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The Duchess of Malfi

John Webster

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by John Webster

0ntro!uctory 9ote

8f John Websters life al$ost nothing is "nown% The !ates -H2B-N1Hgien for his birth an! !eath are conjectural inferences, about whichthe best that can be sai! is that no "nown facts contra!ict the$%

The first notice of Webster so far !iscoere! shows that he wascollaborating in the pro!uction of plays for the theatrical $anager,+enslowe, in -N21, an! of such collaboration he see$s to hae !onea consi!erable a$ount% 'our plays exist which he wrote alone,KThe White Deil,K KThe Duchess of Malfi,K KThe Deils ;awBCase,Kan! K>ppius an! (irginia%K

KThe Duchess of MalfiK was publishe! in -N15, but the !ate of writing$ay hae been as early as -N--% 0t is base! on a story in PaintersKPalace of Pleasure,K translate! fro$ the 0talian noelist, *an!elloIan! it is entirely possible that it has a foun!ation in fact% 0n anycase, it portrays with a terrible ii!ness one si!e of the courtlife of the 0talian )enaissanceI an! its picture of the fierce uestof pleasure, the rec"lessness of cri$e, an! the worl!liness of thegreat princes of the Church fin!s only too rea!y corroboration inthe annals of the ti$e%

Websters trage!ies co$e towar! the close of the great series

of trage!ies of bloo! an! reenge, in which KThe panish Trage!yKan! K+a$letK are lan!$ar"s, but before !eca!ence can fairly be sai!to hae set in% +e, in!ee!, loa!s his scene with horrors al$ost pastthe point which $o!ern taste can bearI but the intensity of his!ra$atic situations, an! his superb power of flashing in a singleline a light into the recesses of the hu$an heart at the crisesof supre$e e$otion, re!ee$s hi$ fro$ $ere sensationalis$, an! placeshis best things in the first ran" of !ra$atic writing%


Dra$atis Personae'E)D09>9D 3Du"e of Calabria6%C>)D09>; 3his brother6%>9T8908 3*8;8G9>, tewar! of the +ousehol! to the Duchess6%DE;08 3his frien!6%D>90E; DE *88;> 3Gentle$an of the +orse to the Duchess6%3C>T):CC08, an ol! ;or!6%M>)U:0 8' PEC>)>%3C8:9T6 M>;>TET0%)8DE)0G8, Q0;(08, Q 3;or!s6%G)08;>9, QD8CT8)%The eeral Ma!$en%


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D:C+E 38' M>;'06%C>)08;> 3her wo$an6%3J:;0>, Castruccios wife, an!6 the Car!inals $istress%38l! ;a!y6%

;a!ies, Three tten!ants%

>ct 0

cene 0O-Q

3Enter6 >9T8908 an! DE;08

DE;08% ntonioI

)D09>; an! *88;>6

*88;>% 0 !o haunt you still%

C>)D09>;% o%

*88;>% 0 hae !one you better serice than to be slighte! thus%Miserable age, where only the rewar! of !oing well is the !oingof it#


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C>)D09>;% % 0 fell into the galleys in your serice= where, for twoyears together, 0 wore two towels instea! of a shirt, with a "noton the shoul!er, after the fashion of a )o$an $antle% lighte! thus#0 will thrie so$e way% *lac"Bbir!s fatten best in har! weatherIwhy not 0 in these !ogB!aysS

C>)D09>;% Woul! you coul! beco$e honest#

*88;>% With all your !iinity !o but !irect $e the way to it%0 hae "nown $any trael far for it, an! yet return as arrant "naesas they went forth, because they carrie! the$seles always along withthe$% 3Exit C>)D09>;%6 >re you goneS o$e fellows, they say,are possesse! with the !eil, but this great fellow were ableto possess the greatest !eil, an! $a"e hi$ worse%

>9T8908% +e hath !enie! thee so$e suitS

*88;>% +e an! his brother are li"e plu$Btrees that grow croo"e!oer stan!ingBpoolsI they are rich an! oerla!en with fruit, but nonebut crows, pies, an! caterpillars fee! on the$% Coul! 0 be oneof their flattering pan!ers, 0 woul! hang on their ears li"e ahorseleech, till 0 were full, an! then !rop off% 0 pray, leae $e%Who woul! rely upon these $iserable !epen!encies, in expectationto be a!anc! toB$orrowS What creature eer fe! worse than hopingTantalusS 9or eer !ie! any $an $ore fearfully than he that hope!for a par!on% There are rewar!s for haw"s an! !ogs when they hae!one us sericeI but for a sol!ier that ha7ar!s his li$bs in abattle, nothing but a "in! of geo$etry is his last supportation%

DE;08% Geo$etryS

*88;>% >y, to hang in a fair pair of slings, ta"e his latter swingin the worl! upon an honourable pair of crutches, fro$ hospitalto hospital% 'are ye well, sir= an! yet !o not you scorn usIfor places in the court are but li"e be!s in the hospital, wherethis $ans hea! lies at that $ans foot, an! so lower an! lower% 3Exit%6

DE;08% 0 "new this fellow seen years in the galleys'or a notorious $ur!erI an! twas thoughtThe car!inal suborn! it= he was releas!

*y the 'rench general, Gaston !e 'oix,When he recoer! 9aples%

>9T8908% Tis great pity+e shoul! be thus neglecte!= 0 hae hear!+e s ery aliant% This foul $elancholyWill poison all his goo!nessI for, 0 ll tell you,0f too i$$o!erate sleep be truly sai!To be an inwar! rust unto the soul,0f then !oth follow want of action*ree!s all blac" $alcontentsI an! their close rearing,;i"e $oths in cloth, !o hurt for want of wearing%

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>9T8908, DE;08, 3Enter 0;(08, C>T):CC08, J:;0>, )8DE)0G8 an! G)08;>96

DE;08% The presence gins to fill= you pro$is! $eTo $a"e $e the parta"er of the natures8f so$e of your great courtiers%

>9T8908% The lor! car!inals>n! other strangers that are now in courtS0 shall%BB+ere co$es the great Calabrian !u"e%

3Enter 'E)D09>9D an! >tten!ants6

'E)D09>9D% Who too" the ring oftenestSOQ

0;(08% >ntonio *ologna, $y lor!%

'E)D09>9D% 8ur sister !uchess greatB$aster of her househol!SGie hi$ the jewel%BBWhen shall we leae this sportie action,

an! fall to action in!ee!S

C>T):CC08% Methin"s, $y lor!, you shoul! not !esire to go to warin person%

'E)D09>9D% 9ow for so$e graity%BBWhy, $y lor!S

C>T):CC08% 0t is fitting a sol!ier arise to be a prince, but notnecessary a prince !escen! to be a captain%

'E)D09>9D% 9oS

C>T):CC08% 9o, $y lor!I he were far better !o it by a !eputy%

'E)D09>9D% Why shoul! he not as well sleep or eat by a !eputySThis $ight ta"e i!le, offensie, an! base office fro$ hi$, whereasthe other !epries hi$ of honour%

C>T):CC08% *eliee $y experience, that real$ is neer long in uietwhere the ruler is a sol!ier%

'E)D09>9D% Thou tol!est $e thy wife coul! not en!ure fighting%

C>T):CC08% True, $y lor!%

'E)D09>9D% >n! of a jest she bro"e ofOHQ a captain she $et full ofwoun!s= 0 hae forgot it%

C>T):CC08% he tol! hi$, $y lor!, he was a pitiful fellow, to lie,li"e the chil!ren of 0s$ael, all in tents%ONQ

'E)D09>9D% Why, theres a wit were able to un!o all thechirurgeonsO/Q o the cityI for although gallants shoul! uarrel,an! ha! !rawn their weapons, an! were rea!y to go to it, yet herpersuasions woul! $a"e the$ put up%

C>T):CC08% That she woul!, $y lor!%BB+ow !o you li"e $y panishgennetSOQ

)8DE)0G8% +e is all fire%


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'E)D09>9D% 0 a$ of Plinys opinion, 0 thin" he was begotby the win!I he runs as if he were ballass!O.Q with uic"siler%

0;(08% True, $y lor!, he reels fro$ the tilt often%

)8DE)0G8, G)08;>9% +a, ha, ha#

'E)D09>9D% Why !o you laughS Methin"s you that are courtiersshoul! be $y touchBwoo!, ta"e fire when 0 gie fireI that is,laugh when 0 laugh, were the subject neer so witty%

C>T):CC08% True, $y lor!= 0 $yself hae hear! a ery goo! jest,an! hae scorn! to see$ to hae so silly a wit as to un!erstan! it%

'E)D09>9D% *ut 0 can laugh at your fool, $y lor!%

C>T):CC08% +e cannot spea", you "now, but he $a"es facesI $y la!ycannot abi!e hi$%

'E)D09>9D% 9oS

C>T):CC08% 9or en!ure to be in $erry co$panyI for she says too $uchlaughing, an! too $uch co$pany, fills her too full of the wrin"le%

'E)D09>9D% 0 woul!, then, hae a $athe$atical instru$ent $a!efor her face, that she $ight not laugh out of co$pass%BB0 shallshortly isit you at Milan, ;or! ilio%

0;(08% 9D% +ere s the ;or! ilio is co$e to ta"e his leae%

DE;08% 9ow, sir, your pro$ise= what s that car!inalS0 $ean his te$perS They say he s a brae fellow,Will play his fie thousan! crowns at tennis, !ance,Court la!ies, an! one that hath fought single co$bats%

>9T8908% o$e such flashes superficially hang on hi$ for for$Ibut obsere his inwar! character= he is a $elancholy church$an%The spring in his face is nothing but the engen!ring of toa!sIwhere he is jealous of any $an, he lays worse plots for the$ than


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eer was i$pos! on +ercules, for he strews in his way flatterers,pan!ers, intelligencers, atheists, an! a thousan! such political$onsters% +e shoul! hae been PopeI but instea! of co$ing to itby the pri$itie !ecency of the church, he !i! bestow bribesso largely an! so i$pu!ently as if he woul! hae carrie! it awaywithout heaens "nowle!ge% o$e goo! he hath !oneBBBB

DE;08% 9T8908% The !u"e thereS > $ost pererse an! turbulent nature%What appears in hi$ $irth is $erely outsi!eI0f he laught heartily, it is to laugh>ll honesty out of fashion%

DE;08% TwinsS

>9T8908% 0n uality%+e spea"s with others tongues, an! hears $ens suitsWith others earsI will see$ to sleep o the bench

8nly to entrap offen!ers in their answersIDoo$s $en to !eath by infor$ationI)ewar!s by hearsay%

DE;08% Then the law to hi$0s li"e a foul, blac" cobweb to a spi!er,BB+e $a"es it his !welling an! a prisonTo entangle those shall fee! hi$%

>9T8908% Most true=+e neer pays !ebts unless they be shrew! turns,>n! those he will confess that he !oth owe%

;ast, for this brother there, the car!inal,They that !o flatter hi$ $ost say oracles+ang at his lipsI an! erily 0 beliee the$,'or the !eil spea"s in the$%*ut for their sister, the right noble !uchess,ntonio,9T8908% 0 ll case the picture up= only thus $uchI


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>ll her particular worth grows to this su$,BBhe stainsO--Q the ti$e past, lights the ti$e to co$e%

