A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 — John Shaqi
A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4
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A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4
English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Allen_.--Knewst thou my reason, that perswades my hart,
Thou wouldst not wonder, why I grieve to part:
But yet I would suspect my fathers vowe,
Did any other make it by your leave.
_Fall_. What have you done? this lothnesse to depart,
Seemes you were trained up in tediousnesse,
Thou knowst not when and where to make an end.
Take him my friends, I know you will discharge
The hope and trust that I repose in you.
_Both_. Assure your selfe, in every circumstance.
_Fall_. Then to your horses quicklie, speedily,
Else we shall put our fingers in the eye,
And weepe for kindnesse till tomorrow morne.
_Per_. Farewell good Unckle, Aunt, and loving cooze.
[_Sostratus [sic] kisseth the boy weeping_.
_Allen_. Farewell.--I fear me everlastinglie.
[_Exeunt Sostratus and Allenso_.
[_One of the Murtherers takes Falleria by the sleeve_.
1 _mu_. You meane not now to have him murthered?
_Fall_. Not murthered, what else? kill him, I say:
But wherefore makes thou question of my will?
_Mur_. Because you wisht that God should be revenged,
If any ill betide the innocent.
_Fall_. Oh that was nothing but to blind the eyes
Of my fond sonne, which loves him too too well.
_Mer_. It is enough, it shall be surely done.
[_Exeunt om_.
[SCENE VI.]
_Enter Merry and Rachel with a bag_.
_Mer_. What, hast thou sped? have you bought the bag?
_Rach_. I, brother, here it is; what is't to do?
_Mer_. To beare hence _Beeches_ body in the night.
_Rach_. You cannot beare so great a waight your selfe,
And tis no trusting of another man.
_Mer_. Yes well enough, as I will order it.
Ile cut him peece-meale; first his head and legs
Will be one burthen; then the mangled rest,
Will be another, which I will transport,
Beyond the water in a Ferryboate,
And throw it into _Paris-garden_ ditch,[16]
Fetch me the chopping knife, and in the meane
Ile move the fagots that do cover him.
[_Remove the Fagots_.
_Rach_. Oh can you finde in hart to cut and carve,
His stone-colde flesh, and rob the greedy grave,
Of his dissevered blood-besprinkled lims?
_Mer_. I, mary can I:--fetch the chopping knife.
_Rach_. This deed is worse, then when you took his life. [_Exit_.
_Mer_. But worse, or better, now it must be so,
Better do thus than feele a greater woe.
_Enter Rach_.
Here is the knife, I cannot stay to see
This barbarous deed of inhumanitie. [_Exit Rachel_.
[_Merry begins to cut the body, and bindes the armes
behinde his back with Beeches garters; leaves out the
body, covers the head and legs againe_.
_Enter Truth_.
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