The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Volume 2

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VOLUME II

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JOHN

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FLETCHER

VARIORUM EDITION

VOLUME II

THE ELDER BROTHER
THE SPANISH CURATE
WIT WITHOUT MONEY
BEGGARS" BUSH
THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT

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CONTENTS

FRONTISPIECE.nPortrait of John Fletcher from the
painting in the National Portrait Gallery.

THE ELDER BROTHER.
THE SPANISH CURATE.
VIT WITHOUT MONEY.
BEGGARS' BUSH.
THE HUMOROUS
Warwick Bond.

Edited by W. W. Greg i
Edited by R. B. McKerrow. ioi
Edited by R. B. McKerrow. z29
Edited by P. A. Daniel 339
LIEUTENANT. Edited by R.

455

THE ELDER BROTHER 7

and see the bride, and there sign and wish his brother joy. Brisac readily
assents, and the two join the rest of the company. 1'o sooner, however, is
Charles confronted with Angelina than her beauty wakes in him the springs of
manhood ; he refuses to renounce his birthright, utters an eloquent justification
of his actions, addresses Angelina in some lyrical stanzas, declares his love, and
finally wins from her an answering confession. Eustace, whose fantastic court
affectation had won little favour from his intended bride, is nonplussed.
Charles, encouraged by Miramont, carries all before him ; Brisac turns him
out of his house, Lewis repudiates his daughter, and both are received with
open arms by Miramont. Then Brisac turns upon Eustace and his friends for
the poor show they have made, and turns them likewise out of doors. There
follows a charming scene in which Charles further reveals his love to Angelina,
which, however, is interrupted by the intrusion of Eustace and his dependents,
who seek to recover Angelina. Charles, however, by a ruse gains possession
of Eustace's ssvord and then defies the mock valiant courtiers who cringe
before him, and are at last driven to accept dishonourable terms for their
safety. In the meanwhile Brisac has arranged a tryst with Lilly, Andrew's
wife, andAndrew, having overheard this, lays a trap for him, concealing himself
and Miramont behind a curtain. Andrew has the satisfaction of seeing his
wife prove herself honest and fool her would-be seducer to the top of his bent ;
he then takes a convenient opportunity of intervening and producing .Miramont
as xvitness. The treatment, however, to which Eustace has been subjected at
the hands of his brother serves to rouse in him some latent sparks of manhood,
and, having cut adrift his dishonourable associates after possessing himself of
the sword of one of them, he seeks out Charles and demands satisfaction for what
has passed, together with restitution of his betrothed. Charles of course refuses,
and a fight ensues, which is interrupted by bIiramont. The brothers are
brought to agree .aain by the news brought by Andrew that Brisac has been
arrested at Lewis suit on the charge of abducting Angelina, and that the
latter has also been carried off by a band of Lewis' men. The uncle together
with the two brothers start off at once in pursuit, followed by faithful Andrew,
and overtake the party on the way to Paris. A parley ensues, in xvhich
Miramont makes Lewis understand reason, Brisac is forced to come to terms,
and all ends happily.

SotoRcE.MA striking resemblance between The Elder lrotler and Calderon's
comedy, .De ttna causa dos efectos, was pointed out by Weber, whose remark has
been quoted by subsequent critics xvithout verification. Weber considered the
resemblance fortuitous, but it is too close for that to be probable. On the
other hand, in spite of the resemblances which occur throughout the plays, the
working out of the plots are too dissimilar to allow us to suppose that either
author was indebted to the other, l We are therefore driven to suppose some
common and hitherto undiscovered source. The following comparison of the
characters will suffice to show that the plays can hardly be entirely independ-
ent. In the Spanish play Federico, duke of Mantua, has two sons, Carlos
and Fadrique, corresponding to Brisac with his sons Charles and Eustace in the
English. Enrique, servant to Carlos, Marcelo, and Fabio, corresponds to the
three servants in the English. Pernice, a jester, occupies a somewhat similar
position to Eustace's friends. Fletcher adds Miramont, brother to Brisac,
and Lilly, wife to Andrew. Again, Filiberto, duke of Milan, and Diana,
infanta of Milan, correspond to Lewis and Angelina, while the four ladies-
in-waiting of the Spanish are simplified to the single waiting-woman Silvia in
1 Calderon's play is printed in the collection of his works in the Bilioteca de qutores
Esl#aa/es, iv. to 9 (Madrid, x85o), and an abstract will be found in F. W. V. Schmidt's
Sckausl#iele Calderans (Elberfeld, x857). Schmidt considers that it belongs to Calderon's
later years, to a date consequently long subsequent to The Elder Bra/her.

9

PROLOGUE

BUT that it vould take from our modesty,
To praise the writer, or the comedy,
Till your fair suffrage crown it, I should say,
Y' are all most welcome to no vulgar play ;
And so far we are confident. And, if he
That made it still lives in your memory,
You will expect what we present to-night
Should be judged worthy of your ears and sight.
You shall hear Fletcher in it, his true strain,
And neat expressions. Living, he did gain
Your good opinions, but, now dead, commends
This orphan to the care of noble friends ;
And may it raise in you content and mirth,
And be received for a legitimate birth.
Your grace erects new trophies to his fame,
And shall to after-times preserve his name.

5

10

PROLOGUE. Not in
4 " are] So old eds. for ' ye are.' Dyce, }bu "re, and so throughout.

THE ELDER BROTHER [ACT I

To their fair fortunes.
Ang. Make me understand, sir,
What 'tis you point at.
Lew. At the custom, how
Virgins of wealthy families waste their youth.
After a long sleep, when you vake, your voman 20
Presents your breakfast; then you sleep again ;
Then rise, and, being trimm'd up by others' hands,
Y' are led to dinner ; and, that ended, either
To cards or to your couch, as if you xvere
Born without motion ; after this, to supper, 25
And then to bed ; and so your life runs round
Without variety or action, daughter.
Syl. Here's a learn'd lecture !
Lew. From this idleness
Diseases, both in body and in mind,
Grow strong upon you, where a stirring nature, 3o
Vith wholesome exercise, guards both from danger.
I'd have thee rise with the sun, walk, dance, or hunt,
Visit the groves and springs, and learn the virtues
Of plants and simples ; do this moderately,
And thou shalt not, with eating chalk or coals, 35
Leather and oatmeal, and such other trash,
Fall into the green-sickness.
Syl. With your pardon,
Were you but pleased to minister it, I could
Prescribe a remedy for my lady's health,
And her delight too, far transcending those 4o
Your lordship but now mention'd.
Lea,. What is it, Sylvia ?
Syl. What is 't ! a noble husband ; in that word,
A noble husband, all content of woman
Is wholly comprehended. He will rouse her,
As you say, with the sun, and so pipe to her, 45

z4 couch] coach Q3, Dyce. An ingenious emend., but wholly unnecessary.
3o where] i. e. whereas.
35, etc. The sickness was the cause, not the result, of the appetite for these
strange foods. One of the symptoms of the ' green sickness' or chlorosis,
a disorder incident to growing girls, is a craving for absorbent substances, such
as chalk, coal (i. e. charcoal), ashes (cf. II. i. 76), and the like.
36 Not in/*IS.
4z- 3 So divided by Dyce. Old eds. divide after oord, a ; MS.
omits a.

SCENE I] THE ELDER BROTHER x3

As she will dance, ne'er doubt it, and hunt with
her,
Upon occasion, until both be weary ;
And then the knowledge of your plants and simples,
As I take it, were superfluous, a loving,
And but add to it, a gamesome, bedfellow, 50
Being the sure physician.
Lew. Well said, wench !
.,4ng. And who gave you commission to deliver
Your verdict, minion ?
SyL I deserve a fee,
And not a frown, dear madam.--I but speak
Her thoughts, my lord, and what her modesty 55
Refuses to give voice to. Shew no mercy
To a maidenhead of fourteen, but off with 't !
Let her lose no time, sir ; fathers that deny
Their daughters lawful pleasures, when ripe for them,
In some kind edge their appetites to taste of 6o
The fruit that is forbidden.
Lew. 'Tis well urged,
And I approve it.--No more blushing, girl ;
Thy woman hath spoke truth, and so prevented
What I meant to move to thee. There dwells near us
A gentleman of blood, Monsieur Brisac, 6 5
Of a fair state, six thousand crowns per annum,
The happy father of two hopeful sons
Of different breeding, th' elder a mere scholar,
The younger a quaint courtier.
A ng. Sir, I know them
By public fame, though yet I never saw them ; 7o
And that opposed antipathy between
Their various dispositions, renders them
The general discourse and argument ;
One part inclining to the scholar Charles,
The other side preferring Eustace as 75
A man complete in courtship.
60 kind] So MS. and Dyce, following Theobald. kindes QI, etc.
63 lOrevented] i. e. anticipated.
66 state] Once for all this word merely means ' estate,' as Dyce is careful
to inform the reader on each of the frequent occasions when it is used. In
Q5 and F, where the whole is given as prose, the word is often printed
estate, though not in the present passage.
76 courtship] i. e. courtesy, courtly behaviour.

I4

THE ELDER BROTHER [ACT I

Lew. And which way,
If of these two you were to choose a husband,
Doth your affection sway you ?
A ng'. To be plain, sir,
Since you will teach me boldness, as they are
Simply themselves, to neither. Let a courtier 8o
Be never so exact, let him be blest with
All parts that yield him to a virgin gracious,
If he depend on others, and stand not
On his own bottoms, though he have the means
To bring his mistress to a masque, or, by 85
Conveyance from some great one's lips, to taste
Such favour from the king's ; or, grant he purchase
Precedency in the country, to be sworn
A servant extraordinary to the queen ;
Nay, though he live in expectation of 9o
Some huge preferment in reversion ; if
He want a present fortune, at the best
Those are but glorious dreams, and only yield him
A happiness in posse, not in esse ;
Nor can they fetch him silks from th' mercer ; nor 95
Discharge a tailor's bill ; nor in full plenty,
(Which still preserves a quiet bed at home,)
Maintain a family.
Lew. Aptly consider'd,
And to my wish. But what's thy censure of
The scholar ?
Anff. Troth, if he be nothing else, IOO
As of the courtier : all his songs, and sonnets,
His anagrams, acrostics, epigrams,
His deep and philosophical discourse
Of nature's hidden secrets, makes not up
A perfect husband. He can hardly borrow IO 5
The stars of the celestial crown to make me
A tire for my head, nor Charles' Wain for a coach,
Nor Ganymede for a page, nor a rich gown

82 i. e. all qualities that may render him acceptable in the eyes of a girl.
84 bottoms] i. e. basis, footing, bottom, Dyce. The authority (Qq, F., MS.}
for the plural form is overwhelming, though it is not usual. It may be due
to the use of ' foundations' in a similar sense. Mr. Boyle sees in the plural a
peculiarity of Massinger's style.
99 censure] L e. judgment, opinion.
1o4 makes] make Dyce, quite unnecessarily.

22 THE ELDER BROTHER [ACT I

His Bucolics is a master-piece. But when
He does describe the commonwealth of bees,
Their industry, and knowledge of the herbs I35
From which they gather honey, with their care
To place it with decorum in the hive,
Their government among themselves, their order
In going forth and coming loaden home,
Their obedience to their king, and his rewards I4O
To such as labour, with his punishments
Only inflicted on the slothful drone,
I'm ravish'd with it, and there reap my harvest,
And there receive the gain my cattle bring me,
And there find wax and honey.
'ri. .And grow rich I45
In your imagination. Heyday, heyday!
Georgics and Bucolics and bees! Art mad ?
C/tar. No, sir; the knowledge of these guards me
from it.
t3ri. But can you find among your bundle of books,
(And put in all your dictionaries that speak all
tongues,) 15o
What pleasures they enjoy that do embrace
A well-shaped wealthy bride ? Answer me that.
Char. 'Tis frequent, sir, in story. There I read of
All kind of virtuous and vicious women,
The ancient Spartan dames and Roman ladies, 155
Their beauties and deformities ; and when
I light upon a Portia or Cornelia,
Crown'd vith still-flourishing leaves of truth and
goodness,
With such a feeling I peruse their fortunes,
As if I then had lived, and freely tasted I6O
Their ravishing sweetness, at the present loving
The whole sex for their goodness and example.
But, on the contrary, when I look on
A Clytemnestra or a Tullia,
The first bathed in her husband's blood, the latter, I65

x33 Critics have pointed out at length that the Bucolics contain nothing
relating to the doctoring of cattle. The Bucolics and Georgics, however, were
commonly classed together, and the author would not be likely to discriminate
very nicely. In any case there can be no excuse for tampering ith the text
as Coleridge proposed to do.

SCENE II] THE ELDER BROTHER 25

To mourn your choice of me. The name of husband, 220
Nor the authority it carries in it,
Shall ever teach me to forget to be,
As I am now, her servant, and your lordship's :
And, but that modesty forbids that I
Should sound the trumpet of my own deserts, 225
I could say, my choice manners have been such
As render me loved and remarkable
To th' princes of the blood.
Cow. Nay, to the king.
Egre. Nay, to the king and council.
And. [aside.] These are court-admirers,
And ever echo him that bears the bag. 230
Though I be dull-eyed, I see through this juggling.
Eust. Then for my hopes.-
Cow. Nay, certainties.
Eust. They stand
As fair as any man's. What can there fall
In compass of her wishes which she shall not
Be suddenly possess'd of? Loves she titles ? 235
By th' graces and favour of my princely friends,
I am what she would have me.
Bri. He speaks well,
And I believe him.
Lew. I could wish I did so.
Pray you, a word, sir. He's a proper gentleman,
And promises nothing but what is possible ; 240
So far I will go with you. Nay, I add,
He hath won much upon me, and were he
But one thing that his brother is, the bargain
Were soon struck up.
Bri. XVhat's that, my lord ?
Lew. The heir.
And. [aside.] Which he is not, and, I trust, never
shall be 245
Bri. Come, that shall breed no difference. You see,
Charles has given o'er the world ; I'll undertake,
224 Line omitted in MS.
225 truralet ] So Q4, etc., MS., Dyce. trum QI- 3.
238 J" teu/d.., so] Dyce marked these words as spoken aside ; wrongly, I
think. Lewis means, ' I am not prepared, like you, to believe every word he
says, but I will go with you so far as to acknowledge that it is not impossible.'
l',loteuver, the MS. reads,  I could wish I did, sir. Pray you, a word.'

SCENE II] THE ELDER BROTHER 27

Our majors and our minors, antecedents
And consequents, to.be concluded coxcombs,
W'ave made a fair hand on 't! I'm glad I've found
Out all their plots and their conspiracies.
This shall t' old Monsieur Miramont, one that, though 275
He cannot read a proclamation, yet
Dotes on learning, and loves my master Charles
For being a scholar. I hear he's coming hither ;
I shall meet him ; and, if he be that old
Rough testy blade he ahvays used to be, 280
He'll ring 'em such a peal as shall go near
To shake their bell-room, peradventure, beat 'era,
For he is fire and flax : and so, have at him ! [Exit.

273 Iave made a fair hand on 't .r] A phrase which also occurs in
blassinger's Iaid of Honour, IV. v. (near the end).
276-7 Dyce divided after proclamation, but there is no reason to depart
from the arrangement of the old eds. Dyce's arrangement necessitates pro-
nouncing the termination -tion as dissyllabic, which is much the less usual
pronunciation in the play.
28I He'll ring'em] So MS., Dyce (following Seward). fie ring him QI,
etc. To ring a person a peal is of course to give them a sound rating.

SCENE I] THE ELDER BROTHER

To cure young wenches that have eaten ashes,
Must this thing therefore
Bri. Yes, sir, this thing must.
I will not trust my land to one so sotted,
So grown like a disease unto his study:
He that will fling off all occasions 8o
And cares, to make him understand what state is,
And how to govern it, must, by that reason,
Be flung himself aside from managing.
My younger boy is a fine gentleman.
Alir. He is an ass, a piece of gingerbread, 85
Gilt over to please foolish girls and puppets.
tTri. You are my elder brother.
Mir. So I had need,
And have an elder wit; thou 'dst shame us all else.
Go to! I say, Charles shall inherit.
Bri. I say, no ;
Unless Charles had a soul to understand it. 9o
Can he manage six thousand crowns a year
Out of the metaphysics ? or can all
His learn'd astronomy look to my vineyards
Can the drunken old poets make up my vines ?
(I know they can drink 'era ;) or your excellent human-
ists 95
Sell 'era the merchants for my best advantage ?
Can history cut my hay, or get my corn in ?
And can geometry vent it in the market ?
Shall I have my sheep kept with a Jacob's staff
now ?
I wonder you will magnify this madman ;
You that are old and should understand.
AIir. Should, say'st thou ?
Thou monstrous piece of ignorance in office ;
Thou that hast no more knowledge than thy clerk
infuses,
Thy dapper clerk, larded with ends of Latin,
And he no more than custom of offences;

76 ashes] See note on I. i. 35.
99 racob's staff] An instrument of mensuration, also known as a 'cross-
staff' serving the purpose of a rude sextant.
Io 5 custom o/offences] Dyce follows Heath's MS. notes in explaining this
phrase to mean tribute exacted from offenders.

SCENE I] THE ELDER BROTHER 33

[Aside.] Keep your good-morrow to cool your worship's
pottage. 12 5
A couple of the world's fools met together
To raise up dirt and dunghills!
Lew. Are they drawn ?
]Yri. They shall be ready, sir, within these two hours,
And Charles set his hand.
Lew. 'Tis necessary ;
For he being a joint purchaser, though your state I3O
Was got by your own industry, unless
He seal to the conveyance, it can be
Of no validity.
Bri. He shall be ready,
And do it willingly.
JV[ir. [aside.] He shall be hang'd first.
Bri. I hope your daughter likes.
Lew. She loves him xvell, sir: 135
Young Eustace is a bait to catch a woman,
A budding sprightly fellow. Y' are resolved, then,
That all shall pass from Charles ?
Bri. All, all; he's nothing:
A bunch of books shall be his patrimony,
And more than he can manage too.
Lew. Will your brother I4O
Pass over his land, too, to your son Eustace ?
You know he has no heir.
Alir. He xvill be flay'd first,
And horse-collars made of's skin.
Bri. Let him alone ;
A wilful man ; my state shall serve the turn, sir.
And how does your daughter ?
Lew. Ready for the hour,
And like a blushing rose that stays the pulling.
Bri. To-morrow, then, 's the day.
Lew. Why, then, to-morrov
I'll bring the girl : get you the writings ready.

I25, etc. The old copies mark no asides in this scene, but I have followed
Dyce's arrangement here and in I. I34, except that in the present speech he
did not begin the aside till I. I26. It seems, however, better to suppose that
Mir. just acknowledges the salute, and then grumbles to himself. Lewis
would surely have evinced some sign of surprise had 1. I25 been said to his
face.
VOL. II. D "

40 THE ELDER BROTHER [ACT I[

SCENE IV.

CHARLES' study in the satne.

Enter CHARLES.

Char. I have forgot to eat and sleep with reading,
And all my faculties turn into study;
'Tis meat and sleep: what need I outward garments,
"Vhen I can clothe myself with understanding ?
The stars and glorious planets have no tailors,
Yet ever new they are, and shine like courtiers;
The seasons of the year find no fond parents,
Yet some are arm'd in silver ice that glisters,
And some in gaudy green come in like masquers ;
The silk-worm spins her own suit and her lodging,
And has no aid nor partner in her labours:
Why should we care for anything but knowledge ?
Or look upon the world, but to contemn it ?

5

IO

lnter ANDREW.
.And. Would you have anything?
Chat: Andrew, I find
There is a sty grown o'er the eye o' th' Bull, 15
Which will go near to blind the constellation.
.And. Put a gold ring in's nose, and that will cure
him.
Char. Ariadne's crown's awry too ; two main stars,
That held it fast, are slipp'd out.
And. Send it presently
To Galileo, the Italian star-wright; 20
He'll set it right again with little labour.
Cha: Thou art a pretty scholar.
And. I hope I shall be:
Have I svept your books so often to know nothing ?
Char. I hear thou art married.
.And. It hath pleased your father
To match me to a maid of his ovn choosing-- 25
iv. 15 Theobald conjectured very plausibly that in these speeches Charles
is referring to the celestial globe, the ' great sphere' of 1. 5 o.
20 Galileo] So Dyce. Gallatteo QI, etc., MS.

42 THE ELDER BROTHER [ACT

And set the great sphere by ; then take the fox-tail, 50
And purge the books from dust; last, take your Lilly,
And get your part ready.
And. Shall I go home, sir ?
My wife's name is Lilly ; there my best part lies, sir.
Char. I mean your grammar. Oh, thou dunder-
head !
Wouldst thou be ever in thy wife's syntaxis ? 55
Let me have no noise, nor nothing to disturb me ;
I am to find a secret.
And. So am I too ;
Which if I do find, I shall make some smart for 't.
[Exit. Scene closes.

5' Lilly] i. e. Lilly's grammar. The Short Introduction to Grammar, the
most popular of the author's works, went through a variety of editions between
*557 and x7o9.
52 get your part] #et you your t'art, Fleay (conj.).
58 s. d. ] old eds. Exeunt.

52 THE ELDER BROTHER [ACT III

As he shall instantly, then to the wedding,
And so to dinner.
Lew. Come, let's seal the book first,
For my daughter's jointure.
Bri. Let's be private in 't, sir. [Exeunt.

lO5

SCENE IV.

CHARLES' study Tit the same.
tnter CHARLES, IRAMONT, and ANDREW.

3Iip; Nay, you're undone.
Chal: Hum.
[ir. Ha' ye no greater feeling ?
;/nd. You vere sensible of the great book, sir,
When it fell on your head; and nov the house
Is ready to fall, do you fear nothing ?
Char. Will
He have my books too ?
3Ii: No ; he has a book,
A fair one too, to read on, and read wonders.
I vould thou hadst her in thy study, nephev,
An 'twere but to new-string her!
C/mr. Yes, I sav her,
And methought 'twas a curious piece of learning,
Handsomely bound and of a dainty letter.
nd. He flung away his book.
lil". I like that in him ;
Would he had flung away his dulness too,
And spake to her!
Char. And must my brother have all ?
lir. All that your father has.
Chap'. And that fair woman too ?

IO

o6 book] i.e. deed : this was the most uual sense in early times, but
became obsolete in the beginning of the seventeenth century. This is probably
as late an instance as could be found.
iv. s.d.] Charles . . . discovered Dyce.
8 to new-string her] Alluding apparently to the ties fixed to the fore-edges
of books. There is, however, probably a double meaning ; cf. l(night of the
B. a v. , I. ii., where stringer is used for a rake.
13 s[ake] seak Q2, 4. Soke F., Dyce.

SCENE IV/ THE ELDER BROTHER 53

)llir. That woman also.
Char. He has enough, then. 15
May I not see her sometimes, and call her sister ?
I will do him no wrong.
Iir. This makes me mad ;
I could now cry for anger. These old fools
Are the most stubborn and the wilfull'st coxcombs !
Farewell, and fall to your book, forget your brother ; 2o
You are my heir, and I'll provide y' a wife.
I'll look upon this marriage, though I hate it. [Exit.

Enter BRISAC.
13ri. Where is my son ?
And. There, sir ; casting a figure
What chopping children his brother shall have.
13ri. He does welL--How dost, Charles ? still at thy
book ? 2 5
And. He's studying now, sir, who shall be his father.
Eri. Peace, you rude knave !--Come hither, Charles ;
be merry.
Char. I thank you ; I am busy at my book, sir.
Bri. You must put your hand, my Charles, as I
would have you,
Unto a little piece of parchment here ; 3o
Only your name : you write a reasonable hand.
Char. But I may do unreasonably to write it.
What is it, sir ?
Bri. To pass the land I have, boy,
Unto your younger brother.
Char. Is 't no more ?
17ri. No, no, 'tis nothing: you shall be provided for; 35
And new books you shall have still, and new studies;
And have your means brought in without the care, boy ;
And one still to attend you.
Char. This shews your love, father.

24 chop'ng] i. e. vigorous, strapping.
33 boy] So MS. sir Qq, F. Dyce. The reading of the old eds. is so
inappropriate and the slip might so easily occur that I hzve made bold to
adopt the reading of the
37 the care] thy care Q2, 4, etc. Dyce. you,- care MS. It is probable
that thy is merely a misprint for the, which gives a much superior reading
{' without the trouble of looking after it').

SCENE V] THE ELDER BROTHER 6 3

Send you joy, nephew Eustace ! if you study the law,
Keep your great pippin-pies ; they'II go far with ye.
Char. I 'd have your blessing.
tri. No, no; meet me no more !
Farewell; thou wilt blast mine eyes else.
Char. I will not.
Lew. Nor send not you for gowns.
An g. I'II wear coarse flannel first. 235
tri. Come, let's go take some counsel.
Lew. 'Tis too late.
tri. Then stay and dine: it may be, we shall vex
'em. [Exeunt.

37"s.d.] Dyce marked the exit of Aug., Char., and Mir. two lines before.

66 THE ELDER BROTHER [ACT IV

Enter LEWIS.

Lew. Oh, sir, have I found you ?
Bri. I never hid myself. Whence flows this fury, 50
With which, as it appears, you come to fright me ?
Lew. I smell a plot, a mere conspiracy,
Among ye all, to defeat me of my daughter ;
And, if she be not suddenly deliver'd,
Untainted in her reputation too, 5 5
The best of France shall know how I am juggled with.
She is my heir, and, if she may be ravish'd
Thus from my care, farevell nobility!
Honour and blood are mere neglected nothings.
Bri. Na)-, then, my lord, you go too far, and tax him 6o
Whose innocency understands not what fear is.
If your unconstant daughter will not dwell
On certainties, must you thenceforth conclude
That I am fickle? What have I omitted,
To make good my integrity and truth ? 65
Nor can her lightness, nor your supposition,
Cast an aspersion on me.
Lew. I am wounded
In fact, nor can words cure it. Do not trifle ;
But speedily, once more I do repeat it,
Restore my daughter as I brought her hither, 7o
Or you shall hear from me in such a kind
As you will blush to answer. [Exit.
Bri. All the world,
I think, conspires to vex me ; yet I will not
Torment myself; some sprightful mirth must banish
The rage and melancholywhich hath almost choked me ; 75
T' a knowing man 'tis physic :--and 'tis thought on ;
One merry hour I'll have, in spite of fortune,
To cheer my heart, and this is that appointed.
This night I'll hug my Lilly in mine arms ;
Provocatives are sent before to cheer me; 80
We old men need 'era; and, though we pay dear
For our stol'n pleasures, so it be done securely,
The charge, much like a sharp sauce, gives 'era relish.
Well, honest Andrew, I gave you a farm,
And it shall have a beacon, to give varning 8
To my other tenants when the foe approaches;

68 THE ELDER BROTHER [,CT IV

Had he but ta'en his leave in travelling language,
Or bought an elegy of his condolement,
That th' world might have ta'en notice he had been 25
An ass, 't had been some savour.
Jlir. Thou say'st true,
Wise Andrev ; but those scholars are such things
When they can prattle!
And. Very parlous things, sir.
)llir. And when they gain the liberty to distinguish
The difference 'twixt a father and a fool, 3o
To look below, and spy a younger brother
Pruning and dressing up his expectations
In a rare glass of beauty, too good for him,
Those dreaming scholars then turn tyrants, Andrew,
And show no mercy.
And. The more's the pity, sir, 35
Jllir. Thou told'st me of a trick to catch my brother,
And anger him a little farther, Andrew.
It shall be only anger, I assure thee,
And a little shame.
And. And I can fit you, sir.
Hark in your ear. [ lI'hispers.
3Iir. Thy wife ?
And. So, I assure ye: 4o
This night at twelve o'clock.
[ir. 'Tis neat and handsome;
There are twenty crowns due to thy project, Andrew.
I've time to visit Charles, and see what lecture
He reads to his mistress. That done, I'll not fail
To be with you.
And. Nor I to watch my master. [Exeunt. 45

u3, etc. This sentence, which is not very clear, evidently applies to Eustace,
not Charles.
8 tarlous] i. e. perilous ; the contracted form being often used in common
speech as equivalent to 'shrewd.'

