Produced by Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net FRANCIS BEAUMONT Born 1584 Died 1616 JOHN FLETCHER Born 1579 Died 1625 _BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER_ THE MAD LOVER THE LOYAL SUBJECT RULE A WIFE, AND HAVE A WIFE THE LAWS OF CANDY THE FALSE ONE THE LITTLE FRENCH LAWYER THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A. CAMBRIDGE: at the University Press 1906 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE, C. F. CLAY, MANAGER. London: FETTER LANE, E.C. Glasgow: 50, WELLINGTON STREET. Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS. New York: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD. [_All Rights reserved._] THE MAD LOVER, A TRAGI-COMEDY. Persons Represented in the Play. Astorax, _King of_ Paphos. Memnon, _the General and the Mad Lover_. Polydor, _Brother to_ Memnon, _beloved of_ Calis. Eumenes, } _two eminent Souldiers._ Polybius, } Chilax, _an old merry Souldier_. Syphax, _a Souldier in love with the Princess_. Stremon, _a Souldier that can sing_. Demagoras, _Servant to the General_. _Chirurgion_. _Fool_. _Page_. _Courtiers_. _WOMEN._ Calis, _Sister to the King, and Mistris to_ Memnon. Cleanthe _Sister to_ Syphax. Lucippe, _one of the Princesses Women_. _Priest of_ Venus, _an old wanton_. _A Nun._ Cloe, _a Camp Baggage_. _The Scene_ Paphos. The principal Actors were, _Richard Burbadge._ _Robert Benfeild._ _Nathanael Feild._ _Henry Condel._ _John Lowin._ _William Eglestone._ _Richard Sharpe._ _Actus primus. Scena prima._ _Flourish._ _Enter_ Astorax _King of_ Paphos, _his Sister_ Calis, _Train_, _and_ Cleanthe, Lucippe _Gentlewomen, at one door; at the other_ Eumenes _a Souldier_. _Eume._ Health to my Soveraign. _King._ _Eumenes_, welcome: Welcome to _Paphos_, Souldier, to our love, And that fair health ye wish us, through the Camp May it disperse it self, and make all happy; How does the General, the valiant _Memnon_, And how his Wars, _Eumenes_? _Eume._ The Gods have giv'n you (Royal Sir) a Souldier, Better ne're sought a danger, more approv'd In way of War, more master of his fortunes, Expert in leading 'em; in doing valiant, In following all his deeds to Victories, And holding fortune certain there. _King._ O Souldier, Thou speak'st a man indeed; a Generals General, A soul conceiv'd a Souldier.