C>)08;>% 9T8908% 0 shall%

3Exeunt >9T8908 an! DE;08%6

'E)D09>9D% ister, 0 hae a suit to you%

D:C+E% To $e, sirS

'E)D09>9D% > gentle$an here, Daniel !e *osola,8ne that was in the galleysBBBB

D:C+E% n! therefore $any ti$es 0 hae slighte! hi$When he !i! court our furtherance, as this $orning%

'E)D09>9D% >ntonio, the greatB$aster of her househol!,+a! been far fitter%

C>)D09>;% 6

*88;>% 0 was lur! to you%

'E)D09>9D% My brother, here, the car!inal, coul! neer


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>bi!e you%

*88;>% 9eer since he was in $y !ebt%

'E)D09>9D% May be so$e obliue character in your faceMa!e hi$ suspect you%

*88;>% Doth he stu!y physiogno$ySThere s no $ore cre!it to be gien to the faceThan to a sic" $ans urine, which so$e callThe physicians whore, because she co7ensO-HQ hi$%+e !i! suspect $e wrongfully%

'E)D09>9D% 'or thatn! pro$pts hi$ to !eceie you%

'E)D09>9D% There s gol!%

*88;>% o=What followsS 3>si!e%6 9eer rain! such showers as theseWithout thun!erbolts i the tail of the$%BBWhose throat $ust 0 cutS

'E)D09>9D% n! who$ she best affects% he s a young wi!ow=0 woul! not hae her $arry again%

*88;>% 9o, sirS

'E)D09>9D% Do not you as" the reasonI but be satisfie!%0 say 0 woul! not%

*88;>% 0t see$s you woul! create $e8ne of your fa$iliars%

'E)D09>9D% 'a$iliar# What s thatS

*88;>% Why, a ery uaint inisible !eil in flesh,BB>n intelligencer%O-NQ

'E)D09>9D% uch a "in! of thriing thing0 woul! wish theeI an! ere long thou $ayst arrie>t a higher place by t%

*88;>% Ta"e your !eils,Which hell calls angels# These curs! gifts woul! $a"en! shoul! 0 ta"e these, they! ta"e $e 3to6 hell%


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'E)D09>9D% ir, 0 ll ta"e nothing fro$ you that 0 hae gien%There is a place that 0 procur! for youThis $orning, the proisorship o the horseI+ae you hear! on tS

*88;>% 9o%

'E)D09>9D% Tis yours= is t not worth than"sS

*88;>% 0 woul! hae you curse yourself now, that your bounty?Which $a"es $en truly noble@ eer shoul! $a"e $e> illain% 8, that to aoi! ingratitu!e'or the goo! !ee! you hae !one $e, 0 $ust !o>ll the ill $an can inent# Thus the !eilCan!ies all sins oerI an! what heaen ter$s ile,That na$es he co$pli$ental%

'E)D09>9D% *e yourselfI

Veep your ol! garb of $elancholyI twill express9D, D:C+E, C>)D09>;, an! C>)08;>6

C>)D09>;% We are to part fro$ youI an! your own !iscretionMust now be your !irector%

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C>)D09>;% 8, fie#

'E)D09>9D% Their liers are $ore spotte!Than ;abans sheep%O-.Q

D:C+E% Dia$on!s are of $ost alue,They say, that hae pass! through $ost jewellers han!s%

'E)D09>9D% Whores by that rule are precious%

D:C+E% Will you hear $eS0 ll neer $arry%

C>)D09>;% o $ost wi!ows sayI*ut co$$only that $otion lasts no longerThan the turning of an hourBglass= the funeral ser$on>n! it en! both together%

'E)D09>9D% 9ow hear $e=

9D% Thin" t the best oyageThat eer you $a!eI li"e the irregular crab,Which, though t goes bac"war!, thin"s that it goes right*ecause it goes its own way= but obsere,uch we!!ings $ay $ore properly be sai!To be execute! than celebrate!%

C>)D09>;% The $arriage night0s the entrance into so$e prison%

'E)D09>9D% >n! those joys,Those lustful pleasures, are li"e heay sleepsWhich !o foreBrun $ans $ischief%

C>)D09>;% 'are you well%Wis!o$ begins at the en!= re$e$ber it% 3Exit%6

D:C+E% 0 thin" this speech between you both was stu!ie!,0t ca$e so roun!ly off%

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This was $y fathers poniar!, !o you seeS0 ! be loth to see t loo" rusty, cause twas his%0 woul! hae you gie oer these chargeable reels=> isor an! a $as" are whisperingBroo$sThat were neer built for goo!ness,BBfare ye wellBB>n! wo$en li"e ariety of courtship%What cannot a neat "nae with a s$ooth tale

Ma"e a wo$an belieeS 'arewell, lusty wi!ow% 3Exit%6

D:C+E% hall this $oe $eS 0f all $y royal "in!re!;ay in $y way unto this $arriage,0 ! $a"e the$ $y low footsteps% >n! een now,Een in this hate, as $en in so$e great battles,*y apprehen!ing !anger, hae achie!>l$ost i$possible actions ?0 hae hear! sol!iers say so@,o 0 through frights an! threatenings will assayThis !angerous enture% ;et ol! wies report0 win"! an! chose a husban!%BBCariola,

To thy "nown secrecy 0 hae gien upMore than $y life,BB$y fa$e%

C>)08;>% *oth shall be safeI'or 0 ll conceal this secret fro$ the worl!>s warily as those that tra!e in poisonVeep poison fro$ their chil!ren%

D:C+E% Thy protestation0s ingenious an! heartyI 0 beliee it%0s >ntonio co$eS

C>)08;>% +e atten!s you%

D:C+E% Goo! !ear soul,;eae $eI but place thyself behin! the arras,Where thou $ayst oerhear us% Wish $e goo! spee!I'or 0 a$ going into a wil!erness,Where 0 shall fin! nor path nor frien!ly clueTo be $y gui!e% 3Cariola goes behin! the arras%6 3Enter >9T89086 0 sent for you= sit !ownITa"e pen an! in", an! write= are you rea!yS

>9T8908% 9T8908% That 0 shoul! write so$ewhat%

D:C+E% 8, 0 re$e$ber%>fter these triu$phs an! this large expense0t s fit, li"e thrifty husban!s,O1-Q we inuireWhat s lai! up for toB$orrow%

>9T8908% o please your beauteous excellence%

D:C+E% *eauteous#0n!ee!, 0 than" you% 0 loo" young for your sa"eI


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9T8908% 0 ll fetch your graceThe particulars of your reenue an! expense%

D:C+E% 8, you are>n upright treasurer= but you $istoo"I

'or when 0 sai! 0 $eant to $a"e inuiryWhat s lai! up for toB$orrow, 0 !i! $eanWhat s lai! up yon!er for $e%

>9T8908% WhereS

D:C+E% 0n heaen%0 a$ $a"ing $y will ?as tis fit princes shoul!,0n perfect $e$ory@, an!, 0 pray, sir, tell $e,Were not one better $a"e it s$iling, thus,Than in !eep groans an! terrible ghastly loo"s,>s if the gifts we parte! with procur!O11Q

That iolent !istractionS

>9T8908% 8, $uch better%

D:C+E% 0f 0 ha! a husban! now, this care were uit=*ut 0 inten! to $a"e you oerseer%What goo! !ee! shall we first re$e$berS ay%

>9T8908% *egin with that first goo! !ee! began i the worl!>fter $ans creation, the sacra$ent of $arriageI0 ! hae you first proi!e for a goo! husban!IGie hi$ all%

D:C+E% >ll#

>9T8908% 9T8908% 0n a couple%

D:C+E% aint Winifre!, that were a strange will#

>9T8908% Twere strangerO15Q if there were no will in you

To $arry again%

D:C+E% What !o you thin" of $arriageS

>9T8908% 0 ta"e t, as those that !eny purgatory,0t locally contains or heaen or hellIThere s no thir! place in t%

D:C+E% +ow !o you affect itS

>9T8908% My banish$ent, fee!ing $y $elancholy,Woul! often reason thus%

D:C+E% Pray, let s hear it%

>9T8908% ay a $an neer $arry, nor hae chil!ren,


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What ta"es that fro$ hi$S 8nly the bare na$e8f being a father, or the wea" !elightTo see the little wanton ri!e aBcoc"Bhorse:pon a painte! stic", or hear hi$ chatter;i"e a taught starling%

D:C+E% 'ie, fie, what s all thisS

8ne of your eyes is bloo!BshotI use $y ring to t%They say tis ery soereign% Twas $y we!!ingBring,>n! 0 !i! ow neer to part with it*ut to $y secon! husban!%

>9T8908% 9T8908% What sai! youS

D:C+E% ir,This goo!ly roof of yours is too low builtI0 cannot stan! upright in t nor !iscourse,Without 0 raise it higher% )aise yourselfI8r, if you please, $y han! to help you= so% 3)aises hi$%6

>9T8908% >$bition, $a!a$, is a great $ans $a!ness,That is not "ept in chains an! closeBpent roo$s,*ut in fair lightso$e lo!gings, an! is girt

With the wil! noise of prattling isitants,Which $a"es it lunatic beyon! all cure%Conceie not 0 a$ so stupi! but 0 ai$O1QWhereto your faours ten!= but he s a foolThat, being aBcol!, woul! thrust his han!s i the fireTo war$ the$%

D:C+E% o, now the groun! s bro"e,


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>re to ri! ba! wares off= an! 0 $ust tell you,0f you will "now where breathes a co$plete $an?0 spea" it without flattery@, turn your eyes,>n! progress through yourself%

>9T8908% Were there nor heaen nor hell,0 shoul! be honest= 0 hae long ser! irtue,

>n! neer taen wages of her%

D:C+E% 9ow she pays it%The $isery of us that are born great#We are forc! to woo, because none !are woo usI>n! as a tyrant !oubles with his wor!s,>n! fearfully euiocates, so we>re forc! to express our iolent passions0n ri!!les an! in !rea$s, an! leae the path8f si$ple irtue, which was neer $a!eTo see$ the thing it is not% Go, go brag9T8908% Truth spea" for $eI

0 will re$ain the constant sanctuary8f your goo! na$e%

D:C+E% 0 than" you, gentle loe=>n! cause you shall not co$e to $e in !ebt,*eing now $y stewar!, here upon your lips0 sign your Uuietus est%O1HQ This you shoul! hae begg! now%0 hae seen chil!ren oft eat sweet$eats thus,>s fearful to !eour the$ too soon%

>9T8908% *ut for your brothersS

D:C+E% Do not thin" of the$=>ll !iscor! without this circu$ference0s only to be pitie!, an! not fear!=9T8908% +a#

D:C+E% *e not a$a7!I this wo$an s of $y counsel=


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0 hae hear! lawyers say, a contract in a cha$berPer erba 3!e6 presentiO1NQ is absolute $arriage% 3he an! >9T8908 "neel%6*less, heaen, this sacre! gor!ianO1/Q which let iolence9eer untwine#

>9T8908% >n! $ay our sweet affections, li"e the spheres,

*e still in $otion#

D:C+E% Uuic"ening, an! $a"eThe li"e soft $usic#

>9T8908% That we $ay i$itate the loing pal$s,*est e$ble$ of a peaceful $arriage,That neer bore fruit, !ii!e!#

