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THE PART OF 'POORE' Actus Imus Scӕna Ia. [Fol. 21a] Poore. Welcome thou instrument of liberty offreth to stab himselfe Sly ——Hold hold Poore: It is a most vnthankfull office; To save a man vnwilling is to murder. What hath this world of myne that I should covet Longer to stay wth it? nor have you reason Thus to detaine mee, I must greiving say it Through mee you want what might have well sustaind you 10 And your last store scarce panteth nourishment Vnto your selfe and sister. Sly —————————— How truely rich Though having nothing, for contemning all? Poore. True very wise, nay rich, if hee could gett Even wth his best indeauour nourishment: But that now wants whose rich hees only wise T'is the receaved opinion, and what arts Are meanly shrouded in a thred bare coate Want theire due forme, thats a privation of it. 20 The worst of ills that is in misery Is that it gives a man contemptible Makes him a scoffe to every painted asse Wch beares a golden image, every slave Wch came into this Cytty wth bare feete And since hath heap'd vp by mechanicke basenes Abundant riches will contem the state That nature brought him to and no more pitty it, Then wisedome will a snake pin'd wth much cold Sly: ——————————— you much erre 30 Poore. No it is sacred truth, there is not one Who hath not circled wth a triple brasse His more obdurate heart, each mandoth live [FOL. 21b] As hee were enemy to the whole world. There is a spatious distance twixt the heart, And tounge of every man, they speake and doe Nought that hath smallest coherence wth theire minds; They doe even strive vnto it wth theire full nerves. Sly ——————————Imitate theire manners. Poore: You advise well, I shall, and digg a prey 40 From out theire frosen intrailes, wch shall nourish vs, Feede vs wth laughter, cramm vs full wth gold. I'le hold as firme antipathy wth men, As doe the elements amongst themselves. Sly —————————they doe generate Poore: Soe will not I vnlesse a misery. And wanton spleene to laugh at it. Sly ——— will force frequent troops Of clyents, to your lure — Poore: And being well lured, 50 Ile cramm them soe they shall not breath to flight. Let's see they may doe well if more harsh fate Bite not our blooming fortunes. Strange ——————— beene ith fashion to Poore. Whilst wee, Apollo's children, wch are given To the true study of whats purely good. Share not the least partof it in effect. Our merits are defects, and only staines. Disgraces to mans glosse, in mans false eyes. The heaven of our glory shines no more, 60 Then a faint candles light, in a proud sunn. Oh Iove! oh Iove! why hast thou warn'd thy thunder [?] It should not dare to touch Apollo's tree? Yet sufferest vilder more inferiour stro<a>kes To rend, and hammer his more loved children, [FOL. 22a] To dust, to aire, to nothing, lesse then nothing. Strang: [f] —————————————for what they suffer Poore: Sr I have fellowe feeling of theire ills. Strang ———————————— tis sacred truth. ——— Poore: [O] ———————O Sr beleeve him not 70 He doth intice you to a dangerous ill Sly: Slight what doe you meane? ——— Poore —————————Hee is a strange hyaena Sly: You wont vndoe your selfe ————— Poore [A] ————————— And drawes you on Stra: —————wants much connexion Poore To losse ——————————— Strange: of what? ———————— Poore: — Your wealth and reputation. Riches are not more enimyes to heaven, 80 then To our art. Sly ———— honest men in as bare naps. Poore Our heaven of poetry cannot brooke such rivals. It is wellnigh[] prodigious they should meete. And or proceedes from a defect of wo<r>th, Or by excesse of some vild humour ioyned, Wch naturalists observe wthin theire subjects To cause a vitious forme; for more then perfect Is but a plurisy wch in wholsomest blood Breeds naught save malladyes, but being ill, 90 It meerely is necessited to kill. You knowe the daunger Sr If you proceede Strange: ————————You cannot fright mee. Poore Now comes your cue to speake goe on and roundly Sly ————————— not shewe his matchlesse skill Poore: You may proceed and hee may <w>inn by intising. But by your pardon, you are much [deceaved] vnwise, [FOL.22b] If all his traines cann lead you to consent. Strange: ————————— vnto your art I cannot be disswaded————— . 100 Poore ——————————then resolve To contemplation, for you must neglect All worldly matters, and begiven to this, As to the sollidst earthly happinesse. Strang —————————you knowe my minde Poore: And I will vndertake to give instructions In this quainte rhetoricke, and subtile logicke, And what I cann participat in naturals Shall not bewanting, since I knowe you firme Of good capacity and ingenuous. 110 Strange: ————————What I possesse Shall not be wanting to you Poore: [Pish] ——— pish no no you shall not. Those were but by words wch I did object Sly: — into your minde, I told you soe. Poore Sr It was ill donn, and no way worth your thanks. Strange: [I would] lodge heare about ————— Poore ————— Twil be best Strange —————— only take this as earnest Poore: It should not neede but since you'l have it soe 120 I will accept it and deserve it to Strange: 'Till when I leave you. Poore ————— pray good sr your name Strange: Tis Strange anon Ile come. ———— Poore ——— you shalbe welcome. Sly to quircks and quillets soe they'de help to thrive Poore: S'light what doe you meane? Sly ——— my tender Iuvenall Poore: You wo'n't vndoe your selfe? Sly — wth your precisenes. 130 Poore may you have game and will not sterve and perish? Sly —————————Leave it scholler leave it [FOL. 23a] Or it spoile thee Poore: [] ——You'r spoild you may turne ballad munger. Sly: Prethee vrge these no more ——— Poore: — you may thrive, tis possible, But Ive seene honest men in as bare naps. Sly ———— Ile pay thee for it Poore: Doe spare mee not, I will indure thy worst, And answer thee wth full as great a noyse. 140 My flash shalbe as violent and as horrid. Sly: Our lightning shall insue ———— Poore: ————— content content. Now my wise wench of brantford, how now Gill, What newes bringst thou now? Sly: Wee are quite vndon Poore: On wth your night gowne Gill, and dresse yorselfe Ith lady fashion speedily, and returne. Theire coming in ? Gill ——— I I ——— 150 Poore — Begonn, be gonn. Sly: —-as poore indeed as thou in name Poore: Your witt is rich enough to play on mee Sly ———— I will stab myselfe Poore That shall not be indited for your death <Ieamy> hath putt it vp [<yyo>] you shall not have it Sly: Then Ile goe hang my self: —————————— Poore — Away away man What what in desperation, fy vpon't Heare mee sr I have heard a cunning hand 160 May soe dispose two glasses as by them Each externe inconvenience maybe kend. Sly: — laugh[]t at my afflictions ? [FOL. 23b] Poore. At thy promotion, at thy exaltation. Giv'd thou mayest cheat securely free of feare. Thou feelst the worst of it, false dice, halfe cards Will doe exceeding well; [f<a>lse] if thoult be honest, Ile teach thee a more exquisite art of begging, Then ere was heard yet from the newgate dungeon. Each man ith house shall give a groat a day 170 To have thee vndergoe theire worke, and gaine by it. For I will vndertake, in halfe a yeare. Thou shalt as palpably snatch from the grates, Of all the prisons wthin London walls, Ney and the libertyes, the penny pension As the Kings men doe from theire neighbour companyes Societyes of gallants Sly ———————— death and damnation Poore Hell and misery ——————— Sly: — light on the head, 180 Poore ——— of thy destroying Hard. Is't Is't I heare them, fly and putt you on Some other shape, come Lady Gillian come Have you not donn yett? oh your well enough Good morrowe to your worships Ladyship Good Madam Change. Act: II Scӕna 2da 3d offi: some kind purgation, is not that your meaning ? Poore: Madam doe you still hold those points of complement In wch I did instruct you yesterday? 