74 THE ELDER BROTHER [ACT IV

It may be, on some terms, I may part with her. I3O
Eust. Oh, is your heart come down ? what are your
terms, sir ?-
Put up, put up. [To EGREMONT and CowsY.
Char. This is the first and chiefest--
Let's walk a turn. [Snatckes away EUSTACE'S sword.]
Now stand off, fools, I advise ye,
Stand as far off as you would hope for mercy!
This is the first sword yet I ever handled, I35
And a sword's a beauteous thing to look upon,
And, if it hold, I shall so hunt your insolence!
'Tis sharp, I'm sure ; and, if I put it home,
'Tis ten to one I shall new-pink your satins :
I find, I have spirit enough to dispose of it, I4o
And will enough to make ye all examples.
Let me toss it round ; I have the full command on 't :
Fetch me a native fencer, I defy him !
I feel the fire of ten strong spirits in me.
Do you watch me when my uncle is absent ? I45
This is my grief, I shall be flesh'd on cowards.
Teach me to fight ; I willing am to learn.
Are ye all gilded flies ? nothing but show in ye ?
,Vhy stand ye gaping ? who now touches her ?
\Vho calls her his, or who dares name her to me, 150
But name her, as his own ? who dares look on her ?
That shall be mortal too ; but think, 'tis dangerous.
Art thou a fit man to inherit land,
And hast no wit nor spirit to maintain it ?
Stand still, thou sign of man, and pray for thy 155
friends ;
Pray heartily ; good prayers may restore ye.
/ng. But do not kill 'era, sir.
Chin: You speak too late, dear :
It is my first fight, and I must do bravely ;
I must not look with partial eyes on any ;
I cannot spare a button of these gentlemen : I6o
Did life lie in their heel, Achilles-like,

x39 pink] i.e. to work small holes through which the fining could be seen;
when the holes were larger it was said to be 'slashed.'
152 but think, 'tis dangerous] to think is dangerous Q3- I take the meaning
to be, 'but to think of her is dangerous,' rather than 'consider ; it is a
dangerous business.'

76 THE ELDER BROTHER [ACT IV
Egre. As good as France can shew, sir.
Char. Are you willing to leave those, and take your
safeties ?
Speak quickly.
Eust. Yes, with all our hearts. "
Char. 'Tis done, then.
Many have got one horse ;l've got four by th' bargain.

Enter 1V[IRAMONT.
3Iir. How now ! who's here ?
Set. Nay, now y' are gone without bail. I9O
3Iir. What, drawn, my friends !--Fetch me my two-
hand sword.m
I will not leave a head on your shoulders, wretches
Eust. In truth, sir, I came but to do my duty.
Egre.
Cow. j And we to renew our loves.
3Iir. Bring me a blanket.--
What came they for ?
Ang. To borrow me awhile, sir:
But one, that never fought yet, has so curried,
So bastinado'd them with manly carriage,
They stand like things Gorgon had turn'd to stone.
They watch'd your being absent, and then thought
They might do wonders here, and they have done so ; 2oo
For, by my troth, I wonder at their coldness;
The nipping north, or frosts, never came near them ;
Saint George upon a sign would grow more sensible.
If the name of honour were for ever to be lost,
These vere the most sufficient men to do it 9-05
In all the world, and yet they are but young :
X.Vhat will they rise to ? They're as full of fire
As a frozen glow-worm's tail, and shine as goodly:
Nobility and patience are match'd rarely
In these three gentlemen ; they have right use on 't ; 2Io
They'll stand still for an hour, and be beaten :

9o Ser.] Eust. MS.
94 1?ring rne a blanket] Brine in a blanket MS. I suppose that Miramont,
seeing the courtiers' lack of spirit, concludes that a blanket (to toss them in)
is a more suitable instrument of punishment than a two-handed sword.
96 curded] frighted 'urn Q3-
202 frosts] frost Q2, 4, etc., Dyce.

SCENE IV] THE ELDER BROTHER 77

These are the anagrams of three great worthies.
AIir. They will infect my house with cowardice,
If they breathe longer in it ; my roof covers
No baffled monsieurs. Walk and air yourselves ! 215
As I live, they stay not here, white-liver'd wretches !
Without one word to ask a reason why,
Vanish !--'tis the last warning,--and with speed ;
For, if I take ye in hand, I shall dissect you,
And read upon your phlegmatic dull carcasses.-- 220
My horse again there ! I have other business,
Which you shall hear hereafter, and laugh at it.
Good night, Charles ; fair goodness to you, dear lady.
'Tis late, 'tis late.
Ang. Pray, sir, be careful of us.
Mir. It is enough ; my best care shall attend ye. 225
[Exeunt.

SCENE IV.
In the farm-house of ANDREW.
lnter ANDREW.
And. &re you come, old master? very good: your
horse
Is vell set up ; but, ere ye part, I'll ride you,
And spur your reverend justiceship such a question,
As I shall make the sides o' your reputation bleed ;
Truly, I will. Now must I play at bo-peep. 5
[Looks in.
25 baked] i.e. 'subjected to public disgrace' (the original meaning of
the word).
2o read] i.e. deliver a lecture (in anatomy).
223 goodness] i. e. good fortune.
225 s. d. Dyce marked the exit of Eust., Egre, and Cowsy after 1. 220 ; he
here adds 'on the one side, Ang., Char., and Syl. ; on the other, Mir. and
Serv.'
iv. 3 spur] Can there be a pun intended with 'speir' = ask? If not, to
'spur a question' seems fair nonsense, but it must be remembered that ' to
put to the question ' meant to torture, and so the sense may be ' I will so torture
you with spurring.' What sense Dyce found in the line I do not know ;
Theobald read, ' such a quest on 't.'
4 As I shall] As shall Dyce. The obvious meaning, however, is ' such
that I shall.'
5 s. d. Not in old eds. Dyce printed ' Looks out;' but Andrew peeps
into the inner room through the traverse.

SCENE IV] THE ELDER BROTHER

From my young master, as to keep his own.
At the worst, I'll tell a short tale to the judges,
For what grave ends you sign'd your lease, and on 80,
What terms you would revoke it.
tri. Whore, thou dar'st not !
Yield, or I'll have thee whipp'd. How my blood boils
As if 'twere o'er a furnace !
ir. [aside.] I shall cool it,
Bri. Yet, gentle Lilly, pity and forgive me !
I'll be a friend t'ye, such a loving bountiful friend-- 85
Lil. To avoid suits in law, I would grant a little ;
But, should fierce Andrew know it, what would become
Of me ?
And. [aside.] A whore, a whore!
tri. Nothing but well, wench :
I will put such a strong bit in his mouth,
As thou shalt ride him how thou wilt, my Lilly ; 90
Nay, he shall hold the door, as I will work him,
And thank thee for the office.
2[ir. Take heed, Andrew ;
These are shrewd temptations.
And. Pray you, know
Your cue, and second me, sir.--[Comes forward.]
By your worship's favour!
BrL Andrew !
And. I come in time to take possession 95
Of th' office you assign me ; hold the door [
Alas, 'tis nothing for a simple man
To stay without, when a deep understanding
Holds conference within, say, with his wife.
A trifle, sir! I know I hold my farm 1(30
In cuckold's tenure ; you are lord o' the soil, sir :
Lilly is a weft, a stray ; she's yours to use, sir ;
I claim no interest in her.
lri. Art thou serious ?
Speak, honest Andrew, since thou hast o'erheard us,
And wink at small faults, man. I'm but a piddler, Io5
A little will serve my turn ; thou 'It find enough

78 Q3 adds '.4rid. I warrant thee, wench.'
88 In Q3 Andrew's exclamation is inserted in the middle of Lilly's speech
after 1. 86.
93-4 So divided in old eds. Dyce divided after cue.
VOL. II. G

88 THE ELDER BROTHER [ACa" V

Though far short of her merits and bright lustre, 75
A happy alteration, and full strength
To stand her champion against all the world
That throw aspersions on her.
Cow. Sure, he'll beat us;
I see it in his eyes.
Egre. A second Charles !
Pray, look not, s/r, so furiously.
Eust. Recant 80
What you have said, ye mongrels, and lick up
The vomit you have cast upon the court,
Where you, unworthily, have had warmth and breeding,
And swear that you, like spiders, have made poison
Of that which was a saving antidote! 85
Egre. We will swear any thing.
Cow. We honour the court
As a most sacred place.
Effre. And will make oath,
If you enjoin us to 't, nor knave, nor fool,
Nor coward, living in it.
Eust. Except you two,
You rascals !
Cow. Yes; xve are all these, and more, 9o
If you will have it so.
Eust. And that, until
You are again reform'd, and grown new men,
You ne'er presume to name the court, or press
Into the porter's lodge, but for a penance,
To be disciplined for your roguery ; and, this done 95
With true contrition
Eg,'e.
Cow. j Yes, sir.
Eust. You again
May eat scraps, and be thankful.
Cow. Here's a cold breakfast,
After a sharp night's walking !
Eust. Keep your oaths,
And without grumbling vanish.
Cow. j We are gone, sir. [Exeunt.
85 antidote .7 antidote, or-- MS.
94 portes lodKe ] i. e. where servants and dependents were whipped.

THE ELDER BROTHER 89

Eust. May all the poorness of my spirit go with
you !-- icx3
The fetters of my thraldom are filed off,
And I at liberty to right myself;
And, though my hope in Angelina's little,
My honour, unto which compared she's nothing,
Shall, like the sun, disperse those lowering clouds, lO5
That yet obscure and dim it. Not the name
Of brother shall divert me; but from him,
That in the world's opinion ruin'd me,
I will seek reparation, and call him
Unto a strict account. Ha ! 'tis near day ; I IO
And, if the Muses' friend, rose-cheek'd Aurora,
Invite him to this solitary grove,
As I much hope she will, he seldom missing
To pay his vows here to her, I shall hazard
To hinder his devotions. The door opens. I 15

Enter CHARLES.
[Aside.] 'Tis he, most certain ; and by's side my sword :
Blest opportunity !
Char. I have o'erslept myself,
And lost part of the morn ; but I'll recover it.
Before I ,vent to bed, I wrote some notes
Within my table-book, which I will now consider.
Ha ! what means this ? what do I with a sword ?
Learn'd Mercury needs not th' aid of Mars, and
innocence
Is to itself a guard: yet, since arms ever
Protect arts, I may justly wear and use it ;
For, since 'twas made my prize, I know not how,
I'm grown in love with 't, and cannot eat, nor study,
And much less walk, without it. But I trifle ;
Matters of more weight ask my judgment.
Eust. lXIone, sir ;
Treat of no other theme ; I'll keep you to it ;
And see y' expound it well.
Char. Eustace !
Eust.

120

I2 5

The same, sir ;  30
table-book] i.e. tablets, note-book.
None] So Q3, MS., Dyce. now Qt, % 4, etc.

[ACT V

90 THE ELDER BROTHER
Your younger brother, who, as duty binds him,
Hath all this night, turn'd out of doors, attended
To bid good morrow t' ye.
C/tar. This, not in scorn,
Commands me to return it. Would you aught else?
Eust. Oh, much, sir ! here I end not, but begin :
I must speak to you in another strain
Than yet I ever used; and, if the language
Appear in the delivery rough and harsh,
You, being my tutor, must condemn yourself,
From whom I learn'd it.
C/tar. When I understand, 4o
Be 't in what style you please, what's your demand,
I shall endeavour, in the self-same phrase,
To make an answer to the point.
Eust. I come not
To lay claim to your birth-right, 'tis your own,
And 'tis fit you enjoy it; nor ask I from you I45
Your learning and deep knowledge ; though I am not
A scholar, as you are, I know them diamonds,
By your sole industry, patience, and labour,
Forced from steep rocks, and with much toil attended,
And but to few, that prize their value, granted;  50
And therefore, without rival, freely wear them.
Char. These not repined at, as you seem t' inform me,
The motion must be of a strange condition,
If I refuse to yield to 't ; therefore, Eustace,
Without this tempest in your looks, propound it,  55
And fear not a denial.
Eust. I require, then,
As from an enemy, and not a brother,
The reputation of a man, the honour,
Not by a fair war won when I was waking,
But in my sleep of folly ravish'd from me ;
\Vith these, the restitution of my sword,
With large acknowledgment of satisfaction,
My coach, my horses; I will part with life,
Ere lose one hair of them ; and, what concludes all,
My mistress Angelina, as she was
149 attended] ascended MS. attain'd Dyce (following Theobald).
though elliptical the sense of the original is plain enough :
with much toil attended.'

]But
' and [their search]

SCENE I/ THE ELDER BROTHER 91

Before the musical magic of thy tongue
Enchanted and seduced her. These perform'd,
And with submission, and done publicly,
At my father's and my uncle's intercession
(That I put in too), I perhaps may listen I7O
To terms of reconcilement ; but, if these
In every circumstance are not subscribed to,
To th' last gasp I defy thee.
Char. These are strict
Conditions to a brother.
Eust. My rest is up,
Nor will I go less.
C/tar. I'm no gamester, Eustace ;
Yet I can guess, your resolution stands
To xvin or lose all. I rejoice to find ye
Thus tender of your honour, and that at length
You understand what a wretched thing you vere,
How deeply wounded by yourself, and made 180
Almost incurable in your own hopes,
The dead flesh of pale cowardice growing over
Your fester'd reputation, which no balm
Or gentle unguent ever could make way to ;
And I am happy that I was the surgeon 85
That did apply those burning corrosives
That render you already sensible
O' th' danger you were plunged in ; teaching you,
And by a fair gradation, how far,
And with what curious respect and care, I9O
The peace and credit.of a man within
(Which you ne'er thought till now) should be preferr'd
Before a gaudy outside. Pray you, fix here ;
For so far I go with you.
JEust. This discourse
Is from the subject.
C/tar. I'll come to it, brother ; T95
174 lll'y rest is up/ i.e. ' my stake is laid.' To set up rest was more
particularly applied to primero, in the sense of betting on one's hand.
175 Ko] So MS., Dyce (following Theobald). Kive Qq, F. Theobald's
emendation, being borne out by the MS., is, in all probability, correct ; it
is not certain, however, that give may not ha,e had the same sense. (Cf.
' give odds.')
92 ne'er] So Q2, 4, etc., Dyce. zve'e Q, 3, MS. I am reluctantly forced
to follow the reading of the careless Qz, in opposition to that of Q* and/*IS.,
since I can get no semblance of meaning out of the latter.

too THE ELDER BROTHER

At the end of the manuscript appear the following verses in the same hand
as the text :

EPIGRAM.

A FREE man's life is like a pilgrimage,
What's his life, then, that lives in marriage ?
'Tis Sisyphus his toil that with a stone
Doth do what surely for ease must be done :
His labour's journey's endless, 'tis no riddle,
Since he's but half on's way that stands in th" middle.

AD JANUM.
TAKE comfort, Janus, never fear thy head,
Which to the quick belongs, not to the dead.
Thy wife did lie with one, thou being dead drunk :
Thou art no cuckold, though she be a punk.

'Tis not the state nor sovereignty of Jove
Couad draw thy pure affections from my love ;
Nor is there any Venus in the skies
Could from thy looks withdraw my greedy eyes.

FINIS.

THE SPANISH CURATE
Em'v. v R. ]3. ([CKERROW

In the Folios x647, x679.

I2o THE SPANISH CURATE

happy. ,Vith this poor comfort at the aforesaid place we gave some little ease
to our griefs, though fortune, not satisfied with what we had already suffered,
so disposed our affairs that our enemies had notice of our private conference :
yet there wanted not some friends who by way of anticipation did let Leandro
know how fit it was for him not to let me perish, but provide for my safety :
which he presently put in practise, taking order to send me as secretly as might
be with this letter of his to the city of Almeria, with which (recommending
me to the care and company of certain gentlewomen his kindred} he committed
me to a cousin-germans of his to accompany me in the journey, and serve me
in any occasions by the way ; who performed the trust given to his charge so
faithfully that, had I not by Heaven's good providence and your noble
courage been relieved, I had either by this time been by him slain, or deprived
of mine honour by his barbarous lust.
" Here the distressed Violante ended her so long-wished-for story by
Gerardo, which made present way to his thanks, who, as full of admiration as
the strangeness of those accidents required, perceiving the graceful dame begin
to sigh afresh, commiserating her solitude and the being by her base com-
panion left, his noble heart not suffering him to do less, regardless of life's
hazard, he resolved to accompany her till such time as she might safely arrive
at her wished journey's end. Within a day or two they came to the city of
Almeria, where Violante, delivering the letter of her imprisoned lover to his
kinswomen, was by them joyfully received : and Gerardo, thinking now he
had fully complied with all humanity, (not without tears and a loving embrace
from the sad dame) took leave and parted." pp. 3o8-314. From a later part
of the novel we learn " the sentence of Violante's lover, the new Leandro,
whom, after a tedious imprisonment, the incensed Judges at last sentenced to
end his life in our king's service at the garrison of Larache." p. 4z 5.

121

PROLOGUE

To tell ye, gentlemen, we have a play,
A new one too, and that 'tis launch'd to-day,-
The name ye know, that's nothing to my story ;-
To tell ye, 'tis familiar, void of glory,
Of state, of bitterness--of wit, you '11 say, 5
For that is now held wit that tends that way
Which we avoid ;--to tell ye too, 'tis merry,
And meant to make ye pleasant, and not weary ;
The stream that guides ye, easy to attend ;
To tell ye that 'tis good, is to no end, xo
If you believe not ; nay, to go thus far,
To swear it, if you swear against, is war :
To assure you anything, unless you see,
And so conceive, is vanity in me ;
Therefore I leave it to itself; and pray, 5
Like a good bark, it may work out to-day,
And stem all doubts ; 'twas built for such a proof,
And we hope highly : if she lie aloof
For her own vantage, to give wind at will,
Why, let her work, only be you but still 20
And sweet-opinion'd ; and we are bound to say,
You are worthy judges, and you crown the play.

PROLOGUE.] Printed at the end of the play in the Ff.
9 trea#, thatguidts] treams thatguide Edd. '78, Web.

I34 THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT I

SCENE II.

A room it the house of OCTAVIO.

Enter OCTAVIO and JACINTtlA.
Jac. You met Don Henrique
Oct. Yes.
Jac. What comfort bring you ?
Speak cheerfully : how did my letter work
On his hard temper ? I am sure I wrote it
So feelingly, and with the pen of sorrow,
That it must force compunction.
Oct. You are cozen'd : 5
Can you with one hand prop a falling tower,
Or with the other stop the raging main
When it breaks in on the usurp6d shore,
Or any thing that is impossible ?
And then conclude that there is some xvay left
To move him to compassion.
Jac. Is there a justice,
Or thunder, my Octavio, and he
Not sunk unto the centre?
Oct. Good Jacintha,
With your long-practised patience bear afflictions ;
And, by provoking 't, call not on Heaven's anger, t 5
He did not only scorn to read your letter,
But, most inhuman as he is, he cursed you,
Cursed you most bitterly.
jac. The bad man's charity.
Oh, that I could forget there were a tie
In me upon him ! or the relief 1 seek, 20
If given, were bounty in him, and not debt,
Debt of a dear account!
Oct. Touch not that string,
'Twill but increase your sorrov ; and tame silence,
The balm of the oppress'd, which hitherto

I bring] So F2, etc. brin.;.s Fx.
3 centre] i.e. the fixed point once supposed to exist in the centre of the
universe, or of the earth.
x 5 provokotg 't] provoking it F, Web. provoking F2 to Dyce.
 19ebl of a dear account] i. e. a heavy debt.

SCENE II] THE SPANISH CURATE t35

Hath eased your grieved soul, and preserved your fame, 2.5
Must be your surgeon still.
jrac. I f the contagion
Of my misfortunes had not spread itself
Upon my son Ascanio, though my wants
Were centuplied upon myself, I could be patient:
But he is so good, I so miserable; 30
His pious care, his duty, and obedience,
And all that can be wish'd for from a son,
Discharged to me, and I barr'd of all means
To return any scruple of the debt
I owe him as a mother, is a torment 35
Too painful to be borne.
Oct. I suffer with you
In that; yet find in this assurance comfort,--
High Heaven ordains, whose purposes cannot alter,
Children that pay obedience to their parents
Shall never beg their bread.
Jac. Here comes our joy. 4o

Enter ASCAN IO.
Where has my dearest been ?
Asc. I have made, mother,
A fortunate voyage, and brought home rich prize
In a few hours; the owners too contented,
From whom I took it. See, here's gold ; good store too ;
Nay, pray you, take it.
jrac. Men's charities are so cold,
That, if I knew not thou wert made of goodness,
'Twould breed a jealousy in me, by what means
Thou cam'st by such a sum.
lsc. Were it ill got,
I am sure it could not be employ'd so well
As to relieve your wants. Some noble friends,
Raised by Heaven's mercy to me, not my merits,
Bestow'd it on me.
Oct. It were a sacrilege
To rob thee of their bounty, since they gave it
To thy use only.
.]ac. Buy thee brave clothes with it,

45

5 o

47 #alousy] i. e. suspicion.

x38 THE SPANISH CURATE [nCT I

If our own sons were vicious, to choose one
Out of a virtuous stock, though of poor parents,
And make him noble. But the laws of Spain,
Intending to preserve all ancient houses,
Prevent such free elections : with this my brother's
Too well acquainted, and this makes him bold
To reign o'er me as a master.
lliol. I will fire
The portion I brought with me, ere he spend
A royal of it. No quirk left, noquiddit,
That may defeat him ?
Iren. V'erc I but confirm'd
That you would take the means I use with patience,
.As I must practise it with my dishonour,
I could lay level with the earth his hopes,
That soar above the clouds with expectation
To see me in my grave.
Iiol. Effect but this,
And our revenge shall be to us a son,
"lhat shall inherit for us.
l-]en. Do not repent
When 'tis too late.
/'iol. I fear not what may fall,
He dispossess'd, that does usurp on all.
33-4] So I718, Theo, etc. The Ffdivide after To.
36 royal] See note on I. i. 134_
36 quiddit] i. e.subtlety.
37 confirm'all i.e. confident, certain.

[Exeunt.
3 6 quirk] i. e. quibble.

3O

35

45

4o THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT II

Lean. Ye are cozen'd, gentlemen ;
Neither do I believe this, nor will follow it :
Thus as I am, I will begin my voyage.
When you love, launch it out in silks and velvets ; 2o
I '11 love in serge, and will out-go your satins.
To get upon my great-horse, and appear
The sign of such a man, and trot my measures,
Or fiddle out whole frosty nights, my friends,
Under the windoxv, while my teeth keep tune, 2 5
I hold no handsomeness. Let me get in,
There trot and fiddle, where I may have fair play.
A rs. ]3ut how get in ?
Lean. Leave that to me ; your patience ;
I have some toys here that I dare well trust to :
I have smelt a vicar out, they call him Lopez. 3o
You are ne'er the nearer no,v?
lIIil. We do confess it.
Lean. Weak simple men ! this vicar to this lawyer
Is the most imvard Damon.
A rs. What can this do ?
A[il. We know the fellow, and he dwells there.
Lcan. So.
Ars. A poor thin thief. Hehelp? he? hangthe vicar! 35
Can reading of an [homily] prefer thee ?
Thou art dead-sick in love, and he'll pray for thee.
Lean. Have patience, gentlemen, i say this vicar,
This thing, I say, is all one with the close Bartolus,
For so they call the lawyer. On his nature 4o
(Which I have studied by relation,
And make no doubt I shall hit handsomely)
Will I work cunningly and home ; understand me.
Next, I pray, leave me, leave me to my fortune;

]9 Tus as I am] So F2, etc. Tus I am
22 great-gorse] "The great-horse (anciently the destrere) is the tournament
and war-horse, in opposition to the palfrey and hunting-nag." Web.
23 Ttw sign ofsudz a man] i. e. like a picture or imitation of some great man
or other. Cf. Te Elder Brother, IV. L 2, iii.  55, and Wit witlwut zIoney,
II. iii. I4. 25 tune] time Theo.
3I now ?] now, FL now. F2 to Dyce.
33 inward] i. e. intimate.
36 omily] Supplied by Theo. The Ff print a dash.
37 Tou art, etc.] So F2, etc. Given, in F, to I,eandro.
4o On] So Theo.. FAd. '78, Dyce. or Ff. er Edd. '78 conj., Web.
43 IVill] So Ff, Theo., etc. IVile 78.

SCENE I] THE SPANISH CURATE x47

Now I remember plainly, manifestly,
As freshly as if yesterday I had seen him :
Most heartily welcome! Sinful that I am,
Most sinful man, why should I lose this gentleman ? 2oo
This loving old companion ? we had all one soul, sir.
He dwelt here hard by, at a handsome
Lean. Farm, sir :
You say most true.
Lop. Alonzo Tiveria !
Lord, Lord, that time should play the treacherous
knave thus !
Why, he was the only friend I had in Spain, sir. 205
I knew your mother too, a handsome gentlewoman :
She was married very young; I married 'era ;
I do remember now the masques and sports then,
The fire-works, and the fine delights. Good faith, sir,
Now I look in your face--vhose eyes are those, Diego ? 2 o
Nay, if he be not just Alonzo's picture
Lean. [Aside.] Lord, how I blush for these two im-
pudents !
19ie. Well, gentleman, I think )'our name's Leandro.
Lean. It is, indeed, sir.--
[Aside.] Gra'-mercy, letter! thou hadst never known else. 2  5
,Die. I have dandled ye, and kiss'd ye, and play'd
with ye,
A hundred and a hundred times, and danced ye,
And swung ye in my bell-ropes--ye loved swinging.
Lop. A sweet boy !
Lean. [Aside.] Sveet lying knaves ! what would these
do for thousands ? 220
Lop. A wondrous sweet boy then it was. See now,
Time, that consumes us, shoots him up still sweeter !-
How does the noble gentleman ? how fares he ?
When shall we see him ? when will he bless his country ?
Lean. Oh, very shortly, sir. Till his return, 225
He has sent me over to your charge.
Lop. And welcome ;
Nay, you shall know you are welcome to your friend, sir.
Lean. And to my study, sir, which must be the law.
To further which, he would entreat your care
220 Sweet . . . thousaMs] So Web., Dyce.
What F x to Edd. '78.

Two lines dividing kna,es,

148 THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT II

To plant me in the favour of some man 230
That's expert in that knowledge: for his pains
I have three hundred ducats more; for my diet,
Enough, sir, to defray me ; which I am charged
To take still, as I use it, from your custody:
I have the money ready, and I am weary. 235
Lop. Sit down, sit down ; and, once more, ye are most
welcome.
The law you have hit upon most happily:
Here is a master in that art, Bartolus,
A neighbour by ; to him I will prefer ye ;
A learned man, and my most loving neighbour. 24o
I '11 do ye faithful service, sir.
Die. [Aside to LOPEZ.] He's an ass,
And so we '11 use him ; he shall be a lawyer.
Lop. But, if ever he recover this money againBefore,
Diego,
And get some pretty pittance; my pupil's hungry.
[Exit DIEGO.]
Lean. Pray ye, sir, unlade me.
Lop. I '11 refresh ye, sir : 245
When ye want, you know your exchequer.
Lean. [Aside.] If all this get me but access, I am
happy.
Lop. Come ; I am tender of ye.
Lean. I '11 go with ye.--
[Aside.] To have this fort betray'd, these fools must
fleece me. [Exeunt.

SCENE II.

A room in the house of BARTOLUS.

Enter BARTOLUS and AMARANTA.
Bar. My Amaranta, a retired sweet life,
Private, and close, and still, and housewifely,

236 Sit dwn] "We must suppose that there were benches outside the
house of Lopez. According to the novel, Leandro first sees him ' in the court
before his door '." Dyce.
24I s.d. to Lopez] Added by Web.
244 s.d. Exit.Diego] First given by Dyce.

THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT II

Bar. Thou shalt too.
Area. And freely may converse with proper gentle-
men,
Suffer temptations daily to their honour 35
Bar. You are noxv too far again: thou shalt have
anything :
Let me but lay up for a handsome office,
And then, my Amaranta---
lnler EGLA.
Area. Here's a thing now,
Ye place as pleasure to me ; all my retinue,
My chambermaid, my kitchenmaid, my friend ; 4o
And what she fails in I must do myself:
A foil to set my beauty off; I thank ye.
"i'ou xvill place the devil next for a companion.
Bar. No more such words, good wife.--\Vhat would
you have, maid ?
Egla. Master Curate, and the sexton, and a
stranger, sir, 45
Attend to speak with your worship.
Bar. A stranger ?
Area. You had best to be jealous of the man you
know not.
Ba: Prithee, no more of that.
A ma. Pray ye, go out to 'em ;
That will be safest for ye ; I am well here ;
I only love your peace, and serve like a slave [or it. 5o
Bar. No, no, thou shalt not: 'tis some honest client,
Rich and litigious, the curate has brought to me.
Prithee, go in, my duck : I '11 but speak to 'era,
And return instantly.
Area. I am commanded.
One day you will know my sufferance.
[E-it with EGLA.

lar.
34 proper] i.e. handsome.
38 s.d. Enter Egla] So VCeb., Dyce.

And reward it.
[Locks the door.]

