrike at Athens. lie cheere vp 
 
 My difeontented Troopes,and lay for heartsj 
 .Tis Honour with raoft Lands to be at ods, 
 
 Souldiers fhould brookeas little wrongs as Gods. Exit. 
 
 Enter 
 
Tmwn q/^A thens . 
 
 %9 
 
 Enter inters Ericndt et feuerati doores, 
 
 i The good time ofday to you,fir. 
 x 1 alfo with it to you : I thinkc this Honorable Lord 
 didbuttry vs this other day. 
 
 l Vponthat were my thought* tyring when wee en- 
 councred. I hope it is not fo low with him a* he made it 
 feeme in the triall ofbis fcuerallFricnd*. 
 
 5 it (hould not be, by the perfwafion of his new Fea- 
 
 D , E * i (hould thinke fo. He hath fent mee an came ft in¬ 
 n-ring, which many my neereoccafioos did vrgemecto 
 
 piitoff: but he hath conmr’d mee beyond them, and I 
 muff need* appeare. 
 
 » In like manner was! in Jcbt to my importunat bu- 
 
 finefle, but he would not bcare roy cxcufe. I am forne, 
 
 wheo be fern to borrow of mee, that my Prouifionwas 
 
 OUt ,' i am ficke of that gTecfc too,as 1 vnderftand how all 
 things go* 
 
 X Ecery man Scares fo: what would hee haue borro¬ 
 wed ofycu? 
 
 I A thoufand Pceces. 
 a A thoufand Peeces ? 
 i What of you? 
 
 a He fent to me fir-Hecre he comes. 
 
 Enter Erma* and nsfttendantt. 
 
 Titn. With all my heart Gentlemen both ; and how 
 
 fee you? ... 
 
 l Euer at the beft,hearing well of your Lordlnip. 
 i The Swallow follower not Summer mote willing, 
 then we your Lordfhip. 
 
 Ttm. Not more willingly leaue* Winter, men Sum- 
 met Bird* are men. Gentlemen, our dinner will notre- 
 compencethi* long flay :Feaft your eare* with the Mu- 
 fickc awhile: If they will farefo harfhly o'th Troropecs 
 found: we ft«U too'iprefemly. 
 
 i 1 hope it remaines not vnkindely wich your Lord- 
 (hip.ihit 1 return’d you an empty Meffcnger. 
 
 Ttm. O fir,let it not trouble you. 
 a My Noble Lord. 
 
 Ttrrt, Ah roy good Friend,what cheere ? 
 
 The Banket brought in. 
 
 3 My mod Honorable Lord.l ame'nefick offhsme, 
 the? when your Lordfhip this other day fent to roe, I was 
 fo vnfortunate a Beggar. 
 
 7t*». Thinkc not on’t, fir. 
 a ifyou had fent butt wo houre* before. 
 
 Ye c*. Let it not cumber yout better remembrance. 
 Cevne bring in all together. 
 
 » All couer'd Difhes. 
 r Royal! Cheare,! warrant yon. 
 
 3 Doubt not thac,ifmoney and the feafoe can yeild it 
 I How do you? What’s the newes ? 
 
 3 Alabusdes is banifh’J: heare you of it? 
 
 "Both. Alcibmdes banifh’d? 
 
 3 Tis fo, be fare of it. 
 
 1 How : ' How? 
 
 * I pray you vpon what ? 
 
 7nw. My worthy Friends, will you draw neere ? 
 j lie tell you more anon.Here’s a Noble fesft toward 
 
 * This i* the old man {fill. 
 
 3 V/ilt hold? Wilt hold f 
 
 2 It do*s: but rime willed fo. 
 
 3 Idoconceyue. 
 
 Tim. Each man to his ftoole, with that fpurreas hee 
 would to the lip of his Miflris: your dyet (hall bee in all 
 places alike. Make not a Citie Feaft of it,to let the meat 
 coole, ere we can agree vpon the firft place. Sit,fit. 
 TheGod* requite our Thsnkes. 
 
 Tou great 'BenefALrrs, gnrmklo our Society with Thanke- 
 fulnejfe. For your owne gutjts.makeyour [clues fraud : But 
 refer uefitlt to gits*, leaf your Dettiei be deftnfed. Lend to each 
 man enough , that cru neede not tend to another. Far were your 
 godheads to bon ow of men, men would for fake the G ods. 7 >l.tke 
 the Meatt be beltsned, more then the Man thatgiues it. Let 
 no dffembly of Twenty , be ml bout a ftcore of Ts Haines . If there 
 fit twelue Women at the Table , let a dozen of them bee as they 
 are. The reft of your Feet, 0 Gods, the Senators of Athens, 
 together with the common legge of P eofle, rthat u amtje m 
 them.yon Cods, make[nteable for defirnflton. For thefe my 
 prefent friends, as they are to mee nothing, fom nothing bleffc 
 them, and t o no thing are they welcome. 
 
 Vncouei Doggcs,and lap 
 
 Somc/peake. What do's bis Lordfhip mesne? 
 
 Some oilier. 1 know not. 
 
 Timon. May you a betterTcaft neuer behold 
 You knot of Mouth-Friends: Smoke, & lukewarm water 
 Is your perfeftion Thu is Tlmons laft. 
 
 Who (lucke and fpangled you withTlatterie*. 
 
 Wafhes it off and fprinkles in your faces 
 Your reeking villany. Liue loath’d,and long 
 Mod finding, fmooth,detefted Parafites, 
 CurteousDeftroyets,affable Wolues.meekeBesres: 
 YouTooles ofFonune, Trencher-fiie nds,Times Flyes, 
 Cap and knee-Slaues, vapour*, and Minute lackes. 
 OfMan and Bead, the infioite Maladie 
 Cruft you quite o’re. Whsc do’ft thou go? 
 
 Sofi.takethy Phyficke firft jthou too.and thout 
 Stay 1 will lend thee money, botrow none. 
 
 What? All inMotion ? Henceforth be no F;aft, 
 
 Whereat aVillaioe’s not a welcome Gueft. 
 
 Burne houfe, finke A thens, hehcefotth hated be 
 Of Timon Man, and all Humanity. £xit 
 
 Enter the Senators,wuh other Lords. 
 
 j Howoow.my Lords ? 
 
 3 Know you rhe quality ofLord Tmswufury ? 
 
 3 Pufh.did you fee my Cap ? 
 
 4 I haue loft myGowne. 
 t He's but a mad Lord,& nought but humors fwaies 
 
 him. Hegaue roe a Iewcll th'other day, and now hee has 
 beate it out of roy hat. 
 
 Did you fee roy Iewell? 
 a Did you fee my Cap. 
 
 3 Heete’tis. 
 
 4 Heere lyes my Gowne. 
 j Let’s make no ftay. 
 
 3 Lord Ttmens tn ad. 
 
 •> I feel’t vpon my bones. 
 
 4 One day he giues vsT5iamends,next day ftones. 
 
 Exeunt the Senators. 
 
 Enter Ttmem. 
 
 Tim. Let roe looke backe vpon thee. O thon Wall 
 That girdles in thofe Wolues, diue in the earth. 
 
 And fence not Athens. Matrons, turne incontinent, 
 Obedience fayle tn Children: Slaues and Foolcs 
 
 h h Plueke 
 
_ won of gjthem. 
 
 Plocke ibe graue wrinkled Senate from the Bench, 
 
 And mm.tter m their fteeds, to general! Filthes. 
 
 Conuerr o th'Inttant greene Virgmuy, 
 
 Doo t in your Parents eyes. Bankrupts,hold faft 
 Rather then render backe 5 out with your Kniues, 
 
 And cut your Trufters throatej. Bound Seruants’ fleale, 
 
 Large-handed Robbers your graue Matters are 
 And pill by Law. Maide, to thy Matters bed, * 
 
 Thy Mittris is o’th'Broihell. Some of fnrtcen, 
 
 Plucke the lyn'd Crutch from thy old limping Sire, 
 
 With it, beate out his Braines. Piety.and Feare, ' 
 
 Religion to the Gods, Peace, Juffice, Truth, 
 
 Domefticke awe. Night-rett, and Neighbour-hood, 
 
 Jnttrudbon, Manners, Myttenes.and Trades, 
 
 Degrees,Obferuances, Curtomes, and Lawes, 
 
 Decline to your confounding contraries. 
 
 And yec Confufion hue : Plagues incident to men. 
 
 Your potent and infedhous Feauors.heape 
 On Athens ripe for ttroke. Thou cold Sciatica, 
 
 Cripple our Senators, that their hmbes may halt 
 As lamely astheir Manners Lufi.and Libertie 
 Crcepe in the Mindes and Marrowes of our youth, 
 
 That gainft the ttreame of Venue they may ftriue 
 And drownc themfelues in Riot. Itches,Blames, 
 
 So we all th'Athenian bofomes, and their crop 
 Be generall Leprofie: Breath .infectt breath, 
 
 That their Society (as their Friendttnp) may 
 Be tneerely poyfon. Nothing lie beare from thee 
 Bur nakedneffe, thou derettable Towne, 
 
 Take thou that roo, with multiplying Bannes ; 
 
 Tmton will to the Woods, where he fhall finde 
 Th'vnkindctt Bead, more kinder then Mankinde. 
 
 The Gods confound (hcaremeyou goodGods all) 
 
 Th’Athemans both within and out that Wail: 
 
 And graunt as Ttmon growes.his hate may grow 
 To the whole race of Mankinde, high and low. 
 
 Amen 
 
 i>s vs! 
 Kempt, 
 
 The laceft of my wealth lie Oaa,e among’ff you 
 Where euer wemeete. for 7W./W 
 Let» yet be Frllowes. Let’s fhake our heads and ( 
 
 As .were a Knell vntp out Matters Fortunes * ^ 
 
 Wc haue feenebetterdayes. Let each rake ( omt ■ 
 Nay pu, out all your hands : No, one wotd more' 
 Thu, part we ruh ,n forrow.partmg poore ' 
 
 Who would no, wifh to be from wealth exen 
 Since R’ehes pom, to M.fery and Contempt > 
 
 who .hTLp;i r s “;s:r;„T ch Coo,i ' 
 
 Of monttrous Friends: ° i>eale 
 
 Nor ha’s he with him to fupply his life. 
 
 Or chat which can command it • 
 
 He follow and enquire him our.' 
 lit euer feme h.s mmde. with mv bed will 
 
 whimih i „,Goid,u; l ,,h, iSl 7 c 3' , n , ,ii 
 
 £nr. 
 
 Enter Timm in the woedt. 
 
 Exit 
 
 Enter Steward wish two or three Serudntt, 
 
 I Heare you M.Steward.wherc’s our Matter? 
 
 Are we vndone, catt off, nothing remaining? 
 
 Stew. Alack my Fellowes.whatfhould 1 fay to you? 
 Let me be recorded by the righteous Gods, 
 
 I am as poore as you. 
 
 S Such a Houfe broke? 
 
 So Noble a Matter falne, all gone, and not 
 One Friend to take his Fortune by the arme 
 And go along with him. 
 
 a As we do turns our backes 
 From our Companion, throwne into his graue. 
 
 So his Familtars to his buried Fortunes 
 Shnke all away, leaue their falfe vowes with him 
 Like empty purfes pick,; and his poore felfe 
 A dedicated Beggar to the Ayre, 
 
 With his difeafe.ofall fhunn’d pouerty, 
 
 Walkes like contempt alone. More ofour Fdlowes. 
 Enter other Seruaxxt. 
 
 Stew. All.broken Implements of a ruin’d houfe. 
 
 3 Yet do our hearts ware Timont Liuery, 
 
 That fee I by our Faces: we are Fellowes ftill, 
 
 SeTUmg alike in fotrow: Leak'd is out Barke, 
 
 And we poore Mates,ttand on the dying Decke, 
 
 Hearing the Surge* threat: vye ir.uft all part 
 Into thrs Sea of Ayre. 
 
 Stew. Good Fellowes all. 
 
 RouTn'h 0 b ^ (fed w rCfding Sun ' dfJ W fr0m th « earth 
 Rotten humiduy : below thy Sitters Orbe 
 
 Infeft rne ayre. Twin’d Brothers of one wombe 
 
 Whofe procreation, refidence, and birth, 
 
 Scarfe is d.uidanr: touch them with feuerall fortunes. 
 
 The greater fcornes the letter. NotNatu re 
 
 (1 o whom all fore, lay fiege) can beare grear Fortune 
 Bui by contempt ofNacure. 
 
 Raife me this Begger.snd deny’t that Lord, 
 
 The Senators fhall Beare contempt Hereditary, 
 
 The Begger Natiue Honor. 
 
 It is the Pattour Lards, the Brothers Tides, 
 
 The want that makes himleaue: who dares? who dares 
 In puritie of Manhood ttand vpright 
 And fay. this mans a Flatterer. If one be. 
 
 So are they all: for euerie grize ofFortuae 
 Is fmooth’d by that below. The Learned pace 
 Duckesto the Golden Foole. All’sobliquie; 
 
 There snothing leuell in our curfed Natures 
 Bet dire< 5 ! vdlanie. Therefore be abhorr'd. 
 
 All Featts, Societies,and Throngs of men. 
 Hisfembkble,yea himfclfe Ttnten difdaines, 
 pettru£ion phang mankinde ; Earth yeeld me Routes, 
 Who feekes let better of thee, fawce his pallate 
 With thy mett operant Poyfon. What isheere? 
 
 Gold? Yellow, glittering,precious Gold ? 
 
 No Gods, 1 am noidlc Vctanft, 
 
 Roots you clecre Heauens. Thus much of this will make 
 b r- i * fowie,falre; wrong,right; 
 
 Safe, Noble ; Old,young ; Coward,valiant. 
 
 Ha you Gods I why this? what this you Gods ? why thir 
 Will lugge your Prieto and Seruants from your Odl: 
 PJuckt flout imropiiiowci from below their heads. 
 
 Thrj 
 
r 
 
 Union of tbens . 
 
 pi 
 
 Tbu yellow Slaue, 
 
 Will knit andbreake Religions, blcite tbaccurft, 
 
 Make thehoare Leprofie ador'd, place Thecues, 
 
 And giue them Title, knee,and approbation 
 
 With Senators on the Bench : This is it 
 
 That makes the wappen'd V/iddow wed againe; 
 
 Shee, whom the Spitile-houfe, and vlccrpus fores, 
 
 Would caft the gorge at. ThisErr.bsImes and Spic« 
 To’th'Apnll day againe. Come damn'd Batch, 
 
 Thou common whore of M&nkinde, that puttes oddes 
 Among the tout of Nations, I will make thee 
 ; 5o thy tightNatuie. Aerreojf. 
 
 da? ADiumme ? Th'art quuke, 
 
 ; Jm yet He bury thee: Thou t go (ftrong Theefe) 
 
 When Go wty keepers cf thee cannot (hud : 
 q a y Ray thou out tor earned. 
 
 Enter Alctbiades vith Dnunrse and Fife & tnarlik* mettner i 
 and Pbrjn a and Timandra. 
 
 Ale. What an thou there ? fpeakc, 
 
 7 m. A Beaft as thou art. The Canker gnaw thy hert 
 For (hewing me againe the ey ea of Man. 
 
 Ale. What Is thy name? Is cun fo bate full to thee, 
 That an thy felfe a Man t 
 
 Tm. 1 am i^Mifantrepos, and hate Mankinde. 
 
 Tor thy pan, i do wi(h thou wen adogge. 
 
 That 1 might loue thee fomething. 
 
 Ale. 1 know thee well: 
 
 But in thy Fortunes am vnlearn’d, and ft range. 
 
 Ttm.\ know thee too, and more then that 1 know thee 
 I not defire to know. Follow thy Drumme, 
 
 With mans blood paint the ground Gules,Gales: 
 Religious Cannons, ciuill Lawes are rruell, 
 
 Then what (hould warre be ?This fell whore of thine. 
 Hath In her more deftruflron then thy Sword, 
 
 For all her Cherubio looke. 
 
 Tbrm. Thy lips rot oft". 
 
 Tim. 1 will not kifle thee, then the ret reuirnes 
 To thine owne tippes againe. 
 
 Ale. How came theNoble Timon to this change ? 
 Tim. As the Moone do's,by wanting light to giue: 
 But then renew I could not like the Moone, 
 
 There were no Sunnes to borrow of. 
 
 Ale. Noble Timon ,what friendlhip may I do thee ? 
 Tim. None,but to maintaine my opinion. 
 
 Ale. What is it Timm f 
 
 Tim. PromifemeFnendfbip.but perform? none. 
 
 If thou wilt not promife,the Gods plague thee, for thou 
 art a man : if chou do'ft perforate, confound thee, for 
 thou art a man. 
 
 Ale. ] haue heard in fome fort ofthy Miferlea. 
 
 Tim. Thou faw’ft them when I had profperitie. 
 
 Ale, 1 fee them now. then was a blelfed time, 
 
 Tim. As thine is now, held with a brace of Harlots. 
 Timm I s this th' Athenian Minion,whom the world 
 Voic’d fo regardfully ? 
 
 Tim An ihouTimandre} TliHin.Yef. 
 
 Tim Be a whore ftill, they loue thee not that vfe thee, 
 giue them difeafes, leauing with thee their Luft. Make 
 vfe of thy fait houres, feafon the flaues for Tubbes and 
 Bathes, bring downe Rofe-cheekt youth to the Fubfaft, 
 aoJ iheDict. 
 
 Timm Hang thee Monfter. 
 
 Ale. Pardon him fweet Tfr»4.«&-4.forhis wit* 
 
 Are drown d and loft in bis Calamities. 
 
 Jhaue but little Gold oflate, braue Timon, 
 
 The want whereof,doth dayly make reuolt 
 In my penurious Band, i haue heard and greeo’d 
 How curfed Athens,mindeleffe ofthy worth, 
 
 Forgetting thy greatdeeds, whenNcighbout dates 
 But for thy Sword and Fortune trod vpon them. 
 
 Tim. 1 pty thee beate thy Drum,and get thee gone. 
 Ale. 1 am thy Friend, an'd pitty rhee deere Timon. 
 
 Tim. How doeft thou pitty lama whom j) doll treble, 
 
 I had rather be alone, 
 
 nAle. Why fare thee well: 
 
 Heere is fome Gold for thee. 
 
 Tim. Keepe it, I cannot eatc it. 
 
 Ale. When I haue laid proud Athens on a heape. 
 
 Tim. VV art’ft thou 'galnfl Athens. 
 
 Ale. I Tim **,*nd haue caufe. 
 
 Tow. The Gods confound them all in thy ConqueO, 
 And thee after,when thou haft Conquer'd. 
 
 Ale. Why me, Timon? 
 
 Tim. That by kiilingofViilaines 
 Thou was’t borne to conquer my Country. 
 
 Pat vp thy Gold. Goon,heeres Gold, goon; 
 
 3e as a Planoetary pbgue,when loue 
 Will o*re tome high-V ic'd City, hang his poy fon 
 In the ficke ayre : letnot tby fword skip oner 
 Pitty rset honoat’d Age for his white Beard, 
 
 He is an Vferer. Strike roe the couarerfet Matron, 
 h is her hsbtte onely. that is heneft, 
 
 Flertelfe's a Bawd, Letnocrbe Virgins cheeke 
 Make foft thy trenchant Sword : for thofeMiikc pappes 
 Thst through the window Barne bore at mens eyes. 
 
 Are not within the Leafe of pitty writ. 
 
 But fet them down horrible Traitors.Spare not the Babe 
 IVhofedimpled fmiies fromFoolcsexhauft their mercy; 
 Thinke it a Baftard.whom the Oracle 
 Hath doubtfully pronounced, the throat fhali cut. 
 
 And mince it fans remorfe. Sweare agsinft Obie&S, 
 
 Put Armour on thine eares.and on thine eyes, 
 
 Whofe proofe, nor yels of Mothers, Maides, nor Babes, 
 ■Nor fight of Prlefts in holy Veflmcnts bleeding, 
 
 Shall piercea iot. There’sGold to pay thySouldiet*. 
 Make large confufion : and thy fury fpent. 
 
 Confounded be thy felfe. Speake not, be gone. 
 
 Ate, Haft thou Gold yet, lie take the Gold thou gi- 
 ueft me, not all thy Counfell. 
 
 Tim. Doft thou or deft thou not, Heauens cutfe vpon 
 thee. 
 
 Both. Giue vs fome Gold good Timcm.h^ftj more ? 
 Tim. Enough to make a Whore forfweare her Trade, 
 And to make Whores.a Bawd. Hold vp you Sluts 
 Your Aprons mouncant; you are not Othable, 
 
 Although I knowyou'lfweare, terribly fvreare 
 Into ftrong fhudders, and toheauenly Agues 
 Th'immortall Gods that heare you.Spare your Oathes: 
 
 1 le cruft to your Conditions, be whores ftill. 
 
 And he whofe pious breath feekes to conuert you. 
 
 Be ftrong in Whore, allure him, burnehim vp. 
 
 Let you; ciofefire predominate his frnoke. 
 
 And be no turnc'coatsryet may your paines fix months 
 Be quite contrary. And Thatch 
 Your poore thin Roofes with burthen* of the dead, 
 (Some that were bang’d) no matter: 
 
 Weare them, betray with them ; Whore ftill, 
 
 Paint till a horfe may myre vpon your lace t 
 A po* of wrinkles. 
 
 Both. WelLmoreGold,what then ? 
 
 h h a Beieeue*t 
 
9 1 Timon of c \Athem. 
 
 Beleeue’t that wedl do any thing for Gold. 
 
 Tem. Confurtiptioosfowe 
 
 In hollow bonetofman, ftnke their fharpe (hinnes, 
 
 And mane mens fpumng. Cracke the Lawyers voyce. 
 That he may neuer more falfe Title pleade, 
 
 Nor found hii Quillets fhrilly: Hoare the Flaoien, 
 
 Thai fcold'ft again ft the quality of flefh, 
 
 And not beleeues himfelfe. Downs with the Nofc, 
 Downe with it flat, take the Bridge quite away 
 Oflum.that his particular to forefee (bald 
 
 Smels from the generall weale. Mske curld pate Ruffians 
 And let the vnfcarr’d Btsggerts of the Watte 
 
 Deriue fomepaine from you. Plague all, 
 
 That your Aaiuity may defeate and quell 
 
 The lourfe of all Eicflion. Thete’s more Gold. 
 
 Do you damoc others, and let this damneyou, 
 Andditches graueyou all. 
 
 'Both. More counfel) with more Money, bounteous 
 
 Timt’i. 
 
 Tim. More whore, more Mifcheefe firfl,l haue gi- 
 uen you earneft 
 
 Ale. Scnke vp the Drum towardes Athens, farewell 
 Timoi; if I thriue well, lie vifu thee againe. 
 
 Jim. If l hope well, lie ncuer fee thee more. 
 
 Ale, 1 neuer did thee harroe 
 
 Tim. Yes, thou fpok’ft well of me. 
 
 Ale. Call’ft thou chat harme ? 
 
 Tim. Mendayly finde it. Ge'thee away, 
 
 And take thy Beagles with thee. 
 
 Ale. We but offend htm ftrike. Exeunt. 
 
 Tim. That Nature being ficke of mans vnkindneffe 
 Should yet be hungry : Common Mother, thou 
 
 Whofe wombe vnmeafureable, and infinite breft 
 
 Tcemes 3nd feeds all. whofe felfefame Mettle 
 
 Whereof thy proud Childe ( arrogant man)is puft. 
 Engenders the blacke Toad, and Adder blew, 
 
 The gilded Newt, and eyeleffe venom'd Worme, 
 
 With all th’abhorred Births below Crifpe Heauen, 
 Whereon Hyperions* quicknmg firedoch fhine . 
 
 Yeeld him, who all the humane Sonnes do hate, 
 
 From footth thy plenteous bofome, one poore roote • 
 Enfeare thy Fertileand Conceptious wombe, 
 
 Let it no more bring out mgratefoll man. 
 
 Goe great with Ty gets. Dragons, Wolues, and Beares, 
 Teeme with new Monften, whom thy vp ward face 
 
 Hath to the Marbled Manfion all aboue 
 
 Ncuer prefemed. O.a Root.deare thankes • 
 
 Dry vp thy Marrowcs, Vines,and Plough-torne Leas, 
 Whereof ingratefull man with Licourifh draughts 
 AndMorfeb Vndbous.greafes his pure minde. 
 
 That from it all Confideration flippes . ■— 
 
 Enter ApemaniM. 
 
 Mote man? Plague,plague. 
 
 *Ape. 1 was directed hither. Men report, 
 
 Thou doft afreft my Manners,and doff vfc them. 
 
 Tim. Tis then, becaufe thou doft not keepe a dogge 
 Whom I woulJ imitate. Confumption catch thee- 
 
 Ape. This is in thee a Nature but infe&ed, 
 
 A poore vnmanlv Melancholly fprung 
 
 From change of furure. Why this Spade? this place ? 
 This Slaue ftke Habit,and thefe lookes ofCare? 
 
 Thy Flatterers yet weareSilke, dnnke Wine,lye foft, 
 Hugge theirdifeas'd Perfumes,and haue forgot 
 
 That euer Timon was. Shame not thefe Woods, 
 
 By putting on the cunning of a Carper. 
 
 Be theu a Flatterer now, and feeke to thriue 
 
 By that which ha*s vndone thee jhindge thy knee, 
 
 And let his very breach whom thou'it obferue 
 
 Blow off thy Cap: praife his moft vicious ftraine, 
 
 And call it excellent: thou waft told thus : 
 
 Thou gau’ft thine eares (like Tapfters, that bad wclcom) 
 To Knaues.and all approachers: Tis moft iuft 
 
 That thou turne Rafcall, had'ft thou weahh againe 
 
 Rafcals fhould haue*t. Do not affume my hkeneffe. 
 
 Tim. Were 1 like thee, I’de throw away my feife. 
 
 a Tn ° uhaflca n away thy felfe.being like thy Velf 
 
 A Madman fo long, now a Foole : what think*ft 
 «hat the bleake ayre, thy boy fterous Chamberlaine 
 
 Will put thy fhin on warme ? Will thefe moyft Trees 
 
 That haue ou.-liu d the Eagle, page thy heeles 
 
 And skip when thou point'd out? Will the cold biooke 
 Candied with Ice, Cawdle thy Morning tafte 
 
 w,T lh y°' r K e ; 0 , S^fc ( ?Call the Creatures, 
 
 Whofe naked Natures hue in all the fpight 
 
 Of wrekefull Heauen, whofe bare vnhoufed Trunkcs. 
 
 1 o the connicnng Elements expos'd 
 
 Anfwcr meere Nature; bid them flatter thee. 
 
 O thou (halt finde. 
 
 Tim. A Foole of thee: depart. 
 
 Ape. I loue thee better now, then ere I did. 
 
 Tim. 1 hate thee worfe. 
 
 Ape. Why? 
 
 Tim. Thou flatter'd mifery. 
 
 Ape 1 flatter not, but fay thou art a Caytifc. 
 
 Tim. Why do’ft thou feeke me out? 
 
 Ape To vex thee. 
 
 Tim. Alwayes a VillainesOffice, or a Fooles. 
 
 Doft pleafe thy feife in't f 
 
 Ape. 1 . 
 
 Tim. What,aKnaue too? 
 
 Ape. It thou did’ft'put this fowre cold habit on 
 
 To csftigate thy pride, 'twere well: but thou 
 
 Doft it enforcedly : Thou'dfl Courtier be againe 
 
 Wert thou not Beggar : willing mifery 
 
 Out. hues: tncettaine pompe, is crown’d before» 
 
 The one is filling ft ill, neuet eompleat: 
 
 The other, at h-gh wifh ; beft ftace Comentlcfle. 
 
 Hath a diBr3<ffer) and moft wretched being, 
 
 Worfe then the vvorft,Content. 
 
 Thou fhould’ft defire to dye,being miferable. 
 
 Tim. Not by his breath,that is more miferable. 
 
 Thou art aSlaue.whom Fortunes tender arroe 
 
 With fauour neuer clafpt: but bred a Dogge. 
 
 Had'ft thou like vs from out firft fwatn proceeded. 
 
 The fweec degrees that this breefe world affords, 
 
 To fuch as may the paflioe druggesof it 
 
 Freely command ft : thou would’ft haue plung’d thy fel/ 
 
 In general! Riot, melted downe thy youth 
 
 I n different beds of Luft, and neuer learn d 
 
 The Icie precepts ofrefpedf, but followed 
 
 The Sugred game before thee. But my feife. 
 
 Who had the world as my Confedfiocarie, 
 
 The mouthes, the tongues, the eyes,and hearts ofmen, 
 
 At duty more then i could frame employment; 
 
 That numberlefle vpon me ftucke, as leaues 
 
 Do on the Oake, haue with one Winters brufli 
 
 Fell from their boughes, and left me open, bare, 
 
 For eucry ftorme that blowes. 1 to bearc this, 
 
 That neuer knew but better, is fome burthen 
 
 Thy Nature, did commenceinfufferance.Time 
 
 Hath made thee hard in t. Why fhould’ft ^ hate Men ? 
 
 They neuer flatter’d thee. What haft thou giuen ? 
 
 ' If 
 
\Timon ofz/fthens . 91 
 
 ifthou wile curfe ; t hyFather (that poore ragge) 
 
 Muft be thy fobie^ i who in fpigbt put ftuffe 
 
 To fome (hee-Begger, and compounded thee 
 
 Poore Rogue, hereditary. Hence, be gone, 
 
 If thou hadft not bene borne the worft of men, 
 
 Tbou hadft bene a Knaue and Flatterer. 
 
 Ape. Art thou proud yet/ 
 
 Tan. I.thad am not thee. 
 
 Ape. 1 , that I war no Prodigal!. 
 
 Tan. I, that I am one now. 
 
 Were all the wealth I hauc (hut vp in thee, 
 
 Pld giue thee tcaue to hang it. Get thee gone: 
 
 That the whole life of Athens were in this. 
 
 Thus would I cate it. 
 
 Aft. Heere. I will mend thy Feaft. 
 
 Tan. Ftrft mend thy company, take away thy felfe. 
 Apt. So I (hall mend mine owne.by’th'Uckc of thine 
 Tan. Tis not well nsended fo, it is butbotcht; 
 
 If not, I would it weie. 
 
 Aft. What would’ft thou haue to Athens ? 
 
 Tan. Thee thither in a whirlcwind : if thou wilt. 
 
 Tell them there 1 haue Gold ,!ooke,fo 1 haue. 
 
 Aft. Heere is no vfc for Gold. 
 
 Ttm. Thebeft, and trueft t 
 
 For heere it fleepes, and do s no hyred barme. 
 
 Ape. Where Iyeft a nights Ttmen ? 
 
 Tim. Voder chat’s abooe me. 
 
 Where feedfl thou a-dayes e Apemantut { 
 
 Ape. Where rny ftomacke nodes create, or rather 
 where I eate it. 
 
 Tan. Would poyfon were obedient & knew my mind 
 Apt . Where would’ft thou fend it ? 
 
 7 w». T o fawee thy difhes. 
 
 Ape. The middle of Humanity thou neuerkneweft, 
 but the extremitle ofboth ends. When thou waft in thy 
 Gilt, and thy Perfume, theymockt thee for too much 
 
 1 Curiofitie : in thy Ragges thou know’ft none,but art ae- 
 fpis’d for the contrary. There’s a medler for thee,eate it. 
 Trm. On what 1 hate, 1 feed not. 
 
 I Apt. Do’ft hate a Medler? 
 
 Tan. I, though it looke like thee. 
 
 Apt. And th’hadft hated Medlers fooner, §r fhould'ft 
 haue loued thy felfe better now. What man didd’ft thou 
 
 1 euer know vtithrift, that was be'.oucd after his meanest 
 Tan. Who without thofe mcancS thou talk'd of,didft 
 
 I thou euer know belou’d ? 
 
 Ape. My fclfe. 
 
 Ttm. Ivndcrftand thee: tbou had’d fome meanea to 
 
 I keepe a Dogge. 
 
 Apem. What things in the world ctnft thouneereft 
 
 I (ompare to thy Flactereta ? 
 
 7 an. W’omen necreft, but men : men are the thing* 
 themfelues. What would ft thou do with the world A- 
 pemantia, ific lay in thy power ? 
 
 I Ape. Giue it the Beads, to be rid of the men. 
 
 Tan Would'ft thou haue thy felfe fall in the confb- 
 I fion of men, and remaine a Beaft with the Beads. 
 
 1 Apt. I Tan on. 
 
 Tim. Abeaftly Amt>ition,which theGoddes grsunl 
 
 I thee t'attaineto. Ifthou wert the Lyon, the Fox would 
 1 beguile thee: ifthou were the Lambe, theFoxe would 
 jeate thee: if thou wertthc"Fox, cheLion would fafpedl 
 Ithee, when peraduenture thou were accus’d by the A(fe: 
 |lf thou wett the Affc, thy dulneffe would torment thee ; 
 land ft ill thou lio’dft but as aBreakefsft to the Wolfe. If 
 jthou were the Wolfe, thy greedineffe would affh&thee. 
 
 thou Oiotiia tt naxara wy me ior my dinner. yy ert 
 
 hou the Voscorne, pride and wrath would confound 
 ’nee, and make tbine owne felfe the conqueft of thy fury. 
 
 ,Vert thoa a Bears, thou would’ft be kill'd by the Horfe: 
 wert thou a Horfe, thou would’ft be (tax’d by theLco- 
 >ard: wert thou a leopard, thou wert Germane to, the 
 Lion, and the fpottes ofthy Kindted, were Jurors on thy 
 life. All thy fafety were remotion, and thy defence ab- 
 fence. What Beaft could’ft chou bee, that were not fub- 
 ie&toaBeaft : and what a Beaft art thou already, that 
 feeft notthy Ioffe in transformation. 
 
 Ape. Ifthou could'ft ptcafe me 
 
 With fpeakingto me.thau might’ft 
 
 Haue hit *pon it heere. 
 
 The Commonwealth of Athens,is become 
 
 A Fcrreft of Bexfts. 
 
 Tm. How ha’s the Affe broke the wall, that thou an 
 outofthe Citie. 
 
 Ape. Yonder comes a Poet and a Painter: 
 
 The plague of Company light vpon thee: 
 
 I will feare to catch it, and giue way. 
 
 When I know not what elfe to do, 
 lie fee thee againei 
 
 Tan. When there is nothing liuing but thee. 
 
 Thou (bait be welcome. 
 
 lhad raiher beaBeggersDogge, 
 
 Then Apemanttu. 
 
 Ape. Thou att the Cap 
 
 Of all theFooles aliue. 
 
 Tim. Would thou wert cleane enough 
 
 To fpit vpon. 
 
 Ape. A plague on thee. 
 
 Thou art coo bad to curfe. 
 
 Tan. All Villaines 
 
 That do (land by thee,are pure. 
 
 Ape. There is no Leprofie, 
 
 Buc what thou fpeak’ft- 
 
 Tan. Ifl name thee, liebeate thee; 
 
 But! (bouldinfe&my hands. 
 
 Ape. I would my tongue 
 
 Could rot them off. 
 
 Ttm. Aw*y thou iffucofamaogie dogge, 
 
 Choller does kill me. 
 
 That thou art aliue, I fwoond to fee thee. 
 
 Ape. Would thou would’ftburft. 
 
 Ttm. Away thou tedious Rogue,I sm lorry I (ball 
 lofe a ftonc by tbee. 
 
 Ape. Beaft, 
 
 Tim. Slaue. 
 
 Ape. Toad. 
 
 Ttm. Rogue,Rogue,Hogue. 
 
 I am ficke of this falfe world.and will loue nought 
 
 But euen the metre necefli ties vpon t: 
 
 Then Tant* prefently prepare thy grata: 
 
 Lye where the light Fome of the Sea may beare 
 
 Thy graue flone dayly ,raake thineEpitaph, 
 
 That death in me, at others lines may laagh. 
 
 O thou fweete King-killer, and deare diuorce 
 
 Twixc natursll Sunne and frre: thou bright denlet 
 ofHancns pureft bed, thou valiant Mars, 
 
 Thou euer, yong,fre(h, loued,and^delicate wooer, 
 
 Whofe blufh doth thawe the conUcrared Snow 
 
 That lyes on Dians lap. 
 
 Thou vifiblc God, 
 
 That fouldreft dole Impofllbilfties, 
 
 And mak’ft them kiffe; that fpeak’ft with eflttie Tongue 
 
 hh 3 To 
 
euerie purpoft: O thou touch of hearts 
 Thinke thy (hue-man rebels, and by thy vertue 
 Set them into confounding oddes, that Beads 
 May baue the world in Empire. 
 
 Ape. Would’twcrelo. 
 
 Bat not till I am dead, lie (ay chtiadGold : 
 
 Thoa wile be throng’d too fhortly. 
 
 'Tim. Throng’d too? 
 
 Ape. 1. 
 
 Tan. Thy backel prythee. 
 
 Ape. Liue, and louc thy mifery. 
 
 Ton. Long liue fo,and fo dye. I am quit. 
 
 Apt- Mo thiogs like men, 
 
 Eate Timm, and abhorre then. Exit Ape wan. 
 
 Enter tbeTandctti. 
 
 1 Where fiiould hehaue this Gold ? Jt isfome poore 
 Fragment, fome flender Ort of his remainder: the ox ere 
 want ofGold, and the falling from ofhis Friendes. droue 
 him into this Melanchoily. 
 
 2 It is nois'd 
 
 He hath a maffe of Treafure. 
 
 3 Lecvsmaketheaflay vpon him.ifhccarenot for*r, 
 he wjllfupply vseaftly: if he couctoufly refetue it, how 
 (ball's get it ? 
 
 a True •. for he beares it not about him: 
 
 Tishid. 
 
 1 Is not this hee? 
 
 AH. Where? 
 
 2 Tis bis defeription. 
 
 3 He? 1 know him. 
 
 All. Saue theeTi/waw. 
 
 Ton. Now Thecues. 
 
 All. Soldiers.not Theeues. 
 
 Tta>. Both too,and womens Sonnes 
 All. We arc not Theeues, butnerco 
 
 That much do want. 
 
 Ton. Your greated wane is,you want much of meat: 
 Why fhould you want ? Behold,the Earth hath Rooces: 
 Within this Mile breake forth a hundred Springs: 
 
 The Oakes bcarc Mad, the Briars Scarlet Heps, 
 
 The bounteous Hufwife Nature, on each bufh, 
 
 Laycs her full MelTc before you. Want ? why Want ? 
 
 i We cannot liue on Grafic.on Berries, Water, 
 AsBeafts,and Birds, andFifhes. 
 
 Ti. Nor on the Beads themfelucs.the Birds & Fifhfs, 
 Youmufteacemen. Yetdunkcsl mudyoucoo. 
 
 That you are Thecues profed: that you worke not 
 In holier fhapes: For there isboundleffeTheft 
 In limited ProfelTions. Rafcall Thceues 
 Heere’sGold Go, focke the fubtlc blood o’ch'Grape, 
 Till the high Feauor feeth your blood to froth. 
 
 And fo fcape hanging. Trud not the Phyfician, 
 
 His Antidotes are poyfon, and he flayes 
 
 Moc then you Rob : Take wealth, and Hues together. 
 
 Do Villamc do, fince you proteft to doo'c. 
 
 Like Workemen, ]lc exampteyou with Thccuery; 
 
 The Sonnes a Theefc, and with his great attraction 
 Robbes the vadcSea. The Moones an arrant Theefc, 
 
 And her pale fire, die fnatches from the Sunne. 
 
 The Seas a Theefc, whofe liquid Surge, refolues 
 The Moone into Salt teares. The Earth’s a Theefe, 
 
 That feeds and breeds bya compofture ftolne 
 From gen rali excrement: each thing's a Ybotfe. 
 
 The Lawes, your curbe and whip ,'us their rough power 
 
 Timon of <zAthens . 
 
 Ha's vncheck’d Theft. Loue not your felues, awav 
 Hob one another, there's more Gold, cur throates*’ 
 
 All that you rneece are Theeues: to Athens go ’ 
 Breake open Pnoppcs, nothing can you deale 
 But Theeues do ioofe rt: deaic Idle, for this J giue you 
 And Cjold confound you howfoerc : Amen. ’ 
 
 3 Has almod charm’d me from my Profeflion.by per 
 fwading me to it. * TV 
 
 1 Tis m the malice ofmankinde, thathethusadtufes 
 
 vsnoc to haue vs thriuein our my fiery. 
 
 2 1 le beleeue hrm as an Enemy, 
 
 And giucouer my Trade. 
 
 ‘ Let vs firft fee peace in Athens, thereisno t.mefo 
 
 milcrable, but a man may be true. Ex,t Theater. 
 
 Enter the Steward to Timon. 
 
 Stem. Oh you Gods! 
 
 Is yon d defpis'd and ruinous man my Lord ? 
 
 Full of decay and fayling ? Oh Monument 
 And wonder of good deeds, euilly bedo w'd I 
 
 w h>!dcr la , e>vmm 
 
 Wh.. cildtr thing vponthc earth, then Friends 
 Who can bring Nobieft mmdes, to bafeft ends* 
 
 How rarely does it meete with this times o Ul f e 
 VV hen man was widit to Joue his Enemies : * 
 
 O.ant 1 may cue: Icuc,and rather woo 
 Thofe that would mifcheefeme.then thoferhatdoo 
 Hascaughtmeinhis eye,I w.Ilprefent my ho.»eA«iefc I 
 
 Lo '‘ i ' ft ‘ 11 f ' , “ him “v «*• 
 
 Ton. Away : what art thou? 
 
 Stew. Haue you forgot me, Sir ? 
 
 Ton Why dofl aike that? I haue forgot all men. 
 Then, if thou grunt’d, chart a man. 
 
 I haue forgot thee. 
 
 Stem. An honed poore feruani of yours. 
 
 Tim . T hen I know thee not: 
 
 I neuer had honeft man about me, 1 all 
 I kept were Knaues, to ferue in meatc to Villaines. 
 
 Stew. The Gods are witncfle 
 Neu r did pooic Steward wcare a truer gicefe 
 1 or his vndene Lot J, then mine eyes for you. 
 
 Tim. What, dod thou weepc? 
 
 Come neerer, then I lone thee 
 Becaufe thou art a woman, and difclainpft 
 Flinty mankinds: whofe eyes do neuer giuc 
 But thorow Lud and Laughter: pittieS fleeping: ■ 
 
 Strange times y weepe with laughing.not with weeping,! 
 
 Tea. 1 begge of you to know me, good my Lord, ! 
 T accept my grcefe.ar.d whil'd this poore wealth lads. 
 
 To entertains me as your Steward dill. 
 
 Tim. Had 1 a Steward 
 So true, fo iud, and now fo comfortable? 
 
 J t aim oft tames my dangerous Nature wildc. 
 s-ct me behold thy face; Surely, this man 
 W as borne of woman. 
 
 Forgiue my geacrail, and exceptlctfe rafhneffe 
 You pcrpctuallfober Gods. 1 doproclairoe 
 One hoV id man : Miftake me not, but one : 
 
 No more I pray, and hee's a Steward. 
 
 How fsine would I haue hated all raankiude. 
 
 And thou redeem'd thy felfe. But all faue tbee, 
 
 I fell with Curies. 
 
 V * *u*"*k*’ S £ kousrt more boned now, then wife; 
 
 For, by oppreffing and betraying mee. 
 
 Thou 
 
Timenc/ oA them. 95 
 
 Thou roight'ft haue foooer got another Sendee» 
 
 For many fo arriuc at feccnd Matters, 
 
 Vpon their firft Lordi neckc. But tefi me tree, 
 
 (For I enuft euer doubt, though acre fo fore) 
 
 \t not thy kindnefle fubtle, couetcus, 
 
 if not a Vfunng kindnefle,and a* rich men deale Guifts, 
 
 Expefting in returnc twenty for one ? 
 
 Stew. No my mod worthy Mafter,in whofe bred 
 Doubt, and fufpea (alas) are plac’d too late s 
 
 You fhouldhaue fear'd falfe tunes, when you did Feaft. 
 Sufpeft ftill comes, where an eftate is leaft. 
 
 That which I (hew, Heauen kftowes, isroemly Loue, 
 Dutie, and leak, to your vnmatched minde. 
 
 of your Food and Liuiog, and beleeue It, 
 
 My rood Honour'd Lord, 
 
 For any benefit that points to mee. 
 
 Either in hope, or prefent, l’de exchange 
 
 For this one wifti, that you had power and wealth 
 
 To requite roe, by making rich your fclfe. 
 
 j,m. Looke thee, ’tis fo: thou fingly honeft roan, 
 
 Heere take r the Gods out of my roiferie 
 
 Ha's fent thee Treafure. Go, liuc rich and happy. 
 
 But thus condition'd s Thou fhalt build from men: 
 
 Hate all, curie all, (hew Charity to none. 
 
 But let the farmfht flefh Aide from che Bone, 
 
 Ere thou relceue the Begger, Gnictodogges 
 
 What thou denyefttoroen. Let Prifons fwallow 'em, 
 Debts wither 'em to nothing, be men like blafted woods 
 And may Difeafeslicke vp their falfe bloods, 
 
 Aod fo farewell, and thriue. 
 
 Stew. O let me day,and comfort yoo, my Mafter. 
 
 Tim. If thou hat’ft Curies 
 
 Stay not: flye,whil'd thou art bleftand free : 
 
 Ne re fee thou man, and let me ne°re fee rhee. Exit 
 
 £ntvr Poet, and Pasettr. 
 
 Pant. A s I tooke note of the place, it cannot be farre 
 where he abides. 
 
 Poet. What's to be thought ofhim ? 
 
 Does the Rumor hold for true. 
 
 That hee'sfo full of Gold? 
 
 Painter. Certaine. 
 
 AlctbuieUi reports it: Phr tinea and TimaadjU 
 
 Had Gold ot him. He likewife enrich'd 
 
 Poore ftragliogSouidiers, with great quantity 
 
 Tis (side, he g&ue vnto his Steward 
 
 A mighty fomme. 
 
 Poet. Then this breaking ofhis, 
 
 Ha's beene but a Try for his Friends ? 
 
 Painter Nothingelfe: 
 
 You (hall fee him a Palme in Athens againe. 
 
 And flounfh with the highed: 
 
 Therefore, tis not amifle, we render our loues 
 
 To him, in this fuppos'd diftrefle ofhi* : 
 
 It will (bew hcneftly in vs, 
 
 And is very likely, to loade ourpurpofes 
 
 With what they trauaile for, 
 
 Jfitbeaiud and true report, that goes 
 
 Of his hauing. 
 
 Poet. What haue you now 
 
 To prefenr voto him ? 
 
 Painter. Nothing at this time 
 
 But my Vifitatton: onely 1 will promife him 
 
 An excellent Peece. 
 
 Poet. 1 mud ferue him fo too ; 
 
 Tell him of an intent that's comming toward htm. 
 
 Paimer. Good as the bed. 
 
 Pro mi ting, is the vsrie Ayre o'th’Time j 
 
 It opens roe eyes of Expectation. 
 
 Perf ormance, is euer the duller for his a&e. 
 
 And but in the plainer and Ampler klnde of people. 
 
 The deed* of Saying is quite out of vfe. 
 
 To Promife, is mod Courtly and fafhicnable | 
 Performance, is a kinde of Will or T eftsmwu 
 
 Which argues a great fsckncfTe in hi* lodgement 
 
 That makes it. 
 
 Enter Turn* ft«m kit Cant. 
 
 Timm. Excellent Worketnan, 
 
 Thou cand nor paint a man fo badde 
 
 As is thy felfe. 
 
 Poet. I am thinking 
 
 What I (hall fay I haue prouided for him : 
 
 1 1 mod be a perfonaring of himfelfe: 
 
 A Satyre againft the fofmefle of Profperity, 
 
 With a Difcooene of the infinite Flatteries 
 
 That follow youth and opulencie. 
 
 Ttmem. Muft thou needes 
 
 Stand for a Villaine in thine owne Worke ? 
 
 Wilt thou whip thine owne faults in oihcT men? 
 
 Do fo, I haue Gold for thee. 
 
 Pott. Nay let's feeke him. 
 
 Then do we finne agaiofl our owne eftate. 
 
 When we may profit meete, and come too late. 
 
 Painter. True; 
 
 When the day femes before blacke-comer'd nigbc j 
 Fmde what thou want’d, by free and offer*d light. 
 Corne. 
 
 Tins, fie meete you at the rums: 
 
 What a Gods Gold,that he is worfnipt 
 
 In a bafer Temple, then where Swine feede ? 
 
 Tis thou that rigg d the Barke.and plow'd theFome, 
 Setled admired reuerence m a Slaue, 
 
 To thee be worfhipt, and thy Saints for aye : 
 
 Be crown'd with Plagues,that thee alooe obay. 
 
 Fit I meet them. 
 
 Poet. Haile worthy T?okw 
 
 Pam. Our late Noble Mader. 
 
 Timon. Haue I once lin'd 
 
 To fee two hone&men ? 
 
 Poet. Sit: 
 
 H aumg often of your open Bounty tided, 
 
 Hcaringyou were retyT’d, yem Friends falne off, 
 
 Whofe thankeleffe Natures (O abhorred Spirits) 
 
 N« all the Whippes of Heauen,are large enough. 
 
 What, to you, 
 
 Whofe Starre-likeNobleneffe gaue life and influence 
 To their whole being ? I am rapt, and cannot coucr 
 
 The monftrous bulke of this Ingratitude 
 
 With any fire of words. 
 
 Timon. Let it go. 
 
 Naked men may fee't the better s 
 
 You that are honed, by being what you ere. 
 
 Make them bed feene,and knowne. 
 
 Pain. He,and my felfe 
 
 Haue trauail’d in the great (howre off out guifts. 
 
 And fweetly felt It. 
 
 Time*. I, you are boned man. 
 
 Painter. We are hither come 
 
 To offer you our feruice 
 
 Ttmon. Mod honeft men: 
 
 Why 
 
9 6 Timon of Athens. 
 
 Why how fhall I requite you? 
 
 C*n you eate Roues, and drlnke cold water, no? 
 
 Bath. Whatwecando. 
 
 Wee'l do to do you feruice. 
 
 Tim. Y’are honeft men, 
 
 Y haue heard that I haue Gold, 
 
 1 am fure you haue, fpeake truth, y’are honeft men, 
 
 Pam. So it it faid my Noble Lord, but therefore 
 Came not my Friend.nor I. 
 
 Timon. Good honeft men: Thou draw’ft a counteract 
 Bed in all Athens, th’art indeed the beft. 
 
 Thou eountcrfet’ft mod liuely. 
 
 Pam, So.fo, my Lord. 
 
 Tim. E*ne fo fir as I fay. And for thy fifHon, 
 
 Why thy Verfe fwels whh ftuffe fo fine and fmooth, 
 Thatthou art euen Naturall in thine Art. 
 
 But for all this (my honeft Natur d friends) 
 
 Imuft needs fay you haue a little fault. 
 
 Marry 'tisnot monftrousin you, neither wifh I 
 
 You take much pames to mend. 
 
 'Both. Befeech your Honour 
 
 To make it knowne to v*. 
 
 77m. You'itakeitill. 
 
 “Both, Mod thankefully,my Lord. 
 
 Ttmcn. Will you indeed ? 
 
 Both. Doubt it not worthy Lord. 
 
 Tim. There’* neuer a one of you but crafts a Knaoe, 
 That mightily deceiues you. 
 
 Beth. Do we.my Lord ? 
 
 Tim. I,andvouhcarehimeogge, 
 
 See him diffemble. 
 
 Know his groffe patchery, loue him, feedehim, 
 
 Keepein yourbofome, yctremainc affur'd 
 
 That he's amade-vp-ViIUtne, 
 
 Pain. 1 know none fuch,my Lord. 
 
 Poet. Nor I. 
 
 Tunan. Looke you, 
 
 1 loue you well,He giue you Gold 
 
 R\d me thefe Villaines from your companies; 
 
 Hang them, or ftab them, drown? them in a draught 
 Confound them by fome courfe,and come to me. 
 
 He giue you Gold enough. 
 
 Both. Name them my Lord, let’s know them. 
 
 Tim. You that way?and you this: 
 
 But two in Company : 
 
 Each man apart.allfingle.and alone. 
 
 Yet an arch Villain® keeper him company : 
 
 If where thou art, two Villaines fhall not be. 
 
 Come not neere him. If thou would’fthot recide 
 
 But where one Villaine is, then him abandon. 
 
 Hence, packc, there’s Gold,you came for Gold ye flaues. 
 You haue worke for me; there's payment,thence. 
 
 You are an Alcumift, make Gold of that; 
 
 Out Ralcalldogges, Exeunt 
 
 Enter Steward l ttndrwo Stnatert 
 
 Stew. It is vame that you would fpeake with Timon: 
 Fot he is fet fo oncly to himfelfe. 
 
 That nothing but himfelfe, which looker like man. 
 
 Is friendly with him. 
 
 t-Seo. Bring vs to his Caue. 
 
 It is our part and ptomife to th’Atheriians 
 
 To fpeake with Timon. 
 j.Seis. Ac all times alike 
 
 Men are not (bll the fame: ’rwas Time and Gree/ee 
 
 Tnat fram'd him thus. Time with his fairei hand. 
 Ottering tnt Fortunes pf hi s former dayes, 
 
 The former man may make him; bring v S to him 
 
 And chanc'd it as it may. 
 
 Stew. Hcere is his Caue : 
 
 Peace and content be heerc. Lord Tine*. Ttmcn 
 
 Looke out, and fpeake to Friends: Th'Athemans’ 
 py two of their mod reuerend Senate greet th ec: 
 Speake to them N’ohle Timon. 
 
 Enter Timon omt ofhu Caue. 
 
 Two. Thou Sunne that comforts burnt. 
 Speakeandbehang'd : 
 
 For each true word, a blifter, and each falfe 
 BeasaCanthenxmgto the root o'chTongue 
 Confuming it with (peaking. b ‘ 
 
 t Worthy Timon. 
 
 Tim. Of none but fuchasyou. 
 
 And you o(Trmon. * 
 
 t Th« Senators of Athens,greet thee Tbmm. 
 
 Tim. 1 thankethem, 
 
 And would fend them backe the plague, 
 
 Could! but catch it for them. 
 
 I O forget 
 
 What we are forty for our felues In thee: 
 
 The Senators,with one confent of loue, 
 
 Imreate thee backe to Athens, who haue thought 
 
 On fpeeiall Dignities, which vacant lye 
 
 For thy beft vfe and wearing, 
 a They confeffe 
 
 Toward thee, forgetfulneffe too general! groffe y 
 
 Which now the publike Body,whicb doth fildon* 
 
 Play the re-canter, feeling in it felfe 
 
 A lacke of Ttmens ayde, hath fincc withall 
 
 Of it owne fall, tefbaining ayde to Ttmon, 
 
 And fend forth vs, to make their (brrowed render, 
 
 Together.with a recompcnce more fruitfull 
 
 1 hen their offence can weigh downt by the Dramme, 
 
 I euen Inch heapes and fummes of Loue and Wealth, 
 
 As fhall to rhee blot out, what wrongs were theusj 
 
 And write in thee the figures of tbeir loue, 
 
 Euer to read them thine. 
 
 Tim. You witch me in it; 
 
 Surprize me to i he very brinkeof teares; 
 
 Lend roe a Fooles heart, and a womans eyes, 
 
 And He beweepe thefe comforts.worthy Senators. 
 
 X Therefore fo pleafe thec to returne with ys» 
 
 And of our Athens, thine and ours to take 
 
 The Captainfhip,thou fhalt be met with thankes, 
 Allowed with *bfolucepower,and thy good name 
 
 Liue with Authoritie ; fo foone we (hall dnuc backe 
 
 Of yUcilnadei th approaches wild. 
 
 Who like t Bore too Ciuage, doth root vp 
 
 His Countries peace. 
 
 * And fhakes his threatmng Sword 
 
 Againft the walles of Jithcm. 
 i Therefore Timon 
 
 Tim, Well fir, I will; therefore 1 will fir thus 
 if jllcihtadei kill my Countrymen, 
 
 Let Atcthmdii know this of Timon , 
 
 That Ttmon cares not. But ifhe facke faire Athens, 
 
 And cake our goodl y aged men by'th'Beardi, 
 
 Giutngour holy Virgmj to the ftaine 
 
 Of contumelious, beaftly, mad-b rain'd warre: 
 
 Then let him know,and cell him Ttmon fpeskef it, 
 
 Iq 
 
Timon oflAtbms. 9 7 
 
 In piety ofour aged, and our youth, 
 
 \ cannot cheofe but cell him that I cere not. 
 
 And let him tak'c at wot ft: For their Knities care not. 
 
 While you haue throat* to anfwer. For my felfc. 
 
 There’* 001 a whittle, in th’vnruly Campe, 
 
 But l do prize it at my loue,before 
 
 Tbereoetends Throat in Athens. So I ksueyou 
 
 To the prote&ion of the profperous Gods, 
 
 As Theeues to Keepers. 
 
 Stew. Stay not, all'* in vaine. 
 
 Tim. Why I was writing of mjr Epitaph, 
 
 It will be fecne to morrow. My loogfickneife 
 
 Of Health,and Lining, now begins to mend, 
 
 And nothing brings me all things. Go, liuc ftiU, 
 
 Be Alobmies yonr plague; you his, 
 
 And UR fo long enough. 
 
 t Wefpeakein vaine. 
 
 Tim- But yet I loue my Country,and ltn not 
 
 One that teioyces ituhecommoo wrackc. 
 
 As common bruite doth put it, 
 
 1 That’s well fpoke. 
 
 Tim. Commend me to my lotting Countrcymen. 
 
 1 Thefe words become youtlippes as they pafle tho- 
 tow them. 
 
 a And enter in our cares, like great Triunsphets 
 
 In their applauding gate*. 
 
 Tim. Commend me to them. 
 
 And tell them, that to eafethem of their greefes, 
 Therrfeare* ofHoftHe ftiokes, their Aches Ioffes, 
 
 Their pang* of Loue, with other incident throw es 
 ThatNatures fragile VciTell doth luftaine 
 
 In life* vneertaine voyage, 1 will fome kIndies do them, 
 lie teach them to preuent wilde Aicibiades wrath. 
 
 i 1 like this well, he will returne sgaine. 
 
 Tim I haue aTrec which growe* heercin my Clefs?, 
 That mine owne vfe inuitesme tocutdowne. 
 
 And (hortlymuft 1 fell it. Tell my Friends, 
 
 T ell Athens, in the feqoeuce of degree. 
 
 From high to low throughout, that who fo pleafe 
 
 To flop AfBi&ion, let him take huhafte ; 
 
 Come hither ere my Tree hath felt the Axe, 
 
 And hang himfelfe. I pray you do my greeting. 
 
 Stew.' Trouble him no further, thus you Rill (hall 
 
 Finde him. 
 
 Tim. Come not to me againe, but fay to Athens, 
 Timon hath made his euetlafting Manfion 
 
 V pon the Beached V erge of the falc Flood, 
 
 Who once a day with his embodied Froth. 
 
 The tutbulent Surge (hall couer; thither come, 
 
 Ar.d let my graue-llone be your Oracles 
 
 Lippcs, let foure words go by,snd Language end t 
 
 What it amiffe. Plague and Infeflion mend. 
 
 Graues onely be mens workes, and Death their gaine; 
 Sunne, hide thy Beames, Timon hath done his Raigne. 
 
 Exit Timon. 
 
 l His difeontents are vnremoceably coupled to Na¬ 
 ture. 
 
 a Our hope in him is dead: let vs returne. 
 
 And ftraine what othet meaner is left vato vs 
 Inourdecrepenll. 
 
 tit requires fwift foot. Exomt. 
 
 Enter two other Senators ftith a Meflenoe*. 
 
 t Thou haft painfully difeouet d : are his Files 
 
 As full as thy report? 
 
 tJVief. Ihaue fpoke the leaft. 
 
 Be fide* his expedition protnifes prefent approach, 
 
 * We (land much hazard,if they bring not Timm. 
 
 Afaf. I met a Carrier, arte mine ancient Friend, 
 
 Whom though In general!part we were oppos'd, 
 
 Yet our old loue modes particular force. 
 
 And made vs fpeake like Friends. This man was riding 
 From Alabiodts to Tssnons Cauc, 
 
 With Letters of inrreaty, which imported 
 
 His Fellow(hip i’th'caule againft your City, 
 
 In part for his fake mov'd. 
 
 Enter the other Senators. \ 
 
 x Heere come our Brothers. 
 
 3 No talkeof7Vww«,nothing ofhim expeft. 
 
 The Enemies Drurome is heard,and tea refill fcouring 
 
 Doth choake the ayre with duff : In, end prepare. 
 
 Ours is the fail I feare, our foes the Snare. Exeunt 
 
 Enter a Sovldier in the Woods,feeing Timon, 
 
 Sot. By all defeription this fhould be the place. 
 
 Whofe heere? Speake hoa. No anfwer ? What is this ? 
 Tymon is dead, who hath out-firetcht his fpan. 
 
 Some Bead rcade this t There do’s not liue a Man. 
 
 Dead fure, and this his Graue^hat’s on this Tomb, 
 
 1 cannot read: the Chsrra&er lie take with wax. 
 
 Our Captaine hath in euery Figure skill; 
 
 An ag'd Interpreter, though yong in dayes: 
 
 Before proud Athens hee’s fet downe by this, 
 
 Whofe fall the marke of his Ambition is. Exit, 
 
 Trumpets found. Enter Akibiadet with ha Powers 
 before Athens, 
 
 A to. Sound to this Coward,and IafeiuiousTowne, 
 Our terrible approach. 
 
 Sounds a Tartj. 
 
 The Senators uppeare vpon the teats. 
 
 Till now you haue gone on, and fill'd the time 
 
 With all Licentious meafure, making your willes 
 
 The fcope of luflice. Till now,my felfe and (uch 
 
 As (lept within the(badow of your power 
 
 Haue wander’d with our trauerft Armes.and breath’d 
 
 Out fefferance vainly ; Now the time is Audi, 
 
 When crouching Marrow in the bearer ftrr.ng 
 
 Cries (of it (elfe)no more: Now brcathleffe wrong, 
 
 Shall fit and pant in your great Chaircs of ea fe, 
 
 And purGe Infolence (halTbrcakc his vvinde 
 
 With feare and horrid flight. 
 
 i .Sen. Noble,and young; 
 
 When thy firft greefes were but a metre conceit. 
 
 Ere thou had’ft power, or we had caufe of feare. 
 
 We (ent to thee, to giue thy rages Balme, 
 
 To wipeout our Ingratitude, with Loues 
 
 About their quantise, 
 a So did we wooe 
 
 Transformed Ttmen, to our Curies loue 
 
 By humble Meffage.andby promift meanes i 
 
 We were no: all vnkinde, nor all deferue 
 
 The common fttoke of warre. 
 
 i T nefe walles of ours. 
 
 Were not ere&ed by their hands, from whom 
 
 You haue receyu’d your greefe : Nor are they fuch, 
 
 That thefe great Towres.Trophees, 8c Schools (bold fall 
 For private faults in them. 
 
 a Not arc they liuing ^ 
 
98 
 
 Timor) of Athens. 
 
 Who were the monues that you firft went out, 
 (Shame that they wanted, cunning in exeeffe) 
 
 Hath broke their hearts. March, Noble Lord, 
 
 Into our City with thy Banner j fpred. 
 
 By decimation and a tythed death i 
 If thy Reuenges hunger for that Food 
 Which Nature loathes, take thou the deftin’d tenth. 
 And by the hazard of the fpotted dye. 
 
 Let dye the fpotted. 
 
 I All haue not offended : 
 
 Jot ibofc that were, it is not fqnate to take 
 On thofethat are, Reuenge: Crimes, like Lands 
 Arc oot inherited, then deere Countryman, 
 
 Bring in thy rankes, but leaue without thy rage. 
 Spare thy Athenian Cradle, and i hofe Ktn 
 Which io the bluffer of thy wrath mud fall 
 With thofe that haue offended, like a Shepheard, 
 Approach the Fold, and cull tb infe£led forth, 
 
 But kill not altogether. 
 
 l What thou wilt, 
 
 Thou rather (halt inforce it with thy frmle, 
 
 Then hew too’c, with thy Sword. 
 
 1 Set but thy foot 
 Againfl our rampyr'd gates, and they fhall ope : 
 
 So thou wilt fend thy gentle heart before. 
 
 To fay thou't enter!riendly. 
 
 a Throw thy Gloue, 
 
 Or any Token of thine Honour elfe, 
 
 That thou wilt vfe the warret at thy rrdreffe. 
 
 And not as ourCoofufion ; All «hy Powers 
 Shall makf their harbour in our Towne, till wee 
 Haue feal'd thy full defire. 
 
 j4Ic. Then there’s rry Gloue, 
 
 Defend aod open your vneharged Porta, 
 
 Thofe Enemies of Timont, and mine owne 
 Whom vou your felues fhall fee out for reproofe 
 F*U 3nd no more; and to attoneyour fcarei 
 With my more Noble meaning, not a man 
 Shall paffe his quarter, ©r offend the flreame 
 Of Regular Iuftice in your Citries bounds 
 But fhall be remedied to your publiqoe La wet 
 At heauieft arifwer. 
 
 Tlcxb. ‘Lis mod Nobly fpokeD. 
 
 Ale Defccnd,»ndkeepeyour words. 
 
 Enter a Afejfgnger, 
 
 Mef. My Noble Generali, Ttmoa is deed. 
 
 Entomb’d vpon the very hemme o’th'Sea, 
 
 And on his Gra ucflooe, this ltrfculpture which 
 With wax I brought away : whofe foft Imprcffioo 
 Interprets for my poore ignorance. 
 
 jllcibiadec rendej tbeEfitopb. 
 
 Hter, l, e , * wretched funf e , of wretched Scale bereft. 
 
 Seek, not mjname A Ptagme ctmfvm*jam pick'd Caitif, 
 Hecre Ijt / 7 tmonpho al,ut,all Inntg men did bate 
 Pf b^cterfethjfidMpnire andftoj am bete,bygate 
 Theft well exprefle in thee thy latter fpirits: 4 
 
 1 hough thou abhorrdTf in v* our humane griefes, 
 Scornd’A ourBraines flow, and thofe our droplets, which 
 From niggard Nature fall ; ye, Rj f h Conceit 
 Taught thee to make vafl Neptune weepe for aye 
 On tbv low Graue, on faults forgioen. Dead 1 
 Is Noble Times, of wbofe Mrmorie 
 Heereafter more. Bring me inro your Ciric, 
 
 And 1 will vfe the Oliue, with my Sword • 
 
 Make war breed peace, make peafe flint war,make each 
 Prelcnbe to other, as each others Leach. 
 
 Let our Drummer fir ike. tereunt 
 
 rift lefv 
 
THE 
 
 ACTORS 
 
 N AMES. 
 
 TMON of Athens. 
 
 Jluctus, And 
 Luculluf, r&o FlatteringLords. 
 Jppemantus f a Qturlijh Tbilofopher , 
 Setnpronhts anotherflattering Lord. 
 Alcibiades, an Athenian Qaytame. 
 
 Tost. 
 
 Tain ter. 
 
 Jeweller. 
 
 Merchant, 
 fertame Senatours. 
 fertaine Maskers. 
 
 Certalne Theeues. 
 
 SetteraIIStruants toVfurers. 
 
 Flam inione of Tymons Seruants. 
 Seruilins, another. 
 
 (aphis. 
 
 Varro. 
 
 Thilo. 
 
 TitUS. 
 
 Lucius. 
 
 Hortenjis 
 
 Ventigius. one of Tymonsfalfe Friends. 
 Qupid. 
 
 Sempnmius. 
 
 With diners other Seruants, 
 
 And Attendants. 
 

 
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 THE TRAGEDIE OF 
 
 IVL1VS C/ESAR. 
 
 <*yfHus 'Primus. Sccena Prim a. 
 
 EattrTl**im, AfartBm, aadcertaintC i 
 ■ f be Stag*. 
 
 TUfM*. 
 
 H Ence: borne yea idle Crcscurej.get you hocie: 
 Is this » Holiday ? What, know you not 
 (Being Mechanicall) you ought not walke 
 Vpon a labouring day,without thefigne 
 Of your profeflioa ? Speake.wh&r Trade art chon ? 
 
 Car. Why Sir,a Carpenter. 
 
 Mar. Where i* thy Leather Apron,and thy Rule? 
 What doft thou with thy beft Apparrell on ? 
 
 You fir, what Trade are you ? 
 
 Coil. TrueJy Sir, iorefpeSofifice Workman, I am 
 
 but at you would fay ,a Cooler. 
 
 M»r, But what Ttrade art thou ? Anfwer roe dire&ly. 
 Cob. A Trade Sir, that I hope I may vfe, with a fate 
 Confcieoee, which it Indeed Sir,a Mender of bad fouler 
 Fie. What Trade thou koaue? Thounaughty koaue, 
 what Trade ? 
 
 Cobl. N ay 1 befeecb you Sir, be not out with raet yet 
 if you be out Sir, 1 can mend you. 
 
 Jtfssr. What mean ft thou by that ? Mend race, then 
 ! aweyTellow ? 
 
 Cob. Why fir, Cobble you. 
 
 FU>. Thou art a Coblef,ert thou ? 
 
 Cob. Truly fir, all that I hue by, is with the Aule: I 
 wedd'e withooTradefmans matters, nor womens mat- 
 teis; but withal I am indeed Sir,a Surgeon to old fhooet 
 when they atein great danger, Irecouer them. As pro¬ 
 per men as euer trod *pon Nests Leather, hauc gone vp¬ 
 on my hsndy- worke. 
 
 fla. But wherefore ert not in t'ny Shop to day? 
 
 Why do’ft thou ieade thefemm about the ftreets? 
 
 Cob. Truly tit, toweatecut their ftioocs, toget ruy 
 fdh; into mote worke. But indeedetir, we make Holy- 
 dsyto fee C<efor, and so reioy ce in hts Ttitimph. 
 
 Mar. W herefore reioyce ? 
 
 What Cor.qaeft brings he home f 
 What Triburaries follow him to Rome, 
 
 To grate in Captmc bondsnss Chariot W'neeles? 
 Ycu51otkes,youftones,ycu worferher. fcnfictTe things: 
 O y ou hard hearts, you crueli men of Rome, 
 
 IC/v.w you not Penepry many a time and oft i 
 
 you climb’d vp to Walles andBattlemems, 
 
 To T owresand WhrdomsrYea, to Chimney tops, 
 
 Your Infants in yocr Artses, and there bane fate 
 The hoe-long day .with patient expectation. 
 
 To fee great Pompey pafle the ftTeets ofRoote i 
 And when you fsw his Chariot but appear®, 
 
 Haoe you not made an Vnitrerfall fbcut, 
 
 That Tyber trembled vnderneath her banket 
 T o hearc the replication of your founds. 
 
 Made in her Conceue Shores ? 
 
 And do you now pm on yoar beft attyre ? 
 
 And do you now cull cot a Holy-day ? 
 
 And do you now ftrewFlowers in his way, 
 
 That comes in Triumph oner Pompeyes blood? 
 
 Be gone, 
 
 Runne to your hesifes, fall vpon yotu knees. 
 
 Pray to the Gods to intermit the plague 
 That oeedsmoft lighten this ingratitude. 
 
 Els. Go,go,good Countrymen, and for this fault 
 Afteroble all the poorc men of yotsr fort j 
 Draw them to Tyber bankes,and weepe your teares 
 Into the Channel!, till chelowcft Steam® 
 
 Do kifie the mod exalted Shore* of all. 
 
 Exeunt all the-Cemsomrt. 
 See where their baft ft ramie be not asou’d. 
 
 They vanifh tongue-eyed in their guihineffe; 
 
 Go you downe that way towards theCapitoIl, 
 
 Thu way will 1: Difrobe the Images, 
 jf you do finde them deckt with Ceremonies. 
 
 t JMstr. May we do fo ? 
 
 You know it is the Feed of Lupercall. 
 
 Fla. It is no matter, let no images 
 Be hung with Cafars Tyophees: lie about, 
 
 And driue away the Vulgar ftom the ftreets; 
 
 So do you too, where you percetue themthicke. 
 
 Thefe growingFeathers, piuckt from defers wing, 
 
 Wiil make him five an ordinary pitch. 
 
 Who elfc would ioare aboue the view of men, 
 
 And keep® vs all inferuilefearefulneffe. Bxemt 
 
 Enter Cxfar t Antony for the Cetrrfe ^alpbiern is. Pen la, De- 
 ctMo,Crcero fBr atsa.Coffset,Caaba Saotbfeersaf- 
 ter them Afwe Bn* and Flam** 
 
 C*f Calpbserma. 
 
 Cook. Peace ho, C^drfpctkii. 
 
 Caf. Culp hernia. 
 
 Calf. Heerc my Lord. 
 
 Caf. Stand you dire^fly in AntsxtiPt way, 
 
 When he doth run his cocrfe. Antonie. 
 
 Ant. Cafisr,(iyy Lord. 
 
 Caf. Forget not in your fpeed Antonio, 
 
 To touch Cahhamte: for our Elders fay, 
 
 k k 
 
 The 
 
no 
 
 The Barren touched in this holy dace, 
 
 Shske of? their fterrile curfc. 
 
 Ant. ] (hall remember. 
 
 When C*f*r fayes,Do this; it i» perform’d. 
 
 Caf Set on.and leant no Ceremony out. 
 
 Sooth. Cu/kr. 
 
 C*f. Ha’ Who calles r 
 
 ( Bid euery noyfc be Rill: peace yet againe* 
 
 Cdf. Who it it in the preffe, that calles on me f 
 1 heare a Tongue fhriller clien all the Muficke 
 Cry, Cdfar : Speabe. C*f* r ‘‘ tum ’d to heart. 
 
 Sooth. Beware the Ider of Mardh. 
 
 Cof. What man is that ? 
 
 Br. \ Sooth-fayer bid* you beware the Ides ofMarch 
 C*C Set him before me, letmefee hisface. 
 O^I.Fdlow, come from the throng.Iook vpon Cufor. 
 Caf What fay ft thou tome now? Speak onccagaine 
 Sooth. Beware the Ides ofMarch. 
 
 Cif. He is a Dreamer, let v« leatre him: PaiTe. 
 
 Sewttt. Exeunt. Manet 'Brut (Jr Caff. 
 c*ffi. Will you go fee the order of the courfe ? 
 
 Brut. Not I. 
 toft. ] pray you do. 
 
 Brut . I am not Gamefom: I do lackc forne part 
 Of that quickc Spirit thatisin Antony ; 
 
 Let me not hinder CafTuu your defires; 
 lie leaue you. 
 
 "Brutus, 1 do obferue you now oflate: - 
 1 haue nor from your ey« j, that gemlenefTe 
 And fhew of l oue,as 1 was wont to haue r 
 You beare too Rubbomc,and too fttange a hand 
 Ooer your Friend, that louesyotj. 
 
 Bru. CuJJiuo, 
 
 Be not decciu’d : If I haue veyrd my looke, 
 
 1 turne the trouble of my Countenance 
 Meeedy vpon my felfe. Vexed I am 
 Oflate, withpafRons offomedifference. 
 
 Conceptions onely proper to my felfe, 
 
 vVhieh giue fome foyle (perhaps) to my Behauiours : 
 
 But let not therefore my good Friends be greeu'tl 
 (Among which number Cefflm be you one) 
 
 Nor conftruc any further my negled, 
 
 T hen that poore Brutus with himfelfe at warre. 
 
 Forgets the fhewes of Loue to other men 
 
 Cojft .Then Brutus, 1 haue much miftook your pafTion, 
 By meanes whereof,this Bred of mine hath buried 
 Thoughts of great value,worthy Cogitations. 
 
 Tell me good Brutus, Can you feeyoor fate? 
 
 Brutus. No Cafftus : 
 
 For the eye fees noc it felfe but by reflexion, 
 
 By fome other thing*. 
 
 Caffius. Tisiuft, 
 
 And it is very much lamented Bruttu, 
 
 That you haue no fuch Mirrors, as will turne 
 Yout hidden worthinefTe into your eye. 
 
 That you might feeyour fhadoW: 
 
 I haue heard, 
 
 Where many of the beft refpe<d in Rome, 
 
 (Except immortal! Ctfar) fpeaking of Brutus, 
 
 And groaning vnderneath thi s Ages yoake, 
 
 Haue wtfh'd, that Noble Bruttu had his eyes. 
 
 Bru. Into what dangers, would you 
 Leademc Cafjhit t 
 
 That you would haue me feekemto my felfe. 
 
 For that which is not in me-f 
 
 Cof. Therefore good Brutus, be prtpar d to heare 
 
 The Tragedie offalius Qtffar. 
 
 And firce vou know, you cannot fee your felfe 
 
 So well os bv Reflexion; I your Glade, 
 
 Will modeftly dlfccuer to your felfe. * 
 
 Tnat of your felfe, which you yet know not of. 
 AndbenotiesJourcn me.gemle Bruttu : 
 
 Were I a common Laughter, or did vfe 
 To Rale wkh ordinary Oathes my loue 
 To euery new Protefter: if you know. 
 
 That I do fawne on then, and hugge them hard, 
 
 And after fcandall them : Or if you know. 
 
 That 1 profeffe my felfe m Banquetting 
 To all the Roue, then hold me dangerous, 
 
 V Utsrifh, md Shout, 
 
 Bru. What meanes this Showting > 
 
 I do feare, the People choofe 
 For their King 
 
 Coffi- 1, do you feare it ? 
 
 Then tpuft I thinke you would not baue it fo, 
 
 Bru I would not Coffuu, yet J loue him wtU: 
 But wherefore do you hold me hem fo long? 
 
 What i s k, that you would Impart to me f 5 
 1 fit be ought toward the general] good. 
 
 Set Honor in ont^ye, and Death i th othef. 
 
 And I will looke on both indifferently: 
 
 Fox let the Gods fo fpeed mee.as I loue 
 The name of Honor, more then I feare death. 
 
 Cojfi. 1 know that vertu^to be in you Brium, 
 
 As well as I do know your outward fauour. 
 
 Well, Honor is the lobieft of my Story : 
 
 I cannot tell, whar you and other men 
 Thinke of this lift . But for my fingle felfe, 
 
 I had as liefe not be, as liue to be 
 In awe offuch a Thing, as l my ftlfe. 
 
 I was borne free as Cefar, To were you, 
 
 W* both haue fed as well, and we can both 
 Endure the Winters cold, as well as hee. 
 
 For once, vpon a Rawe and Guftie day. 
 
 The troubled TybeT, chafing with her Shores, 
 Ce/urfaide tome, Dar’ft theu fa/fint now 
 Leape in with m* intothitangry Flood, 
 
 And fwim to yonder Point ? Vpon the word. 
 Accoutred as I was, I plunged in. 
 
 And bad him follow : fo indeed he did. 
 
 The Torrent roar'd, and we did buffet ic 
 With lufty Stnevves, throwing it afidc, 
 
 Ar,d Becoming ji with hearts ofConrrouerfic. 
 
 But ere we could arriue the Point propos’d, 
 
 Cifxre ride, Helpeme Coffin,ot J finke.. 
 
 I (as tAEntaty oilrgreat Aneeflor, 
 
 Did ftoru the Flames of Troy, vpon his (bowlder 
 The old tAnchyfet beare) fo>, from the wauesofTyber 
 D,d 1 the tyred C*f*r : And this'Man, 
 
 Is now become a God, and Caffass is 
 A wretched Creature, and muft bend hi* body, 
 
 If Cefar carelefly but Dod on h«m. 
 
 He had a Feauer when he was in Spaine, 
 
 And when the Fit was on him,I did matke 
 How he did (hakei Tis true, this God did (hake, 
 
 His Coward lippes did from their colour five, 
 
 And that fame Eye.whofe bend doth awe the World, 
 Did loofe his Luftte : 1 did heare him grone : 
 
 I, and that Tongue of his, that bad the Romans 
 Matke him, and write his Speerhes in their Bookes, 
 Alia, it cued, Giue me fome drmke 7V»*«w, 
 
As a fickeGirle :YeGcds,it doth areAte ms, 
 
 A man offuch a feeble temper fh«wld 
 So get the ftarc of the Maieftickc vrotld. 
 
 And beat e the Palme alone. 
 
 Shout. Flounfb. 
 
 Bm. Another general! (nout ? 
 
 I do beleeue, that thefe applaufes are 
 
 For forr.e new Honors, that are heap'd on Cafar. 
 
 Ctfft. Why man, he doth beftnde the narrow world 
 LikfaColoflus.snd we petty men 
 Wlike vnder his hoge leggcs.and peepe about 
 Tofinde our fellies difhonourable Graues. 
 
 M en at fometime, are Mafters of their Fates. 
 
 The fault (deere Brutus )n not in our Starres, 
 
 But in our Selues, that we are vndeTlings. 
 
 Brunt and Cafur What fbould be in that Cafar ? 
 
 Why fhould that name be founded more then yours 
 Write them together : Yours.ts as faire a Name : 
 
 Sound them, it doth become the mouth afwell! 
 
 Weigh them, it is as beany : Coniure with 'em. 
 
 Brunt will dart a Spirit as foone as Cafar. 
 
 Now in the names of all theGods at once, 
 
 Vpon what cneatc doth this our Cafar feede. 
 
 That he is growne fo great ? Age.thou 3rt fham'd. 
 Rome, tbou haft loft the breed of Noble Bloods. 
 When went thereby an Age.fince the great Flood, 
 But it was fam'd with more then with one man? 
 
 When coaid they fay(till oow)that talk’d ofRomr, 
 That her wide Walkcs incompaft but one man ? 
 
 Now is it Rome indeed, and R ooroe enough 
 When there is in it but one onely man. 
 
 O! you and 1, haue heard our Father s fay, 
 
 There was a Brunt once, that would haue brook'd 
 Th’etemall Diuell to keepe hit State in Rome, 
 Aaeafily as a King. 
 
 Bru, That you do lone me, I am nothing iealous: 
 
 What you would worke me too.l haue fonse ay me: 
 How I haue thought of this,and of thefe time* 
 
 1 (hall recount thereafter. Forthhprefent. 
 
 I would not fo (with loue 1 might intreat you) 
 
 Be any further moou d: What you haue faid, 
 
 I will confideriwhat yon haue to fay 
 I will with patience heare, and finde a time 
 Both meete to heare,and anfwer fucb high things. 
 
 TTll then, roy Noble Friend, chew vpoo this- 
 Brunt had rather be a Villager, 
 
 Then to repute himfelfe a Sonne of Rome 
 Voder thefe hard Conditions,a* this time 
 Is like to lay 7 poo »a. 
 
 Cap. 1 am glad that my weike words 
 Hade ftttjcke but thus much (hew offire firoi 
 
 Enter Cafar and hu Traine, 
 
 Bru. The Games are done. 
 
 And Cafar is returning. 
 
 CaJJi As they paffeby, 
 
 Plucke C«^by the Sleeuc, 
 
 And he will (after hia fowre fafhion) tell you 
 What hath proceeded worthy oote to day. 
 
 Bru, I will do fo; but looke you Catfut, 
 The angry fpot doth glow on Cafart brow. 
 And all the reft, looke like a chidden Traine ; 
 Cdpbiarntai Cheeks is pale, and Cicero 
 Loo lies with fiich Ferret,and fuch fiery eyes 
 As we haue feene him in the Capitoll 
 
 The 'Tra^edie offaltus Qxfcr. 1,1 
 
 Being croft in Conference, by feme Senators. 
 Cap. Caska will tell v» what the matter is. 
 Cjtf. Antonio. 
 
 Ant. Cafar. 
 
 Cuf hot me haue men about me, that are fat. 
 
 tut. 
 
 Sleeke-headed men, and fuch as flecpe a-mghts 
 Yond Cajftus has a leane and hungry looke, 
 
 He thinkes too much : fuch men are dangarous. 
 
 Ant Feare him not Cafar, he's not dangerous, 
 
 He ii a Noble Roman,and well giuen. 
 
 Cef Would he were fattet ;But 1 feare him not 
 Y et if my name were ly able to feare, 
 
 1 do not know the man 1 fhould auoyd 
 So foone as that fpare Cojfist. He leader much. 
 
 He is a great Obferuer, and he lookes 
 Quite through the Deeds of men. He loues no Pljyet, 
 
 As thou dofl Amoy : he heares no Muficke ; 
 
 Seldome he fmiles, and fmiles in fuch a fort 
 As ifhe mock'd himfelfe, and fcorn'd hit fpitit 
 That could be mou'd to fmile at any thing. 
 
 Such men as he, be neuer at hearts eafe. 
 
 Whiles they behold a greater then themfclues. 
 
 And therefore are they *ery dangerous. 
 
 I rather tell thee what is to be fear’d, 
 
 Then what I feare : for alwjyes I tmCafar. 
 
 Come on my right hand, for this care is deafe. 
 
 And tell metruely, what thou think'ft of him, Somm 
 Exeunt Cafar and bit Traine. 
 
 Cask. You pul’d me by the doake, would you fpcake 
 with me? 
 
 Bru. I Caska,ttl\ vs what hath chanc d to day 
 That Cafar lookes fo fad. 
 
 ('ask. Why you were wuh him. were you nos ? 
 
 Bru. 1 fhould not then akef'aska what had chanc'd 
 Cask Why there was a Crowne offer'd him; 8t being 
 offet d him, he put it by with the backcofhi* hand thus, 
 and then the people fell a (honting. 
 
 Bru What was the fecond noyfefor ? 
 
 Casf Why for that too. 
 
 Cap They fhouted thrice: what wasthelaft cry fot? 
 Catf, Why for thac too. 
 
 Bm Was the Crowne offer'd bim thrice ? 
 
 Cask; I marry was't, and hee put it by thrice, 
 time gentler then other; and at euery putting by, 
 boneft Neighbors fhowted. 
 
 Cap. Who offer'd him the Crowne? 
 
 Cook Why Antony. 
 
 Bru Tell vs the manner of it,gentle Catk»- 
 Caskn- I cm as well bee hang’d as tell the manner of 
 it It was meerr Foolene, I did not markeic. I fawe 
 (JWarkt Antony offet him a Crowne, yet 'tw»J not a 
 Crowne neyther,'twas one of thefe Coronets : and as J 
 told you, hee put it by once : but for all that, to my thin¬ 
 king, he would fainc haue had it. Then hee offered it to 
 him againe ; then hee put it by againe ; bm to my think¬ 
 ing,he was very loath to lay his fingers off it. And then 
 he offered it the third time ; hee put it the third time by, 
 and ftill as bee refus'dit, the rabblcroem howted, and 
 clapp'd cheirchopr hands, and threw vppe their fweatie 
 Night-cappes, and vttered fuch a desle of flunking 
 breath, becaufe Cafar refus’d the Crowne, that it had 
 (atmofl) choaked Cafar ; fot hee fwoonded, and fell 
 downe at it: And for mine owne part, I durfl nut laugh, 
 for feare of opening my Lrppcs, and rcceyuing the bad 
 Ayre. 
 
 7 kk * Cap. 
 
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Ill 
 
 Cofft. But foft I pray you : what,did Cffor fwoursd t 
 Cat He fell down^m the Market-plafond foam'd 
 at mouth, and waj fpcechleffe. 
 
 Brut. Tit vcry like he hath the Falling fickne/Te, 
 Cofft. N o.Cdptr hath it not i but you,and I, 
 
 And honed C^.wt hauethe Falling fickrwffe. 
 
 Cat I know not what you meane by that, but Jam 
 fore Cffor fell downe. If the tag-ragge people did not 
 clap him, and htfTehim, according as he pleas'd* and dif- 
 pleas’d them.at they vfe to doe the Player in the Thea- 
 ire, l am no true man. 
 
 'Bmt. What faid he,when he camevmo himfelfe> 
 Cat M arry.befote he fell downe, when he perceiud 
 the common Heard wat glad he refut'd the Crowne he 
 pluckt me ope his Doublet, and offer’d them his Th/oet 
 to cut: and I had bcene a man of any Occupation, tf I 
 would not haue taken him at a word , ] would f might 
 goe to Hell among the Rogues, and fo hee fell. When 
 he came to himlelfc againc, hee frid, If hee had donf.or 
 laid any thing amiflc.he defu’d their Wotfhips to ihmke 
 it was hit inflrmm'e. Three or fourc Wenches where I 
 Rood, cryed, Alaffe good Soule, and forgaue hrm with 
 all their hearts: But there’s no heed to be taken of them; 
 if C<cftr had ftab'd their Mothcr»,they would haue done 
 no lefle. 
 
 "Brut. And after that.he came thus fad away. 
 
 Cook. I. 
 
 Cofft. Did Ctcere fiiy any thing ? 
 
 Cat I,he fpoke Greeke. 
 
 Cofft. Towhitcffedf? 
 
 Cat Nay, and I tell you that. lie nc’re looke you 
 I'th’face againe. But thofe that vnderftood him, fmil’d 
 at one another, and fhooke their heads: but fee mine 
 ownepart.lt was Greeke to me. I could tell you more 
 newes too: MurrtHta and F1 om.uo, for pulling Scarffes 
 off Cofort Images, ate put to filence. Fare you well. 
 There was more Foolerie yet , if I could remem¬ 
 ber it. 
 
 Cofft. Will you fuppe with me to Niglit.CVi^r 
 Cat No,I am promis'd forth, 
 
 Coff, Will you Dine with me to morrow? 
 
 Cat I be ahue, and your mindc hold, and your 
 Dinner worth the eating. 
 
 Cofft. Good.I will expefi you. 
 
 Cat Doe fo : farewell both. Exit. 
 
 "Brut. What a blunt fcllowis this grownetobe / 
 
 He was quick Metcle.when he went to School*. 
 
 CoJJL So ia he now, in execution 
 I Of any bold.&r Noble £nrerprize, 
 
 I Hcrw-euer he puts on this cardie forme- 
 This RudenefTe is a Sawce to his good Wit, 
 
 ] Which giues men (Tomacke to difgeft his words 
 | With belter Appetire. 
 
 Brut. And fo it is i 
 ! For this time I will leaue you: 
 
 T o morrow, if you pleafe to fpeake with me, 
 
 ‘ I will come home to you: or if you will. 
 
 Come home to me,and 1 will wait for you. 
 
 Cofft. I will doe fo: till then, thinxe of the World. 
 
 Exit Brutsu. 
 
 I Well 5mr«f,thou art Noble .-yet I fee, 
 
 I Thy Honorable Mettle maybe wrought 
 I Prom that it ia dilpos'd : therefore it is meet, 
 
 I That Noble mindes keepe euer with their likes: 
 j Tor who fo firme,«hat cannot be feduc’d ? 
 
 Co for doth beare me hard,but he foues Brutus. 
 
 The Tragedte of fidiut Cajar. 
 
 If I were »na^rnow,and he were Coffins, 
 
 He fhould not humot me, I Will this Night 
 In feu era! I Hands.in or his Wmdowes throw. 
 
 At if they came from fpuerall Citizens 
 Writings,*!! tending m the great opinion 
 That Rome holds of his Name: wherein obfeorely 
 effort Ambition {Rail be glanced at. 7 
 
 And after this,let Cffor feat him fore. 
 
 For wee will fhake him, or worfe dayea endure. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Thunder,and Lightning. Ent&Cosko, 
 jtoa Cicero. 
 
 Ctc. Good euerbrought you Cffor home? 
 Why are you bieathleffe,and why flare you fo ? 
 
 Cost Are not you moud,when all the fwzy of Earth 
 
 Shakes, Itke a thing wnfitme ? O Cicero, 
 
 1 haue feene Tcmpefis.when the feolding Winds 
 Haue nu’d the knottieOakes,and 1 haue feene 
 7 h’ambitious Ocean fwell.ancl rage.and foame. 
 
 To be exalted with the threatning Clouds: 
 
 Buc neuer till toNight.neuer till now, 
 
 Did I goe through a Tempeft-droppmc-fire. 
 
 F.yther thereis a Ciuill ftufr in Heauen. 
 
 Or elfe the World,too fawcie with the Gods, 
 
 Inccnfes them to fend deftrudfioa 
 
 Cte. Why, faw you any thing more wonderful) ? 
 Cast A cotnmonfliuc, you know him^ell by fight 
 Held vp his left Hand,which did flame and burne * 
 Like rwentieTotches ioynd; and yet his Hand, 
 
 Not fenfible of fire,remain’d vnfeoreh’d. 
 
 Befides, I ha’not fince put vp my Swordi 
 Agamfl the Capitol) 1 met a Lyon, 
 
 Who glaz'd vpon me,and went futly by, 
 
 Without annoying me. And there were drawn* 
 
 Vpon a beape,a hundred gaftjy Women, 
 
 T ransformed with theirfeare.who (wore,they faw 
 Menull infire.wslkevpand downe the Hreetcj. 
 
 And yefterday.thc Bird of Night did fit, 
 
 Eucn at Noone-dsy.vpon ihe Market place, 
 
 Howung,and fhterking. When thefe Prodigies 
 Doe fo conioymly meet, let not men fry, 
 
 Thefe are their Reafons,they are Natural! : 
 
 For I beleeue.ihey are portentous things 
 Vnto the Clymaie.that they point vpon. 
 
 Cie. Indeed,it is a Orange difpofed ume 
 But men may conftrue things after theirfafhion, 
 
 Cleane from the purpofe of the things theinfclues. 
 Comes Cxfer to the Capitoll to morrow ? 
 
 Cost He doth : for We did bid Antonm 
 Send word to you.be would be there to morrow. 
 
 Ctc. Good-night then ,Csskj 
 This diftuibed Skie is not to walk* in. 
 
 Cost F«*well Cicrrc. Exit Citno, 
 
 Enter Coffms. 
 
 Cofft. Who's there ? * 
 
 Cat A Romane. 
 
 Ctffi. Cost 1 byyoutVoyce. 
 
 Cost Your Eare is good. 
 
 Coffi.u .what Night is ihir? 
 
 Ctffi. A very pleating Night to honert men. 
 
 Cost Who euer knew the Heiurns menace fo ? 
 
 Cofft, Thofe that haue knowne the Eailh fo full of 
 faults. 
 
 For 
 
r 
 
 TheTrage&cof fulius Qajar 
 
 
 For my patt.l haue walk'd ibout the ftrem, 
 
 Submitting me vnto the pertllous Night; 
 
 And ihui Tnbrjced^C'^/r.M you fee, 
 
 Hme bat'd my ftotome to the Thsmder-flone: 
 
 I And when the ctmTc blew Lightning Teem'd to open 
 The Breft of Heauen, I did prrfetu my felfe 
 | fcusn mtbc syme.aod very flafhof ir. (uat» 
 
 But wherefore did you fo much tempt the Hea 
 Jt is the part of men.to fesre and tremble. 
 
 When ihe rooft mightie Gods,by tokens fend 
 I Sueh dreadfull Hcraulds,to aflomfti «s, 
 
 Cdffi You ite dull,Ow^<» 
 
 And thole fparkes of Life,that fhotlld bein a Roman, 
 You doe want, ot elfc you vie not. 
 
 You loo Ite p»le,and gaie.and put on fcare. 
 
 And call your felfe in wonder, 
 
 I To fee the flrange impatience of theHeauenj: 
 
 Bui if you would conlider the true cetue, 
 
 Why all thefc Fires,why all chefs gliding Ghofts, 
 
 I Why Birds and Beafts.lfom quslitleand kindc. 
 
 Why Old men Jooles.and Children calculate. 
 
 Why all theft things change from their Ordinance, 
 
 Their Narurcs,and pre-formed Faculties, 
 
 To monflrous qualitie; wiry you (hall finde. 
 
 That Heauen hath infus'd them with thefe Spirits, 
 
 To make them Inftrumcnts of feare.and warning, 
 
 Vnto fome monflrous State. 
 
 I N«w could I (Cask* ) name to thee a man. 
 
 Mod like this dreadful! Night, 
 
 That Thunders,Lightens,opensGraucs,and roarer. 
 
 As doth the Lyon in the Capitoll : 
 
 A man no mightier then thy felfe.orme. 
 
 In perfonall a&ion; yet prodigious growne. 
 
 And featefull^s thefe fttange eruptions at*. 
 
 Cask. ’Tis Cafsr that you mesne i 
 16 Jt not, CafJIst) > 
 
 Gg/S. Lei u be who it is: for Romans nos* 
 
 Hauc Thewes.and Limbes.like to their Anceflors; 
 
 But woe the while,onr Fathers mindes are dead. 
 
 And wc are gouern d with out Mothers fpititi. 
 
 Our yoakr.and fuffireancc.fhcw vs Woraanifh. 
 
 Casl^ Indeed,they fay,tl»e Senators ro morrow 
 Mcane to cftablilh Cafsr as a !£ing : 
 
 And he fhaJl wcate Ins Crowne by Ses,and Land, 
 
 In euery place,fane here in Italy . 
 
 Ctffi I know where 1 will weare this Dagger thenj 
 Cajfisu from Bondage will deliuer Caffius t 
 Therein ,yce Gods, you make the weake moft ft tong; 
 Therein,yct Gods.youTyrants doe defeat. 
 
 NorSionie T nwrr.nor Walls of beaten Brslfe, 
 
 Nor iyte lelfe Dunge?»n,nor ftrong Lmkes of Irortj 
 Can be retentiue to the fhength of fpirit: 
 
 Rut Life being wearie of thefe worldly BarreSj 
 Ncner lacks power to difmifle it felfe. 
 
 If J know this.know all the Wotld betides, 
 
 That pirn of T ytanme that I doc beare, 
 
 I nr fhske off ai plesfurc. Thunder ftHL 
 
 Caet^ So can 1 : 
 
 So euery Butvl-insn in his owne hand beares 
 The power to cancell his Captiuitie. 
 
 Caff}. And why fhould Ctfm be a Tyrant then > 
 Poore man,l Know he would not be a Wolfe, 
 
 Bui that he fees the Romans are but Sheepe : 
 
 He were no Lyon,were not Romans Hindcs 
 Thofethat with bjfte will makea mightre hre, 
 Iliegm it with wcakeSttawea. WbaitrafH is Rome? 
 
 What Rstbbifh.and what OffaJ! ? when it femes 
 
 For the bafematter,to illuminate 
 So vile * chingas Cafttr. But obGriefe, 
 
 Where haft thou led me ? I (perhaps,) fpcake this 
 Before a willing Bond-man : then I know 
 My aofwcrc muft be made. But I am arm'd. 
 
 And dangers are tome indifferent. 
 
 Cask- You fpcake to C<uka,znd to fuch a man. 
 
 That is no Rearing Tell-tale. Hold, my Hand : 
 
 Be f*£Hou* for rrdrefle of ail thefe Griefvs, 
 
 And l will fet this foot of mine as farre. 
 
 As who goes fartheft. 
 
 Ctffi. There'«a Bargains made. 
 
 Now know you,Cw(4,I haue moil’d already 
 Some cercaTnc of the Noble ft roisded Romans 
 To vnder-goc.with me, an Enterprise, 
 
 Of Honorable dangerous confequenee ( 
 
 And l doe know by this, they Ray for roe 
 In Pompcjts Porch i for now this fearefull Night, 
 
 There i« no ftirre.on walking in the Rreetes ; 
 
 And the Complexion of the Element 
 I* Fauors,)ike the Wotke we haue in band, 
 
 Moft blocdic,fiene,and moft terrible. 
 
 Enter Cmna. 
 
 Cask* Stand dole awhile, for heere comes one in 
 hafte. 
 
 Caffs- Tis Coom.I doe know him by hi* Gate, 
 
 He is a friend. Cmna, where hafte you fo ? 
 
 Ctma. To finde out you : Who’s that, Msteihu 
 Cjmhrr ? 
 
 Caffi. No.lt is Casks t, one incorporate 
 To our Attempts. Am I not Ray'd fbr,C*w4 ? 
 
 Cmna. I am glad on’t. 
 
 What a fearefull Night is this ? 
 
 There's two or three of vs haue feene ftrange lights. 
 
 Caff - Am l not Ray'd for ? tell me. 
 
 Cum a. Yes, you are. O Caffim % 
 
 If you could but winne the Noble Brunet 
 To our parry-- 
 
 Caffi- Be you content. Good Omuctake this Paper, 
 And looke you lay it in the Ptetors Chayre, 
 
 Where ’Brutus may but finde it : and throw this 
 In at his Wmdow ; fet this rp with Ware 
 Vpon old Brutsu Stacue: all this done, 
 
 Repaire to Porapeyrs Porch,where you fhafl finde vs. 
 
 It 'Decitss Brvttfi and Trtkemm there ? 
 
 Cmna. All,but MsttSut Cymtrr , and bee's gone 
 To feckeyou at your haufe: Well.J will hie, 
 
 And-fo beftow tliefe Papers as you bad my. 
 
 Caft. That done.repayte to fempryn Theater. 
 
 £ ms C trout 
 
 Come Cask*,you and I will yet.ere day, 
 
 See Bnutss at his hoisfe t rhree parts of hen* 
 
 Is ours alreadie, and the man entire 
 Vpon the ne« encounter,yceids him ourc, 
 
 Caskj O.hc fits lrigh mall the Peoples hearts* 
 
 A nd chat which would appeare Offence in vs. 
 
 His Countenance, like tichcrt Alchymie, 
 
 Will change to Vertue.and to W«rthm<ffe. 
 
 Cnjjt. Him,and his worth,and our great need of him, 
 You naae right well conceited: let vs goc, 
 
 Tor it is after Mid-nlghc, and ere day. 
 
 We will awake him, and be futc of him. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 k k a 
 
114 'TheTragedieoj Julius fafa' 
 
 ^dclus Secundus. 
 
 To (peake,and Anke ? O Rook, I make thee promife. 
 
 If the redreffewill follow,thou recemeft 
 
 Thy full Petirioo at the hand of Bnnne. 
 
 Enter Lucitu. 
 
 Luc. Sir,March is wafted fifteenc daye*. 
 
 Kurckf within. 
 
 Bmt. Tis good. Go to the Gate/ome body knocks. 
 Since Canute hrft did whet roc sgainft Cafar , 
 
 I haue not flepu 
 
 Betweene the a&ing of a dreadful! thing. 
 
 And the fitft motional! the Interim is 
 
 Like a Phantafma^ot a hideous Dreamt: 
 
 The Cif»iM4,and theruortall Inftruments 
 
 Are then in councell; and tho ftate of a mao. 
 
 Like to a little Kingdotne.fuffcrs then 
 
 The nature of an lnfurrefiion. 
 
 Enter Leeeiem. 
 
 Luc. Sit.'tis your Brother Gt/TSwattheDoore, 
 
 Who doth defue to fee you, 
 
 Bmt. Is he alone? 
 
 Luc. No.Sir.thcre are moe with hbn. 
 
 Brut. Doe you know them? 
 
 Lae, No,Sir,their Hats ate pluckt about their Eire*, 
 And halfe their Faces buried in their Cloakea, 
 
 That by no roeanea I may difeouer them. 
 
 By any marke of fauour. 
 
 Brut. Let'em enter: 
 
 They arc the Faftion. OConfpiracie, 
 
 Sham ft thou to fticw thy dang’rous Brow bpNight. 
 
 When cuills arerooft free t O then,by day 
 
 Where wilt thou finde aCaueme darke enough, 
 
 To msske thy monftrous VifagcPSeck DoneConfpiracie, 
 Hide it in Smiles,and Affabilitie: 
 
 For if thou path thy natiue femblanceon. 
 
 Not Erebus it felfe were dimme enough, 
 
 To hide thee from pteuention. 
 
 Jftnier the ConfprratOTs.Cafliue.Cdika^tdtO} 
 Cinnt,AfeceLus,aml Trebouiue . 
 
 faf. I chinke we are too bold vpon your Reft: 
 
 Good morrow Brutue, doe we trouble you ? 
 
 Brut. I haue beene vp this howre,awake all Night i 
 Know I thefe men,that come along with you ? 
 
 Calf. Yes.euery man of them ; and no man here 
 
 But honors you: and euery one doth wilb. 
 
 You had but that opinion of your felfe. 
 
 Which entry Noble Roman bcates of yon. 
 
 This is Trebonitu. 
 
 Brut. He is welcome hither. 
 
 Ca[f. This.^ef'W Brut me. 
 
 Brut, f^e is welcome too. 
 
 Cajf. This, Cae^i ; this,^wu| tnd this, CBCttellme 
 
 Cjrnbrr, 
 
 Brut. They are all welcome. 
 
 What watchful] Cares doc rmerpofethetnfelues 
 
 Betwixt your Eyes,*nd Night ? 
 
 Cajf. Shall! entreat a word? They whiter 
 
 Dtcim. Here lyes the Eaft : doth not the Day breake 
 hfere ? 
 
 Caekj No. 
 
 Cin. O pardon,Sir,it doth; and yon grey Lines, 
 
 That fret the Clouds,are Meflengers of Day. 
 
 Cask: You (hall confefle,that youare both deenu'd : 
 Heere.as I point my Sword,iheSonne arifes, 
 
 Which is a great way growing on the South, 
 
 Weigh- 
 
 Enter Una tv *» bu Orchard. 
 
 Era!- What Lucixe, hoc ? 
 
 I cannot ,by the progreffe of the Starr es, 
 
 Gioe gucfle how necte to <hay-~L*crui,l fay > 
 
 I would it were my fault to flerpe fo foundly. 
 
 When L*cb su,when ? awake,I fay: what Luctm ? 
 
 Enter Luc i hi. 
 
 L,hc. Call’d you my Lord? 
 
 'Brut. Get me a Tapor in my Srud y.Lucttee t 
 
 When it is lighted.come and call me here. 
 
 Luc. 1 will,my Lord. Extt 
 
 Brut. It mud be by hu death : and for my part, 
 
 I know no perfonall caure.to fpurne at him, 
 
 But for the genera!!. He would be crown’d t 
 
 How that might change his nature,there's the queftion? 
 It is the bright day,that brings forth the Adder, 
 
 And that craues wane walking: Crowoe him that. 
 
 And then I graunt we put a Sting in him, 
 
 That at his will he may doe danger with. 
 
 Th’abufe of Greatneffe.ts.when it dis-ioynet 
 
 Rcmorfe from Power: And to fpcake truth of Cafar, 
 
 I haue not knowne,when bis AffefVion* fway d 
 
 More then his Reafon. But 'tis a common pioofe, 
 ThatLowIynefle is young Ambitions Ladder, 
 
 Whereto the Climber vpward turtles his Face; 
 
 But \tfhen he once attainesthe vpmoft Round, 
 
 He then vneo the Ladder turnes his Backe, 
 
 .Lockes in the Clouds,fcormng the bafe degrees 
 
 By wnicb he did afeend : fo Cafar may; 
 
 Then lcaft he may.preuent. And ftnee the QuarreU 
 
 Will bearc no colour,for the thing he is, 
 
 Fafhion it thus; that what he is,augmcmed. 
 
 Would tunne tothefe.and thefe extremities; 
 
 And therefore thinkc him as a Serpents egge. 
 
 Which hatch'd,would as his kinde grow mifehieuous; 
 And kill biro in the flic 11. 
 
 Enter Lucitu. 
 
 Lac. TheTapeTbumethinyourClofet,$it: 
 
 Searching the Window for a FIint,I found 
 
 This Paper,thus feal’d vp,and 1 amfure 
 
 It did not lye there when I went to Bed. 
 
 Ctstes him the Letter 
 
 Brut. Get you to Bed againe.it is not day : 
 
 Is not to morrow (Boy J the firft of Marche 
 
 Lac. I know not,Sir. 
 
 Brut. Lookc in the Calender,and bring me word. 
 
 Luc. Iwill. Sir. Exit. 
 
 Bntt. The exhal3tions.whia.zmg in the ayre, 
 Giuefomuchlightjthat I rnay'rcadeby them. 
 
 Opens the Letter,and readts, 
 
 Brut Hi thou fletp'Ji ; aw the, and fee thy felfe ; 
 
 Shall Rome.drc. fpeake .jl r the, redrefe 
 
 Brut us.thoujleep'Ji: awake. 
 
 Suehinftigations haue beene often dropt. 
 
 Where 1 haue tookc them vp s 
 
 Shall Rome.&c, Thus mull 1 piece it out» 
 
 $hall Rome Aand vndcr one mans awe ? What Rome l 
 
 NIy Anceflors did from the ftreetes ofRome 
 fbe 7'araum driue,when he was call’d a King. 
 Sptahftfinkf. rtdrejft. Am I entreated 
 
Weighing the youthful! Sesfon of the yeare. 
 
 Some t wo moneth* hence, vp higher toward the North 
 I He fir ft prefects his fire,and tire high Eaft 
 I Stands as the Capitoll.dite&Iy heere. 
 
 Tin. Giue me your hands all ouer,©ne by one. 
 
 Caf. An d let vs fwrsre our Refolut ion. 
 
 I "Brut. No, not an Oath: if not the Facecfmen, 
 
 The fuflfeaoce of our Soules, the times Abufe; 
 
 If thefe be Motiue* weake, breake off betimes, 
 
 And euery man hence, to his idle bed: 
 
 So let higlufighted-Tyranny rangeon, 
 
 Till each man drop by Lottery. But if thefe 
 (As I am fute they do) bcare fire enough 
 To kindle Cowards,»nd to fteele with valour 
 The melting Spirits of women. Then Countrymen, 
 
 What neede we any fpurre, but our owne caufe 
 Toprickevstorcdreffe? What other Bond, 
 
 Then ferret Romans, that haue fpoke the word. 
 
 And will not palter ? And whar other Oath, 
 
 Then Honefty to Hontfty ingag’d. 
 
 That this (hall be, or we will fail for it. 
 
 Sweare Priefts and Cowards, and men Cautelous 
 j Old feeble Carrions, and fuch fuffering Soules 
 That welcome wrongs: Vnto bad cau(et,fWeare 
 I Such Creatures as men doubt; but do not ftaine 
 The euen vertue of our Eoterptir.e, 
 
 Nor th’infupprefliue Mettle of cur Spirits, 
 
 To thinke, that or out Caufe,ot our Performance 
 Did needc an Oath. When euerv drop ofblood 
 That euery Roman besres, and Nobly beares 
 Is guilty of a feuerall Baftardic, 
 
 I lfhe do breake the fmalleft Particle . 
 
 Of any promifetliat hath paft from him. 
 
 Caf. But what of Ctcero i Shall we (bund him * 
 
 I thinke lie will ftand very ftrong with vs. 
 
 Caskj Let vs not leaue him out. 
 
 Cyn. No,by no meanes. 
 
 Mtttl. O let vs haue him, for his Siloer halres 
 Will purchafe vs a good opinion: 
 
 And buy mens voyces, to commend our deeds; 
 
 It (hall be fayd, his judgement rul'd our hands, 
 Ouryouths,and wildeneffe,(hall no whit appear*, 
 
 I But all be buried in his Grauity. _ 
 
 I “Bru. O name him not; let vs not breake with him. 
 For he will neuet follow any thing 
 | That other men begin. 
 
 Caf. Then leaue him out. 
 
 Ciiski Indeed, he is not fit. 
 
 Decme. Shall no man elfe be toueht.but onely Cefar t 
 Caf. Deem/ well veg'd: I thinke it is not meet, 
 
 M&kf Antony So well belou’d ofCafsr,' 
 
 Should out-liue Cefar, we (hall finde of him 
 A (hrew'd Contriuer. And you know, his mcanea 
 lfhe improue them, may well fit etch fo far re 
 I As to annoy vs all: which to preuent. 
 
 Let Antony and Ctfar tall together 
 I Bru. Our courfe will feemc too bloody ,Caiue Cafitua > 
 To cut the Head off, and then hacke the Limbes > 
 
 I Like Wrath in death, and Enuy afterwards: 
 
 For y.httonj, is but a Limbe of L afar. 
 
 Let's be Sacrificets, but not Butcner* Cain/ : 
 
 We all ftand vp againftthcfpiritofCa/ir, 
 
 And in the Spirit of men, there is no blood: 
 
 O that we then could come by ^r/hrr Spirit, 
 
 And not ditmember Cafar ! But (alas) 
 
 1 Cafar muf\ bleed for it. And gentle Friends, 
 
 The Tragcdie of ful ius C a f ar ' _ 
 
 ° Let*s kill him Boldly, but not Wra thfu! ly: 
 
 Let's caruehim, as a Dilh fit fot theGods, 
 
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 1 
 
 Not hew him as a Catkaffe fit fot Hounds: 
 
 And let our Hearts, as fubtleMafteTs do, 
 
 Stirte vp theit Seruants to an afte of Rage, 
 
 And after feme to chide 'em. This (hall make 
 Our purpofe Nectffary.and not Enuious. 
 
 Which fo appearing to the common eyes. 
 
 We (hall be tail'd Pur gets, not Murderers. 
 
 And for Mark? Antony ,thinke not of him; 
 
 For he can do no more then Cafart Atme, 
 
 When Cafars head is off. 
 
 Caf. Yet I feate him, 
 
 For in the Ingrafted loue he besres to Cafar. 
 
 “Bru. Alas,good Cafum, do not thinke ofhim: 
 lfhe loue Caf or, all that he can do 
 Is to himfelfe* take thought.and dye for Cafar, 
 
 And that were much he flnould: for he is giuen 
 Tofpocts,towildeneffe,an<l muth company. 
 
 Tub. Tliere is no fere in him; let him not dye, 
 
 Fot be will liue, and laugh at this hcereafter. 
 
 Clotk* Jhikff' 
 
 Bru. Peace, count the Clocke. 
 
 Caf. The Clocke hath ftrkkcnthiee. 
 
 Trtb. 'Tittimer©part. 
 
 Caff But it is doubtful! yet, 
 
 Whether Caf 1 * will come f° K b to ^ a y»°* 00 5 
 For he is Soperftitious growneoflate, 
 
 Quite from the maine Opinion he held once. 
 
 Of Fantafie, of Dreamt*. and Ceremonies : 
 
 It may be, thefe appaiant Prodigies, 
 
 The vnaccuRom’d Terror of this night. 
 
 And the petfwafionofhis Augurets, 
 
 May hold him from the Capitoll to day. 
 
 T)eeiut. Neuet feare that: lfhe be fo refolu’d, 
 
 1 can nre-fway him: Fot he loues to heare. 
 
 That Vnicoroes may be betray’d with Ttees. 
 
 And Beares with Glaffes, Elephants with Holes, 
 
 Lyons with Toyles, and men with Flatterers. 
 
 But, when I tell him, he hates Flatterers, 
 
 He fayes.he does;being then mofl flattered. 
 
 Let me worke: 
 
 Fot I can giue his humour the true bent; 
 
 And I will bring him to the Capitoll. 
 
 Caf. Nay,we will allofvs.be there to fetch him, 
 £rth By the eight home,is that the vttcrmofW 
 Cin. Bethatthevttermoft, and fade not then. 
 
 Met. C aius Li^aruu doth beare Cafar hard. 
 
 Who rated him for fpeaking well of Pompey { 
 
 I wondet none of you haue thought of him. 
 
 Bru. Now good tJMetelku go along by him: 
 
 He loues me well, and 1 haue giuen him Rtafona, 
 
 Send him but hither, and lie fafhion him. 
 
 Caf. The morning comes vpon’s : 
 
 Wee'l leaue you Bron/e, 
 
 And Friends difperfeyourfeluesjbut all remember 
 
 What you haue faid, and (hew yout (dues true Roman 
 Bru„ Good Gentlemen, lookc frefh and merrily. 
 Let not our lookes put on our purposes. 
 
 But bcare it a s our Roman A&ors do, 
 
 With vnryr’d Spirits.and formall Conftanoe, 
 
 And lo good morrow to you euery one. E.xam 
 
 Manet Brut tie. 
 
 Boy : Luciue : Faftafleepe ? It is no matter, 
 
 Enioy the hony-heauy-Dew ofSlumbct. 
 
 Thou haft no Figures, not noFantafies, 
 
 Which 
 
ri 6 
 
 Which bufiecare drawes, in ibebcaincs of men { 
 Therefore thoo flcep’ft fo found. 
 
 Enter Pent*. 
 
 Pot. Bratus, my Lotd. 
 
 Bn,.Portia: What rtieane you.’wherfore rife you now’ 
 It is nor for yourheaith, thus to commit 
 Your weakc condition, to the raw cold morning. 
 
 For. Nor for yours neither. Vhaue vngently Brutus 
 Stolefrom my bed: and yeflernight at Supper 
 You fodainly arofe,and walk’d about, 
 
 Mufing.and fighing, with your armes a-crcfTe ; 
 
 And when F ask’d you what the matter was, 
 
 You flar'd vpon me, with vngentle lookes, 
 
 I vrg’d you further, then you firatch'd your head, 
 
 And too impatiently fiampt with your fooxe: 
 
 Yeti infifted.yetyouanfwct’dnot, 
 
 But with an angry wafterofyour hand 
 Gaue figne Tot me to Icaue you: So ] did. 
 
 Fearing to fttengthen that impatience 
 Which feern’d too much inkmdJcd; and withall, 
 
 Hoping it was but anelfcifl of Humor, 
 
 Which ibmetimc hath Ins houre with eucry man. 
 
 It will not let you eatc,nortaikc,nor fleepe; 
 
 And could it wotke fo much vpon your fhape. 
 
 As it hath much preuayl’d on your Condition, 
 
 I dtould not know you Brntut. Deare my Lord, 
 
 Make me acquainted with your caufc ofgreefe. 
 
 2?r*. I am not well in health, and tha» is all. 
 
 Per. Tratue is wife, and were he not in health, 
 
 He would embrace the meanes to come by it. 
 
 Bru t Why fo I do: good Portia go to bed. 
 
 Par. Is 2?rwr*r ficke? And isit Phyficall 
 To walke vnbraced, and fucke vp die humours 
 Of the danke Morning ? What, is Xruttie ficke? 
 
 And will he ftealeoucofhis wholfomc bed 
 To dare the vile contagion of theNight ? 
 
 And tempt the Rhev»my,and vnpurged Ayre, 
 
 To adde vnto hit fickne(Fe?’Nemy.2?r«ri*#, 
 
 You hauefome ficke Offence within vourminde. 
 
 Which by the Right and Vertue of my place 
 lought to know of: And vpon my knees, 
 
 I ebarme you, by my once commended Beauty, 
 
 I By all yoervowes ofLouc, and that great Vow 
 i Which did incorporate and make vs one. 
 
 That youvnfold to me.yourfelfc; your halfe 
 Why you are heauy: and what men to night 
 Haue had refort to you: for hecre haue bcene 
 | Some fixe or feuen, who did bide their faces 
 Euen from darkneffe. 
 
 Urn. Knecle not gentle Portia. 
 
 Par. I fliould not neede, ifyoo were gentle Emm. 
 Within thoBond ofMarriage, tell roe Bruuu, 
 
 Is it excepted, I fhould know no Secrets 
 That appeuainc to you ? Am I your Selfe, 
 
 But as it were in fort, or limitation ? 
 
 Tokcepe with you at Meales, comfort your Bed, 
 
 And talke to you fometimes? Dwell I but in the Suburbs 
 Of yont good pleasure ? If it be no more, 
 
 Portia is Brutus Harlot, not his Wife, 
 lira. Ytnxare my true and honourable Wife, 
 
 As deere tome, as are the ruddy droppes 
 That vifitrny fad heart. 
 
 Per. if this were true, then fliould I know this fecret, 
 
 I graont lam a Woman; butwithall, 
 
 AWoman that Lord ^mwtooke to Wife; 
 i 1 gtaurtt I am a Woman; but withall. 
 
 The Tragedie of Julius Qafar, 
 
 A Woman well reputed .fatfi Daughter 
 Thmke you, I am no flrooger then my Sex 
 Being fo Father'd, ar.d fo Husbanded ? 
 
 Tel! me your Counfels, J V /,U not difetofe ’em • 
 
 I haue made flrong proofc- of my Conflancie 
 Cjiumg my felte a voluntary wound 
 Hcere,m the Thigh: Can fbrare that with patience. 
 And not my Husbands Secrets? 
 
 Bnt. OycGodsJ 
 
 Render me worthy ofthisNoble Wife. Knock.* 
 
 Harse.harkc one knockes : Fort,a go in a while. 
 
 And by and by thy bofome fliall partake 
 The (cents of my Heart. 
 
 All my engagements I w,U conflnie to thee, 
 
 AH ihe Charradiery of my fad btowes • 
 
 Icaue me with hafl. ' Exi(PertU 
 
 EnterLtu,m and lagcritu, 
 
 Lnctnjy who’s that knockes. 
 
 Lnc. Hecre is a ficke man that would fpeak with yott 
 3r« Catiu crew, that Metcllsu fpake of. ^ 
 
 Boy / flandafide. CairnLtgarw,h ovr? 
 
 Cai. Vouchfafe good morrow from a feeble tongue. 
 
 Bn,. O what a time haue you chofe out brace CW« 
 
 To weare a Kerchiefc ? Would you were not ficke. 
 
 Ca,. 1 tm not ficke, if Brutus haue in hand 
 Any exploit worthy the name of Honor. 
 
 But. Such an exploit haue I in hand Ltrarm. 
 
 Had you a healthful! care ro hcarc of it. 
 
 Cm By all the Gods that Romans bow before 
 l heere difeard my fickneffc. Soule of Rome, * 
 
 Braue Sonne, denu’d from Honourable Loine* 
 i hou like an Exorcift, hafl conjur’d vp 
 My mortified Spirit. Now bid me runne. 
 
 And 1 wilt fhiue with things impoflible. 
 
 Yea get the betterofthem. What’stodo? 
 
 __ !3>'tt. A peecc of worke, 
 
 Ibat will make ficke men whole. 
 
 Cat.But are not fome whole,that we muft makefile? 
 Brtt. That mud we alfo. What it is my Coot, 
 
 I fhsll vnfold to the?,a$ wc fire going, 
 
 To whom itmufl be done. 
 
 Cat Set on your foote. 
 
 And with aliean new.fir d, ] follow you. 
 
 To do I know not what: but it fufficcth 
 That ‘Braun leadsmeon. Thunder, 
 
 Urn, Follow roe then. F~rtrt 
 
 Thunderer Lightning. 
 
 Enter Julius C afar in hit Night -goto*?. 
 
 Cafar. Nor h’eaueo, nor Earth, 
 
 Haue beene at peace to night: 
 
 Thrice hath Calpburuta. in her fleepe cryed onr, 
 
 He!pe,ho: rhey murthet Cafar. Who’s within? 
 
 Enter a Seruant. 
 
 Ser. My Lord. 
 
 Cxf- Go bid the Priefts do prefeot Sacrifice, 
 
 And bring me their opinions of Succefle. 
 
 Ser. I will my Lord. Exst 
 
 Enter Cafphumia. 
 
 Cal. What mean you Cafar} Think you to walk forth ? 
 Youlhall not ftirr? out of yourhoufe to da”. 
 
 Cef. Cafar (hall forth; tne things that threaten’d roe, 
 N’c re look’d but on my backe: When they fhall fee 
 The face of fafar. they are vaniflied. 
 
 __ j 
 
Calf. Cajar. 1 neuer Hood on Ceremonies, 
 
 Yet now they fright me : There is one within, 
 
 Befider the things that we haue heard and feenc. 
 
 Recounts moR horrid fights feene by the Watch. 
 
 A Lionnefle hath wnelped in the Rrcets, 
 
 And Graues haue yawn’d, and yeelded rp their dead; 
 Fierce fiery Watnottrs fight vpon the Clouds 
 In Rankes and Squadrons, and right forme of Warrc 
 Which deizel’d blood vpon the Capitol! : 
 
 | T he noife of Battell hurtled in the Ayre : 
 
 | HorfTes do neigh, and dying men did grone, 
 
 And Ghofh did fhrtekc and fqueale about the Rrrets. 
 
 | O Caftr, thefe things are beyond all vfe. 
 
 And 1 do feare them. 
 
 Caf What can be auoyded 
 Whofe end is purpos d by t he mighty God* ? 
 
 Yet Ctfar fhall go forth : for thefe Prediction* 
 
 Arccothe world in general!,as 10 C<*/<ir. 
 
 Cuki When Beggers dye, there are no Comet* feen, 
 
 | The heauens themlelues blaz-c forth the death of Princes 
 
 Caf Cowards dye many time* before their deaths, 
 
 J Tbevaliant neuer t*Re of death but once ; 
 
 Of all the Wonders that 1 yet haue heard, 
 
 |Il feemes to me moR Orange that men fhould feare, 
 
 Seeing that death, a neceflary end 
 
 Will come,when it will come. 
 
 Enter a Struant. 
 
 What fay the Augurers ? 
 
 1 Str. They would not haue you to ftirre forth today. 
 Plucking the intrades of an Offering forth, 
 
 They could not findea heart within the beaR. 
 
 Ctf. The Gods do this in frame of Cowardice: 
 
 Cafar fhould be a Bead without a heart 
 I If he frould Ray at home t* day lor feare: 
 
 No Caftr (hall not; Danger knowesfull well 
 I That Cafar is more dangerous then he. 
 
 We heare two Lyons litter’d in one day. 
 
 And I the cider and more terrible. 
 
 And Cafar frail go foorth. 
 
 Calf. Alas my Lord, 
 
 I Your wifedome is confum d in confidence: 
 
 Do nor go forth to day : Call it my feare. 
 
 That kcepes you in the houfe, and not yourowne 
 I Wee’l fend (JHark.Anrmn to the Sehart houfe. 
 
 And he frail fay, vou are nor well today ; 
 
 Let me vpon my knee.preuaile in tins. 
 
 Ctf. M or f Antony fhall fay 1 am not well, 
 j And for thy humor, I will Ray at home. 
 
 Enter Decne a. 
 
 Heere's Decim 'Bnitm ,he (hall tell them fo. 
 
 Derr. Cafar,til liaile : Good morrow worthy Caftr, 
 I come to fetch you to the Senate houfe. 
 
 Ctf. And you are come in very happy time, 
 
 I T o beare my greeting to the Senator*, 
 j And cell them that 1 will not come today. 
 
 Cannot,is t'alie : and that I dare not.falfet: 
 
 II will not come to day, tell tbctn fo Derr**. 
 
 Calf. Say he is ficke. 
 
 , Cef. Shall (V-w ‘"« nd 8 Ly« ? 
 
 Haue 1 in ConqueR flretcht mine Arrne fo narre. 
 
 To be afrat’d to tell Gray-beards the eruth: 
 
 I Dram, go tell them, feftr wall not come. 
 
 Drt% MoR mighty Caftr let me know fome caufc, 
 
 I Led I be laught at when I tell them fo 
 
 Cef. The caufe is m my Will, I will not come, 
 
 Thai is enough tofetisfit the Senate. 
 
 7 he 7 raged'te of fuhus fa far . 
 
 But for yourpriuste tstisfa&ion, 
 
 1! 7 
 
 Becaufe I loue you, I will let you know. 
 
 Calfhumia heere my wife.Rayes me at home: 
 
 She dreampt to mght/he faw my Statoc, 
 
 Which like a Fountatrte.with an hundred fpoucs 
 Did tun pure blood : and many lufty Romans 
 Came fouling,& did bathe thetr hands in it: 
 
 And thefe doe* fhe apply.for warnings and portents. 
 
 And euils imminent; and on her knee 
 Hath begg'd, that T will Ray at home to day. 
 
 Deci T his Dream? is all amiffe interpreted. 
 
 It was a vifion, faire and fortunate : 
 
 Your Statue fpoutin^ blood in many pipes. 
 
 In which fomany finding Romans bath’d, 
 
 Signifies,that from you great Rome fhall focke 
 Reaming blood, and that great men frail preffe 
 For Tinctures,Staines,Reliques,and Cogmfance. 
 
 This by f'alpkurnsa's Drcame is (ignified. 
 
 Cef And this way haue you well expounded it. 
 
 'Dtei. 1 haue, when you haue heard what I can fey : 
 
 And know ic now.thcSenate haue concluded 
 To giue this day,a Crowne to mighty Cafar. # 
 
 If you fhall fend them word you will not come. 
 
 Their mmdes may change. Befides.it were a moclce 
 Apt to be render’d, for fome one lo&y, 
 
 Rreake vp cheSenate, till another tW.t: 
 
 When Cafors wife frail meecewith better Drcame*. 
 
 If Ctftr hide himfeffe, frail they nat whifper 
 Loe Cafar Is iffrald ? 
 
 Pardon me Cafar for my deere deere lou« 
 
 To your proceeding,bids me tell you this > 
 
 And realon to my loue is liable. 
 
 £</“Hbw foolifr do your tear* feeme now CaJjJmmtaf 
 I am afhamed 1 did yeeld to them. 
 
 Giue me my Robe, for I wiU go. 
 
 Enter 'Brut Me, Ltgarsm. Mttelm .CaiVt, Tribe- 
 mm, Cynna.and Publim. 
 
 And looke where Pnbhm is come to fetch me 
 Pub. Good morrow Cafar. 
 
 Cef Welcome Publau 
 What 'Brutus ,are you ftirr’d foearely too ? 
 
 Good morrow (feuk* ■' Casta Llg antes , 
 
 Cefer was ne re fo much your enemy. 
 
 As that fame Ague which hath made you leant 
 What is’t a Clockc? 
 
 'Bm. Cafar. *tts Rrucken eight. 
 
 Ctf 1 thanke you for your pauses and curtefie. 
 
 Enter Antony, 
 
 See, Ant my that Reuels long a-nights 
 [, notwithRanding vp. Good morrow Antottg. 
 
 Ant So to moR Noble Cafar 
 Cef. Bid them prepare within : 
 
 1 am too blame to be thus waited for. 
 
 Now Cynna, now Metellm . what Trtbanim, 
 
 | haue an hourcs talkc in ftore for youi 
 Remember that you call on me to day i 
 Beneere me, that 1 may remember you. 
 
 Treb Cafter 1 wtU ; and fo oeere Will I be, 
 
 Thar your beR Friends fhall wifh 1 had beene further, 
 Caf.Good Friends go in.and :aRe fome wine with me 
 And we (like Friends) will firatght way go together. 
 
 Bru. That cuery hke is not the faroe.O Crf<rr t 
 The heart of Brutus earnes to thmke vpon. Sxettnl 
 
 Enter Artemidorue. 
 
 Cafar , beware of Brunet, take keede of Cop tut ; come not 
 
 neOre 
 
118 The Tragedie of fukus Q&far. 
 
 metre CMka,hauetux eye to Cyrma,trufl rsot Trebemus, mark* 
 v.*ll tJteeteUns Cymbcr, Dscitu Brutus level thee mol ■■ Thou 
 hafi wrostgd Conti Ligaruss. 7 here u hut ere mmde w all 
 theft men,and. il u bum agarnfi Cafar : If thou berfi not lm- 
 mortal!, tookf about you: Securitygtues tray to Ccvffiraett ■ 
 The mighty Goett defined thee. 
 
 Thy I.ouer, rlriemtderut. 
 Heere will I (Hod, till Cafar paffe along, 
 
 And as a Sutor will I pine him thi j : 
 
 My heart taments, that Vcttue cannot liuc 
 
 Out of the teeth of Emulation. 
 
 If thou readc this, O Cafar, thoo mayeft lion 
 
 1 foot, the Fates with Traitors do conn iue. Exit. 
 
 Enter Portia and Luc tut. 
 
 Par. IprytheeDoy^ontothtSenatc-houfe, 
 
 Stay not to anfvret me, bat get thee gone. 
 
 Why doeft thou ftay f 
 
 Luc. To know my errand Madam. 
 
 Per. I would haue had thee there and heere agen 
 
 Ere I can tell thee what thou (hould’tt do there : 
 OConftancie, be ftrong vpon ray fide; 
 
 Set a huge Mountaine’tweenemy Heart and Tongue : 
 
 I haue a mans minde, but a womans might t 
 
 How hard it is for women to keepecounfcU. 
 
 Art thou heere yet ? 
 
 Luc. Madam,vrhat fhoald I do ? 
 
 Run to the Capitoll.and nothing elfe ? 
 
 And fo returne to yon,and nothing elfe ? 
 
 Per. Yes,bring roe word Boy, if thy Lord look well, 
 For he went fickly forth : and take good note 
 
 What Cafar doth,what Sutors prefer to him. 
 
 Hearke Boy,wh8t noyfe is that ? 
 
 Luc. 1 heare none Madam. 
 
 Per Prythee lifters well: 
 
 I heard a bufsling Rumor like a Fray, 
 
 And the wmde brings it from the Capitoll. 
 
 Luc. Sooth Madam,I heare nothing 
 
 Enter the Sooth foyer. 
 
 Per. Come hither Fellow.which way haft thoobio? 
 Sooth- At mine owne houfe.good Lady. 
 
 Par. Whatis’t aclocke? 
 
 Sooth. About the ninth boure Lady. 
 
 Par. Js Cafar yet gone to the Capitoll ? 
 
 Sooth. Madam not yet, I go to take my ftand. 
 
 To fee him paffe oo to the Capitoll. 
 
 Per. Thou haft fome fuite to Cafar, haft thou not? 
 
 Sooth. That 1 h:ue Lady,if it will plcafe Cafar 
 
 To be fo good to Cafar,nt to heare me : 
 
 Khali bcfeech him to befriend himfelfe. 
 
 Per. Why kitow'ft thou any harme's intended to¬ 
 ward* him ? 
 
 Sooth. None that I know will be, 
 
 Much that 1 feare may chance : 
 
 Good morrow to you : heere the ftreet is narrow r 
 
 The throng rhat foil owes Cafar at the heeles, 
 i Of Senators,ofPrjrjors, common Sutors, 
 
 , Will crowd a feeble man (almoft) to death . 
 
 ' Ilegetmcto a place more voyd. and there 
 i Uptake ro great Cafar as he cotnes along. Exit 
 
 Per. I mud go in : 
 i Aye me . How wcake a thing 
 
 1 The heart ofwoman is f O Brutus, 
 
 [TheHeauenj fpeede thee in thine enterpriie. 
 
 | Sure the Boy heard me • Brutui hat Ira fuite 
 
 Thai Cxjar w.ll nor grant. 0,1 grow faint: 
 
 | Run Luaut, jnd commend me to my Lord, 
 
 ■ . 1 , . -- 
 
 Say i am merry; Come to me againc 
 
 And bring me word wbat he doth Csy to tbee. Exeunt 
 
 ABus Tertius. 
 
 Floter fib. 
 
 Enter Cafar /Brutus, Caffats, Cask a, Dec in t , Met t tins, Tje- 
 htrnati,Cynna ,j4ntenyJ^cpidus .Arttmederto , rub- 
 ion ,and the Soethfayer 
 
 Caf The Ides ofMareh are come. 
 
 Sooth. ] f'efier, bur not gone. 
 
 ySrt. Haile Cefar : Read this Scedule. 
 
 Deci Trebomui doth defire you to ore-read 
 (At your beft leyfure) this his humble fuite. 
 
 yin. O Cefar, reade mmefitfl : for mine's a fuite 
 Thatuouches Ca/ar neeier. Read it great Cafar. 
 
 Caf Whar rouebes ts our felfe.friall be lafl feru'd. 
 
 -rfrt. Delay not Ca/ar, read it inftaody. 
 
 Caf. What, is the fellow mad? 
 
 Pub Sirra.giue place. 
 
 C-tffi. What.vrge you your Petitions in the {freer > 
 Come to the Capitoll. 
 
 Popil 1 wifb y our cnterprize to day may thnue. 
 
 Caffs. What cnterprize PopiBim? 
 
 Popil. Fare you well. 
 
 73ru. What faid f opt Butt Lena ? 
 
 (affi He wifht to day our cnterprize might thnue i 
 
 1 fcaie our purpofe is difcoucrcd. 
 
 7>r«. Looke how he makes to Cafar: matke him 
 
 Caffs. Cork* be fodaine.tor we feare preuentiorv. 
 
 Brut m what (hall be done? If this be knowoc. 
 
 Caffs ee ot f afar ncuer fh^ll tutnc backe, 
 
 For 1 will flay my fclfe. 
 
 Bru. Caffsue beconftant : 
 
 PopsBua Lena fpeakes not of our porpofes, 
 
 For looke he (miles, and Cafar doth not changes 
 
 Caffs Trebonsua knowes his time : for look you Bren*. 
 He drawer Mur ^ dr, tony out of the way. 
 
 Decs. Where is Afrtel/ua Cmberfcthian go, 
 
 And prefently prcfrrre his fuite to Cafar. 
 
 Bm. He is addrdl : prrife neere,and lecond him. 
 
 Cm. Caefia,you are the firft that reates vo ur hand. 
 
 Caf. Are we all ready? What is now amide. 
 
 That Cafar and his Senate muft redreffe ? 
 
 Mete/Mofi high.moft mighty,and mod puifant Cafe* 
 TrUtellsu Crmber throwes before thy Scare 
 
 An humble heart. 
 
 Caf. I muft preuent thee C prober : 
 
 Thefe couching? and thefe lowly courrefier 
 
 Might (ire the blood of ordinary men. 
 
 And torne pre-Ordin«nce,and firft Decree 
 
 Intothe lane ofChildren. Be not fond. 
 
 To thinke that Cafar beares fuch RebelLblood 
 
 That will be thaw'd from the truequaihy 
 
 Withthat whichmeltethFooles, 1 meant fweet words, 
 Lo w ■ crooked .curt lies .and bale Spanicll fawning 
 
 Tby Broi her by decree ir banifhed 
 
 If thou doeft bend, and pray ,snd fawne for him, 
 
 I fpume thee like a Curre out of my way . 
 
 Know, Cafar doth not wrong, nor without cauft 
 
 Will he be fansfied 
 
 JifeteLL there no voycc mote worthy ihen my o*t*e 
 
The Tragedie of Julius C a f ar 
 
 n 9 
 
 To found more fweetly in great Cafari earc, 
 
 For the repealing of my banifh'd Brother ? 
 
 Em. I kiffe thy hand, but not in flattery Csfart 
 Defiring thee, that Pub/tut Cymber may 
 Haue an immediate freedome of repeale. 
 
 Cdf. What Brut mi 
 Caffi. Pardon Cdfar: Cdfar pardon t 
 A* lowe as to thy foote doth fiftus fall. 
 
 To begge inftanchifement for Pm b/tus Cymber. 
 
 Cs.f. 1 could be well mou'd, if I were as you, 
 
 If I could pray to moouc, Prayers would mooue me: 
 
 But I am conftant as the Notthernc Starre, 
 
 Of whofc true fixt,and refting quality, 
 
 There is no fellow in the Firmament. 
 
 The Skies are painted with vnnumbred fparkes. 
 
 They are all Fire, and euery one doth fhine: 
 
 But, thete’s but one in all doth hold his place. 
 
 So, in the World; Tis furoifh’d well with Men, 
 
 And Men are Fleih and Blood,and apprehenfiue; 
 
 Yet in thenumber, I do know butOne 
 That vnaffayleable holds on his Ranke, 
 
 Vn/hak’d of Motion: and that l am he, 
 
 Let me a little fhew it, euen in this: 
 
 That I was conftant Cymber fhould be bani/h d. 
 
 And conftant do remaine to keepe him fo. 
 
 Cirsna. Ofafar. 
 
 Cdf Hence: Wilt thou lift vp Olympus ? 
 
 Dectsu. Great Cdfar. 
 
 Cdf. Doth not'3r»r««bootleffekneele? 
 
 Cab? Speakehands forme. 
 
 They flab Cdfar. 
 
 Cdf. EtTu'BruxU -Then fall Ct/ar. Dyes 
 
 Cm. Liberty,Freedome;Tyranny tsdead, 
 
 Run hence, prodaime, cry it about the Streets. 
 
 Caffi. Some to the common Pulpits,and cry out 
 I Liberty,Freedome.and Enftanchifement. 
 j Bru. People 3nd Senators, be not affrighted: 
 
 1 Fly not, ftand ftill: Ambitions debt is paid. 
 
 1 Cab, Go to the Pulpit Brutus. 
 
 Dee- And Cafflus too. 
 
 'Bru. Where’s Pubiius ? 
 
 Cm. Heere, quite confounded with this mutiny. 
 
 Met. Standfsft together,lead fome Friend of Cafart 
 | Should chance—— 
 
 Bru, Talke not of Banding. Pub hut good cheere, 
 j There is no harme mtended to your perfon. 
 
 Nor tonoRomanelfe: fo tell them pukttM. 
 
 Ctijfu And leaue vs Publius, leaft that the people 
 Rufhmg on vs, fhould do your Age feme mifehiefe. 
 
 * Bru. Do fo, and let no man abide this deede. 
 
 But we the Doers. 
 
 Enter Trebemtu. 
 
 Caffi, Where is yintmyi 
 Treb, Fled to his Hcufe amaz’d: 
 
 Men, Wiues^nd Children ,ft3re,cry out,and run, 
 
 As it were Doomcfday. 
 
 Bru. Fates,we will know your plea&res: 
 
 That we (hall dye we know, ’tis but the time 
 And drawing dayes out, that men ftand vpon. 
 
 Cab. Why he that cuts off twenty yeares of life, 
 Cuts off fo many yeares of fearing death. 
 
 Bm. Grant that, and then is Death a Benefit: 
 
 So are we Ceffort Friends, that haue abridg d 
 His time of fearing death. Stoope Romans,ftoope, 
 And let vs bathe our hands in Cafars blood 
 Vp to the Elbowes, andbefmeare our Swords s 
 
 Then vvalke we fcmb, euen to the Market place, 
 
 And wauing our red Weapons o're our heads, 
 
 .et's all cry Peace, Freedome.and Liberty. 
 
 Caffi. Stoop then.and wafh. How many Ages hence 
 Shall this our lofty Scene be a<fted ouer, 
 n State vnborne, and Accents yetvnknowne? 
 
 Bru. How many times (hall Cafar bleed in (port, 
 
 That now on Pempeyes Bafts lye along, 
 
 Mo worthier then the duft ? 
 
 Caff. So oft as that (hall be, 
 
 So often fhall the knot of vs becall’d. 
 
 The Men’hat gaue their Country liberty. 
 
 Dec. What,(hall we forth? 
 
 Caffi. l.euery man away. 
 
 Brutus (hall leade, and we w:ll grace his heeies 
 With the moft boldcft.snd beft hearts of Rome. 
 
 Enter a Struant. 
 
 Bru Soft,who comes heere? A friend of Ant ernes. 
 
 Ser. Thus Brutus did my M after bid roe kncsie; 
 
 Thus did Marb (Antony bid me fali cowne, 
 
 And being proftrace,thus he bad me fay • 
 
 Brutus is Noble, Wife, Valiant,and Honeft ( 
 
 Cdfar was Mighty, Bold,Royall,and Louing: - 
 Say,Ilot 2 cRr«f/«»,andIhonourhim; 
 
 Say, 1 fear'd Cafar, honour'd him,and lou’d him. 
 
 If Brets* will vouchfafe,that Antony 
 May fafely come to him, and be refolu’d 
 How Cdfar hath deferu’d to lye in death, 
 
 Mark Antony, fhall not loue Cdfar dead 
 So well as Bratus liuing; but will follow 
 The Fortunes and Affayres of Noble Brutus, 
 
 Thorough the hazards of this vntrod State. 
 
 W’ith all true Faith. So fayes my Mafter Antony. 
 
 Bm. Thy Mafter is a Wife and Valiant Romane, 
 
 I neuer thought him worfe: 
 
 Tell him, fo pleafe him come veto this place 
 He/hall be (atisfied: and by my Honor 
 Depart vntooch'd. 
 
 Ser, ilefetchhimprefently. Exit Servant. 
 
 Bru. 1 know that we fhall haue him well to Friend. 
 
 Caffi. I wifh we may : But yet haue 1 a minde 
 That fcares him much ; and my mifgiuiag ftill 
 Falles (hrewdly to the purpofe. 
 
 Enter Antony. 
 
 Bru But heere comes Antony : 
 
 Welcome Marb.Antsny, 
 
 Ant. Omighty CV/&? - ! Doft thou lye fo lowe? 
 
 Are all thy ConqueftSjGiories.Triorophes^poiles, 
 Shrunke to this littleMeafitre ? Pare thee well. 
 
 I know not Gentlemen what you intend, 
 
 Wboelfe muft be let blood, whoelfe is ranke 
 J f I my felfe, there isnohoure fofit 
 As Cafars deaths houre; nor no Inflrument 
 Of halfe that worth, as thofe yout Swords; made rich 
 With the moft Noble blood of all this World. 
 
 I do befeeeh yee, ifyoubeareroehard, 
 
 Now, wbil’ft your purpled hands do teeke and fmoake, 
 Fulfill your pleafure. Liue a rhoufand yeeres, 
 
 I fhall oot finde my felfe fo apt to dye. 
 
 No place will pleafe me fo, oo means of death. 
 
 As heere by Cdfar, and by you cut off, 
 
 The Choice and Mafter Spirits of this Age. 
 
 Bru. O Antony ! Begge not your death of vs: 
 
 Though now wemuftappearc bloody 3nd cruel!. 
 
 As by our hands, and this our prefent Afte 
 Youfeewedo rYetfeeyoubut our hands, 
 
 And 
 
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 And this, the bleeding bufinefle they hauedore: 
 
 Out heart* you fee not, they arepUtifulJ i 
 Arid piny to the ger.erail wrong offlome, 
 
 As fire dru/es out fire, fo pitty, pirty 
 Hath done chi* deed on Cafar. For your part. 
 
 To you, cyst Sword* haue leaden points Mark* Antotn 
 Our Armes in firtngth of malice, and our Hearts 
 Os Brothers temper, do rtceiueyou in. 
 
 With all kindeloue, good thoughts.and reference. 
 
 Caff. Your vovee fhall be as frrong as any mans, 
 Inthedifpofing of new Dignities 
 
 Bru. Oncly be patient, till we haue appeas’d 
 The Multitude, befide thcmfelues with feare, 
 
 And then, we will defines you the caufe, 
 
 Why I, that did loue Cafar when 1 flrooke him 
 Haue thus proceeded. 
 
 Ant. 1 doubt not of your Wifedome. 
 
 Ler each’man render me his bloody hand. 
 
 Firft tjbiarvit Brvnu will 1 fhake with you ; 
 
 Neat Conte C off lmo do I take your hand ; 
 
 Now Dectuj Bturuo yours; now youts Afetillw , 
 
 Yours Cnn 4; and my valiant Catfa yoursi 
 Though lift, not lead in loue, yours good Tnbowui 
 Gentlemen all: Alas.wbar (hall 1 fay, 
 
 My credit now (lands on fuch (hppery ground, 
 
 That one of two bad wayes you mud conceit me, 
 Etcher a Coward, or a Flatterer. 
 
 That 1 did loue thee Cafar O 'us true • 
 if then thy Spirit looke vpon vs how. 
 
 Shall ltnot greeue thee deerer then thy death. 
 
 To fee thy Antony making his peace, 
 
 Shaking the bloody fingnes of thy Foes ? 
 
 Molt Noble, in the prefence of thy Coarfe, 
 
 Had 1 as many eyes,a* thou had wounds. 
 
 Weeping as tad as they dreame forth thy blood. 
 
 It would become me better, then to dofe 
 In tearmes of Fnendfhip with thine enemies. 
 
 Pardon me /ultttt, heeie was’t thou bay'd UraueHart, 
 Heere did'fttboofall.and heere thy Hunters dand 
 Sign'd m thy Spoyie.and Crtmfon’d in thy Lethee. 
 
 O Worlds 1 thou wad the Forrtft to this Hart, 
 
 And this indeed,O WotU, the Hart of thee. 
 
 How like aDcere.ftroken by many Princes, 
 
 [>oft thou heere lye ? 
 
 Caffi. Mctrl^ Antony. 
 
 Ant. Pardon me Came Coffuta. 
 
 The Enemies of Cafar, (hall fay thi*.• 
 
 Then, in a Friend, it is cold Mottedie. 
 
 Caff. I bHme you not for praifuig Cafar (o t 
 But what compscT meane you to haue with vs ? 
 
 W tli you be prick'd in number of our Friends, 
 
 Or (hall we on.and not depenii*n you? 
 
 Ant. Therefore T took* your hands,but Was indeed 
 Sway'd from the point, by looking downe on Cafar. 
 : nendsam T with you all, end loue you all, 
 
 Vpon this hope, that you (hall giue me Rcafons, 
 
 'Why ,and wherein, Cafar was dangerous. 
 
 B -u Or elfe were this a Lausge Spe&acle : 
 
 Out Reafons are f« full of good regard. 
 
 That wercyou Antony, the Sonne of Cafar , 
 
 Yoo fisould be fatisfied. 
 
 Am. That’s all I feeke. 
 
 And ammoreouer fotor, that I may 
 Ptoduce his body'to the Market-place, 
 
 And in the Puipn as becomes a rneod, 
 
 $peake in the Order of his FuneraJL 
 
 1 Thc Tragedieofy-ulius Qcefar. 
 
 6ru - You fhaJl M.trite Amony. 
 
 Brutu*^ word with you : 
 
 You know nor what you do; Donor confent 
 * hat Antony fpeakein his Funerall 
 Know you how much the people may be mou d 
 By that wnich he will vtter. 
 
 Br* By your pardon : 
 
 1 will my /elfe into the Pulpit firft, 
 
 And (hew the reafon of our Cafat death. 
 
 \v hat Antony fhall fpeake, I willproteft 
 He lpeakes by leaue.andby permifsion; 
 
 And that we arecontemcd Cafar (hall 
 Haue ah true R ,t«,and lawful. Ceremonies, 
 
 fhall aduantage more, .hen do vs wrong. 
 t*;f. 1 know not what may fall,] {,kc it nor. 
 
 v Br ti ,,'»ke you Cafar, body: 
 You fhall not in your Funerall fpeech blame vs 7 
 
 Put fpeake all good you can deuifc of Cafar * 
 
 And fay you doo’c by our pei mifsion .• * 
 
 Elfe fhall ycu not haueany hand at all 
 A bout his Funerall. And you (hall fpeake 
 In the fame Pulpir whereto J am going 
 After my fpeech .tended. 
 
 Ant. Be it fo: 
 
 J do delire no more. 
 
 Bru. Prepare the body then,and follow Vi. Extunu 
 
 Mantt Antony. 
 
 O pardon me, thou bleeding peece of Earth : 
 
 That J am mecke and gentle with rhefe Burthen. 
 
 Thou art the Rumes of the Nobltft man 
 Thateuerbued intlieTide ofTimes. 
 
 W oe to the hand that fhed this roftly Blood. 
 
 Ouer thy wounds,now do 1 Prophefie, 
 
 (Which like dumbe mouthes do ope their Ruby lip. 
 
 To begge the voyce and vtterance of my Tongue) 
 
 A Curfc Dial! light vpon the limbet of men j 
 Domefhcke Fury, and fierce Ciuill (Irife, 
 
 Shall cumber oil the parts of July : 
 
 Blood and deflation fhall be fo in vfe. 
 
 And dreadfull Obieils fo familiar. 
 
 That Mothers fhall but fmilc.when they behold 
 Then I nfonts q uarte red with the hands of Warn. 
 
 .All pitiy choak'd with cuflome of fell deeds. 
 
 And Cafar, Spirit ranging for Reuenge, 
 
 With Ate by his fide, come hot from Hell, 
 
 Shall in ihcfe Confines,with a Monarkes voyce, 
 
 Cry hauocke, and let flip the Dogges of Wane, 
 
 Thai this foule deede, fhall fmell aboue the earth 
 W ich Carrion men.groaning for Buriall. 
 
 Enter Ottauist Struant, 
 
 Y ou feme Oltamm Cafar, do you not? 
 
 Ser. ] do Marine Antony. 
 
 Ant. (faftr did wrice for him to come toRome. 
 
 Ser. He did receiuehu Letters,and is comming. 
 
 And bid inc fay to you by word of mouth — — 
 
 O Cafar ! 
 
 Ant. Thy heart is bigge: geuhec a-part and weepe: 
 Pafsion I fee is catching from mine eyes. 
 
 Seeing thofc Beads ofl’orrow ftand in thine. 
 
 Began to water. Is thy Mafler comming ? 
 
 Ser. He lie* to night within feuen Leagues of Rome 
 Ant. Poft backe with fpeede. 
 
 And tell him what hath chanc’d : 
 
 Heere is a mourning Rome, a dangerous Rome, 
 
 No Rome of fafety for Ccieoum yet, 
 
 Hie hence,and ctil him fo. Yet (lay a-while, 
 
 The 
 
Thou /Visit not baeke.till Ihaue borne this courte 
 Into the Market piece: There /hall I try 
 In m/Oration ( tio w the People take 
 The cruel I i(Toe ofthefe bloody men, 
 
 According to the which, thou (halt difrisurfe 
 o yong Otf<«»m,ofthe ftate of thing# 
 end me your hand. Bsteuot 
 
 £ liter Brutus and goes into the Pulpit l and Cafft* 
 set. tettb the Plebeusrs. 
 
 The 1‘ra^edk qffulim C*& r - 
 
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 Pie. We will be fatisfied : let vs be fatisRed. 
 
 Bru. Then follow me, ami gtue me Audience friends, 
 Ceffrm go you into the other ftreete, 
 
 And part the Numbers . 
 
 Thole that will heare me fpcake, let 'em flay beete | 
 
 Thofe that will follow Cojftus ,go with him, 
 
 And publike Reafons (liall be rend red 
 Of Caput death. 
 
 I .Pie. I will heare Brvtus fpeake. 
 l. 1 will heare Caffiui,ind compere their Reafons, 
 When feuerally we heart them rendred. 
 j. The Noble Bruins is afcendeJ: Silence. 
 
 'Bru. Be patient till the laft. 
 
 Homans, Countrey-mcn, and Louers, heare meeformy 
 cauft, and be filent, that you may heare Beleeue me for 
 mine Honor, and haue relpefV to mine Honor, that you 
 may beleeue. Cenlure me in your Wifedom, and awake 
 70 ur Senfcs, that you may the bettet ludge. If there bee 
 auy in this AfTctnbly, any deere Friend of Cefar t, to him 
 fay, that Brutus loue to Cefar, was no le(Te then hts. If 
 then, that Friend demand, why Brutm tole againft Ce- 
 for, this is my anfwer: Not that 1 lou'd Caper TeSe , but 
 that I lou'd Rome more. Had you rather Cafar were li- 
 umg, and dye all 51aues; then that Cafar were dead, to 
 tiue all Ftee-men ? As Cefar lou d met, 1 weepefor him; 
 as he was Fortunate, I reioyce at it; as he was Valiant, l 
 honour linn : But, as he was Ambitious,l flew him.Thcrc 
 i»Tcaies,(or his Loue . Ioy.tor his Fortune : Honor, fot 
 his Valour: and Deaih, for his Ambition. Who is beere 
 fo bale, that would be a Bondman ? Jf 3 ny,(peak,fot him 
 hauc I offended. Who is heere fo rude, that would not 
 be a Roman? If any,lpeak, tor him haue 1 offended Who 
 is heere fo vile, that will not lone his Countrcy ? If any, 
 fpeake, for hiru haue i offended. 1 paule for a Reply. 
 tsfll. None Btsstua, none. 
 
 Brutus. Then none hauc 1 offended. I haue done no 
 more to Cefar ,then you fliall do to Brrtus. The Qdefti- 
 on of his death.is intoll’d in the Capitoll: his Glory not 
 attenuated, wherein he was worthy; nor his offence* en¬ 
 forc'd, fot winch lie fuffered de&in 
 
 Enter CMerk. Antony, wit It C efar: body. 
 
 Hecte come, hit Body, mourn'd by Marke Antony, who 
 though Ik had no hand mhis death, fhail iccctue the be¬ 
 nefit oftus dying, a place in the Comonwealtb, as which 
 of you fliall not. With this ) deport, that as I flewc my 
 bed Louet fot the good of Rome, I haue the fame Dag 
 ger for my (clfe.wbco it fhail plcafemy Country to need 
 tsy death. 
 
 All. Liuc 3aw/<ar.Iioe,hue. 
 
 I. Bring him with 1 Humph home voto his Hoafe. 
 
 a Gioe him a Statue with bis Ancefforj. 
 
 j. Let him be Ca/er. 
 
 4 Cefjri better pacts. 
 
 Shall be Crown'd ifi Bratus. 
 
 Weul bring him eo his Houle 
 WubShowts and Clamors. 
 
 Bru. My Country-men. 
 
 2 . Peece.fileDce, Brian fpeake*. 
 r. Peace ho, 
 
 'Bru. Good Countrymen, let me depart alone. 
 
 And (for my (akc)ftcy heere with Antony • 
 
 Do grace to CV/irr Corpes.and grSee his Speech 
 Tending to Cefars G!ories,which Marks Antony 
 (By out permiffion) is allow’d to make. 
 
 I do intre-t you,not a man depatt, 
 
 Saue I alone, till Antony haue fpoke. Exit 
 
 Stay ho,and let vs heare Afarf Antony, 
 
 j Let him go vp into the poblike Chaite, 
 
 Wee'I heare him .• Noble Antony go vp. 
 
 Ant. For 'Brutus fake, I am beholding to you. 
 
 4 What does he fay of 8 rutusf 
 } He fayes.for Brutus fake 
 He findes himfelfe beholding to vs all. 
 
 4 'T were bed he fpeake no harme of Brutus heere ? 
 
 I This Cefar was a Tyrant, 
 j Nay that's ccrtamc; 
 
 We are blefl that Rome is rid of him. 
 
 » Peace, let vs hear® what Antony can fay. 
 
 Ant. You gentle Romgns. 
 
 AH. Peace hoe. let vs heare him. 
 
 Ft lends,Roman^Councrymen.lend me your ears 
 I come to buryf'k/ur.not to praifehim; 
 
 The euill that men do, hues after them. 
 
 The good is oft enterred with their bones, 
 
 So let it be with Cefar. The Noble 'Brutus, 
 
 Hath told you Cafer was Ambitious 
 If it were fo, it was a greeueus Fault, 
 
 And grecuoufly hath Ojkranfwer'd it. 
 
 Heere, vndet leiue of S.-i-raj,and the reft 
 (For Brutus is an Honourable man. 
 
 So ate they all; all Honourable totnj 
 Come J to fpeake in Caftrt Funcrall. 
 
 H ewas my Friend, faithful),and tuff to me; 
 
 But Ararv/fayes,he was Ambitious, 
 
 And Brutus is an Honourable man. 
 
 He hath brought many Capttues home to Rome, 
 
 Who/e Ranfomes, did the general! Coffers fill* 
 
 Did thisin Cefar (eeme Ambitious ? 
 
 When that the poore haue cty'rie, Ccftr hath wept : 
 Ambition fhotild be made of fternet ftuflfe, 
 
 Yet Brutus fayes, he was Ambitious : 
 
 And Brutus i« an Honourable man. 
 Youall.didfee,thaton the LuyercAl, 
 
 1 thrice prefenred him 0 K ingly Crowne, 
 
 Which he did thrice refufe- Was this Ambition? 
 
 Yet Brutus fayes, he was Ambitious t 
 And (ore he is an Honourable m 3 it. 
 
 1 fpeake not to difprooue what Brutus fpoke, 
 
 But heere 1 am, to fpeake what i do know; 
 
 You all did loue hitn once, not without caufe. 
 
 What caufe with-holds y ou then to mourne for him? 
 
 O lodgement} thou are fled tobrutifh Bcafts, 
 
 And Men haue loft their Reafon. Bearewithme, 
 
 My heart is in theCoftio there with Cafar t 
 And 1 muft pawfe.till it come backe to me. 
 
 1 Me thinker; there is much reafen in his fayings. 
 
 % If chou confider rightly of the matter, 
 
 Cafer ha s had great wrong. (his place 
 
 Ha's bee Maften? Ifern therewillaworfecomein 
 1 ] 4 Marker 
 
111 The Tragedte 0/Julius C*far, 
 
 4. Mark'd ye hie word*? be would not cake j Crown, 
 Therefore *cts ccrtaine r hewasnot Ambitious. 
 
 I. if it be found fo,fome will deere abide it. 
 
 ». Poore foule.hi* eyes are red as fire with weeping, 
 j. There's not a Nobler man in Rome then Amtmy. 
 
 4. Now matke him, he begins againe to ipeake. 
 
 Am. Kut yefterday, the word of Ctfar migh 
 
 Haue Rood againft the World : Now lies he there, 
 
 And none fo poore ro do him reucrence. 
 
 O Maiden ) If I were difpos'd ro ftirre 
 
 Your hearts and mtndes to Mutiny and Rage, 
 
 I fhould do Brutut wrong, and Coffin* wrong j 
 
 Who (you all kno w) are Honourable men, 
 
 I will not do them wrong : I rather choofe 
 
 To wrong the dead, to wrong my feJfc and you. 
 
 Then 1 will wrong Rich Honoufable men. 
 
 Butheere'sa Parchment, with the Saale of Cojar, 
 
 1 found it in his Goffer, ’tis his Will; 
 
 Let but the Commons heare this TeRament: 
 
 (Which pardon me) I do not meaneto reade, 
 
 And they would go and kiffe dead Cofan wounds. 
 
 And dip their Napluns in his Sacied Blood ; 
 
 Yea, begge a haire of him for Memory, 
 
 And dying, mention it within their WiUes, 
 
 Bequeathing it as a rich Legacie 
 
 Vnto their iffue. 
 
 * Wee’l heare the Will,reade it Markc Antony. 
 
 AU. The Will,the Will; we will hfare Cafari Will 
 A*t. Haue patiencegentleFriends.l mufl ooueadu, 
 ft is not meete you know how Cttfor low'd you : 
 
 You are not Wood, you are not Stones, but men • 
 
 And being men, hearing the Will of Ctfar, 
 
 It will inflame you. it will make you mad; 
 
 Tis good you know not that you are his Heircs, 
 
 Fbr if you fhould, O what would come of it ? 
 
 4 Read the Will.wee 1 heare it Antony ; 
 
 You (hall reade vs the Will, Cajon Will. 
 
 An. Will you be Patient? Will you flay a-wb»l« ? 
 
 I haue ore-fhot my felfe to tell you of it, 
 
 ] feare I wrong the Honourable men, 
 
 Whofe Daggers haue Rabb'd Cofor .•1 do feare it, 
 
 4 They were Traitors: Honourable men > 
 
 AH. The Will,the TeRamcnt. 
 i They were Villaines,Murderers:the Will, read the 
 Will. 
 
 Am. You will compell me then to read the Will: 
 
 Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Cafor, 
 
 And let me fhew you him that made the Will j 
 
 Shall I defeend? And will ydu giue me leaue t 
 
 AU. Comedowne. 
 a Defeend. 
 j You fhall haue leaue. 
 
 4 A Ring, Rand round. 
 
 t Stand from the Hearfe, Rand from the jiody, 
 j Roome for Antony,mo(\ Noble Antony. 
 
 A*‘- Nay predenot fo vpon me, Rand farreoff, 
 
 AU. Stand backe; roome.bearebacke. 
 
 An. if you haue tcares, prepare rofhed them now. 
 You all do know this Mantle, 1 remember 
 
 The fuR time ruerCa/erput it on, 
 
 *T was on aSummei's Euening in his Tent, 
 
 That day he ouercame the Nanny. 
 
 Looke.in this place ran Cofftus Dagger through s 
 
 Set whJt a rent the eRQtous Cook* made; 
 
 Yhiough tfm.the wel-beloued 'Bratus ftabb’d, 
 
 And as he pluck’d his curfed Steele away : 
 
 Marke how the blood of Cafor followed it 
 
 As rufhino out ofdoores, to be refolu’d 
 lf^rwws fo vnkmdely knock d.or no : 
 
 For Bruts*,is you know.was Caftrt Angel, 
 
 Iudge.O youGod»,bow deerely dafarlou d him: 
 
 This was the mod vnklndeR cut of all. 
 
 For when the Noble Cafer faw him ftab, 
 
 Ingratitude, more Rrong then T raitors armes, 
 
 Quite vanquiffld him: then burfl his Mighty heart, 
 
 And in his Mantle, muffling vp his face, 
 
 Euen at the Bafe of Pompmes Statue 
 
 (Which all the while ran b!ood)great Cafar fell. 
 
 O what a tall was there,my Countrymen ? 
 
 Then I.and you .and all of vs fell downe. 
 
 Whil’d bloody Treafon flounft/d ouer vs. 
 
 O now you weepe, and 1 perceioe you feele 
 
 The dint of piety : Thele are gracious droppet 
 
 Kinde Soules ,what weepe you,when you but behold 
 
 Our Cajon Veflure wounded ? Lookeyoubeere, 
 
 Heere is Himfelfe.marr’d as you fee with Traitors, 
 t, Opitteous fpetSacle! 
 
 8. O Noble Cefar I 
 j. Owofulldayl 
 
 4. OTraitors.Villaines | 
 
 I. O moR bloody fight * 
 a. We will be teueng'd : Reuenge 
 
 About, feeke, burne, fire, kill.flay. 
 
 Let not a Traitor hue. 
 
 Am. Stay Country-men 
 
 I. Peace there heare the Noble Antmyy, 
 
 ». Wee 1 heare him,wee’l follow him, wec’J dy with 
 him. (you vp 
 
 Am. Good Fnends,fweet Friends,let me not ftirre 
 
 T o fuch a fodaine Flood of Mutiny : 
 
 They that haue done this Deede.arehonourable, 
 
 Whar priuategreefes they haue, alas I know not, 
 
 Thar midethem do it: They are Wife.and Honourable, 
 And will no doubt with Reafons anfweryou* 
 
 1 come not (Friends ) to Reale away your hearts, 
 
 J am no Orator, as Bran* it; 
 
 But (as you know me all) aplaineblum man 
 
 That loue my Friend, and that they know full well, 
 
 That ga*ic me pubhkeleaue tofpeakeofhim: 
 
 For I haue neyther writ nor words.nor worth, 
 
 A£hon,nor V iterance, nor the power of Speech, 
 
 To Rirre mens Blood, I onely ipeake right on: 
 
 I tell you that,which you your felues do know, 
 
 Shew you fweet Cofort wounds,poor poor dum mouths 
 And bid them fpeakc for me : But were I Brutut, 
 
 And Bruit* Antony, there were an Antony 
 
 Would ruffle vpyour Spirits.and put a Tongue 
 
 In euery Wound of Cefar, that ftiould moue 
 
 The Rones of Rome, to rife and Mutiny. 
 
 Wee'l Mutiny. 
 
 I Wee’l bume the houfe of Bratm. 
 
 J Away then, come.feeke the Confpirators. 
 
 Ant. Yet heare me Countrymen,yet heare me fpeake 
 All. Peace hoe,heare Antony ,moR Noble Antony. 
 Am. Why Friends jrou go to do you know not what: 
 Wherein hath Cafe thus deferu'd your loues? 
 
 Aja* you know not, I muR tell you then « 
 
 You hau* forgot the Wi 11 1 told you of. 
 
 All. Moll true,the Winder's Ray and heare the Wil. 
 Am. Heereisthe WiH.andvndeiCu/irv Seale: 
 
 To euery Rqman Citizen hegiues, 
 
 To euery feueiallman,feuemy fiue Drachmaes. 
 
 %■ Ht. 
 
TbeTragedie offwlius ^fa • 12 3 
 
 %Pk. Moft Noble Cj/ir.weclreacnge his death. 
 
 j P(r. O Roy all Cafar. 
 
 Amt. Heate me with patience. 
 
 All. Peace hoc 
 
 Ant. Moreooet.Ke hath left you all hh Walkes. 
 
 His priuate Arbors, and new-planted Orchards 
 
 On this fide Tyber, he hath left them you. 
 
 And to your heyre » foreuer: common pleafiircs 
 
 To walke abroad.and recreate yoor felues. 
 
 Heere was a Cmfar: when come* fueh another? 
 
 • i.Ple ., Neuer,ncoer: corner way,away: 
 
 Wee'l borne hi* body in the holy place, 
 
 And with the Brands fire the Traitors houfes. 
 
 Take vp the body, 
 
 %.PU. Go fetch fire. 
 jJPfr. PluckedowneBenchca. 
 
 ^ .pit, Plucke downe Formes, Wind owes .airy thiog. 
 
 Exit Fltietans. 
 
 Ant. Now let it worke: Mifcheefe thou art a-foor, 
 
 Take thou what cotsrfe thou wilt. 
 
 Kov* now Fellow t 
 
 Enter Seraton. 
 
 Str. Sir ,Oliauita is already come to R owe* 
 
 Ant. Where is bee ? 
 
 Ser. He and Leftdm are at Ccftcrt boufe. 
 
 Ant. And thither will I ftraight,to vifithiro: 
 
 I He comes vpon a wifh. Fortune is merry. 
 
 And tn this rooed will give vs any thing. 
 
 Ser. I beard him U'j.BrutiuzndCeJJiia 
 
 Are rid like Madmen through the Gates ofRome. 
 
 Am. Belike they had fome notice of the people 
 
 How I had tnoued them. Bring me to GChwtciu Exam 
 
 Eftm Qatna the Poet,andaftertax the Plebeians. 
 
 Cirma. I dreamt to night, that 1 did feafl with Cefar, 
 And things vnluckily charge myFantafie: 
 
 1 haue no will to wander foort h of doores. 
 
 Yet fomething leads me foorth, 
 t. What is y out name? 
 
 s. Whether are yc-u going ? 
 j. Where do you dwell t 
 
 4. Areyouamamedman.oraBatchellor? 
 
 t, Anfwet tiiery man diredfly. 
 
 It l.andbreefely. 
 
 4 . 1,and wifely. 
 
 J. I.and truly,yoo were befl. 
 
 Cm. What is my name? Whether am I going?Where 
 do 1 dwell ? Am 1 a married man,or a Bstchellour ? Then 
 to anfweT euery man, diredtly and breefely, wifely and 
 uuly : wifely 1 fay, 1 am a Batcbellor. 
 
 1 That's as cnuchas tofay, they are (boles that 01 sr- 
 I rle •• you’l beare me a bang for that I fears : proceede di. 
 
 I reffly. 
 
 Crm*. Diredlly I am going to C/efars Funeral’, 
 j. As a Friend, or an Enemy? 
 
 J Cixna. A* a friend. 
 
 a. That matter is anfwered diredlly. 
 
 For your dwelling: breefely. 
 
 Ctma. Breefely,! dwell by the Capitoll. 
 
 5. Your name fir,truly. 
 
 Cur**. Truly,my name ts Chata. 
 
 1, Teare him to pepccs, bee's s Confpirator. 
 
 Ctnmt. I am Coma the poet,! am Coma the Poet. 
 
 4. Tcare him for his bad verfes, scare him for his bac 
 YerfeSt 
 
 Cm. 1 aronot Cttmm the Confpirator. 
 
 It ts no matter, his name’s Conus, plucke but his 1 
 name out of his heart,and turne him going. 
 
 5. Teare him.tear him; Come Brands hoeJFirebrands: 
 to 'Breua.io Cajjieu, burnt all. Some to Detim Houfe, I 
 and fome to Catka'K fome to Ligertm . A way, go. 
 
