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PUBLISHER'S PREFACE
bout the Book " he Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. irst performed in 1610 by the King's Men, it is generally nsidered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; muel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three ost perfect plots in literature. The play's clever fulfillment of t e classical unities and vivid depiction of human folly have ade it one of the few Renaissance plays (excepting of course t e works of Shakespeare) with, apart from a period of neglect uring the Victorian era, a continual life on stage. he Alchemist premiered 34 years after the first permanent ublic theatre (The Theatre) opened in london; it is, then, a roduct of the early maturity of commercial drama in london. nlyone of the University wits who had transformed drama in t e Elizabethan period remained alive (this was Thomas lodge); i the other direction, the last great playwright to flourish efore the Interregnum, James Shirley, was already a teenager. he theatres had survived the challenge mounted by the city nd religious authorities; plays were a regular feature of life at urt and for a great number of Londoners. he venue for which Jonson apparently wrote his play reflects t is newly solid acceptance of theatre as a fact of city life. In 597, the lord Chamberlain's Men had been denied permission t use the theatre in Blackfriars as a winter playhouse because f objections from the neighborhood's influential residents. me time between 1608 and 1610, the company, now the ing's Men, reassumed control of the playhouse, this time
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without objections, Their delayed premiere on this stag within the city walls, along with royal patronage, marks the ascendance of this company in the London play-world (Gur, 171), The Alchemist was among the first plays chosen for performance at the theatre," (Quote from wikipe ia.org)
About the Author

Benjamin Jonson (1572 - 1637) "Benjamin Jonson (c, 11 June 1572 - 6 August 1637) as an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, A conte porary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satiric 1plays, particularly Volpone and The Alchemist which are con idered his best, and his lyric poems, A man of vast readin and a seemingly insatiable appetite for controversy, Jonson unparalleled breadth of influence on Jacobean and playwrights and poets, Ben Jonson married, some time before 1594, a wo an he described to Drummond as "a shrew, yet honest," His ife has not been definitively identified, but she is sometimes id ntified as the Ann Lewis who married a Benjamin Jonson at St the-Martyr, near London Bridge, The registers of st. artin's Church state that his eldest daughter Mary died in No ember, 1593, when she was only six months old, His eld st son Benjamin died of the plague ten years later (Jonson's epi aph to him On My First Sonne was written shortly after), and a second Benjamin died in 1635. For five years somewhere in this period, Jonson lived separate from his wife, enjoying inste d the hospitality of Lord Aubigny," (Quote from wikipe ia.org)
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CONTENTS
PUBLISHER'S PREFACE INTRODUCTION TO TH E READER PROLOGUE ACT 1 ACT 2 ACT 3 ACT 4
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ACT 5 GLOSSARY
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INTRODUCTIO
HE greatest of English dramatis except Shakespeare, the first literary dictator and poe -laureate, a writer of verse, prose, satire, and criticism who most potently of all the men of his time affected the ubsequent course of English letters: such was Ben Jonson, a d as such his strong personality assumes an interest to us a most unparalleled, at least in his age. Ben Jonson came of the stock that was c nturies after to give to the world Thomas Carlyle; for Jonson' grandfather was of Annandale, over the Solway, whence h migrated to England. Jonson's father lost his estate under Que n Mary, "having been cast into prison and forfeited." He enter d the church, but died a month before his illustrious son was b rn, leaving his widow and child in poverty. Jonson's birthplace as Westminster, and the time of his birth early in 1573. He wa thus nearly ten years Shakespeare's junior, and less well off, if trifle better born. But Jonson did not profit even by this slight dvantage. His mother married beneath her, a wright or bricklay r, and Jonson was for a time apprenticed to the trade. As a V uth he attracted the attention of the famous antiquary, Willia Camden, then usher at Westminster School, and there th poet laid the solid foundations of his classical learning. Jonson always held Camden in veneration, acknowledging th t to him he owed, "All that I am in arts, all that I know;" nd dedicating his first dramatic success, "Every Man in His Humour," to him. It is doubtful whether Jonson ever went to e' her university, though Fuller says that he was "statutably ad itted into St. John's
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College, Cambridge." He ells us that he took no degree, but was later "Master of Arts in oth the universities, by their favour, not his study." When a ere youth Jonson enlisted as a soldier, trailing his pike in Flande in the protracted wars of William the Silent against the Spanis . Jonson was a large and raw-boned lad; he became by his ow account in time exceedingly bulky. In chat with his friend illiam Drummond of Hawthornden, Jonson told how "in his rvice in the low Countries he had, in the face of both the ca ps, killed an enemy, and taken opima spolia from him;" and h "since his coming to England, being appealed to the fields, e had killed his adversary which had hurt him in the arm an whose sword was ten inches longer than his." Jonson's reach may have made up for the lack of his sword; certainly his p owess lost nothing in the telling. Obviously Jonson was rave, combative, and not averse to talking of himself and his oings. In 1592, Jonson returned from abroad penniless. Soon after he married, almost as early and quite as imprudently as Shakespeare. He told Drummon curtly that "his wife was a shrew, yet honest": for some years he lived apart from her in the household of lord Albany. Yet wo touching epitaphs among Jonson's IIEpigrams," "On my fir daughter," and "On my first son," attest the warmth of the poet's family affections. The daughter died in infancy, the son f the plague; another son grew up to manhood little credit to is father whom he survived. We know nothing beyond this of Jo son's domestic life. How soon Jonson drifte into what we now call grandly "the theatrical profession" we do not know. In 1593, Marlowe made his tragic exit from life, nd Greene, Shakespeare's other rival on the popular stage, ad preceded Marlowe in an equally miserable death the yea before. Shakespeare already had the running to himself. Jons n appears first in the employment of philip Henslowe, the ex loiter of several troupes of players,
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manag r, and father-in-law of the famous actor, Edward Alleyn, From ntries in "Henslowe's Diary," a species of theatrical accou book which has been handed down to us, we know that Jonson was connected with the Admiral's men; for he borrowed 4 poun s of Henslowe, July 28, 1597, paying back 3s, 9d, on the same ay on account of his "share" (in what is not altogether clear); hile later, on December 3, of the same year, Henslowe advan d 20s, to him "upon a book which he showed the plot unto t e company which he promised to deliver unto the compa y at Christmas next." In the next August Jonson was in collab ration with Chettle and Porter in a play called IIHot Anger Soon old," All this points to an association with Henslowe of some uration, as no mere tyro would be thus paid in advance upon ere promise, From allusions in Dekker's play, "Satiromastix II it appears that Jonson, like Shakespeare, began life as an act r, and that he "ambled in a leather pitch by a playwagon' taking at one time the part of Hieronimo in Kyd's famou play, "The Spanish Tragedy," By the beginning of 1598, Jonson though still in needy circumstances, had begun to receiv recognition, Francis Meres -- well known for his "Comp rative Discourse of our English Poets with the Greek, latin, nd Italian Poets," printed in 1598, and for his mention the rei of a dozen plays of Shakespeare by title -- accords to Ben Jo son a place as one of "our best in tragedy," a matter of some urprise, as no known tragedy of Jonson from so early a date h s come down to us, That Jonson was at work on tragedy, howev r, is proved by the entries in Henslowe of at least three traged es, now lost, in which he had a hand, These are "Page of Plymo th," "King Robert II. of Scotland," and "Richard Crookback," But all of these came later, on his return to Henslowe, and ra ge from August 1599 to June 1602, Return ng to the autumn of 1598, an event now happened to sever f r a time Jonson's relations with Henslowe, In a letter to
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Alleyn, dated September 26 of that year, enslowe writes: "I have lost one of my company that hurteth me greatly; that is Gabriel [Spencer), for he is slain in Hogsden fields by the hands of Benjam in Jonson, bricklayer." The las word is perha ps Henslowe's thrust at Jonson in his disple sure rather than a designation of his actual continuance at is trade up to this time. It is fair to Jonson to remark howeve , that his adversary appears to have been a notorious fire-eat r who had shortly before killed one Feeke in a similar squa ble. Duelling was a frequent occurrence of the time among entlemen and the nobility; it was an impudent breach of the eace on the part of a player. This duel is the one which Jonson escribed years after to Drummond, and for it Jonson was du arraigned at Old Bailey, tried, and convicted. He was sent 0 prison and such goods and chattels as he had "were forfeite .' It is a thought to give one pause that, but for the anci nt law permitting convicted felons to plead, as it was called, t e benefit of clergy, Jonson might have been hanged for this dee . The circumstance that the poet could read and write saved h m; and he received only a brand of the letter "T," for Tyburn, on his left thumb. While in jail Jonson became a Roman Cath lic; but he returned to the faith of the Church of England a doze years later. On his release, in disgrace with Henslo e and his former associates, Jonson offered his services s a playwright to Henslowe's rivals, the lord Chamberlain's company, in which Shakespeare was a prominent shareholder. A tradition of long standing, though not susceptible of proof in a court of law, narrates that Jonson had submitted the anuscript of "Every Man in His Humour" to the Chamberla n's men and had received from the company a refusal; that Shakespeare called him back, read the play himself, and at once accepted it. Whether this story is true or not, certain it i that "Every Man in His Humour" was accepted by Shakespe re's company and acted for the first time in 1598, with Shake peare taking a part.
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The evidence of this is contained in the list of actors prefixed the comedy in the folio of Jonson's works, 1616. But it is mistake to infer, because Shakespeare's name stands first in t list of actors and the elder Kno'well first in the drama personae, that Shakespeare took that particular part. The ord of a list of Elizabethan players was generally that of th importance or priority as shareholders in the company a seldom if ever corresponded to the list of characters.
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"Every Man in His Humour" was an immediate success, and wi h it Jonson's reputation as one of the leading dramatists of is time was established once and for all. This could have been y no means Jonson's earliest comedy, and we have just learn d that he was already reputed one of "our best in traged ." Indeed, one of Jonson's extant comed ies, "The case is Altere," but one never claimed by him or published as his, must certai Iy have preceded "Every Man in His Humour" on the stage. T e former play may be described as a comedy modelled on t e Latin plays of plautus. (It combines, in fact, situations deriv d from the "Captivi" and the "Aulularia" of that dramatist). B t the pretty story of the beggar-maiden, Rachel, and her suito s, Jonson found, not among the classics, but in the ideals f romantic love which Shakespeare had already popularised n the stage. Jonson never again produced so fresh and lovable a feminine personage as Rachel, although in other respects "T e Case is Altered" is not a conspicuous play, and, save for t e satirising of Antony Munday in the person of Antonio Balladi a and Gabriel Harvey as well, is perhaps the least characteristic f the comedies of Jonson. "Every Man in His Humour," probably first acted late in t summer of 1598 and at the Curtain, is commonly regarded as epoch-making play; and this view is not unjustified. As to plot, tells little more than how an intercepted letter enabled a fath e n it r
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n," There is no
In 1605. we find Jonscn in act lve and Ma "in ti'le ad mi rable tom Hceo ~ In the previlou s )i'@ onte nt.. in terms: of fervl
with d1 apman on life entitl ed

