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DE

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PRESS

QUARTOS

I.

THE

ALCHEMIST

THE

ALCHEMIST

THE
BEN

ALCHEMIST

BY NEWLY

JONSON,
BY

EDITED

H.C.HART

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DRAMATIS

PERSONS

Subtle
-

The

Alchemist

Face
-

The

House-keeper

Dol

Common

Their

colleague
Clerk

Dapper
-

Drugger
-

Tobacco-man

Love-wit
-

Master

of

the

house

Sir

Epicure

Mammon

Knight
Gamester

Pertinax

Surly
-

Tribulation

Wholesome

Pastor

of

Amsterdam

Ananias
-

Deacon

of

Amsterdam

Kastrill
-

The

Angry

Boy

Dame

Pliant

His

Sister,

Widow

Neighbours,

Officers,

Mutes.

Scene:

London

This

Comedy

first
was

acted

in

the year

1610,

By

the

King's

Majesty's

Servants.

The

principal

Comedians
were,

Rich.

Burbadge

Joh.

Hemings

Joh.

Lowin

Will.

Ostler

Hen.

Condel

Joh.

Underwood

Alex.

Cooke

Nic.

Tooley

Rob.

Armin

Will.

Eglestone

THE

ARGUMENT

he

sickness

hot,

master

quit,

for

fear

is

house

in

town,

and

left

one

servant

there,

E
ase

him

corrupted,

and gave

means

to

know

Cheater,

and

his

punk
;

who

now

brought

low

eaving

their
narrow

practice,

become
were

C
oxners

at

large

and
;

only

wanting

some

H
ouse

to

set

up,

with

him

they

here

contract,

ach

for

share,

and

all

begin

to

act.

uch

company

they

draw,

and

much

abuse,

I
n

casting

figures,

telling

fortunes,

news,

10

el

ling

of flics,

flat

bawdry

with

the

stone

///

it,

and

they,

and

all

in

fume

are

gone.

THE

ALCHEMIST.

Tins evidence

Comedy

was

first acted
2,

in
it 16 12, 1616.

1610,

and

if
on

we

accept
the in
1st

the

internal

(III.,

129-132)
in
in

appeared
and The
;

September.
folio edition

It of

was

printed

in

quarto
works

included

the
to

Ben

Jonson's
was

dedication several
in other

Lady

Mary
from
a

Wroth

omitted
occur.

in

the
are

folio

and

unimportant
With few

alterations
collation

They
the
the

mentioned the British

is that

the

foot-notes

with

quarto present

in

Museum.

slight exceptions
The

text

of

Gifford,

from

the

folio.'

quarto

appeared Neque,
Contentus
me

with
ut

the
miretur

motto

turba, laboro"

paucis
a

lectoribus.

In

614, Albumazar,
was

Tomkis,
in
order
:

acted
assert

at

to

his

comedy on the same Cambridge (March 9th, originality, prefixed a new

Petere inde
coronam,

subject by Thomas 16 14-15). Jonson,

motto
to

the

folio

reprint

Unde

prius

nulli velarint

tempora
in

Mus"e.

The

two

subject matter.
any,
save a

nothing plays have, however, The later play is absolutely specialistin

either
ars

common

except
unreadable
sacra;

the

dull
or

and
ars

by
the

dramatica

and

editions the of
a

that modern be mentioned It may the catalogue of old plays ; i.e., into
scenes.

editors
of
to

are

responsible
Persona:;
in many the old Modern In their the stage

for

certain

details

in and

Dramatis

stage

directions;
entrance

division
new

With
gave

regard
headline

the
a new

last

editions, the
editors

character
to

the of

of of

scene.

divide

them is

according usually a
The described.

the

change

scene,

not

actors.

directions,
inserted very

there

greater

plenitude
were

and

fuller

assistance omitted

than

author
or

dramatis

persona"

frequently

altogether,

else

originally. insufficiently

11.

the is that for mentioning matter Dryden' absurdly only reason from Subtle with Tomkis's play.2 To borrowing charged Jonson the two plays is truly parvis componere magna. compare This cheats first.

scathing
the

and

well-merited
craze

attack

upon time

the
was

charlatans
not

and

in
In

"mathematical"

of

the

Jonson's

that safely (1605), in a scene may of the jargon for Jonson, Quicksilver introduces be claimed some found in the and the following pages, be to pursuit of the mania It is as assists in his subsequent ruin. though Jonson first planned the that of But his attack. weightiest assault upon alchemy was Reginald Scot in his Discoverie of Witchcraft^ 1584.

Eastward

Hoe, IV.,

i.

The

Alchemist

has

been

considered

by

most

critics

as

Jonson's

careful the display of learning exhibited, and masterpiece. The research of, is marvellous. use admirably made Perhaps no other of of his Ben works exhibits the Jonson's knowledge to so full depths extent this, with the exception of the Masque as of Queens^ on a an of scale. The difficulties smaller a play, editing such necessarily full and it is with obsolete technicalities and as unique overflowing are so cruxes, great, that it is perilous to attempt it. Jonson's great editor, his enthusiastic idolater, says (IV., 1). "It is but seldom, fall in with him that I can then and even general accidentally, ; the of his wide and track is to me nearly imperceptible;" desultory range and
other

where editors GifFord

GifFord may,
"

cannot
as a

'

fall in

'

with
{

an

Elizabethan

dramatist,

general rule,
Alchemist
were

fall out.'
to
was

says

The

continued
up
;

be
one

represented
of the first

with

success

till the

theatres

shut

it

plays

Dryden
Although
it In
must

printed

an

edition
was

of Album
not

az,ary

and

wrote

prologue

to

it, in

1668. earlier.

Albumazar have been 5, the

at

acted before

till 1610

1614,
if the that
was
"

Indeed

written

it may have been author's accuracy the bunch of from

written is

Act
sent

I., sc.
to

Astrologer directs
Padua." Galileo

unimpeachable. found planets now

in 1610.

out"

be

"Galileo

expelled

Padua

111.

revived
Downes

at

the

Restoration,
us,

and,

with the

The

Fox

and

Silent

Woman,

as

Jonson delight of the town. of the principal actors, Burbage, Lowin, Condel, gives the names Cooke, Armin, Hemings, Ostler, Underwood, Tooly, and EggleMaiMmon with Lowen stone. played mighty applause." Historia celebrated in Hisirionka. Face" "was Cooke, Taylor (ibid) heroine who took the the the at time, probably was principal stage
constituted
"

informs

part of Dol
of Abel
A

Common.

In

later times

Garrick

immortalised

the

part

Drugger.

few

of

the

subsequent
been been held

writers

will be

in, and

already noticed English literature. forthcoming.

T.

play by popularity it has of interest. otherwise has Dryden's remark he was profoundly ignorant of our early ; references More doubt, be easily might,
more

remarkable
the

references

to

this

show

estimation

and

no

Carew,
:

in

his

"Ode

to

Ben

Jonson,"
the exalted

annexed

to

the

New-

Inn, says

"Thy
From

comic

muse,

from

line,

Touched
that

by
her
to

the

Alchemist, doth
"

still decline

zenith."
Ben
.

Circa says there's

1630.
: no

Howell,
"

writing
Father
so

Jonson,
. .

Ben

great wit
. . .

without
this

some

"madness,
"

saith

the
that

Philosopher,
you have been

is verified mad when writ but you

; you

in
were

"

you, mad

for I find
when

oftentimes
and when madder

you

wrote

your

Fox,
mad

you
your when
were

"writ
"

Alchemist', you were your when stark mad and Catilin, you the writ and Epigrams "you your
not
so

you

writ

Sejanus ;

"

mad."

"

Letters, Vol.

I., sec.

Magnetic Lady 5, 16, 1629.

he an elegy for Jonsonus Virbius, in which Jasper Mayne wrote refers to played o'er and o'er," 1638 (Mayne dwells thy Alchemist of the characters). on some
"

IV.

Cartwright opens
a

Act

IV.

of his

Ordinary

with

verse

sung

by

citizen

:
"

My
I

name's
Nor

not

Tribulation,

was

holy Ananias, baptized in fashion,

Vicar did

Our

hold

bias."

"

1634.
occurs

In line
"

Captain

Underwit

(Bullen's Old
hard words Notes

Plays II., 339),

the

the

Rejoynders
in his

and

beyond
on

Alchemist."

"

1640.
this

Gayton, play
with
the
"

Festivous
:

Don

Quixote, quotes

from

words
Our

Father
"

Ben 3 ;

(of eternal

memory)
1654.
not
was

in

his

play

of

the

Alchemist." and
he

p. the

quotes
who

from

play again,/). 129,

to
cases

Pepys,
and
went

was

hard

Fletcher,

or

in most
see

please,and could Shakespeare, but

the

abide
a

Beaumont

devoted
"

goer, play"The

to

the
a

Alchemist, after

Restoration.

Alchemist^ which
Of modern
Lamb

is

most

incomparable play."
two critics,
or

eminent
had
a

three

may

be

mentioned
"

"

Charles

great admiration

for this

play.
torrent

The of

and

overwhelmed (he says) "is perfectly Mammon book-knowledge with which

hearer.

by

the

judgement" images
his

confounds
strokes
to

and
upon

stuns

incredulous

They
for their

'doubly
We
;
an causes

redouble
are as a

the

foe.'

Description have we testimony

of heaven of
such
a

outstrides

proof.

made

believe

effects

before

livelydescriptionof
to

the

joys

sometimes

place.

passes Epicure
. . .
"

for

argument
Mammon Dramatic noblest

prove
most

the

existence

is the Poets.

determined

offspring of the
Gifford
calls
"

author."
"

English
the

The

Alchemist

effort of The

Jonson's genius."
and Tom

Coleridge

thought

the

CEdipus Tyrannus,

Alchemist

VI.

coupled
Mammon's

with

perfect classical
dreams of
It is

illustration,the
and The

riotous
are

luxury of
in

rapture

sensuality
which has
a so

unrivalled in
common

Jonson's
with The

works.

Alchemist, that
to
a

only in Jonson

Fox,

much

gives

free

rein, so

unbridled

an

eloquence,
If
the
was we

full-blown
The

materialism.

consider of
a

Alchemist

ways

real
is

plague
an

of

to righteous attempt expose Society dangerous impostors, with which

as a

infected,it

unbounded that it

and

inimitable

success.

And effect for

between

there

is,I believe, no
and and
one

produced a permanent if the other hand, we on regard it as a conflict is most reprehensible. One Vice, the conclusion
doubt,
the fools

good
Virtue

character, and

only (Surly) represents the dupes, who are except

Surlv's is dismissed is

All the others, paths of rectitude. and tools, tread the primrose way. in

And

efforts
with

are

introduced and

order

to

turn

him

to

ridicule.

He
he

contempt,

because

he the

has

been

honourable rogue,

escapes Subtle

utterly and finallybaffled scot-free,in favour with

indeed
says

; whereas

chief

Face,
master.

his

somewhat
but These

unscrupulous
that

he

will

hang himself;
undertaken.

is what be

the

public
but

executioner

should
not

have

they
so

do

in the the

least affect one's

that

enjoyment
it would
the

may of the

faults,

fond
him

of

treat

witty Face harshly. I do not

at

be

play. One gets entirelyimpossible to

at

believe of
are

It

is levelled

the

follies

the
never

play is levelled It is for dupes.

made

individuals.
to
cure

them
The

themselves.
are. as

The

cheaters

hateful.
the
not

Puritans

Again, if Face

represents
that

Kelly,
The
an

observe
two

fate of

Kelly,
Kelly
was

compared
in for

with

of

Face.

do

tally.
as

buffoonery (becoming altogether superior to.

went

such animal, etc.),

Face

There

appears He

to

be

408-12). (V. iii.,

and whole
Mammon
nest
are

is there
not

is

supposed

fled."

Nevertheless

speech of 'Jeremy Butler,' in the character to recognise him, believing "the of discloses some 'Jeremy Butler slight oversight
'

in

Face's

VII.

Mammon's of.
But remarks

past
this

ambitions,
may,

which be

he

could

not

have I

been
conclude

cognisant
these

perhaps,
a

explained
thanks
to

away. Dr.

few

with

word

of

Atkinson,
Surly's
written

of

Trinity
He

College,
tells
me

Dublin,

for
"

an

English
sentences,

rendering probably

of

Spanish. by
an

they
who

are

simple Spanish

man Englishof
a

used for

fluently."
source,

GifFord's

suggestion
as

'grammar,'
With
"

Jonson's
the

he

discards,

expected. following
wise,
words

reference
the their

to

glossary,
hereof

I would

may

quote
be have

the

"

And

because and and the

practisers
crafts

thought
devised

learned,
of
art,
as

cunning,
sentences

maisters,

they
and that

epithets capacities
of
It

obscure,
of
them

confections

innumerable,
to

confound
R.

are

set

worke

hereon."
"

Scot,

Discoverie

Witchcraft.
is

Of with

the these

Art

of

Akiimistrie,
words

1584
of forms
art

(Reprint),
and
and

p.
"

294.
my

chiefly
is

"obscure
Numerous

epithets

glossary
constructions

concerned.

obsolete

grammatical
fill
too

are

unnoticed,

partly they
are

because

they
to

would students

much

space,

and literature.

partly

because

familiar

of

Elizabethan

PROLOGUE

Fortune,
We

that wish

favours away,
both
;

fools, these
for
your

two

short and

hours
ours,

sakes

Judging
To Our No No th'
scene

spectators
author is

and

desire,
to

in

place,
but grace. make
our own

justice,

ourselves
we

London,
mirth better

'cause is

would than

known,
:

country's
clime breeds

better

matter

for many

your
persons

whore,
more,

Bawd,
Whose And Or

squire,
manners,

impostor,
now

called
still

humours,

feed for
the pen
men

the rage

stage

;
10

which

have comic
aim
to

been

subject
Tho' but doth above

spleen
Did
never

of

writers.

this better endure their

are

grieve,
lives in

Howe'er The But And He when

in

the vices the

age that

he she

breeds,

cure.

wholesome

remedies

sweet,

their
to

working
no

gain
so

and much

profit

meet,

hopes
But will here

find
with

spirit
fair fear
will

diseased,
be

such
not

correctives who sit what

so can

pleased

For

he be

doth

apply. nigh
doth
run,
or

If
Unto

there the

any

that
to

20

stream,

look

it

They They
As
are

shall
so

find
natural doers

things,

they'd
so

think, shown, yet

not

wish,

were

done

follies, but
may
see,

e'en

the

and

own.

ACT

scene

"

Room

in Love

wit's

House.

Face,
Face.

Subtle,

Dol

Common.

Believe't,

I will.

Subt.
Do/. Face. Have

Thy
you your
wits ?

worst,

I f

at

thee. ! For love

"

Why,
What

gentlemen
do ?

Sirrah,

I'll

strip you
to

Subt.
Out
at

Lick

figs

my

Face. Dol.

Rogue,

rogue,

out

of

all

your
are

sleights.
you madmen silks

Nay,
O,
let

look the

ye,
wild water,

sovereign, general, sheep

an

Subt.
With Dol. The I hear Face.

loose.
come.

I'll

gum

your

good

strong

you

Will hear

you
all ?

have

neighbours

you

will

you

betray

Hark,

somebody.
Sirrah I shall the You do tailor
most
mar

Subt.
All that Face. Dare has

made,

if

you

approach.
you
insolent

10

notorious ?

whelp,
!

slave,

you Subt.
Face.

this

Yes,

faith

yes,

faith

Why,
mongrel
know ? Who
am

who

Am

I, my
Subt.

I ? I'll tell

you,

Since

you

not

yourself.
3

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Face.

Speak lower,
Yes, you
were once

rogue.

Subt. Honest,
Your For

(time's not

long past) the

that

good,
16

plain, livery three-pound-thrum, here in the master's worship's house

vacations Will you be
so

kept

Friars,

the Face. Subt. Face

.

loud

Since,

by

my
means,

means,

translated

suburb-captain.
man's

By
I

your

doctor

dog

? Within

Subt.
All this Face.
Been

memory,

speak of.

countenanced
but

Why, I by you,
not

pray
or

you,

have

I ?

21

you you

by

me

Do

collect, sir, where

I do hear

I well.

met

first.

Subt. Face. But I shall

Not

of
"

this, I think
at

it. 25

put

you

in of

mind,
in

sir;

Pie-corner,
stalls ; walk
nose,

Taking
Where,

your
like

meal

steam

from

cooks' you did

the

father

of

hunger,
the
Roman

Piteously costive, with And complexion your

Stuck Like
tull

your
of

pinched-horn
wash,
worms,

of

black

and shot

melancholic
at

30

powder-corns
I wish When raked
in

th'

artillery-yard.
your
up in voice the
a

Subt. Face. You Your

A

you
you and

could
went

advance

little. rags

pinned
from

several

had feet

picked
thin
cover

dunghills,
your

before

day

mouldy
and would
a

slippers,for
threaden

kibes,

35

felt of
scarce

rug,

cloak,
"

That

your

no-buttocks

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

That

carries The

tempest

in

his made

hand

and

voice.

Face, Subt.
Thou So

place
have

has

you

valiant.

No,
I ta'en when thee
out

your

clothes.

"

vermin,
so

poor, Would Raised Sublimed In the

wretched,
thee

keep
thee

company,

from

brooms,
exalted called

dung, no living thing but a spider, or worse and dust, and watering
thee, and
the

of

65
?

pots,

thee, and
third

fixed

thee

region,
to

Wrought
Would
Put

thee twice

to spirit,
won me

have words

high state of grace ? quintessence, with pains ? the philosopher's work

?

70

thee
more

in

and

fashion

made

thee

fit

For Giv'n

than thee

Thy
Dice,
Made And
Do

rules
or

? ordinary fellowships thy oaths, thy quarrelling dimensions cheat horse-race, cock-pit, cards, at to

75

whatever
a

gallant tincture
in mine ?
own

else ?

thee have you

second

great
you

art

I this

for thanks
i' the

Do

rebel

fly out
you be

projection ?
now

Would Do/. Would Subt. Do/.

gone

Gentlemen,
you
mar

what

mean

you

80

all ?

Slave, thou
Will

hadst

had with

no

name war

you been

undo

yourselves
past

civil

Subt.
The Or To

equiclibanum, of horse-dung, under heat ground, in cellars, ale-house darker than deaf John's; been lost an
Never

known,

85

all

mankind,

but

laundresses
6

and

tapsters,

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Had

not

I been. Do Sirrah you know who hears

Do/. Face. Do/. Face.

you,

sovereign
civil loud.

Nay, general,
I shall And
turn

thought
if

that

you

were

desperate,

you
not.

grow

thus

Subt.
Face. And Since Do/. Face. all

hang
and moved

thyself,I
pans,
me

care

Hang thy pots

hast
in

thee, collier,
9
1

picture,
will in

I will,

thou

O,
Write with thee
a

this

o'erthrow have

all. all

\Aside.
tricks

up hollow

bawd

Paul's,

thy

Of

coz'ning

coal, dust, scrapings,

with
a

Searching
Erecting
And Told Worse Do/. Have Face. A in

for

things lost,
your of shadows
;

sieve

and

shears,

95

figures in
in red letters Gamaliel

rows

of
a

houses,

taking
than

with
a

glass,
for

and

face

cut

thee,

Ratsey's
masters?

! Are

you

sound

you

your

senses,

I will but
a

have

100

book,

Shall

prove

barely reckoning thy impostures, to true printers. philosopher's stone

you
trencher-rascal !

Subt.
Face. The vomit Do/. Your
own

Away,
of all

Out,

you

dog-leech

prisons
Will

you
?

be

destructions,

gentlemen

Face.

Still

spewed

out

105

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

For

lying

too

heavy

on

the

basket.

We

are

ruined

! lost ! have where's

me,

you

no

To Have

your

reputations ?
some care

yet

of

your of your
! I'll

Face. The
statute

Away,
the

this

brach

regard judgment ? 'Slight, i 10 republic within bring thee, rogue,

more

of sorcery,

tricesimo-tertio

Eighth : aye, and perhaps thy neck for laundring gold, and Within noose a barbing it. 114 head within will You'll bring ? Do/. a cockscomb, your you [Shecatcheth out Face's sword, and breaks Subt/e's g/ass. And sir, with gather it up, menstrue, you, your abominable 'Sdeath, you pair of stinkards, Leave off one again, barking, and grow your throats. Or, by the light that shines, I'll cut your
Of

Harry

I'll For Have And You You

not

be
a

made

prey

unto

the

marshal

120

ne'er

you all the have

will

snarling dog-bolt o' all together cozened

world,
most

you
this
now

both.

while,
be
to

and

shall
courteous

it

said,
cozen

made
accuse

shift will shall 8

yourselves ?
in word?

him

You
Who

"bring
take

him

125

Within

the

statute!"

your

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

whoreson,
not
a

upstart,

apocryphal
in

captain,
will
too trust

Whom So Will And You The Were The much

puritan
a

Black
;

Friars

as

for

feather

and !

you
You

give
claim
must

the
a

cause,

forsooth
in

will ! had work

insult,

30

primacy
chief!
to

the if

divisions you and

?

be

As

only
the

powder
not venture

project with,
out

begun

of

equality
All

tripartite?

things
you

in

common

?
curs,

135

Without Fall And And

to

priority? 'Sdeath, couples again, your lovingly, beginning

I shall and
not

perpetual
cozen

and
as

kindly,
should,

heartily, and
lose the

you
a

of

term,
too,

Or,
And

by

this

hand,

grow

factious
you. 'Tis his

140

take Face.

my

part,

quit

fault,

He And

ever

murmurs,

and

objects
of
all lies

his upon

pains,
him.

says, Subt.
Do/.

the

weight
so

Why,

it does. How does it ? Do

not
we

Sustain

our

parts ?

Subt.
Do/. Ours

Yes,

but

they
it.

are

not

equal.
I

145

Why,
to-morrow

if

your

part
match

exceed

to-day,

hope

may Subt.

Aye, they May, murmuring

him. mastiff!

may.
do. Death
on

Do/.

aye,

and

me!

Help

me

to

throttle

Subt.

Dorothy

! mistress

Dorothy

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

'Ods

precious, I'll
Because
Not

do
o'

anything
your
heaven

What

do and

you

mean? ?

150

Do/.

fermentation
"

cibation

Subt.
Do/.

I,

by
I

Subt.
Do/.

Would

were

Will
What

you, shah1

sir? I

help me. I'll conform hanged then. myself. and Do then, so quickly. Swear.
"

Your

Sol

and

Luna

Subt.
Do/. And labour

swear

? To leave work. if I spur

meant

your

faction,

sir.

kindly
Let
me

in
not

the

common

156 aught
beside.

Subt.
I
To

breathe,
as a

only
him.

used

those

speeches
we

Do/. Face.

hope

need

no

spurs,

sir. shall

Do shark

we?

159

'Slid, prove Yes, and

to-day, who
close and

best.

Subt.
Do/. work

Agreed.

Subt.
Shall Do/. A
sort

friendly. the 'Slight,

with
me. we

knot

grow

the

stronger
so,

for this

breach,

Why,
scarce

my

of sober, scurvy,
have smiled
at
our

(That
A Would Or For And In

! Shall good baboons precise neighbours, twice the king since

go

make

164
came

in),

feast of
run

laughter
themselves have you Don velvet but

follies ?

Rascals,
to
see me

from
a

breath,
to

ride,

to you which

hole

thrust
?

your

heads agree.

in,

should Provost

pay
ride

ear-rent
a

No,

may
his old noble

feastinglong,
scarfs,

170

jerkin and
and

stained

My

sovereign,

worthy general,
10

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Ere
To

we

contribute
most

new

crewel

garter
Dol ! 175 shalt Dol

his

worsted

worship. Royal
and

Subt.

Spoken
Face. And Dol Shall
not

like For be

Claridiana,
which
at

thyself.
thou but
at

supper,

styled Dol Common, Singular: the longest cut

draw thee Who's for his ? Dol
one

triumph, Proper,

sit in

night
To

Particular.

Subt.

that

rings.
this While

the

window,

Dol

pray
The
master

heaven,
do
not

180 trouble
us

quarter.
there dies
one a

Face.

O,

fear

not

him.

week

O'

the

plague,
he's
a

he's
at

safe, from
his him.

thinking
now

toward
:

London.

Beside,
I had He'll As

busy
from
such

hop-yards
If he

letter

do,
o' the

185
house,
:

send

word,

for the

airing
to

you Subt.
Dol. Face.

shall
we

have break

sufficient up
a

time

quit
no

it

Though

fortnight, 'tis
?

matter.

Who

is it, Dol

fine

young

quodling.
O,

My
In

lawyer's clerk,
Holborn,
you rifle with
at

the

lighted Dagger.
a

on

last He

night
have

190

would

(I told
To Dol.

of

him)
at

familiar,
and win cups.
in.

horses,

O,

let him

Subt.
Face.

Stay.

Who

shall

do't ? Get you

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Your Do/.

robes

on

I will what

meet

him,
I do ? Not

as

going
be
seen,

out.

195

And

shall

Face,
Seem

away

you

very

reserved.

Subt.
Face. I pray His
name

Enough.
God be with
let

[Exit
you,
was

Subtle.

sir.

you

him

know

that I would I'm

here.

198

is

Dapper.

gladly have
here. Who's that

stayed,but
? He's

"

Dap.
Face.

Captain, [withiri\
Enter

come,

Good

faith, sir, I

was

Dapper. going away.

In

[think, doctor.
truth,
201

Dap.
I'm

very
Face.

sorry,

captain.
But
meet

thought
I'm

Sure

I should

you.

Dap.
I had And That
a

Aye,
scurvy
lent writ
or

very

glad.
one so was

two

to

make,

I had dines

my
at

watch the

last

night

to

205 robbed

Of

my

to-day pass-time.
This

sheriff's, and

[Re-enterSubtle.
cunning worship.
Is he
a

Is this Face. is his

the

man

Dap.
Face.

doctor

Yes. And have you

Dap.
Face.

broke

with

him,

captain ? Aye.
And how ?

Dap.
12

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Face.
This
is the

Come,

noble

doctor,
he's

pray
no

thee, let's prevail;

chiaus. you all my answer. this but

Subt.
1 would I neither

gentleman, and Captain, I have

much,
nor

returned
your

230

do

sir, for
can.

love

may,

Face.
You One Let deal
that
now

Tut,
with
a

do

not

say

so.

noble

fellow, doctor,
he's
no

will

thank

you you.

richly,and
Pray
you,

chiaus

that, sir, move

Subt.
Face.

forbear
He has

235

Four

angels

here You do ?
art
can me me

Subt.
Face. Subt. 'Fore That

wrong,

good
you
with

sir. these ? spirits

Doctor,
To

wherein my

to

tempt

tempt
I
scarce

and

love, sir, to
you
are

my

peril.
240
a

heav'n,
so

think
to
a

my

friend,

would I draw

draw

apparent
draw

danger.
you,
and halter
"

Face.

you
flies

horse

You,

and

your
That

together Nay, good captain.

no

Dap.
Face. Subt. Face. Good know

difference

of

men.

Good

words,

sir. I

deeds,
you
Clim
o' the
as

sir, doctor

dogs-meat.
or

'Slight,
245

No That And

bring cheating
look
as

Cloughs,
hot custard

Claribels,
flush
;

big

and five-and-flfty, like

spit

out

secrets

Dap.
14

Captain

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Face. Shall That

tell

Nor

any

melancholic but
a

under-scribe,

the

vicar;
heir
to

special gentle,
a

is the

forty marks
small

year, the

250

Consorts Is the That Is

a

with
sole

the of

poets
old

of

time,

hope
the

his

grandmother,
writes

knows

law,
and has

and his

you

six

fair

hands,

fine
take

clerk,
his

cyphering
Greek and

perfect,
255

Will

oath

o' the

Testament,
can

If need
His

be, in his
out

pocket
of Ovid.

court

mistress

Dap.
Face. Did

Nay,
you
not

dear
so

captain.
Yes,
but I'd have

tell

me

Dap.
Use
master

you
259

Doctor

with

some

more

respect.
his broad velvet

Face. But An for

Hang
your
of

him,
I'd

proud
choke,
with

stag, with
ere

head.

sake,
breath gone.

I would
a

change
"

article

such

puckfoist

Come,
Subt.

let's be

Pray
His

you,

let

me

speak
I

with

you.

Dap.
Face. I e'er

worship

calls

you,

captain.
am

sorry

embarked

Dap.
Face.

Nay,

myself in such good sir, he did

me

business. call

265
Will he

you.

take, then

Subt.
Face.

First, hear

Not

'less syllable,

you

take.

Subt.
Face.

Pray

ye,

sir

Upon

no

terms

but

an

assumpsit.

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Subt.
Face. Now So

Your

humour

must

be

law.

[He Why
now,

takes

the money.

sir, talk.
270

I dare

hear

you

with
too.

mine

honour.

Speak.

may
Subt. Face. Subt.

this

gentleman

Why,
'Fore heav'n do
not

sir

you

whispering. apprehend the loss

?

No

You

do Face. Subt.

your

self in this.
Wherein For what ?

Marry,
when he up How

to

be

so

importunate
undo i' the

for
:

one

That,
He'll

has

it, will
money

you
town.

all

275

win

all the !

Face. Subt. As

Yes, and

blow

up

gamester

after

gamester,

in a puppet-play. they do crackers If I do give him familiar, a all him Give play for; never you you For he Face. will have it. You
are

set

him

280

mistaken,

doctor.

and but for cups horses, Why, he does ask one o' A rifling fly; none great familiars. your it for all games. have Yes, captain, I would Dap. Subt. Face. I understood Twice When in you
a

I told

you

so.

that 'Slight,

is

new

business!

285

you
term, had

a or

tame

bird,
on

so,

fly Friday nights,

to
a

left the

office, for

nag

Of

forty or

shillings. fifty
16

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Dap.
But

Aye,
think
now

'tis true,

sir;
290

I do

I shall

leave

the

law,

And

therefore
Face.

Why,
think that I dare

this
move

changes
him
?

quite
If

the

case

Do

you

Dap.
All's
one

you

please, sir
?

to

him,

see.

Face. I
cannot

What with the

!
:

For
nor

that should

money
you

my

conscience methinks.

Make

request,

Dap.
To add Face. I'll

No,
consideration.

sir, I

mean

295

Why
Say
I that it
were

then,
for
a

sir,
games, shall doctor
eat

try.

all

Subt.
At That

say,

then,
but

not

mouth
score,

for

him

any
is

ordinary,
a

of

the

gaming
He'll

mouth,

conceive

me.

Face.

Indeed draw you all the

treasure

! the

300

Subt.
If it be Face.
set

of

realm,

him.

Speak Aye,
of

you
reason

this

from
too,

art

Subt.
He The

sir, and
best

the

ground

of

art.

is o' the queen Face.

only

complexion,
What ! is he ? Peace.

Fairy

loves.

Subt.
He'll over-hear

305
him
"

you.

Sir, should

she

but

see

Face.

What?

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Subt.
Face.

Do

not

you

tell him. Will he win

at

cards

too

Subt.
You'd As Six

The
swear,

of spirits
were

dead
;

Holland,
such
a

in him

living Isaac, vigorous luck

put
310

cannot

be

resisted.
to
a

'Slight,he'll
cloak, indeed.
that
some

o' Face.

your
A He

gallants
strange
hears

success,

man

shall

be

born

to

Subt.

you,

man

Dap.
Face. You

Sir, I'll Faith,

I have he

not

be

ingrateful.
: 1

confidence
will
not

hear, he
Subt.
Face.

says
as

be

good-nature ingrateful.
my
venture

in

his

Why,
Troth,
make him.
us

you
do

please ;

follows
him

yours.
and

it, doctor;

think

trusty,

He With

may
some

make

both

five thousand
Believe

happy in pound,

an

hour send

;
us

and

two

on't.

Dap.
Face. You have

it, and

I will, sir. And

you

shall, sir.

320

heard

all ?

Dap.
Face.

No,

what

was

't ?

Nothing, I, sir. [Face takes him aside.

Nothing?
A

Dap.
Face.

little,sir.

Well,
at

rare

star

Reigned Dap.
Face. Swears

your

birth. At

mine,

sir ?

No. The doctor

that

vou V

are

18

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Subt.
Face. Allied
to

the

queen

Nay, captain, you'll tell of Fairy.

Who ?

all

now.

Dap.
Believe Face. You
were

that

am

it, no

such

matter

Yes, and
born with
a

that

326
says
so

caul

on

your

head. Who ?

Dap.
Face. You know it well V

Come,

enough, though
not
:

Dap.
Face. Swear Unto F the

fac, I do
fac
?

you

are

dissemble you mistaken. How

it.

! 330

by
the

your
doctor

? and how ?
can

in

thing
we,
ever

so

known

shall
we or

sir, trust think,

thousand
rate

you

other you send

matter

When You'll

have
us

won

five

six this

pound, By Jove, sir,

shares

in't, by

Dap.
I'll win I' fac's Subt. Face. To take Go
it
so. no

ten

thousand oath.

pound,
no,

and

send

you

half.

335

No,
to.

he

did

but the

jest.
doctor
:

Go

thank

he's

your

friend,

Dap.
Face. Another

I thank

his

worship.
So !

angel.
Must I ? Must else
is thanks ?

Dap.
Face. What

you
you
19

'Slight,
?

will

be

trivial

Doctor,

340

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

When

must

he Shall

come

for have

his

familiar
me

? ?

Dap.
Subt.
There
must must

not

it with

O,
a

good

sir !

world bathed

of ceremonies and

pass,

You

be

fumigated
does
not

first
rise

Besides, the
Till it be
noon.

queen

of

Fairy

345

Face.

Not,
And she

if she
must

danced,
it. Did

to-night.
never see

Subt.
Face. Her

bless

you

royal grace Dap.

Face.

yet ?
Whom ? Your
aunt

of
the

Fairy

Subt.
I
can

Not

since

she

kissed

him

in

cradle, captain;

resolve

you

that.

Face. Whate'er It will be it

cost

Well,
you, for
hard You Her if she
a

see

her

grace, I know.
;

350

thing
to

that

somewhat
see see

compass

but, it,

However,
If
And She

her. her.
;

are

made,
is
a a

believe lone

you

can

grace take See

woman,

very
will

rich do

and

fancy
her,
at

355 any
hand.
:

strange

things.
to

'Slid, she
It is the

may

hap

leave

you

all she

has

doctor's

fear.
How will 't be
no

Dap.
Face. But Let
to
"

done,

then

? Do

me

alone, take

say

me,

captain,
I'll

I'll
see

see

you her

thought.
grace.

you

360

Dap.

Captain,

her
20

grace."

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Subt
Your

Well

business, Abel

Drug.
I
am
a

a
new

Of
At And

corner

please your worship building beginner, and am young shop, an't like your worship, just of a street : (here is the plot on 't :)
This,
an't know I should

380

I would

by

art, sir, of your

worship,

Which And And And One And

way
where which I
was

make
;

my
and

door,
which be

my for pots.
wished

shelves

necromancy, be for boxes, should

to
a

by

385

I would

glad
know bad. I

thrive, sir.

to

your

worship by

gentleman,
men's

Captain Face, that says you their their good angels, and
Subt.
see

planets,
390

do,
Abel
!

If I do Face. Thou

'em What !

[Re-enter Face.
my honest here.

art

well

met

Drug. Just as your

I pray Face. This He
is

Troth,

sir, I
of

was

you,
He my
me

worship speak for

shall do

came me

here,
to master

your

speaking, worship.
do
;
not

doctor.

any
an

thing.
honest and

Doctor,
fellow he

you

hear

friend, Abel,
have with

396

lets

good tobacco,
sack-lees and under
or

does

Sophisticate it
Nor Nor washes buries

oil,

it in it in in

muscadel

gravel,

grains, ground,
d clouts
:

400

Wrapped up But keeps it

or p greasy in fine lily-pots, that,

leather

opened,

22

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Smell He

like has his

conserve

of roses,

or

French

beans.

maple

block,

his

silver

tongs,
405

Winchester A
neat,

pipes, and
spruce, He
is

fire of

juniper,
and
no

honest
a

fellow,
have

goldsmith.
I'm
sure
on

Subt.
Face.

fortunate

fellow, that
you

Already, sir,
And

found

it ?

Lo

thee,

[Abel
Subt.
Face.

in

right

way

tow'rd

riches
Sir !
summer

Subt.
He'll And be
next

This

of the

clothing of his spring called to the

and
so

company,
scarlet
;

410

spend

what

he

can.

Face.

What,

little beard

Subt.
He But His

Sir, you
have
a

must

think

may

receipt to
for him
!

make his

hair

come.

he'll be

wise, preserve
looks

youth,
canst

and

fine for 't

fortune
Face.

another How

way.
thou know this

415
so

'Slid, doctor

[soon
I
am

amused

at

that

Subt.
In A

By
which i' the
or :

rule, captain,
work

metoposcopy,
certain
star

I do

by

;
see

forehead, which
olive-colour'd

Your Does I knew And

chestnut,
never

your
and

you face doth his

not.

420

fail

your

long

ear

promise.

't, by certain
on

spots, too,
Mercurial
?

in

teeth,

the

nail

of his

finger.

Face.

Which

that finger's

23

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Subt.
You
were

His born upon

a

little ?

finger.
indeed,

Look

Wednesday
in
;

Drug,
Subt.
The The Who His He The

Yes, thumb,

sir.
Venus
;
;

425

chiromancy,
the
to

we

give
Saturn
:

to Jove fore-finger,

midst,

to

ring,
was

to

Sol

the

least,

the

lord, sir, of his

of life"

Mercury horoscope,
;

"house should Face.

being

Libra and

which

fore-showed
with honest balance. Nab

430

be

merchant,
this is
a

should
!

trade

Why,
There

is strange

Is it not,

Subt.
That shall

ship
such

now,
a

coming

from

Ormus,

yield him

commodity
and this

Of

This drugs Yes, sir. Drug.

is the

west,

the

south

435

Subt.

And

those

are

your

two

sides

Drug.
Subt.
Make
me :

Aye,
your of your
and

sir. broad

door,

then,

south

your

side,
And
on

west

the

east-side

shop, aloft,
Baraborat
;

Write,

Mat/i/ai\ Tarmiel,
the
are

Upon They
That

north-part, Rae/,
the
names

Velel, Thiel.
Mercurial

440

of those from

spirits

do

fright flies

boxes.

Drug.
Subt. Beneath
To

Yes, sir.
And

your
in
seem

threshold,

bury
wear

me

loadstone
:

draw

gallants that
to

spurs

the

rest,

They'll

follow.

24

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Face. Subt. And You

a

That's

secret,

Nab with

!
a

445 vice

And,
court-fucus
deal

on

your
to

stall,a puppet,

call with

city-dames.
minerals.

shall

much

Drug.
At

Sir, I have

home,
Subt.

already
450

have arsenic, Aye, I know you Vitriol, sal-tartar, argaile,alkali, all. This fellow, captain, Cinoper : I know Will And But
come,

in
a

time,

to

be

great

distiller,

give
very
Face.

'say (I will not say directly, fair)at the philosopher's Stone.

Why,
must

how

now,

Abel

! is this

true

? Good

Drug.
What Face. Thou Thou'rt hear'st like what
to
come

captain,
to

give

[Aside
I'll
not

Face.

Nay,
wealth
to.

counsel

thee. what thou

456 canst)

(he
I would

says,

Spend
a a

Drug.
Face. Thou A shalt
crown

gi' him
such No

crown.

! and

toward

fortune

Heart,
thee ?

rather I've
on

gi' him
a

thy shop.
I've ! Nab

gold

about

Drug.
Face.

Yes,
Out

portague,

thee,

kept this 'Slight,there

it him

half
was

year. such

461
an

offer 'Shalt Nab He Does

"

keep
prays

't

no

your

will

appear him

longer, I'll give worship to drink more grateful,as

in

for thee.
swears

"

Doctor,

this, and
your skill

465

raise

the

world.