190 When to advance, when to retire, and when To keepe your stand? at the first salutacion How to congratulate the welcome of— —A freind equall in fortune, of a superiour, How to be court<e>ous to inferiours? Gill: wtha greater matter [FOL.24a] Poore: Thus farr weeve gonn i'th science, theory, Now weele proceed evnto the art, or practise. Hard ———— wee shall see fine sport. Poore: Thinke you, you cann performe what I instructed? 200 Gill ———————-make experience Sr Poore Suppose mee, lordly, after what manner meete you Gill ————vnworthy roofe of ours. Poore: How to a knight your equall? ——— Hard: — I would my kinsman had hir Poore: Soe would I to: but for the inferiour now? Hard —————should be hir ioynter Poore: Sr you bid fairely for hir, you shall have hir. Your cousen goose shall have hir Gill — If I cann helpe it 210 Poore: — — come come mind them not. Soe now you are instructed, let us spend Some tyme, in matters of a more import. Madam I knowe your birth, and your deservings. But what your fortunes are Ive beene content Yet not to seeke, but now you've given your selfe Wholly to mee and doe repose alone Vpon my choyce, I will be bold to inquire That I may neither loose you on a man Belowe yourselfe in merits or in fortune 220 Gill. Heaven blesse vs what are you ——— Poore: ———— Murder, murder Roalfe Gaspar Thomas where are these varlets trowe? Sly ————— you shalbe held doe you heare. Poore: What are you ? speake, to what end doe you come? [FOL. 24b] Hard ———— arrest that Sly Poore: How Sly saucy groome? first enter my house Wth more then two, tis a sufficient riot And god knowes what you would, but that our eye, Our happily seeing eye prevented you; 230 Thanks to the supreame power wch made it happy To that foresight, what not a varlett stirr ? You are consenting to, wee mightbe murdred[,] And you not heare of it; where are your fellows?. You'are sometymes dubly diligent, and a word Wthin our kenn will make you fly like winde Where are your fellowes? ———————— Sly — troth Sr, I doe not knowe Poore: What men are these? Gill: nor heare of any thing. 240 Poore: Ney you shall stay, the justice shall decide Whither your act be lawfull, tmay perchance Conclude at Tyburne or the newgate dungeon Besides a publique lash from henceto ye tower From thence to westmonest<e>r, spight of your freinds Hard. Sr I intreat your favour.— — Poore — That were pretty. To be god knowes frighted well nigh to death, Then only intreat favour, that's fine recompence. If thou beest worth a penny Ile have that 250 And all thy freinds cann make if they will save thee. Hard. Sr in good fayth I meant no harme Poore. thats better. Thatshalbe t[y]ryed, goe Gaspar fetch the Conestable Sly Tak't least hee doe repent; Poore. ———————————— how! forty pound? That is a sweet amends, but whats your name ? Hard. Tis Hard and please you Sr [FOL. 25a] Poore —————— Hard? mr Sly Hath often named you wthin my hearing 260 An honest creditor, and for his sake. If wth [th] your haust this lady be appeased Your peace is made; what recompence shee will You must attone hir wth, or this cannot bee. Some toy will please hir best, shee is a woman A diamond ring of twenty marke that's all Oh shee was frighted much, had shee beene married Tenn Suttons wealths could not have saved yor life Hard. I would bestowe Poore: Vm lett mee seethe gold, 270 [Ile] offer it; oh these are [the f] Sly's attachments and his bonds. Hard. Good Sr they are— Poore: ————————Madam this gentleman Presents to you by mee his mediate Twenty faire angells, and doth hope to appease Wth this bright sacrifice, your incensed minde: To add by glorious coulour of this gold, A pleasing tinture, to your late pale cheeke. Hard: I see a lady Sr Poore not yet, a knight 280 Is ready now to bed hir, and but stay's The coming of some freinds vnto the ceremony. Sly oh! it takes rarely Poore Some five dayes hince. Hard And is shee well affected ? Poore No yet the importunitye hir freinds have vsed, Have made hir yeeld. Hard so much into hir <e>state [FOL. 25b] Poore. I have no reason sr Hard What may hir portion be? 290 Poore Hir father Sr Iustice of peace inYorkeshire, hath alotted Three thousand pound wch wthin twice three months After the day of marriage shall bee payed; Vpon condition,ye shee shall have ioynter. After his death, three hundreed pound a yeare. Hir fathers age and weakenes will not suffer hĩ Present vnto these nuptials but hee sends His brother to consumate what he please. Hard. Then he concludes all. 300 Poore —All— Hard —————— in my behalfe Poore Shee hath refer'd hirselfe to my dispose And if I like the gentleman and the tearmes It shall goe hard but Ile prevaile so much Hard ———————shalbee assured hir Poore: Tis faire the gentle man concludes it Hard ———————————— yes Hee shall ———————— Poor [] — as I like him it takes effect 310 If I cann ought. Hard — your care shalbe requited Poore: It is requited i<n>th the very act If it doe prove succesfully and well Hard —— in the meanewhile plant for battery Poore: Sr If hee be as you have spoken him Hee shall not come vnwelcome Gill You'r welcome [to] Poore: [] — to your cost Sr — Sly Footra for Hard 320 Poore now my Sly blewcoat thou how likst thou this [FOL. 26a] Is it not better then ye dolefull ditty Of Ile goe hang or stab my selfe Sly: Of more rich witt ————————— Poore: [Tis in] tis inforced soe now But better arts were better ways to thrift Gett you a country gentile habit, hir vncle You must be nowe. Gill [Wh] —what shall become of mee Poor Be neat and spruise as what you have cann make 330 You <h>have a woer coming that shall pay fort You want not my instructions how to answer Though hee how to oppose, and sett on you When fate affords no other way to live to get a living needs must Our wits [must list indeavour wee may thrive] strive Exeunt Actus 2di scӕ 2da Poore. Whose at the dore who is it? Sly: He yt desires to bee a scholler 340 Poor —————————Goe Sly, Admitt, admitt them: I must scoure my witt I feare tis spoil'd wth rust tis not acute Sly: What are you [bett] ready for them? Poore Ready ready. Surely twas in Domitian's tyme he lived. That Juvenal, the wonder of all ages Wch have beene since, should live soe much vnknow Soe much neglected in his owne tyme, as none Would grace theire storyes wth his sacred name, 350 Nor praise them selves, wth giving him due fame. Yet tis enough wee knowe and wonder at thee That once thou wert and that thy works shal bee Worthy long admiration. Sly: Noe noe hee shall not Mr Poore ———. [FOL. 26b] Poore [] ——— whose there? Oh Sr I cry you mercy, and your freind, Your welcom please you sitt, I was translating A poet wch is prince of all his sect Of Satyrists, theire manners should give them 360 Princes of men, though fewe there beeare soe; Twas Juvenall wch if it please you heare I will recite. Strang: ———————Yes very willingly [Though fewe there bee are soe] Poore Tis thus Ile not repeat the Latine text. Shall I continue silent &, indure. The loude vexations Codrus doth procure Wth his rude Theseus? shall this man reherse His gouned scaene and this his mournfull v<er>se? 370 Shall giant Telephus consume his day And long Orestes ӕviternall play Whose margent is repleat,whose very backe Scapes not the rage but beares asselike packe. Shall these I say much endlesse still be read And only I continue as if dead Vnto these labours? shall I only feare To vex mens organs and to force a teare ? &c I only made experience what I could. Quicke —————you've made vs knowe you soe. 380 Poore The'ire sudden and they beare no more of weight Then a small tyme would give. Strang: It is well vrged ———— Poore: ———and no way worth deniall. Quicke And make a Ioviall meale. Poore ———— in the meane while Weele vse a prety schollers exercise One shall propose a theame, & each compose A couple of verses on it as they sitt [FOL. 27a] And