had dad K:at!!d , 1:0 Jonson; sO u h ave bee I'll long there was the t:: nti nued fri@ nd s t e ext raordina rv
unds of tne war of the ttl

kinship
through
popular"
f sirnila r schola rly ideals. LIt IWe. ra §;twa rd Hoe"' re p rase nted in .a demand
II
But ttlis
as not due
ent ire Iv
I...,ues in one year.
to
ttl
tne
rsio n a passag@ whir nan r ro.satory to his natlc n, the S
play, In tts rtier oonCf!iv!!d
n both CI'I apmen
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the accasslo ~sfiJI ea reer ues than aU
n imasq U@ .a ro medv
ua, especk1 ltV j nis r fa rt leal @I@ ma t of prote sional pia rs or ea nee rs He he bea and d Ign of these port 10 s of rds and lad s took tl1e ir pa
mE!'S ;i nd a rtistjc 8 rou
pi
. Or. the
echankal and s
, and the consta Itt irr . In "Hymen Ignora nee, 41 • his
to nav!!: bern m not intole rable be s at
a; wh.le In
~rv
~n ~'S'S in
i
n'50n' s aptiwd • his ese by-forl'n'S 0 the of en ristm s,· and iTne Giles
merphcsed' cornE!!dywh element of J
ble that pow r of

, .at cou .a s well as i tha city, w.a s n n' s con e mscra ry p pula(ity.
po pular stage wtl en s, In 160S t Vol pone~

r
"T ne Alclolemist"
in
fOxr" is, i .a !ien!ie, .a tra ns ition lc satires the war the theatres to the above. It~ s ubject "'ted In t e plavs na .01 ied to tea nery; f r a mong its d rarnatis 0)( h i I'Jl5.@ • his ra scally sa rvant
na, or th
rbaeele
nd Corvino
(the big
ic Wo~ld~ e and t he rest, there in the p , Questio n has be en forbiddin ca n be considered .a he dio:;comfitu re and inVCI!ve-s. no mortal
istorical
ive we arid into
on t lines of the the roma ntic d ra rna find a philo50pny of "e rogu es a neli ttl e i r
ne
ground
10 r
rna n II is a gig.a tic faKe f the most inge nleu s @ wk IoE!: COIll@ Y h i n.c~ a h ug@ jOH!:, play!!d ~w 0 n is m lsa nt ropic Lint le, who io:; mself a ife, yo~ n • fa lr, and wa rra nted end, t\.I s out neit r s ile nt nor a woman , 'W@ h.ave he utmost cI@v@ mess n.J iO. t he whole f ric bu il did imax on cl ima i(, e te s, and .,;.0 pi au 5 Iv presen ed that we forget tts:
l' ..... *:-. '- ..~depa rtu res f m tne possibilit ie s nted, none tha las r , reve Iling j n the if of thE!: stu Pid ity an to th e fact that j f scru pie of he nes dre I of a II is appro i'5. so ad mi ra bly nd 0 IJt w.ith suc s, and the wnole is; e s tl1 at ~The Ale ne d. Lastly of th i5. he lomew Fair, - Ie tv worthy of p rais e keenest and e leve
n diny English coma
of Iife In
to the Ii
in ths vari
11 rewd ss and rasea lily wit::Ice ness of their victi

person in the mfited, and that end an cI rewa writt@n an d ront riv@dr life Iike dtstl netness in t imated wtth sue h verve ist II ~ "ew marvel
up co !!:s t ha trernend
os
We may 0 pc ssessed
the
0n
personage s seve ral kl n rescurcsfu I t im@ it is comedy, Ie"s structu but hi II of t
c lea r ut, tess defi niter tha n I three p redecess 5it of s ~ and inventive
rna othe r of Jens
rthclomew Fa ir"' im morta I c ( atu re of tl1 e Pur" the Littl ewi nat grou p about h hat the hu mou r da nger, 10 s into the Ra be la KIng J.a me'S: in -The Gipsl es Meta of Ie5iS mer liThe De'llil is an is play th itt ca used J e for a poe-nod of r.e ~VolponeM t n@ sucoa ss three co
• Zea H m, a"d
re preseoted 1:0 -t ne--- Land Bu"V.

