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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: The Scottish History of James the Fourth - 1598 - -Author: Robert Greene - -Editor: A. E. H. Swaen - -Release Date: September 8, 2013 [EBook #43668] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ASCII - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SCOTTISH HISTORY OF JAMES 4TH *** - - - - -Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - - - - - - - - - -Transcriber's Note - - -Italic text is marked by _underscores_, and non-italic text within italic -blocks by ~tildes~. Subscript text is indicated by @at signs@. - -Vowels with tildes representing nasal sounds have been expanded to -vowel + _n_ or _m_. Circumflexes on _o_s have been discarded. - -All inconsistent spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation has been -retained as printed. - -In addition to those listed in the List of Doubtful and Irregular -Readings, the following apparent errors have been retained as printed: - -l. 677 inscription - -l. 1021 _Doug._ - -l. 1179 bog - -l. 1275 a fraid - -l. 1346 harpe - -l. 1354 _Iaque_ - -l. 1634 _An._ - -l. 1671 _Tay._ - -l. 1822 swoord - -No speaker is given for lines 2400-2405 - - - - -PRINTED FOR THE MALONE SOCIETY BY -FREDERICK HALL AT THE -OXFORD UNIVERSITY -PRESS - - - - -THE SCOTTISH HISTORY -OF JAMES THE FOURTH - -1598 - -THE MALONE SOCIETY -REPRINTS - -1921 - - - - -This reprint of _James IV_ has been prepared by A. E. H. Swaen with the -assistance of the General Editor. - -_Nov. 1921._ - -W. W. Greg. - - -The following entries are found in the Register of the Stationers' -Company for 1594: - - xiiij^o maij / - - [Sidenote: Thomas - Creede./.] - - Entred for his copie vnder thand of master Cawood warden / a booke - intituled /. The famous victories of henrye the ffyft / conteyninge - the honorable battell of Agincourt / vj^d C - - [Sidenote: Thomas - Creede/] - - Entred vnto him by the like warrant a booke intituled the Scottishe - story of Iames the ffourthe slayne at Fflodden intermixed with a - plesant Comedie presented by Oboron kinge of ffayres vj^d C / - - [Arber's Transcript, II. 648.] - -No edition, however, is known before 1598, and it would be natural -to suspect that the original impression had perished were it not for -the fact that 1598 is also the date of the earliest known edition -of the _Famous Victories_. In the circumstances we may suppose that -publication was for some reason delayed. The impression of 1598 is -a quarto printed by Creede in roman type of a size approximating -to modern pica (20 ll. = 84 mm.). Of this four copies are known to -survive. That in the British Museum wants the leaf A 4, which has been -supplied in very inaccurate modern reprint. Fortunately the leaf is -present in the Dyce copy at South Kensington, though in this H 1 is -defective (a corner being supplied in not quite accurate facsimile) and -sheet K is wrongly perfected. Another copy, formerly at Bridgewater -House, is now in the possession of Mr. Henry E. Huntington; while a -fourth is in a collected volume once in the possession of Charles -II, which formed lot 8258 in the Huth Sale (25 June 1920). All four -want the first leaf, which was presumably blank, except perhaps for -a signature. It has not been possible to use more than the first two -copies mentioned in preparing the present reprint. - -The title-page bears the name of Robert Greene as author, together with -a motto used by him in other works, which suggests that the manuscript -may have been in some manner prepared for press before his death in -1592. Three passages from the play are quoted, rather inaccurately, -in _England's Parnassus_, 1600, above Greene's name. The title-page -also states that the play had been 'sundrie times publikely plaide', -without, however, mentioning any company. - -The plot is entirely unhistorical, and P. A. Daniel and W. Creizenach -independently traced its source to the first novel of the third day -of the _Ecatommiti_ of Giraldi Cintio, a story in which, however, the -identity of the characters is quite different. Whether Greene was also -acquainted with Cintio's play _Arrenopia_, based on the same story, is -not known. - - - - -LIST OF DOUBTFUL AND IRREGULAR READINGS. - - -The play, evidently printed from a much altered and probably illegible -manuscript, abounds in errors of every description. The following list -is confined to such readings as are to some extent doubtful in the -original and to a few literal misprints which might otherwise perhaps -be thought due to the reprint. No irregularities recorded by previous -editors are included. No variations of any importance have been found -between the two copies collated. - - 3 _plac'st_ - 36 deele - 65 because - 88 Idy - 109 mifled - 120 _Attus_ - 203 choyseff (ff _broken_, _read_ choysest) - 316 drie (? _read_ dire) - 323 c.w. _X. of S._ - 334 Beheld - _Venns_ - 373 moaths - 440 autthoritie - 482 bettet, - 493 _Steu._ - 611 Os - 618 _Ba._ - 643 part, - 646 theworld, - 648 weele (_perhaps_ we ele) - 655 Simi Ranus, - 661 _Simeranus_, - 675 _king_, - 691 wrethednesse: - 702 _eate._ - 742 loure, - 757 louer - 765 _letter._ - 784 hath - 801 what - 834 doo shifting, - 880 _Ateu._ (perhaps _Ate u._) - 918 denounced, it - 983 same.) - 988 to ... too - 996 nye. (_perhaps_ ny e.) -1019 consider -1026 tryees -1028 step (_perhaps_ ste p) -1030 becauso -1045 sings. -1048 loue -1078 ean (e _not absolutely certain, read_ can) -1094 Bur -1159 Thon -1163 _Exennt._ -1175 the -1183 thee -1190 _Slip._ (there is a faint trace of the _i_ in the Dyce - copy only) -1192 _Sip._ -1205 viutnerd (_original_ viutnerd) -1213 _Guatoes_ -1268 thon (_original_ tho@n@) -1279 (fe-)re ie. (_space not certain_) -1292 the (_perhaps_ th e) -1294 your (_perhaps_ y our) -1324 bettet -1332 yout -1355 esteemd, (_original_ esteemd') -1367 _ic pour._ Yea -1370 mee, -1378 woman, (_comma not quite certain_) -1398 Court,, -1399 stricknesse -1405 mstaled: -1411 preuention you (_original_ preuent ion you) -1423 _Nauo._ -1424 shildish -1433 appooued -1449 displac'ff, (ff _broken, read_ displac'st,) -1451 _Auteukin_, -1464 bnt - speakie -1497 are -1504 Mistresle -1511 you, drawe a -1546 _Exeuut._ -1607 Prepare (_cf. c.w._) -1621 Hart, -1626 (indentation doubtful) -1626, 1627 _Deiu_, -1637 (_speaker's name omitted_) - _ditte_ -1644 _tout, vn_ -1646 fllattering -1681 thee Shoo-maker. -1702 progenators _Cutler_. -1706 edge, -1713 a (_failed to print in the B.M. copy_) -1720 Ohn, o (_read_ Oh, no) -1763 thing: -1777 fals -1789 _strumpet, ta Matressa_ -1790 _foy_ -1791 _me_ -1796 _morglay_, -1799 soule, (_the comma failed to print in the Dyce copy_) -1801 stay. -1803 _Ie meu_ -1845 alreadle -1848 _For_ -1863 alosse, -1897 on -1908 missed, (ss _broken, read_ misled,) -1917 ouerthtow. -1924 slrange (_read_ strange) -1990 wartes: -1993 _Dambac_ -2000 slaine. (sl _not quite certain, possibly broken_ ss) -2002 but -2007 _Doro,_ -2019 effate: (ff _broken, read_ estate:) -2024 but on the (_perhaps_ buton th e) -2037 _Nana_, -2060 _fontre_ -2092 purschase -2101 place (_read_ plow) -2113 Lyon, (king -2114 slaine? (sl _not certain, perhaps broken_ ss) -2142 _Exeunt_, (original _Exeunt_, or _Fxeunt_, apparently the - latter, but the letter may be a broken E) -2144 state, (_so the Dyce copy, the B.M. copy apparently has a - full point, but this is probably a broken comma_) -2162 sect, -2166 countriees (_first_ e _not quite certain, possibly_ c) -2169 toexcept: -2182 greatmens -2189 guise, (_perhaps_ gu ise,) -2204 warre? -2215 summonies -2241 ofcontention: -2254 true, - ._Exeun_.. (what appears like a full point after the _n_ - may be the remains of a very broken _t_) -2260 sarre - _Twearde._ -2283 mistresse: -2294-5 he ... she -2300 Alhough -2310 Qeene, -2331 change, -2355 these (_perhaps_ th ese) -2370 wasmisled, (sl _not quite certain, possibly broken_ ss) -2383 _K. of S._ (apparently _S:_ in the B.M. copy, but the upper - dot is accidental) -2424 (indentation doubtful) -2426 for (_perhaps_ fo r) -2438 ttumpets -2443 _Cutber tohis_ -2463 Scortish -2509 missed: (ss _broken, read_ misled:) -2522 Thou (_original_ Tho@u@) -2540 our (_perhaps_ ou r) -2545 ffaies, (ff _broken, read_ staies,) -2547 reeoncile -2562 _Auteukin_, -2579 when, - -In ll. 1062, 1090 the speaker's name is given as '_8. Atten._' Whatever -this may be meant for it is clear that the speeches belong to the -Bishop of St. Andrews. In ll. 2015-6 a complicated error has occurred, -the 'e' of 'her' in the lower line having worked its way up into an -accidental space after the 'd' of 'and' in the upper. - - - - -LIST OF CHARACTERS -in order of appearance. - - -_In the Induction and Chorus_: - -OBERON, king of fairies. -BOHAN, a Scot. - -SLIPPER } his sons. -NANO } - -an antic (dance), fairies, a dancer 'boy or wench'. - -_In the Dumb Shows_: - -SEMIRAMIS, queen of Assiria. -STABROBATES, king of India. -CYRUS, king of Persia. -OLIVE PAT, (?). -ALEXANDER, king of Macedon. -SESOSTRIS, king of Egypt. - -_In the Play_: - -The King of SCOTS. -The King of ENGLAND. -DOROTHEA, his daughter, wife of the King of Scots. -The Countess of ARRAN. -IDA, her daughter. -ATEUKIN (or GNATO). -ANDREW SNOORD, a servingman. -SLIPPER, a clown. -NANO, a dwarf. -Sir BARTRAM, a Scottish gentleman. -Sir EUSTACE (DICK), an English gentleman. -(A Servant of Sir Bartram.) -The Bishop of SAINT ANDREWS. -Earl DOUGLAS. -Lord MORTON. -a Purveyor. -JAQUES, a Frenchman. -Lord Ross. -a Huntsman. -a Tailor. -a Shoemaker. -a Cutler. -Sir CUTBERT ANDERSON. -Lady ANDERSON. -a Servant of the Countess of Arran. -a Lawyer. -a Merchant. -a Divine. -a Scout. - -Lady Douglas, Sir Egmond, Lord Percy, Samles, an English Herald, lords, -ladies, huntsmen, soldiers, antics. - -In V. iii the speeches of the King of England have the prefix 'Arius' -(ll. 2095, 2105, 2126, 2129), a name which in a stage-direction in II. -ii (l. 1050) is apparently applied to the King of Scots. Ateukin (twice -misprinted 'Auteukin', ll. 1451, 2562) is repeatedly called Gnato, -which would seem to have been the original name of the character, -subsequently altered, for in I. i 'Ateukin' several times scans as a -dissyllable (ll. 355, 362, 365). Twice Ateukin and Gnato are mentioned -together in a stage-direction (ll. 1550, 2053), apparently through -misunderstanding of an alteration. Sir Eustace, who is also addressed -as Lord Eustace, is several times called Dick (ll. 565, 568, 571, -601, 608, 629). One speech (l. 629) assigned to him, clearly belongs -to a servant, who has therefore been added to the characters. In II. -ii Nano is throughout called 'Dwarfe' except in the exit at l. 1049. -Andrew's surname appears from l. 551. The name of the King of Fairies -is Oberon: 'Oboram' on the title and 'Obiran' in l. 1934. seem to be -mere misprints, and 'Obiron' (ll. 1164, 1923, 1931) a sporadic variant. -In l. 2 his name is given as 'After Oberon', but this is most likely a -misprint for '_after_ Oberon'. Dyce supposed that Oberon entered at l. -2398, and Grosart assumed that 'Adam' was the name of the actor who -played the part, but it is more likely to be a compositor's misreading -of 'A danc(e)'. At l. 1953 the direction 'Ladie Anderson ouerheares' is -due to a misunderstanding; it should be 'Sir Cutbert'. Lady Douglas and -Sir Egmond are mentioned in l. 1606 as present, but nothing further is -known of them: Lord Percy and Samles enter in V. iii (l. 2094), and the -former again in V. vi (l. 2407), also the English herald in V. vi (l. -2338), but none of them speak. Nano does not speak in the Induction. - -In l. 656 (cf. 666) the form 'Staurobates', in place of Stabrobates, -proves that Greene drew from Poggio's Latin translation of Diodorus -Siculus and not from the original. - -The text of the play contains nothing to identify either the English or -the Scottish king, and the date 1520 given in the Induction is seven -years after the death of James IV at Flodden. - - * * * * * - -The two collotype plates represent A2 recto (title page) and A3 recto -in the Dyce copy of the original. - - - - -THE - -SCOTTISH - -Historie of Iames the -fourth, slaine at _Flodden_. - -Entermixed with a pleasant Comedie, presented by -_Oboram_ King of _Fayeries_: - -_As it hath bene sundrie times publikely -plaide._ - -Written by _Robert Greene_, Maister of Arts. - -_Omne tulit punctum._ - -[Illustration] - -LONDON -Printed by Thomas Creede. 1598. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -THE SCOTTISH -Hystorie of Iames the -fourth, slaine at _Flodden_. - - -Musicke playing within. _I. Chor._ - -_Enter ~After Oberon~, King of Fayries, an Antique, who dance about -a Tombe, plac'st conueniently on the Stage, out of the which, suddainly -starts vp as they daunce, ~Bohan~ a Scot, attyred like a ridstall -man, from whom the Antique flyes. ~Oberon~ Manet._ - -_Bohan._ - -[Illustration] - -Ay say, whats thou? - -_Oberon._ Thy friend _Bohan_. - -_Bohan._ What wot I, or reck -I that, whay guid man, I reck -no friend, nor ay reck no foe, als 10 -ene to me, git the ganging, and -trouble not may whayet, or ays -gar the recon me nene of thay friend, by the mary masse sall I. - -_Ober._ Why angrie Scot, I visit thee for loue: then what -mooues thee to wroath? - -_Bohan._ The deele awhit reck I thy loue. For I knowe -too well, that true loue tooke her flight twentie winter sence to -heauen, whither till ay can, weele I wot, ay sal nere finde loue: -an thou lou'st me, leaue me to my selfe. But what were those -Puppits that hopt and skipt about me year whayle? 20 - -_Oberon._ My subiects. - -_Boh._ Thay subiects, whay art thou a King? - -_Ober._ I am. - -_Bohan._ The deele thou art, whay thou look'st not so big as -the king of Clubs, nor so sharpe as the king of Spades, nor so -faine as the king Adaymonds, be the masse ay take thee to bee -the king of false harts: therfore I rid thee away, or ayse so curry -your Kingdome, that yous be glad to runne to saue your life. - -_Ober._ Why stoycall Scot, do what thou dar'st to me, heare is -my brest strike. 30 - -_Boh._ Thou wilt not threap me, this whiniard has gard many -better men to lope them thou: but how now? Gos sayds what wilt -not out? whay thou wich, thou deele, gads sute may whiniard. - -_Ober._ Why pull man: but what an twear out, how then? - -_Boh._ This then, thou weart best begon first: for ayl so lop -thy lyms, that thouse go with half a knaues carkasse to the deele - -_Ober._ Draw it out, now strike foole, canst thou not? - -_Boh._ Bread ay gad, what deele is in me, whay tell mee thou -skipiack what art thou? - -_Ober._ Nay first tell me what thou wast from thy birth, what 40 -thou hast past hitherto, why thou dwellest in a Tombe, & leauest -the world? and then I will release thee of these bonds, before -not. - -_Boh._ And not before, then needs must needs sal: I was borne -a gentleman of the best bloud in all _Scotland_, except the king, -when time brought me to age, and death tooke my parents, I -became a Courtier, where though ay list not praise my selfe, ay -engraued the memory of _Boughon_ on the skin-coate of some of -them, and reueld with the proudest. - -_Ober._ But why liuing in such reputation, didst thou leaue to 50 -be a Courtier? - -_Boh._ Because my pride was vanitie, my expence losse, my reward -faire words and large promises, & my hopes spilt, for that -after many yeares seruice, one outran me, and what the deele -should I then do there. No no, flattering knaues that can cog -and prate fastest, speede best in the Court. - -_Ober._ To what life didst thou then betake thee? - -_Boh._ I then chang'd the Court for the countrey, and the wars -for a wife: but I found the craft of swaines more vile, then the -knauery of courtiers: the charge of children more heauie then 60 -seruants, and wiues tongues worse then the warres it selfe: and -therefore I gaue ore that, & went to the Citie to dwell, & there -I kept a great house with smal cheer, but all was nere the neere. - -_Ober._ And why? - -_Boh._ because in seeking friends, I found table guests to eate -me, & my meat, my wiues gossops to bewray the secrets of my -heart, kindred to betray the effect of my life, which when I noted, -the court ill, the country worse, and the citie worst of all, in -good time my wife died: ay wood she had died twentie winter -sooner by the masse, leauing my two sonnes to the world, and 70 -shutting my selfe into this Tombe, where if I dye, I am sure I -am safe from wilde beasts, but whilest I liue, cannot be free from -ill companie. Besides, now I am sure gif all my friends faile me, -I sall haue a graue of mine owne prouiding: this is all. Now -what art thou? - -_Ober._ _Oberon_ King of Fayries, that loues thee because thou -hatest the world, and to gratulate thee, I brought those Antiques -to shew thee some sport in daunsing, which thou haste -loued well. - -_Bohan._ Ha, ha, ha, thinkest thou those puppits can please 80 -me? whay I haue two sonnes, that with one scottish gigge