25

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Drug.
Another Face.

I would

entreat

favour

of his

worship.
What

is't,Nab almanack,
may
neither

Drug.
And
cross

But
out
nor

to

look

over,

sir, my
I

my
trust

that ill-days,

Bargain,
Face. Leave Subt. Face. Art thou

upon

them. That he

shall, Nab.

470

it, it shall
And
a

be

done,

'gainstafternoon.
for his
shelves.

direction

Now,
well

Nab

pleased, Nab

Drug.
Face.

'Thank,

sir, both

worships. [Exit Drugger.

your
!

Away
you you
see,

Why
Now Beside Your You And In

now,

smoky
that

persecutor

of
to

nature

do

something's
and and

be

done,
waters,

475

your

beech-coal,

your

corsive ?

crosslets, crucibles,
must

cucurbites home expense

to

have

stuff, brought
I these
out.
am

you,

to

work

on

yet you

think
out

at

no

searching Then trying

Costs In
me more rare

veins, then
'Fore than

following them,
share

480

them

God,

money,
works. You

my

intelligence my oft comes to

these

Subt.

are

pleasant,sir. [Re -e
How
now

titer

Dol.

What

says

my

dainty

Dolkin

! 26

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Do/. Will The

not

Yonder

fish-wife
your

away.
of

And Lambeth.

there's

giantess, speak
them,
with
in
a

485
them. voice

bawd

Subt.
Do/. Not the

Heart,
afore

cannot

night,
like

I have
one

told

Thorough
But I have

trunk,
sir

spied Coming

Epicure

your Mammon

of

familiars.

Subt.
Do/. Slow To
one

Where

along, at
earnest

far end of his

of the

lane,

490

of his

feet, but
with

tongue,
and

that's

him.

Subt.

Face,
must

go

you,

shift.

[Exit

Face.

Dol,

you

presently make
what's
the
matter

ready, too
?

Do/.

Why,
the sun's

Subt.
With This The And He And

O,

I did

look

for

him 495

rising : marvel, he is the day I am to perfectfor magisterium, our great work,

could him the

:

sleep !
stone
:

yield it, made,

has,
now

into

his
as

hands he

of which

this

month,

talked

were

possessed.
500

he's I
see

dealing pieces on
him

't

away.

ent'ring ordinaries, Dispensing for the pox, and plaguy houses, for lepers, Reaching his dose, walking Moorfields And offeringcitizens' wives pomander-bracelets,
Methinks As of the elixir ; preservative,made old bawds make to Searching the Spittle, And the high-ways, for beggars, to make his 505

young
rich
:

27

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

see

no

end

of his

labours.

He

will

make

Nature Who's In her

ashamed but best dream

a

of her

long sleep,when
shall do
ever more

Art,
than

step-dame,
to

she,

510

love

mankind,
turn

could.

If his

last, he'll

the

age

to

gold.

[Exeunt.

28

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

And Where

unto

thee,
is

speak

it

first,Be
?

rich. ho !

my

Subtle,

there

Within,

Face. He'll
come

[Within. ,]
to

Sir,

25

you

by-and-by.
That is his

Mam.
His Till You All And
To

Fire-drake,
his

Lungs,
he
are

his
nature

Zephyrus,
up,

he her This

that
own

puffs
centre.

coals,

firk
not

in

faithful, sir.
in my

night
to

I'll

change
30

that

is metal
in

house will the lead

gold.

early
all the

the

morning
and

I send

plumbers,
their

pewterers,
up
:

And For

buy
all the Sur.

tin, and

and

to

Lothbury,
too

copper.

What, Yes,
them and I'll

and

turn

that,

? and
now

34

Mam. And make

purchase
Indies !

Devonshire,
you admire

Cornwall,
?

perfect
when

Sur.
Mam. But

No,
you
see

faith.

th'

effects

of

the

great
!

[medicine
Of Of
which
one

part
or

projected
or

on

hundred

Mercury,
turn to
a

Venus,
as

the the

moon,
sun

Shall

it

to

many
so

of ad

40

Nay,
You Sur. But

thousand,
believe
me.

: infinitum

will

Yes,
my

when
me

see

't, I will.
I

if

eyes
no

do

cozen

so, sure,

(and

Giving
A

them

occasion)
p
"

I'll have
next

whore,

shall

them

out,

day.

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Mam. Do He The
Not

Ha think has
once

why
you

45

you
that

I fable the

with flower he

you

assure

of the

sun,

perfect ruby, which do that, but, by only can

confer

calls elixir, its virtue 50

Can Give To

honour,
he
an

love, respect,
yea,
In

valour, safety,
whom will. old
man,

long life, and victory days eight and twenty

a

I'll make Sur. Mam. Restore To the

of fourscore,
he's that

child.

No

doubt"

already! Nay,
like
an sons

I mean, 55

his

years,
;

renew

him,
him

fifth age

make

get

and

eagle, daughters,

philosophers have done Young giants ; as our patriarchs afore the flood) (The ancient knife's point, week, on a But a taking, once of it : The quantity of a grain of mustard Become Cupids. Marses, and beget young stout
Sur. That Mam. The

60

decayed vestals
fire alive

of Pickt-hatch

would

thank

you,

keep
nature

the

there. 'Tis the

secret

Of

Cures A

all

month's

'gainstall infections, diseases coming of all causes ; in griefin a day ; a year's, twelve
naturized age doses
soever,

65
:

And,
Past

of what all the

in

month.

of your
to

I'll undertake, Out

o' the

withal,
in

drugging doctors, fright the plague

months. 31

kingdom

three

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Sur. Be

And the their

I'll

70

bound,

players
poets.

shall

sing

your

praises, then,

Without
Mam.

Sir, I'll do 't.

so

Meantime,
man,

I'll
Shall

u;ive away
serve

much

unto

my

th' whole
;

city, with
his that built

preservative,
at

Weekly
Sur.

each As

house

dose, and
the

the

rate

75
does with

he,
?
are

Water-work,

water

Mam. Sur. I would Cannot Mam. you I'll show And Will

You

incredulous.

Faith,
not

I have Stone

humour,

willingly be gulled.
me.

Your

transmute

Pertinax believe

Surly,
? and
art ;

antiquity
book,
where written

? records Moses

80
his

you

sister,

Solomon and
a

have treatise

of the

Aye,
Sur. Mam.

penned

by

Adam. How

!
and in

O' Dutch

the
?

philosopher's

Stone,

High 84
did
:

Sur.
Mam. Which
Sur.

Did

Adam

write, sir, in High

the

Dutch

Pie

proves

it

was

primitive tongue.
What paper ?

Mam. Sur. Will last

On

cedar

board.
O

that, indeed,

(they say)

'gainstworms.
32

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Mam. 'Gainst Which Writ Such And The Still The in

was

'Tis cobwebs.
was no

like

your

Irish

wood,

I have other than

a a

piece
book

of of

Jason's fleece, too,

alchemy,

90

large sheepskin, a good fat ram-vellum. tub ; Pythagoras' thigh, Pandora's

fable of
our

all that
manner

of

Medea's work
:

charms,
the

bulls,

our

furnace,

breathing

fire

our

argent-vive,

the

dragon

95

sublimate, dragon's teeth, mercury That keeps the whiteness, hardness, and the biting ; And they are gathered into Jason's helm, in Mars his field, (The alembic), and then sowed And thence sublimed often, till they're fixed. so Both this, th' Hesperian garden, Cadmus' story, of the boon Midas, Jove's shower, Argus' eyes, his Demogorgon, thousands Boccace more,
All abstract riddles

100

of

our

stone.

How

now

?
as
a

[Enter Face,
Do
we

Servant. 105

succeed? The

Is

our

day
will

come?

and upon the red

holds

it?
sir ;

Face. You Has To have done

see

evening
for

set

red
:

colour his

it, crimson
hours

you, ferment

office, three

hence

prepare

you

projection.
Pertinax,
I my Be

Mam.

Surly,
rich.
tomorrow,
1 10

Again
This Give Blushes
D

say

to

thee, aloud,
shalt have

day,
lords

thou

ingots : and,
Is it, my

th' affront. bolt's-head ?

Zephyrus, right ?

the

33

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Face,
That
Mam. Where
to town

Like but
now,

wench
master.

with

child, sir,
is,

were,

discovered

to

her

Excellent

get
will

stuff
not

witty Lungs enough now,

half
serve me.

!
to

my

only care project on

sir ?

115

This

Face. The

No,
off o' churches.

Buy

covering
Mam. Face.

That's

true.

Yes. stand

Let

them cap
Mam.

bare,
new,

as

do

Or

them,

with

Thatch

will

lie

light upon

auditory ; shingles. No, good thatch the rafters, Lungs.

from
the

their

1 20

Lungs,
I will Lost Hurt in

I will
restore

manumit thee

thee

furnace

the

embers the

thy complexion, Puff", and repair this brain, ;

o' the metals. I have

with

fume

Face. Hard When

To

blown,
a

sir,

125

for your
'twas
not

worship
beech still
;

thrown

by
these

many
bleared

coal, in, just,

eyes

weighed
even

those

I put

keep

your

heat
to

several colours, sir, your Of the pale citron, the green lion, the crow, The peacock's tail, the plumed swan. Have waked read Mam. Thou Face. hast descried the

130

flower, the
?

lastly, Sanguis Agnif

And,

Yes, sir.
Where's
master

Mam.

34

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Face. Good For

man,

At he's

[his] prayers,

sir ;

he,

doing Lungs,

his

devotions

the
Mam.

success.

I will

set

period
the
master

135

To

all my Face.
Mam.

Of

thy seraglio.

labours

thou

shalt

be

Good,

sir.

But,
you,

do

you

hear

I'll

geld

Lungs.
Yes,
sir.

Face. Mam. To have

a

For list of wives and who

I do

mean

concubines,
had the
me as a

Equal
Alike With As Thou Face.
Mam.

with with the

Solomon,
me :

stone

140

and

I'll make shall be

back

elixir, that
to encounter

Hercules,
'rt
sure

tough a fifty night.

?

thou

saw'st

it blood

Both I will is
too

blood up,
oval
room

and
not

sir. spirit,
stuffed
:

have

all

my

beds

blown

Down Filled From

hard. such

And

then, mine
as

146

with

pictures

Tiberius

took

Elephantis, and dull Aretine But Then, glasses coldly imitated. my subtle in more Cut angles, to disperse I walk And as multiply the figures, succubw. Naked between My mists my of perfume, vapoured 'bout the I'll have
To

150

room,

lose

ourselves

in

and

my

baths, like
35

pits,

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

To And

fall into
roll
us

from
in

whence gossamer
"

we

will

come

forth

155

dry
at

and Where

roses.

(Is it
A Have

arrived

ruby ?)
or

spy

wealthy citizen,
a

rich

lawyer,
unto

sublimed
a

pure

wife,
to

that

fellow cuckold.
160

I'll send Face.

Mam.

thousand And

pound
carry

be

my

I shall

it ? No. I'll have will do

no

bawds

But
Best

fathers
of all be I

and

mothers. And

[They
my

it best,

others.]
best and for

flatterers of divines

Shall That

the
can

gravest
and
so

get
that

money.
then

My

mere

Fools,

165

Eloquent burgesses ;
The Whom The Court
same

writ

subtly
out

poets, my of the f
,

I will

entertain would

still for that

subject.
to

few
and

that

give

themselves

be

town-stallions,
are

and, each-where,
most

bely
them
;

170

Ladies,
Those And

who
will

known
to

innocent,
me

for of:

beg,

make

eunuchs

estrich-tails with ten they shall fan me in a plume to gather wind. Apiece, made We will
meat

be

brave,
all
set

Puff,
come

now

we

have

the

med'cine.

175

My
With

shall of agate

in, in

Indian

shells,

Dishes

emeralds,
tongues
i' the

gold, and studded sapphires, hyacinths and

in dormice and camels'

rubies.

The Boiled

of

carps, spiritof

heels,
180

Sol, and

dissolved

pearl,

(Apicius' diet 'gainstthe

epilepsy) 36

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

With
Do Not
it
a

prayer

and

fasting for
me,

it Here

and, sir, let him

he
:

alone, for
Good

still.

comes.

209

profane word,
morrow,

afore

him father.

'tis

poison.
son,

[Enter
morrow.

Subtle.

Mam.

Subt.
And
to

Gentle

good

your
An

friend heretic

there. that

What I did

is he, is with

you

Mam. In

bring along,
I doubt

hope, sir, to
Subt.
covetous,

convert

him.

Son,
that
"

You're

thus

you

meet

your

time
;

215

justpoint -prevent your day at morning This something worthy of a fear argues carnal Of importune and appetite. the blessing leave do not heed Take cause you
In the With
To
see

you,
220

your
my

ungoverned
labours,
now

haste. e'en and

love
to at

I should

be

sorry

Got Not Which

To

by long watching
prosper
where

my
I call

perfection, large patience, and zeal hath placed

them.

(Heaven
I have
no

witness, with
my
unto

yourself,
my

whom looked

poured
but

Have
To

pious
grown

uses a

way and dear

thoughts) in all public good,

men.

ends,

225

charity,
with
now

Now If And So A

prodigy
should

Wherein

you,
to

my your
and
will

son,
own

prevaricate, particularlusts employ

a

230

great
curse

catholic

bliss, be

sure

follow, yea, and

and
most secret

overtake
ways.

Y""ur

subtle

38

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Mam. You To shall have

Sur.
not

I know, need confute

to

sir,

fear
this

me.

I but

come

you

gentleman.
Who

is,

235

Indeed,
Toward Subt. All The We The And that work have

sir, somewhat
your
Stone
"

costive would

of belief
not

be

gulled.
Well,
son,

can

convince

him
Sol

in,

is this, his robe.

240

is
a

done,

bright
of the

is in

med'cine

triple soul,
be
"

glorified spirit. make us worthy

Face. Subt.

Thanks of it.

to

heaven,

Ulen

Spiegel
the

Anon,

sir. Look well

And
To

heat let your the aludels. Face. Subt.

still lessen

register, by degrees,
to

Yes,

sir.

Did bolt's-head

you

look

245

O'

the Face.

yet

Which

On

D,

sir ?

Subt.
What's Face. the

Aye. complexion
? Whitish. Infuse his volatile
water

Subt.
To And And And draw substance

vinegar,
tincture.

and

his

let the

put
leave

into

the

glass E be filtered, gripe's-egg. Lute him

in

well

250

him

closed

in balneo.
39

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Face.

I will, sir. What I have

a

Sur.
Subt.
That

brave

language
work

here

is, next

to

canting

another since

three the lent of

days
heat

passed
;

never son, saw, you the philosopher's wheel,

In

of Athanor

and's

become

255

Sulphur
Mam.

Nature. But 'tis for

me

? What need

Subt.
You have Mam. Subt. Mam. I shall

you

enough

in

that

is

perfect.
O but !

Why,

this

is covetise

No,

assure

you,
260

employ it all in pious uses, schools, Founding of colleges and grammar virgins,building hospitals, Marrying young
And
now

and

then,

church.
How
now

Subt.
Face. Shall I
not

Sir, please you,

change
me

the

filter ?

Subt.
And

bring
Mam.

the

Marry, yes ; complexion of glass B.

another ?

Have

you

Subt.
Your The I
mean

Yes,
were

son,
not

were

I assured

265

piety
means

firm,
C in

we

would But I

want

to to

glorifyit.
imbibition.

hope

the

best.

tinct him

sand-heat

to-morrow,

And

give
Mam.

Of

white

oil ?

40

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Subt.
I thank And I
sent

No,
my

sir, of red.
in St.

is

come

o'er

the

helm

too.

270

maker,
lac

Mary's bath,
Blessed be heaven. calcined. the salt of mercury.
?

shews

virginis.
won

you of that

of his

fa?ces there

Out

calx, I've

Mam.

Subt.

By pouring on your rectified water Yes, and reverberating in Athanor.

Re-enter Face.
it ?

275

How

now

? what

colour

says

Face.
Mam.

The That is

ground black,
?

sir.

your

crow's

head

Sur.

(Your cocks-comb's,
No,
work 'tis
wants

is it
crow

not

?)

Sub.
That Sur. The

perfect,would something.
not

it

were

the

(O,
Are
own

I looked

for

this.

280

hay's a-pitching.)
Subt. you
sure

you
then
to

loosed

them

In

their Face.

menstrue

Yes, sir, and

them in
a

married

them,

And

put

bolt's-head bade
to

nipped
when I
set

digestion, 285

According as The liquor of

In the
same

you
Mars

me,

circulation

heat. The process then

was

Subt.
Face. And And what

right.
retort

Yes,
was

by

the

token,
was

sir, the
into

brake,

saved

put

the

pelican,

signed

with

Hermes'

seal.

4i

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Subt.

I think have
a new

'twas

so.

We

should

amalgama. (0,
this

Sur.
Is rank Subt. Let In him e'en die H
;
we as

ferret

295

any

pole-cat !)
But have his I
care

not.

enough
shirt

beside,
on

embryon.
Face.

has

white

Yes, sir,
for inceration I would if I
to
:

He's In his

ripe
die

he
not

stands

warm

ash-fire.
now,

you
It is

should

let

300

Any
For

might counsel, sir,

the
rest. not

luck's Mam. Sur. Face.

sake He

good.
bolted

says

right. (Aye,

are

you

?) Nay,
three

know't,
ounces

sir,

I have

seen

th' ill fortune.

?

What

is

some

Of

fresh
Mam. Face.

materials

Is it

no

more

No t'

more,

sir,

305

Of

gold
Mam. Face. Mam. Subt. Sur.
Mam.

amalgam Away, here's

How much Give

with

some

six

of

mercury.
will
serve

money.

What

Ask
?

him,

sir.

him and

nine be

pound
cozened,
There

Yes, twenty,
This needs

you do. 'tis.

may

give

him

ten.

[Gives Face
have it so,

money. 310

Subt.
To
see

not.

But For

that
two

you

will

conclusions

of all.

42

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Of
A

our

inferior is in
set

works

are

at

fixation,
your ways. in kemia ?

third

ascension. the
oil

Go of Luna

Have

you

Face.

Yes,
And the

sir.

314

Subt.
Face. Sur. Mam.

philosopher's vinegar
have
a

Aye.
We shall salad. When do
our

[Exit. projection ?

you

make

Subt.

Son,
him him

be

not

hasty, I
;

exalt

med'cine,

By hanging And giving

And For So then

in balnea
solution

vaporoso,
then

congeal
work,
virtue.
a a

him

dissolve

him,

then

again congeal
the

him

320

look, how
times

oft I iterate
I add
one ounce

many As, if at After

His his third his

unto

his
convert turn

first

hundred thousand
a

; ;

second

loose, he'll
ten

solution,

his, fourth,
thousand

hundred.

325

After Of any

fifth,a

thousand

ounces

imperfect metal, into pure Silver or gold, in all examinations, As good as any of the natural mine. Get stuff here against afternoon, you your
Your Mam.

330

brass, your
Not

pewter,

and ?

your

andirons.

those

of iron

Subt.
We'll Sur. Mam. Then I may

Yes, you
all metals. I believe send you

may

bring
that.

them

too.

change

in

my
43

spits ?

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Subt.
Sur. Shall he
And
not

Yes, and

your

racks.
and hooks

334
?

dripping-pans,
? It he

and

pot-hangers,

Subt.
Si/r.

please.
"

To

be

an

ass.

Subt.
Mam.

How,

sir !

This

gentleman
And
as

you

must

bear

withal

I told

you

he

had

no

faith.

Sur.
But

much

less

charity, should
have ? But

hope, gull myself.

little

sir ;

Subt.
Seems Sur. That As
so

Why, what impossible

should do eggs

you

observed,

sir, in

our

art, 340

your

whole in
a

work,

no

more.

you

hatch in

they
Subt.

gold Egypt !
hatched

furnace, sir,

Sir, do
that eggs
are so

you
?

Believe Sur.

If I should

Subt.
No Than Sur. The And egg

Why,
but in

I think from

that
a

the

greater
more

miracle.

345

differs

chicken

metals

themselves. That
cannot to

be.

egg's
is
a

ordained in
same

chicken The

by nature potentid.
we

that

end,

Subt. Which Mam. Our

art

would

be

gold,

of lead, and other say time. if they had

And

metals,

350

that

doth

further.

44

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

(Which
The Some That Make And other do

is the

last) supplying
female

the

place

of male,

of the
believe do
rest act

in all metals.

hermaphrodeity,
and suffer.
But

both the
even

these extensive.

two

380

ductile, malleable,

do find gold they are ; for we of them Seeds fire,and gold in them ; by our And can produce the species of each metal doth in earth. More perfect thence, than nature in daily practice, doth not see Beside, who in Art

385

beget bees, hornets, beetles, wasps, and of the carcases Out dung of creatures ; Yea, scorpions of an herb, being rightly placed
can

? 390

And And

these

are

living creatures,
than metal. Well

far

more

perfect
!

excellent
Mam.

said, father
an

Nay,
He'll
Sur.

if he

take

bray
than

you

you in a

in

hand, sir, with

argument,

mortar.

Pray
I'll be is
a

you,

sir, stay.

Rather That

brayed, sir, I'll

believe 395
a man

Alchemy
like

Somewhat With

of game, pretty kind tricks o' the cards, to cheat

charming.
Sir ? What
no
one

Subt.
Sur. Whereon

else writers

are

all your

terms,

o'

Of
Your

your

elixir, your
your

your lac

'grees with
your

other

virginis,
and

Stone,

med'cine,

chrysosperm,

400

46

scene

THE

ALCIIKMIST

Your Your
Your

sal, your
oil

of

sulphur, height, your

your
crow, moon,

and
tree

your of

mercury,

life,your
and

blood,

marchesite, toad, your

sun,

tutie, your
your your

magnesia,
your
your

Your Your Your And With

dragon,

your

firmament,

panther, adrop,

405

Lato,
then
all

Azoch,
red

Zernich,
man,

Chibrit, Heautarit,
your
menstrues, terms,

your your

and

white and

woman,

broths, your
burnt

materials

Of
Hair

piss,and
o'

eggshells,women's
head,

man's

blood,
and

the of

clouts, chalk, merds,

clay,

410

Powder And Would

bones, scalings of iron, glass,

of other
a man

worlds burst

strange
to
name

ingredients,
?

Subt.

And but
one

all these
art
our

named,
writers

Intending
Used Mam. Because And make
to

thing
their
art.

which

obscure

Sir,
the

so

I told
not

him, it,

415

simple
it

idiot

should

learn

vulgar.
Was
not

knowledge in mystic symbols ? Of the Egyptians writ Speak not the Scriptures oft in parables ?
Are That
not
were

Subt.

all the

the

choicest the

fables
and

of

the

poets,

420

fountains

first

springs

of wisdom,

Wrapped
Mam. And To

in

? perplexed allegories I
to

urged that,
damned

cleared roll the

him

that

ceaseless

Sysiphus was only because stone,

47

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

He

would

have

made

ours

common.

Who

is this?

425 is
Go
seen.

[Dol
Subt.
God's

precious
"

What

do

you

mean

in,

[good lady,
Let
me

entreat

you.

[Exit Dol.]
Re-enter

Where's

this

varlet

Face. Sir ?

Face.

Subt.
Face.

You

very

knave

Do

you

use

me

thus

? sir ?

Wherein,
Go

Subt.
Mam. Subt. Mam. I have Subt. But
ours

in, and

see,

you

traitor.

Go

! Who is 't, sir ?

Nothing,
not
seen

sir ;

nothing.
What is the ?
matter,

good

sir ?

you
arts most

thus

distempered
What

who

is 't ?
;

431

All the

have

still had,

sir, their
now

adversaries
?

ignorant.
Face
not

returns.

Face.

'Twas

my

fault, sir
Follow

she

would

speak
you.

[with
Subt. Mam. Face. Mam. Face. Mam. Face. He'll Mam. be mad
too

Would

she, sir ?

me.

[Exit
I dare not, sir.

Stay, Lungs. Stay, man,

How ! what is she ? A

lord's sister, sir.

436
hither

Pray thee, stay.

She's

mad,

sir, and

sent

"

warrant

thee.

"

Why

sent

hither

48

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Face. Subt. Face.

Sir,

to

be

cured.

Why,

rascal

! Lo you !

Here,
goes

sir !
out.

Mam.
Sar. Mam. Too

'Fore

God,
this this that

Bradamante,
a

brave !

[He piece.
I'll be him.

440 else.

Heart, O,

by scrupulous
a rare

bawdy-house Do not light, no.

way.
do It is his him has

is

burnt

wrong

He's

vice.

No,
An

he's

physician,
Paracelsian,
with mineral He tedious ? will

right,
done He
a

excellent
cures

and

445 deals word all

Strange
With

physic.
not

he. spirits,

hear

Of
How

Galen,
now,

or

his

recipe's.

[Enter

Face

again.

Lungs
told your
he

Face. To have
Mam.

No,
You're

Face. And If She So As you

is gone but

mad
name

Softly,sir, speak softly. I meant hear. not worship all. This must 450 alone. be "gulled" : let him will not scholar, rare right, sir, she's a most very with studying Broughton's works.
a

word

touching
will

the

Hebrew,
455

falls into

her

fit,and
mad

discourse

learnedly of genealogies,
you Mam. would How
run

too,
one

to

hear t'have

her, sir.
conference

might
divers
sir
:

do

with

her,
r

[Lungs
Face. I do
To
not

O,

have
I
am

run

mad
sent

upon

the

conference.

know,
a

in haste,

460

fetch
e

vial.
49

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Sur.
Mam. Wherein

Be ?

not

gulled, sir Mammon. Pray ye, be patient.

Yes,
as

Sur.
And
trust

you

are,

confederate
You
are

knaves,

and

bawds,
it.

and Come

whores.

Mam. One word. Face. Mam. Face. Mam.

too

foul,
in

believe

here, Ulen,

I dare

not,

good
angry
What

faith.

Stay, knave.
He's
extreme

465
she's
out

that is

you
she

saw

her, sir.
of fit ?

Drink

that.

when

[her
Face. So Over A

O,

the

most mount

affablest

creature,

sir !

so

merry

pleasant !
the helm

she'll
;

and

up, circulate, like

you

like

quick-silver,
470

oil,

very

vegetal :
Is she
to

discourse

of state,

Of

mathematics,
Mam.

bawdry,
no a

any

thing
?
"

way
man

accessible
a

No

means

"

No Or

trick
so

give

taste

of her

wit

"

Subt.
Face. Mam. Would Sur. Your I do Their Without

[within] Surly, I
traduce

Ulen

! I'll
come

to
one

did

not

think

again, you of your breeding

Sir

sir.

[Exit. 476

personages

of worth.

friend
not

to

use

yet still loth

to

be

Epicure, gulled,
480

like

your
is

Stone this

philosophical bawds. lechery enough to pay for,

bait.

5"

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Mam. I know The Has

'Heart,
the her

you

abuse

yourself
means,

lady, and original of this

me

friends, and
Her

disaster.

brother

told Sur.

all.
And

yet you
I

never

saw

her

Till

now

? O the

Mam. One
o'

yes,

but

forgot.

I have

(believe it)
I do

485

treacherousest

memories,

think,

Of

all mankind. Sur. Mam. What

call

you

her

brother

My
not

lord I think on't.

He

will Sur. Mam. Sur.

have

his

name

known,
memory

now

very

treacherous

! On my faith" pass it
490

Tut,
meet

if you
next.

have

it

not

about

you,

Till

we

Mam. He's And

one

Nay, by
I honour, his and house.

this

hand,

'tis

true.

my

noble

friend,

I respect Sur.

Heart
a

! has

can no

it

be,

That A
wise

grave sir his

too

sir, a rich, that

need,
thus make hard
means

(at other
oaths, and
An
a

times)
this be

should

49

With
To

own

arguments,
your

gull

himself?

elixir,

Your Give Or
Your

lapisminer
me

Iis
,

and

your
;

honest take

lunary, your trick yet at primero

lutum

gleek

and

your

sapkntis,
have

500
you,

menstruum

simplex: I'll

gold

before

5i

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

And Or

with the hot

less

danger sulphur.
Here's
meet

of the

quicksilver,
from

Face.
Desires Some
to you half-hour

one

him and

in

the upon

[Re-enter Face. captain Face, sir, [To Surly Temple-church,

earnest

hence,

business.

505

[He
Sir, if you

whispersMammon.

please to quit
two

us,

now

and have works

come

Again

within

hours, you
in

shall o' the the

My
And That You'll

master

busy examining
steal

I will

you
her

unto
converse.

you
meet

may
the

see

party, Sir, shall

?

say

510

captain'sworship
and it is the
a

Sur. But Now I'll The Don In

To

Sir, I will
to
a

"

by attorney,
I
swear
am

second

purpose.
; to

sure

bawdy-house
marshall here doth
most

it, were
this

thank

me

naming
Face these

commander he's
"

confirm

it. dealer

515

why,

the the

authentic

commodities

superintendent
in
town.

all the is the

quainter
whom,
and
in

traffickers does and what

He Who Which Him The Which

visitor, and

appoint,
at

lies with gown I

what

hour
; what
to
:

what

price

520

smock

fall find

; what

tire.

by a third person, prove, of this dark subtleties labyrinth

if I do your

will

discover, dear
friend poor that are,

Sir
leave

Mammon,

You'll To

give laugh :

for

you

'tis

(tho' no thought,

philosopher)
shall weep.

525

52

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Set With

thee the

on

bench,
lord's

and vermin

have

thee of them

twirl
all.

chain

best

Face. Mam. Face. Mam.

"

Away,
A

sir.

545

Count,

nay,

Count

Palatine

Good,
Shall
not

sir, go
faster.

advance

thee

better

no,

nor

[Exit
Re-enter Subtle he and Dol

Subt.
Face. I've

Has

he

bit ? has

bit ? And swallowed too,

my

Subtle.

given

him And

line, and
we

now

he

plays, i' faith.

?

Subt.
Face. A No wench

shall

twitch

him

Thorough
is
a rare

both

the

gills.
551

bait, with
but lord lieh. O let
me

which

man

sooner's

taken,
Dol,
my

he

straight flrks mad.

sister, you
must
now

Subt.
Bear

Wha'ts'hum's

yourselfstate
not

Dol. I'll

alone. 555

forget my race, I warrant you. I'll keep and talk aloud distance, laugh ; my all the tricks Have of a proud scurvy lady,
And be Face. Subt. Face. And's iron
I
must
as

rude

as

her

woman.

Well But will he send his

said, Sanguine.
His

andirons?

jack

too

shoeing-horn
not

I've wary

spoke
that

to

him.

560
not

Well,
Subt.

lose

my

gamester,
"will

yonder.
be

O, monsieur

Caution,
54

gulled."

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Face. The

Aye, if I can Temple-church,

pray
for
me.

strike there

fine hook
cast

into mine

him

now

"

I have it.

angle

Well,
Subt.

I'll about

What,
scout

more

[One knocks. gudgeons ! 565

to

Dol,

scout,

stay, Face,
be him

you

must

go Who like

the

door,
?
man.

'Pray
Dol.

God

it

may

my
not.

anabaptist.
He said looks he

Dol is't,
a

I know Godso

gold-end
"

Subt.

! 'tis he, he

would

send

what

call

[you
The For sanctified Mammon's
me

him

elder, that

should andirons!

deal
Let

570
him
in.

jack

and

Stay, help
Madam,
In This About
a new

off, first, with

my
chamber.

gown.

[Exit Away,
Now,

Face.

to

your
new

withdrawing
gesture,
from
too
one

tune,

but

old

language.
me

fellow
the

is sent
stone

negotiates with

575

for the

holy
:

brethren that

Of
To In

Amsterdam,
raise
some

the

exiled

saints
it.
to

hope
use

their

disciplineby
fashion,
Enter
now,

must

him admire
me.

strange

make Ananias

him

Face

and ?

Subt.
Face.

Where

is

my

drudge

Sir. Take
menstrue

Subt.
And Then And

away

the

rectifyyour
pour let them
it
on

from
in

the

phlegma.

recipient, 581

the

Sol,

the

cucurbite,

macerate

together.
SS

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Face.
And
save

Yes the

sir.

ground
entrance

? No.

Subt.
Must
Anan.
not

Terra
in the

aamnata

have A

work.

Who

are

you?
that

585
?

faithful

brother,

if it

please you.
What's

Subt.
A

Ripley ? Filius artis ? and sublime Can dulcify? calcine ? you ? the sapor Know pontic ? sapor stiptic you what Or is homogene, or heterogene ?
Lullianist ?
a

590

Anan.

I understand

no

heathen

language, truly.
Is Ars

Subt.
Or Or A

Heathen,

chrysopoeia,or the pamphysic heathen language

Anan.

Knipperdoling ! spagyrica, or panarchic knowledge

you ? Heathen

Sacra,

Greek,
? All's

I take

it.

595

Subt.
Anan. Subt.

How

heathen

Greek

heathen

but

the

Hebrew. and

Sirrah

my

varlet,

stand

you

forth,

speak [to him

Like
Name

philosopher:
the

answer

in the

the

language,

vexations,
in the work.

and

martyrizations
600

Of

metals Face.

Sir, putrefaction,

Solution, ablution, sublimation,

Cohobation,
Fixation.

calcination, ceration,

and

56

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Subt.
And whence Face.
comes

This

is heathen
?

Greek

to

you,

now

vivification

After
What's cohobation
?

mortification.

Subt.
Face. Your To

'Tis and regis, circle of the then the

the

pouring

on

605

aqua
the

trine

drawing him off seven spheres. passion

of metals
? Malleation.

Subt.
Face.

What's

proper

Subt.
Face.

What's

your

ultimum

aurif supplicium
Antimonium.

Subt.

That's

heathen

Greek

to

you?
gone,

and

what's

your
?
1

[mercury
Face. A How

very

fugitive,he
know

will

be

sir.

61

Subt.
Face. His

you

him?

By
his do How sublime

his

viscosity,

and oleosity,

suscitability.
him? With the cake of

Subt.
Face. White

you

eggshells,
615

marble,

talc. Your

Subt.
What Face. is that ?

magisterium,

now

Shifting,sir, your
cold, cold
into

elements,
moist into

Dry
Hot

into into

moist,

hot,

dry.
This 's heathen Greek
to

Subt.
Your

you

still ?

? Lapis philosophicus

57

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Face. A
stone ;
a

'Tis

Stone,
a

and
:

not

soul, a spirit,
do

and

body
;

620
;

Which

if you

dissolve,
it is

it is dissolved

If If

you

coagulate,
make
it to

you Subt.

coagulated fly,it flieth

to
a

Enough.
Greek you,

This

's heathen 'Please with

a

you
servant

What

are

you,

sir ?

Anan.

of the
with the

exiled

brethren,
:

625

That And A

deal make

widows',

and
unto

orphans' goods
saints
:

just account
are

deacon.

Subt.
Your

O, you
? From zealous

sent

from

master

Wholesome,

teacher

Anan.

Tribulation

Wholesome,

Our

very Subt.

pastor.
Good.
to
come

I have here.

630
what

Some

orphans' goods
Pewter that the
we

Anan. Subt. Metals Wherein For and

must

Of

kind, sir ?
kitchen-ware
:
"

brass, andirons
use our

and
on

med'cine have
a

brethren

may

penny-worth,
635

ready
Anan.

money.
Were the

orphans' parents
you ask
?

Sincere

Subt.
Anan. We

? professors Why

do

Because
are

then

to

deal

and justly,

give

in

truth

Their

utmost

value.

58

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Subt.
And I will Till I

'Slid, you'd
parents
were

cozen

else

!
?

if their
not

not

of the
on

faithful

trust

have

now you, talked with

I think your

it,
Have you

640

pastor.

brought [money

To

buy
Anan.

more

coals

No,

surely.
No ! how
unto
so

Subt.
Anan.

The

brethren
not

bid

me

say
any

you,

sir,

Surely they will Till they see may

Subt.
Anan. For the

venture

more,

projection.
How ! You have and had

645

instruments,

as

bricks, and
and

loam,

glasses,
heard
since

Already thirty pound ; and : They say, some ninety more That it at Heidelberg, made one, of pin-dust. And small a paper
Subt.
Anan.

for materials,

they
of
an

have egg,

What

's your

name

650

My

name

is Ananias.

Subt.
That

Out,
the

the

varlet

cozened

apostles!
Had
me,

Hence,

away,

Flee, mischief!
No Than Hither And The
name

to

send

holy consistory your of another sound,

?

wicked
to

Ananias
atonement

Send for
;
or

your you,
and

elders

655

make
me

quickly,
the

give
fire ;

satisfaction
down

out

goes

and

th' alembics

furnace.

59

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Piger Henricus,
Both
Tell

or

what

not

! be

Thou lost
:

wretch,
660

sericon them.

and All

bufo

shall

hope of rooting out the bishops, th' antichristian Or hierarchy shall perish, The If they minutes. aqueity, stay threescore Terreity, and sulphureity Shall run together again, and all be annulled, This will wicked Ananias. Thou [Exit Ananias]
And A
man

665
fetch

[them,
make
must

them deal
are

haste like

towards
a

their
nurse,

rough
to
an

gulling more. and fright 669

Those

that

froward
Re-enter

appetite.
and D rugger we'll what upon him.

Face his what

Face.

He's How

busy
now

with !

but spirits,
mates

Subt.

Bayards [we
Nab
on :

have here ?

Face. Has

I told

you

he'd

be

furious.
of it

Sir, here's
to

brought
must

you

another him.
"

piece
Give

(We
You

appease devise

gold me) :
?

look

and

prays

you,

would

what

is it, Nab

Drug.
Face.

Aye,
I
was

Subt.
Face. He What The
will

good lucky devising now.

gave
his

one,

sign, sir. 675 thriving sign, doctor.

A
not

repent
you
?

he
to

you

do ('Slight, any more)

"

say

so,

say
Balance

constellation, doctor

60

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Drug.
A

Marry,
but

she

's
a

not

in fashion

yet;
Abel. her

she

wears

hood,
Face.

it stands

cop. No
matter,

702
a

Drug.
Face. Subt.

And What

I do

now

and thou

then

give
?

fucus

! dost

deal, Nab

I did And

Drug.
With
To

physic
mind.

too,

sometime,

tell you, captain. for sir: which she

all her

She's

come

up

here

of

[trusts me 706 purpose

On,
to

learn Face.

the

fashion.
Good ! his match
too

Nab. know her

Drug.
Face.

And

she

does

strangely long
! Send her
to to

[fortune.
Gods-lid, Yes,
I Nab have the doctor of his

hither.

Drug.
But

spoke
be blown

her

worship [already:
71
1

she's hurt Face.

afraid
her

it will

abroad,

And

marriage.
Hurt it ?
to

'tis the it shalt

more

way

To

heal

it, if 'twere
and

hurt

"

make thou talked

Follow'd She'll Are Their Send be ne'er

sought.
known,
any

Nab,
more

tell her

this widows

more

of; and famous;

:

your

of

price
be

till

they

be

716
!

honour

is their

multitude

of suitors fortune.

her,
dost

it

may

thy good
No,

What

Thou

not

know.

Drug.
Under
a

sir, she'll
brother 62 has

never

marry
a vow.

knight.

Her

made

720

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Face.

What,

and

dost

thou

despair, my
? I

little Nab,

has set down the doctor what Knowing of the city dubbed And seeing so many madam with One a glass o' thy water, Will have it done, Nab. What's her

for thee,

know,
? in
a

724

brother
warm

knight

Drug.
Scarce His sister
some

No,
in here three
to

sir, a gentleman
his
;

newly
himself
and

his

land, sir,

cold

one-and-twenty,
and is
a a man

that

does

govern

Of
To And

thousand and

year, live

is his

come

up

learn will Face.

quarrel,
down !

to

by

wits, country.

