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
_Enter_ Colonna, _and_ Norand.
The living heat steals into every member;
Come help the Coffin out softly, and sodainly;
Where is the Clerk?
_Col._ Drunk above he is sure Sir.
_Mir._ Sirrah, you must be secret.
_Col._ As your soul Sir.
_Mir._ Softly good friend, take her into your armes.
_Nor._ Put in the crust again.
_Mir._ And bring her out there when I am a horseback
My man, and I will tenderly conduct her
Unto the Fort; stay you, and watch what issue,
And what inquirie's for the body.
_Nor._ Well Sir.
_Mir._ And when ye have done, come back to me.
_Nor._ I will.
_Mir._ Softly, oh softly.
_Nor._ She grows warmer still Sir.
_Col._ What shall I do with the Key?
_Mir._ Thou canst not stir now,
Leave it ith'door, go get the horses ready. [_Exeunt._
_Enter_ Rocca, Mountferrat, Abdella, _with a dark Lanthorn_.
_Roc._ The door's already open, the Key in it.
_Mount._ What were those past by?
_Roc._ Some scout of Soldiers, I think.
_Mount._ It may well be so, for I saw their horses:
They saw not us I hope.
_Abd._ No, no, we were close,
Beside they were far off.
_Mount._ What time of night is't?
_Abd._ Much about twelve I think.
_Roc._ Let me go in first
For by the leaving open of the door here
There may be some body in the Church: give me the Lanthorne.
_Abd._ You'll love me now I hope.
_Mount._ Make that good to me
Your promise is engaged for.
_Abd._ Why she is there
Ready prepar'd, and much about this time
Life will look up again.
_Roc._ Come in all's sure,
Not a foot stirring, nor a tongue.
_Mount._ Heaven bless me,
I never enter'd with such unholy thoughts
This place before.
_Abd._ Ye are a fearful fool,
If men have appetites allow'd 'em,
And warm desires, are there not ends too for 'em?
_Mount._ Whether shall we carry her?
_Roc._ Why, to the bark, Sir,
I have provided one already waits us;
The wind stands wondrous fair too for our passage.
_A[b]d._ And there when ye have enjoy'd her, for ye have that liberty
Let me alone to send her to feed fishes:
I'll no more sighs for her.
_Mount._ Where is the monument?
Thou art sure she will awake about this time?
_Abd._ Most sure, if she be not knockt oth'head: give me the Lanthorn,
Here 'tis, how is this, the stone off?
_Roc._ I, and nothing
Within the monument, that's worse; no body
I am sure of that, nor sign of any here,
But an empty Coffin.
_Mount._ No Lady?
_Roc._ No, nor Lord Sir,
This Pye has been cut up before.
_Abd._ Either the Devil
Must do these tricks--
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