shall -breake the necke of thy Antiques. - -_Ober._ That would I faine see. - -_Boha._ Why thou shalt, howe boyes. - - _Enter Slipper and Nano._ - -Haud your clacks lads, trattle not for thy life, but gather vppe -your legges and daunce me forthwith a gigge worth the sight. - -_Slip._ Why I must talk on Idy fort, wherefore was my tongue -made. - -_Boha._ Prattle an thou darst ene word more, and ais dab this 90 -whiniard in thy wembe. - -_Ober._ Be quiet _Bohan_, Ile strike him dumbe, and his brother -too, their talk shal not hinder our gyg, fall to it, dance I say man. - -_Boh._ Dance Humer, dance, ay rid thee. - -_The two dance a gig deuised for the nonst._ - -Now get you to the wide world with more then my father gaue -me, thats learning enough, both kindes, knauerie & honestie: -and that I gaue you, spend at pleasure. - -_Ober._ Nay for their sport I will giue them this gift, to the -Dwarfe I giue a quicke witte, prettie of body, and awarrant his 100 -preferment to a Princes seruice, where by his wisdome he shall -gaine more loue then common. And to loggerhead your sonne, -I giue a wandering life, and promise he shall neuer lacke: and -auow that if in all distresses he call vpon me to helpe him: now -let them go. - - _Exeunt with curtesies._ - -_Boh._ Now King, if thou bee a King, I will shew thee whay I -hate the world by demonstration, in the year 1520. was in -_Scotland_, a king ouerruled with parasites, mifled by lust, & many -circumstances, too long to trattle on now, much like our 110 -court of _Scotland_ this day, that story haue I set down, gang with -me to the gallery, & Ile shew thee the same in Action, by guid -fellowes of our country men, and then when thou seest that, -iudge if any wise man would not leaue the world if he could. - -_Ober._ That will I see, lead and ile follow thee. _Exeunt._ - - - - -_Laus Deo detur in Eternum._ _I. i._ - -_Enter the King of England, the King of Scots, ~Dorithe~ his Queen, -the Countesse, Lady ~Ida~, with other Lords. And ~Ateukin~ with -them aloofe._ - -_Attus primus. Scena prima._ 120 - - -_K. of Scots._ Brother of England, since our neighboring land, -And neare alliance doth inuite our loues, -The more I think vpon our last accord, -The more I greeue your suddaine parting hence: -First lawes of friendship did confirme our peace, -Now both the seale of faith and marriage bed, -The name of father, and the style of friend, -These force in me affection full confirmd, -So that I greeue, and this my heartie griefe 130 -The heauens record, the world may witnesse well -To loose your presence, who are now to me -A father, brother, and a vowed friend. - -_K. of Eng._ Link all these louely stiles good king in one, -And since thy griefe exceeds in my depart, -I leaue my _Dorithea_ to enioy, thy whole compact -Loues, and plighted vowes. -Brother of _Scotland_, this is my ioy, my life, -Her fathers honour, and her Countries hope, -Her mothers comfort, and her husbands blisse: 140 -I tell thee king, in louing of my _Doll_, -Thou bindst her fathers heart and all his friends -In bands of loue that death cannot dissolue. - -_K. of Scots._ Nor can her father loue her like to me, -My liues light, and the comfort of my soule: -Faire _Dorithea_, that wast Englands pride, -Welcome to _Scotland_, and in signe of loue, -Lo I inuest thee with the Scottish Crowne. -Nobles and Ladies, stoupe vnto your Queene. -And Trumpets sound, that Heralds may proclaime, 150 -Faire _Dorithea_ peerlesse Queene of Scots. - -_All._ Long liue and prosper our faire Q. of Scots. - - _Enstall and Crowne her._ - -_Dor._ Thanks to the king of kings for my dignity, -Thanks to my father, that prouides so carefully, -Thanks to my Lord and husband for this honor, -And thanks to all that loue their King and me. - -_All._ Long liue faire _Dorithea_ our true Queene. - -_K. of E._ Long shine the sun of _Scotland_ in her pride, -Her fathers comfort, and faire _Scotlands_ Bride. 160 -But _Dorithea_, since I must depart, -And leaue thee from thy tender mothers charge, -Let me aduise my louely daughter first, -What best befits her in a forraine land, -Liue _Doll_, for many eyes shall looke on thee, -Haue care of honor and the present state: -For she that steps to height of Maiestie, -Is euen the marke whereat the enemy aimes. -Thy vertues shall be construed to vice, -Thine affable discourse to abiect minde. 170 -If coy, detracting tongues will call thee proud: -Be therefore warie in this slippery state, -Honour thy husband, loue him as thy life: -Make choyce of friends, as Eagles of their yoong, -Who sooth no vice, who flatter not for gaine: -But loue such friends as do the truth maintaine. -Thinke on these lessons when thou art alone, -And thou shalt liue in health when I am gone. - -_Dor._ I will engraue these preceps in my heart, -And as the wind with calmnesse woes you hence, 180 -Euen so I wish the heauens in all mishaps, -May blesse my father with continuall grace. - -_K. of E._ Then son farwell, the fauouring windes inuites vs to depart. -Long circumstance in taking princely leaues, -Is more officious then conuenient. -Brother of _Scotland_, loue me in my childe, -You greet me well, if so you will her good. - -_K. of Sc._ Then louely _Doll_, and all that fauor me, -Attend to see our English friends at sea, -Let all their charge depend vpon my purse: 190 -They are our neighbors, by whose kind accord, -We dare attempt the proudest Potentate. -Onely faire Countesse, and your daughter stay, -With you I haue some other thing to say. - - _Exeunt all saue the King, the Countesse, - ~Ida~, ~Ateukin~, in all royaltie._ - -_K. of S._ So let them tryumph that haue cause to ioy, -But wretched King, thy nuptiall knot is death: -Thy Bride the breeder of thy Countries ill, -For thy false heart dissenting from thy hand, 200 -Misled by loue, hast made another choyce, -Another choyce, euen when thou vowdst thy soule -To _Dorithea_, Englands choyseff pride, -O then thy wandring eyes bewitcht thy heart, -Euen in the Chappell did thy fancie change, -When periur'd man, though faire _Doll_ had thy hand, -The Scottish _Idaes_ bewtie stale thy heart: -Yet feare and loue hath tyde thy readie tongue -From blabbing forth the passions of thy minde, -Lest fearefull silence haue in suttle lookes 210 -Bewrayd the treason of my new vowd loue, -Be faire and louely _Doll_, but here's the prize -That lodgeth here, and entred through mine eyes, -Yet how so ere I loue, I must be wise. -Now louely Countesse, what reward or grace, -May I imploy on you for this your zeale, -And humble honors done vs in our Court, -In entertainment of the English King. - -_Countesse._ It was of dutie Prince that I haue done: -And what in fauour may content me most, 220 -Is, that it please your grace to giue me leaue, -For to returne vnto my Countrey home. - -_K. of Scots._ But louely _Ida_ is your mind the same? - -_Ida._ I count of Court my Lord, as wise men do, -Tis fit for those that knowes what longs thereto: -Each person to his place, the wise to Art, -The Cobler to his clout, the Swaine to Cart. - -_K. of Sc._ But _Ida_ you are faire, and bewtie shines, -And seemeth best, where pomp her pride refines. - -_Ida._ If bewtie (as I know there's none in me) 230 -Were sworne my loue, and I his life should be: -The farther from the Court I were remoued, -The more I thinke of heauen I were beloued. - -_K. of Scots._ And why? - -_Ida._ Because the Court is counted _Venus_ net, -Where gifts and vowes for stales are often set, -None, be she chaste as _Vesta_, but shall meete -A curious toong to charme her eares with sweet. - -_K. of Scots._ Why _Ida_ then I see you set at naught, -The force of loue. 240 - -_Ida._ In sooth this is my thoght most gratious king, -That they that little proue -Are mickle blest, from bitter sweets of loue: -And weele I wot, I heard a shepheard sing, -That like a Bee, Loue hath a little sting: -He lurkes in flowres, he pearcheth on the trees, -He on Kings pillowes, bends his prettie knees: -The Boy is blinde, but when he will not spie, -He hath a leaden foote, and wings to flie: -Beshrow me yet, for all these strange effects, 250 -If I would like the Lad, that so infects. - -_K. of Scots._ Rare wit, fair face, what hart could more desire? -But _Doll_ is faire, and doth concerne thee neere. -Let _Doll_ be faire, she is wonne, but I must woe, -And win faire _Ida_, theres some choyce in two. -But _Ida_ thou art coy. - -_Ida._ And why dread King? - -_K. of Scots._ In that you will dispraise so sweet -A thing, as loue, had I my wish. - -_Ida._ What then? 260 - -_K. of Scots._ Then would I place his arrow here, -His bewtie in that face. - -_Ida._ And were _Apollo_ moued and rulde by me, -His wisedome should be yours, and mine his tree. - -_K. of Scots._ But here returnes our traine. -Welcome faire _Doll_: how fares our father, is he shipt and gone. - -_Enters the traine backe._ - -_Dor._ My royall father is both shipt and gone, -God and faire winds direct him to his home. - -_K. of Sc._ Amen say I, wold thou wert with him too: 270 -Then might I haue a fitter time to woo. -But Countesse you would be gone, therfore farwell -Yet _Ida_ if thou wilt, stay thou behind, -To accompany my Queene. -But if thou like the pleasures of the Court, -Or if she likte me tho she left the Court, -What should I say? I know not what to say, -You may depart, and you my curteous Queene, -Leaue me a space, I haue a waightie cause to thinke vpon: -_Ida_, it nips me neere: 280 -It came from thence, I feele it burning heere. - -_Exeunt all sauing the King and ~Ateukin~._ - -_K. of Scot._ Now am I free from sight of common eie, -Where to my selfe I may disclose the griefe -That hath too great a part in mine affects. - -_Ateu._ And now is my time, by wiles & words to rise, -Greater then those, that thinks themselues more wise. - -_K. of Scots._ And first fond King, thy honor doth engraue, -Vpon thy browes, the drift of thy disgrace: -Thy new vowd loue in sight of God and men, 290 -Linke thee to _Dorithea_, during life. -For who more faire and vertuous then thy wife, -Deceitfull murtherer of a quiet minde, -Fond loue, vile lust, that thus misleads vs men, -To vowe our faithes, and fall to sin againe. -But Kings stoupe not to euery common thought, -_Ida_ is faire and wise, fit for a King: -And for faire _Ida_ will I hazard life, -Venture my Kingdome, Country, and my Crowne: -Such fire hath loue, to burne a kingdome downe. 300 -Say _Doll_ dislikes, that I estrange my loue, -Am I obedient to a womans looke? -Nay say her father frowne when he shall heare -That I do hold faire _Idaes_ loue so deare: -Let father frowne and fret, and fret and die, -Nor earth, nor heauen shall part my loue and I. -Yea they shall part vs, but we first must meet, -And wo, and win, and yet the world not seet. -Yea ther's the wound, & wounded with that thoght -So let me die: for all my drift is naught. 310 - -_Ateu._ Most gratious and imperiall Maiestie, - -_K. of S._ A little flattery more were but too much, -Villaine what art thou that thus darest interrupt a Princes secrets. - -_Ateu._ Dread King, thy vassall is a man of Art, -Who knowes by constellation of the stars, -By oppositions and by drie aspects, -The things are past, and those that are to come. - -_K. of S._ But where's thy warrant to approach my presence? - -_Ateu._ My zeale and ruth to see your graces wrong, -Makes me lament, I did detract so long. 320 - -_K. of S._ If thou knowst thoughts, tell me what mean I now? - -_Ateu._ Ile calculate the cause of those your highnesse smiles, -And tell your thoughts. - -_K. of S._ But least thou spend thy time in idlenesse, -And misse the matter that my mind aimes at, -Tell me what star was opposite when that was thought? - - He strikes him on the eare. - -_Ateu._ Tis inconuenient mightie Potentate, -Whose lookes resembles _Ioue_ in Maiestie, -To scorne the sooth of science with contempt, 330 -I see in those imperiall lookes of yours, -The whole discourse of loue, _Saturn_ combust, -With direfull lookes at your natiuitie: -Beheld faire _Venns_ in her siluer orbe, -I know by certaine exiomies I haue read, -Your graces griefs, & further can expresse her name, -That holds you thus in fancies bands. - -_K. of S._ Thou talkest wonders. - -_Ateu._ Nought but truth O King, -Tis _Ida_ is the mistresse of your heart, 340 -Whose youth must take impression of affects, -For tender twigs will bowe, and milder mindes -Will yeeld to fancie be they followed well. - -_K. of S._ What god art thou composde in humane shape, -Or bold _Trophonius_ to decide our doubts, -How knowst thou this? - -_Ateu._ Euen as I know the meanes, -To worke your graces freedome and your loue: -Had I the mind as many Courtiers haue, -To creepe into your bosome for your coyne, 350 -And beg rewards for euery cap and knee, -I then would say, if that your grace would giue -This lease, this manor, or this pattent seald, -For this or that I would effect your loue: -But _Ateukin_ is no Parasite O Prince, -I know your grace knowes schollers are but poore, -And therefore as I blush to beg a fee, -Your mightinesse is so magnificent -You cannot chuse but cast some gift apart, -To ease my bashfull need that cannot beg, 360 -As for your loue, oh might I be imployd, -How faithfully would _Ateukin_ compasse it: -But Princes rather trust a smoothing tongue, -Then men of Art that can accept the time. - -_K. of Scots._ _Ateu._ If so thy name, for so thou saist, -Thine Art appeares in entrance of my loue: -And since I deeme thy wisedom matcht with truth, -I will exalt thee, and thy selfe alone -Shalt be the Agent to dissolue my griefe. -Sooth is, I loue, and _Ida_ is my loue, 370 -But my new marriage nips me neare, _Ateukin_: -For _Dorithea_ may not brooke th'abuse. - -_Ateu._ These lets are but as moaths against the sun, -Yet not so great, like dust before the winde: -Yet not so light. Tut pacifie your grace, -You haue the sword and scepter in your hand, -You are the King, the state depends on you: -Your will is law, say that the case were mine, -Were she my sister whom your highnesse loues, -She should consent, for that our liues, our goods, 380 -Depend on you, and if your Queene repine, -Although my nature cannot brooke of blood, -And Schollers grieue to heare of murtherous deeds, -But if the Lambe should let the Lyons way, -By my aduise the Lambe should lose her life. -Thus am I bold to speake vnto your grace, -Who am too base to kisse your royall feete, -For I am poore, nor haue I land nor rent, -Nor countenance here in Court, but for my loue, -Your Grace shall find none such within the realme. 390 - -_K. of S._ Wilt thou effect my loue, shal she be mine? - -_Ateu._ Ile gather Moly-rocus, and the earbes, -That heales the wounds of body and the minde, -Ile set out charmes and spels, nought else shalbe left, -To tame the wanton if she shall rebell, -Giue me but tokens of your highnesse trust. - -_K. of S._ Thou shalt haue gold, honor and wealth inough, -Winne my Loue, and I will make thee great. - -_Ateu._ These words do make me rich most noble Prince, -I am more proude of them then any wealth, 400 -Did not your grace suppose I flatter you, -Beleeue me I would boldly publish this: -Was neuer eye that saw a sweeter face, -Nor neuer eare that heard a deeper wit, -Oh God how I am rauisht in your woorth. - -_K. of S._ _Ateu._ Follow me, loue must haue ease. - -_Ateu._ Ile kisse your highnesse feet, march when you please. - - _Exeunt._ - - -_Enter ~Slipper~, ~Nano~, and ~Andrew~, with their billes readie _I. ii._ -written in their hands._ 410 - -_Andrew._ Stand back sir, mine shall stand highest. - -_Slip._ Come vnder mine arme sir, or get a footstoole, -Or else by the light of the Moone, I must come to it. - -_Nano._ Agree my maisters, euery man to his height, -Though I stand lowest, I hope to get the best maister. - -_Andr._ Ere I will stoupe to a thistle, I will change turnes, -As good lucke comes on the right hand, as the left: -Here's for me, and me, and mine. - -_Andr._ But tell me fellowes till better occasion come, -Do you seeke maisters? 420 - -_Ambo._ We doo. - -_Andr._ But what can you do worthie preferment? - -_Nano._ Marry I can smell a knaue from a Rat. - -_Slip._ And I can licke a dish before a Cat. - -_Andr._ And I can finde two fooles vnfought, -How like you that? -But in earnest, now tell me of what trades are you two? - -_Slip._ How meane you that sir, of what trade? -Marry Ile tell you, I haue many trades, -The honest trade when I needs must, 430 -The filching trade when time serues, -The Cousening trade as I finde occasion. -And I haue more qualities, I cannot abide a ful cup vnkist, -A fat Capon vncaru'd, -A full purse vnpickt, -Nor a foole to prooue a Iustice as you do. - -_Andr._ Why sot why calst thou me foole? - -_Nano._ For examining wiser then thy selfe. - -_Andr._ So doth many more then I in _Scotland_. - -_Nano._ Yea those are such, as haue more autthoritie then wit, 440 -And more wealth then honestie. - -_Slip._ This is my little brother with the great wit, ware him, -But what canst thou do, tel me, that art so inquisitiue of vs? - -_Andr._ Any thing that concernes a gentleman to do, that can I do. - -_Slip._ So you are of the gentle trade? - -_Andr._ True. - -_Slip._ Then gentle sir, leaue vs to our selues, -For heare comes one as if he would lack a seruant ere he went. - -Ent. _Ateu._ Why so _Ateukin_? this becomes thee best, -Wealth, honour, ease, and angelles in thy chest: 450 -Now may I say, as many often sing, -No fishing to the sea, nor seruice to a king. -Vnto this high promotions doth belong, -Meanes to be talkt of in the thickest throng: -And first to fit the humors of my Lord, -Sweete layes and lynes of loue I must record. -And such sweete lynes and louelayes ile endite: -As men may wish for, and my leech delight, -And next a traine of gallants at my heeles, -That men may say, the world doth run on wheeles. 