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The Two Noble Kinsmen



by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher 'Apocrypha'






THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN:



Presented at the Blackfriers

by the Kings Maiesties servants;

with great applause:



Written by the memorable Worthies of their time;



Mr。 John Fletcher; Gent。; and

Mr。 William Shakspeare; Gent。








The Persons represented in the Play。



Hymen;

Theseus;

Hippolita; Bride to Theseus

Emelia; Sister to Theseus

'Emelia's Woman';

Nymphs;

Three Queens;

Three valiant Knights;

Palamon; and

Arcite; The two Noble Kinsmen; in love with fair Emelia

'Valerius';

Perithous;

'A Herald';

'A Gentleman';

'A Messenger';

'A Servant';

'Wooer';

'Keeper';

Jaylor;

His Daughter; in love with Palamon

'His brother';

'A Doctor';

'4' Countreymen;

'2 Friends of the Jaylor';

'3 Knights';

'Nel; and other'

Wenches;

A Taborer;

Gerrold; A Schoolmaster。)









PROLOGVE。



'Florish。'



New Playes; and Maydenheads; are neare a kin;

Much follow'd both; for both much mony g'yn;

If they stand sound; and well: And a good Play

(Whose modest Sceanes blush on his marriage day;

And shake to loose his honour) is like hir

That after holy Tye and first nights stir

Yet still is Modestie; and still retaines

More of the maid to sight; than Husbands paines;

We pray our Play may be so; For I am sure

It has a noble Breeder; and a pure;

A learned; and a Poet never went

More famous yet twixt Po and silver Trent:

Chaucer (of all admir'd) the Story gives;

There constant to Eternity it lives。

If we let fall the Noblenesse of this;

And the first sound this child heare; be a hisse;

How will it shake the bones of that good man;

And make him cry from under ground; 'O fan

From me the witles chaffe of such a wrighter

That blastes my Bayes; and my fam'd workes makes lighter

Then Robin Hood!'  This is the feare we bring;

For to say Truth; it were an endlesse thing;

And too ambitious; to aspire to him;

Weake as we are; and almost breathlesse swim

In this deepe water。  Do but you hold out

Your helping hands; and we shall take about;

And something doe to save us: You shall heare

Sceanes; though below his Art; may yet appeare

Worth two houres travell。  To his bones sweet sleepe:

Content to you。  If this play doe not keepe

A little dull time from us; we perceave

Our losses fall so thicke; we must needs leave。  'Florish。'









Actus Primus。









'Scaena 1。'  (Athens。  Before a temple。)



'Enter Hymen with a Torch burning: a Boy; in a white Robe before

 singing; and strewing Flowres: After Hymen; a Nimph; encompast

in

 her Tresses; bearing a wheaten Garland。  Then Theseus betweene

 two other Nimphs with wheaten Chaplets on their heades。  Then

 Hipolita the Bride; lead by Pirithous; and another holding a 

 Garland over her head (her Tresses likewise hanging。)  After

 her Emilia holding up her Traine。  (Artesius and Attendants。)'



The Song;  'Musike。'



Roses their sharpe spines being gon;

Not royall in their smels alone;

But in their hew。

Maiden Pinckes; of odour faint;

Dazies smel…lesse; yet most quaint

And sweet Time true。



Prim…rose first borne child of Ver;

Merry Spring times Herbinger;

With her bels dimme。

Oxlips; in their Cradles growing;

Mary…golds; on death beds blowing;

Larkes…heeles trymme。



All deere natures children sweete;

Ly fore Bride and Bridegroomes feete;  'Strew Flowers。'

Blessing their sence。

Not an angle of the aire;

Bird melodious; or bird faire;

Is absent hence。



The Crow; the slaundrous Cuckoe; nor

The boding Raven; nor Chough hore

Nor chattring Pie;

May on our Bridehouse pearch or sing;

Or with them any discord bring;

But from it fly。



'Enter 3。 Queenes in Blacke; with vailes staind; with imperiall

 Crownes。  The 1。 Queene fals downe at the foote of Theseus; The

 2。 fals downe at the foote of Hypolita。  The 3。 before Emilia。'



1。 QUEEN。



For pitties sake and true gentilities;

Heare; and respect me。



2。 QUEEN。



For your Mothers sake;

And as you wish your womb may thrive with faire ones;

Heare and respect me。



3。 QUEEN



Now for the love of him whom Iove hath markd

The honour of your Bed; and for the sake

Of cleere virginity; be Advocate

For us; and our distresses。  This good deede

Shall raze you out o'th Booke of Trespasses

All you are set downe there。



THESEUS。



Sad Lady; rise。



HIPPOLITA。



Stand up。



EMILIA。



No knees to me。

What woman I may steed that is distrest;

Does bind me to her。



THESEUS。



What's your request?  Deliver you for all。



1。 QUEEN。



We are 3。 Queenes; whose Soveraignes fel before

The wrath of cruell Creon; who endured

The Beakes of Ravens; Tallents of the Kights;

