Philaster; Or, Love Lies a Bleeding

THE ACTORS NAMES

King of Cecely

Arathusa, the Princesse.

Phylaster.

Pharamont, a Spanish Prince,

Leon, a Lord.

Gleremon} Two Noble Gentlemen

Trasilm }

Bellario a Page, Leon's daughter.

Callatea, a Lady of Honor.

Megra, another Lady.

A Waiting Gentlewoman.

Two Woodmen.

A Countrey Gallant.

An Old Captaine.

And Souldiers.

A Messenger.

B omits the list of Persons Represented in the Play and also The Scene, etc.1. 5. C—H] The persons presented are these, viz. In A the play, down to I. 26 of p. 78, begins as follows]

Actus I. Scoen. I

_Enter at severall doores _Lord Lyon, Trasiline, followes him,

Clerimon meetes them.

CLE. My good Lord Lyon, most happily met worthy Trasiline, Come gallants, what's the newes, the season affoords us variety, the novilsts of our time runnes on heapes, to glut their itching eares with airie sounds, trotting to'th burse; and in the Temple walke with greater zeale to heare a novall lye, than a pyous Anthum tho chanted by Cherubins.

LYON. And that shall serve as long as invention lastes, there dreames they relate, as spoke from Oracles, or if the gods should hold a synod, and make them their secritaries, they will divine and prophecie too: but come and speake your thoughts of the intended marriage with the Spanish Prince. He is come you see, and bravely entertainde.

LEON. Soft and faire, there is more will forbid the baines, then say amen to the marriage: though the King usurped the Kingdome during the non-age of the Prince Phylaster, hee must not thinke to bereave him of it quite; hee is now come to yeares to claime the Crowne.

LEON. A diadem worn by a headlesse King wold be wonderous, Phylaster is too weake in power.

sound musicke within.

  Enter the King, Pharamont, the Princesse, the Lady Gallatea, the Lady Megra, a Gentlewoman, loith Lords attending,   the King takes his seate.

l. 28. B—E] nor Lords, nor Ladyes. l. 33. B and C] desired. l. 34. Folio] ghess.

p. 76, l. 1. B and C] Faith sir. l. 8. F] for me.

p. 77, l. 1. B and C] Faith, I thinke. l. 29. B] quickly to bee. l. 33. D—H] To give a stranger. l. 35. In B—H bracket ends with this line. l. 37. F, G, H and the Folio misprint] your daughter. l. 38. C, D and E] your subjects.

p. 78, l. 9. E—H] I making. l. 13. B] To talke of her. l. 22. B omits] a. l. 29. A] when it is. l. 30. A—E] is wrong'd.

p. 79, l. 4. A] And in me. l. 5. A, B and C] By more then all the gods, I hold it happy. D and E] By more then all my hopes I hold it happy (A—E repeat happy at beginning of next line). l. 9. A] rotting age. l. 10. A—H] Open. l. 15. A] finde it out. l. 16. A, B and C] And tye it to this Countrey. By all the gods. l. 17. A] as easie to the subjects. l. 27. A] Miracles. l. 30. A prints this stage-direction after the word 'shape' in l. 32. l. 31. A] he'le sell him, he has so be praised his shape. B—G] sell himself. l. 33. A] large praises. ll. 34 and 35. A] Let mee bee swallowed quicke, if I can finde all the Anatomy of yon mans vertues unseene to sound enough. l. 37. A, B and C] of trifles. l. 39. A omits] And.

p. 80, l. 1. A] for favour. l. 3. A, B and C] how pale he lookes, he feares. l. 4. A] And this same whoresone conscience, ah how it jades us. l. 5. B] intent. l. 6. A] speak on. l. 11. F and G] turn'd. l. 15. A] sweet Princesse. l. 25. A, B and C add after] ashes, as I. l. 26. F] goes. l. 30. A] his hidden bowels. l. 31. A, B and C] By the just gods it shall. l. 35. A] I Prince of popines, I will make it well appeare. l. 40. A] Turcle.