460 -For men of art, that rise by indirection, -To honour and the fauour of their King, -Must vse all meanes to saue what they haue got, -And win their fauours whom he neuer knew. -If any frowne to see my fortunes such, -A man must beare a little, not too much: -But in good time these billes partend, I thinke, -That some good fellowes do for seruice seeke. - -Read. _If any gentleman, spirituall or temperall, will entertaine -out of his seruice, a young stripling of the age of 30. yeares, that can 470 -sleep with the soundest, eate with the hungriest, work with the sickest, -lye with the lowdest, face with the proudest, &c. that can wait in a -Gentlemans chamber, when his maister is a myle of, keepe his stable -when tis emptie, and his purse when tis full, and hath many qualities -woorse then all these, let him write his name and goe his way, -and attendance shall be giuen._ - -_Ateu._ By my faith a good seruant, which is he? - -_Slip._ Trulie sir that am I? - -_Ateu._ And why doest thou write such a bill, -Are all these qualities in thee? 480 - -_Slip._ O Lord I sir, and a great many more, -Some bettet, some worse, some richer some porer, -Why sir do you looke so, do they not please you? - -_Ateu._ Trulie no, for they are naught and so art thou, -If thou hast no better qualities, stand by. - -_Slip._ O sir, I tell the worst first, but and you lack a man, -I am for you, ile tell you the best qualities I haue. - -_Ateu._ Be breefe then. - -_Slip._ If you need me in your chamber, -I can keepe the doore at a whistle, in your kitchin, 490 -Turne the spit, and licke the pan, and make the fire burne. -But if in the stable. - -_Ateu._ Yea there would I vse thee. - -_Slip._ Why there you kill me, there am I, -And turne me to a horse & a wench, and I haue no peere. - -_Ateu._ Art thou so good in keeping a horse, -I pray thee tell me how many good qualities hath a horse? - -_Slip._ Why so sir, a horse hath two properties of a man, -That is a proude heart, and a hardie stomacke, -Foure properties of a Lyon, a broad brest, a stiffe docket, 500 -Hold your nose master. A wild countenance, and 4. good legs. -Nine properties of a Foxe, nine of a Hare, nine of an Asse, -And ten of a woman. - -_Ateu._ A woman, why what properties of a woman hath a Horse? - -_Slip._ O maister, know you not that? -Draw your tables, and write what wise I speake. -First a merry countenance. -Second, a soft pace. -Third, a broad forehead. -Fourth, broad buttockes. 510 -Fift, hard of warde. -Sixt, easie to leape vpon. -Seuenth, good at long iourney. -Eight, mouing vnder a man. -Ninth, alway busie with the mouth. -Tenth. Euer chewing on the bridle. - -_Ateu._ Thou art a man for me, whats thy name? - -_Slip._ An auncient name sir, belonging to the -Chamber and the night gowne. Gesse you that. - -_Ateu._ Whats that, _Slipper_? 520 - -_Slip._ By my faith well gest, and so tis indeed: -Youle be my maister? - -_Ateu._ I meane so. - -_Slip._ Reade this first. - -_Ateu._ Pleaseth it any Gentleman to entertaine -A seruant of more wit then stature, -Let them subscribe, and attendance shall be giuen. -What of this? - -_Slip._ He is my brother sir, and we two were borne togither, -Must serue togither, and will die togither, 530 -Though we be both hangd. - -_Ateu._ Whats thy name? - -_Nano._ _Nano._ - -_Ateu._ The etimologie of which word, is a dwarfe: -Art not thou the old stoykes son that dwels in his Tombe? - -_Ambo._ We are. - -_Ateu._ Thou art welcome to me, -Wilt thou giue thy selfe wholly to be at my disposition? - -_Nano._ In all humilitie I submit my selfe. - -_Ateu._ Then will I deck thee Princely, instruct thee courtly, 540 -And present thee to the Queene as my gift. -Art thou content? - -_Nano._ Yes, and thanke your honor too. - -_Slip._ Then welcome brother, and fellow now. - -_Andr._ May it please your honor to abase your eye so lowe, -As to looke either on my bill or my selfe. - -_Ateu._ What are you? - -_An._ By birth a gentleman, in profession a scholler, -And one that knew your honor in _Edenborough_, -Before your worthinesse cald you to this reputation. 550 - By me _Andrew Snoord_. - -_Ateu._ _Andrew_ I remember thee, follow me, -And we will confer further, for my waightie affaires -For the king, commands me to be briefe at this time. -Come on _Nano_, _Slipper_ follow. - - _Exeunt._ - - -Enter sir _Bartram_ with _Eustas_ and others, booted. _I. iii._ - -_S. Bar._ But tell me louely _Eustas_ as thou lou'st me, -Among the many pleasures we haue past, -Which is the rifest in thy memorie, 560 -To draw thee ouer to thine auncient friend? - -_Eu._ What makes Sir _Bartram_ thus inquisitiue? -Tell me good knight, am I welcome or no? - -_Sir Bar._ By sweet S. _Andrew_ and may sale I sweare, -As welcom is my honest _Dick_ to me, -As mornings sun, or as the watry moone, -In merkist night, when we the borders track. -I tell thee _Dick_, thy sight hath cleerd my thoughts, -Of many banefull troubles that there woond. -Welcome to sir _Bartram_ as his life: 570 -Tell me bonny _Dicke_, hast got a wife? - -_Eust._ A wife God shield sir _Bartram_, that were ill -To leaue my wife and wander thus astray: -But time and good aduise ere many yeares, -May chance to make my fancie bend that way, -What newes in _Scotland_? therefore came I hither: -To see your Country, and to chat togither. - -_Sir Bar._ Why man our Countries blyth, our king is well. -Our Queene so, so, the Nobles well, and worse -And weele are they that were about the king, 580 -But better are the Country Gentlemen. -And I may tell thee _Eustace_, in our liues, -We old men neuer saw so wondrous change: -But leaue this trattle, and tell me what newes, -In louely England with our honest friends? - -_Eust._ The king, the Court, and all our noble frends -Are well, and God in mercy keepe them so. -The Northren Lords and Ladies here abouts, -That knowes I came to see your Queen and Court, -Commends them to my honest friend sir _Bartram_, 590 -And many others that I haue not seene: -Among the rest, the Countesse _Elinor_ from _Carlile_ -Where we merry oft haue bene, -Greets well my Lord, and hath directed me, -By message this faire Ladies face to see. - -_Sir Bar._ I tell thee _Eustace_, lest mine old eyes daze, -This is our Scottish moone and euenings pride: -This is the blemish of your English Bride: -Who sailes by her, are sure of winde at will. -Her face is dangerous, her sight is ill: 600 -And yet in sooth sweet _Dicke_, it may be said, -The king hath folly, their's vertue in the mayd. - -_Eust._ But knows my friend this portrait, be aduisd? - -_Sir Bar._ Is it not _Ida_ the Countesse of _Arains_ daughters? - -_Eust._ So was I told by _Elinor_ of _Carlile_, -But tell me louely _Bartram_, is the maid euil inclind, -Misled, or Concubine vnto the King or any other Lord? - -_Ba._ Shuld I be brief & true, then thus my _Dicke_, -All Englands grounds yeelds not a blyther Lasse. -Nor _Europ_ can art her for her gifts, 610 -Of vertue, honour, beautie, and the rest: -But our fond king not knowing sin in lust, -Makes loue by endlesse meanes and precious gifts, -And men that see it dare not sayt my friend, -But wee may wish that it were otherwise: -But I rid thee to view the picture still, -For by the persons sights there hangs som ill. - -_Ba._ Oh good sir _Bartram_, you suspect I loue, -Then were I mad, hee whom I neuer sawe, -But how so ere, I feare not entisings, 620 -Desire will giue no place vnto a king: -Ile see her whom the world admires so much, -That I may say with them, there liues none such. - -_Bar._ Be Gad and sal, both see and talke with her, -And when th' hast done, what ere her beautie be, -Ile wartant thee her vertues may compare, -With the proudest she that waits vpon your Queen. - -_Eu._ My Ladie intreats your Worship in to supper. - -_Ba._ Guid bony _Dick_, my wife will tel thee more, -Was neuer no man in her booke before: 630 -Be Gad shees blyth, faire lewely, bony, &c. - - _Exeunt._ - - - - -_Enter ~Bohan~ and the fairy king after the first act, to _II. Chor._ -them a rownd of Fairies, or some prittie dance._ - -_Boh._ Be Gad gramersis little king for this, -This sport is better in my exile life, -Then euer the deceitfuil werld could yeeld. - -_Ober._ I tell thee _Bohan_, _Oberon_ is king, -Of quiet, pleasure, profit, and content, -Of wealth, of honor, and of all the world, 640 -Tide to no place, yet all are tide to one, -Liue thou in this life, exilde from world and men, -And I will shew thee wonters ere we part, - -_Boh._ Then marke my stay, and the strange doubts, -That follow flatterers, lust and lawlesse will, -And then say I haue reason to forsake theworld, -And all that are within the same. -Gow shrowd vs in our harbor where weele see, -The pride of folly, as it ought to be. - - _Exeunt._ 650 - -_After the first act._ - -_Ober._ Here see I good fond actions in thy gyg, -And meanes to paint the worldes in constant waies -But turne thine ene, see which for I can commaund. - -_Enter two battailes strongly fighting, the one ~Simi Ranus~, the -other, ~Staurobates~, she flies, and her Crowne is taken, -and she hurt._ - -_Boh._ What gars this din of mirk and balefull harme, -Where euery weane is all betaint with bloud? - -_Ober._ This shewes thee _Bohan_ what is worldly pompe. 660 -_Simeranus_, the proud Assirrian Queene, -When _Ninus_ died, did tene in her warres, -Three millions of footemen to the fight, -Fiue hundreth thousand horse, of armed chars, -A hundreth thousand more yet in her pride -Was hurt and conquered by _S. Taurobates_. -Then what is pompe? - -_Bohan._ I see thou art thine ene. -Thou bonny King, if Princes fall from high, -My fall is past, vntill I fall to die. 670 -Now marke my talke, and prosecute my gyg. - -2. - -_Ober._ How shuld these crafts withdraw thee from the world? -But looke my _Bohan_, pompe allureth. - -_Enter ~Cirus~ king, humbling themselues: himselfe crowned by -~Oliue Pat~, at last dying, layde in a marbell tombe with this -inscription_ - -Who so thou bee that passest, -For I know one shall passe, knowe I -I am _Cirus_ of _Persia_, 680 -And I prithee leaue me not thus like a clod of clay -Wherewith my body is couered. - - _All exeunt._ - -_Enter the king in great pompe, who reads it, & issueth, -crieth vermeum._ - -_Boha._ What meaneth this? - -_Ober._ _Cirus_ of _Persia_, -Mightie in life, within a marbell graue, -Was layde to rot, whom _Alexander_ once -Beheld in tombde, and weeping did confesse 690 -Nothing in life could scape from wrethednesse: -Why then boast men? - -_Boh._ What recke I then of life, -Who makes the graue my tomb, the earth my wife: -But marke mee more. - -3. - -_Boh._ I can no more, my patience will not warpe. -To see these flatteries how they scorne and carpe. - -_Ober._ Turne but thy head. - -_Enter our kings carring Crowns, Ladies presenting odors 700 -to Potentates in thrond, who suddainly is slaine -by his seruaunts, and thrust out, and so they eate._ - - _Exeunt._ - -Sike is the werld, but whilke is he I sawe. - -_Ober._ _Sesostris_ who was conquerour of the werld, -Slaine at the last, and stampt on by his slaues. - -_Boh._ How blest are peur men then that know their graue, -Now marke the sequell of my Gig. - -_Boh._ An he weele meete ends: the mirk and sable night -Doth leaue the pering morne to prie abroade, 710 -Thou nill me stay, haile then thou pride of kings, -I ken the world, and wot well worldly things, -Marke thou my gyg, in mirkest termes that telles -The loathe of sinnes, and where corruption dwells -Haile me ne mere with showes of gudlie sights: -My graue is mine, that rids me from dispights. -Accept my gig guid King, and let me rest, -The graue with guid men, is a gay built nest. - -_Ober._ The rising sunne doth call me hence away, -Thankes for thy gyg, I may no longer stay: 720 -But if my traine, did wake thee from thy rest, -So shall they sing, thy lullabie to nest. - - - - -_Actus Secundus. Schena Prima._ _II. i._ - - -_Enter the Countesse of Arrain, with Ida her daughter -in theyr porch, sitting at worke._ - -_A Song._ - -_Count._ Faire _Ida_, might you chuse the greatest good -Midst all the world, in blessings that abound: -Wherein my daughter shuld your liking be? - -_Ida._ Not in delights, or pompe, or maiestie. 730 - -_Count._ And why? - -_Ida._ Since these are meanes to draw the minde -From perfect good, and make true iudgement blind. - -_Count._ Might you haue wealth, and fortunes ritchest store? - -_Ida._ Yet would I (might I chuse) be honest poore. -For she that sits at fortunes feete alowe -Is sure she shall not taste a further woe. -But those that prancke one top of fortunes ball, -Still feare a change: and fearing catch a fall. - -_Count._ Tut foolish maide, each one contemneth need. 740 - -_Ida._ Good reason why, they know not good indeed. - -_Count._ Many marrie then, on whom distresse doth loure, - -_Ida._ Yes they that vertue deeme an honest dowre. -Madame, by right this world I may compare, -Vnto my worke, wherein with heedfull care, -The heauenly workeman plants with curious hand, -As I with needle drawe each thing one land, -Euen as hee list, some men like to the Rose, -Are fashioned fresh, some in their stalkes do close, -And borne do suddaine die: some are but weeds, 750 -And yet from them a secret good proceeds: -I with my needle if I please may blot, -The fairest rose within my cambricke plot, -God with a becke can change each worldly thing, -The poore to earth, the begger to the king. -What then hath man, wherein hee well may boast, -Since by a becke he liues, a louer is lost? - -_Enter Eustace with letters._ - -_Count._ Peace _Ida_, heere are straungers neare at hand. - -_Eust._ Madame God speed. 760 - -_Count._ I thanke you gentle squire. - -_Eust._ The countrie Countesse of _Northumberland_, -Doth greete you well, and hath requested mee, -To bring these letters to your Ladiship. - -_He carries the letter._ - -_Count._ I thanke her honour, and your selfe my friend. - - _Shee receiues and peruseth them._ - -I see she meanes you good braue Gentleman, -Daughter, the Ladie _Elinor_ salutes -Your selfe as well as mee, then for her sake 770 -T'were good you entertaind that Courtiour well. - -_Ida._ As much salute as may become my sex, -And hee in vertue can vouchsafe to thinke, -I yeeld him for the courteous Countesse sake. -Good sir sit downe, my mother heere and I, -Count time mispent, an endlesse vanitie. - -_Eust._ Beyond report, the wit, the faire, the shape, -What worke you heere, faire Mistresse may I see it? - -_Id._ Good Sir looke on, how like you this compact? - -_Eust._ Me thinks in this I see true loue in act: 780 -The Woodbines with their leaues do sweetly spred, -The Roses blushing prancke them in their red, -No flower but boasts the beauties of the spring, -This bird hath life indeed if it could sing: -What meanes faire Mistres had you in this worke? - -_Ida._ My needle sir. - -_Eust._ In needles then there lurkes, -Some hidden grace I deeme beyond my reach. - -_Id._ Not grace in them good sir, but those that teach. - -_Eust._ Say that your needle now were _Cupids_ sting, 790 -But ah her eie must bee no lesse, -In which is heauen and heauenlinesse, -In which the foode of God is shut, -Whose powers the purest mindes do glut. - -_Ida._ What if it were? - -_Eust._ Then see a wondrous thing, -I feare mee you would paint in _Teneus_ heart, -Affection in his power and chiefest parts. - -_Ida._ Good Lord sir no, for hearts but pricked soft, -Are wounded sore, for so I heare it oft. 800 - -_Eust._ what recks the second, -Where but your happy eye, -May make him liue, whom _Ioue_ hath iudgd to die. - -_Ida._ Should life & death within this needle lurke, -Ile pricke no hearts, Ile pricke vpon my worke. - -_Enter Ateuken, with Slipper the Clowne._ - -_Coun._ Peace _Ida_, I perceiue the fox at hand. - -_Eust._ The fox? why fetch your hounds & chace him hence. - -_Count._ Oh sir these great men barke at small offence. - -_Ateu._ Come will it please you to enter gentle sir? 810 - - _Offer to exeunt._ - -Stay courteous Ladies, fauour me so much, -As to discourse a word or two apart. - -_Count._ Good sir, my daughter learnes this rule of mee, -To shun resort, and straungers companie: -For some are shifting mates that carrie letters, -Some such as you too good, because our betters. - -_Slip._ Now I pray you sir what a kin are you to a pickrell? - -_Ateu._ Why knaue? - -_Slip._ By my troth sir, because I neuer knew a proper scituation 820 -fellow of your pitch, fitter to swallow a gudgin. - -_Ateu._ What meanst thou by this? - -_Slip._ Shifting fellow sir, these be thy words, shifting fellow: -This Gentlewoman I feare me, knew your bringing vp. - -_Ateu._ How so? - -_Slip._ Why sir your father was a Miller, -That could shift for a pecke of grist in a bushell, -And you a faire spoken Gentleman, that can get more land by -a lye, then an honest man by his readie mony. - -_Ateu._ Catiue what sayest thou? 830 - -_Slip._ I say sir, that if shee call you shifting knaue, -You shall not put her to the proofe. - -_Ateu._ And why? - -_Slip._ Because sir, liuing by your wit as you doo shifting, is -your letters pattents, it were a hard matter for mee to get my -dinner that day, wherein my Maister had not solde a dozen of -deuices, a case of cogges, and a shute of shifts in the morning: -I speak this in your commendation sir, & I pray you so take it. - -_Ateu._ If I liue knaue I will bee reuenged, what Gentleman -would entertaine a rascall, thus to derogate from his honour? 