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GYLES GOOSECAPPE

NACH DER QUARTO 1606

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ACT V S PR IMV S, SC/ENA PR IMAEn ter Bullaker witha Torche.

Bullaker .

H i s i s the Countesse Eugen iashouse I thin ke , Ican neuer hit of theis same En gl ish Cittie

T howses , tho I were borne here : if I were inmy Citty in Praunce , I con lde find any house

I O there at midnight .En ter I doke, an d Will .

Iack. Theis two strange hu n grie knights (V V z'

l ) makethe leanest trenchers that euer I waited on .

V V z'

lZ. A plague on them l ack, they leaue vs no feesat all , for our attendance , I thin ke they v se to sett theirbones in siluer they pick them so clean e , see ,see , see I ackwhats that ?I ack A my worde V V i ll) tis the great Baboon e , that

was to be seene in Southwarke .

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ll I s this he ? gods my l ife what b eastes were we ,that we wood not see him all this while , neuer trust meeif hee looke not somewhat l ike a man , see how pretelyhee holds the torche in one of his forefeete , wheres hiskeeper trowe , is he broke loose?l ack Hast euer an Apple about thee (V V z

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ll) weele

take him v p sure , we shall get a monstrous deal e ofmon y with him .

[4] sir Gyles Goosecappe.

V V i l . That we shal l yfath boy, and looke thou here ,heres a red cheekt apple to take him v p with .

I4 . Excellent fit a my credit , lets lay downe our prouan t,an d to him .

B i l l . I le let them alone a While .Ia . Giue me the apple to take v p Iacke, because my

name i s I acke.

V Vil Ho ld thee Iacke,take it.Ia . Come Iacke, come I doke, come Iacke.

Bul . I w ill come to your Sir , I le Idoke ye a my worde,I le Idoke ye .V V i ll Gods me he speakes Iacke, O pray pardon vs Sir.

B il l . Out ye mapada mon ckies can yee n ot knowe aman from aMarmasett, in thei s Fren chifi ed dayes ofours?n ay ile I ackefie you al ittle better yet .both, Nay good Sir, good Sir , pardon vs ,Bul .Pardon v s ,out ye home-bred peasan ts ,plain en g

l ish , pardon vs , if you had parled ,& not spoken ,but sa id

pew/dom emay; I wood haue pardon’

d you , but since youspeake ,an d not parley , I will cudgel l ye better yet .Ambo O [ mm

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on n emay moun sieur .

B il l . Bim ie v ous remercieJkerspardomi epour v ous Sir now .

Will Why I than ke ye for it Sir you seeme to bee aSquire of our order Sir .

Ia . Whose page might you be Sir .

B il l . I am now the great French Traualers page .

Wil Or rather the fréch Traualers great page .Sir,on ,on

Bi l l . H ight Captain e Fou leweather, al ias Comendations ; whose valours within here at super with the C0 6tes Eugen ia, whose propper eaters I take you two to be .Wi ll You mistake vs not Sir .

I a . This captain Fouleweather, al ias Comen dation s

60 (Wil) is the gal lat that wil needs be a sutor to our CoutesWill Faith and if Fouleweather be awelcome su iter to

a faire L adie , has good lucke .Ia . 0 Sir beware of one that can showre into the

lapps of L adies , Captain e Fowleweather ? why hees aCaptin ado

S ir Gy les Gosecappe. [5 ]

6 5 Captin ado or Captain e of Captain es , and willl ie in their ioyn tes that g ine him cause to worke

v ppon them so heauyl ie , that hee will make theirhartes ake I warrant him ; Captain e Fowleweather?

why hee will make the cold stones sweate for feare of

70 him , a day or two before he come at them . Captain e

Fowleweather P why he does so dom in ere , and raign eouer women .

Wi ll A p lague of Captain e Fowleweather. I reméber

him now f uck, and know him to be a dul l moist b rain d

75 Asse .

I a . A Southern e man I thin ke .

Wi ll As feareful l as a Hare , a will lye l ike a Lapwing ,

& I know how he came to be a Captain ,& to hauehis Surname of Commendat ions .

80 l a . H ow I preethee Wi ll ?

Wi ll Why Sir he serued the great L adie Kin gcob ,an d

was yeoman of her wardroppe , because a cood brushv p her silkes lustely, she thought hee would curry the en emies coates as soundly , and so by her commendati

85 ons , he was made Captain e in the lowe Countries .Ia . Then being made Captain e onely by his L adi escommendations , without any worth also of his own e ,he was euer after surn amde Captain e Commendat ions ?Wi ll Right .

90 B i l l . I S ir right , but if he had not said right , my Captaine shou lde haue taken no wrong at hi s b andes , noryours neither I can tel l ye .

Ia . What are those two Knights names that are thycaptain es Comrades,an d within at supper with our L ady ?

95 Bul . One of their names Sir, is ,Sir Gyles Goosecafi efihe

others Sir Cult. Rudseby .

Will Sir Gyles Goosecappe whats he a gentlemanBul . I that he is at least if he be not a noble man , andhis chiefe house is in Essex .

I OO Ia . In Essed id not his Aun cestors come out ofL ond6Bul .Yes that they did Sir the best Gosecapgbes

Sir Gyles Goosecafifie.

in England , comes out of L ondon I assure you .

V V i ll I but Sir these must come into it before theycome out ont I hope , but what coun triman i s SirCult. l ’

eby

B il l . A Northern man ,or a V V estern ma I take him ,

but my Captain e is the Emphatical l man and by thatpretty word Emphaticall you shal l partly know him ;for

t is a very forcible word in troth , yet he forces it toomuch by his fauour ; mary no more then he does all therest of his wordes ; with whose mu ltip l icitie often t imeshe trauailes himsele out of al l good compan y .

l ack Like enough ; he trauaild for nothing else .

V V i l But what qual ities haunt Sir Gyles Goosecap nowSir?

B il l . Sir Gyles Goosecap has alwayes a deathes head (asit were) in his mouth,for his onely one reason for euerything i s , because wee are al l mortal l ; and therefore heeis gen eral ly cald the mortall knight ; then hath he another prettie phrase too ,an d that is , he wi ll t ickle the v an itie ant still i n euery thing , and this is your Summit totalis of both their virtues .Ia . Tis en ough,

tis enough , as long as they haue landenough , bu t now muster your thirde person afore vs Ibeseech you ,B i l l . The thirde person and second knight blunt Sir

Cu lt. R l l llesby ,i s indeed blunt at a sharpe wit , and sharpe

at a blunt wit a good bustl ing gallant talkes wel l atBoners ; he is two parts sou ld ier ;as slouen l ie as a Switzer , and somewha t l ike one in face too ; for he weares abush beard wil dead a Cannon shott better then a woolpacke : hee wil l come into the presence l ike yor Frenchman in foule bootes : and dares eate garl ik as a preprat iue to his Courtship ;you shall knowe more of him hereafter ; but good wags let me winne you now , for theGeographical l parts of your Ladies in requ ital l .

Wil That you shal l Sir , and the Hydrographicall tooand you wil l ; first my Ladie the widowo , and Coun tes

Eugen ia ,

Sir Gy les Goosecappe. [7 ]

Eugen ia, i s in earnest , a most worthy Ladie , and in deedecan doe more then a thousand other Ladies can doe Ican tell ye .Bv l Whats that I pray theel ack.Mary S ir ,he meanes she can do more then sleep ,

and eate and drinke ; and play at noddy and helpe tomake hir selfe readie .

B il l Can she so ?Wi ll She is the best schol ler of any woman bu t one in

England , she is wise and vertuous .

Ia . Nay shee has one strange qual itie for a womanbesides

,tho these be strange enough that hee has reko

ned .

B il l . For Gods sake whats thatI l l . She can loue reasonable con stan tly,for she loued

her husband on ly,almost a whole yeere togeather .

B il l . Thats strange indeed , but what i s youre fa ireLadie Sir?I a . My Ladie Sir, the L adie H ippolitll .V V i ll That is as chast as euer was H ippolitil s .

I ll .(True my prettie Pd n ’flfll eSlS) i s halfe a maid,halfe a

wife , and halfe a widdowe .

B il l . Strange tale to tel l ; howe canst thou make this

good my good Assumpsit.I ll . Thus Sir

,she was b etroathed to a gal lant young

gentleman that loude hir with such passion and admiration that he neuer thought he could bee so blessed asto en ioy her in ful l marriage , t il l the minister was marryin g them , and euen then when he was saying I Charlestake thee H ipzbolita ; with extreame ioy he began to lookepale , then go ing forwardes saying to my wedded wife ,he lookt paler , and , then pronouncing ,

for richer forpoorer as long as we both shal l l iue , he lookt extreame

pale ; Now sir when she comes to speake her parte andsaid , I Hippolota take thee Cil ar les, hee began to faint forioy, then saying to my wedded husband , hee began tos inke, but then going forth too for better for worse , he

could

Sir Gyles Gosecappe.

cou lde stand no longer but w ith veric conceit it seemd ,that shee whome hee ten dred as the best of al l thin ges ,shou lde pronounce the worst and for his saketoo , hee suncke downe right , and died soden ly Andthus being halfe married , her halfe husband wholydead , I h0pe I may w i th d iscretion affirme her, halfe amaide , halfe a wife, and halfe a widdowe ;do ye con ceiueme Sir ?B il l . 0 L ord Sir, I deuoure you quicke ; and now Sir Ibeseech you open v n to me your tother L adie , what issheeWil l I le an swere for her, because I know her Ladiship

to be a perfect maide indeed .

Bil l H ow canst thou know that ?WillPassin g perfectly I warrant ye.

Ia . By measuring her necke twice , and trying if itwillcome about hir forehead , and slyp ouer her noseV V ill N0 Sir no , by a rule that wil not sl ip so I warrantyou

,which for hir honours sake I wil let sl ip v n to you ,

gods so IuekJ thin ke they haue supt

f a . Bir L adie we haue wa ited we] the while .

Will V V ell though they haue l ost their attendance ,let not vs lose our Suppers I li ck.

IMk I doe not meane it, come Sir you shall goe in anddrinke with vs yfaith.

Bil l . Pai doi memay mail ii sieil i'.botll No pardoning in trueth Sir,B il l . Iewall s remercy ile-bail Ceil i'.

Eii lei GoosecappeRudesby Fouleweatlier Eugen iaHippol Pen elope, Wyn n e.

R ild . A plague on you sweete L adies , tis not so late ,what needed you to haue made so short a supper.

6 003. In truth Sir Cil ti . we might haue tickled the v an itie ant ,an howre longer if my watch be trustible.

Fail l . I but how should theis bewties knowe that SirGyleSPyour watch is mortall ,an d may erre .

Sii’ Gyles Gooseclippe. [9]

Go. Thats sooth Captain ,but do you hear honest fried ,pray take a l ight and see if the moone shine , I haue aSu n n ediall will reso lue presently .

F0 . Howsoeuer b el ieue it L ad ies ,tis v n wholesome,v n

courtl ie , v n pleasan t to eate hastel ie ,& rise sodain ly,a ma

can shew no discourse , n o witt , no stirring ,no v arietie ,

no prettie conce its , to make the meate goe downEl l . Wl71726f 7 8d . (emphaticaly?Wi l l . Madam .

E ll . I prcthie goe to my v n kle the L ordMomforel ,an dintreat him to come quicken our eares with some of hispleasant Spirit ; This same Fowleweatlzei' has made me som elan chol l ie , prethie make haste .

Win . I wi l l madam . Exit.H ip. V V e will bid our guests good night madam ,

thissame Fowleiv eaili er makes me so sleep ie .

Peii . Fie v ppon it , for Gods sake shut the Casements ,heres such a fu lsome aire comes into this chamber ; i n

good fa ith madame you must keepe your house in better reparatio n s ,this same Fowlwell tli ei beats in so fi lthily.

Bi lg . I le take order with the Porter for it Ladie , goodnight gentleme n .

R i l .V V hy good night be hagd ,& youl needs be gon .

Goos . God g iue you good night madams ,than ke youfor my good cheere ,

weele t ickle the v an itie ant,no

longer with you at thi s t ime , bu t ile ind ite your L a : tosupper at my lodg ing one of these mornings ; and thatere long too , because we are al l mortal l you know .

E i l . Light the L adle Pen elope,an d the L adie H ippolil‘li to

their chamb ers ,good night fa ire Ladies .

H ip. Good night madam , I wish you may sleepe wel lafter your l ight supper .E i lg . I warrant you Ladie I shal l neuer be troubled withdreaming of my Fréch Suter . Exei mt

R il .V V hy how now my Fréchifi ed capta in Fowlwel l t/i ei'?by gods ludd thy Surname is neuer thought v po here , I

perceiue heeres no bodie giues thee any come n dation s .

Fo.V V hy this i s the v n trauaild rudn es of our grose En gB lish

[ 1 0 ] Sir Gy lesGaasecappe.

lesh Lad ies now ; would anyFrench Ladi e v se a man thusthin ke ye Pbe they any way so v n ciu il , and fu lsome? they

say they weare fowle sm ockes , and course smockes,I

say they l ie ,an d I w i ll die int .R i ld . I , doe so , pray thee thou shalt d ie in a very ho

n orab le cause , thy countries general l quarrell right .Fail l . Their smockes quoth you a my worde you shal

take them v p so white , and so pure ,so sweet , so Emphaticall , so moon ing .

R i lcl . I marry Sir , I think they be continually mouing .

Fail l . But if their smockes were Course or fou le .R il d . Nay I warrant thee thou ca rest n ot ,so thou wertat them .

Fail l S’death they put not al l thei r v irtues in their

smockes , or in their mockes , or in their stewde cockesas our Ladies doe .

R il ll . But in their stewde pox , theres al l their gentil i

Gaas . Nay good Sir Cil ll . doe not agrauate him nomore .

Fowl . Then are they so kinde , so wise , so famil iareso n ob le ,so sweet in entertainment , that when you shal ,haue cause to descourse or sometimes to come n eerer1

them ; if your breath bee il l , your teeth!

il l , or any thingabout you ill , why they wi ll presently b reake w ith ye ,in kind sort , good termes , pretty experiments , and tel lyou plaine this ; thus it is with your breath Sir , thus it i swith your teeth Sir , this is your disease , and this i s yourmed icine .