if the first speake last, the rest shall take 390 Theire cups of wine a peece to acuat them Sly -————— who doth propose? Poore: Each in his order shall, doe you propose. Sly —— wine doth cheare the heart. Poore You observe method in your very sport Sr for the good report you give of wine Ile wish you quicker poets, and th<at> myne. Sly What what more yet —————— Poore: ———— who ereit bee admitt him Quicke goe call them in ————— 400 Poore: you shall not neede we[a]'re those they doe intend. Srs wee must intreat you Into another roome, there you shall see What passeth; ift please you disclose yor minde I will performe what my weake skill can[n] doe Sly —— Ile lead the way Poore Ney pray Sr goe, wee schollers love no complement Though wee cann vseit: he hath beene yor guide And you must followe Scaena 3ia Enter Poore above 410 Poor: A swagerour doe you say one yt hates schollers? Hee's none of your stage railours on the is hee? Quicke ——— Inns of courtman that cann raile Poore: I would he were a poet, one that daubd Papers wth greasy lines, wch fall away From his hoggs head, as sweat doth fro his body. Both being excrements,of art, and nature. Such I doe knowe there are, & would faine meet wth Ide make the knowe theire mungrill nature could not Produce a word, lesse vicious then themselves, 420 And if not borrowed from ye sacred springs. [FOL. 27b] But tis to matter; Ile give them leave to envy What is beyond theire reach, but for yor creature, If I not bafle him in his proper humour He burne my bookes, and turne a lawyers clearke. But they are neere the doare you shall have sport. I must begonn Exit [Sly] Quicke — worth cherishing — Scaena 4ta Enter Poore Trugull ————— what, is't a hall ? Poore best our poore house hath. — 430 Tru — Pray whats your name? — Hard — the gentlewoman minded Poore: Doubt not but you shall well, I like the man [That] He is a proper man[] yt will tempt much Besides grave, generous as it seems to mee Repleat wth worthy qualityes, & though rawe In Cupids ceremonyes, I must thinke A few instructions,will give him singular. Hard. Doe you thinke soe Sr? 440 Poor. Yes vndoubtedly I know hee's very apt: to bee a gull. Snaile — Pray Sr lets see the gentlewoman Poore: You shall Gaspar lead vp these gentlemen Vnto your mrs Sly — I will — Poore: Stay you wth mee Sr Doe you inquire hir minde and bring hir downe The whilst wee wilbe busy Gaspar lead them. Trugull. Must not I goe to must I not? 450 Poore: Not yet Trugull. ——— and kisse and talke wth hir. Poore: Sr it is best first to have mediates [FOL. 28a] Shee shallbee brought downe to you Strange —————— speake lower Poor: Pray Sr may I inquire your name and country? [Tru: ————— of the name Ime sure] Quicke How say you goodman dawe? Poore Tis a faire living Sr Tru: — But a faire living? 460 Poore A very rich one Trug: ———— I cry you mercy Poore But Sr after what fashion would you woe? Tru: Why are there divers fashions Poore [Very many.] Yes as in other things Soe wee're fantasticall in that, ney more. Your woer is or rampant or couchant: Your rampant woer, is an angry fellowe That beares downe all before him should yu heare him, You'de thinke hee were a souldier by his wounds. 470 Heele sweare a woman in to love wth him. Or spend whole vollyes of his oaths in vaine. Though that doe seldome happen; for his thunder Battars theire fortresses vntill they fall Flatt downe before him. Trug: —————Is it possible? Poore Sr very true, your couchant, is a creature Wch sighs and sobs out Hero & Leander, Or some more mournfull elegyes; and hee goes Alwayes crosse armed, to shewe his passions. 480 Tru: ————— I wilbe that woer [FOL. 28b] Poore: Soe Sr but Ile instruct you soe effectually You shan't neede halfe yt passion. Let mee see You have a very perfect sperick eeye True Yes Ide be sory elce ——— Poore: —————And of congruous health Tru: Yes I am very health full. Poore —————————Sr the better Your organs are more fitt; for I must teach you To fix your eye wth iudgement, on an obiect; 490 And Ile give such a power vnto ye radiature Emitted from it yt shall strike hir More conqueringly then Cupids golden shafte. At the first sight you shall not speake to hir But heare are lines wch when shee ginns approach Ile desire you to reade, & you shall read the. Say often say you writt them in hir prayse. Trug: And they are none of myne ———— Poore ——————oh Sr the better You Imitate the gentile fashion 500 They for the most part only live on others By borrowing of others, and shall you As well proportioned for a genltreman. As amongst them the best, not keep ye fashion? Quicke ————— will raile on the whole world Poore: How! feare to ly? then feare to live, all creatures Doe live by lying Tru: som live by standing——————— Poore: ———— Indeede I am deceaved. For some doe live by standing, yet they ly to. 510 Tru: It may bee soe ———— Poore: And to beginn wth gallants, for nobility, I durst not touch though they should spend themselves On waxen Images; Nor cleargy men though they should ly wth scripture. And vitiate [th] it to adulte[rate]ry. Have at your gallants, should they pay theire debts As they doe promise, I knowe some now flants In cloath of tyshue, yt would be as bare, As when they first sett foote vpon this land. 520 These live by falsifying of theire dayes; Others by mating wth ye Cyty wives Schollers and lawyers doe' live by theire toungs And the best ground of schollers sophistry Wch you may call lyes; but your lawyers toungs Are strumpets ly wth all men yet they live by them. Your citty lying is so truly knowne. As I will not repeate it. Stran: —————wth out cessation Poore: But to goe forward, shee hearing hir praise read 530 Cann't choose but speake to you, out of hir words Then must you take occasion, and proce<a>de. If I had tyme Ide give you actions Wch should prove charmes, and drawe hir by ye eares, Despight all propased antydotes of deafnes. Tru ———— and speake soe? Poore You shall most potently,yor eyes shall [sparkle] spread Such flames of love, as shee shall feare to stirr Least shee be scorched wth them, yor lips shall move. Such sphӕrelike harmony as you shall ravish hir. 540 Tru: —————— for ravishing [FOL. 29b] Poore: No, thinke not Ile vrge ought shalbe distastfull Tru Nay nay you shant deny it. —————— Poore: ——————— <Come>good Sr Youle wrong mee much, for I have not deservd it. Quicke ————— and it shalbe kept. Poore: But Sr I must confesse Ive laboured And donn you more good wth ye gentlewoman. Then cann this tenn tymes doubled procure mee. Yet since you offer it soe vnrequested 550 I doe accept it as sufficient recompence. For all my labour, not because tis worth them, I like your will, farr better then the gift. Be mindfull that you wrap a ring ith verses. Tru: Oh I meant that, will not this serve ? Poor ———— it will Strange: Not very well —————— Poore: ———— be ready they are coming, Sr shall I heare them. Tru: Attend for these are they. Poore: Sr I doe heare. 560 Tru: That's for the ring —————— Poore: ———— Sr these are very good Tru: I would shee heard mee Poore: Doe you vse this often ? Trug: I would shee'de heard them read. — Poore: ————— Sr ift please you, I will present them to hir. Gill Greater perfection to them. Poore: ——— tickle hir wth prayse. Tell hir theire good because theire end is good 570 Wch is to prayse hir. Hard When comes hir vncle Sr? Poore: ————I did receave A letter wch assured tomorrowe night. [FOL. 30a] This night heele visit ye great bed of ware Had hee a lasse of like dimensions Twould scarce conteine them. Hand. —— is hee soe burlye? Poore: The northerne ale hath made him a Lucullus Hee's a meere man of fatnes, you must feede him 580 And fee him well, if you expect ought from him He is desirous of a well greased fist As well as mouth or belly. Hard —————I was so rash Poore: The end will croune it ioyfully be sure You'enquire not to much after hir portion: Twill vex himstrangely, bee not you to strickt, In asking forraine bills for ye performance, Twill hinder all your hopes, hee's very collericke And must be humour'd to the full, or elce 590 Hard: Hee's fire and toe, I doe instruct you savingly. Not aske her portion! Hard: Of what hee promiseth.