 Exeunt *H ib* Pisbeiont. 1 
 
 JBus Quart us. 
 
 Enter Antonj pBastiat^md Leftdia. 
 
 A*t.The(e many then fhall die .their names are prickt 
 00 a. Your Brother too muft dyetconfent you Lejndiu? 1 
 Lef. 1 do confent. I 
 
 Qd& Pricke him downe Antony. 
 
 Lef Vpon condition Publius (hall not lioe. 
 
 Who is your Sifters fontie, ACdtke Amonj. 
 
 Am. He (hall not line; looke.wiehafpot I dam him, I 
 "But Lef aim. go you to Cefars houfe : 
 
 Fetch the Will hither,and we (hall determine 
 
 How to cut off (omt charge io Legacies. 
 
 Lef- What? (hall I findeyouheete t 
 
 Ocla. Ot heere.or 8t the Capitoll. Exit Lepkbf* I 
 
 Am. This is a flight voroemableroan. 
 
 Meet to be fent on E rrands : is it fit 
 
 The three.fold World diuided, be (bould Rand j 
 
 One of the three to (hare it f 
 
 OB*. So you thought him. 
 
 And tcoke his voyee who fhould beprlckt to dye 
 
 In our blacke Sentence and Profcripuoo. 
 
 Ant. 0 daunts, I haue feene more dayes then you. 
 
 And though we laythefe Honours on this man. 
 
 To eafe ourfelues ofdioers (land’rous loads. 
 
 He (ball but beare them,as the Affe bearesGold, 
 
 T0 groane and fwet voder the Bufineffe, 
 
 Either led or drtuen.as we point the way : 
 
 And hauing brought oor Treafure.wbete we will. 
 
 Then take we downe his Load, and turne him off 
 (Like to the empty Affe)to Qiakebia cares. 
 
 And graze in Commons. 
 
 OEti t. Y ou may do your will : 
 
 But bee’s a tried, and valiant Souldiec. 
 
 Ant. So is tny Horfe O&auixt, and for that 
 
 I do appoint him (lore of prouender. 
 
 It is a Creature that I teach to fight. 
 
 To winde,to ftop, to ran diredllyon t 
 
 His corporall Motion, gouern’d by tny Spirit, 
 
 And in fome tafte, is Leyidw but fo : 
 
 He muft be taught, and train'd,and bid go forth s 
 
 A barren fpirited Feiiow ; one that feeds 
 
 OnObiedb.Arts,and Imitations. 
 
 Which out of vfc,and ftal’de by other men 
 
 Begin his fafhion. Do not talkeofhim, 
 
 But as a property : and now OBauim, 
 
 Liften great things. BruitteinACajfnt 
 
 Are levying Powers; We muft ftraight roakeheao : 
 Therefore let our Alliance be combin'd, 1 
 
 Oor beft Friends made, our meanes ftretchf. 
 
 And let vs prefently go fit in Councell, 
 
 How couert matters may be beft difclos’d. 
 
 And open Perils fureft anfwrred. 
 
 08 c. Let vs do fo 1 for we arc at the ftak e, 
 
 1 fit And | 
 
124 
 
 And bayed about with many Enemies, 
 
 And fame that fmilehaue io their hearts I feire 
 Millions ofMifcbeefes. 
 
 The Tragedie of fut im Qafar 
 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 'Drum. Enter Brutus, LtettBim, and the Arm*. Tttouus 
 andPintUrus meete them, 
 
 "Bra. Stand ho. 
 
 Lueil. Giue the word ho, and Stand. 
 
 Bru. What now LueiHuu, is Cafuu neere ? 
 
 Lueil, He is at hand, and Pindarm is come 
 To do you falutation from his Matter. 
 
 Bru. He greets me well. Your Matter Pindarics 
 In his owne change, or by ill Officers, 
 
 Hath giuen cne fome worthy caufe to wifh 
 Things done.vndone : But if he be at hand 
 I Ihall befatisfied. 
 
 Pin. I do not doubt 
 But that my Noble Matter will appeare 
 Such ss he is, full of regard, and Honour. 
 
 Bru, He is not doubted. A word LuciIUks 
 How he receiu'd you: let me be refolu'd. 
 
 Lutil. With courtefie.and with tefpeitt enough, 
 
 But not with fuch familiar inftances, 
 
 Nor with fuch free and friendly Conference 
 As he hath vs’d of old. 
 
 Bru Thouhattdefcrib'd 
 A hot Friend, cooling : Euer note LueiOitv, 
 
 When Loue begmj to ficken and decay 
 It vfeth an enforced Ceremony 
 There are no trickes, in plamc and Ample Faith: 
 
 But hollow men, like Horfcs hot at hand, 
 
 Make gallant fhew,and ptomife of their Mettle : 
 
 Lew Merck within. 
 
 But when they fhoti! d endure the bloody Spurre, 
 
 They fall their Cretts, and like deceitful] lades 
 Sinke in the Triall. Comes his Army on 5 
 
 Lucil.T hey meane this night in Sardis to be quarter'd; 
 The greater part, the Horfe in genetall 
 Are come with Cafuu. 
 
 Enter C afius and his Pevters 
 Bru. Hearke.heis arriu’d: 
 
 March gently on to meete him. 
 
 Caffs, Stand ho. 
 
 Bru, Stand ho, fpeake the word along. 
 
 Stand. 
 
 Stand. 
 
 Stand. 
 
 Caff. Mott Noble Brother,you h3ne done me wrong. 
 Bru. Iudge me you Gods; wrong I mine Enemies? 
 And ifnot fo,how (houid I wrong a Brother 
 
 Cajf .Brutus, this fober forme of yours.hides wrongs, 
 
 And when you do them_ 
 
 Brut. Caff us,be content, 
 
 Speake your greefes foftly, 1 do know you well. 
 
 Jefore the eyes ofboth our Armies heere 
 Which fhould pcrceiue nothing but Loue from vs) 
 
 -et vs not wrangle. Bid them moue away: 
 
 “hen in my Tent Cafuu enlargeyour Greefes, 
 
 And I will giue you Audience. 
 
 Caff. Ptndarus, 
 
 Sid our Commandcrsleade their Charges off 
 A little from this ground. 
 
 Bru. Luddites , do you the like, and let no man 
 2 ome to our Tent, till we haue done our Conference. 
 
 .et Lucius and Tiiiniui guard our doore Exeunt 
 
 Manet Brutus and Caff us. 
 
 Caff. That you haue wrong’d me, doth appearing 
 
 Y011 haue condemn’d, and noted Ltttsn Peda 
 Fc-r taking Bribes heere of the Sardians ; 
 
 Wherein my I.e:ters,prayine on his fide. 
 
 Became I knew the man W3j flighted off. ’ 
 
 ’Em. You wrong’d year felfe to write in fuch a cafe 
 Caff. In fuch a time as this, it is not meet 
 That euery nice offence fhould bear? his Comment. 
 
 Bru. Let me tail you Cafuu, you yeur felfe 
 Aremuen condemn’d to haue an itching Palme, 
 
 To fe!l,and Mart your Offices for Gold 
 ) o Vndeferuers. 
 
 Caff. i,an itching Palme > 
 
 ^ ou knowtbat you are Brutus that fpeakesthis, 
 
 C r by the Oods, this fpeech were elfe your Iatt. 
 
 , The name of Cafues Honors this corruption. 
 And Cnafticement doth therefore hide his head- 
 Caff. Chafiicement? 
 
 Bru. Remember March, the Ides of March rr.mfber ■ 
 Did not great luhus bteede for lattice fake? 
 
 What Vi Maine touch’d his body, that did ttab 
 And not for lattice? What? Shall one of Vs. ’ 
 
 That flruckethe Formottman ofall this World. 
 
 But for fupportmgRobbers: ttiallwenow, 
 Cdhtaminate our fingers, withbafe Btibes? 
 
 And fell the mighty fpace of our large Honors 
 For 1 o much tra/h,aj may be grafped thus > 
 
 I had rather be a Dogge.and bay the Moone. 
 
 Then fuch 2 Roman 
 
 Caff. £rg:us t battens: me. 
 
 He nor indure it: you forget your felfe 
 To hedge me in. 1 am a Souldier.l, 
 
 Older m preflicc, Ablet thenyout felfe 
 Xo make Conditions 
 
 Bru. Go too . y ou are not Caffut. 
 
 Cafe 1 am. 
 
 Bm, I fay, you are not. 
 
 Calf. Vrge me no more, I (Ji3ll forget my felfe: 
 Haueminde vponyoui health: Tempt me no farther. 
 Bru. Away flight man. 
 
 Caff, Is'ipoffible? 
 
 Bm. Heare me, for I will fpeske. 
 
 Mutt ] giue way,and reome to yourrafh Choiler > 
 
 Shall I be frighted, when a Madmen flares? 
 
 Caff. OyeGods.yeGods. Mutt 1 endure all this? 
 Bru. All this? I more : Fret till your proudhart break 
 Go fhew your Slaues how Chollerickc you are. 
 
 And make your Bondmen tremble. Mutt I bcuge ? 
 
 Mutt 1 oblerue you ? Mutt I ftand and crouch 
 Vnder your Teftie Humour ? By the Gods, 
 fou ihall digett the Venom of your Spleene 
 Though it do Split you. For.from this day forth. 
 
 He vie you for my Mirth, yea for my Laughter 
 When you are Wafpilh 
 Caff- I* it come to this ? 
 
 Bru You fay, you are a better Souldier : 
 
 Let it appeare fo; make your vaunting true. 
 
 And it (hall pleafeme well. For mine owne parr, 
 
 1 fhall be glad to learne of Noble men. 
 
 Caff. You wrong me euery way : 
 
 Y ou wrong me Brutm : 
 
 I fiude, an Elder Souldier, not a Better. 
 
 Did 1 fay Better t 
 
 Bru. Ifyoudid,Icarenot. fmt. 
 
 Caff. When Ctfar lin'd,he durft not thus haue mou'd 
 2?fW.Peace,peace,you durft not fo haur tempted ' 
 
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The Tragedie of Julius Qafar* 125 
 
 Cffi. 1 durft not. 
 
 Sr m. No. 
 
 Caffi. What? durft not tempt him > 
 
 Brm. For your life you durft not. 
 
 Caffi. Donor prefume too much vpon my Loue, 
 
 I may do that I (hall be forty for. 
 
 'Brm. You haue done that you fliould be forty for. 
 There is no terror Caffmt in your threats •• 
 
 For I am Arm'd fo ftrong in Honefty, 
 
 That they paffe by me.as the idle winde. 
 
 Which! refpeftnot. I did fend to v-ou 
 
 For certame fumrnes ofGold.whicn you deny'd me. 
 
 For 1 can raife no money by vile meanes: 
 
 By Heaucn, I had rather Coine my Heart, 
 
 And drop my blood fot Dtachmaes, then to wring 
 
 From the hard hands ofPea?.ams,their rile trafh 
 
 By any indire&ion. 1 did fend 
 
 To you for Gold to pay my Legions, 
 
 Which yoo deny’d me s was that done lilt e Caffms ? 
 
 Should I haue anfwer’d Cairns Caffutt fo ? 
 
 When MarcosBrutus grower foCouetous, 
 
 To locke fuch Rafcall Counters from his Friends, 
 
 Be ready Gods with all your Thunder-bolts, 
 
 Dafh him to peeces. 
 
 Caffi. I deny'd you not. 
 
 Brm. You did. 
 
 Caf. 1 did not. HewasbutaFooIe 
 
 That brought my anfwcr back/Htttrar hath ria'd my hart: 
 
 A Friend fliould beare his Friends infirmities; 
 
 But Brutus makes mine greater then they are. 
 
 "Brm. 1 do not, till you pra&ice them on me 
 
 Caffi. You louc me not. 
 
 Brm. 1 do not hke your faults. 
 
 f'affi. A friendly eye could neuer fee fuch faults. 
 
 Bru. A Flatterers would not, though they do appeare 
 At huge as high Olympus. 
 
 faffi. Come Anton], and yong 0 El antiu come, 
 
 Reucnge your fclues alone on Coffins, 
 
 For Cajfitn is a-weary of the World ; 
 
 Hated by one he loucs, brau’d by his Brother, 
 
 Check’d like a bondman, all hisfaulcs obferu’d. 
 
 Set in a Note-booke, learn'd,and con'd by roate 
 Tocaftintomy Teeth. OJ could weepe 
 
 My Spirit from mine eyes. There is my Dagger, 
 
 And hecre my naked Bread: Within.a Heart 
 
 Deeter then Plmto'% Mine, Richer then Gold: 
 
 If that thou bee 'ft a Roman, cake it foorth. 
 
 ] that deny 'd thee Gold,will giue my Heart r 
 
 Strike as thou did’ft 3t Cefar :For 1 know. 
 
 When thou did’ft hate him word, ^ loued’ft him better 
 Then eucr thou loued'ft Caffmt 
 
 Brm. Sheath your Dagger • 
 
 Be angry when you will, it fhall haue fcope : 
 
 Do what yoo will, Diftionor, fhall be Humour. 
 
 Q Coffins, youateyoaked wiih a Lambe 
 
 That catnes Anger, ss the Flint bcares fire. 
 
 Who murh inforced,Oiewe$ a haftie Sparke, 
 
 Andftraiie jscoldagen. 
 
 Cofft. HathC^Z/ixyliud 
 
 Tobf but Miith and Laughter to his Bratus. 
 
 Whrn greefe and blood ill temper d. veiteth him ? 
 
 Brm. When I fpoke that, I was ill temper'd too.s 
 
 Caffi. Do you confeffe fomueh^Giuemeyouthand. 
 Bra. And my heart too. 
 
 Caffi- O B'ntms] 
 
 Bru. What's the matter ? 
 
 Cofft, Haue not you loue enough to beare with me. 
 When that rafh humour which my Mother gaue roc 
 
 Makes me forgetful!. 
 
 Bru, Yes Cafsisu, and from henceforth 
 
 When you ate ouer-eameft with your Brutus, 
 
 Hee'l thinke your Mother chides,and leaue you fo. 
 
 Eater a Poet. 
 
 Poet. Let me go m to fee the Ge imis, 
 
 There is forne grudge betweene 'em, tls not meete 
 
 They be alone. 
 
 Lueil. You (hall not come to them. 
 
 Poet. Nothing but death (hall flay me. 
 
 Caf. How now? What’s the matter? 
 
 Poet. For fliatne you Generals; what do you mesne ? 
 Loue,and be Friends,as two fuch men fliould bee. 
 
 For I haue fecne more yeeres 1’cne fure then yee. 
 
 Caf. Ha,ha,how vildely doth this Cynicke rime ? 
 
 Bru Get you hence ftrra : Sawcy fellow,hence. 
 
 Caf. Beare with him Brutus Xn his fafhion. 
 
 Brat. lie know his bamor,wheo he knowes his time: 
 What fliould the Warre3 do with tbefe ligglng Fooles { 
 Companion,hence. 
 
 Caf. Away,away be gone. Exit Poet 
 
 Bru. LucsUius and Titinius bid the Commanders 
 
 Prepare to lodge their Companies to night. 
 
 Caf. And come your felues.de bring MejfaU with you 
 Immediately to vs. 
 
 Bru. Lucias ,a bowle of Wine. 
 
 Caf. 1 did not thinke you could haue bln Co angry. 
 
 Brtt. O Caffmt, I am ficke of many greefes. 
 
 Caf. Of your Philosophy you make no vfs. 
 
 If you giue placet© accidental! euils. 
 
 Bnt. No man bearesfotrow better, Portia is dead. 
 
 Caf. Hz?Portia? 
 
 Brm. She is dead. 
 
 Caf. How fcap’d I killing,when I ctofl you fo ? 
 
 O mfupportabie, and touching Ioffe ! 
 
 V pon what fickneffe ? 
 
 Bra. Impatient of my abfence. 
 
 And greefe, that yong OElattsus XnhJdar^ Antony 
 
 Haue made themfelues fo flrong : For with her death 
 
 That tydings came. With this (he fell diftraiS, 
 
 And (her Attendants ah font) (wallow'd Ste. 
 
 Caf. Anddy'dfo? 
 
 Bru. Euen(o. 
 
 Caf. O ye immortal! Gods! 
 
 Enter Boy toitb SP’tae.and Tapers. 
 
 Bru. Speak nomore ofher*.Giuemea bowl of wine, 
 
 In this I bury all vfikindndfe Cafnus. Drsnket 
 
 Caf. My heart is thirfly for thatNoblepledge. 
 
 Fill Lusius.iill the Wineore-fwdl the Cup : 
 
 I cannot drinke too much cf Brutus louc. 
 
 Eater Tftinm and Me fold. 
 
 Brutus. Come in Tit in m r 
 
 Welcome good ( JMejfaU: 
 
 Now fit wc clofe about this Taper heere, 
 
 And call in queftioo our necefiilies. 
 
 Caff, Portia, art thou gone ? 
 
 Bru. No more I pray you. 
 
 Mejfsla, I haue heere receiued Letters, 
 
 That yong Octavius, and Mark? Antony 
 
 Come downe vpon vs with a mi ghty power* 
 
 Bending their Expedition towar dEhiiippt, 
 
 II 3 Mtff. 
 
iz6 The Tragedieoffulius Qcefar. 
 
 Trtcff. My felfe bane Letters of the felfe-fame Tenure. 
 
 Srv With what Addition. 
 
 Meff. That by profcription.and billes ofOutlarie, • 
 OHaieua. Antony, and Lepidm, 
 
 Hauc put to death,an nundred Senators. 
 
 Bru. Therein our Letters do not well agree: 
 
 Minefpcake offeuenty Senators, that dy'de 
 
 By their profcriptions, Cic'ro beingonc. 
 
 Cafft. Cicero one ? 
 
 AfcffaJCicero is dead.and by that order ofproferiptien 
 Had you your Letters from your wife, my Lord? 
 
 Bru. No Me (fala. 
 
 Meffa. Nor nothing in your Letters writ of her ? 
 
 Bru. Nothing Mejjatii. 
 
 Ale(fa. That me tbinkes is ftrange. 
 
 Bru. Why askeyoir? 
 
 Hearc you ought ofher, in yours? 
 
 ALeffa. No my Lord 
 
 'Em- Now 3S you are a Roman tell me true, 
 c JMefla. Then Iikea Roman, bcare the truth 1 tell, 
 
 For certame fheis dead,and by ftrange manner. 
 
 B-'U. Why farewell Portia We muft die Adeffala 
 With meditating that (he muft dye once, 
 
 1 baue the patience to endure it now 
 
 CMejfa Euen fo great men,great Ioffes fhold indure. 
 Caffi. I haue as much of this in Art as you 
 
 But y« my Nature could not be3re it fo. 
 
 Bru. Well,toourworkealiue What do you thinke 
 Of marching to Pbi/ippi prefently. 
 
 Cafft I do not thinke it good. 
 
 Bm. Yourreafon? 
 
 Caff. This it is. 
 
 Tis bettet that theEnemie fecke vs, 
 
 So fhall he wafte his mcanes, weary his Souldiers, 
 
 Doing himfelfe offence, whil’ft we lying ftill. 
 
 Are fall of reft, defence.and mmblcncffe 
 
 Bru. Good reafons muft of force gmc place to better 
 The people twixt Philippi, and this ground 
 
 Do ftand but m a forc'd atfeift ion • 
 
 For they baue grug'd vs Contribution. 
 
 The Eoemy, marching along by them, 
 
 By them (hall make a fuller number vp, 
 
 Come on refrcfht, new added, and encourag’d 
 
 From which aduantage fhall we cor him off 
 
 If at Fbihppi we do face him there. 
 
 Tbefe people at ourbacke 
 
 C/.ffi. Heart me good Brother 
 
 Bru. Vnder your pardon. You muft note befide, 
 
 That we haue t ride the vtrnoft of our Friends 
 
 Our Legions are brim full, our caufe is ripe. 
 
 The Enemy encrcafech eucry day, 
 
 We at the height,are readie ro decline 
 
 There is a Tide in the affayres of men. 
 
 Which taken at the Flood, leades on to Fortune 
 
 Omitted, all the voyage of their life. 
 
 Is bound in Shallowc;,and in Miferies 
 
 On futh a full Sea arc wc now a-float, 
 
 And we muft take the current when it ferucs. 
 
 Or ioofe our Venturcs 
 
 . Cajfi Then with your will go on : wee'l along 
 
 Our ielues, 3nd meet them at Pbthppi 
 
 Bru. The deepe of night is crept vpon our talke,i 
 
 And Nature muft obey Nccctlitie, 
 
 Which we will niggard with a little reft. 
 
 There is no more to fay 
 
 Caffi.. No more, goodnight. 
 
 Early tomorrow will we rife, and hence. 
 
 Enter Luctiti. 
 
 Bru. Lucius my Gowue: farewell good Meffla, 
 Good night Tstimus : Noble,Noble Coffins, 
 
 Good night,and good repofe. 
 
 Caffi. Omy decre Brother: 
 
 This was an ill beginning of the night: 
 
 Neuer come fuch diuifion'evveene out foules 
 
 Let it not Brutus. 
 
 Enter Lucius with the Cowne 
 'Em. Euery thing is well, 
 
 Caffi Good night my Lord. 
 
 Bru. Good night good Brother 
 
 Bit. Meffa. Goodnight Lord Brutus. 
 
 Bru. Farwell euery one. Exeunt 
 
 Giue me the Gownc. Where is thy Infttument ? 
 
 Luc. Heere in the Tent. 
 
 Bru. What, thou fpeak’ft drowfily? 
 
 Poore koaue I blame thee not, thou art ote-watch’d. 
 
 Call CEuidto,ar\& fome other of my men, 
 
 He haue them fleepe on Cufhions in my Tent. 
 
 Lac. Farrus, and Claudio. 
 
 Enter Varru: and Claudio. 
 
 Far. Cals ray Lord? 
 
 Bru. I pray you firs, lye in my Tent and fleepe, 
 
 11 m3y be I fhall raife you by and by 
 
 On bufineffe to my Brother Caffus. 
 
 Far. Soplcaleyou, wc will ftand, 
 
 And watch your pleafure. 
 
 Bru. I will it not haue it fo i Lye downe good firs 
 
 It may be I fhall otherwife beihinke me. 
 
 Looke Lucius, heere’s the bookc I fought for fo 
 
 1 put it in the pocket of my Gownc. 
 
 Luc. I was fureyour Lordfhtp did not giue it me. 
 
 Bru. Bearewithme good Boy,l am muen forgetful!. 
 Canft thou hold vp thy heauie eyesa-while. 
 
 And touch thy Inftrumenta ftrame or two 
 
 Luc. I my Lord, an’c pleafe you. 
 
 Bru, It does my Boy: 
 
 I trouble thee too much, but thou art willing. 
 
 Luc. It is try duty Sir 
 
 Brut. I fhould not vrge thy duty paft thy migtit, 
 
 I know yong bloods looke for a time of reft 
 
 Luc. 1 haue flept my Lord already. 
 
 Bru. !c was well done.and thou (halt fleepe againe: 
 
 I will not hold thee long, ifldohue, 
 
 I will be good to thee. 
 
 Aiufcke, and a Song. 
 
 This is a fleepy Tune: O Mord'rous flumbler 1 
 
 Layeft thou thy Leaden Mace vpon iny Boy, 
 
 That playesthee Muficke ?Gcntleknaue good night 
 
 I will not do thee fo much wrong to wake thee: 
 
 If thou do’ft nod, thou break’ft thy Inftrumenc, 
 lie take it from thee, and (good Boy)good night 
 
 Let me fee, let me fee: is net the Leafie turn’d downe 
 Where I left reading f Heere u is I thinke. 
 
 Enter tbs Chofl of C*far. 
 
 How ill this Taper burnes. Ha | Who comes heere f 
 
 I thinke ic is theweakeneffeof mine eyes 
 
 That (hapes this monftrous Apparition. 
 
 It comes vpon me : Art thou any thing ? 
 
 Arc thou fome God, fome Angcll, or fome Diuell, 
 
 That mak ft my blood cold.aodmy haire to ftate? 
 
 Speake to me, what thou art. 
 
 Gboft Thy euill Spirit Brutus ? 
 
 Bru. Why com'ft thou ? 
 
 Gbofi. 
 
The Tra^edie of fuluis ('afar. 
 
 
 Ghojt . To tell thee thou /halt fee me at Philippi. 
 
 Brut. Well : then l /hall fee thee againc ? 
 
 Ghoft. l,at PhtLppt. 
 
 Brut. Why I wdl fee thee at Philipp then: 
 
 Now I haue taken heart, thou vaol/heft. 
 
 Ill Spirit, j would hold more taJke with thee. 
 
 ^toy, Lucuu,Varrva, CUuAo t S tr* i Awake: 
 
 Claudio. 
 
 Luc. The firings my Lord,are falfe. 
 
 Bru. Hechinket he ftdl it at his Inftrumem. 
 
 Lucim, awake. 
 
 Luc. My Lord. 
 
 'Bru. Did'ft thou dreame Z«<r*/ ( that thou fo cryedft 
 out? 
 
 Luc. My Cord, T donor know that 1 did cry. 
 
 "Bnt. Yeithat thou did'ft: Did'ft thou fee wry thing ? 
 Luc. Nothing my Lord. 
 
 Bru. Sleep* igaine£»r/iw: Sirra Claudio, Fellow, 
 Thou: Awake- 
 Vur. My Lord. 
 
 Clou. My Lord. 
 
 Bru. Why did you fo cry out firs,in your fleepe ? 
 Bath. Did we my Lord ? 
 
 Bru. I • faw you any thing? 
 
 Vur. No my Lotd, 1 fawnothing. 
 
 CUu. Nor 1 my Lord, 
 
 Bru. Go, and commend me to my Brother Cttfflm : 
 Bid him fet on hit Powres berimes before, 
 
 And we will follow. 
 
 Btth. It (hall be done my Lord. Ertmt 
 
 AUus Quintus. 
 
 Enter OR<t*ite,AntonyjBtdih&r Army. 
 
 Oda. Now Antony , our hopei are anfwered, 
 
 You faid the Enemy would not come downe, 
 
 But keepe the Htlles and vppet Regions: 
 j It prouesnot fo : their battailes are at hand. 
 
 They meanetowamevsat Philippi heere: 
 
 Anfwering before we do demand of them. 
 
 < Ant. Tut 1 am in their bofomet.and 1 know 
 Wherefore they do it. They could be content 
 To vifit other placet,and come downe 
 With fearefull brauery: thinking by thit face 
 To fallen in our thoughts that they haue Courage j 
 | But’tis not fo. 
 
 Enter a M(finger. 
 
 Aief. Prepare you Generals, 
 
 J The Enemy comet on in gallant {hew: 
 
 Their bloody figne of Baitell it hung out. 
 
 And fomething to be done immediately. 
 
 %Ant. OSamttt, leadeyour Batuile foftly on 
 
 Vpon the left hand oftheeuen Field. 
 
 Oda. Vpon the tight hand I.keepethou the left. 
 
 Ant. Why dc you croffe me in this exigent. 
 
 Oda. 1 do not ctoffe you: but 1 will do fo. March. 
 
 Drum Enter Bnmu,Caffitu i & thttr Army. 
 
 Bm. They ftand.and would haue parley. 
 
 Stand faft Tttmiui, we mud out and talke. 
 OSu. M^k Antony,(ht\\ we giue figne of Battaile l 
 Ant. No Cafar, we will anlwer on then Charge. 
 
 Make forth, the Generals wooldhaue fome words, 
 
 Od. StirTenotvnnll theSignall. 
 
 Bru. W ordt before bio wes: i * it fo Countrymen * 
 Oda. Not that we loue wordt better ,at you do, 
 
 Bru. Good words are better then bad ftrokts Odextia 
 An. In your badftroke«'2m/u>, you giue good wordt! 
 Witneffe the hole you made in Cafar i heart, 
 
 Crying long liue, Ha tkCafar. 
 
 Cafft. Antony, 
 
 The pofture of your biowea are yet vnknowne; 
 
 But for your wordt, they rob the HtbU Bees, 
 
 And leaue themHony.lefle. 
 
 Ant, Not ftmgleffe too. 
 
 Bru. Oyes, and found iefle too • 
 
 For you haue ftolne their buzzing Antony, 
 
 And very wtfely threat before you fting. ■ 
 
 Ant. Viliams i you did not fo.whcn your vile daggers 
 Hackt one another in the fidet of C afar ■ 
 
 You (hew'd your teethe* like A per. 
 
 And fawn’d like Hounds, 
 
 And bow’d like Bondmen, ki/fing Cafart feete ; 
 
 Whil ft damned faht *»like a Curre, behinde 
 Strooke Cafar on the necke. Qyou Flatterers. 
 
 Caff Flatterers'Novv 2/nuowthankeyour felfe, 
 
 T'nit tongue had not offended fo to day, 
 
 If Cajfuat might haue rul'd 
 
 Oda. Come, come,the caufe.lf arguing make vs fwet. 
 The ptoofe of it will turne to redder drops: 
 
 Looke, l draw a Sword againftConfpiracors, 
 
 When thinke you that the Sword goes vp agame? 
 
 Neuer till Ccftrt three and thtrtie wounds 
 Be well aueng’d; of-till another Caf(B- 
 Haueadded (laughter to the Sword ofTraitors. 
 
 Bmt Ctfnr, thou canfl not dye by Traitors hand?, 
 Vnleffe thou bnng'ft them with thee. 
 
 Oda. So I hope: 
 
 I was not borre to dye on Brutm Sword. 
 
 Bru. O ifthou wet't the Nobleft of thy Strain*, 
 Yong-man, thou could’ft not dye more honourable. 
 
 Ca(fi. A peeuifh School-boy .worthies of fuch Hanot 
 loyn d with a Marker.and a Reueller, 
 
 Aar. Old Caffma fttll. 
 
 Oita. Com* osSntouy. away: 
 
 Defiance Traitorr, hurle we in your teeth. 
 
 If you dare fight ro day. cometotheFitld ; 
 
 If not, when you haue ftomacker 
 
 Exit OUautue. Antony, and Artty 
 Co/fi Why now blew winde,fwell Billow, 
 
 And fwimme Barke: 
 
 The Storme is vp.and all is on the hazard. 
 
 Bru. Ho Laetlhut, hen ke, a word with you. 
 
 LuctS im and Mejfalafhtnd firth. 
 
 Luc My Lord. 
 
 (.4 (ft MfflU, 
 
 Mcffa. Whit fayesmy Generali ? 
 
 Caff. GHcfala,ibts is my Birth- day : at this very day 
 War Cajftu borne. Giue me thy hand Mtffala 
 Be thou my witnefle, that againft my wdl 
 (As Pompry was) am 1 compell'd to fet 
 Vpon one Battel! all out Liberties 
 You know, that I held EpKurut ftrong. 
 
 And his Opinion Now I change my mlnde, 
 
 And partly credit things that do preface. 
 
 Comm.ng from Sard*, on our former Enfigne 
 Two mighty Eagle tfell, and there they oearch’d. 
 Gorging and feeding from our Soldiers hands, 
 
u8 
 
 Who to Phihfyi heere contorted vs: 
 
 This Morning are they fled away,and gone, 
 
 And in thei*-Reeds,do Rauens,Crowes,and Kite* 
 
 Fly ore our heads,and downward looke on vs 
 As we were fickely prey; their fhadowes feemt 
 A Canopy raeft fatall, vnder which 
 Our Army lies, ready to giue vp thcGhofl 
 Beleeuenot fo. 
 
 Cajfi. I bur beleeuc it partly, 
 
 For I am freffa of fpirit.and refolu’d 
 To meete all perils, very conflantly. 
 
 Bra. Euen fo LuctHius. 
 
 {fafi. Now roofl Noble Bruins, 
 
 The Gods to day ftand friendly, that we may 
 Louers in peace, lcade on our dayes to age. 
 
 But fioce the a {fay tea of men refts {Till incertaine. 
 
 Let’s reafon with the Worfl that may befall. 
 
 If we do lofethis Battaile, then is thi* 
 
 The very lafi time we {ball fpcake together i 
 What are you then determined to do i 
 Bra. Euenby the tuje of that Pbilofophy, 
 
 By which I did blame Cato, for the death 
 Which he did giue himfelfe, I know not how • 
 
 But I do finde it Cowardly, and vile, 
 
 For feare of what might fall, fo to preuent 
 Tbetirr.e oflife, 3rmmg my felfe with patience, 
 
 To flay the prouidence of fome high Powers, 
 
 That gouernc vs below. 
 
 Cajfi. Then, if weloofe this Battaile, 
 
 You are contented to be led in Triumph 
 Thorow the flreets of Rome. 
 
 Bra. No Coffins, no : 
 
 Thinke not thou Noble Romane, 
 
 That euer Brutus will go bound to Rome, 
 
 He beares too great a minde. But this (amt day 
 Muftend that workc, the Ides ofMarch begun. 
 
 And whether we (hall meete againe, I know not« 
 Thereforeour euerlarting farewell take ; 
 
 For euer,and for euer, farewell Coffins, 
 
 If we do meete againe, why we fhall fmile ; 
 
 If not.why then this parting was well made. 
 
 Cajfi. For euer,and for euer, farewell Brutus i 
 If we do meete againe, wee’I fmile indeede ; 
 
 Ifnot,'ti* true, this parting was well made. 
 
 Brit. Why thenleadeon. O that a man might know 
 The end of this dayes bufineffe, ere it come ; 
 
 But it fufneeth, that the da y will end. 
 
 And then the end i* known?. Come ho.away. Exeunt. 
 
 Alarum. Enter Brutus and Mejfala. 
 
 'Bra. Ride,ride Mejfala, ride and giue tbefe Billes 
 Vmo the Legions.on the other fide. 
 
 Lewd Alarum. 
 
 Let them fet on at once : for I percciuc 
 But cold demeanor in ORatuo's wing: 
 
 And fodasne pufh giucs them the ouerthrow t 
 Ride,ride Trleffala, let them all come downe. Exeunt \ 
 
 Alarums , enter Coffins and Trtmitu. 
 
 Cajfi. O looke THinitu, looke, the VilUines flye t 
 My felfe heue to mine owne turn'd Enemy: 
 
 This Enfignc heere of mine ws* turning backc» 
 
 1 Rew the Coward, and did take it from him. 
 
 i iH~, Q Cajfiut, Sfntxi gaae the word too vii if. 
 
 The 7 "ragedie offultu: Qafar. 
 
 Who haulng feme aduantageon0^o<M»‘ ~ 
 
 Tookc it too eagerly : his Soldier* fell to fpoyle 
 Whifft we by Antony are all inclos'd. " * 
 
 Enter Pttsdstrw, 
 
 Pmd. Fly further off my Lord : flye further off, 
 
 Mark. Antoty w in your Tents my Lord : 
 
 Flye therefore Noble Coffins, f\yc farre off. 
 
 Ca/Ji, This Hill is farre enough. Looke,look Tam tki> 
 Are thofc my Tents where! perceiuc the fire? 
 
 Tit. They are, my Lord. 
 
 Ce f L Titmius, if thou loueft me. 
 
 Mount thou my horfe, and hide thy fpurresinhim. 
 
 Tilt he haue brought theevp to yonder Trooper 
 And heere againe, that I may refl afiufd 
 Whether yond Troopes.are Friend or Enemy. 
 
 77r. I will be heere againe,cuen with a thought Exit 
 Cajfi Go Pmdertu, get higher on that hilj. 
 
 My fight was euer thicket regard Tumi us, 
 
 And tell me what thou not’fl about the Field. 
 
 This day I breathed firft,Time is come round. 
 
 And where I did begin^here fhall I end. 
 
 My life ij ron hi* compaffc. Sirra,\vhat newes ? 
 
 Pind. %Al>oae. O my Lord. 
 
 Cajfi ■ What newes? 
 
 Pmd. Tttbutu is enclofed round about 
 With Horfemen, that make to him on the Sptnte, 
 
 Yft he fpurres on. Now they are almofl on him : 
 
 Now Titmius. Now fome light: O he lights too. 
 
 Hee’s tane. sbowt. 
 
 And hearke, they fhout for ioy. 
 
 Caffi. Come downe, behold no more : 
 
 O Coward that I »tn, to liue fo long. 
 
 To fee my beft Friend tane before my face. 
 
 Enter Pindarui. 
 
 Come hither firrah : In Parthia didl take theePrifoner, 
 And then 1 fwore thre, fauing of ihy life, 
 
 That whatfocner I did bid thee do. 
 
 Thou fhould’fl attempt it. Come now keepe thine oath 
 Now be a Frce-mary and with thi* good Sword 
 That ran through Cafars bowels, fearch this bofome. 
 Stand not to anfwer; Heere, take thou the Hilt*, 
 
 And when my face is couer’d,a* ‘tis now. 
 
 Guide thou theSword- Cafar ,thou art reuene’d* 
 
 Eucn wuh the Sword that kill’d thee. 
 
 Pin. So, 1 am free, 
 
 Yet would not fo haue bcene 
 Durft I haue dona my will.O Coffins, 
 
 Farre from this Country Pixdarui fhall run. 
 
 Where neucr Roman fhall take note of him. 
 
 Enter Titintus and Mefala. 
 
 Me fa. It is but change, Tituuus •. for Olhassea 
 Is ouerthrowne by Noble Brutus power, 
 
 A* Cajfiut Legions are by Antony. 
 
 Titin. T hefe tydings will well comfort CaJfiuK 
 Trtefa. Where did vou leaue him. 
 
 Turn. All difconfolate, 
 
 With Pm&irus his Bondman,on this Hill. 
 
 Me fa. Is not that be that lyes vpon the ground? 
 
 Turn. He lies not like the Liuing. O my heart) 
 
 Me fa. Is not that bee ? 
 
 Turn. No,this was he JHefaJa, 
 
 But CaJfiuj is no more. O ferungSunne: 
 
 As in thy red R*yc« thou fmke to night j 
 
 ---—I-fe. 
 
The Tragedie of Julius fefor 
 
 119 
 
 Brents my Countries Fnend : Know toe for Rrtstns. 
 
 Luc, O ycng and Noble Cate, art thou doyvne i 
 Why now thou dyeft.asbraoely as Tltatms, 
 
 And may’ft be honour'd, being Cute's Sonne. 
 
 Sold. Yeeld, orthoudyeft. 
 
 Luc. Ouely I yeeld to dye: 
 
 There is forauch, that thou wilt kill me ftraight: 
 Kill'Ansre/,and be lionout’d inhii death. 
 
 S»/tL Wemuftoot. a Noble Prlfonet, 
 
 Enter esfutauy. 
 
 i .Sold. Roome hoe: tell Antons, Bratm is tane. 
 i Sold, lie iell thee nawes.Heete comes theGenerall, 
 Brians it tine, Brvtui is tane my Lord. 
 
 Am Where is hce ? 
 
 Luc Safe Antony, Brutus is fafe enough . 
 
 I dare allure thee, that no Enemy 
 Shall euer take aliue the Noble Brutus : 
 
 The Gods defend him from fo great a flume, 
 
 When you do ftode hiro,or sliae.or dead, 
 
 He will be found like Brutus, like himfelfe. 
 
 Am. This is not "Brutus friend, hot 1 jflure you, 
 
 A priie no lefle m worth ; keepe this mao fafe, 
 Giuehimall kindnefle. I had rather haue 
 Such men my Friends, then Enemies. Go on. 
 
 And fee wheW Brutus be aliue or dead, 
 
 And bring vs word, vnto OOamsst Tent: 
 
 How carry thing is chanc'd! Exevtt. 
 
 Enter Brsttut, Dor denim, Clctus, Strata, 
 end Uohanatm. 
 
 Brut. Come poore lematnes of friends, reft on this 
 Rocke. 
 
 Cht. StatsBdu fliew’d the Torch-!ight,but my Lord 
 He came not backe: he is or tane,or flaine. 
 
 'Bmt. Sit thee downc,C/»r*r .• flaying is the word. 
 
 It is i deed in fafliion. Hearke thee. Clam 
 
 Clit What 1 ,my Lord ? No,not for all the Werld. 
 
 Brut. Peace then.no words. 
 
 Cht. He rather kill myfelfe. 
 
 Brm Hearke tUee^Derthmius. 
 
 Leri. Shall I doe fuch a deed ? 
 
 Cht. O Dor damns 
 Dard O Clitm. 
 
 Cht. What ill requeft did Brutus make to thee ? 
 
 Herd. To kill him/VrMu; looke he medicates. 
 
 Cht. Now is that Noble Veffell full of griefs. 
 
 That it runnes ouer eoen at his eyes. 
 
 Brut. Come hither,good Velsemr.sm, lift a word. 
 Voltsm. What fayes my Lord ? 
 
 Brut. Why this, Vohcmztio : 
 
 TheGhoftof Ccfar hath appear'd tome 
 Two feuerall times by Night: at Sardis,once; 
 
 And thislaft Night,here in Philippi fields; 
 
 1 know my houre is come 
 Velum. Not fo,my Lord. 
 
 Brut Nay,l am fore it is, Vch&tmisa. 
 
 Thou feell the World,/'' olumniou,hovt it goes, 
 
 Our Enemies haue beat vs to the Pit: Less Alarums . 
 
 It is more worthy,to leape in our felues. 
 
 Then tarry rill they pufh vs. Good Vshtnstsstts , 
 
 Thou knovy'ft,that we two went to Sehoole cogetb^f 8 
 Euen for that our loue of old,I prethee 
 Hold thou my Sword Hilts,whilefl 1 runoecn it* 
 
 Pol. fliat's not an Office for a friend.roy Locd. 
 
 Alarum fhU. 
 
 Cht- Fly. 
 
 So in his red blood Cstfstsa duyTsTet. 
 
 The Sunne of Rome is isx. Our day is gone, 
 Qowds.Dewes.and Danger* come; our deeds are done - 
 Miftruft of my fuccsffe hath done this deed. 
 
 Mefa. Miftruft of good fucccfte hath done this deed 
 O hateful! Error, Melancholies Qnlde : 
 
 Why do’ft thoo Qiew to the apt thoughts of men 
 The things that are not f O Error foooe conceyu'd, 
 
 Tbou neuet coro'ft vnto a happy byrth. 
 
 But ktl’ft the Mother that engendred thee. 
 
 T*. WhitPusderut} Where art thou Busier ml 
 Mtfta. Seeke him Trrw.-w.whilft l go to meet 
 The Noble Brutus , thrufting this report 
 Into Im eares; I may fav thtufting it s 
 For piercing Steele, and Darts muenomed. 
 
 Shall be as welcome to the eares of Brutus, 
 
 As tydings of this fight. 
 
 Ttt. Hyeyoo MeffaU, 
 
 And 1 will feeke for Pindents the while ’■ 
 
 Why did’ft thou fend me forth braoc Caftan ? 
 
 Did I not meet thy Friends, and did not they 
 Put on my Btowes this wreath of Vifiorie, 
 
 And bid me giue it thee > Did’ft thou not heare their 
 Alas, thou haft mifconftTued eucry thing. ((howts 
 But heddthee, take this Garland on thy Brow, 
 
 Thy Brutus bid me giue it thee, and 1 
 Will do his bidding. Brutus, come apace. 
 
 And fee bow I regarded Casus Cafssns • 
 
 By your leaue Gods: This is a Romans part. 
 
 Gome Cefstus Sword, and finde Titsmus hart Dies 
 
 d I arum Enter Brutus,Mefelx.jong Ceto, 
 
 Strato, Volanmitst, and Lnciims. 
 
 Bm. Where, where Meffala, doth his body lye ? 
 
 Heffe. Loe yonder,and Tittmui mourning it. 
 
 Bm. Tit mins face is vpward. 
 
 Ceto He is flaioe 
 
 Bm. o luluu Ccfar, thou art mighty yet. 
 
 Thy Spirit walkes abroad,and tutnes oar Swords 
 In our owne proper Entrailes, Lew Alentmt 
 
 Ceto. Braue Titmttu, 
 
 Looke where lie haue not crown'd dead Cefstus. 
 
 Bm. Are yet two Homans huing fuch as ihefe ? 
 
 The laft of all the Romans, fat thee well 
 It is impofhble, that cuer Rome 
 Should breed thy fellow.Friends I owe mo (cares 
 To this dead man, then you (hall feeme pay. 
 
 fhall finde time, Cafsini : I fliall finde time. 
 
 Come therefore, and to Tberftsi fend his body, 
 
 I (is Funerals fhall not be in our Campe, 
 
 Lead it difcomtort vs. Luctlltut come. 
 
 And comeyong Caro, let vs to the Field, 
 
 Lelno and Flattie let our Battailes on : 
 
 Tis three a clocke, and Romans yet ere night. 
 
 We fhall try Fortune in a fccond fight. Exemi 
 
 Alarum, Enter Brutus, MeffeJa, Cato, Lucillsstt, 
 end Flaunts. 
 
 Bm. Yet Country-men . Oyer.hold vp your heads. 
 Ceto What Baftard doth not ? Who will go with me# 
 1 will proelamae my name about the Field. 
 
 1 am the Sonne of Marc is s Ceto,hoe. 
 
 A Poe to Tyrants,and my Countries Friend 
 1 4in lire Soune ol Marcus C<«/e,hoe 
 
 Enter Soul chert end fight. 
 
 And 1 *m Brutus, Marcus Brutus, 1, 
 
~Uy. Wy,fiyc my LoTU;there is no tarrying hccre7 
 Fare^tlJ to you, an d you.and you KUmm* 
 •>nw 0 ,thou halt bin ail this while afleepe • 
 farewell to thee, to Strata , Countrymen: 
 
 My heart doth ioy, that yet in aii my life, 
 
 I found no man, but he was true to me 
 I fhall hane glotyby this loofing day 
 More then OUcum ,and Marine tAntany, 
 
 By this vile Conqueft fhall attaine vnto * 
 
 So fare you well at once, for Bmtsu tongue 
 Hath almoft ended his /lues Hiftory • ° 
 
 Night hangs vpon mine eyes, my Bones would reft. 
 That baue but labour’d, to attaine this houre. 
 
 Ala-Urn Cry w,thin,Flye.fire,flu. 
 
 Cly Fly my Lord, flye. 
 
 Bra.. Hence : I W1 follow . 
 f prythee Strato , fhy thou by thy Lord, 
 
 Thou art 3 Fellow ofa good rcfpcdl. 
 
 Thy life hath had fomc Imatch of Honor in it, 
 
 Hold then my Sword.and turne away thy face 
 While Ido run vpon it. Wilt thou Strata ? * 
 
 Sira. Gme meyout hand firft.Farc you welmy Lord 
 
 Era Farewell good Tir,,,- c *far, now be H,I i 
 
 1 kill d not thee with halfe fo good a will. Dyes. 
 
 Abram. Retreat £nter 
 
 Lualltui.and the Army 
 08 a. What man u that ? 
 
 The Tragedie of Julius CaPtr. 
 
 tarrying hecre. TT777T, vTrVTrrr— 
 
 A»d „„ ™ e,r c l„h|l M0 , by !,,, d „ lh 
 
 "~l.r-iStK, 1 — 
 
 Oita n’^V’ 11 preferre me 10 v°* 
 
 ° r °>8 ood Mefala. 
 
 MuZ'r rh ; SW3Sth " Not,1 eft Roman of them all 
 All theConfpirators fauconely hee 
 
 id that they did, in enuy of great Cafar ■ 
 
 He onely ln a general] honeft thoooh, 
 
 And common good to all, made one of them. 
 
 His Jtfe was gentle,and the Element, 
 
 So mm m him, that Nature might Band vp 
 And lay to all ,h e world; Th.s was a man 
 UUa According to his Verrue i», r >, 
 
 With,II Rcfpeci )a „J RuesofBurfaJC* Vl 
 
 it hi n my rent h.s bones to night fhall ly 
 
 Moft .ke a Souldier ordered Honourably.^ 
 
 So call the Field to reft, and let’s away 
 To f.„ t tbe 6 i„„ ei „ fcbil happy dly ?■ Exnm ^ 
 
 finis. 
 
u» 
 
 THE TRAGEDiE OF 
 
 MACBETH. 
 
 (tAUus A rim us. Sccena c Prima 
 
 T hunder And Lightning. Enter three tVitchet. 
 
 ^ a11 tHree meei 3gaine> 
 
 In Thunder,Lighcnmg,or in Rainc? 
 
 ' a. When the Hurley-burley’s done, 
 When the Battaile's loft,and wonne. 
 j. Thac.willbeerethefetofSonne. 
 
 T Where the place? 
 j. Vpon the Heath. 
 
 Thereto meet with Macbeth 
 I 1 come .Gray-Malkj”. 
 
 sill Fadoel^coWs anon-.faire is foule.and foulc is faire, 
 Houer through the fogge and fihhie ayre. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Alarum within. Enter King tJMalcome , Donat• 
 baine } Lenox.with attendanti, meeting 
 a bleeding Caftaine. 
 
 King. What bloody man is that? he can report, 
 As fee met ti by his plight,of the Rcuolt 
 The neweft ftatt. 
 
 Mat. This is theSerieant, 
 
 Who like a good and hardie Souldier fought 
 ’Gainft myCaptiuitie : Haile braue friend ; 
 
 Say to the King,the knowledge of the Broylt, 
 
 As thou didft leaue it. 
 
 Cap. Doubtfull it Rood, 
 
 As two fpent Swimmers,that doe ding together, 
 And choake their Art, The rocrctlcffe TtUcdonwald 
 (Worthie to be a Rebell, tor to that 
 The multiplying Villanies of Nature 
 Doelwarroe vpon him) from the Weffeme Ifles 
 Of Kernes and Galiowgroffes is fupply'd, 
 
 And Fortune on bis damned Quarry fouling. 
 Shelv'd like a Rebclls Whore ; but all’s too weake; 
 For braue Macbeth ( well hec deferues that N imc) 
 DifdaynmgFoitiine.with hisbraodifht Steele, 
 Which fmoak’d with bloody execution 
 (Like Valours Minion) caru d out his paffage, 
 
 Til! hcc fac’d the Slauc: 
 
 Which neu'rfhookehands,norbadfarwe!l to him. 
 Till he vnfeam’t! him from the Naue toth’Chops, 
 And fix’d hts Head vpon out Battlements. 
 
 King O valiant Coufin,worthy Gentleman. 
 
 Cap. As whence the Sunne gins his reflection, 
 Shipwracking Sioimes.ond direfull Thunders 
 So from that Spnng.whence comfort feem’d to come, 
 Difcomfort fwells: Markc King of Scotland,marke. 
 
 No fooner luftice h3d,wtth Valour arm’d, 
 
 Compell d thefe skipping Kernes to rroft their heeles 
 Bui theNorweyan Lord.Curueymg vantage, 
 
 Wuh furbuftit A imes,and new fupplyts of men. 
 
 Began a frefti a (Vault 
 
 King. Difmay'd not this our Capteines,A/ire£<fr& and 
 
 Banejnoh ? 
 
 Cap. Yes,asSp3irowes,Eagles, 
 
 Or the Hare. the Lyon : 
 
 if I fay footh, I rnuft report they were 
 
 As Cannons ouer-charg’d wuh double Cracks, 
 
 So they doubly redoubled ftroakes vpon the Foe : 
 
 Except they meant to bathe in recking Wounds, 
 
 Ot memorize another Golgotha , 
 
 I cannot tell but I am faint, 
 
 My Gaftics cry for hclpe. 
 
 King. So well thy words become thee.as thy wounds 
 They (mack of Honor both : Got get him Surgeons. 
 
 Enter Rojfe and Jngia. 
 
 Who comes here ? 
 
 Mai. The worthy Thane of RofTe. 
 
 Lenox. What afufte looker through his eyes? 
 
 So fhould he looke,th3t fectncs to fpeake things ftraoge. 
 Ro(fe God fauc ihe King, 
 
 Kino. Whence c3m’ft thou.worthy Thane ' 
 
 Rojje. From Fiffe, great King, 
 
 Where the Norwcyan Banners fiowt the Skie, 
 
 And fanne our people cold. 
 
 Norway himfelfe.wuh terrible numbers, 
 
 Affiftcd by that moft difloyall Tray tor, 
 
 The Thar.c of Cawdor,began a diimall Confhdf, 
 
 Till that Tletiona'i Bridegroome,hpt rn proofc, 
 Confronted him with fdfe-companfont, 
 
 Point againfl Point,rebellious Arme ‘gsinfl Arme, 
 Curbing his Ltuifti fpiru • and to conclude. 
 
 The Viftone fell on vs 
 King Great happintffe. 
 
 Roffi. That now Sv/eno ,the Norwayes King, 
 
 Cranes compofition 
 
 Nor would we deigne him burial I of his men. 
 
 Till he disburfed.at Saint ('olmei yneb, 
 
 Ten thoufandDollars.ro our generallyfe. 
 
 Kmf Ho 
 
Jl* 
 
 The Tragedte of <£\£scbeth 
 
 X/sg. No more thst Tks-w of Cawdor {hat! deeeiue 
 Oar Bofonse intereft : Goe pronounce his preleot death, 
 And with his former Title greet Macbeth, 
 
 Upfe. lie fee it done. 
 
 King. What he hath loft,Noble Macbeth hath wonne. 
 
 £xcuut. 
 
 Sc end 'Tertia. 
 
 Thunder. Enter the three Witches, 
 
 Where haft thou beene,Sifter ? 
 
 Killing Swiue. 
 
 Sifter, where thou ? 
 
 A Saylors Wife had Cheftnuts in her Lappe, 
 
 And mouncht,& mouncht.and mouncht: 
 
 Giue me, quoth I. 
 
 Aroynt thee,Witch,t'ne rumpe-fed Ronvon cryes. 
 
 Her Husband's to Aleppo gone.Maftet o’th' T'grr: 
 
 But in a Syue lie thither fayle, 
 
 And like a Rat without a tayle, 
 
 Bi doe,Ile doe,aad lie doe. 
 
 2. lie giue thee a Wsnde. 
 t. Th’art kinde. 
 j. And I another. 
 
 1. I my feife haue all the othci, 
 
 And the very Ports they blow. 
 
 All the Quarters that they know, 
 
 l th’Ship-mans Card, 
 lie dreyne him drie asHay: 
 
 Sleepe (ball neythet Night nor Day 
 Hang vpon his Pent-houfe Lid : 
 
 He (bail Hue a man forbid : 
 
 Wearie Seunights.nine times nine, 
 
 Shall he dwindle.peake,and pine : 
 
 Though his Barke cannot be loft. 
 
 Yet it (ball be Tempeft.toft. 
 
 Looke what I haue. 
 
 2. Shew me, fhew me. 
 
 i. Here I haue a pilots Thumbs, 
 
 Wrackt.as homeward he did come. Drum within, 
 
 3. A Dtumme, a Drumme: 
 
 Macbeth doth come. 
 
 Ad. The weyward Sifters,band in hand, 
 
 Pofters of the Sea 3nd Land, 
 
 Thus doe goe, about, about. 
 
 Thrice to thine,and thrice to mine, 
 
 And thrice sgame.ro make vp nine. 
 
 Peace,the Charme’s wound vp. 
 
 Enter Macbeth and Bancjno. 
 
 Macb. So foule and faire a day I haue not feene. 
 'Bdnejuo. How farre is’t call'd to Sons? What are thefe, 
 So wither d, and fo wtlde in their artyre, 
 
 That looke not like th'lnhabitants o’th’Earth, 
 
 And yet aie on't ? Liue you,or arc you aught 
 That man may quefticn ? you feeme to vndcrftand me, 
 By each at once her choppie finger laying 
 Vpon her tV.innte Lips: you fhould be Women, 
 
 And yet your Beards forbid me to interprete 
 That you ate fo. 
 
 Mac. Sp.eake if you cun • what ere you ? 
 
 1 All ha * lc Macbeth, haile to thee Thane ofClami, 
 
 2. Ail harle Macbeth to thee Thant of Cawdo.. 
 
 3. All haile Matbeth .that (halt be King hereafter ” 
 rBanij. Good Sir,why doe you ftart.and feeme to f eire 
 
 Things that doe found fo faire ? i th.’ name of truth 
 Are ye famafticall.or that indeed 
 Which outwardly ye (hew t My Noble Pattner 
 you greet with prefent Crace.ind great prediction 
 Of Noble hauing,and of Royal] hope. 
 
 That he feemes wrapt withal! to me you fpeeke not. 
 
 If you can looke into the Scedes of Tim/, 
 
 And fay, which Grains w.11 grow,and which will not 
 Speake then to me,who neythet begge.not (care 
 Your fauors, nor your hate. 
 
 1. Hayle 
 
 2. Hayle. 
 
 3. Hayle. 
 
 1 LefTcr then M*cbeth,*e\d greater. 
 
 2 Not fo happy, yet much happyer. 
 
 5. Thou fhalt get Kings,though thou be none; 
 
 So all haile Macbeth ,,and iiancjuo 
 i. 'Bant’Ko^rsd Macbeth, all haile. 
 
 Mack Stay you imperfefl Speakcrs.tell me more 
 By Sinet/i death,I know 1 am Thane of Glamis, 
 
 But how.of Cawdot } the Thane of Cawdor hues 
 A profperous Gentleman: And to be King, 
 
 Stands not within the profpefl of beleefe. 
 
 No more then to be Cawdor. Say from whence 
 You owe this ftrange Jntclhgence.or why 
 Vpon this blaftcd Hcaih you ftop our way 
 With fiich Proplietique greeting? 
 
 Speake, I charge you Wiiche, vanfb. 
 
 Barnj. The E mh hath bubbles,as the Water ha’i, 
 
 And thefe aic of them : whither are they vamfh'd? 
 
 Macb. Into the Ayre . and what !>cm dcorporall, 
 Melted,as breaih inio the Winde. 
 
 Would they had ftay’d 
 
 "Bamj Were fuch things here,as we doc fpeeke about ? 
 Orhaue we eaten on the ml'ane Root, 
 
 That takes the Reafon Ptifoner ? 
 
 Macb. Your Children (bail be Kings. 
 
 Earn}. You (ball be King. 
 
 Macb And Thane of Cawdor too went it not fo’ 
 Bamj. Toth’felfc-fame tune and woids. who's here ? 
 
 Enter 'fyjje and Angus. 
 
 Roffe. The King hath happily ttce\u‘ 4 ,Macbeth, 
 
 The newel of thy fuccefTe . and when he reades 
 Thypcrfonall Venturem the Rebelsfight, 
 
 His Wonders and his Prayfea doe contend, 
 
 Which fhould be ihine,or his ; (slenc d with that. 
 
 In viewing o're the reft o’th'felfc-fime day, 
 
 He findes thee in ihe ftout Not weyan Rankes, 
 
 Nothing afeard of what thy feife didft make 
 Strange Images of death,as thick as Tale 
 an poft with poll, and euery one did beare 
 Thy ptayfes in his Kmgdomes great defence, 
 
 And powr’d them downc before him. 
 
 Ang, Wee are fenc, 
 
 To giue thee from our Royal! Mafter thanks, 
 
 Onely to hartold thee into his fight, 
 
 Not pay thee. 
 
 Rojje. And for an earned of a gieaiet Honor, 
 
 He bad me,from him,c ill chcr Thane of Cawdor 
 
 In 
 
The 'Tragcdk of z^/fdcbdtb. 
 
 i!3. 
 
 jjTwHicb addition, n&ue mult worthy Thane, 
 
 foiic is thine. 
 
 What,can the Deuill fpeake true > 
 
 Mac!). TheT^of Cawdor hues: 
 
 Why doe you drefl'e me in borrowed Robes ? 
 
 Ang. Who was the Thane, hues yec, 
 
 I But voder heauie lodgement bcarcs that Life. 
 
 I Which he deferues to loofe 
 
 I Whether he was combin'd with tnofe of Norway, 
 
 Or did lyne the Rebel! with hidden heipe, 
 
 And vantage : or that with Noth he labour'd 
 I In his Counrrcyes wTacke, I know not 
 But TreafonsCapitall.contefs’d.and prou d, 
 
 I Haue ouerthrownehim. 
 
 Macb. Glamys.and Thane of Cawdor: 
 
 (The greaceft isbehinde Thankcs for your paines. 
 
 I Doe you not hope your Children fhall be Kings, 
 j When thofe that gaue the Thane of Cawdor to me, 
 
 I Promis'd no IcfTc to them. 
 
 That trufted home, 
 
 I Might yet enkindle you vnto the Crowne, 
 j Betides the Thane of Cawdor. But’tis Orange: 
 
 I And oftcntimes.to winne vs to our harme, 
 
 The Infltuments of Datkncffe tell vs Truths, 
 
 Winne vs with honefl Tnfles.so betray s 
 In deepeft confequence. 
 
 Coufins, a word, l pray you. 
 
 I Much. T wo Truths aretoM, 
 
 I As happy Prologues to the fwelling AS 
 j Of the Impcrfall Theame. I thankc you Gentlemen. 
 This fupcrnaturall folliciling 
 I Cannot be ill; cannot be good 
 | If ill > why hatn it giuen me earnefl of fuccefle, 
 j Commencing in a Ttjuh ? I am Thane of Cawdor. 
 
 If good ? why doe I yc^ld to that fuggeftion, 
 
 I Whole hor'id Image doth vnfixe my Heite, 
 
 [ And make mv feated Heart knock at my Ribbes, 
 
 ! Againft the vfe of Nature > Prefent Fcares 
 Are lefle then horrible Imaginings 
 My Thought, whofe Munhcr yet is bur fantaflicall, 
 Shakes fo my finole (late of Man, 
 
 Thai FunSion is fmotlici’d in futmtfe. 
 
 And nothing is,but what is not 
 
 Paiq 1 .coke how our Partner's rapt 
 Math. if Chance will hauemeKing, 
 
 Why Chance may Crowne mi, 
 
 Without my (Itrre 
 
 Sana New Honors come vpon him 
 l ike our (1 range Garmcnts.deaue not to their mould. 
 But with the aid of vie 
 
 Aiccb Come what come may, 
 
 Time, and the Hoc. re .runs through the roughed Day. 
 
 S.uir7 Worthy CMacbeth, wet (lay vpon vour ley 
 (ure 
 
 Macb Giuc me your fauour. 
 
 My dull Brasnc was wrought with things forgotten 
 |Kmdc Gentlemen,ycur panics areregiftred, 
 
 I Where euery day 1 turns the Leafe, 
 
 ITo teaefe them. 
 
 Let vs toward the King: thinkevpon 
 What hath chanc'd : and at more time. 
 
 The /nro /Ttihauing weigh’d it,let vs fpeake 
 Our free Hearts each to other 
 Ra»~j. Very gladly. 
 
 'i Mach Till tlicn enough : 
 iCome friends Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Quart a. 
 
 Flourijn. Enter King , Lenox , Malcolm*, 
 
 Donalbatne, and Attendants. 
 
 Kmg. Is execution done on Caw dor ? 
 
 Or noc thofe inCommiffion yet return’d ? 
 
 Mol- My Liege, they are not yet come back. 
 
 But I liaue (poke with one that f3W him die i 
 Who did rcport,that very frankly hee 
 Confels’d hisTreafons.implor’d your Highnefie Pardon. I 
 And fee forth a deepe Repentance; 
 
 Nothing tn his Life became him, 
 
 Like the leauing ic. Heedy’de, 
 
 As one that had beene iludied in his death, 
 
 To throw awav the deareii thing he ow d, 
 
 As ’twere a carclefle Trifle. 
 
 Kmg. There's no Art, 
 
 To finde the Mindes conltruSion in the Face: 
 
 He wasaGentleman.on whom i built 
 An abfolute Tiuft 
 
 Enter Macbeth t Banqno,Rojfe,and Angus- 
 O worrhyeft Coufin, 
 
 The finne of my Ingratitude eueti now 
 Washeameonmc. Thou art fo farrebefore. 
 
 That (wiheft Wing of Recompenccisflow, 
 
 To ouertakeihee. Would thou hadft lefle deferu’d, 
 
 That the propouion both of th 3 nks,and payment. 
 
 Might haue bccne mine: oncly I haue left to fay. 
 
 More is thy due.then more then all can pay. 
 
 Alacb The fetuice.and the loyaltie 1 owe, 
 
 * In doing it.payes it felfe 
 Your Highnefle part ,is to receiue our Duties: 
 
 And our Dunes are to your Throne.nnd St3te, 
 
 Children,and Seruants; which doe but what they fhould, 
 By doing euery thing fafe toward your Loue 
 And Honor 
 
 Kmg. Welcooie hither: 
 
 I haue begun to plant r.hee.and will (about 
 To make ihee full of growing. Noble Banqtto, 
 
 That hail no lefle deferu’d,nor (null be knowne 
 No lefle to haue done fo: Let me enfold thee 
 And hold thee to my Heart. 
 
 Ham] There if 1 grow, 
 
 TheHarueft is your ownc 
 King My plenteous Ioyes, 
 
 Wanton in fulnefle.feeke to hide themfeiucS 
 Jndcopsof forrow Sonnes,Kinfmen,T/;<iwr, 
 
 And you whofe places are the oeareft,know, 
 
 We will cftabiifh our £flate vpon 
 Our eldeft,.4Y.r/ca/mc,whom we name hereafter. 
 
 The Prince of Cumberland: which Honor rnuft 
 Not vnaccompanicdjinutft him onely, 
 
 But fignes of Noblene{Te,like Scarres,fhall (Line 
 On all defetuers. From hence to Envemes, 
 
 And btnde vs further to you. 
 
 7tlacb. The Reft is Labor,which is not vs'd for you s 
 lie be my felfe the Hcrbengcr.and make ioyfull 
 The hc 3 nng of my Wifc,with your approach: 
 
 So hainbly take my leaue. 
 
 Kmg. My worthy Cawdor. 
 trUeb .The Prince of Cumberlandithat is a ftepj 
 On which I mull fall downe,or clfe o’te-leape, 
 
 m m f°r 
 
3 ± 
 
 ^ot in my way ii lyes. Starts hide pur fires. 
 
 Let not Light fee my black and deepe defires : 
 
 The Eve winke at the Hand; yet let that bee, 
 
 Which the Eye feares.when it is done to fee. Exit. 
 
 King. True,worthy Banana: he is full fo valiant. 
 
 And in his commendations,! am fed: 
 
 It is a Banquet to me. Let's after him, 
 
 Wbofe care is gone before.to bid vs welcome : 
 
 It is e peerelelfi* Xrnfman. F/onrifb. Exeunt. 
 
 TheTragedie of <£\4.acbeth. 
 
 Scena Quinta . 
 
 Enter (JKacbetb/ tvfe alonewith a Letter. 
 
 Lady. They torn me in the day of ftucejfe : and / haste 
 team'd by the ferftClfl refort, they hone more in them, then 
 mermH knowledge. If hen / burnt in defire toeyueflion them 
 further, they made them ft lues Ayre y mto which they vantfh'd. 
 0 'hilei / flood raft m the reorder of it, came Mtfftttei from 
 the King, who aS-hail'd me Thane of Cawdor, by which Title 
 before, thefe weyward Sfilers fainted me, and referr'd me to 
 the camming on of time , with hade King that [halt be. Thu 
 home l thought good to delator thee ( my dearefl Partner of 
 Groat no fie} that then might'fi not leofe the duet of ret eye mg 
 by being ignorant of what Greatnejfe u promis'd thee. Lay 
 it to thy heart, and farewell. 
 
 Glaroys thou art,and Cawdor,and Gialt be 
 What thou an promis’d: yet doe 1 feate thy Nature, 
 
 It is too full o'th’ Milie of humane kindneffe, 
 
 To catch the neereft way. Tbou would*ft be great, 
 
 Art not without Ambition, but without 
 The illnefTe ftiould attend it. What thou would'ft highly. 
 That would'ft thou hohly: woold'ft not play falfe. 
 
 And yet would'ft wrongly winnt. 
 
 Thould ft haue,great Glaanys.that which cryes. 
 
 Thus thou ruuft doe,if thou haue it; 
 
 And that which rather thou do’ft feate to doe, 
 
 Then wifheft ftiouid be vndanc. High thee hither. 
 
 That I may povrxe my Spirits in thine Eare, 
 
 And chaftife with the valour of my Tongue 
 All that impeide; thee from the Golden Round, 
 
 Which Fate and Mctaphylicall ayde doth feeme 
 To haue thee crown dwithalL Enter Mejfenger. 
 
 What is your tidings ? 
 
 Mefj. The King comes beie co Night. 
 
 Lady. Thou rt mad co fay it. 
 
 Is not thy Mafter with him? who.wer’c fo. 
 
 Would haue Inform'd for preparation. 
 
 Mrff. So pleafeyou.itis true: our Thane iscotmning: 
 One of my fello wes had the fpecd of him; 
 
 Who almxjftdead fdt bieath.had fcarcely more 
 Then would make vp his Mcflage. 
 
 Lady. Giue him tending, 
 
 He brings great newes. Exit Mefftnger. 
 
 The Raucn himfelfe is hoarCe, 
 
 That CToakes the fa tall entrance of Duncan 
 Vnder my Battlements. Come you Spiriu, 
 
 Thar tend on mortal! thoughts,vnfex roe here. 
 
 And fill me from the Crowne to the Toe,top'foll 
 Of direft Cruchie : make thick my blood. 
 
 Stop vp th'accefte.and paflage to Remorfe, 
 
 That no compunditousvifiiings of Nature 
 
 Shake toy fell putpofe, norkeepc peace between* 
 
 Th’ctrefi.and hit. Coroe to my Womans Brcfts, 
 
 And take myMllke forGall,youmurth’ring Minifters, 
 Where»euer,in your figbtlefic fubftances. 
 
 You wait on Natures Mifchiefe. Come thick Night, 
 And pall thee in the dunneft fmcakeofHell, 
 
 That my keene Knife fee not the Wound it makes. 
 
 Nor Heauen peepe through the Blanket of the darke, 
 Tocry.holdjhold, Enter Macbeth, 
 
 Great Glamys, worthy Cawdor, 
 
 Greater then both.by the all-haile hereafter, 
 
 Thy Letters haue tranfponed me beyond 
 This ignorant prcfcnr.and I feelenow 
 The future in the inftant. 
 
 Mich. My deareft Loue, 
 
 Duncan comes here to Night, 
 
 Lady. And when goes hence ? 
 
 Macb. To morrow,as he purpofes. 
 
 Lady. O neuer, 
 
 Shall Sunne that Morrow fee. 
 
 Your Face,my Thane ,is as a Booke,whcre men 
 May teade ftratige matters, to begoile the time. 
 
 Looke like the time.beare welcome in your Eye, 
 
 Your Hand.yourTongue:looke liketh'innocem flower, 
 But he the Serpent vnder't. He that’s commtng, 
 
 Muft beprouided for : and you (hall put 
 This Nights great Bufineffe intomy difpatch, 
 
 Which (hall to all our Nights,and Daves to come, 
 
 Giue folely foueraigne fway.and Maftcrdome. 
 
 Macb. We will fpeake further. 
 
 Lady. Onely looke vp cleare: 
 
 To alter fauor,euer is to feart: 
 
 Leaue all the reft tome. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Sexta. 
 
 Hoboyet, and Torches. Enter King,Malcolm, 
 Donalbatne, 'Banejno,Lenox, Macduff, 
 
 Rojfc,Angus,and Attendantt. 
 
 King . ThisCaftlehatha plcafant feat. 
 
 The ayre nimbly and fweetly recommends it felfe 
 Vnro our gentle fences. 
 
 Hsnq. ThisGueftof Summer, 
 
 The Temple-haunting Barlet does approue. 
 
 By his lotted Manfonry,that the Heauens breath 
 Smells wooingly here: no lutty frieze, 
 
 Buctrice.nor Coigne of Vantage,but this Bird 
 Hath made his pendant Bed,and j^jrpereant Cradle, 
 Where they muft breed,and haunt: I haue obfenf d 
 The ayre is delicate. Enter Lady. 
 
 King. See,fee,ourhonor’d Hofteffe: 
 
 The Loue that followcs vs, fomeciroe is our trouble. 
 Which ftill we thanke as Loue. Herein 1 teach you. 
 How you fhall bidGod-cyld vs foryourpaines, 
 
 And thanke vs far your trouble. 
 
 Lady. All our leruice, 
 
 In ?uery point twice dooepnd then done double, 
 
 Were poore,and fingle Bufinefte,co contend 
 Againft thofe Honors dcepe.and broad, 
 
 Whetewich your Maieftie loader our Houfe: 
 
 For thofe of old,and the late Dignities, 
 
 Heap'd vp to them,we reft your ctmites. 
 
 *>£.Whera‘s 
 
The Tragedieof <J\facbetb 
 
 H 5 
 
 Ktng. Where's the Thane of Cawdor ? 
 
 We courft Kins fct the heeles, and had a purpofe 
 I To be his Purucyor: But he tides well. 
 
 And his great Loue ((harpe as hi* Spurre^hath holp him 
 I To his home before vs : Fairc and Noble Hofteffe 
 Weareyourgaeft to night. 
 
 La. YourScruantscuer. 
 
 I Haue theits, themfelues.and what is theirs in compt. 
 
 To make their Audit et your Highneffe pleafure, 
 
 I Still to retume your owne. 
 
 I King. Giuemcyourhand: 
 
 ! Conduift me to mine Hofl we loue him highly, 
 
 And (hall continue, our Graces towards him. 
 
 I By yo“r leaue Hofteffe. Exemi 
 
 ScenaSeptima. 
 
 Ho-bojts. Torches. 
 
 Sot era Sever,and diners Servant twub ‘Dijkesand Seriate 
 oner ike S'age. Then enter Macbeth. 
 
 Mach. If it were done.when’tis done, then'twer well 
 j It were done quickly: I fsh'AffafT:nation 
 j Could trammell vp the Confequence.and catch 
 With his furceafe, Succeffe: that but this blow 
 j Might be the be all,and the end all. Heere, 
 
 I But heere, upon this Bankc and Schoole of time, 
 j Wceld hsmpe the life to come. But in thefe Cafes, 
 j Wc ftill hauc iudgemem hccre, that we but teach 
 IBloody Iafttudlions,which being taughc, resume 
 JTo plagceth'lnuenter, Thiseaeiv-handedlufticc 
 | Commends thTngrediencc of out poyfon’d Challice 
 j To our owns lips. Hee’shecrein double truft; 
 
 IFirft.as I am his Kinfman, and his Subiefi, 
 
 IStrong both againfl the Deed : Then.as his Hoft, 
 
 I Who ihould againft his Murtherer (hut the doore, 
 
 (Not beare the knife my felfe. Bolides, this SS/sevewe 
 (Hath borne his Faculties fo mceke; hath bin 
 jSo clcetcinhis great Office, that his Vertuts 
 I Will pleade like Angels, Trumpet-tongu’d againft 
 {The deepe damnation of his taking off: 
 
 I And Pitty, like a naked New-borne-ibbe, 
 j Striding the blaft, or Heauens Chcrubin, hors’d 
 j Vpon the fightleffe Curiiors of the Ayr e, 
 
 I Shall blow the horrid deed in euery eye, 
 |Thattcaresfhalldrownethc winde. I haucnoSpurre 
 To pricke the Tides ofmy intent, but onely 
 j Vaulting Ambition,which ore-lcapes it felfe, 
 
 I And fallcs on th’othcr. Enter Lad). 
 
 1 How now ? What Newes? 
 
 L<.He has almoft fupt: why hauc you left the chamber? 
 Mac. Hath he ask'd formed 
 La. Know you not.he ha's ? 
 
 Mac. We will proceed no further in this Bulineffe : 
 
 I He hath Honour’d me of late, and I haue bought 
 Golden Opinions from all forts of people, 
 
 1 Which would be worne now in their neweft gloffe, 
 
 I Not caft afide fo foone. 
 
 La. Was the hope drnnke, 
 
 I Wherein you dreft your felfe ? Hath it ffept finee ? 
 
 I And wakes it now to looke fo gvecne, and pale, 
 
 I At what it did fo freely ’ From this time, 
 
 I Such 1 accountthvloue. Art thou affear'd 
 I To be the Fame in thine owne Aff.and Valour, 
 j As ihcuartin defire ? Would'ft thou haue that 
 
 Which thou eftccm'ft the Ornament of Life, 
 
 And hue a Coward in thine owne Efteeroc ? 
 
 .etting I dare noc, wait vpon I would, 
 like thepoore Cat i'tb'Addage. 
 
 Mad Prythee peace: 
 dare do all that may become a man. 
 
 Who dares no more, is none. 
 
 La. What Bcaftwas't then 
 That made you breakesfeis enterpnze to me 5 
 Whenymidurft do it, theu you were a man s 
 And to be more then what you were, you would 
 Be fo much mote the mao. Nor time, nor place 
 Did then adhere*and yet you would make both : 
 
 They haue made themfelues, and that theirfitneffe now 
 Do's vnmake you. I haue giucn Sucke, end know 
 do w tender ‘tis to loue the Babe that milkes me, 
 
 I would,while it was fmylingin my Face, 
 
 Haue pluckt my Nipple from his BonelcffcGummes, 
 And dafht the Braincs out, had I fo fworne 
 As you haue done to this. 
 
 Macb. K we fhould faile ? 
 
 Ledu We fade > 
 
 Butlcrew your courage to the flicking place. 
 
 And wee'le not fayle : when Duncan is afleepe. 
 Whereto the rathet fhall his dayes hard Journey 
 Soundly inuite him) hit two Chambetlaines 
 Will 1 with Wine.and Waffetl.fo conumce. 
 
 That Memone.the Warder of the Brainc, 
 
 Shall be a Fume,and the Receit of Reafon 
 A Lymbcck onely: when in Swinifh fleepe. 
 
 Their drenched Natures lyes as in a Death, 
 
 What cannot you and I performe vpon 
 Th'vnguarded Duncan ? What not put vpon 
 His fpurigie Officers ? who (hall beare the guih 
 Of our great quell. 
 
 Aftcb. Bring forth Men-Children onely» 
 
 For thy vndsunted Mettle fiioold compofc 
 Nothing but Males. Will it not be receiu d. 
 
 When we haue mark’d with blood thofcfleepierwo 
 Of his owne Chamber, and vs'd thetr very Daggetf 
 That they haue don’t ? 
 
 Lad]. Who dares rcceiue it other, 
 
 As we fhall make our Gricfes and Clamor core, 
 
 Vpon his Death ? 
 
 Much- 1 am fettled,and bend vp 
 
 Each corporall Agent to this terrible Fear. 
 
 Away,and mock tire tune with faiteft (how, 
 
 Falfc Face muft hide what the falfc Heart doth know. 
 
 Exams. 
 
 Mas Secun dud. Scena Trim a. 
 
 Enter 'Baeitjuo,and Fleance ,tstth a Terek 
 before bun. 
 
 ’Eantj. How goes the Night, Boy ? 
 
 Fleams. The Moon* is downc: I haue noc heard the 
 Clock. 
 
 Ban/]. And (he goes downc at Twtlue. 
 
 Fleams. 1 take’t.'tis later. Sir. 
 
 Ban/] Hold.takc my Sword : 
 
 There’s Husbandry in Heaocn, 
 
 Their Candles arc ill out: take thee that too. 
 
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\^6 The Tragedie of <£\dacbeth. 
 
 1A heauie Summons lyes like Lead vpon roe, 
 
 I And yet I would not fleepe: 
 
 Merctfull Powers,reftraine in me the curfed thoughts 
 
 1 That Nature giues way to in repofe. 
 
 Enter AIacbah,anda Struant with a Torch. 
 
 I Giue me my Sword: who’s there ? 
 
 Macb. A Friend. 
 
 2 ?<a« 7 .WhatSir,notyet at reft?the King's abed* 
 
 I He hath beene in vnufuail Pleafure, 
 
 I And fent forth great Largefle to your Offices. 
 
 1 This Diamond he greetes your Wife wichall, 
 
 I By the name of cnoft kind Hoftcfle. 
 
 I And (but vp inmeafurelcfle content. 
 
 M,ic, Being vnprepar'd, 
 
 1 Our will became the feruant to defeat, 
 
 I Which elfe fhould free haae wrought. 
 
 I r Banq. All’swell 
 
 I dreamt laft Night of the three weyward Sifters 
 
 I Toyou they haue Chew'd fome truth. 
 
 I Much. 1 thinke not of them 
 
 I Yet when we can entreat an houre to ferue, 
 
 I We would (pend it in fome words vpon cha' Bufineflc 
 
 1 If you would graunt the time. 
 
 I P.anq. At yourkind’ft leyfure. 
 
 Attach. If you (hall cleaue to my confent, 
 
 I When ’tis,it (hall make Honor for you. 
 
 Biuiq. So I lofe none, 
 
 I In feckiug to augment it, but ftill keepe 
 
 I Mv Bofome franchis’d,and Allegeance cleare, 
 
 II fnall be counfall'd. 
 
 I Macb Good repofe the while. 
 
 Banq. ThankesSir: theliketoyou. Exit Banqito. 
 
 1 Alacb Goebid thy Miftrefle,whcn my dnnke is ready 
 
 j She ftrikevpon the Bell. Get thee to bed. Exit. 
 
 I Is this a Dagger,which 1 fee before me, 
 
 I The Handle toward my Hand? Come,Iet me dutch thet 
 
 II haae thee not.and yet I fee thee ftill. 
 
 1 Arc thou not facall Vifion,fenfib!e 
 
 1 To feeiing,as to fight ? or art thou but 
 
 A Dagger of theMinde,a falle Creation, 
 
 Proceeding from the heac-oppreffed Braine i 
 
 I 1 fee thee yet, in forme as palpable, 
 
 1 As this which now 1 draw. 
 
 Thou m&rfhall’ft me the way that 1 was going, 
 
 And fuch an Inftrunaent I was to vfe. 
 
 I Mine Eyes are made the fooles o’th’other Sences, 
 
 1 Or elfc worth all the reft: 1 fee thee ftill; 
 
 I And on thy Blade,and Dudgeon,Gouts of Blood, 
 
 I Which W 3 s not fo before There’s no fuch tiling: 
 litis the bloody Bufincfle, which informes 
 
 I Thus to mine Eyes. Now o’re the one halfe World 
 
 I Nature feemes dead,and wickedDreamtsabufe 
 | The Curtain'd fleepe: Witchcraft celebrates 
 
 1 Pale Heccats Oftnngs: and wither’d Murther, 
 
 1 Alarum’d by his Cencincll,the Wolfe, 
 
 I Whole Howie’s his Watch,thus with his Healthy pace, 
 
 I With Tarqmnt rauifhing fides, towards his defigne 
 j Moues likeaGhoft. Thoufowreandfume-fet Earth 
 
 I Hearc not my fteps,which they may w .tike,for fcarc 
 jThy very ftones prate of my where-abour, 
 
 And take the prefent horror from the time. 
 
 Which now futes with it Whiles 1 threat,he Hues: 
 
 Words to the heat of decdcs too cold breath giues. 
 
 ai Bel1 rwgt. 
 
 l goe,and it is done : the Bell inuites me. 
 
 Heareit not.fiwwvw, for it is a Knell, 
 
 That fummons thee to Heauen.or to Hell- £**. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter Lady. 
 
 Z4.That which hath made the drunk.hath made me bold: 
 What hath quench'd chem.hath giuen me fire. 
 
 Hearke,peace : it was the Owle that ftmek’d. 
 
 The facall Bell-man,which giues the ftern’ft good-night. 
 
 He is about it, the Doores are open; 
 
 And the furfeted Groomes doe mock their charge 
 
 With Snores. I haue drugg’d theit Porters, 
 
 That Death and Nature doe contcndabouc them. 
 Whether they hue,or dye. 
 
 Enter Macbeth 
 
 Aiacb Who’s there? what hoa > 
 
 Lady. Alack,! am afraid they haue awak’d. 
 
 And tis not done; th'attempt.and nor the deed. 
 Confounds V3: hearke: I lay d their Daggers ready. 
 
 He could not rmlTe em. Had he noc rdemblcd 
 
 My Father as he flepr.I had don’t. 
 
 My Husband ? 
 
 M.icb. I haue done the deed; 
 
 Didft thou noc hearea noyfe? 
 
 Lady.l heard the Owle fchreamc.and the Ctickets cry. 
 Did not you fpeake ? 
 
 Much. W lien ? 
 
 Lady Now. 
 
 Macb. As 1 defeended ? 
 
 Lady. J. 
 
 M.icb. Hearke,who lyes i’th 1 fccond Chamber/ 
 
 Lady . Tonalbane. 
 
 Afac. This is a forty fight. 
 
 Lady. A foolifh thought,to fay a forty fight. 
 
 Macb. There’s one did laugh in’s fleepe. 
 
 And one cry’d Murther,that they did wake each other 
 
 I flood,and heard them : But they did fay their Prayers, 
 And addreft them againe to fleepe. 
 
 Lady. There are two lodg’d together. 
 
 Macb. One cry’d God blerte vs,and Amen the other, 
 As they had feene me with chcfe Hangmans hands: 
 
 Liftmng thcirfcarc.I could noc fay Amen, 
 
 When they did fay God blerte vs 
 
 Lady. Confident not fo deepely 
 
 /lYue-But whcrefotccould not 1 pronounce Amen? 
 
 I had moft need ofBIcfhng.and Amen (luck in mv throat. 
 
 Lady. Thefc deeds mull not be thought 
 
 After chcfe wayes: fo,it will make vs mad. 
 
 Macb Me thought 1 heard a voyce cry,Sleep no more: 
 UWacbethd ocs murther Sleepc, the innocent Sltcpe, 
 
 Sleepc that knits vp the rauel’d Sleeue of Care, 
 
 The death of eachdayes Life,fore Labors Bath, 
 
 Baiinc of hurt Mindcs,great Natures fecond Courfe, 
 
 Chiefe nouriflter in Life’s Fcaft 
 
 Lady What doe you rneane ? 
 
 Afacb Still it cry’d, Sleepc no more to afl the Ffoufc : 
 Clamu hath murther’d Sleepc,anJ therefore Cawdor 
 
 Shall fleepe no more: Macbeth (ball flerpe no more. 
 
 Lady. Who was it,tbar thus cry’d?why worthy Thane, 
 You docvobend your Noble ftrength,to thinke ' 
 
 So braine-fickly o( things: Got get fome Water, 
 
 And 
 
< TheTra%edieof <£\£acbeth. i$7 j 
 
 | And wa(h this filthie Wltnefie from your Hand. 
 
 1 Why did you bring thefe Daggers from the place ? 
 
 I They muft lye there : goe carry them,and fmeare 
 
 1 The fleepie Groomes with blood. 
 
 Mack . He goe no more: 
 
 I am afraid,to ihinke what 1 haue done : 
 
 I Looke on't aeaine, 1 dare not. 
 
 I Ltd], lnhrme of purpofe : 
 
 I Giue me the Daggers: the flcepiog.and the dead, 
 
 I Ate but asPi&ures: ‘tisihc Eye of Child.hood, 
 
 | That feates a painted DeudL If he doe bleed, 
 
 I lie guild she Faces of the Groomes withal), 
 
 I For it muft fee me their Guilt. Exit, 
 
 Knocks within. 
 
 Much. Whence is that knocking ? 
 
 I How is’t withme.when euery noyfe appalls me? 
 
 1 What Hands are here? hah : they plotk out mine Eyes. 
 
 | Will all great Neftnvet Ocean wafh this blood 
 
 I Cleane from my Hand ? no:this my Hand will tathec 
 
 I The multitudinous Seas meatnatdine, 
 
 I Making the Greene onc,Red. 
 
 Enter Lady. 
 
 I Lady. My Hands are of yout colour: but 1 (hame 
 j To weare a Heart fo white. Knock*. 
 
 I I heare a knocking at the Sooth entry: 
 j Retyre we to our Chamber: 
 
 I A little W aier cleares vs of this deed, 
 j How eafie is it then t your Conftancie 
 
 I Hath left you vnattended. Knocks. 
 
 I Heatke,more knocking. 
 
 | Get oo your Night-Oovvne.leaft oceafion call vs, 
 
 J And (hew vs to be Watchers: be not loft 
 
 J So poorely in your thoughts, 
 j Mack. To know my deed, Knocks. 
 
 J 'Twere beft not knowmy felfe. 
 
 I Wake Duncan with thy kaockiog: 
 
 II would thou costltfft. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Tertia. 
 
 Enter Macduff^wd Lenox . 
 
 Macd. Was it fo late,friend ,ere you went to Bed, 
 
 That you doe lye fo late ? 
 
 Part. Faith Sir,we were carowfing till the fecond Cock: 1 
 And Drinke,Sir,is a great proooker of three things. 
 
 Macd. What three things does Drinke efpecially 
 prouokc? 
 
 Port. Marry, Sir, Nofe-painting, Sleepe, and Vrine. I 
 Lecherie.Sir.it prouckes.and vnprouokes : it proaok.es 
 the delire,but it takes away the performance. Therefore 
 much Drinke may be faid to be an Equiuocator with Le» 
 cherie: it makes him,and ic marres him; it fets him on, 
 and it takes him off; it perfwades him, and dif-heartens 1 
 him; makes him ftand too.and not ftand too : in tonclu- 
 fion.equiuocates him in a fleepe.and groin g him the Lye, 
 leaues him. 
 
 Macd. 1 beleeue.Drinke gaue thee the Lye laftNighc 
 
 Port. That it did,Sir,i’the very Throat on me: but J I 
 requited him for his Lye, and (1 thmke)being too ftrong 
 for him,though he tooke vp my Lcgges fomeiime, yet I 
 made a Shift to caft him. 
 
 Enter Macbeth. 
 
 Macd. Is thy Matter (luring > 
 
 Our knocking ha’s awak'd him: here he tomes. 
 
 Lenox. Good morrow, Noble Sir- 
 Mach . Good morrow both. 
 
 Macd. Is the King ftitring,worthy Thane') 
 
 Mach. Not yet. 
 
 Macd. He did command me to call timely on him, 
 
 I haue almoft dipt the houre. 
 
 Mab. Ilebringyoutohim. 
 
 Macd. I know this is a ioyfull trouble to you: 
 
 But yet ’tis one 
 
 Mach. The labour we delight in.Phyficks paine: 
 
 This is theDoore. 
 
 Macd. lie make fo bold to call, fot’tis my limicred 
 feruice. Exit IHacduffe. 
 
 Lenox. Goes the King hence today? 
 
 M-tch. He does: he did appoint fo. 
 
 Lenox. The Night has been vnruly: 
 
 Where we lay,our Chimneys were blowne downe. 
 
 And (as they fay) lamentings heard i’ch’Ayre j 
 
 Strange Schreemcs of Death, 1 
 
 And Prophecying.with Accents terrible, 
 
 Of dyre Combuftion.and confus’d Enema, 
 
 New hatch'd toth’ wofull time. 
 
 The obfeure Bird clamor’d the liue-long Night. 
 
 Some fay,the Earth was feuorous, 
 
 And did (hake. 
 
 Mack. ’Twas a rough Night. 
 
 Lenox. My youog remembrance cannot paralell 
 
 A fellow to it. 
 
 Enter (JHacduff. 
 
 Macd. O horror, horror, horror, 
 
 Tongue nor Heart cannot cooceiuemor name thee. 
 
 Mach, and Lenox. Wh 3 t's the matter ? 
 
 Macd. Confufion now hath made his Maftef-peCce: 
 
 Mod facrilegious Murthei hath broke ope 
 
 The Lords anoyntedTemp!e,and ftolethencn 
 
 The Life o’th’Building, 
 
 Mach. What is’t you fay,the Life? 
 
 Lenox. Meane you his Mateftic? 
 
 Macd. Apptoch the Chamber,and deftroy your fight 
 With a new Gorgon. Doe not bid mefpeake: 
 
 mm j See, 
 
 Enter a Porter. 
 
 Knocking within. 
 
 Porter. Here’s a knocking indeede : if a man were 
 
 J Porter of Hell Gate, hee (hould haue old turning the 
 
 I Key . Knock. Knock,Knock,Knock. Who’s there 
 
 I i’ch’ name of Belxehukt Here’s a Fanner, that hang’d 
 j himfelfc on th’ezpetfation of PlentleiComc in time,haue 
 Napkins enow about you,here youlefweat fork. Knoc 
 j Knock,knock. Who’s thete in th’other DeuilsNsme? 
 Faith here's an Equiuocator, that could fwcare in both 
 the Scales againfteyther Scale, who committed Treafon 
 enough for Gods fake,yet could not equiuocate to Hea- 
 I uen : oh come io, Equiuocator. Knock.■ Knock, 
 
 Knock,Knock. Who’s there ? Faith here’s an Englifh 
 Taylor come hither, for dealing out of a French Hofe: 
 
 I Come inTaylor.hete you may roft yourGoofe. Knock. 
 
 I KnockjKoock. Neuer 8 t quiet: What arc you? but this 
 place is too cold for Hell. lie Dentil-Porter ic no further: 
 1 1 h$d thought to haue let in fome of all Profeffions.that 
 I goe the Ptimtofe way to th’euerlafting Bonfire, Knocks 
 | Anon,anon,I pray you remember the Porter. 
 
1 5 8 The TrageSe of s5\4 acbeth , 
 
 Sir,and then fpeske vovst foues: awake,awake. 
 
 Exeunt Matictbsmi Lenox. 
 Ring the Alarum Bell: Murther,and Treafon, 
 r Ba?xjuo > %ni Denalbaisu: Ma/coime awake. 
 
 Shake eff this Downey fleepe,Deaths counterfeit. 
 
 And looke on Dcach it fclfe: »p,vp,and fee 
 
 The great Dccmes Image; Malcolms,Bantjvo, 
 
 Aa from yourGraues rile vp,and walkc like Sptigbts, 
 
 To countenance this horror. Ring the Bell. 
 
 Bell rings. Enter Ladj. 
 
 Lady. What’s the Bufineflef 
 
 That fuch a hideous Trumpet calls to parley 
 
 The tlcepers of the Houfe ? fpcake,Ipeake. 
 
 Mat'd. Ogentle Lady, 
 
 'Tis not for you to hearc what I can fpcake: 
 Therq>etitior.iii a Womans care. 
 
 Would murther as it fell. 
 
 Enter Bandit a. 
 
 Q’Faxqftoy'Batique, Our Royall Matter'smurther’d 
 jAsdy.W oe.aias: 
 
 What,in out Houfe ? 
 
 Bjn. Too crusl^any where. 
 
 Dearc Duf, I prythec contradict thy fclfc, 
 
 And &y,icisnolfo. 
 
 Enter Macbetb 1 Leitsx > and F.ejfe. 
 
 Much. Had I but dy'd an houre before this chance, 
 
 3 had Itu’d a bleffed time ; for from this initant , 
 
 There’s nothing furious in Mortalicie: 
 
 All is but Tcyes : Renowne and Grace is dead. 
 
 The Wine of Life is drawne.and the mecre Lees 
 
 Is left this Vault, to brag of. 
 
 Enter Malcolms and Dmalbahee. 
 
 Donal. Wh3t is amiffe > 
 
 Mach. Youare.anddoenotknow’t; 
 
 The Spring,the Head.the Fountame of your Blood 
 Isflopt, the very Source of it isftopt. 
 
 Afaed. Youc Royall Father’s tnurthcr'd. 
 
 Mai. Oh,by whom ? 
 
 Lenox. Thofe of hti Chamber,as it feem‘d,had don't ; 
 Theit Hands and Faces were all badg’d with blood. 
 
 So were their Daggcrs,whichvnwip’d,we found 
 
 Vpon their Piliowcs: they ttadd^nd were diftraded, 
 
 No mans Life was to be trutted with them, 
 
 J Mack. 0,yet I doe repent me of rcyfurie, 
 
 ! Th^^I did kill them. 
 
 Mucd Wherefore dfd you fo ? 
 
 Mask. Who can be wife,amaz'd,temp’rate,5i furious, 
 LoVii1i,and Neutrall.in a moment? No man; 
 
 Th'expcdit'ion ot my violent Loue 
 
 Out - run the pa wfer, Rcafon. Here lay Dtncan, 
 
 His Silucr skinnc,lac’d with hisGoldcn Elocd, 
 
 And his gan-.’dStabs.lock’dhkeaBreachinNamrc, 
 
 For Ruines waftfull entrance : there the Murthcrers, 
 Steep'd in the Colours of thcirTrade; thei: Daggers 
 Vnroannerly breech'd with gore .-.who could reftame. 
 
 That had a heart to loue ; and in that heart. 
 
 Courage,to make's loue knowtse ? 
 
 Lodi. Hcipe me hence ,hoa. 
 
 Meed Looke to the Lady, 
 
 Mol. Why doc we hold our tongues. 
 
 That oaoft may clsyrae this argument for ours? 
 
 •DokJ. Wbat fnould be fpokenbere. 
 
 Where our Fate hid in an atigure hole. 
 
 May ru(h,and feizevs ? Let’s away, 
 
 Our Teares are not yet brew’d. 
 
 Mai. Nor our ttrong Sorrow 
 
 Vpcn the foot of Motion. 
 
 Eanq. Looke to the Lady: 
 
 And when we haue our naked Frailties hid. 
 
 That futferin espofure; let vs meet. 
 
 And quetticn this mott bloody piece of work*. 
 
 To know it further. Fcares and fcruples (hake vs: 
 
 In the great Hand of God I (land,and thence, 1 
 
 Againft the vndivulg'd pretence,!fight 
 
 Of T reafonous Malbce. 
 
 Macd. And fo doe I. 
 
 Ml So all. 
 
 Mack. Let’s briefely put on manly readinefle. 
 
 And mcec i’th' Hall together. 
 
 sW. Well contented. Exemn. 
 
 Male. What will you doe? 
 
 Let’s not ccnfoi t with them; 
 
 To (hew an vnfelt Sorrow.is an OfScc 
 
 Which the falfe man do's eafic. 
 
 He to England. 
 
 Don. To Ireland, I: 
 
 Our fepera ted fortune (hall kcepe va both the (afe: 
 
 Where we are.therc’s Daggers in mens Smiles; - 
 The neere in blood.ihe tieerer bloody. 
 
 Male. This murcherous Shaft that’s (hot. 
 
 Hath oot yet Iighted:and our fafeft way. 
 
 Is to auoid the aytne. Therefore to Horfe, 
 
 And let vs not be daimie of leaue-taking. 
 
 But Drift away; there’s warrant in that Theft, 
 
 Which dealer it felfe.wheu there’s no mercie left. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Seem Quartet. 
 
 Enter Rofe.mtb an Old man, 
 
 Oldman. Three (core and ten I esn remember wdl, 
 Within the Volume of which Time.l haue feene 
 
 Houtes dreadfull.and things ftrange: but this fere Night 
 Hath trifled former know ings. 
 
 Roffe. Ha,good Father, 
 
 Thou feefi the Hcaucns,as troubled with mans Ad, 
 Threatens his bloody Stage: byth' Clock 'tis Day, 
 
 And yet darke Night flrangles the trauailing Lampe: 
 
 Is’t Nights predominance.or the Payeslhame. 
 
 That Darknefle does the face of Earth iotombe, 
 
 When liuing Light (hould kiffe it ? 
 
 Oldman. ’Tis vnnaturall, 
 
 Euen like the deed that’s done: On Tuefdsy laft, 
 
 A Faulcon towring in her pride of place. 
 
 Was by a Mowfing Owle hawkt at,and kill’d. 
 
 Reft. And Duncans Horfes, 
 
 A thing mott ftrange, and ccrtainc) 
 kautecus.and fwifr,ihe Mioions of their Race, 
 
 Turn’d wilde in rvuurc, broke tbeir ftalls.flong oat. 
 Contending ’gaintt Gbedicnce,as they would 
 sJa&e Warre with Mankind*. 
 
 Oldman. Tis fiid.tbey eate each other. 
 
 Sojfi. They did fo: 
 
TbeTragedieof zSATacbeth 
 
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 To ih’amaaemcm of mine eyes that look'd vpon t. 
 
 Enter Macduff. 
 
 Heere comes the good Macdufc. 
 
 How goes the world Sir,now ? 
 
 Ward. Why fee you not? ... 
 
 Jbfl.lit known who did this more then bloody deed 
 Macd. Thofe that Macbeth hathflaine. 
 
 R»ff. Alas the dsv. 
 
 What good could they pretend ? 
 
 Macd. They were fubborned, 
 
 Ma/celme, and DenaJbamc the Kings two Sonnes 
 j Are ftolne away and fled, which puts vpon them 
 Sufpition of the deed. 
 
 Rofe. 'Gainft Nature flill, 
 
 Tktiftlefle Ambition, that will rauen vp 
 T hine owne hues meanes : Then 'tis moft like, 
 
 The Soueraignty will fall vpon Macbeth. 
 
 xjMacd. He is already nam'd, and gone to Scone 
 To be inuefled. 
 
 Rope. Where is Duncans body ? 
 
 Macd Carried toColmekill, 
 
 The Sacred Siote-houfe of his Predeceflors, 
 
 And Guardian of their Bones. 
 
 Rofe. Will you ro Scone ? 
 i jMacd. No Cofin, lie to Fife. 
 
 Befe Well,! Will thither. 
 
 A/acd.Well may you fee things wel donetheretAdicu 
 Leaft our old Robes fit eafier then our new. 
 
 Rofe. Farewell, Father 
 
 Old M. Gods benyfon go with you,and with thole 
 That would make good ofbad.and Friends of Foes. 
 
 Exeunt emnes 
 
 ffius TertiuSeen a Trim a . 
 
 Enter 'Bantjue. 
 
 H*nq. Thou haft it now, King, Cawdor,Glamis,all, 
 As the weyard Women promis'd, and I feare 
 Thou playd ft moft fowly for’t yet it was faide 
 It fhould not ftand in thy Pofterity, 
 
 But that my felfe fhould be the Roote,and Father 
 Of many Kings If there tome truth from them, 
 
 As vpon thee CMacbttb, their Speeches dime. 
 
 Why by the verities on thee made good. 
 
 May they not be my Oracles as well, 
 
 And fet me vp in hope. But hufh.no more, 
 
 Sr* it founded. Eater Macbeth at King, Lai] Lenox, 
 Re (ft , Lards jmd sdttendaxxs. 
 
 "Math Heere's our chiefe Gueft. 
 
 La. lfhe had beene forgotten, 
 
 It had bene ss a gap in our great Feaft, 
 
 And all-thing vnbecomming. 
 
 7>)aeb. Tonight we hold a folemne Supper fir. 
 
 And lie requeft your pcefence 
 Bonn. Let your Highnefte 
 Command vpon me. to the which my dutie* 
 
 Are with a moft tndllToluble rye 
 For euer knit 
 
 M*ci Ride you this ifternoone •’ 
 
 Ban. I, my good Lord. 
 
 Macb We Inould haue Hf< defir d your goodaduke 
 
 (Which (Till hath be«nboth graue.and profperoui) 
 
 In this dayesCoun cell: but wee'le take to morrow. 
 
 Is't farre you ride? 
 
 'Ban. As farre,my Lord^s will fill vp the time 
 'Twitt this,and Suppct. Goe not my Horfe the better, 
 
 I rouft become a borrower of the Night, 
 
 For a darkc houre.or twaine. 
 
 Macb. Faile not our Feaft. 
 
 "Ban. My Lord,I will not. 
 
 Macb. We heare our bloody Coaens are bellow'd 
 In England,and in Ireland.not confcfstng 
 Their cruell Patricide,filling their hearers 
 With ftrange inuention. But of that to morrow. 
 
 When therewithal!,we (hall haue caufc of State, 
 
 Crauing vs toyntly. Hye you ro Horfe: 
 
 Adieu,till you retume at Night. 
 
 Coes Fleaner with you ? 
 
 'Ban. I,my good Lord : our time does call vpon's 
 Macb 1 wifh your Horfes fwift. and fore of foot : 
 
 And fol doe commend you to their backs. 
 
 Fatwell. Exit Banejuo. 
 
 Let euety man be mafter of his time, 
 
 Till feuen at Night,to make fociene 
 The Tweeter welcome: 
 
 We will keepe our felfe till Supper time alone: 
 Whilethen.God be withyou. Exeunt Leris, 
 
 Sirrha, a word with you : Attend thofe men 
 Ourpleafure? . 
 
 S truant. They are, my Lord, without the Palbc.-| 
 
 Gate. 
 
 Macb Bring them before vs. Exit Semen:, 
 
 To be thus,is nothing, but to be fafely thus; 
 
 Our feares in 'Banana fticke deepe. 
 
 And in his Royalne of Nature reignes that 
 Which would be fear'd. 'Tis much he dares, 
 
 And to that dauntlefle temper of his Mmde, 
 
 He hath a Wifdome.that dothguide his Vsloor, 
 
 Jo a£i infafetie. There is none but he, 
 
 Whofe being I doe feare . and vnder him, 
 
 My Census is rebuk'd,as it is faid 
 Mar{ Anthonies was l>y Caftr. He chid the Sifters, 
 
 When fitft they put the Name of King vpon me. 
 
 And bad them fpeake to him. Then Prophet-like, 
 
 They hayl’d him Father to a Line of Kings 
 Vpon my Head they plac'd a ftuitlefle Crowne, 
 
 And put a barren Scepter in my Gripe, 
 
 Thence to be wrenebt with an vnlineall Hand, 
 
 No Sonne of mine fucceeding : if t be fo. 
 
 For Bangui’s Iflue haue I fil'd mv Mmde, 
 
 For them, the gracious Duncan haue 1 murthej'd. 
 
 Put Rancours in the Veffellofmy Peace 
 Onely fot them.and mine eternall Iewell 
 Giucn to the common Enemie of Man, 
 
 To make them Kings, the Secdes o (Bansfue King:. 
 Rather then fo.corne Fate into the Lyft, 
 
 And champion me toth’vtterance. 
 
 Who’s there ? 
 
 Enter Seruant , and nee Munhereru 
 Now goe to the Doore, and ftay there till we calL 
 
 Esc* Servos* 
 
 Was it not yefterday we fpoke together ? 
 
 Mnrth. it was.fopleafeyotirHighnefle. 
 
 Macb. Well then, 
 
 Now haue you confide?’d of my fpeechee: 
 
 Know, 
 
The Tragedte of acbeth. 
 
 1 UJOW, mat it was he.tn the times paft^ 
 
 I Which held you fo voder fortune, 
 
 I Which you thought had been our innocent fclfe. 
 
 1 This I made good to you,in our Ufl conference, 
 
 I Paft in probation with you : 
 
 I How you were borne in band, how crofl : 
 
 I The Inttrumeots; who wrought with them i 
 | And ill things elfe.that might 
 
 I To haife a Soule.aod to a Notion craz'd. 
 
 Say .Thus did Tiantyno. 
 
 i. Mnrtb. You made it knowne to vs. 
 
 1 Afnei. Ididfo: 
 
 1 And went further, which is now 
 
 I Ger point of fecond meeting, 
 j Doe you finde your patience fo predominant, 
 j In your nature, that you can let this goer* 
 j Are you foGofpeli’d.to pray for this good man, 
 
 1 And for his Iffue, wliofe heauie hand 
 
 Hath bow'd you to the Gtaue, and begget’d 
 j Yours for euer ? 
 
 i .Murtb. We are men, my Liege. 
 
 Afdeb. I,in the Catalogue ye goe for men. 
 
 As Honnds.andGreyhounds,Mongrels,Spamels.Curres 
 Showghes. Water-Hugs,and Demy-Wolues are dipt 
 
 All by the Name of Dogges: the valued file 
 Diftinguifoesthe fwift,the flow.the fubtle. 
 
 The Houfe-kccpet,tbe Hunter, euery one 
 j According to the gift, which bounteous Nature 
 j Haeh in him clos'd: whereby he does receiuc 
 
 Particular addition, from the Bill, 
 
 That writes them ill alike: and fo of men. 
 
 Now.if you hsuea ftation in the file, 
 
 Not t*th‘ word ranke of Manhood,fay't, 
 
 And I will pu: that BufinefTe in your Bofomes, 
 
 Whofe esecution takes your Encmieoff, 
 
 Grapples you to the heart;and loue of vs. 
 
 Who weare our Health but fickly m his Life, 
 
 I Which in his Death were perfeft. 
 
 I i. Adetrtb. i am one.my Liege, 
 
 Whom tbc vtie Blowes and Buffets of the World 
 
 Hath fo tncens'd.that I am reckleffe what I doe, 
 
 1 To fpight the World. 
 
 l. hiartb. And 1 another, 
 
 So wtanc witbDifaflers.tugg'd with Fortune, 
 
 I Thar I would set my Life on any Chance, 
 
 I To mend it,or be rid on t. 
 
 Ai*cb. Both of you know 'BatujHe was your Enemie. 
 
 Mttrib. True.my Lord 
 
 Macb. So is be mine: and in facb bloody diftance, 
 
 7 hat euery minute of his being,thrufts 
 
 I Againftmy neer'ft of Life: and though I could 
 
 With bare-fac'd powerfweepe him from my fight, 
 
 1 And bid my will mouth it; yet I mud not. 
 
 For rertainc friends that are both his, and mine, 
 
 Whofe loues 1 may not drop,bur wayle his fall. 
 
 Who 1 my felfe ftrutk downe: and thence it is. 
 
 That J to your afTi Gance doe make loue. 
 
 Masking the Bufineffe from the common Eye, 
 
 For fundry werghtie Rea/ons. 
 
 z .Murtb. We fhall.mv Lord, 
 
 Per for me what you command vs. 
 t, Murtb Though our Liues— 
 
 Mtcb Your Spirits fhme through yoa. 
 
 Within this boure, at mod, 
 
 I will aduife you where to plant your Celues, 
 
 Acquaint you with the peifcS Spy o‘tb’ time. 
 
 The moment on t.fot’t mufl be dene to Nioht 
 
 And fomething from the Paliace, alwayeslhourhc 
 
 Than reqmre a tlearenefle; and with him. b * 
 
 7 o leaue no Rubs nor Botches in the Worke • 
 his Sonne.that keepe, him company 
 
 Whofeabfence is no leffe matenall tome, 
 
 Then i, h.s Fathers .muff embrace the fate 
 
 Of that darke houre: refolue your fcJues apart 
 
 He come to you anon. r 
 
 Mwtb. We are rcfolu'd.my Lord. 
 
 Mach IlecaU vponyoaftra.ght ■ abide within, 
 r C c °" ci “ dctl; Soules flight, 
 
 I f it finde Heauen.rauft finde it out to Night. Exent. 
 
 Seen a Secunda. 
 
 Enter CMacbftb, Lady, and a Struant. 
 
 Lddjr. Is f?^««gone fromCourt* 
 
 Servant. I.Madame.but returnes againe to Nicht 
 
 Lady. Say to the Kmg.I would attend his leyfure 
 
 rot a few words. ’ * 
 
 Servant. Madame. I will. 
 
 Lady. Nought's had, all's fpent. 
 
 Where our defirc is got without content : 
 
 Tis fafer.to be that winch wc deflroy. 
 
 Then by deftrudhon dwell in doubt/ull iop. 
 
 Enter OMacbclb. 
 
 How now.my Lord.vvhy doe you keepe alone t 
 
 Of lorrycft Fancies yout Companions making, 
 
 Vfing thofcThoughts,which fhould indeed haue dy'd 
 Wuh them they rhtokc on;th.ngs wnhout a 11 remedic 
 Should be without regard: what's done,is done, 
 
 Macb We haue feoreb d the Snake,not kill'd it. 
 
 Shce It clofc.and be her felfe.whileftourpooreMallue 
 Remames in danger of her former Tooth. - 
 
 But let the frame of things dif-toyut 
 
 Both the Worlds foffer, 
 
 Ere we will eate our Meale in feare.and fleepe 
 
 In the affltdlion of the/e terrible Dreamcs 
 
 That /hake vs Nightly: Better be wuh the dead. 
 
 Whom we. to gayne our peace,haue fent to peace 
 
 Then on the torture of the Miode to lye 
 
 In reftleflc exrafie. 
 
 'Duncant is in his Graue . 
 
 After Lifes fitfull Feuer.hefleepes well, 
 
 Treafon ha’s done his worft: nor Stcele.nor Poyfon 
 
 Maliice domeftique. forrame Lcute, nbthing, ’ 
 
 Can touch him further. 
 
 Lady. Come on 
 
 Geotle my Lord.fleeke o're your rugged Looker, 
 
 Be bright and louiall among your Cue As to Night. 
 
 Tiiacb. So /hall 1 Loue,and fo I pray be you : 
 
 Let your remembrance apply to Bantjue, 
 
 Prcfem him Eminence,both with Eye and Tongue : 
 
 Vnfafe the while, that wee mull laue 
 
 Out Honors in theft flattering flreames. 
 
 And make our Faces Vizards to our Hearts 
 
 Dtfguifuig what they are. 
 
 Lady. You muff leaue this. 
 diacb. o.fuil of Scorpions it ruy Mmdc.deare Wife : 
 rhou know'ftjthat Banyua and hisT.Wj hues. 
 
c Tf>e Tra^edie of sShfacbeth. 
 
 Lady. But in mem, Natures Coppie’s not cternc. 
 
 Macb. There’s comfort yct^hey are aflaileable. 
 Then bethou ioctind: ere the Skt hath flowne 
 H is Cloy fter'd flight, ere to black Heecats fumnions 
 The (hard-borne Beetle.with his drowfie hums. 
 
 Hath rung Nights yawning Peale, 
 
 There fhal! be done a deed of dreadfull note. 
 
 Ljdy. What's to be done? 
 
 Macb Be innocent of the know!edge,deareft Chuck 
 Till thou applaud the deed:Come,feeling Night, 
 Skarfe vp the tender Eye of pitnfull Day, 
 
 And with thy bloodieand inuifible Hand 
 Cancell and reare to pieces that great Bond, 
 
 Which keepes me pale Light thickens. 
 
 And the Crow makes Wing toth’Rookie Wood: 
 
 Good things of Day begin to droope.and drowfe. 
 Whiles Nights black Agents to their Prey’s doe rowfe. 
 Thou roanreU’ft at my words: but hold thee Bill, 
 
 Things bad begun,make ftrong themfclues by ill: 
 
 So pry thee goc with me Exeunt. 
 
 Seen a 'Tertia. 
 
 Enter three Mart herers. 
 
 i But who did bid thee \oyne with vs? 
 
 3 Macbeth. 
 
 a. Henecdes notourmiftruft.fince heddiuers 
 Our Offices, and what we hauctodoe, 
 
 1 To the diredfion iuft 
 
 I Then Band with vs 
 The Weft yet glimmers with fame ftreakes of Day. 
 Now fpurres the lated Trauellcr apace. 
 
 To gayne the timely inne, end neere approches 
 The fnliiert of our Watch 
 3. Hcarke.I hearcHorfes. 
 
 'Bauquo withm. Giuevsa Light there,hoa. 
 
 Z. Then ’tis hec : 
 
 The reft, that are within the note of expectation, 
 
 | Alreadic are i'th’Court 
 
 1 . His Horfes goc about. 
 
 3 . Almoft a mile: but he does vfually. 
 
 So all men doe.from hence toth' PaUaceGate 
 Make it their Walke. 
 
 Enter Barque and Flcant yettb a Torch. 
 
 Z. A Light, a Light 
 3 'Tis hec, 
 
 1 . Stand too’t. 
 
 Ban I twill be Rayne to Night. 
 
 1 . Let it come downe, 
 
 'Ban. O, Trccherie' 
 
 1 Flyc good I lean, ftye. Bye, flye. 
 
 I Thou may ft reuengc. O Slauc ' 
 
 3 . Who did ftrike out the Light? 
 
 I. W as't not the way ? 
 
 There’s but one downe: the Soane Is fled. 
 
 3 . Wehaucloft 
 I Bcft halfe of our Affaire 
 
 1 Well, let's away, and fay how much is done. 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 1A L 
 
 Secena Ouarta. 
 
 Banquet prepar d. Enter CMacbcth, Lady, Rofc, Lent* , 
 Lords , and tsittencLtnts 
 
 Macb. You know your owne degrets,fu doyine • 
 
 A t firft 3nd laft,the hearty welcome. 
 
 Lords. Thankes to your Maicfty. 
 
 Macb. Our felfe will mingle with Society, 
 
 And play the humble Hoff . 
 
 Our H oftefle keepes her State, but ih beft cimt 
 We will require her welcome. 
 
 La. Pronounce it for me Sir, to all out Friends, 
 
 For my heart fpeakes,they are welcome 
 Enter firft UMurtbercr. 
 
 Macb.See they encounter rhec with their harts thanks I 
 Both fides are euen. heere lie (it i’th’mid’ft, . 
 
 Be large in mirth,anon wee’l drinke a Meafure 
 The Table round. There’s blood vpon thy face. 
 
 Mar. ’Tis Tianquo's then. 
 
 Macb. Tis better tbee without, then he within. 
 Ishedifpatch’d? 
 
 Afar. My Lord his throat is cut, that I did for him 
 Mac. Thou art the beft o’th’Cut-throats, 
 
 Yet bee s good that did the like for Fleams: 
 
 [f thou did’ft it, thou 3rt the Non-paicill. 
 
 Mur. Moft Royall Sir 
 Fleans is fcap’d. 
 
 tMacb. Then comes my Fitagaine 
 I had elle beenc perfeCf; 
 
 Whole as the Marble, founded as the Rocke, 
 
 As broad, and generall, as the cafing Ayrei 
 But now I am cabio d, crib’d, confin’d, bound in 
 To fawey doubts, and feares. But Barque s fate ? 
 
 Mur. I,my good Lord : fate m a ditch he bides. 
 
 With twenty trenched gafhes on his head; 
 
 Tbelcaft a Death to Nature. 
 
 Macb. Thankes for that: 
 
 There the grownc Serpent lyes, the vvorme that’s Bed 
 Hath Nature that in tune will Venom breed, 
 
 No teeth for th’prefent. Get thee gone, to morrow 
 Wee’l hearc our felues againe. Exit Tnurderer 
 
 Lady. My Royall Lord, 
 
 You do not giue the Cheere, the Feaft is fold 
 That is not often vouch’d, while ’tis a making : 
 
 Tis giuen.with welcome: to feede were beft at home: 
 From thence, the Cawce tomeate isCeremony, 
 
 Meeting were bare without it 
 
 Enter the Ghoft of Bauquo, and fits tn Mechetbi place 
 
 CUacb. Sweet Remembrancer: 
 
 Now good digeflion wane on Appetite, 
 
 A. d health on both 
 
 Lenox. May't plcafe vourHighnefle (it. 
 
 Math. Here had we now our Countries Honor,rooFd, J 
 Were the grac'd perfon ofour^a^^preient • 
 
 Who, may I rarher challenge for vnkindneffe. 
 
 Then pitty for Mifchance. 
 
 Rojfe. His abfence(Sir) 
 
 Lay es blame vpon his promife. Pleas’t your Higbnefte 
 To grace vs with your Royall Company,? 
 
 Meal. 
 
nfctr 4 
 
 14-1 
 
 M&cb. The Table’s full, 
 l^nsx. Heerc is a place referu’d Sir, 
 
 Mad. Where? 
 
 Lenox. Hcctc my good Lord. 
 
 Wbst is’c that moue 8 your Highnefle f 
 iMacb. Which ofyou haue done this? 
 
 Lards. Whit,ray good Lord ? 
 
 Mtcb. Thou eanft not fay I did it: neuer /hake 
 Thy goary iockes at me. 
 
 Rajfe. Gentlemen nfe.his Highnefle is not well. 
 LoAj. Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often tbqs. 
 And hath beene from his youth. Pray you keeps Seat, 
 The fit is momentary, vpon a thought 
 He will againe be well. If much you note him 
 You fhall offend him, and extend hisPaflion, 
 
 Feed, and regard him not. Are you a man? 
 
 Mad. I, and a bold one, that dare looke on that 
 Which might appall the Oiucli. 
 
 Leu O proper fluffs : 
 
 This is the very painting ofyout fcare ; 
 
 This is the Ayrc-drawne-Dagger which you faid 
 Led you to ‘Duncan. O, thefe fiawes md fta-’ts 
 (Jmpoftors to true fcare) would well become 
 A womans ftory, at a Wioters fire 
 Au:horii’d by her Grandaro: fbame it felfe. 
 
 Why do you make fuch faces ? When all’s done 
 You looitehut on s ftoole. 
 
 Mach. Prythee fee there : 
 
 Behold, looke, ioe, how fay you: 
 
 Why what care I, if cbou csnfl nod, fpeake too. 
 IfCharnellhoufes, and ourGrauesmuft fend 
 Thofcthat we bury.backe; our Monument* 
 
 Shall be the M&wes ofKyces. 
 
 la. What? quite vnoiann’d in folly. 
 
 Mach If I ftandhecrc,I faw him. 
 
 La. Fieforfhame. 
 
 Mach. Blood hath bene fhed ere new.i’th’oldcn time 
 Ere humane Statute purg'd the gentle Weak: 
 J,andfmce too, Murtbcrshaue bene perform’d 
 Too terrible for the earc. The rimes has bene. 
 
 That when the Braines wereout, the man would dye, 
 And there an end : But now they rife againe 
 With twenty mottall rourthers on their crownes, 
 Andpufhvs from out Aooles. Thi* is more Qrange 
 Then fuch a murther is. 
 
 La. My worthy Lord 
 Your Noble Friends do lackeyou. 
 
 Mach. I do forger: 
 
 Donotmufe at me my moft worthy Friend*, 
 haue a ftrange infirmiry,which is Dothing 
 T o thofc that know me. Come.loue and health to all, 
 
 , Then lie fic downe :Giueroe force Wmc,fill full ; 
 
 Enter Gbefl. 
 
 I drinke to th’generall ioy o th'whole Table, 
 
 And to our decre Friend TLmqee, whom wemifle: 
 
 Would he were heerc : to all, and him we thrift, 
 
 And all to *11. 
 
 Lords. Our doties, and the pledge. 
 
 Lfttoc. Auant, & quit my fight,let the earth hide thee: 
 Tby bones are marrowlcfle, thy blood is cold: 
 
 Thou haft no fpcculation m thofe eyes 
 Which thou doll glare with. 
 
 La. Thmkc of this good Peere»> 
 
 But as a thing of Cuftome: 'Tis no other, 
 
 Oncty it fpoyles the plc&furc of the time. 
 
 M&b. IVhat man dare, I date t 
 
 T'be'Trogedie 0/ c acbeth. 
 
 Approach thou like the rugged Rutnsn 3eare 
 T hs arm’d Rhinoceros, or th’H irenn Tiger, 
 
 1 akc any ff.ape but that, and my finite Neniei 
 Shall neuer tremble. Or be aliue agamc. 
 
 And dare me to the Defart wicli thy Sword : 
 
 It crcmbSing I inhabit thcn,protcft mce 
 The Baby cfaGirle. Hence horrible (hadow, 
 
 Vnrcail mock'ry hence. Why fo, being gone* 
 
 * cm a man 3gamc: pray you fit fti/l. 
 
 Ea. Y ou h^ue displac'd the mirth. 
 
 Broket he good mecting,withmoft admir’d diforder. 
 
 Mcxb. Can fcch things be, 
 
 And oucrcome vs like * SummersCiowd, 
 
 W .tbout our fpeciali wonde,? You make me ftrange 
 ^.ocntothedifpofiticnthatlowe, ° 
 
 When now I thinkeyou can behold fuch fights, 
 Andkecpc the natural! Ruble of yourChcckes* 
 
 When mine u blanch'd with feare. 
 
 Kojfc. What fights,my Lord ? 
 
 Ltu I pray you fpeake not: he growes worfe & worfe 
 Qjeft.on enrages him: at once, goodnight. 
 
 Stand not vpon the order of your going 
 But go at once. * 
 
 Len. Good night,and betterbealth 
 Attend his Maicfly. 
 
 La. A kinde goodnight to all. ExitLerde 
 
 Mach It will baue blood they fay: 
 
 Blood will hsue Blood : 
 
 Stones hauc beene knowne to moue,& Tree* to fpeake 
 Aogures, and vndcrftood Relaticns.haue 
 By Maggot Pyes.fk Choughe*.& Rockes brought forth 
 The fecrct'ft man of Blood. What is the night? 
 
 La. Almoft at oddes withmorning.whichl* which. 
 Mocb.Hovt lay ft thou that Mstcduf dcnic* his perfon 
 At n U r great bidding. 
 
 La: Did you fend to him Sir ? 
 
 Math. I heate it by the way ; But I will fend: 
 
 There’s not s one of them but in hi* houfe 
 I keepe a Scruanc Feed. I will tomorrow 
 (And betimes 1 will) to the weyard Sifter*. 
 
 More Aral! they fpeake: for now 1 am bent to know 
 By the worft meanes, the worft, for mine owtie good. 
 
 All cauferfliail giue wav. lam in blood 
 Stepr in fo farre, that Ihould I wade no more, 
 
 Returning were as tedious as go ore: 
 
 Strange things I haue in head, that will to hand, 
 
 Which muft be a&ed, ere they may be fcand 
 La. Y ou lacke the feafon of all Naturcs^kepc. 
 yVArcACome.wcel to fleepe: My ftrangc St fclf-abufc 
 Is the initiate feare,that wonts hard vfe: 
 
 Wc ate yet but yong indeed. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Quinta. 
 
 Thunder. Enter the three Witches, meet sot 
 Hoc*. 
 
 i Why hewnow J/«vf/,you!ookjtangefly? 
 Hec. H aue I not resfon (Beldams) as you arc f 
 Sawcy,and ouer-bold, how did you dare 
 To Trade, and Treffcke with Macbeth, 
 
 In Riddlcs.and Affaires of death; 
 
 And 
 
The Tragedie of <AfyTacbeth. _ 1 4-3 
 
 AndltkM.rtmoi^ rCh^ . Where hebettowcsh.m.cire'7 
 
 The dole contriuet of all harmes. 
 
 Was neuer call'd to bearc my pare, 
 
 Ot (hew the glory of oar Art ? 
 
 And whjch is worfe, all yon hnuedone 
 Hath bene bet for a wayward Sonne, 
 
 Spightfu!l,nnd wrathfull, who (as others do) 
 
 Loues for his owne ends, not for you. 
 
 But make amends new: Get you gon, 
 
 And et the pit of Acheron 
 Meetc me rth’Morning: thither he 
 Will come, to know his Deftinie. 
 
 Your Veffels, and your Spelt prouide. 
 
 Your Charmes,and euery thing befide { 
 
 I am for th'Ayre: This night lie fpend 
 Vnto a difmall.’and a Fatall end. 
 
 Great bufinefTe muft be wrought ere Noone. 
 
 Vpon the Corner of the Moone 
 There hangs a vap'tous drop, profound, 
 
 lie catch it ere it come to ground ; 
 
 And that diftill’dby Magiekt flights, 
 
 Shall raife fuch Artificiall Spriglus, 
 
 As by the Arength oftheir illufion, 
 
 Shall draw him on to his Confufion. 
 
 Hefhall fporneFate.fcorne Death, andbeare 
 Hishopes 'bone Wifedome.Grace.andFeafe: 
 
 And you all lrnow,$ecurity 
 Is Mortals c’ncefeft Enemie. 
 
 Mnfche t anda Sang. 
 
 Hcarke, I am call'd • my little Spirit fee 
 Sits in a Foggy cloud,sod flayes forme. 
 
 Stn^tvtthln . 
 
 r Come, let’s make haft, (heel foone be* 
 Backeagaine. Exeunt 
 
 Selena Sexta . 
 
 Enter Lenox ^eted another Lard. 
 
 Letsex. My former Speeches, 
 
 Haue but hit your Thoughts 
 Which can interpret farther: Ooely I fay 
 Things haue bin ftrangd^borne. The gracious Vtentat 
 Was°pittied of Macbeth : marry he was dead: 
 
 And the right valiant Baryta walk’d too late, 
 
 Whom you may fay (if t pieafe you) Flews kill’d, 
 
 For Flews fled : Men mu ft not walke too late. 
 
 Wl»o cannot want the thought,how monflrous 
 It was for Malcolm?) and for Donatbwt 
 To kill their gracious Father ? Damned Fad, 
 
 How it did greeue Macbeth } Dtd he not ftraighc 
 In pious rage, the two delinquents tear?, 
 
 That were the Slaues of drinke.and thralles offleepe ? 
 Was not that Nobly done? 1, and wifely too : 
 
 For ’twould haue anget’a any heart aiiue 
 Toheare the men deny’t. Sothatlfay, 
 
 He ha's borne all things well, andl dothinke. 
 
 That had he Dane arts Sonoes voder his Key, 
 
 (Ai.and't pieafe Heauen he fhalloot) they fhould finde 
 Wliat ’twere to kill a Father: So fhould Flews. 
 
 But peace; for from broad worda,and canfe he fayl d 
 His prefer.ee at the Tyrants Feaft, 1 heare 
 OhUcdnfe hues in difgnce. Sir,can you tel! 
 
 Lord. The Sonnes of Dtmc&se 
 (From whom this Tyrant holds the due of Birth) 
 
 Lines in the Englifli Court,and is receyu’d 
 Of the moft Pious Edward, with fuch grace, 
 
 That the malcuolencc ©fFortune, nothing 
 Takes from his high refped. Thither Macdufje 
 Is gone, to pray the Holy King, vpon his ayd 
 To wake Northumberland,and warlike Seyward l 
 That by thehelpe ofthefe (with him aboue) 
 
 To ratifie the Workc) we may againe 
 Giue to our Tables meate, fleepe to our Nights r 
 Free from our Feafts.and Banquets bloody kmuesj 
 Do faithfull Homage, and receiue free Honors, 
 
 All which we pine for now. And this report 
 Hathfoexafperate their King, that hee 
 Prepares for fome attemptofWarre. 
 
 Lett. Sent he to Macthtjfe f 
 Lord. He did : and with an abfolute Sir.not 1 
 The dowdy Meffeoger turnes me his backe, 
 
 And hums; as who fhould fay, you’l roe-the time 
 Thatdogges me with this Anlwer, 
 
 Lenox. And that well might 
 Aduife him to a Caution, t hold what dilhsnee 
 His wifedome can prouide, Some holy Angell 
 Flyc to the Court of England,and vnfold . 
 
 His Me(fage ere he come, that a fwift biefling 
 May foone returne to this our fufiering Country, 
 
 Vnder a hand acctirt’d. 
 
 Lard. He fend my Prayers with him. Exeunt 
 
 Attus Quartos. ScenaTnma. 
 
 Thunder, Enter the three fVttcbet. 
 
 j Thrice the brinded Cat hath mewkL 
 j Thrice.and once the Hcdge-Pigge whin'd. 
 3 Harper cries,’tis time, 'us time. 
 
 I Round about the Caldron go a 
 In the poyfond Erttrades throw 
 Toad, that vnder cold (lone, 
 
 Daves and Nights, ha's thirty one: 
 
 Sweltred Venom fleeping got, 
 
 Boyle thoufitft i’th’charmedpot. 
 
 All. Double, double, toile and trouble ; 
 Fire bttrne, and Cauldron bubble. 
 
 a Fillet of a Fenny Snake, 
 
 In the Cauldron boyle and bake : 
 
 Eye of Newt, andToe of Frocge, 
 
 Wooll of Bar, and Tongue ofDogge : 
 
 Adders Fotke, and Blmdc-wormes Sting, 
 Linrds legge, and Howlets wing : 
 
 For aCharme ofpowtefull trouble. 
 
 Like a Hell-broth, boyle and bubble. 
 
 .MU. Double, double, toyle and trouble, 
 Fireburne, and Cauldron bubble. 
 
 3 Scale of Dragon. Tooth of Wolfe, 
 Witches Mummey, Msw.and Gulfc 
 Of the rauin’d fait Scafhaike : 
 
 Roote of Hemloeke, digg'd i thduke: 
 
 Liuer of Blafphemmg lew, 
 
 Gall ofGoaie, and Slippes ofYew, 
 
 Sliuet’d in the Moones Ecclipfe: 
 
144- 
 
 TheTragedis of dMacbeib. 
 
 Nefe of Turke,and Tartars lips: 
 
 Pinger ofBirth-ftrangledBabe, 
 
 Ditcb-dchuer'd by a Drab, 
 
 Make the Grewell thick e, and flab. 
 
 Adde thereto a Tigers Chawdron. 
 
 For th’Ingredience of out Cawdroo. 
 
 AH. Doable, double, toyle and trouble. 
 
 Fire bume,aodCauldron bubble. 
 
 2 Coole it with a Baboones blood. 
 
 Then the Charme is firme and good. 
 
 Cuter Uecat,and the other three Vittbct. 
 
 Bee. O well done: 1 commend your paines, 
 
 Aod euery one (hall (hare i’th’gaioes: 
 
 And now about the Cauldron fing 
 Lika Elues and Fairies in a Ring, 
 
 Inch anting all that you put in. 
 
 Mufcke and a Soar. Black* Spirit 1, &e. 
 a By the pricking of my Thumbes, 
 
 Something wicked this way comes: 
 
 Open Lockes, who euerknockcs. 
 
 Enter Macbeth. 
 
 Macb .How now you fecret,black,& midnight H »g$? 
 What is’t you do? 
 
 AH. A deed without a name. 
 
 Macb. I conjure you, by that which you Profefie, 
 (How ere you come to know it)anfwer me: 
 
 Though you vntye the Winder, and let them fight 
 A gain ft the Churches: Though the yefty W anes 
 Confound and fwallowNauigation vp : 
 
 Though bladedComebe lodg’d,& Trees blown downe, 
 Though Caflles topple on their Warders heads s 
 Though Pal laces, and Pyramids do flope 
 Their hpads to their Foundations: Though the treafisre 
 Of Natures Germaine, tumble altogether, 
 
 Euen till deftruftiou ficken: Anfwcr me 
 To what i aske you* 
 
 1 Speake. 
 
 2 Demand. 
 
 3 Wee’Ianfwer. 
 
 j Say,ifth'hadfl tatbet heare irfrom out mouthes. 
 
 Or from our Mailers. 
 
 Macb. Call’em: let me fee’em. 
 
 1 Powre in Sowes blood, that hath eaten 
 ■Jer nine Farrow: Greaze that’s fweaten 
 From the Murderers Gibbet, throw 
 Into the Flame. 
 
 ALL Come high or low; 
 
 TbySelfe and Office deafclyfhoiv, Thunder. 
 
 1 . Apptratton^vt Armed Head. 
 Macb. Tell me, thou vnknownepower. 
 t Heknowes*bythought: 
 deare his fpcech, but fay thou nought. 
 
 r Appear. Mdcbetb,Macbctb, Macbeth: 
 teware Macdxffe, 
 
 lewarc.the Thane of Fife: di&mfle me. Enough. 
 
 He'DefcerJs. 
 
 Macb.V/h»t erethou art,for thy good caution,thanks 
 ‘ ’hou haft harp’d rny fearc aright. But one word more. 
 
 s He will not be commanded: beere’s another 
 More potent then the firft. Thunder. 
 
 2 Apparition, a Blood; Childc. 
 
 B Appar. CMacbeth,Macbeth,Macbeth. 
 
 Macb. Had 1 three eares.H’d heare thee. 
 
 2 Appar. Be bloody, bold,8c refolute 1 
 
 Laugh to fcorne 
 
 The powre of man : For none of woman bome 
 Shall harme Macbeth. "Defcer. 1, 
 
 Mac. Then WueMacdufe: what need I fcare ofthe'e 
 
 But yet lie make affurance : double fure, 
 
 And take a Bond of Fate: thou (halt notiiue. 
 
 That I may tell pale-hearted Feare,it lies ; ’ 
 
 And fleepe in fpighc of Thunder. ’ Thunder 
 
 3 Pf nation,aChtldeCrowned, withalrtemhu Una 
 What is this, that rifes like the iffue of a King, 
 
 And wcares vpon his Baby.brow, the round 
 And top of Soueraignty ? 
 
 All. Liften, but fpeake not too’t. 
 
 3 Appar. Be Ly on roetled. proud.and take no care: 
 
 ™ ho , Wb ° ftctS ’ or wherc Confpirers are : 
 Macbeth fhall neuer vanquifh’d be, vntiil 
 Great Bymam Wood, to high Dunfmane Hill 
 Sh.U come againft him. Dr/rrvrf. 
 
 Macb. That will neuer bee : 
 
 Who can imprefle the Forreft, bid the Tree 
 Vnfix e his earth-bound Root ? Sweet boadments good .- 
 Rebellious dead, rife neuer til) the Wood 
 OfByman rife, and our high plac’d Macbetb 
 Shall Hue the Leafc of Nature, pay his breath 
 To time, and more all Cuftome. Yet my Hart 
 Throbs to know one thing: Tell me, if your Art 
 Can tell fo much : Shall Bantpuo % iffue euet 
 Reignein this Kingdomc ? 
 
 Alt. Seeke to know no more. 
 
 Macb. I will befatisfied. Deny me this, 
 
 And an eternal! Curfe fall on you: Let me know.! 
 
 Why finkes that Cfaldrbn l &'what noife is this? Hoboies 
 
 1 Shew. J 
 
 2 Shew. 
 
 3 Shew. 
 
 All. Shew his Eyes,and greeue his Hart, 
 
 Come like fhadowes, fo depart. 
 
 AJhew of tight Kingt, andBanpto left,with aglaffe 
 in hit hand. 
 
 Jlfacb. Thou art too like the Spirit of Banana. Down: 
 Thy Crowne do’s feare mine Eye-hair. And tby haire 
 Thou other Gold-bound-brow, is hkc the firft: 
 
 A third, is like the former. Filthy Hagges, 
 
 Why do you (hew me this?-A fourrh? Start eyes » 
 
 What will the Line flreteh out co’thcrackeof Doome? 
 Another yet ? Afeauenth?Jlefcenoroorc; 
 
 And yet the eight appeares, who bcares a glaffe. 
 
 Which (hewes me many more: and fome I fee. 
 
 That two-fold Bailer, and trcbble Scepters carry. 
 Horrible fight: Now I fce’tis true. 
 
 For the Blood-bolter’d Bentjno fmiles vpon inf, 
 
 And points at them for his. What? is this fo ? 
 
 1 1 Sir.all this is fo. But why 
 Stands C Macbeth thus amazedly ? 
 
 Come Sifters, cheere wc vp his fprights. 
 
 And fbew the befl of our delights, 
 lie Ch&rrae the Ayre tp giue a found. 
 
 While you performe your Antique round t 
 Thai this great King may kindly fsy. 
 
 Out duties, did his welcome pay,. Mnfick*. 
 
 The mtches Dance,and vanifk, 
 
 LMaeS. Where are they ? Gone t 
 Let this pemitious boure. 
 
 Stand aye accurfedin the Kalender. 
 
 Come in, without there. Enter Lenox. 
 
 Lenox. What’s your Graces will. 
 
 Macb. 
 
The Tra^edie tf ^5\Tacheth. 14 * 
 
 Mach Saw you the W ey ard Sitters > 
 
 Lenox. No my Lord. 
 
 Mach. Came they not by you? 
 
 Ltnox. No indeed my Lord. 
 
 Mack. Infefted be the Ayre whereon they rids. 
 
 And damn'd all thofe that tfuft them. I did heare 
 
 Tbe gallopping ofHorfe. Who wai't came by ? 
 
 Ltn.'Tn two or three my Lord,that bring you word: 
 Macduff is fled to England. 
 
 Mock. Fled to England ? 
 
 Lett. I,my good Lord. 
 
 Math. Time,thou anricipat’ft my diead exploits: 
 
 The flighty purpofcneueris o're-tooke 
 
 Vnlefle the deed go with it. From this moment. 
 
 The very firftlings of my heart (ball be 
 
 The firftlings of my hand. And euen now 
 
 To Crown my thoughts with Ads:be it thoght 8c done; 
 TheCaftle of Macduff, I will furprize. 
 
 Seize vpon Fife; giue to ch’edge o'thSword 
 
 His Wife, his Babes,and all vofortunate Soules 
 
 That trace him in his Line. No boafting like a Fools, 
 
 Thi s deed lie do, before this purpofe cook. 
 
 But no more fights. Where are thefe Gentlemen ? 
 
 Come bring me where they are. Extant 
 
 Wife. Sins, your Fathers dead. 
 
 And what will you do tiow? How will you Hue? 
 
 Son. A* Birds do Mother. 
 
 Wife. What with Wormes,and Flyes ? 
 
 Son. Wich what I get 1 meane.and fo do they. 
 
 Wife. Poore Bird, 
 
 Thou’dftneucr Feare the Net, nor Liinc, 
 
 The Pitfall, nor the Gin. 
 
 Son. Why fhould I Mother ? 
 
 Poore Birds thdy are no: fet for s 
 
 My Father is not dead for all your faying. 
 
 Wife. Ycs,heis dead: 
 
 How wilt thou do for a Father ? 
 
 Son. Nay how will you do fora Husband ? 
 
 Wife. Why I can buy me twenty at any Market. 
 
 Son. Then youl by'em tofellugaine. 
 
 Wife. Thou fpeak’tt withal! thy wit; 
 
 And yet l'faith with wit enough for thee. 
 
 Sox. Wa9 my Father a Ttauor, Mother A 
 
 Wife. I, that he was 
 
 Son. What is a Traitor? 
 
 Wife. Why one that fweares.and lyes. 
 
 Sen. AndbeallTraitors,thatdofo 
 
 Wife. Euery one that do's fo, is a Traitor, 
 
 And truift be hang'd. 
 
 Son. And muft they all be bang'd, that fweat and lye ? 
 Wife. Euery one. 
 
 Son. Who mutt hang them £ 
 
 Wtft. Why ,the honeft men. 
 
 Son. Then the Liars and Swearers are Foolstfbr there, 
 are Lyats and Sw earers enow, so beau the honeft men, 
 and hang vp them. 
 
 Wife. Now God helpe thee, poore Monkie •• 
 
 But how wilt thou do for a Father ? 
 
 Son. If he were dead, youi’d weepeforhirn : if you 
 would not, it were a good figne, that 1 fhould quickely 
 hauea new Father. 
 
 Wife. Poore pratier.how thou caik’ft ? 
 
 Enter a Mcffenger. 
 
 A/e/ BIcfleyou faire Dame ; 1 am not to you known, 
 Though in your ftate of Honor 1 am perfedf; 
 
 I doubt fome danger do's approach you necrely. 
 
 If you will take a homely mans aduice. 
 
 Be not found heene ; lienee with your little ones 
 
 To fright you thus. Me thinkes I am too fauage: 
 
 To do worfe to you were fell Cruelty, 
 
 Which is too nie your perfon. Heauen preferue you, 
 
 I dare abide no longer. Exit Afeffengcr \ 
 
 Wife. Whether fhould I flye ? 
 
 I baue done no harme. But 1 remember now 
 
 I am in this earthly world: where to do harms 
 
 Is often laudable, to do good fometime 
 
 Accounted dangerous folly. Why then (alas) 
 
 Do 1 put vp chat womanly defence. 
 
 To fay I hauc done no harme? 
 
 What ate thefe faces ? 
 
 Enter Afnrtherert. 
 
 After. Where is your Husband ? 
 
 Wife. ! hope in no place fo vnfan<ftified, 
 
 Whete fuch as thou may’ft finde him. 
 
 Af ur. He’s a T ra itot. 
 
 Son. Thou ly’ft thou fhagge-ear’d Villainc. 
 
 After. What you Egge ? 
 
 Yon g fry of Trea chery f 
 
 Sen. He ha's kill'd me Mother, 
 
 Run &wsy Ipray you. Exit trying Murther. 
 
 N n Seem s 
 
 Scena Secunda, 
 
 Enter Mac duff a Wtfefier Ssn.ond Rrffe. 
 
 Wife. What had he dcne.to make him fly the Land ? 
 ‘Hoffe. You mufthaue patience Madam. 
 wife. He had none : 
 
 His flight was madnefle : when our A&ians do not, 
 
 Our feares do make vs Traitors. 
 
 Rojfs. You know not 
 
 Whether it was his wifedome,or his feare. 
 
 Wife. Wifedoro? to leaue his wife,to leaue hU Babes, 
 His Manfion.and his Titles, in a place 
 
 From whence himfelfe do's flye? He icues vs not. 
 
 He wants the natural! touch. For the poore Wren 
 (The rooft diminitiue ofBirds) will fight, 
 
 Heryongor.es in her Neft,againft the Owle : 
 
 Allis iheFeare, and nothing is tlie Loue ; 
 
 As little is the Wifedome, where the flight 
 
 So run esagainftallreafon. 
 
 “fto ft. MvdeereftCooz, 
 
 I pray you fenooleyout felfe. But for your Husband, 
 
 He is Noble, Wife, Iudictous,and beft knowes 
 
 Thefiti o’th’Seafon. I dare not fpcakemuch further. 
 
 But cruell are the times, when we are Traitors 
 
 And do not know our fclues : when we hold Rumor 
 From what we feare, yet know not what we fearc, 
 
 But flo3te vpon a wilde and violent Sea 
 
 Each way .and moue. I take my leaue of you: 
 
 Shall not be long but He be heere againe : 
 
 Things at the Word will ceafe.or elie climbe vpward. 
 
 To what they were before. My pretty Cofine, 
 
 Blcfling vpon you. 
 
 Wife. Father'd he ij, 
 
 Andyet hec's Father-lefle. 
 
 Eyoffe. 1 am fo much a Foole,fliou!d I flay longer 
 
 It would he my difgrace, and your difeomfort. 
 
 1 take my leaue at once. £ X i: Scffe. 
 
1^6 c The'Tr<%ediecf&Aacbetb, 
 
 Selena Tertia. 
 
 That when they fhallbe open’d, blacke Macbeth 
 
 Will feemeaspure as Snow, and the poore State 
 
 Efleeme him as a Lambe, being compar'd 
 
 With my confineleffe harmei. 
 
 Macd. Not in the Legions 
 
 Ofbonid Hell, can come aDiuell more damn’d 
 
 In cuils, to top Macbeth. 
 
 Trial. I grant him Bloody, 
 
 Luxurious, Auaricious, Faffe, Deceitful], 
 
 Sodaine, Malicious, fmackmg of euery finne 
 
 That ha‘s a name. But there’s no bottome,none 
 
 In my Voloptuoufneffe : Your Wiues,your Daughters, 
 Your Matrons, and your Maidcs, could not fill vp 
 
 The Cefteme ofroy Luff,and my Defire 
 
 All continentlmpedimcnts would ore*beaxei 
 
 That did oppofe my will. Better Macbeth, 
 
 Then fuch an one to reigne. 
 
 Macd. Boundlcffe intemperance 
 
 In Neture is a Tyranny: 1 1 hath beene 
 
 Th’vntimely emptying of the happy Throne, 
 
 And fall of many Kings. But feare not yet 
 
 To take vpon you what is yours: you may 
 
 Conuey your pleafures in a Ipacious plenty. 
 
 And yet fcemecold/ The time you may fohoodwinke: 
 We haue veiling Dames enoughrtherc cannot be 
 
 That Vulture in you, to Ccuoure fo many 
 
 As will to Greatneffe dedicate themfclues, 
 
 Finding it fo roc'inde. 
 
 Mai With this, there erowes 
 
 In my moft ill-compos d Affc<3ion,fuch 
 
 A ftanchleffe Auarice, that wete I King, 
 
 1 should cutoff the Nobles for their Lands ( 
 
 Dcfirehis lewels, andthisothersHoufe, 
 
 And my roore-hauing, would be as a Sa wee 
 
 To make roe hunger more, thatl (hould forge 
 
 Quartels vniuff againft the Good and Loyall, 
 
 Dcftroying them for wealth. 
 
 Macd. Thu Auarice 
 
 ftickes deeper; gtowes with more pernicious root* 
 
 Then Summcr-fecming Luff; and it hath bin 
 
 The Sword of our flame Kings: yet do not feare, 
 
 Scotland hath Foy foos, to fill vp your will 
 
 Ofyourmcere Owne. All thefearc portable, 
 
 Wuh otheT Graces weigh’d. 
 
 Mai. But 1 haue none. The King-becoming Graces, 
 As luftice, V erity, Temp'rance.Stablenefle, 
 
 Bounty, Perfcuerance, Mercy, Lowlincfle, 
 
 Deuotion, Parience, Courage, Fortitude, 
 
 1 haue no relli (h of them, but abound 
 
 In ihcdiuifion ofcach feoerall Crime, 
 
 A&ingitmeny vvayes. Nay,had I powre, I (hould 
 
 Pourc the fweet M dke of Concord,mto Hell, 
 
 Vprorc the vniuerfall peace, confound 
 
 Alt vnityonearth. 
 
 Macd. O Scotland, Scotland. 
 
 Md. 1 f fuch a one be fit to gouerne, fpeake: 
 
 2 am as I haue fpoken. 
 
 Mas. Fit togouern?No not toliue. O Nacio miferable! 
 With an vntitled Tyrant, bloody Sceptred, 
 
 When (halt thou fee thy wholfornedayeragaine? 
 
 Since that the uocfl IfTue of thy Throne 
 
 By his owne Interdidlion Bands accuft. 
 
 And do'e blafpheme his breed?Thy Royall Father 
 
 Was a moftSainred-Kingrtbe Qucene that bore thee, 
 Oftner vpon her knees, then on her feet, 
 
 Dy’de euery day the liu d. Fare thee well, 
 
 Thcfe 
 
 Enter Malcolm and Aiacduffit. 
 
 Aid. Let vs feeke out fotne defolate 0x34?, & there 
 Weepe our fad bolomes empty. 
 
 UKacd Let vs rather 
 
 Hold fall the morcall Sword: and like good men, 
 
 Beffride our downfall Birthdome : each new Momc, 
 
 New V/iddowes howle, new Orphans cry,new forowes 
 Strike heauen on the face, that it refounds 
 
 As if it felt with Scotland, and yell’d out 
 
 Like Syllable of Dolour. 
 
 Mai. What I beleeue, fie waile | 
 
 What know, beieeuej and what I can redrefle. 
 
 As i (hall finde the time to friend : 1 wii. 
 
 What you haue fpoke. It may be fo perchance. 
 
 This Tyrant, whofe foie Dame bliffers oor tongues, 
 
 Was once thought honeff ; yoa haue lou’d him well, 
 Hehath not touch’d vouyet. I am yong.but (omething 
 You rosy difeerne of him through me, and wifedotnc 
 
 To offer vp a weake, poore innocent Larobc 
 
 T'appeafe an angry God. 
 
 Macd. 1 am n ot t reach crous. 
 
 Male. But Macbeth is. 
 
 A good and vertuous Nature may recoylf 
 
 In an Imperial! charge. But 1 (hall crane your pardon : 
 That which you ate, my thoughts cannot tranfpofej 
 Angels arebright ftill, though the brightcft fell. 
 
 Though all things foule,would wear the browsof grace 
 Yet Grace muff ftill looke fo. 
 
 Macd. Ihaueloftmy Hope*. 
 
 Mate. Perchance eucn there 
 
 Where Idid fiade my doubts. 
 
 Why tn thatrawneffe left you Wife,and Childe? 
 
 Theft precious Motiucs, tbofe fttong knots of Lone, 
 Without leaue-taking. I prav you. 
 
 Let not my lealoufies, be your Difhonors, 
 
 But mine owne Safeties :you may be rightly iuft. 
 
 What eoer I (hall thinke. 
 
 Macd. Bieed, bleed poore Country, 
 GrcatTytrany,l3y thvuthy bafis fure. 
 
 For goodneffc dare not check thee : wear ^ thy wrongs. 
 The Title, is atSear’d. Par thcc well Lord, 
 
 I would not be the Villaine that thou think'ff. 
 
 For the wholeSpace that's in theTyrantsGrafpe, 
 
 And the rich Eaft to boot. 
 
 Trial. Be not offended: 
 
 I fpeakenot a? in abfolute feare of you: 
 
 I thinke ourCountry (inkes beneath the yoak«. 
 
 It wcepcs, it bleeds,and each new day a gaib 
 
 Is added to her wconds. I tbinke withall. 
 
 There would be hands vplifted in my right: 
 
 And heere from gracious England haue I offer 
 
 Of goodly thoul'ands. But for all this. 
 
 When lfhall treade vpon the Tyrants head. 
 
 Or wcatc iron my Sword j yet my poore Country} 
 
 Shall haue more vices then it had before. 
 
 More fuffet'.and more fundry weyes then euer,J 
 
 By him that (hall fucceede.- 
 JHacd. What fhotild be be ? 
 
 Mai. Itismy fclfclmcane: in whom I know 
 
 AH the particulars of Vice fo grafted, 
 
The Trageefie of ^Kfacbeth. 14.7 
 
 Thefc Euils thou repeat’!* vpon thy felfe. 
 
 Hath banifh’d me from Scotland. O my Breft, 
 
 Thy hope ends heere. 
 
 <JMal. Macduff', this Noble paffion 
 
 Childe of integrity, hath from my foule 
 
 Wip'd the blacke Scruples, reconcil'd my thoughts 
 
 To thy good Truth, end Honor. Diucllifh c Moriah, 
 
 By many of thefc traines, hath fought to win me 
 
 Into his power: and modeft Wilcdome pluckes me 
 
 From ouer-credulous haft: but God aboue 
 
 Dealc betweene theeand me; For euen now 
 
 I put my felfe to thy Dire&ion, and , 
 
 Vnfpeake mine owne detra&ion. Heere abiure 
 
 The taints,and blame, I hide vpon my telte. 
 
 For ftrangers to my Nature. I am yet 
 
 V r nknowne to Woman, neuer was forfworne, 
 
 Scarfely haue coucted what was mine owne i 
 
 At no rime broke iny Faith, would not betray 
 
 The Deuill to his Fellow, and delight 
 
 No lefte in truth then life. My fir ft fslfe fpeaking 
 
 Was this vpon my felfe. What lam truly 
 
 Is thine, and my poore Countries to command : 
 
 Whither indeed, before they heere appro; eh 
 
 Old Seyward with ten thoufand warlike meq 
 
 Already at a point, was fetting foorth: 
 
 Now wee’l together, and the chance of goodnefle 
 
 Be like our warranted Quartell. Why are you filent ? 
 
 Macd Such welcome, and vnwelcom things at once 
 Tis hatd to reconcile. 
 
 Enter a Dotter 
 
 Mai. Well, more anon. Comes the King forth 
 
 1 pray you ? 
 
 Ddd, I Sit: there are a crew of wretched Soules 
 
 That ftay his Cure : their malady conumces 
 
 The great aftay of Art. But at his touch. 
 
 Such fandity hath Hcaucn giuen his hand. 
 
 They prefently amend. Exit. 
 
 Mai. I thankeyouDo&or. 
 
 Macd. What’s the Difeafe he tneanes ? 
 
 Md. Tis call’d the Euil!. 
 
 A mod myraculous worke in this good King, 0 ^ 
 
 Which often fince my heere remainc in England, 
 
 I haue feene him do : How he foliates heauen 
 
 Himfel/e beftknowes: but ftrangely vifited people 
 
 All fwolneand Vlcerous, pittifoll to the eye, , 
 
 The meere dilpaire ofSurgery, he cures. 
 
 Hanging a golden ftampe about their necke*, 
 
 Put on with holy Prayers, »nd 'tisfpoken 
 
 To the fucceeding Royalty be leaues 
 
 The healing Benedidion. With this ftrange vertue. 
 
 He hath aheauenly guiftofProphefie, 
 
 And fundry Bleflings hang about his Throne, 
 
 That fpe?ke him full ofGrace. 
 
 Enter Roffe. 
 
 Macd. See who comes heere. 
 
 Male. My Countryman: but yet 1 know him not 
 
 Meed. My encr gentle Cozen.welcomehither. 
 
 Male. 1 know him now. Good God betimes remoue 
 The meaner thatmakes vs Strangers.' 
 
 Roffe- Sir, Amen. 
 
 Macd. Stands Scotland where it did t 
 
 Raff*- Alas poore Countrey, 
 
 Almoft afff aid to know it felfe. It cannot 
 
 Be call’d our Mother, but ourGraue ; where nothing 
 
 But who knowes nothing, is once feene to finite: 
 
 Where fighes.and groat>es,and fhrieks that rent the ayte 
 
 Are made, not mark'd : Where violent forrow feemes 
 
 A Mod erne excofie: The Deedmans knell, 
 
 Is there fcarfe ask’d for who, and good mens Hues 
 
 Expire before the Flowers in then Caps, 
 
 Dying, or ere rhey ficken. 
 
 Macd. Oh Relation; too nice ,and yet too true. 
 
 Male. What’s the neweft griefe ? 
 
 Ttyfe. That of an boures age,doth hifle the fpeaker, 
 
 E ach minute teemes a new one. 
 
 Macd. How do’s my Wife/ 
 
 Roffe. Why well. 
 
 (JUacd. And all my Children ? 
 
 Roffe. Well too. 
 
 Macd. The Tyrant ha's not batter'd at theirpeace ? 
 
 Roffe. No.they were wel at peace,when I didleaue 'em 
 Macd. Be not a niggard of your fpcech: Howgos’t? 
 Roffe. When I came hither to tranfport the Tydings 
 Which I haue heauily borne, there ran a Rumour 
 
 Ofmany worthy Ftllowes, that were ouc. 
 
 Which was to my beJeefewitneft the rather. 
 
 For that I faw the Tyrants Power 3-foot. 
 
 Now is the time of helpe . your eye in Scotland 
 
 Would create Soldiours, make our women fight, 
 
 Todoffe their dire diftrefles. 
 
 Male. Bee’t their comfort 
 
 We are comming thither : Gracious England hath 
 
 Lent vs good Seyward, and ten thoufand men. 
 
 An older, and a better Souldier,none 
 
 That Chriftendome giues out. 
 
 Roffe. Would 1 could anfwer 
 
 This comfort with the like. But I haue words 
 
 That would be howl’d out in the defert ayte. 
 
 Where hearing fhould not latch them. 
 
 tJMacd. Wnat concetne they, 
 
 The generall caufe, or is it a Fee-griefe 
 
 Due to fome fingle breft ? 
 
 Roffe. No minde that’s hontft 
 
 But in it fhares lome woe, though the maine part 
 
 Pertaines to you alone. 
 
 Macd. Ifitbemme 
 
 Keepe it not from me, quickly let me haue it. 
 
 Roffe Let not yout eares difpife my tongue for euer. 
 Which (ball poflefle them with the heauieft found 
 
 That euer yet they heard. 
 
 Macd. Humh: 1 gueffe at it. 
 
 Roffe, Yout Caftle is furpnz’d: yout Wife,and Babes 
 Sauagcly flaughter’d :To relate the manner 
 
 Were on the Quarry of thefe murther’d Deere 
 
 To adde the death of you. 
 
 Male. Metcifull Heauen; 
 
 What man, ne’re pull yout hat vpon your browes: 
 
 Giue l’otrow words ; the griefe that do’s not fpeake, 
 Whifpers the o're-fr 3 ught heart, and bids it breakc. 
 
 Macd. My Children too? 
 
 Ro. Wife,Children,Seruanrs,all that eould be found. 
 Macd. And I muft be from thence?My wifekil'd coos’ 
 Roffe. Ihauefald. 
 
 Male. Be comforted. 
 
 Let’s make vs Med'cines of our great Reuenge, 
 
 To cure this deadly greefe. 
 
 CMacd, He ha’s no Children. All my pretty ones ? 
 Did you fay All? Oh Hell-Kite! All? 
 
 What, All my pretty Chickens, and cheit Damme 
 
 At cnefeil fwoope ? 
 
 Male. Difpute it like a man, 
 
 Macd. Ifhalldolo: 
 
 N n a Bui 
 

 14 8 The Tragic cf ccbeth. 
 
 Bus I mutt alfo feelc it as a roan ; 
 
 1 cannot but remember fuch things were 
 
 That were rooft precious to roc ; Did heauen looks on. 
 
 And would noc take their part ? Stnfull Afstcduff, 
 
 They were all ftrooke for thee : Naught that I am, 
 
 Mot for their ownc demerits, but for mine 
 
 Fell (laughter on their foules: Heauen reft them now. 
 
 Mai. Be this the Whetttoneofyour fword, let gnefe 
 Conuert to anger: blunt not the heart,enrage it. 
 
 TMacd. 01 could play the woman with mine eyes, 
 
 And Braggart with my tongue. But gentle Heauens, 
 
 On (hurt ail intermiftion: Front to Front, 
 
 Bring thou this Fiend-qfScotland, and my felfc 
 
 Within rr.v Swords fertgtb fet biro, if he fespe 
 
 Heauen forgiue him too. 
 
 Mol. This time goes manly: 
 
 Coroe go we to the King, our Power is ready. 
 
 Our lacke is nothing but our leaue. CMacheib 
 
 Is ripe for (haking, and the Powres aboue 
 
 Put on their inftruments: Receiue what eheereyou may. 
 The Night is long, that neuer findes the Day. Exeum 
 
 v.-cuid haue thought she clde man to hone had fc much 
 blood in hsm, 
 
 Doll Dovoumarltethat? 
 
 £<*^.The Thane of Fife, had a wife rwhereis fhe new 1 
 What will thefe hands ne rc bccleanc { No more o'lhai 
 rr.y Lord, r.o more o’thar : you marie all with this flat- 
 ting, 
 
 Doll. Go too, go tcc: 
 
 'V ou haueknewne what you fhouldnor. 
 
 Gir.t. She ha’s fpeke what fhec fliculd not, I am fore 
 of that: Heauen knowes what fhe ha’s knewne. 
 
 La. Heere's the fmel! cf the blood Hill : all the per¬ 
 fumes of Arabia will not fwccttr. this little hand. 
 
 Oh, oh, oh 
 
 DfCl. What a f;gh rs there? The hart is Corely charg'd, 
 
 Gent. I would cot hsue fuchahcart iomy boforoe’ 
 for the dignity of the whole body. 
 
 Del well,well,well. 
 
 Gent. Pray God it be fir. 
 
 Dt.ll. This difesfels beyond ary proflife r yet I haue 
 knowne thole which baue waikt in their flccp.wha haue 
 dyed hchly in their beds. 
 
 Lad. Wafa your hands, pu: on your Night-Gowne, 
 looke not fo pale: I teH you yet sgaine Basque's buried; 
 he cannot eomcout cn's grsue. 
 
 Doll. Euenfo? 
 
 Lady. To bed, to bed: there’s knocking at the gate j 
 Come,come, come, come, giue me your hand : What's 
 done, cannot be vndone. To bed,to bed, to bed. 
 
 Exit Lady. 
 
 DoB Will fhe ga now to bed ? 
 
 Gent, DiredUy. 
 
 Dell. Foule whifp’rings are abroad; vnnaturall deeds 
 Do breed vftnacurail troubles: infc&cdmindes 
 
 T o their deafe pi'lowes will difeharge their Secrets: 
 
 More r.ecds Are the Diutne, then the Phyfitjan : 
 
 God.God forgiue os all. Looke after her, 
 
 Kemoue from her the meanesof all annoyance, 
 
 And ftiilkeepe eyes vpon her.' So goodnight, 
 
 Wy minde fnc ha's mated, and amaa’u my fight. 
 
 I ihmke,liut dare no{ fpeake. 
 
 Cent. Good night good Doflor. Exeunt. 
 
 AUus Quintus. Scena Trima. 
 
 Enter a DoUer ofPhjfcke, and* tray ting 
 Gentlewoman. 
 
 Deft. I haue too Nights watch’d with you, but can 
 perceiue no truth in your report. When was it fheelaft 
 walk'd f 
 
 Gent. Since his Maicfty went into the Field, 1 haue 
 feene her rife from her bed, throw her Night-Gown yp- 
 pon her, volocke her Cloffet, take foorthpaper, folds it, 
 write vpon't, read it, afterwards Scale ic, and agame re- 
 turne to bed ; yet all this while in a mod fall lleepe. 
 
 Dell. A great perturbation in Nature, toreceyueat 
 once the benefit of deep, 3 nd do the cffeiRs of watching. 
 
 In this Aumbry agitation, befides her walking,and other 
 a<£uall performances, what (at any time) haue you heard 
 her fay ? 
 
 Cent. That Sir,which I will not report after her. 
 
 Deft. You maycome,and'tismoft meet you fhotild. 
 
 Gent. Neither to you, nor any one.hau'mg no witneflc 
 to confirme my fpecch. Enter Lady.mth a T aper. 
 
 Lo you, hecre (hecomes : This is her very guife,and vp- 
 on my lifefaft afleepe : obferue her,ftand dole. 
 
 D&S. How came the by that light? 
 
 Cent. Why it flood by her : ilie ha’s light by her con¬ 
 tinually, 'tis her command. 
 
 Dott, You fee her eyes are open. 
 
 Gen:. 1 but their fenfe arc fhut. 
 
 DoU. What is it fhe do’s now ? 
 
 Looke how the rubbes her hands. 
 
 Gent. Itis an accuiloro’d adion with her, to feetnc 
 thus wafhing her hands : I haue knowns her continue in 
 this a quarter of an boure. 
 
 Lad. Yet heere’s a fpot. 
 
 Dell. Heark.flie fpeaks, I will fet down* what comes 
 from her, to fatisfic my remembrance the more ftroogly. 
 
 La Out damned fpot : out I fay. One:Two:Why 
 iben ‘tis time to doo’t : Hell Is mr.rky. Fye,my Lord.fie, 
 aSouldier ( and sffear'd? what need wcfeare?who knowes 
 «t, when none can call our powre to accompt : yet who 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Drum and Colours. Enter Mentetb, Csubnet, 
 
 Angus, Lenox-, Soldiers. 
 
 MevtCTbt Enghfh powre isncerc.led on by Malcolm, 
 His Vnkle Seyvard, and the good Maednff. 
 
 Rxucnges burne in them : for their deere caufes 
 
 Would to the bleeding, and the grim Alarmc 
 
 Excite ihc mortified man. 
 
 Ang. Necre flyman wood 
 •Shall we well meet them,that way arc they comming 
 
 Cash. Who knowes if Donalbats be with his brother? 
 
 Len. For certaincSir,he is noc: I haue* File 
 
 Of all the Gentry ; there is Stywardt Sonne, 
 
 And many vnruffe youths, that eucn now 
 
 Protcft their firft of Manhood. 
 
 Mmt What do's the Tyrant. 
 
 Cash. Great Drnfinanehe ftrongly Fortifies: 
 
 Some fay bee's mad : Others, that lefler h&te him, 
 po call it valiant Fury, but for cemiue 
 
 He 
 
The Tragedie of sPvTficbeth. 
 
 14.9 
 
 -ie cannot buckle his diftemper'd cajiie 
 Within the belt ofRule. 
 
 -dug. Now do's he feele 
 -its fecret Muithers ftickmg on his hands. 
 
 Now minutely Rcuoltt vpbraid his Faith-brcach: 
 
 Thofe he commands,moueonely in command, 
 
 Nothing in loue : Now do's he feele hts Title 
 Hang loofe about him, like a Giants Robe 
 Vpon a dwarfilh Theefc. 
 
 Mem. Who then (hall blame 
 -frspefteT'dSenfestorecoyle.and ftart. 
 
 When all that is within him, do’s condemns 
 t felfe, for being there. 
 
 Cath. Well, march we on, 
 
 To giue Obedience, where 'tis truly ow‘d : 
 
 Meet we the Med’cine of the fickly W eale. 
 
 And with him poure we ia cur Countries purge, 
 iachdrop of vs. 
 
 Latex. Or (o much at it needes. 
 
 To dev/ the Sooeraignc Flower,and drowne the Weeds: 
 Make we our March towards' Biman. Exetmt marching. 
 
 Scxna Tertia , 
 
 Enter Macbeth, e Do&or,and Attendants. 
 
 Much. Bring me no more Reports .let them flyeall: 
 TUI Bymane wood remoue to Dunfinane, 
 
 1 cannot taint with Fearc. What's the Boy ^Maladxtci 
 Was he not borne of woman ?Tbe Spirits that know 
 All mortallCoofequeoces.haue pronounc'd roe thus: 
 : e»re not Macbeth t Qoimn that's borne of woman 
 Shall ere haue power vpon thee. Then fly falfe Thanes, 
 And mingle wtch the Eoglifh Epicures, 
 
 The miode I fway by, and the heart I beare. 
 
 Shall neuer fagge with doobt, nor (hake with feare. 
 
 Enter Servant. 
 
 Thediuell dMnnetheebIacke,thoacreao»-fac'd Loone ■ 
 Where got'ft thou that Goofc-looke, 
 
 Ser There Is ten tboufand- 
 Macb. GeefeVUlame? 
 
 Ser. Souldiers Sir. 
 
 Macb. Go pricketby face, and ouer-ted thy feare 
 Thoo Lilly-liuer’d Boy. What Soldiers,Patch> 
 
 Death of thy Soule, thofe Linnen cfaeekes of thine 
 Are CounfaUers to feare. What Soldiers Whay-face ? 
 Ser. The Engli At Force,fb pleafe you, 
 
 Macb. Take thy face hence. Seytan. i am lick at hart. 
 When I behold : Seyraa.Ifay.this pn(h 
 Will cheere me euer, or dif-eate roe now. 
 
 1 haueltu'd long enough, ray way of life 
 Is falnc into the Seare, the yellow Lcafe, 
 
 And that which Ihould accompany Old-Age, 
 
 As Honor, Loue,Obedience, Troopes of Friends, 
 
 I mud not looke to haue: but in their Peed, 
 
 Curfcs notlowd buidecpe. Mouth-honor,breath 
 Which thcpoorehrsrt would fame deny .and dare not. 
 Seyton l 
 
 EnterSeytOP. 
 
 Ser. Wlnt'i your gracious pieafure ? 
 i_Msnb. WhatNewesmore? 
 
 Sei. All is confirm'd my Lord,which was reported. 
 Mub. He fight.tiU from my bones.my flefih oe hackt 
 
 Giue me my Armor. 
 
 Seyt. Tis not needed yet. 
 
 Macb. He pot it on: 
 
 Send out race Horfes,«kiire the Country round. 
 
 Hang thofe that talke of Feare. Giue roe mine Armor: 
 How do’s your Patient, Doctor ? 
 
 Dod. Not fb fickc my Lord, 
 
 As (he is troubled with ehicke-commingFancies 
 That keepe her from her reft. 
 
 Mash. Cure of that: 
 
 Can'ft thou not Miniftcr to a mirfde difea6’d. 
 
 Plucks from the Memory a rooted Sorrow, 
 
 Raze out the written troubles of the Braine, 
 
 And with feme fweet Obliuious Antidote 
 Cleanfc the ftuflx bofome, of that perilious flufl® 
 Which weighes vpon the heart ? 
 
 Doci. Therein the Patient 
 Muft miniftcr to himfdfe. 
 
 Macb. Throw Phyficke to the Dogs, llenofieofU. 
 Come, pat mine Armour on: giue me my Stafre : 
 
 Seyton, fend out: Doiftor, tbeThanesflyefromme: 
 Come fir, difpatch. If thou eould’ft Do6ior, caft 
 The Water of my Land, findeher Difeafe, 
 
 And purge it to a found and priftiue Health, 
 
 I would applaud thee to the very Eccho, 
 
 That ftiouid 8pplaudagainc. Pulft offIfay, 
 
 What Robarb, Cyme, or what Purgeciue drugge 
 Would fcowre thefc Eoglilb hence : bear'd ^ of them? 
 