Gaas . As I am true mortal l Kn ight, it is most superlatiuely good ,

this .

Fail l . Why this is Courtly now , this is sweete , thisplaine , th is is famil iar , but by the Court of France , our

peu ishe dames are so proud ,so precise ,so coy,so disdain

ful l,and so subti ll , as the Pamaiieaii Serpent , mart diei l the

Funck of Babilon was n euer so subtill .‘Rud . Nay doe n o t chafe so Captain e .

Faul.Yail r

Sir Gyles Gaosecappe.

Fai l l . Your Frenchman wood euer chafe Sir Cult . be

in g thus moude .

R ial . V V hat?an d play with his beard so .

290 Paul . I and b rystle , it doth expresse that passion of an

ger very ful l and emphatical l .Gaas . Nay good knight if your French wood b rystle ,

lethim alon e ,in troth our Ladies are a l ittle too coy and

subt il l Captain e indeed .

295 Fazl l . Subtle Sir Giles Gaasel appe I assure your Sou le ,they are as subtil l with their suters , or loues , as the Lat ine Dialect where the n om in atiue Case , and the verbe ,the Substant ia e , and the A d iectiue , the verbe , and theverbe , stand as far a sunder , as if they were perfect stran

300 gers one to an o ther ;an d you shal l hardly find them ou t ,but then learn e to Con strue ,an d perse them , and youshal l find them prepard ,

and acquainted,85 agree toge

ther , in Case ,gen der ,an d number .Gaas . I detest S ir Ci l i l‘ I did not thin ke hee had bin

30 5 halfe the qu in tissen ce of a scholler he i s .

FOl . Slydd theres not one of them truely emphatical .6 003 . Yes I le ensure you Capta in e , there are many of

them truely Emphatical l but al l your French Ladies areno t fatt are they Sir

31 0 Paul . Fatt Sir , why doe yee thin ke Emphatical l i s fattS ir Giles

Rad . Gods my l ife brother knight , didst thou thin keso hart I know not wha t it i s my selfe , but yet I neuerthought it was fatt , I le be sworn e to thee .

31 5 Fazi l . Why if any true Courtly dame had had but thisnew fashioned sute

,to en tertain e any thing in different

ly stuffed,why you should haue had her more respectiue

b y farre .

R i l ll . Nay theres some reason for that Captain e , me320 thinks a true woman shou ld perpetual ly doate v ppon anew fashion .

Fail l . V V hy y’are i’thright S ir Cil i i

‘. 7 izi iail a fart A i l i

mzl s mil iatas a’

icei 'efarmas . t i s the mind of man , and wo ~

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man to affect new fashions ; but to ourMyn satiues for325 sooth,

if he come l ike to your Besagii ia, or your bore , so hebee rich , or emphatical l , they care not ; wou ld I mightneuer excel l a dutch Skipper in Courtshippc ,if I did notput distaste into my cariage of purpose ; I knew I shouldnot please them . L acquayPlzllilme la torche.

330 R il ll . Slydd , heres neither Torch , n or Lacquay meFail l . 0 mail dew. thinks

,

R i l ll . O doe not sweare Captain e .

Fail l .Your Frenchman euer sweares Sir Ci l ti‘,v pon thelacke of his Lacquay I assure you .

335 Gaas. See heere he comes ,an d my L adies two pages ,they haue bin tickl ing the v an itie ont yfaith.

SCXENA TERT IA.

E n ter to them Ilick,Bil llakei',Will .I ll . Captain e Fowleweather , my Ladie the Coun tes

340 Eugen ia commends hir most kindly to you ,and i s deter

mined to morrowe morning earely if it be a frost to takeher Coach to Barnet to bee n ipt where if it please you ,to meet her and accompany her homewarde , ioyn in gyour wit w ith the frost,an d helpe to nippe her .She does

345 not doubt but tho you had a sad supper , you will hauea ioyfull breakefast .

Fail l . I shal l indeed my deeare youth .

R il ll . Why Captain e I abusd thee , I see I said the L adies respected thee n ot,an d now I perceiue the widowe

350 i s in loue with thee .

Fail l . Sblood knight I knew I had strucke her to thequieke , I wondred shee departed in that extrauagan tfashion I am sure I past one Passallo of Courtship v pponher ,that has hertofore made a lane amongst the French

355 L adies l ike a Culuerin g Shot , I le be sworn e ;an d I thinkSir Gyles you saw how she fel l v n der i t .Goas. O as cleare as can dlel ight,by this day-l ight .R i l li . 0 good knight a the post,heele sweare any thing .

Will The other two L adies commend them no lesse36 0 kindly to you two knights too ; des ire your worships

wood meete them at Barnet ith morning with the CapPaul . 6 005 . R i ld . O .g0 0 d S ir. (taine .

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Ga. 0 God you must take heed Lacquy how yo u adu ise

yourcap tain ,your Fréch lacquay would not haue don it .

Fal i l . He would haue bin poxt first A ll ilme le torche,

40 5 swee t pages commend vs to your Ladies say wee kissetheir white han des , and will not faile to me ete themknights which of you leades ?

6 003 . Not we Sir,you are a Captain e , and a leader .

R il ll . Besides,thou art commended for the better man ,

41 0 for thou art very Commendations it selfe ,an d Captain e

Commendations .F ai l l . V V hy, what tho I be Captai n e Commendati

ons ?

R il ll . V V hy and Capta in comme n datio n s , is hartie?

41 5 commendat ions , for Captain es are hartie I am sure , orelse hang them ,

Fail l . V V hy what if I bee harty Commendations ,come , come , sweete knights leade the way .

R il ll . O Lorde S ir alwaies after my bart ie Commem

420 dat i ons .Fail l . Nay then you conquer mee wi th pres ident , by

the Au ten ticall forme of al l I ustice letters . A llail i i .

Exeil ii t.

I a . Heres a most sweet Gudgeon swal lowed ,is there

425 not ?Wi ll I but how wil l they disgest it thinkest thou ? whenthey shal l fi n de our Ladies not thereIa . I haue a vaunt-Curri ing deu ise shal l make them

digest it most heal thfu l ly . Exei i i l t.

S CE NA Q V A R T A.

En ter Claren ceMusician s.

Gla . V V orke on sweet loue , I am not yet resoludT

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exhaust this troub led spring of vanit iesAnd nurse of pertu rbation s ,my poore l ife ,

435And therefore s ince in euery man that holdsThis being deare , there must be some desireV V hose power to ’

en ioy his ob iect may so maske

S irGyles Gaosecappe.

The Iudgin g part that in her radyan t eyesHis estimation of the world may seemeV pright,an d worthy , I haue chosen loueTo bl ind my Reason with his mistie b andesAnd make my estimatiue power beleiueI haue a pro iect worthy to imp loyV V hat worth so euer my whole man affordes

Then s it at rest my Soule , thou now hast foundThe ende of thy infusion , in the eyesOf thy diu in e E ilgeii ia looke for heauen .

Gla . Thanks gentle friends A sang to the V ialls .

is your good Lord and m in e ,go n v p to bedd yet ?

En ter Mamfard

Mam. I do assure ye not Sir,n ot yet , nor yet ,my deep ,and stud ious frien d ,n 0 t yet musicall Claren ce.

Cla. My Lord ?Mam

, Nor yet , thou sole deuidei of my L ordshippe .

Gla. That were a most v n fi t diuisionAn d farre aboue the pitche of my lowe plumesI am your bold and constant guest my L ord .

Mam. Far ,far from bold , for thou hast known me longAlmost theis twen tie yeares ,an d halfe those yearesHast bin my bedfel low ; long t ime beforeThis v n seen e thing , this thing of nought indeedOr Atame cald , my Lordshippe shinde in me ,And yet thou makst thy selfe as l ittle bouldTo take such kin dn es , as becomes the AgeAnd truth of our in dissolab le loueAs our acquaintance sprong bu t yesterdaySuch is thy gentle and too tender Spirit .Cla . My Lord , my want of Courtship makes me feare

I should be rude , and this my meane estateMeetes with such en u ie , and detractionSuch m iscon struction s ,an d resolud m isdoomes

Of my poore worth,that should I be aduaun c

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[ 1 6 ] Sir Gyles Gaosecappe.

Beyond my v n seen e lowen es , but one haireI should be torne in peeces with the SpiritsThat flye in ill-lun gd tempests through the world ,Tearing the head of vertue from her shouldersIf she but looke out of the ground of glorie .

Twixt , whome, an d me,an d euery worldlie fortune

There fi ights such sowre ,an d Curst An tifiatllySo wasp ishe, and so petulant a Starre ,That all things tending to my grace or goodAre rauisht from their ob iect , as I wereA thing created for a wildern esAnd must not thin ke of any place with men .

Mam . O harke you Sir,this waiwarde moode of yoursmust syfted be ,or rather rooted out ,youle no more musick Sir ?Cla . Not now my L ord ,Mam. Begon my masters then to b edd ,to bedd .

Cla . I than ke you honest friends Exeil n tMusician s.

Ma. Hence with this book , & now Mail nfi ei lr Claren ce,methinks pla ine prose friendship would do excel lentwel l betwixt vs comethus Sir , or rather thus , come , Sirt is t ime I trowe that we both l iu ’d l ike one b odie ,thus ,and that both our s ides were sl it , and Con corporat

with Organ s fit to effect an in diu iduall passage euen forour very thoughts ; suppose wee were one bodie now ,

and I charge you b eleeue it ; whereof I am the hart ,andyou the l i n er .Gla . Your L ordship might wel l make that diuision if

you knew the plaine song .

Mam . O S ir , and why so I prayCle . First because the heart , i s the more worthy en

tra ile ,being the first that is b orn e ,

an d moues and thelast that moues , and dies ; and then being the fountaineof heate too

,for wheresoeuer our heate does not flowe

d irectly from the hart to the other O rgan s,there ,theiracti on must of n ecessitie cease , and so without you I n ether wou ld nor cou ld l iae .

Sir Gi les Gaasecap/Je.

Mam. V V el Sir for these reasons I may be the heart,

why may you be the liuer now? .Cla . I am more then ashamde , to tel l you that my

Lord .

Mam. Nay nay be not too susp itious of my iudgemé t,i n you I beseech you zasham

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d friend? if your loue ouercome not that shame,a shame take that loue I saie .

Come sir why may you be the l iuer?Gla. The plaine and short truth is (my L ord )because

I am all l iuer ,an d tourn d louer .Mam. L ouer?Cla L ouer yfaith my L ord .

Mam. Now I prethee let me leape out of my skin forioy why thou wilt no t now revine the sociable mirthof thy sweete disposition ?wilt thou shine i n the world anew ?and make those that haue sleighted thy loue, withthe Au steritie of thy knowledge , doate on the again e

with thy commaun din g shaft of their humors?Gla. A las my Lord they are al l farre out of my aime ;

and onely to fit my selfe a l ittle better to your friend s

shippe ,haue I giuen these wilfu ll raygn es to my affec et ions .Mam. A n d yfaith is my sower fri end to all worldl ie

desires ouertaken wi th the hart of the world ? Loue Ishal l be monstrous proud now , to heare shees euerie

way a most rare woman that I know thy spirit ,& iudgement hath chosen , i s she wise? is she noble? is she capab le of thy v ertues ?will she kisse this forehead with iudiciall l ipps ?where somuch iudgem en t vertue deseruesi t ? Come brother Twin n ,b e short I charge you ,& nameme the woman .

Gla . S ince your L ordship wil l shorten the length ofmy fol l ies relati on , the woman that 1 5 0 passion atel ie

loue , is no worse Ladie then your own e Neece , the to oworthie Countesse Eugen ia.

Man i . V V hy so ,so ,so ,you are a worthie friend are

you not to con ceale this loue -mine in your head , andC would

Sir Giles Gaascafipc.

Would not open it to your hart,n ow beshrow my hart , ifmy hart dance not for ioy tho my heeles do not ,& theydoe not , because I will not set that at my heeles that myfreuds sets at his hart,what ?frien d and Nephews both?

nephew is a far inferior title to friend I con fesse,but I wil

preferre thee backwards (as many friends doe) leaue

their friends woorse then they found them,

Gla . But my noble L O . it is almost a prodegie , thatI being onely a poore Gentleman and farre short ofthat state and wealth that a L adie of her greatn esse inboth wil l expect in her husband .

Mam. Hold thy doubt fr iend , neuer feare anywoman , v n lesse thy selfe be made of strawe, or somesuch drie matter , and she of l ightning , A il llaci i‘ie prospers aboue probab ilitie in all worldlie matters

,dost

not thou knowe that Fortune gouern es them w ithou torder ,an d therefore reason the mother of order i s noneof her coun saile , why should a man desiring to aspirean v n reason ab le creature which is a woman? seeke herfru it ion by reasonable mean es ,b ecause thy selfe bu ildesV pp on reason , wilt thou looke for con gruitie in a wo

man ? why? there is not one woman amongst one thousan d ,

but wil l speake false Latine , and breake Pr iscian s

head ,attempt nothing that you may w ith great reason

doubt of, and out of doubt you shal l ob tain e nothing ,

I tel l thee friend the eminent confidence of strongsp ir its is the onely w ich-craft of this

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world , Spiritswrastl in g with sp irits , as bodies ? with bodies this wereenough to make thee h0 pe well , if she were one of thesepainted communities , that are rauisht with Coaches

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and v pper hands , and braue men of durt : but thouknowest frien d shees a good scholler,an d l ike enoughto bite at the rightest reason , and reason euermore

A ll optima li ariel il r : to l ike that which is bes t,not

that which is b rauest, or richest,or greatest ,

and so consequently worst , But proue what shecan , we will turne her , and winde her, and

mak

Sir Gyles Gaasecappe.

make her so plyan t that we will drawe her through awedding ring yfaith.

Cla . Would to god we might my Lord .

Mam. I le warrant thee fr iend .

E n terMessenger .

Mes . here is mistrisWin nyfred ;fr om my L ady E i lge

n ia des ires to speake w ith your L ordshippe .

Mam. Marr ie enter m istrisWin n ifrell euen here Ipray thee ,from the Ladie E n gen ia ,

doe you heare friend?Cla . V ery easil ie on that s ide my Lord .