D:C+E% What can the church force $oreS

>9T8908% That fortune $ay not "now an acci!ent,

Either of joy or sorrow, to !ii!e8ur fixe! wishes#

D:C+E% +ow can the church buil! fasterSO1QWe now are $an an! wife, an! tis the churchThat $ust but echo this%BBMai!, stan! apart=0 now a$ blin!%

>9T8908% What s your conceit in thisS

D:C+E% 0 woul! hae you lea! your fortune by the han!:nto your $arriageBbe!=

?;ER>9DE) >9D ;8D8W0CV,;ay a na"e! swor! between us, "eep us chaste%8, let $e shrow! $y blushes in your boso$,ince tis the treasury of all $y secrets# 3Exeunt D:C+E an! >9T8908%6

C>)08;>% Whether the spirit of greatness or of wo$an)eign $ost in her, 0 "now notI but it shows> fearful $a!ness% 0 owe her $uch of pity%

3Exit%6

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3Enter6 *88;> an! C>T):CC08

*88;>%


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an! your nightBcap expresses your ears sufficient largely% 0 woul!hae you learn to twirl the strings of your ban! with a goo! grace,an! in a set speech, at th en! of eery sentence, to hu$ threeor four ti$es, or blow your nose till it s$art again, to recoer your$e$ory% When you co$e to be a presi!ent in cri$inal causes, if yous$ile upon a prisoner, hang hi$I but if you frown upon hi$ an!threaten hi$, let hi$ be sure to scape the gallows%

C>T):CC08% 0 woul! be a ery $erry presi!ent%

*88;>% Do not sup o nightsI twill beget you an a!$irable wit%

C>T):CC08% )ather it woul! $a"e $e hae a goo! sto$ach to uarrelIfor they say, your roaring boys eat $eat sel!o$, an! that $a"es the$so aliant% *ut how shall 0 "now whether the people ta"e $e foran e$inent fellowS

*88;>% 0 will teach a tric" to "now it= gie out you lie aB!ying,an! if you hear the co$$on people curse you, be sure you are ta"en

for one of the pri$e nightBcaps%O51Q 3Enter an 8l! ;a!y6DD% 9o, no, but you call 3it6 careeningO5Q of an ol!$orphewe!O5HQ la!y, to $a"e her !ise$bogueO5NQ again=there s roughBcast phrase to your plastic%O5/Q

8;D ;>D% 8ne woul! suspect it for a shop of witchcraft, to fin! in itthe fat of serpents, spawn of sna"es, Jews spittle, an! their youngchil!rens or!ureI an! all these for the face% 0 woul! sooner eat

a !ea! pigeon ta"en fro$ the soles of the feet of one sic" of theplague, than "iss one of you fasting% +ere are two of you, whose sinof your youth is the ery patri$ony of the physicianI $a"es hi$ renewhis footBcloth with the spring, an! change his highBpric! courte7anwith the fall of the leaf% 0 !o won!er you !o not loathe yourseles%8bsere $y $e!itation now%What thing is in this outwar! for$ of $anTo be belo!S We account it o$inous,0f nature !o pro!uce a colt, or la$b,> fawn, or goat, in any li$b rese$bling> $an, an! fly fro$ t as a pro!igy=Man stan!s a$a7! to see his !efor$ity0n any other creature but hi$self%*ut in our own flesh though we bear !iseasesWhich hae their true na$es only taen fro$ beasts,BB>s the $ost ulcerous wolf an! swinish $easle,BB


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Though we are eaten up of lice an! wor$s,>n! though continually we bear about us> rotten an! !ea! bo!y, we !elightTo hi!e it in rich tissue= all our fear,9ay, all our terror, is, lest our physicianhoul! put us in the groun! to be $a!e sweet%BBn!, contrary to our 0talian fashion,Wears a looseBbo!ie! gown= there s so$ewhat in t%0 hae a tric" $ay chance !iscoer it,> pretty oneI 0 hae bought so$e apricoc"s,The first our spring yiel!s%

3Enter >9T8908 an! DE;08, tal"ing together apart6

DE;08% >n! so long since $arrie!S9T8908% ;et $e seal your lips for eer='or, !i! 0 thin" that anything but th airCoul! carry these wor!s fro$ you, 0 shoul! wish9T8908% 0 !o un!erstan! your insi!e%

*88;>% Do you soS

>9T8908% *ecause you woul! not see$ to appear to th worl!Puff! up with your prefer$ent, you continueThis outBofBfashion $elancholy= leae it, leae it%

*88;>% Gie $e leae to be honest in any phrase, in any co$pli$entwhatsoeer% hall 0 confess $yself to youS 0 loo" no higher than0 can reach= they are the go!s that $ust ri!e on winge! horses%> lawyers $ule of a slow pace will both suit $y !isposition an!businessI for, $ar" $e, when a $ans $in! ri!es faster than his horsecan gallop, they uic"ly both tire%

>9T8908% % 8, sir, you are lor! of the ascen!ant,O2Q chief $an withthe !uchess= a !u"e was your cousinBger$an re$o!% ay you werelineally !escen!e! fro$ Ving Pepin, or he hi$self, what of thisSearch the hea!s of the greatest riers in the worl!, you shall fin!the$ but bubbles of water% o$e woul! thin" the souls of princeswere brought forth by so$e $ore weighty cause than those of $eaner


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D:C+E% 9o= they taste of $us", $ethin"sI in!ee! they !o%

*88;>% 0 "now not= yet 0 wish your grace ha! par! e$%

D:C+E% WhyS

*88;>% 0 forgot to tell you, the "nae gar!ener,

8nly to raise his profit by the$ the sooner,Di! ripen the$ in horseB!ung%

D:C+E% 8, you jest%BB9T8908% 0n!ee!, $a!a$,0 !o not loe the fruit%

D:C+E% ir, you are lothTo rob us of our !ainties% Tis a !elicate fruitIThey say they are restoratie%

*88;>% Tis a pretty art,This grafting%

D:C+E% Tis soI a bettering of nature%

*88;>% To $a"e a pippin grow upon a crab,> !a$son on a blac"Bthorn%BB3>si!e%6 +ow gree!ily she eats the$#> whirlwin! stri"e off these baw! farthingales#'or, but for that an! the looseBbo!ie! gown,0 shoul! hae !iscoer! apparentlyO5QThe young springalOQ cutting a caper in her belly%

D:C+E% 0 than" you, *osola= they were right goo! ones,0f they !o not $a"e $e sic"%

>9T8908% +ow now, $a!a$#

D:C+E% This green fruit an! $y sto$ach are not frien!s=+ow they swell $e#

*88;>% 3>si!e%6 9ay, you are too $uch swell! alrea!y%

D:C+E% 8, 0 a$ in an extre$e col! sweat#

*88;>% 0 a$ ery sorry% 3Exit%6

D:C+E% ;ights to $y cha$ber#BB8 goo! >ntonio,0 fear 0 a$ un!one#

DE;08% ;ights there, lights# Exeunt D:C+E 3an! ;a!ies%6

>9T8908% 8 $y $ost trusty Delio, we are lost#0 fear she s falln in labourI an! there s left9o ti$e for her re$oe%

DE;08% +ae you prepar!Those la!ies to atten! herI an! procur!


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That politic safe coneyance for the $i!wife9T8908% 0 hae%

DE;08% Ma"e use, then, of this forc! occasion%Gie out that *osola hath poison! her

With these apricoc"sI that will gie so$e colour'or her "eeping close%

>9T8908% 'ie, fie, the physiciansWill then floc" to her%

DE;08% 'or that you $ay preten!hell use so$e prepar! anti!ote of her own,;est the physicians shoul! reBpoison her%

>9T8908% 0 a$ lost in a$a7e$ent= 0 "now not what to thin" on t% Exeunt%

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3Enter6 *88;> an! 8l! ;a!y

*88;>% o, so, there s no uestion but her techinessONQan! $ost ulturous eating of the apricoc"s are apparent signsof bree!ing, nowS

8;D ;>D% There was a young waitingBwo$an ha! a $onstrous !esireto see the glassBhouseBBBB

8;D ;>DD% Why, to "now the tric" how to $a"e a $any lines $eet in onecentre% Go, go, gie your fosterB!aughters goo! counsel= tell the$,that the !eil ta"es !elight to hang at a wo$ans gir!le, li"ea false rusty watch, that she cannot !iscern how the ti$e passes% 3Exit 8l! ;a!y%6

3Enter >9T8908, )8DE)0G8, an! G)08;>96

>9T8908% hut up the courtBgates%

)8DE)0G8% Why, sirS What s the !angerS


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>9T8908% hut up the posterns presently, an! call>ll the officers o th court%

G)08;>9% 0 shall instantly% 3Exit%6

>9T8908% Who "eeps the "ey o th par"BgateS

)8DE)0G8% 'orobosco%

>9T8908% ;et hi$ bring t presently%

3)eBenter G)08;>9 with erants6

'0)T E)(>9T% 8, gentle$an o th court, the foulest treason#

*88;>% 3>si!e%6 0f that these apricoc"s shoul! be poison! now,Without $y "nowle!geS

'0)T E)(>9T%There was ta"en een now a wit7er in the !uchess be!Bcha$berBBBB

EC89D E)(>9T% > wit7er#

'0)T E)(>9T% With a pistolBBBB

EC89D E)(>9T% There was a cunning traitor#

'0)T E)(>9T%>n! all the $oul!s of his buttons were lea!en bullets%

EC89D E)(>9T% 8 wic"e! cannibal#

'0)T E)(>9T% Twas a 'rench plot, upon $y life%

EC89D E)(>9T% To see what the !eil can !o#

>9T8908% 3>re6 all the officers hereS

E)(>9T% We are%

>9T8908% Gentle$en,

We hae lost $uch plate, you "nowI an! but this eeningJewels, to the alue of four thousan! !ucats,>re $issing in the !uchess cabinet%>re the gates shutS

E)(>9T% 9T8908% Tis the !uchess pleasureEach officer be loc"! into his cha$berTill the sunBrisingI an! to sen! the "eys8f all their chests an! of their outwar! !oors0nto her be!Bcha$ber% he is ery sic"%

)8DE)0G8% >t her pleasure%

>9T8908% he entreats you ta"e t not ill= the innocent


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hall be the $ore appro! by it%

*88;>% Gentle$en o the woo!Byar!, where s your wit7er nowS

'0)T E)(>9T% *y this han!, twas cre!ibly reporte! by oneo the blac" guar!%OQ 3Exeunt all except >9T8908 an! DE;08%6

DE;08% +ow fares it with the !uchessS

>9T8908% he s expos!:nto the worst of torture, pain, an! fear%

DE;08% pea" to her all happy co$fort%

>9T8908% +ow 0 !o play the fool with $ine own !anger#9T8908% 8, tis far fro$ $e= an! yet fear presents $eo$ewhat that loo"s li"e !anger%

DE;08% *eliee it,Tis but the sha!ow of your fear, no $ore=+ow superstitiously we $in! our eils#The throwing !own salt, or crossing of a hare,*lee!ing at nose, the stu$bling of a horse,8r singing of a cric"et, are of powerTo !aunt whole $an in us% ir, fare you well=