55

Edd. '78. And so always in stage directions.
40 friend] app-retly used in the sense of "companion."
44] As two lines dividing after we Ft to Theo.
55 s.d. with Egla] Added by Dyce.
55 s.d. Locks the door] First given by Web.

Enter Woman-bloore. FI to

SCENE II] THE SPANISH CURATE I53

Will be no little straitness to my living,
Considering my affairs and my small house, sir,
(For I see some promises that pull me to ye,)
Could you content yourself, at first, thus meanly,
To lie hard, in an out-part of my house, sir ?  Io
For I have not many lodgings to allow ye,
And study should be still remote from company ;
A little fire sometimes too, to refresh ye;
A student must be frugal ; sometimes lights too,
According to your labour.
Lean. Anything, sir, 115
That's dry and wholesome : I am no bred wanton.
Bar. Then I receive you : but I must desire ye
To keep within your confines.
Lealt. Ever, sir ;-
There is the gold ;--and ever be your servant ;-
Take it, and give me books: may I but prove, sir, 2o
According to my wish, and these shall multiply.
Lop. Do, study hard.mPray ye, take him in, and
settle him ;
He's only fit for you : shew him his cell, sir.
Die. Take a good heart ; and, when ye are a cunning
lawyer,
I '11 sell my bells, and you shall prove it lawful. I25
Bar. Come, sir, with me.--Neighbours, I thank your
diligence.
Lop. I '11 come sometimes, and crack a case with ye.
Bar. Welcome. [Exeunt BARTOLUS and LEANDRO.
Lol. Here's money got with ease: here, spend that
jovially,
And pray for the fool, the founder.
Die. /lan, more fools, 130
I heartily pray, may follow his example !
Lawyers, or lubbers, or of what condition,

x 6 bred wanton] i.e. "one tenderly and delicately brought up,--a fond-
ling, a pet,--an effeminate person." Dyce. bred-wanton Ff.
9 There is] Theo., ,Veb., Dyce. There's. Ff, 78, Edd. '78.
xz5 I'1l sell my bells] There is perhaps allusion to a story told of Tarlton's
obtaining the parsonage of Shard. "A madder parson was never: for he
threatned to turne the bellmettle into lyning for his purse ; which he did:
the parsonage and all, into ready money." Tarlton's Jests, in Hazlitt's
Shakespeare Jest-ooks, ii.  94-
iz7 crack a case] i. e. discuss a law-case.
iz8 s.d. Exeunt Bartoltts and Leandro] So Edd. '78. Exit. Fi to Theo.

x6o THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT II

Live next my heart ! I am glad I have got a relic ;
A relic when I pray to it may work wonders.
[A noise witkin.
Hark ! there's some noise : I must retire again.
This blessed apparition makes me happy :
I '11 suffer, and I'll sacrifice my substance,
But I '11 enjoy. Now, softly to my kennel. [Exit.

85

84 relic when . . . it may] So Ff. Relick, wh . . . it, may Theo. to
Dyce. This is evidently a case of the suppression of the relative, the phrase
being equivalent to "relic which when."

SCENE I] THE SPANISH CURATE

ACT III.

SCENE 1.

An apartment in tile kouse of DON HENRIQUE.
Enter DON HENRIQUE and BARTOLUS.
t-fen. You know my cause sufficiently ?
tar. I do, sir.
Hen. And, though it will impair my honesty,
And strike deep at my credit, yet, my Bartolus,
There being no other evasion left to free me
From the vexation of my spiteful brother, 5
That most insultingly reigns over me,
I must and will go forward.
lar. Do, my lord,
And look not after credit ; we shall cure that ;
Your bended honesty we shall set right, sir;
We surgeons of the law do desperate cures, sir; Io
And you shall see how heartily I '11 handle it ;
bIark, how I '11 knock it home. Be of good cheer, sir;
You give good fees, and those beget good causes ;
The prerogative of your crowns will carry the matter,
Carry it sheer: the Assistant sits to-morrow, I 5
And he's your friend : your monied men love naturally,
And as your loves are clear, so are your causes.
Hen. He shall not want for that.
Bar. No, no, he must not :
Line your cause warmly, sir ; the times are agueish ;
That holds a plea in heart. Hang the penurious! 20
Their causes, like their purses, have poor issues.
/-/on. That way I was ever bountiful.
Bar. 'Tis true, sir;
That makes ye fear'd, forces the snakes to kneel to ye.
Live full of money, and supply the lawyer,

I5 Assistant] i.e. Judge. {Sp. Asistente, the chief officer of justice at
Seville). Dyce. I7 clear] Read, possibly, dear.
23 snakes] i. e. wretches, poor creatures. Dyce.
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i62 THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT

And take your choice of what man's lands you please,
sir, 25
What pleasures, or what profits, what revenges ;
They are all your own. I must have witnesses
Enough, and ready.
Hen. You shall not want, my Bartolus.
Bar. Substantial, fearless souls, that will swear
suddenly,
That will swear anything.
lien. They shall svear truth too. 30
Ear. That's no great matter : for variety,
They may swear truth ; else 'tis not much look'd after.
I will serve process, presently and strong]),,
Upon your brother, and Octavio,
Jacintha, and the boy. Provide ),our proofs, sir, 35
And set 'em fairly off; be sure of witnesses;
Though they cost money, want no store of witnesses :
I have seen a handsome cause so foully lost, sir,
So beastly cast away, for want of witnesses---
Hen. There shall want nothing.
Ear. Then begone : be provident ; 40
Send to the judge a secret way,--you have me ?-
And let him understand the heart-
Hen. I shall, sir.
Ear. And feel the pulses strongly beat. I'll stud),;
And at my hour but mark me ! Go ; be happy ;
Go, and believe i' th' law.
Hen. I hope 'twill help me. [Exeunt. 45

SCENE I I.
An open space in the city, near the house of LOPEZ.
Enter LOPEZ, DIEGO, four Parishioners, and Singers.
Lop. Ne'er talk to me ; I vill not stay amongst ye :
Debauch'd and ignorant lazy knaves I found ye,
_And fools I leave ye. I have taught these twenty years,
Preach'd spoon-meat to ye, that a child might swallov ;
Yet ye are blockheads still. What should I say to ye? 5
45 s.d. Exeunt] Exeunt severally. Dyce.
ii. s.d. An open space, etc.] So Dyce. "Weber marked this scene ' A
Room in the House of Lopez,'--vrongly ; see 1. I76,--Ga home, etc., which
is addressed by Arsenio to Lopez." Dyce.

SCENE Ill THE SPANISH CURATE [67

The stew'd cock shall crow, cock-a-loodle-loo,
A loud cock-a-loodle shall he crow ;
The duck and the drake shall swim in a lake
Of onions and claret below. 12o
[Ckorus :--Let the pig, etc.]
Our wives shall be neat, to bring in our meat
To thee our most noble adviser ;
Our pains shall be great, and bottles shall sweat,
And we ourselves will be wiser.
[Clzorus :--Let the pig, etc.]
x, Ve '11 labour and swink, we '11 kiss and we '11 drink, I25
And tithes shall come thicker and thicker ;
We '11 fall to our plough, and get children enow,
And thou shalt be learn.d old vicar.
[C/torus :--Let the pig, etc.]

Hntcr ARSENIO and MILANES.
lrs. What ails this priest? how highly the thing
takes it !
211il. Lord, how it looks! has he not bought some
prebend ?  30
Leandro's money makes the rascal merry,
Merry at heart. He spies us.
Lop. Begone, neighbours ;
Here are some gentlemen : begone, good neighbours,
Begone, and labour to redeem my favour ;
No more words, but begone. These two are gentle-
men ; 135
No company for crusty-handed fellows.
1Pie. We will stay for a year or two, and try ye.
Lop. Fill all your hearts with joy; we will stay
with ye.
Begone ; no more : I take your pastimes graciously.
[Exeunt Parishioners and Singers.]
"Would ye with me, my friends ?
,drs. We would look upon ye ; 4o
For, methinks, ye look lovely.
Lo. Ye have no letters ?
Nor any kind remembrances ?

I25 swink] i.e. toil. The word is still in dialectal use.
I32 ] Fx here gives the direction " The Bar and Book ready on a Table."
I36 crusty-handed] i.e. hard-handed.
39 s.d. Exeunt, etc.] So Dyce. Ore. FI. Exeunt Parishioners. F2 to Web

17o THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT XlX

That have estates to lose, whose conscious thoughts
Are full of inward guilt, may shake with horror
To have their actions sifted, or appear 5
Before the judge : but we, that know ourselves
As innocent as poor, that have no fleece
On which the talons of the griping law
Can take sure hold, may smile with scorn on all
That can be urged against us.
Jac. I am confident IO
There is no man so covetous that desires
To ravish our wants from us ; and less hope
There can be so much justice left on earth,
Though sued and call'd upon, to ease us of
The burthen of our wrongs.
Oct. What thinks Ascanio ? I5
Should we be call'd in question, or accused
Unjustly, what would you do to redeem us
From tyrannous oppression ?
.qsc. I could pray
To him that ever has an open ear
To hear the innocent, and right their wrongs ; 20
Nay, by my troth, I think I could out-plead
An advocate, and sweat as much as he
Does for a double fee, ere you should suffer
In an honest cause.
Oct. Happy simplicity !
Jac. My dearest and my best one !

Entcr DON JAMIE and BARTOLUS.
Don Jamie ! 25
Oct. And the advocate that caused us to be summon'd.
qsc. My lord is moved ; I see it in his looks:
And that man in the gown, in my opinion,
Looks like a proguing knave.
Jac. Peace ! give them leave.
Jam. Serve me xvith process ? 30

3 thoughts] So FI to Web. thought Dyce (probably a misprint).
12 less hope] This seems to mean "without hope," "hopeless."
14 Though]ToughF2. 15buthen]SoFf, Sew. burdenEdd.'78toDyce.
29 proguing] So F2, I718, Dyce. troaguing FI. progging Theo. to Web.
Explained by Dyce as "filching." Can there possibly have been confusion
between "prig" and the rare word "brogue" meaning "fraud "?

SCENE III] THE SPANISH CURATE I7I

Bar. My lord, you are not lawless.
Jam. Nor thou honest ;
One that not long since xvas the buckram scribe,
That would run on men's errands for an asper,
And, from such baseness having raised a stock
To bribe the covetous judge, call'd to the bar : 35
So poor in practice, too, that you would plead
A needy client's cause for a starved hen,
Or half a little loin of veal, though fly-blown ;
And these the greatest fees you could arrive at
For just proceedings. But, since you turn'd rascal 40
J?ar. Good words, my lord.
faro. And grew my brother's bawd
In all his vicious courses, soothing him
In his dishonest practices, you are grown
The rich and eminent knave. In the devil's name,
What am I cited for ?
Bar. You shall know anon; 45
And then too late repent this bitter language.--
[Aside.] Or I '11 miss of my ends.
faro. Were 't not in court,
I would beat that fat of thine, raised by the food
Snatch'd from poor clients' mouths, into a jelly ;
I would, my man of law : but I am patient, 5o
And would obey the judge.
Jar. 'Tis your best course.--
[Aside.] x, Vould every enemy I have would beat me !
I would wish no better action.
Oct. 'Save your lordship!
Asc. My humble service.
Jam. 3Iy good boy, how dost thou ?
Why art thou call'd into the court ?
Asc. I knov not, 55
But 'tis my lord the Assistant's pleasure
I should attend here.
Jam. He will soon resolve us.

31 lawless] i. e. not subject to law.
32 buckram scribe] i. e. low class attorney.
33 asper] " Is a Turkish coin, in value about three farthings." Theo.
47 s. d. Aside] So Dyce (alone). I am not sure that it is so intended.
56 Assistant's] We should perhaps read Asistente's here {cf. note on
II1. i. I5). A word of four syllables is evidently required. The Ff have
Assistants. 57 resolve] i.e. satisfy, inform.

I72 THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT III

Enter Officer, tire Assistant, DON HEIRIQUE, and
Witnesses.
OffL Make way there for the judge !
Jam. [Aside.] How ? my kind brother ?
Nay, then, 'tis rank; there is some villainy towards.
Assist. 'Tis sessions purchased at your suit, Don
Henrique, 60
Hath brought us hither to hear and determine
Of what you can prefer.
Hen. I do beseech
The honourable court I may be heard
In my advocate.
Assist. 'Tis granted.
Y3ar. [Clearing his tkroat.] Hunch, hunch.
Jam. [A side.] That preface,
If left out in a lawyer, spoils the cause, 65
Though ne'er so good and honest.
'ar. I f I stood here
To plead in the defence of an ill man,
Most equal judge, or to accuse the innocent,
('To both which I profess myself a stranger,)
It would be requisite I should deck my language 7o
With tropes and figures, and all flourishes
That grace a rhetorician ; 'tis confess'd
Adulterate metals need the goldsmith's art
To set 'era off ; what in itself is perfect
Contemns a borrow'd gloss. This lord, my client, 75
Whose honest cause, when 'tis related truly,
\Vill challenge justice, finding in his conscience
A tender scruple of a fault long since
By him committed, thinks it not sufficient
To be absolved of 't by his confessor, 8o
If that in open court he publish not
\\'hat was so long conceal'd.
57 s.d. Enter, etc.] Enter Assistant, Henrique, Officer, and Witnesses.
Ff. Order changed by XVeb.
6o 'Tis] So F . This F2 to Dyce.
64 s. d. Clearing his throat] Added by Ed.
64 ttunch, humh] So FI. -Iumh, humh Fz, Theo. Hum, hum FAd. '78
to Dyce. ttum, however, does not indicate the sound made by a person in
clearing his throat, which seems to be intended here.
68 equa/] i.e. just.

SCENE lII] THE SPANISH CURATE x75

It cannot yet deny that this thy sonm
Look up, Ascanio, since it is come outw
Is thy legitimate heir.
Jam. Confederacy!
A trick, my lord, to cheat me ! Ere you give i 55
Your sentence, grant me hearing.
Assist. New chimeras ?
Jam. I am, my lord, since he is without issue,
Or hope of any, his undoubted heir:
And this forged by the advocate, to defeat me
Of what the laws of Spain confer upon me, I6o
A mere imposture, and conspiracy
Against my future fortunes.
tssist. You are too bold.-
Speak to the cause, Don Henrique.
Hen. I confess
(Though the acknowledgement must wound mine honour)
That all the court hath heard touching this cause, 65
Or with me or against me, is most true ;
The latter part my brother urged excepted ;
For what I now do is not out of spleen,
As he pretends, but from remorse of conscience
And to repair the wrong that I have done
To this poor woman : and I beseech your lordship
To think I have not so far lost my reason,
To bring into my family, to succeed me,
The stranger issue of another's bed.
By proof, this is my son : I challenge him, I75
Accept him, and acknowledge him, and desire,
By a definitive sentence of the court,
He may be so recorded, and full power
To me to take him home.
Jac. A second rape
To the poor remnant of content that's left me,  80
If this be granted ; and all my former wrongs
XVere but beginnings to my miseries,
But this the height of all. Rather than part
With my Ascanio, I '11 deny my oath,
Profess myself a strumpet, and endure
What punishment soe'er the court decrees
Against a wretch that hath forsworn herself,
15z thy] So Ff, Dyce. my/7/8 to Web.
167 latter] So Theo. to Web. later Ff, Dyce. Cf..N. '. D.

SCENE IV] THE SPANISH CURATE

I77

I every day will see you ; ever}, hour
Remember you in my prayers.
Jac. My grief's too great
To be express'd in words.
Hen. [giving money to JACtNTHA] Take that, and
leave us ;
Leave us without reply.
[Exeunt JACINTHA and OCTAXIO. ASCANIO
offer to follow t/tern.]
Nay, come back, sirrah ;
And study to forget such things as these,
As are not worth the knowledge.
Asc. Oh, good sir,
These are bad principles !
Hen. Such as you must learn,
Now you are mine ; for wealth and poverty
Can hold no friendship : and what is my will
You must observe and do, though good or ill.

220

[Exeunt. 225

SCENE [V.
A room in the house of BARTOLUS.
Enter BARTOLUS.
Ear. Where is my wife ?--'Fore Heaven, I have done
wonders,
Done mighty things to-day.--My Amaranta
My heart rejoices at my wealthy gleanings :
A rich litigious lord I love to follow,
A lord that builds his happiness on brawlings : 5
Oh,-'tis a blessed thing to have rich clients
Why, wife, I say !How fares my studious pupil ?
Hard at it still ? ye are too violent ;
All things must have their rests, they will not last else ;
Come out and breathe.
Lean. [witCin] I do beseech you, pardon me ; o
217 Jac.] So Edd. '78, etc. Jam. F. Oct. F2, Theo.
I8 $. d. giving money, etc.] Added in
z19 s.d. Exeunt, etc.] So Dyce. Exit. (after words) (referring to Jam. and
Oct. respectively, see note on 1. I 7) Ff, Theo. Exit Jac. Asc. offers to
follow. (after irrah) Edd. '78, Web. Asca. offers to follow. (after knawledge)
Fz, Theo.
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i86 THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT IV

I vill forget the name ; let it be death 50
For me to call you mother.
Uio. Still upbraided ?
Hen. No way left to appease you ?
Vio. None. Now hear me;
Hear what I vow before the face of Heaven,
And, if I break it, all plagues in this life,
And those that after death are fear'd, fall on me ! 55
While that this bastard stays under my roof,
Look for no peace at home, for I renounce
All offices of a wife.
Hen. What am I fain to ?
Irio. I will not eat nor sleep with you ; and those hours
Which I should spend in prayers for your health 6o
Shall be employ'd in curses.
Hen. Terrible !
Vio. All the day long, I '11 be as tedious to you
As lingering fevers; and I '11 watch the nights,
To ring aloud your shame, and break your sleeps ;
Or, if you do but slumber, I '11 appear 65
In the shape of all my wrongs, and, like a Fury,
Fright you to madness: and, if all this fail
To work out my revenge, I have friends and kinsmen,
That vill not sit down tame with the disgrace
That's offer'd to our noble family 7o
in what I suffer.
Hen. How am I divided
]3etween the duties I owe as a husband
And piety of a parent !
Asc. I am taught, sir,
13y the instinct of nature, that obedience
Which bids me to prefer your peace of mind 75
Before those pleasures that are dearest to me:
Be vholly hers, my lord; I quit all parts
That I may challenge, liay you grow old together,
And no distaste e'er find you ; and before
The characters of age are printed on you, 8o
May you see many images of yourselves,
Though I, like some false glass that's never look'd in,
Am cast aside and broken ! From this hour,
Unless invited, which I dare not hope for,
I never will set my forbidden feet 85

I9O THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT IV

SCENE IV.
A street, near the house of OCTAVIO.
Enter OCTAVIO and JACINTHA.
Oct. If that you loved .A_scanio for himself,
And not your private ends, you rather should
Bless the fair opportunity that restores him
To his birth-right and the honours he was born to,
Than grieve at his good fortune.
Jac. Grieve, Octavio ?
I would resign my essence, that he were
As happy as my love could fashion him,
Though every blessing that should fall on him
Might prove a curse to me. My sorrow springs
Out of my fear and doubt he is not safe.
I am acquainted with Don Henrique's nature,
And I have heard too much the fiery temper
Of Madam Violante : can you think
That she, that almost is at war with Heaven
For being barren, will with equal eyes
Behold a son of mine ?
Oct. His father's care,
That, for the want of issue, took him home,
Though with the forfeiture of his own fame,
Will look unto his safety.
Jac. Stepmothers
Have many eyes to find a way to mischief,
Though blind to goodness.
Oct. Here comes Don Jamie,
And with him our Ascanio.

IO

I5

2o

Enter DON JAMIE and ASCAXlO.

_/'ant. Good youth, leave me:
I know thou art forbid my company,
And, only to be seen with me, will call on
Thy father's anger.
Asc. Sir, if that to serve you
Could lose me anything, as indeed it cannot,

15 equal] i. e. just.

25

96 THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT IV

Die. To your worship, 80
Because you must take pains to see all finish'd,
I give txvo thousand more--it may be three, sir--
A poor gratuity for your pains-taking.
Bar. These are large sums.
Lop. Nothing to him that has 'em.
Die. To my old master vicar I give five hundred ; 85
Five hundred and five hundred are too few, sir ;
But there be more to serve.
Bar. [Aside.] This fellow coins, sure.
Z)t. Give me some more drink. [Drinks.]--Prayye,
buy books, buy books,
You have a learned head, stuff it with libraries,
And understand 'em when ye have done, 'tis justice. 9o
Run not the parish mad with controversies,
Nor preach not abstinence to longing women,
'Twill budge the bottoms of their consciences.
I would give the church new organs, but I prophesy
The churchwardens would quickly pipe 'era out o' th'
parish. 95
Two hundred ducats more to mend the chancel ;
And, to paint true orthography, as many ;
They write sunt with a c, which is abominable :
Pray you, set that down. To poor maidens' marri-
ages
Zop. Ay, that's well thought of ; what's your will in
that point ? zoo
A meritorious thing.
Bar. [Aside.] No end of this will ?
Die. I give per annum two hundred ells of lockram,
"['hat there be no strait dealings in their linens,
But the sails cut according to their burthens.

88 Give me some more drink] Give me more drink, Sew.
89 s. d. Drinks] First given by Dyce.
92 Nor prtcufi not abstinence] So FI, Dyce. Nor preacfi abstinence
,Vor ireach ui# abstintnce Sew. to Web.
93 &,dge] So FI. burge F2, I718. urge Sew. to Dyce. I can see no
sense in any of these. Should it not be rather bulgt, a form of "bilge," to
cause to leak ; taking bottoms to mean "ships"?
97-8 ortfiograihy , as many ; They] So Dyce. Ortograpfiy as many, Tey
FI. Orlhoffral#hy , as many, They F2, 1718 , Sew. orthography, as many
They Edd. '78, Web. many refers of course to ducats.
IO2 lockram] i.e. a sort of cheap linen, but made of various degrees of
fineness. IO 4 burthens] So Ff, Sew. burdens Edd. '78 to Dyce.

202 THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT IV

SCENE VII.

A street before the house of ]3ARTOLUS.

lnter BARTOLUS, who knocks at the door.

Bar. Open the doors, and give me room to chafe in,
Mine own room, and my liberty ! Why, maid, there !
Open, I say, and do not anger me !
I am subject to much fury. When, ye dish-clout,
When do ye come ? asleep, ye lazy hell-hound ?
Nothing intended but your ease and eating ?-
Nobody here ?--Why, wife ! vhy, vife ! why, jewel !-
No tongue to answer me ?--Prithee, good pupil,
Dispense a little with thy careful study,
And step to th' door, and let me in.--Nor he neither ?
Ha ! not at's study ? nor asleep ? nor nobedy ?
I '11 make ye heart [Knocks violently.] The house of
ignorance !
No sound inhabits here. I have a key yet,
That commands all. I fear I am metamorphosed!
[ Unlocks the door, and exit into ttte house.

IO

tnter LOPEZ, JkRSENIO, ]ILANES, and DIEGO.
Lop. He keeps his fury still, and may do mischief. 15
[il. He shall be hang'd first ; we'll be sticklers there,
boys.
Die. The hundred thousand dreams now that possess
him,
Of jealousy, and of revenge, and frailty,
Of draving bills against us, and petitions !
Lop. And casting what his credit shall recover. 20

vii. s. d. who knocks at the door] Added by Dyce.
6 intend,'d] i.e. attended to.
z s.d. Knocks violently] First given by Dyce.
IZ The house ofignorame] See Faery Queen, Bk. I. c. viii. st. z 9.
t 4 metamorphosed] So Sew., etc. metamorphiz'd Ff.
x4 s.d. Unlocks, etc.] So Dyce. Exit. F to Edd. '78. Exit into the
house. Web.
x6 sticklers] i. e. umpires.
18] Of Jealousy, and Frailly ; of Revenge, Sew., Edd. '7 $.

206 THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT

Die. You are warm, signior,
But a faggot will warm ye better: we are wit-
nesses. 90
Lop. Enough to hang him, do not doubt.
AIiL Nay, certain,
I do believe h'as rather no religion.
LolO. That must be knovn too. Because she goes to
church, sir ?
0 monstrum Dorme, Dtffens .t
Die. Let him go on, sir;
His wealth will build a nunnery, a fair one, 95
And this good lady, when he is hanged and rotten,
May there be abbess.
Bar. You are cozen'd, honest gentlemen :
I do not forbid the use, but the form, mark me.
LogO. Form ? what do ye make of form ?
Bar. [Aside.] They will undo me;
Swear, as I oft have done, and so betray me : IOO
I must make fair way, and hereafterWife,
You are welcome home; and henceforth take your
pleasure ;
Go when ye shall think fit, I will not hinder ye ;
My eyes are open now, and I see my error.--
[Aside.] My shame, as great as that, but I must
hide it ; lO5
The whole conveyance now I smell : but basra;
Another time must serve.--You see us friends now,
Heartily friends, and no more chiding, gentlemen ;
I have been too foolish, I confess.--No more words,
No more, sweet wife.
Area. You know my easy nature, t I0

Aar. Go, get ye in.

[Exit into the Aouse.]
You see she has been angry:

92 h'as] So Fu, Sew. has FL h'has Edd. '78. he has Web.
94 O monstrum, etc.] " A mutilated quotation from Virgil, En. ill 658."
Dyee.
99ye] SoFL youF2.
o hereafterlVife] So Dyee, and, without Aside, Sew. to Web.
ereafier, tVife, Ff. "He means that he would carry things fairly at present
and revenge himself hereafter." Sew.
o6 conveyance] i.e. trick.
lO6 basta] i. e. enough (Sanist).
xo s.d. Exit, etc.] First given by Dyce.

SCENE vii] THE SPANISH CURATE 207

Forbear her sight a while, and time will pacify ;
And learn to be more bold.
Lean. I would I could!
I will do all I am able.
Bar. Do, Leandro.
[Exit LEANDRO into tke lwuse.
We will not part but friends of all hands.
Lop. Well said !  15
Now ye are reasonable, we can look on ye.
Bar. Ye have jerk'd me; but, for all that, I forgive
ye,
Forgive ye heartily, and do invite ye
To-morrow to a breakfast; I make but seldom,
But now we will be merry.
Ars. Now ye are friendly, I2o
Your doggedness and niggardize flung from ye,
And now we will come to ye.
Bar. Give me your hands, all :
Y'ou shall be welcome heartily.
Loi#. We will be,
For we'll eat hard.
Bar. The harder, the more welcome ;
And, till the morning, farewell: I have business. I25
#Ill. Farewell, good bountiful Bartolus.
[Exit ]3ARTOLUS into t/re/rouse.
'Tis a brave wench,
A sudden witty thief, and worth all service.
Go, we'll all go, and crucify the lawyer.
Die. I 'I1 clap four tire of teeth into my mouth more,
But I will grind his substance.
Ars. Well, Leandro, 12]o
Thou hast had a strange voyage ; but I hope
Thou rid'st now in safe harbour.
)ril. Let's go drink, friends,
And laugh aloud at all our merry May-games.
Lo. A match, a match! 'twill whet our stomachs
better. [Exeunt.

I 14 5. d. into the house] Added by Dyce.
II8 Iglke l}lzl seldom] "i. e. I make merry but seldom." Web.
x:6 s. d. Exit, etc.] So Dyce. Exit. FI to Web.