p. 81, l. 2. A] make. ll. 3 and 4. A] I doe not fancy this choller, Sure hee's somewhat tainted. l. 8. A] be constant gentle heavens, I'le run. B and C] Be constant Gentlemen, by heaven I'le run. l. 10. A—D] we are all one. l. 17. A] leave it to me. l. 19. D, E and G] were. l. 21. A—F] any thing but thine. G] any thine. l. 25. A and B] belied. l. 26. A] and from his presence. Spit all those bragges. B—E] presence. B omits] all. ll. 29 and 30. A omits] to brave our best friends. You deserve our frown. l. 31. A] noblier. l. 32. A gives this speech to Leon, i.e., Dion. l. 34. A] never. l. 35. A] This is. l. 37. A omits] your. l. 38. A] but i'm sure tothers the man set in my eye. A—G] my eye.

p. 82, l. 4. A] griefe. l. 5. A] My wants. A, B and C] now nothing hopes and feares. l. 7. A and B omit] not. l. 8. A] Phy: whispers the King. l. 9. A omits this line. ll. 12 and 13. A] has a soule of Christall,* to read their actions, though mens faces. l. 14. A omits] Do. A] but view the stranger well. F] your stranger. l. 15. A] throw all. A] braveries. l. 16. A] a true truant. l. 17. A] I am no augery. l. 21. A] you are. l. 22. A] smooth your selfe. l. 24. A, B and C omit] not. l. 25. A—E] my weake starres lead me too; [A:] all my weake fortunes. l. 26. A] dare. A omits parenthesis. B] presence (speake, that is. l. 30. A omits] Sure. l. 31. A] Yes, with my fathers spirit is heare O King. l. 32. A] and now. l. 34. A—E] these are. l. 39. The Folio misprints] hour hand.

p. 83, l. 2. A] of your life. l. 4. A omits] your. A omits] Ex. King, Pha. and Are. B—H omit] and. l. 6. A gives this speech to 'Tra.', i.e., Thrasiline. l. 8. A—G] is he not. l. 10. A—G] I could. A] their nation. l. 12. A gives this speech to 'Lad.', i.e., Lady. A, B and C] Gods comfort. A omits] Lady. l. 13. A] has. A, B and C with variations of spelling add] Exet Ladies. l. 27. A] recluses. l. 28. A] How doe your worth sir. l. 30. A omits] I find. l. 32. A] Sir, the King must please. l. 33. A] who you are, and what you are. F] what we are and who you are. l. 34. The Folio misprints] juriuries. A] your wrongs and vertues. l. 35. A] but call your father to you. l. 38. A omits] to.

p. 84, l. 2. A] Friend. l. 3. A—D] our eares. l. 5. F] Do you love. l. 6. A] Lyon. l. 10. A] a penance. l. 12. For this line A after l. 8 reads] Enter a Gentlewoman. l. 13. A] I'st to me, or to any of these Gentlemen you come. l. 14. Here and at l. 17 for 'La.' A reads] Gent-Woo. l. 16. A] you are. l. 17. A omits] to. l. 18. A, B and C] her faire hand. l. 19. A adds] Exit Gent-Woo. l. 21. F] But do weigh. l. 28. A] and white fiend frends in her cheekes. l. 30. In D—H the stage-direction 'Ex. Phil.' is printed at the end of l. 29. l. 32. B—G] th' art. l. 35. A] Enter Princesse and her Gentlewoman. ll. 36 and 37. For 'Are.' A reads throughout the scene 'Prin.' and for 'La.' reads 'Woo.'

p. 85, l. 2. A] at the first. l. 5. A—H] dangers. l. 7. A] dares. l. 12. A, B and C] You all are. l. 17. A omits] Fear. A] mee thoughts. l. 21. A] with such a woing jesture and puicke looks. l. 22. A omits] him. l. 27. A] his ends. l. 29. A] To things so opposite, so bound to put. l. 31. A omits] of mine. l. 32. A omits] Of. l. 35. A] that will not have your dens withstood. l. 37. A, B and C] passions. l. 38. A] into. l. 40. A and B] Oh it is well.

