Swetnam, the Woman-hater, arraigned by women: A new comedie, acted at the Red Bull, by the late Queenes seruants.Anonymous
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Swetnam, the Woman-hater, arraigned by women: A new comedie, acted at the Red Bull, by the late Queenes seruants.
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Swetnam, Joseph, active 1617 -- Drama
_Atl._ Cowardly slaue. A Fencer? you a Fidler.
He cannot hold his weapon,
Gard his brest; no, nor defend a thrust. Art not asham’d
Thus to disgrace that noble exercise?
_Mis._ Oh: Hold, hold; I yeeld, I yeeld.
_Atl._ Has our Countrie meats fed you so high,
You needs must haue a stale for your base lust?
I’le satiate your sences ere I haue done:
And so much for your feeling: For your taste,
You haue had sufficient in your sweet-meats, Sir:
Your drinke too was perfum’d to please your smell.
_Mis._ I, but I haue had but sowre sauce to vm.
_Atl._ Why then the Prouerbe holds. Now for your sight.
Madam, Come forth, and bring your followers.
_Enter all the Women._
_Mis._ I’de rather see so many Cockatrices.
Oh that my eyes might be for euer shut,
So that I might ne’r behold these Crocadils.
_Aur._ Where’s this bawling Bandog.
_Omnes._ Here, here, here, here.
_Mis._ Murder, murder, murder. I’me betraid.
I shall be torne in pieces. Murder, ho.
_Aur._ Is this the dogged Humorist that cals
Himselfe the woman-hater?
_Mis._ On my knees.
_Aur._ Dost thou reply, vile Monster? Binde him, come.
_Old W._ Let me come to him, Ile so mumble him.
_Aur._ Remember faire _Leonida_ my child,
Whose innocence was made a Sacrifice
To thy base Forgeries and Sophistrie.
_Omnes._ Out, you abominable Rascall.
_Aur._ This for your hearing, Sir: now all is full.
_Mis._ Ladies, Gentlewomen, sweet _Atlanta_, all,
Heare me but speake.
_Lor._ No, not a syllable.
You haue spoke to match alreadie, you damn’d Rogue.
But weele reward you for’t. Skrew his iawes.
_Mis._ Oh, oh, oh.
_Aur._ Now, thou inhumane wretch, what punishment
Shall we inuent sufficient to inflict,
According to the height of our reuenge?
_Omnes._ Let’s teare his limmes in pieces, ioynt from ioynt.
_Mis._ Oh, oh.
_Scold._ Three or foure paire of Pincers, now red hot,
Were excellent.
_Lor._ Will not our Bodkings serue?
_Aur._ Hang him, Slaue, shall he dye as noble a death
As _Cæsar_ did? No, no: pinch him, pricke him.
_A Boy._ I haue small Pins enow to serue vs all.
_Scold._ We cannot wish for better: take him vp,
And bind him to this Post.
_Lor._ Faith, Post and Paire,
As good a Game as can be.
_Aur._ Come, let’s to’t,
Shuffle the Cards, and leaue out all the Knaues.
_Atl._ No, the Knaues in at Post, and out at Paire.
_Aur._ Shall it be so? Agreed?
Deale round.
_Scold._ First, stake.
_Mis._ Oh, oh, oh, oh.
_Atl._ Passe.
_Aur._ Passe.
_Lor._ Nay, Ile not passe it so. _Mis._ Oh, oh.
_A Boy._ Faith, Ile be in too,
_Mis._ Oh!
_Enter two Old Women and Swash._
_Aur._ Againe, for me too, I will vye it. _Mis._ Oh.
_Atl._ And for me, Ile not deny it. _Mis._ Oh.
_Lor._ Ile see you, and revy’t agen. _Mis._ Oh, oh.
_Scold._ For your two, Ile put in ten. _Mis._ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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