Actus Primus.

Dispised, cannot a virgin love a young man I pray but she must dispise him.

You should then with some smiles encourage him.

Smoyles, let me alone to smoile, and something else when we are alone; if I thought he did not love me, I know What I know

Alas poore man he cannot sleepe for you he saies,

Nay and I were a bed with him he should not sleepe so long as his eyes were open, I'de watch him for that, but doe you thinke my father would let us couple in matrimony as they say, he has never a sonne but I and I am his onely daughter.

Make no scruple of that, if you can finde in your heart to love him, in the name of [...]upid goe together, for ought I perceive your father houlds a good opinion of him, marry I know not how your mother is inclinde

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Am I the subject of your talke? But I give you leave to use your tongue, y'are a woman, Dorus what make you ideling heere? is the field dung'd as I gave Directions, and the Calfe with the white face brought home to execution?

I was carefull in my dutie.

Beleeve me governor there is much hope of your servant,

I, governour becomes you, I like it well when you carry an M vnder your girdle, our govern, he will do pritty well in time, when I have taught him the manners of the Cart, he begins whistle in tune already, and can curry favour with the horses, but now I remember my selfe I forgot what I came hither for, oh dee heare tis the king your fathers pleasure and mine, that you make haste to the lodge.

Ile attend

There will be gambolls to please my Lady Salamandor.

Zelmane you would say.

I care not what you say, but if you meane to heare the Dances and see the fine songs you must make haste; Dorus you shall have leave to shake your heeles, looke you be mannerly, and shew a cleane calf, Mopsa whats that you ha got there?

A fine thing our man Dorus game, he saies tis a fish

Tis a Codds head ist not, much came how you by this

Following the plow I found it.

Would all my acres were sowne with such, vmh dores he throw his stones at thee already, well set forward, if thou diest before me Dorus Ile make some body mine heire; if I out live thee, I wonot say what legacie I meane to bestow upon [...]hee, Continue thy dutie Dorus and follow me with a re­verence.

Actus Secundus.

I warrant you Madam they shall have good lucke if they whisper together in my hearing,

Where is Zelmane?

In some of the Arbours, she tooke a Lute abroad with her but I left Philoclea with her father

Prithee be carefull and watch them well good Miso

They shano't scape me, Ile watch their waters narrow­lie I warrant you.

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Of any thing; come I allow thee modest, it is not fit we should say our pleasures, sweete but act them

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In this thou shewst it, keepe all close, not a word Dorus, I take no leave be carefull my good Dorus of my young Madam, 'tis a charge I turne over to thee, over looke her well.

Oh that my eares had beene long enough to have heard some of there pretious Knaverie

It were but charitie to tell her on't, little does my Mistris Thinke what a flesh flie my Master is,

Oh naughty man to vse an honost woman the wrong way thus, have I beene married so many yeares, and carried my selfe like his lawfull wife uprising and downe lying as they say, so even and jumpe with his desires to be thus handled, but Ile be reveng'd it shall fall heavie vpon his head for this I warrant him, nay I did alwaies suspect him for a co [...]t

What meane you forsooth,

Come I ouer-heard somewhat to my griefe, and therefore leaue your bogling and your trim tram tricks you must not flap me oth mouth with fleering and with flams whilst he

Claps vp another betwixt the—a ha mistris mistris but you say you overheard, and therefore if you know whether he is gone you may come two houres hence time enough to prevent the blow.

If thou lookest to have my daughter with, marke what I say

With fathers marke and mothers marke, and every mark about her

If you conceale any thing in this case, thou knowst no case of her, nay tho thy teeth water out the liquor of thy life, thou shouldst not get a bit, the worst bit of her.

Be more charitable

Or if thou chance to get her gainst my will ile teach her a tricke of the mother shall make thee curse her and all the brood she came one,

What is Charita to me, I know you heard him name her.

Charita.

I will discharge my conscience and yet if you over­heard us without my telling, you know where hee appointed to meet her this evening at Mantinea at her fathers in Ondemi­on streete,

Ondemion street?

I doe not betray him now if you provide so happily to take em at it mistris at it.

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I at it, how I itch to be at it

Saddle your mare.

They shal not scape with halfe an eie betwixt them.

I have given her the bells and she will flye to the de­vill —here comes the tother I ha given her phisicke already fit for her constitution and now it works.

