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 The ladies triall. Acted by both their Majesties Servants at the private house in Drury Lane. Ford, John, 1586-ca. 1640. [80] p. Printed by E[dward] G[riffin] for Henry Shephard, and are to be sold at his shop in Chancery-lane at the signe of the Bible, between Sarjants Inne and Fleet-street, neare the Kings-head taverne, London : 1639. 1638

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THE LADIES TRIALL . ACTED By both their Majesties Servants at the private house in DRVRY LANE .

FIDE HONOR

LONDON , Printed by E. G. for Henry Shephard , and are to be sold at his shop in Chancery-lane at the signe of the Bible , between Sarjants Inne and Fleet-street , neare the Kings-head Taverne . 1639 .

To my Deservingly-honoured , IOHN WYRLEY Esquire , and to the vertuous and right worthy Gentle-woman , Mrs MARY WYRLEY his wife , This service .

THE inequalitie of retribution turnes to a pitty , when there is not ability sufficient for acknowledgement . Your equall respects may yet admit the readinesse of Endevour , though the very hazard in it , betray my Defect . I have enjoyed freely acquaintance , with the sweetnesse of your dispositions ; and can justly account , from the Noblenesse of them , an evident distinction betwixt Friendship and Friends . The latter ( according to the practice of complement ) are usually met with ; and often without Search : The other , many have searcht for , I have found . For which , though I partake a benefite of the fortune ; yet to you ( most equall Paire ) must remain the Honour of that Bounty . In presenting this Issue of some lesse serious houres to your tuition , I appeale from the severitie of censure , to the mercy of your Iudgements : and shall rate It at a higher value , than when It was mine own , if you onely allow It the favour of Adoption . Thus , as your happines in the fruition of each others love , proceeds to a constancie : so the truth of mine , shal appeare lesse un-shaken , as you shall please to continue in your good opinions .

