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The Lady-Errant

A Tragi-Comedy
Cartwright, William (1611-1643)
  
THE LADY-ERRANT.
  
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[Thus thy left hand the Mighty Stagyrite Supports]
  
To the Memory of the most Ingenious and Vertuous Gentleman Mr Wil: Cartvvright, my much valued Friend.
  
Upon Mr Cartvvright's Excellent Poems Now collected and published.
  
On Mr Cartvvright's Poems.
  
On the Incomparable Poems of Mr William Cartvvright, late Student of Christ-Church in Oxford.
  
On Mr Cartvvright's excellent Poems, now Collected and Published.
  
On Mr Cartvvright and his Poems.
  
On Mr William Cartvvright's excellent Poems, collected and published since his Death.
  
To the deceased Author of these Poems.
  
On Mr Will: Cartvvright's excellent Poems, Now collected and Published.
  
On the publication of the Posthume Poems of M. William Cartwright, sometime Student of Christ-Church in OXON.
  
To my dear Mother the Vniversity of Oxford, Upon Mr Cartvvright's Poems.
  
To the Stationer (Mr Moseley) on his Printing Mr Cartvvright's Poems.
  
Vpon the Ingenuous Author and his Poems.
  
On Mr Will: Cartwright's excellent Poems.
  
ON Mr William Cartvvright's excellent Poems.
  
Vpon Mr. Cartvvright's Poems, published long after his death.
  
In Memory of his honoured Friend Mr VVilliam Cartvvright.
  
To the Memory of his deceased Friend. Mr William Cartvvright.
  
In Memory of Mr William Cartvvright.
  
On Mr William Cartvvright's surviving Poems.
  
Upon the Poems and Plaies of the ever Memorable Mr Will: Cartvvright.
  
On Mr William Cartvvright's excellent Poems.
  
To the rich Memory of my Honoured Friend the Learned Author.
  
TO The Memory of Master Cartvvright.
  
On Mr William Cartvvright's excellent Poems, collected and published since his Death.
  
On Mr VVil: Cartvvright's excellent Poems, Collected and Published since his death.
  
To the Memory of Mr William Cartvvright.
  
On his Deceased Friend Mr Will: Cartvvright's Poems, now Collected and Published.
  
TO The Memory of my most deserving and peculiar Friend Mr Wil. Cartvvright.
  
On the Death of Mr. William Cartvvright, and the now publishing of his Poems.
  
On the Death of Mr Cartvvright, and the Life of his desired Poems.
  
On the Death of Mr William Cartvvright.
  
Upon Mr Cartvvright and his Poems.
  
On Mr Cartvvright's Incomparable Poems published after his Death.
  
On M. Will: Cartwrights Incomparable Poems.
  
Upon the setting forth M. Will: Cartwrights Poems.
  
To the Memory of Mr VVilliam Cartvvright.
  
To the Memory of the deceased Author Mr William Cartvvright.
  
On Mr William Cartvvright excellent Poems.
  
On Mr William Cartvvright's excellent Poems.
  
On M. Cartvvright and his Poems.
  
On Mr Cartvvright's Poems Now collected and Published.
  
On Mr Cartvvright's Poems.
  
To the Memory of Mr William Cartvvright, On the publication of these His Incomparable Poems
  
Upon the Memory of Mr William Cartvvright and his admirable Poems.
  
Vpon the Author's decease, and Poems.
  
TO THE Memory of Mr Cartvvright, and on his Incomparable Poems.
  
On the Death of Mr Cartvvright, and Resurrection of his Poems.
  
Upon Mr Cartvvright's Poems.
  
Vpon the Incomparable Poems of the Learned Mr Cartvvright.
  
To the Memory of the Incomparable Mr William Cartvvright.
  
Upon the Incomparable Poems of Mr William Cartvvright late Student of Christ Church in Oxford.
  
On the Death of my dear Friend Mr William Cartvvright, relating to the fore-going Elegies.
  
The Stationer.
  
The Prologue.
  
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ACT. I.
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SCEN. I.
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Scen. II.
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Scen. III.
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ACT. II.
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SCENE I.
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ACT. III.
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ACT IV.
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ACT V.
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Scene VI.
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The Epilogue.
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Scen. VII.

To them Philænis.
Phil.
Arm, arm, arm, arm,
The King, and Lords are within sight. Here Madam,
Pray take my Sword, and Helmet.

Cos.
Worthy Gentlemen,
Do y' come to proffer aid from th' Cretan King
To help us 'gainst the Men?

Irin.
No Ladies: we
Come but to tell you that the King is Landed,
They discover themselves.
We are your fellow-Subjects.

Cos.
Fellow-Villaines
Among your selves. Eumela, we may thank
You for all this.

Pan.
But Sister of the Sword,
Great Lady Stickler—

Mach.
Be patient pray y' a while—Take you this Helmet,
And you this Fauchion Sir, and you this Lance;
Embassadours still must be dismiss'd with Presents.

Rho.
Where is our Plate?

Pan.
Our Wealth?

Cos.
Our Jewels?

Mach.
Folly!
Did not my Order bind me to assist
Distressed men?

Cos.
Who would e'r trust a VVoman?

Mach.
The Queen will give y' a fair account.

Adr.
'Tis no
Time to debate things now. The truth is, all
VVas ship'd, and sent the King, as one great Present
From all the Cyprian VVomen. If you do
Desire that he should know how it was rais'd,
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For what intended, by what means diverted,
I'l bid him spare his thanks, and tell him 'twas
Not Bounty, but Misfortune that directed
This vast Supply to him.

Cos.
We hope your Highness
Will be so Gratious to us, as to let us
Make the best use yet of our Evils. 'Twill
Be something, if that, which was meant Sedition,
May now be took for Contribution,
And we esteem'd Relievers of the Army.

Adr.
I do engage my Royall word, you shall
Be put in th' Annals, as good Members of
The Cyprian Commonwealth. But heark, the noise!
The Horses, Trumpets, Priests! They come! stand off.

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