SCENE I] THE SPANISH CURATE 2o9

And so, farewell.
Viol. [Aside.] He bears up still; I like
Pray you, a word.
Jam. Yes ; I will give you hearing
On equal terms, and sit by you as a friend,
But not stand as a suitor. Now, your pleasure? 2o
Viol. You are very bold.
Jam. 'Tis fit, since you are proud :
I was not made to feed that foolish humour
With flattery and observance.
Viol. Yet, with your favour,
A little form, join'd with respect, to her
That can add to your wants, or free you from 'em,
Nay, raise you to a fate beyond your hopes,
Might well become your wisdom.
Jam. It would rather
Write me a fool, should I but only think
That any good to me could flow from you,
Whom for so many years I have found and proved 3o
My greatest enemy. I am still the same ;
Iy wants have not transform'd me: I dare tell you,
To your new-cerused face, what I have spoken
Freely behind your back, what I think of you.
You are the proudest thing, and have the least 35
Reason to be so, that I ever read of.
In stature you are a giantess ; and your tailor
Takes measure of you with a Jacob's staff,
Or he can never reach you : this, by the way,
For your large size. Now, in a word or two, 4o
To treat of your complexion were decorum :
You are so far from fair, I doubt your mother
Was too familiar with the Moor that served her.
Your limbs and features I pass briefly over,
As things not worth description ; and come roundly 45
To your soul,--if you have any ; for 'tis doubtful.
Viol I laugh at this. Proceed.
jram. This soul I speak of,

26] In Fx is found the direction, "A Table ready covered with Cloath
Napkins Salt Trenchers and Bread."
33 new-cerused] So Edd. '78, etc. new cerz4.ad FI. new cerus'd F2, Sew.
38 jrazob's staff] an instrument used for taking the altitude of the sun.
4I were decorum] i. e. were proper, with decorum Sew. {Sympson conj.).
VOL. II. P

SCENE I] THE SPANISH CURATE 2I I

Of future love; and I repent my part
So far in what you have suffer'd, that I could
(But you are cold) do something to repair 85
What your base brother (such, Jamie, I think him)
Hath brought to ruin.
.Jam. Ha?
Viol. Be not amazed :
Our injuries are equal in his bastard :
You are familiar with what I groan for ;
And, though the name of husband holds a tie 9o
Beyond a brother, I, a poor weak woman,
Am sensible and tender of a wrong,
And, to revenge it, would break through all lets
That durst oppose me.
jram. Is it possible ?
Viol. [kissin him] By this kiss ! Start not. Thus
much, as a stranger, 95
You may take from me; but, if you were pleased
I should select you as a bosom friend,
I would print 'era thus, and thus. [Kisses him.]
Jam. Keep off!
Viol. Come near ;
Nearer, into the cabinet of my counsels :
Simplicity and patience dwell with fools, IN
And let them bear those burdens which wise men
Boldly shake off: be mine, and join with me ;
And, when that I have raised you to a fortune,--
Do not deny yourself the happy means,--
You '11 look on me with more judicious eyes, o3
And swear I am most fair.
Jam. [Aside.] What would this woman ?-
The purpose of these words ? speak not in riddles;
And, when I understand what you would counsel,
My answer shall be sudden.
l'iol. Thus, then, Jamie :
The objects of our fury are the same ; I o
For young Ascanio, whom you snake-like hugg'd
(Frozen with wants to death) in your warm bosom,

93 lets] i. e. hindrances.
95 s. d. kissing him] Added by Dyce.
98 s. d. Kisses him] First given by Web.
99 /Vearer] So Sew. (Theo. marginal correction), etc. Neere Ft.

2Vear F2.

212 THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT V

Lives to supplant you in your certain hopes,
And kills in me all comfort.
j'am. Now 'tis plain ;
I apprehend you : and, were he removed I 15
Viol You once again were the undoubted heir.
.Jam. 'Tis not to be denied : I was ice before,
But now ye have fired me.
Viol I '11 add fuel to it :
And, by a nearer cut, do you but steer
As I direct, you bring our bark into 120
The port of happiness.
Jam. How ?
IioL By Henrique's death.
But, you '11 say, he's your brother : in great fortunes,
Which are epitomes of states and kingdoms,
The politic brook no rivals.
jam. Excellent !
For, sure, I think, out of a scrupulous fear, 125
To feed in expectation, when I may,
Dispensing but a little with my conscience,
Come into full possession, would not argue
One that desired to thrive.
ITioL Now you speak like
A man that knows the world.
.Jam. I needs must learn, I3O
That have so good a tut'ress. And what think you,
(Don Henrique and Ascanio cut off)
That none may live that shall desire to trace us
In our black paths, if that Octavio
His foster-father, and the sad Jacintha I35
(Faith, pity her, and free her from her sorrows)
Should fall companions with 'era ? When we are red
With murther, let us often bathe in blood ;
The colour will be scarlet.
Viol. And that's glorious,
And will protect the fact.
jam. Suppose this done : I4O

I2O you brinK] So FI. you, wee'I brinK F2, Edd.'78toDyce. we'll l','ng
our bark (ore. you) Sew.
I23] In FI is found the direction, "Dishes covered with papers in each
ready."
I38 murther] So Ff, Sew. murder Edd. '78 to Dyce.

22o THE SPANISH CURATE [ACT V

Enter DON JAMIE and Assistant.
Die. [Aside.] Some comfort now, I hope; or else,
would I were hang'd up!
And yet, the judge ! he makes me sweat.
]ar. What news now ? 135
Jam. I will justify, upon my life and credit,
What you have heard for truth, and will make proof of.
Assist. I will be ready at the appointed hour there :
And so, I leave ye.
Bar. Stay, I beseech your worship,
And do but hear me.
Jam. Good sir, intend this business, I4o
And let this bawling fool.--No more words, lawyer,
And no more angers; for I guess your reasons:
This gentleman I '11 justify in all places,
And that fair lady's worth, let who dare cross it.
The plot was cast by me, to make thee jealous, I45
l;ut not to wrong your wife; she is fair and virtuous.
Die. Take us to mercy too, we beseech your honour ;
,Ve shall be justified the way of all flesh else.
am. No more talk, nor no more dissension, lawyer;
I know your anger ; 'tis a vain and slight one ; 150
For, if you do, I '11 lay your whole life open,
A life that all the world shallI 'll bring witness,
And rip before a judge the ulcerous villainies.
You know I know ye, and I can bring witness.
Bar. Nay, good sir, noble sir
Jam. Be at peace, then, presently ; 15 5
Immediately take honest and fair truce
With )'our good wife, and shake hands with that
gentleman,--
H'as honour'd ye too much,--and do it cheerfully.
Lop. Take us along, for Heaven-sake, too!

133 s.d. Assistant] See note on 11I. i. 15.
I34 Some comfort now . . . kang'd u] So F2, etc. Given to Leandro
(Diego begins tIM yet) FI.
I4O intend] i. e. attend to.
I4I let] "i. e. stop (unless it meanslet alone, do not mind)." Dyce.
leave Sew.
t45 cast] i. e. contrived.
I52] So F2, etc. A lifethat all the oarld shall i'll bring witnes, FI.

SCENE III] THE SPANISH CURATE 223

To give whom entertainment savages 30
Would quit their caves themselves, to keep him from
Bleak cold and hunger); this dissembling woman,
This idol whom you worship, all your love
And service trod under her feet, designs you
To fill a grave, or, dead, to lie a prey 35
For wolves and vultures.
Hen. 'Tis false. I defy thee,
And stand upon my guard.
.faro. Alas, 'tis weak !
Come on !

Enter, disffuised, LEANDRO, MILANES, ARSENIO, BAR-
TOLUS, LOPEZ, and DIEGO, zvith Servants.
They seize DON HENRIQUE.
Since you will teach me to be cruel
By having no faith in me, take your fortune.--
Bring the rest forth, and bind them fast.
[They seize and bind OCTAVIO, ASCANIO, and
JACINTHA.]
Oct. My lord ! 40
Asc. In what have we offended ?
.lain. I am deaf;
And, following my will, I do not stand
Accountable to reason.--See her ring,
The first pledge of your love and service to her,
Deliver'd as a warrant for your death! 45
These bags of gold you gave up to her trust,
The use of which you did deny yourself,
Bestow'd on me (and with a prodigal hand),
Whom she pick'd forth to be the architect
Of her most bloody building! and to fee 50
These instruments, to bring materials
To raise it up, she bade me spare no cost,
And, as a surplusage, offer'd herself
To be at my devotion.
38 s. d. disguised] Added by Dyee.
38 s.d. Diego, with Servants] So Web., Dyee. Diego, Octavio, Iaeinta,
Ascanio, and Servants. FI to Edd. '78.
38-4o s.d. They seize Don Henrique. They . . . J'acintha] So Dyce.
Henrique, Octavio, Aseanio, and Jacintha are seized and bound (after offended
in 1. 4I). Web., who was the first to give a direction for the arrest of any of
the characters.

SCENE III] THE SPANISH CURATE 7

But I am punish'd, for I fear I have had
A smart blow, though unseen.
Assist. Curate, and sexton,
I have heard of you too ; let me hear no more, 140
And what's past is forgotten. For this woman,
Though her intent were bloody, yet our law
Calls it not death ; yet, that her punishment
May deter others from such bad attempts,
The dowry she brought with her shall be employ'd
To build a nunnery, where she shall spend
The remnant of her life.
Viol. Since I have miss'd my ends,
I scorn what can fall on me.
Assist. The strict discipline
Of the church will teach you better thoughts.--And,
signiors,
You that are bachelors, if you ever marry, 150
In Bartolus you may behold the issue
Of covetousness and jealousy, and of dotage
And falsehood in Don Henrique. Keep a mean, then ;
For be assured, that weak man meets all ill,
That gives himself up to a woman's will. [Ea'eunt. 155

I54-5] So Sew., etc. In the Ff these two lines are in italics and set in.

EPILOGUE

THE play is done, yet our suite never ends,
Still when you part, you would still part our friends,
Our noblest friends. If aught have faln amiss,
Oh, let it be sufficient that it is,
And you have pardon'd it ! (In buildings great,
All the whole body cannot be so neat
But something may be mended.) Those arc fair,
And worthy love, that may destroy, but spare.

5-7] The brackets were added by Seward and retained by all later editors.
7 mended.) Those] So Sew., etc. mended ; Those Ff.

-"3t

\VIT VITHOUT MONEY

DAT-.--That this play was completed after August, 64, is shown by the
reference to the dragon which appeared in Sussex during that month (II. iv.
53), while, on the other hand, the allusion to the New River, opened in 6 3
(IV. v. 6), forbids us to place it much later than this date. We shall, I think,
not be far wrong if we attribute it to the autumn or winter of 64.

TEXT.--The text is in many places evidently corrupt, the punctuation of
Q being especially erratic.
The copies of this quarto differ among themselves, owing to their being
made up of corrected and uncorrected sheets indiscriminately. Of the two
copies in the British Museum that designated 643. g. z, which I here refer to
as (A), contains the greater number of sheets which had not received the final
corrections. The other copy, 644. d. zz, called here (B), hag therefore been
used in the collation. In a very few cases where important differences occur,
the readings of both are given.
The second quarto seems to have been printed from a roughly corrected
copy of the first. The punctuation has been to some extent improved and a
half line necessary to the sense hag been added, besides a few single words
(I. i. 97, o5, o7), but there is nothing to lead us to attribute any authority
to the alterations.
The folio text was printed from Qz. The only cases in which it agrees with
the first quarto while differing from the second are those of obvious misprints
in the latter, as at I. i. z25 and V. ii. 65.
In the present edition the text of the first quarto has been followed wherever
it seemed possible to do so. In many passages, however, I have felt bound
to admit conjectural emendations of other editors which I cannot consider
altogether satisfactory, but which are at any rate better than the utter nonsense
of the original.

ARGIJMEIgT.--The scene is London. Valentine, an eccentric spendthrift,
despises wealth and holds that a man can and should live by hi wits alone.
When the play opens he is supported by the bounty of three persons, Fountain,
Bellamore, and Harebrain, who are suitors to a rich widow, Lady Heartweil,
and to whom he seems to be acting in the capacity of general adviser and
tutor in fashionable behaviour. Valentine's uncle, Lovegood, is in despair at
the way in which his nephew's property is being neglected and is anxious to
find some means to reclaim him from his habits of extravagance. He thinks
that it would be an excellent thing if he could be persuaded to marry Lady
Heartweil. Valentine, however, despises all women and especially widows.
The suitors send Valentine to Lady Heartweii to plead their cause. During
the interview he speaks most slightingly of women in general, but by his
evident honesty and frankness produces a good impression, while, on the
other hand, the widow attracts him by her spirited defence of her sex.
Lovegood now manages to suggest to the suitors that Valentine is tricking
them and is wooing the widow for himself. Enraged at this, they upbraid him
with his treachery and he in anger returns all their gifts, leaving himself
penniless and even without clothes. Lovegood now makes him an offer of
assistance if he will change his mode of life, but Valentine still refuses. At

v-34 WIT WITHOUT MONEY

Ieeston's company of boys] at St. James." Herbert's Offce-book, quoted in
Maione's Shakseare {ed. Boswell), iii. 239.
(2) Io Aug., I639. It was, with numerous others, appropriated to William
Beeston at the Cockpit in Drnry Lane, by the Lord Chamberlain. See
Coilier's tfist. 2Drara. toetry (1879), II. 24.
(3) 16 Oct., x66o. Pepys thus refers to it .... "and so home with him
[Mr. Moore] to the Cockpit, where, understanding that 'Wit without money'
was acted, 1 would not stay, but went home by water."
(4) 22 April, x663. Again from Pepys' Diary. " After dinner by coach to
the King's Playhouse, where we saw but part of ' Witt without mony,' which
I do not like much, but coming late put me out of tune, and it costing me
four half-crowns for myself and company."
[5) 26 Feb., 671-2. It was acted at the Duke's old theatre in Lincoln's
Inn Fields, by the King's Company. It was the first play performed after
their migration thither owing to the burning of their own theatre in the
preceding month.
A prologue was written for the occasion by Do'den. It is concerned only
with the actors and makes no reference to the play. The part of Valentine
was taken by " Major" Michael Mohun. Langbaine says that he saw it
received with "very great Applause at this theatre, but it is uncertain whether
he refers to the same performance." (4cc. o_]-ng. Z)ram. toets, p. 216.)
(61 " About the year t7o8, it was acted at the Queen's Theatre in the
Haymarket, with alterations, and, as the title-page modestly asserts, amend-
motes, by some Persons of Quality. It hath been since frequently represented
at Covent-Garden Theatre." Edd. '78. For the full title of the printed play
see above.
" Many years have now elapsed since the last representation of IVit witlm,t
Jloney," Dyce.
According to Dr. Ward, a German translation of this play, by A. Seubert,
has been published under the title of Geis/ohnt Geld.

238 WIT WITHOUT MONEY [ACT I

But all a common riches, all men bound
To be his bailiffs ;.
21let. This is something dangerous.
Love. No gentleman that has estate, to use it
In keeping house or followers ; for those ways
He cries against for eating sins, dull surfeits,
Cramming of serving-men, mustering of beggars, 15
Maintaining hospitals for kites and curs,
Grounding their fat faiths upon old country proverbs, m
God bless the founders ! These he would have vented
Into more manly uses, wit and carriage,
.And never thinks of state or means, the groundworks ; 2o
Holding it monstrous, men should feed their bodies,
.And starve their understandings.
Alcr. That's most certain.
Love. Yes, if he could stay there.
2][er. Why, let him marry,
.And that way rise again.
Love. It's most impossible ;
He will not look with any handsomeness 2 5
Upon a woman.
3Icr. Is he so strange to women ?
Love. I know not what it is; a foolish glory
He has got, I know not where, to balk those benefits :
.And yet he will converse and flatter 'era,
Make 'em or fair or foul, rugged or smooth, 3o
.As his impression serves ; for he affirms,
The), are only lumps and undigested pieces,
Lick'd over to a form by our affections,
And then they show.raThe lovers! let 'era pass.

Jnter FOUNTAIN, BELLAMORE, and HAREBRAIN.
3Ier. He might be one; he carries as much promise. 35
They are wondrous merry.
12 estale, lo] Jslale's lo Sew.
6 3IaintaininK] So F, etc. maintaine Qq.
I6 kites] "i. e. sharpers." Web.
8 God bless the founders I] Cf. note on The Scornful Lady, V. iv. 73
(Vol. I. p. 467).
I8 vented] So QI, Sew., etc. ventured Q2, F. 30 fau/] i. e. ugly.
34 s.d. Harebrain] See p. 236 for note on the spelling of the name.
34 The lovers, t kt "era pass] So Edd. '78, etc. The lovers let urn passe.
Qq, F, Sew.
34 bzvers] i. e. the suitors to Lady Heartwell.

26o WIT WITHOUT MONEY [ACT II

Isab. What's his kindred ?
Short. Beggars.
Isab. His worth ?
Short. A learned beggar, a poor scholar.
Isab. How does he live ?
Short. Like worms; he eats old books.
Isab. Is Valentine his brother ?
Short. His begging brother. 2o
Isab. What may his name be ?
Short. Orson.
Isab. Leave your fooling.
Short. You had as good say, leave your living.
Isab. Once more,
Tell me his name directly.
Short. I '11 be hang'd first,
Unless I heard him christen'd; but I can tell
What foolish people call him.
Isab. What ?
Short. Francisco. 25
Isab. Where lies this learning, sir ?
Short. In Paul's Church-yard, forsooth.
Isab. I mean that gentleman, fool.
Short. Oh, that fool ?
He lies in loose sheets everywhere, that's no where.
Luce. You have glean'd since you came to London :
in the country, Shorthose,
You were an arrant fool, a dull cold coxcomb; 3o
Here every tavern teaches you ; the pint-pot
Has so belabour'd you with wit, your brave acquaint-
ance,
That gives you ale, so fortified your mazzard,
That now there's no talking to you.
lsab. 'Is much improved ;
A fellow, a fine discourser!
Short. I hope so : 35
I have not vaited at the tail of vit
So long, to be an ass.
2x Orson] An allusion, as Weber observes, to the story of Valentine and
Orson, with a quibble upon the similarity of sound between Orson and
26 Paul's Church-yard] '" In our authors' time, the booksellers dwelt, for
the most part, round about St. Paul's cathedral." Reed.
33 mag2ard] i. e. head.

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And bring away the coach-cushions !
Short. Will it not rain ?
No conjuring abroad, nor no devices,
To stop this journey ?
Rog. Why go now ? why now ?
Why o' the sudden now ? what preparation,
What horses have we ready ? what provision IO
Laid in i' th' country ?
Ium. Not an egg, I hope.
Rog'. No, nor one drop of good drink, boys; there's
the devil.
Short. I heartily pray the malt be musty ; and then
We must come up again.
/rum. What says the steward ?
Rog'. He's at's wit's end ; for, some four hours since, 15
Out of his haste and providence, he mistook
The miller's mangy mare for his own nag.
Short. And she may break his neck, and save the
journey.
Oh, London, how I love thee!
Hum. I have no boots,
Nor none I '11 buy ; or, if I had, refuse me 20
If I would venture my ability
Before a cloak-bag! men are men.
Short. For my part,
If I be brought, as I know it will be aim'd at,
To carry any dirty dairy cream-pot,
Or any gentle lady of the laundry, 23
Chambering or wantonness, behind my gelding,
With all her streamers, knapsacks, glasses, gewgaws,
As if I were a running flippery,
I '11 give 'em leave to cut my girths, and flay me :
I '11 not be troubled with their distillations 30
At every half-mile's end : I understand myself,
9 d tAe] So Dyce. or//Q I to Web.
9 sudden tw-,o ? oltat] So F, etc. sudden, now mlme Qq.
17 mangy] maunjey Q I.
2o rq[use me] "The abbreviation of a profane oath,--May God refuse
(i. e. reject) me !" Dyce.
28fliery] So Qq, F. [riery Sew. to I)yce. Given by N.E.D. as
a rare variant of frippery, but no other instance is adduced earlier than the
nineteenth century. A frippery is an old clothes shop.
29 g'irtks] So Edd. '78, etc. gqrts QI to Sew.
3o distilla/ions] So Sew., etc. distibations Qq, F.

SCEtE I] WIT WITHOUT MONEY 273

ACT Ill.

SCENE I.

A room in LADY HEARTWELL'S ]rouse.

tnter ISABELLA and LUCE.
Luce. By my troth, mistress, I did it for the best.
lsab. It may be so ; but, Luce, you have a tongue,
A dish of meat in your mouth, which, if it were minced,
Luce,
Would do a great deal better.
Lute. I protest, mistress
lsab. It will be your own one time or other.--
Walter ! 5
Walter. [within] Anon, forsooth.
Isab. Lay my hat ready, my fan and cloak--
You are so full of providence--and, Walter,
Tuck up my little box behind the coach,
And bid my maid make ready--my sweet service
To your good lady mistress--and my dog, IO
Good, let the coachman carry him.
Luce. But hear me.
lsab. I am in love, sweet Luce, and you are so
skilful,
That I must needs undo myself--and, hear me,
Let Oliver pack up my glass discreetly,
And see my curls well carried--oh, sweet Luce! 15
You have a tongue, and open tongues have open--
You know what, Luce.
Zuce. Pray you, be satisfied.
lsab. Yes, and contented too, before I leave you.
There is a Roger, which some call a butler--
I speak of certainties, I do not fish, Luce: 20
Nay, do not stare; I have a tongue can talk too--
And a green chamber, Luce, a back-door opens
19 There is] So Sew, etc. theres Qq, F.
19 butler] So Sew. (Symps. conj.), etc. tiutcher Qq, F.
VOL. II. T

278 WIT WITHOUT MONEY [ACT III

Enter VALENTINE and LADY HEARTWELL.
Hum. My lady, in a rage xvith the gentleman ! I lo
Short. May he anger her into a fever!
[Exit ,ith HUMPHRY and ROGER.
L. Heart. I pray tell me, who sent you hither ?
For I imagine it is not your condition,
(You look so temperately and like a gentleman,)
To ask me these wild questions.
I'aL Do you think   5
l use to walk of errands, gentle lady,
Or deal xvith women out of dreams from others ?
L. Heart. You have not known me, sure ?
gaL Not much.
L. Heart. \Vhat reason
Have you, then, to be so tender of my credit ?
You are no kinsman ?
15d. If you take it so, x 20
The honest office that I came to do you,
Is not so heavy but I can return it:
Now I perceive you are too proud, not worth my visit.
L. Heart. Pray, stay a little : proud ?
Val. Monstrous proud.
I grieved to hear a woman of your value,  2!;
_And your abundant parts, stung by the people ;
But now I see 'tis true. You look upon me
As if I were a rude and saucy fellow
That borrow'd all my breeding from a dunghill,
Or such a one as should now fall and worship you, I30
In hope of pardon : you are cozen'd, lady ;
I came to prove opinion a loud liar,
To see a voman only great in goodness,
And mistress of a greater fame than fortune ;
lBut

o 9 s.d. Enter Valentine and Lady Heart,veil] Dyce reversed the order.
I I I fa,er] So Sew., etc. fealer Qq, F.
I I I $.d. Exit with Humphry and Roger] So Dyce. Exeunt. Qq, F, Sew.
Exe. Servants. Edd. '78, Web.
I I 3 condition] i.e. nature.
* 5 w/ld] So Sew., etc. milde Qq, F. z,ild Dyce conj. Qy. madde ?
I24 tray, stay a littIe : iroud?] So Dyce. Punctuation varies, but sub-
stantially as this in QL Sew., etc. Pray stay, a littleroud. Q, F.
125 grie-ed] So F, etc. grieve Qq.

280 WIT WITHOUT MONEY [ACT III

Please some weak eyes, must it please them to think,
That blows me up that every hour blows off? x65
This is an infant's anger.
VaL Thus they say too;
What though you have a coach lined through with
velvet,
And four fair Flanders mares, why should the streets
be troubled
Continually with you, till carmen curse you ?
Can there be aught in this but pride of show, lady, I7O
And pride of buln-beating ? till the learned lawyers,
With their fat bags, are thrust against the bulks,
Till all their cases crack ? why should this lady,
And t'other lady, and the third sweet lady,
And madam at Mile-End, be daily visited, t75
And your poorer neighbours xvith coarse naps
neglected,
Fashions conferr'd about, pouncings, and paintings,
And young men's bodies read on like anatomies ?
L. Heart. You are very credulous,
And somewhat desperate, to deliver this, sir, x8o
To her you know not ; but you shall confess me,
And find I will not start. In us all meetings
Lie open to these lewd reports, and our thoughts at
church,
Our very meditations, some will swear,
(Which all should fear to judge, at least uncharitably,) I85
Are mingled with your memories ; cannot sleep,
But this sweet gentleman swims in our fancies,
That scarlet man of war, and that smooth signior ;
Not dress our heads without new ambushes,
ltow to surprise that greatness or that glory ;
Our very smiles are subject to constructions ;

172 bulks] i. e. frameworks projecting from the front of shops. 2V.E.D.
I73 cases] So QL Web., Dyce. causes Q2 to Edd. '78.
I76 nas] So Sew. to \Veb., who states that the word 'seems equivalent
to napery, signifying linen in general.' naples Qq, F. neives (i. e. fists) Dyce
(a plausible but rather violent emendation).
77 pouncings] "i. e. holes stamped or worked in clothes, by way of
ornament." Dyce. Explained in a similar passage (.'t. of IIIalta, II. L) in
Century Dict., by a relerence to pounce in the sense of " powder used as 
medicine or cosmetic."
78 anatomies] " "An anatomy, or carcasse cut up.' Cotqrave's 1)ict. in
v. Anatomic. (In our early writers it generally means--a skeleton)." Dyce.

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VaL For that sin
That they most charge you vith is this sin's servant ;
They say you are monstrous.
L. Heart. What, sir, what ?
FaL Most strangely---
L. Heart. It has a name, sure ?
Val. Infinitely lustful,
Without all bounds; they swear you kill'd your
husband. 245
L. Heart. Let's have it all, for heaven's sake; 'tis
good mirth, sir.
Val. They say you will have four now, and those
four
Stuck in four quarters, like four winds, to cool you.--
[Aside.] Will she not cry nor curse ?
L. Heart. On with your story.
Val. And that you are forcing out of dispensations 25o
With sums of money, to that purpose.
L. Heart. Four husbands! should not I be bless'd, sir,
for example ?
Lord, what should I do with them ? turn a malt-mill,
Or tithe them out like town-bulls to my tenants ?
You come to make me angry, but you cannot. 255
Val. I '11 make you merry, then: you are a brave
woman,
And, in despite of envy, a right one :
Go thy ways ! truth, thou art as good a woman
As any lord of them all can lay his leg over.
I do not often commend your sex.
L. Heart. It seems so, 260
Your commendations are so studied for.
lZaL I came to see you,
And sift you into flour, to know your pureness ;
And I have found you excellent; I thank you:
Continue so, and show men hov to tread, 265
And women how to follow. Get an husband,

243 monstrous] So Q2, etc. ,nostrous QI.
257 a right one] So Qq, F, Edd. '78, Web. a right good one Sew. [good]
Dyce, who remarks that some word, necessary for the sense, has evidently
been omitted. It seems, however, from a metrical point of view that a word
is most required.
258 t,-uth] i. e. in truth." troth Sew. to Web.

284 WIT WITHOUT MONEY [ACT III

An honest man, (you are a good woman,)
And live hedged in from scandal ; let him be too
An understanding man, and to that steadfast
('Tis pity your fair figure should miscarry) ; 270
And then you are fix'd. Farewell.
L. Heart. Pray, stay a little ;
I love ),our company, now you are so pleasant,
And to my disposition set so even.
VaL I can no longer. [Exit.
L. Heart. As l live, a fine fellow!
This manly handsome bluntness shows him honest. 275
\Vhat is he or from whence ? Bless me, four husbands !
Hov prettily he fool'd me into vices,
To stir my jealousy, and find my nature !
.A_ proper gentleman !--[ am not well o' th' sudden,--
Such a companion I could live and die with ; 280
His angers are mere mirth.

Enter ISABELLA.

Isab. Come, come, I am ready.
L. Heart. Are you so ?
Isab. [Aside.] What ails she ?-
The coach stays, and the people ; the day goes on ;
I am as ready now as you desire, sister :
Fie, who stays now ? why do you sit and pout thus ? 285
L. Heart. Prithee, be quiet ; I am not well.
Isab. For heaven's sake,
Let's not ride staggering in the night: come, pray
you, take
Some sweetmeats in your pocket, if your stomach
L. Heart. I have a little business.
Isab. To abuse me,
You shall not find new dreams and new suspicions : 290
To horse withal!
L. Heart. Lord, who made you a commander ?
Heigh-ho, my heart !
Isab. [Aside.] Is the wind come thither,
And coward-like do you lose your colours to 'era ?
Are you sick o' th' Valentine ?--Sweet sister,
294 o" tk' l'alentine] I presume that there is here a punning reference to
St. Valentine, the saint invoked in cases of falling-sickness. "Sick of" is
frequently used for--sick with love of.

SCENE I] WIT WITHOUT MONEY 295

ACT IV.

SCENE I.

A street.
Fnter FRANCISCO, LOVEGOOD, and LANCE.
Fran. Why do you deal thus with him ? 'tis unnobly.
Love. Peace, cousin, peace; you are too tender of
him ;
He must be dealt thus xvith, he must be cured thus:
The violence of his disease, Francisco,
Must not be jested vith ; 'tis grown infectious, 5
And noxv strong corrosives must cure him.
Lance. H'as had a stinger
Has eaten off his clothes ; the next his skin comes.
Love. And let it search him to the bones ; 'tis better ;
'Twill make him feel it.
Lance. Where be his noble friends now ?
Will his fantastical opinions clothe him ? IO
Or the learn'd art of having nothing feed him ?
Love. It must needs, greedily ;
For all his friends have flung him off; he is naked;
And vhere to skin himself again, if I know,
Or can devise how he should get himself lodging !-- 15
His spirit must be bow'd ; and now we have him,
Have him at that we hoped for.
Lance. Next time ve meet him
Cracking of nuts, with half a cloak about him,
(For all means are cut off,) or borrowing sixpence,
To show his bounty in the pottage-ordinary. 20
Fran. Which way xvent he ?
Lance. Pox, why should you ask after him ?