0 wish you all the joys of a bless! fatherI>n!, for $y faith, lay this unto your breast,BB8l! frien!s, li"e ol! swor!s, still are truste! best% 3Exit%6

3Enter C>)08;>6

C>)08;>% ir, you are the happy father of a son=9T8908% *lesse! co$fort#BB'or heaen sa"e, ten! her well= 0 ll presentlyO.Q

Go set a figure for s natiity%OH2Q Exeunt%

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3Enter *88;>, with a !ar" lantern6

*88;>% ure 0 !i! hear a wo$an shrie"= list, ha#>n! the soun! ca$e, if 0 recei! it right,Q'ro$ the !uchess lo!gings% There s so$e stratage$0n the confining all our courtiersTo their seeral war!s= 0 $ust hae part of itIMy intelligence will free7e else% ;ist, again#0t $ay be twas the $elancholy bir!,*est frien! of silence an! of solitariness,


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The owl, that screa$e! so%BB+a# >ntonio#

3Enter >9T8908 with a can!le, his swor! !rawn6

>9T8908% 0 hear! so$e noise%BBWho s thereS What art thouS pea"%

*88;>% >ntonio, put not your face nor bo!y

To such a forc! expression of fearI0 a$ *osola, your frien!%

>9T8908% *osola#BB3>si!e%6 This $ole !oes un!er$ine $e%BB+ear! you not> noise een nowS

*88;>% 'ro$ whenceS

>9T8908% 'ro$ the !uchess lo!ging%

*88;>% 9ot 0= !i! youS

>9T8908% 0 !i!, or else 0 !rea$!%

*88;>% ;et s wal" towar!s it%

>9T8908% 9o= it $ay be twas*ut the rising of the win!%

*88;>% (ery li"ely%Methin"s tis ery col!, an! yet you sweat=% Poison!# a panish fig'or the i$putation#

>9T8908% Traitors are eer confi!entTill they are !iscoer!% There were jewels stoln too=0n $y conceit, none are to be suspecte!More than yourself%


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*88;>% 9T8908% aucy slae, 0 ll pull thee up by the roots%

*88;>% May be the ruin will crush you to pieces%

>9T8908% si!e%6 Tis that $ust colour+er lyingBin%BBir, this !oor you pass not=0 !o not hol! it fit that you co$e nearThe !uchess lo!gings, till you hae uit yourself%BB3>si!e%6 The great are li"e the base, nay, they are the sa$e,When they see" sha$eful ways to aoi! sha$e% Exit%

*88;>% >ntonio hereabout !i! !rop a paper=BBo$e of your help, false frien!%OHNQBB8, here it is%What s hereS a chil!s natiity calculate!#

3)ea!s%6The !uchess was !elier! of a son, tween the hourstwele an! one in the night, >nno Do$% -H2,BBthat sthis yearBB!eci$o nono Dece$bris,BBthat s this nightBBta"en accor!ing to the $eri!ian of Malfi,BBthat s our!uchess= happy !iscoery#BBThe lor! of the first housebeing co$bust in the ascen!ant, signifies short lifeIan! Mars being in a hu$an sign, joine! to the tail of theDragon, in the eighth house, !oth threaten a iolent !eath%Caetera non scrutantur%OH/Q

Why, now tis $ost apparentI this precise fellow

0s the !uchess baw!=BB0 hae it to $y wish#This is a parcel of intelligencyOHQ8ur courtiers were cas! up for= it nee!s $ust followThat 0 $ust be co$$itte! on pretence8f poisoning herI which 0 ll en!ure, an! laugh at%0f one coul! fin! the father now# but thatTi$e will !iscoer% 8l! Castruccio0 th $orning posts to )o$e= by hi$ 0 ll sen!> letter that shall $a"e her brothers galls8erflow their liers% This was a thriftyOH.Q way#Though lust !o $as" in neer so strange !isguise,he s oft foun! witty, but is neer wise% 3Exit%6

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3Enter6 C>)D09>; an! J:;0>

C>)D09>;% it= thou art $y best of wishes% Prithee, tell $eWhat tric" !i!st thou inent to co$e to )o$eWithout thy husban!S

J:;0>% Why, $y lor!, 0 tol! hi$0 ca$e to isit an ol! anchoriteON-Q+ere for !eotion%

C>)D09>;% Thou art a witty false one,BB0 $ean, to hi$%

J:;0>% n! loo" to fin! a constant wo$an there%

J:;0>% This is ery well, $y lor!%

C>)D09>;% Why !o you weepS>re tears your justificationS The selfBsa$e tearsWill fall into your husban!s boso$, la!y,With a lou! protestation that you loe hi$>boe the worl!% Co$e, 0 ll loe you wisely,That s jealouslyI since 0 a$ ery certain% 0 ll go ho$eTo $y husban!%

C>)D09>;% n! let you fly at it%BB0 pray thee, "iss $e%BBWhen thou wast with thy husban!, thou wast watch!


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;i"e a ta$e elephant=BBstill you are to than" $e=BBThou ha!st only "isses fro$ hi$ an! high fee!ingI*ut what !elight was thatS Twas just li"e oneThat hath a little fingring on the lute,n! spa"e li"e one in physic%ON5Q

C>)D09>;% Who s thatSBBBB 3Enter erant6)est fir$, for $y affection to thee,;ightning $oes slow to t%

E)(>9T% Ma!a$, a gentle$an,That s co$e post fro$ Malfi, !esires to see you%

C>)D09>;% ;et hi$ enter= 0 ll with!raw%

Exit%

E)(>9T% +e says% 3>si!e%6 ignior Delio# tis one of $y ol! suitors%

DE;08% 0 was bol! to co$e an! see you%

J:;0>% ir, you are welco$e%

DE;08% Do you lie hereS

J:;0>% ure, your own experienceWill satisfy you no= our )o$an prelatesDo not "eep lo!ging for la!ies%

DE;08% (ery well=0 hae brought you no co$$en!ations fro$ your husban!,'or 0 "now none by hi$%

J:;0>% 0 hear he s co$e to )o$e%

DE;08% 0 neer "new $an an! beast, of a horse an! a "night,o weary of each other% 0f he ha! ha! a goo! bac",+e woul! hae un!ertoo" to hae borne his horse,+is breech was so pitifully sore%

J:;0>%


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DE;08% 9o, fro$ $ine own allowance%

J:;0>% 0 $ust hear the con!ition, ere 0 be boun! to ta"e it%

DE;08% ;oo" on t, tis gol!I hath it not a fine colourS

J:;0>% 0 hae a bir! $ore beautiful%

DE;08% Try the soun! on t%

J:;0>% > luteBstring far excee!s it%0t hath no s$ell, li"e cassia or cietI9or is it physical,ONQ though so$e fon! !octorsPersua!e us seethe t in cullises%ONHQ 0 ll tell you,This is a creature bre! byBBBB

3)eBenter erant6

E)(>9T% % ir, you hear=Pray, let $e "now your business an! your suit>s briefly as can be%

DE;08% With goo! spee!= 0 woul! wish you,>t such ti$e as you are nonBresi!entWith your husban!, $y $istress%

J:;0>% ir, 0 ll go as" $y husban! if 0 shall,>n! straight return your answer% Exit%

DE;08% (ery fine#0s this her wit, or honesty, that spea"s thusS0 hear! one say the !u"e was highly $o!With a letter sent fro$ Malfi% 0 !o fear>ntonio is betray!% +ow fearfullyhows his a$bition now# :nfortunate fortune#They pass through whirlBpools, an! !eep woes !o shun,Who the eent weigh ere the action s !one%

Exit%

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3Enter6 C>)D09>; an! 'E)D09>9D with a letter

'E)D09>9D% 0 hae this night !igg! up a $an!ra"e%ON/Q

C>)D09>;% ay youS

'E)D09>9D% >n! 0 a$ grown $a! with t%

C>)D09>;% What s the pro!igyOSQ

'E)D09>9D%


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)ea! there,BBa sister !a$n!= she s loose i the hiltsIONQGrown a notorious stru$pet%

C>)D09>;% pea" lower%

'E)D09>9D% ;ower#)ogues !o not whisper t now, but see" to publish t

?>s serants !o the bounty of their lor!s@>lou!I an! with a coetous searching eye,To $ar" who note the$% 8, confusion sei7e her#he hath ha! $ost cunning baw!s to sere her turn,>n! $ore secure coneyances for lustThan towns of garrison for serice%

C>)D09>;% 0s t possibleSCan this be certainS

'E)D09>9D% )hubarb, 8, for rhubarbTo purge this choler# +ere s the curse! !ay

To pro$pt $y $e$oryI an! here t shall stic"Till of her blee!ing heart 0 $a"e a spongeTo wipe it out%

C>)D09>;% Why !o you $a"e yourselfo wil! a te$pestS

'E)D09>9D% Woul! 0 coul! be one,That 0 $ight toss her palace bout her ears,)oot up her goo!ly forests, blast her $ea!s,>n! lay her general territory as waste>s she hath !one her honours%

C>)D09>;% hall our bloo!,The royal bloo! of >rragon an! Castile,*e thus attainte!S

'E)D09>9D% >pply !esperate physic=We $ust not now use balsa$u$, but fire,The s$arting cuppingBglass, for that s the $eanTo purge infecte! bloo!, such bloo! as hers%There is a "in! of pity in $ine eye,BB0 ll gie it to $y han!"ercherI an! now tis here,0 ll beueath this to her bastar!%

C>)D09>;% What to !oS

'E)D09>9D% Why, to $a"e soft lint for his $others woun!s,When 0 hae hew! her to pieces%

C>)D09>;% Curs! creature#:neual nature, to place wo$ens heartso far upon the left si!e#ON.Q

'E)D09>9D% 'oolish $en,That eer will trust their honour in a bar"Ma!e of so slight wea" bulrush as is wo$an,>pt eery $inute to sin" it#

C>)D09>;% Thus ignorance, when it hath purchas! honour,


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0t cannot wiel! it%

'E)D09>9D% Methin"s 0 see her laughing,BBExcellent hyena# Tal" to $e so$ewhat uic"ly,8r $y i$agination will carry $eTo see her in the sha$eful act of sin%

C>)D09>;% With who$S

'E)D09>9D% +appily with so$e strongBthigh! barge$an,8r one o th woo!Byar! that can uoit the sle!geO/2Q8r toss the bar, or else so$e loely suireThat carries coals up to her priy lo!gings%

C>)D09>;% 9D% o 0 will only stu!y to see$The thing 0 a$ not% 0 coul! "ill her now,0n you, or in $yselfI for 0 !o thin"0t is so$e sin in us heaen !oth reenge

*y her%

C>)D09>;% >re you star" $a!S

'E)D09>9D% 0 woul! hae their bo!ies*urnt in a coalBpit with the entage stopp!,That their curs! s$o"e $ight not ascen! to heaenI8r !ip the sheets they lie in in pitch or sulphur,Wrap the$ in t, an! then light the$ li"e a $atchI8r else toBboilO/-Q their bastar! to a cullis,>n! gie t his lecherous father to renewThe sin of his bac"%