840 - -_Ida._ My Lord why are you thus impatient? - -_Ateu._ Not angrie _Ida_, but I teach this knaue, -How to behaue himselfe among his betters: -Behold faire Countesse to assure your stay, -I heere present the signet of the king, -Who now by mee faire _Ida_ doth salute you: -And since in secret I haue certaine things, -In his behalfe good Madame to impart, -I craue your daughter to discourse a part. - -_Count._ Shee shall in humble dutie bee addrest, 850 -To do his Highnesse will in what shee may. - -_Id._ Now gentle sir what would his grace with me? - -_Ateu._ Faire comely Nimph, the beautie of your face, -Sufficient to bewitch the heauenly powers, -Hath wrought so much in him, that now of late -Hee findes himselfe made captiue vnto loue, -And though his power and Maiestie requires, -A straight commaund before an humble sute, -Yet hee his mightinesse doth so abase, -As to intreat your fauour honest maid. 860 - -_Ida._ Is hee not married sir vnto our Queen? - -_Ateu._ Hee is. - -_Ida._ And are not they by God accurst, -That seuer them whom hee hath knit in one? - -_Ateu._ They bee: what then? wee seeke not to displace -The Princesse from her seate, but since by loue -The king is made your owne, shee is resolude -In priuate to accept your dalliance, -In spight of warre, watch, or worldly eye. - -_Ida._ Oh how hee talkes as if hee should not die, 870 -As if that God in iustice once could winke, -Vpon that fault I am a sham'd to thinke. - -_Ateu._ Tut Mistresse, man at first was born to erre, -Women are all not formed to bee Saints: -Tis impious for to kill our natiue king, -Whom by a little fauour wee may saue. - -_Ida._ Better then liue vnchaste, to liue in graue. - -_Ateu._ Hee shall erect your state & wed you well. - -_Ida._ But can his warrant keep my soule from hell? - -_Ateu._ He will inforce, if you resist his sute. 880 - -_Id._ What tho, the world may shame to him account -To bee a king of men and worldly pelfe. - -_Ateu._ Yet hath to power no rule and guide himselfe, -I know you gentle Ladie and the care, -Both of your honour and his graces health, -Makes me confused in this daungerous state. - -_Ida._ So counsell him, but sooth thou not his sinne, -Tis vaine alurement that doth make him loue, -I shame to heare, bee you a shamde to mooue. - -_Count._ I see my daughter growes impatient, 890 -I feare me hee pretends some bad intent. - -_Ateu._ Will you dispise the king, & scorne him so? - -_Ida._ In all alleageance I will serue his grace, -But not in lust, oh how I blush to name it? - -_Ateu._ An endlesse worke is this, how should I frame it? - -_They discourse priuately._ - -_Slip._ Oh Mistresse may I turne a word vpon you. - -_Ateu._ Friend what wilt thou? - -_Slip._ Oh what a happie Gentlewoman bee you trulie, the -world reports this of you Mistresse, that a man can no sooner 900 -come to your house, but the Butler comes with a blacke Iack -and sayes welcome friend, heeres a cup of the best for you, verilie -Mistresse you are said to haue the best Ale in al _Scotland_. - -_Count._ Sirrha go fetch him drinke, how likest thou this? - -_Slip._ Like it Mistresse? why this is quincy quarie pepper -de watchet, single goby, of all that euer I tasted: Ile prooue in -this Ale and tost, the compasse of the whole world. First this -is the earth, it ties in the middle a faire browne tost, a goodly -countrie for hungrie teeth to dwell vpon: next this is the sea, -a fair poole for a drie tongue to fish in: now come I, & seing the 910 -world is naught, I diuide it thus, & because the sea cannot stand -without the earth, as _Arist._ saith, I put them both into their first -_Chaos_ which is my bellie, and so mistresse you may see your ale -is become a myracle. - -_Eustace._ A merrie mate Madame I promise you. - -_Count._ Why sigh you sirrah? - -_Slip._ Trulie Madam, to think vppon the world, which since -I denounced, it keepes such a rumbling in my stomack, that vnlesse -your Cooke giue it a counterbuffe with some of your rosted -Capons or beefe, I feare me I shal become a loose body, so 920 -daintie I thinke, I shall neither hold fast before nor behinde. - -_Count._ Go take him in and feast this merrie swaine, -Syrrha, my cooke is your phisitian. -He hath a purge for to disiest the world. - -_Ateu._ Will you not, _Ida_, grant his highnesse this? - -_Ida._ As I haue said, in dutie I am his: -For other lawlesse lusts, that ill beseeme him, -I cannot like, and good I will not deeme him. - -_Count._ _Ida_ come in, and sir if so you please, -Come take a homelie widdowes intertaine. 930 - -_Ida._ If he haue no great haste, he may come nye. -If haste, tho he be gone, I will not crie. - - _Exeunt._ - -_Ateu._ I see this labour lost, my hope in vaine, -Yet will I trie an other drift againe. - - -_Enter the Bishop of S. Andrewes, Earle Douglas, _II. ii._ -Morton, with others, one way, the Queene with -Dwarfes an other way._ - -_B. S. Andr._ Oh wrack of Common-weale! Oh wretched state! - -_Doug._ Oh haplesse flocke whereas the guide is blinde? 940 - - _They all are in a muse._ - -_Mort._ Oh heedlesse youth, where counsaile is dispis'd. - -_Dorot._ Come prettie knaue, and prank it by my side, -Lets see your best attendaunce out of hande. - -_Dwarfe._ Madame altho my lims are very small, -My heart is good, ile serue you therewithall. - -_Doro._ How if I were assaild, what couldst thou do? - -_Dwarf._ Madame call helpe, and boldly fight it to, -Altho a Bee be but a litle thing: -You know faire Queen, it hath a bitter sting. 950 - -_Dor._ How couldst thou do me good were I in greefe? - -_Dwar._ Counsell deare Princes, is a choyce releefe. -Tho _Nestor_ wanted force, great was his wit, -And tho I am but weake, my words are fit. - -_S. And._ Like to a ship vpon the Ocean seas, -Tost in the doubtfull streame without a helme, -Such is a Monarke without good aduice, -I am ore heard, cast raine vpon thy tongue, -_Andrewes_ beware, reproofe will breed a fear. - -_Mor._ Good day my Lord. 960 - -_B. S. And._ Lord _Morton_ well ymet: -Whereon deemes Lord _Douglas_ all this while? - -_Dou._ Of that which yours and my poore heart doth breake: -Altho feare shuts our mouths we dare not speake. - -_Dor._ What meane these Princes sadly to consult? -Somewhat I feare, betideth them amisse, -They are so pale in lookes, so vext in minde: -In happie houre the Noble Scottish Peeres -Haue I incountred you, what makes you mourne? - -_B. S. And._ If we with patience may attentiue gaine, 970 -Your Grace shall know the cause of all our griefe. - -_Dor._ Speake on good father, come and sit by me: -I know thy care is for the common good. - -_B. S. And._ As fortune mightie Princes reareth some, -To high estate, and place in Common-weale, -So by diuine bequest to them is lent, -A riper iudgement and more searching eye: -Whereby they may discerne the common harme, -For where importunes in the world are most, -Where all our profits rise and still increase, 980 -There is our minde, thereon we meditate, -And what we do partake of good aduice, -That we imploy for to concerne the same.) -To this intent these nobles and my selfe, -That are (or should bee) eyes of Common-weale, -Seeing his highnesse reachlesse course of youth -His lawlesse and vnbridled vaine in loue, -His to intentiue trust too flatterers, -His abiect care of councell and his friendes, -Cannot but greeue, and since we cannot drawe 990 -His eye or Iudgement to discerne his faults -Since we haue spake and counsaile is not heard, -I for my part, (let others as they list) -Will leaue the Court, and leaue him to his will: -Least with a ruthfull eye I should behold, -His ouerthrow which sore I feare is nye. - -_Doro._ Ah father are you so estranged from loue, -From due alleageance to your Prince and land, -To leaue your King when most he needs your help, -The thriftie husbandmen, are neuer woont 1000 -That see their lands vnfruitfull, to forsake them: -But when the mould is barraine and vnapt, -They toyle, they plow, and make the fallow fatte: -The pilot in the dangerous seas is knowne, -In calmer waues the sillie sailor striues, -Are you not members Lords of Common-weale, -And can your head, your deere annointed King, -Default ye Lords, except your selues do faile? -Oh stay your steps, returne and counsaile him. - -_Doug._ Men seek not mosse vpon a rowling stone, 1010 -Or water from the siue, or fire from yce: -Or comfort from a rechlesse monarkes hands. -Madame he sets vs light that seru'd in Court, -In place of credit in his fathers dayes, -If we but enter presence of his grace, -Our payment is a frowne, a scoffe, a frumpe, -Whilst flattering _Gnato_ prancks it by his side, -Soothing the carelesse King in his misdeeds, -And if your grace consider your estate, -His life should vrge you too if all be true. 1020 - -_Doug._ Why _Douglas_ why? - -_Doug._ As if you haue not heard -His lawlesse loue to _Ida_ growne of late, -His carelesse estimate of your estate. - -_Doro._ Ah _Douglas_ thou misconstrest his intent, -He doth but tempt his wife, he tryees my loue: -This iniurie pertaines to me, not to you. -The King is young, and if he step awrie, -He may amend, and I will loue him still. -Should we disdaine our vines becauso they sprout 1030 -Before their time? or young men if they straine -Beyond their reach? no vines that bloome and spread -Do promise fruites, and young men that are wilde, -In age growe wise, my freendes and Scottish Peeres, -If that an English Princesse may preuaile, -Stay, stay with him, lo how my zealous prayer -Is plead with teares, fie Peeres will you hence? - -_S. And._ Madam tis vertue in your grace to plead, -But we that see his vaine vntoward course, -Cannot but flie the fire before it burne, 1040 -And shun the Court before we see his fall. - -_Doro._ Wil you not stay? then Lordings fare you well. -Tho you forsake your King, the heauens I hope -Will fauour him through mine incessant prayer. - -_Dwar._ Content you Madam, thus old _Ouid_ sings. -Tis foolish to bewaile recurelesse things. - -_Dorothea._ Peace Dwarffe, these words my patience moue. - -_Dwar._ All tho you charme my speech, charme not my loue - - _Exeunt Nano Dorothea._ - -_Enter the King of Scots, Arius, the nobles spying 1050 -him, returnes._ - -_K. of S._ _Douglas_ how now? why changest thou thy cheere? - -_Dougl._ My priuate troubles are so great my liege, -As I must craue your licence for a while: -For to intend mine owne affaires at home. _Exit._ - -_King._ You may depart, but why is _Morton_ sad? - -_Mor._ The like occasion doth import me too, -So I desire your grace to giue me leaue. - -_K. of S._ Well sir you may betake you to your ease, -When such grim syrs are gone, I see no let 1060 -To worke my will. - -_8. Atten._ What like the Eagle then, -With often flight wilt thou thy feathers loose? -O King canst thou indure to see thy Court, -Of finest wits and Iudgements dispossest, -Whilst cloking craft with soothing climbes so high, -As each bewailes ambition is so bad? -Thy father left thee with estate and Crowne, -A learned councell to direct thy Court, -These careleslie O King thou castest off, 1070 -To entertaine a traine of Sicophants: -Thou well mai'st see, although thou wilt not see, -That euery eye and eare both sees and heares -The certaine signes of thine inconstinence: -Thou art alyed vnto the English King, -By marriage a happie friend indeed, -If vsed well, if not a mightie foe. -Thinketh your grace he ean indure and brooke, -To haue a partner in his daughters loue? -Thinketh your grace the grudge of priuie wrongs 1080 -Will not procure him chaunge his smiles to threats? -Oh be not blinde to good, call home your Lordes, -Displace these flattering Gnatoes, driue them hence: -Loue and with kindnesse take your wedlocke wife -Or else (which God forbid) I feare a change, -Sinne cannot thriue in courts without a plague. - -_K. of S._ Go pack thou too, vnles thou mend thy talk: -On paine of death proud Bishop get you gone, -Vnlesse you headlesse mean to hoppe away. - -_8. Atten._ Thou god of heauen preuent my countries fall. 1090 - - _Exeunt._ - -_K. of S._ These staies and lets to pleasure, plague my thoughts, -Forcing my greeuous wounds a new to bleed: -Bur care that hath transported me so farre, -Faire _Ida_ is disperst in thought of thee: -Whose answere yeeldes me life, or breeds my death: -Yond comes the messenger of weale or woe. - - _Enter Gnato._ - -_Ateukin_ What newes? - -_Ateu._ The adament o King will not be filde, 1100 -But by it selfe, and beautie that exceeds, -By some exeeding fauour must be wrought, -_Ida_ is coy as yet, and doth repine, -Obiecting marriage, honour, feare, and death, -Shee's holy, wise, and too precise for me. - -_K. of S._ Are these thy fruites of wits, thy sight in Art? -Thine eloquence? thy pollicie? thy drift? -To mocke thy Prince, then catiue packe thee hence, -And let me die deuoured in my loue. - -_Ateu._ Good Lord how rage gainsayeth reasons power, 1110 -My deare, my gracious, and beloued Prince, -The essence of my sute, my God on earth, -Sit downe and rest your selfe, appease your wrath, -Least with a frowne yee wound me to the death: -Oh that I were included in my graue, -That eyther now to saue my Princes life, -Must counsell crueltie, or loose my King. - -_K. of S._ Why sirrha, is there meanes to mooue her minde? - -_Ateu._ Oh should I not offend my royall liege. - -_K. of S._ Tell all, spare nought, so I may gaine my loue. 1120 - -_Ateu._ Alasse my soule why art thou torne in twaine, -For feare thou talke a thing that should displease? - -_K. of S._ Tut, speake what so thou wilt I pardon thee. - -_Ateu._ How kinde a word, how courteous is his grace: -Who would not die to succour such a king? -My liege, this louely mayde of modest minde, -Could well incline to loue, but that shee feares, -Faire _Dorotheas_ power, your grace doth know, -Your wedlocke is a mightie let to loue: -Were _Ida_ sure to bee your wedded wife, 1130 -That then the twig would bowe, you might command. -Ladies loue, presents pompe and high estate. - -_K. of S._ Ah _Ateukin_, how shuld we display this let? - -_Ateu._ Tut mightie Prince, oh that I might bee whist. - -_K. of S._ Why dalliest thou? - -_Ateu._ I will not mooue my Prince, -I will preferre his safetie before my life: -Heare mee o king, tis _Dorotheas_ death, -Must do you good. - -_K. of S._ What, murther of my Queene? 1140 -Yet to enioy my loue, what is my Queene? -Oh but my vowe and promise to my Queene: -I but my hope to gaine a fairer Queene, -With how contrarious thoughts am I with drawne? -Why linger I twixt hope and doubtfull feare: -If _Dorothe_ die, will _Ida_ loue? - -_Ateu._ Shee will my Lord. - -_K. of S._ Then let her die. -Deuise, aduise the meanes, -Al likes me wel that lends me hope in loue. 1150 - -_Ateu._ What will your grace consent, then let mee worke: -Theres heere in Court a Frenchman _Iaques_ calde, -A fit performer of our enterprise, -Whom I by gifts and promise will corrupt, -To slaye the Queene, so that your grace will seale -A warrant for the man to saue his life. - -_K. of S._ Nought shall he want, write thou and I wil signe -And gentle _Gnato_, if my _Ida_ yeelde, -Thon shalt haue what thou wilt, Ile giue the straight, -A Barrony, an Earledome for reward. 