IOHN FORD .
THE SCENE , Genoa . The Speakers . Auria A noble Genoese . Adurni A young Lord . Aurelio Friend to Auria . Malfato A discontented Lover . Trelcatio Citizen of Genoa . Martino Citizen of Genoa . Piero Dependant on Adurni Futelli Dependant on Adurni Guzman A Bragadotio Spaniard . Fulgoso An upstart Gallant . Benatzi Husband to Levidolche . Spinella Wife to Auria . Castanna Her sister . Amoretta A fantastick Mayd . Levidolche A Wanton .
PROLOGVE . LAnguage and matter , with a fit of mirth , That sharply savours more of aire than earth , Like Midwives , bring a Play to timely birth . But where s now such a one ? in which these three , Are hansonely contriv'd ? or if they bee , Are understood by all who heare to see . Wit , wit 's the word in fashion , that alone Cryes up the Poet , which though neatly showne , Is rather censur'd often-times than knowne . He who will venture on a jest , that can Raile on anothers paine , or idlely scan Affaires of state , oh hee 's the onely man . A goodly approbation , which must bring Fame with contempt , by such a deadly sting , The Muses chatter , who were wont to sing . Your savours in what we present to day , Our fearlesse Author boldly bids me say , He tenders you no Satyr , but a play . In which , if so he have not hit all right , For wit , words , mirth , and matter as he might , A' wishes yet a' had for your delight . Mr. Bird .
THE LADIES TRIALL . ACTVS PRIMVS . Enter PIERO and FUTELLI at severall doores . PIERO. ACcomplished man of fashion . FVT. The times wonder . Gallant of gallants Genoas Piero . PIE. Italies darling , Europes joy , and so forth , The newest newes , un-vampt , FVT. I am no foot-poast , No pedlar of Aviso's , no monopolist Of forged Corantos , monger of Gazets . PIE. Monger of courtezans , fine Futelli , In certaine kinde a merchant of the staple For wares of use and trade , a taker up , Rather indeede a knocker downe , the word Will carry either sence but in pure earnest , How trowles the common noyse ? FVT. Auria who lately Wedded and bedded to the same Spinella , Tyred with the enjoyments of delights , is hasting to cuffe the Turkish pirats , in the service of the great Duke of Florence . PIE. Does not carry His pretty thing along . FVT. Leaves her to buffet Land pirats here at home . PIE. That s thou and I , Futelli ( sirrah ) and Piero — blockhead To runne from such an arme full of pleasures For gaining , what ? a bloudy nose of honour , Most sottish and abominable . FVT. wicked Shamefull and cowardlie I will maintaine . PIE. Is all my signiors hospitality Huge banquetings deepe revells costly trapings Shrunke to a cabbin , and a single welcome To beverage and bisket , FVT. Hold thy peace man . It makes for us — he comes , le ts part demurely . Enter Adurni , and Auria . AD. Wee wish thee ( honourd Auria ) life and safety , Returne crownd with a victory , whose wreath , Of triumph may advance thy countries glory , Worthy your name and Ancestors . AVR. My Lord , I shall not live to thrive in any action , Deserving memory when I forget Adurnis love and favour . PIE. I present yee My service for a farewell . FVT. Let few words Excuse all arts of complement . FVL. For my owne part , Kill or be kill'd , for there s the short and long on 't . Call me your shadowes hinch-boy . AVR. Gentlemen , My businesse urging on a present hast , Enforceth short replie . AD. Wee dare not hinder Your resolution wingd with thoughts so constant . All happinesse . PIE. PHVT. Contents . AVR. So leave the wintred people of the North , The minutes of their summer , when the Sunne Departing leaves them in Cold roabes of Ice , Enter Trelcatio , Spinella , & Castanna . As I leave Genoa , — now appeares the object Of my apprentic'd hart , thou bringst Spinella A welcome in a farewell , soules and bodies Are severd for a time , a span of time ; To joyne againe without all separation , In a confirmed unitie for ever . Such will our next embraces be for life ; And then to take the wracke of our divisions , Will sweeten the remembrance of past dangers , Will fallen love in perpetuity , Will force our sleepes to steale upon our stories . These daies must come , and shal without a cloud Or sight of feare , or envie : to your charge , ( Trelcatio our good unkle ) and the comfort Of my Spinella's sister , faire Castanna , I doe intrust this treasure . TREL. I dare promise , My husbanding that trust with truth and care . CAST. My sister shall to me stand an example , Of powring free devotions for your safety . AVRI. Gentle Castanna , thou art a branch of goodnesse , Growne on the selfe same stocke with my Spinella . But why my deere , hast thou lockd up thy speech in so much silent sadnesse , oh at parting ! Belike one private whisper must bee sighd , Vncle the best of peace enrich your familie , I take my leave . TREL. Blessings and health preserve yee . Exit . AUR. Nay nay Castanna , you may hear our counsels . A while , you are designd your sisters husband , Give me thy hand Spinella , you did promise , To send me from you with more cheerefull lookes , Without a grudge or teare , deed love you did . SPI. What friend have I left in your absence ? AUR. Many thy vertues are such friends , they cannot faile thee , Faith , purity of thoughts and such a meekenesse , As would force scandall to a blush . SPI. Admit Sir , The patent of your life should be calld in , How am I left then to account with griefes ; More slav'd to pity then a broken heart ? Auria ! soule of my comforts , I let fall No eye on breach of fortune , I contemne No entertainment to divided hopes ; I urge no pressures by the scorne of change ; And yet my Auria , when I but conceave How easie t is ( without impossibilitie ) Never to see thee more , forgive me then , If I conclude I may be miserable , Most miserable . CON. And such conclusion sister Argues effects of a distrust more voluntarie then cause by likely hood . AUR. T is truth Castanna . SPI. I grant it truth , yet Auria I am a woman ; And therefore apt to feare , to shew my dutie And not take heart from you , I le walke from yee , At your command , and not as much as trouble Your thought with one poore looking backe . AUR. I thanke thee , My worthy wife ! before we kisse , receave This caution from thine Auria , first Castanna Let us bid farewell . SPI. Speake ( good ) speake . AUR. the steps Young Ladies tread left to their own discretion , How ever wisely printed are observed And construed as the lookers on presume , Point out thy waies then in such even pather , As thine owne iealousies from others tongues May not intrude a guilt , tho undeserved . Admit of visits as of Physicke forc'd Not to procure health , but for safe prevention Against a growing sickenesse in thy use Of time and of discourse be found so thristy , As no remembrance may impeach thy rest , Appeare not in a fashion that can prompt The gazers eye , or holla to report ; Some widdowed neglect of hand , some value In recreations be both wise , and free , Live still at home , home to thy selfe how-ere Enricht with noble company , remember A womans vertue in her lifetime , writes The Epitaph all covet on their tombes , In short I know thou never wilt forget Whose wife thou art , nor how upon thy lippes , Thy husband at his parting stald this kisse . No more . SPI. Deere heaven I goe sister , goe . Exit . AURI. Done bravely , Enter Aurelio . And like the choice of glory to know mine , One of earths best I have forgone , — see , see , Yet in another I am rich ; a friend , A perfect one , Aurelio . AUREL. Had I been , No stranger to your bosome Sir , ere now You might have sorted me in your resolves , Companion of your fortunes . AUR. So the wrongs I should have ventur'd on against thy fate Must have deny'd all pardon , not to hold Dispute with reputations , why before This present instant I conceald the stealth Of my adventures from the Counsels , know My wants doe drive me hence . AUREL. Wants , so you sayd , And 't was not friendly spoken , AURI. Heare me further . AUREL. Auria take heed , the covert of a folly Willing to range ; be not without excuse Discoverd in the coynage of untruths . I use no harder language , thou art neare Already on a ship-wrack in forsaking The holy land of friendship in forsaking To talke your wants . Fie . AURI. By that sacred thing Last issu'd from the Temple where it dwelt , I mean our friendship , I am sunke so low In my estate , that bids me live in Genoa But six moneths longer , I survive the remnant Of all my store . AUREL Vmh . AURI. In my Countrey , friend Where I have sided my superiour friend Swayd opposition , friend , friend here to fall Subject to scorne , or rarely found compasion , Were more than man that hath a soule could beare , A soule not stoop'd to servitude . AUREL. Your shew , Nor certaintie , nor weake assurance yet Of reparation in this course : in case Command be proffered . AURI. He who cannot merit Preferment by employments , let him bare His throat unto the Turkish cruelty , Or dye or live a slave without redemption . AUREL . For that so , but you have a wife , a young , A faire wife ; she , though free could never claime Right in prosperitie , was never tempted By triall of extreames , to youth and beauty , Bayts for dishonour , and a perisht fame . AURI. Shew me the man that lives , and so my face Dares speake , scarce thinke , such tyranny against Spinellas constancie , except Aurelio He is my friend . AUREL. There lives not then a friend Dares love you like Aurelio , that Aurelio , Who fare and early ; often sayd and truly , Your marriage with Spinella would entangle As much th' opinion due to your discretion , As your estate , it hath done so to both . AURI. I finde it hath . AUREL. He who prescribes no law , No limits of condition to the objects Of his affection ; but will meerly wed A face because t is round , or limb'd by nature In purest red and white , or at the best , For that his mistresse owes an excellence Of qualities , knowes when and how to speake , Where to keepe silence , with fit reasons why , Whose vertues are her onely dowre , else In either kinde , ought of himselfe to master Such fortunes as as adde fuell to their loves For otherwise : — but herein I am idle , Have foold to little purpose . AURI. She 's my wife . AUREL. And being so , it is not manly done To leave her to the triall of her wits , Her modestie , her innocence , her vowes . This is the way that poynts her out an art Of wanton life . AURI. Sir , sayd yee ? AUREL. You forme reasons , Iust ones , for your abandoning the stormes Which threaten your owne ruine ; but propose No shelter for her honour ; what my tongue Hath utterd , Auria , is but honest doubt , And you are wise enough in the construction . AURI. Necessitie must arme my confidence , Which if I live to triumph over friend , And ere come back in plentie , I pronounce Aurelio heire of what I can bequeath . Some fit deduction for a worthy widow , Allowd with caution , she be like to prove so . AUREL. Who ? I your heire ? your wife being yet so young , In every probability so forward To make you a father ? leave such thoughts . AURI. Believe it , Without replies Aurelio : keepe this note , A warrant for receiving from Mariano Two hundred Ducats ; as you finde occasion Dispose them in my absence to Spinella . I would not trust her uncle , hee good man , Is at an ebbe himselfe , another hundred I left with her , a fourth I carry with me , Am I not poore , Aurelio , now ? exchange Of more debates between us , would undoe My resolution : Walke a little prithee , Friends we are , and will embrace : but let 's not speake Another word . AUREL. I le follow you to your horse . Exit . Enter Adurni and Futelli . A letter . ADUR. With her owne hand . FUT. She never us'd my Lord , A second meanes , but kist the letter first , Orelookt the superscription : then let fall Some amorous drops , kist it againe , talkt to it Twentie times over , set it to her mouth , Then gave it me , then snatch'd it backe againe , Then cryd , oh my poore heart , and in an instant Commend my truth and secresie , such medly Of passion yet , I never saw in woman . AD. In woman ? th' art deceav'd ; but that we both Had mothers , I could say how women are , In their owne natures , modells of meere change : Of change of what is naught , to what is worse , She fed ye liberally . FUT. Twenty ducates She forcd on me , vowd by the pretious love She bore the best of men , ( I use my lord ) Her very words the miracle of men , Malfato , ( then she sigh'd ) this mite of gold Was only entrance to a farther bounty , T is meant ( my lord ) be like presse mony . AD. Divell ! how durst she tempt thee , Futelli , knowing Thy love to me ? FUT. There lies ( my lord ) her cunning , Rather her craft : first she began what pitty It was , that men should differ in estates , Without proportion some so strangely rich , Others so miserable poore ; and yet , Quoth she , since t is very deed unfit All should be equalls ; so I must confesse It were good justice that the properest men Should be prefer'd to fortune , such as nature Had mark't with faire abilities of which Genoa , for ought I know , hath wondrous few Not two to boast of . AD. Here began her itch . FUT. I answerd , she was happy then , whose choice In you , my lord , was singular . AD. Well urgd . FUT. She smil'd , and said , it might be so , and yet There stopt : then I cloz'd with her , and concluded The title of a lord was not enough , For absolute perfection , I had seene Persons of meaner quality , much more Exact in faire indowments ; but your Lordship Will pardon me , I hope . AD. And love thee for it . FUT. Phew : let that passe ( quoth she ) and now wee prattle Of handsome gentlemen , in my opinion , Malfato is a very prety fellow , Is he not , pray Sir , I had then the truth Of what I rov'd around with more then praise , Approv'd her judgement in so high a straine , Without comparison ( my honourd Lord ) That soone wee both concluded of the man , The match and businesse . AD. For delivering A letter to Malfato . FUT. Whereto I No sooner had consented , with protests , ( I did protest my Lord ) of secresie , And service , but she kist me ( as I live ) Of her owne free accord — ( I trust your lordship Conceaves not me amisse ) pray rip the seale ( My lord ) you le finde sweet stuffe , I dare believe , AD. Adurni reades . Present to the most accomplisht Of men , Malfato with this Love a service . Kind Superscription , prithee finde him out , Deliver it with complement , observe How ceremoniously he does receive it . FUT. will not your lordship peruse the contents ? AD. enough I know too much be just , and cunning A wanton Mistresse is a common sewer Much never project labors in my braine — Your friend here s now the Gemini of wit What od conceit is next on foot , some cast Enter Piero . Of neate invention , ha sire . PIE. Very fine , I doe protest my lord . FUT. Your lordships eare shall share i th' plot . AD. As how ? PIE. You know my lord Young Amoretta , old Trelcatio's daughter An honest man , but poore . FUT. And my good lord , He that is honest , must be poore , my lord , It is a common rule . AD. Well Amoretta , Pray one at once my knowledge is not much , Of her instruct me . PIE. Speake Futelli . FUT. Spare me . Piero has the tongue more pregnant . PIE. Fie play on your creature . FUT. Shall be yours . PIE. Nay good . AD. Well keep your mirth , my dainty honies agree Some two daies hence , till when — PIE. By any meanes , Partake the sport , my lord , this thing of youth . FUT. Hansome enough , good face , quicke eye , well bred . PIE. Is yet possest so strangely . FUT. With an humor of thinking , she deserves — PIE. A Duke , a Count . At least a Viscount , for her husband that — FUT. She scornes all mention of a match beneath One of the foresaid nobles ; will not ride In a caroach without eight horses . PIE. Six , she may be drawn to fower — FUT. Are for the power , But for two horses in a coach — PIE. She saies , Th' are not for creatures of heavens making fitter — FUT . Fitter for litters to convey hounds in , Then people christian yet herselfe — PIE. Herselfe walkes evermore a foot , and knowes not whether A Coach doth trot or amble . FUT. But by heare-say . AD. Stop gentlemen , you run a gallop both : Are out of breath sure , t is a kinde of complement Scarce entred to the times , but certainly You coyne a humour , let me understand Deliberately your fancie . PIE. In plaine troath , My Lord , the she whom we describe is such , And lives here , here in Genoa , this Citie , This very citie , now , the very now . AD. Trelcatios daughter . FUT. Has refused suiters Of worthy ranke , substantiall and free parts . Onely for that they are not Dukes , or Counts , Yet she herselfe , with all her fathers store , Can hardly weigh above foure hundred Ducates . AD. Now your designe for sport . PIE. Without prevention , Guzman the Spaniard late casheerd , most gravely Observes the full punctilios of his nation , And him have we beleagred to accost This shee-peece , under a pretence of being Grandee of Spain , and cousin to twelve Princes . FUT. For rivall unto whom we have enrag'd Fulgoso , the rich cox-combe lately started A gentleman out of a Sutlers hut , In the late Flemish warres , we have resolvd him He is descended from Pantagruel , Of famous memory by the fathers side , And by the mother from Dame Fusti-Bunga , Who troubled long time with a strangury , Vented at last salt-water so abundantly , As drownd the land twixt Sirixia and Vere , Where steeples tops are onely seene : hee casts Beyond the Moone , and will be greater yet In spight of Don . AD. You must abuse the maid Beyond amends . FUT. But countenance the course My Lord , and it may chance beside the mirth , To worke a reformation on the mayden , Her fathers leave is granted , and thankes promis'd , Our ends are harmlesse trials . AD. I betray me secrets of such use . AMBO . Your Lordships humblest . Exit . Enter Aurelio and Malfato . AU. A Melancholy grounded , and resolv'd , Receiv'd into a habit , argues love , Or deepe impression of strong discontents , In cases of these rarities a friend Upon whose faith , and confidence , we may Vent with security , our griefe becomes Oft times the best Physition , for admit Wee finde no remedy , we cannot misse Advise in sted of comfort , and beleeve It is an ease , Malfato , to disburthen Our soules of secret clogges , where they may finde A rest in pitty , tho not in redresse . MAL. Let all this sence be yielded to AU. Perhaps you measure what I say , the common nature Of an officious couriosity MAL. Not I Sir . AU. Or that other privat ends Sift your retirements — MAL. Neither . Enter Futelli . FUT. Under favour Signior Malfato , I am sent to crave Your leisure , for a word or two in private . MAL. To me ! your minde FUT. This letter will informe ye . MAL. Letter ? howe s this ? what s here ? FUT. Speake yee to me sir ? MAL. Brave riddle : I' le endevour to unfold it . AU. How fares the Lord Adurni ? FUT. Sure in health sir . AUR. He is a noble Gentle-man ; withall Happy in his endevours : the generall voyce Sounds him for courtesie , behaviour , language , And every faire demeanor , an example : Titles of honour adde not to his worth , Who is himselfe an honour to his titles . MAL. You know from whence this comes . FUT. I doe . MAL. D' ee laugh ! But that I must consider such as Spaniels , To those who feed and cloath them , I would print Thy pandarisme upon thy fore-head : there Beare backe that paper to the hell from whence It gave thee thy directions , tell this Lord , He ventur'd on a foolish policie , In aiming at the scandall of my bloud , The tricke is childish , base , say base . FUT. You wrong him . AU. Be wise Malfato . MAL. Say , I know this whore . She who sent this temptation , was wife To his abused servant , and divorc'd From poore Benatzi , sencelesse of the wrongs That Madam Levidolche and Adurni Might revell in their sports without controule , Secure , uncheckt . AUR. You range too wildly now , Are too much inconsiderate . MAL. I am A gentleman free borne , I never wore The ragges of any great mans lookes , nor fed Upon their after-meales ; I never croucht Unto the offall of an Office promis'd Reward for long attendance , and then mist . I read no difference between this huge , This monstrous big word Lord , and Gentleman , More than the Title sounds ; for ought I learne , The latter is as noble as the first , I 'me sure more ancient . AU. Let me tell you then , You are too bitter , talk you know not what , Make all men equalls , and confound all course Of order , and of Nature : this is madnesse . MAL. T is so ; and I have reason to be mad : Reason Aurelio , by my truth and hopes . This wit Futelli brings a suit of love From Leuidolche , one however maskt In colourable privacie , is fam'd The Lord Adurnies pensioner , at least . Am I a husband pickt out for a strumpet , For a cast suit of bawdrie ? Aurelio , You are as I am , you could ill digest The triall of a patience so unfit . Be gone Futelli , doe not mince one syllable Of what you heare : another fetch like this May tempt a peace to rage : so say , be gone . FUT. I shall report your answer . Exit . MAL. What have I Deserv'd to bee so us'd ? in colder blood I doe confesse nobilitie requires Dutie and love , it is a badge of vertue , By action first acquir'd , and next in ranke Vnto anoynted royaltie wherein Have I neglected distance , or forgot Observance to superiours ? sure my name Was in the note mistooke . AU. We will consider the meaning of this mystery . MAL Not so , Let them feare bondage who are slaves to feare , The sweetest freedome is an honest heart . Exeunt .
Actus Secundus . Enter Futelli and Guzman . FVTELLI . DExteritie and sufferance , brave Don , Are Engines the pure politicke must work with . GUZ. We understand . FUT. In subtilties of warre , ( I talke t' ee now in your owne occupation , Your trade , or what you please ) unto a Souldier , Surprizall of an enemy by stratagem , Or down-right cutting throats is all one thing . GUZ. Most certaine : on , proceed . FUT. By way of parallell , You drill or exercise your company , ( No matter which for termes ) before you draw Into the field , so in the feats of Courtship . First choyce is made of thoughts , behaviour , words , The set of lookes , the posture of the beard , Besol as manus , cringes of the knee , The very hums and ha's , thumps , and ay mees . GUZ We understand all these : advance . FUT. Then next , Your enemy in face , your mistresse ( marke it ) Now you consult either to skirmish slightly , That s carelesse amors , or to enter battaile , Then fall to open treatie , or to worke By secret spies or gold : here you corrupt The Chamber-mayd , a fatall engine , or Place there an Ambusesdo , that s contract With some of her neere friends , for halfe her portion , Or offer truce , and in the interim , Run upon slaughter , t is a noble treachery , That s sweare and lye , steale her away : and to her Cast caps , and cry Victoria , the field 's Thine owne ( my Don ) shee 's thine . GUZ. We doe vouchsafe her . FUT. Hold her then fast . GUZ. As fast as can the armes Of strong imagination hold her . FUT. No , sh 'as skipt your hold , my imaginations eyes Perceives she not endures the touch or sent Of your war-over-worne habiliments , Which I forgot in my instructions To warne you of , therefore my warlicke Don , Apparrell speedily your imagination With a more courtly out-side . GUZ. T is soone done . FUT. As soone as sayd , in all the cloathes thou hast , More than that walking wardrobe on thy back . GUZ. Imagine first our rich Mockado doublet , With our cut cloath of gold sleeves , and our quellio , Our Diamond buttond Callamancho hose , Our plume of Ostrich , with the embroydred scarfe The Dutchesse Infantasgo rowld our arme in . FUT. I this is brave indeed . GUZ. Our Cloake whose cape is Larded with pearles , which the Indian lacquies Presented to our countrey-man De Cortez , For ransome of his life , rated in value At thirteene thousand pistolets , the guerdon Of our atchievement , when wee rescued The Infanta from the Bore in single duell , Neere to the Austrian forrest with this rapier , This onely , very , naked , single rapier . FUT. Top and top-gallant brave , GUZ. We will appeare Before our Amoretta like the issue Of our progenitors . FUT. Imagine so , And that this rich sute of imagination , Is on already now ( which is most probable As that apparell ) here stands your Amoretta , Make your approach and court her . GUZ. Lustre of beauty , Not to affright your tender soule with horrour , We may discend to tales of peace and love , Soft whispers fitting Ladies clossets , for Thunder of cannon , roaring smoake and fire , As if hells maw had vomited confusion , The clash of steele , the neighs of barbed Steeds , Wounds spouting blood , townes capering in the ayre , Castles push'd downe , and Cities plowd with swords , Become great Guzmans Oratory best , Who tho victorious , and during life Must be : yet now grants parley to thy smiles . FUT. S'foot , Don , you talke too big , you make her tremble , Doe you not see 't imaginarily ? I doe as plainely as you saw the death Of the Austrian Bore , she rather heares Of feasting then of fighting , take her that way . GUZ. Yes we will feast my queene , my empresse saint , Shal't tast no delicates but what are drest With costlier spices then the Arabian bird Sweetens her funerall bed with , we will riot With every change of meates ; which may renue Our bloud unto a spring , so pure , so high , That from our pleasures shall proceede a race Of scepter-bearing princes , who at once Must raigne in every quarter of the globe . FUT. Can more be said by one that feeds on herring And garlicke constantlie ? GUZ. Yes we will feast . FUT. Enough , she s taken , and will love you now , As well in buffe , as your imagin'd bravery , Your dainty ten times drest buffe , with this language ( Bould man of armes ) shall win upon her , doubt not Beyond all silken puppetry , thinke no more Of your mockadoes , calaminchaes , quellios , Pearle larded capes and diamond buttond breeches , Leave such poore out-side helpes to puling lovers , Such as Fulgoso your weake rivall is , That starveling braind-companion appeare you At first ( at least ) in your owne warlike fashion : I pray be rul'd , and change not a thred about you . GUZ. The humour takes ( for I sir , am a man Affects not shifts ) I will adventure thus . FUT. Why so you carry her from all the world , I me proud my starres designed me out an instrument In such an hie imploiment . GUZ. gravely spoken , You may be prowd on t — Enter Fulgoso , and Piero . FUL. What is lost is lost , Money is trash , and Ladies are et caetera's , Play 's play ; luck's lucke , fortunes an I know what , You see the worst of me , and what s all this now ? PIE. A very sparke ( I vow ) you will be stil'd , Fulgoso the invincible , but did The faire Spinella loose an equall part How much in all d' ee say ? FUL. Bare threescore duckets , Thirty a peece , we neede not care who know it She plaid , I went her halfe walkd by and whistled After my usuall manner thus — unmoved Whistles . As no such thing had ever beene as it were , Altho I saw the winners share my money His lordship , and an honest gentleman Purs'd it , but not so merrily as I Whistled it off — whistles PIE. A noble confidence . FUT. D ee note your rivall . GUZ. With contempt I doe . FUL. I can forgoe things neerer then my gold , Allyd to my affections , and my bloud ; Yea honour , as it were , with the same kinde . Of carelesse confidence , and come off fairely Too as it were . PIE. But not your love , Fulgoso . FUL. No , shee s inherent , and mine owne past loosing . PIE. It tickles me to thinke with how much state ▪ You , as it were , did runne at tilt in love Before your Amoretta . FUL. Broke my lance . PIE. Of wit , of wit . FUL. I meane so as it were And laid flat on her backe , both horse and woman . PIE. Right as it were . FUL. What else man , as it were . GUZ. Did you doe this to her , dare you to vant Fulgoso whistles the spanish Pavin . Your triumph we being present ? um , ha , um . FUT. What thinke you Don , of this brave man ? GUZ. A ma ? It is some trusse of reeds , or empty caske , In which the winde with whistling spores it selfe FUT. Beate up Sir , hee s your rivall , budge not from him An inch , your grounds are honor . PIE. Stoutly ventured , Don , hold him too 't . FUL. protelt a fine conceit , A very fine conceite , and thus I tould her , That for mine owne part , if shee lik'd me , so , If not , not ; for my ducke or do said I , It is no fault of mine , that I am noble , Grant it ; another may be noble too , And then wee 'r both one noble better stil Habs-nabs good wincke and choose , if one must have her , The other goes without her , best of all , My spirit is too high , to fight for woman , I am too full of mercy to be angrie , A foolish generous quality , from which No might of man can beat I 'me , i me resolvd . GUZ. Hast thou a spirit then ha ? speakes thy weapon Toledo language , Bilbo , or dull Pisa ? If an Italian blade , or spanish mettall , Be briefe , we challenge answer . FUT. Famous Don . FUL. What does he talke ? my weapon speakes no language , T is a dutch iron trunchion . GUZ. Dutch ? FUL. And it need be , T will maule one's hide , in spight of who saies nay GUZ. Dutch to a Spaniard , hold me . FUL. Hold mee too Sirrah if th' art my frind , for I love no fighting , Yet hold me least in pitty I flie off , It I must fight , I must ; in a scurvie quarrell I de fie hee s and shee s , twit me with dutch ? Hang dutch and french , hang spanish and Italians , Christians and Turkes pew-waw ; all 's one to me , I know what s what , I know on which side My bread is butterd . GUZ. Butterd ? dutch againe ? You come not with intention to affront us . FUL. Front mee no fronts , if thou beest angrie squable Heere s my defence , and thy destruction — whistles a charge If friends shake hands , and goe with me to dinner . GUZ. We will embrace the motion , it doth relish , The Cavaleiro treates on termes of honor , Peace is not to be baulkd on faire conditions . FUT. Still Don is Don the great . PIE. He shewes the greatnesse Of his vast stomach in the quicke embracement Of thothers dinner . FUT. T was the ready meanes to catch his friendship . PIE. Y are a paire of worthies , That make the nine no wonder . FUT. Now since fate Ordaines that one of two must be the man , The man of men which must enjoy alone Loves darling Amoretta , both take liberty To shew himselfe before her , without crosse Of interruption , one of tother : he Whose sacred mystery of earthly blessings Crownes the pursuit ; be happy . PIE. And till then , live brothers in societie . GUZ. We are fast . FUL. I vow a match : I le feast the Don to day And fast with him to morrow . GUZ. Faire conditions . Enter Adurni , Spinella , Amoretta , Castanna . AD. Futelli and Piero , follow speedily . PIE. My Lord we wait yee . FUT. We shall soone returne . Exeunt . FUL. What 's that ? I saw a sound . GUZ. A voyce for certaine . FUL. It nam'd a Lord . GUZ. Here are Lords too , we take it , We carry blood about us , rich and haughty , As any the twelve Caesars . FuL. Gulls or Mogulls , Tag , rag , or other , Hoger-Mogen vanden Skip-Iacks , or Chouses . Whoo ! the brace are flincht , The paire of shavers are sneakt from us , Don . Why ? what are we ? GUZ. The valiant will stand too 't . FUL. So say I , we will eate and drink , and squander , Till all doe split againe . GUZ. Match on with greedinesse . Exeunt . Enter Martino and Levidolche . MAR. You cannot answer what a generall tongue Objects against your folly , I may curse The interest you lay claime to in my blood , Your mother my decre neece did die , I thought Too soon , but she is happy , had she liv'd Till now , and knowne the vanities of your life Hath dealt in , she had wisht herselfe a grave Before a timely houre . LEV. Sir , consider , My sex , were I mankinde , my sword should quit A wounded honour , and repreave a name From injury , by printing on their bosomes Some deadly Character , whose drunken surfets Vomit such base aspersions , as I am Scorne and contempt is vertue : my desert Stands far above their malice . MAR .. Levidolche , hypocrisie puts on a holy robe , Yet never changeth nature : call to minde , How in your girles dayes you fell forsooth In love , and married , married ( harke ye ) whom . A trencher-waiter , shrewd preferment : but Your childhood then excus'd that fault : for so Footmen have run away with lusty heires , And stable-grooms reacht to some fair ones chambers . LE. Pray let not me be bandied sir , and baffaild By your intelligence . MAR. So toucht to the quicke , Fine mistresse , I will then rip up at length The progresse of your infancie , in colour Of disagreement you must be divorc'd , Were so , and I must countenance the reasons On better hopes I did , nay tooke you home , Provided you my care , nay justified Your alteration , joyd to entertaine Such visitants of worth and ranke , as tendred Civill respects ; but then , even then — LEV. What then ? Sweet unkle doe not spare me . MAR. I more shame To feare my hospitality was bawd And ( name it so ) to your unchaste desires , Then you to heare and know it . LEV. Whose whore am I ? For that s your plainest meaning . MAR. Were you modest , The word you utterd last would force a blush . Adurni is a bounteous Lord , t is sayd , He parts with gold and jewels like a free And liberall purchaser , a' wriggles in To Ladies pleasures by a right of pension ; But you know none of this : You are growne a Taverne talke , Matter for Fidlers songs , I toyle to build The credit of my family , and you To pluck up the foundation , even this morning Before the common Councell , young Malfato Convented for some lands he held ; suppos'd Belong'd to certaine Orphans , as I question'd His tenure in particulars , he answerd , My worship needed not to flaw his right : For if the humour held him , he could make A joynture to my over-living Neece , Without oppression , bad me tell her too , She was a kinde young soule , and might in time Be sued to by a loving man , no doubt . Here was a jolly breakfast . LEV. Uncles are priviledged More than our parents , some wise man in state Hath rectified , no doubt , your knowledge sir , Whiles all the policie for publicke businesse , Was spent — for want of matter , I by chance Fell into grave discourse ; but by your leave , I from a strangers table rather wish To earne my bread , than from a friends by gift , Be daily subject to unfit reproofes . MAR. Come , come , to the poynt . LEV. All the curses Due to a ravisher of sober truth , Dambe up their gracelesse mouthes . MAR. Now you turne rampant , Iust in the wenches trimme and garbe , these prayers Speake your devotions purely . LEV. Sir , alas , What would you have me do ? I haue no Orators , More than my teares , to plead my innocence , Since you forsake me , and are pleas'd to lend An open eare against my honest fame . Would all their spight could harry my contents Unto a desperate ruine ; Oh deare goodnesse , There is a right for wrongs . MAR. There is , but first Sir in commission on your owne defects , Accuse your selfe : be your owne Iury , Iudge , And executioner , I make no sport Of my vexation . LEV. All the short remaines Of undesired life , shall onely speake Th' extremitie of penance : your opinion Enjoynes it too . MAR. Enough ; thy teares prevaile Against credulity . Enter Trelcatio . A letter . LEV. My miseries , As in a glasse , present me the rent face Of an unguided youth . MAR. No more — Trelcatic , Some businesse speeds you hither . TREL. Happy newes , Signior Martino , pray your care ; my nephew Auria hath done brave service : and I heare ( Le ts be exceeding private ) is returnd High in the Duke of Florences respects , T is sayd , but make no words that a' has firke And mumbl'd the roguie-Turkes . MAR. Why would you know His merits so unknowne ? TREL. I am not yet Confirmd at full , withdraw , and you shall read All what this paper talkes . MAR. So ; Levidolche , you know our minde , Be cheerefull , come Trelcatio , Causes of joy or griefe , do seldome happen Without companions , ne'ere thy resolutions Have given an other birth to my contents . Exit . LE. Even so , wise uncle , much good doe ye — discoverd ! I could flie out , mix vengeance with my love , Unworthy man Malfato , my good Lord My hot in bloud , rare Lord , growes could too , well Rise dotage into rage , and sleep no longer ; Affection turned to hatred , threatens mischiefe . Exit . Enter Piero , Amoretta , Futilli , and Castana . PIE. In the next gallory you may behold Such living pictures Lady , such rich pieces , Of Kings , and Queens , and Princes , that you 'd think They breath , and smile upon yee . AMO. Ha , they crownthes , Great crownthes o th gold upon their headthes . PIE. Pure gold , Drawne all in state . AMO. How many horthes pray Are i th their Chariots ? PIE. Sixteene , some twenty . CAST. My sister wherefore left we her alone ? Where staies she gentlemen ? FUT. Viewing the roomes , T is like you le meet her in the gallery . This house is full of curiosities , Most fit for Ladies sights . AMO. Yeth , yeth , the thight Of printhethes ith a fine thight . CAST. Good , let us finde her . PIE. Sweet Ladies this way ; see the doores sure . FUT. Doubt not . Exit . SONG . Enter Adurni , and Spinella . PLeasures , Beauty , Youth attend yee . Whiles the spring of nature lasteth , Love and melting thoughts attend yee Use the time , ere winter hasteth . Active blood , and free delight , Place and privacie invite . Doe doe ! be kind as faire , Loose not opportunity for ayre . She is cruell that denies it , Bountie best appeares in granting , Stealth of sport as soone supplies it , Whiles the dues of love are wonting . Here 's the sweet exchange of blisse , When each whisper proves a kisse . In the game are felt no paines , For in all the looser gaines . AD. Plead not faire creature without sence of pity So incompassionatly gainst a service , In nothing faulty more then pure obedience , My honours and my fortunes are led captives In triumph by your all-commanding beauty , And if you ever felt the power of love , The rigor of an uncontrouled passion , The tyrannie of thoughts consider mine , In some proportion , by the strength of yours , Thus may you yield and conquer . SPI. Doe not study ( My Lord ) to apparrell folly in the steed Of costly colours , henceforth cast off farre Far from your noblest nature , the contempt Of goodnesse , and be gentler to your fame , By purchase of a life to grace your story . AD. Deare , how sweetly Reproofe droopes from that baulmy spring your breath , Now could I read a lecture of my griefes Un-earth a mine of Jewells at your foote , Command a golden shower to raine downe , Impoverish every Kingdome of the east , Which trafficks richest cloathes , and silkes ; would you Vouchsafe one , unspleend chiding to my riot , Else such a sacrifice can but beget Suspition of returnes , to my devotion , In mercenary blessings , for that saint To whom I vow my selfe , must never want Fit offerings to her altar . SPI. Auria , Auria , Fight not for name abroad , but come my husband , Fight for thy wife at home . AD. Oh never canke ( Deare crulty ) one that is sworne your creature , Amongst your countries enemies , I use . No force , but humble words , delivered from A tongue that s secretarie to my heart . SPI. How poorely some , tame to their wild desires , Fawne on abuse of vertue , pray my Lord , Make not your house my prison . A noise within . AD. Grant a freedome , To him who is the bondman to your beauty . Enter Aurelio , Castanna , Amoretta , Futilli , and Piero . AURE. Keepe backe yee close contrivers of false pleasures , Or I shall force ye backe — can it be possible Lockd up and singly too , chast hospitality A banquet in a bed-chamber ; Adurni ! Dishonourable man . AD. What sees this rudenesse , That can broach scandall here . AURE. For you hereafter , Oh woman , lost to every brave report , Thy wronged Auria is come home with glory , Prepare a welcome to uncrowne the greatnesse Of his prevailing fates , SPI. Whiles you belike , Are furnish'd with some newes for entertainement Which must become your friendship to be knit More fast betwixt your soules , by my removall , Both from his heart and memory . AD. Rich conquest , To triumph on a Ladies injur'd fame , Without a proofe or warrant . FUT. Have I life Sir , Faith , Christianity ? PII. Put me on the rack , The wheele , or the gallies , if — AURE. Peace factors , In merchandise of scorne , your sounds are deadly , Castanna , I could pity your consent To such ignoble practice , but I finde . Course fortunes easily seduc'd , and herein All clayme to goodnesse ceases . CAST. Use your tyranny . SPI. What rests behind for mee , out with it . AURE. Horror , Becomming such a forfeit of obedience , Hope not that any falsity in friendship Can palliate a broken faith , it dares not Leave in thy prayers ( fair vow-breaking want on ) To dresse thy soule new , whose purer whitenesse Is sullyd by thy change , from truth to folly . A fearefull storme is hovering , it will fall , No shelter can avoyd it , let the guilty Sink under their owne ruine . Exit . SPIN. How unmanly His anger threatens mischiefe ! AMO. Whom , I prethee , Doth the man speake to ? AD. Lady , be not mov'd , I will stand Champion for your honour , hazard All what is deerest to me . SPIN. Mercie heaven ! Champion for me , and Auria living ? Auria ? He lives , and for my guard my innocence As free as are my husbands clearest thoughts , Shall keep off vaine constructions , I must beg Your charities ; sweet sister , yours to leave me , I need no fellowes now : let me appeare , Or mine owne lawyer , or in open court ( Like some forsaken client ) in my suit Be cast for want of honest plea — oh misery . Exit . AD. Her resolution 's violent , quickly follow , CAST. By no means ( sir ) y 'aue followed her already , I feare with too much ill successe in triall , Of unbecomming courtesies ; your welcome Ends in so sad a farewell . AD. I will stand The roughnes of th' encounter , like a gentleman , And wait yee to your homes , what are befal me . exeunt .
Actus tertius . Enter Fulgoso and Guzman . FULGOSO . I Say , Don , brother mine , win her and weare her . And so will I ; if 't be my lucke to loose her , I loose a prety wench , and there s the worst on 't . GUZ. Wench said yee , most mechanically ? faugh ! Wench is your trull , your blower , your dowdie , but ( Sir brother ) he who names my Queene of love Without his bonnet vaild , or saying grace , As at Some paranymphall feast , is rude , Nor verst in literature , Dame Amoretta , Lo , I am sworne thy Champion . FUL. So am I too . Can as occasion serves , if she turne scurvie , Vnsweare my selfe again , and nere change colours . Pish man , the best , though call em , ladies , madames , Faires , fines , and honies , are but flesh and bloud , And now and then too , when the fits come on 'em , Will prove themselves but flirts , and tirliry pufkins . GUZ. Our choler must advance . FUL. Dost long for a beating ? Shall s try a slash , here s that shall do 't : I le tap A gallon of thy braines , and fill thy hogshead With two of wine for 't . GUZ. Not in friendship brother , FUl. Or whistle thee into an ague ; hang 't , Be sociable : drinke till we rore and scratch ; Then drinke our selves asleepe agen . The fashion ! Thou dost not know the fashion . GUZ. Her faire eyes , Like to a paire of pointed beames drawne from The Sunnes most glorious Orbe , does dazle sight , Audacious to gaze there ; then over those A severall bow of jet securely twines In semicircles under them two bankes Of roses red and white , divided by An arch of polishe Ivorie , surveying A temple from whence Oracles proceed , More gracious than Apollos , more desir'd Than amorous songs of Poets , softly tun'd . FUL. Hey day , what 's this ? GUZ. Oh , but those other parts , all — FUL. All : Hold there , I barre play under boord , My part yet lies therein ; you never saw The things you wier-draw thus . GUZ. I have dream't Of every part about her , can lay open Her severall inches , as exactly ( marke it ) As if I had tooke measure with a compasse , A rule , or yard , from head to foot . FUL. Oh rare , And all this in a dreame . Enter Benatzi as an out-law . Levidolche above GUZ. A very dreame . FUL. My waking brother Souldier is turnd Into a sleeping Carpenter or Taylor , Which goes for halfe a man — what 's he ? beare up ? BEN. Death of reputation , the wheele , strappado , gallies , Racke , are ridiculous fopperies ; goblins to Fright babies : poore lean-sould rogues , they Will swowne at the scarre of a pinne : one teare Dropt from their harlots eyes , breeds earth-quakes In their bones . FUL. Blesse us , a monster patcht of dagger bumbast , His eyes like Copper-basons , a' has chang'd Haire with a shagge dogge . GUZ. Let us then avoyd him , Or stand upon our guard ; the foe approches . BEN.