;i
is i" th is extrao lways opE!:nto e that so del i.g ,~ Anot her co m ,M act in 1616. It was nse n to give ovar writi ng rlv ten a rs,
~Eastw.a rd Hee" s c:ledare in the
4)
for oth r reasons, t ha 0rds: of he pro logue to
II
London, 'cause i-s; better tha n ou r
rna k@
know n
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n rred the
to. tenden
towards r drawing I'rt ra re I.,
onson did evil is an a book of
(If brief some tn·
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sion of one t1 un
stu r s from sa formed
t
@
bu Ik h
certa in I' ra ry tne Punl WaN We kn
prod uca calls -his rea lity. a Jensen IS with b
nethi
anted by re
tneory
ks;;iI nd or rich ad not
i m 20 pou nds @Vi!!! ," unhappily, in
inscribed,
itt. respact
i
0 Jon'5.0n'S
rably of nim MIHe] was
an ora or's actual word
Horace and d ra
Irt LIban iu s su t in comedy of of the d up@'S the sharpe in "The ella ria" of Pia • its ad mlra Ie 0 pening ommon tv bette r d hls 'SourC5~ nd putting reignty 0 n wh e r bu lIio" h berrewed rd to all tima cu
, '50
to
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" s.
Sal
wit"E!SS
labou r by a ought is on gre:ilter t ni &5. It is to thase " is even better in pigra m n d iI'll h I!r@ rhetorical fin is" .a inted it lass sponta 1'1 ~ity and e motio lch we Lis Ily ua I poetry. Tnere are no s eh pita phs .a Be I'll s ne cha rrn ing (Il'IIeS on tl eni Id n, (I I'll
r1 ion ate
I PallYr t h
chi ld-actor, a nd ma ny
and t"
@\II@:
tho g the rigid I of mine and thi ne m Wi II f Tavistock ttl e tam 0 ~U I'll e ne at:h th is able hea rse. 41 Jensen is t n@ , c:: u It poet of romp ll rnent, sskiom prai e nd dispro ortionate s im ilitude r yet aga I ge., e reus ppretiat 10., of worth in CI ing s e (I nd a ge ere us perso nal regard, T EnG n of h is ra k so w!!11 knawn a nd u 0 Be n J sc fl. The I st of h ts frie nds, of thos verses, a d t.t1 o~ who nad w( s t ne "a me (If every rna n of p romin of i 0 J arna s, A d the tone of rna oy of d lsc s an affect onate tam ilia rity that s p pers n 11ty.a sc nd worth of the la urea nd un e y t nroU8 h naet ivity, Jonson ., it upo of a j 0 rney afoot to Scotla nd, On his w.ay w.a s h §;pitably re ~ived at the houses of th whom tl friend~ h.ad recc mme I'll i" Ed i I'IIbu h, th e bu rgesses met af the ci ,.a nd Drum mood, for@ Lidto ente ain him fur we~ks as hls den, me of t he 0 ble-st of Jenson' s poe frie d nip. Suet, _ the fi"e "Ode to t ne m Ca nd Sir Hen Morysonr" and that I ins ig ht and fi IlaI affectiol'l. prefixed lio. "te t e me mo ry of my 0010 nat ne tl left us, 41 to
e
Ii! r
t
n ve rses ne in the
ttl
!!d as; e had him.. ngla nd
sa prod ctia ns
ks for the m ia ble ,I 1619, d1 1'1 e roic
to gra nt tl m the
Seottis posts, u '!it at Ha horns re Il'IIsp red by m ry of Si tu ci IJS d ira bl@ p @CI! of he tim ha kesIliia m
at"
inning tNot to kne

nd gnom it:: wi'5.do
vice at a
t~
to t
m j nactiv ; to oontin ued t 00 COli rt. In -T e G wit h its an okl m din, h of ch eer or wt1 ic h an im In rget. M Pa 's A laimsd th.at {]ns IyriC'i. and The d rolle ry an br un mateha bl . Th
esertec the e end of the arafter ve rlbute to th~ den A$.e R evik Into ~ ed to Virtue, dars ['oVE red Ity," is one ive boy of te
age after the pu bl i ation of reign of King Jame he was r h is inm:haustl ble i wntwen IJla.sq U i n.c and ent@ ain ma nt at ored, - palla s turn'S he Iron e tues wnicn $in k ou of ~jght; In I Atlas f i,gUfe5 re p re ented as n ith snow, .a nd Co us, "the d the cha racters. a reg msta ee ,na med John Mllto ,was not to ive rsarv, M la i" the reign of J me 5, p had not V@t rgottan now to w ite @xq u i @ Gips.es Met mo rphesed·' d isp ed the Id d t1 umore strc ke still un I se, too, and ne earlier years of
0110
Room
the Oevil TEl'll!!: m
lute mona rc of E n.sli.,;h litera ry lazoned a t with J onsc n' s 0 n jud iei u s , in letters of gold, of a compa ny made up of of the tie, d@votedly attac f!d to th ir hi§; reml ni§; nces, opi nion s, ctio ns, a d hea r, too, va Iorou~ potation ' but in e ddressed to his masts r, Jenson, at the 0 vjl og,. the Tripi Tu n, and at tha Me rna id,
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But tl1 e p tren age of tf1 e eeu

t hough
f King Cha rtes,

t
J nson
0'
W:iI'§.
not wit"
d the okl
PO!!!t
retu m ed
Staple of
the 'Stage, prod uc ng,
and l633, liThe
@ws,I' "The New In
Talp::! of a Tu b, "' th e last d ou les comedy, None of t hese pia alt nough ne scath ing ge ns ra isat
a.-ked suecess,
hat design ated

e rnsrjts. Th us
d rM$ing, and
influ!! nca ;n cou rt .again 51 th
d lsease c ai med Jonsc n, and

had succ eded Midd leten In
Ben.I'
of
s
n 1$ wo rk"3,
bearing. i included
rinted in 1640r 630 to 1642. It ng pa ragraphs.
e>:.ceptin date be
e fifteen. that
" of lyrics a"d
eeeaslena entert.din and ingat hlmselt,
nts: a tr nslation of ~
s, in dud ing 'SOme fu r1 e r race's Art of Poetry" ( so

0). a"d cs rta in fri;l8 me ts ou Id hOI rd Iv have indu !!d
II
publisl'1ed j a vicesi
lin€'$) of a pastoral
Shephard
I'
se last mprise 1: he agment (leY; th an seve tv edV ca led 10 fIAc nime h I~ Fa IL an d t hree acts f.a
qua rto j" ings w ich th!! poet
rna of
u ch be auty
nd poetic spirit. tThe

dingly
h@re is also th@!!)(
Grammar out of hts

upon me
ade by Ben Jonso-n ervatio of tt1e Engl" tin and ngllsh: and 4'Ti
nd I"I\aI r as they h ad thei r reflu i( to his ri€-~.i, as it is usus Ify ca passag@ th.at took . an d thei pay;i ng opin' coverle i, .are lite ral t o be re ding, wit h tn of the
re.ad ing" r
Tne "DIs; cf1 ron icle
r
the
eld@r
i nterest ing I' Eng is" t he ben ~fit of all strang rs Iangu.age n ow spoken nd ber, or Disco'lle nes" M m de flowe d out of his d ily CU lid r noti on of the tim 0;.,. ec, is. a common p la ce k , i" wh ith t nej r readi.,g h !!ir fa ncy tra nslated M noted. M.any p.ass:age nslatio ns from the auth rs reference. noted or .,ot as ad, At ti mas he follows he the natu re and condu of n co nee ption of poetty in ds a ehe ice pa ri;l8ra pt1 on nd.a pp Ii@s it to h i5. 0
po"Wer a'S: n orator; a nd a nether on ady ge iu~, an d t ran tates it. adapt Ing It to is of t1is fe low-pla)lllN1'ig ,Snakespea re - To ea II s d1
pass.ag~s ~ wh ich J nson n~v@r ta ndsd for pu blieatio i to obsc re the 'iign ifi nee of word!!i, To dis:p.ar bV citi ng them is. a pre ste reus u se .of seh old rs Jonson's se, both n his d ram as, the descriptive tom me ri@s, I' is ch aracterised of his darity an lgcre Lis irea ness, nc is it w.a nting in a fine se the su ler graces of d ion. of form 0
rr
of aa co's:
ge ip, ts
by se
Whe n J O"'50n
moo urn!!nt to me
was a prcj
But the il.ril ar
~'5.
.iI
t ne project fai
t ke stone
cove r n,g
rial, not ir1'&uffcient, wa in one the- isles of
Abbey:
~orare Be
1"11
Jon on
41
FEU)( E, SCH E"LL
TH E COLle GE, PH ILADEt PHIAr The following I~
Iist of hi pu bll ned we ..