1160 - -_Ateu._ Frolicke young king, the Lasse shall bee your owne, -Ile make her blyth and wanton by my wit. - - _Exennt._ - - - - -_Enter Bohan with Obiron._ _III. Chor._ - -3. _Act._ - - -_Boh._ So _Oberon_, now it beginnes to worke in kinde, -The auncient Lords by leauing him aliue, -Disliking of his humors and respight, -Lets him run headlong till his flatterers, -Sweeting his thoughts of lucklesse lust, 1170 -With vile perswations and alluring words, -Makes him make way by murther to his will, -Iudge fairie king, hast heard a greater ill? - -_Ober._ Nor send more vertue in a countrie mayd, -I tell the _Bohan_ it doth make me merrie, -To thinke the deeds the king meanes to performe. - -_Boha._ To change that humour stand and see the rest, -I trow my sonne _Slipper_ will shewes a iest. - -_Enter Slipper with a companion, bog, or wench, dauncing a -hornpipe, and daunce out againe._ 1180 - -_Boha._ Now after this beguiling of our thoughts, -And changing them from sad to better glee, -Lets to our sell, and sit and see thee rest, -For I beleeue this Iig will prooue no iest. _Exeunt._ - - - - -_Chorus Actus 3. Schena Prima._ _III. i._ - - -_Enter Slipper one way, and S. Bartram another way._ - -_Bar._ Ho fellow, stay and let me speake with thee. - -_Sli._ Fellow, frend thou doest disbuse me, I am a Gentleman. - -_Bar._ A Gentleman, how so? - -_Slip._ Why I rub horses sir. 1190 - -_Bar._ And what of that? - -_Sip._ Oh simple witted, marke my reason, they that do good -seruice in the Common-weale are Gentlemen, but such as rub -horses do good seruice in the Common-weale, Ergo tarbox -Maister Courtier, a Horse-keeper is a Gentleman. - -_Bar._ Heere is ouermuch wit in good earnest: -But sirrha where is thy Maister? - -_Slip._ Neither aboue ground nor vnder ground, -Drawing out red into white, -Swallowing that downe without chawing, 1200 -That was neuer made without treading. - -_Bar._ Why where is hee then? - -_Slip._ Why in his seller, drinking a cup of neate and briske -claret, in a boule of siluer: Oh sir the wine runnes trillill down -his throat, which cost the poore viutnerd many a stampe before -it was made: but I must hence sir, I haue haste. - -_Bar._ Why whither now I prithee? - -_Slip._ Faith sir, to Sir _Siluester_ a Knight hard by, vppon my -Maisters arrand, whom I must certifie this, that the lease of -_Est Spring_ shall bee confirmed, and therefore must I bid him 1210 -prouide trash, for my Maister is no friend without mony. - -_Bar._ This is the thing for which I sued so long, -This is the lease which I by _Guatoes_ meanes, -Sought to possesse by pattent from the King: -But hee iniurious man, who liues by crafts, -And selles kings fauours for who will giue most, -Hath taken bribes of mee, yet couertly -Will sell away the thing pertaines to mee: -But I haue found a present helpe I hope, -For to preuent his purpose and deceit: 1220 -Stay gentle friend. - -_Slip._ A good word, thou haste won me, -This word is like a warme candle to a colde stomacke. - -_Bar._ Sirra wilt thou for mony and reward, -Conuay me certaine letters out of hand, -From out thy maisters pocket. - -_Slip._ Will I sir, why, were it to rob my father, hang -my mother, or any such like trifles, I am at your -commaundement sir, what will you giue me sir? - -_S. Bar._ A hundreth pounds. 1230 - -_Slip._ I am your man, giue me earnest, I am dead at a pocket -sir, why I am a lifter maister, by my occupation. - -_S. Bar._ A lifter, what is that? - -_Slip._ Why sir, I can lift a pot as well as any man, and picke a -purse assoone as any theefe in my countrie. - -_S. Bar._ Why fellow hold, heere is earnest, -Ten pound to assure thee, go dispatch, -And bring it me to yonder Tauerne thou seest, -And assure thy selfe thou shalt both haue -Thy skin full of wine, and the rest of thy mony. 1240 - -_Slip._ I will sir. Now roome for a Gentleman, my maisters, -who giues mee mony for a faire new Angell, a trimme new -Angell? - - _Exeunt._ - - -_Enter Andrew and Purueyer._ _III. ii._ - -_Pur._ Sirrha, I must needes haue your maisters horses, -The king cannot bee vnserued. - -_And._ Sirrha you must needs go without them, -Because my Maister must be serued. - -_Pur._ Why I am the kings Purueyer, 1250 -And I tell thee I will haue them. - -_And._ I am _Ateukins_ seruant, Signior _Andrew_, -And I say thou shalt not haue them. - -_Pur._ Heeres my ticket, denie it if thou darst. - -_And._ There is the stable, fetch them out if thou darst. - -_Pur._ Sirrha, sirrha, tame your tongue, least I make you. - -_And._ Sirrha, sirrha, hold your hand, least I bum you. - -_Pur._ I tell thee, thy Maisters geldings are good, -And therefore fit for the king. - -_An._ I tell thee, my Maisters horses haue gald backes, 1260 -And therefore cannot fit the King. -Purueyr, Purueyer, puruey thee of more wit, darst thou presume -to wrong my Lord _Ateukins_, being the chiefest man in -Court. - -_Pur._ The more vnhappie Common-weale, -Where flatterers are chiefe in Court. - -_And._ What sayest thou? - -_Pur._ I say thon art too presumptuous, -And the officers shall schoole thee. - -_And._ A figge for them and thee Purueyer, 1270 -They seeke a knot in a ring, that would wrong -My maister or his seruants in this Court. - -_Enter Iaques._ - -_Pur._ The world is at a wise passe, -When Nobilitie is a fraid of a flatterer. - -_Iaq._ Sirrha, what be you that parley, contra Monsieur my -Lord _Ateukin_, _en bonne foy_, prate you against syr _Altesse_, mee -maka your test to leap from your shoulders, per ma foy cy fere -ie. - -_And._ Oh signior Captaine, you shewe your selfe a forward 1280 -and friendly Gentleman in my Maisters behalfe, I will cause -him to thanke you. - -_Iaq._ _Poultron_ speake me one parola against my bon Gentilhome, -I shal estrampe your guttes, and thumpe your backa, -that you no poynt mannage this tenne ours. - -_Pur._ Sirrha come open me the stable, -And let mee haue the horses: -And fellow, for all your French bragges I will doo my dutie. - -_And._ Ile make garters of thy guttes, -Thou villaine if thou enter this office. 1290 - -_Iaq._ Mort lieu, take me that cappa -Pour nostre labeur, be gonne villein in the mort. - -_Pur._ What will you resist mee then? -Well the Councell fellow, Shall know of your insolency. - - _Exit._ - -_Andr._ Tell them what thou wilt, and eate that I can best -spare from my backe partes, and get you gone with a vengeance. - - _Enter Gnato._ - -_Ateu._ _Andrew._ 1300 - -_Andr._ Sir. - -_Ateu._ Where be my writings I put in my pocket last night. - -_Andr._ Which sir, your annoations vpon Matchauell? - -_Ateu._ No sir, the letters pattents for east spring. - -_An._ Why sir you talk wonders to me, if you ask that question. - -_Ateu._ Yea sir, and wil work wonders too, which you vnlesse -you finde them out, villaine search me them out and bring them -me, or thou art but dead. - -_Andr._ A terrible word in the latter end of a sessions. Master -were you in your right wits yesternight? 1310 - -_Ateu._ Doest thou doubt it? - -_Andr._ I and why not sir, for the greatest Clarkes are not the -wisest, and a foole may dance in a hood, as wel as a wise man in -a bare frock: besides such as giue themselues to _Plulantia_, as you -do maister, are so cholericke of complection, that that which -they burne in fire ouer night, they seeke for with furie the -next morning. Ah I take care of your worship, this common-weale -should haue a great losse of so good a member as you -are. - -_Ateu._ Thou flatterest me. 1320 - -_Andr._ Is it flatterie in me sir to speake you faire? -What is it then in you to dallie with the King? - -_Ateu._ Are you prating knaue, -I will teach you bettet nurture? -Is this the care you haue of my wardrop? -Of my accounts, and matters of trust? - -_Andr._ Why alasse sir, in times past your garments haue -beene so well inhabited, as your Tenants woulde giue no -place to a Moathe to mangle them, but since you -are growne greater and your Garments more fine and gaye, 1330 -if your garments are not fit for hospitallitie, blame your pride, -and commend my cleanlinesse: as for yout writings, I am not -for them, nor they for mee. - -_Ateu._ Villaine go, flie, finde them out: -If thou loosest them, thou loosest my credit. - -_And._ Alasse sir? can I loose that you neuer had. - -_Ateu._ Say you so, then hold feel you that you neuer felt. - -_Ia._ Oh Monsieur, aies patient, pardon your pouure vallet, -Me bee at your commaundement. - -_Ateu._ Signior _Iaques_ wel met, you shall commaund me, 1340 -Sirra go cause my writings be proclamed in the Market place, -Promise a great reward to them that findes them, -Looke where I supt and euery where. - -_And._ I will sir, now are two knaues well met, and three well -parted, if you conceiue mine enigma, Gentlemen what shal I -bee then, faith a plaine harpe shilling. _Exeunt._ - -_Ateu._ _Sieur Iaques_, this our happy meeting hides, -Your friends and me, of care and greeuous toyle, -For I that looke into deserts of men, -And see among the souldiers in this court, 1350 -A noble forward minde, and iudge thereof, -Cannot but seeke the meanes to raise them vp: -Who merrit credite in the Common-weale. -To this intent friend _Iaque_ I haue found -A meanes to make you great, and well esteemd, -Both with the king, and with the best in Court: -For I espie in you a valiant minde, -Which makes mee loue, admire, and honour you: -To this intent (if so your trust and faith, -Your secrecie be equall with your force) 1360 -I will impart a seruice to thy selfe, -Which if thou doest effect, the King, my selfe, -And what or hee, and I with him can worke, -Shall be imployd in what thou wilt desire. - -_Iaq._ Me sweara by my ten bones, my singniar, to be loyal to -your Lordships intents, affaires, ye my monsignieur, _qui non -fera ic pour_. Yea pleasure? -By my sworda me be no babie Lords. - -_Ateu._ Then hoping one thy truth, I prithe see, -How kinde _Ateukin_ is to forward mee, 1370 -Hold take this earnest pennie of my loue. -And marke my words, the King by me requires, -No slender seruice _Iaques_ at thy hands. -Thou must by privie practise make a way, -The Queene faire _Dorethea_ as she sleepes: -Or how thou wilt, so she be done to death: -Thou shalt not want promotion heare in Court. - -_Iaq._ Stabba the woman, per ma foy, monsignieur, me thrusta -my weapon into her belle, so me may be gard per le roy. -Mee de your seruice. 1380 -But me no be hanged pur my labor. - -_Ateu._ Thou shalt haue warrant _Iaques_ from the King, -None shall outface, gainsay and wrong my friend. -Do not I loue thee _Iaques_? feare not then, -I tell thee who so toucheth thee in ought, -Shall iniure me, I loue, I tender thee: -Thou art a subiect fit to serue his grace, -_Iaques_, I had a written warrant once, -But that by great misfortune late is lost, -Come wend we to S. _Andrewes_, where his grace 1390 -Is now in progresse, where he shall assure -Thy safetie, and confirme thee to the act. - -_Iaques._ We will attend your noblenesse. - - _Exeunt._ - - - - -_Enter Sir Bartram, Dorothea, the Queene, _III. iii._ - Nano, Lord Ross. Ladies - attendants._ - -_Doro._ Thy credite _Bartram_ in the Scottish Court,, -Thy reuerend yeares, the stricknesse of thy vowes, -All these are meanes sufficient to perswade, 1400 -But loue the faithfull lincke of loyall hearts, -That hath possession of my constant minde, -Exiles all dread, subdueth vaine supect, -Me thinks no craft should harbour in that brest, -Where Maiestie and vertue is mstaled: -Me thinke my beautie should not cause my death. - -_Bar._ How gladly soueraigne Princesse would I erre, -And binde my shame to saue your royall life: -Tis Princely in your selfe to thinke the best, -To hope his grace is guiltlesse of this crime, 1410 -But if in due preuention you default, -How blinde are you that were forwarnd before. - -_Doro._ Suspition without cause deserueth blame. - -_Bar._ Who sees, and shunne not harmes, deserue the same: -Beholde the tenor of this traiterous plot. - -_Doro._ What should I reade? Perhappes he wrote it not. - -_Bar._ Heere is his warrant vnder seale and signe, -To _Iaques_ borne in _France_ to murther you. - -_Doro._ Ah carelesse King, would God this were not thine -What tho I reade? Ah should I thinke it true? 1420 - -_Rosse._ The hand and seale confirmes the deede is his. - -_Doro._ What know I tho, if now he thinketh this? - -_Nauo._ Madame _Lucretius_ faith, that to repent, -Is shildish wisdome to preuent. - -_Doro._ What tho? - -_Nano._ Then cease your teares, that haue dismaid you, -And crosse the foe before hee haue betrayed you. - -_Bar._ What needes this long suggestions in this cause? -When euery circumstance confirmeth trueth: -First let the hidden mercie from aboue, 1430 -Confirme your grace, since by a wondrous meanes, -The practise of your daungers came to light: -Next let the tokens of appooued trueth, -Gouerne and stay your thoughts, too much seduc't, -And marke the sooth, and listen the intent, -Your highnesse knowes, and these my noble Lords, -Can witnesse this, that whilest your husbands sirre -In happie peace possest the Scottish Crowne, -I was his sworne attendant heere in Court, -In daungerous sight I neuer fail'd my Lord. 1440 -And since his death, and this your husbands raigne, -No labour, dutie, haue I left vndone, -To testifie my zeale vnto the Crowne: -But now my limmes are weake, mine eyes are dim, -Mine age vnweldie and vnmeete for toyle: -I came to court in hope for seruice past, -To gaine some lease to keepe me beeing olde, -There found I all was vpsie turuy turnd, -My friends displac'ff, the Nobles loth to craue, -Then fought I to the minion of the King, 1450 -_Auteukin_, who allured by a bribe, -Assur'd me of the lease for which I fought: -But see the craft, when he had got the graunt, -He wrought to sell it to Sir _Siluester_, -In hope of greater earnings from his hands: -In briefe, I learnt his craft, and wrought the meanes, -By one his needie seruants for reward, -To steale from out his pocket all the briefes, -Which hee perform'd, and with reward resignd -Them when I read (now marke the power of God) 1460 -I found this warrant seald among the rest, -To kill your grace, whom God long keepe aliue. -Thus in effect, by wonder are you sau'd, -Trifle not then, bnt seeke a speakie flight, -God will conduct your steppes, and shield the right. - -_Dor._ What should I do, ah poore vnhappy Queen? -Borne to indure what fortune can containe, -Ah lasse the deed is too apparant now: -But oh mine eyes were you as bent to hide, -As my poore heart is forward to forgiue. 1470 -Ah cruell king, my loue would thee acquite, -Oh what auailes to be allied and matcht -With high estates that marry but in shewe? -Were I baser borne, my meane estate -Could warrant me from this impendent harme, -But to be great and happie these are twaine. -Ah _Rosse_ what shall I do, how shall I worke? - -_Rosse._ With speedie letters to your father send, -Who will reuenge you, and defend your right. - -_Dor._ As if they kill not me, who with him fight? 1480 -As if his brest be toucht, I am not wounded, -As if he waild, my ioyes were not confounded: -We are one heart, tho rent by hate in twaine: -One soule, one essence doth our weale containe: -What then can conquer him that kils not me? - -_Rosse._ If this aduice displease, then Madame flee. - -_Dor._ Where may I wend or trauel without feare? - -_Na._ Where not, in changing this attire you weare? - -_Dor._ What shall I clad me like a Country maide? - -_Na._ The pollicie is base I am affraide. 1490 - -_Dor._ Why _Nano_? - -_Na._ Aske you why? what may a Queene -March foorth in homely weede and be not seene? -The Rose although in thornie shrubs she spread: -Is still the Rose, her beauties waxe not dead. -And noble mindes altho the coate be bare, -Are by their semblance knowne, how great they are - -_Bar._ The Dwarfe saith true. - -_Dor._ What garments likste thou than? - -_Na._ Such as may make you seeme a proper man. 1500 - -_Dor._ He makes me blush and smile, tho I am sad. - -_Na._ The meanest coat for safetie is not bad. - -_Dor._ What shall I iet in breeches like a squire? -Alasse poore dwarfe, thy Mistresle is vnmeete. - -_Na._ Tut, go me thus, your cloake before your face, -Your sword vpreard with queint & comely grace, -If any come and question what you bee, -Say you a man, and call for witnesse mee. - -_Dor._ What should I weare a sword, to what intent? - -_Na._ Madame for shewe, it is an ornament, 1510 -If any wrong you, drawe a shining blade -Withdrawes a coward theese that would inuade. - -_Dor._ But if I strike, and hee should strike againe, -What should I do? I feare I should bee slaine. - -_Nano._ No, take it single on your dagger so, -Ile teach you Madame how to ward a blow. - -_Do._ How litle shapes much substance may include? -Sir _Bartram_, _Rosse_, yee Ladies and my friends, -Since presence yeelds me death, and absence life, -Hence will I flie disguised like a squire, 1520 -As one that seekes to liue in Itish warres, -You gentle _Rosse_, shal furnish my depart. - -_Ross._ Yea Prince, & die with you with all my hart, -Vouchsafe me then in all extreamest states, -To waight on you and serue you with my best. - -_Dor._ To me pertaines the woe, liue then in rest: -Friends fare you well, keepe secret my depart, -_Nano_ alone shall my attendant bee. - -_Nan._ Then Madame are you mand, I warrant ye, -Giue me a sword, and if there grow debate, 1530 -Ile come behinde, and breake your enemies pate. - -_Ross._ How sore wee greeue to part so soone away. - -_Dor._ Greeue not for those that perish if they stay. - -_Nano._ The time in words mispent, is litle woorth, -Madam walke on, and let them bring vs foorth. - - _Exeunt._ - - - - -_Chorus._ _IV. Chor._ - - -_Ent. Boha._ So these sad motions makes the faire sleepe, -And sleep hee shall in quiet and content, -For it would make a marbell melt and weepe 1540 -To see these treasons gainst the innocent: -But since shee scapes by flight to saue her life, -The king may chance repent she was his wife: -The rest is ruthfull, yet to beguilde the time, -Tis interlast with merriment and rime. - - _Exeuut._ - - - - -_Actus Quartus. Schena Prima._ _IV. i._ - - -_After a noyse of hornes and showtings, enter certaine -Huntsmen, if you please, singing one way: another -way Ateukin and Iaques, Gnato._ 1550 - -_Ateu._ Say Gentlemen, where may wee finde the king? - -_Hunts._ Euen heere at hand on hunting. -And at this houre hee taken hath a stand, -To kill a Deere. - -_Ateu._ A pleasant worke in hand, -Follow your sport, and we will seeke his grace. - -_Hunts._ When such him seeke, it is a wofull case. - - _Exeunt Huntsman one way, Ateu. and Iaq. another, -Enter Eustace, Ida, and the Countesse._ _IV. ii._ - -_Count._ Lord _Eustace_, as your youth & vertuous life, 1560 -Deserues a faire, more faire and richer wife, -So since I am a mother, and do wit -What wedlocke is, and that which longs to it, -Before I meane my daughter to bestow, -Twere meete that she and I your state did know. - -_Eust._ Madame if I consider _Idas_ woorth, -I know my portions merrit none so faire, -And yet I hold in farme and yearly rent, -A thousand pound, which may her state content. - -_Count._ But what estate my Lord shall she possesse? 