Five nevv playes, viz. The English moor, or the mock-marriage. The love-sick court, or the ambitious politique: Covent Garden weeded. The nevv academy, or the nevv exchange. The queen and concubine. / By Richard Brome.
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- Five nevv playes, viz. The English moor, or the mock-marriage. The love-sick court, or the ambitious politique: Covent Garden weeded. The nevv academy, or the nevv exchange. The queen and concubine. / By Richard Brome.
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To work for her living? if she were as young, and no honester then she for vvhose sake this is inflicted on her, she might find something else a∣bout her, then naked hands, to help at a living shift-
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Scoen. II.
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Scoen. III.
It is oppression, Tyrannie indeed.
Speak lower, good my Lord.
For fear of whom? of what?
You would not that the King should hear you, would you?
Faith then as sure as your tongue's your own now, your whole head would be his then.
It will do the Queen as much good, as the money it might be sold for in the Market; That and the Appurtenances to it, would yield little at the Shambles. Come my Lord, speak privately, and pur∣posely keep your head on your shoulders: it be∣comes the place as well as 't had been made for it. If the King have a mind to turn away his Wife, Ile give him leave to turn mine after her, to wait upon her, rather than to have my head bowl'd at her, though I were sure it should kisse the Mistress.
Oh but the ensuing danger, my Horatio! The mischiefes that of necessary course must follow, even to the ruine of the State, by the Kings dotage on his second choice, draws blood from Sub∣ject hearts: Oh that lewd Woman!
She is a Woman of middle earth yet. But what shall we dare to say two hours hence? Come, think upon Law and Regal Authoritie. The Kings Power Warrants his Acts: I know as well as you the Queen Eulalia (Heaven bless her, I hope 'tis yet no Treason to pray for her) is as vertuous a Lady as ever
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beautified a Court, or made a Kings Bed happy, For all the Articles fram'd against her.
So obsequious a lover of her Husband, that she gave way unto his loose affections, even to this now-she-start-up that supplants her.
She consider'd she grows old: she reads in her Sons face nigh twenty years of the Kings love to her: and gives him leave to place it now elsewhere.
My thoughts are warranted by the Proverb. But come, make up your Face, temper your voyce and looks with the rest of the most Honourable As∣sembly: shake off this discontent, 'tis a disease by which you'l perish else:now all the Court's in height; you to professe distaste! Come, be a looker on at least.
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That way, or any way; If Poyson, Sword,
Policy or Strength may do it—Speak lower, good Horatio: see the Mig∣nion.
What for him? my Ladies Game-keeper, that understands nothing but Monkeyes, Parrots, short-nos'd Dogs and Starlings; Master of her Ma∣jesties Foisting-hounds.
So, he hears you.
Let him; he has no Soul to understand, nor Language to answer a Man: he knows how to dyet, disple and perfume the small Cattle he has charge of; for which rare Art, and catching Spiders for princi∣pal Pug, he is rais'd prime man in his great Mistresses favour.
How the Petitioners flock to him!
Swarm rather, for they are Bees in his head; Oh! he engrosses all the Suits, and commends them to the White Hand, whose disposing will make the whole Kingdom black in Mourning, if Fate by us pre∣vent not. See how he carries it! We might talk what we would, for him. His well-ordered head is so taken up with Particular Affaires, he mindes no General talk.
But my good Lord, ▪fore others Ears and Eyes, Pursue we our Design as all were Spies: You and the Common Good have won me.O I embrace you.
Scoen. V.
Oh—Oh—and Oh-ho—O and alas! O and alack for O—O—O—that ever a true Neapolitan born,
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should live to see this day in Sicily! there O-again, •• Queen—O me—what wilt thou do? O—O—what shall I do? O—thou maist work and starve; O—and I may beg and live: O—but from thee I cannot live: O—I cannot, nor I wonnot, so I wonnot.
See, here's poore Andrea mourning as well as we,
And all the rest of the poor Queens cast-awayes.
But I can tell him comfort.
Oh—I will hear no comfort.
Yes, and be glad on't too.
Is my Queen Countrey-woman call'd back again?
No, but the Queen Alinda has enquired for thee, to entertain thee into her service, whilst we and all the rest of our late Queens servants are turn'd out o'th'Court, and now at this high dinner time too.
She would eat me, would she not?
That would make it a Feast indeed.
But Ile not trust her on a fasting-night: Fools are meat then.
Well said Andrea, witty in thy sorrow: I know thou wilt back again for a new Mistresse.
No, no, take you your course, and serve her if you please,
I have play'd the Fool too long, to play the Knave now.
Ile after my old Mistresse.
Thou maist not serve her: that will be brought within compass of Relief, and then thou maist be hang'd for her.
If I be hang'd for doing good, pray let it not grieve you: and as I am an Innocent, Ile never grieve for you though you be hang'd never so justly.
We thank you good Andrea.
Take you your swinge, let me take mine I pray.
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Hark, the King drinks now to his new Queen.
Not I Andrea.
Catch me if you can: when it shall be Treason to say there is an honest woman, Ile say my Countrey-woman was justly condemn'd of Adultery: and till then, I know what to say: Catch me if ye can.
There again: now the Queen drinks.
Poore woman, at what River?
I mean the Queen Alinda.
O the new thing at home here; I will not call her Queen, not I: my Countrey-woman is my Queen.
Why is not she thy Countrey-woman?
As here come some to turn us out o'th' Court.
Scoen. V.
Away with them: out of the gates, away.
See, here are more of them: more of that hated womans Retinue: away with all.
Beseech you, good my Lord: I hope we are true men.
As I am true to the Crown, not one of you pesters the Court a minute longer: go, you are trash and trumpery: and Ile sweep the Court of all of ye: follow your Mistresse: go.
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The Fool my Lord shall stay: the Queen ask'd for him.
Yes yes, the Fool my Lord, shall stay.
The Fool my Lord will not stay.
Will not? how dar'st thou say so? ha, Fool, ha?
The Fool dare say more than the wisest Lord dares do amongst ye: you will not take my own proper goods from me, will ye?
See what he caries: I heard of Plate and Jewels lost to day.
Let's see, Sir, I will see.
Heyday, here's stuff indeed!
Your VVardrope cannot matcht it: pray give me all again; or if you will be the Kings and Queens Takers with that extremitie to force my goods from me, then present this to his Highness, and this to Hers; and tell them, 'tis all the poor dis∣carded Fool could spare them.
No Sir, you shall take them with you, and a whip for advantage, unless you'l stay and serve the Queen.
If I get but enough to keep me from Court,
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I care not.
Farewell Fool, take your Trinkets with you.
Farewell fine Lords, adieu old Courtier.
Scoen. VI.
All I can say, 'Tis the Kings pleasure, and you must obey.
Do you barke Sentences, Hell-hound?
My Lord, y'are off your Command, and under mine,
You much mistake your self and me.
'Tis true.
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Scoen. VII.
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Yes, I both know and honour you, as far as my own place gives me leave: but in this I must crave pardon; you may not see him my Lord, by a less VVar∣rant then the Kings own Signet, and that fetches him out, and it please you.