Cut-throats by the score abroad , come home , and rot in fripperies , brave man at armes . Goe turne pandor doe , stalke for a messe of warme broath : damnable , honourable cuts are but badges for a fool to vaunt , the raw rib'd Apothecarie poysons cum privilegio , and is payd . Oh the common-wealth of beasts is most politickly ordered .

GUZ. Brother , wee 'l keep aloofe , there is no valour In tugging with a man fiend FUL. I defie him . It gabbles like I know not what , believe it , The fellowes a shrewd fellow at a pink . BEN.

Looke else ; the Lion roares , and the spaniell fawnes . Downe Curre , the Badger bribes the Unicorne , That a Iury may not passe upon his pillage : here the Beare fees the Wolfe , for he will not howle gratis , beasts call pleading howling . So then , there the Horse complaines of the Apes rank-riding : the Jockie makes mouthes , but is fin'd for it : the Stagge is not jeer'd by the Monkie for his hornes : the Asse by the hare for his burthen : The Oxe by the Leopard for his yoke , nor the Goat by the Ram , for his beard , onely the Fox wrappes himselfe warme in Bever , bids the Cat mouze , the Elephant toyle , the Boare gather akorns , whiles he grinnes , feeds fat , tells tales , laughes at all , and sleepes safe at the Lions feet . — Save ye people .

FUL. Why save thee too , if thou beest of heavens making : What art ? — Feare nothing Don , we have our blades , Are mettall men our selves , try us who dare . GUZ. Our brother speakes our minde , thinke what you please on 't . BEN.

A match : observe well this switch ; with this only switch have I pasht out the braines of thirteene Turkes to the dozen for a breakfast .

FUL. What man ? tirteen ? is 't possible thou lyest not ? BEN.

I was once a Scholler , then I beg'd without pitty : from thence I practiz'd law , there a scruple of conscience popt me over the barre : a Souldier I turnd a while , but could not procure the letter of preferment . Merchant I would bee , and a glut of landrats gnawd me to the bones ; would have bought an office , but the places with reversions were catch up : offered to passe into the Court , and wanted trust for cloathes ; was lastly , for my good parts prest into the Gallies , tooke prisoner , redeemd amongst other slaves by your gay great man , they call him AURIA : and am now I know not who , where , or what . How d' ee like me ? say .

FUL. A shaver of all trades ; what course of life Doest meane to follow next ? ha ? speake thy minde . GUZ. Nor be thou daunted fellow : we our selves Have felt the frownes of fortune in our dayes . BEN. I want extreamly , exceedingly , hideously . LE. Take that , enjoy it freely , wisely use it . Throwes a purse Th' advantage of thy fate , and know the giver . Exit . FUL. Hoyda , a purse in troath who dropt , stay , stay , Vmh ; have we gipsies here ? oh mine is safe I st your purse , brother Don ? GUZ. Not mine , I seldome Weare such unfashionable trash about me . FUL. Hast any money in it , honest blade ? A bots on empty purses . GUZ. Wee defie them . BEN.

Stand from about me , as you are mortall , you are dull clod-pated lumpes of mire and garbish . This is the land of Fairies , Emperiall Queene of Elves , I do croutch to thee , vow my services , my blood , my sinewes to thee , sweete soveraigne of largesse , and liberality — a French Taylor neate ; Persian Cooke ; dainty ! Greeke Wines ; rich Flanders Mares ; stately Spanish Sallads , poynant , Venetian , wanton , ravishing , English Bawd unmatchable sirs I am fitted .

FUL. All these thy followers , miserable pigmies Prate sence and don 't be mad , I like thy humour , T is pretty odde , and so as one might say , I care not greatly if I entertaine thee , Dost want a master ? if thou dost I am for thee Else choose , and sneake up ; pish I scorne to flinch man . GUZ. Forsake not faire advancement , money certes Will fleet and drop off , like a cozening friend , Who holds it , holds a slippery Eele by th' tayle , Unlesse he gripe it fast , be ruld by counsell . BEN. Excellent , what place shall I be admitted to ? Chamber , wardrobe , cellar , or stable . FUT. Why one and all , th' art welcome , le ts shake hands on 't , Thy name ? BEN. Parado Sir FUL. The great affaires I shall employ thee most in wil be newes , And telling what s a clocke , for ought I know yet . BEN. It is sir to speake punctually some hour and halfe Eight three thirds of two seconds of one minute over at most , Sir FUL. I doe not aske thee now , or if I did We are not much the wiser , and for newes — BEN. Auria , the fortunate is this day to bee receavd with great solemnity at the city counsel house , the streetes are already throngd with lookers on . FUL. That s well remembred , brother Don let 's trudge , Or we shall come too late . GUZ. By no meanes , brother . FUL. Waite close my ragged new-come . BEN. As your shaddowes . Exit . Enter Auria , Adurni , Martino , Trelcatio , Aurelio , Piero , and Futilli . AURI. Your favours with these honours , speake your bounties And tho the low deserts of my successe Appeare in your constructions faire and goodly , Yet I attribute to a noble cause , Not my abilities , the thankes due to them , The Duke of Florence hath too highly prizd My duty in my service , by example , Rather to cherish and encourage vertue , In spirits of action , then to crowne the issue Of feeble undertakings . whiles my life Can stand in use I shal no longer rate it In value then it stirres to pay that debt , I owe my countrie for my birth and fortunes . MART. Which to make good , our state of Genoa Not willing that a native of her owne , So able for her safety , should take pension From any other Prince ; hath cast upon you The government of Corsica . TREL. Addes thereto Besides th' allowance yearly due , for ever To you and to your heires , the full revenew Belonging to Savona ; with the office Of Admirall of Genoa . ADUR. Presenting By my hands , from their publique treasury , A thousand Ducates . MAR. But they limit only One moueth of stay , for your dispatch , no more . FUT. In all your great attempts , may you grow thrifty , Secure , and prosperous . PIE. If you please to ranke , Amongst the humblest one that shall attend Instructions under your command , I am Ready to waite the charge . AURI. Oh still the state Engageth me her creature with the burthen Unequall for my weakenesse , to you gentlemen I will prove friendly honest , of all mindefull . AD. In memory ( my Lord , such is your stile now ) Of your late fortunate exployts , the counsell Amongst their generall acts , have registred The great Dukes letters , witnesse of your merit To stand in characters upon record . AURI. Load upon load let not my want of modesty Trespasse against good manners , I must study Retirement to compose this weighty businesse And moderately disgest so large a plenty . For feare it swel unto a surfeit . AD. May I be bould to presse a visit ? AURI. At your pleasure , Good time of day , and peace , Oes : health to your Lordship . AD. What of Spinella yet ? FUT. Quite lost no prints , Or any tongue of tracing her , how ever Matters are huddled up : I doubt my Lord Her husband carries little peace about him . AD. fall danger what fall can , she is a goodnesse Above temptation , more to be ador'd Then sifted ; I 'me too blame sure . FUT. Levidolche . For her part too , laughd at Malfatos frenzie ( Just so she termd it ) but for you ( my Lord ) She said shee thankd your charity , which lent Her crooked soule , before it left her body , Some respit , wherein it might learne againe The means of growing streight . AD. Shee has found mercy , Which I will seeke , and sue for . FUT. You are happy . Exit . Enter Auria , and Aurelio . AURI. Count of Savona , Genoas Admirall , Lord governor of Corsica , enrould A Worthy of my country , sought and su'd to Prais'd , courted , flatterd ; sure this bulke of mine , Tayles in the size a timpany of greatnesse Puffes up too monstrously my narrow chest , How surely dost thou malice , these extremes , Vncomfortable man ? when I was needy , Cast naked on the flats of barren pitty , Abated to an ebbe so low , that boyes A Cocke-horse friskd about me , without plunge You could chat gravely then , in formall tones , Reason most paradoxically ; now Contempt and wilful grudge at my uprising becalmes your learned noyse . AURE. Such florish Auria , Flies with so swift a gale , as it will wast Thy suddaine joyes into a faithlesse harbor . AURI. Canst mutter mischiefe , I observd your dulnesse Whiles the whole ging crowd to me harke my triumphs Are eccho'd under every roofe , the ayre Is streightend with the sound , there is not roome Enough to brace them in , but not a thought Doth pierce into the griefe that cabins heare , Here through a creeke a little in-let crawles , A flake no bigger than a sisters threed , Which sets the region of my heart a fire . I had a kingdome once , but am depos'd From all that royaltie of blest content , by a confederacie twixt love and frailtie . AURE glories in publik view , but adde to miserie , Which travailes in unrest at home . AURI. At home ? That home Aurelio speakes of , I have lost , And which is worse , when I have rowld about , Toild like a pilgrime , round this globe of earth , Wearied with care , and over-worne with age , Lodg'd in the grave , I am not yet at home , There rots but halfe of me , the other part Sleeps , heaven knowes where , would she and I my wife , I meane , but what alas talke I of wife , The woman , would we had together fed On any out-cast parings , course and mouldy , Not liv'd divided thus , I could have beg'd For both , for 't had been pitty she should ever Have felt so much extremitie . AURE. This is not Patience requir'd in wrongs of such vile nature , You pittie her , thinke rather on revenge . AURI. Revenge ! for what ? ( uncharitable friend ) On whom ? le ts speake a little pray with reason , You found Spinella in Adurnies house , T is like a' gave her welcome very likely , Her sister and another with her , so Invited , nobly done ; but he with her Privatly chamberd , he deserves no wife Of worthy qualitie , who dares not trust Her vertue in the proofes of any danger . AURE. But I broke ope the doores upon em . AURI. Marry , it was a slovenly presumption , And punishable by a sharpe rebuke . I tell you sir , I in my younger growth , Have by the stealth of privacie enjoyd A Ladies closet , where to have prophan'd That shrine of chastitie and innocence , With one unhallowed word , would have exild The freedome of such favour into scorne . Had any he alive then ventur'd there , With foule construction , I had stampt the justice Of my unguiltie truth upon his heart . AURE. Adurni might have done the like , but that The conscience of his fault in coward blood , blusht at the quick surprisall . AURI. O fie , fie . How ill some argue in their sowre reproofe , Against a partie liable to law : For had that Lord offended with that creature , Her presence would have doubled every strength Of man in him , and justified the forfeit Of noble shame , else t was enough in both With a smile onely to correct your rudenesse . AURE. T is well you make such use of neighbours courtesie , Some kinde of beasts are tame , and hug their injuries : Such way leads to a fame too . AURI. Not uncivilly , though violently , friend . AURE. Wherefore then , thinke yee , Can she absent her selfe , if she be blamelesse ? You grant of course , your triumphs are proclaim'd , And I in person told her your returne . Where lies she hid the while ? AURI. That rests for answer In you , now I come t' ee , we have exchang'd bosomes , Aurelio , from our yeares of childhood , Let me acknowledge with what pride I owne A man so faithfull , honest , fast , my friend : He whom if I speake fully , never faild by teaching trust to me , to learne of mine , I wisht my selfe thine equall ; if I aymd A wrong , t was in an envie of thy goodnesse , So dearly witnesse with me my integritie , I layd thee up to heart , that from my love , My wife was but distinguisht in her sex , Give back that holy signature of friendship , Canceld , defac'd , pluckt off , or I shall urge , Accounts scor'd on the tally of my vengeance , Without all former complements . AURE. D' ee imagine I fawne upon your fortunes , or intrude Upon the hope of bettering my estate , That you cashiere me at a minutes warning ? No , Auria , I dare vie with your respects , Put both into the ballance , and the poyse Shall make a setled stand , perhaps the proffer , So frankly vowd at your departure first Of setling me a partner in your purchase , Leads you into opinion of some ends Of mercenary falshood , yet such wrong Lest suites a noble soule . AURI. By all my sorrowes , The mention is too course . AURE. Since then th' occasion Presents our discontinuance , use your libertie : For my part I am resolute to die The same my life profest me . AURI. Pish , your faith Was never in suspicion ; but consider , Neither the Lord nor Lady , nor the bawd , Which shuffled them together , opportunitie Have fastned staine on my unquestion'd name , My friends rash indiscretion was the bellowes Which blew the cole now kindled to a flame , Will light his slander to all wandring eyes . Some men in giddie zeale ore-doe that office They catch at , of whose number is Aurelio : For I am certaine , certaine it had beene Impossible , had you stood wisely silent , but my Spinella , trembling on her knee , Would have accusd her breach of truth , have beg'd A speedy execution on her trespasse , Then with a justice lawfull as the magistrates , Might I have drawne my sword against Adurni , Which now is sheathed and rusted in the scabberd ; Good thankes to your cheape providence , once more I make demand — my wife — you — sir . AURE. Roare lowder The noyse affrights not me , threaten your enemies , And prove a valiant tongue man — now must follow , by way of method , the exact condition Of rage which runnes to mutinie in friendship . Auria come on , this weapon lookes not pale At fight of that againe heare and believe it , What I have done , was well done and well meant ; Twenty times over , were it new to doe . I de doo 't and doo 't , and boast the paines religious ; Yet since you shake me off , I slightly value Other severity . AURI. Honor and duty Stand my compurgators , never did passion Purpose ungentle usage of my sword , Against Aurelio , let me rather want My hands , nay friend , a heart then ever suffer Such dotage enter here , if I must loose Spinella , let me not proceed to misery , by loosing my Aurelio , we through madnesse , Frame strange conceits , in our discoursing braines , And prate of things as we pretend they were , Joyne helpe to mine ( good man ) and let us listen After this straying soule , and till we finde her , beare our discomfort quietly . AURE. So doubtlesse , She may be soone discoverd . AURI. That s spoke chearefully . Why there s a friend now , — Auria and Aurelio At oddes oh 't cannot be , must not , and shanot — Enter Castanna . But looke Castanna 's here , — welcome faire figure Of a choice Jewel , lockd up in a cabinet , More pretious then the publique view should sully . CAST. Sir how you are informd , or on what termes Of prejudice against my course , or custome , Opinion swaies your confidence , I know not Much anger , if my feares perswade not falsely , Sits on this gentlemans sterne brow , yet sir , If an unhappy maids word may finde credit , As I wish harme to no body on earth , So would all good folkes may wish none to me . AURI. None does sweete sister . CAST. If they doe , deare heaven Forgive them is my prayer , but perhaps , You might conceave ( and yet methinkes you shold not ) How I am faulty in my sisters absence , Indeed t is nothing so , nor was I knowing Of any private speech my Lord intended , Save civill entertainement , pray what hurt Can fall out in discourse , if it be modest ? Sure noble men will shew that they are such With those of their owne ranke , and that was all My sister can be charg'd with . AURI. I st not friend , an excellent maide ? AURE. Deserves the best of fortunes ; I ever spoke her vertuous . CAST . With your leave , You us'd most cruell language to my sister , Enough to fright her wits , not very kinde To me my selfe , she sighd when you were gone , Desird no creature else should follow her ; And in good truth , I was so full of weeping , I markd not well which way shee went . AURI. Staid she not Within the house then ? CAST. Passe not she — Aurelio Was passing rough . AURI. Strange ! no where to be found out . CAST. Not yet , but on my life , ere many howers , I shall heare from her . AURI. Shalt thou ? worthy maide , T hast brought to my sicke heart a cordiall — friend Good newes — most sweete Castanna . AURE. May it prove so . Exeunt . Enter Benatzi as before . BEN.

