Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_Phy._ One moneth is too little
For me to repent in for my former pleasure,
To go still on, unless I were sure she would kill me,
And kill me delicately before my day,
Make it up a year, for by that time I must dye,
My body will hold out no longer.
_Fred._ No Sir, it must be but a moneth.
_Law._ Then farewel Madam,
This is like to be a great year of dissention
Among good people, and I dare not lose it,
There will [b]e money got.
_Capt._ Bless your good Ladiship, there's nothing in the
grave but bones and ashes,
In Taverns there's good wine, and excellent wenches,
And Surgeons while we live.
_Cutp._ Adieu sweet Lady,
Lay me when I am dead near a rich Alderman,
I cannot pick his Purse, no, I'le no dying,
Though I steal Linnen, I'le not steal my shrowd yet.
_All._ Send ye a happy match. [_Exeunt._
_Fool._ And you all halters, you have deserved 'em richly.
These do all Villanies, and mischiefs of all sorts, yet those
they fear not,
To flinch where a fair wench is at the stake.
_Evan._ Come, your sentence, let me dye: you see, Sir,
None of your valiant men dare venture on me,
A Moneth's a dangerous thing.
_Enter_ Valerio _disguis'd._
_Fred._ Away with her, let her dye instantly.
_Evan._ Will you then be willing
To dye at the time prefixt? that I must know too,
And know it beyond doubt.
_Fred._ What if I did wench?
_Evan._ On that condition if I had it certain,
I would be your any thing, and you should injoy me,
How ever in my nature I abhor you,
Yet as I live I would be obedient to you;
But when your time came how I should rejoyce,
How then I should bestir my self to thank ye,
To see your throat cut, how my heart would leap, Sir!
I would dye with you, but first I would so torture ye,
And cow you in your end, so despise you,
For a weak and wretched coward, you must end sure;
Still make ye fear, and shake, despised, still laugh at ye.
_Fred._ Away with her, let her dye instantly.
_Cam._ Stay, there's another, and a Gentleman,
His habit shews no less, may be his business
Is for this Ladies love.
_Fred._ Say why ye come, Sir, and what you are.
_Val._ I am descended nobly, a Prince by birth, and by my trade
a Souldier,
A Princes fellow, _Abidos_ brought me forth,
My Parents Duke _Agenor_, and fair _Egla_,
My business hither to renew my love
With a young noble spirit, call'd _Valerio_;
Our first acquaintance was at Sea, in fight
Against a Turkish man of War, a stout one,
Where Lyon-like I saw him shew his valour,
And as he had been made of compleat vertue,
Spirit, and fire, no dregs of dull earth in him.
_Evan._ Thou art a brave Gentleman, and bravely speakest him.
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