6 must] So Q2, etc. most QI.
6 stinger] i. e., apparently, a violent attack of disease.
I8 doak] So Q2, etc. dotke QI.
2o ottage-ordinary] i. e. the cheapest class of ordinary.

30o WIT WITHOUT MONEY [ACT IV

Isab. I would fain have a brother-in-law; I love
men's company.--
And if she call for dinner, to avoid you,
Be sure you stay ; follow her into her chamber ; 4o
If she retire to pray, pray with her, and boldly,
Like honest lovers.
Lute. This will kill her.
Fount. You have show'd us one way, do but lead
the t'other.
Isab. I know you stand o' thorns; come, I '11
despatch you.
Luce. If you live after this
Isab. I have lost my aim. [Exeunt. 45

SCENE III.

street.

Enter VALENTINE and FRANCISCO.
Fran. Did you not see 'em since ?
gaL No ; hang 'em, hang 'era !
Fran. Nor will you not be seen by 'era !
['aL Let 'era alone, Frank;
I'll make 'em their own justice, and a jerker.
Fran. Such base discourteous dog-whelps!
I/'al. I shall dog 'era,
And double dog 'em, ere I have done.
Fran. Will you go with me ?
For I would fain find out this piece of bounty ;
It was the widow's man ; that I am certain of.
I/'aL To what end would you go ?
Fran. To give thanks, sir.
UaL Hang giving thanks! hast not thou parts
deserves it ?

43 lead] So Q2, etc. lend QI.
45] "Luce means to say to Isabella, that her sister would be ready to destroy
her for what she was doing ; and Isabella means to say in her reply, that, if
the widow did not feel it severely, she would lose her aim, which was to vex
her heartily." Mason.
.4..5 s.d. Exeunt] So Sew., etc. Ore. Qq, F.
m. 3 a jerker] "i. e. a whipper, lasher." Web.
8 Y'ogfve thanks, sir] So Qx, Edd. '78, Web., Dyce. Ore. sir Qz, F. Y'o
give her tkanks Sew.
9 t sarts deserves it] So QI. art . . . Q2. arts deserve it F to Dyce.

SCENE III] WIT WITHOUT MONEY 3oI

It includes a further will to be beholding; o
Beggars can do no more at doors. If you
Will go, there lies your way.
Fran. I hope you will go.
Val. No, not in ceremony, and to a woman,
With mine own father, were he living, Frank ;
I would to th' court with bears first. If it be 5
That wench I think it is, (for t'other's wiser,)
I would not be so look'd upon, and laugh'd at,
So made a ladder for her wit to climb upon
(For 'tis the tartest tit in Christendom,--
I know her well, Frank, and have buckled with her), 2o
So lick'd, and stroked, flear'd upon, and flouted,
And shown to chambermaids, like a strange beast
She had purchased with her penny.
Fran. You are a strange man :
But do you think it was a woman ?
Val. There's no doubt on 't ;
Who can be there to do it else ? besides, 2 5
The manner of the circumstances.
Fran. Then such courtesies,
Whoever does 'era, sir, saving your own wisdom,
Must be more look'd into, and better answer'd,
Than with deserving slights, or what we ought
To have conferr'd upon us ; men may starve else : 30
Means are not gotten now with crying out,
" I am a gallant fellow, a good soldier,
A man of learning, or fit to be employ'd !"
Immediate blessings cease like miracles,
And we must grow by second means. I pray, go xvith me, 3 5
Even as you love me, sir.
Val. I will come to thee;
But, Frank, I will not stay to hear your fopperies ;
Despatch those ere I come.
Fran. You will not fail me ?
Val. Some two hours hence, expect me.

Io includes a] So F to Dyce. includes to a Qq.
o beholding] So Qq, F, Dyce. beholden Sew. to Web.
 I doors] So Q, Edd. '78, etc. Z)oore Q2, F, Sew.
zo buckled with her] "i. e. had a close fight with her." Dyce.
zl flear'd upon] "Qy. ' so flear'd upon' ?" Dyce.
29 deserving sliKhts ] "i. e. slights founded on an high opinion of our own
deserts." Mason. An explanation which I cannot consider as satisfactory.

3o4 WIT WITHOUT MONEY [ACT IV

L. Heart. I must go up, I must go up; I have a
business
Waits upon me.mSome wine for the gentlemen !
Hare. Nay, we '11 go with you; we never saw your
chambers yet.
Isab. [Aside to tkem] Hold there, boys !
L. Heart. Say I go to my prayers ?
Fount. We'll pray with you, and help your medita-
tions. 35
L. Heart. This is boisterous :mor, say I go to sleep,
Will you go to sleep with me ?
Eel. So suddenly
Before meat will be dangerous : we know
Your dinner's ready, lady; you will not sleep.
L. Heart. Give me my coach! I will take the air.
Hare. We '11 wait on you, 4o
And then your meat, after a quicken'd stomach.
L. Heart. Let it alone, and call my steward to me,
And bid him bring his reckonings into the orchard.--
[Aside.] These unmannerly rude puppies!
Fount. We '11 walk after you,
[Exit LADY HEARTWELL.
And view the pleasure of the place.
fsab. Let her not rest, 43
For, if you give her breath, she'll scorn and flout you :
Seem how she will, this is the way to win her.
Be bold, and prosper!
tel. Nay, if we do not tire her!
[Exeunt FOUNTAIN, BELLAMORE, and HAREBRAIN.
fsab. I'll teach you to worm me, good lady sister,
And peep into my privacies, to suspect me ; 5o
I '11 torture you, with that you hate, most daintily,
And, when I have done that, laugh at that you love
most.
Enter LUCE.
Lute. .Vhat have you done ? she chafes and fumes
outrageously,
37 to sleep] te sleepe Q I.
44 s.d. Aside] Added lzy Dyce.
44 s.d. Exit, etc.] The direction is placed afterOuppus by QI to Web
4; s.d. Exeunt, etc.] So Web., Dyce. Exeunt. Qq, F. Exeunt Lovers.
Sew., Edd. '78
5I hate, most daintily] So F, etc. Ore. comma, Qq.

320 WIT WITHOUT MONEY [ACT V

L. Heart. You lazy knave!
Short. Here is such a tinkle-tanklings,
That we can ne'er lie quiet, and sleep our prayers out.m
Ralph, pray empty my right shoe, that you made your
chamber-pot,
And burn a little rosemary in 't: I must wait upon
my lady.-
This morning-prayer has brought me into a con-
sumption ; 2o
I have nothing left but flesh and bones about me
L. Heart. You drowsy slave, nothing but sleep and
swilling !
Short. Had you been bitten with bandog-fleas as I
have been,
And haunted with the night-mare
L. Heart. With an ale-pot!
Short. You would have little list to morning
prayers. 25
Pray, take. my fellov, Ralph ; he has a psalm-book :
I am an ingrum man.
L. Heart. Get you read)- quickly,
And, when she is ready, wait upon her handsomely.
No more ; be gone !
Short. If I do snore my part out.
[Exit.
Love. Now to our purposes.
l[er. Good morrow, madam. 30
[Coming forward with LOVEGOOD.]
L. Heart. Good morrov, gentlemen.
Love. Good joy and fortune !
L. Heart. These are good things, and worth my
thanks : I thank you, sir.
xl[er. Much joy I hope you '11 find: we came to
gratulate
Your nev-knit marriage-band.
L. Heart. How ?
Love. He's a gentleman,
Although he be my kinsman, my fair niece. 35
L. Heart. Niece, sir ?

27 ingrum] "A vulgar corruption of ignorant." Dyce.
30 s.d. Coming forward . . .] Added by Web., who omits "with Love-
good." 3I and] So Q2, etc. andQI.

358 WIT WITHOUT MONEY

[ACT V

Love. He tells you true, sir;
They are a bunch of the most boisterous rascals
Disorder ever made ; let 'em be mad once,
The power of the whole country cannot cool 'era.
Be patient but a while.
AIer. As long as you will, sir.
Before I buy a bargain of such runts,
I'll buy a college for bears, and live among 'em.

95

[Exeunt.

SCEIE I I I.
A nother street.
Enter FRANCISCO, LANCE, and Boy with a torch.
Fran. How dost thou now ?
Lance. Better than I vas and straighter;
But my head's a hogshead still, it roils and tumbles.
Fran. Thou weft cruelly paid.
Lance. I may live to requite it;
Put a snaffle of sack in my mouth, and then ride me!
very vell !
Fran. 'Twos all but sport. I'll tell thee what I
mean now : 5
I mean to see this wench.
Lance. Where a devil is she ?
An there were two, 'twere better.
Fran. Dost thou hear
The bell ring ?
Lance. Yes, yes.
Fran. Then she comes to prayers,
Early each morning thither : now, if I could but meet
her,
9 8 runts] "i.e. Trunks of trees ; here metaphorically for rtxde boors."
Web. "also means---cattle (of a small size)." Dyce, who quotes from J. T.
Brockett's Gloss. of North Country IVords: "Runt, a Scotch ox--also a
jocular designation for a person of strong though low stature."
99 a college for bears] i.e. a bear-garden. Boers Qz. Cf. B. Jonson's
Alasque of 3Ietam. Gipsies (about IOO II. from end}, 'the students in Bears-
college' : also his Epigrams, 33, 1. I17, and :
"At Beare-Garden, (a sweet Rotuntious Colledge)
Hee's (i. e. the bear's) taught the Rudiments of Art and knowledge,
Here doth he learn to dance," etc. J. Taylor, Bull, Beare, and I-Iorse,
x638. Sig D5.
99 s.d. Exeunt] Ore. Q, to Sew.
iii, 4 ride me .q '" Alluding to Valentine's beslriding him in V. il. 24 "

332 WIT WITHOUT MONEY [ACT V

Enter a Servant.
&rv. 'Tis a gentlewoman, sir, that must needs
speak vith you.
Val. A gentlewoman ! what gentlewoman ? what
have I to do
With gentlewomen ?
Serv. She will not be answer'd, sir.
Val. Fling up the bed, and let her in : I '11 try"
How gentle she is. [Exit Serv.
This sack has fill'd my head
So full of baubles, I am almost mad.
What gentlewoman should this be ? I hope she has
Brought me no butter-print along with her,
To lay to my charge : if she have, 'tis all one,--
I '11 forswear it.

Enter LADY HEARTWELL with Gervant.
L. Heart. Oh, you're a noble gallant !
Send off your servant, pray. [Exit Serv.
VaL [Aside.] She will not ravish me ?
By this light, she looks as sharp-set as a sparrow-
hawk !-
What wouldst thou, woman ?
L. ]feart. Oh, you have used me kindly, 15
And like a gentleman ! this 'tis to trust to you.
IaL Trust to me! for what ?
L. ]-[cart. Because I said in jest once,
You were a handsome man, one I could like well,
And, fooling, made you believe I loved you, and might
Be brought to marry
I'al. [Aside.] The widow is drunk too. 2o
L. I-/eart. You out of this (which is a fine discretion)
Give out the matter's done, you have won and wed me,
8 baubles] So Web., Dyce. babies Qq, F. Babels Sew., Edd. '78. Under
babble in 2..D. this pazsage is given with sense "Confused murmur, as of a
stream." The only other instance is in 187o.
IO butler-trint ] A cant term for a child.
I2 s.d. with Servant] So Sew., etc. Ore. Qq, F.
I3 s.d. Aside] First given by Dyce.
14 as sharp-set as a sparrow-hawk] So QI, F, Edd. '78, etc. as sharp set
a Sparrow hawk Q2. as sharp set's 'Sparrow-hawk Sew.
20 s.d. Aside] First given by Dyce.

336 WIT WITHOUT MONEY [ACT V

Have I caught you, mistress ?
Isab. Well, an it were not for
Pure pity, I would give you the slip yet ;
But being as it is
Fran. It shall be better.

lnter VALENTINE, LADY HEARTWELL, and RALPH
with a torch.
Isab. My sister, as I live ! your brother with her !
Sure, I think you are the king's takers.
Love. Now it works.
UaL Nay, you shall know I am a man.
L. I-[eart. I think so.
lral. And such proof you shall have !
L. tfeart. I pray, speak softly.
Val. I '11 speak it out, widow; yes, and you shall
confess too,
I am no nurse-child : I went for a man, a good one : 25
If you can, beat me out o' th' pit.
L. tfeart. I did but jest with you.
VaL I '11 handle you in earnest, and so handle you
Nay, when my credit calls
L. tfeart. Are you mad ?
VaL I am mad, I am mad.
Fran. Good morrow, sir : I like your preparation.
VaL Thou hast been at it, Frank ?
Fran. Yes, faith, 'tis done, sir. 30
ISzL Along with me, then.--Never hang an arse,
widow.
Isab. 'Tis to no purpose, sister.
I'aL Well said, black-brows !-
Advance your torches, gentlemen.
Love. Yes, yes, sir.
l'al. And keep your ranks.
2]Icr. Lance, carry this before him.
[Giving the mortgage.]
Love. Carry it in state. 35

2 the king's takers] "means those officers of the household who, when the
king 'as on his progress, were employed to take up carriages and other
necessaries for hi use." .Mason.
34 s.d. Giving the mortgage] Added by Edd. '78.

BEGGARS' BUSH
EDITED BY P. A. DANIEL

352 BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT I

Without a farewell, Hubert ? fly a friend
Unwearied in his study to advance you ?
What have I e'er possess'd which was not yours ?
Or rather did not court you to command it
Who ever yet arrived to any grace,
Reward, or trust from me, but his approaches
Were by your fair reports of him preferr'd ?
And what is more, I made myself your servant,
In making you the master of those secrets
Which not the rack of conscience could draw from me,
Nor I, vhen I ask'd mercy, trust my prayers with :
Yet, after these assurances of love,
These ties and bonds of friendship, to forsake me!
Forsake me as an enemy! Come, you must 2o
Give me a reason.
Hub. Sir, and so I will ;
If I may do 't in private, and you hear it.
IVol. All leave the room. [Exeunt Attendants.
You have your will : sit down.
And use the liberty of our first friendship.
Hub. Friendship! when you proved traitor first, that
vanish'd ; 25
Nor do I owe you any thought but hate.
I knov my flight hath forfeited my head;
And, so I may make you first understand
What a strange monster you have made yourself,
I welcome it.
lVol. To me this is strange language. 30
/-/ub. To you ! why, what are you ?
lVol. Your prince and master,
The Earl of Flanders.
ttub. By a proper title!
Raised to it by cunning, circumvention, force,
Blood, and proscriptions !
Wol. And in all this, wisdom :

IO rather] ' The correction [adopted by Weber and Dyce] of the Editors of
I778 (in which they were anticipated by Heath, AIS. 2Votes).--Old Eds. [and
Ed. ITII ] "either" ; and so Seward.' Dyce.
23 Exeunt . . . ] Dyce. 'Exeunt all but Wol. and Hub.' Edd. '78 and
Weber. No s. d. in preceding eds.
23 sit] Q, Ed. ITII to Dyce. set Ff.
33 cunning, circumvention] F2 and all following eds. There is no comma
in FI, Q ; nor, perhaps, should there be.

354 BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT

But first to be made sure, and have your crimes 60
Laid open after ? which your quaint train taking,
You fled unto the camp, and there craved humbly
Protection for your innocent life, and that,
Since you had scaped the fury of the war,
You might not fall by treason ; and for proof 65
You did not for your own ends make this danger,
Some, that had been before by you suborn'd,
Came forth, and took their oaths they had been hired
By Gerrard to your murther. This once heard,
And easily believed, th' enraged soldier, 70
Seein no further than the outward man,
Snatch'd hastily his arms, ran to the court,
Kill'd all that made resistance, cut in pieces
Such as were servants, or thought friends to Gerrard,
Voving the like to him.
IVol. Will you yet end ? 75
ttub. Which he foreseeing, with his son, the earl,
Forsook the city, and by secret ways,
As you give out, and we would gladly have it,
Escaped their fury ; though 'tis more than fear'd
They fell among the rest. Nor stand you there, 8o
To let us only mourn the impious means
By which you got it ; but your cruelties since
So far transcend your former bloody ills,
As, if compared, they only would appear
Essays of mischief. Do not stop your ears ; 8 5
More are behind yet.
I Vol. Oh, repeat them not !
'Tis hell to hear them named.
Hub. You should have thought,
That hell would be }'our punishment when you did them :
A prince in nothing but your princely lusts
And boundless rapines !
lVol. No more, I beseech you. 9o
Hub. Who was the lord of house or land, that stood
Within the prospect of your covetous eye ?
Vol. You are in this to me a greater tyrant
Than e'er I was to any.
Hub. I end thus
6x train] 'i. e. artifice, stratagem.' Dyce.
69 murther] murder Edd. '78 to Dyce.

SCENE II] BEGGARS' BUSH 355

The general grief. Now to my private wrong, 95
The loss of Gerrard's daughter Jacqueline :
The hoped-for partner of my lawful bed
Your cruelty hath frighted from mine arms ;
And her I now was wandering to recover.
Think you that I had reason now to leave you, IOO
When you are grown so justly odious,
That ev'n my stay here, with your grace and favour,
Makes my life irksome ? Here, surely take it ;
[Offers his sword.
And do me but this fruit of all your friendship,
That I may die by you, and not your hangman. IO5
IVoL Oh, Hubert, these your words and reasons have
As well drawn drops of blood from my grieved heart,
As these tears from mine eyes ! despise them not :
By all that's sacred, I am serious, Hubert !
You now have made me sensible, what Furies, I IO
Whips, hangmen, and tormentors, a bad man
Does ever bear about him : let the good
That you this day have done be ever number'd
The first of your best actions. Can you think
Where Florez is, or Gerrard, or your love, t t 5
Or any else, or all, that are proscribed ?
I will resign what I usurp, or have
Unjustly forced : the days I have to live
Are too, too few to make them satisfaction
With any penitence ; yet I voxv to practise 120

o2 ev'n] e'en Edd. '78, V'eb. ; ez,en Dyce.
Io 3 ttere, surely take it] Ff, Q (no comma after Here FI, QJ, Ed. 7,
Web. and Dyce; Here, Sir, freely take it Seward; Here, securely take it
Sympson conj., which Edd. '78 adopt. Mason defends the orilginal as the
stronger expression, ' for surely implies, not only with security, but with
certainty.' Weber and Dyce approve ; the latter, I presume, lest any un-
certainty should remain as to whether the O refers to Hubert's life or his
sword adds the stage direction ' Offers his sword.'
Io8 As . . . not] Two lines in Ff, Q, the first ending eyes.
I IO, I I I o)at Filrits, tVtid#s , etc.] ' The poet had here perhaps an eye to
Juvenal ;
" Cur tamen hos tu
Evasisse putes, quos diri conscia facti
Mens habet attonitos, et surdo verbere credit,
Occultum quatiente animo tortore flagellum ?"
Sat. xiii. I92.' Dyce.
114 TJlt . . . thifk] Two lines in F, Q, the first line ending actions.
 I5 Florez] F2, Ed. 17I and Seward print Goswin ; an obvious error.

356 BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT I

All of a man.
.H'ub. Oh, that your heart and tongue
Did not now differ !
Wol. By my griefs, they do not !
Take the good pains to search them out ; 'tis worth it.
You have made clean a leper,intrust me, you have,m
And made me once more fit for the society, I2 5
I hope, of good men.
Z-/'u& Sir, do not abuse
1My aptness to believe.
IVol. Suspect not you
A faith that's built upon so true a sorrow:
Make your own safeties ; ask them all the ties
Humanity can give : Hemskirk too shall I3O
Along with you to this so-wished discovery,
And in my name profess all that you promise :
And I will give you this help to 't ; I have
Of late received certain intelligence
That some of them are in or about Bruges 135
To be found out ; which I did then interpret
The cause of that town's standing out against me ;
But now am glad it may direct your purpose
Of giving them their safety and me peace.
/-/u& Be constant to your goodness, and you have it. I4O
[Ea'eunt severally.

SCENE III.

Bruges. The Ea'change.
lnter three lXIERCHANTS.
First 21[er. 'Tis much that you deliver of this Goswin.
Sec. 21[er. But short of what I could, yet have the country
I21 ,4ll of a man] i. e. ' everything which a man ought to perform,' Weber ;
'all that man can do,' Dyce.
129-30 ,][ake. . . give] i.e. as Veber explains--' Make your own con-
ditions of security : require for your safeties [them] all the bonds or assurances
which can be given by a man.' Seward silently altered them to thee and Edd.
'78 silently adopted the alteration. I4O you] Altered by Seward to ' you '11.'
Sc. IlL] So first by ,Veber : all preceding editions, which omit the marking
of the last scene, number this scene as IL
Enter . . . ] FI here has 3larchants ; though elsewhere it has 3lerchants
and in the prefixes to their speeches Mer. The ' First,' 'Sec.', etc., is due
to Dyce, all preceding eds. use numerals ' l,' ' 2,' etc.

SCENE III] BEGGARS' BUSH 361

Flo. For your profit rather.
Fourtk 2Vfer. I'll presently make means for his discharge ;
Till when, I leave you. [Exit
Sec. 2VIer. What do you think of this ?
First 2Vfer. As of a deed of noble pity, guided
By a strong judgment.
Sec. 2VIer. Save you, Master Goswin ! I  5
Flo. Good day to all.
Sec. Ier. Ve bring you the refusal
Of more commodities.
Flo. Are you the owners
Of the ship that last night put into the harbour ?
First 3Ier. Both of the ship and lading.
Flo. What's the fraught ?
First 3[er. Indigo, cochineal, choice China stuffs-- t2o
Third Aler. And cloth of gold brought from Cambal.
Flo. Rich lading ;
For which I were your chapman, but I am
Already out of cash.
First 3Ier. I '11 give you day
For the moiety of all.
Flo. How long ?
Third Ier. Six months.
Flo. 'Tis a fair offer ; which, if xve agree 123
About the prices, I, with thanks, accept of,
And will make present payment of the rest :
Some two hours hence I'II come aboard.
First 2VZer. The gunner
Shall speak you welcome.
Flo. ! '11 not fail.
Third 2]ler. Good morrow. [Exeunt MERCHANTS.
Flo. Heaven grant my ships a safe return before 13o
The day of this great payment ; as they are

I 13 Exit] First marked by Edd. '78.
11g fraught ] Ff, Q, Dyce; /might Ed. 1711 , Seward ;freight Edd. '78,
Weber.
120 Indigo] Itdico FI to Edd. '78.
12o Cochineal] Quitchineel F1, Q ; cochineel F2 to Seward.
I28- 9 The gunner . . . welcome] Seward's division. As one line Ff, Q,
Ed. 1711.
129 Exeunt . . . ] Ed. 1711. Exit Merch. Ff(Ex. F2), Exit. bier. Q.
ThirdJIer.] ' Ought perhaps to be "J[erchants"; for the prefix of the old
eds., "3 JIer.", (though earlier it is put for Third Jlerchant,) may here mean
Three [erchants.' Dyce.

SCEtE In] BEGGARS' BUSH

363

Make me a king among 'em, and protect me
From all abuse such as are stronger might
Offer my age. Sir, at your better leisure
I will inform you further of the good
It may do to me.
Fro. Troth, thou makest me wonder:
Have you a king and commonwealth among you ?
Get. We have ; and there are states are govern'd worse.
Flo. Ambition among beggars ?
Get. Many great ones
Would part with half their states, to have the place
And credit to beg in the first file, master.
But shall I be so much bound to your furtherance
In my petition ?
Flo. That thou shalt not miss of,
Nor any worldly care make me forget it :
I will be early there.
Get. Heaven bless my master!
66 stales] 'i. e. estates.' Weber.
7 Exeunt . . . ] 'severally' added by Dyce.

i6o

165

7o
[Exeunt sez'erallj,.

SCENE I] BEGGARS' BUSH 369

In all our names ?
Get. Here he is, pumping for it.
Girths. H'ascough'd the second time ; 'tisbut oncemore 75
And then it comes.
Fer. So, out with all !--Expect now!
ttig. That thou art chosen, venerable Clause,
Our king and sovereign, monarch o' the maunders,
Thus we throw up our nab-cheats first, for joy,
And then our filches ; last, we clap our fambles ; 8o
Three subject signs we do it without envy ;
For who is he here did not wish thee chosen,
Now thou art chosen ? ask 'em ; all vill say so,
Nay, swear 't ; 'tis for the king ; but let that pass.
When last in conference at the bouzing-ken, 85
This other day, ve sate about our dead prince
Of famous memory (rest go xvith his rags !),
And that I sav thee at the table's end
Rise moved, and, gravely leaning on one crutch,
Lift the other like a sceptre at my head, 9o
I then presaged thou shortly wouldst be king ;
And nov thou art so. But vhat need presage
78 n*aunders] beggars.
79 nab-cheats] i. e. head things, hats or caps.
8o filches] ' " Euery one of them carries a short staffe in his hand, which is
called a Filch, hauing in the 2Vab or head of it a Ferme, (that is to say, a hole,)
into which, vpon any piece of seruice, when bee goes a Filching, he putteth a
hooke of yron, with which hooke bee angles at a window, in the dead of night,
for shirts, smockes, or any other linnen or woollen ; and for that reason is the
staffe rearmed a Filch. So that it is as certaine that bee is an Angler for Juds
[i. e. clothes] who hath a Pernte in the Nab of his Filch, as that he is a theefe
who, vpon the highway, cryes 'stand,' and takes a purse. This staffe serueth
to more vses then either the Crosse-staffe or the Jacobs, but the vses are not so
good nor so honest ; for this Filching-staffe, being artificially handled, is able
now and then to Iill a Grunter, a Bleating Cheate, a Red-shanke, a Tib of the -
ltttery, and such like, or to Fib a Coues Quarrons in the Rome-pad, for his
Zoure in his lung, that is to say, to kill a Pigge, a Sheepe, a Ducke, a Goose,
and such like, or to beate a man by the highway for the money in his purse.!'"
Dekker's nglish Villanies, etc. Sig. 1 3-' Weber.
8o rambles] ' i. e. hands. Id. Sig. I 4-' Weber.
82, 83 did not wish . . . ask 'era] Dyce's text. F has--did not- wish thee-
chosen 2Vow thou art chosen ? aske 'era. The only noticeable changes are a
comma after chosen at the end of 1. 82 in F2, and the printing of ask in 1. 83
with a capital ,ff by Ed. ITXI. All editors down to Weber follow; thereby
confirming the present position of the note of interrogation. Possibly the
removal of the note of interrogation from 1. 83 to the end of 1. 82 might be
considered an improvement.
85 boueing-ken] ' i. e. ale-house. Id. sig. I 3- From boze, to drink, and
ken, a house.' Weber.
VOL. II. B B

SCENE I] BEGGARS' BUSH 375

Dost thou know this same maid ?
Snap. Whi-whi-whi-whi-which, Gu-Gu- Gu-Gu-God's fool ?
She was bo-bo-bo-bo-born at the barn yonder, by Be-Be-
Be-Be-Beggars' Bush Bo-Bo-Bush :
Her name is Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi-Minche; so was her mo-mo-
mo-mother's too-too.
tlub. I understand no xvord he says.--How long 2oo
Has she been here ?
Snap. Lo-lo-long enough to be ni-ni-niggled, and she
ha' go-go-go-good luck.
ttub. I must be better inform'd than by this way :
Here was another face too, that I mark'd--
Oh, the old man's : but the), are vanish'd all 2o5
Most suddenly. I vill come here again :
Oh, that I were so happy as to find it,
What I yet hope it is, put on ! [Aside.
Item. What mean you, sir,
To stay there vith that stammerer ?
Hub. Farewell, friend.-- [Exit SNAP.
It will be worth return, to search [Mside.]--Come ; 2Io
Protect us our disguise now ! Prithee, Hemskirk,
If we be taken, how dost thou imagine
This town will use us, that hath stood so long
Out against Wolfort ?
1-fern. Even to hang us forth
Upon their valls a-sunning, to make crows' meat, 215
If I were not assured o' the burgomaster,
And had a pretty 'scuse to see a niece there,
197 Goansfool] Dyce refers us to 1.47 of this scene, but he has no remark there.
I99 21Iinche] The old eds. down to Seward have .lly-mj,-my.my-my-match.
The Edd. '78 remark--' We at first thought " match'" to be a corruption of
" lIadge "; but as Jaculin [.Jacqueline] is in other parts of the play called
21Iinche, we suppose it is merely a typographical error.' Weber and Dyce
follow, except that Dyce introduces the capital M in Mi-. I)yce notes : ' This
speech was reduced to prose by Weber : but, when read without the stammering
additions, it is blank verse.'
202 niggled] ' Niggling, cmpanying with a woman.' The Canter's Dict.
in Dekker's Lanthorne. attd Candle-light.
204, 205 mark'd--Oh, the old man's] Dyce. raark'd 0 the old marts F I, Q.
mark'd Of the oM man, F*- to Weber.
208 hope it is, put on] Dyce; who remarks that Weber 'like the other
modern editors points these words most improperly.' F points--hope ? it is
pitt on, F2, hope: It is put oa--Ed. 17 and Seward hope: 1l is put on--Edd,
'78 and ,Veber hope, it is put on.
208 put on] ' i. e. assumed,' Weber.
27 'souse] Weber, Dyce. skuys F, scuce Q, excuse F2 to Edd '78.