DRAMAS
Every flAan in h-
TI1-eCase
Every Mao out
.s Alte
, 1601;
0' •
Cynthi.a'O:; Revel Poetarter, 4to.
n and M rston ,4to, 160 ; Volpcn
(1" 101" 1616; Th

1611; B.3 rthclomew F yr 4to. 1 14 (7), The Oivelli~ an ,fol"l 31;
r
Cnilin!!, his Con pi
t:v, 4t
., 1
TI1-esu p Ie of N
.fel,
631;
ncird, tol., 1640 Hood to L, 1641
Th@ N@w Su O. S r 631r fl., 1692; The Mag netic dV, or H U LII'S R~ A Ta1e of a Tu b, I. l64O; TI1-eSad Shepne d. r a ta
(I-
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1
B-o-ob
The-
'-ld'lll:l"I1lst
'\.._tf. ~
~.11
K
''5
Morti rner his a II (fragme nt], 101 .1640. ributed additio been Jemny rna, .an colla bor.at ion in Thf! Wid ow with Middleton. an in th P::! Bloody B the r with Fletcher.
also
ar
nd
E pigr.ams, Th
forrert.
U nde
in f
1640; Selection 5: E:w: eranen aga inn V lean. a nd Epigram 5. 1 G. Hor, FLu:cu his an of Po!ttry, Engli5ked by Ben Jo leges Convivi is, fel., 1692, other ml no r p ems first a ppea r d In Gifford 's ed itio
SE:
limbe r, or 0 I...,overles mad e u n Me nand Matter,
The Englisl'l G mma r, mad e

Su.a ngers, fol, 1640.
Be" Jonson for tl1
Masq ues .a nd nte rta Inrne nts w re pu bll shed in the
wo
101..l692. 171 19. 1729;
edited by P. by Gifford ( , rs -ee ited by F ln 9 volurnes., by Barry Com by B. N ich olso c. H. He rforcl.
KS:
FoI" 1616~vol me, 2. 1640 (163 ~41); all@,!{,7 YO larnes , 1756;

Memoir), 9 voh,J es., 1816, 1&46~
Cu nn ingha m, 3 "J I~mes; 1871; 75; .a II (witn M@moi • 1 &3 8; (Me rma id Serie ,with Introd uctic n 893, etc.;
'INW'rN.
I II
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18
<.»~ - ..
1904; . C. H.. rt (SU ndard Library), 1906, ate: Poems, witn Introtl uet ien by H. Mo rley (Un S8S; nd POems (Newnes), 1905; Ith Memol r by H. Be nnett (C.arlto n ClaS'5ic~) a"d Ente rtai nmenu, ed - by H. Morley, 189
r
fl
SElECTIONS:
nds, with 8 iog ra ph ital and (ritica I Essay, ry Po~), 1886; r3Y~ Tra nshJ na ry Th ings, 1895; n~on Antt1 orogy, 1901; s, Ca mbridge U nive l"Sitv Press, 1905~ nson, B!!!aumont and F latchs r). the a, ap
Gro rt, Arb r, J Un d rw Lyri 5 (J
• 4r
n
LIFE: elrs affixed to Worlc5;
nds (English Worth iesL 1886; Den .J enscn Conversation'S with DrLl no de n; sha kespe are Society, 1842 = tth nt rod uction and Notes by P- Sid"ev, 1906; bur e, A Study of B@n Jon 50n, 18&9. f mon of
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READER
rom
more. thou a rt an u nd ersta nd e r, a nd then I If t hou a It one that ta ke ~ up, and biUt a wa n;! of what h ands tf101,1 rece ive-s.t tny thou rt n@'li@rmore f.air in the w:ay to be: th r.; aB , in poetlY, especl ally In p laY1: whe rein, see nee d ances a nd of antic", ",0 reign et h, a s ~atu ,iUld be afr(l td of ., e r, is the only pOi,n 5 t he ectators. But h ow out of purpose, .1 nd e art? W hen the professors a re grown so mners it, and presu me rs on d1 e ir own
are de -ders of aII dilige nee that way. a nd, by et off

rrns, when t hey u nd ersta nd not the itV with ttl e I r lBnoranee. Nay, th ev are rned, and 'iiiUfficjent for th ls, by the xce lie nt vice of judgmern. For they • a'i th do fun t:e rs or WTe'5t1~rs: wtl D rt th@'Ij 011.1 ~Iy. and put for it with a great deal of ived f r the brave r felloW'ii: wne n rna ny ti mes eS5 is e eause of t hei r d isgraee, a nd a little v@l"!iary &ives all that boiste rou 5 force ttl II! foil. I the se men, who a IwaV1.,;.ee k to do more th an ~ ti me :a ppen o n so me th ing that is good, and eldom; an d wh en It come s it doth not recomtheir iII. It sticks out, eerha P'5-, a nd is. more e aII is sordid a nd vile .a be IJt it as Iight5 are n a th k d arkness, tha n :a fa int sh ad ow. I 'Speak hope do .BOO d to a ny man aga In~ his will; ere pu to the quest ion of rhel rs and mine, the
at the
d mor
suffr.age~ be eau se t ke most favou
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numerous
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thee,
su
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look "Ie soverelr8n,8 n
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SUB.
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FACE.
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rn-nese,
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FACE.
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Tnat searce
SUB.
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to
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, si net! you r mistr ss' d !!ath hath b
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r
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LE'S 'V IAL OUT OF HIS HAN
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Gathe it u p, ~
r
yo r barking, .a nd row 0., e again, Or. by he r t tI1 at s nines, I II cut yo ur th ro I'll oat e m da a prey u oro ha marshal, FOr ne r a s a rI in~ dog-bolt you both. Have u tether cozen'd a I this. whife,
vou
be m in able pai of rtil'l ka rds,
And a I the
You'
rlcl. and shall· now be said,

@s?
h 1mI you wi II ·bn n.g nim in

tute
1M
Wno sh II take your wo
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Th!!: powd@r to
We re 1101:
begu n ou
He ever murrnu And s.ays. tha
his
ins.
upo him.
SUB Why. '-"0 it does.