C>)D09>;% 0 ll leae you%

'E)D09>9D% 9ay, 0 hae !one%


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0 a$ confi!ent, ha! 0 been !a$n! in hell,>n! shoul! hae hear! of this, it woul! hae put $e0nto a col! sweat% 0n, inI 0 ll go sleep%Till 0 "now who 3loes6 $y sister, 0 ll not stir=That "nown, 0 ll fin! scorpions to string $y whips,>n! fix her in a general eclipse% Exeunt%

>ct 000

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>9T8908% 8ur noble frien!, $y $ost beloe! Delio#8, you hae been a stranger long at court=

Ca$e you along with the ;or! 'er!inan!S

DE;08% 0 !i!, sir= an! how fares your noble !uchessS

>9T8908% )ight fortunately well= she s an excellent'ee!er of pe!igreesI since you last saw her,he hath ha! two chil!ren $ore, a son an! !aughter%

DE;08% Methin"s twas yester!ay% ;et $e but win",>n! not behol! your face, which to $ine eye0s so$ewhat leaner, erily 0 shoul! !rea$0t were within this half hour%

>9T8908%


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Which woul! be politic, what censure theyS

>9T8908% They !o obsere 0 grow to infinite purchase,O/5QThe left han! wayI an! all suppose the !uchessWoul! a$en! it, if she coul!I for, say they,Great princes, though they gru!ge their officershoul! hae such large an! unconfine! $eans

To get wealth un!er the$, will not co$plain,;est thereby they shoul! $a"e the$ o!ious:nto the people% 'or other obligation8f loe or $arriage between her an! $eThey neer !rea$ of%

DE;08% The ;or! 'er!inan!0s going to be!%

3Enter D:C+E, 'E)D09>9D, an! >tten!ants6

'E)D09>9D% 0 ll instantly to be!,

'or 0 a$ weary%BB0 a$ to bespea"> husban! for you%

D:C+E% 'or $e, sir# Pray, who is tS

'E)D09>9D% The great Count Malatesti%

D:C+E% 'ie upon hi$#> count# +e s a $ere stic" of sugarBcan!yI


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'E)D09>9D% Why, so$e+ol! opinion all things are written there%

*88;>% 9D% Can your faith gie wayTo thin" there s power in potions or in char$s,To $a"e us loe whether we will or noS

*88;>% Most certainly%

'E)D09>9D% >way# these are $ere gulleries,O//Q horri! things,0nente! by so$e cheating $ounteban"sTo abuse us% Do you thin" that herbs or char$sCan force the willS o$e trials hae been $a!e0n this foolish practice, but the ingre!ientsWere lenitieO/Q poisons, such as are of forceTo $a"e the patient $a!I an! straight the witchwears by euiocation they are in loe%The witchBcraft lies in her ran" bloo!% This night0 will force confession fro$ her% % 0 !o notThin" so%

'E)D09>9D% What !o you thin", then, prayS

*88;>% That you>re your own chronicle too $uch, an! grossly'latter yourself%

'E)D09>9D% Gie $e thy han!I 0 than" thee=0 neer gae pension but to flatterers,Till 0 entertaine! thee% 'arewell%


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That frien! a great $ans ruin strongly chec"s,Who rails into his belief all his !efects% Exeunt%

cene 00O/.Q

3Enter6 D:C+E, >9T8908, an! C>)08;>

D:C+E% *ring $e the cas"et hither, an! the glass%BB9T8908% 0n!ee!, 0 $ust persua!e one%

D:C+E% (ery goo!=0 hope in ti$e twill grow into a custo$,That noble$en shall co$e with cap an! "neeTo purchase a nights lo!ging of their wies%

>9T8908% 0 $ust lie here%

D:C+E% Must# 9T8908% 0n!ee!, $y rule is only in the night%

D:C+E% 0 ll stop your $outh% 3Visses hi$%6

>9T8908% 9ay, that s but oneI (enus ha! two soft !oesTo !raw her chariotI 0 $ust hae another%BB 3he "isses hi$ again%6

When wilt thou $arry, CariolaS

C>)08;>% 9eer, $y lor!%

>9T8908% 8, fie upon this single life# forgo it%We rea! how Daphne, for her peeish 3flight,6O2Q*eca$e a fruitless bayBtreeI yrinx turn!To the pale e$pty ree!I >naxareteWas fro7en into $arble= whereas thoseWhich $arrie!, or pro! "in! unto their frien!s,Were by a gracious influence transhap!0nto the olie, po$egranate, $ulberry,

*eca$e flowers, precious stones, or e$inent stars%

C>)08;>% This is a ain poetry= but 0 pray you, tell $e,0f there were propos! $e, wis!o$, riches, an! beauty,0n three seeral young $en, which shoul! 0 chooseS

>9T8908% Tis a har! uestion% This was Paris case,>n! he was blin! in t, an! there was a great causeI'or how was t possible he coul! ju!ge right,+aing three a$orous go!!esses in iew,>n! they star" na"e!S Twas a $otionWere able to benight the apprehension8f the seerest counsellor of Europe%9ow 0 loo" on both your faces so well for$!,0t puts $e in $in! of a uestion 0 woul! as"%


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C>)08;>% What is tS

>9T8908% 0 !o won!er why har!Bfaour! la!ies,'or the $ost part, "eep worseBfaour! waitingBwo$enTo atten! the$, an! cannot en!ure fair ones%

D:C+E% 8, that s soon answer!%

Di! you eer in your life "now an ill painterDesire to hae his !welling next !oor to the shop8f an excellent pictureB$a"erS Twoul! !isgrace+is faceB$a"ing, an! un!o hi$% 0 prithee,When were we so $errySBBMy hair tangles%

>9T8908% Pray thee, Cariola, let s steal forth the roo$,>n! let her tal" to herself= 0 hae !iers ti$eser! her the li"e, when she hath chaf! extre$ely%0 loe to see her angry% oftly, Cariola% Exeunt 3>9T8908 an! C>)08;>%6

D:C+E% Doth not the colour of $y hair gin to changeSWhen 0 wax gray, 0 shall hae all the courtPow!er their hair with arras,O-Q to be li"e $e%9D% 8r is it true thou art but a bare na$e,

>n! no essential thingS

D:C+E% irBBBB

'E)D09>9D% Do not spea"%

D:C+E% 9o, sir=0 will plant $y soul in $ine ears, to hear you%

'E)D09>9D% 8 $ost i$perfect light of hu$an reason,That $a"st 3us6 so unhappy to foreseeWhat we can least preent# Pursue thy wishes,>n! glory in the$= there s in sha$e no co$fort*ut to be past all boun!s an! sense of sha$e%

D:C+E% 0 pray, sir, hear $e= 0 a$ $arrie!%


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'E)D09>9D% o#

D:C+E% +appily, not to your li"ing= but for that,>las, your shears !o co$e unti$ely nowTo clip the bir!s wings that s alrea!y flown#Will you see $y husban!S

'E)D09>9D% s woul! !a$n us both% 0 woul! not for ten $illions0 ha! behel! thee= therefore use all $eans0 neer $ay hae "nowle!ge of thy na$eIEnjoy thy lust still, an! a wretche! life,8n that con!ition%BB>n! for thee, ile wo$an,0f thou !o wish thy lecher $ay grow ol!0n thy e$brace$ents, 0 woul! hae thee buil!uch a roo$ for hi$ as our anchoritesTo holier use inhabit% ;et not the sunhine on hi$ till he s !ea!I let !ogs an! $on"eys

8nly conerse with hi$, an! such !u$b thingsTo who$ nature !enies use to soun! his na$eIDo not "eep a parauito, lest she learn itI0f thou !o loe hi$, cut out thine own tongue,;est it bewray hi$%

D:C+E% Why $ight not 0 $arryS0 hae not gone about in this to create>ny new worl! or custo$%

'E)D09>9D% Thou art un!oneI>n! thou hast taen that $assy sheet of lea!

That hi! thy husban!s bones, an! fol!e! it>bout $y heart%

D:C+E% Mine blee!s for t%

'E)D09>9D% Thine# thy heart#What shoul! 0 na$e t unless a hollow bullet'ill! with unuenchable wil!BfireS

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Co$es now too late%:pon a ti$e )eputation, ;oe, an! Death,Woul! trael oer the worl!I an! it was conclu!e!That they shoul! part, an! ta"e three seeral ways%Death tol! the$, they shoul! fin! hi$ in great battles,8r cities plagu! with plagues= ;oe gies the$ counselTo inuire for hi$ $ongst una$bitious shepher!s,

Where !owries were not tal"! of, an! so$eti$esMongst uiet "in!re! that ha! nothing left*y their !ea! parents= tay, uoth )eputation,Do not forsa"e $eI for it is $y nature,0f once 0 part fro$ any $an 0 $eet,0 a$ neer foun! again% >n! so for you=n! a little beauty%

'E)D09>9D% o you hae so$e irginsThat are witches% 0 will neer see thee $ore% Exit%

)eBenter >9T8908 with a pistol, 3an! C>)08;>6

D:C+E% 9T8908% )08;>% Pray, sir, !oI an! whenThat you hae cleft $y heart, you shall rea! thereMine innocence%

D:C+E% That gallery gae hi$ entrance%

>9T8908% 0 woul! this terrible thing woul! co$e again,That, stan!ing on $y guar!, 0 $ight relateMy warrantable loe%BB

?he shows the poniar!%@ +a# what $eans thisS

D:C+E% +e left this with $e%

>9T8908% >n! it see$s !i! wish9T8908% This hath a han!le to t,>s well as a point= turn it towar!s hi$, an!o fasten the "een e!ge in his ran" gall% 3Vnoc"ing within%6+ow now# who "noc"sS More earthua"esS


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D:C+E% 0 stan!>s if a $ine beneath $y feet were rea!yTo be blown up%

C>)08;>% Tis *osola%

D:C+E% >way#8 $isery# $ethin"s unjust actionshoul! wear these $as"s an! curtains, an! not we%9T8908%

Enter *88;>

*88;>% The !u"e your brother is taen up in a whirlwin!I+ath too" horse, an! s ri! post to )o$e%

D:C+E% o lateS

*88;>% +e tol! $e, as he $ounte! into the sa!!le,% What s the $atterS

D:C+E% >ntonio, the $aster of our househol!,+ath !ealt so falsely with $e in s accounts%My brother stoo! engag! with $e for $oneyTaen up of certain 9eapolitan Jews,

>n! >ntonio lets the bon!s be forfeit%

*88;>% trange#BB3>si!e%6 This is cunning%

D:C+E% >n! hereuponMy brothers bills at 9aples are proteste!>gainst%BBCall up our officers%

*88;>% 0 shall% Exit%

3)eBenter >9T89086

D:C+E% The place that you $ust fly to is >ncona=+ire a house thereI 0 ll sen! after youMy treasure an! $y jewels% 8ur wea" safety)uns upon enginous wheels=O1Q short syllablesMust stan! for perio!s% 0 $ust now accuse you8f such a feigne! cri$e as Tasso callsMagnani$a $en7ogna, a noble lie,Cause it $ust shiel! our honours%BB+ar"# they are co$ing%

3)eBenter *88;> an! 8fficers6

>9T8908% Will your grace hear $eS

D:C+E% 0 hae got well by youI you hae yiel!e! $e> $illion of loss= 0 a$ li"e to inherit


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The peoples curses for your stewar!ship%


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D:C+E% ;eae us% Exeunt 38fficers%6What !o you thin" of theseS

*88;>% That these are rogues that in s prosperity,*ut to hae waite! on his fortune, coul! hae wish!