1570 - -_Eust._ All that is mine, graue Countesse & no lesse. -But _Ida_ will you loue? - -_Ida._ I cannot hate. - -_Eust._ But will you wedde? - -_Ida._ Tis Greeke to mee my Lord, -Ile wish you well, and thereon take my word. - -_Eust_. Shall I some signe of fauour then receiue? - -_Ida._ I, if her Ladiship will giue me leaue. - -_Count._ Do what thou wilt. - -_Ida._ Then noble English Peere, 1580 -Accept this ring, wherein my heart is set, -A constant heart, with burning flames befret: -But vnder written this: _O morte dura_: -Heereon when so you looke with eyes _Pura_, -The maide you fancie most will fauour you. - -_Eust._ Ile trie this heart, in hope to finde it true. - -_Enter certaine Huntsmen and ladies._ - -_Hunts._ Widdowe Countesse well ymet, -Euer may thy ioyes bee many, -Gentle _Ida_ faire beset, 1590 -Faire and wise, not fairer any: -Frolike Huntsmen of the game, -Willes you well, and giues you greeting. - -_Ida._ Thanks good Woodman for the same, -And our sport and merrie meeting. - -_Hunts._ Vnto thee we do present, -Siluer heart with arrow wounded. - -_Eust._ This doth shadow my lament, -Both feare and loue confounded. - -_Ladies._ To the mother of the mayde, 1600 -Faire as th'lillies, red as roses, -Euen so many goods are saide, -As her selfe in heart supposes. - -_Count._ What are you friends, that thus doth wish vs wel? - -_Hunts._ Your neighbours nigh, that haue on hunting beene, -Who vnderstanding of your walking foorth, -Prepare this traine to entertaine you with, -This Ladie _Douglas_, this Sir _Egmond_ is. - -_Count._ Welcome ye Ladies, and thousand thanks for this, -Come enter you a homely widdowes house, 1610 -And if mine entertainment please you let vs feast. - -_Hunts._ A louely ladie neuer wants a guest. - -_Exeunt Manet, Eustace, Ida._ - -_Eust._ Stay gentle _Ida_, tell me what you deeme, -What doth this hast, this tender heart beseeme? - -_Ida._ Why not my Lord, since nature teacheth art, -To sencelesse beastes to cure their greeuous smart. -_Dictanum_ serues to close the wound againe. - -_Eust._ What helpe for those that loue? - -_Ida._ Why loue againe. 1620 - -_Eust._ Were I the Hart, - -_Ida._ Then I the hearbe would bee. -You shall not die for help, come follow me. - - _Exeunt._ - - -_Enter Andrew and Iaques._ _IV. iii._ - -_Iaq._ _Mon Deiu_, what _malheure_ be this, me come a the chamber, -Signior _Andrew_, _Mon Deiu_, taka my _poinyard en mon maine_, -to giue the _Estocade_ to the _Damoisella, per ma foy, there was -no person, elle cest en alle_. - -_And._ The woorse lucke _Iaques_, but because I am thy friend 1630 -I will aduise the somewhat towards the attainement of the -gallowes. - -_Iaq._ Gallowes, what be that? - -_An._ Marrie sir, a place of great promotion, where thou shalt -by one turne aboue ground, rid the world of a knaue, & make -a goodly ensample for all bloodie villaines of thy profession. - -_Que ditte vous, Monsieur Andrew?_ - -_And._ I say _Iaques_, thou must keep this path, and high thee, -for the Q. as I am certified, is departed with her dwarfe, apparelled -like a squire, ouertake her Frenchman, stab her, Ile 1640 -promise thee this dubblet shall be happy. _Iaq._ _Purquoy?_ - -_And._ It shall serue a iolle Gentleman, -Sir _Dominus Monsignior_ Hangman. - -_Iaq._ _Cest tout_, _vn_ me will _rama pour le monoy_. - -_And._ Go, and the rot consume thee? Oh what a trim world -is this? My maister lius by cousoning the king, I by fllattering -him: _Slipper_ my fellow by stealing: and I by lying: is not this -a wylie accord, Gentlemen. This last night our iolly horsekeeper -beeing well stept in licor, confessed to me the stealing of -my Maisters writings, and his great reward: now dare I not 1650 -bewraye him, least he discouer my knauerie, but thus haue I -wrought: I vnderstand he will passe this way, to prouide him -necessaries, but if I and my fellowes faile not, wee will teach -him such a lesson, as shall cost him a chiefe place on pennilesse -bench for his labour: but yond he comes. - -_Enter Slipper with a Tailor, a Shoomaker, and a Cutler._ - -_Slip._ Taylor. _Tayl._ Sir. - -_Slip._ Let my dubblet bee white Northren, fiue groates the -yard, I tell thee I will bee braue. - -_Tayl._ It shall sir. 1660 - -_Slip._ Now sir, cut it me like the battlements of a Custerd, -ful of round holes: edge me the sleeues with Couentry-blew, -and let the lynings bee of tenpenny locorum. - -_Tayl._ Very good sir. - -_Slip._ Make it the amorous cut, a flappe before. - -_Tayl._ And why so? that fashion is stale. - -_Slip._ Oh friend, thou art a simple fellow, I tell thee, a flap is -a great friend to a storrie, it stands him in stead of cleane napery, -and if a mans shert bee torne, it is a present penthouse to -defend him from a cleane huswifes scoffe. 1670 - -_Tay._ You say sooth sir. - -_Slip._ Holde take thy mony, there is seuen shillings for the -dubblet, and eight for the breeches, seuen and eight, birladie -thirtie sixe is a faire deale of mony. - -_Tayl._ Farwell sir. - -_Slip._ Nay but stay Taylor. - -_Tayl._ Why sir? - -_Slipper._ Forget not this speciall mate, -Let my back parts bee well linde, -For there come many winter stormes from a windie bellie, 1680 -I tell thee Shoo-maker. - -_Shoe-ma._ Gentleman what shoo will it please you to haue? - -_Slip._ A fine neate calues leather my friend. - -_Shoo._ Oh sir, that is too thin, it will not last you. - -_Slip._ I tell thee, it is my neer kinsman, for I am _Slipper_, which -hath his best grace in summer to bee suted in lakus skins, -Guidwife Clarke was my Grandmother, and Goodman Neatherleather -mine Vnckle, but my mother good woman. Alas, -she was a Spaniard, and being wel tande and drest by a good-fellow, -an Englishman, is growne to some wealth: as when I 1690 -haue but my vpper parts, clad in her husbands costlie Spannish -leather, I may bee bold to kisse the fayrest Ladies foote -in this contrey. - -_Shoo._ You are of high birth sir, -But haue you all your mothers markes on you? - -_Slip._ Why knaue? - -_Shoomaker._ Because if thou come of the bloud of the _Slippers_, -you should haue a Shoomakers Alle thrust through your -eare. - - _Exit._ 1700 - -_Slip._ Take your earnest friend and be packing, -And meddle not with my progenators _Cutler_. - -_Cutler._ Heare sir. - -_Slip._ I must haue a Rapier and Dagger. - -_Cutler._ A Rapier and Dagger you meane sir? - -_Slipper._ Thou saiest true, but it must haue a verie faire edge, - -_Cutler._ Why so sir? - -_Slip._ Because it may cut by himselfe, for trulie my freende, -I am a man of peace, and weare weapons but for facion. - -_Cutler._ Well sir, giue me earnest I will fit you. 1710 - -_Slip._ Hold take it, I betrust thee friend, let me be wel armed. - -_Cutler._ You shall. _Exit Cutler._ - -_Slip._ Nowe what remaines? theres twentie Crownes for a -house, three crownes for houshol stuffe, six pence to buie a -Constables staffe: nay I will be the chiefe of my parish, there -wants nothing but a wench, a cat, a dog, a wife and a seruant, to -make an hole familie, shall I marrie with _Alice_, good man _Grimshaues_ -daughter, shee is faire, but indeede her tongue is like -Clocks on Shrouetuesday, alwaies out of temper? shall I wed -_Sisley_ of the Whighton? Ohn, o she is like a frog in a parcely bed, 1720 -as scittish as an ele, if I seek to hamper her, she wil horne me: but -a wench must be had maister _Slip_. Yea and shal be deer friend. - -_And._ I now wil driue him from his contemplations. Oh my -mates come forward, the lamb is vnpent, the fox shal preuaile. - -_Enter three Antiques, who dance round, and take -Slipper with them._ - -_Slip._ I will my freend, and I thanke you heartilie, pray keepe -your curtesie, I am yours in the way of an hornepipe, they -are strangers, I see they vnderstand not my language, wee -wee. 1730 - -_VVhilest they are dauncing, Andrew takes away his money, -and the other Antiques depart._ - -_Slip._ Nay but my friends, one hornpipe, further a refluence -backe, and two doubles forward: what not one crosse point against -Sundayes. What ho sirrha, you gone, you with the nose -like an Eagle, and you be a right greeke, one turne more, -theeues theeues, I am robd theeues. Is this the knauerie of Fidlers? -Well, I will then binde the hole credit of their occupation -on a bagpiper, and he for my money, but I will after, and -teach them to caper in a halter, that haue cousoned me of my 1740 -money. - - _Exeunt._ - - -_Enter_ Nano, Dorothea, _in mans apparell._ _IV. iv._ - -_Doro._ Ah _Nano_, I am wearie of these weedes, -Wearie to weeld this weapon that I bare: -Wearie of loue, from whom my woe proceedes. -Wearie of toyle, since I haue lost my deare, -O wearie life, where wanted no distresse, -But euery thought is paide with heauinesse. - -_Na._ Too much of wearie madame, if you please, 1750 -Sit downe, let wearie dye, and take your ease. - -_Dorot._ How looke I _Nano_ like a man or no? - -_Nano._ If not a man, yet like a manlie shrowe. - -_Doro._ If any come and meete vs on the way, -What should we do if they inforce vs stay. - -_Na._ Set cap a huffe, and challenge him the field, -Suppose the worst, the weake may fight to yeeld. - -_Dorot._ The battaile _Nano_ in this troubled minde, -Is farre more fierce then euer we may finde. -The bodies wounds by medicines may be eased, 1760 -But griefes of mindes, by salues are not appealed. - -_Na._ Say Madame, will you heare your _Nano_ sing? - -_Dor._ Of woe good boy, but of no other thing: - -_Na._ What if I sing of fancie will it please? - -_Dor._ To such as hope successe, such noats breede ease. - -_Na._ What if I sing like _Damon_ to my sheepe? - -_Dor._ Like _Phillis_ I will sit me downe to weepe. - -_Na._ Nay since my songs afford such pleasure small, -Ile sit me downe, and sing you none at all. - -_Doro._ Oh be not angrie _Nano_. 1770 - -_Nano._ Nay you loath, -To thinke on that, which doth content vs both. - -_Doro._ And how? - -_Nano._ You scorne desport when you are wearie, -And loath my mirth, who liue to make you merry. - -_Doro._ Danger and fear withdraw me from delight. - -_Na._ Tis vertue to contemne fals Fortunes spight. - -_Do._ What shuld I do to please thee friendly squire? - -_Na._ A smile a day, is all I will require: -And if you pay me well the smiles you owe me, 1780 -Ile kill this cursed care, or else beshrowe me. - -_Doug._ We are descried, oh _Mano_ we are dead. - - _Enter Iaques his sword drawne._ - -_Nano._ Tut yet you walk, you are not dead indeed, -Drawe me your sword, if he your way withstand. - -_Do._ And I will seeke for rescue out of hand, -Run _Nano_ runne, preuent thy Princes death. - -_Na._ Feare not, ile run all danger out of breath. - -_Iaq._ Ah you _calletta_, you _strumpet_, _ta Matressa Doretie este, vous -surprius_ come say your pater noster, _car vous est mort par ma foy_ 1790 - -_Do._ _Callet_, _me strumpet_, _Catiue_ as thou art -But euen a Princesse borne, who scorne thy threats. -Shall neuer French man say, an English mayd, -Of threats of forraine force will be afraid. - -_Iaq._ You no _dire vostre prieges, vrbleme merchants famme_, -_guarda_ your _bresta_, _there me make you die on my morglay_, - -_Doro._ God sheeld me haplesse princes and a wife. - -_They fight, and shee is sore wounded._ - -And saue my soule, altho I loose my life. -Ah I am slaine, some piteous power repay, 1800 -This murtherers cursed deed, that doth me stay. - -_Iaq._ _Elle est tout mort_, me will runne _pur_ a wager, for feare me -be _surpryes_ and _pendu_ for my labour. Be in _Ie meu alera au roy -auy cits me affaires, Ie serra vn chiualier_, for this daies trauaile. - - _Exit._ - -_Enter ~Nano~, S. Cutbert Anderson, -his sword drawne._ - -_S. Cutb._ Where is this poore distressed gentleman? - -_Nano._ Here laid on ground, and wounded to the death. 1810 -Ah gentle heart, how are these beautious lookes, -Dimd by the tyrant cruelties of death: -Oh wearie soule, breake thou from forth my brest, -And ioyne thee with the soule I honoured most. - -_S. Cut._ Leaue mourning friend, the man is yet aliue, -Some helpe me to conuey him to my house: -There will I see him carefully recured, -And send priuie search to catch the murtherer. - -_Nano._ The God of heauen reward the curteous knight. - - _Exeunt._ And they beare out _Dorothea_. 1820 - - -_Enter the King of Scots, ~Iaques~, ~Ateukin~, ~Andrew~, ~Iaques~ _IV. v._ -running with his swoord one way, the King with his -traine an other way._ - -_K. of S._ Stay _Iaques_, feare not, sheath thy murthering blade: -Loe here thy King and friends are come abroad, -To saue thee from the terrors of pursuite: -What is she dead? - -_Iaq._ Wee Monsieur, elle is blesse per lake teste, oues les espanles, -I warrant she no trouble you. - -_Ateu._ Oh then my liege, how happie art thou growne, 1830 -How fauoured of the heauens, and blest by loue: -Mee thinkes I see faire _Ida_ in thine armes, -Crauing remission for her late attempt, -Mee thinke I see her blushing steale a kisse: -Vniting both your soules by such a sweete, -And you my King suck Nectar from her lips. -Why then delaies your grace to gaine the rest -You long desired? why loose we forward time? -Write, make me spokesman now, vow marriage, -If she deny your fauour let me die. 1840 - -_Andr._ Mightie and magnificent potentate, giue credence to -mine honorable good Lord, for I heard the Midwife sweare at -his natiuitie, that the Faieries gaue him the propertie of the -Thracian stone, for who toucheth it, is exempted from griefe, -and he that heareth my Maisters counsell, is alreadle possessed -of happinesse: nay which is more myraculous, as the Noble -man in his infancie lay in his Cradle, a swarme of Bees laid honey -on his lippes, in token of his eloquence. _For melle dulcier -fluit oratio._ - -_Ateu._ Your grace must beare with imperfections: 1850 -This is exceeding loue that makes him speake. - -_K. of S._ _Ateukin_ I am rauisht in conceit, -And yet deprest againe with earnest thoughts, -Me thinkes this murther soundeth in mine eare, -A threatning noyse of dire and sharp reuenge. -I am incenst with greefe, yet faine would ioy, -What may I do to end me of these doubts? - -_Ateu._ Why Prince it is no murther in a King, -To end an others life to saue his owne, -For you are not as common people bee. 1860 -Who die and perish with a fewe mans teares, -But if you faile, the state doth whole default -The Realme is rent in twaine, in such alosse, -And _Aristotle_ holdeth this for true, -Of euills needs we must chuse the least, -Then better were it, that a woman died, -Then all the helpe of _Scotland_ should be blent, -Tis pollicie my liege, in euerie state, -To cut off members that disturbe the head. -And by corruption generation growes. 