DOL+
How does it? do
sua.
DOL
Sumin
OU r
p.a
Ye S. b IJt they ar n
o LU'S may. eeSUB. Ay. they MA "f. DOl.
ay. I
it.
p~
Mav. m urmu rl
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1mistress Dorothyl
iOll , I' do
any th ing. What
DOL.
S cau
SUB. N
ur Ie rrneneat ien and ei
I, b
DOL.
DOL. '!IIou faction. s ir, ur nd Iy 11'11he common t SUB. me ot b atha if I rnaa nt oil ught nly u ed t cse 5 peeehes a'Sa '!tpur
@'5.
wo k,
da,
T h.m.
DOL.
no spur'S,
sir. Do 'W@?
'S Id, pr SUB.
day,
who sh all sl1ark
st
, a n wo
SUB.
close .a I'IId fnen d Iy.
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for this b raa ch, with me
{THEY5HAK
OOL7
Why, so, my g
A sort of
'rhat sca
Afe.a~
Would
to th rust
va ur haads
NO,
e,
i
ea r-rent?
rea
agree,
nd stai., 'd sea m,

worthy g@n@["3I,
feasting long,
crewel garter
~njp.
u shalt sit in trill mph,

m man, but Dol Prnpe:r,
cut at night,. II Partic~ I.a r.
sua.
{EXtrDOLj
o the w indow, Do I:
.Ill
"
Th
astar do not t
is qu.a
FACE.
0, 0' k a rd london,
sand
'5U
ch wo
u 5 hall
have s
gh we break u
SUB.
you n.g
q ucdl i
FACE.
0, My In Iborn, at the D {I t d you of him) a To e with at he r DOL. on last nigh He ol.lld ha e
r,
wi cups-
o,
SUB. SU FACf.
Wno sha II do 't
G him as going
An FAa. N hat shall I do?
iUt,
e 'SOO I'll; away I
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Seem yo u ve ry rese
B.
LAlOU 0 AND RETIRI G. God be wi you, $ir, I pray you let nim kr, e rei
His name i'5. Dapp!!r. p
a\I'@
sta id, b
L WITH INJ.
ca pta in, I
,Ithink, d etor.
E.
d falthl slrJ I was gel
DAP.
In truth
I am very
sorry, ea
E.
But 11:hought S~re I sheu Id meet
P.
Ay, I am very glad,
I h ad .a sc urvy writ And I had lent my Of my past-tlrna.
o te make,
c last., ight 111at di.,es to-day at h ~he"riff's, a

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hipdocto?
ve yo
bro ke with him. capt a in?
rna ke tl1-e matte r, 5i r r '50 da i nty

at to say.
wyo grieve me, 'SIr. Why $hould you wi h s ? 55U re you, 1111not be u ngrawfu I, til in yo LJ will. ~ir.But the law a t hin ~ a nd the n he says" Read's matte so lat IvI he wa a n ass . a It ~I , IN tth a fool.
ea r me, sir. Yo u n BettI! • It nin k ~
Nay,
t he I
OAP.
I sh old,
5ir, .a nd the d ng!!

'St
I(ou k lOW, I shewed th
ote tOLl.
FAC£.
You d d soDAP. And ill I ten then I BV his Wou I It might never rtte If I d- over, Wnat do u t ink
flesh, urt-h and more,
e.
thaH
OAP.
rk was here. P6 on would say, de
u t 'nk I
.3
Turk?
FAC£.
I'll te I the doctor soDAP Do.g §;weet capta i
I
FAC£. noble doctor, p ay tel Ttl is i the ge ntlema n, nd SUB.

preVil il~
ch la U5,
answer,
ca pta
.,. I have ret urn'
I wou d do much, sir, ry I n!!it ar m:aYr ncr can.
• But tnis
FACE.
T~t, d not say 'So. You d al now wtth a n ble
Ilew
;.an
sua.
One t itt will thank yo let th t. '§:ir, move veu
ric
cetor, he is no chiaus:
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Pr FACf.
fa r a ngels hare, SUB.
do me wro rlg. good s
o
SUB.
or, wh@r@in7' to tam
"10
witt1
"Sf!
spi rit!i7'
e mpt my art and love sir. omyp rll. heaven, I sea roo ea n ni" you a my frie-"d, 50 woukJ dr.aw ma t .ap a rant d
w you I a horse draw

, an d you r flies teget
ou,
Na • good capta in.

FACE.
Tn
SUB.
kn 'YIN no diHeren ce
word'S. sir.
deeds, sir, doctor d t1!!!.ating Clim 0' the C look as big a'S fiv~-.a sptt out sec rets Iike in!
".
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G FACE. G
FAa. No any me Ia nchollc: u nd Sh II te lit ne ~ca r; b lit a Th is the heir to forty Co sorts with the small p 1st e sole ho pe of h Is old Tn kn~ the law. and
-se ibe.
ec:i I ge-rrtle rks ve.il r, ets f the ti e, dmotne; you si fa ir h anes,
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IS a fi.,e clerk,
Willt.ilke his o
is CVP G rf!ek
ring perrect
asta ma nt,
If need be. in is pee
and e n court
"Ie~~ but I'd ha
Use master d
re respect.
ith hi~ broad velv~ I would cha
E.
ad I
e
such
pu ckfist :
J~.l
ithyo ptain,
mvs;elf n such
Nay, good sir;
!!!
business.
did
II you.
E.
Will he take ten? First,. hea r
JI"M! ~.
E.
Not a syUa ble, 'less yo~ ea ke.
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psit. yo~ r t1 u mour
WI1y
flOW,
slr, ith
'ne hour,
Now I dare hea
k,
So may th i'; gen Ie
Fore heaven, You do yo urse

FA
d the Icr.;
f.
Wherein? for SU . Marry, to be so im

That, wh@n he
He'll win up all FA •
su
'!iter 'he r
pet~pl
v.
mester,
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u him aI you play for; neve r

wi II ha VI! it. You a mista k n, doctor.
him=
Why e does as one but for A rlfh tty; non of you r gre
P.
DE]. 'Slight, hat is , .3 tame bir . to fly in a te rm Of SCI. 0 n Frl ay nig Wl1e you had I ft the oHice. 10ran Of to or fifty hill ings,
new bU5in@'5S I
P.
Ay. 't true, sir: But I othink"
And
the
E.
Why, thi~ ehan s .q ulte the Do Y IJ thi.,kth t I dine mo se.
him?
P.
If yo please, ~i : AlI''S ne to him I 'See,
conscience: nor s h
kI you
methink'S.
NO,5
r
I mean
To a d cons ide
£.
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'50
ames, doctor,
sha II @at tor hi m the score,
a II he t asu re of the rea I m,

FACE. S SUB. Ay, H@ Th
ak you th s fro sir, a"d s of ths queen
FACE.
W atl is he?
SUB.
yo . 51r, heu Id ~he but see h 1m~
Wi 1'1!! in w SUB.
Tn
Yo
H011 nd, !lvl n.g tsaa e, i., h m; sue h a vigoroU'5i luck
ra nge s ua:~s, t
rn tc
hea rs you, man ~~
OAP. 5i , I'll not bf! ingr.at@

FACE. F itt1. I t1 aile confld e Y u ne ar, he savs he
SUB.
hi.,; good n tu re: ot be i ngra eful.
Y r a'S you please:
l"I\iIy make us bat in some five tho LI
nd LI i.
OAP.
I.eve it.. an d 1 will,
fACE.
c:I VOLI
sh all, si r.
HIMASJDf.j
v
OAP.
fACE.
u have he-ard a II?

I, sir.
N .what wa,&'t7 N ingl
ell a rare star
I.g n'd at you r birt n
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DAP
re -SUB.
III tell all now.
- h a tawl on your ead-
know it well !!nough, though
u d issa mbl it.
and in a thing so known How sha II we, ",Ir. rust you er? tal" we ever t ink. n fiv.E!: or six tim sa nd pc un res in't. by th ls ra ?
r
0'IIe.
sir.
in tan thou
's no cath.
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FACE. Go
To
DAP.
Ith
FAC£.
Sol An
L 17
you I Iig Itt, els:e i than ~7 will yo LI be tal? -- Doctor.
DAP.
M~
FACE.
efor bls famlll OAP. ith me?
d of ceremon ies d and fu m i,gate of F.a iry dO@"5 n ris@
N
SUB.
to-n igl'rt.
it.
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si ceo she kist hi in the c a Ie:, ca ptain; o;olve YOLithat
e her grace,
@r it rost you, r a thi g that I know. o;omewl'l.at h rd to c pass: but
............ see her. Yo are rna "'·JL:Ir. u a" 'See ne r. He grate i

ry rich ~dind if '50 eotake wi I do stra n.ge th ngo;. Se
• belle\ile It. Ion e woma n, ncy,

r, at any ha n
tn
e may hap
doctor's
rea r,
to
II"he has:
ht- Do you
r grac!!.
ce."
here?
the b
prepar
021
F~~~
yo u m ust be rn-s.ting;
ps of yin i!!!g;<I r in at yo no ,
eu r m Gum. and one at
To osha ,., rice, [UfT.] FAC£. DAP.