<P.> Yes you may enquire but not &cӕ Poore: Hir fathers bond and his wilbe sufficient I give you Sr the worst and yet I thinke Hee'l[e] hardly trouble any to be bound Nor love that man wch shall distrust his honesty Stran [I] — hee's [ ] now about it Poore: Sr some small conference I'de desire wth you 600 Snaile Wth mee Sr? very willingly. Poore ——————————I must greive Soe good a man as you should be soe wrong'd As my art sayth you are.Would that wrong'd mee. And that my house should be soe much vnhappy As to detaine you from yor home th<i>s tyme Snaile. I have lost nothing have I Sr? [FOL. 30b] Poore: [] ——— A rare iewell S<na>ile I ever had ———— Poore: Sr tis your wife I meane. 610 Snaile: ————— Not gonn Sr is shee? Poore: Hir honour hath left hir, for shee hath left To bee an honest wife, you knowe on Medle? Snaile: ————————————— my good cu[ ]stomer. Poore: [Hir honour hath left hir for shee] T should seeme soe he hath go[od]tt yor best ware Sr Snaile: I nere wrongd you ———— Poore ———— nor ere mistrusted him ? Snaile: No on my life. — Poore: ————— nor wife, I knowe it well 620 Sir hye you home; if you now meet not wth him. He give you such instructions as you shall In ye named place at further tyme, meanwhile I knowe a gentleman whom he hath wrongd Will give his best indeavour, to finde out The tyme, & to prevent him if you please. Sr I will send the gentleman to morrowe. Strange: ———————to what you please Poore Sr I will send the gentleman to morrowe That shall intrap him. 630 Snaile ——————— indeede shee told mee soe Poore: Pray Sr be patient heare. — Snaile: I pray you Sr remember mee ——— Poore Be sure I will; and send the gentleman to morrow morne By [that ]eight o'th [ ] clocke. Snaile: —————— heele deale honestly? Poore If you mistrust him, one you shall thinke faythfull Choose to this office, I but offer Sr, Tis in your will to'accept Snaile Be not to credulous I did thinke — 640 Poore. —————————— fy fy [FOL. 31a] blaze not your owne discredite, tis tomuch You know't your selfe. Snaile: ————— but are you sure tis true Poore I would I were not ——————— Hard Tomorrowe night he comes. Poore ————— yes yes tomorrowe Tru: ————— wee shalbe married. Poore I doubt not but you shall Hard —— you sha'nt soe suddenly 650 Poore Are you not yet adultus? Tru: —— what doe you meane Poore: not yet of age? Trug: ———— yes that I hope I am Poore Will you then suffer Sr such contradiction? Lett them determine of you appoint tymes? Trug: Nay and I will to —————— Poore: —Oh Sr been't to feirce He is your vncle, you doe owe some duty Or at the least respect———————— 660 Hard ——— A second father to him. Poore: You must be rul<e>d, but not to much oreruld Tru: ———————— Ile warrant you Poore Sr Heele bee gonn ere this be not to violent Vpon your wife inquire out secretly. Hard bee his continual rendez vouz ——— Poore [A] ——— and reason. Gill I must continue Mrs Change ——————— Poore. —————— They heare You must, a iustice of peaces daughter, 670 Ith north at least Quicke ————————— did you feare us Poore Not as Snaile feares meddle, to morrowe morne You must to him, hee will initiate you Him selfe in to acquaintance wth his wife If you shall neede my counsell, Ile instruct you [FOL. 31b] How to behave yourselfe in information Quicke to much I feare ——————— Poore ———— no hee must bee inraged You must add to his fury and augment it 680 Quicke Vpon ye least distastfull word ——— Poore ———— and lett him Nay if hee be an angry boy weele deale wth him And fright him from his roaring humours, wee Cann talke, bristle, and vaunt, as well as hee. Exeunt Actus 3ij scӕna 2da Poore What cheaters did heesay ? Sly —— that was the word Poore And couldst thou suffer it goe thou'rt a gull 690 & that huge bulke of thyne those giant limbs Conteine not any sparkeof man wthin them. Sdeath had I heard him he should have found I had A thunder in my hand Iove in my voyce Sly ———— and sayth vs cheaters Poore: Pish tis a puny oneeasy to performe. Ile have a duble or a <no> revenge Vppon my life I think<e> [t] thou wouldst confess Vs cheaters should a man inquire of thee. Sly Wee are noe better —————— 700 Poore ————— I thought this, thou lyest What ere of cheating's in mee it is thyne: Thou didst intice, coniure mee by our wants Didst force me too't when I god knowes was minded Never to suffer more in this vild world. Sly But how much in ye insuing.———— Poore Doe not vex mee By all good things I vowe, and will performe it If ere I learne, yt alike worde be spoken Thou hearing, suffering it, I will abiure thee; [FOL. 32a] Leave thee vnto thy selfe & spoile thy hopes 711 Sly You may doe as you please ——————— Poore [G] ——— goe to Virginia To the Bromoodoes, or elce hire my selfe Vnto the Northwest passage; if these faile: Turne Poet stageplayer or anything, rather then live wth thee, Ile sell my selfe Vnto a Iewe or worse, an english vserour Whom have I cheated? only Ive sold Hard Fishd my young gallant Trugull vexed Snaile 720 Intic'd my Strange to poetrie, thats poverty: Wch hee shall surely feele prevented Medle Drawne blood from Quicke, or at the least will draw it What act mongst these deserves ye name of cheating Ist not to gett from vserours charitable? And to lett him bee wise, yt is not cousned Whome nature made a foole is against nature To lett men knowe when others doe them wrong Is a great Iustice, and worth recompence. And to make him a poet that would bee one, 730 Is att the most but to fullfill his vowes. What to prevent a lawyer since theire knowne To circumvent all others, but meere equity? And to take vengeance on who doe defame vs, Soe it bee noble, is allowed to vs by Martiall lawe, whome have I cheated now Whom have I cheated now, or against whom Have I intended more, then may bee donn? Sly ———— their end maks actions good [FOL. 32b] Poore. Tis true my Sly. <I'm> in apparrell well, 740 Sufficient for a petty gentleman Where is thy rapier ? Sly. What do'est thou intend? —— Poore — What cannst thou guesse? Sly Not well ———————— Poore — then aske not, for thou shalt not knowe. Wher ist ————————— Sly —— above —— Poore If Quicke doe chance come hither, Stay him till my returne wch shalbe suddaine. 750 If heele not stay will him, not goe to Snailes Till I may speake wth him, Gill bring down ye rapier If Trugull come lett Gill and hee be private, If hee be earnest, lett him presse hir his. Gill ——— spirit on his bankes. Poore Take heede my Dousabell vnto your docke Looke not to my affaires; take heede yor Trugull Bee not to hard for you hees a lusty knave Cann pitch his barr well, shoote his shaft arright And pay you home my Gill; hee cann ifayth. 760 Gill That shalbe tryed —— Poore ————— bee wary and doe well Prepare yor selfe vnto yor part anon Exit. Actus 3ij scӕna 3ia Med — wish hee had not inquired. Enter Poore disguisd Poore: Oh Mr Medle I have sought you Sr In all your places of retreat. Me[l]d — [—] Vnto what end Sr Poore Wee are private heare Now I will give it you, you knowe one Quicke 770 An envious raskall one that laboureth That seeketh causes to defame all men And if they want his wil's sufficient [FOL. 33a] For hee defames them; and vniustly iust Beginns wth his owne intimates; this vild wretch Hath quite supplanted all yor hopes at Snailes Med: —— may bee supplanted Poore: Nay lett it not seeme strange, I know yor hopes Your more then hopes your much assurance there Of his wives love, know all occurrances. 