The paper in the purse for my directions appoynted this the place , the time now , here dance I attendance — shee is come already .

Enter Levidolche . LE. Parado , so I over heard you nam'd . BEN.

A mushrome sprung up in a minute , by the sun-shine of your benevolent grace , liberality and hospitable compassion ( most magnificent beauty ) have long since lyen bed-rid in the ashes of the old world till now , your illustrious charity hath rak'd up the dead embers by giving life to a worm inevitably devoted yours as you shall please to new shape mee .

LE. A gratefull man ( it seemes ) where gratitude Has harbor ; other furniture becomming Accomplish'd qualities must needs inhabit , What country claimes your birth ? BEN.

None , I was borne at sea , as my mother was in passage from cape Ludugory to cape Clagliaty toward Affrick in Sardinia , was bred up in Aquilastro , and at yeares put my selfe in service under the Spanish Viceroy : till I was taken prisoner by the Turkes . I have tasted in my daies hansome store of good and bad , and am thankefull for both .

LE. You seeme the issue then of honest parents . BEN.

Reputed no lesse : many children oftentimes inherit their lands who peradventure never begot them : my mothers husband was a very old man at my birth , but no man is too old to father his wives childe , your servant I am sure I will ever prove my selfe entirely .

LE. Dare you be secret ? BEN. Yes . LE. And suddaine . BEN. Yes . LEV. But withall , sure of hand , and spirit . BEN. Yes , yes , yes . LE. I use not many words , the time prevents 'em , A man of quality has rob'd mine honour . BEN. Name him . LE. Adurni . BEN. A' shall bleed . LE. Malfato contemn'd my proffered love . BEN. Yoake 'em in death — what 's my reward ? LE. Propose it , and enjoy it . BEN. You for my wife . LE. Ha! BEN. Nothing else , deny mee . And i le betray your counsells to your ruine ; Else doe the feate couragiously — consider . LE. I doe dispatch the taske I have enjoyn'd , Then claime my promise . BEN. No such matter , pretty one , Wee le marry first — or — farewell . LE. Stay , examine From my confession what a plague thou draw'st Into thy bosome , tho I blush to say it , Know I have without sence of shame , or honour , Forsooke a lawfull marriage bed , to dally Betweene Adurnis armes . BEN. This Lords . LE. The same ; more not content with him I courted , A newer pleasure , but was there refus'd by him I nam'd so late . BEN. Malfato . LE. Right , am henceforth resolutely bent to print My follies on their hearts , then change my life For some rare pennance , canst thou love me now ? BEN. Better I doe believe t is possible you may mend , All this breakes off no bargain . LE. Accept my hand , with this a faith as constant As vowes can urge , nor shall my haste prevent This contract , which death only must divorce . BEN. Settle the time . LE. Meete here to morrow night , We wil determine further , as behoves us . BEN. How is my new love call'd ? LE. Levidolche , be confident , I bring a worthy portion ; But you 'l slie off . BEN. Not I , by all that s noble , A kisse — farewell — deare fate . Exit . LE. Love is sharpe sighted And can pierce through the cunning of disguises , False pleasures I casheere ye , faire truth welcome . Exit .
Actus Quartus . Enter Malfato , and Spinella . MALFATO . HEre you are safe , ( sad cosen ) if you please May over-say the circumstance of what You late discourst , mine eares are gladly open , For I my selfe am in such hearty league With solitary thoughts , that pensive language Charmes my attention . SPI. But my husbands honours , By how much more in him they sparkle cleerly by so much more they tempt beliefe to credit The wrack and ruine of my injur'd name . MAL. Why cosen should the earth cleave to the rootes , The seas and heavens be mingled in disorder , Your purity with unaffrighted eyes Might waite the uproare , t is the guilty trembles At horrors , not the innocent , you are cruell In censuring a libertie allowd . Speake freely , gentle cousin , was Adurni Importunately wanton ? SPI. In excesse Of entertainment , else not . MAL. Not the boldnesse Of an uncivill courtship . SPI. What that meaht , I never understood , I have at once Set barres between my best of earthly joyes , And best of men , so excellent a man As lives without comparison , his love To me was matchlesse . MAL. Yet put case , sweet cousin , That I could name a creature , whose affection Followd your Auria in the height : affection To you ; even to Spinella , true and setled , As ever Auria's was , can , is , or will be . You may not chide the storie . SPI. Fortunes minions Are flattered , not the miserable . MAL. Listen to a strange tale , which thus the authour sigh'd , A kinsman of Spinella ( so it runnes ) Her fathers sisters soune , some time before Auria the fortunate possest her beauties , Became inamor'd of such rare perfections , As she was stor'd with , fed his idle hopes With possibilities of lawfull conquest , Propos'd each difficultie in pursuit Of what his vaine supposall stil'd his owne , Found in the argument one onely flaw Of conscience , by the nearnesse of their blouds , Unhappy scruple , easily dispenc'd with , Had any friends advice resolv'd the doubt . Still on a' lov'd , and lov'd , and wisht , and wisht , Eft-soone began to speake , yet soone broke off , And still the fondling durst not , cause a' durst not . SPI. T was wonderfull , MAL. Exceeding wonderfull , Beyond all wonder , yet t is knowne for truth , After her marriage , when remaind not ought Of expectation to such fruitlesse dotage . His reason then , now , then could not reduce The violence of passion , tho a'vowd Never to unlock that secret , scarce to her Herselfe , Spinella , and withall resolv'd , Not to come neare her presence , but to avoyd All opportunities how ever proffered . SPI. An understanding duld by th' infelicitie Of constant sorrow , is not apprehensive In pregnant noveltie , my eares receive The words you utter , cousin , but my thoughts Are fastned on another subject . MAL. Can you embrace , so like a darling , your owne woes , And play the tyrant with a partner in them ? Then I am thankfull for advantage , urg'd By fatall and enjoynd necessitie , To stand up in defence of injur'd vertue , Will against any , I except no qualitie , Maintaine all supposition misapplied , Unhonest , false , and villanous . SPI. Deare cousin , as y' are a gentleman , MAL. I le blesse that hand , Whose honourable pittie seales the pasport For my incessant turmoyles , to their rest . If I prevaile , ( which heaven forbid ) these ages Which shall inherit ours , may tell posteritie Spinella and Malfato for a kinsman , By noble love made jealous of her fame . SPI. No more , I dare not heare it . MAL. All is sayd : Henceforth shall never syllable proceed , Enter Castanna . From my unpleasant voyce , of amorous folly — CAST. Your summons warn'd me hither , I am come Sister , my sister t was an unkinde part , Not to take me along w' ee . MAL. Chide her for it , Castanna , this house is as freely yours , As ever was your fathers . CAST. we conceave so , Tho your late strangenesse hath bred mervalle in us , But wherefore , sister , keepes your silence distance ? Am I not welcome t' ee ? SPI. Lives Auria safe ? Oh prithee doe not heare me call him husband , before thou canst resolve what kinde of wife His fury termes the runne away , speake quickely , Yet doe not stay Castanna , I am lost , His friend hath set before him a bad woman , And hee , good man , believes it . CAST. Now in truth — SPI. Hold , my heart trembles , I perceive thy tongue Is great with ills and hastes to be delivered , I should not use Castanna so , first tell me , Shortly and truely tell me how he does . CAST. In perfect health . SPI. For that my thankes to heaven . MAL. The world hath not another wife like this , Cosen you will not heare your sister speake , So much your passion rules . SPI. Even what she pleases : goe on Castanna . CAST. Your most noble husband Is deafe to all reports , and only grieves At his soules love , Spinellas causelesse absence . MAL. Why looke ye cosen now ? SPI. Indeede . CAST. Will value no counsel , takes no pleasure in his greatnesse , Neither admits of likelyhood at all , That you are living : if you were hee 's certaine It were impossible you could conceale Your welcomes to him , being all one with him , But as for jealousie of your dishonor , Hee both laughes at and scornes it . SPI. Does a' . MAL. Therein he shewes himselfe desertfull of his happinesse , CAST. Methinks the newes should cause some motion sister . You are not well . MAL. Not well . SPI. I am unworthy . MAL. Of whom ? what ? why ? SPI. Goe cosen , come Castanna . Exeunt . Enter Trelcatio , Piero , and Futilli . TREL. The state in counsel is already set , My comming will be late ; now therfore gentlemen , This house is free as your intents are sober , Your paines shall be accepted . FUT. Mirth sometimes falls into earnest signior . PIE. Wee for our parts aime at the best . TREL. You wrong your selvs & me else , good successe t' ee . Exit . PIE. Futilli t is our wisest course to follow Our pastime with discretion , by which meanes Wee may ingratiate as our businesse hits , Our undertakings to great Aurias favour . FUT. I grow quite weary of this lazie custome Attending on the fruitlesse hopes of service , For meate and ragges , a wit , a shrewd preferment Study some scurrill jests , grow old and beg No let em be admit'd that love foule linnen . I le runne a new course . PIE. Get the coyne we spend , And knocke 'em ore the pate who jeers our earnings — FUT. Husht man , one suiter comes . Musicke . PIE. The tother followes . Enter Amoretta . FUT. Be not so lowd — here comes Madona sweete lips . Mithtreth , inthooth for thooth , will lithpe it to uth . AMO.