And pecks of Crowes; in the fowle feilds of Thebs。

He will not suffer us to burne their bones;

To urne their ashes; nor to take th' offence

Of mortall loathsomenes from the blest eye

Of holy Phoebus; but infects the windes

With stench of our slaine Lords。  O pitty; Duke:

Thou purger of the earth; draw thy feard Sword

That does good turnes to'th world; give us the Bones

Of our dead Kings; that we may Chappell them;

And of thy boundles goodnes take some note

That for our crowned heades we have no roofe;

Save this which is the Lyons; and the Beares;

And vault to every thing。



THESEUS。



Pray you; kneele not:

I was transported with your Speech; and suffer'd

Your knees to wrong themselves; I have heard the fortunes

Of your dead Lords; which gives me such lamenting

As wakes my vengeance; and revenge for'em;

King Capaneus was your Lord: the day

That he should marry you; at such a season;

As now it is with me; I met your Groome;

By Marsis Altar; you were that time faire;

Not Iunos Mantle fairer then your Tresses;

Nor in more bounty spread her。  Your wheaten wreathe

Was then nor threashd; nor blasted; Fortune at you

Dimpled her Cheeke with smiles: Hercules our kinesman

(Then weaker than your eies) laide by his Club;

He tumbled downe upon his Nemean hide

And swore his sinews thawd: O greife; and time;

Fearefull consumers; you will all devoure。



1。 QUEEN。



O; I hope some God;

Some God hath put his mercy in your manhood

Whereto heel infuse powre; and presse you forth

Our undertaker。



THESEUS。



O no knees; none; Widdow;

Vnto the Helmeted Belona use them;

And pray for me your Souldier。

Troubled I am。  'turnes away。'



2。 QUEEN。



Honoured Hypolita;

Most dreaded Amazonian; that hast slaine

The Sith…tuskd Bore; that with thy Arme as strong

As it is white; wast neere to make the male

To thy Sex captive; but that this thy Lord;

Borne to uphold Creation in that honour

First nature stilde it in; shrunke thee into

The bownd thou wast ore…flowing; at once subduing

Thy force; and thy affection: Soldiresse

That equally canst poize sternenes with pitty;

Whom now I know hast much more power on him

Then ever he had on thee; who ow'st his strength

And his Love too; who is a Servant for

The Tenour of thy Speech: Deere Glasse of Ladies;

Bid him that we; whom flaming war doth scortch;

Vnder the shaddow of his Sword may coole us:

Require him he advance it ore our heades;

Speak't in a womans key: like such a woman

As any of us three; weepe ere you faile;

Lend us a knee;

But touch the ground for us no longer time

Then a Doves motion; when the head's pluckt off:

Tell him if he i'th blood cizd field lay swolne;

Showing the Sun his Teeth; grinning at the Moone;

What you would doe。



HIPPOLITA。



Poore Lady; say no more:

I had as leife trace this good action with you

As that whereto I am going; and never yet

Went I so willing way。  My Lord is taken

Hart deepe with your distresse: Let him consider:

Ile speake anon。



3。 QUEEN。



O my petition was  'kneele to Emilia。'

Set downe in yce; which by hot greefe uncandied

Melts into drops; so sorrow; wanting forme;

Is prest with deeper matter。



EMILIA。



Pray stand up;

Your greefe is written in your cheeke。



3。 QUEEN。



O woe;

You cannot reade it there; there through my teares

Like wrinckled peobles in a glassie streame

You may behold 'em。  Lady; Lady; alacke;

He that will all the Treasure know o'th earth

Must know the Center too; he that will fish

For my least minnow; let him lead his line

To catch one at my heart。  O pardon me:

Extremity; that sharpens sundry wits;

Makes me a Foole。



EMILIA。



Pray you say nothing; pray you:

Who cannot feele nor see the raine; being in't;

Knowes neither wet nor dry: if that you were

The ground…peece of some Painter; I would buy you

T'instruct me gainst a Capitall greefe indeed

Such heart peirc'd demonstration; but; alas;

Being a naturall Sifter of our Sex

Your sorrow beates so ardently upon me;

That it shall make a counter reflect gainst

My Brothers heart; and warme it to some pitty;

Though it were made of stone: pray; have good comfort。



THESEUS。



Forward to'th Temple; leave not out a Iot

O'th sacred Ceremony。



1。 QUEEN。



O; This Celebration

Will long last; and be more costly then

Your Suppliants war: Remember that your Fame

Knowles in the eare o'th world: what you doe quickly

Is not done rashly; your first thought is more

Then others laboured meditance: your premeditating

More then their actions: But; oh Iove! your actions;

Soone as they mooves; as Asprayes doe the fish;

Subdue before they touch: thinke; deere Duke; thinke

What beds our slaine Kings have。



2。 QUEEN。



What greifes our beds;

That our deere Lords have none。



3。 QUEEN。



None fit for 'th dead:

Those that with Cordes; Knives; drams precipitance;

Weary of this worlds light; have to themselves

Beene deathes most horrid Agents; humaine
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