780 And come to tell you yt you are abused By this same Quicke, who hath, I knowe not how, But sure it was by some sinister meanes Found first you lov'd & after whom you loved. Who hath (to what intent I doe not knowe) Yet sure hee did intend to wrong you by it Reveal'd the privacy of your love vnto Hir husband who now truly iealous Hath giv'n in charge to one of's trusty freinds. That if you chance to come thither hee should 790 Much circumspectly watch your haviour The manner of your language to his wife And farther yt hee should bee certified Of your approach wch how suspiciously Heed take, the very premisies demonstrate. Your perill may bee much too, hee is desperate, And I doe thinke will hardly brooke to see you Wthout much fury,wch though you esteeme not; Yet poore gentlewoman. ————— Med Advise mee for ye best sr 800 Poore —— trust mee I will First be reveng'd on Quicke, & if you cann Make him confess that only enviously He scandald you for some small wrong you did him. [FOL. 33b] Then you devise some other means besides How to confirme hir honesty Med: your name I pray sr Poore —— change a Yorkeshireman Med. Sr I am much indebted to you[r lov]e Poore ————— and I will study [asside 810 How you shall pay oh Sr humanity Commaunds this office Med: Stronglier knitt betweene vs Poore Sr I desire it may, wch to continue He give you intelligence, for I am ye man Snaile hath appointed as hir overseer Med I thanke you. Poore: When you would speake wth mee send to Poor's house The scholler, I shall heare of it, the tyme Will not afford mee farther leisure now 820 Sr fare yow well. Exit Actus 3ij scӕna 4ta Wife — occasion to vnsluce them —— Enter Poore. Snaile: ———— to whom should I give credite? Poore To them yt you thinke best deserve it Sr, What place commaunds shee in your credulous heart, That hee should force beleefe against your wife Shee may be chaster then the mourning aire Purg'd by the sunn of vitiating mists. But yet there is a shrewd suspition 830 Much frequent in your freinds, they think not soe Ile vowe, Ive heard him say yt he hath knowne hir, But yet how [vn]truly 'tis vnknowne. Wife My duty to you. Poore: —— your knowledge I desire Sr I doe greive, I chose soe sad a tyme For the beginning of acquaintance, but [FOL. 34a] I hope it shall continue wth more ioy. This is your fault Sr, you are to vnkind, Vnto soe sweete a wife. 840 Snail Be very long —————— Poore: Sr Ile performe it zealously. I would be private wth you Mrs —— Wife Bee privat wth mee Poore —— I have strong occasions. Dry: —— wth hir privatest counsell Poore: Then I dare like wise, you knowe Medle? Wife True Poore And he hath blabd it Wife ———— as you meane 850 Poore; Oh to to truly Wife What<,> durst ye villaine say soe? —— Po [P] —— Positively. Wife And soe Ime knowne. Poore By him, for hee perceaving You now begann neglect him, likewise knowing Your love wa[ll]s fully fixed on Quicke, did thinke No better way to secure you his owne Then by revealing your intended love Wch hee hathfully donn; the other to 860 Not knowing freelyer to settle you In your newe love, then by displacing Medle; Hath striven wth great effect to yt performance Thus have they laboured to supplant each other Wife But only I have be<e>ne tript vp —— Poore —— most true Whilst they reioyce in theire high enterprise And thinke theire wits much good ———— Wife Ile be revenged [FOL. 34b] Poore —You must that Ile performe 870 I thinke I have allready —— Dry Vpon my life ———— Poore You shall not finde mee otherwise. Wife Your love shal bee rewarded —— Poore — wth your I hope That is my only ayme Dry —— — deserve to have it Poore And I will keepe it warely, by this Your envious lovers may bleed each by other Wife —— I shall reioyce 880 Poore Tis like they will ——— Dry —— no matter lett them sinke Poore If not Ile soe provide your honour shall No whitt be impeached Wife Then I shalbee vnspotted —— Poore —— not knowne otherwise Wife — be holding to you Sr Poore Now shall my ignoramus and young witt Knowe they have found a scholler yt can iearke ye. Who have wee heare my gull & Gillian 890 What intend they trowe? Tru: And you Sr — Poore — I returne your complement Wth ye like wish to you, & yt faire gentlewoma Wife — — Ile give my indeavour Poore And doe not you vse to carreine your selfe? What fucus have you daubd your face wth , ha ? Thinke you Ile have you vse theise plasterings And outgoe snakes in monthly casting skinns Tru: Theide looke like eels for all ye world. —— 900 Poore —Spraule soe And be more slipery as they are. but sr, [FOL. 35a] I hope you not intend hir for your wife Tru: Beleiv't Sr but I doe —— Poore —— beleive't you must not Tru: ———— Ile aske hir Poore: You shall not need, for I cann certify you, I have reserved hir for my selfe. Tru: —————— be cousned of my wife? Poore How Srrah cousned, such []an other word 910 And Ile lopp of a limbe send you to' the' spittle There to condole your losse. Srrah if your eares The want of them I mean cann move you ought Let mee not heare another word but give hir mee. Tru: [Sr I doe love my eares and feare myeares] It were a prety toy to gett hir from mee Poor Are my words toye Tru: Ile try what you cann doe Marry and shall trips him vp. Soe sr you see now in what plight you are 920 Tru ———— doe not hurt mee Poore On the conditions yt I shall propose You are your owne man shee likewise your wife You shall give mee to hundred pounds to right My wrongs. Tru — but trust mee sr yts somewhat hard Poore: Doe not deny'it for if you doe by this. Not forty kicks, not 20 luggs by th'are 930 As many tweaks by the nose, your fower foreteeth A little finger shall not save your life At least a maine limbe. Wife For my sake a lesse ransom. Poore Your commaund. I must obay, it shalbe but a hundred. [FOL. 35b] And heare you [brin] leave it wth yor tutor Poore Be sure you faile not, if you doe you knowe. Tru: [W] —— when shall I carry it? Poore This night I knowe yu cann whĕ it please you. 940 Tru: I will Sr —— Poore —— Gill how goe things at home? Gill —— will vnto him Poore Why, this is admirable, past my wish, I will home instantly. nay since you will not, Goe take hir to you, shee is your's but knowe Your vncle and your sire shall heare of it Gill ———— into a di'vell Poore You have yor tounge at liberty, tis your owne 950 B<u>t you ere long shall wish you'de tyed it vp Mrs I take my leave you are revenged The rivals doe bleed each by others sword. Wife ——— heare againe ere long Poore I am bound to it, youngster fare you well Keepe your word duly, or: no more but[doe] keep it. And you my quondam betroathd, I will leave you But knowe, the divill, will fly love as ye sea As ships doe saile two wayes wth the same [m] winde Soe woemen leave and take wth ye same minde 960 Actus 4ti scӕna 1ia Badg: —— and forsake his blewe trash —— (Enter Poore Poore: This is Quickes lodging and he []hath been heere. Badg: [ ————] The cheating scholler —————— Poore: — This concearnes mee much Ime glad I heard of this, God save you Sr Badg: And you if you be worth it —— Poore —— you have beene [wth Mr Quicke] Wth Mr Quicke I pray you sr how fares hee Badg: I wont tell you ———— [FOL. 36a] Poore —— Sr I came from your Mr 971 Badg: My Mr? —— Poore [Yes,] Your name is Badger [is it not] e<n>t it Bad —— wth mee from my Mr? Poore. Sr I was coming to you to this lodging To knowe how the owner doth that if hee have Required ought [b]of you from yor Mr, you should Give mee the the message, you ye whilst should goe To Medle, whom if you found dangerous Then certifye him, Quicke is dead wherby 980 Hee may fly more securely Badg: Faithfully and earnestly? Poore ——As you would your selfe Badg: —— he doth demaund ? —— [Badg: gives him ye Ire Poore: Iff I cann gett it as I hope I shall You neede not doubt Badg: —— then fare you well —————— Poore ———— Ile gull you he opens ye Ire. This day is like to prove a very rare one I never look'd for this, it