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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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