I warra
ith rear; e 'I/our fing~r'5' en ds a d as" you @yes, e n yOll r five se Me s, .a n !'lid d1e n i'bu z· a-s. fte n; .a nd t hen o e.
ca n yo u remember
th i's7
FAC£.
stc ing 50m~ t enty no bles 'me ng her rae s sa nts, And put on a clean sh lrt: yo LI d not kn ow What g ce her grace may do u in dean II en. AND DAPPER.J
Well th n, away, It is but your
sua
[WITH I ], Come i" I G cod wives I P
Troth I n do
'Ij"OU
yo u f rbaa r me OW;
no good till.a
r con ~
[RE~ENTERS FOllOWED BY DRUGG R.J

Wh itt is ou r n arne, sa,,!you? A
DRUG.
I D ,ggt! r?
"IeSi, sir.
SUB.
A s@lle-r DRUG. to bacco?
"IeSi, sir.
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B-o-ob
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fl
SUB.
Umpnl
Free of the greee

DRUG. Ay, a n't please you SUB. Well-You r business, A b DRUG. Thj~. a n.'t plea~e I arn a young begin Of a n@w shop, an' lik!!!your t: -- Here i At comer of art an, ..,.Ir. And I !NOU Id know Wnicn way I sheu And wh@f@ my she And wh i ch for pot And I wa~ wl~n'd t Ol"e eaeta i n face. And th~ir good a SUB. tdc, II I do foee t hern -iRE-ENTER FACE.}
FACE.
Wnatl my honast Though a rt well DRUG. Trotn, s.i r, I wa s s Ju 51 as you r worsh c al'll@
lu!:
ur
orsh ip:
I pray yeLl spea k fa
FACE.
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111 is my frie nd, A.bel, an" nest f 110 is !-If! lsts ma nave: good tom , .i! nd he Soph istitate it with sack-ls or oil, Nor washes it in mu scads I Nor bu rie s it in grav~ I, LI nd
Wra pp 'd up In greasy
O!!!S
leath
But kee ps rt: in fine lily pots,
Smell like conserve
of rO'5@"Sor Fre
Junl
en beans.
1-1~ has his ma pie block, his ilver to
Wjnche~er pipes, and fire A neat spru ee, nest Ie 110

SUB.
"0
1-1 e is a fortu nate fe Ilow, th
FAC£. Already, sir, have you lou n

SUB. And in right way
towa
rd ric 5--
FAC£.
Sirl SUB. This summer 1-1 e fACE.
will be of t he cloth ing

next spring
is;
co pa
And
ca II'd to ttl searle
v.
nd wh
sua.
Wh at, and sc I ittle beard?
Sir, you must thin kr !-I@ l'I\iIy have a recelpt to m But he'll be wise, 1-1 is fort\J ne
p rese nt~
leeks for h 1m a
FACE. 'Slid, doctor, how ca nst tho I a m a mu §;~d .at thatl
sua.
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F~~~
you see not. lour'd fi1c@
FACf.
i"8er- LOCI
You DRUG.
Ye'S-,
r bern upo.a
adn
i1V?
SUB.
nee.
W
SUB.
The ls ship now, Tha sha I yield hlm Ofd ug
is th DRUG.
sout-'
And h
are your
sldes
DRUG.
Ay, r,
SUB
Mak
And
a side,
51:
names
th 0'5@ ma reu
t Hie'S f( m boxes.
Yes.. ir,
SUB. And
Be ne th yo r thresh Id, bu ry me a I ad ~ 0 e
alia nts t at wea r spu rs, he

Th!!: II s@@ to folio FACE. 111 at , a s t. Nabl
SUB.
And,
And r sta II, .a
sua.
"Iou ha II d a I muct1 DRUG. Sir, I .aw. At. h me, a
cou fucu$to
UPJH!t.. with a ic@ II c ity-dames: ith m I., e ra Is.
Ay, I Vitri Cino Will And But FACE. Wt1y
now ou t1a\ffl rsenic, I. sa I· rta r, a ik!:, al ka Ii. er: I k Ow all. - This fe Ilow, C.3 tain. me, n time. t be a great dj~ ller, we a ay·· I wil not say direct , ry fa at the ph ilosophi!! (5 OD@.
rr
now
ow, Abel is tni.,; true
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DRUG
[ASIDE
Wnat
FACE.
0 FACEI.Good capta in, ust Igfve-'
ot
TnOU'
CCI Lin§;~Ith
ee.
a r'st what wea Ith (tl e sa ,s end
nat ttl ou can
ike to co me to ,
i' him a crown.
DRUG. Iwou
FACE.
A. crt! Thou s It rather gi' him thy she
\Ie
.a bout th@o@? tlal ~year.
DRUG.
Yes, I a portsgue, I tl aile ke
FACE.
h@e, Na bl
'Slight, thers p't no longer, I'll ~ive't h m
DOf!S:
". you r wors.njp to d ri nk his, nd wears; p pea r more gratefu I, as u ski II se him in the world. ntreat
DRUG. favo u r of nis worst-. ipFACE. What'
DRUG.
k ever, sir, my a 1ma" a ,

And cr
4)
LIt my iIlrd.ays:,
ttl at I
y @itt1 r
Barg.ai nor trust upon the m. FACE. Tnat t-. snail. Nab: le av@ it s hall be dona, ·ga inst he
SUB.
oon
A nd a
rection for h I~ she Ive~.
FACE.
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Now. Antt'. DRUG. 'Th.an FACE. Away.
U,
to work
01"11:
comes; to.
DOL+
SUB.
nh tham ice,
T
8
tne t ru k, ifce 0., e of yo u spiad si leu rl!! Mi1mm
SUB.
ngue
too.
ou rs. He will
r long -s;lee-p:
eo,$ha II do m tiM nkind, ever co Id:
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~sts
e 'II tu rn t"e age to gold.
fl
z.
SC NE 2..1.
LOV EW I IS HOUSE.
your fo n N 0\1'0 orbe: re's the leh PeoN: nd there wtt n i • sir, a re he golden mine", Oph i r I" was sa il i re't. h["@@ 'If!! a rs, b u
DIIl@
on, sir, N
, you
'5 t
onths,
w in pro., ou r'II
his
r.; the day.
the
na p
HIS DAY YO U HAll BE
h~ golde n t:.allf .a nd on t eir knees, 01~ ights om mit idolat with win and trum ets: after dru and ensi n, You shal sta rr up V u ng v· i!HOV'5'r
And u
fACE
your punks, and nket s, my SU !y. the@ I spsak it fi ,BE RI H. Wl1e re i my S4.l btle, the re 7 ftn in "01 . Sir, he'll come 1:0
IWITH IN
MAM.
111at is h s fire-dra ke,