Rest you content; you are a Princesse borne I might have beene so to, some body may be a Queene before you, make what you can of that

Oh fate how's this

There is a tree, and there is things worth wishing, and some may wish and wishes may be had make what you can of that too

You may know more hereafter, but till then I must pre­sume upon your Princely patience to keepe your Chamber, it is now my raigne and doe not dare to follow

I faith I will Pamela, and reward it, goe in sweete Lady, on my Royall word I will,

I I the tree, when I climbe that tree, hony Dorus tell me it over agen, my deere bird what did Iupiter to Apollo.

Vpon some falling out I tould you Jupiter threw Apollo out of heaven and his deitie taken away he was faine to live upon the earth and keepe Admetas Cattell, in the time of his service being sent to fetch abreede of beasts out of Arcadia, in this very desart he grew fainte and wearie; and would needs rest himselfe in the boughes of an Ashen tree.

The tree we wot of; on sweete bird

Apollo in that tree calling to minde his quarrell with Iupiter became very sorrowfull, and pittifully complayning to his father, asking him mercie for having offended him was from that tree receiv'd into his golden spheare, and made a god agen

The king vnderstood thus much by Oracle; and tried himselfe but being neither heardman as then Apollo was, nor of the race which is necessarie, delivered this secret to your father but made him sweare to wish by his direction; for his owne bene­fit Dametas tould it me, and is now gon to furnish himselfe with a scarlet Cloake for in that he must be mufled just as Apollo was, I might now prevent'em all and be king my selfe, but what have I to wish more then the love of Mopsa which since without more charming force you yeild me; Ile fit you with a cloake and then wish what you will your selfe

Ile be Queene or Apollo shall never looke me in the face agen, quickly sweet Dorus, come muffle me I long to be Queene, [Page] and my father shall aske me blessing.

Actus Tertius.

COme my masters let us be resolute, is there any man That will justifie himselfe to be sober amongst us?

No hang sobriety

We must be valiant, the King I say agen has left us, and since He scornes our company for my part I scorne to be his subject

I I scorne subjects, Ile be an Emperor

It is time to looke into the government, none but Gentle­men are of his Counsell, I see no reason since the Countrie is 'ours but we should have a stroake in the state.

That was bravely spoke my bully, stroke, heby Mars his Gauntlet spoke like a souldier, I doe not like the Carriage of the secret Counsells

Nor I nor any body

Take heede my Masters

Lets heare Thumbe the Miller

We met together to drinke in honour of the Kings birth­day and tho we have tickled the Cannikins, let vs be merrie and wise that's my opinion, no treason, the King is an honest Gentle­man, and so is the Queene.

Very wisely spoken.

But shall be govern'd by Philonax':

Who knowes but he has made away the King

Made away the King, who honest Basilius, aske the King who has made him away, by this hand if I thought they had made him away I would make some body away, tho I hang'd fort, but neighbors for my owne part I will joyne with you in any thing that is honorable, dee marke honorable; but I say still I am cleare of opinion it is not a misse to be merry and wise Gentlemen, my name's Thumbe,

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I Tom

And Ile be a your side howsoever

A great spirit

Shall I speake for you

I I agreed you shall be Captaine

Why then let me alone; I will know a reason why hee has left the government without our consents to depose him, 'tis wisely spoken mybrave men 'oth common-wealth, we will have other lawes and the old shall be executed

I I hang the old ones

'Tis a discredit for any subjects as we are to have a King as if we were not able to governe our selves

Stroake up thy forehead thou wert borne to be a statesman, Be rul'd by me and weel have no justice in Arcadia

How

No justice, why should we loose our liberties, and being free men, upon any occasion suffer our selues to be bound over

Gentlemen Citizens it were very good you would take into your consideration the statute against drunkennesse

It shall be lawfull for any man to be drunke without forfeiting or paying anything to the poore

Very good, every man drinke away his estate, and then charity begins at home,

No man shall marrie

That's worse then the statute against two wives

For every woman shall be common

Every woman common, what shall we doe withall the proper women in Arcadia

They shall be common too

Oh'rare, and what shall we doe withall the prisons

Set'em a fire 'twill warme the Citie when there is cold doings

What with the prisoners

Put'em in possession of their creditors lands, they are the only men fit for authority; for no men are us'd worst, and they will know the better to domineere, nay weel have admirable lawes, but who shall be this Embassador to the King

Me me choose me Captaine,

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Choose you Captaine, Haberdasher of small wares, choose you a Capon, Ile be the Embassador, ever while you live let a bould man be embassador, and one that has a braine, I will not be mealc mouth'd.