 Ood. I my good Lord : your Rcyall Preparation 
 Makes vs heart foroethirg. 
 
 Macb. Bring it afrer me: 
 
 I will not be affraid ofDeath and Bane, 
 
 Till Bimane Force ft come to Dunfinane. 
 
 Dod. Were I from Dunfinane away .and deere. 
 Profit egaine (hould hardly draw me heere, Exetcn. 
 
 Scena Quarta, 
 
 Onent and £'olootrt. Enter tJbLtlccbmeBernard, Mdcdnffb, 
 Sayvtsrds Soane, Mtntetb, Cathnet, Angus, 
 and Soldiers Marching. 
 
 Male. Cofins.I hope the dayes areneerest hand 
 That Chambers will be fife. 
 
 Meat. We doubt it nothing. 
 
 $nen . W hat wood is this before vs ? 
 
 Most, The wood ofBjraaae. 
 
 Male, Let every Souldicr hew him down? a Bough, 
 And beat’t before him, thereby fball v» e Gudov/ 
 
 The numbers of our Hoaft, and make dlicensery 
 Errcin report of vs. 
 
 Sold. It (ball be done. 
 
 Syv. Wc frame no ocher, but the confident Tyrant 
 Keepcs ftill in Dunfinane,and will indare 
 Our fettingdowne befor’t. 
 
 Male. Tis his roaine hope: 
 
 For where there is aduancage to be gineu, 
 
 Beth more and leffe haue giueo him the Revolt, 
 
 And nencferoe with him, but conftrained things, 
 Whofe hearts are abienctoo. 
 
 t_Macd. LetoutiuftCenfures 
 Attend the uueeuenc, and pur we on 
 ’_ nn > _ IndufWou$ 
 
150 Tl)e Tragedie a/ cSMac beth. 
 
 loduftrious Soiildi'ermip. 
 
 Sey. The time approaches. 
 
 That will with due decifion make vs know 
 
 Wnat we (hall fay we haue,and what we owe: 
 
 Thought* fpeculatiue, their vnfure hopes relate, 
 
 But certaioe iffue, ftroakes mu ft arbitrate, 
 
 Toward* which,aduance the waire. Eserusst marching 
 
 Comes toward Dunfinane. Arme^Arme,and oim, 
 
 if this which he auouches, do’s appearc. 
 
 There is nor flying hence, nor tarrying here, 
 
 I ’ginne to be a-weary of the Sun, 
 
 And wifh th’cftarc o th’world werenow vndon. 
 
 Ring the Alarum Bell, blow Winde, come wracke, 
 Atleaft wee’i dye with Harneffe on our backe. Exttem 
 
 Scena Quinta. 
 
 Scena Sexta. 
 
 Enter Macieth, Sey ton t & Souldiers, with. 
 
 Drum and C a lours. 
 
 tJWacb. Hang out our Banners on the outward walls, 
 The Cry is ftill, they come: our Caftles ftrength 
 
 Will laugh a Siedge to fcorne: Heere let them lye. 
 
 Till Famine and the Ague eate them vp : 
 
 Were they not forc’d with thofc that fhould be ours. 
 
 We might haue met them darefull, beard to beard. 
 
 And beate them backward home. What is that noyfe? 
 
 A Cry within of Women. 
 
 Sey. It is the cry of women, my good Lord. 
 
 Mach. 1 haue almoft forgot the cafte of Feares: 
 
 The time ha’s beene, my fences would haue cool’d 
 
 To heare a Nigbt-ftmcke, and my Fell ofhaire 
 
 Would at a di.’mall Treatife rowze, and ftitre 
 
 As life were in't. I haue fupt full with horrors, 
 
 Direnefte familiar to my flaughierous thoughts 
 
 Cannot once ftart me. Wherefore was that cry ? 
 
 Sey. The Queene (my Lord) is dead. 
 
 Math. She fhould haue dv’de heereafter; 
 
 There would haue beene a time for fuch a word-: 
 
 To morrow, and to morrow, and to morrow, 
 
 Creepesin this petty pace from day today, 
 
 To the laft Syllable of Recorded time : 
 
 And all onr yefterdayes, haue lighted Foolei 
 
 The way to dufty death. Out, out, breefe Candle, 
 
 Life’s but a walking Shadow.a poorc Player, 
 
 That ftruts and frets hi* houie vpon the Stage, 
 
 And thenis heard no more. It is a Tale 
 
 Told by an ldeot, full of found and fury 
 
 Signifying nothing. Enter a tAUJfenger. 
 
 Thou corn’d tovfethy Tongue :thy Story quickly. 
 
 M*f. Gracious my Lord, 
 
 I fhould report that which I fay I faw, 
 
 But know not how to doo’t. 
 
 Mach. Well, fay fir. 
 
 Aitf. As 1 did ftand my watch vpon the Hill 
 
 I look’d toward Byrnane, and anon me thought 
 
 The Wood began to moue. 
 
 Mttch. Lyar,aod Slaue. 
 
 Mef. Let me endure your wrath, iPt be nof fo : 
 Within this three Mile may you fee it comming. 
 
 1 fay, a mouingGroue. 
 
 Ttiach. 1 f thou fpeak'ft fhlfe, 
 
 Vpon the neirt Tree (hall thou hang aline 
 
 Till Famine cling thee: If thy fpccch be footb, 
 
 I care not if thou doft for me as much. 
 
 ] pull in Refolution, and begin 
 
 To doubt th’Equioocation of the Fiend, 
 
 Thet lies like truth. Feare not,till Bymane Wood 
 
 Do come to Dunlin Ireland now a Wood 
 
 Drumnse and Colours. 
 
 Enter Malcolme , Seyward, Macdufs^nd thar tArmy 
 with'Boughet. 
 
 Mol. Now neere enough: 
 
 Your leauy Skreenes throw downe. 
 
 And {hew like thofeyou are» You (worthy Vnkle) 
 
 Shall with my Cofin your right Noble Sonne 
 
 Leade ourfirfl Battell. Worthy Macdufe, and wee 
 
 Shall take vpon’s what clfe remainesto do. 
 
 According to our ordrr. 
 
 Sey. Fare you well: 
 
 Do we but finde the Tyrants power to night. 
 
 Let vs be beaten,ifwecannot fight. 
 
 7 stacd.MiVc all our Truinpcts?peak,giuethe all breath 
 Thofe clamorous Harbingers ofBlood,& Death Exeunt 
 
 Alarums continued. 
 
 Scena Septima . 
 
 Enter Macbeth- 
 
 Mach. They haue tied me to a ftake.I cannot flye. 
 
 But Bearc like I muft fight the courfe. What's he 
 
 That wasnot borncofWoman?Such aone 
 
 Am 1 to feare, or none. 
 
 EnteryaStng Seyward. 
 
 T-Sey. What is thy name? 
 
 Mach. Thou’ltbe affraid to heare ir. 
 
 T.Sey. No: though thou call’ft thy fclfe ahoter name 
 Then any is in hell. 
 
 Mach. My name’s t^Macheth. 
 
 T.Sry.The diucll himfelfe could not pronounce a Title 
 More hatefull to mine care. 
 
 Mach. No: nor more featefull. 
 
 T.Sey. Thou lyeft abhorred Tyrant,with my Sword 
 lie proue the lye thou fpeak ft. 
 
 Fsght .andyoung Seyward fame. 
 
 Mach. Thou wat t borne of woman; 
 
 But Swords 1 fmilcor, Weapons laugh to fcorne,, 
 Braodifh’d by man that’s of a W oman borne. Exit. 
 
 Alarums. inter Macdujfe. 
 
 Maed. That way the noife is: Tyrant (hew thy face. 
 
 If thou beeft flame, and with no ftroake of mine. 
 
 My Wife and Childrens Ghofts will haunt me ftill: 
 
 ] cannot ftrike at wetebed Kernes, whofe armes 
 
 Are hyr’d to beare their Staues; either thou Macbeth, 
 
 Or elle my Sword with an vnbattered edge 
 
 I {heath a game vndeeded. There thou fhould’A be. 
 
 By this gteat clatter, one ofgreateft note 
 
 Seeme, 
 
'Tbe r tra%edk ofzSAfTacbetfh, e 3 t 
 
 
 1 Seemes bruited. Let me finde him Fortune, 
 
 I And more Ibeggenot. Exit. Alarums. 
 
 Enter cMalcolme end Styward. 
 
 Sej. This waymy Lord.theCiftlcs gently rendred: 
 The Tyrants people,on both (ides do fight, 
 
 I The Noble Thanes do brauely in the Warte. 
 
 The day almoft it felfe profefles yours, 
 
 I And little is to do. 
 
 Male. We haue met with Foes 
 
 That ftrike befide vs. 
 
 Sej. Enter Sir,the Cafitc. Exeunt. Alarum 
 
 Enter Mae bet h. 
 
 Mack. Why (hould I play the Roman Foole,3nd dye 
 
 1 Onmineowne fword? whiles I fee liues.the gafhes 
 
 I Do better vpoo them. 
 
 Enter ‘Macdssffe. 
 
 ■Macd. Tome Hell-hound, turne. 
 
 Mack. Of all men elfe I haue auoyded thee : 
 
 But get thee backe, my fou’e is too much charg’d 
 
 I With blood of thine already. 
 
 U* 4 acd. I haue no word*, 
 
 I My voice bin my Sword,thou bloodier Vdlaine 
 
 I Then tearmes can giue thee out. fight.' Alarum 
 
 I Mack. Thou loofeft labour, 
 
 1 As eafie may'ft thou the intrcnchant Ayre 
 
 I With thy Veene Sword imprefle.as make me bleed: 
 
 1 Let fall tby blade on vulnerable Crefts, 
 
 I I bearea charmed Life, which muft not yseld 
 
 I To one of woman borne. 
 
 I Macd. Difpairethy Charme, 
 
 I And let the Angcll whom thou (Lit haft feru’d 
 
 I Tell thee, Mxduffe was from his Mothers womb 
 
 1 Vntimelynpt. 
 
 I Mack. Accurfedbethattcnguethattelsmecfo; 
 
 L For it hath Cow'd my better part of man : 
 
 I And be thelelugling Fiends no morebcleeu’d, 
 
 I That palter with vs in a double fence, 
 
 I That keepe the word ofpromife to our earc, 
 
 I And breakeittoourhope. lie not fight with cheA 
 
 Macd. Then yeeld thee Cowart), 
 
 I And Hue to be the (hew, and gaze o’ch’timc. 
 
 I Wce’l haue thee,as our rarer Monfters are 
 
 I painted vpon a pole,and vn Jcr-wnt, 
 
 | Heere may you fee the Tyrant. 
 
 Mack. I will not yecld 
 
 I To ktfle the ground before young Malcolmet feet, 
 
 I And to be baited with the Rabbles euife. 
 
 1 Though By mane wood be come co Dunfinane, 
 
 1 And thou oppos’d, being ofno woman borne, 
 
 1 Yeti will tty the laft. Before my body, 
 
 I I throw mv warlike Shield: Lay on Macduffe, 
 
 I And damn'd be him, th3t firft cries hold,enough. 
 
 Exeunt fighting. Alarum/. 
 
 Eftier E^ghttng, and Macbeth flame. 
 
 Retreat,end Flourifh. Eater with Drusxme aid Cdocrs. 
 
 Makilm,Si.ywaTd t Ro(fe ^Thann SoLliars. 
 
 Mai. I would the Friends we mifTc, were fafeamn'd* 
 Se /. Some muft go off: and yet by thefe I fee. 
 
 So great a day as this ischeapely bought. 
 
 MaL Macdkjfc is mifltng,and your Noble Sonne, j 
 Roffe Your fon my Lord,ha’s paid a fauldiers debt. 
 
 He onely liu’d but till he was a m3n. 
 
 The which no faoner had his Proweffe confirm’d 
 
 In the vnftuinking Ration where he fought. 
 
 But likes man he dy’de. 
 
 Sej. Then he is dead ? 
 
 Roffe. Land brought off the field: your caufe of forrovr 
 Muft not be meafur’d by his worth, for then 
 
 It hath no end. 
 
 Sey . Had he his hurts before* 
 
 'Roffe. I,on the Front, 
 
 Sej. Why then,Gods Soldier be he : 
 
 Had I as many Sonnes, as 1 haue haircs, 
 
 ! would not wifla them to a fairer death: 
 
 And io his Knell is knoll'd. 
 
 Mai. Hee’s worth more farrow. 
 
 And that lie fpend for him. 
 
 Sej. He's worth no mote. 
 
 They fay he patted well,and paid his (core, 
 
 And fa God be with hi m. Here comes newer comfort. 
 Enter Macduffb,with Macbeths head. 
 
 Macd. Haile King, for fa thou arc. 
 
 Behold whereftands • 
 
 Th’Vfarperscurfed head : the time is free: 
 
 I fee thee compaft with thy Kingdomcs Pearle, 
 Thatfpeake toy fulutaticrtio their minds: 
 
 Whole vcyces I defire alowd withmine. 
 
 Haile KingofScotland. 
 
 All. Haile King ofScotland. Flourifh. 
 
 Mol. We fhall not fpenti a large expence of time, 
 Before we reckon with yourfeaerall loues, 
 
 And make vs euen with you. My Thanes and Kinfmen 
 Henceforth be Earles, the fi< ft tha: eucr Scotland 
 
 Infuch an Honor nam'd; What’s more to do. 
 
 Which would be planted newly with the time, 
 
 As calling home our exil’d Friends abroad, 
 
 That fled the Snaies of watohfull Tyranny, 
 
 Producing forth the cruel! Miniftcrs 
 
 Of this deed Butchery nd bis Fiend-like Queece; 
 Who(as ’tisthought) by felfe and violent hands, 
 
 Tooke offher life. This.and what needful! elfc 
 
 That cill’i vpon vs, by the Grace of Grace, 
 
 We will performe in meafure,cicno,aad place: 
 
 So thankes to all at once, and to each one. 
 
 Whom we inuice, to fee vs Crown'd at Scone. 
 
 Flourijh. Exeunt Offset. 
 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 
 
 
152 
 
 THETRAGEDIE 
 
 OF 
 
 HAMLEl, Prince of Denmarke. 
 
 zAHus ‘Primus. Sccma ‘Prima. 
 
 Enter 'Barn or do and Franc ifco two Cent melt. 
 
 Barnards. 
 
 Ho’s there ^ 
 
 Fran. Nay anfwer me: Stand & vnfold 
 your ielfe. 
 
 Bar. Long line the King. 
 
 Bren. Barnards} 
 
 Bar. He. 
 
 Fran. You come moft carefully vpon your houre. 
 Bar.’Tn now ftrook twelue.get thee to bed Franctfco. 
 Fran. For this releefe much ch3nkes: ’Tis bitter cold. 
 And 1 amficke at heart. 
 
 "Bam. H sue you had qoiej Guard? 
 
 Fra/)- Not a Moufe ftirring 
 
 Barn. Well, goodnight. If you do meet f/erarw and 
 Morse due, the Riuais of ray Watch,bid them make haft. 
 Enter Her at is and Marccllui 
 Fnrt. I thinkc I heare them. Stand: who’s there ? 
 Her. Friends to this ground. 
 
 Mm. And Leige-men to the Dane. 
 
 Tran. Giue you good night. 
 
 Mar. O fsrwe! honeft Soldier,who hath relieu'd you? 
 Fra. ’Barnards ha's my place: giue you goodnight. 
 
 Exit Fran. 
 
 Mar. Holla 'Barnard*. 
 
 Bar. Say ,wbat i s Herat** there ? 
 
 Hot. A peece of him. 
 
 Bar. Welcome H«r*tte, welcome good MarceBut. 
 Mm. What.ha’s this thing appear’d againe to night. 
 Bar. I haue feene nothing. 
 
 Mar. Horatto<a\es.’ut but our Fantafie, 
 
 And will not let belecfe take hold ofhim 
 T ouening this dreaded fight, t wicc feene of vs. 
 Therefore I hauc itineated him along 
 With vs, to watch the minutes of this Night, 
 
 That if againe this Apparition come. 
 
 He may approue out eyes, and fpeake tort. 
 
 H<nr. Tufri.tafh, 'twill not appears. 
 
 Bar. Sit downc a while. 
 
 Arid let vs once againe affaile your esres. 
 
 That arc fo fortified againft our StoTy, 
 
 What we two Nights hauc feene. 
 
 Hm. Well.fit we downc. 
 
 And let vs heate Barnards fpeake of this. 
 
 Barn. Laft night of all, 
 
 Whenyond fame St3rrc that's Weft ward (tom the Pole 
 Had nude his toorfe ullunse that part of Heauen 
 
 Where now it burner, M.treoBw and my ielfe, 
 
 The Bell then beating one. 
 
 CMxr. Peace,brcake thee of: Enter the qbofl 
 
 Lookc where it comes againe. 
 
 Barn. In the fame figure, like the King that’s dead. 
 Mar. Thou art a Scholler; fpeake to it Htrain. 
 Barn. Looker it not like the King? Marke it Horatio. 
 Horn. Moft like: It harrowesme with for & wonde, 
 Barn. 1 t would be fpokc too. 
 
 Ma^. Queftkm it Horatio. 
 
 Har. What art thou that vfurp'ft this time of night, 
 Together with that Fair? and Warlike forme 
 In which the Ma tefty of buried Denmark e 
 Did fometimes march: By Heauen I charge thee fpeake. 
 Mar. It is offended. 
 
 Barn. Ste,it ftslkes away. 
 
 Her. Stay: fpeake; fpeake: I Charge thee,fpeake. 
 
 Exit the Ghajl. 
 
 Mar. Tis gcne,ar>d will not anfwer. 
 
 Barn. How row Horatio r You tremble & look pale : 
 Is not this fomething more then Fantafie ? 
 
 What thinke you on’t t 
 
 Her. Before roy God, I might not thl* beleetic 
 Without the fenfiblc and true xuouch 
 Of mine owns eyes. 
 
 Mar. Is it net like the King? 
 
 Hor. As thou art to thy felfe, 
 
 Such was the very Armour he bed on, 
 
 When th’Ambition* Norwey combatted: 
 
 So frown'd he once, when in an sngiy parle 
 He fmot the fledded Pollax en the Ice. 
 
 'Tis ftrange. 
 
 Mar. Thus twice before yind iuftat this dead houre. 
 With Martiall ftalke, hath he gone by our W3tch. 
 
 Hor .In what particular thought to work,I know not; 
 But in the grofTe and fcope of my Opinion, 
 
 This bcac’os feme ftrange erruption to our St tte. 
 
 Mar. Good now fit downe,& tell me he that knowes 
 Why this fame Pm <3 and moft obferuanc Watch, 
 
 So nightly coyles the fubicdl of the Land, 
 
 And why foch dayly Caff of Braton Cannon 
 And ForraigneMart for Implements of waxre: 
 
 W by fcch imprefle ofShip-wtighcs.whofe fore Taske 
 Do’s not diuidc the Sundsy from the weeke. 
 
 What might be toward, that this fweacy haft 
 Doth make the Night ioyn -Labourer with the day: 
 Who is t that can informc m 
 Hor. That can l. 
 
 At 
 
The Tragedie of Hamlet . *53 
 
 | Ac teaft the whifper goes fo : Our lafi King, 
 
 j Whole image euen but now appear'd co vs, 
 
 I W s s(as you know) by Fortixbras ofNorvvay, 
 
 I (Thereto prick'd on by a moll emulate Pride) 
 
 I Dar'd to thcCombatc. In which, our Valiant Hamlet, 
 
 I (For fo this fide of our kr.owne world efteem d him) 
 
 I Did flay this Fortinbras t who by a Seal'd Compaift, 
 
 Well ratified by Law, and Heraldrie, 
 
 Did forfeit* (with his life) all thofe his Lands 
 
 Which he flood fert’d on, to the Conqueror: 
 
 Againft the which,a Moiry competent 
 
 1 Was goged by our King r which had return d 
 
 I To the Inheritance of Fertinbrsu, 
 
 Had he bin Vanquifher, as by the fame Cou'nant 
 
 And carriage of the Article defigne. 
 
 His fell to Hamlet. Now fir. youn^Fartinbrai, 
 
 Of vnimproued Mettle, hot and full, 
 
 | Hath in the skirts of Norway, heere and there. 
 
 Shark'd vp a Lift of Landleffc Rcfolutes, 
 
 For Foode and Diet, to (ome Enterprise 
 
 That hath a ftomacke in’t rwhich is no other 
 (And it doth well appeare vnto our State,) 
 
 1 But to recouer of vs by ftronghand 
 j And termes Gompulfaiiue,thofe forefaid Lands 
 j Soby his Father loft: and this (I take it) 
 
 I IsthetnaineMotiueof our Preparations, 
 
 ThcSourfe of this our Watch.and the thcefe head 
 
 1 Of this poft-haft, and Romage in the Land. 
 
 Enter Gbcfi agame. 
 
 I But foft, behold: Loe,where it comes againe : 
 
 I llecioffeit, though itblaft me. Stay lllufion: 
 
 J If thou haft any found, or vfc of Voycc, 
 
 1 Speaketome. If there be any good thing to be done, 
 
 J That may to thee do eafe. and grace to me; fpeak to me. 
 
 ! If thou 3rt priuy to thy Countries Fate 
 j (Which happily foreknowing may auoyd) Oh fpeake. 
 
 1 Or, if thou haft vp-hoorded in thy life 
 
 I Extorted Treafure in the vvombe of Earth, 
 
 (For which, they fay, you Spirits oft walke in death) 
 
 I Speakeof it. Stay,and fpeake. Stop it Marcellus. 
 
 Mar. Shall 1 ftnke at ir with my Paretian * 
 
 1 Hor. Do,if it will not ftand. 
 
 "Barn. Tis heere. 
 j Her. Tis heere. 
 
 I Mar. Tis gone. £xit Ghofi. 
 
 I We do it wrong, being foMaiefticail 
 
 I To offer it the (hew of Violence, 
 
 I For it is as the Ayre, invulnerable, 
 
 I And our vain? blowes,malicious Mockery. 
 
 "Bam, It was about to fpeake, when theCocke crew. 
 Her '. And then it fterted, like a guilty thing 
 
 Vpon a fearful! Summons. Ihaucheard, 
 
 The Cocke that is cbeTrompei to the day. 
 
 Doth with his lofty and fhnil-founding f hroate 
 AwaketheGodof Day: andathis warning, 
 
 Whethei in Sea, or Fire, in Earth,or Ayre, 
 
 | Th extrauagant, and erring Spirit, hyes 
 
 To his Confine. And of the truth bec-rein, 
 
 1 This prefent Obieft made probation. 
 
 M*r- Itfsded on the crowing of the Cocxe. 
 
 Seme fayes, that euer 'gainfl that Seafon comes 
 Wherein our Ssuiouts Birth is celebrated. 
 
 The Bird of Dawning fingeth all night long: 
 
 And then (they fay) no Spirit can walke abroad. 
 
 The nights 2 re wholfome, then no Planets {trike. 
 
 No Fatery u!kes,not Witch hath power to Charme: 
 
 So hallow'd, and fo gracious is the time. 
 
 Her. So haue I heard, and do in partfcelecuc it. 
 
 But looke, the Morne in RufFet mantle clad, 
 
 Walkes o're the dew of yon high Eaftetoe Hill, 
 
 Breake we our Watch vp, and by my aduice 
 
 Let vs impart what we haue feene to night 
 
 Vntoyong Hamlet. For vpon my life. 
 
 This Spirit durr.be to vs,will fpeake to him : 
 
 Do you confent we (hall acquaint him with ir. 
 
 As needfuil in our Loues, fitting our Duty ? 
 
 Mar. Let do't I pray ,and I this morning'know 
 
 Where we (hall finde him molt conuemowly. Exeunt | 
 
 Sc ena, Seem da. 
 
 Enter Clandsus King of Denmarlie, CfiTtTxde the Qneene, J 
 Hamlet , Polomus, Laertes, and bu Stfier 0 - 
 phelia, Lords ^Hitendant .t 
 
 King .Though yet of Hamlet our deere Brothess death I 
 The memory be greene : and that it vs befitted 
 
 To beare our hearts in greefe, and our whole Kingdcrr.c 1 
 To be contradfed in one brow of woe : 
 
 Yet fo farre hath Difcretioo fought With Nature, 
 
 That we with wifeft lorrow thinke on him. 
 
 Together with remembrance ofourfelues. 
 
 Therefore our fometimes Sifter, now our Queen, 
 ThTmpcriall loyntreffe of this warlike State, 
 
 Haue we, as twere, with a defeated soy. 
 
 With one Aufpicious, and one Dropping eye. 
 
 With mirth in Funerall.and with Dirge in Marriage, 
 
 In equali Scale weighing Delight and Dole 
 
 Taken to Wife ; nor haue we heerein barr’d 
 
 Yout better Wifedomes, which haue freely gone 
 
 With this affaire along, for all our Thankes. 
 
 Now folio wes, that you know young Fortinbras, 
 
 Holding a weake fuppofall of our worth; 
 
 Or thinking by out late deere Brothers death, 
 
 Our State to be difioytit,and out of Frame, 
 
 Colieagued with thedteame ofbis Aduantage* 
 
 He hath not fay I'd to oefter vs with Meffage, 
 
 Importing the fucrendet of thofe Lands 
 
 Loft by his Father: with all Bonds of Law 
 
 To our mo ft valiant Brother, So much for him. 
 
 Enter V dttmsutd and Cornelius. 
 
 Now for our fclfe, and for this time ofmeeting 
 
 Thus much the bufmeffe is. We haue heere writ 
 
 To Norway, Vnclc of young Eertir.br as . 
 
 Who Impotent and Bedrid, fcarfely heare9 
 
 Of this his Wephewes purpofe, tofupprcfic 
 
 His further gate heetein. InthatthcLcuics, 
 
 The Lifts, and full proportions are all made 
 
 Out ofhis fubie&: and weheere difpatch 
 
 You good Cornelius, and you yolteinand, 
 for beating of this greeting to old Norway. 
 
 Giuing to you no further perfcnall power 
 
 To bufmeffe with the King, more then the feepe 
 
 Of thefe dilated Articles allow i 
 
 Fare well and let your haft commend your Duty. 
 
 Vol(. In that,and all things,will we fhew our duty, j 
 
 Krng. We doubt it nothing,heartily farewell. 
 
 Exit Pohemand end (ferneliu 
 
 And now Laertes, what’s th e newes with you ? 
 
 _You 1 
 
*54 __ The Tragedie cf H amlet. 
 
 teokold vsoffome fuite. Whatis’t Laertes ? 
 
 You cannot fpeakeofReafon cothe Dane, 
 
 And loofe your voyce.What would’ft thou beg LeurteSf 
 
 TH%t fhaJl not be my Offer, not thy Asking ? 
 
 The Heed is not more Natiue to the Hcarr, 
 
 The Hand more loftritmentall to the Mouth, 
 
 Thin is the Throne of Denmarke to thy Father, 
 
 What would’ft thou hauc Lames i 
 Laer. Dread my Lord, 
 
 Yocr leaoe and fauour to retume to France, 
 
 From whence, though willingly 1 came to Denmarke 
 To fttew my duty in your Coronation, 
 
 Yet now I mufl confeffc,that duty done. 
 
 My thoughts and wtfhcs bend againe towards France, 
 And bow them to your gracious leaue and pardon. 
 
 King. Haue you your Fathers leaue ? 
 
 Whatlayes Pollomu* ? 
 
 Pal. He hath my Lord}: 
 
 I do befeech you gtue him leaue to go. 
 
 King. Takethy fai re hourc Laertes, time be thine, 
 And tby beft graces fpend it at thy will: 
 
 But now my Cofin Hamlet ,and my Sonne ? 
 
 Ham. A little more then kin, and lefle then kinde. 
 King. How is it that the Clouds ftiil hang on you t 
 Ham. Not fo my Lord, I am too much i’lh'Sun. 
 Sateen. Good Hamlet caft thy nightly colour off. 
 And let (hint eye looke like a Friend on Denmarke. 
 
 Do net for euer with thy veyled lids 
 Seeke for thy Noble Father in the duft; 
 
 Thou know’ft ’ti s common,ali that hues muft dye, 
 Palling through Nature, to Eternity. 
 
 Ham. 1 Madam,it is common. 
 
 Queen. If it be; 
 
 Why feemes it fo particular with thee. 
 
 Ham Seemcs Madam? Nay.it is: 1 know not Seemes: 
 Ti* not alone my Inky Cloake (good Mother) 
 
 Nor Cuftomary fuites of folemne Blacke, 
 
 Nor windy fufpitation of forc’d breath. 
 
 No , nor the fruitfull Finer in the Eye, 
 
 Nor the dcie&cd hauiour of the Vifage, 
 
 Together with all Formes, Moods, fitewes ofGriefe, 
 That can denote me truly. Thefe indeed Sceme,_ 
 
 For they are a&ions that a man might play : 
 
 But I haue that Within, which paffeth Ihow; 
 
 Thefe, but the Trappingt ,and the Suites of woe 
 King. 'Tis fweet and commendable 
 In vour Nature Hamlet, 
 
 To giue thefe mourning duties to your Father: 
 
 But you muft know, your Father loft a Father, 
 
 That Father loft, loft his, and the Suruiucr bound 
 In filial! Obligation, for fomc terme 
 To doobfeqtrious Sorrow. But toperfeuej: 
 
 In obllinareCoodolemen^itacourfe 
 Of impious ft ubliornnt fie. ’Tis vnmarfly greefe. 
 
 It (hewes a will moft incorreff to Headers, 
 
 A Heatt vnfortified, a Minde impatient. 
 
 An Vnderftanding fimple, and vnfchool’d: 
 
 For.what wc know muft be, and is as common 
 As any the moft vulgar thing to fence, 
 
 W hy (hould we in our pceuifh Oppofition 
 Take itroheart?Fve,risa fault to Heauco, 
 
 A fault againft the Dead, a fault to Nature, 
 ToRcifonmoftabfurd, whofe common Theafhe 
 Is death of Fathers, and who ftiil hath cried. 
 
 From the fkrft Cosrfc,till he that dyed to day, 
 
 Thiffmuft beta. We pray you throvy to earth 
 
 Thisvnpreuaylingwoe.and rhinkeofvs 
 Ascfa Father; For 1 st the world take note, 
 
 You are the moft immediate to our Throne, 
 
 Ana with nolcfie Nobility of Lone, 
 
 Then that which deereft Father hearcs his Sonne, 
 
 Do I impart towards you. Foryourinient 
 In goingbacke eoSchoole in Wittenberg, 
 
 It rs moft retrograde to our defire: 
 
 And we befeech you, bend you to remaine 
 Heere in the chccre and comfort of our eye, 
 
 Oct cneefcft Courtier Cofin,and our Sonne. 
 
 JZp' Eet dot thy Mother lofe her Prayers Hamlet • 
 
 I prythee ftsy with vs, go no: to Wittenberg 
 
 Ham. I {hall in ail my beft 
 Obey you Madam. 
 
 Kmg. Why 'tis a Joining,sod a falreReply, 
 
 Be as our felfe in Denmarke. Madam come. 
 
 This gentle and vnforc’d accord of Hamlet * 
 
 Sits froiling to my heart; in grace whereof. 
 
 No iocond health that Denmarke drinkes to day, 
 
 B ut the great Cannon to the Clowds ftialltdl. 
 
 And the Kings Rouce,thc Hcaucns fhall bruite againe, 
 Refpeakiog earthly Thunder. Come away. ' Exeunt 
 Colonel Hamlet. 
 
 Ham. Oh that this too too folia Flefli, would melt. 
 Thaw, and refolue it felfe into a Dew; 
 
 Or that the Eiiexlafting had not fiat 
 
 His Cannon ’gainft Selfe-flaughter. O God, O God! 
 
 How weary,ftak,ft«t,and vnprofuabtc 
 
 Scemer to me all the vfes of this world ? 
 
 Fie on’t ? Oh fie, fie, 'tis an vnweeded Garden 
 
 That growes to Seed: Things rank, and grofle In Nature 
 
 Pofleffe ltmecrcly. That it ftiould come to this: 
 
 But two months dead :Nay,not fo much; not two. 
 
 So excellent a King, that was to this 
 Hiper :on to a Satyre ; fo louing to my Mother, 
 
 That he might not beteene the windcj ofheaocp 
 Vifit her face too roughly. Hesuen and Earth 
 Muft I remember: why flic would hang on him. 
 
 As ifencrcafc of Appetite had growne 
 By what it fed on; andyet within a month ? 
 
 Let me not thinke on t: Frailty, thy name is woman. 
 
 A little Month, or ctethofe fhooes were old. 
 
 With which fhc followed my poore Fathers body 
 Like Nsobe, all tearcs. Wiry fiie.etten ftie. 
 
 (O Heauen 1 Abeaft that wants difeourfe offteafon 
 Would haue mourn'd longer) married with mine Vnkie, 
 My Fathers Brother: but no more like my Father, 
 
 Then I to Hercules, Within»Moneth ? 
 
 Ere yet the fait of moft vnrighreous Teare* 
 
 Had left theflufhing ofhergaulcd eyes, 
 
 She marrieJ. O moft wicked fpecd, to poll 
 With fitch dexterity to Inceftuous Iheets: 
 
 It is not, nor it cannot come to good. 
 
 But breake my heart, for I muft bold my tongue. 
 
 Enter Horatio, 'Besrnard, and MarceUm. 
 
 Har, Haile to your Lord/hip. 
 
 Ham. lam glad to fee you well: 
 llor at io,oi i do forget my felfe. 
 
 Hot. The fame my Lord, 
 
 And your potre Seruant eucr. 
 
 Ham. Sir my good friend, 
 lie change that name With you : 
 
 And wbat make you from Wittenberg Horatio ? 
 
 Mar. 
 
| The Tra^ec/ie of Hamlet. 
 
 i MarceBiot. 
 
 Mar. My good Lord. 
 
 Haot. I am very glad to fee you : good eucn Sir. 
 
 I 8ut what in faith make you from lyutsmbcrgsl 
 
 Hor. A truant difpofi.cion, good my Lord. 
 
 Ham. I would not h3ue your Enemy fay foj 
 
 Nor lhall you doe mine eare chat violence. 
 
 To make ic trufter of your owce rcporc 
 
 Againft yourfclfe. 1 know you are no Truiiu ? 
 
 B-n what is your affaire in Elfcnoar ? 
 
 VVee l teach vou to dtinke decpc.ere you depart. 
 
 Hor. My Lord.I came to fee your Fathers Funerall. 
 Ham. 1 pray thee doe not mock me (fellow Student 
 
 I thinkc it was to fee my Mothers Wedding. 
 
 I Hor . Indeed my Lord.it followed hard vpon. 
 
 Hajn. Thrift,thrift Horatio: the Funerall Bakt-mcats 
 Did coldly fumifh forth the Marriage Tables; 
 
 Would 1 had met my dcareft foe in hezuen. 
 
 Ere 1 had eucr feme that day Horatio. 
 
 I My father, me thinker 1 fee my father. 
 
 Hor. Oh where my Lord? 
 
 Ham. In my minds eye (H*rxtio) 
 
 Ear. I {awhim once; be wss a goodly King. 
 
 1 Ham. He was a man, take him for all in all; 
 
 I (hall not loak vpon his like againe. 
 
 Hor. My l ord, I thinke 1 faw hi® ycficrmght. 
 
 Hans. Saw? Who? 
 
 Hor. My Lord,the Kino yoorFather. 
 
 Ham. The King my Father. 
 
 Her. Seafon your admiration for a while 
 
 With an aticnt eare; till I may deliuer 
 
 1 Vpon the witneffe of tbefeGentlemen, 
 
 This marucll to you. 
 
 Ham. ForHeauenslooeletmehesre. 
 
 | H»r. Two nights together, had thefe Gentlemen 
 
 1 (MarctUtu and Barnards) oncheir Watch. 
 
 In the dead waff and middle of the night 
 
 Beene thus encountred. A figure like your Father, 
 
 Arm’d at all points cxadlly. Cap a Pe, 
 
 Appearcs before them, and with foileome march 
 
 Goes flow and ftatcly: By them thrice he walkt, 
 
 I By their oppreft and feare-furptixed eyes. 
 
 Within his Truncheons length* whilft they beftil’d 
 Almoft to Ielly with the Aft of fere, 
 
 I Stand dumbe and fpeeke not to him. This to me 
 
 In dreadful! fccrectc impart they did, 
 
 I And I with them the third Night kept the Watch, 
 
 1 Whereas they had deliuer’d both in time. 
 
 Forme of the thing; each word made true and good. 
 
 The Apparition comes. I knew your Father : 
 
 Thefe hands are not more like. 
 
 Ham. But where was this? 
 
 Mar. My Lord vpon the platforme where we wotcht 
 
 I Warm. Did you not fpesketott? 
 
 Hot. My Lord,! did; 
 
 But aofwere made it none: yet once me thought 
 
 1 It lifted vp it head ,and did addreffc 
 
 It felfeto motion, like as it would fpeake: 
 
 But coco then, the Morning Cocke crew lowd 5 
 
 And at the found it fhrunkc tn haft away, 
 
 1 And vanifht from onr fight. 
 
 1 Ham. Tis very ftrange. 
 
 1 Hor. As I doe liue my honourd Lord ’tis true- 
 And we did thinke it wru downs in our duty 
 
 To let you know of it. 
 
 yam '. Indeed, indeed Sirs; bur this troubles me 
 
 Hold you the watch to Nignc? 
 
 'Both. Wc doc my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Arm'd, fay vou? 
 
 Both. Arm’d, my Lord. 
 
 Ham. From top to toe? 
 
 Both, My Lord .from bead to foote. 
 
 Ham. Then faw you not his face? 1 
 
 Hot. Oyes,my Lord, hewotehis Beaoervp. 
 
 Ham. What, lookt he frowningly ? 
 
 Hor. A countenance more in forrow then in anger. 
 
 Ham. Pale.orred? 
 
 Hor. Nay very pale. 
 
 Ham. And fixt his eyes vpon you? 
 
 Hot. Moll conftantly. 
 
 Ham. I would I had beene there. 
 
 Her. It would haue much amaz'd you. 
 
 Ham ■ Very like, very like: (laid it long ? (dred.l 
 
 Hor. While one with moderate heft might tell a bon-1 
 tstll. Longer,longer. 
 
 Her. Not when 1 faw’t. 
 
 Ham. His Beard was grtfly? l*>- 
 Hor. 1 1 was, as 1 haue feene U in his life, 
 
 ASablcSitim'd. (gaioe. 
 
 Ham. lie watch toNigbt; petchafKe Twill wake a*! 
 Hor. I warrant you it will. 
 
 Ham. If it affume my noble Fathers pcr&n. 
 
 He fpeake to it,though Hell it felfe Should gape 
 
 And bid me hold my peace. I pray you all, 
 
 If you Wane hitherto conceaki this light; 
 
 Let it bee treble in your filencc ftill: 
 
 Aod whatfoeucrch (hall hep to night, 
 
 Giuc it an vnderftanding but no tongue; 
 
 I will requite your Ioik-s ; fo, fare ye Well t 
 
 Vpon the Platforme twixt eleuen and rwdue, 
 lie vifit you. 
 
 H!!. Our duty to year Honour. Exeunt. 
 
 Ham. Your loue,as mine to you; ferewelL 
 
 My Fathers Spirit in Acmes ? AH is not well; 
 
 I doubt feme foule play : would the Night were come d 
 Till then fit ftill my Joule; fouk deeds will rife. 
 
 Though all the earth ore whelm 'hem to mesa ei®. Exit\ 
 
 Scena < Tertia. 
 
 Enter Laertes and Ophelia. 
 
 Lour. My neceffanes are imbatk't; Farewell: 
 
 And Sifter,osthc Winds giue Benefit, 
 
 And Conuoy is afijfrant; doe not fleepe. 
 
 But let me heare from you. 
 
 Ophel. Doe you doubt that? 
 
 Laer. For Hamlet, 2 x 16 the trifling ofhis fanouts. 
 
 Hold it a fafhlon and a toy in Blood; 
 
 A Violet in the youth of Primy Nature; 
 
 Froward.notpermanent; Iweer not lading 
 Thefupplianceofamtnute? No more. 
 
 Ophel. No more but fo. 
 
 Laer. Thinke it no more* 
 
 For nature cteffant does not grow alone. 
 
 In thewes and B.ulke: but as his Temple waxes. 
 
 The inward feruice of the Minde and Souk 
 
 Grower wide withall. Perhaps he lours you e©W, 
 
 And now no foyle nor catiteU doth befrwwcb 
 
 The vertue ofhis fcare : but yon muff feare J 
 
 His] 
 
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 The Tr age die ofHamlet . 
 
 I His greatneffe weigh’d, his will is not hu owne» 
 
 I For hce hiinfelfe i* fubie£i to his Birth; 
 
 Hee may not, as vnuallucdperfons doe, 
 
 I Carue for himfelfe; for, on his choyce depends 
 The fanftity and health of the wcole State. 
 
 And therefore niuft hti choyce be circumfcrib’d 
 ] Vncothevoyce and yceldmg of that Body, 
 
 Whereof bets the Head. Then if he fayet be louesyou. 
 It fits your wiCedomc fo farre to beleeue it ; 
 
 I As be m his peculiar Se& 8nd force 
 May giuehis laying deed: which is no further. 
 
 Then the rnaine voycc of Denmar'^e goes withalL 
 Then weigh what lolfeyour Honour may fuftaine, 
 
 I If with too credent eare you lift his Songs 5 
 Or lofe your Heart; or your chaftTreafuie open 
 To his vnnssftred importunity. 
 
 Fearc it Ophelia ,feare it my deare Sifter, 
 
 And keepc within thereare of your Affe&ion; 
 
 Out of the (hot and danger of Defire. 
 
 IThecharieft Maid is Prodigall enough, 
 
 Iffhe vnmaske her beauty to the Moone : 
 
 Vertue it felfc fcapes not calumnious ftroakes. 
 
 The Canker Galls, the Infants of the Spring 
 [Too oft before the buttons be difclos'd, 
 
 And in the Morne and liquid dew of Youth, 
 
 [Contagious blafttnents are moft imminent. 
 
 Be wary then, beft fafety lies in feare; 
 
 Youth toitfelfe rebels, though none clfeneere. 
 
 Ophe. 1 (hall th’effeft of this good Leflon keepe, 
 
 | As watchmen to roy heart: but good my Brother 
 Doe not as fome vngracious Pallors doe, 
 
 Shew me the fteepe and thorny way to He&uen; 
 
 Whilft like a puft and reckkftc Libertine 
 Htmfelfe.the Primrofepath of dalliance treads, 
 lAodreaksnot his ownereade. 
 
 Laer. Oh, feare me not. 
 
 Enter Potonim. 
 
 [ 1 (lay too long; but here my Father comes ; 
 
 A double blclftng is a double grace; 
 
 Occasion fmiles vpon a fecond leaue. 
 
 Felon. Yet heere Laertes t Aboord,aboard for flume, 
 
 I The windc Gts in the (boolder of your laile, 
 
 1 And you are (laid for there: my blcffuig with you; 
 
 I And thefc few Precepts in tby memory, 
 
 See thou Character. Giue thy thoughts no tongue. 
 
 Nor aay vnproporrion’d thought his A&: 
 
 Be thou familiar; but by nomeanes vulgar: 
 
 I The friends thou haft, and their adoption uide. 
 
 Grapple them to thy Soule, with hoopes of Steele s 
 But doe not dull thypalaje, with entertainment 
 Cffeach vnhateh't,vnfiedg*d Comrade. Beware 
 Of entrance to a quarrell. but being in 
 Best*t that th'oppofcd may beware of thee. 
 
 Giue euery man thine carejbut few thy voyce: 
 
 T»ke each m»n* cenfurejbut referue thy ludgemeut: 
 
 Coftly «hy h8bir as thy purfe can buy ; 
 
 But hot exprefl in fanne; rich,wot gawdie: 
 
 For the Apparell oft proclaimes the man. 
 
 And they in France ofthe beft ranckand ftation. 
 
 Are of a moft feleft and generous cbeff in that. 
 
 Neither a borrower ,nor a lender be; 
 j For lone oft lofej both it felfe and friend: 
 
 And borrowing duls the edge of Husbandry. 
 
 This aboue all; to thine „»v c felfe be true 
 1 And it mu(lfoltow,as the NighttbeDay, 
 
 Thou canlt not then be falfe to any maa. 
 
 Farewell: my Blcfltng lealon this in tbee. 
 
 Lner. Mod humbly doe I take tny leaue. my Lord. 1 
 Point. The time tnuites you,goe,yout feruantstenj 
 Laer. Farewell Ophelia, and remember well 
 What 1 haue faid to you. 
 
 Opbt. Tis in roy memory loekt. 
 
 And you your fcltc /ball keepc the key ofit. 
 
 Latr. Farewell. Exit Laer. 
 
 Polon. What id Ophelia he hath faid to you * . 
 
 Ophe. So pleafeyou/omthing touching the L Hamlet 
 Polon. Many, well bethought: 1 
 
 Tts told me he hath very oft of late 
 Gtuen priuatc time royoo; and you your felfe 
 Haue of your audience bcenc moft free and bounteous. 
 
 11 it be to, as fo tis pat on me; 
 
 And that in way of caution; 1 muft tell you. 
 
 You doe not vnderftand your felfe fo deercly, 
 
 As it behouet my Daughter, and your Honour. 
 
 What is bet weene you,giue me vp the truth? 
 
 OyAe He hath my Lord oflare, made many renders 
 Ot his arcCTton to me. 
 
 v A f ffe ^' on ’P uh - You fpea&e like a greene G trie I 
 
 Vnftfced in foeh pertllous Ctrcuroflance. 
 
 Doe you beleeue hisrendcrs,as you call them? 
 
 Ophe. I do not know, my Lord,what 1 (hould tb.nke. 
 Polon. Marry lie teach you; thmke your Ceifea Baby. 
 
 That you haue rane his tenders for true pay, 
 
 Which are Dot darling. Tender your felfe more dearly- 
 Or not to crack the winde ofthe pootePhraft- 7 '' 
 
 Rooming tt thus, you’l tender me a foole. 
 
 Ophe. My Lord,he hath importun'd me with loue. 
 
 In honourable faQiioo. * 
 
 Pdon. I,fa(hionyoumay callie.gotoo.gotoo, 
 
 Oohe. And harh giuen countenance to his fpeech 
 My lord, with all the »owes ofHcauen. 
 
 Polon I.Springes to catch Woodcocks- I doe know 
 When the Blond burnes.how Prodigal) the Soole 
 Giues the tongue vowes: thefe b!az.e?.Dsughtcr 
 Gluing more light then heate; extinfl 10 both, * 
 
 Euen m their promife, as it is a making; 
 
 You muft not take for fitc. For this time Daughter, 
 Bcfomewhatfcanterof your Maiden prefence; * 
 
 Set your enrreatmenu at a higher rate, 
 
 Then a command to parley. For Lord Hamlet, 
 
 Beleeue fo much in him.that he ij young. 
 
 And with a larger tether may he vralkc, 
 
 Then may be giuen you. In few, Ophelus, 
 
 Doe not beleeue his vowesjforthey arc Broakcrs, 
 
 Not ofthe eye.wliichtbeit Inucftmcnts fhow : 
 
 But mecrc imploraton of vnholy Sutcs, 
 
 Breathing like fan&ified and pious bonds. 
 
 The better to beguile. 1 his is for all. 
 
 1 would ootjinplainctearmes. from this time forth, 
 
 Haue you fo (lander any moment leifurc, 
 
 As to giue words or talke with the Lord Hamlet j 
 Looke ton’t, Ichai ge you;come your wayes. 
 
 Ophe. I (bali obey roy Lord. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Hamlet Jlora tte,AfarceHtee. 
 
 Ham. The Ayre bites (hrewdly: is it very cold? 
 
 Hot. ]t is a nipping and an eager ayre. 
 
 Ham. What hower now? 
 
 Hot. Jehinkeitlackscftwclue. 
 
 Mar - No, it is ftrooke. (feafon. 
 
 Her. Indeed I heard it notthen itdrawes ntere the 
 Wherein the Spirit held his wont to wal k t. 
 
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Tbs Travedie ofHamlet. 25-7 
 
 What does this meane my Lord/ (roufe. 
 
 Ham. The King doth wake tonight, and takeahis 
 Keepcs w a (Tel 5 and the fwaggering vpfpring reeles. 
 
 And as he dreines his draughts of Renifh downe. 
 
 The kettle Drum and Trumpet thus bray out 
 
 The triumph ofhis Pledge. 
 
 Herat. Jsit acuftomc? 
 
 Ham. Imarryift; 
 
 And to my mind, though 1 am natiueheete. 
 
 And to the manner borne: ItisaCuftome 
 
 More honour'd in the breach,tiien the obferuance. 
 
 Enter Gbofl. 
 
 Her. Looke-my Lord.it comes. 
 
 Ham. Angels and Mmrfters of Grace defend vs: 
 BethouaSpiritofhealth^i Goblin damn'd, 
 
 Bnogwith thee ay res from Heauen.or biafls from Hell 
 
 Be thy euents wicked or charitable, 
 
 Thou com’(t in fuch a queftionahle (hape 
 
 That 1 will fpcake to thee. lie call thee Hamlet, 
 
 King,F 3 ther,RoyallDane : Oh,oh,anfwer me, 
 
 Let me not burftiti Ignorance; but tell 
 
 Why thy Canoniz'd bones Hcarfed in death, 
 
 Haue buift their cerments; why the Sepulcher 
 
 Wherein we fawthee quietly enarn’d. 
 
 Hath op’d his ponderous and^Maible iawes, 
 
 Tocaft theevpagaine? What may this rocane? 
 
 That thou dead Coarfe againe in coropleat (leele, 
 
 Rejiftts thus the glimpfes of theMoone, 
 
 Making Night hidious? And we fooles of Nature, 
 
 So horridly to (hake our difpofttion, 
 
 With thoughts beyond iheejteacbes of our Soules, 
 
 Say,why is this? wherefore? whatfhould wedoe ? 
 
 Chaff beebens Hamlet. 
 
 Har It beckons you ic goe away with it. 
 
 As if it Come impairment did defire 
 
 To you alone. 
 
 Mar. Looke with what courteous adHon 
 
 It wafts you to a more remoued ground ; 
 
 Bui doe not goe with it. 
 
 Har. No,by no meaner. 
 
 Ham. It will not fpeike: then will I follow it. 
 
 Har. Doe not my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Why, what fnoulo be the feare > 
 
 1 doe not fee my life at a pins fee; 
 
 And for my Soule,* hat can it doe to that ? 
 
 Being a thing immortall as it felfe. 
 
 It wauce me forth againe;llefoI!owit. 
 
 Har. What if it tempt you toward the Floud my Lord? 
 Or to the dreadfull Sonnet of the C liffe. 
 
 That beetles o’re his bafe into the Sea, 
 
 And there afTumes fome other honible forme, 
 
 Which might depriue your Soueraignty of Reafon, 
 
 And draw you intomadnefle thinke of it? 
 
 Ham- It wafts me ftill: goe on, lie follow thee. 
 
 Mar. You (hall not goe my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Hold off your hand. 
 
 Har. Be rul’d,you (hall not goe. 
 
 Ham . My face cries out. 
 
 And makes each petty Attire in this body, 
 
 As hardy as the Nemian Lions nerue: 
 
 Still am 1 cal’d? Vnhand me Gentlemen : 
 
 By Hesu’n.lle make a Ghoflofhim that lets me: 
 
 I fay aw 3 y,goc on.lle follow thee. 
 
 Exeunt Cjbcfl Sr Hamlet, 
 
 Har He waxes defperate with imagination. 
 
 Alar. Let’s foIiow:‘tis not fit thus to obey him. 
 
 Her. Hauc after, to what i(Tue will this come ? 
 
 Mar. Something is rotten in the State of Denmark*. 
 
 Her. Heauenwill direftit. 
 
 Mar. Nsy,lei's follow him. Exeunt. 
 
 £ nter Cbafl and Hamlet. (ther. 
 
 Ham Where wilt thou lead meffpeak-He go no fur. 
 
 Ght>. Markeme 
 
 Ham. I will. 
 
 Gba. My bower is almoft come. 
 
 When I to (ulphurousand coimentingFlames 
 
 Muft render vp my felfe. 
 
 Ham. Alas poore Ghoft. 
 
 Gba. Pitty me not,but lend thy fenous hearing 
 
 To what I fhall vnfold. 
 
 Ham. Speake, I am bound toheare. 
 
 Gbo. So art thou to reuenge. when thou (halt heare. 
 
 Ham. What? 
 
 Gba. I am thy Fathers Spirit, 
 
 Doom’d for a certaine terme to walke the night; 
 
 And for the day confin'd to fa ft in Fiers, 
 
 Till the foule crimes done in my dayes of Nature 
 
 Ate burnt and purg d away ? But that 1 am foibid 
 
 To tell the ferrets of my Prifon-Houfe; 
 
 I couIdaTale vnfoldjWhofellghteft word' 
 
 Would harrow vp thy foule, freeze rhy young blood. 
 Make thy two eyes likeStarres.ftari from their Spheres, 
 Thy knotty and combined locks to part. 
 
 And each particular haire to (land an end. 
 
 Like Quilles vpon the fretful!Porpentine: 
 
 But this eternal! blafon mu ft not be 
 
 To eares of flefb and bioud; lift Hamlet, oh lift, 
 
 If thou didft euer thy deare Fa ther loue. 
 
 Ham. ObHeauenl 
 
 Gbo. Reuenge his foule and mofl vnnaturall Mtmhcr. 
 
 Ham. Munher? 
 
 Ghofl. Muriher mod foule,as in the beft it is ; 
 
 But this mod foule,ftrange,and vnnaturall. 
 
 Ham. Hafl,haft me to know it, 
 
 T hat with wings asfwift 
 
 As meditation,or the thoughts of Loue, 
 
 May fweepe to my Reuenge. 
 
 Cbafl. I findetheeapr, 
 
 And duller fhould'ft thou be then the fat weede 
 
 Thacrots it felfe in esfe.on Lethe Wharfe, 
 
 Would'ft thou not (litre in this. Now Hamlet heare: 
 
 It’s giuen out.that fleeping in mine Orchard, 
 
 ASerpent Rung me : fo the whole eare ofDenmsrke, 
 
 Is by a forged proceffe ofmy death 
 
 Rankly abut’d : But know thoo Nobleyouth, 
 
 The Serpent that did fling thy Fathers irfe, 
 
 Now weares hit Crowne. 
 
 Ham O my Propheticke foule: mine Vnde t 
 
 Ghofl . I that inceftuous, that adulterate Beaft 
 
 With wii.hcraft ofhis wits, hath Traitorous guilts. 
 
 Oh wicked Wit,and Gifts,that haue the power 
 Sotofeduce^ Won to to this (hamefull Luft 
 
 The will ofmy mod feeming vettuous Qficene; 
 
 Oh Hamlet, what a falling off was there, 
 
 From me,whofe loue was of that dignity, 
 
 That it went hand in hand, euen with the Vow 
 
 I made to her in Marriage; and to decline 
 
 Vpon a wretch, whofeNaturall gifts were poore 
 Tothofeofmine, But Vertue,asitncuerwU bemtmed. 
 Though Lewdnefle court itin a Ihape of Heauen t 
 
 So Luft, though to a radiant Angel! link’d. 
 
 Will fate it felfe in a Celeftial!bcd,&prey on Garbage. 
 
 Oo But 
 
*58 Tke Tragsdie ofHamlet . 
 
 But. foftjdse tbinkes I lent the Mornings Ay re; 
 
 Briefs lee me be : Sleeping within mine Orchard, 
 
 Nf/ cuftome alwayes in the afternoonc; 
 
 Vpon my Icciirc nower thy Vncle ftole 
 
 With iuy ee ofeurfed Hcbenort in a Violi, 
 
 And in the Porches ofmine eares did pourc 
 
 The Icaperous Dlfttlment; whofe effe& 
 
 Holds fuch an enmity with bloud of Man, 
 
 Ihat fwift as Quick-filuer.it courfes through 
 
 The natural! Gates and Allies of the Body; 
 kei with a fodairic vigour it doth poffet 
 
 And curd, like Aygre droppings into MiHce, 
 
 The thin and wholfome biood: fo did it mine; 
 
 And a moft inftant Tetter bak'd about, 
 
 Mcifl Lazar-like, with vile and loathfomc cruft. 
 
 All my fmooch Body. 
 
 Thus was I, fleeping, by a Brothers band. 
 
 Of Life,of Crowne, and Quccnc at oncedifpatcbt ; 
 
 Cut off eiien in the Bloffomes of my Sinne, 
 
 Vnhcuzaled, difappointed, vnnancld, 
 
 No reckoning made,bur fent to my account 
 
 With ail ray irnpctlcfhonsonmy head; 
 
 Oh horrible,Oh horrible, moft horrible: 
 
 If thou haft nature in thee beare it nor; 
 
 Let not the Royal! Bed of Denmarke be 
 
 A Coach for Luxury and damned [neeft. 
 
 Buthowfoeuer thdu purfueft this A < 51 , 
 
 Taint not thy mind ;nor let thy Soule contrhie 
 
 Againft thy Mother ought; leaus her to heauen , 
 
 And to thofe Thornes that in her bofotne lodge, 
 Toprickeand Ring ber. Fare thee well at once; 
 
 The Glow-worme fliowes the Matine to be nccre, 
 
 And gins to pale his vneffcdhiall Fire: 
 
 Adue,adue,Wuw/fr.* remember me. Sxit. 
 
 Ham Oh all you hoft ofHeauen : Oh Earrbwhat els? 
 And {hall I couple Hell ? Oh fie: bold mv heart; 
 
 And you my finnewes,grow not inftant Old; 
 
 But beare me ftiffely vp: Remember thee ? 
 LthoupooreGhoft .whilememory holds a fcarc 
 
 In this diftrafled Globe : Remember thee ? 
 
 Y ca,from the T able of my Memory, 
 lie wipe away all triuiall fond Records, 
 
 All fawes of Bookes.all formes, allprefureapaft. 
 
 That youth and obferuation coppied there; 
 
 And thy Commandment all alone fhail lute 
 
 Within the Booke and Volume ofmy Braine, 
 
 Vnmixt withbafer matter; yes,yes, by Heauen : 
 
 Oh moft pernicious woman! 
 
 Oh VUlaine, V illaine, fmiling damned Viliaine J 
 
 My Tablcs,my Tablcs; meet it is I fet it downe. 
 
 That one may fmile.and fmileand be a Viliaine; 
 
 At leaft I’m fureit may be foinDenmatke ; 
 
 SoVnckle there you are: now to my word; 
 
 It is; Adue,A<Jue, Remember me: I hauefworn't. 
 
 Hor dr Afar.within. My Lord.my Lord, 
 
 Enter Horatio And Marcetltu. 
 
 Afar. Lord Him let. 
 
 Hot. Heauen feewe him. 
 
 Mar. So be it. 
 
 Her. lllo, ho,ho, my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Hillo,ho,ho,boy; come bird,come. 
 
 Mtr. How ift’t my Noble Lord? 
 
 Hot. What newrs, my Lord? 
 
 Ham. Oh wonderfiiil! 
 
 Her. Good my Lord tell it. 
 
 Ham. Novou'Jrcucalcit. 
 
 Her* Not I,my Lord, by Heauen. 
 
 Afar. Nor I, ray Lord. (think it? 
 
 Ham. How fay you then, would heart of nun once 
 But you! be fccret? 
 
 'Beth. I, by Heau’n, my Lord. 
 
 Ham. There’s nere a viliaine dwelling in all Denmarke 
 But hec’s an arrant knauc. 
 
 Hor. There needs no Ghoft my Lord, come from the 
 Graue,totell vs this. 
 
 hem. Why right.you are i’th’ right; 
 
 And fo, without more circumftancc at all, 
 
 3 hold it fit that we fbake hands,and part: 
 
 You,as your bufines and defires (ball point you : 
 
 /or euery man h3’s bufineffe and defire, 
 
 Such as it is: and for mine ownc poorc part, 
 Lookeyou.Ile goepray. 
 
 Hor. Thefe are but wild and hurling wordt,my Lord. 
 Ham. I’m forry they offend you heartily : 
 
 Yes faith,heartily. 
 
 H or. T here’s no often ce my Lord) 
 
 Ham. Yes, by Saint Patncke t bui there is my Lord, 
 And much offence too, touching this Vifion hcera: 
 
 It is an heneft Ghoft, that let o»e tell you: 
 
 For your delire to know what is betweenevs, 
 OTemaftcr’c as you may. Artd now good friends. 
 
 As you arc Friends,Schol!ers and Soldiers, 
 
 Giue me one poore teejueft. 
 
 Hor. What is’t my Lord? we will. 
 
 Ham Neuer make known what you haue feen to night. 
 Both. My Lord.we will not. 
 
 Ham Nay, but fwear’t. 
 
 Hot, 1 nfa i th my Lord, not I. 
 
 Mar. Nor 1 my Lord: in faith. 
 
 Ham. Vpon mv fword. 
 
 MarceR. .We hauefwornemy Lord already. 
 
 Ham Indeed.vpon my fword Indeed. 
 
 Cho. Sweare. ChtJ} cries vnder the Stage. 
 
 Ham. Ah ha boy.fayeft thou (o. Art thou there true¬ 
 penny ? Come one you here this fellow in the felletedge 
 Confent to fweare. 
 
 Hor. Propofe the Oath my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Neuer to fpeake ofthis that you haue feene. 
 Sweare by my fword. 
 
 Cho. Sweare. 
 
 Ham. Hie & vbtquel Then wee'l (liift for grownd. 
 Come hither Gentlemen, 
 
 And lay your hands againe vpon my fword, 
 
 Neuer to fpeake ofthis that you haue heard: 
 
 Swcareby mySword. 
 
 Cho. Sweare. (faft ? 
 
 Ham. Well faid old Molc.can’ft worke t’th’ ground fo 
 
 A worthy Ptooer,once more rempue good friends. 
 
 Hor. Oh day and mght;but this is wondrous ftrange. 
 Ham. And therefore as a (hanger giue it welcome. 
 There are more things in Heauen and Barth, Horatio , 
 
 Then are dream’t of in our Philofophy But come. 
 
 Here as before,neuer fo helpe you mercy. 
 
 How ftrange or odde fo ere I beare my felfe; 
 
 (As 1 perchance heereafter fhail rbinke meet 
 
 To put an Ancicke difpoficion oo:) 
 
 That you at fuch time feeing me, neuer (ball 
 
 With Arme* encombred thus, or thus, head (bake; 
 
 Or by pronouncing of fproc doubtfrdl Phrafc; 
 
 As well,we know,or we could and if we would. 
 
 Or if we lift to fpeake j or there be and if there might. 
 
 Or fuch ambiguous giuing out to note. 
 
 That 
 
The Traeedie of Hamlet. 
 
 t-19 
 
 I Thai you know ought of m e » this n ot to doe • 
 
 So gruce and mercy at yo UI mo ft nccde helpe yo 
 |Sweare. 
 
 Ghoff. Sweare. . 
 
 Ham. Reft, reft perturbed Spirit: foGentUtnen, 
 | With all my loue 1 doc commend me to you ; 
 
 And what fo poore a man as Hamlet is. 
 
 May doe t’txprefle his loue and friending to you, 
 
 God willing (hall not lacke: let vs goe in together, 
 And ft til your fingers on your lippes 1 pray. 
 
 The time is out of toynt: Oh curfed fpight, 
 
 I That euer I was borne to fet it right. 
 
 Nay, come let’s goe together. exeunt 
 
 Mus Secundus. 
 
 Enter Volomm ,and Reynol do. 
 folon. Giue him his money,and thefe notes Reynold* 
 Reynol IwillmyLord. 
 
 felon. You (hall doemaraels wifely: good Reynoldo, 
 Before you vifite him you make inquiry 
 | Ofhis behauiour. 
 
 Reynol. My Lord, I did intend it. 
 folon . Marry, well faid; 
 
 Very well faid. Lookc you Sir, 
 
 Enquireme fieft whatDanskers areinParis; 
 
 And how,aod who;what meancs ; and where they keepe: 
 What company,at what expence : 3nd finding 
 By this encompaffement and drift ofqueftion. 
 
 That they doe know my fonne . Come you mote neeret 
 I Then your particular demands will touch it, 
 
 Takeyou as 'twetefome diftant knowledge of him. 
 
 And thus 1 know his father and his friends. 
 
 And in part him. Docyou markcthis Reyr.o!do1 
 Reynol. I, very well my Lord 
 folon. And in part him,but you may fay not well* 
 
 But if t be hee I mesne.becs very wilde; 
 
 Addirfted fo and fo; and there put on him 
 What forgeries you pleafe : marry, none fo ranke, 
 
 | As may difhonour him; take heedofthat ; 
 
 I But Sir, fuch wanton, wild, andvfuall flips, 
 
 1 As ate Companions noted and moftknowne 
 To youth and liberty 
 
 Reynol. As gaming my Lord. 
 folon. 1, ordrinking, fencing, (wearing, 
 Quarelling.drabbing. You may goefofarre. 
 
 Reynol. My Lord that would difhonour him- 
 folon. Faith no, as you may feafort it in the charge; 
 You mull not put another fcandailon him, 
 
 That hee is open to Incontinence; 
 
 That’s not my meaning:but breath his faults fo quaintly, 
 That they may feemc the taints of liberty; 
 
 The flafh and out-breake of a fiety minde, 
 
 Afauagene* invnredaim'dbloud ofgenerall aflault. 
 Reynol. But my good Lord. 
 felon. Wherefore (hould you doc this? 
 
 Reynol. I my Lord, 1 would* know that. 
 folon. Marry Sir,hecre’s my drift, 
 
 And I belieueit is a fetch of warrant: 
 
 You laying thefe flight fulleye3 on my Sonne, 
 
 As 'ewere a thing a little foil’d i’th’ working: (found, 
 
 Maike you your party in conuerfe; him you would 
 Hauing cuer feene. In the prenominate crimes, 
 
 The youth you breath of guilty, be afford 
 He clofes with you in this confequence* 
 
 Good fir,or fo.or friend, or Gentleman. 
 
 According to the Phrale and the Addition, 
 
 Of man end Country. 
 
 Reynol. Very good my Lord. 
 folon. And thcnSir does he this ? 
 
 He docs : what was I about to fay? 
 
 I was about to fay fomthing: where did I leaue? 
 
 Reynol. At doles in the confequence: 
 
 At friend, or fo.and Gentleman. 
 
 folon. At doles in the confequence,! marry. 
 He clofes with you thus. 1 know the Gentleman, 
 I faw him yefterd.iy,or tother day; 
 
 Or then or then,with fuch andjuchjand as you lay. 
 There was he gaming, thete o’retooke in's Roufc, 
 There falling out at Tennis; or perchance, 
 
 1 faw him enter fuch a houfe of faile; 
 
 Htdeltcet.t Brothell,or fo forth. Sec you now; 
 Your bait of falftiood.takcs this Cape of truth; 
 And thus doe we of wifedome and of reach 
 With windle(Tcs,and wifhaflaies of Bias, 
 
 By indtre&ions findedire&ions out: 
 
 So by my former Le&ure and aduice 
 Shall you my Sonnesy ou haue mc,haue you not 1 
 T^jnol- My Lord I hauc. 
 folon. God buy youjfare you well. 
 
 Reynol. Good my Lord. 
 
 folon Obferuehis inclination inyour (Wife 
 
 Reynol. Ifhallrry Lord. 
 
 folon. AndlethimplyehisMuficke 
 
 Reynol Well, my Lord Exit. 
 
 Enter Ophelia. 
 
 folon Farewell: 
 
 How now Ophe/ea.'ubn’s the matter? 
 
 Ophe. Alas my Lord,I haue beene fo affrighted. 
 folon. With what,inthenameofHeauen? 
 
 Ophe. My Lord, as 1 was (owing in my Chamber, 
 Lord Hamlet with his doublet all vobrae’d, 
 
 Nohac vponhishesd.his flockings foul'd, 
 
 Vngamed, and downe giued to his Anckle, 
 
 Pale as bis fhirt.hiskneesknocking eachother. 
 
 And with a looke fo pmous in purport. 
 
 As if hehadbeenloofed out ofnell, 
 
 Tofpeake of horrors: he comes before me. 
 folon. Mad for thy Loue f 
 Ophe.My Lord,I doe not know: but truly I do feare it. 
 folon. What faid he? 
 
 Ophe. He tookeme by the wrift.and held mehard ; 
 Then goes he to the length of all his armc; 
 
 And with his other hand thus o’re his brow. 
 
 He fals to fuchperufal! of my face, 
 
 Ashe would diaw it, Longftaidhefo, 
 
 I At laft,a little (baking of mine Armc .* 
 
 And thrice hit head thus wauing vp and downej 
 He rais’d a figh,fo pittious and profound. 
 
 That it did feeme to fhacter all his bulke. 
 
 And end his being. That done, he lets me goe. 
 
 And with his head ouer his fhoulders turn d. 
 
 He feem’d to finde his way without his eyes, 
 
 Fot out adores he went without their helpe; 
 
 And to the laft.bended their light on me. 
 
 folon. Goe with me. I will goe feeke the King, 
 
 This is the very extafie of Loue, 
 
 Whofe violent property foredoes it felfe. 
 
 And 
 
z6o 
 
 And leads the will to defpmte Vndmahings, 
 
 As oft as any pafiion vnder Heauen, 
 
 TKatdoes afnnSoorNarore^. I am fouie. 
 
 What haue you giucn him any hard words oflate } 
 
 OfKs- No my good Lord : but as you did cotnmsnd, 
 I did TepeiS his Letters.and deoy’de 
 HisoccefTetome. 
 
 Pol. That hath made him mad. 
 
 I am fotrie that with better fpced and iudgement 
 I had not quoted him. I feare he did but tn9e. 
 
 And meant to wraeke thee: but befhrew my iealoufie t 
 It feernes it is as proper to out Age, 
 
 To caR beyond our felues in our Opinions, 
 
 As it is common for the yonger fort 
 Tolacke difctetion. Come,go we to the King, 
 
 This muft be knowne, being kept elofe might moue 
 More greefe to hide, then hate to vttet loue. Exeunt 
 
 The Tragedk of Hamlet , 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Sttar Krtg^Quiene^RoJincraneyind Guildtn* 
 fitmt Cumnlin. 
 
 King. Welcome deere Kofincrtnce and Cuddenfierne. 
 Moreooer, that we much did long to fee you. 
 
 The neede we haue to vfeyou.dtd prouoke 
 Our hafhe fending. Something haue you heard 
 Of Hamlets transformation : fo I call it. 
 
 Since not th'exterior, nor the inward man 
 Referable* that it was. What it fisould bee 
 Mote then hi* Fathers death, that thus hath put him 
 So much ftom th'vnderftanding ofhimlelfe, 
 
 I cannot deeme of. I intreat you both, 
 
 Thar being of fo young dayes brought vp with him 
 And Ante fo Neighbour'd to his youth,and humour. 
 That you vouchlafc your reft heere in our Court 
 Some little time< fo by your Companies 
 To draw him on topleafures.and to gather 
 So much as from Occaftons you may gleane, 
 
 That open’d lies within our temedie. 
 
 Q*<. Good Gentlemen,he hath much ralk’d ofyou 
 id lure I am, two men there are not liuing. 
 
 To whom he more adheres. If it will pleafe you 
 To fhew vs fo much Gentrie.ar.d good will. 
 
 As to expend your time with v» a-while, 
 
 For the s upply and profit ©f our Hope, 
 
 Your Valuation fhall receiue fuch thankes 
 As fits a Kings remembrance. 
 
 Rejin. Both your Maitftics 
 M ight by the Soueraigne power you haue of vs. 
 
 Put your dread pleafures, more into Command 
 Thenro Entreatte. 
 
 Cm!. We both obey. 
 
 And here giuevpour felues, in the full benr. 
 
 To lay our Seruices freely at your feete. 
 
 To be commanded. 
 
 King. Thankes Rojtncrance .and gentle CmldenJJerne. 
 
 Thankes Gui/denflerno and gentleRofincrance. 
 And I befeech you inftantly to vifit 
 My too much changed Sonne. 
 
 Go feme of ye. 
 
 And bring the Gentlemen where Hum let is. 
 
 Gttil. Mermens mike our prefer.ee and our pta&ifes 
 
 Plealam and helpful! to him. Exit. 
 
 Queene. Amen, 
 
 Enter Polonius. i 
 
 f,om N "“ e) ’' " y ^ u,i ’ I 
 
 Kmg. Thou flill haft bin the Father of good Newcs 
 Pol- Haue l,my Lord ! Affure youyny good Liege 
 I hold my dutie,as I hold my Soule, * 
 
 Both to my God,one to my gracious King: 
 
 And I do thir.ke, or elfe this brame of mine 
 Hunts not the etaile of Policie.fo fure 
 Asl haue vs’d to do: that I haue found 
 The very caufe cf Hamlets Lunacie. 
 
 Kin Z °h r p«ke cf that,that 1 do long to hcare. 
 
 w K, « admiltan « to th’Ambafladors, 
 
 My Newes fhall be theNewes to that great Feaft. , 
 
 King. Thy felfe do grace to them,and bring them in. 
 
 He tels me my fweet Queene, that he hath found 
 1 he head and fourfe of all your Sonnes diftemper. 
 
 I doubt it is no other, but the maine, 
 
 Hu fathers death,and our o’re-hafty Marriage. 
 
 • Enter VoteniM)yZloltumand. and Cornelius. 
 
 K.ng. Well,we fhall lift him. Welcome good Frendj- 
 Say P eltumand, whai from oui Brother Nor wey f 
 P'olt. Mod fairereturneofGreetings,and Defires. 
 Vpon our fiift, he fent out to fupprefle 
 His Nephewes Lcuies,which ro him appear’d 
 1 o be a preparation ’gainft the Polcak . 
 
 But better look’d into,he truly found 
 It was agamft your Highnelfe. whereat grecued.l 
 That fohisSickne(fe,Age,and Impotence 
 Was falfely borne in hand, fends out Airefts 
 On ftrt intros, which he (in breefe)obeyet, 
 
 Receiues rebuke from Norwey: and mfipe* 
 
 Makes Vow before his Vnkle.neuer more 
 To giue ih'affay of Armcs againft your Maieftie. 
 
 Whereon old Norwey, ouercome with ioy, 
 
 Giues him three thoufand Crownes in Annual! Fee 
 And hit CommiiHon to imploy thofe Soldiers 
 So (euied as before, agamft the Poleak : 
 
 With an mtreary heercin further Ihewne, 
 
 That it might pleafeybu to giue quiet paffe 
 Through your Dominions,foi his Enterprize, 
 
 On fuch regards ofl'afery and allowance, 
 
 As (herein are let dovvne. 
 
 King. It likes vs well: 
 
 And at our more confider’d time wee’l read, 
 
 Anfwer.and thmke vpon this BufinefTc. 
 
 Meane time we thonkeyou, for your well-tooke Labour. 
 
 Go to yout reft, at night wce*l Feaft together. 
 
 Moft welcome home. f Xll 
 
 Pol. This bufinelR* is very well ended 
 Viy Liege.and Maoam, toexpoftulate 
 What Maieftie /hould be, wha: Dude >s, 
 
 W hy day is day; night,night j and time is time. 
 
 Were nothing bur to wafte Nighc,Day and Time. 
 Therefore,finer Breuitieis the Soule of Wit, 
 
 And tediaulhefTe.the limbes and outward fiourifbes, 
 
 I will be brerfe. Your Noble Sonne is mad . 
 
 Mad call lit; for to define mieMadncfTc, 
 
 What is t, but to be nothing elfe but mad. 
 
 But let that go. 
 
 OfN More matter, with iefle Art. 
 
 Pol. Madam. I fweare 1 vf? no Art at all : 
 
 Thar he is mad, ’m true: Tis true’ns puue 
 And pittie it is true : A foolifn figure, 
 
 3 ut farewell it; for I will vfe no Art. 
 
 Mad 
 
< Tbv ' Trage die o fHamlet. 
 
 i 6 t 
 
 Mad let vs grant him then: and now remaines 
 That wc finde out the caufe of this cffc&. 
 
 Of father fay, the caufc of this dc‘c£l t 
 For this cffe& defedliue, comes by caufe. 
 
 Thus it remaines.and the remainder thus. Perpend, 
 
 1 haue a daughter : haue, whil'ft (he is mine. 
 
 Who in her Dutie and Obedience, matke. 
 
 Hath giuen me this : now gather,and furmife. 
 
 The Letter. 
 
 To the £tleftiatl,and tttj Soulei /doll, 'be moft beautified O- 
 pheha 
 
 That’s an ill Phrafc, a vilde Phrafe, beautified it a vilde 
 Phrafe: but you (hall heare thefc in her excellent white 
 'joforoc, thele. 
 
 6 )u. Came this from Hamlet to her. 
 
 TcL Good Madam ftav awhile, I will be faithfull. 
 
 Duett thou, the St arret art fire. 
 
 Doubt, that the Sunns doth usme: 
 
 Doubt Truth to be a Lter, 
 
 But ncuer Doubt , I lute, 
 
 O d/ere Ophelia, l am tB at thtfie Numbers-. I haue not Art to 
 reck?" my grouts ; but that l lone, then be ft, ob moft 'Beft be 
 leeuea. osidstte. 
 
 Tfhtne eiserwor^ moft dem Lady t wknJr this 
 (JMacbiae u t o him, H arrilct. 
 
 This tn Obedience hath my daughter fhew'd roc» 
 
 And more aboue hath his loliciung. 
 
 As they fell out by Tune, by Meanes.aud Place, 
 
 All giuen to mine eare. 
 
 Kmg. Buthowhath fire receio’d his Loue? 
 
 Pol. What do youthmkeofme ? 
 
 King. A s of a man, far. hfuil and Honourable. 
 
 PoJ.\ wold fame proue fo.But what might you think ? 
 When I had feene this hot loue on the wing. 
 
 As 1 peveeiued it, 1 muft tell you that 
 Before my Daughter told mc.whatmight you 
 Or my dcereMaicRie your Queens heeie, think. 
 
 If 1 hadplayd theDeskeorTable-booke, 
 
 Or giuen my heart a winking, mute and dumbe. 
 
 Or look'd vpon this Loue.with idle fight, 
 
 1 What might you thinkc ?No,I went round to workc. 
 And (my yong Miftris)thus l did befpeake 
 Lotd Hamlet is a Prince out of thy Statre, 
 
 This mJ nor be: and then.l Precepts gaue her. 
 
 That (he fhould locke her felfe from his Rcfort, 
 
 Admit no Meffengers.receiue no Tokens: 
 
 Which done, (he tooke the Fruites of my Aduice, 
 
 And he repulfed A Hiort Tale to make, 
 
 Fell into a Sadneffc, then into a Fafl. 
 
 Thence to a Watch, thence into a Weaknefle, 
 
 Tliencc to a Lightneffe.and by this dcclenfion 
 Into the M adneffe whereon now he raucs. 
 
 And all we waile (or. 
 
 JCuig. Do you thinke 'tis this? 
 
 Qu. It may be very likely. 
 
 Pol. Hath there bene fuch a riroe, I de fain know that, 
 That I haue poffitiuely (aid, ’tis fo, 
 
 When it proti’d otherwife ? 
 
 King. Notthat I know. ^ 
 
 Pol, Take this from this; if this be otherv/tfe, 
 IfCircumftances leademc, l will finde 
 Where truth is htd, though it were hid tndeede 
 Within the Center. 
 
 King. How may wetry it further ? 
 
 Pol. You know (brretiroes 
 He walk.es foure houres together, heeie 
 
 in the Lobby. 
 
 So he ha’a indeed. 
 
 Pol. At fuch a time 11 c loofe my Daughtet to him, 
 Be you and I behiodc an Arras then, 
 
 Marks the encounter: If he loue bet not, 
 
 And be not from hi9 reafoo falne thereon ; 
 
 Let roe be no AfliftantforaState, 
 
 And kcepe a Fatrne and Carters. 
 
 King. We will try it. 
 
 Enter Hamlet reading on a Books. 
 
 Qu. But looke where ladly thepoote wretch 
 Cottics reading. 
 
 Pol, Away I do befeech you, both away, 
 lie boord him prefemly. Ext' King ($• Queers, 
 
 Oh gtoe me leauc. How docs my good Lotd Hamlet f 
 Ham. Well.God-a-fnejcy. 
 
 Pol. Do you know me,my Lotd ? 
 
 Ham. Excellent,excellent well: y’are a FiCbmonger. 
 ■Pot. Not I my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Then 1 would you were fo honed a man. 
 
 Pol. Honcft,my Lord? 
 
 Ham. I fir.tobehcneft as this world goes, is to bee 
 one mao pick’d out of two thoufacd 
 Pol. That’s very true,my Lord. 
 
 Ham. For if the Sun btcc J Msgots in a dead dogge, 
 being a good kiffiog Carrion - - - 
 Haue you a daughter ? 
 
 Pci. I haue my Lord. 
 
 fjam. Let her not walkei'rb’Sunne t Conception is a 
 blefsing, but not as your daughter may conceiue.Frieod | 
 locke too’t. 
 
 Pol.li ow fay you by thnt?S till harping on my daugh¬ 
 ter: yet he knew me not at firft; he faid I was a Fifbruon- 
 oer; he is farte gone,farre gone: and truly in my youth, 
 
 1 fuffred much extreamity for loue: very necte this, lie 
 fpealce to him ogaioe. What do you read my Lord? 
 
 Ham. Words,words,words. 
 
 Pci What is the matter,my Lord? 
 
 Ham. Bexweencwho? 
 
 Pol. I meanc the matter you meace.my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Slanders Sir : for the Sacyricall flaue faieshere, 
 that old men haue gray Beard s; that their faces are wrin¬ 
 kled ; their eyes purging thickc Amber, orPlum-Tiec 
 
 Gumme : and that they haue a plentiful! locke of Wit, 
 together with weake H&mmes. All which Sir, though I 
 moft powerfully, and potently beleeue ; yetlholdeit 
 not Honeftie to haue itthys fetdownc : For you your 
 felfe Sir, (hould be old as I am, if likes Crab you could 
 go backward. 
 
 Pol , Though thisbe tnadnefTe, 
 
 Yet there is Method in't: will you walke 
 Out of the ayte my Lord? 
 
 Ham. IntomyGrauc? 
 
 Pol. Indeed that is out o'th Ayce: 
 
 How pregnant (fomctimes)his Replies arc * 
 
 A happioeffe, 
 
 That often Madnefle hits oa, 
 
 Which Rcafcn and S anisic could not 
 So profptroufly fct deliuec’d of 
 Iwillleauehim, 
 
 And fodamely contriue the roeanes of meeting 
 Between* him.and my daughter 
 My Honourable Lord,I will moflhumbly 
 
 Take rov leaue of you. 
 
 oo 5 Ham 
 
2 6 z The Tragedie of Hamlet, 
 
 1 u m ‘ * oucannoc S>r sake from roe any thing, that 
 
 wU more willingly p*rt withal), except my life, my 
 
 Volm. Fare you well my Lord. 
 
 Ham. 7 hefe tedious old looks. 
 
 Him-. You goe to feeke my Lord Hamlet -, there 
 bee is. * 
 
 Enter Rtfineran end GobULeKfttrtw: 
 
 Rofin. God (sue you Sir. 
 
 Guild. Mincbonour'd Lord? 
 
 | Rofin. My molt dearc Lord/ 
 
 Ham. My excellent good friends ? How do’ft thou 
 \Guilder,fim,t ? Oh,Rofincrane • good Lads : How doe ye 
 both? 1 
 
 Rofm. As the indifferent Children of the earth. 
 
 Guild. Happy.in that v/e are not oucr-happy ; on For. 
 cunes Cap.we are not the very Button. 
 
 I Ham. Not the Socles of her Shoo ? 
 
 I Rofin. Neither my Lord, 
 
 Ham. Then you hue about her wafie, or in the mid¬ 
 dle of her fauour? 
 
 (juU. Faich.herpriuates, we. 
 
 1 Ham. In the fecret parts of Fortune? Oh, mofttruer 
 
 1 uie is a Strumpet. What’s the newer ? 
 
 j Rofin. None my Lord; but that the World’s growne 
 honeft. 6 
 
 Hairs. Then is Doorndday neere: But your newes is 
 Oov true. Let me queftion more in particular: what haue 
 
 I you my good friends, deferued at the hands of Fortune, 
 that Ihe fends you to Prifon hither? 
 
 I GstiL Prifon,my Lord ? 
 
 I Ham. Denmark’s a Prifon. 
 
 Rofin. Then is the World one. 
 
 Ham. A goodly cne,in which there *re many Con- 
 J Roes t Wards,a»d Dungeons; Domsarko being one o’ih' 
 j word. 
 
 Rofin. We chinke not fo my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Why then’tis none to you;for there is nothing 
 
 either good or bad, but thinking makes it fo: to me it is 
 
 1 a prifon. 
 
 Rtftt. Why then your Ambition makes irone; 'tis 
 
 I too narrow for your minde. 
 
 Ham. OGod, I coold be bounded in a nutfhcil, and 
 count my felfe a King of infinite fpace; were it not that 
 j I haue bad dreames. 
 
 Cud. Which drearoes indeed are Ambition : for the 
 j very fubftance of the Ambitious, is tneerely the fbadow 
 | of a DrcdfHCa 
 
 Ham. A dreame it felfe is but a thadow. 
 
 Rofin. Trudy, and I hold Ambition of fo ayry and 
 light a quality, that it is but a (hadowes Shadow. 
 
 Ham. Then arc our Beggers bodies ; and our Mo. 
 narch rtnd oot .fl retc { n Hetoecthc Eeggers Shadowes: 
 fon * CC l ° lh C °“ rt: for ' °*y tey j cannot tea- 
 
 "Both. VVee’I wait vpon you. 
 
 Ham. No fuch matter. I svs/ill not fort you with the 
 reft of my ieruams: forts fpcake to you like an honeft 
 man: lam moft dreadfully attended; bur in the beaten 
 way of friend fn ip, What make you at Elfiorrmer f 
 fjff”. To vifit you my Lord.no other occafion. 
 
 Km r ^ e SS er 'bat 1 am,! am ecen pooic in ihsnkes; 
 
 out i rivsnke you : and (ure dearc friends roy thanks 
 are too dearc * halfepeny; were you not fent for ? I s it 
 your oivne inclmiog? Is it a free vibration ? Come, 
 
 dealt iulliy with die : corce.conifi nay fpsake. 
 
 Cud. What fr.ould wefay my Lord f 
 
 Ham. Why any thing. But to the purpofej you were 
 lent (or; and there is a kmde coofeftion in your lookei- 
 which your modefiies haue not craft enough to so.' 
 lor 1 know the good King & Quecnc haue fent for y ou . 
 
 Rofin. To what end my Lord ? 
 
 Ham. Hm you muft teach roe : but let mee coniure 
 yog by the rightsofour fel!owfhip,by the ccnfonancy of 
 our youth,by the Obligation ofour euer.prcferued loue, 
 and by what more deare, a better propofet could charge 
 you withall ; be etien and direct with mr whether you 
 were fen: for or no. 1 
 
 Rofin. What fay you? 
 
 . Nay then I haue an eye of you; if you loue me 
 
 hold not ©9. 
 
 9 Ktl - My Lord, we were fent for. 
 
 Ham. I wilfrell you why j fo my anticipation 
 
 preuent your difeoucry ofyour fecricieto ihe King ar;d 
 
 Qeeene:moult no feather, I haue of late, but wherefore 
 
 1 know not, toft all my mmh,(orgone all cuftomeof tx- 
 ercifej and indeed.it goes fo hcauenly with roy dilpofm- 
 on;that this goodly frame the Earth.feerocs to roe a fler- 
 nll Promontory; misrooft excellent Canopy theAyre. 
 look you,this braue orc-hsngir.g.thu Maieftical! Roofe, 
 fretted wuh golden fire: why.it appeares no ether thing 
 comcc, then a fouie aod pertiient congiegacicn of va- 
 pours. What a piece of wotke is a man ! how Noble in 
 Reafon ? how infinite in faculty ? ,n forme and roouing 
 how exprefie and admirable? in Afhon, how l.kc an An¬ 
 gel ? m apprsbenfion, hew like a God> the beauty of che 
 world, the Parragon of A-riojai. ; end yet to me, what is 
 this Qutntelfeoce of Duft? Man delights not me; no. 
 nor Womaoneither; cliough by your finding you feeme 
 to fay fo. 
 
 Rofin, My Lord , there was no fjch ftuffe in my 
 though*!, 7 
 
 Ham. Why did you laugh,when I fsid, Man delight* 
 not me > 
 
 Rofin. Tothinke, my Lord.ifyoudelightnotioMan, 
 what Lenton entertainment the Players (halt rrceiue 
 from you: wee coated them on the way, and hither arc 
 they coraramg to offer you Setuice. 
 
 , 1 am. He that playes the King fhall he welcome; hu 
 Maiefty fhall haue Tribute of aiee ; the aduenturouj 
 Knight fbal vfehis Foyle and Target : the Louer fnail! 
 not fighgTarv, the humorous roan fhal! end Ins part in 
 peace; theClcrwne(Kail makethofelaugh whofc lunge 
 are tickled a th' fere -. and the Lady fhall fay her mtnde 
 freely;ortheblankcVcrfcfhallhaltfor't: what Player* 
 are they ? 
 
 Rofin. Euenthefeyou were worn to take delight in 
 the Tragedians of the City. 
 
 Ham. How chances it they trauaile ? their refi- 
 dence both in reputation and profit was better both 
 wayes. 
 
 Rofin. I thinke their Inhibition comes by the tneanes 
 of the iarc Innouacion f 
 
 Hem. Doe they hold the fame eftirootion they did 
 when I was in theCity ? Are they fo follow'd ? 
 
 Rofin, No indeed,they are not. 
 
 Ham How comes it f doe they grow rufty ? 
 
 Rofin. Nay, their indeauour keeper in the wonted 
 pace; Bur there is Sir ao eyrie of Children, little 
 Yales, that cryc out on the top of queftton ; and 
 xre rooft tyrannically clsp’c for't ; thefe are now the 
 
 --- ftht. 
 
TbeTragedicof Rmkt- 
 
 26 3 
 
 fafhiou, and fo be-ratled the common Stages (Co they 
 • " ' aftraidcof 
 
 cal! them) that many wearing Rapiers, are 
 Goofe-qoils,and dare fcarfe come thither. 
 
 Ham. What ate they ChJdrenrWho maintains 'em? 
 How are they efcoted ? Will they putlue the Quality no 
 longer then they ranting? Will they not fay afterwards 
 if they (hould grow themfeiues to common Players (as 
 itislikemott iftheir meanesareno better) their Wit¬ 
 ters do them wrong, to irrake them exclaim sgainft their 
 owneSucceflion. 
 
 Rofin. Faith there ha's bene much to do on both fi des: 
 and the Nation holds it nofinne, to tarre themto Con- 
 trouerfie. There was for a while, nomony bid fot argu¬ 
 ment, voleife the Poet aud the Player went toCuffes in 
 the Quertion. 
 
 Ham. Is’tpoflible? 
 
 Guild. Oh there ha’s fceene much thiowiog about of 
 Braines. 
 
 Ham. Do the Boyes cany it away? 
 
 Rofin. I that they do my Lord JCrrtulft gi his load too. 
 Ham. It is not ftrange: for mine Vnckle is King o! 
 Denmarke, and thole that would make mowes at him 
 
 while my Father liued; giuc twenty, forty, an hundred 
 
 Ducates a pceee, for his piAore in Little. There is Conte- 
 thing in this more then Naturall, if Philofophie could 
 findeitouc. 
 
 flourtfh for the Players. 
 
 Gutl There are the Players. 
 
 Ham. Genrlemen.you are welcom to Slfmowert your 
 hands, come: The sppurccnante of Welcome, is Fafhi on 
 and Ceremony Let me comply with you in the Gsrbc, 
 left my extent to the Players(which I cel! you mufl fhew 
 faitely outward)(hould more appeare like entertainment 
 thenyours. You ate welcome : but my Vnckle Father, 
 and Aunt Mother are deceiu’d. 
 
 Cud. In wha: my deere Lord ? 
 
 Ham. Jam but mad North,North*Weft : when the 
 Winde b Southerly, I know a Hawke from a Handfaw. 
 Enter P dot inf. 
 
 Pol. Well be with you Gentlemen. 
 
 Ham. Hearke you Gutldenfierue, and you too: at each 
 ear* a hearer t that great Baby you lee there, it not yet 
 out of his fwathing clouts. 
 
 tfofa.Happily he's the fecond time come to them: tor 
 they fay ,an old man is twice a childe. 
 
 Ham. 1 willPtophefie. Hee comes te tell me of the 
 Players. Mark it, you fay tight Sir: for a Monday met- 
 mng’twas fo indeed. 
 
 Pol. My Lord,I haue Newes to tell you. 
 
 Ham. My Lord, 1 haue Newes to tell yoo. 
 
 W hen Roifivi an A Aor in Romo 
 
 Pol. The AAors are comehjtner my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Buzze, buzze. 
 
 Pd. Vpon mine Honor. 
 
 Ham. Then can each A Aor on his A(Te-— 
 
 Po/crt. The beft AAors in the world, etther forTrago 
 die, Comedic.Hiftorie, Paftorall •. PaftoricaH-CofnicaU. 
 Hiftoricall-Paftorall: Tragicall-Htftoricall: Tragicail- 
 Comicall-Hirtoricall-Paftocall: Scene indiuifcte,or Po¬ 
 em vnlimitcd. Seneca cannot bt too heaoy, nor t loutees 
 too light, for the law of \Vrit,andihe Liberty.Thcfc are 
 the onely men. 
 
 Ham. 0 /<pAr*tludgeof iftael.whataTreaiUrehad it 
 
 thou? 
 
 Pol. What a Treafiire had he,my Lord ? 
 
 Ham. Why cne fsitc Daughter ^nd no more, 
 
 The which he loued pilling well. 
 
 Pel. Still on my Daughter. 
 
 Ham- Am I not i’th’righi old Iejba ? 
 
 Pefen. Ifyoucallme/vpfcu my Lord, 1 haue a daugh¬ 
 ter that 1 loue palling well. 
 
 Ham. Nay that followes not. 
 
 Ptlcn What followes then,my Lord ? 
 
 /Ar.Why, As by lot.God wot: and then you know,It 
 cameto parte, asmoftlikcit was: Thefirft roweof the 
 Pens Chanfen will (hew you more. Forlooke where my 
 Abridgements come. 
 
 Enterfpura <v fiw Pliers. 
 
 Tare welcome Mailers, welcome all. 1 am glad to fee 
 thee well: Welcome good Friends. O my olde Friend ? 
 Thy face is valunslincc l faw thee laft : Com’fttbouto 
 beard me in Denmatke t What, my yeng L ady and Mi- 
 fttii?Byrlady your Ladifhip is neercr Hcauen then when 
 1 faw you tali, by the altitude ofaChoppine. Pray God 
 your voice like a peece of vneunrant Gold be nor crack'd 
 within the ring. Mafters.youare all welcome: wee’l e'ne 
 to't like French Faulconers, flie at any thing we fee: wee'l 
 haue a Speech firaight. Comegiue vs a caitof your qua¬ 
 lity : comc.a particulate fpecch. 
 
 2 play. What fpeech,my Lord ? 
 
 Ham. 1 heard thee fpeak me a fpeech once,but it was 
 neuer A Aed . or if it was.not aboue once, tor the Play I 
 remember pleas’d not the Million, "twas Cansart* to ihr 
 Generali: but it was (as Ireceiu'd it, and others, whofe 
 judgement in fuch matters, cried in the top of mine) an 
 exceiiem Play t v/ell digefted in the Stoenes, fet downe 
 with as much modeftie,as cunning. I remember one faid 
 there was no Sailers in the lines, to make the matter fa- 
 uoury; nor no matter in the phtafe, that might indite the 
 Author of affeAation,but cal'd it an honeft metbod.One 
 cheefeSpeech in it, I ebeefely lou’d, 'twas v£«w<MTale 
 ro Dido, and thereabout efit efpecially, where he fpeaks 
 of Pnaras (laughter. If it Hue in your memory, begin at 
 this Line, let me fee,lct me fee : The rugged Pyrrhus like 
 th ’Hyccauian Bead. It is not fo : itbegins with Pyrrhus 
 The rugged Pyrrhus, he whofe Sable Armes 
 Blacke as his purpofc, did the night refemble 
 When he lay couched in the Ominous Horfe, 
 
 Hath now this dread and blacke Complexion fsneat’d 
 With Heraldry more difmall : Head tofoote 
 Now is hetotakeGeulles, horridly Trick’d 
 With blood of Fathers, Mothers, Daughters,Sonnes, 
 Bak’d and imparted with the parching ftreecs. 
 
 That lend a tyrannous,and damned light 
 Totbeir vilde Mutthers, rosrtcd in wrach and fire, 
 
 And thus o’re-fized wifh coagulate gore, 
 
 VVith eyes like Carbuncles, the hellifli Pyrrhus 
 Old GrandSre Priam feekes. 
 
 Psl. Fore God,my Lord,well fpoken, with good ac~ 
 cenr,and good dtferetion. 
 
 s .Player. Anon he findes him, 
 
 Striking coo rtiort at Greekes. His anticke Sword, 
 Rebellious to his Arme, lyes where it falles 
 Repugnant to command : vncquall match, 
 
 Pyrrhus at Priam driues, in Rage fttikes wide : 
 
 But with the whiffe and winde ofhis fell Sword, 
 Tb’vnnerued Father fals. Then fcnfclelrc Ilhuffl, 
 Seeming to feele his blow, with flaming top 
 Sioopee to hisBace, and with a hideous crafts 
 Takes Pnfoner Pyrrhus eave. For loe.his Sword 
 Which was declining on the Milkiehead 
 Of Reuerend 7Y»4>w, feem’d 1’th'Ayre to ftieke: 
 
 So 
 
a&f. 
 
 So as a^painted Tyrant Pprbxa flood. 
 
 And Iikc a Newtrall to his will and matter, did nothing. 
 Bu; as we often fee againfl fome Aorroc, 
 
 A fiience in the Heauens, the Rackc ftand Ail], 
 
 The bold windes fpeechlefle, and the Or be below 
 As hufh as death : Anon die dreadful! Thunder 
 Doth rend the Region. So after Pyrrbw paufe, 
 
 A ro wfed Vengeance fets him new a-worke. 
 
 And neuet did the Cyclops hammers fall 
 On Mars his Armours, forg’d for proofe Eterne, 
 
 With lefle remorfe then Pjrrhtu bleeding fword 
 Now falies on Pnom. 
 
 Our, out, thou Strumpet-Fortune, all you Gods, 
 
 In gencrall Synod take away her power: 
 
 Breake all the Spokes and Faljies from her wheele, 
 
 And boule the round Naue downc the hill of Hcauen, 
 
 As low as to the Fiends. 
 
 Pol. This is too long. 
 
 Ham. It fhall to’th Barbars, with your beard. Pry 
 thee fay on: He’s for a Iigge,or a tale ofBaudry, ©r hee 
 fleepes. Say on ; come to Becuia. 
 
 j Play.Rat who ,0 who.hadfeentheinobled Queen, 
 
 Ham. The ioobled Queene ? 
 
 PoL That's good: Inobled Queene is good. 
 
 I .Pl*^. Roo bare-foot vp and downc, 
 Threatmngtbe flame 
 
 With BilTon Rheume: A clout about that head, 
 
 Where lace the Diadem flood, 3nd for a Robe 
 About her lanke and all ore-teamed Loine*, 
 
 A blanket in th’Alarum offearc caught vp. 
 
 Who this had feene, with tongue in VeDotne fteep’d, 
 ’Gainft Fortunes State,would Trealon luce pronounc’d? 
 But if the Gods themfcioes did fee her then. 
 
 When (he faw Pyrrhw make malicious fport 
 In mincing with bis Sword her Husbands hmbcs. 
 
 The inflantTJurfl ofClamour that fhemade 
 (Vnleffe things mortall moue them not at all) 
 
 Would hauc made milche tire Burning eyes of Heauen, 
 And palfion inthcGods. 
 
 Pol. Looke where he ha's not turn’d his colour, and 
 ha’s teares in’s eyes. Pray you no more. 
 
 Ham. ’I is well. He haue thee fpeake out the left, 
 foone. Good my Lord, will you fee the Players we 1 be- 
 ftow d. Do ye heare, let them be well vs'd; for they are 
 the Abflra6ts and breefe Chronicles of the time. After 
 yout death, you were better haue a bad Epitaph, then 
 tbeir ill report while you liued. 
 
 Pol. My Lord, 1 will vfe them according to their de- 
 fart. 
 
 Hem. Godsbodykins man, better. Vfe eu trie men 
 aiier his defart, and who fhould fcape whipping: vfe 
 them after your own Honor and Dignity. The lefie they 
 delerue, the more merit is in your bounne. Take them 
 in. 
 
 P»l. Come firs. Exit Pohm. 
 
 Nam. Follow himFriendsrwefi’lheare a play tomor¬ 
 row . Doft thou heare me old Friend, can you play the 
 tnurthcr of Cjon^ago ? 
 
 Play. 1 my Lord. 
 
 Horn. VVee’l he't to morrow night. You could for a 
 ^ Budy a fpcech of fome dofen or Cxteene lines, which 
 I would (et downe,and infert ipV Could ye not ? 
 
 Play. ] m y j^ or< j. 
 
 Nam. Very well. Followthat Lord, andlookeyou 
 mock him not. My good Friends, lie leaueyou til night 
 y ou ete welcome to Elfononer ? 
 
 c rhe*rragedieof Hamlet. 
 
 Ex*v» r. 
 
 Jtojia. Good my Lord. "" ~ 
 
 CA£awr Hamlet. 
 
 Ham. 1 fo, God buy’ye : Now I am alone. 
 
 Oh what a Rogue and Pcfant flaue am ] ? 
 
 Is it not monftrous that this Player heere. 
 
 But in a Fixion,in a dreame of PafTion, 
 
 Could force his foule fo to his whole conceit. 
 
 That from her working.all hu vifage warm’d • 
 
 Teares in his eyes, diftradhon in’s Afpedl, 
 
 A broken voyre.and his whole Fundhon fuiting 
 With Formes,to his Conceit ? And all for nothinr ? 
 
 For Hecuba l b 
 
 What’j HcnUu t© him,or he to Hecuba, 
 
 That he fhould weepeforher ? What would he doe 
 Had he ihe Motiue and the Cue for paflion 
 That 1 haue? He wodd drowneihe Stage with teares. 
 And cleauc the general! eare with horrid fpeech: 
 
 Make mad the guihy,and apale the free, 
 
 C onfound the ignorant, and amare indeed. 
 
 The very faculty ofEyes and Earea Yet I 
 A dull and muddy-metled Rafcall,peake 
 Like Iohn a-dreao.es,vnpregnant ofmy caufe, 
 
 And can fay nothing : No,not for a King, 
 
 Vpon whofe property.and mod deere life, 
 
 A damn’d defeate was made. Am 1 a Coward > 
 
 Who calles me Villaine fbreakes mypatea-crofTe ? 
 Pluckes off my £eard,and blowes it in my face? 
 
 Tweaker me bykhTTofe? grues me ihe Lye i’rhThroate, 
 As deepe as to the Lungs? Who does me this? 
 
 Ha? Why I fhould take it: for it cannot be. 
 
 But I jin Pigeon-Liuer'd,and lacke GaJl * 
 
 To make OpprefOon bitter, or ere this, 
 
 I fhould haue fstced all the Region Kitei 
 Wnh this Slaues Offall, bloudy i a Bawdy villaine, 
 
 R emoi fe!e(Te,Treacheious.Letchtroua, kindles villaine J 
 Oh Vengeance! 
 
 Who? What an Afle am I ? I fure.this is mod bran*, 
 That l, the Sonne oftheDeeremurthered, 
 
 Prompted to my Reuenge by Heauen.and Hell, 
 
 Mufl (like a Whore; vnpacke my heart with words. 
 
 And fail 3 Curling like a very Drab, 
 
 A Scullion?Fye vpon’t: Foh. About myBraine. 
 
 1 haue heard, that guilty Crearures fitting at a Play, 
 
 Haue by the very cunning of the Scotne, 
 
 Bene flrooke fo to the foule, that prefently 
 They haue proclaim’d their Malefa&ionj. 
 
 For Murther, though it haue no tongue.wjll fpeake 
 With mod myracalou s Organ, lie haue thefe Players, 
 Play fomethirg like the murder of my Father, 
 
 Before mine Vnkle. lie obferuehis looker, 
 lie rent him to the quicke : Ifb* but blench 
 I know my courfe. The Spirit that I haue feene 
 May be the Diuell, and the Dme! hath power 
 T’affumc apleafing (hape, yea and perhaps 
 Out of my Weakrefle, and my Melancholly, 
 
 As he is very potent with fuch Spirits, 
 
 Abufes me to d8mne me. He haue grounds 
 More Relatiue then this: The Play’s the thing. 
 
 Wherein lie catch the Conference of the King. 
 
 Exit 
 
 Eater King, Queene, Polomm, OfkePta, 
 fintrauct, Ctuldeu/lem, and Leris. 
 
 King . And can you by do drift of circtimftanee 
 Get from him why he puts on this Confufion: 
 Gratingfo har/hly all his dayes of quiet 
 
 With 
 
The7rt%edieof Hamlet 
 
 r k 1 _ _ r. (f 1 
 
 165 
 
 With turbulent and dangerous Lunacy. 
 
 Reft j*. HedocJ coofcfte hefeeles himfelte diffracted, 
 
 : But from what caufe he will by no n.eanes fpeake 
 
 Cm/. Nor do we findc him forward co be founded. 
 
 But with a CTafty Madneffe kcepes aioofe : 
 
 When we would bring him on to fotnc Confeflion 
 Of hi* true lfate. 
 
 Qu. Did herecciue you well ? 
 
 Rc(in. Moft like a Gentleman. _ 
 
 Guild. But with much forcing of his difpolmon. 
 
 Rofim. Niggard of queftion, butot our demands 
 
 Moft free in hi* reply. 
 
 V.*. Did you affay him to any paftime? 
 
 "kofiH. Madam.it lo fell out, ih&t certame Player* 
 
 We ore-wrought orsthe way : of thefe we told him. 
 
 And there did leemc in him a kinde of ioy 
 Tohcareoflt. They are about the Court, 
 
 And (at I thinkc) they haue already order 
 This night to plsy before him. 
 
 Pel. 'Tismod true: 
 
 And he befeech'd me to intteate yout Maieftie* 
 
 To heare.and fee the matter. 
 
 Kwg. With all my heart,and it doth much content me 
 To hcare him (o inchn d. Good Gentlemen, 
 
 Giue him a further edge , and driue his purpofe on 
 I To thefe delights. 
 
 Reft*. We fhall my Lord. £ Attest. 
 
 King. Sweet QenrttJe leaue vs too, 
 
 I For wc haue clofcly fent for Hamlet hither, 
 
 That he, as ewere by accident, may there 
 Affront Ophelia. Her Fathcr.and my felfefl awful efpuls) 
 Will fo beftow our felues, that feeing vnfeene 
 We may of their encounter frankely iudge, 
 
 And gather by him.as he is behaued, 
 
 1 f t be th'afHi&ion ofhn loue.or no. 
 
 | That thus he fu&ers fot. 
 
 Qu^ I fhalj obey you. 
 
 And for your part Ophelia, I do wifh 
 j That your good Beauties be the happy caufe 
 Of Hamlets wildcneffe . fo fhall 1 hope your Vertoc* 
 Will bringhimtohis wonted way agame, 
 
 To both your Honors. 
 
 Ophe. Madam, 1 wifh it may. 
 
 Pol Ophelia, walke you heere.Gracious fo pleafeye 
 VVe will beftow our felues : Reade on this book*. 
 
 That fhew of fuch an exercife may colour 
 Your lonelincffc. We are oft too blame in this, 
 
 Tis too much prou d, that with Deuotiooi viCage, 
 
 And pmus Ach°n, we do furge o’re 
 | The diuel! himfelfe. 
 
 A>?. Oh'us true: 
 
 How Imart a lalh that fpeech doth glue toy Conference ? 
 The Harlots Cheeke bcauticd with plaift'ring An 
 I Is pot more vgly to ‘he thing that hclpes it. 
 
 Then is my deede, to my mod painted word. 
 
 Ob hcaure burthen ! , 
 
 Pol 1 heatc him commiog.lefs withdrawroy Lord. 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 Enter Hamlet. 
 
 Ham. To be, or not to be, that is the Queftioa: 
 
 | Whether luNobler irtnc minde to fuffet 
 | The Slings and Arrowes of outragtous Fortune, 
 
 Or to take Armes againft aSe» oi troubles. 
 
 And by oppofing end them . to dye,to fieepe 
 1 No more; and by a fteepe. to fay we end 
 7h* Hcart-ake, and the ihoufaod Naturall (hockcs 
 
 ThatTlefb is heyre coo? ‘Tis a confummanori 
 
 Deuoiitly to be wifh'd. To dye to Qeepe. 
 
 To fleepe, perchance to Dreame 5 1 ,there's the rub. 
 
 For m that fleepe of death, what dreames may come. 
 
 When wchaue fhuffkTJ off this mortallcoile, 
 
 Muft giue vs pawfe. There's the tefpeft 
 
 T bat makes Calamuy of fo looglife 
 
 For who would bear c the Whip* and Scomcsoftime, 
 
 TheQpprefTors wrong, the poorc mans Contumely, 
 Thepangs ofdifprir'd Lour, thelawet delay. 
 
 The infolence ofOfiice.and thcSpurr.es 
 That patient merit of the vn worthy takes. 
 
 When he himfelfe might his uine make 
 With a bare Bodkin ? "Who would thefe Tardies besre 
 To grunt and fweat vnder a weary life, 
 
 But that ihe dresd of fomething after death. 
 
 The vndifcoaeTed Counrrey, from whofcBorne 
 NoTtaueller returncs, Pu.els the will. 
 
 And makes vs rather beare thofe illes wehsue. 
 
 Then fiye to others that we know not of. 
 
 Thus Confluence does make Cowards of vs all. 
 
 And thus theiNatiue hew of Refolution 
 I* (icklied o re, with the pale caft ofThooght, 
 
 And enterprises of great pith and moment, 
 
 With this regard their Currants turne sway. 
 
 And loofe the name of Adhon. Soft you now, 
 
 Thefaire Op'oeba fNimph, m thy Onions 
 Be *11 my fmnes remembred. 
 
 Op be. Good my Ford, 
 
 How does your Honor for this many a day? 
 
 Ham I humbly thanke you . well,well,well. 
 
 Ophe. My Lord.I haue Remembrances of yours. 
 
 That I haue longed long to re-dehuer. 
 
 I pray yoo now.receiue them. 
 
 H‘t». No,no, T neuer gaueyou ought. 
 
 Ophe. My honor’d Lord, Tknow right well you did, 
 And with them words of fo fweet breatheompos a. 
 
 As madethethings mote rich, then perfume left: 
 
 Take thefe agatne, for to the Noble rniode 
 Rich gifts wax poocc, when giucrs proue vnkinde. 
 
 There my Lord 
 
 Ham. Ha,hs : Areyou honeft.> 
 
 Ophe. My Lord. 
 
 Ham Areyoufjire? 
 
 Ophe. What mea.ncs your Imrdfhip? 
 
 Ham That if you be honeft and fatre, your Honefty j 
 fhould admit no diflourfl to your Beautie. 
 
 Opt*. Could Beautie my Lord, haue better Cctnerce 
 then yonr Hooeftie ? 
 
 Ham. I mslie : for the power of Beautie. ytn II Sooner 
 transforrr.e Honefiie from what it is. to aBavjd. then the 
 force of Hooeftie can tranftaie Beautie into bis likene ffe. 
 This was fometime a Paradox, but now the time gtues it 
 proofe. I did loue you once. 
 
 Ophe. Indeed myXord, you made me beleeucfo. 
 
 Ham. You fhould not haue belecued me. For venue 
 cannot fo innocculate our old ftocke, but we (ball reUifh 
 oftt. I louedyou not. 
 
 Opt*. I was the more deceiucd. 
 
 Horn. GctthectoaNunnene Why would’ft thou 
 be a breeder ofSmoers ? I am my felfe indifferent honeft, 
 but yet 1 could accufe me of fuch chings.that it were bet¬ 
 ter my Mother had not borne me. Ism very prewd, re* 
 
 uengefull, Ambitious, with mote offences at my beckc, 
 then 1 haue thoughts to put them in imagination, to giue 
 them fhape.or timeto a&e them 10. What Ihould fuch 
 1 FeU 
 
The Trageifie of Hamlet . 
 
 Fellowes as I do, crawling berweene^eauen and Eartfu 
 
 We are arrant Knauesall, Deletuenoneofvs. Goe thy 
 waycs to aNunnery. Where'* your Father ? 
 
 Ofbe. At home, my Lord. 
 
 Harr.. Let the doores be fhut open him, that he may 
 play the Foole no way, but in’a cwnt houfe. Farewell. 
 
 Opbe. O hclpe hlm.you fweet Heauens. 
 
 Ham. If thou doeft Marry, lie giue thee this Plague 
 for thy Dowric.Be thou as chaft as Ice,as pure as Snow, 
 tbou "Salt-not efcapc Calumny. Get thee to s Nunnery. 
 
 Go,Farewell. Or ifthou wilt needs Marry,marry a fool: 
 for Wife men know well enough, whac monfters you 
 makeofthem. To a Nunnery go, and quickly too. Far- 
 well- 
 
 Opbe. O heauenly Powers,reflore him, 
 
 Uam. I hane heard ofyotn prathngs too we) enough. 
 
 God has ghien you one pace,andyou make your felfean- 
 Otheriyou gulge.you amblc.and you lifpe, and nickname 
 Gods creatures, and make your War.tonneffe, your lg- 
 nonnee.Go too, lie no tnoreon't, it hath made me mad. 
 
 I fay, we will hauc no more Marriages. Thofe that ars 
 married already,all but one fhali hue, the reft fhall keep 
 as they are. To a Nunnery,go. Em Hamlet 
 
 Opbe. O what a Noble mtnde is heereo’re-chrowne > 
 
 The Courtiers,Soldiers,Schollers: Eye,tongue, fword, 
 
 Th'expedanfte and Rofe of the faire State, 
 
 The glaffc of Fafhion, and the mould ofForme, 
 
 Th’obferu'd of 2II Obferuers, quite.quite downt, 
 
 Haue j of Ladies mod deietft and wretched, 
 
 Thacfuek'd the Home of his Mufickc Vowes : 
 
 Now fee that Noble,and moft Soueraignc Reafon, 
 
 Like fweet Bels ungled out oftune.and harfh. 
 
 That vnraatch’d Forme and Feature of blowne youth, 
 
 Blafted with extalie. Oh woe is me, 
 
 T’haue ftene what 1 haue feene: fee what 1 fee. 
 
 Enter King, on A P atomies. 
 
 Kmg. Loue ? His affedhons Jo not that way tend. 
 
 Not what he fpake, though it lack d Forme a little, 
 
 Was not like Madncfle. There's fomething m his foule ? 
 
 O're which his Melancholly fits on brood, 
 
 And 1 do doubt the hatch, and the difdofe 
 Will befomc danger, which to preuenc 
 l hauc tn quicke determination 
 Thus let it downc. He ftiall with fpeed to England 
 For the oeniand of our negle&cd Tribute : 
 
 Haply the Seas and Countries’ different 
 With variable Obie&s, fhall expell 
 This fomething fetled matter >n his heart • 
 
 Whereon hisBraines ftil) beating,puts him thus 
 From fafhion of himfelfe. What thtnke you on’t? 
 
 Pd. 1 1 fhall do well. But yet do I beieeue 
 The Origin and Commencement of this oreefe 
 Sprung from r.cgletf ed lone. How now bphelui f 
 You neede not tell vs, what Lord Hamlet faide. 
 
 We heard it all. My Lord, do as you pleafe, 
 tbit if you hold it fit aftei the Play, 
 
 Let his Queene Mother all alone iutreat him 
 Fo fhew hra Gtecfes ; let her be round with hiro. 
 
 And lie be plac'd fo, pleafe you in the care 
 Oi all their Conference. If fhefinde him not. 
 
 To England lend him: Or confine him where 
 Your wiledome bell fhall thinkc. 
 
 Kwv./It fhall be fo. 
 
 'Madncfle tn great Ones, muft not vnwatch’d go. 
 
 Exrun u. 
 
 Enter Hamlet /aid two tr three ofthe P layer 1, 
 
 //jw. Speake the Speech 1 pray you,as 1 pionounc'd 
 u to you trippingly on the Tongue : But if yon mouth .f, 
 as many of your Player, do, I hade, liue the Tewn-Cryer 
 a po emy Lmcs . Nor do not fav. the Ayie too much 
 your hand thus, but vfe al! gently ; for In the verie Tor. 
 rent,Tempeft, a nd(asImay fay; the Whirle-wmde of 
 radton, you muft acquire and beget a Temperance that 
 g ,ue « SmoothnefTe. O It offends mee to the Soule 
 to lee a robuflious Pery-wig-pated Fellow, teare a PafTi’ 
 on to t«ters,to verie ragges, to fplit the esrts of the 
 
 r ? Ln ' n 8 s • w ho (tor the moft part) are capeablc cf 
 nothing but inexplicable dumb* Giewc.S: no,fed could 
 
 haue luchoFH'ow whip: for o're-dolngTerm^ant: it 
 
 out -Hr, otE 1 Herd, pray y 0 u auoid it. 
 
 Player. ] tvarrent your Honor. 
 
 Ham. BenottooUmeneyther : but let yonrowne 
 Difcreucn be your Tutor. Suce the AdHon to the Word 
 the Word to the Adfion, with this fpeciaU obfcruance • 
 That you ore-ftop not theroodeftieofNature ; for any 
 thing foout*, done, is fro the purpofe of Playing, whole 
 end both a t the firft and now, was and is,to hold m ‘twer 
 the M.rrour vp to Nature; 10 fhew Vertue her owne 
 Fea ture, Scornc her owne Image, and the verie Age and 
 Bodie of the Time, his forme andpreffure. Now, this 
 ouo-done, or come rardie off, though it make the vnskil- 
 full laugh, cannot but make the ludiciousgreeue; The 
 centre of the which One, muff inyour allowance o're. 
 way a whole Theater of Others. Oh, there bee Players 
 
 that I haue feene Play, and heard others pniife, and that 
 
 highly (not to fpeake it prophanely) that neyther hauinfc 
 the accent o(Chtifiians,northe gateofChriflian,Pagan, 
 or Norman, haue fo ftrutted and bellowed, that J haue 
 thought feme of Natures !one;ney-men had made men, 
 and not made them well, they imitated Humanity fo ab- 
 hominably 
 
 Play. | hope we haue reform d that indiflcrently with 
 vs,Sir 7 
 
 Haas. O teformc it altogether. And let thofe rhat 
 play your Clo wnes/peake no more then is fet dovvne for 
 them. For there be of them, that wili themfclucs laugh, 
 to fet on fomeqtianncieof harrun Spectators to laugh 
 too,thoughtnthe meene time, fome nereffsry Queflion 
 ofthe Play be thento be confideietl: that's Villaimus, & 
 fhewesa moft pittifull Ambition in the Foole that vies 
 Go make you teadie. Exit Player 1. 
 
 it 
 
 Exit Pdumtu. 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Pdamns , T^o/tncrance t and Gutldenflerr.t. 
 How now my Lord, 
 
 Will the King heare this pcece of Workc? 
 
 Pd And the C^ueene too,and that prcfently. 
 Ham. Hid the Players make haft. 
 
 Will you two helpc to haften them ? 
 
 Hath. We will mv Lord. 
 
 Enter Haratu). 
 
 Ham. What hoa, Horatio} 
 
 Hora. Heere fweet Lord, at your Serulce, 
 
 Elam Horaho. thou art ceoc as tuft a man 
 A* ere my Conuerfation coap’d withall 
 Hvra. G my detre Lord. 
 
 Ham. Nay do not thinke I flatter : 
 
 Pot what aduancemenc may I hope from thee 
 That no Rcuennew haft, but thy good fpirili 
 
 J 
 
The Tragedie of Hamlet. 
 
 167 
 
 To feed 8t eloatb thee. Why (hold the poor be flatter'd ? 
 No,let the Candied tongue, like abfard pompc. 
 
 And crooke the pregnant Hind ges of the knee. 
 
 Where thrift may follow fsining ?Doft thou hearc, 
 
 Since my deere Soule wasMiftrisofmy choyie. 
 
 And could of men diftioguifh.her elcdion 
 Hath feard thee for her lelfe. For thou haft bene 
 As one in fuffenng all, that fuffers nothing. 
 AmanthatTottunes buffets,andBcwards 
 Hath ’tane with equall Thankes. And bleft are thole, 
 Whofe Blood and lodgement are fo well co-mingled, 
 That they are not a Pipe fox Fortunes finger. 
 
 To found what flop (he pleafe. Giue me that man, 
 That is not P aflions Slaue, and l will weare him 
 In my hearts Cote; I,in my Heartofheart. 
 
 As 1 do thee. Something too much of this. 
 
 There is a Play to night before the King, 
 
 One Scoene of it comes neere the Circumftance 
 Which 1 haue told thee,of my Father* death. 
 
 1 prythee, when thou fee’ft that ASc a-foot, 
 
 Eaen with the verie Comment ofmy Soule 
 ObferuemineVoklei If his occulted guilt. 
 
 Do not it felfe vnkennell in one fpeech. 
 
 It is a damoed Ghoft that we haoe feeoe : 
 
 And my Imaginations are as foule 
 As VulcansStythe. Giue him needful! note, 
 
 Fori mine eyes willrluet tohisFace : 
 
 And after we will both out iudgeracots ioyne. 
 
 To cenfure of hisfeeming. 
 liar a. W ell my Lord. 
 
 If he fteale ought the whil'ft this Play i* Playing, 
 
 And fcape dete&ing, I will pay the Theft. 
 
 Safer King, Queens, Polentas,Ophelia, Rofiner once, 
 (jetldenferae ^tud other Lords attendant,tenth 
 bit Guard carrying Tarches. Lantfls 
 March. Sound a Floor ifh. 
 
 Ham. They are comming to the Play : I rouft be idle 
 Get you a place. 
 
 J King. How fares oor Cofin Hamlet ? 
 
 Ham. Excellent lfaith,of theCamelions difh : I eate 
 the Ayre promife-cramm’d, you cannot feed Capons fo. 
 
 King. 1 haue nothing with this anfwer Hamlet, tbefe 
 words arc not mine. 
 
 Ham. No,oor mine. Now my Lord,you plaid once 
 I’th'Vmuerficy.you fay? 
 
 Polrn. That I did my Lord, and was accounted a good 
 AiSot. 
 
 Ham And what did you enaft ? 
 
 Pal. 1 did en»$ lultm I was kill'd 1 th'Capuol: 
 
 Brut at k ill’d me. 
 
 Han. It was a bruite part ofhitn, tcfkdlfoCapitall a 
 Calfe there. Be the Players ready ? 
 
 Refin. I my Lord, they ft ay vpon your patience. 
 
 *£ji. Come hither my good Hamlet, fit by me. 
 
 Ha. No good Mothet,here's Mettle chore utra&iae. 
 Pal. Oh ho.do you raarke that f 
 Ham. Ladie.fhall 1 lye in your Lap ? 
 
 Ophe. No my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Imesne.my Head vpon you* Lap? 
 
 Opha. 1 my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Do you thinke I meant Country mac cm ? 
 Ophe I thinke nothing, my Lord. 
 
 Ham. That’s a faire thought to ly between Makis legs 
 Ophe. What is my Lord ? 
 
 Him. Nothing. 
 
 Ophe. Yoo aremerrie.my Lord? 
 
 Ham. Who I? 
 
 Ophe. I my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Oh God, your onely Iigge-makeftwhat flioold 
 a man do, butbemerrie. Forlooke you how cheerefiil- 
 ly my Mother lookes, and my Father dyed within’s two 
 Houres. 
 
 Ophe Nay, ’tis twice two monctlis.rrry Lord. 
 
 Ham. So long? Nay then let the Diuel weare blacke, 
 for lie haue a fuite of Sables. Qh Heauens! dye two mo- 
 nethsago,and not forgotten yet t Then there’shope, a 
 great mans Memorie, may out-liue his life halfe ayearc • 
 But byrlady he muft buildc Churches then : or elfe fhall 
 he fuftet not thinking on, with the Hoby-horfle, wboUs 
 Epitaph is. For o, For o, the Hoby-horfe is forgot. 
 
 Hoboyet play. Thedsembe[hear enters. 
 
 £nter 4 Kmg and ffuetne, very lotswgfj ; the gneene embra¬ 
 cing him. She kneelet ,ar.d makes fhew of Proteffatton vrae 
 him. He takes her vp, and decline 1 his head vpon her neckc 
 Lajes him downs vpon a Banks of Flowers She feeing him 
 a- fhepe, Issues him. Anon cornel in a Fellow , takes off his 
 frame, ktffej it,andpowres poyfon in the Kings ernes, and 
 Sxtts. The fffueene rersemts , findes the King dead, and 
 makes paffionate A Cl ion. The Poyfoner , with feme two or 
 three (JMutet comes in agame , feemmg to lament with her. 
 The dead body u carried away : 7 be Prrfoncr Wooes the 
 flyeme wuh Giftt.fhe fecmes loath andvnwillmg awhile, 
 but tn the end.acceptt his Issue. Sxewat 
 
 Ophe. What meanes this,my Lord? 
 
 Ham. Marry this is MichingcJ^Acfo, that meanes 
 Mifcheefe. 
 
 Ophe Belike this fhew imports the Argument of the 
 Play ? 
 
 Ham We fhall know by thefeFellowes: the Players 
 cannot keepe counfell, theyl tell all. 
 
 Ophe. Willthey tell vs what this fhew meant? 
 
 Ham. 1 ,or any fhew that you'I fhew him. Bee not 
 youafham’dto (hew, heeT noefhameto tell you what It 
 meanes. 
 
 Ophe. You are naught, you are naught, He m&ikc tnc 
 Play 
 
 Enter Prologue. 
 
 For vt, and for our Tragedie, 
 
 Herrejfoopwg to your Clamencie: 
 
 Webcgge jour bearing Pat tent he. 
 
 Ham. Is thfs a Prologue,or the PoefieofaRtng? 
 
 Ophe. ‘Tis briefe my Lord. 
 
 Hosts As Womansloue. 
 
 Eater King and bis Qtietne. 
 
 RVwjj.Full thirne times hath Phoebus Cart goo round, 
 Neptuncs fait Wafh,and Tclius Orbed ground: 
 
 And tbirtie dozen Moones with borrowed fheene. 
 About the World bane times cwelue thirties bcene. 
 Since loue our hearts, and Hymen did our hands 
 Vnitecomutoall.in rood facred Bands. 
 
 Tap . So many iflqfnie* pray the Sonne and Moone 
 Make vs againe count ore, ere loue be dope. 
 
 Rut woe is roe, you are fo ficke of late. 
 
 So farre from cheere.aod from your forme ffste. 
 
 That Idiftruftyou: yetthoogn Idiftnrft, 
 Dtfcooifbrtyou (my Lord) it nothing muff» 
 
 For womens Feart and Lone,holds quentitie, 
 
2 T^he ITragedie of Hamlet . 
 
 In neither ought,or in extremity: 
 
 Now what my loue is.proofc hath made you know. 
 
 And as my Loue is fiz'd, my Feare is fo. 
 
 King. Faith I mull leaue thee Loue,and fhortJy too : 
 My operant Powers my Functions leaue to do; 
 
 And thou (halt line in this fairc world behindc. 
 Honour'd, beiou’d, and haply,one as kindc. 
 
 For Husband fhaltthou—- 
 
 Bap. Oh confound the reft j 
 
 Such Loue, muft needs be Treafon in my breft: 
 Infecond Husband,let mebcaccurft. 
 
 None wed the fecond, but who kill’d the firfb 
 
 Ham. Wormwood, Wormwood. 
 
 Bapr. The inftances that fecond Maniage moue, 
 
 Are bafe refpeils ofThr;ft,but none of Loue. 
 
 A fecond time, 1 kill my Husband dead, 
 
 When fecond Husband kifles me in Bed. 
 
 Ki»g. J do bcleeue you. Think what now you fpeak: 
 But what we do determine, oft we breaker 
 
 Purpofcis but thcflaoc to Memorie, 
 
 Of violent Birth, but poore validities 
 
 Which now likcFruire vnripe ftickes on the Tree, 
 
 But fall vnfhak en.when they mellow bee. 
 
 Moftneceflary tis, that we forget 
 
 To pay our felues,what to our felues b debt t 
 
 What io our felues in palTion we propofe. 
 
 The paflion ending, doth the purpofe lofe. 
 
 The violence of other Grecfc or Joy, 
 
 Thejr owne ennetftors with themfeJues deflroy: 
 
 Where Joy mod Reucls, Grecfe doth meft lament • 
 Grcefeioyes, Ioy greeues on flendtr accident. 
 
 This world is not for aye,nor 'cis not Orange 
 
 That eoen our Loues fhould with onr Fortunes change. 
 Fot Visa queflion left vs yet toproue, 
 
 Wheiher Loue lead Fortune,or eJfe Fortune Loue. 
 
 The great man downc,you markr his fauourites flies. 
 The poore aduanc’d. makes Friends of Fnrmie. : 
 
 And hitherto doth Loue on Fortune tend. 
 
 For who not needs, fhall ncuet Ucke » Frend • 
 
 And who in want a hollow Friend doth tty, 
 
 Dire&ly feafons him his Fnemie. 
 
 But orderly to end.where / begun. 
 
 Our Willes and Fates do fo contrary run. 
 
 That our Deuices flill areouerchrowne. 
 
 Our thoughts arc ours, their ends none of our ownr. 
 
 So ihinke thou wih no fecond Husband wed 
 
 But die thy thoughts,whcn thy firfl Lord is dead 
 'Bap. Nor Earth to giue me food, nor Heautn fight. 
 Sport and repofelocke from me day and night. ° 
 
 Each oppofitethat blankes the face ofioy, 
 
 Meet what I would haue well,and it deflroy; 
 
 Both hcerc,and hence, purfuc me lafling ftnfe. 
 
 If once a Widdow,eucr I be Wife. 
 
 Ham. Jffhe fhould breake it now 
 
 King. ‘Tis deepely fwome: 
 
 Sweet, leaue me he ere a while. 
 
 My fpitits grow dull, and fainc I would beguile 
 
 The tedious day with fleepc. 
 
 Q*. Sleepe rocke thy Braine, Sltepei 
 
 And ucuet come mifchancebetweene vs twame. Exit 
 Ham. Madam,how like you this Play? 
 
 Qu. The Ladvprotefts to much me tfwnkcs. 
 
 Ham. Oh but fhee’l keepe her word. 
 
 Kng. Haue you heard the Argument, is there no Of¬ 
 fence in\> 6 
 
 Ham. No,no, they do but left, poyfon in icft, no Of- 
 
 fence i’th’world. 
 
 King. What doyou call the Play ? 
 
 The M'ou^-trap : Marty how? Tropical!-. 
 This Play is the Image of a murder done in Kirm* Con. 
 nago is the Dukes name, his wife BaptrJ}* ; youflnliree 
 anonj’nsaknauifhpeeceofworke : Bet what o\h.t > 
 
 i our Maiefiie, and wee that haue free foules, ,t touchrs 
 vs not : let the gall’d lade winchtour withers are vnrimo. 
 
 Enter Lucie* m . 6 ‘ 
 
 This is one Luciamu nephew to the King. 
 
 Opbe. You arc a good Chorus,my Lord. 
 
 /Ana j could interpret berweenc you and your loue, 
 
 ifl could fee the Puppets dallying. 1 
 
 Opbt. You are keene my Lord.you are keenc. 
 
 itwouldcoft you a groamng. t0 lfikcoff my 
 
 Opbe Still better and worfe. 
 
 Ham. So you miflake Husbands. 
 
 Begin Murderer. Pox. leaue thy damnable Fares and 
 begm. Come.the croaking Rauen doth bellow for R c - 
 uenge. 
 
 Lucian. Thoughts blacke, hands apt. 
 
 Drugges fit, and Time agreeing 
 
 Confederate feafon.elfc.no Creature feeing : 
 
 Thou mixture r a nkc. ofMidnight Weeds collefled. 
 
 With Herat* Bsn, fh ntc blafled, thnee infected 
 
 Thy natural) Mag.cke.and d.rcpropemc, 
 
 On wholfomelife, vfurpe immediately. 
 
 Pow>ej tbr poyfon in hn earn . 
 ham. He poyfonshim i thGarden for’s eflatc- His 
 name's Con^go : the Story,, extant and w„« ,n choycc 
 Italian. V ou (hall fee anon how the Murtherer gets the 
 loue of Gaox^tgo't wife. ° 
 
 Opbe. The King rifet. 
 
 Ham. What, flighted with falfcEre. 
 
 Qgf, How fares my Lord? 
 
 Pol. Giue oVe the Play. 
 
 Kmg. Giue me Come Light. Away. 
 
 Sitt. Lights,Lights,Lights. Etctxm 
 
 ATanct Hornier ($- Horaho. 
 
 Ham. Why let the firucken Deere go weepe. 
 
 The Hart vngsJled play ; 
 
 For fome mufl watch,while fome mud fleepe ; 
 
 So runnes the world away. 
 
 Would not this Sir. and a Forrcfl of Feat hers,ifthe reft of 
 my Fortunes tutne Turke with me; with two Provincial! 
 Fofes on my rac d Shooes, get the a Fellowfhip in e ctie 
 ofPlayers fir. 
 
 flor. Halfeafhare. 
 
 Ham. A whole one I, 
 
 For thou dofl know : Oh Damon deere, 
 
 This Realme difmintled was ofloue himfclfe. 
 
 And now reignes heere. 
 
 A verie venePaiockc. 
 
 Hera. You might haue Rim'd. 
 
 Ham. Oh good Htmrro.l !c cake the Ghofts word for 
 a thoufand pound. Did'fl perceiue * 
 
 Haro. Verie well my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Vponthc talke ofthepoyfooing? 
 
 Hero. 1 did veric well note him 
 
 Enter Ro fineronce and Cut hit a [lee nr. 
 
 Ham Oh,ha? Come fome Mufick.Comc ^ Recorders! 
 
 For if the King like not the Comedic, 
 
 Why then belike hclikes it not perdie. 
 
 Come fome Muficke. 
 
 Ctuld.y.jood my Lord,vouchfafe mo 3 word with you 
 
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 Ham. Sir^a whole Hiftory. 
 
 <7 inli. The King, fir. 
 
 Ham. I fir.what ofhirri ? 
 
 CutLi. Is in his retyrement, maruelloitsdifiemper’d. 
 Ham. With drinkc Sir t 
 
 Guild. Nomy Lord,rather with cholier. 
 
 Ham. Your wifedome fhould fhew it feife more ri- 
 I :hcr, to fignifie this to his Doftor. fpr forme to put him 
 to his Purgation, would perhaps plundge him intofarre 
 
 I more Cholier. 
 
 Guild. Good my Lord put your difcourfeinto fome 
 
 I frame,and ftart not fo wildely from my affayre. 
 
 I Ham. I arn tame Sir,pronounce. 
 
 Guild. The Queeneyour Mother, in mod great afHi- 
 I «fticn of fpirit, hath fent me to you. 
 
 Ham. You are welcome. 
 
 Guild. Nay, good my Lord, this courtefie is not of 
 
 I the right breed. It it (hall pleafe you to make me a whol- 
 I fome anfwer, I will doe your Mothers command’ment; 
 j if not, youv pardon, and rr.y returne fhallbce the end of 
 
 I my Bufinefle. 
 
 I Ham. Sir, I cannot. 
 
 I Guild What,myLord? 
 
 Ham. Makeyou awholfomeanfwere: my wits dif- 
 1 eas'd. But fir,fuch anfwersas 1 can make,you fhal com- 
 I mand : or rather you fay, my Mother: therforeno more 
 
 I but to the matter. My Motheryou fay. 
 
 Rofin. Then thus fhe fayes : your behauior hath ftroke 
 
 I her into amazement ,and admiration. 
 
 Ham. Oh wonderful! Sonne, that can fo aflonifh a 
 { Mother. ButistherenofequellatcheheelesofthisMo- 
 I thers admiration ? 
 
 Rojin. She defires to fpeake with you in her CIofTet, 
 
 I ere you go to bed. 
 
 1 Ham. We fh dl obey, were fhe ten times our Mother. 
 
 I Haue you any further Trade with vs ? 
 
 | Rif*. My Lord,youoncedidloueme. 
 
 Ham. Soldo fiill, by thefe pickers and Aealers. 
 
 Ro/iti. Good my Lord, wh3t is your caufe of dlftem- 
 j pet ?You do freely barre the doore of your owne Liber- 
 I tie, if you deny your greefes to your Friend. 
 
 Haw. Sir I lacke Aduancemenr. 
 j Roj'w. How can that be, when you haue the voyce of 
 
 I the King himfelfe. for your Succeflion in DenmarV.c ? 
 
 | Ham. J,bur whilethe graffegrowes,theProuerbeis 
 
 J fomething mufiy. 
 
 Enter one with a Recorder. 
 
 I O the Recorder. Let me fee,to withdraw with you,why 
 
 I do you go3boi;ttorecouerthe windeofmee, as if you 
 j would driue meintoa toyle? 
 
 1 Guild, O my Lord, if my Dutiebe too bold,my loue 
 
 J is too vnmannerly. 
 
 Ham. I do not well vnderftand that. Will you play 
 | vpon this Pipe? 
 j Guild. My Lord, 1 cannot. 
 
 J Ham. 1 pray you. 
 j Guild Beleeue me.I cannot. 
 
 1 Ham. I do befeerhyou. 
 
 Cjmld. 1 know no touch of it,my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Tisss eafie as lying : gouerne thefe Ventiges 
 
 I with vour finge r and thumbe, giue it breath with your 
 jmouth, and it will difcotrrfe mod excellent Muncke. 
 
 I Looke vou, the fe are the (loppes. 
 
 I Guild. But t hefe cannot 1 command to any vtterance 
 lofhermooy. I Inaue not the skill. 
 
 Ham, Wh y looke you now, how vnworthy a thing 
 
 you make of me; you would play vpon mee; you would 
 feeme to know my flops: you would pluck out the heart 
 of my Myfferie; you would found mee from my loweft 
 Note,to the top of my CompafTe: and there is much Mu- 
 ficke, excellent Voice, in this little Organe, yet cannot 
 you make it. Wiry do you thinke, that I am eafier to bee 
 plaid on, then a Pipe? Call roe what Inflrument you will, 
 though you can fret me, you cannot play vpon me. God 
 bleffeyouSir. 
 
 Enter PoUn'm, 
 
 Point. My Lordjthe Queene would fpeak with you, 
 and prefently. 
 
 Ham. Do you fee thdt Clowd? that’s aimed in fhape 
 like a Camel!. 
 
 polon, By‘ih’Mifie, and it’s like a Camel! indeed. 
 
 Ham. Me thinkes it is like a Weasell. 
 
 Polon, It is back'd like a Weazell® 
 
 Ham. Or like a Whale f 
 
 Polon. Verie like a Whale. 
 
 Ham. Then will I come to my Mother, by and by: 
 They foole me to the top of my bent, 
 
 I will come by and by, 
 
 Poloit. I will fay fo. Exit. 
 
 Ham. By and by, is eafily faid. Leaueme Friends: 
 'Tis no w the verie witching time of night. 
 
 When Churchyards yawne.and Hell it feife breaths out 
 Contagion to this world. Now could 1 drink hot blood. 
 And do fuch bitter bufineffe as the day 
 
 Would quake to looke on. Soft now,to my Mother : 
 
 Oh Heart, loofe not thy Nature; let not euer 
 
 T he Soule of Hero, enter this firms bofome : 
 
 Let me be cruell. not vnnaturall. 
 
 I will fpeake Daggers to her, but vfe none: 
 
 My Tongue and Soule in this be Hypocrites, 
 
 How in my words fomeuer fhe be fhent, 
 
 To giue them Seales, neuer my Soule confer*. 
 
 Enter Kmg.RofUcrMce ,eni Guildenflernc. 
 
 King. 1 like him not, nor (lands it fafe with vs. 
 
 To Set his madr.effe range. Therefore prepare yo«, 
 lyour CommifTion will forthwith difpatch, 
 
 And he to England dial] along with you: 
 
 The termes ot our eflate, may not endure 
 
 Hazard fo dangerous as doth hourely grow 
 
 Out of his Lunacies. 
 
 Guild. We will our felaes proetde; 
 
 Mofl holieand Religious feare it is 
 
 To keepe thofe many many bodies fafe 
 
 That liue and feede vpon your Maieflie. 
 
 Rofin. Thefingle 
 
 And peculiar life is bound 
 
 With all the (Length and Armour of the minde. 
 
 To keepe it feife from noyance s butmuch more 8 
 
 That Spirit, vpon whofe fpirit depends and refis 
 
 The liues of many, the ceafe of Maieflie 
 
 Dies not alone; but like a Gulfe doth draw 
 
 What’s neere it, wichic. It is a maffie wheefe 
 
 Fixt on the Somnet of the higbeft Mount, 
 
 To whofe huge Spoakes, ten thoufand letfer things 
 
 Are mortiz’d and 3dioyn’d : which when it falles, 
 
 Each fmall annexment, pettie confequence 
 
 Attends the boy (Irons Ruine. Neueralone 
 
 Did the King fighe, but with a general! grorse. 
 
 Kwg. Arme you, I pray you to this fpeedie Voyage j 
 For we will Fetters put vpon this feare, 
 
 p p Which 
 
270 
 
 Tie Tragedie ofHamlet . 
 
 Which now goes too free-footed. 
 
 Both. Wewillhaftevs. Exerort Cent 
 
 Enter Polonmt. 
 
 Pol. My Lord,he's going to his Mothers Cloffet. 
 Behinde the Arras He conuey my felfe 
 To heare the Proceffe. lie warrant fhee’l tax him home,. 
 And as you laid, and wifely was it faid, 
 
 ’Tis meete that fome more audience then a Mother, 
 Since Nature makes them partial!, (hotild o're-heare 
 The fpeechofvantage. Fareyou well my Liege, 
 
 He call vponyou ere you go to bed, 
 
 And tell you what 1 know. 
 
 King. Thankes dceremy Lord. 
 
 Oh my offence is ranke, it fmels to heauen. 
 
 It hath the primal! eldeft curfe vpon’t, 
 
 A Brothers murther. Pray can I not. 
 
 Though inclination be as fharpe as will: 
 
 My ftronger guile,defeats my ftrong intent. 
 
 And like a man to double bufineffe bouod, 
 
 I (land in paufe where I {hall firft begin, 
 
 And both neg!e£i; what if this curfed hand 
 Were thicker then it felfe with Brothers blood. 
 
 Is there not Raine enough in the fweet Heauens 
 To vvafh it white as Snow ? Whereto Cerues mercy. 
 
 But to confront the vifage of Offence ? 
 
 And what's in Prayer, but tliis two-fold force. 
 
 To be fore-ftalled ere we come to fall. 
 
 Or pardon’d being downe ? Then llelooke vp, 
 
 My fault is p3ft. But oh, what forme of Prayer 
 Can ferue my turne ? Forgiue me my foule Murtber: 
 That cannot be, fincc I am ftill poffeft 
 Ofthofe effe&s for which I did the Murther- 
 My Crowne, mine owne Ambition,and my Qucene: 
 May one be pardon'd,and retaine th’offence ? 
 
 In the corrupted currants ofthi s world. 
 
 Offences gilded band may (houe by Iuftice, 
 
 And oft 'tis feene, the wicked prize it felfe 
 Buyes out the Law ; but 'tis not foaboue. 
 
 There is no (buffling, there the Aflion lyes 
 In his true Nature, and we our fclues compell’d 
 Euen to the teeth and forehead ofour faults, 
 
 Togiue in euidence. What then ? What refts ? 
 
 Try what Repentance can. Wha: can it not? 
 
 Yet what canit,when one cannot repent > 
 
 Oh wretched Rate! Oh bofome, biacke as death ! 
 
 Oh limed foule,that ftrugling to be free, 
 
 Att more ingag’d : Hclpe Angels,make aflay : 
 
 Bow ftubborne knees.and heart with firings of Steele 
 Be foft as (mewes of the new-borne Babe, 
 
 All may be well. 
 
 Enter Hamlet. 
 
 Ham. Now might I do it pac,now he is praying. 
 And now 1 !e doo r, and fo he goes to Heauen, 
 
 And fo am I reueng'd : that would be fcannd, 
 
 A Vifljine kslles my Father, and for that 
 Ibis foule Sonne, do this fame Vtllaine fend 
 ro heauen.Oh this is hyre and Sallery.not Rcuenge. 
 He tooke my Father groffely, full ofbresd. 
 
 With all hi j Crimes broad blowne.as frefh as May, 
 And how his Audit ftands.who knowcs,faue Heauen: 
 But in our circuroftance and courfe of thought 
 'Tis heau.e with him ; and am I then reueng’d. 
 
 To takchim in the purging ofhis Soule, 
 
 \V hen he is fit and kafon d for his paffage ? No. 
 
 V p Sword,and kuow thou a more hornd hem 
 
 When he is drunke afleepe: or in bis Rage, 
 
 Or inth'ioceftuous pleaiure ofhis bed. 
 
 At gaming, fweanng,or about fome d£U 
 That ha’s no rellifh of Saluation in't, 
 
 Then nip him, that his heeles may kicke at Heauen, 
 And that his Soule may be as damn'd aud biacke 
 As Hell, wheTeto it goes. My Mother ft ayes, 
 
 This Phyficke but prolong* thy fickly dayes. Exit. 
 
 Kmg. My words flyevp,my thoughts remain below, 
 Words without thoughts, neuerto Heauen go. Exit. 
 
 Enter Queens and Polonim. 
 
 Pol. He will come ftraight: 
 
 Lookeyou lay home to him, 
 
 Tell him bis prankes haue been too broad to beare with, 
 And rhat your Grace hath fcree’nd^nd ftoode betwetne 
 Muchhe 3 te,andhim. liefilencemee’eneheere: 
 
 Pray you be round with him. 
 
 Hamjptthm. Mother,mother, mother. 
 
 Qu. lie warrant you,feare menoc. 
 
 Withdraw, I heare him comming. 
 
 Enter Hamlet. 
 
 Ham Now Motber,what’s the matter? 
 
 £*■ Hamlet, thou haft thy Father much offended. 
 Ham. Mother.you haue my Father much offended. 
 £u. Come,come, you anfwer with an idle tongue. 
 Ham. Go,go,you queflion with an idle tongue. 
 
 SI*. Why how now Hamlet f 
 Ham. Whats the matter now? 
 
 SI*. H aue you forgot roe f 
 Ham. No bry the Rood,not fo: 
 
 You are the Queene,your Husbands Brothers wife. 
 
 But would you were not fo. You are my Mother. 
 
 Qu. Nay .then 1 le fet thofe to you that can fpeake. 
 Ham. Comc.come.and fit you downe,you ffiall not 
 boudge: 
 
 You go not till 1 fet you vp a glaffe. 
 
 Where you may fee the inrooft part of you ? 
 
 Qjt. What wilt thou do? thou wilt not tnuttheruac? 
 Helpc.helpe.hoa. 
 
 P»l What hoa.hclpe,hclpe, hclpe. 
 
 Ham. How now,a Rat? dead for 1 Ducate, dead. 
 
 Pal. Oh I am flaioe. Killes Polart fan 
 
 Qu. Oh me.what haft thou done? 
 
 Ham. Nay I know not, is it the King? 
 
 Q_u^ Oh what a rafh.and bloody deed is thi* ? 
 
 Ham. A bloody deed,almoft as bad good Mother, 
 
 A* kill a King, and marrie with his Brother. 
 
 Qu. AskillaKing? 
 
 Ham. I Lady/iwas my word. 
 
 Thou wretched, ra(h, intruding foole farewell, 
 
 I tooke thee for thy Betters, take thy Fortune, 
 
 Thou find'ft to be too bufie,is fome danger. 
 
 Leaue wringing of your hands, peace, fit you downe. 
 And let me wring your heart, for fo I fhall 
 If it be made of penetrable ftuffc; 
 
 If damned Cuftome haue not braz'd it fo. 
 
 That it is proofe and bulwarke againft Senfe. 
 
 Q*~ What haue I done, that thou dar’ft wag tny tong. 
 In noifie fo rudeagamft me ? 
 
 Ham. Such an Arff 
 
 That blurrcs the grace and blufh ofModeftie, 
 
 Cals Vercue Hypoaite, takes offrbe Rofe 
 From the faire forehead of an innocent loue, 
 
 And makes a blifter there. Makes marriage vowes 
 As falfe as Dicers Oat be*- Oh fucha deed, 
 
TGTrom the body of Contra Aon piuckec 
 The ycty foule, and fwceteReligion makes 
 Arnpfidieof word*. Heaucns lace doth glow, 
 
 Yea this folidtiy end compound maffe. 
 
 With triftfuli viiage as againft the dooroe. 
 
 Isthought-ficke acthc ad. 
 
 Q%. Aye me j what ad, that roare* fo lowd, & thun¬ 
 ders tn the Index. 
 
 Harry. Looke heete vpon this pi&ure.ena on this. 
 
 The coumerfet prefentmenc oft wo Brother* i 
 Sec what a grace was /sated on his Brow. 
 fiipcrionj curies, the front of louehirofelfc, 
 
 An eye like Mars, to cbre»ten or command 
 A Station, like the Hetald Mercuric 
 New lighted on 3 heaaen kiflioghill: 
 
 ACorobinaticn.and a forme indeed, 
 
 Where cuerv God did feecne tofer hn Scale, 
 
 To gtuet'nc world aflurauce of a man. 
 
 This was yoor Husband.Lookc you now what follow cs. 
 Hccrc is your Husband, like aMildew’d care 
 Blafting his wholfom breath. Haue you eyes ? 
 
 Could you on this foirc Mountaine ieauc to feed, 
 
 And batten on this Moore t Ha? Hsue you eyes t 
 You cannot call it Leue : For at your age. 
 
 The hey-dsy in the blood is tame, it's humble, 
 
 And W3itcs vpon the ludgeroem : and what judgement 
 Would ftep from this, to this ? What diuell was t, 
 
 Th3t thus hath coufcnd you at hoodman-biinde ? 
 
 O Shame J where is thy Blufii ? Rebellious Hell, 
 
 If thou canft mutitie in a Matrons bones, 
 
 I To flaming youth, let Vertue be as waxe. 
 
 1 And melt in her owne fire. Ptoclatme no (home, 
 
 I When the compulfiuc Ardure giues the charge, 
 
 | Since Froft it felfc, as sftiuely doth borne, 
 
 AsReafonpanders Will. 
 
 <?«. O Hamlet, fpe 3 kc no more. 
 
 Thou turn’ft mins eyes into my very foule. 
 
 And there I fee fuchblacke and grained (pots. 
 
 As will not kaue their TindL 
 Hem. Nay.buitoliuc 
 In the ranke fweat of an enfeamed bed. 
 
 Stew’d in Corruption; hooying and making loae 
 Ouer the naftv Stye. 
 
 Qu. Oh (peake to me.no mot e, 
 
 Thefe words like Daggers enter in mine eares. 
 
 No more fweet Hamlet 
 
 Ham. A Mutdcrcr,anda Vilbine: 
 
 A Slaue, that is not twentieth patt the t ytbe 
 Ofyour precedent Lord. A vieeefKtng*, 
 
 I A Cutourfc of the Empire and the Rule. 
 
 I That from a fhelfc.the precious Diadem ftole. 
 
 And put it in his Pocket. 
 
 J£u. No more. 
 
 Enter Cbejl. 
 
 Ham. A King of fhreds and patches, 
 j Sauc me; and houcr o're me with your wings 
 You heauenty Guards.What would you gracious ngurer 
 Jgu, Alas he's tnad 
 
 Ham. Do you not come y out tardy Sonne to chide, 
 j That Isps’t in T irae and pamon,‘ets go by 
 ] Th'important aSing of your dread command? Oh fay. 
 j Cjbofi. Do not forgerrthi* Vifrtation 
 I Is but to whet thy almoft blunted purpofe. 
 j But looke. Amazement on thy Mother fits j 
 IO ftep betweene her, and her fighting Soule, 
 
 I Conceit mweakeft bodies, ftrongeft works*. 
 
 Speake to her 'Hainlst. 
 
 Him. How i* it with you Lady ? 
 
 Alas,how is’t with you > 
 
 That you bend your eye on vacar.cie. 
 
 And with their corporal! ayre do hoid difeourfe. 
 
 Forth at your eyes, your /pities wildcly peeps. 
 
 And as tbs fleepingSoldiours in th’Alarme, 
 
 Yoor bedded haire, like life in excrements. 
 
 Start vp, and Randan end. Oh gentle Sonne, 
 
 Vpon theheate and flame of thy diflempet 
 Sprinkle coole patience. Whereon do you looke ? 
 
 Ham. Onhim.onhim: look you how pale he glares, 
 His forme and caufc conioyn'd, preaching to Rones, 
 
 Would make them capeable. Do not looke vpon me. 
 
 Lead with this pitteous a£hon you corueri 
 My flerne effefts t then what I h3ue to do, 
 
 Will want true colour; tearcs perchance fctb'ood. 
 
 Qx. To who do you fpcake this 5 
 Ham. Do you fee nothing there? 
 
 Qu, Nothing at all, yet all that is I fee 
 Ham. Not did you nothing heare ? 
 jgw. "No,nothing but our (clues. 
 
 Ham Why look you there- looke how it flea!* awayt 
 My Fathet inhishabite,asheliucd, 
 
 Looke where he goes cuen now out at the PorUlL kxtt. j 
 This is the very coynage of your Brainc, 
 
 This bodileffe Creation extafie is very cunning in. 
 
 Ham. Exiafie/ 
 
 My Pul/e as yours doth temperately keepe time. 
 
 And mikes as hcalthfull Muficke. It is not tnadnefle 
 That 1 haue vttered ; bring me to the Teft 
 And I the matte* will re-word which madneffc 
 Would gamboll from. Mother .for loue ofGrace, 
 
 Lay not a flattering Vmftion to your foule. 
 
 That not your crcfpaffe, but my madnefle fpeakcv 
 li will but skin and fiime the Vlccrous place, 
 
 Whil'ft ranke Corruption mining all within, 
 
 Jnfecfs vnfccne. Confcfleyour fclfe to Hcauen, 
 
 Repent what s pafl.auoyd what is to come. 
 
 And do not /pred the Compoft or che Weedcs, 
 
 To make them ranke. Forgioe me this my Vertue, 
 
 Fot in thefaincfleofthis puriierimes, 
 
 Vertue it felfc, of Vice muft pardon begge. 
 
 Yea courb,and woe, for leaue to do him good. 
 
 £«.. Oh Hamlet, 
 
 Thou haft cleft my heart in twatne. 
 
 Horn. O throw away the worfer patt ofit. 
 
 And line the purer with the other hclfe. 
 
 Good night, but go nottomlneVnkles bed, 
 
 A (fume a Vertue, if you haue it not, refriine to night* 
 And that {hall lend a kinds of eafmeffc 
 To the next abftinence. Once mere ocodnight. 
 
 And when you are defirous to be bieft 
 lie blef&ng begge of you. For this fame Lord, 
 
 1 do repent: but hcauen bath pleas d It fo. 
 
 To pumfh roc v/ith this, and this with me. 
 
 That I muft be their Scourge and Miniftet. 
 
 1 willbeftow him, and will anfwer well 
 The death I gaue him: fo ogaine.good night. 
 
 I muft be cruell, onely to be kinde; 
 
 Thus bad begins, and wotfe remaines behinde. 
 
 Qu. What fhall I do ? 
 
 Ham. Not this by no mcanes that I bid vou do: 
 
 Let the blunt King tempt you agaitic to bed, 
 
 Pinch Wanton on your cheeke, call you his Moufe, 
 
 And let him for a paire of reechic kiffes, 
 
 a Or 
 
Or p idling ia your neeke with hit damn’d finger*. 
 
 Make you to raucil ail this matter out. 
 
 That I eflentially am not in tnadneffe. 
 
 But made in craft. 'Twere good you let him knew. 
 
 For who that'* hut a Queene, faire, fober, wife, 
 Would from a Pad docks, from a Bat,aGibbe, 
 
 Such deere concerning* hide. Who would do lb. 
 
 No in defpightof Senfeand Secrtcie, 
 V'npeggetheBajket on the heufestop » 
 
 Let the Bird* five, and like the famous Ape 
 To try Conclunons in the Basket, creep* 
 
 And breaks your own; necke downe. 
 
 Jgtt. Bs thou alTur’d, if words be made ofbreath, 
 And breath oflife : I haue no life to breath 
 What thou haft faide to me. 
 
 Ham. I mud to England, you know that ? 
 
 Qu. AUcke I had forgot: Tb fo concluded on. 
 Ham. Thi* man Duii let me packing » 
 lie lugge the Guts into the Neighbor roome. 
 
 Mother goodnight. Indeed* chisCounfellor 
 I* now mod Hill, mod fecret, and mod graue, 
 
 Who was in life, a foolifh prating Knaue. 
 
 Come fit, to draw toward an end with you. 
 
 Good night Mother. 
 
 Exit rlamla fugging ru Polonttu. 
 Eater Ktng. 
 
 King. There's matters in thefc fighe*. 
 
 Thefe profound heaue* , 
 
 You mud tranflate j Tis fit we vnderdand them. 
 
 Where 1* your Sonne ? 
 
 Jit** Ah my good Lord, what haue 1 fee nr to night > 
 King. What Gertrude? How do’s Hamlet ? 
 
 Qu, Mad as the Sesj.and windf ,when both contend 
 Which is the Mightier, in hisUwlelTcfu 
 Behind* the Arras,hearing fcmething ftirrr, 
 
 Ke whin* hi* Rapier out, and cries a Rat, a Rat, 
 
 And in his brainilh apprehenlion ktiic* 
 
 The vnfeene good o!d man. 
 
 King. Ohheauydeed: 
 
 It had bin fo with vs had we beene there: 
 
 Hss Liberty is full of threat* to all. 
 
 To you your felfe, to vs, to every one. 
 
 A!a*,how fhall this bloody deede beanfwered? 
 
 It will be laide to vs, whole prouidence 
 
 Should haue kept fhort, rednin’d.and out of haunt, 
 
 This mad yong man. But fo much was our looe. 
 
 We would not voderftand what was moft fit 
 But like the Owner of a fbule djfeafa, 
 
 To keepe it from divulging, let's it feede 
 Euen on the pjth of life. Where is he gone? 
 
 Q* To draw apart the body he hath kild, 
 
 O’re whom hi* very madneffe likefomeOare 
 
 A mong a Mtnerell of Metteis befe 
 
 Shewea.it felfe pure. He weepes for what is done. 
 
 King. Oh Gertrude, com* away ; 
 
 I He Sun no foonsr (ball the Mountain?* touch. 
 
 But we will fhip him hence, and this vilde deed* 
 
 We mull with all our Maicfty and Skill 
 
 Boih countenance.and cxcule. Enter Guild 
 
 Ho Guifdevfhrn : 
 
 Friend* both go ioyne you with fome further aydei 
 hamlet in madnelfe hath PaleftiM flsine, 
 
 And^from hi* Mother Clofiet* hath he drag'd him. 
 
 r ° v oul > f P € * kc fi»ire**nd bring the body 
 mto the Chappell. I pray you its ft in this. Exit Qfat. 
 
 v^orae Genrvde, wee'l call vp ow wifeft friends, 
 
 The Tragedie ofHamlet . 
 
 To let them know both what we meane to do 
 
 And w hat s vntimely done. Oh come away ’ 
 
 My foule is full of difrord and dilhuy. Exeunt 
 
 Eater Hamlet. 
 
 Ham. Safely flowed. 
 
 Gemhmtn within. Ham Set,Lord Hamlet. 
 
 Ham. What noife? Who cal* on Homier ? 
 
 Oh heere they come. Eater Refund CuiU+em*. 
 
 What naue you done my Lord with the dead body? 
 Ham. Compounded it withduft,whereto ‘tl* Kinne. 
 
 Kefin Tell vs where tit. that we may take it thence 
 
 And beare it to the Chappell. 
 
 Hoot, Do not bdtmt it, 
 
 Rtfifi* Bdeeue what ? 
 
 Ham . That I can keepc your eounfell, and not mine 
 owne. Befide*. to be demanded of a Spundge what re 
 plication fhould be made by the Sonne of a King. 
 
 Kofin. Take vou me for a Spundge, my Lord? 
 
 Ham I fir.that fokesvp theKmg, Countenance hi, 
 Rewards, his Authorities (but fuch Officer, do the K,ne 
 beft feruice in the end He kee F e, them like a n Ape £ 
 the corner of hi, law, juft mouth’d to be hft fallowed 
 when he needet what you haue glean’d . it i, but fquee- 
 ting you,and Spundge you fhall be dry againe. W 
 
 Rnfin. J vnderftand you not my Lord. 
 
 : ( f"" hn "p- ». 
 
 Aoyfa. My Lord, you miiA tell r, where the body is. 
 and go with v« to the King. ' 
 
 Ham The body is with the King,but the King i* not 
 
 with the body. The King,l* a thing __ 6 
 
 Gjtuld. A thing my Lord ? 
 
 of noch,n 8 • bring me to him, hide Fov^nd all 
 
 Exeunt 
 
 Enter King. 
 
 Kmg. I haue fent to feeke him, and to find the bodie: 
 How dangerous is it that thi* man goe, loofc» 
 
 Yet muft nor we put theftrong Law on him i 
 Hee s loued of the diftra<3ed multitude. 
 
 Who like not in their judgement, but their eyes t 
 And where ’tis ’o. th’Offender, fcourgeis weigh’d 
 But neerer the offence: to beareall fmooth^nd euen. 
 
 This fodaine fending him away, muft feemt 
 Deliberate paufe t d!feafes defperate growne. 
 
 By defperate appliance are releeued, 
 
 P rnofasa ” Enter Hgfimrane. 
 
 How now? Whar hathbefalne ? 
 
 Ra/ia. Where thedead body is beftow’dmy Lord. 
 
 We cannot get from him. 
 
 Kina. But where is he ? 
 
 pleafT” Wt,hout Lo ^»S^rded to know your 
 
 Kmg. Bring him before vs. 
 
 Rcjm. Ho a, Gutldinfiernel Bring in my Lord. 
 
 Enter Hamlet and Goildcnfteme. 
 
 King. Now Hamlet .where’* Polardm ? 
 
 Ham. At Supper. 
 
 King. At Supper? Where? 
 
 Huk-.Km where he eat*,but where he}, eaten, a ctr- 
 ttiineronuocation of wormes are e'neat him.Your worm 
 Is your onely Enmero- for diet. We fet all creatures elfe 
 to tat vs.and we fat our felfe for Magot*. Your fat King, 
 and yourlesneBegge* Is but variable fexuise to diflses, 
 but to on* Table that'sthc end. 
 
 Kvg. What deft thou meane by thi,? 
 
 Hem. i 
 
The Tragedie of Hamlet 
 
 73 
 
 For England? 
 
 Ham. Nothing but to {hew you how a King may go 
 
 a Progneflc through the guts of a Begger. 
 
 King. Where is Pelonwa. 
 
 Ham. In hcauen, fend thitherto fee. Ifyocr Mefferu 
 ger finde him not there, feeke him i’th other place your 
 ldfe : but indeed,if you finde him not this moncth, you 
 fhall nofehim as you go vp the ftairesinto the Lobby. 
 
 King- Go feeke him there. 
 
 Ham. He will ftay till ye come. 
 
 K. Hamlet ,this deed ofchine.for thine efpeeial fafety 
 Which we do tender, as we deerely grecue 
 For that which thou haft done, muft lend thee hence 
 With ficne QuitknefTe. Therefore prepare thy felfe, 
 
 The Batke is tcadic, and the wmdeat helpe, 
 
 T h* A (Tociates tend, and euery thing at bent 
 For England. 
 
 Ham. 
 
 Kmg. I Hamlet. 
 
 JJam. Good. 
 
 Kmg. So is it, if thou knew’ft our purpoCrs. 
 
 Ham. 1 fee a Cherubc that fee’s him: but come, for 
 England. Farewell deere Mother. 
 
 Kr>g. Thy louing Father Hamlet 
 Hamlet. My Mother: Father and Mother is man and 
 wife; man & wife is one flefb, and fo my mother.Come, 
 fofEngland. E- x " 
 
 Kwg. Follow him at foote, 
 
 Tempt him with fpeedaboord : 
 
 Delay it not, lie haue him hence to night. 
 
 Away.for euery thing is Scal'd and done 
 I That elfe Jcancs on th“Affaire pray you make haft 
 And England,if my loue thou holdft at ought. 
 
 A» my great power thereof may giue thee fenfe, 
 
 Sinceyct thy Cicatrice lookes raw and red 
 After the Danifti Sword, and thy free awe 
 Payci homage to vs; thou maifl not coldly fet 
 Our SoueraigncProccffe, which imports at full 
 By Letters coniuringtothateffcfl 
 The prefent death of Hamlet. Do it England, 
 
 [ For like theHc&icke in my blood he rages, 
 
 And thou irmft cure me: Till I know 'us done. 
 
 How ere my bappcs.my ioyes were ne rc begun. 
 
 Enter Eortinkras with an Arnue. 
 
 Ear. Go Captaine, from me greet the Danifh King, 
 Jell him that by his liccnfe. forttnbrai 
 \ Claimes the conueyance of a promis’d March 
 I Ouer his Klngdome. You know the Rcndcuotu : 
 
 If that his Maicfty would ought with vs, 
 
 Wc fhall expreffe our dutie in his eye. 
 
 And let him know fo. 
 
 Cap. I will doo't.my Lord. 
 
 Far. Gofafelyon. E* 1 *- 
 
 £nter Quetne and Horatio. 
 
 6V I will not fpeake with her. 
 
 Har. She is importunate, indeed diftradt,, her tnoode 
 l will needs be pittied. 
 
 <?«, What would (hehaue? 
 
 I Hof- She fpeakes much of her Father; faies the beares 
 There’s ttickej i’th'world, and hems,snd beats her heart. 
 Spumes enuioufly at Strawes. fpeakes things in doubt. 
 That carry but halfe fenfe: Hct Ipeech is nothing. 
 
 Yet the vnfhaped vfe of it doth moue 
 
 I The hcarera to Colledion; they ayme St it, 
 
 | And botch the words vp fit to their owne thoughts. • 
 
 I Which as her winke»,and nods,and gefturesyeeldthem. 
 
 Exit 
 
 Indeed would make one thinke there would be thought, 
 Though nothing fure, yet math vnhappily. 
 
 Qu. ‘Twere good fhe were fpoken with. 
 
 For fne may Itrew dangerous conicdhires 
 In ill breeding minds. Let her come in. 
 
 To my ficke fou!e(as finnes true Nature is) 
 
 Each toy feemes Prologue, to fome gte st amilTc* 
 
 So full of Artlcffc iealoufie is guilt, 
 
 1 1 fpill’s it (elfe. in fearing to be fpiit. 
 
 Enter Ophelia dtfl rcClcel. 
 
 Ophe, Where is the beauteous Maicfty of Denmark 
 How now Ophchaf 
 
 Ophe. Hav> fbould l your true tone know from another one} 
 
 By his Cockle hat and flaffe^tud his Sandalflic one. 
 
 jgu. Alas fweet Lady: what importstlns Song? 
 
 Of he. Say you? Nay pray you markc. 
 
 He is dead and gone Lady,he u dead and gone , 
 
 At his head a grajfe-gretme Turfe , at hu beeles aflotie. 
 
 Enin King, 
 
 Nay but Ophelia. 
 
 Ophe Pray you marke. 
 
 White his Shr ow'd an the (JMottntalnt Snow. 
 
 Qa Alas looke heerc try Lord. 
 
 Opbt Larded with foeet fewer i : 
 
 Which bewept to the grease dtd.r-.ot go , 
 
 With true-loue [bonnes . 
 
 | King. How do ye,pretty Lady ? 
 
 Ophe. Well,God dil’dyou. They fay the Owle was 
 a Bakcts daughter. Lord, wee knov/ what we are, bu 
 Know not what we may be. God be at your Table. 
 
 King. Conceit vpon her Father 
 
 Ophe Pray you let’s bauc no words of this, but when 
 they aske you wli3t it meanes.fay you this : 
 
 Jo morrow is S .Valent toes day.till tn the morning brume, 
 
 .And la <JMaid at your Window to be your Valenlrnt 
 Then vp he rofe.& dond.hu clothes dnpi the chamber dote , 
 
 Let in the Maid, that out a tJMaid .issuer departed marc. 
 
 King. Pretty Ophelia. 
 
 Ophe. Indeed la? without sn oath lie make an endont. 
 'Ey gis ,and by S (fh.arsty, 
 
 Atacke ,and fie for (heme: 
 
 Kong men ml doe t, if they tome loot, 
 
 By Cocke they are toe blame 
 Quot h fhe before you tumbled me, 
 
 Ton promis’d me to Wed 
 
 So would I ka done by yonder Same, 
 
 And thou hadfl not corns to nty bed. 
 
 King. How long hath (he bin tins? 
 i Ophe. I hope all will be welL We mrnl bee patient, 
 but l cannot choofe but weepe, to thinke they fhouid 
 lay him fth’cold ground : My brother (hall knowc of it, 
 and fo I thanke you for yout good couofell. Come, my 
 Coach :Goodnight Ladies iGoodnight fwecc Ladies 
 Goodnight,goodnight. Exit. 
 
 King. Follow her do fe, 
 
 Giue her good watch I pray you; 
 
 Oh this is thepoyfon of deepe greefe, it fprings 
 All from her Fathers death- Oh (ji-ettude,Gertrude, 
 When forrowes comes, they come not finglc fptes. 
 
 But in Bartaliaes. Firft.her Father flame, 
 
 Next your Sonne gtsnc, and he mod violent Author 
 Of his owne iuft remouc : tlx people muddied. 
 
 Thtcke and vnwholfome in their thougbts.and whifpers 
 For good Polentas death ; and wc haue done but greenly 
 In hugger mugger to interrehim Poore Ophelia 
 Diuidcd from her felfe. »nd herfaire judgement 
 
 ppy ” Without 
 
2> 74> T& Tragedie of Hamlet . 
 
