Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_1._ If it be treason, the discovery will get our pardon, Captain.
_Devit._ Would we were all lost, hang'd, quarter'd, to save this
one, one innocent Prince; _Thierry_'s poison'd, by his mother
poison'd, the Mistriss to this stallion, who by that poison ne'er
shall sleep again.
_2._ 'Foot let us mince him by piece-meal[e], till he eat himself
up.
_3._ Let us dig out his heart with needles, and half broil him like
a Mussel.
_Prot._ Such another and I prevent you, my bloud's setled already.
_Devit._ Here's that shall remove it, toad, viper, drag him unto
_Martel_, unnatural par[r]icide, cruel, bloudy woman.
_Omnes._ On you dogfish, leech, caterpillar.
_Devit._ A longer sight of him will make my rage turn pity, and
with his suddain end, prevent revenge and torture, wicked, wicked
_Brunhalt_. [_Exit._
_Enter_ Bawdber _and three Courtiers_.
_1._ Not sleep at all, no means.
_2._ No Art can do it.
_Bawdb._ I will assure you, he can sleep no more
Than a hooded Hawk[e], a centinel to him,
Or one of the City Constables are tops.
_3._ How came he so?
_Bawdb._ They are too wise that dare know,
Something's amiss, heaven help all.
_1._ What cure has he?
_Bawdb._ Armies of those we call Physitians, some with glisters,
Some with Lettice-caps, some posset-drinks, some Pills,
Twenty consulting here about a drench,
[As many here to blood him;
Then comes a Don of _Spaine_, and he prescribes
More cooling opium then would kill a turke,
Or quench a whore ith dogdayes; after him
A wise Italian, and he cries, tie unto him
A woman of fourescore, whose bones are marble,
Whose bloud snow water, not so much heate about her
As may conceive a prayer: after him
An English Doctor, with a bunch of pot hearbes;
And he cries out Endiffe and suckery,
With a few mallow rootes and butter milke,
And talkes of oyle made of a churchmans charity,
Yet still he wakes.
_1._ But your good honor
Has a praye[r] in store if all should faile.
_Bawdb._ I could have prayed, and handsomely,
But age and an ill memory.
_3._ Has spoyl'd your primmer.
_Bawdb._ Yet if there be a man of faith i'the Court,
And can pray for a pension.
_Enter Thierry, on a bed, with Doctors and attendants._
_2._ Here's the King Sir,
And those that will pray without pay.
_Bawdb._ Then pray for me too.
_1 Doct._ How does your grace now feele your selfe?
_Thier._ What's that?
_1 Doct._ Nothing at all Sir, but your fancy.
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