Philaster Part 22

P. 75 1. 3. A and B _omit_] or, Love lies a Bleeding. II. 4 _et seq_. A]

THE ACTORS NAMES.

King of Cecely Arathusa, the Princesse.

Phylaster.

Pharamont, a Spanish Prince, Leon, a Lord.

Gleremon} Two n.o.ble Gentlemen Trasilm } Bellario a Page, Leon's daughter.

Callatea, a Lady of Honor.

Megra, another Lady.

A Waiting Gentlewoman.

Two Woodmen.

A Countrey Gallant.

An Old Captaine.

And Souldiers.

A Messenger.

B _omits_ the list of Persons Represented in the Play and also _The Scene_, etc.1. 5. C--H] The persons presented are these, viz. In A the play, down to I. 26 of p. 78, begins as follows]

_Actus_ I. _Scoen_. I.

_Enter at severall doores _Lord Lyon, Trasiline, _followes him_, Clerimon _meetes them_.

TRASILINE.

Well ore tane my Lord.

LYON. n.o.ble friend welcome, and see who encounters us, honourable good _Clerimon_.

CLE. My good Lord _Lyon_, most happily met worthy _Trasiline_, Come gallants, what's the newes, the season affoords us variety, the novilsts of our time runnes on heapes, to glut their itching eares with airie sounds, trotting to'th burse; and in the Temple walke with greater zeale to heare a novall lye, than a pyous Anthum tho chanted by Cherubins.

TRANS. True Sir: and holds set counsels, to vent their braine sicke opinions with presagements what all states shall designe.

CLE. Thats as their intelligence serves.

LYON. And that shall serve as long as invention lastes, there dreames they relate, as spoke from Oracles, or if the G.o.ds should hold a synod, and make them their secritaries, they will divine and prophecie too: but come and speake your thoughts of the intended marriage with the Spanish Prince. He is come you see, and bravely entertainde.

TRAS. Hee is so, but not married yet.

CLE. But like to be, and shall have in dowry with the Princesse this Kingdome of _Cycele_.

LEON. Soft and faire, there is more will forbid the baines, then say amen to the marriage: though the King usurped the Kingdome during the non-age of the Prince _Phylaster_, hee must not thinke to bereave him of it quite; hee is now come to yeares to claime the Crowne.

TRA. And lose his head i' the asking.

LEON. A diadem worn by a headlesse King wold be wonderous, _Phylaster_ is too weake in power.

CLE. He hath many friends.

LEON. And few helpers.

TRA. The people love him.

LEON. I grant it, that the King knowes too well, And makes this Contract to make his faction strong: Whats a giddy-headed mult.i.tude, That's not Disciplinde nor trainde up in Armes, To be trusted unto? No, he that will Bandy for a Monarchic, must provide Brave marshall troopes with resolution armde, To stand the shock of bloudy doubtfull warre, Not danted though disastrous Fate doth frowne, And spit all spightfull fury in their face: Defying horror in her ugliest forme, And growes more valiant, the more danger threats; Or let leane famine her affliction send, Whose pining plagues a second hel doth bring, Thei'le hold their courage in her height of spleene, Till valour win plenty to supply them, What thinke ye, would yer feast-hunting Citizens Indure this?

TRA. No sir, a faire march a mile out of town that their wives may bring them their dinners, is the hottest service that they are trained up to.

CLE. I could wish their experience answered their loves, Then should the much too much wrongd _Phylaster_, Possesse his right in spight of Don and the divell.

TRA. My heart is with your wishes.

LEON. And so is mine, And so should all that loves their true borne Prince, Then let us joyne our Forces with our mindes, In whats our power to right this wronged Lord, And watch advantage as best may fit the time To stir the murmuring people up, Who is already possest with his wrongs, And easily would in rebellion rise, Which full well the King doth both know and feare, But first our service wee'le proffer to the Prince, And set our projects as he accepts of us; But husht, the King is comming.

_sound musicke within_.

_Enter the King_, Pharamont, _the Princesse, the Lady Gallatea, the Lady Megra, a Gentlewoman, loith Lords attending, the King takes his seate_.

KING. Faire Prince, Since heavens great guider furthers our intents, And brought you with safety here to arrive Within our Kingdome and Court of _Cycele_, We bid you most welcome, Princely _Pharamont_, And that our Kingly bounty shall confirme, Even whilst the Heavens hold so propitious aspect Wee'le crowne your wisht desires (with our owne)

Lend me your hand sweet Prince, hereby enjoy A full fruition of your best contents, The interest I hold I doe possesse you with, Onely a fathers care, and prayers retaine, That heaven may heape on blessings, take her Prince, A sweeter Mistrisse then the offered Language of any dame, were she a Queene whose eye speakes common Loves, and comfort to her servants: Last n.o.ble son, for so I [now must call you, what I have done thus publik, is not to add a comfort [in particular to you or mee, but all, and to confirme the n.o.bles and the Gentrie of our Kingdom'e by oath to your succession: which [shall be within this moneth at most.

l. 28. B--E] nor Lords, nor Ladyes.

l. 33. B and C] desired.

l. 34. Folio] ghess.

p. 76, l. 1. B and C] Faith sir.

l. 8. F] for me.

p. 77, l. 1. B and C] Faith, I thinke.

l. 29. B] quickly to bee.

l. 33. D--H] To give a stranger.

l. 35. In B--H bracket ends with this line.

l. 37. F, G, H and the Folio _misprint_] your daughter.

l. 38. C, D and E] your subjects.

p. 78, l. 9. E--H] I making.

l. 13. B] To talke of her.

l. 22. B _omits_] a.

l. 29. A] when it is.

l. 30. A--E] is wrong'd.

p. 79, l. 4. A] And in me.

l. 5. A, B and C] By more then all the G.o.ds, I hold it happy. D and E] By more then all my hopes I hold it happy (A--E _repeat happy at beginning of next line_).

l. 9. A] rotting age.

l. 10. A--H] Open.