730

go How

again, and to quarrel ?

them

die

i' the

Drug.
As

Yes,
manage ! the 'Slid, Nab for him.
to

sir, to

carry

quarrels,

gallants do,
Face. Christendom

by
has

line.

doctor He

is the made

only
a

man

In With

table,

735

mathematical the
art to

demonstrations,
of

Touching
An Him The and doctor

instrument his

quarrels. He quarrel by. Go,

And for thee

will

give
her
to.

him

bring
with Go

them

both,

sister.

'Shal't

Upon
Subt.
Face. He No

happ'ly may give his worship the premisses.

O,

persuade.
a new

740

damask

suit

good captain !
He shall ; doctor. and sir.
the

is the

honestest

fellow,
damask,
power,

offers, bring the

Stay not, parties.

Drug.

I'll try my

63

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

ii

Face. Subt. Face. 'Tis He'll

And

thy
what

will is

too,
t an

Nab.
ounce

745
?

good tobacco, this ! send a pound, you

doctor.

Subt.
Face. It is the Thou A And

O,

no

! He will do 't.

goodest
know rogue,
worms.

soul.
more

Abel,
anon.

about

it;
be gone.

shalt

Away,
with
was

[Exit Abel.
750

miserable has he the

came a

and

lives That He

cheese,
the
cause me

indeed
in

Why
To

now.

dealt

with

private,
This dear have works. Subtle
:

get
Subt.
Face.

med'cine

for

them. And

shall, sir.
o' us, my fails shall in tail.

A e'en

wife,
draw in

wife

for he other

one

We'll The

lots, and
the

that has

755

more

goods,
the

Subt.
She

Rather
want

less.

For

she

may

be

so

light

may
Face.

grains. Aye,
scarce

or

be her

such for

burden,
whole. then determine. on't.

man

would

endure let's But

see

the

759

Subt.
Face. Subt.

Faith, best
Content.

her
must

and first, have

no

Dol

breath

Mum. you
to

Away
Face.

your
God

Surly yonder,
I have
not

catch

him.

'Pray

stayed too

long.
I fear it.

Subt.

[Exeunt.

6+

ACT

III

SCENE

Tribulation,
Trib.
And Must Sent such bear These rebukes with
to

Ananias.
to

chastisements
we

are

common

the

saints,

of

the

separation
as

willing shoulders,
our

the

trials

forth

tempt

frailties.
In pure

Anan.

zeal,
5

I do And

not

like

the the

man,

he

is

heathen,

speaks
Trib,
Anan.

language
him
a

of

Canaan,

truly.
indeed. He bears

I think

profane
beast
a

person

The And And

visible for with his

mark

ofthe it is

in

his of

fore-head.

Stone,

work the
must to
:

darkness,
of
man. 10

philosophy
Good

blinds
we

eyes bend

Trib.
That may

brother,

unto
cause.

all

means

give furtherance
Which his
cannot
course.

the the

holy

Anan.

sanctified

cause

Should

have

sanctified

Trib.
The Made children
instruments
we

Not of

always

necessary

perdition
even

are

oft-times

ofthe somewhat
still

greatest
to

works.
nature,

Beside,
The And The Where

should he of of
lives

give
in,
that
and

man's

place
fume
brain

about

the

fire

metals
man,

intoxicate him prone than

to

make

passion.
cooks?

20

have

you

greater

atheists

your

65

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

Or More What

more

profane, or
antichristian makes
our

choleric, than
than

your
so

glassmen your bell-founders?

ask

the
common

devil

devilish, I would
but

you,
25

Satan,

enemy,
the

Perpetually
Brimstone Unto the humours the heat stand the

about

fire,and
We the

and
motives

arsenic? and the

being boiling must give, I

up be
so,

his

say,

stirrers It the into may

Of

in

blood. is done,

Whenas This And

work

Stone
a

is made,

30

of his up

may

turn

zeal,

for the

beauteous

discipline,
rag of Rome.

Against
We
must

menstruous

cloth, and

Of
With What For

the

calling,and the coming did fault, t' upbraid him good spirit. You the brethren's blessing of Heidelberg, weighing
await need
we

his

35

have

to

hasten

on

the

work,

the

restoring of
ne'er will
a me

the

silenced

saints,

Which And
so

be, but elder,

one

by

the

philosopher's stone.
40

learned
;
aurum

of Scotland,

Assured The T' And

potabile being
for the
a

only
incline
must

med'cine him be
to

civil

magistrate,
cause;

feeling of
used
in

the

daily
not

the
more,

disease.

Anan. Not And since I

am

I have the sad Let

edified

truly, by
on

man me :

45

beautiful my
us

light
hath him
so

first shone
offended. then. The

zeal call
on

Trib.
Anan.

motion's

good,

66

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

And

of the

spirit;

I'll knock

first.

[Knocks.] Peace
Lovewifs
house.

he within.

[T/uy
scene
ii
"

enter.

room

in

Enter

Subtle, Tribulation,
you
come?

Ananias.
Your

Subt
Were Furnus
at

O,

are

'twas

time. had

threescore

and last thread, you see ; accedia, turris circulatorius

down
:

gone

[minutes
52

Lembic,
Had Art

bolts-head,
cinders. returned?

retort,

and

pelican
Ananias ! 55

all been thou

Wicked

Trib.
Himself If
too

Nay, then it goes down yet. humble is be he to Sir, come appeased ; ask in spirit, and to patience, your
zeal

much the due

hath

carried

him

aside

From Subt.

path. Why,
brethren the least

this had
no

doth

qualify!
verily,
are

Trib.
To
To

The

purpose,
:

60

give you
lend their

grievance
hands
to

but

willing
you

any

ready project

The

spiritand
Subt.

direct. ! more qualifies the orphans' goods, let them else to the holy work, the Saints here, by me, : This purse before you.
This
most qualities

Trib.
Or It what shall

And

for

be

valued,

is needful be down numbered their

65

Throw Subt.

Why,
Have

thus

it should
so

be,
unto

now

you you

understand.
our

I discoursed

of

Stone,

67

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

And Showed

of the you

good that it (beside the

the
to
serve

shall main

bring your of hiring

your with shall

cause

70

forces

Abroad,
From That And That th' e'en

drawing
Indies the in

Hollanders,
you,
use

friends,

all their

fleet)
a

med'cinal the realm?

man,

make
the

you

taction

party
some

As,
in
state

(put
he of

case,)
the

j 5

great
but him has

have

gout,
friend.

Why,
You Another He He's A

you

send

three

drops
there the
"

your
have

elixir,
made
a

help
takes

straight:
the

you

palsy, or
:

dropsy,
stuff,
have made
a

of

your

incombustible there the and you feat of

"

80

young
that

again
of mind,

friend.

lady
not

is past

body,
face

Tho'

hath

her

decayed
made
a

Beyond
With And A

all

cure

of

paintings, you
:

restore, have is
or a a

the

oil of

talc

there A

"

you
that

friend;

85

all her

friends.
has the

lord

knight
hath
a

that both

bone-ache,
make

leper, squire
smooth
:

That With You

these, you
your friends.
of

them

and

sound,

bare

fricace your

med'cine

still

increase

Trib.
Subt.
To

Aye,
And then the

it is

turning

very of this

pregnant.

90

lawyer's pewter
pray you.

plate at
Anan.

Christmas

Christ-tide, Yet,
Ananias
?

Subt.
Anan.

I have

done. Or

Subt. 68

changing

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

To
To

give
rob take

you their the

legacies ;
husbands
start

or

make the

zealous
common

wives
cause:

for

120

Nor And Nor To The Abate

day, by providence. say they were shall need, o'er-night, to eat huge meals, you celebrate next day's fast the better : your
one

of bonds

broke

forfeited

whilst the

the

brethren of the

and

the

sisters Nor

humbled,
cast

125

stiffness

flesh.

Before As Or

your

hungry
a

hearers

scrupulous
hawk
or

bones

whether whether

Christian

may of the

hunt,

matrons

holy assembly
wear

May
Or

lay
have

their

hair idol

out

or

doublets;
their linen.

130

that

starch
an

about idol.

Anan.

It is indeed

Trib.
I do To command peace within Nor
so

Mind

him

not,

sir.

thee, spirit of zeal, but

him. shall

trouble,
on.

Pray
need

you,
to

sir, go
the Nor

Subt.
And

you
ears

libel

'gainst the hearing

of

shorten the
next

your

against
grace. the

prelates, 136

Of
Rail

wire-drawn
to

necessity
lie Not
one

against plays
zealous these
names

please
you

alderman Nor hoarse. call

Whose With

daily custard
rage
so

devour.
are

till

you

140

Of

singular

arts.

Nor

yourselves
like, affected

By

of Tribulation,

Persecution,
and

Restraint,

Long-patience,

such of
the

family or By the whole for Only glory, and to

wood catch

you,
ear

145

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

Of

the

disciple.
that the

Trib.

Ways
For As

Truly, sir, they are have godly brethren

of the

invented

propagation

glorious
and

cause,

notable means, very Themselves soon, grow

Subt.
The The From Is
not art

O, but
of

the

whereby also famous. and profitably, Stone, all's idle to it! nothing!
miracle,
doth

150

angels,
secret to west

nature's that
;

divine
east

flyin

clouds

and

whose

tradition

from

men,

but

spirits.
I hate traditions
:

Anan. I do
not trust

155

them Peace.

'Trib.
Anan. I will
not

They
peace. I will
not

are

popish
! the

all.

Trib.
Anan. Please the

Ananias

profane,to grieve
thou zeal shalt that

godly, I
him,

may

not.

Subt.

Well,
It is
an

Ananias,

overcome.

Trib.
But A

ignorant
very
man,

haunts

sir.

160

truly, else, a
botcher, and
hath
a a

faithful

brother,
the
truth.

That

competent
he
a

by revelation, knowledge of
sum

Subt.
To And Now

Has the

competent
I

there made

i' the

bag 165

buy
see

must,

goods within? for charity and

most

am

guardian,
sake,

conscience'

the

be the

made

for my
too,

poor

Though

I desire

brethren,
71

orphan : good gainers ;

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

There

they
ta'en
are :

are

within.

When

you

have

viewed,

and

[bought
And

them,
170

They
To As I'll do

inventory of what they ready for projection ; there's no

the
on

are,
more

cast

the

med'cine,
so

so

much
as

silver

there

is tin

there,
in

much

gold
But how

brass,

give
must

it

you

by weight.
long time,
me

Trib.

Sir,

the

saints

expect
?

yet?
Let
see,
ten

Subt.
How is the
moon now

175

days hence, three will be silver potate ; then He days Before fifteen he citronise : some days The magisterium will be perfected. About the second Anan. day of the third week,
eight, nine,
In the ninth month?

180

Subt.

Yes, my
What will the

Trib.

good Ananias. orphans' goods

as

arise

to,

think

[you
Subt.
Unladed But I
must

Some
now:

hundred

marks,
six laid coals

much

as

filled three

cars,

you'll make
have
more

millions in. How

of them.

Trib.
Subt.
And Our Fimus And then
we

? Another

load,

185

have

finished.

We

must

now

increase

fire

ardens, we are ignis equinus,ba/net\ cineris,

to

past

all those

lenter

heats.

If the

holy

purse

72

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

Should Do
To

with
a

this

draught
sum,

fall low,
I have shall you
a

and

that

the

saints

190

need melt with any

are

present pewter
tincture in

trick
now,

the
a

And As

you make

buy
as

instantly,
Dutch dollars

good
?

Holland.
Can

Trib.
Subt.
Anan.

you

so

Aye,
But

and be

shall 'bide

the

third the

examination.

195

It will

joyful tidings to
must

brethren.

Subt.

you

carry

it

secret.

Trili.
This
act

Aye,
of

but

stay,

coining,
no

is it lawful

Anan. We This know 's

Lawful

magistrate. foreign coin.

It is
not

Or,

if

we

did,

Subt. It is but

coining,

sir.

200

casting.
Ha !

Trib.

you
be

distinguish well.
lawful.

Casting
Anan.

of money

may

'Tis, sir.

Trib.
Subt.

Truly,
be made

I take

it

so.

There

is

no :

scruple,
205 brethren. doubt not,

Sir,
This

to

of

it

believe he

Ananias

case

of conscience
I'll make The shall
a

is studied of it
to

in. the it

Trib.
Anan. Where

question
shall
?

brethren it be done

approve

lawful,

[Knocking without.
that
me.

Subt.
There's
some

For
to

we'll Go

talk

anon.

speak

with

in, I pray

you,

73

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

And I'll

view
come

the
to

the inventory. parcels. That's straight. [Exeunt Tribulation you Who is it ? Face ?

210

and appear.

Ananias.

Enter

Face. ? !

Subt.
Face. Never
came

How

now

good prize
Good

pox

yond

costive

cheater

on.

Subt.
Face. Till
now,

How

then

? I have walked the round

and

no

such

thing.
And have

Subt.
Face.

you

quit
him

him?

214

Quit

him

? and have
me

hell

would like
us

Slight, would
All

you
one

stalk
not

quit too, a mill-jade, grains ?

he

were

[happy.

day,
Subt.

for

that

will

yield
have

I know

him

of old.

O,
a

but

to

gulled him,
black

Had

been Face.

mast'ry.
Let him go,

boy
may

And A

turn

thee
count,

that
a

some

fresh

news

possess

thee.

220

noble

don

of
and

Spain,
my

my

dear

Delicious Who And

is

compeer,
come

party him,

bawd,
six

hither, private, for his conscience,

munition three with Dutch with

brought
than

great
round

slops,
trunks,
225

Bigger
Furnished Will

hoys,

beside of

and pistolets,

pieces
to

eight,

straight be

here, my

rogue,

have

thy bath,

74

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

(That Upon
Our She The For Where

is the
our

colour)
"

and

to

make
our

Dol

our or

castle,
what

batt'ry Cinque-port,
wilt. Where
is she?

his

Dover-pier,
must

thou

230

prepare
in
must

bath she

is the

perfumes, delicate linen, chief, a banquet, and her wit, milk his epididymis. doxy ?
I'll send her
to

Subt.
And And but
come

thee

dispatch my brace again myself.

Are

of little

John Leydens,
then ?

235

Face.

they
sum.

within

Subt.
Face.

Numb'ring

the How

much A

Subt.
Face. Three This And of

hundred Ten

marks,

boy.
!

[Exit.

Why,
my
the
to

this is clerk !

a a

lucky day.
portague

pounds
my
grocer

of Mammon!

of

of

brethren
come

! beside i' the

reversions,
and my for
count

240 !

states

widow,
be

My

share

to-day

will

not

bought
Dol.

forty

Enter Dol. Face. Dol. Face. Yes As their

"

What

Pounds,

dainty Dorothy,

art

thou
our

so

near

? ?

fares how say, Lord-General, entrenched that had the few with

camp themselves

Safe, by
And With

discipline, against
those the

world,
and

Dol. grew fat

in

246

laughed within thinking on

trenches,

booties, Dol,
75

brought

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

Daily by their small parties. This dear A doughty don is taken with my Dol ; what his ransom thou And may'st make he shall be brought here : My Dousabel
With In
a

hour 250 thou

wilt,

fettered
;

thy

fair looks, before

as

he any

sees

thee

and

thrown

down-bed,
thou

dark

as

Where

shalt my

Thy
As Or

drum,
the bees poor
are

keep him Dol, thy drum

were a

dungeon ; waking with thy

;

drum

255

till he the

be

tame

blackbirds
with basin

in and

great
him

frost,

so

hive

I' the
Till

swan-skin
work What

coverlid

and
wax,

cambric
my ? An

sheets,

he

honey

and

little

God's-gift.

260

Dol. Face. A

is he,

general
not

adelantado,
here

grandee, girl.
Dol. Face. Dol. Face. No. Nor

Was

my

Dapper
? Neither.

yet ?

my

Drugger

They
Would How

are

so

long a-furnishing !
be
seen

such

pox stinkards

on

them,

not
now

upon
you

these ?

festival

! have

done

265 days. [Re-enter Subtle.

are

Subt.
Is here in

Done.

They
we

bank,

my
now

Face. would shall

I would

gone. knew

The

sum

Another
Face. To

chapman
'Slid, Nab

do't

outright. buy them have the widow, he against

well

furnish Subt.

household.

Excellent,

thought

on

270

76

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

Face.
It shall be

warrant

you,

take

but

the

cues

give

you,

29

brief
I think

enough.

Abel,
That

and

fain would

'Slight,here are the boy, the heir, angry quarrel.

And the widow ?

more!

Subt.
Face. Not that I
see.

No,

294
O

Away.
"

[Exit Subt.]
_,

sir,
L

you're

[welcome.
Enter

Dapper.
for you
him
to ;

The

doctor had

is within the
most

moving
to

(I've
He

ado the

win

it)
dice
now.
:

swears never

you'llbe
heard has be her

He Your That

darling highness dote

the
most

of the
till

aunt
can

giv'n you thought on.

her, and

gracious
her grace

words

300

Dap.
Face. See

Shall kiss

see

? and Nab Kast. !

her

too.

[Enter Drug,
What,
honest

Hast

brought
:Tis Yes:

the

damask

Nab.
Face. well

No, done, Nab:

the

sir, here's
thou'lt

tobacco. the damask

303
too

bring

Drug.
I've Face.

here's
to
see

gentleman, captain, master

Where's the widow shall ?
come.

Kastril,

brought

the

doctor.

Drug.
Face.
Kast.

Sir,

as

he
so

likes, his sister, he

? the
a

says, your

O, is it

good
best

time. of the Where

Is

name

Kastril, sir ?
sorry
?

Aye,

and

Kastrils, I'd be
is the

else,
310

By

fifteen

hundred

year.

doctor

78

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

My
That

mad
can

tobacco-boy do things.
To

here Has

tells

me

of

one

he

any

skill ?

Face.
Kast.

Wherein,
carry
a

sir ?

business,

manage

quarrel fairly,

Upon
Face. About
Kast.

fit

terms.

It seems, the
town,

sir, you
can

are

but
a

young

that
so

make but them take

that I have

question.
heard tobacco
some

315

Sir,
angry
his

not

young
and I
one seen can

speech
;

Of
And And And

the in

boys, and shop

"

take
it
too.

I would

fain

be

of

them,

and

go

down

practise in
Face.

the

country.

Sir, for the

I
assure

duello

320

The To An

doctor,
the least

shadow he
no

you, of a has

shall hair
: own

inform and

you, show you

instrument

of his
shall

making,
make the

Wherewith Of

sooner

quarrel, but and Most instantly, Of safetyit lies in,

any
how
a

he

will

you take what

report
on't

tell in
or

height degree
in
cast
:

325

mortality.
borne,
whether
a

And Or Into All To

it

may
;

be
or

right line,

half circle
an

angle blunt,
he and will take the

else be may if not acute

330

this

demonstrate. lie

And

then, rules

give
Kast.

by.
How
?
to

take you,
town
or

it ?
in circle
;

Face. But
never

Yes,
in

in

oblique

he'll shew The whole

diameter.

79

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

Study
At the
Kast.

his

theorems,

and

dispute
But does

them

ordinarily
teach

335

eating-academies.
he the wits
too

Living by
Face. You He
cannot

made

me

Just of your
It is
not two

Anything whatever. think that subtlety but he reads it. stark a a captain. I was pimp, him with : standing, 'fore I met
months
enter

340
:

since.

I'll tell you

some

his

method

First, he
Kast. Face. Kast. Face. A

will

you
come

at

ordinary.
You shall

No,

I'll not

there.

pardon
For

me.

why,
you

sir ?

There's

gaming
game ?

there, and

tricks.

Why,
not

would

be

gallant,and
Kast.

Aye,

'twill

spend
that

man. are

345 you

Face. How Six do times

Kast.

Spend you ? it will repair you they live by their wits there,
your fortunes?

when

spent.

have

vented

What,

three

thousand

year

Face.
Kast.

Aye, forty thousand.

Are there such ?

Face. And

Aye,
Here's
"

sir.

gallants yet.
to

young

gentleman
"

350
a

nothing- [pointsto Dapper] I count Which He is to be initiated nothing. And have He will win a rly of the doctor. you unresistible within this luck, fortnight, By
80

Is born

forty marks

year,

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

Enough Upmost,
And Where The
Two

to
at

buy
the

barony.
year

They

will

set

him
;

355

for the
there best

groom whole is

porters,

all the
at

Christinas

through
him best pay

play, present
the and the

every the with

place
chair;

attendance,

drink;

sometimes

glasses of canary,
purest

nothing;
and the bid the dish somewhere

360

The The The You As

linen, and

sharpest knife,
:

his trencher partridge next dainty bed, in private, with shall have your ordinaries

dainty.
him,

for
master

playhouses
him
must
no

for
to

poet;
name

and what

365
affects,
those that drink

Pray
Which
To

aloud be

he and
as

buttered
will

shrimps:
drink
to

mouth

else

his,

being
board.

The

goodly president
Kast.

mouth

of all the
?

369
think it ?

Do

you

not

gull one

Face. You In For shall credit

some

'Ods have with

two most
a a

my
can

life ! do but

you

cast

commander,
or a

get

glover,

spurrier,
ware

pair
swift

of either's

aforehand,

Will,
Arrive His And

by
at

posts,
means

competent
and naked

him, dealing with to keep himself,

in excellent

375

punk,
be
Kast.

boy,
Will

fashion,

admired

for 't. the doctor teach this?

land is gone,

Face.

He of

will

do

more,
to

sir, when

your

(As
In
a

men

spirithate
when

keep
money
81

earth is

long) stirring, 3S0

vacation,
g

small

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

And He'll You

ordinaries shew shall

a

suspended
the

till the
on

term,
one

perspective, where
faces
heirs and in

side

behold

the
town,

persons

Of

all sufficient bonds th' other

are

young
current

Whose On That Who In the

for

commodity
broker,
trust

385
others,

side, the

merchants'

forms, and

without would

help
expect
square,

of
a

any

second

share, will
the

such and

parcels.
wait

third
the

very

street

sign
but 390

Where To be

commodity

dwells, and
soap,
or

does

delivered, be
or

it pepper,

Hops,
All To

tobacco,
you
own

oatmeal,
so

woad,
to

cheeses.

which

may
use,

handle,
never

enjoy obliged.
?

your
Kast.

and ! is he

stand
a

394

I'faith

such

fellow

Face. And then

Why,
for

Nab

here

knows

him.

making

matches

for

rich

widows,
man

Young
He's
To

gentlewomen,
sent

heirs, the
near,

fortunat'st

to, far and his

all
to

over

England,
their shall
see

have Kast. Face.

counsel,

and

know

fortunes.
him. I'll tell

399

God's

will, my

suster

you, !
"

sir,

What

he the

did

tell

me

of Nab.
must eat

It's
no

strange

thing
Nab,

By
And He

way,

you

cheese,

it

breeds
;

[melancholy
that told
same

melancholy
honest Nab

breeds
was

worms

; at

but
tavern

pass

it.
"

me,

here

ne'er

82'

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

Hut

once

in's

life !

Drug.
Face. And

Truth,
then he
was

and
so

no

more

was

not.

405

sick
Could he tell

Drug.
Face.
How should I know
In
a

you

that

too

it ? troth
we

Drug.
Anil hail

had

been

shooting,
40S

piece

of fat
o' my

ram-mutton

to

supper,

That

lay
hear

so

heavy
any

stomach
And he the

Face,
To wine
;

has

no

head

for

what

with

noise

o'

the

[fiddlers,
And
care

of

his

shop,
did

for
so

he

dares

keep
fain
to

no

servants

Drug.
Face.
The doctor

My

head

ache As he then
in
was a

he

brought
woman

home,

told

me.

And

good
the

old

Drug.
With
Cost
me worse

Yes, faith, she ale,

and

dwells

Seacoal-lane,
wall
"

"

did

cure

me,

sodden but

pellitoryo'
I had

415

twopence.
than that.

another

sickness

Was

Face.
Thou

took'st the

for

Aye, that being cessed

In

was

at

grief eighteen-pence,
the it
was

with

For

Water-wrork.

Drug.
T'

truth,
my

and

like

have

cost

me

almost

lite.

Face.

Thy
Yes, sir, 'twas
done

hair

went

oil";

420

Drug.
Face.

for

spite. Nay,
go

so

says

the
suster.

doctor.

Kast.

Pray

thee,

tobacco-boy,

fetch

my

83

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

I'll And

see

this
so

learned she.

boy

before

I go

shall

Face. But

Sir, he
you
have
own a

is
to

busy
fetch

now

if

sister

hither,
her
sooner

425
;

Perhaps
And he
Kast.

your

pains
time will

may
be

command free.
I go.

by

that

[Exit
[Exit Drugger.
Subtle and I
on,
master

Face.

Drugger,

she's

thine:

the

damask!

Must You To The

wrestle
see

for her.
I
turn

[Aside.]
clients here

Come

Dapper.
430

how

away,
Have

give Dap.

your

cause were

despatch.
enjoined

you
?

performed
vinegar,
do

ceremonies

you

Yes, of the
clean shirt. 'Tis well
:

And

the Face.

that

shirt

may

you

More But Have

worship
that she

than
not

you

think.

Your
a

aunt's

a-fire,
o'

will

show

it, t' have

sight

you.

435

you

provided
Yes,
here

for her
are

Dap.
Face.

six

grace's servants? Edward shillings. score

Good.

Dap.
Face.

And

an

old

three And Dap. Just twenty nobles. Face. I would

Harry's sovereign. Very good. and an Elizabeth James shillings,

are

groat;

O, you
you
had had the

too

just,
in

440

other

noble

Marys.

84

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

About

his

eyes,

to

show

he's

fortunate. him state, with

a

[They blind
And He'll Which Face. But what her

stripof

cloth.

trusting
throw that
She

unto

her all

to

make

his

away
he

worldly pelf about

she doth sir.
not

him.
doubt

460
him.

will need

perform,
not

doubt
as

him,

Alas, he has

nothing,
your

he'll part

withal

Upon
As she

grace's word.
ask bid
a

willingly, [To Dapper.]

"

Throw
all
"
"

away

would

it that

handkerchiefs

and

(She
If
Or Her you
a

cannot

thing
wrist

but

he'll
cast

obey)

[purse ; 466
send

have silver

ring
at to

about

you,
;

it off, will deal

seal

your

her

fairies here
with her

search

you, If

grace therefore

Directly
That

highness.
a

they

find

470

you

conceal

mite,

you

are

undone. his

[He Dap.
Face.

throws all. All

away

money,

as

they bid

him.

Truly,

there's

what

Dap.
Face. Bid To Dol

My money ; truly. Keep nothing that is transitory about you. [Aside.] Look, the elves are come play music.)
you, if you
tell
not

pinch Dap,
Face. Subt.

truth. the cithern with

a

Advise

you.

[Dol plays
O,
I have ti.
"

within;

theypinch
in it.

475 him.

paper

spur-royal
say.

Ti,

They

knew't,

they

Ti, ti,ti, ti.

more

He

has Face.

yet.

Ti,

ti-ti-ti.
"

I' the

other

pocket?

86

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

Subt.

titi Titi,titi, titi, titi,

They must Dap.

Face.

pinch him,
Oh,
oh ! pray

or

he'll ne'er

confess, they say.

He's her

480

Nay,
"

you

hold. Good the

grace's nephew.
shall
care.

Ti, ti,til
Deal You

What

care

you?
shame

faith, you
Show

plainly,sir, and
are

fairies.

innocent.

Dap.
Subt.
She And

By

this

Ti ti,ti ti,to

good light,I have nothing. does ta."He equivocate,

he I've my is blinded.

485

says.
swears

Ti ti do ti,ti ti do, ti da.

by By
about

the

Of
And

Dap. gold
a

this

light when good dark,

wrist, that
I
wore

nothing
love she

but

half-crown

my
heart

gave

me;
me.

leaden I

since

forsook
And

490

Face. Your I had You

aunt's rather

thought 'twas something. displeasure for these trifles ? you'd thrown away twenty
your leaden heart
still.

would

you

incur

Come,
half-crowns.
Dol. 494

may

wear

[Enter
now

How Subt. Dol. Face. Where Dol. What

news,

Dol

Yonder

is

your

knight, sir
of him
till

Mammon.
now.

God's-lid,
is he
?

we

never

thought

Here,
And
not
are

hard

Subt.
He
must

you
sent

He's at by. not ready now?

the

door.
suit.

Dol, get his

be

back.

[Exit
Oh,

Dol.

Face. What shall

we

by

no

means.

do

with

this

same

puffin here,

500

87

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

hi

Now

he's

on

the

spit?

Subt.
With I
come.

Why,
device.

lay

him
"

back
Would !

awhile,
her grace

some

T"t ti ti ti ti ti.

speak
me

[Re-enter Dol.]

Help,

Dol

[with
there
? Sir other

Face.

Who's

Epicure, knocki?ig.

the [He speaks through the key-hole,

My
Three And

master
or

's in

the

way.
but

Please till his

you
back ! Her

to

walk

four
for

turns, you.

be

turned,

505

I Subt.

am

Quickly,
to

Dol

grace

Commends

her I

kindly
to
see

you,

Master

Dapper.
is
vou

Dap.
Subt.
At From And And Yet
a

long
her

her

grace.

She
in
own

now

set

dinner her

bed, and

she

has
a

sent

private
of

trencher
to

dead

mouse,

510

piece

gingerbread,
stomach,
hold
out

be

merry faint
saw

withal,

stay your
if you could be

lest you till she

with

fasting:
she says,

you,

It would Face. Hold I

can

better

for

you.

Sir, he
an

shall

out,
assure
we

'twere you

this

two

hours, for her

will
not

highness;

515

that.

We

lose

All

have

done
He till then. For that 88 we'll
must not

Subt. To

see,

nor

speak
sir,

anybody,
Face.

put,

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

stay in's mouth. Subt.

Face.

Of

what

Of you
it fit.
not

gingerbread. pleased
for
a

Make Thus

He
now

that

hath

her

grace

520

far, shall

crinkle

little.

Gape, sir, and

Subt.
Bestow Dol. him ? In

let him

fit

you.

Where

shall

we

now

I [Aside.
the

privy.
Come

J
along, sir, privy lodgings.
his bath and

Subt.
I
now

must

show Are

you

Fortune's

Face.

they perfumed,

ready?
All
"

Subt.

525

Only
Face.

the

fumigation's strong [throughthe J(eyho/e.] Sir Epicure, I am [by-and-bye.

!

somewhat

yours,

sir,

[Exeunt.

89

ACT

IV

scene

"

//;

Lovewifs

house.

Face,
Face. Mam. Face. Your Mam. Face. Mam. Face. Mam. Face. At hand here. To stuff will be all O

Mammon.

sir, you

are

come

in

the

only

finest

time

Where's

master

? Now

preparing

for

projection, sir.
?

changed

shortly.
Into

gold

gold
sir,

and

silver, sir.
Silver I
care

not

for.

Yes,

little

to

give beggars.
Where's the brave

I've

told

her

such

lady ? things [of you,

Touching
Mam. Face.

your
Hast

bounty,
thou
"

and

your

noble

spirit
her

As

she's

almost

in

fit

to

see

you.

But,
For

good
fear of

sir,

divinity putting her in

no men

in

your

conference,

rage I
warrant

Mam. Face. Six old

man

thee.

10

will should

not

hold
or see

her you

down.

And

then

If the
Mam. Face. How 'Gainst

hear

Fear

not.

The

very
he
act

house, is, and

of
sin.

sir, violent,

would

run

mad.

You

scrupulous
the least

[know
or

it,
15

Physic,
90

mathematics,

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Poetry,
She No will

state,

or

bawdry,
and
never

as

I told
startle
:

you,

endure,

but

word
Mam.

of controversy. I'm
And you
must

Face.
And her Mam. No Shall Face

schooled, good Ulen. praise her house, remember

that,

nobility.
Let
no,
nor me

alone

20

herald,
do

antiquary, Lungs,
Go.

it better.

Why, this is yet kind of modern A happiness, to have for a great lady. Dol Common [Exit Face. Mam. Now, Epicure, talk to her all in gold; Heighten thyself, 25 her as Rain showers as Jove did drops many Unto his Danae show the god a miser, : will do't. with Mammon. the Stone What? Compared She shall feel gold, taste gold, hear gold, sleep gold will concumbere gold. I will be puissant, Nay, we 30 And in talk her. she Here comes. to mighty my [Enter Dol with Face. Face [Aloud.] This is [aside]. To him, Dol, suckle him. I told [the noble knight, ladyship your with Mam. Madam, pardon, your
:

[aside].

I kiss your Dol. If I would Mam. I

vesture.

Sir,
suffer that
;

were

uncivil

my

lip to
your
91

you,

sir.

^ in health,

hope

my

lord

brother

be

lady.

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Dot. Face
Mam.

My lord, my brother [aside]. Well said, my

is, though
Guinea bird

I !

no

lady, sir.
madam

Right

noble

Face
Mam.

[aside], O,
'Tis

we

shall

have

most

fierce

idolatry!
40 virtues

your

prerogative.
Rather

Do/. Mam. Were there

your
t'

courtesy.
your

nought
your
boast

else

enlarge
your
a

[to
These Do/.
answers

me,

speak
we

breeding
none,

and sir
"

blood. baron's

Blood

poor

[daughter.
Mam.

Poor all the that done

! and

gat you
remnant

profane not.
life

Had

your

father
45

Slept
After
He'd And

happy
lien

of his
there

act,

but

still,and

panted,

his Do/.

enough to posterity noble.

be said
to want

make

himself, his issue,

Sir, although
the
we

We The The

may
dress seeds Mam.

giltand
strive
to

of honour,
and the

yet

trappings, keep

50

materials. I do
see

The

not lost, ingredient, virtue, was make Nor the drug used to compound. your money There is a strange nobility in your eye, This do resemble lip,that chin ! methinks you of the Austriac One princes. Face [aside]. Very like!

old

55

Her

father

was

an

Irish

costermonger.
92

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Do/. Maui. How You

Particular,
In
no

sir ?

I pray
sweet

you

know
to
see

your
ask

distance.

ill sense,

lady, but
hours of
?
a

your
are

fair graces

pass
in the but

the

80
man,

lodged here,
artist
;

house

rare

An

excellent Do/.

what's
here

that the

to

you

Yes, sir; I
I

study
cry

mathematics,

And

distillation. Mam.

Oh,
divine

you
can

pardon.
extract art ;

He's The The Into What Has And

instructor,

85
call all
sun

souls
virtues
a

of all and

things by
the

his

miracles
;

of the teach A
man,

temperate
her
own

furnace forces
are.

dull

nature

the medals

emperor
90

courted

above t' invite

Kelly
him.

sent

his

chains,
Do/. Mam.

Above drew the

the envy

art

Aye, and for his physic, sir of iEsculapius,

Thunderer !

That I know Do/. Whole

Mam.

of the
more.

all this, and

Troth,
with these
a

am

taken, sir,
nature.

studies noble
to
so

that

contemplate
:

95

It is
not

humour dark
a

but

this

form

Was Had
A

intended been had

use. some
a a coarse

you
cloister

crooked,
done up
a

foul, of
;

mould,

well

but

such of

feature
100

That
To

might
live

stand

the
mere

glory
It
must

kingdom
be.

recluse in
a

! is

solecism,
not

Though

nunnery.

94

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

I muse, You Does Than

my

lord

your

brother

will

should
not

spend half
this diamond

land my better on

permit first, were

my

it ! I he.

finger

105

in

the

quarry

? Yes.

Do/.
Mam. You
were

Why, you are like created, lady, for the light !

shall I
wear

it.

Here,
Of
what Do/. Mam. And Doth Do/. Mam. The

you

it ; bind

take you

it, the
to

first

pledge
109

speak,
In chains

to

believe
?

me.

of adamant

Yes,
a

the

strongest

bands.

take

secret

too.

Here,
the

stand, this
You
are

hour,

by your happiest man

sir?

side,
in

Europe. being,
1 1

contented,
the

Nay,
of

in
states.

true

envy
Do/. Mam.

princes, and
you
so,

fear of
?

Say

sir

Epicure

Yes, and
I have I will
rear

thou

shalt

prove

it,

Daughter of honour. Upon thy form, and Above all styles.

Do/. Mam. I
am

cast

mine

eye

this

beauty
sir ?

You

mean

no

treason,

No,
the lord the

I will of the

take

away

that

jealousy.
1 20

philosopher's stone,
sir, had
of wretch the

And

thou Do/. Mam.

lady.
How,
you
that
J

am

the

master

masterv.

This

day

the

good

old

here

of the

house

95

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Has Think And But To

made

it for

us

now

he's

at
now no

projection.
;

therefore
it shall floods rain

thy
into

first wish

let

me

hear

it ;

125

thy lap

shower,
a

of

gold,
on

whole thee.

cataracts,

deluge,

get
Do/. work
Mam.

nation

You
on

are

pleased, sir,
sex.

To

the

ambition the

of

our

129
sex

I'm nook here

to

pleased
of the

glory
is
to

of her
no

should

know

This For

Friars

climate

her

live

obscurely in,
for the
in Essex

learn

Physic
Of
And
some

and odd

surgery,
hundred air of

constable's
:

wife
come

but

forth,
135

palaces : eat, drink their boasted toils of empirics, and The practice. of pearl, and Tincture coral, gold and amber ; asked feasts and have it Be at seen triumphs ;
taste

the

What

miracle
court

she

is ?
a

set

all the

eyes
140

Of
And Of

a-fire,like
them
states

burning glass,
cinders,
when the the

work

into adorn
stars

twenty
out

thee, and
that and lost when
we

jewels light
name

Strikes

the

thy
but

is

mentioned,
our

Queens
Nero's Thus Do/.

may

look

pale ;
be
it.

showing

love,
145

Poppaea
will
we

may

in story !

have

I could
a

well this

consent,

sir.

But,
The
You

monarchy, prince will soon

and

in

how take it

will

be

? both seize

notice, and
a

your

Stone,

being

wealth

unfit

96

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

For

any
Mam. Dot.

private subject.
If he Yourself
do

knew

it.
"

150

boast

it, sir.

Mam. Do/. The

remnant

To

thee,
may
come

my

life.
to

O,

but of

beware,
your

sir ! in
a

you

end

days

loathed

prison,

By speaking
Mam. We'll In
a

of it. 'Tis
no

idle
my

tear

therefore

go where

withal,
we

girl,and
eat
our

live

155

free state,
in have

will

mullet-,

Soused And Our In

a

high-country wines,
our

sup

pheasants' eggs,
shells,

cockles
to

boiled

in
as

silver when

shrimps
rare

swim made

again,
of

they lived,
160

dolphins' milk, with these does look like opals ; and Whose cream ourselves Delicate meats set high for pleasure, And take down us again, and then renew Our youth and strength, with drinking the elixir, And so enjoy a perpetuity shalt have And thou lust. Of life and thy wardrobe than Richer Nature's, still to change thyself, oft'ner And for thy pride than she, vary and Or Art, her wise [Enter almost-equal servant.
butter Face. Into The the

165

Pace.

Sir, you're

too

loud.

I hear

you

every
like

word

laboratory. garden, or great

Excellent,

Some chamber

fitter

place:
How
you

171
her?

above.
!

Mam.

Lungs

There's

for thee. Hut, do

you

Face.
h

hear

97

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Good
Mam. Face.

sir, beware,
We

no

mention
not
on

of the them.

rabbins.

174
Mam.
"

think

[Exeunt
Oh,

amIT)o\. Subtle !

'tis well, sir.

Enter Face. Dost thou

not

Subtle.
? Yes. Are

laugh

Subt.
Face. Subt. Face. The widow is
come.

they

gone

? All's clear.

And

your

? quarrellingdisciple

Subt.
Face. Subt. Face. A bonnibel

Aye.
I
must to

my

captainship again
in first. So I
meant.

then!