Mam. Let me feele? does not thy heart pant apace ,by my hart wel l labor’d Cilpill ,the field is yours s ir God ,

and v ppon a v erie honourable composi t ion , I am sentfor now I am sure

,and must euen trusse and to herE n ter Win nyfrecl .

witt i e m istrisWin n if rell , nay come n eere woman . I amsure this Gentleman thi n kes his chamber the sweeterfor your sweet presence .

Win, My absence shal l than ke him my Lord .

Mam. V V hat rude Mistris Win n ifrell ? nay faithyou shall come to him

,an d kisso him ,for his kin den esse .

Win . Nay good my L ord , I le neuer goe to the mar

ket , for that ware I can haue it brought hoe to my dore .

Mam. OWin n ifrell , a man may know by the market! folkes how the market goes .Win . So you may my Lord , but I knowe fewe

L ords that thin ke scorn e to go to that market théselues .

Mam. To goe to it Win n ifrellmay to r ide to it yfaith.

Win . Thats more then I kn owe my L ord .

Mam . Youle not b elieue it then till you are a horseb acke

,will ye? (heare it?

Win . Come ,come , I am sent of a message to youwil youMam. St0 ppe ,stoppe faire Win n ifrecl , would you

haue audience so soone,there were no state in that

yfaith ; this faire gen tlewoman sir .Win . Now w e shall haue a fict ion I b eleiue .

Mam. H ad three Su iters at once .C 2 Win . Youle


Win . Youle leaue out none my L ord .

Mam, No more did you Win n ifrell you en terferde

with them al l in truth .

Win . O Monstrous Lord by this l ight!Mam. Now Sir to make my tale short I wi l l doe that

which she did n ot ; v z . leaue out the two first,the third

comm in g the third night for his turne .

Win . My L ord , my Lord , my Ladie does that , thatno bodie el se does , desires your companie and so fareyou well .Mam. O stay a l ittle sweetWin n ifreel , helpe me but to

trusse my pointes again e , and haue with you .

Win . Not I by my truth my L ord , I had rat her seeyour hose about your heeles ,then I would helpe you totrusse a po int .Mam. O wittie Win n ifred? for that Iest , take thy pas

port,an d tell thy L adies thou leftst me with my hoseabout my heeles .

Win . Wel l ,wel l my L ord you shal l s it till the mosse

grow a bout your heeles ,ere I come at you again e a xit.

Mam. She canno t abide to heare of her three Su iters ; but is not this v erie fit my sweete Claren ce? Thouseest my rare Neece cannot sl eep without me ;but

-for thycompany sake , she shal l to night ; and in the morningI wil l V is it her earely;when doe thou but stand in thatplace

,and thou maiest chance heare ,(but art sure to see)

in what subtill , and farre-fetcht manner I le sol ici te herabout thee .Gla Thanks worthie L ord . exeil n t.

Fin is. Actil s Primis

ACTV S SECV ND I SZENA PR IMAClaren ce Salil s.

Cla . I That haue studied w ith world-skorn in g thoughtsthe waic of heauen , and how trew heauen i s reacht

To

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E il . By my faith but you shall my Lorde , Gods p ittiewhat wil become of you shortly

,that you driue maids a

fore you,& offer to leaue widowes behind you , as man

kin d t l ie , as if you had taken a surfet of our Sex lately ,and our very sight turn d your stomacke?

Mam. Gods my l ife , She abuses her best v n kle ; me

uer trust mee if it were not a good reuen ge to helpe herto the losse of her widowhead .

E i l . That were a reuen ge an d a halfe , indeed .

Mam . Nay twere but a whole reuen ge Neece , butsuch a reuen ge as wou lde more then ob serue the trueru le of a reuen ge .

E i l . I know your rule before you v tter it, V lciscereIn imica sell sin e til a in cainmalla.

Mam. O rare Neece , you may see , what t is to bee aa scho l ler n ow, L earning in a woman is l ike waight in

gold , or Luster in D iaman ts ,which in no other Stone isso rich or refulgentEiig . But say deere V n ckle how could you fi n de inyour heart to stay so long from me?Mam. V V hy alas Neece , y

’are so smeard with thisl lfu l l -widdowes-three -yeeres blacke weede , that I

neuer come to you ,but I dreame of Courfes ,an d Sepulchres ,an d Epitaphs , al l the night after , and thereforedew deere NeeceE i lg . Beshrew my hearte my L orde , if you goe theis

three houres .

Mam. Three houres nay Neece,if I daun ce atten

dance three hours (alone in her chamber) with any Lady so n eere al ideto me , I am v erie idle iafith; marie w ithsuch an other ; I wou lde dau n ce , one , two ,

three , foure ,and fi ue ,th0 it cost me tenne shil l ings : and now I am in ,haue at it ,my head must deu ise something while my feetare p idlin g thus , that may bring her to some fit cous iderati on of my frien d ,who indeed is only a great scholler , and all his hon ours , an d r iches l ie in his mind .

Bilg . Come , Come , pray tel l me v n ckle, how does mycosen

Sir Gy les Gaosecappe.

cosen Momfard

Mam. V V hy, well , v erie wel l Neece , so is my friendClaren ce wel l too , then is there a worthie gentlemanwel l as any is in England I can tel l ye .

E n g . But when did you see my CosenMam. And t is p ittie but he should do wel l ,and he shalldo well too , if all my weal th wi ll make him wel l .En g . V V hat meanes hee by this tro your L o is

v erie dan citiue me thin kes .

Mam. Land I cou ld tel you a thing wou ld make yourLadiship v erie dan citiue , or else it were v erie dun satiue

yfaith. O how the skipp ing of this Christmas blocke ofours moues the b lockheded heart of a woma? indeedany thing that p leaseth the fool ish eye which presentlyrunnes with a lying tale of Excellence to the mind .

E ng . But I pray tell me my Lord cou ld you tell me ofa thing would make me dance say youMam. V V el , farewel l sweet Neece I must needs take

my leaue in earnest .E ng . L ord blesse v s ,heres such a stirwithyour farewels .

Mam. I wil see you again e within these two or threedayes a my word Neece .

E ng . Gods pretious , two or three dayes ? why thisLord is in a maruailous strange humor . Sit d owne sweetV n ckle , yfaith I haue to talke with you about greatematters .Man i . Say then deere Neece , bee shorte y tter your

mind qu ickly now .

En g . But I pray tel l me first , whats that wou ld makeme dauuce yfaithMam. Daun ce ,what dau n ce hetherto your daun

c'

ers legges bow for-sooth , and Caper,an d I erke , andFirke

,an d dan dle the bodie aboue them ,

as i t were their

great childe ; though the speciall I erker bee aboue thisplace I hope

,here l i es that shudd fetch a perfect

woman ouer the Coles yfaith .

E ng . Nay good V n ckle say whats the thing youcould

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cou ld tel me of.Mom. No matter , no matter But let mee see a pas

s ing prosperous forehead of an exceedin g happie distace betwixt the eye b rowes ; a cleere l ightning eye ;a

temperate and freshe blond in both the cheekes ; excellent markes , most excel lent markes of good fortune .

E n g . V V hy,how now V n ckle did you neuer see mee

before ?

Mam. Yes Neece ;but the state of these thin ges atthis instant must bee spec ially ob serued ,

and these outwarde signes being now in this cleere eleuation ,

showeyour v n troub led mind is in an excel lent power, to preferre them to act forth then a l itle deere Neece .E n g . This is excel lent .Mam. The Creses here are excel lent good ; The

proport ion of the chin good ; the l ittle aptn es of it tosticke out;good . And the wart aboue i t most exceeding good .Neuer trust me , if all things bee not an swerable to the predictio of a most diu in e fortune towardsher ; uow if shee haue the grace to apprehend it in thenicke ; thers al l .

En g . V V el l my Lorde , s ince you will not tel l me yoursecret , ile keepe another from you ; with whose discouerie , you may much p leasure mee , and whose con cealement may hurt my estate . And if you bee no kinderthen to see mee so in dan gered ; ile bee very patient of itI assure you .

Mam.Nay then it must instantly foorth.This kind coniuration euen fires it ou t of me ; and (to be short) gatheral l your Iudgmen t togeather , for here it comes .Neece ;

Claren ce Claren ce, rather my Soule then my fried Claren ceof too sub stan tial l a worth , to haue any figures cast about him , notwithstanding , no other woman withEmpires could stirre h is affection s) is with your vertuesmost extreamely i n loue ; and without your requ itall

dead . And with it Fame shal l sound this golden distickethrough the world of you bo th .

S ir Gyles Gaosecapjze.

N on illameliar qn isqn am n ee aman tiar aqn i

V ir fn it, an t il la ren eren tiar alla Dearnm.

Eng . Ay me poore Dame , 0 you amase me V n ckle ,I s this the wondrous fortune you presageV V hat man may miserable women trust ?

Mam. O peace good L adie , I come not to rau isheyou to any thing . But now I see how you accept my motion I perceiue (how v pon true trial l ) you esteeme me .

Haue I ridd al this Circuite to leu ie the powers of yourI udgmen t,that I might not prooue their strength toosodain ly with so v iolent a charge And doe they fight i tout in white b loud . And showe me their hearts in thesoft Christall of teares .E ng . O v n ckle you haue wounded your selfe in charg

in g me that I should shun Iudgem en t as a monster,if it

wou lde not weepe ; I place the poore felicitie of thisworlde in a woorthie frien de , and to see him so v n worthely reuolted , I shedd not the teares of my Brayn e ,butthe teares of my sou le . And if euer nature made tearestheffects of any worthie cause , I am sure I now shedde

them worthelie .

Mam. H er sen suall powers are v p yfaith, I haue thrusther sou le quite from her Tribun all . This i s her Sea’es n a

can s when her sub iects are priueledged to l ibell againsther

,and her friends . But weeps my kind Neece for the

wounds of my frien dshippe and I toucht in friendshipfor wish ing my frien de doubled in her s ingular happinesseEng . How am I doub l

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d ? when my hon our,an d goodname , two essentiall parts of mee ;woulde bee lesse , andlost?Mam. I n whose Iudgmen t

En g . In the iudgmen t of the world.Mam. Which is a fooles boult . N ill il a v iriateme a

airitate rematin s qn ama garisopin ia : But my cleare Neece ,D it

Sir Gi les Goosecappe.

it i s most true that your honour and good name tendred as they are the spec i es of truth are worthil ie twoessent iall parts of you ;But as they cons ist only in ayrietitles and corrupteb le blood (whose b ittern es san itas

et n on n abilitas efiicit) and care not how many base andexe crable acts they commit , they touch you no morethen they touch etern itie .An d yet shal no n ob ilitie youhaue in either ,b e impaired neither .En . Not to marrie a poore gentleman ?

Mam.Respect him not so ; for as he is a gentlemanhe is n ob le ; as he is welthilie furnished w ith true knowledge ,he i s r ich and there in adorn

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d with the exactest complements belong ing to euerlastin g n ob len esse

En g .Which yet will not main tain e him a weekezSuchkinde of n ob len esse giues no cotes of honour norcan scarse gette a cote for n ecessitieMam.Then is i t not sub stan tial l kn oweledge (as it is

in him ) but v erball and fan tasticall for Omn ia in illa i llecomplexn ten et.

En g . V V hy seekes he me then ?Mam. To make you ioyn t partners with him in all

thin ges , and there is but a little partial l difference b etwixt you , that hinders that v n iuersall ioyn ture : Theb ign esse of this c ircle held too neer our eye keepes it frothe whole Spheare of the Sunne ; but could we sustain e

i t indifferently betwixt vs and it , it would then w ithoutchecke of one beame appeare in his ful n es .

E n g . Good V n ckle be content for now shal l I n ouer dreame of contentment .Mam. I haue more then done Ladie ,an d had rather

haue suffer’

d an al teration of my being then of yourIudgemen t ; but (deere neece) for your own e honoursake repaire i t instantly .

En ter H ippalita. Pen elazfie. 7ack. Wil l .

See heere comes the L adies ; make an Aprill day one deare loue and be sodain ely cheere

full

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ful l God saue you more then faire Lad ies , I am gladyour come

, for my busin es wil l haue me gone presen tly.

Hip. V V hymy LordMamfarlt I say?wil you goe b e

fore dinner?Mam. No remedie sweete Bewties ,for which rude

nesse I lay my hands thus lowe for your pardonsPen . 0 Courteous L ordMamfarcl !

Mam . Neece? Men s estan za sala qn ietas .

Salafacit claras men ten iqn e lianaribn s arn at.

En g V ern s li an as In n at at men a’

ax infamia terret.

Man . Mine own e deare nephew ?885 Cla . V V hat successe

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my Lord ?Mam . Excel lent ; excellent ; come I le tell thee

al l . exen n t

H ip. Doe you heare madam ,how our youthes here

haue guld our three su iters?890 E n g not I L adie , I hope our su iters are no fit meatfor our Pages .

Pe. No madam,but they are fit sawoe for ani e

mans meat I le warran t them .

E n g . W hat’s the matter Hippalita?

895 Hp . They haue sent the kn ightes to Barn et madamthis frostie morning to m eete vs their .

Efn g I’st true youths ,are knights fit sub iects for your

kn aueries ?

Wi l . Pray pardon vs madam ,we would be glad toplease anie body .

I a . I in deed ’madam and we were sure we pleas’

d the

highly to tell the you were desirous of their companie .

H ip. O twas good E ngen ia ,their l iuers were too hot ,

you kn ow ,an d for temper sake they must n eedes haue

90 5 a cool ing carde p la id v pon them .

Wi l .A n d besides madam we wood haue them knowethat your two little Pages , which are lesse by halfe

D 2 then


then two leaues , haue more learning in them then is inal l their three v olumn es .

9 1 0 I a . I faithWill,and putt their great pagical l index to

them too .

H ip. But how will ye excuse your abuses wagsWill We doubt not madam , but if it please your La

d iship to put v p thei r abuses ,9 1 5 I a . Trusting they are not so cl eere to you , but youmay .

Wi ll Wee shall make them gladly furn ishe their pockets with them .

H ip. V V el l , children , and foules, agree as you will ,920 and let the world knowe n ow ,women haue nothing todoe with you .

Pe. Come madam I thin ke your dinner bee almostreadie , E n ter Tales K ingcob.