1870 -And contraries maintaine the world and state. - -_K. of S._ Enough I am confirmed, _Ateukin_ come, -Rid me of loue, and rid me of my greefe, -Driue thou the tyrant from this tainted brest, -Then may I triumph in the height of ioy, -Go to mine _Ida_, tell her that I vowe, -To raise her head and make her honours great. -Go to mine _Ida_, tell her that her haires, -Salbe embollished with orient pearles, -And Crownes of Saphyrs compassing her browes, 1880 -Shall weare with those sweete beauties of her eyes. -Go to mine _Ida_, tell her that my soule -Shall keepe her semblance closed in my brest, -And I in touching of her milke-white mould, -Will thinke me deified in such a grace: -I like no stay, go write and I will signe. -Reward me _Iaques_, giue him store of Crowne. -And sirrha _Andrew_, scout thou here in Court: -And bring me tydings if thou canst perceiue -The least intent of muttering in my traine, 1890 -For either those that wrong thy Lord or thee, -Shall suffer death. _Exit_ the King. - -_Ateu._ How much o mightie king, -Is thy _Ateukin_ bound to honour thee: -Bowe thee _Andrew_, bend thine sturdie knees, -Seest thou not here thine onely God on earth? - -_Iaq._ Mes on est mon argent Signior. - -_Ateu._ Come follow me, his graue I see is made, -That thus on suddain he hath left vs here. -Come _Iaques_, we wil haue our packet soone dispatcht 1900 -And you shall be my mate vpon the way. - -_Iaq._ Come vous plera Monsieur. - - _Exeunt._ - -_Andr._ Was neuer such a world I thinke before, -When sinners seeme to daunce within a net, -The flatterer and the murtherer they grow big, -By hooke or crooke promotion now is sought, -In such a world where men are so missed, -What should I do? but as the Prouerbe saith, -Runne with the Hare, and hunt with the Hound. 1910 -To haue two meanes, beseemes a wittie man: -Now here in Court I may aspire and clime, -By subtiltie for my maisters death. -And if that faile, well fare an other drift: -I will in secret certaine letters send -Vnto the English King, and let him know -The order of his daughters ouerthtow. -That if my maister crack his credit here, -As I am sure long flattery cannot hold, -I may haue meanes within the English Court 1920 -To scape the scourge that waits on bad aduice. _Exit._ - - - - -_Chorus._ _V. Chor._ - - -_Enter Bohan and Obiron._ - -_Ober._ Beleue me bonny Scot, these slrange euents, -Are passing pleasing, may they end as well. - -_Boha._ Else say that _Bohan_ hath a barren skull, -If better motions yet then any past, -Do not more glee to make the fairie greet, -But my small son made prittie hansome shift, -To saue the Queene his Mistresse by his speed. 1930 - -_Obiro._ Yea you Ladie for his sport he made, -Shall see when least he hopes, Ile stand his friend, -Or else hee capers in a halters end. - -_Boha._ What hang my son? I trowe not _Obiran_: -Ile rather die, then see him woe begon. - -_Enter a rownd, or some daunce at Pleasure._ - -_Ober._ _Bohan_ be pleasd, for do they what they will, -Heere is my hand, Ile saue thy son from ill. - - _Exit._ - - - - -_Actus Quintus. Schena Prima._ _V. i._ - - -_Enter the Queene in a night gowne, Ladie Anderson, 1941 - and Nano._ - -_La. And._ My gentle friend beware in taking aire, -Your walkes growe not offensiue to your woundes. - -_Do._ Madame I thank you of your courteous care, -My wounds are well nigh clos'd, tho sore they are. - -_L. And._ Me thinks these closed wounds should breed more griefe, -Since open wounds haue cure, and find reliefe. - -_Dor._ Madame, if vndiscouered wounds you meane, -They are not curde, because they are not seene. 1950 - -_L. And._ I meane the woundes which do the heart subdue. - -_Nano._ Oh that is loue, Madame speake I not true? - -_Ladie Anderson ouerheares._ - -_La. And._ Say it were true, what salue for such a sore? - -_Nano._ Be wise, and shut such neighbours out of dore. - -_La. And._ How if I cannot driue him from my brest? - -_Nano._ Then chaine him well, and let him do his best. - -_S. Cutb._ In ripping vp their wounds, I see their wit, -But if these woundes be cured I sorrow it. - -_Doro._ Why are you so intentiue to behold, 1960 -My pale and wofull lookes, by care controld? - -_La. And._ Because in them a readie way is found, -To cure my care, and heale my hidden wound. - -_Nano._ Good Maister shut your eyes, keepe that conceit, -Surgeons giue _Quoine_, to get a good receit. - -_Doro._ Peace wanton son, this Ladie did amend -My woundes: mine eyes her hidden griefe shall end, -Looke not too much, it is a waightie case. - -_Nano._ Where as a man puts on a maidens face, -For many times if Ladies weare them not, 1970 -A nine moneths wound with little worke is got. - -_S. Cutb._ Ile breake off their dispute, least loue proceed, -From couert smiles, to perfect loue indeed. - -_Nano._ The cats abroad, stirre not, the mice bee still. - -_L. And._ Tut, wee can flie such cats when so we will. - -_S. Cutb._ How fares my guest, take cheare, nought shall default, -That eyther doth concerne your health or ioy, -Vse me, my house, and what is mine is yours. - -_Doro._ Thankes gentle knight, and if all hopes be true, -I hope ere long to do as much for you. 1980 - -_S. Cutb._ Your vertue doth acquite me of that doubt: -But courteous sir, since troubles calles me hence, -I must to _Edenbourg_ vnto the king, -There to take charge, and waight him in his warres: -Meane while good Madame take this squire in charge, -And vse him so as if it were my selfe. - -_L. And._ Sir _Cutbert_ doubt not of my dilligence: -Meane while, till your returne God send you health. - -_Doro._ God blesse his grace, and if his cause be iust, -Prosper his wartes: if not hee'l mend I trust: 1990 -Good sir what mooues the king to fall to armes? - -_S. Cutb._ The king of England forrageth his land, -And hath besieged _Dambac_ with mightie force: -What other newes are common in the Court, -Reade you these letters Madame tell the squire, -The whole affaires of state, for I must hence. - - _Exit._ - -_Doro._ God prosper you, and bring you backe from thence: -Madame what newes? - -_La. And._ They say the Queene is slaine. 2000 - -_Doro._ Tut, such reports more false then trueth containe. - -_L. And._ but these reports haue made his Nobles leaue him. - -_Doro._ Ah carelesse men, and would they so deceiue him? - -_La. And._ The land is spoylde, the commons fear the crosse, -All crie against the king, their cause of losse: -The English king subdues and conquers all. - -_Doro,_ Ah lasse, this warre growes great, on causes small. - -_L. And._ Our Court is desolate, our Prince alone, -Still dreading death. - -_Doro._ Woes me, for him I moane, 2010 -Helpe, now helpe, a suddaine qualme -Assayles my heart. - -_Nano._ Good Madame stand her friend, -Giue vs some licor to refresh her heart. - -_L. And._ Daw thou her vp, ande I will fetch thee foorth -Potions of comfort to represse h r paine. - - _Exit._ - -_Nano._ Fie Princesse, faint on euery fond report, -How well nigh had you opened your effate: -Couer these sorrowes with the vaile of ioy, 2020 -And hope the best, for why this warre will cause, -A great repentance in your husbands minde. - -_Doro._ Ah _Nano_, trees liue not without their sap, -And _Clitia_ cannot blush but on the sunne, -The thirstie earth is broke with many a gap, -And lands are leane, where riuers do not runne, -Where soule is reft from that it loueth best, -How can it thriue or boast of quiet rest? -Thou knowest the Princes losse must be my death, -His griefe, my griefe: his mischiefe must be mine: 2030 -Oh if thou loue me, _Nano_ high to court, -Tell _Rosse_, tell _Bartram_ that I am aliue, -Conceale thou yet, the place of my aboade, -Will them euen as they loue their Queene, -As they are charie of my soule and ioy, -To guard the King, to serue him as my Lord: -Haste thee good _Nana_, for my husbands care, -Consumeth mee and wounds mee to the heart. - -_Nano._ Madame I go, yet loth to leaue you heere. - - _Exeunt._ 2040 - -_Dor._ Go thou with speed, euen as thou holdst me deare, -Returne in haste. - -_Enter Ladie Anderson._ - -_L. An._ Now sir, what cheare? come tast this broth I bring. - -_Doro._ My griefe is past, I feele no further sting. - -_L. And._ Where is your dwarfe? Why hath hee left you sir? - -_Doro._ For some affaires, hee is not traueld farre. - -_L. And._ If so you please, come in and take your rest. - -_Doro._ Feare keepes awake a discontented brest. - - _Exeunt._ 2050 - - -_After a solemne seruice, enter from the widdowes house a seruice, _V. ii._ - musical songs of marriages, or a maske, or what prettie - triumph you list, to them, Ateukin and Gnato._ - -_Ate._ What means this triumph frend? why are these feasts? - -_Serui._ Faire _Ida_ sir, was marryed yesterday, -Vnto sir _Eustace_, and for that intent, -Wee feast and sport it thus to honour them: -And if you please, come in and take your part, -My Ladie is no niggard of her cheare. _Exit._ - -_Iaq._ _Monsigneur_, why be you so sadda, _fette bon chere fontre 2060 -de ce monde_. - -_Ateu._ What? was I borne to bee the scorne of kinne? -To gather feathers like to a hopper crowe, -And loose them in the height of all my pompe: -Accursed man now is my credite lost: -Where is my vowes I made vnto the king? -What shall become of mee, if hee shall heare, -That I haue causde him kill a vertuous Queene? -And hope in vaine for that which now is lost: -Where shall I hide my head? I knowe the heauens 2070 -Are iust, and will reuenge: I know my sinnes -Exceede compare: should I proceed in this? -This _Eustace_ must a man be made away: -Oh were I dead, how happy should I bee? - -_Iaq._ _Est ce donque a tell poynt vostre estat_, faith then -adeiu _Scotland_, adeiu _Signior Ateukin_, me will homa -to _France_, and no be hanged in a strange country. _Exit._ - -_Ateu._ Thou doest me good to leaue me thus alone, -That galling griefe and I may yoake in one: -Oh what are subtile meanes to clime on high? 2080 -When euery fall swarmes with exceeding shame? -I promist _Idaes_ loue vnto the Prince, -But shee is lost, and I am false forsworne: -I practis'd _Dorotheas_ haplesse death, -And by this practise haue commenst a warre. -Oh cursed race of men that traficque guile, -And in the end, themselues and kings beguile: -A shamde to looke vpon my Prince againe: -A shamde of my suggestions and aduise: -A shamde of life: a shamde that I haue erde: 2090 -Ile hide my selfe, expecting for my shame. -Thus God doth worke with those, that purschase fame -By flattery, and make their Prince their gaine. _Exeunt._ - - -_Enter the King of England, Lord Percey, Samles, and others._ _V. iii._ - -_Arius._ Thus farre the English Peeres haue we displayde, -Our wauing Ensignes with a happy warre, -Thus neerely hath our furious rage reuengde, -My daughters death vpon the traiterous Scot, -And now before _Dambar_ our campe is pitcht, -Which if it yeeld not to our compremise, 2100 -The place shall furrow where the pallace stood, -And furie shall enuy so high a power, -That mercie shall bee bannisht from our swords. - -_Doug._ What seekes the English King? - -_Arius._ Scot open those gates, and let me enter in, -Submit thy selfe and thine vnto my grace, -Or I will put each mothers sonne to death, -And lay this Cittie leuell with the ground. - -_Doug._ For what offence? for what default of ours? -Art thou incenst so sore against our state? 2110 -Can generous hearts in nature bee so sterne -To pray on those that neuer did offend? -What tho the Lyon, (king of brutish race, -Through outrage sinne, shall lambes be therefore slaine? -Or is it lawfull that the humble die, -Because the mightie do gainsay the right? -O English King, thou bearest in thy brest, -The King of beasts, that harmes not yeelding ones, -The Roseall crosse is spred within thy field, -A signe of peace, not of reuenging warre: 2120 -Be gracious then vnto this little towne, -And tho we haue withstood thee for a while, -To shew alleageance to our liefest liege, -Yet since wee know no hope of any helpe, -Take vs to mercie, for wee yeeld our selues. - -_Ari._ What shall I enter then and be your Lord? - -_Doug._ We will submit vs to the English king. - -_They descend downe, open the gates, and humble them._ - -_Arius._ Now life and death dependeth on my sword: -This hand now reard, my _Douglas_ if I list, 2130 -Could part thy head and shoulders both in twaine: -But since I see thee wise and olde in yeares, -True to thy king, and faithfull in his warres, -Liue thou and thine, _Dambar_ is too too small, -To giue an entrance to the English king, -I Eaglelike disdaine these little soules, -And looke on none but those that dare resist, -Enter your towne as those that liue by me, -For others that resist, kill, forrage, spoyle: -Mine English souldiers, as you loue your king, 2140 -Reuenge his daughters death, and do me right. - - _Exeunt_, - - -_Enter the Lawyer, the Merchant, and the Diuine._ _V. iv._ - -_Lawyer._ My friends, what thinke you of this present state, -Were euer seene such changes in a time? -The manners and the fashions of this age, -Are like the _Ermine_ skinne so full of spots, -As soone may the Moore bee washed white, -Then these corruptions bannisht from this Realme. - -_Merch._ What sees mas Lawyer in this state amisse? 2150 - -_Law._ A wresting power that makes a nose of wax, -Of grounded lawe, a damde and subtile drift, -In all estates to clime by others losse, -An eager thrift of wealth, forgetting trueth, -Might I ascend vnto the highest states, -And by discent discouer euery crime, -My friends I should lament, and you would greeue -To see the haplesse ruines of this Realme. - -_Diu._ O Lawyer, thou haste curious eyes to prie, -Into the secrets maimes of their estate, 2160 -But if thy vaile of error were vnmaskt, -Thy selfe should see your sect, do maime her most: -Are you not those that should maintaine the peace, -Yet onely are the patrones of our strife? -If your profession haue his ground and spring, -First from the lawes of God, then countriees right, -Not any waies inuerting natures power, -Why thriue you by contentions? Why deuise you -Clawses, and subtile reasons toexcept: -Our state was first before you grew so great, 2170 -A Lanterne to the world for vnitie: -Now they that are befriended, and are rich, -Or presse the poore, come _Homer_ without quoine, -He is not heard: What shall we terme this drift? -To say the poore mans cause is good and iust, -And yet the rich man gaines the best in lawe: -It is your guise, (the more the world laments) -To quoine _Prouisoes_ to beguile your lawes, -To make a gay pretext of due proceeding, -When you delay your common pleas for yeares: 2180 -Mark what these dealings lately here haue wroght: -The craftie men haue purchaste greatmens lands -They powle, they pinch, their tennants are vndone: -If these complaine by you they are vndone, -You fleese them of their quoine, their children beg, -And many want, because you may bee rich, -This scarre is mightie maister Lawyer, -Now man hath gotten head within this land, -Marke but the guise, the poore man that is wrongd, -Is readie to rebell: hee spoyles, he pilles, 2190 -We need no foes to forrage that wee haue, -The lawe (say they) in peace consumed vs, -And now in warre wee will consume the lawe: -Looke to this mischiefe, Lawyers conscience knowes -You liue amisse, amend it, least you end. - -_Law._ Good Lord, that their Diuines should see so farre -In others faults, without amending theirs? -Sir, sir, the generall defaults in state, -(If you would read before you did correct) -Are by a hidden working from aboue, 2200 -By their successiue changes still remainde, -Were not the lawe by contraries maintainde, -How could the trueth from falsehood be discernde? -Did wee not tast the bitternesse of warre? -How could wee knowe the sweet effects of peace? -Did wee not feele the nipping winter frostes, -How should we know the sweetnesse of the spring? -Should all things still remaine in one estate, -Should not in greatest arts some scarres be found, -Were all vpright and changd, what world were this? 2210 -A _Chaos_, made of quiet, yet no world, -Because the parts thereof did still accord, -This matter craues a variance not a speech, -But sir Diuine to you, looke on your maimes, -Diuisions, sects, your summonies and bribes: -Your cloaking with the great, for feare to fall, -You shall perceiue you are the cause of all. -Did each man know there were a storme at hand, -Who would not cloath him well, to shun the wet? -Did Prince and Peere, the Lawyer and the least, 2220 -Know what were sinne, without a partiall glose, -Wee need no long discouery then of crimes, -For each would mend, aduis'de by holy men: -Thus but slightly shadow out your sinnes, -But if they were depainted out for life, -Alasse wee both had wounds inough to heale. - -_Merch._ None of you both I see but are in fault, -Thus simple men as I do swallow flies, -This graue Diuine can tell vs what to do, -But wee may say: Phisitian mend thy selfe, 2230 -This Lawyer hath a pregnant wit to talke, -But all are words, I see no deeds of woorth. - -_Law._ Good Merchant lay your fingers on your mouth, -Be not a blab, for feare you bite your selfe, -What should I terme your state, but euen the way -To euery ruine in this Common-weale, -You bring vs in the meanes of all excesse, -You rate it, and retalde it as you please, -You sweare, forsweare, and all to compasse wealth, -Your mony is your God, your hoord your heauen, 2240 -You are the groundworke ofcontention: -First heedlesse youth, by you is ouerreacht, -Wee are corrupted by your many crownes: -The Gentlemen, whose titles you haue bought, -Loose all their fathers toyle within a day, -Whilst _Hob_ your sonne, and _Sib_ your nutbrowne childe, -Are Gentle folkes, and Gentles are beguilde: -This makes so many Noble maides to stray, -And take sinister courses in the state. _Enter a Scout._ - -_Scout._ My friends begone and if you loue your liues, 2250 -The King of England marcheth heere at hand, -Enter the campe for feare you bee surprisde. - -_Diuine._ Thankes gentle scout, God mend that is amisse, -And place true, zeale whereas corruption is. ._Exeun.._ - - -_Enter Dorothea, Ladie Anderson and Nano._ _V. v._ - -_Doro._ What newes in Court, _Nano_ let vs know it? - -_Nano._ If so you please my Lord, I straight will shew it: -The English king hath all the borders spoyld, -Hath taken _Morton_ prisoner, and hath slaine -Seuen thousand Scottish Lords, not sarre from _Twearde_. 