Stay, bring
? I know

them

What

is she

Subt.
Face. You'll

not.

We'll

draw

lots.

180

stand

to

that

? What else ?

Subt.
Face. To

Oh,
now

for

suit

fall Subt.
Face.

like

curtain, flap.
To the

door,
I

man am

!
not

You'll

have

the

first kiss, 'cause

ready. [Exit.

Subt.
Face,
Kast.

Yes, and

perhaps hit Who would [within']

you
you

through both the nostrils. speak with ? [Enter Kast. Where's the captain ?
Gone,

Face.

sir,

98

mi

ne

THE

ALCHEMIST

About
Kast.

some

business.
Gone? He'll
return

Face.
But
master

straight.
/i/i,

[86

doctor,
Come
near,

his

lieutenant,
my
;

is here.

Subt. That

is, my

hoy
I know
serve

of land

terra worshipful hoy, mv make thy approaches;

Welcome: And I will

me

thy lusts,
and

and

thy desires,

190

satisfy them.
or

Begin,
or

Charge
Here
is Kast.

from
centre

thence,
:

thence,
thy

in

this

line;

my

ground

quarrel.
You

lie.
the

Subt.
For

How,
my

child sudden

of wrath

and

anger!
look

loud

lie !

what,
Kast,

boy

Nay,
Oh,
ill this's
must
no

that

you

to,

195

am

afore-hand.
true

Subt.
And
Your
as

grammar,
causes,
your

logic

first and
your

you second

render

child,
canons.

intentions, know

And Your Series

divisions, moods,
with

degrees, ami
and
their
causes,

differences,
200

predicaments, substance,
extern

accident-,

and

intern,

Efficient, material,
And
have

formal,

final,

your

elements

perfect
What,
is this

Kast The angry Subt.

tongue

he

talks

in

! T11
at
a

false precept number,

205

Of
And

being
made

afore-hand them
enter

has

deceived

quarrels often-times
99

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

aware they were Against their wills.

Before

and

afterward,

Kast.

How I cry this

must

I do
:

then,
she

sir ?

[Enter
first

Pli.

Subt.
Have
Because

lady
I do

mercy

should

been

saluted.
are

call you ere't be

you

to

be

one,

lady, long,
[He
? liar.

210

My

soft and
Kast.

buxom

widow.
Is she, i' faith

kisses her.

Subt.
Kast.

Yes,
How

or

my
know

art

is ?

an

egregious

you

Subt.
And

By inspection
her
a

on

her

forehead,
215

subtletyof
to

lip,which

must

be

tasted melts

Often,

make

judgment.
!
me

'Slight,she
is yet
no a

[He
Like In

kisses her

again.

myrobolane tells rivofrontis,

a

here he's

line,

knight.
Let
me see

Pli.

What

is he

then,

sir ?

Subt.

your

hand.
220

Oh,
And

your

tinea fortune makes

monte

it

plain ;
:

stella here, in
most

Veneris

But,
He But

of all, junctura annularis.

is

soldier,
have

or

man

of art,
honour

shall Pli.

some

great

lady ; shortly.
Brother,

He's

rare

man,

believe

me

! Hold

Kast.

your
"

peace.

225

Here

comes

the

t'other

rare

man.

'Save

you,

captain.

100

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Than

may

judge

upon

the

sudden,

trust

me.

[Exeunt
Re-enter Face. Subt. Face. I will have this
same

Kast.

and

247 Pli.

Face ? I'll
come
now

Where

are

you,

doctor

to

you
I've

presently.
seen

widow,

her,

On

any Subt.
Face.

composition.
What Have do

you

disposed

say ? you of them ?

I have
sent

250

Subt.
Face. Subt. Face.

them widow.

up.

Subtle,
Is that

in the

troth, I needs
matter

must

have

this

Nay,
rebel be
once,

but

hear

me.

Subt. you Therefore

Face. Thou
art

Go Dol shall know it all. chance.

now
"

to,

If

quiet, and
thou 'rt
canst

obey
so

your

255
Do but

Nay,
old,
will

violent
serve

conceive,

and

not

Subt.

Who
serve

cannot,

I ?

'Slight,I
Face. But

her

with

thee, for

Nay,
I'll
not

understand:

give
treat

you
with

composition.
thee: Do

259 sell my

Subt.
'Tis Win Knows Face. better

I will than

what,
not

fortune!

my carry

birth-right.
her. If

murmur.

her, and
it

you

grumble,
silent.

Dol

directly.
Well, sir, I
am

102

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Will

you Subt. he will

go

help
over

to

fetch
"

in Don

in

stater
we

I follow

Or Brain

you, sir look like us ! who

comes

[Exit Face]
a

"

must

keep
?
a

Pace

tyrant.
here?
Don

of

tailor

John
like

[in awe, 267

Spaniard.
anos!

[Re-enter Face,
Sur.

with
a

Surly
vuestras
a

dressed

Senores, beso
Would you

las had

manos

mercedes*
kissed
our

Subt.
Face. Subt. He

stooped
me!
a

and little,

Peace,

Subtle. Stab I shall

head
never

hold,

man.

looks, in that
in

deep
do and does
some

ruff, like
upon

in

platter,
cut

271

Served Face. Beneath

by

short

cloak

two to
a

trestles.
collar
a

Or, what
the
souse,

you

say

of brawn,
knife? be
a

down

wriggled
look
too

with

Subt.
Face. In d'Alva's

'Slud, he

fat

to

Spaniard.
got

275 him

Perhaps
time
;

count

Fleming or Egmont's
face

some

Hollander
!

bastard

Subt.
Your Sur. Subt. scurvy,

Don,

yellow,
He

Madrid

is welcome.

Gratia.

Pray god
Sur.

he Por What

have

no

speaks out squibs in

muy
?

of

fortification.

those inula

deep
casa

sets.
2

So

dios, senores,
says he

Subt. Face. I know

no

Praises
more

the

house,

I think

but's

action.

Subt.

Yes,

the

casa,

Gentlemen,

I kiss

your

hands.

Bj
IO;

G
,

.1

very

pretty

woman.

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

My
To
Be

precious Diego,
cozen

will Do

prove

fair

enough
you
shall

you

in.

you

mark?

285

cozened,
Face.

Diego.
Cozened,
cozened. do

you

see

My

worthy Donzel,
Sur. Subt.
Do

Entiendo.
you intend
it ?
so

do

we,

dear

Don.

Have

you
solemn

My

or brought pistolets portagues, thou ? [To Face.] Dost Don

feel any

? Full. 290

Face, Subt.

his pockets]. [feeling shall be emptied, Don, You

pumped
Don. lion

and

drawn

Dry,

as

they
See
Con

say.

Face.

Milked,
all the
monsters

in

truth,
;
ver

sweet

Subt.
Sur.

the
a

great
esta

of all, Don.
f
2

/icencia, se puede
talks he
now

senora

Subt.
Face.

What

Of

the

senora.

Subt.
That is the

Don,

295

lioness, which

you

shall

see

Also, my
Face.

Don.

'Slid, Subtle, how

For what ?

shall

we

do

Subt.
Face.

Why
I know
not

Dol's

employed,
must

you

know. That's
true.

Subt.
'Fore

heaven,

he

stay, that's

all.

'

I hear.

By

your

leave,

can

see

the

lady.

IO4

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Face.

Stay
Unless he

! that

he

must

not

by

no

means

Subt.
Face. And This All And then is the
a

No!

why?
it
:

you'll mar
not

all.
not

he 'Slight,
so

will

suspect

will

pay,

half and

well.

302

travelled

punk-master,
notable

does

know

hot delays; a looks already rampant.

rascal,

Subt.
Must
not

'Sdeath,
be
troubled. Mammon What shall
we

and

Mammon

305

Face.

! in then
?

no

case

Subt.
Face. Sur.

do

Think:

you

must

be

sudden.

Entiendoy
tan
a

que

la
como

sennora

es

tan

hcrmosa,

Que

codicio

verla,

la bien

Aventuranza Face.

de mi

vida.1 Mi vida ? o' the

to
our

310 widow.

'Slid, Subtle,
What And Now Which

he

puts
say

me

in mind draw her all

one

dost
tell her

thou

to

it, ha !
venture

'tis her it. chance maidenhead thou think

fortune?
'Tis
to

lies upon

but have
to

man

more,

of
is
no

us

her: be

and
or

beside,
lost.

315

There
What

feared
?

dost

on't, Subtle
house

Subt.
Face. The credit

Who,
of
our

too

is

whj engaged.
I ?
her,
the

I hear

that

the

lady

is

so

beautiful

that

I desire my

to

sec

as

good

fortune

[beatitude]of
IO5

life.

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Subt.
What Face. I'll E'en And
not

You wilt thou

made

me

an

offer i'faith ?

for my

share

erewhile.

give
You

me,

O,

by

that

light
to
me.

320

buy
take

now.

know

your

doom sir ;

your
her

lot,
out

obey
me.

your

chance,

win

her,
her

wear

for

Subt. Face. Dol else It is the

must
common

'Slight,I'll
cause

not

work

then. you.

therefore

bethink

know

it, as

you

said. I
care

Subt.
Sur.

not.
'

325

Scaores, porque Faith,

I'm
not

se

tarda

tanta

Subt. Face. Sur. Face. And loose

fit,I'm

old. That's
now amor no

reason,

sir.

^Puede You the

ser

de hazer the
;

bur la de mi
too

hear

don,
Dol ! A

by

this

air, I call,

hinges
you

Subt.
Face. Will then do

plague
are
a

of hell

330

? You terrible widow all her rogue, ?

Subt.
I'll think Face. Now I do of this
:

will

you,

sir, call the

her too,

Yes,
think

and

I'll take on't better.

with

faults,

Subt.
Am I Face.

With

all my

heart, sir

discharged

o' the

lot ? As

you

please.
Hands!

Subt.

\T? hey shake

making
a

hands.

Sirs, wherefore

so

slow?

Can

it be

from

mock

of my

love?

I06

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Face. You
never

Remember claim her.

now

that, upon

any

change,
health
to

j6

Subt.

Much
a

good
me

joy, and
wed
as

you,

sir.

Marry
Sur.

whore For

!
estas

Fate, let
bar bus1

witch

first !

hour ad

Subt.

He and call the brother

too.

swears

by

his

heard.

Despatch,
Sur.

Tie
me

ago

duJa,

senores, the

340
nee.

Que

no

hagan alguna
How,
the

tr

aye ion.2 yes, prcesto, Senor.

[To
Don
?

audit you

Subt.
Enthratha Where You And You Be if

issue onl

Please

chambratha,

worthy

you shall be

please
soaked,
and

the and

fates, in your stroked, and

dear

bat/iada, tubbed,
before
and

rubbed
u;"".

scrubbed,
shall in

fubbed,
scurvy
and go

Don,

you

346

faith, my

baboon and

Don,
tawed indeed.

curried, clawed,
the make be heartlier the widow

flawed,
about
a

I will And To The

it now, the
"

revenged on quickly doing

this

punk so much impetuous Face

grace.

sooner,

350

of it is the

[Exeunt.
room.

scene

11

"

Another

Face,
Face. Till he had

Kastril, Dame

Pliant, Subtle, Surly

the doctor would
not

Come,
found

lady :
the

I knew

leave,
354

very

nick

of her

fortune.

By
I

these

honoured

hairs.
arc

doubt, sirs,they

acting some

treason

upon

inc.

IO7

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Kast. PH. Face.

Kast.

To

? Spanish countess ? Why, is that better than an English countess that a question, lady? Better? 'Slight,make you pardon her. Nay, she's a fool, captain, you must be
a

countess,

say

you

Face.
To

Ask
mere

from

your

courtier,

to

your you

inns-of-court-man,
all,

your

milliner;

they

will

tell

360

Spanish gennet is the best horse ; your Spanish Stoup is the best garb ; your Spanish beard Is the best cut Spanish ruffs are the best ; your Wear Spanish pavin the best dance ; ; your Your Spanish titillation in a glove for And best perfume. The Spanish pike, your And Spanish blade, let your poor captain speak.
Your
"

365

Here

comes

the

doctor.

Subt.
For
so

am

By
An What

this

my

honourable will

honoured lady ; My most to now style you, having found, scheme, you are to undergo fortune shortly ; very say
now,

370

you

if

some

Face. And A her

I've

told

her

all, sir

here, that she shall right worshipful brother do not delay them, sir: a Spanish countess. countess; Subt. Still,my scarce-worshipfulcaptain, you can
secret

be

No Do

Well,

since and

he

has

told

you,

madam,
that, sir.

keep 376

you
Kast.

forgive him,
to't, 'tis my

I do. She shall do

I'll look

charge.
Well then
:

Subt.

nought

rests

108

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Upon
Face.

the

knee And and coaches Her six

mares

has

her

pages,

ushers,

Footmen,
Subt.
Face.

Nay, eight
To

Subt.

hurry

her

through
Yes,

London,

to

th'

Exchange,

Beth'lem,
Face. The And

the

china-houses
and have tires
:

400

citizens

gape

at

her,

and

praise her
that

my
Kast.

lord's Most

goose-turd bands,
brave !

ride

with
are

her
not

by

this

hand,

you

my

sister,

If

you
PH. Sur.

refuse.
I will
not

refuse, brother.
que
non
se

Que

es

esto, senores,
me

vengaf
come:

405

Esta

tardanza

mata

Face. The doctor knew E/i For he'd

It is the be

count

here,

by
T)on!
mas

his

art.

Subt.
Sur.

gallanta madama,
tor

gallantissimal2
acabada
410

do

los dioses, le

Hermosura,
Face. Kast.

he vis to en mi vida!3 que Is't not a gallant language An admirable

that Is't

they speak
not

? ?

language
sir. It goes

French

Face.
Kast.

No,

Spanish,

like

law-French.

What's

this,sirs,is she

not

coming

This

delay

is

me. killing

Qnasi-ltalian. By
all the

gods,

the

most

finished

beauty
I

that

I have

seen

in my

life!

IO

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

And

that, they say, is the

Face. Sur. El que sol ha
tra

courtliest

language.
List,
sir.
con

per dido
esta

su

lumbre,
V

el dios!1

415

Es

pian dor,
Face.
Kast.

dama. your

alga me
Must

He

admires

sister.
not

she

make and

curt'sy?
kiss him !

Subt.
It is the To make Face. His
art

'Ods-wil,

she

must

go

to
women

him,

man,

Spanish
first

fashion

for the

court.

'Tis knows all. For He

true

he

tells

you,

sir:

420

Sur.
Kast.

que
to

no

se

acude?2

speaks
el
amor

her, I think.
That he
se

Face. Sur.
Kast.

does, sir.
tarda him !

For

de
;

dios, que
will
not

es

esto, que

Nay,
!
What

see

she

understand

Gull!

Noddy
Fli.
Kast.

say

you,

brother?

Ass, my him,
a as

suster

425

Go

kuss

the in

cunning

man

would else.

have

you,

I'll thrust Face. Sur.

pin

your

buttocks

Oh,
Senora
a

no,

sir.
a

mia, mi personna
her
mo

muy

indignaest

Allegar
1

tanta

sura.*

The

sun

has

lost his

lightwith

the

splendour
3

that

this the

lady exhibits
of God, with
so

God

bless

me

! ?

Why

not

assist ? my person is very

For

love

why
much

is this

delay

Madam,

unworthy

of

being
I I

connected

beauty.

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Face.
Kast.

Does

he

not

use

her

bravely ? Bravely, i-faith

D'you
think
so?

! 430

Face.
Kast.

Nay,

he'll

use

her

better.

Sur.

Senora, si
Where

sera

servido,entremonos}

[Exit
Kast.

with

Dame

Pliant.

does

he

carry

her? Into the

Face. Take

garden, sir;

you Subt.
to

no

thought
Dol the

must

Give
our

word.

We'll
Kast.

quarrelling lesson
all

interpret for her. [Exit Face.] Come, my fierce [child,advance. again. Agreed. 436
my
heart.

I love

Subt.
To
a

Spanish boy with Nay, and by this

count.

means,

sir, you

shall

be

brother

great

Kast.

Aye,
will advance God

I knew the

that
name

at

first,
Kastrils. 440 but

This

match

of the prove

Subt.
Kast.

'Pray
is so,

your

sister

pliant. Why,
!
not

Her

name

by

her

other

husband. How

Subt.
Kast.

The

widow

Pliant.

Knew

you

that

Subt.

No,
erection let's go

faith,sir

Yet, Come,

by

figure,I guessed practise.

Yes, but
do

of her

it.

Kast.

you

think,

doctor,

445

'

Madam,

it shall be

as

you
I

wish, let

us

go

within.

12

scene

in

THE

ALCHEMIST

I e'er

shall

quarrel!well

Sukt.

warrant

you.

[Exeunt.
SCENE
III.

Dol Dol. Mam.

{in an

assumed

jit of raving
death

and

Mammon

For, after Alexander's

Good That that Madam Perdiccas and

lady
slain,

Dol.
The
two

Antigonus
and Ptolomee

were

stood, Seleuc'
! Made up

Mam. Dol. That

was

the

two

legs,and

the

fourth

beast,
4.5]

after Gog-north, and Egypt-south : which Was called Gog-iron-leg, and South-iron-leg Mam. Lady So was Dol. And then Egypt, too Gog-horned. Then Mam. Dol. In Be the
stars

Egypt-clay-leg,
And last link
in

and

Gog-clay-leg
Sweet madam

last

Gog-dust,
fourth
none

and chain.
see,

I^gypt-dust, which
And
or

fall

of the

these
at

.456

story, which
What shall

look

Mam. Dol. We
call

I do

For,
the

as

he

says,

except

rabbins, and

the

heathen

Greeks

Mam. Dol. And teach Face.

Dear

lady people

!
To
come

from
Britain"

Salem,
"

and

from

Athens,
sir?

the

of Great

[Enter FuccAastily.
the
matter,

What's
113

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Do/.

To

speak
fit !
We

the

tongue

of Eber

and

Javan
Oh,

Mam
She's Do/. Face. We
are

462

in her

shall

know

nothing
Death, sir,

undone

! Where then used

a

Do/. Shall
see

learned

linguist 465
will hear !
most

the and

ancient
consonants

communion

Of

vowels Face. Do/.

Mam.

My
A

master

wisdom,

which

Sweet

honourable

Pythagoras lady !
To marks

held

high

Do/. All sounds Face. Do/. And of voices, in

comprise
of letters
to

few
never

Nay,
And
so

you
we

must

hope

lay

her

now

470

may

arrive

profane Greek, to raise the house Of Helen's against the Ismaelite, and his habergeons King of Thogarma, the force Brimstony, blue, and fiery ; and Of king Abaddon, and the beast of Cittim
Which And rabbi Aben Face. Mam. David do

by building

Talmud

skill,
up

475
;

Kimchi,

Onkelos,

Ezra How

interpret Rome.
you

['They speak together.

't ?

did

put

her

into

Alas, I talked

Of
With

fifth
the

monarchy

I would

erect,

480
and she

Stone philosopher's

(by chance),
114

scene

in

Till-;

ALCHEMIST

Falls

on

the

other

four

straight.
Out

Face. I told Mam. Face. We

are

of

Broughton

you

so.

'Slid, stop
leave

her

mouth. Is't best ?

She'll but

never

else.

If the

old

man

hear

her,

ashes. faeces, What's lost. I hide

Now
me

Subt. Face. Mam.

[within].
Oh,
Where
we are

to

do
she
?

there? hears

him,

she's

485 quiet.

shall Subtle

enters, and

they disperse.
How! what the

Subt. Close deeds him of darkness,

and that

slum

sight is light.
son

here?

Bring
Oh,
Mam. There

again.
lived
too

Who

is he?

what,

my

I have

long. Nay, good

purpose. Not

dear

father,

490

was

no

unchaste

Subt.
When Mam. I
come

and

flee me,

in ! That
was

my

error.

Subt.

Error
son

! No

Guilt, guilt,my
If I found When
Mam.

!
our

Give

't the work

right

name.

marvel,

check

in
as

great
were

within,
!
495

such

affairs

these you

managing
It lias stood

Why,
rest

have

so?
still this

Subt.
And Where
all the

half

hour

of

our

less works
or

gone

back.

is the

instrument

wickedness,
11

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

My

lewd Mam.

false

drudge

Believe I
saw

me,

'twas

not Nay, good sir, blame against his will, or knowledge.

him. 500

her

by
a

chance. Will

Subt.
T'
excuse

you

commit

more

sin,
sir.

varlet

Mam.

By
then

my

hope,
would

'tis true,

Subt.
The And

Nay, blessing was

lose

I wonder

less, if you,
so

for whom
heaven
;

prepared,

tempt

your

fortunes.

Mam.

Why,
a

sir? This will retard

Subt.
The

505

work,
Mam.

month

at

least.

Why, remedy
? but
were

if it do,

What Our

think honest.

it not,

good
were,

father

purposes Subt.

As reward will

they

So

the

prove.

How

now

ah crack

me

! noise within. 510

[A great
God and all saints be

and

good
are

to

us! Face.

What's

that?

Enter Face. Are flown O

sir, we
in

defeated

! all the burst

a

works

fumo,
all rent

every
down

glass is
!
as

Furnace

and

if

bolt the house.

Of

thunder

had

been

driven

through

Retorts,
All struck

receivers, pelicans,bolt-heads
in shivers
!

help, good sir ! alas ! [Subtlefalls down

116

in

swoon.

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Good And

sir, the
that

nobleman

will
a

come

too,

and

take

you

may

breed

tragedy.
I will

Mam. Face. For

A
some

go.
sir. It

Aye, good

and

repent
the

at

home,
may
at

may

be,

penance
to

you
box

have Bethlem

it yet ;

hundred Mam. Face. Mam. Face. Mam.

pound
For the

Yes.

540
wits.

restoring such
I'll send
one

as

"

have

their

I'll do't.
to

you

to

receive

it. Do.

Is

no

projection left
Will

? All

Face. Mam.

flown,
be

or

stinks, sir.

nought

saved

that's

good

for med'cine,

Face.

cannot

tell, sir.
the
"

There

will

thou ? [think'st be, perhaps, 545

Something
Will
cure

about the itch

scraping of the though not your

you,
and
sent

shards
itch

of mind,
Good

sir !

It shall This

be

saved

for

home.
meet

sir,

way, Subt.
'

for fear the

lord

should

you.
Face.

Face. Subt.
Face. As all the

Aye.
Is he gone ?

Yes,

and

as

heavily

550

in's blood. gold he hoped for were be light,though. Let us Subt. [leaping up] Aye, as balls, and bound hit our And heads against the roof for joy :

118

scene

iv

THE

ALCHEMIST

There's Face. Subt. Is made

so

much Now
to

of
our

our

care

now

cast

away.

Don.

Yes, your
a

countess,

Face: for you.

she

young has been

widow,
in

by

this time,

travail

556

Of

young

heir

Face. Subt. And

Good,
her
common

sir. Off with your

case,

greet
these Face.

kindly, as

bridegroom

should,

After

hazards.

Very well,
go And Dol
were

sir.

Will

you Subt.

fetch

Don him her

can

Diego
over

off, the
too,
to

while?

560

fetch
in

Would Face. I

place,
do't virtue.
as

you'll be pleased, sir. pick his pockets now.

would
set

if

Why,
prove

you your

well, if you

to't.

pray you Subt.

"

For

your

sake, sir.

scene

iv

"

Another Dame what ?

room.

Surly,
Sur.

Pliant. hands and

a

Lady,
what
a was

see

you
have

into

you're fallen
near

'Mongst
Your Thro' So And For I
am

nest to

of villains catched

how certain

566

honour your

clap,

credulity, had I but been punctually forward, as place, time,

other circumstances
a

would
woman :

have would

made you

man were

570
too.

you're
a

handsome
come

wise,

gentleman

here

disguised
119

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Only
And

to

find
I

the

knaveries have in rich

of this

citadel,
your

where
some

might
interest

wronged
your
;

honour,
are,

and

have

not,

I claim

love. I'm
a

You

575

They
Worth As And PH. Sur.
To

say,

widow,
;

and

bachelor,
make
me a

nought
have whether

your

fortunes you
a

may
woman.

man,

mine

preserved
I have

Think
or

upon

't,

deserved

you,

no.

I will, sir. And with

for these
them. And

household-rogues, let
how doth ? and hath open

me

alone

580

treat

Subt.
And Been

my

noble the
?
count

[Enter Diego,

Subtle.

my

dear

madam

countess

courteous, methinks

lady ?
you

liberal look

Donzel,
After
I do

melancholic,

your
not
a

coitum, and
the

like

scurvy: of dulness your

tis upsee

truly,
eye
:

585

It hath And Be

heavy
you
are

cast,
a

Dutch,
whore-master.

says

lumpish
your

lighter,I
Sur.

Stand I'll

up,

pockets so. [He falls to pickingof them. ! don Will now bawd, and pick-purse ? how you, [reelyou ? sir, you shall find, since I'm so heavy,
will make

give you

equal weight. Help

! murder !

Subt. Sur. There's And I

am

No,
no

sir,

592

thing intended. clean a whip shall ease you the Spanish don that should
1 20

such

good

cart,

of that

fear.

be cozened,

scene

iv

THE

ALCHEMIST

Do That

you

see,

cozened

where's

your

captain Face
all rascal.

parcel broker, and whole-bawd, Face. How, Surly!

Oh,
found
now

[Enter Face.

Sur. I have
Come

make your cheat

your

from
wherewith

whence

! approach, good captain rings and spoons copper

you

abroad your

in
boot

taverns.

600

'Twas Then And That Your Will And With And

here rub

you
men's

learned

t' anoint

with

brimstone,

gold on't, for a kind of touch, had naught ; when changed the colour, say 'twas you And this doctor. might have't for nothing. you he 60 sooty, smoky-bearded compeer, much close you so gold in a bolts-head,
on a

";

turn

convey

i' the

stead shall

another burst i' the

sublimed

flyout
swoons

all

Mercury, in fumo !

that Then

heat,
!

weeps

Mammon

[Face slipsout.
Then

worship ! Or, he is the Faustus casteth That conjure, cures figuresand can Plagues, piles,and pox by the Ephemerides, And holds intelligencewith all the bawds
his And midwives

610

of three
is he

shires

while

you with

send

in

"

Captain, (what,
Wives With that the
are

gone?)
or

damsels

child,

615

barren,
sickness.

the

green he be

Though

scaped

and

waiting-maid Nay, sir, you must tarry the sir. answer by ears,
with
if Kastril. will

Re-enter Face.

Face

Why,

now's

the

time,
121

ever

you

quarrel

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

Well The

(as they say)

doctor and Where he

and

be sister ?

true-born both
are

child.

620

your
is he

abused.
? he is
a

Kast.

which
son

is he

slave you

Whate'er The
man,

is, and

the

of
?

whore.

Are

sir, I would

know

Sur.
To

I should
so

be

loth, sir,
throat. How?

confess
Kast.

much. Then

you

lie i'

your

[hi surprise.] Face, [toKast.] A very arrant rogue, conjuror, Employed here by another
Sur. That does knew
not

sir, and

625 cheater,

love

the

doctor

and

would

cross

him,

If he
Sur.

how

Sir, you're abused.

You
no

Kast.

lie

And

'tis Face,

matter.

The

[to Kast.] Well impudent'st rascal

You

said, sir.
indeed. him be

He

is

630
hear
me,

Sur. Face.
Kast. Sur.

are

Will gone.

you

sir ?

By
This

no

means

bid

Begone, sir, quickly.

's strange!
is him
not

Lady,
a

do

you
in

inform all the

your
town,

brother.

Face. The The doctor

There had
count

such

foist and

presently;
will
come

finds
Bear within
come

yet
up, Subtle. hour.
a

Spanish
Subt.
Face. And

here. appear would

635 [Aside.

Yes,

sir, he

must

this in

yet this rogue

of another

disguise,

By

the

temptation

spirit,
1 22

scene

iv

THE

ALCHEMIST

To

trouble
Kast.

our

art,

though

he

could

not

hurt

it.

Aye,
"

I know Sur. Face, He

[toPli.] Away,
Sir, all is truth

you
she

talk

like

foolish

mauther.

says.
Do
not

[toKast.]
swabber lying'st You
are

believe

him,
sir.

sir.

is the Sur.
Kast.

!
out

Come

your

ways,

643
then, sir?

valiant

of
D

company.
Yes? how

Efiter

rugger.

Face. And This He He

Nay,

here's
"

an

honest

fellow,
Make thee
seven

too,

that what

knows
I

him,
Abel.

all his tricks. cheater

owes

[toDrug.]
have cozened

good

say,

would honest

of the

widow.

this had
on

Drugger
in And does he he

here

pound
of tobacco.

has

him,

two-penny'orths
has
owe

Drug.
Face.

Yes, sir.
And what

damned

himself
?

three

terms

for lotium

Drug.
And

[to pay me. sir Thirty shillings,

for six
Sur. Face.
Kast.

syringes. Hydra Nay, sir,you must

get
not out

of

! villainy quarrel him

652
out

of the

house.
I will.

Sir, if you
And

of doors, you

lie ;

you
Sur. valour Kast.

are

pimp.

Why,
in It is

this

is

madness,
at
are

sir,

Not

you my
de
a

must

laugh
;
or a

this.
a

humour

you
Don

pimp
!

and

trig.
you
see?

And

an

Amadis
Or

Gaul,

Quixote

Drug.

knight

o' the

curious

coxcomb,

do

123

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

nan.

Peace

to

the

household.

[Enter
I'll keep peace

Ananias.
no man.

kast.

for

Allan. Kast.

Casting
Is he the

of dollars constable

is concluded ?

lawful.

66

Subt.
Face.
Kast.

Peace,

Ananias.

No,
Then tim. You'll hear
me,

sir.

you

are

an

otter,

and

shad,

whit,

very Sur.
Kast.

sir ? I will
not.

nan.

What

is the

motive

? Zeal in the

Subt.

young

gentleman,
666

Against
An
an.

his

Spanish slops

They
and superstitious, New rascals ! Will

are

profane,
breeches.

Lewd,
Sur. Kast.

idolatrous

you

be

gone,

sir !

Anan.
Thou
art not

Avoid,
of the

Satan

light.
unclean it with

That
:

ruff

of

pride
same

About
With Were Thou Sur.
Kast.

thy
that
seen

neck which
to

betrays thee
the

and

is the

670

birds, in seventy-seven,
on

prank
like

divers

coasts.

look'st I

antichrist, in that lewd

hat.

must

give

way.

Begone,
with

sir. But I'll take

Sur.
A
course

you

Anan.

Depart, proud Spanish

124

fiend.

675

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

That

casting
here I

of

money

is

most

lawful.
True
:

Subt.
But
cannot to

do be up

it

if the

house all would for

never

Should And To And

we

chance be

suspected,
in the

out,
ever,
come

locked there
you

Tower
state,

make then
Anan.

gold
are

for the

out,

700

defeated.
I will tell

This That

to

the

elders

and

the

weaker of the

brethren,

the

whole

company prayer

May

join in humble
Yea,
these for

Subt.
Anan. Rest with
some

separation again And fasting place.

courteous

704 of mind

fitter

The

peace

walls.

[Exit.
Thanks,
Ananias.
come

Subt.
Face. What did

he

for ? About

Subt.

casting
him

dollars

Presently, out of hand. A came Spanish minister Against the faithful

Face. Thou How
art
so

And here

so

I told

to

spy

I conceive. down thou upon

have

Come,
least disaster

Subtle,
!

710

the

would'st

done,

if I had

not

Subt.
Face.

I thank Who he had

thee, Face,
would have his
to

for the

angry

helped thee out? boy, i' faith.

have been that

looked and

it should all.
a

Surly?
Here's

dyed
come

beard make

Well,

sir,

[rascal

damask

you

suit. Where's

Subt.
126

Drugger?

scene

iv

THE

ALCHEMIST

Face.

He the
count

's

gone
now.

to

borrow

me

Spanish
widow Madam

habit

717

I'll be Subt.
Face. Is

But

where my lord's

is the

Within,

with

sister:

Dol

entertaining her.
Subt.
Now Face. she You is honest
will
not

By

your I will offer

favour, Face,
stand it.

again.
?

721

Subt.
Face. Or here
comes

Why
Dol ! she knows

Stand

to

your

word,

[Enter Dol.]
You're

Subt.
Face. The Strict

tyrannous
Dol?

still. told

for

my
will

right.
"

How ?

now,

Hast

her

Spanish
Dol.

count

come

Yes, but
for ! Who is that ? Your

another

's

come

You

little looked Face. Dol.

master,

726

The

master

of the

house

Subt.
Face. This is
some

How,

Dol

? She
lies ;

trick. Look
out,

Come,
and
see.

leave

your
thou

Dol. Subt. Dol.

quibblings,Dorothy. [Face looks out

in

Art

earnest?

Forty
Face. Dol.

o' the

neighbours are about 'Tis he, by this good day

'Slight! him, talking. 730

!
'Tw ill

prove

ill

day

127

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

iv

For

some

on

us.

Face.
Do/.

We

are

undone,

and

taken.

Lost, I'm

afraid.
You said within walls. Was't so?
we

Subt.
While Face. Subt. I there died
one a

he

would the

not

come

week the

liberties.

734

No,

'twas

within

cry

you

mercy!
Face ?

"

thought
Face.

the Be

liberties. silent old

:

What
a

shall

do call

now,
or

not

word,
and

if he
meet

knock.

I'll into

mine the

shape again
In all the the
two

him,

Of
Do That Off At

Jeremy,
you
we

butler. up
in

the

meantime and

two
can

pack

goods
:

carry for to-day, if I

trunks.
and

purchase, I'll keep him

then

740

cannot

longer
away

night
we

I'll

ship

you

both

to

RatclifF,
there the we'll cellar share.
;

Where Let We'll Prithee Subtle Must You'll Subt. Face. Subt.

will

meet

to-morrow,

and

Mammon's have

brass another heat shave

a

and

pewter
for that.

keep

745

time little
me me :

But,

Dol,

go
must

water

all my

off,
do

to

make

appear

quickly ; captain's beard smooth Jeremy.

as

it ?

Yes,
And
not

I'll shave
cut

you,

well

as

I
me

can

750
? shall see, sir !

my

throat, but

trim

You

[Exeunt.

128

ACT

V.

SCENE

I.

Lovewit,
Love. Has there been such

Neighbours.
resort, say you
?

First Second 'Third Fourth

Neighb. Neighb. Neighb. Neighb. Neighb. Neighb. Neighb. Neighb. Neighb. Neighb.
Another Pimlico! What this should
out
no

Daily,
And

sir.

nightly,
and

too.
some as

Aye,
Ladies

brave

as

lords"

gentlewomen"
Citizens' wives ! 3

Fifth Neighb.
First Sixth Second First And

knights
In

coaches!

Yes, and
Beside other

oyster
wives

women"

gallants!
Sailors' Tobacco-men!

Third
Fourth

Fifth Neighb.
Love. To draw
a

my

knave

advance

company?
calf,
with with

he

hung legs, to
claws
?

banners ?

Of
Or

strange

five
six

be

seen

huge

lobster

Sixth Third
Love. Of You

Neighb. Neighb.
in We had gone

No,

sir.

in then, sir.
He has
no

gift

10

teaching
saw no

the
set

nose

that that

e'er

I knew
cure

of.
1 2

bills
or

up

promised
No such

Of

agues, Second

the

tooth-ache?

Neighb.

thing,

sir.

29

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Love.

Nor

heard

drum

strook
sir.

for baboons

or

puppets
now?

Fifth Neighb.
Love.

Neither,
What

device

should

he

bring forth
:

I love

teeming
he hath have sold

wit
not

as

I love

my

nourishment open and

16

Pray
That

God he

my

kept such hangings

If he say
I !

house,

my
eat

bedding
them,
has
;

I left him A

nothing
the

else.

have Sure

plague o' Some bawdy

Friar the

moth,

he

got

pictures to
the Nun

call all this

;
or

ging

The

and

the

new

motion
;

Of
The Or

knight's courser boy of six year

may
a

covering
old the with the

the

parson's mare great thing ;

run

't

be

he
or

has
some

fleas that
to

at

tilt

25

Upon
When First

table,
saw

dog
?

dance.

you

him

Second We
saw

Neighb. Neighb.
him
not

Who,
this month.

sir, Jeremy ?

Jeremy
How ! Not These six weeks,
at

Butler

Love. Fourth Sixth Love.

Neighb. Neighb.

these least.

five weeks,

sir.

the

You

amaze

me,
not

neighbours
where he

He

Fifth Neighb. Sure, if your 's slipped away. Sixth Neighb. Pray God
Love.

worship
he be

know

is,

made then

not

away.
!

Ha,

it's

no

time

to

question,

[He

knocks.

Sixth Some

Neighb.
three weeks since I heard
a

About

doleful

cry,

130

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

As

I sat

up,
'Tis

mending
strange

Love. A cry, Sixth

That

my that

witl-V
none

stockings.
will answer!

Did'st

thou

thou? say'st Neigh!). been

[hear
Yes, sir,
an

like

unto

man

26
not

had

strangled
I heard

hour,

and

could
day

Second
Next
Lore.

Neighb.

it too,

just this

three

speak. weeks,
so!

at

morning.
These
an

[two
be

o'clock

miracles,

or

you
not

make

them

A
And

man

hour

strangled, and
heard him

could

speak,
sir.

40

both

you

cry?
Yes,

'Third
Love.

Neighb.
Thou'rt
a

downward,
Give
me

wise
on

fellow.
?

thy

hand,

pray

What

trade

art

thou

[thee.
smith,
lend
me

'Third
Love.

Neighb.
A smith ! then

an't

please your worship. thy help to get this door

[open.
'Third

Neighb.

That

will

presently, sir; Neighbour.

knock
~

but

fetch
'-

my

Exit
First Love.

Third

Neighb.
I will.

Sir, best
-^

to

again, afore

you

break

it.

{Knocks,
face.
L

Enter

Face,

[opening]What
\

mean

you,

sir ?

First,
Fourth

cond,\ Neighb.
J

Oh,
the door.

here

is

Jeremy

47

Face. Love.

Good

sir,

come

from

Why,
1

what's

the

matter

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Face. Love. What Face. Love. Face. I had Love. None Face. The
cat
means

Yet

farther, you
the

are

too

near

yet.
V the
name

of wonder

fellow

The What ! with the

house,

sir, has
! stand

been thou

visited. then

50

plague

farther.

No,
it
not.

sir.

Who else but thee

had in

it then the

I left

house.

Yes, sir, my
that her

fellow,

kept the buttery, had it on I got her before week I spied it : but A And I in the night. so Conveyed away
house Love. Face.

55 shut

The

up

for

month How !

Purposing then, sir,

burnt made I knew Breathe

To And

have have

rose-vinegar, treacle,
it sweet,

and

tar,

that

you

should but off. that

ne'er

have

known sir.

it: 60

Because

the

news

would

afflict you,

Love. The Have

less,and
tell open
me

farther

Why,
the doors

this is

stranger!

neighbours
still been Face. Love.

all here

How,

sir !

Gallants,
tag-rag,
ten

men

and here

women,

And
In

of all sorts,

been
as

seen

to
a

flock second

threaves, these

weeks,

to

Hogsden,

65

In

days
Face.

of

Pimlico

and

Eye-bright

Sir,
132

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Re-enter

Third

Neighbour
come?

with

tools.

'Third First
We
were

Neighh. Neighh. Neighh.

door has

Is

Jeremy
he

Oh, yes you

says.
He been shut

may
the

leave

your

tools;

deceived,

Second And the

has

had three

keys
Like

88

these

weeks.

Thin/
Love.

Neighh.
Peace,
and
Enter

enough.

get hence,

you

changelings.
_

Surly
J

and

Mammon.