 Without the which we arePi&urcs,or meet?* Beads. 
 
 Lad, and as much containing as all thefe. 
 
 Her Brother is in fecrec come from France, 
 
 Kecpes on his wonder, keepes himfelfe in clouds. 
 
 And wants not Buzzers to infedl bis eare 
 
 Withpeflilent Speeches ofbis Fathers death, 
 
 WSierc in necdfitie of matter Beggard, 
 
 Will nothing fiicke our perfons to Arraigrte 
 
 Jn eare and care. O my deere Gertrude, this. 
 
 Like co a murdering Peece in many places, 
 
 Giues me fuperfluous death. j 4 Hoifiwitbm. 
 
 Enter a Afejjenger. 
 
 £*. Alacke.what noyfc is this/ 
 
 Kmg. Where are my Switzer s ? 
 
 Let them guard the doore. What is the matter? 
 
 Mif. Sane your felfe, my Lord. 
 
 The Ocean (ouer-petring of his Lift) 
 
 Estes nor. the Fists with more tmpiuious hafte 
 
 Then young Laertes, in a Riotous head, 
 
 Ore-beares your Officers, the cabbie call him Lord, 
 
 And as the world werenow but to begin. 
 
 Antiquity forgot, Cuftomc not knowne. 
 
 The Ratifiers and props ofeuery word, 
 
 They cry choofe we ? Laertes fhail be King, 
 
 Caps, hand?, and tongues, applaud it to the clouds, 
 ■Laerte, fhail be King, Laertes King. 
 
 £u. How cheercfully on the falfeTrade they cry. 
 
 Oh this is Coumeryou falfe Danifh Doggcs. 
 Netfewithin, Enter Lames. 
 
 King. The doores are broke. 
 
 Laer. Where is the King/irs ? Stand you all without. 
 u4U. No, let’scomeln. 
 
 Leer. I pr3y you giueme leaue. 
 iKll. We will, we will. 
 
 Ls.er. I thtnke you: Keepe the doore. 
 
 Oh thou vildeKing, giueme my Father. 
 
 Q*. Calmeiy good Laertes. 
 
 Laer, Thai drop of blood, that calmes 
 
 Prodaimes me Baftard t 
 
 Cries Cuckold to my Father, brands the Harlot 
 
 Euen heere betweenc the chafe vnfmirched brow 
 
 Of rny true Mother, 
 
 ATiw. What is the caufe Laertes, 
 
 That thy Rebellion lookes foGyant-like? 
 
 Let him go Certruae : Do not feare our perfon : 
 
 There’s fuch Diuinity doth hedge a King, 
 
 Thai Treafon can butpeepe to what it would 
 /.as little of his will. Tell me Laertes 
 
 Why rbou art thus incenft ? L cc him go Gertrud,. 
 
 Spcakcman. 
 
 L.ier. Where’s my Father? 
 
 King. Dead. 
 
 £2*. But not by him. 
 
 X'»g. Let him demaod his fill 
 
 t “ mehedcad?Ilenotb «Ioggel'dwith. 
 
 To hell Adegeance: Vewes,co the blackeftdiudl. 
 Confidence and Grace, to the profoundeft Pit 
 
 I dare Damnation: to this point 1 ftand. 
 
 That both the worlds 1 giuc to negligence, 
 
 Let come what comes ronely lie be rcueng'd 
 
 Moft throughly for my Father. 
 
 King, Who (nail nay you ? 
 
 Lagr. My Will, not all the world, 
 
 And or my meincsjle husband them fo well. 
 
 They fnail go farr e with little. 
 
 K'ng. Good L/tertes'. 
 
 If you dclue to know the cettsintie 
 
 Ot your deere Fathers death, if writ in your reuengc. 
 That Soop-ftake you will draw both Friend and Foe, 1 
 "Winner and Loofer. 
 
 Leer. None but his Enemies. 
 
 King. Will you know them then. ! 
 
 i~a. To his good Friends, thus wide lie ope my Aimes :| 
 And like the kindeLife-rcnd’ring Politician, 
 
 Repaft them with my blood. 
 
 King. Why now you fpeake ! 
 
 Like a good Chiide, and a true Gentleman. 
 
 That I am guiltlefiVofyour Fathers death, ! 
 
 And am mofl fenfible in greefe for it, { 
 
 It fhail as leuell to your Judgement pierce 
 
 As day do’s co your eye. ■ 
 
 A noife within. La her come m. 1 
 
 Enter Ophelia. 
 
 Laer. How now? what noife is that? 
 
 Oh heate drie vp my Braines, tcares feuen times fait, 
 
 Burne out the^ence and Vtrtue ofmine eye. 
 
 By Heauen.thy madnefle fhail be payed by walght 
 
 Til! our Scale turncs the beams. OhRofeofMay * 
 
 Deere Maid,kindc Sifter, fwcet Ophelia -. 
 
 Oh Heauens, is t poffible,a yong Maids wits, 1 
 
 Should be as mortal! as an old mans life? ■ 
 
 Nature is fine jn Loue.and where tis fine, j 
 
 It fends fome precious infiance of it felfe* 
 
 After the thing it louts. ' 
 
 Ophe. They bore him bare fac’d on the Beer. 
 
 7/ ty non nony pony ,hey vony : 
 
 Kind on bis gratis ratnes many at east, 
 
 Fareyou well my Doue. 
 
 Laer. Had’ft thou thy wits, and did ft peifwade Re- 
 uenge.it could not moue thus. 
 
 Ophe. You muft fing downea-downc, andyoucall 
 him a-dowr.e-a. Oh,how the wheelcbecomes it? Ins 
 the falfe Steward that flole his mafters daughter. 
 
 Laer. This nothings more then matter. 
 
 Ophe. There sRofemary, that’s for Remembraunce. 1 
 Pray loue remember: and there is Paconcies, chat’s for 
 Thoughts, ! 
 
 Laer. A document in madnefle, thoughts & remem¬ 
 brance fitted. 
 
 Opf*.There’s Fennell for you, and Columbines: Bier’s 
 Rewforyou.andheete’sfomcforme. Wee may call it 
 Herbe-GraceaSundaiesrOhyoumuft weareyour Rew I 
 
 with a deference. There’s aDayfic, 1 would giue you 
 fome Violets, but they wither’d all when my Father dy¬ 
 ed : They fay, he made a good end ; 
 
 For bomty f wt(t M a li m y wy. j 
 
 Laer. Thought,and AfHli<ftion,Palfion,HcUit feife: 
 
 She turnes to Fauour, and to prettinc/re. 
 
 Ophe. Kind will be not come a game, 
 vind will he not come agame > 
 
 Nopo.be is dead ,go to thy Death-bed, 
 
 H e never uiil come again t . 
 
 H it "Beard as white at Snow, \ 
 
 adtl Flaxen was hit Pole. 
 
 He is gone, be u gone,and we caft away mono , 
 
 Gramercy <m his Soule. , 
 
 And ofall Chriftian Soules, I pray God. 
 
 G ° dt>Uy r- Exeunt Ophelia 
 
 laer. Vo you fee thu.you Gods? 
 
 Ktng. Laertes J mu ft common with your fireefe. 
 you deny me right: go but apart. 
 
The Trss/eiw ofHamlet 
 
 171 - 
 
 flltke choice of whom your vdfeft Friendsvou will* 
 
 And they (bellhesrcand Judge "twixs you and mei 
 tfby direft or by Colaterall hW«d 
 Th.y finds vs touch'd, we will our Kingdoms glue. 
 
 Our Crowne, our>Lifis,and all that we caii Oars 
 To you In fatisfodtion. But if not. 
 
 Be you content to lend your patience to vs. 
 
 And we (hall ioyntly labour with youi (bole 
 To gtue it due content. 
 
 Laser. Lettbisbefo: 
 
 His meanes of death his obfcure burial!; 
 WoTrophee^word.nor Hatchment o re his bones, 
 qo Noble rite, nor formall oftentation, 
 Crytobeheerd,as*twere from Hcauen to Earth, 
 
 That I muft call in qnefhcn. 
 
 King. So you (hall: 
 
 A nd where th’off ence is, let the great Axe falL 
 I pray you go with me. Exeunt 
 
 Enter Hcrratiojvith an Attendant. 
 
 Haro. What are they that would fpsakc with me ? 
 s*r. Saylors fir, they fay they haue Letters for you. 
 Hot. Let them come in, 
 
 1 do not know from what part of the world 
 I (hould be greeted, if not from Lord Hamici- 
 Enter Sty lor. 
 
 Say. God blefie you Sir. 
 
 Her. Let him bleflc thee too. 
 
 Say. Hee (hall Sir, anotpleafe him. There’s a Letter 
 for you Sir: It comes from th Arr.baffadours that was 
 bound for England, if your name be Ho. otto, as I am let 
 to know it is. 
 
 Reeds the Letter. 
 
 H Oratio, When thou {bait bate otter tooled this ,gbse thejb 
 fellows feme meaiuis to the King: They haue Letters 
 forhrm. Ere see were two iaytt old at Sea, a Pyrate of very 
 Weslicke appointment gaue vs Choc*. Findmgow feftteetoa 
 note of Satie, use put on a compelled Valour. In ;hetjrapple, 1 
 boarded them . On the tn/l,ant they got clean of car Shtppe.fo 
 
 I alone became their Prifener. They baste dealt with met, like 
 Theeues ofCMerey, but they knew what they did. I am to doe 
 a rood ttrme for thenu. Let the Kmg haue the Letter: l baste 
 fn-t, andrepatrt thou to me with as much hajl as thou veoutdejl 
 death I haste words to jpeake in your eare, »til make thee 
 > dnmbe ,yet are they much too light for the bore of the Matter. 
 Thefe good Fellawes will bring thee where l ant 1 lofincrance 
 ^Guildenfteme.Wd sheer courfc for England Of them 
 
 I baas mstch to tell thee, Farewell. 
 
 tie that thou knotvefi thine , 
 Hamlet. 
 
 Come, I will eiue you way for thefe your L etiers. 
 
 And do t the Ipeedier, that you may diredt me 
 To him from whom you brought them, Exit. 
 
 Enter Ktng and Laertes . 
 
 "Ktfi^.Now mud your confcience toy acquittance feal. 
 And you muft put me in your heart for Friend, 
 
 Sith you haue heard, and with a knowing eare. 
 
 That he which hath your Noble Father (Utnc, 
 
 Putfued my life. 
 
 Eaer. U well appeares. Fur tell me, 
 
 Why you proceeded not ag»inft thefe feates, 
 
 So crimefiill.and fo Capital! inNacure, 
 
 As bv your Safety, Wi(edome,all things elfe. 
 
 You miirlv were fflrr'd vp? 
 
 King. 6 for two fperiaUReafons, 
 
 Which may to you (perhaps) feenv: much vnfinnowud. 
 And yet to me Kiev are (hong. The Queen his Mother, 
 Liucs alrooft by his lockti •. and for my (elfe. 
 
 My Venue or my Plague, be it cither which. 
 
 She’s fo coniurvftiue to my life and foole; 
 
 That as the Starre meugs not but in his Sphere, 
 
 I could not but by her. The other Motiue, 
 
 Why to a publike count I might not go. 
 
 Is the great loue the generall gender bearehim, 
 
 Who dipping all his Faults In their affedfron. 
 
 Would like the Spring that turneth Wood to Stone, 
 Cornier; his Gyues to Graces. So that my Arrowe* 
 
 Too (lightly timbred for fo loud a Winde* 
 
 Would hauereuetted to my Bow againe, 
 
 And not where I had arm’d them. 
 
 Loot. And (o bsue I a Noble Father loft, 
 
 A Sifter driuen into defperate tcarmes. 
 
 Who was(ifpraifes may go backeagaine) 
 
 Stood Challenger on mount of a!! the A ge 
 For her pcrfefiions. But my reuenge will come. 
 
 Kmg. Bteake not your fleepes for that. 
 
 You muft not thinke 
 
 That wc are made of ftuffe, fo fiat, and dull. 
 
 That we can let our Beard be (hooke with danger. 
 
 And thinke it paflime. You fhortly (hall heart more, 
 
 1 lou’d youT Father, and we loue our Sclfe, 
 
 And that I hope will teach you to imagine.—— 
 
 Enter a LMefengsr. 
 
 How now? What Newes? 
 
 Ttlef. Letters my Lord from Hamlet. This toyowc 
 Maiefty : this to the Queenc. 
 
 King. From Hamlet t Who brought them t 
 (JMef Saylors my Lord they fay, 1 faw them not i 
 They were giuen me by Claudio, he recciud them. 
 
 Kmg. Laertes joes (hall heare them : 
 
 Lcauevs. Exa Meffen^er 
 
 High and Mighty, you (hall knew l am fr naked on your 
 King danse. To morrow (hall I begge haue to fee your King ly 
 Eyes. When lfball{Jirff atkiugyotu Pardon thereunto) re¬ 
 count th’Occaftons of myfedaine and more Jtrarge resume, 
 
 Hamlet. 
 
 What (hould this meane? Are ail the reft corns backe ? 
 Oris it(omesbufe?Or no foch thing? 
 
 Laer. Know you the hand ? 
 
 Kin. Tis Hamlets Charafter , naked and in ePoft. 
 feript here he fay es alone: Can you aduifemef 
 Laer. I’m loft in it my Lord; but let him come, 
 
 ]t warmes the very fickneffe in my heart. 
 
 That I (hall liue and tell him to his teeth; 
 
 Thus diddefl thou. 
 
 Km. if it be fo Laertes, as how mould it os fo s 
 How otherwife will you be rul’d by me ? 
 
 Laer. Iffo you'! not oYcruleme to a peace. 
 
 Kin. To thine csvne peace: if he be now return d, 
 As checking at his Voyage,and that he meanes 
 No more to vndertake it; I will vrotke him 
 To an exployt now ripe in my Deuice, 
 
 Vnder the which he (hall not choofe but fall; 
 
 And for his death no winde of blame (hall breath. 
 
 But etien bis Mother (hall vneharge the pn&ice. 
 
 And call it accident: Some two Monthcs hence 
 Here was a Gentleman of Normandy, 
 
 ]’ue feene my (elfe.and fern’d againft the French, 
 
 And they ran well on Horfebacke; but this Goifant 
 
2-7^ The Tfragedie of Hamlet . 
 
 Had witchcraft in'cj he grew into his Seat, 
 
 And to fuch wondrous doing brought his Horfe, 
 
 As had he beene encorps’t and demy-Natur'd 
 
 With the braue Beaft,fo farte he part my thought. 
 
 That I in forgery oflhapes and trickes, 
 
 Come fhort of what he did. 
 
 Laer. A Norman was't ? 
 
 Kin. A Norman. 
 
 Lasr. Vpon my life Lamound. 
 
 Kin, The very fame. 
 
 Liter, I know him well.he is the Brooch indeed. 
 
 And Iemmeofall our Nation. 
 
 Ktn, Heemad confeflion ofyou. 
 
 And gaue you fuch a Mafterly report. 
 
 For Art and exercife in your defence; 
 
 And for your Rapier moft efpeciall^. 
 
 That he cryed our,t’would be a fight indeed. 
 
 If one could match you Sir.This report of his 
 
 Did Hamlet (o envenom with his Hnuy, 
 
 That he could nothing doe but wi(h andbegge, 
 
 Your fodaine comming ore to play with him; 
 
 Now out ofthis. 
 
 Lair, Why out of this, my Lord ? 
 
 Kin Laertes was your Father deare to you? 
 
 Or are you Tike the painting of a forrow, 
 
 A face without aheart ? 
 
 Laer, Why aske you this ? 
 
 Ktn. Not that I chinke you did not loue your Father, 
 But that I know Loue is begun by Time; 
 
 And that I fee in pafeges of proofe. 
 
 Time qualifies the fparke and fire of it; 
 
 Hamletcomes backe: what would you vndertake, 
 
 To (how your felfeyour Fathers fonne indeed. 
 
 More then in words ? 
 
 Lasr. To cut his throat i’th' Church. 
 
 Km. No place indeed fhould murder Sanihirize; 
 Reuenge fhould haue no bounds: but good Laertes 
 
 Will you doe this, keepe dofe within your Chamber, 
 Hamlet return'd, final! know you are come home : 
 
 Wee’i put on thofe fhall praife your excellence. 
 
 And fet a double varnilh on the fame 
 
 The Frenchman gaue you,bring you in fine together. 
 
 And wager on your heads.he being remifTe, 
 
 Moft generous, and free from allcontriuing, 
 
 Will not perufe the Foiles ? So that with eafe. 
 
 Or with a little (Ruffling, you may choofe 
 
 A Sword vnbaiced.andhi apafTe ofpraihee, 
 
 Requit him for your Father. 
 
 Lasr. I will doo’c. 
 
 And for that purpofe lie annointmy Sword: 
 
 I bought 3n Vnclion of a Mountebanks 
 
 So root tall, I but dipt a knife in it. 
 
 Where it drawes blood,no Cataplafme fo rare. 
 
 Collected from all Simples that haue Yertue 
 
 Vndev the Moone,can faue the thing from death, 
 
 That is but fcratcht withall: lie touch my point. 
 
 With this contagion,that if I gall himflightly, 
 
 I I may be death. 
 
 Kin Let’s further thinke ofrhis. 
 
 Weigh what conucnience both of time and meanes 
 
 May fit vs to our fhape^f this fhould fade; 
 
 And that our drift looke through our bad performance, 
 
 *Twere better not afiaid; therefore this Proic& 
 
 Should haue a backe or fccond,that might hold, 
 if rhis fhould blafl in proofe: Soft.kc me fee 
 
 Wee’l make a folemne wager on your commings. 
 
 Iha'r; when in your motion yon are hot and dry. 
 
 As make your bowts more violenr to the end, 
 
 And that he c3ls for drinke; lie haue prepar'd him 
 
 A Challice for the noncejwhereon but lipping, 
 
 Ifhe by chance efcape your venom'd ftuck. 
 
 Our purpole may hold there ; bowfwetrt Queene. 
 
 Enter Queens. 
 
 Queen. One woe doth tread vpon pothers heele, 
 
 So fall they'l follow: your Sifter’s drowft‘d Laertes. 
 
 Laer . Drown’d 1 O where? 
 
 Queers. There is a Willow growesaflant a Brooke 
 
 That fhewes his hore ieaues in the glaflie flreame : 
 
 There with fantafticke Garlands did fhe come. 
 
 Of Crow-flowers, Nettles, Dayfie Sj and loog Purples 
 
 Tb3t liberall Shepheards giue 3 groffer name; * 
 
 Buc our cold Maids doe Dead Mens Fingers call them : 
 There on the pendant boughes.her Coronet weeds 
 Clambring to hang; an enuious fliuer broke. 
 
 When downethe weedy Trophies,and her felfe. 
 
 Fell in the weeping Brooke, her cloathes fpred wide 
 
 And Mermaid-like,a while they bore her vp 
 
 Which time fhe chaunted fnatchcs of old tunes, 
 
 As one incapable of her owne diftrefle. 
 
 Or like a creature Natiue, and indued 
 
 Vnio that Element : but long it could not be. 
 
 Till that her garments, heauy with her drinke. 
 
 Pul'd the poore wretch from her roclodrous buy. 
 
 To muddy death. 
 
 Laer. AUs then, is fhe drown'd? 
 
 Qtuen. Drown'd, drown’d. 
 
 Laer. T oo much of water haft thou poore Ophdia t 
 
 And therefore 1 forbid my teares: but yet 
 
 It is our uicke, Natureher cuftome holds. 
 
 Let fhame fay what it will; when thefe are gone 
 
 The woman will be our : AduemyLord, 
 
 I haue a fpecch of fire,that fame would blaze. 
 
 But that this folly doubts ir. Exit. 
 
 Kin. Let’s follow, Gertrude: 
 
 How much I had to doe to calme his rage t 
 
 Now feare I this will giue it ftart againe ; 
 
 Therefore let’s follow. Exeunt, 
 
 Enter two Clowner. 
 
 Clown. Is fhe to bee buried in Chriftian buriall, that 
 wilfully feekes her owne faluation ? 
 
 Other. I tell thee fhe is,and therefore make herGraue 
 ftraight, the Crowner hath fate on her, and finds it Chri- 
 ft tan buriall. 
 
 Clo. Ho w can that be, vnlefle fhe drowned her felfe in 
 her owne defence^ 
 
 Other. Why'tis found fo. 
 
 Clo. It muft be Se ojfendendo, It cannot bee elfe : for 
 heere lies the point;]fI drowne my felfe wittingly, It ar¬ 
 gues an Adi: and an Ail hath three branches. It la an 
 Ail to doe and to petforme; argali (he drown’d her felfe 
 wittingly. 
 
 Other. Nay but heare you Goodman Peluer, 
 
 Clown. Giue me teaue; heere lies the water; good ; 
 heere (lands the man; good ; If the man goe to this wa¬ 
 ter and drowne himtele ; ic is will He nil) he, be goes; 
 markeyouthat? But if the water come to him & drowne 
 him; bcedrowncs nothimfelfe. Argali, hee that is not 
 guilty ofhis ownedearh.fhortens nothis ownelife. 
 
 Other, But i» this law? 
 
 Clo, I marry is’c, CrownersQueft Lavy. 
 
 Other 
 
The Tragedk ofHamlet. xjy 
 
 Other. Will you ha the truth on’tt if this had not 
 beenc a Gentlewoman, fheclhould haue beene buried 
 ! outofChfifiianBurialL 
 
 Clo. Why Iherc thou faylb And themore piety that 
 
 I great folke (hould haue countenance in this world to 
 
 I drownc or hang themfclues.more then their euen Chrifti- 
 I an. Come,my Spade; there is no ancient Gentlemen, 
 
 I butGardiners,0iuhers and Gtaue-mskers; they hold *p 
 
 I Adams profeffion. 
 
 Other. Was he a Gentleman? 
 
 Cle. He wi> the firft that cucr bore Armes, 
 
 Or/vr. Why he had none 
 
 Clo. What,*r't a Heathen? how doft thou vnder- 
 ftsnd theScripture ? the Scripture fayes Adam dig’d ; 
 
 1 could heed’gge without Ajmes? lie put another que- 
 J fhootothte;it thou anfwcteft rue not to the purpofe.con 
 
 feffethy felfe-— 
 
 I Other. Go too. 
 
 Clo. Whaus he that builds ftronger then either the 
 
 I Mafon, the Shipwright, or the Carpenter t 
 
 Other TheGallowcs maker^for that Frame occhues a 
 
 I thousand Tcoants. 
 
 Clo. I like thy wit well in good faith, th£ GaHowes 
 
 I does well; but how does it well ? it does well to thofe 
 j that doe ill: now, thou doft ill to fay the Gallowes is 
 
 I built ftronger then the Church : Argali, the Gallowes 
 
 I may doe well to thee. Too’t agame, Come. 
 
 Other. Who builds ftronger then a Mafon, a Ship- 
 I wright,or a Carpenter ? 
 
 Clo. I, tell me char,and vnyoake. 
 
 Other. Marry,now I can tell, 
 
 (To. Too*c. 
 
 Other. Maffe,l cannot tell. 
 
 Enter Hamlet and Horatio a fane off". 
 
 Clo. Cudgellthybramesno more about it; for your 
 
 I dull Affe will not mend his pace with beating, and when 
 | you are ask’t this queftjonneit,faya Graue-makcr: the 
 
 I Houfes that he makes,lafts till Doomefday: go, get tnee 
 
 1 to Taugkaa ,fetch me a ftoupe of Liquor. 
 
 Sags. 
 
 In youth when l Jidloue.didtoue, 
 me thought u was very fweele: 
 
 To etmlraU 0 the Imre for a my hehotte, 
 
 O me thought there wot nothing meete. 
 
 Ham. Ha’srhis fellow no feeling ofhis bufineffe.that 
 
 I he lings atGraue-making? 
 
 Hot. Cuftome hath made it in him a property of ea. 
 
 I fineffe. 
 
 Ham. Tis ee'n fo; the hand oflittle 1 mployment hath 
 
 I the daintier fenfe. 
 
 Clewne Jirtgs. 
 
 ‘Eta Age with his fteaJmgfteps 
 bai h caught me tn his clutch • 
 
 ^indhath /kipped me mtiBthe Land, 
 as if l bad ncuer hecnc faah. 
 
 Ham. That Scull had a tongue in it, and could ling 
 joncei how the knaue iowIcs it to th’ grownd, as if it 
 Iwere.Gsto?/ iaw.bone, that did the firft murther: It 
 
 I might be the Patecf a Polititian which this AlTe o*re Of- 
 1 ficesione tbat could circumuectGod, might it not ? 
 
 Hot. It might, my Lord. 
 
 Ham. Or of a Courtier,which could fay, Good Mor- 
 I row Tweet Lord : bow doft thou, good Lord ? this 
 
 I might be my Lord fucb a one, that prais'd my Lord foch 
 j a ones Hotfc,when he meant to begg; it; might it not ? 
 
 Her. I, my Lord. 
 
 Ham* Why ee'n fo: and now my Lady Wormes, 
 Chaplefle, and knockt about the Mazard with a Sextons* 
 Spade; hecre's fine Reoolution, if wee had the trickc to 
 fec’t. Did thefe bones cofi no more the breeding, but 
 to play at Loggets with 'em ? mine aWe to thlnkc 
 on’t. 
 
 Clowne fsngt. 
 
 A Pirkhaxe and a Spade.a Spade 
 for and a (hrawisng-Sheet e: 
 
 O a Pa of Clap for to he made , 
 far fitch a Guefi is meete. 
 
 Ham. There's another : why might not mat bee the 
 Scull ol of a Lawyer ? where be his Quiddits now ? his 
 Quillets? his Cafes? his Tenures.and his Tricks ? why 
 doe’s he fuffer this rude knaue now to knocks him abouc 
 the Sconce with a dirty Shouell, and will not tel! him of 
 his Aftion ofBactery ? hum. This fellow might bem's 
 time a great buyer of Land, with his Statutes.bis Recog¬ 
 nizances,his Fmes,hisdouble Vouchers,his Recoucries: 
 
 Is this the fine ofhis Fines,and the recouery ol his Reco- 
 uertes, to haue his fine Pate full of fine Dirt? will his 
 Vouchers vouch him no more ofhis Purthafes, and dou¬ 
 ble ones too , then the length and breadth of a paire of 
 Indentures? the very Conueyances of his Tands will 
 hardly lye in this Boxe ; and rauft the Inheritor himfelfe 
 haue no mote? ha? 
 
 Hot , Not a lot more,my Lord. 
 
 Ham. 1 s not Parcbmenc made of Shcep-skinnes ? 
 
 Her. I my Lord,and of Calue-skinnes too. 
 
 Ham. They are Sheepc and Caines that feek out affv- 
 ranceinthat. I will fpeake to this fellow: whofeGraue’s 
 this Sir ? 
 
 Clo. Mine Sir: 
 
 0 a Pit of Clay for to he mads, 
 for fitch a Gutft is meete. 
 
 Ham. I thinke it be thine indeed:for thou lieft in'e. 
 
 Clo . You lye out on't Sir,and therefore it is not yours: 
 for my part,! doe not lye in't; and yet it irmine. 
 
 Ham. Thou doft lye in't, to be in't and fay ’tis thine : 
 ’tis for the dead, not for the quicke, therefore choa 
 lyeft. 
 
 Clo. Tis a quicke lye Sir, ’twill away againe from me 
 to you. 
 
 Ham. What man doft thou digge it for l 
 
 Clo. For no man Sir. 
 
 Ham. What woman then ? 
 
 Clo For none oeither. 
 
 Ham. Who is to be buried in’t? 
 
 Clo. Onethar was a woman Sir; but reft her Soule, 
 (bee’s dead. 
 
 Ham. Howabfolute the knaue is? v/ee muft fpeake 
 by theCarde,or equiuocation will vndoevs : by the 
 Lord Horatio, thefe three yea res I haue taken note of it, 
 the Age is growne fo picked, that the toe of the Pefans 
 comes fo neerethe heelesof our Courtier, hee galls his 
 Kibe. How long halt thou been a Grant-maker ? 
 
 Clo. Of all the dayes i’th’ ycare, I came too’t that day 
 that our lift King Hamlet o’reca.me Faniutras. 
 
 Ham. How long is that fince? 
 
 Clo. Cannot you tell that ? entry foole can tell that s 
 It was the very day, that young Hamlet- was borne, hee 
 that was mad ,&od fent into England. 
 
 Ham. I marry, why was he lent Into England ? 
 
 Clo. Why,becaufe he was mad; hee Hiall recouer his 
 wits there; cr :fhe do not, it’s no great matter there. 
 
 Ham. 
 
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 The Trage&e ofHamlet , 
 
 Haro, Why? 
 
 Q.y. T'vill noc befeene in him/here the men are as 
 
 mad is he. 
 
 Ham. How came he mad ? 
 
 Clo. Very ftrangely they fay 
 
 Ham. How ftrangely ? 
 
 Clo. Faith e’ene with loafing his wits. 
 
 Hxra. Vpon whac ground ? 
 
 Qo. Why heerc in Denmarke:I haue bin fixeteene 
 heerc.man and Boy thirty yeares, 
 
 H.~m. How long will a man lie ’ith’earth ere he rot? 
 
 Clo. Ifakh.ifhe be not rotten before he die(as we haue 
 many pocky Coarfes now adaics, that will fcarcehold 
 the Hymg in)he will hft you fomeeight yeare, ornine 
 yeare, A Tanner will lift you nine year e. 
 
 Ham. Why he,more then another ? 
 
 Ch. Why fir, his hide is fo tan’d with his Trade, that 
 he will keepe out water a great while. And your water, 
 is a fore Decayer of your horfon dead borly.HeresaScul! 
 nowithisScul.hashineintheearth chrce& twenty years. 
 
 Ham. Whofe was it ? 
 
 Clo. A whorefon mad Fellowes it was; 
 
 Whofe doe you thinke it was? 
 
 Ham. Nay,I know not. 
 
 Clo. A pcftlence on him for a mad Rogue,a pou’rd a 
 FHggon of Renifh on my head once. This fame Scull 
 Sir.thit fame Scull fir, was Tortckt Scull/he Kings lefter. 
 
 Ham . This ? 
 
 Clo i E’ene that. 
 
 ham. Let me fee. Alas poore Torickjl knew him ffo- 
 rasto,* fellow of infinite left; of mod excellent fancy, he 
 hath borne me on his backe a thoufand times: And how 
 abhorred my Imagination is,my gorge rifes at it. Heere 
 hungthofe lipps, that 1 haue kift I know not how oft. 
 Where be your libes now ? Your Gambals f Your 
 Songs f Your Raffles of Merriment that were wont to 
 fet the Tabic on a RoreJNo one now to mock your own 
 leering ? Quite chopfalne ? Now get you to my Ladies 
 Chamber ,and tell ber.let her paint an inch thicke, to this 
 fauour ftie muftcome. Make her laugh a: that; pry- 
 thee Horatio tell me one thing. 
 
 Hot. What's that my Lord ? 
 
 Hem. Doft thou thinke Alexander lookt o'this fa- 
 fhion i“th’ earth f 
 
 Hot. E'cne fo. 
 
 Horn. And finch fo > Puh. 
 
 Hor. E'ene fo,my Lord. 
 
 Horn. To what bafe vfes we may retume Horatio. 
 Why may net Imagination trace the Noble duft of A- 
 Uxander, till he find it flopping a bunghole. 
 
 Hot. Twere to cor.fider: tocurioufiy to confidcr fo. 
 
 Hum. No faith,not aiot. But to follow him thether 
 with medeftie enough, & likelichood to lead it; as thus. 
 Alexander died : Alexander was buried: Alexander te- 
 lurm rh into duft; the duft is earth; of earth we make 
 Lomc.arvi why of that Lome (whereto be was conuer- 
 ted . might they not ftopp a Beere-barrcil? 
 
 Imperial! C<tpr,dead and turn’d to day. 
 
 Might flop 3 hole to keepe the winde away. 
 
 Oh.that that earth,which kept the world in awe. 
 
 Should patch a Wsll.t’expcfl the winters flaw. 
 
 But fofi.buc foft, afide; heere comes the King. 
 
 Enter King.Queena,Laertes,and a Coffin, 
 wnl) Ltndi attendant, 
 
 Tb? Queerc.thc Courtiers. Who •* that th-y follow. 
 
 And with fuch maimed rites?This doth betoken, 
 
 TheCoarfc they follow,did with difperatehand, 
 
 Fore do it owne life; *twas fome Eftste. 
 
 Couch we a while,and mark. 
 
 Liter. VV hat Cerimcny elfe ? 
 
 Han. That is Laertes,a very Noble youth: Marke* 
 
 Leur. WhatCetimonyeife? 
 
 Pri.fi, Her Obfequies haue bin as fatre irilarg’d. 
 
 As we haue v.'arramis»her death was doubtful), 
 
 And but that gnat Commando’re-fv. aies the order. 
 She Ihould in ground vnfanfiified haue lodg'd* 
 
 Till the hft Trumpet. For charitable praier, 
 Sh3tdes,F]ints,£nd Peebles,Ihould be thro wne on her ; 
 Yet heere ffle is allowed her Virgin Rites, 
 
 H er Maiden Rrewment$,and thebringing home 
 Of Bell andBuriall. 
 
 Laer. Muft there no more be done? 
 
 Priefi. No more be done: 
 
 We fliould prophar.e the feruice of the dead, 
 
 To fing fage 'Requiem, and fuch reft to her 
 As to peace-parted Soules. 
 
 Latr. Lay her i'th* earth. 
 
 And from her fatre and vnpolluted fleffl. 
 
 May Violets fpring. I tell thee(churlilfl Prieft) 
 
 A Mmiftring Angell fliall my Sifter be. 
 
 When thou lieft howling l 
 
 Han. Whit,the fatre Ophelia ? 
 
 Queene, Sweets.to the fweet farewelL 
 1 hop'd thou fhould’ft haue bin my Hamlets wife I 
 I thought thy Bride-bed to haue deckt(fweet Maid) 
 And nott’haue ftrew'd thy Graue. 
 
 Laer. Oh terrible woer. 
 
 Fall ten times irebb!e,on that curfed bead 
 Whofe wicked deed,thy moftlngemousfence 
 De priud thee of. Hold off the earth a while. 
 
 Till 1 haue caught her once more in mine armes r 
 
 Leaps in the graue. 
 
 Now pile 3 'our duft.vpon the quicke.and dead. 
 
 Till of this flat a Mountaineyou hauemade. 
 
 To o’re top old Pclion t oi theskyifh head 
 Of blew Olympus. 
 
 Ham. What is he,whofe griefes 
 Beares fuch an Emphafis ? whofe phrafe of Sorrow 
 Cooiure the wandring Starres.and makes them fland 
 Like wonder-wounded hearers i This is 1, 
 
 Hamlet the Dane. 
 
 I.aer. The deuill take thy foule. 
 
 Haw, Thou praVft not well, 
 
 I prythee take thy fingers from my throat; 
 
 S iv though I am not Spleenatiue.and rafh. 
 
 Yet haue 1 fomething in me dangerous. 
 
 Which let thy wifeneffe feare- Away thy hand. 
 
 King. Pluck them afunder. 
 
 Qje Hamlet,hamlet 
 
 Gen. Good my Lord be quiet. 
 
 Ham. Why I willfight with him vppon this Theme. 
 Vntdl my eieJids will no longer wag. 
 
 Qu. Ohmy Sonne, what Theamc? 
 
 Hum. I lou’d Ophelia ; fonie thoufand Brothers 
 Could notfwi th all there quanritie of Loue) 
 
 Make vp my fumme. What wilt thou do for her ? 
 
 King. Ol\ he is mad Laertes, 
 
 Qyt. For loue of God forbeare him. 
 
 Ham. Come fhowmewhat thou’lt doe. 
 
 V/oo‘t vveepe i Woot fight ? VVoo’c teare thy felfe? 
 
 Wook drinke vp 8file,tv .c a Crocodile ? 
 
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 lie doo’t, Doft thou come heere to whine} 
 
 T 0 outface me with leaping in her Gtaue i 
 
 Be buried quicke with her.and fo will I. 
 
 Anti it thou ptate of Mouruaines; let them throw 
 
 M illions of Akers on vs; till our ground 
 
 Sindging hu pate againd the burning Zone, 
 
 Make Offa like a wart. Nay.and thoul’t mouth, 
 
 He rant as well as thou. 
 
 Kin. This is meere Madneflfc; 
 
 And thus awhilethe fit will workeon him: 
 
 Anon as patient as the femaleDoue, 
 
 When that her golden Cuplet aredifclos'd; 
 
 Hisfiience will fit drooping. 
 
 Hvn. H care you Sir: 
 
 What is the reafon that you vfe me thus ? 
 
 I loud’ youeuerjbut it is no matter : 
 
 Let Hercules himfelfc doc what he may, 
 
 The Cat will Mew ,and Dogge will hauc his day Exit. 
 
 Km. I pray you good Horatio wait vpon him. 
 Strengthen you patienceio.our laftnights fpeech, 
 
 W ee’l put the matter to the prefect pu(h: 
 
 Good Gertrude fet fome watch oner your Soane, 
 
 This Graue (hall haue a liuing Monument: 
 
 An houte of quiet fhortly fhall we fee; 
 
 Till then,in patience our proceeding be. Exeunt . 
 
 Enter Hamlet and Horatio. 
 
 Ham So much for this Sir; now let me fee the other, 
 You doe remember all theCircumftance. 
 
 Hor. Remember it my Lord? 
 
 Ham. Sir,in my heart there was a kinde of fighting. 
 That would not let ms fleepe; me thought I lay 
 
 Worfe then the mutines in the Bilboes, rafhly, 
 
 (And praifebe isflinelte for it) let vs know. 
 
 Out indiferetion fometimes feiues vs well, 
 
 When our deare plots do paule,and that {hould teach v*, 
 There’s a Diuinity that fhapes out ends, 
 
 Rough-hew them how we will. 
 
 Her. That is mod certains. 
 
 Ham, Vp from my Cabin 
 
 My fea-gownefcarfeaboutmein the darke. 
 
 Grop’d I to finde out them ; had my defife. 
 
 Finger’d their Packet,and in fine, withdrew 
 
 To mine owne roome againe, making fo bold, 
 
 (My feares forgetting manners) to vnfeale 
 
 Their grand Commiflion, where 1 found Horatio t 
 
 Oh royall knauery: An exa St command, 
 
 Larded with many feuerall forts of reafon; 
 
 Importing Denmatks health,and Englandstco, 
 
 With hoo, fuch Bugges and Goblins in my life. 
 
 That on tht fuperuize no leafure bated. 
 
 No noc to (lay the grinding of the Axe, 
 
 My head (houd be (Inick oft". 
 
 Her. IdpofTible? 
 
 Ham. Here’s the Commiflion, read it at more ley Cutes 
 But wilt thou heare me how I did proceed ? 
 
 Hor. Ibefeechyou. 
 
 Ham. Being thus benetted round with Villaines, 
 
 Ere 1 could make a Prologue to my bra'mes. 
 
 They had begun the Play. I fate me downe, 
 
 Deuis’d a new Conimifiion, wrote it faire, 
 
 ! once did hold itasourStatifts doe, 
 
 A baftnt(fecc write faire; and la.boured.much 
 
 How to forget that learning : but Sir now. 
 
 It did me Yeomans feruice : wilt thou know 
 
 The effe&s of what I wrote? 
 
 Hor. I, good my Lord. 
 
 Ham. An earned Conjuration from the King, 
 
 As England was his faithfull Tributary, 
 
 As loue berweene them,as the Palme (hould flourifh. 
 hi Peace (hould (lill her wheaten Garland wearts, 
 
 And (land a Comma 'eweene their amities. 
 
 And many fuch like Afiis of great charge. 
 
 That on the vie w and know of thefe Contents, 
 
 WithGUC debatement furthermore or Iefle, 
 i-le (hould the bearers put to fodainc death. 
 
 Not (hriuing time allowed. 
 
 Hor. How was this feaI’d? 
 
 Ham. Why,euen in that was Heauen ordinate; 
 
 Ihad my fathers Signet in my Purfe, 
 
 Which was the Modellofthat Dantfh Seale: 
 
 Folded the Writ vp in forme of the other, 
 
 Subscrib'd it, gau’t th' impreflion, plac’t it fafely. 
 
 The changeling neuerknowne : Novr, the next day 
 
 Was our Sea Fight^jnd what to this was fement. 
 
 Thou know’ll already. 
 
 Her. So Gttddenfhrme and Rofncrance, go took. 
 
 Ham- Why man,they did make loue to this imployment 
 They ate not neere my Confcience; their debate 
 
 Doth by their owne infinuation grow: 
 
 ’Tis dangerous,when the bafer nature comes 
 
 Betwecne thepa(Te,and fell incenfed points 
 
 Ofmighty oppofttes. 
 
 Hor. Why.wiiat a King is this ? 
 
 Ham. Does it nor, thinkft thee, dandme now vpon 
 
 He that hath kil’d my King, and whor’d my Mother, 
 
 Popt in betweene th’elecfhon and my hopes, 
 
 Throwne out his Angle for my proper life, 
 
 And with fuch coozenage; is*c noc perfedl confcience, 
 
 To quit him with this arme ? And is’t not to be damn’d 
 
 To let this Canker of our nature come 
 
 In furthereuill. 
 
 Hor. It mud be (hortJy knowne to him from England 
 What is the iffue of the bufinelfe there. 
 
 Ham- It will be (horr, 
 
 The interim’s mine,and a mans life’s no more 
 
 Then to fay one: but I am very forry good Horatio , 
 
 That to Laertes I forgot my felfe; 
 
 For by the image of my Caufe.I fee 
 
 The Portraiture of his; He count his fauouts s 
 
 But fure the brauery of his griefe did put rue 
 
 Into a Towring paffion. 
 
 Hor. Peace,who comes heere? 
 
 Enter young Ofr icke. (marke. 
 
 Ofr. YourLordfhip is right welcome back to Dcn- 
 
 Hatn, I humbly thank you Sir,dod know this waterflie? 
 
 Hor. No my good Lord. 
 
 Ham, Thy date is the more gracious; for ’tis a vice to 
 know him: he hath much Land, and fertile; letaBeafi 
 be Lord of Beads, 3nd his Crib (hall dand at the Kings 
 Meffe;’tis a Chowgh; but as I f3W fpacisus in the pof- 
 feffion of dirt 
 
 Ofr. Sweet Lord, if your friendftiip were atieyfure, 
 
 I (hould impart a thing to you from, his Maiedy. 
 
 Ham. I willreceiue itwith aildiligenceof fpiriqpui 
 your Bonet to his right vfe,’cts for the head. 
 
 Of. Ichankeyour Lordfhip,tis very hot. 
 
 Ham, No,beleeue mse ’tis very cold, the wir.de is 
 Northerly. 
 
 Ofr. It is indifferent cold my Lord indeed. 
 
 bum. Mce thinkes it isvery foultry,«nd hot for my 
 Complexion# 
 
 Ofrieki ?. 
 
! 2b® ‘The'TragediecfHmnlet. 
 
 Ofr. Exceedingly/ny Lofd.it is very foultry,as 'twcr* 
 
 * cannot tell how: but my Lord.his hi aicfty bad me fig- 
 nifie to you, that he ha’s laid a great wager on your bead; 
 Sit, this is the matter. 
 
 Ham I befeech you remember. 
 
 Ofr. Nay,in good faith, for mine cafe in good faith t 
 Sir,you are not ignorant of what excellence Laertes is at 
 his weapon. 
 
 Ham. What’s his weapon? 
 
 Ofr. R apier ao d dagger. 
 
 Ham. That’s two of his weapons; but well, 
 i Ofr. The fir King ha’s wag’d with him fix Batbary Hot- 
 i («, againfi the which hs impon'd ss 1 take it, fixe French 
 
 1 Repiers and Poniards, wich their afiignes, as Gtrdlt, 
 
 1 Hangers or Co : three of the Carriages infaith are very 
 [ ceare to fancy, very refponfiue to the hilts, moft delicate 
 ! carriages, and of very liberal! conceit. 
 
 Ham. Wharcall you the Carriages? 
 
 Ofr. The Carriages Sir, are the hangers. 
 
 Ham. Thephrafe would bee more Germaine rothe 
 matter : Jf we could carry Cannon by out fides; l would 
 it might be Hangers till then; but on fixe Barbary Hor. 
 fes againft fixe French Swords ? their Afiigncs.and three 
 liberall conceited Carriages, that’s the French but a- 
 gainft the Dantlh ; why is this impon’d as you cal! it? 
 
 Ofr. The KmgSir,hath laid that in a dozen paffesbe- 
 tweene you and him, hee (hall not exceed you three hits; 
 He hath one tweloe for mine, and that would come to 
 imediate tryall, if your Lord (hip would vouchfafe the 
 Anfwere. 
 
 Ham. How if I anfwere no? 
 
 Ofr■ Imeanemy Lord, the oppofition of your perfon 
 in try all. 
 
 Ham. Sir, I will waike heere in the Hall; if it pleafe 
 hisMaieftie, ’ristbe beathing time of day with me; let 
 the Foyles bee brought, the Gentleman willing, and (he 
 King hold his purpofe; I will win for him if 1 can: if 
 not, lie gaine nothing but my (hame.and the odde hits, 
 h Ofr. Shall I redeliner you ee’n fo? 
 
 Ham. To this effe& Sir, after what flourifh your na¬ 
 ture will. 
 
 Ofr. I commend my duty to your Lordfhip. 
 
 Ham. Yours, yours; bee does well to commend it 
 himfelfe, there 3re no tongues elfe for's tongue. 
 
 Hor. This Lapwing runs away with the (hell on his 
 head. 
 
 Ham. He did Compile with his Dugge before hee 
 fuck’tit: thus had he and mine more of the fame 8eauy 
 that \ know the droflie age dotes oo;only got ihe tune of 
 the time, and outwardhabiteof encounter,a kjndcof 
 yefty colleflion. which carries them through & through 
 the mod fond and wrnnowed optnions;and doe but blow 
 them to their tryalls : the Bubbles are out 
 
 Hor. You will lofe thiswagetymy Lord. 
 
 Ham. I doe not thinke fo, fmee he went into France, 
 
 I haue beene in cootmuall pra&ice ; I (ha!! winne at the 
 oddes : but thou wouldeft not thinke bow all heerea- 
 boot my heart : but it is no matter. 
 
 Hor. Ney, good my Lord. 
 
 Ham. It is but foolery j but it ic fuch a kinde of 
 gain -giuing as would perhaps trouble a woman. 
 
 Hor. If your minde diflike any thln3,obcy.I will fore- 
 ftall (heir repaire hither, and fay you are not fit. 
 
 Ham. Not a whit.wedefie Augury; there’s a fpeciall 
 Prouidence in che fall of a fparrow. If it be now, ’tis not 
 to come; if it becnot to come, it will bee now : if it 
 
 be not now; yer it wlli comet tbs rcadmeffe is ali.fioee no 
 man ha’s ought of what be leaues. What is’* to leaue be¬ 
 times? 
 
 Enter King, J Qumrt, Laertes and Lords, with other Attn- 
 dams with FejUs, and Count lets, a Tthiaatd 
 
 Flagons offline on it. 
 
 Kin. Come RWrf.ccme.and tike this band from ms. 
 Ham. Giue me your pardon Sir.I’ue done you wr-vig 
 But pardon’t as you are a Gentleman. 
 
 This prefence knowes. 
 
 And you mull needs haue heard how ! arn ps\ni(bs 
 
 With forediftracrion ? What I haue done 
 
 Thac might your nature honour, and exception 
 
 Roughly awake, 1 heere proclaim? was madue-lTe » 
 
 Was t Hamlet wrong'd Lamas ? Ncuer Hamlet. 
 
 If Hamlet fVom himfelfe be tane away : 
 
 And when he’s not himfelfc 0 do’s wrong Z^s», ( 
 
 Then Hamlet does it not, Hamlet denies it s 
 
 Who does it then? His Madr.effc ? If t be 
 
 Hamlet is of che Fa&ion that is wrong'd, 
 
 Hismadneffe is poore Hamlets Enemy. 
 
 Sir,in this Audience, 
 
 Let my difeiatming from a prjffsos’d etsill. 
 
 Free me fo farre in your mod generous thought*. 
 
 That 1 haue (hot mioe Arrow o're the houfe. 
 
 And hurt my Mother. 
 
 Laer. I amfatisfied inNature, 
 
 "Wbcfe rnociuein this cafe fhouid ftirremcnBO® 
 TomyReuenge. Butin my termes of Honor 
 
 1 (land aloofe, and will no reconcilement. 
 
 Till by fome elder Mailers of knownc Honor, 
 
 1 haue a voyce.and prefident ©fpeace 
 
 To k eepe my name vngorg’d. But till that time, 
 
 I do recetue your offer’d lone like lour. 
 
 And wnl not wrong it. 
 
 Ham. 1 do embrace it freely, 
 
 And will this Brothers W3ger Ouaktlyylay. 
 
 Giue vs the Foyles : Come on. 
 
 Laer. Come one for me. 
 
 Ham. lie bey cur foile Laertes mine ignorance, j 
 
 Your Skill (hall like a Starrc i’th'darkeft night, 
 
 Stkkefiery off indeede. 
 
 Laer, You mocke me Sir. j 
 
 Ham. No by this hand. 
 
 Kmg. Giue tlicm the Foyles yeng Cfrkkg, 
 
 Coufcn hamlet, you know the wager. 
 
 Ham. Verie well my Lord, 
 
 Your Grace hath loideiheoddes a’th’w’wkrr fide. 
 
 King. I do not feare it, 
 
 I haue leene you both : 
 
 But finee he is better’d,we haueibtrtfoit cd<teu 
 
 Laer. This is too heauy ( 
 
 Let me fee another. j 
 
 Ham. This likes me well, 
 
 Thefe Foyles haue all a length. PreparespLsf, 
 
 Ofrtcke. 1 my good Lord. 
 
 Kmg. Set me the Stopcsof wine vpon that Table r 
 Hamlet giue the firft, orfccondhit, 
 
 Or quit in anfwer of the third exchange. 
 
 Let all the Battlements their Ordinance first. 
 
 The Xing fhal drinke to Hamlets better bre*^ 
 
 And in the Cop an vnion fhal he throw 
 
 Richer then that,which foure fuccefiiueK’ffig* 
 
 In Denmark es Crown? haue worne. 
 
 Glut 
 
TkeTragedie of Hamlet. _ 2,81 
 
 Giue me the Cups* 
 
 And let the Kettle to the Trumpets fpeake, 
 
 TheTrumpet to the Cannoneer without. 
 
 The Cannons to the Hcauens, the Heauen to Earth, 
 
 Now the King drinkes to Hamlet. Come, begin. 
 
 And you the Iudges beare a wary eye. 
 
 Ham. Comeonfir, 
 
 Laer. Comeonfir. They play. 
 
 Ham. One. 
 
 Laer, No. 
 
 Han t. lodgement. 
 
 Ofr. A hit, a vety palpable hit. 
 
 Laer. Well: againe. 
 
 King. Stay, giue me drinke. 
 
 Hamlet, this Pearle is thine. 
 
 Here’s to thy health. Giue him the cup. 
 
 Trumpets found, and {hot goes off" 
 Ham. Ileplay this bout frrft, fet by a*while. 
 
 Come: Another hit; what fay you? 
 
 Laer. A touch, a touch,! do confefie. 
 
 King. Our Sonne (hail win. 
 
 I Shis He’s fat, and fcant of breath. 
 
 Heere’s a Napkin, rub thy browes. 
 
 The Queene Carowfes to thy fortune, Hamlet. 
 
 Ham. Good Madam. 
 
 King. Gertruds, do not drinke. 
 
 Qu. IwillmyLord; 
 
 I pray you pardon me. 
 
 King. It is the p oy fon'd Cup, it is too late. 
 
 Ham. 1 dare not drinke yet Madam, 
 
 By and by. 
 
 Come, let me wipe thy face. 
 
 Laer. My Lord, He hit him now. 
 
 King. I do not thinke’t. 
 
 Laer. Andyet’cisalmoft 'gainfimy confcicnce. 
 Ham. Come for the third. 
 
 Laertes , you but dally, 
 
 I pray youpaffe with yourbeft violence, 
 lam affear’d you make a wanton of me. 
 
 Laer. Say youfo f Cbme on. Play. 
 
 Of. Nothing neither way. 
 
 Laer. Haueatyou now. 
 
 In fluffing they change Rapiers. 
 
 King. Partthem, they are incens’d. 
 
 Ham. Nay come, againe. 
 
 Ofr. Looke to the Queene there hoa. 
 
 H»r. They bleed on both fides. How is‘t my Lord ? 
 Ofr. How ls\ Laertes? 
 
 Laer, Why as a Woodcocke 
 To mine Sprindge, Ofiick f, 
 lam iuftly Kill’d with mine owneTreacherie. 
 
 Ham. How does the Queene? 
 
 Kmg. She founds to fee them bleede. 
 flu. No.no, the drinke, the drinke. 
 
 Ohrny deer t Hamlet, the drinke, the drinke, 
 lampoyfon’d. , , 
 
 Ham. Oh Villany! How ? Let the doorebc lock d. 
 Treachetie, feeke it out. 
 
 Laer. It is heere Hamlet. 
 
 Hamlet , tho u art flaine, 
 
 No Medicine in the world can do thee good, 
 fn thee, there is not helfe an houte of life; 
 
 The Treacherous Inftrument is in thy hand, 
 
 Vnbated and envenom’d s the foule praflife 
 Hath turn’d it felfe on me. Loe, heere I lye, 
 
 Neuer to rife againe: Thy Mothers poyfon’d: 
 
 1 can no more, the King, the King’s too blame. 
 
 Ham. The point envenom’d too, 
 
 Then venome to thy worke. 
 
 Hurts the King. 
 
 /III. Treafon,Treafon. 
 
 King. O y et defend me Friends,! am but hurt. 
 
 Ham. Heere thou incefiuous, murdrous. 
 
 Damned Dane, 
 
 Drinke off this Potion: Is thy Vnion heere ? 
 
 Follow my Mother. King Dyes. 
 
 Laer. He is iuftly feru’d. 
 
 It is apoyfontemp’red by himfelfe: 
 
 Exchange forgiueneffe with me, Nofcfe Hamlet •, 
 
 Mine and my Fathers death come not vpon thee, 
 
 Nor chine on me. Dyes. 
 
 Ham. Heauen make thee free of it, I follow thee, 
 
 I am dead Hiracio, wretched Queene adieu/, 
 
 You that looke pa!e,and tremble at this chance, 
 
 That are but Musescr audience co this a die: 
 
 Had I but time (as this fell Sergeant death 
 Isftrick’d in his Arreft)oM could tell you. 
 
 But let it be: Horatio, I am dead. 
 
 Thou liu’ft,report me and mycaufes right 
 To thevnfatisfied. 
 
 Hor. Neuer beleeua it. 
 
 I am more an Antike Roman then a Dane: 
 
 Heere’s yetfotr.e Liquor left. 
 
 Ham, As th’att a man. giue me the Cup. 
 
 Let go, by Heauen He haue’t. 
 
 Oh good Horatio, what a wounded name, 
 
 (Things (landing thus vnkrsowne) (hall Huebehind me. 
 If thou did'ft euer hold mein thy hearr, 
 
 Abfentthee from felicitieawhile. 
 
 And in this harfh world draw thy breath in paine, 
 TotellmyStorie. 
 
 March afarre of, and foist within. 
 What warlike noyfe is this ? 
 
 Enter OJriekf. 
 
 Ofr. YongFor/»»^r4s,with conqueft come fro Poland 
 Toth’AmbafladorsofEngland giues this warlike volly. 
 
 Ham, OldyeHoratio: 
 
 The potent poy fon quire ore-crowes my fpirit, 
 
 I cannot liue to heare the Newes from England, 
 
 But 1 do prophefieth’eledlion lights 
 On Fortinbras, he ha’s my dying voyce. 
 
 So tell him with the cccurrents more and lefle. 
 
 Which hauefolicited. The reft is filence. 0, 0 , 0 , 0 , Dyes 
 Horn. Now cracke a Noble hearts 
 Goodnight fweet Prince, 
 
 And flights of Angels fing thee to thy reft* 
 
 Why do’s the Drumme come hither? 
 
 Enter Fortmhras and Eng/if Ambafador,with Drumme, 
 Colours,and Attendants. 
 
 Fortin. Where is this fight ? 
 
 Hor. What is it ye would fee} 
 
 If ought of woe, or wonder, ceafe your featch. 
 
 For. His quarry cries on hauocke. Ohproud death, 
 What feaft is toward in thine eternall Cell, 
 
 That thou fo many Princes,at a (hoote. 
 
 So bloodily haft ftrooke. 
 
 Amb. The fight is difmali. 
 
 And cur affaires from England come too late, ^ 
 
 The eares arc fenfelefle that fhould giue vs hearing, 
 
 To tell himhis comma nd'ment is fulfill’d, 
 
 0 a That 
 
— — -- — — —-5 
 
 i 8 -2 'The 'Tragedie of Httnlet. 
 
 That P^nftncrancv and GutUtnfiemt are dead : 
 
 Which are ro claimt, my vintage doth 
 
 Where (hould we haue our thankes t 
 
 Inuite me. 
 
 J-Jor. Nor from his mouth. 
 
 Hot. Of that I (hall haue alvvay ei caufe to fpeakc 
 
 Had it th’abilicic of life to thankeyou : 
 
 And from his mouth 
 
 He neuer gaue command’mcni for chcit death. 
 
 Whofe voyce will draw on more: 
 
 But fince fo iumpe vpon this bloodie quedion, 
 
 But let this fame be prefently perform'd 
 
 You from the Polake wanes, and you from England 
 
 Euen whiles mens mindcs are Wilde, 
 
 Archeere arriued. Giue order that thefcbodies 
 
 Led more mifehance 
 
 High on a flag? be placed to the view, 
 
 On plots, and errors happen. 
 
 And let me fpeakc to th’yet vnknowing world. 
 
 For. Let foureCaptaines 
 
 How thefe things came about. So fhSllyou heare 
 
 Bcare Hamlet like a Soldier to the Stage 
 
 Of carnal!, bioudie, and vnnarurall adf j. 
 
 For he was likely,had he bceneput on 
 
 Ofaccidcntall judgements, cafuall (laughters 
 
 To haue prou’d mod royally ; 
 
 Of death's put on by cunning, and fore d caufe. 
 
 And for his paflisgc. 
 
 And in this vpfhot.purpofcs midooke. 
 
 The Souldiours Muficke.and the rite* of Wane 
 
 Faine on the Inucntors heads. All this can I 
 
 Speake lowdly for him. 
 
 Truly deliuer. 
 
 Take vp the body ; Such a fight as this 
 
 Far. Let vs had to heare it. 
 
 Becomes the Field.but hcete diewes mucharms 
 
 And call the Nobled to the Audience. 
 
 Co, bid the Souldiers fhoote. 
 
 For me, with fotrow, I embrace my Fortune, 
 
 Exrnni (jyfarebing ofttr tit wktth a feelt </ 
 
 T baue fome Rites of memory in this Kingdome, 
 
 Ordtnenct ortjbas off'. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
iSy 
 
 thetragedie of 
 
 KING LEAR. 
 
 dABus c Primus, Scocna A rim a. 
 
 Emer Kent, Gleueefier, and Edmond. 
 
 Kent. 
 
 Thought the King had more affefted the 
 Duke of Albany, then Cornwall. 
 
 Clou. It did alwayes feeme fu to vs : But 
 now in the diuifion of the Kiogdome, it ap- 
 „ w . _ ,s ^&peares not which oftheDukcs hee valcwcs 
 
 mod,for qualities are fo weigh’d, that curiofity innci- 
 tbet, can make choife of eithers moity. 
 
 Kent, 1 snot this your Son, my Lord? 
 gioo. His breeding Sir,hath binac my charge. I haue 
 fo often blulh’d to acknowledge him, that now I am 
 braz'd too t 
 
 Kent. I cannot concciueyou. 
 
 Cion. Sir,this yong Fellowes mother could ; wheve- 
 vpon fhe grew round womb'd, and had indeede (Sir) a 
 Sonne for her Cradle, ere (Vie had a husband for her bed. 
 Do you fmell a fault ? 
 
 Kent. 1 cannot wilh the fault vndone, the iffueefir, 
 being fo proper. 
 
 Clote. But I haue a Sonne, Sir, by order of Law, fomc 
 yeere elder then this ; who, yet is no deerer in my ac¬ 
 count, though this Kn3ue came fomthing laweily to the 
 world before he was fenc for: yet was his Mother fayre, 
 there was good fport at his making, and the horfon muft 
 be acknowledged. Doe you know this Noble Gentle¬ 
 man, Edmond } 
 
 Edm. No, my Lord. 
 
 Clou. My LordofKent: 
 
 Remember himhcereafcer,a$ my HonourablcFiiend. 
 
 Fdm. My feruices toyour Lordlhip. 
 
 Kent. I muft loue you, and fuc to know you better. 
 
 Edm. Sir,1 fliall ftudy deferuing. 
 
 Clou. Hehathbin out nineyeates, and away he (hall 
 againe. The King is comming. 
 
 Sennet Enter King Lear, Cornwall, Albany,Goner til, Re¬ 
 gan , Cordelia, 'and attendant t. 
 
 Lear. Attend the Lords of France & Burgundy .Glofter. 
 Clou. I fhalfmy Lord. Extt. 
 
 Lear. Mcane time we fnal expretfe our darker putpofe. 
 Gtue me the Map there. Know, chat we haue dmided 
 In chree our Kingdome and’tis our faft intent, 
 
 'To fhake all Cares and BufinefTe from our Age, 
 Conferring them on yenger flrengths, while we 
 Vnbutihen’d crawle toward death. Our fon of Cornwal, 
 Andy ou our no lelfe louing Sonne of Albany, 
 
 We haue this houre a conftans will to publifh 
 Our daughters feuetall Dowers, that future ftrife 
 May be preuemed now.The Princes ,trance & Burgundy,, 
 Great Riuals in our yongeft daughters loue. 
 
 Long in our Court, haue made their amorous foioume. 
 And hcere are to be anfwer’d. Tell me my daughters 
 (Since now we will diueft vs both ofRule, 
 
 Intcreft ofTerritory,Cares ofStaie) 
 
 Which of you {hill we fay doth loue vs moll, 
 
 That we, our largeft bountie may extend 
 Where Nature doth with merit challenge. ConeriU , 
 
 Our elde.ft borne, fpeake firft. 
 
 6'oa.SiV, I loue you mere then word can weild y matter, j 
 Deerer then eye-light,fpacc, and libeme, 
 
 Beyond what can be valcwed, rich or rare. 
 
 No leflethen life, with grace,hcalth.beaucy, honor: 
 
 As much as Childe ere lou’d,or Father found. 
 
 A loue that makes breath poore.and fpeech vnable. 
 Beyond all manner of fo much I loue you. 
 
 Cor. What fhall Cordelia fpeake t Loue,and be filent. I 
 Lear.Of all thefc bounds cuen from this Line,to this, 
 With fhadowie Fotrefls.and with Champains rich’d 
 W ith plenteous Riuers.and widc-skirtcd Meades 
 We make thee Lady. To thine and Albames iflbes 
 Bethisperpetuall. Whatfayes ourlecondDaughter? 
 Ourdeereft Regan, wife of Cemwall f 
 
 T^eg. 1 am made of that felfe-mettle as my Sifter, 
 
 And prize me at her worth. In my true heatt, 
 
 I finde fhe names my very deedc of loue: 
 
 Orely fhe comes too fltort, that I profeffe 
 My felfe an enemy to all other ioyes, 
 
 Which the mart precious fquare of fenfe profeffes, 
 
 And finde I am 2 lone felicitate 
 In your deere Highncfl’c loue- 
 Cor. Then poore Cordelia, 
 
 And yet not lo. fince I 3m fure my loue’s 
 More ponderous then my tongue. 
 
 Lear. To thee.and thine hereditaric euer, 
 
 Rcmaine this ample third of our faire Kingdome, 
 
 No lefle in fpace, validitie, and pleafurc 
 Then that confesr’d on Conertll. Now ourjoy. 
 
 Although our laft and leaft t to whofe yong loue. 
 
 The V ines of France, and Milke of Burgundie, 
 
 Striue to be iruereft. What can you fay, to draw 
 A third, more opilent chen your Sifters? fpeake. 
 
 Cor. Nothing my Lord. 
 
 Lear. Nothing? 
 
 qq I Cor, 
 
Trage die of K^ing L ear. 
 
 Nothing. 
 
 Lstr . Nothing will come ofnothing.fpeake again* 
 Cer. V nhappie that I arn,I cannot heaue 
 
 Wy heart into my mouth: 1 loue your Maiefty 
 
 According to my bond.no more nor leffe. 
 
 Lear . How,ho w ^crie/xCMend your fpeech a little. 
 Leaf! you may marre your Fortunes. 
 
 Car. Good my Lord, 
 
 You haue begot me,bred me,lou’d me. 
 j Irecurncihofe duties backe as are right fit, 
 j Obey you,Loue you,and moft Honour you. 
 
 J Why haue my Sifters Husbands,if they fay 
 
 They ioue you alt ?Happily when I fball wed. 
 
 That Lord.whofehand mull take my plight^fhall carry 
 H»lhf my loue with him, halfe my Care.and Dune, 
 
 Sure I fhall neuer marry like my Sifters, 
 
 Lear But goes thy heart with this ? 
 
 Car. J my good Lord. 
 
 Lear. So young, and fo vntender ? 
 
 Cor. So young my Lord.and true. 
 
 Ltfir. Let it be fo,thy truth then be thy dowre: 
 
 For oy the (acred radience of the Sonne, 
 
 The mifencs of Heccat and the night • 
 
 By all the operation ofthe Orbes, 
 
 From whom we do exift.and ceafe to be, 
 
 Heere 1 difdaime all my Paternall care. 
 
 Propinquity arid property of blood, 
 
 Ahd as a ftranger to my heart and me. 
 
 Hold thee from this for cuer. The barbarous Scythian, 
 
 Or he that makes his generation meffes 
 
 To gorge his appetite .friall to my bofome 
 
 Be as well neighbour’d,pittied,andreleeu d. 
 
 As thou my fomeiime Daughter. 
 
 Kent Good my Liege. 
 
 Lear. Peace Kent, 
 
 Come not betweene the Dragon and his wrath, 
 
 1 lou’d her moft.and thought to fet my reft 
 
 On her kind nurfery. Hence and aeon} my fight; 
 
 So be my grauemy peace, as here I giue 
 
 Her Fathers heart from her ; call France, who ftirres ? 
 
 Call Burgundy ,(^onrwaH, and Atban-.e, 
 
 With my two Daughters Dowres.digefl the third. 
 
 Let pride which fhe cals phinntfie.marry her . 
 
 1 doe inueft you toyntly with my power, 
 Preheminence,and all the large effe£b 
 
 That troope with Maicfty Our felfe by Monthly courfe. 
 With referuation of an hundred Knights, 
 
 By you tobefuftasn’d.fhaHourabode 
 
 Make with you by due turne,onely wefhall retaine 
 
 The name, and all th addition to a King :th« Sway, 
 Reuennew, Execution of the reft, 
 
 Bcloued Sonnes be yours,which to confirm*. 
 
 This Coronet parr betweene you. 
 
 Kent. RoyallLear, 
 
 Whom J haue cuer honor’d as my King, 
 
 Lou’d as my Father,as my Mafter follow’d. 
 
 As my great Patron thought on in my praiers. 
 
 Le. The bow is bent & drawne.make from the fhaft. 
 Kent. Let it fall rather,though the fork* inuade 
 
 The region of my heart,be Rear unmannerly. 
 
 When Lear is mad,what wcuidcft thou do old man? 
 Thmk'ft thou that dune fhall haue dtead to fptake. 
 
 When power to flattery bowes ? 
 
 ToplainnefTe honour s bound. 
 
 When Maiefty fall s to foliy.referue thy ftste, 
 
 And in thy beft eonfideration checks 
 
 1 
 
 1 his hideous tafhncfle,anfw ere my life.,my judgement: 
 
 Tny yongeft Daughter do’s nos loue thee le.ft. 
 
 Nor are thofe empty hearu-d,whofe low founds 
 
 Reuerbe no hcliownefle. 
 
 Lear. Kern,on thy life no more. 
 
 Kent. My life ! neuer held but aspawne 
 
 To wage againft thine enemies,nere feare to loofe it. 
 
 Thy fsfety being moriue. 
 
 Lear. Out of my fight. 
 
 lent. See better L<w,and let me (kill remains 
 
 The true blanke of thine eie. 
 
 Kcor. N ow by Apollo, 
 
 Lem. Now by Apollo,¥, ing 
 
 Thou {wear.ft thy Gods in vaine. 
 
 Lear. O Vaflall! Mifcreant. 
 
 Alb. Car. Deare Sir forbeare. 
 
 Kent. Kill thy Phyfiuon,and thy feebeftow 
 
 Vpon the foulcdifeafe.reuokethy goift. 
 
 Or whil’ft I can vent clamour from my throate, 
 
 He tel! thee thou doft euilL 
 
 Lee. He 2 re me reertant.on thine allegeance heare me; 
 That thou haft fought to make vs breake our vowes, 
 Which we durft neuer yet; and with ftrain d pride. 
 
 To come betwixt cur fententes,and our power. 
 
 Which,nor out oature.not our place canbeare; 
 
 Our potenocmade good.tikc thy reward. 
 
 Fiue dayes we do allot thee for prouifion, 
 
 To fhield thee from difafters ofthe world. 
 
 And on the fixe to turne thy hated backe 
 
 Vpon our kingdom*; if on the tenth day following. 
 
 Thy banifht trunke be found in our Dominions, 
 
 The moment is thy death,away. Bydupiter, 
 
 This fhall not be reuok’d, 
 
 Kent Fare thee well King,fi»h thus thou wilt appear* 
 Freedome hues hence,and banifhment is here; 
 
 The Gods to their deere fhelter take thee Maul, 
 
 That iuftly ihink'ft.and baft moft rightly faid : 
 
 And your large fpeeches.may your deeds approue. 
 
 That good effect may fpring from words ofloue: 
 
 Thus Kent .0 Pririces.bids you all adew, 
 
 Hre'l (hape his old courfe, in a Country new. Exit. 
 
 Flourtftt. Enter Q (after with France,and Bur¬ 
 gundy , A tlendants. 
 
 Cor Heere’s France and Burgundy t n ly Noble Lord 
 
 Lear. Mv Lord of Bugundic, 
 
 Wc firft adcfrefTe toward you.who with this King 
 
 Hath riuald for our Daughter; vvhat in the leaf! 
 
 Will you require in prefent Dower with her. 
 
 Or ceafe your queft of Loue ? 
 
 Bur. Mod Royall Maiefty, 
 
 I craue no more then hath your Highneffe offer’d. 
 
 Nor will you tender lefTe? 
 
 Lear. Right Noble Burgundy, 
 
 VS/hcn fhe waa deare to vs,we did hold her fp. 
 
 But now her price is fallen : Sir.there fhe ftands. 
 
 If ought within that little feeming fubftance^ 
 
 Or ah of it with our difpleafure piec'd, 
 
 And nothing more may fitly like your Grace, 
 
 Shte’s therc.and fhe is yours. 
 
 Bur. | know no anfvrer. 
 
 Lear. Will you with thofc infirmities fhe owes, 
 Vnfriended.new adopted toour hate, 
 
 Dow’rd wichourcurfe,andftra<igbiAd with our oath. 
 
 Take her orJtaue her. 
 
 Bar. Par- 
 
The Tragic cfKjPX ^ ear • z ^5 
 
 Bur. PaiJonmeRoyaU Sir, 
 
 Blc&ion makes r.ol vp in fuch conditions. 
 
 La. Then leaue her fir/orby the powre that made me, 
 f tell you all her wealth. For you great King, 
 
 I. would not frtfm your loue make fuch a firay, 
 
 Tc match you where 1 hate,therefore befeech you 
 
 Y’aucrt your liking a more worthier way. 
 
 Then on a wretch whom Nature is sftiaro'd 
 
 Almoft t’acknowledge hers. 
 
 Fra. This is moft ftrange, 
 
 Thar (he whom euen but now,was your obieft, . 
 
 The argument ofyour praife,balme ofyour age, 
 
 The beft,the deereft,(bould in this trice of time 
 
 Commit a thing fo monftTous,to difmantle 
 
 So many folds of fauounfure her offence 
 
 Mud be of fuch vnnaturall degree, 
 
 That monfters it: Or your fore-vouchc affe£M?r 
 • 'nil into taint,whichto belecue of her 
 
 Muff be a faith that reafon without attract'* i 
 
 Should neuer plant in me. 
 
 Cor. 1 yet befeech your Maiefty. 
 
 If for 1 want that glib and oylie Art, 
 
 To fpeake and purpofe not,fince what I will intend, 
 lie do't before I fpeake,that you make knowne 
 
 It is no vicious blot,mutcher,or fouleneffe, 
 
 No vnchafle a&ion or difnonoured ftep 
 
 That hath depriu’d me ofyour Grace 3nd fauour, 
 
 But euen for wantofchac,for which I am richer, 
 
 A ftill foliciting eye,and fuch a tongue. 
 
 That I am glad 1 haue not,though not to haue it. 
 
 Hath loft me in your liking. 
 
 Lear. Better tbouhad’ft • 
 
 Not beene borne.then not t haue pleas’d me better* 
 
 Fra. Is it but this (A tardinefle in nature. 
 
 Which often leaues the hiftory vnfpoke 
 
 That it intends to do : my Lotd of Burgundy, 
 
 What fay you to the Lady ? Loue’s not loue 
 
 When it is mingled with regards.that ftands 
 
 Aloofefrom th’intire pointjwill you haue her ? 
 
 She is herfelfe a Dowrie. 
 
 Bur. RoyallKing, 
 
 Giue but that portion which your felfe propos’d, 
 
 And here 1 take firdtlta by tne hand, 
 
 Dutcheffe ofBurgundie. 
 
 Lear, Nothing,! haue fworne,I am fume. 
 
 'Bur. 1 am forry then you haue fo loft a Father, 
 
 That you mud loofe a husband. 
 
 Cor. Peace be with Bargundie, 
 
 Since that refpefl and Fortunes are his loue, 
 
 I fhall not be his wife. 
 
 Fra. Faireft Cordelia, that art mod rich being poore, 
 Mod choife forfaken.and mod lou'd defpis’d, 
 
 Thee and thy venues here I feize vpon. 
 
 Be u la wfoll I rake vp what’s caft away. 
 
 Gods.Gods! ’Tis ftrange,that from their cold’ft negleft 
 My Loue fhould kindle to enflam’d refpe& 
 
 Thv do wreleffe D aughter King, throwne to my chance. 
 Is Queene of vs.ofours,and our faire France : 
 
 Not all the Dukes of watrifh Burgundy, 
 
 Can buy this vnpriz’d precious Maid of me. 
 
 B:d them firewel! Cordelia, though vnkinde, 
 
 Thou loofefthere abetter wheretofinde 
 
 Lear. Thou haft her France.let her be thine,for we 
 Hauenoluch Daughter,nor (halleuer fee 
 
 That face of hers againe.rherfore be gone, 
 
 Without our GracejOur Loue,ourBeniron: 
 
 Come Noble Burguniie. Uourtjh. Exeunt. 
 
 Fra. Bid farm'd to your Sifters. 
 
 Cor. The Icwels ©four Father.withwafh’deie s 
 
 Cordelia leaues you,I know you what you are. 
 
 And like a Sifter am mod loth to call 
 
 Y our faults as they are named. Loue well our Fathers 
 
 To your profefied bofomes 1 commit him. 
 
 But yet alas,Rood 1 within his Grace, 
 
 I would prefer him to a better place. 
 
 So farewell to you both. 
 
 Regn. Prefcribenotvsourdutie. 
 
 Con■ Lecyoutftudy 
 
 Be to content your Lord,who hath receiu’d you 
 
 At Fortunes almes.you haue obedience framed. 
 
 And well ate worth the want that you haue wanted. 
 
 Cor. Time (hall vnfold what plighted cunning hides, i 
 Who cotiers fiulcy.ac iaft with fhame derides-. 
 
 Weil may ycj pr&fper. 
 
 era. Come my faire Cordelia. Exit France and Cor. 
 
 Gan. S ifter,it is not little I haue to fay. 
 
 Of what mad neerely appmaines to vs both, 
 thinke our Father will hence co night. (with vs. 
 
 Reg. That's mod cercaine.and with you: next moneth 
 
 Con » You fee how full of changes his age is, theob. 
 etuation we haue made of it hath beene litt!e;he alwaies 
 ou’d our Sifter moft.and with what poore iudgement he 
 hath now caft her off,appeares too groffely. 
 
 Reg. *Tis the infirmity of his age.yet he hath euer but 
 (lenderly knowne himfelfe. 
 
 Con. The beft and founded of his time hath bin but | 
 rafts,thenmuft we looke from his age, toreceiuenota- 
 lonethe imperfe&ions of long ingrafted condition, but 
 therewithal! the vntuly way-wardnefte,that infirme and 
 cbolericke yeates bring with them. 
 
 Reg. Such vneonftant ftatts ate we like to hauefrom 
 him,as this of Ken/rbaniftiment. 
 
 (joh. There is further complement of leaue-taking be¬ 
 tween e France and him,pray you let Vs fit together, if our 
 Father carry authority with fuch difpolition as he beares* 
 this Ufl furrender of his willbut offend vs. 
 
 Reg.Wc fhall further thinke ofit. 
 
 Gan. We mud do fomething.and i'th’ heate. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter Baftard. 
 
 Baft. Thou Nature art my Gcddeffe.to thy Law 
 
 My feruices are bound,wherefore (hould I 
 
 Stand in the plague of cuftome.and permit 
 
 The curiofity of Nations, to depriue me? 
 
 For that I am fome tv;e!ue,or fourteene Moonfhines 
 
 Lag of a Brother ? Why Baftard ? Wherefore bafe ? 
 
 When my Dimenfions are as well compaft* 
 
 My minde as generous.and my fhape as true 
 
 As honeft Madams iffuc ? Why brand they vs 
 
 With Bafe ? With bafenes Barftadie ? Bafe, Bafe? 
 
 Who in the luftie ftealth ofNature,take 
 
 More compofition,and fierce qualicie. 
 
 Then doth within a dull ftale tyred bed 
 
 Goe to th’creating a whole tribe of Fops 
 
 Got’t weene a fleepe,and wake ? Well then, 
 
 Legitimate £dgar,l mu ft haue your land. 
 
 Our Fathers loue,jsto the Baftard Sdmend, 
 
 As to th’leeitimate: fine word : Legitimate. 
 
 B Well 
 
i%6 _ The Tragedie 
 
 Well, my Legitimate, if ihss Letter fpeed. 
 
 And my inuencion thriuc, Edmond the bafe 
 Shall co’th'Legitimare: I grow,I profper: 
 
 Now Gods,(land vp for Baftards. 
 
 Enter Cloucefter 
 
 Cb Kent banifh’d thus 5 and France in choller parted ? 
 And the King gone to night ? Prefcrib'd his powre. 
 Confin'd to exhibition ? All this done 
 Vpon the gad ? Edmond, how now? What newes ? 
 
 Baft, So pleafe your Lordlhip, none. 
 
 Clou Why fo earnefiiy feeke you to put vp^ Letter? 
 
 'Baft I know no newes,my Lord. 
 
 (ft hut. What Paper were you reading? 
 
 ! Baft , Nothing my Lord. 
 
 Clou. Nq ? what needed then that terrible difpatcb of 
 it mto your Pocket ? The quality ofnothing, hath not 
 fucb neede to hide it felfe. Let’s fee : come, if it bee no¬ 
 thing, I fhalinot neede Spe&acles. 
 
 Baft. 1 befeech you Sir, pardon mee; it is a Letter 
 from my Brother, that I haue not all ore-read; and for fo 
 much as I haue perus'd, I finde it not fit for your ore-loo- 
 king. 
 
 Cion. Giue me the Letter,Sir. 
 
 B»ft. I (hall offend, either.to detaine, or giuc it i 
 The Contents, as in part I vnderftand them. 
 
 Are too blame. 
 
 Clou. Let’s fee, let’s fee. 
 
 Baft. I hope for my Brothers mftification, hee wrote 
 this but as an effay,or taftc of my Vertue. 
 
 (ftbu.reads. This pohcie, andresisrence of Age snakes the 
 world hitter to the heft ofour times : kcepes our Fori tines font 
 vs. sid our cldnejfe cannot relhfh them. I begin to finde an idle 
 and fond bondage . in the opprejfion of aged tyranny,who fro ayes 
 not as u hathpower, but as a is /offer'd. Come to me, that of 
 thu l may freak* more, /four Father wouldfieepe till l wakjd 
 him, yonfhouldenioy halfie his Rpuennta for etser, and line the 
 belosted of your Brother. Edgar. 
 
 Hum ? Confpiracy ? Sleepe till I wake him, you (bould 
 cnioy halfc his Reuennew : my Sonne Edgar , had hee a 
 hand to write this ? A heart and braine to bseede it in ? 
 When came you to this ? Who brought it ? 
 
 Baft. It was not brought mee, my Lord; there’s the 
 cunning of it. J found it throwne in ( at the Cafement of 
 my Cl offer. 
 
 Clou. You know the character to he your Brothers ? 
 
 Baft. If the matter were good my Lord, I durft fwear 
 it were his : but in refped of that,! would fainc thinke it 
 vi ere not. 
 
 Close, It is his. 
 
 Baft. It unis hand,my Lord: butlhopehis heart is 
 not in the Contents. 
 
 (file. Has heneuer before founded you m this bufines? 
 
 Baft. Netier my Lord.But I haue heard him oft main- 
 tame it to be fit,thac Sonnes at perfect age, and Fathers 
 declin’d, die Father fnculd bee as Ward to the Son, and 
 the Sonne manage his Reuennew, 
 
 Clou. O Villain, villain: bisvery opinion in the Let¬ 
 ter. Abhorred Villaine, vnnatarall, detefted, brutifh 
 Villaine; worfe then brutiib: Go firrah, feeke him: He 
 apprehend him. Abhominable Villainc,where is he? 
 
 Haft.l do not well know my L. If it (hall pleafe you to 
 fufpend your indignation againft my Bcotber,til you can 
 derme from him better teflimony of his intent, you (hold 
 run a ceruine courfe : where, lfyou violently proceed a. 
 gamft him, miftaking his purpofe, it would make a great 
 gap in your owne Honor.ind lhake in pcecss^he heattof 
 
 his obedience. I dare pa wne downe my life for him.thac 
 he hath writ this to feele my affe&ion to your Honor, A 
 to no other pretence o) danger. 
 
 Clou, Thinkeyouio? 
 
 Baft. If your Honor iudge it mccte, I will place you 
 where you (hall hetre vs conferre of this.and by an Auri¬ 
 cular affurance haue your fatisfatfion, and that without 
 any further delay, then this very Euening. 
 
 Clou. He cannot bee fuch a Monfter. Edmond feeke 
 him out: windem.e into him,I pray you : frame the Bo- 
 fineffe after your ownewifedome, I would vnftate my 
 felle, to be in a due refolution, 
 
 Baft. 1 will feeke him Sir, prefently i conuey the bu- 
 fineffe as 1 (hall find meanes.and acquaint you withal!. 
 
 Glou. Thefe late Eclipfes ih the Sun and Moone por¬ 
 tend no good to vs : though the wifedomeofNature can 
 reafon it thus, and thus, yet Nature finds it felfe fcourg’d 
 by the fequer.t effc&s. Loue codes, friendlhip falls off. 
 Brothers dtuidc. In Cities, mutinies; in Countries, dif- 
 cord; in Pailaces, Treafon ;and the Bond crack'd,’twixt 
 Sonne and Father. This villaine of mine comes vnderthe 
 predidhon; there’s Son againft Father, the King fals from 
 by as of Nature, there's Father againft Childc. We haue 
 (eene the heft of our time. Machinations, hollowneffe, 
 trearherie, and all ruinous diforders follow vs difquietly 
 to our Graues„ Fmd out this Vilhinftdmond.it (hall lofe 
 thee nothing, do it carefully : and the Noble & true-hat¬ 
 red Kent banifh'd; bis oft'ence.honefty. Tis ftrange.£.t»r 
 
 Baft. This is the excellent foppery of the world, that 
 when we are (icke in fortune,often the furfets of our own 
 behauiour, we make guilty ofourdifafters, the Sun, the 
 Moone,and Starres,as if we were viJIaines on r.eceftitie, 
 Fooles by heauenly compulfion, Knaucs, Thceues, and 
 Tteachers by Spherical! predominance. Drunkards,Ly- 
 ars,and Adulterers by an inforc’d obedience of Planaury 
 influence; and all that we are euill in, by ajdiu.ne thru- 
 ftingon. An admirable euafion of Whore-mafter-man, 
 to lay hisGoatilh difpofition on thecharge ofaStarte, 
 My father compounded with my mother voder the Dra¬ 
 gons taile, and my Natiuity was vnder Prfa Motor, Jo 
 that it followcs, lam rough and Leacherous. I fhould 
 haue bin that I am, had the maidenJeft Starre in the Fir¬ 
 mament twinkled on my baftardizmg. 
 
 Enter Edgar. 
 
 Pat: he comes like theCataftrophe oftheold Cotnedie: 
 my Cue is villanousMelancholly, witha(ighclikeT<w» 
 
 o’Bedlam-O thefe Eclipfes do portend thefe diui- 
 
 fions. Fa, Sol, La, Me. 
 
 Edg, How now Brother Edmond, what ferious con¬ 
 templation are you in? 
 
 Ball. 1 am think ing Brother of a preditfrion I read this 
 other day,what ftiould follow thefe Eclipfes. 
 
 Edg. Do you bufie your felfe with that ? 
 
 Baft, lpromifeyou, the effedt* he writes of/ucceede 
 vnhappily. 
 
 When faw you my Father laft? 
 
 Edg. The night gone by. 
 
 Baft. Spake you with him? 
 
 Edg. I, two houtes together. 
 
 Baft. Parted you in good termes ? Foundyou nodif- 
 pleafurc in him, by word, nor countenance l 
 
 Edg. None at all, 
 
 Baft. Bethink your felfe wherein you may haue offen¬ 
 ded him : andat my entreaty forbeare his ptefence.vntill 
 fosne little time hachqualined the heat ofnis difpleafure, 
 which at this inftanc fo rageth in him, that with therorf- 
 
 chiefe 
 
 - — ----—i ■ ... . — 
 
The TrageJie ef King Lear. 
 
 2 8^7 
 
 chicfe of your perfon.it would fcarfcly alay. 
 
 Edg. Some Village h/sch done me wrcmg. 
 
 Edm. That's my foare, 1 pray you have a continent 
 forbear ancc till the fpeed ofbi* rage go« flower: and M 
 1 fay,retire with me to roy lodging, from whence I wlu 
 fitly bring you to heare my Lord fpeake ; pfay ye g°*» 
 there’* my key : If you do ftirre abroad.goe arm’d. 
 
 Edg. Arm d,Brother t . fl 
 
 Edra. Brother, I aduife you to the beft.I am no honett 
 man,if iher be any good meaning toward you :lhauecold 
 you what I haue fectte.and heard : Bur faintly. Nothing 
 tike tffe image,and horror of it, pray you away. 
 
 Ed*. Shall I heare from you anon ? Exit. 
 
 Edm. 1 do ferue you in this bufinefle: 
 
 A Credulous Father, and a Brother Noble, 
 
 Whofe nature i» fo fane from doing hartnc*, 
 
 Thn he fufpe&s none : on whofefoohfh lioocftie 
 My praftifet ride cafie I fee the bufineffe. 
 
 Let me^f not by birth,baue lands by wit, 
 
 AU with me t meete.tbat I can fifhion fit. Ex\t 
 
 Scena Tertia . 
 
 Eater Coturid, and Steward, 
 
 Cm. Did my Father ftrike my Gentleman fot chi' 
 ding of hii Foole ? 
 
 Sr*. 1 Madam. 
 
 Geo. By day end night,he wrong* me.euery howre 
 He flafhe* into one grofle crime,or other, 
 
 Thar fett vs all atods t lie not endure it; 
 
 Hu Knightt grow riotoua.and himfelfe vpbraides vt 
 On euery trifle. When he returnee Iromhunting, 
 
 IwiU not fpeake with him, fay I am fieke. 
 
 If you come Gacke of former ieruices. 
 
 You lViall do well, the fault of it He anfwer. 
 
 St*. He’s comming Madam ,1 heare him. 
 
 Qm. Put on whit weary negligence you pleafe. 
 
 You and your Fcllowea: 1’de haue it come to queftionj 
 Ifh«diftarteit,lethim tomySifter, 
 
 Whofe mind and minel know in that are 6ne, 
 Remember whet I baue fatd. 
 
 Sta. Well Madam. 
 
 q<m. And let hit Knight* haue colder looker among 
 you: what growta of it no matter, aduife your fe Howes 
 fo,Ue write (Haight to my Sifter to hold my courfe;pre- 
 pare fot dinner. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Quarta. 
 
 Enter Kent. 
 
 Xmt. If but aa will 1 other accent* borrow, 
 
 That can my fpeech defofe,my good i ntent 
 May carry through it fdfe to that full iffue 
 For which I raiz d my hkenelfe. Now banifhr Kent, 
 If thou canfl ferue where thou doft ttand condemn'd. 
 So may It coroe.thy Maftet whom thou lou’ft. 
 
 Shall find thee full of labour*. 
 
 Hmtxi vHtinn, Erner letter end Ait endanu, 
 
 Loot. Let me not flay a lot fot dinner, go get it tea. 
 dy.bownow.what art thou > 
 
 Kent. A man Sir. 
 
 Lear. What doft thou profefler What would’ft thou 
 with vt? 
 
 Kent. I do profeffe to be no leffc then I feeme;tO ferue 
 him trudy that will put me in truft, to love him that Is I 
 honeft.to conuerfe with him that it wife and faies little,to| 
 feare lodgement ,to fight when I cannot choofe, and to 
 eatc nofiih. 
 
 Lear. What art thou ? 
 
 Kent. A very hooeft hearted Pellow, and as poore at] 
 the King. 
 
 Lear. If thou be’ft as pooie fot a fubied.at bee't fora 
 Kiog,thou art poore enough. What wouldft thou I 
 Kent. Seruice. 
 
 Lea. Who wouldft thou ferue ( 
 
 Kent. You. 
 
 Lear. Do’ft thou know me fellow ? 
 
 Kmt. No Sir.but you haue that in your countenance, 
 which I would faine call Mafler. 
 
 Lear. What's that? 
 
 Kent 9 Authority. 
 
 Lear. What feruices csnft then do ? 
 
 Kent. Icankeepe tioncft counfaile,rfde,tun,m*rree 
 cutiousule in telling it, and deliuera plaine meffage 
 bluntly : that which ordinary men are fit for, 1 am quail-j 
 lifted io,and the beft of rnc.it Diiligeoce. 
 
 Lear. How old art thou? 
 
 Kent. Not fo young Sir to !oue a woman for finglng, 
 nor fo old to dote on her for any thing. I baue yea res on 
 my backe forty eight. 
 
 Lear. Follow me,thou fhak ferue me ^f I like thee no 
 worfe after dinner, 1 will not part from thee yet. Dinner 
 ho.dinner, where’* my knaueftnyFoole ? Go you and call 
 my Foole hither. You you Sinah,where's my Daughter? 
 Enter Steward. 
 
 St*. So pleafe you ■ - - Exit. 
 
 Lear. What faies the Fellow there ? Call the Clob- 
 pole backe; whet's my Foole?Ho,Tthinkethe woslrTc 
 adeepe.how now ? Where’t that Mungrell ? 
 
 Knigh. Hefaics my Lord, yout Danghteri is not well. 
 Leer. Why came not the flaue backe to me when ! 
 call'd him ? 
 
 Knigb. Sir.he anfwered me in the roundeft roanner.he 
 would not. 
 
 Lear. He would not? 
 
 Knight. My Lord, 1 know not what the matter i*, 
 but to my lodgement your Highneflei* not entertain'd 
 with that Cercmoniout afFeaion as you were wont, 
 iheret a great abatement ofkindneffe appearcs 9* well In 
 the gencrall dependant!,** in the Duke himfelfe alfo^nd 
 yourDaughter. 
 
 laar. Ha i Saift thou fo? 
 
 Ktugh. I befeech you pardon me my Lord, if 1 bee 
 jniftaken, for my duty cannot befilent, whenlthinke 
 yout Highneffe wrong'd. 
 
 Lear. Thou but remembreft roe of mine owne Con¬ 
 ception, I haue pcrcciued a mod faint negled of late, 
 which I haue rather blamed at mine ownc icalous curio. 
 fitie,then as a yery pretence and porpole ofvnkindneffe; 
 1 will looke further intoo'tt s but where’t my Foole ? I 
 haue not feene him thit two dale*. 
 
 Knight. Since my young Ladiet going into France 
 
 Sir, 
 
2 8 8 TZv r Tragedie of K^ng L ear. 
 
 Sif^tne hoo/e hath much piocd away* 
 
 Leer. No more of that, 1 haue noted it well, goe you 
 and cell my Diughter.1 wouldfpeake with her. Goe yct> 
 call hither my Foolq Ob yon Sir, yon, coos yon hitbei 
 Su,who am I Ski* 
 
 Fetter Steward, 
 
 Sre. Me Ladies Father. 
 
 Lear. My Ladies Father ?my.Lords lcDaue,yoo whos- 
 foo dog.you fiaoe.yota enrre. 
 
 $t>. I am none of thefe my Lord, 
 
 I befeeeb your pardon. 
 
 Lear. Do you handy lookcs with roe.yoo RafcalJ? 
 Stv. lie not be ftruckeomy Lord, 
 
 Kmt, Nor cript neither,you bafe foot-ball pteier. 
 Lear. I thanke thee fellow. 
 
 Thou feru'fl me,and lie Icue thee. 
 
 Kent. Come hr,arife s away,Ile teach you differences! 
 away, away, tfyou will meafure your lubbers length a- 
 gaine.terry.btit away.goe too.haos yets v*ifedorne,fo. 
 
 Lear. Now my frseodiy knaue I thanke thee, there’* 
 earned of thy fenrice. 
 
 Enter Foote. 
 
 Foote. Let me hire him roo,here*s my Coxcombe. 
 Leer. How now my pretty knaue,how dofl rhou? 
 Foote. Sirrah,you were heft taicroy Coxcombs. 
 
 Lear. Why my Boy i 
 
 Foote. Wnyffoc taking ones pan that’s out effauemt, 
 nay, Uc thou canft not finde at the wind fits,tbou’lt catch 
 colde fhortiy,there cake my Coxcombr, why this fellow 
 ha’t bamih'd two on’s Daughters, and did the third a 
 blefljng againft his will,if thou follow htro, chou muft 
 needs weire my Coxcombe. How now Nunckle? would 
 
 X had two Coxcombe s and two Daughters. 
 
 Leer. Why my Boy ? 
 
 Fool. Jfl gaue them all my lining,I'ld keepe my Cox- 
 combcs my (elfe, cbere’s mine, beg another of tby 
 Daughters. 
 
 Lear. Take heed Sirrah,the whip, 
 
 Foote. Truth's a dog muff to kenned, hec otuft bee 
 whtpt out,, when theLady Brachmay (land bv’ih’fire 
 end fttake. 
 
 Lear. A peflilenr gall to me. 
 
 Foote. Strha.Iie teach thee a fpeedk 
 
 Lear. Do. 
 
 Foo< e. Marke it Nuncle; 
 
 Haue more then thou (howeft, 
 
 Spcake leffe then thou knoweft. 
 
 Lend lefTethcn thon oweft. 
 
 Ride more then thou goeft, 
 
 Lesmemore then rhou trow eft, 
 
 Set lefle then thou thro weft; 
 
 Leaue thy drmke and thy whore. 
 
 And keepein adore, 
 
 And thou fhalc haue more. 
 
 Then two tens to a fcore. 
 
 Kent. This is oothing Foole. 
 
 Foote. Then 'tis like the breath of an vnfecd Lawyer, 
 you gane me nothing fo:‘c,c&n you make no vie or no¬ 
 thing Nuncle/ 
 
 Lear. Why no Boy, 
 
 Nothing can be made our of oothing. 
 
 Foole. Pry thee tell him, fa much the rent of bis lend 
 comes to, he will not belecuo a Foole* 
 
 L*er. A bitter Poole. 
 
 Fooie. Do’ft thou know die difference my Soy, be- 
 tweene a bltt« Foole,and a fweetone. 
 
 Lear, Ho Lad, reach mo. 
 
 Forte. Nunddc,gioe meanegge, and lie gtuethee 
 two Crownes, 
 
 l-ear. What two Crownes fTiall they be # 
 
 Fsok. Why after l haoe cut the eggei’th’middle a nd 
 eate vp cbemeace.che two Crownes of theegge: when 
 tbou cloueft thy Crownes t th’middle, and gau’ftaway 
 both parts, thou boar’ft thine Affe on thy backeo’re the 
 durt^hou had'ft little wit in thy bald crowoe,when thou 
 gau’ftthy golden one away ; tfj fpeakelikemy felfein 
 this, let nicabewhipt that firft Codes it fo, 
 
 Fooles had nere Idle grace in a yeerc, «• 
 
 For wifetuen arc grownc foppilh, 
 
 And know not how their wits to weare, 
 
 Their manners are fo apifh. 
 
 Le. When were you wont to be fo fell ofSongs 6rrah ? 
 
 Pooh. Ihaue vftd itNunckle, erefince thountad’S 
 thy Daughters thy Mothers, for when tbougau'ft them 
 the rod,and put’ft downe thine ovm«brc«ches,thenthcy 
 For fodainc ioy did weepe. 
 
 And 1 for forrow fung, 
 
 That fuch a King’dicu'd play feo-peepe, 
 
 And goe the rooleamong. 
 
 [ Pry thy Nunckle keepea Schoolcmafter that can teach 
 thy Foole to lie,I would faine learne to Ik. 
 
 Lear, And you lie firrah.wee’l haue you wbipt. 
 
 Foole. I marueii what kin chou and tby daughters are, 
 theyl haue me whipc for fpeaking tree: thou’lt hsuetr.e 
 Whipt for lying, and fotnaimes I am wbipt for holding 
 my peace. I had rather be soy kind o’rbiog then a foole, 
 and yet I would not be thee Nunckie.thoo haft pared thy 
 wit o both fides, and left nothing i’thlniddlej fceere 
 comes one o’thc parings. 
 
 Enter CeneriB. 
 
 Lear. How now Daughter? what makes that Frontlet 
 oni" You arc too much oflatei'th’ftowne. 
 
 Foole. Thou v/aft a pretty feilo w'when thou hadft no 
 need tocate for her frowning, now thou art anO with¬ 
 out a figure, I am better then thou art now,I am a Foole, 
 chou an nothing. Yes fotfooch I will hold nay rongue,fo 
 ycut face bids me.though you fay nothing. 
 
 Mum,mum,he that keepes nor cruft,not crum, 
 
 Weary of all.fhall want fome. That s a fheal’d Pe&od. 
 
 Con. Not only Sir this,your a!!-lycenc’dFoole # 
 
 But other of your infoleot retinue 
 
 Do bourely Carpeand Quarrel! .breaking forth 
 fn ranke.and( not to be endur’d) riots Sir. 
 
 1 had thought by making this well known* vntoyoy. 
 
 To haue found a fafe redrcfle.but now growfearefoU 
 
 By whacyour felfe too lute haue fpokc and done. 
 
 That you protect this courfe,and put it on 
 
 By your ailowance.which ifyou fhould.cbe fault 
 
 Would not fcape cccfure nor the redrcffesfleepe. 
 
 Which in the tender of a wholefotne weale, 
 
 Might tn their working do you that offence. 
 
 Which cite were fliatoe.that then neceffttio 
 
 Will call di-fereet proceeding. 
 
 Foole. For you know Nunckle, the Hedge-Sparrow 
 fed the Cuckoo fo long, that it’s had it bead bitcffbyic 
 young,fo out went the Cundle,arid we wereleft dark¬ 
 ling 
 
 Lear Are you our Dsugbrer > (dome 
 
 Con. l would you would make vie of your good wife- 
 (Whereof X know you are fraugbt),aad put away 
 
 Theft difpoficioos.which of late traefport you 
 
 From what you rightly are. 
 
 Poofy. May 
 
Tte Tragedie ofKJng Lear . 
 
 2 8p 
 
 Fade. May not an Afte know, when the Cart drawes 
 I the Hocfe ? 
 
 Whoop Iugge I loue thee. 
 
 Lear. Do’s any heere know me? 
 
 | This is not Lear : 
 
 Do’s Lear walke thus ?Speake thus? Where arc his eic*? 
 Either his Notion weakens, his Difcernings 
 Arc Lechargied. Ha! Waking ? ’Tisnotfo? 
 
 Who is it that can tell me who I am ? 
 
 Foote. Lean fhadow. 
 
 Lear. Your name, faire Gentlewoman? 
 
 Con. This admiration Sir, is much o’th’fauour 
 j Of other your newprankes. I do befeech you 
 To vndctftand my purpofes aright: 
 
 As you are Old.and Reuerend.ihould be Wife. 
 
 Heere do you keepe a hundred Knights and Squires* 
 
 Men fo diforder'd, fo debolh’d, and bold, 
 
 I Thar this out Court wfe&ed with their manners^ 
 Shewes like a riotous Inne ;Epicurifmeand Luft 
 I Makes it more like a Tauerne, or a Brothel!, 
 
 Then a grac’d Pailace. The fhameit felfe dothfpeake 
 I For ioftsnt remedy. Be then defir’d 
 j By her, that elfe will take the thing ftiebegges, 
 
 A little to difquantity yourTrainc, 
 
 And theremaindersthat (hallftill depend, 
 
 Tobefuch men asmay befort your Age, 
 
 Which know themfelues, and you. 
 
 Lear. Darkneffe.and Diuels. 
 
 J Saddle my hotfes : call my Traine together. 
 
 Degenerate Baftard, lie noc trouble thee; 
 
 (Yet haue I left a daughter. 
 
 Can. You ftrike my people.andyour difordet’d rable, 
 | makaScruants of their Betters. 
 
 Enter Albany. 
 
 Lear. Woe, that too late repents: 
 
 Is it your will, fpeake Sir ? Prepare my Horfes. 
 Ingratitude! thou Marble-hearted Fiend, 
 
 M ore hideous when thou Pncw’ft thee in a Child, 
 
 Then the Sea-mcnfter. 
 
 Alb. Pray Sit be patient. 
 
 Lear. Detefted Kite, thou lyeft. 
 
 My Tt3inc are men of choice, and rareft parts, 
 
 | Thai all particulars of dune know. 
 
 And in the mo ft exaft regard, fupport 
 
 The worfhips oftheir name. O moft fmail fault, 
 
 How vg'y did'ft thou in Cordelia (hew ? 
 
 Which like3n Engine, wrencht my frame of Nature 
 From the fixt plsce; drew from my heart all loue. 
 
 And added to the gall. O Lear , Lear, Lear ! 
 
 [ Beate at this gate that let thy Folly in. 
 
 And thy deere Iudgement out. Go,go,my people. 
 
 yitb My Lord, f am guiltleffe, as 1 am ignorant 
 I Of what hath moued you. 
 
 Lear. (t may be fo,my Lord. 
 
 Heare Nature, heare deere Goddefie, heare: 
 
 ! Sufpend thy purpofe, if thou did’ft intend 
 j To make this Creature fruitful!: 
 
 J Into her Worobe conuey ftitriluy, 
 
 |Dne vp in her the Organs of increafe, 
 
 I And from her derogate body, neuer fpring 
 A Babe to honor her. (f (Tie muft teeme, 
 jCteate her chtldc ofSpleene.that it may hue 
 And be a rhwart difnatur'd torment to her. 
 
 Let it ftampe wrinkles in her brow ofyouth, 
 
 I With cadem Teates fret Channels in het cheekes. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Turne all her Mothers paines,and benefits 
 To laughter,and contempt: That (lit may feels, 
 Tovr (harper then a Serpents tooth it is. 
 
 To haue a thanklefle Childe, Away, away. 
 
 Alb. Now Gods tha: we adore. 
 
 Whereofcomes this ? 
 
 Con. Neuer aflluft your felfe to know more of It: 
 But let his difpofitio.i haue that (cope 
 As dotage giues it. 
 
 Enter Lear. 
 
 Lear. Whst fiftie of my Followers as 3 dap ? 
 
 Within a fortnight ? 
 
 Alb. What’s the matter. Sir? 
 
 Lear. lie tell thee: 
 
 Life and death, 1 am alham’d 
 That thou haft power to (hake my manhood thus. 
 
 That thefe hotteares, which breake from me perforce 
 Should make thee worth them, 
 
 Biaftes and Fogges vpon thee; 
 
 Th’vntemcd woundings of a Fathers clirfe 
 Pierce euenefenfe about thee. Old fond eyes, 
 
 Beweepe this caufe againe, lie pluckeye out. 
 
 And caft you with the waters that you leofe 
 To temper Clay. Ha? Let it be fo. 
 
 I haue another daughter. 
 
 Who I am fure is kinde and comfortable : 
 
 When fhe (hall heare this of thee, with her nalles 
 Shee’lfteathy Woluift-ivifage. Thou (bait finde^ 
 
 That Ik refume theftiape which thou deft thinke 
 I haue caft off for euer. Exit 
 
 Con. Do you marks that ? 
 
 Alb. I cannot be fo partial! Goncrill, 
 
 To the great loue 1 beare you. 
 
 Con. pray you content. What Ofoald.hoz? 
 
 You Sir,more Knauethen Foole.afteryour Mafte?. 
 
 Foole. Nunkle Lear , Nunkle Lear, 
 
 Tarry, take the Foole with thee: 
 
 A Fox, when one has caught her. 
 
 And fuch a Daughter, 
 
 Should fure to the Slaughter, 
 
 If my Cap would buy a Halter* 
 
 So thcFoole foUowes after. Exit 
 
 Gon. This man hath had good Counfe!! a 
 A hundred Knights ? 
 
 ’Tis pol'mke, and fafe to let him keepe 
 At point a hundted Knights: yes, that on euetie dteame. 
 Each buz, each fancie, each complaint, diftike. 
 
 He may ersguard his dotage with their pcTtres, 
 
 And hold our Dues in mercy. Ofwald, I fay. 
 
 Alb. Well,you may feare too farre. 
 
 Gon. Safer then ttufl too farre: 
 
 Let meftill take away the harmes 1 feare. 
 
 Not feare ftill to be taken. I know his heart. 
 
 What he hath vuer’d I haue writ my Sifter: 
 
 If (he fuftaine him, and bis hundred Knights 
 When I ha.ue fhew’d th’vnfitneffe. 
 
 Enter Steward. 
 
 How now Ofvealdi 
 
 What haue you writ that Letter to my Sifter t 
 Stew. I Madam. 
 
 Con. Take you feme company, and away to hotfe. 
 Informe her full of my particular feare. 
 
 And thereto 3dde fuch reafons of your owne. 
 
 As may compaift it more. Get you gone, 
 
 And 
 
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 And haften your returne; no,no,my Lord, 
 
 This milky genc!eneffe,and courfe of yours 
 Though I condemne noc,yet vnder pardon 
 Your are much more at task for wantofwifedome. 
 
 Then prai'sd for harmefull mildnefle. 
 
 Alb. How farre youreies may piercelcannot tell} 
 Striuing to better, oft we marre what’s well. 
 
 Con. Nay then — — 
 
 Alb. Well, well,the uent. Exeunt 
 
 Enter Lear, Kern gentleman,and Foole. 
 
 Lear. Go you before to Clofter with thefe Letters; 
 acquaint my Daughter no further with any thing you 
 know, then comes from her demand out of the Letter, 
 if your Dilligence be notfpeedy, I (hall be there afore 
 you. 
 
 Kent. Iwillnotfleepe my Lord, till I hauedeliuered 
 your Letter. Exit. 
 
 Toole. If a mans bratnes were in’s heeles, wert not in 
 danger ofkybes? 
 
 Lear. I Boy. 
 
 Toole. Then I prytbee be merry, thy wit (hall not go 
 flip-fhod. 
 
 Lear. Ha,hs,ha. 
 
 Fool. Shalt fee thy other Daughter will vfetheekind- 
 ly, for though (he's as like this, as a Crabbe’s like an 
 Apple,yet 1 can tell what I can tell. 
 
 Lear. What can’ft tell Boy ? 
 
 Toole. She will tafte as like this as, aCrabbedo s to a 
 Crab: thou canft tell why ones nofc Bands i’th’middle 
 on’s face? 
 
 Lear. No. 
 
 Toole. Why to keepe ones eyes of either fide’s nofe, 
 that what a man cannot fmell out,he may fpy into. 
 
 Lear. I did her wrong. 
 
 Toole. Can’ft cell how an Oyfter makes his fholl* 
 
 Lear. No. 
 
 Toole. Nor I neither; but I can tel! why a Snaileha’s 
 a houfe. 
 
 Lear. Why ? 
 
 Toole. Why to put’s head in,not to giueitaway tohis 
 daughters,and leaue his homes without a cafe. 
 
 Lear. I will forget my Nature, fo kind a Father ?Be 
 my Hordes ready? 
 
 Toole. Thy Afies are gone about ’em; the reafon why 
 the feuen Starres arc no mo then feuen,is a pretty reafon, 
 
 Lear. Becaufe they are not eight. 
 
 Toole. Yes indeed,thou would’ftmake a good Foole. 
 
 Lear. To tak’t againe perforce; Monfterlngratitude? 
 
 Toole. Ifthou wertmy Foole Nunckle, ll'dhauethee 
 beaten for being old before thy time. 
 
 Lear. How’s that? 
 
 Foole. Thou fhouldfl not haue bin old, till thou hadft 
 bin wife. 
 
 Lear. O let me not be mad, not mad fweet Heauen: 
 keepe me in temper,I would not be road. How now arc 
 the Horfes ready i 
 
 gent. Ready my Lord, 
 
 Lear. Come Boy. 
 
 Fool. She that’s a Maid now,« laughs at my depasture 
 Shall not be a Maid long, vnlcffe thing* be cut (hotter. 
 
 Exeunt, 
 
 AclusSecundus, ScenaTrima. 
 
 Enter Baftard,a.nd Cvr.snfeueraQj, 
 
 ’Baft. Saue thee Citron, 
 
 Cur. And your Sir,I haue bto 
 With your Father,and giuen him notice 
 That the Duke ofCVmwtl/.ondT^gdwhijDlIchcflfl 
 Will be here withhim this night. 
 
 Baft. How comes that? 
 
 Cur. Nay I know not, you haue heard of the newea a- 
 broad.I meanethe whifpet’d ones, for they are yet but 
 ear -killing arguments. 
 
 Baft. Not 1; pray you what are they? 
 
 (ter. Haue you heard of no likely Wane* toward, 
 
 T wixtthe Dukes of Cornwall, and Albany t 
 Baft. Not a word. 
 
 Cur. You may do then in time. 
 
 Fare you well Sir. Exit, 
 
 Bafl, The Duke be here to night t The better beft. 
 This weaues it felfe perforce into my bufineffe. 
 
 My Father hath fet guard to cake my Brother, 
 
 And 1 haue one thing ofa queaziequeftion 
 Which I muft a(B,Briefencfle,and Fortune worke. 
 
 Enter Edgar. 
 
 Brother, a word,difcend} Brother I fay, 
 
 My Father watches: O Sir,fly this place. 
 
 Intelligence is giuen where you are hid; 
 
 You haue now the good aduantage of the night, 
 Haueyou not fpoken’gaioft the Duke of Comerealtl 
 Hee’s comming hither,now i’th’ night,i’ih’haftc, 
 
 And Regan with him,haue you nothing faid 
 Vpon his parcie’gainft the Duke of Albany} 
 
 Aduifc your felfe. 
 
 Edg. I am fure on’t,not a word. 
 
 Baft. I hearemy Father comming,pardon me* 
 Incunning,1 muftdrawmy Sword vpon you.* 
 DraWjfeeme to defend your felfe. 
 
 Now quit you well, 
 
 Yeeld.comt before my Father.lighthoa.here, 
 
 Fly Brother,Torches,Torches,fo farewell. 
 
 Exit Edgar. 
 
 Some blood drawne on me,would beget opinion 
 Of my more fierce cndcauour. I haue feenc drunk Jlds 
 Do more then this in (port; Father,Father, 
 
 Stop,ftop,no helpe? 
 
 Enter G!»fter,an& Servants with Ttrehet. 
 
 Cjlo. "Now Edmund, where’s the villaine? 
 
 Baft. Here flood he in the dark,bis (harpe Sword out. 
 Mumbling of wicked ch 3 tmeSjConiurlng the Jvfoonc 
 To ftand aufpicious Miftris, 
 
 (j!o. But where is he? 
 
 Baft. Looke Sir.l bleed. 
 
 6/a. Where is the yillainc,Edmund} 
 
 Baft. Fled this way Sir,when by no meane* he could. 
 Clo. Purfue him,ho.go after. By no meanes,what? 
 Baft. Pctfwademctothe mirrtherofyour Lotdfhip, 
 
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 But that I told him the r eueng'mg Gods# 
 
 ’Gainft Paricides did all the thunder bend, 
 
 Spoke with ho w manifcld,and ftrong aBond 
 The Child was bound to’th* Father; Sir in fine. 
 
 Seeing how lothly oppofitc ] Rood 
 To his vnnaturaH purpofe.in fell morion 
 With his prepared Sword.he charges home 
 My ynprouided body^atch'd mine arme; 
 
 And when he fa w my beft aiarum’d fpirits 
 Bold in the quarrels righc,roui'd to th’encounter. 
 
 Or whether gafted by the noyfe I made. 
 
 Full fodainely he fled. 
 
 Cleft. Lcthim fly farre: 
 
 Not in this Land fhall he remaine vneaught 
 And found; difpatch /he Noble Duke my Mafter, 
 
 My worthy Arch and Patron comes to night. 
 
 By his authorvtie 1 willproclaime it, 
 
 That he which finds him (hall deferue our thankes. 
 Bringing the murderous Coward to the flake: 
 
 Ke that conceales him death. 
 
 Haft. When 1 difiwaded him from his intent. 
 
 And found him pight to doe it,with curft fpeech 
 I threaten’d to difeouer him; he replied. 
 
 Thou vnpoffeffing Baftard,doft thou thinke, 
 
 If I would ftand againfl thee, would the repofall 
 Ofany truft,vertue,or worth in thee 
 Make cby words faith’d i No.what fhould 1 denie, 
 
 (As this I would, though thou didft produce 
 
 My very Chara&er) 1’ld turne it all 
 
 To thy fuggeftion,ploc,and damned pradiife: 
 
 And thou muft make a dullard ofthe world. 
 
 If they not thought the profits of my death 
 Were very pregnant and potentiall fpirits 
 To make thee feeke it. Ticket within* 
 
 Clo. Oftrangeandfaftned Vilhine, 
 
 Would he deny his Letter,faid he? 
 
 Harke,the Dukes Trumpets,! know not wher he comes; 
 All Ports He barre/he villaine (hall not fcape. 
 
 The Duke muft grant me that: befides.his picture 
 I will fend farre and neere/hat all thekingdome 
 May haue due note of him,and of my land, 
 
 (Loyall and naturall Boy) He worke the meancs 
 To make thee capable. 
 
 Enter Cornew all ,Regan,and Attendants. 
 
 Corn. HownowmyNoblefriend,finceI came hither 
 (Which 1 can call but now,)l baue beard ftrangeneffe. 
 
 Reg. If it be true, all vengeance comes too fhort 
 Which can purfue th’offender; how doft my Lord* 
 
 Clo. OMadam.my old heart is crack’d,it s crack'd. 
 
 Her. What,did my Fathers Godfonne feeke your life? 
 He whom my Father nam’d,your Edgarf 
 
 Clo. O Lady.Lady.fbame would haue it hid. 
 itcg.Washe not companion with the riotous Knights 
 That tended vpon my Father ? 
 
 Clo I know not Madam, Vis too bad.too bad. 
 
 Haft. Yes Madam,he was of that confori. 
 
 JUg. No maruaile then,though he were ill affe&ed, 
 ’Tis they haue put him on the old mans death. 
 
 To haue th’expence and waft of his Reuenues: 
 
 1 haue this prefent euening from my Sifter 
 Beene well inform’d of them,and with fuch cautions, 
 
 | That if they come to foiournc at my houfe, 
 
 ! lie not be there. 
 
 Cor. Nor I,allure thee Regan; 
 
 Ednundyl heare that you haue (hewne yout Fathet 
 A Child-like Office. 
 
 Hall. It was my duty Sir. 
 
 Cto. He did bewray his pradtife.snd receiu'd 
 This hurt you fee,ftriuing to apprehend him. 
 
 Cor. Ishepurfued? 
 
 Clo. 1 my good Lord. 
 
 Cor. Ifhe be taken,he fl»II neuer more 
 Be fear’d of doing harme,makeyour owne purpofe. 
 
 How in my ftrength you pleafe: for you Edmund, 
 
 Whofe vertue and obedience doth this inftant 
 So much commend it fe!fe,y ou (hall be ours. 
 
 Nature’s of fuch deepe uuft,we fhallmuch need.* 
 
 You we firft feize on. 
 
 Haft. I fnall ferue you Sir true!y,how euer elfe. 
 
 Clo. For him 1 thanke your Grace. 
 
 Cor. You know not why we came to vifit you ? 
 
 Reg. Thus out of feafon/hredding darke ey'd nif 
 Occasions Noble Clefter offome prize. 
 
 Wherein we muft haue vfe of your aduife. 
 
 Out Father he hath writ.fo hath our Sifter, 
 
 Of differences,which I beft though it fit 
 To anfwerefrom our home rthefeuerall MefTengers 
 From hence attend difpatch.our good old Friend, 
 
 Lay comforts to your boforne.and beftow 
 Your needfull counfaile to cur bufineffes, 
 
 Which craues the inftant vfe. 
 
 Clo. 1 ferue you Madam, 
 
 YourGraces 3reright welcome. Exeunt. Tlounfh. 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter Kent,aad Steward fetter ally. 
 
 Stew. Good dawning to thee Friend,art of this houfe ? 
 
 Kent. f. 
 
 Stew. Where may we fet our horfes ? 
 
 Kent, l’th'myre. 
 
 Stew. Prythee.ifthou lou’ftme,tel! me, 
 
 Kent. 1 loue thee not. 
 
 Ste. Why then 1 care not for thee. 
 
 Kent. If I had thee in Lysbttrj Pinfold,I would make 
 thee care forme. 
 
 Ste. Why do’ft thou vfe me thus ? I know thee not. 
 
 Kent. Fellow I know thee. 
 
 Ste. What do ft thou know me for? 
 
 Kent. AKnaue.aRafcall, aneater ofbrokenmcates,a 
 bafe, proud, fhallow, beggerly. three-fu.red-hundred 
 pound, filthy woofted-flocking knaue.a L.lly-l.uered, 
 aftion-taking.whotefon gUflc-gazing fuper-feruioeable 
 finicall Rogue, one Trunke-inhetiting flaue. one that 
 would’ft be a Baud in way of good fetuice, and art no¬ 
 thing but the compofition of a Unaue, Begger, » 
 
 Pandar, and the Sonne and Heire of a Mungnil Bitch, 
 one whom 1 will beate inco clamours whining, if thou 
 denv’ft the leaf! fillable of thy addition. 
 
 Stew. Why,what a monftrous Fellow art thou, thus 
 to raile on one, that is neither knowne of thee, nor 
 
 knowjts thee ? ^ ^ btiaen _ fac . d Vatlec art thou, to deny 
 
 thou knoweft me f hit two dayes fmceltnpt vp thy 
 heeks.and beate thee before the King?Draw you rogue. 
 
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 2_9 * c l be \ 7 ragsdtecfLear 
 
 tot chough It be night^et the Moone fhines,l!e make 3 
 fop oth' Moonfhine of you, you whorefon Cullyenty 
 Barber-monger,draw. 
 
 Stew. A way, I haue nothing to do with thee. 
 
 Kent. Draw you Rafirall, you come v/ith Letters a- 
 gainft the King,and take Vanitie the puppets parr, a- 
 gainftthe Royalde of her Father ; draw you Rogue, or 
 He fo carbonado your flunks, draw you RaftuH, come 
 your waies. 
 
 Ste. HeIpe,ho,nu)ithcr,hdpe. 
 
 Kent. Strike you Haue : Rand rogue, ftandyo'J neat 
 flaue,ftrikc. 
 
 Stsw. Helps hoa,murthcr,niurther. 
 
 Enter Bafiard,CcntrA'aU, Regan y 6lofta,E*rtianit. 
 
 'Baft. How now,what’s the matter ?Part. 
 
 Kent. With you goodnaan Boy, if you pleafe.eonie. 
 He flelh ye,come on yong Mailer. 
 
 Git* Weapons? Armes ? vvhot’s the matteT here ? 
 
 Cor. Keeps peace vpon your liues, he dies that ftrikes 
 againc.what is the matter? 
 
 Beg. The Mdfengcrs from our Sifter, and the King 
 
 Cor. What is your difference, fpeake ? 
 
 Stew. ] am fesreein breath my Loid. 
 
 Kent, No Maruell.youbaue fo bcKJr’d your valour, 
 you cow3rdlyRafcalI,rmured!fcbimcsin tbcc:a Taylor 
 made thee. 
 
 Cor. Thou art 3 ftrange feIIo\w,a Taylor make a man? 
 
 Kent. A Taylor Sir,a Stone-cutter,ov a Pair.ter.could 
 not haue made him foil!, though they had bin but two 
 yearesoth’trade. 
 
 Cor. Speake yet,how grew your quarrel! ? 
 
 Ste. This ancient Ruffian Sir, whofc life J haue fpar’d 
 at fine of his gray-beard. 
 
 Kent. Thou whore Ton Zed, thou vnneceffary Ierter; 
 my Lord.if you wiflgiue mekaue, I will tread this via. 
 boulted villaine into morier, and daube the wall ofa 
 lakes with him. Spare my gray-bcard,you wagtails ? 
 
 Cor. Peace firra’n. 
 
 You beaftiy knaue,know you no reuerence ? 
 
 Kent. Yes Sir,but anger hath 3 priuiledge. 
 
 Cor. Why art thou angrie ? 
 
 Kent, That fuch a fbue as this fiiould weare a Sword, 
 Who weares no honefty : fuch fmiiing rogues as thefe, 
 Like Rats oft bite the holy cords > a twainc. 
 
 Which aret’intrince, t’vnloofe : fmootheuery paffion 
 
 That in the naturcsof their Lords rebel!, 
 
 Being oile to fiie.fnow to the colder moedes, 
 Reuengc,affirme,and rurne their Ha’cion beakes 
 
 With euery gall.and varly of their Mailers, 
 
 Knowing naught (like dogges) but following: 
 
 A phgue vpon your Epilepticke vifage, 
 
 Smoilc you my fpeeches,as I were a Foole ? 
 
 Goofc.if 1 had youvpon Serum Piaine, 
 
 I’ld drtue yecackling home to Camslet. 
 
 Corn. What art thou mad old Fellow? 
 
 j Gloft How fell you out.fay that? 
 
 Kent. No contraries hold more antipathy, 
 
 Then 1 ,and fuch a knaue. 
 
 Com. Why do'll thou call him Knaue ? 
 
 . What i< his fault ? 
 
 j Bent. His countenance likes me not. 
 
 1 Cor. No more per chance do's rmne.nor his,nor hersi 
 
 Kent. Sir, ’tis my occupation to be piaine, 
 
 I nauc .cCi.r better faces in my time. 
 
 Then llandsonany fhoulderthat 1 fee 
 
 Before me.at this inflant. 
 
 C 0 ™ 1 This is forre Fellow, 
 
 "Who hauing becnc prais’d for bluntneffe.doth sfRa 
 
 K hucyroughnes.and conftraines thegarfc 
 
 Quite from^ir Nature. He cannot flatter he, 
 
 An hop.eli mind and plaine,he muR fpeake truth. 
 
 And they will take it fo,ifnoi, hoe’s piaine. 
 
 T kefe kind ofKhaues 1 know,which in this plainneffc 
 Harbour more crafr,3nd more corrupter ends, 
 fnen twenty filly ducking obferuancs, 
 
 Tb.at flretch their duties nicely. 
 
 Kent. Sir,in good faith,in fincerc verity, 
 v nder th’allawance ofyeur great afpetf, 
 
 Whofc influence like the wreath of radiem fire 
 
 On flicking Pbsebtu front. 
 
 Corn. What tr.ear.’fl by this? 
 
 Ket,t. To go out of my dial C a, which you difeoro- 
 mend fo much; Iknow Sir,! am no flatterer, he thatbe- 
 guild you in 2 piaine accent, was a piaine Knaue, which 
 tor my part 1 will noc be, though! fhould win your 
 diipleafinc to entreat me too’t. 
 
 Corn. What was th'offenceyou gauehim? 
 
 Sie. Ineucrg3uehimany: 
 
 It pleas’d the King his Mailer very hte 
 
 1 01 trike at me vponhismifconflruaion, 
 
 Wnen he comparand flattering hisdifpkafure 
 , ript me bebinatoeing downe J infultcd,rail , d, 
 
 And put vpon him fuch a deale of Man, 
 
 1 nat worthied him,got prailcs of the King, 
 
 Per him attempting ,\vho was felfe-fubdued. 
 
 And in the flclhment of this dead exploit. 
 
 Drew on me hcreagaine. 
 
 Kent. None of thefe Rogues,and Cowards 
 
 But Aiax is rhete F oole- 
 
 Corn. Fetch forth the Stocks? 
 foullobborne ancient Knaue,you reuerent Bngart, 
 
 Wec’l leach you, 
 
 Kent. Sir,I am tooold toleamc: 
 
 Call not your Stocks for me,l ferue the King. 
 
 On whofc imploymcnt 1 was fent to you. 
 
 You fhali doe fmall refpcfls.fhow coo bold malice 
 
 Again!! the Grace,and Perfon of my Mailer, 
 
 Stocking his Meffenger. 
 
 Corn. Fetch forth the Stocks; 
 
 As I haue life andHonour.therefhallhe fit rillNoone. 
 
 Reg. Till r.oone? till night my Lord,and all iimbi too. 
 
 Kent. Why Madam,if I were your Fathers dog. 
 
 You fhould not vfe me fo. 
 
 Reg. Sir.beinghis Knaue,! will. Stoekj In-ought out. 
 
 Cor. This is a Fellow of the lelfe fame colour. 
 
 Our Sifter fpeakes of. Come,bring away the Stocks. 
 
 Cjlo. LetmebefeechyourGracepiottodofo, 
 
 The King his'Maftetyiecdsmufttakeit ill 
 
 That he (o (lightly yalued in his Meffenger, 
 
 Should haue him thus reftrained. 
 
 Car. Ilcanfwercthat. 
 
 Reg. My Sifter may rccicue it much more worffe. 
 
 To haue her Gentleman abus’d,affaulted, 
 
 Com. Come my Lord,away. Exit, 
 
 Glo. ! am forty for thee frlend,*cis the Duke pleafurc, 
 Whofc difpoficion all the world well knowes 
 
 Will not be rub’d nor ftopt,Ik entreat for thee. 
 
 /Aw.Pray do notSir,! have watch’d and trauail’d hard. 
 Some timeIlhall flcepeout,thereft llewhiftle. 
 
 A good mans fortune may grow cuts: hecks: 
 
 Glue 
 
(Jiue you good morrow. 
 
 qto. T he Duke’s coo blanuin vHs, 
 
 ‘Twill be ill taken. 
 
 Xe/w.Good King,that muft approne common law* 
 
 Thou out of Heauens beacdiftlon com’ft 
 To the w*rme Sun. . 
 
 A pproach thou Beacon to this vnderGlobe, 
 
 That by thy comfortable Bcames 1 may 
 
 • perufe this Letter. Nothing almoft fees miracles 
 I Btttmiferie. I know‘tis from Ccrdelis, 
 
 1 Who hath mod fortunately becoe inform’d 
 Of nay cbfcurcd courfc. Andfhsll findc time 
 From this enormous State,fecking to giue 
 Ioffes their remedies .All weary and o’re-vrarch d. 
 Take vantage hcauie cyes.not to behold 
 This fharaetnll lodging. Fortune goodnight. 
 
 Smile once more.tume thy whecle. 
 
 Enter Mger. 
 
 Edg. I heard my felfe proclaim'd, 
 
 And by the happy hollow of a Tree, 
 
 Efcap’d the hunt. No Port is free,no place 
 That guard, and mo ft vnufall vigilance 
 Do’s not atteod cnytaking. Whiles I may fcape 
 I will preferuc myfelfe: and am bethought 
 To ukc the bafcft,and moftpocreft fhape 
 That cucr penury in contempt of mar., . 
 
 Brought oecre to beaft; my face Ile grime with hlth. 
 Blanket my loines.clfeall my hairesio knots, 
 
 And with prefented nakednefleout-face 
 The W wideband pcrfecutions of the skie; 
 
 The Country giues nae proofc,and prefidenc 
 Of Bedlam beggers, who with roaring voices. 
 
 Strike in their num’d and mortified Atmes. 
 Pins.Wodden-prickeSjNayles.Sprigs ofRofemane s 
 And with this horrible obieft.from low Farmes, 
 
 Poore pelting V'iUages.Sheeps-CoateSjandMmes* 
 
 Ioforce tbeit ch&ruie: poorc Tnrfjgod,^oote Tom 
 
 » r _.. a r • C 1 nnrhmo srn. 
 
 Kent. iwearel. 
 
 Lear. They durftnotdo't: 
 
 They could not, would.net do‘t: ‘tis tfeorlethenmurther. 
 To do vpon refpeft fuch violent outrage: 
 
 Refolue me with all modeft hafle,which way 
 Thou might’ft defense,or they impofe this vfage, 
 
 Cotnmiog from vs. 
 
 Kent. My Lord.wheo at their home 
 I did commend your Hsghnefle Letters to them. 
 
 Ere 1 was rifen from the place.that &cwcd 
 My dutie kueeUng,came there a reekingPofte, 
 
 Stew'd in his hafte.halfe breathlcffe,painting forth 
 Prom ffwm'ffhi* Miftris/aiucatioos; 
 
 Dcliuer’d Letters fpight ofintermiffion, 
 
 Which prefeotly they read; on thofe contents 
 They (urtimon’d vp their mciney.ftrsigbt tooke Korfe, 
 Commanded me to follow,and attend 
 The leifure of their anfwer ,gaue me cold lookes, 
 
 Aod meeting heere the other Meffenger, 
 
 Whofe welcome ! perceiu’d had poifon'd mine. 
 
 Being ihe very fellow which of late 
 D.fplaid fo fawcily agatoft your Highndfe, 
 
 Hauing more man then wit about me,drew} 
 
 He rais'd the houfc, with loud and coward cries^ 
 
 Your Sonne and Daughter found this trefpaffe worth 
 The (hame which heere it fuffers. t ws ?- 
 
 FooU. Winters not gon yet,if the wil’d Geefe fry that 
 Fathers that weare rags, do make their Children blind. 
 But Fathers that bcare bags,(hall fee their children kind. 
 Fortune that arrant whore,nets turns the key toth poor?. 
 But for all this thoutfhak haue as many Dolors for thy 
 Daughters,as thou canft tell in a yeare. 
 
 Lear. Oh how this Mother lwels vp toward my heatt. 
 Htftoricapaffio,dovir\Q thou diming forrow, 
 
 Thy Elements below where is this Daughter? 
 
 Kent. V/irh the Earle Sir here within. 
 
 Lear. Follow me noc.flay here. 
 
 Cert. Made you no more offence. 
 
 Exit. 
 
 Th*t‘» fomcthLng y et: Edgar 1 nothing am. Exit. 
 
 Enter Lear Jrode .and Gentleman. 
 
 Lea.’Txi Grange that they fhouldfo depart from home. 
 And not fend backe my Meffenger s. 
 
 Gent. As I leam’d. 
 
 The night bcfore.thcre was no purpofe in them 
 Of this remioue. 
 
 Kent. Haileto thee Noble Mafter. 
 
 Lear. H a ? Mak’ft thou this frame ahy paftime t 
 Kent. No my Lord. 
 
 Toole. Hah.ha, he wearcsCruel! Garters Hones are 
 tide b.y the heads. Doggcs and Bearcs, by*th nccke, 
 Monkies by’th'loynes, and Men by’th’ legs: when b man 
 cucrlofticat legs,then he weares woddenaethcf-ftocks. 
 Lear. What's he. 
 
 That hath fo much thy place miflooke 
 To fet ihee heere? 
 
 Kent. |t is both he and (he, 
 
 Your Son .and Daughter 
 Lear. No. 
 
 Kent. Yes. 
 
 Lear. No l fay. 
 
 Kent. 1 fav yea. 
 
 Lear. By htf iter I fwesreno. 
 
 Kent. Nones _ , 
 
 How chance the the King comes .vith (o fmall a number? 
 
 Fade. And thou hadft bcene fet i'th'Stockes tor that 
 qtscftion,thoud’ft well deferu d it, 
 
 Kent. WhyFooie? 
 
 Toole Wed fet thee to fchook to an Ant, toteecb 
 thee thet's no labouring i th* winter. All that follow their 
 notes,are led bv their eyes, but blindemen, and thereis 
 notonoi'e among twenty,but can fmdihsm thatsttink- 
 let go thy hold,when a greatwheclc luns dowrrea 
 hill leaftitbreake thy nccke with toilowing. But toe 
 great one that goes vpward, let him drawtbee alter : 
 when a wifeman giues thee better counfellgiue me mtn« 
 againe,! wouldhause oonebm knaues follow », fmec^ 
 Foole giues it. 
 
 That Sir .which lerues snd feekes for game, 
 
 And folio wes but fot vormcj 
 Will packe,when itbegins toraiae. 
 
 And leaue thee in the ft or me. 
 
 But I will tarry,the Foolc will flay, 
 
 And let the wifemanfiie: 
 
 The knaue tomes Foole that runnes v&vfr 
 The Foole no knaue perdie. 
 
 Enter Lear,and (jlojien 
 
 Kent, Where learn'd yowtbisFoeie? 
 
 Foole. Nat iTh* Stocks Foole. 
 
 

 Lear. Deny to fpcake with me? 
 
 They are ficke,they are weary. 
 
 They haue craoail d all 'he night ?meerefetches. 
 
 The images of revolt and flying oft 
 1 Fetch me a better anfwer. 
 
 Gio. My deers Lord, 
 
 You know the ft ay quality of the Duke, 
 
 How vnremoueable and fctt he is 
 lnhis ownecourfe. 
 
 Lear. Vengeance,Plague,Death,Confiifion t 
 
 Fiery? What quality ? Why dojhr,qUJhir, 
 lid fpeakc with the Dnke of Cornwall, and his wife. 
 
 GU. Well my good Lord,I haue inform’d them fa. 
 Lear. Inform’d them ? Do’ft thou vnderfhnd me man. 
 Olo. 1 my good Lord. 
 
 Lear. The King would fpeake with formoall' 
 
 The deere Father 
 
 Would with his Daughter fpeake,commands.tends.fer- 
 Are they inform’d of this ? My breath and blood: (usee 
 
 Fiery? The fiery Duke,tell the hot Duke that_ * 
 
 No.but not yet, way be he is not well. 
 
 Infirmity doth (fill neglefi all office. 
 
 Whereto our health is bound,we are not our feluej 
 When Nature being oppreft.commands the mind ' 
 
 To luffer with the body; lie forbeare. 
 
 And am fallen out with my more headier will 
 To take the indifpos’d and fickly fir. 
 
 For the found man. Death on my Rate : wherefore 
 Should he fit heere i This ad perfwades me. 
 
 That this remotion of the Duke and her 
 Is pradife only Giue me my Seruant forth; 
 j Goe tell the Duke, and s wife,H’d fpcake with them : 
 Now,prelently: bid them come forth and heare me. 
 
 Or at their Chamber doore lie bcate the Drum, 
 
 Till it crie fieepe to death. 
 
 Glo. I would haue all well berwixr you. Ixir. 
 
 Leer Oh me my heart 1 My rifing heart | Burdowne. 
 Teel,. Cry to it Nuncklc. as the Cockney did to the 
 Eele^when (he put ’em i’th’ Psffealiue, (heknapt'em 
 o rh eexcombs with a fticke,and erved downe wantons, 
 down^twas her Brother, that in pure kmdncffe to hi* 
 Horfe buttered his Hay. 
 
 Enter ComewaU.Regan.Qofler,Servant u 
 Lear, Good morrow to yoc both. 
 
 Corv. Haile to your Grace. Kent hen fet at liberty 
 
 Reg. I am glad to fee your Highnefle. 
 
 Lear Regan,l thinke your are . 1 know what reafon 
 I haue to thinke fo.if thou (houldt) not be glad 
 I would diuorce me from thy Mother Tombe, * 
 
 | Sepulchring an Adaltreffe. O are you free? * 
 
 1 Some other time for that. Beloued Regan, 
 
 Thy Sifters naught: oh Regan, fhe hatn tied 
 Sharpe tooth'd vnkindneffejike a vulture heere, 
 
 I can fcarce fpeake to thee .thoult not beleeoe * 
 
 With how deprau’d a quality. Oh Regan. 
 
 R'g l pray you Sir,t*kc parience.i haue hope 
 You lefle know how to value her defers. 
 
 Then (he to fcant her dutie. 
 
 Lear, Say? How is that? 
 
 * cannot thinke my Sifter in the leaft 
 I Would fade her Obligation. IfSrr perchance 
 J _ t^ftr&ined ihc Rictt of your Followres, 
 
 Ti* on fiich ground,end to fuch wholefome end. 
 
 | As cleerei her from fill blame* 
 
 Lear. M j aa-fes oa her. 
 
 J rjv i rageaw qj L, 
 
 w'M'r • 
 
 Reg. OSlr.youareoJd, 
 
 Nature in yea ftands on the very Verge 
 Ofhis confine: you (hould be rul’d, and led 
 By feme diferetion, that difeemes your Rate 
 Better then you your felfe : therefore I pray yo „ 
 
 That ro our Sifter, you do make retume 1 
 
 Say you haue wrong'd her. 
 
 Lear. Aske her rorgiueneft ? 
 
 Do you but marke how this becomes the houfe ? 
 
 Deere daughter, I confeffe that J am old • 
 
 Age is vnoeceffary : on my knees 1 begge’ 
 
 T hat you I vouchsafe me Rayment, IkSnd Food. 
 
 Retume yo°uto myS™' * *** Tnfi S ht, T “ ic *« * 
 
 Lear. Neuer Regan ; 
 
 She hath abated me of halfe my Traine, 
 
 Look’d blacke vpon me, ftrooLene w.th her Tongue 
 Mo(l Serpen,, hke, vpon the very Heart. ^ 
 
 All the ftor d Vengeances of Heauen, fall 
 On hersngratefoll top , ftrike heryong bene. 
 
 You taking Ayres, with Lameneile. 
 
 Corn. Fye fir, fie. 
 
 u :You nimble Lightnings.dart your blinding flames 
 Into her fcornfiil! eyes: Infefl her Beauty 8 
 
 i.™,i'i^L Fog8 “’ l ^f° wrWI s “ mt - 
 
 Reg. O the bltft Gods! 
 
 So will you wifh on me. when the n/h moode is on. 
 Z^*r. No ^ef^ thou (halt neuer haue my eurfe ; 
 
 Thy tender-hefted Nature (hall not giue 
 
 Thee o re to harfhneffe: Her eyes are fierce, but thine 
 Do comfort, and not bume. Tis not in thee 
 To grudge my pleafures, to cut off my Traine 
 To bandy hafty words, to fcant my Gzn 
 And in conclufion.tooppofe the bolt * 
 
 Againft my comming in. Thou better knowU 
 1 he Offices ofNature,bond of Childhood 
 EtFefts o( Curtefic, dues ofGratitude: 
 
 Thy halfe o’th’Kmgdome haft thou not forgot. 
 
 Wherein I ihee endow'd. 6 
 
 Keg. Good Sir. to'th’purpofc. racket wjtbm. 
 Lear. Who putmy man i’lh’Scockes ? 
 
 Ent tr Steward, i 
 
 Com. What Trumpet’s that?, 
 
 _ 1 ^°Z ( r S ‘ ftcrs: lbis *PP roues her Letter, 
 
 That fhe would foonebc heere. Is your Lady come? 
 
 Lear. This is a Slaue, whofeeafie borrowed pride 
 
 D wel, m rhe fickly grace of her he followes. 
 
 Out Varlet, from my fight. 
 
 Com. What meane* your Grace? 
 
 Enter Conand, 
 
 Ho <kt my Seruant? Regan ,\haue good hope 
 Thou did ft not know ont. 6 
 
 Whocomeshere >OHeauens J 
 
 If you do Jouc old men, ifyour fweet (way 
 Allow Obedience; if you your felues are old. 
 
 Make it your caufe; Send downe,and take my part. 
 
 Art not aiham'd to looke vpen this Beard ? 
 
 O Regan, will you take her by the hand ? * 
 
 Goa, Why not by’th’hand Sirf How haue I offended ? 
 AH s nor offence that indifererion fmdes. 
 
 And dotage termes ft*. 
 
 Lear. O fides, you arc too tough > 
 
 Will you yet hold ? 
 
 How came my men rtfSiockcs ? 
 
 Com. I f« hiiuherc.Sir : but his owneDiforden 
 
 Dt&ra'd 
 
The Tragedie ofKjpg Lear 
 
 l 9 S 
 
 And thou ait twice her Lout 
 
 Con. Heart me roy Lord; 
 
 What need you fine and twenty ? Ten ? Orfiue? 
 
 To follow in a houfe, where twice fo many 
 Haue a command to tentHyou ? 
 
 Reg. What need one! 
 
 Lear. O reafon not the need .• out baled Beggers 
 Are In the poor eft thing fuperfluous. 
 
 Allow not Nature,more then Nature needs: 
 
 Mint life it cheape as Beaftet. Thou art a Lady; 
 
 Ifonely to go warme were gorgeout, 
 
 Why Natureoeedt not what thou gorgeous weai*ft. 
 Which fcarccly keepes thee warme,but for true need: 
 
 You Heaucnt.giue me that patience,pstience 1 need. 
 
 You fee me heere (you Gods)a poore old man, 
 
 A» full of griefe as age,wretched in both, 
 
 I fit be you that flirres thefe Daughtersbeam 
 Againft their Father,foole me not fo much. 
 
 To beare 'rt camely:touch roe with Noble anger. 
 
 And let not womens weapons, water drops. 
 
 Staine my mans cheeket-No y ou vnnaturail Hags, 
 
 1 will haue fuchreuenges on you both, 
 
 That all the world (hall---1 will do fuch things. 
 
 What they are yet,I know not.but they fealbe 
 The terrors oftheearth? you thinke lie weepe. 
 
 No,lie not weepe.I haue full caufe of weeping. 
 
 Stor me and Tcmpgfl. 
 
 But this heart fhal break into a hundred thoufand ft awes 
 Or ere Tie weepe; O Foole.I fhall go mad. Exeunt. 
 Corn. Let vt withdraw, “twill be a Scorme. 
 
 Reg. This houfe is little,the old msn an d$ people. 
 Cannot be well beftow’d. 
 
 Con. Tij bis ownc blame hath put himfelfe fr om reft. 
 And rnuft needs tafle his folly. 
 
 Reg. For his particular,lie receiuc him gladly, 
 
 But not one follower. 
 
 Co*. Soam I purpos'd. 
 
 Where is my Lord otGlojhrl 
 
 Enter Qhftrr. 
 
 Corn, Followed the old man forth,he is retom*d. 
 
 Cjlo. The King is in high rage. 
 
 Corn. Whether is he going ? 
 
 Ch. He cals to Horfe.but will I know not whet he?. 
 Com. 'Tis beft to giue him way,he leads himfelfe. 
 Cm. My Lord.ent reate him by nomeanes toftay. 
 do. Alacke the night comes on.and the high vrtnde* 
 Do forely ruffle.for many Mites about 
 There’s force a Bufh. 
 
 Reg. O Sir.to wilfull men, 
 
 The ioiarie* that they themfelues procure, 
 
 Muft be their Schoole-Mafters: (but vp /out doores. 
 He is attended with * defperate crasne, 
 
 And what they may incenfe hirotoo^seing apt. 
 
 To haue hts eareabus’d.wifedome bids fcare. 
 
 Cor. Shut vp your doores my Lord, 'tis a wil d mgfer 
 My Regan counfels well: come out oth’fiorroe. Exettnl 
 
 rfchis 7 " trtius. Scena *Prima. 
 
 Stcrme fl,B. Enter Kent,and a Gentlemen Jewaafy. 
 
 Kent. W ho’s there befidet fettle weather ? 
 
 Cm. One missded like the weather ^noftvnquietly 
 
 in _ ^ 
 
 Defcru’d much leffe aduaneement. 
 
 Lear. You? Did you? 
 
 Reg. 1 pray you Pather being weak«,fecfl»* fo. 
 iftill the expiration ofyour Moneth 
 You will rcturne and fotoorne with my Sift^t 
 Difmifliog halfeyom tralnc,come then to me, 
 
 I am now from home,and out of that prouifion 
 Which fhall be necdfull for your entertalnemenc. 
 
 Lear. Rctume to her? and fifty men difmifs d ? 
 
 No, rather 1 abiure all roofes.and chufe 
 To wage againft the enmity oth ayte, 
 
 To be a Comrade with ihc \Volfe,*nd Owle, 
 
 Neccfliues fharpe pinch. Rcturne with her? 
 
 Why the hot‘■bloodied France .that dowerleffe tccke 
 Our yotigeft borne,I could as well be brought 
 To knee his Throne,and Squirc-likc penfion beg. 
 
 To k eepc b»fe life » fooce; rcturne with her ? 
 
 Perfwideme rather tobcflauc andfumptci 
 To this detefted groooie. 
 
 Gon. At your choice Sir. 
 
 Lear. I pry thee Daughter do not make me mad, 
 
 l will not trouble thee my Child:farewell: 
 
 Wee*l no more meete.no more fee one another. 
 
 But yet thou art my flefe.my blood .my Daughter, 
 
 Or rather a difeafe that’s in my flefh. 
 
 Which 1 muft needs call mine. Thou art a Byle, 
 
 A plague fore.or imboffed Carbuncle 
 In my corrupted blobd. But lie not chide thee, 
 
 Lee fhame come when it will,I do not call it, 
 
 I do not bid the Thunder.bearcrfeoote. 
 
 Not tell talcs of thee to high-iudging lout. 
 
 Mend when thou can’ft.bebettet at thyle.fure, 
 
 1 can be patient,l can ftay with Rrgan, 
 
 1 and my hundred Knights. 
 
 Reg. Not altogether fo, 
 
 1 look throt for you yet, not am prouided 
 For your fit welcome.giue eare Sirto my Sifter, 
 
 For thofe that mingle reafon with your paflion; 
 
 Muft be content to thinke you old,and lo, 
 
 But fhcknovtes whatfhe doe’s. 
 
 Lear. Is this well fpoken ? 
 
 Reg. I dare suouch it Sir,what fifty Followers t 
 Is it not well? Wbat ftiould you need of more ? 
 
 Yea.ot fo many ? Sith that both charge and danger, 
 SpeaVe’gainft fo great a number ? How in one houfe 
 Should many people,vodertwo commands 
 Hold amity ?’Tishard,almoft impoffible. 
 
 Cum Why might not you my Lord .receiue attendance 
 From thofe that fee cals Seruants.or from mine? 
 
 Keg. Why not my Lord? 
 
 If then they chanc'd toflackeye. 
 
 We could compttoll them;lf you will come to me. 
 
 (For now 1 fpie a danger)! f ntreate you 
 To bring but fiae and iwemie ,to no more 
 Will! giue place or notice. 
 
 Lear, lgaueyouall. 
 
 Reg. Andingoodtimeyougaueit. 
 
 Lear. Madeyou my Gu>rdlans,my Depofitarlci, 
 
 But kept a referuation to be followed 
 With loch a number? What,muft I cOmetoyou 
 With fiue and twenty ? fyganfx id you fo ? 
 
 Reg. And fpeak’t againe my Lord, no more with me. 
 Lea. Thofe witked Creatures yet do look wel fauor’d 
 When others are more wicked, not being the wot ft 
 Stands infotne rsnkc ofpraife.lle go with thee, 
 
 1 hy fifty yet doth double fiue and twenty. 
 
The TrmgeJk of. Kfpg Lear. 
 
 196 
 
 Kan. ] know yau: Where*: the Kiss? 
 
 (jifit. Contending whhchs&tt&ll Element* j 
 Bsds she winds blow %iiz Iks eh into the Sea, 
 
 Or fwell theeurled Waters ’bout the- Maine, 
 
 That things might change.orceafe. 
 
 Kan. Cut who is with him? 
 
 Cant. None bat the Fook, who labours to out-left 
 His hesrt-ftrooke injuries. 
 
 Kan. Sir, 1 do know you. 
 
 And dare vpcrs the warrant of nsy note 
 Commend a deere thing to you. There Is diuifion 
 ( Although a: yet the facecfit iscouetM 
 With mutual! cunning)’cwixt Albany,and Cornwall; 
 Who hatse, as who haue not, that thtif great Starres 
 Thron’d and let high; Seruant^who feetne no lefis. 
 Which are to Fiance the Spies and Speculations 
 Intelligent of our State. Wnac hath bin feene. 
 
 Either i.n fnuf&s, and packings of the Dukes, 
 
 Or the hard Reine which both of them hath borne 
 Againft the old ktnde King; or fomeching deeper, 
 Whereof (perchance) thefe are but firnu filings. 
 
 Cent. I will u!be fimber with you. 
 
 Kent. No,doriOtt 
 
 For confirmation that 1 am much mare 
 Then ray out-wall; open this Purfe,snd take 
 What it contains*. If you fnall fee ('rrdelsa, 
 
 (A* feare not but you (nail) (hew her this Ring, 
 
 And file will tell you who that Fellow is 
 That yet you do not know, rye on this Stonne, 
 
 1 will gofeekethe King. 
 
 Cent. Giue me your hand, 
 
 Haue you no more to fay ? 
 
 Kant. Few words, but to effedi more then 3 !! yet j 
 That when we haue found the King, in which your pain 
 That way. He this: He that firfi lights on him. 
 
 Holla the other, Etseunt. 
 
 Scena Seam da. 
 
 Stems*ft iH. F nter Leaf find Foot*. 
 
 'Lear. Blow windes.SJ crack your cheeks; R*ge,blow 
 You Cataract, and Hytricano’s fpout. 
 
 Till you haue drench’d our Steeples,’drown the Cocker. 
 You Soiph’rous and Thought-executing Fires, 
 
 V 'aunt-cuffiors of Oake.c!eauing Thuoder-boits, 
 
 Sludge my whitehead. And thou eli.fhaking Thunder, 
 Strike fiat die thicke Rotundity o’th’world, 
 
 Gracke Natures moulds, all gcrmjines fpill at once 
 Thac makes ingtatcfull Man. 
 
 Foote. O Nunkle, Court holy-water in a dry houfe, is 
 better then this Rain-water out o'doote. Good Nunkle, 
 la, askethy Daughters bldfing, hecre’s a night oittics 
 neither Wifemen, nor Foole*. 
 
 Leer. Rumble thy belly full: fpit Fire, fpowt Raiue: 
 Not Raine, Winde,Thunder,Fire are my Daughters; 
 
 I taxe not you. you Elements with vnklndnefie. 
 i neutr gaue you Klrgdome, call’d you Qiildrenj 
 You owe me no fubfeription. Then let fail 
 Ycmt horrible olcafure. Heerel Rand your Slatte, 
 
 A poore, infir me, weake, and difpisfd old man s 
 But yet I cat! you Semite Miniflers, 
 
 That will with two pernicious Daughters ioyne 
 Yourhigtverigejuser’d Battailc./gainft a head 
 
 Sc old, and white 3 S this. 0,ho! ’tic fouls. 
 
 Fool*. He that has a houfe to put’s herd fo,has s c*x>& 
 Hc3d-p€€ce: 
 
 The CodpiecelAat will houfe,before the head has any t 
 The Head,and he fhall Lowfe: foBeggers marry many 
 The man j makes his Toe, whsc he his Hart (hold make' 
 Shall ofa Corns cry woe, and turne hi: fleepe to wake, * 
 Fo-i there was neuer yet faire women, but (hee made 
 mouther in 2 gl&flc. 
 
 Enter Kent* 
 
 Voar. No.l will be the patterne of all patience, 
 
 I will fay nothing. 
 
 Kent. Who’s there ? 
 
 Fed*. Marry here’s Grace, and a Codpiece, that’s a 
 Wifcnan, a ad a roole. 
 
 Kent. Alas Sir ate you here? Things thst loue nipht, 
 Loue not fuch nights as thefe: The wrathful! Skies 
 Gallo w the very wanderers of the darke 
 And make them keeps their Caues: Since I was man. 
 Such Aims of Fite, iu ch burfts ofhorrid Thunder, * 
 Such groanes of roaring Wincle,andRaine,I neutr 
 Remember to haue heard. Mans Nature cannot carry 
 ThVffli&ion, nor the feare, 
 
 Lear. Let the great Goddes 
 Thit keepe this dreadful) pudder o’re our heads, 
 
 Finde cut their enemies now. Tremble thou Wretch 
 That hsft within thee vndivulged Crimes 
 V nwhip: of J uftice. Hide thee, thou BJoudy hand; 
 Thou Perjur’d, and thou Simular of Venue 
 Thar art Inceftuous. Caytiffe, to peeces (hake 
 That vnder ccuerr, and conuenienc feeming 
 Ha’s promis’d on mans life. Clofe pent-vp guilts, 
 
 R me yotff concealing Continents, and cry 
 Thefe dreadful! Surmnoners grace. I am a man. 
 
 More finn'd again ft, then finning, 
 
 Kent. Alacke,bare-headed? 
 
 Gracious my Lord, hardbyheerelsaHouell, 
 
 Somefriendship will it lend you 'gainft the Tempeft: 
 Repofeyou there, while! to this hard houfe, 
 
 (More harder then the ftcmeswhcrcof *tls rais’d. 
 
 Which euen but now, demanding after you, 
 
 Deny'd me to come in) return?, and force 
 Their fesnted cut tefie, 
 
 Lear. My wits begin to tume. 
 
 Come or. my Coy. How doft my boy ? An cold ? 
 
 I am cold rr.y felfc. Where is this ftraw,r y Fellow ? j 
 The Art of out Necefttties is ft range. 
 
 And can makevilde things precious.Coire,your Houcl;; 
 Poore Foole, and Xnaue,l haue one part in my heart 
 That’s forry yet for thee. 
 
 Foole. He that has ar.d a little-tynt wit, 
 
 With heigh-ho, the Winde and the Raine, 
 
 Muft make content with his Fortunes fit, 
 
 Though the Raine it rzineth euvry day- 
 la. True B 07 : Come bring vs to this Houell. Fan. 
 Foole. This is a bre.ue night to code a Curtizan: 
 Ilefpeekeaprophefie ere I go: 
 
 When priefts are more In word, then matter; 
 
 When Brewers marre their Malt with water; 
 
 When Nobles are their Taylor: Tutors 
 ruo Heretiquesburn’d, but wenches Su.tors j 
 When euery Cafe in Law, is right j, 
 
 No Squire in debt, nor no poore Knight; 
 
 When Slanders do not liue in T ongues; 
 
 Nor Cuupurfes come not to throngs; 
 
 W'hcn Vfurera tell their Geiu i thTieid, 
 
And wham, do Chotcho. badd, 
 
 VhoXl .h. R«fa« of a»-.«o~ !<■»'«■ ‘t"™'"' 
 Then come* the time, who hue» to fee i. ^ 
 
 Thai fli*lbc Vl'd VMlth » 
 
 This ptopSiecie Merit* (hill make, for I ue 
 
 The Tragedte of K}?& ^ ear 
 
 n.... #mi» > P<y,ire 
 
 *97 
 
 Sc tend c Tertia. 
 
 f*n>. 
 
 Enter (ylcffer,and Edmund. 
 
 Gk. Al»cke.ala<ke EAw«f,I like not this vnr,at«rai! 
 deal.ngiv.hen 1 defoed their teaue that I might pit y him 
 they tooke from me the vfc of m.neowne hoihe.cnarg 
 
 me on paine of perpetual! d.fpleafore, neither to (peaks 
 of him entreat for him.or any way fuftain* him. 
 
 Moft fauage and vnnaturalL 
 Gil Co too; lay you nothing. There .* d.u.fion be 
 tvieene the Dukes, and a wortfe matte, then that: I h«. 
 teceiued a Letter this night, tr. dangerou. to be (poken 
 I haue lock'd the Utter in my Clolfet, thefeinio.es th 
 King now beares w.ll be reuenged home; thet .t part of 
 * Power already footed, wemuft incline to the King, 
 
 Willlooke him, and primly relieue him ; goe 
 mamtaine talke with the Duke.that my parity be not of 
 him perceiued; If he a.ke for me, I am .11, and gone t 
 bed. ifl d.e for it, (a» no leffe i» threaded me) the King 
 my old Maftet mu ft be relieued. There is fttange things 
 toward £dwW,pr*y you be careful! 
 
 Tuff. This Currefieforbid thee/hall the Duke 
 lnft 3 ntly know,and of that Letter too; 
 
 This feemes afaire deferuia* and mud draw me 
 That which my Father looles.no le(Te then all, 
 
 Tbe y onger nfes,when the old doth fall. 
 
 To (hut me out ? Poure on,l will endure: 
 
 1 Q foch a night as this ? O Reganfymcrdl, 
 
 Your old kind Father, whole frankc heart gaue all, 
 
 O that vuny madneffc lics^ct ms (hun that: 
 
 No more of that. 
 
 jZsnt. Good my Lord enter here. 
 
 Uar. Prythee go in thy fclfejeeke thine owne eafe. 
 This temped will not glue me k*u* to ponder 
 On things would hurt roe more,bus lie go^.n. 
 
 In Boy,go hr ft. You houfeietfe potierue. 
 
 Nay get thee in; He pr3y.and iaca lie fkepe, 
 
 Poore naked wretches,where foere you sso 
 That bide the pelting of this pittilefle ftorrnc. 
 
 How (hall your Houfc-leffe heads,and vnfed hCss* 
 Year lop'd.atid window’d raggedndlc defend you 
 From feafons foch os thefe ? G I haue tane 
 Too liule care of this -.Take pbyficke, Pornpe, 
 
 Expofe thy feife tofcelewhal wretches :eele, 
 
 That thou maid (hake the foperflur: to them. 
 
 And (hew she Heauens more tuft. 
 
 Scena Quart a. 
 
 Enter Lear t Kent ,arA Focfc . 
 
 Kent Here is the place my Lord, good roy LordenteT, 
 The tirranyofthe open night’s too rough 
 For Nature to endure. Stcnve/ftJ 
 
 Lear. Let me alone. 
 
 Hem. Good my Lord enterheere. 
 
 Lear. Wilt breake my heart? 
 
 Kent. I had rather breakc mine owne. 
 
 Good my Lotdentct. 
 
 Lear. Thou think fl *tis much that this comem.cas 
 Inuades »s to the skmfo :'ns to thee, (fiottne 
 
 Buc where ihe greater malady is ftxt, 
 
 The letter is fcarce felt. Thou dft (hun a Beare, 
 
 Bur if they (light lay loward the roaring Sea, 
 
 Thou dft roette ih* Beatei th' mouth .when the trend » 
 The bodies delicate : the tempeft in my mind, free. 
 Doth from my fences r»ke all fethngelfc. 
 
 Ssue what beaies<h«re,Filliaft ingratitude, 
 
 I jj no t gsthis mouth fhould teste this hand 
 Toe lifting food tool t But 1 will pun i(bhotnej 
 No»I will V»erp« «« more; in foch a night. 
 
 Enter Edgar jmd foole. 
 
 Eda. Fathom,and halfo.Fathorn and hslftiPOOW Torn, 
 fo^e. Come not in heere Nuncle,here’s a ipim.helpe 
 me,Helpew>e. , , , 
 
 Kern. Giue me thy hancr.whos there? _ 
 
 Each. A fpiritc, afpirite, hefsyeshis oimespo^ 
 
 T °lcem. What art thou that doft grumble there 1 th 
 
 rtrAw ? Corrsc forth. , « 
 
 Edg Away,the fouls Fiend follower roe,:hroughshe 
 
 (harpe Hauthorne blow the windes. Homo, gee to .. Y 
 
 bed and warroe thee. , 
 
 Lear. Did’ft thou giue ail to thy Diughters ? And #*t 
 
 thou corns to this/ . whom 
 
 Edgar. Who glue* any thing to poor *• Tern ? W 
 the f2l« M hath led though Fire, and throughFla«e. 
 through Sword.and Whirle-Poole,o re Bo S’ 3,td 
 mire,that hath laid Kn.ues vndet h.s P.dow, and Haue^ 
 in hisPoe, fet Rau-bane by hi, Po-redge madc hms 
 Proud ofheart,to t.deon a Bay tromngHorfs.o^ fo 1 * 
 
 incht Bridges to courfehis owne fhadow for a Traitor. 
 
 l.pooten»fon«<l»«“. " bo ” A ’ , 
 
 ** brouglK hi,, 
 
 Could’ft thou fauenothing? Would ft tbosi gue em - 
 Foole. Nay ,he referu’d a Blanket, elfe had l in .H 
 
 NowalHheplagueschatinthe gMkm ^ 
 
 Hang fared o’re mens f.ulc*,light on «hy • • 
 
 Kent. He bath no Daughters Sir. fubdu’d 
 
 Lear. Death Traitor, noth.og could haue MW* 
 To (ocb a lowneffe.but hn .nkmd Daughters. ( 
 is i, the falhion.that difearded *#*'*'' 
 
 Should haue thus hale mercy on thch I 
 Iudiciouipuoilhtnent, 'twasthis fle(h 
 
 pile. Th:s cold night will turnc v» ill to Poolcs.and 
 
 M4 £W. Take heed o'th'fool* Fiend, obey thy 
 
 MW.W tb y wo ^ 5 Iuftke ' fwsafe noe> commU ;^ 
 
?«9 H The Tragsdie tf King Lear . 
 
 | vroh raarn fvvorne Spoufe ; fee not thy Sweet-heart on 
 
 J preu <i array. Tom's a cold. 
 
 1 Lear. What baft thou bin? 
 
 Tig. A Seruingman ? Proud in heart, end mindej tn« 
 curl’d my haire, woreGloues in my cap; feru’d the Luft 
 oi my Miftrisheart,and did theadleof darkenefle with 
 her Swore as many Oathes, as I fpake words, & broke 
 them in the fweet fsce ofHeauen. One, that flept in the 
 contriuiog of Luft, and wak'd to doe h. Wine lou*d I 
 deerely. Dice deerely ; and in Woman, out-Paramour'd 
 theTurke. Falfeof heart, light of eare, bloody ofhand 
 Hoginfloth,Foxein ftealth, Wolfe ingreedinefle,Dog 
 ia rnadnes, Lyon in prey .Let not the creaking of Oiooes, 
 Nor the ruftling of Silkes, betray tby poore heart to wo¬ 
 man, Keepe thy foote out of Brothels, thy hand out of 
 Plackets, thy pen from Lenders Bookes, and defye the 
 foule Fiend. Still through theHauthoroe blowesthe 
 cold winde rSayes fuum, mun/ionnyJDo!phin my Boy, 
 Bey Sefej : let him trot by. Stormeftill. 
 
 Loot. Thou wert hater in a Graoe, then to anfwere 
 with thy vneouer’d body, this extremitieofthe Skies. Is 
 man no more then this ? Conftder him well. Thou ow'd 
 the Worrne no Silke 5 the Beaft. no Hide; the Shccpe.no 
 Wool!, the Cat, no perfume. Ha ? Here’s three on's are 
 fophifticated. Thou art the thing it ielfe; vnaccoromo- 
 dated man, is no more but fuch a poore, bare, forked A- 
 nimall as thou art. OS', off you Lendings : Comc.vn- 
 botton heerc. 
 
 Enter Gloucefter, with a Torch. 
 
 Foole. Prythee Nunckle be contented, ’tis a nsughtie 
 nighttofwimmein. Now a liedefireina wilde Field, 
 were like an old Letchers heart, a fmall fpark, all the reft 
 on's body.cold : Looke, heere comes a walking fire. 
 
 Edg. This is the foale Flibbertigibbet; hee begins at 
 Curfew, and walkes at firft Cocke : Hee giues the Web 
 and the Pin, fquints the eye, and makes the Hare-lippe; 
 MUdewes the white Wbeate, and hurts the poore Crea¬ 
 ture of earth. 
 
 Svoitbold footed thrice the old. 
 
 He met the Night-Mare,,and her nine-fold; 
 
 Bid her a-light.and her troth-plight. 
 
 And aroynt thee Witch,aroynt thee. 
 
 Kent . How fares your Grace ? 
 
 Lear. What’s he? 
 
 Kent. Who’s there ? What is’t you feckc? - 
 Clou. What areyou there ? Your Names ? 
 
 Sdg. Poore Tom, that eates the fwimming Frog, the 
 Toad, the Tod-pole, the wall-Neut, and the water: that 
 in the fune ofhis heart, when the foule Fiend rages, cats 
 Cow-dung for Sailers jfwallowes the old Rat, and the 
 dttch-Dogge; drinkes the green Mantle of the ftanding 
 Poole: who is whipt from Tyrhingto Tything, and 
 ftockt, punifti d,and impiifon’d : who hath three Suites 
 to his backg, fixe fhirts to his body : 
 
 Hot fe to ride, and weapon to' wcare a 
 
 But Mice.and Rats,and fuch fmall Deare, 
 
 Hauc bin Toms food, forfeuen long ycare: 
 
 Beware my Folio wet. Peace Smulkin.peace thou Fiend. 
 CUh What, hath your Grace no better company ? 
 tAg- The Prince ofDatkeneffe is a Gentleman. Mode 
 he's call’d, and (JMabu. 
 
 Cjicu. Ourflcfh and blood, my Lord, isgtowncfo 
 vilde, that it doth hate what gets it. 
 
 Edg. Poore Tom's scold. 
 
 G/ou* Go in with me ; my duty cannc: fuffer 
 
 T obey in all your daughters hard commands: 
 
 Though their Iniunfiion be to barremy doores, 
 
 And let this Tyrannous night take hold vpon you. 
 
 Yet haue I ventured to come feeke you out. 
 
 And bring you where both fire, and food is ready. 
 
 Lear. Firft let me talke with this Philofopher ' 
 
 What is the caufe of Thunder? * 
 
 Kent, Good my Lord take his offer. 
 
 Go into th*houfe. 
 
 Lear. He talke a word with this fame lemed Theban: 
 What isyourftudy ? 
 
 Edg. How to preuent the Fiend, and to kill Vetraine. 
 Lear. Let me aske you one word in priuate. 
 
 , Kcnt ' . Im P° rtunc him °ncc more to go my Lord, 
 
 His wits begin t'vnfettle. 
 
 giou. Canfi thou blame him? Storm ft id 
 
 Hi* daughters feeke his death: Ah,that good Kent, 
 
 He faid it would be thus : poore bsnifh'd man: 
 
 Thou fayeft the King growes mad, lie tell thee Friend 
 
 I arr. alrooft mad my feife. 1 had a Sonne, 
 
 Now out-law’d from my blood: he fought my life 
 
 But lately: very late: I lou’d him (Friend) 
 
 No Failicr his Sonne deerer: true to tell thee. 
 
 The greefe hath craz’d my wits. What a night’s this ? 
 
 I do be leech your grace. 
 
 Lear. O cry you mercy, Sir: 
 
 Noble Philofopher, your company. 
 
 Edg. Tom’s a cold. 
 
 Gion. In fellow there,into th’Houeljkeep thee W3rnn. 
 Lear. Come, let’s in all. 
 
 Kent. This wsy,roy Lord. 
 
 Lear. With him; 
 
 1 will keepe ftil! with my Philofopher. 
 
 Kent. Good my Lord, footh him •. 
 
 Let him take the Fellow. 
 
 Glou. Take him you on. 
 
 Kent. Sirra, come on: go along with vs. 
 
 Lear. Come, good Athenian, 
 
 Glon. No words.no words,hufli, 
 
 Edg. Childe Rowland to the darke Tower'came, 
 
 Hii word w3s ftill, fie, foh, and fumme, 
 
 1 fmell the blood ofa Briitifhmao. Exeunt 
 
 Scena Quinta. 
 
 Enter Cornwall,and Edmund. 
 
 Corn. I v/ii] haue my reuenge, ere I depart his houfe. 
 
 Haft. How my Lord, I may be cenfured, that Nature 
 thus giues W2y to Loyaltie, fomething fearcs mee to 
 thinkcof. 
 
 Comw. I now perceiue, it was not altogether your 
 Brothers euill difpofuion made him feeke Kis death: but 
 a prouoking mctic fet a-worke by a reprouable badnefie 
 
 inbimfclfe. 
 
 Haft. How malicious is my fortune, that I mud re¬ 
 pent to be iuft ? This is the Letter which heefpoakcof; 
 which spproues him an intelligent p&rtie to the aduanca- 
 gesofFrance O HeaucnsJchat thisTicafon werenot; 
 or not 1 the deieffor. 
 
 forn. GowuhmetotheDutchcffe. 
 
 Baft. If the matter of this Papei be certain, you haue 
 mighty bufineffe in hand. 
 
 1 Coni. 
 
The Tragedie of K Mg Lew . zyp j 
 
 Com. True or falfe,it hath made thee Ea rle of Glou- 
 cefter: feeke out where thy Father is, that hee may b ; 
 
 hi, rJ?ui.»n» re Ml,. 
 
 Loyalty, though the confl.abe fore betwecne that, and 
 
 will lay mift vpon thee: and thou fhalc finde 
 adeere Father in my looe. x 
 
 Clou. Good friend, J prythee take him in thy armes ; 
 
 haue ore-heard o plot of death vpon him: 
 
 [here is a Litter ready, lay him ink, 
 
 Ind driue toward Doucr friend, where thou fhalt mcete 
 loth welcome, and protection. Tike vp thy Matter, 
 fthou fhould’ft dally haJfe an houte, hi* life 
 
 With thine, and all that offer to defend him. 
 
 Stand in affured loffc. Take vp, take vp. 
 
 And follow me, that will to fomeprouifion 
 
 Ciuetheequicke conduct. Come,come,away. Exeunt 1 
 
 ♦ 
 
 Scena Sexta. 
 
 Scena. Septima. 
 
