Act 5 — Scene VI.[3638]

Y. Man. They are come in. Sit you two off, as strangers.— There, lady.—Where ’s the boy? [Enter Boy.] Be ready, sirrah, And clear your pipes.—The music now; they enter. Music.

Pin. What a state she keeps! How far off they sit from her! How rich she is! Ay, marry, this shows bravely!5 Bel. She is a lusty wench, and may allure a good man; But, if she have a tongue, I ’ll not give twopence for her. There sits my Fury; how I shake to see her! Y. Man. Madam, this is the gentleman. Mir. How sweet she kisses! [Mirabel salutes Oriana.] She has a spring dwells on her lips, a paradise!10 This is the legacy?

From the honour’d dead I bring Thus his love and last off’ring. Take it nobly, ’t is your due. From a friendship ever true;15 From a faith, &c.

Ori. Most noble sir, This from my now-dead brother, as his love, And grateful memory of your great benefit; From me my thanks, my wishes, and my service.20 Till I am more acquainted, I am silent; Only I dare say this,—you are truly noble. Mir. What should I think? Pin. Think you have a handsome fortune: Would I had such another! Ros. Ye are all well met, gentlemen; We hear ye are for travel. Pin. You hear true, lady;25 And come to take our leaves. Lil. We ’ll along with ye: We see you are grown so witty by your journey, We cannot choose but step out too. This lady We mean to wait upon as far as Italy. Bel. I ’ll travel into Wales, amongst the mountains,30 In hope they cannot find me. Ros. If you go further, So good and free society we hold ye, We ’ll jog along too. Pin. Are you so valiant, lady? Lil. And we ’ll be merry, sir, and laugh. Pin. It may be We ’ll go by sea. Lil. Why, ’t is the only voyage!35 I love a sea-voyage, and a blust’ring tempest: And let all split! Pin. This is a dainty damosel!— I think ’t will tame ye. Can ye ride post? Lil. Oh, excellently! I am never weary that way: A hundred mile a day is nothing with me.40 Bel. I ’ll travel under ground. Do you hear, sweet lady? I find it will be dangerous for a woman. Ros. No danger, sir, I warrant; I love to be under. Bel. I see she will abuse me all the world over.— But say we pass through Germany, and drink hard?45 Ros. We ’ll learn to drink, and swagger too. Bel. She ’ll beat me!— Lady, I ’ll live-at home. Ros. And I ’ll live with thee; And we ’ll keep house together. Bel. I ’ll keep hounds first: And those I hate right heartily. Pin. I go for Turkey; And so, it may be, up into Persia.50 Lil. We cannot know too much; I ’ll travel with ye. Pin. And you ’ll abuse me? Lil. Like enough. Pin. ’T is dainty! Bel. I will live in a bawdy-house. Ros. I dare come to you. Bel. Say I am dispos’d to hang myself? Ros. There I ’ll leave you. Bel. I am glad I know how to avoid you. Mir. May I speak yet? Y. Man. She beckons to ye.56 Mir. Lady, I could wish I knew to recompense, Even with the service of my life, those pains, And those high favours you have thrown upon me: Till I be more desertful in your eye,60 And till my duty shall make known I honour ye, Noblest of women, do me but this favour, To accept this back again as a poor testimony. [Offering the casket.] Ori. I must have you too with ’em; else the will, That says they must rest with ye, is infring’d, sir;65 Which, pardon me, I dare not do. Mir. Take me then, And take me with the truest love. Ori. ’T is certain My brother lov’d ye dearly, and I ought As dearly to preserve that love: but, sir, Though I were willing, these are but your ceremonies.70 Mir. As I have life, I speak my soul! Ori. I like ye: But how you can like me, without having testimony, A stranger to ye—— Mir. I ’ll marry ye immediately; A fair state[3639] I dare promise ye. Bel. Yet she ’ll cozen thee. Ori. Would some fair gentleman durst promise for ye!75 Mir. By all that’s good——

La Cast., Nant., &c. And we ’ll make up the rest, lady. Ori. Then Oriana takes ye! Nay, she has caught ye; If ye start now, let all the world cry shame on ye! I have out-travell’d ye. Bel. Did not I say she would cheat thee?80 Mir. I thank ye: I am pleas’d ye have deceiv’d me, And willingly I swallow it, and joy in ’t; And yet, perhaps, I knew[3640] ye. Whose plot was this? Lug. He is not asham’d that cast[3641] it; he that executed, Follow’d your father’s will. Mir. What a world’s this!85 Nothing but craft and cozenage! Ori. Who begun, sir? Mir. Well; I do take thee upon mere compassion; And I do think I shall love thee. As a testimony, I ’ll burn my book, and turn a new leaf over. But these fine clothes you shall wear still. Ori. I obey you, sir, in all.90 Nant. And how, how, daughters? What say you to these gentlemen?— What say ye, gentlemen, to the girls? Pin. By my troth—if she can love me— Lil. How long? Pin. Nay, if once ye love—— Lil. Then take me, And take your chance. Pin. Most willingly: ye are mine, lady; And, if I use ye not that ye may love me——95 Lil. A match, i’ faith. Pin. Why, now ye travel with me. Ros. How that thing stands! Bel. It will, if ye urge it: Bless your five wits! Ros. Nay, prithee, stay; I ’ll have thee. Bel. You must ask me leave first. Ros. Wilt thou use me kindly, And beat me but once a week? Bel. If you deserve no more.100 Ros. And wilt thou get me with child? Bel. Dost thou ask me seriously? Ros. Yes, indeed, do I. Bel. Yes, I will get thee with child. Come, presently, An ’t be but in revenge, I ’ll do thee that courtesy.105 Well, if thou wilt fear God and me, have at thee! Ros. I ’ll love ye, and I ’ll honour ye. Bel. I am pleas’d, then. Mir. This Wild-Goose Chase is done; we have won o’ both sides. Brother, your love: and now to church of all hands; Let’s lose no time. Pin. Our travelling lay by.110 Bel. No more for Italy; for the Low Countries, [I.] Exeunt.