"

race.

\Aside\
Mammon

..,,

burly

come!

And How

made I beat
more

acquainted!
off? what
a

they'lltell
shall I do?

all!

91

shall

them wretched

Nothing's
Sur. It You
was no

than
a

guilty

conscience.

No,

sir, he

was

great
a

physician. This,
chancel.

bawdy-house
the lord and

but

mere

95

knew Mam.
Sur.

his

sister.

Nay, good Surly

The

"

happy word,
be

Be

rich

Mam.

Play
Should be

not

the all

tyrant

"

Sur.
And That Mam. Methinks where

to-day pronounced

to

your

friends.

should Let !

andirons brass pots, ? and now your your have been golden flagons,and great wedges ?
me

but

breathe.

What

they

have

shut

their

[doors,
'tis
102

Sur.
Mam.

Aye, now Rogues,

Face.

holiday with them. impostors, bawds! cozeners, [Mammon What [Opening.']

J34

and
mean

Surly knocl^.
you,
sir?

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Mam. Face.

To

enter

if

we

can.

Another
owner,

man's
to

house

Here
And

is the

sir.

Turn

you

him,

105

speak
Mam. Love. Mam. Love. Mam. Face.

your

business.
Are

you,

sir, the

owner

Yes, sir.
And What knaves
are

those what

knaves cheaters

within, your
?

cheaters?

Subtle The

and
No

his

Lungs.

gentleman
been
seen

is

distracted,
these word !

sir !

Lungs
sir,
1 10

Nor Within

lights have
these
Sur.

here

three

weeks,

doors, upon
!

my

Your

word,

Groom Face. And

arrogant

Yes, sir, I
the This

am

the been

house-keeper,
out

know
Sur. Face.

keys
is
a new

have

not

of

my

hands.

Face. You do mistake the

house,

sir

What Sur. O' And the

sign

was't

at

? You rascal ! This is

one 1 1

confederacy.
the door.

Come,

let's get

officers,

force
Love.
Sur.

'Pray
No, sir, we'll

you

stay,
with

gentlemen.
a

come

warrant.

Mam. We shall Love. have

Aye,
your
doors open. What
means

and

then

[Exeunt
this ?
119

135

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Face,
First That
we

cannot

tell,sir.
These
we saw. are

Neighb.
do think

two

of the

gallants

120

Face. You

Two
as

of

the

fools !

talk

idly as they.
moon

Good them He'll

faith, sir,
all. make
a

I think The And

the

has
come

crazed
too

[Aside.]
noise,

Oh

me,

angry
ne'er

boy
away

124

till he

have

betrayed us all. [Kastrilappears

slaves,

without.

Kast.

What,

rogues,

bawds,
!

Punk,

cockatrice, my
the marshal castle Who The

suster to

By
You

this
are

door the you'll open [anon ! [He kjiockj. light,

a

I'll fetch To

you.

whore,

keep
Face.
Kast.

your

would and

you
the

speak with,

sir ? 130

bawdy
suster.

doctor,

cozening captain,
sure

And

puss Love. Face.

Kast.

my

This

is

something,
doors tricks
were

!
never
me

Upon
I have

my
heard

trust,

the

open,
twice

sir.
over,

all their

told

By

the Love. Face.

fat

knight
comes

and

the

lean

gentleman.
Ananias
too

Here

another.
! and
us.

[Aside.]
pastor
! The doors
are

And

his

[Enter
shut

Ananias

135 Tribulation.

T.rib.

against

beat ['They
Anan.

at

the door.

Come

forth, you

seed

of

vipers, sons

of

Belial,

136

scene

THE

ALCHEMIST

Your

wickedness
house.

is broke

forth

abomination

Is in the
Kast.

Aye,
a

my

suster's

there. The

Anan. It is become Kast. cage I will shall of unclean birds.

place,
140

Yes,
You

fetch
do well.

the

scavenger,

and

the

constable.

Trib.
Anan. Kast. Anan.
Kast.

We'll You Call will her

not not
come

then

join to ? punk
a

weed

them

out.

devise, my

suster!

sister.
street.

She's

harlot

verily.
a

I'll raise

the

Love. Anan.

Good

gentlemen,
not
our

word.

145

Satan, avoid

! and

hinder

zeal. Trib.

[Exeunt An.,
Love.
Face. Out The

and

Kast.

The

world's

turned

Bethlem. These
are

all broke

loose,

of St. Katherine's,
better First
sort

where

they
All

use

to

keep

of mad-folks. these persons

Neighb.
go in and
out

We

saw

here.

Second

Third
Face. I wonder To

Neighb. Neighb.
at

Yes, indeed, sir.

These
were

150

the

parties.
Peace, you
drunkards !

Sir,

it ;

please you
me

to
an

give
the

me

leave be

touch
Love. Face.

the
It
mazes

door, I'll try

! Good

lock

changed.

faith, sir, I believe

all

There's

no

such

thing.

'Tis

visits. deceptio

155

l17

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

[Aside] Would
Dap.
Love. Face.

I could

get him
Master
?

away.

[Dapper captain, master

cries

out

within.

doctor!

156
I know

Who's

that Our

[Aside]
For God's

clerk

within, that I forgot !

"

[not, sir. Dap.

Face.

sake, when
the
air

will

her

grace

be

at

leisure? Ha !

Illusions,
And
now

some

spirito'
sets out

[Aside]
am

his

gag

is

melted,
60

he

the

throat. I almost

Dap.
Face. Love.

stifled

[Aside']Would

you

were

altogether !
'Tis in the

house.

Ha,

list ! Believe

Face. Love.

it, sir, in the

air !

Peace,
Mine aunt's grace does
not
use

you
me

! well
"

Dap.
Subt.

[within] all ! Peace, you'll mar Face, through the keyhole] [whispers
"

You

fool !

Or

you

will

else, you

[rogue
Love, Come The sir.

[detecting him] Oh,

No
more

is it

so

? then

you

converse

with

of

your way
!

tricks, good Jeremy

Dismiss this catched. Good

! [spirits

truth, the
Face.

shortest

rabble, sir.

167

[Aside]
Love. I thank You know

What

shall

I do

am

neighbours,
Come, sir,
170

you

all. that I

You
am an

may

depart. [Exeunt.] indulgent master ;

'38

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

And To

therefore
draw Face.
so

conceal

nothing.
sorts wont to

What's

your

med'cine,

many

several
were

of wild
affect in the

fowl
mirth
street.

? and

Sir, you
no

wit

"

But Give And It's In Will 'Tis

here's
me

place
leave

to to

talk make th'

on't the

but

best of
a

of

my
house

fortune,
:

175

only pardon me all I beg. I'll help

recompense, make but you that
seven

abuse

your widow
me

you

to

you

shall

give

thanks
;

for,
rich
one.

years
on a

younger

and

your
her
not

putting

Spanish cloak;
not

180

I have It
was

within. visited

You

need

fear

the

house

Love. Sooner Face. than you

by me, expected.

But

who

came

It is true,

sir,

183
widow.

Pray

you

forgive me.
Well
:

Love.

let's

see

your

[Exeunt.

SCENE

II.

room

in Lovew/Ys and
eaten

house.

Fnter

Subtle have

Dapper,
your

blindfold.
gag?
Yes, faith,it crumbled

Subt.

How!

you

Dap. Away in
Subt.

my

mouth. You have

spoiled all forgive me.

then. No!
1

T"ap. hope my

86

aunt

of

Faery

will

139

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Subt.
You
were

Your
to

aunt's blame. The

gracious lady:
fume
did
overcome

but

in troth

Dap.
And So I did do't
to

me,

stay my
is his

stomach.

her satisfy Face. How

grace. now!

[Enter Face
mouth

in his
down?

Pray you uniform.]

190 Here
comes

Subt.
Face. I have With A been

[the captain. Aye! he has spoken!

too.

pox, fain

I heard
to

him house back.

and

you

He's

undone

say

the

is haunted

[then.
thou done it ?

to keep spirits,

churl

Subt.
Face.

And

hast

Sure, for this night.

Subt. Of Of
Face
so

famous,
wits. Did

the

Why, then precious king

not

triumph

and

sing
197

present
Face. the

you
and his

hear

the

coil

About

door

Subt.
Face. I'll send Shew her
to

Yes,
him you.

I dwindled
aunt,

with let him

it.

and

be

despatched : [Exit Face.

201

Subt.
Will And In

Well,

sir, your

aunt

her

grace

give you audience the captain'sword

any

presently, on
that

my
not

suit,
eat

you

did

your

gag eyes. 204

contempt

of her

highness.
Not

[Unbinding Dapper's
I,
in

Dap.
Enter

troth,

sir.

Dol,
is
come.

like the queen

Down o'

of Faery.
your
knees and

Subt.

Here

she

wriggle:

140

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Subt.
Nor

Her

grace

would

have

you

eat

no

more

Woolsack

Dagger
Do/. Heaven Subt.

frumety.
Nor and Hell She's with
at

[pies,
break
his

fast

226

In

you

everywhere
aunt's games

!
"

Nor

play
make

with

costermongers

mumchance,

tray-trip. done't!),
Yes,
but

God The

you

rich, (whenas
and

your
the

keep
230

gallant'st company, Dap.

Subt.
Gleek and

best

sir.
true

primero:
I will. You

and

what

you

get, be

to

Dap.
Subt. Before
Be

By
to-morrow

this hand,

[us.
may
three

bring'sa
thousand

thousand

pound

night,
you
will.

if but

an stirring, Dap.

I swear,

I will

then.

234

Subt.
Face.

Your

flywill
grace

learn

you

all games. Have

you
more

done

there? ?

Subt.
Do/. But To And If he
come

Your

will

command

him

no

duties No
:

and him

see

me

often.
or

I may hundred
acres

chance chests of
treasure,

leave
some

three

four

twelve well There's

must

thousand and
a

of

fairyland,
240
"

game

comely,
kind
aunt

with !

Subt. But you

good gamesters. kiss her departing part.

a

Dap.
Subt.

Aye,

sell your forty mark sir, I mean. Or

year

now.

give'taway
142

pox

on't

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

Dap.
Subt.

I'll give'tmine 'Tis

aunt.

I'll go

and

fetch the

well, away

! Re-enter Face. Subtle ? Here. What

writings. [Exit,

Face.

Where's

Subt.
Face. And bid he

news

Drugger
him

is
a

at

the

door, go
Thou service!

take

his

suit,

246

fetch marry

Say
A
Have

shall

parson, the widow.

presently :
shalt

hundred

you

pound by the packed up all ?

Yes.

spend Now, [Exit Subt.] [Queen Dol,

do

Dol. Face. The

And Pliant ? A

how

you

like

250

lady
Dol.

good

dull

innocent. Subtle.

Re-enter

Subt.
Face.

Here's

your

Hieronimo's

cloak,

and

hat. Give
me

them.

Subt.
Face.

And

the

ruff

too

Yes,
Now he is gone the widow. 'Tis
our

I'll his

come

Subt.
I told Dol.

about

presently. [Exit. project,Dol,

to

you

you

of, for

direct

255

Against
Subt.
Hast Dol.

articles.

Well,

we'll

fit him,
or

wench. bracelets ?

thou

gulled
No,
but

her

of her it.

jewels
Soon,
143
at

her

I'll do

Subt.

night, my

Dolly,

258

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

When Eastward To And This

we

are

shipped,

and
we

all will

our

goods
our

aboard
course

for Ratcliff;

turn

260

Brainford, westward,
take
our

if thou

leave

of Face.

this

the word, say'st o'erweening rascal,

peremptory
Thou'st the

Do/.

Content,
cause,

I'm

weary

of
run

him.
a

Subt.

when that

the
was
as

slave will drawn

wiving, Dol,
us.

Against
Dol.

instrument

between I
can.

265
her,

I'll

pluck
means man

his

bird

bare

as

Subt.
She
To
must

Yes,

tell

the
art

by any cunning
with of her

address
;

some

present
amends
a

make

him send be and

for

wronging
270

His Or

suspicion ;
; she

ring,
else

chain

pearl
in her

will

tortured have

Extremely
Come Dol.
to

sleep,say,
thou
?

strange

things

her.

Wilt

Yes.

Subt.

My
o' the

fine flittermouse,
it
at

My
When And

bird
we

night
all and

we'll

tickle unlock

the

Pigeons
and mine.
L

have This

may
and
r"

the and

trunks,
thine

say,

is mine

thine
*

;
t?

275
J

\Tliey kiss.
Re-enter
race.

Face. Subt.
In

What

now,

billing?
Yes,
a

little exalted

the Face.

good
Nab

passage

of has

our

stock-affairs. his

Drugger
back

And

send

brought again to wash

144

parson his face.

take

him

in,

[Subtle,

scene

ii

THE

ALCHEMIST

Subt. Face.
Dol.

I will:

and

shave If

himself? you
can

get

him.

[Exit Subtle.
it is!
a

You A
?

are

hot that

upon
Dol
~

it, Face,
shall
"

whate'er
ten

28

Face.
Is he
gone 6

trick

spend
, Subtle.
.

pound

month

by.

Re-enter The I'll go

Subt.
Face. Dol.

chaplain
bestow

waits

you

in the

hall, sir.

him. He'll
now

marry
Dear

her

[Exit. instantly.
Dol,

Subt.
Cozen Is
no

He her

cannot

yet, he
canst.

is not To would
was.

ready.
deceive break

285

of all thou

him

deceit, but
an

justice, that
tie alone
as ours

Such Dol.

inextricable Let
me

to

fit him.
Face.

Re-enter Face. You've Subt. Face.

Come,

packed
Here.

up

all ?

where

be

the

my trunks

venturers, ?

289

bring forth.
?

Let

us

see

them.

Where's

the

money

Subt.
In this. Face. The What Dol.
That stole

Here,

Mammon's

ten

pound:

eight

score

before;

brethren's

money,
that ?

this;

Druggcr's

and

Dapper's.

paper's

The it from If she her should

jewel of the

waiting-maid's,
certain

lady, to
have

know

295
mistress ?

Face.
L

precedence
145

of her

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Do/.

Yes. What box is that

?

Face.
Subt. And the Dol.

The

fish-wife's
Is't not, the
were :

rings,I
?

think.

ale-wife's
Yes
:

single money.
the
an

Dol

and know
wet

whistle, that
her
to-morrow

sailor's with
our

wife Ward.
300

Brought
Face. And And
tavern

you

to

husband

We'll cups.

it

and

silver

beakers,

Where

be ?

the

French

petticoats,

girdles and
Subt.
the Face. bolts

hangers

Here,
of lawn.
Is tobacco ? Yes. Give
me

in

the

trunk,
there ?

And

Drugger's

damask

And

the

Subt.
Face. Dol.

the ? No

keys.
Dol,
because

305

Why
not

you

the

keys

Subt.
We shall Face. Nor have Dol. Face. Knows open true, them

matter,

before
shall
not
see

he

comes.

'Tis them

you

open ?
not

them,

indeed Dol. No

forth, do

you

forth,

?
master

No, all, has

'tis for

my

smock-rampant pardoned me, and

"

! he all

The will

Doctor,
I
sent

true

you

look
"

for

your

right is,my keep them figures:

311

him,
and she the

indeed. be

Wherefore,
:

good partners,
315
can

Both

he

satisfied

for

here

Determines 'Twixt

indenture and

tripartite,
Face. All I do

Subtle, Dol,

146

scene

in

THE

ALCHEMIST

Is Or

to

help

you
a

over

the
to

wall, o'
save

the

hack-side gown, you dock you,

:

lend

Here Of For
some

you will be
course

sheet officers

your

velvet bethink the

Dol.

presently,
to

suddenly
you
will
are a come

'scape
else. fiend

320 thunder!

thither Subt.

Hark !

You

precious

[Loud knocking.
the door. hear'st
:

Officer.
Face. It shall Thou Dol. Face. Dol. Would Face. Let's A know where
now course

Open
am

Dol, I
go

hard,
have

for thee, i' faith. But sorry I will place thee somewhere but
letter
to

thou?

shalt

my

Mistress

Amo

Hang
Or
madam Ca?sarean Pox I had but time
to

you

325

upon

you,

rogue

beat

thee. Subtle !

you
and have

customer,
new

up next then, for old

set

I'll send

you
;

acquaintance
I'll

What

you

Subt.
That And I

Rogue,
may walk
thee
a

hang myself: buttery.

330

greater

devil

than and

thou,
the

haunt

i' the

flock-bed

SCENE

III.

An Enter

outer

room

in Lovewits
Mammon

bouse. and
bis

Officers

with

Surly,
Lovewit do

fellow-victims,

being within.
you
mean,

Love, Mam.

[within]What

my

masters?

Open
H7

your

door,

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Cheaters,

bawds,

conjurors.
Or
warrant

Officers.
hove. What

we'll you ?

break

it open.

334

have

If

Officers. you'llnot
Love,

Warrant

enough, sir,doubt
there ?

not,

open

it. Is there
two
or an

officer

Yes, Officers.
Love. And I will open

three

for

failing.
Have but

patience,

it

straight.
Face

Enter

within,
have

as

butler.

Face, Is it
a

Sir, [toLove.] marriage ? perfect?

Off with ruff and

you

done

Love. Face. Sur.

Kast.

Yes, my
your

Brain.

339
;

cloak
the

then

be

sir. yourself,

[without]Down
the [opening

with

door. it

'Slight, ding door]

means

open.

Love,

Hold,
this violence
?

Hold,

gentlemen,
Where

what

[They all
Mam.
Sur.

rush

in.

is this

collier

And These

my

captain

Face

Mam. Sur. Mam.

Kast. Anan.

day-owls
That
are

birding
my

in men's

purses.

Madam

suppository. Doxy,

suster.

Locusts

345

148

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Somewhat
Belike From To Or
a

an

insolent
on

part, let
my
town

out

my
aversion

house, sickness,
are,

365

presuming
any
doctor and
a

known while

air o' the

there what

was

captain : who,
he knows
not.

they they

where Mam.

they be,

Are

gone

Ythey enter.
hove. The A The And You

may

go
worse

in

and

search, sir.
I left them,
a

Here

I find

370

empty
few

walls

than

smoked,
;

cracked

pots, and
with
a

ceiling filled
madam,
one

and glasses, poesies of the o' the

furnace
candle walls.
:

with

dildo, writ
I
met

Only
That

gentlewoman
that said

here,
was a

375
widow

is within,

she

Kast. Love.

Aye,that'smysuster. I'llgo
And he
came

should
to't

have

married

thump her. Where a Spanish count,

is she?

but

he,

When That Sur. Love. Good You To

I,

widower,
How ! have

neglected her so grossly, am through with her. gone

I lost her then ? Were

380
the and

you

don, sir ?
says

faith, now,
swore,

she told

does her and

blame

you
o'er

and

you
umbre

had

extremely, ta'en the pains

your

dye

your
a

beard,
suit, and

face,

Borrowed And And

Well

ruff, all for her

What
an

love;

385

then
want

did of
an

nothing.
old

oversight,
this!

putting forward,

sir, was

fare

harquebuzier yet,

sO

scene

in

THE

ALCHEMIST

Could All

in

prime his powder, a twinkling !

and

give fire,and

hit,

Re-enter The What

sort

Mammon. Med
? A kind purse !

Mam.
Love.

whole

nest
were

are

390

of birds

they

Mam. Or thievish

of

choughs,

daws, sir, that

and
ten

have

picked
within

my
these

Of

eight-score
my
lie in have the

pounds,
;

five weeks,

Beside That I

first materials

and

my
I'm

goods,

cellar, which yet.

Think

glad they've left,

so,

395

may
Love. Mam. Love. Mam. Love.

home

you

sir ?

Aye. By
Not order mine of law,
own

sir, but

not

otherwise.

stuff ?

Sir, I
are

can

take

no

knowledge,
of them, 401

That

they
can

If
Or

you any

by public yours, bring certificate that you

writ
cozen

but

means.
were

gulled
hold them.

formal
did

out

of

court not

That Mam.

you

I will yourself, lose them. That

I'll rather

Love.

you

shall

not,

sir,

By

me,

in

troth.

Upon
have

these

terms

What,
Mam. I
cannot

should

they
It
a

been,

sir, turned

they're yours. into gold

What then

all ?

No tell.
"

may

be

they

should.

"

406
?

Love.

What

great

loss in

hope

have

you

sustained

'51

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Mam. Face. The

Not

I, the commonwealth

has.

Aye,
new

he'd

have

built

city

and

made
run

ditch with

about
cream

it

Of
That And

silver, should
every
tits and
Mam.

have
in

from

Hogsden

410

Sunday
I will go

Moorflelds
should
a

tom-boys
mount

The What

end

of the
a

world

within

younkers, gratis. on, turnip-cart and preach these months. two Surly,
have

the

fed

"

! in

dream? Must I needs vice cheat

Sur.
With that let Face
same us

myself
?

415

foolish
go, and

of

honesty
the I if e'er

Come,
That

hearken

out

rogues.
meet

I'll mark If I
can

for mine,
hear
;

him.

Face. Unto To
me

your
;

lodging thought

sir, I'll bring you word for in troth, they were strangers
honest

of him,

420

them

myself, sir. [Exeunt Mammon

as

and

Surly.

Re-enter

Tribulation
saints shall

and
not

Ananias. lose all yet.

Trib.
And

'Tis
some

well, the
carts

Go,

get
Love
.

For To bear den

what,

my

zealous

friends

Anan.

Out

of this Love.
Anan.

the away of thieves.

portion

of the

righteous
425
brethren

What The with

is that the

goods
their

sometimes pence.

portion ? orphans',that the

those in the

Bought
Love.

silver

What,
152

cellar,

scene

in

THE

ALCHEMIST

The

knight
Anan. wicked

sir Mammon

claims?
I do

defy
brethren.

The Thou Thou That That

Mammon,
man,

so

do thee idol
not
were

all the with

profane
canst

I ask that
were

what
us,

conscience

430

advance the the second seal?

against
the
not

have made the

numbered, shillings
the

pounds?

pounds
dormant,

told

out

Upon
In The Six the

day
last
ten

of the upon

fourth
the table

week,
435

eighth month,
of the
and ?

year
hundred Love.

patience
Mine

of the

saints,

earnest

vehement with

botcher,

And But

deacon if

also, I
you you

cannot not

dispute
away
a

you.

I shall Anan.

get you confute

the

sooner,

with

cudgel.
Sir ! 440

Trib.
Anan. And That will

Be

patient, Ananias.
I
am

strong,
host

stand

up,
Gad

well in

girt,against an
exile. I shall send

threaten

Love. To

you
there 445

Amsterdam,
Anan. house

to

your

cellar. I will

pray

Against thy
And This wasps
seat

may

dogs
breed this

defile beneath
cave

and

hornets

thy walls, thy roof,

of falsehood, and

of cozenage. and \~ExeuntAnanias J53

Tribulation.

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Enter Love. Another

too

Drugger.
I sir, I'm Nicholas

? Not
no

Drug.
Love.

brother.
you talk ? beats him away. 450 Parson.

Away,
No,

you

Harry
Abel

! do

[He
Face. And He this
was

Drugger.
is done of his
at
:

Good

sir, go,

him tell him all satisfy ; stayed too long a washing

[To
;

the

face.
Westchester
or

The
And Some

doctor,
of the

he

shall

hear

of him
at

captain,
get

tell him,

Yarmouth,
a

good port-town
can

else, lying for

angry
child

wind. sir
"

455

If

you

off the

now,

Enter
Kast.

Kastril, dragging in his sister.

you
ewe,

Come I

on,

you

have

matched

most

sweetly,
you
not?

Did But

not

say

I'd

never

have
to

you

by a dubbed 'Slight, you're

Death,
Love. As mun'

boy,
a

make ! with

[have tupped a lady-tom ? you

I could pox
?
touse

mam

met

Oh,
a

you

now.

you

marry

You
as

lie, boy;
you. feize

461

sound
Kast.

you

and

I'm

aforehand

with

Anon

! will buckle

Love.

Come,
you
not

you
to

quarrel ?
your
I tools?

I will

you,

sirrah

Why
This

do

Kast. is
a

God's

light !
465
now

fine old

boy
do dove:

as

e'er

saw

!
?

Love.

What,
my

you

change
stoop
at

Here

stands

your copy her if

proceed,

you

dare.

154

scene

in

THE

ALCHEMIST

Kast.

'Slight,I
be thee

must

love

him!

cannot

choose,

i' faith !

An

I should

hanged
for
this

for't.
match.

Suster,

I protest,

I honour Love. Kast. I'll Than Love. Face. Love. I will

Kast.

Oh,
Yes,
her
own an

do

you

so,

sir ?

470 old

thou hundred

canst

take

tobacco
more

and
to

drink,

boy,

give
her

five

pound

her

marriage

state.

Fill

pipe full,Jeremy.
and take

Yes,

but

go

in

it, sir.
We will.

be

ruled

by thee 'Slight,thou'rt
in, I pray
in such and

in

anything, Jeremy.
not

475
a

hide-bound!
and take
our

thou'rt whiffs.

jovy boy;
! That

Come Love. That In Were

let

us

thee,

Whiff" received
a

with

your

sister, brother
a

boy

had such

happiness by
with
so

servant,

[master
480

widow,

much

wealth,

be not ungrateful and if he would servant's A little indulgent to that wit, small strain And some though with help his fortune candour. Of his own [Advancing.'] Therefore, gentlemen, And kind 485 outstripped spectators, if I have

very

An

old
a

man's

gravity,
wife
truth

or

strict
a

canon,

think

What
Stretch

young

and

good

brain and

age's
for

sometimes,

may crack

do;
it
too.

Speak
Face.

thyself,knave.
So
a

I will, sir. last

scene.

Gentlemen,
490

My
Yet

part
'twas

little decorum.

fell in

this

And

though

am

clean

THE

ALCHEMIST

act

Got Hot With On

off from

Subtle, Surly, Mammon,

Dol,

Ananias,
whom that I have

Dapper,
I traded
are

Drugger,
;

all

yet I put
:

you Which

my

country
do and invite

and

myself this pelf

me,
rests

495

got, if you

quit
new

To

feast you

often,

guests.

[Exeunt

omnes.

.56

GLOSSARY.
Adelantado
"

261) (HI., ii.,

of
"

president
Adrop
"

county.

"

lord deputy or Spanish grandee ; a -Minsheu. Span. Acklantar, to exult.

"

(II., i., 405):

matter, for
as

precise
extracted

"Among lead, out

alchemists of
which
stone
as

denotes
the
:
or

either
is
to

that be the

mercury
it is

the
stone

philosophers'
saturn

philosophers' itself, inasmuch

or

denotes also

this and

called
"

and

plumbum^

lead

azar,

azane,

lapis ipse."

Rees'
Affront Aforehand
"

Chambers

Cyclop. (178 1-6).

a

In

Ripley (147 1).

stare.

(II.,i., 112):
"

haughty
205;

or

insolent

(IV., i., 196,

in the
duello

V., iii., 462):

evidently

nical tech-

term

language.
'
'

Alembic
1

"

(II.,i.,99,
'

limbeck

in

Ben
was

lembeck 658; III., ii., cj^)\ spelt also That Jonson. part of the still in which

and the
a

distilled different Almanack

Aludels
"

matter

collected,

the

head. Occurs

The

word

bears

now. signification

(II.,i.)

in

Chaucer.

"

see

Days

and (ill
"

good).
alutel,est
vitrum

Lexicon Amused
"

Aludel" i.,245): (II., Cbymicum (1652).

subUmatorium."

"

Subliming
;

pots.
in
muse,

i.,417): (I.,
"

in

wonderment
to

lost
to

thought.
or

Cotgrave
or

has
at

Amuser

"

to

amuse;
etc.

make

think

gaze
note

and
is

wonder,"
wrong.

Compare

Sejanus (V., 6).

Gifford's

here

Angel

called a Harry (I.,i., 236, etc.): a gold coin, sometimes It about is worth mentioned constantly ten shillings. Angel, order much in to clipped, and (as here) Angels were pun. is sometimes therefore and tast 'light,'so that the punning of the forbidden furious account luxury of swearing on the on
"

stage.

By

this

candle,

which

is

none

of

God's

angels."
"

*59

Honest (1602). And again in Dekker's "As Blurt Whore; (II., lightas a clipped angel." Middleton's i.) from of this Nares two joke gives examples Shakespeare. By this good light,"occurs at III., ii.,436. Dckker's Satirowastix
"

"

Argaile lees

"

(I., i., 450):

of
wine casks. where

crude
Occurs

cream

of

tartar,

obtained Chaucer's be
:

from

the

similarly
as

in

Chanouns

Temannes
a

Tale,

it is written

it should
note

argoile
"

form

of argol,origin unknown.

Gifford's

confuses

two

distinct
Argent Vive

things, 'argil'and
"

argol.'
to

alchemical
Aoueity
"

(II., i., 95): silver supposed Quicksilver. processes.

the

be

vivified

by

(II.,i., 66}) : apparently from Lat.

three
'

Latinisms

Coined principle of being watery. Jonson is responsible for these aqueus. others) : aqueity,' terreity and (and many
( '
'

sulphureity.'
"
"

i.,592): Alchemy. (II., of Bees beget i.,387) : alluding to the doctrine (II., Art, can Browne equivocal generation. Sir Thomas (a believer)deals with it Vulgar Errors (Book II.,ch. 6). See also Harrison's 6). England, (III., Athanor Athanor or Athanar, a chymical or (II., i., 255): "A Howell's Vocabulary (1659). large spagyrical furnace." of immovable earth and with brick, and covered furnace, built
Ars

Sacra

"

"

"

"

tower

at

the heat

top
for

degree (178 1).

An

of

maintain to a proper time." considerable a is also called

temperate
"

and

Chambers'

The
term.

athanor In

PlGER

HENRICUS

equal Cyclop. (q.v.).

Arabic POTJBILE

Ripley (147 1).

a

AURUM

"

41) : (III.,i.,
as a

cordial

of dissolved referred

gold, formerly
to

highly
The
now

esteemed

tonic. old

Jonson

it before

in

Fox

(I.,1).
"A
;

The

disused. bezar
"

than

of

more

Amber."

Howell's

pharmacopeias give recipes,but it is most operative sovereign cordial to me, more virtue than potable gold or the elixir of also in the Letters (162 1). It is mentioned
160

1. Play of Stucleys
is:

293

(circa 1600).
potabih\
life."
a
"

Faber's
will
cure

Arcanum
all diseases

(Ivii.,)
and Salmon.

"To

make

auriim

which

and infirmities, prolong Dr. published Anthony in 161

1.

Polygrapbices^ by
in its favour
at

W.

treatise

Cambridge
lipin
esteem.

AuSTRlAC

Lip

Austrian Bulwer's

of

the

fulness of (IV.,i., 55-6) : a sweet and held family was hereditary, Artificial Changeling (p. 173, 1653). "held Infanta, says this feature was
"

the in

lower

the
"

high
Howell,
a

speaking beauty in the

alluded

Austrian
to

family."
"

Letters

(I.,3,
"

9,

1622).

It is often

by

contemporary
Princess

writers her Roman

Burton,
Nose."
"

Austrian

by

"An Shirley, etc. Massinger's Renegado

(I.,i., 1624).
Azoch
"

(II.,i.,406):
the

mercury,
"Azoch
"

properly azotb, "The essential first principle of

a

Alchemists' all metals."

semper
"more
"

name

for

N.E.D.

abhiit sordes

Latone

La

ton

et

azocb
was

sunt

simul"

Lexicon that which

Cbymicum
the ancient
to

(1652). chymists
draw In Norton

Azoth call the all

particularly
bodies."

which
"

they pretend Chambers' Cyclop.

i., 251 (II.,
is communicated

from

sorts

mercury of

of the philosophers,
metallic

(1477).

BJLNEO,
the be

IN

"

III.,ii., 188):
to

in

the

bath.

"When the

heat

the

vessel

containing
of

body

to

that as or through any medium, boiling water in bath said be is sand distilled sand, to water or body call bath ; the chemists the medium having agreed to serving for the of heat communication the to or distilling subliming Lexicon vessel, a bath." Gijford (trans, from Alcbym!). Ix St. Mary's BJLNEO VJPOROSO i., 318): in a hot bath. (II., balneum Marie in the Nomenclator Bath is defined or i., (II., 27 1 ), "Balneum marine (1585). vulguspbarmacopaorum nuncupate a hot the
a
"
"

distilled

double
with the

vessel
heat

which

being

set
"

over a

another still:

kettle balneum

doth

boile

thereof

seething l6l

called

Marue."

Barb

"

i., 114): (I.,

and

to

clip,or
of
'

pare.
'

Nares
sense

gives
'

instances mow.1

from

Marston Barbel

Carew

barb
'

in the
'

to

"

this barbel
Even

(II., i., 186): the is taken) passage (Cyprinus)

were

mullus
his

in

Lampridius (from Life of Heliogabalus. The

fish,abundant
about

of

whom
true

is

worthless

in the
beards
'

Thames. would be

there
since

any this

question

it,

'

conclusive,
Basket,
share
too

is characteristic

of all the

mullets.
his

heavy

on

the

of

the

broken

Sheriff's
Bath
of

table, etc.
Mary
"

than (I.,i., 106): eating more provisions sent to the prisoners from in the Dramatists. to Constantly alluded
"

the

St.
"

i.,271): (II.,
;

see

BJLNEO.
:

Beech-coal
was

i., 476 (I.,

the

II.,i.,126-7)
Alchemists.

charcoal, made
to

from

beech, etc.).
a

to necessary Temannes Cbanouns

It is referred Gallathea
into
an

in Chaucer's
3.,
.

Tale, Lyly's
. . .

(II.,
the
. .

"

This

jollieAlchemyst
cole,within
etc.
"

foisteth
was

coles of

beechen

the

which

conveied Discoverie

silver,"
p. 297

Reginald (1584).
"

Scot's

ingot perfect of Witchcraft, rept.,

Birds,
Bite

Unclean
thine

(IV., iv., 671):

"

see

Unclean.

Ear
:

Chapman
Enchanted
"

(II., i., 541): in excessive gratification. So bit me He the and made drink ear by me waters." Biron's Tragedie (Act V.). And Jonson :
"
"

could

bite
Man

off

his
etc.
c

nose

now
...

I iv. ;
'

could

eat

his

flesh."

"

Every
"

Out,
: a

(Act IV.,

V., iv.).
of the

Bolt

(V., ii., 304)

of
"

transferred

use a

word, applied

to

rolls has Art

:

woven

fabric,generally of
of saten,

definite any such

length.
commoditie

Greene
"
"

boult

veluet,

or

of Coney catching(1592).
or

Bolt's-head,
"

1 13,246,283 ii., i., (II., ; III., $^, etc.): long, straight-necked, glass vessel or receiver, gradually A rising to a conical figure." Whalley. retort.
"

Bolt-head

"

62

Bona

Roha

"

(II., i., 699):

to

harlot.

"One Rabelais.

of

those

whom

Venus
Botcher
"

is said
.,

rule."
62
;

"

Motteux's
:

1 (III ii.,

V., iii., 437)

faction
:

seems

to

have
of

been

nick-

namefor

thePuritan

;
"

afollower
Thc poor under
are

of

John

Leyden

(f.V.)

Compare Jasper Mayne

Botchers As
earn

brethren,
zealous
a

I mean,

and
a

such week
. .

saints

By
To
And
"

five groats singing Psalms

turn
. . .

stale

tain
"

Nashe,
what

The it

Heare

prophets." CityMatch (II., i.) Unfortunate Traveller (Grosart, V., 59), 1594: is to be Anabaptists, to bee puritans
teachers and

counted Boy
of

illuminate
"

botchers
this

for

while."

botcher

was

tailor.

Brach

to again in prodigy is referred Beaum. Knt. of Bunting Pestle (III., ii.). And Shakspeare's Henry VIII. (V., iv., 34). compare for Brache is a all mannerly name (I., i., 111): "A N. Hound-Bitches." Cox, Gentleman s Recreation (p. 22).

Six

(V., i. 24) : and Fletch.,

"

"

Bufo
"

i.,660) (II., toad,

from

Latin,

'a

toad.'
your

See

before
and

in

the your

same

scene,

''Your

your

crow,

dragon
'black

panther"

(1.404). prepared
Buz

GifTord
the
were

interprets
Bufonite,
ascribed.

it the
or

tincture.'
to

Perhaps
many

Toad-stone,
well

which

fanciful virtues
"

(I., i., 369):

persons
and it connected
was

this

word,
the
to

as

as

IIl'M,
in

was

used

by
and

with

'black be the

art'

their

invocations,
fairies

also

supposed
The the

spiritsthemselves. sing "hum, quoth

both hum and

satyrs, in
do

language or Jonson's Masque

the

of
bee.

Ol\

blue-fly; buz, quoth

and
is
an so

They
is

buz,
Devil 'hum.'

we."

When
he
a

Fitzdottrel
'buz'
from
was

possessed (The
times,
and also

Assy V., v.)

quotes
the the word that

says
passage 'buz'
to

several Seidell
used in in the

Gifford

(vol. iii., p. 2077), showing

invocations.

word

Chapman
Usher. See

gives
HUM.

sylvans

Gentleman

163

Calce,

is to reduce metal i.,274, 614): to 'calcine' a (II., What is now called an oxide oxide to an by the action of heat. Skeat's Chaucer. tion Calcinaformerly called a metallic calx. was of the twelve i.,602) : was one (II., gates or processes. See Ripley. Calx
"

"

"

Calf

with

Five

Legs

"

(V., i.,8):
a

monsters

were

in Fair

great demandand (III. ,\.);

Jonson
in

mentions

"bull

with

five
Wit

legs,"Bart.
Without
as

Beaumont the

and

Fletcher's
"

Money
calves

(II., 4
with

Dyce,

IV., 127)
occurs.

expression

as

wonderful

five

legs

"

Calvered

(II., i., 184): an It is formerly in use. in Massinger's mentioned

"

elaborate described
Maid
"a

process

of

cooking
Walton,

fish and

by

Izaak

of Honour

(III., i.).

Camel's
the

Heels

"

(II.,i.,179)
"

epilepsy."
Poesies
"

From
the
"

portion of 'Apicius' diet against Lampridius' Life of Heliogabalus.

:

Candle,
Candour

of

(V., iii., 373)

see

Poesies.

used also 484): honour, fair reputation. A sense (V.,iii., by Massinger : Dispensing with my dignity and candour." Guardian (III., i.) again in his Parliament of Love (IV., iii.). ; and is The the earliest example quoted in the N.E.D. in present
u
"

this the

sense

(l stainlessness
'

of
'

character

').

It is

derivative

of

earlier Tongues

use,
"

whiteness,'
it is certain

brilliancy.'
considered

Carps'

i., 179): (II.,

"

Walton

says

: 1

they

are

Angler,Chap.
as

made

into Ride.
"

Massinger pies.
9.

mentions

delicacy. Izaak choicely." See Compleat them II., (CityMadam, i.)

a

great

Cart
Casting

"

See

Figures nativities.

(IV., iv.,611; Argt., I. 10): plotting horoscopes

to

or

Caul

"

i.,327) (I.,
and

be caul

born

with

caul

on

one's

head
seamen

was

held

fortunate.

The

itself is still

prized by
for

against
Sir

drowning,

occasionally advertised

five

pounds.

164

author

fashion is referred IV., ii.). The same (Epiccene, 'China in Wycherley's to Country Wife, IV., iii. (1675). have dishes' an (1603) in Measure for Measure. early mention is still earlier But there one a (1600), in T. Weelkes'
earlier

Madrigals of Six
Laden song of
in with his More

Parts

"

"The and

Andalusian china
I

Merchant

that

returns

cochineal

dishes."
have

Bullen
met

Lyrics, etc.
as

nowhere
u

gives the so early a

reference, however,
Nauidad
which
seven

ordinarily their

China these

following: They have in this port of which the islands to ships goe which Islands certain are they have found within thence brought from [1565]. They have yeeres
the

gold,
same,

and
so

much

cinamom,

and

dishes
that

of earth, and
have
a

cups

of of

the

fine, that
the

will

give

man every weight of silver

may for it."