Well said Miller

And because we will be wise

I I be merry and wise, ever while you live be sober and discreete.

Say weattend heere to do our duties

Duties oh base

Say so we must, heel not come forth else

What if I could his highnes there was a dance to be pre­sented we are furnish'd with our noise still

I I, I doe love this noise withall my heart

Excellent, get you behind the trees with your instruments, and tune 'em ready, the new friske we danc'd at Enispies to day will serve rarely as the Prologue, away; but Captaine what shall we doe with the Kings daughters

Ile have one

And what shall we have.

Thereare Ladies about the Court will content you

I will have both the Kings daughters, and he that speakes against it—

Thumbe valiant Thumbe, all spirit no mutinie no mutinie all of a faction together by the eares for a peece of venison

I will have both the Kings daughters or else I shall not be satisfied.

First let vs know the Kings resolution, and if we like not our conditions, the hares a foote; and every man take what course he please in my Lords Parke

But stay the King vmh

Speake Captaine

If it please your Maiesty, what was it resolu'd upon

Hees out, let me come to him, prithee doe thou tell him thy minde, that delicome wench has made my teeth water

And drown'd thy tongue, a Company of bashfull shrimpes; [Page] if I but open my mouth, I say no more

King, by your leave; which is the King, my eyes twinckle, we have beene playing the good fellowes to celebrate your majesticall birth day, will your grace see a song

A dance

Or a dance, alls one, our seete are in tune, strike up behinde the tree, you are the King and I am the Miller, ther's all the difference, sweete Ladies my name is Thumbe

This is rudenesse

Pardon their simplicity

Ile have that wench she lookes like Hercules, Omnes, Stand

We have intorrogations points to put to you

Treason, treason,

Barborous Villaines

I thinke I ha pepper'd some of 'em, Philonax 'twas not amisse you came, but Zelmane and I should have made a shift

You alone my Lord, were an army against such reeling vallors, I did not thinke you could ha bestir'd your selfe so well

And I were in an other place alone with thee I could best [...] my selfe better

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Haile upon haile sweete tree, Crowne thee and all thy wishes, Oh Dorus up womee Dorus, up womee, up womee, up womee Dorus, teach mee to clymbe the right way prithee

You must be muffled in the cloake, so now remember your instructions, make first your invocation to Apollo as I tould you, which being done, imploy your minde withall devotion to his deity, untill you heare a voyce call three times on you by your name, tho you should thinke your father mother Pamela or my selfe talke to you answer not they are spirits that would delude.

She shall heare us, but I have taken order with her eyes and understanding too, sheel not beleeve us, thou lovely bird Madge howlet

Whoope whoope whooe—Hey I heare another singing spirit in my fathers voyce, bee't Apollo himselfe, under three Mopsas Ile not speake

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What's that; an Owle, good Mis [...]is Margerie I am busie ‘Art thou poore and wouldst thou be advanc'd by wealth to Dignity doe not thinke it then vnmeete to stoope with hands beneath thy feete 'Tis not with hand over head to be found no [...]o thou must stoope though thou holdst up thy poope and grable for't in ground’ Ha what's this, my hand is in the Hony pot I thinke, vmh vmh I doe not like the softnes, I did groape for harder stuffe, if this be gold 'tis liquid, and yet too thicke to be potable as they say, it has a kinde of weft me thinks if I have not lost a sence upon the sudden, I smell, call you this gold finding

I have an extreame list now so I have saving your pre­sence, divell would restore your sence

What's this, a written parchment this may be the inven­tory of all the treasure.

Howe's this

Whoope whoope whooe

As sure as this is my owne nose, I am stinkingly abus'd

Ha ha ha,

Can Madge Howlets laugh, that laugh was like my Daughter Mopsa

There's one time, againe againe sweete Apollo

'Tis her voyce what makes she there, now the dread vengeance of my deere fatherly curse, light over th'wart thee thou aukeward helding Mopsa

There's two times, Mopsa once more and 'tis Apollo

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Will you not answer in the Divells name Mopsa I say, oh are you come

Yes yes divine Apollo

Ile unhoode yee wheres Pamela

Thanke your Deitie

Speake now and tell me

Answer my wishes as 'thou art Phebus, as thou art Apollo tho in the likenesse of the Clowne my father, grant me my wishes first, I aske a King to be my husband.

