Satiro-Mastix; or, the Vntrussing of the Humorous PoetDekker, Thomas
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Satiro-Mastix; or, the Vntrussing of the Humorous Poet
Dekker, Thomas
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637
_Cæl._ Tis done already, the Spirituall Court,
Is breaking vp; all Offices discharg’d,
|2245| My soule remooues from this weake standing house,
Of fraile mortallity; Deare Father, blesse
Me now and euer: Dearer Man, farewell,
I ioyntly take my leaue of thee and life,
Goe, tell the King thou hast a constant wife.
|2250| _Ter._ I had a constant wife, Ile tell the King;
Vntill the King--what dost thou smile? art thou
A Father?
_Sir quin._ Yea, smiles on my cheekes arise,
To see how sweetly a true virgin dyes.
|2255| _Enter_ Blunt, Crispinus, Fannius, Philocalia, Dicache,
Petula, _lights before them_.
_Cris._ Sir Walter Terrill, gallants are all ready?
_Ter._ All ready.
_Dem._ Well said, come, come, wher’s the Bride?
|2260| _Ter._ She’s going to forbid the Banes agen.
She’ll dye a maide: and see, she keeps her oath.
_All the men._ Faire Cælestine!
_Ladies._ The Bride!
_Ter._ She that was faire,
|2265| Whom I cal’d faire and Cælestine.
_Omnes._ Dead!
_Sir quin._ Dead, sh’s deathes Bride, he hath her maidenhead.
_Cri._ Sir Walter Terrill.
_Omnes._ Tell vs how.
|2270| _Ter._ All cease,
The subiect that we treate of now is _Peace_,
If you demaund how: I can tell: if why,
Aske the King that; he was the cause, not I.
Let it suffice, she’s dead, she kept her vow,
|2275| Aske the King why, and then Ile tell you how:
Nay giue your Reuels life, tho she be gone,
To Court with all your preparation;
Leade on, and leade her on; if any aske
The mistery, say death presents a maske,
|2280| Ring peales of Musicke, you are Louers belles,
The losse of one heauen, brings a thousand hels.
_Exeunt._
_Enter an arm’d Sewer, after him the seruice of a Banquet: the
King at another doore meetes them, they Exeunt._
_Kin._ Why so, euen thus the Mercury of Heauen,
|2285| Vshers th’ ambrosiate banquet of the Gods,
When a long traine of Angels in a ranke,
Serue the first course, and bow their Christall knees,
Before the Siluer table; where Ioues page
Sweet Ganimed filles Nectar: when the Gods
|2290| Drinke healthes to Kings, they pledge them; none but Kings
Dare pledge the Gods; none but Gods drinke to Kings.
Men of our house are we prepar’d?
_Enter Seruants._
_Ser._ My Leige,
|2295| All waite the presence of the Bride.
_Kin._ The Bride?
Yea, euery senceles thing, which she beholdes,
Will looke on her agen, her eyes reflection,
Will make the walles all eyes, with her perfection:
|2300| Obserue me now, because of Maskes and Reuels,
And many nuptiall ceremonies: Marke,
This I create the Presence, heere the State,
Our Kingdomes seate, shall sit in honours Pride,
Like pleasures Queene, there will I place the Bride:
|2305| Be gone, be speedy, let me see it done.
_Exeunt._
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