"

piece

them

Henry

Hawke's

Travels

in Mexico

(1572).
"

Christ-tide 'mass'

(III.,ii.,92)
horror. Fox

with

So

the puritans avoided 'Nativity pie' stands

Popish
for

word

Christmas

pie

in

The

(I.,i.).
"

Chrysopceia
"

i.,593) : Chrysopcva, the art of making (II., World of Words Compare Phillips'New (1678). Chrysopee (the art of turning other metals into gold).
" "

gold."
French

Chrysosperme alchemical

(II.,i.,400)
terms
are

seed
in the
was

of

present
after the

references
stone

given only.
"The

gold, literally. These New English Dictionary

a

two

with

It seed

maxim is

with

the

searchers
"

that

of

gold

lodged

in all metals

(Salmon's Polygraphices.)
Cibation

i., 151): the seventh (I., process. in preparation with fresh substances, See under Ripley. evaporation, etc.
" "

to

Feeding the supply waste

matter

from

Cinoper

of form obsolete 'cinnabar.' (I., i., 451) : an spelt 'sinoper' in Bullokar's English Expositor (16 16).

It

is

166

Citronise

"

(III.,ii. 178):
in the
process process,

to

stage
this

towards
is in

stage of the

bring to the colour producing the stone. mentioned by Chaucer. reputation.

Used

of

citron,

Citrination,

Clap

(IV., iv.,567) : a flaw Magnetic Lady (IV., i.).

"

similarlyin

the

Clean

Linen
"

(I., i., 374;

clean
on a

III., ii.,433):

fairies'

love So

of

clean

shirts "Put

and
me

linen
pure

in

general

is well

known. ofF your

Middlcton,
doublet

clean

shirt, leave
"

(for

endure spirits Cockscomb

"

nothing polluted)." Family of metaphorical and II., i.,278)

"a
term

Love

iv.). (II.,
Alluded
sense.

(I., i., 115):

for
in
a

halter.

to

again (IV., iv., 659;

Cohobation
a
"

mocking

i.,602): (II.,

in

Chymistry,
its

which

pouring ofF the distilled liquor on World New again." Phillips' of Words
"
"

frees, and (1678).

"As

signifies it distilling

CoiTUM

(IV., iv., 585):

after coitum."
"

compare

Chapman,

pensive
The
word wretched

as

stallion
is

misprinted

(as

many

Revenge for Honour others are) in

has the
same

(I.,i.).
Pearson's

edition

(III.,294).

Fletcher

ungraceful simile.

Colour Commodity
to

"

(III.,ii., 228): plot,plan, semblance.

"

(II.,i., 14;
on

III.,ii., 385, 390):

insist

their

clients
to

receiving a
what and

moneylenders used portion of the loan in

could
out

goods (commodity)
method
Brown

make

they
is

of

them,

which
paper

was was

full of
a

fraud,

constantly
See

referred

to.

IV.,
Cooks'

v.

(1597)
{and

and
'your

frequent commodity. Gascoyn's Steel Glas.

meal of

Hall's

Satires,

Stall

steam')

"

I.,i.,26

compare

Rabelais, (III., 37).

Cop
"

(II., i., 702)

French mode
a

conical

point
a

or

summit.

The
uses

ancient the

of

wearing
The

hood.

Jonson

word,

referringto

hill in

Forest.

67

Copy,

leaf; to a new over 466) : to turn (V., iii., of the writers in change one's pattern ; a frequent expression Hazlitt's See Lyly's Euphues (Arber's rept., p. 30), and time.
To Change
"

Dodsley (I.,76).
Corsive
"

L, 476): (I.,
Irish
"

corrosive. London footmen

there
. . .

Costermonger,

(IV., i., 57): this trade in monopolised (like that of chimney-sweeps, and In of Erin. England runners) by the sons
"

was
or

all
Pt.

costermongers

are

Irish."

"

Dekker's

Honest

Whore^

2nd

(1603).
Countenance Occurs Covetise
in

(I., i., 43): credit; in His again in Every Man

"

trust.

An

old

law

term.

Humour An

(Act III.,i.).
old form

i., 258): covetousness. (II., Piers Plowman (and elsewhere

"

occurring

in

Jonson).

Coxcomb Crosslet
such

"

See

Cockscomb.

"

and Crow Crowshead

i.,477) Fr. croissef. a cruet; (I., as goldsmiths melt their gold in. Lyly's Gallathea.
"

crucible;

or

little pot

Cotgrave.

In

Chaucer,

i-j278, 279): (II-,

the

stage
the

in

the

process
in the

of

forming

Elixir.
was
a

new-born of

crow,

fermentation,

sign

departed

of process dragon, and very

hopeful.
Cucurbite
"

i.,477; (I.,
used
as a

II.,i.,582):
In

glass vessel

shaped

like

gourd,
Custard"
like

retort.

Chaucer.

(I., i., 247;

III., ii., 139):

and

enormous

custards,

made very

and corners pies with nooks served, especiallyat commonly

fortifications, were
feasts.

civic

referred
throws upon

to

as

aldermanic.
manners

The

the

table

of the 168

stantly conThey are this side-light passage time is very entertaining.

Days

(III
is,or
to

and are

Good)
not

"

I., i.,469

these Moore's

omens

derived
in

from
Dublin alludes

almanacks
was

yet obsolete.
a recently, case

Almanack
Ben
"

till very
the

this
. .

again in
and choose bad."

point. Magnetic Lady (IV.,i.) :

mistress

in

Jonson
read and

You

almanacs leave

your

By

the

good days

her

by
Devise
"

the

(V., i.,143): precise;

in
"

exact.

As the

in the lie

phrase 'point devise.' According

the
to

Diameter,
this

(III., ii., 334):

Saviolo Caranza
him
was was

direct.

Gifford,
time.

Vincentio
But

the much

Jonson
Dimensions
uses
"

mentions

four
a

times;
term

at authority on more popular, apparently ; Massinger twice, etc.

duello

(I., i., 74):

word
"

of

the
"

duello

rules.
Rules

Brome
and

the

Directions."
the Dog-bolt

Dimensions, generally: unnoticed Merry Beggars (Act II). A sense

of

rules

in

N.E.D.
"

(I.,i., 121): Massinger, Beaumont

obvious.
"

frequent
and

term

of
etc.

abuse,
Its

used

by Lyly,
is
not

Fletcher,

import

very

Dogs,
Ben

Dancing

Jonson

(V., i., 26) : dancing dogs are forming part of the Bartholomew as
dance the

mentioned Fair

by
shows. iii.

"The

dogs that (1614). Trained

Milk
"

morrice."

"

Bartholomew the earliest

Fair, V.,
times. introduced

dogs

occurred

from

Dolphin's

(V., i., 160): the dolphin was metaphorically in descriptionsof beauty. A Merry Knack to Know the dolphin's eye."
"

often
"

She
a

is fairer

than

Knave

(Ha/.litt's

Dodsley, VI., 14)

DON
"

1594.

in Don Provost, Dominus, as i., 516; I., i.,170): i.e., (II., Tub Tale in Don has Face. ,i.). He Don (II. of Jonson again of Chaucer, Dan the does Spenser, not corrupted form use of and hence A rank, a etc. Spaniard high Shakespeare, Spaniard generally.
a

169

Donzel

this word: uses IV., iv., 584): Nash (IV., i., 287; Beaumont "donsel Stuff (written 1598). herring," in Lenten have it in Philaster Fletcher and man or (V., iv.). A young familiar from the squire of good birth (Italian). It became popular Knight of the Sun (Donzel del Phcebo) 1589.
" "

Dormice

(II.,i., 179):
"

esteemed
most

great

delicacy
was

Romans. the last

But

the

exquisite animal

among reserved

the

for

the Dormouse, creature a harmless chapter,and that was from defended it both whose innocence might at least have cooks and physicians." King's Art of Cookery Letter 9 {circa 1 700).
"

Dragon

of fermentation for i.,404) : a stage in the process (II., for corrosive "Dragon's teeth," a name producing the Elixir. xlviii. sublimate Vocabulary^ sec. (1659) has (II., i.). Howell's of from tin." Borrowed the Fel Draconis, Quicksilver out largely into Rosicrucian Jason legend. The Dragon entered of the Rosie Cross brethren strove to obtain Mysteries. "The of the red the seed menstruum or i.e., corporeal light(lvx.), dragon, which, digested in may-dew, and modified, produced false and All other are explications of this term gold. Mosheim's Eccles. chimerical." Hist.y IV., iv., 30 (note). in the This cult was to presently (16 15-16) region of appear Isles. The See his Fortunate above doctrines Jonson's researches. from the early chemists. utilised by the Rosicrucians were
"

"

"

Ear-rent

"

(1.,i.,169)
by the
"

see

Ears

and

Ride.

Ears,

answer

(IV., iv., 618):

whipped, carted and put iron or otherwise with a hot cut slit, off,bored or branded were Jonson and disfigured. An Act to this effect was passed in 1572. in refer to this ear-punishment, as in often others Every Man Fox News His Humour i.; V.,i.); (III., Stapleof (II., vi.). "(III.,i.);
etc., were

bawds, cutpurses, rogues, in the pillory, where their ears

170

Entrails

cloak) i.,i 6) : the allusion to the rich lining (II., is a of a cloak in his Description of Harrison pointed one. Their clokes be garded, laced must England (1575), says (of
a
"

"

and
much fellow his

sometimes
as

so

lined

as

the

inner

side
"

stands hee

in
one

almost with

as

the

outside." cloke hath

And
a

Marston,
better his inside
"

is all his You the

to

whose

than
IV hat

body (1607).
Ephemerides
"

richer

lined

than
to

braine."

outside, ami Will^ V., i.

same

GifFord

refers

Purchas

(16 19), to
and
to

effect.
the

(IV., iv., 612): almanacks dailypositionof the heavenly bodies at The N.E.D. Frequently mentioned.
Bacon.

designed
noon,

exhibit

their

influences. Hall and

refers

Bishop

Epididymis
term

"

ii., 233): (III.,

human

late Latin, from It Court

is

Greek

itriSiSvuiq.
a

in

anatomy.
in his

used

by Brome,

faithful

follower

of

Jonson,
"

Beggar.
or

EQUI
ER

CLIBJNUM

(I.,i., 83):
to
a

due {clibanus)
"

the

probably the hot-house of horse-dung, which temperature (R)

coined
to

stove see.

i.,691): (II.,
"R is the

word

represent

dog's sound.
"

hurreth in the sound." dog's letter, and Ben Jonson's English Grammar. Barclay, in The Ship of'Fools ', R calls 'the Jamieson's edition, I., 182 (1509). dog's letter' Nash's and bark at arre "They night against the moon." Hazlitt's Summers Last Will Dodsle\\ VIII., 44 (1592). And Erasmus' canina facundia as quoted in see Adages at the word Motteux' Rabelais (IV., 7). of ostrich. Estrich old form i., (II., 173): a common Eyebright (q"v.\ the name (V., i.,66) : apparently, like Pimlico in a tract of a suburban It is mentioned tavern. recently Redcap (1609) reprinted by Mr. Bullen : Pimlyco ; or Runne
" "
"

"

"

"

Eyebright, (so famed Although thy name

Thine Thou ancient
art

of late for be numbred

now runne

Beere)
heerc,
low
;

Honors

struck

blind

by Pimlyco."

171

Faction
at

"

i.,155): (I.,
in great

disputation. "They quarrelling,

faction
their
"

remained

Newbury
"

among favours

themselves."
must

"

Clarendon. See

Fairies

(III.,ii.,469):
Ben

be

kept

secret.

wile," Satyr, an old and toothless Massinger's Fatal Dowry (IV., i.). Epiccvne (V., i.). And
also

Jonson's

and

Fall

"

i.,521): (II.,
round the in

ruff

or

band
over

which,
the

instead

of

being plaited
became

neck, fell down

neck.

These

very

from reign,apparently having come in compliment him. Scotland tailor France "Enter via to a fall in his arms." with Scotch and a French a farthingale Eastward In Westward called Ho Ho, I., i. (1605). they are falls' (II., 'Scotch between 2). But there is an easy confusion 'falls' and bands.' 'falling

popular

James

the

First's

"

Familiar Feather

"

i.,192): (I.,

an

attendant

or spirit,

'fly.'

were (I.,i.,129): the Puritans dwelling in Blackfriars chieflydealers in feathers,starchers, tirewomen, confect-makers, feathers such like vanities. Peacock bugle-makers, and were much in use. Gifford of precept the inconsistencyhere notes Feathers and were worn practice. by both sexes, and feather
"

fans

were

much
our

in

vogue.

For

Blackfriars' and

trade

see

Bartholomew

Fair, by
Webster Induction Glass Feize

author

(V., iii.) ;
Bullen's
See

Westward

Ho, (II., 1),by

Marston

;
to

and

see

edition also

of

Malcontent). i.,2). (I.,

:

Randolph's

Muse's

(I., 202 ; Looking

"

(V., iii., 463)

use

to

beat

into

shreds.

In

Shakespeare,

and

still in

in

the

North.
the

Figs,

To
made
was a

Lick will

"

(I., i., 3)
be found
in

story

to

which
ch.

allusion

is here

Rabelais
Ben

(Bk. IV.,
and

xlv.).

Rabelais
are

great
alluded

favourite
to.

of

Jonson's,

his

characters

often

172

French

Beaks

"

bean),
old

which

broad
more

(I., i., 403) : not was hardly known bean. In Sidney's

sweet

our

Phaseolus this

at

vulgaris(kidney time, probably the

but
the

Arcadia

occurs

passage,

"O Beans

breath,
were

known way

from of
Nun

Egypt by
Friar
and the

(1598). growing bean" the earliest times. Perhaps they came France to England.
than is the
"

from

(V., i.,22)
the

this

appears

to

have

been
Man

sign
in His 1606
"

in Old

Jewry, In Hey Humour).

site of the wood's

Windmill

Tavern
not

If you
the

know

me,

{Every "c, pt. II.,

occurs:

(Pearson's
'tis in
stocks. the

rept., p.
lane.
But 'the the

282),

I, sure,

this

I turned
sure,

following passage o' the right hand

is the in

coming
the

from

this

lane the Pot

there's
; and

'Windmill';
the 'Friar

there's

Dog's
a

Head' .'" the

Frere

here's Erasmus
with

whipping
synge
merie

Nun's

And

Udall's the Nunne

(1542), "To
other

songes

of

and
"

semblable
A

(p.274).
with Harts
a

foxes
Dreame

Roberts' reprint, jestesat weddynges." the subject (" He her the line from on whipt song minor tail,Barnes ") is quoted in Chettle's Kind

(1592).
:

Fricace

"

(HI., ii.,89)
in Ben

frication,rubbing.
Also in

Occurs Caste/I

half-a-dozen

times

Jonson.
"

Elyot's
in

of Health.
there
were

Frost,
and Fubbed

the

Great

ii., 257): (III.,

on

1607-8

"fires

diversions

the

Thames."

Cartwright (a follower I do of be Ben the word. profess I won't Jonson) uses fubbed, ensure yourself." The Ordinary (IV.,iv.). Massinger has it in his Unnatural Combat i.). (III.,
"

(IV., i., 346)

cheated,

fobbed.

"

"

Fucus

"

(I.,i.,447
A

II.,i.,703)
common

paint or
in has Ben

cosmetic

for and

the

plexion. com-

very

term

Jonson,

used
Nabbes

by

his
uses

later
'

contemporaries.

He

'fuke'

fucations.'

Jonson's Cynthia'sRevels
*74

(Sejanus). (1600) is the

earliest

reference Markham's
of

know
Countrie

fucus.

Several

graphices. Jonson Ass., IV., i. (1616), Compare

"

given (V., ii.). Gervase Farm [Maison Rustique) gives three classes prescriptionsare Polygiven in Salmon's digs deep into this subject in the Devil is an
a

where

recipe

is

when

Holland's
. .

Plinie
.

Spanish fucuses ch. Bk. iv., xxiii.,

and
. . .

were

the

rage.

p. with the

163
some

(1601):
nard

Datestones

calcined
make

among, FURNUS

they

fukes

to

paint

and

embellish

eye-brows."
a

ACEDIuE,
fire

TURRIS
"

ClRCULJTORIUS"(llL,
she Lex. ubi incuri"e,

ii.,52):
uno

slow

acedia (uki)^'ki). Fumus labore diver si furni foventur."

"

igne

et

parvo
tortus

Alch.

"Turris
et

circu la

est

vas

vitreum,

ubi
"

infususliquor adscendendo
Ibid.
tower

descendendo

quasi

in

circulo

rotatur."

(GifFord).

An
us

Athanor
turritus

called

popularly

the

furnace, j urn

(q.v.) was (Chambers).

Glass

"

i.,97 (I.,
which

IV., i.,234,
the

into

mock

engraved with "The Names). his spirits was

whence it
came

244) : the astrologersconjured of angels. names

stone

beryl
their See Dr. Earl

or

other

crystal

spirits. Usually Dee, Dr. (Proper

Dee used
to

black
in
to

into

which

call

the

collection
Elizabeth

of

the

of

Peterborough,
It
was

Lady

Germane.

next

the

property

Mr. Walpole's. Argyll, and is now of cannel coal. It appears to be nothing but a polished piece Edward Kelly was appointed his seer or speculator." Granger's Butler feats Biography, I.,272 (1775). Hence speaks of Kelly's the glass (Hudibras, II., III., V., 631). on

of the

late Duke

of

"

Gleek

(V., ii., 231 hand A people. a play by J. Cook

"

II., i.,500)
is

game

at

cards

of the game

(1614).
"

played out in and Very popular,

from been
a a

played by three Tu Ouoque, Greene's

a

fashionable
in the
at

game.

God

Make

You

Rich

229): (V., ii.,

appears
to

passage

author's

Love

Restored, this

have

game

tables.

l7S

Godwits
"The

"

(II., i., 185):

25.
an

these

were

esteemed
that

great
"

puet, godwit, stint, the

Godwits
are

palate

allure."

delicacy. Drayton's
"Achates

Polyolbiotty Song
in
Fowls" in

mentioned

amongst
the

interesting list provided for entertainment at Gorhambury (1577). They were II.,57), about apiece (Nichol'sProgresses, twenty
money. Gold-end
Man odds
"
"

Queen's
2d.
our

priced at
pence

of

buys

i.,568): an (II., of gold and ends

Have

itinerant and silver.

peddling jeweller,who
So
or

in

Dekker's
"

Old

Fortunatus,

you

any See

ends

of

gold

silver."

Pearson's

rept., I., 1 14
Goldsmith
"

(1600).
:

also

Eastward here

Ho

(II., i.).
to
usurer.

(I., i., 406)

were

used

as

equivalent
of

Goldsmiths
This The

the time. moneylenders and bankers I but hidden explanation, meaning. suspect a which edition reads does not 'goldmith,' help much. quarto the is Gilford's
"

Green

i., 130): a stage in the fermentation (II., process in several for forming the The elixir. text places,as here, better affords a interpretationof alchemical jargon than any than other the commentator could, or authority upon any Ashmole's Theatrum does. In is Chemicum there an subject The the Green Lion article by Andrewes, Hunting of (1652),
Lion
"

Hazlitt. Egg
: a

Gripe's

(II.,i., 250) griffon vulture, or else

"

vessel

the

fabulous
egg.
: an

shaped like the egg griffin. Perhaps it

of
was

cup

made Porter

from

an

ostrich

Groom

"

(III.,ii., 356)
it
was

officer of

the

King's

household

connected with superintend all matters for gambling cards, dice, bowling and other recognized games at court to chairs, tables,stools and firing provided see ; and for the same. He had the privilegeof keeping a free table at Christmas. The office was abolished in the reign of George III.
to

whose

business

176

Guinea

is possiblyan old cant (IV., i.,38): 'guinea hen' for a prostitute(see my of Othello, I.,3). But edition the name is perhaps to "St. allusion here James, his ginny hens," to be in London in 161 1. See H. lines Peacham's seen prefixed to Coryat's Crudities. Elsewhere Jonson calls the bird "Afra avis." Bird
"

Hay

"

i.,281) (II.,
"

net

used

for

catching rabbits.
the
"

Heautarit

i.,406): (II.,
some

perhaps

same

as

Hyaritk,
"

word

used

by

of the

affected

chemical
Another

writers

for silver."
is

Rees'

Chambers'
est
"

Cyclop. (1778).
"

Terebinthina."

Lexicon

suggestion And Chymicum.

The word Not

"Hetalibit
lias

Howell is
not

Altaris, Altarit,Alozet, Quicksilver."

in the

least Helm
Hermes'

likely to

be

of Greek

origin.
helmet,

in N.E.D. head of the

"

i.,270, (II.,
Seal
"

470):

the

or

still.

(II., i.,289):

SJPIENTIS.
the inventor has

N.E.D.
term.

See LUTUM hermetically sealed. Hermes supposed to have been Trismegistus was of alchemy and lived in the fourth century. have to a 1605," explaining this quotation from "Timme,

Heterogene

(II.,i.,590): Jonson uses (Magnetic Lady, Neptune's Triumph, New

"

this

word

several

times

Inn) for4 heterogeneous.'

Rhenish
wines
were

High

Country
used.

Wines Nashe

"

(IV., i.,157):
"

much Rhenish

wine."

"

Let's says : Pierce Pennilesse of the

go

to

the

and stillyard

drink

(Grosart's Nashe,
Dutch

II., 83),
"The

1592.
Dutch

tavern: same Shirley,later, speaks of Where the Deal, and Backragge, magazine Steelyard, sauce, and what Lady of Pleasure, else, shall flow." strange wines wine Dele V., i. (1635). Jonson mentions (one of the high wines') in Mercury / indicated about this time (that of country is the Letters, II., S3 O634) Howell, in Familiar Alchemist).
"

'

'

enthusiastic

about

Backrau; and I//

the

wines

of the

Palatinate.

Hollow

into cozening consisted in foisting the crucible containing the ingredients for producing silver,a hole in it filled with with beechen coal silver, carefully a Coal
"

i., 94) (I.,

'

this

'

'

stoppered
See Chaucer's

in.

This Chanouns

melted,
Temannes

and

success

was

demonstrated.

Reginald Scot's Discoverie 1584 (rept., p. 297).

Hollow
run

(quoted by Gifford),and of Witchcraft (quoted at Beech-coal),

Tale

Die

"

(II.,i.,9) high
or

die, hollowed

out

and

so

loaded

as

to

either FRUGl
is
"

low.
a

HOMO

i., (II., 201):

Terence's
has

temperate,

frugal man.
and

The

ence refer-

to

Hominis the

functus officio: frugi et temperaniis^

a

one

who
Sir

acted

part of
in A

virtuous

temperate

man.

So

J. Harington,

I., 141,
Horse-dung
'
"

1608):

"a

Briefe View, etc. (Nug"e Antique, that was homo ever provident man frugi"
: a :

(I., i., 84)

"

necessary
"

vehicle

in

the

process

of

digestion.' Thus

Hall

Conjure the chymic mercury his horse-dung bed Rise from and upwards fly." Satires (Book II.), S. 4. Salmon's In Polygraphices(Book VI., ch. 94), may-dew days in horse dung, and then distilled digested for fourteen
"

is in

balneo
matter

to

quarter
an

part four
elixir of
a

times

"

over

out

of
in

this

pure

is made

wonderful

virtue

transmuting
zodiac,
with

metals."
House
"

See

FlMUS
:

EQUINUS.
A

(I., i., 96)

to

reference
Household in
one

astrological. planetary influences.

"

sign

of

the

Rogues

house.

(IV., iv.,580) : co-operating (held) together Similarly'household spies.' Fox (III., 6.).
"

Hot

"

sickness suggestion that "the (Argt., 1. 1.): The Compare the means greatlyprevailing is improbable. let me live if I did not not expression in a previous play :
'
'

hot"
exact

"

hear Ho

the

sickness

was

in

town

very

hot."

"

Webster's

Westward

178

ii., 1607). (III.,

as
a

"Hot"

was

applied
and

to

the disease
refers to

technically,
it in
a

virulent

form. 8, 1609
is
at

Dudley
{Court
this

CarletOll
Times

letter
:

dated

June
town

of

James

/., I., 100)

and

solitary, present empty very of the sickness, but being nothing thought by Ben fug.e et formi dines." Jonson is always exact, he writing his when above the play was penned by the courtier.
there
on reason was

"The

Sickness. Hoy

"

(HI., ii., 225):

elsewhere
a

small

Dutch she

vessel.
carried

Ben but

Jonson
three
men

tells

us

that (Fox, IV., i.),

and

boy.
and

HUM

BUZ

"

L, 368, 9) (I.,
of
later

this

combination

may
where

have

assisted
means

in the
a

compound
See

date, 'humbug,'

'bug'

fairy.
and

BUZ.
: a

HUM

Ha

"

ii., 104) (III.,

made
See tJie
use

kind
at

of solemn
a

grunt
for

the

cal Puritani-

divines discourses.
World
"

of

when

loss

language
the
and

in

their

also

Bartholomew

Fair
; Beaumont

(I.,i.) ; and

Masque,
have

in

Moon,
hum's New

by Jonson
and ha's."
"

Fletcher

my also Imbibition

solemn Brome's

Lovers'

Progress(I., i.). Compare

Academy (IV.,5).
"

Jmbibitio i.,269): absorption. (II., non liquorcorporiadjunctus elevatur, et exitum

"

est

ablutio, quando
in

iuveniens

corpus

recidit."

"

GifFord.

The

above

is from

Lexicon

Alcbemicum.

Importune
Skeat it
seems

(middle-English). i., (II., 218): molesting, troublesome from Romaunt of the Rose (5,635). As an adjective quotes obsolete in Jonson's time, though the have become to
"

verb Inceration

is

common

in

Shakespeare,
"

etc.

"

(II.,i.,299)
lentam

Inceratio

est

mistio
cera

humoris

cum

re

sicca,
the

per combibitionem
Alcbemicum
condition

ad
The

consistentiam

remollita."
a

"

/..
to

(GifFord).
of
wax.
"

bringing

of

substance

NE.D.

l7()

Incombustible
term

"

ii., So): (III.,

is

an

odd in
use

use

of

the
use

word,
for
in

but

the

'combustibles'

still
makes

vulgar
of the

medicines.

Ripley (citedin N.E.D.) (1470Irish Irish

word

Comp.

Alch.

Costermonger
Wood

"

See

Costermonger.

(II.,i.,88-9): Ireland's freedom ('gainst cobwebs) to from animals, conferred by St. Patrick, extended venemous This is often were regarded as poisonous. spiders, which
"

alluded

to

:
11

As Not

on

Irish make and

A

timber,
his web." Fletcher's Monumental

your

spider will
Man
s

"

Beaumont

Honest

Fortune

i.). (III.,

Shirley's St. Patrick perhaps considered Spiders were for Ireland^ etc. of which of foreign spiders,several accounts poisonous from black carrieth blew the a spider, which so. Pliny says, are is xxix., ch. downe 360. poisonous. Book 4, p. very
See also Webster's

Column^

and

"

"

"

Evidently
Itch,
Shards

foreigner.
cure
the
"

will

546, 547): (IV.,iii.,

from

the

sulphur

contained.

Jovy

"

Jonson's Tale again in Ben 476) : jovial. Occurs (V., iii., Goose Chase has it in Wild i.). (III., of a Tub (I.,ii.). Fletcher several in Jonson in Shakespeare, earlier, and Jovial appears
times.

JUNCTURA
"

ANNULARIS

In

the

Annular

Solis

(the mount thereof, shews

49;

222) : The joint of the ring-finger. (IV.,i., Mons the or Ring-finger, a line rising from of the Ring-finger) straightthrough the joints honoured (Cap. Polygrapbices glory." Salmon's
" "

13)fire of
"

Juniper,
time

without

lasted (I.,i.,405): fire of juniper wood in tobacconists' hence suitable replenishing,

long shops

180

virrineutn

or
"

vinegar.
water

As

of Azot

It was virgin's milk." of Litharge, which water lac virginis." T. make to

"

called would Norton See

names

also
not

mercurial misse
With

(1477).
Tom-boy.

Lady-tom
LAPIS

"

459): (V., iii.,

LIS
"

titled

tom-boy.
)

MlNERA

(II.,i.,498)

different

for the

philo-

LJPIS
Lato
"

PhLLOSOPH1CUS"(\\.,
(II.,i.,406):
" "

i.,619) J sopher's
ton
a

stone.

La

est

aurichalchum"' of mountain
was
. . .

"

Lexicon

Chymicum
of great
known copper

(1652). price."
"

Orichalcum,
It

kind

brass, metal
a an we

Ainsworth.

"Orichalcum
was

metal earth

well with

to

the

ancients.

made that

by mixing
earth
was,
"

while
"

in fusion; but

what

are
"

not
was

informed."
a common

Chambers'

Encylopxdia (1782).
of
orichalcum.
See Azoch

Latten

translation of
it.
and

for

an

alchemical

view

Laughed,

ii., 247) : (III., Old Fortunatus Dekker's (1600) ; and Many Taylor, the water poet.
grew
fat
"

proverb.
name

It of
a

occurs

in

is the
. .

tract

by
be

"

will will bear with

laugh
the

and

fat and
"

say,

So

we

get the

chinks

we

stinks."

Sir

John
"

Harington's
'

Met.

of Ajax (1596).
in aqua

Laundring

metal. Lembic
"

(I.,i., 114): washing gold Sweating it.

as

regia to

extract

the

has Lily-Pot

'

(III.,ii., 53): the same limbeck,' in his Sonnets.

"

Alembic

(q.v.).
for

Shakespeare

lilies

(I.,i.,402) : in, or for other

an

ornamental

jar
Here

growing
as

or
a

setting
tobacco

jar
some

of

exceptional explanation, and

it
"

purposes. and virtue

is
not

it is used The
From
"

sweetness.
common.

word
the

requires following

: signification By the Duchess flower of SufFolke growing out of a lyllypot of agathe, a lylly Tears New of rubyes and diamonds." it,garnished with roses i., 251). (II., Giftsto Queen Elizabeth (1578-9). Nichol's Progresses

instances

seems

to

be

of wide

"

182

In
a

Harvey's
watermark Brome's

Pierces
on

a Supererogation, lily-potis a sense

mentioned
well
a

as

paper, Garden

in

which

it

is

known.
tavern
:

In
"

Covent

Weeded take

Y'are

welcome, gentlemen,
to

in 2), in a scene (II., the lily-pot," the up In Never

reference Fletcher's
to

seems

be

to

bough-pot.
is
"

Beaumont
move,

and

Elder

Brother

there

pun

attempt

search
to.

my
The Line

character name Lillybeing Lilly-pot," emblem. a Lily-pot was frequent religious

the

of the

referred

"

i.,733) (II.,
measurement.

by
A

accurately as carpenter's expression.

As

line.

if

by

rule

and

Compare

speare's Shake-

"by
Lions,
to

line
"

and

level"

(Tempest).
" no

I had idea (IV., i.,293) : Giffbrd remarks, venerable of such that the was phrase of 'seeing the lions' older. In Never Greene's It is much R. antiquity." probably Too Late, a prose romance That, to use the old (1 590), occurs : the It is also in Barry's lions." seen proverb, he had scarce Chrestoleros Bastard's Ram Alley, Act V. (161 1), and (1598). It is in our author's Cynthia s Revels, V., ii. (1601).
see
the
"

Livery,
Luna,

Three-pound-Thrum
of
"

"

see

Three-pound-Thrum.
meant

Oil
name

i.,314): (II.,
in 'lunar

luna

silver

in of

alchemy.
See

The Oil.

still lives
Mars.

caustic,'nitrate

silver.

See
Lunary
"

Botrychium Lunaria. (II.,i.,498) : the fern moonwort, I telle eek herbes coude "And It is mentioned by Chaucer: Chanoum As egremoine, valerian, and lunarie." oon, mony Gerarde Tale. it is in Lyly's Gallathca. And Temannes says do witches and been used the to It hath alchymists among
"

"

wonders
Lungs
"

withall."
et

i.,27, (II.,
alchemical

the

passim post): furnace, who

name

given
the
uses

to

the

stoker It
occurs

of

blew

bellows.
it

frequentlyin kindling the

this
true

play, and Jonson coal by Lungs."

"

again

"

the

art

of

Underwoods,

62.

"

83

LUTUM

is the hermetical lutum sapient'ue i., 500) : (II., seal ; made by melting the end of a glass vessel by a lamp, and "//6;)'"r/0/". (1782). twisting it up with a pair of pliers." Chambers' (lutum, Lute a mud, clay) was composition used at the juncture S./riESTIS
"
"

"

of vessels

to

prevent

any

escape.

Magisterium
or
"

"

(I.,i.,497;
of

II.,i., 615;
the

III., ii., 179)

the elsewhere.

the

mastery

accomplishment Mastery" occurs

"

great

work,
and

philosopher'sstone.
from
as
'

IV., i.,120,
: a

Magnesia
1

(II., i., 403) magnesia ') mentioned

Chanouns Yemannes
our

mineral Chaucer
an as

(distinct
the
same

modern Titanos
'

by

in is

Tale, as

alchemist's

desideratum.

It

perhaps
"

'gypsum.'
So of hammering. process I will blanch so cunningly copper the endure malleation, it shall have
test
or
"

Malleation

in

Eastward
...

i.,608) : the (II., Ho (IV., i.),

it

that

shall
etc.

ponderosity of luna"
Mammet word
Marchesite An
"
"

Fr. (V. iii., 460) is used by Dekker,

"

Mammette:

doll

or

puppet.
etc.

The

Massinger, Marston,

old
"

i., Marcbesita). 403): usually spelt'marcasite' (II., (It. for iron pyrites, but the term had a vague name ing. meanof metallic mineral A sort to be seed supposed by many
of minerals
...

or

first matter ore."

"

in
"

which

case

it would

be of
fined con-

called

Chambers.
ores,
"

Given
. . .

minerals,
to

to

pyrites

to indifferently latelyit seems

all
to

sorts

be

T.
Mars
"

pyrites." Dictionary of Chemistry. It is mentioned Norton (1477). is good authority here: Chaucer (II.,i.,285) : iron.
"

by

The

bodies

seven,

lo ! here silver

have
we

anone

Sol

threpe Mercury quicksilverwe clepe yron, Saturnus leade, and Jupiter is tinne And Venus Yemannes Tale. copir." Chanouns
Mars
"

gold

is and

Luna

184

In

his

valuable
these
"

notes
names

Professor
arose.

Skeat

gives

reasonable

view

of how
Mathematics Mauther
*
"

(IV., i.,83)

astrology.
a

(IV., iv., 641): mother,' and still in use

Finger here
in :
"

girl; provincially.
young
:

maid.

Often

spelt

Mercurial

i., 423) (I.,

"

the

little

Cardan
eventuum

Sunt

etiam

in

nobis
in

unguibus,

atque etiam
the

finger. Whalley quotes vestigiaqu.vdam futurorum dentibus," etc.

from
Harrison's this

Mercury

(II., i., 375) : Description of England

"

following extract
views of of mercury

(Book

III., chap. XI.) illustrates

and

and passage mettals "All

which
are as

the

alchemists' their and

receive mother
their

begining
to

quicksilverand
and such is the

sulphur: sulphur,
purpose

father

them,
she

the generation to she seldom reacheth production of gold, neverthelesse unto of the unequall mixture hir ende bicause that and proportion in of these the substance if the two engendered the daughter, not a little it produceth silver, deception (?)swerve (son ?). See Mars. gold the mother
nature

of

in

; that

tendeth

alwaies

...

"

Merds

"

i., 410) (II.,

"

faeces; excrement.
divination it. Our from
the

Metoposcopy

i., 418) : (I., dilates on Pliny

author's

head. study of the foreauthority is still

Cardan.
Mine
own man

again,

to

phrase
Amands

several

times.

(1 393)"

and

as

(IV., iii., 524): Jonson has this It occurs as early as Gower's Confcssio late as Smollett's Clinker. Humphrey
be
"

Modern
this
mean

"

(IV., i.,23): Cotgrave of these times, in age, slight,trivial,or even

in

has
our

"Moderne:

modern,
Hence
It is it

new,
came

of
to

times."

worthless.
Othello

frequently so
and
our

used

author's would

Shakespeare. Compare modern Poetaster "no (Act V.), where be replaced by no slightconsequence
"

109); (I.,iii.,
"

consequence" sarcastically.

185

MONTE

VENERIS
tuberculum
"

"

(IV., L, 221):
thumb."
"

"The

Mount

of

Venus

is the

of the bank."

Polygraphices. Jonson

calls it also

Venus

Mumchance

played either with dice or cards. 228) : a game (V., ii., See M/estrvoard with dice. It is generally referred to as a game Ton Will, III., i. (Marston), Ho, II., ii. (Webster), and What both and (I.,xxii.), plays of this period. See also Rabelais in Overthrow Chance. Rainoldes, of Stage Plays Cotgrave under
"

(1593),
Myrobolane

condemns

this

game
a

for Oxford
kind of dried kinds.

students.

"

Indies.

(IV., i.,217): Cotgrave mentions

the
'nut

plum
In

from the

the

East

several of

Nomenclator of
as

(1585) species
"

it is called

Egypt.'
so

The and
"

fruits used Will

various

of

Terminalia

were

called Cambala."

Mirabolans

of

all

sorts

from

Baret

drugs. (1584)

"

Hakluyt.
(I.,i.,288):
Marston
'

Nag

"

{Satire III.) uses

which
seems more

of

'

cheat

'

or

swindle,'

'nag' in the appropriate

sense

to

the

context

than
"

Massinger : a sparhauke" is spoken of (V., i.).

Nails,
mark on
"

A
"

words in occur nag.' But the same of a couple fortyshillings, spanielsWith nag four Madam And nobles 'a (V., i., 2). nag' City

running
of

in

Beaumont

and

Fletcher's

Honest

Mans

Fortune

see

Mercurial

Finger. the
:

These

still superstitions

exist

in varied
Naturized

forms

amongst

ignorant.
naturans

Nature

"

(II.,i., 64)
is

Natura for

and
or

Natura Nature

naturata,

were

schoolmen's
"

terms

the

Creator,

herself;
world."
"

Natura

different
in Three

of the conteyned in the compas Elements In The Four (Hazlitt's Dodsley, I.,2, 15 19) He is a character. Naturata gives a somewhat is Gabriel from that above, which definition Harvey's Grosart's edition I.,54 (1580). See also Proper Letters
and whatsoever
"
"

186

Lyly's Campaspe
Aristotle. Noble
"

(1584), 1) :
"

where

the

expression
six

is referred

to

ii., (III., 440,

teaching
in the

coin

"

value
see

and shillings

eightpence.

Nose,

(V., i., 11):

the
"

Teaching.
to

Nostrils,
"

hit

one nose

through

put

one's

out

Dekker's

Satiromastix

(IV., i., 184): equivalent joint." The expression occurs (1602).

of

in

'Odslid,
many

or

'Slid

"

160) (I.,i.,

'Odso;
oaths
occur

'Ods-wil in the

"

1 8) (IV.,ii.,4

etc:

of these
in

corrupted Jonson's works.

of Chaucer
Tale and

Alchemist

', and

where elseat

This

formula

received

correction
note to

the

hands

Perdoneres

Langland. (Vol. V., 275); and

See
to

Skeat's
his

the

Piers

Plowman

Irish addicted to were it,according to (Vol. II., 282). The makes noble Howell, who a blasphemies protest against such Stubbs did not forgetit: (Letters I., v., 12). Sometymes no left thereof shal be untorne [of Christ] by these bloudie parte villaines." Anatomie ofAbuses (Shaksp. Soc.) Bk. II.,p. 132-3.
"
"
"

Oil

of

Height
sense

"

in the

i., (II., 402) : height is frequentlyused by Jonson of top, glory,or perfection. This is the "red elixir
of all other
in

for transmutation

metals

into

Sol."
. .