 Inter Kent, and Gfoueefter. 
 
 Cion . Heere is better then the open ayre.take it thank 
 fylly: I will peece out the comfort with what addition I 
 
 can: I will not be long from you. 
 
 Kent, All the po wre of his wit s.haue giuen way to bis 
 impatiencethe Gods reward your kindueffe. 
 
 Enter Lear , Edgar t and Foote. 
 
 Edo. Froterretto cals me, and tells me Nero is an Ang 
 ler in the Lake of Darkneffc : pray Innocent, and beware 
 
 the foule Fiend. , , 
 
 Foete. PrytheeNunkle tell mc,whethcr a madman be 
 
 a Gentleman.or a Yeoman. 
 
 Lear. A King.a King. 
 
 Foote. No, he’s a Yeoman, that ha’s a Gentleman to 
 his Sonne: for hee's a mad Yeoman that fees bis Soone a 
 Gentleman before him. 
 
 Lear. To haue a thoufand with ted burning Ipits 
 Come hiding in vpon’em. 
 
 Edg. Bieffe thy hue wits. 
 
 Kent. Opitty : Sir,where is the patience now 
 
 That you fo oft haue boafted to retaine ? 
 
 tie. My teares begin to take his part fo much. 
 
 They*marre my counterfeiting- 
 Lear. The little dogges, and all} 
 
 Trey,Blanchjand Sweet-heart: fee,they barkeatme. 
 
 Edg. Tom, will throw his head at them : Auauntyou 
 Curres.be thy mouth or blacke or white : 
 
 Tooth that poyfons if it bite: 
 MaftiffeiGrey-houod.Mongrill.Grim, 
 
 Hound or Spaniell, Brache,or Hym: 
 
 Or Bobtaile tight, or Troudle taile. 
 
 Tom will make him weepe and waile. 
 
 For with throwing thus my head; 
 
 Dors leapt the hatch, and all are fled. 
 
 Do.de.de.de: fefe: Come, march to Wakes and Fayres, 
 And Market Townes: pooreTom thy home is dry, 
 
 Lear Then let them Anatomize Kgan : See what 
 breeds about her heart. Is there any caufe inNature that 
 make thefehard-hearts. You fir, 1 entertainc for one of 
 my hundred ; oniy,l do not like the fafriion ofyour gar¬ 
 ments. You will fay they arc Perfian; but let them bee 
 chang’d. 
 
 Enter Glojter. 
 
 Kent. "Now good my Lord,lye hecre.and reft awhile. 
 Lear. Make no noife, make no noilc, draw the Ou¬ 
 tlines •. fo,fo,wc«’l goto Supperi'th morning. 
 foole. And lie go robed si noone. 
 
 Clou. Come hither Friend : 
 
 Where is the King roy Matter ? 
 
 Kent. He:eSir,but trouble him not,his wits ate gon. 
 
 Enter Cornwall, Regan,Goneritl, Baflard , 
 and Sent anti . 
 
 Corn. Pofte fpeedily to my Lordyour husband, fliew I 
 him this Letcer, the Army of France is landed : feekeout j 
 the Traitor Gloufier. 
 
 Reg. Hang him inftantly. I 
 
 Con. Plucke out his eyes. 
 
 Com, Leaue,him to my difpleafure. Edmond, keepe I 
 you our Sifter company : the retienges wee are bound to 1 
 take vppon yout Traitorous Father, are not fit for your 1 
 beholding. Aduice the Duke where you are going, toa I 
 mo ft feftiuace preparation : we are bound to the like.Our 
 Poftes fliall befwift,and intelligent betwixt vs. Fare¬ 
 well deete Sifter, farewell my Lord ofGloufter* 1 
 
 Enter Steward. 
 
 How now ? Where’s the King t 
 
 Stew. My Lord ofGloufter hath conuey’d him hence J 
 Some fiuc or fix and thirty of bis Knights 
 
 Hot Qtieftrifts after him, met him at g3te, 
 
 Who, with fome other of the Lords, dependant*, 
 
 Are gone with him toward Doucr; where they boaft 
 
 To haue well armed Friends. 
 
 Com. Get horfes for your Miftrts. 
 
 Con. Farewell fweet Lord,and Sifter. Exit J 
 
 Corn. Edmund (itevecW : go feek the Traitor Gloftcr, 
 Pinnion him like a Theefe, bring him before vs ; 
 
 Though well we may not parte vpon his life 
 
 Without theforme of Iuftice: yet our power 
 
 Shall do acurt’fictoourwrath,which men 
 
 May blame, but not comptroll. 
 
 Enter Gloucc ft er,avd Ser Hants, 
 
 Who’s there? cheTraicor? 
 
 Reg. Ingratefu)lFox,‘tishe. 
 
 Com. Bindefaft his corky armes. 
 
 Clou. What meanes your Graces? 
 
 Good my Friends confidcr you are my Ghefts : 
 
 Do me no foule play, Friends. 
 
 Com. Binde him I fay. j 
 
 Reg. Hard.hardiO filthy Traitor. 
 
 Clou. VnmeTcifull Lady.as you are, 1 ’mc none, 
 
 Corn. To this Chahe binde him, 
 
 Villaine, thou (halt findc. 
 
 Clou. By the kmdeGods, Vis moft ignobly done 
 
 To plucke me by the Beard. 
 
 Efg. So white, and fuch a Traitor ? 
 
 Clou. "Naughty Ladic, 
 
 Thtle haires which thou doft rauifn from my chm 
 
 Will quicken and accufe thee. 1 am your Hoff, 
 Wi'.hEobbcrs hands, my hofpitable fauours ^ 
 
3 oo The Tragedk of Kfng Lear. 
 
 You (hould no: ruffle thus. What wili you do? 
 
 Corn. Come Sir. 
 
 What Letters had you iate from France ? 
 
 Reg. Be Ample ani'wer'd, for we know the truth. 
 
 Com, And what confederacy haue you with the Trai- 
 cors, late footed in the Kingdcme ? 
 
 Reg. To whofe hands 
 
 You haue fent the LunatickeKing: Speake. 
 
 Clou. I haue a Letter gueffingiy fet downe 
 
 Which came from one that’s of a newer all hear?. 
 
 And not from one oppos’d. 
 
 Corn. Gunning. 
 
 Reg. And frlfc. 
 
 Cent. Where haft thou fent the King? 
 
 Clou. ToDouer. 
 
 Reg. Wherefore to Douer ? 
 
 Was't thou not charg'd at perill. 
 
 Certs. Wherefore toDouer? Let him anfwer that. 
 Clou. 1 am tyed to’th’Stake, 
 
 And I mull ftand the Courfc. 
 
 Reg Wherefore to Douer ? 
 
 <jtu Becaufe 1 would not fee thy cruell Nailes 
 
 Plucke out his poore old eyer: nor tny fierce Sifter, 
 
 Jo his Annointed ftefii, fticke boanfh phar.gs. 
 
 The Sea, with foch a ftormc as his bare bead. 
 
 In Hell-bhcke-night indut'd, would haue buoy’d vp 
 
 Ami quench'd the Stelled fires: 
 
 Yec poore oldhearr.he holpe the Hesucns to raine. 
 
 ]f Wolueshad at ihy Gate howl'd that fterne time, 
 
 Thou fhould’ft haue i'aid, good Porter tome the Key. 
 
 All Cruels elfc fublcribe: but 1 fhall fee 
 
 The winged Vengeance ouertake fuch Children. 
 
 Corn. See t fnalt thou neuer.Fellowes hold $ Chsire, 
 Vpon thefe eyes ofthine, liefer my foote. 
 
 C'.uh. He that will thinke to hue,till he be old, 
 
 Giue me fomrhelpe. -—O cruell! O you Gods. 
 
 Reg One fide will mocke another : Th’other too. 
 
 Corn If you fee vengeance 
 
 Sent Hold yout hand,my Lord: 
 
 I haue (eru'd you euer ftnee 1 was a Childe 
 
 But better feruice bauel neoer done you. 
 
 Then now to bid you hold. 
 
 Reg. How now, you dogge f 
 
 Ser ifyoudid weare a beard vpon your chin, 
 i Id (bake it on this quanell. What do you meaner 
 
 C am. My Villa.ne? 
 
 deru.Nay then come on, and take the chance of anger. 
 Reg. Giue me thy Sword. Apeaanr ftand vp thus? 
 
 Utiles ksm 
 
 Ser Oh i am flame: my Lord .you haue one eye Sefs 
 
 To fee tome mifchefe on him. Oh. 
 
 lorn. Left it feemoic.preuent it;Out vildegelly: 
 Where is thy luftec now 5 
 
 Cleu. All d atke and comfonleffe ? 
 
 Where’s my Sonne Edmund ? 
 
 Edmund, enkindleall the fpatkes of Nature 
 
 To quit this horrid a£be. 
 
 Reg, Out treacherous Villame, 
 
 Thou call’d on him, that hates thee. It was he 
 
 That made the ouerrureofthy Treafonstovs : 
 
 Who is too good to pitty thee. 
 
 Clan. O my Follies! then Edgar was abus’d, 
 
 Xinde Gods, forg'me me that,and profper him 
 
 Reg. Go thruft him out at gates.and let him fmell 
 
 Hu way to Douer. Exit wtib Gloufier. 
 
 How »s’t my Lord? How lookeyou ? 
 
 Corn. I haue receiu’d a hurt: Follow me Lady ; 
 
 T urne out that eyelcfTe Viliaine: throw this Slaue 
 
 Vpon the Dunghill : R^gan, 1 bleed apace, 
 
 V ntimely comes this hurt. Giue me your arr . Exeunt, 
 
 JlHus Quart us. Scena Trima. 
 
 Enter Edgar. 
 
 Edg. Yccbetter thus,and knowne to be contemn’d, 
 Then ftill contemn'd and flatter’d, to be worfl 
 
 The lowed, and molt deieftcd thing of Fortune, 
 
 Stands fill! in efperance, liuesnot in feare: 
 
 The lamentable change is from the beft. 
 
 The word resumes to laughter. Welcome then. 
 
 Thou vnfubftantiall ayte that 1 embrace: 
 
 The Wretch that thou hafi blowne vnto the word 
 
 Owes nothing to thy blafts. 
 
 Enter Clouller ,and an Oldman. 
 
 But who comes heere ? My Father noorely led ? 
 
 World, World, O world 1 
 
 But that thy ftrange mutations make vs hate thee. 
 
 Life would not yeeldc to age. 
 
 Oldm. O my good Lord, I haue bene your Tenant, 
 And your Fathers Tenant, thele fourefcorc yeaies. 
 
 Clou. Away,get thee away ; good Friend be gene. 
 Thy comforts can do me no good stall. 
 
 Thee, they may hurt. 
 
 Oldm. Y ou cannot fee your way. 
 
 Clou. 1 haue no way, and therefore want no eyes t 
 
 1 Humbled when I (aw. Full oft tis feene. 
 
 Out meanes fecure vs, and our cnccre defedh 
 
 Proue our Commodities. Oh dceie Sonne Edgar, 
 
 The food of thy abufed Fathers wrath : 
 
 Mightl butliueto lee thee in my touch, 
 
 1’ld lay I had eyes againe. 
 
 Oldm. How now ? who’s there > 
 
 Edg. O Gods! Who is t can fay I am at the worfl? 
 
 1 am worfethen etc 1 was. 
 
 Old. *Tis pooic mad Tom. 
 
 Edg And worfc 1 may be yet : the word is not, 
 
 Sc long as we can fay this is the worfl 
 
 Gldm. Fellow.where goeft f 
 
 Glut. Is it a Beggar-man? 
 
 Oldm. Madman,and beggar too. 
 
 Clou He has fome reafon, elfe he could not beg. 
 l’th'laft nights ftorme, 1 fuch a fellow faw; 
 
 Which made me thinke a Man.a Worme. My Sonne 
 Came then into my mir.de, and yet my minde 
 
 Was then featfe Friends with him. 
 
 I haue heard more fince : 
 
 As Flies to wanton 8oyes, are we to rb’Gods, 
 
 They kill vs for tbeir fport 
 
 Edg. How fhould this be > 
 
 Bad tsthcTrade thatrouft playFooletoforroW, 
 
 Ang'ring it felfe.ar.d others. BleiTe theeMaftcr. 
 
 Clou. Is chat the naked Fellow? 
 
 Oldm. i ,cny Lord. 
 
 Clou. Get thee away tlffor my fake 
 
 Thou wilt ore-take vs hence a mile or twaine 
 l’th’way toward Douer, do it for ancient Jouc, 
 
 And bring fomc courting for this naked Soule, 
 
 Which lie inueatc to leademe. 
 
 Old. Alacke (it, he is mad 
 
 qioo. 
 
The Tragedie of Kfrig Lear 
 
 ;oi 
 
 Clou. 'Tis she times plague. 
 
 When Madmen leadethe blinde: 
 
 Do as I bid thee, or rather do thy pleafure» 
 
 About she reft, be gone, 
 
 Oldm. lie bring him the beft Parrell that 1 haue 
 Come on’s,what will. 
 
 Gleu. Sirrah, naked fellow, > 
 
 Sig. Poore Tom’s a cold. I cannot daub it further. 
 
 Clou. Come hither fellow. 
 
 SJg. Andyeclmuft: 
 
 Bleffe thy fweete eyes, they bletdc. 
 
 Clou. Know’ft thou the way to Douer? 
 
 Edo. Both ftyle.and gate; Horfeway,andfoo?-ptb t 
 poote Tom hath bin fcarr’d out ofhis good wits. Bleffe 
 thee good mans fonne. from the foule Fiend. 
 
 Gloy .Here take this putfe.ty whom the heao’ns plagues 
 Haue humbled to all fttokes: that I am wretched 
 Makes thee the happier: Heaueos deale fo ftill: 
 
 Lee the fupei{\uous,and Luff-dieted man, 
 Thatflauesyour ordinance, ihac will not fee 
 Becaufe he do’s not feete,fee!eyour powre quickly t 
 Sodiftribution ftrould vndooexeeffe. 
 
 And each man haue enough. Doft thou know Douer? 
 
 Edo. I Mafter. ...... 
 
 Clots. There ts a Cliffe, whofe high and bending head 
 
 Lookes fearfully in the confined Deepe: 
 
 Bring me but to the very brimme of it. 
 
 And lie repayre the mifery thou do ft beare 
 With fonseching rich about me: from that place, 
 
 I (halt no leading neede. 
 
 Edo. Giuemechyarme, 
 
 Poote Tom ftiail Icade thee Exeunt 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter qonsritf, ’Ba/lard, and Steward. 
 
 Cm. Welcome my Lotd.I meruell out mild husband 
 Not met vs on the way. Now.where’s your Mafter ? 
 
 Stew. Madam within, but neuer man fo chang’d: 
 
 1 told him of the Army that was Landed: 
 
 Hefmil'datit. 1 cold him you wetecomming. 
 
 His anfwer was, the worfe. OfGlofters Treachery, 
 
 And of the loyal! Seruice of hisSonne 
 When I inform'd him. then he call'd me Sot, 
 
 And told me I had turn’d the wrong fide out t 
 What mo!) he (hould diftike, feemes pleafant to him; 
 What like, offenfiue 
 
 Con. Then fhatl you go no further. 
 
 It is the Cowifh tetrot ofhis fpirit 
 That dares not vndertakc : Heel not feele wrongs 
 Which tye him to an anfwet: our wifhes on the way 
 May pioue effefts. Backe Edmond to my Brother, 
 Haften his Vi lifters, and conduct his powres. 
 
 I rouft change names at home, and giuethe Diftafte 
 Into my Husbands hands. This cruft k Seruant 
 Shall paffe betwecnc vs: ere long you are like to heare 
 (If you date venture in your own* behalfe) 
 
 A Miftreffes command. Weare this ; fparefpeech. 
 Decline your head. Thiskifle, if it durft fpeake 
 Would ftretch thy Spirits vp into the ay res 
 Conceiue, and fare thee well. 
 
 Bo/l. Yours in the tankes of death. Etelt 
 
 Con. MymoftdccreGloftet- 
 
 Oh, the difference ofnian.and man. 
 
 To thee a Womans feruices are due, 
 
 V!y Foolc vfurpes my body. 
 
 Stew. Madam, here come’* my Lord. 
 
 Enter Albany. 
 
 Con. 1 haue beene worth the whiffle. 
 
 Alb. Oh Goner ill. 
 
 You are not worth the duff -which the rude winde 
 Jlowes in your face. 
 
 Con. Milke-Lsuer’droan, 
 
 That beac’ft a cheeke for blowes, a head for wrongs. 
 
 Who haft not in thy browes an eye-difeerning 
 Thine Honor, from thy fuffaing. 
 
 Alb. See thy felfediuell; 
 
 > ropex defotmitie feemes not in the Fiend 
 So horrid as in woman. 
 
 Con. Oh vaineFoole. 
 
 Enter a iMej(fengir, 
 
 Mef Oh my good Lord,the Duke of ComwaU dead, 
 Slaine by his Seruant, going to put out 
 The other eye ofGloufter. 
 
 Alb. Gloufterseyes. 
 
 Ttief. A Seruant that he bred, thrill’d with remoirfe. 
 Oppos’d agsinft the a£t: bending his Sword 
 To his great Mafter, who, threat-enrag’d 
 Flew on him, and among’ft them fell’d him dead. 
 
 But not without that haraefull ftroks, which fines 
 Hath pluckt him after. 
 
 Alb. This fhewes you ate aboue 
 You luftices, that thefeour neather crimes 
 So fpeedily can venge. But (O poors Gloufter) 
 
 Loft he his other eye ? 
 
 Mef Both, both, my Lord. 
 
 This Leter Madam, cranes a fpeedy anfwer: 
 
 ’Tis from your Sifter, 
 
 Con. One way 1 like this well. 
 
 But being widdow, and my Gloufter with hex. 
 
 May all disbudding in my fancie plucite 
 
 Vpon my hateful! life. Another way 
 
 The Ne wes is not fo tart. Ik rcad,and anfwer. 
 
 Alb. Where was ha§ Sonne, 
 
 When they did take his eyes? 
 
 Mef. Come with try lady hither. 
 
 Alb. Heisnotheere. 
 
 Mef. No my good Lord, I met him backe againe. 
 
 Alb. Ki.o wes he the wickedndlc ? > 
 
 Mef I mv good Lordt'twas he inform d againft him 
 And quit the houfe on purpofe, that their punifhmens 
 Might h8ue the freet ccurfe. 
 
 Alb. Gloufter,! line 
 
 To thanke thee fot the bus thou fhew'dft the King, 
 
 And t© reuenge thine eyes. Come hichet Friend, 
 
 Tell me what more thou know ft.' 
 
 
 Extuns. 
 
 Scena Tertia. 
 
 Enter with Drum and Colours, Cordelia, gentlemen, 
 end Scu*d)sars» 
 
 Car. Macke, ’tis he; why he was met euen now 
 As mad as the vext Sea, finging slowd. 
 
 Crown'd with rar.ke Fenitar, and furrow weeds, 
 Wi^Hardokes.Hemlocke, Nettles, Cuckoo flowres, 
 
 DatneU 
 
\oz 
 
 C J be'Tragedieof'Kmg L ear. 
 
 Darnell, and all the idle weedes that grow 
 
 In our fuftaining Corne. A Centery fend forth { 
 
 Search euery Acre in the high-growne field. 
 
 And bring him to our eye. What can mans wifedome 
 In the reftoring hi* bereaued Senfc ; he that heJpei him, 
 Take all my outward worth. 
 
 Geni. There is meaner Madam: 
 
 Oar fofter Nurfe of Nature, is rcpofe. 
 
 The which he lacker: that to prouoke in birti 
 Are many Simpler cperatiue, vrliofe power 
 Will dofe the eye of Ar.guifh. 
 
 Cord, All blcft Secrets, 
 
 All you vnpublifh’d Vertues of rhe eanh 
 Spring with.my tearer; be aydant,and remediate 
 In the Goodmans defirer: feeke, feeke for him. 
 
 Leaf! hitvngouern d rage,difTolue the life 
 That wants the meaner to leade it. 
 
 Enter LMejfengir. 
 
 Mef. Newer Madam, 
 
 Tbe Brirtifh Powres are marching hitherward. 
 
 Cor. Tir knowne before. Our preparation ftands 
 In expe&ation of them, O deere Father, 
 
 Ir is thv bufmefle that 1 go about Therfote great France 
 My mourning, and importun’d rearer hath pittied • 
 Noblowne Ambition doth our Armer incite, 
 
 But loue, deere loue. and our ag’d Fathers Rite : 
 
 Soone may 1 heaie, and fee him Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Quarta. 
 
 Enter Regan,end Steward. 
 
 Reg. But are my Brothers Powresfet forth ? 
 
 Stew. I Madam, 
 
 Reg. Himfelfein perfon the^e? 
 
 Stew, Madam with much ado : 
 
 Your Sjftct is the better Souldier, 
 
 Reg.borti Edmisd fpake not with your Lord at home? 
 Stew. No MadSm. 
 
 Reg. What might import my Sifters Letter to him ? 
 Stew I know not, Lady. 
 
 Reg, Faith he is poafted hence on ferious matter: 
 
 It war great ignorance, Glouftcrs eyes being out 
 To let him liue. Where he arriuer.he moues 
 Ail hearts againft vs: Edmund, Ithinke is gone 
 In pitty of his mifery, to difpatch 
 His nighted life Moreouer to defery 
 Thefhength o’th’Enemy 
 
 Stew, I muff needs after him, Madam,with my Letter. 
 .%• ° ur trooperfet forth to morrow, ftay with v»r 
 The wayes are dangerous. 
 
 Stew. I may not Madam : 
 
 My Lady charg’d my dutic in this bufincs. 
 
 Reg. Why fhould fbe write to Edmund} 
 
 Might not you tranfport her purpofes by wdrd ? Belike, 
 Some things, I know not what. lie loue thee much 
 Let me vnfeale the Letter. 
 
 Stew. Madam,I had rattier"- 
 
 Rev. l know your Lady do’s not loue her Husband, 
 
 I am lure of that: and at her late being hecre, 
 
 She gaue Orange Eliads, and mod fpeaking looker 
 To Notoe Edmund. I know you are of her bofome. 
 Slew. I,Madam? 
 
 Reg. I fpeake in vndefftanding; Y’are: \ Vnort’t. 
 
 Therefore I doaduifeyou take this note! 
 
 My Lord is dead : Edmond, and I haue talk’d, 
 
 And more conuenient is he for my hand 
 Then for your Ladies :You may gather mote s 
 Ifyou do finde him, pray you giue him thin 
 And when your Miftris hearea thus much from you, 
 
 I pray defire her call her wifedome to her. 
 
 So fare you well: 
 
 1 f you do chance to heare of that blinde T raitor. 
 Preferment fall on him, that cuts him off. 
 
 Stew, Would I could meet Madam, I fhould (hew 
 W hat party 1 do follow. 
 
 Reg. Fare thee well Eutueet 
 
 Scena Quinta. 
 
 Enter Gloucefier, and Edgar. 
 
 Clou. When fhall I come to th*top of that fame hill ? 
 Edg. Youdoclimbe vpitnow. Look how vre labor 
 C Ion. Me thinkes the ground is eeuen. 
 
 Edg. Horrible (leepe. 
 
 Hesrke, do you heart the Sea f 
 Qltu. No truly. 
 
 Edg. Why then vourothcr Senfea grew icnprrfed 
 By your eyes anguiih. 
 
 Clou, So may it Be indeed. 
 
 Me thinkes thy voyce n alter'd, and thoufpeakTI 
 In better phrafi;, and matter then thou didtt. 
 
 Edg. Y’are much deceiu’d: In nothing am Ichang’d 
 But in tny Garments. 
 
 Clou. Me thinkes y’are better fpoken. 
 ids. Come on Sir, 
 
 Metre's the place : ftand ftiil: how fcarcfull 
 And diz.ie ’tia, to caft ones eyes fo low, 
 
 The Crowes and Cboughes, that wing the midway ayre 
 Shew fcarfe fo grolTe as Beetles. Halfe waydowne 
 Hangs one that gathers Sampire: dreadful! Trade: 
 
 Me thinkes he feemes no bigger then his head. 
 
 The Fifhrrmen, that walk'd vpon the beach 
 Appear* like Mice : and yond tall Anchoring Barke, 
 Diminifh d to her Cocke : her Cocke,a Buoy 
 Almoft too fmall for fight. The murmuring Surge, 
 That on th’vnnombrcd idle Pebble chafes 
 Cannot be heard fo high. Itclooke no more, 
 
 Leaft my braine curne, and the deficient fight 
 Topple downc headlong. 
 
 Clou Set me where you ftand. 
 
 Edg. Giue me your hand.- 
 You are now within a foote of th’extreme Verge: 
 
 For ail beneath the Moone would I not leape vpright. 
 
 Clou. Let go my hand. 
 
 Heere Friend’s another purfc: in it, a Jewell 
 Well worth a poote mans t aking. Fayries, and Gods 
 Profpcr ir with thee. Go thou further off. 
 
 Bid me farewell, and let me heare thee going. 
 
 Edg. Now fare ye well, good Sir. 
 
 Glou. With ail my heart. 
 
 Edg. Why I do tTifierhus with his difpaire. 
 
 Is done to cure it. 
 
 Clou. Oyou mighty Gods! 
 
 This world I dorenounce,and in your fights 
 
 Shake 
 
Tie Tr agedis ofK^tngL ear. 
 
 5 h*ke patiently my great »fHi$ioo off i 
 
 it 1 could bearc it longer, and c ot fall 
 To quart eil withyour grcat oppofclcfle wi!lc». 
 
 My fuuffie, and loathed part of Nature fhould 
 Burnt it felfe out. If Edgar liue, O blefic him i 
 Now Fellow, fate thee well. 
 
 3 ° 3 
 
 Edg. Gone Sir, farewell» 
 
 And yet I know no; how conceit may rob 
 
 The Treafury of life, when life it felfe 
 
 Yeeldj to the Theft. Had he bin where he thought, 
 
 By this had thought bin paS. Aliue,or dead? 
 
 Hoa,you Sir: Friend,hcare you Sir, fpeake: 
 
 Thos aught be parte indeed: yet he reuiues. 
 
 What are you Sir ? 
 
 Glcu. A way,and let me dye. 
 
 Edg. Had'ft thou beene ought 
 But Goiemote, Feather*, Ayre, 
 
 (So many fathomedowne precipitating) 
 
 Thou'dft fhiuet'd like an Egge : but thou do’ft breath t 
 Haft heauy fabftance, blccd'ft not, fpeak’ft.art .ouod. 
 
 Ten Marts at each, raakeoct the altitude 
 Which thou haft perpendicularly fell. 
 
 Thy life’a a Myraclc. Speakeyecagaine* 
 
 Gleet. Buxhauelfalne.orno/ 
 
 Edg. From the dread Somnetof this Chalkie Bourns 
 Looks vpa height, the fhrill-gorg'd Latke fo farre 
 Cannot befecnc.ot heard: Do butlooke vp, 
 
 Glen. Alacke, Ihaoenoeyea: 
 la wretebedneffe depriu d that benefit 
 To end it felfe by death ? Twas yet Come comfor 
 When mifety could beguile the Tytsnra rage. 
 
 Andfruftrate his proud will. 
 
 Edg. Giue roe your arme. 
 
 Vp,fo i How is't? Feele you your Leggcs? You ftand. 
 Glen. Too well, too well. 
 
 Edg. This is abouc all ftrangenefle, 
 
 VpoD tbc crowne o’lh’Clirte. What thing was that 
 Which parted from you? 
 
 qiou. A poore vnfortunate Beggar. 
 
 Edg. As I flood heerebelow, tne thought his eyes 
 Were two full Moones: he had a choufandNofes, 
 Horn;* wealk d,and waned like the enrsgedfiea: 
 
 It was fome Fiend: Therefore thou happy Father, 
 
 Thioke that the eleereft Gods, who make them Honors 
 Of mens Irr,portabilities, baue preferued thee. 
 
 Gltu. I do re member now j henceforth lie beare 
 Affi.iffion, tiH itdo cry out it felfe 
 Enough, eoough,aod dye. That thing you (peake of, 
 
 I tcoke it for a m*°: often *twould fay 
 lie Fiend, the Fiend, he led roe to that place. 
 fjdgcr. Bearc free and patient thooghts. 
 
 Enter Lear. 
 
 But who comes heere ? 
 yhe&fer fenfe will ne’te accommodate 
 His Matter thos. 
 
 Lear. No, they cannot touch me for crying. I am the 
 King hirafelfe. 
 
 Edg. O thouAde-piercing fight! 
 
 Lear. Nature's aboue An, in that refpe&Jner*} your 
 Prefle-mooey.That fellow handles bis bow.like aCrow- 
 keeper: draw mee aiCloathiers yard. Looke, looke, a 
 Moufc: peace, peace, thispceceof toafteo Checfewill 
 doo't. There's my Gauntlet, lie proue it on s Gyatn. 
 Bring »p thebrownc.BiHes. O well flowne Bird J itb 
 doot, I'lh’dout: Hewgh. Giue the word. 
 
 Ejg. Svwt Mnlorucn. 
 
 Lear. Parte. 
 
 Clou. I know that voice. 
 
 Liar. Ha I GcutriS with a white beard ? They flatter'd 
 roe like a Dogge, and told roee 1 had the white haytes in 
 roy Beard, ere the blacks ones were cheie. To fay i, and 
 no, to euery thing that I faid: 1 ,and no too,was no good 
 Diuinity. When the rainecame to wet me once, and the 
 winde to make roe diatcer: when tbeThunder would not 
 peace at my bidding,tbcre I found ’cn>,theie J fmelt ’em 
 out. Go too, they are not men o’their words; they told 
 me, 1 was euery ihingr’Tlsa Lye, lam not Agu-proofe. 
 
 Ghu. The tticke ofthat voyce, I do well temerobex. 
 
 Is’t not the King? 
 
 Lear. I, euery inch a King. 
 
 When I do flare, fee how the Sublet quakes. 
 
 1 pardon that mans life. What was thy caufe ? 
 
 Adultery ? thou fhalt not dye: dye for Adultery ? 
 
 No, the Wren goes too’t, and the frosll gilded Fly 
 Do's letchet in my fight. Let Copulation thriues 
 Fot Glourtets baftatd Son was tinder to his Father, 
 
 Then my Daughteia got ’eweenc the bwfull fheet*. 
 
 Too’: Luxury pell-mell, for 1 lacke Souldiers. 
 
 Behold yondfimpring Dame, whofc face betweene her I 
 Forkes prefagesSnow; that minces Vertue.dc do’s fhakel 
 the head to hcare of pleafures name. The Fitchew, not 
 the (by led Horfcgoes too'twith a more notous appe¬ 
 tite • Downe from the wafte they are Centaures, though 
 Women all aboue: but to the Girdle do the Gods inhe*l 
 rit,beneath is all the Fiends.- There’s hell, there's darke-l 
 ncs.thereta thefulphurouspit; burning, fcaldmg flench,! 
 confumption: Fye.fie, fie; pah, pah: Giue mean Ounce j 
 of Ciuet; good Apothecary fweetenmy unmagination: 
 There’s money fot thee. 
 
 Glou. O let me kirte that hand. 
 
 Lear. Let me wipe it fi/ft. 
 
 It fmelles of Mortality. 
 
 Clou. O ruin’d peeceofN3ture, thu great world 
 Shall foweare out to naught. 
 
 Do’ft thou know me? » 
 
 Lear. I remember thine eye* well enough: dofl thou, 
 fquiny acme? No, doe thy word blindeCupid, Ucnot 
 loue. Resde thou this challenge, matke but the penning 
 
 Glott. Were all thy Letters Sunnes, I could not fee. 
 
 Edg. I would not uke this from report. 
 
 It is, and my hear: bteakes at it. 
 
 Lear. Read. 
 
 Clou. What with the Cafe of eye* ? , . . 
 
 Lear. Oh h®, are you there with me? No eics to your I 
 
 head, nor no mony in your purfe? Y©ur eves arc in a bed - 
 uy cafe, your purfe in a light, yet you fee how this world | 
 goes. 
 
 Clou. I fee it feelingly. , 
 
 Lear. What, art road? A man may fee how this wotld 
 goes,with no eyes. Looke with thine eares : See how | 
 yond Iufliccrailes vponyond Grople tbeefe. Heacke in 
 thine care: Change places, and handy-dandy, winch is 
 the luftice,which is the iheefe i Thou haft leeoe a Far- I 
 mers dogge barke at a Beggar ? 
 
 £wr. And the Creature run from the Currthere thoa 
 might'ft behold the great image of Authentic, • Dogg s 
 obey’d in Office. Thou, Rafcall Beadle,ho!d thy bloody 
 hand: why doft thou Ufiuhat Whore ? Strip thy owne 
 backe, thou hotly lufts to vfe ber m that kind, for which 
 thou whip’ft her. The Vfurct bangs the Cowmer. Th>* 
 

 rough tatter'd c loathes great Vices do appear#: Robes, 
 andFurr’d gownes hide all. Placefinnes wctiGold,and 
 thcftrong Lance of lufhce.hurtleSebreakes : Arose it in 
 raggetj a Pigmies fttaw do’s pierce it. None do’s offend, 
 none, I fay none, He able’emj take that of roc my Friend, 
 who h3ue the power to feale th'accufm lips. Get thee 
 glafle-eyes. and like a feuruy Politician, feeme to fee the 
 things thou doft not. Now. now.now.now. Pull off my 
 Bootes: harder, .harder, fo. 
 
 Edg. O matter, and impertinency tnbtt, 
 
 Reafon ir> Madneffe. 
 
 Lear, if thoti wilt weepe my Fortunes, take my eyes. 
 1 know thee well enough, thy njrsit is Gloufter: 
 
 Thoo muft be ?>3tient; we came crying hither j 
 Thou know'ft, the firft time that we fmell the Ayre 
 We wawte,snd cry. 1 will preach to thee; Marke. 
 
 Glow. Abckf,a!ackethe day. 
 
 Lear. When we are borne, weery that we are come 
 To this great Rage offook“£. This a good blocket 
 It were a delicate lima gem tofhoo 
 A TnoopeofHorfe with Felt : Ileout’t in proofe. 
 
 And when 1 haue ftolne vpon chele Son in Lawet, 
 
 Then kill, k.il, kill, kill, kill, kill. 
 
 Enter a Gentleman. 
 
 Gent. Oh heere he is clay hand vpon him,Sir. 
 
 Your mo ft deere Daughter- 
 
 Lear. No refeue? What, a Prsfoner? ] am euen 
 The Natural!Fool* °f Fortune. Vfeme well, 
 
 Yoc lhaJ! haue ranfome. Let roe haue Sutgeons 
 I am cut to’th’Braines. 
 
 Gent. You (hall haue any thing. 
 
 Lear. No Seconds ? All my feWe? 
 
 Why, this would make a man, a man ofSalt 
 Tovfehu eyes for Garden waier-pots.l wil diebrauelv 
 Like a fmugge Bndegroome. What ? I will be louiall: 
 Comc.come, I am a King.Maflcrs, know you that ? 
 
 (pent. You arc a Roy all one and we obey you. 
 
 Lear. Then there's life tn't. Come.andyougetit, 
 You (ball get ft by running : Sa, fa,fa,fa. 
 
 Goar. A ftght moft putifull in the meaneft wretch 
 Part fpeaking ofm a King. Thou haft a Daughter 
 Who redeemts Nature from the general! corfe 
 Which twaine haue brought her to. 
 
 Edg. Haile gentle Sir. 
 
 Gent. Sir,fpeed you : what s your win ? 
 
 Edg. Do you heare ought (Sir)of a Bartel! toward. 
 
 Gent. Moft fure, and vulgar: 
 
 Euery one heares that, which can diftinguilh found. 
 
 Edg. But by your fauour: 
 
 How neere’s the other Army ? 
 
 Cent. Neerc^nd on fpeedy foot: thennine dtfery 
 Stands on the hourely thought. 
 
 Edg. I thanke you Sir, that's all. 
 
 Cent. Though that the Queen on fpecial caufe Is here 
 Her Army ismou'don. Exit. 
 
 Edg. ! thanke you Sir 
 
 Glow. You euer gentle Gods, rake my breath from me. 
 Let not my worfer Spirit tempt me againe 
 To dye before you pleafe. 
 
 fag. W ell pray you Father. 
 
 Glm. Now good fir.what are you ? 
 
 £<fg.f\ me ft poore matijtnade tame to Fortunes blows 
 Who, by the Arc of knowne,and feeling forrowes, 
 Amprcgnanttogoodphty. Giuc me your hand. 
 
 He leadc you to feme biding. 
 
 Gian. Hesstiethankes; 
 
 The Trag&dkofKjng Lear. 
 
 The bountie, and the benizon of Hceuen 
 
 Tobcot, and boot. 
 
 Enter Steward. 
 
 Stew. A proclaim'd prize: moft happie 
 That eyelcfle head of thine, was firfi fram'd flefh 
 To raife my fortunes. Thou old, vnhappy Traitor 
 Breefely rhy felfe remember«the Sword i, our * 
 
 That muft deftroy thee. 
 
 Glotu Now let thy friendly hand 
 
 Put ffrengch enough too t. 
 
 Stew. Wherefore, bold Pezant, 
 
 Dnr’fl thou fepport a publish'd Traitor ? Hence 
 Lcnft that th'infrtf fen of his fortune take 
 Like hold on thee. Letgobisarme. 
 
 Edg Chill not Jet go Zir, 
 
 Without vurther 'cafion. 
 
 Stew. Let go Slaue, or thou dyYL 
 Edg. Good Gentleman goeyour gate, and let pourt 
 voikepaflc: and ’chudha'bin zwaggerd our of my life 
 'twould not ha'bin so long as’tis, by a vostnight. Nay* 
 come not neereth'old man tkeepeout che yor'ye once 1 
 tty wh.theryoutCoftard, ormyBallow be the harder, 
 cniJi oe plaine with you. 
 
 Stew. Out Dunghill. 
 
 Edg. Chill p.cke your reeth Zir: come.no matter vot 
 
 your foynes. 
 
 Stew. Slaue thou haft flaine me .-Villain, take my purfr • 
 if euer thou wilt chnue, bury my bodie, 
 
 And giuc che Letters which thou find'ft about me 
 To Edmund Earle of Gioufter: fecke him out 
 Vpon ,he Enghfh party. Oh vnhrady death, death. 
 
 Edg. I know thee well. A (eruiccable Villaine, 
 
 As duteous to the vices of thy Miftris, 
 
 As hadnoffe would defire. 
 
 Gleu. What, is he dead ? 
 
 edg. Sit you downe Father: reft you. 
 
 Let's fee thefe Pockets j the Loiters that he fptakes of 
 May be my Friends : bee’s dead; I am onely ferry 
 He had no othet Deachfroan. Let vs fee : 
 
 Leaue gentle wane, and manners: blame vs not 
 To know our enemies mindes, wenp their hearts. 
 
 Thru Papers is more lawfull. 
 
 'Leads the Letter. 
 
 L Etew rectprocail vowei be remembred. Toubasse monte 
 opportunities tocut him off: tfyour will went riot Jims and 
 place unit be fruitfully offer'd. There is nothing date, if bee 
 tettime t be Conqueror, then am I the Pnfmer .and bis bed mj 
 Gatde , fru/n the loathed warmth whereof t del suer me, and [ap¬ 
 ply the place foryour Labour. 
 
 Tour (tvfe.fo f would fit/) effedto- 
 note Seruara . GorctUL 
 Oh'mdinguifh’d fpace of Womans will, 
 
 A plot vpon her vertuous Husbands life. 
 
 And the exchange my Brother: heere in the fan da 
 Thee He rake vp, the poftc vnfanRified 
 Ofir.urtheroes Letcbers : and in the mature time. 
 
 With this vngracious paper ftrike the fight 
 Of the dcath-pra&is’d Duke: for him’ns well. 
 
 That ofthv death, and birfmcfle, 1 can tell. 
 
 Glow . The King is mad: 
 
 How ftiffe is my vilde fenfe 
 
 That 1 ftand vp,and h2ue ingenious feeling 
 
 Ofmy-hoge Sorrowes» Better I were diftracj. 
 
 So fhould my thoughts be feuet’d front my greefes. 
 
 Drum afar re off. 
 
 And woes, by wrong imaginations loofe 
 
 The 
 
TheTragedie ofKJngLear, 
 
 3 °* 
 
 The knowledge of themfeluej. 
 
 Edg. Giue roe your hand • 
 
 Farre off methinkes I heart the beaten Drumme. 
 
 Come Father,lie beftow you with a Friend. Exeunt, 
 
 Sc<ena Septima. 
 
 Eater Cordelia,Kent and Gent Irmas . 
 
 Car. O thou good Kent, 
 
 How fhall I liue and worke 
 To match thy goodoeffe ? 
 
 My life will be too fhort. 
 
 And euery meafure fail# roe. 
 
 Kmt. To be acknowledg'd Madam is ore-pal'd, 
 
 All my report* go with the cnodcft truth, 
 
 Nor more,not clipt.but fo. 
 
 Cor. Be better Tutted, 
 
 Thefe wcedet ate memories of thofe worfer houres : 
 
 1 prythee pot them off. 
 
 Kmt. Pardon deere Madam, 
 
 Yet to be knowne (bortens mv made intent. 
 
 My boooe I make it,that you know me not. 
 
 Till time, and I,thinkc meet. 
 
 Car. Then be’t To tny good Lord: 
 
 How do’s the King t 
 
 Coat. Madam fleepe* Rill. 
 
 Cor. O you kind Gods | 
 
 Cure thi* great breach in bli abufed Nature, 
 
 Th’vmun'd and tamng fenfes.O winde vp. 
 
 Of this childe-changed Father. 
 
 Gent. So pleafe yourMaiefty, 
 
 That we may wake the King, he hathOept loog? 
 
 Cor. Be gooern’d by your knowledge,and proceed? 
 I’th’fway of your owne will : is he array d? 
 
 Enter Ltar m a chatre carried bj Seruxnt t 
 
 Gera. I Madam: in the heauinefle of fleepe. 
 
 We put frefh garments on him. 
 
 Be by good Madam when v?e do awake him, 
 
 I doubt of his Temperance. 
 
 Car. O my deere Father,reflauracian hang 
 Thy med icine on my lippes,and let this kiffe 
 Repaire thofe violent harmet.that my two Sifter* 
 
 Haue tn tby Reuerence made. 
 
 Kent. Kind and deere Prioceffe. 
 
 Car. Had you not bin their Father ,thefe white flakes 
 Did challenge pitty of them, Was this a face 
 To be oppos’d againft the iarrlog winde*? 
 
 Mine Enemies dogge,tbough he had bit me. 
 
 Should haue ftood that mgbt againft my fire. 
 
 Andwas’t tboufaine (poore Father) 
 
 To houell thee with Swineand Rogues fotlome. 
 
 In fhort^nd rnufty ftraw? Alacke, alacke, 
 
 Tu wonder that thy life and wits,at once 
 Had not concluded all. He wakes,fpeake to him. 
 
 Cert. Madam do you,‘n» fitteft- 
 Cor. How doe* my Roy all Lord > 
 
 How fates your Maiefty? 
 
 Lear. You do me wrong to take me out o’th’graue, 
 Thou art a Soule tn bliffe.but l am bound 
 
 Vpoaawhccle oTfirs.that mine owne teares 
 
 Do fcal’djikc molten Lead. 
 
 Car. Sir.do you know me ? 
 
 Lear. You ares fpirit I know.whcre did you dye> 
 Car. Stilljftil!,farre wide. 
 
 Gets. He’s fcarfc awake. 
 
 Let him alone a while. 
 
 Le*r~ Where haue I bin# 
 
 Where am I ?Faire day light? 
 
 I am mightily abus’d; I fhould eu’o dye with pitty 
 To fee another thus. 1 know not what to fay : 
 
 1 will not fweare thefe are my hands: let's fee, 
 
 1 feele this pin pricke,would I were affuf d 
 Of my condition. 
 
 Car. O looke vpon me Sir, 
 
 Aod hold your hand in benedi&ion o're me, 
 
 You mull not kneele. 
 
 Lear. Pray do not mocke me: 
 
 1 am a very foolifb fond old mao, 
 
 Fourefcore and upward. 
 
 Not an houre more.no? leffe: 
 
 And to deale plainely, 
 
 I feare 1 am not in my perfcfl mind. 
 
 Me thinkes 1 fhould know you,and know this Jnsn, 
 Yet 1 am doubtful! : For I am mainely ignoraa? 
 
 What place this island all the skill I haue 
 Remembers not thefe garments : nor 1 know not 
 Where 1 did lodge laft night. Do not laugh at me, 
 For(as l am a man)l thinke this Lady 
 To be my childe fcortlslta- 
 Car. And io 1 am : I am. 
 
 Lear. Be yoar tcares wet f 
 Yes fasth : I pray weepe not, 
 
 Ifyouhauepoyfoo for roc,I will dfinke it: 
 
 I know you do not lone me, for your Sifters 
 Haue (as I doremember)done me vnong. 
 
 You haue foroe caufe.thcy haue not. 
 
 Car. No caufe.no caufe. 
 
 Lear. Ami in France? 
 
 Kent. in your owne kingdome Sir. 
 
 Lear. Do not abtife me. 
 
 Gent. Be comforted good Madanj,the great rage 
 You fee js kill'd in hiavdefire him to go in. 
 
 Trouble him no more till further fethng. 
 
 Cor. Wilt pleafe your Highoeffe waifce? 
 
 Lear. You mu ft bsare with me : 
 
 Pray you now for get,and fotgiue, 
 
 1 am old and foolifh. 
 
 Ezeatst 
 
 JBus Qui, 
 
 tardus. Scena Prim a. 
 
 Enter toil ft Drumm e axdColotir t .Edmundfiegen. 
 
 Gentlemen, end Souldiert. 
 
 ■Baft. Know of the Duke ifhis laft purpofs held. 
 
 Or whether lince he is aduis’d by ought 
 To change the courfe,he’s full of alteration. 
 
 And fcl&epr©tting,bringh»* con ft* !,t pl*afafe. 
 
 Keg, Our Sifters man t s certain*)/ mifcairied. 
 
 Baft* Tis to be doubted Madain. 
 
 jfcf. Now IWeet Lcrd, , 
 
 * {( You | 
 
Tie 'Trapedie of Kjng Lear , 
 
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 You know thegoodneftel intend vpon youi 
 Tell me but truly,but then fpeake the truth. 
 
 Do you not loue my Sifter ? 
 
 “Baft. In honour’d Loue. 
 
 Reg. But haue you ncuer found my Brothers way. 
 To the fore-fended place? 
 
 Baft. No by mine honour,Madam. 
 
 \e7 1 neucr fhall endure her,deere my Lord 
 Be not familiar with her. 
 
 Baft. Fearenot.fhe and the Duke her btisbaod- 
 
 Enter with Drum and ^oloetrt yAlbang ,G ontriH^oULtrs. 
 
 Alb. Our very louing Sifter,well bc-met: 
 
 Sit .this 1 heard,the King is come to his Daughter 
 With cithers, whom the rigour of our State 
 Forc'd to cry out. 
 
 Regan. Why is this reafond ? 
 
 Gone. Corobine.cogcther’gainft cheEnemie : 
 
 For chefe domedicke and pameudar broiles, 
 
 Are not the queftion hccte. 
 
 Alb. Let's then determine with th'ancient of warre 
 On our proceeding. 
 
 'Reg. Sifter youle go with v»? 
 
 Gan. No. 
 
 "Rgg. *Tis moft coouenienqpray go with vs. 
 
 Gan. Oh ho,I know the Riddlc .1 will goe. 
 
 Exeunt both 1 be Armies. 
 
 Enter Edgar. 
 
 Eig. If ere your Grace had Ipeech with man fo poore, 
 Heare me one word. 
 
 Alb- lie ouertakc you^peake. 
 
 Edg. Before you fight the Battaile ,ope this Letter: 
 
 If you haue vnftory f lct the Ttumpet found 
 For him that brought itiwmehed though Ifeernc, 
 
 I can produce a Champion,that will proue 
 What is auouchcd there. If you mi {carry, 
 
 Your bufinefTe of the world hath foan end, 
 
 And machination ccafes. Fortune loues vou. 
 cAlb. Stay till] haue read the Letter. 
 
 Edg. 1 vias forbid it : 
 
 When time ftvali ferue^et but she Herald cry. 
 
 And lle appeare againe. Exit. 
 
 Alb. Why farethee well,I will o're-looke thy paper 
 
 Enter Edmund. 
 
 Baft, The Enemy’s in view,draw vp your powers, 
 Heeie is the guefle of their true firength and Forces, 
 
 3 y dilligent difcouerie.but your haft 
 Is now vrg’d on you. 
 
 Alb. We will greet the time Exit. 
 
 ' Baft. Tobolh thefe Sifters Haue I fwornemyloue.- 
 Each icalous of the otheT.as the ftung 
 Are of the Adder. Which of them (hall I take ? 
 
 Both ? One / Or neither 7 Neither can be enloy'd 
 If both remaine aliue: To take the Wiodow, 
 Exafpcrstcs,makes mad her Sifter CenerilL, 
 
 And hardly fhell 1 carry ouc my fide. 
 
 Her husband being aliue. Now then.wee’l vfe 
 His countenance for the Battaile,which being done. 
 
 Let her who would be rid ofhim,deuife 
 His fpcedy taking off Asforthemercie 
 Which he intends to Lear and to Cordelia, 
 
 The Battaile done,and they within out power. 
 
 Shall ntuei fee his pardon : for my ftate. 
 
 Stands on me to defend^iot ttftiebatc. £,vh 
 
 Seem Secunda. 
 
 Alarum wet hm . Enter with Drurteme and Colours, Lear f 
 £01 delta .and j ouldies setter the Stage, and Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Edgar,and Glofttr. 
 
 Edg. Heere Father,takethefhadowofthisTree 
 For your good hoaft : pray that the right may tbriue: 
 
 Ifeuer I icturnc to you againe, 
 lie bring you comfort. 
 
 Glo. Grace go with you Sir. Exit. 
 
 Alarum and Retreat wtthtn. 
 Enter Edgar. 
 
 Egdar. Away old man.giue me thy hand.awsy : 
 
 King Lear hath loft,he and his Daughter tane, 
 
 Giue me thy hand • Come on. 
 
 do. No furthet Sir,a man may rot cucnhccrt. 
 
 Edg. Whar in ill thoughts againe t 
 Men muft endure 
 
 Their going hence,euen as their comming hither, 
 RipenefTe is all come on. 
 
 Glo. And that’s true 100. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Teitia. 
 
 Enter ta comjueft with Drum and Colour 1 Edmund. Lear, 
 and Cordelia jts prrfsneri .Souldurs .Capcatne. 
 
 Baft. Some Officers take them away, good guard, 
 Vmill their greaier pleafuiesfirft be koowne 
 That are to cenfurc them. 
 
 Cor. We arc not the firft. 
 
 Who with bed meaning haue incurr*d the worft : 
 
 For thee oppreffed King I am caft downe. 
 
 My felfe could elfe out-frowne falle Fortunes firowne. 
 Shall we not fee thefe Daughcers,and theft Sifters ? 
 
 Lear. No,no,no.no : come let’s away toprilon, 
 
 We two alone will fwg like Birds i*th'Cage; 
 
 When thou doff sake me bleffing.llckneeledowne 
 Andatke oftheeforgiuenefle: So wee'lhue, 
 
 And pray>and fing.and tell old tales,and laugh 
 At gilded Butterflies : and heere (poore Rogues) 
 
 Talke of Court newcs,and wee’l ralke with them too. 
 Who loofes.and who wins; who's ;n, who’s our; 
 
 And take vpon’s the myftcry of chings, 
 
 Ai ifwe were Gods fpiei : And viecT wearcout 
 In a wall'd prifon.packs and feds of great ones. 
 
 That ebbe and flow by th’Moooc. 
 
 Baft. Take them away. 
 
 Lear. Vpon fuch facrificcs my Cordelia, 
 
 The Gods themfelues throw Incenfe. 
 
 Haue I caught thee? 
 
 He that parts vs, fhall bring a Brand from Heauen, 
 
 And fire vs hence.like Foxestwipe thine eyes. 
 
 The good yeares fhall deuourethem,flefh and fell. 
 
'TheTragee/te of KJpgLear 
 
 ■ ■ fL- 
 
 Ere they (Kail make vs weepe ? 
 
 VVeels fee e’m ftaru’d fitft * come- ** * 
 
 Haft. Come hither Captainc.hesike. 
 
 Take thou thisnote,go follow them to pnlon. 
 
 One ftep lhaue aduanc 1 d thee,if thou do ft 
 As this inftrufts thee,thou doft make thy way 
 To Noble Fortunes: know thou this..that men 
 
 Are as the time is; to be tender minded 
 
 Do's not become a Sword^hy great imp oy ment 
 Will not beare queftionjeither fay thou it do t, 
 
 •Or thriueby other meanes. 
 
 Capt. Uedo’troy Lord. , 
 
 B.ft. About it.and write happy .when thTtaft done* 
 
 Marke I fay inftantly.and cany it fo 
 let 
 
 As 1 haue let it downe. 
 
 Exit Captaine 
 
 Flcurtjh. Enter Albany, Goner,U } Regan,Soldiers 
 
 ►Tis (he is fub-contra&ed to this Lord, 
 
 And I her husband contradi# your Banes. 
 
 If you will marry .make your loue s to me. 
 
 My Lady isbefpoke. 
 
 Can. Anenterlude. 
 
 Alb. Thou ait armed Glefter, 
 
 Let the Trmpet found : 
 
 If none appeare to proue vpon thy perfon. 
 
 Thy heynous,mansfeft, and many Treafons, 
 
 There is my pledge : lie make it on thy heart 
 Ere I rafte bread,thou art innothingleffe 
 Then I baue heere proclaim'd thee. 
 
 Reg. Sicke.O ficke. 
 
 Con. If not, lie nererruft medicine. 
 
 •Baft. There’s my exchange,what in the world hes 
 That names me Traitor, villain-ltke he lies,. 
 
 Call by the Trumpet: he that dares approach; 
 
 nnr 1 will maintains 
 
 UY in'- * -- ,»* . 
 
 -. - - . Or.h\m # onyou f whonoc,I will maintains 
 
 M . s.r.you hiue (Wd to d’y y<»c«tfi.nt fltsine My ..u.h „d t>o"« *"■*'» 
 
 • r. — von haue the Captures I 
 
 Alb. Sir.younaueinew oiouo 7 
 
 And Fortune led you well: you haue the Captures 
 Who were the oppofites of this oayes ftnie: 
 
 1 do require them of you fo to vfc them. 
 
 As weihall find their meriter.and our fafety 
 May equally determine. 
 
 Baft. Sir.I thought it fit, . 
 
 To fend the old and miferable King to feme retention, 
 Whofe age bad Charmes in it.whofe \ itle more. 
 
 To pluckethe common bofome on his hue. 
 
 And turne our impreftLaunces in our eies 
 
 Which do command them. With him 1 lent the Queen: 
 
 My reafen ail the fame,and they arc ready 
 
 To morrow,or at further fpace^t'appeare 
 
 Where you (hall hold your Sefiton. 
 
 Alb. Sir.hy your patience 
 
 Ihold you but a fubieft of this W arre. 
 
 Not as a Brother. 
 
 Re*. That’s as we lift to grace him, 
 
 Methinkes our pleafure might haue bin demanded 
 Ere you had fpoke fo farre. He led our Powers, 
 
 Bore the Commiffion ofmy place and perfon, 
 
 The which immediacie may well (land vp. 
 
 And call it fdfe your Brother. 
 
 Gen. Not fo not: 
 
 In his owne grace he doth exalt himfelte. 
 
 More then in your addition. 
 
 Reg. In my tights. 
 
 By me inuefted ,hc compeetes the heft. 
 
 Aib. That were the mod, if he ftiould husband you, 
 Beg. Iefters do oft proue Prophets. 
 
 Con. Hola,hola, , 
 
 That eye that told you fo .look’d but a iquiftt. 
 
 Rma. Lady I am not well.elfe ifhoujd anfwerc 
 Froma full Bowing ftomack. Generali, 
 
 Takethou my Souldiers.prifoners,patrimony, 
 
 Difpofeofthem, of me.thc walls U thine; 
 
 Wiineffe the world, that 1 create thee heere 
 My l.ord.and Mafter. 
 
 Gen. Meane you to enioy him. 
 
 Alb. The let atone lies not in your good wsn. 
 
 Baft. Nor in thine Lord. 
 
 Alb. Halfe-blooded fellow, yes. 
 
 Beg. Let the Drum ftrike.andproue my title thine. 
 jjfb. Stay yet.heare reafon: Earn** A ft arreft thee 
 Oneapitall Tteafon;and in thy arteft. 
 
 This guilded Serpent: for your clutnc farre Sifters, 
 
 I bate it in the intereft ofmy wife. 
 
 Enter a Her Ad. 
 
 Alb. AHerald.ho. 
 
 Truttio thy finglevertue/or thy Souldim 
 AH leulcd in my name,haue in my name 
 
 Tooke their difeharge. 
 
 Regan. My fickndfe growes vpon me. 
 
 A%, She is not well.conuey her to my Tent. 
 
 Come hither Hcra!d>t the Trumper found, 
 
 Andte.aouttf.ifc J , aTumpfi**- 
 
 Herald reads. 
 
 IF any man of quota* or degree within the lifts eftheAr- 
 Xmy, will maintain* vpon Edmund, fuppofed Earle of Clofte 
 that he ,s a manifold Traitor, let him appeare by the third 
 i found of the Trumpet: keubeld in hu defence, l 
 
 Her. Againe. ! Trt J' 
 
 <T ' gainC ' Trumpet anfwers withm. 
 
 Enter Edgar armed. 
 
 Alb. Asks him his purpofcs.why he sppeares 
 Vpon this Call o’thTrumpct. 
 
 Her. What are you? 
 
 Your name, your quality.and why you anfwer 
 Thisprefent Summons? 
 
 Edg. Know my name is loft . . 
 
 By Treafons tooth: bate-gnawnc^nd Canker-bit, 
 
 Yet am I Noble as the Aduerfary. 
 
 I come to cope. 
 
 Alb. Which is that Aduerfary ? 
 
 Edg. What’s he that fpeakes for Earle oFGlo. 
 
 Haft, Himfelfe.what faift thou to him i (»« 
 Edg. Draw thy Sword. 
 
 That if my fpecch offend aNoble heart. 
 
 Thy armemay do thee Iuftice,hcere is rtune r 
 Behold it is my priuiledge. 
 
 The priuiledge of mine Honours, 
 
 My oath,and my profdfion. I protest, 
 
 Maugre thy ftrength, place,youth.and £.n«nee. 
 Defpife thy viftor-Sword.and fire new Fortune, 
 
 Thy valor,and thy heart,thou art »Traitor t 
 Fa lie to thyGods.thy Brother,and thy Father, 
 Confnirant ’gainft this high iHuftirous Prince, 
 
 And/rom th’ex.remeft vpwardoflhy head, 
 
 j To the difeent and duft bclovyhy foote, 
 

 The Traye die ofKjpg Lear. 
 
 A moft Toad-fpocted Traicor. Say thou no, 
 
 Thu Sword,this arme,arsd my beft fpirits axe bent 
 To proue vpon thy hear t.whereto 2 fpeake, 
 
 Thou lyeft- 
 
 T}afl. In wifedomc I fhould sske thy name, 
 Bucfincethy out-fidc lookes fo fairc and Warlilce, 
 
 And that thy tonguc(fome fay) of breeding breathes, 
 Whst fafe.and nicely I might well delay. 
 
 By rule of Knight-hood,1 difdaine and fpurne.* 
 
 Backe do I tofle thcfeTreafonr to thy head. 
 
 With the hell-hated Lye.ore-whclme thy heart. 
 
 Which for they yet glaoce by,and fcarely bruife. 
 
 This Sword ofroine lhal] gtue them inftant way. 
 
 Where they (ball reft for euer, Trumpets fpeake. 
 
 Alb. Saoehim,faoe him. Alarums. Fights. 
 
 Can. This is pradfife Glofter, 
 
 By th’law of Warre.thou waft not bound to anfwer 
 An vnknowne oppofite.thou art not vanquifh’d. 
 
 But coaend,and beguild. 
 
 Alb. Shut your mouthDame, 
 
 Or with this paper (ball I ftop it : hold Sir, 
 
 Thou worfe then any name.reade thine owne euill: 
 KotearingLady.l perceiueyou know it. 
 
 Gan. Say if 1 do,the Lawes are mine not thine, 
 j Who can araigne me fork ? Exit. 
 
 Alb. Moft monftrous! O.know’ft thou this paper? 
 
 'Baft. Askeme not what I know. 
 
 Alb. Go after her,(be's defperate.gouerne her. 
 
 Baft. What you hauecharg'd me with, 
 
 Thathaue I done, 
 
 And more,much tnore,the time will bring it out. 
 
 *Tis part,and fo am I . But what art thou 
 That haft thisFortune on me ? If thou'ttNoble, 
 
 I do forgiuc thee. 
 
 Edg. Let’s exchange charity: 
 
 I am no leffe in blood then thou art Edmond, 
 
 If more, the more tb'haft wrong’d me. 
 
 My name is Edgar and thypathers Sonne. 
 
 The Gods are luft.and of our pleafant vices 
 Make inftruments to plaguevs: 
 
 The darke and vinous place where thee he got 
 Coft him his eyes. 
 
 Baft. Th’haft fpoken right,'tis true, 
 
 The Wheele is come full circle,! am heere. 
 
 Alb. Methought thy very gate did prophefie 
 ARcyall NoblcneiVe: i mull embrace thee, 
 
 Let forrow fplit my hearc.ifcuet 1 
 Did hare thee,or thy Father. 
 
 Edg. Worthy Prince I know’t. 
 
 Alb. Where hffiue you hid your felfe ? 
 
 Howhaue you knowne the miferies of your Father? 
 
 Edg. By nurfingtherr my Lord. Lift a breefc tale, 
 And when ’tis told,0 that my heart would burft. 
 
 The bloody proclamation to cfcape 
 
 That follow'd me fofteere,(0 our Hues fweetnefle. 
 
 That we the paint of death would hourely dye, 
 Rnberthen die at once)taught me to (bift 
 I nto a mad-mans rags.t’affume a femblance 
 That very Dogges difdain'd : and in this habit 
 Met 1 my Father with his bleeding Rings , 
 
 Then precious Stones new lolL-became his guide. 
 
 Led him.begg’d for him,fau'd him from difpaire • 
 Neuer(0 fault)reueal’d my fclfe vnto him, 
 
 Vntill fome halfe hoore part when I was arm’d, 
 
 Not ^UTc.thoagh hoping of this good fticcefle, 
 
 1 ask’d his blening.and from firft to laft 
 
 Told him out pilgrimage. But his Baw’d heart 
 ( Alacke too wcake the conflidi to fupport) 
 
 Twiic two extremes of pa(Iion,ioy and greefc, 
 
 Burft froilingly. 
 
 Ball. Thisfpeech of yours hath moo'd me, 
 
 And (ball perchance do good.but fpeake you on, 
 
 You looke as you had fomething more to fay. 
 
 Alb. If there be more,more wofull.hold it in. 
 
 For I am almoft ready to difTolue, 
 
 Heating of this. 
 
 Enter a Gentleman. 
 
 Gen. Helpe.helpe: Ohelpe. 
 
 Edg. What kinde of helpe ? 
 
 Alb. Speakeman. 
 
 Idg. What meanes this bloody Knife ? 
 
 Gen. 'Tis hot.it fmoakes, it came euen (tow the heart 
 
 of-O fhe's dead. 
 
 tsfib. Who dead? Speakeman. 
 
 gen. Your Lady Sif.your Lady; and her Sifter 
 
 By her is poyfon'd : (be confefles it. 
 
 Baft. I was conrra&ed to them both,all three 
 Now marry in an inftant, 
 
 Edg Here comes Kent, 
 
 Enter Kent. 
 
 Alb. Produce the bodies,be they aliue or deidj 
 
 Goner A and Regans bodiesbronght out. 
 This judgement ofthe Heauenschac makes vs tremble. 
 Touches vsnot with pitry ; 0,i»this be? 
 
 The time will not allow the complement 
 Which very manners vrges. 
 
 Kent. I am come 
 
 To bid my King and Matter aye good night. 
 
 Is he not here? 
 
 Alb. Great thing of vs forgot, 
 
 Speake Edmund, where's the Kingfand where’s' Cordelia} 
 Seeft thou this obied Kent} 
 
 Kent. Alacke,why thus? 
 
 Baft Yet Edmund was belou'd: 
 
 The one the other poifon’d for my fake. 
 
 And after (lew herfelfe. 
 
 Alb. Euen fo. couer their faces. 
 
 Baft. Ipant for life : fome good I meanetodo 
 Defpightofmine owne Nature. Quickly fend, 
 
 (Be briefe in it) to’th Caftle.for my Writ 
 lion the life o(Lear,*nd on Cordelia : 
 
 Nay.fend in time. 
 
 Alb. Run, run,O run. 
 
 Edg. To who my Lord? Who ha’s the Office 1 
 Send thy token of repreeue. 
 
 Ball. Well thought on, take my Sword, 
 
 Giueit the Captaine. 
 
 Edg Haft thee for thy life. 
 
 Baft. Heliath Commiflton from thy Wifeand me, 
 
 To hang Cordelia in tbe prifon.and 
 To lay the blame vpop her owne difpaire. 
 
 That (be fot-did her felfe. 
 
 Alb. The Gods defend her,bearebiro hence awhile. 
 
 £ntor Lear with Cordelia mhu armet. 
 
 Lear. Howle.howle,hot vie: O your are men offtones, 
 Had I your tongues and eyes, U'd vfe them fo. 
 
 That Heauens vault (boujd crack: fhe’s gone for euer. 
 
 I know when one is dead.and when one hues, 
 
 She’s dead as earth :Lend me a Looking-glafTe, 
 
 If 
 
'TbeTragedse rfKwgLear . _ 309 
 
 If that her breath will mi ft or ftaine the ftone. 
 
 Why then Che hues. 
 
 Kent. Is dm the promis'd end f 
 Edg. Or image of that horror. 
 
 Alb. Fall and ceafc. 
 
 Lear. This feather ftirs.lhelioctiifjc be fo. 
 
 It is a chance which do’s redeeme all forrowes 
 That euer 1 haue felt. 
 
 Km. Omy good Mailer. 
 
 Iast. prytheeaway. 
 
 Edg. Tis Noble Kent your Friend. 
 
 Lear. A plague vpon you Murderors.Traitors ail, 
 
 I might haue fau’d her. now (he’s gone for eucr : 
 Ccr£el)a,Cerdelia,{\*y a little. Ha: 
 
 W hat is’t thou faift ? Her voice was euer foft, 
 Gende.and low,an excellent thing in woman. 
 
 I kill'd the Slaue that wsa a hanging thee. 
 
 Cent. Tis true (tay Lords)he did. 
 
 Lear. D'd 1 not fellow? 
 
 1 haue feene the day. with my good biting Fiuichion 
 i would haue made him skip : 1 am old now, 
 
 And thefe fame erodes fpoile me. Who are you ? 
 
 Mine eyes are not o'ih'befl.Ue tell you liraight. 
 
 Kent. IfFortune brag of t wo,fhe lou'd rnd hated. 
 One of them we behold 
 
 \ Uar. This is s dull fight ,are you not Kent t 
 Kent. The fame . your Seruant Kent, 
 
 Where is your Seruant Cants t 
 
 Lear. He’s a good fellow.I can teH you that, 
 
 Hele ftrike and quickly too,he's dead and rotten. 
 Kfwr. No tny good Lord,l am the very man. 
 
 Lear, lie fee that flraigbt. 
 
 Kent. That from your full of difference and decay, 
 Haue follow'd your fad fleps. 
 
 Lear. Your are welcome hither. 
 
 Kent. Nor no man elfe. 
 
 , All’s chetrleffe.darke.and deadly. 
 
 Your eldetl Daughters haueforc-doncihemfeluea. 
 And defperately are dead 
 laser. I fo I thinke. 
 
 Alb. Hekcotves not what he faks.and vame is it 
 
 That we prefeat vs to him. 
 
 Enter a Mejfenger. 
 
 Edg Very bootlcffc. 
 
 OMejf. Easntatd is dead my Lord. 
 
 Alb. That's but a trifle heere : 
 
 You Lords and Noble Friends,know cur intent. 
 
 What comfort to this great decay may come. 
 
 Shall be appli’d. for v* we will religne. 
 
 During the life of this old Maiefty 
 7 o him our ablolute power, you to yoor tight*. 
 
 With boote,and fucb addition as your Honours 
 Haue more then merited. All Friends Ova.il 
 T afie the wager of their vercue.and all Foes 
 The cup of their deferuings . O fee.fec. 
 
 Lear. And my poore Fools is bang’d: co,no,oolife ? 
 Why fhould aDog.a Horfe.a Rat haue life. 
 
 And thou no breath at all ? Thou’h come no more, 
 
 N euer ,neuer,ncuer,neuer.neu et. 
 
 Pray you vndo this Button. Thanke you Sir, 
 
 Do you tee this? Lookeoo her? Looks her lips, 
 
 Looke thete.looke there. He del. 
 
 Edg. He faints ,my Lord,roy Lord. 
 
 Kent. Bieakeheart,!prytheebreake. 
 
 Edg. Looke vp my Lord. 
 
 Kent. V ex not his ghoft.O let him palfe.he hates him. 
 That woold vpon the wracke ofthu tough world 
 Stretch him out longer. 
 
 Edg. He is gon indeed. 
 
 Kent. The wondet is, he hath endur'd fo long. 
 
 He bur vfurpt hu life. 
 
 Alb. Beare them from hence,our prefent bufineffe 
 Is gcnerall wor : Fuenda of my foole, you twaine, 
 
 Rule in this Rcalme,and the gor’d ftatc fuilaine. 
 
 Kent. 1 haue a lourney Sir,fhortly to go. 
 
 My Mallet calls me,! tnuft oot fay no. 
 
 Edg The waight of this fad time we mud obey, 
 Speake what we feele.not what we ought to lay : 
 
 The oldefl hath borne enoft,we that are yong, 
 
 Shall neuct Ice fo much, not hue fo long. 
 
 Exemet <ettb a dead March. 
 
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 I 
 
 FINIS 
 
3 io ThsTragedieof Othello 
 
 THETRAGE D IE O 
 
 Othello, the Moore ofVenice. 
 
 oyfftus Primus. Sasna Prima . 
 
 £nttr Rodcrigo t &rd I ago. 
 
 Rodorigo. 
 
 ffigjfeygg£uer tell me,l sake it much vnkindfy 
 '2t*>ofe^rTbat t boo (Jagd) who haft had my purfr, 
 
 firings were thioe/houlsfft know of ibis, 
 s-’swssw /s.Sut you’I noi heareme. ffcucr 1 did dream 
 Offueb smarter, abhcrre me. 
 
 Rada. Thoutoid’fi me, 
 
 Tb«u did'ft hold him tn ihy hate. 
 logo. Defptfe me 
 
 Ifl do not. Three Grc.-j-oncs of the Citric, 
 (Inperfonall fuireiomake me hit Lieutenant) 
 
 OfF-capt to him: and by the faith of mar 
 I know my price, 1 am worth no wotfic a piste. 
 
 But he (as lowing his ownc pride.and purpofcs) 
 
 Euadcs therewith a bumbaft Circuniltance, 
 
 Horribly ttutti with Epithites of warre,* 
 
 Non-fuites my Mediators For certes,feies he, 
 
 1 haue already chofe my Officer. And what was he > 
 
 Fo r~ foot h,a great Arithmatician, 
 
 One Michael Caffio, a Florentine , 
 
 (A Fellow alsnott damn’d in a faire Wife) 
 
 That neuer feta Squadron in the Field, 
 
 Nor the deuifion of a Battaile knowes 
 1 -lore then a Spinftcr, Vnleffc the Bookish Theotitke: 
 "Wherein the Tongued Cooluls can propofe 
 AsMafterly as he. M cere prat!e (without prg&jfe) 
 
 Is all hi* Sculdierfhip. But be( Sir) had th'eledion) 
 
 And I ( of whom his eies had fecne the proofe 
 As Rhodes, at Ciprus,and on others grounds 
 Chnften'd,and Heathen)muftbebt>ieed,and calm'd 
 By Debitor .and Creditor. This Counter.cafier, 
 
 He (in good time) muft his Lieutenant be. 
 
 And! (bkfle the marke) his Moorefhips Auntient. 
 
 Had. By heauen,! rather would haue bin his hangman. 
 logo. Why,there's no remedie. 
 
 'Tts the cutffeofSeruice; 
 
 Preferment goes by Letter,and affe<Sion, 
 
 And not by old gradation .where each fecond 
 Stood Heire to’th’mft. Now Sir, be iudge your Ceifc, 
 Whether I in any itiff tenre am Afhn'd 
 To loae the Alon.-e ? 
 
 Rod, I would not follow him then. 
 logo. O Sir content you. 
 
 1 follow him to ferae my turee vpon him. 
 
 V 7 t cannot all be Matters,not all Matters 
 
 Cannot be trueiy follow'd. You fhall marke 
 Many a duticus and knee-crooking knaue; 
 
 That (doting on his ownc obfequiouabondage) 
 
 Wcares cut his timc.mueh like his Matt ers Affe 
 l' or naught but Prouender, & when he s old CattUer'd. 
 Whip mefuchhooeft knaues. Gtheis thereare 
 Who ttym'd in Formes,and vifages of Dutic, 
 
 K cepe yet their hearts attending on rhetnfclues. 
 
 And throwing bur fhowes of Scnncc oo tneir Lord * 
 Doe well thiiue by them. 
 
 And when they haue lin'd their Coates 
 Doe themfelues Homage. 
 
 Thefe FelJowes hsue feme foule. 
 
 And luchacncdo I profefTcmy fclfe. For (Sir) 
 
 It is as fore as you are Rodertgo, 
 
 Were I the Moore.I would not be logo : 
 
 In following him.1 follow but my fclfe. 
 
 Heaocn is my Iudge,not 1 for loue and duds. 
 
 But fetming lo, for my peculiar end; 
 
 For when my outward A&icn doth demonftrate 
 The nadue a&, and figure ofmy heart 
 In Complement csterne, 'ti* not long after 
 Bucl will weare my heart vpon my fleeue 
 For Dawes rcpeckeat; Iammnwhac I am. 
 
 Rod. What a fall Fortune dc'sthc Thicks-lips owe 
 If he can carry't thus? 
 
 logo. Call vp her Father: 
 
 Rowfc him,make after him,poyfon his delight, 
 Proclaim* him in the Streets. Incenfe her kmfmen. 
 
 And thoughheln a fertile Cly mate dwell, 
 
 Plague him with Fhestthough that his loy be Ioy, 
 
 Yet throw lurh chances ofvexadon on’t. 
 
 As it may loofe fome colour. 
 
 Rodo Heere is her Fatheis houfe,!lcca!l aloud. 
 logo. Dor,with like timerous acccnt.and dire yell , 
 
 As when (by Night and Negligence) the Fire 
 Is fpied in pcpulus Cittics. 
 
 Rodo. Wfiat hoa : ’Rrabantio.S iginor Brabantto, hca, 
 logo. Av/akeswhathoaj^ro^iWjrsiKTheeues.Theeues. 
 Looke to your houfe.yotir daughter,and your Bags, 
 Theeucs.Thteues, 
 
 Bra- About. What is the rcafonofthu terrible 
 Summons? V/hat is the matter there ? 
 
 Rodo. Slgnio: is all your Pamilie within ? 
 
 lags. Arc your Dooms lock'd? 
 
 firm Why ? Wherefore ark you this ? 
 
 logo, Srtjjr'ert rob’djfbr fhamepuconyourGov/ne. 
 
 Ycur 
 
the t&'fowe ofVmice. 3 1 1 
 
 Your heart Isburft, you haue lofthal Fc your foule 
 
 1 Euen now.now, very now,nn old blacks Ram 
 
 1 Is tupping your white Ewe. Arifs,arife, 
 
 I Awaxe the fnoning Cit.izens with the Bell, 
 
 Or elfe the deuill will make aGrand.fire ofyotl. 
 
 Arife 1 fay. 
 
 j 'Bra, What.haueyou loft your wits t 
 
 1 Rod. Moft reuerend Signior.do you know my voice? 
 
 Bra . Not 1: what are you? 
 
 Rod. My name is 
 
 'Bra. The wcrffer welcome : 
 
 I I haue charg’d thee not to haunt about my doores: 
 
 In honeft plainettefle thou haft heard me fay, 
 
 My Daughter ii not for thee. And now in madnefle 
 (Being full ofSupper.aad diftempring draughtes) 
 
 Vpon maliticui knauerie.dofl thou come 
 
 To Ran my quiet. 
 
 Rod. Sir,Sir,Sir. 
 
 I "Bra. But thoumuftneeds before, 
 
 My fpirits and my place haue in theit power 
 
 1 To make this bitter to thee. 
 
 1 Rodo. Patience good Sir. 
 
 ‘Bra. What tell’ll thou me of Robbing? 
 
 1 This is Venice: my houfe is not a Grange. 
 
 Rado. Moft graue 'BrAtartio, 
 
 I In fimple and pure foule, t come co you 
 
 la. Sir :you are one of thofe that will not ferueOod, 
 if the deuill bid you. Becaufe we come todoyouferuice, 
 
 I and you thinke we are Ruffians,vou’le haue your Daugh¬ 
 ter couer’d witha Barbary horfe, you’le haue your Ne- 
 I phewes neigh to you, you lc haue Courfcrs for Cozens : 
 
 1 and Gennets for Germaines. 
 
 Bra. What prophane wretch art thou? 
 
 la. I am one Sir .that comes to tell you,your Daugh- 
 I ter and the Moore,are mskingthe Beaft with two backs. 
 Bra. Thou art a Villaine. 
 lata. You are a Senator. 
 
 Bra. This thou (halt anfwere.I know thee Rodrrgo- 
 Rod. Sir, I will anfwereany thing. But I befeechyou 
 
 1 If t be your pleafure, and meft wife confent, 
 
 1 (Aspartly i find jt is) that your faire Daughter, 
 
 At this odde Eueri and dull watch o th night 
 
 1 Tranfported with no worfe not belter guard. 
 
 But with a knaue of common hire,a Gundetier, 
 
 To the groffc clafpes of a Lafduious Moore: 
 
 If thHbe knowne to you,and your Allowance, 
 
 We then haue done you bold,and faucie wrongs. 
 
 I But if you know not this,my Manners tell me, 
 
 1 VVe haue your wrong rebuke. Donotbelecue 
 
 That from the fence of all Ciuilitie, 
 
 I thus would play and trifle with your Reuerence. 
 
 1 Your Daughter (ifyouhaucnot giuenhcr lcaue) 
 
 ] fay a game,hath'made a groflc reuolc, 
 
 Tying her Dutie,Beautic,Wit,and Fortunes 
 
 In an exlrauagaut,and wheeling Stranger, 
 
 Of here,and euery where: Rraight fatisfie yont fclte. 
 
 If (he be in her Chamber,or your hcuie, 
 
 Letloofeonme the Iuflice of the State 
 
 For thus deludingyoo. 
 
 Bra. Strike on the Tinder,hoa: 
 
 GiuemeaTaper: call vp all my people. 
 
 This Accident is not vnllke my dreame, 
 
 Beleefeoflt oppreffesmealreadie. 
 
 Light, I fay.light. «***' 
 
 lag. Farewell: for I muftleaue you. 
 
 It feemcj not meete.rtor wholefometomy place 
 
 Tobe produced, (as If I ftay, I fhaU,) 
 
 Againft the Moore, Fori do know the State, 
 r Howeuet this may gall him wath fome chccke) 
 
 Cannot with f&fttie caft.him. For he’s embark d 
 
 With fuch loud reafon to theCyprus Warrer, 
 
 (Which euen now Rands in A£t)tbat for their fouks 
 
 Another ofhis Fadoroe,they haue none, 
 
 To lead their Bu fineffe. 1 n which regard. 
 
 Though 1 do hate him as l do hell apines, 
 
 Y tt,for necefti tie of prefect life* 
 ImuttfhowoutaFlag.andfigne ot Lous, 
 
 (Which is indeed but (igne)that you (hal furely find him 
 
 Lead co the Sagitary the raifed Search: 
 
 Aod there will 1 be with him. So farewell. €xit. 
 
 Enter Bmbantio.vrith Servants and Tenches. 
 
 Bra. It is too true an euiil. Gone (he is. 
 
 And what’s to co me of my defpife d time. 
 
 Is naught but bitterndfe. Now Rodorigo, 
 
 Where didR thou fee her ? (Oh vnhappie Girle) 
 
 With the Moore faift thou?(Who would bea Father?) 
 
 ■low didft thou know’twas (he? (Oh (he deccaues m« 
 
 >aftthought:) whatfaid (hetoyou?Get moeTapers: 
 Raifcallmy Kindred. Are they married thinkeyoU? 
 
 Redo. Truely I thinke they are. 
 
 Bra. OhHeauen:howgotfheout? 
 
 Oh treafon of the blood. 
 
 Fathers.from hence truft notyour Daughters minds 
 
 By what you fee them a Q. Is there not Charms*. 
 
 By which the propertie of Youth.and Maidhood 
 
 Maybe abus'd ? Haiie you not read Rodango, 
 
 Of fome tuch thing ? 
 
 Rod. Yes Sir: 1 haue Indeed. 
 
 Bra. Call vp my Brother: oh would you had had her. 
 Some one way,fome another. Doe you know 
 
 Where we may apprehend her,and the Moore ? 
 
 Rod I thinke I can difeouer hitn.rfyou pleafe 
 
 To get good G uard ,and go along with me. 
 
 Bra. Pray you lead on. At euery houfe lie call, 
 
 (I may command at mofl)get Weapons (hoa) 
 
 And taifefomc Ipeciall Officers of might • 
 
 Ou good Rodergo, I will deferueyour paines. Extwt' 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 EnterOiheiLr.lagOjArteneLmts, with Tetches. 
 
 la. Though in the trade of Warre I haue flaine men, 
 Yet do I hold it very Ruffe o’th'confcience 
 
 To do no conttiu d Murder: 1 lackc lntquiue 
 
 S ometime to do me feruice. Nrne.or ten 
 
 1 had thought t’haue yerk’d him h«e vndet the Ribbes. 
 Othello- 'Tis belter as it is. 
 lata. Nay but he prated. 
 
 And fpoke fuch feuruy, and piouoking ieT ™‘ 
 
 A (jiinRy our Honor.that with the little godhnefle I haue 
 
 1 did full hard forbeare him. Eut l pray you Sir* 
 
 Are you faff married ? Be affur’d of this. 
 
 That cheMagnificoismuchbeloud. 
 
 And hath in his effca a voice potentiall 
 
 As double as cheDukes r He will d.uorce you. 
 
 Or put vpon you,what reftramt orgreeuance. 
 
2iz TheTragedieof Othello 
 
 The Law (with all his might ,to enforce it on) 
 
 Will giue him Cable. 
 
 Otbd. Let him do his fplght; 
 
 My Sendees, which 1 haue done the Signorie 
 
 Shall out»tonguc his Complaints. Tis yet to know. 
 Which when 1 kncw.that bosfting is an Honour, 
 
 1 (hall promulgate. I fetch my life and being. 
 
 From Men of Royall Seige. And my demerltes 
 
 May fpeake (vnbonnetted)ro as proud a Fortune 
 
 As this that I haue reach'd. For know logo. 
 
 But that 1 louc the gentle Defdemcna, 
 
 I would not my vnhoufed free condition 
 
 Put Into Circumfcription,3nd Confine, 
 
 For the Seas worth. But looke,what Lights come yond? 
 
 Enter Caffio, with Torches. 
 
 Togo. Thofe ate the raifed Father.and his Friends: 
 
 You were beft go in. 
 
 Otheh Not I : I mufl be found. 
 
 My Parts, my Title,and my perfe# Soule 
 
 Shall mantfel) me rightly. Is it they? 
 logo. By lanne, 1 thinke no. 
 
 Owel. The Seruants of the Dukes? 
 
 And my Lieutenant ? 
 
 The goodnefie of the Night vpon you (Friend*) 
 
 What is the Newcs ? 
 
 Cafflo. The Duke do's greet you (Generali) 
 
 And he requites your harte,Poft-hafte appearance, 
 
 Enen on the inftant. 
 
 Othello. What is the matter .thinke you ? 
 
 Caffio. Something from Cyprus.as 1 may diuine i 
 
 It is abufinefleoffomeheate. The Gallies 
 
 Haue fent a dozen fequent Meflengers 
 
 This very nieht.at oneanothers heeles : 
 
 And many of the Confuls.rais'd and met. 
 
 Are at the Dukes already. You haue bin hotly call'd for, 
 When being nocat your Lodging to be found. 
 
 The Senate hath fent about three feuerall Quells, 
 
 Tofearch you out. 
 
 Otbd. 'Tis well I am found by you : 
 
 I will but fpend a word here "in the houfe. 
 
 And goe with you. 
 
 Caffio. Aonciant.what makes he heere? 
 logo. Faith.he to night hath boarded a Land Carrad, 
 Ifit proue lawful! prize,he's made foreun. 
 
 Ceffie. I do not vnderlland. 
 logo. He's married. 
 
 Caffio. To who ? 
 
 lago. Marry to —— ComeCaptaine.will you go? 
 
 Othel. Haue with you. 
 
 Caffto. Here come sanotherTroope to feeke for you. 
 
 Enter 'Brabant it.Rodorigoyaith Officers .cod Ttrrthcs • 
 
 logo- It i* ilfafa/ffioiGeneTallbeaduis’d, 
 
 He comes to bad intent. 
 
 Othello. Holla,Band there. 
 
 Rod*. Signiot.il is the Moore. 
 
 'Bra. Downe with him, Theefe. 
 
 logo. You, CmeSir.I amforyou. 
 
 Ouw. Keepe vp your bright S words, for the dew will 
 ruft them. Good Sigmor, you lhail more command with 
 yeates, then with your Weapons. 
 
 Brd. Oh thou foule Theefe, 
 
 Where haft thou flow'd my Daughter f 
 
 Damn'd as thou art,ihou haft enchaunced her 
 
 For lie referre me to all things o f feme, 
 
 (If (he in Qvtincs ofMagick we're not bound } 
 Whether a Maid,fo tender,Faire^nd Hsppie, 
 
 So oppofite to Marnage.that fhe fhun'd 
 
 The wealthy curled Deareling of out Nation, 
 
 Would eucr haue (t'cncutre a generall mocke) 
 
 Run from herGuardageto the tootic bofome. 
 
 Of fuch a thing as thou: to feare.not to delight 
 
 Iudge me the world, if‘tis not gTofle in fenfe. 
 
 That thou haft practis'd on her with foule Chatmes, 
 Abus'd her delicate Youth.with Drugs or Minerals’, 
 That weakens Morion. He hautfr dilputed on, 
 
 Tis probable.and palpable to thinking; 
 
 I therefore apprehend and do attach thee, 
 
 For an abufer of the World, a pra&ifer 
 
 Of A ris inhibited.and out of warrant; 
 
 Lay hold vpon him, if he do refill 
 
 Subdue him,at his perilL 
 
 Otbt. Hold your hands 
 
 Both you of my melining,and the reft. 
 
 Were it my Cue to fight,I Ihould haueknowneit 
 Without a Prompter. W hetherwillyou thai J goe 
 
 To anfwere this your charge ? 
 
 Tiro. To Pnfon,tillfir time 
 
 Of La w.and courfe of diredl Seflion 
 
 Call thee toanfwer. 
 
 Othe. What if do obey f 
 
 How may thcDukc be therewith fatisfi’d, 
 
 Whofe Meflengers are heere about my fidc, 
 
 V pon fome prefent bufinefle of the State, 
 
 To bring me to him. 
 
 Officer. Tis true moft worthy Sigmor, 
 
 The Duke* in Counfell,and your Noblefelft, 
 
 I am fure is fent for. 
 
 Bra. How ? The Duke mCounfell? 
 
 J n this tune of the night t Bring him away) 
 
 Mine s not an idle Canfe. The Duke himfdfe, 
 
 Or any of my Brothers of the State, 
 
 Cannot but teele this wrong.as cwere their owne: 
 
 For if fuch Adlions may haue psflage free, 
 Bond-flaues^nd Pagans fhall out Scaiefmen be. Erma 
 
 Scana Tertia . 
 
 Etjter Duke,St/tat or t/mdOffioerJ. 
 
 • Duke. There’s no compofuion in this Newes, 
 
 That giues them Credite. 
 
 i . Sen. Indeed,they are di(proportioned; 
 
 My Letters fay,a Hundred and fasen Gallies. 
 
 Dtdtg. And mine aHundredfortie. 
 a . Sen* i. And mine two Hundred j 
 
 But though they iumpe not o tv a luft acccnipt, 
 
 (As in thefe Cafes where the aymereports, 
 
 Tii oft with dififercncejyct do they all confirme 
 
 A Turkifh Fleece.and bearing vp to Cyprus. 
 
 D»kt . Nay,it is polCble enough to iudgemenr. 
 
 Ido not fo fecure me in rhe Error, 
 
 Bur the maine Article I do approue 
 
 Infcatefullfenfe. 
 
 Saylor wahen. What boa,what hoa, whafhoa. 
 
 Enter Satin'. 
 
 Ofrtr A 
 
the z%f oon 0 / Venice. 
 
 Officer. A Meffen g cr from the G allies. 
 
 DvJ^r. Now ? What’i thebufincfie ? 
 
 Sailer. The Turkifh Preparation makes for Rhodes, 
 So was I bid report here <0 the State, 
 
 By Signior Angelo. 
 
 Duke. How fay you by this change? 
 
 I .Sen. This cannot be 
 By no affay of reafoti. Tis a Pageant 
 To keepevi in falfe gaze,when we confider 
 Thhmportancie ofCyprus to the Turke; 
 
 And let our felues agame but vnderftand. 
 
 That as it more conccrnes the Turke then Rhodes, 
 
 So may he withmore facile queftion bcare it. 
 
 For that it (lands not in fuch Warrclike brace. 
 
 But altogether lackcsth’abilities 
 
 That Rhodes is drefs’d in. If we make thought of this, 
 
 We muftnot thinke the Turke isfovnsliillfuil. 
 
 To leaue chat late!!,which concernes him firft, 
 "Neglefting an attempt of cafe,and gaine 
 To wake,and wage a danger proficlefle. 
 
 Duke. Nay,in all confidence he's not for Rhodes. 
 
 Officer. Hereismoce'Nevves. 
 
 Enter a Adcffienger. 
 
 Meffen, The Orr<c3ww,Rcueren’d.and Gracious, 
 Steerwgwith due courfe toward the He ofRhodes, 
 
 Haue there inioynted them with an after Flecte. 
 
 \ ■ Sen. I,fo I thought: how many,as you gueffe } 
 
 Afeff. Of thirtie Saile : and now they do te- ftem 
 Their backward courft,bcaring with frank appearance 
 Their purposes toward Cyprus. Signior Montane, 
 
 Your truftieand moft Valiant Seruitour, 
 
 With his free dutie.recommends you thus. 
 
 And prayes you to belceuehim. 
 
 Duke. Tis certaine then for Cyprus : 
 
 Marcus Laccicos is not he inTowne ? 
 
 1 . Sen. He*s now in Florence. 
 
 Dukf- Write from v$, 
 
 To him.Poft.Pofi-hafte.difpatcb. 
 
 I . Sen. Here comes 'Brcbantio, and the Valiant Moore. 
 
 Enter Brabantio, OtbeHo.Caffio, I e go,R odor go, 
 and Officers. 
 
 Duke. Valiant OtbeBo ,we rnuft flraight employ you. 
 Again!! the general! Enemy Ottoman. 
 
 I did not fee you: welcome gentle Signior, 
 
 Welack’t your Counfaile,and your helpe to night. 
 
 Bra. So didl yours : Good your Grace pardon me. 
 Neither my p!ace,nor ought 1 heard ofbufinelTe 
 Hath rais'd mefrom my bed; nor doth thegeneralltare 
 Takehold on me. For my perticulargrisfe 
 Is of fo flood-gate.and ore-bearing Nature, 
 
 That it engluts.snd fwaliowes other forrowes. 
 
 And it is ftill it felfe. 
 
 Duke. Why i What’* the matter ? 
 
 Era. My Daughter: oh my Daughter 1 
 
 Sen. Dead ? 
 
 Era. I, to me. 
 
 She is abus’d.ftolne from me,and corrupted 
 By Spels.and Medicines .bought of Mountebanks; 
 
 For Nature,fo prepoftroufly to erre, 
 
 (Being not deficient.blind.or lame offenfe,) 
 
 Sans witch-ctaft could not. 
 
 Duke. Who eic he be .that tn this foule proceeding 
 Hath thus beguil'd your Daughter ofher fetre, 
 
 ill _ 
 
 And you ofher; five bloodie Booke of Law, 
 
 You mall your lafe read,In the bitter letter. 
 
 After yout owne fenfe: yea,though our proper Son 
 Stood In your A&en. 
 
 Bra. Humbly I chankeyour Grace, 
 
 Here is the man; this Moore,whom now it feernes 
 Your fpeciatl Mandate^br the State affaires 
 Hath hither brought. 
 
 AlL We are verieforry for"t. 
 
 Duke. What In yonr ounepart.cau you fay to this? 
 'Bra. Nothing, but this is lo. 
 
 Otbe. Moft Potent.Gtaue,and Reueren'dSigniors, 
 
 My very Noble, and approu'd good Maftcts; 
 
 That I haue tane aw*y this old mans Daughter, 
 
 1 1 is moft true : true I haue married her; ■ 
 
 The verie head,and front of my offending. 
 
 Hath this extent; no more. Rude am I,in my fpeech, | 
 
 And little fclefs'd with thefoft phrafe of Peace; 
 
 Forfince rhefe Armes ofmine.had feuen yeares pith, 
 
 Till now,fame nuie Mooncs wafted,they haue vs’d 
 Their deereft aflion,in ihc Tented Field : 
 
 And little of this great world can I fpeake, 
 
 More then pemincs repeats of Broiles.and Bittiile, 
 
 And therefore little fhall I grace my caufe. 
 
 In fpeaking for my felfe. Yet,(by your gratious patience]; 
 
 1 will a round vn-vsrmfh'd uTde deliuer. 
 
 Of my whole courfe of Loue 
 What Drugges,what Charmes, 
 
 What Coniurarion,and what mighty Magicke, 
 
 (For fuch proceeding 1 am charg'd withall) 
 
 I won his Daughter. 
 
 Bra- A Maiden,neueT bold: 
 
 OfSpirit fo ftill.and quier.tbat her Mocion 
 Blufh’d it her felfe,and fhe,m fpight ofNalure, 
 
 Of Yeares,of Countiy.Credice.euery thing 
 To fall in Loue,with what fhe fear'd to lookeofi; 
 
 It is a judgement train'd,and moft iropetfedi. 
 
 That will confefte Petfe£hon fo could erre 
 Again!! all rules of Nstute.and muft be duuen 
 T o find our pra&ifes of running hell 
 Why this fhould be. f therefore vouch sgasne, 
 
 That with fome Mixtures,powrefull o're the blood. 
 
 Or with (ome Dram,(coniur'd to this efft#) 
 
 He wrought vp on her. 
 
 To vouch this,isno proofe. 
 
 Without more wider.and more ouer Trft 
 Then ihefe thinhabits and poorelikely-hooda 
 Of moderne feeming.do prefer again!! him. 
 
 Sen, But Othello, fpeake, 
 
 Didyou.by indirefi^nd forced courfe* 
 
 Subdue.and poyfon thisyong MaidesaffefHons? 
 
 Ot came it by requeft,and fuch fame queftion 
 As foule,to foule affordeth ? 
 
 Otbe/. I do befeeeh you. 
 
 Send for the Lady to the Sagicary. 
 
 And let her fpeake of me before her Father; 
 
 If you dofindeme fbule,inherTepori t 
 The Truft.the Office,! do hold of you. 
 
 Not oncly cake away,buclet your Sentence 
 Euen fall vpon my life. [ 
 
 Duke. Fetch Defdemotia hither. \ 
 
 Otbe. Aunciant,conduct them : 
 
 You beft know the place- 
 
 And tell fhe come,as truely as to beautn, 
 
 I do confeffe the vices of my blood. 
 
 So uiftly to your Greue earesjie prefent 
 
514 TbeTragedieof Othello 
 
 How x did thrtut in ibis faite Ladies loue. 
 
 And (Vie in mine. 
 
 Duke. Say it OibeUo. 
 
 Orbe. Her Father lou d me,oft inuited me: 
 
 Still queftion’d me rhe Stone of my life, 
 
 Fromyeare to yeare: the Bauaile.Sieges.Fortune, 
 
 That Ihauepaft. 
 
 I ran it through, euen from my boyifh daies, 
 
 Toth’very moment that he bad me tell it. 
 
 Wherein I fpoke ofmeft difaftrous chances i 
 Of mouing Accidents by Flood snd Field, 
 
 Of hairt-breadth feapes i th’imminent deadlybreacbj 
 Ofbeing taken by the IofoJeotFoe, 
 
 And fold to flauery. Ofmy redemption thence, 
 
 And pcrtance in my Trauellours hiftone. 
 
 Wherein of Antars vaft-and Defarts idle. 
 
 Rough Quarries,Rocks,Hills,whofe head touch heauen, 
 It W 3 smy hint to foaeke. Such was my Proceffe, 
 
 And of the Canibals that each others eate. 
 
 The utiHtrcpophaguTAod men whofe heads 
 
 Grew beneath their fhoulders, Thefe things to beare, 
 
 Would Defiemone fetioufly incline 
 
 But (fill the houfe ASaites would draw her hence 
 
 Which eueT as (he could wichhaftedifpatch, 
 
 She’l'd come againe, and with agree die e 3 re 
 Deuoure vp my difeoarfe. Which 1 obferuing, 
 
 Tooke once a pliant boure,and found good meanes 
 To draw from her a prayer of earned heart, 
 
 That I would all my Pilgrimage dilate, 
 Whereofbyparcels fhe had fomething heard, 
 
 But not inftm&iuely:! did confent. 
 
 And often did beguile her ofher teares, 
 
 When I did fpcakeof fomediltreffefull ftroke 
 That my youth fuffer'd: My Storie being done, 
 Shegaueme for my paines a world of kifles: 
 
 She more in faith ’twas flrange : ’twas palling Orange, 
 ‘Twas pitcifull:’twas wondrous pittifull. 
 
 She wtfh’d fhe had not heard it,yet fhe wifh’d 
 
 That Heauen had made her fuch a man. She thank'd me. 
 
 And bad me.if I had a Friend that lou'd her, 
 
 I fhouid but teach him how to rell my Story, 
 
 And that would wooe her. Vpon this him Jfpake, 
 
 She lou’d me for the dangers I had pall. 
 
 And 1 lou’d her .that fhe did pi uy them. 
 
 This cnely it the witch-craft I haue vs’d 
 Here comes the Ladle : Let her witrreffe it. 
 
 Enter Defdemonajitgo, Jlumdantt, 
 
 Di/kp. 1 thinke this tale would win my Daughter too. 
 Good Breha r re, take vp this mangled matter at the beft: 
 Men do their broken Weapons rather vfe. 
 
 Then their bare hands. 
 
 'Bra. I pray you heareherfpeake? 
 
 If the confeffc that fhe was haifethe wooer, 
 
 Ddiru£hon on my head,if my bad blame 
 Light on the man. Come hither gentle Miftris, 
 
 Do you perceiue in all this Noble Companie, 
 
 Where moft you owe obedience? 
 
 Def. i\>y NobleFathcr, 
 
 I do perceiue heereadiuided dutie. 
 
 To you I am bound for life,and education: 
 
 My life and education both dolearneme. 
 
 How torefpe&you. You are the Lord of duty, 
 
 I am hitherto your Daughter. But heere’s my Husband* 
 Andfomuch dune,aj my Mother fhew’d 
 
 To you,preferring you before het Father: 
 
 So much I challenge,that Imay profdTe 
 Due to the MooTe my Lord. 
 
 Bra. God be with you: I haue done. 
 
 Pteefe iryour Grace,on to the State Affaires* 
 
 1 had rather to adopt a Child,then get it. 
 
 Come hither Moore; 
 
 I here do giue thee chat with ail my heart, 
 
 Whsen but thou baft already with all my heart 
 I would keepe from thee. For your fake (lewell) c 
 I am glad at foule.I haue no other Child, 
 
 For thy efcape would teach meTimnie 
 i o hang elogges oo them. I haue done ray Lord. 
 
 Dstkf. Let me fpeake like your felfe i 
 And lay a Sentence, 
 
 Which as a gtife.oi ftep may helpe thefe Louers. 
 
 When remedies are paft, the gritfes are ended 
 By feeing the worft.which lace on hopes depended. 
 
 To meurne a Mifcheefc that is paft and gon. 
 
 Is the next way to draw new mifehiefe on. 
 
 What cannot be prefern’d,when Fortune takes : 
 Patience ,heriniury a mock’ry makes. 
 
 7 he rob'd diet fmiles,fteales fomething from theTbiefe, 
 He robs hirnfelfc.that fpends a bocteleCTe griefe. 
 
 Bra. So let the Turke of Cyprus vs beguile. 
 
 We loofe it not fo long as we can fmile; 
 
 He beares the Sentence well,that nothing beares. 
 
 But the free comfort which from thence he heare*. 
 
 But he beares both the Sentence,and theforrow. 
 
 That to pay gride.mull ofpocre Patience borrow. 
 ThefeSentences.to Sugar,or to Gall, 
 
 Being Groug on both Met, are EquiuocalL 
 But words 3re words,] neuer yet did heare: 
 
 That the bruized bean was pierc’d through the earea. 
 
 1 h umbly befeech y ou proceed to th Affaires olState. 
 
 Duke The Turke with a moft mighty Preparation 
 makes for Cyprus: Othello, the Fortitude of theplaceis 
 beft know no to you. And though we haue there aSubfti. 
 tuteof moft allowed fufficiencie; yet opinion, a more 
 foueraigne Miftris of Effcifts, throwes a more fafer 
 voice on you; you muft therefore be content to flubbet 
 the glofTe of yout new Fortunes,with this moteftub- 
 borne.and boyftroUs expedition. 
 
 Oibf. TheTiraot Cuftome.moftGraoeSenators, 
 Hath madethe flinty and Steele Coach.of Warre 
 My thrice-driuen bedofDowne. Idoagoize 
 A Natural! and prompt Abcettie, 
 
 1 ft nde inhardneffe: and do vndertake 
 Thisprefent Warres againft the Ottamites. 
 
 Vloft humbly therefore bending t© your State, 
 
 I ctaue fit difpofition for my Wife, 
 
 Due reference of Place,and Exhibiturs 
 With fuch Accomodation sod befort 
 As leuels with her breeding. 
 
 Duke. Why at her Fathers! 
 
 Bra. I will not haue it fo, 
 
 Otbe. Nor I. 
 
 Def. Nor would I there recide, 
 
 To put my Father in impatient thoughts 
 By being in his eye. Moft Grcaious Duke, 
 
 To my vnfolding, lend your proip«ou6 care. 
 
 And let me finde a CbartCT in your voice 
 T afiift my fimplenefle. 
 
 ‘Dukf. What would you Defdetncna 1 
 Def- That I loue the Moore.to hue with him, 
 
 My aowne-light violence^nd ftormc of Portunes, 
 
 _ May 
 
r 
 
 the zSA^foore o/Vmice 
 
 V? 
 
 May trumpet to the world. My heart's fubdu'd 
 Euen to the very quality of my Lord; 
 
 1 faw Cthelk’s'i ifage in his mind, 
 
 And to his Honours and hi* valiant parts. 
 
 Did 1 my fouleand Fortunes confecrate. 
 
 So that (deereLotds)ifl be left behind 
 A Moth of Peace,and hego tothe Warre, 
 
 The Rites for why 1 loue him,ate beteft me: 
 
 And 1 a heauic interim fhall fupport 
 By his deere abfence. Let me go with him. 
 
 Oibe. Let her ^iaue your voice, 
 youch with me Heauen.I thtrefote begu not 
 To pleafe the pallateof my Appetite: 
 
 "Not to comply with heat the yong affects 
 In my defun£t,anc1 proper farisfa&ion. 
 
 But to be free, and bounteous to her roinde: 
 
 And Heauen defend your good fooles,that you thinks 
 I will your ferious and great bufineffe fcant 
 When (he is with me. No,when light wing’d To^es 
 Offcather’d CupidyCec le with wanton dulnefi'e 
 My Ipeculatiue.and offic’dlnftrument: 
 
 That my Difports corrupt,and taint my bufineffe: 
 
 Let Houfe-wiue> make a Skillet of my Hclme, 
 
 And all indigne,and bafe aduerficies. 
 
 Make head againftmy Efhmauon. 
 
 Duke. Be it as you fhall priuartiy determine, 
 
 Either for her flay,or going : th’Affaire cries haft: 
 
 And fpeed muft anfwer it. 
 
 Sen. You muft away tonight. 
 
 Othe. With all my heart. 
 
 puke. At nfne i’tlj morning, here wec’l meete againe. 
 Othello, lesue fome Officer behind 
 And he ihall ourCommiffion bring toyou; 
 
 And luch things elfe ofqualitie and refpeft 
 As doth import you. 
 
 Othe. Sop!eafeyourGrace,my Ancient, 
 
 A man he is ofhonefty and truft ; 
 
 Tohts conueyance 1 affigne my wife. 
 
 With what elfe necdfo!l,ycur goodGrace (hall think 
 To be fern after me. 
 
 Duke. Let itbefot 
 
 Good night to euery one. And Noble Signiot. 
 
 IfVertue no delighted Beautie lacke. 
 
 Your Son-in-l3w is farre more Faire then Blacks. 
 
 Sen. Adieu braoe Moore,vfe Dejdemona well. 
 
 Bra . Lookc to her(Moore)tfthou haft cies to fee: 
 She ha’s deceiu’d her Father.and may thee. txa 
 
 Oihe. My life vpon her faith. Hon eft 
 My Defdemona muft 1 leaue to thee : 
 
 ] prythee let thy wife attend on her, 
 
 And bring them after in the beft aduantage. 
 
 Come Defdemona ,1 haue but an houre 
 Of Loue.of wordly matter, and direction 
 To fpend with thee. We muft obey the the time. Ext!, 
 Rod. logo. 
 
 lego. What faift thou Noble heart? 
 
 Rod. What will I do.think’ft thou? 
 logo. Why goto bed andfleepe. 
 
 Rod. 1 will incontinently dtowne my felfe. 
 
 Ugo. If thou d^’fl,I fhall ncusr loue thee after. Why 
 thou filly Gentleman? 
 
 Red. IcisfillynefTetoliue, when to liue is torment: 
 andctien haue we a ptefeription to dye, when death is 
 our Pbyfition, 
 
 lego. Oh villanous : I haue look’d vpon the world 
 for foure times feueo ysates,and fince I could diftinguilh 
 
 bawixcaBenefit.and an Iniune :I neucr found man that 
 knew howto looehimfcJfe. Ete I would fay, 1 would 
 dtowne my felfe for the loue of a Gynney Hen.l would 
 change my Humanity with a Baboone. 
 
 Rod. What fhould I do? I contcfle it is my (fiamc 
 to be fo fond.but ic is not ip. my vertul to amend it. 
 
 Ugo. Vertue? A figge, ’asm out felues that we are 
 thus,or thus. Our Bodies are out Gardens, to the which, 
 out Wills ate Gardiners. Sothatif we will plant Net- 
 tcls, or fowe Lcttice : Set Hifope, and weeds vp Time: 
 Supplie it with one gender of Hearbes.or difrra&it with 
 many : either to haue it fterrill with idicnefle, or mjuu- 
 red with lnduftry, why tbepowet.and Cortigcableau- 
 rhoriueofthis lies tn our Wills, if the braine of our lines 
 had not one Scale of Reafon, to poize another ofSer.fu- 
 alme, the blood, and bafeneffe ofour Natures would 
 conduct vs to moft ptepofttous Conciufions, But we 
 ^aut Reafon to coole our raging Motions, our carnaJl 
 Stings,or vnbitted Lufls: whereof I take this,that you 
 call Loue.to be a Se<5f ,cr Seyen. 
 
 Rod. It cannot be. 
 
 /ago. It is meetly a Luft of the blood,and a permi/Iion 
 of the will. Come, be a man: drownc thy felfe? Drown 
 Cats,and blind Puppies. I haue profeft me thy Friend, 
 and 1 confeffe me knit to thy deferuing,with Cables of 
 perdurable tougbnefle. I could neuer better ftccd ihet 
 then now. Put Money in thy purfe; follow thou the 
 Warres.defeate thy fauour, with an vlurp'd Beard. I fay 
 put Money in thy purfc.lt cannotbe long that Depiemen* 
 fhould continue het loue to the Moore. Put Money in 
 thy purfe: nor he his to her. (t was a violent Commence¬ 
 ment in her, and thou (hall fee an anfwerable Seque- 
 ftration, put but Money in thy purfe. Thefe Moores 
 are changeable in their wils: fill thy purfe with Money. 
 The Food that to him now is as lufhious as Locufts, 
 lhalbe to ht.n (hortly,as bitter as Coloquintida. She 
 muftchange for youth twhen fhe is fated with his body 
 file will find rheenorsofher choice. Therefore,put Mo¬ 
 ney in thy purfe. Ifthouwih needs damne thy felfe, do 
 it a moredclicate way then drowning. Make ail the Mo¬ 
 ney thou canft :If San&unonie, and a frailt vow,'be¬ 
 twixt an erring Barbarian, and fuper-fubtle Venetian be 
 not too h 3 td for my wtts^snd all the Tribeofhell. thou 
 fhall enioy het: therefore make Money : a pox of drow¬ 
 ning thy felfe,it isclesoe out of the way. Seekethou ra¬ 
 ther to be bang'd in Comparing thy ioy, then to be 
 drown'd,and go without her. 
 
 Rode. Wilt thou be Lift to my hope*, iff depend on 
 theifToe? 
 
 Ugo, Thou art fure of me: Go make Money : I haue 
 told thee often, and I re-tell thee againe, and againe, J 
 hate the Moore. My caufe is hearted; thine hath no Itifa 
 reafon. Let vs be consunftiue m our reuengt, againft 
 him. Ifthou canft Cuckold him, thou doft thy felfe a 
 plcafure, m$, a fport. There are many Euents in the 
 Wombe ofTime.which wdbe dehuered. Traucrfe. go, 
 prouide thy Money. We will haue more of this to mor¬ 
 row. Adieu, 
 
 ■Rfid. Where (haUwemeeterth’mocniog ? 
 
 Inga, At my Lodging- 
 Rod. He be with thee betimes. 
 
 I ago. Go toOjfarewell. Do you heart Rod or go } 
 
 Rod. lie fell all my Land. r ' 
 
 Ugo. Thus do I ener make my Foole.my purfe i 
 
 For l mine owne gain’d knowledge-fhould piophane 
 1 fl would timeexpend with fuchSnpe, ^ 
 
7 ^ 
 
 TkeTragedieof Othello 
 
 But for my Sported Profit: I hate the Moore p 
 And .t tz thought abroad, that twixr tnj fheeu 
 She ha’s don* my Office. 1 know notill be true. 
 
 But I, for meere fufpision in that ktnde. 
 
 Will do, as if for Surety. He Sold* cm well. 
 
 The better {hail my pu'pofe work? on him: 
 
 Caffio s a proper man: Let me fee now* 
 
 To get hu Place, end to pli»me vp my will 
 In double Xnauery. How? How? Let’s fee. 
 
 After fome time,toabufe OtheSos cares. 
 
 That he is too familiar with hts wife: 
 
 He hath a perfon, and a fmooth difpefe 
 T« be fufpefted: fram'd to make v*ctnen faife. 
 
 The Moore isofa free ,aod open Nature, 
 
 That thinkes men booeft, that but feeme to be fo. 
 And will as tenderly be lead by’th’Nofe 
 As Affes are : 
 
 1 haue*s: it ts eng end red r Hell, antTNight, 
 
 Mufi bring this monftroos Birth, to the worlds light. 
 
 ABus Seam Jus. Scena c Prima. 
 
 Enter Mara esnojmd two CjemUmzB. 
 
 Man. What from the Cape, can you difeeme at Sea? 
 
 t Gent. Nothing at all, it is ehigh wrought Flood: 
 
 I cannot'twtxt the Keauen, and the Maine, 
 
 Defery aSeile. 
 
 Man. Me thtnks,the wind hath fpoke aloud at Land, 
 A fullet blaft ne're fhooke our Battlements s 
 IPit hath ruffiand fo vpon the Sea, 
 
 What ribbes of Oake, when Mouncaines melt on them. 
 Can hold the Morties. W hat fhail we heare of this? 
 
 l A Segregation of the T urkifh Fleet: 
 
 For do but ft and vpon the Foaming Shore, 
 
 The chidden Billow feeroes to pelt the Clowds, 
 
 The winde-fhak’d-Surge, with high Be tnonftrous Maine 
 Seemes tocafl water on the burning Beare, 
 
 And quench the Guards of cheuet-feted Poler 
 
 1 neuer did like molleftauon view 
 On the enebafed Flood, 
 
 Mm. If that the Turkifh Fleere 
 Be not cnfhelter’d, and embay’d, they are drown'd. 
 
 It is impoAiblc to beare it out. 
 
 Enur a Gentlemen. 
 
 3 Newes Laddes : out wanes are dene: 
 
 The defperatc Tempeft hath fo bang’d the Turkes, 
 
 That their defignement halts. A Noble fhip of Venice* 
 Hath fernc a greeuous wracke and fuftcrance 
 On moft part of thett Fleet, 
 
 7*ien How? Is this true t 
 
 3 The Ship is heere put in. - A Fcrttmeffd.MiehaedC-ffffo 
 Lieutenant to the warlike Moore. Otlxlb, 
 
 1 st omt on Shote the Moore himfelfe at Sea, 
 
 And is in full Commiflioti heere for Cyprus, 
 
 Men. lam glad on’t : 
 
 ’Tis a worthy Gouemour. 
 
 3 But this fame Caffio, though he fpeake of comfort, 
 T ouchmg theTurkifh iofTe, yet helookes fadly. 
 
 And praye the Moore be fafe $ for they were parted 
 With fowie 3 nd violent Tempefl. 
 
 Aten. Fray Heauens he be: 
 
 I haueferu'd him. and the mm commands 
 Liles full Soldier. Let’s to the Sea-fids fhoal 
 As well tc fee the Veffeil that’s come in, * 1 * 3 
 As so throw-out our eyes for braue Othttto 
 Huso rill we make the Maine, and rb'Enatl Wrw 
 An iodiftlncl regard. * 
 
 Gem. Come, let’s do fo; 
 
 For euery Minute is ocpe&ancie 
 Of toots Arrhiancie. 
 
 Enter Caffio. 
 
 C*JJL Tbankes you, the valiant ofthe wailikelfe. 
 That fo approoue the Moore: Oh let«he Hcaucus 
 Glue him defence again# the Dements, 
 
 For I hsue loft him on a dangerous Sea.* 
 
 Man. ]she well fhip'd? 
 
 C^«. His B&rke is ftoutly Timber’d^nd his Pyloi 
 G. vene expert, and snprou’d Allowance; 
 
 Therefore my hope's (not forfeited to death! 
 
 Stand in bold Cure. 
 
 tP'abin. A Sails, a Saile, a Saile. 
 
 Caffio. iVhatnoife? 
 
 Gmt. The Town* is empty; on the brow o’th’Sea 
 Stand rackes of People.and they cry,a Saile. 
 
 Coffin. My hopes do fhape him for theGouemor. 
 
 Cant. They do difeharge their Shot cfCouncfic 
 Our Friends, at leaft. 
 
 I pray you Sir, go forth. 
 
 And giue vs truth who ’tis that i» arriiTd. 
 gmt. I fhail. Exit 
 
 At an. But good Lieutenant, is your Generali v/iu’d? 
 Caffio. Moft fortunately: he hath atchicu’d a Maid 
 That paragons description, and wilde Fame • 
 
 One that excels the quiikes of Blazoning pens. 
 
 And in th’effentiall Vcfture of Creation, 
 
 Do’s tyre the lngemuer. 
 
 Enter Gentleman. 
 
 How now? Who ha o put in? 
 
 gent. Tis one logo, Auncient to the GcnmlL 
 Caffio. Ha’s had moft fauourable.and happie fpced : 
 
 Tempefts themfelues, high Seas, and howling windcs. 
 The gutter'd-Rockes.and Congregated Sands, 
 
 Traitors enfteep'd, to endogge the guiltleffc Kecle, 
 
 As haumg fence ofBeaune, do omit 
 
 Their moriall Natures,letting go fafely by * 
 
 The Diuine Ttopkmma. 
 
 Mon. What is fhe ? 
 
 Caffht. She that 1 fpake of • 
 
 Our great Captains Captaine, 
 
 Left in the conduift of the bold logo, 
 
 Whofe footing heere anticipates our thoughts, 
 
 A Senighcs fpeed. Great loue, Othello guard. 
 
 And fwel! his Saile with thine ownc powtefull breath. 
 That be may bleffe this Bay with his tall Ship, 
 "Makeloues quicke pants in Drfdemonaes Anncs* 
 
 Giue renew'd fire to our octindfed Spirits. 
 
 Enter Defdsmona, lag), Radarigojsnd %/EmituL 
 Oh behold, 
 
 TheRichesoftheSbipis come on thore : 
 
 You men of Cyprus, let her haue your knets, 
 
 Haile to thee Ladle: and the grace of Hcaurn, 
 
 Before, behind e thee, and oneuery hand 
 Enwheelc thee round. 
 
 Def. I thanke you, Valiant Ceffia, 
 
 What cydings can you rell cfmy Lord? 
 
 ___ Caffio. 
 
the cS^focre ofYe nice. 
 
 V7 
 
 Caf. Ktuootyei srr iu’d, nor know I aught 
 But that he's we!l,ar.d will be fbortly heere. 
 
 Def. Ch,bu: I ftare: 
 
 How loft you company ? 
 
 Caffe. The great Contention of Sea, and Skies 
 Parted our fellowfhip. But hearke,a S*ile. 
 
 Witbm. ASaile,aSailc. 
 
 Cjtnt. They giue this greeting to the Citradell .* 
 
 This likewife is a Friend. 
 
 Cajflo . See for the Newes: 
 
 Good Ancient,you are welcome. Welcome Mifttis: 
 
 Lee it not gaule your patience (good Iago) 
 
 That I extend my Manners. *Tis my breeding, 
 
 Thatgiues me this bold ftiew of Curtefie. 
 
 Iago. Sir, would fhe giue you fomuch of her lippes, 
 
 As of her tongue fhe oft beftowes on me, 
 
 You would haue enough. 
 
 Def. Alas: fhe ha’s no fpeech. 
 leg*. Infaith too much: 
 
 1 fiodeit ftill,when I haue leaue to fleepe. 
 
 Marry before your Ladyfhip,I grant. 
 
 She puts het tongue a little in her heart. 
 
 And chides with thinking. 
 
 You haue little caufetofay fo. 
 lego. Come on, come on: you are Pictures out of 
 doore: Bells in your Parlours : VVilde-Cats in your Kit¬ 
 chens : Saints in your Iniuries: Diuels being offended : 
 Players in your Hufwiferie, and Hufwmes in your 
 Beds. 
 
 Def. Oh.fievpon thee,Slanderer. 
 
 I ago. Nay,it is true: or elfe lama Turke, 
 
 You rife to play,and go to bed co worke. 
 i/£mil. You (hall not write my praife. 
 logo. No,letmenot. 
 
 Dejde. What would’ft write ofme,ifthoufhould’ft 
 praife me ? 
 
 I ago. Oh,gentle Lady.do not put me too.t. 
 
 For I am nothing, if not Critical!. 
 
 Def. Come on, affay. 
 
 There’s one gone to the Harbour? 
 
 Iago. I Madam. 
 
 Def. I am not merry : but I do beguile 
 The thing I am,by feeming otherwife. 
 
 Come,how would’ft thou praife me ? 
 
 Jaeo. I am about it,but indeed my inuention comes 
 from my pate, as Birdlyme do’s from Freez.e,it pluckes 
 ouc Braines and all. But my Mufe labours, and thus fhe 
 is deliuer’d. 
 
 If [he be faire, And wifr.faireneffc and wit, 
 
 The ones for -ofe, tbe other vfeih it. 
 
 Def. Well prais’d: 
 
 How if fhebeBlacke and Witty ? 
 
 logo. If [he be b/ackf,and thereto haue a wit, 
 
 She'le find A white,that /ball her black»effe fit. 
 
 Def. Worfe.and worfe. 
 is£rnil. How if Faire.and Foolifh i 
 
 logo. Sheneueryetwasfooltfhthatwasfaire. 
 
 For even her folly heIpt herto anheire. 
 
 Defde. Thefe are old fond Paradoxes, to make Fooles 
 laugh i’th’Alehoufe. What referable praife haft thou 
 for her that’s Foule.and Foolifh. 
 
 I age. T here t none fo fettle and foolifh thereunto 
 But do't fonle frank/;which faire.and wife-one/ d». 
 
 Defde. Ohheauy ignorance: thoupraifeft the worn 
 beft. But whatpraift could’ft thou beftow on adefer- 
 uing woman indeed ?One, that in the authorithy of her 
 
 merit, did iuftly put on the vouch of very malice " 
 felfe. 
 
 Iago. She that was tuerflirt,and neuer freud , 
 
 Dad Tongue at will/indyet was neuer loud .• 
 
 Nett or lack) Gold,andyet went never gay, * 
 fled from her wi/h ,and yet faid now I may. 
 
 She that being angredher revenge being vie. 
 
 Tad her wrong flay,and her diflies Jure fie: 
 
 She that in wijtdome never was fofratJe, 
 
 Tochangetke C.~dj -beadfor the Salmons taile : 
 
 She that could think?,and nest'r difclofe her mind. 
 
 See Suitert foBcwing^md not look? behind: 
 
 She was a wight ever fleeb j snghtet were) 
 
 Def. To do what ? 
 
 Iago. To fuckje Fooles ,and chronicle final! Beere. 
 
 Defde. Ohmoft lame and impotent condufion. Do 
 not learneof him i^miSitt, though he be thy husband. 
 How fay you (Caffio) is he not a mofl prophane,and li- 
 berall Counfailor ? 
 
 Cajflo. He fpeakes home (Madam) you may tellifh 
 
 him more in the Souldier,then in the Scholler. 
 
 logo. Hetakesherby the palme: I, well fsid, whif- 
 per. With as little a web as this, will I enfnare as great 
 a Fly as Cajflo. I fmile vpon her, do: I will giue thee 
 in thine owne Courtfhip. You fay true, tis fo indeed. 
 If fuch tricks as thefe ftrip you out ofyour Lieutenan- 
 trie,it had beene better you had not kifs’d your three fin¬ 
 gers fo oft,which now againe you are mod apt to play 
 the Sir,in. Very good *. well kifs d, and excellent Curt— 
 fie : tis fo indeed. Yet againe, your fingers to your 
 lippes ? Would they were Clufter-pipes for your 
 fake. 
 
 The Moore I know his Trumpet. 
 
 Cajflo ’Tistruely fo. 
 
 Def. Lei’s meete him, and recieue him. 
 
 Cajflo. Loe,where he comes. 
 
 Enter Othello,and Attendants. 
 
 Oth 0,my faire Warriour. 
 
 Def My deer tOtheSo. 
 
 Othe. It giues me wonder great,as my content 
 To fee you heere before me. 
 
 Oh my Soules Ioy .• 
 
 If after euery Tempeft,come fuch Calmes, 
 
 May the windesblow.till they haue waken a death ; 
 And let the labouring Barke climbe hills of Seas 
 Olympus high: and duck againe as low. 
 
 As hell’s from Heauen. Ific were now to dye» 
 
 Twere now tobemofthappy. Fcrlfeare, 
 
 My Soule hath her content fo abfolute, 
 
 That not another comfort like to this, 
 
 Succeeder in vnknowne Fate. 
 
 Def. The Heauens forbid 
 But that out Loues 
 And Comforts fbould encreafe 
 Euen as our dayes do grow. 
 
 Othe. Amen to that (fweet Powers) 
 
 I cannot fpeake enough of this content. 
 
 It ftoppes me heere: it is too much of ioy. 
 
 And this and this the greateft difeords be 
 
 That ere our hearts fhall make. . 
 
 [aeo. Oh you are well tun’d now : Butllefet do 
 the peggs char make this Muficke.as honeft as I 
 
?'8 
 
 Olhe. Come - let vi to the Caftle. 
 
 ;4ewes (Friends) our Warres are done : 
 
 The Tutke$ are drown'd. 
 
 How do's my old Acquaintance of this lfle t 
 (Hony)you (hail be well defir’d in Cyprus, 
 
 1 haue found great loue among ft them, Oh my Sweets 
 ] prattle out of fa(hion,and I doate 
 in mine owne comforts. I prythee.good lago. 
 
 Go to cheBay.and difimbarke m yCoffers: 
 inngthou the Matter tothcCittadell, 
 
 He it a good onc,aftd his worthynefle 
 5o s challenge much refpedt Come Defdemona , 
 
 Once more well met at Cyprus. 
 
 Exit Othello aid Defdemona. 
 
 laro. Do thou meet me prefcntly at the Harbour. 
 Come thither, if thou be’ft VaJUnt,(»s they fay bafc men 
 jcing in Loucjhaue then a NobUitie in theit Natures, 
 more then is natiue to them)lift.me 5 the Lieutenant to 
 night watches on the Court of Guard. Firft.l muff tc.i 
 thee this: Defdemona,ii dire&ly in loue with him. 
 jkd. With him? Why, ci*notpoflible. 
 lago. Lay thy finger thus: and let thy foule be in- 
 biidted. Maikemewith what violence fhe fifft loud 
 the Moore.but for bragging, and telling hci fantstticali 
 ies. To loue him (fill u>r prating, let not tbydifcreet 
 rteart thmke it. Her eye muff be fed. And what delight 
 ball fhe haue to looke cn the diuell? When rtic Blood 
 is made dull with the Ad of Sport, there (houldbc a 
 came toenfi&me ic,and togiue Satiety a fic(h appetite. 
 Looelinefle 10 fauour, fimpathy in yeares, Manners, 
 and Beauties: all which the Moore is defeftiue in- Now 
 ror wane of thefe requir’d Conuentences, her plicate 
 tcnderneffewilfinde it fclfe abus’d, begin tohcaue the, 
 gorge,difrellifh and abhorre the Moore,very Nature wil 
 inftiud her in it.and compell her to fome fecond choice. 
 Now Sir, this granted (as insamoft pregnant andvn- 
 forc’d pofition) who (lands fo eminent in thedey oeof 
 this Fonme. as Cajfu do’s : a knaue very voluble no 
 further confcionable.then in putting on the mecre forme 
 ofCiuill.and Humatne feeming, for rhe better compaffe 
 ofhis falr.and mo ft hidden loofe Affedion ? Why none, 
 why none : A dipper, and fubtle knaue, a finder ofocca- 
 fion : that he's an eye can (Umpc. and counterfeit Ad- 
 uantaget,though true Adoantage neuerprefenr it felfe. 
 A diuelifla knaue.befides,the knaue is handfome.young : 
 and hath all thofe rcquiGtes in him, that folly and greene 
 rnindes looke after. A peftilent compleat knaue,and the 
 woman hath found him already. 
 
 Rodo. I cannot beleeue that in her, flic’s full of mofi 
 bleCs’d condition. 
 
 [ago. Blefs’d figges-end . The Wine (he drinkes is 
 made of grapes. If fhee had bcene blefs’d, (hee would 
 oeutr haue lou’dthe Moore:Blefs’d pudding. Didft thou 
 not fee her paddle with the palme of hi* hanu ? Didft not 
 marke that } 
 
 Red. Yes,that f did: but that was but currefie. 
 
 logo. Leacherieby thishand : an Index, and obfeure 
 prologue to the Hiftory of Luft and foule Thoughts. 
 They met fo neere with their hppes, that their breathes 
 embrac'd together. Villanous thoughts Rodorigo, when 
 .thtlb mutabilities fo marthall the way. hard at hand 
 comes the Matter, and mame cxercife,th incorporate 
 conclufion . Piftl. But Sir, be you rul'd by me- 1 haue 
 Brought you from Venice. Watch you tonight : for 
 the Command, lie lay't vpon you. Ctffio knowesyou 
 not: llenotbe farre from you. Do you fiode fome oc- 
 
 T be l^ragedie of Othello 
 
 cafion to aright Cajfo, either by Ipeaking too loud, or 
 tainting his dlfcipline, or from what other courle 
 
 you pleafe, which the time (ball more fauotably mi- 
 
 nifter. 
 
 Rod. Well. 
 
 Io l a - Sir,he’s rafti, and very fodalne in Choller: and 
 happely may ftnke at you.prouoke him that he may : for 
 euen our of that will 1 caule thefe ofCypros to Mutiny. 
 Whofe qualification (hall come into no true tafte a. 
 game, but by the difplaoting of Cajfio. So (ball you 
 haue a (hotter tourney to your defires, by the meanes l 
 (hail then haue to preferre them. And the impediment 
 moH profitably remoued, without the which (here were 
 no cxpe&ation ofour profpemie. 
 
 Rodo. 1 will do this, if you can bring it to any oppor 
 tunity. 
 
 logo. I warrant thee. Meete me by and by at the 
 Cittadell. 1 muft fetch his Ncccffaries a Shore. Fare¬ 
 well. 
 
 Rodo. Adieu. Exit. 
 
 I Ago. That Caflio loues her,l do well beleeu’t: 
 
 That (lie loues him, ’us apt,and of great Credite. 
 
 The Moore (how beit that 1 endure him nor) 
 
 Is of a conftant.louing Noble Nature, 
 
 And 1 dare rhmke.he’le prone to Defdemona 
 A moft deere husband. Now 1 do loue her too. 
 
 Not out ofabfolutc Luft, (though peraduenturc 
 1 (land accomptant for as great a (in) 
 
 But pirtely led to dyctmy Reuenge, 
 
 For that 1 do fufpc# the luftie Moore 
 
 Hath leap d into my Seate. The thought whereof. 
 
 Doth (like a poy (onous Mineta!l)gnawmy Inwardes: 
 And nothing can,or (hall content my Soule 
 7 ill 1 am eeuen'd with him,wife,for wift. 
 
 Or fayling (o.yct that f put the Moore, 
 
 Arleaft into a [eloune fo ftrong 
 
 That iudgement cannot cure. Which thing to do. 
 
 If this poore Trafh of Venice, whom I trace 
 For his qujeke hunting,ftand rhe putting oo, 
 lie haue our Michael fajfio on the hip, 
 
 Abufe him to the Moore, in the right garbe 
 (For I fcate Coflio with my Night-Cape too) 
 
 Make the Moore thanke me^oue mc,and rewardme, 
 
 Tor making him cgregioufly an A fie, 
 
 And praibfing vpnn his peace,and quiet, 
 
 Euen tomadnrfle. ’Tisheete : but yer confus’d, 
 Knautries plaine lace,is neuer (cene,till vs’d. Exit. 
 
 Scejia Secunda. 
 
 Enter Othello' r. Heraldleitb a Proclamation. 
 
 Herald. It is OiheOo’i pleafure, our Noble and Vali¬ 
 ant Generali. Thst vpoo certainc tydmgs now arriu d, 
 importing the metre perditionof the Turkifti Fleete : 
 eueiy man put himfclfe into Triumph. Some to daunce, 
 fome to make Bonfires, each man, to what Sport and 
 Rcuels his addition leads him. For befides thefe bene- 
 ficiall Newes.ir is the Celebration of hisNupriall. So 
 
 much was his pleafure OiO'ild be proclaimed Alloffi¬ 
 ces ate open At there is full hbf rue ofFeaflmg from this 
 
 _F'«H 
 
 ...I j i I. . 1 . ■ ■ 1 k 
 
tlx oSfrfoon ofV'mice. 
 
 prefent houre of fiue, till the .Bell haue cold eleuen. 
 Bieffe the ifle of Cvprus,and our NcbteGenerall Othel¬ 
 lo. Ext*. 
 
 Now’mongft thisFlocke of drunkard* 
 
 Ami put to our Cnffo in fome Aftion 
 That may ofFend the lflc. But here they come. 
 
 Enter OtktUo,DefJemona Caffio .andAttendantt . 
 
 Othe. Good Michael ,looke you to the guard co night. 
 Let’* teach our felues that Honourable flop. 
 
 Not co out-fport difcretron. 
 
 Caf. /<fg»,hath dire&ion what to do. 
 
 But notwithftanding with my perfonall eye 
 Will I looke to’t. 
 
 Otoe. logo,is mofthoneft : 
 
 UWcbatl, goodnight. To morrow with your carhett, 
 
 Let me haue Ipcech with you. Come my deeie Loue, 
 
 The purchase made,the fruites are to enfue, 
 
 That profit» yet to come 'tweene me : and you. 
 Goodnight. 
 
 Enter lego • 
 
 Cap Welcome /ago : we mull to the Watch. 
 
 /ago. Not this houre Lieutenant : tis not yet ten 
 o\h’tlocke. Our Cenerall caff vs thus earely Tor the 
 loueofbi* Dtfdemona : Who,let vs not therefore blame; 
 hehath rot yet made wanton the nighc with her :and 
 {he is fport for Sour 
 
 Cap. She * a mod exquifiteLady. 
 
 /ago. And lie warrant her,full of Game. 
 
 Caf. Indeed fires a moftfrefh anddelicatecrcatUTe. 
 Iago. What an eye fhe ha's ? 
 
 Methinkes it found* a parley to prouocaiion. 
 
 Caf. Aninuitingeye: 
 
 And yet me thinker right modefi. 
 
 /ago. Aim when fpcaker, 
 
 I $ it not an Alarum to Loue ? 
 
 Caf. She i* indeed petfe&ion. 
 
 Uoo. Well; happtnefle to their Sheetes. Come Lieu¬ 
 tenant,! haue a ftope of \tfine, and neere without are a 
 brace of CyprusGalUnts, that would fame haue a mea- 
 fure to the health ofblacke Othello. 
 
 Caf. Not to night, good Iago, I haue very poore, 
 and vnhappie Braines for drinking. I could well wifh 
 Curtefie would inuent fome other Cufiome of enter¬ 
 tainment. _ 
 
 logo. Oh, they are our Friends: but one Cup, lie 
 
 drinke fbryoo. i . . . . 
 
 Cajfuo. 1 haue Mrunke but one Cup to night,and that 
 was craftily qualified too ; and behold what inouation 
 it makes hcere. 1 am infonunate in the infirmity, and 
 
 dare not taske my weakeneffe with any more. 
 
 /ago. What man ? ’Tis anight ofReuels, tneGal 
 lann defire it. 
 
 Caf. Where are they ? , 
 
 /ago. Hcere,atthe doore.* I pray you cal. them in. 
 Caf. lie do't,but it difiikes me. Exit, 
 
 /ago. lflcanfaftenbutoneCup upon him 
 With that which he hath dtunke to nigh: alreadie, 
 
 Ke'I be as full of Quarrell.snd offence 
 As my yong Miftris dogge. 
 
 Now my ficke Foole Redortgo, 
 
 Whom Loue hath turn’d almoft the wrong fide out, 
 ToDr/^rwwtfhathtonigh: Carrows'd. 
 potations,pottle-deepe; and he’s to watch. 
 
 Three elfe of Cyprus,Noble fwelling Spirites, 
 
 (That hold their Honours in a wary diftance. 
 
 The very Elements of this W arrehke lfle) i 
 Haue 1 to night flutter'd with flowing Cups, 
 
 And they V/atch too. 
 
 Enter Caffo,Montano,andCenUemen. 
 
 If Confcquence do but approue my dreame, 
 
 My Boate faile* freely,both with wiode and Streair.e. 
 
 Caf. ’Fore heatien.they haue giuen me a rowfe already. 
 Mon. Good-faith a litle one : not paft a pint,as 1 am a 
 Souldicr. 
 
 Iago . Some W ine hoa. 
 
 And let me the Cartnaki" clinke,ctln\tf ; 
 
 And let me the Cannaktn clmks . 
 
 A Soul deers aman:Ob,mans Itfe's hut a [pan, 
 
 H'hy then Jet a Souldtrr drinl(e. 
 
 Some Wine Boyes. 
 
 Caf. Fore Heauen: an excellent Song. 
 
 / a {o. 1 learn’d it in England : where indeedrhey *** 
 rnoft potent in Potting. Your Dane, your Germaine, 
 and your Iwag-belly’d Hollander, (drinke hoa) are 
 nothing to your Englifh. ' 
 
 Cafio. Is your Englifhmen foexquifitein his drin- 
 
 king ? 
 
 /ago. Why, he drinkesyou with facillitie. your Dane 
 deaddrunke. He fweates not to ouetthtow your AU 
 tmine. Hegiuesyocr Hollander avomit.ete the next 
 Pottle can be fill’d. 
 
 Caf. To the health ofour General!. 
 
 Mon. lam for ic Lieutenant: and lie do you Iuftice, 
 
 I too Oh fweet England. 
 
 Km<r Stephen was and~a worthy Peere, 
 
 His Breeches cofl him hut a Crown *, 
 
 He held them Six pence all to deere, 
 
 IVith that he cald the Tailor Ltwne > 
 
 He was a wight ofhigh Remnant, 
 asfndtbou art hut of low degree : 
 
 'Tit Frida that pulls the Country damme. 
 
 And take thy awFd Cloaks about t bee. 
 
 Some Wine hoa. , . 
 
 Cafpo. Why this is a more txqutfice Song then the o- 
 
 thcr. 
 
 Iago. Will you heare’tagaine? 
 
 Caf. No t for I hold hirotobevnworthy of his Place, 
 that do‘* thole things. Welhheau’ns aboue all : and 
 there be foules mutt be faued, and there be foules tnuft 
 not be faued. 
 
 /ago. It's ttue.good Lieutenant. 
 
 Caf. For mine ownc part, no offence to the General, 
 not any man of qualitie 11 hope to be faued. 
 
 Iago. And fo do I too Lieutenant. 
 
 Calfto. I: (but by your leaue) not before me. 1 he 
 I ieutenanr is to be faued before the Ancient. Let s haue 
 lo more of this, let’s to our Affaires. Forgme vs our 
 finnes: Gentlemen let’s looke to cur bufineffe. Do not 
 th’.nke Gentlemen,! am drunke: this is myjAnoent.thts 
 is my right hand, and this is my left, lamnot drunke 
 now : I can ftand well enough, and I fpeake wed enough. 
 
 Cent. Excellent well. . . 
 
 Caf. Why very well then: you mutt not tbinke then, 
 
 Toth'Platforme (Maflers)cotnc, let’s fet the 
 
 W You fee this Fellow.that is gone before. 
 
 He ’»a$ouldier, fit to ttand by Cafar, 
 
 And gme direftion. And do but lee his vice, 
 •Tistohisvertue,aiuft Equinox, The 
 
} 2 o The Tragedie of Othello 
 
 The one aslongasth’other, *Tispictie ofhim: 
 
 Ife;r the troft OrAc/ilepun him in. 
 
 On Tome odde time ofhis mfirnune 
 
 Will (hake this lftand. 
 
 Mont. Bur is he often thus? 
 
 logo. *Tis euetmote his prologue to hit fleepe, 
 
 Hc*le watch the Horologe a doable Set, 
 
 If Drinke rocke not bis Cradle. 
 
 Mott. It were well 
 
 The Generali were put in mind of it: 
 
 Perhaps he fees it not,or his good nature 
 
 Prizes the vertue that appearcsin Caff Zs, 
 
 An d lookes not on his etiills: is not this true t 
 
 Enter Rodortgo. 
 
 /ago. How now Rodortgo ? 
 
 1 pray you after the Lieutenant, go. 
 
 Man. And'tis great pitty.that the Noble Moore 
 Should hazard fuch a Place,as bis owne Second 
 
 With one of8n ingraft Infmnitie, 
 
 It were an honeft Adhon,to fay fo 
 
 To the Moore. 
 
 logo. Not J,for this faire Tfland, 
 
 I do loue Caffli well: and would do much 
 
 T d cure him ofthis euill, But hearke,what noife? 
 
 Enter Caffio pur Jiang Rodortgo, 
 
 Caf. YouRogueiyou Rafcall. 
 
 Mon. What’s the matter Lieutenant ? 
 
 Caf. A Knsoe teach me my dutie? llebeate the 
 Knaue into a Twiggen-Bottle. 
 
 Rod. Beatemei* 
 
 Caf. Doft thouprare.Rogue? 
 
 Man. Nay,good Lieutenant: 
 
 1 pray voo Sir.hold your hand. 
 
 Caffio Let me go(Sir) 
 
 Or He knocke you o're the Muzafd. 
 zMm. Come.come :you're dmnke. 
 
 Caffio. Drunke? 
 
 I ago. Away 1 fay : go out and cry a Mutlnte. 
 
 Nay good Lieutenant. Alas Gentlemen : 
 
 Helpehoa Lieutenant. Stf Montano : 
 
 Helye Matters. Hecre’s a goodly Watch indeed. 
 
 Who’s that which rings the Bell; Diablo.hoa t 
 
 TheTowne will rife. Fie,fie Lieutenant, 
 
 Y ou ie be afham'd for euer 
 
 Enter Othello,and sUtendons 
 
 Othe. What is the matter hecie? 
 
 Mm. 1 bleed Bill, I am hurt to th’death. He dies. 
 Othe. Hold for your liue*. 
 
 fag Hold Soa: Lieutenant, Sir Montano .Gentlemen: 
 Haae you forgot all place of fenfe and dutie? 
 
 Hold. The General] fpeaks to you : hold for fhame. 
 
 Ock. Why how now hoa ? From whence anfeth this? 
 Are v»c turn’d Turkes f and to our felues do that 
 
 Which Heauen hath forbid the Ottamities 
 
 ForC-hriftian {hame,put by this barbarous Brawler 
 Hethat ftirs next.tocarue forhis owne rage. 
 
 Holds his foule light; He dies vpon his Motion, 
 
 Silence that dreadful! Bell.it frights the Jflc, 
 
 From her propriety. Wbatisthe matter.Mafters? 
 
 Honeft /ago that lookes dead with greeuing, 
 
 Speike • who began this ? On thy louc I charge thee? 
 
 / ago, l do not know: Friends all.bufnow.euen now- 
 In Q“arter,and in termeslike Bride, sndGroome 
 DeueftingtKetn for fled: and then,but now: 
 
 ( A* if fome Planet had vnwicted men) 
 
 Swords out,and tilting one at others breaftes. 
 
 In oppofition bloody. I cannot fpeake 
 
 Any begining to this peeuifti oddes. 
 
 And would, in Aflion gloriou*,l had loft 
 
 Thofe kgges.that brought me to a part of it. 
 
 Othe. How comes \\.[Muhaell)yeHS are thus forgot? 
 
 Caf. I pray you pardon me,I cannot fpeake. 
 
 Othe. Worthy Montano you were wont to be dail{ s 
 The grauitie.and fiillnefle of your youth 
 
 The world hath noted. And your name is great 
 
 In mouther of wifeft Cenfurr. What’a the matte* 
 Thatyou vnlace your imputation thus. 
 
 And (pend your rich epinjon,for the name 
 Ofanight-btawler? Giue meanfwer toiu 
 
 Mon. Worthy OlheRo.l am hua to danger. 
 
 Your Officer lage. can informe you. 
 
 While I fparc Ipeech which femethiog now offends met 
 Of all that Ido knovv,norknow i ought 
 
 By me,that’s faid,ordone amide this night, 
 
 Vnleffe felfe-eharitie be fornettmes a vice. 
 
 And to defend ourfelucrjt be a Anna 
 
 When violence afTailes vs. 
 
 Othe. Now by Heauen, 
 
 My blood begins my fafer Guides fo rule. 
 
 And paffion(hauing my beft lodgement colBed) 
 Affaiestoleadetheway. If! onceftir. 
 
 Or do but lift this Arme, the beft ofyou 
 
 Shall fmke in my rebuke. Giue me to know 
 
 Howthis foulc,Rout began: Whofctiton, 
 
 And hotfiat is spprou'd in this offence. 
 
 Though be had twinn’d with me,both at a birtb. 
 
 Shall loofe me. W'nat in a Towne ofwarte. 
 
 Yet wilde.thc peoples hearts brim-full effcare. 
 
 To Manage prtuate.and domeftteke Quarrel! ? 
 
 In night, and on thcCourt and Guard of (afelic ? 
 Tismorftrous: Arfo.wSobegan't ? 
 
 Mm. Idpartially Affin’d.or league in office. 
 
 Thou doft delhn5rmoie,or leffe then Truck. 
 
 Thou art ooSouldier. 
 
 /ego. Touch me not fo neere, 
 
 Thad rather haue this tongue cut from my mouth. 
 
 Then ir fhould do offence to M tc h at H Caffio. 
 
 Yet I perfwade my felfe.to fpealtc tbeiruth 
 
 Shall nothing wrong him. This it is Generali; 
 
 Montano and my felfe being in fpcech. 
 
 There comes a Fellow,crying out for helpe. 
 
 And Caffio following him with determin’d Sword 
 
 To execute vpon him. Sir.this Gentleman, 
 
 Steppes in tc Caffr.enA entreats his pau&: 
 
 My felfe,the crying Fellow did purfue. 
 
 Lead by hisclamour (as it fo fell out) 
 
 TheTowne might fall in fright. He,(fwiftcffoore) 
 Our-ran my purpofe : and I return'd then rather 
 
 For that t heard the clinke.and fall ofSwords, 
 
 And Caffio high in oath : Which till to night 
 
 1 nere might fay before. When 1 came backe 
 (For this was btief«)l found them clofe together 
 
 At blow,arid thruft.euenas againe they were 
 
 When you your felfe did parr them. 
 
 More of’thls matter c*dooi I report, 
 
 But Men are Men ; The bed fometimes forget. 
 
 Though Caffio did feme little wrong to him, 
 
 A3 men in rage ftrike thofe chat wilh them beft. 
 
 Yet furefy Caffio. [ btlecoe receiu’d 
 
 From him that flcd.i'ome Grange Indrgnitif, 
 
 Which patience could not paffe. 
 
. Otht. I know /ago 
 
 T’iy honcftie.and loue.o'ath mince this matter. 
 
 Making it light to Ceffi *. Caffio, I loue thee, 
 
 ] But neuei more be QiTicerofmirie. 
 
 Enter Defdemona Attended. 
 
 Looks if my gentle Lous be not rais’d vp: 
 
 He make thee an example. 
 
 Def. What is the matter (Deere?) 
 
 Otht. All’s well,Swecting : 
 
 Come away to bed. Sir foryour hurts, 
 
 I My felfe will be your Surgeon. Lead hirooff: 
 
 /.«£»,looke with care about theTowne, 
 
 And filence thofe whom thii vil’d brawle diftra&cd. 
 Come Dtfdetnana, ‘tis the Soldiers life. 
 
 To haue their Balmy (lumbers wak’d with ftrife. Exit, 
 Ia^o. Wbat are you hurt Lieutenant ? 
 
 Caf I,paft all Surgery. _ 
 
 /ago. Marry Heauen forbid. 
 
 Caf Repuiation,Reputatlon,Reputation: Oh I haue 
 
 loft tny Reputation. I haue loft the immoitall part of 
 myfelfe,and what remaines isbeftiali. My Reputation, 
 /<:?«, tny Reputation. 
 
 ‘ I«go. As I am an honeft man 1 had thought you had 
 received fome bodily wound; there is more fence in that 
 then in Reputation. Reputation issn idle,and moft falfe 
 impofuion;oft got without merit, audioft without ue- 
 feruing. You haue loft no Reputation at all,volefie you 
 repute your kite fuch a loofer. What man,there are 
 more wayes to recouer the Generali againe. You ate 
 but now caft in his tr.oode,(a punifhmcnt more inpoh- 
 cie.thenin malice )euen to as one would beatehisof. 
 
 ClCjUirn 1U — -- 
 
 fcncelcffe dogge.ro affright an Imperious Lyon. Sue to 
 him againe,and he’s yours, . 
 
 Caf. 1 will rather fue to be defpis d, then to aeceiue 
 fo good a Commander, with fo flight.fo drunken,and fo 
 indifereet an Officer. Drunke ? And fpeake parrat ? And 
 fquabble?Swagger > Sweare ? Ana difcoone ruftian 
 wth ones owne ftiadow ? Oh thou invifible fpmt of 
 Wiae.ifthou haftno n&meccbe knowneby, let vs call 
 thee Diuell. 
 
 I n g 0 . what was be that you follow’d with your 
 Sword ? What had be done to you? 
 
 Caf. 1 know not. 
 
 Iago. ls’tpoflible? 
 
 Caf. 1 remember amafie of things, but nothing du 
 ftjn&ly: a Quarrell, but nothing wherefore. Oh,that 
 men fhould put an Enemie in their mouthes.to ftea'.e a- 
 way their Braines? that we fhould with ioy, pleafance, 
 reuell and spplaufe,transforms our felues into Beafts. 
 
 lago. Why? But you are now well enough : how 
 
 came you thus recooeted ? 
 
 1 Caf. It hath pleas’d the diuell drunkennede, to giue 
 place to the diueli wrath .one vnperfeanefle, (he wes me 
 another to make me frankly defpife my felfc. 
 
 Uoc. Come, you are too fcuerea Moraller. As the 
 Time the place,St the Condition of this Country ftands 
 I could hartily wi(h this had not befalnc :but (inceit is,as 
 it is, mend it for your owne good. 
 
 Caf. 1 will aske him for my Place againe,be fhall tell 
 me, l am a drunkard : had 1 as many mouthtt as Hjdra, 
 fuch an anfweT would ftop them all. To be news fen- 
 fib le man, by and by a Foole.and prefently 3 
 ftrangeJEuery inordinate cup is vnblefs’d.and the Ingre¬ 
 dient is a diuell. 
 
 /ago. Come, come: good wine, is a good famill ar 
 Creature, if it be wellvs’d :eKclaimeno moreagainft it- 
 And good Lieutenant, 1 thinke, you thinke 1 loue 
 you. 
 
 Caffio, I haue well spproued it, Sir.I drunks ? 
 lago. You, or any man liuing, may be drunke at a 
 time man. 1 tell you what you fhall do: Our General's 
 Wife,i»nowthe Generali. I may fay fo,in this refpeff, 
 for that he hath deuoted, and giuen vphimfelfe to the 
 Contemplation, marke:and denotement of her parts 
 and Graces. Confeffeyour felfe freely to her: Impor¬ 
 tune her helpe to put you in your place againe. She is 
 of fo free, fo kinde , fo apt, fo bieffed a difpefition. 
 (he holds it a vice in her goodneffe, not to do more 
 then (he is requefted. This broken ioynt betweene 
 you, and her husband, entreat her to fplincer. And my 
 Fortunes againft any lay worth naming, tbiscracke of j 
 your Loue, (ball grow (longer, then it was before. 
 
 (faffto. Y ou aduife me well. . 
 
 /ago. I prottft in the finceticie of Loue, and honeft 
 kindneffe. 1 
 
 Caffio. 1 thinke it freely: and betimes in the mor¬ 
 ning,] will befeech the vertuous Defdemona to vndertake | 
 forme : I amdefperateof my Fortunes if they check me. j 
 lago. You are in the right: good night Lieutenant,! 
 muft to the Watch. 
 
 Caffio. Good night,honeft /ago. 
 
 Exit Caffio ■ 
 
 /ago. And what's he then. 
 
 That faies I play the Villaine? 
 
 When this aduife is free I giue.and honeft, 
 
 Proball to thinking,and indeed the courfe 
 To win t he M oore againe. 
 
 For’tis mofteafie 
 Th’indyning Defdemonato fubdue 
 In any honeft Suite. She’s fram’d as fruitefull 
 As the free Elements. And then for her 
 To win the Moore,were to renownce hisBapufme, 
 
 All Stales,and Simbols ofredecrntd fin: 
 
 Bis Souk is fo enfetter'd to her Loue, 
 
 That (he may make,vnmake,do what (he lift, 
 
 Euenasher Appetite fhall play the GVid, 
 
 With his weake Function. Bow am 1 then a Villaine, 
 To Counfell Cajfo to this paralell courfe. 
 
 Diredliy to his good? Diuiniiieofbell, 
 
 When diuels will theblackeft fmnes put on. 
 
 They do fuggefl at firft with heauenly (hewes, 
 
 As 1 do now. For whiles this honeft Foole 
 Plies Defderxona, torepayre his Fortune, 
 
 Jr liv» tv - —- — r 
 
 And (he forhim.pleadesftrongly to the Moore, 
 liepowre this pcftilence into nis eare : 
 
 That (T»e repeales him,for her bodies Luft’ 
 
 And by how much fhe ftriues to do h'm good, 
 She fhall vndo her Credits with the Moore. 
 
 So will I turne her vertue into pitch. 
 
 And out of her owne goodneffe make the Net, 
 That fhall en-ma(h them all. 
 
 H ow now Rsdorigo 1 
 
 Enter 'Rgdorigo. 
 
 Rtierigo. 
 
 I dc follow heere in the Chace, not! 
 like a Hound that hunts, but one that ffllea vp the 
 Crie, My Money is almoft fpent; 1 haue bin to mgnt 
 exceedingly well CudgelM : And 1 thinke the iffue 
 t t ? Wl111 
 
^zz The TrageSe of Othello 
 
 will bee, I (ball hauc fo much experience for my pairtes ; 
 And fo, with no money ac all, and a little mote Wit, re- 
 t ume againe co Vsince. 
 
 logo. How poore are they that hauc not Patience 1 
 What wound did eoer beak but by degrees? 
 
 Thau know'll we worke by Wit,and not by Witchcraft 
 And Witdepends on dilatory time: 
 
 Dos’t not go welt? Cajfio hath beaten thee, 
 
 And thou by that fmall hurt hath calhecr'd 
 
 Though other thing* grow faite againfltheSun, 
 
 Yet Fiuites that bloffome firft, will firft be ripe t 
 
 Content thy felfe, a-whiie. 1 ntroth ’tis Morning j 
 Pleafure, and Aflion, make the hourcs fceme Ihort. 
 Retire thee, go where thousriBillited: 
 
 Away, I fay, thou (halt know more heere after: 
 
 Nay get thee gone. ExitRodtrgo. 
 
 T wo things are to be done ■ 
 
 My WifcmuftmoueforCVyTwtoherMiflri*! 
 
 lie ftt her on my felfe, a while, to draw the Moor apart, 
 
 And bring him iumpe, when he may Coflie finde 
 
 Soliciting his wife: Ijtbac’s the way: 
 
 Dull not Deoice, by co!dne(Te,and delay. Exit. 
 
 *Acm Ter tins. ScenaTrima. 
 
 Procure me foene accede. 
 
 /ego. lie fend her to you prefently a 
 
 And lie deoife a meane to dtaw the Moore 
 
 Oat of the way, that your conuerfe and btafinefle 
 
 May be more free. £xi: 
 
 Ctffio. I humbly thanke you foYc. Ineucrknew 
 
 A Florentine more kinde,and honed. 
 
 burr cs&nilt*. 
 
 %/Etnd. Goodmerrow(good Lieutenant) I am Corric 
 For your difpleafure: but all will fdre be well. 
 
 The Generali and his wife ate talking of it. 
 
 And fhe fpeakesforyou dourly. The Moore replies. 
 That he you hurt Is of great Fame in Cyprus, 
 
 And great Affinitie: and rhat in wbolfome Wtfedome 
 He might not but refufe you Jut beproteds he loues you 
 And needs no other Suitor, but his likings 
 
 To bring you in againe. 
 
 CejJLe. Yet 1 befeech you. 
 
 If you ihinke fit, or that it may be done^ 
 
 Giueme aduantageot fomc breefeDifcoerfe 
 
 With 'Drfdemo* alone. 
 
 *s£i*il. Pray you come in t 
 
 I will beftow you where you (hall hauc time 
 
 To fpeake your bofome freely. 
 
 Cojfw. I am much bound to you. 
 
 Enter C ajfio ,MufitUut/otd Clevnt. 
 
 Ctfie. Maflers,playheere,I wil content your paines. 
 Something that’s btiefe: and bld,goodmcrrow General. 
 
 Clo. Why Mailers,haueyour Ioftruments bin In Na¬ 
 ples,, that they fpeake i’th'Nofe thus ? 
 
 AEuf. How Sir? how ? 
 
 Cle. Art thcfel pray yon.winde InUruments? 
 
 Muf, I many are the y fir. 
 
 Cle. Oh.thereby hangs a tale. 
 
 Muf. Whereby hangs a tale, fir ? 
 
 Cle w. Marry fir, by many a winds Indryment thatj 
 Know. But Mailers,heere’s money for you : and the Ge¬ 
 nerali fo likes your Mufick, that he defires you for ioues 
 fake to make no move noife with ir. 
 
 Muf. Well Sir,we will not. 
 
 Clo. IfyouhaoeanyMufickethaemay not be heard, 
 coo’t againe. But (as they fay)to heare Moficke,the Ge¬ 
 nerali do’s not greatly care. 
 
 JMuf. We hauc nope fuck, fin. 
 
 Clow. Then put vp your Pipes In your bagge, for He 
 away. Go.vamfh into ayre,a way. Exit Mu. 
 
 CeJJio Doll thouheareme, minehonelbFriend ? 
 
 Clo. No, l heare not your honed Friend : 
 heare you. 
 
 Prytheekeepe vpthy Quillets,ther’sa poore 
 peece ofGold fot thee : if the Gentlewoman that attends 
 the Gsnerall be fiirring, tell her, there's one Cojfit en¬ 
 treats her a little fauour ofSpeech. Wiltthou do this ? 
 
 Clo. She is ftitring fir: if Ihc will flirre hither, I lhall 
 leeme to notifie rnto her. Exit Clo. 
 
 Enter logo. 
 
 In happy time, lego. 
 
 logo You haue not bin a-bed then? 
 
 Cojfio. Why no : the day had broke before we parted. 
 
 ! haue made bold {log*') to fend in to your wife : 
 
 My fuite to her ii, shit Ihe will to verteous DefJemova 
 
 Sc (Em Secunda. 
 
 Enter OtbeSo, Togo t and Gentlemen. 
 
 Or be. Thefe Letters giue {Togo) to the Pylot, 
 
 And by himdomv duties to the Senate > 
 
 That done, I will be walking oo the Workes, 
 
 Repaire there to mce. 
 lego. Well,my good Lord, lie doo'c. 
 
 Orb. This Forrincstion (Gentleroen)fhall we fee't? 
 Cent. Well wairevponyour Lordlhip. Exeunt 
 
 Scana Tertia . 
 
 Enter Defdentotia, Ceffio,o>tJv£milie. 
 
 2)ef. Be thou allur'd (good Cajfto ) I will do 
 
 All my abilities in thy behalfe. 
 
 *y£tml. Good Madam do : 
 
 I warrant it greeues my Husband, 
 
 A s if the caufe were his. 
 
 Def. Oh that’s in boned Fellow,Do not doubt Coffin 
 But I will haue any Lord, and you againe 
 
 A» flieodly as you were. 
 
 Ceffio. Bounteous Madam, 
 
 What cbct lhall become of OWiebeelCofflo, 
 
 He’* ncuet any thing but your true Seruant. 
 
 Def. Iknow’t : I thanke you: you do louemy Lord: 
 You hauekDowne him long,and be you well afTur'd 
 
 He dial! in Hrangei telle Hand no farther off. 
 
 Then in a politique dlftance. 
 
 Cofio.. I, but Lady, 
 
 That politic may either lad fo long. 
 
 Or feede vpon fuch niceand watetilh diet. 
 
 Or beeede ir felfe fo out ofC.ircomdances, 
 
 That 1 b^ing abfent, and my place fupply’d, 
 
 My Generali will forget my Loue,and Seruicf. 
 
 Dof. Do not doubt that t before i/£mtti* here, 
 
 T 
 
thee/MomofVmctr 
 
 ill 
 
 I give thee warrant of thy place. Allure thee> 
 
 |f I do vow a friendship, 
 
 To the laft Article - My Lord fhall neusr reft. 
 Ifewatchb»tn raw e, and tslke him out of patience t 
 Rjs Bed fiiaUfeeme a Schools, his Boo rC a Shrift, 
 lie snrerwn'ngleeuery thing he do*s 
 With Chip's ft!!te j Therefore be ro«iy C/igis, 
 
 For thy Solicitor ftiall rather dye. 
 
 Then give thy caufe away. 
 
 Enter OtbeUcjatd /ego. 
 zAjnil. Madam.hecre cctnes my Lord. 
 
 Cefjie. M3dam.Ha take my Icatse. 
 
 Dtf. Why fby.snd heare me fpcake. 
 
 Caffv. Madam j»ot now : 1 am very ill at cafe, 
 
 Vnfil for mine owr.e purpofes. 
 
 Def. Well, do your diferedon. Exit CeJJh. 
 
 logo. Hah? I like not that, 
 
 OiM. What dofi thou fay? 
 lego. Nothing my Lord ; or if—-I know not what. 
 
 Was not th*t Coffin parted from iny vjtfe? 
 logo. Cejfto roy Lord l No Uite.I cannot thioke is 
 That he would fteale away fo guiliy-like. 
 
 Seeing your cornming. 
 
 Oth. I dobeleeue^was he. 
 
 Dtf. How now my Lord ? 
 
 I hauc bin talking with a Suitor hecre, 
 
 A man that languifhe* in your difpleafurc. 
 
 Qtb. Wbois't you meane? 
 
 Def. Why your Lieutenant filf 13 •' Good my Lord, 
 
 If 1 baue any grace,or power to moue you. 
 
 His prefent reconciliation take. 
 
 For if he be not one, that truly loues you, 
 
 That erres tolgnorance, and not in Cunning, 
 
 1 h&ue no judgement in an honeft face. 
 
 I prythce call him backe. 
 
 Oth. Went be hence now ? 
 
 Def. 1 footh >fo humbled. 
 
 That be hath left part of bis greefe with race 
 To fuffer with him. Good Loue, call him backe. 
 
 Othfl. Not now (fweet Dtfinnan) fome other time 
 Dtf. But fhall’c be fhortly ? 
 
 Oth. The fooner (Sweet) for you. 
 
 Def. Shall’t be to nigbt,at Supper ? 
 
 Oth. No.not to night. 
 
 Def. To morrow Dinner then ? 
 
 Oth. Ifliallnotdineathome: 
 ImeetetheCaptainesat iheCilcadeil. 
 
 Def Why then to morrow night,or. Tuefday mornc, 
 On Tuefday noone, or night; on Wenfday Morns. 
 
 1 prythec name the time, but let it not 
 Exceed rhree dayes. Infaith bee s penitent: 
 
 And yet hi* Trefpalfe, inour common reafon 
 (Saue that they fay the wanes tnufl make example) 
 
 Out of her beft,isoot almoft afault 
 
 T*encurre a priuate checke. .When fhallhe come ? 
 
 Tell me OtheRo. 1 wonder in my Soule 
 What you would aske me, that 1 fhould deny. 
 
 Or (land fo maturing on? What ? fi/ichnel Cefflo, 
 
 That csroe a woing with you ? and fo m3ny a time 
 (When Ihaue fpokeofyoudifpraifingty) 
 
 Hath tancyourpart, to hauc fomoch todo 
 
 To bringhim in?Truft me, 1 could do muctv 
 
 Oth Prytbee oo more; Let him come when hew ■> 
 
 I will deny thee nothing. 
 
 Def Why, Ibis is not a Boone : 
 
 "Tls as I ftjould entreate you wears your G louts, 
 Orfcedoonnoerlfhlngdifhe*, orkeepeyou warm*. 
 
 Or fue to you,to do a peculiar profit 
 To your owne person. Nay, when l hauea Cube 
 Wherein 1 meane to touch your Loue indeed. 
 
 It (hall be full of poise, and difficult waight, 
 
 Ana feaiefull to be granted. 
 
 Oth. 1 will deny thee nothing. 
 
 WHeieon, I do bcfeecb thee, grant me this. 
 
 To leaue me but a little to my felfe. 
 
 Def. Shall 1 deny you ?No: farewell my Lord, 
 
 Oth. Farewell my Deldxmen*. He come to thee ftr3it 
 Def. ty£m:lie come; be as your Fancies teach you : 
 What ere you be, 1 een obedient. Exa 
 
 Oth. Excellent wretch ; Perdition catch my Soule 
 But I do loue thee : and when I loue thee not, 
 
 Qiaos u come sgaine. 
 lego. My"Noble Lord. 
 
 Oth. What doft thou fay ,/<£»? 
 lego. Did Micheel Ceffto 
 When he woo'd my Lady, know of your loue? 
 
 Oth. He did, from firft to lall : 
 
 Why doft thou aske ? 
 
 lego. But for a fati*f*£liono(my Thought, 
 
 No further harme. 
 
 Oth Why of thy thought,/«r£» ? 
 lego. ] did not thinke he had bin acquainted with hir 
 Oth. Oyes.aiid went bttweene vs very oft. 
 lego. Indeed? 
 
 Oth. Indeed?! indeed. Difcern’ftthou ought in that/ 
 Is he not honeft ? 
 
 lego. Honed,my Lord f 
 Oth. Honeft? I. Honeft. 
 leoo. My Lord, forought I know. 
 
 Oth. What do’ft thou thinke ? 
 lego. Thinke, my Lord ? 
 
 Oth. Thinke, my Lord ? Alas, thou ecchos’t me \ 
 
 At if there were fome Monfter in thy thought 
 Too hideous to be fhewne. Thou doft mean forathing : 
 1 heaid thee fay euen now, thou lik'd not that. 
 
 When Cefio left my wife. What didd ft not like ? 
 
 And when I told thee, he was of my Counfaile, 
 
 Of my whole courfe of wooing; thou cried’ft, Indeed* ? 
 And didd’ft contra^, and purfe thy bsow together 
 As if thou then hadd’ft (hut vp in thy Bratne 
 Some horrible Conccice. Ifthou do’ft loue me, 
 
 Shew me thy thought. 
 
 lego. My Lord,you know 1 loue you. 
 
 Oth. 1 thinke thou do'ft : 
 
 Andfor I know ihou rt full of Loue, and Honeftie, 
 
 And weigh’d thy words before thou giu'ft them breath. 
 Therefore thefe flops of thine, fright roe the more : 
 Forfuch thingsin a falfedtfloysl! Knaue 
 Are mckes of Cuftome: but in a man that's iuft, 
 
 They’re clofe dilations, wotkmgfrotn the heart, 
 
 That Pafiion cannot rule. 
 
 lego. Fot MtchaeJ C*f to, 
 
 I dare be fworoe, I thinke that he is honeft. 
 
 Oth. I thinke fo coo. 
 
 /ego. Men fhould be what they feetne. 
 
 Or thofe that be not, wouId they might feeme none, 
 Oth. Cmalne, men fh ould be what they feeme. 
 lego. Why then I thinke Caftio t an honeft man. 
 Oth. Nay,yet there's more m this? 
 
 I prythcc fpeake to me, as to thy thinkings. 
 
 As thou doftrummate.and giue thy wotft ofthoughts 
 
 The 
 
1 *4 7 *he Tragedie ofOtkeJlo 
 
 j The worff of words. 
 
 I /ago Good my Lord pardon me, 
 
 ] Though I am bound to every A&e of o'utie, 
 
 II am not bound to that: All Shoes arefree: 
 
 j Veter my Thoughts? Why fay, they ere vi!d,and faieei 
 J A* where's that Palace, whereinto foule things 
 j Sometimes mtrudt not ? Who ha's thatbresn fo pure, 
 
 | V/herein vncleanly Apprehenfions 
 
 I Keepe Leetes, and I.aw-dayes, and in Seflions fit 
 | With meditations lawful! ? 
 
 I Otb. Thou do’d eonfpire again ft thy Frknd {/ago) 
 
 I If thou but think'ff him wrong’d, and imk'ffhtscare 
 j A Granger to thy Thoughts, 
 j logo. I dobeleechyou, 
 
 J Though I perchance am vicious in my goefle 
 
 I (As! confeffe it is my Natures plague 
 
 I To fpy into Abufes, and of my iealoufie 
 | Shapes faults that are r.ot) that your wtfedome 
 j From one, that fo imperfcdHy conceits, 
 j Would take no notice, nor build your fdfc a trouble 
 
 J Out ofhis fczttcring. snd vnfore obferuance: 
 
 I It were not for yout quiet,nor your good, 
 
 ! Nor for my Manhood, Honefty, and WSfedoroe, 
 
 J To let you know my thoughts. 
 
 1 Otb. What doff thou meane ? 
 
 /ego. Good name in Man, & vvoman(deere my Lord] 
 j Is the immediate Iewellof their Soules; 
 
 2 Who fteales my purfe, fteales trafb : 
 
 2 Tis fomething, nothing; 
 
 jTwas mine, ’tis h?$, and has bin fisue to thou lands • 
 j But he chat filches from me my good Sftaroe, 
 
 2 Robs me of that, which not enriches him, 
 
 J And makes me poore indeed. 
 
 J Otb. I!e know thy Thoughts, 
 j r, S 9 - You cannot, if my heart were in your hand, 
 j Not fiiall not, whil’ft ’tis in my cufiodie. 
 
 Otb. Ha? 
 
 j /ago. Oh, beware my Lord, of iealoufie, 
 j It is the greene-ey’d Monffer. which doth mocke 
 j Themeate it feeds on. That Cuckold Hues in bhffe, 
 
 2 Who. certaine of hit F8te s !eues not his wronger: 
 
 2 But oh, what damned minutes tels he ore, 
 j Who dotes, yet doubts; Sufpe£ts,yct foundly loues ? 
 Otb. Omiferie, 
 
 /ago Poore, and Content, is rich, and rich enough, 
 j But Riches finelefle, is as poore as Winter, 
 
 2 To him that euer feares he fhall be poore : 
 
 J Good Heauen, the Soules ofall my Tribe defend 
 
 J From lealoufte. 
 
 2 Otb. Why? why is this? 
 
 | Think’ff thou, I’ld make a LifeofTfialoufie; 
 
 1 o follow ftill the change® of the Moone 
 
 Wiihtrcfh fulpttions ? No : to be once indoubt. 
 
 Is to be refolu’d : Exchange me for a Goat, 
 
 When 1 fhall turne the bufineffe oftny Soule 
 
 Fo fuch exufRicate, and blow’d Surmifes, 
 
 Matching thy inference. *Tis not to make me leaiious, 
 
 To fay my wife is faire, feeds well, loues company. 
 