His Lu n ,h is Z@phVnJ'S, h@ Till he fi n.at Lire uP. in h er "Iou are ot fa tthfu L slr. ", i AU that i meta t i" my heu And, !!.a r in the mom ing, ill • Se' d To a II t h pl...mbers a nd the And by t eir tin and lead u for a II t co ppe r,
SUR.
WI'I at...a d tu rn th at too? MAM. Yes.. a nd I'll pu rehasa Devo hire a d Corn And rna thsm pe-rf!!ct I nd 51 yo
SUR.
No, faith MAM. But w n@ you s@@th' !!ffect Of wh lc on ~ part project Of Mere: tv. or Ven us, CI r ttl Stl all tu it to as rna ny of Nay, to tho usa nd, so .a d i "fou will Ii ~1IJe me.
di ne-,
SUR.
I see't, I will, e'yt!s do coza n
r1l@
Giving t
A whore
m no eeeaste n, 5
shall piss them cu n e>:t
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MAM+ Hal wh
00 you
Hs tha The pe Not on Giv~5 Towh
fUmak
SUR.
Nodo
MAM.
new 11 im Iike n sagle. k@him {:; son and daughters. s ou ph i lose p ers ave done,
To tha Young
The an But tak

Tha ou
rla hs, afere
ne f
cc,
B~co
SUR.
u Id tl1 an k vou.
ris'd 'gainst all

Cures
Amon And.
disa
's grl
5i!!!S
c mi n.c of II COl day. a ye r's i twelve;
rl're
hat
ed
on h:
Past all
I'll und aLit of SUR.
And I'll
(I- (11 F~~ 0

I I
B-o-ob
layers s"a IIsing

5i • I'll do't, M!! n tima,
1'1 give.a way s mud'! unto my S all serve the ole city, witl1 e ek Iy; ea ch use his dose, (I
ur pra
s, then,
water?
Y u are incred lou 5SUR.
ur stone
r1y,
\I'@
written of t
e penn'd by Ad
he r's stone, and n High C
ch,
tongue
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SUR.
, s I.ke you r Iris
, ain'St co b~we
ve a piece of asc I'll' s fleece too,
hlch was no 0 ber ha" a book rit in 1;1 rg@sh S ch wa s Pvtha
A c, allthat fabl T e manner of

5 ill breath ing ti
r a rgent-vive, tha drago n:
Ted ragon's t
T at keeps; the A. d they are g

T
@
ercu ry su b lite-, ness, hareines • and the blti
alambjc, an th n sowd in Ma his field, A d then ee 'i1J bl meso often, till t ey re fiJced. 8 h th 1$.the H s la I'll garden, dmus' story. I'll of Midas, rgus' eyes,
on, tho usa n
'S
more,
our 'Stone.
•J
r day come? n d nolds It?
T @@wning will
d upon you,
V u have celou r
H s done his off
crimso n: th re-d ferment ree hOUNi he ee prepare y u
rti n.a:.:,my Sur in I 'Say to th

T
is day,
, • loiIJ d, Be rich. thou salt ave. ngots: an to-m
OrTOW,
rent.» s it my Zephyru s, right? 's·1'1!!ad h child, ir, ow disc ve r d to her maste r.
!! DOU h DOW, to project ha If s rv~ me.
n;
the.r a Liditory; hingles

CI
e from tt1 e furnace; piexi on, Puffe, pOI i r tI1 is bra i n, meta 1-:; ,
rsh ip; t rown by rna ny a co.a I,

be ~ch;
at '5till e en: these blea r' d eyes

a tI yo u severa I colou NI, sir, t @' pa Ie: c it n, tha g @@'D lion, the crow, e eacock's til, the p u rned s;wan.
e ig h'd those
I put in. jurt
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And, lastly,
Thou hast
ry'd t k~ tl
w@
r, th sangu i5. .. go i?
FACE.
"fe'50,
sir,
MAM. Where'..,.m
FACE.
At his pra , slr, k@; Good ma n, h '0; doing hi d For the su

t
le 5
MAM+ Lungs, I wil To all thy
a pe-riod Uri; th OU 5 alt b t ~ master
Ofmv~
FACE.
Good, sir.
MAM. But do you h r? II II geld yo u ngs,

FACf.
v~. -sir.
fori do m
MAM~
To h.ave a I
Equ.al with Alike wltt1

As. He re ul@ • Thou'rt 5U
FACE.
ins
To f.aII int ; from
wh@ n
And roll u dry in gossa I~rt arrlv at nJ by? ~~ A weak ny citi zen, or [a] H ave a su Iimsd pu re I'll se nd a heusa nd POLl
£.
No. I'll ha e 1'10 bawds.
But f.at he a nd moth e Bes.t of a II ottl ers. And Sl'1all be t @ pura and gr
That I can
rers
et for men
@'Ct.
s to be here, bety r them:

Ttl OS@ ~III b!!8. to rna k And they hall tal'l me A~piece. de in a pi u
@
unuchs of:
n estlicl'l ta iIs
gather w nd, We will b brave. Puffe, no we nave the med 'cine.

My
hall oil II coma n, i Dishes of gat set in gol . a Witn eme lds, sa pph ir s, h aelmhs,
II'M!,U
nd ru bies.
0201
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n ..... . *:-. ~r.gues of ca rP'5-,d rmice, a nd ca

ill in tho!!!spirit of so.
s'
and di5.solv'd pe rl,

0 oil
A. ie. s' d .et, 19a i nst th epilepsy: A d will @.U th@5.@' bro hs with spoo ns Had with dia mend nd care LineIe.
t-boy sha II eat p easa ms, calve r'

K
T t, godwfts, la mpre i I myself wi II h .a rds of ba rbels 5 rvad, instead of
ush rooms: a nd
e '!tvJeliing Linchi
LI
t preg na I'IIt ~ow. ewly cut off, wit h an exq u isite and pOigrl (U1t sa ce
hich, I'll say" unto
rth, and be a knig
II I go look , how it hf!ighte
W Y I h alJ.e hea rd he
u"it be homo fru
A-
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sir;
ne is '5.0:
ings. it me, He-, non

erstitic us, good
but I b Y it; t wre

'50 U ,
rn his; nees ea re, a r.d his ipp~rs lei. Witn raver nd fa~ In8 for It: an d slr, Ie him Do it 10ne, f r mer sti It He re he meso Has;
word afors him: 'tis poison
rr
, father, SUB. od morrow,
And
MAtJI. An he etlc,
-end tnere- What is e, is

at 1did bring along,.
h you?
In he e, slr,
ecnve rt him,
SUB.
ave 'tOLl,
rry
eu rs, now eve" at

atch ing and 101 r-gE!: P here my love a nd n 1 ca II to witness;. w e pour'd my tho~g iNaYr but unto pub and dear charity prodigy wtt h me n. ience,
I hat
pl.a eed them,
h you ~eff, s] i" a I my ends,

c goo
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If you, my '5On, s
n OW pre And r to you r ow p:iI rtioala r lusts So great a nd cat olit a bliss, be s A cu rsa will foil
0 U Id
Vour subtle and

MAM~ I blOW, sir;
You shall not ne To have yo u co
come,
SUR.
Wno is,
Inde@d, sir, so SUB.
hat (;ostive of
Toward your 5to e: would not
Welt son,
iDC@ him in, is The WO RK IS DO t, brig ht -;01 is
All that I can ron We nave a medi Ine of the triple
hi~ rob
Tne glorified spi

And make us wo FACE [WITH IN Anon,
• T nanics be to
~1. aven,
pi~g@11
I.
SUB.
Look
WE!:
II to t ha egistar.
And let you r hea 'itillle~~en by

To the a I~ I~. de
FACE
[WITHINI. Y~s, sl .
SUB. Did you look
0" the bolt"s·l1e d yet7

FACE [WITH IN I. Wh ich on Dr ~.r?
SUB.
Ay;
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et's the com
se vinegar. o d ri31w"'is vola ile nd Iet the wate d put into the c:I Ieave him cI
50
bstance and h I~tin ass E be fi tter'd,
ir.
ua e here isl next to ca
rk, ou never saw, 'Soon.