It is
.

most

red

"oyl
base it

wonderful
. . .

preserving
them into

health

Metals

it

transmutes
a

fine
same

changes it it produceth (VI., 93)Oil

of

into

medicine and

of the

Rubies

Carbuncles."

"

projected on gold ; projected on Sol virtue on crystals ; cast Salmon's Pohgraphkes

"

Luna

"

i., 314) (II.,

. . .

the

white

elixir.

will transmute

any

other

Metal
this
to
a

farther and make you proceed yet and then bring it again volatile, all other 92 Metals
into One

fine

Luna."

oyl if [silver] Oleum Lun"c, thus prepared, fixed oyl, it will transmute Salmon's Pohgraphkes^
into Luna
...
"

One

part of this

VI.,

(1671).

of Faber's

cxii. Arcana.

187

Oil

of

Talc

"

(III., u., 85):

oil

famous

wash

the

for

by Jonson from Fuller's Whalley quotes as being a lawful because Worthies that it was clearing not changing the found in of preparation will be Its method complexion." from Venetian made Salmon's Talk,' and Polygraphices. It was five about this cosmetick, if rightly pounds prepared, is worth
Turner's of valuable fucus.
" * "

talc is mentioned

(Underwoods^

complexion. 53)

an

ounce."
and

Oil, Red

White

Temannes

Tale

i., 269-70) (II., and (11. 797-805);

"

compare Skeat's

Chaucer's Note. See

Chanouns

Oil

of

Height.
On Out
"

i., 360; (II.,

of
hand
"

III.,ii., 270;

IV., iv.,649

V., i., 85

etc.): of.

(IV., iv., 708): immediately.

over.

Over-look

despise,insult (IV., i.,266) : to look down upon, Compare Shakespeare's Henry V. (III., 5, 9).
"

Own

man

again,

to

be

one's

"

see

Mine

own.

Pamphysic Panarchic in the Passtime

the
"

i., 594) (II.,

terms
are

and all-glorious elsewhere

(?). all-powerful
to

These latter

unknown

me,

except

the

Greek. for word

time

in Pavin
"

an implement (I.,i.,207): a watch ; i.e., of the of day.' instance 1 have other time no is Shakespearian writers the expression 'give the

'passing
;

and

of

day.'

364) : a grave and statelydance, which we derived (IV.,ii., and from ii.), (I., Spain. Ford, in his 'Tis Pity She's a Whore twice calls it the Spanish pavin, as it is styled i.) Ladys Trial (II., here. Not pavoj a peacock ; derived, as formerly stated, from Padua. See notes but from to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (V.,i.).
(
"

Pelican
with

(II.,i.,288
a

III.,ii., 53
bird's
was

IV., in., 515)

sort

of

retort

fine end This

(likea
alembic

beak), capable of
devised specially

being hermetically
for convenience
in

sealed.

188

will all things," dissolving

Lib.
and

be

found

in Salmon's
distillation
I'lRGIXIS.

Polygrap/iices,
of

VI.,
the

ch.

104.

It

is

prepared by
See

maydew
by

loadstone
Wheel
...

combined.

LAC

Philosopher's

"

i.,254): (II.,
a a one

"Frequently

mentioned of
the
"

Ripley though
Phlegma
"

it betokens
not
so

very
as

hopeful
the

state

forward

Crow's of the

Head."

process, GifFord.
or

(II.,i.,581):
of
'

"The
"

fourth

chemical
was

elements,
'

elementary

principles." Chambers.
water

Phlegm
first
in

the

insipid
of

drops
minerals Pieces
are
"

which

come

over

the

distillation

(or

of

inodorous
:

vegetables).

of

Eight mentioned

In

1590
crown,

Indies
...

reals,

and

pieces of eight testons, or testers, Humour in His before in Every Man i.): (II., called the Portcullis piece of eight testers, commonly the East for coined in England exportation to was it was equal to a Spanish dollar, or piece of eight four to sixpence in English." shillings and
ii., 226) (III.,
"

Wheatley's edition of Every Massinger English Money.

PlGER
A

Man

in His

Humour,

from

Leake's

mentions

them.

HEXRICL'S fantastical
an

"

I.,659) (II.,
name

for
"

slow

also

athanorT

Chambers'

New Phillips'

World

of Words
Proper
:

"Piger Henricus ; slothful Harry. furnace chemical ; called distilling It is in Cyclop, (ed. Rees). (1678).
Names;
and
u

Pimlico
Pin-dust

(V., i.,66)
"

see

see

Eyebright.
thee
to

i.,650) (II.,
and

very

fine dust.
Women

Beat

pin-dust."
"

"

iv.). In (III., "Delivered the 26 day of January Nichol's occurs Progresses halfe a of pyn-dust, and halfe a pound of one reame paper, Said to be derived II.,290 (1579-80). pound of wax," etc. of brass. from the waste in making pins,which commonly were Gabriel Pin dust." His wall is battered brazen Harvey's to Pierces (Grosart, II.,325) 1593. Supererogation
Beaumont Fletcher's Pleased
"

"

"

190

Pistolet
a

2,26 ii., (III., Spanish gold coin

"

IV., i., 289)

worth

about

in Eden's

translation

of Vertomanus for
one

IV.,
a croune

592

(1576) : "sold or pistolet."

Candle
or
"

pistole,' early example is Hakluyt's edition (18 1 1) ; of golde to the value of peece
:

the

older

form

of

16s.
"

Sd.

An

Poesies

of

the

(V., iii., 373):

which
were

couplets
Ben
'

texts,

posies properly rhyming abundantly in vogue on

"

trenchers, linen

garments,
of
'

Jonson

speaks
'

rings,knife-handles, etc. and poesie of a ring,' many

With reference
"And
to

Elsewhere of

these

posy

rings

are

extant.

the

present

passage,

that seeling flee From candle Grosart's cheap edition, II., 50 baudery." (1649). and Fletcher's See Beaumont Phi/aster and (II.,4), especially Florio's Tudor edition, p. 184 (1603). Montaigne (III.,5).

compare

Herrick's

Hesperides:
"

"

Pomander-bracelets indurated

"

(I., i., 504):

worn

balls
as a

or

tablets
or as

of

various
antidotes
notes to

pastes,
Tale.
set

either

perfume
See
were

('preservatives') against
Winters

infection.
bracelets and

Nares

and

Pomander
with

sometimes
List

costly
Tears

ornaments,

agates

Giftspresented to Queen
Portague
"

Elizabeth

gold. (1573-4).-Nichol's Progresses.

See

of

New

Post

IV., i.,288): a Portuguese (I.,i.,461 ; III.,ii., 239; of gold, worth coin about "2 losProbably frequent in this often mentioned. for examples. See Nares country, as they are Pair at cards, especially and i., (I., 55) : a very popular game of Commerce. somewhat Christmas, at resembling our game It is constantly mentioned, and in Ben Jonson's Masque of
"

Christmas,
makes "A
use

character,
of
terms

'Post in the

and game
much

Pair,' is introduced,
that

who

game

on as

the

cards, very
Fours is

require explanation. of played in the West

Kent,
See and
notes
our

England,
Ireland." and
in
at
"

All

played
p. and Love

in

Fives
at

in

Compleat

Gamester,

106.

above, author,

GipsiesMetamorphosed,

Restored, by

GifFord.

191

Potate
'

ii., 177): (III., Ainsworth. potatus,'

"

imbibed.

Pliny

has

potata

aqua.'
mentioned

See

Premisses

"

above." Prevaricate of the

(II.,i., 742): legal. "Upon O. Fr., premisse.

i., 229) (II.,
verb. of
We Plinie
:

the

things
odd

err,
a

or

go

astray;
of this

an

and
in

early use
Holland's

get
forward

history
"The
. .

word

translation
bend
as

(1601):
.

Ploughman,
must

unlesse
undone

he

and

stoope
to

leave
we

much

it

ought
this

be,

fault which

in
unto

Latin

call

Prevarication,

and

is borrowed appropriate The verb from Bk. xviii.,19, p. 579. thence by Lawyers." is fully explained legally in Blount's (1670). It Glossographia been introduced have to seems by Jonson.
tearme

Husbandmen

"

Primacy of

state i., 131): first share, or pick of the spoil. The (I., has cellency, primace : primacy, exbeing in the first place. Cotgrave chief rule, etc. (161 1).
"

Primero

at V., ii., i.,499; 231): a very fashionable (II., game cards, played by four players. "An accomplished gentleman, learn that is a gentleman of the time, must to play at primero and out (1599). of His Humour passage." Jonson's Every Man Fifty. See Five back The dates and to Henry VIII. game
" "

Project Projection
the Last
note

{(H-" i-"316)
j nothing
it
on

etc.

when be be

the

Elixir
than

is obtained

there

is

further metal

to to

done

the

transmuted.

red

or

crimson
in

ferment,
work

Gifford

colour
on

of

Alkimy"
edition of

projection,or projecting With regard to Norton : "Certainly quotes has Skeat a i., (II., no).
of Chaucer.

Fermentacioun
a

in his
sort

Puckfist
term

"

(I.,i.,262): of abuse, used

others

and

spellit
often

'

sense,

fungus ; a puff-ball. A common times Fletcher, Taylor, by Jonson. many decent is the which foist,' originalword, in an inThis with. met interpretation gives a quaint
Prior's
Plant

bit of folklore.

See

Names.

192

Pi'FF"

i.,123, i75): (II.,

to

"icl;"an,e Hike

Limrcl

"
'"

PA'

'

rc"

femng

his

blowing the

furnaces

' *

sort:
1 ,,
.

"r
.

coot
.

or Ul

sei-mil i"-a

guu.
t;,-,,l "f

Junius
f

T,,

"

"

several A/ow^^//orp-lvesspv gives

-

Ar

"

odd

significations
save "

fish, a 'pot-apple.'
"t"

Nashe

XL

"

as

"i
.

porke~

0^(^159^.

So

that
n,

""
it was

probably
Muu^yput

nut-

"r""fh," the on

spit

on

fasting-days

IVrh-mc

Purchase"

u^T Shakespeare
'

(IV

\v

*An\.

"

0"

""'

tcrm

for stolen

P**

'A

^JlT^ thTwirTsimilarlv
'

^^

stir qualify yJ-flL!! /w charge -d

tht

itt^,
,

T*

Sh^espeare uses friends, depart "My

the

se;P^ce

kept within

walls,

(IV, ,.) ; and

to*fa"

ftir (I., i.). I

L It NED caUol
'

Irk young' lawyer's

youth,
o

Ti^ /qSLft?''^ ?""

"f

muehTwru^'pfp;in"rt
r93

W*

""""

""

P"

R}

the

letter

"

See

Er.

Rampant

('smock
at

heraldic 'dormant' News

the

this imitation rampant') (V., ii., 310): is in frequently indulged language by Jonson.
"

of
So

V., iii.,102.
of
the

But

it

was

later

in The

Staple of
Holland, century

that

he

expressly ridiculed
classics
at

heraldic the

translator

language. beginning of the

l
"

(1600-16 10), freelyadapted

Red Man
"

words

in Woman.

ant.'

i.,407) (II.,
"

see

White "To

Reverberate
are

i.,276): (II.,
back
"

heat

in

fire where
matter
a

the

flames

beat

from

the
"

bottom."

Gifford.

upon Reverberation

top

the

is also

placed at the chymical term,

heat in a with violent a burning of bodies Furnace, made purposely, and reducing them by some repercussive subtil calx." ingredient into a very Phillips'New World is defined The GifFord's term of Words. by Paracelsus. for is the situation. too explanation simple

signifying the

"

Ride,

to

in of

i., (I., 167): to see me bawds were a cart, as commonly is abundantly mentioned the cart refer to the pillory. words
see me
"

drawn treated.
in

through
The

the

streets

punishment
The

'

Jonson.

ing follow-

Rifle

"

i.,193) (I.,
the

used

in two

senses

game

at

dice, as
thrower

defined

in

lifted (1585), highest the down set by the gamblers ; and as equivalent to money its meaning here. It was a raffie,' our lottery, usually carried in ale-houses. Rainoldes, in his Overthrow on of Stage Plays students "dance (1593), says it was to unseemly for Oxford about rifle in ale-houses," etc. Put Maypoles, crownes for let's rifle her." Blind apiece, Chapman's Beggar (1598).
the
'
u
"

Nomenclator

wherein

"

If

you
her

like
at
a

not

that
"

course

but

do

intend Raffle

to

be

rid

of

her,
same

rifle

tavern."

Webster.

assumed

the

meaning

later.

194

RlVO in

FRONTIS

"

(IV., i.,:

8)
out

" :

tellingfortunes";
Vein."
"

is an important feature rruusfrontis of Cardan's In the Metoposcopy

"
"

Frontal
Roman
from

^^,Asn

(I.,i.,29): probably
alum,
which and
was

wash best.

of

alum-water,
wouhl

made

Roman

the

This

dry

up

and

fix Subtle's
to walk

pinched
the
"

"piteously costive
a

complexion."
duties
"

Round,

(III., ii., 213):

round"
were

military expression.
whose
were

"Gentlemen
to

of
the

the

soldiers
advanced
in

visit

sentinels, watches
See has
notes to

and

guards.
Humour
his
sense.

Military ii.). (III.,

Dictionary.
Ben

Every
has

Man

His in

Jonson

the

present
it

expression
a

Epiccune(IV., ii.)
"

previously.
Church

Here

probably
"

double In

See

Temple

(1659),
Ruff

the

(Glossary of Proper Names). To releeve expressions are

make
:

HowelTs
the To watch
set

Vocabulary
or

centry.

To

the The

round.
. . .

the

watch." much

"

(IV., iv., 689)

The fashion double in

enormous wore

Spanish
diminutive

ruffs
ones.

provoked
The

ridicule.
were
"

Puritans
as

former

early as
"

1576.
The Steel
monstrous
or

Gascoigne inveighs against

Glas.

treble
now

ruffs
out
a

in
more

Stubbs kind

"

says

They

have xvi.

found

of ruff, of
double."
"

xii.,yea
Anatomic

lengths apiece, set

(1583).

three

four

times

of
SJNGUIS
or

Abuses

AGN1

"

(II.,i., 132):
last

the the

blood
process

('both
of

blood

and
the

spirit'),
Elixir.
the

red, the
Gifford's

stage
which

in

See
text.

note,

is however

perfecting mainly deduced

from

Sapor Sapor

Pontic

| (II.,i. 589):
Dc

Gifford
all

quotes

from
he

Norton,
adds,
Norton
sapor
"

"there maie be

Stiptic)
these lesse

n)'ne

sapors,"
in
the

of which,
an test

be
two,
sower

learnde
is

halfe

hower."
called

"So also

sowerish sapor

explains pontic, And

the Black

called

stiptic." Pontic, of

195

region ; stiptic, binding. Phillips has "stiptical, stopping used in in And Holland's term or a binding, Physick." Plinie (1601) occurs and stipticke or austere, tasting of
"

Sea

wine." Sarsnet Say

" "

"

Book

ch. xiii.,

19.

See Taffata-Sarsnet. assay, dramatists, often condition

: a

i., (I., 453)

in
the

an

essay,

or

attempt.
as a

common

word
term

speciallyapplied
deer.
An

hunting
of
"

in

testingthe
Scarab
was
"

of the beetle.

(I.,i.,59)

unsavoury

term

abuse

as

it

distinctively applied to a dung-beetle. Battening like scarabs the on dung of peace." Massinger's Duke of Milan You (III.,i.,2). scarabs, That batten in its dung." are Beaumont Fletcher and (V. i.).
"

"

"

Scarlet,

called

to

the

"

(I.,i.,411):
Gifford scarlet. in scarlet. out! have
a
c

summoned but sheriff,'

as
as

sheriff, or
alderman

appointed wear Drugger would Alderman Security is

Scout!
Seal
" "

alderman.

says So

in

Staple of
!
are
"

News

i.)" (III.,

i.,566) (II.,

look

watch

(V., iii., 432):

a

Ananias
When

boasts he of

that

they
of tribe
In

"Gad
us

in exile"
have the

little lower

down. he
mean

speaks
the

that

seal," does
'seal'
meet
was

"sealed
to

of

Gad?"

But

a we

the
"

"

necessary Seal of the

all

sects.

Underwoods,
to

62,
"Seal

Rosie

Cross"
set

(Rosicrucians).
his seal
a

in

his shirt
etc.

i.,12) signifies to (II.,

bond

for

gage, mort-

Seem

to

follow
or

"

arrange, would arrange

to,

i., (I., 445) : "put on a seeming to, make or begin to do a thing." Generally, our the verb with replace this construction quoted
seem

ready
word
'
'

seem

(beseem).
to

I have
"

this
to

passage

in

my her
"

edition

of Othello

illustrate

I shall

notify unto
others.

i., 28), and (III.,

in Othello

given
had

from parallels
a

Peele

and

The

passage

been

stumbling

block.

196

Shards

"

(IV.,iii., 546)
"

fragments of pottery,
a

as
*

in

our

'potsherds.*
a common

Sheep,
name

Wild

i., (I., 6) : perhaps

"

reference

to

mutton,'

for

Dol
"

Commons."

Shrimps,
and his

buttered

(III., ii.,367;

IV., i., 159-60):

'

Marston

mentions
the

this
same

delicacy in
author

his

Dutch

Courtezan, III., i. (1605)

lobster's
to

speaks

of

buttered

thigh

'

in

Scourge of
If
"

Villanie
a

(III.).
Play,

Dekker

refers

'buttered

crabs'

in Sickness

this be

not

Good

etc.

is called 1. 1) : at line 183, Act I., this sickness (drgt., the 'plague.' It is the sweating sickness, sudor anglicus. London in 1607. from It appeared first in 1485, suffered visitation a fearful mortality,and It caused and frequently afterwards. those

stricken
use

suffered of the

from
'

intense

internal

heat suffered

hence
more

Ben

Jonson's
any found Sieve
and use

word and
See

hot.'
was

England
said
to

than Still

other

country,

beer Hot.
:

be

the

cause.

in

Germany.
"

Shears

(I.,i.,95)

this method of the

of divination
It
was

is still in

in

the

northern

parts
lost

country.
See

always
Dis-

employed
coverie the
"

finding things. of Witchcraft (1 584), reprint, p. Waie thiefe find out to a by

"

for

Reginald
for
"

Scot's
account

213, the

full

of in

paire of by

sheeres

the Silenced

rind
Saints

of
"

sieve."

i.,38) (III.,
Fair

referred

to
as

elsewhere
'

Ben

Jonson
or

(Bartholomew
1

and

Epiccene)
is
to

silenced

ministers,'

brethren.'
'

The silenced
Court

reference
'

the

Nonconformist of
are

clergy,

who the
to

were

in

the

second

year

Hampton
in
current

Conference. of the
time.

They
coins

King James, after alluded frequently

literature
"

Single

(V., ii.,298) : small Merry Beggars. The quotes Brome's

Money
is used

twice

in

Beaumont

and
Mans

Prize

(IV.,

and iii.),

Honest

change. Gifford expression (not common) Fletcher's plays : Woman Fortune (V., i.).
or

198

'Slight
Slops

"

(I.,i.,244)
ii., (III., 224;
out

etc.

see

'Odslid.
loose round breeches
'

"

IV., iv., 666):

soon

which

went

of

vogue of
His

after
Case is

Elizabeth's

reign.

Bombard

slops' are in Every

end

spoken
Man in

in

slltered; and
two

'tumbril

slops'
at

Humour;
Trunks.

of

Jonson's plays

the

of her

reign.

See

Sol

"

(I. i.,152 ; II.,i. et passim) : in alchemical language Sol for gold, as for silver. Luna Mammon's banquet was "boiled in the spiritof Sol," with few a pearls thrown flavouring (II.,i., 180). See Mars.
"

stands
to

be

in for

Solcecism

(IV.,i.,101)
or

Jonson
them

frequently expresses
as

his horror

of

reprehensible ( Fox, V., iv., 1 ; Epigrams, 116; Cynth., Rev., V., 2). So much so ; for it in Satiromastix that Dekker mocks him (Pearson's rept., I.,234). Jonson's is the correcter (solcccismus). spelling
Dedn. Soon

solecisms,

introduces

(V., ii., 258): early than once expression,occuring more

at
"

Night

this

evening. A frequent in Shakespeare, and others

of the Sophisticate but

in
"

time.
i. 398): to adulterate. verb, as a (I., Rarely used Garland in Skelton's Laurel and occurs of past participle Plinie, Book xii.,ch. 7 (1601) : Compare Holland's the Senvie or Pepper is soone sophisticated with
"

the

Lear.

Long

Mustard-seed

of Alexandria."
of

Sorcery,

(confirmed (I.,i., 112,221): by this statute of James witchcraft in the First and made were I.) sorcery felonies. So in Massinger's New Way to Pay Old Debts (V., 1): is a statute for Do deal with witches, rascal ? There you which will bring Your in a hempen circle." neck you
"

Statute

"

Sovereign,
half-a-

ii., (III., 438) sovereign. Whalley.

"
"

Harry's

coin

of

Henry

VIII.

value

199

Spagyrica

"

593) (II. i.,

j

an

epithet given

to

chemistry.
works

It is upon

chiefly
metals

restricted
and is

to

that

speciesof
in the

chemistry
search of

which the

philosopher's stone. first introduced the Paracelsus word. Gabriel Harvey uses several in Pierces the term times, as Supererogation (1593): Physique, Chirurgery, Spagirique, Astrology," etc.
"

employed

Spanish

of in a sort everything Spanish was at compulsory favour court, owing to King James's efforts to of the people, owing countries. the two But the feeling unite to partly to the Armada, and still more religious differences, of Ridicule this. was Spaniards on the stage was quite against in high popularity. Nevertheless this time endless list of at an Spanish fashions might be adduced, and it is these Jonson lays
"

355-67): (IV., ii.,

himself Spanish the

out

to

satirize.

Fashion
women,

"

(IV., ii., 419):

make
"

"It

To

first court."

hear popular ballad, Will you wooed It is an Englishman." Cupid's Whirligig( 1 607), and often he come Does a wooing to the ladies hove in Spanish fashion, afar off."
u
"

Spanish fashion for Perhaps an allusion to the of a Spanish ladie, how she in Sharpham's quoted thus elsewhere. Compare Shirley:
is

the

?"
a

"

Gold.

"After
"

the Afar

Maze

(I.,2).
from it."

off" Spur-Royal

here

"

means

bad

copy,"

"

long

way

"

IV. 's time

in Edward ii., (III., 476) : a gold coin first coined in the reign of James ; it passed for fifteen shillings
idol
"

I.

Starch,

that

of the
It is in
a

full ii., (III., are 131): Ben Jonson's works to starch, especially puritanicalobjections yellow starch. See Gifford's constant notes here, and subjectof satire.
Fair
'

Bartholomew
(

and made

Devil

is

an

Ass. the

well-known

attack

upon

starch Anatomie

was

by Stubbes,
He

puritanical champion,
one

in

his

of Abuses.
devil's
See

calls it "the

arch The Devil

with
a

which

the

yellowish green.

kingdom is propped." IV., ii., Compare 50.

200

pillar yellow was

or

is

an

Ass

(by
Sir Statelich

our

Author),
Eith.
'

V.,

(16 16):
the

"'Yellow,
idol of

yellow, yellow'!
colour.'
'
'

P.

That's

starch,

devil's form

of that

and

i.,554): a (II., in use 'lustig' were

"

Dutch
at

stately;

so

frolich

'

this time. clear (IV., i., 22 1): "a the transversely parallelon
star
or

STELLJ,

IN

MONTE

VENERIS

"

furrows

that

be

red

and

Mons and

Veneris, and
amorous;

is much

it shows

elevated, shews one also one faithful, just

fortune
or

cheerful merry, and intire

it also

signifies great
or

estate

and

substance

by

heart sweet-

lover."

"

Salmon's
: on a

(Lib. V., chap. 45). Polygraphices

in hawk falconry. To pounce as a In Shakespeare's Cymbeline.
the

Stoop
on

"

(V., iii., 467)

the
;
your

term

wing

does

its prey.
stoup
is

Stoup

Spanish says
In
a

best

garb

"

(IV., ii.,362)
a

Gifford
bow.

he

is unable

to

explain
from

this. and

Probably
Lie Anatomie

stately
or

quoted Worldeys Folly (1605), to illustrate Shaksp. Soc, 1878), there (New the picktooth dandy of the time :
passage
"

Laugh
is in the

downe^

the

Stubbes'
this

of Abuses
of
a

description
the

mouth,
stoupe
to

flowers
the
an

in

the
. . .

eare
. . .

the

kisse

of of
a

the

hand,

the
horse

of
make

head
asse

and

then
A
mere

tale

roasted

laugh."
usual

Chaucerian
to

orthographic spelling. (I.,i.,51): to this story."

"

variant

of

stoop,'but

this

is the

Strange,
made

make

"

assume

ignorance.
Ho
or

"I,

at

first,

strange

of

Head's

1668. (reprint),

Occurs

in Eastward
:

English Rogue (II.,370) i.). (III., suffocated, but

not

Strangled,
our one sense

to

be

"

(V. i.,37)
death.'
in So

choked
in

in

of 'to

Middleton's

Roaring Girl, when

latter face and
make
retorts
"

blows
the

tobacco

another's
come

face,
a

the

thou

art
ere

cowardliest, to
be
aware
:

before find
it in
to

man's heart

he

I could

notes Very silly

are

appended
201

to my this passage.

stranglehim a quarrel."

Sublime

(II.,i., causing matter

" "

ioo,
to

etc.):
pass into

sublimation
a

is

rendering
In is

state

of vapour.

vaporous, Chaucer.

Sudden
an

(IV., i.,195): hasty. A boy,' or a roarer.' angry

'

'sudden
I have
not

boy'
met

equivalent to where. these boys else-

Sulphureity

"

(II.,i., 664)
Words

the

See Aqueity.

from

principle of being sulphureous. Ben's hermaphrodeity." mint, like

w
'

Suscitability

of being roused made or i.,6 1 3): the power (II., occasionally. occurs to quicksilver. Suscitation alive,applicable Probably Jonson coined this word.
"

'

Swabber
or

"

(IV., iv., 643)

'

term

of person

abuse,
on

much board

as

swab.'

An

inferior

sweep,' ship. Again The

{

we

use

Tempest

is recalled.

Taffeta-sarsnet mentioned the

was

"

i.,193) (II.,
'

thin silk, is very taffata,'

commonly
from

;
u

a sarsnet,'

fine thin
Occurs

silk,is said

to

be derived The

Arabic

Saracen."
'

in

Shakespeare.

compound

doubly
Oil
of
"

soft and
Oil.

lightas

cobwebs.'

Talc,
Xaw
"

see

(IV., i.,348) : to dress sense) in (in a bad (III.,iii.).

in the

leather;
Middleton's

to

macerate.

Used

similarly

Blurt,

Master-Constable

Teaching

Nose

"

(V., i.,11):
See

refers
and

to

the

nasal BUZ.
nose

delivery
So

of the

Puritan
Case

teachers.
is Altered

HUM
"

////,and
in

in

Jonson's
Puritan
TERRA DJMNJTJ Hence

: (I.,iii.)

Speak

the

and

turn

presently."
"

i.,584) (II.,
refuse.

the

alchemist's
uses

phrase
in Tale

for earth.

dross

or

Jonson

it

again

of a

Tub

in.). (i.,
Terreity
"

i., 664): (II.,

the

principleof being earthy.

202

See Aqueity.

Threaves

(V., i., 65): Hall provincialuse. (IV., i.).

"

equivalent to our threaves speaks of

" '

'sheaves.'

Still
"

in

of ballads."

Satires

Three-pound-thrum,
of
The

thrum is the waste end i.,16): (I., bad cloth of. the weaver's coarse cheap, to make warp, very Three notes to this passage are a better pounds was astray.
livery
"

'

class of manservant's

wage.
:

Thus

Cooke in

in Greene's
and

Tu

Quoque

(16 14)
and year as Phoenix
marks

"

"

Staines your

am

humble
as

body

dejected in mind
a forty shillings

will do

worship
shall

another

"A : i.) (III., and a livery a

good for three pounds"; servant justice's is about year," which

service

for and
is

in

Middleton's

in
the

receipt of
same.

four

Tim

"

of abuse I have with not met elsewhere, (IV., iv.,664) a term with the sense and perhaps it is provincial. It is an Irish word is And in name nickit used Ireland of 'fear,' spiritlessness.' a as little (without reference to Timothy ')for a puny, absurd in fact. 'whit' a Cotgrave has 'Timothy' in the sense person, fool (in v. Bailley Bonne). of a silly
'

'

Tinct

(II.,i.,268) : equivalentto sense,

"

the but
'

or

it has a tinge. Here special chemical give it a taste of the sandbath.' Compare The is in AW verb substantive not s Well Hi.). (V., common, in of 'dye' elsewhere has times the it three sense Jonson Tinct stain.' hair," Brome's City Wit (II., ii.). your
to
'
"
"

Tincture

phorical accomplishment, in the metafrom The alchemists used by Subtle alchemy. sense, grand mineral tincture to the philosopher's stone, give the name from an opinion that all required to their operation is to give Rees' of gold to fixed tincture colour the or mercury." Chambers Cyclop. (1778). See also II., i.

(I.,i.,76)

quality or

"

"

TlTIyTlTI

fairy language. The 502): represents (HI., ii.,477, and in elves Randolph's Amyntasy III., iv., (speaking Latin several times. Tititatie the formula English in turn) use
"

'

'

203

GifFord's
to

talk

777/ was a suggestion that 77//, is untenable. absolutely jargon," dramatists other inserted
"

"

hint If

to

performers be to jargon was

the
as

talked, the
Well

it when

they chose,

in

AWs

Tittie of Tiffin" and two plays. are he spirits and she spirits," according to Scot's Bryan Discoverie clue (rept.1584). Another of Witchcraft,p. 455 found be in In the Titania. name Drayton's Fairy may Tita.' he calls the fairy Wedding and
"

many Darcies

'

Titillation
here
a

(IV., ii.,365): that producing a pleasant sensation, perfume. This Spanish perfume is not first mentioned
"

by

Ben
40

Jonson. (1606)
"

In I

Sir

Gyles' Goosccappe
"

Bullen's

Old

Plays,
he will
the

III.,

find

the

perfume you gloves himselfe what's rightSpanish titillation. Pene. Titillation, Tal. Why, Lady, 'tis a pretty kinde of Terme in perfuming, which they call a Titillation."
Tire
"

following: "Nay and most delicately

Lady, give them

that, my
new

Lord? up

come

i.,521 (II.,
as

111., ii., 289

in the

IV., ii., 401)

sense,

used

inately indiscrim-

attire,or
: one

limited

"ladies' Bufo.

head-dress."

Toad

"

i.,404) (II.,

of the
and
occurs

stages.

See

Tobacco-man}
Tobacco-boy

(Dram.

Pers.

ii., III., 311;

a V.,i.,5):

tobacconist.
on

5 The

word
Ben

again
"

in

A.

Gill's

lines

the

Magnetic Lady, by tobacco-men," etc.

Tom-boy
later like
tom. a
"

Jonson,

Druggers,

grocers,

cooks,

(V., iii., 412):

to

applied
a

to

male

here, and
and

transferred
abroad
Ladyoccurs

girlof Tom-boy."
a

such

kind

"

"whisking
1

(Udall'sRoister Doister,circa
22).
As
s a

ramping 1 550). See

the

See also

Cymbeline (I., v.,

and Fletcher's
:

female

word
ante

in

Beaumont
"

Woman

Prize

(I.,5),

1633.

Tray-trip
on

(V., ii., 228)

trois.

throwing a 207). See Nares.

at dice, in which a game success depended in Twelfth Night (II., It is mentioned v.,

204

Roses."
a

"

Holland's

translation, Bk.
Will
Baret

xxx.,

8, p. 384
"

(1601).
from Persia

In
"

list of

is

drugs, etc., by given. Hakluyt.

"

(1 584),
'umber.'

Tutia

Umbre Unblamed

"

384): (V., iii.,

"

old

spellingof
unblemished.

(IV., i., 75):

of
"

Spenser

uses

'blame'

in

the Unclean

'

sense

blemish.'

Birds
to

(IV., iv., 671):

D'Alva's
invasion

Giffbrd's of
the

referred rufFed
were we

suggestion Netherlands by
occurred
in

that
the

this

greatbut suit
came

Spaniards is at libertyto
D'

untenable. alter the

That
text,

1567,
birds'
to

the and

explanation would
no

well. later.
the

Alva

was

recalled
have
some

in 1573,
known

'unclean
I
am

Gifford

must

this.

inclined

think

reference be
a

is

to

would
with

quite in the swaggering ruff, an

"

It ornithologicalphenomenon. puritanical style to call a courtly delicacy

real

unclean
'over
'

bird.
sea

Upsee

Dutch

(IV.. iv., 587):

also
'

Dutch,'
Dutch
s

strong,
terms

heavy
are

beer, called
not."

upsee
"

Freeze
me

(Friesland).
upsee
:

Both

frequently used.
Beaumont
"

Drink

frolic

and

fear

and

Fletcher's

Beggar

Bush

i.). (III.,

Velvet

Head

term)
Venus Vinegar
"

to

the (apart from (I.,i.,260) : a reference the velvet by astrologers. skull-cap worn
:

hunting

(passim)
"

copper.

See

Mars.

448): vinegar in the nostrils of producing bleeding of the nose: old stage method was an Hazlitt's Return Dodsley (IX., 108), and see from Parnassus. This be part of the foolery that was note played (1601). may excited Dapper. are by on effectually Lethargic persons We the Chambers' into nose." Rees' blown are Cyclop. vinegar "hath told later that Dapper ii., 448). (III., vinegared his senses"
i., 365; (I.,

III., ii., 432,

"

"

"

"

Compare Preston's Cambyses in Hazlitt's his blood Behold, now springs out
of

Dodsley, IV.,
on

(1569): [a
little

the

ground

bladder

vinegar being pricked]."

206

Visitor

"

i.,519): (II.,
here
'

one

in
that

authority over
'visitor'
our
common

an an

institution.

It is
is used.

used
4

in the stood
see

sense

to

University

Visitant Milk

often LAC

for

sense.

Virgin's Vive
see

"

FlRGINIS.

"

Argent-vive.

Walk Warm

the

Round

"

see

Round.

i., 726): well to do, well-off, in good circumstances. (II., Still in use provincially. Compare Shakespeare's{irst) Henry IV. slaves." commodity of warm (IV., ii.,19): "A
"

Watch

i.,205) : compare (I., while and perchance wind (1600). jewel

"

Twelfth Night (II., 5) : "I watch or play with up my

frown
some

the
rich

"

"

Weasel

(II.,i., 543): Mammon where Inn, (I.,i.), Compare New called. wit ") is also so nimble
"

calls

Face

Ferret
This is

'my good ("a fellow the early sense

Ben

weasel.' of

quick
of
the

word,
names

not
are

'

thinness,'

as

one

derivation repay

suggests.

Jonson's

and usually significant

consideration.

What

(IV., i.,181) : a strong in Poetaster (YV iii.) ; Every Man in and and Devil is Staple of News
else
"

affirmation.
Out
an

Jonson
Humour

uses

it

.,

of His
Ass.

(V., iv.) ; Shakespeare, Lyly,

and Wha'ts'hum

others

use

it. call

'what do i.,553) : equivalent to our (II., So also in the him,' when one forgets a name. whach'um Lord Magnetic Lady, (I.,i.); and see "what-sha' call him in His Humour (III., i.), ; Every Man Eastward Ho and III.,i.) i.). (I., ; and
"

you

author's

"

"

Poetaster

"

i., (I.,

What's
to

to

do

"

be

done

?"

the matter ?" 485) : "what's (IV.,iii., in as 13). Twelfth Night (III.,iii.,

not

"what's

207

WhenWhenas

as

1., { (III., 30
I peare.
'When and
as

V., ii., 229)

"After
we

begins
Ballads White Woman

Broadsides

Frequent in Shakesof the the tune exxvu. Psalme, which in Babylon,' such sat or lyke." Ancient (ed. 1870, p. 121, circa 1570).
:
"
"

when.

"

i., (II., 407)

in the
"

"Your alchemical

red

man

and

your

white

woman,"

terms

process. is

Quicksilver

(mercury)
render Chambers'
Win it

and with

gold.
some

Mercury, animated,
and hot

subtile

capable of growing Cyclop. (1782).

Wear

pregnated quicksilver imto spirituous particles, so as when mingled with gold."

"

Her
Much

and

Her

"

(IV., i., 322"3)

A

in

Ado

About

Nothing.
her, win
:

fuller
wear

form

is in

Shakespeare's Lyly's Euphues

(1580),
Wish
"

"Woo

her, and

her." So in
a

i.,388) (I., (Act IV.), He

"

to

recommend.
he
was

Match

at

Midnight

says

wished and

to

It
uses

occurs

also in

Cynthia'sRevels

in

wealthy widow." very Tale of a Tub. Dekker

"Witched
the

it.
"

Witch

(II.,i.,539)
with
live by

to

bewitch.

world

wondrous

Shakespeare, Henry V. horsemanship."

"

So

Wits,

to

one's

expression occurs Humour and (I.,i.),

Wood
"

i.,730 ; III., ii.,347) : (II., in Jonson : Every Man elsewhere

"

this familiar
out

of

His

Fortunate
: an

Isles.

of anything. assemblage or collection words here used are previously by Jonson in Epicoene "As multitude call the (II.,i.). Compare Jonson's Forest. forest ; so am timber-trees, promiscuously growing, a wood or of later growth, by this of I bold lesser poems entitle these to Underwood." Jonson's Underwoods. (To the Reader), Ben

ii.,144) (III.,

The

"

The
Would

use

here

is still

'

more

bold.' for 'should.'

So

"

(III., ii., 265):

in

used

again

Cynthia s

Revels

unmistakeably These : (V., ii.)

"

impostors

would

208

not

be
this

hanged
same

Your
"

thief

I have play : lost for a be kingdom." all Shakespearian difficulty) Shakespearian Grammar. in
"

comparable a comedy toward (V., iii.). Abbott

not
use

is

to

them

"

and
not

that

would

refuses
'

(with
'

of

'

would

'

for

should

in

his

Wretch
kind

"

(IV., i., 123;

wretch
'

V., ii., 217):

in

term

of

affection; 'poor
Bartholomew
Fair

is found

(V., i.). Frequent

Wriggled
"

Jonson's again in Ben Shakespeare.

into
Cruel

(IV., i.,274) : cut " of a rigled hag." speaks

"
"

wrinkles

or

cracks.

Davenant

Brother, IV.
etc.,
at

(1630).
the
wrist In
wears was

Wrist

ii., (III., 468)

amongst

wearing charms,
as

custom

men,

it is

now
"

among

ladies. Glass"

Ben his

Jonson's Masque of Fortunate looking glass at his wrist.

or

Isles, Howle
The

bracelets

of

Cynthia s
Zernich his
"

Revels

wearing of jewelled bracelets, is commonly ladies' hair by gallants mentioned. Man out of His Humour, etc. ; Every
"

i.,406) (II.,
notes
to

Giffbrd
are

these

terms

says made

zernich

auri-pigment, but recklessly. Probably the

is
I find
to
"

reading of given by some Encydop. (1784).

correct

would the

be

'zerich,'for
writers

Zerichum,
"

name

chemical

arsenic."

Chambers'

209

PROPER
Adam
"

NAMES.