+is !irty stirrup riete! through their noses,>n! follow! after s $ule, li"e a bear in a ringIWoul! hae prostitute! their !aughters to his lustIMa!e their firstBborn intelligencersIOHQ thought none happy*ut such as were born un!er his blest planet,>n! wore his liery= an! !o these lice !rop off nowSWell, neer loo" to hae the li"e again=+e hath left a sortONQ of flattering rogues behin! hi$ITheir !oo$ $ust follow% Princes pay flatterers0n their own $oney= flatterers !isse$ble their ices,>n! they !isse$ble their liesI that s justice%>las, poor gentle$an#

D:C+E% Poor# he hath a$ply fill! his coffers%

*88;>% ure, he was too honest% Pluto,O/Q the go! of riches,When he s sent by Jupiter to any $an,+e goes li$ping, to signify that wealthThat co$es on Go!s na$e co$es slowlyI but when hes sent8n the !eils erran!, he ri!es post an! co$es in by scuttles%OQ;et $e show you what a $ost unalu! jewels beastly to "now his own alue too little>s !eilish to ac"nowle!ge it too $uch%*oth his irtue an! for$ !eser! a far better fortune=+is !iscourse rather !elighte! to ju!ge itself than show itself=+is breast was fill! with all perfection,>n! yet it see$e! a priate whispringBroo$,0t $a!e so little noise of t%

D:C+E% *ut he was basely !escen!e!%

*88;>% Will you $a"e yourself a $ercenary heral!,)ather to exa$ine $ens pe!igrees than irtuesS

ntonio# ince the $alice of the worl!Woul! nee!s !own with thee, it cannot be sai! yetThat any ill happen! unto thee, consi!ering thy fallWas acco$panie! with irtue%

D:C+E% 8, you ren!er $e excellent $usic#


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*88;>% ay youS

D:C+E% This goo! one that you spea" of is $y husban!%

*88;>% Do 0 not !rea$S Can this a$bitious age+ae so $uch goo!ness in t as to prefer> $an $erely for worth, without these sha!ows

8f wealth an! painte! honoursS PossibleS

D:C+E% 0 hae ha! three chil!ren by hi$%

*88;>% 'ortunate la!y#'or you hae $a!e your priate nuptial be!The hu$ble an! fair se$inary of peace,9o uestion but= $any an unbenefic! scholarhall pray for you for this !ee!, an! rejoiceThat so$e prefer$ent in the worl! can yet>rise fro$ $erit% The irgins of your lan!That hae no !owries shall hope your exa$ple

Will raise the$ to rich husban!s% houl! you wantol!iers, twoul! $a"e the ery Tur"s an! MoorsTurn Christians, an! sere you for this act%;ast, the neglecte! poets of your ti$e,0n honour of this trophy of a $an,)ais! by that curious engine, your white han!,hall than" you, in your grae, for tI an! $a"e thatMore reeren! than all the cabinets8f liing princes% 'or >ntonio,+is fa$e shall li"ewise flow fro$ $any a pen,When heral!s shall want coats to sell to $en%

D:C+E% >s 0 taste co$fort in this frien!ly speech,o woul! 0 fin! conceal$ent%

*88;>% 8, the secret of $y prince,Which 0 will wear on th insi!e of $y heart#

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8r go isit the pa0n Ger$anyI for, if you will beliee $e,0 !o not li"e this jesting with religion,This feigne! pilgri$age%

D:C+E% Thou art a superstitious fool=Prepare us instantly for our !eparture%

Past sorrows, let us $o!erately la$ent the$,'or those to co$e, see" wisely to preent the$% 3Exeunt D:C+E an! C>)08;>%6

*88;>% > politician is the !eils uilte! anilI+e fashions all sins on hi$, an! the blows>re neer hear!= he $ay wor" in a la!ys cha$ber,>s here for proof% What restsO.2Q but 0 reeal>ll to $y lor!S 8, this base ualityO.-Q8f intelligencer# Why, eery uality i the worl!Prefers but gain or co$$en!ation=9ow, for this act 0 a$ certain to be rais!,

>n! $en that paint wee!s to the life are prais!% 3Exit%6

cene 000O.1Q

3Enter6 C>)D09>;, 'E)D09>9D, M>;>TET0, PEC>)>, DE;08, an! 0;(08

C>)D09>;% Must we turn sol!ier, thenS

M>;>TET0% The e$peror,

+earing your worth that way, ere you attain!This reeren! gar$ent, joins you in co$$issionWith the right fortunate sol!ier the Maruis of Pescara,>n! the fa$ous ;annoy%

C>)D09>;% +e that ha! the honour8f ta"ing the 'rench "ing prisonerS

M>;>TET0% The sa$e%+ere s a plot !rawn for a new fortification>t 9aples%

'E)D09>9D% This great Count Malatesti, 0 perceie,+ath got e$ploy$entS

DE;08% 9o e$ploy$ent, $y lor!I> $arginal note in the $usterBboo", that he is> oluntary lor!%

'E)D09>9D% +e s no sol!ier%

DE;08% +e has worn gunBpow!er in s hollow tooth for the toothBache%

0;(08% +e co$es to the leaguer with a full intentTo eat fresh beef an! garlic, $eans to stayTill the scent be gone, an! straight return to court%

DE;08% +e hath rea! all the late serice


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>s the CityBChronicle relates itI>n! "eeps two pewterers going, only to express*attles in $o!el%

0;(08% Then he ll fight by the boo"%

DE;08% *y the al$anac, 0 thin",

To choose goo! !ays an! shun the criticalIThat s his $istress scarf%

0;(08% ery sala$an!er lies in s eye,To $oc" the eager iolence of fire%

0;(08% That car!inal hath $a!e $ore ba! faces with his oppressionthan eer Michael >ngelo $a!e goo! ones% +e lifts up s nose, li"ea foul porpoise before a stor$%

PEC>)>% The ;or! 'er!inan! laughs%

DE;08% ;i"e a !ea!ly cannonThat lightens ere it s$o"es%

PEC>)>% These are your true pangs of !eath,


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The pangs of life, that struggle with great states$en%

DE;08% 0n such a !efor$e! silence witches whisper their char$s%

C>)D09>;% Doth she $a"e religion her ri!ingBhoo!To "eep her fro$ the sun an! te$pestS

'E)D09>9D% That, that !a$ns her% Methin"s her fault an! beauty,*len!e! together, show li"e leprosy,The whiter, the fouler% 0 $a"e it a uestionWhether her beggarly brats were eer christne!%

C>)D09>;% 0 will instantly solicit the state of >nconaTo hae the$ banish!%

'E)D09>9D% n! neer in s life loo"! li"e a gentle$an,*ut in the au!itBti$e%BBGo, go presently,Draw $e out an hun!re! an! fifty of our horse,>n! $eet $e at the footBbri!ge% Exeunt%

cene 0(

3Enter6 Two Pilgri$s to the hrine of our ;a!y of ;oretto

'0)T P0;G)0M% 0 hae not seen a goo!lier shrine than thisIrragon0s this !ay to resign his car!inals hat=+is sister !uchess li"ewise is arri!To pay her ow of pilgri$age% 0 expect

> noble cere$ony%

'0)T P0;G)0M% 9o uestion%BBThey co$e%

3+ere the cere$ony of the Car!inals instal$ent, in the habit of a sol!ier, perfor$! in !eliering up his cross, hat, robes, an! ring, at the shrine, an! inesting hi$ with swor!, hel$et, shiel!, an! spursI then >9T8908, the D:C+E an! their chil!ren, haing presente! the$seles at the shrine, are, by a for$ of banish$ent in !u$bBshow expresse! towar!s the$ by the C>)D09>; an! the state of >ncona, banishe!= !uring all which cere$ony, this !itty is sung, to ery sole$n $usic, by !iers church$en= an! then exeunt 3all except the6 Two Pilgri$s%

>r$s an! honours !ec" thy story,To thy fa$es eternal glory#


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>!erse fortune eer fly theeI9o !isastrous fate co$e nigh thee#

0 alone will sing thy praises,Who$ to honour irtue raises,>n! thy stu!y, that !iine is,*ent to $artial !iscipline is,

;ay asi!e all those robes lie by theeICrown thy arts with ar$s, they ll beautify thee%

8 worthy of worthiest na$e, a!orn! in this $anner,;ea! braely thy forces on un!er wars warli"e banner#8, $ayst thou proe fortunate in all $artial courses#Gui!e thou still by s"ill in arts an! forces#(ictory atten! thee nigh, whilst fa$e sings lou! thy powersITriu$phant conuest crown thy hea!, an! blessings pour !own showers#O.Q

'0)T P0;G)0M%

+ere s a strange turn of state# who woul! hae thoughto great a la!y woul! hae $atch! herself:nto so $ean a personS


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D:C+E% *anish! >ncona#

>9T8908% 9T8908% )ight the fashion of the worl!=

Q'ro$ !ecay! fortunes eery flatterer shrin"sIMen cease to buil! where the foun!ation sin"s%

D:C+E% 0 ha! a ery strange !rea$ toBnight%

>9T8908% What was tS

D:C+E% Methought 0 wore $y coronet of state,>n! on a su!!en all the !ia$on!sWere chang! to pearls%

>9T8908% My interpretation

0s, you ll weep shortlyI for to $e the pearlsDo signify your tears%

D:C+E% The bir!s that lie i th fiel!8n the wil! benefit of nature lie+appier than weI for they $ay choose their $ates,>n! carol their sweet pleasures to the spring%

3Enter *88;> with a letter6

*88;>% ll loe an! safety%

D:C+E% Thou !ost blanch $ischief,Woul!st $a"e it white% ee, see, li"e to cal$ weather>t sea before a te$pest, false hearts spea" fairTo those they inten! $ost $ischief%3)ea!s%6 en! >ntonio to $eI 0 want his hea! in a business%> politic euiocation#+e !oth not want your counsel, but your hea!IThat is, he cannot sleep till you be !ea!%>n! here s another pitfall that s strew! oerWith rosesI $ar" it, tis a cunning one= 3)ea!s%6


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0 stan! engage! for your husban! for seeral !ebts at 9aples= let not that trouble hi$I 0 ha! rather hae his heart than his $oney=BB>n! 0 beliee so too%

*88;>% What !o you belieeS

D:C+E% That he so $uch !istrusts $y husban!s loe,+e will by no $eans beliee his heart is with hi$:ntil he see it= the !eil is not cunning enoughTo circu$ent us 0n ri!!les%

*88;>% Will you reject that noble an! free league8f a$ity an! loe which 0 present youS

D:C+E% Their league is li"e that of so$e politic "ings,8nly to $a"e the$seles of strength an! powerTo be our afterBruinI tell the$ so%

*88;>% >n! what fro$ youS

>9T8908% Thus tell hi$I 0 will not co$e%

*88;>% >n! what of thisS

>9T8908% My brothers hae !ispers!*loo!houn!s abroa!I which till 0 hear are $u77l!,9o truce, though hatch! with neer such politic s"ill,0s safe, that hangs upon our ene$ies will%0 ll not co$e at the$%

*88;>% This proclai$s your bree!ing%Eery s$all thing !raws a base $in! to fear,>s the a!a$ant !raws iron% 'are you well, sirI9T8908% n! rea!ing brings us to a truer sense8f sorrow%BB0n the eternal church, sir,0 !o hope we shall not part thus%

>9T8908% 8, be of co$fort#


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Ma"e patience a noble fortitu!e,>n! thin" not how un"in!ly we are us!=Man, li"e to cassia, is pro! best, being bruis!%

D:C+E% Must 0, li"e to slaeBborn )ussian,>ccount it praise to suffer tyrannyS>n! yet, 8 heaen, thy heay han! is in t#

0 hae seen $y little boy oft scourge his top,>n! co$par! $yself to t= naught $a!e $e eerGo right but heaens scourgeBstic"%

>9T8908% Do not weep=+eaen fashion! us of nothingI an! we strieTo bring ourseles to nothing%BB'arewell, Cariola,>n! thy sweet ar$ful%BB0f 0 !o neer see thee $ore,*e a goo! $other to your little ones,>n! sae the$ fro$ the tiger= fare you well%

D:C+E% ;et $e loo" upon you once $ore, for that speech

Ca$e fro$ a !ying father% 9T8908% My heart is turn! to a heay lu$p of lea!,With which 0 soun! $y !anger= fare you well% Exeunt 3>9T8908 an! his son%6

D:C+E% My laurel is all withere!%

C>)08;>% ;oo", $a!a$, what a troop of ar$e! $enMa"e towar! us#

)eBenter *88;> 3isar!e!,6 with a Guar!