p. 86, l. 5. A] dos so ill become. l. 14. A] Injury. l. 15. A] found to be so great. l. 24. A] Both, or I do. A, B and C] by heaven. l. 25. A] if I not calmely die injoy them both. l. 28. H] give. l. 40. A and B] I can indure it.

p. 87, l. 1. A] saw yet. l. 2. A—H] dreadfully. l. 3. A] speake. l. 4. A—D] horrible. l. 7. A] a womans tongue. l. 10. A] you that beg. l. 11. F and G] unprice. l. 17. F] The love. l. 22. A omits] doth. B—E] doe. l. 26. A] might have. l. 35. A omits] The gods. l. 36. A] the worthier, and the better blest. l. 39. A] unwelcom'd.

p. 88, l. 5. A—G] true loves. l. 9. B—H] fountaines. l. 11. A] as much againe. l. 13. A] bred in the vayle. l. 16. A] eye. l. 17. A] make them. l. 23. A] the course. l. 24. A] it yeelded him his life. l. 30. A] me thoughts. l. 32. A] whom was glad. l. 33. F and G] The truliest. F] gentle. l. 36. A] Enter woman. In A and B this stage-direction occurs after l. 37. l. 38. A for 'La.' reads] Woo. l. 39. A] Phylaster doe.

p. 89, l.4. A, B and C] the voyce of God. l.5. A] yet I doe not hide my selfe. l.13. Folio has a full-stop at end of line. l.14. A omits] for my sake do. l.16. A] Enter Pharamont and a woman. ll. 19 and 20. A] the deare love within my heart. l.21. A] if I shall have an answer or no, derectly I am gone. l.23. A] To what? what would he have answer. B—E omit] an. l.25. A—D] forbare. l.29. A] though it lie. l.31. A, B and C] And by the gods. l.32. A] if then. l.35. A omits this line, though the words 'Pha. You' are printed as turn-over words at the foot of the page.

p. 90, l.I. A] nothing. l.5. A] so much. ll. 7 and 8. A] but wert the Church at the high Altar. l.9. A] injurie. l.10. A. omits] Sir. l.12. A and B omit] Phi. l.16. A omits] But. l.17. A, B and C] but yet. l. 19. A] before our hearts bee so, then if you please. l.21. A—E] dreaming forme. l.23. A] your thoughts. l.28. A] and his boy, called Bellario. l.31. A] thy owne. l.33. A reads 'Boy' for 'Bell.' here and throughout the play. l.34. A] And I am onely yet some thing. l.35. A—H] were apt. l.37. A] crafty.

p. 91, l.6. A] bear'st. l.7. A] claps. A omits] yet. l.8. A] but when judgement comes no rule those passions. l.17. A omits] grown. l.30. A] dos plead. l.32. A] knowst. l.33. A] dos call. l.34. B] dwellest.

p. 92, l.5. A] your loves, your sighes. l.7. B—H] heaven. A] Exit boy. l.8. C] Lord. l. II. A] I must see. l.12. A omits] Phi. l.18. A] before in my life. l.20. A] I'le hound at her. Madame. F] Heer's on boulted, I'le bound at her. l.21. In A the words 'Enter Gallatea' occur after the word 'fault' in l.19. l.25. A] y'are. l.26. A omits] but. 1. 28. A] those two I onely barre. l.32. A] Couch. l.33. A] a play and a banquet. ll.34 and 35. A] to make you blush, this is my owne hayre, and this face. l.36. A—D and F] a peny painting. l.37. A and H] wardrop. G] wardrope. l.38. A] the jealous silke-mans wife curse our doing.