(II., i., 85):

Miriam
on

according
With

to

Upton,
and
to

Fabricius
Adam

enumerates

Moses,
writers

Solomon (his sister),

amongst

the

chemistry.
see

regard
Letters

Adam's

language (1632)
XII.
Becanus in
. .

being
II., 56.
:

high
Howell ancient himself
which

Dutch,
goes is the
it
was

Howell's in

I., vi., 4
Sect.

and

further German
the

Foraine

Travel,
that

(1642)

"So

tongue,

Goropius
was

flattered

language
showed would Hudibras.
a

which desire
stretch
to

spoken
.

Paradise, Adam,

Ortelius

also

believe.
to

Eve,
Butler

Abel,
refers

Seth, they
to

bee

German

words."

this

in

Alva AMJDIS

"

see

D'Alva. GJUL

DE

"

(IV., iv.,658) by
Vasco

very

popular Spanish

romance,

originally
who into

written in

Lobeira
the

(himself
1400. It

good
was

knight,

died French

1403) before into first,and

whose overthrow

year

translated

English
in

by
It

Thos.
was

Paynell (1567),
the

and

(book

I) by Munday,

1595.

best

of

those

commenced productions was by Cervantes' Sir Quixote (Englished, 1605). Philip Sidney says, in it moved men's hearts the exercise to Defence of Poesie, courtesie, liberalise, and Fynes Moryson, ; and courage
Don
"
"

his

of
in his

his

Receipts for Travellers,

than Amadis

"

thinke It the

no

booke

better
to

for

discourse

of

Gaule."

is

referred

elsewhere

by
Wild its

Ben

Jonson,
Goose

constantly by Chase, etc.). Southey

the best."

and

dramatists

(Ram
the

Alley;
of

says

it is

"

not

oldest

kind,

but

Amo,

Mistress whose

"

(V., ii.,325):
is

evidently
in

well-known
text.

personage,
have
no

occupation

indicated

the

other

reference.

210

Apicius'
The

Diet

"

(II., i., 1S1):

from

passage
"

(quoted by Upton)
refers

Lampridius' Vita Heliogabali. Notes. is given in Gifford's

several
hook

ARETINE

(II.,i., 148): Jonson

in The Fox
collection Marc
;

times

previously
to

to

Aretine "a

(Act III.). containing sixteen

Anthony,
a

The
lewd

referred

here

is

figures, engraved by
after
at

the

famous
Romano

of

Bologna,

the

designs

of

Julio
"

with

sonnet

of Aretin's

the
were
u

bottom dated

of each."
1537.
nee

2nd Bayle's-D/V/., passage here

ed. (1735).
to

They
lines:

The

refers

Aretine's

Quales

Didymi

sciunt

Nee puellas,
See

molles

Bayle. Pepys' DiiifVy

referred
the
to.

Bullen's
Notes

Nashe
knaves God

puellae," etc., quoted by to (VII., v., 8) ; and see Aretine is constantly 1663). (May 15, of about has him, one a capitalpassage
Elephantidos
Middkton Note
u

wittiest

ever

made,"

in the

Unfortunate Traveler^

Grosart's
Artillery-yard

ed., V., 96 (1594).

"

(I., i., 31):

or

Artillery
"A
Stow.

Garden

Yard. with
a

The brick

Artillery'sdrilling-ground: wall, without Bishopsgate."

"

Meld
See

enclosed

Every
the this

Man

in His

Humour. time. For

Often
an

writers

of the

of Wheatley's of and spoken by Jonson of the account re-opening of

1

Edition

the 26th March, on drill-ground by Nichol's ed.). The see ground Progresses(I., 296, 2nd given to the Fraternity of Artilleryby Henry originally See Strype's Stow 96). (II.,

Queen

Elizabeth,

572,
was

VIII.

ASSUMPSIT

"

(I.,i., 268):
or

legal term
action
to

; "an
recover

unsealed

or

unwritten
tor
use

promise
of word
such

contract

an

damages
This

breach of the

engagement."
than

"

Stanford of those

Dictionary,
cited in

is earlier

any

N.E.D.

Augusta,
whom

Madame
he
'

"

(II.,i., 17): Upton

elsewhere says
2

says,

"Probably
calls the
'

the

same

(Jonson)
GifFord

(V., ii., 326)

she
was

Madame
of
a

Cesarean."

rather

"

mistress

gambling-house."
The

quarto

Probably both reading of' lmperiall

'

are

right.

See
seems

Cesarean.
to

for Cesarean

confirm

Upton.
Austriac

See
"

Imperial.

Lip

see

Glossary.
allusion
a

Bantam

i.,535) : there is no doubt an (II., The founded cannot explain. English Later in the (Java), in 1603. century
"

here

which
Bantam

factory at
title
was

the

Sultan

of

Bantam. Bayard

of Rinaldo, in Bayard, the blind horse became a proverbial type of blind and unreasoning has the saying in Chanouns Temannes Chaucer rage. u forward." like blind on Tale, Bayardes rush Stanyhurst's Occurs in Day's Blind (1582). Virgil (trans.),Dedication Beggar (1600), etc. ; see Nares.

(II., i., 671) Ariosto's Orlando,

"

"

BARABORJT

"

(I.,i.,439)
quotes
secundi mundi Ad Petri

in
the

note

to

the

Fortunate

Isles, by

our

author, GifFord
"

authority for
die Orientem
:

these quos

mercurial
advocari

: spirits

Angeli

caTi regnantes

Mercurii,

oportet
Bara-

quatuor
borat.

partibus :
de

ad
:

Mathlai,
Velel"

Tarmiel,
etc.
"

Septembrionem
Albana.
;

T/iiel,Rael,
See
RAEL.
;

Elementa

Magica
Beth'lem
"

neighbourhood Priory asylum (forming Mary for been of Bethlehem) have to a place assignations. appears China-houses with Jonson couples it elsewhere (IV., ii., 406). See Glossary. (IV., ii., 400
of the
:

IV., iii., 540

V., i., 147)

the

the

lunatic

of St.

Black

Friars

(feather-dealers)
i.,440) (II.,
Beaumont and

"

(I., i., 128)

warrior
mention

see

Feather

"

Glossary.
Bradamante Furioso.
"

female

in Ariosto's
her

Orlando Cure

Fletcher

in Love's
translation Used
as

(III.,4),
this work

and

Sea

i.). Harrington's Voyage (III.,

it
woman

of
one

rendered
'

very
'

popular
in each

at
case.

this

time.

would

say

fine

212

Claribel

of the four Claribcl was one (I., i., 245): "Lewd knights that "furiously 'gan fare" in Spenser's Faerie Queene it is a female name (II., vii.). From (IV., ix., 27). Elsewhere lost [?] occurred in some the have must name Jonson's use
"
"

romance

or

ballad.
:

Clari

Diana

"

(I.,i., 175)
Clough in

the

heroine

of the

once

popular

romance,

the

Mirror
the

of Knighthood.
"

Clim

o'

(I.,i., 245)
Hood

celebrated
See

outlaw,

often

mentioned

Robin

Drayton speaks
Common,
Dol
"

of him

in

Percy's Reliques. ShephearcTs Garland, Eel. IV. (1593).

'was

ballads.

(or at any rate became) In Epicane (II., of her class. 3) Jonson prea generic name viously 2nd Doll Tearsheet mentioned Henry IF.) (of Shaks. Mai. So Dekker Common. and Kate What, Open the doore. in breeches I sir ; though You do me ? to a Common go wrong, Mee for." Match in take I am the not me roaring girl you be a Dol (1623?). "What, London, Pearson's rept., IV., 141 the follow Otway's Atheist, V. (1684). Common, camp!" her that Pepys calls this part so much Mrs. own Carey made of the He her Common. Dol gives an interesting account her with in connection turmoil raised at court by this actress Ho (1607). similarlyin Northward applies'Doll part. Webster
i.,177): (I.,
'Common
"
"

"

'

Dagger,

226): a low gambling ordinary (I.,i.,191 ; V., ii., The in Holborn. elsewhere, and the frequently sign occurred of Cheapside is mentioned at V., ii., mentioned 225, Dagger Ass is in Devil and an Jonson's as prentice's a ordinary again The for ale, pies and frumenty. famous i.). The latter was (I., in ale is mentioned Gascoigne's as early as 1576, "Dagger" is in Drunkards. The Diet for a 'prentices' Cheape Dagger Me know in wood's not tavern (Pearson, pt. II., If you Hey and its pies are spoken of there (1605); in Dekker's p. 257) Quiet Life Satiromastix, Pearson, I.,200 (1602) ; in Middleton's
The
"

"

"

'

"

"

214

"

'sixpenny pics' in Dekker's 116 (1600). As late as 1664 in Foster Lane visited the I often Dagger English Rogue II., pudding-pies." Head's Trade Woolsack.. tokens (the dagger and
and (V., i.) ; Pearson, VI.,
as
"

Old it held

Fortunatus,
its

fame.

[Cheapside] for (rept.). See 114 magpie) of this

house D'Alva
"

are

known.

(IV., i.,277)
returned

massacres

He

for his famous Spanish commander, under in the Netherlands Philip II. (circa 1570). and to Spain, Egmont conquered Portugal. Count
:

The

mentioned Dapper

here

was

victim

of his.

(passim): this adjective is three times clerk. Jonson's names Harington to a lawyer's
"

research appropriateness, but sometimes is usually the The epithet of a page. " follows A nimble are as : dapper fellow hath

applied by Sir J. always have an is needed. Dapper in Harington passages

one
. . .

that
or

pretty

pettifogging skill
Met. honest
"

in

the

law."

"

An
"

Apology
little

Retraction

of

fellow, my
Doubtless
Deaf

other

of Ajax, rept. p. 2 (1596). attorney." 3id., p. 24. examples will be found.

information
about this

dapper
26.

And

again, p.

John

"

i.,85): (I.,

tavern-keeper

is

required.
Dee,
gician, mathematician, mai.,689): Dr. Dee, the famous (II., fellow He a was "c, was recentlydead (1608). astrologer, famous of of Cambridge, and the a glass or crystal, possessor showed who Elizabeth in which he exhibited to Queen 1575, He favour. travelled much him Europe with Kelly, and over Nichol's In made various much ot at courts. Progresses was Mortlake in died at I., 416 (ed. 1853) he is stated to have divine in almost held Dee (or devilish) was poverty. great Scot's Discoverie used in incantations, as his name of was awe;

Dr.

"

Witchcraft (rept.,p. 366)

SUBTLE
refer

instances.

It the and

characters then the

Face

and
at

speciallyto

Kelly
21 ;

Dec,

'glass'

was (till crystal. This crystal recently) of antiquities. Grose tiquities) collection in the Lansdowne {PopularAnwith used the crystal. An account gives the method of great learning Dee of it is given by Granger. a man was the studies and means were fruitless) (by no ability. His

I.,i., 97,

would

be

Dee's

mania Demogorgon

ot
"

his time.

conjure with. him introduced in his to moderns, Boccacio, who Genealogia is him the He makes Deorum, grandsire of all the gods. referred and to Milton, but it is even by Chaucer yet hardly in Dr. Faustus with safe to mention him his name. conjured Doctor Faustus, iii., summoning Mephistopheles. See Marlowe's him the 18 and Howell calls edition (Bullen's appendix). (II., i., 103):
a

terrible

name

to

"

God

of

minerals."

See

Nares

for

earlier

references

to

this

dreaded Diego
"

word. and
to term

name

560; IV.,iv.,58 1): a very common (IV.,iii., for a Spaniard, having usually reference The foullyin St. Paul's {ante 1597).
Sir
; and

opprobrious
one

who

haved bein

is used is

Webster's mentioned

Thomas

Wyatt,
refers
in

where
a

the
to

nasty

fact

plainly
iii.

Dyce
See

note

Cottonian

MSS.,]\i\.,c.3

{circa 1597).

Middleton's and

Blurt,

Master

Constable,IV.,

(1602)
Love's

Beaumont

Fletcher's
Dicke

Maid

in Mill
"

i.); (II.,
Old

ibid.

Cure
;

(III., i.);
Beaumont Fair Maid

(II.,39)

and

Bullen's of Devonshire Fletcher's Scornful Lady the

West
;

Plays

Heywood's Constable (IV., i.).

Don

of

and

ii.) (III., ; Humorous Shirley's

of

John
where

"

(IV., i., 267):

the

the

hero

Turks

were

defeated
to

suggests favourite a
Revels

that

refers this passage and mentioned one,

Lepanto, Gifford in 1 57 1 rightly a painting,the subject being

.

of

the

battle

(IV., i.). The paintings is referred Or Italian prints?

"c

in Cynthia s by Jonson earlier, practiceof tailors taking fashions from Ass in Jonson's Devil is an to (I.,i.). tailors' are arras They hangings?

2l6

libraries."
council

Coryat
in

tells the

us

of

chamber

ducal

picture on the west palace at Venice, of

and

end
the

of

the

battle

of

Lepanto (1611). And "He looked, (III.,iii.) :

in Beaumont
in his

Fletcher's
trunks and

Captain
sliced

old

velvet

Spanish jerkin, as
Don

Don

John"
:

(16 13).
mentioned
Amadis Don

Quixote

"

(IV., iv., 658)

in

Jonson
with
were a

Quixote

before, and also IV., i., 1609), as

part
of Cervantes' translation
occurs

company though it
Don

de
romance.

Gaul

(Epicane,
The
first
tne

serious

Quixote appeared in 1605,

1612.
"

anc^

^rst
than
a

English
Jonson's
windmill "Now Miseries

in (Shelton's) Middleton
Five
to
:

An

earlier mention would

and

in
"

'Sfoot, I

fight with
still earlier:
"

now."
am

Tour

Gallants

(1608);
a

armed

fight
,

with

windmill."

Wilkins'

of 1 'nforced Marriage of
In Venice
1,

Hazlitt's

Shirley'sGentleman
with

(1639)
however,
romances

also

Dodsley,IX., 525 (1607). Quixote couples Don

and

Amadis.
on

161

Beaumont in the

Fletcher
ing Burnhis

carried

the

burlesque
Vulcan
an

of

Knight of the

Pestle.

Jonson
upon

refers

to

Don

Quixote's

library in

execration
Drugger
*

{circa 1629).
since
to

"

(passim):
"

appropriate name,
follows
meere a

it

corresponded
"

to

our

druggist.' Microcosmographia)a
"

Then

writ

his

drugger"

J. Earle's

dull

Physitian (1628).

Dutch

See Adam.

Egmont,

(IV., i.,277): a Flemish and Alva's cruelty under government in treacherously put to death company Hoorn by d'Alva in 1567.
Count
" "

general who Philip II.

with the

opposed
He Count
was

ot

Elephantis

(II.,i., 148):
on

for

an

account

of

this

poetess

see

the
is

commentators

the

Life of

Tiberius
43,

by

Suetonius.

She

mentioned

by

Martial

(Ep.

12,

4).

217

Exchange,
was

The
"

399): (IV., ii.,

situate

in

Lcadenhall
,

Street.

It

in 1 5 7 1 Elizabeth structed having been conopened by Queen favourite Gresham. It became a by Sir Thomas it for resort assignations. Jonson mentions similarly in of the it is one four Epicane (IV., ii.) In his Staple of News for cardinal obtaining news. quarters
,

Face

"

"

Alley there is a character Barry's Ram Captain (or Puff), a mere boasting tavern-haunter, "that This written play (printed in 161 1) was fleshlyCaptain Face." about 1607. 'Face' then (asnow) meant 'impudence,' 'assurance' Dr. In Act Pers. out see Every Man of His Humour V., ii., Of be a reference Face ballad to to a so 197-8, there seems Lost ballads would famous, the precious king Of present wits." doubt, throw light on obscurities. often, no (I.,i.,389
Face
et

passim):

in

"

"

Galen-

"

(II., i., 448):

He
are

physicians. his writings

diseases Paracelsus and

early Greek of at {circa 131). Some was Pergamus His principles with preserved. regard to
most

the

celebrated

of

the

born

their
burnt

cures

were

held of

infallible for thirteen Galen

at

centuries.
hence the

the

works passage.
he makes
a

Basel
to

appropriateness of this The where Fox (II., i.),

Gamaliel in
a

Jonson
the noted
name

refers

him

again
robbed

in

rhyme

with
who

'all in.'

Ratsey

"

(I.,i.,99):
On the
a

highwayman
of the
The

hideous

mask.

books

Stationers'

Company
Death

of Theefe of England, executed at Bedford. L. T. Smith's Shakespeare 's Century of Twoo There also Ballets Praise. was printed of Gamaliel! Ratsey who executed and Snell his companie [sic] at were Bedford (1605); Hazlitt's and Ghost Ratseis Handbooks. Bibliograph. (same date).
(May,
"

1605) is entered Gamaliel Ratsey, a Famous See appendix to Miss

work

called

Lyfe

and

Greek

Testament later

"

(I.,i.,255):
substituted
reason.

this
'

is the

quarto
'

folio
some

(1616)
unknown

for

Xenophon Perhaps the

reading. The 'Testament,' a compositor was

for

2l8

Puritan. from

Or the

more

probably
to

it

is

connected

with

Jonson's
took

change place shortly before

Heaven
on

Catholic
this

the
was

Protestant written.

which religion,

play

and

Hell

"

227) (V., ii.,

Hall." line
"

"Two In

mean

alehouses
and have

abutting
Fletcher's
several

Westminster

GifFord.
"

Beaumont

FriendSythe Faithful
1

Lawyers

and
c

tailors
'

their

is an allusion which Hell to the was frequented ii.), (I., Westminster where Hell, Hall, a place near by lawyers. very all time." Peacham's is the dressed Worth term meat of a good and mentioned in a Purgatory, are Penny (1641). The two, 1485 {London Past and Present). Pepys sometimes grant dated On his morning had (Nov. 27th, 1660). draught in 'Hell' Heaven accasion another at Pepys dined (Jan. 28th, 1659). Harl. in St. mentioned Tears Both Misc., ed. 1 8 10, are Hilary s At sides of the hall they complain both V., 157 (1642), "On clerk heaven a comes they say there is not a lawyer nor flock like hell and where them at wont to starlings they were ; and then." in but reed-bush, now to come a they dropping beet. mentions 'Heaven' Brome Tom (circa 1700) for roast

hells

'

"

"

"

near

'

'

Hebrew

to (II., i., 596): represented all Scripture.

"

the The

Puritans
new

the

old
was

testament

testament

little dealt
to

with

till after

the

Restoration.

See

GifFord's

note

passage.

predilection tor gives two quotations earlier is an Here the a one : language of Canaan.' poet in Return Hebrew." III., out Parnassus, from newly come 3., Hazlitt's Dodsk)\ IX., 169 {circa 1602).
He

illustratingthis

'

"

"

Heidelberg,

refer to i.,649; III.,i.,36): this may (II., Kelly Dr. was (q.v.) who patronised by the bigoted alchemist, Prince was Heidelberg II., whose hereditary seat Rudolph method the Castle. The at Heidelberg one employed by where be that in Faber's Arcana a very to seems (LXXIL, ix.), of Eggs" produces Sol. with Yolk subtil powder of Mercury mixd
one at
"

'

'

"

219

Hieronimo

252) : the first part of Jeronymo (IV., iv.,689 ; V., ii., (Kyd) appeared in 1588, and probably this is what is referred The second speaks of it elsewhere. Jonson specifically to, as full Both are part, The Spanish Tragedy, appeared about 1599. of and absurd bombast, constantly ridiculed, especially the references. latter. Jonson has half-a-dozen
" "

Hogsden

(V., i.,65
of
the

V., iii., 410):

to

see

Pimlico favourite
c

and

Eye-bright
'

for

some

attractions
to

this

outleap
first

for
scene

the of

citizens, now

corrupted
in

Hoxton.
there.

Jonson
See Mr.

laid the

Every
of
have that

Man

His

Humour

play.
295

Mother See and

lived

there.

(Pearson, p. ington, Where

Pestle. Holland and See

p.

ale

and

Wheatley's edition for her to Redcar, famous ale, seems Wise Woman Heywood's of Hogsdon "To Newand to 332). Hogsdon cakes are plenty." Knight of Burning
"

also

Roaring

Girl.
to

belonged to this period. The of works the latter were published (in Latin) in 161 7. Giffbrd gives the title. A reference to another piece of Isaac Holland's the Vegetableand Animal Secrets concerning World will be found in Hazlitt's General Handbook. (1652) Howleglass Spiegel. i.,242): see Ulen (II.,
"
'
" " "

i., (I., 308) : this refers John Isaac Holland, who

"

two

alchemists, Isaac

Holland

Imperiall,
Cesarean
which
a

Madame

"

this is the

earlier quarto
the
same

reading
Madame

for Madame

(q.v.).Perhaps
see.

lady as
Master

Augusta,
is

In

Middleton's

Blurt,

Constable, Imperia

courtesan

(1602). (II., i., 98):

which this

Jason's

Helm

"

passage

upon

Brazen
a name

for the

(from Suidas) the Upton quotes founded. is legend Compare Heywood's Age (Pearson's rept., p. 221). 'Jason's helm,' lembeck (from the text, II.,i.).
220

with
Both
was

whom

he

travelled

to

various

and capitals of
the

courts

of

tenets adopted died in Germany, and the cheat rrom imprisoned as a Dee in October, effects of a fall, in attempting to escape, 1595. lived in great poverty, to England at the having returned and bred "born of 81. at Worcester, an Kelly was age the natural honesty the ability had neither nor apothecary." He that Face GifFord believed of Dee, whom made his he dupe. for Dee. See Subtle and that meant was personified Kelly Fuller's Worthies of Worcestershire.
on

of

them

the

Rosicrucians.

Europe. Kelly

Knipperdoling

the Knipperdoling was (II., i., 592): Bernard ringleader and hangman of John of Leyden's Anabaptist faction of Minister. See John stadtholder in He of was a 1533.
"

Levden.

Lothbury

Stow in metals. by workers (II.,i., 33) : inhabited of Lothbury is street gives a quaint piece of etymology, "The that for the most inhabited cast candlesticks, part by founders work laten and such like copper or chaffing-dishes
"

and
. . .

doe

afterwards

turne

them

with

the

foote
. . .

noise the to by by and therefore making a lothsome passers The them called Lothburie." Survey of London. disdainfully Isaac is corrupted from Taylor. name Lattenbury, according to word from the It is more 'lode,' a cut or probably derived of later Lothburie" drain. of "the candlesticks Jonson speaks in Metamorphosed Gipsies.
"

Lullianist
"

(II., i., 688):

alchemist
Fox the

follower

of

Raymond
He

Lully,
is mentioned

logicianand again in the

discovered
and

of

the

14th
was

century.

and (II.,i.),
Elixir. He

turned

generally credited beggar, became

there

with
a

having missionary,
accounts

lost his life while He

of his death. of

chemistry was

are preaching. But Illuminatus.' Doctor was styled Rabelais styled Ars Lulliana.'
*

other His

method
him

ridicules

222

(II.,8). According the that Lully made

of
the He

to
rose

Camden noble

it

was

believed

by

alchemists

London Balearic
was a

"

Remaines Islands

'by projection' in the concerning Britaine. Lully was

1235,
the anc^

Tower born
of
in
80.

about
to

lived

to

the and

age

missionary

Mohammedans

travelled

in

Asia

and

Africa.

MATHLAI Moorfields"

"

(1.,i.,439)

see

BARABORAT.

(I.,i.,503
the

V., Hi.,41 1) :
of Moorfields.

the

Alchemist It
was

was

written time
a

prior to
sort

reclamation
and

at

this

its drainage was unhealthy resort, and needed Richard and much in contemplated. Johnson wrote, Walks of M 1607, a congratulatory piece called the Pleasant Prose In Eastward Ho, I., i. Romances). fields (Thorn's Early reference it Moorfields shows be of to to resort a (1605), a and little in old the ruffianism and earlier, a play, Nobody ; the he'll Thames bring Somebody, Nobody through the says

of

vagabond

middle and

of

it.

Later

on,

Moorfields
a

from
"

"

most

noysome

general laystall a rotten, moorish the it first toke "reduced into name," was ground, whereof and transformed that pleasant manner," comely shape and the and in Moorfields," by Sir into new pleasant walkes of in his the time Leonard Halliday mayoralty, and through the of Master subsequent great pains, industry, and disbursement Stowe's Annals Nicholas Leate, in 1607 and 1608. (E. Howe, of his also edition 61 See note to 1 Jonson's Wheatley's 5). in His Humour. Man Every
"
"

offensive

place,being

Moses

"

See

Adam.

Nicholas,
to

Harry
the

"

449) (V., iii.,

of the he
"

Puritan

enthusiast, supposed
'

be

founder
says,
a

mischievous
to

sect, the

Family

of Love.'

GifFord

rendering

appears of number

have

bewildered finally
German

himself books

by
into

crack-brained

22?

English."
of

He

called
wrote

himself

the oldest
to

Father

of the

Family

Love,"
a

and

exhortations

his

children.

Lowndes

ordered be to were lengthy list of his works, which burnt were by royal proclamation in 1580; several of them This immoral sect an was outgrowth of reprinted in 1656. the Anabaptists,which to came England after their suppression in Holland Its origin was also attributed John of Leyden). (see David As attack these to an one George, of Delft. upon fanatics the play of the name by Middleton (1607) is not much the point ; but see Bullen's Works to Introduction, Middleton s (Vol. III.).

gives

Paracelsian
the the

"

i.,445): (II.,
astrologer

follower

of

Paracelsus One of the

(1493-1542),
discoverers of
Ben
at

famous

and

magician.

is frequentlymentioned He by philosopher's stone. Gifford his and Jonson contemporaries. gives a long note is well known. reference. The history of Paracelsus Paul's
"

i.,93): (I.,
thieves central used aisle.

all sorts
to

of adventurers,
to

needy captains,idlers
walk
up

and
the
'

resort

St. Paul's

and

and

down

Advertisements

were (' ') siquisses was

in insula

Paulina.'

Smoking
on

carried

on

and will the

are

posted there, assignations

be found of
in the

notes arranged. Ample Man Wheatley's Every period, such as Every Man

this

subject
but Humour

in

His
out

Humour,

plays
the

of His

best

trations. illusHi.

See also Earle's

Microcosmographia(1 628), Character place of

notes

Pickt-hatch

"

L, 62) : (II.,
Green.

ill-fame

in Turnmill

Street, near
and Nares.
"

Clerkenwell
his

It is

frequentlymentioned
to

by Jonson
and
see

contemporaries.
"

See

Merry

Wives,

Pie-corner

i.,25): noted pigs chieflyfor cooks' shops, and (I., Book Fair" drest there during Bartholomew III., 283). (Strype, p. of Giltspur Street. of Smithfield, at the end It is It lay west and in Massinger's City Madam, notes see similarlymentioned to Shakespeare's 2nd Henry IV. (I.,ii.,1).
224

Pigeons,

the

"

(V., ii.,273)
as

;i

inn scarcely respectable

at

ford, Brent-

it to Pigeons. .SV"- ;i reference in Peele*s Jest Hook. "Though admirably suited for the Three Middleton's Brentford." at Pigeons Roaring Girl (161 1). Lowin, the great actor, subsequently kept this inn. known

the

Three

"

PlMLICO
I
was

favourite of resort (V., i., 6, 66): for its ami c.ikes, custards Eogsaen) famous the (like EyeBRIGHt) applied to keeper
"

the

citizens The

(near
name
or

ale.
of
an

inn,

the
has

brew

of

ale

he

sold.
a

It is often tract,

referred
and Runnc

to.

Mr.

Bullen

recently reprinted
which the reader

Pimlico
Ben

may
is

refer.
an

Jonson

Redcap (1609) to speaks of Pimlico

in
a

(the place) in Devil In News WOodSj 6],

Ass

i. ; IV., i.),and (III., there

;

UnJcrpassage,

from
Pimlico's

Ho^sJon (1598)
nut-browne
"bathe
"

is in

"Hey

for

Old

Ben the

and

the

tract

above-mentioned

Pimlico,"
show

"sucke
a

expressions, merrily," and Pimlyco down

was

in

Pimlico,"
"brown

"tipple

Pimlico,"

that

liquor
see

certainlyso
BARABORAT.
with
are

called.

R.IEL
"

(I., i., 440):

Scot him
"
"

Racl spirits,

only occurring

of set gives another Rahuniel, Seraphiel,

names

These Hyniel, Raw/, Fraciel. North." the Angels governing p. 487 (1584).

the

"

Discovcrie

Olympick of Witchcraft, rept.

of

Read,

sued this i.,216-7): was by the College (I., person of Physicians for practisingwithout licence (in 1602) and cast, with Read, of along Roger Jenkins YYhalley. Later, "Simon indicted St. George's, South for wark, professor of physic, Simon
"

was

the in
This

invocation 1608."" last George

was

of wicked

Rymer's
'

spirits, Faedera, Vol.

to

find

out

the

name

of

thief

XVI.,
was

p.

666

(Whalley).

Read's

matter.'

He
an

pardoned.

RlPLEY,

"

(II., L
took
was

587):
his
name

alchemical
from

century.

He and

adept of the 15th Ripley, the place of his

in Yorkshire. He

birth,
Q

Canon

of

Bridlington
225

dedicated
Some

his

Compound

of
were

Alchemic

to

Edward

IV.

(GifFord).

reprinted by Ashmole, Theatrum in poetical His couched C hemic urn (1652). writings were language, and he professed himself a poet as well as chemist. France. in Italy and George (or Gregory) Ripley studied believed Ashmole have he possessed the philosopher's to appears that the for he states Knights ot Malta Ripley gave stone, to " 1 00,000 a fight the year, during a long stay at Rhodes, Carmelite St. Botolph's in turned and died Turks. He at
of

Ripley's works

Lincolnshire,
"

1490.

His

great

work,

which

contained

the

make the philosopher's stone, to means right and perfectest excellent into aurum potabile,and other experiments," divided twelve twelve was (1591). These printed in London gates in the mentioned twelve so constantly are gates processes the Alchemist: i.e.,1, Calcination; 2, Solution; 3, Separation; Putrefaction ; 6, Congelation ; 7, Cibation ; 4, Conjunction ; 5,
"
"

"

"

8, Sublimation
12,

9,

Fermentation

10,

Exaltation

plication; 1, Multi-

and

Projection. a place as gives him

He from

Fuller
a

speaks highly of

his

Yorkshire.
somewhat Round
"

his physician amongst died about Jonson's "vexations" 1492. Ripley's "gates."
to

philosophy Worthies of
differ

the

(III.,ii.,213): an allusion Church, formerly Temple

for various
the

the

Round

Church,

part of
edifices Church

were)
and

purposes
Round.

of

sacred (as other assignation. Sec Temple

used

Walk

Seacoal-lane called
For

414) : ii., (III., Limeburners'# Lane,

"

"the

next

is Seacoale

Lane. with in
an

I think

of

burning
a

lime
to

there bin

Seacoale.
the Parish

I read

in records

of such
there Stow's

lane

have
...

of

Sepulchre and Limeburners' Alley."

St.
"

yet
Lane

remains

alley called
Reference
Jests
to

Survey of London.
"

blind

ale-house

in Seacoale

occurs

in The

of George

Peek.

226

Solomon
St.

"

See Adam.
"

Katharine's
sort

(V.,i.,148) :
tolke." This

"

where

they
In

use

to

keep
on

the better
Thames

of mad
East

in

London

hospital was (East Smithfield).

master.

situated

the

1596 Queen
It
was

Elizabeth in
I. the

In by Dekker's Whore of Babylon (Pearson, II., 261), Dr. Parry, the it a conspirator (Paridel) makes grievance against Queen refused Elizabeth he the that was mastership of Santa Cataryna."

appointed Sir Julius Caesar reign of King Stephen, and

founded
Edward

further

endowed

"

St.

Mary's
"

Bath
"

(II.,i.,271):
case

see

BJLNEO,
name was

IN.
not

Subtle

original. Peele, Sir Clyomon (1 599)" nas character, 'Subtle Shift,' which a latter in the out Jonson judiciously bisected, using Every Man His Humour. of
As the in
"

in

of Face

this

TARMIEL Temple

i.,448) (I.,
"

see

BARABORAT.

place of assignations for held in the Round were especially lawyers and others, which the other Church one being called part of the Temple Church, of a choice "He and made the Choir. a lawyer, a mercer him in the to meet were Temple Church." merchant, who Tales Hubbard Father Middleton's (1604). ^ut 'walking the
Church

(II.,i., 504,

564)

"

"

round

'

was

not

confined
Davies

to

the

church

it referred
new

to

the the

Temple Old Temple."

"

Gardens.
"

speaks
xxii. in

of

"

the

gardens
And
. . .

of

Epigram
he here
trow

What wager

makes He's

[circa 1566). the Temple walkes

Brome,
I'll lay

"

Damoiselle

for a Broker," etc. here packing 'mong the trees London Cunningham's (II.,i.). See further (ed.

Wheatley).
TfflEL
"

(I.,i.,440)

see

BARABORAT.
see

Tiberius

i., 147): (II.,

Elephantis.

227

Ulen Ulen
"

\ (II., i.,
Spiegle
"

242,

464,

475,
i.e.

530;

IV.,
;

i., 18):
also

) Eulenspiegel,German,
"
"

Owlglass

called

several times [Fortunate Isles,Poetaster, etc.), Howleglass by in his Sad Jonson and Owlspiegel Shepherd (II., i.). The of an hero of tale of travels early and very popular German Mollen buried Till, a mischievous at one vagabond, who was in the thereabouts. His written 14th century or history was in 1483, and the Round printed in 1550 (Cyclop,of Names). of this popular figure tales and indecent anecdotes name many An were early translation {circa 1 550) which is preserved strung. in the British Museum, was printed by William Copeland. An is in Nashe's Anatomie "Howliearly mention of Absurditie. I. in Two glasse,"Grosart's ed., ,32, (1589). He is also mentioned Women Hazlitt's of Abingdon, Angry Dodsley, VII., 358, (1599). of him view Jonson gives a riding on an ass, crooked-shaped,
"

dressed
'

like

an

owl

with

horns

and

an

owl

at

his

fist.

The

for a be used to Howleglass,' came or rogue It was of the chapbooks in Captain Cox's famous one described in Laneham's Letter (1575).
name,

trickster.

library,

Valois

"

the nose." (IV., i.,58): GifFord ''risingor Roman says the allots Roman the House of Austria." to nose Massinger of "the i.). Perhaps a portrait Renegado (I., great Valois," III. of who in entertained France, was Henry magnificently in 1574, would London corroborate Mammon. Jonson alludes in The Fox this monarch Austrian to (III., 6). "An princess nose." by her Roman Massinger's Renegado, I., i. (1624).
" " "

VELEL Venus

i.,440) (I.,

see

BJRJBORJT. silver. alchemy signified See

Luna.

"

i.,39): (II.,
"

in

Verdugo-ship

ii., (III., 282): according to GifFord, Verdugo was noble the reference a Spanish family, and was probably to well individual known the time.' at some According to Nares, the word blow meant a executioner, and Jonson's or an severe
'

228

to (incorrectly) referred same 'contemporary pamphlets' the same. and News to Hazlitt's one are from the Sea, etc. [see Mr. Handbook). Jacobs (Howell's editor)gives other modern Ward. authorities With on regard to Gifford's "innumerable ballads search a through various collections has yielded one,
to tract

and

Lowndes,
In the

who

assigns
the

the

above

Barker.

note

"

"

in

Robert

Bell's

Early Ballads,

which

relates

how
;

Ward but
was
"

was

attacked

by
of

the

King

of

gallantshooters taking
Dekker's Ward
was

Prevailed

England's not a pin."

This

ship, Rainbow
The Rainbow
is
a

these
at

the

Cadiz

(1596).
shows
at

"relation" had
rate,
on

pure

fiction. but

play

that

Dantzeker any in hell

been

executed,
16 10,

still

large, at

till

May,
was

since
at

Ravaillac, who
that Water-work date.

is tortured

the

stage,

executed

419): Gifford corrects (II.,i.,76 ; III.,ii., Upton and New Whalley, who stated that this referred to Middleton's River, whereas, according to GifTbrd, it refers to the 'engine' in 1 594, by Bulmer. See Nares. at London Bridge, constructed This stale thing to sneer in 16 10. refers to Nashe at seems a "the wheele under the citie bridge" in as "carrying 1594, the which is water over city (Grosart'sNashe, V., 20), probably
"

"

Buhner's
as one

structure.

J. Davis
London

speaks
in

of

"

the vi.

new

water-work

"

of the

sightsof
about and

Epigram
and New

(Bullen's Marlowe,
Fletcher

III., 217)
"water-works Wit without works

1596.
rumours

Beaumont

speak
connected. commenced
in

of
in

of
as

Rivers"

{circa 1614)
were
were more

Money
; and

(IV., 5),
with
an

though
New
thereto
'

they
River

The
in

in connexion

the

April, 1609 style than to

of
and
was

allusion

is much

Jonson's
the
struction con-

the

wheel.' fifteen-year-old New

River
at
were

Acts in

for

the

obtained

1606
in

and

1607,
There

it

was

much

opened, partly correspondence and

the

king's cost, agitationabout

1613.
scheme

the

from

1607

onwards.

230

Westchester
noble

"

(V., iii.,453):
the
said

an

early

name

of

Chester.
.
.

"The the
.

citie which

Ptolomee

named

Dconana and
. .
.
"

Briton's

Caer-Logion,
and

Caer-Leon

Vaar

we,

more-

short, West-Chester,
trans,

by P. Holland,
Pipes
"

simply Chester." p. 604 (1610).

Camden's

/iritain,

Winchester been would metal

a

pipe-making (I.,i.,405): tobacco Another 1610. Wincestrian in industry

be

must

have

reference

of
were

interest. used

When

tobacco
sweet

was

first
. . .

introduced,
the ing clatter-

pipes
of

("

the

clinks

at Midnight). Clay pipes replaced them pipes," Match Fuller as {Worthies of Wiltshire)says that early as 1 600, at least. of metals found made and convenien insilver these other were "pipes fouled and He that as soon hardly cleansed." says best made the at Amesbury were clay pipes ('gauntlet-pipes') of from also London Isle of in Poole and the (1662); clay The Wight. incorporated as early Society of Pipe-makers was 1 619 as (Marryat).
"

Woolsack,

"the 225): a low ordinary. GifFord (V., ii., says old its coarseness," but gives to frequent allusions poets have instance. Ben it, with the Dagger, again no Jonson mentions Devil is an in The Ass its pies. In reference to (I.,i.),with is given to the History of Signboards a reference "the Machyn, of Godman Volsacke the ^ur without (^SSS)Aldgate Dekker is more the I know of to now a messe point shoomakers the in Lane." The Woolsacke meete at Ivy Gentle Craft, Pearson, I., 61 (1600).
"

The

"

"

"

"

Wroth,
and Urania
or

Lady

Mary
to

"

Dedication.

Wife
She

of
wrote

Sir
a

Robert
romance

Wroth called in
wrote taste
a

niece

Sir

Philip Sidney.
which
ever

(1621),
can

of

GifFord
revive its

says,

"no

revolution

manners

memory."
alludes

Jonson
to

sonnet

to

her

(Underzvoods,xlvii.) and Mary

was a

her

sonnets

in

Urania.

Lady

daughter

of

Robert,

Earl

of

27

Leicester.

No Ben
on

doubt
not
were

she

was

woman

of considerable
such

talents.

Sturdy
to
see

would her

have
it
not

bestowed
so.

He
about

addressed
her

her

also

Bullen's

For more [Epigram ciii.). Lyrics from Elizabethan

frequent commendation an epigram and her writings,

(Introduction,

Romances

p.

xix.).
see

Kenophon

"

Greek

Testament,

above.

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EDITION PRINTED

OF

BEN BY AT THE REGENT

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ME,
DE

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