H ip. And see , here are two honorable guestes for you ,925 the Lord Tales ,an d S ir Cn tberetK in gcob.

Ta . Lacke you an yguests madamEn . I my L ord such guests as you .

H ip Theres as common an an swere , as yours was aquestion my Lord .

930 King . V V hy?al things shood be comon betw ixt Lords ,and Ladies you know .

Pen . Indeed Sir Kn tbercl Cingcab, I haue heard , youare e ither of the famil i e of L oue , or of no rel ig ion at al l .E n g . Hee may wel l be said to be of the family of Loue ,

935 he does so flowe in the loues of poore ouerthrown e Ladies .King . You speake of that I wood doe madam , but inearnest , I am now su ing for a n ewe m istres ; locke in myhand s

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weetLadie,an d tell mee what fortune I shal l haue

940 with her .En g . Doe you thin ke me a witch , Sir Cn tberdK ing . Pardon mee Madam , but I know you to bee

learn d in all thin ges .

Eng . Come on l ets seeH ip. He

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Titillation whats that my L ordTal . V V hy L adie t is a pretty kinde of terme newecome v p in perfum in g ,

which they call aT itillation .

Hip. V ery wel l expounded my L ord ; forth with yourkinsmans parts I pray .

Tal . Hee is the best Sempster of any woman in En gland, and w ill worke you needle worke edg ings , andFrench purles from an Angel ] to foure Angells a

yearde .

Eng . Thats pretious ware indeed .

Tal . He will worke you any flower to the l ife , as l ikeit as if it grewe in the veric place , and being a del icateperfumer , hee will giue it you his perfect and n aturall

sauor .

H ip. This is wonderful ; forth sweet L ord Tales.

Tal . He will make you flyes and wormes , of al l sortesmost l iuely, and is now working a whole bed embrodred

,with nothing but glowe wormes ; whose l ightes

1 000 a has so perfectly done , that you may goe to bed in the

1 0 1 0

chamber , doe any thing in the Chamber , without aCandle .

Pen e. Neuer trust me if it be not incredible ; forth my

good L ord .

Tal . H ee is a most excellent Turner , and w ill turneyou wassel -bowles , and posset Cuppes caru

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d with L ibberdes faces , and Lyons b eades with spoutes in the irmouthes ,to let out the posset Ale , most artificial ly .

E ng . Forth good L ord Tales .

Pen e. Nay good my Lord no more , you haue spokenfor him thoroughly I warrant you .

H ip. I laymy l ife Cupid has shott my sister in loue w ithhim out of your l ipps my Lord .

En g . V V el , come in my L ords , and take a bad d innerwith me now , and wee wil l al l goe with you at night toa better supper with the Lord ,an d Ladie Fn rn ifall .King .Tale. V V e attend you honorable Ladies .

Exen n t.

A C T V S

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ACTV S TERT I I SCXENA PR IMA.

E n ter R n clesby Gaasecappe.

Rial . Bullaker .

But. I S ir .

Rn d . Ride an d catch the Captain es horse .

But. So I doe Sir .

Rud . I wonder Sir Gyles you wood let him goe soe ,and not r ide after him .

Gaas . V V ood I might neuer be mortal l S ir Cn tt: ifI ridd not aftter him ,

till my horse sweat ,so that he hadnere a drie thread on him

,& hol lod hol lod to him to

stay him , t ill I had thought my fingers ends wood haue

gon offwith hol lowin gs ; I le be sworn to ye yet he ranhis way l ike a D iagen es,an d would neuer stay for vs .

R ial . H ow shal l wee doe to get the lame Captain e toL ondon , now his horseis gone ?Gaas . Why hee is but a lame I ade neither Sir Mayle,

we shal soone our’

take him I warrant ye .

R ial . And yet thou saist thou gallopst after him asfast as thou coodst , and coodst not Catch him ; I laymy l ife some Crabfi she has bitten thee by the tongue ,thou speakest so backward still .Gaas . But heres al l the doubt Sir Ci l tt: if nobo

die shoold catch him n ow ,when hee comes at London ,some boy or other wood get v ppe on him and ridehim hotte into the water to washe him ; I le beesworn e I fol lowed one that ridd my horse into theThames , till I was v ppe tooth knees hetherto ; andif it had no t beene for feare of go ing ouer shooes ,

because I am troubled with the rheume , I woodhaue taught him to washe my horse w hen hee washott yfath ; En ter Fout.how n ow sweet Capta in dost teele any ease in thy payneyet e

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Rud . Ease in his paine quoth you , has good lucke ifhe feele ease in paine I thin ke , but wood any asse in theworld ride downe such a hill as H ighgate i s , in such afrost as this , and neuer l ightFoul . Gods pretious Sir Cn tt. your Frenchman neuer

l ights I tel l ye .

Gaas. Light S ir Cutt,Sl ight and I had my horse again ,theres nere a paltrie Engl ish frost an them al l shoodmake me l ight .R n el . Goe too you French Zanies you , you wil follow

the french steps so lo n g ,til l you be not able to set oneSound Steppe oth ground al l the daies of your l ife .

Gaas . Why Sir Cut : I care not if I be not sound so Ibe wel l , but we were iustly plaugde by this hil l , for following women thus .Fout. I and Engl ish women too sir Gi les .

R n el . Thou art st ill prat ing aga inst Engl ish womenI haue seene none of the French dames I confesse , butyour greatest gal lan ts ,for men in Fran n ee, were here lately I am sure , and methin kes there should be no moredifference betwixt our Lad ies and theirs , then there isbetwixt our L ordes and theirs ,an d our Lords are as farrbeyond them yfaith, for person , and Courtshippe , asthey are beyond ours for phan tasticall itie .

Fon l . O Lord sir Cut, I am sure our Ladies hold ourL ords tack for Courtshippe , and yet the french Lordsput them downe , you noted it sir Gyles .

Gaas. O God sir,I stud and heard it

,as I sat ith pre

sence .

Bull . How did they put them downe I pray thee?Fout. Why for wit,an d for Court-shippe SirMaile.

Fout. As how good lefthan dded Fran cois .

Fon V V hy Sir when Mon sien r Larn bais came to yourm istris the L adie Hippolita as she sate in the presence , s ittdowne here good S ir Gyles Gaasecappe,hee kn eeld me byher thus Sir, and with a most queint French starte

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in hisspeech of ah bellissime, I desire to die now sa ies hee for

your


1 090 i n his speech o f ah bellissime I desire to die now saies hefor your loue that I might be buried here .

R ial . A good p ick-thacht complement by my faith ;but I prethee what an swer

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d she .

Fon l . She , I scorn e to note that I hope then did he1 095 vie it again e with an other hah .

R n d . That was hah , hah , I wood haue put the thirdhah to it , if I had been as my m istris , and hah,hah,haht

him out of the ptesen ce yfaith,

Fan l . Hah saies he , theis faire eyes , I wood not for a1 1 00 mill ion they were in Praun ce, they wood ren ewe all our

ciuill -wars ag ain e .

Goose. That was not so good me thin kes captain e .

R n cl . Wel liudgd yfaith,there was a l ittle wi t in thatI must c6 fesse ,b ut she pu t him down far ,& afi swered hi m

1 1 0 5 with aquesti6 & that was whether he wood seem a loueror a ie stter , if a louer a must tel her far more lykel ierthen those ,or else she was far fre b el ieu in g the, if a I ester ,she cood haue much more rid iculous iests then his oftwenty fooles that followed the court , and told him she

1 1 1 0 had as l ieue be courted with a brush faggot as with afrechman ,

that spet it selfe al in sparks ,& wou ld soonerfi re ones chimney then warme the house , and that suchfparkes were good enough yet to set thatcht d ispositiosa fi re ,b ut hers was t i ld with sleight , and respected the

1 1 1 5 as sleightly.

Gaas . V V hy so Captain e ,an d yet you talke of your

great frenchmen , to God l ittl e England had neuerkn own e the m I may say .

Foul . V V hat’

s the matter s ir Gi les , are you out of1 1 20 loue with frenchmen now of a soda ine .

Gaas . Slydd captain e V V ood not make one,

I le be sworn e , I le be sworn e , they tooke awaya mastie dogge of mine by commiss ion now , Ithin ke on’t makes my teares stand in my eyes

1 1 25 with greefe , I had rather lost the dearest friendthat euer I lay withal , in my l ife be this l ight,n euer stir if

he

[34] Sir Gy les Gaasecappe.

ifhee fought not with great Sekersan foure hours to one ,oremoste take v p hin dmoste,an d tooke so many loauesfrom him , that hee sterud him presently So at last thedogg cood doe no more then a Beare cood doe ,an d thebeare being heau ie with hunger you know ,

fel l v pponthe dogge , broke his backe , and the dogge neuer stirdmore .R n a

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. V V hy thou saist the frenchmen tooke him awayGaas . Fren chmen , I ,so they did too , but yet and heehad not bin kild , twood nere a greeud me .

Fan l . O excel lent v n itie of speach .

En terWi ll an d Iacke at sen erall doares.

Will Saue ye knights .Ia . Saue you Captain e .

Fan l . Pages , welcome my fine pages .R n cl . Welcome boyes .Gaas . V V elcome sweetWi ll , good Iacne.

Fon l . But how chaunce you are so farre from Londonnow pages , is it not almost dinner t ime .

Wi ll Yes indeed Sir ,but we left our fel lowes to wait foron ce ,an d cood not chuse in pure loue to your worships

,

but we must needs come and meet you , before you mettour L adies , to tel l you a secret .Omn es A secrett , what secret I pray thee?I a . If euer your worships say any thin g .we are v n don efor euer .Omn es Not for a world belen e it .Wi ll V V hy then this it is ; wee ouerheard our Ladies

as they were talking i n priuate say they refusde to meetyou at Barnet this morning of purpose , because theywood try which of you were most patient .I a . And some said you ,Sir Gyles, another you Sirand the third you Captain e ,Om. This was excel lent .Will Then did they sweare one another not to excuse

themselues to you by any meanes that they might tr iey ou the better,n ow if they shal seeyou say nothing in the

world

Sir Gy les Gaasecappe.

worlde to them,what may come of it , when L adies b e

1 1 6 5 gin to tr ie their suters onee , l hope your wisedomes caniudge a l i ttle .

Foul . O ho my l ittle kn aue let vs alone now yfaith,

wood I might be Casheird , if I say any thing .

Bad . Faith and I can forb eare my To ngue as wel l as1 1 70 another I hope .

Gaas . V V ood I might be degraded if I speake a word ,I le tell them I care not for loosing my labour .Foul . Come knights shal l we not reward the pages?Rud . Yes I. prethee doe , Sir Gyles giue the boyes

1 1 75 something .

Gaas . Neuer stirre Sir Cutt, if I haue euer a groat aboutme but one three pence .

Foul . V V ell knights ile lay out fors al l , here my fi n epages .

1 1 80 Wi ll No in deed ant please your worshippe .

Foul . O pages refuse a g entlemans boun tie .

Ia . Crie you mercy Sir , than ke you sweete Capta ineFoul . And what other newes is stirr ing my fine villia

1 1 85 cos .Will Marrie Sir they are in u ited to a greate supper tonight to your Lords house Captain e ,the Lord Fn rn ifall ,and there will bee your great cosen Sir Gyles Gaasecappe,the L orde Tales, and your v n ckle Sir Cn tt. Rudesby,

Sir

1 1 90 Cn tbertK ingcob.

Fout. The Lord Tales, what coun triman is heeI a . A kentish L ord Sir , his aun cestors came forth off

Can terburie .

Fon l . Out of Can terburie .

1 1 95 Wil l I indeed Sir the best Tales in England are yourCan terburie tales, I assure ye .

E n d . the boy tels thee true Captain e .

I a . H ee writes his name Si r ,Tales, and hee being thetenth sonne his father had ; his father Christ

l 2oo ned him DecemTales, and so his whole name is theE 2 L ord

1 2 1 0

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[36 ] S ir Gyles Gaasecappe.

L ord Decem Tales.

Gaas. A my mortallitie the boy knowes more then Idoe of our house .

Bull . But is the L adie Furn ifall (Captain e) still of thesame drinking humor she was wont to be .Faul . Still of the same kn ight ,an d is neuer in any so

ciab le vaine t il l she be typsie , for in her sobrietie shee i smadd ,an d feares my good l ittle old L ord out of all proportion .

King . And therefore as I he ar he will earn estly in uite

guestes to his hou se ,of purpose to make his wife dronk ,and then dotes on her humor m ost prophan ely.

Fan l . Tis very true knight ; wee wil l suppe with themto night ; and you shal l see her ; and now I thin ke ont ,ile tell you a thing knights , wherein perhaps you mayexceedin ly pleasure me .

Gaas . V V hats that good Captain .

Foul . I am desirous to helpe my L ord to a good mer

ri e Foole , if I cood help him to a good merry on e ,hemight doe me very much credit I assure ye .

R n d . Sblood thou speakest to vs as if wee cood seruethy turne .Fout. 0 Fran n ee Sir Cutt : your Frenchman wood nothaue taken me so for a world , but because Pooles comeinto your companies man y times to make you merrieBull . As thou doost .

Gaas . Nay good Sir Cn tt : you know fooles doe comeinto your companies .R n it I and thou kn owst i t too , no man better .Fan l . Beare with Chol ler Sir Gyles .

Wi ll . But wood you helpe your L ord to a good fooleso faine Sir .

Foul . I my good page exceeding faine .

I a . You mean a wen ch,do you not S ir ,a fool ish wech?Foul . Nay I wood haue a man foole ,for his L ordzpage .

Will Does his L ord zloue a foo le , so we] I pray .

Faul . Assure thy selfe page , myL ord loues a foole as

[38] Sir Gi les Gaascappc.

I a . Not for a world sir , we wi ll goe b oth ,an d seeke

him presently .

Foul . Doe so my good waggesWi l . Saue you knights .I a . Saue you Captain e .

Exeun t.Foul . Farewel l my prettie kn aues ,come kn ights ,shall

we resolue to goe to this Supper?Bull . V V hat el se .

Gaas . And let’s prou ide torche s for our men to sit atdore withal l captain e .

Fout. That we wil l I warrant you s ir Gi les.

Bud . Torches?why the Moone wil l shine man .