Dentlemen then ye ith thith muthicke yourth , or can ye tell what great manths fidleth , made it tith vedee petty noyth , but who thold th end it .

PIE. does not your selfe know Lady . AMO. I doe not uth To thpend lip labour upon quethtionths , That I my thelfe can anthwer . FUT. No sweet madam , Your lips are destind to a better use , Or else the proverbe failes of lisping maids . AMO. Kithing you mean pey come behind with your mockths then , My lipthes will therve the one to kith the other — How now whath neckt ? SONG . WHat hoe we come to be merry , Open the doores a Joviall crew , Lusty boyes and free , and very , Very , very lusty boys are wee , We can drinke till all looke blew , Dance sing and roare , Never give ore . As long as we have nere an eye to see Pithee , pithee , let hs come in , One thall all our favours win , Dently , dently , we thall passe , None kitheth like the lithping lasse . PIE. What call yee this a song ? AMO. Yeth a delithious thing , and wondroth prety ; FUT. A very country catch — doubtlesse some prince Belike hath sent it to congratulate Your nights repose . AMO. Thinke ye tho thignior , It muth be then thome unknowne obthcure printh That thuns the light . PIE. Perhaps the prince of darkenesse . AMO. Of darkeneth what ith he ? FUT. A courtier matchlesse A' woes , and wins , more beauties to his love Then all the kings on earth . Enter Fulgoso . AMO. Whea thandeth hith court pey — FUT. This gentleman approaching I presume , Has more relation to his court then I , And comes in time t' informe ye . AMO. Thinck ye tho time thure you know him , PIE. Lady you l perceave it . FUL. She seemes in my first entrance to admire me , Protest she eyes me round ; Fulg . shee s is thine owne . PIE. Noble Fulgoso . FUL. Did you heare the musique ? T was I that brought it , was 't not tickling ? ah ha AMO. Pay what pinth thent it . FUL. Prince , no Prince but we , We set the ditty and composd the song , There 's not a note or foote in 't , but our owne , And the pure trodden morter of this braine , We can doe things and things . AMO. Doo'd thing 't youa thelfe then . FUL. Nay , nay , I could never sing More then a gib cat , or a very howler , But you shall hear me whistle it . AMO. Thith thingth thome jethter , Thure he belongth unto the printh of darkneth . PIE. Yes , and i le tell you what his office is , His Prince delights himselfe exceedingly In birds of divers kindes , this gentleman Is keeper and instructer of his black-birds , he tooke his skill first from his fathers carter . AMO. Tith wonderfull to thee by what thrange meanes Thome men are raisd to plathes . FUL. I doe heare you , And thanke ye heartily for your good wills , In setting forth my parts , but what I live on , Is simple trade of money from my lands . Hang sharkes , I am no shifter . AMO. Ith pothible — Enter Guzman . Bleth uth whoth thith ? FUT. Oh it is the man of might . GUZ. May my addresse to beauty lay no scandall Upon my martiall honour , since even Mars Whom as in war , in love I imitate , Could not resist the shafts of Cupid , therefore As with the god of Warre , I deigne to stoop . Lady vouchsafe loves goddesse like to yield Your fairer hand unto these lips , the portalle Of valiant breath , that hath ore-turnd an army . AMO. Fay'a weather , keepe me , what a thorme ith thith ? FUT. Oh Don keepe off at further distance yet A little farther , doe you not observe How your strong breath hath terrifyd the Lady ? GUZ. I le stop the breath of war and breath as gently As a perfum'd paire of sucking bellowes In some sweete Ladies chamber , for I can Speake Lyon-like , or sheepe like , when I please . FUT. Stand by then , without noise a while brave Don And let her only view your parts , they 'le take her . GUZ. We publish them in silence . PIE. Stand you there Fulgoso the magnificent . FUL. Heare ? PIE. Just there , Let her survey you both ; you le be her choyce Nere doubt it , man . FUT. I cannot doubt it , man . PIE. But speake not till I bid you . FUL. I may whistle . PIE. A little to your selfe , to spend the time . AMO. Both foolth you thay . FUT. But heare them for your sport . PIE. Don shal begin , — begin Don , she has surveyd Your outwards and your inwards through the rents , And wounds of your apparell . GUZ. She is politicke , My out-side Lady shrowds a prince obscurd ; AMO. I thanke ye for your muthicke printh . GUZ. My words Are musique to her . AMO. The muthicke and the thong You thent me by thith whithling thing , your man ? GUZ. She tooke him for my man , love thou wert just . FUL. I wonot hould , his man , t is time to speake Before my time , oh scurvy , I his man ? That has no meanes for meat or ragges , and seame-rents . GUZ. Have I with this one rapier . PIE. He has no other . GUZ. Past through a field of pikes , whose heads I lopt As easily as the bloody minded youth Lopt off the poppy heads . FUL. The puppit heads . GUZ. Have I — have I — have I ? FUL. Thou lyest thou hast not , And i le mayn't . GUZ. Have I — but let that passe , For tho my famous acts were damb'd to silence , Yet my discent shall crowne me thy superior . AMO. That I would lithen to . GUZ. List and wonder , My great , great Grandsir was an ancient Duke , Stild Dis ? vir di Gonzado . FUT. That s in Spanish An incorrigible rogue , without a fellow , An unmatchd rogue , he thinkes we understand not . GUZ. So was my grandfather height Argozile . FUL. An arrant , arrant theefe leader , pray mocke it . GUZ. My grandsire by the mothers side a Condee , Condee Scrivano . FUT. A crop-eard Scrivener . GUZ. Whose son , my mothers father was a Marquis , Huio di puto . PIE. That s the sonne of a whore . And my renowned sire Don Piccace . FUT. In proper sence a rascall — O brave Don . GUZ. Huio di una pravado — PIE. A' goes on , Son of a branded bitch — high spirited Don , GUZ. Had honors both by sea and land , to wit . FUT. The Gallies and Bride-well . FUL. I le not endure it , To heare a canting mungrell — Heare me lady , GUZ. T is no faire play . FUL. I care not faire or foule , I from a King derive my pedigree , King Oberon by name , from whom my father The mightie and couragious Mounti-banco , Was lineally descended , and my mother ( In right of whose blood I must ever honor The lower Germany ) was a Harlekine . FUT. He blow up The Spaniard presently by his mother side . FUL. Her father was Grave Hansvan Herne , the son Of Hogen Mogen , dat de droates did sneighen Of veirteen hundred Spaniards in one neict . GUZ. Oh Diabolo . FUL. Ten thousand Divels , nor Diabolos Shall fright me from my pedigree , my uncle Yacob van Flagon drought , with Abraham Snorten fert And yongster Brogen foh with fourscore hargubush , Manag'd by well-lin'd Butter-boxes , tooke A thousand Spanish Iobber-nowles by surprise , And beat a sconce about their eares . GUZ. My furie Is now but justice on thy forfeit life . Drawes . AMO. Lath they thall not fight . FUT. Feare not , sweet Lady . PIE. Be advis'd great spirits . FUL. My fortunes bid me to be wise in duels , Else hang 't , who cares ? GUZ. Mine honour is my tutour , Already try'd and knowne . FUT. Why there 's the poynt , Mine honour is my tutour too , Noble men Fight in their persons , scorn 't , t is out of fashion , There s none but hare-brain'd youths of metall use it . PIE. Yet put not up your swords , it is the pleasure Of the faire Lady , that you quit the field , With brandisht blades in hand . FUT. And more to shew your suffering valour , as her equall favours , you both should take a competence of kickes . AMBO . How ? FUT. PIE. Thus and thus , away you brace of stinkards , FUL. Pheugh , is it were . GUZ. Why since it is her pleasure , I dare and will endure it . FUL. Pheugh . PIE. A way , but stay below . FUT. Budge not , I charge yee , Till you have further leave . GUZ. Mine honour claimes The last foot in the field . FUL. I le lead the van then . Exit . Enter Trelcatio . FUT. yet more , be gone , are not these pretious suiters — TREL. What tumults fright the house ? FUT. A brace of Castrels , That flattered sir , about this lovely game your daughter , but they durst not give the souze And so tooke hedge . PIE. Mee Haggards , Buzzards , Kites . AMO. Ith korne , thuch trumpe and will thape my luffe , Henth forth at h thall my father betht direct me . TREL. Why now thou singst in tune , my Amoretta , And my good friends , you have likewise Physicians , Prescrib'd a healthfull dyet , I shall thinke on A bounty for your paines , and will present yee To noble Auria : such as your descents Commend , but for the present we must quit This roome to privacie : they come — AMO. Nay predee , Leave me not Dentlemen . FUT. We are your servants . exeunt . Enter Auria , Adurni , and Aurelio , AURI. Y' are welcome , be assur'd you are , for proofe , Retrive the boldnesse ( as you please to terme it ) Of visit to commands , if this mans presence Be not of use , dismisse him . ADUR. T is ( with favour ) Of consequence my Lord , your friend may witnesse How farre my reputation stands ingag'd To noble reconcilement . AURI. I observe No partie here amongst us , who can challenge A motion of such honour . ADUR. Could your lookes Borrow more cleare severitie and calmnesse , Than can the peace of a composed soule ; Yet I presume , report of my attempt ( Train'd by a curiosity io youth ) For scattering clouds before 'em , hath rais'd tempests Which will at last break out . AURI. Hid now ( most likely ) I' th darknesse of your speech . AURE. you may be plainer . ADUR. I shall my Lord , that I intended wrong , AURI. Ha ? wrong ? to whom ? ADUR. To Auria , and as farre As language could prevaile , did — AURI. Take advice , ( Young Lord ) before thy tongue betray a secret Conceald yet from the world ; heare and consider In all my flight of vanitie and giddinesse , When scarce the wings of my excesse were fledg'd , When a distemperature of youthfull heat , Might have excus'd disorder and ambition , Even then , and so from thence till now the down Of softnesse is exchang'd for plumes of age , Confirm'd and hardned , never durst I pitch On any howsoever likely rest , Where the presumption might be consterd wrong , The word is hatefull , and the sence wants pardon : For as I durst not wrong the meanest , so He who but onely aimd by any boldnesse , A wrong to me , should finde I must not beare it , The one is as unmanly as the other . Now without interruption . ADUR. Stand Aurelio , And justifie thine accusation boldly , Spare me the needlesse use of my confession , And having told no more , then what thy jealousie Possest thee with againe before my face , Vrge to thy friend the breach of hospitalitie Adurni trespast in , and thou conceavst Against Spinella ; why proofes grow faint , If barely not suppos'd , I le answere guilty . AURE. You come not here to brave us . ADUR. No Aurelio . But to reply upon that brittle evidence , To which thy cunning never shall rejoyne . I make my Iudge my Iurie , be accountant Whither withall the eagernesse of spleene Of a suspitious rage can plead , thou hast Enforc'd the likelihood of scandall . AURE. Doubt not But that I have deliverd honest truth , As much as I believe , and justly witnesse . ADUR. Loose grounds to raise a bulwarke of reproach on , And thus for that ; my errand hither is not In whining trewant-like submission , To cry I have offended , pray forgive me , I will doe so no more : but to proclaime The power of vertue , whose commanding soveraignty , Sets bounds to rebell-bloods , and checke restraines , Custome of folly by example teaches A rule to reformation ; by rewards , Crownes worthy actions , and invites to honour . AURE. Honour and worthy actions , best beseeme Their lips who practice both , and not discourse 'em . AURI. Peace , peace , man , I am silent . ADUR. Some there are , And they not few in number , who resolve No beauty can be chaste , lesse unattempted ; And for because the liberty of courtship Flies from the wanton , on the her comes next . , Meeting oft times , too many soon seduced , Conclude , all may be won by gifts , by service , Or complements of vowes ; and with this file I stood in ranke , conquest securd my confidence , Spinella ( storme not Auria ) was an object Of study for fruition ; here I angled Not doubting the deceipt could finde resistance . AURE. After confession followes — AURI. Noyse observe him . ADUR. Oh strange : by all the comforts of my hopes I found a woman good ; a woman good , Yet as I wish beliefe , or doe desire A memorable mention , so much majesty Of humblenesse , and scorne , appeard at once In faire , in chast , in wise Spinellas eyes , That I grew dull in utterance , and one frowne From her , could every flame of sensuall appetite . AURI. On sir and doe not stop . ADUR. Without protests , I pleaded meerely love , usd not a sillable , But what a virgin might without a blush , Have listned to , and not well arm'd have pittied , But she neglecting , cry'd come Auria , come Fight for thy wife at home , then in rushd you sir Talkd in much fury , parted , when as soone The Lady vanishd , after her the rest . AURI. What followd ? ADUR. My commission on mine errour , In execution whereof I have prov'd So punctually severe , that I renounce All memory , not to this one fault alone But to my other greater , and more irksome , Now he who ever ownes a name , that consters This repetition , the report of feare . Of falshood , or imposture , let him tell me I give my selfe the lye , and I will cleare The injury , and man to man , or if Such justice may prove doubtfull , two to two , Or three to three , or any way reprieve Th' opinion of my forfeit , without blemish . AURI. Who can you thinke I am ? did you expect So great a tamenesse as you finde , Adurni , That you cast lowd defiance ? say — ADUR. I have rob'd you Of rigor ( Auria ) by my strict self-penance , For the presumption . AURI. Sure Italians hardly Admit dispute in questions of this nature , The tricke is new . ADUR. I finde my absolution , By vowes of change from all ignoble practice . AURI. Why looke ye frind , I tould you this before You would not be perswaded , — let me thinke . AURE. You doe not yet deny that you solicited The Lady to ill purpose . ADUR. I have answerd , But it returnd much quiet to my minde , Perplext with rare commotions . AURI. That s the way It smoothes all rubs . AURE. My Lord . AURI. Foh I am thinking You may talke forward , if it take t is cleare And then and then , and so and so . ADUR. You labour with curious engins sure , AURI. Fine ones , I take ye To be a man of credit — else , ADUR. Suspition is needlesse , know me better . AURI. Yet you must not part from me sir . ADUR . For that your pleasure . AUR. Come fight for thy wife at home my Auria — yes We can fight my Spinella , when thine honor Relies upon a Champion — now . Enter Trelcatio . TREL. My Lord Castanna with her sister , and Malfato Are newly enterd . AURI. Be not lowd ; convey them Into the gallery — Aurelio , friend Adurni Lord , we three will sit in counsell And peece a hearty league , or scuffle shrewdly . Exit .
Actus Quintus . Enter Martino , Benatzi , and Levidolche . MARTINO . RUffan out of my doores , thou comst to rob me , An officer , what ho ! my house is haunted By a lewd packe of theeves , of harlots , murtherers , Rogues , vagabonds , I foster a decoy here , And she trowles on her ragged customer , To cut my throat for pillage . Lev. Good sir heare me , BEN. Heare or not heare , let him rave his lungs out , Whiles this woman hath abode under this roofe , I will justifie my selfe her bedfellow in despight Of deniall , in despight , those are my words . MAR. Monstrous ! why sirrah , do I keepe a bawdy-house , An hospitall for panders ? Oh' ; thou monster , Thou she-confusion ! are you growne so rampant , That from a privat wanton thou proclaimst thy selfe A baggage for all gamesters , Lords or Gentlemen , Strangers , or home-spun yeomen , foot-posts , pages , Rorers or hangmen , hey day , set up shop , And then cry a market open , toot , and welcome . LEV. This is my husband . MAR. Husband ! BEN. Husband naturall , I have married her , And what s your verdict on the match signior ? MAR. Husband , and married her ! LEV. Indeed t is truth . MAR. A proper joyning , give ye joy great mistresse Your fortunes are advanc'd , marry are they , What joynture is assur'd pray ? some three thousand A yeare in oathes and vermine ? faire preferment . Was ever such a tatterd ragge of mans flesh , Patch'd up for Copesmate to my Neeces daughter . LE. Sir , for my mothers name forbeare this anger , If I have yoak'd my selfe beneath your wishes , Yet is my choyce a lawfull one , and I Will live as truly chaste unto his bosome , As ere my faith hath bound me . MAR. A sweet couple . BEN. We are so , for mine owne part , however my out-side Appeare ungay , I have wrastled with death , Signior Martino , to preserve your sleepes , and such As you are untroubled , a souldier is in peace A mockery , a very towne-bull for laughter , unthrifts , And landed babies , are prey-curmudgeons , Lay their baits for , let the warres rattle about Your eares once , and the securitie of a souldier is Right honourable amongst yee then , that day May shine againe : so to my businesse . MAR. A souldier ! thou a souldier , I doe believe Th' art lowsie ; that 's a pretty signe I grant : A villanous poore Bandetti rather , one Can man a queane , and cant , and pick a pocket , Pad for a cloake , or hat , and in the darke Pistoll a stragler for a quarter Ducate . A souldier ! yes , a lookes as if a had not The spirit of a herring , or a tumbler . BEN.