What talkest thou of a King; the King will hang thy father if Pamela be gon

Let him be hang'd I care not, but let Dorus be a King, and let him be my husband good Apollo

Shee's starke staring mad, hast thou forgot thy father, where is thy wit

I doe not aske for wit, I tell thee, let me have a sufficient husband and let him be a King

Thou shal't have thy bellifull of husbands

Oh that, that, that

Oh me

I defie her and thee and thou beest not Apollo,

Oh who has gulled us all, deere Miso, tender Mopsa heare me, before I open my mouth, art not thou Miso, and thou my daughter Mopsa, oh we are all vndone we are all vndone

Are not you god Apollo

No as ever I hope to see him or any of his fellowes in the face againe, I am mortall Dametas and I thinke thy fa­ther, I am sure I am by thy mothers side, where is Pamela all this while, whoes at home.

As sure as you are my father and you my mother, theres No body at home

Shee's gon, shee's gon

Dorus and Pamela, or two feends with their voyces pastby whilst [Page] I was in Apollos tree

Apollos tree

Cast off your wonder I am not such an asse, but I perceive We are gull'd

So Divell Dorus tould me

Oh me they are gon, was this your care

Nay then where was your owne.

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There be more wayes to the woode then one, she may be in her sisters Chamber, I may thanke my acquaintance with the Buttery and a trap doore for this passage; shee has shut me out of doores of all: vmh a sword I had rather it were Pamela naked, I durst undertake to handle her with lesse feare; vmh Philoclea; 'tis she and this is-no—this is not Pamela, she was a woman, unlesse she be crept into breeches since I left her, no 'tis a man, heere is no tarrying for me; and he were not soundly a sleepe, my smell were enough to wake him;—treason treason

Actus Quartus.

COme my bloods since there is no hope of our pardons let us be honest out-lawes one to another, and doe all the mischeife we can, we are Masters of the Woods, and we will domineere like Lords of the soyle; I say we will live, we will eate and we will drinke.

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Be resolute and strike the iron while it is hot, where is the little miller

Who can helpe it, be not crest falen, but shew your selues Cockes of the game, weel make the state send for us home, and agree to our own conditions, let vs therefore play the theeves manfully

And so be hang'd honorably

Hang hang ng, we defie the lawes and we will execute when we list in our owne quarters we will rob man woman and child

Do you fight with the men, and let me alone with the women.

And Thumbe had he beene alive he had been a fit match for the children

A prise a Captaine, I see a Gentleman and a Lady strike into a grove hard by, their horses are for their better be­havior, already bound to a tree, follow me and Ile conduct

Without noyse or tumult lets steale upon them

So first and formost throw his sword out of the way, we have no vse on't, secondly bind him to a tree

Alas good men, I doe presume you, would not have kill'd the King in any malice to him

I love the King withall my heart, and a pox take him that does not, would he would but pardon us

His sword thou ignorant theefe no so he may chance to aske us againe for his Iewels; take thy Penelope sweete tong'd Vlisses; and on the next back smother her in kisses—farwell

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Captaine captaine comebacke he calls her Pamela that should be the Kings daughter,

How, vmh; now I looke better on her I have seene that face in a maske before now

We are lost agen

I am the same Pamela

What ha we done, here are all your Iewells not a stone deminish'd

Omnes A pardon, a pardon, if it please your highnes weel goe backe with you

Returne, why whether are you going so farre from the lodge this is the way to the sea

Vmh, I guest treason, are not you an't shall please your Ladyship running away with this Gentleman

Lay hands on him agen, well thought upon you shall Iustifie your selves before the King

Weel teach you to know your selfe; away with 'em we are all made

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I thinke I am deceiv'd, my tongue oth sudden drawes backeward; and my limbes grow very feeble Ha, oh-farwell.

Doe set out your throate here; and let me alone to rore treason in the eares of my Lord Philonax—I should ha'beene the towne cryer

Oh base violl, why here is more treason then we look'd for, this is admirable, did he dye against his will, or was he kill'd a naturall death let vs sit upon him

Yes for more then I am worth, but if you kill'd him your selfe, your majesty must pardon me for that, I have nothing to say to you but, treason treason;

Pamela gon, how does the King take it

The King, would he could take it any way, good gentle­man hee's in a pittifull taking himselfe

What sales the screech-oule

The truth is, he is sent of an errand to Erebus hee's dead, and for my Lady Philoclea, whom I suspect

Ha

And you make hast you may take her napping, there is a thing in the likenes of a man with her, whom very valiantly I dis-arm'd, and brought away his naked weapon

What traytor? didst disarme him?