d.ays in t:e past thl!! p hikKoph II!' t he le nt heat At a nor; a ad's become u Ipn~r of Niiltu
n!1I!'
itt th
t1 i3It ne ed your au nave e neug in t at is pe rfect
y, this, is cove ise I

c, I .1S'SU re you.
'§.t1 i31Umploy it II in icus Uses, e au ndi"g of coil ges nd gra mma r schc
a rrying you ng
c:I now and th
irgi
'5.r
bu ild ing hcs pita
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n a hurcl'l.
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nowl
Si • please yo S III not ch nge the fi e

J
SUB.
[EXiT Jif:.E. J MAM H ve you an

SUB.
ner7
ukl no want I hope e best .••
ts com
ker, in S.
e calcin :
the sa of me rcLIIY •
. a nd reve
be r.ating i
II
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How.,
fACE.
I w at colour says·
111e grou d lack. sir,

MAtJI. 'rhat's 'f r c ow's; head?
Is.-C
SUR. Your cce

SUB. NO,
mb's, is it "ot?
re he crow!
'tis n
111atwo
SUR
rASIDEj. 'rhe hay'
P rfect. Wou Id it nts someth ing.
SUI. Are you

In thair
eu loosed lt1e
FACE. en rna rrlec th

.pp
d to di,ge-s,t n,
"Ie Si, by t e t ken. sir, ttl e And wtl wa saved was p IJt n And sign w h H@ rmes' seal, SUB.
I think' as o. We shcu d h ve a new arnalg

SUR
a,
lAS 10E].
1'-' ra n k a
is ferret
pole-cat.
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SUB.
i!!!
fl
not:
e1en die; we have eno b iIon. H has h is wt1 it@ ski
for i neeration. he sta n swarm,
right.
Ay, a re you bolted?
en the ill fort\J ne. Wh.a is; some th r~e OLInees
s matermts?
iill
of mereu
rv.
• e re's money. What

, sir.
wi IleNe?
"ine- pe und; •• you rna give him ten-
EMONEY.j SUB.
Tt1is ne To see Ofour i Atnird
Have its
rtvJo t fl)(atlon
FACE. "IeSi, sir.
SUB.
And
tI1
h ilosop ne('s vi n
c..a rr
FACE.
Ay. [EXrT.J SUR.

MAtJI.
sua.
Wh~n
ion?
ot nasty, Iexa It u r rned 'e e,

By han i him in baloao And giv him ~"Iution; And th d is.solve njm: t h for 100 , now oft I iterate imes I add unto hls virtue rst one ou nee nve rt a h econd lcose, he II tu rn a t I hi nge a him;
nd re
0 usa
His th j
oluti"fl. ten; t1 is lou rtn. a und r d:

h,
:iI
d;
thousand thousan d ou n pe l1~ct metal. i P LI re old, in all exam I aUcn s,
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'.
._
d as any
(I
the natu al mine.
n@ re;jlg
inst aftem 00 n,
ewter, a d you rand ire ns,
g tnemt I cha ng!! all atals,
u mav bn
0;
ripp i ngr pOI s, an d po ~ hanga rs, and hoc s
enOl? SUB. If
SUR.
SUB.
r withal:
d, sir. in our art,

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Bel.@
SUR.
If I sh uld?
SUB.
Why. I tni n k that th reatar m i r Ie. No but differs f a c hieke mo re 111 an etals in the 'S l\Ies.
SUR.
annet be.
's CI rd.a in 'd a tnicker. In
SUB.
ad and ot !!r m if they ha time.
doth furthe
the ea rt bred d 'W@nt tore.
Ay, SUB.
Mar
MAM.
n • father,
him to dust.
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jd e>:: alation. wt1 ith we ca II

M rial liq ida, or the: unctuous wate:r;
pa n, a certa in crass a nd vi us rth; both wh im, concorpo ta, elementa matter of gold; yet pro prla materia, to all metals. a nd all s.tones; !! re i is forsa k@ of tnat moistu r , n ath m re d rlness, it becomes a '5tCI e: Wne e It r ins m ore of ttl e humid fatn ss, It tu s to s Iph ur, or te qu icks.i Ive r, Wno .a re th parents of a II ether meta ts. Nor n thl re mote matter s Lidden tv Prog ss SiO rom ext reme unto extre me. As grow old, a nd lea pole r a II the me 1":5, Natu dot tirst baget the i mperiec:.tr t h n PrO( ed s sh to th e pe rfect, Of th.at airy And IIv wa e r, mercu ry I" engender'd; Sulp ur oft e fat and eartnv part; the 0 Wni h is t h b'51:,'5U P plying ths place ot The her th e fe maIe. in all metals, So do be ieve he rmaph rode tty, Tnat botf1 d act and suffer, But these t 0 the ductile. rna lI@abls. ext@nsi en in go kI they .3 re; for we d I) fin Seed of th m, by curfire. and gold in th And an puce the species of ea en me perfu thenca, tha n natu r!! doth i e. wh doth not see in d.ailv p raetlc n beg bee s, t1om ets, beet les, wa P". fthe e rcases and d u I"g of c reatu s ot a n he rb, being rigntly hese a Ii'Ving c reatu res. fa r me re rfect 01" t eooth
rv
>leelie t t nan meta I".

+
na
me-nt,
su .
d, 0; Ir, I'U beli ve
kind of gam
50 mawhat With cha
ito!
ing,
,th@'cards, to h!!i1t
man
What else
terms,
Wl'1ereon n
With all yo Of piss. a r.d H i31ir 0' the ea Powde r of n

And world s
t0
Would bu
ou r rnenstru we men 's te r bu r t cIo~ts.. cha Ik, r ~a ings of iron, g her rAng!! i ngred i!! name?
SU • And aUthe Inti!! nding b

U'5edtoo
(] !!
thi g; which art o r wr'
rs
ur the] art,
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Itold him ~. se th i!!! '5.i mple d ict hou k:I not 1!!.i3 it, rn
ake it vu Igar.
SUB.
ic
~vmbools?
lsdc ,
of t n@ posts, nd first ~pring~ of
ft in pa rabies 1
orie..,.?
that. lea r' d to hi m. hat S sy ph uS wa-s da mn
I the ceaseless
He DOL
ulcl nave rna d
see I'll
Ou
only bereause
comm on
I
lAP
SUB.
Wn
o yo m!!anr go in, g d lady
fOOL RE
RE5.j
--w
[RE-EN FACE. Sir.
SUB.
You
ere's 1: hi~ varl 7

FACe.]
rykn~1
do eu u
me-thus?
FACE.
SUB.
Wn
you tr ito ...Gol
MANI. Who s it.
SUB.
Not:h MANI. g.!i r; d sir? us distem pe r'
SUB.
"7
nes:
What now FACE.

u.
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[UfT.]
me.
I, Sta
Ida MAM. Stay,
fACE.
• Lun gs.
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How I pray t nee. tay. FACf. She's mad. sir,.a d se H@·U be: rnad too ~~ MAM.
I wa
nitner
rrs nt thee. ~ WI1y se nt nit ne r

FACf. Sir, to be cu red, SUB [WITH IN I, Why, FACf. La you I--Here.
seell
[EXIT.)
MAM. 'Fo re God~ a Bra SUR H@an, this is a b MAM. 0, by t nis hght • ., Too se ru Pulcus t No, he's a r.a reo p An excellent Par Stra nge- cures w With s pirit'&r he; Of Gal@n; or his
wdVr ousal I : do
-II be- bu mt @l
at wro
him.
I-Ie'$
at w V: it is h ySit: i n, do hi right, eels i n, and h 'S done
h m I era I ph
j.c.
He dea Is. a II
e wil not hea a word
JRe ·ENTER
FACE.)
How now, Lu ngs
FAa. Softly, "ir; spes k oftly I mea nt To have told you wo hip all. is must net h
r,

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