Gaas . The moone Sir Cut : I scorn e the moone yfaith,

Slydd sometimes a man shal not get her to shine if hewood g iuc her a couple of Capons , and one of themmust be white too

, God for giue me I cud neuer abideher s ince yesterday,she seru

’

de me such a trick tothernight .R n cl . V V hat tr ick sir Gyles?Gaas . V V hy s ir Cut: cause the daies be mortal l and

short now you knowe,and I loue daie l ight well ; I

thought it went a waie faster then it needed , and runafter it into F in sbil rie-fieldes i th calme euen in g to seethe winde-mils goeg euen as I was go ing ouer a ditchthemoone by this l ight of purpose runnes me b ehind a cloud ,an d lets me fall into the ditch by heauen .

R n d . That was ill done in her in deed s ir Giles .

Gaas . I ll done sir Cn t: Slydd a man may beare , andb eare ,b ut and she haue noe more good manners , butto make euery black slouen ly cloude a pearle in her eyeI shal l nere loue Engl ish moone again e , whi le I l lueI le b esworn e to ye .

Foul . come knights to L ondon horse ,horse , horseEn d . In what a case he i s w ith the poore Engl ish

moon e,b ecause the french moon es(their torches ) wil~

be


be the less e in fashion , and I warrant you the Captain ewill remember it too , tho hee say no thi ng , hee secondshis resolute chase so and followes him , I le laymy l ife youshal l see them the nex t cold night , shut the moon eshin e

out of their chambers,and make it l ie without doores

all night . I discredit my wi tt with their companies nowI thin ke on

’

t, p lague a god on them ; I le fal l a beat ing on

them presently .

En ter LardeMomfarcl an d Claren ce.

Claren ce Horatio.

Cla. S ing good Horatio, while I s igh and write .

According to my master Platas mindeThe Soule is musick , and doth therefore ioyIn accents musical l , which he that hatesV V ith points of discorde is togeather tyedAnd barkes at Reason , Consonant in sence .

D iu in e Engen ia ,b eares the ocular formeOf musicke and of Reason , and presentsThe Sou l e exempt from fl esh in flesh in flam’

d,

Who must not loue hir then , that loues his souleTo her I write , my fri end , the starre of friendsV V il needs haue my strange l ines greet her strangeAnd for h is sake ile powre my poore Soule forthIn floods of Inke ; but did not his kind handBarre me with violent grace , I wood consume .

In the white flames of her impass ionate L oueEre my harsh l ipps shood vent the odorous blaze .

For I am desperate of al l worldly o es

And there was neuer man so harsh to men,

V V hen I am ful lest of digested l ifeI seeme a l iuelesse Embrion to al lEach day rackt v p in nightl ike Fun erall .S ing good Haratia, whilst I s igh and write .

Can ta


The Letter .

Snfi'

er him to lan e that sufi'

ers n ot Zon ing ,my lan e

without passion an d thereforefreefrom alter ation .

Prose is too harsh,an d verse is poetr i eV V hy shood I write thea errit clad in InkeI s but a mourn er ,an d as good as nakedI wil l not write my friend shal l speake for meSing o ne staue more my good Horatio

Can to.

I must remember I knowe whom I loue ,A dame of learn in g ,an d of l ife exemtFrom al l the Idle fanc i es of her sex

,

And this that to an other dame wood seemePerplext and fou lded i n a rudele sse vaileWilb e more cleere then ballads to her eyeI le write , if but to satisfi e my friendYour third stan ce sweet Haratia and no more .

Can to.

How v ain ely doe I offer my strange loue .

I marrie , and bid states ,an d en tertain e

Ladies with tales and iests ,an d Lords with newesAnd keepe a house to feast Acteon s houndsThat eate their maister ,an d let ydell guestsDrawe me from serious search of thin gs diu in eTo bid them sit ,an d welcome

,an d take care

To sooth their pal ats with choyce kytchin -stuffAs al l must doe that marrie and keepe houseAnd then looke on the left s id of my yoakeOr on the right perhaps and see my wifeDrawe in a qu ite repugnant course from meBusied to starch her french purles ,an d her puffsWhen I am in my An ima reflexa

qui ll sitfa licitas,qn a° origo rerum?

And make these beings that are kn own e to beThe onely se rious ob iects of true menSeeme shadowes ,with sub stan tial l stir she keepesAbout her shadowes ,which if husbands loue

Sir Giles Gaasecappe.

They must b el ieue , and thus my other selfeBrings me another bodie to d isposeThat haue alreadie much too much of one ,And must not looke for any Soule of herTo helpe two ru le to bodies .Mom . Fie for shame .

I neuer heard of such an an tedam e .

Doe women bring no helpe of soule to men ?

V V hy friend they either are mens soules themselues

Or the most witt ie Im itatrixes of themOr prett iest sweet apes of humaine Soules ,That euer Nature fram’

d ; as I will proue .

For first they be Substan tia ln cia’aeAnd purer then mens bodies l ike their soules,V V hich mens harsh haires both of their brest chin n e

Occasion d by their grose and ruder b eatePlain ely demonstrates Then l ike soules they doe ,Mon ere corpora, for no power on earthMoues a mans bodie

,as a woman does!

Then doe they Dareforn zas carportOr adde faire formes to men , as their sou les doe :For but for women , who wood care for formesI v owe I neuer wood washe face ,n or handsNor care how ragg

’

d ,or slouen l ie I wentV V er

’

t not for women ,who of al l mens pompes

Are the true final ] causes Then they makeMen in their Seedes imortal l l ike their Sou lesThat els wood perish in a spanne of time .

Oh they be Sou lel ike-Creatures ,an d my NeeceThe Sou le of twen tie rare Soules stild in one .

Cla .That ,that i t i s my L ord ,that makes me loue .

Mom .oh are ye come Sir ,welcom e to my NeeceAs I may say at midnight gentle friendWh at haue you wrott I prayCla . Strange stuffe my L ord .

Mam. Indeed the way to b el ieue is to loueAnd the right way to loue is t o b el ieue ,

F

[42] Sir Gi lesGooscappc.

This I wil l carry now with pen and InokeFor her to v se in an swere , see , sweet friendShe shal l not stay to cal l , but while the steeleOf her affect ion is made softe and hott

,

I le strike and take occasion by the browe .

B lest is the wooing thats not long a doo in g .

Gla . H ad euer man so true , and noble friendOr wood men thin ke this sharpe worlds freez ing AireTo al l true honour and iud icial l loueV V ood suffer such a florishin g pyn e in bothTo ouerlooke the boxe-trees of this time ?V V hen the learn d m ind hath by impuls ion wroughtH er eyes cleere fire into a knowing flame .

No elemental ] smoke can darken itNor Northen coldn es n yppe her Daphn ean flower

,

0 sacred frien dshippe thanks to thy kind powerThat being retir

’

d from al l thefaithles worlde

Appearst to me in my v n worldly friend ,And for thine own e sake let his noble mindBy mouing preseden t to all his kind

(L ike lust Deucalion of earths ston ie bonesRepaire the world with humane blond and fleshAnd dying vertue w ith new l ife refresh .

ACTV S QV ARTV S.

En terTales,Kingcab,Engen ia ,H ippolita,Pen elope,Win n ifrell .

King . Tis time to leaue your Chests L adies tis toostudious an exercise after dinner .Tal . Why is it cal

’d ChestsH ip. Because they lean e v ppon their Chests that

play at it .Tal I wood haue it cald the strife of wittes , for tis a

game so w itt ie , that w ith strife for maisterie, wee hunt i teagerly .

Eng . Specially


Eng Specially where the wit of the Gaasecaps are in chasemy L ord .

Tal . I am a Gaasecappe b y the mothers s ide madam , atleast my mother was a Gaasecappe.

Pen . And you were her white sonne , I warrant myLord .

Tal . I was the yon gest L adie , and therefore must beher white sonne ye know

,the youngest of tenne I was .

H ip. And the wisest of Fifteen e .

Tal . And sweet L adie wil l ye cast a kind eye nowv pon my Cos in ,Sir Gyles Gaasecappe.

Pen . Pardon my L ord I haue neuer a spare eye to castaway I assure ye .Tal . I wonder you shood Coun t it cast away Ladie

v ppon him ,doe you remember those fewe of hi s good

partes I rehearst to you .

Pen . V erie perfectly my L ord , amongst which one ofthem was , that he is the best Sempster of any woman inEn glan d , pray lets see some of his workeH ip. Sweet L ord lets see him sowe a l ittle .

Tal . You shal l a mine honour L adie .

En g . Hees a goodly greate knight in deed ;an d a l ittleneedle in his hand wil l become him prettel ie .

K in g . From the Sp anish pike to the Spanish n eedle ,heshal l play with any kn ight in England Ladie .

E ng . But not ecan n erso from the Spanish needle tothe Spanish p ike .King . I thin ke he be too wise for that indeed madam ,

for he has 20 . mi les length in land l i es togeather, andhee wood bee loath to bring it all to the length of apike .

H ip. But no man commends my blount Seruan t SirCn tt: R n llesbymethinks .King . Hee is a kind gentleman L adie though heebee blunt , and is of this humor , the more you pre

sume v ppon him without Ceremon ie , the moreF 2 he

[44] S ir Gyles Gaasecappe.

he loues you , if he knowe you thin ke him kinde onceand wil l say nothing but stil l v se him ,

you may mel thim into any kin den esse you wil l ; he is right l ike a wo

man , and had rather , you shood b lun tl ie take the

greatest fauour you can of him ,then shamefastly intreat

i t .En g H e sa ies we ] to you Hippolita .

H ip I madam ,but they saie , he wil l beat one inI est , and byte in kin den esse , and teare ones ruffes in

1 50 0 Courtshippe .

K ing . Some that he make s sport withal l perhappes ,but none that he respects I assureye .

H ip. And wha’ts his l iu in g si r Cn tbeard ?

K ing . Some two thousand a yeare L adie .

1 50 5 H ip. I pray doe not tell him that I ask’

t ,for I standnot v pon l iu in g .

Kin g 0 Good L adiewho can liue without l iu in g ?

En ter Momfarcl

Mom St il l heere L ordings? good companions

yfaith, I see you come not for v ittle s .Tal . V ittles ,my L ord , I hope we haue . vittles at

home .

Mom. I but sweet Lord,there is a principle in the

Polititian s phisicke , Eat not your meat v po n othermens trenchers ,& beware of surfits of your own e costemanie good companions cannot abide to eate meateat home ye kn ow .An d how faires m y noble Neecen ow ,an d her faire Lad l e Feeres?

E n g . V V hat winde b lowes you hether troe ?

Mom. Harke you madam,the sweete gale of one

Claren ces breath , with this his paper sayle b lowes mehether .E n g . Aye me sti l , in that humor ? beshrowe my

hart if I take anie Paper s from him .

Mom. K inde bosome doe thou take it then .

En g . Nay


man,an swere v n ckle ?what doe ye thin ke me desperate

of a husbandMom. Not so n eece ,b ut carelesse of your poore v n

kle .

En g . I wi ll not write that’s certaine .

Mom. V V hat wil you haue my friend and I perrish,

doe you thirst our bloods ?

E ng . 0 yare in a m ightie danger noe doubton ’t .Mom. If you haue our bloods beware our ghostes I

can tel l ye ,come wil l ye write ?E ng . I w ill not write yfaith.

Mam. yfaith dame , then I must be your secretarie Isee , heres the letter , come , doe you dictate and I le

write .

Eng . If you write no otherwise then Idictate , it wi ll scarce proue a kinde an swere I bele eue .

Mam. But you wil l be adu is’de I trust . Secretariesare o f cou n saile with their countesses , thus it beg ins .

Suffer him to loue ,that suffers not lou in g ,what an swere

you to that?

En g . He loues extreamely that suffers not in loue .

Mom. He an sweres you for that presen tl ie , his loueis with out passion ,an d therefore free from alterati on ,for Pati you know is in Alteration em labi ; he loues youin his sou le he tels you

,wherein there is no passion ,saie

dame what an swere you .

En g . Nay if I an swere anie thing .

Mam. V V hy? v erie well , ile an swere for you .

En g . You an swere? shal l I set my hand to your answere?

Mom. I by my faith shal l ye .

En g . By my faith,but you shal an swere as I wood haueyou then .

Mom. A lwaies put in with adu ice of your secretarie ,neece , come ,what an swere you ?

En g . Since


1 600 En g . S ince you n eedes will haue my A n swere , I le

An swere b riefely to the first , and last part of his letter .Mam. Doe so Neece ; and leaue the midst fo r him

selfe a gods n ame,what is yo ur an sweareE ng . I cannot but suffer you to loue if you do loue .

1 60 5 Mom. Why very good , there it is , and wil l requityour loue ; say you soE ng . Beshrowe my l ipps then my Lord .

Mom. Beshrowe my fingers but you shall ; what , youmay promise to requite his loue , and yet not promise

1 6 1 0 him marriage I h0pe ; we ] , and w ill requ ite your loue .

En g . Nay g ood my Lord ho ld your hand , for ile beesworn e , ile not set my hand too

’t .Mom V V el l hold of your hand good madam till i t

shood come on , I le be readie for it anon , I warrant ye1 6 1 5 now forth ; my L oue is wi thout pass ion , and therefore

free from alteration , what an swere you to that madam ?

En g . Euen this my L orde , your L oue being mental ] ,n eedes no b odely Requ itall .Mom. I am Content with that , and here it i s ; but in

1 6 20 hart .E ng . V V hat but in hartMom. Hold of your hand yet I say

,I doe embrace

and repaie itE ng . You may write v n ckle, but if you get my hand

1 6 25 to it ,Mam. Alas Neece this is nothi ng , i st any thing to a

b odely marriage , to say you loue a me in Soule ifyour harts agree and your bodies meet n ot? s implemarriarge rites , now let vs foorth: he e is in the way

1 6 30 to fel icitie , and desires your hand .

E n g . My hand shal l alwaies s igne the way to felicitie .

Mam. V ery good , may not any woman say this now .

C-on clud now sweet Neece .

En g . And so God prosper your I ourn ey .

1 635 Mom. Charitably concluded,though farre short of

that loue I wood haue showen to any friend of yoursNeece

[48] Sir Gyles Gaasecappe.

Neece I sweare to you ,your hand now , an dlet this little stay his appetite .