p. 93, l.l.A] You much mistake me Lady. l.2. Folio misprints Pha. For Gal. After this line A adds] Pha. Y'are very dangerous bitter, like a potion. Gal. No sir, I do not mean to purge you, though I meane to purge a little time on you. l.8. A and B] Cardus. A] about five. l. II. A] and Conger. A] they are dullers. l.12. A] the vitall anymales. l.13. A] all this time. 11. 16 and 17. A] Shee's daintie, and must be courted with a shewer of gold. l.19. A] What ha you. l.20. A] you'd have silver fort. l.21. A] a worse time sir. l.23. A] gold safe for you. A adds] She slips behind the Orras. II. 25 and 26. In place of these two lines A] Gal. Shes comming sir behind, Will ye take white money yet for all this. Exit. l.-27. A] If there be but two such in this Kingdome more. B—H] If there be but two such more in this Kingdome. l.28. A] ene. l.31. A] would breed. l.39. A] doe not call you Lady.

p. 94, l.I.A—G] talke an houre. l.5. A] your lip. l.6. A] time enough. l.8. A—D] and red enough. l.10. A) twend Cherries dyde in blush. l. II. A] deepe beames. I.14. A] sweete looker on. A] these blessings. l.15. A. adds as a stage-direction] They kisse. l.18. A omits] off. l.19. A] it may be a number without Probatum. l.20. A] by such neate Poetrie. l.26. A] but you. l.28. A] now you ha don't before me. l.29. A] And yet. l.31-A] never. l.34. A] ye. l.36. A—H and Folio] this is all.

p. 95, l. 5. A] my masculine imagination. l. 7. B] mine honor. l. 9. A] my other. l. 10. A] Sir Timen a schoolemaister. l. 11. A] keepe. B and C add] Madam. l. 14. Folio] apoplex? l. 15. A omits 'And' and 'Sir.' l. 17. A] tied toot. l. 19. A omits] Look well about you, and you may find a tongue-bolt. l. 21. A and B] whether. l. 24. A omits the second 'I dare not.' l. 27. A] give worship to you thoughts. l. 28. A] y'are. l. 29. A] I shall visit you. l. 30. A] most uncertaine. l. 34. A] Exit ambo. B] Exeunt. l. 35. A] the Orras. l. 38. A] Dowsabell. A] for it. l. 39. A omits] Gal.

p. 96, l. 1. A] Enter Princesse and her Gentlewoman. These characters are in A indicated by 'Prin.' and 'Wo.' throughout the scene. l. 3. A omits] Madam. l. 8. A—H and Folio] boy. A] i'st not. l. 11. In A this stage-direction occurs after l. 7. l. 14. A—G] has done. l. 19. A] they shall be. l. 23. A, B and C] suspected. l. 26. A] presents. l. 31. A—H] was never. l. 34. A] Enter Boy. He is called 'Boy' throughout the scene. l. 35. A] your sad. l. 38. A] Then trust in me.

p. 97, l. 6. A] a crosse schoole-maister. l. 8. A] water. l. 9. H and Folio misprint] dreath. F, G and H] trouble. l. 10. A omits] out. l. 11. A] it selfe. l. 12. A, B and C] doth. l. 13. A] Boy. I know not Madame, what it is. l. 18. A, B and C] respect to. l. 19. A, B and C] with thinking. l. 20. A, B and C] thinke away. l. 21. A] with mingling starts, and crying. l. 22. A omits] and hastily. A] in streetes. l. 24. A] any woman. l. 28. A] drop beades. ll. 30 and 31. A] taught to your Lords credit. l. 35. A] thus away. l. 36. A] Enter the three Gentlewomen, Megra, Gallatea, and another Lady. B—H omit] and. l. 37. A gives this speech to 'Tra.', i.e., Thrasiline. l. 38. A—G] talke an hour.