came vnhoped 990 Fifty good pound tis well, it soundeth great Flush in these slops; but I must not deferr. Things falling out soe fittly I must take All the occasions yt the tymes cann make. Exit Actus 4ti Scӕna 2da ———— Sly. ————— would it had beene a hundred. Enter Hard ———— I am not quite cheated Poore But you may chance to feele a new relapse Sr I would speake wth you —————— 1000 Stran<g> — you may —————— Poore ——————————— In privat [FOL. 36b] Th'affaires are vrgent, Mr Quicke your freind Commends his best love to you, wth this letter Twill give you his full minde and his desire St —— how fares hee Sr Poore In good plight but that feare of Medle's death Doth make him feare his life, but hee well hopes By yor assistant love, to avoyd all Those daungers wch as yet doe seeme to presse him 1010 Strang —————— why came not my knave! Poore Sr He intreated him to visit Medle And learne ye hopes or feares conceivd of him. Sly ———— fare you well good brother Poore: Pray Sr commend mee to your kinsman trugull Tell him one Change expecteth him Sly Is your name Change? Poore — Yes my great man of worship My Sly changd to a <hee> bosse to a swod What, hast thou quilted thy faind gutts wth gold, 1020 Cramb'd them wth baggs? ———— Sly ———— of my neice Gillian Poore That was a maine one, how my Gogmagog Sly When it is donn Ile tell you howe Poore —————— . what doubtfull ? Nay then I have out strip't thee, I did cause Those two to fight, and for my better vengeance Have gott this fifty pound, wch Quicke doth borrow Of my True strange. an other hundered [My] Gills Trugull will bring into I expect him, 1030 And I have future hopes of ampler bootyes Wch my lawe lover, scholler hating Medle Shall yeeld vs, I will soke him and exhaust him Exantlate, pumpe out, and drawe dry hisbaggs [FOL. 37a] Wee play for whole baggs wee'r no puny sharks That venter to bee trust vp for the nipping A bung fraught wth no more then a scotch marke None of your Gipsyes, that prole napery Wth shirts and smocks, no pidlers,wee doe deale In wholesale wee, yett doe not feare a noose 1040 A ginn to lift vs vp: lawe cann't condemne vs To further pennance then our eares cann satisfy Sly Tookest thou this shape? Poore. ——— to that is perfected Revenge, but stay hee comes lett vs fall of Stran: ——— you may tell't please it you Poore It shall not need, Sr I dare trust yor word If you'le confirme it right Stran: Let mee inquire yor name. Poor ——— my name is change 1050 Sly —— as I knowe. Poore I should have gloried to have beene admitted Into soe grave a consanguinity Sly And lett vs see you often —————— Poore ——— I shall trouble you Sly —— quaffe drunke wth all Poore I take my leave Sly To my freind Poore ——— I shall Exit. Actus 4ti scӕna 3ia 1060 Sna[]ile —— sr shee is mine. Enter Poore Med —— acquitt wth my deniall Poore What wth a mischeif make they heere or I This was no fitt tyme for my action I must turne honest fate will have it soe. [FOL. 37h] Yet He not loose my booty, ile attempt it And venter gainst loves thunder. Med. — may give some ayde, oh freind! —— Poore ————— Why Sr your freind? I am but will not seeme soe. your'r a villaine. 1070 Have wrong'd a matron yt deserves the stole For hir strong chastity wth the name of bad. Wife ————— Peace. Poore Doe not I knowe yt you did bribe ye scholler (I have learn't all theire trickes, & will perforce, Despight theire pollicy turne the on themselves,) To suggest hir false to hir to credulous husband Wth Quicke, and yt [h<e>e] Quicke did outbribe him, soe To make more easy way to worke hir false Is not this true? deny it? 1080 Med You dare not proove t[this]. Poore —— oh frontlesse impudence! What cann afford more truth to my inditement Then his even staggering toung in his owne cause Hee falters, faints, growes weake []to excusation. Snaile —— receave this guilt soe pronely? Poore Oh Sr sufficient reason since h'hath tried Hir much inpregnable to all his slights Hee would accuse hir. and no way soe strongly As when hee would give crime vnto himselfe 1090 Snaile ————Then your crime was great Poore A new vnheard of one. Snaile. And greater love. ———— Poore It must bee soe you've wrongd them. [To Med: You must if tyme doe graunt deserve hir pardon] Med. That I may merit it Poore No, no, you cannot There is a death attends you will prevent it. [FOL. 38a] Med —— — but cann't I fly it? Poore You shall lett that suffice no signe of joy 1100 Snaile In that [nam]e [st<i>le] towards mee. Poore You looke to fix'dly Vpon this coulour, wch will dull yor sence Of apprehension; and make mee see <m>e other Then what I am. I yeeld I closd wth him Why this sole end wch I did still propose Cann give sufficient reason: my intent Of coming hither was to free your iealousy. To give you this chast comfort you now finde Or elce to fix hir in perpetuall shame 1110 Snaile I still doe thinke soe. Poore Shall still thinke true Whilst you continue in that fayth, inquire Of that ill tempting scholler, if you finde him A little differing in my maine of truth Sepose mee from the number of your freinds Snaile: ———— why doth hee feare death Poore That Quicke wch caused your passion by him is not Wife ——— much daunger may succeed Poore: Much losse must followe I even feare to death 1120 Med — I thanke you fare yow well Poore How pretily shee doth desire his death. But I will hope more prosperous event Then your ill boading minde suggests to you. For lettmee tell you, I doe knowe ye man Cann force the rugged lawe vnbend hir browe And fetch a smile from a more easy power; Wch shall givehir morecheerfull countenance. Then is hir genuine, vpon faire tearmes. [FOL. 38b] For honied speach, is an availing sacrifice; 1130 But when a golden offring is prepar'd You may expect not meane successe, what though Philosophers have vrged that theire gods Were more delighted wth ye givers minde Then wth the glory of the haust was offred? Yet had not men suppos'd them more accepted They would have fitted humbler to theire altars. Spare not a free hand & strike highest powers— Theire sure ones yt I trust to, yes soe sure As should they wth strong hand, force man and wife 1140 To seperation, soe to gaine a freind A female one I meane; murder the opposers Venter the mine of a state, and plott To take away competitours, they might doe it Securely, and detected, be vnblam'd Att least vnpunished Med much easily obtained —————— Poore Wthout much difficulty But you must thinke yt in externe affaires Theile not soe strongly labour wthout hope 1150 Of future benefitt. Med —— blood and spirit away ? Poore Your life I will secure mee on myne owne If wee conclude agreementfor what summ Med Being your creature Poore Sr prepare the summ Against I bring you life —— Med —— I shall, what is it? Poore An easy one I dare venter it for 200 Med ———— vnlesse my tombe [FOL. 39a] Poore: These sacred meditations strongly fitt 1161 Men given to observance of true virtue; But thinke not only, of your last good Sr. For there are many mediates wch require Some like respect wth that. Med Who have longhope to escape that. —— Poore [] —— then wth you For heere is that will give you lives assurance For this crime Med Have you a pardon Sr ? 