Let age and dotage rage together , Levidolche thou art mine , on what conditions the world shall soone witnesse : yet since our hands joyn'd , I have not interessed my possession of thy bed , nor till I have accounted to thy injunction , doe I meane : kisse mee quick and resolute . So adieu Signior .

LEV. Deare , for loves sake , stay . BEN. Forbeare intreaties . Exit . MAR. Ah thou : but what ? I know not how to call thee , Faine would I smother griefe , and out it must , My heart is broke , thou hast for many a day Been at a losse , and now art lost for ever : Lost , lost , without recovery . LEV. With pardon , Let me retaine your sorrowes . MAR. T is impossible , Despaire of rising up to honest fame , Turnes all the courses wilde , and this last action Will roare thy infamie , then you are certainly Married forsooth , unto this new-come . LEV. Yes , and herein every hope is brought to life , Which long hath laine in deadnesse , I have once more Wedded Benatzi my divorced husband , MAR. Benatzi , this the man ? LEV. No odde disguise Could guard him from discoverie ; t is he , The choyce of my ambition , heaven preserve me Thankfull for such a bounty ; yet he dreames not Of this deceit , but let me die in speaking , If I repute not my successe more happy Then any earthly blessing ; oh sweet uncle , Rejoyce with me , I am a faithfull convert , And will redeeme the stains of a foule name , By love and true obedience . MAR. Force of passion Shewes me a childe againe , doe Levidolche , Performe thy resolutions , those perform'd , I have been onely steward for your welfare , You shall have all between yee . LEV. Joyne with me sir , Our plot requires much speed : we must be earnest , I le tell yee what conditions threaten danger , Unlesse you intermediate ; let us hasten , For feare we come too late . MAR. As thou intendest A vertuous honestie , I am thy second To any office , Levidolche wittie , My Neece , my wittie Neece . LEV. Let 's slack no time sir . Exeunt . Enter Trelcatio , Malfato , Spinella and Castanna TREL. Kinsman and Ladies , have a little patience , All will be as you wish , I le be your warrant , Feare nothing , Augia is a noble fellow , I leave yee ; but be sure I am in hearing : Take courage . Exit . MAL. Courage , they who have no hearts , Finde none to lose ; ours is as great as his , Who defie danger most , sure state and ceremonie In habit here like strangers we shall wait Formalitie of entertainment , Cousen , Let us returne , 't is paultry . SPI. Gentle sir , Enter Auria , and Aurelio . Containe your passion , my attendance onely Commends a dutie . Now for heavens sake sister — A' comes , your husband comes , take comfort sister AURI. Malfato . MAL. Auria . AURI. Cosen , would mine armes In their embraces might at once deliver Affectionately what interest your merit Holds in my estimation , I may chide The coynesse of this intercourse betwixt us , Which a retir'd privacie on your part Hath pleas'd to shew ; if ought of my endevours Can purchase kinde opinion , I shall honour The meanes and practice . MAL. T is your charitie . AURE. Worthy Malfato . MAL. Provident Aurelio . AURI. Castanna , vertuous mayd , CAS. Your servant , brother . AURI. But who 's that other , such a face mine eyes Have been acquainted with , the fight resembles Something which is not quite lost to remembrance ; Why do's the Lady kneele ? to whom ? pray rise ; I shall forget civilitie of manners , Imagining you tender , a false tribute , Or him to whom you tender it, a counterfeit . MAL. My Lord , you use a borrowd bravery , Not suiting faire constructions , may your fort fortunes Mount higher than can apprehension reach 'em , Yet this waste kinde of antique soveraigntie Unto a wife who equals every best Of your deserts , archievements , or posteritie , Bewrayes a barrennesse of noble nature , Let upstarts exercise uncomely roughnesse , Cleare spirits to the humble will be humble : You know your wife no doubt . AURI. Cry ye mercie Gentleman , Belike you come to tutour a good carriage , Are expert in the nicke on t , we shall study Instructions quiently , wife you sayd , agreed . Keepe faire , and stand the triall . SPI. Those words raise A lively soule in her , who almost yeelded To faintnesse and stupiditie , I thanke yee , Tho prove what judge you will , till I can purge Objections which require beliefe and conscience , I have no kindred sister , husband , friend , Or pittie for my plea . MAL. Call ye this welcom ? we are mistook Castanna . CAS. Oh my Lord , other respects were promised . AURI. Said yee Lady , No kindred , sister , husband , friend . SPI. Nor name , With this addition , I disclaime all benefit Of mercie from a charitable thought , If one or all the subtilties of malice , If any enginiere of faithlesse discord , If supposition for pretence in folly , Can poynt out , without injurie to goodnesse , A likelihood of guilt in my behaviour , Which may declare neglect in every dutie , Requir'd fit , or exacted . AURI. High and peremptory , The confidence is masculine . MAL. Why not , an honourable cause gives life to truth , Without controll . SPI. I can proceed , that tongue , Whose venome by traducing spotlesse honour , Hath spread , th' infection is not more mine enemie , Then theirs , or his weake and besotted braines are , On whom the poyson of its cankred falshood Hath wrought for credit to so foule a mischiefe . Speake sir , the churlish voyce of this combustion , Aurelio speake , nor ( gentle sir ) forbeare Ought what you know , but roundly use your eloquence Against a meane defendant . MAL. Hee 's put too 't , It seemes the challenge gravels him . AURE. My intelligence , Was issue of my doubts , not of my knowledge . A selfe confession may crave assistance , Let the Ladies justice impose the penance . So in the rules of friendship , as of love , Suspition is not seldome an improper Advantage for the knitting faster joynts Of faithfullest affection by the fevers Of casualtie unloosd , where lastly errour Hath run into the toyle . SPI. Wofull satis faction for a divorce of hearts . AURI. So resolute , I shall touch nearer home , behold these haires , ( Great Misters of a spirit ) yet they are not By winter of old age quite hid in snow , Some messengers of time I must acknowledge Amongst them tooke up lodging , when we first Exchang'd our faiths in wedlock , I was proud , I did prevaile with one whose youth and beauty Deserv'd a choyce more sutable in both . Advancement to a fortune could not court , Ambition either on my side , or hers : Love drove the bargaine , and the truth of love Confirm'd it , I conceiv'd , but disproportion In yeares , amongst the married , is a reason For change of pleasures , whereto I reply Our union was not forc'd , 't was by consent ; So then the breach in such a case appeares Unpardonable ; say your thoughts . SPI. My thoughts in that respect are as resolute as yours , The same , yet herein evidence of frailtie Deserv'd not more a separation , Then doth charge of disloyaltie objected Without or ground or witnesse , womans faults Subject to punishments , and mens applauded , Prescribe no lawes in force . AURE. Are ye so nimble . MAL. A soul sublim'd from drosse by competition , Such is mighty Aurias fam'd ; descends From its owne Spheare , when injuries profound ones Yeeld to the combat of a scoulding masterie . Skirmish of words hath with your wife lewdly rang'd Adulterating the honour of your bed . Hold dispute , but execute your vengeance , With unresisted rage we shall looke on , Allow the fact , and spurne her from our blouds , Else not detected , you have wrong'd her innocence Unworthily , and childishly , for which I challenge satisfaction . CAS. T is a tyranny Over an humble and obedient sweetnesse , Ungently to insult — Enter Adurni . ADUR. That I make good , And must without exception finde admittance Fitting the party who hath herin interest , Put case I was in fault , that fault stretch'd meerely To a misguided thought , and who in presence Except the paire of sisters faire and matchlesse , Can quit an imputation of like folly ? Here I aske pardon ( excellent Spinella Of only you ) that granted he amongst you , Who calles an even reckoning , shall meet An even accountant . AURI. Baited by confederacie , I must have right . SPI. And I , my Lord , my Lord , What stirre and coyle is here ? you can suspect , So reconciliation then is needlesse , Conclude the difference by revenge , or part , And never more see one another : sister , Lend me thine arme , I have assum'd a courage Above my force , and can hold out no longer , Auria unkinde , unkinde . CAS. She faints . AURI. Spinella , regent of my affections , thou hast conquerd , I finde thy vertues as I left them , perfect , Pure , and unflaw'd , for instance let me claime Castannas promise . CAS. Mine ? AURI. Yours , to whose faith I am a guardian , not by imposition , But by you chosen , looke yee , I have fitted A husband for you , noble and deserving , No shrinking backe , Adurni I present her A wife of worth . MAL. Howe s that ? ADVR. So great a blessing Crownes all desires of life , the motion , Lady , To me , I can assure you , is not sudden , But welcom'd & forethought , would you could please To say the like . AURI. Castanna doe — Speake deerest , It rectifies all crookes , vaine surmises , I prethee speake . SPI. The courtship 's somewhat quick , The match it seemes agreed on , doe not sister Reject the use of fate . CAS. I dare not question The will of heaven . MAL. Vnthought of and unlookt for . SPI. My ever honored Lord . AURE. This marriage frees Each circumstance of jealousie . AURI. Make no scruple ( Castanna ) of the choyce , t is firme and reall , Why else have I so long with tamenesse nourisht Report of wrongs , but that I fixt on issue Of my desires , Italians use not dalliance But execution ; herein I degenerated From custome of our nation : for the vertues Of my Spinella rooted in my soule , Yet common forme of matrimoniall complements , Short liv'd , as are their pleasures , yet in sooth , My dearest , I might blame your causelesse absence , To whom my love and nature were no strangers , But being in your kinsmans house , I honour His hospitable friendship , and must thank it . Now lasting truce on all hands . AURE. You will pardon A rash and over-busie curiositie . SPI. It was too blame , but the successe remits it . AD. Sir , what presumptions formerly have grounded Opinion of unfitting carriage to you , On my part I shall faithfully acquite At easie summons . MAL. You prevent the nicetie , Use your owne pleasure — Enter Benatzi his sword drawn , Levidolche and Martino following . AURE. What 's the matter ? AURI. Matter ? BEN. Adurni and Malfato found together ! Now for a glorious vengeance . LEV. Hold , oh hold him . AURE. This is no place for murder , yeeld thy sword . AURE. Yeeld it , or force it ; set you up your shambles Of slaughter in my presence . ADUR. Let him come . MAL. What can the Russian meane ? BEN. I am prevented . The temple or the chamber of the Duke , Had else not prov'd a sanctuarie Lord , Thou hast dishonourably wrong'd my wife . ADUR. Thy wife ! I know not her , nor thee . AURI. Feare nothing . LE. Yes , me you know , heaven has a gentle mercie For penitent offenders : blessed Ladies , Repute me not a cast-away , though once I fell into some lapses , which our sex Are oft inntangled by ; yet what I have been , Concernes me now no more , who am resolv'd On a new life . This Gentleman Benatzi , Disguised as you see , I have re-married , I knew you at first sight , and tender constantly Submission for all errours . MAR. Nay , t is true sir . BEN. I joy in the discovery , am thankfull Vnto the change . AURI. Let wonder hence forth cease , For I am partner with Benatzis counsels ; And in them was director , I have seene The man doe service in the warres late past , Worthy an ample mention ; but of that At large hereafter , repetitions now Of good or bad , would streighten time presented For other use . MAR. Welcome , and welcome ever . LE. Mine eyes sir , never shall without a blush Receive a looke from yours ; please to forget All passages of rashnesse , such attempt Was mine , and onely mine . MAL. You have found a way To happinesse , I honour the conversion , ADUR. Then I am freed . MAL. may stile your friend your servant , MAR. Now all that s mine , is theirs , ADUR. But let me adde An offering to the altar of this peace . AURI. How likes Spinella this ? our holy day Deserves the Kalender . SPI. This Gentlewoman Reform'd must in my thoughts live faire and worthy , Indeed you shal . CAS. And mine , the noveltie Requires a friendly love . LEV. You are kinde and bountifull . Enter Trelcatio , Futelli , Amoretta , Piero , driving in Fulgosa , and Guzman . TREL. By your leaves Lords and Ladies , to your jollities , I bring increase with mine too , here 's a yongster Whom I call sonne-in-law , for so my daughter Will have it . AMO. Yeth in sooth thee will . TREL. Futelli hath wean'd her from this paine . PIE. Stand forth stout lovers . TREL. Top & Top-gallant paire , and for his pains , She will have him , or none , hee 's not the richest I' th parish ; but a wit , I say Amen , Because I cannot helpe it . AMO. Tith no matter . AURI. Wee 'l remedy the penury of Fortune , They shall with us to Corsica , our cousin Must not despaire of means , since t is believ'd Futelli can deserve a place of trust . FUT. You are in all unfellowed , AMO. Withly thpoken . PIE. Thinke on Piero sir . AURI. Piero , yes , But what of these two pretty ones ? FUL. I le follow . The Ladies , play at cards , make sport and whistle , My purse shall beare me out , a lazie life , Is scirvy , and deboshd ; fight you abroad , And wee le be game whiles you fight at home , Runne high , runne low , here is a braine can do ot , But for my martiall brother Don , prithee make him A what d ee cal lt , a setting dog , a centinell I le mend his weekely pay . GUZ. Hee shall deserve it . Vouchsafe employment honourable FUL. Marry . The Dons a generous Don . AURI. Unfit to loose him , Command doth limit us short time for revells , Wee must be thrifty in them , none I trust , Repines at these delights , they are free and harmelesse , After distresse at sea , the dangers ore , Safety and welcomes better taste a shore .
EPILOGVE . THe Court 's on rising ; t is too late To wish the Lady in her fate Of try all now more fortunate . A verdict in the Iuries brest , Will be given up anon at least , Till then t is fit we hope the best . Else if there can be any stay , Next sitting without more delay , We will expect a gentle day .
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severitic houres to your tuition , I appeale from the severitie of censure , to the mercy of your Iudgements Levidol●he Benatzi Husband to Levidolche . noysc in pure earnest , How trowles the common noyse ? c●bbin deepe revells costly trapings Shrunke to a cabbin , and a single welcome To beverage and bisket tavour Deserving memory when I forget Adurnis love and favour . ye● I present yee My service for a farewell . sl●epes fallen love in perpetuity , Will force our sleepes to steale upon our stories ▪ These daies siser My sister shall to me stand an example , Of powring desigad may hear our counsels . A while , you are designd your sisters husband , Give me thy hand Mor● am I left then to account with griefes ; More slav'd to pity then a broken heart ? Auria fortu●● comforts , I let fall No eye on breach of fortune , I contemne No entertainment to divided T is Tis truth Castanna . erenow I been , No stranger to your bosome Sir , ere now You might have sorted me in your resolves W●re Subject to scorne , or rarely found compasion , Were more than man that hath a soule could beare 〈◊〉 love you like Aurelio , that Aurelio , Who fare and early ; often sayd and truly , Your a●●●nd Sir , I had then the truth Of what I rov'd around with more then praise , Approv'd her judgement we● comparison ( my honourd Lord ) That soone wee both concluded of the man , The match and dothtrot evermore a foot , and knowes not whether A Coach doth trot or amble . gallopboth Stop gentlemen , you run a gallop both ▪ Are out of breath sure , tis a kinde wi h not Dukes , or Counts , Yet she herselfe , with all her fathers store , Can hardly weigh Su●lers cox-combe lately started A gentleman out of a Sutlers hut , In the late Flemish warres , we have raritles of strong discontents , In cases of these rarities a friend Upon whose faith , and confidence Lenidolche This wit Futelli brings a suit of love From Leuidolche , one however maskt In colourable privacie pe●ce heare : another fetch like this May tempt a peace to rage : so say , be gone . ●o another fetch like this May tempt a peace to rage : so say , be gone . nobilit●e so us'd ? in colder blood I doe confesse nobilitie requires Dutie and love , it is a badge ●equir'd , it is a badge of vertue , By action 〈◊〉 requir'd , and next in ranke Vnto anoynted royaltie royal ie requir'd , and next in ranke Vnto anoynted royaltie wherein Have I neglected distance , or forgot sl●ves Not so , Let them feare bondage who are slaves to feare , The sweetest freedome is an honest secre● Then fall to open treatie , or to worke By secret spies or gold : here you corrupt The Chamber-mayd reseued the guerdon Of our atchievement , when wee rescued The Infanta from the Bore in single duell clossers peace and love , Soft whispers fitting Ladies clossets , for Thunder of cannon , roaring smoake push● blood , townes capering in the ayre , Castles push'd downe , and Cities plowd with swords , Become smilts life Must be : yet now grants parley to thy smiles . scepter-bra●ing from our pleasures shall proceede a race Of scepter-bearing princes , who at once Must raigne in every M●st Of scepter-bearing princes , who at once Must raigne in every quarter of the globe . dreft imagin'd bravery , Your dainty ten times drest buffe , with this language ( Bould man of scutvie flie off , It I must fight , I must ; in a scurvie quarrell I de fie hees and shees , twit beestangrie Front mee no fronts , if thou beest angrie squable Heeres my defence , and thy Toosoon mother my decre neece did die , I thought Too soon , but she is happy , had she liv'd basfaild Pray let not me be bandied sir , and baffaild By your intelligence . subj●ct , than from a friends by gift , Be daily subject to unfit reproofes . Accufe Sir in commission on your owne defects , Accuse your selfe : be your owne Iury , Iudge , Enjoynesit Th ▪ extremitie of penance : your opinion Enjoynes it too . necre , do seldome happen Without companions , ne'ere thy resolutions Have given an other birth S●xteene Sixteene , some twenty . filkes , Which trafficks richest cloathes , and silkes ; would you Vouchsafe one , unspleend chiding swo●ne never canke ( Deare crulty ) one that is sworne your creature , Amongst your countries enemies ba●quet Lockd up and singly too , chast hospitality A banquet in a bed-chamber ; Adurni ! Dishonourable furnis●d Whiles you belike , Are furnish'd with some newes for entertainement Which avoydit hovering , it will fall , No shelter can avoyd it , let the guilty Sink under their owne besal gentleman , And wait yee to your homes , what are befal me . blowe● mechanically ? faugh ! VVench is your trull , your blower , your dowdie , but ( Sir brother ) he who fi●s and bloud , And now and then too , when the fits come on 'em , Will prove themselves but Ivotle and white , divided by An arch of polishe Ivorie , surveying A temple from whence Oracles tumd My waking brother Souldier is turnd Into a sleeping Carpenter or Taylor , Which Unicorue fawnes . Downe Curre , the Badger bribes the Unicorne , That a Iury may not passe upon his pillage thoulyest What man ? tirteen ? is't possible thou lyest not ? d ▪ now I know not who , where , or what . How d'ee ee like me ? say . o f A shaver of all trades ; what course of life Doest meane to follow next ? ha ? speake Hoy d● Hoyda , a purse in troath who dropt , stay , stay wh o Hoyda , a purse in troath who dropt , stay , stay , Vmh ; have we gipsies ●racing Quite lost no prints , Or any tongue of tracing her , how ever Matters are huddled up : depos ▪ d heart a fire . I had a kingdome once , but am depos'd From all that royaltie of blest content confederacle all that royaltie of blest content , by a confederacie twixt love and frailtie . th●n Wherefore then , thinke yee , Can she absent her selfe l mine , I vvisht my selfe thine equall ; if I aymd A wrong , twas in an envie of thy goodnesse bg'd Would have accusd her breach of truth , have beg'd A speedy execution on her trespasse , Then si● once more I make demand — my wife — you — sir . sev●rity you shake me off , I slightly value Other severity . foll es am henceforth resolutely bent to print My follies on their hearts , then change my life For oper You late discourst , mine eares are gladly open , For I my selfe am in such hearty league libertle innocent , you are cruell In censuring a libertie allowd . Speake freely , gentle cousin , postericie ages VVhich shall inherit ours , may tell posteritie Spinella and Malfato for a kinsman , By jealons Malfato for a kinsman , By noble love made jealous of her fame . meelse You wrong your selvs & me else , good successe t'ee ▪ d scretion wisest course to follow Our pastime with discretion , by which meanes Wee may ingratiate as oua , pithee ▪ leths come in ▪ Oue thall all our favours win , Dently , dently , we thall favous pithee ▪ leths come in ▪ Oue thall all our favours win , Dently , dently , we thall passe , Belikehath very country catch — doubtlesse some prince Belike hath sent it to congratulate Your nights Theresnos , We set the ditty and composd the song , Theres not a note or foote in't , but our owne heareme gib cat , or a very howler , But you shall hear me whistle it . 〈◊〉 We publish them in silence . H●●io Whose son , my mothers father was a Marquis , Huio di puto . advis ▪ d Be advis'd great spirits . durft plumes of age ▪ Confirm'd and hardned , never durst I pitch On any howsoever likely rest , VVhere lowfre ! thou a souldier , I doe believe Th'art lowsie ; that's a pretty signe I grant : A villanous Duca●e the darke Pistoll a stragler for a quarter Ducate . A souldier ! yes , a lookes as if a had Contine Containe your passion , my attendance onely Commends privacle intercourse betwixt us , Which a retir'd privacie on your part Hath pleas'd to shew ; if ought unes suiting faire constructions , may your fort fortunes Mount higher than can apprehension reach soveraign 〈◊〉 reach 'em , Yet this waste kinde of antique soveraigntie Unto a wife who equals every best Of your consederacie Baited by confederacie , I must have right . mercle Yes , me you know , heaven has a gentle mercie For penitent offenders : blessed Ladies cll with mine too , here's a yongster Whom I call sonne-in-law , for so my daughter Will have doo● Runne high , runne low , here is a braine can doot , But for my martiall brother Don , prithee