Did I and there had been twentie of 'em I would not have car'd a rush though they had been as valiant as Hector, had I not treason a'my side so soone as I came in

Thou dost amaze me what said he?

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A sleepe, we loose time goe you along with Dametas, seize upon that Traytor, oh I am rent with sorrow

Yes my Lord we suspected they were running away [Page] together and therefore in hope of his maiesties pardon

Looke heere unnaturall children, for I cannot pronounce you Innocent, this circumstance betrayes your guilt, see where your king and father lyes a cold patterne for a tombe

Would I might never see my wife and children in my right wits, if I be a traytor that's enough my Lord, the'il carry me away too.

Actus Quintus.

GOod Master jaylor you might be so curteous in your office to let vs see these Gentlemen,

Madam I dare not,

'Tis well you dare obay King Philonax and be a rebell to me, the time may come you will repent.

Confident that you will keepe your princely words not to interupt or change any discourse with 'em, I have brought you where you may tho at some distance heare 'em, they are pre­paring for musique, 'tis all I dare consent to, neither durst I tell them you should be with in reach of their voyces

Doe not intreate him sister, pray have a speciall remem­brance to let'em want aire and necessaries, youl' forfeit your place if you make conscience to be over honest to'em.

Good sir no tedious excuses nor Apollogy but proceede you and your great Master Philonax, and he will make you his treasurer, or trust you with his great seale, you cannot choose but be an excellent keeper.

What will become of us?

Nay what will become at'h Princes, there's my feare, would they were free againe, and had but their good swords to second their innocence, I am mad to thinke what a condition we are falne to, prithee Philoclea shed some teares for me, if I weepe now it must be for anger that we cannot help 'em, but let the gray-beards looke too't, for if they suffer, unlesse they send me of an errand after them, not a head that nodded to their sentence, shall know where to finde Shoulders to support'em

Doe not if thou darst be a Knave, and try if the Divell will beare you out in't, we must not see'em

Thou shat not deny us a little discourse with Dametas my old governor since we have no other company.

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They cannot use me worse then they have; for I am hang'd in chaines already, I have had three whippings into the bargaine to, if they hold such a hand over me long, I shall never be able to sleepe in a whole skin.

Had you any hand in my fathers death?

Hand, I was so farre from having any hand, that I had not so much as a finger in't, no your mother poisond him with a base violl.

Oh misery!

But Madam, I did not thinke you had been so dishonest, and you had meant to runne away with any body I thought you would have told me so, but I see a woman and a wet eele have both slipperie tailes.

You ran away from me.

Who I runne? I was'never so good a foote man in my life, alas I was tould by that rascall Dorus where a great deale of gold was buried, and I went simply with a resolution after I came home to build halfe a dozen Churches, but now I heare say there is a Gallowes built to my hands, and I must hang ding dong like a bell in the wodden steeple.

Speake well of Dorus sirra, you had more neede to pray for him.

Heaven convert him then, and tho he live when I am dead he may be rotten as soone as I

Who sent you sirra to my Chamber?

Sent me, the Divell; and I ha thriv'd accordingly, would my wife had broke her necke when I tooke you together.

Your wife.

Or my daughter, or you or any body to save the loose of my owne sweete Madam speake a good word for me, and Ile— speake annother for you, my evidence will be heard, and I care Not what I sweare; 'tis not for the King hee's dead, I looke Every minute for a voyce to call me to the Sessions.

Hey there'tis already, as ever you hope to be married while your maiden heads are sweete; save me from the Gal­lowes, for if I be once hang'd I shall never be my owne man ag [...]n.

I will forgive thee Philonax for more malice then thou hast brought against my life, for being so honest to Pamela,

must I be hangman? oh brave, heaven preserve your Lordship, I shall quickly learne the trade, and if ever any of your honors have occasion to use me, I will owe you a good turne, and in token I have beene bound to you the knot of my dutifull affection, shall tella tale in your eare you shall thanke me when you are hang'd, come your wayes, but I beseech your Lordship, I may be allow'd a man some times I would be loath to hange or to behead my selfe, my wife or my owne kindred, but if it happen there be more worke then he can turne his hands to, I will not sticke with him to hang my selfe, provide you malefactors and let me alone for halters.

'Tis Evarchus thy father Pyrocles, my vncle king of Macedon, all yee gods, my heart is extaside with ioy.

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My Lord, Gentlemen, there's something stirs and groan [...] Come backe.

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