382 BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT II

Flo. The beefs and muttons, that your grounds are
stored vith ? IO 5
Swine, with the very mast, beside the woods ?
Hem. No ; for those sordid uses we have tenants,
Or else our bailiffs.
Flo. Have not we, sir, chapmen
And factors, then. to answer these ? Your honour,
Fetch'd from the heralds' A B C, and said over, I IO
.Vith your court-faces, once an hour, shall never
Make me mistake myself. Do not your lawyers
Sell all their practice, as your priests their prayers ?
What is not bought and sold ? the company
That you had last, xvhat had you for 't, i' faith ? I  5
Hem. You now grow saucy.
Flo. Sure, I have been bred
Still with my honest liberty, and must use it.
]fem. Upon your equals, then.
Flo. Sir, he that will
Provoke me first doth make himself my equal.
]-[em. Do you hear ? no more !
Flo. Yes, sir, this little, I pray you, 120
And 't shall be aside ; then, after, as you please.
You appear the uncle, sir, to her I love
More than mine eyes ; and I have heard your scorns
With so much scoffing, and with so much shame,
As each strives which is greater: but, believe me, I25
I suck'd not in this patience with my milk.
Do not presume, because you see me young ;
Or cast despites on my profession,
For the civility and tameness of it :
A good man bears a contumely worse I 3 o
Than he would do an injury. Proceed not
To my offence: wrong is not still successful ;
Indeed, it is not. I xvould approach your kinswoman

o6 woods] Qy. wood?
IO 9 ]lonour] So 172, FI and Q errour.
I I6 Sure] ,Vas altered by Seward to ' Sir,' because the old reading ' would
make him doubt whether he had been bred with an honest liberty or no.' On
this the Edd. '78 remark, ' Sure does not imply doubt, but a.rmation.'
124 andwitA] wiH introduced silently by Seward, followed by Edd. '78 and
Dyee ; the latter, however, marking it as an addition.
125 strives] Dyce. strive Ft to Weber.

384 BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT II

Not all the anger can be sent unto her, 15 5
In frown or voice, or other art, shall force her,
Had Hercules a hand in 't.--Come, my joy,
Say thou art mine aloud, love, and profess it.
Vand. Do; and I drink to it.
Flo. Prithee, say so, love.
tYer. 'Twould take away the honour from my blushes
Do not you play the tyrant, sweet ;--they speak it.
/]ek. I thank you, niece.
Flo. Sir, thank her for your life ;
And fetch your sword vithin. '
Item. You insult too much
With ),our good fortune, sir.
[Exeunt FLOREZ and BERTHa.
Hub. A brave clear spirit !--
Hemskirk, you were to blame: a civil habit x65
Oft covers a good man ; and you may meet,
In person of a merchant, with a soul
_As resolute and free, and all ways worthy,
156 art] So FI to Ed. 1711. Seward altered to act, as a correction by
Theobald: he observes, 'I have known several instances of this mistake
between art and act, and tho' the former might be sense here, the latter is
much better.' Edd. '78 follow Seward. On this Mason observes that the
change should not have been made ' for the ancient dramatists frequently use
these two words to express the same idea. 4rt signifying practice, or practical
knowledge.' He notes two instances--
(I) Cu$lom of the Country, V. v.--
' Tho' my desires were loose, from unchaste art,
Heaven knows, I'm free'
where ' the word art could not be used in its usual sigafifieations, as [Hippolyta]
had employed every meretricious art to seduce Arnoldo.'
(u) ltenry I] I. ii.--
' For so work the honey-bees,
Creatures, that by a rule in Nature, teach
The act of order to a peopled kingdom.'
where ' act is used in the sense of art.'
Weber notes that in No. I Theobald again changed art to act, and that in
No. u Malone explains act to signify statute or law. Weber retains art in the
present passage, as does Dyce, who notes that here Theobald's correction is
not required, though in the Custom of the Country ' it is absolutely necessary.'
158 Say . . . profess it] This line is here pointed as in Edd. '78, Weberand
Dyee. From Fl to Seward it stands thus-
' Say thou art mine, aloud Love, and profess it.'
I am strongly inclined to think it should be--
' Say thou art mine aloud : love and profess it.'
164 Exeunt . . . ] F, Q only mark the exit of Florez ; F2 to Dyee of Cos.
and Ger.

396 BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT III

Hem. There's for thy drink.--Come, pay the house
within, boys,
And lose no time.
Get. Away with all our haste too!
[Exeunt, on one side, H EMSKIRK, followed by tim
Boors ; on the other, GER. and Boy.

174

SCENE II.

A chase bordering on the woods near truges.

Enter FLOREZ.

Flo. No wind blow fair yet ? no return of moneys,
Letters, nor any thing to hold my hopes up ?
Why, then, 'tis destined that I fall, fall miserably,
My credit I was built on sinking with me.
Thou boist'rous North-wind, blowing my misfortunes, 5
And frosting all my hopes to cakes of coldness,
Yet stay thy fury! give the gentle South
Yet leave to court those sails that bring me safety!
And you, auspicious fires ; bright twins in heaven,
Dance on the shrouds ! He blows still stubbornly, IO
And on his boist'rous rack rides my sad ruin.
There is no help, there can be now no comfort ;
To-morrow, with the sun-set, sets my credit.
Oh, misery! thou curse of man, thou plague,
In the midst of all our strength, thou strikest us! 15
lIy virtuous love is lost too : all, what I have been,

174 Exeunt . . . ] Dyce. ' Exeunt' only in preceding eds.
SCEIE II.--A chase, etc.] Dyce. ' A Forest near Bruges.' Weber.
9 Andyou, auspiciousflres, etc.] ' The bright twins in heaven are Castor and
Pollux, who were supposed to have been converted into stars, and form the
constellation Gemini. When certain electrical exhalations appeared in a storm
about the shrouds of a ship, it was formerly considered as a fortunate omen,
and attributed to the presence of Castor and Pollux.' Mason. ' The same
superstition prevails still in the Mediterranean ; only the auspicious Pagan twins
have been converted into the Christian San Eimo, whose proper name is said to
have been San Pedro Gonzales Teimo. The same lights are also denominated
Corpo Santo.' Weber.
I I rack] 'i. e. collection of thin vapou D" clouds.--" The present passage,"
says Weber, "supports Mr..Maione's interpretation of this word strongly ;
' A body of clouds, or rather the course of clouds in motion.'" But see note,
Faithful Shee#herdess , V. v. "sailing rack."' Dyce.
5 of]Q, F2. Ore. FL
16 lost] toss'd F , Q.

4c BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT

Get. I xvill not leave ye.
Flo. Hoxv !
Get. I dare not leave ye, sir, I must not leave ye, 70
And, till ye beat me dead, I will not leave ye.
By xvhat ye hold most precious, by Heaven's goodness,
As your fair youth may prosper, good sir, tell me!
My mind believes yet something's in my poxver
May ease you of this trouble.
Flo. I will tell thee. 75
For a hundred thousand croxvns, upon my credit,
Taken up of merchants to supply my traffics,
The winds and weather envying of my fortune,
And no return to help me off yet shewing,
To-morrow, Clause, to-morroxv, which must come, 8o
In prison thou shalt find me poor and broken.
Get. I cannot blame your grief, sir.
Flo. Now, xvhat sayst thou ?
Get. I say, you should not shrink ; for he that gave ye,
Can give you more ; his power can bring ye off, sir ;
When friends and all forsake ye, yet he sees you. 8 5
Flo. There's all my hope.
Get. Hope still, sir. Are you tied
Within the compass of a day, good master,
To pay this mass of money ?
Flo. Even to-morrow.
But xvhy do I stand mocking of my misery ?
Is 't not enough the floods and friends forget me ? 9o
Get. Will no less serve ?
Flo. What if it would ?
Gc: Your patience :
I do not ask to mock ye. 'Tis a great sum,
A sum for mighty men to start and stick at ;
But not for honest. Have ye no friends left ye,
None that have felt your bounty, worth this duty ? 95
Flo. Duty! thou know'st it not.
Get. It is a duty,

70, 71 I dare . . . will not leave ye] 'So lhe second folio.--The first folio
and the (2 have :
"I dare not leave ye,
Aut till ye beate me dead, I must not leave ye." ' Dyee.
81 broken] ' i. e. bankrupt.' Weber.
86 Zhere's] ' So lhe second folio.---The first folio and the Q ' That's."
Compare 1. 49 of this scene.' Dyee.

SCENE II] BEGGARS' BUSH 4or

And, as a duty, from those men have felt ye,
Should be return'd again. I have gain'd by ye ;
A daily alms these seven years you have shower'd on me.
Will half supply your want ?
Flo. Why dost thou fool me ?
Canst thou work miracles ?
Get. To save my master,
I can work this.
lrlo. Thou wilt make me angry with thee.
Ger. For doing good ?
Flo. What power hast thou ?
Ger. Inquire not,
So I can do it, to preserve my master.
Nay-, if it be three parts.
trlo. Oh, that I had it! o5
But, good Clause, talk no more ; I feel thy charity,
As thou hast felt mine : but alas.
Ger. Distrust not ;
'Tis that that quenches ye : pull up your spirit,
Your good, your honest, and your noble spirit ;
For if the fortunes of ten thousand people  o
Can save ye, rest assured. You have forgot, sir,
The good ye did, which was the power you gave me :
Ye shall now know the King of Beggars' treasure ;
_And let the winds blow as they list, the seas roar,
Yet here to-morrow you shall find your harbour.
Here fail me not, for, if I live, I'll fit ye.
Flo. How fain I would believe thee !
Ger. If I lie, master,
Believe no man hereafter.
Flo. I will try thee:
But He knows, that knows all.
Ger. Know me to-morrow,
And, if I know not how to cure ye, kill me. 120
So, pass in peace, my best, my worthiest master!
[Exeunt sez, eral.
99 an] ' So F2 and all Edd.--Omitted in Fx and Q.' Dyce.
I I4 hst] ' So F2 and all editors.--Fx and Q please.' Dyce.
 5, I 6 lre . . . tfere] See note on re-entry of Gerrard, 1. 49.
2 Exeunt . . .] 'severally' added by Dyce.

VOL. II. D D

SCENE IV] BEGGARS' BUSH 405

Attempt the murder of the merchant Goswin ?
/-/era. What power hast thou to ask me ?
Ger. I will know it,
Or flay thee till thy pain discover it. 5o
/-/era. He did me wrong, base wrong.
Ger. That cannot save ye.
Who sent ye hither ? and what further villainies
Have ye in hand ?
t-[em. Why wouldst thou know ? what profit,
I f I had any private way, could rise
Out of my knovledge, to do thee commodity? 55
Be sorry for what thou hast done, and make amends, fool :
I '11 talk no further to thee, nor these rascals.
Ger. Tie him to that tree. [ They tie him to a tree.
I-Iem. I have told you whom I follow.
Get. The devil you should do, by your villainies.--
Now he that has the best way, wring it from him. 6o
ttig. I undertake it. Turn him to the sun, boys:
Give me a fine sharp rush.--Will you confess yet ?
Hem. Ye have robb'd me already ; now you'll murder me.
I-fig. Murder your nose a little. Does your head purge, sir ?
To it again; 'twill do ye good.
Hem. Oh, 65
I cannot tell you anything!
Get. Proceed, then. [To HIGGEN.
Itig. There's maggots in your nose ; I'll fetch 'era out, sir.
I-Iem. Oh, my head breaks!
Hig. The best thing for the rheum, sir,
That falls into your xvorship's eyes.
Item. Hold, hold !
Get. Speak, then.
Hem. I know not what.
H'. It lies in's brain yet ; 70
In lumps it lies: I '11 fetch it out the finest!
What pretty faces the fool makes ! heigh !
Hem. Hold,
Hold, and I'll tell ye all ! Look in my doublet,
And there, within the lining, in a paper,
You shall find all.

55 commodity] ' i. e. benefit.' Dyce.
58 They tie . . .] Weber, Dyce.
66 To Iiiggen] Weber, Dyce (Weber adds ' etc.').

BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT III

Get. Now interpret this unto him.
ttig. I pour on thy pate a pot of good ale,
And by the rogues' oath a rogue thee instal ;
To beg on the way, to rob all thou meets,
To steal from the hedge both the shirt and the sheets, I4O
And lie xvith thy wench in the straw till she twang,
Let the constable, justice, and devil go hang !-
You are welcome, brother !
tll. Welcome, welcome, welcome !-
But who shall have the keeping of this fellow ?
I-rub. Thank ye, friends: I45
And I beseech ye, if ye darc but trust me
(For I have kept wild dogs and beasts for vonder
And made 'era tame too), give into my custody
This roaring rascal : I shall hamper him,
With all his knacks and knaveries, and, I fear me, 5o
Discover yet a further villainy in him :
Oh, he smells rank o' the rascal!
Ger. Take him to thee ;
But, if he scape--
I-rub. Let me be ev'n hang'd for him.-
Come, sir, I '11 tie ye to my leash.
]em. Away, rascal !
/-/ub. Be not so stubborn- I shall swinge ye soundly, r55
And ye play tricks with me.
Get. So, now come in :
But ever have an eye, sir, to your prisoner.
Hub. He must blind both mine eyes, if he get from me.

138 oath] oth FI, o'th' F2 and Ed. 1711. Seward is careful to note that
' Mr. Theobald and I concurred in the Emendation' of our text. They were
anticipated by the Q.
I43, I44 All. IVelcome . . . fellow] "Veber's arrangement. As two lines
the first ending keeping Ff, Q.
I45, 146 Thank . . . beseech ye] So FI, Q. F2 to Seward omit, and for
I. I46 have--Sir, if3,ou dare but trust me. The Edd. '78 printed the lines
143-6 :--
.41L "Velcome, welcome, welcome !
l-rub. Thank ye friends.
Clause. But who shall have the keeping of this fellow ?
ltub. I do beseech ye, if ye dare, etc.
' But, as Weber remarks, Clause would not ask who should have the keeping
of Hemskirk, the power to determine it being in himself.' Dyce.
I47 or 1] Seward to Dyce. /War I F! to Ed. 1711.
154 Come] So Fz. FI and Q oome.

BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT III

A priest, that's ready for us.
Flo. [Aside.] And can the devil,
In one ten days, that devil Chance, devour me
ter. We'll fly to what place you please.
Flo. [Aside.] No star prosperous ? x 5
All at a swoop ?--
ter. You do not love me, Goswin ;
You will not look upon me.
Flo. [Aside.] Can men's prayers,
Shot up to Heaven with such a zeal as mine are,
Fall back like lazy mists, and never prosper ?
Gyves I must wear, and cold must be my comfort ; 2o
Darkness, and want of meat. Alas, she weeps too
Nhich is the top of all my sorrows.--Gertrude
Ber. No, no, you will not know me ; my poor beauty,
Which has been worth your eyes
Flo. [Aside.] The times grows on still ;
And, like a tumbling wave, I see my ruin 25
Come rolling over
Be,: Yet will ye know me ?
t:lo. [Aside.] For a hundred thousand crowns.
Be: Yet vill ye love me ?
Tell me but how I have deserved your slighting ?
t;lo. [Aside.] For a hundred thousand crowns
Be: Farewell, dissembler
t;lo. [Aside.] Of which I have scarce ten ! oh, how it
starts me !-- 30
Bet. And may the next you love, hearing my ruin
Flo. I had forgot myself. Oh, my best Gertrude,
Crown of my joys and comforts
Be: Sweet, what all ye ?
I thought you had been vex'd with me.
t:lo. My mind, wench,
My mind, o'erflow'd vith sorrow, sunk my memory. 35
Bet. Am I not worthy of the knowledge of it ?
And cannot I as well affect )'our sorrows
As your delights ? You love no other woman ?
Flo. No, I protest.
Bet. You have no ships lost lately ?
33 what ail] ' So the first folio and the Q.--The second folio "what ails" ;
and so the modern editors : but the other reading is the more usual phraseolo
of the time.' Dyce.

SCENE V] BEGGARS' BUSH 413

Flo. None that [ know of. 40
Ber. I hope you have spilt no blood whose innocence
May lay this on your conscience.
Flo. Clear, by Heaven !
Bet. Why should you be thus, then ?
Flo. Good Gertrude, ask not ;
Even by the love you bear me.
Bet. I am obedient.
Flo. Go in, my fair; I will not be long from ye.m 45
[Aside.] Nor long, I fear me, with thee.mAt my return,
Dispose me as you please.
Ber. The good gods guide ye! [Exit.
Flo. Now for myself, vhich is the least I hope for,
And, when that fails, for man's worst fortune, pity ! [Exit.

46 me] Weber omits.
47 Disiose] A)#sise FI.
48 myself] ' Heath would read "his help," i. e. " the help promised him by
Clause, upon which, it was plain by what Goswin had said at the end of the
second scene of this act, he had very little dependence." AIS. 2Votes. But the
old text is, I think, right.' Dyce.

SCENE II] BEGGARS' BUSH 417

Flo. Farewell, Clause,
And may thy honest memory live ever !
Get. Heaven bless ye, and still keep ye ! farewell, master.
[Exeunt, on one side, FLOREZ, HIGGEN, aud PRIG;
on the other, GERRARD.

SCENE II.
The woods near Bruges.
Enter HUBERT disguised as before.
Itub. I havelock'd myyouth up, close enough for gadding,
In an old tree, and set watch over him.
Enter JACQUELINE.
Now for my love, for sure this wench must be she ;
She follows me.--Come hither, pretty Minche.
Jac. No, no, you'll kiss.
t-[ub. So I will.
Jac. I'deed, la ! 5
How will ye kiss me, pray you ?
t-[ub. Thus.--[Aside.] Soft as
my love's lips !--
Jac. Oh!
ttub. What's your father's name ?
Jac. He's gone to heaven.
Hub. Is it not Gerrard, sxveet ?
Jac. [Aside.] I'll stay no longer.--
My mother's an old voman, and my brother
Was drown'd at sea catching cockles.--[Aside.] Oh, love ! IO
Oh, hov my heart melts in me! hov thou firest me !--
tfub. [Aside.] 'Tis certain she.--Pray let me see your
hand, sweet.
73 Exeunt . . . ] Dyce. ' Exeunt.' only in preceding eds.
SCENE I I.
Enter . . . ] . . . 'disguised as before' added by Dyce.
I for] i. e. for the prevention of. It will be ufficient to refer the reader for
other instances of this colloquialism to the notes on Two Gentlemen of Verona,
Act I. sc. ii. I. 136 , ' Yet here they shall not lie for catching cold.'
2 Enter Jacqueline] '... Jaculin' F to Weber. '... Minche' Dyce.
5 ]'deed, la] Weber, Dyce. Y'ded law FI to Ed. xTXX. Y'deed law
Seward, Edd. '78.
6 Aside] None of the ' asides' in this scene marked in the old eds. With
three exceptions, II. 8 Editor, 23 Weber, and 26 Edd. '78, they were all
introduced by Dyce.
VOL. II. E E

420 BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT IV

Why are these pieces ? " [ Guns fired.
Enter SAILOR.
Sail. Health to the noble merchant! 15
The Susan is return'd.
Flo. Well ?
Sail. Well, and rich, sir,
And now put in.
Flo. Heaven, thou hast heard my prayers !
Sail. The brave Rebecca too, bound from the Straits,
With the next tide is ready to put after.
Flo. What news o' th' fly-boat ?
Sail. If this wind hold till midnight, 20
She xvill be here, and wealthy ; escaped fairly.
Flo. Holy, prithee, sailor ?
Sail. Thus, sir: she had fight,
Seven hours together, xvith six Turkish galleys,
And she fought bravely, but at length was boarded,
And overlaid vith strength ; vhen presently 25
Comes boring up the wind Captain Vannoke,
That valiant gentleman you redeem'd from prison :
He knew the boat, set in, and fought it bravely ;
Beat all the galleys off, sunk three, redeem'd her,
And, as a service to ye, sent her home, sir. 30
Flo. An honest noble captain, and a thankful!
There's for thy news : go, drink the merchant's health,
sailor. [Gives money.
Sail. I thank your bounty, and I'll do it to a dolt, sir.
[Exit SAILOR.
First lller. What miracles are pour'd upon this fellow!
Flo. This year, I hope, my friends, I shall scape prison,35
For all your cares to catch me.
Sec. iller. You may please, sir,
15 IVhy . . . pieces] ' The sense which is now so clear, was obscure to me,
till Mr. Symibson added the Marginal Note [Guns fid]." Seward. Dyce
added to the marginal note ' within.'
zl escaped] ' Old eds. [including Ed. 171 I] "scap't" and "'seap'd." The
modern editors silently print, for the metre, "she 'scap'd" : but, though our
poets generally write "scape" and "seap'd" [as in 1. 35 below], they some-
times have "escape" (as at V. i 139 ) and "escaaO'd" (as at I. ii. 79)-' Dyce.
26 boring up the w/rid] i. e. I suppose, coming up under a press of sail.
32 Gives money] Dyce.
35 This year] This ye are FI. This here Fz, Ed. I71 I. Mr. Theobald
and Mr. Sympson, Seward tells us, agreed with him in the correction of our
text. They were anticipated by the Q.

424 BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT IV

Then, for thyself that good. What fool would live here 30
Poor, and in misery, subject to all dangers
Law and lewd people can inflict, when bravely,
And to himself, he may be law and credit ?
Hub. Shall I believe thee ?
lion. As that thou hold'st most holy.
Hub. Ye may play tricks.
Hem. Then let me never live more. 35
Hub. Then you shall see, sir, I will do a service
That shall deserve indeed.
Hem. 'Tis well said, huntsman,
And thou shalt be well thought of.
I-rub. I will do it :
'Tis not your setting free, for that's mere nothing,
But such a service, if the earl be noble, 40
He shall for ever love me.
Hem. What is 't, huntsman ?
//ub. Do you know any of these people live here ?
Hem. No.
Hub. You are a fool, then : here be those, to have 'em,
I know the earl so xvell, would make him caper.
//era. Any of the old lords that rebell'd ?
Hub. Peace ! all : 45
I know 'era every one, and can betray 'em.
Hem. But wilt thou do this service ?
Hub. If you'll keep
Your faith and free word to me.
/-/era. Wilt thou swear me?
Hub. No, no, I will believe you. More than that too,
Here's the right heir.
Hem. Oh, honest, honest huntsman ! 50
Hub. Now, how to get these gallants, there's the matter.
You will be constant ? 'tis no work for me else.
Hem. Will the sun shine again ?
Hub. The way to get 'em !
Hem. Propound it, and it shall be done.
Hub. No sleight
3 lewd] 'Equivalent here to---rude, barbarous.' Dyce.
38, 39 I will.., nothing] Seward to Dyce. One line Ff, Q, and Ed.
XTXX.
39 etting] So F', Ed. 7, Seward and Dyce.F, Q, FAd. '78 and
Weber letting.
5 sIeight] slight Ed. 7, Seward and Dyce.

448 BEGGARS' BUSH [ACT V

Wol. Hubert !
Hem. Who ? this ?
Get. Yes, this is Hubert, Wolfort ;
I hope he has help'd himself to a tree.
IVol. The first, I2 5
The first of any,--and most glad I have you, sir :
I let you go before, but for a train.
Is 't you have done this service ?
HuS. As your huntsman ;
But now as HubertJsave yourselves--I will--
The Wolf's afoot ! let slip ! kill, kill, kill, kill ! 130

Enter, wit]l a drum, VANDUNK, Merchants, HIGGEN, PRIG,
FERRET and SNAP.
IVoL Betray'd !
tfub. No, but vell catch'd ; and I the huntsman.
Vand. Hoxv do you, Wolfort ? rascal! good knave,
'Vol fort !
I speak it now without the rose !--and Hemskirk,
Rogue, Hemskirk ! you that have no niece : this lady
Was stolen by you, and ta'en by you, and now 35
Resign'd by me to the right owner here.-
Take her, my prince !
Flo. Can this be possible ?-
Welcome, my love, my sweet, my xvorthy love !
Iand. I ha' given you her twice- noxv keep her
better : and thank
Lord Hubert, that came to me in Gerrard's name, I4o
And got me out, with my brave boys, to march
Like Cmsar, when he bred his Commentaries;
So I, to breed my chronicle, came forth
Czesar Vandunk, et veni, vidi, vicL--
Give me my bottle, and set dovn the drum. I45
127 train] See note V. i. 82.
129-3o tut no-w . . . kill.] Here pointed as by Dyce, who differs only from
Edd. '78 and Weber, in placing save ),ourselves between dashes instead of
within parentheses. From FI to Seward the lines are printed thus :-
But now as Hubert ; save yourselves, I will,
The Woolfs a foote, let slip ; kill, kill, kill, kill.
The Q differs only in having a comma after slip in place of the semicolon.
132 knave Volfort] knave Wool: F I
135 yOU . . . yOU] Qy. the first you addressed to Wolfort, the second to
Hero,kirk ?
143 breed] (F2 breaa ; end El, Q.

SCENE II] BEGGARS' BUSH 449

You had your tricks, sir, had you ? we ha' tricks too :
You stole the lady ?
Hig. And we led your squadrons
Where they ha' scratch'd their legs a little with brambles,
If not their faces.
Prig. Yes, and run their heads
Against trees.
Hig. 'Tis Captain Prig, sir.
Prig. And Colonel Higgen. 150
Hig. We have fill'd a pit with your people, some with legs,
Some with arms broken, and a neck or two
I think be loose.
Prig. The rest too, that escaped,
Are not yet out o' the briars.
Hig. And your horses, sir,
Are well set up in Bruges all by this time. 55
You look as you were not well, sir, and would be
Shortly let blood : do you want a scarf ?
Vand. A halter
Ger. 'Twas like yourself, honest and noble Hubert
Canst thou behold these mirrors all together
Of thy long, false, and bloody usurpation,
Thy tyrannous proscription, and fresh treason ;
And not so see thyself as to fall down,
And, sinking, force a grave, with thine own guilt,
As deep as hell, to cover thee and it ?
Wol. No, I can stand, and praise the toils that took me ;
And laughing in them die: they were brave snares. I66
Flo. 'Twere truer valour, if thou durst repent
The wrongs th' hast done, and evil,
IVol. Who ? I repent,
And say I am sorry ? Yes, 'tis the fool's language,
And not for Wolfort.
Uand. Wolfort, thou art a devil,
And speak'st his language.--Oh, that I had my longing!
Under this row of trees now would I hang him.
Flo. No, let him live until he can repent;

VOL. II.

I5o Colonel] oronell Ff, and Q (Coronel F2}.
168 th'hast] thou hast Weber ; thou'st Dyce.
17o thou art] thou'rt Edd. '78 and Weber.
171 speak'st] seaks F I.
I72 ro] rew 1'I.

GG

SCENE II] BEGGARS' BUSH 45 1

What think you, Ferret ?
Fer. Marry, I do think I9O
That we might all be lords now, if we could stand for't.
/-/ig. Not I, if they should offer it: I'll dislodge first,
Remove the Bush to another climate.
Get. Sir, you must thank this worthy burgomaster.
Here be friends ask to be looked on too, 195
And thank'd ; who, though their trade and course of life
Be not so perfect but it may be better'd,
Have yet used me with courtesy, and been true
Subjects unto me, while I was their king ;
A place I know not vell how to resign, 2oc
Nor unto whom. But this I will entreat
Your grace ; command them follow me to Bruges ;
Where I will take the care on me to find
Some manly, and more profitable course,
To fit them as a part of the republic. 205
Flo. Do you hear, sirs ? do so.
//. Thanks to your good grace!
Prig. To your good lordship !
Fcr. May you both live long!
Get. Attend me at Vandunk's, the burgomaster's.
[Exeunt all except HIGGEN, PRIG, FERRET and SNAP.
//ig. Yes, to beat hemp, and be whipt twice a week,
Or turn the vheel for Crab the rope-maker; 2o
Or learn to go along with him his course ;
That's a fine course now, i' the commonwealth.--Prig,
What say you to it ?
Prig. It is the backward'st course
I know i' the world.
Hig. Then Higgen will scarce thrive by it,
You do conclude ?
Prig. Faith, hardly, very hardly. 2 i 5
/-/. Troth, I am partly of your mind, Prince Prig:
And therefore, farewell, Flanders! Higgen will seek
Some safer shelter, in some other climate,
With this his tatter'd colony. Let me see ;
Snap, Ferret, Prig, and Higgen, all are left 220

I93 to] unto Seward ; into Edd. '78.
195 friends] more friends Seward, silently.
198 been] bin FI, Q.
2o8 Exeunt . . . ] Dyce. 'Ex. all but Beggars.'

