Lingua: or The combat of the tongue, and the fiue senses for superiority A pleasant comœdie.

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Lingua: or The combat of the tongue, and the fiue senses for superiority A pleasant comœdie.
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Tomkis, Thomas, fl. 1604-1615.
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At London :: Printed by G. Eld, for Simon Waterson,
1607.
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ACT. 5, SCEN. 19.
The Senses awake, LINGVA asleepe, COMMVNIS SINSVS MEMORY, PHANTASTES, ANAMNESTES, HEV∣RESIS rawing CRAPVLA.
HEV.

My Lord, here's a fat rascall was lurking in a bushe very suspitiously, his name he sayes is Crapula.

COM. SEN.

Sirrah, speake quickly what you knowe of these troubles,

CRA,

Nothing my Lord, but that the Senses were madde, and that Somnus at my request layd them asleepe, in hope to recouer them.

COM. SE.

Why then tis too euident, Acrasia at Lingua's re∣quest, bewitcht the Senses, wake her quickly Heuresis.

LIN.

Heigh ho, out alas, aye mee, where am I? how came I here? where am I? ah.

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COM. SEN.

Ligua looke not so strangely vpon the mat∣ter, you haue confest in your sleepe, that with a Crowne, and a Roabe, you haue disturb'd te Senses, vsing a crafty helpe to enrage them, can you deny it?

LIN.

Aye mee, most miserable wretch, I beseech your Lordship forgiue me.

COM, SEN

No, no, tis a fault vnpardonable,

(He consults with Memory)
PHAN.

In my conceipt Lingua, you should seale vp your lippes, when you go to bed, these Feminine tongues be so glibbe.

COM. SEN.

Visus, Tactus, and the rest, our former sentence concerning you, wee confirme as irreuocable, and establish the Crowne to you Visus, and the Roabe to you Tactus, but as for you Lingua

LIN.

Let mee haue mine owne, howsoeuer you determine, I beseech you.

COM. SEN.

That may not bee, your goods are fallen into our hands, my sentence cannot bee recall'd, you may see, those that seeke what is not theirs, oftentimes loose what's their owne: Therefore Lingua graunting you your life, I commit you to close prison, in Gustus his house, and charge you Gustus, to keepe her vnder the custody of two strong doores, and euery day till she come to 80. yeares of age, see she be well garded with 30. tall watchmen, without whose licence shee shall by no meanes wagge abroad, neuerthelesse vse her Lady-like, according to her estate.

PHAN.

I pray you my Lord adde this to the iudgement that whensoeuer she obtayneth licence to walke abroad, in token the Tongue was the cause of her offence, let her weare a veluet hood, made iust in the fashion of a great Tongue, in my conceit 'tis a verye pritty Embleme of a Woman,

TAC.

My Lord, shee hath a vild boy to her page, a cheefe agent in this treason, his name's Mendatio.

COM. SEN.

Ha? well, I will inflict this punishment on him for this time, let him be soundly whipt, and euer after though

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he shall strengthen his speeches with the sinewes of Truth, yet none shall beleeue him.

PHA.

In my imagination my Lord, the Day is dead to the great toe, and in my conceit it growes darke, by which I con∣iecture it will be cold, and therefore in my facie, and opinion, 'tis best to repaire to our lodgings.

Exeunt omnes, praeter Anamnestes & Appetitus.
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