Scoen. 1.
PANDOLFO. CRICCA.
PAN.
WHile the Astrologer hew's out Trincalo,
Squaring and framing him t'Antonio,
Cricca I'le make thee partner of a thought
Albumazar A comedy presented before the Kings Maiestie at Cambridge, the ninth of March. 1614. By the Gentlemen of Trinitie Colledge.
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- Albumazar A comedy presented before the Kings Maiestie at Cambridge, the ninth of March. 1614. By the Gentlemen of Trinitie Colledge.
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- Tomkis, Thomas, fl. 1604-1615.
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- London :: Printed by Nicholas Okes for Walter Burre, and are to be sold at his shop, in Pauls Church-yard,
- 1615.
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That some thing troubles me.
CRI.
Say, sir, what ist?
PAN.
I haue no heart to giue Albumazar
The chaine I promist him.
CRI.
Deliuer it me
And I'le present it to him in your name.
PA.
'Thas bene an Aireloome to our house foure hundreth yeares,
And should I leaue it now, I feare good fortune
Would slye from vs, and follow it.
CRI.
Then giue him
The price in gold.
PAN.
It comes to a hundred pounds.
And how would that well husbanded grow in time?
I was a foole to promise, I confesse it,
I was too hote and forward in the businesse.
CRIC.
Indeed I wondred that your wary thriftinesse
Not wont to drop one peny in a quarter
Idly, would part with such a summe so easily.
PAN.
My couetous thrift aimes at no other marke
Then in fit time and place to shew my bounty.
Who giues continually, may want at length
Wherewith to feed his liberality.
But for the loue of my deere Flauia
I would not spare my life, much lesse my treasure.
Yet if with honour I can win her cheaper,
Why should I cast away so great summe?
CRI.
True: I haue a trick now hatching in my braine
How you may hansomely preserue your credit,
And saue the chaine.
PAN.
I would gladly do it,
But feare hee vnderstands vs what wee say.
CRI.
What can you loose to try't, if it take
There's so much sau'd, if otherwise, nothing lost.
PA.
What is't good Cricca?
CR.
Soone as Albumazar come's, loded with newes
Of th'transmutation of your seruant Trincalo,
I'le entertaine him here: meane while steale you
Closely into the roome, and quickly hide
Some speciall peece of Plate: Then runne out amaz'd,
Roaring, that all the Streete may know y'are rob'd.
Next threaten-to attach him and accuse him
Before a Iustice, and in th'end agree,
If hee restore the Plate, you'le giue the Chaine,
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Otherwise not.
PAN.
But if wee bee discou'red!
For by his instruments and familiars
He can do much.
CRI.
Lay all the fault on Trincalo.
But here's the maine point. If you can dissemble
Cunningly, and frame your countnance to expresse
Pitty and anger, that so learn'd a man
Should vse his friend so basely: If you can call
An out-cry well, roare high, and terrible▪
PAN.
I'le fetch a cry from th'bottome of my heeles
But I'le roare loud enough; and thou must second mee
With wonder at the suddaine accident.
CRI.
But yours is the maine part, for as you play't
You win or loose the chaine.
PAN.
No more, no more, hee comes.