D:C+E% 8, they are ery welco$e=When 'ortunes wheel is oerBcharg! with princes,The weight $a"es it $oe swift= 0 woul! hae $y ruin*e su!!en%BB0 a$ your a!enture, a$ 0 notS

*88;>% % 0s that terribleS 0 woul! hae you tell $e whether0s that note worse that frights the silly bir!s8ut of the corn, or that which !oth allure the$To the netsS % To none%

D:C+E% Whither, thenS

*88;>% To your palace%

D:C+E% 0 hae hear!That Charons boat seres to coney all oer


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The !is$al la"e, but brings none bac" again%

*88;>% % These are your chil!renS

D:C+E% % Can they prattleS

D:C+E% 9o=*ut 0 inten!, since they were born accurs!,Curses shall be their first language%

*88;>% 'ie, $a!a$#'orget this base, low fellowBBBB

D:C+E% Were 0 a $an,0 ! beat that counterfeit faceO./Q into thy other%

*88;>% 8ne of no birth%

D:C+E% ay that he was born $ean,Man is $ost happy when s own actions*e argu$ents an! exa$ples of his irtue%

*88;>% > barren, beggarly irtue%

D:C+E% 0 prithee, who is greatestS Can you tellSa! tales befit $y woe= 0 ll tell you one%> sal$on, as she swa$ unto the sea%Met with a !ogBfish, who encounters herWith this rough languageI Why art thou so bol!To $ix thyself with our high state of floo!s,*eing no e$inent courtier, but oneThat for the cal$est an! fresh ti$e o th yearDost lie in shallow riers, ran"st thyselfWith silly s$elts an! shri$psS >n! !arest thou

Pass by our !ogBship without reerenceS8, uoth the sal$on, sister, be at peace=Than" Jupiter we both hae pass! the net#8ur alue neer can be truly "nown,Till in the fishers bas"et we be shown=0 th $ar"et then $y price $ay be the higher,Een when 0 a$ nearest to the coo" an! fire%o to great $en the $oral $ay be stretche!IMen oft are alu! high, when theyre $ost wretche!%BB*ut co$e, whither you please% 0 a$ ar$! gainst $iseryI*ent to all sways of the oppressors will=There s no !eep alley but near so$e great hill% Exeunt%


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3Enter6 'E)D09>9D an! *88;>

'E)D09>9D% +ow !oth our sister !uchess bear herself0n her i$prison$entS

*88;>% 9obly= 0 ll !escribe her%he s sa! as one long us! to t, an! she see$s)ather to welco$e the en! of $iseryThan shun itI a behaiour so noble>s gies a $ajesty to a!ersity=9D% Curse upon her#0 will no longer stu!y in the boo"8f anothers heart% 0nfor$ her what 0 tol! you%

Exit%

3Enter D:C+E an! >tten!ants6

*88;>% >ll co$fort to your grace#

D:C+E% 0 will hae none%Pray thee, why !ost thou wrap thy poison! pills0n gol! an! sugarS

*88;>% 9D6

'E)D09>9D% Where are youS

D:C+E% +ere, sir%


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'E)D09>9D% This !ar"ness suits you well%

D:C+E% 0 woul! as" you par!on%

'E)D09>9D% 9D% Call the$ your chil!renI'or though our national law !istinguish bastar!sQ'ro$ true legiti$ate issue, co$passionate natureMa"es the$ all eual%

D:C+E% Do you isit $e for thisS9D% ;et her hae lights enough% Exit%

D:C+E% What witchcraft !oth he practise, that he hath left> !ea! $ans han! hereS 3+ere is !iscoere!, behin! a traerse,O..Q the artificial figures of >9T8908 an! his chil!ren, appearing as if they were !ea!%

*88;>% ;oo" you, here s the piece fro$ which twas taen%+e !oth present you this sa! spectacle,That, now you "now !irectly they are !ea!,+ereafter you $ay wisely cease to griee'or that which cannot be recoere!%

D:C+E% There is not between heaen an! earth one wish0 stay for after this% 0t wastes $e $oreThan were t $y picture, fashion! out of wax,


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tuc" with a $agical nee!le, an! then burie!0n so$e foul !unghillI an! yon s an excellent property'or a tyrant, which 0 woul! account $ercy%

*88;>% What s thatS

D:C+E% 0f they woul! bin! $e to that lifeless trun",

>n! let $e free7e to !eath%

*88;>% Co$e, you $ust lie%

D:C+E% That s the greatest torture souls feel in hell,0n hell, that they $ust lie, an! cannot !ie%Portia,O-22Q 0 ll new "in!le thy coals again,>n! reie the rare an! al$ost !ea! exa$ple8f a loing wife%

*88;>% 8, fie# !espairS )e$e$ber% ;eae this ain sorrow%Things being at the worst begin to $en!= the beeWhen he hath shot his sting into your han!,May then play with your eyeBli!%

D:C+E% Goo! co$fortable fellow,Persua!e a wretch that s bro"e upon the wheelTo hae all his bones new setI entreat hi$ lie

To be execute! again% Who $ust !espatch $eS0 account this worl! a te!ious theatre,'or 0 !o play a part in t gainst $y will%

*88;>% Co$e, be of co$fortI 0 will sae your life%

D:C+E% 0n!ee!, 0 hae not leisure to ten! so s$all a business%

*88;>% 9ow, by $y life, 0 pity you%

D:C+E% Thou art a fool, then,To waste thy pity on a thing so wretche!

>s cannot pity itself% 0 a$ full of !aggers%Puff, let $e blow these ipers fro$ $e% 3Enter erant6What are youS

E)(>9T% 8ne that wishes you long life%

D:C+E% 0 woul! thou wert hang! for the horrible curseThou hast gien $e= 0 shall shortly grow one8f the $iracles of pity% 0 ll go prayIBB 3Exit erant%69o, 0 ll go curse%

*88;>% 8, fie#

D:C+E% 0 coul! curse the stars%


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*88;>% 8, fearful#

D:C+E% >n! those three s$iling seasons of the year0nto a )ussian winterI nay, the worl!To its first chaos%

*88;>% ;oo" you, the stars shine stillO%Q

D:C+E% 8, but you $ust)e$e$ber, $y curse hath a great way to go%BBPlagues, that $a"e lanes through largest fa$ilies,Consu$e the$#BB

*88;>% 'ie, la!y#

D:C+E% ;et the$, li"e tyrants,9eer be re$e$bere! but for the ill they hae !oneI;et all the 7ealous prayers of $ortifie!

Church$en forget the$#BB

*88;>% 8, uncharitable#

D:C+E% ;et heaen a little while cease crowning $artyrs,To punish the$#BBGo, howl the$ this, an! say, 0 long to blee!=0t is so$e $ercy when $en "ill with spee!% Exit%

3)eBenter 'E)D09>9D6

'E)D09>9D% Excellent, as 0 woul! wishI she s plagu! in art%O-2-QThese presentations are but fra$! in wax*y the curious $aster in that uality,O-21Q(incentio ;auriola, an! she ta"es the$'or true substantial bo!ies%

*88;>% Why !o you !o thisS

'E)D09>9D% To bring her to !espair%

*88;>% 'aith, en! here,>n! go no farther in your cruelty=

en! her a penitential gar$ent to put on9ext to her !elicate s"in, an! furnish herWith bea!s an! prayerBboo"s%

'E)D09>9D% Da$n her# that bo!y of hers%While that $y bloo! run pure in t, was $ore worthThan that which thou woul!st co$fort, call! a soul%0 will sen! her $asues of co$$on courte7ans,+ae her $eat ser! up by baw!s an! ruffians,>n!, cause she ll nee!s be $a!, 0 a$ resol!To $oe forth the co$$on hospital>ll the $a!Bfol", an! place the$ near her lo!gingIThere let the$ practise together, sing an! !ance,>n! act their ga$bols to the full o th $oon=0f she can sleep the better for it, let her%


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*88;>% Must 0 see her againS

'E)D09>9D% % 9eer%

'E)D09>9D% % 9eer in $ine own shapeIThat s forfeite! by $y intelligenceO-25Q>n! this last cruel lie= when you sen! $e next,The business shall be co$fort%

'E)D09>9D% (ery li"elyIThy pity is nothing of "in to thee, >ntonio;ur"s about Milan= thou shalt shortly thither,To fee! a fire as great as $y reenge,Which ner will slac" till it hath spent his fuel=

0nte$perate agues $a"e physicians cruel% Exeunt%

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3Enter6 D:C+E an! C>)08;>

D:C+E% What hi!eous noise was thatS

C>)08;>% Tis the wil! consortO-2HQ8f $a!$en, la!y, which your tyrant brother+ath plac! about your lo!ging% This tyranny,

0 thin", was neer practis! till this hour%

D:C+E% 0n!ee!, 0 than" hi$% 9othing but noise an! follyCan "eep $e in $y right witsI whereas reason>n! silence $a"e $e star" $a!% it !ownIDiscourse to $e so$e !is$al trage!y%

C>)08;>% 8, twill increase your $elancholy#

D:C+E% Thou art !ecei!=To hear of greater grief woul! lessen $ine%This is a prisonS

C>)08;>% )08;>% ;i"e a $a!$an, with your eyes openS


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D:C+E% Dost thou thin" we shall "now one another0n th other worl!S

C>)08;>% 9T% 0 a$ co$e to tell you great physician, when the Pope was sic"8f a !eep $elancholy, presente! hi$With seeral sortsO-2NQ of $a!$en, which wil! object*eing full of change an! sport, forc! hi$ to laugh,>n! so the i$posthu$eO-2/Q bro"e= the selfBsa$e cureThe !u"e inten!s on you%