 Is fite of Speech, Sings, Playes,and Dances: 
 
 Where Vertue is, thefe arc more vertuous. 
 
 Nor from mine owne wcake metites, will 1 draw 
 
 The fmalleft feare, or doubt ofher teuolt, 
 
 ;For fhe had eyes, and chofeme. No /ago. 
 
 He fee before I doubt; when I doubt, proue; 
 
 And on the proofe, there is no more but this. 
 
 Away at once with Loue,or Iealoufie. 
 
 U. 1 am glad of this: For now I fhall haue teafon 
 
 To fhew the Lout and Duty that I beare yeu 
 
 With franker fpirit. Thmforefas I am bound) 
 Receiue it from me. I fpeake not yet of proofe : 
 Looke to yout wife.obferue het well with Cap to, 
 Weare youT ryes, thus: not leaiious, nor Sccuie : 
 
 I would not haueyour free, and Noble Nature, 
 
 Out of felfe-Bounty, be abus'd : Looke too 1 ! t 
 
 I Know out Country difpofition well: 
 
 In Venice, they do let Heauen fee the prankes 
 
 They dare not fhew their Husbands, 
 f heir befi Confcience, 
 
 Is not to leaue't vrtdone, but kept vnknowne. 
 
 Otb. Doft thou fay fo ? 
 
 /ago. 5he did deceiue her Fathtr, marrying you, 
 A.ncJ when fhe form'd to fhake,ar.d fcateyour lookes. 
 She loo’d them inoff. 
 
 Otb. And fo Ihe did. 
 
 / ago . Why go too then : 
 jhte that fo young could gtue out fuch a Seeming 
 
 To fcele het Fathers eyes vp,dofe asOake, 
 
 He thought 'twas Witchcraft. 
 
 Bet 2 am much too blame 5 
 
 I humbly do befeech you of your pardon 
 
 For too much l ouing you. 
 
 Otb. I am bound to thee for euer. 
 
 /ago. I fee this hath a little dafh'd yout Spirits : 
 
 Otb. Not aiot,notaiot. 
 
 /ago. Trull me,I Rare it has : 
 
 ! hope you will confide: what is fpoke 
 
 Comes from your Loue. 
 
 But I do ft^y’are moou'd : 
 
 I am to pray you, not to ftraine my fpeech 
 
 To groffet i flues, nor to larger reach. 
 
 Then to Sufpition. 
 
 Otb. Swiilnot, 
 
 /ego. Should you do fo (my Lord) 
 
 My ipcech fhould f»Uinto (uch vilde fucceffc. 
 
 Which my Thoughts aym'd not. 
 
 Crffic smy worthy Friend: 
 
 My Lord, 1 fee y'are mou’d. 
 
 Otb. No.not much moo'd: 
 
 1 do not thinke but Dtjdrrmmat honeft. 
 
 /ago Long liuefhefo; 
 
 And long liue you to thinke fo. 
 
 Otb. And yet how Natuie erring from it Rife, 
 lago. t r there’s the point: 
 
 As (to be bold with you) 
 
 Not to a (fail many propofed Matches 
 
 Of het owne Chme, Complexion, and Degree, 
 
 Whereto we fee in all things,Nature tends: 
 
 Foh.one may fmel in fuch,a will mod tanke. 
 
 Foul* dilproportions. Thoughts Vnnaturail. 
 
 Cut (pardon me) 1 do not in pofition 
 
 DifhndMy fpeake ofher, though I may feare 
 
 Her will, recoyhng to her better judgement, 
 
 May falto match you with her Country formes. 
 
 And happily repent. 
 
 Otb. Farewetl.fsrewell: 
 
 If more thou doff perceiue, let me know more: 
 
 Set on thy wife to obferue. 
 
 Le3ue me /ago. 
 
 /ago. Mv Lord,I take my leaue. 
 
 Otbt/. Why did 1 marry? 
 
 This boneff Creature (doubtlefle) 
 
 Sees,and knowes more,much more then he vnfolds. 
 
 /af i 
 
tbe^XfooreofVmice* 
 
 
 Exit. 
 
 /ago. My Lord, I would l roighc intrest your Honor 
 
 To lean this thing no farther: Leaue it to time# 
 
 Although 'ci*fit that Caffis haue his Place { 
 
 For fure he filles it vp with great Ability; 
 
 Yet if you pleafe, to him ofta-while: 
 
 You (hall by that pereciuc him,and hiseneanes: 
 
 Note if your Lady frame bis Entertainment 
 With any frong, or vehement importunicie. 
 
 Much will be fecne in that: In the meant time. 
 
 Let me be thought too bufie in my feares, 
 
 (As worthy caufe I haue to feare 1 am) 
 
 And hold her tree, I dobefetch your Honor. 
 
 Otb. Feare not tny gouenrmenr. 
 logo. 1 once more tske my leaue. 
 
 0 ib. Thu Fellow’s of exceeding honefty. 
 
 Andkrtowes all Quantities with a leato’d Spirit 
 Of humane dealings. If 1 doproue her Haggard, 
 
 Though that her lefles were my deere hear t- ttringa, 
 fid whittle her off, and let her downe the winde 
 To prey at Fortune. Haply, fot I am blacke. 
 
 And haue not thofe foft parts ofConuetfation 
 ThatChamberershaue ;Or for I amdedin d 
 nto the vale of yeares (yet that’s not much) 
 
 Shee’s gone. I am abus’d, and my releefe 
 Mutt be to loath her. Oh Curfe of Marriage • 
 
 That we can call thefe delicate Creatures ours, 
 Andnotrheit Appetires? l had rather be aToad, 
 
 And hue vpon the vapour of a Dungeon, 
 
 Then keepe a comer in chething I loue 
 For others vfes. Yet ’tis the plague toGreat-cnes, 
 Preiogatiu’d are they lette then the Safe, 
 
 ’Tis deftiny vnfhunnable. Tike death: 
 
 Euen then, this forked plague is Fated to vs. 
 
 When we do quicken. Looke where {he come*: 
 
 inter Defdemorut and t/Emilsa* 
 
 If fre be falfe.Heauen mock’d it felfe: 
 lie not beleeoe’c. 
 
 Def. How now,my ieeteOthelloi 
 Your dinner, and the generous Iflanders 
 By you inuited, do attend your pieftoce. 
 
 Oth. Iam too blame. 
 
 2)sf Why do youfpeakefo faintly ? 
 
 Are you not well? . 
 
 Otb. I haue a paine vpon my Forehead, heere. 
 
 De/. Why that’s with watching, ’twill away againe. 
 Let me but binde it bard, within this house 
 twitlbe well. 
 
 Cnh. Your Napkin is too little t 
 
 Let it alone: Come, lie go in with you. ***’ 
 
 •Def. I am very forry that you are not well. 
 
 % /£mil • I am glad I haue found this Napkin: 
 
 This was her fitft remembrance from the Moore, 
 
 My wayward Husband hath a hundred times 
 Woo’d roe to tteale it. But {he fo loues the Token, 
 (For he comut’d her,(he frould eues keepe it) 
 
 That (he referues it euermore about her. 
 
 To kiffe.and talke too. He haue the wotke tane out. 
 And giu’t logo : what he will do with it 
 Heauen knowes.not I: 
 
 I nothing,but to pleafe his Fantafie. 
 
 Enter /ago. 
 
 /ago. How now ? What do you heere alone ? 
 Jtmil. Do not you chide 1 1 haue a thing fot you. 
 
 logo. You haue «thing for me? 
 
 It is a common thing —— 
 
 *s£mil. Hah? 
 logo. T o haue a foolifh wife. 
 
 Jfctrul. Oh, is that alt? What will you glue me now 
 For that fame Handkerchiefe. 
 
 Iago. What Handkerchiefs? 
 o£nul. What Handkerchiefe? 
 
 Why that the Moore firft gauc to Defdmma, 
 
 That which fo often you did bid me (leak. 
 
 | ago . Haft fiolne it front her? 
 ts£rnd. No ;but (he let it drop by negligence, 
 
 ADd to th’aduantage, 1 being heere, look’t vp s 
 Looke, heere ’tis. 
 
 /ago. A good wench, giue it me. 
 ty£md. What will you do with’t, that you haue bene 
 fo earned to haue me filch it? 
 
 /ago. Why,whatisthattoyou? 
 t /Emil, lfit be not for fomeputpofe of import, 
 
 Giu’t me againe. Poore Lady,(heel run mad 
 When (he (hall lacke it. 
 
 lago. Benotacknowneorft: 
 
 I haue vfe fot it. Go,leaue me. Exit 
 
 I will in Coffio 's Lodging loofe this Napkin, 
 
 And let him finde it. Trifles light as ay re. 
 
 Are to the ieahoua, confirmations ftrong, 
 
 As proofes of holy Writ. This may do fomething. 
 
 The Moore already changes with my poyfon: 
 
 Dangerous conceites, are in their Natures poyfons. 
 Which at thefirft are fcarfe found to diftafte*. 
 
 But with a little adle vpon the blood. 
 
 Burns like the Mines of Sulphure. I did fay fo. 
 
 Enter Othello, 
 
 Lookewhere he comes :NotPoppy,nor Mandtagora, 
 Nor all the drowfie Syrrups of the world 
 Shall euer medicinetheetothat fweetefleepe 
 Which thou owd ft yefterday. 
 
 Otb. Ha.ha.falfetomee? 
 lago. Why how nowGenerall 5 No more of that. 
 
 Oth. Auant.be gone: Thou haft fet me on the Racke; 
 
 I fweare’tis better i<J be much abus'd, 
 
 Then but to know’t a little. 
 
 /ego. How nov/.my Lotd? 
 
 Oth. What fenfe had 1 ,in her ftolne houresofLuft? 
 
 I faw’t not, thought it not :lt harm d not me: _ 
 
 Ifleptthe neat night well,fed well, was free, and merne# 
 
 1 found not Cafflo’s kifles on her Lippes: 
 
 He that is robb'd.not wanting what« ftolne. 
 
 Let him not know’t,and he's not robb’d at all. 
 lago. Iam forry tohearethis? 
 
 Otb. 1 had beene happy, if the genmll Campe, 
 Pyoners and all, had t&fted her fweet Body, 
 
 So I bad nothing knowne. Oh now.for euer 
 Farewell the TranquiH minde; farewell Content; 
 Farewell the plumed Troopes, and theb.gge Wanes, 
 That makes Ambition, Venue ! Oh farewell. 
 
 Farewell the neighing Steed, and toe fnrill Trumps, 
 
 TheSpitit'ftifring Dtum, th'Eare-pierctngFire, 
 
 The Royall Banner, and all Qealiiie, 
 
 Pride, pomps,and Circumftsnce of glorious Warre. 
 
 And O you roortall Engines, whole rude throates 
 
 Th’irnrnortall Tones dread Clamours, cotintetlet. 
 Farewell: Othello’t Occupation's gone. 
 
 lago. Is’ipolfiblemy Lord? .... irr 
 
 Oth. Vtllaine.be fure thou proue my Loue a Whore; 
 
 Be fureof it: Giue me the Oceular proofs, ^ 
 
$i6 
 
 ° r by the worth of mine eternal! Soule, 
 
 Thou had’fl bin beuer haue bin borne a Dog 
 Then anfwer my wek’d wrath. 
 
 /ago. la’t come to this ? 
 
 Otb. Make roc to feet; or (at the Icaft) foproue it 
 j That the probation bcare no Hindge,nor Loope, 
 
 To bang a dcuUt on ; Or woe vpon thy life. 
 
 /ago. My Noble Lord- 
 Oth. Ifthoudoft (lander her, and torture me, 
 
 Neuer pray more: Abandon ali remorfe 
 On Horrors head, Horrors accumulate: 
 
 [ Do deeds to make Hcauenweepe, all Earth amai'd} 
 
 For nothing canfl thou to damnation adde, 
 
 I Greater then that. 
 
 /ago. OGracc! O Heauen forgtue me? 
 
 Are you a Man? Haue you a S oule? or Senfe ? 
 
 God buy you; take mine Office. Oh wretched Foole, 
 That lou’ft to make thineHoneffy.a Vice! 
 
 Oh monffrous world 1 Takenote, takenote (O World) 
 To be diredl and honeff, is not fafe. 
 
 I thanke you for this profit, and from hence 
 j lie Ioue noFriend, fith Loue breeds fuel) offence. 
 
 Otb. Nay flay ; thou fhould’ft be boned. 
 
 Ia K° 1 (hould be wife; for Honeflie’s a Foole, 
 
 I And Toofes that it wotkes fot. 
 
 Otb■ By the World, 
 
 II thinke my Wife be honed, and tbinke fhe is not 
 I thinke that thou art rod, and thtnke thou art not 
 De haue fome proofe. My name that was as ftefh 
 
 J As 'Dtant Vifage, is now begrim’d and blacke 
 I As mine owne face. Jfthere be Cords,or Kniucs, 
 Poyfon.orFire.or fuffocating dreames, 
 
 ) lie not indure it. Would I were facia fied. 
 
 /ago. I fee you are eaten vp with Paffion : 
 
 I do repent toe, that I put it to you. 
 
 | You would be fatisfied ? 
 
 Otb. Would?Nay,and I will. 
 
 ■/ago. And may ; but how? How fatisfied, my Lord 
 Would you the fupec-vifiongtoflely gape on? 
 
 I Behold her top’d? 
 
 Otb. Deach.anddamnation. Oh! 
 lago. It were a tedious difficulty,! thinke. 
 
 To bring them to that Profpefl :Dimne them then, 
 
 Ifetier mortal! eyes do fee them boulder 
 More then their owne. What then?How then ? 
 
 What (hall I fay? Where’s Satisfaction? 
 
 It is impoffible you (hould fee this, 
 
 Were they as prime 3s Goates, as hot as Monkeyes, 
 
 As fait as Wolues in pride, and Fooles as groffe 
 As Ignorance, made drunke. But yet ,1 fay. 
 
 If imputation, and drong circumffances, 
 
 Which leade diteflly to the doore ofTruth, 
 j Will giue you fatijfaflion, you might haue't. 
 
 Otb. Giue me ajiumgreafon (he’s difloyall. 
 lago. I do not like the Office. 
 
 But fith 1 am entred in thi i caufe fo farre 
 (Prick d too’t by foolifh Hone(ly,and Loue) 
 
 I will go on. I lay with Cafto lately, 
 
 | And being troubled with a raging tooth, 
 
 . I c °uld Dor (Icepe. There are a kinde of men. 
 
 So loof« of Soule, that in their fleepes will mutter 
 Their Alfayres: one of this kinde is Catfu: 
 
 I Jn fleece I heard hirofiy, fweet Defdemona, 
 
 IXet vs be wary, lec vs hide our Loues, 
 
 And then(Sir)would he gripe, and wring my hand : 
 
 I Cry, oh fweet Creature: then kiffeme hard. 
 
 TheTragedie of Othello 
 
 As if he pluckt vp kiffe* by the rootes, 
 
 That grew *pon my lippes, laid his Leg oreroy Thigh, 
 
 And figh,and kifle, and then cry curfed Fate, 
 
 That e aue thee to the Moore. 
 
 Otb. O monffrous! monffrous? 
 
 /ago. Nay, this was but hisDreame. 
 
 Otb. But this denoted a fore-gone concJafion, 
 
 ’Tis a (brew’d doubt, though it be but a Dreame. 
 
 /ago. And this may helpe to thicken other proofed 
 That do demondrate thinly. 
 
 Otb. He teare her all to peeces, 
 
 /ago. Nay yet be wife ; yet we fee nothing done 1 . 
 
 She may be honed yet: Tell roe but this, 
 
 Haue you not foroetimes feene e Handkerchiefs 
 Spotted with Strawberries, in your wines hand t 
 Otb. I gaue her fuch a one: ’twas my fird gift. 
 
 /ago: 1 know not that: but fuch a Handkerchiefe 
 (I am fure it was your wiucs) did I to day 
 See Cafflo wipe his Beard with. 
 
 Otb. Ifitbeihat. 
 
 lago. ]fit be that, or any, it was hers. 
 
 It fpeakes agatnd her with the other proofes. 
 
 Othtl. O that the Slaue had forty thoufand Jiues; 
 One is too ooote, too weake for my reuenge. 
 
 Nov; do I lee ’tis true. Looke beeie lago, 
 
 All my fond loue thus do 1 blow to Htauen. *Tis gone, 
 
 Arife blacke vengeance, from the hollow hell, 
 
 Teeld vp (O Loue) thy Crowne, and hearted Throne 
 I ©tyrannous Hate. Swell bofome with thy fraught. 
 For'tis of A fpickes tongues. ° 
 
 /ago. Yet be content. 
 
 Otb. Oh blood,blood,blood. 
 lago. Patience I fay : your roinde may change. 
 Otb.’Ntutr/age. Like to the Ponticke Sea, 
 
 Whofe Icie Current, and compulfiue courfe, 
 
 Ncu r keeper retyring ebbe, but keepes due on 
 To the Proponticke, and iheHellefpont; 
 
 Euen fo my bloody thoughts, with violent pate 
 Shall neu’r looke backe, neu’r ebbe to humble Loot, 
 
 Till that a capeable, and wide Reuenge 
 Swallow them vp. Now by yond Marble Heauen, 
 
 Jn the due reuerence of a Sacred vow, 
 
 1 hecre engage my words. 
 
 /ago. Do not rife yet: 
 
 Wimeffc you eucr-bumiog Lights about, 
 
 You Elements, that clip vs round about, 
 
 Witneffe that heere /ago doth giue vp 
 The execution ofhn wit, hands, heart, 
 
 To wrong d Othello'i Seruice, Let him command, 
 
 A nd to obey (hall be in me remorfe, 
 
 What bloody bufineffeeuer. 
 
 Oth. I greet thy loue, 
 
 Not with vatne thanks, but with acceptance bounteous, 
 And will vpon the inftant put thee too’t. 
 
 Within thefe three dayes let me hcare thee fay. 
 
 That CaJJio s not aliue. 
 
 ■lago. MyTriendisdead: 
 
 Tis done at yout RequefE 
 But let her hue. 
 
 Oth. Damne hetlewdeMinx: 
 
 O damne her, dsmne her. 
 
 Come go with me a-part, I will withdraw 
 To furnifh me with fome fwift meanes of death 
 For the fa ire Diuell. 
 
 Now art thou my L ieutenant. 
 
 /*£>• I am your owne fot euer. Emtua. 
 
 Seen a 
 
I be <»5Vf ovre of Venice. 
 
 Y7 
 
 Sc ana Quartz. 
 
 Enter Defuemcna, tO-tniliojind Clown. 
 
 Def. Do you Know Sirrah, where Lieutenant Caffe 
 lye* ? 
 
 Clew. I date not fay he lies any where. 
 
 Def. Why man? 
 
 Ctc. He's a Soldier, and fet me to by a Souldier lye», 
 ’tis ftabbmg. 
 
 Def. Go too-.where lodges he? 
 
 Clo. To tell you where he lodges, is 10 tel you where 
 Dye. 
 
 ’Def. Can any thing be made of this t 
 Clo. I know not where he lodges, *nd for met to de- 
 I uife a lodging, and fay he lies heere, ot he lies there,were 
 
 to lye m mine owne throat. 
 
 Dtf. Cm you enquire him out? and be edinedbyre* 
 
 | ^ Clo. I will Catethlze the world for him,that Is,make 
 Queftions»and by them anfwei. 
 
 Def. Seeke him bidde him come hither. tell him, 1 
 I hauemoou'dmy Lordonhlsbehalfe, and hope all will 
 be well. 
 
 Clo. To do thi*,is within the compafTe of mans Wit, 
 and therefore 1 will attempt the doing it. Exn Cb. 
 Def. Where fhould I loofe the Handkcichide, v£* 
 
 mtlUL! 
 
 ' ^/Lmd. 1 know not Madam. 
 
 Def Beleeue me, 1 had rather haue loft my putfe 
 PullofCruiadoes. And but my NobleMoore 
 Is uue ofmir.de, and made of no fuch bafeneffe, 
 
 i a s iealiousCrearuresare.it wereenough 
 
 To pul him to ill thinking. 
 
 %/ £rtuL Is he not iealioos? 
 
 i Def Who.hc? I thin ke the Sun where he was borne, 
 
 | Drew aH fuch humors from him. 
 
 Looke where he comes. 
 
 Enter Otbdla. 
 
 Def. I will not leaue him now, till CaJJie be 
 | Call'd to him. How i/t with you, my Lord? 
 
 Otb. Well my good Lady .Oh hatdnesto diffemblel 
 How do you .Drjdemeno.) 
 
 Def Well.my good Lord. 
 
 Otb. Giue me your hand, 
 j This hand i» moift my Lady. 
 
 1 Def It hathfelt no age, nor knowne no forrow. 
 
 , Oib. This argues fruitfulneffe, and libetall heart; 
 
 Hot, hot ,and moyft. This hand of yours requites 
 A fequefter from Liberty: Faffing, and Prayer, 
 
 Much Caftigat.on.Exercife deuout, 
 
 Fot heere*s a yong. and Iweating Diurll heere 
 That commonly rebels; "I is a good hand, 
 
 A franke one. 
 
 Def. You may ( indeed) fay To; 
 
 Fo: 'twasthar hand that gaue away my heart. 
 
 Oih. A liberall hand. The hearts of old,gaue hands 
 But our new Heraldry is hands, not hearts. 
 
 Def. 1 cannot fpeake of this t 
 Come,now yourpromvfe. 
 
 Oth. Whatpromife Chucke? 
 
 Def. 1 haue fent to bid Caffe come fpeake with you. 
 Oth. 1 haue a fait and forty Rhewme offends me: 
 Lend me thy Handkerchiefs 
 
 Def. Heere my Lord. 
 
 Oih That which 1 gaue you. 
 
 Def. I haue it not about me. 
 
 Oth Not? 
 
 Def No indeed, my Lord. 
 
 Oik That* a fault! That Handkctchiefe 
 Did an /Egyptian to my Mother giue. 
 
 She was aCharmer, and could almoft read 
 
 The thoughts of people. She told her, while fbe kept It, 
 T weuldmake her Amiable.and fubdue my Father 
 Intirely to her loue ■ But iffhe loft it. 
 
 Or made a Guift of it, my Fathers eye 
 Should hold her loathed, and his Spirits fhould hunt 
 After new Fancies. She dying, gaue it me. 
 
 And bid me (when my Fate would haue me V/iu'd) 
 
 To giue it her. Ididfo; and take heede on*t. 
 
 Make it a Darling, like your precloui eye 
 To looCe t, or giue’t away, were fuch perdition. 
 
 As nothing elfe could march. 
 
 Def ls’t poftible ? 
 
 Oih. ’Tistrue There's Magicke in ihe web of it: 
 
 A Jj6t/Jthai had numbred in the world 
 The Sun to courfe, two hundred compeffes. 
 
 In herPropheiricke iuriefow'd the Worke : 
 
 The Wormcswete hallowed, that did bteede rheSUke, 
 And it was dyde in Mummey, which the Skilfull 
 Conferu'd of Maidenshearts. 
 
 Def. Indeed ?ls - t true? 
 
 Oth. Moft veritable, therefore looke toot well. 
 
 Def. Then would to Heauen.thai 1 had neuerfeeneV 
 O'h. Ha? wherefore ? 
 
 Def Why do you fpeake fo ftarungly and r*lh ? 
 
 Oth 1s t loft? ls’t gon? Speak,13 tout olh'way? 
 
 Def. Bleffe vs. 
 
 Otb Say you? 
 
 D$f. 1 1 is not loft - but what and it it were f 
 Oth. How t 
 Def. I fay it is not loft. 
 
 Oik Fetcht.lecme fee’t. 
 
 Def. Why folcan rbutl wiil not now t 
 This is a tricke to put mefrom myfuite. 
 
 Pray you let Caffio be reeehi’d againe. 
 
 Oth. Fetch me the Kandketchiere. 
 
 ent man. 
 
 Oth. The Hsndkerchiefe. 
 
 Def A man that all his time 
 
 Haih founded his good Fortunes on your loue > 
 
 Shar'd dangers with you. 
 
 Oth. TheHandkerchiefe. 
 
 Def. lnfooth. you are too blame. QlMht 
 
 Oth. Away. 
 
 „£mil. Itnotthismaniealiousr 
 
 Def I neu’r faw this before. ..., 
 
 Sure, there’s fome wonder in this HandJterc i. » 
 
 1 am moft vnbappy in the Ioffe via man. 
 
 lAmil. Tis not a yeare or t eto tw^«_ 
 
 They are aU but Stomackes. and we all 
 They eate v* hongerly, and when they' ere .u» 
 
 They belch g nm j^ Caffto. 
 
 A ,S JSiftadfc, go,ani impart... h«. 
 
$2 8 The Tragedse 0 / Othello 
 
 Def. How new (good Caffe) what’s the newes with 
 
 you? 
 
 Caffe. Madam, my former fuite. I do befseeb you. 
 That by your tenuous meaocs, I rosy again* 
 
 Extft.and be a member ofhia lout, 
 
 Whom I, with all the Office of my heart 
 
 Intirely honour, 1 would oot be delayd. 
 
 If my offence, be of fuch mortall kinde. 
 
 That nor my Seruiee paft, nor prefem Sorrow**, 
 
 Nor purpos'd merit in futurity. 
 
 Can ran fa me me into his loue againe. 
 
 Bat to know fo, mufl be my benefit: 
 
 So (ball 1 cloath me in a forc'd content. 
 
 And Ifiut my felfe vp in forne other coorfe 
 
 ToFortcnes Aimes. 
 
 e I>sf. Alas (thrtee-gentle Cajfo) 
 
 My Aduocatlon is not nov> in Tone; 
 
 My Lord, is not my Lotd ;nor Ihould I know him, 
 
 Were he in Fauour, as in Humour alter'd. 
 
 So belpe me euery fpiric fan&tfied, 
 
 As 1 haue fpoken for you all my beft, 
 
 And flood within the blanke of his difpleafure 
 
 For my free fpeec'n. You rooft awhile be patient : 
 
 What 1 can da, I will: and more I will 
 
 Then for my felfe, I dare. Let that {office you. 
 
 /ago. Is my Lord angry ? 
 
 He went hence but now: 
 
 And certainly in Grange voquietneffc. 
 
 logo. Can he be angry? 1 haoe ftene the Cannon 
 When it hath blowne his Pvankes Into the Ayte, 
 
 And like the Dwell from bis very A row 
 
 Paf?i his owne Brother t Aad ishe angry ? 
 
 Something of moment then: I will go meet him. 
 
 There’s matter in’t indeed, if he be angry. Exit 
 
 Def. Ipmbeedofo. Something lure of State, 
 
 Either from Venice, or fame vnhatch’d pr*<Sife 
 
 Made demooftrable beere in Cyprus, to him, 
 
 Hath pudied his cleate Spirit: and in fuch cafes. 
 
 Mens Natures wrangle with inferi our things. 
 
 Though great ones sre their obietft 'Ti* euen fa 
 
 Por let out finger ake, and it endues 
 
 Our other heauhfull members.eucn to a fenfe 
 
 Of paine. Nay,we mat) ibinke men are not Gods, 
 
 Mar of them looke for fuch obferuanoe 
 
 As fits the Bridail. Beibrew roe much, i/Etnilia, 
 
 Jwas (vnhandfome Warrior, as I am) 
 
 Arraigning bis vnkicdneffe with my foule: 
 
 But now I fiode.I had fubonj’d,tfoe VYitneffe, 
 
 And he's Indited falfely. 
 
 Pray heauen it bee 
 
 State matters, as you thinke, and noConceptico, 
 
 Nor no IcaliotuToy. concerning yen. 
 
 ’Dtf AUt the day,I neuer gauehim caufe. 
 
 But leal ious foules will not be answer’d fo g 
 They are not ecer iealious for the caufe, 
 
 But iealions, for tliey rt iealioui ItisaMonffer 
 
 Begot vpon it felfe, b orne on it felfe. 
 
 Def Heauen keeps the Monfter from Oiht'iii mind, 
 zs£*ul. Lady, A men. 
 
 D*J T will go feeke him. Caffe, walkabearoabout: 
 
 1 f I doe finde him fit, lie rooue your fusee. 
 
 And feeke tc effc&itto my Yttermoft. Suit 
 
 Caf. I humbly tbanke your LadyQiip. 
 
 Eater Bianca. 
 
 Stan. Saury out Fricnd^^b.) 
 
 Cape. What make you &omborne? 
 
 How sat with you, my ntofl farre "Buoica i 
 
 Indeed (fweet Lone) I was commlng to your houfe. 
 
 hum. And I was going to your Lodging,C«^I». 
 
 What? keepe a weeke away ? Seoen dayes,and Nights ? 
 Eight fcore eight houres ? And Louers abfent bowses 
 More tedious then the Diail, right fcore times ? 
 
 Oh weary reck'ning. 
 
 Caffe. Pardon me fBumca : 
 
 I haue this while with leaden thoughts beenepreft, 
 
 But I fhall in a more contiouate time 
 
 Strike oft this fcore of abfer.ee. Sweet Bianca 
 
 Takem* this worke out. 
 
 Buaica. Oh Caffe, whence came this ? 
 
 This is feme Token from a newer Friend, 
 
 To the felt-Abfence: now I feele a Caufe i 
 
 Is’t come to this ? Weil,well. 
 
 Caffe. Go too, woman : 
 
 Throw your vilde gefies in the Diuels teeth. 
 
 From whence you haue them. You are iealious now, 
 
 That this is from Come Miflris, fome remembrance j 
 
 No,in good troth "Bianca. 
 
 Bian. Why,who’s is It? 
 
 Caffe. 1 know not neither: 
 
 I found it in my Chamber, 
 
 I like the worke well; Ere it be demanded 
 (As like enough it will) I would haue it cappied; 
 
 Take it, and doo‘r,and leaue me for this time. 
 
 Bian. Leaue yoo ? Wherefore? 
 
 Caffe. 1 do attend hcere on the Generali, 
 
 And rhinke it no addition normywifb 
 
 To haue him fee toe woman’d. 
 
 Titan. Why.Iptayyou? 
 
 Caffe. Not that I loot you not. 
 
 Bian. Bu; that you do not loue me. 
 
 I prsy you bring me on the way a little, 
 
 And fay. ifl (ball fee you foone at night? 
 
 Caffe. T is but a little way that I can bring yoo, 
 
 For I attend hcere : But lie fee you foone. 
 
 Bum. Tis very good. J muff be circumftenc'd. 
 
 Exeunt latentJ. 
 
 Adus Quart us. Seen a TdriiM. 
 
 Enter Othello, and logo. 
 
 /ago. Wilt you thinke (b? 
 
 Oth. Thinke fo, lose} 
 
 /ago. What,to kifle in priuate ? 
 
 Oth. An vnauthonz’dkiffe? 
 
 /ago. Or to be naked with her Friend in bed. 
 
 An houre, or more, not meaning any harme ? 
 
 Oth. Naked in bed (/ago) and not roeane hairne? 
 
 It is hypocrifie againft the Djuell: 
 
 They that meant vertuoufiy.and yet do fo, 
 
 TheDiuel! their venue tempts, and they tempt Heauen. 
 
 logo. If they do nothing,'tis a Venial! flip : 
 
 But if! giue my wife a Handkerchiefs. 
 
 Oth. What theft ? 
 
 /ago. Why then tis hers(my Lord)and being best. 
 
 She may (I thinke) beftow't on any man. 
 
 Oth. Sh? U Proct^refTe of ber honor too: 
 
 May file ghrethat? 
 
ibe <£\toore Venice. 
 
 **9 
 
 lag* Her honor is an Effence that's not feene. 
 
 They haue is trery ofi,that haue it not. 
 
 ! Bui fw the Handkerehiefe. 
 
 Othf. By htauen.I would mofl gladly hsue forgot it: 
 Thou faWft (oh,it comes ore my memonc, 
 
 As doth the Raueri o’re the infeftious houfe ; 
 
 Boading to a» ) he had my Handkerehiefe. 
 lego. 1: what of that ? 
 
 Otbe. That** notfo good now. 
 
 Ar/.What Ifl had faid,I had feene him do you wrong? 
 Or heard him fayf at Knaues be fuch abroad, 
 
 Who hailing by thetr ownt importunate lute, 
 
 Or Yolnntary dotage of fome Miftris, 
 
 Conu inced or fupply'd them, cannot chufc 
 But they muftblab.) 
 
 Oih. Hath he faid any thing? 
 
 Itge. H e hath (my Lord)but be you well affut d. 
 
 No more thenhele vn-fweare." 
 
 Otb. What hath he faid? 
 laco. Why,that hedid : I know not what he dtd. 
 
 Of hi. What? What? 
 logo. Lye. 
 
 Oth. Wuhhet? 
 
 Urn. With her ?On her-.twha: you will 
 Otb ,. Lye with her ?lye on her ? We fay lye on her, 
 when they be-ly e-her. lye with her : that * fhtlfome; 
 Handkerehiefe : Confeflions: Handkerehiefe. To- con- 
 fefTe, and be bang'd for his labour. Firft, to fee bang’d, 
 and then to confefle: l tremble at it. Nature would not 
 inueft her felfe in fuch fhadowing paflloa, without forrve 
 Inftmftion. Jtisnot words that (hakes me thus ,(pi(n) 
 Nofes.Eares.and L-ppes i ts‘t pofSble. Confefle? Hand- 
 kerchicfe?OdiueU. TaOtmoTraunts. 
 
 logo. Worke on. 
 
 My Medicine worker .Thus ercdulous Fooles are caught. 
 And maoy worthy,and chart Dames eueo thus, 
 
 (All guiltlcffe)roeete reproachi what hoa ? My Lord? 
 My Lord,I fay : OtbeOo. 
 
 Enter Caffio. 
 
 How now Cqjfut? 
 
 Caf What’s the mailer? 
 
 I ago: \iy l.ordi*fibieintojin Epilepfie, 
 
 This is bis fecond Fit: he had one yefteTday 
 Caf. Rub him about the Temples. 
 logo. The Lethargie mud haue his quyet courfe: 
 
 If not,he foames at mouth : and by and by 
 Breaker out tofauage madneffe. Looke, he ftirres.* 
 
 Do you withdraw your felfe a little while. 
 
 He will recouer fttaight: when he is gone, 
 
 I would on great occa/ion.fpeake with you. 
 
 How is it Generali ? Hsue you not hurt your head ? 
 
 Otb*, Doft thou mocke me ? 
 logo. 1 mocke you not, by H?auen: 
 
 Would you would beare your Fortune like a Man. 
 
 Otbe. A Horned man's a Monfter.and a Beaft 
 logo. Ther’smany a Beaft then in a populousCitty, 
 And many a ciuill MonfleT. 
 
 Oth*. Did heconfefTe it? 
 
 I Ago Good Sir. be a man : 
 
 Thinke cuvty bearded fellow that’s but yoak d 
 May draw with you. There’s Millions now altue, 
 
 Thar nightly lye inthofe voproper beds, 
 
 Which they darefwearc peculiar. Your cafe is better. 
 Oh, ’tts the fpight ofheil.the Fiends Arch-mock, 
 
 To lip a wanton in a {SecureCowcb] 
 
 And to fuppofe her chart. No^etmckaow, 
 
 And knowing whar I am,l knoyr what (he fhallbe. 
 
 Oth. Oh, thou art wife:’tiscenamc. 
 lege. Stand you a while apart, 
 
 Confine your felfe but in a patient Lid, 
 
 Whil’ft you were heete, o’re-whelmeil with your griefe 
 (A parti on mofl refilling (bch a man) 
 
 Cafl'to came hither. I fhifted him away. 
 
 And Uyd goodfcufesvpon your Extafie, 
 
 Badhim anon returne: and heere fpeake With me, 
 
 The which he promis’d. Do but encaue your felfe. 
 Andmarkethe Fleeres, the Gybes, and notable Scomes 
 That dwell in euery Region ot his face 
 For 1 will make him tell the Tale anew; 
 
 Where,How,how oft.how long ago, and when 
 He hath,and is againe tocope your wife. 
 
 I fay .but marke his gefture marry Patience, 
 
 Or 1 (hall fay y'are all m all In Spkene, 
 
 And nothing of a man. 
 
 Otbe. Do*fl thou heare,/<fgc, 
 
 I will be found rood cunning in my Patience* 
 
 But(do'ft thou heare)moO bloody 
 logo. That’s not amide, 
 
 But yet kf^pe time in sH : will you withdraw ? 
 
 Now will 1 queftion Catfio of "Bianca, 
 
 A Hufwife.that by felling her defires 
 Buyes her felfe Bread,andCloatb It is a Creature 
 That dotes on Cafiio, (as ‘tis the Strumpets plague 
 To be-guile many.andbe be-guil'd by one) 
 
 He,when he heares of her,cannot reftrame 
 From the cxceflc of Laughter. Hecrc he corr.es. 
 
 Enter CaJJt*. 
 
 As he (hall fmile.OrfcdZo (hall go mad; 
 
 And his vnbookifh Ieloufie muft confetue 
 Poore Caftos fmiler, gefhires.and light behauiours 
 Quite in the wrong . How do you Lieutenant ? 
 
 iCaf The worfer.that you glue me the addition, 
 Whofe wanteuen killesme. 
 
 logo. Ply Defdemona well,and you are fureon't; 
 Now.ifthis Suit lay m 'Bianca't dowre, 
 
 How quickely fhould you (peed? 
 
 Caf. Alas poore Caiti&e- 
 Oth. Looke how he laughes already. 
 
 Iaoo. I neuer knew woman loue man fo. 
 
 Caf. Ala* poore Rogue.l thinke indeed (he loues me 
 Otb. Jdow he denies it faintly; and laughes it out. 
 logo. Do you heare Caf* ? 
 
 Oth. Now he importunes him 
 To tell it o’re: go too, well (aid, well faid. 
 
 !„go. She giuesitout,thatyou (hall marry her. 
 
 Do you intend it? 
 
 Caf, Ho,ha>ha. . , 
 
 Otb. Do ye triumph,Romaine? doyou ttiurrph? 
 
 Caf 1 marry. What ? A cuftomer vprytheebears 
 Some Charitic to my wit,do not thinke it 
 So vnwholefome. Ha,ha,ha, 
 
 Otb. So,fo,fo,fo t they laugh,that winner. ^ 
 
 I ago. Why theory goes,thac you many na. 
 
 Caf. Prythee fay true. 
 
 I ago. 1 am a very Villaine elfe. 
 
 Oth Haue you fcoat’d me? Well. 
 
 Caf. This is the Monkeys owne giuing out I 
 She is perfvvaded I will marry her 
 Out other owne loue St fU«ery.not out of my pro™£. 
 
The Tragedie ofOthello 
 
 Oth, /ago becomes me: now he begins the ftory. 
 
 Cafto. She was heere euen now : (he haunt* me in e- 
 uety place. ] was the other day talking on the Sea- 
 banke with certaine Venetians, and thither comes the 
 Ssuble^and Galls me thus about my neck. 
 
 Oib. Crying oh deere Catflo ,as it were: his teffure im¬ 
 ports it. 
 
 Caffio. Sohangs,andlolls,and wecpesvpon me. 
 
 So (hakes, and pulls me , Ha,ha,ba. 
 
 Oth. Now he tells how fhe pluckt him to my Cham¬ 
 ber : oh, 1 (ee that nofe cfyouts.but not that aogge, I 
 (hall thtow it to. 
 
 Caffe. WcIl,I mcft leaue her companie. 
 logo. Before me: iooke where flae comes. 
 
 Eater'Bianca. 
 
 Caf. Tis feeh anotherPitchewzmarry a perfum’d one? 
 What do you meane by this haunting of me ? 
 
 Bun. Lee thcdiuell, and hi* dam haunt you : what 
 did you meane by that fame Handkerchiefe, you gaue 
 me euen now ! X was a fine Foolc to take it: 1 muff take 
 ouctheworke? A likely piece of worke.that you Should 
 finde it in your Chamber,and know not who left it there. 
 This is fome Minxes token,& 1 rcuft take out the worker 
 There,giue it your Hobbey-horfe, whcrefocuer you had 
 it,He take out no wotke on’t. 
 
 Caffio. How now,roy fweete Thane* ? 
 
 How now? How now ? 
 
 Otbe. By Heauen,that fhould be nay Handkerchiefe. 
 Bum. If you’le come to fupper tonight you may,if 
 you will nor,come when you are next prepar’d for. Exit 
 u r After her: after her. 
 
 C*f. I muft,(hee’l rayle in the ftreets elfc. 
 
 /ago. Will you fop there? 
 
 Cajfto. Yes, I intend fo. 
 
 Jago. Well, I may chance to fee you: for I would ve¬ 
 ry fame (peake with you. 
 
 Caf Prythee come: will you ? 
 
 /ago. Go too : fay no more. 
 
 Oth. How (hall I rourther him,/ago. 
 
 /ago. Bid you perceiue how he laugh’d at his vice ? 
 Otb. Oh,la£6 
 
 /ago. And did you fee the Handkerchiefs? 
 
 Otb. Was that mine? 
 
 /ago. Yours by this hand i and to fee bow he prize* 
 the foolifh woman your wife; (he gauc it him, and he 
 hath giu'nithis whore. 
 
 Qtb. 1 would haue him nine yeeres a killing: 
 
 A fine woman.a faire woman,a fweete woman ? 
 
 /ago. Nay,you muff forget that. 
 
 OtbeBo. I,let her rot and pcri(h,and be damn’d to 
 night, for (he (hall not liue. No, my heart i* turn’d to 
 done: I (hike ir.and it hurts my hand. Oh, the world 
 hach^ot a fweeter Creature: (he might lye by an Em- 
 perout’s fide.and command him Taskes. 
 
 /ago. Nay,that’s not yout way. 
 
 Otbe. Hang her, Ido but fay what (he i*: fo delicate 
 with her Needle: an admirable Mufirian. Oh (he will 
 ftng the Sauageneffe out ofaBeare : of fa high and plen¬ 
 teous wit. and inuemion? 
 
 Togo. She’s the worfe for all this. 
 
 Otbe. Oh, a thoufand, a thoufand times s 
 And then o( fo gentle a condition ? 
 
 I»go. 1 too gentle. 
 
 Oth*. Nay that’s certaine r 
 
 Bur yet the pmy of it, /ago: oh /ago, the pitty of it 
 
 /ago. 
 
 Jago. Tfyou arefo fond ouerher iniquitie : giue her 
 pattern to offend, for if it touch notyou,tt conus nrerr 
 nobody. 
 
 Otb, I will chop her into Meffes: Cuckold me t 
 /ago. Oh, ’ti* foule in her. 
 
 Otb. With mine Officer? 
 
 Jago. That’s fouler. 
 
 Otbe. Get me fome poyfon,/<£<>, this night. lie not 
 expoftulate with her : lead het body and beautie vnpto- 
 uide my mind agame : this night Jago. 
 
 /ego. Doit not with poyfon, fi rangle her in her bed, 
 Euen the bed (he hath contaminated. 
 
 Otb. Good,good : 
 
 The i ufticc ofit pleafes: very good. 
 
 /ago. AndforCrf^wJetriTcbehisvndertaker: 
 
 You inall hearemore by midnight. 
 
 Enter Lcdonico,Dtfdcmofia,a*d jittevdante. 
 
 Oehe. Excellent good: WhatTcumpet is that fame? 
 /ago. I warrant i'omcthihg from Venice, 
 
 'TnLodouico this, comes from the Duke. 
 
 See,your wife’s with him. 
 
 Lodo . Saue you wotthy GeneraD. 
 
 Otbe. With all my beartSir. 
 
 Led.TheDuke.and the Senators of Venice greet you. 
 Otbe. I kiffe the Inftrument of their pleafures. 
 
 Dtf. And wbac's the newes,good cozen Lodotoko} 
 /ago. lam very glad to fee you Sigmor/ 
 
 Welcome to Cyprus, 
 
 Led. 1 thanke you: how do’s Lieutenant Caffio ? 
 logo. LiuesSir, 
 
 Def. Cozen,there’s falnebetwecne him,& my Lord, 
 An voktnd breach: but you (hall make all well. 
 
 Otbe. Are you furc of that ? 
 
 Def. My Lord ? 
 
 Otbe. This fade you not to do,as you will — 
 
 Led, He did not call; he’s bufic in the paper. 
 
 Is there deuiiion 'twixt my Lord,and Caffitt ? 
 
 Def. A moft vnhsppy one : I would do much 
 T actone them for the louelbeareto Caffe. 
 
 Oth. l?jrc,and brimeftone. 
 
 Def. My Lord, 
 
 Otb. Are you wife? 
 
 Def. What isheangtie? 
 
 Led. MaybethLettermcu’dhim. 
 
 Forss Iihinke,they do command him home. 
 
 Deputing C.tfsio in his Gouemment, 
 
 Def. Truft me, 1 am glad on’t. 
 
 Otbe. Indeed? 
 
 Def. My Lord? 
 
 Otbe. I arr. glad to feeyoumad, 
 
 Def. Why,fweete Othello ? 
 
 Otbe. Diucll. 
 
 Dtf. I haue not deferu'd this. 
 
 Led, My Lord, this would not be beleeu’d in Venice, 
 Though I fhould fweare I faw’c. *Tis very much. 
 
 Make her amends: fhe weepes. 
 
 Otbe. Oh diuell,diucll: 
 
 Ifrhat the Earth could teeme with womans teares, 
 
 Each drop Ore falls,would prouea Crocodile t 
 Out ofmy fight. 
 
 Def. i will not ffay to offend you. 
 
 Led. Truely obedient Lady; 
 
 I do befeech yout Lordfnip call her backe. 
 
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the Tore of Venice. 
 
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 Otto, Miftrii 
 Def My Lord. 
 
 Otbe. What would you with ber.Sir ? 
 
 Led. Who I,my Lord.' 
 
 Otb(. I,you did wifh.tlm I would make her tome. 
 
 S*if ,fhe can tume,and tume and yet go on 
 Andturneagame. And (he can weepc.Sir.werpe 
 And (he* obedient : as you lay obedient 
 V«ty obedient: proceed you in your tearet. 
 
 Concerning thi.Stf,(oh well-painted paif.on) 
 
 1 am commanded home get you away 
 
 lie fend for you anon Sir 1 obey the Mandate, 
 
 And will returner to Venice. Hcnce.auaom : 
 
 Cajfto (hall haue my Place. And Sit,to night 
 [ do eorreat.thac we may (up together. 
 
 You arc welcome Sir toCyptua. 
 
 Goates,and Monkeys. ri , r Ex,t ' 
 
 Led. Is rhia the Noble Moore^whom our full Senate 
 Call all in all (ufficienc ? Is this the Nature 
 Whom Paflion could not (hake ? Whole folid venue 
 The (hot of Accident,nor dart of Chinee 
 Could neither gr«e,nor pierce ? 
 logo. He is much chang’d^ 
 
 Lad. \\z hi* wits fafe ? fshe not light ofBraine ? 
 logo. He’s that he is : I may not breath my confute. 
 What be nnght besif what he might,he is not, 
 
 I would ro heauen he were. 
 
 Lod. What ? Strike hts wife ? 
 lego. 'Faith that was not fo well: yet would I knew 
 That ftroke would proue the word. 
 
 Led. It it his vfe ? 
 
 Ot efid the Letters.worke vpon hia blood. 
 
 And new create his fault t 
 [age. Alas,ala*-. 
 
 It is nothoneftie in me to fpeake 
 What I haoe feene.and knowne. You (hall oblerttehiro, 
 And bis ownc courfes will deonte him fo, 
 
 That! may faue my fpeech: do bat go after 
 And cnarke bow he continues. 
 
 l*d. I am forry that 1 am decern'd in him. Exeunt. 
 
 Scaui Seam da. 
 
 £alcrOtke&j artdx/Gjvdia. 
 
 Otbe. Vou haue feenc nothing then .' 
 v£miL Nor euer heard . nor eue7 did fufpe£l 
 Otbe. Yes,you haue feme Cdffio, and (he together. 
 
 But then I faw no harroe: and then I heard, 
 Each (yllable that breath made vp betweene them. 
 
 Otbe. What > Did they neuer whifpet? 
 c /£mU. Neuer my Lord. 
 
 Otbe. Nor fend you out o'thway ? 
 tSEmil. Neuet. 
 
 Otbe. To fetch her Fan, her Gloiiss,hCT Mask.norno- 
 Neuer my Lord. (thing? 
 
 Otbe. That's ftrange. 
 
 tA-rml. 1 dutftfmy Lord)to wager^he it hooeft: 
 
 Lay dovenc my Soule ar (lake : If you chinke other, 
 RcmoueyotK thought. It doth abufe your bofomcr 
 If any wretch haue put this in your head . 
 
 Lee Hcaucn requit it with the Serpents curfe, 
 
 For if (he be not honeft chafle *nd true, 
 
 There’s no man happy. The pored of their Wiuci 
 1 1 foule a* Slander. 
 
 Otbe. Bid her come hither : go. txis 
 She faits enough : yet (he’s a fimple Baud 
 That cannot fry as much. This is a fubtile Whore : 
 AClofl'et Lockeand Key of VillanousSecret*, 
 
 And yet (heir knee(c,and pray ; l haue (Vene her do’t. 
 
 Enter Defdemova and x/Emtha. 
 
 Def. My Lord,what is your will? 
 
 Orhe. pray you Chuckt come hiihct. 
 
 Def. What is your pleafure ? 
 
 Oth. Let me fee your eyes : looke in my face. 
 
 Dcf. What horrible Fancied (hi* ? 
 
 Otbe Some of your Function Miflriss 
 Lcaue Procteaota alone,and (hu t thedoore: 
 
 Cough, or cry hem; ifattv bodycome ; 
 
 Your My fiery,your My fiery. May difpatch.£anrf t/£/»t.l 
 7)rf. Vpon my knee,what doth your (peech import? I 
 1 vnderftsnd a Fury in your words.. 
 
 Ofhe. Why? Whatattthou? 
 
 Drf Your wife my Lord: your true and loyal] wife. 
 0‘hdlo Ciome fweare if. damne thy felfe, leafr 
 being like one of Heauen, the diuell* themfelue* fhoulc 
 fcare ro ceare thee. Therefore be double damn’d, fwearcl 
 thou art honed 
 
 Def. Heauen doth truely know tt. 
 
 O/feriHeauen truely knowes.that thou att falfe as hell J 
 -Def To whom my Lord? 
 
 With whom 5 How am I falfe ? 
 
 Otbe Ah Def&mcny> way.a way .away. 
 
 Def. Alas the heSuy day : why do you weepc? 
 
 A m l the motiuc of thefe teates tny Lord ? 
 lfhappely you my Father do fufpeff. 
 
 An Inftrument ofthisyourcallingbacke. 
 
 Lay not your blame on me; if you haue loft him, 
 
 1 haue lofi him too. 
 
 Otbe. Had it pleas’d Heauen, 
 
 To try tne with AffiiClion.bad they rain’d 
 All kind ofSorcs.and Shames omny bare-head: 
 
 Steep'd me in pouenie to the very lippe*. 
 
 Grucn to Ciptiuttie.me.andmy veroeft hopes, 
 
 I fliould haue Found ih fome place ot my Soule 
 A drop of patience. 8utslas,tomakeme 
 The fixed Figure fot the time of Sconic, 
 
 To point his flow.and cnouing finger at* 
 
 Yet could I beare that too,well,very well : 
 
 Rot there where I haue gsmerd vp tny heart. 
 
 Where either l cnuftliue.or bears ooltfe. 
 
 The Fountaine from the which my currant tonnes. 
 
 Or clfe dries vp : ro be difearded thence, 
 
 Or keepe it as a Cefterne,for fooleToades 
 To knot and gender in. Tume thy completion there i 
 Patlenee.thou young and Ro£it-l»j> d Chtrubtn, 
 
 I hecre looke grim as hell. , 
 
 Def. 1 hope my Noble Lord efteeme* tne honeR. 
 Oihe. Oh I.a* SommerFlyes are in the Shambles, 
 That quickeneuen with blowing. Oh thou weed: 
 
 Who art fo touely faire,andfmell'ft fo fweete, 
 
 That the Senle akes at thee. 
 
 Would thou had'ft neuer bin borne. 
 
 Def Ala*.what ignorant fin haue I committed ? 
 Otbe Was thi* fake Paper ? This rooft goodly Bookc 
 Made to write Whore vpon? What commitcd. 
 
 Com. 
 
The Tragedie o) Othello 
 
 Committed ? Oh,thou publicke Commoner, 
 
 1 Ifaould make very Forges of my cheekes. 
 
 That would toCynders burne vp Modeftie, 
 
 •Did I but fpcake thy deeded Whet commited ? 
 
 Heauen floppes the Nofe at it>and the Mcone winks : 
 
 The baudy winde that kiffes ail tt meetcs, 
 
 It hoftt’d within the hollow Mynecf Earth 
 
 And will not hear't. What comraitcd f 
 
 Def. By Heauen you do me wrong. 
 
 Otbe. Are not you a Strumpet? 
 
 Def No.asIamaCbriftian. 
 
 Iftopreferuethisveflell for my Lord, 
 
 From any other foule vnlawfull touch 
 
 Be not to be a Strumpet,! am none. 
 
 Otbe. What,not a Whore ? 
 
 Def. No,as lfhall bcfau'd. 
 
 Otbt. 1 s’c poffible ? 
 
 Def Oh Heauen forgiuevs. 
 
 Oth*. I cry you mercy then . 
 
 I cooke you for that cunning Whore ofVenice, 
 
 That married with OtbeSo. You’Miftrit, 
 
 Eater tJEmtlut. 
 
 That haue the office oppofite to Saint Peter, 
 
 And keepes thcgateofheil You,you rlyou, 
 
 We haue done our courfe:there‘s money for your paincr: 
 
 I ptav you tome the key.and kcepe our counfaile. Extt. 
 
 Alas.what do’t this Gentleman conceiue ? 
 
 How do you Madam ? how do you my good Lady? 
 
 Def. Faith, halfe a fleepe. 
 
 %Anti. Good Madam, 
 
 What’s the matter with my Lord ? 
 
 Def With who? 
 
 i/Emtl. Why .with my Lord adam t 
 
 Def. Who it thy Lord ? 
 
 tAmil. He that is yours,fweet Lady 
 
 Def. I haue none: do not talke com t.tAmilia, 
 
 I cannot weepe tnor anfwcreshaue 1 none. 
 
 But what fhould go by water. Prythee to night. 
 
 Lay on my bed my wedding fhectes/emember. 
 
 And call thy husband hither. 
 
 v£mii. Heere’s a change indeed. Exit. 
 
 Def. ’Ti* mrete I fnould be vs’d fo : eery meete. 
 
 How haue I bin behau’d.thathc might fticke 
 
 The fmall’ft opinion on my leaf! mifvfe? 
 
 Enter IAgo /tnd tAmiha. 
 
 /ago. What is your pleafure Madam ? 
 
 How ist with you? 
 
 Def. I cannottell rthofethat do teachyong Babes 
 
 Do it with gentle meanes.and eafie caskes 
 
 He might haue chid rae fo : for in good faith 
 
 I am a Child to chiding. 
 
 /ago. What is the matter Lady? 
 
 <v£mil. Alas(/^o)my Lord hath fo bewhor’d her. 
 Thrown? fuch difpight.and heaoy termes vpon her 
 
 That true hearts cannot beare it. 
 
 Def. Am I that nimejago ? 
 lago. What name,(faitc Lady?) 
 
 Def. Such as fhe faid my Lord did fay I was. 
 tA.mil. He call’d her whore :a Begger in his drinke t 
 Could not haue laid fuch termes vpon bis Callet. 
 
 Pago. Why did he fo ? 
 
 Def. Jdo not know : I am fure 1 am none fuch 
 lago Do not weepe,do not weepe : alas the day. 
 eAtrtil. Hath (he forfockc fo many Noble Matches? 
 Her Father? And heT Country t And bet Friends? 
 
 To be call’d Whore ? Would it not make one weepe? 
 Def. It is my wretched For tune. 
 logo, Bclbrew him for’t : 
 
 How comes this Tricke vpon him? 
 
 Def. Nay,He«uen doth know. 
 
 •Ami. I will be bang’d,if fome eternall Villaine, 
 Some bufie and infmuating Rogue, 
 
 Some cogging,cozening Slaue.to get (ome Office, 
 
 Haue not dcuis’d this Slander : 1 will be bang'd elfe. 
 lago. Fie,thereisnofuchman:it isimpoffible, 
 
 D*f. If any fuch there be,Heauen pardon him. 
 tA.mil. A halter pardon him : 
 
 A nd hell gnaw his bones. 
 
 Why fhould he call her Whore f 
 
 Who keepes her coropanie ? 
 
 What Place ? What Time i 
 
 What Forme ?What liklybood ? 
 
 The Moore's abus’d by fomc mod viilanous Knaue, 
 
 Some bafe notorious&naue,fome feuruy Fellow 
 
 Oh Hcauens, that fuch companions thou’d’ft enfold. 
 And put in cuery honeft hand a whip 
 
 Tolafh the Rafcalls naked through the world, 
 
 Euen from the Eaft to th'Weft. 
 lego. Spe&ke within dome. 
 tAnttl. Oh fie vpon them: fome fuch Squire be wai 
 That turn’d your vvit,the fcamy-fide without, 
 
 And made you to fufpeiftme with the Moore. 
 lego. Y ou area Foolc : go too. 
 
 ‘Def. Alas lego, 
 
 Wh3t fhal] I do to win my Lord againe ? 
 
 Good Friend,go to him : for by this light of Heauen, 
 
 1 know not how 1 loft bim, Heere 1 kneele ; 
 
 Ifere my will did trcfpaffe ’gainft his Loire, 
 
 Either in difeourfe ofthought,or a&uall deed. 
 
 Or that mine Eyes,mineEares,orany Scnce 
 
 Delighted them ; or any other Forme. 
 
 Or that ! do not yet, and euer did, 
 
 Andeuer will,( though bedo fhake meoff 
 
 Tobeggerly diuoreement)Louehim decrcly. 
 
 Comfort forfweare me. Vnkmdocffe may do much, 
 
 And his vnkindnefte may defeat ray life, 
 
 But neuer taynt my Looe. I cannot fay Whore, 
 
 I< do’s abhorre ms now I fpeske the word, 
 
 To do the Aift.that might the addition earne, 
 
 Not the worlds Maffe of vanitle could make me. 
 
 lego. I pray you be content : 'tis but his humour: 
 
 The bufineffe of the State do’s him offence. 
 
 Def. If’twere noother. 
 lago. It tsbut fo, ] warrant, 
 
 Hearke how thefc Inftruments fummon to fupper : 
 TheMeffengers ofVenice ftaies the meate. 
 
 Go m,and weepe not : all things fhall be well. 
 
 Exeunt Def demon a and tAmdia. 
 
 J-nter Redorigo. 
 
 How now 'Rgdorigo? 
 
 Rod. Idonotfinde 
 
 That thou deal’ftiuftly with me. 
 logo. What in checonttsrie ? 
 
 Rodert. Euery day thou dafts are with fome deuife 
 A»£«, and rather, as itfeemesro me now, ketp’ftfiom 
 me all conueniencie, then fopplieft me with the leaft ad- 
 uantage ofhope : I will iodeed no longer endure it. Nor 
 ami yet perfwaded to put vp in peace, what already 1 
 haue foolifhlu fuffied. 
 
 logo. W ill you heare me Roderig* ? 
 
 Rodert 
 
the o5\4oore ofVmice. m 
 
 RjdcTi . I haue heard too much . and your vrotds and 
 
 I Pcrformanc es arc no kin together. 
 luge. You charge me moft vniuftly. 
 
 Tggdo. With naught but truth: I base wafted nr 
 
 I felfe out of my mcasies. The Icwels ycu hatie had from 
 
 I tnc co dclmer Dcfdcmona, would haiie hauc corrupted a 
 
 I Votarift. You haue told me (he hath recou'd them, 
 
 I and return'd me expectations and comforts of fodaine 
 
 I ie(pc£l>andacquaiotance,b«c 1 finde none. 
 
 Iago. Well.go too: very well. 
 
 RU. Very well.go too: I cannot go too, (man) nor 
 tisnot very well. Nay I think it is feuroy: and begm t< 
 
 I hiidc my felfe fopt in it. 
 
 1 /ago. Very well. 
 
 RUcr. 1 tell you,'tis not v«v well: I will make my 
 
 I felfeknowne co Defdentona, If (ne will seturneroe my 
 leweU.l will giue ouer my Suit, and repem my vnlaw- 
 full foliciutioo. Ifnor, affure your fdfc, l will leeke 
 
 I fatisfa£lion of you. 
 
 I Iaoo. You haoe faid now. , 
 
 I Redo. I ? and faid nothing but what l proteft intend- 
 I meot of doing. 
 
 lego. Why, now 1 fee there's mettle in thee: and 
 
 I eucn from this inftant do build on thee a better o- 
 I pinion then eueT before: giue me thy hand RUongo 
 
 I Thou haft taken againft me a moft ioft excepti- 
 I on*, but y?t IproteftI haue dealt tnoft direftly in thy 
 
 I Affaire. 
 
 I Red. Tt hath not appeet'd. 
 
 laoe. I grant indeed it hath not appear d : and 
 j your*" fufpition is not without wit sr.d lodgement. 
 
 But Rodartgo, if thou haft that in thee indeed, which 
 
 1J Haue greater reafon to beleeuc now then euer ( I 
 
 Iynezne purpofe. Courage, and Valour ) this night 
 j (hew it. If thou the next night following enioy noc 
 
 I Defdemona , take me from this world with Trcache- 
 J ric, and deuife Engines for my life. 
 
 Rod. Well: what is it? Is it within* reafon and cora- 
 t paffe ? 
 
 j Iago. Sir, there is efpeciall CommiiTien come from 
 j Venice co depute Caffio in Othello’s place, 
 j Rod. Is that true? Why then Othello znaDcfJewona 
 [returns agasoc to Venice. 
 
 | Iago. Ch no :he gees into Mauritania and taketh 
 away with him the faire 'Defdemocc, vnleffc his a- 
 {bode be lingred heere by fome accident. Wbere- 
 j m none can be fo determinate, as the teroouiog of 
 
 J Cajfio. 
 
 J Rod. How do you mesne remooing him ? 
 
 laoo. Why, by making him vncapable of Othello's 
 [place: knocking out h;s brsines. 
 
 ( Rod. And that you would haue ore to do. 
 
 /ago. 1: if you dare do your felfe a profit, and a 
 [right. Hefups to night wi:h a Harlotry: and thither 
 [will I go to him. Heknowes not veto! his Honourable 
 Fortune, if you will watch his going thence (which 
 II will faftiion to fall out beeweene tweloe and one) 
 [you may take him at your pleafore. I wiU be neere 
 to fecood your Attempt, and he (hall fall betweene 
 ks. Come, (land not amaz'd at it, but go along whh 
 |me :l will fbewyou fueha r.ecdficie in his dcatn, that 
 [you (hallthinks your felfe bound to ptft iron him. It 
 l,s now high lappet time: and the night grows* to waft. 
 [About it. 
 
 RU. I will heate further reafon for this. 
 
 lag*. And you fhalbe fatisfi’d. hxernt . 
 
 Scena Inertia. 
 
 gnttr Othello,Lodouico,Dtfdemona tUSmslia, 
 
 end ts/ten,dams. 
 
 Lod.\ do befeech you Str.uouble your felfe no further. 
 Qth. Oh pardon me: 'twill dome good to walkc. 
 LodouL Madam, good night: I humbly thanke your 
 Ladyship. 
 
 Dif. Your Honour is moft welcome. 
 
 Oth. WUl you walkc Sir ? Oh Dvfdentona. 
 
 'Def. My Lord. 
 
 Otl/eUo. Get you to bed qnth'inftant, I will be re. 
 turn'd forth with: difroiffeyout Attendant there : look*: 
 be done. Exit , 
 
 Def. 1 will my Lord. 
 
 «/£v».How goes it now? He lookes gentler then be did. 
 
 Def. He faies he will returne incontinent. 
 
 And battf commanded me to go to bed. 
 
 And bid me to difiniffc you. 
 
 Difiniffc me? 
 
 Def. It was his bidding: therefore good 
 
 Giue me my nightly wearing,and adieu. 
 
 Wemiifl not now difpleafe him. 
 
 ts£mil. I. would you had neuer fecne him. 
 
 Def. So would not I: my Soue doth fo approue 
 
 That etien his ftubborncffe.hi* checks,hjs frownes, 
 
 (Prythee vn-pin me)h3ue grace and fatiour. 
 
 haue laid thofeSheetesy on bad me on the be 
 ‘Z)< > /.Ali’sone:goodFather,how foolilh ate cor raicdsi 
 If 1 do die bcforc.prythee (brow'd me 
 ]n one of thefe fame Sheetws. 
 
 tsf.mil. Come.come .* you talke. 
 
 Def. My Mother had a Maid call'd 'SarbarU, 
 
 She was in ioue : and he (lie lou’d proud sr.td, 
 
 And did forfake her. ShehadaScngofWillough, 
 
 An old thing*cwas; but itexprHVd her Fortune, 
 
 And (hedy’d finging it. Thar Song to night. 
 
 Will not go from my mind : 1 Ivuc much ro do. 
 
 But to go hang my head alt at ooe fide 
 
 And fuig it like poore TSrabariet prythcedupatch, 
 es£mi. Shall I go fetch your fcJight-gowne? 
 
 Def. No.vn .pm me here. 
 
 This Lodacico is a proper man. 
 
 i/Emd- Averyhandfomem ... 
 
 Def. He fpeakes well. 
 
 1 know a Lady in Venice would hauewalk d 
 barefoot ro Paleftine fora touch of his Richer Up. 
 
 Def. The poore Soule fatJtnging ,bj a Sic.smear tree. 
 
 Sing all a green e U-'iBough : 
 
 Her hand on her ho feme her head on her kpee. 
 
 Singer,Bough.K'llloughjWtllougk. 
 
 Thefrdb Streamer ranbyber.andmurtnttr’dhefmccttSi 
 
 Singly, Bough, (jrc. 
 
 Her fait tear 11 fell from her .and foftmtd t hep 'met, 
 
 Smg lV’tllouth,&c. (Lay by theft) 
 
 trdlcugb,tvHlough. (Pcytheehigh thee :ha’le cotoe anon. 
 Stag alia green* tVillough rnufl he njf GarLatd. 
 
 Let r.o body blame him.hu fcortie l appro lie. 
 
 (Nay that's not next. Harke,who is’t that knocks ? 
 ^£mU. It’s the wind. ., , 
 
 Def / call'd my Levefalfe Lout : but »hatf<3idbe then i 
 
 Smg fTillaugh,&C• 
 
 If 1 court mo women,jou’it couch with mo men. 
 
 y V j_ ^ 
 
The TragcdieofOthello 
 
 So gee tnee gone,goodoight: mine eyes do iteb: 
 
 Doth that bosde weeping ? 
 
 iA.mil, *T is neyther heere, nor there 
 Def. 1 haue heard it faid fo. O tbefe Men.thefe men! 
 Do’ft thou in confcicncethinke(tell me xAsnilid) 
 
 That there be women do abufe their husbands 
 In fuch groffe kinde ? 
 
 %Amil. There be fome fuch, no queftion. 
 
 Def Would'ft thou do fuch a deed for all the world ? 
 tAml. Why,would not you ? 
 r jDef No,by this Heaueoly light. 
 ts£mil. Nor 1 neither, by this Heauenly light: 
 
 I might doo’t as well i’th’darke. 
 
 'Def. Would’O thou do fuch a deed for al the world ? 
 tAmil. The world's a huge thing : 
 
 It is a great price, for 3 fmall vice- 
 
 Def. Introth, I thinketbou would’dnoe. 
 tAmiL Incroth I thinke 1 /hould, and vndoo't when 
 I had done. Marry, I would not doe fuch a thing for a 
 icynt Ring, nor for meafures of Lawne.nor for G ownei, 
 Petticoats, nor Caps, nor any perry exhibition. But for 
 all the whole world :wby,wbo would not make her hus- 
 bandaCuckold, to makehim a Monarch-'] (hould ven¬ 
 ture Purgatory for't. 
 
 EDtf Befhcew me, if I would do fuch a wrong 
 For the whole world. 
 
 xAmil. Why, the wrong is but a wrong i'th'world; 
 and haoing the world for your labour, 'cis a wrong in 
 your owne world, and you might quickly make it right. 
 Def. I do not thinke there is any fuch woman. 
 tAmil. Yes,adoien: and as many to'ih’vsncage, as 
 would (lore the world they plaid for- 
 But I do thinke it is their Husbands faults 
 If Wiues do fall: (Say, that they flacke their duties. 
 And powreoor Treafures into forraigne laps; 
 
 Or elle breake out inpeeuifh Icaloufies, 
 
 Throwing redraint vpon vs: Or fay they finite vs, 
 
 Or fcanc our former hauing in defpight) 
 
 Why we haue galles: and though we haue fome Grace, 
 Yet hsue we tome Rcuenge. Let Husbands know, 
 Their wiues haue fenfe like them: They fee, and fmell. 
 And haue their Palats both for fweet.and fowre, 
 
 As Husbands haue. What is it that they do, 
 
 When they change vs for others ? Is it Sport? 
 
 I thinke it is: and doth Affefhon breed it ? 
 
 I thinke it doth. Is’cprailty that thus erres ? 
 
 It is fo too. And haue not we Affe&ionsi 1 
 Defires for Sport? and Frailty,as men haue { 
 
 Then let them vfe vs well: elfelet them know, 
 
 The illes we do, their illes indruft vs fo. 
 
 Def. Goodnight,goodnight: 
 
 Heauen me fuch vfes fend. 
 
 No: to picke bad, from bad jbut by bad,mend. Exemtt 
 
 jFlm Quintus. Scena Trim a . 
 
 Enter J ago,and Rodorigo, 
 
 /ago. Heere.fland behindethisBatke, 
 
 Straight will he come : 
 
 Weare thy good Rapiet bare, and put it home : 
 Qjaicke,qoicke, feare nothing; Lie be at thy Elbow, 
 It makes vs, or it marresvy, thinke on that, 
 
 And fixe mod fixmc thy Refohitioo. 
 
 Rod. Be neere it hand, I may mifearry ink. 
 
 lago. Heete.at thy hand: Be bold, & take thy Band. 
 
 Red. 1 haue no great deuocion to the deed. 
 
 And yet he hath giuen me fatisfying Reafons: 
 
 ’Tis but a man gone. Forth my Sword: he dies. 
 
 fago.l bauerub d thisyong Quatalmofl to the fenfe. 
 And he growes angry. Now. whether he kill Cajfto, 
 
 Or Caffo him, or each do ktfl the other, 
 
 Euery way makes my game. Liue Rodorigo, 
 
 He calles roe to a reftituiion large 
 OfGold ,and Jewels, that Ibob'd from him. 
 
 As Gnifts to Deftlemona. 
 
 It mud not be : If Caffo do remaine. 
 
 He hath a dayly beauty in his life. 
 
 That makes me vgly : and befides, the Moore 
 May vnfold roe to him: there Hand 1 in much perill: 
 
 No, herouft dye. But fo,l heard him camming. 
 
 Enter Caffo. 
 
 Rod. 1 know his gate, 'tis he: Villaine thou dyeft. 
 Caf. That thrud had beene mine enemy indeed. 
 
 But that my Coate is better then thou know'll: 
 
 1 will make proofe of thine. 
 
 Rod. OSJamflaine. 
 
 Caffe. I am maym’d for euer: 
 
 Helpe hoa: Marcher, murther. 
 
 Enter Othello. 
 
 Oth. The voyce of Cafio. logo keepes his word. 
 
 Rod. O Vdlamethat I am. 
 
 Oth. it is euen fo. 
 
 Caf Oh helpe hoa : Light, a Surgeon. 
 
 Otb. 'Tis he : O braue /ago. honed,and iufl, 
 
 That had fuch Noble fenfe of thy Friends wrong. 
 
 Thou tea the (1 me. Minion, y oar deere lyes desd7 
 And your vnbleftFate highes: Strumpet I come t 
 For of my heart, thofe Charmes thine Eyes, are blotted . 
 Thy Bed lufl-Riin’d, (hall with Lufts blood beefpotted. 
 
 Exit Othello. 
 
 Enter Lodouieo and Grattan*. 
 
 Caf What hoa? no Wateh?Nopa(Iage ? 
 
 Murther ,Murther. 
 
 Gra. 'Tis fome mifchaoce.the voyce is very direfufl - . 
 Caf Oh helpe. 
 
 Lodo Hearke. 
 
 Rod. Oh wretched Villaine. 
 
 Lod. Two or three groane. 'Tis heauy night; 
 Thefemay be counterfeits: Let's tbink’t vnfafe 
 To come into the cry, without more helpe. 
 
 Rod. Nobody come : then (hall 1 bleed to death. 
 Enter lago. 
 
 Led. Hearke. 
 
 <jra Here’s one comes in his (hirt, with Light, and 
 Weapons. 
 
 lago. Who's there/ 
 
 Who's noyfe is this that cries on murther ) 
 
 Lodo. We do not know. 
 
 /ago. Do not you heareacry? 
 
 Caf. Htere.heere; for heauen fake helpe me, 
 
 /ago. What’s the matter f 
 
 Gra. This t» Othello' s Ancient,as I take it. 
 
 Lodo ■ The fame indeedc, a very valiant Fellow. 
 lago. What are you heere, that cry fo greeuouOy ? 
 Caf. Ugo> Oh I am fpoyl’d, vodoce by Villaines; 
 Giue me fome helpe. 
 
 logo. O mee. Lieutenant! 
 
 Wh»t Villaines haue done this? 
 
 Caf I thinke that one nftbem is heereaboui. 
 
 And 
 
the oore ofVenice. 
 
 W 
 
 i^nJcannot make away, 
 
 lags. Ob treacherous ViCaines: 
 
 What are you there i Come in, and giue fame hclpe. 
 
 Red. O helpe roe there. 
 
 Cagtc. That's one of them. 
 lag,. Oh murd’rous Siaue! O Villaine! 
 
 Red. O damn'd lag, I O inbutnsoe Dogge ! 
 lege. Kill men t*ib‘darfce? 
 
 Where be rhefe bloody Theeues? 
 
 How Itltnr is this Towne ? Hoa,n»tirther,n»urther. 
 
 SVhst may you be? Are you of good.ore«ill? 
 
 *,jd. As you Dial! proue n,praife ys. 
 
 I age. Sigoior Lodotflto ? 
 
 \£ 0 . lay you mercy: here's Cagle hurt by ViSUioes. 
 
 Gra. Cegai 
 l^go How is’t Brother? 
 
 Cef My Leggeit cat in tv/o. 
 
 loft, htarry heaoeo forbid: 
 
 Light Gentlemen, lie binde it whhmy (hlrt* 
 
 Enter "Si a oca. 
 
 Hum. What is the tnattei hoa? Who isT that cry d 
 logo. Who U*i that cry'd ? 
 
 Biot. Oh my deere C*gu>, 
 
 My fweet Cage: Oh Cagia,Cagio.Cagu>. 
 
 O notable Strumpet. Cagu, may yoo fu p Ct 
 Who they (hoold be, that bane thus mangled you ? 
 
 Caf. No* 
 
 Gra. I am forry to fiodeyou thus; 
 
 I haue beene to feekeyou. 
 
 lag,. Lend me a Garter* Sot--Oh for a Cbsire 
 
 Tobesrebimeafily beoce. 
 
 Hum. Alas be faints. C"t\ Cage.Cog*. C*g»^ 
 lag,. Geotlemen all. I do fulpefl this Tralh 
 To be a party in this Imurie. 
 
 Patience awhile, good Cogto. Come .come; 
 
 Lend me a Light: know we this face, or no t 
 Alas ray Friend .and my deere Countryman 
 Rodortga 3 No : Yes Cure»Ycs, ’ti* Rederige. 
 
 Cr a. Whar.ofVeDtce? 
 logo. Eutn he Sir: Did you know him? 
 
 Gra. Know him? I. 
 
 W Signior Graiune ? I cry your gentle pardon : 
 Thefe bloody accideou rnuft excute my Manners, 
 
 That fo negle&ed yoo. 
 
 Gra. I am glad to fee you. 
 
 Jago% How do you Ctf^^OhuaCbaire^A Choice. 
 
 Cm. Rodarigo} 
 
 late. He.hc.'tis he: 
 
 Oh that's well faid, the Chalre. 
 
 Some good manbeare him carefhl^ from hence. 
 
 He fetch the Generali's Surgeon* for you M.flns, 
 
 Sane you your labour. He that lies flame heere (Cage) 
 Was my deere friend. What malice was between you C 
 Car. None in the world : nor do I know the man ? 
 ,Je What?looke you pale? Oh heart bim oth'Ayrt. 
 Staviou good Gentlemen. Lookeyou pale.Miftns? 
 Do 7 you perceioethe gaftnefle of her eye f 
 Nay.if you flare, we lhaU heare more anon. 
 
 Behold her well: 1 pr*7 T®? looke vpon h*t : 
 
 Do you fee Gentlemen ? N»y,gmltinefle wiUfpeake 
 Though tongues were out of vie. 
 
 i/Emil. Alas,what is the mattes ‘ 
 
 What it the matter,Husband ? .... 
 
 late. Cage hath heere bin fet on rathe aaiJte 
 By ieiorgo, and Felloww that are fcap'd« 
 
 He's almofl flaioe, and quite dead. 
 
 i&tnii. Alas good Gentleman : alas good Capes- 
 tee. ThUlsthe fruits of whoring Prythe <u&nilia,\ 
 Go know of Cage where he fupt to oigbt. 
 
 What, do you (hake at that ? ■ 
 
 Sion. He fupt at my houfe,but 1 therefore (bake not. j 
 logo. O did he foM charge you go with nw. 
 
 Jkml. Oh fie apon thee Strumpet, 
 j Butyt. I am no Strumpet, hue of life os honeft. 
 
 As you that thus abufe me. 
 
 ^Etstd. As 1? Fie vpon thee. 
 logo. KindeGentlemeo : 
 
 Let, go fee poore Cage dreft. 
 
 Come Miflns, you mat! tel's another Tale. 
 f/gmilia, run yoo to the Cictadell, 
 
 And tell my Lord and Lady, what hath happ d i 
 Will you go ©n afore t This is the olght 
 That either makes me, or foredoes meqoight. 
 
 forme I 
 
 Scvna Secunda . 
 
 Enter Oihelb, and Defdemana in ber btd. 
 
 Oth. It is the Caufe, it h the Caufe (my Soule) 
 
 Let me not name it to you, you chafle Starree, 
 
 It is the Caufe. Yet lie not (Viedher blood, 
 
 Nor ftatre that whiter skin of hers, then Snow, 
 
 And (mooch as Monumentall Alablflfter; 
 
 Yet fne mufl dye, clfe (heel betray more men s 
 Put out the Light, and then put out the Light: 
 
 If l quench thee, thou flaming Minifter, 
 
 1 can againe thy former light reftore, 
 
 Should I repeot me. But once put out thy Light, 
 
 Thou mnning’ft Parterne of excelling Narare, 
 
 I know not where is that Promeibaaahezte 
 Thu can thy Light te-Lume. 
 
 When 1 haue pluck'd thy Rofe, 
 
 I cannot giue it shall growth againe. 
 
 It needs mufl wither, lie fmetl thee on the Tree. 
 
 Oh Balmy breath, that doft almofl perfwade 
 luftlce to breaks her Sword. One more, one more» 
 Be thus when thou art dead, and 1 will kill thee. 
 
 And loue thee after. One more, and that's the laR. 
 
 So fweet, was oe’re fo fatall. I mufl weepe. 
 
 But they ate cruell Teares : This forrow s heauenly, 
 
 It ftnker, where it doth looe. She wakes, 
 
 Otf. Who’s there tOtheQsl 
 Oxhel. \Defdejjwna. 
 
 Def. Will you come to bed, my Lora? 
 
 Oth. Haue you prey'd to night, Xefdemon. 
 
 Def. I my Lord. 
 
 Oth. If you bethtnkeyour felfe of any Crime 
 Voreconcil’d as yet to Heauen,andGrac£, 
 
 Solicite for it (freight. 
 jDef Alacke,my Lord, 
 
 SSMtU u»—*n 
 
 Def Talke you ofkilling ? 
 
 Oth. 1.1 do. 
 
 Def T hen Heauen baue mercy on owe. 
 
V>* 
 
 Otb. Amen,with all my heart. 
 
 Def. Jfyou fay, Ihopeyou will notkillme. 
 
 Otb, Humh. 
 
 < Z>ef. And yet I feare you: for you're fatall then 
 When your eyes rowle fo. 
 
 Why I Ihotild feare, I know not. 
 
 Since guilttneffe I know not: But yet I fcclel feare. 
 Otb. Thinke on thy finnes. 
 
 Def They are Loots 1 beareto you. 
 
 Oth. I and for that thou dy’ft. 
 
 Def. That death's vnnaturall, that kits for louing. 
 Alas,why gnaw you fo your nether-lip? 
 
 Some bloody paflion (hakes your very Frame: 
 
 Thefe areportents: but yet 1 it ope, 1 hope. 
 
 They do not point on me. 
 
 Otb. Peace, and be ft ill. 
 
 Def. 1 will fo : What's the matter ? 
 
 Otb. That Handkcrchiefe 
 
 Which Ifo loii’d,and gauethee, thou gau’ftto Cajfo. 
 
 *Def. Moby my Life,and Soule: fend for the man. 
 And aske him. 
 
 Otb. Sweet Soule, take heed, take heed of Penury, 
 Thou art on thy death-bed. 
 
 Def. I, but not yet to dye. 
 
 Otb. Prefently. 
 
 Therefore confeffe thee freely of thy finne: 
 
 For to deny each Atticle with Oath, 
 
 Cannot rensouc.nor choake the ftrong Conception 
 Thar 1 do grone withal!. Thou art to dye. 
 
 Def. OHeauenhauemercyonmc. 
 
 Otb. I fay, Amen. 
 
 Def. And haue you mercy too. I netier did 
 Offcndyou in my life; neuer lou*d Cajfio , 
 
 But with fuch generall warrantieof Heaucn, 
 
 As I might ioue 1 neuer gaue him Token. 
 
 Otb. ByHeauenI faw my Handkerchiefe in's hand. 
 O periur’d woman, thou do’ll (lone my heart. 
 
 And makes me call, what I intend to do, 
 
 A Murther,which I thought a Sacrifice 
 I faw the Handkcrchiefe. 
 
 Def. He found it then : 
 
 I neuer gaue it him : Send,fot him hither: 
 
 Let him confefle a truth 
 Otb. Hehathconfcft. 
 
 Def. What,my Lord ? 
 
 Otb. That he hath vs'd thee. 
 
 Def. Haw? vnlawfully/ 
 
 Otb. I. 
 
 Def. He will not fay fo. 
 
 Oth. No ; his mouth is flopp’d: 
 
 Honed lags hath 'tane order for’t. 
 
 Def Oh,my feare interprets. What is he dead ? 
 
 Otb. Had all his haires bin iiucs,my great Reuenge 
 Had (Icmacke for them all. 
 
 Def Alas, he is betray’d, and I vndone. 
 
 Oth. Out Strumpet: weep’fl thou for him to my face? 
 Def. O banifh me,my Lord,but kill me not. 
 
 Otb. DowneStrumpet 
 
 Def. Kill me to morrow,let tne liue tonight. 
 
 Oth. Nay,ifvou ftritie. 
 
 Def. But halfe an houre. 
 
 Oth. Being done, there is nopawfe 
 Def gut while I fay one prayer. 
 
 Otb. Jt u too late. Smothers her, 
 
 tAmtlta at the doore. 
 
 tA.mil. My Lord, my Lord? Whathoa ? 
 
 The Tragedie of Othello 
 
 My Lord, my Lord. 
 
 Otb .What noife is this > Not dead?not yet quite dead > 
 1 that am cruell, am yer merciful!, 
 
 1 would cot haue thee linger in thy paine? 
 
 So.fo. 
 
 tAmiljvitbin. What hoa? my Lord mv Lord > 
 
 Otb. Who’s there? ‘ , 
 
 tAttr.l. Oh good my Lord, I would fpeake 3 w«r ' 
 
 withycu. 
 
 °f‘ J e * : T ’ s ' by and by. Shec’s dead. 
 
 3 n like (be comes to fpeake off'aftos death : 
 
 Thencife was high. Hah, no more moouic° > 
 
 Still as the Graue. Shall (he come in? Wer’t °oed ? 
 
 I rhinke Are (litres againe. No,what’s bed to do ? 
 
 If (be come in, fhee'lfure fpeake to my wife: 
 
 My wife, my wife: what wife ? I haue no wife. 
 
 Oh infupportable ! Oh heauy houre! 
 
 Methinkcs.it (hould ber.ow a hugeEclipfe 
 OfSunne, and Moone; and that th affrighted Globe 
 Didyawneat Alteration. 
 
 tAmd. 1 do befccch you 
 That 1 may fpeake with you. Oh good my Lord. 
 
 Otb. 1 had forget thee : oh come in tAmilta. 
 
 Soft, by and by, let me che Curcaines draw. 
 
 Where art thou? What’s the matter with thee now ? 
 
 Enter tAmtlia. 
 
 tAmtl. Oh my good Lord, yonders foule Murthers 
 done. 
 
 Oth. What?now? 
 tAmtl. But now, my Lord. 
 
 Oth. It is the very error of che Moone, 
 
 She comes more neerer Earth then fhc was wont. 
 
 And makes men mad. 
 
 tAmtl (fajfio l my Lord,hath kill’d 
 A young Venetian, call’d Rodortgo. 
 
 Ot h Ifodcrjgo k I (I’d ? and Cajfio kill'd? 
 tAmtl No. Cajfio isnot kill’d. 
 
 Otb. No \ Cajfio kill’d/ ThenMurchfr’i out of tune, 
 
 And (weet Reuengegrowcs harfh. 
 
 Def. O falfely,faifelymurder’d. 
 tAmtl. Alas! what cry is that / 
 
 Otb. That? Whac? 
 
 tAmil. Out,and alas, that was my Ladies voice, 
 Helpc,he!pe hoa, helpe. Oh Ladle fpeake againe, 
 
 Sweer Defdemona ,oh fweet Miftris, fpeake. * 
 
 Def. A guiltjeffe death, I dye. 
 tArml. Oh who hath done this deed? 
 
 Def No body : I my felfe, farewell: 
 
 Commend me to my kinds Lord: oh farewell. 
 
 Orb. Why.howfhculdfiicbemordred ? 
 tAmtl. Alas: who knowes ? 
 
 Orb You hears her fay her felfe, it was not I, 
 tAmtl. She faid fo: I mufi needs report the truth. 
 
 Oth. She's like a Liar gone to burning hell, 
 
 Twas 1 that kill’d her. 
 
 tAmtl. Oh the more Angell (he, and you the black* 
 er Diuell. 
 
 Otb. She turn’d to folly: and (he was a whore. 
 tAmtl. Thou do’ft bely her,and thou art a diuell. 
 
 Otb. She was falfe as water. 
 tAmtl. Thou arc raffias fire, co fay 
 That (he was falfe. Oh (he was heauenly true. 
 
 Otb. Cajfio did rop her: Ask thy husband eife 
 0,1 were damn’d beneath all depth in bell: 
 
 But that 1 did proceed vpen iuft grounds 
 To this extremity. Thy Husband knew it all. 
 
 tAmil 
 
the <JMoore ofVenice 
 
 \VJ 
 
 isEmil. My Husband ? 
 
 Oth. Thy Husband. 
 
 tAmiU That (he wasfalfe to Wedlocke ? 
 
 Oth. I, with CaJJlo ■■ had (he bin true, 
 
 If Heauen would make me fuch another world, 
 
 Ofone entyre and perfetf Chryfolite, 
 fid not haue fold her for it 
 tA.mil. My Husband? 
 
 Oth. I, 'twas he that told meon her firft, 
 
 An honeft man he tt, and hates the Aims 
 That ftitkes on filthy deeds. 
 tArml. My Husband ? 
 
 Oth. What oecdsthis itteiance, Woman? 
 
 I fay, thv Husband. 
 
 tAmit- Oh Miftris, 
 
 Villany hath made mocke* Vvith loue: 
 
 My Husband fay (be was falfe? 
 
 Oth. He.Woman; 
 
 I fay thy Husband tDo'ft vnderftandthe word? 
 
 Mv Friend, thy Husband ;honeft,honed lago. 
 
 tAmil. If he fay fo, may hispernicious Soule 
 Rot halfe a graine a day : he lyes to’th’heart, 
 
 She was too fond of her moft filthy Sargaine. 
 
 Oth. Hah? 
 tAmtl. Dothywotft: 
 
 This deetje of thine is no more worthy Heauen, 
 
 Then thou W3s’t worthy her. 
 
 Oth. Peace,you were beft. 
 
 t^Ew^.Thou haft not halfe that powre to do me harm, 
 As 1 haue to be hurt. Oh Gull,oh dolt, 
 
 As ignorant asdurt: thouhaftdoneadeed 
 (I core not for thy Sword) lie make thee known, 
 
 Though I loft twenty hues. Helpe,he!pe,hoa, helpe t 
 The Moore hath kill'd my Miftris. Murthcr,rourther. 
 
 Enter Mont anpfi ration/), and la go. 
 
 Mon. What is the matter? How now Genera!! ? 
 tAmil. Oh,arc you come,Tag*: you haue done well, 
 That men muft lay their Murthers on your necke. 
 
 Cra. What is the matter? 
 
 tAmil. Difproue this Villaine.if thou bee*ft a man: 
 He fayesjthou told'ft him that his wife was falfe: 
 
 I know thou did?, not uhou'ftnoc fuch a Villain. 
 
 Speake, tor my heart is full. 
 
 I ago. 1 told him what I thought. 
 
 And told no more 
 
 Then what he found himfelfe was apt,andtrue. 
 
 tArr.tl. But did you euet tell him. 
 
 She wasfalfe? 
 lago. I did. 
 
 tAmil. You told a Lye an odious damned Lye; 
 Vpon my Soule, a Lye; a wicked Lye. 
 
 Shee falfe with Cajfio ? 
 
 Did you fay with Cajfio ? 
 
 lago. Wich Cajfio, Miftris > 
 
 Go too, charme your tongue. 
 
 Emil. I will not chatroe my Tongue; 
 
 I ambound tofpeake, ... . . 
 
 My Miftris heere lyes numbered in her bed. 
 
 aid. OhHeauens.forefend. . 
 
 Emit. And your reports haue fet the Murder on. 
 Othello. Nay ftate not Matters, 
 
 It is true indeede. 
 
 Cra. 'TisaftrangeTruth. 
 iJKone. OmonftrousA&e. 
 
 Emil. Villany,villany, villany t . 
 
 thinke vpon't, I thinke: 1 fmei t: O Villany; 
 
 I thought fo then t lie kill my felfe for greefc. 
 
 O villany'villany! 
 
 logo. What, are you mad? 
 
 I charge yost get you home. 
 
 Emtl. Good Gentlemen, let me haue leaue to fpeakc: 
 
 Tis proper 1 obey him} but not now: 
 
 Perchance /ago, 1 will ne’re go home. 
 
 Oth Oh,oh,oh. 
 
 Emtl. Nay, lay thee downe.and toarc r 
 For thou haft kill'd the fweeteft innocent, 
 
 That ere did lift vp eye. 
 
 Oth. Ohfhe wasfowle.' 
 
 I fcarfedid know you Vnkle. there lies yourNeece, 
 
 Whofe breath (indeed) thefe hands haue newly flopp'd; 
 
 I know this a &.c fhewea horrible aud grim. 
 
 Cra. 'Pooxe’Defdemcn : 
 
 1 am glad thy Father's dead, 
 
 Thy March was mortal! to him j and pure greefe 
 Shore his old thred in twaine. Did he liue now. 
 
 This fight would make him do a defperate turtle: 
 
 Yea, curfe his better Angel! from his fide. 
 
 And fall to Reprobance. 
 
 Oth. ’Tis pittiftill: but yet lago knowes 
 That (he with Cajfio, hath the A& offtiame* 
 
 A thoufand times committed. Cajfio confeft tt. 
 
 And (he did gratifie his amorous workes 
 With that Recognizance and pledge of Loue 
 Which I fit ft gaue her: I faw it in his hand : 
 
 It was a Handkerchicfe.an Antique Token 
 My Father gaue my Mother. 
 
 Emtl. Oh Heauen! oh heauen lyPowtes 
 lago. Come,hold yourpeace. 
 
 Sml. 'Twillout,'twill out. i peace ? 
 
 No.I will fpcake as liberall as the North; 
 
 Let Heauen,and Men,and Diuels, let them all, 
 
 AU.all.crie (hameagamft me,yet lie fpcake. 
 lago. Be wife,and get you home. 
 
 Emil . I will not. 
 
 Cra. Fye, your Sword vpon a Woman. 
 
 Emil. Oh thou dull Moore, 
 
 That Handkerchiefe thou fpeak’ft of 
 {"found by Fortune, and did giue my Husband: 
 
 For often, with a folemne earneftneffe, 
 
 (More then indeed belong’d to fuch a Trifle) 
 
 Hp begg’d of me, to fteale't. 
 lago. Villanous Whore. 
 
 Emtl. She giue it Cajfio? No, alas I found it, 
 
 And I did giu’t my Husband. 
 
 /ago. Filth, thou lyeft. 
 
 Emil. By Heauen I do not, I do not Gentlemen; 
 
 Oh murd’rou* Ccxcombe, what fhould fuch aFoole 
 Do with fo good a wife ? 
 
 Osht Are there no ftones in Heauen, 
 
 But what ferues for the Thunder ? 
 
 Precious Villaine. 
 
 Cra. The woman falles: 
 
 Sure he hath kill’d his Wife. 
 
 Emil. 1,1: oh lay me by my Miftris fide. 
 
 Cra Hee’s gone, but his wife’s kill’d. 
 
 Mon. Tis a notorious Villain: take you this weapon 
 
 Which X hauerecouer’d from the Moore s 
 Come guard the doore without, let him not pane. 
 
 But kill him rather. lie after that Came villaine, 
 
 Foi Visa damned Slaue. 
 
‘The Tragedk cf Othello 
 
 _ 33 § 
 
 Otb. I am not vali ant neither: 
 
 But euery Punie whipfter gets my Sword, 
 
 But why fhould Honor out-liue Honefty ? 
 
 Let it go all. 
 
 %/E.mil. What did tby Song boad Lady ? 
 Hearke.canft thou heare me ?1 will play the Swan, 
 And dye in Muficke : !Vt Hough,iri Hough,U'illoHgb. 
 Moore, Die was chafte: Shelou’d thee,cruellMooie, 
 
 So come my Soule to bliflie,as i fpeake true; 
 
 So fpeaking as I thinke. alasj dye. 
 
 Oth. I hsuc another weapon in this Chamber, 
 
 It was a Sword of Spaine, the Ice brookes temper: 
 
 Oh heere it is: Vnkle I muft come forth. 
 
 Cra. If thou attempt it, it will coft thee deerc; 
 Thou haft no weapon,and perforce muft fuftcr. 
 
 Oth. Looke in vpon me then, and fpeake with me. 
 Or naked as I am I will aflault thee. 
 gra. What is the matter? 
 
 Othel. Behold,lhaue a weapon; 
 
 A better neuer did it felfe fuftame 
 
 Vpon a Soldiers Thigh. I haue feene the day. 
 
 That with this little Arme, and this good Sword, 
 
 I haue made my way through more impediment* 
 
 Then twenty times your flop. But (oh vaingboaft) 
 Who can controll his Fate ? Tis not fo now. 
 
 Be not affraid, though you do fee me weapon\i: 
 
 Heere is my iourniei end, heereis my butt 
 And verie Sea-matke of my vtmoft Saile. 
 
 Do you go backe difrnaid? ’Tis a loft fesre: 
 
 Man but a Rufh againft Othello' sbreft. 
 
 And he retires. Where fhould Othello go ? 
 
 Now: how doft thou looke now? Oh ill-Starr’d wench 
 Pale as thy Smocke: when we (hall mecte at compt, 
 Thislooke ofthine will hurle my Soule from Hcaueo, 
 And Fiends will fnatch at it. Cold,cold,my Girle? 
 
 Euen like thy Chaftity. O curfed, turfed Slaue * 
 
 Whip me ye Diucls, 
 
 From the poffefiion of this Heauenly fight: 
 
 Blow me about in windcs, roaft me in Sulphurc, 
 
 Wafh inein fteepe-downe gulfes of Liquid fire. 
 
 Oh Defdemon\ dead Dejdemom dead. Oh.o'n* 
 
 Enter Lodothco, Cojfio , Montano, and /ago, 
 with Officers. 
 
 Led. Where is this ra&.^od moft vnfortunate man ?. 
 Oth. That's he that was Othello : heere I am. 
 
 Led. Where isthatViper? 
 
 Bring the Villaine forth. 
 
 Oth. 1 look down toward* his feet; but that's apable. 
 If that thou bee’ft a Diuell,! cannot kill thee. 
 
 Lod. Wrench his Sword from him. 
 dago. I bleed 5ir,but not kill'd. 
 
 Othel.- I am not forry neither, 1 I’d haue thee liuc: 
 
 For in my fenfe.’tis happinefle to die. 
 
 Lod. Oh thou Othello, that was once fo good, 
 
 Falne in the pradiife of a curfcd Slaue, 
 
 What fhall be faidc to thee. 
 
 Oth. Why any thing : 
 
 An honourable Murderer,if you will * 
 
 Fot nought I did in hate, but all inHonour. 
 
 Led This wretch hath part confcfthis Villany * 
 
 Did you and he confent in Caffio'% death. 
 
 Oth. 7 . 
 
 Caf. Deere Generali,! neuer gaue you caule- 
 Oth. 1 oo beleeue it, and I aske your pardon : 
 
 Will y« u ',l pray, demand that deroy-Diuell. 
 
 Why he hath thus enfnar’d my Soule and Body. 
 
 /^.Demand me nothing: what you know, you kno w: 
 From this time forth, I neuer will speake word. 
 
 Lod. What? not to pray? 
 
 gra. Torments will ope your lips, 
 
 Oth. Well, thou deft beft. 
 
 Lod. Sir, 
 
 You (hall vnderftand what hath befolnc, 
 
 (Which.as I thinke,you know not) heere is a Letter 
 Found in the pocket of the flaioe Rodorigo t 
 And heere another, the one of them imports 
 The death of CaJJlo , to be vndertooke 
 By Rodorigo. 
 
 Oth. OVillaine! 
 
 Caffio. Moft Hcathenifh,and moft grofle. 
 
 Lod Now,hcere’s another difeontented paper 
 Found in his pocket too: and this it feemes 
 Rodorigo meant t'hauc fent this damned villaine: 
 
 But chat (belike) Arpo in the interim 
 Came in, and fatisn'd him. 
 
 Oth, OhthoupcrnitiousCaitiffc; 
 
 How came you (C affh) by that Handkerchiefs 
 That was my wiues ? 
 
 CaJJlo. I found it in my Chamber: 
 
 And he himfelfc confeft it but euen now, 
 
 Thac there he dropt it for a fpeciall purpofc. 
 
 Which wrought to his defire. 
 
 Othel. O Foole,foolc,foole* 
 
 Caffio. There is fcefides, in Rodorigos Letter, 
 
 How he vpbraides/ugo, thathe made him 
 Brauenfte vpon the Watch : whereon it came 
 Thatiwas caft .-and euen but nowhefpake 
 (After long feeming dead) logo hurt him, 
 
 /ago fet him on. 
 
 Lod. You mull forfake this toome.and go with vr : 
 Your Bows:,and your Command is taken off. 
 
 And CaJJlo rules in Cyprus. Forthis Slaue, 
 
 If there be any cunning Crueltie, " 
 
 That can torment him roucb,and hold him long. 
 
 It fhall be his. You fhall dofePrifoner reft, 
 
 T til that the Nature of your fault be knowne 
 To the Venetian State. Come.bring away. 
 
 Oth, Soft you; a word or two before you goe : 
 ihaue done the State fomeferuice,and theyknow’K 
 No more of that. 1 pray you in your Letters, 
 
 When you fhall thefe vnlackie deeds relate, 
 
 Speake ofmc,as I am. Nothing extenuate, 
 
 Nor fet downe ought in malice. 
 
 Then muft you fpeake, 
 
 Of one that lou’d not wifely, but too well: 
 
 Of one, not eaiily Icalious, but being wrought. 
 
 Perplexed in the extreame: Of one, whofe hand 
 (Like thebafe Iodean) threw aPearle away 
 Richer then all his Tribe: Of one,whofe fubdu’dEyes, 
 Albeit vn.vfed tothemeliingmoode. 
 
 Drops teares as faft as the Arabian Trees 
 Their Medicinable gamme. Set you downe this: 
 
 And fay befides,that in Aleppo once, 
 
 Where a malignant, and aTurbond-Turke 
 Bcate a Venetian, and traduc’d the State, 
 
 I tooke by th’throat the circumcifedDogge, 
 
 And fmoate him, thus. 
 
 Lod. Oh bloody period. 
 
 Cra. All that is fpoke.is marr’d. 
 
 Oth. I kiftthes, ere I kill’d thea: No way but this. 
 Killing my felfe, to dye vpon a kifle. Dyer 
 
 _ Caffio. 
 
the £\£oore offmice* 
 
 K9 
 
 Cq/This did * feare,but thought kc k«d no weapon: 
 I For he was great ofheart. 
 
 Led. Oh Sparton Dogge: 
 
 More fell then Angujfh, Hunger, or the Sea-. 
 LookeontheTngickc Loading oftWibed: 
 
 This is thy wotke : 
 
 The Obied poyfons Sight, 
 
 Let it be hid. Grvjftirw.keepe the houfe, 
 
 And feize vpon the Fortunes of the Moore, 
 
 For they lucceedc on you. To you.Lord Goucrnor, 
 Remsines th cCeafure of this hellifo villame: 
 
 The Time, the place,the Torture.oh inforce i t r 
 My fclfe wili rtraight aboord.and to the State, 
 Thitheauie Aft, with heauie heart relate, Ex&*t, 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 The Names of the Actors. 
 
 .* *. 
 
 CThsHOj the Moore. 
 iBrabscrio, Father to Def demons. 
 
 \ Caffio, ta Honourable LuHtenaxi. 
 
 , fa go, a VilUine. 
 
 [ R.odorigo, o gull'd Gentleman, 
 
 1 D&h of Venice. 
 
 Senators. 
 
 Montano, Gonernour of Cyprus. 
 
 Gentlemen of C t pros . 
 
 Lodouico aWGratiano, two Noble Venetians. 
 Seniors. 
 
 Cirwne. 
 
 Defdemona, wife to Qtlxllo. 
 
 Emilia, wife to I ago. 
 
 Bianca, a CurtezMi. __ 
 
r~ 
 
 34 ° 
 
 THE TRACE DIE OF 
 
 Anthonie, and Cleopatra. 
 
 <±Alius Trimus. Secern Trima. 
 
 Enter 'Demetrius and Philo. 
 
 Philo. 
 
 Ay, but this dotage of ourGrncrals 
 Ore-fiowcs the mcafure: thofe hi* goodly eyes 
 °* te 'he Files and Muftsrs of the Wane, 
 u ’ Haue glow’d like plated Mars: 
 
 Now bend, now turne 
 
 The Office and Deuotion of their view 
 
 Vpon a Tawny Front. His Captaines heart. 
 
 Which in the leuffles ofgreat Fights hath butft 
 The Buckles on his breft, reneages all temper. 
 
 And is become the Bellowes and the Fan 
 To code a Gypfics Luft. 
 
 Flmrifl>. Enter Anthony y Cleap aim,her Ladies, the 
 Trainewith Eunuchs fanning her 
 Looke where they come: 
 
 Take but good note, and you (ball fee in him 
 (The triple Pillar of the world) transform’d 
 Into a Strumpets Foole. Behold and fee. 
 
 Cion. If it be Louc indeed, tell me hov* much. 
 ^4nf.There's beggery in tbeloue that can be reckon’d 
 Clio. lie fet a bourne bow fane to be belou'd. 
 
 Ant. Then tnuft thou needesfinde out new Heauen, 
 new Earth. 
 
 Enter a Mejfenger. 
 
 Mef. Newes(my good Lord)fromRome. 
 
 Ant. Grates me,thefumme. 
 
 Clce. Nay hearechem Anthony. 
 
 Fulug perchance is angry: Or who knowes, 
 
 Ifthe icarfe-bearded Cafar haue not fent 
 Hispowrcfull Mandate to you,Do this,or this; 
 
 Take in that Kingdome.and Infranchsfe that: 
 
 Perform’!, or elfe we damne thee. 
 
 Ant. How.my Loue ? 
 
 C/co. Petchanre? Nay.and mofi like: 
 
 You mu ft not bay heer e longer, your difmUfion 
 I s come from Cajar, therefore hcare it Anthony 
 Where’s Fuluisu Procefle? (Cedars I would fay) both ? 
 Cali in the Meffengers : As I am Egypts Queene, 
 
 Thou blufhefl Anthony, and that blood of thine 
 Is homager s elfe fo thy cheeke payes fnamc. 
 
 When fhrill-tongu’d Faint* fcolds. The Meffengers. 
 
 Ant. Let Rome in Tybcr melt, and the wide Arch 
 Ofiheramg’d Empire fall :Heere is my fpacc, 
 
 Kingdomes are clay: Our dungie earth alike 
 
 Feeds Bead at Man; the'Nobleneffe oflife 
 Is to do thus: when fuch s mutuall paire. 
 
 And fuch a twaine can doo’t, in which 1 binde 
 One paine ofpunifhmcnt,ihe world to wcete 
 We Band vp Peeiclefle. 
 
 CUo. Excellent fallhood: 
 
 Why aid he marry Fuluia, and not ioue her? 
 
 lie feeme the Foole I am not. Anthony will be himfelfe. 
 
 Ant. But flirr'd by fisopatra. 
 
 Now forthc loue ofLoue.and her foft houres, 
 
 Let’s not confound the time with Conference harfhj 
 There’s not a minute ofourliues (hould ftretch 
 Without fomepleafurenovr. What fport to night ? 
 Cleo. Hearethe Ambaffadors. 
 
 Ant. Fyc wrangling Qucene: 
 
 Whom cucry thing becomes, to chide, to laugh. 
 
 To weepe: whoeuery paflion fully flriucs 
 To make it felfe (in Thee)faire,and admir'd. 
 
 No Meffengcr but thine, and all alone, tonight 
 Wee’l wander through the ftreets,and note 
 The qualities of people. Come my Qucene, 
 
 Laft night you did defire it. Speakc not to vs. 
 
 Extant with the Tratnt. 
 
 Dtm. Is Cajar with Anthomtu priz'd fo (light ? 
 
 Philo. Sir ("ometimes when he is not Anthony, 
 
 He comes too /horr of that great Property 
 Which Hill (boold go with Anthony. 
 
 Dtm. 1 am full forry, that hec approues the common 
 Lyar.who thus fpeakes of him at Rome ; but I will hope 
 ofbecter deeds to morrow. Reft you happy. Fxtsmt 
 
 Enter EnobarbusyLamprias t a Southfaycr x Ra>wins, LacilU- 
 tis,Charmian, Iras, Afardian the Eunuch t 
 and A lex as. 
 
 Char. L. Alexas, fweet A/ex*s,mo(\ any thing Alex**, 
 almoft mod abfolute Alexas t where's the Soothfjyer 
 that you prais’d fo to'th’Qurrnc ? Ohthatlknrwe this 
 Husband, which you fay, rouft change his Hornes with 
 Garlands. 
 
 Alex. Soothfayer. 
 
 Sooth. Your will? 
 
 Char. Is this the Man ? Is’tyou fir that knew things ? 
 Sooth. In Natures infinite booke ofSecrecie,»lutle I 
 can read. 
 
 jllex. Shew him your hand. 
 
 Enob. Bring in the Banket quickly ■ Wine enough, 
 CIt of a 
 
I! ritbony and f'leopatra. 3 4 . i 
 
 Ci&patm’i health to o'rtr.ke. 
 
 Char. Good fir,giue me good Fortune 
 
 South. I make not, but forefee. 
 
 Char. Pray then, forefet me one. 
 
 South . You {hill be yet faire fairer then yc:. ; ?rt. 
 
 Char. He meaces in flefh. 
 
 /ret. No,you (hall paint when you are old. 
 
 Cb.v. Wrinkles forbid. 
 
 a Alex. Vex not his preicicnce, be attentiue. 
 
 Char. Hufh. 
 
 Sooth. You (hail be more belouing.then bcloued. 
 
 Char. I had rather heatc my Liucr with drinking. 
 
 Alex. Nay,hearc him. 
 
 Char. Good now fome excellent Fortune: Let mec 
 be married to three Kings in aforenoone, and Widdow 
 them all: Let me haue a Childe at fifty, to whom Hcrode 
 oflcwry may do Homage. Findemetomartiemcwith 
 Oblattnu fafar, and companion me with my Miftris. 
 
 Sooth. You (hall out-liue the Lady whom you ferue. 
 
 char . Oh prcellent, 1 loue long life better then F ig*. 
 
 Sooth You haue (ecne and proued a fairer former for¬ 
 tune, then that which is to approach. 
 
 Char. Then belike my Children (hall haue no names: 
 PryThce how many Boyes and Wenches mud 1 haue. 
 
 Sooth. Ifeoery of your wilhes had a wombe, St fore¬ 
 tell cuery wilh, a Million. 
 
 Char. Out Foole.I forgiue thee for a W i tch. 
 
 Alex. You thinke none but your (heets ate ptiuie to 
 your wr flies. 
 
 Char. Nay come,tell Iras hers. 
 
 Alex. Wee'l know all our Fortunes. 
 
 Eneb. Mine,and moft of our Fortunes tonight, Ihall 
 bedrunketobed. 
 
 Irat. There's a Palme ptefages Chaftity ,if nothing els. 
 
 Char. E neas theo’re-flowing Nylas prefageth Fa¬ 
 mine. 
 
 Iret. Go you witde Bedfcllow,you cannot Soothfay. 
 
 Char. Nay, if an oyly Palme bee not a fruiifull Prog- 
 noftreation, 1 cannot (cratch mine eare. Prythec tel her 
 but a worky day Fortune, 
 
 Sooth. Yout Fortunes are alike, 
 
 Irae Bat how, but how, giue me particulars. 
 
 Sooth. Ihauefaid. 
 
 Iras. Am I not an inch of Fortune better then (he ? 
 
 Char. Well, if you were but an inch of fortune better 
 then 1 : where would you choofe it. 
 
 Iras. Not m my Husbands nofe. 
 
 Char. Our worfet thoughts Heauens mend. 
 
 Alexru Come.hi. Fortune,his Fortune. Oh let him 
 mary a woman that cannot go,fv,cet Ifit.l befeech thee, 
 and let her dye too, and giue him a worfe,and let worfe 
 follow worfe, till the word of all follow him laughing to 
 his graue. fifty-fold a Cuckold. Good /fit hcare me this 
 Prayer, though thou denic me a matter ot more waight: 
 good Ijis I befeech thee. 
 
 Iras. Amen,dcereGodde(Te, hearc that prayer of the 
 people. For, as it is a heart-breaking to fee ahandfome 
 man loofe Wtu'd.foit is a deadly forrow, tobeholdea 
 foule Knauc vncuckolded : 1 herefore deere Ifit keep de- 
 ccracr.and Fortune him accordingly. 
 
 Char. Amen. 
 
 A/ex Lo now, ifit lay in their hands ro make mee a 
 Cuckold, they would make themfelues Whores, but 
 they’ld doo't. 
 
 Enter Cleopatra. 
 
 Each. Huflt.heete comes Anthony. 
 
 Char. Nothe,theQueene. 
 
 Cleo- Saue you,my Lord. 
 
 E’ooh. No Lady. 
 
 Cleo. Was he not hceie ? 
 
 Chrtr. No Madam. 
 
 Cleo. He was dr (pos’d to mirth, but on the fodainc 
 
 A Roffune thought hath ftiooke him. 
 hrtcbarbua 1 
 
 Snob. Madam, 
 
 Cleo. Seeke him.and bring him hither: whet’s Alexiash 
 Alex. Hceteat your feruice. 
 
 My Lord approaches. 
 
 Enter Anthony t with a cflfsffinger. 
 
 Cleo. We will not looke vponhim: 
 
 Go with vs. Exeunt. 
 
 Afeffen. Ftiluia thy Wife, 
 
 Firft came into the Field. 
 
 Ant. Againft my Brother Luc tut ? 
 
 Mcffcn. I ; but (oonc that Wsrte had end. 
 
 And the times Bate 
 
 Made friends of them, ioynting their force ’gainft Cafar 
 Whofe better iflue in the watte from Italy, 
 
 Vpon the firft encounter draue them. 
 
 Ant. Well,whatworft. 
 
 Mef. TheNature ofbadnewes inferstheTellcr. 
 Ant. When it concernesthe Fooleor Cowaid: On. 
 Things that are paft,are done,with me. ’Tis thus. 
 
 Who tels me true, though in his Tale lye death, 
 
 J hearc him as he flatter'd. 
 
 Mef. Labienus (this is flifte-newes) 
 
 Hath with his Parthian Force 
 
 Extended Afia : from Euphrates his conquering 
 
 Banner (hookc, from Syria to Lydia, 
 
 And to Ionia,whil’ft - 
 
 Ant. Anthony thou would’ft fay. 
 
 Mef. Oh my Lord. 
 
 Ant. Speake to me home, 
 
 Muice not the generall tongue, name 
 
 Cleopatra as (be is call'd in Rome: 
 
 Raile thou in Fuluia't phrafe,and taunt my faults 
 
 With fuchfull Licenfc, as both Truth and Malice 
 
 Haue power to vtter. Oh then we bring forth weeds. 
 When our quicke windes lye ftill, and ourillcs told vs 
 
 Is as our earing : fare thee well awhile. 
 
 Mef. At yout Noble pleafute. Exit Msfeager 
 
 Enter another Mefenger. 
 
 Ant. From Sctcumho'M the newes ? Speake there, 
 i • Mef. The man from Scicicn, 
 
 Is there fuch an one ? 
 
 t. Mef. He ftayes vpon your will. 
 
 Ant. Let himappeare: 
 
 Tbefe ftrong EgyptianFectersI rouft breake. 
 
 Or loofe my felfe in dotage. 
 
 Enter another cMefengor with a Letter. 
 
 Whst are you? 
 
 i.LMef. Fuluia thy wife is dead. 
 
 A"t. Where dyed ftie- 
 
 Mef In ScicienMv length of fickncfle. 
 
 With whet elfe more fetious, 
 
 Importeth thee to know, this b cates, 
 
 A nho. Forbeare me 
 
 There’s a great Spirit gone, thu s did I defire it ; 
 
 What our contempts doth often hutlefrom vs, 
 
 x_Wg 
 

 'IheTragtdie of 
 
 We with it ours agame. The prtfent pleafure. 
 
 By reuolotion lowering, does become 
 
 The oppofitt ofit felfe: (he's good being gon, 
 
 The hand could plucke her backe.that fhou'd heron. 
 
 I muft from this gnchanting^Queene breake off, 
 
 Ten thoufand harmes, more iheD the illes 1 know 
 My idlcncffe doth hatch. 
 
 Enter Enoharhsa. 
 
 How now Enobaybiti. 
 
 Ena. What*«your pleafure,Sir > 
 
 Amb. I muft with hafte from hence. 
 
 Em. Why then we kill all our Women. We fee how 
 roomll an vnkmdaeJTe is to them, ifthey fuffer our de¬ 
 parture death’s the word. 
 
 A»t. I mu ft be gone. 
 
 E»o. Vnder a compelling an occafion.let women die. 
 It were, piety to cafl them avsey for nothtng. though be- 
 tweene them and a great caufe, they fhouldbe efteemed 
 nothing. Cleopatra catching but the legft noyfe of this, 
 diesinftantly : I haoe (sene her dye twenty times vppon 
 farre poorer moment: Ido think there is mettle in death, 
 whicn commits foaie louing a&e vpon hcr.fhc hach fuch 
 a celerity in dying. 
 
 Ant. She is cunning paft mans thought. 
 
 Eno. AhckeSirno, her paflions are madeof nothing 
 but the fined part of pure Loue. We cannot cal her winds 
 and waters, nghes and teares: They are greater (formes 
 and Temped* then Almanackes can report. This cannot 
 be cunning in her; if it be, (be makes a (howre of Raine 
 es well as loue. 
 
 Ant. Woold I had newer feene her. 
 
 Ena. Oh fir,you bed then left vnfecne a wonderful! 
 peece of worke, which not to haue becne blcft withall, 
 would bauc diferedited your Trauaila 
 
 Ant. Fuluia is dead. 
 
 Em. Sit. 
 
 Ant. Fuluia is dead. 
 
 Ena. Fuluia ? 
 
 Ant. Dead. 
 
 Eno. Why fit. giue the Gods a thaokefuU Sacrifice : 
 when it pleafeth their Deities to take the wife of a man 
 from him,it fhewes to man the.Tailorsofthc.earth:corrw 
 forring therein, that when olde Robes ate wome out, 
 there are members to make new. Iftherewere no more 
 Women but Fuluia, then had you indtede a cut. and the 
 cafe to be IsmenrediThis greefe is crown’d withConfo- 
 lation, your old Smocke brings foorth a new Pettieostc, 
 aud indeed the teares hue in an Onion, that (hould water 
 this forrow. 
 
 Ant. ThebufinefTe fhe haih broached in the State, 
 Cannot endure my abfence. 
 
 Etto. And thebufineffeyoo haoe broach'dheere can- 
 ■hoebe without you, efpec ially that of C7irspnrr<»'s„ which 
 whollv depends on your abode. 
 
 Ant No more light Anfweres • 
 
 Let our Officer* 
 
 Haue nonce what wepurpofe.. I (hall breake 
 The caufe of our Expedience to the Queene, 
 
 And.ger her loue to part. For not alone 
 The death of Fuluta^ with mote vrgent couches 
 Do ftrongly fpeake to vs: but the Letters coo 
 Of many our contriuing Friends in Rome, 
 
 Petition vs at home. Stxttu fompeitu 
 Haue giuen the dare to C after, and commands 
 The Empire of the Sea. OufThppery people, 
 
 Whofe Loue is ntuer lmk d to the defer act. 
 
 Till his deletes are paft, begin to throw 
 Fatnpg the great, and all his Dignities 
 Vpon his Sonne, who high in Name and Power, 
 
 Higher then both in Blood srd Life.ftandsvp 
 Por the mame Sduldifr. Whofe quality going on. 
 
 The fides o’th'world may danger Much is breeding. 
 Which like the Courfers heire, hath yet but life. 
 
 And not a Serpents poyfon. Say our pleafure. 
 
 To fuch whole places voder vs,require 
 Our quicke remoue from hence. 
 
 Enob. I fhall doo’c. 
 
 Enter Cleopatra^CbarmletnyAltXM^wd Ira. 
 
 CUo, Where is he? 
 
 Char. 1 did not fee him fince. 
 
 £1co. See where he is, 
 
 Whofe with him, what be does: 
 
 I did not fend you. Ifyou Hodebimfad, 
 
 Say lamdauncing: ifin Myrth,report 
 That I am fodaine ficke. Qeicke.and rerurae. 
 
 Char. Madam,me thinkrs ifyou did loue himdtifrly, 
 Youdojiot hold the method, to enforce 
 The like from him. 
 
 Cleo What (hould I do, Ido not ? 
 
 Cb.]n each thing giuehim way,cro(fehimin nothing. 
 Cleo, Thoe teacheft like a fooleithe way to iole him. 
 Char. Tempt him not fo too farre. 1 wi(h forbears. 
 Id time we hate that which we often feare. 
 
 Enter Anthony, 
 
 But heere comes Anthony. 
 
 Cleo. J am ficke.and fallen. 
 
 An. J am forty to glue breathing to my purpofe. 
 C/to. Helpe m« away deere CWm/e»,I (>uli fall, 
 
 It cannot be thus long, the fides of Nature 
 Will noc fuftame it. 
 
 Ani. Now my deereft Queene. 
 
 Cleo. Pray you ftartd farther from tnee. 
 
 Ant. What’s the matter > 
 
 Cleo.l know by that fame eye rher’s focne good news. 
 What fayesthe married woman you may goe ? 
 
 Would (lie had neuer giuen you leaue to come. 
 
 Let her rot fay 'tis I that keepe you hecre, 
 
 I haoe no power vpon you: Hers you are. 
 
 A"t. The Gods beft know. 
 
 Cleo. Oh neuer wit there Queene 
 So mightily betrayed ; yet at the fit A 
 I fawtheTreafons planted. 
 
 Ant. Cleopatra. 
 
 Cleo. Why (hould I thinke you can be mine, & oue, 
 (Though you iofwearing (hake the Tbro&ncd Gods) 
 Who haue bcene falfc to Fuluia ? 
 
 Riotous madnefTe, 
 
 To be entangled with thofe mouth-made vowes, 
 
 Which breake themfclues in fweariog. 
 
 Ant. Moftlwcet Queene, 
 
 Cleo. Nay pray you feeke no colour for yam going, 
 Bui bid farewell, and goe : 
 
 When you fued flaying, 
 
 Then was the yme for words : No going then, 
 
 E f ernuy was m our Lippes, and Eyes. 
 
 Bhflfe in our brovres bent : none our parts fo paeje. 
 
 But was a race ofHcauen. They are lo ftill. 
 
 Or thou the greaieft Souldier of the world. 
 
 Art turn'd thegreaceft Ly«. 
 
 Ant. .How now Lady? 
 
 Cleo 
 
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 Cfeo. T would I had thy inches, thoo (hould’fl know 
 
 There were a heart in Egypt. 
 
 Aat. Heare me Queene : 
 
 The flrong neceffiry ofTime.commands 
 
 Our Seruides a-while: but my full heart 
 
 Reonaines in vie with yon. Our Italy, 
 
 Shines o'te with ciuill Swords; Sextus Potnpeitu 
 
 Makes his approaches to the Port ofRofne, 
 
 Equality of two Domefticke powers. 
 
 Steed feropaious fodfcon: The hated growne to ftrength 
 Are newly growne co LouetThe condemn’d Pompey, 
 Rich in hisTathers Honor,creepes apace 
 
 Ioto the hearts of fuch.ar haue not tnriued 
 
 Vpon the prefent ftate,wbofe Numbers threaten. 
 
 And quietneffe growne ficke of red, would purge 
 
 By any defpetate change: My more particular. 
 
 And that which mod with you (hould fafe my gola g. 
 
 Is ptiluias death. 
 
 CHw.Though age from folly could not giue me freedom 
 It does from childiftineflc. Can Fuiuia dye? 
 
 Aft. She's dead my Queene. 
 
 Lookt heere, and at thy Souerargn? Jcyfure read 
 
 Tbc Gatboyles (he awak'J : at the It ft jbsft, 
 
 See wheo,and where (hee died. 
 
 Cleo. O moftfslfe Loue J 
 
 Where be the Sacred Violles thou (houid’fl fill 
 
 With forrowfuli water ?Now I fee, Ifee. 
 
 In Fahtiat death, bow mine receiu’d (hall be. 
 
 Ant. Quarrel! no mote, but bee prepar’d to know 
 
 The purpofe* I bcare ; vtbich are,or ccafe, 
 
 As you fhall giuetliadvice. By the fire 
 
 That quickens Nyfus flifne. I go from hence 
 ThySouldier,Seri. >nt,m3king Peace or Warte, 
 
 As tbou aft e&s. 
 
 Cleo. Cut my Lace, CharmiiZa come, 
 
 But let it be,I am quickly ill,and well, 
 
 So Anthony loues. 
 
 Ant. My precious Queene forbeare, 
 
 And giue true euidence to his JLoue, which Bands 
 
 An honourableTriall. 
 
 Cleo. So Fulaia told me. 
 
 I prychec tume afide^nd weepe for her. 
 
 Then bid adiew to me, and fay the team 
 
 Belong to Egypt. Good now, play one Scene 
 
 Of excellent diflerobling,and let it ioofce 
 
 Like perfeift Honor. 
 
 Ant. You'l heat my bipod no more? 
 
 Cleo. You can do better yet«but this is meetly. 
 
 Ant. Now by Sword. 
 
 Cleo. And Target. Still be mends. 
 
 But ibis is not the oed. Looke prythce Charstian, 
 
 How this Herculean Roman do's become 
 
 The carriage of his chafe. 
 
 Ant. ileleaue you Lady, 
 
 Cleo, Courteous Lord,one word i 
 
 Sir,you and I mud part, but that’s not it: 
 
 Sir,you and I haue lou’d, but there’s not it: 
 
 That you know well, fometbing it ill would : 
 
 Ob, try Obliuion is a very Anthony , 
 
 And lam all forgotten. 
 
 Ant. But that your Royalty 
 
 Holds Idleneffeyour fubleS, 1 (hould t&keyou 
 
 For Idlenefle it ielfe. 
 
 Cleo Tis f*eating Labour, 
 
 To bcare fuch Idlenefle fo neere the heart 
 
 As Cleopatra this. But Sir,for giue me. 
 
 Since my becomroings kill me, when they do not 
 
 Fye well to you. Yoor Honor calles you hence. 
 Therefore be deafe to my vnpitticdFclJy, 
 
 And all tbe Gods go with you. Vpon your Sword 
 
 Sit Lawrell vi&ory, and fmoocb fucceue 
 
 Be Brew’d before your feete. 
 
 A fit. Let vs go. 
 
 Come i Our fepararion Co abides and flies. 
 
 That thou reciding heere, goes yet with nee j 
 
 And 1 hence fleeting, heere remaine with thee. 
 
 Away. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter OSaniiu reading a Letter , LepiJns, 
 usd their Train e. 
 
 Caf You may CeeLepidue, and henceforth know, 
 
 Itis not Cafart Natural] vice, to hate 
 
 Ooe great Competitor. From Alexandria 
 
 This is the neveet: He fifties, drinkes.and mfte$ 
 
 The L&mpes ofnight in reucll: la not more manlike 
 
 Then Cleopatra : nor the Queene of Ptolemy 
 
 More Womanly then he. Hardly g»ue audience 
 
 Or vouchfafeto thinks he had Partners. You 
 
 Shall finde there a man, who is th’abflra&s of all faults. 
 That all men follow. 
 
 Lep. I me ft not thinke 
 
 There are, euils enow to darken all his goodneflV: 
 
 His faults in him, feeme at the Spots ot Heauen, 
 Morefierie by nights Blacknefiie ; Hereditaric, 
 
 Rather then purchafte : what he cannot change, 
 
 Then what he choofes. 
 
 Caf. You are too indulgent. Let’s grauntkt* not 
 Amide co tumble oa the bed of Ptolomj, 
 
 To giue e Kingdotne for s Mirth, to fit 
 
 And keepe the Rime of Tipling with* Slaue, 
 
 To reeic the flreets at noone, and Band the Buffet 
 
 With knaaes that fmels of fweate : Say this becems him 
 (As his compofure mu ft be rare indeed. 
 
 Whom thefe things cannot blemifh) yet moft « Anthony 
 Noway excufe his foyles, when we do beare 
 
 So great waight In his lighmefle. Ifbe filPd 
 
 His vacancie with his VoIuptuoufnejTe, 
 
 Foil furfets, and the drinefle ofhis bones. 
 
 Call on him for’t. But to confound fuch time. 
 
 That drummes him from his fpoit.and fpcakes as lowd 
 
 As his owne State,and ours, 'tis to be chid : 
 
 As we rate Boyes, who being mature in knowledge, 
 Pawne ibeir experience to their prefent pleafure. 
 
 And forebell to iudgement. 
 
 Enter aAfe/jenger, 
 
 Lep. Heere’s more newer. 
 
 Mef. Thy biddings haue becne done, & euerie houre 
 Moft Noble Ca/ar, (halt tbou bauc report 
 
 How ’tis abroad. r Pompey is ftrong at Sea, 
 
 And it appeares,heis beloo'd of tbofe 
 
 That only haue feard Ca/ar :to the Pom 
 
 The difeontents repaire, and mens reports 
 
 Giue him much wrong’J. 
 
 Caf. I (hould haue knowne no lefle. 
 
 It hath bin taught vs from the primallBate 
 
 That be which is was wiftit, vntill he wer« 
 
 And the ebb’d min, 
 
 Ne’re lou’d, till ne're worth loue. 
 
 Comes fetr’d, by being lack’d. This common bOdie, 
 
 Like to *VsgabondlUgge vpon the Streame. 
 
 Goes too,and backe, lacking the varryingtyde 
 
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344 
 
 To rot itfctfe wth motion. 
 
 Me[. Cafar l bring theeword, 
 
 Mer.aceares and Menas famous Pyrates 
 Makes the Sea feme them, which they eare snd wound 
 With keeles ofeuery ktndc. Many hot inrodes 
 They makem Italy, the Borders Maritime 
 Lacke blood to thinke on't, and flufh youth reuolt, 
 
 "No VelTcil can peepe forth : but’eisas foone 
 Faken as feene : for Pompeyes name ftrikes more 
 Then could his Wane refitted. 
 
 Cdfar. Anthony, 
 
 Lcaue thy iafeiutous Vafiailes. When thou once 
 Was beaten from 'JMedtna, where thou (lew’ll 
 Htrthu. and /’capConfuk.at thy heels 
 Did Fammefollow, whom thou fougnt’rt againtt, 
 (Though daintily brought vp) with patience mote 
 Then Sauages could fuffer. Thou did’tt drinke 
 The ttale cf Horfes, and the gilded Puddle 
 Which Beads would cough at. Thy palla: the did daine 
 The roogbefl Berry, on the rudeft Hedge. 
 
 Yea, tike the Stagge,wher. Snow thcPatture (heets. 
 
 The barkes of Trees thou brows’d. On the Alpes, 
 
 It is reported thou did'ft cate Orange flefh, 
 
 Which (ome did dye to looke on : And all this 
 (It wounds thine Honor that I fpeake it now) 
 
 Was borne fo like a Soldiour.thac tby cheeke 
 So much as lank’d not. 
 
 Lop. Tis pitty of him. 
 
 Caf Let his (hames quickeJy 
 Driue him to Rome, ‘tis time we twaine 
 Did (hew our felues i’th'Field, and to that end 
 Afiemble me immediate counfell, Vompey •> 
 
 Thriues in our Idlenefle. 
 
 Lep. Tomorrow Cdfar, 
 
 I (hail be furnifht to informe you rightly 
 Both what by Sea and Land I can be able 
 To front this prefent time. 
 
 Cr/.Ttl which encounter.it is my bufines too.Harwell. 
 Lrp.Farweil my Lord.what you (hal know mean lime 
 Of ftirtes abroad, I (hall befeech you Sir 
 To let me be partaker. 
 
 Cdfar. Doubt not (it,I knew it for my Bond. Exeunt 
 Enter fleopatra, Charmian)Ir<u,& Mardian. 
 
 CUo. Charm tan. 
 
 Char. Madam. 
 
 CUo. Ha,ha,gtuemetodrinke Mandragorte. 
 
 Char. Why Madam ? 
 
 Cleo, That 1 might fieepe out this great gap of time: 
 My Anthony is away. 
 
 Char. You thinke ofhim too much. 
 
 Cleo, O’tisTreafon. 
 
 Char. Madam, I truft not fo. 
 
 CUo, Thou, Eunuch (JMarditml 
 Mar. What's your Higbnefle pleafure ? 
 
 Cleo. Not now to heare thee fing. I taken© pleafure 
 In ought an Eunuch ha s: Tis well for thee, 
 
 That being vofemioar’d, thy freer thoughts 
 May not flye forth of Egypt. Haft thou Affe&ions ? 
 Mar. Yes gracious Madam. 
 
 CUo. Indeed? 
 
 Mar. Not in deed Madam, for I can do nothing 
 But what in deede is honeft to be done: 
 
 Yethaucl fierce Affc&ions,and thinke 
 What Venus did with Mars. 
 
 CUo. Oh Charmitm ; 
 
 Where ihink’ft thou he is now? Stands he, or fits he? 
 
 Or doe* he waike? Or is he on his Horfr-’ 
 
 Oh happy horfc to beare the weight of Anthony 1 
 Dobrauely Horfe, for wot’tt thou whom thou moou'fl 
 The demy AtUi of this Earth, the Arme 
 And Burg3net of men. Hte’s (peaking now, 
 
 Or murmuring, where’s my Serpent ofold Nyle. 
 
 ( For fo he cals m e:) Now 1 feede my felfe 
 VV’/rismott delicioui'poyfon Thinke on me 
 That am with Pharbus .utiotous pinches blacke, 
 
 And wrinkled drepc in time. Broad-fronied Caftr, 
 When thou wash necr<- uboue the ground, I was 
 A morfell for a Monarke • and gieat Pompey 
 Would (land and make his eyes grow in my brow. 
 There would he anchor his Afpc&^nd dye 
 With looking on his life. 
 
 Enter Alexat from Cdfar. 
 
 AUx. Soueraigne of Egypt.baile. 
 
 Cleo. How much vnlike art thou Marke Anthony? 
 Yet comming from him, that great Med’cine hath 
 With his Timtt gilded thee. 
 
 How goes it with my braue Marks Anthonie ? 
 
 Ale.v. Laft thing he did (deere Qu enc) 
 
 He kift the laft of many doubled kittes 
 Thu Orient Pcarle. His fpecch ftickes jn my heart 
 frtco. Mine eare mutt plucke it thence. 
 
 Alex Good Friend.quoth he: 
 
 Say the firmc Roman to great Egypt fends 
 This trealure of an Oyttcr: at whofe foote 
 To mend the petty prefent, I will peeee 
 Her opulent Throne, with Kingdomes. AlltheEaft, 
 (Say thou) (hall call her Mittris. So he nodded, 
 
 And foberiy did mount an Arme-gauntSteede, 
 
 Who neigh’d fo hye, that what I would haue (poke. 
 Was beaftly dutnbe by him. 
 
 Cleo. What was he fad, or merry ? 
 
 Alex. Like to the rime o'th'yearc,between ^extremes 
 Of hot and cold, he was nor fad norroerrie, 
 
 CUo. Oh well diuided difpofition: Note him. 
 
 Note him good Charmian ,’ris the man ; but note him. 
 
 He was not fad, for he would (bine on thofe 
 That make their lookes by his. He was not roerrie, 
 Which Teem’d to *o?l them, his remembrance lay 
 In Egypt with his i«y, but betwccnc both. 
 
 Oh heauenJy mingle 1 Bee’A rhou fad,ormeme. 
 
 The violence of either thee becomes. 
 
 So do’s it no mansclfe. Mct’ft thou my Potts > 
 
 Alex. I Madam,twenty fcuerall Meffengers. 
 
 Why do you fend fo thicker 
 
 CUo. Who's borne that day, when I forget to fend 
 to Anihonte, (hal) dye a Begger. Inke and paper Char- 
 mtan. W cl come my good AUxeu. Did 1 Charmtasi, e- 
 ucr iou effdfar fo? 
 
 Char. Ob that braue Ge/ir! 
 
 CUo. Be choak'd with (uch another Emphafis, 
 
 Say the braue Anthony. 
 
 Char. The valiant Cdfar. 
 
 Cleo. By I fit, 1 will giue thee bloody teeth, 
 
 If thou with Cdfar Paragonagaine: 
 
 My man of men. 
 
 Char. By your moft gracious pardon, 
 
 I fing but after you. 
 
 CUo. My Sallad dayes. 
 
 When I was greene in iudgement, cold in b lood. 
 
 To fay,as I faiderhen. But comc.away,. 
 
 Get me Inke and Paper, 
 
 Hec 
 
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 he fhall haue euery day a feueral! greeting, or lie vopeo- 
 
 ple Egypt. Exeunt 
 
 Enter Ptmpey, Menerrates, and Menai,in 
 warlike manner. 
 
 Pent . Ifthe great Gods be mft,they (ball aflift 
 
 The deeds ofiufteft men. 
 
 Meat. Know worthy Penney, that what they do de¬ 
 lay .they not deny. 
 
 Pom. Whiles we ate futorstotheit Throne, decayes 
 the thing we fue for. 
 
 Ulfate. We ignorant of out feloes, 
 
 Beggc often otrr owns harmss.which the wife Pomes 
 Deny vs for our good : fo finde we profit 
 
 By loofiog of our Prayers. 
 
 P.m. 1 fhall do well 
 
 The people loue me, and the Sea is mine; 
 
 My powers are Credent, and my Auguring hope 
 
 Sayes tc will come to't h'full. Maske Anthony 
 
 In Egypt fits at dinner, and will make 
 
 No warres without doores. Cetfar gets money where 
 
 He ioofes hearts : Leptine flatters both, 
 
 Ofboth is flatter’d :but he neither loues. 
 
 Nor either cares for him. 
 
 Mene. Cetfar and Lepidsu are in the field, 
 
 Amighty fltength they carry 
 
 Pom. Where haue you this ?’TisfaIfe 
 "Men*. From SilnUee. Sit 
 
 Pom He dreacnes : I knowthey are inRome together 
 Looking for Anthony : but all the ebarmes of Loue, 
 
 Salt Cleopatra (often thy wand lip, 
 
 Let Witchcraft ioyne with Beauty, Luft with both, 
 
 Tye vp the Libertine in a field ofFeafts, 
 
 Keepe his Braine fuming. Epicurean Cookes, 
 
 Sharpen with cloyleffe fawce his Appetite, 
 
 That fleepe and feeding may prorogue his Honour, 
 
 Euen til! a Lethied dulncfle—- — 
 
 Enter Farriut. 
 
 How now yarruei ? 
 
 y*r. This is mofl certame, that I (ball deliuer: 
 dfarkeAnthony is euery houre in Rome 
 
 Expefled. Since he went from Egypt, tis 
 
 A fpacc for farther Trauaile. 
 
 Pom. I could haue giuen lefie matter 
 
 Abettercare. Mettae, I did nottbinke 
 
 This amorous Surfetter would haue donn’d his Helms 
 
 For fuch a petty Wsrre : HisSouldictfhip 
 
 Is twice the other twaine: But iet vs reare 
 
 The hlghet our Opinion, that our flirting 
 
 Can from the lap cfEgypts Widdow, plucke 
 
 The neete LuR-wearicd Anthony. 
 
 Mene. I cannot hope. 
 
 Cat far and Anthony (hall well greet together; 
 
 His Wifethat s deadjdidtrefpaffestoCs/ir, 
 
 His Brother wan’d vpon him.although I thiuke 
 
 Not mou'd by Anthony 
 
 Pom. I know not Menas, 
 
 How Icffer Enmities may gtue way to greater, 
 
 Werc’t not that we ftand tp agamft them all: 
 
 *Twet pregnant they (bould fquare between themfclues, 
 For they haue entertained cauie enough 
 
 To draw their fwords: but how thefesre of v* 
 
 May Cirncnt their diuifions, and binds vp 
 
 The petty difference, we yet not know: 
 
 Bee't as our Gods will haue’t; it onejy (lands 
 
 Our liues vpon,to vfe our ftrongeft hands 
 
 Coens Menas. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Enobarbui mi Leptdsu 
 
 Lep. Good Enobarbia, 'tis a worthy deed. 
 
 And fhall beccroeyou well,to intteat yout Captjjne 
 
 To foft and gentle fpeecb. 
 
 Enob. I (hall intreat him 
 
 To anfwer liKc hirafelfe: \(Caftr moot him, 
 
 Let Anthony looke ouer Cetfart head. 
 
 And fpeake as towd as M at*. By Jupiter, 
 
 Were 1 the wearct of AnthonAt Beard, 
 
 I would not fhaue'e to day. 
 
 Eep t Tisnoi atimeforpriuate flomacking. 
 
 Eao. Euery time ferues foe the matter that is then 
 borne m’t. 
 
 Lep. But final! to greater matters roufl giue way. 
 
 I*o. Not ifthe fmallcome firfl. 
 
 Lep. Your fpeech is pafilon : but pray you flirre 
 
 No Embers vp. Heere comes the Noble Anthony. 
 
 Enter Anthony aodyettitdius. 
 
 Esso. And yonder Cefo- 
 
 Enter Ceptr, Mecena*, and A grippe 
 
 Aet. Ifwecompofe well heere, toParsnia: 
 
 Hearke yent idita 
 
 Cafsr. 1 do not know Mecestas, asks Aorippa. 
 
 Lep Noble Friends: 
 
 That which combin'd vs was mofl great.and let not 
 
 A leaner adion rend vs. What's amiffe, 
 
 May it be gently heard. When wc debate 
 
 Our ctiuial! difference loud, we do commie 
 
 Murther in healing wounds. Then NoblePattoer*, 
 
 The rather for I carnefliy bcfeech. 
 
 Touch you the fowreff points with fvteetefl tearraes, 
 
 Nor curflnefie grow to'th’matter. 
 
 eAnt. 'Tisfpoken well: 
 
 Were we before our Artmes,and to fight, 
 
 I fhould do thus. Flourifb. 
 
 Cuf Welcome to Rome. 
 
 A»t. Thankeyou. 
 
 Ctf Sit. 
 
 Ant, Sit fir. 
 
 Caf. Nay then. 
 
 Ant. I learne, you take things ill,whicb are not fo: 
 
 Or being,concerne you not. 
 
 Caf. I mufl belaught at.ifor for nobbing,or a little,! 
 Should (ay my fclfe offended, and with you 
 
 Chiefcly i’th’world. More laught sc,chat 1 fhould 
 
 Once name you derogately: when to found yout name 
 
 It not concern’d roe. 
 
 Ant. My being in Egypt CWpr,what was’t to you? 
 
 Catf No more then my reeiding heere sc Rome 
 
 Might be to you in Egypt: yet if you there 
 
 Did praftife on my State,your being in Egypt 
 
 Might be my queflion. 
 
 tAnt. How intend you, pra&is’d ? 
 
 Caf You may be pleas’d to catch at mine intent. 
 
 By what did heere befall me. Your Wife and Brother 
 Made warres vpon me, and their contention 
 WasTheame for you, you were the vtordofwarre. 
 
 Aat.You do miftake your bufines, my Brother neuer 
 Did vrge me in his Aft: 1 did inquire it. 
 
 And haue my Learning from fome true reports 
 
 That drew their fwords with you, did he not mher 
 Difcredit my authority with yours, 
 
 And make the warres alike agamft my ftomacke, 
 
 Hauing alike your eaufe. Of this, my Letters 
 
 Before did fatisfieyou. I f y ou‘l pat ch a q uarrell, 
 
 As matter whole you haue to make it with, 
 
 it 3 It 
 
2 4 .6 The Tr age die of 
 
 It rouft not be with this. 
 
 Caf. You praife your fclfe.by laying defcfis ofiudge* 
 nrcni to me: but you patch: vp your excufes. 
 
 Amh. Not fo.not fo: 
 
 I know you could not lacke.I am certaine on*t. 
 
 Very neceffny of this thought.that l 
 
 Ycor Partner in the caufe’gainft which he fought. 
 
 Could not with gracefulleyes attend thofr Wattes 
 Which fronted mine owne peace, hs for my wife, 
 
 I would you had her fpirit^n fuch another. 
 
 The third oth'world is yours .which withnSnafRe, 
 
 You may pace tafie,biss nor fuch a wife 
 
 Bnshr. Would we had ail fuch wiues, that the men 
 might go to Warres v/ith the women. 
 
 Amb. So much vTtcvrkable.herGorboUesfC^r) 
 Made out ofher impatience; which not wanted 
 Shrodeoefie ofpoheie to: I greening grant, 
 
 Did you too much difqoiet,lor that youmuft. 
 
 But fay 1 could not heipe it t 
 
 Cafar. 1 wrote to you,when rioting in Alexandria you 
 Did pocket vp my Letters: and with taunts 
 
 Did gibe my Mifiue out of audience. 
 
 A/it. Sir,he fell vpon me,ere admitted,then: 
 
 Three Kings I had newly feafted.and did want 
 
 Of what I was i'thYnofning.-but next day 
 
 I told him of my felfe, which wot as much 
 
 As to haue askt him pardon. Let this Fellow 
 
 Be nothing of our ftrife; if we contend 
 
 Our of our quefhoo wipe him. 
 
 Cafisr. You haue broken the Article of your oath, 
 which you fhail neuer haue tongue to charge me with. 
 
 Ltp. Soft Cafir. 
 
 A n* No Lepidusfa him fpcake. 
 
 The Honour is Sacred which he tsikson now, 
 
 Soppofing that I lackt it; bur on Cafar, 
 
 The Article ofmy oath. 
 
 Cafar. To lend me Armes, and aide when 1 requir'd 
 ihem.tbe which you both denied. 
 
 Arab. Negle&ed rat hen 
 
 And then when poyfoned houres had bound me vp 
 
 From mine owneknowledge.as nee rely as I msy, 
 lie play rhe penitent to you. But mine bene fly. 
 
 Shall not make poore my greatneffe.nor my power 
 Worke without it. Truth is,that Fuluta, 
 
 To hade me out or Egypt,made Warier beere, 
 
 Forwhich my fdfe.the ignorant motiue,do 
 
 fane aske pardon,as befits mine Honour 
 
 To ftoopein fuch a cafe. 
 
 Lap. Tis Noble fpoken. 
 
 Mefs. J fit might pleafe you.to enforce no furtive 
 
 The grlefes between? ye; to forget them quite. 
 
 Were to remember: that the prefen t neede, 
 
 Spcahesco atcone you. 
 
 Lap. Worthily lpoken Moccnu. 
 
 Entkar. Or if you borrow one another* Loue for the 
 infUnr, you may when you heare no more words of 
 J’^tnpey rctumc it againe: you fhail haue time to wrangle 
 in, when you banc nothing clfe to do. 
 
 Amh. Thou art a Souldiet.onely.fpeakenomore. 
 
 inA>. That trueth fhould be Blent, I bad aim oft fbc- 
 
 got. 
 
 Ansh. Ycu wrorag this prefenee, therefore fpcake no 
 more. 
 
 Sack. Go too chert: yoorConfsderate Boric. 
 
 Csfir. Ido not muchdiflikethe matter,but 
 
 The man net of his fpeech; fort cannot be. 
 
 We fhail remains in friendthip,our conditions 
 
 So diffring in their afts. Yet if! knew. 
 
 What Hoopefhould hold vs ftaunch from edge to edge 
 Arh'world : I would perfue it. 
 
 Agri. Giue me leaue Cafir. 
 
 Cdfar. Speake Agrippa. 
 
 Agri. Thou haft a Sifter by the Mothers ftde,admtr’d 
 OUeutat Great oAfrrUj; AathmpHnom a widdower. 
 
 CofosSny not^ay AgripporfiC/a-peUre heard yot^your 
 proofeweTe welldeferued ofrafhnefTc, 
 
 Amh. I am not marryed Cafir- : let me heer* Agrippa 
 further fpcake. 
 
 Agri. To hold you In perpetual} ami tie, 
 
 To make you Brcth tes, and to knit your hearts. 
 
 Wfth an vruflipping knot»toke Andkr^p, 
 
 OUcuia to his wife t whofe beauty cliimes 
 
 No tvorfe a husband then the beft of men : whole 
 
 Venue ,a;td whofe general! graces, fpeake 
 
 That which none eiiecan vtter. By this marriage, 
 
 AH little leloufics which now feetne great. 
 
 And all great fearer, which now import their dangers. 
 Would then be nothing. Truth's would be tales. 
 
 Where now halfe tales be truth's j her loue to both. 
 Would each to othcr.und all loues to both 
 
 Draw after her. Pardon what 1 haue fpoke. 
 
 For *cis a ftudied not a p relent thought. 
 
 By duty ruminated. 
 
 Amh. WillGa/urfpeake? 
 
 Cafir. Not till be hearts bow Anthony is toucht. 
 
 With what is fpoke already. 
 
 Amh. What power is in Agrtppa, 
 
 If 1 -would fay Agtppe.be it fr. 
 
 To make this good ? 
 
 Cjfi'. The power of Cafar, 
 
 And his power,vnto OBavaa. 
 
 Amh. May I neuer 
 
 (To this good purpofe.that fo fairely fhewes) 
 Dresmeofimpediment ;!ct me haue thy hand 
 
 Further this ad of Grace: and from this houre. 
 
 The heart of Brothers gouerne in our Loues, 
 
 And fway our great Defignes. 
 
 Cafar. Tbcic’s my handt 
 
 A Sifter I bequeath you,wbomco Brother 
 
 Did euer loue fo deerely. Let her line 
 
 To ioyne our kingdomes.and our hearts, and neuet 
 Flieoff our Loues againe. 
 
 Lrpi. Happily, Amen. 
 
 Am 1 did not think to draw my Sword 'gainft Porrrpey, 
 For he bath laid ftrangecourrrfics.and great 
 
 Of late vpon me. 1 nuiftthanke himonely, 
 
 Leaft my remembrance,fuffer ill report t 
 
 Ar heclc of that, defie him. 
 
 Left. Time cals vpon’s. 
 
 Of vs muft Fempcy prefentfy be fought. 
 
 Or elfe he feckes out vs 
 
 Amh. Where lies he > 
 
 Cafar. About the blounc-Mefcna. 
 
 Amh. What is his ftrength by land t 
 
 Cafar. Gtcat^nd cncrcanng; 
 
 But by Sea he is an abfolute Mafter. 
 
 Attih. So is the Fame, 
 
 Would we had fpoke together. Haft we for it. 
 
 Yet ere we put our felues in Amies,difpatch we 
 
 The bufinefie we haue talks of. 
 
 Cafar. With mod gladoWTe, 
 
 And do inuite you to my Sifters v irw, 
 
 Whf 
 
r 
 
 ajfnthony and Qeopatra 
 
 34*7 
 
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 V» r heth«r ilraight He lead you 
 
 Anth. Let vs Lepsdm not lackeyour coropanie. 
 
 Lep, Noble Anthony, not fickencflc fhould detaine 
 me. 
 
 Fbarijh. Exit comet. 
 Manet Enoiarbtu,Agrippa,Meteneu. 
 
 AXte. Welcome from /tgypcSir. 
 
 £no. Hatfe the heart of Ctfxr, worthy Mcctnai. My 
 honourable Friend Agnopa. 
 o^Xgrt. Good Cnohartnu. 
 
 Meet. We haue caufe to be g!ad,thac matters arc fo 
 well difgefled: you (laid well by’t in Egypt. 
 
 Each. 1 Sir,we did fleepe day out ofcountenaunce : 
 and made the night light with drinking. 
 
 Meet. Eight Wilde.Boares rolled whole at a break- 
 fafl : and but twelue perfons there. Is chit true ? 
 
 Eno.This was bu: as a Flyc by an Eagle.-we had much 
 more monftrous matter of FcaR, which worthily defer- 
 ued noting. 
 
 Meetnas. She's amoft triomphant L&dy, if report be 
 fqusre to her. 
 
 Enob. When (befirftmet M.vk* Anthony, Ihepurft 
 vp his heart vpon theRtuer ofSidnis. 
 
 r Agri. There fhc appear’d indeed: or my reporter de¬ 
 vis'd well for her. 
 
 Eno. I will tell you. 
 
 The Barge fhe fat io, likeaburnifhe Throne 
 Burnt on the water :thePoopc was beaten Gold, 
 Purple the S ailes rand fo perfumed that 
 ‘The Windes were Loue-fickc. 
 
 With them the O wets were Siluer, 
 
 Which to the tune of Flutes kept ficoke.anr! made 
 The water which they beate,to follow tafler; 
 
 As amorous of their flrokes. For her owne perfoo. 
 
 It beggerd all difcription,(he did lye 
 Inher Pauillion.cloth ofGo!d,ofTi{Tue, 
 
 O’re-pinuring that Venns,where we fee 
 The fancie ouc-workc Nature. On each fide her, 
 
 Stood preny Dimpled Boyea.like fmiling Cupids, 
 
 With diuers coulour’d Fa nnes whofe winde did feeme. 
 To gloue the delicate chcckes which they did coole, 
 And what they vndid did. 
 
 Agtp' Oh rare for Antixmy. 
 
 Er.o. Her Gectlcwoman.hke the Nereides, 
 
 So many Mer-maides tended her i’th’eyes, 
 
 And made their bends adornings. At the Hchne. 
 AfeemingMer*maide fteeres •• The Silken Tackle, 
 Swell with the touches of thofe Flowet-foft hands. 
 That yarely frame the officc.From the Barge 
 A Grange inuifible perfume hits thefenfe 
 Of the adiacent Wharfes. The Citty caft 
 Her people out vpon her: and Anthony 
 Enthron’d i th’Market.place.did fit alone, 
 
 Whifling to’th'ayrc s which but for vacancie. 
 
 Hod gone to gaze on Cleopater too. 
 
 And made a gap inNature. 
 
 Agri. RsreEgiptian. 
 
 Eno. Vpon her landing, Anthony lent to her, 
 
 Inuited her to Supper: (he replyed. 
 
 It fhould be better,he became her guell: 
 
 Which fine entreated,our Courteous Anthony, 
 
 Whom nere the word of no woman hard fpeakc, 
 
 Being barbet’d ten times o re,gocs to therein; 
 
 And for his ordinary, paiet h'u heart. 
 
 For what his eyes eateonely. 
 
 Agri. Royall Wench t 
 
 She made great Cafar lay hisSword to bed. 
 
 He ploughed her, and fhe crept 
 
 Eno. I law her once 
 
 Hop forty Paces through the publickc rtreete. 
 
 And homing loft heT breach,fhe lpoke,and panted. 
 
 That (he did make dcfefi,pevft Sion, 
 
 And breathleficpowrebrerth forth. 
 
 Meet. Now Ant bony,mad \en\ithcz vrtcrly. 
 
 £»». Neuerhe will not .• 
 
 Age cannot wither her, nor cuflome Rale 
 Her infinite variety: other women cloy 
 The appetites they feedc,bui fhe makes hungry. 
 
 Where moft Ihe farisfies. For vildeft things 
 Become chemfelues in her.that the holy Priefis 
 Blelfe her,when fheisRiggifh. 
 
 Mece If Beauty,Wifedorrie,Modefty,can fete le 
 The heart of Anthony -.OUauia is 
 A blelTcd Lottery to him. 
 
 Agnp. Let vs go. Good Inobarbiu, make ycut felfe 
 .my gucft,whilflyoo abide heere. 
 
 5nt. Humbly Sir I thanke you. Excnzii 
 
 Enter Anthony,Cafar, Oilauia betw ecne them. 
 
 Anth. The world,and my great office, will 
 Sometimes deuide me from your bofome. 
 
 Oila. All w hich time,before the Gods my knee fnallj 
 bowe my ptayers to them for you. 
 
 Anth. Goodnight Sir. My Ottauia 
 Read notmy blemilhes in the worlds report: 
 
 I haue not kept my fqusre,but that to conic 
 Shall all be done byth'Rule :good night dcerc Lady: 
 Good night Sir. 
 
 Cafar, Goodnight. Exit. 
 
 Enter Soothfnier. 
 
 Anth. Nowfirrah: you do wifh your felfein Egypt ? 
 
 Sooth. Would I hadneuer come lromthencc,nor you 
 thither. 
 
 Ant. Jfyou can, your reafon ? 
 
 Sooth.I fee it in my motion :hauc it not io my tongue. 
 But yet hie you to Egypt againc 
 
 A*tko Say to me, whofe Fottunes Hull rife higher 
 Cafari nr mine ? 
 
 Soot. C^r/.Thercfore(oh Anthory)ft^y no', by his fide 
 Thy Daemon that thy fpirit which keepes thce,is 
 Noble,Couragious,tugh vnmacchable. 
 
 Where Cafsn is not. But ncere hiro.thy Angcll 
 Becomes a fcare : as being o’re-powr*d,thctefbrfi 
 Make fpace enough betweeneyou. 
 
 Anth. Speake this no more. 
 
 Sooth. To none but thee no more but: when to thee, 
 if thou doft play with him at any game. 
 
 Thou art fure to loofe; And of that Naturall lucke, 
 Hebcatsthec gainft theoddes. Thy Lufier thickens, 
 Whenhefliines by ; I fay againe.thy fpirit 
 Is all affraid to gouerne thee neete him: 
 
 But he alway 'tis Noble. 
 
 Anth. Get thee gone: 
 
 Say to VtntigiM 1 would fpeakc with him. 
 
 He lhall to Parthia,be it Art or hap. 
 
 He hath fpokentrue. The very Dice obey him. 
 
 And in our fports mv better cunning faints, 
 
 Vnder his chance.it we draw Iotshefpeedr, 
 
 His Cocks do winne the Battaile, Rill of mine. 
 
 When it is all to naught: and his Quailes euer 
 Beaiemine(inhoopt;at odd’s. 1 will O Egyp te: 
 
 And 
 
 Exit, 
 
34-8 
 
 Although I make this marriege for my peace, 
 1'thTEaft my pltafure lies. Oh come ^oitigiito. 
 
 Enter VentigiM . 
 
 Y ou muft co Parthia, your Commifitons ready; 
 Follow me,and necxue’t. 
 
 Sorter Ltfidws,Mtcerteu and Agrippa. 
 
 The 'Tragedie of 
 
 Exruxt 
 
 Leftchts. Trouble your felues no further; pray you 
 Kaften ycurGenerals after. 
 
 Agr. Sir.AAo-% Anshery , will e’ne bur ktffe QSk&tia, 
 an 6 week follow. 
 
 Left. TH11 fballfeeyou so your Souldiers drefTe, 
 Which will become you both; Farewell. 
 
 cMeee. We (hall: *s! conceive the iourney, beat 
 Mount before you Lopidus. 
 
 L>ifi, Your way is Giortcr,my purpofes <5o draw me 
 much about.youle win twodayes open me. 
 
 Tlcth. Sir good fucesffe. 
 
 L*fh Farewell. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter C!gopttttT,Cban*sian,Irajyas>d Alexas. 
 
 Cleo. Giue me feme Mu(kkeiMa(kke,mcody foode 
 of vs chat tradcin Lore. 
 
 Omnss. TheMdicke.hoa. 
 
 E-tter Mar faun the Stmuch. 
 
 . Ch>\ Let it ak>ne,lec*s to Billaids: come Ckansslan. 
 
 Otar. My arme is fore.bcft play with Mardien. 
 
 Clay a. As well a woman with an.Eanuchoiaide, as 
 wish a woman. Come you’ie play with me Sir ? 
 
 Mards. As well as I can Madam. 
 
 CUo. And when goodwill u ftsewed, 
 
 Thought coehe to fhort 
 
 The A&orcrtsy pleads pardon, lie none now, 
 
 Giue me mine Angle^weeleto’th’Riuer there 
 My M cliche playing farre off. I will betray 
 Taway fine fifbcs,roy bended booke (hall pierce 
 Their (limy iswes. and as I draw them vp, 
 
 He thinks them eucry one an Anthony, 
 
 ,&!sd fay^ahbajy'ate caught. 
 
 Char. Twas merry when you wager'd cn your Ang¬ 
 ling, when your diaer did hang a fait fifh on his hooke 
 which he withferuencie drew vp. 
 
 Cleo. That time? Oh times: 
 
 1 laught him out of patience: and that night 
 Ilaught him Into patience,and next morne, 
 
 Bre the ninth houre J dronkehim to his bed : 
 
 Then pur my Tires and Mantles on him,whilft 
 1 wore his Sword Pbillippan. Oh from Italie, 
 
 Enter aMejfeuger. 
 
 Rarome thou thy fruiteful! tidings in mine cares, 
 
 Thar long time hauc bin barren. 
 
 C TtUf. Madam,Madam. 
 
 Clot. Ai/cboryo’f dead. 
 
 If thou fsy fo Villaine, thou ktl*ft thy Mi fir is i 
 But well and free,if thou foydld him. 
 
 There Is GoJdpmd htere 
 
 My bleweft vames to krlfe: a hand that Kings 
 
 Haue lipt,and trembled kvffing. 
 
 Mef. FirO Madam,he is well. 
 
 Cleo Why there's mortGold. 
 
 But firrah nsarke,wev{« 
 
 T o f*y,the dead are well : bring it to that, 
 
 The Gold I glue thee, will I melt andpowr 
 Downe thy ill vrtering throate. 
 
 Mof. G ootS Madarn hears me. 
 
 Clr». Well,go too 1 will; 
 
 But there's no goodnefle in thy face If Anthony 
 Be free and HealthfulJjfo tort a fauour 
 To trumpet fuch good tidings. 1 f not well. 
 
 Thou ftouldft come like a Furie crown'd with Snakes, 
 Not like s formall man. 
 
 Mef. Wilt pleafe you heart me? 
 
 Cleo. 1 hauc a mind to Bribe thee ere thou fpcak*ftt 
 % < ei if thou fsy Anthony hues, *ti» well, 
 
 Or friends with Cafar,or not Captiue to him, 
 lie fei thee in a fhower ofGc'd,*andhaile 
 Rich Pearies vpon thee, 
 
 UWcf. Madam,he's\ve!l. 
 
 CUo. Wcitfaid. 
 
 Mef. And Friends with Cafar. 
 
 CUo. Th'art an honeft man, 
 
 Mef. Cafar ,and he,are greater Frieuds then euer, 
 CUo. Make thee a Fortune from me. 
 
 Mtj. 8ut yet Madam. 
 
 CUo. I do not like but yet^t does alay 
 The good precedence,fie vpon but yet. 
 
 Bur yet is as a Isylor to bring fourth 
 Some menftrot?* Malefstftor. Pry thee Friend, 
 
 Po wre out the packe of matter to mine eare, 
 
 The good and bad together : he's friends with Crfar, 
 
 In (late of health thou f*ift,and thou faift.frce. 
 
 Mef Free M3dam/io: 1 made no fwch report. 
 
 He's bound vnto OQauta. 
 
 CUo. For what good turne ? 
 
 Mef. For the belt turne i’rh'bed. 
 
 CUo. I am pale Charrman. 
 
 Mef. Madam,he’s married to OElaiuo. 
 
 CUo. The mod infe&jous Pcftilcnce vpon thee. 
 
 StrJ(et hentdounx. 
 
 cMtf. Good Madam patience. 
 
 CUo. What fay.you ? Striker km. 
 
 Hence horrible Vilhvnr.or llefpume thine eyes 
 Like balls before me: lie rnhaire thy head, 
 
 She halos h-imvp and downe. 
 Thou fhalt be whipt with Wyer.and flow'd in brine, 
 Smartingin lingripg pickle. 
 
 Mef Gracious Madam, 
 
 I that do bring the newes,mader.otthe match. 
 
 CUo. Say tis not fo,a Prouince I will giue thee. 
 
 And make thy Fortunes proud: the blow thou hadH 
 Shall make thy peace,for mouing me to rage. 
 
 And I will boot thee with what guift Sefide 
 Thy modeftie cen begee. 
 
 c Mef. He’s married Madam. 
 
 Cleo. Roguc.thou haft liu’d too long. Draw a kyift. 
 Mef. Nay then lie runne; 
 
 What mean e you M adam,l haue made no fault. Exit. 
 Cher. Good Madam ktepeyour felfe withinyour felfe, 
 
 The man is Innocent. 
 
 CUo. Some Innocents fcope not the thunderbolt« 
 
 Melt Egypt into Nyls: and kindly creatures 
 Tume all to Serpents. Call the flaue agalne, 
 
 Though I 3m m3ct,J will notbyte him :C 
 (fiar. Heisafeardtocome. 
 
 CUo, I will not hurt him. 
 
 Theft: hands do lacks Nobility .that they ftrike 
 A meaner then my felfe: fince I my felfe 
 Haue giuen my lelfe theeaufa Come hither 
 Enter the Meffengtr *9turn. 
 
 Though it b* honeft.lr isneuer good 
 To bring bad newer > giue to a gratiom MefTage 
 
 An 
 
cl// nthonj and Qleopitta* 34.9 
 
 1 Afl *»oft oftongues,but let ill tydinga tell 
 Thcrofeldes,vracn they be file. 
 
 Mtf. I haue done my duty. 
 
 Cleo. Is he married t 
 
 I cannot hate thee worfer then I do. 
 
 If thou againe fay yes. 
 
 CWtfi He's married Madam. 
 
 Cko. The Gods confound thee, 
 
 Doft thou hold there fhtl f 
 
 Mtp. Should I lye Madame? 
 
 CUo. Oh,l would thou didft: 
 
 So half? my Egypt were fubmerg'd 3 nd made 
 
 A Ccfteme for fcsl'd Snakes. Go get thee hence, 
 
 Hadft thou btarcifuu in thy face to me, 
 
 Thou would'!! sppeete mod vgly:He is married ? 
 
 Mef- 1 crane your Highneffe pardon. 
 
 CLto. He is married ? 
 
 frtef. Take no offence,that I would not offend you, 
 
 To punnilh me for what you make me do 
 
 Seemes much vncqual!,be's married to OS out a. 
 
 Clco, Oh that his fault fhould make a knaue of thee, 
 That art not what th'art fure of. Get thee hence. 
 
 The Marchahdize which thou haft brought from Rome 
 Are all coo deere for me: 
 
 Lye they vpon thy hand,and be vndone by etn. 
 
 Char. Good vour Highneffe patience. 
 flto. In praying Anthony, I haue difprais’d Cefar. 
 Chef, Many times Madam 
 
 Cleo. I am paid for’t nowilead me from hence, 
 
 I faint,oh Iras,Charmian: 'cis no matter. 
 
 Go to the Fellow, good A/exas bid him 
 
 Report she feature of Oliateta : her ycares. 
 
 Her inclination.let him not leaue out 
 
 The colour ofher haire. Bring me word quickly, 
 
 Let him for euer go.lec him not pharmian, 
 
 Though he be painted one way likes Gorgon, 
 
 The ocher wayes a Mars. Bid you Alexas 
 
 Bring me word,ho w call Ore is : pitty me Cbarmi-vt, 
 
 But do not fpeake to me. Lead me to my Chamber 
 
 Exeunt, 
 
 FicunCb. Enter P empty/tt cue doore with Drum and Trum- 
 pet: at another Cafar,Leptdue , Anthony , Er.obtzrl'US.Mc- 
 ceneu,y4grippJ r AIen/a with Sou/diers Marching 
 
 Pom. Your Hoflaees I haue,fo haue you mine s 
 
 And we fhsil talke before we fight. 
 
 Caper, Moft meetc that firft we come to words. 
 
 And therefore haue we 
 
 Our written ptnpofes before vs fens. 
 
 Which if thou haft confidercd.lct vsknow, 
 
 If’twill tye vp thy difeontemed Sword, 
 
 And carry backe to Cicelie much tail youth. 
 
 That elfemoft peri Hr heere. 
 
 Peru. T 0 you all three. 
 
 The Senators alone of this great world, 
 
 ChicfeFs&ots for the Gods. Ido not know, 
 
 Wherefote my Father fhould reuengers want, 
 
 Hauing a Sonne and Friends,fince Ialiua Caftr, 
 
 Who at Phillippi the good 'Enstw ghofted, 
 
 There fawyou labouring foe him. What was'c 
 
 That mou’dpale Caputs to confpire ? And what 
 
 Madeall-honcr'd, honeft,RomaineSrarur, 
 
 With the arm’d reft,Courtiers of beautious freedome. 
 To drench the Cap'ttoll,but that they would 
 
 Haae one man but a man .and that bis tt 
 
 Hath made me rigge my Nauie. At whofe burthen, 
 
 The anger'd Ocean fomcs,wich which I meant 
 
 To fcourge ch’iOgratjiude ,th;t defpightfoll Rome 
 
 Caft cn my Noble Father. 
 
 Cafxr. Take youf time. 
 
 Ant. Thou eaii’ft not feare vs Pompvy with thy falles. 
 Week fpeake with thee at Sea. Ac land thouknowft 
 How much we do o’re-counc thee. 
 
 Pom. At Land indeed 
 
 Thou doft otecounc me of my Fatherrs houfe: 
 
 But fince the Cuckoo builder not for hjrnfelle. 
 
 Remains in’t as thou maift. 
 
 Left. Be pleas’d to tell vs, 
 
 (For this is from the prefent how you take) 
 
 The offers we hsuc fent you. 
 
 Caper. There's the point. 
 
 Ant. Which do not be entreated too, 
 
 Buc waigh what it is worth imbrac'd 
 
 C&pxr. And what may follow to try a larges Fortune. 
 Pom. You haue made me offer 
 
 GfCicelie,Sardinia: and Imuft 
 
 Rid all the Sea of Pirsts. Then,to fend 
 
 Meafures of Wheate to Rome : this greed vpon. 
 
 To part with vnhackt edgcs.and beare backe 
 
 Our Targes vndinted. 
 
 Omnes■ That’s our offer. 
 
 Pom. Know then I came before you heere, 
 
 A man prepat'd 
 
 To take this offer. But Markf Anthony, 
 
 Put me to fome impatience though I loofe 
 
 The praife of it by telling. Y ou muft know 
 
 When Captr and your Brother were at blcwes, 
 
 Your Mother came to Cicelie.and did finde 
 
 Her welcome Friendly. 
 
 Ant. Ihaue heard it Pontpej, 
 
 And am well ftudied for a liberall thanks, 
 
 Which I do owe you. 
 
 Pom. Let meh 3 ueyout hand : 
 
 I did not thinke Sir.to haue met you heere. 
 
 Ant. The beds i’tb Eaft ate fofi,and thanks to you. 
 That cai’d roe timelier then my purpofe hither; 
 
 For I haue gained bye. 
 
 Capar. Since l faw you laft,ther’s a change vpon you. 
 Pom. Well,! know not, 
 
 W hat counts bar fh Fotune caft’s vpon my face, 
 
 Buc in my bofome (hall fhe neuer come. 
 
 To make my heart her vaffaile. 
 
 Lep. Well met heere. 
 
 Pom. I hope foLrpsdaa.thus we are agreed* 
 
 I craue our compofien may be written 
 
 And fcal’d betweene vs, 
 
 Capar. That’s the next to do. 
 
 Pom. Weele feaft each other .ere we psr?,and leu's 
 Draw lets who (hail begin. 
 
 Ant, Thar will! Pompey. 
 
 Pompty. No Anthony take the lot: but firft orlaft, 
 your fine Egyptian cookerie fh 0 Ubaueihef$me,I haue 
 heard that luhua Caftr, grew fat with feaftingthere. 
 
 A mb. Y ou haue heard much. 
 
 Porn. 1 hauefaireffieaningSir. 
 
 Ant. And fairs words to them, 
 
 Pom. Then fo much haue 1 heard. 
 
 And I haue beard Appolodorus carried-- — 
 
 Eno. No more that : he did fo-. 
 
 Pom. What I prayyouf 
 
 Eno . A certsioe Queene to Captr in a Matrls. 
 