FI to Weber.

SCENE II] BEGGARS' BUSH 453

As e'er we were--
Hig. We stand here for an epilogue.
Ladies, your bounties first! the rest will follow ; 235
For women's favours are a leading alms;
If you be pleased, look cheerly, throw your eyes
Out at your masks.
Prig. And let your beauties sparkle.
Hig. So may you ne'er want dressings, jewels, gowns,
Still i' the faslfion !
Prig. Nor the men you love, 240
Wealth nor discourse to please you [
Hig. May you, gentlemen,
Never want good fresh suits, nor liberty [
Prig. May every merchant here see safe his ventures [
ttig. And every honest citizen his debts in !
Prtg. The lawyers gain good clients [
Hig. And the clients 245
Good counsel !
Prig. All the gamesters here, good fortune[
Hig. The drunkards, too, good wine !
Prig. The eaters, meat
Fit for their tastes and palates !
Hig. The good wives,
Kind husbands !
Prig. The young maids, choice of suitors!
Hiff. The midwives, merry hearts !
Prig. And all, good cheer ! 25o
Hig. As you are kind unto us and our Bush!
We are the beggars, and your daily beadsmen,
And have your money ; but the alms we ask,
And live by, is your grace : give that, and then
We'll boldly say, our word is, Come agen / 255
[Exeunt.

245 gain] again F2, Ed. 171 I.
245, 246.4ndthe . . . counsel] In one line 1'I to Seward.
24-z49 Thegood . . . husbands] In one line l"I to Seward.
255 agen] FI, Q, Dyce. again F2 to Weber. Exeunt] Dyce.

THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT
EDI'ED l' R. VaVCK BOD

463

THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT

ACT I.

SCENE I.

The catffta[.--The audience-chantbcr in the Palace.
tT.nter two Gentlemen-Ushers and Servants, with
l.erfumes, etc.
First Uslzer. Round, round, perfume it round ; quick.
Look ye diligently
The state be right. Are these the richest cushions ?
Fie, fie ! who vaits i' the vardrobe ?
Sec. Usker. But, pray ye, tell me,
Do you think for certain these ambassadors
Shall have this morning's audience ?
First Usher. They shall have it ! 5
Lord, that you live at court, and understand not!
I tell you, they must have it.
Sec. Usko: Upon what necessity ?
First Usher. Still you are off the trick of court :sell
your place,
ACT I .... Palace] The Play is divided into Acts, and the several scenes
in each are marked in MS. and Ff. rVeber first marked their localities.
Gentlemen-Ushers and Servants, with perfumes, etc.] MS. :Ff have
'Ushers and Grooms with perfumes.'
 quick] Not in MS.
z state] Raised chair or throne of state as in Noble Gentleman, IV. iv.
etc. Weber ,q.uotes Gifford's observation that the word oc.c, urs in the firs
ed. of Dryden s [ac-Flecknoe, and for the last time in Swift s [Arbuthnot's
11ristory of John tull.
3 ye] Only MS.
5 morning&] Ff morning.
6 Zord, thatyou live] MS. Thatyou shouldlive.
$ off] So MS. FI of. F2 and Theobald out of. QI ignorant of.

476

THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [ACT I

I hear we shall abroad, sir.
Ant. Yes, and presently :
But who, think you, commands now ?
Leon. Who commands, sir!
Methinks mine eye should guide me. Can there be,
If you yourself will spare him so much honour, 285
Any found out to lead before your armies
So full of faith and fire as brave Demetrius ?
King Philip's son, at his years, was an old soldier :
'Tis time his fortune be a-wing ; high time, sir;
So many idle hours as here he loiters, 290
So many ever-living names he loses :
I hope 'tis he.
Ant. 'Tis he, indeed ; and nobly
He shall set forward. Draw you all those garrisons
Upon the frontiers as you pass; to those
Join these in pay at home, our ancient soldiers ; 295
And, as you go, press all the provinces.
Leon. \Ve shall not need: believe 't, this hopeful
gentleman
Can want no swords nor honest hearts to follow him :
We shall be full, no fear, sir.
..-Int. You, Leontius,
Because you are an old and faithful servant, 300
And know the wars, with all his vantages,
Be near to his instructions, lest his youth
Lose valour's best companion, staid discretion :
Shew where to lead, to lodge, to charge with safety;
In execution not to break nor scatter, 305
But with a provident anger follow nobly ;
Not covetous of blood and death, but honour :
Be ever near his watches, cheer his labours,
And, where his hope stands fair, provoke his valour.--
Love him, and think it no dishonour, my Demetrius,
To wear this jewel near thee ; he is a tried one,
And one that, even in spite of time, that sunk him

289 a-wing] MS., FL F2 o' wing. Three first edd. o' th' wing.
297 believe 't] So MS. Ff believe.
3ol wars] 'his vantages' led Mason to propose and Weber to adopt
war : but MS. and Ff are unanimous--warts.
302 instructions] So MS., Ff. Mason proposed instruction. 'To his'
means ' to give him.'

SCENE I] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT

479

Leon. Thou hast mew'd 'em finely.--
Here's a strange fellow now, and a brave fellow,
If we may say so of a pocky fellow,
Which I believe we may: this poor Lieutenant,
Whether he have the scratches, or the scabs, 36o
Or what a devil it be, I'll say this for him,
There fights no braver soldier under sun, gentlemen :
Shew him an enemy, his pain's forgot straight;
And where other men by beds and baths have ease,
And easy rules of physic; set him in a danger, 365
A danger that's a fearful one indeed,
Ye rock him, and he ,vill so play about ye!
Let it be ten to one he ne'er comes off again,
Ye have his heart ; and then he works it bravely,
And throughly bravely, not a pang remember'd. 37o
I have seen him do such things belief would shrink at.
First Gent. 'Tis strange he should do all this, and
diseased so.
Leon. I am sure 'tis true.--Lieutenant, canst thou
drink well ?
Lieut. Would I were drunk, dog-drunk, I might
not feel this !
First Gent. I would take physic.
Lieut. But I would know my disease first. 375
Leon. Why, it may be the colic: canst thou blow
backward ?
Lieut. There's never a bagpipe in the kingdom
better.
First Gent. Is 't not a pleurisy ?
Lieut. 'Tis any thing
That has the devil and death in 't. Will ye march,
gentlemen ?
The prince has taken leave.
Leon. How know ye that ? 380
Lieut. I saw him leave the court, despatch his
followers,
356 mew'd 'em] moulted them. The allusion is to his raggedness,
Leontius choosing to take the Lieutenant's 'coats' (of arms} literally as
' garments.' Dyce illustrates 'mew'd' by IVit without Ioney, III. iv. 85, 'You
are strangely mew'd,' of one who had lost his clothes. Cf. The 19ouble
AIarriage, III. ii. Io. 'Howhe has mew'dyourhead,'i, e. strippedit ofitshair.
372 do] MS. be.
376 colic] "A painful windinesse in the stomach or entrails.' Cotgrave.

SCENE I] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT 485

I think I have done so, and I think I have fitted you ;
And, if a coxcomb can do these things handsomer-----

Enter 1V[ EN IPPUS.
Ant. Welcome, Menippus !
2Vlen. I have found her, sir; 25
I mean, the place she is lodged in : her name is Celia ;
And much ado I had to purchase that too.
Ant. Dost think Demetrius loves her ?
)l:en. Much I fear it ;
But nothing that way yet can win for certain.
I '11 tell your grace within this hour.
Ant. A stranger ? 30
3[en. Without all doubt.
Ant. But how should he come to her ?
)lien. There lies the marrow of the matter hid yet.
Ant. Hast thou been with thy wife ?
)lien. No, sir ; I am going to her.
Ant. Go, and despatch, and meet me in the garden,
And get all out ye can.
)lien. I 'I1 do my best, sir. 35
[Exeunt ANTIGONUS and MENIPPUS severally.
Tim. Blest be thy wife ! thou wert an arrant ass else.
Char. Ay, she is a stirring woman indeed; there's a
brain, brother !
Tim. There's not a handsome wench of any mettle
Within an hundred miles, but her intelligence
Reaches her, and out-reaches her, and brings her 4o
As confident to court as to a sanctuary.
What had his mouldy brains ever arrived at,
Had not she beaten it out o' the flint to fasten him ?
Char. They say she keeps an office of concealments.
36 thy wfe] i. e. that of Menippus, Leucippe.
4I canfutent] So MS. Ff confidently.
43 beaten it out o' the flint to fasten him] i.e. found beauty in impossible
quarters to enchain Antigonus.
44 Char. ] So M S. Ffomitting this prefix make it the seventh line of Timon's
long speech.
44 concealments] Monastic or college lands which should have been surren-
dered to the Crown at the dissolution of the monasteries, but had been privily
retained. Commissions appointed by Elizabeth to discover such, gave rise to
abuses, and were recalled, in I572. Colman in his note on the word, quotes
Strype's Annals, vol. ii, p. 209 ; and Dyce refers to The Honest Alan's Fortune,
V. iii.

SCENE II] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT 487

Leon. You must not: I shall tell you, then,
And tell you true, that man's unfit to govern IO
That cannot guide himself. You lead an army,
That have not so much manly sufferance left ye
To bear a loss!
/?era. Charge but once more, Leontius :
My friends and my companions are engaged all.
Leon. Nay, give 'era lost ; I saw 'era off their horses,  5
And the enemy master of their arms; nor could then
The policy nor strength of man redeem 'era.
/?era. And shall I live to know this, and stand fooling ?
Leon. By my dead father's soul, you stir not, sir !
Or, if you do, you make your way through me first. 20
Dem. Thou art a coward.
Leon. To prevent a madman.
None but your father's son durst call me so :
'Death, if he did Must I be scandall'd by ye,
That hedged in all the helps I had to save ye ?
That where there was a valiant weapon stirring, 25
Both search'd it out, and singled it, unedged it,
For fear it should bite you ? am I a coward ?
Go, get ye up, and tell 'era ye are the king's son ;
Hang all your lady's favours on your crest,
And let them fight their shares ; spur to destruction,-- 3o
You cannot miss the way; be bravely desperate,
As your young friends before ye, that lost this battle,
Your honourable friends that knew no order ;
Cry out, 'Antigonus, the old Antigonus,
The wise and fortunate Antigonus, 35
The great, the valiant, and the fear'd Antigonus,
Has sent a desperate son, without discretion,
To bury in an hour his age of honour !'
Dent. I am ashamed.

15 give 'era lost] F. Winter's Tale, III. ii, 96 : ' Your favour I do give lost.'
18 live to know] So MS. Ff simply know.
19 dead] ' Silently altered by Theobald to dear; and so Weber' (Dyce).
23 'Death,] Ff. MS. Sure.
29 Hang all] MS. hang out. Weber notes the anachronism of attributing
this chivalrous custom to antiquity, as also that of the dying knight commend-
ing his soul to God and his lady, I. 80, below. Compare the mention of gun
and pistol in IV. iv.
32 As]SoMS. FfAnd.
33 knew] Ff. MS. know

496 THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [ACT II

SCENE IV.
An apartment in the Palace.
Enter ANTIGONUS, TIIION, Lords, and a Soldier.
Ant. No face of sorrow for this loss ('twill choke him),
Nor no man miss a friend : I know his nature
So deep impress'd with grief for what he has suffer'd,
That the least adding to it adds to his ruin.--
His loss is not so infinite, I hope, soldier ? 5
Sol. Faith, neither great, nor out of indiscretion.
The young men, out of heat-
Ant. I guess the manner.
First Lord. The prince, an 't like your grace.
tnter DEMETRIUS, LEONTIUS, and LIEUTENANT.
/nt. You are welcome home, sir!
Come, no more sorrow : I have heard your fortune,
And 1 myself have tried the like : clear up, man ;
I will not have ye take it thus. If I doubted
Your fear had lost, and that you had turn'd your back to 'era,
Basely besought their mercies.
Leon. No, no; by this hand, sir,
We fought like honest and tall men.
Ant. I know 't, Leontius.--Or if I thought 15
Neglect of rule, having his counsel with ye,
Or too-vain glorious appetite of fame,
Your men forgot and scatter'd
Leon. None of these, sir ;
He shew'd himself a noble gentleman,
Every way apt to rule.
lnt. These being granted, 20
Why should you think you have done an act so heinous,
That nought but discontent dwells round about ye
I Enter . . . Soldier] Ff. EnterAnt., and a Soldier, with Attenclants. MS.
2 man] FI misprints mast.
6 indiscretion] So MS. F2. Fx discretion.
8 First Lord] F Lord Men. F2 and MS. Lord.
8 grace] So MS. Both Ff C-race--s., the --s perhaps for --sh ! (hush
I2 back] Ff. MS. backs.
13 by this hand, sir] Ff. MS. by heaven (Sir).
4 tall] stout, brave, as in I. ii. 27

SCENE IV] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT 5o
.Dem. With valour first he struck me, then with
honour : 120
That stroke, Leontius, that stroke ! dost thou not feel it ?
Leon. Whereabouts was it ? for I remember nothing yet.
.Dem. All these gentlemen
That were his prisoners--
Leon. Yes; he set 'era free, sir,
With arms and honour.
f)em. There, there ; now thou hast it : i2
At mine own weapon, courtesy, h'as beaten me,
At that I was held a master in, he has cow'd me ;
Hotter than all the dint o' the fight he has charged me :
Am I not now a wretched fellow ? think on 't ;
And when thou hast examined all ways honourable,  3o
And find'st no door left open to requite this,
Conclude I am a wretch, and was twice beaten.
Ant. I have observed ),our way, and understand it,
And equal love it as Demetrius:
My noble child, thou shalt not fall in virtue ;  35
I and my power will sink first. You, Leontius,
Wait for a new commission: ye shall out again,
_And instantly ; you shall not lodge this night here ;
Not see a friend, nor take a blessing with ye,
Before you be i' the field. The enemy is up still, 4o
_And still in full design : charge him again, son,
_And either bring home that again thou hast lost there,
Or leave thy body by him.
Don. Now ye raise me ;
And now I dare look up again, Leontius.
Leon. Ay, ay, sir; I am thinking who ve shall take
o f 'em,  45
To make all straight, and who we shall give to the devil.--
VChat say'st thou now, Lieutenant ?
Lieut. I say nothing.--
[Aside.] Lord, what all I, that I have no mind to fight
now ?
I find my constitution mightily alter'd,
120 Struck] M S. strake.
I23 41lthesegentle,nen] MS. pnnts these three words as part of Leontius'
preceding speech, and as making one line with That were his lY, qsoners.
We follow Dyee and the Ff.
26 beaten] IS. beat. 28 Hotter . . . me] This line not in
x43 2rw] Only in MS. Theobald inserted Sir for metre's sake.

506 THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [ACT III

Vou know which way to bring her: I'll stand close
there,
To view her as she passes : and, do you hear, Menippus,
Observe her with all sweetness; humour her ;
'Twill make her lie more careless to our purposes.
Away, and take what helps you please.
3[en. I am gone, sir. [Exeunt severally.

"-5

SCENE II.
Tke lodgings of CELIA.
tnter CELIA and Governess.
Celia. Governess, from whom vas this gown sent me ?
Prithee, be serious, true : I will not wear't else:
'Tis a handsome one.
Goz,. As though you knew not !
Celia. No, faith :
But I believe, for certain too--yet I wonder,
Because it vas his caution, this poor way, 5
Still to preserve me from the curious searchings
Of greedy eyes.
Soy. You have it : does it please you ?
Celia. 'Tis very rich, methinks, too, Prithee, tell me.
Soy. From one that likes you well. Never look coy,
lady ;
These are no gifts to be put off vith poutings. IO
Celia. Poutings, and gifts! is it from any stranger ?
Gay. You are so curious that there is no talk to ye.
What if it be, I pray ye ?
Celia. Unpin, good governess;
Quick, quick.
Gov. Why, what's the matter ?
Celia. Quick, good governess:
24 Oserve her] i. e. obsequiously attend or. her (Dyce).
25 lie] Ff. MS. e.
ii. ! Celia] 'The honesty of Celia's conduct, her inviolable affection to the
Prince, her jealousy of being decoyed by the base Court-agents, and her absolute
defiance to all addresses whatever, are admirably drawn throughout her whole
character.' Theobald.
I front zohom] MS. [rom whence.
3 knew] So MS. Ff know.

SCENE II] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT 509

No sale stuff for your money-merchants that sent it.
Who dare send me, or how durst thou, thou
Gov. What you please; 60
For this is ever the reward of service.
The prince shall bring the next himself.
Celia. 'Tis strange
That you should deal so peevishly : beshrew ye,
You have put me in a heat.
Gov. I am sure ye have kill'd me ;
I ne'er received such language ; I can but wait upon ye, 65
And be your drudge ; keep a poor life to serve ye.
Celia. You know my nature is too easy, governess ;
And you know now I am sorry too. How does he ?
Gov. Oh, God, my head !
Celia. Prithee, be well, and tell me,
Did he speak of me since he came ? nay, see now, 70
If thou wilt leave this tyranny! good, sweet governess,
Did he but name his Celia ?--look upon me;
Upon my faith I meant no harm : here, take this,
And buy thyself some trifles--did he, good wench ?
Gov. He loves ye but too dearly.
Celia. That's my good governess! 75
Gov. There's more clothes making for ye.
Celia. More clothes !
Gov. More ;
Richer and braver ; I can tell ye that nevs ;
And tventy glorious things.
Celia. To what use, sirrah ?
Gov. Ye are too good for our house now : we, poor
vretches,
Shall lose the comfort of ye.
Celia. No, I hope not. 80

59 sale stuff] We prefer this, the reading of Ff, to stale stuff, the reading
of the MS., though Weber anticipated the latter by conjecture.
59 money.nerchants] .XlS. money marts.
60 dare . . . durst] MS. dares . . . darst.
67 my nature is too easy] i. e. I yield too easily to impulse. Cf. II. iii. 3 o.
69 Gov. Oh, God, my head! etc.] A recollection of Shakespeare's IVomeo
and Juliet, II. v.
'lVurse. Lord, how my head aches!', etc. (Dyce). MS. has
Oh, my head, my head!
77 braver] i. e. finer, more splendid.
78 sirrah] used to a woman in 77e Loyal Subject, II. ii. 38, ' Sirrah
Petesca,' and Attt. and Cleo. V. ii. 229.

5IO THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [ACT III

Gov. For ever lose ye, lady.
Celia. Lose me ! wherefore ?
I hear of no such thing.
Gov. 'Tis sure, it must be so :
You must shine now at court : such preparation,
Such hurry, and such hanging rooms.
Celia. To the court, wench!
Was it to the court, thou saidst ?
Gov. You 'I1 find it so. 8 5
Celia. Stay, stay ; this cannot be.
Goz,. I say, it must be.
I hope to find ye still the same good lady.
Celia. To the court! this stumbles me. Art sure
for me, wench,
This preparation is ?
Gov. [Aside.] She is perilous crafty;
I fear, too honest for us all too.--[Aloud.] Am I sure I
live ? 90
Celia. To the court ! this cannot down : what should
I do there ?
Why should he on a sudden change his mind thus,
And not make me acquainted ?--(sure, he loves
His vow was made against it, and mine with him ;
At least, while this king lived. He will come hither, 95
And see me, ere I go ?
Gov. [Aside.] Would some wise woman
Had her in working ! [Aloud.] That I think he will not,
Because he means with all joy there to meet ye.
You shall hear more within this hour.
Celia. A courtier!
What may that meaning be ? Sure he will see me IOO
If he be come; he must. Hark ye, good governess;
\Vhat age is the king of ?
Gov. [Aside.] Now the devil's in her
84-7 To the court, wench ! etc.
I hoe toflndyou ;till tie sa,eKoo'd lad)] MS'. has:
' Cel. To th' court, wench ! was it to th' court, thou saidst ?
Stay, stay, this cannot be.
Hos. You '11 find, I said soe.
I say it must be ; the more my greif, Heaven knowes :
I hope to find ye Still the same good lady.'
89 perilous] MS. miKhtie. 96 this] Ff. MS. the.
o2 Gov. Wow the devil's in her] Only in MS.

SCENE llI] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT

He's an old man, and full of business.
Celia. I fear, too full indeed. What ladies are there ?
I would be loath to want good company, io 5
Gov. Delicate young ladies, as you would desire ;
And, when you are acquainted, the best company !
Celia. 'Tis very well. Prithee, go in;let's talk
more ;-
[Aside.] For, though I fear a trick, I '11 bravely try it.
Gov. [Aside.] I see he must be cunning, knocks this
doe down. [Exeunt. I IO

SCENE III.

Near the fidd of battle.
Enter LIEUTENANT and LEONTIUS running after kim.
Drums witMn.

Leon. You shall not have your will, sirrah : are you
running ?
Have you gotten a toy in your heels ? is this a season,
When honour pricks ye on, to prick your ears up
After your whore, your hobby-horse !
Lieut. Why, look ye now ;
XVhat a strange man are you! \Vould you have a
man fight 5
At all hours all alike ?
Leon. Do but fight something,
But half a blow, and put thy stomach to 't !
Turn but thy face, and do but make mouths at 'em.
Lieut. And have my teeth knock'd out: I thank
ye heartily ;
Ye are my dear friend.
Leon. What a devil ails thee ? IO
Dost long to be hang'd ?
Lieut. Faith, sir, I make no suit for 't :
But, rather than I would live thus out of charity,
Continually in brawling--
Leon. Art thou not he

I running after him] Only in MS.
I running] Mason wanted to read rutting as more consonant svith t: e
rest of the speech.
8 but] Omitted in F2.

SCENE III] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT 5x3

(Because ye shall be sure to have a round gale with ye,)
Fill'd full of oil o' devil and aquafortis ;
_And let these work ; these may provoke.
Lieut. Good colonel--
Leon. A coward in full blood ! Prithee,be plain with me; 45
Will roasting do thee any good ?
Lieut. Nor basting neither, sir.
Leon. Marry, that goes hard.

Enter First Gentleman.

Where are you, colonel ?

First Gent.
The prince expects you, sir : h'as hedged the enemy
Within a strait, where all the hopes and valours
Of all men living cannot force a passage: 50
He has 'em now.
Leon. I knew all this before, sir ;
I chalk'd him out his way. But do you see that thing
there ?
Lieut. Nay, good sweet colonel,--I '11 fight a little.
Leon. That thing?
First Gent. What thing ? I see the brave Lieutenant.
Leon. Rogue, what a name hast thou lost !
Lieut. You may help it; 55
Yet you may help 't : I'll do ye any courtesy ;
I knoxv you love a wench well.

Enter Second Gentleman.

Leon. Look upon him.
Do you look too.
Sec. Gent. What should I look on ?
I come to tell ye, the prince stays your direction :
,Ve have 'era now i' the coop, sir.
Leon. Let 'era rest there,
And chew upon their miseries. But, look first--
Lieut. I cannot fight, for all this.
Leon. Look on this fellow.
See. Gent. I know him ; 'tis the valiant, brave Lieutenant
42 a roundgale with you] i. e. a strong wind blowing the same way.
43 of oilo' devil] F2. FI of oyle, o' devil. MS. of oyle a devill.
oxpression, probably of Leontius' mintage, needs no explanation.
44 provoke] MS. adds ye.
47 colonel] MS. CorronaL
5I Y/r] Not in MS.
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I'll make myself some sport, though I pay dear for 't.
[Exeunt all below.
Men. You see now what a manner of woman she is, sir.
tnt. Thou art an ass !
Men. Is this a fit love for the prince ?
Ant. A coxcomb!-
Now, by my crown, a dainty wench, a sharp wench,
And of a matchless spirit ! how she jeer'd 'era !
How carelessly she scoff'd 'em !--Use her nobly :--
I would I had not seen her !--wait anon,
And then you shall have more to trade upon'.
[Exeunt above.

8o

85

SCE'E V.
The camp of DEMETRIUS.
Enter LEONTIUS, and the two Gentlemen.
Leon. We must keep a round, and a strong watch
to-night ;
The prince will not charge the enemy till the morning :
But, for the trick I told ye for this rascal,
This rogue, that health and strong heart makes a
coxvard.--
First Gent. Ay, if it take.
Leon. Ne'er fear it : the prince has it, 5
And, if he let it fall, I must not know it;
He will suspect me presently ; but you two
May help the plough.
Sec. Gent. That he is sick again ?
Leon. Extremely sick ; his disease grown incurable,
Never yet found, nor touch'd at.
Sec. Gent. Well, we have it ; xo
77 Exeunt . . . below] Old eds. ' Exeunt' as 1. $5.
82 of] So MS. ; and so Theobald, silently, from conjecture. Omitted in both
the folios ; and by the Editors of I775 and Weber (Dyce).
I the two Gent.] Ff. 'Gentlemen' MS.
I keep a round] i. e. visit the sentries.
5 thelrince has it, etc.] ' That is, "the prince has undertaken the business,
and, if the Lieutenant drops any mention of his imaginary illness, I must
appear to be a stranger to it, to avoid suspicion ; but you may assist openly in
carrying on the plot upon him." (Colman).' Surely, rather--The prince is
informed of the design, and, if he (the prince) drop any expressions intended
to lead to its accomplishment, I must appear ignorant on the subject, that the
Lieutenant may not suspect me, etc.' (Dyce--rightly). tresently, at once.

SCENE V] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT 523

A poor remembrance of a dying man, sir;
And 1 beseech you, wear 'era out.
Dem. I will, soldier : 75
These are fine legacies.
Lieut. Among the gentlemen,
Even all I have left ; I am a poor man, naked,
Yet something for remembrance ; four a-piece, gentle-
men : [Drinks the remainder of the wine.
And so my body--xvhere you please.
Leon. It will work.
Lieut. I make your grace my executor, and, I be-
seech ye, 8o
See my poor vill fulfill'd : sure, I shall walk else.
1)era. As full as they can be fill'd, here's my hand,
soldier.
First Gent. The wine vill tickle him.
Lieut. I would hear a drum beat,
But to see how I could endure it.
1)ent. Beat a drum there! [A drum beats.
Lieut. Oh, heavenly music ! I would hear one sing to 't : 85
I am very full of pain.
1)era. Sing ! 'tis impossible.
Lieut. Why, then, I would drink a drum-ful.
Where lies the enemy ?
Sec. Gezt. Why here, close by.
Leon. Now he begins to muster.
Lieut. And dare he fight ?
Dare he fight, gentlemen ?
First P/. You must not cut him ; 90
He's gone then in a moment: all the hope left is,
To vork his weakness into sudden anger,
And make him raise his passion above his pain,
And so dispose him on the enemy;
His body then, being stirr'd with violence, 95
75 zvear 'era out] Such a charge as might accompany the legacy of a garment
or trinket.
78four a-iece] Yet only four cups or measures remain of the ' half-dozen
cans,' supposing that amount of wine to have been brought. Colman suggests
that the text is corrupt, or that a blank was left in the prompt-book after
' four --' so that the actor might insert a number before 'a piece,' corre-
sponding to the number of gentlemen.
81 fu/_fll/'d] Ff. The MS. perform'd loses the pun.
83 wil/] MS. begins to. 84 A drum beats] MS. Drum within Ff.
87 drink a drum-full As the next best accompaniment.

SCENE VII THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT 525

And death is but the sounder sleep: all ages,
And all hours call us ; 'tis so common, easy,
That little children tread those paths before us.
We are not sick, nor our souls press'd vith sorroxvs, 5
Nor go we out, like tedious tales, forgotten:
High, high we come, and hearty to our funerals,
And, as the sun that sets in blood, let's fall.
Lysim. 'Tis true, they have us fast, we cannot 'scape
'era,
Nor keeps the brow of Fortune one smile for us. IO
Dishonourable ends we can 'scape though,
And, worse than those, captivities : we can die ;
And dying nobly, though ve leave behind us
These clods of flesh, that are too massy burdens,
Our living souls fly crown'd xvith living conquests. I5
[Alarum within.
Ptol. They have begun: fight bravely, and fall
bravely ;
And may that man, that seeks to save his life nov
By price or promise, or by fear falls from us,
Never again be blest xvith name of soldier !

