Marlowe, Christopher · published 1633 · first performed or written 1589 [c.1589-1590] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown · before the Court unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 477 words
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Where father? In my house my girl. Then shall they ne'er be seen of Barabas: For they have seized upon thy house and wares. But they will give me leave once more, I trow, To go into my house. That may they not: For there I left the Governor placing Nuns, Displacing me; and of thy house they mean To make a Nunnery, where none but their own sect Must enter in; men generally barred. My gold, my gold, and all my wealth is gone. You partial heavens, have I deserved this plague? What will you thus oppose me, luckless Stars, To make me desperate in my poverty? And knowing me impatient in distress Think me so mad as I will hang myself, That I may vanish o'er the earth in air, And leave no memory that e'er I was. No, I will live; nor loathe I this my life: And since you leave me in the Ocean thus To sink or swim, and put me to my shifts, I'll rouse my senses, and awake myself. Daughter, I have it: thou perceivest the plight Wherein these Christians have oppressed me: Be ruled by me, for in extremity We ought to make bar of no policy. Father, whate'er it be to injure them That have so manifestly wronged us, What will not Abigal attempt? Why so; then thus, thou toldst me they have turned my house Into a Nunnery, and some Nuns are there. I did. Then Abigal, there must my girl Entreat the abbess to be entertained. How, as a Nun? ay, Daughter, for Religion Hides many mischiefs from suspicion. ay, but father they will suspect me there. Let 'em suspect, but be thou so precise As they may think it done of Holiness. Entreat 'em fair, and give them friendly speech, And seem to them as if thy sins were great, Till thou hast gotten to be entertained. Thus father shall I much dissemble. Tush, as good dissemble that thou never mean'st As first mean truth, and then dissemble it, A counterfeit profession is better Than unseen hypocrisy. Well father, say I be entertained, What then shall follow? This shall follow then; There have I hid close underneath the plank That runs along the upper chamber floor, The gold and jewels which I kept for thee. But here they come; be cunning Abigal. Then father go with me. No, Abigal, in this It is not necessary I be seen. For I will seem offended with thee for't. Be close, my girl, for this must fetch my gold. Sisters, we now are almost at the new made Nunnery. The better; for we love not to be seen: 'Tis 30 winters long since some of us Did stray so far amongst the multitude. But, Madam, this house And waters of this new made Nunnery Will much delight you.
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Where father? In my house my girle. Then shall they ne're be seene of Barrabas: For they haue seiz'd vpon thy house and wares. But they will giue me leaue once more, I trow, To goe into my house. That may they not: For there I left the Gouernour placing Nunnes, Displacing me; and of thy house they meane To make a Nunnery, where none but their owne sect Must enter in; men generally barr'd. My gold, my gold, and all my wealth is gone. You partiall heauens, haue I deseru'd this plague? What will you thus oppose me, lucklesse Starres, To make me desperate in my pouerty? And knowing me impatient in distresse Thinke me so mad as I will hang my selfe, That I may vanish ore the earth in ayre, And leaue no memory that e're I was. No, I will liue; nor loath I this my life: And since you leaue me in the Ocean thus To sinke or swim, and put me to my shifts, I'le rouse my senses, and awake my selfe. Daughter, I haue it: thou perceiu'st the plight Wherein these Christians haue oppressed me: Be rul'd by me, for in extremitie We ought to make barre of no policie. Father, what e're it be to iniure them That haue so manifestly wronged vs, What will not Abigall attempt? Why so; then thus, thou toldst me they haue turn'd my house Into a Nunnery, and some Nuns are there. I did. Then Abigall, there must my girle Intreat the Abbasse to be entertain'd. How, as a Nunne? I, Daughter, for Religion Hides many mischiefes from suspition. I, but father they will suspect me there. Let 'em suspect, but be thou so precise As they may thinke it done of Holinesse. Intreat 'em faire, and giue them friendly speech, And seeme to them as if thy sinnes were great, Till thou hast gotten to be entertain'd. Thus father shall I much dissemble. Tush, as good dissemble that thou neuer mean'st As first meane truth, and then dissemble it, A counterfet profession is better Then vnseene hypocrisie. Well father, say I be entertain'd, What then shall follow? This shall follow then; There haue I hid close underneath the plancke That runs along the vpper chamber floore, The gold and Iewels which I kept for thee. But here they come; be cunning Abigall. Then father goe with me. No, Abigall, in this It is not necessary I be seene. For I will seeme offended with thee for't. Be close, my girle, for this must fetch my gold. Sisters, we now are almost at the new made Nunnery. The better; for we loue not to be seene: 'Tis 30 winters long since some of vs Did stray so farre amongst the multitude. But, Madam, this house And waters of this new made Nunnery Will much delight you.