1170 Poore ———— probatum est And Sr wthout compelling articles Your will is theire desire, what you shall please Wilbe sufficient vnto the acceptedly. Med ——— a deniere from it Poore Your hand wilbe to liberall, they procurd it Wth a small easy breath. Med And then at last hardly obtainde. —— Poore —————— tis true I will accept for them, what you shall please 1180 Med and Ile deliver it Poore I will, the waight of my deserts, how strong It is how forcible this benefitt? When should his coyne bee wth my pardon layed In a true ballance myne would bee outwaigh'd, Tost in to aire; What I receave I gett Giving him for his sterling counterfett Wth wch [hee]sIme well appayde, hee is well pleasd Hee that hath to much may of some be eas<ed>. Exit 1190 Actus 5ti scӕna ia [FOL. 39b] Badg: —— Slid heare comes somebody Ente Poore. Badg. you shal bee mett wth sr Poore I must now doffe this covert of my villainye Quicke I must thanke thee for thy words have been An ample gaine to mee, and Badger to Badg: A sees mee not trowe, doth hee ? Poore ————— thou hast binn A great ayde to mee, I must give thee thanks. Badg: ——— when you knowe all. 1200 Poore How evesdropt Badg —Hee []hath not the same beard. Poore Ile wash and shave you, and yor greasy blewcoat My serving <d>onn I will; but I must forgoe This fifty pound now I am caught wth it. Twill make a deepe hole in my summs, a la<n>ke Wch all my letting out cann nere make full. I would some taylour would instruc tme fairly To patch vp this misshapen sute againe And give it wth out bracke. Well I [will keep] Ie not looseit. 1210 But yett to loose my vncle were worse ill Let it prove how it will Ile venter it Abide the hazard of it. Ile tosse fairly To scape, fortune must be my opposite If I doe loose it. Badg: A mischeife on your muttering chops Poore ————— Have at you I left it heare, and I must search it out. Badg ———— but not soe well Poore True for the savour's worse. 1220 Badg As thinn a roome asmay bee Poore: I remember Twas on this side Llayd it; what have I heare What is it turn'd into a baskett hilt And threadbare blewe coate, twas agood exchange [Fol. 40a] For him that made it; vm, maynot the snake That cast the skinn be found heare, nor ought elce ? Nay ile search furder; oh you michingraskall What have I found you? You shall pay for it. The raskall was crept vp into a mousehole 1230 And lay as close as a hedge hogg: what freind Badger? Badg; I even the same Sr —————— Poore What makst thou heare now? Badg —And. —— and — . Poore What, what then? Badg —— [you doe knowe his humour] And I dare not venter. Poore What. Badg till his anger'spast. Poore Tis well, were not thy parents puritanes? Badg: [W] —— why doe you aske 1240 Poore Did they not teach thee for to pray extempore Badg But when they went to them Poore ———— did they not hum and ha When they were gravelld Badg —— yes perchance they did Poore And when thou wert gott ——— Badg: I don't remember that Poore Mee thinks they should it seem's innate to thee. But thou'st reduced it better to thy art Of lying; I doe knowe your busines mungrill 1250 Your sett to spy my noble trencher man You've waited all this while but for small cheare An howers attendance had beene better giv'n For but a head of garlicke, see you this steele? Ile make you munch a peice of't if yu swear not [Fol. 40b] As I shall vrge, but if you sweare looke heare Crounes you mad raskall. Badg Then I will sweare Poore —— tis well sayed but this place Is no fitt one for quarrels,will you sweare? 1260 Bad: Since I am forced I will Poore ————— thou shalt no furder Then I allready have: you shall conceale mee. Not give him notice, that I was ye factour Who tooke vp fifty pound on Quicks behalfe Badg: Why by this hand I wont. Poore What doe you equivocate And sweare by your leffe hand whe you mean to write it? Sweare you by both your hands Badg: —— by my both hands 1270 Poore — nor either of them. Badg [ne] — neither Poore Nor your tounge In word or signe you shall make any way: Badger No way by signes or tokens Poore —— this thou swearst thy sword hilts, for thats the hardest oath I cann now force thee to. Badg ——— I doe sweare this. Poore Wthout reservances 1280 Badg I from my heart Poore Then heare my noble skincker heare is gold Twill give thee freise in stead of thy blew coate. Twill give thee gaudyes, thou mayst cram thyselfe Wth kicksh<a>wes now, as long as this shall last Whilest this resplendant substance shall remaine Wthin ye repleat body of thy purse. This hath sufficient spirit, centinell. [FOL. 41a] Twill give thee douszens, more then perfect summs They shall exceed the prӕdicament's best number 1290 And the 3 principals: three shall not bee all. Twill make thee looke, like a Claridiano Till it hath made thee a hebitated Zoophyton. Badg ————— wth your conjuring tearmes Poore Fare well good badger, I have other busines I should bee more intent to. Exit. Actus 5ti scӕ 2da (Poore sitts at his study) Sly ——— and ready in that art, I would faine h<ear>e him 1300 Stran Heare a lector from you Poore Most willingly though Ime not <we>ll provided. Sly. Wee will expect the lesse Poore ———— Ile give you breifly The texture of a speechfull composition. When the infernall h<e>lbread shades of night The hate of Phoebus, and the scorne of light A're forc'd to theire darke cells, choyce spirits arise From theire dull easyes frightlesse lethargyes. My spirits are not fresh, the subiect's mourning 1310 Aurora wane, first the etymology The golden hower, when Phoebus first displayes Vnto the ioyed world his more ioyfull rayes Now amplyfy it fro the propertyes Extract's the vapours, from the thickned aire Expels' the sadnes, gives it subtile, rare. The effects doe followe wch our bodyes have And wch our minds, externe and interne these [FOL. 41b] Our blood our nerves receive like purity That from the aire, wee from the purged sky 1320 Should we dampd [aires] nights polluted aire still breath As wee receivd life wee should drawe in death. But being cleansed by that sacred fyre That aire feeds life blest life, our best desire Now for the operation in our minds. What ofspring of high witt, birth of rare art Wch from this tyme doth not acquire cheife part. I should proceede to prove this by connexion The mourning salutations were calld holy Amongst the Romans, then wee may surmise 1330 Those studyes holy that wth Sol doe rise. For then there is a greater sympathy Betwixt the stars and vs, they stand more nye To eloquence, and helpe more or theorie. Now should be some proportioned inductions To prove that tyme most apt to meditation. Then follow individuall examples Of such as have vsed it these must be sett downe In grave words, full and sounding; well connected Agreeing in theire sence, and these not vulgar. 1340 Hyperb<o>lyes sometymes, then Metaphors These now wthout coniunction, though not often. Yet bearingstill relation on, to other. Now vse an iteration, speake w<o>rds twice. But lett them still bee increasing, and ascend Not falle to flatly, soe heare are instructions Such as the tyme, and my weake braine cann give [FOL. 42a] Quicke how to composea speech Poore Not any <> one As I remember doth sett these downe fully. 1350 Some heare some theare, I have collected, not sucking my hony from one only flower. But From [the] best fountaines Aristotles rheth'ricke Tully in 'his oratory, from Quintilian. Badg —————— doe you meane Poore [E] ———— No badger no . Ex M Fabij Quintiliani institutionibus. Badg —————— by fifty pound. Poore: Yes Sr some fewe affaires calld mee abroad And force'd mee bee lesse diligent, then I would 1360 But now theire ended, I shall give attendance More amply to you. Quicke — ————— tis best. Poore that's the best way to thrift [indeed] where is your neice Sly —— a dodkinn wth my will. Poore You were to much obdurat then, to hard You may spoile all hir possibilityes Such great extreames force naught but desperatiõ Quicke ————— for your great labours Poore Sr if my best indeavours could deserve them 1370 I should account them, very strong reward. Sr my desire of gaine is not soe stupid As is your common pedants, yet no ambition Hath grow'ns oe much [vp] on mee as I should covett A meerely nominall opinion Oh affectation is a cloudy vayle Wch hidst the solidst, of our soules perfections. [FOL. 42b] Or at the least doth hinder hir free workings Quic: [ ———— ] of your free soule —— Poore Sr I proffesse, an essence 1380 Wch should as perfectly bee knowne as bee. But since the wretched, vild