D:C+E% ;et the$ co$e in%

E)(>9T% There s a $a! lawyerI an! a secular priestI> !octor that hath forfeite! his wits*y jealousyI an astrologian

That in his wor"s sai! such a !ay o the $onthhoul! be the !ay of !oo$, an!, failing of t,)an $a!I an English tailor cra7! i the brainWith the stu!y of new fashionsI a gentle$anBusherUuite besi!e hi$self with care to "eep in $in!The nu$ber of his la!ys salutations8r +ow !o you, she e$ploy! hi$ in each $orningI> far$er, too, an excellent "nae in grain,O-2QMa! cause he was hin!re! transportation=O-2.Q>n! let one bro"er that s $a! loose to these,


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+ere by a Ma!$an this song is sung to a !is$al "in! of $usic

8, let us howl so$e heay note, o$e !ea!ly !ogge! howl,oun!ing as fro$ the threatening throat 8f beasts an! fatal fowl#

>s raens, screechBowls, bulls, an! bears, We ll bell, an! bawl our parts,Till ir"so$e noise hae cloy! your ears >n! corrosi! your hearts%>t last, whenas our choir wants breath, 8ur bo!ies being blest,We ll sing, li"e swans, to welco$e !eath, >n! !ie in loe an! rest%

'0)T M>DM>9% Doo$sB!ay not co$e yet# 0 ll !raw it nearer bya perspectie,O--2Q or $a"e a glass that shall set all the worl!on fire upon an instant% 0 cannot sleepI $y pillow is stuffe!

with a litter of porcupines%

EC89D M>DM>9% +ell is a $ere glassBhouse, where the !eilsare continually blowing up wo$ens souls on hollow irons,an! the fire neer goes out%

'0)T M>DM>9% 0 hae s"ill in heral!ry%

EC89D M>DM>9% +astS

'0)T M>DM>9% DM>9% Gree" is turne! Tur"= we are only to be sae! bythe +eletian translation%O---Q

'0)T M>DM>9% Co$e on, sir, 0 will lay the law to you%

EC89D M>DM>9% 8, rather lay a corrosie= the law will eatto the bone%

T+0)D M>DM>9% +e that !rin"s but to satisfy nature is !a$n!%

'8:)T+ M>DM>9% 0f 0 ha! $y glass here, 0 woul! show a sight shoul!

$a"e all the wo$en here call $e $a! !octor%

'0)T M>DM>9% What s heS a ropeB$a"erS

EC89D M>DM>9% 9o, no, no, a snuffling "nae that, while he showsthe to$bs, will hae his han! in a wenchs plac"et%O--1Q

T+0)D M>DM>9% Woe to the carocheO--5Q that brought ho$e $y wifefro$ the $asue at three ocloc" in the $orning# 0t ha! a largefeatherBbe! in it%

'8:)T+ M>DM>9% 0 hae pare! the !eils nails forty ti$es, roaste!the$ in raens eggs, an! cure! agues with the$%

T+0)D M>DM>9% Get $e three hun!re! $ilchBbats, to $a"e possetsO--Qto procure sleep%


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'8:)T+ M>DM>9% >ll the college $ay throw their caps at $e=0 hae $a!e a soapBboiler costieI it was $y $asterpiece%

+ere the !ance, consisting of Eight Ma!$en, with $usic answerable thereuntoI after which, *88;>, li"e an ol! $an, enters%

D:C+E% 0s he $a! tooS

E)(>9T% Pray, uestion hi$% 0 ll leae you% 3Exeunt erant an! Ma!$en%6

*88;>% 0 a$ co$e to $a"e thy to$b%

D:C+E% +a# $y to$b#Thou spea"st as if 0 lay upon $y !eathBbe!,Gasping for breath% Dost thou perceie $e sic"S

*88;>%% % Thou art a box of wor$Bsee!, at best but a salatoryO--HQof green $u$$y%O--NQ What s this fleshS a little cru!!e!O--/Q $il",fantastical puffBpaste% 8ur bo!ies are wea"er than those paperB

prisons boys use to "eep flies inI $ore conte$ptible, since oursis to presere earthBwor$s% Di!st thou eer see a lar" in a cageSuch is the soul in the bo!y= this worl! is li"e her little turfof grass, an! the heaen oer our hea!s li"e her loo"ingBglass, onlygies us a $iserable "nowle!ge of the s$all co$pass of our prison%

D:C+E% >$ not 0 thy !uchessS

*88;>% Thou art so$e great wo$an, sure, for riot begins to siton thy forehea! ?cla! in gray hairs@ twenty years sooner than ona $erry $il"B$ai!s% Thou sleepest worse than if a $ouse shoul! beforce! to ta"e up her lo!ging in a cats ear= a little infant that

bree!s its teeth, shoul! it lie with thee, woul! cry out, as if thouwert the $ore unuiet be!fellow%

D:C+E% 0 a$ Duchess of Malfi still%

*88;>% That $a"es thy sleep so bro"en=Glories, li"e glowBwor$s, afar off shine bright,*ut, loo"! to near, hae neither heat nor light%

D:C+E% Thou art ery plain%

*88;>% My tra!e is to flatter the !ea!, not the liingI0 a$ a to$bB$a"er%

D:C+E% >n! thou co$est to $a"e $y to$bS


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*88;>% % 9ow 0 shall=BB 3Enter Executioners, with6 a coffin, cor!s, an! a bell+ere is a present fro$ your princely brothersI>n! $ay it arrie welco$e, for it brings;ast benefit, last sorrow%

D:C+E% ;et $e see it=0 hae so $uch obe!ience in $y bloo!,0 wish it in their eins to !o the$ goo!%

*88;>% This is your last presenceBcha$ber%

C>)08;>% 8 $y sweet la!y#

D:C+E% PeaceI it affrights not $e%

*88;>% 0 a$ the co$$on bell$anThat usually is sent to con!e$n! personsThe night before they suffer%

D:C+E% Een now thou sai!stThou wast a to$bB$a"er%

*88;>% Twas to bring you*y !egrees to $ortification% ;isten%

+ar", now eerything is still, The screechBowl an! the whistler shrill Call upon our !a$e alou!, >n! bi! her uic"ly !on her shrou!# Much you ha! of lan! an! rentI long war !isturb! your $in!I +ere your perfect peace is sign!% 8f what is t fools $a"e such ain "eepingS in their conception, their birth weeping, Their life a general $ist of error, Their !eath a hi!eous stor$ of terror% trew your hair with pow!ers sweet,


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D:C+E% Dispose $y breath how please youI but $y bo!y*estow upon $y wo$en, will youS

'0)T EREC:T089E)% % Where s the waitingBwo$anSS'etch her= so$e other strangle the chil!ren% 3Enter C>)08;>6;oo" you, there sleeps your $istress%

C>)08;>% 8, you are !a$n!Perpetually for this# My turn is nextI0s t not so or!ere!S

*88;>% % % 3To Executioners%6 WhenSO--.Q

C>)08;>% 0 a$ uic" with chil!%

*88;>% Why, then,


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;et these lie still% 3Exeunt the Executioners with the bo!y of C>)08;>%6

3Enter 'E)D09>9D6

'E)D09>9D% 0s she !ea!S

*88;>% he is whatlas, how hae these offen!e!S

'E)D09>9D% The !eath8f young woles is neer to be pitie!%

*88;>% 'ix your eye here%

'E)D09>9D% Constantly%

*88;>% Do you not weepS8ther sins only spea"I $ur!er shrie"s out%The ele$ent of water $oistens the earth,*ut bloo! flies upwar!s an! be!ews the heaens%

'E)D09>9D% Coer her faceI $ine eyes !a77le= she !ie! young%

*88;>% 0 thin" not soI her infelicityee$! to hae years too $any%

'E)D09>9D% he an! 0 were twinsI>n! shoul! 0 !ie this instant, 0 ha! li!

+er ti$e to a $inute%

*88;>% 0t see$s she was born first=


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*88;>% ;et $e uic"en your $e$ory, for 0 perceie9D% 0 ll gie thee a par!on'or this $ur!er%

*88;>% +a#

'E)D09>9D% % *y yours%

'E)D09>9D% Mine# was 0 her ju!geSDi! any cere$onial for$ of lawDoo$ her to notBbeingS Di! a co$plete juryDelier her coniction up i the courtSWhere shalt thou fin! this ju!g$ent register!,:nless in hellS ee, li"e a bloo!y fool,Thou st forfeite! thy life, an! thou shalt !ie for t%

*88;>% The office of justice is pererte! uiteWhen one thief hangs another% Who shall !are

To reeal thisS

'E)D09>9D% 8, 0 ll tell theeIThe wolf shall fin! her grae, an! scrape it up,9ot to !eour the corpse, but to !iscoerThe horri! $ur!er%

*88;>% % Why, fare thee well%


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9D% 0 ll go hunt the ba!ger by owlBlight=Tis a !ee! of !ar"ness% Exit%

*88;>% +e s $uch !istracte!% 8ff, $y painte! honour#While with ain hopes our faculties we tire,We see$ to sweat in ice an! free7e in fire%What woul! 0 !o, were this to !o againS0 woul! not change $y peace of conscience'or all the wealth of Europe%BBhe stirsI here s life=BB)eturn, fair soul, fro$ !ar"ness, an! lea! $ine8ut of this sensible hell=BBshe s war$, she breathes=BB:pon thy pale lips 0 will $elt $y heart,To store the$ with fresh colour%BBWho s thereSo$e cor!ial !rin"#BB>las# 0 !are not call=

o pity woul! !estroy pity%BB+er eye opes,>n! heaen in it see$s to ope, that late was shut,To ta"e $e up to $ercy%

D:C+E% >ntonio#

*88;>% % 8, she s gone again# there the cor!s of life bro"e%8 sacre! innocence, that sweetly sleeps8n turtles feathers, whilst a guilty conscience0s a blac" register wherein is writ>ll our goo! !ee!s an! ba!, a perspectieThat shows us hell# That we cannot be suffer!To !o goo! when we hae a $in! to it#This is $anly sorrowIThese tears, 0 a$ ery certain, neer grew0n $y $others $il"% My estate is sun"*elow the !egree of fear= where wereThese penitent fountains while she was liingS8, they were fro7en up# +ere is a sight>s !ireful to $y soul as is the swor!


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:nto a wretch hath slain his father%Co$e, 0 ll bear thee hence,>n! execute thy last willI that s !elierThy bo!y to the reeren! !ispose8f so$e goo! wo$en= that the cruel tyranthall not !eny $e% Then 0 ll post to Milan,Where so$ewhat 0 will spee!ily enact

Worth $y !ejection% Exit 3with the bo!y6%

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>9T8908% What thin" you of $y hope of reconcile$entTo the >rragonian brethrenS

DE;08% 0 $is!oubt itI'or though they hae sent their letters of safeBcon!uct'or your repair to Milan, they appear*ut nets to entrap you% The Maruis of Pescara,:n!er who$ you hol! certain lan! in cheat,O-1-QMuch gainst his noble nature hath been $o!To sei7e those lan!sI an! so$e of his !epen!ants>re at this instant $a"ing it their suitTo be ineste! in your reenues%

0 cannot thin" they $ean well to your lifeThat !o !eprie you o

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