2260 - -_Doro._ A wofull murther, and a bloodie deed. - -_Nano._ Thinking our liege hath sought by many meanes -For to appease his enemie by prayers, -Nought will preuaile vnlesse hee can restore, -Faire _Dorothea_ long supposed dead: -To this intent he hath proclaimed late, -That who so euer returne the Queene to Court, -Shall haue a thousand Markes for his reward. - -_L. And._ He loues her then I see, altho inforst, -That would bestow such gifts for to regaine her: 2270 -Why sit you sad, good sir be not dismaide. - -_Na._ Ile lay my life this man would be a maide. - -_Dor._ Faine would I shewe my selfe, and change my tire. - -_And._ Whereon diuine you sir? - -_Na._ Vppon desire. -Madam marke but my skill, ile lay my life, -My maister here, will prooue a married wife. - -_Doro._ Wilt thou bewray me _Nano_? - -_Nano._ Madam no: -You are a man, and like a man you goe. 2280 -But I that am in speculation seene, -Know you would change your state to be a Queen. - -_Dor._ Thou art not dwarffe to learne thy mistresse mind: -Faine would I with thy selfe disclose my kind, -But yet I blush. - -_Na._ What blush you Madam than, -To be your selfe, who are a fayned man? -Let me alone. - -_La. And._ Deceitfull beautie hast thou scornd me so? - -_Nano._ Nay muse not maiden, for she tels you true. 2290 - -_La. An._ Beautie bred loue, and loue hath bred my shame. - -_N._ And womens faces work more wrongs then these: -Take comfort Madam to cure our disease. -And yet he loues a man as well as you, -Onely this difference, she cannot fancie too. - -_La. An._ Blush, greeue, and die, in thine insaciat lust. - -_Do._ Nay liue and ioy that thou hast won a friend, -That loues thee as his life, by god desert. - -_La. And._ I ioy my Lord more then my tongue can tell: -Alhough not as I desir'd, I loue you well: 2300 -But modestie, that neuer blusht before, -Discouer my false heart. I say no more. -Let me alone. - -_Doro._ Good _Nano_ stay a while. -Were I not sad, how kindlie could I smile, -To see how faine I am to leaue this weede: -And yet I faint to shewe my selfe indeede. -But danger hates delay, I will be bold, -Faire Ladie I am not, suppose -A man, but euen that Qeene, more haplesse I, 2310 -Whom Scottish King appointed hath to die: -I am the haplesse Princesse, for whose right, -These kings in bloudie warres reuenge dispight. -I am that _Dorothea_ whom they seeke, -Yours bounden for your kindnesse and releefe: -And since you are the meanes that saue my life, -Your selfe and I will to the Camp repaire, -Whereas your husband shal enioy reward, -And bring me to his highnesse once againe. - -_An._ Pardon most gratious Princesse, if you please, 2320 -My rude discourse and homelie entertaine, -And if my words may sauour any worth, -Vouchsafe my counsaile in this waightie cause: -Since that our liege hath so vnkindly dealt: -Giue him no trust, returne vnto your syre, -There may you safelie liue in spight of him. - -_Doro._ Ah Ladie, so wold worldly counsell work, -But constancie, obedience, and my loue, -In that my husband is my Lord and chiefe, -These call me to compassion of his estate, 2330 -Disswade me not, for vertue will not change, - -_An._ What woonderous constancie is this I heare? -If English dames their husbands loue so deer, -I feare me in the world they haue no peere. - -_Na._ Come Princes wend, and let vs change your weede, -I long to see you now a Queene indeede. - - _Exeunt._ - - -_Enter the King of Scots, the English Herauld & Lords._ _V. vi._ - -_K. of S._ He would haue parly Lords, Herauld say he shall, -And get thee gone: goe leaue me to my selfe: 2340 -Twixt loue and feare, continuall is the warres: -The one assures me of my _Idaes_ loue, -The other moues me for my murthred Queene. -Thus finde I greefe of that whereon I ioy, -And doubt, in greatest hope, and death in weale, -Ah lasse what hell may be compared with mine, -Since in extreames my comforts do consist? -Warre then will cease, when dead ones are reuiued. -Some then will yeelde, when I am dead for hope. -Who doth disturbe me? _Andrew?_ 2350 - - _Andrew enter with Slipper._ - -_Andr._ I my liege. - -_K. of S._ What newes? - -_Andr._ I thinke my mouth was made at first, -To tell these tragique tales my liefest Lord. - -_K. of S._ What is _Ateukin_ dead, tell me the worst? - -_Andr._ No but your _Ida_, shall I tell him all? -Is married late (ah shall I say to whom?) -My maister sad: (for why he shames the Court) -Is fled away? ah most vnhappie flight. 2360 -Onelie my selfe, ah who can loue you more? -To shew my dutie (dutie past beliefe) -Am come vnto your grace (oh gratious liege) -To let you know, oh would it weare not thus, -That loue is vain, and maids soone lost and wonne. - -_K. of S._ How haue the partial heauens then dealt with me, -Boading my weale, for to abase my power? -Alas what thronging thoughts do me oppresse? -Iniurious loue is partiall in my right, -And flattering tongues by whom I wasmisled, 2370 -Haue laid a snare to spoyle my state and me. -Methinkes I heare my _Dorotheas_ goast, -Howling reuenge for my accursed hate, -The gifts of those my subiects that are slaine, -Pursue me crying out, woe, woe, to lust, -The foe pursues me at my pallace doore: -He breakes my rest and spoyles me in my Camp, -Ah flattering broode of _Sicophants_ my foes, -First shall my dire reuenge begin on you, -I will reward thee _Andrew_. 2380 - -_Slip._ Nay sir if you be in your deeds of charitie, remember me -I rubd M. _Ateukins_ horse heeles, when he rid to the medowes. - -_K. of S._ And thou shalt haue thy recompence for that. -Lords beare them to the prison, chaine them fast, -Vntil we take some order for their deathes. - -_And._ If so your grace in such sort giue rewards, -Let me haue nought, I am content to want. - -_Slip._ Then I pray sir giue me all, I am as ready for a reward as -an oyster for a fresh tide, spare not me sir. - -_K. of S._ Then hang them both as traitors to the King. 2390 - -_Slip._ The case is altered, sir, ile none of your gifts, what I take -a reward at your hands? Maister, faith sir no: I am a man of a -better conscience. - -_K. of S._ Why dallie you? go draw them hence away. - -_Slip._ Why alas sir, I wil go away I thanke you gentle friends, -I pray you spare your pains, I will not trouble his honors maistership, -ile run away. - -_Enter ~Adam~, and Antiques, and carrie away the Clowne, -he makes pots, and sports, and scornes._ - -Why stay you? moue me not, let search be made, 2400 -For vile _Ateukin_, who so findes him out, -Shall haue fiue hundreth markes for his reward. -Away with the Lords troupes about my tent, -Let all our souldiers stand in battaile ray, -For lo the English to their parley come. - -_March ouer brauelie first the English hoste, the sword caried -before the King by Percy. The Scottish on the other side, -with all their pompe brauelie._ - -_K. of S._ What seekes the King of _England_ in this land? - -_K. of Eng._ False traiterous Scot, I come for to reuenge 2410 -My daughters death: I come to spoyle thy wealth, -Since thou hast spoyld me of my marriage ioy. -I come to heape thy land with Carkasses, -That this thy thriftie soyle choakt vp with blood, -May thunder forth reuenge vpon thy head. -I come to quit thy louelesse loue with death, -In briefe, no meanes of peace shall ere be found, -Except I haue my daughter or thy head. - -_K. of S._ My head proud King? abase thy prancking plaines, -So striuing fondly, maiest thou catch thy graue. 2420 -But if true iudgement do direct thy course, -These lawfull reasons should deuide the warre, -Faith not by my consent thy daughter dyed. - -_K. of E._ Thou liest false Scot, thy agents haue confest it. -These are but fond delayes, thou canst not thinke -A meanes for to reconcile me for thy friend, -I haue thy parasites confession pend: -What then canst thou alleage in thy excuse? - -_K. of S._ I will repay the raunsome for her bloud. - -_K. of E._ What thinkst thou catiue, I wil sel my child, 2430 -No if thou be a Prince and man at armes, -In singule combat come and trie thy right, -Else will I prooue thee recreant to thy face. - -_K. of S._ I tooke no combat false iniurious King, -But since thou needlesse art inclinde to warre, -Do what thou darest we are in open field. -Arming thy battailes I will fight with thee. - -_K. of E._ Agreed, now ttumpets sound a dreadfull charge -Fight for your Princesse, braue English men: -Now for your lands your children and your wiues, 2440 -My Scottish Peeres, and lastly for your King. - -_Alarum sounded, both the battailes offer to meet, & as the -Kings are ioyning battaile, Enter sir Cutber tohis Lady -Cutbert, with the Queene Dorothea richly attired._ - -_S. Cut._ Stay Princes wage not warre, a priuie grudge -Twixt such as you (most high in Maiestie) -Afflicts both nocent and the innocent, -How many swordes deere Princes see I drawne? -The friend against his friend, a deadly friend: -A desperate diuision in those lands, 2450 -Which if they ioyne in one, commaund the world. -Oh stay with reason mittigate your rage, -And let an old man humbled on his knees, -Intreat a boone good Princes of you both. - -_K. of En._ I condiscend, for why thy reuerend years -Import some newes of truth and consequence, -I am content, for _Anderson_ I know. - -_K. of S._ Thou art my subiect and doest meane me good. - -_S. Cut. And._ But by your gratious fauours grant me this, -To sweare vpon your sword to do me right. 2460 - -_K. of Eng._ See by my sword, and by a Princes faith, -In euery lawfull sort I am thine owne. - -_K. of S._ And by my Scepter and the Scortish Crowne, -I am resolu'd to grant thee thy request. - -_Cutb._ I see you trust me Princes who repose, -The waight of such a warre vpon my will. -Now marke my sute, a tender Lyons whelpe, -This other day came stragling in the woods, -Attended by a young and tender hinde, -In courage hautie, yet tyred like a lambe, 2470 -The Prince of beasts had left this young in keepe, -To foster vp as louemate and compeere, -Vnto the Lyons mate a naibour friend, -This stately guide seduced by the fox, -Sent forth an eger Woolfe bred vp in _France_, -That gript the tender whelp, and wounded it. -By chance as I was hunting in the woods, -I heard the moane the hinde made for the whelpe, -I tooke them both, and brought them to my house, -With charie care I haue recurde the one, 2480 -And since I know the lyons are at strife, -About the losse and dammage of the young, -I bring her home, make claime to her who list. - -_Hee discouereth her._ - -_Doro._ I am the whelpe, bred by this Lyon vp, -This royall English king my happy sire, -Poore _Nano_ is the hinde that tended me: -My father Scottish king, gaue me to thee: -A haplesse wife, thou quite misled by youth, -Haste fought sinister loues and forraine ioyes, 2490 -The fox _Ateukin_, cursed Parasite, -Incenst your grace to send the woolfe abroad, -The French borne _Iaques_, for to end my daies, -Hee traiterous man, pursued me in the woods, -And left mee wounded, where this noble knight, -Both rescued me and mine, and sau'd my life. -Now keep thy promise, _Dorothea_ liues: -Giue _Anderson_ his due and iust reward: -And since you kings, your warres began by me, -Since I am safe, returne surcease your fight. 2500 - -_K. of S._ Durst I presume to looke vpon those eies, -Which I haue tired with a world of woes, -Or did I thinke submission were ynough, -Or sighes might make an entrance to my soule: -You heauens, you know how willing I wold weep: -You heauens can tell, how glad I would submit: -You heauens can say, how firmly I would sigh. - -_Do._ Shame me not Prince, companion in thy bed, -Youth hath missed: tut but a little fault, -Tis kingly to amend what is amisse: 2510 -Might I with twise as many paines as these, -Vnite our hearts, then should my wedded Lord, -See how incessaunt labours I would take. -My gracious father gouerne your affects, -Giue me that hand, that oft hath blest this head, -And claspe thine armes, that haue embraced this, -About the shoulders of my wedded spouse: -Ah mightie Prince, this king and I am one, -Spoyle thou his subiects, thou despoylest me: -Touch thou his brest, thou doest attaint this heart, 2520 -Oh bee my father then in louing him. - -_K. of Eng._ Thou prouident kinde mother of increase, -Thou must preuaile, ah nature thou must rule: -Holde daughter, ioyne my hand and his in one, -I will embrace him for to fauour thee, -I call him friend, and take him for my sonne. - -_Dor._ Ah royall husband, see what God hath wrought, -Thy foe is now thy friend: good men at armes, -Do you the like, these nations if they ioyne, -What Monarch with his leigemen in this world, 2530 -Dare but encounter you in open fielde? - -_K. of S._ Al wisedome ioynde with godly pietie, -Thou English king, pardon my former youth, -And pardon courteous Queen my great misdeed: -And for assurance of mine after life, -I take religious vowes before my God, -To honour thee for fauour, her for wife. - -_L. And._ But yet my boones good Princes are not past, -First English king I humbly do request, -That by your meanes our Princesse may vnite, 2540 -Her loue vnto mine alder truest loue, -Now you will loue, maintaine and helpe them both. - -_K. of Eng._ Good _Anderson_, I graunt thee thy request. - -_L. And._ But you my Prince must yeelde me mickle more: -You know your Nobles are your chiefest ffaies, -And long time haue been bannisht from your Court, -Embrace and reeoncile them to your selfe: -They are your hands, whereby you oght to worke. -As for _Ateukin_, and his lewde compeeres, -That sooth'd you in your sinnes and youthly pompe, 2550 -Exile, torment, and punish such as they, -For greater vipers neuer may be found -Within a date, then such aspiring heads, -That reck not how they clime, so that they clime. - -_K. of S._ Guid Knight I graunt thy sute, first I submit -And humble craue a pardon of your grace: -Next courteous Queene, I pray thee by thy loues, -Forgiue mine errors past, and pardon mee. -My Lords and Princes, if I haue misdone, -(As I haue wrongd indeed both you and yours) 2560 -Heereafter trust me, you are deare to me: -As for _Auteukin_, who so findes the man, -Let him haue Martiall lawe, and straight be hangd, -As (all his vaine arbetters now are diuided) -And _Anderson_ our Treasurer shall pay, -Three thousand Markes, for friendly recompence. - -_L. Andr._ But Princes whilst you friend it thus in one, -Me thinks of friendship, _Nano_ shall haue none. - -_Doro._ What would my Dwarfe, that I will not bestow? - -_Nano._ My boone faire Queene is this, that you would go, 2570 -Altho my bodie is but small and neate, -My stomacke after toyle requireth meate, -An easie sute, dread Princes will you wend? - -_K. of S._ Art thou a Pigmey borne my prettie frend? - -_Nano._ Not so great King, but nature when she framde me, -Was scant of earth, and _Nano_ therefore namde me: -And when she sawe my bodie was so small, -She gaue me wit to make it big withall. - -_K._ Till time when, _Dor._ Eate then. - -_K._ My friend it stands with wit, 2580 -To take repast when stomacke serueth it. - -_Dor._ Thy pollicie my _Nano_ shall preuaile: -Come royall father, enter we my tent: -And souldiers feast it, frolike it like friends, -My Princes bid this kinde and courteous traine, -Partake some fauours of our late accord. -Thus warres haue end, and after dreadfull hate, -Men learne at last to know their good estate. _Exeunt._ - -FINIS. - - - - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Scottish History of James the -Fourth, by Robert Greene - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SCOTTISH HISTORY OF JAMES 4TH *** - -***** This file should be named 43668.txt or 43668.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/4/3/6/6/43668/ - -Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions -will be renamed. - -Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no -one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation -(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without -permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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