esteeme of men. Doth give the best of men but meere selfe lovers If they esteeme themselves, I gratulate Your good coniecture, that you thinke mee free Whilst I doe knowe myselfe soe, fare you well Sr. Stran — anon Ile make a second visitation You may expect mee ready to yor vowes Badg since today. Poore Yes Badger if thoult give me ample thanks 1390 That I've remembred thee soe well. Badg ————— oh Lord Sr! Poore Soe now they'are gonn what wouldst thou my brave pufpast. What wouldst thou wullsacke, whose inside is no better. Then 'a sheeps coate, ift bee of equall goodnesse Sly my wandring prince of troy. ——— Poore: ——— why thou shallt knowe I will rehearse my ephemerydes Myy dayly slights, since moondayes last meridies But thou must bee my subiect and my scӕnicke 1400 To act mygulls in gloriouswise. Sly —————— content Poore Weele first beginn wth strange Sly —————Heare I come Poore sound tr<u>mpetts heere our play begi<nne>s Sly and vitiated your muse. Poore ———— fy thou art out I am his true begott, legitimate. Sly —— <b>y making pallinodes [FOL. 43a] Poore And thou wouldst live soe to, well Ile instruct thee. 1410 Sly I would. ———— Poore: ——— but first you must putt of your fatnesse. Pooets are leane and marc<e>lent Sly ————— hir burden dead Poore. Well thought of, oh I have the finest lasse Have made the bravest conquest, purchase of hir. I hope none heare<s> Ile tell thee shee excels Man in's best property of looking vpwards Hir falling eyes give heaven full viewe. Sly — no more deserving qualityes 1420 Poore: Such as your common women have shee's coy Yet wanton, shee cann laugh, and weepe, and laugh, And hould againe. shee hath an exquisite face And yet not painted wch is very rare. Sly — transccends shee Gill ? Poore ————— yes fayth in feature But Gill hir more in witt and haviour. And heere shee comes; what may <wee> wish yu ioy Of your good match? Gill That did indeavour cousenage 1430 Poore —— How, certainly? Sly — a rocke quite shipwrackt Poor It cannot bee, none knowes vs but ourselves And wee or selves soe finally, as no humour Could give mee knowne vnlesse yor womans tounge. Yet Ive one refuge and, it is my last The very sanctuary of our safety As I supposse it yet, but prove that wanting [FOL. 43h] I cannot guesse the consequent save ill Sly Lets know't 1440 Poore [] — ney much of ill must force yt from mee. Gill And suffer a small hafling Poore ———— oh I cannot But why what proiect, what event will followe? Gill I have revealed your disguise. Poore ————————————— how, how ? Ime tangled in a cobweb that have scapd Snaires and strong engines able to prevaile Against a lion, if the fox were absent But now the ridle is confirm'd, a secret, 1450 Is much to little for one only man. For two sufficient, but for three to much. Well goe thy wayes, old Gill, Ive knowne thy equals But bedlam kept them for they could not themselvs Wthin due compasse is your Trugull heare Sly [—] what new shape may I take ———— Poore Why turne a horse leech. Thou mayst sucke blood securely in yt habit Somewhat Ile doe and labour for event Wch shall alone give knowledge what I meant. 1460 Exit Actus 5ti scӕna 5ta Sly ———— houle like sterved currs. Poore For mee I am the obiect, may they burst. Conceale mee lett mee not bee knowne. Sly ———— knowe you not Quick's death? Poore Oh yt nothing moves mee, I divulg'd him dead For my owne private ends Sly And h<e>e is dead Poore. Poets are prophets then I see! how dead? Amasement ceaseth mee, dead ? it cannot bee. 1470 Why then a necke verse followes, oh my fate [FOL. 44a] Woemenes best witt I see is extreame folly How free[] had I beene from this certaine ruine How practis'd in more ills, had not this hapned And flourishing in them? ist not possible That I may live vnknowne to Medle? tis And I will venter it, shake of these burrs Wth easy recompence of a little nap. You shalbee a phisition, I am sicke You make me daungerously sicke, but heare you 1480 Ile not bee purged, you shall give me out [p<ur>g'd] sicke But not give inward sicknes. Ile no figgs. Sly. As you shall please. Poore I doe not like [, I doe no] the humour Of your great guilty person[ages]s, who to scape A lawfull death; that is death giv'n by'th lawe Will rather choose to dy, vnnaturally By theire owne guilty hands. Sly ——— wth mature iudgement. Poore Intreat Strange hither 1490 Sly ——— to prevent my labour ? Poore ——————— fittly. Strange — termes wth one consent Poore Sr lett mee crave your pardon, I esteeme you A second parent to mee, removed by nature But one degree from it, you are my vncle I therfore will lay ope my worst acts to you, That you may veiwe them fully, as they are In theire owne essence: I have wrongd them all And giv'ne iust cause for this complaint, nay more 1500 Wch most afflicteth mee, I have wrongd you [BLANK] [FOL. 44b] [BLANK] [FOL. 45a] Strange by ch you did conceive mee soe. [FOL. 45b] Poore — I shalbee knowne sufficiently heare after. Sly And putt it in to practise: —— Poore ———— — I doe promise A like restraint from the vnciv<i>ll liberty Tyme and our ryoutous age doth prompt vs to Str: ——— choakd wth recompence Poore Wee are deficient in ability. 1510 Sly ————— stop'd till cramm'd Poore Since the whole summ of my continued actions Have been me<'>re tricks. Ile end them wth a tricke Ime sicke to death. Strang [———] the reast Ile vndertake ——————— Poore ———— —Let them fly in Give mee a gowne and night capp Sly ———heare they are. Poore Wheres your phisitions habits, have yu termes. Fustian will serve sufficiently curiosity 1520 Will stand you in no steed, heere are no Criticks Stran: —————Ile admitt them Poore Sr I am ready for them, for some meale now To make a wh[ighte]ite man of mee & a sickly. Oh, oh, oh. Sly ——— whats the disease ? Poore: ——— The epylepsye Sly The falling sicknes? Poore ——— I ——— Sly And much good doe it you. 1530 Poore — I hope it will Sly How didst thou knowe him for thy vncle? Poore —————— Strangly Some other tyme ile tell you; they are entring. Tru: Made mee a gull. [FOL. 46a] Poore Oh, oh, oh, I confesse That, [yo]u I have beene the cause, youve suffred wrong Dry —— agree to it. (— shee gives him gold. Poore: Ime heartily sory for it, I thanke my god. He []hatth brought you hither, that I may crave |hee 1540 (falls downe Your pardons, I would my estate were able (in his fitt Sly — present at, how cheare you? Poore Why well I thancke my maker, fitt for heaven If these could be intreated to forgivenes. The remnants of what I have gott from you I will restore wth thanks to satisfy you Stran ——— that Ile not vndertake Poore I thank []you your careful lin my behalfe Stran In presence of these gentlemen. 1550 Poore ——— there is one absent One Mr Medle, him I would faine speake wth Str<an>g — whom you desirde to speake wth Poore ——— I must intreat Your pardon for Ive wrongd you. Med Hard Tru: —— wee doe to wch beare witnesse Poore Then thus I shake my sickenes of [Trugull I for my loving spouse]. [Poore happily may you live.] Med: why did you crave my pardon? 1560 Poore [But <wha>] — 'Sr I craved But what I gave you, doe you knowe mee now? I am to all of you what you will but good. Med Is then my pardon counterfett? Poore ——— twas the best That I could give you; Ive no more from you Only the difference is I payd not for it [FOL. 46b] An equall price. Med. weele both have equall parts; ————— Poore ——— tis fairely offred 1570 Sly All thrive but my selfe. Poore My gaine is thine; for what remaines in bank Of our last getting shall restore thy state. And give thee means of trading, one ill fate Wee equally indured, fortunes sad frowne Wee shared betwixt vs, but it is my croune That as in worst of ill thou hadst a pt Soe of our [better] best state thou a sharer art This is the maine true freindship cann com[m<aun>]maund Yt hopes and fears of freinds goe hand in hand 1580