Markham, Gervase / Machin, Lewis · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) tragicomedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses · 480 words
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No 'twas from me that still am Philocles. My Philocles, my Queen, O double pardon me, My jealousy, his envy, and your virtues: Are sprung from such impatient contraries, I cannot reconcile them; yet O pardon me: My faith in life shall make you recompense: For thee rare Mariana; thou hast wrought A work of noble constant magnitude. As for this monster, this my tempting devil, Whose forfeit life is witness to his shame: I give his life and fortunes to the Queen, She whom his malice would have brought to death, Shall now be judge and jurer of his breath. In which commission, (madame) let it be enrolled He is my brother and my best of blood. And only that is charter for his life: Live envious Lord, more envious than thou'rt great, Live to lament thy worst of wretchedness, Live to repent, since this I certain know: Thine own galled conscience will be thy worst woe. Come bring him away, thrust him forward, though favour and a great purse were against him. How now, what tumult have we there? And it please your majesty we have brought you here a slip a piece of false coin: one that is neither stamped with true coin for his excuse, nor with good clothes for his redemption. Alphonso, in the name of madness how comes this Metamorphosis? Nay stand forth, discourse, if thou dost lie, thou art mine enemy. Nay more, if thou stick in any bog, and by a trick seek to wind out, I will discover you. This conjuration (believe it my Lord) shall make me leap out of all fetters, and briefly thus I have long time loved the fair wife of the Orator; & having no opportunity but his absence at the senate, I took that season: he out of negligence, omitting his papers returned unseasonably, found me insufficiently, and forced me to take sanctuary strangely, which however I purchased, yet he found mine apparel, and mistaken in the tenure, reached it presently, put it on immediately: and now in the senate house is pleading in it seriously. I cannot blame him, you having got so much within his inward garment. Of all which my Lord, I being (in a strict conceit) a bawdy witness: and having both from the orator's scorns and delays received many indignities; though by this discovery to cry quittance with my proud enemy. And you have amply done, yet this jest, So perfect doth deserve more memory. Florio, go bid the Orator attend us presently. And now to you Drap and Velour, I did Refer you long since to the Orator. Yet I note your attention: come there is Some too close fisted hardness in your hearts, You gripe too hard, your bribes will not disburse, Come tell me truly, as you look for heaven, What must you pay for your dispatches?
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No twas from me that still am Philocles. My Philocles, my Queene, O double pardon me, My iealousie, his enuy, and your vertues: Are sprung from such impatient contraries, I cannot reconcile them; yet O pardon me: My faith in life shall make you recompence: For thee rare Mariana; thou hast wrought A worke of noble constant magnitude. As for this monster, this my tempting diuell, Whose forfait life is witnesse to his shame: I giue his life and fortunes to the Queene, She whom his malice would haue brought to death, Shall now be iudge and Iurer of his breath. In which commission, (madame) let it be inrold He is my brother and my best of blood. And onely that is charter for his life: Liue enuious Lord, more enuious then th'art great, Liue to lament thy worst of wretchednesse, Liue to repent, since this I certaine know: Thine owne gald conscieuce will be thy worst woe. Come bring him away, thrust him forward, though fauour and a great purse were against him. How now, what tamult haue we there? And it please your maiestie we haue brought you heere a slip a peece of false coine: one that is neither stampt with true coine for his excuse, nor with good clothes for his redemption. Alphonso, in the name of madnes how comes this Metamorphosis? Nay stand forth, discourse, if thou dost lie, thou art mine enemy. Nay more, if thou sticke in any bogge, and by a tricke seeke to wind out, I will discouer you. This coniuration (beleeue it my Lord) shall make me leap out of all fetters, and briefly thus I haue long time loued the faire wife of the Orator; & hauing no opportunity but his absence at the senate, I tooke that season: hee out of negligence, omitting his papers returnd vnseasonably, found mee insufficiently, and forst mee to take sanctuary strangely, which howeuer I purchast, yet hee found mine apparrell, and mistaken in the tenure, reacht it presently, put it on immediatly: and now in the senat house is pleading in it seriously. I cannot blame him, you hauing got so much within his inward garment. Of all which my Lord, I being (in a strict conceit) a baudy witnesse: and hauing both from the Orators scornes and delaies receiued many indignities; though by this discouery to cry quittance with my proud enemy. And you haue amply done, yet this iest, So perfit doth deserue more memory. Florio, go bid the Orator attend vs presently. And now to you Drap and Velous, I did Referre you long since to the Orator. Yet I note your attention: come there is Some too close fisted hardnes in your hearts, You gripe too hard, your bribes will not disburse, Come tell me truely, as you looke for heauen, What must you pay for your dispatches?