English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
1 _Cap_. This indeed is stately:
Statesmen, d'you call 'em?
2 _Cap_. I beseech your Lordship:
'Twas wine and anger.
_Bar_. No, Sir; want of dutie:
But I will make that tongue give him the lye
That said soe, drunck or sober; take my word for't.
Your Compaine is cast: you had best complaine
To your Great Generall, and see if he
Can of himself maintaine you,--Come, _Modes-bargen_.
[_Exeunt Barnavelt, Modes-bargen, and Grotius_,
_Leid_. I am sorry for you, Captaine, but take comfort:
I love a Soldier, and all I can doe
To make you what you were, shall labour for you.
And so, good morrow, Gentlemen.
[_Exit_.
1 _Cap_. Yet theres hope;
For you have one friend left.
2 _Cap_. You are deceivd, Sir,
And doe not know his nature that gave promise
Of his assistance.
1 _Cap_. Who is't?
2 _Cap_. _Leidenberck_.
One of the Lords, the States, and of great powre too;
I would he were as honest. This is he
That never did man good, and yet no Suitor
Ever departed discontented from him.
Hee'll promise any thing: I have seene him talke
At the Church dore with his hat of to a Begger
Almost an houre togeather, yet when he left him
He gave him not a doyt. He do's profes
To all an outward pitty, but within
The devills more tender: the great plague upon him!
Why thinck I of him? he's no part of that
Must make my peace.
1 _Cap_. Why, what course will you take then?
2 _Cap_. A Bribe to _Barnavelts_ wiffe, or a kind wench
For my yong lord his Son, when he has drunck hard.
There's no way els to doo't.
1 _Cap_. I have gold good store
You shall not want that; and if I had thought on't
When I left _London_, I had fitted you
For a convenient Pagan.
2 _Cap_. Why, is there
Such store they can be spard?
1 _Cap_.[145] ... ... ...
2 _Cap_. I thanck you, Sir.
[_Exeunt_.
SCAENA 2.
_Enter[146] Barnavelt, Modes-bargen, Leidenberck,
Grotius, and Hogebeets_.
_Bar_. The States are sitting: all that I can doe
Ile say in little; and in me theis Lords
Promise as much. I am of your belief
In every point you hold touching religion,
And openly I will profes myself
Of the _Arminian_ sect.
_Gro_. You honour it.
_Hog_.[147] And all our praires and service.
_Bar_. Reverend man
Your loves I am ambitious of. Already
'Tis knowne I favour you, and that hath drawne
Libells against me; but the stinglesse hate
Of those that wryte them I contempne.
_Hog_. They are worthie
Of nothing but contempt.
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