 Pom. I know thee r.ovVjhow far’ft thou Souldtet? 
 Eno. V/ell, 3 i>d well am like to do,foe I perceiue 
 
 Four 
 
< Thg < Tragedie of 
 
 Trluftke playes. 
 
 Enter two or three Servants with a Banket. 
 
 350 
 
 Foure Feafts are toward. 
 
 Pom Let me (hake thy hand, 
 
 I neuer hated thee : I hauefeene thee fight, 
 
 When! haueenuied thy behauicur. 
 
 Enob. Sir,l neuer lou’dyou much.but 1 ha'ptais’d ye, 
 When you haue well defeat'd ten times as much, 
 
 As I haue faid you did. 
 
 Pom. Inioy thy plainneffe, 
 
 [t nothing ill becomes thee : 
 
 Aboord my Gaily, I inuite you all. 
 
 Will you leade Lords ? 
 
 AS. Shew s the way,fir. 
 
 Pom. Come. Extant. Manet £nob.& Menas 
 
 Men. Thy Father Pompey would ne’re haue made this 
 Treaty. You,and I haue knowne fir. 
 
 Enob. At Sea, I thinke. 
 
 cfl**. We haue Sir. 
 
 Snob. You haue done well by water. 
 
 Men. And you by Land. 
 
 Enob. 1 will praifeany man that willpraifeme.thogh 
 It cannot be denied what I haue done by Land, 
 
 OMew. Nor what 1 haue done by water. 
 
 Enob. Yes fome-thing you can deny for yout owne 
 fafety : you haue bin a great Theefe by Sea. 
 
 Men. And you by Land. 
 
 Enob. There I deny my Land feruice :hut giue mee 
 your hand Menat, if our eyes had authority, heere they 
 might take two Theeues killing. 
 
 Men. All mens faces are true,whatfomere their hands 
 are. 
 
 Enob, But there is neuer a fayre Woman, ha's a true 
 Face. 
 
 Men. No (lander, they fteale heart*. 
 
 Enob, We came hither to fight with you. 
 
 Men. For my part, I am forry it is turn'd to a Drink¬ 
 ing. Pompey doth this day laugh away his Fortune. 
 
 Enob. If he do, Cure he cannot weep’t backe againe. 
 
 OWen. Y’hauefasd Sir, we look’d notfor Mark* An* 
 thony heere, pray you, is he married to Cleopatra} 
 
 Enob. Cafan Sifter is call’d Oblauta. 
 
 Men. T rue Sir,(he was the wife of Cain* MareeUus. 
 
 Enob. But (he is now the wife of Marcus Anthonitts. 
 
 Men. Pray'ye fir. 
 
 Snob. ‘Tutrue. 
 
 Men. Then is Cafrr and he, for euer knit together. 
 
 Enob. If I wete bound to Diuineofthis vnity.I wold 
 not Prophefiefo. 
 
 Men. I thinke the policy of that purpofe.made more 
 jn the Marriage, then the loue of the parties. 
 
 Enob. Ithinkefo too. But you (hall finde the band 
 that feemes to tye their friendftiip together, will bee the 
 very ftrangler of their Amity: Odama is of a holy, cold, 
 and (fill conuerfaiion. 
 
 Men. Who would not haue his wife fo? 
 
 Ena. Not he that himfelfc is not Co : which is Marks 
 Anthony : he will to his Egyptian di(h againe; then (hall 
 the fighes of OHauia blow the fire vp in Cafar. and (as I 
 faid before) that which is the ftrength of their Amity, 
 (hall prouethe immediate Author of their variance. An¬ 
 thony will vfe his affedlion where it is. Hee married but 
 his occafion heere. 
 
 A/m.And thus it may be.Come Sir,will you aboord? 
 I haue a health foryou. 
 
 Enob. I (hall take It fir; we haue vs’d our Throats in 
 Egypt. 
 
 Men. Come,lei*s away. Exeunt, 
 
 1 Heere they’lbe man: fomeo’th’their Plantsare 
 rooted already, theleaft windei’th'world wil blow them 
 downe. 
 
 1 Lepidtts is high Conlord. 
 
 1 They haue made him drinke Aimes drinke. 
 
 a As they pinch one another by the difpofuion, hee 
 cries out,no more; reconciles them to bis cntreaue, and 
 himfelfc to'th’drmke. 
 
 1 But it tailes the greatet warre bet weene him & his 
 difcretion. 
 
 2 Why this it is to haue a name in great mens FeF 
 Jowfhip:! badasliuehaueaReede that will doe me no 
 feruice, as a Partisan I could not heaue. 
 
 1 To be call’d into a huge Sphere,and not to be feene 
 to moue in’t.are the holes where eyes fitould bee, which 
 pittifully difafter the cheekes. 
 
 A Sennet founded. 
 
 Enter Cafar,Anthony, Pompey.Lepidtts, A£rrfpa,Meeenaa, 
 Enobitrbtu, Metres,with other Copt times. 
 
 Ant. Thus do they Sir: they take the flow o’th’Nyle 
 By certaine fcales i’th'pyramidr they know 
 By’th’height,the lownefle,or the meane: If dearth 
 Or Foizonfollow. ThehigherNilusfwels, 
 
 The more it promiles :as itebbes.the Seedfman 
 Vpon the flime and Ooze fcstters his graine. 
 
 And fhortly comes to Harueft. 
 
 L‘p. Y’haue rtrange Serpents there? 
 
 Anth. I Lepidns. 
 
 Lep. Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now ofyour mud 
 by the operation ofyour Sun :fo is your Crocodile. 
 
 Ant. They are (o. 
 
 Pom. Sit.and fome Wine: A health to Lepidtu. 
 
 Lep. lamnotfo wellasl (houldbe: 
 
 But llene’reout. 
 
 Enob. Not till you haue (lept: Ifeareme you'lbeein 
 till then. 
 
 Lep. Nay certainly, I haue heard the Ptolomiej Pyra- 
 mifis are very goodly things : without contradi&ion I 
 haueheard that. 
 
 Menas. Pompey,» word. 
 
 Pomp. Say in mine care,what is’t. 
 
 Men. For fake thy feate J do befeech thee Captaine, 
 Andheareme fpeake a word. 
 
 Pom. F orbe are me till anon. lybfyers ins Sort. 
 
 This Wine for Lepidtts. 
 
 Lep. What manner o’thing is your Crocodile? 
 
 Ant. 1 1 is (hap’d fir like it (elfe, and it is as bioad as it 
 hath bredth; It is iuft To high as it js, and mooues with It 
 owne organs. It liues by that which nourifhethit, and 
 the Elements once out of it, It Tranfmigrates. 
 
 Lep. What colour is it of? 
 
 Ant. Ofit owne colour too. 
 
 Lep' ‘Tis a fttange Serpent. 
 
 Ant. 'Tis fo, and the tearesofit are wet. 
 
 C*f Will this defcription fatisfie him ? 
 
 Ant. W ith the Health that Pompey giues hirr, elfe he 
 isa very Epicure. 
 
 Pomp. Go hang fir,hang: tell me ofthat ? Away: 
 
 Do as I bidvou. Where'sthis Cup I call’d for> 
 
 Men. I (foe the fake of Merit thou wilt heare me?, 
 
 Rif, 
 
<*J[nsbcrff Wit Qleopatra, 
 
 1 Rj fc from thy ftooie 
 
 1 Pom. 1 thtnke th'art mad ."the matter ? 
 
 I hauc euer held my cap off to thy Fortunes. 
 
 Pom. Thou haft feru'd me with much faith; v/hat*« 
 elfe to fay ? Be lolly Lord*. 
 
 jnth. Thefe Quicke-fand*L#/r*iaJ, 
 
 Keepe off,them for you finke, 
 
 Men. Wilt thou be Lord of all the world? 
 
 Pom. What faift thou? 
 
 Men. Wilt thou be Lord of the whole world? 
 
 I Thar** twice. 
 
 Pom. How fhould that be i 
 
 %JHen. But emettaine it, and though tbouthinkeme 
 
 | poore, lam the man will eiue thee all the world. 
 
 I Pom. Haft thou drunke well. 
 
 i_Men. No Pompejfl haue kept me from the cup, 
 
 Thou art if thou dailf bc.theearrhly Ioue i 
 
 I What ete the Ocean pale*,or sk:e inchppc*, 
 
 II j thme,if thou wilt ha't. 
 
 Pom. Shew me which way ? 
 
 Mt*. Thefe three WoTld-(harer*,thcfc Competitors 
 
 1 Axe in thy reft ell. Let me cut the Cable, 
 
 |,And when we are put off/all to their throate* i 
 
 1 All there i* thine. 
 
 Pom. Ah.thi* thou fhouldft Haue done, 
 
 1 And not haue (poke on’t. In meu* villame, 
 
 I In thee, t had bin good feruice : thou mull know, 
 
 |T5* not my profit that doe* lead mine Honout; 
 
 I Mme Honour it .Repent that ere thy tongue, 
 
 I Hath fo betraide thine ade. Being done vnknowne, 
 
 II fhould haue found it afterwards well done, 
 
 I But muft coodemne It now : defift.and diinke. 
 
 1 Men. For this, lie neuer follow 
 
 I Thy pauPd Fortune* more, 
 
 1 Whofeekesand will not take,when once ’tiioffet'd, 
 
 1 Shall neoet finde it more. 
 
 I Pom. This health to Ltpidu* 
 
 Am. Bearehimafhore, 
 
 1 lie pledge it for him Potnpey. 
 
 1 Eno Heete’i to thee Monaco 
 
 Men. Enobarbiu ,welcome. 
 
 Pom. Fill nil the cup be hid. 
 
 I Eno. There'* a ftroDg Fellow Menas. 
 
 Mon. Why? 
 
 Eno. Abeareithe third part of the world man i feefl 
 | not ? 
 
 Men. The third part,then he i* drunk: would it were 
 
 1 all.that it might go oo wheele*. 
 
 Eno. Drinke rnou: encreafe the Reeks. 
 
 Mm Come. 
 
 Pom. ThisUnotyetan Alexandrian Feaft. 
 
 Ant. It ripen's toward* it: ftrikethe Veflellshoa. 
 
 I Heeres to Cafar 
 
 Cafar. 1 could well forbear t, it'* monftrou* labour 
 
 1 when 1 wafh my braine.and it grow fouler. 
 
 Ant. Be a Child o'th’trme. 
 
 Cafar- PoffefTe it, lie make anCwer .-but I bad rather 
 faft from all,foure dayes.tben drinke (o much in onc. 
 
 hnob. Hamybraue Bmperour, fhall we daunte now 
 the Egyptian BackenaW.and celebrate our drinke ? 
 
 Pom. Let'* ba*t good Souldier. 
 
 Ant. Come, let * all take bands. 
 
 Tilt that the conquering Wine hath fteep’t out fenfe, 
 
 I Infofv and delicate Lethe. 
 
 Eno. All take hands* 
 
 1 M ake battery to out ester with the loud Mufickc, 
 
 j ne while,lie place you, then the boy lhaJI ling. 
 
 [Tie holdiDg euery man ftiaJl beace as loud, 
 
 A* hi* ftrong fides can volly 
 
 Mafieke P Layei. Snobarbui placet them band in band. 
 
 The Song. 1 
 
 Come then "Monarch oft ho Fine, 
 PlwnpuTSacchue.wllbpwkeejne : 
 
 In thy Fattei our Caret he drown'd, 
 mtb thy (j taper our h arret be Croton'<L 
 
 Cap vi till the wot Id go round , 
 
 Cup vi till the world go round. 
 
 Cafar. What would you more? | 
 
 Tompey goodnight. Good Brother 
 
 Let me reqoeft you of our graucr bufineffe 
 Frownejatthisleoitie. Gentle Lord* let’* parr. 
 
 You fee we haue burnt our cheek e». Strong Enabarbe 
 
 Is weaker then the Wtne.and mine owne tongue 
 
 Spleet's what it Ipeakes: the wide difgutfe hath almoff 1 
 Antickt vs alL What need* more words/goodnight. 
 
 Good Anthony your hand. 
 
 Pom. 1 le try yoo on the fhore, 
 
 An’h. And fnall Sir.giue* yout hand. 
 
 Pom Oh Anthony, you haue my Father hoqfe. 
 
 But what,weare Friend*? 
 
 Come downe into the Boate. v 
 
 Eno Take heed you fall not Menat- Uenoton lhor«, 
 
 No to my Cabin : thefe Drummer, 
 
 Thefe Trumpets.Flute*: what 
 
 Let Neptuneheare,we bid iloud farewell 
 
 To thefe great Fellowet.Soand and be hang’d,found out. 
 
 Sound aFhurifh with Dnimmes. I 
 Enor. Hoo fate* a there * my Cap. 
 
 Men. Hoa,Noble Captaine.cotne. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Ventidiui as it were m triumph, the dead body of Paco, 
 rue borne before him. 
 
 Vcn. Now darting Parthya art thou ftroke^nd now 1 
 
 Pleas'd Fortune doe* of Marctu Crajfue death 
 Makemereuenger. Beare the King* Sonnes body. 
 
 Before our Army thy Paconu Orades, 1 
 
 Paies thi* for Marcm* C raffles 
 
 Romania. Noble "Uentidiua, 
 
 Whil ft yet with Parthian blood thy Swordi* warme. 
 
 The Fugitiue Parthian* follow. Spurre through Media, 1 
 Mefapotamia.and the fheUer*,whetheT 
 
 The routed flie So thy grand Captame Anthony 
 
 Shall fet thee on triumphant Chariot*,and 
 
 Put Garland* on thy head. 
 
 Van. Oh SiUiUJ.SiUjUSj 
 
 1 haue done enough. Alowet place note weu 
 
 May make too great an ad. For leatne thi* Siditto, 
 
 Better to leaue vndone, then by out deed 
 
 Acquire too high a Fame, when him we Icrues twnj. 1 
 Cafar and lAnthony.hiue euer wonne 
 Moreinthetrofficcr.thenperfon. S cjfiue 
 
 One of my place in Syria, his Lieutenant, 
 
 For quteke accumulation ofrenowne. 
 
 Which he atchiu'dby 'ih*mi nute,loft his feoour. 
 
 Who does t’th* Wanes more then his Captain* can. 
 Becomes his Captaine* Captame ; and A mtwion 
 (The Souldiers vertue)rather makes choife of Ioffe 1 
 
 Then gain*,which darken* him. 1 
 
 I could do more to d o jinthemua good, 1 
 
 But “twould offend him. And in his offence, 
 
 Shoui^ | 
 
3 5 £ Tfo T rapedte of 
 
 S bould my peiformance peri(h. 
 
 Rtm Thou haft f'cntuhta that, without thewhicba 
 Souldicr aod hi* Sword graunt, fcarcedtftiocfaon : thou 
 will writ* to Anthony. 
 
 Vn. lie humbly fienifie what in his name. 
 
 That roagicill word ofWarre we haue effe&cd, 
 
 How with his Btnn«rs,and hit well paid ranks. 
 
 The nere-yet beaten Horfe of Parthta, 
 
 W t Haue taded ou t o'th Field. 
 
 Rtm Where is he now? 
 
 y o».He purpofeth to Arhens, whither with what haft 
 The waight wemufl conuay with’s.will permit: 
 
 We (hall appeare before bwn. On their ,paffc along. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Agreppa at me there, Euobarbtu at another, 
 
 Agri. WbatartchcBrothersparted? 
 
 Ena, They haue difpatcht with Bampey, he'.» gone. 
 
 The other three are Sealing. OUmtia weepes 
 
 To part from Rome: Cafe? is fad,end Leptiue 
 
 Since Pempey’t feaft, as Aim as faics,is troubled 
 
 With che Greene-Sicknefle. 
 
 Agri. Tis a Noble Lepidue. 
 
 in*. A very fine one: oh,ho w he loue* Caper. 
 
 Agri. Nay but how deerely he adores Mat\Ambony. 
 
 Ena. Caper ? why he’s the lupiter of men. 
 
 Ant. What’t Antbtnj t \.\\tGod of Jupiter ? 
 
 Ewn. Spakcyou ofCaftr ?How,thenon-parcill ? 
 
 Agri, Oh Antbersj ,oh thou Arabian Bird! 
 
 En» W ould you praife Caftr.fty Cefan go no furcher. 
 
 Agr Indeed he plied them both with excellent priiies. 
 
 Eat. But heloues Cafar beft.yet be foucs Ambon s 
 Hoo Hearts,Tongues,Figure, 
 
 Scribes, Bard s, Poet *,canoot 
 
 Thinkcfpeake, caft,write,(tng,number:boo, 
 
 Hu lone to Anthenj. But as (or CePar, 
 fCneeledowne,kneeledowae,3nd wonder. 
 
 Agri. Both heloues. 
 
 Ena. They are his Shards,and he their Beetle,for 
 
 This is to borfc t Adieu^Nobie Agrrppa. 
 
 Agrt. Good Fortune worthy Souldier.and farewell. 
 
 Enter Cafar. Anthony,Lepidtu.avdCELtvtia. 
 
 Antho. No further Sir. 
 
 Ca/nr. You taka from me a great part of my felfe.- 
 Vfe me well ink. Sifter,proueiucha wife 
 
 As my thoughts make thte.and as my fartheft Band 
 
 Shall pafle on thy approofe: moftNobit Amhenp , 
 
 Let not the peeee of Vertue which isfet 
 
 Betwixt vs.ai the Cymetn of our loue 
 
 To keepe rt bui!ded,be the Ramroe to batter 
 
 TheFottrefle ofit:for better might we 
 
 Haue low'd without this mcane,if onboth parts 
 
 This be notcheriftit. 
 
 Ant. Make me not offcnded.inyour diftruft. 
 
 Captr f I haue faid. 
 
 Ant. You (hall not finde, 
 
 Though you be therein curious.the left caufe 
 
 For what you feeme te> feare,fo the Gods keepe yoo. 
 
 And make the hearts ofRomaines (cure your ends j * 
 
 We will heeie part. 
 
 Cifar. Farewell my deereft Sifter.fare thee well. 
 
 The Elements be kind to thee,and make 
 
 Thy fpirits all ofcomfort: farethee well. 
 
 OOn. My Noble Brother. 
 
 Antb The Aprill’amhereyei, it i, Loues (bring, 
 
 And tbele the (bowers to bring it on r betheerfuB. 
 
 Otto. Su.looke well to my Husbands houfe • and 
 Cafar. Whji Ocieuta ? 
 
 CSa, He tell you in yoor eare. 
 
 Ant. Het tongue will not obey hctheatt,not cm 
 
 Her heart intorme her tongue. 
 
 The Swances dewne feather 
 
 That (lands vpon the Swell at the of full Tide i 
 
 Aod neither way inclines. 
 
 Ena. Will Ctfit wevpe ? 
 
 Agr. He ha’s a cloud in's face. 
 
 Et»c. He were the worfe for tha^werehs a Horfe foil 
 
 he being a man 
 
 Agrt. Why Enebarbiu : 
 
 When Anthony found Julius Caper dead. 
 
 He cried almoft to roaring: And he wept 
 
 W T hen at Phillippi he found "Brest tee flame.* 
 
 Ena. Thai yeare lndeed,he was trou bled with a ns*ne. 
 Wha: willingly he did cotjfcmnd,he wad’d, 
 
 Beleeu’t till I weeps too. 
 
 Cafer. No fweet Ottawa, 
 
 You (hall heare from me dill: the time (hall oot 
 
 Out-go my thinking on you. 
 
 tAm. Come Sir,come. 
 
 He wrsftle with you in my ftrengtb oflooe, 
 
 Looke heere I haue you,thus I, let bou gO, 
 
 And giue you to the Gods. 
 
 Cnjar. Adieu be happy. 
 
 Lep. Let all the number ofcheStarres eiue light 
 
 T o thy faire way, S b 
 
 Caftr. Fajewell.fareweJL Ktfet Ofiaum. 
 
 Axu. Farewell. Trumpets found. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter CJecpatra t Cbd/mian t Irsfe,aad Alexas. 
 
 O co - Where is the Fellow? 
 
 Alex. Halfe afeard to come, 
 
 CJeo, Go too,go too . Come hither Sir. 
 
 Eiter tit JHeJftnger ae before. 
 
 Altx. Good M3icftie: Herod of lury dare not loefce 
 vpon you,but when you are well plaes’d, 
 
 Clea, That //<*rWr head.He haue. but how? When 
 tAntbonj is gone,through whom i might cotmnaund it; 
 Come thou neere. 
 
 Mef. McftgratiousMaieftie. 
 
 O e °- Did'ft thou behold Ocfaxia } 
 
 Aief ] dread Qiteene. 
 
 CUa. Where? 
 
 Mef. Madam in Rome, I looke her In the face: and 
 law hrr led betweene her Brochcr,and (JMark*Anthony. 
 CJeo. Is (he as tall as mef 
 
 Aie.f. She is not Madam. 
 
 Clea. Didft heare her fpeake? 
 
 Is (he fhnll tongu’dorlow? 
 
 Afef Madam.I heard her fpeake (he is low voie'e. 
 
 9 Tint's nor f<j good : he cannot like her long. 
 
 <r ' L'keher ?Oh Ifit :'cisunpo{fib!e. 
 et -\ thinke fo Charm tan-, dull ofroosue, & dwarfifo 
 Wfc* Maieftie is in her gate.remember 
 
 It ere thou look'd on Maieftie. 
 
 creepes:her motion,& her Ration are as one. 
 She (he we, a body,rather thenalsfe, 
 
 A Stacue.then a Breather. 
 
 Clee. Is this rertaine ? 
 
 -Mtf- Or I haue no obferusnee, 
 
 / ’ io C2W10t ma ' (e bettern«e. 
 
 Clee. He'a very knowing,! doperceiu't, 
 
 There s not hirjg in her yet. 
 
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 <l Anthony and (Jeopalra* ^ 
 
 Trie Fellow ha’s good iudgement. 
 
 Char. Excellent. 
 
 Cleo. GueiTe at her yeares,T pry thee. 
 
 Mcjf. Madam.(he was a window. 
 
 Cleo, Widdow ? Charmian, hearke. 
 
 Mtf. And! do thitike fhc's thirtie. 
 
 Clt. BeaiYuhou her face in mind ? is'c long or round? 
 
 Mejf. Round, euen to faultinefle. 
 
 Cleo. For the mod part too, they are foolifh that are 
 fo- Her haire what colour? 
 
 M*ff. Browne Madam: and her Forehead 
 
 As low as (he would wifh if. 
 
 Cleo. rhere*s Gold for thee. 
 
 Thou mud not take my former (harpenefle ill, 
 
 I will employ thee backe againe : 1 node thee 
 
 Moft fit for bufinefie. Go,make thee ready, 
 
 Our Letters are prepar’d. 
 
 Char. A proper man. 
 
 Cleo, Indeed he is fo: I repent me much 
 
 That fo 1 harried him. Why me think’s by him. 
 
 This Creature's no fuch thing. 
 
 Char. NcrhingMadam. 
 
 Cleo. The man hath feene fome Maiefly, and Ihould 
 know- 
 
 Cheer. Hath hefeene Maicftie? JJtt elfedefend: and 
 feruing you folong. 
 
 (fUopa. I baue one thing more to aske him yet good 
 Chamuan: but 't'tt no tmtter,thou (halt bring bim to me 
 where I will writejall may be well enough. 
 
 £har. I warrant you Madam. Sxemt. 
 
 Bnter Anthony and Oftauia, 
 
 Ant. Nay,nay Ottauia, not onely that, 
 
 Thar were excufable,thac and thoufands more 
 
 Of femblabie import.but he hath wag’d 
 
 New Warres'gainft/Vwjvy. Made his will, and read it, 
 To publicke care, fpoke (candy of me. 
 
 When perforce he could not 
 
 But pay metearmes of Honour: cold and fickly 
 
 He venred then moft narrow meafureilenttnr. 
 
 When the beft hint was giuen bim: he not look'*. 
 
 Or did it from his teeth. 
 
 OQaui. Oh my good Lord, 
 
 Beleeuc norall.onfyoumuftbcleeue, 
 
 Scomacke not all. A more vohappie Lady, 
 
 If this deuifion chance, ne’re flood betweene 
 
 Praying for both pares: 
 
 The good Gods wil mockeme pre^otly, 
 
 When I fhall pray :Oh bldTe my Lord.and Husband, 
 Vndo chat prayer, by crying out as loud, 
 
 Ch bleflc my Brother. Husband winne, winneBrother, 
 prayes, and diftroyes the prayer.no midway 
 
 Twixt thefe extreames at all. 
 
 *int, Gentle OHateia, 
 
 Let your beft loue draw to that point which feeks 
 
 Bcft to preferueit :if I loofe mine Honour, 
 
 I loofe my felfe:berter I were not yours 
 
 Then your fo branchleffe. But as you requefted. 
 
 Your felfe fhall go bet ween's.the meane time Lady, 
 lie raife the preparation of a W atre 
 
 Shall ftaine your Brother,makc your fooneft haft, 
 
 So your deities are yours. 
 
 OH. Thanks to my Lord, 
 
 The loue of power make me moft weake.moft weake, 
 You reconciler:Wmes’twixt you twaine would be. 
 
 As if the world Ihould eleaue,and that (lain; men 
 
 Should foadervp the Rift. 
 
 Anth. When it appeeres to you where this begins, 
 Tume your difpleafure that w ay,for our ’tiilt* 
 
 Can neuer be fo equail,that you r ! oue 
 
 Can equally moue with them. Prouide youtgoing, 
 Choofe yourownc company,and command what coft 
 Your heart he's mind too. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Enobarbta .and Erie. 
 
 Eno. How now Friend Eros ? 
 
 Erot. Thet’s ftrange Newes come Sir. 
 
 Eno. Whatman? 
 
 Ero. Caftr&c A«prd«r haue made warres Vpon Vempey, 
 
 Eno. This is old,what is the fucceiTe ? 
 
 Erot, C^prhauiog made yfe of him in the warres 
 gattift Pompey: prefemly denied him riuslity, would not 
 let him partake in the glory ofthea£fron,and not reffing 
 here, accufes him of Letters he had formerly wrote to 
 Pompqt. Vpon his owne appeale feizes him,fo the poors 
 third is vp,till death enlarge hisConfinc. 
 
 Sue. Theo would thou hadft a paire of chapsn o more, 
 and throw betweene them ail the food thou haft, theyle 
 grinde the other. Where’s Anthony? 
 
 Erot. He’s walking in rite garden thus,and fpurnes 
 
 The ru(h that lies before him. Cries Foole Lcpiim , 
 
 And threats the chroate of that his Officer, 
 
 That murdred P empty. 
 
 Em. Our great Nauies rig’d. 
 
 Eros. For Italy and Cgfsr,moK Domitita t 
 
 My Lord defircs you prefemly :my Newes 
 
 I might haue told heareafler, 
 
 ' Sno. ’Twill be naught.bur let it be:bring me to Anthony. 
 
 Erot. Come Sir, Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Agrrppa,P/ecertat..-tnd Cafar. 
 
 Csf. Contemning Rome he h3*s done all this,& more 
 
 In Alexandria : heere’s the manner oft: 
 
 I*rh’M8rket-place on a Tribunall filuer'd, 
 
 Cleopatra and himfelfe in Chaires of Gold 
 
 Were publikely enthron’d ; at the feet, fat 
 
 Ctsfarion whom they call my Fathers Sonne, 
 
 And all the vnlawfull ilfue.thst their Luft 
 
 Since then hath made betweene them. Vnco her, 
 
 He gaue the ftabiifhment of Egypt,made her 
 
 Of lower Syr ia,Cyprus,Lydia,abfolute Qoeene. 
 
 Meet. This in the publike eye? 
 
 Caf.tr. l’th’common (hew place,where they exercife, 
 His Sonnes hichcr proclaimed the King ofKings, 
 GreatMedia,Psrthia, and Armenia 
 
 He gaue to Alexander. To Ptelorny he affign’d, 
 Syri9,Silicia,and Phoanetia : ihe 
 
 In th’abiliments oftheGoddriTe^/S/ 
 
 That day appeer'd.andoft before gaue audience. 
 
 As’tis reported fo. 
 
 Mere, Lee Rome be thus inform’d. 
 
 Agri. Who quentie with his iafolence already. 
 
 Will their good thoughts call from him. 
 
 Cafar. The people krtowesit. 
 
 And haae now receiu’d his accufations. 
 
 Agri . Who does he accti fe? 
 
 Cafar. Ctfar.znd that hauing inCicilie 
 
 Sextus Powpeitu fpoil’d, we had not rated him 
 Hisparto’ih’jflc. Then does he fay,he lent me 
 
 Some (hipping vnreftor’d. Laftly, he frets 
 
 That Lepidtet ofthe Triumpherate,fhould be depos o } 
 
 And being that, we detaine all hisRcuenue. 
 
 Agri. Sir,this fhould be anfwerid. 
 
 (fafar. ’Tis done already,and theMeflenger gone: 
 
 I haue told him LefieUts wasgrownetoo cruell, 
 
 y y That 
 
_ 7%g 
 
 Th3t he hishigh Authority abus'd. 
 
 And didoefcsue hi* change: for what I haue cooper'd, 
 I grsnt him part: but then in hi* Armenia, 
 
 And other othis conquer'd Kingdom*,! demand the like 
 OWce. Hee’l newer yecld to that, 
 
 Caf. Net muft not then be yeclded to in this. 
 
 Eo ter OH Mia With her Trains . 
 
 08 a. Haile Cxftr, and my L. haile moft deere C*f ar ’ 
 Cafar. That euer I fhould call thee Cad-away. 
 
 O&a. Youhaue not call’d me fo ,nor haue you caufe. 
 Caf. Why haue you doln vpon v* thusfyoti come not 
 Like Caftri Sifter, The wife o l Anthony 
 Should haue an Army for an Vfher, and 
 The neighes of Hone to tell of het approach. 
 
 Long ere (he did appeare. The trees byth’way 
 Should haue borne men, and expe&ation fainted, 
 Longing for what it had not. Nay, the duft 
 Should haue afeeuded totheRoofeofHeauen, 
 
 Ra is’d by your populous Ttoopes: But you are come 
 A Market-maid to Rome, and hauepreuemed 
 The oftentation of our loue; which left vnfhe wne. 
 
 Is often left vnlou’d j we fhould haue met you 
 By Sea.and Land,(applyingcuery Stage ‘ * 
 
 With an augmented greeting. 
 
 08 a. Good my Lord, 
 
 To come thus was I not con&ain’djbut did it 
 On my free-will. My Lord OWcrfj Anthony, 
 
 Hearing that you prepar’d for Warre, acquainted 
 My greeued eate wiinall; whereon I begg’d 
 Hi* pardon for retume. 
 
 Caf. Which foone be granted, 
 
 Being an abdraft’tweene hi* Li»ft,andhifn. 
 
 Off4, Do not fay fo,my Lord. 
 
 Caf. I haue eyes vpon him. 
 
 And his affaires come to me on the wind:wher is he now? 
 OR a. My Lord,in Athens. 
 
 Cafar. No my moft wronged Sifter, Cleopatra 
 Hath nodded him to her. He hath giuen his Empire 
 Vp to a Whore, who now are leuying 
 The King* o’th’earth for Wane. He hath afTcmbled, 
 Boehm the King of Lybia, Archtl&w 
 Of Cappadocia, Philadelpbot King 
 Of Paphlagonia: the Tbraeun King Adultat, 
 
 King Manckm of Arabia, KingofPont, 
 
 EJeredoCIewry, Mttkridattt King 
 OfCoroageat, Pdemon and Amintat, 
 
 Tbc Kings cfMede.and Licoania, 
 
 With a more larger Lid of Scepter*. 
 
 08 a. Ays me mod wretched. 
 
 That haue my heart parted betwixt two Friends, 
 
 That docs afflidi each other. (breaking forth 
 
 Caf. Welcom hither: your Letter* did vmh-holde our 
 Till we perceiud both how you were wrong led, 
 
 And we in negligent danger: cheere your heart. 
 
 Be yen not troubled with the time, which driue* 
 
 O re your content, thefe drong neccffities. 
 
 But let determin'd chings to dedinie 
 
 Hold vnbewayl’d their way. Welcome to Rome, 
 
 Nothing more dccte to roe. You are abus’d 
 
 Beyond themarke ofthought: and the high Gods 
 
 To do you ludice, makes hi* Miniders 
 
 Ofvs, and thofe that loueyou. Bed of comfort. 
 
 And euet welcom to v*. Agrip, Welcome Lady. 
 
 \JMcc. Welcome deere Madam, 
 
 Each heart in R ome does loue andpitty you, 
 
 Onely ih adulterous Anthony, moft large 
 
 Tragedie of _ 
 
 In his abhomination*, tornes you off - , 
 
 And giue* his potent Regiment to a Trull 
 That noyfesit againft yj. 
 
 08 a. Is it fo fir/ 
 
 Caf. Moft certainc: Sifter welcome: pray vou 
 Be euer knowne to patience. My deet’ft Sifter'. Extant 
 Enter Ckopatra/tnd Entbarbm. 
 
 Clto. I will be euen with thce,doubt it not# 
 
 Eno. But why,why,why ? 
 
 C/eo. Thou had fotefpokcroy being In tbcfc wanes. 
 And fay’ft it it not fit. 
 
 Siu. Well: is it,is it. 
 
 C/*». If not, denounc’d againft vs, wby ftioold not 
 we be therein petfon. 
 
 Entb. Well,I could reply: if wee fhould ferue with 
 Horfe and Mares together, the Horfe wete mecrly loft. 
 the M ares would bcare a Soldlour and his Horfe. 
 
 Clto. What is’r you fay f 
 
 Enob. Your prefence needs muft puzle Anthony, 
 Take from his keatt,take from his Braine, from’s time. 
 What fhould nottbenbefpar’d. He is already 
 Traduc’d for Lenity, and 'os faid in Rome, 
 
 That Pbotinm an Eunuch.and your Maides 
 Mannagethis warre. 
 
 Clto. Sinke Rome, and their tongues tot 
 Thatfpeake againft vs. A Charge we bcarei’th'Warre, 
 And as tbeprefident cfmy Kingdomc will 
 Appcate there for a man. Speakc not againft it, 
 
 I will not day behinde. 
 
 Enter Anthony ar.d Cemidntt. 
 
 Eno. Nay Ihauedone.hete come* the Emperor. 
 
 Ant. Is it dot drange Camiitu, 
 TfeatfromTarrentum.snd Brandulium, 
 
 He could fo quickly cut the Ionian Sea, 
 
 And take m Troinc. You haue heard on’t (Sweei?) 
 
 Clto. Celerity is neuct more admir’d. 
 
 Then by thenegligent. 
 
 Ant. A good rebake, 
 
 Which might haue well becom’d thebeft of men 
 Totaunt at dacknede. Camdtuo, wtc 
 Will fight with him by Sea. 
 
 Clto. By Sea,what elfe? 
 
 Cam. Why will my Lord, do fo? 
 
 An r. For that he dare* vi took, 
 
 Enob. So hath my Lord,dar’d him to fingle fight. 
 
 Cam. I. and to wage this Bat telt at Pharlalia. 
 
 Where Cafar fought with Pompey. But ihcfe offers 
 Which ferue not for his vantage, he (hates off. 
 
 And fo fhould you. 
 
 Enob. Your Shippes arc not well mann’d. 
 
 Your Martinets are Mihtcrs, Reapers.peoplc 
 Ingrod by fwift ImprcfTe. In Cafan Fleete, 
 
 Are thofe, that often haste'gainft Pompey fought. 
 
 Their fhippe* are yate, yours he»uy no difgrace 
 Shall fall you for icfufing him at Sea, 
 
 Being prepar’d for Land. 
 
 Ant . By Sea,by Sea. 
 
 Eno, Moft worthy Sir, you therein throw awsy 
 The abfoJuceSoidierihip youhaueby Land, 
 
 Diftra& your Armie, which doth moft confift 
 Of Werre-matkt-footmen, leaue vnexccuted 
 Yout owne renowned knowledge, quite forgoe 
 The way which promifes affurance, and 
 Giuevp your felfe meetly to chance and hazard, 
 Fromfirroe Securitie. 
 
 Ant. He fight at Sea. 
 
 Clto 
 
<iAnthony and (^leopatra. 
 
 Cteo. I haue fixty Sailer, Ctfar none better. 
 
 Ant. Our oucr-pluj of (hipping will weburne, 
 
 And with the reft full mann’d.from th'head of Aftion 
 Bene th’approachtng Caftrr. But if we faile. 
 
 We then can doo’t at Land. Enter a Meftenger. 
 
 Thy Bufinefle? 
 
 Mcf. The Ne wes is true, my Lord, he is deferred, 
 
 Cafur ha’s taken Totyne. . 
 
 Ant, Can he be there in perfon? ’Tis impoflible 
 -Strange that his power ftiould be. Camtdius, 
 
 .Our mnetecne Legions thou (halt hold by Laud, 
 
 And our twelue thoufand Horfe. Wee’l to our Ship, 
 Away my 'ftbeta. 
 
 Enter a Soldtottr. 
 
 How now worthy Souldier? 
 
 Sod. Oh Noble Emperor, do not fight by Sea, 
 
 Truft not to rotten plankes: Do you tr.ifdhubc 
 This Sword,and chele my Wounds; letth Egyptians 
 And the Phoenicians go a ducking : wee 
 £laue vs'd to conquer ftanding on the eattiy 
 And fighting foot to foot. , 
 
 Am. Well,well,away. exit Ant. Cleo.cr Enott. 
 
 Soul. By Hercules I thinke I am i’th’right. 
 
 Cam. Souldier thou art: but his whole aftion growes 
 Not in the power on't; fo our Leaders ieade. 
 
 And we are Womens men. . 
 
 Soul. You keepe by Land the Legions and the Horte 
 
 whole, do vou not ? 
 
 Den. Marcus Ottauitu, Marcus fssfteus, 
 
 Publicol.t, and Cetius, are for Sea : 
 
 Buc we keepe whole by Land. This fpeede of C £ } ar * 
 Carries beyond beleete. 
 
 Soul. While he was yet in Rome 
 Hi? power went outinfuchdiftraefions. 
 
 As beguilde all Spies. 
 
 Cam. Who’s his Lieutenant, heare you ? 
 
 Soul. They fay,one Tovrus. 
 
 (fans. Well.l know the man. 
 
 Enter a Meffenger. 
 
 <JUef. The Emperor cals Camidius. 
 
 Cam. With Newes the times with Labour, 
 
 And throwes forth each minute, force. fXWnf 
 
 Enter Cafer vhitb bis Army, marching. 
 
 Cstf Towrm? 
 
 Tout. My Lord. 
 
 Cef. Strike no: by Land, 
 
 Keepe whole, prouoke not B2ttaile 
 Till we haue done 2 t Sea. Donorexceede 
 The Prtfcript of thisScroule: Our fortune lyes 
 
 Vpon this iumpe. exit ’ 
 
 Enter Anthony/nd Enoburbus. 
 
 Ant Set we our Squadrons on yond fide o’th’Hdl. 
 
 In eye of Caper* bartaiie, from which place 
 We may the number of the Ships behold, 
 
 And fo proceed accordingly. exi 
 
 Camidius tJifarcheth with his Land Army one may otter the 
 ft age, uni Townes ibe L'cmenam of C a far the other waj : 
 After then going m, is beard the noifeofa Sea J g *• 
 Alarum. Enter Enobarbus and S earns . 
 
 Ewo.Naught.naught.al naught, I canbebold no longer: 
 Thant or. ud, the Egyptian Admirall, 
 
 With all their fixty flye, and turne the Rudder; 
 
 m. 
 
 To fee't, mine eyes are blafted. 
 
 Enter S carries- 
 
 Sear. Gods, 8c GoddefTes,aIl the whol fynod of them ? 
 Eno. What’s thy palfion. 
 
 Sear. The greater Camle ofthe world,is loft 
 With very.ignorance, we haue kiftaway 
 Kingdomes,and Prouinces. 
 
 Eno. How oppeares the Fight ? 
 
 Scar. On our fide, (ike the Token’d Peflilence, 
 
 Where death is fure. Yon ribaudred Nagge of Egypr, 
 (Whom Leprofie©’re-take) i’th’midft o'th'fighc. 
 
 When vantage like apayreofTwinnes appear’d 
 Both as the fame, or rather ours the elder; 
 
 (The Breeze vpon her) like a Cow in Inne, 
 
 Hoifts Sailes.and fiyes. 
 
 Eno. That 1 beheld t 
 
 Mine eyes did ficken at the fight,and could not 
 lndure a further view. 
 
 Star. She once being looft. 
 
 The Noble ruine of her Magicke, Anthony, 
 
 Claps on his Sea-wing, 3nd (likea doting Mallard) 
 Lcauing the Fight in heighth,fives after her; 
 
 1 neuer faw an Adlion offuch (frame ; 
 
 Experience, Man-hood. Honor,ne’re before. 
 
 Did violate fo it felfe. 
 
 E nob. Alacke, alacke. 
 
 Enter Cemiditts. 
 
 Cam. Out Fortune on the Se3 is out of breath. 
 
 And finkes mod lamentably. Had our Generali 
 Bin what he knew himfelfe, it had gone well: 
 
 Oh his ha's giuen example for our flight. 
 
 Mod groflely by his owne. 
 
 E »ob. !,are you thereabouts ? Why then goodnight 
 indeede. 
 
 Cam, Toward Peloponnefus are they fled. 
 
 Scar. Tis cafietoot, 
 
 And there 1 will attend what further comes. 
 
 Camid. To Cafar will 1 render 
 My Legions and my Hotfe, fixe Kings alreadte 
 Shew me the way of yeelding. 
 
 E no. lie yet follow 
 
 The wounded chance of Anthony, though my reafon 
 
 Sits in the wmde againft me. 
 
 Enter Anthony ivith Attendants. 
 
 Am. Hearkc.the Land bids me tread no more vpca’t, 
 Ittsafrum'd cobeareme. Friends,come hither, 
 
 1 am fo lated in the world, that I 
 
 Haue loft my way for euer. 1 haue a (hippe. 
 
 Laden with Gold, take that, diuideit :flye. 
 
 And make your peace with Cafar. 
 
 Omnet. Fly ?Not wee. 
 
 Am. I haue fled my felfe,and haue inftru&ed cc wards 
 To runne.and fliew their (holders. Friends be gone, 
 
 1 haue my felfe refolu’d vpon a courfe. 
 
 Which has no neede of you. Begone, 
 
 My Treafurc’s in the Harbour. Take it :Qh, 
 
 1 follow’d that 1 blufh to looke vpon. 
 
 My very haires do mutiny: for the white 
 Krproue the browne for rafhnefle, and they thetri 
 For feate, and doting. Friends be gone, you lhaji 
 Haue L etters from me to fome Friends, that will 
 Swecpeyout way for you. Pray you looke not fad, 
 Nor make replyes of loathnefle.tske the hint 
 Which my difpaire proclaimes. Let them be left 
 Which leai.es it felfe, tothe Sea-fide ftraight way-; 
 
 1 will pofleffeyou of that flop aodTteafute. 
 
 y J l«c3Uv 
 
3 ?^ The Traze die of | 
 
 Leans me, foray a little: pray you now. 
 
 Nay do fo : for indeede I haue loft command. 
 
 Therefore Ipray you, lie fee youbyandby. Sttsdewne 
 Ent^ Clttftssra led by Chartnutx and Eros. 
 
 Eros. Nay gentle Madam, to him,comfort him. 
 
 Srsu. Do moft deete Queens. 
 
 Cher. Do, why, what elfe.' 
 
 CLo. Let me fu downs: Ohlaeo. 
 
 Ant. No,no s no,no,Ro. 
 
 Eros. See you heere,Sir ? 
 
 Ant. Oh ne.fiejic. 
 
 Char. Madam. 
 
 / tsu. Madam, oh good Ernprefle. 
 
 Eras, Sir,hr. 
 
 Ant. Yes rr,y Lord,y«j he at Philippi kept 
 
 Hi* fwatd e’ne like a dancer, while I Brooks 
 Theleaneand wrinkled CaJTuss, and’cwas I 
 
 That the mad 2 ?rv/*o ended: he alone 
 
 Dealt on Lieurenantry,and no prsfHfe had 
 
 In the bwue fquafes of Wane: yet now: no matter. 
 
 Qso. Ah Band by. 
 
 Eros. The Queens mv Lord, the Qoecne. 
 
 Iras. Co to him.Madam, fpeake to him, 
 
 Hee’e vnquaiited with very fhatne. 
 
 Cltv. Well then, fuftaine me; Oh. 
 
 Era, JVioft Noble Sir srifc, the Queens approaches. 
 Her heed's declin’d, end death will ceaTe her, but 
 
 Your comfort maker therefcue. 
 
 Aett. I haue offended Reputation, 
 
 A vnnoble fweruisig. 
 
 Eret. Sir, the Qusene. 
 
 %Ant. Oh whether haft thou lead me Egypt, fee 
 
 How I coouey my fhame.out of thioe eyes, 
 
 By looking baeke what 1 haue left behind e 
 
 Stroy’d in difhonor. 
 
 CU». Oh tny Lou),my Lord, 
 
 Forgiue my fearful! fayless, I little thought 
 
 You would haue followed. 
 
 Ant. Egypt, thou kncw’fi too well. 
 
 My heart was to thy Redder tyed by'tb’ftringt, 
 
 Ar>d thou fbculdft ftowe me after. Q’rc my fpirit 
 
 Thefdl fop remade thou knew’ft, and that 
 
 Thy becke, mfg'at from the bidding of the Gods 
 
 Command mce. 
 
 Cfc>. Oh my pardon, 
 oArst. Now I muft 
 
 To the voung man fend bumble Treaties, dodge 
 
 And palter in the fhifts of lownes, who 
 
 Withhalfe thcbulke o’th’world plaid as I pleas'd 
 
 Making,and marring Fortunes. You did know * 
 
 How much you were my Conqueror, and that 
 
 My S word, made weake by my affc&on,would 
 
 Obey it on all caufe. 
 
 C/«. Pardon.pardon. 
 
 A** Fall not a teare I fay, one ofthem rates 
 
 Ail that is wonne and left : Giue me a kifte, 
 
 Euen this renayes me. 
 
 V/c foot oor Scneoletnafter, is a eomcbacltc ? 
 lout I em foil of Lead; fome Wine 
 
 Within there, and our Viands: Fortune krtowes, 
 
 W z fcoroe her raoft,when mo ft fhe offers blowes. Exeunt 
 
 Enter C<far t Agrftayoid Do!hbe 3 »,»ith aikert. 
 
 Cirfl Let:him appears that's come from Anthony. 
 
 Know you him. * 
 
 E«lt* Cafnr, his Schoolemafler 
 
 An argument that heis pluckc .when h.thet 
 
 He fends fo peer* > Finn,on ofhis Wing, 
 
 W hich had fuperfluous K.ngj for MefTenecrs, 
 
 Not many Mcones gone by. “ ^ 
 
 Enter AmbaffOtrJrem Anthony. | 
 
 C*ftr. Approach,and fpeake. 
 
 _ A mb. Such as I am, I come from Anthony • 
 t wa* of late as petty to his ends, ; 
 
 As is the Mornr-dew on the Menleleafe 
 lohls grand Sea, , 
 
 Cxf. See’t fo,declare thine office. , 
 
 Ami. Lord of his Fortunes he falures thee, and 
 
 Retire* to liue in Egypt, which not granted 
 
 «-< Lcficns hj$ Requefts, and to thee lues ' 
 
 To let him breath betweene the Heaucns and Earth 
 
 A pnuate man in Athens: thiafor him. 
 
 Next, C/egp 4 ir s does confefle thy GreatnePe 
 
 Submi ts her to thy might, and-oftbec craues’ 
 
 The Circle of the Pi titles for her hey res, ; 
 
 Now haaardedtothyGrace. 
 
 Cef. For Anthony, ! 
 
 I haue no cares to his rttjueft. The Qoeene. 
 
 Qf Audience, nor Delire fiudlfaile,foflbce ! 
 
 From Egypt driue her *H-difgraced Friend, 
 
 Or take his life there. This iffhee perform* 
 
 She fhsll not fue vnhcsrd. So to them both. ! 
 
 Ami>. Fortune porfue thee. 
 
 C*f- Bring him through the Bands: 
 
 To try thy Eloquence, now Vis rime, d.fpatch, 
 
 F.-om Anthony w iane CJuxatra, promife 
 
 And in ow Name,whst fhe requires.adde more 
 
 Fror.j thineineemion, offers. Women aienoc 
 
 I-s thetr oeft Fortunes flrong; but want will periure 
 
 T he ne re couch d Vcft.H. Try thy cunning TbUhtt 
 
 Make thine owne Eduft for thy paines.which ne * 
 
 Will anfwcr as a Law, [ 
 
 Thid, Csfor, 1 go. 
 
 Cxfxr. Obferuc how Anthony becomes his flaw 
 
 And what thou think’ll his very uSion fpeake* 
 
 Iucucry power thrimGoues. j 
 
 Th/d. Cxjtr,Khali. exeunt\ 
 
 Enter Cleaystra^Enobsrbsas,Cbjrv>ijx.A- Iras. 
 
 Clet. What fhall we do, £*g^,*rA< ? 
 
 Ena. Thinkc,anddyc. j 
 
 clea. I s Anthony ( or wcjn Pault for this ? 
 
 Ena. Anthony onely, that woold make his will 
 
 Lord ofhis Reafon. What though you fled, I 
 
 From that great face of Warrc, whofcfeurrall ranges 
 Fnghted each ether? Why ftiould he follow? 
 
 The itch ofhis Affeaionfnouldnotthen I 
 
 Hsue nickt hit Captain-fhip,at fuch a poine. 
 
 When halte t 0 halfe the world oppos’d, he being 
 
 The meered qucftion ? 'Twss a flume no JefTe & 
 i h«i was his lofte, to courfc your flying Flagees, 
 
 And leaucmsNauy gazing. 1 E 88 
 
 Cleo. Prvifceepeace. ! 
 
 Enter the Ar/rhajfadarjantb Anthc/ry. 
 
 Atu. Istnar his a nfwer? Amb. 1 my Lord, 
 
 r W**' Q[L een efha!l then haue courtefie. 
 
 So fhe will yeeldvs vp. 
 
 A>". He fayes fo. 
 
 Ar*ho Let her know’r. To the Boy Cefar fend this 
 
 u/ Z k o ^ ‘ 3n< ^ ^ »hy wifhes to the brimme, j 
 
 ryiin principalities. ! 
 
 Clet. That head my Lord? j 
 
nAnthoryy and Q'sop atra 
 
 5*7 
 
 . To him againe, tell him he weare* the Rofe 
 O’ youth vpoo him : from which, the world fhould now 
 Swuetincparticular. Hu Coine.Ship*, Legion*, 
 
 Maybe 3 Cowards, whofeMiniftcrs would prcuaile 
 YnderlheferuiCe ofa Childe.a* foone 
 AsTth'Ceitim&nd of Cafkr I dare him therefore 
 To Isyhii gay Companfons a-parc, 
 
 Andanftrar me deelind, Sword agaiflftSword, 
 
 Our feloes alone : lie write ic: Follow me. 
 
 £wo Y« I >h« enough: Hyebmei'd Opr wilt 
 Vn(lateht3 happine(Te r andbe Stag'd lotbfhew 
 Afcsipft a Swordcr. I fee men* Iudgemcnt* are 
 Aparceilof their Fortune*, and things outward 
 Ba-tfraw the inward quality after them 
 To fSffer *H wlrWe, that he Ibould dreame, 
 
 Kndwingail meafure*. the full C^prwtll 
 Anfwer hit emptineffe; Cepr’thou lull fubdu d« 
 
 Kniudgement too. 
 
 Enter * Servant, 
 
 Ser. A M«fTeogerfrom Cefor 
 CJt». What no more Cereotony I See my Women, 
 Againft the blowne Rofe may they flop iheirnofc, 
 Thatkneel'd vntotbe Bud*. Admit h«m fit. 
 
 £*». Minehonefty,»nd I.begmneto i'quare. 
 
 The Loyalty well held to Foole*, doe* make 
 Out Faitbm««e folly: ye t he that can endure 
 To follow with Atlegeance a falne Lord, 
 
 UocS conquer him that did his MaiVer conquer, 
 
 And carnes a place i’th’Scory. 
 
 Enter TbiMat, 
 
 C!tc. Cafart will. 
 
 Tbtd. Heart it spate. 
 
 Cite. .None but Friends : fay boldly. 
 
 Tbtd. So haply are they Friend* to Anthony. 
 
 Eaeb. He need* a* many (Sit) as Cnfar ha'** 
 
 | Orneeds not vs. if reprpleafe.eur Matter 
 Willleape to be his Friend . For ?s you know, 
 
 Whofe he Is, we are, and that i s C afnrt. 
 
 T/>:£ So.Thus then thou roof! renown'd,C<*pr intreats 
 Not to confider in what calc thou fluid ft 
 I Further then he is Cafore. 
 
 Clco. Goon right Roy a II. 
 
 Thid. He knowes thstyou embrace not Anthony 
 A* you did loue, but as you feared him. 
 
 CUt . Oh. , , , 
 
 Thid. The fcarre's vpanyour Honor, therefore he 
 I Does pitty, as conftratned blemifhcs, 
 
 | hJotas deferued. 
 
 Cite. He if a God, 
 
 And knowes what iamoft right. Mioe Honour 
 Was not yeelded, but conquer'd meercly. 
 
 Ene. To be fure of that, i will askc Art bony 
 
 I Sir,fir, thou art foleakie 
 
 i That wc muft fcauc thee to thy Unking, for 
 I Thy deereft quit thee. £«/ £*&• 
 
 1 ThJ Shall 1 fay to Caper, 
 
 What you require of him : for he partly begge* 
 
 | To be defied to giue. It much would pi cafe hire, 
 
 That of his Fortunes you fbould make * ftafte 
 To leane vpon. But it would warro e hrs Ipiric* 
 
 , Tohearefrommeyouhadleft^BrAwpr, 
 
 And put your felfe vnder his fhrowd.the vtuuerfal Land* 
 Clee What's yout name ? v or 
 
 Thtd. MyoitnenThidieu. 
 
 Cite. MoflkindeM.effeti^er, 
 
 Ssy to great Cafsr this in disputation, 
 
 I Itiffe hi* conquering hand t Tell him, I am prompt 
 Tolsy my Crowne at’* feete, and there to kneele. 
 
 Tell him, from his all-obey ing breath, I hear* 
 
 Thedooroc of Egypt- 
 
 Tbtd. Tis your Noble ft courfe : 
 
 Wifedomeamd Fortune combatting together, 
 
 Ifthat the former darebut what it can, 
 
 No chanceTbay Ihake it. Giae me grace to lay 
 Ny dutie on your hand. 
 
 Clee. Your Ciftrt Father oft, 
 
 ( When he hath mu*'d of taking kingdooie* In) 
 
 Beftow’d hi* lips on that vnwor.hy place, 
 
 As it rain’d kifles. 
 
 Enter Anthony and Enobjtrim. 
 
 Ant. Fauoursi By loue that thunders. Wbat art thou 
 Thid. One that but perform?* (Fellow? 
 
 The bidding of the fullert man,and worthieft 
 To haue command obey d. 
 
 But You will be whips.. 
 
 Ant. Approcb there : ah you Kite.Now Gods &diuel# 
 Authority tneits from me of late. When I cried hoa. 
 Like Boycs vnto a tnufie. Kings would flare forth, 
 
 And cry, your will. Haueyounoeare* ? 
 
 I am Anioenyytt. Take hence this lack, and wbipbiui. I 
 £«r<r a Servant. 
 
 Eno. T»* better playing with a Lions whclpe. 
 
 Then with an old one dying. 
 
 Ant. Moone andStarres, 
 
 Whip him: wer t twenty ofthe greacefi Tributaries 
 That do acknowledge Cafar, fhould I finds them 
 Sofawcy with thelund of fhehcerc, what’s her name 
 Since fhe was Cleopatra i Whip him Fellows?, 
 
 Till like a Boy you fee htm-criodge hi* face. 
 
 And whine aloud for mercy. Take him hence. 
 
 Thid. CMarhe Anthony. 
 
 Ant. Togge him away : being wliipt 
 Bring him againe, the lacke ofCdftn lhail 
 Beare vs an arrant to'him. Exeunt ndlh Tmmt, 
 
 You were balfe blafled ere I knew you: Ha? 
 
 Haue 1 my pillow left vnpreft in Rome, 
 
 Forborne the getting of a lawfbU Race, 
 
 And by a letn of women, to be abas’d 
 By one that iookes on Feeders/ 
 
 Cteo. Good my Lord. 
 
 Am. You haue bcene a boggeler efler. 
 
 But when we in our virioufnerte grow hard 
 (Oh mifery on’t) the wife Gods feele our eye* 
 
 In our owne filth, drop ourcleare iudgemcnt3,maKe»s 
 Adore our ciror*, laugh at’* while we ftrUt 
 To our confufion. 
 
 Cin. Oh.is’t coroe to this? 
 
 Ant. I found you as a Morfell, cold vpoa 
 Dead Capart Trencher: Nay,you were 3 Ftsgmex 
 , Of G*euu Ppnepeya ,befidet what hotter howe* 
 j Vmegiftred in vulgar Fcrfte, you haue 
 Luxuitoufly nickt out. For I am fure’. 
 
 Though you can guefTe what Temperanee fbotiid U2, 
 You know not what it is. 
 
 Clee. Wherefore is this? 
 
 Ant. To let 8 Fellow that will take regards, 
 
 And fay.God quit you. be familiar with 
 
 My play-fellow, your hand ■, this K.ogly Scale, 
 
 Xnd pUghter of high heart*. Qtbitlwaa 
 Vpon the hill ol B&fen to out-roate 
 The horned Heard, for 1 hauefaoagccauW, 
 
 And to prodaioie It ciailly. were like 
 
7^8 
 
 - __ c Fbe 7r avedie of 
 
 £ h * ,,cr ' d "ec^e.which do’s ;hc Hangman chanke. ^- 
 
 Foe being y*re about him. Ij he whip:? 
 
 Enter a Servant witbjbidus. 
 
 Ser. Soundly.my Lord. 
 
 vint. Cncdhe?andbegg’daPardonf 
 
 Ser. He did aske feuour. 
 
 Aat. If that thy Father line, let him repent 
 Thou WBS -t not made his daughter,and be thou forrte 
 To follow Cj/ar in his Triumtih 
 
 ~ -- wow^tucijdUQ 
 
 To follow Cafar '\ab\s Triumph, fince 
 Thou haft bin whipt. For following him .henceforth 
 J The white hand of a Lady Feauer thee 
 Shekc thou to looke on*t. Get thee backe to Cafar 
 Tell him thy entertainment: looke thou fay * 
 
 He makes me aogry with him. For he feetnes 
 J Proud and diCdainfull, harping on what 1 am 
 Not what he knew 1 was. He makes me angry. 
 
 Andat this time moft eafie ’tis to doo’t t 
 When my good Starres, that were my former guides 
 Haue empty left their Orbes, and ihot their F.rw 
 Into th’Abifase of bell. Ifhemiftike, 
 
 My fpcech, and wliat is done, tell him he ha» 
 IHiparebue, my enfranched Bondman, whom 
 
 a *f t ?. , f* fure Wbi P* ° r han 8. 0r “™re. 
 
 As he (hall like to quit me. Vrgeitthou; 
 
 Hence w,th tby ftripes.be gone. ExttTbid. 
 
 Lien. Haue you done yet? 
 
 Ay. Alacke our Terrene Moone is now Eclipft, 
 
 And it portends alone the fall ofAmbony, “ 
 
 I Cleo. Irouftftay his time? 
 
 I« rZ % T< ? fl,,Cter C *f ar ' WOuld 7°** (n> °gleeyes 
 With one that tyes his points.; 5 J 
 
 Cleo. Not know roe yet ? 
 
 Act. Cold-hearted coward me ? 
 
 I Cleo. Ah (Deere) ifl be fo. 
 
 From my cold heart let Heauen ingend'r haile. 
 
 And poyfon it in the fourfold the fir A ftone 
 
 Drop m my necke :as it determines fo 
 
 ■r-1 t' Ue * y 1,fc » the next Cxfanan fmile, 
 
 I Till by degrees the memory of my wocnbe. 
 
 I T°S etbw w ' l h ®y braue Egyptians ell. 
 
 By thedifcandering of this pelleted fto’rme 
 Lye graoeleffe, till the Flies and Gnat.- of N.fe 
 Haue buried them for prey, 
 
 Ar.t. ] am famfied: 
 l Ca/^fets downe in Alexandria.where 
 I will oppofe his Fate. Our force by Land, 
 
 Hath Nobly held, our feuer’d Nauie too 
 Haue knit againe,and Fleete, threading moft Sea-like. 
 
 1 my heatt f Doft tho “ hcare Lady ? 
 
 J L‘ T ,(? ld 1 (hall retarneooce more 
 
 To kiffcthefe Lips, l will appeare in Blood, 
 
 I.and my S word, will eame our Chronicle, 
 
 1 here* hope m’t yet. 
 
 Cleo. That’s my braue Lord, 
 
 I a off l 1 W ! !1 bc t'cbb'e- finewed,hearted .breath'd. 
 
 And fight tnalicioufly i for when mine houre* 
 
 Were nice and lucky, men did ranfome lines 
 Of me for .efts: But now, I le fet my c eeth, 
 
 I And fend to datkenefle all that ftop me. Come, 
 
 Let s haueone other gawdy oight: Ckil to me 
 AU my fan Capr&ines, fill our Bowles once more t 
 Let smocke the midnight Bell. 
 
 I Cleo. | isroy Birth-day, 
 
 Is * h *“ CK P°° re * But fince tuv Lord 
 
 Is sin.by agame.I will be CUparrc. 
 
 A*s. We will yet do wr/1 
 
 Jr aUa 11 h]t e Captalnes to wy Lord* 
 
 A*. Do fo, wee 1 (peake to them, * 
 
 And to night lie force 
 
 1 he Whepeepe through their fcarres. 
 
 Come on (my Queene) 
 
 There’s fan in’t vet. The nett rimer do fight 
 
 Kerforcs his heart; when valour pravtA in 
 t eates the Sword it fights with: 1 willfceke^* 
 
 Some way to leaue him. - 
 
 Enter Ctfar, Agrippo, & Mecenai vritbbi, Arm 
 Cafar noting a Letter, 
 
 To £L He Calles ?' B °y» cbid « as he bad power 
 
 u°{*u e ™ eout °f Egypt. My Meffenger ^ 
 
 cJ^aV me to Combat. I 
 
 Lafar to Anthony ; 1« tfe old Ruffian know, 1 
 
 I haue many other wayesto dye tmcaoctimel 
 Laugh et his Challenge. 
 
 Mece. Cafar muff chinke, 
 
 E bc S ins to rage,hee’s hunted 
 
 E er, to falling Giuehim no breath,but now 
 
 M»l« boo., othi^ifl,,^, Ne ’ „ " 
 
 Made good guard for jr fclfe. 6 
 
 Of Let ourbeft heads know. 
 
 That to morrow, the left of many BattaiJe, 
 
 OfthTrr 0 ? 6 ^ ^ V * in ‘ n our Eilca there at 
 Ofthofc that feru’d but late. 
 
 Enough to/etch him in. Sect done, * 
 
 And Feaft the Army, w e haue ftorc to doot, I 
 
 Aod they haue earn’d the wafte.Poore Anthony. Ezevnt j 
 
 Enter Aotbm,ClcJpatr.i, EnMa.Cbormia,, 
 
 Ira t AUxae,tonb ethers. 
 
 If' No , WiI1 withtn epomiti*,) 
 
 Ayt, Why (hould he not? 
 
 Ayr. Tomorrow Soldier 
 I Or L , a0d Hc fi ^ bt: ° >r 1 w«U Hue. 
 
 Or bathe m y dying Honor in the blood 
 
 tZnJl!TWT W ° 0 ' 1 thou figHtweU. 
 
 E»°- Ileftnke.aadoyiTakeaU. 
 
 C l) t* come °n : 
 
 forth my HoufljoJd Seruaocj^ets to night 
 
 ^ h b 7---ourMed, Giue^D^ 
 
 Sr ha ? b r rightly honeft * r ° haft thoo, * 
 
 And Kmo ‘ h ° U; y0U haue ftTU ' d *^11, 
 
 And Kings heoe beene your fdlowes. 
 
 cieo. What(neanesthis? 
 
 Outof 7 u a ' lcks Which fcrow bo™ 
 
 t "n*** And rboam Honeft too t 
 
 i. 1 ? dd be made fo n** 
 
 And all of you cbpc vp together. In 
 An Ambeny ;t j,- 8t , ht do 
 
 J»g9odaeyouheuedon«. ^ 
 
<±Anthoty end £leopatra. }59 I 
 
 Omnes. The Gods forbid. 
 
 Am. Wdl, roy good Fellowes.walt on roe te night: 
 Scant not my Cups, and make as much of roe 
 
 As vo hen mine Etnptre vras your Fellow too, 
 
 And fuffcr'd my command. 
 
 Cieo. What docs he meane> 
 
 Eno To make his Followers weeps. 
 
 Am. Tend roe to night 5 
 
 May bc.it is the penodof your duty, 
 
 Haply you (hall not fee roe more,or if, 
 
 A mangled (hadow. Perchance to morrow, 
 
 You! ferue another Maftcr. Ilookeoayou, 
 
 At one that takes his leaue. Mine honeft Friends, 
 
 1 tumeyouoot away, but like aMafter 
 
 Married to your good ftroice, Bay till desth : 
 
 Tend me to night two houres, I aske no more, 
 
 And the Gods yeeld you fbr*t. 
 
 Eno What meane you (Sir) 
 
 To giuethtro this difeomfort ? Looke they weep?, 
 
 And 1 an Afle, am Ooyon-ey’d; for fhame, 
 
 Transforme vs not to women. 
 
 Ant. Ho,ho.bo: 
 
 Now the Witch take me,if I meant it thus. 
 
 Grace grow where chofc dropsfallfmy hearty Friends) 
 
 You take me io too dolorous a fenle. 
 
 For l fpake to you for yoor comfort, did defire you 
 Tobumethis night with Torches: Koow (my hearts) 
 
 I hope well of to morrow, and Will leade you, 
 
 Where rather Tie cxpeQ vidorious life. 
 
 Then death.and Honor. Let's to Supper, come. 
 
 And drovrne confideration. Extort. 
 
 Eater a Company of SMiottrt. 
 
 I Ael. Brother.goodnight: to morrow is the day. 
 i.Sel. It will determine ooe way :Fare you well. 
 Heard you of nothing ftrange about the ftreets. 
 
 1 Nothing : what newes i 
 a Belike *tis bat a Rumour,good night to you. 
 x Well fir, good night. 
 
 They metre other Soldiert. 
 a Sooldlers.hauecarefull Watch. 
 
 I And you iGoodnight,goodnight. 
 
 They place rbemfelttet in entry corner efthe Stage. 
 l Hecre we: and if to morrow 
 
 Out Nauie thtiae, I haue an abfolute hope 
 
 Oat Landmen will Band vp. 
 
 1 Tu a braue Arrov,and full of porpofe. 
 
 Mu ft cl-1 of the H oooyet a voder the Stage. 
 
 2 Peace, what noife ? 
 i Lift lift. 
 
 * Hearke. 
 
 I Muficke i’th'Avre, 
 
 3 Vrtdet the earth. 
 
 ^ Itfignes well,do's it not? 
 
 ? No. 
 
 X Peace T fay. What Chouldthis meane? 
 a Tis the God Hrculet, whom Anthony loued. 
 
 Now leaueshiro. 
 
 i Wajke.let’s fee if other Watchmen 
 
 Do hcatc what we do ? 
 
 i How now Maifters ? Speahjogetber. 
 
 Owner. How now? how now? do you heare this ? 
 i 1,'u'tno: ftrange? 
 j Do you be»re Matters? Do you heare? 
 i Follow the noyfe Co fane at we liauc quarter. 
 
 Let's fee how it wOf giue off. 
 
 Omnet. Content t’Tisftrange, Exeum. 
 
 £nttr Anthony and CUopatrajettb othert 
 
 Ant. Era, mine Armour Erot. 
 
 Clso. Sleepe a little. 
 
 Ant. No my Cbucke. Eros, coroe mine Armor hot. 
 Enter Eret. 
 
 Come good Fellow, put thine Iron oo, 
 ifFortune be not ours to day. it is 
 
 Beeaufe we braue her. Come. 
 
 Cleo. Nay, Ilehelpe loo^Antbory. 
 
 What’s this for? Ah let be, let be.thouert 
 
 The Armourer of my heart: Falfe,falfe : This, thU, 
 
 Sooth-law lie hclpe;Thu> nrouft be*. 
 
 Aat. Well, well, we (hall thrtue now. 
 
 Steft thou my good Fellow- Go^ot on thy defences, 
 hot. BriefeJy Sir. 
 
 Cleo. 1 snot this buckled well ? 
 
 Ant. Rately.rarely: 
 
 He that vnbuckles this, till we do pleafe 
 
 To daft for our Repofe, (hall hear* a ftorroe. 
 
 Thou furoblettirw, and my Q^ecnes a Squire 
 
 More tight at this, then thou: Difpatch. O Loue, 
 
 That thoa couldft lee my Warres to day, and kncw*ft 
 
 The Roy all Occupation, thou (hould-ft fee 
 
 A W orkeman in’t. 
 
 Enter aa Armed Soldier. 
 
 Good morrow to thee, welcome, 
 
 Thou look*ft like him that knowes a warlike Charge: 
 
 To bufinefte that we loue,we rife betiroe, 
 
 And go too"t with delight. 
 
 Soul. A cboufand Sir,early though’t be, baoe on their 
 Riueted nim, and at the Port erped you. Short. 
 
 Trumpets Floarifh. 
 Enter Caftalnet, and Souldisn, 
 
 Alex. The Morne is fairs: Good morrow GenerslL 
 
 AH. Good morrow Generali. 
 
 Am. Tis well blowne Lads. 
 
 This M orning, like the fpirit of a yoatb 
 
 That rneanes to be of note, begins betimes. 
 
 So.fo -.Come giue toe chat, this way, well-fed. 
 
 Fare thee well Damn, what ere becomes of me. 
 
 This is a Soldiers kifle: rebukeable. 
 
 And worthy ftiamefuli checke it were, to ftand 
 
 On more Mechaojckc Complement,)le leane thee. 
 
 Now hke a man of Steele, you that will fight. 
 
 Follow roe dofe, lie bring you coo’t: Adieu. Exeunt ■ 
 
 Char. Pleafe you retyte colour Chamber? 
 
 Cl to. Lead roe: 
 
 He goes forth galUotly: That he ace! Ctfar might 
 Determine rhii great Warre in (ingle fight; 
 
 Then Anthony, but now. Well on. Exeunt 
 
 \frunipett found. Enter Anthony find Eros, 
 
 Erot. The Gods make this a happy day to Anthony. 
 Ant.WorAd thou,8c ihofe thy feats had cncc preuilld 
 
 T o make roc fight at Laud. 
 
 Eros. H*d"ft thou donefo. 
 
 The King* that h2U€ reunited, and the Soldier 
 
 That har this morning left thee, would haue fid! 
 
 Followed thy heeles. 
 
 Ant. Whofe gone this morning? 
 
 Erot Who? one eiier neer* thee,call for 
 
 Hee J 
 
]6o 
 
 Ht Anil not heare thee, or from Cafart Campe, 
 
 Say I am none of thine. 
 
 Ant. What fayeft thou? 
 
 Sold. Sir he is with Cefar. 
 
 Eros. Sir,his Che As and Treafurehe has not with him. 
 Ant. Is he gone f 
 Sol. Moft certaine. 
 
 Ant. Go Eros, fend his Treafure after,do it 
 Deuino no iot I charge thee : write to him, 
 
 (I will fubfcribeygenrle adieu’s,and greetings } 
 
 Say, that ] wifh heneuerfindemorecaufe 
 To change a Mafter. Oh my Fortunes haue 
 Corrupted boneft men. Difpatch Enobarbm. Exit 
 
 Flours]},, Enter Agnppa, Cefar,with Enoharlue, 
 
 andDolkltSa. 
 
 C&f. Go forth Agrippa. and begin the fight: 
 
 Our will is Anthony be tooke aliue: 
 
 Make it fo knowne. 
 
 A grip, Cefar,l (In 11. 
 
 Cefar. The time of vniuerfall peace isneere: 
 
 Proue this a profp rous day, the three nook’d world 
 Shall beare the Oiiue freely. 
 
 Enter a MeJJenger, 
 
 7>lef. tsfntbonjr is come into the Field. 
 
 C<gf, Go charge Agrippa, 
 
 Plant thofe thathaue reuolted in the Vant, 
 
 That Anthony may feeme to fpend his Fury 
 Vpon himfelfe, 
 
 Blob. A lex at did reuo!t,and went to lewru on 
 Affaires of Anthony , there did difiwade 
 Great Herod to incline himfelfe to Cefar, 
 
 And ieaue his Mafter Anthony. For t his paines, 
 
 Cefar hath hang’d him: Camindim and the left 
 That fell away, haue entertainment, but 
 No honourable truft: I haue done ill, 
 
 Of which I do accufe my felfe fo fore’ly, 
 
 That 1 will ioy nomote. 
 
 Enter a Soldier of Cefars, 
 
 Sol. Enobarh/u, Anthony 
 Hath after thee fent all thy Treafure, with 
 Hss Bountyouer-plus. TheMeffenger 
 Came on my guard, and at thy Tent ts now 
 v nJoa<Jmg of Siy Mules. 
 
 Eno. Jgiueityou. 
 
 Sol. Mockenot Enobarbw, 
 
 I tell you true: Eeft you faf’c the bringer 
 Out ofthehoaft, 1 muft attend mine O/Iice 
 Or would haue done’t my felfe. Your Emperor 
 Continues ftiU a loue. £jf 
 
 Enob l am alone the Villaine of the earth, 
 
 Andfeelelamfomoft. Oh Anthony, 
 
 T..ou Mine of Bounty, how would’ft thou haue payed 
 »y betterferuice, when my turpitude 
 
 [fflift 0 rS f0C JT Vne , Wit! ' GoId ‘ This blowes my hart, 
 
 1 ffwift thought breake it not: a fwiftermeane 
 
 \ a k t‘ hou |, ht ; but thou S ht dock. I feele 
 
 * "S™ agamft thee: No I will go feeke 
 
 Some Ditch,wherein to dye: the foulft befl fits 
 My latter part oflife. £x/f 
 
 tsftxrum , Drummes and Trumpet /. 
 
 Enter Agrippa. 
 
 wtfmtoZ *?’-" e haueengag'd our felues toofarre: 
 n x j , ,e ha * WOf ke, and our oppreflion 
 
 Exceeds what weexpefted. ^ Exit. 
 
 The Tr age die oj 
 
 Alarums. 
 
 Enter Anthonyytnd Scarrtu wounded, 
 
 Seer. O my braue Emperor, this is fought indeed. 
 
 Had we done fo at firft, we had drouen them home 
 
 With clow tsabout their heads! r*,.* 
 
 Ant. Thou bleed'ft apace. 
 
 Scar . 1 had a wound heere that was like a T. 
 
 But now'tis made an H. 
 
 *Ant. They do retyre. 
 
 Scar. Wee’l beat 'em into Bench-holes, 1 haue yet 
 
 Roome for fix fcotches more. 7 
 
 Enter Ent. 
 
 Fonfair. 1 "” ^ ’" d “ “ ad " ln,, 6' 
 
 Scar, Let vs (core their backes, 
 
 And /natch ’em vp, a. we take Hares behinde, 
 
 Tis iport to maul a Runner. 
 
 Ant. I will reward thee 
 Once for thy fprightly comfort,and ten-fold 
 For thy good valour. Come thee on. 
 
 5wr - ile halt after. £xtunt 
 
 Alarum. Enter Anthony egeine in a CWarch. 
 Scarrut, with others. 
 
 Ant. We haue beare him to his Campe: Runneone 
 t ore, & let the Queen know of our guefts: to morrow 
 Before the Sun (hall fee’s, wee’l fpill the blood 
 That ha s to day efcap’d. I thanke you alJ, 
 
 For doughty handed areyou, and haue fought 
 
 Not as you feru d the Caufe, but ail had beene 
 Fach man; like mine : you haue (hewne all Hethrs. 
 
 Enter the C,tty clip your Wiues, your Friends, 
 
 TeM them yourfeats.vvhil’ft they with ioyfull teares 
 V\ alh the congealementfrom yout wounds,and kifte 
 The Honour d-gafhes whole. 
 
 Enter Cleopatra 
 
 Giuemethyband, 
 
 To this great Faiery, llecemmend thy atftr, 
 
 Makeherthankesbleffe thee. Ohthouday o’rh'world, 
 Chame mine arm’d neckc, leape thoq,Attyre and all 
 Through proofe of Harneffe to my hearc,and there 
 Utde on thepants triumphing. 
 
 Cleo. Lord of Lords. 
 
 Oh infinite Virtue, comm’ft thou fmiling from 
 1 he worlds great fnare vncaughc. 
 
 Ant. Mine Nightingale, 
 
 V/e haue beate them to their Beds. 
 
 What Gyrle, though gr3y 
 
 Do fomthing mingle with our yonger brown,yet ha we 
 A oraine that ncurifhes our Nerues.and can 
 Get gore for gole of youth. Behold this man. 
 
 Commend vnto his Lippes thy fauouring hand, 
 Ki/Te.tmyWamour : He hath fought to day. 
 AsifaGodin hateofMankinde.had 
 Dcftroyed in fuch a fhape. 
 
 Cleo. IlegiuetheeFriend 
 An Armour all of Gold: it was a Kings. 
 
 Ant. Hehasdeferu’dit,were itCarbunkled 
 Like holy Phoebus Carre. Giuemethy hand, 
 
 J hrough Alexandria make a ioIJy March, 
 
 Seare our backt Targets.like the men that owethem, 
 dad our great Pallace the capacity 
 foCampethis hoaft, we all would fup together, 
 
 Anc drinks Carowfes to the next dayes Fate 
 
 Which 
 
<*Antbvrty and fleopatra. 
 
 361 
 
 Which promife* Royal] peril!, Truropetters 
 With brazen dinne blaft you the Citties care. 
 
 Make mingle with our railing Taboutines, 
 
 That heauen and earth may ftrike their founds together. 
 Applauding our approach. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter a Centerie,amlhts Company .Enobarbus foUovres. 
 
 Cent. If we be not releeu'd within this houre. 
 
 We muft returns to ch’Court ofGuard : the mght 
 Is fhiny, and they fay, we fiiall embactaile 
 By’ch’fecond boure i’lh'Moroe. 
 
 t.Watch. This laft day was a fhrew’d one too’s. 
 
 Enob. Oh bcate me witnefle night. 
 
 5 Whatman is this? 
 
 I Stand dole,and lift him. 
 
 Enob. Be witnefle to me (O thou blefled Moone) 
 When men reuolted fhall vpon Record 
 Be a re hatefull memory: poore Enobarbus did 
 Before thy face repent. 
 
 Cent. Enob orbits ? 
 a peace :Hcarke further. 
 
 Enob. Ob Soueraigne Miftris of true Melancholly. 
 The poyfonous dampe of night difpunge vpon me. 
 That Life, a very Rebcll to my will. 
 
 May hang no longer on me. Throw my heart 
 Againft the flint and hardr.efle of my fault. 
 
 Which being dried with greefe, will breake to powder. 
 And fimfh all foule thoughts. Oh Anthony , 
 
 Nobler then my rsuolt is Infamous, 
 
 Porginc me in thine owneparticular, 
 
 But let the world ranke me in Regifter 
 A Maftct leaucr, and a fugiiiue: 
 
 Oh Anthony 1 Oh Anthony • 
 
 I Let s fpeake to him. 
 
 Cent . Lei’s heare him, for the things he fpeakes 
 Mav conceroe Co for. 
 
 1 Let s do fo, but he fleepes. 
 
 Cent. Swoonds rather, for fo bad a Prayer as his 
 Was neuer yet for fleepe. 
 
 I Gowetohim. 
 
 1 Awake fir.awake, fpeake toys. 
 
 1 Heare you fir? 
 
 (fcr.t. The hand of death hath raught him. 
 
 D rummes afarre off I 
 ■learke theDrummes demurely wake the fleepers: 
 
 Let v* bearehim to* th'Court ofGuard: he is of note 
 Our hoorc is fully out. 
 
 * Come on then, he tnay recouer yet. 
 
 exeunt 
 
 Enter Anthony and Scarrut with their Army. 
 
 Aat. Their preparation is to day by Sea, 
 
 We pleafethem not by Land. 
 
 Scar, F01 both,my Lord. 
 
 Am. 1 would they’ld fight i’th’Fire,or L’th'Ayre, 
 Weeld fight there too. But this it is, our Foote 
 Vpon the hilles adioyning to the Citty 
 Shall ftay with vs- Order for Sea is giuen, 
 
 Thcyhaue put forth theHauen: 
 
 Where their appointment we may beft difeouer. 
 
 And lookc on their endsuour. exeunt 
 
 exeunt. 
 
 Enter Cafter jtnd hit Army. 
 
 Caff. But being charg'd, wc will be ftillby Land, 
 Whichasl taVt’t vie (hall, for his beft force 
 Is forth to Man hit Gallics, To the Vales, 
 
 exit 
 
 And hold our beft aduantsge. 
 
 Alarum afarre off, as at a Sea-fight. 
 Enter Anthony Scarries. 
 
 Ant. Yet they arsnot ioyn d ; 
 
 Where yon’d Pine does Hand. 1 fhall difcouerail. 
 ie bring thee word ftraighc, how *ris like to go. 
 
 Scar. Swalloweshaue built 
 In Cleopatra's Saites their nefts. The Auguries 
 Say,they know not, they cannot tell, looke grimly. 
 
 And dare not fpeake their knowledge. Anthony, 
 
 “s valiant, and deie&ed, and by flarts 
 His fretted Fortunes giue him hope and fears 
 Of what he has, and has not. 
 
 Enter oAnthony. 
 
 tAnt, AH is loft : 
 
 This fo wle Egyptian hath betrayed me: 
 
 Viy Fleete hath yeeidrd to the Foe, and yonder 
 They caft their Caps vp,and Cerowfe together 
 Like Friends long loft. Triple-turn'd W here, ’tis thou 
 ^aft fold me to this Nouice.and roy heart 
 Makes onelv Warresonthee. Bid them all flye : 
 
 ■or when I am reueng’d vpon my Charme, 
 
 I haue done all. Bid them ail fly e, be gone. 
 
 Oh Sunne, thy vprife fhall I fee no more. 
 
 Fortune, and Anthony part heere, euen heere 
 3 o we fhake hands? All come to this ? The hearts. 
 
 That pannclled me at heelts, to whom I gave 
 Their wifhes, do dif-Candie,meIt their fwcets 
 On bloffoming C&fer : And this Pine is barkt. 
 
 That ouer-top’d them ail. Betray’d I am. 
 
 Oh this falfe Soule of Egypt J this gratis Charms, 
 Whofe eye beck’d forth my Wars,& cal'd them home: 
 Whofe Bofome was iny Crownet,my chiefs end. 
 
 Like a right Gypfie, hath atfafi and loofe 
 Beguil’d me, to the very heart of Ioffe. 
 
 What Eros,Eros? 
 
 Enter Cleopatra. 
 
 Ah, thou Spell! Auaunt. 
 
 Cleo. Why is my Lord enrag’d againft his Lone? 
 Ant. Vamfhjorl (ball giue thee thy deferring. 
 And blemith Cafart Triumph, Let him take thee. 
 
 And hoift tliee vp to the fhouting Plebeians, 
 
 Follow his Chariot, like the gteateft fpot 
 OfallthyScx. MoftMonfter-likebe {hewne 
 For poor’ft Diminitiues.for Dolts, and let. 
 
 Patient Ottauia, plough thy vifage vp 
 With her prepared nailes. 
 
 ’Tis well th an gone, 
 
 1 i it be well to liue. But better’t were 
 Thoufell’ft into my furie,for one death 
 Mighthaue preuentedmany. Eros ,hoa ? 
 
 The fhirt of Neff us is vpon me, teach me 
 Alcidet, thou mine Anccftor.thy rage. 
 
 Let me lodge Liens on the homes o’ch'Ivfcone. 
 
 And with thofe hands that grafpc the heauiefi Club, 
 Subdue my wortbieft fclfe: TheWitch fhall die, 
 
 To the young Roman Boy fhc hath fold tne,and I fall 
 Vnder this plot; She dyes fot’t. Eros hoa f 
 
 exit Cleopatra. 
 
 exit 
 
 Enter Cletfciira^CharmianjTas,Afcrdiar> 
 
 Cleo. Helpe memy women •• Oh hee's more man 
 Then Telamon- for bis Shield, the Boare of T heflaly [ 
 W as neuer fo imboft. r 
 
 Char. To’th’Monument there locke your fclfe, J 
 And fend him word you are dead : ■ 
 
3<$2 The 
 
 The Soule and Body riue no: more in parting, 
 
 Then great nefle gom goflf. 
 
 Cite. To'ih‘Monument: 
 
 Mardian , go tell him 1 haue flaine my felfe 
 Say. that the lift I fpoke war Anthony, 
 
 And word it(prythee)picteoofly Hence Mardjan, 
 
 And bring me ho w he takes my death to’th’Monumenu 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Anthony, <uid £roi. 
 
 Ant. Ercs, thou yet behold’ft me? 
 
 Erot. 1 Noble Lord. 
 
 Ant. Sometime we fee a dowd that's Dragonifh, 
 Avapourfometime, like a Beare.or Lyon, 
 
 A toward Cittadeil, a pendant Rocke, 
 AfotkedMountaine, orblew Promontorie 
 VVith Trees vpon’r, that nodde vnio the world. 
 
 And mocke our eyes with Ayre 
 Thou haft feene shefeSigr.es, 
 
 They are blacke Vefpers Pageants. 
 
 •Eras. 1 my Lord. 
 
 Ait. That which is now a Horfe.euen with a thoght 
 the flacke diftimes, and makes ic indiftinift 
 As water is in water. 
 
 Erot It does my Lord. 
 
 Ant My good Knaue £ro/,now thy Captains is 
 Euen fuch a body: Heere I am Anthony, 
 
 Yet cannot hold this vifible fhape (my Knaue) 
 
 I made chefe warres for Egypt, and the Queene, 
 
 Whofe heart I thought 1 had, for {he had mine: 
 
 Which whil ft it was mine,had annext vntoo t 
 A Million moe, (now loft.) Ihee Eros has 
 Pack: Cards with Ctfarj, and falfe pUid my Gloty 
 Vnto an Enemies triumph. 
 
 Nay, weepe not gentle Eros, there is left vs 
 Out fclues to end our felues. 
 
 Enter Wardian* 
 
 Oh thy vilde Lady, /he has rob’d me of my Sword. 
 
 Trior. No Anthony, 
 
 My Miftris lou’d thee, and her Eortur.es mingled 
 With thine intire!y. 
 
 Ant Hence fswey Eunuch pesce,(he hathbetraid me. 
 And (halldye the death. 
 
 Mar. Death of one petfon, can be paide but once. 
 And that (he ha s difeharg’d. What thou would’H do 
 Is done vnto thy hand : tne lafl (lie fpake 
 Was Anthony, mo ft Noble Anthony. 
 
 Then in the midd'ft a tearing grone did breake 
 The name of Anthony : it was diuided 
 Betweene her heart, and lips: (he rendred life 
 Thy name fo buried in her. 
 
 Ant. Dead then ? 
 
 Mar. Dead. 
 
 Ant Vnatm e£ros, the Jong dayes taske is done. 
 
 And wemuft fleepe :That theu depart’ft hence fafe 
 Does p ay thy labour richly: Go. exit Aiardism. 
 
 Off,pluckeoff, 
 
 The feuen-fold (hield ofAiax cannot keepe 
 The battery from my heart. Ob cienue my (ides. 
 
 Heart, once be ftrenget then shy Continent, 
 
 Ctacke thy fraileCafe. Apace Bros, apace; 
 
 No more a Soldier: bruifed peeces go, 
 
 You haue bin Nobly borne. From me awhile, exit Erot 
 1 will o’re-take thee Cleopatra, snd 
 Weepe for inv pardon. So it muft be, for now 
 All length is Torture t fince theTorch is out, 
 
 Life downe and ftray no farther. Now ai l labour 
 
 Tragedy of 
 
 Marres what it does: yea, very force entangles 
 
 It fclfe with ftrcngtb: Scale then.and all is done. 
 
 Ercsi 1 come my Queene. Erot > Stay for me. 
 
 Where Soules do couch on Flowers, wec'l hand in hand. 
 And with our fpnghtly port make the Ghoftes gaze: * 
 Dido, and her t /Eneas (hall want Troopcs, 
 
 And all the haurube ours. Come Eros,Eres 
 Enter Eros. 
 
 Bra, What would my Lotd? 
 
 Ant. Since Cleopatradyed, 
 
 I haue liu'd in fuch di(honour, that the Gods 
 Dcteft my bafeneffe. I, that with mySword, 
 
 Quarter d the W orld, and o’re greene Neptunes backt 
 With Ships, made Cities; condemne my fclfe, to lacke 
 The Courage of a Woman, leffe Noble mlnde 
 Then fhe which by her death, ourCafar telles 
 Tam Conqueror of my feife. Thou art fwome £roj, 
 Thai when the exigenr (hould come, which now 
 Is come indeed : Wbto I (houldfeebehinde me 
 Tn'ineuitable profecution of difgrace and horror. 
 
 That on my command, thou then w-ould'ft kill me. 
 Doo’t, the time is come : Thou firik’ft not me, 
 
 Tis Cafir thou defeat ft. Put colour ir. thy Chseke, 
 Eros. The Gods withhold me. 
 
 Shall 1 do thar which all the Parthian Darts, 
 
 (Though Enemy) loft ayme,aad could not. 
 
 Ant. Erot, 
 
 Would’ft ihou be window’d in great Rome, and fee 
 Thy Maflcr thus with pleacht Armes, bending downe 
 His corrigible necke, his face fubdu’de 
 i o penetratine (hame; whil’ft the wheel’d feate 
 Of Fortunate Caper dravvne before Hm, branded 
 His Bafcnelfe that enfued. 
 
 Eros. ( would not fee’e. 
 
 Ant. Come then: for with a wound I muft be cur'd. 
 Draw that thy honeft S word,which thou haft wome 
 Mod vfefuli for thy Country. 
 
 Eros. Ob fir,pardon me. 
 
 Ant. When I did make thee free, fwor'ft ^ not then 
 To do ibis when 1 bad thee f Do it at once. 
 
 Or thy precedent Scruices arc all 
 
 But accidents vntHirpos’d, Draw,and come. 
 
 Eros. Tuine from me then that Noble countenance. 
 Wherein the worfbip of the whole world lyes. 
 
 Ant. I.oe thee. 
 
 Eros. My fword is drawne. 
 
 Ant. Then let it do at once 
 The thing why thou haft drawnc it. 
 
 Eros. My deere M after. 
 
 My Capraine, and my Emperor. Let me fsy 
 Before I ftrike this bloody ftroke, Farwell. 
 
 *Ant. Tis faid man, and farewell. 
 
 Bros. Farewell great Chiefs, Shall 1 ftrike now 1 
 Ant. N ov» Eros. Kides htmfcife. 
 
 Eros. Why there then : 
 
 Thus I do efcapethe forrow of Aothcnies death. 
 
 uAnt. Tbrice-Nabler rhenmy felfe, 
 
 Thou teacheft me: Oh valiant Eros, what 
 1 (hould, and thou could’ft not, my Queene and Erot 
 Haue by their braue inftruiftion got vpon me 
 ANoblcnefiitinRecord. But! will bet 
 A Bride- groome in my death, and run intoo't 
 As to a Louers bed. Come then, and Eros, 
 
 Thy Mafter dies thy Scholler; to do thus 
 I learn: of rhee How.notdead? Not dead ? 
 
 The Guard,how ? Oh difpatch me. 
 
 Enter 
 
r 
 
 sAntbe® and £leopatra. 
 
 
 Surer a Guard. 
 
 i CaarvL What's the neife? 
 
 Ant. I haue done my worfc ill Friends: 
 
 Oh make an end ot‘ what I haue begun, 
 a TheSt&rrtisfalne. 
 i Ansi time is at hit period. 
 
 AS. Alas,and woe. 
 
 Ant. Let him that loues me.ftriVe me dead. 
 
 » Not I- 
 a Norl. 
 
 j Nor any one: exottut 
 
 Detect w.Thy death and fortunes bid thy folovms tty 
 Thii fworid but (hewne to Cofor with ibis rydings, 
 j Shall enter me with him. 
 
 Enter Diomtdct. 
 
 Dio. Anthony} 
 
 Deere, There Loemed there. 
 
 'Dieter. Lines he: wilt thou not anfwer men ?, 
 
 ArS. An thou there Doomed ? 
 
 ; Draw thy fwold.and gtuetnnr, 
 j SufSfing ftrokesfor death. 
 
 Diem. Mod sbfalute Lord : 
 
 My Miftris Cleopatra fent me to thee, 
 yfnr. When did fhee fend thee? 
 
 •Dram. Now my Lord. 
 
 A nth- Where is {he » (feare 
 
 J}aw.Locktinhet Montimem:(hebad * Prcphefying 
 Of what hath come to psfte: for when (he f* w 
 
 I (Which neuerfhall be found) you did fufpeft 
 She had difpos'd with Caftr. and that your rage 
 Would not be purg'd, fhe fent you word (he was dead : 
 But fearing frnce how it roigftt wotke,hstb fent 
 
 Me toproclaime the truth, and I am come 
 
 II dread,too late. 
 
 si*1.Too lace good D lamed : call my Guard 1 prythee. 
 Die. What hoa: the Emperors Guard, 
 
 The Guard, what boa 1 Come.youv Lord calles. 
 
 Enter 4. er 5. ef tbeCuird ofosfntbtKy. 
 
 Avt. Scare me good Friends where Cleopatra bides, 
 'Tis the laft feruice that 1 (hall command yog. 
 
 1 Woe.woe are we (it,you may not liue to weste 
 All your true Followers out. 
 
 AS. Moft heauy day. 
 
 Ar.t Nay goodn»yre!Iowes,donotpleafe(hjrpfate 
 I To grace it with your forrowes. Bid that welcome 
 Which comes to pum(h vs,and we punifla it 
 Seeming tobearc it lightly. Tatcroe vp, 
 
 1 haue led yon oft, cany roe now good Friends, 
 
 And haue my thankes for all. frit hearing Anthony 
 
 Enter Cleopatra, and her Maidet aloft, wl'b 
 Charmtan& Iras. 
 
 Cite. Oh Cbssrmian, I will newer go from hence. 
 
 Char. Be comforted detse Madam, 
 
 Cleo. No. 1 will not i 
 
 All flranoeand terr ible euencs are welcome. 
 
 But comforts we difpife; our fiae of fotrow 
 Proportion’d to our caufe, muft be as great 
 | As that which makes it. 
 
 Enter Diemed. 
 
 I How now? is he dead ? 
 
 Diem His death's vpon him, but not dead. 
 
 Looke out o'th othet fide your Monument, 
 
 His Guard haue brought him thither. 
 
 Enter Anthonystndtbt Guard. 
 
 CUe. OhSunne, 
 
 Burne the great Sphere thou moti’ft in, darkling ftand 
 The f atrying ft'.aitoWfviotld.O Antony .Antony ^Ant 
 Hdpe Charmtan, helpe Iras helps: helpe Friends 
 Below, let’s draw him hither. 
 
 Ant. Peace, 
 
 Not Cefers Valour hath okethrownc Anthony, 
 
 But Atsshonie’t hathTnumpht onitfelfe, 
 
 Cleo. So it (houldbe. 
 
 That none but Anthony (hould conquer Asthm.y, 
 
 But woe ’tis fo. 
 
 Ant. I am dying Egypt, dying ;onely, 
 
 I heere importune death a-while, vnrili 
 Of many thoufsnd kiflfes, the poore laft 
 I lay vpon thy lippes. 
 
 Cite. 1 dare not Deere, 
 
 Deere my Lord pardon : I dare nor, 
 
 Leaft 1 be taken :not thTmperious (hew 
 Of tl*e full-Fortun'd Cafar,mat (hall 
 Be brooch’d with me, if Knife, Diugges, Serpent* haue 
 Edge, fting.or operation. Iamfsfe: 
 
 Your Wife OSauia, with her modeft eyes. 
 
 And Bill Conclusion, (hall acquire no Honour 
 Detouring vpon me: but coroe, come Anthony, 
 
 Helpe me my women, we rauft draw the* vp . 
 
 Afiift good Friends. 
 
 Ant. OH quickest I am gone. 
 
 Che. Heere’6 fport indeedc : 
 
 How heauy weighes my Lord f 
 Our Rrengch is all gone into heauineffe. 
 
 That makes the waight. Had I great Iwta s power, 
 
 The ftrong wing'd Mercury fhould fetch thee vp. 
 
 And fettheeby loues fide. Yet come a little, 
 
 Wilbers were eucr Footes. Oh come, come, come. 
 
 They betsue Antha>y dap ta Cleopatra. 
 And welcome, welcome. Dye when thou haft lin'd. 
 Quicken with killing: had my i'ippes th*t power, 
 
 T has would 1 wear? them out. 
 
 AS. A heauy fight. 
 
 Ant. I am dying Egypt.dying. 
 
 <3 ,ue me fotne Wine, and let me fpe&kc a little. 
 
 C/eo. No, let me foeake. and let me rayle fo hye, 
 That the falfe Hufwife Fortune, breake her Whecle, 
 Prouok'd by my offence. 
 
 Am ." One word (fweet Qucene) 
 
 OfC<ej 5 r feekeyoor Honour,with your fafety. Oh. 
 Cleo. They do not go together. 
 
 Ant. Gentle heare roe. 
 
 None about Cafter cruft, but Preeuletus. 
 
 Cleo. My Refolution, and my hsnds,lte ttuft. 
 
 None about Cafar. 
 
 Ant. The miferable change now at itsy end,! 
 Lament nor forrow at: but pkafe ycur thoughts 
 1« feeding them with thofe my former Fortunes 
 Wherein 1 liued. The greateft Prince oWworld, 
 
 The Nobleft: and do now not bafely dye. 
 
 Not Cowardly put off my Helmet to 
 My Countrtymtn. A Roman,by a Roman 
 Valiantly vanquilh'd. Now my Spirit is going, 
 
 1 can no more. 
 
 Cleo. Nobleftofroen,woo\dye? 
 
 Haft thou no care of jne, fball 1 abide 
 In this dull world, which in thy abfenceis 
 No better then a Stye? Oh fee my women t 
 The Crownco’th’earth doth melt. My Lora? 
 
 Oh wither’d is the Garland of the W arrt. 
 
 The 
 
The Trazedh of 
 
 i«A 
 
 TheSeuIdtm pole is falne ryoungBoyes and Gyrles 
 Ax* lcuell now with men :The oodes is gone. 
 
 And there U nothing left remarkcabte 
 Beneath the vifuing Moone. 
 
 Char. Oh quictneffe, Lady. 
 
 Jrm. She's dead too, oor Souetaigne. 
 
 Chur. Lady. 
 
 Iras. Madam. 
 
 Char. Oh Madam, Madans.Msdato. 
 
 Iras. Royall Egypt: Eraprefle. 
 
 fhar. Peace,peace,/r4s. 
 
 Cleo. No more but in a Woman.and commanded 
 By fuch poore paflton, as the Maid that Mdkes, 
 
 And doe’s the meaneft chares. It were for me. 
 
 To throw my Scept er at theiniurious Gods, 
 
 To tell them that this World did equall tbeyrs. 
 
 Till they bad ftolne our lewcll. All’s but naught: 
 Patience isfottifh, and impatience does 
 Become a Dogge that’s mad: Then is it finne. 
 
 To rufh into the fecrct honfe of death. 
 
 Ere death dare come to vs. How do you Women/ 
 What, what good cheere? Why how now Charmum ? 
 My Noble Gyrfes ? Ah Women, women! Lookc 
 Our Lampe is fpent, it*s out. Good firs, take heart, 
 Wee *1 bury him : And then,what’s br3ue,what’s Nobje, 
 Let’s doo't after the high Roman fa fhion, 
 
 And make death proud to take vs. Come,away, 
 
 This cafe of that huge Spirit now is cold. 
 
 Ah Women,Women ! Come,we haue no Friend 
 BatRefolution,and the breefeftend. 
 
 Extwit , tearing of Anthenitt beefy. 
 
 Enter Cafar^Agrippa.DollabcIla, Menas yeith 
 bis CetmftS of H'arre. 
 
 Cafar • Go to him DellabeUa, bid him y ecld. 
 
 Being fofruftrate, tell him. 
 
 He mockes the pawfes that he makes. 
 
 Del. Cafar, \ (hall 
 
 Enter Decretal with the fwerdef Anthony. 
 
 Caf. Wherefore is that? And what art thou that thrift 
 Appears thus to vs? 
 
 'DecS I am call'd Deer si as, 
 
 Marks Antbtny I feru’d, who befi was worthie 
 
 Bcfl to be feru’d: whil'ft he flood vp,and fpokc 
 
 He was rpy Maflcr, and I wore my life 
 
 To fpeod vpon bis haters. Iftbou plcafc 
 
 To take me to thee, as I was to him, 
 
 lie be to Cafar : if^pleafeft not,I yeild thee vp my life. 
 
 C<tfar. What is't thou fay’ft ? 
 
 Dec. I fay (Oh Cafar') Anthony is dead. 
 
 Cafar. The breaking of Co great a thing, fhou'd make 
 A greater crackc. The round World 
 Should haue lliooke Lyons into ciuill flreets, 
 
 And Cittizens to their dennes. Thedcathof tsfntheny 
 Js nor a finale doomc, in the name lay 
 A moiry o, the world 
 
 Dec. He is dead Cafar, 
 
 Not by a publike minifler of luflice, 
 
 Nor by a hy red Knife, but that felfe-band 
 Which writ his Honor in the Ads it did. 
 
 Hath with the Coura ge which the heart did lead it, 
 Splitted the heart. This is his Sword, 
 
 I robb'd his wound of it: behold it Gain’d 
 With his moft Noble blocd. 
 
 Ctf. Looke you fad Friends, 
 
 The Gods rebuke me, but it uTydings 
 To wafh the tyes ofXings. 
 
 Del. And ftrange it is. 
 
 That Nature muft compell vs to lament 
 Ourmoftptrfiftcd deeds. 
 
 AAv.His taints and Honours, wag'd equal with him. 
 
 Deli a. ARarerfpiritneuet 
 Did fleeit humanity: but you Gods will giue vs 
 Some faults to make vs men. Cafar U touch'd. 
 
 Mee. When fuch a fpacious Mirror's fet before fum, 
 He needes mufl fee himfclfe. 
 
 Cafter. Oh tAnthony, 
 
 I haue followed thee to this, but we do launch 
 Difeafes in our Bodies. I mufl perforce 
 Haue fhewne to thee fuch a declining day. 
 
 Or Jooke on thine: we could not flail together, 
 
 In the whole world. Bur yet let me lament 
 With teares as Soueraigne as the blood of hearty 
 That thou my Brother, my Competitor, 
 
 In top of all defigr.e ; my Mate in Empire, 
 
 Friend and Companion in the front of W arre. 
 
 The Arme ofmine ov/ne Body,and the Heart 
 Where mine his thoughts did kindle: that our Starter 
 Vnreconciliable, fhould diuide ourequalnefleto this. 
 Heare me good Friends, 
 
 But I will tell you at fomc meetrr Seafon, 
 
 The bufinefleof this man lookes out of him. 
 
 Wee'! heare him what he fayet- 
 
 Enter en ^Egyptian. 
 
 Whence are you ? 
 
 A poote Egyptian yet, the Queen my mi fir is 
 Confin’d in all, fhe has her Monument 
 Of thy intents, defires, inftrutftion. 
 
 That (he preparedly may frame her felft 
 To'th’way fhee’s forc'd too. 
 
 Cafar. Bid her haue good heart, 
 
 She (cone (half know of vs.by fomeofours. 
 
 How honourable, andhowkindely Wee 
 Determine for her.For Cafar cannot leaue to be vngemle 
 
 eAoypt. So the Gods preferue thee. Exit. 
 
 Co.f. Come hither Precnlsim. Go and fay 
 Wepurpofe her no fhame: giue her what comforts 
 The quality ofber paflion Avail require; 
 
 Leaft in her greatnefle, by Come morta l ftrokc 
 She do defeate vs. For her life in Rome. 
 
 Would be eternal! in ourTriumph: Go, 
 
 And with your fpcedieft. bring vs whatfhefayes. 
 
 And how you findc of her. 
 
 Prt. Cafar l fhall. Exit Precisians. 
 
 Caf. Callus ,go you along : where's DotabeHa, to fe- 
 cond PreculetHs ? 
 
 Ail. DeUbella. 
 
 Caf. Let him alone: for I remember now 
 How hee’s imployd : he fhali in time be ready. 
 
 Go with me to my Tent, where you fhali fee 
 How hardly I was drawne into this Wane, 
 
 How ealme and gentle I proceeded frill 
 
 In all my Writings. Go with me, and fee 
 
 What I can fhew in this. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Cleopatra, Cbarmuw, Iras, and Afar than. 
 
 C/eo. My defolationdoej begin to make 
 A better life :Tis paltry to be Cafar: 
 
 Not being Fortune, bee’s but Foi tunes knsoc, 
 
 A miniftcr of her will: and it is great 
 
 To 
 
To do that thing that ends all other deceit. 
 
 Anthony and Qcopatra 
 
 Which (hackles aeteder.ts, and bolts vp change; 
 
 Which flespes, and neucr pellatesmore the dung, 
 Thebeggcrs Nur(e,*r.d Ctfart 
 
 Enter VrccuUius 
 
 Pro. C*far fends greeting to the Quscne ofEgypt, 
 
 And bids thee ftudy on what faire demands 
 Thou mean'll to haue him grant thee. 
 
 Clto. What's thy name ? 
 
 7 ‘rc. My name it Prceuleius. 
 
 Cite. Jin'.hony 
 
 Did tell me of you, bad me truft you, but 
 ldo hot greatly earetobc deceiu'd 
 That haue no vfc fortrufling. If your M after 
 ^ AVould haue a Queece hit begger, you muft tell him, 
 Tho.t Maiefty to kcepe decorum^ muftj 
 No lefts begge then a Klngdome: Jfhe pleafe 
 To giue me conquer’d Egypt for my Sonne, 
 
 He giuesme fo nroch of mine owns, as l 
 Wiilltneele to him with thankes. 
 
 Be of good eheerc: 
 
 Y’are faine into a Princely band, feare nothing, 
 
 Make your foil reference freely to my Lord, 
 
 Who is fo full ofGraee, tliat it 8owcs ouer 
 On all thatneede. Let me report to him 
 Your fweetdependacle, 3nd you (hall finde 
 A Conqueror that will pray in ayde for kmdneSTe, 
 Where he foi grace is kneei’d too. 
 
 Cho. Pray you rell him, 
 
 I am his Fotcunes Valfaii.and Ifend him 
 The Greacnefie he has got. I hourely learne 
 A Do&rine of Obedience, and would gladly 
 Looke him i’th’Fsce. 
 
 Pro. This lie report (deere Lady) 
 
 Haue comfort, for Iknow your plight is pittied 
 Ofhimthat caus'd it. 
 
 Pro, Yoa fee how eafily the may be fur priz'd : 
 
 Guard her till Ctefnr come. 
 has. RoysllQueene. 
 
 Char. Oh Cleopatra, thou art taken Qneene. 
 
 Cleo. Quicke,quicke,goodbandSj 
 'Pro. Hold worthy Lady,hold: 
 
 Doe not your felfe fuch wrong,who are in this 
 R l eleeu’d,bu: not betraid. 
 
 CUo. What of death tco that rid* our dogs oflangui fti 
 Pro. Cleopatra, do not abufe my Mafters bounty, by 
 Th’vndoingofyour felfe: Let the World fee 
 HisNoblenefle wdladbed, which your death 
 Will neuer let come forth, 
 
 Cleo. Where arc thou Death ? 
 
 Come hither come; Come,come,and take a Qjjcene 
 Worth many Babes and Beggers. 
 pro. Oh temperance Lady. 
 
 CUo. Sir, 1 will eate no meate, He not drinke fir. 
 
 If idle talke will once be neccflary 
 He not fleepe neither. This mortallhoufe Heroine, 
 
 Do Ceefar what he can. Know fir, that I 
 Will not waite pinnion'd at your Mafters Court, 
 
 Nor once be chaftic'd with thefober eye 
 Of dull Quasi:* Shall they boyft me vp. 
 
 And fhew me to the fhowting Varlorane 
 Of centring Rome ? Retbet a ditch in Egypt. 
 
 Be gentle gt&ue vnto me, rathet on Nylns tnudde 
 Lay me fUrke-nak'd, and let the water-Ries 
 Blow me into abhorring • rather make 
 My Countries high py ramides ray Gibbet, 
 
 2&L 
 
 And hang me vp in Chained 
 Pro. Youdoexcend 
 
 ' Thefe thoughts ofhorrot further then you (halt 
 ~ inde caufe in Cafar. 
 
 Enter DolabeSa. 
 
 Dot. Procut<i;u, 
 
 What thou baft done, thy Mafter Csfttr known. 
 
 And he bath fentfor thee; for theQgeene, 
 
 Ik cake her to my Guard, 
 
 Pro. S o Dolabeia, 
 ft fball content me beft i Be gentle to her. 
 
 To Cafar I will fpe&ke, what you (hall pleafe. 
 
 If you'l imploy me to him. Exit Proexekiai 
 
 Cko. Say, I would dye.. 
 
 Dei. Moft Noble Eniprcfic, yoa haue heard of me. 
 Chv. 1 cannot tell. 
 
 Dot. Affuredly you know me. 
 dec. No matter fir,what I haue heard or knowne : 
 
 You laugh when Boyes or Women tell then Drcames, 
 Is*tnot yourtricke? 
 
 Del. 1 vnderftand not. Madam. 
 
 CUo 1 dreampt there was an Emperor t/imbony. 
 
 Oh fuch another fleepe, that I might fee 
 But fuch another man. 
 
 Del. I fit might pleafe ye. 
 
 Cko. His face was as the Heau*ns,and thetein ftucke 
 A Sunne and Moone, which kept thett courle, & lighted 
 The little o’th’carth. 
 
 Tsoi. Moft Scueraigne Creature. 
 
 Clto. His legges bedrid the Ocean,bis test’d arme 
 Crefted the world; His vay ce waspropertied 
 As all the tuned Spheres, and that to Friends: 
 
 But when he meant to quaile,and (bake the Orbe, 
 
 He was as ratling Thunder.. For his Bounty, 
 
 There was no winter in’t. An rintbonj it was. 
 
 That grew the more by reaping: His delights 
 Were Dolphin-like, they (heW’d his baekeaboue 
 The Element they lin’d in; in his Liucry 
 Walk'd CtownesandCrowoetstRealois fie Iflands were 
 As plates dropt fromhis pocket. 
 
 Del. Ckepatra. 
 
 (lee. Thinke you there was .os; might be fuch a tnan 
 As this 1 dreampeof? 
 
 Dd. Gentle Madam, no. 
 
 CUo. You Lye vp to the heating of cheGods: 
 
 But if there be, nor euer were one fuch 
 It's paft the flzoof dresnuog: Nature wants ftaffe 
 To vie ft range formes with hmcie.yec c'imagine 
 An a yfntbotty were Natures peece, ’gainft Fancie, 
 Condemning fhadowes quite. 
 
 Dot. Heare me,good Madam r 
 Your Ioffe is as your felfe, great ;and youbeareit 
 As anfwcringfothe waight, would 1 might neuer 
 Ore-take puifu’de fucceffe: But 1 do feeie 
 By the rebound ofyouts, a grtefe thsr fuites 
 My very heart at roote. 
 
 Cleo. Ithankeyoufir: 
 
 Know you what Cafar meanes to do with me ? 
 
 Del. 1 em losuh to tell you what, I would you knew 
 Cleo. Nay pray you fir, 
 
 TW. Though he be Honourable, 
 
 Cleo. Ree l le*de me then in Triumph* 
 
 Del. Madamhewtil I know’c. TlouHfb. 
 
 Et/ttr Proculsiut, Cafar, Gatina, &lectnas t 
 and others of bis Trowe. 
 s4K. Make way there Ceftr. 
 
 _ z z_ CefP 
 
^66 < Tbe Tr age die of 
 
 CaJ. Which is the Qucene of Egypt. 
 
 Dol. It istheEmperos Madam. Clee.kpeeks. 
 
 Cafar. Arlfe.you (hall not kneele: 
 
 I pray you rife,n(e Egypt. 
 
 Cleo. Str,the Gods will haue it thue, 
 
 My Mafierandroy Lord 1 mud obey, 
 
 Cafsr. Take toyoa no hard thoughts. 
 
 The Record of what miupes you did vs. 
 
 Though written in our flefh, we (hall remember 
 
 As things but done by chance. 
 
 Cleo. Sole Sit o’th'World, 
 l cannot pt oie <3 mine owne caofe fo well 
 
 To make itcleare, bucdoconfefielhaue 
 
 Bene laden with like frailties, which before 
 
 Haue often fham’d our S ex. 
 
 Cafar. Cleopatra know. 
 
 We will eiftenuaie rather then in force • 
 
 If you apply your felfe to our intents. 
 
 Which towards you aremoft gentle, you Oval! find* 
 
 A benefit in this change: but if you feeke 
 
 To lay on me a Cruelty, by taking 
 /tnthonics courfc, you (hall bereauc your felfe 
 
 Ofmy good purpofes, and put your children 
 Tothatdeftru&ion which He guard them from 
 
 If thereon you relye. lie take my teaue. 
 
 Cree.And may through all the world: tis yours, & we 
 your Scutcheons,and your fignes of Conqueft (ball 
 
 Hang in what place you pleafe. Here my good Lord. 
 
 Cafar. You (hall aduife roe in all for Cleopatra. 
 
 CL*. This is the breefe: of Money,Plate,& lewels 
 
 I ana poffdl of, ‘tisexaflly valewed, 
 
 Nat petty things admitted. Where's Seleucm ? 
 
 Seleu. Hcerc Madam. 
 
 Cite. This is my Treafurer, let him fpeake (my Lord) 
 Vpon his peril!, that I haue refesu'd 
 
 To my felfe nothing. Speske the truth Seleunts. 
 
 Seleu. Madam,I had rather leele my lippes. 
 
 Then to my perill fpejke that which is not. 
 
 CU». What haue 1 kept backe. 
 
 Sei. Enough to purchaf® what you haue made known 
 
 {'afar. Nay blufh not Cleopatra, I approue 
 
 Yoar Wifcdome in the deede. 
 
 Cite. See Cafar: Oh behold, 
 
 How pompe is followed: Mine will now be years, 
 
 And fhouid we (hift efiates, yours would be mine 
 
 The ingratitude of this Selene ui, does 
 
 "Eden make me wilde. OhSIaue, ofno moretruft 
 
 Then louc that’s hyr'd f What goeft thou backe, ^ (halt 
 Go backe I warrant thee: but fie catch thine eyes 
 
 Though they had wings. Siaue.Souk-lefle.Villain.Doe. 
 
 O rarely bafe| * 
 
 Cafar. Good Queene, let vs intreat you. 
 
 CLce. O Cafar, what a wounding (haroe is this. 
 
 That thou vouchfafing hcere to vifit me. 
 
 Doing the Honour of thy Lordlinelfe 
 
 To one fo meeke, that mineownc Setuant fhouid 
 
 Parcel} the funsroc ofmy difgraees, by 
 
 Addition of his Enuy. Say (good Cafar ) 
 
 That 1 fome Lady trifles haue referu a, 
 
 Immomeot toyes, things of foch Dignitie 
 
 As we greet moderne Friends withill.andfay 
 
 Some Nobler token I hsuekeptapart 
 
 For L'uia and Oclauia, to induce 
 
 Their mediation, mud J be ynfblded 
 
 With one shat l hfcue bred : The Gods! it finite* me 
 Beneath the fall j haue. Pry thee go hence, 
 
 Or 1 fhall (hew the Cyndet* ofmy fpirits 
 
 Through th’Afhes of my chance: Wer*tthou a man. 
 Thou woulcPft haue mercy on me. 
 
 Cafar. Forbears Seleunts. 
 
 cleu. be it known,that we the greateft are mif-thogbt 
 For things thst others do: and when we fall. 
 
 We anfwet others merits, in our name 
 
 Are therefore to be pittied. 
 
 Cafar. Cleopatra, 
 
 Not what you haue cefero’d, nor wb8t acknowledg’d 
 
 Put we i'th'Roll of Conqueft: ftill bee’t yours, 
 
 Bellow it at your pleafure, and beleeue 
 
 Cafars no Merchant, to make prize with you 
 
 Of things that Merchants fold. Therefore be cheer’d. 
 Make not your thoughts yourprifons:No deere Queen, 
 For we intend fotodifpofeyou.as 
 
 Your felfe (hall giue vs counfell: Feede.and fUepc 
 
 Our care and pitty is fo much vpon you, 
 
 That we remains your Friend, and fo adieu. 
 
 Cleo. My Mafter.and my Lord. 
 
 Cafar. Not fo; Adieu. Flounjh. 
 
 Exeunt Cafar, and his Trairtc. 
 
 Cleo. He words roe Gyrles,he words roe, 
 
 That 1 ihould not be Noble to my felfe. 
 
 But hearke thee Charmian. 
 
 Iras. Finifh good Lady, the bright day is done, 
 
 And we are for the darke. 
 
 Cleo. Hyeth eagaine, 
 
 I haue fpoke already, and it is prouided. 
 
 Go put it to the hafle. 
 
 Char. Madam, I will, 
 
 Enter DelaMa, 
 
 Dot. Where’s the Queene? 
 
 Char. Behold fir. 
 
 Cleo. DolabtUa. 
 
 T>sl. Madam, as thereto fwotne,byyour command 
 (Whic h my lone makes Religion to obey) 
 
 I tel! you this : Cafar through Syria 
 
 Intends his tourney, and within threedayes, 
 
 You with yoor Children will he fend before, 
 
 Makeyout bed vfe of this. I haue perform’d 
 
 Your pleafure, and my promife. 
 
 Cleo, Dolabdla, 1 (hall remaineyour debter. 
 
 *ZW. I your Seruant : 
 
 Adieu good Queene, 1 muft attend on Exit 
 
 Cleo. Farewell, and chankes. 
 
 Now Iras, whatthink’ft thou ? 
 
 Thou, an Egyptian Pupper (hall be (hewne 
 
 In Rome afwcll as I: MechamckeSlaues 
 
 With greazie Aprons,Rules,and Hammers (hall 
 
 Vplift vs to the view. In their thicke breathes, 
 
 Ranke of grofle dyet,fhall we be enclowdcd 
 
 And forc’d to drinke their vapour 
 
 has. TheGods forbid. 
 
 Cleo. Nay, tis mod certaine has: faweie Liflon 
 
 Will catch at vs like Strumpets, and feald Rimers 
 
 Ballads vs outaTune. The quicke Comedians 
 Excemporally will (lagi vs, and prefent 
 
 Our Alexandrian Reuels : Anthony 
 
 Shall be brought drunken forth, and I fhall fee 
 Somefqueaking Cleopatra Boy my gre&meffe 
 
 I’th’pofture of a Whore. 
 
 has. O the good Gods! 
 
 Cleo. Nay that’s certaine. 
 
 Iras, ilcncuerfee’t ? for Iam fure mine Nailes 
 
 Are fttenger then mine eyes. 
 
 ---- 
 
zJntlmy and Qeopitra 
 
 2&L 
 
 CUt. Why that’* the way to toole their preparation, 
 
 And to conquer their moft abfurd intent*. 
 
 Enter Charrmem. 
 
 Now^rwiau. 
 
 Shew me my Womenlike aQ^eene :Ootetcn 
 My heft Actyres. I am againc tor Cidrut, 
 
 Jo mcete Marho Anthony. Sirra/w.go 
 (Now Noble Cbarmian, wee’l difpatcb mdeede,y 
 
 And when thou haft done this chare, lie giue t ee eaue 
 
 To play till Doomefday : bring oor Crovme, and all. 
 
 ' ' A notfe withw. 
 
 Wherefore’s thUnoife? 
 
 Enter a Gnsrdfman. 
 
 Gardf Heere is a rurail Fellow, 
 
 That will not bedeny'de your Highnefle prefence, 
 
 He brings you Figges. 
 
 CUo. Let him comein, Extt Guarajman. 
 
 What poore an Inftrument 
 May do a Noble deede: he brings me liberty: 
 
 My Refolution s plac'd,and I haue nothing 
 Of woman in me :Now from head to foole 
 1 am Marble conftant: now the fleeting Moone 
 
 No Planet is of mine. 
 
 Enter Cuardfman,and Clotvne. 
 
 Gttxrdf. Thu is the man. 
 
 CUof Auoid,and leaue him. ^ exit Guardpuan. 
 
 Haft th'ou the pretty wormeofNylus there. 
 
 That killes and paines not? 
 
 Clow. Truly 1 haue him : but I would not be the pat- 
 
 tie that Ibould defire you to touch him, for his bytmg is 
 immortall: thofe that doe dye ofit,doe feldome ot ne- 
 
 oerrecouer, , , . , 
 
 CUo. Remember'd thou any that haue dyed on t ? 
 
 Clove. Very many, men and women too. 1 heard of 
 
 one ofthem no longer then yefterday, a very honeft wo¬ 
 man. but fomeihing giuen to lye, as a woman Ihoold not 
 do but in the wav of honefty, how Ore dyed of the by¬ 
 tine of it, what painc (he felt: Truely. (he makes a vene 
 rood report o’lh’worme .-but he that wil beleeuc all that 
 they fay. ihall neuer be faued by halt* that they do : but 
 this i» noli falliablc, the Worme’s an odde Worroe. 
 
 Cite Get thee hence,farewell. 
 
 Clew. I wifh you all toy of the Worme. 
 
 Clee. Farewell. , 
 
 Clove You mud thinke this (looke you,) that the 
 
 Worme will do his kinde. 
 fleo. 1 I, farewell. 
 
 Clot*- Lookeyou, the Wormeis not tobcetrufted, 
 but in the keeping of wife people :for indeede, there is 
 iso goodneffe in the Worme. 
 
 Cieo. Take thou nocare.it fhall be heeded. 
 
 Clove. Very good: giue it nothiog 1 pray you, for it 
 i* not worth the feeding. 
 fleo. Will it cate me? 
 
 Cloie. You muft.not think I am fo Ample,bur I know 
 the diuell himfelfe will not cate a woman : 1 know, that 
 a woman is a difltfoi theGods, if the diuell dreffe her 
 not. But truly,thcfe fame whotfon diuels doe the Godi 
 great hsrmc in theit women; for in cucry tenne that they 
 make, the diuels marre flue. 
 
 C/eo. Well,get thee gone, farewell. 
 
 Clew. Yes fotfooth: I wifh you ioy o’th’worm. Exit 
 CIrn Giue me my Robe.putonmy Crowne,Ihaue 
 Immortall longings in me. Now no more 
 The my ce of Egypis Grape (hall moyft this lip. 
 
 Yarc, yate, good Iras ; quicke •• Me thinkes I bcare 
 
 Anthony call 11 fee him rowfe himfelfe 
 Topraifemy Noble Aiff. I heart him mock 
 The lucke of Cafar , which theGods gruemen 
 To excufc their after wrath. Husband.Icome: 
 
 ' slow to that name, my Courage prouc my Title, 
 
 I am Fire, and Ayre; my other Elements 
 1 giue to bafer life. So.hsuc you done ? 
 
 Come then, and take the lafl warmth of my Lippei. 
 : arewell kinde Charmian , Iras , long farewell, 
 
 Haue 1 the A^piche in my lippes ?Doft fall? 
 
 f thou, and Nature can fo gently part, 
 
 ' 'he ftrokeofdeathisasa Louers pinch, 
 
 Which hurts,and is defn’d. Doft thou lyc Hill t 
 If thus thou vanifheft, thou tcll’ft the world, 
 tis not worth leaue-taking* 
 
 Char. Diffolue thicke clowd,fe Raine.that I may (ay 
 The Gods themfelues do weepe. 
 
 C/eo. This ptoues roe bafe: 
 f (he firfi meece the Curled Anthony, 
 
 -{ee'l make demand of her, and fpend thatkifle 
 Which is my heauen to haue.Come thou mortal wretch 
 With thy (harpe teeth this knot intnnficate. 
 
 Of life at once vntye : Poore venomous Foole, 
 
 Be angry, and difpatcb. Oh could’ft thou fpeake. 
 
 That 1 might heare thee call great Cafar Affe,vnpolicied. 
 Char. Oh EafterneStarre. 
 
 CUo. Peace,peace : 
 
 Doft thou not fee my Baby at my breaft. 
 
 That fuckes thcNurfe afleepe. 
 
 Char. O breake ! O bteake! 
 
 CUo. As fweet as Balme, as fo ft as Ayre, as gentle. 
 
 O Anthony ! Nay I will cake thee too. 
 
 What (hould I (lay*——-* Dyes. 
 
 Char. In this wildc World < So fare thee wells 
 
 Now boaft thee Death, in thy pofleflion lyes 
 A LaflTe vnparalell'd. Dowme Windowes cloze. 
 And golden Phoebus neuer bebeheld 
 Of eyes agatne fo Royall: your Crowncsaway, 
 
 lie mend it,and then play-- 
 
 Enter th* Guard, rujllmg in, and 'Delate Ba* 
 i Guard. Where's the Queene? 
 
 Char. Speake fofdy, wake her not. 
 
 X Co far hath fent 
 
 Char. TooflowaMeflenger. 
 
 Oh come apace, difpatcb, I partly feele thee. 
 
 1 Approach hoa, 
 
 All’s not well: Cafar’s beguiid. 
 
 2 There’s DoUheda fent from Cafar: call him. 
 
 I What workeis heere Charmtan ? 
 
 Is this well done? 
 
 Char. It is well done.and fitting foraPnncctte 
 Defcended offo many Royall Kings. 
 
 AhSouldier. Chanmandyei 
 
 Enter 'Dolabeda . 
 
 Del. How goes it heere? 
 i.Guard. All dead. 
 
 Dot. Cafar, thy thought* 
 
 Touch their effeas in this: Thy felfe art comming 
 To fee perform’d the dreaded A& which thou 
 So fought’ft to hinder. 
 
 Enter Cafar and all his Tratne, marching. 
 
 AH. A way there, a way for Cafar. 
 
 x x i 
 
 
T>d. Oh fir, you are too lure an Augurer: 
 
 That you did fare,is done. 
 
 Ctfar. BnueSatthelaft, 
 
 She leuell’dat ourpurpofes»and being Royal! 
 
 T ooke her owne way: the manner of their deaths, 
 
 I do not fee them bleede. 
 
 Del. Who was lafi with them ? 
 i Guard.A fimple Countryman,that broght hirFigs: 
 This was his Basket. 6 
 
 Cafrr. Poyfon’d then. 
 
 I .Guard. Ob Cafirr : 
 
 This CbariKiai liu’d but now, fhe Rood and fpake : 
 
 I found her trimming vp the Diadem j 
 
 On her dead Miftris tremblingly fire flood. 
 
 And on the fodaine diopt. 
 
 Cafar. OhNoble weakencffe: 
 
 Ifthey had fwallow'd poyfon, ‘t would appears 
 By externa!! fweiling: but (helookes likeflcepe. 
 
 As fhe would catch another Anthony 
 In her Rrong toyle of Grace. 
 
 <iAnthonj and Qleopatra. 
 
 ~ 'Ool. Heereon her breft. 
 
 There is a venc of Bloud, and fomething blowne 
 The like is on her Arme. 6 ’ 
 
 i -Guard. This is an Afpicke* trade 
 
 A^K'a ' ,CaUeS haue ftime v P°’ n them.fuch 
 
 As th Afpickeleaues vponthe Caues ofNvle 
 Cafar. Mod probable 
 That fo fhe dyed : for her Phyfitian tels mee 
 She hath purfu de Conclufions infinite 
 Ofeafie wayes to dye. Take vp her bed, 
 
 ^rb e .Vh h K W !T en fror,uhe Monument, 
 
 She fhall be buried by her eAmhorry. 
 
 No Graue vponthe earth fhall dip in it 
 
 A payee fo famous t high euentsas tiiefe 
 
 Srrikethofe that make them : and their Story is 
 
 Nolefieinpiuy.then his Glory which 7 
 
 Brought them to be lamented Our Army fhall 
 In iolemne fhew. attend this Funeral), 
 
 And then to Rome. Come Dolabella , fee 
 H.ghO.da, in this great Solmemmt,. Bmnmn 
 
 finis. 
 
l6p 
 
 THE T R AG E D IE OF 
 
 j CYMBELiN E. 
 
 qJBus 'Primus. Sccena 'Prima. 
 
 Enter twc Gtntlems*. 
 
 I. Cent, 
 
 j O u do not meet a man but Frownes. 
 
 I Our bloods no more obey the Heauen* 
 
 j (&fc|Then our Courtiers : 
 
 | Still ^ ceme « 85 ^ o i tbeKmgs. 
 
 ^VCoffT But that’s the matter ? 
 j j. His daughter ,and the heire of’s kingdome (whom 
 
 He purpos’d to his wiues foie Sonne, a Widdow 
 
 That iate be married )hath referred her felfe 
 
 I Vnto a poore,but worthy Gentleman. She’s wedded. 
 
 Her Husband banifh’d; fhe imprifon’d, ail 
 
 Is ounv«d forrow, though I thinke the King 
 
 Be couch’d at very heart, 
 a Koocbutthe King? 
 
 X He that hath lofther too : fo is the Queer*, 
 
 That inoft defu’d the Match. But not a Courtier, 
 
 I Ahhough they weate their facet to the bent 
 
 Ofthc Kings lookes, hath a heart that it not 
 
 1 Glad at the thing they fcowle at. 
 
 I a And why fo? . 
 
 x He that hath mifs’d the PtinceRe, is a thing 
 
 Too bad, for bad report: and he that hath her, 
 
 (I meant, that married her, alacke good man. 
 
 And therefore banifh’d) is a Creature, fuch 
 
 As tofeeke through the Regions oftheBatth 
 
 Tot one, his like ; there would be romething fading 
 
 In him, that (V.ouJd compare. 1 do not thinke, 
 i So faire an Outward, and fuch flufic Within 
 j Endowes a man, buthee. 
 
 2 You fpeake him fane. 
 
 | i I doestendhim(Sir)withinnimfdre, 
 
 I CrufhhirD together .rather then vnfotd 
 
 I His meafure duly. 
 
 s What’s his name,and Birth? 
 
 I 1 cannot delue him to the roote :His rather 
 
 1 Was call’d StciUin/. who did ioyne his Honor 
 
 Agair.ft the Romanes, with Cnf/>n,’an, 
 
 1 But had his Titles by Te»*ntiw, whom 
 [He feru'd with Glory,and admir’d SucccUe : 
 
 S So gain’d the Sut-addttton, LeenatHs. 
 
 I And had (beftdes this Gentleman in queftion) 
 
 Two other Sonnes, who in ihe W acres o’th time _ 
 
 (Dy’de with their Swords inhand.Ior whicb.theirTathe. 
 
 1 Then old.and fondofylTue.iooke fuch lorrow 
 | That he quuBeing; and hisgemle Lady 
 
 Biggs of ‘his Gentleman (our Theame ) deceaft 
 
 As he was borne. The King he takes the Babe 
 
 To his protection, cals him Poftlmmut Lcenatra, 
 
 Breedes him, and makes him of his Bed-chamber, 
 
 Puts to him all the Learnings that his time 
 
 Could make him the receiuer of, which he tooke 
 
 As we do ayre, fall as’t was miniftred, 
 
 And in's Spring, became a Harueft Liu'd in Court 
 (Which tare it is to do) mod prais'd, moll loud, 
 
 A fampie to the yongeft: to th’moreMature, 
 
 A glaffe that feared than: and to the graucr, 
 
 A Childe that guided Dotards. To hisMiftris, 
 
 (por whom he now ts banifh’d) her owne puce 
 
 Proclaimes how fheeftccm’d him; and hit Vertue 
 
 By her cletSio may be truly read,what kind ofroan he is. 
 
 a 1 honor bitn,euen out ofyout report. 
 
 But pray you tell me, is Are foie chiids to’th’King ? 
 
 1 His onely childe: 
 
 He had two Sonnes (ifthis be worth your hearing, 
 
 Marke it) the eldeft of them, at three^earesold 
 Tih’fwathing cloathes, the other from theirNurfery 
 
 Were Aolnc, and to this houre, no ghefle in knowledge 
 Which way they went. 
 
 2 How long is this ago? 
 
 1 Some twenty ycares. 
 
 2 That a Kings Children fhould be fo conuey’d, 
 Soflackely guarded, and ihefeaichlof.ow 
 
 That could not trace them. 
 
 i Howfoere.’tis Grange, 
 
 Or thsc the negligence may well be laugh’d 3t: 
 
 Yet is it true Sir 
 
 a I dowellbeleeueyou. 
 
 I We mud forbeare. Heere comes the Gentleman, 
 The Queetic.and Princefle. Emvnt 
 
 Scena Secunda. 
 
 Enter the Quftne, Pcflbcmte., and Imogen. 
 
 Qk. No.be affur'd you Grail not finde sne(DiUghter) 
 After’che Gander of moft Step-Mothers, 
 
 Buill-ey'd vnto you. You're my Prifoner.btit 
 
 Your Gaoler fha.Il deliucr you the keyes 
 
 ti ) ar 
 
37 ° Tragedie o/Cjmbeline . 
 
 That locke vp your reflraint. For you Pofthtmut, 
 
 So foone as 1 can win th’offended King, 
 
 I will be knowne your Aduocate: marry yet 
 
 The fire ofRage is in him, and ’twere good 
 
 Youlean’d vnto his Sentence, with wnat patience 
 
 Your wifedome may informeyou. 
 
 Pop. 'Pleafe yourHighnefie, 
 
 I will from hence to day. 
 
 Qn. You know the peril!: 
 lie fetch a turne aboutthe Garden, pitiying 
 
 Thepangs ofbarr’dAffcihons, though the King 
 
 Hath charg’d you fhoold not fpealce together. £xit 
 
 Imo. O difiembling Curt die 1 How fine this Tyrant 
 Can tickle where fhe wounds 7 My deereft Husband, 
 
 I fomething fears tnyFathers wr*tb,but nothing 
 (Alwayes releru’d my holy duty) what 
 
 His rage can do on me. You muA be gone. 
 
 And Iusall’neere abide the hourely (hot 
 
 Of angry eyes: not comforted to liue. 
 
 But that there is this Iewell in the world. 
 
 That I may feeagaine. 
 
 Pip. My Quecne,my MiAris: 
 
 O Lady, weepenomore, lead Igiuecaufc 
 
 To be iufpc&ed of more tendernefle 
 
 Then doth become a man, lwillremainc 
 
 The loyall’ft husband, that did ere plight troth. 
 
 My refidence In Rome, at one Ft/ont’s, 
 
 Who, to my Father was a Friend, to me 
 
 Knowne but by Letter a thither write (my Queene) 
 
 And with mine eyes, lie dtinke the words you fend, 
 Though Inke bemadeofGall. 
 
 Enter Queene. 
 
 Qu. Bebriefe,I pray you: 
 
 If theming come, I (hall incurre, I know not 
 
 How much of his difpieafure : yetllemouehim 
 
 To walke this way : 1 newer dohim wrong, 
 
 But he do’s buy my Iniuries, to be Triends: 
 
 Payes deere for my offences. 
 
 Pop, Should we be taking leaoe 
 
 Aslong a terme as yet we haue to liue. 
 
 The loathneffe to depart.vrould grow: Adieu, 
 
 Into. Nay,ftay a little; 
 
 Were you but riding forth to ayre your felfe. 
 
 Such parting were too petty. .Looks beere (Loue) 
 
 This Diamond was my Mothers; take it (Heart) 
 Jluikcepeic till you woo another Wife, 
 
 When hnogett is dead. 
 
 Pop. How,how? Another? 
 
 You gentle Gods,giue me but this I haue. 
 
 And fcare vp my embracements from a next, 
 
 \A’ith bonds of death. Remame,reroame thou heere. 
 While fenfe can keepe it on : And fweeteft, faireA, 
 
 As I (my poore felfe) did exchange for you 
 
 To your fo infinite lo(fe; fo in our trifles 
 
 IH ill winne of you. For my fake wearethis. 
 
 It is aManade ofLoue.Ilc place it 
 
 Vpontfiis fayreAPrifonet. 
 
 Into. O the Gods J 
 
 When (hall we feeagaine? 
 
 Enter Cymfaltnej&d Lords, 
 
 Pep. Alacke,the King. 
 
 Cjm. Thou bafeft thing, auoyd hence.from my fight; 
 Jfafrerthis command thou fraught the Court 
 
 With thy vnyvorthinefle, thou dyeft. Away, 
 
 Tbou'rt poyfon to my blood. 
 
 Ftp. The Gods protetfl you. 
 
 And blefle the good Remainder* of the Court: 
 
 1 cm gone. 
 
 Imo. There cannot be a pinch in de«h 
 
 More (harpe then chir it. 
 
 Cjm. Odifloyall thing, ■ 
 
 That (hould’fl rep ayre my youth, tboubeap’ft 
 Ayeaicsageonmee. 
 
 1 m*. I DefetchyouSir, 
 
 Harme not your felfe withyourvexation, 
 
 I am fenfelefiecfyour Wrath; a Touch more rare 
 Subdues all pang»,all feares. 
 
 Cjm. Paft Grace i Obedience? j 
 
 Into. Pafl hcpe,and in difpaire,thit waypaft Grice, I 
 Cjm. That might’R haue had J 
 
 The foie Sonne of my Qupene. j 
 
 Imo. O ble{Ted,th 3 tImight not: Ichofeanlagle, I 
 And did auoyd aPutcocke. 
 
 Cjm. Thou took’fl aBeggeT,would’ft haue made myj 
 Throne, a Seate for bafenefle. 
 
 Imo. No.Irather added a luftre to it. ! 
 
 Cjrm. Othou vilde one I ; 
 
 Imo. Sir, S 
 
 It is your fault that Ihauefoa'dPyf^w*/: 
 
 You bredhimasmyPlay-fellcw, and he is 
 
 A man, wotth any woman ; Ouer*buyet mee 
 
 Almoft the ftimme he payes. i 
 
 Cym. What? art thoumad > 
 
 Imo. AlmoASir: Heaucn reftoreme: would I were 1 
 
 A.Meat-hcardsDaughter,and my Leonatou 
 
 Our Neighbour-Shepheards Sonne. 
 
 Enter Queene, i 
 
 Cjm. Thou foolifli thing; ; 
 
 They were againe together: you haue done 
 
 Not after our command Awaywithher, 
 
 Andpenhervp. 
 
 Q*. Befeech your patience : peace ‘ 
 
 Deere Lady daughter, peace. Sweet Soueraigne, 
 
 Lcaue vs to our felues,and makeyour felf fomc comfotcl 
 Out ofyourbefladuice. I 
 
 Cjm. "Nay let her languifh 1 
 
 A drop ofblood a day, and being aged 
 
 Dye of thisTolJy. exit. 
 
 Enter P panto. 
 
 Tye, you muflgiue way : j 
 
 Heere isyout Seruanc. Hownow Sir ? What newes ? 
 
 Ppa. My Lord your Sonne, drew on my Maftcr. 
 
 Hah? . 
 
 Nofiarmeltruflis done? 
 
 Ptfi. There might haue beene, • 
 
 But that my MaAer rather plaid, then fought, 
 
 And had no helpeof Anger: they wereparted 
 
 By Gentlemen, at hand. 
 
 £u. I am very glad on’t. ; 
 
 Imo. Your Son’s my Fathers friend, he Takeshis parti 
 To draw vpon an Exile. ObraucSir, 
 
 1 would they were in AfTricke both together. 
 
 My felfe by with a Needle, that I might pnclce 
 
 The goer backe. Why cameyou from your Mafter ? 
 
 Pips. On his command: he would not fuffier mee I 
 
 To bring him to the Hauen: left thefeNotes 
 
 Of what commands I fhould be fubieil too, 
 
 When’t pleas’d you to employ me. 
 
 Q*. This hath beene 
 
 Your faithful) Seruant.- 1 dare lay mine Honour 
 
 He will remains fo 
 
 Ptfa. Ihumbly thankeyour Higbocfle. 
 
 gj-l 
 
> Trggs ttyofCymbeline. 
 
 
 Qu. pray walke a-while. 
 
 /mo. About Come haIfehoaiehcf.ee, 
 
 ! Pray you fpeake with me; 
 
 You fhall(at !eaft)go fee my Lord aboerd. 
 3 or thi* time Ieaue me. 
 
 ixnmt. 
 
 Scena 'Tertia. 
 
 Enter Cfatten,andtwo Lords. 
 
 I Sir, I would oduife you to fhsft a Shirt; the Vio¬ 
 lence of Aflien hath made you reck as a Sacrifice: where 
 ayre comes out, ayre comes In: There** none abroad fo 
 
 wholefome as that you vent 
 
 ( 7 «r. If my Shirt were bloody, then to lhd t it. 
 Hauelhurt him? 
 
 » No faith: not fo much as his patience. 
 
 1 Hurt him ? Hi* bodie’a a payable Carkaffe u hebec 
 oothort. It is athrough-fare for Sreele if u be nothuit. 
 
 2 His Steele was in debt, it went o’th'Backc- fide the 
 Tovune. 
 
 Clot. The Villaine Would not ftaod me. 
 
 2 No,but he Red forward Rill. toward your face. 
 
 1 Stand you ?you haue Land enough of your owne: 
 Rut he added to your haoing, gaueyou feme ground. 
 
 a As many lochcs.as you haue Oceans'Puppies.) 
 Clot. I would they had not come between* vs. 
 
 2 So would L till you had meafur'd bow long a Foolc 
 
 you were vpoo the groufiS. , 
 
 Clot And chat fheelhouldloue this Fellow, and re 
 
 if it be a fin to make a true ele&ion, fhc is damn'd 
 
 x 
 
 t 
 
 As he could matte roe With his eye, or ear*, 
 
 Diftinguifh him from others, he did keepe 
 The Dcckc, with Gloue.or Hat.or Handkerchife, 
 
 Still wauing, as the fits and ftirres of’s mind • 
 
 Could bed expteffe how flow his Soule fay I’d on, 1 
 How Cwift his Ship. 
 
 I mo. Thou fhould’ft haue made him. 
 
 As little as a Crow, or leffe, ere left 
 To after-eye him. 
 
 "Pipe. Madam.fol did. 
 
 Into. I would haue broke mine eye-firings; 
 
 Crack'd them,but to looks vpon him,till the diminution 
 Of fpace, had pointed him fharpe as my Needle t 
 Nay, followed Him, till he had mefted from 
 The finalneffe of a Gnat, to ayre : and then 
 Haue turn'd mine eye,and wept. But good Flpmie t 
 When fhall weheare from him. 
 
 Pipe. Be affuj’d Madam, 
 
 With his nest vantage. 
 
 !m*. I did not take my ieaue of him,but had 
 Mofl pretty tilings to fay : Etc l could tell him 
 How 1 would thinke on him at cettatne botires. 
 
 Such thoughts, and foch: Or I could makebim fweare. 
 The Shees of Italy ftiouid not betray 
 Mine Jntereft, and his Honour: or haue charg’d him 
 Atthe fist home ofMome.atNoone, at Midnight, 
 T*ei3Counter me with Orifons, for then 
 I sm irsHeauen forhim: Or ere I could, 
 
 Giue him that patting kiffe, which l had fet 
 Betwixt t wo charming words, come3 m my Father, 
 
 And like the Tyrannousbreathing of the North, 
 
 Shakes all our buddes from growing. 
 
 Emir a hsuty . 
 
 La. TheQueene(Madam) 
 
 D,ir.cy;.,HT gh ^Co fP ,»y. 
 
 I fmall reflexion ofher wit. 
 
 1 She fiunes not vpon Fooles, leaft che reflrthon 
 
 IShould hurt her. 
 
 Cht. Come, lie to my Chamber : would there had 
 I beene feme hurt done. 
 
 2 I wifh not fo, vnleffc it had oin the fall of an Aite, 
 I which is no ^ ort ’ 
 
 Clct. You’lgowitbvs? 
 
 , He attend yonr LordQiip- 
 Cht. Nay come, let’s go together. 
 
 2 Well my Lord. 
 
 I will attend the Queene. 
 Tifa. Madam,! Hull. 
 
 Cxeiasi. 
 
 Scena Quinta, 
 
 Sxemt. 
 
 Scena Quart a. 
 
 Enter Imogen .and Pipatio. 
 
 Jmo.\ would thou grewft vflto the fliores o’tb’Hauen, 
 And qucftioned’ft euery Saile: if he fhould write. 
 
 And I not haue it,'two e a Paper loft 
 As offer’d mercy is: What was the left 
 
 Th»t he fpake to thc«? 
 
 Pipt. It was his Queene, bis Queene. 
 
 Jmo, Thenwatt’dimsHandkeTcniefe? 
 
 Prfi. Andkiftlt. Madam. 
 
 Imo. Senfeleffe Linnen,hsppier therein then i: 
 
 And that was all? 
 
 Pefa. NoMademiforfoloog 
 
 Enter Pbilario, laibimo : a Frenchman jt’Dotch. 
 man,and a Spaniard. 
 
 loch. Beleeue it Sir. I haue feene him in Britaine; bee 
 was then of a Credent note, e*pe£fed to proue fo woor- 
 thy, as fines he hath beenc allowed the name of. But 
 could then haue look’d on him, without the help of Ad¬ 
 miration, though the Catalogue of his endowments had 
 bin tabled by his fide.and I to perufehim by , 
 
 Phil. You fpeake ofliim when he was leffe furnilh d, 
 
 [ then now hee is, with that which makesbim both with¬ 
 out, and within. 
 
 French. I haoe feene him in France: wee had voy ma. 
 ny there, could behold the Sunne, with as firmc eyes as 
 Hcc. 
 
 Ucb. This matter of marry mg bis Kings Daughter, 
 wherein he mutt be weighed rather by her valew, then 
 
 his owne, words him(l doubt not> great deal* from the 
 matter- 
 
 freach . Atvl then his bantlhment. 
 
 Iacb. 1, and the approbation ofthofe that wcepe this 
 
 lamentable diuorce voder het colours, ars wonderfully 
 
 to. 
 
3 7 Z The Tragedy of Cymbdine . 
 
 io extend bim,b© it but to fortifie her judgement,which 
 elfeaneafie battery might lay flu/or taking aBegger 
 without lefie quality.But how comet it,he it to l'oioume 
 with you? How creepes acquaintance ? 
 
 Phil. His Father and I were Souldiers together, to 
 whom I haue bin often bound fornolcfle then my life. 
 
 Enter V oil humus. 
 
 Heere comes the Bntame. Let him be fo entertained a- 
 mong'R you,as futtes with Gentlemen of your knowing, 
 to a Stranger of his quality. ] befeech you all be better 
 knowneto this Gentleman, whom I commend to you, 
 as a Noble Friend of mine. How Worthy he is, I will 
 leaueto appeare hereafter, rather then ftory him in his 
 owne hearing. 
 
 French. Sir wehaueknowmetogither inOrleance. 
 
 Poft.Sincs when.l haue bin debtor to you for coutce- 
 fies, which I will beeuer to pay.and yet pay Bill. 
 
 French. Sir,you oVe-rate my poorskindneffe,! was 
 gltd 1 did attone my Countryman and youtit had beene 
 pitryyou fhould haue beene put together,with fo mor¬ 
 tal! a purpofe.as then each bore, vpon importance of fo 
 flight and triuiall a nature. 
 
 Pa/?. By your pardon Sir, 1 was then a young Trauel* 
 let, rather fhun'd to go euen with what i heard, then in 
 my euery a&ion to be guided by others experiencesrbuc 
 vpon my mended lodgement (it I offpnd to fay it is men- 
 ded) my Quarrel! was not altogether flight. 
 
 preach. Taith yes, to be put to the arbitermer.t of 
 Swords, andbyfuch two,that would by alllikelyhood 
 haue confounded one the other,or hauefalne both. 
 
 Inch. Can we with manners, aske what was the dif¬ 
 ference f 
 
 French. Safely, I thmke,’twas a contention in pub- 
 licke, which may (without contradiction) fuffer the re¬ 
 port. It was much like an argument that fell out lad 
 rught, where each of vs fell in praifeof our Country. 
 Miftreffes. This Gentleman, at that time vouching/and 
 vpon warrant of bloody affirmation)his to be more 
 Faire.Vertuous. Wife, ChadejConfbnt,Qualified,and 
 letTe atternptible then any, the rarefi of our Ladies in 
 Fraunce. 
 
 Inch. That Lady is not now liuingj or this Gentle¬ 
 mans opinion by chis.worne our. 
 
 Poft. She holds her Vncur dill,and Imy mind 
 
 Inch You mud not fo farre preferre her, 'fo:e ours of 
 Italy. 
 
 Poftk. Being fo farre prouok'd as I was in France:! 
 would abate her nothing,though 1 profefle my felfe her 
 Adorer.net her Friend. 
 
 lack. As faire, and as good : a kind ofhandinhand 
 comparifon, had beene fomething too fane, and too 
 good for any Lady in Bricanie; if fhe went before others. 
 
 1 hauefeeneas that Diamond of yours out-ludcrs many 
 
 I haue beheld, 1 could not belceue fhe excelled many; 
 but 1 haue not feene the mod pretious Diamond that ss, 
 nor you the Lady. 
 
 Poft. I prais'd her.as I rated her< fo'do I my Stone. 
 
 Jack. What do you cfleeme it at? 
 
 Poft. More then the world enioyes. 
 
 Inch. Either your vnparagon’d Midirs is dead, or 
 (he sout-pria’dby a trifle. 
 
 Poft. You are miftaken: the one may befoldeorgt- 
 uen.or ifiherewere wealth enough forthepurchafes.ot 
 merite for the gutfe. 7 he ocher is not a thing for fale, 
 and onely the guift of the Gods. 
 
 Inch- Which the Gods haue giuen you f 
 
 Poft- Wh^ch by their Graces I will keepc. 
 
 Inch. You may weare her in title yours :bur you 
 know flrange Fowle light vpon neighbouring Ponds. 
 Your Ring may be flolne too.fo your brace ofvnprizea- 
 ble EflimacionSjthe one is butfraile, and the other Cafo- 
 all;. A cunning Thiefe, or a (that way) accomplifh d 
 Courtier, would h&azard the winning both of firft and 
 lafl. 
 
 Poft. Your Italy .container none fo accomphfh’da 
 Courtier to conuince the Honour of my M iflris; if in the 
 holding or Ioffe of that, you tertne her fraile, 1 do no. 
 thing doubt you haue ftore ofTheeues^ocwithdanding 
 
 1 re are not my Ring. b 
 
 Phil. Let vsleeue heere,Gentlemen? 
 
 Poft. Sir, with all my heart. Ibis worthy Signior I 
 thanke him, makes no (hanger of me, weare familiar at 
 firfl 
 
 lads. With flue times fo much ccnuerfarion.I fhould 
 get ground of your foireMiflrij} make her go baeke.e. 
 uen to theyeildir.g, bad I admittance, and opportunity 
 to friend. 
 
 Poft. No,rso, 
 
 Inch. I dare thereupon pewne Ute moytie of my E- 
 flate, toyotrRing, which in my opinion o’re-value* it 
 fomething: but Imake my wager rather againd your 
 Confidence,then hei Reputation. And to barre your of. 
 fence heerem to, 1 durfi arrempt it again# any Lady in 
 the world, 
 
 Poft. You are a great de ale abus’d in too bold a per- 
 fwefion,and 1 doubt not you fuftaine what y’are worthy 
 of.by your Attempt. 
 
 lack. What'sihat? 
 
 Poftb. A Rcpulle though your Attempt (as you call 
 it)deferue morc;a punifhment too 
 
 Phi. Gentlemen enough of this, it came in toofo- 
 dainciy.lct it dye as it was bornCjand 1 pt#y you be bet¬ 
 ter acquainted. 
 
 Inch Would I had put my Fflate.and my Neighbors 
 on th'apprcbttion of what I haue (poke, 
 
 poft. What Lady would you chufetoaffaile ? 
 
 Inch. Yours.whomin conftancie you thirike Bands 
 fofafe. 1 will lay you ten thoufands Dockets to youi 
 Ring, that commend rat to theCourt where yout La. 
 dy is,with no more aduanrage then the opportunist of a 
 Iccond conference, and 1 will bring from ihence, that 
 Honor ofhers, which you imagine foreieru’d. 
 
 PosHoiKue. I will wage againft your Gold, Gold to 
 
 11 : My Ring 1 holde deere as my finger, *tis part of 
 
 it 
 
 lack Y ou are a Friend, and there in the wifer : if you 
 buy Ladies fiefh at a Million aDram.you cannot pre- 
 feure it from tainting; but I fee you haue fome Religion 
 inyou.ihat you fearc. 
 
 Pofthu. This is but a cuflome in your tongue : you 
 beare a grauer purpofe I hope. 
 
 Inch. 1 am the Maflcr of my fpeeches^nd would vn 
 der.go what’s fpoken,! fweare. 
 
 Pofthu. Will you ? I flrall but lend my Diamond till 
 your retume : let there be Couenanct drawnc between’s. 
 
 My Miflmexceedesm goodneffe.thc bugeneffe of your 
 vnworthy thinking.] dare you to tW* match: htere’s my 
 Ring. 
 
 PhU. I will haue it no lay, 
 
 Lich, By the Gods it is one: if J bring youno fuffi 
 dent teftimony that I haue enioyd thedeeiefl bodily 
 part of your Miflristmy ten thoufand Duckets jte youts, 
 
 To 
 
The Tragedy ofCymbeline. 3 73 
 
 Co \iy out Dfamond too: if I come off, and leaue her in 
 fuch honour ai you hauc troft in; Shee your Iewell, this 
 your Iewell, and my Gold are yours: prouided. I haue 
 your commendation, for my more free entertainment. 
 
 Pofi. I embrace thefe Conditions,let vs haue Articles 
 betwixt vs :onely thus farre you fhall anfwere, if you 
 make your voyage vpon her,and giue me direftly to vn- 
 dcrftand,yeu haue preuayl'd, I am no further your Ene¬ 
 my, fhee isfiot worth our debate. If (bee temaine vnfe- 
 duc’d,yoU not making it appeare otherwtfe: foryout ill 
 -opinion.and th'aflfault you haue made toher chafliiy,ycu 
 fliall 8 nfwer me with your Sword. 
 
 ... lack. Your hand, aCoueoatit: wee will haue thefe 
 things fet downe by la wfull Counfell, and ftraight away 
 for Britaine.leaft the Bargaine (hould catch coldc, and 
 flerue: I will fetch my Gold, and haueout two Wagers 
 recorded. 
 
 Pojl. Agreed. 
 
 French. Will this hold, thinke you. 
 
 Phil. $]gn\oT laebrmo will not from it. 
 
 Pray let vs fellow 'em. Exeunt 
 
 Cor. I do fufpeft you,Madam, 
 
 But you (hail do no barme. 
 
 Qu. Hearkethee,aword. 
 
 Cor. I do not'ike her. She doth tliinke fheha's 
 
 Strange ling’ring poyfons: I do know her fpiris. 
 
 And will not truft one ofher malice, with 
 
 A drugge of fuch damn’d Nature. Thofe (he ha's, 
 
 Will ftupifie and dull the Scnfe a-while, 
 
 W hich fit ft (perchance) fhee’l proae on Cats Snd Dogs, 
 Then afterward vp higher: but there is 
 
 No danger in what {hew of death it makes, 
 
 More then the locking vp the Spirits a time. 
 
 To be more frefii, reulwing She is fool’d 
 
 With a moft falfe effeft: and I, the truer. 
 
 So to be falfe with her. 
 
 <£». "No further feruiee, Doftor, 
 
 Vnttlll fend for thee. 
 
 Cor. 1 humbly take my leaue. Exrt 
 
 Qu. Wecpes fhe ftill(faift tbou?) 
 
 Doft thou chinke in time 
 
 She will not quench, and let inftruftions enter 
 
 Where Folly now pofTeffes ? Do thou workc : 
 
 When thou (halt bring roe word (be loues my Sonne, 
 
 He teil thee on the infUat,thou art then 
 
 As great as is thy Mafter: Greater, for 
 
 His Fortunes all lye fpeechleffe, and his name 
 
 Is at laft gatpe. Returne he cannot, not 
 
 Continue where he is; To fibife his being. 
 
 Is to exchange one mifery with another. 
 
 And euery day that comes, comes to decay 
 
 A dayes worke in him. What (halt thou expeft 
 
 To be depender on a thing that leanes ? 
 
 Who cannot be new built, nor ha’s no Friends 
 
 So much, as but to prop him ? Thou tak'ft vp 
 
 Thou know’ft not what: But take it for thy labour. 
 
 It is a thing I made, which hath the King 
 
 Flue times redeem'd from death. 1 do not know 
 
 Wh 3 t is more Cordial]. Nay, I pry thee take it. 
 
 It is an earneft of a farther good 
 
 That I meane to thee. Tell thy Miftris how 
 
 The cafe (lands with her: doo*t, as from thy felfe; 
 
 Thinke what a chance thou changed on,buc thinke 
 
 Thou haft thy Miftris ftill, to boote.my Sonne, 
 
 Who (ball take notice of thee. lie moos the King 
 
 To any (hape of thy Preferment, fuch 
 
 As thon’it defue: and then my felfe, I cheefely, 
 
 Th 3 t fet thee on to this defett, am bound 
 
 Toloade thy merit richly. Call my women. Exit Pi ft. 
 Thinke on roy words. A flye, and conftant knaue. 
 
 Not to b e (bak'd: the A gent for his M a fter. 
 
 And the Remembrancer ofher, to hold 
 
 The hand-fad to her Lord. I haue giuen him that. 
 
 Which ifhetake, (hail quite vnpeoplcher 
 
 Of Leidgers for her Sweete: and which, (be after 
 
 Except Ibe bend her humor, (ball be allur’d 
 Totafleoftoo. 
 
 Enter Piftni«,<trJ Ladies- 
 
 So,fo: Well done, well done: 
 
 The Violets, Cow flippes, and the Prime-Rofes 
 
 Beare to my Cloffet: Fare thee well, Pifisstto- 
 Thinke on my words. Exit SI*- and Ladies 
 
 Pifa. And (hall do: 
 
 But when to my good Lord, I prone vntrue, 
 
 1 le choake my felfe: there's all lie do for you. Exit. 
 
 Sctrta 
 
 Sccna Sexta. 
 
 Eater Queene. Ladies, exdCornehm. 
 Whilesyetihedewe’s on ground. 
 
 Gather thofe Flowers, 
 
 Make hafte. Who ha’s the note of them? 
 
 Lads. iMadam. 
 
 jQu.cn. Difpatch. Exit Ladies. 
 
 "Now Msfter Doftor, haue you brought thofe drugges ? 
 
 Or.Pleafeth your Highnes,l : here they are,Madam: 
 But 1 befeech y oor Grace, without offence 
 
 Qty Confcicnce bids me aske) wherefore you haue 
 Commanded of me thefe raoft poyfonous Compounds, 
 Which ate the moooers of a languifhiog death; 
 
 But though flow, deadly. 
 
 Qti^ I wonder, Doftor, 
 
 Thou ask’ft me fuch a QoeftionrHaue 1 not bene 
 
 Thy Pupilk long ? Haft thou not learn’d me how 
 
 To make Perfumes? Diftill?Preferue? Yea fo. 
 
 That our great King himfelfe doth woo me oft 
 
 For my Confections ? Hauing thus farre proceeded, 
 (Vnlefle thouthink'ft mediuellifb) is’t nctrneeie 
 
 Th 3 t I did amplifie my judgement in 
 
 Other Conclufions ? 1 will try the forces 
 
 Of thefe thy Compounds, on fuch Creatures as 
 
 We count not worth the hanging (but none humane) 
 
 To try the vigour of them, and apply 
 
 Ailayments to their Aft, and by them gather 
 
 Their feueTall venues, and effefts. 
 
 Car. Your Highncffe 
 
 Shall from this praftife, but make hard your heart: 
 Befides, the feeing thefe effefts will be 
 
 Both noyfome, and infeftious. 
 
 Qu. O content thee. 
 
 Eater Pifotio. 
 
 Heere comes a flacteringRafcall, vpon him 
 
 Will 1 firft wotke : Hee’s for his Maftet, 
 
 And enemy to my Sonne. Hownow Pifvsah 
 
 Doftor, your feruiee for this time is ended. 
 
 Take your.owne way. 
 
The T ragedj of Cymhelirw. 
 
 574 
 
 SeetM Septima. 
 
 Enter Image* alter*. 
 
 Iron. A P»Wr cruel!,&i>d a Scepdame faKe, 
 
 A Feohfli Suitor to a Wedded-Lady, 
 j That barb her Husband banifh’d : O.that Husband. 
 
 My fupreame Crowns of griefe»and thofe repeated 
 j Ytxationaofit. HadI bin Tbeefe-ftolne, 
 
 A6 my two Brothers, happy: but moft roiferable 
 Ja the defires that's glorious. Blefled be thofe 
 Bow meane fo ete,that haue their hoBeft wills, 
 
 Which feafons comfort. Who may this be ? Fye 
 
 Enter fifanio^and laehttm. 
 
 Pifs. Madam,a Noble Gentleman of Rome. 
 
 Comes ftom try Lord with Letters, 
 lash. Change you. Madam : 
 
 The Worthy Ltonatm is in fafecy. 
 
 And grec-ces your Htghnefie deercly. 
 
 leva. Thanks good Sir, 
 
 Too re kindly welcome. 
 
 leth. All of her .that is out of d core, mod rich: 
 
 H"(ihc be fimti fh'd with a mind fo rare 
 
 She is alone tb’Arabiaft-Bird; and I 
 
 Haue Jott the wager. Boldnefle be my Friend : 
 
 Atroe me Audpcitie from head to foote, 
 
 Orlike the Parthian ifhall flying fight. 
 
 Rather direftly fiy, 
 
 Imogen reads. 
 
 He is one of the Nobit (I noegyc whofe kindntffa / am tmf in. 
 finitely tied, Refutll vfon him accordingly , as you valueyout 
 
 Leaoatua. 
 
 Sofwre I reade aloud. 
 
 But euen t he very mtddie ofmy heart 
 Is warm'd by’tb’rcfl,and rake it thankefWITy. 
 
 You are as wclcomefworchy S'r)as 1 
 Haue words to bid you,and fball finde it fo 
 la all that I can do. 
 
 Ixb. Thankcs fairefl Lady: 
 
 What are men mad? Hath Nature giuen them eyei 
 To fee this vaulted Arch,*nd the rich Crop 
 Of Sea and Land,which can diftinguifh’twixt 
 The fide Orbes aboue, and the ewino’d Stones 
 Vpen the number’d Beach,and can we not 
 Partition make with Species fo pretious 
 Twixt faire.and foule ? 
 
 leno. Whatmakcayouradmiration? 
 
 Jack. It caonotbe i’th’eye : for Apes.and Monkeys 
 Twixt two fuch She's,would chatter this way .and 
 Contemne with m owes the other. Nor i'th'iudgcnent 
 For Idiots in this cafe of fsuour.woald 
 Be wifely dehmt: Nor i'th'Appctite. 
 
 Siutterv so foch neate Excellence,oppos’d 
 Should oukc defire vomit emptindlc. 
 
 Not fo dilut'd to feed- 
 
 Into. \Vhat is the matter trow f 
 feed. The Cloyed will; 
 
 IW farkteyet vnfausfi’d defite,that Tub 
 Beth fin’d and running: Rattening 6rft the Letsfce, 
 
 Longs after for the Garbage. 
 
 Into. What,deere Sir, 
 
 Thus rap’s }«ur Ate you well ? 
 
 loch. Thanks Madam well: BefVechyou Sir 
 Defire my Man’s abode, where I did leaue hint ' 
 
 He’s ftrac-ge and peeuifix. 
 
 Ptf*. I was going Sir, 
 
 To gioe him welcome. Exti, 
 
 Into. Continues well my Lord? 
 
 Hss health befeech you ? 
 loch, Wei!,Madam, 
 
 /?w. Is he difpos’d to mirth?! hope bets, 
 lech. Exceeding pleafant: none a ftranger these. 
 
 So merry.aod fo gameforae: he is call’d 
 The Britaine Rcueller. 
 
 lma. Whenbewashcere 
 He did incline to fadnefle.and oft times 
 Notknowiug why. 
 
 loch. I newer faw him fad. 
 
 Tbete is a Frenchman his Companion,one 
 
 An eminent Monfieur.that it feemes much loues 
 
 A Gallian-Girle at home. He furnaces 
 
 Tne thicke fighes from hio^whiles the iolly Britaine, 
 
 p , ° ur ^- or< l I roeane)!aughcs from’* free Jungs .-criesoh. 
 
 Can my fidcs hold,to think that man who koowes 
 
 By Hifiory ( Report,or his owneproofe 
 
 What woman is,yea what fhe cannot chocfc 
 
 But muft be.-will’s free homes languifhi 
 
 For affured bonoage ? 
 
 Into. W ill my L ord fay fo ? 
 
 loch. I Madam, with his eyes in flood, with laughter, 
 It is a Recreation to be by 
 And heare him mockc the Frenchman: 
 
 But Hcaucn’j know fome men are much too blame 
 Imo. Nothelhopc. 
 loch. Not he : 
 
 But yet Heauen’s bounty towards him,might 
 Be vs’d more thanktuliy. In himfelfe ’ris much} 
 
 In you,which I account bis beyond ail Talents. 
 
 W’hil'ft I am bound to wonder,1 am bound 
 I'd pitty too. 
 
 Imo. Whet do you pitty Sir ? 
 loch. Two Creatures hearryly 
 Imo. Am lone Sir? 
 
 Y ou looke on me: what wrack difeerce you io me 
 Defer ues your pitty } 
 loch. Lamentable: what 
 Yc> hide me from the radiant Sun,and folxe 
 Tth'Dungcon by a Snuffe 
 Imo, 1 pray vou Sir, 
 
 Deliuet with more opennefTe your aofwerej 
 To my demands. Why do you pttty me ? 
 
 loch. That others do, 
 
 (I was about to fay)eiiioy yout —but 
 11 is an office of the Gods to vengc it. 
 
 Not mine to fpeake on’t, 
 
 Imo You do fee me to know 
 
 Something of me. or what concernes mej prey you 
 Since doubting things go ill.often hurts more 
 Then to be fure they da For Certainties 
 Either arc paft remedies; or timely knowing. 
 
 The remedy then borne. Difcouer to me 
 What both you fpur and flop 
 lath' Hid 1 this cheeke 
 
 Tobatbt my lips vpon tthuhand, whofe couch, 
 
 (Whofe euery couch) would force the Feelers foule 
 To’th’oaih ofloyalry. Thisobne&,which 
 T akes pttlooer the wild motion of mice eye, 
 
 Fleeing lx onely beere^hould J (damn'd then) 
 
 Slau«« 
 
 _I 
 
 I 
 
TZv Tragedy of Cymbeline 
 
 
 S lauuet with lippesas common as the ftayres 
 Thai mount the Capitoll: loynegripes.with hands 
 Made ha rd with hourely falihood (falihood a* 
 
 W lih labourt'i then by peeping in an eye 
 Baft and illoftnous as the frooakie light 
 That’s fed with (linking Tallow : it were fit 
 That all the plagues of Hell fhould at one time 
 Encounter fnch reuolt. 
 
 Into. My Lord, I feare 
 Has forgot Btittaine. 
 
 Jacb . And himfclfe, not I 
 Inclin'd to this intelligence, pronounce 
 The Beggery of hit change: but'tis your Grace*' 
 
 That from my muted Confcience, to my tongue, 
 CharmfSthisropoit oor. 
 
 Into. Letmehearenomore. 
 
 Idcb. O deerell Soule tyourCaufe doth flrike my hart 
 With pitty,that doth make me ficke. A Lady 
 So faire,and fatten'd to an Emperie 
 Would make the greit’ft King double, to be partner'd 
 With Tomboyes hyr’d, with that felfe exhibition 
 Which your own* Coffer* yeeld: with dilcai’d ventures 
 That play with all Infirmities for Gold, 
 
 Which rottennelTe can lend Nature. Such boyl’d ftuffe 
 As well might povfon Poyfon. Bereueng'd, 
 
 Or (he that bote you,was no Queene.and you 
 Recoylc from your great Stocke. 
 
 Imo. Reueng’d: 
 
 How (houidj be reueng’d ? If this be true, 
 
 (A* I haue fuch a Heart, that both mine eares 
 Muft not in hade abufe)ifit be true. 
 
 How (hould I be reveng’d ? 
 
 lack. Should he make me 
 Liue likcDiwia’sPrieK, betwixt cold (beets. 
 
 Whiles he is vaulting variable Rampes 
 In ybur derpight, vpon your porfc: reuenge it, 
 
 1 dedicate my felfe to your fweet plcafure, 
 
 More Noble then that ronnagate to your bed. 
 
 And will continue faft to your Affe&ion, 
 
 Still clofe, as fute. 
 
 Imo. What hoa, Pifmttt ? 
 
 Jxb. Let me my fenuce tender on your lippes. 
 
 Imo. Away, Idocondemnemineeares.thax haue 
 So long attended rhee. If thou wert Honourable 
 Thou would’ft haue told this tale for Vertue, not 
 For fuch sn end thou feek’ft, as bafe.as ft range: 
 
 Thou wrong “ft aGentlemso, who it as fane 
 From thy report, as thou from Honor: and 
 Solicites heere a Lady, that difdsines 
 Thee.and the Diuell alike. What hoa. Ptfmio > 
 
 The King my Father fhall be made acquainted 
 Of thy A (fault: if he (hall thinke it fit, 
 
 A fawey Stranger in his Court, to Mart 
 As inflRomilhStew.andto expound 
 His beaftly mind* to v*; he hatha Court 
 H e little cares for, and a Daughter, who 
 He not refpe&satall. What hoa, Pipwioi 
 loth. O happy Leonairts 1 may fay. 
 
 The credit that thy Lady hath of thee 
 Deferue* dry trull, and thy raofl perfcfl goednefie 
 Hfi ittur’d credit, Blelfed liue you long, 
 
 A Lady to the worthieft Sir, that euer 
 j Country call’d his; and you his Miftris,on«ly 
 For the mod worthieft fit. Glue me your pardoa, 
 
 I haue fpoke this to know if your Affiance 
 Were deeply rooted, and (Kail make your Lord, 
 
 That which he is, new o re: And be is one 
 
 The trueft manner’d: fuch a holy Witch, 
 
 That he enchants Societies into him t 
 Halfc all men hearts are his. 
 
