Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_Leu._ Why if thou wilt not do't, I think thou dar'st not.
_Isme._ I dare not: if you speak it in earnest, you are a Boy.
_Leu._ Well Sir, if you dare, let me see you do't.
_Isme._ Why so you shall, I will stay.
_Leu._ Why God-a-mercy.
_Isme._ You know I love you but too well.
_Leu._ Now take these few directions: farewel, send to me by
the wariest ways thou canst: I have a soul tells me we shall
meet often. The gods protect thee.
_Isme._ Pox o' my self for an ass, I'm crying now, God be with
you, if I never see you again: why then pray get you gone,
for grief and anger wonnot let me know what I say, I'll to
the Court as fast as I can, and see the new Heir apparant.
[_Exeunt._
_Actus Quintus. Scæna Prima._
_Enter_ Urania _and her Woman_.
_Uran._ What hast thou found him?
_Wo._ Madam, he is coming in.
_Uran._ Gods bless my brother, wheresoe'er he is:
And I beseech you keep me fro the bed
Of any naughty Tyrant, whom my Mother
Would ha me have to wrong him.
_Enter_ Ismenus.
_Isme._ What would her new Grace have with me?
_Ura._ Leave us a while. My Lord _Ismenus_, [_Exit_[Wom.]
I pray for the love of Heaven and God,
That you would tell me one thing, which I know
You can do weell.
_Isme._ Where's her fain Grace?
_Ura._ You know me well inough, but that you mock, I am she my
sen.
_Isme._ God bless him that shall be thy husband, if thou
wear'st [breeches] thus soon, thou'lt be as impudent as thy
Mother.
_Ura._ But will you tell me this one thing?
_Ism._ What is't? if it be no great matter whether I do or no,
perhaps I will.
_Ura._ Yes faith, 'tis matter.
_Ism._ And what is't?
_Ura._ I pray you let me know whaire the Prince my Brother is.
_Ism._ I'faith you shan be hang'd first, is your Mother so
foolish to think your good Grace can sift it out of me?
_Ura._ If you have any mercy left i' you to a poor wench, tell
me.
_Ism._ Why wouldst [not thou] have thy brains beat out for
this, to follow thy Mothers steps so young?
_Ura._ But believe me, she knows none of this.
_Ism._ Believe you? why do you think I never had wits? or that
I am run out of them? how should it belong to you to know, if I
could tell?
_Ura._ Why I will tell you, and if I speak false
Let the devil ha me: yonder's a bad man,
Come from a Tyrant to my Mother, and what name
They ha' for him, good faith I cannot tell.
_Isme._ An Ambassador.
_Ura._ That's it: but he would carry me away,
And have me marry his Master; and I'll day
E'r I will ha' him.
_Ism._ But what's this to knowing where the Prince is?
_Ura._ Yes: for you know all my Mother does:
Agen the Prince is but to ma me great.
_Ism._ Pray, I know that too well, what ten?
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