E ng . Read what you haue writ my Lord .

Mam. What needs that madam , you remember it Iam sure .

E ng . Well if it want sence in the Composition let

my secretarie be b lam’

d for’t , theirs my hand .

Mam. Thanks gentle Neece , now ile reade it .E ng . V V hy n ow,m0 re then before I pray?Mam. That you shal l see straite , l cannot but suffer

you to loue if you doe loue and wil requ ite your loue .E ng . Remember that requ itall was of your own putning it , but it shal be after my fashion I warrant ye .

Mom. Interrupt me no more ,your loue be ing mentoll needs no b odely requ ital l , but in hart I embracerepay it ; my hand shal l alwaies signe the way to fel icitie ,

and my selfe knit with you in the bande s of marriage euet walke with you , in it , and so God prosper our iourney

Eugen ia .

En g . Gods me l ife , t is not thus I hope .

Mam . By my l ife but it i s Neece .

E ng . By my l ife but tis none of my deed then .

Mam. Doe you v se to set your han d to that whichis not your deed , your hand is at it Neece , and if therebe any law in E n glan d ,you shal l performe it tooEn g . V V h,ythis i s plaine dishonoured deceit .

Does al l your truest kin dn es end in lawe .r"

Mom. Haue pat ience Neece , for what so ere I sayOnely the lawes of faith , and thy free loueShal l ioyn e my friend and thee ,or naugh t at a] ,By my frien ds loue ,an d by this kisse it shall .

E n g . V V hy,thus did false Accon tius snare Cyltippe.

Mam. Indeed cleere loue his wile was something l ikeAnd then tis no v n heard-of trecherie

That was enacted in a goddes Eye ,

Accon tin sworthie loue feard not Dian aBefore

S ir Gy les Gaasecappe.

Before whome he con triu ’

de this sweete deceiteE n g . V V el there you haue my han d ,but ile b esworn e

I neuer did thing so against my wi ll .

Mom . T’wil l proue the better madam ,doub t it not .

And to al lay the billows of your blood ,Rais

’

de with my motion bold and oppos iteDeere neece suppe with me ,an d refresh your spiritesI haue in u ited your companionsV V ith the two guests that dinde with you to daie ,And wi ll send for the o ld Lord Furn ifallThe Captain es and his mates and (tho at night)V V e wi ll be

“

merrie as the morning Larke.

En g . No ,no my L ord ,you will haue Claren ce there .

Mom . A las poore gentleman I must tell you nowH ees extreame s icke ,

an d was so when he writt

Tho he did charge me not to tell you so ;And for the world he cannot come ab roade .

E n g . I s this the man that without passion louesMom. I doe not tell you he is s icke with loue ;

Or if he be t is wilfu ll passion .

V V hich he doth choose to suffer for your sakeAnd cood restrain e his sufferance with a thought ,V ppon my l ife he will not trouble you ;And therefore worthie neece faile not to come .

E ng . I will on that condition .

Mom . Tis perform’

d : f0 r were my friend well andcood comfort me ; I wood no t now in treate your companie , bu t one of you I must haue , or I die ,oh such afriend is worth a monarchie . Exen n t.

E n ter Lord Fn rn ifal l .R n dsbie.Gaase

cappe.Fowlweather .Bullaker .

1 70 5 Fn r . Nay my gal lants I wil l te ll you more .

All .Forth good my Lord .

Fur . The euen in g came an d then our waxen starsSparkled about the heauen ly court ofFraun ce .

V V hen I then young and readian t as the sunne

[50 ] Sir Gy les Gaasecappe.

Gaue luster to those lampes , and curl ing thusMy golden foret0ppe , stept into the presence ,Where set with other princely dames I foundThe Countesse of Lan calier an d her neeceV V ho as I told you cast so fix’

d an eyeOn my b ehau iours talking w ith the kingA ll True my good Lord .

Fur . They rose when I came in , and al l the l ightsBurn d dim for shame , when I stood v p and shind .

Foul . 0 most passionate description S ir Cutt:Rn a

’. True of a candles end .

Gaas. The passin gst description of a can dle ,that euerl iu’d Sir Cn tt:Fur . Yet aymd I not at them ,

nor seemd to noteV V hat grace they did me ,but found courtly causeTo talke with an accompl isht gentlemanNew come fro m I talie ,

in quest of newesI spake Ital i an with him .

Rud . What so youngFur . O rarissin i e v alte callan o n elparlar n astrofamiliare.

Faul .Sl idd ,a cood speake it kn ight,at three yeare old .

Fur . Nay gentle Captain e doe not set me forthI loue in not , in truth I loue it not .Foul . Sl ight my Lord but truth is truth you know .

Gaas. I dare ensure your L ordship,Truth is truth ,

I haue heard in Fraun ce , they speake Fren ch as well ,as their mother tongue my L ord .

Fur . V V hy t is thei r mother tonge my noble knightBut (as I tel l you ) I seem

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d not to noteThe L adies notes of me , but held my talke ,with that I tal ion ate Frenchman , and tooke time

(Stil l as our conference seru’

d) to shew my CourtshipIn the three quarter legge ,an d setled looke,

The quick kisse of the toppe of the forefingerAnd other such exploytes of good Accost ;Al l which the Ladies tooke into their eyesW ith such attention that their fauours swarm

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About


About my bosome , in my hatt,min e eares ,

In skarffes about my thighes ,v pon mine armesThicke on my wrystes , -and thicker on my hands ,

1 750 And still the lesse I sought , the more I found .

A ll this I tel l to this notorious end ,That you may v se your Courtship with lesse careTo your coy mistresses ; As when we strikeA goodly Sammon ,

with a l ittle l ine1 755 W e doe not tugge to hale her v p by force

For then our l ine wood breake ,an d our hooke lost ;But let her carelesse play alongst the streameAs you had left her , and sheele drowne her selfe .

Fout A my l ife a most ri ch comparison .

1 760 Gaas . Neuer stirre , if it bee not a richer Caparison ,then my L orde my Cosine wore at tilt , for that was brodred with noth ing but moon eshin e ith the water , andthis has Sermons in’t ; by heauen a most edible Caparise.

Ru . O dious thou woodst say,for Ceparises are odious .1 76 5 Foul . So they are in deede s ir Cut al l but my Lords .

Gaas. Bee Capari sons odious Sir Cn tt: what l ike flowersRud . O asse they be odorous .Gaas . A botts athat stin ckin g worde odorous , I

1 770 can neuer hitt on’t .

Fur . And how l ike you my Court-coun saile gal lets ha ?

Fon l . Out of al l proportion excellent my L ord :& b eleeue it for Emphatical l Courtship,your L ordship putsdowne al l the Lords of the Court .

1 775 Fur . N0 good Captain e no . (Courtship .

Fon l . ByFraun ce you doe my L ordfor EmphaticallFur . Eor Emphaticall Courtship indeed I can doe

somewhat .Fout. Then does your merrie entertainment become

1 780 you so festifal ly, that you haue all the brauerie of a Sa intGeorges day about ye when you v se i t .Fur . Nay thats too much in sadn es Captain e .

Gaas . 0 good my L ord , let him prayse you ,what so ereG 2 it


i t costs your Lordshippe .

1 785 Foul . I assure your Lord shippe your merrie b ehau iour does so festifaliy showe v pon you , that euery highholl iday when Ladies wood bee most b ewtiful l ; eue1y

one wishes to God shee were turn d into such a l ittleLord as you ,

when y’are merrie .

1 790 Gaas . By this fire they doe my Lord , I haue heard am .

Fur . Marrie God forbid knight they shood be turn dinto me ; I had rather be turn d into them amine honor .Foul . Then for your L ordships qu ippes ,& qu ick iests ,

why Gesta Raman arnm were nothing to them a my vertue1 795 Fn r . Wel l ,well ,wel l , I wil l heare thee no more , I will

heare thee no more ,good Captain e , Tha’

st an excellentw itt , and thou shal t haue Crown es amine honour , andnow knights and Captain , the foole you told me off,d0you a] know him .

1 80 0 Gaas . I know him best my L ord .

Fur . Doe you Sir Gyles, to him then good kn ight ,be here with him ,an d here ,an d here ,an d here again e ; Imeane haint him v n to vs Sir Gyles,pain t him liuely, ] iue

ly n ow ,mygood knightly boy .

1 80 5 Gaas . Why my good L ord?hee wil l nere be long fromvs

,because we are al l mortal l you know .

Fur . V erie true ,Gaas . And as soone as euer wee goe to dinner ,

supper togeather,1 81 0 En d . Dinner and supper togeather, whens that troe

Gaas . A wil l come you in amongst vs , with his Cloakebutton d ,loose v n der his chin n e .

Rial . Button d loose my L ord ?

Gaas. I me L ord b utton d loose still ,and both the flaps1 81 5 cast ouer before , both his shoulders afore him .

R n d . Both shou ldiers afore himFar . From before him hee meanes forth good Sir

Gyles .

Gaas . L ike a potentate My L ord1820 En d . Much l ike a Potentate indeed .

Gaas. For al l the world l ike a Potentate S .Cn t: ye know .

Rud .So

[54] Sir Gi les Gaasecappe.

Goas .Slydd pages ,you le not cheates of our foole wil ye ?

I a . V V hy s ir Gi les ,hees too dogged and bitter foryou in truth , we shal l bring you a foole to make youlaugh ,an d he shall make al l the world laugh at vs .Wi ll . I indeed s ir Gi les,an d he knowes you so we] tooGiles Knowe me ? sl ight he knowes me no more then

the begger knowes his d ish .

7 a .Faith he begs you to be content sir Gi les,for he wilnot come .

Goos . Begg me ? sl ight I wood I had kn own e that , tother daie , I thought I had met him in Paules ,& he hadbyn anie body else but a p iller , I wood haue runne himthi ough by heauen , beg me ?Fon l He b egges you to be content s ir Giles, that 13 ,

he praies you .

Gaas . 0 does he praise me ,then I commend him .

Far . Let this v n sutab le foole goe s ir Gi les, we willmake shift w ithout h im .

Gaas . That we wil a my word my L ord ,an d haue him

too for al l this .Wi l . Doe not you say so s ir Giles, for to tell you true

that foole is dead .

Goos . Dead?Sl ight that cannot be man , I knowe hewood ha writ to me out had byn so .

Fur . Qu ick or dead let him goe sir Giles .

I a . I my L ord ,for we haue better newes for you toharken after .Fur . what are they my good Nouation s?

Ia. My LordMomford in treates your Lorship andthese knights and captain e to accompany the countesseEugen ia , and the other two Ladies at his house at supperto n ight .

“

Wi l . A ll desiring your L ozto pardon them ,for noteating your meat to night .Far . V V ithal l my hart wagges , and theirs amends ;

my harts , n ow set your courtshippe a’

the last , a’

the tainters ,an d pricke v p your selues for the L adies .

Goose. O

Sir Giles Gaoscappc.

Gaas . O braue sir Cn t come lets prick v p the LadiesFur . And wil not the knights two nobl e kin seme bethere ?I a . Both w ill be their my L ord .

Fur . V V hy theres the whole knot of vs then andthere shall wee knocke v ppe the whole triplicitie ofyour nuptials .

Goos . I le make my Lord my Cosin speake for me .

Foul . And y our Lordship will be for me I h0 pe .

Fur . V V ith tooth and naile Captain e , A myLord .

R n d . Hang am Tytts ile pommel l my selfe intoam .

I n . Your Lo : your Cosin S ir Gyles has prom ist theLadies they shal l see you sowe .

Gaas . Gods mee , wood I might neuer be mortall if Idoe not carry my worke with me .

Fn r . Doe so Sir Gyles , and withal l v se meanesTo ta int their high b louds with the shafte of Loue ,Sometimes a fingers motion wou n des the ir minds ;A i est , a I esture , or a prettie laugh .

A y oyce , a present , ah , things done ith nickV V oun d deepe ,

an d sure , and let flie your goldAnd we shal l n uptial ls haue , hold belly hold .

Gaas. O rare S ir Cutt: we shall cate nut- shell s .hold belly hold En en n t.

I a . O p ittiful l kn ight,that koowes not n uptialls fromnutshells .Wi ll . And now Commeparte v an s mon sieurBull Porte bien v an s remercy .

Ia . V V e may see it indeed Sir , you shal l goe aforewith vs .Bn l . No good mon sieurs .

Will : Another Crashc in my L adies Cel ler yfaith monsieur .

Bn l . Remercy de ban oeur mon sieurs.

Exen n t


En ier Claren ceMomford . (beamesMom . How now my friend does not the knowing

That through thy cemon sence glafi ce throughthy eyesTo reade that letter , through th ine eyes retireAnd warme thy heart with a tryumphan t fireMam. My Lord I feele a treble happ in esMix in one soule ,which proues how eminentThings en dlesse are aboue t hings temporal ] ,That are in bodies n eedefully con fi n

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de ;

I cannot suffer their demen tion s p ierstV V here my immortal ] part admits expansureEuen to the comprehension of two moreComm ixt

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sub stan tial ly with her meere selfe . (fri end ?

Mom. As how my strange , and riddle-speakingCla . As thus my L ord ,

I feele my own e minds ioyAs it is separate from al l other powers ,And then the mixture of an other soule

o n’de in direct ion to one en d ,

l ike it,

And thirdly the contentment I en ioy,

As we are ioyn d that I shal l worke that goodIn such a noble spirit as your n eece ,V V hich in my selfe I feele for abs olute ;Each good minde dowb les his own e free contentV V hen in an others v se they g iue i t V ent .Mom . Said l ike my frien d ,

an d that I may n ot wrongThy

' ful l perfect ions with an emptier grace ,Then that which showe presents to thy conceits ,In work ing thee a wife worse then she seemes ;

I le tell thee plaine a secret which I knowe .

My neece doth v se to paint herselfe with whiteV V hose cheekes are naturally mixt with reddE ither because she thinks pale -lookes moues mostOr of an an swereab le nice affectTo other of her modest qual it ies ;Because she wood not with the outward blazeOf tempting b ewtie tangle wanton eies ;

And so be troubled w ith their tromperiesV V hich

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V V hich construe as thou wilt, I make it kn own eThat thy free comment may examine it ,As w il l inger to tell truth o fmy neece ,Then in the least degree to wrong my friend .

