Cinthia's reuenge: or Mænanders extasie

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Cinthia's reuenge: or Mænanders extasie
Author
Stephens, John, fl. 1613-1615.
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London :: Printed for Roger Barnes, and are to be sold at his shop in Chancery-lane, ouer against the Rolles,
1613.
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Act. 5. Scoene. 6.
AMILCAR, FAVORINA, GRACCHVS, GLADIA∣TOR, SERVI: STIPATORE.
I haue a thousand plagues in readinesse, Strappadoes, and empalements, pitch, and oise, A Racke of Bow-strings, a tormenting Bull. Hogs-heads with nailes inuerted; furies whips, And artificiall prickes of Adders bone, Which to behold, in practise on my slaue, Your Lady-ship is welcome; and approach Most opportunely (Madam:) after all When griefe hath fear'd your eye-sight vp; you shall Then be dis-burthn'd of that chastity Which is a trouble to your conscience: I (Madam) will remoue the deere suspence Of question; whither you may prostitute, And so resolue you a whore absolute: (Seuants) come cast my drudge vpon the wheele; Stand vp-right (rascall) stand sir, do not reele, Take your last eaue of standings say adiew To ease; and as you leaue paine, looke for new.
FAV.
O saue my Eunuch, and I will submit My whole reuenue, life, and chastity To your disposall.
AMI.
President of shame! Shoote (hell) a bon-fire of vnbounded flame, And may each heau'nly star augment his light To make this woman famous; may each night Change foggy darkenesse to prodigious day, And (by some signe) a subtle whoore display To be the miracle of monstruous age Worthy of iudgements quill, and natures stage. Are you the vestall? that religious Nun, Who speake no sillable but Innocence, Sacred deuotion, Virgin chastity?

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Raile at our fleshly sinnes, concupisence, Temptations actuall, and yet embrace, Nay, hug hels bosome? creepe into the vice (Which you would seeme so liuely to abhorre) Gaping at small occasion? (Madam) know Affection is my seruant, Will my slaue, Passion my drudge, Temptation is my page And I more easily can command them all, Then may a Turke his tugging Gally-slaue: Know, I contemne that curteous venery Which is affoorded scot-free; such nice dames Would seeme to couer when they couet flames. Of puddle-water no sicke patient drinkes; A pretious odour, cheapely valued, stinkes. And, that you may conceiue how I esteeme Your beauty; thus will I deforme—
FA.
O helpe.
GLA.
Harke (neighbours) follow, force downe locks & bars, Attach the Traitor,
AMI.
Am I then betrai'd?
GLA.
Take vp the Queene.
FA.
My wound's not mortall; stay Release that Eunuch.
STI.
Keepe the Traitor safe.
FA.
Con-vey him as an Ideot, or Drudge; My Wrong may be accuser, Clearke, and Iudge.
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