p. 98, l. 4. A] theyre. B] theile scarce find. l. 5. A and B] your owne lodging. l. 6. A] Enter Pharamont, the Princesse boy, and a woman. l. 9. A] pleasing. l. 11. A] I shall choose. l. 12. A omits this stage-direction. 1. 13. Here and throughout the scene 'Are.' is 'Prin.' in A. A omits] my Lord. A and B] these Ladyes. l. 15. A gives this speech to Galatea. l. 17. A omits] you. l. 18. A omits] has. A] Hilus. l. 20. A] Why this is that. l. 27. A] to hide it. l. 32. A] you have. G] y'are. l. 34. A omits] Come. l. 35. A omits] Ex. Gal. and Meg. B—H omit] and.

p. 99 l. 3. A as stage-direction after the word 'late' on p. 98, l. 37 reads] Enter the King, the Princesse, and a guard. l. 4. C omits] your. l. 11. A. omits] have. l. 12. A. omits] Ex. Are. and Bel. B—H omit] and. l. 19. A gives this speech to 'Leon', i.e., Dion, and adds] Exit Leon. l. 28. A] from the earth. l. 33. A] undeserving child. A omits] of mine. l. 34. A] if she has not broke your lawes, but how could I. l. 36. A] in wrong.

p. 100, l. 9. A] get from them. A omits] I think. A] shee's. l. 11. F] not time. l. 14. A omits] louder yet. l. 15. A] your pleasure … your hearing. l. 16. A] meditation. Folio] meditations? ll. 17 and 18. A] and lowder, not yet, I do not thinke he sleepes, having such larumes by him, once more, Pharamont. They knock. ll. 17 and 18. B] his Larum. l. 19. A] Enter Pharamont above. l. 23. A] Prince, Prince. l. 26. A] The same, sir. Come downe sir. l. 29. A omits] Pha. below. l. 31. A] I have certain private reasons to my selfe sir. ll. 31 and 32. A as a marginal direction] They prease to come in. l. 33. A omits] Gentlemen. l. 35. A] I must come, and will come enter. D—H and Folio print 'Enter' after a space at the end of preceding line. l. 36. A] dishonoured thus. l. 39. A] runagates. p. 101, l. 3. A omits] so. l. 4. A omits] I'le. l. 5. A omits] known. 1. 6. A] I so no. A omits] Meg. Above. l. 8. A omits] and ready. l. 9. A] tis a poore. l. 15. A] whoting. l. 18. A] still in store. l. 22. A—E and G] wring. l. 24. A] chide you dearly. l. 25. A omits] worthy. l. 26. A] his lodging. l. 28. A] Stage. l. 31. A, B and C] Pray God. Il. 31 and 32. A has marginal stage-direction] they come downe to the King. l. 33. A omits this stage-direction. l. 37. A] Apothecaries.

p. 102, l. 2. A] all sinne and hell. l. 5. A omits] and. l. 7. A] reball rymes. l. 9. B, C and D] ye. l. 13. A—G] those gods. l. 15. A] that shall make. l. 17. A] Upon wals. A] or any thing. l. 19. A] her fayre leaps And out-lying, and will discover all, and will dishonour her. l. 22. A omits} and. l.31. A] sinke alone. l.32. A] in print. ll. 33 and 34. A] they're. l. 37. A omits] nay.

p. 103, l. 1. A gives this speech to 'Leon', i.e., Dion. l. 3. A] quarters. ll. 5 and 6. A] Do so, and i'le forget your–. l. 6. A] and the Guard. B—H omit] and. l. 7. A omits] Why. A and B] fit for Hercules. l. 8. A] worthy. C] woman. A] aside. l. 10. A—H] has. l. 11. A—H] uttered. B and C] metled. l. 12. A] will not cure him. l. 13. A, B and C] infections. l. 14. A] chast, brave. l. 16. A] leave yee. l. 18. A] Exit three Gentlemen. l. 20. A] Enter three Gentlemen. B—H omit] and. 1.21. A] And doubtlesse. l.25. A] for all us. A omits] should. l.33. strange thing.