Cla . A ielous part of frien dshippe you v n fold ;For was it euer seene that any dameWood cha in ge of choice a well mixt white and reddFor b loodles palen es , if she striu

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d to moueH e painting then is to shun n motion ,But if she mended some defect with itBreedes i t more hate then other ornaments

(Which to suppl i e bare nature) Ladies weareWhat an absurd thing is it to suppose ;(If Nature made vs e ither lame or s ick , )V V e wood not seeke for sound lymmes , or for healthBy Art the Rector of confused NatureSo in a face if Nature be made lameThen Art can make it , is it more offenceTo helpe her want there then in other l immes ?

Who can giue instance where dames faces lostThe priu iled ge their other parts may boast .Mam. But our most Court receiued Poets saie sThat painting is pure chastities abator.Cla . That was to make v p a poore rime to Nature .

And farre from any I udgme n t it con feredFor l ightn es comes from harts , and not from lookesAnd if in chastitie possesse the hart ;Not painting doth not race it , nor being cleareDoth painting spot it ,Omn e bon nm n aturaliter pn lchrum.

For outward fairen es beares the diu in e forme,

And moues beholders to the Act of loue ;And that which moues to loue is to be wishtAnd eche thing s imp l ie to be wisht is good .

So I conclude mere painting of the faceA lawful ] and a commendable grace .

Mom. V V hat paradox dost thou defend in thisH

[58] S ir Gyles Gaasecappe.

And yet through thy cleare arguments I s eeThy speach is farr exempt from flatterie ,

20 1 0 And how il l iterate custome grosl ie erres ?

20 20

Almost in al l traditions she preferres .

S ince then the doubt I put thee of my neece,

Checks not thy doub tlesse loue , forth my deare friend ,And to al l force to those impress ions

,

That now haue caru ’

d her phantasie with loue ,I haue invited her to supper heere .

And told her thou art most extreamel ie s ick .

V V hich thou shal t counterfe it w ith all thy skil l ,Cla : V V hich i s exceeding smale to counterfe it ,Mom. Practise a l ittle , loue will teach it thee ,And then shal l doctor V ersey the phisitian ,

Come to thee while her selfe is in my house .

V V ith whome as thou con fer’st of thy disease,

I le bring my neece withall the L or ds and Ladies .V V ithin your hearing v n der fain

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d pretext,

To shew the pictures that hang n eere thy chamber,

V V here when thou hearst my v oyce ,kn ow she is there .

And therefore speske that which may st ir her thoughts ,And make her fl ie into thy opened armes .Ladies whome true worth cannot moue to ruthTrew louers must deceue to shew their truth En eun t.

Fin is Actn s Qi larti .

V S QV I NT I SCZENA PR IMA.

En ter Momford , Furn ifall , Tales, K ingcob, R n desbie,

Goosecap , Foulweather , Eugen ia , H ippolita ,

Pen elope,Win n ifred .

Mom. V V here is Sir Gyles Gaasecappe here?

Gaas . Here my L ord .

Mom. Come forward knight t’i s you that the La

2040 dies admire at working a m ine honor .


A little at once my L orde for Idlen essake .

Fur : Sir Cut, I say ,t0 her captain e .

Pen el Come good seruan t let’s see what youworke .

Goos : V V hy looke you m istris I am makein g a finedrie sea ,ful l of fi she ,playin g in the bottome , here ilelet i n the water so l iuely,that you shall heare i t rore .

En g : Not heare it Sir Giles.

Gaas . Yes in sooth madam with your eyes .Tal : I L adie ;for when a th ing is done so exceede

in gly to the l ife ,as my kn ightl ie cosen does it , the eyeoftentimes takes so strong a heede of it , that it cannotcon tain e it alon e ,an d therefore the eare seemes to takepart with it .H ip: That

’s a v erie good reason my L ord .

Mam. V V hat a Iest it i s , to heare how seriouslie hestriues to make his fool i sh u in sman s an sweres wiseones .

Pen : V V hat shall this be seruan t?

Goos: This shall be a great whal e m istris , at al l hisb ign esse spouting huge hil s of salt-water afore him ,

l ike a l ittle water squirt,but you shal l not neede to

feare him m istris ,for he shalb e s ilke and gou ld , he shal ldoe you noe harme , and he be nere so l iuely.

Pen . Than ke you good seruan t.Tal : Doe not thin ke L adie ,but he had need tell youthis a forehand for a mine honor

,he wrought me the

monster Caucasus so liuely,that at the first s ight I startedat it .Mom. The monster Caucasus my L ord? Caucasus is a

moun tain e ; Cacn s you meane .

Tal : Cacus in deede my L orde , crie you mer

Goos: H eere ile take out your eye , and you wilmistris .

Pen No by my faith Seruan t t’is better inH 2 Goose. V V hy


Gaas . V V hy Ladie , I le but take it out in iest,inearnest .Pen . No ,somethin g else there good seruan t .

Gaas . V V hy then here shal l be a Camel ] , and heshal l haue horn es ,an d he shall looke for al l the worldl ike a maide without a husband .

H ip. O bitter s ir Gi les.

Tal . Nay he has a drie wit L adie I can tel l ye .

Pen . He bobd me there in deede my L ord .

Fur . Marry him sweet Lady , to an swere his bitterbob .

K ing . So she maie an swere him w ith hom es indeed .

Eng . See what a pretie worke he weares in hisboote -hose .

H ip. Did you worke them your selfe sir Gyles, orbuy them ?

Gaas . I bought am for nothing madam in th’

ex

angeE n g . Bought am for nothing .

Tal . Indeed madam in th’

exchan ge they so honorhim for his worke that they wil l take nothing for an iething he bui es on am ,but wheres the rich night-cappe

2 1 00 you wrohgt cosen? if it had not byn too l ittle for you , itwas the best peece of worke ,that e uer I sawe .

Goos . V V hy my L ord ,!t’

was bigg enough , when Iwrought it , for I wore pantables then you knowe .Tal . I n de

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ede the warmer a man-keepes his feetethe lesse he n eedes weare v ppon his head .

En g . You speake for your kinsman the best , thateuer I heard my L ord .

Gaas . But I b eleeue madam ,my Lord my cosen

has not told you al l my good parts .2 1 1 0 Tal : I told him so I warrant you cosen .

H ip V V hat doe you thin ke he left out SirGi les?

Goos: Marrie madam I can take tobacco now , andI haue bought glow-wormes to kindle it withall ,better

then

[6 2] Sir Gi les Gaasecappe.

H ip. 0 excel lent .R n d . Let mee burst l ike a Tode , if a frown e of thy

browe has not turn d the V erie heart in my b el l ie , and2 1 55 made mee readie to bee han gd by the heeles for a fort

night to bring it to the right again e .

H ip. You shood haue han gd longer S ir Cut: t is notright yet ,R n d .Zon n es

,b id me out off the best lymme of my b o

2 1 6 0 die for thy loue , and ile lai’

t i n thy hand to proue it,

doost thin ke I am no Christian , haue I not a Sou le tosaueH ip. Yes t i s to saue yet I warrant it

,and wilb e while

tis a sou le if you v se this .2 1 6 5 Fur . Excel lent Courtship of al l hands

,only my Cap

taines Courtshippe , is not heard yet , good madam g iuchim fauour to court you w ith his yoyce .

Eng . What shood he Court me with all else my Lord ?

Mom .V V hy, I hope madam there be o ther things to2 1 70 Court Ladies withal l besides v oyces .

Fur . I meane with an audibl e sweete song madam .

E ng . V V ith al l my heart my Lorde,if I shal l bee so

much indebted to him .

Fon l . Nay I wi ll be indebted to your eares Ladie for2 1 75 hearing me sound musicke .

Fur . V V el ] done Captain e, proue as it wil now .

E n terMessenger .

Me. My Lord Doctor V ersey the Physitian is cometo see master Claren ce.

2 1 80 Mom. Light and attend him to him presently .

Fn r . To master C laren ce what is your friend s ickeMom. Exceeding s icke .Ta . I am exceeding sorrie .

King . Neuer was sorrow worthier bestowed2 1 85 Then for the ill state of so good a man .

Pcn . Alas poore gentleman ; good my Lord lets seehim .

Mom. Than kes gentle Ladie , but my friend is lothTo


To trouble L adies s ince he cannot qu itt them .

With any thing he hath that they respect .H ip. Respect my L ord ; I wood hold such a manI n more respect then any EmperorFor he cood make me Empresse of my selfeAnd in mine own e rule comprehend the world .

Man i . How now young damePWhat sodain ly in sp ird

This speech hath s iluer haires ,an d reueren ce asksAnd son er shall haue dutie done of meThe n any pompe in temperall Emperie .

H ip. Good madam get my Lord to let vs greet him .

2200 En g . Alas we shal l but wrong and trouble him .

His Contemp lations greet him with most welcome .

Fur . I neuer knew a man of so sweet a temperSo soft and humble , of so high a Sp irit .Mom. A las my noble L ord he is not rich

,

Nor titles hath , nor in his tender cheekesThe ~stan din g lake of Impn den ce corrupts ,Hath nought in al l the world , nor nought wood haue ,To grace him in the prostituted l ight .But if a man wood consort w ith a Soul e

22 1 0 W here all mans Sea of gal ] and b ittern esI s qu ite evaporate with hir holy flames ,And in whose powers a Doue -l ike InnocenceFosters her own e deserts ,an d l ife and death ,Runnes hand in hand before them A l l the SkiesCleere and transparent to her p ierc ing eyes ,Then wood my friend be something ,

but till thenA Cipher , n othin g ,or the worst of men .

Fon l . Sweet Lord l ets goe visit him .

E n ter Gaoscappc.

2220 Gaas . Pray good my Lord , whats that yon talke onMam. Are you come from your necessarie busin es Sir

Gyles ? we talke of the vi s iting of my sicke friend Claren ce.

Gaas . 0 good my L ord lets v is it him , cause I kon we

his brother .H ip. Know his brother , nay then Count doe

not


not denie him .

Gaas. Pray my L ord whether was eldest,he or his elderbro therMom. 0 the younger brother eldest , while you l iue

Sir Gyles.

Gaas. I say so still my L ord , but I am so borne downwith truth as neuer any knight ith world was I thin ke .

Ta . A man wood thinko he speakes simplie now ; butindeed it is in the will of the parents

,to make which

child they w ill youngest , or eldest : For often we see theyounger in herite , wherein he is eldest .En g . Your L og ical ] wit my L orde is able to make a

n y thing good .

Mam. V V el ] come sweet L ords ,& Ladies ,let vs spendThe t ime till supper-time with some such sightsAs my poore house i s furnished withallPictures and Iewels ; of which implementsI t may be I haue some wil please you muchGoos . Sweet L ord lets see them .

En ter Claren ce an d Doctor .

Do. I thin ke your disease Sir, be rather of the mindthen the bodie .Gla. Be there diseases of the mind DoctorDo. No question Sir , eu en as there

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b e of the bodie .

Cla . And cures for them tooDo. And cures for them too , but not by Phisick.

Cla . You will haue their deseases ,greifes wil ye not?

Do. Yes , oftentimes .Cla . And doe not greifes euer rise out of passionsD o. Euermore .

Gla. And doe not passions proceed from corporal ]distempers?Do. Not the passions of the mind , for the m ind ma

n y times is sicke , when the bodie is healthfu ll .Cla. But i s not the m in des-sickn es of power to make

the bodie s icke ?Do. In time ,certain e .

Cia . And

Sir Gi les Gaoscappc.

Cla. And the bodies ill affections able to infect theD o. No question . (mindCla . Then if there bee such a n aturall commerce of

Powers betwixt them,that the il l estate of the one of

fends the other,why shood not the medicines for one

cure the otherD o. Yet it will not you see . Hei mihi quod n n llus amor

est medicabilis horbis.

Cia . Nay then Doctor , s ince you cannot make anyreasonable Connexion of these two contrarieties theminde and the bodie , making both sub iect to passion

,

wherein you confound the substances of both , I musttel l you there is no disease of the mind but one , andthat is Ign oran ce.

D o. V V hy what is loue is not that a disease of themindCla . Nothing so : for it sprin gs natural ly out of the

b loode ,nor are wee sub iect to any disease , or sorrowe ,

whose causes or effects s imply and n atiuely concernethe bodie

,that the mind by any meanes partaketh, n or

are there any passions in the Soule , for where there areno affect ions , there are n o passions And Afi ectus yourmaster Gallen refers parti irascen ti , For i llic est an ima sen ti

en s obi sn n t afiectus Therefore the Rational ] Soule cannot be there al so .

Do. But you know we v se to say my mind giues meethis or that , euen in those addictions that concerne thebodie .

Cla . V V e v se to say so in deed ,an d from that v se comesthe abuse of al l knowledge , and her practize , for whenthe ob iect in question onely concerns the stateof the bodi e why shood the soule bee sorry or gladfor it ? if she will ingly mixe her selfe , then shee is a foole,if of n ecessitie and against her wil l , A slaue ,

And so, far

from that wisdome ,an d freedome that the Empresse ofR eason ,an d an eternal ] Substance shood comprehend .

D o. Dju in ely spoken Sir ,but v erie Paradoxicall ie .

I En ter

[6 6 ] Sir Gyles Gaasecappe.

En terMomford Goas

Fon l Eugen ia,Pen elope,H ippol ita ,Win n ifrid .

Mom. Who’s there ?I ,my L ord .

Mam. Bring hether the key of the gallerie ,me thought2305 I heard the Doctor and my friend .

Fur . I did so sure .Mom. Peace then a while my L ord

We will be bold to ev esdrOppe ; For I knowMy fr iend is as respectiue in his chamber

231 0 And by himselfe , of any thing he doesAs in a Critiche Syn ods curious eye sFol lowing there in Pythagoras golden rule .Maximeomn ium teipsnm reuerere.

Gla. Knowe you the Countesse Eugen ia Sir231 5 Do. Exceeding we ] S ir, she

’s a good learned schol ler .Cla . Then I perceiue you know her well indeed .

Do. Me thinks you two shood v se much conference .

Cla . Alas sir , we doe ver le seldome meet ,For her estate ,an d m ine are so v n equall ,

2320 And then her knowledge passeth mine so farreThat I hold much to sacred a respect

,

Of hir high vertues to let mine attend them .

