 | Love's Hospital |  |
Scen: 6a
to ye m. Lysander, Surdato, Macilento:Lysand:
Macilento you haue persuaded him yt
Piscinus is his Rivall and most abusive of him.
Macilent:
Yes, Yes, sr, looke, looke, how he swells att him
as if he had eate A toade
47
—Goes to Facetia & complements.
Surdato
Disgracde before my face, O Diabolo, Ile
Make thee eate thy wordes prophaner
Of my Loves pure eares
Lepid:
What hast thou done Lysander?
48
And thou hast stopd two mouths at once.
Piscinus
—Lookes pittifully.
Columell:
I may come vnto my self againe awhile
Columella comes downe from ye pillar.
And come away from ye Arras
Surdat:
Ile heare no excuses, no, I am deafe to yr absurde
Apologyes; quit ye place ye a and yr suite too
Or by my offended soule. Ile caste thy slanderouse
To[u]ngue (spight of yt guarde of Tawny teeth)
Into foule Cerberus chopps wher it shall barke
As in its proper place
Piscinus
—Stares vpon him
Surdato
Dogg I will: dee stare?
Macilento:
Just such an eye ye mastife gave you Sr yt snatcht
ye Capons legg out of your hande wc h afterwardes
indeed you caught and eate in spight of ye doggs teeth.
Facetia:
Nay pray be patient Sr.
Surdat:
yr fingers Macilento.
Macilen:
—Makes signes
Faceti:
Doe you but retyre yr selfe & Ile give him his
mittimus and be wholy yours.
Macilen:
—Makes signes againe
Surdat:
I do obey, Facetia [[illeg.]] live Thy to[u]ngue
49
Not pardond (sirrah) live vpon good likeinge.
Lysand:
Why was not this A fine tempest & prsently over
Now to ye statue againe
Columel:
Now must I to ye place from whence
Columella goes to ye pillar agaī
I [came] came, to ye hangeinges againe.
Piscin
—Goes to him and stands before him Gives him signes to speake, wc h speech Piscinus acteth Columella stirreth not att all:
50
O, list Facetia to an hearte can speake
Wt hout A tongue, a vseless Organ, thats made
To vent lovers vowes false promises
Wc h nere came from ye hearte,: The tongue was made
Spokes-man for Lust not Love, to daube pure eares
Which oft are burnte and scorcht wt h fiery wordes
Of venemouse furye: or els made red or glow
Wt h glozeinge fflatterye: Behold my soule
Subjected to thy feete, & wt h her service
Tenders these helpes of life, hers & thy slaves
Piscinus boweth very low and thro. ws downe writeinges
The guifts of Fortune, walke ore yt Parchmente
And take possession of 5 thousande Akers
And on those Akers see my flocke of sheepe
fattinge themselves to feed thy [l[OMITTED]ly]e lovely bodye
And just vpon ye brow of yon rich hill
Standes mine and thy house enter it dear Ladye
Lepid:
This was A very large sheep-skin I thincke
He hath exhibited his inventorye
Colum:
All mine is thine O then lett thine be mine
Lepidus:
Oh, oh, my heartstringes, oh my heartestringes
Daughter speake to him, weele haue repetitions
In ye Afternoone.
Facet:
Sr I cannot deserve so much as this
51
Lepid:
Sr you and yr mouth shall dine wt h us to day.
Piscin
—laughs, expresses signes of joy.
Exeunt omnes
| Love's Hospital | |