p. 104, l. 3. A omits this line. l. 5. A omits] bent. l. 6. A omits] that's. l. 8. A] draweth. l. 10. A] and we can now comfort. l. 11. A omits] it. l. 12. A gives this speech to Cleremont. l. 13. A gives this speech to 'Leon', i.e., Dion. l. 15. A] on his beleefe. l. 17. A] Lords to his owne good. l. 19. A omits] nay. l. 23. A gives this speech to Cleremont. ll. 27 and 28. A] frame on men disgrace for vertue. l. 30. A omits] good. l.33-A] dull. l.35-A omits] or. A] knowes. B] knowne. l. 38. A] deserved more.

p. 105, l. 2. A and B] to thankes. l. 3. A] sufficient. l. 5. A omits] Sir. l.6. A omits] will not. l.8. A] long have. l. 11. A gives this speech to 'Tra.', i.e., Thrasiline. l. 14. B by mistake gives this speech to Di. l. 16. A] He offers to draw his sword, and is held. l. 18. A] then to rob. l. 22. A] faithfull to increase. l. 24. A] cut out falsehood where it growes. l. 25. A] that man. l. 32. A] injuries. l. 38. A] your pardon. l. 39. A] makes.

p. 106, l. 1. A] backs. l. 5. A] tis then truth that women all are false. B and C] Tis then truth that woman-kind is false. D] thee truth. D—G] woman-kind. l. 6. A] tis. l. 9. A, B and C] by heaven. ll. 10 and 11. A omits] for love of truth speak; Is't possible? l. 10. B and C] for God's love speake. l. 12. A omits this line. l.13. A gives this line to 'Tra.', i.e., Thrasiline. l. 14. A gives this speech to Cleremont. l. 20. A] a little milder. l. 22. A] desires. l. 23. A] and know the sinne she acts. B and C] know. l. 26. A gives this speech to Cleremont. l. 30. A] women. l. 34. A and B] mine eyes. l. 35. A] daggers in thy breast. B] tane. l. 36. A] stuacke dumb. C] did. l. 37. A] this fault might. Il. 38 and 39. In A the speakers are transposed.

p. 107, l. 1. A omits] several. l. 2. A] and spreads them selfe. l. 3. A] Meetes not a fayre on. What, etc. l. 4. A] thorow. l. 5. A gives this speech to 'Tra.', i.e., Thrasiline. l.6. A—D] fall. A, B and C] distracted. l. 10. A] do't. l. 12. A] lodgings. A omits] forth. ll. 14 and 15. A] Omnes. All the gods direct you the readiest way. B, C and D] Di. All the gods direct you The readiest way. A adds] Exit three Gent. ll. 16—18. A omits these lines. l. 18. B—H omit] and. l. 19. A] aske um where he tooke her. l. 22. A] would but flame. l. 24. A] the deede. A] it is. l. 30. A] take them. l. 33. F] spring. l. 36. A prints after the words 'miserable man'] Enter boy. l. 39. A] not blush.

p. 108, l. 4. In A throughout the scene Bellario is indicated by 'Boy.' l. 6. A adds stage-direction] He gives him a letter. l. 10. A omits] my. 1. 12. A] But far unfit for me that doe attend. l. 13. A] my boy. l. 15. A] with this paper. l. 16. A] twines of Adamant. l. 19. A] How dos. l. 20. A omits this line. l. 26. A] meet. l. 28. A] Why, tis. l. 31. A] with al her maiden store. l. 33. A] service. l. 34. A] rewarded. l. 36. A] speakes. l. 38. A] not well. B—G] not ill.

p. l09, l. 1. A] fall out from your tongue, so unevenly. l. 2. A] quicknesse. l. 12. A, B and C] Never my Lord, by heaven. l. 13. A, B and C] That's strange, I know, etc. l. 16. A] I bid her do 't. l. 18. A] delight. l. 19. A] as to her Lord. l. 21. A] paradise. B] parrallesse. C and D] parallesse. l. 25. A] Yes, now I see why my discurled thoughts. 1. 27. A] augeries. l. 29. A] where you tend. l. 31. A] noble friend. 1. 35. A] with sparrowes eyes. l. 39. A] and of goates. l. 40. A] that weighed from.