Do. Pardon me Sir, this humb len es cannot floweOut of your udgmen t but from passion .

2325 Cla. Indeed I doe account that passion,

The v erie high perfection of my m ind ,That is exc ited by her excellence

,

And therefore will in gly,an d gladly feele i t .

Forwhat was spoken of the most chast Queene2330 Of riche Pasiaca may be said of her .

An teuen it sortem maribas oirtn tibus A n n os,

Ser um an imo, mornm N obilitate Gen us.

Do. A most excel lent D ictich.

Mom. Come L ords away, lets not presume too much2335 Of a good nature , not for al l I haue

V V ood I haue him take knowledge of the wrong


I rudely offer himzcome then ile shewe

A few rare I ewels toy our hon our’d eyes ,And then present you wit h a common supper .Gaos . I ewells my Lord ,why is not this can dlesticke

one of your iewel l s prayMam. Yes marrre is it Sir Gyles if yo u wil l .Goos : Tis a most s ine can dlesticke in truth , it wantsnothing but the languages .Pen . The languages seruan t, why the languagesGoas .V V hy m istris ;there was a latt in candlestick here

afore ,an d that had the languages I am sure .

Ta . I thought he had a reason for it Ladie .

Pen . l an d a reason of the Sunne too my L or d , forhis father wood haue bin ashamed on’t . Exen n t.

Do. V V el ] master C laren ce I perceiue your mindH ath so in corparate i t selfe with fleshAnd there in rarifi ed that flesh to sp irit ,That you haue need of no Phisitian s helpe .

But good Sir euon for holy vertues healthAnd grace of perfect knowledge , doe not mak eThose ground-workes of etern itie, y ou layMeanes to your ru in e , an d short being hereFor the too strict and rational ] Course you holdV V il ] eate your bodie v p ;and then the world ,Or that small point of it ,where virtue l iuesV V ill suffer Diminut i on I t is nowBrought almost to a simple v n itie ,W hich is , (as you wel l know) Simpliciar pun cto.

And if that po int faile once,why

,then alas

The v n itie must onely be suppos’

d ,

L et i t not faile then ,most men else haue sold it ;Tho you neglect your selfe , v phould it ,So with my reueren d loue I leaue you Sir . Exit.Cla . Thanks worthie Doctour, I do amply qu ite you

I pr0ppe poore vertue , that am pr0pt my selfe ,And onely by one friend in all the world ,For vertues onely sake I v se this wile ,

I 2 VV hich

[6 8] Sir Giles Gaasecappe.

V V hich otherwise I wood despise and scorn e ,The world shou ld sinke and all the pompe she hugsClose in her hart , in her ambitious gripeEre I sustain e it , if this slen drest ioyn tMou ’d with the worth that worldl ings loue so wel lHad power to saue it from the throate of hel l

Hedrawes theCn rtain es an d sitswithin them.

En ter Eugen ia, Pen elope,Hippolita .

Eng . Come on faire L adies I must make you bo thFamil iar witnesses of the most strange partAnd full of impudence that ere I plaide .H ip. V V hats that good madamEn g . I

,that haue bene so more then maiden -nice

To my deare L ord and v n kle not to yeeldBy his importunate su ite to his friends loueIn locke , or almost thought ; will of my selfeFarre past his expectation or his hopeIn acti on , and in person greete his fri end ,And comfort the poore gentlemans s ick state .

Pen . I s this a part of so much ImpudenceE ng . No but I feare me it will stretch to moreH ip. Mary madam the more the merri er .En g . Marrie Madam ? what shood I marrie himH ip. You takethe word me thin kes as tho you would ,And if there be a thought of such kind heateIn your cold bosome , wood to God my breathMight blowe it to the flame of your kind hart .Eng . Gods pretious Ladie , knowe ye what you say ,

Respect you what I am ,and what he is ,

V V hat the whole world wood say ,& what great L ordsI haue refused and might as yet embrace ,And speake you l ike a friend , to wish me himH ip. Madam I cast al l this ,an d know your choyseCan cast it qui te out of the Christal ] doresOf your Iudicial l eyes : I am but youngAnd be it sa id without all pride I take ,

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That rapp men from their fr iends before their time ,How does my v n ckles frien d ,

n o other nameI need g ine hi m , to whome I g iuc my selfe ,Cla . O madam let me rise that I may kn eele ,

And pay some dutie to your soueraign e grace .

H ip: Good Claren ce doe not worke your selfe d iseaseMy Ladie comes to ease and comfort you .

Pen : And we are han dmaides to her to that end .

Cla: Ladies my hart wil l breake , if it be heldW ithin the verge of this presumtuous chaire .

En g. V V hy,Claren ce is your iudgemen t bent to showA common louers passion ? let the world ,That l iues without a hart ,and is but showe ,stand on her em tie ,an d impo ison ed forme ,I knowe thy kin den esse ,an d haue seene thy hart ,C lest in my v n ckles free ,an d friendly l ippesAnd I am onely now to speake and act ,The rit’es due to thy louezoh I cood weepe .

A bitter showe of teares for thys ick state ,I cood giue passion all her blackest rites .And make a thousand v owes to thy deserts ,But these are common , knowl edge is the bond ,T he seale and crown e of our v n ited m in des .

And that is rare ,an d con stan t,an d for that,To my late written hand I g i n e thee this ,See heauen ,the soul e thou gau

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st is in this hand .

This is the knot of our etern itie ,V V hich fortun e ,death,n or hel l ,shal euer loose .

En ter Bullaher . I ach,Wi l .I a: V V hat an v n man n erly trick is this of thy coun

tesse , to giue the noble count her v n ckle the slippe

thus ?Wil V n man n erl ie , y ou v illayn e? 0 that I were

worthie to weare a dagger to anie purpose for thysake?Bn l : V V hy young gentlemen , v tter your anger

wi th your fists .

Sir GylesGaasecappe.

Wil . That cannot be man ,for al l fists are shu t you

kn ow ,an d v tter nothing ,and bes ides I doe not thin ke

my quarrel l iust for my Ladies protection in this cause ,for I protest she does most abhom in ab lie m is carrie herselfe .

I a : Protest you sawsie Iack you , I shood doe mycountri e and court shippe good seru ice to beate thycoalts teeth out of thy head , for suffering such a reuerend worde to passe their guarde ; why , the oldestcourti er in the world man , can d oe noe more thenprotest ,B i l l . I n deede page if you were in Fraun ce , youwood bee broken v pon a wheele for i t , there i s notthe best D n hes sonne in Frau n ce dares saie I protest ,t ill hee bee one and thirtie yeere oldat least , for theinheritance of that worde is not to bee possest

before .

Wil , V V el ] , I am sori e for my presumtion then ,but more sorie for my L adies , marie most soriefor thee good L orde Momforde, that will make vsmost of all sorie for our selues , i f wee doe not fyn deher out .I a V V hy alas what shood wee doe?al l the starres

of our heauen see , wee seeke her as fast as wee can ,if shee bee crep t into a rush wee wil l seeke her outor burne her .

En ter Mamford .

Mom . V illaines where are your Ladies ,seeke themOut ; hence , home ye mon sters , n ad stil keep you thereV V here leu itie keepes , in her in constant Spheare ,Awaie you pretious v il lain es ,what a plague ,Of v arried tortures is a womans hart?How l ike a peacockes taile with different lightes ,They differ from them selues ; the very ayreAlters the aspen humo rs of their bloods .

Exen n

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Now excel lent good ,now superexcell ent badd .

Some excellent good , some ? but one of al l :V V ood ani e ignorant babie serue her friend ,Such an v n ciu ill part? Sblood what is learning?

An artificial ] cobwebb e to catchflies,And nourish Spiders, cood she cut my throate ,V V ith her departure I had byn her calfe ,And made a dish at supper for my guestsOf her k inde charge , I am beholding to her ,Puffe , is there not a feather in this ayreA man may chal lenge for her?what ? a feather ?

So casie to be seen e ;so apt to trace ;In the weake fl ight of her v n con stan t wings?A mote man at the most,that w ith the sunne ,I s onely seen e ,yet with his radiant eye ,we cannot s ingle so from other motes ,To say this mote is shee ,passion of death ,She wrongs me past a death,come ,come my fri end ,I s m in e ,she not her own e ,an d theres an end .

En g . Come v n ckle shal l we goe to supper now ?Mom. Zoun es to supper?what a dott is this?E ng . A las what ailes my v n ckle ,Ladies see .

Hip. I s not your L ordshippe wel l ?

Pen : Good speake my L ord .

Mam. A sweete plague on you al l , ye w itt ie rogueshaue you no p ittie in your v illanous iests , but runne aman quite from his fi fteen e witts ?

H ip. V V ill not your Lord-shippe see your friend ,and neece?Mom . V V ood I might sinke if I shame not to see her

Tush t’was a passi on of pure I elosie ,I le now make her now a mends with Adorat ion .

Goddes of learning and of con stan cie ,Of frien dshippe and euerie other vertue .

E n g . Come ,come ,you haue abus’

de me n ow I knowAnd now you plaister me with flatteries .Pen . My L ord the contract is knit fast betw ixt them

Mam. Now


Mom. Now all heauen s quire of Angels s ing Amen ,And blesse theis true borne nuptials with their b l isse ,And Neece tho you haue Cosin d me in this ,I le v n ckle you yet in an other thing ,

And qu ite deceiue your expectation .

For where you think you haue contracted harts“

W ith a poore gentleman , he is sole heireTo all my Earledome , which to you and yoursI freely , and for euer here bequeath ;Call forth the L ords , sweet L adies let them seeThis sodaine and most welcome Noueltie ;But crie you mercy Neece ,perhaps your modesti eW ill not haue them pertake this soda ine matche .Eng . 0 yuckle thin ke you so , I hope I madeMy choyce with too much Iudgmen t to take shameOf any forme I shal l performe it w ith .

Mam . Said l ike my Neece ,an d worthy of my friend .

En ter Furn ifal ,Tal :King : Goos: Rud Fon l : I a :Will , Bullaher .

Mam: My Lords ,take witn es of an absolute wonder ,A marr iage made for vertue , onely vertu e ,My frien d , an d my deere neece are man and wife .Fur . A wonder of mine honour, and withall

A worthie preseden t for al the world ;Heauen blesse you for it Ladie ,an d yo ur choyce .

Ambo Than kes my good L ord .

Ta . An Accident that w ill mak e poll icie b lushe ,And all the Complements of wealth and state ,In the succesful l and v n n umb red RaceThat shall flowe from it, fi ld w i th fame and grace .Kin .So may it speed deere Countesse, worthy Claren ce.Ambo Than kes good Sir Cn therd .

Fur . Captain e be not dismaid , I le marrie thee ,For while we l iue ,thou shal t my confort be .Fon l . By Fraun ce my L ord , I am not grieu

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d a whit ,S ince Claren ce hath her ; he hath bin in Praunce ,And th erefore merits her if she were better .

K Mom. Then


Mam.The knigh ts ile knit your happ ie nuptial knots ,I know the Ladies m inds better then you ;

2595 Tho my rare Neece hath chose for vertue on l ie ,Yet some more wise then some , they choose for bothV ertue ,an d wealth .

En g . Nay v n ckle then I pleadThis goes with my choyce , Somemorewise then some

,

2600 For on ely v ertues cho ise is truest wisedome .

Mom. Take wealth , & vertue both amongst you then ,They loue ye knights exreamely, and Sir CuttI giue the ch a st Hippolita to you ,Sir Gyles thi s L adie ;

260 5 Pen . Nay stay there my Lord ,I haue not yet prou ’d al l his knightly partsI heare he is an excel lent Poet too .

Tal. That I forgot sweet Ladie ; good Sir GylesH aue you no sonnet of your penne about ye

26 1 0 Goas. Yes , that I haue I hope my L ord my Cosen .

Fur . Why,this ispassin g fit .Goas . Ide be loth to goe without paper about me

against my m istris ,hold my worke again e , a man knowsnot what neede he shall haue perhaps .

26 1 5 Mom. V V el ] remembred a mine honour Sir GylesGoas. Pray read my L orde , I made this sonnet of my

m istris .

R n d . Nay reade thy selfe man .

Goas . No in truth Sir Cut: I cannot reade mine own e

26 20 hande .Mom. V V el l I wil l reade it .Three thin gs there bewhich thou shouldst on ly cran e,

Than Pomroy, or than apple of min e eye;Three things there be,which than shon ldst longe to haue,

An dfor which three, eachmodest damewood crie;

Three thin gs there be, that shood thin e an ger swage,

A n E nglishmastife, an d afi n efren chpage.

R n d . Sblood Asse ,theres but two things , thou shamst

thy selfe .Goas. VV hy

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26 30 V V hy Sir Cn tt: thats Poeticalicen tia ,the verse wood hauebinne too long , and I had put in the third , S

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l ight youare no Poet I perceiue .

Pen . Tis excellent seruan t .

Mom. Keepe i t Ladie then ,26 35 And take the onely knight of mortal ] men .

Goas . Than ke you good my L ord as much as tho youhad g iuen me twen tie shill ings in truth , n ow I may takethe married mens parts at footeb al ] .

Mam. All comforts crown e you al l ;& you Captain e

2640 For merri e forme sake let the willowe crown e ;

A wreath of willow bring vs hither straite .

Fur . Not for a world shood that haue bin forgotCaptain e it i s the fashion , take thi s crown e .

Fout. V V ith all my hart my L ord , and than ke ye too2645 I will than ke any man that g iues me crown es .

Mom. Now wil l we consecrate our readie supperTo hon ourd Hymen as his nuptial ] rite ,In forme whereof first dau n ce faire Lords and LadiesAnd after s ing , so ,

we will s ing and dau n ce ,26 50 And to the skies our vertuous ioyes aduan ce .

TheMeasure.

Now to the song , and doe this garland grace .

Can to.

Wil lowe,wi llowe,wi llowe.

our captain e goes down e

Wi llawe,wi llowe,wi llowe,his v allar doth crown e.

The rest withRosemarie we grace,O Hymen let thy lights

With richest rayes guild euerieface,an dfeast harts with delights .

Wi llowe,wi l lawe,wil low,

we chaun t tothe skies

A n d with blacke an dyel lowe,

giue courtship theprize.

F I N I S .

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