 Imo. You make amends. 
 larsb. He fits 'mongft men, like a defended God; 
 
 He hath a kinde of Honor fees him off. 
 
 More then a mortall feemmg. Be not angrie 
 (Moft mighty Princefle) that I haue aduentur’d 
 To tty your taking of afalfe report, which hath 
 Honour'd with confirmationyour grear Judgement, 
 
 In the ele£li©nofaSir,fo rare, 
 
 W hich you know, cannot erte. The loue I beare him 
 Made me to fan you thus, but the Gods made you 
 (Vdike all others) cbaflfeleflc. Pray your pardon. 
 
 I mo. All’s well Sir: 
 
 Take my powre i’th'Coorc for yours. 
 
 lack. My humbiethankes: 1 hadalmoft forgot 
 Tintreat yout Grace, but in a fmall requeft. 
 
 And yet of moment too,for it cooeernes; 
 
 Your Lord, my felfe, and other Noble Friends 
 Are partners in the bufineffe. 
 
 I me. Pray what is’t? 
 
 latb. Some dozen Romanes of vs, and your Lord 
 (The heft Feather ofour wing)haue mingled fummes 
 To buy aPrefcntforthe Emperor. 
 
 Which I (the Fadlor forth* reft) haue done 
 In France: ’tis Plate of rare deuice, and Iewds 
 Of rich, and exquifite forme, their valewes great. 
 
 And I am fomething curious, being Orange 
 To haue them in fafe ftowage : May it pleafe you 
 To take them in protection. 
 
 Imo. Willingly: 
 
 And pawne mine Honor for their fafety, fince 
 My Lord hathintertft in them, I will keepe them 
 In my Bed-chamber. 
 
 Jecb. They are in aTrunke 
 Attended by my men -. I will make bold 
 To fend them to you, onely for this night. 
 
 I muft aboord to morrow. 
 
 Imo. O oo.no. 
 
 lach. Ye 1 befeccb : or I (ball fhort my word 
 By lengih’ning my returne. From Gallia, 
 
 I croft the Seas on purpofe.andonproraife 
 To fee your Grace. 
 
 Imo. I thinke you for your paines * 
 
 But not away to morrow. 
 
 lash. 01 muft Madam. 
 
 Therefore 1 (ball befeccb you.if you pleafe 
 To greet your Lord with writing, doo’c to night, 
 
 I haue out-ftood my time, which is material! 
 
 To’th tender of our Prefenr. 
 
 Imo. I will write: 
 
 Send your Trunke to me, it (hall fsfebe kept, 
 
 And truely yeelded you t you’re very welcome. Exa/st. 
 
 Jctus Secundus. ScenuTrima. 
 
 Enter Clotten^ndtln two Loris. 
 
 Clot. Wa* there euer man had fuch lucke?when I k 
 
 the lacks vponanvp-caft, to behic away? I had a hun¬ 
 dred pound on’t : and then a whorfon Iatke-an-Apc' 
 
. 12 * 
 
 The Tragedy tfCymbeline. 
 
 n»ufl take roe vp for fwcanng, os if 1 borrowed mine 
 oathes of hitu, 2 ad might not (pend them at my pleafure. 
 
 t. Whet got he by that ? you haue broke hit part 
 with your Bowie. 
 
 v Zfbis wit had bin like Him that broke it sit would 
 haue re® all out. 
 
 Clot. When a Gentleman is difpos'd to fwesrejit is 
 not for any flandm by to curtail bis oathes. Ha ? 
 
 a. No my Lord; nor crop the eares of them. 
 
 Chi Whorfon dog 1 1 gaue him fatisfs&ion ?would 
 he had bin one of my R*oke. 
 
 z. To harefroeU'dlikeaFoole. 
 
 Ciot. 1 sro not vest more at any thing in th'earth: a 
 povon’e. lhad father not be fo Noble as 1 am: they dare 
 not fight with me, becaufe of ihe Queene my Mo¬ 
 ther : entry Iacke-Slsue hath h'ts belly foil of fighting, 
 and l swift govpanddowne like a Cock, that no body 
 can match. 
 
 z. You are Cocke and Capon too, and you trow 
 Cock, with voor combe on. 
 
 Clot. Ssyeftchou l 
 
 %. ItisnotfityouLordlhip Ibould vhderuke euery 
 Companion, that you giue offence too. 
 
 Qhu. No,I know that: but it is fit I fhould commit 
 ofh.net to my inferiors. 
 
 s. I,it is fit for your Lordlhip onely. 
 
 Clot. Why fo 1 fay. 
 
 I. Did you bcerc of a Stranger that’s come to Court 
 nigbe? 
 
 Clot. A Stranger,and I not know on’t ? 
 
 a. He’s a ftrange Fellow himfelfe.and knowes it not. 
 
 I. There’s an Italian come,, and ’tis thought one of 
 Leoruuuo Friends. 
 
 Clot., Leonatui} Abanifht Rafcall; and he’s another, 
 whatfoeuer he be.. Who told you of this Stranger l 
 
 I. One of vour LordlhipsPages. 
 
 Clot, hunt I wemtolooke vponhimPIs tbereno 
 derogation in’t? 
 
 *. You catmot derogate my Lord. 
 
 Clot. Noteafily] thinke. 
 
 a. YouateaFooic graunted, therefore yottt IfTues 
 being foolifh do not derogate. 
 
 Clot. Come, He go fee this Italian; what I haue loft 
 to day at Bowles,He winne to night of bun. Come ;gtv. 
 
 %. He attend your Lordfhtp. Exit, 
 
 That fuch a ctaftie Diudl as is his Mother 
 Shouldyeild the wosld this Affc:A woman, that 
 Bearer all downe with her Braine,and this her Soane, 
 Cannot take two from twenty for his heart, 
 
 Aud leaue eighteene. AUs poorc Princeffe, 
 
 Thou diuine/»«£?*, what thouendur'ft. 
 
 Betwixt a Father by thy Step-dame gouem’d, 
 
 A Mother houtely coyning plots: A Wooer, 
 
 More hateful! then thefoule cxpulfion is 
 Ofthydeere Husband. Then that horrid A& 
 
 Of the diuorce, heel’d make the Heaueos hold firms 
 The walls ofthy deere Honour. Keepe vnfhak’d 
 That Temple thy falre mind,that thou roaift ftand 
 T’enioy thy banilh'd Lord: and this great Land.£jtvt//7/. 
 
 ScenaSecunda. 
 
 Enter Imogen ., tn bet 'Bed,and a Lady, 
 Imo. Who’s there ) My woman i Helene t 
 
 ¥ ./» ft! _ . /*.__as. j . . 
 
 Pleafe you Madam. 
 Irm. What houre is it f 
 
 Lafy. Almof* rojdnlghc.Madajn. 
 
 Imo. I haue read three houses then: 
 
 Mine eyes ere weake. 
 
 Fold downe the leafe>wherc I hsae left: to bed 
 Truce not oway the Taper, Jeaue it burning; 
 
 And if thou cantl awake by foure o’ch'clock, 
 
 I prythee call me .• Skepc hathcciz’d me wholly. 
 Toyourprocefiion Icomoxnd me,Gods, 
 
 From Fay lies .and the Tempters of the night. 
 
 Guard mebcfeechyee. S/eepet. 
 
 laebimo from tie Trunk/ 
 loch. The Cricket; fing.and mans ore-labor’d fr nfr 
 Repairs* it felfe by reft : Our Tartptim thus 
 Did foftly prelfe the Rufhes.crehe waken’d 
 TheChaftitie he wounded. Cytkerea 
 Howbfsoely thou becom’ft thyBcd;ftefhLilly, 
 
 And whiter then iheSheetes. that I might touch 
 But kitle, one kilfe. Rubies vnparagon’d, 
 
 How deerely they doo’t; Tis her breathing that 
 Perfumes the Chamber thus; the Flame o’ch’Tapet 
 Bowes toward her.and would vnder-peepe h« lids, 
 
 To fee th’incloied Lights,now Canopied 
 Vnder thefe window**, White and Azure lac’d 
 With Blew of Heauens owne tinft. But my defrgne. 
 
 To note the Chamber, I will write all downs, 
 
 Such.and fuch pifiures: There the window.fuch 
 Th’adornetnentofhet Bed; (he A uas. Figures, 
 
 Why foch, and fuch r and the Contents o’th’Story. 
 Ah,but fome nsturallnotes about her Body, 
 
 Abouc ten thoufand meaner Moueables 
 Would teflifie, t’emith mine Inuentorie. 
 
 Ofleepe.thou Apeofdeath.lye dull vpon her. 
 
 And be her Senfe but as a Monument, 
 
 Thus in a Chappcli lying. Come off,come off; 
 Asflippery astheGcrdian-knot was hard. 
 
 ‘Tis mine,and rhis will witneffe outwardly. 
 
 As ftrongly as the Coofcicnce do’s within: 
 
 To’th‘madding of het Lord. Onherleftbreft 
 A mole Ctnque-fpotted: Like the Crimfon drops 
 Tth’bottomeofa Cowflippe. Heeie’s* Voucher, 
 Stronger then cucr Law could makq this Seem 
 Will force him rhir.ke I haue pick’d the lock,and t’ane 
 1 he treafore of her Honour. No more: to what end? 
 Why fhould I write this downe. that’s riueted. 
 
 Screw’d to my memorie. She hath bin reading late* 
 The Tale of7cvmJ,beerethe leaffe’i turn’d downe 
 Where Pbilomele gaue vp. I haue enough, 
 To’thTruncke againe,andfhut thefpring of it. 
 
 Swift,fwift,you Dragons of the nighqthat dawning 
 May beare the Rauens eye: I lodge in feare. 
 
 Though this a heauealy Angel];hell is heere. 
 
 Clocks ftnk$t 
 
 One.two,three; time,date. Exa. 
 
 Seem Tertia. 
 
 Surer Cktton,end Lords. 
 
 i. Your Lordfhlp Is the moft patient ttran in lofl^che 
 
 moft coldeft that eucr turn’d vp Ace* 
 
 Clot. It would make any man cold to lcafe. 
 t. But not euery man patient after the noble temper 
 of yeur Lordfhtp; Youatemofthot, and furious when 
 you winne. 
 
 Clot 
 
The Tragedie of CymbeTtne . 377 
 
 Winning will put any man into courage: ill could get. 
 thu foolifh Imogen, 1 (bo old haucGold cooogh t it's »! 
 rr>oft morning* >t 1 Oot 1 
 x Day,my Lord. 
 
 Clot. I would this Mudcke would come: I am adui- 
 fed to gioe her Muficke a mornings .they fay it will pcoe- 
 iraie. inter Mufuvtns. 
 
 Come on, tune: If you can penetrate her with your fin¬ 
 gering,fo : wee 1 cry with tongue too r if none will do,let 
 
 remaine : but lie neuer giuc ore. Firft, a very excel- 
 -rtrit goodconceyted thingiafm a wooderfoifweet aite, 
 wuh admirable rich words to It, and then let her confi- 
 der. 
 
 SONG. 
 
 Htarkt, beark«, the Lark*** Heatreasgatefwgt , 
 and Pb ctbia gtns an ft, 
 
 H* Steeds toss/ater as tbvft Springs 
 on chalic'd Flthores tVat Ijti: 
 
 And wtkns <JMarj-kuis Seotn to ope their Golden eyes 
 
 H'abeven rli/ȣ rbat pretty It, oy Lady forest anft : 
 jinft/tr/fe. 
 
 So, get you gone: if this pen crate, Iwill confider your 
 Muftckc the better: if itdo not, tiiravoyce inhereares 
 which Horfe-hairea, and Calues- guts, not the voyce of 
 vopaaed Eunuch to boot.oo neuer anted. 
 
 Enter Cymbaltnc,and Qyyeene. 
 
 » Heert comes the King. 
 
 Clot. I am glad I was vp folate, for that's the reafon 
 
 1 was vpfoearely: he cannot choofe but take this Ser- 
 uice I hauc done, fatherly. Good morrow to your Ma- 
 iefty, and to my gracious Mother. 
 
 Cjn>. Attend you here the doore of our flero daughter 
 WiB fbenot forth ? 
 
 Clot.l hauc aflayl'd her with Mafickes.but Use eouch- 
 fafes no notice. 
 
 Crm. The Exile ofhet Minion i* too new. 
 
 She nath not yet forgot him, fotne more tme 
 
 Muft weare the prior ofhis remembrance ou t, 
 
 Audihen (he's yours. 
 
 egu. You are roofl bound co’thTGng, 
 
 Who let’s go by no vantages, that may 
 preferre you to his daughter : Frame your felfe 
 
 To orderly folicity, and be friended 
 
 With spindle of thefeafoa : make denials 
 
 Eocreale your Seruices: fo feeme, as if 
 
 Yoo were infpit'd to do tbofie duties which 
 
 Yoa tender to her: that you in all obey her, 
 
 Sane when command to your diCmi&ion tends. 
 
 And therein you are fimfclefle. 
 
 Clot. Senfeleffe ? Not fo. 
 
 Mtf. So like you (Sir) Ambaffadors from Rome; 
 
 .The one is (am Lacan. 
 
 Cym. A worthy Fellow, 
 
 Albeit he comes on angry purpofe now; 
 
 But that’s no fault ofhis: we muft receyuehim 
 
 According to the Honor ofhis Sender, 
 
 And towards himftlfc.bis goodnefletore-fpeotonvs 
 
 We maft exxyod our notice: Our deere Sonne, 
 
 When you haue giuen good morning to your Miftns, 
 Atteoa the Queene, and vs, we (hail haue need* 
 Temploy you towardsjthis Roroane. 
 
 Come our Queeoe. Exeunt. 
 
 Clot. If (he b« vp, lie fpeake with her: if not 
 
 Let her lyefttfl, and dreame : by yourleaue hoa, 
 l know her women are about her '• what 
 
 If I do Bhe one of their hgod*,'tis Gold 
 
 Which buyer admittance (oft it doth) yea^nd make* 
 Diana'* Rangers fal&thcmfelucs, yeeid vp 
 
 Their Deere co’th'ftand o'chStealer : and 'us Gold 
 
 Which makes the True-man kill’d,and faoes the Theefc 
 Nay.fometiroe hangs both Tbeefe,and True-maa - what 
 Can it not do, and vndoo? I will make 
 
 One of her women Lawyer to roe. for 
 
 1 yet not vnderftand the cafe my felfc. 
 
 By your leauc. Knocks/. 
 
 Enter a Lady. 
 
 La. Who's there that knockes? 
 
 Clot. A Gentleman. 
 
 La. No more. 
 
 Clot. Yes,and a Gentlewomans Sonne. 
 
 La That’s mote 
 
 Then fome wfiofe Taylors are aadeere as yours. 
 
 Can iuflty boaft of : what's your Lord (hips pleafure ? 
 
 Cfo*. Your Ladies perfon.fai (be ready? 
 
 La. 1, tokeepe her Chamber. 
 
 Clot. There is Gold for you. 
 
 Sell me your good report. 
 
 La. How.my good name? or toreport ofyoo 
 
 What l (ball tbinkr is good, TbePrntccffe. 
 
 • 
 
 Enter Imogen. 
 
 Clot, Good morrow faireft. Sifter your fweet hand. 
 
 /me. Goodroortow Sir, you lay out too much piines 
 For purchafingbut trouble: che thaokes I giuc. 
 
 Is telling you that 1 am poore of thanket. 
 
 And Ccatfe can (pare them. 
 
 Clot. Still I fweare I loueyou. 
 
 Inm. If you bucfaidfo.'twereasdeepewithmci 
 ff you fweare flail, your rccoropence is dill 
 
 That 1 regard it not. 
 
 Clot. Thisisnoanfwer. 
 
 I mo. But that you (ball not fay, I yecld beiog filexu. 
 
 I would not fpeake. 1 pray you (pare roe, Taith 
 
 I (ball vnfold equalldilcourtrfie 
 
 To your beft kinduefle: one of your great knowing 
 
 Should learoe (being taught) forbearance; 
 
 Clot. To leaue you in your madnefle, 'rwere roy fin, 
 
 I will not- 
 
 /mo. Fooies are not mad Folkss. 
 
 Clot. Do you call roe Foole ? 
 
 Into. As I am mad I dot 
 if youl be patient, lie no more be mad. 
 
 That cures vs both. 1 am much forry (Sit)i 
 
 You put me to forget a Ladies manners 
 
 By being fo verbaQ : and learne now, for all. 
 
 That 1 which knout my bean, do beerc pronounce 
 
 By th’very truth of it, I care not for you. 
 
 And am (o neere the lacke of Charitie 
 
 To dccufe tny Celfe, I hate vou : which I hadrather 
 
 You felt, then make't my boaft. 
 
 Clot. Youfinneagainft 
 
 Obedience, which you oweyout Father.for 
 
 The Comrafl yoo preteod with that Dafe Wretch. 
 
 One, bred of Aimes, and foftet’d with cold dilbes, 
 
 W uh feraps oth’Coort: It is oo Contra#, not« ; 
 
 And though it be allowed in meaner partier 
 (Yet who then he more meaoe) to knit their Cook* 
 
 (On whom there is no more dependancie 
 
 But Brats and Beggery) in Mfe-figur’d knot, 
 
 Yet you are curb’d from that enlargement, bp 
 
 • * » Tb*- 
 
The Tragedy of Qm be line. 
 
 
 The confequence o rh'Crowne,and mu ft noi.foy le 
 The precious note of it; with e bafe Slaue, 
 
 AHilding for a Liuone.a Squires Cloth, 
 
 A Pantlcr; not Co eminent. 
 
 Imo Ptophane Fellow: 
 
 Were thou the Sonne of 7*p»f/r,and no more. 
 
 But what thou art befides : ihou wer't too bafe, 
 TobchisGroome : thou wer't dignified enough 
 Euen to the point of Enuie. JfTwetemade 
 Comparatiuc for your Vcrtues,to be ftil'd 
 The vnder Hangman of his Kingdome; and hated 
 For being prefer’d fo well. 
 
 Clot. The South-Fog rot him. 
 
 Imo. He neuer can meete more mifchance.then come 
 To be but nam'd of thee. His mean’ft Garment 
 That euer hath but dipt hi* body; is dearer 
 In mv refpe&.then all the Heires aboue thee. 
 
 Were they all made fuch men: How now Ptfomo ? 
 
 Enter Pi font*. 
 
 Clot. His Garments? Now thediucll. 
 
 Imo. To Dorothy my woman hie thee prefcntly. 
 
 Clot. HisGarment? 
 
 Imo. I am fpnghted with aFoole, 
 
 Frighted,and angred worfe: Go bid my woman 
 Search for a Iewell, that too cafually 
 Hath left mine Arme: it was thy Mafters. Shrew me 
 Ifl would loofe it for e Reuenew, 
 
 Of any Kings in Europe. I do think, 
 
 I !aw*t this morning . Confident I am. 
 
 Laft night t was on mine Arme;I kifs'd it, 
 
 I hope it be not gone ,to tell my Lord 
 That I kiffe aught but he. 
 
 Pif. Twill not be loft. 
 
 Imo. ] hope Co: go and fearch. 
 
 Clot. You hauc abus'd me: 
 
 Hi* meaneft Garment ? 
 
 Imo. I,l faid fo Sir, 
 
 If you will make't an Aflion.call witneffe to’t. 
 
 Clot. I will enforme your Father. 
 
 Imo. Your Mother too : 
 
 She’s my good Lady; and will concieoe,! hope 
 But the worft of me. So I leauc your Sir, 
 Toth’woiftofdifcoment. Exit. 
 
 Clot. lie ibereueng’d: • 
 
 His mean'ft Gatmenr ? Well. Exit. 
 
 Scena Quart a. 
 
 Enter PoJihumxijanJ Philano, 
 
 P»ft. Feare it not Sir: I would I were fo fure 
 To winne the King, as I am bold, her Honour 
 Will remame tier's. 
 
 Phil. What meanes do you make to him f 
 Pofl. Not any : but abide the change of Time, 
 Quake in the prefent winters Rate,and wifti 
 That warmer dayes would come: In thefe fear'd hope 
 I barely gratifie your loue; they fayling 
 1 muft die much your debtor. 
 
 Phil. Your very goodnefTe.and your company, 
 Ore-paycs all I can do. By thisyout King, 
 
 Hath heard of Great Auguflut ,; Cams Lore tut, 
 
 Willdo'bCommiition-throughly. And! think 
 
 Hee Ic grant the Tribute . fend th'Arrerages, 
 
 Or looke vpon our Romatnes a whoCe remembrance 
 Is yet frcfti in their griefe. 
 
 Poji. 1 do beleeue 
 
 (Statttt though 1 am none.not like to be) 
 
 That this will proue a Warre; and you (hall heare 
 The Legion now in Gallta.fooner landed 
 In our not-fearing-Britaine.then haue ty dings 
 Of any penny Tribute paid. Our Countrymen 
 Are men more order'd,then when luhtu Cafar 
 Smil'd at their lacke of skill,but found their courage 
 Worthy his frowning at. Their difcipline, 
 
 (Now wing-led with their courege$)wi!) make knowne 
 To their Approuers, they are People,fuch 
 That'mend vpon the world. Enter Iachimo. 
 
 Pht. See Uchtmo. 
 
 Poft. The fwifteft Harts,haue pofted you by land; 
 And Windes of all the Corners kil*'d your Saties, 
 
 To make your vefiell nimble. 
 
 Phil. Welcome Sir. 
 
 Poft. I hope the briefenefle of your anfwere^mde 
 The Ipecdinefle of your teturne. 
 
 Iochi. Your Lady, 
 
 Is one of the fayreft that I hade look’d vpon 
 
 Poji. And therewithal! the beft,or let her beauty 
 Looke thorough a Cafement to allure falfehearts, 
 
 And be falfe with them. 
 
 lachi. Heere are Letters for you. 
 
 Poji. Their tenure good I truft. 
 loth, 'Tis very like. 
 
 Pofi. Was Qaitet Luuuj in the Britaine Court, 
 
 When you were there » 
 
 loch. He was expe&ed then. 
 
 But not approach'd. 
 
 Toff. All is well yet. 
 
 Sparkles this Stone as it was wont,or is'tnot 
 Too dull for your good wearing ? 
 
 loch. If 1 haueJoft it, 
 
 I fhould haue loft the worth ofit in Gold, 
 lie make a tourney twice as farre,t'enioy 
 A lecond night of fuch fweet ChortnefTe, which 
 Was mine in Britaine, for the Ring is wonne. 
 
 Pojl. The Stones too hard to come by. 
 loch. Not a whit. 
 
 Your Lady being foeafy. 
 
 Vojl. Make note Sir 
 
 Your lo(Te,your Sport: I hope you know that Wt 
 Muft not continue Friends. 
 
 loch. Good Sir,we muft 
 I f you keepe Coucnanr: had I not brought 
 The knowledge of your Miftrts home,I grant 
 We were to queftion farther; but I now 
 Profeffcmy felfe the winner of her Honor, 
 
 Together with your Ring; and not the wronger 
 Of her.or you hauing proceeded but 
 By both your WUles. 
 
 Poji. If you can mak't apparent 
 That yon haue rafted her in Bed; my hand. 
 
 And Ring isyouts. Ifnot.the foule opinion 
 You had o fher pure Honour; games,or loofes. 
 
 Your Sword,or mme,orMafterleflcleaueboth 
 To who (hall findc them. 
 
 loch. Sir,my Circumftances 
 Being fo nere the Truth,as I will make them, 
 
 Muft fitft induce you to beleeue; whole ftrength 
 Iwillconficme wit h oath.which I doubt not 
 __ You'l 
 
The Tragedte of Cymbehne. 
 
 You*l giue roc leaue to fpare,when you (hall finde 
 Yoyncedett not. 
 
 Pofi. Proceed. 
 
 Itch. Firft, her Bed-chamber 
 i Where I confefle I (lept nor, bur profefle 
 Had chat was well worth watching) it was hang'd 
 With Tapiftry of Silke.and Siluer, the Story 
 proud CTwpwre, when (he met her Roman, 
 
 And Srdnw (well'd aboue the Bankes, or for 
 Tbcpreffeof Boates.or Pride Apcece ofWorke 
 Sobraaely done, fo rich, that it did ftrtue 
 In Workemanfhip, and Value, which I wonder 'd 
 Could be fo rarely, and exa&ly wrought 
 Since the true life on't wat ■ 
 
 Pofi. This is true : 
 
 And rhisyou might haue heard ofheere, by roe. 
 
 Or by foroe other. 
 
 Itch. More particulars 
 Muft iuftifie roy knowledge. 
 
 Pofi. So they muft. 
 
 Or doc your Honour imory. 
 
 Itch. The Chimney 
 
 Is South the Chamber, and the Chimney-peec e 
 Chafte Dior:, bathing; neoer faw I figures 
 So likely to report therofclues; the Cutter 
 Was as another Nature dorobe, ouc»went her, 
 Monoo,and Breath left out. 
 
 Pofi. This is a thing 
 
 Which you might from Relation likewife reape, 
 
 Being, as it is. much fpoke of. 
 
 Itch. The Roofe o*th Chamber, 
 
 With golden Cherubins is fretted. Her Andirons 
 ft had forgot them) war two winking Cupids 
 Of Siluer, each on one foote (landing, nicely 
 Depending on their Brands, 
 
 Pofi. This is her Hooor: 
 
 Let it be granted you haue feeneafl this (and praife 
 Be giueo to yout remembrance) the defenption 
 Of what is in her Chamber, nothing faue* 
 
 The wager you haue laid. 
 
 Itch. Then if you can 
 
 Be pale,I feegge but leaue to ayre this Iewell: See, 
 
 And now'tis vp againe: it muftbe married 
 To that your Diamood, lie keepe them. 
 
 Pofi. Iooe-- 
 
 Once more let me behold it: Is it chat 
 Which I left with her? 
 
 loch. Sir (I thankc her)that 
 She ftript it from her Arme : 1 fee her yet: 
 
 Her pretty ft&ion,did out-fell her guift. 
 
 And yet enrich'd it coo: fhe gaue h me. 
 
 And laid, (he priz'd it once. 
 
 Pifi. May be, (he pluck'd it off 
 To fend it me. 
 
 Itch. She writes fo to you? doth fihee? 
 
 Pofi. O no,no,no, 'tis true- Hette, take this too. 
 
 It is a Bafiliake vnto mine eye, 
 
 Killes me to looke on’t: Let there be no Hooor, 
 
 Where there is Beauty: Troth. where femblance: Loue, 
 Where there’s another man. The V owes of Women, 
 Of no more bondage be, to where theyaremade. 
 
 Then they are to their Venue*,which i* nothing * 
 
 O,aboue rocafure falfc. 
 
 Phil. Haue patience Sir, 
 
 And take your Ring aga'tne,'tis not yet wonne • 
 
 It smy be probable (he lofi it:or 
 
 389 
 
 Who knowes if one her women, being corrupted 
 Hath ftolne it from her. 
 
 Pofi Very true, 
 
 And fo 1 hope he came by t ibackemy Ring. 
 
 Render to me fome corpotall figne about her 
 More euidem then this; for this was ftolne. 
 
 Itch. By Iupker, I had it from her Amnc. 
 
 Pofi. Hearke you,he fweares; by luptterhe fweares 
 'Tis true, nay keepe the Ring* ’ti s true I am fure 
 She would not loofeit .-her Attendants ate 
 All fworoe, and honourable: they induc'd to ftcale it ? 
 And by a Stranger ? No, he hath enioy*d her. 
 
 The Cognifance of her incontineucie 
 Is this: (he hath bought the name ofWhore,chus decrlj 
 There, take thy hyre, and aJl the Fiends ofHcll 
 Diuide thcmfelues betweenc you. 
 
 PhtL Sit, be patient: 
 
 This is not ftrong enough to be beleeu’d 
 Of one perfwaded well of. 
 
 Pofi. Neuer talke on'c: 
 
 She hath bin coked by him. 
 tad). if you feeke 
 
 Fot farther fattsfying, vnder her Bread 
 (Worthy her preiftng) lyes a Mole, right proud 
 Oftbatraoft delicate Lodging. Byniylife 
 I kift it, and it gaue me ptefent hunger 
 To feede againe, though full. You do remember 
 This ftaine vpon her ? 
 
 Pofi. I,and it dothcoufirme 
 Another ftaine, as bigge as Hell can hold, 
 
 Were there no more but it. 
 lath. Will you heare more f 
 Pofi. Spare your Arethmaticke, 
 
 Neuer count theTurnes: Once,and a Million. 
 
 Itch■ Ilebefworne. 
 
 Pofi. Nofwearing: 
 
 If you will fweare you haue not done-T, you lye. 
 
 And I will kill thee, if thoudo’ft deny 
 Thou'ft made me Cuckold.- 
 Itch He deny nothing. 
 
 Pofi O that I had her heere,to teare her Limb-mcalc. 
 I will go there and doo't, i th’Court,befcre 
 Her Father. He do fornething. Exit. 
 
 phU. Quire befides 
 
 The goueininenr of Patience. Y ou haue wor.ne: 
 
 Let’s follow him, and pesuetc the present wrath 
 He hath againft himfelfe. 
 
 Itch. With all my heart. Exeunt. 
 
 Enter Pofihunm. 
 
 Pofi. Is there no way for Men to be,but Women 
 Muft be halfe-workers? Weateall Baftacds, 
 
 And that mod venerable man, which l 
 
 Did call my Father, was, I know not where 
 
 When 1 was ftampt- Some Coyner with his Toole* 
 
 Made me a counterfeit: vet my Mother feern d 
 
 The Dion of that time: fo doth my Wife 
 
 The Non-pared! of this. Oh Vengeance, Vengeance 1 
 
 Me of my lawful! pleafute (be reftrain’d. 
 
 And pray’d me oft forbearance: didit with 
 A pudcncie fo Rofie, the fweet view on 1 
 Might well haue wacm’d olde Satume; 
 
 That I thought her 
 
 A s Chafte, as vo-Sunn'd Snow. Ob,all the Dwelt! 
 
 This yellow lacbimoinan hour*, was't not ? 
 
 aaa»_ 
 
 - | M , ■ ■ ■■ — - ' ~* /»■■■■ ^ 
 
The Tragedy of Cymbcline. 
 
 _380 
 
 Of lefle; at firft? Perchance he fpoke not,but 
 Like a full Acorn'd Boate.a Iarmen on, 
 
 Cry’de oh, and mounted; found no oppofition 
 But what he look’d for, fhould oppose, and (he 
 Should from encounter guard. Could J node out 
 The Womans part in me, for there’s no motion 
 That tends to vice in man, but i affirme 
 It isthe Womans part: be it Lying, note it. 
 
 The womans:Flattering, hers; Decciuing,hers: 
 Luft.andranke thoughts,hers,hers : Reuenges hers: 
 Ambitions,Couetiogs, change of Prides, Difdaine, 
 Nice-longing, Slsndets, Mutability; 
 
 AH Faults that name,nsy, that Hell knowes, 
 
 Why hers, in part, ot all: but rather all For eoen to Vice 
 They are not conftanc, but are changing ftili; 
 
 One Vice, but of a minute old, for one 
 Not lialfe fo old as that. lie write againft them, 
 
 Dcteft them, ctsrfe them; yet’tii greater Skill 
 In a true Hate, to pray they haue their will: 
 
 The visty Diuelscannot plague them better. Exit. 
 
 Actus Tertm . ScenaTrimt. 
 
 Enter in State ,Cymhcli*c. Queene flatten, and Lards at 
 cat docre, and a: another , Catos, Luctua, 
 and Attendants. 
 
 Cysn. Now fay, what would Aagu/fut Cafar with vs? 
 Lue. When \nhns Cafar (whole remembrance yet 
 Liues in mens eyes, and will to Eares and Tongues 
 Be Theame, and hearing euer)wa* in this Britain, 
 
 And Conquer’d it, CaffJxdan thine Vnkle 
 (Famous in Cafars ptayfes, no whit leffe 
 Then in his Feats deferuing it) for him, 
 AndhisSuccefSon, granted Rome a Tribute, 
 
 Yeerely three thoefand pounds; v»hich(by thee)lately 
 Is left vntender’d- 
 £u, Andtolillltheraeruaile, 
 
 Shall be fo euer. 
 
 Clot. There be many Cafars , 
 
 Ere fuch another Inina : Britaine’s 3 world 
 By it felfe, and we will nothing pay 
 For wearing our owne Nofes. 
 fin. That opportunity 
 
 Which then they had to rakefroro’s,io refurne 
 We haue againe. Remember Sir, my Liege, 
 
 The Ki ngs your Anceftors, toactherwith 
 The natural! brauery of yoor I fie, which Rands 
 As Neptones Parke, ribb'd, and pal'd in 
 With Oakes vnikal£ 3 ble,*nd roaring Waters, 
 
 With Sands that will not beare your cneroi es Boates, 
 But fucke them rp to’th'rop-meft, A kinde ofConqueft 
 Cf[ a ’ made heere, but made not heere his brsgge 
 Of Came, and Saw, and Ooewame: with (Lame 
 (The firft that euer touch’d him) he was carried 
 From off out Cotft, twice beaten : end hi* Shipping 
 fPoore Ignorant Baubles) or our terrible Seas 
 LikeEgge-lhels mou'd vpon their Surges, crack’d 
 Arcafily gainftourRockes. For ioy whereof; 
 
 The (tta’aCifiMan, who was once at point 
 ^Oh gigUt Fortune) to mafter Cofart Sword, 
 husk Lodi .7 craw with reioyclng-Fires bright, 
 
 And Btitames firm with C ourage 
 
 Clot. Come, there’s no more Tribute to be paid: out 
 Kingdome is fironger then it was at that time: and (as I 
 Laid) there is no mo fuch Ctjars, other of them may haue 
 crook’d Nofes, but to owe tuch finite Arrnes, none. 
 C)tn. Son, let your Mother end. 
 
 Clot. We haue yet many among vs, can gripe as hard 
 
 Cnjfibulan, 1 doe not fay I am one : burl hauea bend. 
 Why Tribute? Why ftiould we pay Tribute f If C*ftr 
 can hide the Sun from vs with a Blanket,ot put the Moon 
 in his pocket,we will pay him Tribute for light: clfe Sir, 
 no more Tribute,pray you now. 
 
 Cjm. You oiurt know. 
 
 Till the iniurious Romans,did extott 
 This Tribute from vs, wc were free. Cafars Ambition, 
 Which fwclt'd fomuch, that i: did almofi fireich 
 The fides o'th’World.againftall colour heere. 
 
 Did put the yoake vpon’s; which to fluke off 
 Becomes a warlike people, whom we reckon 
 Our ftlurs to be, we do. Say then to Cafar y 
 Our Anceftos wasthat Mulmutitu, which 
 Ordain’d our Lawcs, whofe vie the Sword ot Cafar 
 Hath too much mangled; whofe repayre, and franchife. 
 Shall (by the power we hold) be our good deetj. 
 
 Tho Rome be therfore angr y.Mnlnwtius made our Uwes 
 Who was the firft of Britaine, which did put 
 His browea within a golden Crowne,and call’d 
 Himfelfe a King. 
 
 Lue. 1 am lorry Cymbsltnt, 
 
 That 1 sente pronounce Augafus ft far 
 (Cafar, that hatn moeKings bisSeruants,then 
 Thy felfe DomefUcke Officers) thine Enemy ; 
 
 Receyue it from me then. V/arrc, and Confufion 
 J n C tftrt name pronounce I’gainl! thee •. Looke 
 For fury, not to be refifted. Thus defide. 
 
 I thanke thee for my felfe. 
 
 Cjm. Thou art welcome Cairo. 
 
 Thy Cafar Knighted me; myyouih J fpent 
 Much vnoer himof him, ] gather’d Honour, 
 
 Which he, to fecke ofmesgair.e, perforce, 
 
 Behooues me keepe at vtterance. i amperfe&, 
 
 1 hat the Pannonians and Dalmatians, for 
 Their Liberties are now in Armes: aPrefidem 
 Which not to reade, would fhew the Briuiaei cold; 
 
 So Cafar fhalJ not finde them. 
 
 Luc. Let proofe fpeake. 
 
 Clot. His Maiefiy biddes you welcome . Mike pi- 
 ftime with va, aday, or two,or longer : if youfeek vs af¬ 
 terwards in other tearmes, you flull findevsinour Saic- 
 water-Girdle: ifyou be ate viouc of it, it is y outs: if you 
 fall in the aduenture, our Crowes Hull fare the better for 
 you and there’s an end. 
 
 Luc. So fir. 
 
 Cym I know your Mafters pleafure,and be mine: 
 
 All the Remain*, 19 welcome. Exeunt. 
 
 Scena Second*. 
 
 Enter Pifcmo reading of a Letter. 
 t Plf. How? of Adultery ? wherefore write you not 
 V/ho£ I icnftert her accufc? Leona:m .• 
 
 ObMafttr, whatfiftrange infeAioo 
 
The Trage die of Cjmbeline . 381 
 
 | It taloe into thy eare? What falfe Italian, 
 j'^As poyfonous tongu’d^s hsndedjhath preuail’d 
 
 I On thy too ready hearing ? Difloyall ? No. 
 
 I She’s punifb’d for her Ttuth; and vndergoes 
 
 I More Goddeffe-like,then Wife-like; fuch Aflaults 
 
 I As would take in fomc Vettue. Oh tny Matter, 
 
 I Thy mind to her,is now as lowe,as were 
 
 I Thy Fortunes. How ? That 1 (hould murther her, 
 
 I Vpon the I.oue.and Ttuth,and Vowesjwhieh I 
 
 I Haue made to thy command ? I her ?Her biood? 
 
 1 If it be lo,to do good feruice.neuer 
 
 I Let me be counted fctuiceable How looke I, 
 
 I That I ftiould feeme to lacke humanity, 
 
 1 So much asthis Fa«ft comes to i Doo’t tiThe Letter. 
 
 VThat 1 haue fer.t htrjky her awne command, 
 
 I Shallgme thee offiortHnitte. Oh damn’d paper, 
 
 1 Blacke as the Inke that’s on thee: fenfeleffe bauble, 
 
 1 Art thou a Fcedarie for this Adi; and look'ft 
 
 ISO Virgin-like without ? Lee here Hie comes. 
 
 Safer Imogen. 
 
 Jl am ignorant in what 1 am commanded- 
 I Imo. How now Pifanio} 
 
 1 Pif. Madam,hcere is a Letter from my Lord. 
 
 /me. Who,thy Lord ? That is my Lord Leotatus ? 
 
 I Oh,leam’d indeed were that Aftronomer 
 
 1 That knew the Starrei,as I his Chara&ers, 
 
 Heel'd lay the Future open. You good Gods, 
 
 1 Let what isheetc contain’d,tellifti of Loue, 
 
 I Of my Lords health,of his content: yet not 
 
 1 That we two are afunder,let that grieue him; 
 
 Some griefes are medclnable,that is one of them, 
 
 1 For it doth phyficke Loue.ofhis content, 
 
 1 All but in that. Good Wax,thy leaue: bleftbe 
 
 I You Bees that make thefe Lockes of eounfaile. Louers, 
 
 I And men in dangeroua Bondes pray not alike, 
 
 I Though Forfeytourayoucaft in prifor.yet 
 
 1 You clafpeyoung Cupids Tables: good NewesGods. 
 
 I T l/JJice and your Father I wrath (/be Ad he take mem hie 
 
 1 A Dtmtat on)coutdnot befo crueS to me/u you : (oh the dee- 
 I nil of Cr.e«tures)wo*ld tun renew ms mihyear eyes. Takf 
 mtice that / am tn Cambria at Milford-Hauen : what sour 
 
 I owns Lone,wiUout ef this aduife you, follow. Sohewtfhot jots 
 
 I all hapyintjft,that rcmalnes loyaH to hu Few,and poor rr.crea - 
 I fmg in Lone. Leonatus Pofthumus . 
 
 Oh for a Horfe with wings: Heac’ft thou Pifanio 5 
 
 I He is at Mtlford-Hauen: Read.and tell me 
 
 1 How fafre’tis thither. Ifoncofmeane affaires 
 
 May plod it in a weeke.why may not 1 
 j Glide thither in a day ? Then i:\KPifamo, 
 
 1 Who long’ft like mc,tofeethy Lord; wholong’ft 
 
 I f Oh let me bate)but not like me •• yet long’ft 
 
 Butin a fainter kinde. Oh not like me : 
 
 For mine’s beyond,b«yond ? fay,and fpeake thicke 
 
 1 (Lours Counfailor fhould fill the botes ofhearing, 
 
 |To th’fmotheringofthe Senfe)how farreit is 
 
 I To this fame blcffcd Milford. And by’th’way 
 
 I Tell me KowWale* was made foh*ppy>as | 
 
 I Tmherite fuch a Hauen. But firft of all, 
 
 1 How wrrnay (lealc from hence: and for the gap 
 
 1 That we (hall make in Time, from out hence-go! n g ( 
 
 1 And our returoe, to excufe: but firft,how get henfe, 
 
 I Why fhould evtcufe be borne or ere begot ? 
 
 I Weele calke of that heereafter. Ptytbee fpeake, 
 
 I How many ftore of Miles may we well rid 
 
 Twixt lioure.ertd hours? 
 
 Ptf. One feore’cwi«tSun,and Sun, 
 
 Madam’s enough for you: end too much too. 
 
 /me. Why,one that rode to’s ExcutionMan, 
 
 Could oeuec go fo flow: l haue heard ofRiding wagers 
 Where Horfes haue bin nimbler then the Sands 
 
 That run i’th’Clocks behalfe. But this is Foolrie, 
 
 Go,bid tny Woman faigne a Sitknefle.fay 
 
 She’Ie home to her Father; and prouideme prefently 
 
 A Riding Suit: No coftlict thets would fit 
 
 A Franklins Hufwife. 
 
 Vifa. Madam,youTe beft confider. 
 
 /mo. I fee before me(Man) nor heere,not heere; 
 
 Nor whatenfu.es but haue a Fog in them 
 
 That I cannotiooke through. Away, I prythee. 
 
 Do as I bid thee; There’s no more to fay: 
 Accefliblennonebut Milford way. £xeu*i 
 
 Seem Tertia. 
 
 Enter 'Selaf ins t Cutderitss,and Aruiragus. 
 
 Bel. A goodly day ,not to keepe houfe with fuch, 
 WhofeRoofe's at lowe as ours: Sleepc Boyet.this gate 
 Inftru&s you how t'aderethe Hesuens; and bowes you 
 To a mornings holy office. The Gate* of Monarches 
 
 Are Arch’d fohigh,th3tGiants may iet through 
 
 Aud keepe their impious Turbondson,without 
 
 Good morrow to the Sun. Haile thou faire Heauen, 
 
 We houfe i’th'Rocke,yet vfe thee notfo hardly 
 
 As prouder liuersdo. 
 
 Gttid. Haile Heeuetv. 
 
 Arts hr. Haile Heauen. 
 
 Bela. Now for our Mountaine fport, vp to yond hill 
 Your legges ate yong: He tread thefe Flats. Confider, 
 When you aboue perceiue me like a Crow, 
 
 That it is Place, which lefTen’s,and fets off. 
 
 And you may then reuolue what Tales,1 haue told you, 
 Of Courts,of Princes; of the Tricks in Wane. 
 
 This Serutce.is not Serutce; lo being done, 
 
 But being fo allowed. To apprehend thus, 
 
 Drawes vs a profit from all things we fee: 
 
 And often to our comfort, fhall we Bnde 
 
 The fharded-Beetle,in a fafer hold 
 
 Then is the full-wmg’d Eagle. Oh thii life, 
 
 Is Nobler,then attending tor a checke : 
 
 Richer,then doing nothing for a Babe: 
 
 Prouder, then ruffling in vnpayd-for Silke: 
 
 Such gainc the Cap of him,chat makes him fine. 
 
 Yet keepes his Booke vneros’d: no life to ours. 
 
 Gut. Out of your proof? you fpeak; we poore vnfiedg'd 
 Haue neuer wing'd from view o’th’ncft; nor knawes nor 
 What Ayre’s from home. Hap’ly this life is beft, 
 
 (If quiet life be beff)fweeter to you 
 
 That haue afharpjt knowne. Well correfponding 
 
 With your ftiffe Age; but vtuo vs,it i* 
 
 A Cell of Ignorance : trauailingabed, 
 
 A Prifon,or a Debtor.that not dares 
 
 Toftride a limit. 
 
 Ansi. What fhould we (peake of 
 
 When we are old as you ? When we fluff hearc 
 
 The Raine and winds beatc carke December ? How 
 
 In this our pinchtag Caue,fhall ws diSmurte 
 
 _ aaa l—-lii* 
 
3 8 1 The 7 htgedy of C ym be line. 
 
 The freezing hourcs away ? We haue feenc nothing. 
 
 We ere beaftly; fobtle a* the Fox for prey, 
 
 Like warlike as the Wolfe, for what we eate: 
 
 Our Valour is to chace what flyes: Our Cage 
 
 We make a Quire, as doth theprifon'd Bird, 
 
 And fing our bondage freely. 
 
 BeU How you fpcake. 
 
 Did you but know the Citties Vfurtes, 
 
 And felt them knowingly t the Art o'th Court, 
 
 Ai hard to leaue, as keepe: whole top to climbc 
 
 U cert aine falling t or fo flipp'ry, that 
 
 The feere’s as bad as tailing. The toyle o’lh'Watre, 
 
 A peine that onety feemei to feekeout danger 
 
 1’th'nameol Fame.snd Honor, which dyes i'th’fearch. 
 
 And hath a* oft a fland’rous Epitaph, 
 
 As Record of faircAiff- Nay, many times 
 
 Doth ill deferue.by doing well: what's worfe 
 
 Muft curt'fie at the Cenfute. Oh Boyet, this Storie 
 
 The World may teadc in me: My bodie s mark’d 
 
 With Roman Swords ; and my report, was onto 
 
 Etrft, with the be# of Note, fymbehne lou’d me. 
 
 And when a Souldier was the Theame, my name 
 
 V/ss not farre off: then yasI as a Tree 
 
 Whofe boughes did bend with fruit. But in one night, 
 
 A Srorme.or Robbery (call it what you will) 
 
 Shooke down* my mellow hangings nay my Lcauca, 
 And left me bare to weather. 
 
 Cm. VocestainefaOour. 
 
 'Bel. My fault being nothing (as I haue told you oft) 
 3ut that two Villasnes, whofe falfe Oathes preuayI’d 
 Before tny perfe£f Honor,fwore to Cytnbeline, 
 
 I was Confederate with the Romanes: fo 
 hollowed my Banifhment, and this twenty yeeres, 
 
 This Rocke.and thefe Demefoes, haue bene my World, 
 Where I haueiiu'd at honeft fieedome, payed 
 
 More pious debt? to Hcaoen, then in all 
 
 The fore-end of my time. But, vp to’ih'Mountaittss, 
 This is not Hunters Language ; he that ft tikes 
 
 The Vemfonfir(l,fhatlbethe Lord o’th'Fead, 
 
 To him the other two’fliall minifter. 
 
 And we will fieare no poyfon, which attends 
 i n p lace of gteater State.- 
 
 lie meete you in the Valleyei. Excant. 
 
 How hard it is to hide the fparkes of Nature? 
 
 Thefe Boyes know little they UK Sonnes to’th'Kjng, 
 
 Nor Cjmbdine dreatnes that they are aliue. 
 
 T hey thinke they are mine, 
 
 And though train'd vp thus meanely 
 
 1'th‘Caue, whereon the Bowe their thoughts do hir. 
 
 The Roofer ©f Palaces, and Nature prompts them 
 
 In fimple and iowe things, to Prioce it, much 
 
 Beyond the rricke of others. T bis Palaekur, 
 
 The heyre cf Cyrobelshe and Britaine, who 
 
 The Kmghts Father call'd Gutderius loot, 
 
 When on my thrcc-foot ftoolc I lit, and tell 
 
 The warlike feats I haue done,his ftsirits flyeout 
 
 Into my Story: fay thus mine Enemy fell. 
 
 And thus Keemy foote on’s necke,euenthen 
 
 The Princely blood flower in his Cheeke.he fwears, 
 Strainer his yong Neruer, and pucshimfelfr in pollute 
 Thsr acWmy words The yonger Brother CadtoaB, 
 Cintr^lrumagtu, mas like a figure 
 
 Stakes life into my fpcech.and (Lewes much mote 
 
 H a owne conceyuin^. Hew ke. iheGsme is rows'd. 
 
 Oh ( ymbdme,. Heanen and my Conlcsence knowes 
 
 Then ciui’tl vniufliy bamlh me : whereon 
 
 A t three, and two yeeres old, 1 ftole thefe Babes, 
 
 Thinking to barre thee ofSucceiTion, as 
 
 Thou refts me ofnsy Lands. Ertrtpbt/e, 
 
 Thou was’t their Nurl'e, they took thee for their mother, 
 And eoery day do honor to her graue: 
 
 My felfe Belarm, that am Morgan call’d 
 
 They take for Natural! Father. The Game is vp. Exa. 
 
 Scena Quarto, 
 
 Enter Pifanio and Imogen. 
 
 Imo. Thou tolrfft me when we came fro horfe, c j place 
 W as nccre at hand : Ne’re long'd my Mother io 
 
 To fee me firff, as 1 haue now . Pifanto, Matt : 
 
 Where is Poflbwmt* l Whar is in thy mind 
 
 That makes thee flare thus ? Wherefore breaks ibat figh 
 From th’in ward of thee ? One, butpainted thus 
 
 Would be interpreted a thing perplex'd 
 
 Beyond felfc-expltcacton. Put thy feife 
 
 Imo a hauiouroflcffc fearc, ere wildncflc 
 
 Vanquifiimy ftayder Senfes. What's thtfroatter? 
 
 Why tender ft thou that Paper to me,with 
 
 A look* vmender ? if t be Summer Newcs 
 
 Smile coo’t before : if Winterly, thou need'll 
 
 But keepe that count'uanceftii. My Husbandshand? 
 That Drug-dams'd itaiy,i\ssh out-craftied him, 
 
 And bee’s at tome hard point, Speakcmin, thy Tongue 
 M»y take off feme extreamitte, which to reade 
 
 Wouk) be eoen mortail to me. 
 
 ?:J. Piesfe you reade, 
 
 And you (bail finde me (wretched man) a thing 
 
 The mo ft difdain’d of Fortune 
 
 Imogen rcadet 
 
 'T* H) (Jtfijhrit {Pifan to) hathplutde the Strumpet in my 
 X '"Bed: the Tefhmemes whereof Ijei bleeding in me / jfedr 
 net out of weafy Sttrtwfet, but from pror fe at ffrong aj my 
 greefe .and at cert atm at lexpetf my Reuenge. That ptrt.thon 
 ( Ptfamo) muff ttttefor mejftby Fateh be not tainted with the 
 breach of hers ; let thine trams rnmit tele a tvay her lift: I fbah 
 rtuc thee opportunity as Milford Haven She hath my Letter 
 far the purpofe ; where, tfthoufeart tofhikr, and to make mee 
 certaene it u done , thou art the Pander to her di)honour , and 
 etjuajlyt o me dtjlcy all. 
 
 Pif. What ffiall I need to draw tny Sword.the Paper 
 Hath cut her throat alruadie ? No, 'tis Slander, 
 
 Whofe edge is Sharper then the Sword,whofe tongue 
 Out-veooroos all the Wormes of Nyie, wbofebreaih 
 Rides on the pofling windes,and doth belye 
 
 All comers of the World. Kmgs,Qoeenr«,and Stater, 
 
 M aides. Matrons, nay the Secrets of the Grace 
 
 This viperous (Under enter*. Wh8t dime.Madam ? 
 
 Imo. Fal fc to his Bed ? What Is it to be folk ? 
 
 To lye in watch there, and to thinke on him? 
 
 To weepe’twixt clock and clock/W fteep dwg« Nature, 
 To breake it with a feartuli creanie ofhim, 
 
 And cry my felfe awake? That sfalfeco's bed? Is k? 
 
 Ptfa. Ala* good Lady, 
 
 Imo. 1 falfe ? Thy Ccnfcience witnefle .1 actum*. 
 
 Thou didd’ft accufe him oflncontmencie, 
 
 Thou chenlook’dft like a Villawe: now, me thinke* 
 
 Thy 
 
i Thy fauours good enough. Some lay ofltaly 
 j( Whofe mother washer painting)hath betraidhim: 
 
 I Poore 1 am ftale, a Garment out of falhion. 
 
 And for I am richer then to hang by th’walles, 
 
 I I muft be ript: To peeces with me : Oh! 
 
 IMens Vowes are womensTcaitorr. All good feeding 
 By thy reuolt (oh Husband) Avail be thought 
 I p ut on for Villainy ; not borne where’t grower, 
 
 1 But worne a Baite for Ladies. 
 
 Ptfa. Good Madam,heare me. 
 
 I Imo. True hone ft men being lieard,hke falfe 
 Were in his time thought falfe: and Synont weeping 
 D.d fca.ndall many a holy teatettookepitty 
 From moft true wrctcbednelle. So thou, Pofihitmiu 
 Wilt lay the Leauen on all proper men ; 
 
 Goodly,and gallant, fhall be falfe and penur'd 
 From thy great fade : Come Fellow, he theu honeft. 
 Do thou thy Matters bidding. When thou feeft him, 
 
 IA little witnetfe my obedience. Looke 
 jl draw the Sword my felfe, takeit, and nit 
 jTheinnocencManfion ofmy Loue (my Heart:) 
 
 Fearc not,'tis empty ofall things,but Grcefe s 
 Thy Matter is not there, who was indeede 
 | The tiches of it. Do his bid ding, Alike, 
 
 I Thou may ft be valiant in a better ciufe ; 
 
 Bui now thou feem ft a Coward. 
 
 I Pif. Hence vile Inttrutncnt, 
 
 Thou (halt not damne my hand. 
 
 Imo. Why, l muftdye 
 
 And if Ido not by thy hand, thou arc 
 
 No Sertunt of thy Matters. AgainttSelfe-llaugnter, 
 
 I There is a prohibition fo Diuine, 
 
 That crauens my vreakc hand : Come.hecrc’s my heart: 
 Something’s a-foot: Soft.foft, wcel oo defence. 
 Obedient as the Scabbard. What is heeic. 
 
 The Scripture* of the Loy all Leonatw, 
 
 All turn’d toHerefie ? Away.away. 
 
 Corru pters of my Faith, you (hall no more 
 Be Stomachers to my heart: thus may pcorc Fooles 
 Edeeue fatfe Teachers s Though thole that are becraid 
 Dofeele iheTreafon fharpely, yet the Traitor 
 Stands in worfe cafe of woe. And thou Pojtlmmw, 
 That didd’ll fet vp my difobedicncc 'gaintt the King 
 My Father, and makes me put into comempt the fuites 
 lOfPrincely Fellowes, (halt heeieaftcrfinde 
 
 It isnoJ-fleof common paffage, but 
 
 I A fttaine of Rareneflc: and I greeue my fdfe. 
 
 To thinke, when thou (halt be difedg’dby her. 
 
 That now thou tyreft on, how thy memory 
 Will then be pang’d by me. Prytheedifpatch. 
 
 The Lambe entreats the Butcher. Wher’s thy knife? 
 
 Thou art too (low to do thy Mallets bidding 
 
 I When I defire it too- 
 Pif. Oh gracious tady; 
 
 j Since I recctu'd command to do this bufineuc, 
 
 II haue not flept one winke. 
 
 Ima. Doo’t,and to bed then 
 
 Pf. He wake mine eye-balles&rft. 
 
 I Imo. Wherefore then 
 Didd’ft vudertake it ? Why haft thou abus’d 
 So many Miles, with a pretence ? This place ? 
 
 Mine A&ion ? and thine owne { Our Hortes labour ? 
 The Time muitingthee 5 The perturb’d Court 
 I Pot my being abfent ? whercunto I neuet 
 I Purpofc retume. Why haft thou gone fo f 2 rte 
 T o be v n-bent ? when thou ha ft rane thy (land. 
 
 'The ‘Tragetitt ofCymbetme. 
 
 J«1 
 
 Th'eleSed Deere before thee t 
 Pif. But to win time 
 
 To loofe fo bad employment, in the which 
 1 hauc conuder *i of a courfe: good Ladie 
 Heare me with patience. 
 
 Imo. Talke thy tongue weary, fpeake t 
 I haue heard 1 am a Strumpet, and mine care 
 Therein falfe ftrooke, can take no greatet wound, 
 
 Nor lent, to bottome that. But fpeake. 
 
 Pif. Then Madam, 
 
 I thought you would not backe againe. 
 
 Imo. Moft like, 
 
 Bringing me heerc co kill me. 
 
 Pf. Not fo neither: 
 
 But if 1 were as wife, as honeft. theft 
 My pnrpofe would proue well: it cannot be. 
 
 But that my Matter is abus'd. Some Villaitie. 
 
 Land lingular in his Att, bath done you both 
 This curfed iniurie. 
 
 Imo. Some Roman Curtezan I 
 Ptfa. No.onmylife: 
 
 lie giue but notice you we dead, and fend him 
 Some bloody figne of it. For ’tis commanded 
 I fhoulddo fo: you (ball be mitt at Court, 
 
 And that will well confirme it. 
 
 Imo- Why goodFellow, 
 
 What (hall I do the while? Where bide ? How liae f 
 Or in my life, what comfort, when I am 
 Dead to my Husband ? 
 
 pif. Ifyoo’l backe to’th’Court. 
 
 Imo. No Court,no Father, not nomoreadoe 
 W ith that harfli, noble, fimplc nothing; 
 
 That Ctotten, whofe Loue-fuitc hath bene to me 
 As fearcfull as a Siege. 
 
 Pf. Ifnot at Court, 
 
 Then not in Bmaine mutt you bide. 
 
 Imo. Wherethen? 
 
 Hath Britaine all the Sunne that Ihioes? Day ? Night ? 
 Arc they not but in Britaine? I’th’worlds Volume 
 Our Britaine feemes as of it, but not in't: 
 
 In a great Poole.aSwannes-neft.prytheethinke 
 There's liuet* out of Britaine, 
 
 Pif, 1 am moft glad 
 
 Youthinkeof otherplace :Th’Ambaffador, 
 
 Liecim the Romane comes to Milford-Hauen 
 To morrow.. Now, if you could weare a minde 
 Darke, as your Fortune is, and but difguife 
 That which t’appeare it ielfc, mutt not yet be. 
 
 But by feife-danger.you fhould tread acoutfe 
 Pretty,and fullofview: yea,happily,neere 
 The relid ence of Pofhumm ; fo nie (at lead) 
 
 That though his Anions were not vifible, yet 
 Report fhould render him houtely to your eate, 
 
 A» truely as he mooucs. 
 
 Imo. Oh for fuch meanes, 
 
 Though perill to my modcftie,not death on’t 
 I would aduenture. 
 
 Pf. Well then, heere’s the point: 
 
 You mutt for get to be a Woman: change 
 Command, into obedience. Fcire,and Nicenefle 
 (The Handmaides of all Women, or more trody 
 Woman it pretty felfe) into a waggi(h courage. 
 Ready in gybes, qmcke-anfwer’d.fawcie,and 
 As quarrellou* as the Weazell t Nay, you rouft 
 Forget that rareft Treafure of your ChceVe, 
 Expofing it (but oh the harder heart. 
 
 Aiaekc 
 
^4- The Tragedy of Cymbeline. 
 
 Alacke no remedy ) to the greedy touch 
 
 Of common-biffing Titan: and forget 
 
 Your lebourfome and dainty Trimmes, wherein 
 
 You made great luno angty. 
 
 Imo . Naybebreefe? 
 
 I fee into thy end, and am almoft 
 
 A man already. 
 
 Pif. Fifft,make your felfebut like one. 
 Fore-rhinking this. I hane already fit 
 (Tis m my Cloake-bagge) Doublet,Har,Hofe^aH 
 
 That anfwer to them: Would you in their ferumg, 
 
 (And with what imitation you can borrow 
 
 From youth of fuch a feafon) fore Noble Lucius 
 Prefeotyour felfe, defue his feruice : cell him 
 
 Wherein you're happy ; which will make him know. 
 
 If that his head haue eare in Muficke, doubtleffe 
 
 With loy he will imbrace yoa: for hee's Honourable, 
 And doubling that,moft holy Yourmeanes abroad : 
 You haue me rich, and I will neuer fade 
 
 Beginning, nor fupplyment. 
 
 Imo. Thou art all the comfort 
 
 TheGod* wdl diet me with. Prythee away. 
 
 There's more to be confides'd : but wee'l euen 
 
 All thei good time will giue vs. This attempt, 
 
 I am Souldier too, and will abide it with 
 
 A Princes Courage. Away, 1 prythee. 
 
 Pif. Well Madam, wemuft takea (hort farewell, 
 
 Leaft being miff, 1 be fufpe&ed of 
 
 Your carriagefrom theCourt. My NobleMiftris, 
 
 Hecre is a boxe, I had it from the Queene, 
 
 What's in‘t is precious: if you are fuke at Sea, 
 OrStomacke-qualm'd at Land, a Drammeofthis 
 
 Will driue away diffemper. To feme (hade, 
 
 And fit you to your Manhood : may the Gods 
 
 Direfi you to the befi 
 
 Imo. Amen: I thankethee. Exeunt. 
 
 . He goes hence frowning : but it honour, vs 
 
 That we haue giuen him esufe. 
 
 Clot. Tis all the better. 
 
 Your valiantBritameshaui theirwi(V € , j n j t , 
 
 Cym. Lucius hath wrote already to t he Emperor 
 How.tgoesheere. I thu v, therefore ripely 
 OurChariocs.and our Horfemen be in readinefTV • 
 
 The Powrc. that he already hath inGallia 
 
 Will foone bedrawne to head.from whencehemoues 
 His warre tor Britaine. 
 
 Sit f ,s no * Qeepy bufineffe. 
 
 But muft be look'd too fpeedily.and (Hoogly. 
 
 Cym. Out expe&ation that it would be thus 
 
 Hath made vs forward. But my gentle Queene, 
 
 Where is our Daughter ? She hath not appear'd 
 
 Before the Roman, nor to vs hath tender'd 
 
 Theduty of theday. She lookers like 
 
 A ihingmotemade ofmalice, then ofduty. 
 
 We haue noted it. Call her before vs, for ’ 
 
 We haue beene too flight in fufferance 
 
 Qu. Royall Sir, 
 
 Since the exile of Pofibunuss, mod retyr'd 
 
 Hath her life bin . the Cure whereof, my Lord, 
 
 Tis time muff do. Befeech your Maicfty, 
 
 Forbeare fharpe fpeeches to her. Shee'sa Lady 
 
 So tender ofrebukes, that words areftroke; 
 
 And rtrokes death to her. 
 
 Enter a Mcffenyrtr. 
 
 Cym. Where is fhe Sir? How 
 
 Can her contempt be anfwer'd ? 
 
 Mef. Pleafe you Sir, 
 
 Her Chamber, are all lock'd, and there's no anfwer 
 
 That will be giuen toth'lowd ofnoife.we make. 
 
 Qy*. My Lord, when laft I went to vifit her. 
 
 She pray'd me to excufe her keeping clofe. 
 
 Whereto conffrain d by bet infirmitie, 
 
 She fliould that dutie leaue vnpaide to you 
 
 Which dayty fhe wu bound to proffer \ this 
 
 She w.'fh d me to make knowne: but our great Court 
 
 M ade me too blame in memory 
 
 Cym Her doores fork’d? 
 
 Not feene of late? Grant Heaucns, that which l 
 Fcare.prouefalfe. p xit 
 
 Qy. Sonne,I fay,follow the Ring. 
 
 Clot That man of hers, 7her old Seruant 
 
 I haue not leene thefe two dayes. r . 
 
 St Go, looke after : 
 
 thou that fland’ft fo for V, ft b,emus. 
 
 He hath a Drugge of mine: I pray, his abfence 
 
 Proceed by fwallow.ng chat. For he beleeues 
 
 1 r m a thing moff precious. But for her, 
 
 Where is fhe gone? Haply d.fpaire hath feir'd her: 
 
 Or wing'd with feruour ofher loue.fhe'sflowne 
 
 To her defit'd Pofihumus : gone fhe i». 
 
 To death, ot to difhonor, and my end 
 
 Can make good vfc of either. Shoe being downe, 
 
 1 bane the placing of the Brittifh Crowne. 
 
 Enter Cloten. 
 
 How now, my Sonne ? 
 
 Clot. Tis certaine fhe is fled : 
 
 Go m and chcere the King, he rages, none 
 
 Dare come about him. 
 
 St- All the better; may 
 
 This night fore-ftall him of the eomming day. Exit Qjf. 
 
 Clo. I loue, and Ime her: for fbe’.s Faire and Royall, 
 
 And chat (he hach all courtly parts more exquifite 
 
 Then 
 
 Seena Quinta. 
 
 Enter Cymbelmt, Queene, Cloten > Lucius , 
 and Lords. 
 
 Cym. Thus fatre and lo farewell. 
 
 Luc. Thankes.Hoyall Sir 
 
 My Empcrot hath wrote, 1 mud from hence, 
 
 And am right fony, that J muff report yc 
 
 My Maffcrs Enemy 
 
 Cym. OurSubietfh (Sir) 
 
 Will not endure his ycake ; and for our felfe 
 
 To fhew leffe Soueraignty then they, muff need* 
 
 Appeare vn-Kinghke 
 
 Luc. So Sir 1 detire ofyou 
 
 A Conduiiouer Land,to Milford-Hauen. 
 
 Madam, all ioy befall your Grace,and you. 
 
 My Lcrds.you are appointed for that Office : 
 
 I he due of Honor, m no point omit : 
 
 So farewell Noble Lueses. 
 
 I.uc. Your hand, my Lord. 
 
 Clot. Receiue it friendly ; but from this time forth 
 
 I wear? it as your Enemy. 
 
 Luc. Sir. the Euent 
 
 Isyet to name the winner. Fare you well. 
 
 Cym. Leauc not the worthy Lucius, good my Lords 
 l dl he haue croft the Seuern. Happincs. Exit Lucius t &c 
 
<Jbz Trmdie of Cjmbeline . 
 
 Then Lady, Ladies, Woman, from euery one 
 The beft ute bath, and the of all compounded 
 Out-felles them all. I loue her therefore, but 
 Difdaining me, and throwing Fauours on 
 The low PojlbtanuSy ft siHders fo her judgement, 
 
 That wbat's elfe rare, »* choak’d: and in that point 
 I will conclude to hat* her, nay indeede, 
 
 To be reueng'd vponher. For.when Fooles (hall—» 
 
 Enter Pi fan to. 
 
 Whoi* heere? What, are you packing firrah ? 
 
 Come hitheT: Ah you precious Pandar, Villaine, 
 
 Where is thy Lady t In s word, or elfe 
 Thou art fttaightway with the Fiend*. 
 
 Pif Oh, good my Lord. 
 
 Clo. Where ii thy Lady ? Or,by Iupiter, 
 
 I will not askeagaine. Clofe Villaine, 
 lie haue this Secret from thy heart, or rip 
 Thy heart to finde it. Is Ihe with Poflhumut ? 
 
 From whole fo many waights of bafeneffe, cannot 
 A dram of worth be drawnc. 
 
 Pif. Alas,my Lord, 
 
 How can (Vie be with him t When was Ihe mils d ? 
 
 He is in Rome. 
 
 Clot. Where is Ihe Sir? Come neerer :> 
 
 No fatther halting : fatisfie me home, 
 
 What is become of her ? 
 
 Pif. Oh, my all-worthy Lord. 
 
 Clo. All-worthy Villaine, 
 
 Difcouet where thy Miftris is, at once, 
 
 At the next word: no more of worthy Lord; 
 
 Speake, or thy ftlence on the inftant, ts 
 Thy condemnation,and thy death, 
 
 Pif. Then Sit: 
 
 This Paper is the hiftorie of my knowledge 
 Touching her flight. 
 
 Clo. Let’s fee*t: I will putfue her 
 Euen to j4*niflu) Throne. 
 
 Pif. Or this, or petifh. 
 
 jhe'j farre enough, and what he leames by this, 
 
 May ptoue his trauell, not her danger. 
 
 Clo. Humh. . . _ , 
 
 Ttf lie write to my Lord (he's dead : Oh Imogen, 
 
 Safe mayft thou wander, fafe retume agen. 
 
 Clot. Sirra, is this Letter true ? 
 
 Pif. Sir^ts I thinke. ... , 
 
 Clot. It is /’«/?W«uhand,I knowt. Sirrah, it thou 
 would'ftnot be a Villain, but do me true f«u. ce:.under¬ 
 go thofe Imployments wher.n I fhould hauecaufe tovfe 
 Thee with a ferious induftry, that is, what villainy foere I 
 hid thee do to performe it, difediy and rruely, I would 
 thinke thee an honeft man : thou (hould ft neither want 
 my meanes for thy releefe, normy voycc toe thy preter- 
 menr. 
 
 Pif. Well, my good Lord. . . . 
 
 Clot. Wilt thou feroemce? For fince patiently and 
 conftantly thou haft ftucke to che bate Fortune of that 
 Beeger P of humus, thou canft notin the rotufeof grati¬ 
 tude, but be a diligent follower of mine. Wilt thou (eroe 
 tnee> 
 
 Pif. Sir,Twill. . tl A 
 
 Clo. Giue mcc thy hand, heere’s my purfe. Haft any 
 of thy late'M'afters Garments in thy poffeflion? 
 
 pifon. I haue (my Lord) at my Lodging, the lame 
 Suite he wore, when he tooke leaue cfmy Ladie Sc Mt- 
 
 Clo. The firft ferulce thou doft mee, fetch that Suite 
 
 hither, let it be thy firft femice, go. 
 
 Pif. I (hall my Lord. Exit. 
 
 Clo. Meet thee at Milford-Haum: (1 forgot to aske 
 him one thing, lie temember’t anon:) euen there, thou 
 villaine Pojlhurmtt will I kill thee. 1 would ihefe Gar¬ 
 ments were come. Shefatde vpon a time (the bitternefle 
 of it, 1 now belch from my hearr)thar fhee held the very ; 
 Garment ofPoflhumuj, in mote refpeft, then my Noble 
 and naturall perfon ; together with the adomcment of 
 my Qualit ies. With that Suite vpon my backe wil I ra- | 
 uifhher: firft kill him,and in her eyes; there (hallfhefee 
 my valour, which wil tjsen be a torment to hit contempt. 
 Heontheground.myfpeechof infulment ended on his 
 dead bodie, and when my Luft hath dined (which, as I 
 fay, to vex her, I will execute in the Cloathes that (he fo 
 prais'd :)to thcConrt lie knock her backe,foot her home 
 agatne. She hath defpis’d mee reioycingly, and lie bee 
 merry in my Reuenge. 
 
 Enter Ptfanto. 
 
 Be thofe the Garments ? 
 
 Pif. l.my Noble Lord. 
 
 flo. How long is’t fince (he went to Milford-Hauenl 
 Pif. She can fearfe be there yet. 
 
 Clo. Bring this Apparrell to my Chamber, rhat is 
 the fecond ching that 1 haue commanded thee. The third 
 is, that thou wilt be a voluntary Mute to my defigne. Be 
 but dutious, and true preferment fhall tender it lelfe to 
 thee. My Reuenge is now at Milford, would I had wings 
 to follow it. Comc,and be true. Exit 
 
 Pif. Thou bid'll me to my lofTe : for true to thee. 
 Were to proue falfe, which 1 will neuer bee 
 To him that is moll tTue. To Milford go. 
 
 And finde not her.whom thou purfueft. Flow,flow 
 You Heauenly blelTmgson her: This Foolcs fpeede 
 Be croft with flowneffe; Labour be his meede. Exit 
 
 Scena Sexta . 
 
 Enter Imogen alone. 
 
 Imo. I fee a mans life is a tedious one, 
 
 I haue tyr'd my felfe and for two nights together 
 Haue made the ground my bed. I fhould be ficke. 
 
 But that my refolution hclpes me: Milford, 
 
 When from che Mountaine top. Pfanio mew'd thee. 
 Thou was’t within a kenne. Oh Ioue, I thinke 
 Foundations flye the wretched: luch I tneanc, 
 
 Where they ftvould be relceu’d. TwoBeggers cold me. 
 
 I could not milTe my way. Will poore Folkes lye 
 That haue Affli&ions on them, knowing tis 
 
 Apuniftunent.orTriall ?Ycs; no wonder. 
 
 When Rich-ones fearfe tell true. To lapfe m FulneUe 
 Is forer, then to lye forNeede: and Fallhood 
 Is worfe in Kings, then Beggets. My deere Lord, 
 
 Thou art one o'ch’falfe Ones: Now I thmkc on thee. 
 
 My hunger’s gone; but cuen before, I was 
 At point to finke.for Food. But what is this? 
 
 Heere is a oath too’t; *tis fomc fauage hold : 
 
 1 were bell not call; I dare not call: yet Famm* 
 
 Ere cleaneit o’re-throw Nature, makes ,t vahant 
 Plencie, and Peace breeds Cowards : H*rdnefle euer 
 OfHatdineffe isMotber. Hoa> who s heere ? 
 
 If any thing that’s ciuill,fpeah e : sf fauage, Take, 
 
;8 6 
 
 The Tragedy of Cymbeline. 
 
 Take.orlend. Hoa? No anfwer t Then lie enter. 
 
 Bert draw my Sword ; and ifmine Enemy 
 But feare the Sword like me, hee'l fcarfely looke on’t. 
 Such a Foe,good Heaueas. Exit. 
 
 Scena Septima. 
 
 Enter B alarm fiuidcrtm, and. Arufragut. 
 
 BtL You PoluLore haue prou'd bell Woodman, and 
 Are Matter ot the Featt: CadwaR, and I 
 Will play the Cooke, and Seruant, 'tis our match: 
 
 The fwcat of induftty would dry, and dye 
 But for the end it workcs too. Come.our ftomackcs 
 Will make what’s homely, fauoury : Wearinefle 
 Cart fhcre vpon the Flint, when rcftie Sloth 
 Findes the Downe-pillow hard. Now peace be beere, 
 Poore houfe, that keep'ft thy lelfe* 
 
 Gat. I am throughly weary. 
 
 Arui. 1 amweake with toyle.yetflrongin appetite. 
 Gai. There is cold meat i’th*Caue. we’l brouz on that 
 Whil'ft wbat wehaue kill’d,be Cook’d. 
 
 Bel. Stay, come not m i 
 But that it eates our viffualle*, 1 fhould thinke 
 Heere were a Faiery. 
 
 Gui. What’stbemarter,Sit? 
 
 "Bel. By lupiter an Angell: or if nor 
 An earthly Paragon. Behold Diuineneffe 
 No elder then a Boy. 
 
 Enter Imogen. 
 
 I mo. Good matters harmc me not; 
 
 Before I enter'd heere, 1 call'd,and thought 
 To haue begg’d.ot bought,what I haue took: good troth 
 1 haue ttolne nought,uor would not,though I bad found 
 Gold Brew'd i’th’Floore. Heere’s money for my Meate, 
 I would haue left it on the Boord, fo foone 
 As 1 had made my Mcalc; and parted 
 With Pray’rs for the Prouider. 
 
 Gut. Money ? Youth. 
 
 nAru. All Gold and Siluer rather tume to durt. 
 
 As ’tis no better reckon’d, but of thofe 
 Who worfhsp durty God*. 
 
 I mo. I fee you’re angry: 
 
 Know, if you kill me for my fault, I fhould 
 Haue dyed, had 1 not made it. 
 
 Bel. Whether bound ? 
 
 Into. To Milford-Hauen. 
 
 Bel. Wh 2 t's your name? 
 
 I mo. Fidele Sir: I haue a-Kinfman, who 
 Is bound for Italy; he embark'd at Milford, 
 
 To whom being going, almoft fpent with hunger, 
 
 I am falne in this offence. 
 
 Bel. Pry thee (faire youth) 
 
 Thinke vs no Churles: not meafureour goodmindes 
 By this rude place we hue in. Well encounter’d, 
 
 'Tis almoft night, you fhall haue better cheete 
 Ere you depart; and thankes to ftay,and eate it: 4 
 Boy cs, bid him welcome. 
 
 Gat. Were you a woman, youth, 
 
 1 fhould woo hard, but beyour Grcomein nonettj: 
 
 1 bid for you, as 1 do buy. 
 
 Arui. He make’t my Comfott 
 He is a man, He loue him as my Brother: 
 
 And fuch a welcome as 1'ld giua to him 
 
 (After long abfencc) fuch is yours. Mott welcome : 
 Be fprightly, f OT you fall ’mongfi Friends. 
 
 ^ lmo. 'MongttFriends.' 
 
 If Brothers: would it had bin fo, that they 
 Had bin my Fathers Sonnes, then had my prize 
 Bm lefle, and fo more equall ballaftine 
 To thee. P oft humus, 
 
 Bel. He wrings at fome dittrefle. 
 
 Gut. Would I could free’t. 
 
 Arui, Or 1, what ere it be. 
 
 What paine it coft, what danger : Gods J 
 Bel. HearkeBoyes. 
 
 I mo. Great men 
 That had e Court no bigger then this Caue, 
 
 That did attend themfelues, and had the vertue 
 Which i heir ov/ne Confcience feal’d them:laying by 
 That nothing-guift of differing Multitudes 
 Could not out-peere thefe twaine. Pardon me Gods, 
 
 1 Id change my fexetobe Companion with them, 
 Since Lecnatw faife. 
 
 Bel. Jt fhall be fo: 
 
 Boyes wce’l godrefTe our Hunt. Faire youth come in; 
 Difcourfe is heauy, fatting: when we haue fupp’d 
 W ee’I mannerly demand thee of thy Story, 
 
 So farre as thou wilt fpeake it. 
 
 Gut. pray draw neere. 
 
 Arui. The Night to'th’Owle, 
 
 And Motne to th'Larke leffe welcome. 
 
 Into. Thankes Sir 
 
 Arut, 1 pray draw neere. Exeunt 
 
 Scena OBaua. 
 
 Enter tiro Roman Senators.and Tribunts. 
 t.Stn. This is the tenor ofthe Emperors Writ; 
 That lince the common men are now in Adfion 
 ’Gaiuft the Parmontaos.and Dalmatians, 
 
 And that the Legions now in Gallia, are 
 Full weake to vndertake our Warres againft 
 The falne-off Britaines, that we do incite 
 The Gentry to this bufinefle. He creates 
 l.ucius Pro-Coufull: and to you the Tribune* 
 
 For this immediate Leuy, he commands 
 HisabfoluteCommifTion. Longliue Cefv. 
 
 Trt. Is Luemi Generali of the Forces ? 
 
 Z.Stn 1. 
 
 Trt. Remaining now in Gallia? v 
 i .Sen. With thofe Legions 
 Which I hauefpoke of whereunto your leuie 
 Mutt be fuppltanr; the words ofyour CommifTion 
 Will tye you to the numbers, and the time 
 Of their difpatch. 
 
 Trt. We willdifcharge our duty. Exeunt. 
 
 aABus Quartos. Scena Trima. 
 
 Enter Clettev alone. 
 
 Clot I am neere to'th’place where rhry fhould meet, 
 ifPt/Swwhaue mapp’d it truely. Hew fit his Garments 
 ferueme? Why fhould his Mittris who was made by him 
 
 that 
 
r 
 
 The Tragedteof Cymbelme. 
 
 587 
 
 | that made the Taylor, not be fit too/ The rather (faun j> 
 reoerenceof the Word )for tisfaide a Womam firm-lie 
 comes by fits: therein I muff play the Workman, I dare 
 fpeakeit to my felfe, for it is not Vamglorie for a man, 
 and hisGlaffe, to confer in his ownr Chamber; I meanc, 
 the Lines of my body are as well drawne as his; no lefle 
 young, moreftrong, not beneath him in Fortunes, be¬ 
 yond nim in the aduantage of the time, aboue him in 
 Birth, alike conuerfant in generall feruices, andmore re- 
 markcable in ftngle oppofit ions j yet this imperfeuerant 
 Thing loueshim in my defpighi. What Mertalitie it ? 
 Poflhumtu, thy head (which now is growing vppon thy 
 fhoulderr) (hall within this houre be off, thy Miftrts m- 
 foreed, thy Garments cut to peeces before thy face: and 
 all this done, fpurne her home 10 her Father, who may 
 (happily)be a little angry for my fo rough vfage; but my 
 Mother halting power of his teftinefle, fhall turn* all in¬ 
 to my commendations. MyHorfeu ryed vp fafe, out 
 Sword, and to a fore putpofe . Fortune put them into my 
 hand: This is the very defection of their meeting place 
 and the Fellow dares not deceiue me. Exit 
 
 Sana Secunda . 
 
 Enter "Beltriut yGuidtrtue t Arusragm.and 
 Imogen from the Cane. 
 
 Bel. You are not well: Remaine htere in the Caue, 
 Wee'l come to you aftet Hunting. 
 
 Arut. Brother, ftay beere : 
 
 | Are we not Brothers? 
 
 Into. Soman and man (hould be. 
 
 But Clay and Clay, differs in dignitie, 
 
 WhofedufUs both alike. I am very ficke. 
 
 Cut. Goyou to Hunting, Ile abide with him. 
 
 /mo. So ficke 1 am not, ycr 1 am not well . 
 
 | ButnotfoCitiaena wanton, as 
 To feemeto dye, ere ficke So pleafe you, leaue me. 
 Stick* toyour lournall courfe the breach of Cuftome, 
 Is breach of all. I am ill, but your being by me 
 I Cannot amend me. Society, is no comfort 
 T© one not (enable: I am not very ficke. 
 
 Since 1 can reafon of n: pray you truft me heere, 
 
 I lie rob none but my felfe, and let me dye 
 $n.-1ing fo poorely. 
 
 Gut. 1 loue thee • I haue (poke it. 
 
 How much the quantity, the waight as much, 
 
 As Ido loue my Father- 
 
 •Bel. What? How? how? 
 
 Arm. If it be finne to fay fo (Sir) I yoake mee 
 j In my good Brothers fault: I know not why 
 (loue this youth, and I haue heard youfay, 
 
 | Loue’s reafon t,without reafon The Beere at doore, 
 And a demand who is‘t fhall dye, 1 Id fay 
 I My Father, not this you'h. 
 
 I Bel Ohnoblaftraine * 1 
 I O worthineffe of Nature, breed of Greatneffe ( 
 '’Cowards fathrT Cowards .St Bafe things Syte Bace ; 
 {“Nature hath Meal*. and B'an ; Contempt, and Grace, 
 j lime not thetr Father yet who this fhould bee, 
 
 | Doth my tacle it felfe, foo’d before me*. 
 j ’Tit the ninth houte o’th’Morne. 
 
 Arm. Brothei, farewell. 
 
 Into. I wifh ye fport. 
 
 ^tru 1 . You health.—— 
 
 /mo. Thefeare kindeCreatures. 
 
 So pleafe you Sir. 
 
 Gods, what lyes I haue heard 
 Our Courtiers f3y, all's fauage, but 3t Court ; 
 
 Experience, oh thou difproou’ft Report. 
 Th’emperiousSeas breeds Monfters; fortheDifh, 
 
 Poore Tributary Riuers, asfweetFifh ■ , 
 
 1 am ficke ftill, heart-ficke; Ptfanto , 
 flenow tafte of thy Drugge. 
 
 Gut. 1 could not ftirre him : 
 
 Hefaid he was gentle, but vnfortunare; 
 
 Difhoneftly afthfled, but yet honeft 
 
 Arui. Thus did he aufwer me: yet faid heereaftei, 
 
 1 might know more. 
 
 Bet. To’th'Field, to'ih'Field: 
 
 Wee 1 leaue you for this time, go in,and red. 
 
 Arm. Wee’l not be long away. 
 
 Bel. Pray be nor ficke, 
 
 For you muff be our Hufwife. 
 
 Imo Well,or ill, 
 
 I am bound to you. Far it 
 
 Bel. And (haTtbeeuer. 
 
 This youth, how ere diffreft.appeares he hath had 
 Good Anceftors. 
 
 Arm. How Angell-likebefings? 
 
 Cut. ButhisneateCookerie? 
 
 Antt. He cut our Rootes in Charradlefs, 
 
 And fawc'ff out Brothes, as luno had bin ficke. 
 
 And he her Dieter. 
 
 Arui. Noblyheyoakes 
 A finding, wirh a figh ; as if the fighe 
 Was that it was, for not being fuch a Smile* 
 
 The Smile, mocking the Sigh, that it would Aye 
 From fo diuine a Temple, to commix 
 With windes.that Saylors raileat. 
 
 Cut. Ido note. 
 
 That greefe and patience rooted in them both. 
 
 Mingle their fpurres together. 
 
 Arm. Grow patient. 
 
 And let the Oinking- Elder (Greefe) vntwine 
 His perifhing roote, with che encreafing Vine. ^ 
 
 Bel. It is great morning. Come away. Who s there? 
 Enter Clolen. 
 
 Clo. I cannot finde thofie Runnagates, that Villaine 
 Hath mock'd me. 1 am faint. 
 
 Bel. Thofe Runnagates ? 
 
 Meanes he not vs ? I partly know him, 'tis 
 Cloten, the Sonne o'th’Queene. I feare feme Ambufh: 
 
 I faw him not ihefe many yeares, and yet 
 I know 'tishe: We are held asOut-Lawes : Hence. 
 
 Gut. He is bur one: you, and my Brother fearch 
 What Companies are neere; pray you away, 
 
 Let me alone with him. 
 
 Clot Soft, what are you 
 That (lye me thus ? Some villaine-Mountainers? 
 
 J haue heard offueh. What Slaue art thou? 
 
 Gm. A thing 
 
 More ftauifh did I ne re, ihenanfweting 
 A Slaue without a knock*. 
 
 Clot. Thou art aRobbet, 
 
 A Law-breaker, a Villaine 1 yeeld theeTheefe. 
 
 Cm. To who? to thee ? What art thou ? Haue not I 
 An armearbiggeas thine ? A heatt,as bigge : 
 
 Thy words 1 grant are bigger i for l wear* not 
 My Dagger in my mouth. .Say whatthouart • 
 
The Tragedy of Cymbeline. 
 
 Why I fhouid yeeid to thee? 
 
 Clot. Thou Vitlaine bafe, 
 
 Knqw^meactbyray C loathes? 
 
 fftsi. No, nor thy Ts/Ior, Rafcall: 
 
 Who is thy Grandfather ? He made chofe cloathes. 
 Which (as it feemcs) make thee. 
 
 CL. Thou precious Varlet. 
 
 My Taylor made them not. 
 
 Cm. Hence then, and thanke 
 
 The man that gaue them thee. Thou art fome Foole, 
 l am loath to Scale thee. 
 
 Clot. Thou injurious Theefe, 
 
 Hearebut my name, and tremble. 
 
 Cm. What’s thy name? 
 
 Clo. Cloten, thouVillaine. 
 
 (jut. paten t thou double Villaine be thy name, 
 
 I cannot tremble at it, were icToad,or Adder.Spider, 
 Twould rnoue me fooner. 
 
 Clot. To thy further fcare, 
 
 Nay, to rhy meere Confufion, thou (halt know 
 
 I am Sonne to’th'Queene. 
 
 Ctti. I am forry for't: not Teeming 
 
 So worthy as thy Birth. 
 pot. Artnotafeard ? 
 
 (jui. Tbofe that I reuerence, thofe I fcare : the Wife: 
 AtFooles I laugh i notfeare them. 
 
 Clot. Dye the death.- 
 
 When I haue flaine thee with my proper hand, 
 lie follow thofe that euen now fled hence: 
 
 And on the Gates ofAwdr-7 ootne fet your heads: 
 
 Yeeid Rufticke M ountaioeer. Fight end Exeunt, 
 
 Entsr Bolania and Artxragm. 
 
 Bd. No Company's abroad ? 
 
 Arui, None in the world: you did mi flake him fure. 
 BeL I cannot tell: Long is it fince 1 faw him, 
 
 But Tune hath nothing blurt'd thofe lines of Fauour 
 Which then he wore: the fnatches in his voice. 
 
 And burft of fpeaking were as his: I am abfolute 
 
 Twas very Clo to. 
 
 Anti. In this place we left them; 
 
 I vvifh my Brother make good time with him. 
 
 You fay he is fo fell. 
 
 BeL Beingfcaifemadevp, 
 
 I meane to man; he had not apptehenfion 
 
 Oftoaring terrors: For defeft of iudgement 
 
 Is oft the caufe of Feare. 
 
 Enter Gttiderins. 
 
 But fee thy Brother 
 
 Cui. This Cloten was a Foole, an empty putfe, 
 
 There was no money in't : Not Htrculet 
 
 Could haue knock d out his Braines, for he had none: 
 
 Yet 1 not doing this, the Foole had borne 
 
 My head, as 1 do his. 
 
 "3d. What hart thou done? 
 
 Cui. lam perfedl what : cut off one Clotent head , 
 Sonne to the Queene (after his ownc report) 
 
 Who call’d me Traitor, Mountaineer, and fwore 
 
 With his owne Angle hand heel’d take vs in, 
 
 DifpJsce our heads, where (thanks the Gods) they grow 
 And fet them on Ludi-Ttw»e. 
 
 3d. We are all vndone. 
 
 Gui. Why,worthy Father,whathauewetoIoofe, 
 
 But that he/woretotake, our Liues ?rhe Law 
 
 Prote&s not vs, then why fhouid we be tender, 
 okt an arrogant peece of flefh threat vs f 
 
 Play Judge, and Executioner, allhimfelfe? 
 
 For we do feare the Law. What company 
 
 Difcouer you abroad ? 
 
 3d. No finglc foule 
 
 Can we fet eye on : but in all fafereafon 
 
 He mufl haue fome Attendants. Though his Honor 
 
 Was nothing but mutation, 1, and that 
 
 From one bad thing to worfe : Not Frenzic 
 
 Not abfolute madnefle could fo farre haue ray'd 
 
 To bring him heere alone : although perhaps 
 
 It may- be heard at Court, that fuch as wee 
 
 Caue heete. hunt heere, are Out-lawes, and m time 
 
 May make fome ftronger head, the which he hearino, 
 
 (As «is like him) might breake out, andfwear* 
 
 H eel’d fetch vs in, yet is t not probable 
 
 To come 3looe, either he fo vndertaking. 
 
 Or they fo fuffenng : then on good ground we feare 
 
 I f we do feare this Body hath a taile 
 
 More petillousthen the head. 
 
 Arui. Let Ord’nancc 
 
 Come as theGods fore-fay it : ho wfoere, 
 
 M y Brother hath done well. 
 
 3eL Ihadnominde 
 
 To hunt this day : The Boy FiJebt ficlun.fl. 
 
 Did. make my way long forth. 
 
 Gut. With his owne Sword, 
 
 Which he did wane againft my throat, I hau« tane 
 
 His head from him: Ilethrov/t into the Creekc 
 
 Behinde our Rocke, and let It to the Sea, 
 
 And tell the Fifltes, bee's the Queenes Sonne. Cloten. 
 
 That's all Ireake. 
 
 3d. 1 feare ’twill be reueng’d : 
 
 Would (PoLdere) thou had’ft not done’t : though valour 
 Becomes thee well enough. 
 
 Ante. Would I had done’t: 
 
 So the Reutnge alone purfu’de me : Polidore 
 
 1 loue thee brotherly, but enuy much 
 
 Thou haft robb’d me of this deed: 1 would Reucnges 
 
 That poffibie ftrength might meet, wold fcek vs through 
 And put vs to our anfwer. ® 
 
 Bel. Well,'us done: 
 
 Wee l hunt no more to day, nor feeke for danger , 
 
 Where there’s no profit. 1 ptythee to our Rocke, 
 
 You and Ftdele play the Cookes : He flay 
 
 Till hafly Pol,dart returne, and bring him 
 
 To dinner prefemly. 
 
 Avh>. Poore ficke Ftdele. 
 lie willingly to him, to gaine his colour, 
 li’d ler a panfh of fuch C latent blood. 
 
 And praife my fclfe for chanty. * Exit. 
 
 BeL Oh thouGoddefTe, 
 
 Thou dluine Nature ; thou thy felfe thou blazon ’ft 
 
 In thefc two Princely Boyes : they arc as gentle 
 
 As Zephires blowing below the Violet, 
 
 Not W3gging hts fweet head ; and yet,as rough 
 ( s heir Roy a 11 blood enchaf’d) at the tud'fl vnnde. 
 
 That by the top doth take the Mountaine Pine, 
 
 And make him floope to th’Vaie. Tit w onder 
 
 That an inuifibie inftinft fhouid frame them 
 
 To Royalty vnlearn'd,Honor vntaught, 
 
 Ciuility not feenefrom other t valour 
 
 That wildely growes in them, butyeeldsacrop 
 
 As ifit had beene Tow’d : yet ftiil it’s ftrange 
 
 What Clotent being heere to vs portends. 
 
 Or what his death will bring vs. 
 
 Enter Guide reus. 
 
 Cui. Where’s my Brother ? 
 
 T 
 
Ttie T r age die of Cymbelme . 3 
 
 I haue lent Chum Clot-pole downetheftreame. 
 
 In Embaflie to his Mother; ht$ Bodies hoftage 
 
 For his retome. Solemn Msefick.- 
 
 ’Bel. My ingenuous Inflrumenc, 
 
 (Hearke Po/tdore )it founds : but what occafton 
 
 Hath Cadwalnove to g»ue it motion ? Hearke. 
 
 Cnt. Is he at home f 
 
 ’Bel. He went hence cuen now. 
 
 Chi. W'uat does he meane ? 
 
 Since death of my decr*d Mother 
 
 It did not Ipeake before. All folemne thingc 
 
 Should anfwer folemne Accidents. The matter ? 
 
 Tnumphes for nothing, 3 nd lamenting Toyes. 
 
 Is iol|ity for Apes, and gtcefe for Boyes. 
 
 Is Cadxeall mad ? 
 
 Enter Artur agus. with Imogen dead, bearing 
 her in bus Armes. 
 
 ’Bel. Looke, heete he comes, 
 
 And brings the dite occafion in his Armes, 
 
 Of what vve blame him for. 
 
 Arut. The Bird is dead 
 
 That we haue made fo much on. 1 had rather 
 
 Haue skipt from fmccnc yesres of Age, to lixty ; 
 
 To haue turn’d my leaping time into a Ctutcb, 
 
 Then hauefecne this. 
 
 Cut. Oh fweeteff, fayrefl Lilly t 
 
 My Brother weares thcenottheonehalfc fo well. 
 
 As when thou grew'ft thy feife. 
 
 Bel. OhMelancholly, 
 
 Who euer yet could found thy bottome? Finde 
 
 The Ooze,to (hew what Coaft ihy (luggifh care 
 
 Mteht’ft cafileft harbour in. Thou blefled thing, 
 loueknowes what man thou mieht’ft haue made but 1 , 
 Thou dyed’fl a mofl rare Boy, of Melanchoily 
 
 How found you him? 
 
 Arut. Starke,as you Cee: 
 
 Thusfmiling, as fome Fly had tickled flumbtr, 
 
 Not as deaths dart, being laugh'd at; his right Cherkc 
 Rcpofine on a CuiTuon. 
 
 Cat. Where? 
 
 Arui. O th’floore: 
 
 His armes thus leagu'd, I thought heflept.and put 
 
 My dowted Brogues from off my feetc,whoferudcne(le 
 Anlwer'd my ftepstoo lowd. 
 
 Cut. Why,he but fieepcs : 
 
 If he he gone, heel make hisGraue.aBed: 
 
 With femaleFayrtes will his Tombe be haunted. 
 
 And Wormes will not come to thee. 
 
 Arut. With fayreft Flowers 
 
 Whil’ft Sommer lads, and 1 Itueheere.F/ddr. 
 lie fweeten thy fad graue: thou (halt not lacks 
 
 The Flower that's like thy face. Pale-Primrofc, not 
 Theazcr'd Hare-bell, like thy Vetoes: no, nor 
 
 Theleafc of Eglantine, whom not to (lander, 
 Out-fwcetned not thy breath: the Raddocke would 
 
 With Charitable bill (Oh bill fore foaming' 
 
 Thofc rich-left-heyres,ihat let their Fathers lye 
 
 Without a Monument) bring thee all this. 
 
 Yea, and furr’d-Moffe befides. When Flotvres are none 
 
 T o v/mter-ground thy Coarfe 
 
 Cue. Prythcc haue done. 
 
 And do not play in Wench-like words with that 
 
 Which is fo ferious. Let vs bury him. 
 
 And not protra&with admiration,v/hat 
 
 Is now due debt. To’th'graue. 
 
 Arut. Say .where (hall's lay him ? 
 
 Cue. By good Eunphile, our Mother. 
 
 Arui. Bee’tfo: 
 
 And let vs ( PoUdcre ) though now our voyces 
 
 Haue got the manoifh cracke, fing him to’th’ground 
 
 As once to our Mother : vfe /ike note, and words, 
 
 Saue that Etcrtphde, mud be Fidelt. 
 
 Cjui. Cedit/all, 
 
 I cannot (ing : He wcepe,and word it with thee; 
 
 For Notes offorrow, out of tune,are worfe 
 
 Then Priefts, and Phanes that lye. 
 
 Ann. Wee 1 fpeake it then. 
 
 BeL Great gteefes 1 fee med'cine the lefle: For Claten 
 
 Is quite forgot. He was a Queenes Sonne,Boyes, 
 
 And though he came our Enemy .remember 
 
 He was paid for that; though meane,and mighty rotting 
 Together haue one dull, yet Reuercnce 
 
 That Angell of the world) doth make diffuvStion 
 Ofplace’tweenehigh^ind low. Our Foe was Princely, 
 
 And though you tooke his life, as being our Foe, 
 
 Yet bury him,as a Prince. 
 
 Cut. Pray you fetch him hither, 
 
 "Ther files body is as good as A tax. 
 
 W hen neythcr are aliue. 
 
 Arut. If y ou’l go fetch him, 
 
 Wee'l fay our Song the whil’d: Brother begin. 
 
 Cut. Nay Cadwall, we mud lay his head to th'Eaff, 
 
 My Father hath a reafon for't. 
 
 Arut. 'Tis true. 
 
 Gut. Come on thcn,and remouehim. 
 
 Arm. So, begin. 
 
 SONG. 
 
 Guid. Fcarenomorethe heate o th'Sun 3 
 
 Nor the furious FVmtcrs rages, 
 
 7hou thy worldly tashfiafi den, 
 
 Home art gon,and tone thy wages. 
 
 Golden Lads ,and Ctries all mufi , 
 
 As Chimney-Sweepers come to dttfi. 
 
 Arui. Feare no more thefrowneo th Great t 
 
 Thou art pafi the Tirants firoake. 
 
 Care no mo>e to cloath and c ate. 
 
 To thee the Recde u as the Oahe : 
 
 The Scepter ,LearntngyPhjficke mufi. 
 
 All follow this and come to dufi. 
 
 Guid. Feare no more the LightntngfLt/h. 
 
 Arui. Herthlatt-dreadedThtmdorfigne 
 
 Gui. Feare not Slander, Cer.fu.re rafh. 
 
 Arui. Thouhafi finifh d ley andmone. 
 
 Both. AH Letters young all Utters mufi, 
 
 (onfigne to thee and come to dufi , 
 
 Gold. No Exerciforharmetbee, 
 
 Arui. Nor no witch-craft charme thee, 
 
 Gui d. Qhofi vnlatdfortteare t bee. 
 
 Arui • Not king ill come ncere thee. 
 
 Both, Quiet confurnation haue. 
 
 And renowned he thy graue. 
 
 Enter Belariua with tine body ofCloten. 
 
 Cm. Wc haue done our obfequies: 
 
 Come lay him downe. .... 
 
 TJe/.Heere’s a few Flowres.but ’boutmidnight more: 
 The hearbes that haue on them cold dew o’th’nighc 
 
 Are ftrcwmgs fit’fl for Graues: vpen their Faces. 
 
 You were as Flowres, now wither'd jeuen fo 
 
 Thefe Herberts (hall,whieh we vponyouftreW. 
 
 Come on.away,apart vpon our knees: 
 
 The ground that gauethem foft, ha's them againet 
 
 Their pleafurcs heie are paft.fo ate their paine. Exeunt. 
 
 bbb Imogen 
 
3 P c *The T'ragedie of Cymbeline. 
 
 Imogen axakei. 
 
 Yes Sir, to Milford-Haueo, which is the way ? 
 
 I thank* you: by yond bufh? pray how far re tbether i 
 *Ods psttikios: can it be lixe mile yet ? 
 
 I haue gone all night; ’Fauh,l!e lye downe,and fleepe. 
 
 But (on; no Bedfellow i OhGods,and GoddcfTes / 
 
 Thefe FlowresUre like the ple&furcs of the World ; 
 
 This bloody mSO the care on*t. I hope I dreatne : 
 
 For fo I thooght I was a Caue-keeper, 
 
 And Cooke to honeft Creatures. But ’tts not fo: 
 
 'Twas but a bolt of nothing, (hot 3t nothing, 
 
 Which the Braine makes of Fumes. Our very eyes, 
 Areiomesiroes like our ludgeroencs,bltnde. Good faith 
 
 I tremble ftill with feare: but if there be 
 
 Yet left in Heasien, as frosil a drop of pittic 
 
 As a Wrens eye; fear’d Gods, a part of it. 
 
 TbeDreame’s heere ftili :eueu wheal wake it is 
 
 Without tne,as within me : oot imagin’d,felt. 
 
 A headlefle man? The Garments of PoSihumue ? 
 
 I know the (hape ofs l.rgge»this is his Hand: 
 
 His Foote Mercurial!: his martial! Thigh 
 
 The brawnes of Hercules : but his louiali face-- 
 
 Murther in beauen ? How ? tis gone. Pifamo, 
 
 All Cutfes madded Hecuba gaue the Grcekes, 
 
 And mine to boot, be darted oo thee s thou 
 
 Confpir’d with shat lrregulous diuell Cleten, 
 
 Hath heere cut!on roy Lord. To write, and read. 
 
 Be henceforth treacherous. Damn'd Tiftmro, 
 
 Hath with his forged Letters (damn d Ptfauio) 
 
 From this moft braueft veffell of the world 
 
 Strooke chemainetop! Ob P oft bumtu, alas, 
 
 Where is thy head? where's that? Aye me* whe.c's that ? 
 Ptfarno might haue kill’d thee at the heatt. 
 
 And left this head on. Howfhouldthisbe, Pifamo? 
 
 "Tis he, and Cioteu : Malice, and Lucre in them 
 
 Haue laid this Woe heere. Oh 'tis pregnant, pregnant! 
 The Drugge he gaue me, which hee faid was precious 
 
 And Cotdiall to me, haue 1 not found it 
 
 Mi’rd'tous to’th'Senfes t That confirmes it home: 
 
 This is Pifastto’i deede, and Chat* : Oh ■ 
 
 Giue colour to my pale cheeke with thy blood. 
 
 That we the horrider may feeme to thole 
 
 Which chance to finde vs. Oh,roy Lord.'my Lord! 
 
 Enter Lucntt JLaSXatties ^nda Soctbjayer. 
 
 Cap. Tothem.the Legions garrifon’d id Gallia 
 
 Afteryourwill, haue croft the Sea, attending 
 
 You heere at MilforckHauen, with your Shippes: 
 
 They arc heere in readincffc. 
 
 Luc. But what from Rome? 
 
 Cap , The Senate hath ftirr’u vp the Confines, 
 
 And Gentlemen ofijtaiy, moft willing Spirits, 
 YhatpromifeNoalcSeruice ; and they come 
 
 Vr.der the Condutt of bold laebimo, 
 
 Sjenna’s Btother. 
 
 Luc When expnft you them > 
 
 Cap With the next benefit o’th’wind?. 
 
 Luc. This forwsrdncffe 
 
 Makes our hopes fatre. Command our prd«t numbers 
 Betnufter’d : bid the Crptaineslooke too’t. Now Sir, 
 What haue you dream’d oflateofthis warres purpofe. 
 
 Scttb. J.aft nigh: the very Gods fhew’d rae a vifton 
 (I faft.and pray’d for their Intelligence) thus: 
 
 1 faw Ioucs Bird, the Roman Eagle wing'd 
 
 From the fpungy Sooth, to this part ofthe Weft, 
 
 There vaniftVd in theSun-beamea,which portends 
 (Voleffe my fronts abufe myDiuinaticn) 
 
 SuccefTe to th'Roman ho a ft. 
 
 Luc. Dreams often fo. 
 
 And neuer falfe. Soft hoa, what truncke U heere ? 
 Without his cop ?Theruine fpeakes, that fotnetime 
 
 It was a wort hy building. How? a Page ? 
 
 Or dead, or fleeping on him ? But dead rach«; 
 
 For Nature doth abhorre to make his bed 
 
 W ith the defundf, or fleepe vpon the dead. 
 
 Let's fee the Boyes face. 
 
 Cap. Hce's aline roy Lord. 
 
 Luc. Hee’l then inftrud vs of this body ; Young one, 
 Informe vs of thy Fortunes, for it feemes 
 
 They crauc to be demanded: who is this 
 
 Thou roak'ft thy bloody Pillow ? Or who was he 
 
 That (otherwise then noble Nature did) 
 
 Hath alter’d that good PiSurc? What’s thy inrereft 
 
 In this fad wtacke? How came’t ? Who is t ? 
 
 What an thou? 
 
 Imo. 1 am nothing: or ifnot, 
 
 Nothing to be were better: This was my Mafter, 
 
 A very valiant Btitaine, and a good. 
 
 That heere by Mountaineers lyes flaine: Alas, 
 
 There is no more fuch Mafters: I may wander 
 
 From Eaft to Occident, cry out for Seruice, 
 
 Try many, all good: ferue truly : neuer 
 
 Findc fuch another Mafter. 
 
 Luc. ’Lacke,good youth: 
 
 Thou mou ft no IcfTe with thy complaining, then 
 
 Thy Maifter in bleeding r fay his name,good Friend. 
 
 Imo. Richard du Champ : If I d o lye,and do 
 
 No harme by it, chough the Gods heare, I hope 
 
 They l pndon it. Say you Sir? 
 
 Luc. Thy name ? 
 
 /mo, Ftdcle Sir. 
 
 Luc. Thou doo’ft approue thy felfe the very fame : 
 Thy Name well fits thy Faith; thy Faith.thy Name: 
 
 Wilt take thy chance with me?l will not fay 
 
 Thou (halt be fo well mafler’d, but be fure 
 
 No leffe belou'd. ThcRomane Emperors Letters 
 
 Sent by aConfull to me, fhould not fooner 
 
 Then thine owne worth preferre thee: Go with me. 
 
 Jme. He follow Sir. But firft,and’t pleafe the Gods, 
 He hide my Mafter from the Flies.asdeepe 
 
 As thefe poore Pickaxes can digge : and when 
 
 With wild wood-leaues & weeds,I ha’ Brew'd his graue 
 
 And on it faid a Century of prayers 
 
 (Such as 1 c an)t wice ore, I le weepc,and figbe, 
 
 And leauing fo his feruice,follow you, 
 
 So pleafe you entertaine mee. 
 
 Luc. I good youth, 
 
 And rather Father thee, then Mafter thee: My Friends, 
 The Boy hath taught vs manly duties: Let v» 
 
 Finde out the pretcieft Dazied-Plot we can. 
 
 And make biro with our Pikes and Partizans 
 
 A Graue: Come, Arnie him; Boy bee’s prefen’d 
 
 By thee, to vs, and he fhall be interr'd 
 
 As Sonldiers can. Be cheerefull; wipe thine eyes. 
 
 Some Falies are meaner the happier toarife. Exeunt 
 
 Scena 7 ertia. 
 
 Sneer Cymbdine J^crdsytrid Pi facto. 
 
 Cftx. Againe«and bring me word how ’tis with her, 
 
 A Feauour with the abfence of her Sonne; 
 
 A 
 
The Travedie of Cjmklint. 
 
 A madrwife, ofwfiich bet lire's in danger: Heauefts, 
 
 How deeply you « encc do touch me. Imogen, 
 
 7 be great part of my comfort, gone: My Queers 
 
 Vpon adefpera e bed, and in a time 
 
 When fearefoll Wartcs point at me; Her Sonne gone, 
 
 So ncedfull for ihispicfent ? it (hikes me.pifi 
 The hope of comfort. But for thee,Fc!!ow, 
 
 Who needs null know of her de pattutc, and 
 Doft feeme fo ignorant, wee"! enforce it from thsc 
 By afharpe Torture, 
 
 fif. Sir, my life is yours, 
 
 I humbly fet it at your will: But for my Mifrris, 
 
 I nothing know where flic remaines : why gone, 
 
 "Nor when (he purpofes returnc. Befeech your Highnes, 
 Hold me your ioyall Scruanr, 
 
 Lari. Good my Liege, 
 
 The day that (be was milting, he was beere; 
 i dare be bound hee’s true, and fhall performe 
 AU put* cfhis fubieflion loyally. For Clem, 
 
 There wants no diligence in feeking !\im, 
 
 Vnd will no doubt be found, 
 
 C.jm. The time is troablcfeme: 
 
 Wee’l flip yea for a feafon, but our iesloufie 
 Do's yet depend. 
 
 Lard. So pleafe your Maiefty, 
 
 The Homaine Legions,all from Gallia drawne, 
 
 Are landed on vour Coaft. with a fupply 
 OfRomaine Gentlemen, by the Senate fent. 
 
 "Now for the Cotinfaiie of my 1 Son and <^ueea, 
 
 I am arnaz d with matter. 
 
 Lord. Good my Liege, 
 
 Your preparation can affront no lefts (ready : 
 
 Then what you heare of. Come more, for more you're 
 The want is,but to put chofe Powres in motion, 
 
 rhsolongtomoue. 
 
 Cjm. 1 thanke you : let’s withdraw 
 And meecethe Tim*, u tt feekes vs. We feare not 
 What can from I taly annoy vs, bet 
 We »reeue at chancesheere. Away. Exeunt 
 
 Pya. I heard no Letter from my Mafrer.fince 
 I wrote him Imogen flaine. Tisftrsnge: 
 
 Nor heare I from my Miflrii, who did promife 
 Toyecld me oftentydings. Neither know 1 
 Whu is betide to Clotcn, but remains 
 Perpleatin all. TheHeaucns frill mufr worke 
 Wherein I am falfe, lam honeft : not true, to be true. 
 Thcfeprefent wirresiball findc >loue my Country, 
 Euen to the ncre o'th’Kiog, or lie fall in them t 
 All other doubts, by time let them be cleeTd, 
 fortune brings in fomc Boats^that are not freer d. Exit, 
 
 . Scena Quarta . 
 
 Enter 'BtUrittt,Guidertut Aruuttgut. 
 
 Cut. The noyfe is round about vs, 
 
 ’Sit. Let vs from it. 
 
 /Is w. What plea fore Sir ,wefmde in life, tolocke it 
 From Aftion,and Aduenture. 
 
 Cut. Nay,what hope 
 
 Hauc we in hiding vs? This way the Romaioei 
 Mufr. or for Brittinesflay v* otreceiue v* 
 
 For barbarous and vnnatcrali Reuolts 
 During their vfe,and flay vs after. 
 
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 •Set. Sonnes, 
 
 Wee’l higher to the Mountains?, there fecurev.. 
 
 To the Kngsparty there’s oo going: newneffe 
 Of Clans deeth (we being not known.', not roufrer’d 
 Among the Bands) may driue vs to a render 
 Where we hauc I su'd; and fo extort frora’i that 
 Which we haae done, whofe anfwer would be death 
 Drawne on with Torture. 
 
 Cut. This is (Sir)a doubt 
 In fueh a time,nothing becommingycb, 
 
 Norfatisfying vs. 
 
 Arui. Iris not likely. 
 
 That when they heare their Roman horfes neigh. 
 
 Behold their quarter’d Fires; hauc both tbeir ey« 
 
 Aud eares fo cloyd importantly as now, 
 
 That they will wafle tbeir time vpen cur nets, 
 
 To know from whence we ate. 
 
 'Bel. Oh,I amknowre 
 Of many in the Army: Many y ceres 
 (Though Oaten then but youog) vou fee, not wore him 
 From my remembrance. And befides, the King 
 Hath not deferu'd my Seruice, nor your Loues, 
 
 Who finde in my Exile, thewant ofBreediog} 
 
 The certainty of this heard life, aye hopcleffe 
 To haue the courtefie your Cradle promis’d. 
 
 But to be frill hot SummersT*nlings,ai)d 
 The thrinking Slaues of Winter. 
 
 Gut, Then be fo, 
 
 Better to ceafe to be. Pray Sir. to’th’Arrcy : 
 
 I, and my Brother are not knowne; yoOrfelfe 
 So our of thought, and thereto fo ore- gxowne. 
 
 Cannot be queftion’d. 
 
 Arm. By this Sunoe that (bines 
 He rhicher: Whst thing ist, that I neuCt 
 Did fee man dye, fcarJe euer look'd on blood. 
 
 But that ofCoward Hares, hoc Goats, and Venifon ? 
 Neuer beftrid a Horfefaueone, that had 
 A Rider like my felfc, who ne’re wore Rowell, 
 
 Nor Iron on his hcele f 1 am afbam’d 
 To looke vpon the holy Sunne, to haoe 
 The benefit of bis bleft Beames^er.iaining 
 So longapaorevnkoowne. 
 
 Cut. By heauens lie go, 
 
 If you will blefle me Sir, and giue meleaue, 
 lletake the better care; but if you will nor, 
 
 The hazard therefore duefall on mc,by 
 The hands ofRomaines. 
 
 Arui. So fay I, Amen. 
 
 Bit. No reafoii 1 (finee of your Hues you let] 
 
 Soflight a valewation) (hould reftrue 
 
 My crack'd one to more care. Hauc with you Boyett 
 
 If in your Country warres you chance to dye, 
 
 That is my Bed too (Lsds)and there Jle lye. 
 
 Lead,lead; the time feemslong, their bicod think* fcom 
 Till it flye out,and (bew them Princes borne. Exeunt- 
 
 detus Quintus* ScenaTrima. 
 
 Enter Pcfthumtu alone. 
 
 Pift. Yea Moody cloth .lie keep thee : for I am wiftit 
 Thou (hould’ft be colout’d thus. You married ones, 
 Ifeachofyou (hould take this coerfe, bow many 
 Mufr munher Wiues much better then tbcmfelues 
 
 bob a For 
 

 The Tragedy ofCymbeline 
 
 As warre were hood-wink'd. 
 
 la:. Tirtheit frefh fupphes. 
 
 Luc. It is a day turn’d ftrangely: or betimes 
 Let's re-inforce, or fly. Exeu.nt 
 
 Scena 7 ertia. 
 
 Enter Pefibui mss, and a Britaine Lord. 
 
 Lor. Cam’ft thou from where they made the ftand ? 
 
 Polt. I did. 
 
 Though you it fcemei come from the Fliers» 
 
 Lo. I did. 
 
 Poft. No blame be ro yon Sir,for til was loft, 
 
 .Eut that the Heauens fought: the King himfelfe 
 Of his wings deftitute, the Army broken. 
 
 And but the backes ofBrirames feenc; all flying 
 Through a ftrait Lane, the Enemy full-hearted. 
 
 Lolling the Tongue with flaught’ring: hauing wotke 
 Moreplentiful!, then 1 ooles todoo t: ftrookc downs 
 Some mortally, fomeflightly touch'd, (ome falling 
 Mecrely through feare,that the ftrait paffe was dsnim d 
 V/ithdeadmen,hurt behinde,and Cowards liuing 
 To dye with length'ned (hame. 
 
 Lo Where was thisLsne? 
 
 Poft. Clofe by the batteli.ditch’d, & waird with tutph. 
 Which gauc aduantage to an ancient Sold .our 
 (Ail honeft one I warrant! who defetu'd 
 So long a breeding, as his white beard came to, 
 
 In doing this for a Country. Athwart the Lane, 
 
 He, with two tripling* (Lads more like to run 
 The Country bafe, then to commit fuch (laughter. 
 
 With faces fit for Maskes, or rather fayrer 
 Thenthofe for pteferuation cas’d, or lihame) 
 
 Made good the paffage, cryed to thofc that fled. 
 
 Our "Brita mei hearts dye flying, nor our men, 
 
 To daikncffe flecte foulesthat fiye backwards; (land, 
 
 Or we are Romanes, and will giue youthat 
 Like beads,which you fhun bcaftly,andoiay faue 
 But to Jookeback* in frowne : Stand.Aind, Thefc three. 
 Three thoufand confident, in a&casmany: 
 
 For three performers are the File, when all 
 The reft do nothing. With this word ftandjftrmd. 
 Accomodated by the Place; more Charming 
 With their owne Noblencflc, which could haue turn’d 
 A Diftefte,toa Lar.ce, guilded pale lookes; 
 
 Part fhamc, part fpirit renew’d, that fome turn'd cowatd 
 But by example (Oh a finne in Warte, 
 
 Damn'd in the firfl beginnets) gan to looke 
 The way that they did, and to grin like Lyons 
 Vponthe Pikes o’lh’Huoters. Thenbeganne 
 A flop I’th'Chafer; a Retyre •. Anon 
 ARowt.confufionthicke; forthwith they five 
 Chickens.the way which they flopt Eagles: Slaues 
 The ftrides the Vigors made: and now our Cowards 
 Like Fragments in hard Voyages became 
 The life o'th’need: hauing found the bsckcdoorc open 
 Of the vnguarded hearts: heauen»,how they wound. 
 Some flaine before fome dying; fome their Friends 
 Ore-borne i’th’former W£Ue,tenchac*d by ore. 
 
 Are now each one the Qaugbter-man of r wenry: 
 Thofetnat would dye,oreterefift, arrgrowne 
 rhemcrtsll bugs o*rh’Ficld. 
 
 Lor 
 
 For wTy'mg but a little i Oh Pifamo t 
 Euery good Ssruant do's not allCommands: 
 
 No Bond, but to do tuft ones. Gods, ifyou 
 Should haue ‘cane vengeance on my faults, 1 ncuer 
 Had Uu’d to put on this: fo had youfaued 
 The noble Imogen, to tepcnt.and rtrooke 
 Me(wretch)more worthyour Vengeance. Butalackf, 
 You fnatch fome hence for little faults; that's loue 
 To haue them fal I no more: you fome permit 
 To fecond illes whh illes, each elder worfe. 
 
 And make them dread it, to the doom thrift. 
 
 But Imogen ts your owne, do your beft wilier, 
 
 And make me ble# to obey. I am brought hither 
 Among th’ltalian Gentryrand to fight 
 Again,ft my Ladies Kingdome: 'Tis enough 
 That (Britaine) 1 haue kill’d thy Miflris: Peace, 
 
 He giue no wound to thee: therefore good HeauetM* 
 He3re patieotly mypurpefe. He difrebe me 
 thefe Italian weedes. and fuitemy fclfc 
 Asdo’s a Britaine Pez.ant: fo He fight 
 A gainft the part I come with: fo He dye 
 For chec (O Imogen) euen for whom my life 
 Is euery breatb.a death : and thus, vnknowne, 
 
 Pittied, nor hated, to the faceofperill 
 My felfe He dedicate. Let me make men know 
 More valour in me, then my habits (how. 
 
 Gods,put theftrength o’ch Leonati in me: 
 
 To (hamethe guize o’th’wotld, I will begin. 
 
 The faihion leife without, and more within- Exit, 
 
 Seem Secunda. 
 
 Enter Lucius, lachimo,and tbe Romane Armj at one dearc : 
 gnd the Britaine Army at another : Leenat us P ofihumm 
 foUxring like a poors Souldicr. They march over , and go e 
 out. Then enter ageune in Skirrmfb /acbtmo and Peflbts- 
 mus : be vantjuijhetb and dijarmetb lachimo, and then 
 leones ktm, 
 
 lac The heauinefle and guilt within my bofome, 
 Yakcj oft my manhood: I hauebelyed a Lady, 
 
 The Pnnceflc of this Country; and the ayre on’t 
 Reueogingly enfeebles me, or could this Carle, 
 
 A very drudge of Natures.hauc fubdu’de me 
 In my profelfion t Knighthoods,and Honors borne 
 AsI wcare mine)are titles but of fcornc. 
 
 Ifthat thy Gentiy (Britaine ) go befotc 
 This Lowt, as he exceeds our Lords, the oddes 
 Is,that we fcarfe are men, and you sreGoddes. Exit. 
 The Bait stile continues , the Brit tunes f.y ,Cymhclir.e is 
 taken .- 7 hen enter to his refetse, Bettor tits, Cmdcrius , 
 and Aruiragpu. 
 
 2?rf.Stand,ft3nd,we haue th’aduantage of the ground, 
 Tbe Lane is guarded : Nothing rowts vs,but 
 Tbe villany of our feares. 
 
 Ctts, Arm. Stand,flartd, and fight. 
 
 Enter Pofthssmtu,andfeettndsthe Britasnes. They Refetse 
 Cjmbelsxe, and Exeunt. 
 
 Then enter Lucius, lachimo, and Imogen, 
 hue. Away boy from the Troopes.and (sue iby felfe: 
 For friends ki) fricnds,and the difordet's fuch 
 
 
c rbe c Tragedy of Cymbeune. 
 
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 dakeno Collection ofit. Let him (hew 
 iij skill in the conftruftion. 
 
 Luc. Phtlarmonus. 
 
 Sooth. Heere,my good Lord. 
 
 Luc Read,and declare the meaning. 
 
 Re odes. 
 
 XAJ Hen aid Lyons whetpefball tc himfelfe vnhnowri.with. 
 
 out feeling finde. and bee embrac d byaptececf render 
 Ajre: And when from a ftately Cedar (hall be L>pt branches, 
 which being dead many)acres ,fhall after reume, bee ioynted ro 
 the old Sloe be , andfreihlj grew, then fhall P oft hum us end his 
 tmfenes Brttatne be fortunate, andflour fh in Peace and Plen- 
 tie. 
 
 ' "Lou Leon at us art the Lyons Whelpe, 
 
 The fit and apt Conftru&ion of thy name 
 i Jeing£.eotr<trse/,doth import fomuch: 
 
 The peece of tender Ayre.thy vertuoos Daughter, 
 
 Winch we call Ado Jits Aer. and tJiioUif Aer 
 We terme it Adulter ; which Afniter I cunne 
 Is this molt conftant Wife, who caen now 
 Anlwe.ing the Letter of the Oracle, 
 
 Vnknowne toyou vnfought,were dipt about 
 With this moll tender Aire. 
 
 Cym. This hath fom« feeming. 
 
 Sooth. The lofty Cedar,Roy all Cyvthelsne 
 Perlonates thee: And thy lopt Branches,point 
 Thy two Sonnes forth : who by "Belartus ftolne 
 For many yeares thought dcad,are now reoiu d 
 To the Maicfttcke Cedar ioyn'd; whofc Iflue 
 
 Promifes Bricatne, Peace and Plenty. 
 
 Cym. Well, 
 
 My Peace we will begin: And Cairn Lucius t 
 Although the Vi&or,we fubmi: to Cafar, 
 
 And to the Roman* Empire ; promtfing 
 To pay our wonted Tribute, from the which 
 We were diffwaded by oor wicked Queene, 
 
 Whom beauens in luftice both on her,and hers, 
 
 Hauc laid moft beany hand. 
 
 Sooth. The fingers of the Powres abouc, do tune 
 The harmony of this Peace ; the Vifion 
 Which I made knownc to Lucius ere the Broke 
 Of yet this fcarfe-ccld-Battailr, at this inftanc 
 Is full accomplifh’d. For the Romatne Eagle 
 Frotn South to Weft,on wing (oaring aloft 
 LelTen’d her felfe, and in the Beamcs o’th Sun 
 So vanish’d ; which fore-fhew'd oor Princely Eagle 
 Th’Impcriall Cafar, fhoold againe vnite 
 His Fauour.with the Radtant Cymbeline, 
 
 Which fhinesheerein the Weft. 
 
 (yen. Laud we the Gods, 
 
 And let our crooked Smoakes climbe to then Nofttib 
 
 From our bl*rt Akars. Publifh we this Peace 
 
 To all our Sobie£b. Set we forward : L et 
 
 A Roman,and aBrittifb Enfigne waue 
 
 Friendly together : fo through Luds-Toeme march. 
 
 And in the Temple of great lupiter 
 
 Our Peace wee’l ratifie: Seale rt with Feafts. 
 
 Set on there: Newer was a Warre did ceafe 
 | ("Ere bloodiehands were wafrv'd) with fuch a Peace. 
 
 Exeunt. 
 
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 Lord. This was ftrarge chance: 
 
 A narrow Lane,an old m*n,and two Bcyea. 
 
 Poft. Niy.do noc wonder at it: yon are made 
 Pother to wonder at the things you hesre, 
 
 Then to workeany. Will you Rime vpofs t. 
 
 And vent it for s Mock’ric? Heereisonc: 
 
 "Two 'Boyes^n Oldman (t wice J Boy)a Lane, 
 
 < 'prefund /hc'Br it antes, was the Ramona baste. 
 
 Lord. Noy.be not angry Sir. 
 
 Peft. L3ek£,to what end ? 
 
 Who dares net (land his Foe. He be bis Friend j 
 For ifhec’l do, as he u made to doe, 
 
 I know’nee’l quickly fiye my firiendlbip too 
 Yca lisue pot me into Rime. 
 
 Lord. Farewell, you're angry. Exit. 
 
 Fo(}. Still going? This U a Lord : Oh Noble tnifery 
 To be i’tb'Field^nd aske what newes of me: 
 
 To day, how many would haue giuen their Honours 
 To haue fau'd their CarUaJfcs ? Tooke heels todoo’c, 
 
 Ar-.l yet dyed too. 1 .in mine owne woe charm’d 
 Could not fade death,where 1 did heare him groan:, 
 
 >*« feclchim where he (hooks. Besng » *djr Moafter, 
 Y,j ftrangdhe bides him in firefii Csps.lott Beds, 
 i S\V£e r words; ot hath jT.oetrunifters tnefi eve 
 j That draw his kniues .MTWar. WeU I wUlfinde him: 
 
 I For being now a Feuourer to tbs Brstaine, 
 
 No mote a Britaine, ? bauerefism’d againe 
 ’ TH: part I came in. Fight I will no mors, 
 
 Bat yedd me to the verieft Hinde, that (hall 
 Once touch my (boulder. Great tr.ciUuffbter is 
 Heere madebylh'Romana; great the Anfwer be 
 Btscaines mufi take. For mo, my Ranfomc’s death. 
 
 On eyther fide I come to fpend my breath; 
 
 Which neyther heere He keeps. norbeate agen, 
 
 But end it by feme roeancs for Imogen. 
 
 Enter tvro C apt awes ^tnd Soldiers ■ 
 
 1 Great lupirer be prsis'd, Lxe&e'is taken, 
 
 < »rij thought the oldman,£nd his formes, were Angeis. 
 
 ! a There was a fourth man,in a filly habit, 
 
 ! TLst gaue tb'Affiant with them. 
 s So Yis reported i 
 
 gut cone of ’em can be found. Sssad, who's there f 
 Pcft. A Roman, 
 
 WH&hsd aot oew feeene drooping aeese,» Secosa* 
 Had anfwer'd him- 
 
 2 Lay hands on him: a Rogge, ^ 
 
 A k{?ee of Rome (hall not returns so till 
 What Crow* haue peck* them here: he brags hicfeme 
 Ac if he were of note: bi ing him to'thTCing. 
 
 Enter Cytnbeline,2iUrms,Cutdmta, Awiragui ?ifmo ana 
 
 pjrume Capture/. T»e Captactes prefect peftbumut to 
 Cjmbelifse,wbo delivers tin; otter to a Gaoler, 
 
 Seen m Quart a. 
 
 Enter Pafib/tmus^tnd Cooler 
 Goa. You (ball not now he ftolne. 
 
 You bane locket vpen you: 
 i So ^raze, as you fade Psftute. 
 i a.Gse. I.oraflomacke. 
 
 I p.-ft. Moft welcome bondage j for then art a way 
 (I thinke) ro liberty; yea am i better 
 ,, ; tu one visit's; tick* ©’ safe *tvuact he had raft «? 
 
 Grcent fo in perpetuity, thco be cur’d 
 Ey'th’fure Phyfirisfi, Death; who is the key 
 1 -vnbarre thefe LecV.es.My Confcieace.chou art feuer*d 
 Mere then my fhcnfc*,& wrift*:ycu good God, giuc ore 
 The penitent Infirument to pickc that Bolt, 
 
 Then tree for eu«. Js’t enough! am fotry ? 
 
 So Children temporal! Fathers do aopcafe* 
 
 Gods are more lull of mercy. Muft l tepen;, 
 
 I cannot do it better then in Gyues, 
 
 Dcnr’d,mcre then conftrain'd, to fatiifie 
 If of my Fteedotne’tisthe maine part, sake 
 No fin Set render of me, then my All. 
 
 I know you arc more clement then vildc mso. 
 
 Who of [heir broken Debtors take a third, 
 
 A fiat,a tenth, letting them thnue agtint 
 On then abatement; that’s not my defirc. 
 
 For Imogens decre life, uke mine, and though 
 •Jt* noi fo decre, yet 'tis a life; you coyn’d it, 
 
 T weens msn.and man.ibey waigh not euery fiampe j 
 Though light, take Pecccs for the figutes fake. 
 
 ( Yourathev) mine being y oars: ana fo great powres, 
 lf/oii will take this Audit, take chi* life, 
 
 And cancel) thefe cold Bonds. Oh Imogen, 
 
 He fpeake to thee in filence. 
 
 Solemne Mxfhty- enter (at in an j4pparaUoa)Stci£ws Lev 
 mtus, Father to Fofihumus,aa old man .a tyred ltk? a war- 
 rioitr, leads:Ig in bis hand an ancient Matron (hi/ wile, & 
 sMxhtr so Poilhamut) with Mufiche before:them. Then 
 after other Ad a ft tie follow es the two young Leo not i (Bre, 
 titers to Soft bum us) with wounds as they dkA in ths warrs. 
 They circle poflhur.tM rountae he let flseping. 
 
 Sscil. No more thou Thunder-Mafier 
 (hew thy fpight.cn Mortal! Flies: 
 
 With Mars fallout with hero chide.that shy Adulteries 
 Rs;es,amJ Reuenges. 
 
 Hath sr.y poore Boy done ought but wel!,i 
 whole face 1 neoer f*w : 
 
 I dy‘de whil’fi in the Wocr.be he ftaide, 
 attending Nstases Law, 
 
 Whofe Father then (as men report, 
 thou Orphanee Father art) 
 
 Thoa ftiouid’lf h*ue bus, and ihedil«< hiiffl, 
 from this earth-vesfeg fiaare. 
 tjiiash. Lucina iect net me r.tr ayde, 
 hut tooke me in my Thtowss, 
 
 That from me was Pofthtmus ripe, 
 
 came crying ‘crioogTt his Foea. 
 
 A thing of pitty. 
 
 Sscil Great Nature like hi s Am'eSrie, 
 moulded the ftafic fo fairer 
 That he d feru'd the prsife o’th’World, 
 ar great Siceitue heyre. 
 s .Bre. When once he vtss mature for man, 
 in Britaine v^here was hee 
 That could (land vp his parsleil,? 
 
 Or firuitfuil cbied bee? 
 
 In eye at Imogen, that hefi could deeme 
 his dignitie. 
 
 Mo. With ge wherefore was be roecks 
 to be exil'd.anrfthrowne 
 JVcoi Leanest Scare, and from her, 
 his deer eft one t 
 
 ?, vie, esc Imogen? 
 
 W by did ysu Cafthr fcchimoflSght thing cl 
 
 * / SvKtv oi ~s 
 
m 
 
 Tbe Tragedy tsfCymbekne. 
 
 an 
 ifali on 
 
 T o taint hisNobler hart 8: braine,with needltflcielou/y, 
 And to become thegcekeand (come o'th'ochers vilany? 
 2 "Bro. Foi this, from ftilier Seats wecauie, 
 our Parents,and vs twaine. 
 
 That ftriking in our Countries caufe, 
 fell brauely ,and were Haine, 
 
 Our Fealty,& tight,with Honor to maintaine. 
 
 i Bro . Like hardiment Pofihumus hath 
 to Cjmbdine perform'd: 
 
 Then Topiter,^ King ofGods,why haft I) thus adioum’d 
 The Graces for his Merits due,being all to dolors turn’d? 
 Srctl. Thy Chrifbll window ope; looke, 
 looke out, no longer exercife 
 Vpon a valiant Raee,thy harlh.and potent iniuries: 
 Moth. Sinte(Iupicer)our Son is good, 
 take oft his mtferiet, 
 
 SrciL Peepe through thy Marble Manfion,he!pe, 
 or we poore Ghofts will cry 
 ToYh’fhining Synod of the reft.againft thy Deity. 
 "Brother:. Helpe(Iupiter) orweappeale, 
 and from thy iufticeflye. 
 
 Istpiter defeends m Thunder and Lightning fitting vppon 
 Engle, bee t hr owes a Thunder-bolt. The G'ocfiesfall 
 their knees, 
 
 Jupiter, No more you petty Spirits of Region low 
 Offend our hearing ;hu£h. How dare youGhoftes 
 Accufe rhe Thunderer, whofe Bolt (you know) 
 Sky-p!anted, batters all rebelling Coafts. 
 
 Poore fhadowes of Elizium, hence, and reft 
 Vpon your neuer-withering bankes of Flowres. 
 
 Be not with ttiortall accidents oppreft, 
 
 No care of yours it is, you kr.o w 'cis oars. 
 
 Whom beft I loue, 1 croffe; to make my guift 
 The more delay’d, delighted. Be content, 
 
 Your low-iaide Sonne, oar Godhead will vpfift s 
 His Comforts thriue, his Trials well are fpem ; 
 
 Our touiall Srarre reign'd at his Birth, and in 
 Our Temple was he married : Rife,and fade. 
 
 He fhall be Lord of Lady Imogen, 
 
 And happier much by his Afflidion made. 
 
 This Tablet lay vpon his Breft,wherein 
 Our pleafure, bis full Fortune, doth confine, 
 
 Andfo away: no farther with your dinne 
 Expreffe Impatience, leaft you ftirte vp mine: 
 
 Mount Eagle, to my Palace Chriftalline. A (cauls 
 
 Sictl. He came iD Thunder, his Celeftiall breach 
 Was fulphurous to fmell: the holy Eagle 
 Stoop'd, as to foore vs: bis Afcenfion is 
 More fweet then our bleft Fields: his Royal) Bird 
 Prunes the immortall wing, and cloyes hisBeake, 
 
 As when his God is pleas'd, 
 
 AIL Thankes Iupiter. 
 
 Sic. The Marble Pauement dozes, he is enter’d 
 His radiant Roofe : Away, and to be bleft 
 Let vs with care performe his great be'ncft. Vanjh 
 Pofi. Slcepe,thou haft bin aGrandfire, and begor 
 A Father to me : and thou haft created 
 A Mother, and two Brothers. But (oh fcome) 
 
 Gone, rhey went hence fo foone as they were borne: 
 
 And fo I am awake. Poore Wretches,that depend 
 On Greatneffc, Fauour; Dreamc as I heue done. 
 
 Wake, and finde nothing. But (alas) I fweruer 
 Mar.y Dtcame not to findc. neither deferue. 
 
 And yer are fteep’d m Fauours; fo am I 
 
 That hatie this Golden chance, and know not why: 
 
 What Fayenes haunt this ground ?ABook?Oh rare one, 
 
 Be not,as is our fanglei world, a Garment 
 
 Nobler then that it couers. La thy effects 
 So follow, to be mod vnlike our Courtiers 
 As good, as promife. * 
 
 Readet. 
 
 W ?*“ 
 
 out Jcekyigfinds, end bee embrac’d by a peace of tatuLr 
 
 Ayres And schen from efiotelj Cede- (hibe Im br^fc 
 
 reuau, bce.oynud’o 
 
 the old Stocks endfrefltly grew, then (hall Pcfihumwend bit 
 rmferut, Bntasnc btfm,snau t cadfictm/h m Peace end Piers. 
 
 tt € 9 
 
 'Tis ftdl a Dreame: or clfe foch ftuffe as Madmen 
 Tongue, and braine not: cither both,or nothing. 
 
 Or fenfelefie fpeaking,or a fpeaking fuch 
 Aa fenfecannotvntye. Bcwhatitis, 
 
 TTie ASion ofmy life u like it, which lie kcepe 
 If but for fimpathy. * 
 
 Enter Cjaoler. 
 
 Cec. Come Sir, are you ready for death? 
 
 Pofi. Ouer-roafted rather: ready Ion^ ago. 
 
 Geo. Hanging it the word, Sir, ifyotTbcereadre for 
 
 that, you are well Cook'd. 
 
 Pofi. So if I proue a good repaft to the Spe&»tors,the 
 difh payes the fhot. 
 
 Geo. A heauy reckoning for you Sin But the comfort 
 is you fhall be called to no more payments, fear no more 
 Tauerne Bill, which are often the fadneffe of parting, as 
 tbe procuring of mirth: you comem feint for want of 
 meate, depart reeling with too much drink e : forrie that 
 you haue payed too much, and forry that you are payed 
 too much t Purfe and Braine, both empty: the Brain the 
 beauier,fo7 being too light; the Purfe too light, being 
 dt awne ofheauinefTe. Oh,of this contradl&ion you fhall 
 now be quit: Oh the charity ot a penny Carder fiimmcs 
 vpthoufaodsinatrice: you haue no true Debitor, and 
 Creditor but it: of what's paft,is, and to come, the dif- 
 charge: your necke(Sis)is Pen,Booke,and Counters ;fo 
 
 the Acquittance foliowes. 
 
 Pofi. I am merne r to dye,then thou art to ituc. 
 
 Gao. Indeed Sir.he that fleepcs.feeles not tbe Tooth- 
 Ache: but a man that were to fleepe your fleepe, and a 
 Hangman to helpe him to bed, I chink he would change 
 places with his Officer: for, look you Sir, you know nor 
 which way you fhal! go. 
 
 Pofi. Yes indeed do I, fellow. 
 
 Gao. Your death has eyes in’s head then : I haue not 
 feene him fo pictur'd : you mull either bee directed by 
 fome that take vpon them ro know,or to cake vpon your 
 felfe that which I amfureyou do not know . or rump the 
 after-enquiry on your owneperrll: and how you fhall 
 fpeed in your ioutnies end, I thinkeyou'i ceuer tetarne 
 to tell one. 
 
 Pofi. I tell thee, Fellow,there are none want eyes,to 
 dircS them the way I am going, but fuch as wjnke, and 
 will not vfe them. 
 
 Geo. What an infinite mocke is this, that a man ft.old 
 haue the beft vfe of eyes, to fee the way of blindnefle: I 
 am fure hanging’s the way of winking. 
 
 Enter a AfeJJivger. 
 
 Trief. Knocke off his Manacles,bring your Prifonerto 
 the King. 
 
 Pofi. Thou bring ft good newes, I am call’d to bee 
 made free. 
 
 (jao. lie be hang'd then. 
 
 Pofi. Thou fhait be then freer then a Gaolet; r.o bold 
 
 for 
 
The Tragedie of Cymbetme. 5 
 
 for the dead. 
 
 Goo. Vnleffe aman wouldmarry aGaJlowes, & be¬ 
 get yong Gibbets, 1 neuer faw one fo prone: yet on my 
 Confcience, (here are verier Knaues defite to hue. for all 
 he be a Roman; and iherebe feme of them too that dye 
 againd their willes; fofhould I, if l wereone. 1 would 
 we were all of one minde,and one minde good : O there 
 were defolation of Gaolers and Galowfes i I fpeake a- 
 gamd my prefen t profit, but my wi(h hath a preferment 
 in't Exeunt. 
 
 Abhorr’d your perfon 
 
 Cym. She alone knew this: 
 
 And but (he fpoke it dying, 1 would not 
 
 Beleeueber lips in opening it. Proceed. 
 
 Corn. Your daughter, whom (he bore in hand to loue I 
 With fuch integrity, (he did confeffe 
 
 Was as a Scorpion to her fight, whofe life 
 (But that her (light preuented it) (he had 
 
 Tane off by poyfon. 
 
 Cym. O mod delicate Fiend! I 
 
 Who is’t can readea Woman? Is there mote? 
 
 Corn. More Sir,and worfe. She did confeffe fhe had 
 
 For you a mortal! Mineral!, which being tooke. 
 
 Should by the minute feede on life,and ling'ring. 
 
 By inches walle you. In which time, (he purpos'd 
 
 By watching, weeping, tendance, kifling.to 
 
 Orecome you with her (hew; and in time 
 (When (he had fitted you with her craft, to worke 
 HerSonne into th’adoption of the Crowne: 
 
 But faylingof herendby his drange abfence, 
 
 Grew (hameleffe defperate, open'd (in defpight 
 OfHeauen.and Men) her purpofes : repented. 
 
 The euils (he hatch’d, were not effected : fo 
 
 Difpayring, dyed. 
 
 Cym. Heard you all this,her Women ? 
 
 La. Wedid.fo pleafeyour Highneffe 
 
 Cym. Mine eyes 
 
 Were not in fault, for (he wasbeautifull: 
 
 Mine eares that heare her flattery, not my heart. 
 
 That thought her like her feeming. It had beene vicious 1 
 To haue midruded her; yet (Oh my Daughter) 
 
 That it was folly in me, thou may d fay, 
 
 And proue it in thy feeling. Heauen mend all. 
 
 Enter Lucius Jacbrmofindother 'Remanprifonen, 
 
 Leonatui behindhand Imogen. 
 
 Thou eomm'd not Caiui now for Tribute, that 
 
 The Britaines haue rac'd out, though with the Ioffe 
 
 Of many a bold one : whofe Kinfmen haue made fuite 
 
 That their good foules may be appeas'd, with (laughter J 
 Of you their Captiues, which our felfe haue granted. 
 
 So thmke of your edate. 
 
 Luc Confider Sir, the chance ofWarre, the day 
 
 Was yours by accident: had it gone with vs. 
 
 We mould not when the blood was cool.haue threatens! j 
 OurPrifonets with the Sword, But fince the Gods 
 
 Will haue It thus, that nothing but our! iues 
 
 May becall’d ranfome, let it come : Sufficeth, 
 
 A Roman, with a Romans heart can differ : 
 lAuguflus liues to tbinke on’t: and fo much 
 
 For my peculiar care. This one thing onely 
 
 I will entreate.myBoy (aBtUaineborne) 
 
 Let him be ranfom'd tNeuer Mafter had 
 
 A Page fokinde.fo duteous, diligent. 
 
 So tender ouerhis occafions, true. 
 
 So feate, foNurfe-like: let his venue ioyne 
 
 With my requed, which He make bold your Highneffe 
 Cannot deny: he hath done no Britaine he> me, 
 Thoughhehaue feru’d a Roman. Sauehiin(Sif) 
 
 And fpare no blood befide, 
 
 Cym. 1 haue fureiy feenebim: 
 
 Ki* fauaur isfatniiiar to me : Boy, 
 
 Thou had look'd thy feife into my grace, 
 
 And art mine ownc. I know not why, wherefore, 
 
 To fay, hue boy: ne’rethanke thy Mader, liue; 
 
 And aske of Cymbehnt what Boone thou wilt. 
 
 Fitting my bounty, and thy dace, lie giue it 1 
 
 Y«» 
 
 Seen a Quinta. 
 
 Enter Cysnbeltne. 'Bellartiu , Guiderim. Arui- 
 raguj, Pifanio,andLards. 
 
 j Cym. Stand by my fide you, whom the Gods bauemade 
 
 1 Preferuers of my Throne: woe is my heart, 
 
 I That the pooteSouldier that fo richly fought, 
 Whoferagges, Ihamd gilded Armes,whofe naked bred 
 
 I Stept before Targer of proofe, cannot be found* 
 
 He fball be happy that can finde him.if 
 
 Our Grace can make himfo. 
 
 TSeL. 1 neuer faw 
 
 Such Noble fury in fo poore a Thing; 
 
 Such precious deeds, in one that promid nought 
 
 But beggety^nd poore looker. 
 
 Cym. No cydings of him? 
 
 Tifa. He hath bin featch’d among the dead fit luting 5 
 
 1 But no trace of him. 
 
 Cym. To my greefe, I am 
 
 I The heyre ofhis Reward, which I will adde 
 
 To you (the Liuer, Heart,and Braine of Britaine) 
 
 By whom (1 grant) (he Hues. ‘Tis now the time 
 Toaskeofwhenceyouare. Report it. 
 
 'Be/. Sir, 
 
 In Cambria are we borne, and Gentlemen: 
 
 Further to boafl, were neyther true, nor modeft, 
 
 Vnleffe I adde, we are honed. 
 
 Cym. Bow your knees: 
 
 Arifemy Knights o’th'Battell, Icreateyou 
 
 1 Companions to our perfon, and will fit you 
 
 I With Dignities becomming your eftates. 
 
 Enter Cornelius and Ladies. 
 
 I There’s bufineffe in thefe faces: why fo fadly 
 
 I Greet you our Viflorv ?you looke likeRomaines, 
 
 1 Ar.dftoco'th'CourtofBtitaine. 
 
 Corn. Hayle great King, 
 
 1 Tofowreyout happineffe, I muft report 
 
 I The Qucene is dead. 
 
 Cym. Who worfe then a Phyfician 
 
 I Would this report become? But 1 confider, 
 j By Med’cine life may be prolong'd, yet death 
 j Will feizetheDoftor too. How ended (he? 
 
 Car, With horror, madly dying, like her life, 
 j Which (being cruell to the world) concluded 
 j Mod cruell to her felfe. What fhe confeft. 
 
 I will report, fopleafe you. Thefe her Women 
 
 I Can trip me.if I erre, who with wet cheekes 
 
 Were prefent when (he finifh’d 
 j Cym. Prylhee fay. 
 
 Cor. Firft.fhe confed fhe neuer lau’d you; ooely 
 Affected Greatncffe got by you: not you: 
 
 Married your Royalty, was wife to your place: 
 
19 & The ^Tragedy of CymbeUne . 
 
 V ea, though thou do deist nd a Prifooer 
 
 The Nobleft tauc. 
 
 /me. I bjtjtbiytharikeyour Highoeffe. 
 
 Luc. I do not bid tbee begge toy life, good Lad, 
 
 And yet I know choo wilt. 
 
 Irx». No.no,alacke, 
 
 There’s other workein hand: Ifee a thing 
 
 Bitter to me, as death ; your life,good M after. 
 
 Mu ft (hurtle for it felfe. 
 
 hue. The Boy difdaiRcs me. 
 
 He Issues me.fcornes me: briefely dye their ioyes, 
 
 That place them on the truth ofGyrles.and Boyei. 
 
 Why ftehdr he fo perplext ? 
 
 Cy«J. What would’ft thou Boy ? 
 
 I loue thee rncre.and more t thmke more and more 
 
 What's beft to aske Know’ft him thou look'd onPfpeak 
 Wilt haue hint hue? Is he thy Kin? thy Friend ? 
 
 //»?. He is a Romans, no more kin to me. 
 
 Then I to your Highncffe, who bong born your vaflaile 
 Am fomethiog neerer 
 
 Cym. Wherefore ey’ft him fo ? 
 
 Imo, lie tell you (Ssr)in ptiuate,ifyou pleafe 
 
 To giue me hearing. 
 
 Cym. I.with all my heart, 
 
 And lend my beft attention. What’s thy name ? 
 
 Imo. FideUS\t. 
 
 Cym. Thou’rt my good youth: my Page 
 lie be thy Mafter: walke with me: fpeake freely. 
 
 Bel. Is not this Boy reuio'd from death ? 
 
 Arui. One Sand another 
 
 Nee more refembles that fwcet RoGe Lad : 
 
 Who dyed, and was fidele - what thinke you i 
 
 Gut. The fame dead thing aiiue. 
 
 2J<7.Peace,peace,fee further: ho eyes vs not, forbear* 
 Creature* may be alike: were’t he,l am fare 
 
 He would haue fpoke to vs. 
 
 Gf». But we fee him dead. 
 
 ’Be! Be Aleut: let’s fee further. 
 
 Pifa. ItistnyMiftns: 
 
 Since (he is lining, let the time run on, 
 
 To good,or bad. 
 
 Cym. Come, (land thou by our fide, 
 
 Iviakethy demand alowd. Sir,ftep you forth, 
 Giotanfvm to this Boy, and do it freely, 
 
 Or by our GreatnevTc, and the grace of it 
 (Which is our Honor) bitter torture fnai! 
 
 Winnow the truth from falfhood. One fpeake to him. 
 
 Ime. Mybooneis that this Gentleman may render 
 
 Of whom he had this Ring. 
 
 Pefi. What’s that to him? 
 
 Cym. That Diamond vpon your Finger, fay 
 
 How came u yours t 
 
 Itch. T hou’lt torture me to leaue vnfpoken, that 
 Which to be fpoke, wou’d torture thee. 
 
 Cl">. How?me? 
 
 loch. I am glad tobeconftrain’d to vtter that 
 
 Which torments meto conceals. By ViUany 
 
 1 got this Ring; 'twts Leotaltu lewefl. 
 
 Whom thou did’ft banifh : and which more may greeue 
 As it doth me • a Nobler Sir,nc’reliu’d (thee, 
 
 'Twixt sky and ground. Wilt thouhcarc more my Lord? 
 Cym. All that belong6to this. 
 
 Jack. That Psragon, thy daughter. 
 
 For whom my heart drops blood, and my felfe fpirits 
 Quaile to remember. Giue me leaue, I feint. 
 
 Cym. My Daughter?what of hir?Renew thy ftrength 
 
 i l h^d rather thou fcdold’fl liue,while Nature will. 
 
 Then dye ere I beare more: flriue roan, and fpeake. 
 
 l*ch. Vponatiroe,vnhoppy wasthedockc 
 
 T hat ftrook e the houre»it w a s i n Rome, acc urft 
 
 The Manfion where: Twas at a Feaft, oh would 
 
 Our Viands had bin poy fon’d(or at lesft 
 
 Thofe which 1 heao’dto head:) the good Po/fbvm*, 
 (WhatfhouldJ fay? he was too good to be 
 
 Whete ill men wete,and was the beft of all 
 
 Among’ft the rar’ft of goodono) fitting fadly, 
 
 Hearing vs praife our Loues of Italy 
 
 For Beauty, that made barren the fwell’d boaft 
 
 Ofhtm that beft could fpeake: for Featuie, laming 
 
 The Shrine ofZ/emtt, or ftraight-pight A 4mtru* % 
 Pofturei, beyond breefc Nature. Fot Condition, 
 
 A fhop ofall the qualities,that man 
 
 Loues woman for, befides that hooke of Wiuing, 
 Faireneffc, which ftrikesthe eye. 
 
 Cym. I (land on fire. Corns to the matter 
 
 Itch. All too foone I (hall, 
 
 Vnleffcthou woold'ft greeue quickly. This Pof!humus 
 Moft like a Noble Lord, in loue, and one 
 
 That had a Royall Louer, tookc his hint, 
 
 And (net difpraifing whom we prais'd, therein 
 
 He was as calme as vertue) he began 
 
 His Miftris pifture, which,by his tongue, being made. 
 And then a tninde put in’t, either out bragges 
 
 Were crak’d ofKitchin-Trulles.ot hu defcription 
 
 Prou’d vs vnfpeaking fottei. 
 
 Cym. Nay.nay.to’th'purpofe. 
 
 Itch. Y our daughterrChaftity, (thereit begincci j 
 He fpake ofher, as T)i»n had hot dreames. 
 
 And fhe alone, were cold: Whereat, 1 wretch 
 
 Made fcruple of his praife, and wager’d with him 
 
 Peeces ol Gold, gatnft this,which then he woic 
 
 Vpon his honour'd finger) to attatne 
 
 Infuitc the placeof’s bed, and winne this Ring 
 
 By hers.andmine Adultery : he (true Knight) 
 
 No leffer of her Honour confident 
 
 Then I did truly finde her, (lakes this Ring, 
 
 And would fo,had it beene a Carbuncle 
 
 OfPhcebus Wheele; and might fo fafely,had it 
 
 Bin all the wouh ofs Carre. Away to Bntainc 
 
 Porte I in this defigne : Well may you (Sir) 
 
 Remember me at Court,where I was taught 
 
 Of your charts Daughter,the wide difference 
 
 Twixt Amorou$,and Villanous. Being thus quench’d 
 Of hope,not longing; mineltalianbrame, 
 
 Gan in your duller Briuine ope rare 
 
 Moft vildely ? for my vantage excellent. 
 
 And to be breefc, tny pra&ife fo prcuayl’d 
 
 That I return’d with nrmikr proofs enough, 
 
 To make the Noble Leouuw mad. 
 
 By wounding his belecfc in herRenowne, 
 
 With Token* thus,and thus sausrring notes 
 
 Of Chamber-hanging. Pi&ures, this bet Bracelet 
 (Oh cunning how 2 got) nay feme markes 
 
 Of fecret on her petfon, that he conldncc 
 
 0ot thinke her bond ofChaftity quiet crack'd, 
 
 1 hauing‘canethe forfeyt. Whereupon, 
 
 Me thinke* J fee him now. 
 
 Pyl. 1 fo thou do 1ft, 
 
 Italian Fiend. Aye me, moft credulous Foole, 
 
 Egregious murthercr.Theefc.any thing 
 
 That’s due to all the Villaine* part.in being 
 
 To come. Oh giue roe Cord, oi knife,or poyfon. 
 
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Some vprighc lufticer. Thou King,fend out 
 For Torturers ingenious : it is I 
 That alt th'abborred things o’th’earth amend 
 I By being worfe then they. I am Pcfl humus. 
 
 That kill’d thy Daughter: Villain-like, 1 lyc. 
 
 That caus’d a leftist villaine then my felfe, 
 
 A facrilegiousTheefe to doo't. The Temple 
 I Of Vettue was fire; yea,and fhe her felfe. 
 
 ! Spit, and throw ftones, csft my re voon me, fe: 
 
 The dogges o’th’ftreet to bay me : euery villame 
 Be call’d Poflkumtts Leonas Hi, and 
 Be villany leffe then't was. Oh Imogen) 
 
 My Queene, my life, my wife; oh Imogen , 
 
 Imogen, Imogen, 
 
 I mo. Peace my Lord,heare,heare. 
 pofi. Shall* haue a play of this? 
 
 Thou fcornfull Page, there lye thy part. 
 
 Pif. Oh Gentlemen,helpe. 
 
 Mine and your Miftris: Oh my Lord Pcjl humus. 
 
 You ne’re kill’d Imogen till now: helpe.helpe. 
 
 Mine honour'd LtS&y. 
 
 Cym. Does the world go round ? 
 
 Tajik. How comes the(c daggers on mee ) 
 
 * Pif*. Wake my Miftris. 
 
 Cym. If this be fo, the Gods do meane to ftrike me 
 To death,with mortal! toy. 
 
 Pif*. How fares my Miftris ? 
 
 I mo. Oh get thee from roy fight. 
 
 Thou gau’ft me poyfoo : dangerous Fellow hence, 
 
 Bteath not where Princes are. 
 
 Cym. The tune of Imogen. 
 
 Pif*. Lady,the Gods throw (lone* of fulpher on me,if 
 That box I gaue you, was not thought by mee 
 A precious thing, I had it from the Queene. 
 
 Cym. New matter ftill. 
 
 Imo. It poyfon’d me. 
 
 I Corn. Oh Gods! 
 
 I left out one thing which the Queene con fed, 
 
 Whichmuft approue thee honeft. If Pafanio 
 | Haue (faid (be) giuen his Mifiris that Confe&ion 
 Which I gaue him for CordiaJl, (heisfeiu'd. 
 
 As I would ferue a Rat. 
 
 Cym. What’s ibis, Cornelius? 
 
 Corn. The Queene (Sir)very oft importun'd me 
 To temper poyfons for her,ftill pretending 
 I The fatisfa&ion of her knowledge, onely 
 ' In killing Creatures vilde,as Cats and Dogges 
 Of no efieeme. 1 dreading, that her purpofe 
 Was of more danger, did compound for her 
 A cmaineftuffe, which being tane.would ceafe 
 I The prefent powre oflife, but in fhort time. 
 
 All Offices of Nature, fhould againe 
 Do their dueFun&ior.s. Haue you tane ofit? 
 
 Imo. Mod like I did,for I was dead. 
 
 "del. My Boyes,there was our errot. 
 
 Cut. This is fure Fidele. 
 
 Imo. Why did you throw your wedded Lady fro you l 
 I Thinke that you are vpon a Rocke, and now 
 | Throw me againe. 
 
 Poft. Hang there like fruite, my foule, 
 
 I Til! the Tree dye. 
 
 | Cym. How now, my Flelh? my Childe? 
 
 What, mak’ft thou me a dullard in this A61 ? 
 
 Wilt thou not fpeake to me ? 
 
 Imo. Your blelfmg,Sir. 
 
 'Bel, Though you did lone this youth, I blame ye not. 
 
 The Tragedieof Cymbeline. 
 
 197 
 
 You had a motiue for'e. 
 
 Cym- My teares that fall 
 proue holy-water on thee ; Imogen, 
 
 Thy Mothers dead. 
 
 Imo. 1 am forty for’t,my Lord. 
 
 Cym. Oh, fhe was naught ;and long of her it was 
 That we meet heere fo ftrangely: but her Sonne 
 Is gone, we know no: how ; nor where. 
 
 Pifa. My Lord, 
 
 Now feare is from me, lie fpeake troth. Lord Cloten 
 Vpon my Ladies milling, came to me 
 With his Sword drawne,foam’d at the mouth,snd fwore 
 If I difeouer'd not which way fhe was gone. 
 
 It was my inftant death. By accident, 
 
 I had a feigned Letter of my Mafters 
 Then in my pocket, which directed him 
 To feeke her on the Mountaines neere to Milford, 
 Where in a frenzie, in my Mafters Garments 
 { Which he lnforc’d from me) away he poftes 
 With vnehafte purpofe, and with oath to violaee 
 My Ladies honor, what became of him, 
 
 I further know not. 
 
 Gm. Let me end the Story; I flew him there. 
 
 Cym. Marry, the Gods forefend. 
 
 I would not thy good deeds, fhould from my lips 
 Plucke ahard lenience :Prythec valiant youth 
 Deny’t againe. 
 
 Cut. I haue fpoke it,and I did it. 
 
 Cym. He was a Prince. 
 
 Cm. A moft inciuill one. The wrongs he did mee 
 Were nothing Pnnce-like; for he did prouokeme! 
 With Language that would make me fpurne the Sea, 
 
 If it could fo toare to me. I cut off's head. 
 
 And am right glad he is not (landing heere 
 To tell this tale of mine. 
 
 Cym. 1 am forrow for thee: 
 
 By thine owne tongue thou art condemn'd, and muft 
 Endure our Law: Thou’rt dead. 
 
 Imo. That headleffe man I thought had bin my Lord 
 Cym. Bmde the Offender, 
 
 And take him from our prefence. 
 
 'Bel. Stay,Sit King. 
 
 This man is better then the man he flew. 
 
 As well defeended as thy felfe, and hath 
 More of thee mericed.then a Band of Clotens 
 Hadeuerfcatrefor. Let his Atmes alone. 
 
 They were not borne fot bondage. 
 
 Cym. Why old Soldier: 
 
 Wilt thou vndoo the worth thou art vnpayd for 
 By tailing of our wrath? Howofdefcenc 
 As good as we? 
 
 Amt. In that he fpaketoo farre. 
 
 Cym. And thou (halt dye for’t. 
 
 Bel. We will dye all three, 
 
 But I will proue that two one’s are as good 
 As I haue giuen out him. My Sonnes, I muft 
 For mine owne part, vnfold a dangerous fpeech. 
 Though haply well for you. 
 
 Ami. Your danger’s ours. 
 
 Guid. And out good his. 
 
 Bel. Haue at it then, by leaue 
 Thou hadd’ft (great King)a Subie6k,who 
 Was call’d Belarius. 
 
 Cym. What of him?He is a banilh’d Traitor. 
 
 Bet. He it is, that hath 
 A (Turn'd this age: indeed a banlfh’d man. 
 
32* 
 
 Tie Tragedy ofCymbehne. 
 
 I know not ho w ,a Tmeat. 
 
 Cym. Take him hence. 
 
 The whole world {hall no* fane him. 
 
 Bel. Not too hot; 
 
 Fit ft pay roe for the Nut fine of thy Sonnet, 
 
 And let it be ccnfifcate all,(o foonc 
 As T haue teeny dd it, 
 
 . Cytn. Nurftng ©fray Sonnes? 
 
 Bd. 1 am too blunt,and fav/cy: beere’s my knee * 
 Bee J arife, I will prefetre tny Sonnes, 
 
 Then (pare not the old Father. M ighty Sir, 
 
 Theft two young Gentlemen that call me Father, 
 
 And tbinke they we my Sonnes,are none of mine. 
 They are they flue of your Loynes,my Liege, 
 
 And blood of your begetting. 
 
 Cym. How?mylifue. 
 
 Bel. So fure as you, your Fathers : I (old Morgen) 
 Am that r BeLaruu ) whom you fomeume bamfti’d: 
 Your pleafure was my oeere offence, roy punilhmeot 
 It felfc, and ell my Treafon that I fufferd, 
 Wasallthehatmel did. Tbefe gentle Prioces 
 (For fuch.end fo they are) thefe twenty yeares 
 Haue I train’d vp; thofe Arts they haue s as I 
 Could put into them. My breeding was (Sir) 
 
 As your Highneffc knowes: Their Nurfe EernbtU 
 (Whom for the Theft I wedded) ftole thefe Children 
 Vpon my Banifhtnent: I moou'd her too’t, 
 
 Hauing receyu’d the punifhment before 
 For that which I did then. Beaten for Loyaltie, 
 Excited me to Treafon, Thetr deere lofle. 
 
 The mere of you 'twas felt, the mote it (hap’d 
 Vnco my end of ftealing them. But gracious Sir, 
 Heere are your Sonnes againe,and I muft loofe 
 Two of the fweet'ft Companions in the World. 
 
 The benedi&ion of thefe couering Heaucns 
 Fall, on their Heads liks dew, for they are worthie 
 To in-lay Heauen with Starres. 
 
 Cym. Thou weep’ft.aod fpeak’ft : 
 
 The Struice chat you three haue done,is more 
 Vnlike, then this thou tcll'ft. I loft ray Children, 
 
 If thefe be they, I know not bow to wi/b 
 A payre of worthier Sonnes. 
 
 Bd Be pleas d awhile ; 
 
 This Gentleman, whom I call Pdidert, 
 
 Moft worthy Prince,as yours, is true Gutderiu .* 
 
 This Gentleman, roy CadmaU, Amir ague. 
 
 Your yooger Princely Son,he Sir,wa$ iapt 
 In a moft curious Mamie* wrought by th'hand 
 Of his Queene Mother, which for more probation 
 I can with eafe produce. 
 
 Cym. GuuUrtue had 
 
 V pon his necke a M ol«,a (anguine Star re, 
 
 Ir was a marke of wonder. 
 
 "Bel. This is he. 
 
 Who hath vpoD him ftiil that natural! ft a rope: 
 
 It was wife Natures end, in the donation 
 To be his euidcncenow. 
 
 Cym. Oh,wbat am I 
 
 A Mother to the byrth of three ? Were Mother 
 Reioyc’d deliverance morr; B)eft„ptsy you be, 
 
 That after this ftrangc ffsrnng from your Orbcs, 
 
 You may reignein them now : Oh /fwrgevj, 
 
 Thou haft loft by this a Kingdoaic, 
 
 Imo. No,my Lord: 
 
 1 haue got t wo Worlds by’c. Oh roy gentle Brothers, 
 Haue we thus met ? Oh neuer f ay hcercaiter 
 
 But I am truer* fpeafcer. You calTd me Brother 
 When I was but yoor Sifter: I you Brothers, 
 
 When we were fo indeed. 
 
 Cym. Didyoueremeete? 
 
 And. I my good Lord. 
 
 Gut. And at firft meeting loo'd, 
 
 Continew'd fo, vntill we thought he dyed. 
 
 Cent. By the Qucencs Dr am me (he (wallow'd. 
 
 Cym. Orareinftin&J 
 Whtm (hall I heare all through? This fierce abridgmem 
 Hath to it Citcumftantiall branches,which 
 Diftinaion Qiould be rich in. Where? how lradyou ? 
 And when came you to feme our Romane Gaptiue ? 
 How parted with your Brother ? How firft met them > 
 Why fled you from the Couit ? And whether thefe i 
 And your three motiuel to the Battaile ? with 
 Iknow not how much mote (hould be demanded. 
 
 And all the other by-dcpendances 
 
 From chance to chance ? But nor the Time,nor Place 
 
 Will feruc our long Interrogatories. See, 
 
 Pafihuntttt Anchors vpon Integer • 
 
 And (he (hlceharmlcffe Lighming) throwes her eye 
 On him: her Brothers, Me: her Mafter hitting 
 Each obieft with a loy : the Counter-change 
 Is feuerallv in ell. Let's quit this ground. 
 
 And Imoalce the Temple with our Sacrifices 
 Thou art my Brother, fo wce'l hold thee euer. 
 
 Imo. You Brcmy Father too, and did rdeeue met 
 To Ice this gracious fealon. 
 
 Cym. All ore-ioy*d 
 
 Sauethefein bonds,let them beioyfulltoo. 
 
 For they (hall tafte out Comfort. 
 
 Imo . My good Mafter,! will yet do you fendee. 
 Lue. Happy be you. 
 
 Cym. The farlomeSooldier.that no Nobly fought 
 He would haue well becom'd this place.and grac’d 
 The thankings of a King. 
 
 Pefi. lam Sir 
 
 The Souldicr that did company theft: three 
 : n poore befeemmg : t was a fitment for 
 The putpofe I then follow’d. Thar I was he, 
 
 Speake Uthvnt % I had you dowae, and might 
 Haue made you fimfh. 
 
 lech. lamdowncagsine: 
 
 But now my heauie Conic it nee finkes my knee, 
 
 As then your force did. Take that life, befeech you 
 Which I fo often owe : but your Ring firft. 
 
 And heere the Bracelet of the truefl Pnnccfle 
 That euer (wore her Faith. 
 
 Pojl. Kneelenotcome: 
 
 The powre that I haue on you,ts to (pare you: 
 
 The malice towards you, to fotgiuc you. Liue 
 
 And deale with others better. 
 
 Cym. Nobly doom’d : 
 
 W cc'l lcamc out FreencfTe of a Sonne-itvLaw: 
 
 Pardon’s the word to all. 
 
 Anu. You holpe vs Sir, 
 
 As you did meant indeed to be our Brother, 
 
 Ioy’d are we, that you are. 
 
 fofl. Your ScTuant Princcs.Good my Lord of Rome 
 Call forth your Sooth-fayert As I flept, me thought 
 Great Jupiter vpon his Eagle back'd 
 Appear’d to me, with other fprightly fhewes 
 Ofmine owne Kindred. When I wait'd, I found 
 This Label 1 on my bofome ; wbofe containing 
 Is fo from fenfe in bardnefls, that I can 
 __ M*(J 
 
7 ~he Tragedy of Cymbelme. 
 
 39 ? 
 
 Make no Collcilion of it. Let him (hew 
 
 H\t skill in the conftrutftion. 
 
 Luc. Philarmontu , 
 
 Sooth. Heere,my good Lord. 
 
 Luc Rcad,aud declare the meaning. 
 
 Rea Jet. 
 
 \7\THenns a Lions whelpcfhad to htmfelfe vrtkyowu.wdh. 
 * ’ cut feekoig fide. and tee emlrrac J by apeeceof render 
 Ayres And when from a fiateiy Cedar (hall be loft branches, 
 which being dead many yearn ,JhaU after renue, bee tayn ted to 
 the old Stocky , andfrefhly grew, then /hall P of humus end hit 
 rmfertes, Brit dine be fortunate, andfiner Jh in Peace and P Un¬ 
 tie. 
 
 | Thou Leonattes art the Lyons Whelpe, 
 
 The fit and apt Conftrudhon of thy name 
 Bcm^Leonatctt, doth import foimsch: 
 
 The pe«e of tender Ayre.thy vertuoos Daughter, 
 Which we call Molise Aer , and cJtlolhi Act 
 Wc terme it Maker 1 , which Maher I diuine 
 Is thismofi confiant Wife,who euen now 
 Anlwe.ing the Letter of the Oracle, 
 
 Vnknowne to you vnfoughc,were dipt about 
 With chismcft tender Aire. 
 
 Cym. This hath fome feeming. 
 
 Sooth. The lofty Cedar,Roy all Cymbehne 
 Performer thee: And thy lopt Branches,point 
 Thy two Sonnes forth : who by 'Belanus fiolne 
 For many yeares thought dead.are now reuiu d 
 To the Maieftitke Cedar icyn’dj whofe I flue 
 
 Promifes Britaine, Peace and Plenty. 
 
 Cym. Well, 
 
 My Peace we will begin: And Caiui LuctU4 % 
 Although the Vi&or,we fubmit to Cafe?, 
 
 And to the Roman* Empire ; pronufing 
 To pay our wonted Tribure, from the which 
 We were diffwaded by our wicked Qoeene, 
 
 Whom beauens in luftice both on her.and hers, 
 
 Haue laid moft heauy hand. 
 
 Sooth. The fingers of the Powres abotte, do tune 
 The harmony of this Peace : the Vifion 
 Which I made known* to Lacnu etc the Broke 
 Of yet this fcarfe-ccId-Batsaile, at this inftant 
 Is full accomplifh’d. For the Romaine Eagle 
 From South to Weft,on wing (oaring aloft 
 Leffen’d her felfe, and in the Beamcs o'th Sun 
 So vanish'd ; which fore-fhew’d our Princely Eagle 
 Th'Imperiall Cafar, fhotild againe vnite 
 His Fauour.with the Radiant Cymbdine, 
 
 Which fhmesheerein the Wdl. 
 
 Cym. Laud we the Gods, 
 
 And 1st our crooked Smoakes clirnbe to their Nofttih 
 From our blefl Akats. Pubitfh we this Peace 
 To all our Subiedls. Set we forward : L et 
 A Roman.and aBrittifh Enfigne waye 
 Friendly together : fo through Ladj-Towne march. 
 And in the Temple of great lupiter 
 Our Peace wee’l ratifte: Seale rt with Feafis. • 
 
 Set on there: Newer was a W arre did ceofe 
 (Erehloodiehands were wafh'd) with fuch a Persce 
 
 Estnnt, 
 
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