Enter a Soldier.

SeL
To set me off in death.
Sold. We are not charged, sir ;
The prince lies still.
Sel. How comes this 'larum up, then ?
Sold. There is one desperate fellow, with the devil
in him
(He never durst do this else), has broke into us,
And here he bangs ye two or three before him,
There five or six ; ventures upon whole companies.
Ptol. And is not seconded ?
Sold. Not a man follows.
Sol. Nor cut a-pieces ?
SoM.

Hov now ? xvho charges first ? I seek a brave hand 20

25

Their xvonder yet has stay'd em.

I2 And, worse, etc.] Colman first mended the punctuation of Ff which
quite altered the sense--And {worse than these captivities) we cat die.
I4 These] Weber printed Those, without authority.
15 Alarum within] Only in MS.
20 charges] So MS. Ff charged.

530 THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [ACT III

Lay all your hands, and bear these colours to him,
The standard of the kingdom.--Take it, soldier.
Ptol. What will this mean ?
Dem. Thou hast won it ; bear it off; 95
And draw thy men home whilst we wait upon thee.
Sd. You shall have all our countries.
Lysim. ttol. All, by Heaven, sir!
Dem. I xvill not have a stone, a bush, a bramble :
No ; in the way of courtesy I'll start ye.
Draw off, and make a lane through all the army, IOO
That these, that have subdued us, may march through us.
Sel. Sir, do not make me surfeit with such goodness ;
I'll bear your standard for ye, follow ye.
Dem. I swear it shall be so : march through me fairly,
And thine be this day's honour, great Seleucus ! lO5
fftol. Mirror of noble minds !
/)era. Nay, then, ye hate me.
[Exeunt with drums and shouts, all except LEONTIUS.
Leon. I cannot speak now:
Well, go thy ways! at a sure piece of bravery
Thou art the best. These men are won by the necks now.
I'll send a post away. [Exit. I I O

99 start ye] i. e. give you a lead.
lO4 I smear] MS. ly tarearven.
xo6 Ptol.] MS. Lis. Ptol.
xo6 Dem. 2Vay, then, ye hate me] Omitted MS.
Io7 Exeunt with drums and shouts] Ff. Omitted MS.
o9 won by the necks] i.e. ours as surely as though we held them in halters.
 o I'll send a post away] Omitted MS.

SCENE II] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT

Without the breach of faith, I cannot hear ye :
Ye hang upon my love like frosts on lilies :
I can die, but I cannot love. You are answer'd. [Exit.
Ant. I must find apter means : I love her truly.
[Kxit.

537

155

SCENE II.
Before the Palace.
tnter DEMETRIUS, LEONTIUS, LIEUTENANT, Gentle-
men, Soldiers and Host, talking with DEMETRIUS.
Dem. Hither, do you say, she is come ?
Host. Yes, sir, I am sure on 't ;
For, whilst I waited on ye, putting my wife in trust,
I knov not by what means, but the king found her,
And hither she was brought ; how, or to what end--
Dem. My father found her!
Host. So my wife informs me. 5
Dem. Leontius, pray, draw off the soldiers:
I would a xvhile be private.
Leon. Fall off, gentlemen.
The Prince would be alone.
[E;ceunt LEON., LIEUT., and Soldiers.
1)era. Is he so cunning ?
There is some trick in this, and you must know it,
And be an agent too ; which, if it prove so. o
Host. Pull me to pieces, sir.
Dent. My father found her!
My father brought her hither! went she willingly?
Host. lIy wife says full of doubts.
Dem. I cannot blame her.
No more. There is no trust, no faith in mankind.
IEnter ANTIGONUS and lX, IENIPPUS, with LEONTIUS,
LIEUTENANT, and Soldiers.
Ant. Keep her up close ; he must not come to see her.--I 5
You are welcome nobly now ! welcome home, gentlemen !
You have done a courteous service on the enemy,
Has tied his faith for ever ; you shall find it:
ii. s.d. talking with Demetrius.] MS. only. 2 on] 3IS. Ft. uon F2.

544 THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [ACT IV
Ant. Away with the woman
Go, wait without.
Lieu. When the devil's gone, pray, call me. [Exit. IO
Ant. Be sure you make it powerful enough.
A[ag. Pray, doubt not. [He conjures and sings the
following
SONG.
Rise from the shades below,
All you that prove
The helps of looser love ! I
Rise, and bestow
Upon this cup whatever may compel,
By powerful charm and unresisted spell,
A heart unwarm'd to melt in love's desires !
Distil into this liquor all your fires,
Heats, longings, tears ;
But keep back frozen fears ;
That she may know, that has all power defied,
Art is a power that will not be denied.
tnter SPIRITS, wo dance about the bowl and sing this
ANSWER.
I obey, I obey ; 25
And am come to view the day ;
Brought along all may compel,
All the earth has, and our hell.
Here's a little, little flower ;
This will make her sweat an hour, 3o
Then unto such flames arise,
A thousand joys will not suffice ;
Here's the powder of the Moon,
With which she caught Endymion ;
The powerful tears that Venus cried, 35
When the boy Adonis died ;
Here's Medea's charm, with which
Jason's heart she did bewitch ;
Omphale this spell put in,
When she made the Libyan spin. 4o

x x He conjures . . . Exeunt Spirits] Ff have ' He conjures.' ' A Song
[given as in the text]. The Answer' [given as in text], and without further
stage direction proceed with the Magician's speech, Wow, sir, 'tisfull, etc.
The MS. has merely, ' He seems to coniure ; sweete Musique is heard, and an
Antick of litle Fayeries enter and dance about y Bowie and fling in things, and
Ext, ' giving neither Song nor Answer. Weber supplied the necessary stage-
directions.
x5 looser] F2, Qq. Fx loose.
26 the] So F2, Qq. Fx e're.
27 )Srought a/ong'] i. e. all that may compel being brought along.
28 our] So F2, Qq. FI one.
3 unto] Weber and Dyce printed into by mistake.

SCENE IV] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT

Angel-eyed king, vouchsafe at length thy favour ! '
And so proceeds to incision. What think ye of this
sorrow ?
First Gent. Will as familiarly kiss the king's horses
As they pass by him--ready to ravish his footmen.
Zeon. Why, this is above e-la :
But how comes this ?
First Gent. Nay, that's to understand yet ; 17o
But thus it is, and this part but the poorest :
'Twould make a man leap over the moon to see him
Act these.
Sec. Gent. Will sigh as though his heart would break,
And cry like a breech'd boy ; not eat a bit.
Leon. I must go see him presently ; 175
For this is such a jig ! for certain, gentlemen,
The fiend rides on a fiddle-stick.
Sec. Gent. I think so.
Leon. Can ye guide me to him ? for half an hour I
am his,
To see the miracle.
First Gent. We sure shall start him. [Exeunt.
I65 at length] MS. a vight.
I66 And so roceeds to incision] ' Seward and Sympson despair of discover-
ing the meaning of this passage . . . It was the fashion in Fletcher's time for
the young gallants to stab themselves in the arms, or elsewhere, in order to
drink the healths of their mistresses, or to write their names, in their ovn
blood. The custom is particularly described in Jonson's Cynthia's Revels
(IV. i}, where Phantaste, recounting the different modes of making love, says
'a fourth with stabbing himself.., or writing languishing letters in his
blood,' and in The AIerchant of Venice, II. i. 6, ' Let's make incision for your
love ] To prove whose blood is reddest, his or mine.' (Mason and Weber.}
Cf. AIad Loer, II. i. IO 5 .
I66 sorro'go] IIS. has fdlow. Heath (AIS. Notes} conjectures sir. But the
reading of both the folios affords a good sense, viz. piteous love-passion (Dyce}.
I68 footmen] M S. faotman.
I69 e-la] i. e. , the sixth or highest note of the Hexachord, which began
on G, with la the musical name for the sixth note (Grove's Z)ict. of AIusiG
' Solmisation,' etc.}. Cf. Lyly's Eui#h. andhis Eng. (If'orks, ii. 3, 1.25), 'the
Musition, who being entreated, will scarse sing sol-fa, but not desired, straine
aboue Ela.'
I72 these] MS. this.
173 IVill sigh] Ff With sighes, printing act these as -MS. (act this), with 1. 172,
and omitting Andin 1. 74. MS. andcry at end of 1. I73.
74 breech'd boy] i_ e. one that has been whipped. Cf. Marlowe's Edu,. II.
V. iv. 55, 'Aristarchus' eyes, Whose looks were as breeching to a boy.'
Seward, followed by Colman, substituted unbreeeh'd.
I76 jig] So MS. Ffgig.
I75 to him . MS. FI. F2. Qq put the note of interrogation after hour.

SCENE V] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT 555
You will leap anon.
Celia. [Aside.] Curl'd and perfumed! I smell him.
He looks on's legs too ; sure, he will cut a caper :
God-a-mercy, dear December !
Ant. [Aside.] Oh, do you smile now ? 25
I knew it would work with you.--Come hither, pretty one.
Celia. Sir ?
Ant. I like those court'sies well. Come hither, and kiss me.
Celia. I am reading, sir, of a short treatise here,
That's call'd Tke Vanity of Lust : has your grace seen it ?
He says here that an old man's loose desire 3o
Is like the glow-vorm's light the apes so vonder'd at,
Which, vhen they gather'd sticks and laid upon't,
And blew and blew, turn'd tail, and vent out presently ;
And in another place he calls their loves
Faint smells of dying flowers, carry-no-comforts, 35
Their dotings stinking fogs, so thick and muddy,
Reason with all his beams cannot beat through 'era.
Ant. [Aside.] How's this!is this the potion ?--You
but fool still:
I know you love me.
Celia. As you are just and honest,
I know, I love and honour you ; admire you. 40
Ant. [Aside.] This works against me, fearfully against me.
Celia. But, as you bring your power to persecute me,
Your traps to catch mine innocence, to rob me,
As you lay out your lusts to overwhelm me,
Hell never hated good as I hate you, sir ; 45
And I dare tell it to your face. What glory,
Now, after all your conquests got, your titles,
The ever-living memories raised to you,
Can my defeat be ? my poor wreck, what triumph ?
3I glow-worm's light/he aes, etc.] Alluding to Bidpai's fable of apes trying
to light a fire by piling sticks on a glow-worm, and being rebuked by a jay who
got small thanks--reproduced in Doni's llIorall Pht'losophie translated by Sir
Thos. North, t57o. Cf. Greene's AIenaphon I589 (p. 72, ed. Arber}, ' one of
.2sop's Apes, that finding a Glowworme in the night, took it for a fire.'
35 carry-no-conforts] Our hyphens are substituted for the capital letters of
MS., which show that the expression is not constructed with ' faint smells,' as
Dyce, by his omission of the comma in Ff atflowers, seems to suppose.
36 Their dotings] So MS. Ff They're dotinf. 37 'era] Not in MS.
4I works] So MS. Ff makes. 7"his means the potion.
44 lusts] MS. lust.
48 n.temo, ries] i.e. memorials, as in I. i. I98, 'on the same file hang your
memories.

558 THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [ACT IV

My honest friend, you are a little saucy.
First Gent. I told you, you would have it.
Lieut. When mine own worth. IO
Leon. Is flung into the balance, and found nothing.
Lieut. And yet a soldier
Leon. And yet a scurvy one.
Lieut. One that has follow'd thee
Leon. Fair and far off.
Lieut. Fought for thy grace
Leon. 'Twas for )'our grief: you lie, sirrah.
Lieut. He's the son of a whore denies this : will that
satisfy ye ? I 5
Leon. Yes, very well.
Lieut. Shall, then, that thing that honours thee
How miserable a thing soever, yet a thing still,
And, though a thing of nothing, thy thing ever--
Leon. Here's a new thing.
Sec. Gent. He's in a deep dump now.
Leon. I'll fetch him out on 't. When's the king's birth-
day, gentlemen ?
Lieut. Whene'er it be, that day I'll die with ringing :
And there's the resolution of a lover. [Exit.
Leon. A goodly resolution ! Sure, I take it,
He is bewitch'd, or moped, or his brains melted :
Could he find nobody to fall in love with but the king,
The good old king ? to dote upon him too ?
Stay ; now I remember what the fat woman warn'd me ;
Bade me remember, and look to him too :

MS.--' Leiu. Oh, sweet king !
Leo. By thy leave--
Leiu. When I consider--etc.
The Ff read as in the text, but append the words when I consider--to
Leontius' speech.
2 scurvy] So MS. Both the folios sawcy lan epithet the Lieutenant has
just above applied to the present speaker) ; and so the modern editors. (Dyce.)
4 your grief] i.e. the pain you were suffering. So MS. Ff some
gr/ef.
4 sirrah] So MS. Ff sir.
9 dump] i. e. reverie (Dyce).
2o gentlemen] So MS. Omitted in both the folios ; and by the modem
editors, who give the question as if it were addressed to the Lieutenant : but
Leontius puts it to the Gentlemen for the sake of rousing the Lieutenant.
(Dyce.)
4 brains melted] MS. brains are melted.

SCENE VIII THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT

I '11 hang, if she have not a hand in this : he's conjured
Go after him ; I pity the poor rascal :
In the mean time I '11 wait occasion
To work upon the prince.
Sec. Gent. Pray, do that seriously.
[Exeunt, on one side, LEONTIUS,
on the other; Gentlemen.

559

3o

SCENE VII.

An apartment in the Palace.
Enter ANTIGONUS, MENIPPUS, and Lords.
First Lord. He's very ill.
A nL I am very sorry for 't;
And much ashamed I have wrong'd her innocence:
Menippus, guide her to the prince's lodgings ;
There leave her to his love again.
en. I am glad, sir.
First Lord. He will speak to none.
Ant. Oh, I shall break that silence. 5
Be quick ; take fair attendance.
lren. Yes, sir, presently. [Exit.
Ant. He will find his tongue, I warrant ye ; his health too ;
I send a physic will not fail.
First Lord. Fair work it !
Ant. We hear the princes mean to visit us,
In way of truce.
First Lord. 'Tis thought so.
Ant. Come ; let's in, then, o
And think upon the noblest ways to meet 'era. [Exeunt.
3 z Exeunt . . . Gentlemen] Dyce. Ff Exeunt Severally. MS. Exeunt.
Sc-r- VII.] Here, according to MS., commences Act V. ; yet Scc. vii. and
viii. are both marked as such in Ff.
z her] Fz and MS. Ft his, followed by Colman and ,Veber, which
surprises Dyce to the extent of three notes of exclamation.
6 attendance] MS. attendants.
o way] IIS. vow.

56o THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [ACT IV

SCENE VI I I.
The Court of the Palace, before the aiOartments of
DEMETRIUS.
Enter LEONTIUS.
Lean. There's no way now to get in ; all the lights stopt too;
Nor can I hear a sound of him. Pray Heaven
He use no violence! I think he has more soul,
Stronger, and, I hope, nobler. Would I could but see once
This beauty he groans under, or come to know
But any circumstance !--What noise is that there ?
I think I heard him groan. Here are some coming ;
A woman too ; I '11 stand aloof, and view 'em. [Retires.
Enter MENIPPUS, CELIA, and Lords.
Celia. Well, some ofye have been to blame in this point ;
But I forgive ye : the king might have pick'd out, too,
Some fitter voman to have tried his valour.
Ien. 'Twas all to the best meant, lady.
Celia. I must think so ;
For how to mend it now--He's here, you tell me ?
#Ien. He is, madam ; and the joy to see you only
Will draw him out.
Leon. [Aside.] I know that woman's tongue ;
I think I have seen her face too : I '11 go nearer :
If this be she, he has some cause of sorrow. [Advances.
'Tis the same face; the same most excellent woman.
Celia. [Aside.] This should be Lord Leontius ; I remember
him.
Leon. Lady, I think ye know me.
Celia. Speak soft, good soldier :-- 2o
I do, and know ye worthy, know ye noble :
Do not know me yet openly, as you love me ;
x lights] i. e. windows. So Fx, 5IS. F2 light ; and so the modem editors.
Compare Basse's The Woman in the 2lloone, canto iv., where the 'lights
engrav'd in christall ' of stanza I become ' christall windows' in stanza
$ Retires] and the s. d. at I1. 17, 25, added by Dyce.
I6 I think I have seen herfae too] In V. v. 24 Seleucus says to Leant. and
Lysim. 'you both knew mine Enanthe I lost in Antioch' (and cf. I. 3x). Each
here recognizes the other (cf. V. i. 48), though Celia's identity must be kept
awhile longer from the audience, as from Demetrius.
22 /9o not know me yet openly] So MS. Ff 2Ynaw not me yet openly;-
and so Colman and Weber. Seward silently printed t(naw me not yet openly..

SCENE VIII] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT 56

But let me see ye again ; I '11 satisfy ye.
I am wondrous glad to see those eyes.
Leon. You have charged me.
Celia. You shall know where I am.
Leon. [Aside, after retiring.] I will not off yet : 2 5
She goes to knock at's door. This must be she
The fellow told me of; right glad I am on 't :
He will bolt now for certain. [CELIA knocks.
Celia. Are ye within, sir ?
I'll trouble you no more : I thank your courtesy :
Pray, leave me now.
AIen. We rest your humble servants. 3o
[Fa'eunt MEN. and Lords.
Celia. So, now my gyves are off. Pray Heaven he be
here !-
Master! my royal sir! do you hear who calls ye ?
Love ! my Demetrius !
Leon. [Aside.] These are pretty quail-pipes ;
The cock will come anon.
Cdia. Can ye be drowsy,
When I call at your window ?
Leon. [Aside.] I hear him stirring: 35
Now he comes wondering out.

Fnter DEMETRIUS.

Dem. 'Tis Celia's sound, sure
The sweetness of that tongue draws all hearts to it:
There stands the shape too !
Leon. [Aside.] How he stares upon her
Dem. Ha! do mine eyes abuse me ?
'Tis she, the living Celia! Your hand, lady !
Cdia. What should this mean ?
Dent. The very self-same Celia
Celia. How do ye, sir ?
Dent. Only turn'd brave ;.

28 Celia knocks] Dyce : ' Knocks at the window,' Weber.
28 bolt] i. e. unbolt. 3o Men. (prefix)] So MS. Ff ' All Me.'
33 quail-pipes] The quail was supposed especially amorous.
34 cock will come] So MS., the meaning, of course, being that the cock-bird
will answer the quail's cry by coming. FI corke will come. Fz, Qq
cock will crow, followed by all the modern edd.
VOL. II. O O

562 THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [AC'f IV

I heard you were dead, my dear one ;--complete !
She is wondrous brave ; a wondrous gallant courtier !
Celia. [Aside.] How he surveys me round ! Here has
been foul play. 45
Dem. How came she thus ?
Celia. It was a kind of death, sir,
I suffer'd in your absence, mew'd up here,
And kept conceal'd, I know not how.
Dem. 'Tis likely..
How came you hither, Celia ?--wondrous gallant !-
Did my father send for ye ?
Celia. So they told me, sir, 5o
And on command too.
])eit. I hope you were obedient ?
Celia. I was so ever.
Dem. And ye were bravely used ?
Celia. I wanted nothing.
[Aside.] My maidenhead to a mote i' the sun, he's
jealous:
I must now play the knave with him, to die for 't ; 55
'Tis in my nature.
Dem. [Aside.] Her very eyes are alter'd :
Jewels, and rich ones too, I never saw yet.
And xvhat were those came for ye ?
Celia. [Aside.] Monstrous jealous :
Have I lived at the rate of these scorn'd questions ?-
They seem'd of good sort, gentlemen.
Dem. Kind men ? 60
Celia. They were wondrous kind ; I was much behold-
ing to 'em.
There was one Menippus, sir,

43 dear] dissyllable.
44 brave] ' i. e. finely dressed.' Colman. gallant] Not in MS.
55 to die for 't] FI and MS. F2, Qq, though Idyefor 't. The meaning
is the same.
56 2lly] MS., F2. FI me.
58 llonstrousjealous] This jealousy at the moment of re-union after so great
a grief is somewhat unnatural, unless we suppose him to recur at once to
Antigonus' report of her death, and assign the true motive to it. Still more
unnatural is Celia's wanton sport with his feelings, and her irreconcilable
attitude after her sport has roused his jealous anger.
59 at the rate of these scorn'd questions] i. e. so as to deserve these insulting
. questions.
6 beholding] i. e. beholden, as in III. v. 66, and often.

SCENE VIII] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT 5(57

])era. Oh, wretched state ! to what end shall I turn
me ?
_And where begin my penance ? Now, what service
Will win her love again ? my death must do it :
_And, if that sacrifice can purge my follies,
Be pleased, oh, mighty Love, I die thy servant ! [Exit. 180

177 egin] So MS. Ffegns.

568 THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [ACT V

ACT V.

SCENE I.

M n apartment in the 'alace.
lntgr LEONTIUS and CELIA.
Leon. I know he does not deserve ye; h'as used
you poorly :
And to redeem himself-
Celia. Redeem !
Leon. I know it
There's no way left.
Celia. For Heaven's sake, do not name him,
Do not think on him, sir : he's so far from me
In all my thoughts now, methinks I never knew him. 5
Leon. But yet I would see him again.
Celia. No, never, never.
Leon. I do not mean, to lend him any comfort,
But to afflict him; so to torture him,
That even his very soul may shake within him ;
To make him know, though he be great and powerful,
'Tis not within his aim to deal dishonourably,
And carry it off, and with a maid of your sort.
Celia. I must confess, I could most spitefully afflict him;
Now, now, I could whet my anger at him ;
Now, arm'd with bitterness, I could shoot through him ;
I long to vex him.
Leon. And do it home, and bravely.
Celia. Were I a man.
Leon. I '11 help that weakness in ye :

s.d. An apartment in the Palace] So Dyce correct Weber's ' Apartment
in the House of Celia,' saying that she is now a villing resident in the Palace.
\Veber's may seem in better accord with her words to Leontius, in IV. viii.
25, 'You shall know where I am,' and with her passionate exit in that
scene : but sc. iii. is evidently in immediate continuation of this scene (cf. ]l.
44-5 below, with iii. 34), and iii. 3 could not be spoken in Celia's house.
17 ] 'llhelthatweaknessinye] i. e. remedy, assist it (Colman), Ed. I778.

570 THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT [ACT V

But all this I must now forget.
Leon. [Aside.] You shall not,
If I have any art.--Go up, sweet lady,
And trust my truth.
Celia. But, good sir, bring him not.
Leon. I would not for the honour ye are born to,
But you should see him, and neglect him too, and scorn
him.
Celia. You will be near me, then ?
Leon. I will be with ye.--
[Aside.] Yet there's some hope to stop this gap; I'll
work hard. [Exeunt.

45

SCENE II.

The court of ttte Palace.
Enter ANTIGONUS, MENIPPUS, to Gentlemen,
LIEUTENANT, and Lords.
Ant. But is it possible this fellow took it ?
Sec. Gent. It seems so, by the violence it wrought vith
Yet now the fit's even off.
)[en. I beseech your grace
Ant. Nay, I forgive thy wife with all my heart,
And am right glad she drank it not herself, 5
And more glad that the virtuous maid escaped it ;
I vould not for the world 't had hit : but that this soldier,
Lord ! how he looks !--that he should take this vomit
Can he make rhymes too ?
Sec. Gent. H'as made a thousand, sir,
And plays the burden to 'em on a Jew's-trump.
Ant. He looks as though he were bepiss'd.--Do you
love me, sir ?
Lieut. Yes, surely ; even with all my heart.
Ant. I thank ye ;
44 Go up] i. e. to the floor on which Dem.'s apartments lie. See note on
s. d. sc. iii. I.
47 should] So MS. Ff shall.
Io Jeo's.trump] i. e. Jew's harp, used in Wind Itarts 19reame (Halliwell).

SCENE III] THE HUMOROUS LIEUTENANT

58 way] Fi r. MS. hoe.
67 here still] i.e. ' in my heart still,' says Dyce, following Weber, who on
Mason's suggestion gave ' Points to her heart, and exit.' Less poetically, per-
haps, we prefer to interpret it of Demetrius standing where he was. See 1. 72.
72 set] MS. left.
75 nipt z* th' head] Twice in Lyly's Euphues of a man confounded by a
woman's speech : Works, i. 237 1. 26, ' Euphues, being nipped on the head,
with a pale countenaunce . . . replyed ' ; and ii. 127, 1. 5-
76 I cannot] the I ore. by Seward, and editors before Dyce.
77-8 ,Be govern'd by your fear, and quench your fire out .t
Strike now or wver, etc.] So MS. In both the folios the order of these
two lines is reversed ; and so the modern editors. (Dyce.)

Except this sin, he was the bravest gentleman,
The sweetest, noblest : I take nothing from ye,
Nor from your anger; use him as you please;
For, to say truth, he has deserved your justice: 55
But still consider what he has been to you.
Celia. Pray, do not blind me thus.
Dem. Oh, gentle mistress,
If there were any way to expiate
A sin so great as mine, by intercession,
By prayers, by daily tears, by dying for ye, 6o
Oh, what a joy would close these eyes that love ye !
Leon. They say, women have tender hearts ; I know not ;
I am sure mine melts.
Celia. Sir, I forgive ye heartily,
And all your wrong to me I cast behind me,
And wish yea fit beauty to your virtues : 65
Mine is too poor. In peace I part thus from you :-
[Aside.] I must look back :--gods keep your grace !--
he's here still. [Extt.
Dent. She has forgiven me.
Leon. She has directed ye :
Up, up, and follow like a man ; away, sir !
She look'd behind her twice ; her heart dwells here, sir : 7o
Ye drew tears from her too; she cannot freeze thus :
The door's set open too :--are ye a man ?
Are ye alive ? do ye understand her meaning ?
Have ye blood and spirit in ye ?
Dem. I dare not trouble her.
Leon. Nay, an you will be nipt i' th' head with nothing, 75
Valk xvhining up and down--' I dare not, I cannot !'
Be govern'd by your fear, and quench your fire out !
Strike noxv or never ! faint heart--you know what, sir :

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A devil on 't ! stands this door ope for nothing ?
So; get ye together, and be naught ! [Exit DEMETRIUS.
Now, to secure all, 8o
Will I go fetch out a more sovereign plaster. [Exit.

SCENE IV.
The Presence-chamber in the Palace.
Enter ANTIGONUS, SELEUCUS, LYSIMACHUS, PTOLEMY,
LIEUTENANT, Gentlemen, and Lords.
Ant. This peace is fairly made.
Sel. Would your grace wish us
To put in more ? take what you please, we yield it :
The honour done us by your son constrains it,
Your noble son.
Int. It is sufficient, princes:
And now we are one again, one mind, one body, 5
And one sword shall strike for us.
Lys. Let prince Demetrius
But lead us on (for we are his vow'd servants),
Against the strength of all the world we '11 buckle.
29tol. And even from all that strength we'll catch at
victor),.
Sd. Oh, had I now recover'd but the fortune IO
I lost in Antioch, when mine uncle perish'd !
But that were but to surfeit me with blessings.
Lys. You lost a sweet child there.
Sel. Name it no more, sir;
This is no time to entertain such sorrows.--
Will your majesty do us the honour we may see the
prince, 15
And wait upon him?
Ant. I wonder he stays from us.
80 be naught] i. e. a mischief on you !
80 Exit Dem.] Added by Dyce : old eds. have merely ' Exeunt' at end.
iv. 5 are one] MS. are once.
I I mine uncle] This person appears from 11. z6, 42 of the next scene to be
Celia's' uncle' also. The word must beused in the general sense of ' relative,' or
else it is an oversight. The event referred to here and in the next scene,
11. 24-6, does not appear to be historical.

THE HUMOROUS LEUTENANT 

EPILOGUE.

SPOKEN BY THE LIEUTENANT.

I AM not cured yet throughly ; for, believe,
I feel another passion that may grieve ;
All over me I feel it too: and now
It takes me cold, cold, cold ; I know not how.
As you are good men, help me; a carouse 5
May make me love you all, all here i' th' house,
And all that come to see me, dotingly.
Now lend your hands ; and for your courtesy,
The next employment I am sent upon,
I'll swear you are physicians, the wars none. IO

s. d. Spoken by the LIIUTENANT] Only in F2.
7 come] F2. l'I comes.
Io oars] FI, Weber, Dyce. F2 and first two editors, IVar's. The allusion
to his cure by a 'ound, and (in 'dotingly ') to his absurd passion, are evident.

RICIRD CL.Y  SONS, LLMITED,
BREAD STREET I:IILL E.C, AND
BUNGAY SUFFOLK.