Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 07 of 10 — John Shaqi
Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 07 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 07 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_Bust._ Will you be older and older every day than other? the
longer you live the older still? Must his Majesty command your
silence ere you'l hold your tongue?
_Phil._ Your reprehension runs into the same fault:
'Pray Sir, will you be silent.
_Bust._ I have told him of this before now, my Liege, but
Age will have his course, and his weaknesses.
_Phil._ Good Sir, your forbearance.
_Bust._ And his frailties, and his follies, as I may say, that
cannot hold his tongue ere he be bidden.
_Phil._ Why Sirha?
_Bust._ But I believe your Majesty will not be long troubled
with him: I hope that woman has something to confess will hang
them both.
_Phil._ Sirha, you'll pull your desteny upon you
If you cease not the sooner.
_Bust._ Nay, I have done, my Liege, yet it grieves me that I
should call that man Father, that should be so shameless, that
being commanded to hold his tongue.
_Phil._ To th'Porters Lodge with him.
_Bust._ I thank your Grace, I have a friend there.
_Phil._ Speak woman, if any interruption meet thee more,
It shall be punish'd sharply.
_Gill._ Good my Liege, (I dare not)
Ask you the question why that old man weeps.
_Phil._ Who? Count _Julio_? I observ'd it not.
You hear the question Sir, will you give the cause?
_Jul._ Oh my Lord, it hardly will get passage,
It is a sorrow of that greatness grown,
'Less it dissolve in tears, and come by parcels.
_Gill._ I'll help you Sir, in the delivery,
And bring you forth a joy. You lost a daughter.
_Jul._ 'Twas that recounted thought brought forth these sorrows.
_Gill._ Shee's found again. Know you this mantle Sir?
_Jul._ Hah?
_Gill._ Nay leave your wonder, I'll explain it to you.
This did enwrap your child, whom ever since
I have call'd mine, when Nurse _Amaranta_
In a remove from _Mora_ to _Corduba_
Was seiz'd on by a fierce and hungry Bear,
She was the Ravins prey, as heaven so would,
He with his booty fill'd, forsook the babe:
All this was in my sight: and so long I saw,
Untill the cruel creature left my sight,
At which advantage I adventur'd me
To rescue the sweet Lamb: I did it Sir,
And ever since I have kept back your joy,
And made it mine: but age hath wearied me,
And bids me back restore unto the owner
What I unjustly kept these fourteen years.
_Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me,
And made me young as was her birth day to me.
Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon,
I must go power a blessing on my child,
Which here would be too rude and troublesome. [_Exit._
_Phil. Franio_, you knew this before.
_Bust._ Oh, oh; _Item_ for you Miller.
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